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 […]
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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 […]
Update 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 […]
State ramps up Covid-19 vaccine distribution
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Jan. 24 updated New Yorkers on the state’s vaccination program. The total week 6 federal allocation of vaccine delivery to providers was completed last Sunday. Delivery of the week 7 allocation from the federal government does not begin until the middle of this week. As of […]