GARDEN CITY, New York, April 9 -- Adelphi University issued the following news: New research from Adelphi University has revealed the first forensically-assessed archeological discovery of remains of a group of domineering mounted archer-lancers and their kin of the Eastern Roman Empire from the turbulent ProtoByzantine period, which spanned the fourth to seventh centuries. Ten skeletal remains -- four women and six men likely of high social standing -- were discovered in the Paliokastro site   more

ALBANY, New York, April 6 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that 1,000 ventilators have been donated to New York by the Joseph and Clara Tsai Foundation. The Joseph and Clara Tsai Foundation and the Jack Ma Foundation have also donated one million surgical masks, one million KN95 masks and more than 100,000 pairs of goggles to the state. The Chinese government and Ambassador Huang Ping, Chi  more

ALBANY, New York, April 6 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 5: * * * - First 325 Personnel Will Be Deployed to NYC Public Hospital System Today - Confirms 8,327 Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State - Bringing Statewide Total to 122,031; New Cases in 48 Counties * * * Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the federal government is deploying approximately 1,000 personnel to New York State, including doctors,  more

ALBANY, New York, April 10 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced five new testing facilities downstate, primarily in minority communities. A drive-through mobile testing facility will open at the Sears Parking Lot at 2307 Beverly Road in Brooklyn tomorrow at 12:30 p.m., and a drive-through mobile testing facility opened at the Club House at Aqueduct Race Track Parking Lot, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd,  more

ALBANY, New York, April 11 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 10: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced New York State is ramping up antibody testing, a key component of any plan to reopen the economy. The state is currently conducting 300 of these antibody tests, and is on track to conduct 1,000 per day by next Friday and 2,000 per day by the following week. As part of the state's continued efforts to bring mass testing  more

ALBANY, New York, April 11 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 10: Everybody knows the people with us. Dr. Jim Malatras, from my right Dr. Howard Zucker, Health Commissioner. To my life, Melissa DeRosa, Secretary to the Governor, to her left Robert Mujica. To our friends celebrating Good Friday, I wish them a good, good Friday. To our friends celebrating Passover, I wish them the best. Let's give you an update on where we are. To use and overused term, w  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 6: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced all NYS on Pause functions will be extended for an additional two weeks. The Governor also directed schools and nonessential businesses to stay closed for an additional two weeks through April 29th. The state will re-evaluate after this additional two-week period. Governor Cuomo also announced the state is increasing th  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 6: Governor Cuomo: Good morning. The start of another work week, or not. Everybody knows from my right Dr. Jim Malatras; medical doctor, still a doctor, Dr. Howard Zucker; to my left Melissa DeRosa, Secretary to the Governor; to her left Robert Mujica Budget Director, extraordinaire. On the numbers, the number continues to increase. We're up to 8,658 new cases. Overall we have 130,000 people wh  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 7: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the state will invest in private companies to bring rapid COVID-19 testing to scale and accelerate testing capacity. Businesses interested in working with the state to manufacture these rapid tests on a large scale should contact Empire State Development at 212-803-3100 or COVID19supplies@esd.ny.gov. The Governor also a  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 7: Everyone I think knows who is here. To my far right Dr. Malatras; Dr. Zucker; I'm technically a doctor also but not really; Melissa DeRosa, Secretary to the Governor; Robert Mujica, Director of the Budget. Let's talk about today's numbers and where we are today. Total number of newly hospitalized is up from yesterday but when you look at the three-day averaging of these numbers the three-day  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo launched a multi-platform, multi-language education and awareness campaign to reach all New Yorkers across the state in all zip codes including hard-to-reach communities. The campaign will emphasize the state's core message to stay home and will expand outreach and awareness of this critical mandate to new and wider audiences. The Governor l  more

ALBANY, New York, April 11 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 10: Melissa DeRosa: For the last six weeks, we have done a number of social media campaigns to drive home the point that the personal decisions we make have a direct impact on the lives of other New Yorkers. And as an extension of the Who I Stay Home For campaign that we launched a few days ago, we asked New Yorkers to share with us personal private photos of how they're spending their time a  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 8 -- Gov. Doug Ducey, R-Arizona, issued the following news release on April 7: In an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, Governor Doug Ducey issued an Executive Order to increase quarantine guidelines for out-of-state travelers entering Arizona. Under the Executive Order, anyone who travels to Arizona from an area with substantial community spread through any airport in the state must isolate or quarantine themselves upon arrival for 14 days. On March 28, 2020, the   more

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, April 9 -- Bard College issued the following news release: The Fisher Center at Bard announces the launch of UPSTREAMING, its new virtual stage. UPSTREAMING broadens the Fisher Center's commitment to reaching audiences far beyond the physical walls of our building, and offers new ways for us to engage with artists. Programming will include new commissions, specially conceived for the digital sphere, from artists with long-term relationships with the Fisher Center,  more

NEW YORK, April 10 -- Borough of Manhattan Community College issued the following news: Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) is proud to welcome Vice President of Advancement Lorna A. Malcolm, who will begin her role April 13. As Vice President of Advancement, Malcolm will be reporting directly to the college president and will serve as a member of the president's cabinet, leading an office that has grown from $1 million gross revenue in 2013 to over $3 million last year. Buildi  more

NEW YORK, April 8 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- Borough of Manhattan Community College issued the following news: Claudia Melo (Science, 2019) has been preparing for a career in science by participating in research projects first at Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY), and now at Brooklyn College -- where she is both a Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) and Collegiate Science Technology Program (CSTEP) scholar, and is completing dual degrees: a bachelor's of science in biolog  more

NEW YORK, April 8 [TNSgrants] -- Borough of Manhattan Community College issued the following news: Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC/CUNY) Science Professor Abel E. Navarro is the lead Principal Investigator (PI) on an Interdisciplinary Climate Crisis Research Grant (ICCRG) from the CUNY Office of Research. Additional PIs are BMCC Health Education Professor Yuliya Shneyderman, and Medgar Evers College (MEC) Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science Oluwaseun Salako. The gran  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 8 -- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following news release: * * * - Implementing the rule during the COVID-19 pandemic irresponsibly puts more than 1.4 million enrollees in California at risk of losing coverage when they need it most * * * California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a coalition of seven attorneys general, sent a letter urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Servic  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 10 -- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following news release: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, as part of a coalition of 12 attorneys general and the City of New York, filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit to defend the Department of Energy's (DOE) energy efficiency standard for commercial packaged boilers against an industry-backed challenge. The commercial boilers standard is one of four efficiency standards that DOE was requir  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 6: Recognizing that states like New York are experiencing immediate supply shortages as a result of COVID-19, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California would help meet this moment by loaning 500 state-owned ventilators to the Strategic National Stockpile inventory. "California is stepping up to help our fellow Americans in New York and across the country who are being impacted t  more

NEW YORK, April 7 -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens, scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health have been examining its spread and ways to prevent new infections. At the same time, the School is tracking a parallel epidemic in racism and xenophobia directed at people of Asian heritage and other minority groups. During a recent virtual discussion moderated by Raygine DiAquoi, Assistant Dean  more

NEW YORK, April 8 [TNSgeneralresearch] -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: Ride-hailing trips increase the number of crashes for motorists and pedestrians at pick-up and drop-off locations, reports a new study from researchers at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The research is the first to use data for individual ride-hailing trips, rather than comparing cities where ride-hailing is available to those where it is not avail  more

ITHACA, New York, April 8 -- Cornell University issued the following news: New research from a team of Cornell collaborators points to a possible target for antiviral treatment for COVID-19. Their review paper, "Coronavirus Membrane Fusion Mechanism Offers a Potential Target for Antiviral Development," published April 6 in Antiviral Research. The multidisciplinary group was led by Susan Daniel, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Gary Whittaker, professor of virol  more

BRONX, New York, April 9 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: As the coronavirus outbreak has exploded into a global pandemic, societies and governments around the world are grappling with a host of unprecedented issues. From isolating infected patients to the limits of presidential power to order Americans back to work, Fordham Law faculty members have weighed in with articles on a range of legal questions raised by the health crisis. * * * Should Patients with Coro  more

BRONX, New York, April 8 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: Fordham Law alumni are responding to the coronavirus outbreak by volunteering their time, energy, and expertise to help people impacted by the health crisis. Jessica Carey '03, litigation partner at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, has been working with colleagues to create an online resource for coronavirus relief, detailing the many programs available for those facing financial devastation due  more

HEMPSTEAD, New York, April 8 [TNSgrants] -- Hofstra University issued the following news: The National Philanthropic Trust has awarded Dr. Phyllis Zagano, senior research associate-in-residence and adjunct professor of religion, a $150,000 grant so she may continue her research into the history of Catholic women deacons. Dr. Zagano has researched and written extensively on the historical, theological, canonical, sociological, ecclesiological dimensions of the question of women deacons. In 201  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * - Guidance Supports Decision Confirming that NY Law Bars State and Local Law Enforcement from Arresting Individuals for Civil Immigration Violations * * * Attorney General Letitia James issued a supplement to her office's guidance to help ensure local governments and law enforcement agencies comply with state law as federal immigration enforcement efforts persist during the coronavi  more

ALBANY, New York, April 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 10: New York Attorney General Letitia James led a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in seeking to stop the State of Oklahoma from banning almost all abortions in the state, using the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) public health crisis as an excuse. Continuing her leadership of the nation's fight to ensure women's reproductive health care is not infringed upon, Attor  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 7: * * * - AG James Fights to Stop Attack on Reproductive Health Care That Would Raise Abortion Costs and Place Onerous Requirements on Women - New Trump Administration Rule Diverts Resources Away from "Mission-Critical" Effort to Stop Coronavirus Spread in Contradiction of Federal Directive * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James continued her leadership in the national fig  more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * - New Rules Will Move Filers to National Electronic Systems, Create Greater Protections for Investors * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James took steps to streamline and enhance the oversight of the securities industry in New York by proposing new rules to modernize registrations with the Investor Protection Bureau (IPB) in the Office of the Attorney General. The new rules --   more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * - In Time of Severe Financial Struggle, Consumers Will be Refunded $425,000 for Season Passes, Meal Plans, and Other Goods After AG James Took Action * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she has negotiated a settlement guaranteeing that all consumers who purchased season passes, meal plans, and associated goods and services at the Western New York theme park F  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement on April 8: New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement in response to data released that shows that the majority of fatalities from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in New York City have been people of color: "The COVID-19 data released today reveals that the virus has had a disproportionate impact on communities of color. To say it is disturbing would be an unders  more

ALBANY, New York, April 11 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement regarding reports of troubling conditions at a nursing home in Crown Heights: "Our office has received multiple complaints alleging troubling conditions at the Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation. "While this is a challenging time for all caretakers, the responsibility to treat elderly and disabled nursing home residents with the care and respect they deserve remains paramount.  more

NEW YORK, April 8 -- New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer issued the following news release on April 7: * * * - Stringer pens letter to Mayor De Blasio and DOHMH Commissioner Barbot urging release of demographic data in order to identify and address systemic inequalities and to better protect frontline workers * * * New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer sent a letter to Mayor Bill De Blasio and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot   more

NEW YORK, April 9 -- New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer issued the following news release: New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer and New York State Assemblymember Harvey Epstein sent a letter to New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) Commissioner Louise Carroll and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot outlining the urgent need to protect older New Yorkers living in federal Housing and Urban De  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- The New York State Department of Financial Services issued the following news release on April 7: The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) announced it reached an agreement with the lion's share of the private student loan industry. Based on this agreement, which provides relief to as many as 300,000 New Yorkers, borrowers facing financial hardship due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may contact their student loan servicer to defer student lo  more

ALBANY, New York, April 11 -- The New York State Department of Financial Services issued the following news release on April 10: Financial Services Superintendent Linda A. Lacewell announced that the Department of Financial Services (DFS) has entered into consent orders with three life insurance companies: Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and Pacific Life & Annuity Company for violations of New York Insurance regulations in deferred to immediate ann  more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release on April 6: The Board of Regents adopted emergency regulations to ease the burdens and provide important flexibility for educators, students, professionals and others to address interruptions in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The series of amendments address numerous issues resulting from the interruptions districts, institutions of higher education and licensed professionals are experienc  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 6: Katy Tur: We go now to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is joining us by phone. We understand, Governor Cuomo, thank you first of all for being here, but we understand you have an announcement about the USNS Comfort. Tell me what you have. Governor Cuomo: Yes Katy, thank for having me - good afternoon. As you just heard on your coverage, obviously, the entire downstate metropolitan area h  more

ALBANY, New York, April 11 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 10: Michael Strahan: Welcome back to GMA. We have much more on our top story, the coronavirus outbreak. New York State is the epicenter with around 160,000 confirmed cases. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo joins us now and, governor, thank you so much for joining us. We know you're very busy at this time. With those 160,000 confirmed cases New York Sate has more cases than any other country besid  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 8: Governor Cuomo: Happy Passover to you, brother. Next year in Jerusalem, right. Chris Cuomo: That's right. That is the hope. Certainly, it's really going to resound with people differently this year. A lot of people are doing Zoom Seders because they can't be in close contact. What is your message when you and I say our Jewish brothers and sisters, we mean it. We have Jews in our family. We h  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 7: Erin Burnett: Governor, I don't know if you just heard Sanjay. We were talking about the terrible news, which is the death rate record in New York, 806 deaths, but your hospitalizations have started to slow. What do you read into that? Governor Cuomo: Good evening, Erin. I did hear Sanjay and I agree with what he's saying, not just tonight but in general. He's a great source. It is a terribl  more

ALBANY, New York, April 6 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 5: Governor Cuomo: "We've been tracking the numbers. We track the numbers every day. For the first day we had a drop. We have to wait for tomorrow's numbers but the optimistic view is that we're starting to see a turn in the curve and then the turn in the curve can either be a plateau, where you have a high rate and you bounce up and down but basically at about the same level and then start to d  more

NEW YORK, April 9 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: * * * - U.S. Navy Veteran and crisis management expert to focus efforts on coronavirus pandemic * * * Mayor de Blasio announced that Peter Kauffmann, a U.S. Navy veteran and founder and principal of Bluejacket Strategies, will join City Hall as a senior advisor to the city's growing COVID-19 response team. Kauffmann will manage day-to-day operations at City Hall for the duration of this crisis. Deputy Mayor  more

NEW YORK, April 7 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: WHEREAS, on March 7, 2020, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a State disaster emergency for the entire State of New York to address the threat that COVID-19 poses to the health and welfare of New York residents and visitors; and WHEREAS, Emergency Executive Order No. 98, issued March 12, 2020, contains a declaration of a state of emergency in the City of New York due to the threat posed by COVID-1  more

NEW YORK, April 7 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of a news conference on the coronavirus: Mayor Bill de Blasio: And this is a day that we have talked about now over the last week or more as a crucial day as we prepare for an even tougher battle next week against this virus. This is a day that I called upon our nation to help us, coming forward to this day, I said to the President of United States and all the leadership in Washington that they needed to focus on  more

NEW YORK, April 7 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of a news conference on the coronavirus: Mayor Bill de Blasio: So, 11 days ago - it seems like a long, long time ago, but 11 days ago we were here at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and we were here looking for solutions in the midst of this ever-changing, ever-growing crisis. But we are also here looking for hope, looking for answers, and the answers came from everyday New Yorkers who were stepping up, who are doing some  more

NEW YORK, April 8 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of a news conference on the coronavirus: Mayor Bill de Blasio: Everybody, all along I've said this would be a tough fight against the coronavirus and it's important we understand more and more we are fighting this war on two fronts. First, in our hospitals to save lives, but the second front now is more and more an economic one as well, where folks are struggling to make ends meet, running out of money, New Yorke  more

NEW YORK, April 9 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of a news conference on the coronavirus: Mayor Bill de Blasio: So, I told you that we were starting to see something very important. We were starting to see some change in the right direction. And I want to really talk this through for a few minutes and I want to make it very real, and very personal to all of you, because this is one of those things where understanding what it means, what it doesn't mean, is real  more

NEW YORK, April 10 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of a news conference on the coronavirus: Mayor Bill de Blasio: I talked to you about some of the first signs we were seeing of some progress of some change. And, I want to go deeper into what it means, what we know, what we don't know at this point, but also how we are going to prepare for the weeks and months ahead. Because the fact that we've seen some initial change, we shouldn't overrate it, we should not co  more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of a news conference on the coronavirus: Mayor Bill de Blasio: Before we get started, I just wanted you to see this. This is what one of the hospital beds will look like here in the center opening today. And again, a lot of you were here eight, nine days ago - it was all tennis courts. And I want to just thank everyone who did this work so quick. I'll talk about some of them in a moment, but this is an amazing t  more

NEW YORK, April 9 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of his appearance on CNN: John Berman: Joining me now is the Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio. Mr. Mayor, thank you very much for being with us and taking the time to give us an update on our city. I know New York just reported the deadliest day yet - 800 deaths. New York State had the deadliest day yet, and the country did as well. But you, along with many other public officials now, are seeing some positi  more

NEW YORK, April 7 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of his appearance on the CNN with Wolf Blitzer: Wolf Blitzer: Let's focus right now on New York City - that's the epicenter of the outbreak here in the United States where coronavirus has now killed over 3,500 people in Manhattan, as you just saw. A convention center, the Javits Convention Center, has been converted into a coronavirus hospital and a U.S. Navy hospital ship has been deployed to treat non-coronavir  more

NEW YORK, April 9 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of his appearance on Fox-5: Lori Stokes: It is a grim milestone. As more people in New York City have died from coronavirus than died on September 11th. While the numbers are staggering, Mayor Bill de Blasio says that he sees a light at the end of the tunnel. And the Mayor, joining us this morning live from City Hall. Good morning, Mayor. Mayor Bill de Blasio: Good morning, Lori. Stokes: Hard to fathom you seei  more

NEW YORK, April 7 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of his appearance on the Inside City Hall: Errol Louis: I'm Errol Louis. This week is predicted to be the point of maximum hospitalizations here in New York in a way that could strain our health care system in very serious ways. All of this comes as the city wrestles with the difficult question of what to do with over 2,000 people who have died of the coronavirus. Joining me now from inside City Hall in the Blue   more

NEW YORK, April 7 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of his appearance on the MSNBC's AM Joy: Joy Reid: Just three weeks ago, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio responded in real-time on this show to the first New York City fatality from COVID-19. As we've all learned by now, three weeks in the age of the coronavirus can feel like an eternity. Since then, there have been more than 7,000 deaths nationwide, nearly 2,000 in New York City alone, and, unfortunately, we'  more

NEW YORK, April 10 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of his appearance on MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell Reports: Andrea Mitchell: Mayor Bill de Blasio saluted New York City residents for staying home and social distancing to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. But he also warned that there is still a long way to go. The Mayor says the City still needs greater testing capacity as the next critical step. Mayor de Blasio joins me now. Mr. Mayor, thank you very much. I  more

NEW YORK, April 10 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of his appearance on NPR's Morning Edition: Noel King: I'm Noel King. David Greene: And I'm David Green. We have New York City's Mayor, Bill de Blasio, on the line with us this morning. The stories from the city he leads during this pandemic have been heartbreaking. Medical staff have been describing warlike conditions in hospitals. More than 6,000 people have died throughout New York State, most of them in New  more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of his appearance on The Brian Lehrer Show: Brian Lehrer: It's the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC. And I think we're going to begin as we usually do on Fridays with our weekly Ask the Mayor segment, my questions and yours for Mayor Bill de Blasio. But our line to the Mayor is not yet connected. So, you can give us a call at 212-433-WNYC with your questions for the Mayor. We assume this will be rectified momentarily i  more

NEW YORK, April 11 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release on April 10: Mayor Bill de Blasio and Speaker Corey Johnson announced that the City will provide $25 million in emergency funding to emergency food providers across New York City. This funding is being allocated as part of a new, ongoing partnership between the de Blasio Administration and the City Council to help emergency food providers deal with the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic. "No one should have to q  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Paul Walker, ForeFront Power, 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 725, San Francisco, CA 94101 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Aegis Solar, LLC Dear Mr. Walker, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation su  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Kevin Muchnick, Best Energy Power, 20 West Fairview Avenue, Valley Stream, NY 11580 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Best Energy Power Dear Mr. Muchnick, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3Fof the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation subm  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Ms. Deniqua Rosa, CES Danbury Solar, LLC, 100 Summit Lake Drive, Suite 210, Valhalla, NY 10595 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - CES Danbury Solar, LLC Dear Ms. Rosa, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documenta  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Scott Lomando, Common Energy, LLC, 714 56th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Common Energy, LLC Dear Mr. Lomando, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation submitted has be  more

ALBANY, New York, April 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Amit Barnir, Community Green Solutions LLC, 1200 Solders Field Road, Suite 202, Boston, MA 02134 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Community Green Solutions, LLC Dear Mr. Barnir: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that t  more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Scott Sabbagh, Community Power Partners, 470 Mamaroneck Avenue, Suite 300, White Plains, NY 10605 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Community Power Partners Dear Mr. Sabbagh, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that t  more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Ms. Deniqua Rosa, Consolidated Edison Solutions, Inc., 100 Summit Lake Drive, Suite 210, Valhalla, NY 10595 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Consolidated Edison Solutions, Inc. Dear Ms. Rosa, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inf  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Rachelle A. Ladwig, TDS Telecom, 525 Junction Rd., Madison, WI 53717 Re: Matter No.14-00702- In the Matter of Detariffing Non-Basic Retail Telecommunication Services filed Pursuant to Section 92-g of the Public Service Law; Matter No. 19-02773 - In the Matter of Township Telephone Company, Inc. to Detariff Their Non-Basic Retail Services filed Pursuant to Section 92-g of the P  more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Mithun Vyas, DG New York, CS, LLC, 700 Universe Blvd.m Juno Beach, FL 33408 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - DG New York, CS, LLC Dear Mr. Vyas, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation submitted ha  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Paul Walker, ForeFront Power, 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 725, San Francisco, CA 94101 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Dover Solar, LLC Dear Mr. Walker, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3Fof the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation su  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Ms. Julia Magliozzo, Ecogy Solar, LLC, 67 West Street, Suite 232, Brooklyn, NY 11222 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Ecogy Solar, LLC Dear Ms. Magliozzo, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3Fof the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation submitt  more

ALBANY, New York, April 10 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Paul Walker, ForeFront Power, 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 725, San Francisco, CA 94104 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Ellsworth Solar, LLC Dear Mr. Walker, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3Fof the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentatio  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Paul Walker, ForeFront Power, 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 725, San Francisco, CA 94101 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Ellsworth Solar II, LLC Dear Mr. Walker, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3Fof the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documenta  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Dorian Moore, Everyday Energy, LLC dba Energy Rewards, 6555 Sierra Drive, Irving, TX 75039 RE: Everyday Energy, LLC dba Energy Rewards - Annual Compliance 2020 Dear Dorian Moore: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 2.D.1 of the New York State Department of Public Service's Uniform Business Practices (UBP). This letter is to inform you that the documentati  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Paul Walker, ForeFront Power, 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 725, San Francisco, CA 94104 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - FFP NY Phoenix Project 1, LLC Dear Mr. Walker, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3Fof the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the docu  more

ALBANY, New York, April 10 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Paul Walker, ForeFront Power, 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 725, San Francisco, CA 94104 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - FFP NY Rome Project 1, LLC Dear Mr. Walker, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3Fof the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the docume  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Paul Walker, ForeFront Power, 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 725, San Francisco, CA 94104 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - FFP NY Rome Project 2, LLC Dear Mr. Walker, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3Fof the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documen  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Paul Walker, ForeFront Power, 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 725, San Francisco, CA 94104 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - FFP NY Schagticoke Project 1, LLC Dear Mr. Walker, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3Fof the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the   more

ALBANY, New York, April 10 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Paul Walker, ForeFront Power, 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 725, San Francisco, CA 94104 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - FFP NY Schenectady Project 1, LLC Dear Mr. Walker, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3Fof the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the  more

ALBANY, New York, April 10 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Paul Walker, ForeFront Power, 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 725, San Francisco, CA 94104 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - FFP NY Watertown Project 1, LLC Dear Mr. Walker, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3F of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the   more

ALBANY, New York, April 10 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Paul Walker, ForeFront Power, 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 725, San Francisco, CA 94104 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Hollygrove Solar, LLC Dear Mr. Walker, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3Fof the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentati  more

ALBANY, New York, April 10 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Paul Walker, ForeFront Power, 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 725, San Francisco, CA 94104 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Howland Solar, LLC Dear Mr. Walker, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3Fof the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation   more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Ms. Valerie Whalen, Hytech Solar Inc., 6 Washington Avenue, Bay Shore, NY 11706 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Hytech Solar Inc. Dear Ms. Whalen, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation submitted ha  more

ALBANY, New York, April 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Amit Barnir, Kearsarge Johnstown 1 LLC, 1200 Solders Field Road, Suite 202, Boston, MA 02134 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Kearsarge Johnstown 1 LLC Dear Mr. Barnir: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the docume  more

ALBANY, New York, April 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Amit Barnir, Kearsarge Johnstown 2 LLC, 1200 Solders Field Road, Suite 202, Boston, MA 02134 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Kearsarge Johnstown 2 LLC Dear Mr. Barnir: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the docume  more

ALBANY, New York, April 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Amit Barnir, Kearsarge Solar LLC, 1200 Solders Field Road, Suite 202, Boston, MA 02134 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Kearsarge Solar, LLC Dear Mr. Barnir: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation sub  more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Elie Schecter, C2 Energy Capital, 99 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10016 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Livingston 4 Solar, LLC Dear Mr. Schecter, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation submitted ha  more

ALBANY, New York, April 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: James Schuster, New Wave Energy Corp., 410 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14202 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - New Wave Energy Corporation Dear Mr. Schuster: Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation submitted   more

ALBANY, New York, April 11 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Paul Walker, ForeFront Power, 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 725, San Francisco, CA 94104 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Pearl Solar, LLC Dear Mr. Walker, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3Fof the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation su  more

ALBANY, New York, April 11 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Paul Walker, ForeFront Power, 100 Montgomery Street, Suite 725, San Francisco, CA 94104 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Pearl Solar II, LLC Dear Mr. Walker, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3Fof the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation  more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Erik Yablonsky, PowerLutions Solar, LLC, 216 River Avenue, Lakewood, NJ 08701 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - PowerLutions Solar, LLC Dear Mr. Yablonsky, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation su  more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Jim Kurtz, RER Energy Group, LLC, 4700 Pottsville Pike, Reading, PA 19605 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - RER Energy Group, LLC Dear Mr. Kurtz, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation submitted ha  more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Paul McMenemy, SG Sandplot PV, LLC, 186 George Sickle Road, Saugerties, NY 12477 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - SG Sandplot PV, LLC Dear Mr. McMenemy, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation subm  more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Jason A. Danowsky, Attorney to Simwood Inc., 904 West Avenue, Suite 107 Austin, TX 78701 Re: Matter No. 20-00071 - Petition of Simwood Inc. for an Original Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. Dear Mr. Danowsky: The application filed by Simwood Inc. on January 9, 2020, and revised on February 6, 2020, for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) t  more

ALBANY, New York, April 11 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: James A. Muscato II, Esq., Young/Sommer LLC, Executive Woods, Five Palisades Drive, Albany, NY 12205, jmuscato@youngsommer.com, rpanasci@youngsommer.com Re: Case 20-F-0129 - Application of Sugar Maple Solar, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 to Construct a 125-MWac Solar Powered Electric Generating Facility, Located in  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Sharon Thomas, Consultant, Inteserra Consulting Group, 151 Southhall Lane - Suite 450, Maitland, FL 32751 Re: Matter No. 20-00716 - Tariff filing by Talk America Services, LLC to Cancel its PSC No. 1 - Telephone tariff and to Surrender its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. Dear Ms. Thomas: I am writing in response to your letter informing the Commission that T  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Ronald F. McGreevy, Town Supervisor, Town of Tyre, 1082 Gravel Road, Seneca Falls, NY 13148 Re: Case 19-V-0637 - Petition of Town of Tyre for a Waiver of the Requirements of 16 NYCRR, Section 894 to Permit the Town to Expedite Franchising Process. Dear Supervisor McGreevy: The Department of Public Service is in receipt of the Town of Tyre's (Town) application to utilize the   more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. John Bedard, Trinity Heating & Air, Inc dba Trinity Solar, 2211 Allenwood Road, Wall, NJ 07719 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Trinity Heating & AirInc d/b/a Trinity Solar Dear Mr. Bedard, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to i  more

ALBANY, New York, April 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Maya Cohn, Venture Home Solar LLC, 67 West St., Suite 211, Brooklyn, NY 11222 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Venture Home Solar, LLC Dear Ms. Cohn, Thank you for your recent submittal pursuant to Section 3A of the New York State DPS's Uniform Business Practices for Distributed Energy Resource Suppliers (UBP-DERS). This letter is to inform you that the documentation submitted h  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Rachelle A. Ladwig, TDS Telecom, 525 Junction Rd., Madison, WI 53717 Re: Matter No.14-00702- In the Matter of Detariffing Non-Basic Retail Telecommunication Services filed Pursuant to Section 92-g of the Public Service Law; Matter No. 20-00593 - Vernon Telephone Company, Inc. Request to Detariff Non-Basic Retail Telecommunication Services filed Pursuant to Section 92-g of the   more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Sharon Thomas, Inteserra Consulting Group, 151 Southhall Lane - Suite 450, Maitland, FL 32751 Re: Matter No. 20-00665 - Adoption of West Safety Communications Inc. to Change Name to Intrado Safety Communications, Inc. Dear Ms. Thomas: The tariff adoption supplement filed by West Safety Communications Inc. was received. The company requested to change its name to Intrado Safe  more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Connie Wightman, Inteserra Consulting Group, 151 Southhall Lane - Suite 450, Maitland, FL 32751 Re: Matter No. 20-00647 - Adoption of West Telecom Services, LLC to Change Name to Intrado Communications, LLC. Dear Ms. Wightman: The tariff adoption supplements filed by West Telecom Services, LLC was received. The company requested to change its name to Intrado Communications,   more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 18-G-0203) involving Accadia Site Contracting: In the Matter of an Enforcement Proceeding Against Accadia Site Contracting, Inc. for Alleged Violations of 16 NYCRR Part 753 - Protection of Underground Facilities, in the Service Territory of New York State Electric & Gas Corporation. NOTICE REOPENING CASE AND ESTABLISHING PROCEDURAL DEADLINES On June 13, 2019, the Albany County Suprem  more

ALBANY, New York, April 11 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 17-F-0597) involving High River Energy Center: Application of High River Energy Center, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 of the Public Service Law for Construction of a Solar Electric Generating Facility Located in the Town of Florida, Montgomery County. NOTICE OF PROCEDURAL CONFERENCE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a procedural co  more

ALBANY, New York, April 10 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 16-F-0559) involving Bluestone Wind: Application of Bluestone Wind, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 for Construction of the Bluestone Wind Farm Project Located in the Towns of Windsor and Sanford, Broome County. ORDER ON REHEARING BY THE BOARD: I. INTRODUCTION On December 16, 2020, the New York State Board on Electric Gen  more

ALBANY, New York, April 5 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 17-F-0597) involving High River Energy Center: Application of High River Energy Center, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 of the Public Service Law for Construction of a Solar Electric Generating Facility Located in the Town of Florida, Montgomery County. ORDER GRANTING INTERLOCUTORY RELIEF BY THE BOARD: On February 13, 2020, t  more

ALBANY, New York, April 7 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 20-E-0155) involving Interconnection Deadline Modifications: In the Matter of Interconnection Deadline Modifications. ORDER SUSPENDING CERTAIN INTERCONNECTION PAYMENT DEADLINES INTRODUCTION The COVID-19 outbreak has had myriad impacts on the people and economy of the State of New York, as well as the world. In response, Governor Cuomo has declared a Disaster Emergency and has called   more

ALBANY, New York, April 10 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling (Case No/s. 17-F-0282) involving Alle-Catt Wind Energy: Application of Alle-Catt Wind Energy LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 for a Proposed Wind Energy Project, Located in Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Wyoming Counties, New York, in the Towns of Arcade, Centerville, Farmersville, Freedom, New Hudson, Rushford, and Yorkshire. RULING ON AD  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling (Case No/s. 20-G-0101) involving Corning Natural Gas: Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Corning Natural Gas Corporation for Gas Service. RULING ADOPTING PROTECTIVE ORDER GREGG SAYRE and SEAN MULLANY, Administrative Law Judges: To facilitate the parties' access to information that is alleged to be confidential by the party providing it, e  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling (Case No/s. 19-E-0378; 19-G-0379;19-E-0380; 19-G-0381) involving New York State Electric & Gas and Rochester Gas and Electric: Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of New York State Electric & Gas Corporation for Electric Service; Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Rochester Gas and Electric   more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling (Case No/s. 19-W-0168; 19-W-0269) involving SUEZ Water New York, SUEZ Water Westchester and SUEZ Water Owego-Nichols: Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of SUEZ Water New York, Inc., SUEZ Water Westchester, Inc., and SUEZ Water Owego-Nichols, Inc., for Water Service; Joint Petition of SUEZ Water New York, Inc., SUEZ Water Westchester, Inc., and  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * - Boat Launches are Becoming Available Across the State to Access Great Fishing or Enjoying a Day on the Water - Boaters and Anglers Encouraged to Use Boat Launches Safely and Responsibly, Recreate Locally, and Practice Social Distancing to Prevent Community Spread of COVID-19 * * * The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and the Office   more

ALBANY, New York, April 11 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on April 10: New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced that Paul Bergwall of Honeoye Falls, Monroe County, is the winner of DEC's annual Arbor Day Artwork Contest. "While Arbor Day is an annual opportunity to recognize the value of trees, it also provides a reminder of what we can do to protect them," said Commission  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * - Recent Forest Ranger Actions * * * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from the backcoun  more

ALBANY, New York, April 9 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * - DEC Reminds Residents to Stay Away from Federally Protected Marine Mammals - New Yorkers Encouraged to Get Outside Safely and Responsibly and Practice Social Distancing to Prevent Spread of COVID-19 * * * New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos urged New Yorkers to stay at least 150 feet (50 yards) away from seals  more

ALBANY, New York, April 8 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release on April 7: The State Education Department announced the cancellation of the June 2020 administration of Regents Exams and released guidance on modifications to requirements for students to graduate and earn their high school diplomas, credentials and endorsements. In addition, due to the school closures related to COVID-19, the Department delayed the rollout of state assessments aligned to t  more

NEW YORK, April 9 -- The New York City Law Department issued the following news release: * * * - Brief submitted in case challenging Trump Administration rules creating broad exemptions for employers based on religious and moral objections * * * The City of New York filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down two Trump Administration rules that would permit employers to refuse to provide contraceptive coverage to their employees and plan beneficiaries. Led by the Citie  more

ALBANY, New York, April 6 -- The New York State Senate (majority) issued the following news release, dated April 2: The Senate Majority passed the 2020-2021 State Budget that addresses the needs of New York residents and businesses, especially in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Despite the anticipated long-term economic problems caused by this crisis, the Senate Majority fought to increase education aid, protect health care spending, and maintain essential services New Yorkers rely o  more

NEW YORK, April 9 -- The New York University School of Law issued the following news: On February 24, a federal judge of the Southern District of New York closed a longstanding loophole created by federal agencies that allowed sponsors of clinical trials for prescription drugs and medical devices to withhold unfavorable trial results for certain studies completed between 2007 and 2017. The ruling, which now requires the government to collect and publish the previously undisclosed data, brings   more

NEW YORK, April 7 -- The New York University School of Law issued the following news: In March, as the COVID-19 pandemic intensified in New York City and around the world, NYU Law responded quickly, moving all courses and a broad range of activities online. On March 9, Dean Trevor Morrison announced that starting on March 12, all NYU Law School classes would be conducted remotely and that in-person events would be canceled or postponed. "These measures are designed to protect the health and we  more

NEW YORK, April 10 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release: NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest public health care system in the country with 11 hospitals at the heart of the COVID-19 pandemic, has raised more than $8.2M since it began to accept donations last month. The fundraising campaign will direct funds to purchase comfort items like meals, groceries, taxi rides and hotel rooms to support the heroic health care workers on the front line of care to New Yorker  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 8 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * - Collaborative project involves leading designers, local companies and healthcare experts * * * Rochester Institute of Technology is leading an effort involving local companies and healthcare experts to produce a prototype ventilator designed to help meet the continuing surge of respiratory cases as a result of the coronavirus. According to Nabil Nasr, associate provost and founding d  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 8 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: * * * - Hurricane Harvey simulations train emergency responders and citizens in spatial thinking * * * Situations such as the coronavirus pandemic have heightened interest in the importance of disaster management and mitigation. At Rochester Institute of Technology, researchers have created two new serious games that could be used as important learning tools for solving these world problems.   more

NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, April 10 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * - The designs, using readily available components, will be free to medical personnel * * * A Rutgers researcher is testing modified sleep apnea machines intended to help relieve the shortage of mechanical ventilators for COVID-19 patients. After testing for safety and efficacy, the design will be available free to medical professionals and can be created quickly using readily available components. It   more

ALBANY, New York, April 10 -- The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment issued the following news release on April 9: The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment (Siting Board) today reaffirmed its earlier decision granting Bluestone Wind, LLC (Bluestone Wind) approval to build and operate a wind farm in Broome County. The Siting Board's decision follows a detailed and careful review of three petitions that were filed seeking recon  more

NEW YORK, April 9 -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: Data from a national analysis led by scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health suggest that, even in parts of the country that are not yet experiencing many cases of COVID-19, aggressive social distancing and medical care preparations are needed to prevent illness and death. A team led by Columbia researchers, with researchers from Mount Sinai Hospital, Massachusetts In  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 8 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: University at Buffalo partner company KSL Biomedical has developed diagnostic tests and is moving forward with clinical validation of prognostic tools that could improve patient care during the COVID-19 outbreak. The company receives support from UB's Buffalo Institute for Genomics and Data Analytics (BIG), part of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's economic development effort to advance the Bu  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 11 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: Upstate University Hospital is now processing its own COVID-19 tests, and expects to get results within 24 hours. A rapid test that can provide results in under an hour, is also now in use at Upstate for special circumstances. The hospital began processing its own tests in the Department of Pathology's Microbiology and Molecular Diagnostics Laboratories on Wednesday. I  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 6 -- Gov. Jay Inslee, D-Washington, issued the following news release: Gov. Jay Inslee, recognizing the dire situation in other states, announced the state of Washington will return more than 400 ventilators received from the Strategic National Stockpile to the SNS inventory to help states facing higher numbers of COVID-19 cases. "These ventilators are going to New York and others states hardest hit by this virus," Inslee said. "I've said many times over the last few  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 8 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: It's a national issue: not enough tests or testing materials for COVID-19. To most of us, it's another thing that feels awful, but out of our control during this unprecedented global pandemic. To members of the research community, it's a call to action. Anthony A. Campagnari, PhD, a SUNY Distinguished Professor of microbiology and immunology at UB, heard that call when a colleague   more