Governor Cuomo Vetoes 36 Legislative Additions to the FY 2022 Enacted Budget

 

 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the submission of 36 vetoes in accordance with Article VII of the State Constitution, eliminating pages of unnecessary language from the FY 2022 Enacted Budget.

The vetoes include various appropriations pertaining to local assistance, and capital projects. More specifically, 12 appropriations are fully expended, and 6 additional appropriations have minimal spending authority remaining. 13 appropriations are vetoed on constitutional grounds, 4 appropriations are duplicative of other re-appropriations for the same purpose, and one appropriation was previously vetoed.

The full list of vetoes is available here.

258 Days and Counting

 

We are on the road to recovery. I will leave New York City better than It was given to me.

Does anybody want to buy one of our many NYCHA Houses that are up for sale?

Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State Vaccination Program

175,311 Doses Administered in the Last 24 Hours    

More Than 1.4 Million Doses Administered Over Past Seven Days    

Vaccine Dashboard Updated Daily on the State's Vaccine Program; Go to ny.gov/vaccinetracker

 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today updated New Yorkers on the state's vaccination program. 175,311 doses have been administered across the state's vast distribution network in the last 24 hours, and more than 1.4 million doses have been administered over the past seven days. The week 18 allocation of 1,538,650 first and second doses is expected to finish arriving today.        

"Our providers are working around the clock to get more shots into arms, and we remain focused on making sure the vaccine distribution is equitable and our vaccination sites are accessible," Governor Cuomo said. "Our progress is strong and steady, but so is the capability of this virus, which is why we cannot afford to lose any of the tremendous progress we've made. We are fortunate to have a trusted partner in the White House that has been instrumental in helping to maintain our vaccination supply here in New York, and if we all continue to get vaccinated and practice safety guidelines, we will defeat this beast once and for all."  

New York's vast distribution network and large population of eligible individuals still far exceed the supply coming from the federal government. Due to limited supply, New Yorkers are encouraged to remain patient and are advised not to show up at vaccination sites without an appointment.

Vaccination program numbers below are for doses distributed and delivered to New York for the state's vaccination program, and do not include those reserved for the federal government's Long Term Care Facility program. A breakdown of the data based on numbers reported to New York State as of 11 AM today is as follows.                                                  

STATEWIDE BREAKDOWN

Total doses administered - 13,297,331

Total doses administered over past 24 hours - 175,311

Total doses administered over past 7 days - 1,438,340

Percent of New Yorkers with at least one vaccine dose - 41.4%

Percent of New Yorkers with completed vaccine series - 28.1% 

  

Assemblywoman Fernandez Clean Up in Bronx Park East.

Saturday Assemblywoman Nathalia Fernandez spearheaded a clean up of Bronx Park East which had volunteers go out with plastic bags and grabbers to pick up any trash and put it in the bag. 

Over 800 pounds of trash was estimated by the Parks Department to have been collected and hauled away in two Parks Department trucks.

 

259 Days and Counting

 

April 10th was 100 days in office for President Joe Biden. Everything was to have changed by that time, almost every American was to have been vaccinated by then, and America was to be on its road to recovery. 

The newest vaccine, the Johnson and Johnson use was halted as some Americans and people worldwide were having reactions to it, I myself had no reaction to Dr. Chokshi giving me the Johnson and Johnson and  Johnson and Johnson and Johnson and Johnson and Johnson and Johnson. 

The microphone has been cut off and a voice can be heard 'He's become a babbling fool, was it the vaccine'? Another voice can be heard 'No Dr. Chokshi only gave the mayor a placebo'.

Governor Cuomo Announces COVID-19 Positivity Rate Drops to Lowest Level Since November 7

 

Statewide Positivity Rate is 2.35%

Statewide 7-Day Average Positivity Falls Below 3.00% For First Time Since November 24

3,754 Patient Hospitalizations Statewide — Lowest Since November 29

849 Patients in the ICU — Lowest Since December 4

520 Intubated — Lowest Since December 7

35 COVID-19 Deaths in New York State Yesterday — Fewest Since November 22

 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the COVID-19 positivity rate dropped to 2.35 percent, the lowest since November 7.

"New York is making tremendous progress in our goal to vaccinate every New Yorker while keeping the infection and hospitalization rates down, but variants of the virus remain a concern across the state," Governor Cuomo said. "It's going to take everyone working together, as individuals and in communities, to protect each other and defeat this virus once and for all. Until we get to that point, we must stay vigilant and continue with the behaviors we know slow the spread - washing your hands, staying socially distanced and wearing a mask."

Today's data is summarized briefly below:

• Test Results Reported - 243,171
• Total Positive - 5,704
• Percent Positive - 2.35%
• 7-Day Average Percent Positive - 2.92%
• Patient Hospitalization - 3,754 (-80)
• Net Change Patient Hospitalization Past Week - -329
• Patients Newly Admitted - 478
• Hospital Counties - 54
• Number ICU - 849 (-17)
• Number ICU with Intubation - 520 (-15)
• Total Discharges - 170,778 (+511)
• Deaths - 35
• Total Deaths - 41,485

Comptroller Stringer Testimony to Board of Correction: End Solitary Confinement and Redirect Resources to Ensure Health, Safety and Rehabilitation

 

As New York City spends $447,337 per incarcerated person, rates of violence and use of force continue to rise, even as the jail population has fallen to all-time lows

Board of Correction proposed rules would keep people in City jails in isolation indefinitely

 New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer delivered testimony to the Board of Correction on newly proposed rules concerning restrictive housing in correctional facilities. Comptroller Stringer repeated his call to the Board to eliminate the inhumane practice of solitary confinement in all its forms and advance an approach that centers safety, health, and rehabilitation, as envisioned in the NYC Jails Action Coalition and #HALTsolitary Campaign’s blueprint to end punitive segregation.

Comptroller Stringer underscored that the Board’s proposed rules fall short of the HALT Solitary Confinement Act recently passed by the New York State legislature. Comptroller Stringer recommended changes to the new proposed rules, including providing at least 14 hours of out-of-cell time with meaningful congregate programming and human interaction, providing individuals at risk of placement in the Risk Management and Accountability System (RMAS) with legal representation, limiting placement in RMAS, and immediately abolishing restraint desks.

In March, Comptroller Stringer released an analysis that found that New York City spent an average of $447,337 per every incarcerated individual in FY 2020 – a 30 percent increase over the previous year – even as rates of fight and assault infractions in City jails rose by 27 percent. Comptroller Stringer underscored the need to redirect resources to social services, programming, and treatment that can prevent incarceration and help people succeed in their communities after they leave.