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Drag Queen Story Hour Event In Hudson Valley Sparks Planned Protest Drag Queen Story Hour Event In Hudson Valley Sparks Planned Protest
Drag Queen Story Hour Event In Hudson Valley Sparks Planned Protest A drag queen story hour for children in the Hudson Valley has sparked planned protests at the bookstore where the sold-out event is taking place. The event, "Drag Queen Story Hour With Cookie Doe," will be held in Orange County at the Montgomery Book Exchange Children’s Chapter in Montgomery at 2 and 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 1. Both the town and the Montgomery Police Department said in a joint statement they are expecting protests, both in support and opposition to the event. "While everyone is entitled to their opinion, we remind you that if you do not like the material or do not su…

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by Kathy Reakes
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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
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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
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New Paltz Police Officer Reinstated After Posting Controversial Rap Video Online New Paltz Police Officer Reinstated After Posting Controversial Rap Video Online
New Paltz Police Officer Reinstated After Posting Controversial Rap Video Online A New Paltz police officer will be reinstated after he was placed on administrative leave for posting a rap video, which contained lyrics asserting that there are only two genders and calling for the hanging of Hilary Clinton, on YouTube in June. Per a settlement reached by the Town of New Paltz and the Police Benevolence Association, Officer Robert Sisco will reassume his position but will be on probation for the next four years.  The settlement was signed by town Supervisor Neil Bettez at a Thursday, Oct.15 town board meeting. It stipulates that Sisco be given a 120-day dis…

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by Christina Coulter
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Gay Pride Flag Burned On Homeowner's Private Property In Westchester Gay Pride Flag Burned On Homeowner's Private Property In Westchester
Gay Pride Flag Burned On Homeowner's Private Property In Westchester A gay pride flag was found torched on a Westchester homeowner’s property over the weekend, drawing scorn from county human rights and pride groups. Westchester County officials issued a statement on Sunday, Aug. 16, after a rainbow flag was found burned outside a home in Rye in an “act of hatred.” “The Westchester County Human Rights Commission and the Westchester County LGBTQ+ Advisory Board denounce and condemn the act of hatred committed by a perpetrator who cowardly burned a pride rainbow flag on a homeowner’s private property in Rye earlier this weekend,” officials wrote in a statement…

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by Zak Failla
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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
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'Right Side Of History' Event Planned To Counter Pro-Trump Rally In Northern Westchester 'Right Side Of History' Event Planned To Counter Pro-Trump Rally In Northern Westchester
'Right Side Of History' Event Planned To Counter Pro-Trump Rally In Northern Westchester In response to a planned pro-President Donald Trump rally in Peekskill, area residents have arranged a “People’s Rally for The Right Side of History’” event at US Sen. Chuck Schumer’s office. Organizers announced an ad-hoc rally of residents who will take a public stand to “support immigration rights, Black Lives Matter, LBGTQ rights, gun control policy, a woman’s right to choose, and other social, political, and racial justice issues.” The rally has been scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 1 Park Place in Peekskill. “We are on the Right Side of&…

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by Zak Failla