N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Proposes National Ban on Chokeholds by Law Enforcement Amid Protests Responding to Death of Floyd
June 02, 2020
June 02, 2020
ALBANY, New York, June 2 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on June 1:
We're talking about reopening in one week in New York City. Now we're seeing these mass gatherings over the past several nights that could, in fact, exacerbate the COVID-19 spread. We spent all this time closed down, locked down, masked, socially distanced and then you turn on the TV and you see there's mass gatherings that could potentially be infecting hundreds and hundreds of peo . . .
We're talking about reopening in one week in New York City. Now we're seeing these mass gatherings over the past several nights that could, in fact, exacerbate the COVID-19 spread. We spent all this time closed down, locked down, masked, socially distanced and then you turn on the TV and you see there's mass gatherings that could potentially be infecting hundreds and hundreds of peo . . .