Cuomo's emergency pandemic powers to end Thursday

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's emergency pandemic powers are set to end Thursday, with the governor stating the emergency is over.Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he will relinquish the emergency powers he’s held for the past 15 months during the COVID-19 pandemic as infection rates continue to drop and vaccination rates slowly climb. Those powers gave Cuomo the power to close schools and businesses, require masks and social distancing, and regulate how many people could gather at one time, even in private hom