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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo tells a Long Island school district that masks have to be worn at all times despite social distancing; New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz argues districts should able to decide for themselves as science supports unmasking.<\/p>\n
Gov. Andrew Cuomo\u2019s re-election campaign is holding a pricey “summer reception” fundraiser, for which tickets will go at a Big Apple price of $10,000 per person — as the scandal-hit governor gears up for a potential re-election run.<\/p>\n
The June 29 event, reported by multiple outlets including The New York Times and Bloomberg News, is marked as a “summer reception,” according to an invite sent out by Cuomo\u2019s campaign, and offers a $10,000-per-person seat — or $15,000 for two.<\/p>\n
The event in New York City also has a “Host Committee” level available, although it is not clear what that involves. Cuomo\u2019s campaign and the governor\u2019s office did not immediately respond to Fox News’ requests for comment.<\/p>\n
While Cuomo has not formally announced a re-election run, he has been hit by a number of scandals in recent months after he was initially hailed by media outlets as a hero in early 2020 for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
However, he has faced ongoing scrutiny of an early order to send COVID patients to nursing homes, which was followed by allegations of a cover-up earlier this year when a top aide said his administration had withheld numbers about nursing home deaths for fear of them being “used against us.”<\/p>\n
He was also rocked by a number of sexual harassment allegations from women, including former staff, as well as revelations that people connected to Cuomo were given special treatment at state coronavirus centers.<\/p>\n
Cuomo has pushed back against many of those allegations and has resisted calls — including from fellow Democrats — for him to resign.<\/p>\n
“If you’re going to sit with a governor, they wanted to test you before you were exposed to the governor,” Cuomo said. “I was running COVID response for this state, so I didn’t want to get COVID, and precautions were taken.”<\/p>\n
Bloomberg reported that January campaign filings show the governor had raised more than $4 million during the last six months of 2020 and had $16.8 million in cash on hand.<\/p>\n