Interview with Abby Ehmann and Wylie Stecklow on the "Seating Not Eating" petition: OTR 8/9/20

16/08/2020 59 min
Interview with Abby Ehmann and Wylie Stecklow on the "Seating Not Eating" petition: OTR 8/9/20

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Episode Synopsis

Theresa Robbinson, Emily Scott, Matthew Schneeman, and Sarah Weck present an interview with Abby Ehmann, the owner of the bar Lucky in the East Village, and Wylie Stecklow, her civil rights attorney, on the "Seating Not Eating" petition she started to address Governor Cuomo's new executive order requiring all bar patrons to purchase food with alcohol, and the challenges she has faced. You can find her petition here: https://www.change.org/p/governor-cuomo-seating-not-eating-change-cuomo-s-executive-order-202-52?recruiter=69586743&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=twitter&recruited_by_id=d26f5050-4fa7-11e3-9496-45d297361432

The hosts also discuss the push to end asylum in the U.S., the lawsuit against the NRA brought by NY Attorney General Letitia James, the explosions in Beirut, and Marvel's announcement that Nia DaCosta will direct the Captain Marvel sequel.