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NYSNYS News headlines on Monday, June 6, 2022.
NYSNYS News
NYSNYS News headlines on Monday, June 6, 2022

Biden's attempt to be the main messenger of his administration is failing as most voters appear to be tuning him out. Not a good sign for Democrats this fall.
Washington Post Today

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/06/04/biden-issues-strategy-sundaytake/

10 dead in wave of shootings in Philadelphia, Tennessee, South Carolina, Michigan.
Washington Post Today
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/05/philadelphia-shooting-south-street/

Changes to red flag law in wake of massacres seen as discriminatory against the mentally ill, Times Union claims. Law would allow gun seizure from dangerous people.
Times Union Today
https://www.timesunion.com/state/article/Strengthening-the-red-flag-law-could-lead-to-17219293.php

Latest covid19 wave appears to be receding in NY and other northeast states.
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/06/06/world/covid-19-mandates-vaccine-cases/the-latest-virus-wave-shows-signs-of-abating-in-the-northeast

Recall election of San Francisco district attorney Chesa Boudin, son of Rockland County Brinks robbery radical killers, emerging as a test for Democrats on growing crime.
The New York Times Today
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/05/us/chesa-boudin-recall-san-francisco.html

In California, gasoline prices and the cost of living are outweighing every other issue on minds of voters. Most blame Biden and Democrats. Price was $6.32 a gallon there on Sunday.
The New York Times Today
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/06/us/politics/gas-prices-california-politics-democrats.html

Suffolk County enforcement of red flag gun law seen as model for others.
The New York Times Today
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/06/nyregion/could-one-countys-success-with-red-flag-orders-be-a-model.html

Refugees that make up a quarter of Utica's 60,000 residents have revitalized dying rust belt city. Cheap housing prices, jobs at Turning Stone Casino and Chobani attract newcomers.
The New York Times Today
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/06/03/realestate/utica-burma-refugees.html

Girl, 15, among two shot in Syracuse on Sunday.
Syracuse Post Standard Today
https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2022/06/two-people-including-a-15-year-old-girl-shot-sunday-night-in-syracuse-police-say.html

Teenager arrested for shooting 16 year old girl in Syracuse.
Syracuse Post Standard Today
https://www.syracuse.com/crime/2022/06/syracuse-teen-accused-of-shooting-16-year-old-girl-in-chest-and-back.html

Schenectady editorial criticizes Saratoga Springs Democrats for filing criminal complaint with state police over GOP petitions. This should be left to elections boards to decide, not police.
Schenectady Gazette Today
https://dailygazette.com/2022/06/03/editorial-election-rule-violations-are-not-criminal/

Reynold B. Bishunath, 56, and Javita Ramnarine, 30, of Schenectady charged with child abuse after waiting days to seek medical care for burned baby. Child now in foster care.
Schenectady Gazette Today
https://dailygazette.com/2022/06/06/police-schenectady-parents-delayed-childs-care-for-burn-then-sought-treatment-elsewhere-to-avoid-cps/

Rochester's Police Accountability Board in turmoil before it has even done its first investigation. Executive director of $5 million agency suspended, board members called unfocused and immature.
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Today
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2022/06/06/rochester-police-accountability-board-under-scrutiny-over-staffing-budget/9950762002/

Trump not expected to make an endorsement in GOP primary campaign between Astorino, Giuliani and Zeldin. He is friends with all three candidates.
Politico/Capital NY Today
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/05/trumps-endorsement-stumper-family-friends-or-fierce-ally-00036313

Legislature extends window to file wrongful death lawsuits to 3 1/2 years.
Plattsburgh Press Republican Today
https://www.pressrepublican.com/news/lawmakers-approve-wrongful-death-bill/article_408a242e-e3a7-11ec-991f-c73b6d401596.html

Session ends without action on HALT Act that unions blame for rising violence in state prisons.
Plattsburgh Press Republican Today
https://www.pressrepublican.com/news/union-state-officials-decry-halt-act-as-legislative-session-closes/article_21839f80-e2c9-11ec-a278-cbfd443c02fe.html

Hochul spent $2 million on a new office in Buffalo building that is owed by a campaign contributor.
NY Post Today
https://nypost.com/2022/06/05/hochul-blows-2m-on-new-office-in-building-of-campaign-donor/

Online threat reported against Millennium Brooklyn High School.
NY Post Today
https://nypost.com/2022/06/05/student-threatens-to-shoot-up-elite-school-in-nyc/

Suozzi op-ed: NY has good laws to prevent gun violence and crime, but they are not being enforced by Hochul.
NY Post Today
https://nypost.com/2022/06/05/new-york-isnt-implementing-laws-to-prevent-gun-violence/

Senator Hoylman and Assembly member Glick want to ban Florida Gov. DeSantis from speaking in NYC because of the 'don't say gay' law. He was invited by Jewish Leadership Conference, a conservative group.
NY Daily News Today
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-ron-desantis-chelsea-piers-brad-hoylman-dont-say-gay-bill-20220606-wz747nkivjh4tgepjm6bz72mpi-story.html

Profile of Democratic governor candidate Jumaane Williams, who came very close to getting elected four years ago, losing to Hochul in lieutenant governor primary by just 7 percentage points.
NY Daily News Today
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-nyc-public-advocate-jumaane-williams-democrat-gubernatorial-race-profile-20220606-js44matgf5coxnxnjkahuheska-story.html

Plans still underway to build new jails in NYC outer boroughs and ease crisis at Rikers Island.
NY Daily News Today
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-rikers-new-borough-jails-construction-20220606-75iuo4hcordffndlcjn4z2zjk4-story.html

Delgado meets with community leaders in Poughkeepsie, where 9 people have been wounded so far this year by gunfire, with 2 dead. That doesn't include other shootings where shells were found but no victims.
Middletown Times Herald Record Today
https://www.recordonline.com/story/news/local/2022/06/03/gun-violence-poughkeepsie-addressed-antonio-delgado/7494011001/

Two dead in Mount Vernon murder suicide that occurred as couple's three children were at home Sunday morning.
Journal News Today
https://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/mount-vernon/2022/06/06/murder-suicide-mount-vernon-kills-couple-south-14th-avenue/7524028001/

Survivor of Buffalo Tops Supermarket massacre sues parents of gunman Payton Gendron, 18, for ignoring behavior that led to murder spree. Parents are NYS DOT engineers that make total salary of $183,400.
Buffalo News Today
https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/tops-shooting-survivor-intends-to-sue-accused-gunmans-parents-seeks-court-order/article_8df29d82-e356-11ec-b415-2b96dc5530ce.html

Judge tosses lawsuit against Erie County Executive Poloncarz over covid19 pay given to health commissioner. Lawsuit says he threatened to shoot process server. Judge rules plaintiffs lack legal standing.
Buffalo News Today
https://buffalonews.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/lawsuit-that-led-to-poloncarz-run-in-with-process-server-at-his-house-results-in/article_6065b9f8-e374-11ec-b680-0b23efac2672.html

Man is critical after being shot by Niagara Falls Police when he stabbed officer. Cops called to Rite-Aid store for report of suspicious person.
Buffalo News Today
https://buffalonews.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/suspect-shot-after-knife-attack-on-niagara-falls-police-officer/article_db2c683a-e400-11ec-b918-f32bd56c8c9e.html

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