Capitol Confidential By Edward McKinley on May 17, 2021 at 6:30 AM
Despite the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this week updating its guidance suggesting that vaccinated people need not wear masks indoors except in the most crowded areas, you are still required to wear a mask inside businesses in New York at least for now. (TU)
New York Sen. Todd Kaminsky recently introduced a bill that would require schools to teach seventh through 12th graders that certain symbols, including Nazi swastikas and lynching ropes, are symbols of hatred. But for Hindu, Buddhist and Jain believers, the angular emblem in the center of Nazi flags is not their swastika. (TU)
Judge: Rye Playland will be run by Standard Amusements
News 12 Staff
Updated on:Apr 13, 2021, 9:25am EDT
The roller coaster ride around who will manage Rye Playland is over.
The County Board of Legislators voted 13 to 4 in favor of an amended deal with Standard Amusements, a private company that will begin managing the park next year.
This comes after a long legal battle between the county and Standard Amusements over the original contract signed with former County Executive Rob Astorino.
County Executive Latimer says this new contract makes it clearer what roles the county and Standard Amusements will have.
It also says Standard Amusements must invest $27 million in physical improvements.