New York state will allow beaches to open next Friday, May 22, in time for the Memorial Day weekend, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at his daily briefing Friday.
The governor said, however, local towns …
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By Scott Brinton, Jim Bernstein and Karen Bloom
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5/15/20
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Long Island's economy will remain on hold at least until the end of the month, after Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday extended the New York Pause stay-at-home order for the region and New York City through May 28.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/15/20
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo elaborated on his plan to reopen New York's economy in a 51-page report titled "New York Forward," which he released on Twitter Monday night.
Reopening of the economy, which is …
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By Scott Brinton
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5/12/20
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Long Island is “close” to meeting the criteria to reopen its battered economy, Governor Cuomo said at his Monday press briefing. He did not, however, elaborate.
His statement appeared …
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By Scott Brinton
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5/11/20
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Oceanside Superintendent of Schools Dr. Phyllis Harrington said she was disappointed that schools will remain closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year, but noted that she believed it was the smart decision to ensure the health and safety of the district.
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By Scott Brinton and Mike Smollins
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5/4/20
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Students in kindergarten through 12thgrade and college will not return to their schools in New York for the rest of the 2019-20 school year and will instead continue with distance learning to help …
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By Scott Brinton and Bridget Downes
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5/1/20
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As we suffer through pandemic-mandated home confinement, the media becomes more and more important to us each day. We follow it for information, for comfort, for life-saving advice and for ways to keep us from having nervous breakdowns.
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5/1/20
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We have offered high praise to our first responders and medical workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. We must also acknowledge a hero of a different sort: Gov. Andrew Cuomo . . .
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4/23/20
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An estimated 16.7 percent of residents on Long Island, in Nassau and Suffolk counties, have been infected by the coronavirus. That translates to 1 in 6 people.
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By Scott Brinton
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4/23/20
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New Covid-19 hospitalizations dropped 35 percent from the weekend, down from more than 2,000 to 1,300 on Tuesday, Governor Cuomo said from a news conference in Buffalo.
"That is down, and that is …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/21/20
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