New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is asking President Trump to meet with US governors and provide guidance on how coronavirus vaccines should be distributed once they are approved. States are due to submit their plans for distributing coronavirus vaccines tomorrow, Friday October 16, according to the deadline set out by the Centers for Disease Control … Read more
Governor Andrew Cuomo has introduced strict new restrictions that force non-essential businesses to close, bans religious gatherings of more than 10 people and stops all dining in nine New York City neighborhoods where COVID-19 rates are surging. Set to take effect no later than Friday, the new rules will be imposed in parts of Brooklyn … Read more
Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted the recent surge in gun violence in New York City and the state as an ‘urgent crisis’ that he blamed squarely on police departments because they have done ‘very little’ to come up with reform plans. He also threatened to pull funding from up to 500 departments across the state if they do … Read more
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is begging wealthy New Yorkers to return to the city to save it from economic ruin while fighting off calls from other lawmakers to raise their taxes, a move he fears could permanently drive the top 1 percent out of the city. Thousands of New York City residents fled Manhattan and Brooklyn … Read more
Donald Trump furiously defends his coronavirus response showing clips of Andrew Cuomo praising him President Trump used the White House briefing Sunday to defend his record combating the coronavirus The president twice played clips of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo praising him Trump also held up a Wall Street Journal op-ed that approved of the … Read more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo took another swipe at Donald Trump on Saturday by channeling Abraham Lincoln saying there’s ‘no time for politics’ as he announced the state’s death rate has dropped to the lowest since April 1. Speaking in his daily press briefing, Cuomo said he had some ‘good news’ for New Yorkers as he … Read more
Reporter: It appears the president is also watching this press conference. He tweeted 13 minutes ago. ‘Governor Cuomo should spend more time doing and less time complaining. Get out there and get the job done. Stop talking! We built you thousands of hospital beds that you didn’t need or use, gave large numbers of Ventilators … Read more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gave a seething rebuttal to Donald Trump after the president demanded he say ‘thank you’ for federal help building out New York’s hospital capacity to confront the coronavirus crisis. Cuomo, who has called for a measured focus on data rather than opinion in many of his briefings, lit into the … Read more
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered all residents that they must now wear masks or face coverings in public if they cannot stay 6ft apart as part of his ‘blueprint’ in reopening the economy which is to determine how essential a business is and then how it an ensure employees stay 6ft apart. Cuomo signed … Read more
Donald Trump on Tuesday called any governor who resisted his ‘total authority’ as president a mutineer and threatened to withhold coronavirus aid from them if they didn’t heed his call to reopen the country. ‘Tell the Democrat Governors that “Mutiny On The Bounty” was one of my all time favorite movies. A good old fashioned … Read more