Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $16.3 million to fund rail and port improvement projects across New York State. These grants, from the Governor’s Passenger and Freight Rail Assistance Program, will support projects that strengthen infrastructure vital to the movement of goods throughout the state, as well as support economic development by leveraging an additional […]
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie today announced an agreement on the 2016-17 state budget. The budget holds the growth in state spending to two percent for the sixth consecutive year, continuing to reverse a decades-long trend where state spending […]
Funding Will Help Communities Prevent, Respond to, and Recover from Emergencies Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Kristen Gillibrand and members of the New York Congressional Delegation today announced more than $60 million in federal grants to support counterterrorism and emergency preparedness activities in counties across New York State. The funding, provided by […]
CFA Portal now accepting applications for the New NY Broadband Program Program will provide high speed internet access for all New Yorkers by the end of 2018 Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the launch of the New NY Broadband Program’s Consolidated Funding Application Portal, which is now accepting applications for the Request for Proposals […]
Governor Announces Creation of Statewide Water Quality Rapid Response Team, and Will Propose First-Ever Regulations For Mulch Facilities Governor Also Announces Testing in Northrop Grumman Plume and Comprehensive Long Island Groundwater Study Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced a series of aggressive water quality initiatives to protect both the public health and the environment. The […]
Clean Energy Fund will advance solar, wind, energy efficiency and other clean tech industries to spur economic development and reduce harmful emissions Today’s unprecedented action will result in lower energy costs for consumers and business beginning this year Work also begins to establish the Clean Energy Standard to meet the Governor’s aggressive 50 percent renewables […]
Today, RONY Executive Director Scott Wigger presented testimony to the Legislative Fiscal Committee Budget Hearing on Transportation at which he outlined the needs in the NYS freight rail network and how the state’s freight railroads are prepared to partner with New York State to upgrade and strengthen the state’s rail infrastructure. Included in the Governor’s […]
Empire State Development President, CEO and Commissioner Howard Zemsky congratulated the films that were either produced or posted in New York and received 20 nominations for the 88th Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awards. The New York productions earning nominations generated more than an estimated $31.9 million in spending in the state and […]
In his 6th State of the State Address, Governor Cuomo lays out transformative agenda for New York State that builds on 5 years of progress and turns focus to raising the bar on pressing issues and areas of opportunity Governor’s Executive Budget continues record fiscal discipline while making dramatic investments in infrastructure, affordable housing and […]
Department to Design Clean Energy Standard, Ensuring that 50% of Electricity in New York State Comes From Renewable Energy Resources by 2030 Announcement Comes as New York and World Leaders Continue Climate Change Discussions in Paris Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed the State Department of Public Service to design and enact a new Clean […]