Tag: New York State

Cuomo announces $200M in infrastructure funding
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Cuomo announces $200M in infrastructure funding

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Monday, Jan. 25, the availability of $200 million in BRIDGE NY funding for local governments to make their infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather events. The new funding will allow localities to rehabilitate and replace bridges and culverts statewide.  It builds upon $500 million previously […]

State, county legislators address Local Summit
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State, county legislators address Local Summit

By NINA RECIO – Contributor After a week of unprecedented upheaval in our nation, local legislators New York State Sen. Shelley Mayer, New York State Assemblyman Steve Otis and Westchester County Legislator Catherine Parker spoke, via Zoom, at the Local Summit’s first program of 2021 on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The […]

New York State devises winter COVID-19 strategy
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New York State devises winter COVID-19 strategy

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday, Nov. 30, announced New York’s plan for combating COVID-19 this winter.  Over the past week, Cuomo and the state’s COVID Task Force has worked in consultation with global public health experts, local governments and other stakeholders to ensure that the plan builds off the lessons […]

Cuomo adds new COVID restrictions
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Cuomo adds new COVID restrictions

On Nov. 11, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced new COVID-19 restrictions on bars, restaurants, gyms and residential gatherings in New York State. Effective Friday, Nov. 13, at 10 p.m., bars, restaurants and gyms or fitness centers, as well as any state Liquor Authority-licensed establishment, is be required to close from 10 […]

Cuomo gives schools green light to reopen
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Cuomo gives schools green light to reopen

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]olstered by a continuously low transmission rate of COVID-19 across New York state, students statewide will be allowed to return to the classroom this fall. After huddling with members of the state Department of Health, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, announced on Aug. 7 that every region in the state […]