This Week's Long Island News

This Week's Long Island News- With Nassau County Police Department Commissioner Patrick J. Ryder! In-Studio for the Full Hour. Live Every Friday on 90.3FM WHPC @ 3pm.We discuss progress of New Police Academy on NCC Campus, School Safety Measures, Bail Reform & Green Light Law, Progress Made in Combating Opioid Crisis & MS-13, Marijuana Legalization, Flavor Vape Ban, Community & Data Driven Policing, Making Police Services more Accessible to Non-English Speakers, Hearing/Vision Impaired, & Cognitively Challenged, also Cyber Crimes, Porch Pirates & Much More.... Full Video Interview Available @https://www.facebook.com/903WHPC/videos/437918303568005/

Newsday's Business Reporter Tory Parrish about Macy's, Fairway, & Other Retailers Leaving L.I.We also Discuss Rep. Peter King's Potential Replacement, Local Concerns about Robocalls from Great Neck, L.I. Police Usage of Facial Recognition Software. Changes to NY "Trusted Traveler" Program, Corona-Virus, MS13 Witness Killed, & LI Artificial Reef Expansion.Live Every Friday @ 3pm on FM 90.3 WHPC

TWLINews Speaks with NEWSDAY Reporter Alfonso Castillo about Major Penn Station Expansion Plan, LIRR Service Disruptions & More.. We also discuss NY Environmental Bond, 2020 L.I. School Property Tax Rate Change, New Gilgo Beach Evidence, & if the Islanders are Coming back to the Coliseum? We also get Bill's Thoughts on A New Amazon Warehouse in Nassau, & on Modern Capitalism..... Live Every Friday @ 3pm on 90.3 WHPC FM

Bill McIntyre and Jon Gallo Discuss Gov. Cuomo's State of the State Address, Penn Station Expansion Plans, LIRR Service Reports, & talk to Victor Ocasio from Newsday about how alcohol may soon be a coming attraction at more movie theaters across the state thanks to a bevy of new craft beverage-related proposals.

Bill McIntyre and Jon Gallo talk with newly elected Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin about his goals for 2020 and what he's accomplished in his first 60 hours.

Nassau County released about 30 inmates from its jail Tuesday because of a new state bail reform law, but a county official and a union leader say the law has prompted the release of many more inmates since Nov. 1.

Jon Gallo talks with Newsday’s Bart Jones about how the Department of Motor Vehicles offices across Long Island were jammed by thousands of people in the country illegally, who waited for hours on long lines that snaked outside the offices for an opportunity to apply for a driver’s license.

Jon Gallo talks with Newsday’s Mark Harrington about how LIPA trustees approved a 2.45% delivery charge increase Wednesday and authorized new borrowing of $560 million as part of a plan to upgrade and harden the local grid while expanding green-energy sources.

Bill McIntyre talks with Newsday’s David M. Schwartz about how new areas of contaminated soil from Grumman operations have been found beneath Bethpage Community Park.

Bill McIntyre and Jon Gallo talk with Newsday's Keith Herbert about their investigation finding evidence of widespread separate and unequal treatment of minority potential homebuyers and minority communities on Long Island.

Bill McIntyre talks with Newsday's John Asbury about how Republican Don Clavin, who has a nearly 1,400-vote lead in the Hempstead supervisor race, said he is moving forward with his transition.

Bill McIntyre talks with Newsday reporter Anthony M. DeStefano about how NYPD investigators believe drug dealing may have been involved in the shooting death of a Nassau Community College student whose body was found on a Queens street.

Robert Brodsky from Newsday calls to discuss how Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Peter King on Tuesday pleaded with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to allow a vote on a universal background check bill.

Joie Tyrell from Newsday calls to discuss how Long Island public and private school officials are alerting parents and guardians about stricter immunization requirements for children.

Newsday’s David Reich-Hale talks to Bill McIntyre about how a federal court hearing in Louisiana on Tuesday could have major ramifications for the 4.7 million New Yorkers who obtained health care coverage through the state's marketplace.

Bill McIntyre talks with Newsday’s James T. Madore about a shortage of workers looming on Long Island as the number of people age 0 to 19 fell 7.5 percent in the past seven years, according to a new report.

Emily Ngo from Newsday talks about how New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio made his bid for the White House official by touting himself as ready to take on President Trump and income inequality nationally as he has locally.

Nicole Fuller from Newsday talks about how the crackdown on MS-13 has resulted in a sharp drop in gang-related killings on Long Island — roughly two dozen homicides in 2016-2017 compared with one committed last year — but law enforcement officials caution that the violent group is fighting to maintain its grip here.

Candance Ferrette of Newsday discusses how a backlog of complaints about unsafe intersections and roadways throughout Nassau County is hampering efforts to fix the problems and potentially exposing the county to millions of dollars in legal judgments.

Delthia Ricks of Newsday talks about how a case of measles has been confirmed in Suffolk County, and health officials warn people may have been exposed to the infected adult at a bank in Hampton Bays.