26 February 2021: Other Cuomo Scandal and NY Nursing Home News

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo denies former aide's sexual harassment allegations

We're presenting this item since we recently referenced the allegation as it appears in the context of Governor Cuomo's COVID-19 nursing home scandals. This report covers Governor Cuomo's denial of Lindsay Boylan's sexual harassment allegations, delivered through a statement by the Governor's press secretary Caitlin Girouard. Here's the statement.

COVID-19 infections keep falling in New York state, Cuomo says – in email, not briefing

This article indicates Governor Cuomo is adopting a much, much lower profile than he has throughout the coronavirus pandemic, which minimizes his personal risk of being asked questions he doesn't want to answer. In effect, he's gone from being New York's trusted public face for managing the coronavirus pandemic to hiding his face from the public.

New York Nursing Homes Reopen To Visitors, As Questions Continue About Cuomo Administration

At long last, some family members are being allowed to visit their sick, elderly relatives at New York's nursing homes, as the state is lifting a number of restrictions it had imposed. That action still falls short of what many families have been demanding. The state-imposed forced separation is one of the more underaddressed tragedies of the coronavirus recession in New York.