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NY Lawmakers Oppose Decision To Open Chick-fil-A Restaurants At State Rest Stops NY Lawmakers Oppose Decision To Open Chick-fil-A Restaurants At State Rest Stops
NY Lawmakers Oppose Decision To Open Chick-fil-A Restaurants At State Rest Stops Several New York legislators are speaking out in opposition as Chick-fil-A prepares to open restaurants at state highway rest stops. Construction is set to begin on the project to develop 27 service areas on the thruway on Thursday, July 29. The project plans to expand the food and drink options at rest stops to include a number of well-known restaurant chains. The project was announced earlier this month. In a letter addressed to New York State Thruway Authority Executive Director Matthew Driscoll, Assemblymember Harry Bronson, of Rochester, said the decision to include Chick-fil-A should …

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
NY Repeals 'Walking While Trans' Ban NY Repeals 'Walking While Trans' Ban
NY Repeals 'Walking While Trans' Ban New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is repealing a controversial statute dubbed the “walking while trans” ban. Cuomo signed legislation this week repealing portions of the law - originally signed in 1976 - that led to “arbitrary and discriminatory policing of transgender women.” According to the governor’s office, the law was originally passed with “the intent to prohibit loitering for the purpose of prostitution," though it "has been used with an extremely broad definition of loitering that led to the arrest of law-abiding transgender and cisgender women of color.” Cuomo’s office noted…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
Cuomo Blames Press For His Use Of N-Word During Live Radio Interview Cuomo Blames Press For His Use Of N-Word During Live Radio Interview
Cuomo Blames Press For His Use Of N-Word During Live Radio Interview New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is blaming the press for his use of the n-word during a live radio interview last week.Cuomo was asked on WAMC radio on Tuesday, Oct. 15 to discuss the controversy regarding Indigenous Peoples’ Day, which was celebrated at the same time as Columbus Day. The conversation took a turn to a weekend New York Times opinion piece that spoke of the treatment of Italian Americans in the past. It was then that he used the racial slur. “They used an expression that southern Italians were called, I believe they were saying southern Italians, Sicilians — I’m half Sicilian — were…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Wanted For Stealing Pride Flag From Long Island Home, Police Say Man Wanted For Stealing Pride Flag From Long Island Home, Police Say
Man Wanted For Stealing Pride Flag From Long Island Home, Police Say A man is wanted for allegedly stealing a pride flag from a home on Long Island, according to police. The alleged suspect is seen on video surveillance camera stealing a USA Rainbow Pride Flag that was hanging on a pole outside the home on Vanderbilt Boulevard in Oakdale on Thursday, July 4 at approximately 4 a.m., said Suffolk County Police. He is described as white between 6-foot-1 and 6-foot-3, police said. Suffolk County Police offer a cash reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to the man's arrest, they said. Submit an anonymous tip to 1-800-220-TIPS, or text “SCPD” and you…

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by Donna Christopher