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I remember it very well because @blakezeff.bsky.social and myself traveled to Hoosick Falls to make a documentary about the water crisis and how Cuomo ignored the people's cries for help https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oX2JhjEzUXw
Cuomo’s Toxic Water Scandal & Cover-up
In 2016, journalists Blake Zeff and Matt Binder travelled to Hoosick Falls, NY to report on a Flint-like drinking water crisis plaguing the town and the alleged cover-up by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Our investigation of the scandal took us to the NY Statehouse where we confronted lawmakers, including a seemingly horny senator... More info: https://www.salon.com/2016/07/05/a_water_crisis_and_an_alleged_cover_up_in_hoosick_falls_cafe_crashes_the_new_york_statehouse_partner/ (Video produced by Matt Binder and host Blake Zeff, originally created for CAFE.) Support the show: http://www.patreon.com/mattbinder
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June 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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an Andrew Cuomo scandal many seem to have forgotten about:

as governor, Cuomo told the people of upstate NY town Hoosick Falls that their water was safe to drink…

…while the Obama admin was warning Cuomo that their water was polluted with cancer-causing chemicals
New documents show Cuomo administration resistance to EPA warnings on Hoosick Falls Gov. Cuomo, second from right, along with members of his administration, is briefed by local officials on the situation in Hoosick Falls. | Office of the Governor of New York By SCOTT WALDMAN 06/02/2016 05:34 AM EDT The Cuomo administration resisted sounding a public alarm even though federal regulators warned senior health department officials that people in Hoosick Falls should be alerted they were drinking water that contained dangerous levels of a chemical linked to cancer and other serious health problems, according to documents recently obtained by POLITICO New York through a Freedom of Information Request.
June 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM