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State Chapters => NY/NJ => Topic started by: rangerrebew on October 01, 2020, 01:53:36 pm
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Cuomo presses NYC to clean up its act, hinting at National Guard assistance
The governor took a swipe at NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio without specifically naming him
By Vandana Rambaran | Fox News
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on Gov. Cuomo’s parole board voting to release a cop killer.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo threatened to slash state funding to New York City if it doesn't increase efforts to tamp down on crime and clean up trash in the midst of a pandemic, even offering to send in the National Guard to help.
The tall order from the state's Democratic governor was announced Tuesday at a press conference, where Cuomo expressed concerns about the uptick in gun violence and crime, taking a swipe at the city's mayor, Bill de Blasio, without specifically naming him.
"The crime problem in New York City is real. Denial is not an option," Cuomo said, adding that "if jurisdictions don't resolve police/community issues and redesign public safety," he would take away the city's funding allotted to help with recovery efforts due to the coronavirus pandemic.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cuomo-urges-nyc-to-clean-up-its-act-hinting-at-funding-cuts-national-guard (https://www.foxnews.com/politics/cuomo-urges-nyc-to-clean-up-its-act-hinting-at-funding-cuts-national-guard)