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Cuomo Refuses To Bow To Growing Demands To Resign | NYC Roundup

Here are the must-read Patch NYC stories for Friday, March 12.

The governor said Friday he will not resign despite calls from New York elected officials to step down amid sexual harassment allegations.
The governor said Friday he will not resign despite calls from New York elected officials to step down amid sexual harassment allegations. (Getty Images/Pool)

A round-up of the news stories in New York City today:

'I Never Harassed Anyone': Cuomo Resists Pressure To Resign

The governor said Friday he will not step down, alluding that elected officials who have called him to do so are "bowing to cancel culture."

Brooklyn Still Lags Behind In Vaccine Rates, Data Shows

Brooklyn is tied for the lowest vaccination rates of the five boroughs and is behind the city's overall average, data shows.

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Upper Manhattanites Can Eulogize Loved Ones At COVID-19 Memorial

Sunday's memorial service by Upper Manhattan lawmakers invites neighbors to memorialize people they lost to the coronavirus.

Harlem Meer, Lasker Rink Revamp Set To Start In Central Park

A major reconstruction of the north side of Central Park is set to begin this spring after years of planning. Here's how it will look.

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Brooklyn Child Sex Abuser Caught After Fleeing To Israel, DA Says

Gershon Kranczer, a rabbi and yeshiva principal, is accused of sexually abusing two of his young relatives.

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