NY governor: Bridge-naming backlash is 'personally hurtful'
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) " New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a petition to take his late father's name off a new bridge is "personally hurtful."The state legislature voted in June to name the new $4 billion Hudson River bridge the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge.A petition with 75,000 signatures on change.org seeks to keep the familiar old name for the span north of New York City " the Tappan Zee (TAP'-uhn-zee) Bridge.According to the Journal News , the Democratic governor also calls [...]
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