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NY Attorney General appoints team to investigate Cuomo
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday appointed a former federal prosecutor and an employment lawyer to investigate allegations that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed female aides. Joon Kim was the acting U.S. Attorney in Manhattan for parts of 2017 and 2018. He’ll join the employment lawyer Anne Clark in…
CDC announces new guidelines for vaccinated people
NEW YORK (AP) — Fully-vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing. That’s according to long-awaited guidance from federal health officials. The recommendations were announced Monday. They also say that vaccinated people can come together in the same way with people considered at low-risk for severe disease,…
Nassau Coliseum will become a COVID-19 vaccination site
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Soon Long Islanders can line up for a COVID-19 vaccine, at the Nassau Coliseum. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, announced plans over the weekend to transform the lower level exhibition hall of the Coliseum into a vaccination center. Curran also said that they will be taking steps to make booking appointments at…
LI restaurants can increase capacity to 75% starting March 19th
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says restaurants in New York state outside of New York City will be allowed to fill three-fourths of their seats starting March 19. The move to 75% capacity will take place on the same day that neighboring Connecticut goes to 100% capacity for restaurants. Cuomo said in a…
LIRR: New timetable begins Monday, March 8th
(East Farmingdale, NY)- The Long Island Rail Road will operate on a new timetable starting on Monday, March 8th. The MTA cites that ridership levels on board the LIRR, remains at 24% of pre-pandemic levels and that the new timetables, will help them to operate more efficiently. Printed timetables will not be distributed. To view…
Senate approves $1.9T rescue plan
NEW YORK (AP) — Fresh off the Senate’s passage of a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 rescue package, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was back in New York to promote the plan’s impact on his home state. Schumer said Sunday that “help is on the way” to beleaguered New Yorkers. He detailed aid that he said would…
Some NY State Democrats call for Cuomo to resign
NEW YORK (AP) — The two top Democrats in New York’s legislature withdrew their support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo amid mounting allegations of sexual harassment and undercounting COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins became the first senior Democrat in the state to say he should resign. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie stopped…
Patchogue woman to serve 9 months for the death an anti-gang activist
(East Farmingale, NY)- The Long Island woman who struck and killed an anti-gang activist with her vehicle, was sentenced on Thursday to 9 months in prison. Suffolk County District Attorney Tim Sini, had this to say about 60-year-old Annmarie Drago of Patchogue, “The defendant’s actions that day were unconscionable, first destroying a memorial for a…
Long Island woman killed in Thursday night crash
(Shirley, NY)- An East Moriches woman died on Thursday after her vehicle crashed into van in Shirley. Suffolk County Police say 46-year-old Kerry Probst, was driving a 2012 Toyota Camry westbound on Neighborhood Road near Havenwood Drive, when her vehicle crossed over the center line and collided with a 2003 Ford Econoline. Probst, was transported…
What will happen to Cuomo after the AG’s investigation
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s attorney general has promised a thorough investigation of allegations that Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed at least two women. But if the investigation finds evidence of wrongdoing, what then? Who gets to decide what discipline, if any, the Democrat might face? New York has an impeachment court, last used…
Cuomo’s alleged victims speak out
NEW YORK (AP) — One of the women who accused New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo of sexually harassing her at the workplace says she was motivated to come forward after another woman contacted her to share similar allegations. Lindsey Boylan tells Harper’s Bazaar that another factor was that Cuomo had been named as a contender…
News outlets report state officials altered number of COVID deaths
NEW YORK (AP) — The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times report that the true number of people who had died in nursing homes in New York was altered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aides in a state Health Department report in July. The newspapers cited documents and anonymous sources in reporting that…