April 15 2020 - ALBANY, New York: Governor Andrew Cuomo held his daily press conference today at the Capitol building in Albany. The following are the key points of the presser: - AMID ONGOING COVID-19 PANDEMIC, GOVERNOR CUOMO ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER REQUIRING ALL PEOPLE IN NEW YORK TO WEAR MASKS OR FACE COVERINGS IN PUBLIC - The state Will Begin Conducting Antibody Tests Prioritizing Frontline Workers Beginning This Week -2,000 Tests Per Day Using a Finger Prick Test. - Announces State Will Give 100 Ventilators to Michigan and 50 Ventilators to Maryland - Issues Executive Order Requiring Nursing Homes to Inform Family Members of Residents of COVID-19 Cases - Issues Executive Order Allowing Individuals Assisting with COVID-19 Response to Stay in a Hotel in New York City for More Than 28 Days without Becoming a Tenant - SUNY and CUNY Colleges Using 3D Printers to Produce Personal Protective Equipment for Frontline Medical Workers - Confirms 11,571 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 213,779; New Cases in 43 Counties Video by Karla Ann Coté SEE MORE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYZJicBY-bHb-qKVBtJoX0B0aTJeRkz5_ Desk@freedomnews.tv to license video footage editorial, documentary and/or commercial HTTP://WWW.SCOOTERCASTER.COM HTTP://WWW.TWITTER.COM/SCOOTERCASTERNY ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xncqgSA3zr0

By Stephanie Leone (FNTV freedomnews.tv) Hundreds of locals gathered for a ”Peaceful Walk Protest” in Bahama Village and marched their way down Key West’s famed Duval Street. Mayor Teri Johnston and Chief of Police, Sean Brandenburg, showed their support not only in their speeches but also in their presence. The planned peaceful walk to fight racial injustice did not once turn toward a moment of violence or looting. Organizers asked locals to ”please come out and walk for Justice, Freedom, and Equality as ONE HUMAN FAMILY.” The City of Key West’s official motto—One Human Family—rang true at tonight’s protests packed with locals of all races. The night ended with a drum circle of chanting where black community members came forward to share their pain and fear of living in a country brimming with systemic racism. Community leaders like Aton Lopez additionally hope to tackle the biggest problem facing Key West’s black community—affordable housing. Key West’s Bahamian community is being bought out by snowbirds from the North with no way to afford to stay on the island afterward because of the lack of housing. Shouting “Black Lives Matters” protesters marched past the thirty-something newly emptied storefronts on Duval on the same day as the Florida Keys’ reopening to tourists. With the added stress of the pandemic and a primarily tourism-based economy, it’s clear Key West locals of all races and their economy have an uphill battle to stay afloat. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTfSdNR2OqA