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New York Makes Unprecedented Primary Move

It has canceled the Democratic primary

(Newser) - New York's Democratic presidential primary has been axed—making it the first state to make such a move. The two Democrats on the New York State Board of Elections said it wasn't worth the risk of spreading the coronavirus just to hold "essentially a beauty contest,"...

Tests Suggest 1 in 5 NYC Residents Had Virus

Percentage for the state overall is 13.9%

(Newser) - Nearly 14% of New York state residents have had the coronavirus, new testing suggests. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the results of the tests Thursday, in which 3,000 people at grocery stores and other shopping sites in 19 counties were checked for antibodies, CNBC reports. The tests showed 13.9%...

New Signs that Pandemic Is Past Its Peak in NY

Single-day death toll is lowest in weeks, below 500

(Newser) - Encouraging signs from New York state: The daily coronavirus death toll has fallen below 500 for the first time since April 2 and new cases are down to 4,726, the lowest single-day total in a month. In his morning briefing Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that with the pandemic...

NY Governor: Now There's 'No Excuse' Not to Get Married

Cuomo gives OK for couples to get marriage license remotely, have ceremony via video

(Newser) - New York state has nearly 243,000 coronavirus cases , with almost 14,000 deaths as of Monday—but Gov. Andrew Cuomo doesn't want these troubling times to stop anyone from tying the knot. Cuomo on Saturday announced an executive order for this "disaster emergency" that allows marriage licenses...

New York Says It Has a New Rule
New York
Says It Has
a New Rule
Apr 15, 2020 5:06 PM CDT

New York Says It Has a New Rule

And Mayor Bill de Blasio unveils a new food plan

(Newser) - Face coverings will be required in busy spaces while New York City officials said they would create an emergency food reserve and take other steps to safeguard residents' sustenance, the AP reports. Meanwhile, the mayor urged a cautious approach to reviving the economy. Here are the latest coronavirus developments in...

China Sends Big Gift to New York State

Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls it 'a big deal'

(Newser) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that China is facilitating the shipment of 1,000 ventilators to his state, as he continues to shop for more of the lifesaving devices ahead of a growing number of coronavirus patients who are expected to need them, the AP reports. The number...

New York to Seize Ventilators to Help Swamped Hospitals

Cuomo orders National Guard to move equipment to places with the greatest need

(Newser) - New York will begin sending the National Guard into hospitals and other places in the state to seize ventilators and take them where they're needed more. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the executive order Friday, the Hill reports. He said some hospitals don't have many COVID-19 cases and have...

There&#39;s Chatter Around Cuomo&#39;s Soaring Popularity
There's Chatter Around
Cuomo's Soaring Popularity
the rundown
Mar 30, 2020 12:37 PM CDT

There's Chatter Around Cuomo's Soaring Popularity

'I wouldn't mind running against Andrew,' says Trump of the New York governor

(Newser) - Just how much is the popularity of Andrew Cuomo rising? On Monday, President Trump was asked about the possibility of running against the New York governor—and not Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders—as the Democrats' 2020 nominee. The topic came up during an interview on Fox News. "If...

The National Guard Seeks Fleeing New Yorkers

'I know this is unusual,' says Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo

(Newser) - New Yorkers seeking refuge in Rhode Island might want to think again. The state's police and National Guard are pulling over drivers with New York plates, and knocking on doors for recent travelers from the Empire State—America's epicenter for the coronavirus outbreak, NBC News reports. Such visitors...

Hospitalizations in New York Jump 40% in Day

Death toll rises by 100 to 385

(Newser) - New York once again saw a spike in the number of deaths and hospitalizations related to the coronavirus, a bleak trend for the epicenter of the US's outbreak, per the AP . The state’s death toll jumped by 100 in one day, pushing the number to 385, Gov. Andrew...

Cuomo Gives Most Dire Update Yet on New York

New York governor blasts FEMA over number of ventilators

(Newser) - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo cast the state's coronavirus crisis in grim terms Tuesday with an angry directive to FEMA: "You pick the 26,000 people who are going to die." As CNN explains, Cuomo was blasting the Federal Emergency Management Agency for sending only 400 ventilators....

New York Dramatically Tightens Rules for Public

Employees of non-essential businesses must stay home, and all gatherings are banned

(Newser) - The entire state of California is on lockdown . Across the country, New York is taking pretty much the same steps. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday ordered workers in nonessential businesses to stay home, and he banned gatherings of any size and for any reason, reports the AP . “This is...

Weinstein Transferred to Maximum-Security Prison

Inmate No. 20B0584 will be held at Wende for evaluation

(Newser) - New York state inmate No. 20B0584, once one of Hollywood's most powerful figures, arrived at a maximum-security prison near Buffalo Wednesday. Harvey Weinstein, who turns 68 on Thursday, was sent from Rikers Island to the Wende Correctional Institute in Alden, NY, for evaluation, Bloomberg reports. Authorities say Weinstein, who...

Pageant Winner Gets Banned After Coming Out

Madison L'Insalata calls it 'frustrating'

(Newser) - Miss Staten Island 2020 Madison L'Insalata will take her marching skills elsewhere after the St. Patrick's Day parade banned her—apparently over her sexual persuasion. "This is definitely a curveball," L'Insalata tells the New York Post . "I was really looking forward to being there...

JCCs Threatened in 'Contagion of Hate'

New York state grapples with latest example of anti-Semitism

(Newser) - New York state is reeling Sunday after bomb threats were made against 18 Jewish community centers, USA Today reports. Over 100 people were evacuated from Albany's JCC as police officers swept the building with K-9 teams, but found no bomb. Michael Kopy, the state's director of emergency management,...

He Got Away With Wife's Murder, Until He Killed Their Son

Karl Karlsen convicted of killing 2nd family member for insurance money

(Newser) - Cindy Karlsen was right to be worried when her husband, following the 2008 death of his son, received $700,000 in insurance money and invested some of it in a $1.2 million life insurance policy for her. She donned a wire and in 2011 recorded Karl Karlsen admitting to...

Pol's Alleged Words After Arrest: 'You Know How Women Drive'

Tow truck driver says lawmaker Brian Kolb tried to blame crash on wife

(Newser) - A New York state lawmaker arrested after a New Year's Eve car accident and accused of driving while intoxicated tried to pin the blame on his wife, according to the tow truck driver who came to assist. The AAA driver, who the New York Post notes didn't ID...

Suspect Held in Stabbings of 5 at NY Hanukkah Celebration

Man apparently stormed Hanukkah celebration an hour north of NYC

(Newser) - A suspect is in custody after a man attacked a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi’s home north of New York City late Saturday, stabbing and wounding five people before fleeing in a vehicle, police said. Grafton E. Thomas, 37, of Greenwood Lake, will face five counts of attempted murder,...

Chief Fights Back Tears After Firehouse Blaze

'It's tremendous,' says Joseph Pascale. 'And on Christmas'

(Newser) - A Long Island fire chief fought tears as he faced two fire engines, a ladder truck, and an ambulance—all destroyed in a Christmas fire. "This is what we do on a daily basis to help everybody, and it happened to us," North Massapequa Fire Department Chief Joseph...

Home Intruder 'Picked the Wrong House'

Willie Murphy says she 'went to work on him'

(Newser) - Breaking into Willie Murphy's house? Not the world's best idea. Murphy, an 82-year-old bodybuilder, says she was home in Rochester, NY, late Thursday night when she heard a guy bang on the door. "He was outside and saying, 'Please call an ambulance,' saying, 'I'...

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