Long Island bridges cross FY2018 spending plan
Two Long Island bridges are among more than 100 key New York crossings earning a line in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s FY2018 budget proposal. Suffolk County would receive $11.5 million to…
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The end is nigh for sputtering Start-Up NY
By GREGORY ZELLER // While several components of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed FY2018 budget will probably meet resistance in Albany’s corridors of power, at least one is likely to sail…
Cuomo runs up $152 billion tab, tax cuts included
By GREGORY ZELLER // After a whirlwind state-of-the-state tour outlining billions in state-funded regional initiatives, Gov. Andrew Cuomo whipped out his spending card Tuesday. Referencing six years of “fiscal discipline”…
LI districts score big in $44M Smart Schools round
Roughly $13 million in technology upgrades are coming to 11 Long Island school districts through the state’s $2 billion Smart Schools program – including the two largest individual awards doled…
Commuters sign on, big time, to third-track plan
By GREGORY ZELLER // Governor Andrew Cuomo has a lot of company on his ride along Long Island Rail Road’s “third track.” One day after the governor reiterated his commitment…
LI rainmakers applaud Albany’s life-science focus
By GREGORY ZELLER // A day before sharing his 2017 social and economic vision for Long Island, Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered some music for the Island’s ears. Cuomo, who on…
Sanders salutes Cuomo’s $163M free-tuition plan
Middle-class families will send their kids to New York City and State public colleges tuition-free, if Gov. Andrew Cuomo gets his way. Flanked by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vermont), who…
With $650M bet, Cuomo all-in on life sciences
By GREGORY ZELLER // New York has launched a “groundbreaking” $650 million initiative to support life-science industries across the state. The initiative, announced Monday, will offer investment capital, operating support…
LIREDC can’t win ’em all, but finds solace in $62M
By GREGORY ZELLER // While $62 million is nothing to sneeze at, it’s fair to say the Long Island Regional Economic Development Council was hoping for more. The LIREDC –…
Environmental statement pumps up ‘third track’
The Long Island Rail Road third-track plan will have “minimal” adverse effects, according to the project’s Draft Environmental Impact Statement – a report that marks a “major milestone” in the…
Start-Up NY adds 39, including two LI companies
By GREGORY ZELLER // Thirty-nine early-stage companies, including two on Long Island, have been welcomed into the Start-Up NY program. The companies will either launch in or relocate to “tax-free…
Cuomo hailed as LI Welcome Center opens doors
By GREGORY ZELLER // The congratulations were plentiful and the praise for Gov. Andrew Cuomo thick, though rainmakers heralding the opening of the new Long Island Welcome Center Thursday morning…
Forum: MWBEs soaring across New York State
More minority- and women-owned businesses have deals with New York State than ever before, state officials announced Thursday. The utilization rate for certified Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises participating in…
Cuomo: Last stop for IDA transit-tax breaks
By GREGORY ZELLER // Legislation prohibiting local industrial-development agencies from abating taxes used to fund transit authorities has been signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Economic-development engines like the…
Albany electrifies municipal ZEV efforts
By GREGORY ZELLER // Albany is opening its pocketbook to municipalities building new electric-vehicle infrastructure. The governor’s office announced this week that $3 million in funding is available for New…