"RING OF FIRE: THE EMILE GRIFFITH STORY"
Andrew Cuomo arrives for the premiere of "Ring of Fire: The Emile Griffith Story" at The Beekman Theater in New York on April 13, 2005. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh)
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A state law signed June 24 by Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo went into effect at 12:01 on Sunday, allowing hundreds of couples statewide to tie the knot.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- A New York home was hit by a firebomb in what police say may be the fifth such attack aimed at Muslim and Hindu homes, businesses and places of worship.
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ALBANY, N.Y., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Members of New York's largest state employees union agreed to accept wage and benefits concessions sought by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the union announced.
NEW YORK, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Former New York Gov. Hugh Carey, who played a key role in New York City's financial crisis of the 1970s, died Sunday at the age of 92, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said.
ALBANY, N.Y., June 30 (UPI) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to announce that a mining practice called hydrofracking will be allowed in the state, sources told The New York Times.
ALBANY, N.Y., June 25 (UPI) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the state at 11:55 p.m. EDT Friday.
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