Dr. Zucker, the New York State health commissioner, came under fire for potentially helping obscure the coronavirus death toll in nursing homes and keeping health data from the Legislature. Source: New York Times
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Man Threatened Life of Dominican President, Prosecutors Say
By Gotham Rex on September 20, 2021
Enrique Figueroa, 47, is accused of writing a series of social media posts threatening President Luis Abinader. Source: New York Times
New Jersey to Divest From Unilever Over Ben & Jerry’s and Israel
By Gotham Rex on September 16, 2021
After the company said it would no longer sell its ice cream in the occupied territories, New Jersey invoked a law that prohibits public investments in companies that engage in boycotts. Source: New York Times
New York's Governor, Kathy Hochul, Questions Ida Preparations
By Gotham Rex on September 3, 2021
Gov. Kathy Hochul questioned whether more could have been done to warn residents about the danger of flooding from Ida. Source: New York Times
New York Passes Bill Extending Eviction Moratorium to January
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2021
New York is the first state to pass a new measure to protect struggling renters since the Supreme Court whittled away at existing shields against eviction. Source: New York Times
Want to Know Who Might Run for Governor? Check the N.Y. State Fair.
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2021
Amid cows and crowds, the State Fair became a destination for potential challengers to Gov. Kathy Hochul, including Letitia James, the state attorney general. Source: New York Times
New York Expected to Extend Eviction Moratorium to January
By Gotham Rex on September 1, 2021
New York could be the first state to protect struggling renters since the Supreme Court whittled away at existing shields against eviction. Source: New York Times
Kathy Hochul Wants to Make One Thing Clear: She Is Not Cuomo
By Gotham Rex on August 30, 2021
In her first acts as New York’s new governor, Ms. Hochul has sought to distance herself from her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, who resigned under pressure. Source: New York Times
Brian Benjamin Is Kathy Hochul's Pick for N.Y. Lieutenant Governor
By Gotham Rex on August 25, 2021
Gov. Kathy Hochul, who had narrowed her choices to several New York City lawmakers who are people of color, chose Mr. Benjamin, a state senator from Harlem. Source: New York Times
Kathy Hochul Interview: 'I Feel a Heavy Weight of Responsibility'
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2021
Ms. Hochul sat down with The New York Times for her first one-on-one interview after becoming New York’s first female governor. Source: New York Times
Kathy Hochul Is Sworn In as New York’s First Female Governor
By Gotham Rex on August 24, 2021
Ms. Hochul, who succeeds Andrew M. Cuomo after his resignation, has vowed to usher in a new era of civility and consensus in state government. Source: New York Times
Stanley Aronowitz, Labor Scholar and Activist, Dies at 88
By Gotham Rex on August 21, 2021
As a self-described “working-class intellectual,” he declared that direct action was more potent than collective bargaining or conventional politics. Source: New York Times
Kathy Hochul Is Looking for a Lieutenant Governor in New York City
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2021
Ms. Hochul, New York’s governor-in-waiting, plans to pick a No. 2 who is a downstate lawmaker and a person of color, to give her a balanced ticket in the 2022 primary. Source: New York Times
U.N. General Assembly: U.S. Wants Event Scaled Back
By Gotham Rex on August 19, 2021
The annual General Assembly meeting would ordinarily attract scores of heads of state and other top officials to New York. But American officials say it should be mainly virtual again this year for safety’s sake. Source: New York Times
Kathy Hochul Visits New York City in Apparent Peace Offering
By Gotham Rex on August 18, 2021
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul seemed intent on mending the deeply fractured relationship that Andrew Cuomo, the outgoing governor, has had with city leaders. Source: New York Times