New York will be launching drug therapy trials this week to determine if anti-malaria medications have any effect on the COVID-19 coronavirus. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Sunday that New York state has acquired 70,000 doses of Hydroxychloroquine, 10,000 doses of Zithromax and 750,000 doses of Chloroquine after getting approval […]
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Watchdog groups, Republican lawmakers make plea for a transparent and policy-free budget this year
Originally given a deadline of April 1, 2020, New York State legislators are now working on passing the state’s 2021 fiscal year budget as early as this week in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. New York now has the most confirmed COVID-19 cases in the nation, with 1,700 people testing […]
Hate Crimes Task Force investigate NYC assault on Asian woman
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed the New York State Police Hate Crimes Task Force to investigate an assault on an Asian woman in Manhattan on Tuesday that was possibly motivated by racism related to the coronavirus outbreak. On Tuesday morning around 9:30 a.m., an Asian woman walking on 34th street […]
Howie Hawkins leading Green Party presidential race with 22 delegates
Super Tuesday primaries show Syracuse native Howie Hawkins taking a lead in the Green Party’s race for presidential candidate. The entirety of the North Carolina vote has been tabulated, with 99.9 percent of the vote in California following behind. With five candidates running for office from the Green Party and […]
New legislation to prevent HIV-positive discrimination
Assemblyman Michael DenDekker, D-Jackson Heights, introduced a bill (A-09552) to prevent HIV positive individuals from being discriminated against while applying for life insurance. On Tuesday, March 3, DenDekker introduced the new legislation that he referred to as a “simple bill” meant to protect individuals who have been diagnosed with an […]
Ulster County reports first COVID-19 case
Ulster County Executive Patrick Ryan held a press conference regarding the first case of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 in the county. The resident tested for the virus received a “presumptive positive” result a short time after returning from an international trip to France. The patient notified the Ulster County Health […]
Sen. John Flanagan’s “Prebuttal”
The following “prebuttal” by Senate Republican Leader John Flanagan was issued on Tuesday, January 7, the day before Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State Address. The full and unedited statement is reprinted below. I’m John Flanagan, Leader of the State Senate’s Republican Conference. We’re the opposition to the […]
Letter: A Staten Island secession is easier said than done
To the editor: Richmond County Republican Joe Borelli’s plans to introduce legislation for initiation of a process to afford State Island the ability to leave New York City is nothing new. The idea was first proposed by the late Staten Island Republican State Senator John Marchi decades earlier. It is […]