![]() Nearly all of them have been in the Capitol's Red Room, though Cuomo shifted to the Javits Center in Manhattan on Tuesday. Cuomo's briefings draw viewersĬuomo has held daily news conferences about New York's coronavirus response since the state discovered its first confirmed case March 1. More: Coronavirus: New York has more than half of total confirmed cases in the U.S. “I feel extremely vindicated," Jim Malatras, a frequent Cuomo adviser and former aide who has crafted hundreds of slideshows for the governor, half-joked. The governor's PowerPoint presentations, once the subject of jokes and guffaws among Albany insiders, are having a moment. Now, as Cuomo garners praise for the blunt-but-comforting tone of his daily briefings, his trusted slideshows are getting a broader audience than ever before, splitting the screen with the governor himself on the feed beamed out to viewers across the state and nation. Since the Democratic governor first took office in 2011, Cuomo has had a lengthy PowerPoint presentation accompany nearly every major speech he's delivered, from his State of the State addresses to budget proposals and everything in between. Not necessarily with his inner circle of trusted aides - though they get plenty of screen time, too - but with a trusted tool he's come to depend on as much as anything over his nine-plus years as governor. When Cuomo is on the TV screen, though, he's sharing the spotlight. His daily coronavirus briefings have garnered him more national attention than at any point in his career, with CNN, Fox News and MSNBC carrying them live nearly every day. Andrew Cuomo enters the Capitol's ornate Red Room to address the state - and lately, the nation - about his administration's efforts to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. ![]() Please consider supporting local journalism by subscribing to one of our New York news outlets here.ĪLBANY – Each day around 10:30 a.m., New York Gov. Watch Video: Watch: Cuomo urges "humanity" during coronavirus crisis in New YorkĪll of the USA TODAY Network's coverage of coronavirus is being provided free to our readers.
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