Another recruit said she has always wanted to be a police officer. I saw my father serve his community and I wanted to do the same, and I think it s a good time to be that kind of cop these days, said NYPD Probationary Officer Lehr Weiner.
But convincing other young people of that is the challenge police departments across the country are facing, not just in New York City. There have not only been a plunge in applications but there s also a surge in retirements. It s tough being a cop right now with all the rhetoric and things that may be happening throughout the country that have an effect on New York and how we want to do our job, said Chief of Department Rodney Harrison. It s really hard.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo s office hid the state s nursing home death toll for at least five months.
Cuomo s senior aides prevented state health officials from releasing the actual numbers, per NYT.
Cuomo has been embroiled in a series of scandals related to his handling of the pandemic.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo s office hid the number of deaths in nursing homes during the coronavirus pandemic for at least five months, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
Cuomo s senior advisors repeatedly prevented state health officials from releasing the actual death toll to the public, according to interviews and new documents reviewed by the NYT. Documents that included the data didn t go public until months later, the Times reported.
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The New York State Attorney General’s Office is among those asking the Rensselaer County Board pf Elections to provide additional early voting sites in the City of Troy.
On April 9, the New York Civil Liberties Union wrote for the fourth time to the Rensselaer County Board of Elections asking officials to expand early voting in the Collar City.
Perry Grossman is the Senior Staff Attorney with the Voting Rights Project at the NYCLU.
“New York voting law requires providing equitable access to early voting and the existing sites have not provided equitable access. So hopefully with additional sites provided here and the data to show why it would be an improvement, the Board of Elections can finally settle on a better and more equitable early voting plan,” said Grossman.