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Governor-In-Waiting Kathy Hochul Prepares To Ascend. She Just Needs Cuomo To Leave
In her first address to New Yorkers, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul stated Wednesday that Cuomo’s two weeks notice is “not what I asked for.”

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In her first address to New Yorkers, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul stated Wednesday that Cuomo’s two weeks notice is “not what I asked for.”

That push and pull is representative of how Cuomo approached education policy over his decade in office.
In two weeks, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul is slated to take over as governor to serve the remainder of Cuomo’s term through Dec. 31, 2022.
Cuomo announced his resignation in a different Albany, where Democrats, some of them ultra-progressives, now hold a supermajority.
Cuomo’s term officially ends Dec. 31, 2022, barring a now-unlikely reelection in the wake of sexual harassment allegations.
The National TPS Alliance came to the city last week to rally the roughly 25,000 New Yorkers who benefit from Temporary Protected Status.
“We anticipate this process will be concluded very soon,” said Judiciary Chairman Charles Lavine (D-Long Island.
“Gaining people’s trust is a slow process, and it’s not unique to what we’re seeing in The Bronx,” Sieben said.
“I could deal with it a little bit, but my dog can’t,” he said.
The governor could also face criminal investigations based on allegations of unwanted touching in James's reports.
O’Toole said OTG and other airport businesses “have a pretty good track record of providing quality services.”
“The newsreel of the apocalypse is playing out in front of our eyes and we have the chance to stop some of it right here.”
“They’re sending a message to the witnesses, the people in state government: ‘Don’t speak,’” the former official told THE CITY.
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“I paid $8 for two Fantas, that’s a ripoff,” said Felipe Rodriguez. “It’s not like this is freshly squeezed juice — it’s Fanta!”
The new measures for MTA and Port Authority employees in New York come as COVID cases and hospitalizations in the state climb.
At stake is the future of an estimated 125,000 workers, among them thousands of social workers who earn less than their city counterparts.
“We were wishing that for the longest. And thank God it happened,” said Evens, who requested THE CITY not use his last name.
Large employers don't believe they can act without a government requirement. Small firms are having difficulty luring staff back as it is.
“As long as [Carr’s] been working for elected officials, nothing has been getting better. Everything has been getting worse.”