NEW YORK NOW – Support for ending Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s emergency law-making powers, granted to him by the Legislature to handle the COVID-19 pandemic, appears to be growing after news reports revealed that his top aides withheld key nursing home data from lawmakers last year. Lawmakers are now arguing that the revelation should merit immediate action from the Legislature, albeit the preferred course varies depending on who you ask. Credit: Gov. Cuomo’s Office Melissa DeRosa, a top aide to Cuomo, told Democrats behind closed doors this week that the Cuomo administration withheld data on COVID-19 deaths of nursing home residents out of concern that it would put a target on their back for former President Donald Trump.