Cuomo Won't Approve Closing of Businesses in 9 Hard-Hit N.Y.C. Areas

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: New York Times

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday refused to allow New York City to close nonessential businesses in nine hot spots in Brooklyn and Queens where the coronavirus has spiked, pre-empting a plan announced the day before by Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The governor’s stance created more confusion over how the authorities intend to tackle early signs of a second wave of the virus in its one-time epicenter. Mr. Cuomo, a third-term Democrat, also accelerated the plan to close schools in the affected areas, moving the closure date up a day to Tuesday.

The governor’s announcement seemed to be yet another manifestation of his long feud with Mr. de Blasio. Mr. Cuomo has frequently second-guessed or overruled the mayor, also a Democrat, during their tenures.

Indeed, the governor also announced that the state would take over supervision of enforcement of mask and social-distancing rules in the hot spot clusters, presumably putting the State Police in charge of New York City Police Department officers. “Local government will need to provide us with personnel,” the governor said.



Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/05/nyregion/cuomo-shutdown-coronavirus.html

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These two have been feuding since day one.

[Marcuse]

1. Reminiscent of Mario Cuomo and Ed Koch.

[BumRushDaShow]

2. Wow

That goes back a-ways (and included a bit of Dinkins stuff in there too).

And then Pataki got in and

Here in Philly, we can pick up all the major NYC radio stations and could even pick up their ABC TV channel 7. My mother listened to those stations for years and I joined her - since about the mid-70s. Listening to all the NYC drama! Of course nowadays it can be had by stream but nothing like moving that little radio around to get a clearer signal.

[Marcuse]

8. Pataki brought the dynamic of the Upstate Republican Farmer to the circus.

[JI7]

3. Just fucking Petty BS .

[Jose Garcia]

4. Governor Coumo seems to be taking lessons form Ron DeSantis

[democrattotheend]

6. No he's not

But he has to balance the perilous economic state of the city against the threat of another outbreak, which is not as likely as you'd think because so many New Yorkers have already had the virus. I trust Cuomo to follow the science, as he's done for the most part since the pandemic began.

[IronLionZion]

5. Trumpsters have gloated online about roaming around NY maskless

while liberal sheep run away from them scared.

[marybourg]

9. My mom used to say:

“He who laughs last, laughs best”.

[NYC Liberal]

7. These two need to stop this crap.

I get that they hate each other but c’mon.

[Steelrolled]

10. Cuomo is so fragile and insecure

Of course De Blasio knows it, and is just tormenting him.

[Boogiemack]

11. WTF? Is he infected and acting strange. I'm with DeBlasio this time. Let the Mayor

do his job. He is closer to the people in NYC. Why would Cuomo do this? If the spike grows he will no doubt blame de Blasio.

[BumRushDaShow]

12. It's a personal thing between those two.

(folks might remember Cuomo's testy beef with the (D) Governor of Rhode Island)

[Polybius]

13. Cuomo stopping de Blasio would be equivalent to Trump stopping Cuomo from closing businesses

I know Cuomo hates him, but he needs to let the Mayor due his job. de Blasio should close them anyway.