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FILE - In this Tuesday, May 4, 2021, file photo, New York Lt. Gov Kathy Hochul speaks at a ribbon cutting ceremony in the Bronx borough of New York. Hochul is preparing to take the reins of power after Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, that he would resign from office amid allegations that he sexually harassed several women. Cuomo denies touching anyone inappropriately. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Hochul: NY gov’s office won’t be toxic workplace on my watch

By Marina Villeneuve and Jennifer Peltz - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2020, file photo, Justin Bieber arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of &quot;Justin Bieber: Seasons.&quot; Justin Bieber leads this year’s list of nominees at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, followed closely by Megan Thee Stallion, Billie Eilish, BTS, Doja Cat, Drake, Giveon, Lil Nas X and first-time nominee Olivia Rodrigo.Bieber has seven nods, including video of the year and best direction for “POPSTAR,” artist of the year, best cinematography for “Holy” and best pop song, best editing and best collaboration for “Peaches.” (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Justin Bieber leads nominees for 2021 MTV Video Music Awards

By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press

FILE - This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein. A fund set up to provide money to victims of financier Jeffrey Epstein announced Monday, Aug. 9, 2021 that it has largely completed its work after agreeing to deliver nearly $125 million to over 135 individuals. (New York State Sex Offender Registry via AP, File)

Epstein fund, closing shop, sends up to $125M to 135+ people

By Larry Neumeister - Associated Press

FILE - Lieutenant Governor of New York Kathy Hochul speaks at a ribbon cutting ceremony in the Bronx borough of New York, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Gov. Andrew Cuomo faces possible impeachment following findings from an independent investigation overseen by state Attorney General Letitia James. If the governor resigns or is impeached, Hochul stands poised to become New York's first female governor in a state whose last three male governors have been marred by scandal. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Hochul moves into spotlight as scandal roils Cuomo’s reign

By Carolyn Thompson - Associated Press

In this Saturday, July 24, 2021, photo, former President Donald Trump speaks on a variety of topics to supporters at a Turning Point Action gathering in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) ** FILE **

Trump slams Cuomo over impeachment and COVID-19, predicts a GOP governor in N.Y. speech: Report

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

FILE - Security personnel ask customers for proof of vaccination as they enter City Winery Thursday, June 24, 2021, in New York. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday that later this month the city will begin requiring anyone dining indoors at a restaurant, working out a gym or grabbing cocktails at a bar to show proof they’ve been inoculated. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

In New York City, impending vaccination rules prompt concern

By Bobby Caina Calvan - Associated Press

Joe Trohman, from left, Patrick Stump, Andy Hurley, on drums, and Pete Wentz of the musical group Fall Out Boy perform at the MTV Movie Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Sunday, April 12, 2015, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Fall Out Boy cancels ‘Hella Mega Tour’ dates in New York and Boston over positive COVID-19 case

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Sept. 30, 2020, file photo, Waiter Lenworth Thompson serves lunch to David Zennario, left, and Alex Ecklin at Junior's Restaurant in New York. New York City will soon require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone who wants to dine indoors at a restaurant, see a performance or go to the gym, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday, Aug. 3, making it the first big city in the U.S. to impose such restrictions. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

NYC to require COVID-19 vaccine proof for indoor dining, gyms, performances

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A proof of vaccination sign is posted at a bar in San Francisco on Thursday, July 29, 2021. Until now, many employers had taken a passive approach to their unvaccinated workers, relying outreach and incentives. But that has been shifting, with vaccine mandates gaining momentum. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)

U.S. employers ratchet up the pressure on the unvaccinated

By Alexandria Olson - Associated Press

Handguns are displayed at the table of David Petronis (standing with rifle) of Mechanicville, N.Y., who owns a gun store, during the heavily attended annual New York State Arms Collectors Association Albany Gun Show at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany, N.Y., on Jan. 26, 2013. (Associated Press) **FILE**

26 states back challengers against New York’s handgun carry law

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

People watch breakers during a competition hosted by Supreme Beingz at the Mercury Lounge Friday, June 7, 2019, in New York. Many in the breaking community are eager for the art form to expand its audience after the International Olympic Committee announced that it would become an official sport at the Paris 2024 games. But that optimism is hardly unanimous. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Breakers eager, apprehensive for 2024 Olympic debut

By Jake Seiner - Associated Press

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) ** FILE **

Cuomo blames ‘toxic politics’ by Trump administration for probe of COVID-19 nursing home deaths

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this June 23, 2021, photo, President Joe Biden listens as Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks during an event in the State Dining room of the White House in Washington to discuss gun crime prevention strategy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

8 U.S. attorney picks by Biden would include historic firsts

By Eric Tucker - Associated Press

In this Monday, April 12, 2021, file photo, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio delivers remarks in Times Square after he toured the grand opening of a Broadway COVID-19 vaccination site intended to jump-start the city's entertainment industry, in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ** FILE **

Mayor Bill de Blasio: All NYC workers must be vaccinated or tested by mid-September

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Jackie Mason, comic who perfected amused outrage, dies at 93

By Mark Kennedy - Associated Press

In this Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, file photo, nursing home residents wait on line to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at Harlem Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in the Harlem neighborhood of New York. The Justice Department says it's decided against opening up any civil rights investigations against government-run nursing homes in New York over their COVID-19 response, in a letter to members of U.S. Congress, Friday, July 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

DOJ says no probe into state-run nursing homes in New York

By Marina Villeneuve - Associated Press

In this file photo from May 13, 2021, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio uses a press conference to tout a plan to give citizens free burgers if they get a COVID-19 vaccination. While other large cities like Los Angeles have reinstituted or are considering reinstating mask mandates, Mr. de Blasio opposes such a move, instead focusing on getting more New Yorkers fully vaccinated. (Image: NBC-4 New York live stream feed) **FILE**

De Blasio bucks mask mandate as COVID-19 cases rise

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Smoke blocks the view looking toward Manhattan from Yankee Stadium before the Philadelphia Phillies played the New York Yankees in a baseball game Tuesday, July 20, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

Massive wildfires in U.S. West bring haze to East Coast

By Gillian Flaccus - Associated Press

Audrey Strauss, acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, speaks during a news conference to announce charges against Ghislaine Maxwell for her alleged role in the sexual exploitation and abuse of multiple minor girls by Jeffrey Epstein, Thursday, July 2, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Feds charge 4 in Iranian plot to kidnap U.S. journalist

By Larry Neumeister

FILE - In this Monday, June 14, 2021, file photo, an election worker goes over a ranked choice voting explanation card with a voter before she casts her vote during early voting in the primary election, at the Church of St. Anthony of Padua in the Soho neighborhood of New York. Members of the New York City Board of Elections apologized Wednesday, June 30, 2021, after incorrect vote counts were posted in the Democratic primary for mayor. The error came as the board was going through its first major exercise in ranked choice voting. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

NYC hobbles Democrats’ narrative on state voting reforms

By Justin Riemer