Cuomo declares Juneteenth a holiday for N.Y. state employees
The governor will also advance legislation that will make Juneteenth an official state holiday next year, Cuomo said.
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The governor will also advance legislation that will make Juneteenth an official state holiday next year, Cuomo said.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday during his daily briefing that the state will reopen better than it was prior to the coronavirus pandemic. Watch his remarks.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Sunday that bars and restaurants that allow large crowds will lose their liquor licenses. "I am not going to allow situations to exist that we know have a high likelihood of causing an increase in the spread of the virus," Cuomo said.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo urged caution on Thursday as New York's economy reopens. "This COVID has not gone away," he said. Watch his remarks.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday the state had its lowest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations on Monday - 1,538 - since March 20. He also said the U.S. Open will be held this summer in Queens, New York, without fans. Watch his remarks.
He announced Tuesday that the U.S. Open will be held in New York City this summer, without fans.
The tennis tournament will be held in Queens from August 31 to September 13.
Cuomo issued warning after reports came in from across the state of large gatherings where people were ignoring social distancing and not wearing masks.
"I am not going to allow situations to exist that we know have a high likelihood of causing an increase in the spread of the virus," Governor Andrew Cuomo said Sunday.
Cuomo said communities would receive no funding from the state if they did not reform their police forces.
Sweeping package of police accountability measures received new backing following protests of George Floyd's killing.
"Everything we've done has been exactly right up until now. But that's up until now," he said.
New York City, once the epicenter of the crisis, began phase one of reopening this week after an 80-day lockdown.
"There's no fact to any of it," New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said of President Trump's claim that an elderly protester who was knocked to the ground by police in Buffalo, New York, may have been some kind of "antifa provocateur." "Show some decency. Show some humanity," Cuomo said. Watch his remarks.
New York's governor spoke about protests and New York City beginning Phase 1 of reopening after an 80-day lockdown.
New York City, once the epicenter of the crisis, began reopening on Monday.
New York City began Phase 1 of reopening on Monday, which Governor Andrew Cuomo cautiously celebrated, but he called for protesters to get tested. "New Yorkers bent the curve by being smart," he said. Watch his remarks.
The curfew was initially scheduled to end at 5 a.m. Monday, when the city begins to reopen after the coronavirus shutdown.
Cuomo spoke as protests against police brutality and the death of George Floyd stretch into a second weekend.
"You will see change in the NYPD," New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday.
"Who are we? How did we get to this place?" he said of the video.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday condemned video of police in Buffalo shoving an elderly protester to the ground; two officers in that incident have been suspended. Cuomo also outlined his "Say Their Name" agenda for police reform. Watch his remarks.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that people in New York City who are protesting George Floyd's death should assume they've been exposed to the coronavirus in the crowd. He urged them to get tested and also warned it may trigger a spike in COVID-19 cases in the days to come. Watch his remarks.
He urged protesters to act as if they have been exposed by telling those that they live with, and getting tested.
New York City's curfew started at 8 p.m. Tuesday