New York
Governor Andrew Cuomo declares state of emergency for parts of NY
By 
Editor-in-Chief
New York City, New York — Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued a state of emergency for parts of the state. He asked those in New York to take warnings seriously ahead of Hurricane Henri.
He declared a state emergency for Suffolk, Nassau, New York City, Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Sullivan, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Broome, Chenango, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schoharie, Albany, Saratoga, and Schenectady.
According to officials, this will be the first hurricane to hit Long Island directly since Hurricane Gloria in 1985. That storm caused nearly a billion dollars in damage and killed 14 people.
On Saturday, he told people to stock up and move to higher ground on Sunday, despite the lack of buildup because of the storm’s shifting track.
According to Cuomo, the state has not seen a storm this powerful since Superstorm Sandy back in 2012.
Five hundred National Guard troops will head to the New York City area to help with storm response efforts.
New York’s U.S. Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand warn that millions of people could be without electricity for more than a week.
Cuomo also warned that heavy rains were expected to create problems far up into the Hudson River Valley.
