Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Jig Is Up: Andrew Cuomo Resigns As Governor Of New York City
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ivan Nikolov/WENN.com / WENN After a week of calls for his resignation over sexual harassment claims, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo called it a wrap and announced he stepping down from the office he so proudly held for many years. Raw Story is reporting that the now embattled Governor decided to call it a career (for now) after 11 women stepped forward accusing him of improper conduct over the years. Knowing that impeachment was around the corner and could keep him from running for office again in the future, Cuomo decided to head off the proceedings and clear the way for New York’s first female governor, Kathy Hochul, to step in. In his speech announcing his departure, Cuomo remained defiant till the end and though he apologized for not recognized the “...
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo Makes Juneteenth A Paid Holiday
Source: NurPhoto / Getty It’s only taken a century and a half but finally Juneteenth will officially be observed as a state holiday in New York State. According to ABC New York, Governor Andrew Cuomo has decided to sign legislation making Juneteenth (June 19) a paid holiday for New Yorkers months after issuing an executive order recognizing the day as such. Keep in mind this came in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic ravaging New York and Andrew Cuomo doing more to keep the Big Apple afloat than the “President” of the United States. “I am incredibly proud to sign into law this legislation declaring Juneteenth an official holiday in New York State, a day which commemorates the end to slavery in the United States,” the governor said. “This new public holiday will serve as a day to recogni...
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Calls Donald Trump A “Joke” For Defunding Threat To Democratic Cities
Source: Pacific Press / Getty Donald Trump‘s contempt for democratic states that he has no chance of winning in November’s elections is as obvious as his orange tanned peel, but now he’s taking his hatred for blue states to another level as he’s threatening to pull federal funding for places like New York City, Portland and Seattle as they’ve allowed people to protest as the constitution allows them to. According to the New York Daily News, Donald Trump recently signed a memo ordering federal agencies to send reports to the White House budget office detailing funds allotted to cities in an attempt to punish them for letting people protest police brutality and citing the rise in shootings as reasoning for the move. “My Administration will not allow Federal tax dollars to fund cities th...
COVID-19 Still Here: Governor Cuomo Slaps 6 More NY, NYC Bars With Liquor License Suspensions
Source: Alexi Rosenfeld / Getty New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is dead serious about keeping NY as COVID-19 free as he possibly can. Bars out here breaking the rules he has put in place to curb the spread are finding that out the hard way. On Saturday (Aug.29), Governor Cuomo announced that 6 more NY, NYC bars will be having their wigs pushed back in the form of their liquor licenses being suspended ABC News reports. New York, which was one of the hardest-hit states in the country when COVID-19 first arrived, has now seen 24 days straight the infection rate staying below 1 percent despite mass testing, which debunks President Donald Trump’s dumb theory. Today’s update on the numbers: Of the 66,241 tests reported yesterday, 656 were positive (0.99% of total). Total hospitalizations fe...
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo Requires Businesses To Deny Shoppers Without Masks
Source: Spencer Platt / Getty It seems that New York City might be on the brink of reopening within the coming weeks. But according to state officials, the new normal might not feel normal at all. As spotted on Raw Story, New York State has a plan in mind for flipping the switch on The Big Apple. On Thursday, May 28 Governor Andrew Cuomo hosted a press conference. While the politician has delivered daily updates regarding COVID-19 this presentation had some notable points of difference. The Democrat was joined on stage by Brooklyn natives comedian Chris Rock and actress Rosie Perez. The trio encouraged citizens to wear masks and other forms of PPE to curtail infection spread. “Everybody, please, spread love the Brooklyn way, get tested, wear a mask,” Perez said. “Our governor is ...
