Tag: Andrew Cuomo

NY Prosecutor Criminally Investigating Cuomo, Will Request Evidence From Sexual Harassment Probe

A prosecutor in New York is in the middle of a criminal investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo, he said on Tuesday. Albany County District Attorney David Soares said in a statement that his office was made aware of a report made public earlier in the day by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who tapped…


Cuomo Defies Calls to Resign After Probe Finds He Harassed Women

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo defied calls to step down on Tuesday after an investigation found he sexually harassed multiple women and retaliated against a former employee. Cuomo, a Democrat in his third term in office, in a video message accused the investigators of being politically motivated and urged New Yorkers to read a report…


Cuomo Sexually Harassed Multiple Women, Retaliated Against Employee: NY Attorney General

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed several women and retaliated against a former employee, said New York Attorney General Letitia James, accusing the Democrat governor of violating laws. “Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women and in doing so violated federal and state law,” James said in a news conference on Tuesday, adding that…


Cuomo Pushes Private Businesses to Mandate ‘Vaccine-Only’ Admission

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday urged private businesses to institute “vaccine-only” admission in order to incentivize getting vaccinated against COVID-19. “Private businesses, bars, restaurants: go to a vaccine-only admission. … I believe it’s in your business interest to run a vaccine-only establishment,” he added, without elaborating. The governor then suggested those businesses use…


US Won’t Investigate Governors Who Ordered Nursing Homes to Accept COVID-Positive Residents

The U.S. Department of Justice has opted against investigating any of the Democrat governors who last year ordered nursing homes to accept residents who tested positive for COVID-19 against the recommendations of health groups. Federal officials reviewed information they received from New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and New Jersey last year regarding the orders. Based on…


New York Bars Anyone Under 18 From Getting Married

New Yorkers under 18 will not be able to get married soon, even if they have permission from parents. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill on Thursday that raises the age of consent to 18. A previous bill targeting child marriage, signed by Cuomo in 2017, raised the age of consent from 14 to 18…


Cuomo Declares ‘Disaster Emergency on Gun Violence’ in New York Amid Spike in Crime

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday said he has declared “a disaster emergency on gun violence” amid a spate of homicides and shootings in New York City and other metropolitan areas in the state. Describing the shootings as a “public health crisis,” Cuomo said the “declaration will allow us to give this crisis the full attention…


New York Assembly Will Issue Subpoenas in Cuomo Impeachment Probe

The New York Assembly’s Judiciary Committee will soon issue subpoenas as part of its impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a member of the committee said on Wednesday. The announcement was made by state assemblyman Charles Lavine, a Democrat who chairs the body’s Judiciary Committee, who has been named as the head of the panel…


Gov. Andrew Cuomo Condemns ‘Brutal Attacks’ on Jewish New Yorkers

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo condemned recent attacks on Jews in the state, saying such violence will not be tolerated. “I unequivocally condemn these brutal attacks on visibly Jewish New Yorkers and we will not tolerate anti-Semitic violent gang harassment and intimidation,” the governor wrote in a statement on Friday. “New York is the vibrant and…


Poynter Institute Rebukes CNN’s Chris Cuomo for Advising Brother Governor on Damage Control

Poyter’s Tom Jones argued that Chris Cuomo was “deservedly under scrutiny for crossing a journalistic line” following revelations that he took part in advisory calls with Andrew Cuomo and some of his staff members, with Jones calling the situation “a conflict of interest that has been more than a year in the making.”