Cuomo calls on N.Y. hospitals to test for highly contagious U.K. COVID variant
NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo holds press briefing and announcement at the office on 3rd Avenue. – New York, NY – September 8, 2020 (Shutterstock)…
Cuomo says full-scale NY shutdown likely if virus trajectory doesn’t improve
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo vows that New York will do a better job than all other states in the nation to get its …
New York Enacts New Covid-19 Shutdown Metrics
NYC Health and Hospital mobile Units offers free COVID testing in the Hunts Point section of the Bronx. – Bronx, New York: USA – …
Executive Orders on Evictions are Expiring. New Ones are Being Issued. Here’s What You Need to Know
By Allison Dikanovic, THE CITY
Some of the pandemic-prompted rules concerning evictions in New York changed again this week — spurring potential confusion for …
Governor Cuomo’s New Book About Managing COVID-19 Pandemic Hits Stores
By Zack Fink, NY1
American Crisis: Leadership Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic, covers the period from late February to mid-June when Governor Cuomo …
New York Watchdogs Lack Data to Track Judges’ Compliance With Bail Reform
Although the new law took effect in January, state data showing how courts are applying it won’t be available until July 2021. And without funding, courts in small towns and villages may never collect the data.
By Steven Yoder, TheAppeal.org
Before New York State’s bail reform law passed in April 2019, police, sheriffs, and prosecutors warned of dire consequences.
“I think that it could cause some …
Union Welcomes $50 Penalty for Not Wearing a Mask; Goes Into Effect on Monday
Man riding subway with mask in New York City. – July 25, 2020 (Shutterstock)
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The Cuomo Administration Hasn’t Said Which Nursing Homes Were Infected With COVID-19 After Its Order Sent Positive Patients Into Them
Dozens of New York nursing homes didn’t see their first COVID-19 case until sick patients were sent there, many under Andrew Cuomo’s state policy. To date, 6% of the state’s nursing home population, or roughly 6,500 residents, have died.
NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo makes an announcement and holds media briefing at 3rd Avenue office. New York, NY – July 1, 2020 (Shutterstock)
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“Fire Through Dry Grass”: Andrew Cuomo Saw COVID-19’s Threat to Nursing Homes. Then He Risked Adding to It.
A nursing home in Troy, New York, followed the governor’s order to accept patients being treated for COVID-19. Six weeks later, 18 residents were dead of the disease.
By Joaquin Sapien and Joe Sexton, ProPublica
On April 3, Stephanie Gilmore, a 34-year-old nurse working at the Diamond Hill nursing home in Troy, …
NYS Legislators Urge Governor Cuomo to Extend Eviction Moratorium Beyond June 20th, to Protect Tenants for Duration of the Health and Economic Crisis
Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks at signing ‘Say Their Name’ police reform agenda package at office on 633 3rd Avenue – New York, NY – …