Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered flags on state buildings to be flown at half-staff on Jan. 28 in honor of fallen NYPD officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora. Flags were lowered to half-staff at sunrise on Jan. 28, the day of officer Rivera’s funeral service, and returned to full-staff at sunset […]
Tag: New York State
$2.2M in food assistance for school children
On June 13, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced an estimated $2.2 billion in federal food assistance for children in New York State that were unable to access free school meals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Administered by the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance, the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer […]
Cuomo reopens New York City indoor dining early
Gov. Andrew Cuomo today announced on Monday, Feb. 8that New York City indoor dining can reopen at 25% capacity on Feb. 12, Lunar New Year Day. The reopening was previously scheduled for Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, but resta urants requested an earlier reopening date to allow staff to prepare and […]
Updated COVID numbers for New York
Today’s update on the numbers: Total COVID hospitalizations are at 8,082. Of the 126,489 tests reported yesterday, 5,925 were positive (4.68% of total).
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 […]