Cuomo Blasts NYU for Not Breaking Up Rave
NYU replied that it had no jurisdiction to do so and attempted to rectify seemingly contradictory statements.
NYPD, Stay Out Of Our Restaurants
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recent plan to reopen indoor dining and use the New York Police Department to enforce social distancing will only place Black and indigenous people of color in more danger. Instead, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene should shut down noncompliant restaurants.
NY State Says One-Hundred COVID-19 Cases Means Remote Learning for NYU
Here’s what NYU is doing to prevent that.
Elected Officials Address NYC College Students’ Pandemic Concerns
Senator Robert Jackson, Assemblymember Deborah Glick and Assemblymember Harvey Epstein responded to COVID-19-related concerns from students representing universities and colleges across New York City.
New Yorkers Don’t Deserve Petty Politics
The recent feud between Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio shows disunified leadership only hurts coronavirus efforts.
Survivors of Abuse Are Not Safe in Quarantine
As New York has issued stay-at-home orders, it has simultaneously endangered survivors of domestic violence, trapping them at home with no means of escape. The government needs to take urgent action to protect survivors, not subject them to more trauma.
Holding Leaders More Accountable in Crisis, Not Less
Though some of his actions have been integral to dealing with the coronavirus crisis and should be a good example for other states to follow, many of Governor Cuomo’s policies in both the past and the present have been harmful to the state’s efforts.
Yes, I Got Quarantine Bangs
No, I did not cut them myself.
The Exploitation of Prisoners During Crisis
As the coronavirus spreads across the state, New York is shifting the responsibility of combating the outbreak onto incarcerated people and is paying them around 60 cents an hour to do it.
Proponents of Early Voting Rally in Washington Square Park
Supporters gathered in Washington Square Park to get the word out about New York’s new early voting laws enacted in January by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Voting in New York Almost Got Harder
The deadline to register as a voter is approaching, but Governor Cuomo wanted it even earlier.
Regulation, Not Prohibition
With e-cigarette flavor bans on both the national and state level, it is important to recognize why prohibition would not work.
