Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that landmarks across the state would be lit blue and gold on June 15 in celebration of 70 percent of New York adults receiving their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Here, fireworks in New York Harbor. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Beyond the Celebration It is a tale of two ZIP codes. Both are neighborhoods in Manhattan, connected by the B and 3 trains, yet worlds apart. In... News 20 Jun 2021 | 12:39
At the 2021 Tribeca Festival at Pier 76 Park in New York City. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Curtain Rises on Tribeca Festival The 20th Tribeca Festival is aiming to not just rebuild itself after its 2020 edition was largely scuttled by the pandemic,... City Arts 10 Jun 2021 | 03:57
On Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo received the Johnson and Johnson coronavirus vaccine from Dr. Jacqueline Delmont at a pop up vaccination site in Harlem. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Taking Shots — At Each Other The Centers for Disease Control said Friday that grade schoolers can safely sit closer together in class than previously... News 20 Mar 2021 | 02:24
Governor Cuomo announcing on March 9 that New Yorkers 60 years and older and additional essential workers will be eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Photo: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Under Pressure Calls from state and city leaders for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation had trickled in slowly over the past several weeks... News 12 Mar 2021 | 03:00
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer (left) and New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul (right) visit the Javits Center COVID-19 Vaccine Site on February 10, 2021. Photo: Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn / New York National Guard Vaccine Hunger Games There are two types of New Yorkers. Those waiting to be eligible for their COVID-19 vaccine and the other 4.5 million adults... News 19 Feb 2021 | 03:23
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo holds a press briefing on COVID-19 on Feb. 10, 2020, joined remotely by White House COVID officials. Photo: Darren McGee / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo How Much COVID Relief is Enough? One of New York’s biggest fiscal and economic challenges is that no one knows how big New York’s fiscal and economic challenge... News 13 Feb 2021 | 05:57
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo visiting a NYCHA vaccine pop-up site at the William Reid Apartments in Brooklyn on Saturday, January 23, 2021. Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin / Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo NYC’s Vaccine Math The City of New York went into the post-inauguration weekend with 465,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine on hand. Yet Mayor Bill... News 23 Jan 2021 | 03:17
Photo: Lucas Blair Simpson © SOM Moynihan Train Hall Opens Gov. Andrew Cuomo and transit officials cut the ribbon Wednesday on a gleaming new train hub that will give travelers an... News 30 Dec 2020 | 10:02
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at the State Capitol on December 28, 2020. Photo: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo New Law Limits Evictions in Pandemic New York will freeze evictions and certain foreclosures for two months under a new law that the state’s governor signed Monday.... News 29 Dec 2020 | 11:31
Sarah Feinberg, interim president of NYC Transit, thanked employees on June 11 at the 34 St - Hudson Yards subway station for their cleaning and disinfecting efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo: Marc A. Hermann / MTA New York City Transit The Way Forward Sure, we’ve been through hard times before. Fires, attacks, economic collapse. And, yes, New York has always come back better.... The Way Forward 08 Sep 2020 | 12:51
The Open Streets plan includes West End Avenue from 87th to 96th Street. Photo: Alexis Gelber 5 Positive Pandemic Changes 1. Clean Subways: For the first time in its history, NYC’s subway system shut down at night for cleaning and disinfecting,... The Way Forward 04 Sep 2020 | 11:52
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo created a poster to depict the “mountain” of New York’s COVID experience. (Photo: Don Pollard / Office of Andrew M. Cuomo) New York’s State of Anxiety Megadoses of anxiety have always been essential to the New York state of mind. But this really does feel different. Existential... News 01 Aug 2020 | 02:55
Governor Andrew Cuomo had a coronavirus test at his daily briefing on May 17, 2020 when he announced statewide testing at 700+ locations. ( Photo: Darren McGee- Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) Testing theTests It’s almost like being back in high school when there’s this big test coming up and no time or way to study for it. Not to... News 06 Jul 2020 | 03:04
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signs an executive order on June 12 requiring local police agencies, including the NYPD, to reinvent and modernize police strategies based on community input. With Rev. Al Sharpton, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Leader Carl Heastie, Valerie Bell, the mother of Sean Bell; Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner; and Hazel N. Dukes, President of the NAACP New York State Conference. ( Photo: Kevin P. Coughlin/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) Reforming the Police Weeks after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, protesters are still taking to the streets demanding police reform... News 15 Jun 2020 | 01:30
Governor Andrew Cuomo, May 1, 2020. ( Photo: Darren McGee- Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo) Et Tu, Andrew? Google “Cuomo plan to re-open NYS” and you will find a well ordered design about phases of priority: Each region has to meet... Voices 01 May 2020 | 01:45
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