This Week's Long Island News

Bill McIntyre talks with current Nassau County Legislator - and Democratic Candidate for Nassau County Executive - Seth Koslow, about issues affecting the campaign, including the Nassau County Budget, Eisenhower Park, Nassau Coliseum, and his thoughts on the SALT cap in President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill."

Bill McIntyre gets the latest updates on NYS Government issues, including an update on the state awarding casino licenses, Nassau University Medical Center, voting year change recommendations, and more, from Yancey Roy, Newsday and Newsday.com's Albany Chief.

Bill McIntyre meets Joe Scianablo, a Marine combat veteran, a former NYPD officer, a prosecutor, and a father, who is the Democratic candidate running to become the next Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead in the election this November.

Donald Trump has passed the 100 day mark of his second term - and on the local level, big shake-ups are about to happen in the Town of Hempstead Supervisor Race with the current Republican Supervisor Don Clavin announcing he isn't going to seek re-election.  It's also an election year for Republican Bruce Blakeman as he seeks re-election in the County Executive Race against Democrat challenger and  current Nassau County Legislator Seth Koslow.  The Democrats did not have many wins in 2024, so what’s changing in their minds for 2025? Bill McIntyre goes straight to the source by welcoming Mr. Jay Jacobs, Chairman of the New York State and Nassau County Democratic committees, to the conversation.

So here in Nassau County, there has been quite a public back-and-forth between Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman, and the minority Democratic caucus in the County Legislature. Mr. Blakeman needs at least one Democrat to sign on to help fund his 428 million dollar plan toward improvements to roads, parks and police equipment.  Democrats want a promise that a certain percentage of the funds will be allocated specifically to Democratic districts, which they say are funds that Blakeman has denied.  To learn more, we have invited Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, a Democrat from Glen Cove, and the Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader, to tell us what has happened and what needs to happen in order for the Democrats to give the County Executive the signature he wants.  A similar invitation has been sent to Mr. Blakeman’s office as well, and has not yet been accepted.

Newsday is launching a year-long series focusing on dangerous roads here on Long Island, one of the deadliest regions for motorists and pedestrians in the state.  Traffic crashes are so pervasive on Long Island that the collisions have touched nearly every resident and family, from fender benders to injuries to deaths. And the contributing factors are just as varied, from drivers who repeatedly lose their licenses, to impaired motorists, to how police enforce traffic laws. The series will explore potential solutions, as well as how risks are spread unevenly among communities.  To learn more about this investigation, Bill McIntyre talks to one of the authors of the first article, Peter Gill, Transportation reporter for Newsday and Newsday.com.

Bill McIntyre talks with Town of Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena about her thought on national politics, housing on Long Island, the Building Department in the town, and more.

Bill McIntyre talks with Mr. DaveKerpin, the Democratic candidate for Town of North Hempstead Supervisor. Newsday describes Mr. Kerpin as a 48-year-oldentrepreneur and political novice from Baxter Estates.

A buzzword we’ve all been hearing a lot lately - maybe even too much lately - is ‘TARIFFS.” What is a tariff? How does it affect you on Long Island?  As of this recording, all Mexico and Canada tariffs are on hold, but they could be back - and China is currently under 20% tariffs as well.  Bill McIntyre talks with James T. Madore, Business Reporter for Newsday and Newsday.com, who wrote the article,“Trump's promised tariffs are here. What does this mean forLong Island?”

Bill McIntyre talks with Nassau County Commissioner of Police Patrick J. Ryder in the second of a 2-part episode, about how the department uses social media, the lawsuit regarding staffing larger events in the county, police misconduct, preventing child abuse, and the latest on mysterious drone sightings in the area.

Bill McIntyre talks with Nassau County Commissioner of Police Patrick J. Ryder in the first of a 2-part episode about immigration enforcement in the county, bail reform, the claim that Nassau is "the safest county in America" and the so-called "militia" that County Executive Bruce Blakeman has created in times of emergency.

Bill McIntyre talks with Olena Nicks, the Democratic Candidate in the Special Election for the open Nassau County Legislature Seat in District 2.  They speak about her previous political shortfalls, housing needs in the County, the so-called militia that County Executive Bruce Blakeman has created, and why it is important to use your power to vote.

Bill McIntyre talks with Nicole M. Aloise, who is running on the Democratic ticket to become the Nassau County District Attorney. .She is a prosecutor, most recently as the Senior AssistantDistrict Attorney in the Queen’s Homicide Bureau.  They speak about bail reform, gun laws, the drug and fentanyl crisis, and the DA’s role in addressing systemic issues like racial disparities in the justice system.

Bill McIntyre talks with Rabbi Perl of Chabad Mineola (and Jewish Talk, Sundays 8am on WHPC) about the jewish persepctive on issues in the news, including the Israel/Hamas War, Trump's return to the White House, and more.

Bill McIntyre talks with the honorable Anne T. Donnelly, Nassau County’s District Attorney.  They talk about various cases recently in the county involving ghost guns, illegal gambling, MS-13 gang convictions, as well as her thoughts on her re-election campaign.

Bill McIntyre talks with Nassau County Legislator Seth Koslow, who announced that he will be running on the Democratic ticket for Nassau County Executive in 2025.  They talk about why he feels he is the best man for the job, what he believes is wrong with current county leadership, and the latest in the Nassau County Legislature.

Bill McIntyre talks with Newsday and Newsday.com's Transit Reporter Alfonso Castillo about the recently implemented so-called "Congestion Pricing" in NYC.  They also talk about potential rate-hikes planned for the LIRR and other issues affecting the MTA for 2025.

Bill McIntyre catches up with New York Assemblymember Charles D.Lavine, and talks about Democrats after Electon Day 2024, the war in Israel, the bill (now law) that he introduced about making adultery illegal, and more.

In November, Newsday reported that Nassau’s financial watchdog group - the Nassau Interim Finance Authority otherwise known as NIFA, declined to approve the county’s budget, a first in six years, unless lawmakers fix what they are calling an "illegal" accounting approach within two weeks. To give us more information about this and NIFA in general, Bill McIntyre talks with NIFA Chairman Richard Kessel.

Bill McIntyre talks with Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino about a big announcement he wishes to make about the 2025 election cycle.  They also talk about congestion pricing, the results of the recent election, Winter Golf in the town, and more.