Bell rings for Round 2 of $100M downtown initiative
New York State’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative is back for a $100 million second round. Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the launch of Round 2 of the program, which will once…
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With Albany’s help, all’s well in Ocean Beach
The Village of Ocean Beach will get a backup freshwater supply, thanks to a $3.7 million boost from Albany. The package – which includes a $1.9 million zero-interest loan and…
Predicting pushback, gov advances consolidation plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // With the federal government set to deliver a crippling tax blow to Long Islanders, Gov. Andrew Cuomo backed word with deed Thursday, setting in motion his…
Cuomo inks $2.5 billion Clean Water Infrastructure act
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany dove into water pollution once again Wednesday, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo visiting Farmingdale State College to lay out a $2.5 billion plan to remediate and…
With $800 million at stake, let the games begin
It’s on: Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday officially opened the seventh round of the annual Regional Economic Development Council competition, a statewide funding contest in which each of the state’s…
Contractors sue state over secret minority biz goals
The Associated General Contractors of New York State has filed suit against five state agencies, seeking the release of documents that show how the offices set goals for participation by…
Meanwhile, Albany tells science: We’ve got your back
By GREGORY ZELLER // Even as the Trump Administration levels its big guns at national funding for scientific research, New York State is doubling down on its commitment to life…
State pumps $2M into LI emergency communications
Roughly $2 million for programs in Nassau and Suffolk counties was included in a new round of emergency-communications grants announced this week by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Nassau is receiving $856,563…
Pilgrim innovations trim energy costs, emissions
A relatively small footnote in New York State’s energy-efficiency annals will deliver lasting benefits to taxpayers and the air they breathe. A $1 million “energy-saving project” has been completed at…
Fundraising innovation: Less risk in games of chance
By SEAN WILKINSON, CPA // Governor Andrew Cuomo proposes to remove the red tape restricting nonprofit organizations’ fundraising efforts through raffles and other games of chance. The FY2018 Executive Budget…
Testing, testing everywhere, to keep it safe to drink
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany is diving deeper into Long Island’s groundwater plumes. Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday directed the state Department of Environmental Conservation to expedite containment of groundwater…
Comedian Cuomo doubles down on doubling up
By GREGORY ZELLER // In case New York’s 62 county executives thought Gov. Andrew Cuomo was joking – he wasn’t. The governor visited Suffolk County’s H. Lee Dennison administration building…
Island wastewater work snags state support
More than $8 million in New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. grants and low-interest loans is flowing to two Long Island wastewater projects. The funds – made available through a…
Albany backs Island downtown-rehab efforts
Three Long Island downtown-restoration projects were among 75 statewide rehabilitation efforts earning state funds Thursday through Albany’s Restore New York Communities initiative. All told, project manager Empire State Development –…
LIPA approves nation’s largest offshore wind farm
By GREGORY ZELLER // Thar she blows. The Long Island Power Authority Board of Trustees has voted to approve the nation’s largest offshore wind farm in Long Island waters. As…