Tag Archives: Andrew Cuomo

Lawmakers Seek To Extend NY Eviction Moratorium

Gothamist reports: Nearly one week before the state’s eviction moratorium is set to expire, two state lawmakers have introduced a bill to extend the deadline to August 31st, aiming to provide further relief to New Yorkers who continue struggling to pay rent. “This will keep people from being thrown out onto the streets,” Assemblymember Jeff Dinowitz, a sponsor of the …

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Cuomo Extends Food-With-Booze Rule Thru May 6th

New York Upstate reports: The statewide 11 p.m. curfew for bars and restaurants serving alcohol has been extended until May 6, despite the recent relaxing of other Covid-19 restrictions. Gov. Andrew Cuomo included the 11 p.m. closing time in a series of extensions to Covid-related executive orders that had been set to expire on Tuesday (April 6). In addition to …

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Cuomo Gets Legal Weed Bill Over GOP Objections

The New York Daily News reports: New York state lawmakers approved legislation legalizing adult use marijuana Tuesday after debating in blunt terms the benefits and pitfalls of pot. The bill, passed by both the Democratic-led Senate and Assembly, removes cannabis from the list of controlled substances and will eventually legalize, tax and regulate recreational pot for adults over 21. Many …

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NY Lawmakers Finalize Details On Legal Weed Bill: Convictions To Be Expunged, 13% Tax On Retail Sales

The New York Daily News reports: The sale of recreational marijuana would be legal for adults 21 and older in the Empire State, under a bill top lawmakers agreed to late Saturday. It’s expected to pass both chambers of the legislature as soon as next week. Coming after years of harsh penalties for marijuana possession — with many New Yorkers …

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Dozens Of Cuomo Officials Subpoenaed By NY AG

The Wall Street Journal reports: The New York state attorney general’s office has subpoenaed dozens of officials in the Cuomo administration, including his top aide, requesting that they produce documents as part of an investigation of sexual-harassment accusations against the governor, according to people familiar with the matter. Melissa DeRosa, whose title is secretary to the governor and who has …

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New York Launches Nation’s First Vaccine Passport

USA Today reports: Starting Friday, New Yorkers will be able to pull up a code on their cell phone or a printout to prove they’ve been vaccinated against COVID-19 or recently tested negative for the virus that causes it. The first-in-the-nation certification, called the Excelsior Pass, will be useful first at large-scale venues like Madison Square Garden, but next week …

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NY Lawmakers Reach Deal With Cuomo On Legal Weed

Bloomberg News reports: New York is ready to legalize recreational marijuana. The state would impose special pot taxes and prepare to license dispensaries under an agreement reached by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders. The deal that legislative leaders brokered with Cuomo (D) calls for a 13% sales tax, 9% of which would go to the state and 4% to …

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POLL: 50% Of NY Voters Don’t Want Cuomo To Resign

New York State Of Politics reports: Half of voters in New York do not think embattled Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign amid a barrage of sexual harassment allegations, while a plurality of voters believe he can continue to do an effective job as governor, a Siena College poll released Monday morning found. The poll comes as Cuomo is fighting to …

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LIVE VIDEO: Cuomo Holds Presser Amid Fierce Pressure

Yahoo News reports: New York political leaders including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Grace Meng, Mondaire Jones, Rep. Jerry Nadler and Jamaal Bowman are all calling for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign after a number of sexual harassment allegations surfaced in the past weeks. Ten members of New York’s congressional delegation, including Adriano Espaillat, Nydia Velazquez, Carolyn Maloney, Yvette Clark …

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De Blasio Joins Dem Reps In Call For Cuomo To Resign

The New York Daily News reports: Dozens of Gov. Cuomo’s fellow Democrats are defecting in light of the latest allegations of sexual harassment levied against the governor and other swirling scandals. More than 55 Democratic state legislators issued a joint statement Thursday calling on Cuomo to resign as Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said he will host a meeting later in …

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New York Expands Vax Access To Everyone Over 60

The New York Daily News reports: New Yorkers over 60 will be able to sign up for a COVID vaccine starting Wednesday, Gov. Cuomo announced Tuesday. The state is dropping the current age requirement for seniors, which is 65, Wednesday and also allowing public-facing government employees, nonprofit workers, and essential building service workers to start signing up for shots beginning …

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NY Republicans Intro Resolution To Impeach Cuomo

New York Central reports: Republican state lawmakers announced an impeachment resolution against Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday afternoon. The resolution was announced by Assembly Republican Leader Will Barclay and other members of the Assembly Republican Conference. The resolution would have to be supported by the Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to come to a vote. If passed by the Assembly, …

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Gov. Cuomo Signs Bill Limiting His Pandemic Powers

The New York Daily News reports: Gov. Cuomo signed legislation Sunday curbing his pandemic emergency powers as he prepares to increase dining capacity at restaurants outside New York City to 75%. The governor, facing mounting criticism and calls for his resignation over sexual harassment allegations and the state’s handling of nursing home deaths, also vowed he was “not going to …

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Top New York Democrat Calls On Cuomo To Resign

The New York Times reports: In a potentially crippling defection in Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s efforts to maintain power amid a sexual harassment scandal, the leader of the New York State Senate declared on Sunday that the governor should resign “for the good of the state.” The leader of the Senate, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, a Democrat from Westchester County, said that …

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo: “There Is No Way I Resign”

The Insider reports: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Sunday said he would not resign due to the allegations against him, saying during a phone call with reporters that resigning due to allegations would be “anti-Democratic.” “I’m not going to resign because of allegations,” Cuomo told reporters Sunday. “The premise of resigning because of allegations is actually anti-democratic.” Cuomo will …

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Six More Former Cuomo Staffers Lob Accusations

The Washington Post reports: A former press aide of Andrew M. Cuomo says he summoned her to his dimly lit hotel room and embraced her after a work event in 2000, when Cuomo led the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and she was a consultant for the agency. The woman, Karen Hinton, says she pulled away from Cuomo, …

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Fox News Meteorologist: Cuomo “Needs To Go To Jail”

Mediaite reports: Fox News meteorologist Janice Dean reacted with understandable fury to a new report that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s team willfully mislead the public over Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes last year. “He needs to go to jail,” Dean exclaimed, adding, “no ifs, ands, or buts!” Dean has been among the earliest and most vocal critics of Governor …

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Cuomo Apologizes, Says He Won’t Resign [VIDEO]

CBS News reports: Gov. Andrew Cuomo addressed the mounting sexual harassment allegations against him Wednesday, saying he “never touched anyone inappropriately.” “I now understand that I acted in a way that made people feel uncomfortable. It was unintentional and I truly and deeply apologize for it,” he told reporters. “I feel awful about it and, frankly, I am embarrassed by …

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Cuomo To Be Stripped Of Pandemic Emergency Powers

NBC New York reports: Legislators from New York’s Assembly and state Senate struck a deal Tuesday to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of his pandemic-linked emergency powers and return matters like lockdowns to local control. The deal would reverse emergency powers granted to Cuomo exactly a year ago, in the early days of the COVID pandemic, that gave him free rein …

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Cultist GOP Rep “Actively Exploring” Cuomo Challenge

Long Island’s Newsday reports: Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin said Tuesday he’s testing the waters for a campaign for governor next year as Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo faces a state investigation into sexual harassment accusations and a federal probe over his handling of the pandemic. Zeldin, a fourth-term congressman from Shirley, said he will begin calling Republican party leaders, including county …

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