Andrew Cuomo

Sexual Harassment Investigation Report Could Derail Cuomo Plans for MTA

Aug. 3, 2021, 7:32 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:22 p.m.

The governor’s troubles shut down a planned MTA event touting new executives Tuesday as transit watchers wonder whether a weakened Cuomo can maintain his iron grip on an agency inching out of pandemic-spurred turmoil.

Sexual Harassment

Cuomo Harassment Report Spurs Impeachment Move as Biden Trumpets Resignation Push

Aug. 3, 2021, 5:54 p.m.Oct. 12, 2023, 7:58 a.m.

The investigation overseen by State Attorney General Letitia James found the governor engaged in inappropriate touching, sexual conversations and retaliation — and broke federal and state laws. The Albany DA revealed an ongoing criminal probe.

Transit

As Cuomo Orders Vaccinations for MTA, Some Workers Push Back

Aug. 2, 2021, 7:13 p.m.Aug. 2, 2021, 7:54 p.m.

MTA employees must be vaccinated by Labor Day or agree to weekly COVID tests. But some workers said they’d never get the shots, even after losing more than 160 of their colleagues to the pandemic.

Transit

MTA Shuffle Puts Construction Vet in Driver’s Seat, Leaves Vacancy at Transit

July 29, 2021, 4:13 p.m.July 29, 2021, 5:01 p.m.

Gov. Cuomo on Thursday confirmed the MTA’s new chairperson and CEO will be Janno Lieber, who ed the agency in 2017 after leading Silverstein Properties’ efforts to rebuild the World Trade Center.

Vaccinations

Cuomo’s Call for Private Businesses to Require Vaccinations Spurs Demands for a Government Mandate

July 28, 2021, 6:25 p.m.July 29, 2021, 5:06 p.m.

The governor urged the private sector to order employees back to workplaces and make everybody — including customers — get shots. But business owners said it’s up to elected officials to lead the way amid rising COVID rates.

Rent

‘A Complete Disaster’: Cuomo Overhauls Rent Relief System After Tenants and Landlords Left Hanging

July 26, 2021, 8:56 p.m.July 26, 2021, 8:56 p.m.

The state’s badly needed $2.7 billion pandemic rental aid system has given out less than $1 million, with the eviction moratorium end a month away. Residents and owners slammed the glitchy, cumbersome application process.

Transportation

MTA’s Pandemic-Derailed Transformation Plan Was Off Track From Start, Critics Say

July 14, 2021, 9:10 p.m.July 19, 2021, 2:45 p.m.

Two years ago, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the MTA a “disgrace” and “a governmental Frankenstein” as he unveiled a plan to reorganize the mass transit agency. But the overhaul has been slammed as “underwhelming.”

Campaign 2021

Can Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo Get Along for the Sake of New York?

July 14, 2021, 8:09 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

The Democratic mayoral candidate and scandal-scarred governor put on a united front Wednesday and pledged to work together to quell gun violence. But after eight years of the Cuomo-de Blasio war, is an Albany-City Hall ceasefire on tap?

Boxes of protective equipment appeared to still be sitting outside a state-run nursing home for veterans in St. Albans, Queens on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.

Covid-19

‘No Acceptable Reason’ for State-Run Nursing Home to Store PPE Outdoors: City Hospitals Czar

July 1, 2021, 1:07 p.m.July 1, 2021, 1:07 p.m.

After NYC Health + Hospitals CEO Mitch Katz blasted the action at a Queens veterans nursing home, state officials acknowledged some boxes of protective gear had been damaged. But they called reports “grossly exaggerated.”

Covid-19

Piles of PPE Left to Rot Outside State-Run Queens Nursing Home

June 28, 2021, 9:42 p.m.June 28, 2021, 9:42 p.m.

Nearly 1,000 boxes of gloves, masks and other once desperately needed items sat for months exposed to the elements — along with rats and snakes — at the New York State Veterans’ Home at St. Albans.

Andrew Cuomo

Sexual Harassment Investigation Report Could Derail Cuomo Plans for MTA

Cuomo Harassment Report Spurs Impeachment Move as Biden Trumpets Resignation Push

As Cuomo Orders Vaccinations for MTA, Some Workers Push Back

MTA Shuffle Puts Construction Vet in Driver’s Seat, Leaves Vacancy at Transit

Cuomo’s Call for Private Businesses to Require Vaccinations Spurs Demands for a Government Mandate

‘A Complete Disaster’: Cuomo Overhauls Rent Relief System After Tenants and Landlords Left Hanging

MTA’s Pandemic-Derailed Transformation Plan Was Off Track From Start, Critics Say

Can Eric Adams and Andrew Cuomo Get Along for the Sake of New York?

‘No Acceptable Reason’ for State-Run Nursing Home to Store PPE Outdoors: City Hospitals Czar

Piles of PPE Left to Rot Outside State-Run Queens Nursing Home

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