New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and officials from President Joe Biden’s administration say they will open mass COVID-19 vaccination sites in medically underserved areas, beginning in Queens and Brooklyn, and later upstate. Our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the ongoing controversy surrounding the number of deaths in NY nursing homes due to COVID-19. The Chancellor of the SUNY system visited three northern New York campuses Monday as students begin to return for in-person classes. (more…)