New York could soon codify strict COVID-19 workplace protections
April 28, 2021 - State Sen. Mike Gianaris, a Queens Democrat, joins the show to discuss legislation that is designed to ensure workplaces are safe from the spread of COVID-19 and other airborne diseases. The legislation, touted as
Relaxed state COVID-19 guidelines not changing much for older students
April 22, 2021 - Federal and state health officials may have relaxed social distancing guidelines for schools, but New York State Council of School Superintendents Deputy Director Bob Lowry says that may not change much for students in
Curtain peeled back on state’s opaque vetting of COVID-19 vaccines
April 21, 2021 - For months, very little was known about the deliberations of the state task force empowered to judge the safety of COVID-19 vaccines before they're administered to New Yorkers. But Bill Hammond, senior fellow for
Cuomo continues to overlook prisons in COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Mar. 23, 2021 - The Legal Aid Society has launched a lawsuit against Gov. Cuomo and the state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker to obtain vaccines for incarcerated New Yorkers. Philip Desgranges, Supervising Attorney in the Special Litigation Unit
Cuomo continues to overlook farmworkers in New York’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Mar. 22, 2021 - Getting more New Yorkers vaccinated against COVID-19 is key to ending this pandemic. Jeff Williams, Director of Public Policy at the New York Farm Bureau, weighed in on the need to vaccinate the workers
New Yorkers ineligible for COVID-19 relief may soon get aid
Mar. 19, 2021 - Deborah Axt, Co-Executive Director of Make the Road New York, discussed a budget proposal which is aimed at helping New York’s excluded workers.
Teachers’ union wants more COVID-19 testing to open up more classrooms
Mar. 5, 2021 - As New York takes small steps back to normalcy, we heard from Andy Pallotta, President of New York State United Teachers, on what a return to school should look like and actions taken on
Teachers’ union wants more COVID-19 testing to open up more classrooms
Mar. 5, 2021 - As New York takes small steps back to normalcy, we heard from Andy Pallotta, President of New York State United Teachers, on what a return to school should look like and actions taken on
COVID-19 vaccine distribution raises ethical questions for New Yorkers and elected officials
Feb. 16, 2021 - We broke down the ethical questions surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine with Julia Markovits, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University.
Legal Roundup: Courts weigh in on New York’s COVID-19 rules and Double Jeopardy law
Feb. 10, 2021 - Rob Rosborough, Litigation Partner at Whiteman Osterman & Hanna and writer of the New York Appeals blog, had analysis of the latest legal news in the Empire State.
