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New York State Governor Hochul Awards $260 Million in Funding to Build and Preserve More Than 1,800 Homes Across New York
Funding Will Support Nearly 30 Projects Statewide to Protect and Expand the Affordable Housing Supply, Provide Supportive Services, and Assist Local Development Initiatives Builds on Governor Hochul’s Agenda to Address New York’s Housing Crisis by Increasing the Housing Supply Governor Kathy Hochul today announced over $260 million has been awarded through tax credits and subsidies…
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New York. Mayor Adams Announces $77 Million in Federal Grants to Electrify School Buses, Build First-in-the-Nation Electric Truck Charging Depot
Funding Will Add 180 New Electric School Buses to New York City Streets andQuadruple Existing Electric School Bus Fleet Will Also Create Electric Vehicle Charging Depot atHunts Point Food Distribution Center to Charge Over 7,000 Vehicles Each Year Investments Will Bolster Mayor Adams’ Efforts to Grow Green Economy,Electrify Hunts Point as Announced in State of…
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New York . Mayor Eric Adams Boosts Pay For 80,000 Human Services Workers With $741 Million Cost-Of-Living Adjustment
First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright: All right, all right! What are we here for? Audience: Just pay! First Deputy Mayor Wright: When do we want it? Audience: Now! First Deputy Mayor Wright: Got it! Done! Good afternoon. I am First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright, and I would like to welcome you today to this wonderful, wonderful day. The sun is…
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NYC Mayor Announces More Than $120 Million In Federal Grants, Secures Administration’s Largest Federal Competitive Grant
$117 Million Federal Grant for QueensWay Will Support 1.3 Mile Greenway Extension to Forest Park, New Recreational Amenities, and New Connections to Existing Park Facilities $5.6 Million Federal Grant Will Help City and State Advance Concepts to Reimagine Future of Brooklyn Queens Expressway Corridor in North and South Brooklyn – New York City Mayor Eric…
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Mayor Adams Celebrates New All-Time High Total Jobs Record, Announces $85 Million Delivered To Small Businesses Through Groundbreaking Opportunity Fund
Deputy Mayor Maria Torres‑Springer, Housing, Economic Development and Workforce: Good morning, everyone. My name is Maria Torres‑Springer, and I’m the Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic Development and Workforce. I’d first like to thank our host here at Black Seed Bagels, a story of small business success here in our city, and we’ll hear from one of…
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NYC Mayor Announces New $25 Million Space To Help Launch And Grow Bipoc, Woman-Owned, Other Health And Beauty Businesses At Brooklyn Navy Yard
R.F. Wilkins Consultants to Develop and Operate State-of-the-Art Facility to Position New York City as Leader in Nearly $450 Billion Health and Beauty Industry Facility Will Create an Estimated 900 Direct and Indirect Jobs in First Five Years NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor for Housing, Economic, and Workforce Development Maria Torres-Springer,…
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New York Governor Announces New York State Returned Nearly $9.7 Million to Consumers in 2023
In honor of National Consumer Protection Week, Governor Kathy Hochul … announced that the Office of Consumer Services at the New York State Department of Public Service — the staff arm of the Public Service Commission — and the New York Department of State’s Division of Consumer Protection assisted 276,000 New York households with a…
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Governor Hochul Awards More Than $45 Million in Fast NY Grants to Transform Seven Commercial Sites Statewide and Attract High-Tech Manufacturing Businesses to New York State
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that more than $45 million has been awarded to improve seven locations under the Focused Attraction of Shovel-Ready Tracts New York grant program. First announced in February 2022, FAST NY is designed to prepare and develop sites across the state to jumpstart New York’s shovel-readiness and increase its attractiveness to large employers…
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New York State Governor Awards More Than $15 Million in Regional Economic Development Awards to 19 Projects Statewide
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that over $15 million has been awarded to support 19 projects across New York State through the Regional Economic Development Council initiative. Round XIII included core capital grant and tax-credit funding from Empire State Development, which was made available on a continuous and competitive basis to support the immediate needs…
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New York Governor Hochul Announces $30 Million Awarded for Supportive Housing
Awards Fund Services for Veterans, Individuals with Serious Mental Illness or Substance Use Disorder, Domestic Violence Survivors, and Older Adults With Disabilities Empire State Supportive Housing Initiative Complements Governor Hochul’s Landmark $1 Billion Plan to Strengthen New York’s Mental Health Care System Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $30 million in supportive housing funding to serve older…
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New Jersey Man Sentenced for Multimillion-Dollar Mass-Mailing Fraud Schemes
A New Jersey man was sentenced today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to 72 months in prison and two years of supervised release for committing two separate mail fraud schemes in which he stole more than $50 million from victims throughout the United States by sending letters falsely…
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New York State Governor Hochul Awards $100 Million to 50 School Districts to Support Efforts to Combat Pandemic Learning Loss and Expand Access to Mental Health Care
Governor Kathy Hochul today awarded $100 million for 50 school districts and BOCES to address pandemic learning loss and provide students with mental health support. The funding will expand student access to evidence-based interventions to combat learning loss and also help staff and students identify and respond to mental health concerns. Today’s announcement builds on…
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Peter Doocy Slams John Kirby: You Give Terrorists ‘Hundreds of Millions Of Dollars’ – Video
John Kirby – Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House since late May 2022 Doocy: Thank youJohn it said this month about theunrwa you can’t hold them accountablethe depredations of Hamas how aboutnow John Kirby: certainly it it looks as if Peterand again there’s an investigation goingon so I’ll be careful but it…
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Mayor Adams Unveils $43 Million Plan to Lead on Gender Equity, Lays Ambitious Goal to Make NYC Most Women-Forward City in U.S.
“Women Forward NYC” Outlines More Than $43 Million in Holistic Investments to Help All Women, Including Transgender and Gender Expansive New Yorkers Thrive. Vision for Gender Equity Focused on Increasing Economic Mobility, Providing Holistic Services for Women to Access Stable Housing, Dismantling Barriers to Health Care, and Reducing Violence Against Women . Announced in Mayor…
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New York Governor Hochul Announces More Than $5.5 Million Awarded to Protect 2,100 Acres of New York Farmland
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that more than $5.5 million is being awarded to not-for-profit conservation organizations to protect a total of 2,119 acres of valuable farmland on seven New York State farms through the Farmland Protection Implementation Grants (FPIG) program. This is the second group of conservation easements funded through Round 19 of the…
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SENATOR CHUCK SCHUMER SECURES $15 MILLION FOR NEW YORK STATE FROM THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE & JOBS LAW TO INSTALL NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS ACROSS NEW YORK
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced he has secured $15 million in federal funding for New York State to help install new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at over 200 locations across the state. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program, which the senator created…
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New Jersey Laboratory and Its Owner and CEO Agree to Pay Over $13 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks and Unnecessary Testing
Clinical laboratory RDx Bioscience Inc. (RDx), of Kenilworth, New Jersey, and its owner and Chief Executive Officer Eric Leykin, of Brooklyn, New York, have agreed to pay to the United States $10,315,023 to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving illegal kickbacks and medically unnecessary laboratory testing. RDx and Leykin will pay an additional $2,934,977 to…
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White House. Statement from President Joe Biden on Historic 20 Million Enrollees in Affordable Care Act Health Care
Today, we hit a major milestone in lowering costs and ensuring all Americans have access to quality, affordable health care: a record-breaking 20 million Americans have enrolled in health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. With six days left to still get covered, 8 million more Americans have signed up for ACA coverage…
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SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCE OVER $1 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CITY OF ROME TO REPAIR DAMAGE AND HELP RESTORE PINTI FIELD PARK FROM FLOODING DAMAGE FROM TROPICAL STORM FRED
Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced that they secured $1,007,341.99 in federal funding for the City of Rome for repairs to Pinti Field Park, which was damaged by flood waters during Tropical Storm Fred in August of 2021. Immediately following the storm, Senators Schumer and Gillibrand successfully lobbied President…
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New York Governor Hochul Announces $8 Million Awarded to New York State Under Inflation Reduction Act to Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Wells
Funds Bolster New York’s Ongoing Efforts to Reduce Methane Emissions and Protect Ground and Surface Waters Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy awarded New York State $8 million from the Methane Emissions Reduction Program. The funds, included in the Inflation Reduction Act, bolster New York’s…