Tag: NYS

In the New York State Legislature, Where Are the Leaders?

February 14 | Albany Times-Union via AP

How matters of public health — wearing masks, social distancing, getting a vaccine...

With so many businesses closed in New York due to the coronavirus outbreak, unemployment claims have gone through the roof. Shown: the iconic Junior’s Restaurant in Downtown Brooklyn has shut its doors. Photo: Mary Frost/Brooklyn Eagle

New York is swamped with unemployment claims. Here’s how to navigate that

March 18 | Mary Frost

With restaurants, bars, shops, theaters and thousands of other businesses closed because...

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Expecting a coronavirus deluge, Cuomo moves to build hospital surge capacity

March 16 | Mary Frost

Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an Executive Order on Monday allowing New York...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday compared the Trump administration’s ban on New York residents from the Trusted Traveler programs to his alleged extortion of Ukraine. Photo: Office of Gov. Cuomo

Cuomo to sue Trump admin for banning New Yorkers from Trusted Traveler programs

February 7 | Mary Frost

Saying that the president was abusing the power of the federal government...

After seven years of efforts by legislators and legal advocates, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday signed a bill decriminalizing so-called “gravity knives” in New York. Eagle photo by Mary Frost

After 7-year push, ‘gravity knives’ are decriminalized

May 30 | Mary Frost

After seven years and two previous vetoes, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday...