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Created: May 16, 2021 10:26 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) On Wednesday of this week, Governor Andrew Cuomo says houses of worship will be allowed to operate at full capacity as long as worshippers can continue to maintain six feet of social distancing.
New York State is still following CDC social distancing guidance, which says people who are not vaccinated must stay six feet apart.
Church leaders tell News10NBC that expanding capacity is a step in the right direction, but the social distancing rule will make it nearly impossible to operate at 100% capacity. We re not able to go to 100% capacity unless they’re also relaxing social distancing requirements,” says Reverend Myra Brown, pastor at Spiritus Christi Catholic Church in Rochester. “That s what we would need as a church to have 100% capacity.
Rochester Advocates Push for the New York Health Act By Lowell Rose Rochester UPDATED 10:31 PM ET Mar. 05, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:17 PM ET Mar. 05, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:17 PM EST Mar. 05, 2021
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. After years of trying to get the New York Health Act passed in the state legislature, advocates are pushing again.
“Insurance should not be an issue between life or death, between having a limb or not having a limb, we have to fix this,” Rev. Myra Brown, pastor of Spiritus Christi Church.
The New York Health Act would give access to healthcare for all state residents, and a person’s income, health or immigration status would not be an issue. Coverage would also be based on income, rather than insurance company rates.
PHOTO BY MAX SCHULTE The RPD s Tactical Unit insignia featuring double lightning bolts and the number 8 had some protesters accusing officers of wearing neo-Nazi symbols. Within hours of demonstrators taking to the streets Tuesday to protest that Daniel Prude s arresting officers would not face criminal charges, social media posts alleging that some officers at the demonstration were wearing neo-Nazi symbols on their uniforms began to circulate. Over the next two days, they would gain traction, particularly in Rochester s social activist circles. The posts, accompanied by photos, mainly focused on an insignia emblazoned on neck gaiters worn by some officers at the protest. The insignia depicted an armored gloved hand, known as a gauntlet, clutching lightning bolts. The number 8 appears prominently on the wrist of the glo