Governor Cuomo, responding to the significant rise in coronavirus cases this month and the lag in some of the city's poorest neighborhoods in getting vaccinations, July 26 announced the disbursement of $15 million to six community groups to promote inoculation in the hardest-hit areas.
Speaking at Yankee Stadium, not far from where some Bronx residents have been among the most-infected from the outset of the pandemic, he said, "New York is pulling out all the stops to get shots in arms, and this budget funding will help us to target outreach efforts in the state's most-vulnerable communities to make sure everyone is able to get vaccinated."
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