Tag: Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Florida business district seeks migrating New Yorkers via ‘playful’ website
The site includes memes including "I $ NY" and "Why Do You Think the Dodgers Left?"
Gov. Andrew Cuomo to seek fourth term in 2022
The longest serving governor in the state’s history was its first: George Clinton served seven three-year terms.
Cuomo lists Westchester home amid tabloid talk of romantic woes
The New York Post’s notorious Page Six section cited anonymous sources to insist Cuomo and Lee “have been living separate lives for a while."
New law bars industrial net capture of the menhaden bait fish
Menhaden are also harvested for the production of fish oil, fertilizer and fishmeal.
Gov. Cuomo and AG James to sue EPA over GE’s PCB...
The EPA's Walter Mugdan insisted his agency will "move forward with the important work to continue to address PCBs in the Hudson River."
Watchdog questions transparency for $10B NY economic development spending
The report from Citizen Budget Commission argues state and local municipalities have spent more on economic development initiatives without enacting meaningful transparency reforms around the grants and tax breaks.
346 acres donated to Rockefeller State Park Preserve
The acquisition brings the preserve's total acreage to 1,771 acres, stretching from the Hudson River to the Taconic State Parkway.
New Rochelle wins $10M state Downtown Revitalization Initiative grant
The city plans to use the funding to better link a corridor surrounding Lincoln Avenue near the city's downtown to its growing Main Street.
Study to recommend New York legalize recreational marijuana
"We looked at the pros, we looked at the cons, and when we were done, we realized that the pros outweighed the cons,” New York State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker told reporters Monday.
Parts of demolished Tappan Zee sunk for artificial reef off Long...
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo recently watched from a fishing boat as parts of the demolished bridge were dropped into the Shinnecock Inlet off Hampton Bays to create an expanded artificial reef.
Port Chester is Westchester’s latest ‘Clean Energy Community’
Municipalities recognized by the state program are eligible for up to $250,000 toward energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainable development projects.
March winter storms: Con Edison defends performance, acknowledges communication issues
Winter Storms Riley and Quinn caused the second most outages in the company's history, behind only Hurricane Sandy. Con Edison was criticized along with other regional utilities for its response.
Cuomo calls for ban, even Dunkirk-style citizen fleet, against offshore drilling
The bill, titled Save Our Waters, is the most significant action the Democratic governor has taken in opposition to a plan from President Donald Trump to open up nearly all U.S. coastal waters to oil drilling.
Con Edison offering reimbursements for spoiled food and medicine
Business owners are eligible for food spoilage reimbursements up to $10,200, with receipts.
Govs. Malloy and Cuomo invite Delta Air Lines to move HQ...
Republican Georgia legislators moved to kill a proposed $50 million tax break for the airline following its termination of a long-standing relationship with the National Rifle Association.