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As New York phases out of its months-long lockdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned New Yorkers on Saturday to stay “smart” on precautions -- even warning partiers in the Big Apple not to "make me come down there" by shirking precautions.“I say to the citizens of this state who are the…

Cuomo signs New York police reform law New York Governor Andrew Cuomo urged communities in the state on Saturday to reform their police forces over the next nine months, saying they would receive no funding from the state if they don't. "You tell us, county by county, city by city, what police force do you…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law on Friday a sweeping package of police accountability measures, including one allowing the release of officers' long-withheld disciplinary records, that received new backing following protests over George Floyd's killing. The measures were approved earlier this week by the state's Democratic-led legislature. Some of the bills had been…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday signed a package of police reforms that had been spurred by protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd -- but a top police union warned that the sweeping measures would leave New York’s Finest “unable to do the job.”“Police reform is long overdue, and Mr. Floyd’s…

June 12, 2020 | 10:40am | Updated June 12, 2020 | 12:11pm New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will sign a 10-bill package of criminal justice and police reform bills into law Friday, following a week of expedited votes by Albany lawmakers in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody and…