COVID-19: Westchester Residents Win College Scholarships In NY Vax Incentive Program COVID-19: Westchester Residents Win College Scholarships In NY Vax Incentive Program
Covid-19: Westchester Residents Win College Scholarships In NY Vax Incentive Program A pair of students in Westchester are among 10 who are the latest to receive a full ride to any SUNY or CUNY school after being chosen in the second round of New York’s “Get a Shot to Make Your Future’ COVID vaccination campaign. Last month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the state is raffling off scholarships to New Yorkers between the ages of 12 and 17 who go out and get a COVID-19 vaccine in the next several weeks. Scholarships include full tuition and board to any public college or university for the full four years for adolescents who get their shot. Among the latest winner…
COVID-19: Long Island Residents Win College Scholarships In NY Vax Incentive Program COVID-19: Long Island Residents Win College Scholarships In NY Vax Incentive Program
Covid-19: Long Island Residents Win College Scholarships In NY Vax Incentive Program A pair of students on Long Island are among 10 who are the latest to receive a full ride to any SUNY or CUNY school after being chosen in the second round of New York’s “Get a Shot to Make Your Future’ COVID vaccination campaign. Last month, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the state is raffling off scholarships to New Yorkers between the ages of 12 and 17 who go out and get a COVID-19 vaccine in the next several weeks. Scholarships include full tuition and board to any public college or university for the full four years for adolescents who get their shot. Among the latest winner…
Female Passenger On Flight To Newark Groped By NY Man With Criminal History, Feds Charge Female Passenger On Flight To Newark Groped By NY Man With Criminal History, Feds Charge
Female Passenger On Flight To Newark Groped By NY Man With Criminal History, Feds Charge An upstate New York man groped a fellow passenger on a flight from Denver to Newark, federal authorities charged. Ryan Manuella, 28, of Erie County “moved to a vacant center seat next to a female passenger, who was sitting in a window seat” late last week, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said Monday. Honig said Manuella, who didn't know the woman, then “touched her on the groin and inner thigh without her permission,” Honig said. Manuella was charged in Nevada last year with a domestic violence assault, record show. The Cheektowaga resident also got into a struggle in 2017 with…
Calls For Cuomo To Resign Draw Attention To Next In Line Lieutenant Governor As AG Starts Probe Calls For Cuomo To Resign Draw Attention To Next In Line Lieutenant Governor As AG Starts Probe
Calls For Cuomo To Resign Draw Attention To Next In Line Lieutenant Governor As AG Starts Probe As New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo nears a week without holding a news conference after a series of recent scandals, many are looking toward the next in line if he is forced out of office: Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul. Cuomo has been under fire for weeks, first for his handling of COVID-19 cases in nursing homes, then allegedly attempting to cover it up. Now, he finds himself embroiled in separate sexual harassment claims, prompting for many to call for a probe of the governor, and potentially, his job. Earlier story - New Cuomo Sexual Harassment Allegations Spark Bipartisan Backlash, Some Calls To…
COVID-19: Liquor Licenses Of Three Westchester Restaurants Suspended For Violations COVID-19: Liquor Licenses Of Three Westchester Restaurants Suspended For Violations
Covid-19: Liquor Licenses Of Three Westchester Restaurants Suspended For Violations New York State authorities have suspended liquor licenses for 37 more businesses, including three in the Hudson Valley (all in Westchester County), after finding what it labeled violations of COVID-19 pandemic-related executive orders.  These new suspensions bring the total number of liquor licenses suspended during the coronavirus pandemic to 279, the state announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8. In total, 1,867 charges have been filed against bars and restaurants for violating coronavirus-related rules.  Businesses found in violation of these regulations face fines up to $10,000 per viol…
COVID-19: Here's New Rundown Of Long Island Cases By Community COVID-19: Here's New Rundown Of Long Island Cases By Community
Covid-19: Here's New Rundown Of Long Island Cases By Community More than 1,000 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Long Island in the past 24 hours as both Nassau and Suffolk continue to get hit by the second wave of the virus. There were 543 new cases in Suffolk, bringing the total to 57,909 since the pandemic began, while an additional 496 infections were reported in Nassau, as the total hit 57,985, according to the state Department of Health. The number of new COVID-19 cases is the most in any county outside of Erie County and New York City. According to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in the past three weeks, there has been a 149 percent increase in C…
COVID-19: Long Island Sees 800-Plus New Cases; Latest Breakdown By Town COVID-19: Long Island Sees 800-Plus New Cases; Latest Breakdown By Town
Covid-19: Long Island Sees 800-Plus New Cases; Latest Breakdown By Town For the fifth time in a week, Long Island is reporting more than 800 new COVID-19 cases as the second wave of the virus keeps ramping up to levels not seen since the pandemic began. The state Department of Health was reporting 431 new COVID-19 cases in Suffolk County, with 374 in Nassau County. Only Erie County (490), which has been combating a COVID-19 outbreak, and New York City (1,847) reported more new cases. There have now been 54,916 COVID-19 cases reported in Suffolk out of 1.28 million tested. In Nassau, 1.27 million tests have been administered, resulting in 55,486 confirmed cases…
COVID-19: Order For ‘Substantial Food’ Sold With Alcohol Dates Back Decades, Cuomo Says COVID-19: Order For ‘Substantial Food’ Sold With Alcohol Dates Back Decades, Cuomo Says
Covid-19: Order For ‘Substantial Food’ Sold With Alcohol Dates Back Decades, Cuomo Says New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo defended the state’s edict that requires ordering “substantial” food when drinking at bars and restaurants, noting that it’s been a law dating back decades. 
“In New York State, we have one license for bars and restaurants, there’s not a separate bar and restaurant license, unlike most other states,” Cuomo said during a COVID-19 briefing in Manhattan this week. The law dates back to 1964. “When we reopened bars and restaurants it was for outdoor dining, not outdoor drinking,” he said. “Any bar by our current law … our existing law, has to have food available. The…
COVID-19: Rockland Cleared To Resume Elective Surgeries COVID-19: Rockland Cleared To Resume Elective Surgeries
Covid-19: Rockland Cleared To Resume Elective Surgeries Rockland County has become the latest region in New York cleared to resume elective surgeries and ambulatory care amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced during his daily COVID-19 briefing on Thursday, May 21 that Rockland could resume outpatient medical procedures, marking the last county in the Hudson Valley to be permitted to do so after they were shut down due to the COVID-19 crisis. "When this pandemic first broke out our hospital systems were overwhelmed and we stopped elective surgeries to increase our hospital capacity for COVID patient…
COVID-19: Westchester, Suffolk Can Resume Elective Surgeries; Horse Racing Tracks To Reopen COVID-19: Westchester, Suffolk Can Resume Elective Surgeries; Horse Racing Tracks To Reopen
Covid-19: Westchester, Suffolk Can Resume Elective Surgeries; Horse Racing Tracks To Reopen Horse racing tracks across New York State and Watkins Glen International Racetrack will be allowed to open without fans amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Those openings will be effective as of Monday, June 1. The state will issue guidance on how they can open safely reopen in the coming week. Gov. Andrew Cuomo also announced at his news briefing on Saturday, May 16 that two more counties -- Westchester and Suffolk -- are now eligible to resume elective surgeries and ambulatory care.  Cuomo previously announced that the state will allow elective outpatient treatments…
COVID-19: Dutchess Eyes Mid-May Reopening COVID-19: Dutchess Eyes Mid-May Reopening
Covid-19: Dutchess Eyes Mid-May Reopening After meeting most of the requirements by the state before starting to reopen businesses during the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Dutchess has announced a possible date to begin the process. County Executive Marcus Molinaro said during an online Town Hall with Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, on Wednesday, May 6, the process "could" begin the week of Monday, May 18. Friday, May 15 is the current last day of "NY Pause," said Spokeswoman Colleen Pillus. The earliest date reopening could possibly occur is Saturday, May 16.  In order to make the reopening sm…
COVID-19: Rundown Of Total, New Cases Per County In New York COVID-19: Rundown Of Total, New Cases Per County In New York
Covid-19: Rundown Of Total, New Cases Per County In New York The following are the latest number of total novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases followed by new cases for counties in New York as of Sunday, April 26. The state health department reported 5,902 additional cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the statewide total to 288,045 confirmed cases in New York State.  A total of 367 new COVID-19 deaths were also confirmed, bringing the state's total number of fatalities from the virus to 16,966. Related story - COVID-19: NY Businesses Need To Design 'New Normal' To Re-Open, Cuomo Says Albany 948 cases 49 new cases Allegany 35 0 …