NY State Government News

New York State Government News, including city and state official announcements, elections, politics, and related government news topics from New York Netwire.

Rock-Blues Music Group The Clinton Curtis Band to Tour the Caribbean, Central and South America

NEW YORK, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ -- The New York-based Clinton Curtis Band will tour Central and South America, and the Caribbean as part...

NYC Mayor Bloomberg, NFL Commissioner and 2014 NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee Announce Plans and Events for Super Bowl XLVIII

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ -- On Thursday, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell and the 2014 NY/NJ...

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...

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...

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)...

NYC Mayor Bloomberg Delivers Opening Address at Johns Hopkins University Summit On Reducing Gun Violence in America

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ -- Today, NYC Mayor Bloomberg delivered an address at Johns Hopkins University Summit On Reducing Gun Violence...

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...

NYC Mayor Bloomberg Breaks Ground on Project to Restore the High Bridge Over Harlem River for Pedestrians and Bicyclists

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ -- NY Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today broke ground on the restoration of the High Bridge, one...

Despite Hurricane Sandy, 2012 a Record-Breaking Year for NYC Tourism Spending and Overseas Visitors

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and NYC & Company CEO George Fertitta last week announced that New...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

NYC Mayor Bloomberg Signs Legislation Modifying City's Local Financial Disclosure Law

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ -- On Wednesday, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg at a Public Hearing on Local Laws made the following...

NYC Mayor Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor Gibbs, Health Commissioner Farley Announce Life Expectancy For New Yorkers Surpasses All-Time High

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda I. Gibbs and Health...

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...

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...

NYC Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn Join Oxford Properties Group to Break Ground on 26-Acre Development

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn today joined Related Companies Chairman Stephen...

NYC Mayor Bloomberg and Dept. of Environmental Protection's Strickland Suspend Water Bills for Properties Severely Damaged by Sandy

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /New York Netwire/ -- Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Carter H. Strickland Jr., today announced...

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...

FEATURED N.Y. NEWS

NEW YORK TECH NEWS