EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — With Veterans Day coming this week, there has been more outreach to help those service men and women struggling with mental health issues, food insecurity and more. Some Long Island legislators hope to pass new veterans assistance laws during the coronavirus pandemic, CBS2’s Jennifer McLogan reported Monday. Marine Corps veteran Steven Rose of East Meadow relies on his black Labrador service dog, Hook, to help him through the emotional turmoil of the pandemic after losing so many veterans to COVID-19. “You get up and you go to sleep and in between try to make some sense out of what you’re doing,” Rose said. MORE : Exhibit Honoring Military Women Opens At Palisades Center Mall In West Nyack Ahead Of Veterans Day The retired school social worker finds comfort in facilitating Vet2Vet Zoom calls with 30 local veterans suffering through post-traumatic stress disorder . “It’s very important that we give our veterans all the laws and services they so richly deserve for what they’ve done for our country,” Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello said. CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Tri-State Coronavirus Travel Advisory Quarantine List Resources, Hotlines, Unemployment & Covering Bills Remote Learning Tools For Parents Teaching At Home CBS2’s Dr. Max Answers Your Health Questions What To Do If Someone Isn’t Social Distancing Or Wearing A Mask? Expert: Parents Be Mindful Of Children’s Stress After Months Of Isolation Chopper 2 Over Empty NYC Streets, Landmarks Complete Coronavirus Coverage Long Island is home to one of the largest veteran populations in the nation. Nassau legislators are now introducing local bills to help in small ways. “I had a couple of strokes so my legs don’t work the way they used to,” Air Force veteran Joseph Saccone said. Saccone would now qualify for disabled veteran discounts at county-run facilities. “I do have a service-connected disability,” Navy vet Sal Polito said. “I don’t know where I would have parked, just made a special spot for me.” MORE : Pfizer Says Trials Show COVID-19 Vaccine Is ‘More Than 90% Effective’ Another piece of legislation would create veteran-only parking spots at all Nassau-run areas and more food drives for veterans. The demand up 38% during the pandemic. “That’s exceptional because there are so many veterans that I didn’t realize until just recently that were using the food banks,” Navy veteran Richard DeMartino said. MORE FROM CBS NEW YORK Already Struggling Queens Business Owners Say Summonses, Fines Over COVID Guidelines Are ‘Unfair’ Cheering, Celebrations Erupt In Streets Of New York After Joe Biden Projected To Win Presidency 4.0 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Massachusetts, Felt In CT, Long Island, USGS Says Veterans counselors say hotline calls revolve around loneliness, isolation, financial hardship, relationship issues, and substance abuse. “If you are in need something, please reach out to the Nassau Veteran Service Agency,” Nassau County Legislator William Gaylor said. Vets are encouraging one another to get out of the house. “Wow, I will bless the day we can actually get back to the work we are really capable of doing,” Rose said. Take that as a daily dose of optimism. The veteran’s office in Nassau County will help arrange free transportation for vets to various Long Island medical facilities. You can get the latest news, sports and weather on our brand new CBS New York app. Download here .
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Four more people have been arrested in connection to the alleged sex cult NXIVM , including group leaders with such titles “The Prefect” serving “The Vanguard.” Clare Bronfman, 39; Kathy Russell, 60; Lauren Salzman, 42; and Nancy Salzman, 64, were arrested Tuesday on a superseding indictment charging them with racketeering conspiracy. Bronfman, a daughter of the late billionaire philanthropist and former Seagram chairman Edgar Bronfman Sr., is an heiress to the Seagram’s liquor fortune. Previously charged and added to the new indictment were group founder Keith Raniere , 57, and former “Smallville” actress Allison Mack , 35. On Tuesday afternoon, Bronfman was set to be arraigned in a Brooklyn federal court while NXIVM employee Russell, NXIVM president Nancy Salzman and daughter Lauren Salzman were to appear in federal court in Albany. READ: Department Of Justice Release On Superseding Indictment (July 24, 2018) A federal judge last month denied bail for Raniere , who prosecutors accuse of forming a barbaric secret society within NXIVM, pronounced “Nex-i-um,” a group that over the years has attracted a following of minor celebrities and wealthy supporters. Prosecutors told a judge that they worried Bronfman, who owns a private island in Fiji, would finance Raniere’s escape if he were released. Clare Bronfman competes in the 2004 Bayer/USET Festival of Champions in Del Mar, Calif. (credit: Tim Tadder/Corbis/Getty Images) Prosecutors allege a sub-group branded brainwashed victims with Raniere’s initials during initiation ceremonies that turned them into his sex slaves. The new indictment adds racketeering charges involving conspiracy to commit identity theft, seeking to get the e-mail usernames and passwords of Raniere’s critics and enemies, using credit card and banking information from one of Raniere’s sexual partners after her death in November 2016. The indictment also includes charges of bringing a woman from Mexico to serve of Rainier’s sex slave in the United States. “The victim was confined to a room in Clifton Park, New York, for nearly two years as punishment for having romantic feelings for a man who was not Raniere,” according to a release from the Department of Justice about the indictments. “The victim was told that if she left the room she would be sent to Mexico without any identification documents.” In April, authorities filed criminal sex trafficking and forced labor conspiracy charges against Mack and – also known as “Vanguard” – in connection NXIVM. Keith Raniere A complaint previously filed in United States District Court seeks to foreclose on two properties in the Town of Halfmoon in upstate New York, about 15 miles from the NXIVM group’s headquarters in Albany. READ: Civil Complaint To Seize Properties In Halfmoon, N.Y. The document also gave some insight into other rituals and practices of the NXIVM group, which authorities say grew out of a previous enterprise called Executive Success Programs, Inc. (“ESP”) founded in 1998 by Raniere and Nancy Salzman. “Every year in August, Nxians celebrate ‘Vanguard Week’ in honor of Raniere’s birthday,” the complaint said. “Nancy Salzman is referred to as ‘The Prefect’; by Nxians, and her birthday is celebrated in May with the ‘Festival of Flowers.’” The complaint also described women’s roles in the empowerment group compared to the men, and especially Raniere as its leader. Based on information obtained during the course of this investigation, since ESP’s founding, Raniere has maintained a rotating group of fifteen to twenty women with whom he maintains sexual relationships. These women are not permitted to have sexual relationships with anyone but Raniere or to discuss with others their relationships with Raniere. Some of the Nxivm curriculum includes teachings about the need for men to have multiple sexual partners and the need for women to be monogamous. As “slaves” to their “masters,” investigators say women were expected to record “collateral” videos professing true and untrue confessions about themselves and others. Investigators allege some participants were branded on their skin with a symbol that incorporated Raniere’s initials. The complaint also described how NXIVM operated self-development courses costing $1,000 a day for five days, and used colored sashes worn by members to identify ranks of “goal levels” of recruitment, similar to how a so-called “pyramid scheme” multilevel marketing group operates. Actress Allison Mack arrives at the United States Eastern District Court for a bail hearing in relation to the sex trafficking charges filed against her on May 4, 2018, in Brooklyn. (credit: Jemal Countess/Getty Images) Raniere and Mack have denied the allegations. Bronfman has said in previous public statements that she had no knowledge of wrongdoing. The defense says the women were never abused and willingly let themselves be branded.
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Two Minnesota women who were confronted at a public pool for breastfeeding say they plan to file a discrimination lawsuit. Police were called on the women last week, when they refused to cover up, or move to a different location. Over the weekend, a group of mothers staged a unique protest outside the pool. Jericka Duncan reports.
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Two Minnesota women who were confronted at a public pool for breastfeeding say they plan to file a discrimination lawsuit. Police were called on the women last week, when they refused to cover up, or move to a different location. Over the weekend, a group of mothers staged a unique protest outside the pool. Jericka Duncan reports.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — For the first time ever, real women will be put on a pedestal in Central Park . After creating 23 statues of men, the city is now designing the first-ever statue for women. On Thursday, the city showed off a small replica of the future monument which honors women’s rights pioneers Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. The full statue will be unveiled in 2020 on the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which gave women the right to vote. “It’s going be in Central Park on this mall, with all the other men that have been in the park for many many years,” said Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer. “It’s a big deal for all us here in New York, and for the women of New York.” The statue will stand along the Literary Walk on the Mall, which spans from 66th Street to 72nd Street.
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LOS ANGELES (CBSNewYork) — It was a powerful moment Wednesday night at the ESPYS. Survivors of sexual abuse by Larry Nassar , a former team doctor for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University, were honored with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage. More than 100 of those victims took the stage to accept the award. Olympic gold medalist Aly Raisman had a message for victims of sexual assault. “To all the survivors out there, do not let anyone rewrite your story,” she said. “Your truth does matter. You matter and you are not alone.” Former gymnast Sarah Klein also appeared on stage. She was Nassar’s first known victim 30 years ago. Klein said the women who accepted the Arthur Ashe award were there to present an “image for the world to see — a portrait of survival.”
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WFAN, Joe Benigno Face Ex-Sales Exec’s $5 Million Lawsuit Over Sexual Harassment
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A former sales executive has filed a $5 million lawsuit against sports radio station WFAN and show host Joe Benigno over accusations of sexual harassment and a culture where “anything goes” among coworkers. Lauren Lockwood, who was a sports sales executive the station for five years until her termination in 2017, named Benigno and others working at WFAN in her claims of a hostile work environment, retaliation and discrimination. Benigno has been a WFAN personality for 24 years and currently co-host a midday show with Evan Roberts. Lockwood’s complaint points out she was one of five female account executives in a sales team of 25 men who made “sexual comments, outrageous sexual solicitations, unwelcome touching, innuendoes and hostility on a near daily basis.” The complaint also describes a work environment in which managers and sales team reps kept liquor in desk drawers, shared Jameson with pickleback shots and Tequila at the office and client events, and ran up company expenses for more booze up to $2,000 or even $4,000 per event with clients. At one meeting, she describes a coworker as appearing “drunk and smelling of alcohol” bragging about strip club meetings with clients and “paying for two prostitutes (cost $1,300)” which he later allegedly filed on an expense report. Lockwood also said the coworker was allowed “to go home early to sleep off the hangover.” In terms of her dealings with Benigno, Lockwood relates scenes of the veteran broadcaster giving her backrubs, whispering “in her ear about having ‘threesomes’ with him and his wife and prostitutes” and sexual encounters with other women working at WFAN. Lockwood said when she rejected Benigno’s advances, he complained to another WFAN employee he “can’t even give her a compliment.” Benigno was removed from the programming schedule on Thursday and reportedly refuted Lockwood’s claims through his agent. “Joe categorically denies the allegations,” said Mark Lepselter according to the New York Daily News . “My father once told me on any story, always consider the source and those who live in glass houses. We’re more than prepared to handle the situation if need be.” Lockwood’s complaint also describes a “Bro’s Club” atmosphere where men were given lower sales quota’s to make their goals, given more lucrative accounts, given better perks to sports events and generally treated less strictly in the workplace. In July 2017, a argument between a current and former WFAN employee in the station’s suite at the Barclay’s Center for the Mayweather/McGregor promotional tour – apparently comparing the two boxers – escalated into a fight in which Lockwood was caught in the melee. She was fired from WFAN the next day, the only employee to face such termination after the event. Lockwood also claims WFAN employees conitnued to interfere with her attempt to get a new job after leaving the station.
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WFAN, Joe Benigno Face Ex-Sales Exec’s $5 Million Lawsuit Over Sexual Harassment
WFAN, Joe Benigno Face Ex-Sales Exec’s $5 Million Lawsuit Over Sexual Harassment
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – A former sales executive has filed a $5 million lawsuit against sports radio station WFAN and show host Joe Benigno over accusations of sexual harassment and a culture where “anything goes” among coworkers. Lauren Lockwood, who was a sports sales executive the station for five years until her termination in 2017, named Benigno and others working at WFAN in her claims of a hostile work environment, retaliation and discrimination. Benigno has been a WFAN personality for 24 years and currently co-host a midday show with Evan Roberts. Lockwood’s complaint points out she was one of five female account executives in a sales team of 25 men who made “sexual comments, outrageous sexual solicitations, unwelcome touching, innuendoes and hostility on a near daily basis.” The complaint also describes a work environment in which managers and sales team reps kept liquor in desk drawers, shared Jameson with pickleback shots and Tequila at the office and client events, and ran up company expenses for more booze up to $2,000 or even $4,000 per event with clients. At one meeting, she describes a coworker as appearing “drunk and smelling of alcohol” bragging about strip club meetings with clients and “paying for two prostitutes (cost $1,300)” which he later allegedly filed on an expense report. Lockwood also said the coworker was allowed “to go home early to sleep off the hangover.” In terms of her dealings with Benigno, Lockwood relates scenes of the veteran broadcaster giving her backrubs, whispering “in her ear about having ‘threesomes’ with him and his wife and prostitutes” and sexual encounters with other women working at WFAN. Lockwood said when she rejected Benigno’s advances, he complained to another WFAN employee he “can’t even give her a compliment.” Benigno was removed from the programming schedule on Thursday and reportedly refuted Lockwood’s claims through his agent. “Joe categorically denies the allegations,” said Mark Lepselter according to the New York Daily News . “My father once told me on any story, always consider the source and those who live in glass houses. We’re more than prepared to handle the situation if need be.” Lockwood’s complaint also describes a “Bro’s Club” atmosphere where men were given lower sales quota’s to make their goals, given more lucrative accounts, given better perks to sports events and generally treated less strictly in the workplace. In July 2017, a argument between a current and former WFAN employee in the station’s suite at the Barclay’s Center for the Mayweather/McGregor promotional tour – apparently comparing the two boxers – escalated into a fight in which Lockwood was caught in the melee. She was fired from WFAN the next day, the only employee to face such termination after the event. Lockwood also claims WFAN employees conitnued to interfere with her attempt to get a new job after leaving the station.
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A new study shows an rising risk between pregnancy and heart attacks among American women. Factors are going up in all women. If you add in the cardiac stress of pregnancy and delivery, and it amounts to a disturbing trend. Even more worrisome is how much the risk has gone up, and at what ages. Erika Perez welcomed her third child Joshua seven-years-ago. Right after the birth, she didn’t feel well. Her EKG was normal, but ten days later she felt even worse. “The pain went to my back and my chest and my arm,” she told CBS2. “I felt like I was dizzy.” Doctors determined Erika was having a massive heart attack. She never thought that could happen at the age of 37, but a new study from NYU Langone Health says the risk of having a heart attack during pregnancy and right after delivery is on the rise. Researchers examined 55 million hospitalizations and found a 25 percent increase from 2002 to 2014. Five percent of those women died of their heart attack. “The risk of heart attacks during pregnancy may be increasing because women are waiting longer to have children,” Dr. Nathaniel Smilowitz said. “Diabetes and obesity have gone up during that same time period.” In fact, heart attack risk was highest for pregnant women over 40 but it increased in all age groups. Pregnancy is a stress on the heart at any age. “As women are pregnant they need to increase the level of blood that is circulating in order to feed the growing baby, and that’s a stress on the heart and then delivery involves a lot of shifts there’s bleeding, there’s shift of fluid and that can be a stress on the heart as well,” Dr. Harmony Reynolds said. Reynolds adds women and their partners need to be their own advocates when it comes to heart attacks and pregnancy. Women who are pregnant or have just delivered and have chest pains need to make sure they notify their doctors or nurses. Erika is now 45, and encouraging other women to speak up they feel if something isn’t right. Reynolds and Smilowitz also say women need to know and control their heart disease risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes.
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Pasadena Police To Release Video Refuting Lawsuit Over Traffic Stop Of Mother, Daughter
PASADENA (CBSLA) – Pasadena police are expected to release dash cam video Tuesday which officials claim will exonerate two officers who are accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a mother and her adult daughter during a traffic stop more than two years ago. The two women filed a $25 million civil rights lawsuit in U.S. district court in April against the city of Pasadena and the Pasadena Police Department over a traffic stop that occurred on the afternoon of May 2, 2016, in the area of Altadena Drive and Foothill Boulevard. According to the complaint, the officers, identified as Brendan Thebeau and Carey (no last name given), violated the civil rights of 43-year-old Sharell Thompson, and her daughter, 22-year-old Sharaya Brown. In a statement to CBS2 Monday, Officer Lisa Derderian, a Pasadena police spokeswoman, called the allegations “baseless and said “the claims on which the lawsuit rests are easily proven false.” “The in-car camera footage from the patrol car clearly shows that the officers acted appropriately.” Derderian wrote that the officers initiated the traffic stop “based upon a detective investigation and traffic violation witnessed by police.” The officers “remained professional the entire time,” Derderian wrote. They conducted “necessary searches of the individuals –a waist-band check for weapons — and of the vehicle.” Derderian went on: “After the vehicle and individuals were searched and questioned, they were free to leave the scene.” The lawsuit, however, contends the officers physically searched the women without probable cause or justification, with one of the male officers “using his bare hands to rub between (the) legs,” in the areas of the “crotch” and “buttocks” and inside the pants of the daughter. The suit alleges that one of the officers forced the mother to lift her shirt and “expose her breasts” in public view. Even though the mother immediately drove to the Pasadena Police Department after the stop to lodge a complaint, the police department failed to seriously investigate the claims and refused to take any disciplinary action against the officers, the lawsuit alleges. (©2018 CBS Local Media, a division of CBS Radio Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)
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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Three women were randomly attacked while waiting for their subway at the Columbus Circle station Monday morning. According to the NYPD, a 55-year-old homeless man approached the three commuters just after 10 a.m. on the Brooklyn-bound B train platform. Each of the women was struck in the face without warning. A train conductor reportedly called for police after seeing the attack, leading to a swarm of officers making their way to the Columbus Circle platform. Police took the alleged attacker into custody and then brought him to Bellevue Hospital for a psych evaluation. The victims – ages 27, 52, 63 – were all taken to a local hospital for treatment. Their injuries were said to be minor. Commuters told CBS2’s Reena Roy that they’re frightened by the seemingly daily incidents occurring at the station. The homeless attacker reportedly has 65 prior arrests including one for public urination at a Brooklyn subway station.
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In the 150 years since Louisa May Alcott published her novel “Little Women,” there have been myriad retellings and adaptations,perhaps none quite …
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Democratic state Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon says she is speaking out now to support other women who have accused Hill of groping them at a bar in March
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Tom Brady, Jose Altuve, Alex Ovechkin and James Harden will vie for the best male athlete award at the ESPYS, while Mikaela Shiffrin, Sylvia Fowles, Chloe Kim and Julie Ertz are nominated for the women’s award.
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R&B singer/songwriter Maxwell celebrated the holiday and the women who are at the forefront of it with a dynamic performance at the Annual Mother's …
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Maxwell Proves There Are Still Good Guys in Music