My brother Johnny died in a NY Nursing Home early in the pandemic because of Andrew Cuomo’s very poor judgement and gross negligence. He was getting short term rehab following surgery and was getting ready to be discharged and go home. Cuomo sent active Covid patients into my brother’s nursing home from hospitals when The Comfort, a Navy hospital ship, and the Javits Center, as well as many other prudent options were available.

Johnny caught Covid and instead of going home wound up on a ventilator approximately 8 days after Cuomo’s March 25, 2020 directive encouraging nursing homes to accept hospital patients with Covid. Afterwards Cuomo underreported the deaths that occurred because of his recklessness. Now Cuomo wants to run for Mayor of NYC with the potential threat of Avian influenza. New Yorkers deserve better. So did all our loved ones who lost their lives.