NYC's Vaccination Mandate; Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn; Afghanistan Evacuation Logistics; Public Advocate Jumaane Williams

The Brian Lehrer Show | Aug 18, 2021

On today's show:

  • Mayor Bill de Blasio announced an executive order requiring indoor venues to start checking for vaccination status starting this week. Caroline Lewis, freelance journalist and frequent contributor to Gothamist/WNYC, explains how the mandate will work and what penalties businesses will incur if they don't comply.
  • New York State Assembly Member Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn (D-42), whose district includes Flatbush, East Flatbush, Ditmas Park and Midwood in Brooklyn, discusses the latest updates on the 7.2-magnitude earthquake which struck Haiti on Saturday morning, including how New York's Haitian population is reacting and how New Yorkers can help.
  • Rachel Cohen, senior reporter at the Air Force Times, and Tracy Reines, regional director in the Resettlement, Asylum & Integration unit at the International Rescue Committee, discuss the logistics of the evacuation underway in Kabul and the work being done to resettle Afghan refugees.
  • New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams talks about his meeting with current Lt. Gov. (and soon to be governor) Kathy Hochul, and shares some of what they discussed, including on policing, rent relief and more.

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

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