Tag: NY

Cuomo’s Order to Place COVID-19 Patients in Nursing Homes ‘Petrified’ NY Nursing Home Admins

A nursing home admin from Staten Island says that he and other facilities’ executives were “petrified” after New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s controversial order that likely accelerated CCP virus outbreaks at their facilities. The administrator of the Silver Lake Specialized Rehabilitation and Care Center, Michael Kraus, told Fox News that he attempted to alert local officials about…


NY Senate Leader Calls on Cuomo to Resign From Office

New York Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said Sunday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign from office after more women came forward and accused him of harassment and inappropriate behavior, while state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie appeared to agree with her statement and questioned the governor’s ability to lead the state. Hours before that, the…


NRA Files Lawsuit Against New York AG Over Attempt to Dissolve ‘Political Opponent’

The National Rifle Association (NRA) filed a lawsuit against New York Attorney General Letitia James, alleging that she is trying to dissolve the NRA for “politically motivated reasons.” James had filed a lawsuit in August against the NRA alleging that the gun-rights group diverted millions of dollars to fund travel and for other allegedly improper purposes….


14 NY Democratic Senators Call for Removal of Cuomo’s Emergency Powers

Fourteen Democratic state senators in New York issued a joint statement to call on the removal of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s emergency powers after a report revealed that his administration allegedly covered up nursing home death data and apologized to state Democratic lawmakers in a private conference call. “While COVID-19 has tested the limits of our…


NY State Lawmaker Arrested for Allegedly Assaulting Wife

A New York lawmaker was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly choking his estranged wife, police said. State Sen. Luis Sepúlveda, a Democrat who represents part of the Bronx, was charged with criminal obstruction of breathing, NYPD spokesperson Detective Sophia Mason said, reported The Associated Press. Mason added that police were called to the state senator’s Bronx home…