PUBLISHED 11:34 AM ET Mar. 17, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:34 AM EDT Mar. 17, 2021
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo received the single dose Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday at an event with prominent supporters of his in the Black community, and he urged New Yorkers to get whichever version of the vaccine that is made available to them.
The governor received the vaccine at a church in Harlem as the state has expanded eligibility to include more people, including public-facing non-profit workers, public-facing government workers and business service employees, flanked by Black state lawmakers, clergy, and advocates.
The event was closed to the press due to COVID restrictions, according to Cuomo s office, and featured prominent supporters lavishly praising the governor, including NAACP New York President Hazel Dukes and former Rep. Charlie Rangel.
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Opposing protests took place on the Ithaca Commons Sunday with one group supporting the structure of the city s police department as is, while the other group is advocating for change.
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A rally supporting the Ithaca Police Department on Sunday was organized in response to the city s police reform plan
A counter protest formed on the Commons Sunday in favor of changes to the police department put forward by the city
The most drastic measure in the plan replaces the police department with a Community Solutions and Public Safety Department
Sunday s rally backing the Ithaca Police Department included a parade of vehicles and a presence on the Ithaca Commons, coordinated in response to the city s police reform plan. Rally organizer Rocco Lucente doesn t support the plan.