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02/19/2021 WRFI Community Radio News Ithaca is changing by the month with new housing developments breaking ground on a regular basis. These projects help address the housing shortages in Ithaca but how do they impact affordability? Then, a conversation with Tompkins County Poet Laureate Dr. Christine Kitano. She shares her thoughts on the meaning of the position, how she teaches the craft and, of...

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This is the last episode of part one of the Which Way Forward: Redefining Public Safety series. WRFI News Contributor Fred Balfour lays out how Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Executive Order for every municipality with a police department to reimagine its public safety practices will play out in Tompkins County. Ithaca Voice intern James Baratta walks us through Tompkins’ efforts in the last several mont...

In today’s episode of Which Way Forward: Redefining Public Safety , we switch gears to how some organizers both on the streets and behind the scenes are fighting for a more equitable future for local people of all ages - including changing public safety policies. This episode of Which Way Forward was co-reported by outgoing WRFI News Director Michayla Savitt, and Ithaca College Park Scholars Haile...

In the third episode of Which Way Forward: Redefining Public Safety, Ithaca Voice senior reporter Anna Lamb reexamines the most recent case of police brutality in ithaca known as the “commons incident” - and how ithaca police officers’ excessive use of force could have been prevented. As a note to listeners, this episode includes detailed descriptions of physical violence. Jay Bradley edited today...

In the second episode of Which Way Forward: Redefining Public Safety , our team of reporters dive into law enforcement policies concerning excessive force - and how that’s played out on a local level in the protests for racial justice that have emerged since May 2020. Today’s episode was co-reported by Ithaca College Park scholars Maia Noah and Matilde Bechet. Jay Bradley edited today’s episode, a...

Travel advisory, Watkins Mayor sexual harassment claims, COVID nursing home deaths. Jimmy Jordan reports.

The first episode of the series explores what local agencies are best suited to be called for helping people in distress. Our team of reporters speak to several local social service organizations to better understand how, and if, those agencies could take on more of a role in maintaining public safety. We also speak to Ithaca Police Chief Dennis Nayor about the current state of policing in ithaca,...

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Tune in every weekday starting next Monday, February 1, to listen to our special series Which Way Forward: Redefining Public Safety. You can also listen to each episode on WRFI live at 6 PM, and anywhere you get your podcasts. Around the nation, protesters have called for police departments to be defunded or reformed following the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless other Black...

Dear listeners — Our nightly news broadcast is on hiatus while we re-think and re-plan the service we provide to you. For now, tune into headlines throughout each weekday on WRFI.org, 88.1 Ithaca, 91.9 Watkins Glen, and tune into our new weekly show anywhere you get your podcasts, starting February 5th. Also, listen to our special series Which Way Forward: Redefining Public Safety, starting next w...