Tag: andrew cuomo
Raise The Age Lobby In Albany Tomorrow
New York and North Carolina are the remaining two states to prosecute 16- and 17-year-old criminal offenders as adults, regardless of the level of...
Assemblymember Hikind Speaks To The Powers That Be Regarding The Ocean...
Assemblymember Dov Hikind is not messing around in his attempt to stop the traffic changes to Ocean Parkway.
He had a meeting yesterday with the...
Hikind Asks Cuomo To Stop Ocean Parkway Changes Until He Comes...
State Assemblymember Dov Hikind sent Governor Andrew Cuomo a letter earlier this week asking him to stop his planned traffic changes for Ocean Parkway...
Save The Swans! Mute Swan’s ‘Death Sentence’ Reversed
Mute swans have a new look on life now that a bill was passed by Governor Andrew Cuomo ending the Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC)...
“Full Force of Law” Will Be Used To Address Spike In...
In the wake of a reported spike in hate crimes after last week's presidential election, local officials are taking action.
As first reported by the...
Three Indicted In Carey Gabay Murder: ‘They Turned A Celebration Into...
Three Brooklyn men who police allege were engaged in gang warfare have been indicted in the murder of Carey Gabay, announced Brooklyn District Attorney...
Fort Greene Park Gets $5 Million, Doulas, CSA’s, And More In...
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New York Moves To E-Prescriptions To Curb Drug Abuse
A key component of New York's effort to bring down opioid abuse — which requires doctors to file prescriptions electronically rather than with handwritten...
Conservationists Say Plan To Eliminate Sheepshead Bay’s Swans Is Based On...
Sheepshead Bay's swans have long been a target for extermination by the state. But a growing body of prominent environmentalists and conservationists say the...
Cuomo Announces $20 Billion Affordable Housing Plan At State Of The...
Governor Andrew Cuomo rolled out a five-year, $20 billion housing plan during his State of the State speech on Wednesday that promised to alleviate...
Cymbrowitz, Golden Push Insurance Reforms Through Albany To Protect Sandy-Affected Homeowners
Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law Thursday, the third anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, designed to regulate insurance claims related to sewer backups...
Park Slope Pooches Rejoice As “Dining With Dogs” Bill Passes
In this pooch friendly neighborhood, news about the passing of the "Dining with Dogs" legislation in Albany was met with a round of cheers...
City Officials Want F Train Express Service To Return To Coney...
Amid what appears to be a renaissance in Coney Island, southern Brooklyn's elected officials are calling on the MTA to restore F train express...
HUD Backs Off Effort To Recoup Money From Sandy Victims
After coming under fire from New York lawmakers, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) backed down from its effort to recoup relief...
Colorful Costumes Galore At West Indian Day Parade
More than one million people spent Labor Day along Eastern Parkway for the 48th Annual West Indian Day parade.
The festivities, which started around 11am,...
