New York State Team
ALBANY New York announced Wednesday it is opening 35 community-based pop-up vaccination sites this week at churches, community centers, public housing complexes and cultural centers.
The goal is to vaccinate more than 25,000 people through the week and add more sites weekly to reach as many communities as possible to get vaccines in as many arms as possible.
New York last month started a few pop-up sites, and they have provided nearly 9,000 first COVID-19 doses. Those sites will reopen to give out second doses in the coming weeks.
The move comes as more vaccines are headed to the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced, thanks to the federal government.
Donald Trump loved New York. Can he ever come home again?
New York State Team
ALBANY – When then-President Donald Trump announced in 2019 he was switching his residency from New York to Florida, he wrote on Twitter: I cherish New York, and the people of New York, and always will.”
Now the question is can he ever return home to the city that made his career and return to his gold-plated penthouse in Trump Tower that is a symbol of his legacy in New York?
Allies say probably not: He s no fan of the city, and the feeling appears to be mutual.
New York State Team
ALBANY - Democratic lawmakers are pressing New York leaders to raise as much as $7 billion a year by raising taxes on investment sales.
As the home to Wall Street, New York could see a windfall if it boosts taxes on capital gains as the state grapples with a $15 billion budget gap over the next two years, supporters said.
Progressive Democrats are seeking a whole suite of tax increases on the rich to raise new revenue for the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic to stave off cuts in aid for schools and services.
“Billionaires and millionaires in our state have become wealthier during this pandemic while working-class New Yorkers are struggling to make ends meet, said Sen. Gustavo Rivera, D-Bronx, who introduced the bill Tuesday.