Cuomo announces fans allowed at baseball games, boasts NY was 'smart' about COVID, ignores resignation calls

Two weeks before the start of baseball season, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sat with executives and former players from the Mets and Yankees to announce that outdoor stadiums will be permitted to welcome fans to games.

"New York has always been smart and safe all through this," Cuomo stated during a Thursday press briefing that did not include a Q&A session. Cuomo did not address the increasing calls for his resignation that have stemmed from multiple scandals including his administration's response to the pandemic. Speficially, state officials have blasted the governor for his March 2020 directive stating that nursing homes had to accept residents with COVID-19 after they were released from the hospital. Cuomo's administration also underreported nursing home deaths ‒ withholding accurate information from state lawmakers ‒ while the governor insisted that the deaths were not the result of his directive. This comes on top of several allegations of sexual harassment brought by women including former aides and one current staffer.