Governor Andrew Cuomo is still holding press conferences that are reminiscent of the worst episodes of 'Parks & Rec'
, it must be noted — appears to be a good-natured way to keep daily press briefings lighthearted during what remains a time of great stress for many New Yorkers, the governor’s many and well-documented missteps should be enough to keep anyone from laughing too hard.
Cuomo and his health commissioner, Howard Zucker, are also liable for the decision to make it mandatory for nursing homes tofor COVID-19 after they had been discharged from the hospital, as long as they were stable — a policy that enabled the virus to ravage New York’s assisted care facilities after as many as 4,500 COVID-19 infected patients were sent to stay at nursing homes across the state.have died from COVID-19, all while Governor Cuomo has sat at the helm of the response team.
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