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Former staffer accuses Governor Cuomo of sexual harassment
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A former member of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration who previously accused him of sexual harassment has offered new details. Lindsey Boylan said in a Wednesday post that the Democrat once kissed her on the lips without consent. During her more than three years in the administration, she said Cuomo…
NYC resumes in class instruction for thousands of middle school students
NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of thousands of New York City middle school students are returning to their school buildings on Thursday for the first time since city schools were closed in November amid a surge in coronavirus infections. Classroom doors will open Thursday for the 62,000 students in grades 6 through 8 whose parents…
Man arrested after police chase in stolen vehicle
(Mount Sinai, NY)- A man was arrested Wednesday morning after taking police on a chase in a stolen vehicle. Officials in Suffolk County say Christopher Cruz stole a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee from a driveway on Oakland Avenue in Port Jefferson Station at approximately 11:40 p.m. on Tuesday night. Short while later, an unmarked police…
State-FEMA vaccination sites open today in Brooklyn & Queens
(East Farmingdale, NY)- Two new covid-19 vaccination sites opened on Wednesday in Brooklyn and Queens. The new vaccination sites are a partnership between New York State and FEMA. For now, only residents in select zip codes are eligible for vaccinations at the new sites. More information is available, here. Photo: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo…
Tiger Woods seriously injured in car crash
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say golf star Tiger Woods was seriously injured when his SUV crashed into a median and rolled over several times on a steep road in suburban Los Angeles. Harbor-UCLA Medical Center’s chief medical officer says Woods shattered tibia and fibula bones on his right leg in multiple locations, with additional…
2nd case of South African COVID-19 variant discovered on Long Island
(East Farmingdale, NY)- A second person with the South African variant of COVID-19 was located in New York. Governor Cuomo said the second person, like the first, lives on Long Island, in Nassau County. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, “The County is taking seriously the emergence of more contagious variants, but we know that taking…
New York tells insurers to cover infertility treatments regardless of gender or orientation
(East Farmingdale, NY)- For some New York residents struggling to create a family of their own, yesterday Governor Cuomo announced a new directive which requires insurers to cover infertility treatments for New Yorker’s regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. Read more about it, here. Photo: Embryologist Rick Slifkin uses a microscope to view an…
Weddings with up to 150 guests can resume in NY this March
(East Farmingdale, NY) Soon a bit of normal is coming back to New York, starting on March 15th, weddings and other large catered events can resume statewide. Under New York guidelines, capacity for weddings will be capped at 50% of the venue or 150 people, whichever is less. COVID-19 testing and masks will be required. …
Nursing homes in NY to allow visitors starting on Friday
(East Farmingdale, NY)- After a year of being kept apart by COVID rules, soon families on Long Island can reunite with their loved ones staying at nursing homes. Starting on Friday, February 26th, nursing homes in New York State will be allowed to have visitors. Testing will be encouraged but not required if the county’s…
Supreme Court denies Trump’s request to shield taxes
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a significant defeat for former President Donald Trump, the Supreme Court has declined to step in to halt the turnover of his tax records to a New York state prosecutor. The court’s action Monday is the apparent culmination of a lengthy legal battle that had already reached the high court once…
National Spelling Bee to return, mostly virtual
UNDATED (AP) — The Scripps National Spelling Bee will return this year in a mostly virtual format. Last year’s bee was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. It was the first year without the contest since World War II. This year’s bee will conclude on July 8 with an in-person competition between the top dozen…
New study finds teachers might be cause of school COVID-19 transmission
ATLANTA (AP) — A new study finds that teachers may be more important drivers of COVID-19 transmission in schools than students. The paper was released Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It studies nine COVID-19 transmission clusters in elementary schools in the Atlanta suburb of Marietta in December and January. In…