#New York hospitals can resume elective surgeries: Hochul

#New York hospitals can resume elective surgeries: Hochul

“#New York hospitals can resume elective surgeries: Hochul” Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that New York hospitals can resume performing elective surgeries and procedures thanks to a decrease in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations tied to the virus. Hochul signed an executive order in December that mandated hospitals cancel all non-emergency surgeries in regions with high…

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#Hochul scraps booster mandate for health care workers

#Hochul scraps booster mandate for health care workers

“#Hochul scraps booster mandate for health care workers” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday scrapped a controversial state mandate that would have required all healthcare workers to get a coronavirus booster shot by Monday in order to avoid worsening staffing shortages. The state health council approved the emergency edict last month when the COVID-19…

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#Rep. Tom Suozzi says NY’s new district maps are gerrymandered

#Rep. Tom Suozzi says NY’s new district maps are gerrymandered

“#Rep. Tom Suozzi says NY’s new district maps are gerrymandered” A top Democrat running against Gov. Kathy Hochul for governor is siding with Republicans against his own party, arguing the newly approved congressional and state senate districts were gerrymandered. “I know that they’re gerrymandered. I mean, that’s common sense,” said Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi…

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#NY mobile sports betting generates M in tax revenue

#NY mobile sports betting generates $70M in tax revenue

“#NY mobile sports betting generates $70M in tax revenue” Legalized mobile sports betting in New York has generated nearly $2 billion in wagers and $70 million in state tax revenues during the first 30 days of operation — and that doesn’t yet factor in bets made during Sunday’s popular Super Bowl football game. Gov. Kathy…

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#Hochul is Brooklyn Dems’ pick for governor over Williams, Suozzi

#Hochul is Brooklyn Dems’ pick for governor over Williams, Suozzi

“#Hochul is Brooklyn Dems’ pick for governor over Williams, Suozzi” The Brooklyn Democratic Party on Sunday formally endorsed Kathy Hochul in the primary race for governor — solidifying her institutional dominance against rivals Jumaane Williams and Tom Suozzi, party sources said. The Kings County Democratic Party executive committee delivered 27 votes for Hochul, while seven…

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#Blame Democrats for soaring crime, fallen cops

#Blame Democrats for soaring crime, fallen cops

“#Blame Democrats for soaring crime, fallen cops” It was heartbreaking to watch another family of a fallen NYPD hero back at St. Patrick’s Cathedral yesterday. The mother of slain, 27-year-old Wilbert Mora — posthumously promoted to detective — looked as if she might collapse from grief as she stood beside the casket of her “giant…

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