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Anthony Weiner says he will run for NY City Council. Mark and Rob talked about NY Gov. Kathy Hochul being unqualified to lead a state. They also talked about Rob's interview with Mayor Adams.

Joe Borelli speaks with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about election day. Joe discusses his feelings about his parties chances up and down the ticket tonight.

Joe Borelli joins Len Berman and Michael Riedel in the Morning to talk about a re-zoning proposal from Mayor Adams. Joe also talked about the start of the Daniel Penny trial.

Len Berman and Michael Riedel speak with Joe Borelli about the indictment of NYC Mayor Eric Adams. Joe talks the federal government raiding Gracie Mansion and what a special election would look like if Adams were to resign.

Len Berman and Michael Riedel are joined by Joe Borelli to talk about the rumors that he has an interest in running for Mayor. Borelli spoke about the importance in being ready for anything in case Mayor Adam's steps down amidst the controversy surrounding him and his administration.

Borelli talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about Andrew Cuomo shutting NY down because of COVID and the death of thousands of senior citizens. They also spoke about the legal issues plaguing the Adams administration.

Joe talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about six hostages killed by Hamas. Columbia University starts another session today: are protests far behind? They also hit on migrants committing 60% of the crime in NYC.

Joe talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the democrat's hate for Israel and Jews. They also hit on Nassau County's Mask Ban and Safe drug injection sites.

Borelli talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel in the Morning about Brad Landers running against Mayor Adams. If you liked Mayor DeBlasio you'll love Brad Landers. They also hit on NY's Sanctuary City laws needing to be trashed.

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Joe talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the MTA and Janno Lieber attempting to scare New Yorkers with the announcement some projects the MTA had planned will be shelved because of the suspension of congestion pricing.

Anthony talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the LIRR crime rate rise over the past few years. LIRR employees say they need more protection. They also hit on the fight over congestion pricing. Kathy Hochul suspended the plan for purely political purposes. Anthony and other politicians want congestion pricing gone for good, not just suspended.

Joe talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the new homeless shelter in a Staten Island Church. He also discussed the latest homeless nightmare on 8th Avenue. The homeless and junkies are fighting, sleeping on sidewalks, and scaring tourists.

Joe talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about Kathy Hochul suspending co

Borelli talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the continuing violence in NYC. A tourist was attacked over the weekend and actor Steve Buscemi was suckered and punched as he walked down the street.

Borelli talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the political unrest at Columbia University. The President of Columbia called the police last week. Now there is more unrest, and she will not call them in again.

Len Berman and Michael Riedel talked with Joe Borelli about the Trump trial beginning today. Will he be able to get a fair trial in NYC? His people say no.

In the latest polls Trump and Biden are in a dead heat. Joe Borelli, Minority Leader of the NY City Council and Rep. for Staten Island, talked with Len and Michael about the Trump trial beginning today. Will he be able to get a fair trial in NYC? His people say no. Warner Wolf, Legendary Sportscaster interview talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the Masters Golf tournament. They also hit on injuries to several pitchers, is it because of the new pitching clock? Warner also shares his thoughts on the Israel-Iran situation. Jesse Weber, Co-Host of Always in Fashion talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the Trump trial starting today. Will the former President get a change of venue, and can he get an impartial jury?

Joe talks with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the no jail, no bail prison reform laws. Even Kathy Hochul seems to be for changing the laws and wants to put criminals in jail.

Bratton talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the shooting death of a 31-year- police officer last night. Bratton blamed voters, Albany, and the NY City Council. They also hit on subway crime. Gov. Hochul and the city council want to flood the subway with cops but don't want to pay overtime. They need to hire more police officers.

Joe talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the seemingly inevitable Congestion Pricing coming to NYC. Borelli hopes the lawsuits against the plan will help slow the start of the hated plan.

Borelli talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about Gov. Hochul putting National Guard troops in the subway. They also hit on the suspects in the body part case being caught and released by Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg.

Borelli talked about President Biden being a walking corpse. They also hit on the nightmare of Congestion Parking.

Len Berman and Michael Riedel talked with Borelli about the migrant curfews being put in place. They also hit on the Staten Island Ferry owned by Peter Davidson and Colin Jost becoming an eyesore.

HOUR 1: The NY City Council will vote on the ‘How Many Stops' legislation today.

Len Berman and Michael Riedel talked with Borelli about The ‘How Many Stops' legislation. There are three levels of stops and you can expect the NYPD to follow the law line by line. The City Council members were invited to do a ride along with officers so they could see what the police were up against. Borelli says every interaction is recorded on the cop's body camera.

Borelli talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about Mayor Adams asking for City Council members to do ride-a-longs with police.

Joe talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel in the morning about the Iowa Caucus weather, and Border Funding and what will happen to the migrants if snow comes.

It's the 15th Anniversary of the Miracle on the Hudson. Sully Sullenberger landed his plane on the Hudson River after both engines started on fire after bird strikes. Joe Borelli, Minority Leader of NY City Council talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel in the morning about the Iowa Caucus weather, and Border Funding and what will happen to the migrants if snow comes. Steven Portnoy, ABC NEWS National Correspondent in Iowa talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the Iowa Caucus. Currently, Trump has a 28-point lead. Warner Wolf, Legendary Sportscaster spoke with Len Berman, and Michael Riedel in the morning and spoke with Warner about the Coach Carousel. Warner believes that Belichick may go to the Chargers or the Cowboys.

Borelli talks with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about raising taxes to help with the migrant budget issues. They also hit on Congestion Pricing.

Borelli talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the Congestion Pricing plan being ready to start in the Spring. Borelli has been fighting against the plan since it was proposed.

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Borelli talks with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the students at Hillcrest High School protesting Israel's attack on Hamas. The students attacked a security guard and forced a teacher to lock himself in a classroom.

Borelli talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about Andrew Cuomo trying to fight his way back into the political arena. They also hit on Sen. Christine Gillibrand being dead weight and Mayor Adams fundraiser's FBI raid must play out.

Borelli talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the protests in Times Square with people celebrating the attack on Israel.

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Borelli talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about Mayor Adam's plan to cut city services by 15% to pay for the migrant crisis.

Joe talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the migrant influx into NYC public schools. Most of the migrant children do not speak English and the school will have to pay for specialized educators.

Activist and Author Jacqueline Toboroff joins the show to discuss the decline of New York City as a whole and if she's planning on taking another crack at running for the NY City Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe talked to Len Berman and Michael Riedel about the migrant crisis.

New Yorkers speak out on dangers of 5G towers being put up in their neighborhoods. Question is, will the City Council listen? Do our local politicians have the power to even stop the 5G towers from being put up? Americans for Responsible Technology (ART) contends that HR 3557 is a federal bill that will make it difficult for local governments to stop the erecting of more 5G towers. On June 3, 2023, a hearing took place in New York City before the City Council during which many NYC residents spoke out about 32-foot jumbo 5G towers being erected in their neighborhoods. Many complained of serious health effects. Some said they needed to leave their homes due to health concerns. Since we've known for decades now--long before 5G, 4G, or even 3G--that over exposure to EMF (electromagnetic frequency) radiation can be harmful, why are we still needing to explain it to our politicians or even to our friends and neighbors--many of whom will still accuse us of being "conspiracy theorists"? How can we stop this insanity when protesting and speaking out at hearings doesn't seem to work? Will the voices heard during this NY City Council hearing make a difference, or will the PTB (Powers That Be) just continue installing more towers anyhow? What then? In Buffalo, NY, the mad construction work continues. Something is being installed underneath the roads. Hmm... I wonder what it could be... By the way, in case you are wondering, I am a proud conspiracy theorist! Yep, conspiracies abound. That's just how power works. Once people get power, they get together with others who also have power and they all conspire together to maintain their power and status. Why is that hard for some people to believe? We need a term to describe the naive and politically uneducated. How about "Naivete Theorist"? Or maybe "Gullibility Enthusiast"? Are you a "Trust the Science Theorist? A "Fauci Afficianado"? "Celebrity Pseudo-Science Addict"? A "Fauci Fool"? Friends, we need to push back against the anti-conspiracy nuts and come up with a term to describe them because they are the crazy ones. I can't think of anything too clever right now, but we'll think of something. Am I a conspiracy theorist? Uh no. You are an Authority Truster? Am I an antivaxxer? Naw, I'm an anti-authoritarian. I will not comply! Not I! The transcript of the NYC hearing is available thanks to Environmental Health Trust (EHTrust.org) at https://ehtrust.org/wp-content/uploads/Hearing-Transcript.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=au-1JQxfMqk Americans for Responsible Technology's website is: https://www.americansforresponsibletech.org #oym #podcast #nyc #5g --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/occupyyourmind/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/occupyyourmind/support

Borelli talked with Len Berman and Michael Riedel about our local government officials being blamed for letting people work with such poor air quality.

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Anne Marie works with NGO's and private companies to develop and fund their organizations and projects. She has hosted fundraisers for political campaigns from NY City Council to the NY Governors race and Presidential bids. Clients include, United Cerebral Palsy Research & Education (CEO Paul Volcker) as well as Tom Cruise and his 9/11 NY Detox Project. She creates and produces unique events from small, private dinners, to wine tastings and large scale stadium venues . As the former President of New York From the Ground Up, a 9/11 small business lobby (co-founded with Kevin Curnin, Jeanine Chanes and Arielle Goodman), they helped break through and redefine HUD regulations. FTGU was instrumental in reshaping public policy to help deliver federal funds and grant monies to assist small business owners in rebuilding the Ground Zero Community. Honored by League of Woman Voters as a Woman of Distinction. Honorary co-chair of the Congressional Small Business Advisory Board of NYC for three years. Two national leadership awards from Congress. A 9/11 Manhattan Chamber of Commerce award was presented to From the Ground Up for their leadership and advocacy. Anne Marie was previously a Non Partisan Political writer for The Examiner. To find out more about her petition, click here: https://www.change.org/p/you-promised-to-never-forget?utm_content=cl_sharecopy_34325637_en-US%3A8&recruiter=895007848&recruited_by_id=bbb1b420-a3df-11e8-b166-6d0b6cd0f77f&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=psf_combo_share_initial&utm_term=share_petition&share_bandit_exp=initial-34325637-en-USThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/5351305/advertisement

Borelli and the guys talked about the crime spree in NYC being the fault of recidivism. The same 400 criminals are responsible for the majority of crimes committed in NYC.

A great episode on The Pivot with Sean Hayes featuring Harlem Pastor Jack Royster. Pastor Jack Royster discusses his Pivot in life and how he began his own church after leaving his past life of crime and disappointment to his mother and wife behind. Pastor Jack was a drug user and pimp that now mentors youth, assists the formerly incarcerated to find jobs and runs a church in Harlem.  Pastor ran for Mayor or New York City and NY City Council. The Pivot with Sean HayesThank you for listening to The Sean Hayes Show. #TeamSeanHayes #ThePivot(c) 2022 Sean C. Hayes . All Rights Reserved.

On this week's show, I welcome Sharon Ward to the show. Sharon is the Senior Policy Advisor for the Education Law Center, a statewide nonprofit legal services and advocacy organization that works to secure quality education for Pennsylvania children with an emphasis on students who are most underserved. She has worked for 30 years, inside and outside of government, to secure quality schools, affordable health care, and people-serving budget priorities and to empower advocates to work for economic and social justice. We'll be talking about the ongoing attempts by school boards across the country to ban books, limit teachers' ability to provide welcoming environments to LGBTQ students, and enact extremist agendas in our schools. Last week the ACLU of PA filed a lawsuit against Central Bucks School District for creating a hostile environment for LGBTQ students and the Pennridge School District seems like it wants a lawsuit of its own as it bans books, limits expression, and demands schools be stripped of Pride flags. We'll talk with Sharon Ward about the work of the Education Law Center in defending the rights of ALL students and the legal hot water Bucks County Schools find themselves in. Sharon served two terms on the Albany, NY City Council, directed Governor Tom Wolf's Budget Office and led a government-wide transformation initiative to help state agencies use technology, data, collaboration, and social policy innovation to deliver better and quicker services to Pennsylvanians. She is the founding director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center; Pennsylvania's premier progressive policy think tank and led the fight for an equitable state tax system. She has served as an advisor on state legislation, policy, and advocacy for the School District of Philadelphia, the Montgomery County Intermediate Unit, the Impact Project, Education Voters of Pennsylvania, the Voter Project, and the Keystone Research Center. LINKS: Education Law Center: https://www.elc-pa.org/ ELC Back to School Guide 2022: https://www.elc-pa.org/back-to-school-guide-2022/ ELC | Advocating for Inclusive Schools and Honest Education: https://bit.ly/3ToM9lU Advocates for Inclusive Education - Bucks County: https://advocatesforinclusiveeducation.org/ Upcoming trainings: https://bit.ly/3S7rdib REPORTING: "Central Bucks School District's Cruelty Toward LGBTQ+ Students May Finally Get The Scrutiny It Deserves," Cyril Mychalejko, Bucks County Beacon: https://bit.ly/3yDWOkL "Book Bans And A New Era Of American Totalitarianism," Garen Meguerian, Bucks County Beacon, https://bit.ly/3MnvywF "In Pennridge School District Where They Banned Banned Books Week, I Read As A Form Of Protest," Robin Reid, Bucks County Beacon, https://bit.ly/3yBOu4Z "ACLU files federal complaint against Central Bucks School District, alleging discrimination against LGBTQ students," Emily Rizzo, WHYY: https://bit.ly/3Tj7YDE "A school where even Banned Book Week was banned," Will Bunch, Philadelphia Inquirer: https://bit.ly/3rPgL4h You can support this show by becoming a patron for as little as $5/month at https://www.patreon.com/rcpress Don't Let Paul Martino & Friends Buy Our Schools and push extremist politics in our community. Raging Chicken has teamed up with LevelField to launch a truly community-rooted PAC to invest in organizing, support local and state-wide progressive candidates, and unmask the toxic organizations injecting our communities with right-wing extremism. We're putting small-dollar donations to work to beat back the power of Big Money.  You can get more information and drop your donation at  https://ragingchicken.levelfield.net/ Join our Discord to continue the conversation all week long: https://discord.gg/BnjRNz3u  

Mike Kim, Veteran Et Cetera host, is pleased to have Joe Bello, on this episode, to discuss how he has mastered veteran advocacy from a local to a federal level. He has been honored by many in the vet community and in 2019 was inducted into the NYS Veterans' Hall of Fame. Joe Bello is a true New Yorker.  He served in the U.S. Navy from 1984-1995, with duty aboard the USS South Carolina, USS Nimitz and USS Mahlon S. Tisdale.  He is a Persian Gulf War Veteran.  For decades, He has been active in our community ever since, serving and giving voice to vets of all generations.  He studied at NYU with the great political media analyst Dr. Neil Postman.  You can find Joe Bello's articles and interviews by Googling him.  Here is one that gets into Joe's passion for vets:    https://uwvc.org/2020/04/20/11-questions-with-joe-bello/ Joe is currently the Citywide Veterans Director for the NY City Council, and a member of the NYC Veterans Advisory Board.  His wife Vicki Bello is also a veteran and a veteran advocate.  They are a dynamic duo for the veteran community.  Joe's insights are appreciated by the veteran community and this is Part I of an interview with Joe Bello.  He can be followed on Twitter Joe Bello @NYMetroVetsFollow Mike on his LinkedIn pageFollow Mike on Instagram @mikekimveteranSearch for Mike on Facebook @MikeKimVeteranSearch for Mike at #mikekimveteran or Google him at "Mike Kim Veteran"Email Mike at agathoskim@gmail.comFollow us on IG @cominghomwell_bts and @behindtheservicepodcastFacebook at Coming Home Well or Behind The ServiceLinkedIn at Coming Home Well

In this episode we sit down with New Yorkers for New York honoree Dr. Frida Polli and New York City Council Member Adrienne Adams.CM Adams represents district 28 in Queens, which is one of the world's most diverse counties in America. Nicknamed the World's Borough, her district is home to a famously large Caribbean and South Asian community. She helps explain the city's cultural immigrant initiative and why city leaders feel it is important to help fund programming for the general public, focused on the cultural history and traditions of immigrant communities.Dr. Polli is a transplant to New York City, with native roots in Italy and the United Kingdom. She talks about the glory and challenges of being an entrepreneur, mother of three, living in New York City -- and her life work of helping everyone realize their true potential at work through her company pymetrics, Inc. pymetrics helps companies build the workforce of the future, using behavioral science and audited AI technology, resulting in more diverse teams and more efficient processes.Our honoree Dr. Frida Polli is an award-winning Harvard and MIT neuroscientist turned CEO. She was named one of Inc.'s Top 100 Female Founders in 2019, one of Entrepreneur's Top 100 Powerful Women in 2020 and has received the MIT 100K, and Harvard Business School's Kaplan Life Science Fellowship Award, and a NARSAD Young Investigator Award.

Oh we mean BANNED.  The Church of Stop Shopping and The Black Institute helped ban the carcinogenic pesticide RoundUp from NYC parks. On Earth Day, the NY City Council unanimously banned this poison. 1,700 parks and 30,000 acres of greenery are filling up with children and picnics and lovers and joggers and birdwatchers. Now they won’t have to risk getting cancer. (Monsanto invented Agent Orange, Bayer manufactured Zyklon B gas and ran a slave-labor factory at Auschwitz). Hopefully throughout this country and the world these corporations will be sidelined by fines, jury awards, class actions by cancer victims. Hopefully they will be controlled by governments that work for the health of people.

Pete Panuccio is a retired NYPD sergeant with 39 years of service. During this episode Bill and Pete talk about the State of New York City. Anti Crime has been disbanded and shootings and murders are up triple digits in the last two months. In addition the NY City Council following edicts from the Governor's office have come up with more restrictive rules for the NYPD. The diaphragm law, a new discipline matrix introduced by the CCRB, and mmore calls to defund the police. These are just a few of the topics discussed in today's episode. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/otcpod1/support

Hercules Emile Reid was a student at New York City College of Technology (City Tech) studying Architectural Technology where he graduated and received a Baccalaureate degree in the Spring of 2017. Mr. Reid was a transfer student into the City University of New York (CUNY) system from the Historically Black College, Delaware State University (DSU). While attending Del State, he experienced the power of a student's voice while serving as Student Government Vice President of his freshman class in 2010. In 2014 Hercules Reid was a part of City Tech's first cohort of students inducted into the National Honor Society of Leadership and Success. In 2015, Hercules Reid was elected City Tech's Student Government President and went on to serve a second term for the 2016-2017 academic year. Hercules also served as a CUNY University Student Senate (USS) Delegate in 2015-2016, where he sat on the Events Committee, planning events such as CUNY's Got Talent. He also played a significant role in fighting for CUNY's student's tuition freeze and faculty contracts. During the 2016-2017 academic year, he was elected to serve as Vice-Chair for Legislative Affairs for USS. While serving as Vice-Chair, he also served as a student representative on the CUNY Board of Trustees Committee on Facilities Planning and Management and was instrumental in a student's return from Iran after the 2017 Muslim ban. Also, Mr. Reid was also Co-Chair of the USS Legislative and Fiscal Affairs Committee and Secretary of the Student Voter Awareness Committee. Hercules then served as the Co-Chair of the City Council CUNY Taskforce as a student representative and went on to become the Legislative Director for CUNY's University Student Senate. Through these opportunities, he took all he learned and experienced as a student leader and ran for NY City Council to represent District 45 in Brooklyn at 26 years old. Hercules is currently an Assistant to the Deputy Borough President in the office of the Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams. Follow his journey @hercules_reid on IG #herculesreid Visit www.bemoretoday.com to sign up the BMT 4 BLM 4 Mile Fundraiser Event. Music by T. Farrell courtesy of Be More Today. Poetry courtesy of Showrocka entitled "Days Project Part 1" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bemoretoday/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bemoretoday/support

Nueva York pays tribute to Patricio Lerzundi, CUNY professor & co-host of the show who passed away recently. Venezuelan pianist Gabriel Chakarji on releasing a new album during COVID. Latina Maria Ordonez the youngest candidate for NY City Council.

BCR100-PART 3: For BCR's 100th Episode, we invited two young women running for the NY City Council in the 2021 election. Johanna Garcia is running for a seat in District 10 - Upper Manhattan. She is the daughter of immigrants and mother of three children. As President of the School District's Presidents Council and as President of the Community Education Council, Ms. Garcia opposed extreme testing and the sale of student information to private parties, and highlighted the crisis of lead in NYC schools.Sara Lind is running for District 6 which is our own Upper West Side, presently headed by Helen Rosenthal. She has a law degree from Univ. of Chicago and worked for asylum seekers. Ms Lind has been working to increase the number of women in government. She worked on the Clinton presidential campaign in '16 and is the Executive Director for 21 '21' focused on electing at least 21 women to the NY City Council. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BCR100-PART 1: This three-part BCR episode celebrated its 100th episode on a Manhattan street. West End Avenue was closed to traffic and so BCR took to the street to celebrate the resiliency of our UWS Neighbors as we face-down a most deadly pandemic. PART ONE: Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer talked about her attempts to guide the mayor and governor to make the wisest decisions for our amazing urban population. Did you know that over a period of time Gale and her husband, Cal Snyder, had 35 foster children?PART TWO: A blast from the past. Former City Council Member, now head of the Freelancers Union Rafael Espinal dropped by, shared a beer, and we caught up with his recent activities as head of the Freelancers Union and looked back on his accomplishments in city government.PART THREE: We talked with two young women running for the NY City Council in 2021 -- Johanna Garcia for District 10 in Upper Manhattan -- and -- Sara Lind for District #6 -- the Upper West Side.Also -- with us were our Upper West Side neighbors on the "BCR Kvetch Mic." See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jimmy Failla speaks with Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) about President Trump taking on 'the cancel culture mob," Fox News Medical Correspondent Dr. Marc Siegel talks about why people should wear masks to help get schools open and former NYPD Lt. Dr. Darren Porcher discusses the NY City Council vote on cutting $1B from the NYPD.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How LGBTQ Activists Shaped NYC’s Political System This week’s episode will focus on the influence of LGBTQ and HIV+ activists on New York City Politics. My guests are Melissa Sklarz, the first transgender elected official in New York, and the NY City Council, and Erik Bottcher, Chief of Staff to Council Speaker Corey Johnson.Segment 1This special episode begins with Jeff introducing his guests, Melissa Sklarz, the first transgender elected official in New York; Erik Bottcher, Chief of Staff to Council Speak Corey Johnson. Both guests are interviewed together throughout the show. Both Melissa and Erik talk about where they grew up and lived prior to moving to NYC. They then describe when they first got involved with LGBTQ activism and the certain policies they had to face then that are changed now.Segment 2The trio talk about Stonewall Democrats, whom all three are members of, and other pro-LGBTQ Democratic groups. Melissa and Erik go on to talk about when and how they first join Stonewall Democrats. Then, Melissa talks about her involvement with the former Equality Project which focused on giving protections to LGBTQ people within a corporate environment. Erik describes what it was like working for Christine Quinn, former speaker of the NYC Council.Segment 3Melissa talks about what it was like to run for her different office positions, including her run for Assembly in 2018, and what really motivated her to represent the LGBTQ community. Erik, in turn, talks about his experience helping run specific campaigns under Christine Quinn and his own, detailing work environments, personal anecdotes with discrimination, and learning from policies that passed and didn’t pass.Segment 4Erik describes how he became Chief of Staff for Corey Johnson and back to City Hall. Following this, Melissa muses on the issues she’s been committed to and worked for over the years and if they’ve changed at all. Erik, too, thinks on how issues, policies, and culture have changed and what he has observed over the years. While both agree things have improved overall, both speak at length about certain LGBTQ groups that still struggle immensely. The show ends with Erik and Melissa sharing their plans and hopes for the future.

For Thesis on Joan’s inaugural episode for Pride, hosts Meghan and Holly talk to Ianne Fields Stewart, a Black, queer, nonbinary, transfeminine, actor/activist and founder of The Okra Project. Hear about Ianne’s many talents, the work they want to focus on, and how theatres can actually show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Follow Ianne Fields Stewart at iannefieldsstewart.com and on Twitter and Instagram! Watch Ianne in The Feels. QUEER GIVES Donate and follow the organizations mentioned in the episode: The Okra Project - @theokraproject FEMMEPREMACY - @FEMMEPREMACY A Ratchet Realm - @aratchetrealm For the Gworls - @forthegworls Black Trans Femmes in the Arts - @BTFAcollective Black Trans Media - @blacktransmedia Black Trans Travel Fund - @blacktranstravelfund Contact your NY City Council rep to demand they #DefundtheNYPD. Follow Thesis on Joan on Instagram & Twitter @thesisonjoan Email us at thesisonjoan at gmail dot com Read a transcript of this episode here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On Tuesday May 12th, The Rochester, NY City Council approved legislation that, effective immediately, removed THC as a chemical tested for during pre-employment drug screenings. Mitch Gruber is a Rochester City Councilmember and Chief Strategy Officer at Foodlink, the regional food bank. We discuss the new legislation in depth and what it means for Rochester residents.

In this episode of 30 Days of Hope Podcast, Dr. Colleen Batchelder and Steven Patzer, a young leader who is running for NY City Council, talk about the importance of creating spaces of inclusion, equality, and advocacy. and ways New York City is facing this Covid-19 Pandemic. Here are some of the questions that they tackle: What is it like during this COVID-19 pandemic is NY? Why has it been like for you personally to walk through this pandemic? How can we follow the example of NYC and their example of unity during this time? Why is it so important to honor and learn about multiple faiths and cultures? What are some ways that we can combat racism? What ways does education influence a child's interaction and respect for other cultures? What are ways that we can be advocates during this pandemic? What are some resources that people can connect with in NYC? What are some ways that we can support the most vulnerable right now, especially essential workers? Steven Patzer's bio: Steven D. Patzer is an advocate for entrepreneurship and financial education for students and young people of all income levels. As a Brooklyn resident who grew up in a low income, single-parent household, he ascended to the Kingsborough Community College Board of Directors where he served as the youngest member in history. He played a leading role in advocating for legislation to establish safe meetup places for the sale and trade of private goods, which received attention from NY1 and Brooklyn Reporter. Within the Democratic Party, Patzer advocates against anti-Semitism and for economic equality. He served as the Chief of Staff to the East Coast director at the Simon Wiesenthal Center and currently serves as President of the Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club Young Democrats in Southern Brooklyn. In 2016, Patzer was invited by CNN and NY1 to comment on the first Presidential Debate at CUNY studios in Manhattan. Helpful Links: https://stevenpatzer.com https://twitter.com/StevenDPatzer Things that we talked about during the interview: https://thecity.nyc/2020/04/how-to-get-food-in-new-york-right-now-and-how-to-help-feed.html http://bronx.news12.com/story/42035900/watch-live-mayor-gives-update-on-covid19-in-nyc https://thecity.nyc/2020/03/coronavirus-in-nyc-resources-you-need-to-know-on-covid-19.html

Tom & Michael D'Angora | Producers - Directorshttps://www.tomdangora.com/https://www.michaeldangora.com/TOM D'ANGORA (Producer/Director) is a 3 time Drama Desk nominee and an Off-Broadway Alliance Award Winner. Lead Producer of NEWSical The Musical, which is the 3rd longest running musical revue in history and has been the recipient of an official Proclamation from the Mayor, the Senate, and the Speaker of the NY City Council. Other Off-Broadway Credits include: The Marvelous Wonderettes (produced/directed), Naked Boys Singing (produced/directed), ICONS (produced/directed/conceived), Back in Pictures, A Broadway Diva Christmas (Produced/directed/conceived), and the first family musical about disability and inclusion Addy & Uno. In 2003 D’Angora produced, wrote, and starred in his multi-award wining solo show Divas I've Done (which played sold out runs Off-Broadway, LA, Boston, and Provincetown). Film: Co-Producer The Big Gay Musical, Executive Producer Mangus. Recordings: NEWSical: Full Spin Ahead! original cast recording, Ellen Greene In His Eyes. Most recently, Tom wrote and served as executive producer on the new series, Mélange, starring Morgan Fairchild. Thanks to Taylor and Scott for all the fun and Michael and Brendan for all the work. Proud life long HRC supporter #ImStillWithHer. This show is dedicated to memory of the best boy there ever was, my Parker.MICHAEL D'ANGORA (Producer/Director) has directed the revivals of The Marvelous Wonderettes and Naked Boys Singing. Other Off-Broadway credits include A Broadway Diva Christmas, Back In Pictures, and Divas I've Done. Favorite directing credits include 'Til Sunday at The Hollywood Fringe Festival, A Kid Like Jake, Debbie Does Dallas: the musical, You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, various installments of The A-Train Plays (New World Stages), Women and Wallace, Killer Joe, and ICONS (Provincetown and NYC). Michael has produced, created, and/or directed solo shows and cabarets with Rue McClanahan, Ellen Greene, Mary Bond Davis, Christine Pedi, and The Kinsey Sicks. Michael served as executive producer on Ellen Greene's album In His Eyes and had a lot of fun teaming up with Christine Pedi for various YouTube videos. The pilot episode of their soapy new drama, "Mélange" starring Morgan Fairchild, will be available on Logo TVs Youtube channel starting May 20th.

Deirdre is a special education teacher working with third grade students in Prospect Heights, living in Brooklyn New York. Most of her experience comes from working with kids with severe autism, and she’s been advocate for all learners, including kids with dyslexia, intellectual disabilities and emotional disabilities. Deirdre believes that the Filipina voice needs to be elevated. While she does admire the beauty queens that have elevated Pinay representation in the world, it is important for Deirdre to encourage other Filipina women to take on bigger positions. Deirdre is a candidate in the race for City Council in Brooklyn, District 35. If elected, Deirdre will be the first Pinay to represent New York City. In this episode, we learn about what led her to her work in special education and what led to her run for office. We discuss the global pandemic of Covid19 and her lens as an educator, and the effects it has on education, students, elections, small businesses and ultimately mental health. She talks about demystifying discrimination against asian Americans, and what we can learn from as a society and country from the disparities being highlighted. Deirdre closes off with 3 messages: to her students as an educator, to her community & city as a candidate and to Filipinas and anyone who can use encourage words and strength in this time.

The PSO's first LIVE podcast, coming to you from New York City with special guest Marti Gould Cummings as we discuss "Legendary Children," The history of drag, and Marti's historic run for NY City Council as the first drag queen to run. 

Part 2: Jurisdiction in Sexual Harassment- Where Criminal, Administrative, and Regulatory Remedies Intersect Sexual Harassment & the Law: A Call to Action for Lawyers in the Era of #MeToo Panel: Christin Damiano, A.D.A. Jennifer Gaffney, Hollis V. Pfitsch, Council Member Keith Powers, Electra Yourke Questions: How should a victim of sexual harassment choose where to report? When sexual harassment is severe, it may violate criminal law, such as sexual abuse, forcible touching, and unlawful surveillance. What constitutes a violation of the NYC Human Rights Law with regards to sexual harassment in the workplace. When and how can a victim of sexual harassment report to the EEOC, and what does that process look like? Explanation of recent legislation passed by NY City Council to expand statute of limitation and jurisdiction for sexual harassment complainants. ------------------------------- This program provided a morning plenary addressing the changing legal landscape in the wake of the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements and a luncheon discussion around sexual harassment within the legal profession. In addition, break-out CLE sessions covered: An Overview of Employer Best Practices for Investigating, Preventing and Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Challenges and Strategies for Low-Wage and Immigrant Workers in Reporting Harassment #MeTooAcademia: Special Considerations When Litigating Employment Discrimination Cases on Campus Jurisdiction in Sexual Harassment: Where Criminal, Administrative, and Regulatory Remedies Intersect

Costa Constantinides, Chair of the NY City Council’s Committee on Environmental Protection, talks about the importance of and need for Intro 1253, which is poised to become the most ambitious carbon reduction bill ever passed by a city. 

Walking to the Greene Space with Raphael EspinalRaphael Espinal is a 30-something NY City Council member from Brooklyn. We first invited him onto BCR when we learned about Raphael's idea for a NYC Night Life Mayor, and his work to end the city's ancient Cabaret Laws that banned dancing at bars -- BCR #6.Then Raphael joined us for our "Margarita Crawl" -- BCR #16 -- to talk about his "ban plastic straws at bars" initiative. Each time, he was a delightful interview. When we learned that he was running for NYC Public Advocate Raphael joined us again at Gebhard's Beer Culture Bar -- BCR #30. He promised us at the time that if he won he would return to the podcast for a follow-up –- Becky and I immediately became Espinal cheerleaders. And anyway – he’s a good guy with great ideas. So, we wanted to keep tabs on how he was doing with the race.For this extra BCR podcast, Raphael and I talked as he moved from a downtown Educational Alliance 'meet the candidates' event, to a show with Ilana Glazer at WNYC's Greene Space.It is a revealing conversation with a young politician trying to do the right thing for his city -- and maybe a bit more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

My address to the Batavia, NY City Council as they are discussing the proposal to make that city a Sanctuary City for the unborn.

My address to the Batavia, NY City Council as they are discussing the proposal to make that city a Sanctuary City for the unborn.

A green new deal is proposed in Congress, federal officials admit that many more thousands of children have been taken from their parents at the border, and the NY City Council hears from the victims of police violence.

In the news tonight - A bill is introduced in the City Council to guarantee housing for homeless New Yorkers. -A memorial is held for those killed by racial violence on the steps of City Hall - and progressive Jews rally against the Republicans.

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21 in '21 is an initiative seeking to elect at least 21 women to the New York City Council's body of 51 members by 2021. Moira McDermott is Executive Director of this nonpartisan effort to prepare female candidates of all backgrounds to run for city council through support, training, and networking. For more, visit 21in21.org

21 in '21 is an initiative seeking to elect at least 21 women to the New York City Council's body of 51 members by 2021. Moira McDermott is Executive Director of this nonpartisan effort to prepare female candidates of all backgrounds to run for city council through support, training, and networking. For more, visit 21in21.org

21 in '21 is an initiative seeking to elect at least 21 women to the New York City Council's body of 51 members by 2021. Moira McDermott is Executive Director of this nonpartisan effort to prepare female candidates of all backgrounds to run for city council through support, training, and networking. For more, visit 21in21.org

#WomensMarch #MeToo #BlackLivesMatter #ActionPlan We're talking next steps: running for office with our guest, Ede Fox – a woman who's done it herself. This Brooklynite's insurgent campaign almost landed her a seat on the NY City Council. Now she's gearing up to run again, giving a behind-the-scenes how-they-make-the-sausage look at campaigning, and inspiring others to run for their lives -- and ours.

#WomensMarch #MeToo #BlackLivesMatter #ActionPlan We're talking next steps: running for office with our guest, Ede Fox – a woman who's done it herself. This Brooklynite's insurgent campaign almost landed her a seat on the NY City Council. Now she's gearing up to run again, giving a behind-the-scenes how-they-make-the-sausage look at campaigning, and inspiring others to run for their lives -- and ours.