This Week's Long Island News

Bill McIntyre talks with Patrick J. Ryder, Nassau County Commissioner of Police, about new social media & other scams are affecting the county, new drone technology being used by the department, facts that show that Nassau is the "safest county in America," and more.

Bill McIntyre talks with Patrick J. Ryder, Nassau County Commissioner of Police, about how local police precincts are working with ICE under new state laws, the recent presidential visit at the police training center, election integrity and security in the county, and more.

Bill McIntyre talks wtih Philip Dalton, a professor in the Rhetoric and Public Advocacy program, & former Director of the Center for Civic Engagement at Hofstra University. He is the author of a new book entitled Deliberating Police Reform: Managing Agonism Through Dialogue on Long Island.

Bill McIntyre talks with Yancey Roy, Albany Bureau Chief for Newsday and Newsday.com, to help us prepare for what looks to be a battle in the upcoming November elections, especially at the state level as Democratic Governor. Kathy Hochul, seeking a second full term, holds a 10-point lead in the latest Siena University poll over Republican Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, who contends the race is much closer.  This and other New York State news is discussed.

Last month, Newsday reported that Nassau's Comptroller demanded state officials reimburse the county $1.75 million to partly cover yearly expenses of a fiscal watchdog group that monitors Nassau University Medical Center's spending. NIFA, which stands for The Nassau Interim Finance Authority, oversees budgets for the county and the hospital’s parent company, is funded by Nassau taxpayer dollars. Comptroller Elaine Phillips says that since the hospital is now run by state-appointed officials rather than county leaders, Nassau residents should no longer foot the bill for its fiscal oversight.  Bill McIntyre speaks wth Nassau County Comproller Elaine Phillips about this & other stories from her office.