ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Yesterday, NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced a comprehensive agreement settling multiple, long-standing disputes between the State of New York, the Oneida Nation of Indians, Oneida County and Madison County. The settlement paves the way to end years of litigation over property tax, land and reservation issues. The agreement [...]
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NY Gov. Cuomo Announces $90 million in ‘NY Works’ Projects to Improve State Parks and Historic Sites
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Today, NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced $90 million in NY Works funding will advance nearly 90 construction projects to upgrade and repair more than 50 state parks and historic sites across New York. “Through the NY Works program, the state is investing in much needed projects to repair [...]
Cyber Security Advisory Board for New York announced by Gov. Cuomo to protect critical NY cyber infrastructure
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Today, N.Y. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the membership of the Governor’s “Cyber Security Advisory Board,” which will advise the administration on developments in cyber security and make recommendations for protecting the state’s critical infrastructure and information systems. The Governor first outlined the Cyber Security Advisory Board in his [...]
I LOVE NY: Gov. Cuomo Launches Largest Tourism Campaign in Decades for State of New York
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — On Wednesday, NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the launch of New York’s largest tourism campaign in decades, committing nearly $60 million to grow the industry, create jobs and attract even more visitors to the Empire State. The new tourism efforts rekindles the “I LOVE NY” slogan, along with [...]
NY Gov. Cuomo Honors 16 Police Officers from New York Who Made Ultimate Sacrifice
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Today, NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo honored 16 fallen police officers from across New York State – including four who died in the line of duty in 2012. “Our brave men and women in New York law enforcement are the finest in the country and today, we remember those [...]
NY Gov. Cuomo Announces $91 Million for Affordable Housing and to Revitalize Communities
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — N.Y. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Tuesday announced $91 million in awards for shovel-ready projects to build affordable housing across the state. The low-interest loans and tax credits will build and preserve 2,060 units of affordable housing and are expected to leverage more than $485 million in grants, loans [...]
NY Gov. Cuomo Announces New York Security Measures in Response to Boston Marathon Bombing
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Today, NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that he has directed state agencies, including the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services (DHSES), the New York State Police (NYSP), National Guard, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) to be [...]
NY Gov. Cuomo Details $1.2B Savings from Reforms to Workers Comp and Unemployment Insurance in Recently Enacted State Budget
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today detailed the $1.2 billion in savings to employers that will occur as a result of the sweeping reforms to the state’s Workers’ Compensation and Unemployment Insurance systems that were included in the recently passed state budget. “For too many years, businesses in New York [...]
NY Gov. Cuomo Announces Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to Create 400 New Jobs in Hudson Valley
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Today, NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a world leader in biopharmaceutical research and development, announced the company will expand its corporate headquarters and laboratories in Westchester County and create more than 400 new high-skill jobs. Today’s announcement further cements the reputation of the Hudson Valley [...]
Statement from NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo on Passage of Connecticut Gun Law
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Today, NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo made a statement on the passage of the Connecticut gun law: “I applaud Governor Malloy and the Connecticut legislature for taking bold new action to protect the people of their state. “Today, Connecticut joins New York and a growing collection of states that [...]
NY Gov. Cuomo Outlines Public Service Commission Reforms to Dramatically Improve Accountability and Oversight of State Utilities
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today outlined reforms implemented by the 2013-14 Budget that will strengthen the oversight and enforcement mechanisms of the Public Service Commission (PSC) to ensure that major electric and gas utility companies are held accountable and responsive to regulators and customers. The implemented reforms were based [...]
NY Gov. Cuomo and Legislative Leaders Detail Agreement Guaranteeing All Schools Implement Permanent Teacher Evaluation Systems
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — N.Y. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Coalition Co-Leaders Dean Skelos and Jeff Klein, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver today detailed an agreement to guarantee every school district has a permanent teacher and principal evaluation system in place by June 1st. “This agreement ensures that every school district in [...]
NY Gov. Cuomo Announces More Than 280 Groups Sign up in Support of Women Equality Agenda
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — This week, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that more than 280 groups across New York state have signed on to support Governor Cuomo’s Women’s Equality Agenda. All the groups will be published today on www.NY4Women.com. New Yorkers can go to the site to sign up to support the 10-point [...]
NY Gov. Cuomo Announces Ground-Breaking of First Project to Implement Medicaid Redesign Team Savings for Supportive Housing
BRONX, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Volunteers of America-Greater NY and the Housing Collaborative have broken ground on Creston Avenue Residence, located at 2382-2388 Creston Avenue in the Fordham section of the Bronx, the first supportive housing development under the state’s Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Housing Capital [...]
NY Governor Cuomo Nominates Jenny Rivera, Professor at CUNY Law School, to Serve on NYS Court of Appeals
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today nominated Jenny Rivera, Professor at the City University of New York School of Law, to serve on the New York State Court of Appeals. Professor Rivera, a longtime Bronx resident and New York native, has had a long and distinguished career in public service. [...]
NY Gov. Cuomo Signs Groundbreaking Legislation to Give New York State Toughest Protections Against Gun Violence in the U.S.
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed into law the NY SAFE Act (Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act) that will give New York State the toughest gun laws in the nation. The legislation includes provisions to keep guns out of the hands of convicted felons and potentially dangerous mental [...]
NY Governor Cuomo Declares Public Health Emergency for all of New York in Response to Severe Flu Season
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — On Saturday, NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo declared a Public Health Emergency for all of New York State in response to this year’s increasingly severe flu season. The Governor issued an Executive Order which allows pharmacists to administer flu vaccinations to patients between six months and 18 years of [...]
NY Governor Cuomo Announces Health Insurance Consumers Will Save $500 Million After Cuts in Insurer Rate Requests
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that New Yorkers will save more than $500 million on health insurance premiums in 2013 because the Department of Financial Services (DFS) cut rate increase requests by insurers. The Governor emphasized that more needs to be done to control the cost of [...]
NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg Statement in Response to National Rifle Association Press Conference
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Maor Bloomberg made the following statement on Friday in response to the NRA Press Conference: “The NRA’s Washington leadership has long been out of step with its members, and never has that been so apparent as this morning. Their press conference was a shameful evasion of the [...]
700 ‘Project Hope’ Counselors Deployed to Provide Crisis Counseling in Areas Hit Hardest by Hurricane Sandy
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that through “Project Hope,” a Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program, more than 700 counselors have been deployed to communities hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy to provide mental health services to affected New Yorkers. The State Office of Mental Health (OMH) estimates [...]
NY Governor Cuomo Announces Toy Giving Drive to Benefit Families in Communities Affected by Hurricane Sandy
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — N.Y. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced an on-going statewide holiday giving drive to benefit families hit hard by Hurricane Sandy. The Office of General Services (OGS) has set up drop-off locations across the state for businesses and individuals to bring the toys which will be distributed to children [...]
NY Governor Cuomo Announces FEMA Disaster Assistance Deadline Extended
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the deadline for residents living in one of the thirteen disaster-declared counties to register for FEMA assistance has been extended to January 28, 2013. The previous deadline was December 31, 2012. Federal disaster assistance for individuals and families can include [...]
NY Governor Cuomo Announces Agreement to Save Maid of the Mist from Shutting Down
NIAGRA FALLS, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced an agreement that will prevent the Maid of the Mist scenic boat excursions from shutting down. The multilateral agreement spearheaded by the Governor provides for the Maid of the Mist to continue to operate in the Niagara Gorge and for it [...]
NY Gov. Cuomo Announces $27 Million Federal Grant to Put 5,000 Unemployed New Yorkers to Work on Sandy Clean Up
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the state has secured a $27 million federal grant that will help put more than 5,000 unemployed New Yorkers to work helping clean-up communities still recovering from Hurricane Sandy. The funding – provided by a National Emergency Grant – will be provided [...]
NY Gov. Cuomo Announces 4,000 Thanksgiving Dinners Will be Delivered Today to New Yorkers Impacted by Sandy
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that 3,085 boxes of traditional Thanksgiving dinners and 900 turkeys will be delivered to communities hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy. The Governor coordinated thousands of food items donated by Costco, Delta, ShopRite and Walmart to be packed and delivered by the National Guard [...]
NY Gov. Cuomo Launches Moreland Commission to Investigate and Study Utility Companies’ Storm Preparation and Management
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today signed an Executive Order to establish a commission under the Moreland Act that will investigate the response, preparation, and management of New York’s power utility companies with major storms hitting the state over the past two years, including Hurricanes Sandy and Irene, and Tropical [...]
NY Governor Cuomo Announces Regeneron Pharmaceuticals to Expand in The Capital Region
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will invest nearly $70 million to expand its Rensselaer County production facility and create 300 high-paying, biotech jobs in the Capital Region. Regeneron is the largest biopharmaceutical company in New York State, and the addition of 300 new biotech [...]
NY Governor Cuomo Announces LIRR to Operate on a Weekday Schedule in the PM Rush Hour Starting Today
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will begin operating a weekday schedule on Monday, November 12, on 10 of its 11 branches as two of the Amtrak East River Tunnels flooded during Hurricane Sandy are reopened. “We are [...]
NY Gov Cuomo Announces Major State Banks Agree to Waive Consumer Fees in Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that several major state-chartered banks have agreed to waive a number of fees and penalties in response to the impact on consumers by Storm Sandy. State-chartered banks that will drop the fees include M&T Bank, Apple Savings, Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh, Emigrant [...]
NY Gov. Cuomo Announces Student Loan Relief for New Yorkers Affected by Sandy
ALBANY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed New York State Higher Education Services Corporation (HESC) to grant temporary student loan relief to New Yorkers who were affected by Hurricane Sandy. If requested, New Yorkers in Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York, Queens, Richmond, Rockland Suffolk and Westchester counties are now eligible [...]
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Huskies for Adoption Hermosa Beach Saturday May 25, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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EPIC Creates Healthcare Engagement Video Series
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Digiarty Software’s WinX DVD Ripper Platinum facilitates playing high-quality DVD movies on iPhone, iPad, and Android
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FirstClose Hires Industry Veteran Chip Caldwell as VP, Southeast Region Manager
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Millennium Music Conference: Producer Loren Weisman presents ‘The State of The Record Deal in 2013′
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NYC Mayor Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor Gibbs and Health Commissioner Farley Announce New Data about Sugary Drinks and Obesity
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Paragon BioTeck and Bausch + Lomb sign License Agreement to commercialize and distribute Paragon’s phenylephrine in the U.S.
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Food Finders Inc. receives 2013 JL Simmons NonProfit PR Grant which will Assist Charity to Better Serve the ‘Food Insecure’ in California
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‘Merging Harmonies’ featuring Gizella Nyquist, Pamela Lagoni and David Nelson Opens at the Calumet Gallery in Santa Ana
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Titan Lenders Corp. Expands Executive Team, Adds Matt Steck as Chief Information Officer
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STEM Education NonProfit CPEP wins Neotrope Non-Profit PR Grant Award for 2013
