COVID-19: Cuomo Unveils New Strategy To Defeat Virus Amid Nationwide Spike In Cases COVID-19: Cuomo Unveils New Strategy To Defeat Virus Amid Nationwide Spike In Cases
Covid-19: Cuomo Unveils New Strategy To Defeat Virus Amid Nationwide Spike In Cases New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the federal government has waved the white flag amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the state unveils a new method of combating the virus. With fall bringing a rise in COVID-19 cases across the country, Cuomo said that New York will be deploying a new strategy targeting viral “micro-clusters” that have cropped up across the state, including Queens, Brooklyn, Orange, and Rockland counties. “You can control (the virus) when you see it spreading, when you see small spreads … you have to stop them from becoming larger spreads, that’s what we call the micro-cluster…
COVID-19: New Poll Reveals Outlook On Economy From Chambers Of Commerce Leaders Nationwide COVID-19: New Poll Reveals Outlook On Economy From Chambers Of Commerce Leaders Nationwide
Covid-19: New Poll Reveals Outlook On Economy From Chambers Of Commerce Leaders Nationwide Although 90 percent of Chamber of Commerce executives said that business conditions in their municipalities have worsened, only 55 percent expect improvement before the end of 2021, according to a new poll by the Siena College Research Institute. According to the poll, which surveyed 796 chamber of commerce members throughout the country over the course of August, 32 percent of executives felt that business conditons in their districts would deteriorate even further than they already have amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.  Sixty-one percent of those polled reported that their chamber'…
COVID-19: 'It Is Personal, Trump's Trying To Kill New York City,' Cuomo Says COVID-19: 'It Is Personal, Trump's Trying To Kill New York City,' Cuomo Says
Covid-19: 'It Is Personal, Trump's Trying To Kill New York City,' Cuomo Says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo continued his crusade against President Donald Trump’s administration, this time accusing him of actively attempting to kill his former home city. During a COVID-19 briefing on Tuesday, Sept. 8, Cuomo cited a famous New York Daily News headline to serve as an analogy for what Trump is doing to New York during the pandemic. "There was a headline in the Daily News once: 'Ford to City: Drop Dead' ... What Ford did pales in comparison to what Trump is doing; not only did he tell New York City to 'drop dead,'” Cuomo said. “Trump is actively trying to kill New York…
COVID-19: Trump Administration Pulls Funding For Disinfecting NY Schools, Public Facilities COVID-19: Trump Administration Pulls Funding For Disinfecting NY Schools, Public Facilities
Covid-19: Trump Administration Pulls Funding For Disinfecting NY Schools, Public Facilities With schools reopening and more employees using mass transit to return to work, funding may reportedly be pulled by the federal government that is earmarked for COVID-19 sanitation in New York. A New York Daily News report said that President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to strip millions of dollars in COVID-19 aid from the state that could impact sanitizing protocols that have been put in place. Since the outbreak began in early March, FEMA has assisted states with funding to assist in combating the spread of COVID-19 by providing aid to disinfect schools, transit stations, an…
Cuomo Says Trump 'Dismissed As Clown' In NYC, As Two Spar Over Defunding Threat Cuomo Says Trump 'Dismissed As Clown' In NYC, As Two Spar Over Defunding Threat
Cuomo Says Trump 'Dismissed As Clown' In NYC, As Two Spar Over Defunding Threat The war of words between New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and President Donald Trump’s administration has reached a fever pitch after Trump threatened to defund New York City. Trump said he want to pull federal funding from New York City and other major metropolises as part of an effort to target “anarchist jurisdictions,” prompting Cuomo to warn that the president “better have an army” if he plans to follow through on that action before returning to his home state. “He can’t have enough bodyguards to walk through New York City,” Cuomo said. “Forget bodyguards, he'd better have an army if he thi…
Cuomo Becomes First New Yorker Named National Governors Association Chairman Cuomo Becomes First New Yorker Named National Governors Association Chairman
Cuomo Becomes First New Yorker Named National Governors Association Chairman Andrew Cuomo has just become the first New Yorker to be named the chairman of the National Governors Association. Cuomo was unanimously voted to assume the top spot on Wednesday, Aug. 5.  Cuomo will take over for Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan. Cuomo had previously been the association’s vice chair under the Maryland lawmaker, who is term-limited and not eligible to run for re-election when his term ends in 2024. In his remarks, Cuomo laid out his agenda for the association - "America's Recovery and Revival" - focused on tackling COVID-19 and the economic recovery from the outbreak.  Cuomo sa…
COVID-19: These Steps Are Needed To Safely Reopen Schools, NY State Teachers Union Says COVID-19: These Steps Are Needed To Safely Reopen Schools, NY State Teachers Union Says
Covid-19: These Steps Are Needed To Safely Reopen Schools, NY State Teachers Union Says With the state set to announce in less than a month plans for reopening schools in the fall, the New York State Teachers Union has offered guidance on how to best get students back in the classroom. NYSUT President Andy Pallotta released a statement following New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announcing an official timeline for when a decision will be made on school reopening. COVID-19: NY State Sets Timeline For Making Decision On Reopening Schools The state will provide public guidelines from the New York State Education Department to districts on Monday, July 13, and school districts will have…
COVID-19: 'Who's Bailing Out Whom?' Says Cuomo, Taking On Republican Senators COVID-19: 'Who's Bailing Out Whom?' Says Cuomo, Taking On Republican Senators
Covid-19: 'Who's Bailing Out Whom?' Says Cuomo, Taking On Republican Senators New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is taking on Republican lawmakers who have made comments about “blue state bailouts” during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. During his daily COVID-19 briefing, Cuomo again took on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) and added first-term Sen. Rick Scott (Florida) to his line of fire. Both said providing federal aid to states hit hard by the crisis would amount to a bailout and some states should file for bankruptcy. Related - COVID-19: 'I Dare You,' Says Cuomo, Firing Back At Mitch McConnell Over State Bankruptcy Cuomo again made note tha…
COVID-19: 'I Dare You,' Says Cuomo, Firing Back At Mitch McConnell Over State Bankruptcy COVID-19: 'I Dare You,' Says Cuomo, Firing Back At Mitch McConnell Over State Bankruptcy
Covid-19: 'I Dare You,' Says Cuomo, Firing Back At Mitch McConnell Over State Bankruptcy With New York State revenues projected to decline by approximately $13.3 billion dollars this year due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo dared Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to sign a bill allowing states to declare for bankruptcy. McConnell (R-Kentucky) had said that states facing budget crises due to the pandemic should declare bankruptcy, a notion that Cuomo called “one of the really dumb ideas of all time.” During his daily COVID-19 briefing on Friday, April 24, Cuomo doubled down, daring McConnell and the Senate to pass a bill allowing states to …
COVID-19: Cuomo, Trump Call White House Meeting Productive, Agree On Plan To Double NY Testing COVID-19: Cuomo, Trump Call White House Meeting Productive, Agree On Plan To Double NY Testing
Covid-19: Cuomo, Trump Call White House Meeting Productive, Agree On Plan To Double NY Testing Both President Donald Trump and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said a meeting the two had with several of their staff members at the White House on Tuesday afternoon, April 21 was productive. The main topic discussed was testing for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as New York aims to gradually reopen its economy. "As everyone knows, that's going to be the next step as we go forward and how do we separate the responsibilities and the tasks on testing vis-a-vis the state and the federal government and the acknowledgment that we all need to work together on this," Cuomo said on MSNBC. "It has to …
NY Past COVID-19 Apex, But With 540 New Deaths, 'Happy Days Are Not Here Again,' Cuomo Says NY Past COVID-19 Apex, But With 540 New Deaths, 'Happy Days Are Not Here Again,' Cuomo Says
NY Past Covid-19 Apex, But With 540 New Deaths, 'Happy Days Are Not Here Again,' Cuomo Says New York is no longer at the apex of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but that state is still not in a good position and will need to ramp up both testing and tracking to get there. That's the main message Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered in his daily news briefing on Saturday, April 18 in Albany. There were 7,090 additional New York COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total to 236,732 confirmed cases in New York State.  A total of nearly 2,000 new hospitalizations and 540 new COVID deaths were reported in the state in the last 24 hours. (See first two images above.) “Happy d…
COVID-19 NY New Hospitalizations Fall,  Deaths Drop For First Time: Rundown Of Cases By County COVID-19 NY New Hospitalizations Fall,  Deaths Drop For First Time: Rundown Of Cases By County
Covid-19 NY New Hospitalizations Fall, Deaths Drop For First Time: Rundown Of Cases By County The statewide daily number of deaths from novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in New York State dropped for the first time, and the number of new hospitalizations also fell, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced, before quickly noting it will take several more days at least to see how significant that is and if it marks a possible shift. In another piece of encouraging news announced during Cuomo's news briefing in Albany on Sunday, April 5, there is an upward trend in daily COVID-19 discharge rates for New York hospitals. (See first two images above.) For a look at total hospitalizations by most affected r…