NEW YORK — U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney announced Tuesday that she has tested positive for COVID-19 and is suffering symptoms similar to a “bad cold,” making her the latest New York leader to contract the virus. “I am in good spirits, just feeling a bit like I have a bad cold,” Maloney said. Maloney, a Democrat, took a home COVID test that came back positive and then confirmed the result with a PCR lab test. The veteran Manhattan lawmaker added that she believes the COVID vaccines and boosters have prevented a more severe illness than she otherwise might have endured. “And I am especially gratefu…