How to Be a 'Good Bystander'; Good News from CDC; Long Island Police Reform; Holiday Plans

On today's show:

• An Asian American woman was viciously attacked by a man on a Midtown street on Monday. Several people seemed to have witnessed the incident, but did not appear to intervene. Dax Valdes, senior trainer at Hollaback, a global organization aimed at ending harassment in all of its forms, talks about what it means to be a good bystander and how to support or help a victim of harassment or violence if you see it happening.

• Even as the CDC warns against a potential fourth surge, with COVID cases rising, including here in the Northeast, the agency announced some encouraging news this week. Celine Gounder, professor of medicine and infectious diseases at the NYU School of Medicine, Bellevue Hospital doctor, medical analyst for CNN and the host/producer of American Diagnosis and Epidemic podcasts, explains what a CDC study of essential workers found, including confirmation that the vaccines prevent illness from COVID-19 in real-world conditions and that they appear to prevent even asymptomatic infections.

• Three Long Island community groups came together to create a "The People's Plan" for police reform that goes beyond what each county submitted to the governor. Shanequa Levin, CEO and founder of the Women’s Diversity Network and Long Island United steering committee member, and Frederick Brewington, Nassau County-based civil rights attorney and member of Long Island Advocates for Police Accountability (LIAFPA), talk about the plan and the process of creating it and where it differs from the official county submissions.

• Listeners call in to share how they've spent, or are planning to celebrate and observe, religious holidays coming up, including Passover, Easter, Ramadan and more.

Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.