Zeldin leads with Long Islanders

By Sabrina Garone

Published October 14, 2022 at 3:37 AM EDT

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In this photo taken Tuesday, July 7, 2015, a sign advertising a bail bonds business is displayed near Brooklyn's jail and courthouse complex in New York. Officials say theyre eliminating cash bail for thousands of New Yorkers accused of misdemeanor and non-violent felonies in an effort to divert them from the Rikers Island jail complex. An $18 million plan to be unveiled Wednesday, July 8, will allow judges to instead require that people accused of certain crimes be monitored while they wait for their trial. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

More than half of Long Islanders say they do not support the elimination of cash bail in New York, according to the latest poll from Siena College. The investigation continues into the fatal shootings of two Bristol, Connecticut police officers, Bob Stefanowski admits to being involved in a controversial project with Saudi Arabia, and more on the gubernatorial election in New York.

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Sabrina Garone

Sabrina is host and producer of WSHU’s daily podcast After All Things. She also produces the climate podcast Higher Ground and other long-form news and music programs at the station. Sabrina spent two years as a WSHU fellow, working as a reporter and assisting with production of The Full Story.

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