New York State Sen. James Skoufis argued the bridge's renaming occurred as part of an 'unseemly' process and would support naming another bridge, road or tunnel for Cuomo.
Fox News senior meteorologist Janice Dean reflects on how the media never discusses how former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo instructed nursing homes to accept sick patients during the COVID pandemic on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'to revert to its original name, the Tappan Zee Bridge.
"This is nothing against the Cuomos," State Sen. James Skoufis, D-Woodbury, said. He added that the process to originally rename the bridge was"unseemly" and that he would support dedicating another bridge, tunnel or roadway to the former New York governor. "There was no public input, there was no feedback outreach. And if they had done that outreach, they would have heard, the governor's office, that people did not want the name to change," Skoufis added."And so we're trying to right this wrong with this bill." since it opened in 1955 but was renamed after the three-term New York governor in 2017 after a new bridge was built to replace the original.
In this Aug. 24, 2017 photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge, in Tarrytown, N.Y. Republicans have championed the renaming for several years, but Skoufis took up the charge after taking his seat and inheriting it from his predecessor, Republican Sen. Mike Martucci. the New York PostAn effort to pass the bill last term met with failure in April, but sponsors believe the bill could find greater success with
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