SYRACUSE, New York, July 21 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: Reporters looking for experts to discuss President Joe Biden dropping out of the 2024 election, please see these comments from Syracuse University faculty. Please contact Ellen James Mbuqe at ejmbuqe@syr.edu to arrange an interview with any of them. Associate Professor of Political Science Christopher Faricy: "A political party's job is to win elections. Joe Biden became the nominee in 2020 because Democratic voter  more

ALBANY, New York, July 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Multi-Phase Proposal by OGS and NYPA to Advance State's Climate and Environmental Justice Goals First Two Project Phases Will Result in More Than 50 Percent Reduction in Carbon Emissions at Empire State Plaza * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $100 million for phase one of the decarbonization of the Empire State Plaza, as outlined in the Empire State Plaza Energy Infrastructure Mast  more

ALBANY, New York, July 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * DMV Recovered 120 Stolen Vehicles and 31 Stolen Auto Parts So Far in 2024 Effort Builds on Governor's Comprehensive Auto Theft Reduction Strategy During Vehicle Theft Prevention Month, Governor Offers Tips To Prevent Vehicle Thefts and Help Consumers Avoid Buying Stolen Vehicles * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced during Vehicle Theft Prevention Month that as of June 30 of this yea  more

ALBANY, New York, July 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Construction Starts on Community Grid, Relieving Congestion to City's Hospitals, Employment Centers and Educational Institutions Major Upgrades Begin on City and County's Drainage System, Improving Water Quality and Protecting Onondaga Lake * * * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the award of the fourth construction contract for the transformative Interstate 81 Viaduct Project. The awar  more

ALBANY, New York, July 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Secured Historic $1.8 Billion State and Federal Investment in State's Child Care Assistance Program Program Covers 90% of Market Rate Child Care Costs for Most Eligible Families, Ensuring Most Families of Four Pay No More Than $15 Per Week Currently Serves 100,000 Families Statewide and Hundreds of Thousands More Families Are Likely Eligible To Apply * * * Governor Kathy Hochul tod  more

ALBANY, New York, July 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following remarks: * * * Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul today, alongside U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand at the Club Fed Child Care Center in Albany, launched ny.gov/childcare - a digital portal to help make free or low-cost child care more accessible to eligible families statewide through New York State's Child Care Assistance Program. This new initiative follows on the historic $1.8 billion state and federal investm  more

ALBANY, New York, July 19 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following remarks: * * * Earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul updated New Yorkers on the global computer system outages that are impacting New York State. A rush transcript of the Governor's remarks is available below: Before we get started with today's event, I want to acknowledge that we are in an unprecedented situation. At approximately 12:45 a.m. this morning, the cyber security company, CrowdStrike, sent a software   more

NEW YORK, July 22 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following statement on July 21, 2024: * * * New York City Mayor Eric Adams today released the following statement after President Joe Biden announced he would not seek reelection this November: "America owes a debt of gratitude to President Joe Biden for his decades of service. He and his team took us out of COVID, stabilized the country, and restored the soul of the nation. "President Biden is now again delivering for the Americ  more

NEW YORK, July 22 -- The Office of the Mayor of New York issued the following transcript of an interview on July 21, 2024, by Mayor Eric Adams with Dean Meminger of NY1's News All Weekend: * * * Dean Meminger: We have Mayor Eric Adams joining us now to talk about this breaking news. Let's go to Mayor Eric Adams. Mayor, thank you for joining me. Mayor Eric Adams: Thank you. It's good to see you, Dean. Meminger: All right, so let's start here. Your reaction, was this stunning to you or not tha  more

NEW YORK, July 22 -- The Office of the Mayor of New York issued the following transcript of an interview on July 21, 2024, by Mayor Eric Adams with Donna Vaughan of 1010 WINS: * * * Donna Vaughan: We're going to go straight to the phones now. We have Mayor Adams standing by to weigh in on our top story of the day: President Biden pulling out of his reelection race. Mayor Adams, thanks for being here. Mayor Eric Adams: Thank you so much for having me. Vaughan: We're going to start with the ob  more