First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer: Good morning, everyone. Thanks to all of you for being here. My name is Maria Torres-Springer. I’m the first deputy mayor for the City of New York, and I’m so excited to be joined by colleagues and partners across the administration as we celebrate yet another year where the mayor and…
Summary: Governor Kathy Hochul announced over $11 million in funding for five clean hydrogen research and development projects that aim to lower costs, advance storage and distribution technologies, and expand zero-emission transportation in New York. The initiatives include large-scale hydrogen storage studies, deployment of the first hydrogen-fueled generator at National Grid’s Northport Power Plant, development…
WHEREAS, on September 2, 2021, the federal monitor in the Nunez use-of-force class action stated that steps must be taken immediately to address the conditions in the New York City jails; and WHEREAS, on June 14, 2022, the federal court in Nunez approved the Nunez Action Plan, which “represents a way to move forward with concrete measures now to address the…
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of a $9.6 million project that enhances safety and improves traffic flow on the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Brooklyn. The project reconfigured lanes and made other improvements to the eastbound parkway between Jamaica Avenue and Highland Boulevard to reduce bottlenecks and ease travel along this important commuter artery….
– New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala today announced that the city has initiated the next phase of its expanded collection enforcement actions against approximately 2,400 chronically-delinquent water service accounts that owe the city a total of $102 million. As part of the…
‘You Stop A Bully When He’s Pushing You Around’: Don Bacon Defends Ukrainian Support “We do need to support Ukraine. Because if Ukraine falls it will hurt our national security interests in the long run. Putin cannot prevail here. If he does, it will hurt our national security interests in the long run.” Rep. Bacon’s stance…