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Today marks the easing of many COVID-19 restrictions in New York state, but at the state Capitol building, many of those rules remain in place, including mandatory masks in some circumstances.
On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state would comply with new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rules that say fully vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks or practice social distancing.
Earlier this month, Cuomo had announced many rules on indoor and outdoor gatherings would be eased, and capacity restrictions for restaurants, stores, gyms and offices would be lifted as long as six feet of social distancing can be maintained.
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Wednesday marks the easing of many COVID-19 restrictions in New York, but at the State Capitol in Albany many of those rules, including mandatory masks in some circumstances, remain in place.
On Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo said that the state would comply with new CDC rules that say fully vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks outdoors or indoors, or practice social distancing. Cuomo also eased many rules on gatherings indoors and outdoors and lifted capacity restrictions for restaurants, stores, gyms and offices, as long as six feet of social distancing can be maintained.
“We are at a point now where we are going to take major step forward in reopening,” Cuomo said on May 3.
Listen to the story from Capital Correspondent Karen Dewitt.
On Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo said that the state would comply with new Centers for Disease Control rules that say fully vaccinated people no longer have to wear masks outdoors or indoors, or practice social distancing. Cuomo also eased many rules on gatherings indoors and outdoors and lifted capacity restrictions for restaurants, stores, gyms and offices, as long as six feet of social distancing can be maintained.
“We are at a point now where we are going to take major step forward in reopening,” Cuomo said on May 3rd.
Not so fast! Five minutes later, the masks were back on. Legislative leaders clarify masks rules remain for now for all lawmakers.
Associated Press
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces Wednesday that beginning Friday, 16 mass vaccination sites will accept walk-in appointments for people age 60 and older. (Provided photo â governor s office) ALBANY Lawyers helping the New York Assembly investigate whether Gov. Andrew should be impeached have received more than 200 tips and spoken with attorneys for about 70 people and four government agencies, a lawmaker overseeing the probe said Wednesday. Speaking at a legislative hearing, Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Charles Lavine provided his first public update in nearly a month on the progress of the investigation. The probe is focused on whether there grounds to impeach Cuomo over four main issues: sexual harassment and groping allegations lodged against the Democrat by current and former aides, the administration’s efforts to withhold a full count of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, the governor’s use of aides to help write his book on pandemic l
Cuomo impeachment investigation receives 200 tips
MARINA VILLENEUVE, Associated Press
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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Lawyers helping the New York Assembly investigate whether Gov. Andrew should be impeached have received more than 200 tips and spoken with attorneys for about 70 people and four government agencies, a lawmaker overseeing the probe said Wednesday.
Speaking at a legislative hearing, Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Charles Lavine provided his first public update in nearly a month on the progress of the investigation.
The probe is focused on whether there grounds to impeach Cuomo over four main issues: sexual harassment and groping allegations lodged against the Democrat by current and former aides, the administration’s efforts to withhold a full count of COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes, the governor s use of aides to help write his book on pandemic leadership and his administration s handling of safety concerns about the Mario Cuomo Bridge.