ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 21: Let me introduce the people who are with us. From my right, Gareth Rhodes, who works with me in state government and who has been involved in this special effort from day one. From my immediate right, Dr. Jim Malatras, technically a doctor, not like a medical doctor, but still a doctor. To my left, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, my partner in state government, who has been a true treasur  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 23: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the State Department of Health is partnering with Attorney General Letitia James to investigate nursing homes who violate Executive Orders requiring these facilities to communicate COVID-19 test results and deaths to residents' families. The Governor also announced a new directive requiring nursing homes to immediatel  more

ALBANY, New York, April 20 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 19: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the State Department of Health will begin to conduct a statewide antibody testing survey tomorrow. The testing survey will sample 3,000 people for a population of 19.5 million people - for context Germany performed a 3,000-person sample with a population of 83 million. Large-scale antibody testing will help determine the  more

ALBANY, New York, April 20 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 19: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the State Department of Health will begin to conduct a statewide antibody testing survey tomorrow. The testing survey will sample 3,000 people for a population of 19.5 million people - for context Germany performed a 3,000-person sample with a population of 83 million. Large-scale antibody testing will help determine t  more

ALBANY, New York, April 20 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 18: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo earlier called for federal coordination of the supply chain to bring testing to scale so states can performing begin reopening functions. Tests are currently produced by private laboratory equipment manufacturers - there are 30 large manufacturers in the U.S. - and these manufacturers sell the tests to smaller labs, who then sell   more

ALBANY, New York, April 21 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo called on the federal government to provide hazard pay for essential public workers on the front lines, proposing a 50 percent bonus for these workers. According to the Center for Economic and Policy Research, 41 percent of frontline workers are people of color. Of those frontline workers, 45 percent of public transit workers, 57 percent of  more

ALBANY, New York, April 21 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 20: All devices off, by the way. To my far-right, Dr. Jim Malatras, to my right, Dr. Zucker, a real doctor. To my left, Melissa DeRosa, secretary to the governor, to her left, Robert Mujica, budget director, calls himself doctor of the budget, not a real doctor. Today is 51 days since the first case in New York, just for perspective, so we know where we are. 92 days since the first case came t  more

ALBANY, New York, April 20 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont announced marinas, boatyards and marine manufacturers will be allowed to open for personal use as long as strict social distancing and sanitization protocols are followed. Chartered watercraft services or rentals will not be allowed, and restaurant activity at these sites must be limited to take-out  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, April 23 -- Iona College issued the following news: As COVID-19 forced schools to close, Iona College's Education Department was quick not only to bring its own curriculum online, but also to look beyond the campus and see a greater need - supporting the community's K-12 students. Emblematic of the College's mission of service, faculty engaged undergraduate Education majors to help support elementary students and ease the homeschooling burden for parents by offering fre  more

NEW YORK, April 24 -- Borough of Manhattan Community College issued the following news: BMCC's professors have a passion for research, exploring pedagogical approaches to enhance the learning experience of students, and sharing their academic expertise across many platforms. Most recently, Sharon Avni, professor of Academic Literacy and Linguistics, was awarded a Mellon/ACLS Community College Faculty Fellowship for her project, "Hebraists by Choice: American Jews and the Mobilization of Modern  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 24 -- Buffalo State College issued the following news release: The coronavirus pandemic has touched nearly every aspect of life in America, including the United States Supreme Court, an institution noted for its resistance to change over the years. Because of concerns over the pandemic, the Supreme Court will hear arguments by teleconference in May. In conjunction, real-time, live audio of the arguments will be made available to the public. This is a first for the cour  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 22 -- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following news release on April 21: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the City of New York in a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue calling on the Trump Administration to halt efforts to move forward on a proposed rule that threatens food security for millions of Americans. The proposed rule attacks the existing proc  more

ALBANY, New York, April 20 -- The city of Albany issued the following news release: On Friday, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan and Joint Veteran's Committee Chairman Mark Rosenzweig announced that the City of Albany 2020 Memorial Day Parade, originally scheduled for Monday, May 25, has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Joint Veteran's Committee coordinates with veterans organizations and schools across the region to organize the annual Memorial Day Parade. With New York PAUSE extende  more

NEW YORK, April 22 -- The New York City Law Department issued the following news release: New York City Corporation Counsel James E. Johnson joined a coalition of 22 Attorneys General demanding that the Trump administration immediately suspend rulemaking that would cut food assistance for 3.1 million people. In a letter to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the coalition urges the agency not to finalize a proposed rule that would take Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits  more

NEW YORK, April 25 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release on April 23: Mayor de Blasio announced that social distancing measures are helping the City fight COVID-19, according to three indicators tracking hospital admissions for suspected COVID-19 cases, ICU occupants in NYC Health + Hospitals facilities, and percent of city residents testing positive for the virus. "We can't let the natural desire to go back to normal life interfere with our efforts to defeat the v  more

NEW YORK, April 24 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news: The free e-book, published on April 20, features contributions by 18 Columbia Law scholars and delves into the legal issues around COVID-19--including elections, privacy, prisoners' rights, bankruptcy, the environment, force majeure in contracts, and public health law. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic; the same day, Columbia Law School began the process of moving its entire cur  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: The latest data modeling projections by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health scientists estimate that, nationally, new COVID-19 cases will begin to decline in the third week of April from a high of roughly 20,000 projected new cases daily, assuming a 30 percent reduction in social contact going forward. Under a 20 percent reduction in social contact, COVID-19 cases may not peak   more

NEW YORK, April 24 -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: A new qualitative study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health found that the majority of women living with HIV would endorse a monthly long acting injectable (LAI) antiretroviral therapy over current daily pills. LAI HIV therapy has completed Phase III trials and is awaiting Food and Drug Administration approval. Study participants were recruited from the Women  more

NEW YORK, April 22 -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: Due to the unknown numbers of asymptomatic people infected with the SARS-CoV-2, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended that all citizens wear face coverings when in public. More recently, some states have mandated face coverings. Many people are wearing homemade coverings, but these mandates potentially increase demand for medical face masks, exacerbating shortages for  more

NEW YORK, April 25 -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: New research has revealed that the signature of metal ions present in urine samples is an accurate indicator of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), one of the deadliest types of cancer. The discovery could signal the possibility of a new and completely noninvasive test for pancreatic cancer, of which PDAC is by far the most common form. Although it accounts for only 2.5 percent of new c  more

NEW YORK, April 22 -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: Rapid development in flood-prone zones during recent decades helped boost the amount of property exposed to 2018's devastating Hurricane Florence substantially, a new study says. It estimates that the value of property in North Carolina and South Carolina potentially exposed to flooding at $52 billion--$42 billion more than at the start of the century (in 2018 dollars). While much development  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 20 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts, Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island, Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey, Governor Tom Wolf of Pennsylvania, and Governor John Carney of Delaware announced their appointees that will serve on the multi-state, regional council to restore the economy and get people back to work. Th  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 20 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York, and Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey announced that marinas, boatyards and marine manufacturers in their states will be allowed to open for personal use as long as strict social distancing and sanitization protocols are followed. Chartered watercraft services or rentals will not be allowed, and restaurant activity at th  more

AMHERST, New York, April 24 -- Daemen College issued the following news: Daemen College has announced the appointment of Emily Burns Perryman as vice president for institutional advancement. Her appointment is effective June 1. In this role, she will oversee the areas of fundraising, alumni relations, publications, and marketing and communications. "Ms. Perryman will be a valuable addition to our strong executive leadership team, and I look forward to working with her to further Daemen's prom  more

AMHERST, New York, April 25 -- Daemen College issued the following news: Due to the evolving coronavirus pandemic, Daemen College will extend online instruction for classes in all summer sessions scheduled from June through August. A decision on the summer Excel-R-8 program for high school students, which will start on July 6, will be made on a later date based on developments with the coronavirus crisis and New York State and federal guidelines. "Because of this public health crisis, we beli  more

HANOVER, New Hampshire, April 24 -- Dartmouth College issued the following news release: Throughout the U.S., especially in rural regions, there are still many places where there are currently no confirmed COVID-19 cases. Yet, a new study by the Dartmouth Atlas Project using data from The New York Times shows that if you group counties by where people get their hospital care, COVID-19 is everywhere. The study features three new maps depicting the: number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000; the aver  more

WILLIMANTIC, Connecticut, April 24 -- Eastern Connecticut State University issued the following news: Eastern Connecticut State University recently joined a partnership with the New York Southeast Asia Network (NYSEAN), a multidisciplinary group of scholars at colleges and universities in New York, Connecticut and New Jersey who specialize in Southeast Asian studies. The network allows for collaboration in research, conferences and workshops. Eastern is one of the first schools to partner with   more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 22 -- Bracewell, a law firm, issued the following news release on April 21: Bracewell LLP announced that Martha Kammoun has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in the power practice, adding depth to the firm's energy and infrastructure platforms. Kammoun comes to Bracewell from Starwood Energy Group, a private equity investment firm that specializes in energy infrastructure investments, where she was co-general counsel. "I'm excited to welcome Martha to the fir  more

NEW YORK, April 24 -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval to the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health to launch clinical trials to determine whether blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors can be used to prevent infections in unexposed healthcare workers and first responders, high-risk individuals, and close contacts of COVID-19 patients,  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 21: To my right Gareth Rhodes; to my immediate right Jim Malatras; to my left Melissa DeRosa; and Rob Mujica to her left. We had a meeting at the White House this afternoon and it was very productive and it was positive and we got a lot done. I've been talking for a number of days as have most governors about testing as the next phase that we have to enter into. We're starting to talk about r  more

BRONX, New York, April 22 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: Fordham Law's online Master of Studies in Law (MSL) in Corporate Compliance--currently midway through its inaugural year--has received an overwhelmingly positive response from students. The program, which earns students 30 credits and can be completed in as few as 12 months, is designed specifically for non-lawyers who are interested in advancing their careers by learning about corporate compliance from a l  more

NEW YORK, April 22 -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: Gender-based violence has been shown to increase during global emergencies. In a paper just published by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, researchers report that according to early evidence it is the same for the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings are online in the journal Bioethics. Early results from China suggest that domestic violence has dramatically increased. For examp  more

AMENIA, New York, April 25 -- Grey House Publishing issued the following news release: Grey House Publishing is proud to announce the 2020/2021 edition of Older Americans Information Resource, formerly titled Older Americans Information Directory. This edition is designed for one of America's largest growing populations, with resources to help aging Americans lead happy and productive lives. It includes nearly 10,000 listings, two glossaries, three indexes, and is a repeat winner of the Nationa  more

AMENIA, New York, April 25 -- Grey House Publishing issued the following news release: Grey House Publishing is proud to announce the publication of the Spring 2020 Editions of Weiss Ratings' Consumer Guides. Published twice per year, Weiss Ratings' Guide Consumer Guides contain nine individual guides, each for a different financial-planning sector. Each guide in Weiss Ratings' Consumer Guides is packed with accurate, unbiased information and recommendations that patrons have come to expect fr  more

AMENIA, New York, April 25 -- Grey House Publishing issued the following news release: Guns in America is the tenth volume in the new series, Opinions Throughout History. Each volume in the series is designed to follow the evolution of public opinion on a current and controversial topic that has changed throughout history. Each volume discusses both primary and secondary documents such as newspaper and magazine articles, speeches, court decisions and other legislation. Accompanied by expert com  more

HEMPSTEAD, New York, April 22 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: The Lawrence Herbert School of Communication at Hofstra University is launching a new online Master of Arts in Public Relations that will be among the first of its kind to have a particular emphasis on reputation and crisis management. The program will prepare professionals to quickly manage new and heightened modern challenges such as brand backlash, social media crises, fake news, Twitter attacks, filter bubbles, c  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 21 -- Louisiana State University issued the following news release: A new study will examine how COVID-19 is affecting the health behaviors of people worldwide, and the research could help influence local and national public health policies. Part of the study is a 15-minute online survey that includes questions about how COVID-19 has affected participants' physical activity, diet, sleep and well-being. With enough responses from individual cities in Louisiana, suc  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, April 22 -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release: Two new case studies highlight the use of tele-diabetes to manage new-onset type 1 diabetes in an adult and an infant during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article describing these experiences and providing perspectives on the future application of tele-diabetes is published in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (DTT), a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. Click here to read the f  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 22 -- Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the City of New York demanding a suspension of a rulemaking that would cut food assistance for 3.1 million people. In a letter to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the coalition urges the agency not to finalize a proposed rule that would take Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefi  more

ALBANY, New York, April 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: Attorney General Letitia James announced the resolution of an investigation into the Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) for allowing more than $1 billion to be illegally transferred to the Government of Iran. The six-year investigation, led by the New York Attorney General's Office (NYAG) and the United States Attorneys' Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), revealed that due to I  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James sent letters to 35 of New York's major mortgage servicers, calling on them to provide immediate and long-term relief to all New York homeowners struggling to pay mortgages amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The letters emphasize the responsibility of mortgage servicers to do more to ensure that COVID-19 does not cause unnecessary   more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she has secured commitments from the parent company of New York Sports Clubs (NYSC) and Lucille Roberts to institute a number of policy changes that will provide economic relief to members who were charged dues over the last six weeks, despite a state order that shut down all health clubs and gyms on March 16, 2020 to stop the spread of   more

NEW YORK, April 20 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: New York Attorney General Letitia James demanded that three health insurance companies immediately provide coverage for 12-month supplies of contraceptives in accordance with New York State law. Under the Comprehensive Contraception Coverage Act (CCCA), health insurance providers are required to cover 12-month supplies of contraception at one time, yet the Attorney General's Office found that Aetna,  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: Attorney General Letitia James led a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general in pushing back against the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) proposed rollbacks of nutrition standards for school meals. In comments filed with the Trump USDA, the coalition argues that the proposed rule would substantially weaken existing standards for the school meals that tens of millions of children   more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 21: New York Attorney General Letitia James led a multistate coalition of 18 attorneys general in seeking to stop the State of Alabama 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 protect women's reproductive health, Attorney General James led the c  more

ALBANY, New York, April 21 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 20: New York Attorney General Letitia James has led a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in seeking to stop the State of Arkansas from banning almost all procedural abortions in the state, as the state uses the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) public health crisis as an excuse. Continuing her leadership of the nation's fight to protect women's reproductive health, Atto  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 23: New York Attorney General Letitia James led a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in seeking to stop the State of Tennessee from banning almost all procedural 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 protect women's reproductive health, Attorney General Ja  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement responding to the Trump Environmental Protection Agency's final rule replacing the 2015 Clean Water Rule, a science-based Obama-era federal regulation that ensured the nation's lakes, rivers, streams, and wetlands received proper protection under the Clean Water Act: "It is incumbent on all of us to do everything in our power to protect public health, and that includes making sure that people ha  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the City of New York demanding that the Trump administration immediately suspend its efforts to stop food assistance for 3.1 million people. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the coalition urged the agency not to finalize a proposed rule that would disqualify millions of low-income Americans fr  more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement: New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation that halts the issuance of green cards to immigrants for at least 60 days, citing the economic fallout of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the nation's increase in unemployment under his Administration as an excuse: "This proclamation is antithetical to ever  more

NEW YORK, April 21 -- The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation issued the following news release: New York City's parks are home to a diverse and euphonic soundtrack, from early hip-hop to tranquil bird songs. NYC Parks is celebrating the connection between greenspaces and music with the launch of its new series of specially curated playlists, available on Spotify. The playlists are the newest element of Parks@Home, a recently launched initiative that allows New Yorkers enjoy parks   more

NEW YORK, April 25 -- New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer issued the following news release: New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, on behalf of the New York City Employees' Retirement System, Teachers Retirement System of the City of New York and New York City Board of Education Retirement System, sent letters to the executives of Berkshire Hathaway, AIG, and Liberty Mutual Insurance calling on the three multi-national insurance companies to take immediate action to end all busin  more

NEW YORK, April 22 -- New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer issued the following news release: New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer sent a letter to TC Energy President and CEO Russ Girling calling for a stop to construction of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline that puts vulnerable communities at risk, including its own workers, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Citing reports that TC Energy was transporting pipeline workers and their families from across the country to pipeline constru  more

ALBANY, New York, April 21 -- The New York State Department of Financial Services issued the following news release on April 20: Superintendent of Financial Services Linda A. Lacewell announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has entered into a consent order with Industrial Bank of Korea (IBK) and its New York branch under which the bank will pay fines totaling $35 million to New York State for violations of New York Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Launderin  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 21: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced elective outpatient treatments can resume in counties and hospitals without significant risk of COVID-19 surge in the near term. Hospitals will be able to resume performing elective outpatient treatments on April 28, 2020 if the hospital capacity is over 25 percent for the county and if there have been fewer than 10 ne  more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services will direct health insurers to provide cash flow relief to, and ease administrative burdens on, New York State hospitals in response to COVID-19. Relief provided to hospitals during the pandemic includes insurers' immediate payment of outstanding accounts receivables, suspen  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the New York State Department of Financial Services has initiated administrative proceedings and filed charges against Mallinckrodt plc and its subsidiaries, Mallinckrodt LLC and SpecGX LLC. These charges are the first to be filed in DFS' ongoing investigation into the entities that created and perpetuated the opioid crisis. "The worst frauds are those that go bey  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 24 on MSNBC's Testing & the Road to Reopening with Nicolle Wallace: Nicolle Wallace: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Governor, we meet on a day of some pretty momentous political headline and pretty momentous science headlines. I want to start with the science. You shared information in your briefing about antibodies. Is that encouraging? And can you take us through how many New Yorkers, based   more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 23 on the Daily Show with Trevor Noah: Trevor Noah: Governor Andrew Cuomo, welcome to the Daily Social Distancing Show. Governor Cuomo: Pleasure to be with you. I am a big fan. Trevor Noah: Well, thank you very much. I think everyone is a big fan of yours right now because, more than ever during this pandemic, people have sought out leaders who communicate effectively and seem to know what t  more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 22 on WAMC Northeast Public Radio With Alan Chartock: Alan Chartock: I will contribute. I will contribute. You've convinced me you need a new phone system. Governor Cuomo: We do, we do. I don't know if you know the old army term, a fubar, which means fouled up beyond all recognition. Alan Chartock: Is that what you mean? Governor Cuomo: Yeah. One word, that's what it means. Hey, tell me what  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on April 24 on federal funding for the state: Governor Cuomo: We're looking at that now. We don't have a decision now, but I'll tell you the truth. I said to the federal government, I've been talking about this for how long, two months. Two months. I said how can you have a federal government in a position where they're not going to provide funding to state governments and local governments? Small busin  more

ALBANY, New York, April 20 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, Delaware Governor John Carney, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo and Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker announced their appointees to the multi-state council to restore the economy and get people back to work. The appointees include one health expert, one economic d  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: Mayor de Blasio and First Lady McCray announced the launch of Food for Heroes, a program to support the healthcare professionals and essential staff working around-the-clock to fight the COVID-19 pandemic across the five boroughs. Managed by the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City, the program will provide two meals per day for one month to 1,250 healthcare workers at Elmhurst Hospital, the facility harde  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release on April 22: As New York City's health care heroes fight COVID-19 despite a shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a public-private partnership with the White House, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC), and Owens-Minor (OW), a healthcare logistics company, to provide New York City with one million square yards of American-made medical gown fabric. T  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: Mayor de Blasio announced a plan to deepen the City's response to COVID-19 at NYCHA. This pandemic is exacerbating the challenges that working people face, especially for NYCHA's 400,000 residents. This new plan will ensure that these hardworking New Yorkers are safe and supported during this crisis. "NYCHA residents are the backbone of New York City, but for decades they have not received the support they   more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a breakthrough in the fight against COVID-19, with a City-convened effort producing a new line of bridge ventilators to support local hospitals and health care workers. Local manufacturers will produce at least 3,000 of these devices, which will be deployed to hospitals, helping to save lives by supplementing limited ventilator resources. This effort will also help the City shor  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript on April 21 on CNN's New Day: Alisyn Camerota: New York State reported the lowest single day death toll in more than two weeks. Intubations and hospitalizations are on the decline for the sixth straight day in this city. Despite that, New York City is taking steps to cancel public events through June. Joining us now is New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Good morning, Mr. Mayor. Mayor Bill de Blasio: Good morn  more

NEW YORK, April 21 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript on CNN's With Don Lemon: Don Lemon: New York City, one of the biggest hotspots in the coronavirus crisis - there are at least 849 people in intensive care across the city tonight. Joining me now, the Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio. Mayor, thank you so much. I appreciate your time. I know it's a very busy one for you. So, listen, the president talked about New York City, in his briefing, I want you to tak  more

NEW YORK, April 21 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript on MSNBC's Kasie DC With Kasie Hunt: Kasie Hunt: I think we have New York Mayor, Bill de Blasio, standing by with us and considering what we saw there where President Trump did show clips of the state's governor. Mr. Mayor, I'm hoping to get your reaction first to what the president had to say there, but then also answer the basic question, what does New York need right now? And are you sure getting what you nee  more

NEW YORK, April 21 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript on April 20 on MSNBC'S Morning Joe: Mika Brzezinski: New York State appears to have passed its coronavirus peak. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday that hospitalizations continue to fall as he reported the lowest death toll in more than two weeks at just over 500. The state's total now towers at more than 13,000 dead, roughly the same size as entire towns, upstate. Cuomo cautioned that the downward trend   more

NEW YORK, April 25 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript on April 24 on the Brian Lehrer Show: Brian Lehrer: It's the Brian Lehrer show on WNYC. Good morning again, everyone. And now it's time for our weekly Ask the Mayor segment - my questions in yours for Mayor Bill de Blasio. Our phone number is 646-435-7280 - 646-435-7280 if you have a question for the Mayor this morning or you can tweet a question, just use the hashtag #AsktheMayor. And good morning Mr. Mayor, we  more

NEW YORK, April 25 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript on the Amsterdam News Podcast: Cyril Josh Barker: My guest is New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who's going to be speaking with me about how COVID-19 is impacting the city and what's ahead. This is his first time on the podcast and we are so happy to have him. Welcome to the podcast, Mayor de Blasio. How are you? Mayor Bill de Blasio: I'm doing okay, Josh. We're all going through a lot, but I'm hanging in. Ho  more

NEW YORK, April 21 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release on April 20: Mayor Bill de Blasio: Well, we start a new week. And as we start this week, it's a chance to really, think about something that's kind of different than what we normally think about. I want everyone to just take a minute, really take a minute to break out of whatever you're doing right now, whatever you normally would do this time of day, even the middle of this crisis, and put yourself in the sho  more

NEW YORK, April 25 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: Mayor de Blasio announced that he will surge supplies and staff to nursing homes citywide this week, adding to the Administration's existing efforts to support nursing homes fighting the COVID-19 crisis. "Our city's nursing homes are home to some of those most at risk for COVID-19," said Mayor Bill de Blasio. "They need our support more than ever, which is why we are stepping in and sending more staff and su  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: Mayor de Blasio announced that the jail population fell below 4,000 last week, the lowest figure since 1946. The rapid decrease of incarcerated people comes as a direct result of the City's response to the unique health and safety threat COVID-19 poses to the jail system. "We have reached a historic milestone, and done so in a way that is both humanitarian and just," said Mayor Bill de Blasio. "When I took o  more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following meeting agenda: The Public Service Commission announced today that it will hold its next regular session beginning at 10:30 A.M., Thursday, April 23, 2020. TO REDUCE THE POTENTIAL COMMUNITY SPREAD OF COVID-19, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL ONLY BE ALLOWED TO LISTEN TO THE SESSION VIA WEBCAST. The session agenda is as follows: To view documents related to PSC Cases below, visit: http://www.dps.ny.gov/  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Henry Yun, 174 Power Global NorthEast, LLC, 9 East 37th Street, 12th FL, New York, NY 10016 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - 174 Power Global NorthEast, LLC Dear Mr. Yun, 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 21 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Christopher Thompson, AAA ESCO, LLC, 33 Davidson Lane, East West Islip, NY 11795 RE: AAA ESCO, LLC - Annual Compliance 2020 Dear Mr. Thompson: 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 documentation submitted has been reviewed by S  more

ALBANY, New York, April 21 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Ms. Kelly Combs, BlueRock Energy Solar, Inc., 125 Jefferson Street, Suite 800, Syracuse, NY 13202 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - BlueRock Energy Solar, Inc. Dear Mr. Combs, 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 22 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Ms. Lynda Freshman, BCS Customer Acquisition, LLC dba BlueWave, 111 Huntington Avenue, Suite 650, Boston, MA 02199 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - BCS Customer Acquisitions, LLC dba BlueWave Dear Ms. Freshman, 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). T  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Honorable William Wood, Town Supervisor, Town of Burke, P.O. Box 121, Burke, NY 12917, burketown12@yahoo.com RE: Case 20-F-0023 - Application of Brookside Solar, LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10, to Construct a 100-MW Solar Powered Electric Generating Facility Located in the Towns of Burke and Chateaugay, Franklin Cou  more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Dr. Adam Cohen, CertainSolar, Inc., NYU Urban Future Lab, 370 Jay Street, 7th FL, Brooklyn, NY 11201 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - CertainSolar, Inc. Dear Dr.Cohen, 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 docume  more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Ms. Christina Moore, Clearway Community Solar, LLC, 1100 Louisiana, Suite 5150, Houston, TX 77002 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Clearway Community Solar LLC Dear Ms. Moore, 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 th  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Noah Hyte, Cypress Creek Renewables, 3402 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Cypress Creek Renewables Dear Mr. Hyte, 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 submit  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Jason Kaplan, EnterSolar, LLC, 335 Madison Avenue, 4th FL, New York, NY 10017 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - EnterSolar, LL. Dear Mr. Kaplan, 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 ha  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Nesim Albukrek, Green Logic, LLC, 97 North Sea Road, Suite 3, Southampton, NY 11968 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Green Logic, LLC Hello Nesim, 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  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Timothy J. Ivins, Harvest Power, LLC, 2941 Sunrise Hwy, Islip Terrace, NY 11752 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Harvest Power, LLC Dear Mr. Ivins, 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 submitte  more

ALBANY, New York, April 21 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Lorne Brousseau, Horizon Solar, LLC, 1087 Fort Salonga Road, Northport, NY 11768 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Horizon Solar, LLC Dear Mr. Brousseau, 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 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Abe Leiber, Light Power & Gas, LLC, 1449 37th Street, Suite 611, Brooklyn, NY 11218 RE: Light Power & Gas, LLC - Annual Compliance 2020 Dear Mr. Leiber: 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 documentation submitted has been rev  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Abe Leiber, Light Power & Gas of NY, LLC, 1449 37th Street, Suite 611, Brooklyn, NY 11218 RE: Light Power & Gas of NY, LLC - Annual Compliance 2020 Dear Mr. Leiber: 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 documentation submitted   more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Joseph J. Syta, Vice President-Controller & Treasurer, NYSEG and RG&E, 89 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14649 Re: Case 13-M-0449 - A Focused Operations Audit of the Internal Staffing Levels and the Use of Contractors for Selected Core Utility Functions at Major New York Energy Utilities. Dear Mr. Syta: The Office of Accounting, Audits, and Finance of the Department of Publ  more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Scott Shipley, Northern Lights Energy, Inc., 365 Town Line Road, Hermon, NY 13652 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Northern Lights Energy, Inc. Dear Mr. Shipley, 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 document  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Emmett Smith, Northern Power and Light, Inc., 233 Boyden Road, Canton, NY 13617 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Northern Power & Light Inc. Dear Mr. Smith, 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  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Noah Hyte, NYGB-CCRD Borrower, LLC, 3402 Pico Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90405 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - NYGB-CCRD Borrower, LLC Dear Mr. Hyte, 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 submitte  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Ms. Nicole LeBlanc, Amp. Energy, 1550 Wewatta Street, 4th FL, Denver, CO 80202 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Oak Hill Solar 1, LLC Hello LeBlanc, 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 h  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Ms. Nicole LeBlanc, Amp. Energy, 1550 Wewatta Street, 4th FL, Denver, CO 80202 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Oak Hill Solar II, LLC Dear Ms. LeBlanc, 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 submitt  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Dustin L. Kirkpatrick, OnForce Solar, Inc., 9 East 37th Street, 12th FL, New York, NY 10016 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - OnForce Solar, Inc. Dear Mr. Kirkpatrick, 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 doc  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Honorable Sean P. Pogue, Ed.D., Town Supervisor, Town of Barre1, 4317 West Barre Road, Albion, NY 14411, spogue@townofbarreny.com RE: Case 20-F-0037 - Application of Orleans Solar LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 to Construct a Solar Electric Generating Facility in the Towns of Barre and Shelby, Orleans County, New Yo  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Honorable Ed Houseknecht, Town Supervisor, Town of Shelby, Shelby Town Hall, 4062 Salt Works Road, Medina, New York 14103, supervisor@townofshelbyny.org RE: Case 20-F-0037 - Application of Orleans Solar LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article 10 to Construct a Solar Electric Generating Facility in the Towns of Barre and Shelby,  more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Taymaz Jahani, OYA Solar NY, L.P., 144 Front Street West, Suite 310, Toronto, ON M5J2L7 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - OYA Solar, L.P. Dear Mr. Jahani, 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 sub  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Ms. Annette Fitzgerald, SMCBC, LLC, 41 Washington Avenue, Suite 201, Kingston, NY 12401 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - SMCBC, LLC Dear Ms. Fitzgerald, 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 submitt  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Edouard Klehe, SunLight General Capital, LLC, 135 E. 57th Street, 6th Fl, New York, NY 10022 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - SunLight General Capital, LLC Dear Mr. Klehe, 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 th  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Krzystof Kaminski, Kamtech Solar, 203 Sheridan Blvd., Inwood, NY 11096 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Kamtech Restoration Corp dba SunPower by Kamteck Solar Dear Mr. Kaminski, 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 t  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Austin S. Baird, Vivint Solar, Inc., 1800 W Ashton Blvd., Lehi, UT 84043 RE: 2020 Annual Compliance - Vivint Solar, Inc. Dear Mr. Baird, 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 b  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- 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 ESTABLISHING PROCEDURAL DEADLINES On June 13, 2019, the Albany County Supreme Court (Court) va  more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 20-F-0067) on rules and regulations of the Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment: In the Matter of the Rules and Regulations of the Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment, Contained in 16 NYCRR, Chapter X, Certification of Major Electric Generating Facilities, Proposed Amendments to Parts 1000 and 1001. NOTICE OF MEETING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 19-E-0277) involving Baron Winds: Petition of Baron Winds, LLC for an Original Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity and for an Order Providing for Lightened Regulation. ORDER GRANTING CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY AND PROVIDING FOR LIGHTENED REGULATION BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION By petition filed on April 11, 2019 (Petition), Baron Winds LLC (Baron  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 17-G-0316) involving Consolidated Edison Company of New York: Proceeding on Motion of the Commission for an Investigation into Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.'s Compliance with Operator Qualification, Performance, and Inspection Requirements: ORDER APPROVING SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On March 15, 2019, the Commission issued an Order to Show   more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 19-W-0185) involving New York American Water: Petition of New York American Water Company, Inc. for Approval, Pursuant to Public Service Law, Section 113(2), of a Proposed Allocation of Property Tax Refund. ORDER GRANTING PETITION BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION This Order grants a petition filed by New York American Water Company, Inc. (NYAW) relating to a property tax refund rece  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 18-E-0071) involving Offshore Wind Energy: In the Matter of Offshore Wind Energy. ORDER AUTHORIZING OFFSHORE WIND SOLICITATION IN 2020 BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION In the 2018 Offshore Wind Order, the Public Service Commission (Commission) adopted a goal to add 2,400 megawatts of offshore wind capacity in New York State by 2030./1 The Commission also authorized the New York Sta  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 19-M-0779) involving Orange and Rockland Utilities: Petition of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. under Section 69 of the Public Service Law to Issue Securities Having a Maturity of More Than One Year. ORDER AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION By petition dated December 23, 2019, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (Orange and Rockland or the Compan  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 18-E-0067; 18-G-0068) involving Orange and Rockland Utilities: Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. for Electric Service; Proceeding on Motion of the Commission as to the Rates, Charges, Rules and Regulations of Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. for Gas Service. ORDER APPROVING TARIFF AMENDMENTS  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 20-W-0021) involving Owera Water Works Transportation: New Tariff Schedule P.S.C. No. 3 - Water filed by Owera Water Works Transportation Corporation (Homeowners Association). ORDER APPROVING NEW TARIFF AND RATES BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On January 15, 2020, Owera Water Works Transportation Corporation/1 (Owera or the Company) filed a new electronic tariff schedule, P.S.C. N  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 08-T-1388) involving PSEG Long Island: Application of PSEG Long Island LLC on Behalf of and as Agent for the Long Island Lighting Company d/b/a LIPA for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law for the Riverhead to Canal Project. ORDER APPROVING ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN BY THE COMMISSION: INT  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 19-W-0745) involving Saratoga Water Services: Joint Petition by Saratoga Water Services, Inc. and ER Design Build, LLC for a Waiver of the Requirements of 16 NYCRR, Section 501 & 502 and for Approval of an Extension Agreement. ORDER APPROVING WATER SUPPLY AGREEMENT AND WAIVERS BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On December 5, 2019, Saratoga Water Services, Inc. (Saratoga or the Compan  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 19-E-0538) involving Village of Freeport: Minor Rate Filing of Village of Freeport to Increase Its Annual Revenues by about $1,259,574 or 4.65%. ORDER SUSPENDING MINOR RATE FILING BY THE COMMISSION: On August 7, 2019, the Incorporated Village of Freeport (Freeport Electric or the Village) filed tariff revisions to its electric tariff schedule, P.S.C. No. 9 - Electricity, and support  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 16-M-0330) involving Village of Rockville Centre: Petition of CTIA - The Wireless Association to Update and Clarify Wireless Pole Attachment Protections. Tariff filing by the Village of Rockville Centre to Modify its Electric Tariff Schedule, P.S.C. No. 3, to Revise the Wireline Rate and Add a Wireless Pole Attachment Rate to the Village's Tariff Schedule. ORDER APPROVING TARIFF FILIN  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- 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 ON PROCEDURE AND SCHEDULE GREGG C. SAYRE and SEAN MULLANY, Administrative Law Judges: On April 14, 2020, pursuant to Notices issued on March 25 and April 3, 2020, a telephonic Procedural Confere  more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling (Case No/s. 18-F-0498) involving EDF Renewables Development: Application of EDF Renewables Development, Inc. 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 in the Town of Burns, Allegany County and the Town of Dansville, Steuben County. RULING CONFIRMING PRE-APPLICATION I  more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling (Case No/s. 18-T-0561) involving National Grid: Application of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation d/b/a National Grid for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need for its Gardenville-Dunkirk Lines 141/142, Northern Section Rebuild Project in Erie County. RULING ADMITTING EVIDENCE DAKIN D. LECAKES, Chief Administrative Law Judge: On August 30, 2018, Niagara Mohawk Power Corp  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following op-ed published in the Newsday pressing the federal government to do more to help state and local governments hit hard by the coronavirus: We are all painfully aware of the devastating health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. What is also becoming frighteningly clear is the unprecedented economic devastation. New York and other hard hit areas need money to balance their books and that cash needs to   more

ALBANY, New York, April 25 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release: New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the following local government audits have been issued. Village of Bloomingburg - Financial Operations (Sullivan County) The board did not adequately oversee the treasurer's work or require annual audits of the treasurer's records and reports. Auditors also found that the treasurer did not provide regular financial reports to th  more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release: The coronavirus pandemic has caused extraordinary economic challenges in New York with punishing, still-evolving impacts on public health, jobs, the economy and state finances. As a result, the enacted state budget leaves greater uncertainty for school districts, health care providers and local governments this year than ever before, according to a report released by New York State Com  more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued the following news release: New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli applauded Governor Cuomo's Executive Order waiving the statutory 15-day waiting period before a public employee's service retirement can take effect. DiNapoli requested the Executive Order in order to safeguard benefits for families who may lose a loved one to COVID-19 before their service retirement can be made official. The Executive Orde  more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news release: New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball highlighted the release of several updated interim guidance documents that will assist retail food stores and grocery home delivery providers in operating safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following best practices for cleaning, social distancing, and safeguarding vulnerable populations is critical for those businesse  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: 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 backcountry. In 2019, DEC Forest Rangers conducted 3  more

ALBANY, New York, April 24 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release: New York State Education Department Interim Commissioner Shannon Tahoe announced the appointment of Albert Chase as the State Fiscal Monitor for the Wyandanch Union Free School District. Mr. Chase has vast experience in school district finance and operations that makes him uniquely qualified to advise Wyandanch UFSD's administrators and school board on the district's dire fiscal issues. As r  more

ALBANY, New York, April 22 -- The New York State Department of Labor issued the following news: The New York State Department of Labor released preliminary local area unemployment rates for March 2020. Rates are calculated using methods prescribed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The State's area unemployment rates rely in part on the results of the Current Population Survey, which contacts approximately 3,100 households in New York State each month. From March 2019 to March 2020, the S  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following news release: Mayor de Blasio announced a plan to deepen the City's response to COVID-19 at NYCHA. This pandemic is exacerbating the challenges that working people face, especially for NYCHA's 400,000 residents. This new plan will ensure that these hardworking New Yorkers are safe and supported during this crisis. "NYCHA residents are the backbone of New York City, but for decades they have not received the support th  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 23 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: The National Science Foundation recently awarded researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Louisiana State University, Georgia Tech and West Virginia University grants totaling more than $2.3 million to support further development of the Einstein Toolkit. The Einstein Toolkit is a community-developed code for simulating the collisions of   more

NEW YORK, April 25 -- The New York Health and Hospitals issued the following statement by Executive Director Cristina Contreras: "Last month we began the construction of 120 temporary ICU beds at NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx to help manage the surge of COVID-19 patients and support our health system's plan to triple ICU bed capacity by May. I'm pleased to report that construction is moving at a record pace and we will have the necessary new electric, plumbing, medical gas and oth  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 24 -- Ohio State University issued the following news: The Ohio State University College of Nursing is partnering with Trusted Health, a career platform for the modern nurse, on a new initiative to promote mental health and well-being for travel nurses on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The program will be piloted with nurses in New York and Michigan - two of the states hit hardest by the pandemic - and rolled out nationwide in the coming weeks. Even before the  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 23 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: A Rochester Institute of Technology alumna is part of a team of researchers working at breakneck speed to find drugs to fight coronavirus. Callie Donahue '18 (biotechnology and molecular bioscience) is helping to test thousands of compounds on human cells infected with live samples of SARS-CoV-2, in search of medicine that can be effective in deterring the virus's infection and replication cycl  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 21 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: When the coronavirus pandemic spread to the United States, Rochester Institute of Technology faculty member Dr. Laurence Sugarman asked his students to apply their knowledge of placebos and the power of suggestion to the unfolding health crisis. Sugarman adjusted the syllabus for his course, Placebo, Suggestion, Research and Health, allowing students to refocus their research papers on the pan  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 21 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: RIT alumnae contributed to the antibody test that was launched by Ortho Clinical Diagnostics on April 14. Maria Romero-Creel '17 (biomedical engineering) and Wendy Salamone '10 (biotechnology) are just two of the people responsible for the analyzer database update that is used by customers worldwide. The team is responsible for ensuring that calibrations, precision fluid information and analyz  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 23 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Brian Tomaszewski, an associate professor at RIT, is working to create interactive coronavirus maps that provide deeper insight into the spread of COVID-19. He hopes the public can use these mapping tools to help fight the pandemic. "Now, more than ever, maps are essential for decision making and staying informed about this global threat," said Tomaszewski, who also lab director of RIT's Cente  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 23 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Rochester Institute of Technology scientists have developed the first three-dimensional mass estimate to show where microplastic pollution is collecting in Lake Erie. The study examines nine different types of polymers that are believed to account for 75 percent of the world's plastic waste. Plastic behaves differently in lakes than in oceans; previous studies on both have indicated the levels  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 25 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: The devastating impact of COVID-19 on national and global supply chains is being studied by experts all over the world. It has also presented research opportunities for supply chain professors in Rochester Institute of Technology's Saunders College of Business and created a robust discussion between RIT students and faculty. Assistant Professor Steven Carnovale and his colleagues study trends   more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 24 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: An RIT scientist has been tapped by the National Science Foundation to solve a fundamental problem that plagues artificial neural networks. Christopher Kanan, an assistant professor in the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, received $500,000 in funding to create multi-modal brain-inspired algorithms capable of learning immediately without excess forgetting. Today, artificial neura  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 23 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: Members of RIT's Center for Public Safety Initiatives are doing their part to help combat the opioid epidemic by determining the effectiveness of a dependency treatment program offered to inmates at the Monroe County Jail. Their work in the jail looked at whether the Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program the sheriff's department uses for inmates who use drugs is helping reduce recidivism  more

ROCHESTER, New York, April 25 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: An Ohio-based explosives company called Austin Powder has turned to RIT scientists for a creative approach to quantifying nitrogen oxide gases that on rare occasions are released during mining operations. Austin Powder manufactures, distributes, and applies industrial explosives for industries including quarrying, mining, construction, and other applications. Some of their typical tasks involv  more

NEW YORK, April 22 -- S&P Dow Jones Indices, a division of S&P Global, issued the following news release: iShares, the largest ETF issuer in the world, and S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI), the world's leading index provider, today announced a licensing agreement to deliver innovative sustainable investing options based on S&P flagship US equity indexes. iShares will be the exclusive licensor of the indices for use with its exchanged-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States, subject to obtaining  more

NORTHFIELD, Minnesota, April 24 -- St. Olaf College issued the following news: The world is changing -- fast. And many people are eager to peek over the horizon to understand what life might (or should) look like after COVID-19. Whatever comes next, one thing is certain: innovation will always be important. And some innovative Oles are already making the news for their business Poultry Patrol: an ag-tech business that relies on Southeast Minnesota's high-speed gigabit internet access. In a re  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 23 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: Scientists have created a new database to help track the impacts of climate change on fish living in rivers, lakes and other inland waters throughout the world. The Fish and Climate Change Database -- or FiCli (pronounced "fick-lee") -- is a searchable directory of peer-reviewed journal publications that describe projected or documented effects of climate change on inland fishes.   more

BUFFALO, New York, April 25 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: As mobile produce markets become an increasingly popular strategy around the country for addressing food access and food security, operators now have a new tool they can take advantage of whether they're just getting started or looking to expand. It's an evidence-based roadmap for success developed by researchers at the University at Buffalo, and it is now publicly available for an  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 23 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: Spurred by fears of a shortage of ventilators to treat COVID-19 patients, a University at Buffalo-led research team is developing a low-cost solution using a common medical device. The device is a resuscitator that health care workers manually squeeze to pump air into the lungs of people struggling to breathe. It's common in ambulances and emergency rooms. The research team -- com  more

NEW YORK, April 20 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on April 18: New York Attorney General Letitia James took action to protect millions of New Yorkers and block debt collectors from raiding billions of dollars in emergency stimulus payments authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Attorney General James issued official guidance to New York State banking institutions, creditors, and debt collectors, making clea  more

BERKELEY, California, April 25 -- The University of California Berkeley campus issued the following news release: A comparison of daily deaths in Italy since January 2020 with those over the previous five years there indicates that the fatality rate in that country for those infected with the new coronavirus is at least 0.8%, far higher than that of the seasonal flu and higher than some recent estimates. Extrapolating from the Italian data, University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berk  more

BUFFALO, New York, April 21 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: In spring of 2019, researchers set out to investigate what chemicals could be found in the waters of Bangladesh. The scientists -- from the University at Buffalo and icddr,b, a leading global health research institute in Bangladesh -- tested a lake, a canal and a river in Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital and the nation's largest city. The team also sampled water from ditches, ponds and   more

LA JOLLA, California, April 23 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: Collaborators from the University of California San Diego and New York University (NYU) used salt, soap and water to make "bling" with a proposed novel experiment by UC San Diego's Jeremie Palacci to form ionic colloidal crystals from common colloids. Their research findings are published in the April 22 issue of Nature. An example of a colloidal crystal is opal, famous as an October birt  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 25 -- The University of Massachusetts Amherst campus issued the following news: An estimated 80% of ornamental plants for sale at garden centers and other outlets are non-native, which means "the average yard does a poor job of supporting native flora and fauna," says invasive plant expert Bethany Bradley at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She and her colleagues at UMass, at the Northeast Climate Adaptation Science Center (NE CASC) and elsewhere in New En  more

MUSKEGON, Mich., April 23 -- Muskegon Community College issued the following news: On many community college campuses, formal undergraduate research is a dream. At Muskegon Community College, it's a reality. MCC students can take BIOL 280: Applied Research in Biology, a course taught by Darren Mattone, who over the past decade has spearheaded MCC's official research efforts. His chance meeting in 2011 with an Upstate New York college instructor led to MCC becoming one of only 30 partners in th  more

SCHENECTADY, New York, April 25 -- Union College issued the following news: Susan Karavolas has been appointed chief human resources officer, College officials announced. She was selected following a national search. She succeeds Eric Noll, who retired in January after 29 years at Union. Jennifer Massey served in an interim role since Noll's retirement. Karavolas begins at Union May 18. In announcing her appointment, Michele Gibson, vice president for Administration and Finance, cited Karavo  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 22 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: Upstate Medical University is urgently seeking healthy, symptom-free people who have had direct exposure to COVID-19 for a national study to test a drug to treat the disease. Upstate's Institute for Global Health and Translational Studies is one of seven sites nationwide participating in this COVID-19 post-exposure prophylaxis study. Good candidates for the study are li  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 22 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: Physicians and researchers all over the world are sharing research and information on what works, and doesn't work, in the struggle against COVID-19. "Hundreds of papers are coming out every week," said Upstate Medical University College of Graduate Studies Dean Mark Schmitt, PhD. "Clinicians just don't have time to go through it." Schmitt, other faculty members and stu  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 22 -- Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring issued the following news release on April 21: Attorney General Mark R. Herring joined a coalition of 22 Attorneys General and the City of New York in demanding that the Trump Administration immediately suspend rulemaking that would cut food assistance for 3.1 million people. In a letter to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Attorney General Herring and his colleagues urge the agency not to finalize a proposed rule tha  more