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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks to the press at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, on March 27, 2020.

DOJ Reportedly Investigating Whether New York Gov. Cuomo Manipulated Data on COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths

New York state lawmakers threatened to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of the power...

New York state lawmakers threatened to strip Gov. Andrew Cuomo of the power to issue emergency orders

In this April 17, 2020, file photo, a patient is loaded into an ambulance by emergency medical workers outside Cobble Hill Health Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York. More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes at the height of the pandemic under a controversial order that was scrapped amid criticisms it accelerated outbreaks, according to new records obtained by The Associated Press.

Thousands More COVID-19 Patients Were Sent to New York Nursing Homes Than Previously Thought

The figure, 9,000 patients, raises new questions as to whether Gov. Andrew ...

The figure, 9,000 patients, raises new questions as to whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo March 25 order spread sickness and death among residents.

Police officers in Rochester, New York, handcuffed and pepper-sprayed a 9-year-old girl on Jan. 29, 2021.

Police Investigation Underway After 9-Year-Old Girl Pepper Sprayed During Arrest in Rochester, New York

The Rochester Police Department (RPD) is investigating the actions of sever...

The Rochester Police Department (RPD) is investigating the actions of several officers after a 9-year-old girl was restrained and pepper-sprayed during an arrest on Jan. 29. Around 150 people peacefully took to the city's streets...

Donna Mays, Jamel Floyd’s mother, looks down at her son’s body during the wake at Judea United Baptist Church in Hempstead, N.Y., on June 29.

'Momma's Not Stopping Until That Jail Goes Down.' The Family of Jamel Floyd, New York Man Who Died After Being Pepper Sprayed By Jail Guards, Speak Out

"Momma's not stopping until that jail goes down," says Donna Mays, Jamel Fl...

"Momma's not stopping until that jail goes down," says Donna Mays, Jamel Floyd's mother

NYPD officers pushing a protester into an unmarked van on July 28, 2020.

'It Was Like a Kidnapping.' Distressing Video Shows NYPD Tackling Teen Protester, Forcing Her Into Unmarked Van

Distressing video shows NYPD officers tackling teen protester, forcing her ...

Distressing video shows NYPD officers tackling teen protester, forcing her into unmarked van

Black Lives Matter marchers plead with a police officer to arrest a right wing counter protestor who assaulted one of them outside of the 68th police precinct on July 12, 2020 in the Bay Ridge neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York.

Pro-Police Agitators and Black Lives Matter Protesters Clash in Brooklyn

The pro-police rallies came weeks after the New York City Council cut the N...

The pro-police rallies came weeks after the New York City Council cut the NYPD's budget by $1 billion. The cuts came in light of national calls to defund police departments in response to the killing of George Floyd and other unarmed Black people at the hands of police officers.

A New York City Corrections bus turns off of the Rikers Island entry road in New York, U.S., on Friday, May 20, 2011.

17 Corrections Officers Disciplined 1 Year After Transgender Woman's Death on Rikers Island

The disciplinary action comes weeks after the Bronx DA's six-month investig...

The disciplinary action comes weeks after the Bronx DA's six-month investigation found "no criminal activity"