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Gov. Andrew Cuomo vowed Friday he would not resign despite a seventh woman accusing him of harassment and a growing list of elected officials calling for him to step down. During a teleconference, Cuomo insisted allegations against him were untrue
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State Sen. Shelley Mayer (D-Yonkers) called for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign from office Thursday morning after a sixth woman accused the governor of sexual harassment earlier this week. Mayer, who last week supported having the state attorney general’s investigation
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s grip on power may have become much more tenuous on Sunday after state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) bluntly urged the embattled governor to resign amid the growing sexual harassment scandal. Stewart-Cousins ended what had been
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That loud thud coming from Albany Sunday afternoon was Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins’ terse and direct two-paragraph statement telling Gov. Andrew Cuomo that he “must resign.” One thought had been that if the three-term governor could somehow keep Stewart-Cousins’
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Members of the New York State Senate moved forward Monday with an 11-bill package that is designed to better support and protect nursing home residents. Legislation approved by the Senate and supported by Sen. Peter Harckham (D-Lewisboro), is a continuation
Read moreAppeals to Westchester’s state Senate contingent to help the county’s most vulnerable residents and the organizations that serve them was the focus of last Thursday’s live-streamed budget forum. The state legislature has begun deliberations on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s $192 billion
Read moreGov. Andrew Cuomo pledged Monday to prepare New York to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic through short-term health and economic measures while also strategizing to make long-term change by investing in the state’s future. In his annual State of the State
Read moreAn ICU nurse in Queens was the first person in the United States to receive the federally approved COVID-19 vaccine on Monday as the battle to defeat coronavirus has begun. Sandra Lindsay, who works at Long Island Jewish Medical Center,
Read moreAs COVID-19 cases continue to surge in New York, restaurants and non-essential businesses could face closure or additional restrictions if hospitalization levels fail to stabilize and trend toward critical levels. Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned on Monday a new initiative will
Read moreThe spiraling number of COVID-19 cases in New York State prompted Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday to announce strategies focused on ensuring adequate hospital capacity, staff and testing while keeping schools open as much as possible. On Sunday, the state reported
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