Tag: Andrew Cuomo

Policing reform efforts underway for new group
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Policing reform efforts underway for new group

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter the senseless killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police last month, Westchester County officials immediately announced a 30-day review of policy and procedures at the county’s police academy. But before long, the governor widened that scope and required all communities statewide to dig deeper. On June […]

Return of in-store retail ramps up Phase 2
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Return of in-store retail ramps up Phase 2

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s temperatures rise, the rush to get outdoors is palpable. And that was evident on just the first day of Westchester’s second phase of its economic reopening. On Tuesday, June 9, the Mid-Hudson Region, which includes Westchester County, started its second of a four-phase reopening plan designed by New York […]

Cross County Shopping Center’s parking lot in Yonkers remains mostly empty on Wednesday even as Westchester started its economic reopening this week. Photo/Christian Falcone
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Phase 1: Westchester enters ‘new normal’

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]estchester County began what many believe to be a “new normal” on May 26. Tuesday marked the first day a subset of non-essential businesses—construction and manufacturing, in particular—could resume operations injecting a boon into the Westchester economy. “We’re getting back to the new normal in terms of our business and […]

Mid-Hudson OK’d to reopen region, economy
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Mid-Hudson OK’d to reopen region, economy

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter more than two months battling the deleterious effects of COVID-19, Westchester County took its first steps toward restarting the economy on Tuesday. The county, part of the Mid-Hudson Valley region, began “Phase One” of a reopening plan developed by New York State termed “NY Forward.” The May 26 phased […]