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We need a real review of how N.Y. handled COVID
The biggest and least forgivable mistake of New York's coronavirus response is the one happening right now: failing to learn from experience.
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Preparing for COVID’s return: Learning the lessons of what went wrong
The day after New York recorded its first positive coronavirus test, on March 2, 2020, then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo said something that should go down in the annals of misplaced hubris:...
Questions on Cuomo’s COVID memoir need answers
As New York marks the third anniversary of the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, questions about how state leaders handled the crisis keep piling up. The latest disturbing revelation concerns...
A healthier N.Y. after Zucker
The biggest surprise about state Health Commissioner Howard Zucker's resignation is how long it took to happen. Given his intimate role in the Cuomo administration's nursing home scandal — which...
Nursing Cuomo’s broken trust: Kathy Hochul’s responsibility on COVID and long-term care
One of the most urgent imperatives confronting soon-to-be Gov. Kathy Hochul will be getting real about the state's pandemic response. In a bid to make himself the hero of a...
The addiction Cuomo can’t quit: The governor keeps giving the state’s hospitals what they want
The lobbying powerhouse behind two of Gov. Cuomo's nastiest scandals is back with another big request from Albany. And Cuomo — seemingly determined not to learn from his mistakes —...
It was like pulling teeth: On Tish James’ nursing home report and Gov. Cuomo playing games with the truth
The most shocking thing about state Attorney General Letitia James' report on the coronavirus pandemic in New York nursing homes is what it did not contain: a definitive count of...
Vaccine signup headaches galore: New York’s system wasn’t ready for its closeup
The two top priorities Gov. Cuomo identified in his State of the State speech Monday morning were "Defeat COVID" and "Vaccinate New York." Judging by my personal experience of the...
Why is NYC the epicenter? Some theories on why coronavirus spread was worst here
In case it wasn't obvious from the headlines and body count, New York is currently suffering more severely from the coronavirus epidemic than almost anywhere else. The city and its...
How the federal relief bill cheats New York
In the predictably messy $2 trillion coronavirus response bill approved by Congress on Friday, one provision stands out as a particular travesty: the nonsensical way it distributes public health funding...