159 - Human Trafficking Rush Hour

Absent Britney, who is down flat from the covid booster, the boys tread into lots of local stories, including an update on the Albany Central Warehouse, the Rensselaer County Elections Commissioner getting arrested for voter fraud, and Albany med nurses being trafficked by the hospital. We also talk about the bigger human trafficking story dominating the news, what NYC influencers do on a normal day (it’s not normal), and for a bright spot: Trials for a new Lyme Disease vaccine. 

 

Migrants kidnapped and flown to Martha’s Vineyard: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/16/us/politics/migrants-marthas-vineyard.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

 

Leg Lengthening: https://www.gq.com/story/leg-lengthening 

 

Rensselaer County Elections Commissioner arrested: https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/Rensselaer-County-s-Republican-elections-17438122.php

 

New York City influencers: https://www.thecut.com/2022/09/tiktok-influencers-new-york-city.html 

 

Albany Central Warehouse continues to crumble: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Central-Warehouse-owner-misses-key-deadline-17446497.php

 

More ex-Albany Med nurses to be compensated in human trafficking case: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/More-ex-Albany-Med-nurses-to-be-compensated-in-17439193.php 

Lyme vaccine trial enrolling participants for phase three: https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/Lyme-vaccine-trial-phase-three-Pfizer-Valneva-17435963.php