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Cuomo Called Lawmakers in Scramble for After Resignation Demands

March 8, 2021, 9:56 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:52 a.m.

After Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins urged governor to leave office, a frenzy of phone calls and emails pleaded for a pause — pointing to attorney general’s impending investigation of multiple sexual harassment allegations

Albany

Cuomo’s Office Flouted Its Own Sexual Harassment Investigation Rules, Rep for Governor’s Acc Charges

March 4, 2021, 8:28 p.m.March 4, 2021, 8:28 p.m.

State officials are supposed to bring allegations to the office empowered by Cuomo to deal with complaints in the wake of the #MeToo movement. But Cuomo acc Charlotte Bennett’s lawyer says his office violated “legal requirements.”

Albany

Cuomo Sexual Harassment Claims Follow Years of Public Warning Signs — and Anti-Misconduct Training He Mandated

Feb. 28, 2021, 7:21 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:52 a.m.

Even as the governor advocated a Women’s Equality Act that promised to “ban” workplace sexual harassment, female Albany reporters and employees heard a very different message.

Coronavirus

Easy Vaccine Appointments Help Bridge Deadly Racial Gap for Elderly New Yorkers

Feb. 24, 2021, 6:57 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

Black senior citizens are half as likely as whites to get COVID-19 shots. But a Bronx exception shows success when s are made simple — showing the way for Cuomo and de Blasio as they belatedly announce outreach efforts.

Work

Food Workers Can Now Get the COVID Vaccine. Here’s How

Feb. 14, 2021, 5:14 p.m.Feb. 16, 2021, 3:29 p.m.

THE CITY’s Open Newsroom team breaks down some of the latest info about working in NYC during the pandemic. Sign up for our new jobs newsletter to get updates.

Coronavirus

As Restaurants Ready to Reopen, Food Service Workers Struggle to Score Promised COVID Vaccinations

Feb. 8, 2021, 9:51 p.m.April 3, 2025, 2:22 p.m.

New Citi Field vaccine site sets aside half of slots for food deliverers, restaurant staff and taxi drivers. But anxious workers and their bosses say they’re frantically calling and logging on, to no avail.

Coronavirus

Reversing Course, Cuomo Approves Imminent Vaccine Access for Food Delivery and Restaurant Workers

Feb. 2, 2021, 7:13 p.m.April 3, 2025, 2:23 p.m.

Governor acts a day after telling THE CITY that food personnel would have to wait longer for their shot at a shot, as the return of indoor dining approaches. Now de Blasio must decide whether deliveristas and coworkers can the priority line.

Coronavirus

Washington Heights Vaccines Now for Local Residents Only, Hospital Says in Switch After THE CITY Exposed Inequities

Jan. 27, 2021, 8:58 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

NewYork-Presbyterian will provide access exclusively to residents of the five boroughs and prioritize residents of upper Manhattan and the South Bronx, after suburbanites flocked to its uptown armory inoculation center.

Coronavirus

Outsiders Get Vaccinated at Washington Heights Armory Cuomo Touted as Combating COVID ‘Inequity’

Jan. 26, 2021, 9:31 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Suburban retirees drive in for life-saving shots, while city Spanish speakers rely on a reporter to translate the message: Call yet again to get an appointment.

Campaign 2021

Voter Registration Surge Stands to Shape This Year’s NYC Primary Elections

Jan. 20, 2021, 6:36 p.m.Jan. 22, 2021, 2:44 p.m.

Democrats running for Council and mayor seek to win over New Yorkers new to the political scene.

Josefa Velasquez

Cuomo Called Lawmakers in Scramble for After Resignation Demands

Cuomo’s Office Flouted Its Own Sexual Harassment Investigation Rules, Rep for Governor’s Acc Charges

Cuomo Sexual Harassment Claims Follow Years of Public Warning Signs — and Anti-Misconduct Training He Mandated

Easy Vaccine Appointments Help Bridge Deadly Racial Gap for Elderly New Yorkers

Food Workers Can Now Get the COVID Vaccine. Here’s How

As Restaurants Ready to Reopen, Food Service Workers Struggle to Score Promised COVID Vaccinations

Reversing Course, Cuomo Approves Imminent Vaccine Access for Food Delivery and Restaurant Workers

Washington Heights Vaccines Now for Local Residents Only, Hospital Says in Switch After THE CITY Exposed Inequities

Outsiders Get Vaccinated at Washington Heights Armory Cuomo Touted as Combating COVID ‘Inequity’

Voter Registration Surge Stands to Shape This Year’s NYC Primary Elections

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