(Carmine Sabia) The wheels are finally starting to come off the wagon for embattled Democrat New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as a probe into his alleged sexual misconduct has expanded.
by Carmine Sabia, May 8th, 2021
The probe is now investigating to see if a top aide to the governor linked access to coronavirus vaccines to support for Cuomo as another top aide announced his resignation this week, The Daily Mail reported.
Cuomo’s communications director Peter Ajemian and is being replaced by longtime chief adviser Rich Azzopardi.
“After nearly four years, and with this year’s budget done and vaccine eligibility open to everyone, I decided now is the time to pursue opportunities in the private sector,” he said.
“I’m grateful to the governor for giving me the chance to serve. It’s been the honor of a lifetime to be part of a team working for New Yorkers in a period of un precedented crisis and seeing the government work for the people and people work for each other,” he said.
Ajemian is the latest exit from Cuomo’s office in recent months including Gareth Rhodes, who served on Cuomo’s COVID-19 task force, former press secretary Caitlin Girouard and ex-Cuomo spokesman Jack Sterne.
The steady steam of resignations means a big shake up at Cuomo’s office. Dana Carotenuto has now been appointed Cuomo’s chief of staff. She was formerly deputy secretary for legislative affairs and policy. Jennifer Givner has been appointed acting press secretary and Haley Viccaro will serve as the state’s deputy communications director for energy and the environment.
Meanwhile, Ajemian’s replacement Azzopardi praised Ajemian, saying ‘he’ll always be a part of Team Cuomo.’
“Peter has spent nearly four years in the administration taking on the hard challenges during even harder circumstances,” the new communications director said. “There’s nobody I’d rather be in the trenches with and know he’ll always be a part of Team Cuomo.”
The news comes as Cuomo announced new seating for Major League Baseball games in the state, which did not distract from the probe.
Two Major League Baseball teams, the New York Yankees and New York Mets, are getting prepared to, kind of, bring their games back to normal.
But the price of bringing the games back to somewhat normal is precisely what many people were frightened of to begin with, CBS New York reported.
Their stadiums, Yankee Stadium and Citi Field respectively, will have separate seating for vaccinated and non-vaccinated people.
In the vaccinated section, fans will not have to socially distance but will still, ridiculously, have to wear masks even after the Centers For Disease Control said masks were not needed outside.
“More news for baseball fans: Starting May 19, full capacity seating at Yankee Stadium & Citi Field will be available for fully vaccinated people. For unvaccinated, the capacity will be 33% to comply with CDC social distancing rules. Masks will be required for all fans,” New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a tweet.
“The teams are trying to help build on the 58% of eligible New Yorkers who have already received a vaccine shot. Starting in a few weeks, fans will be able to get a Johnson & Johnson single-dose shot at both ballparks, plus get a free ticket to the game,” CBS New York reported.
“We’re all in on this. We’re excited to be part of this. We’re excited to have more and more fans in the building because our players love it,” Randy Levine, the president of the Yankees, said.
“We are currently vaccinating at Citi Field approximately 2,000 individuals a day. We are in the process of opening a drive-thru lane,” Sandy Alderson, the president of the Mets, said.
Fans who can prove that they have been fully vaccinated will be allowed to sit in the sections where social distancing guidelines are eliminated.
Fans are currently seated in pods, but future tickets are going to be marked either “vaccinated” or “unvaccinated,” which could be another way to shame those who choose not to get a vaccine.
“Fans are what make the game. Fans are also what make memories. And they make memories for players as well as themselves,” Alderson said.
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