#Gov. Kathy Hochul says NY COVID positivity rate below 10%

#Gov. Kathy Hochul says NY COVID positivity rate below 10%

“#Gov. Kathy Hochul says NY COVID positivity rate below 10%” COVID-19 rates have remained under 10 percent positivity for two straight days, Gov. Hochul said. “We are below 10% positivity rate for the second day in a row. This is extraordinary progress,” she said Saturday. Of Friday’s 299,580 swabs, 27,643 came back positive — a…

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#Bruce Blakeman issues order defying Kathy Hochul’s mask mandates

#Bruce Blakeman issues order defying Kathy Hochul’s mask mandates

“#Bruce Blakeman issues order defying Kathy Hochul’s mask mandates” In direct defiance of Gov. Kathy Hochul, newly installed Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman wants to let school districts decide if kids must wear masks inside buildings. The Republican official signed a trio of executive orders Thursday — including one that would empower Nassau’s school boards…

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#Kathy Hochul pitches new Brooklyn-Queens commuter rail service

#Kathy Hochul pitches new Brooklyn-Queens commuter rail service

“#Kathy Hochul pitches new Brooklyn-Queens commuter rail service” An underutilized 14-mile freight line would be converted into a new commuter “Interborough Express” service connecting neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens under a plan championed by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday. The new transit service would run from Bay Ridge in Brooklyn to Jackson Heights Heights in…

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