GARDEN CITY, New York, May 21 -- Adelphi University issued the following news: It's not every day that an Adelphi graduate student gets invited to present research at a global conference in the Middle East. But that's what Joseph Brennan, MS '20, newly graduated from the College of Nursing and Public Health (CNPH) Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner program, will be doing. In July 2020, he'll be presenting in Abu Dhabi--but not in person. Brennan had thought he would be heading t  more

ALFRED, New York, May 21 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: A critical edition of a trumpet trio by Sir Carl Busch, edited by Alfred University Assistant Professor of Music Raul Barcenes with assistance from one of his students, has been published in Triplo Music Press, a leading publication for trumpet ensemble. Barcenes edited the critical edition of "Three of Us," a musical suite for three trumpets composed by Busch in 1938. He was assisted in the review and editing pro  more

ALFRED, New York, May 21 -- Alfred University issued the following news release: The New York State Education Department has granted Alfred University approval to offer Bachelor of Science degrees in biology and biochemistry. The new degree programs, both housed in the University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will be available beginning with the 2020-21 academic year. Alfred University already offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology. In some cases, biology majors--those with plan  more

ALBANY, New York, May 19 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 20-C-0107) involving American Network and Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings: Petition for Approval of the Transfer of Indirect Control of American Network, Inc. to Hammer Fiber Optics Holdings Corp. ORDER APPROVING TRANSFER OF INDIRECT CONTROL ON A PROSPECTIVE BASIS BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On December 12, 2019, and as amended on March 17, 2020, American Network, Inc. (ANI) and Ham  more

ALBANY, New York, May 22 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced the results of the state's antibody testing survey at churches in lower-income New York City communities and communities of color show 27 percent of individuals tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies, compared with 19.9 percent of New York City's overall population. The data was collected from approximately 8,000 individuals and sh  more

ALBANY, New York, May 22 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 19: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Cuomo announced that the Capital Region has met all seven metrics required to begin phase one of the state's regional phased reopening plan starting tomorrow, joining the Western New York, Central New York, North Country, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley Regions. The Capital Region has now identified enough contact tracers to meet the   more

ALBANY, New York, May 22 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on May 19: It's my pleasure to be on Long Island this afternoon. I'll wear a mask out of respect for my fellow New Yorkers. And at Northwell, I wear a mask to also say thank you to the nurses and the doctors and the healthcare professionals that did so much work, saved so many lives. The least we can do is wear a mask to stop infections. It's not overly intrusive, it's not overly invasive, you can make a   more

ALBANY, New York, May 19 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 18: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Cuomo announced that Western New York has met all seven metrics required to begin phase one of the state's regional phased reopening plan starting tomorrow, joining the Central New York, North Country, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier and Mohawk Valley Regions. Western New York has now identified enough contact tracers to meet the state's guidelines, an  more

ALBANY, New York, May 19 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on May 18: Governor Cuomo: Good to be with all of you. Pleasure to be in Buffalo. You know the people who are with me but just in case, you have been living under a rock to my far right, Robert Mujica, Budget Director of the State of New York, to my immediate right, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul who has done a great job statewide but she's taken a special role in coordinating Western New York, so we th  more

ALBANY, New York, May 19 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on May 18: Governor Cuomo: What will reopening mean? That's a big topic of discussion now. What does reopening mean? This is not a subject that is a political subject or where political opinions really matter. I don't care if you're Democrat, Republican, Libertarian, Independent, I don't care. I don't care. This is not a political exercise that we are going through. People say, well I have a personal opin  more

ALBANY, New York, May 18 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on May 17: Amid Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, Governor Cuomo Announces New York State Has Doubled Testing Capacity to Reach 40,000 Tests Per Day, Encourages Eligible New Yorkers to Get Tested For COVID-19 Glad to see you all here, Sunday crew. Hope you're getting overtime, double overtime, triple overtime. I'm on comp time. I have enough comp time to take off nine years now. I've added it up. Let's look a  more

ALBANY, New York, May 22 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced summer school will be conducted through distance learning this year to help reduce the risk of spread. Meal programs and child care services for essential employees will continue. School districts must also develop a plan for students with disabilities who participate in extended summer school year programs over the summer to ensure  more

NEW YORK, May 23 -- Barnard College issued the following news: As U.S. governors announce reopening strategies for their states, the question of how to safely and effectively resume "normal" life and restart the economy has taken center stage. Barnard College economics professor Rajiv Sethi is at the forefront of academics pushing for solutions to the reopening challenge. He is an external professor at the Santa Fe Institute, on the editorial boards of the American Economic Review and Economic  more

MANHATTAN, New York, May 23 -- Bloomberg Media issued the following news on May 21: Bloomberg Media announced that Bloomberg Television will simulcast "Bloomberg Surveillance" from 7-9AM/ET beginning Tuesday, May 26th. The program, which currently airs weekdays on Bloomberg Radio, is anchored by Bloomberg's Tom Keene, Jonathan Ferro and Lisa Abramowicz. The two-hour expansion of "Bloomberg Surveillance" to Bloomberg Television's global audience capitalizes on the program's success in providing  more

MANHATTAN, New York, May 23 -- Bloomberg Media issued the following news on May 20: Bloomberg Media launched Bloomberg TV+, a premium video experience and first 4K UHD channel that combines the power of Bloomberg data and trusted business and finance programming, on Samsung TV Plus, Samsung's free Smart TV video service that delivers instant access to over 120 free channels in news, sports, entertainment and more. Available on all 2017-2020 Samsung Smart TVs, Bloomberg TV+ the first 4K channel   more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 20 -- California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued the following news release on May 19: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a multistate coalition, filed a motion for preliminary injunction in a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful final rule redefining the "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act. The coalition argues that the rule should be enjoined pending the court  more

NEW YORK, May 21 -- Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine issued the following news release: While most children infected with the novel coronavirus have mild symptoms, a subset requires hospitalization and a small number require intensive care. A new report from pediatric anesthesiologists, infectious disease specialists and pediatricians at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, describes the clinical characteristics and outcom  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- EVERFI, an education technology company that works with learners of all ages, issued the following news release: Citadel and Citadel Securities, in collaboration with EVERFI, announced the nationwide expansion of the MarketWorks investment education program. Launched in 2018, MarketWorks is a free digital learning course that equips high school students with an understanding of how the financial markets work. Citadel and Citadel Securities worked with EVERFI to co-develop   more

NEW YORK, May 20 -- The City University of New York's Graduate Center issued the following news release: The Graduate Center of The City University of New York is pleased to announce that the Institute for Retired Professionals (IRP) will join its community as part of a new adult continuing education program under a new name, forthcoming. Founded at The New School in 1962 as an innovative peer learning program, the IRP has been a model for other lifelong learning programs in the U.S. and around  more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- The Columbia Law School issued the following news: Law professor Suzanne Goldberg is Columbia University's first executive vice president for University Life. The pandemic has made her wide-ranging job even more complicated. Suzanne Goldberg signs her emails "In community," a signature that reflects her top priority as executive vice president for University Life. It also signals the challenges she and other Columbia University senior administrators face as they try to keep  more

NEW YORK, May 19 -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: A new global study offers a powerful confirmation of one of the most influential frameworks in all of behavioral sciences and behavioral economics: prospect theory, which when introduced in 1979 led to a sea change in understanding the irrational and paradoxical ways individuals make decisions and interpret risk with major impacts for science, policy, and industry. Led by a Columbia University M  more

NEW YORK, May 23 -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: The National Science Foundation should invest in new initiatives, partnerships, and infrastructure to answer 12 priority research questions relevant to society in the next decade, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. A Vision for NSF Earth Sciences 2020-2030: Earth in Time says that a scientifically and demographically diverse group of re  more

NEW YORK, May 23 -- Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory issued the following news: Next month, when Lamont Ph.D. student Xiaomeng Jin defends her thesis, she will have a significant body of work to reference. During her five years at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, working as part of atmospheric chemist Arlene Fiore's laboratory, Jin has published four first-authored papers and co-authored four additional papers. Along the way, she has found new ways to track and interpret   more

ITHACA, New York, May 21 -- Cornell University issued the following news: Knowing what to study and having the necessary skills to succeed are students' main course-related concerns early in introductory STEM classes, according to a new study co-led by Cornell researchers - findings that Cornell faculty are now working to address. The researchers surveyed students at three large Ph.D.-granting institutions to identify broad trends in course-related concerns, with an eye toward improving retent  more

ITHACA, New York, May 19 -- Cornell University issued the following news: After examining a dozen types of suns and a roster of planet surfaces, Cornell astronomers have developed a practical model - an environmental color "decoder" - to tease out climate clues for potentially habitable exoplanets in galaxies far away. "We looked at how different planetary surfaces in the habitable zones of distant solar systems could affect the climate on exoplanets," said Jack Madden, Ph.D. '20, who works in  more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health issued the following news: New projections from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health scientists find that delays in reimplementing social distancing following a relaxation of control measures could result in a stronger rebound of COVID-19 infections and deaths. In a retrospective counterfactual analysis, they find that if social distancing and other control measures had been in place in major U.S. metropoli  more

BUFFALO, New York, May 22 -- D'Youville College issued the following news: The D'Youville Board of Trustees announced the appointment of four new members to begin three-year terms this fall. Carl J. Montante returns to the board after previously serving from 2000-2019. Montante founded Uniland Development Company in 1974 and built it into one of the largest developers and property owners in Western New York. As president and managing director of Uniland, he is responsible for overall commercia  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 23 -- Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering issued the following news: Engineers at Duke University and the New York University's Tandon School of Engineering have demonstrated a method for ensuring that an increasingly popular method of genetic identification called "DNA fingerprinting" remains secure against inadvertent mistakes or malicious attacks in the field. The technique relies on introducing genetic "barcodes" to DNA samples as they are collected an  more

NEW YORK, May 19 -- Forbes Media, a global media, branding and technology company with a focus on news and information about business, investing, technology, entrepreneurship, leadership and affluent lifestyles, issued the following news release on May 18: Forbes reports that young voters are losing confidence in Trump's ability to handle pandemic, according to the Forbes Under 30 Voter Survey, powered by Zogby Strategies. Forbes Assistant Editor, Marley Coyne, writes: "According to the Forb  more

BRONX, New York, May 21 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: As the coronavirus pandemic has unfolded, Fordham Law's Maloney Library, a busy center of study, research, training, and instruction for the entire Fordham community, has made it a priority to ensure that as many of its services as possible continue to be offered remotely. "Knowing that Fordham Law students are either locked down in New York or have returned to their families' homes all across the country, w  more

NEW YORK, May 23 -- Fox News Channel, a cable and satellite television news channel, issued the following news release on May 20: FOX Nation, the on demand subscription-based streaming service, will roll out a new slate of adventure programming for the month of June, including an acquisition of the hit series Duck Dynasty, a new series hosted by FOX News Channel (FNC) contributor Johnny Joey Jones and the season premiere of Brian Kilmeade's popular historical series What Made America Great. Th  more

AMENIA, New York, May 23 -- Grey House Publishing issued the following news release: Grey House Publishing is proud to announce the publication of the 2020 edition of America's Top-Rated Cities: A Statistical Handbook. This new four-volume set offers current, comprehensive statistical information in one easy-to-use source on 100 cities that have been cited as the best for business and living in the United States. Conveniently arranged by city, this four-volume set allows readers to see--at a gl  more

HEMPSTEAD, New York, May 22 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: Rising business leaders looking for a fast-track to the c-suite can earn an Executive MBA (EMBA) in less than a year as part of a newly redesigned program at Hofstra University's Frank G. Zarb School of Business. Hofstra's new EMBA, which can be completed in 11 months, is among the most efficient programs of its kind in the nation. By comparison, most EMBA programs usually take between 18 months and two years. The pr  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 22 -- The Illinois Commerce Commission issued the following news release: National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) President Brandon Presley of Mississippi has appointed Illinois Commerce Commissioner D. Ethan Kimbrel as co-vice chair of the Committee on Gas. Kimbrel joins fellow co-vice chair Julie Fedorchak of the North Dakota Public Service Commission and Commissioner Diane X. Burman of the New York State Public Service Commission, who chairs th  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, May 21 -- Iona College issued the following news: Iona College announced the launch of a new Bachelor of Science degree program in nursing, which will help to meet the growing demand for Registered Nurses both locally and nationally. With official approval from the New York State Department of Education now in place, Iona is ready to accept its first class of elite students this fall. Iona's rigorous, values-oriented nursing program will offer two pathways to a bachelor  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, May 21 -- Iona College issued the following news: Iona College announced that Susan Apold, Ph.D., RN, ANP-BC, GNP, FAAN, FAANP, one of the nation's foremost leaders in the field of nursing who has experience founding and developing programs in New York State, has been named director of Iona's new Bachelor of Science degree program in nursing. "Dr. Apold's vision, experience and expertise will establish Iona as the college of choice for students looking for an elite nurs  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, May 21 -- Iona College issued the following news: It was a Commencement ceremony no one will soon - or ever - forget. As COVID-19 forced the Class of 2020 to socially distance, cherished events and pivotal milestones such as Commencement were forced to go online. But that did not stop the Iona College community from coming together to experience these special moments with their loved ones from home. In fact, many say, the shift stretched and strengthened the College's fo  more

NEW YORK, May 23 -- The Jewish Theological Seminary issued the following news release: For the first time in its 134-year history, The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) held its commencement ceremony virtually on Thursday, May 21. JTS Chancellor Arnold M. Eisen delivered the 2020 Commencement address to the 77 graduates from the institution's five schools: List College, the Kekst Graduate School, H. L. Miller Cantorial School, Rabbinical School, and the William Davidson Graduate School of Jewis  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, May 22 -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release on May 21: What is "autistic burnout," a term frequently used by autistic adults? Its characteristics, and what may cause or alleviate it, are discussed in Autism and Adulthood. Autistic adults use the term to describe a chronic state of exhaustion, loss of skills, and reduced tolerance to stimulus. These characteristics are long-lasting and permeate people's lives. According to the study, autistic adult  more

NEW ROCHELLE, New York, May 19 -- Mary Ann Liebert Inc. issued the following news release: Pregnant and breastfeeding women have been excluded from clinical trials of drugs to treat COVID-19, and as result, there is no safety data to inform clinical decisions. Such drugs include remdesivir according to a new article in the peer-reviewed journal Breastfeeding Medicine. Click here (http://email.liebertpub.com/c/112gM9Phd6tAKFGW5SRmMs) to read the article. Since pregnant and lactating women are n  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh issued the following news release: Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh, joined by the Attorneys General of Virginia and the District of Columbia, filed a Notice of Intent (NOI) to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its failure to require Pennsylvania and New York to develop and implement plans to achieve 2025 Chesapeake Bay restoration goals. Under the Clean Water Act, EPA has a nondiscretionary duty to  more

CLAREMONT, California, May 21 -- Pomona College issued the following news: Innovative and accomplished athletics administrator Miriam Merrill will lead Pomona-Pitzer Athletics into its next era after being selected as director of athletics following a national search. Merrill, currently the associate director of athletics at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, also served as interim director of Hamilton's NCAA Division III program for four months in 2019. She starts at Pomona-Pitzer on July  more

ROCHESTER, New York, May 20 -- Monroe Community College issued the following news on May 19: As advanced manufacturing businesses reopen and the demand for medical professionals continues, two job-training fast-track programs offered at Monroe Community College are ready to prepare individuals for careers as a medical office assistant and a machinist technician. Participants in MCC's Accelerated Precision Tooling Certificate Program and Medical Office Assistant Program may be eligible for fina  more

NEW YORK, May 23 -- Morgan James Publishing issued the following news on May 19: Morgan James' new release, 3D of Happiness: Pleasure, Meaning & Spirituality Based on Science, Philosophy & Personal Experience by Necati Aydin, Ph.D., follows one man's journey as he searches for true happiness. 3D of Happiness was written for anyone struggling to find a lasting source of happiness in their lives. 3D of Happiness covers a personal and scientific journey of searching for happiness through pleasure  more

NEW YORK, May 20 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 19: New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with a coalition of 33 additional attorneys general from around the nation, announced a settlement with Santander Consumer USA Inc. that will provide approximately $550 million (possibly up to $780 million) in relief to consumers nationwide -- more than $27 million (possibly up to $38 million) of which would be allocated to New Yorkers. The sett  more

ALBANY, New York, May 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 22: New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement that stops fraudulent student debt relief practices by a ring of five New York-based defendants. The settlement provides a measure of financial relief to deceived New York student loan borrowers they deceived, as New Yorkers and individuals across the nation continue to suffer from the economic fallout of the coronavirus   more

NEW YORK, May 20 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 19: New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a multistate coalition in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction in an ongoing lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration's unlawful final rule redefining the "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act. The rule narrows the scope of the Clean Water Act, meaning many of our nations wetlands and streams would be stripped of pr  more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer issued the following news release: New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer and New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams sent a joint letter to COVID-19 Food Czar and New York City Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia calling on the City to ramp up and streamline emergency food programs amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The letter raises concerns about growing challenges the City is facing in getting sufficient f  more

NEW YORK, May 20 -- The New York City Department of Parks and Recreation issued the following news release: NYC Parks announced that New York City will go green in tribute to essential park workers with an iconic lighting of the Empire State Building, and NYC Parks' Arsenal, Washington Square Arch and other elements across the city. From New York City to San Francisco, and around the world, park workers have continued to maintain parks in support of the mental and physical health of all visitor  more

NEW YORK, May 19 -- The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued the following news release: As the City continues to confront the disparities of COVID-19, the Health Department released an updated COVID-19 data page detailing additional demographic information about how the outbreak is affecting New York City. The data reveals the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on communities of color, with Black and Latino New Yorkers dying around twice the rate of their White co  more

NEW YORK, May 20 -- The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued the following news release: The Health Department and the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS) launched a program to deliver methadone to patients with COVID-19, COVID-like illness, or at high risk of COVID-19. In a first for New York City, 20 Health Department staff, working in teams of two, are making curbside deliveries of methadone to patients' homes and to City-run isolation hot  more

ALBANY, New York, May 23 -- The New York State Department of Financial Services issued the following news release: The New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) issued a circular letter stating New York State health insurers must provide coverage of coronavirus (COVID-19) infection and antibody tests ordered and provided by a pharmacist without cost-sharing. "As underscored by the Governor, we must expand the scope of testing for COVID-19 as we continue through this global pandemi  more

ALBANY, New York, May 22 -- The New York State Education Department issued the following news release: New York State Education Department Interim Commissioner Shannon Tahoe today announced the appointment of Dr. Shelley Jallow as the State Monitor for the Rochester City School District. Recently enacted legislation requires the Commissioner to appoint one monitor for both academic and fiscal issues. Dr. Jallow has decades of experience in school district turnaround and leadership operations. A  more

ALBANY, New York, May 22 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following transcript on May 20: It's always good when you know the difference between morning and afternoon, it's a good way to start the day. From my left, we have budget director Robert Mujica, always smiling, because that is our financial forecast, all smiles. Melissa DeRosa, secretary to the governor. From my far right, we have Dr. James Malatras, Dr. Howard Zucker. To my immediate right, Mariah Kennedy Cuomo, who is on s  more

ALBANY, New York, May 18 -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D-New York, issued the following news release on May 17: Amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Cuomo announced that New York State has doubled testing capacity to reach 40,000 diagnostic tests per day, and encouraged eligible New Yorkers to visit a new website to find a nearby testing site. Today's announcement comes three weeks after the Governor announced an agreement for New York State to work with the federal government to grow New York'  more

NEW YORK, May 20 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: Mayor Bill de Blasio and Chancellor Richard A. Carranza announced the City's summer learning plan. This summer, the Department of Education will provide academic support to approximately 177,700 students with remote summer learning. This adjusted summer learning model will offer education and services to students with disabilities and provide academic support and additional time to the students not yet masterin  more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release on May 21: Mayor de Blasio today announced a new emergency financial relief program for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence to provide funding for immediate safety, economic, and housing needs currently exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In partnership with Sanctuary for Families, the Mayor's Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence (ENDGBV) will leverage its network of service providers t  more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that beginning this afternoon, Thursday, May 21st, the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Staten Island Ferry will return to 30-minute service frequency during the morning (5:00am - 9:00am) and evening (3:30pm - 7:30pm) rush hours. "The Staten Island Ferry keeps this city running," said Mayor Bill de Blasio. "Restoring half-hour service during morning and evening rush hours wil  more

NEW YORK, May 21 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of his appearance on the 1010 WINS: Brigitte Quinn: Joining us live on the 1010 WINS News Line, Mayor de Blasio. Mr. Mayor, great to have you here, so much to talk about including all that good news about testing but I got to ask you first about the NYPD shutting down that yeshiva in Brooklyn. We've heard from a Jewish leader who said that while there were no excuses for a yeshiva to violate a stay-at-home order,   more

NEW YORK, May 21 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript on May 19 of an appearance on the PIX 11: Dan Mannarino: New York City could be back in business very soon but not in time for Memorial Day weekend. So, what will the unofficial kickoff of summer look like for New York City residents? We are checking in with Mayor Bill de Blasio this morning. So, good morning to you. You're live at City Hall this morning. We thank you for joining us once again here on PIX11. So, w  more

NEW YORK, May 19 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript on May 17 of an appearance on MSNBC's PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton: Reverend Al Sharpton: We start with tonight's lead - first wave new world. As we pass 80,000 domestic deaths from COVID-19, several States are going full steam ahead with their plans to reopen and even epicenters like New York State of phasing in their initial returns to normal ahead of summer. Of course, we've had two months to get a handle on  more

NEW YORK, May 19 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the appointment of Magalie Austin as Senior Advisor and Director of the Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE). In this role, she will work to foster the success of minority and women-owned businesses and oversee the City's M/WBE Program. Along with access to procurement opportunities, Austin will ensure that M/WBEs also have access to services to   more

NEW YORK, May 20 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: Mayor de Blasio announced his support for line-of-duty death benefits for survivors of municipal employees who die of COVID-19. "Our public servants have gone above and beyond during this crisis, and the loved ones of those we've lost deserve our full support," said Mayor Bill de Blasio. "That's why I'm advancing State legislation to authorize line-of-duty death benefits for the families of City employees who   more

NEW YORK, May 22 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release: Mayor de Blasio updated New Yorkers on the City's emergency food efforts during the COVID-19 crisis. By next week, the Emergency Food Delivery program will be delivering over 1 million meals per day. This is in addition to the City's school grab-and-go program, which serves over 500,000 meals per day at over 500 schools across the City. The City's efforts have now passed 32 million total meals served across all  more

NEW YORK, May 19 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following news release on May 18: Mayor de Blasio announced that the first "Made in NYC" test kits are now in use at NYC Health + Hospital community testing sites citywide. By the end of this week, more than 60,000 test kits will be delivered, building on the City's commitment to rapidly expand its testing and tracing operation. "We are moving full steam ahead to build a massive testing apparatus from the ground up," said Mayor Bill   more

ALBANY, New York, May 20 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following declaratory ruling (Case No. 20-E-0083) involving Astoria Energy; Astoria Energy II and Astoria Power Partners Holding: Joint Petition of Astoria Energy LLC, Astoria Energy II LLC and Astoria Power Partners Holding, LLC for a Declaratory Ruling Invoking the Wallkill Presumption or for Approval Pursuant to Section 70 of the Public Service Law. DECLARATORY RULING ON REVIEW OF TRANSFER TRANSACTIONS BY TH  more

ALBANY, New York, May 19 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the text of the following letter: To: Mr. Stuart Chen; Mr. Malik Wellington, Supervisor, Escalated Complaint Management, National Grid (Metro NY & LI), One Metro Tech Center, 13th Floor, Brooklyn, New York 11201 Re: Case #947229 Dear Mr. Chen and Mr. Wellington: This is to acknowledge your May 13, 2020 email received by the Secretary to the Commission on March 13, 2020, appealing the denial of an informal hearing  more

ALBANY, New York, May 20 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 19-F-0588) 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 the Homer Solar Energy Center in the Towns of Homer, Cortlandville, and Solon, Cortland County. NOTICE OF PROCEDURAL CONFERENCE TO CONSIDER PRE-APPLICATION I  more

ALBANY, New York, May 19 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 20-E-0031) involving New York State Electric & Gas: Petition of New York State Electric & Gas Corporation for Authority, Pursuant to Public Service Law Section 70, to Transfer Street Lighting Facilities to the Town of Fallsburg. NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE (NEGATIVE DECLARATION) NOTICE is hereby given that an Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared in connectio  more

ALBANY, New York, May 20 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 18-E-0071) involving Offshore Wind Energy: In the Matter of Offshore Wind Energy. SECOND ERRATA NOTICE On May 6, 2020, the Public Service Commission issued an errata notice to the Order Authorizing Offshore Wind Solicitation in 2020, issued on April 23, 2020 (Order), to correctly identify comments filed by Environmental Commenters. However, those changes mistakenly deleted references  more

ALBANY, New York, May 19 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 20-E-0030) involving Rochester Gas and Electric: Petition of Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation for Approval, Pursuant to Public Service Law Section 70, to Transfer Street Lighting Facilities to the Town of Williamson. NOTICE OF DETERMINATION OF SIGNIFICANCE (NEGATIVE DECLARATION) NOTICE is hereby given that an Environmental Impact Statement will not be prepared in connection with  more

ALBANY, New York, May 20 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 20-G-0153) involving National Fuel Gas Distribution: Tariff filing by National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation to Revise its Gas Tariff Schedule, P.S.C. No. 9, to Make Housekeeping Changes Removing Unnecessary Language from General Information Sections II.33-II.34 and Revising the Rate Year Period for its Economic Development Zone and Excelsior Programs. ORDER APPROVING TARIFF FILING   more

ALBANY, New York, May 19 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 20-E-0031) involving New York State Electric & Gas: Petition of New York State Electric & Gas Corporation for Authority, Pursuant to Public Service Law Section 70, to Transfer Street Lighting Facilities to the Town of Fallsburg. ORDER APPROVING TRANSFER OF STREET LIGHTING FACILITIES BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On January 21, 2020, New York State Electric & Gas Corporation (NYSEG   more

ALBANY, New York, May 19 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 14-G-0494) 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 Gas Service. ORDER APPROVING APPLICATION OF EARNINGS SHARING MECHANISM TO A PARTIAL YEAR PERIOD BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On June 4, 2019, Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. (Orange and Rockland or  more

ALBANY, New York, May 19 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 20-E-0030) involving Rochester Gas and Electric: Petition of Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation for Authority, Pursuant to Public Service Law Section 70, to Transfer Street Lighting Facilities to the Town of Williamson. ORDER APPROVING TRANSFER OF STREET LIGHTING FACILITIES BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On January 21, 2020, Rochester Gas and Electric Corporation (RG&E or the Co  more

ALBANY, New York, May 20 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling (Case No/s. 19-C-0046; 18-C-0497; 18-C-0335; 18-C-0125; 20-C-0169) involving Buffalo-Lake Erie Wireless Systems, i-wireless, Virgin Mobile USA, TracFone Wireless, Sage Telecom Communications: Petition of Buffalo-Lake Erie Wireless Systems Co., LLC Pursuant to Public Service Law 92-h to Participate in the New York State Targeted Accessibility Fund and for Establishment of Distribution; Petition of  more

ALBANY, New York, May 20 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following ruling (Case No/s. 19-T-0684) involving New York Transco: Application of New York Transco LLC for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Need Pursuant to Article VII of the New York Public Service Law to Construct, Operate, and Maintain a New, Double-Circuit 54.5-Mile 345/115 Kilovolt Electric Transmission Line and Related Facilities Located in the Town of Schodack, Rensselaer County; t  more

ALBANY, New York, May 19 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news release: New York State and City Harvest joined together with the Masbia Soup Kitchen Network to purchase and bring New York State dairy products from Sullivan County's Bethel Creamery, which uses milk produced on New York farms, to New Yorkers in need in Boro Park, Brooklyn. The delivery of 900 bottles of organic, kosher milk, and 120 cases of organic, kosher yogurt arrived at the Mas  more

ALBANY, New York, May 23 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: Prior to the start of the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos encouraged New Yorkers to engage in responsible recreation close to home during the State's ongoing response to COVID-19. DEC recommendations incorporate guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New York   more

ALBANY, New York, May 23 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release on May 19: 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 across New York State. In 2019, DEC Forest Range  more

ALBANY, New York, May 22 -- The New York State Department of Labor issued the following news: According to the preliminary results from the U.S. Department of Labor's business and household surveys for April 2020, the number of private sector jobs in New York State decreased over the month by 1,764,600, or 21.4 percent, to 6,467,600. This was the state's largest monthly employment drop on record. Just under one-third of the monthly jobs decline occurred in leisure and hospitality (-577,700), mo  more

NEW YORK, May 23 -- New York Mayor Bill de Blasio issued the following transcript of his appearance on the Brian Lehrer Show on May 22: Brian Lehrer: It's the Brian Lehrer show on WNYC. Good morning again, everyone. And now our new normal for after the eleven o'clock news on Fridays our weekly Ask the Mayor segment, my questions and yours for Mayor Bill de Blasio at 6-4-6-4-3-5-7-2-8-0, 6-4-6-4-3-5-7-2-8-0. Used to be our opening segment at ten o'clock on Fridays now to accommodate the Mayor's   more

BROOKLYN, New York, May 19 -- New York University's Tandon School of Engineering issued the following news release on May 18: Users of anonymous browsing software Tor make contributions to Wikipedia that are just as valuable as those made by other groups of editors and are more likely to engage with controversial topics, according to a newly published research paper co-authored by Rachel Greenstadt, an associate professor of computer science and engineering, and doctoral candidate Chau Tran, wh  more

BRONX, New York, May 23 -- Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine issued the following news release: Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine are the first sites in the nation to begin evaluating an investigational drug in two separate, FDA-approved trials: one to treat mild-to-moderate cases of COVID-19 and the other to treat severely ill COVID-19 patients. They are hopeful that the drug, leronlimab, may prevent the "cytokine storm" that inflames and f  more

ROCHESTER, New York, May 23 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: RIT's cyber defense team is getting a first-hand look at the challenges of socially distanced business operations, as they prepare for a new format of the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC). The annual championship is part of the nation's largest college-level cyber defense competition, an extracurricular event that helps to train the next generation of cybersecurity experts.   more

ROCHESTER, New York, May 19 -- Rochester Institute of Technology issued the following news release: LaVerne McQuiller Williams, senior associate dean of Rochester Institute of Technology's College of Liberal Arts, has been named interim COLA dean effective June 1. "LaVerne is an accomplished academic leader who has risen through the ranks at RIT and will continue to serve her college and the university well. I am delighted she agreed to serve in this new role," said Ellen Granberg, RIT's provo  more

NEW YORK, May 20 -- Scholastic, a children's publishing, education and media company, issued the following news release: Scholastic (NASDAQ: SCHL), the global children's publishing, education and media company, released a new interview with Suzanne Collins, author of the worldwide bestselling Hunger Games series. On the eve of the publication of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, on sale, author Suzanne Collins spoke to David Levithan, VP, Publisher and Editorial Director at Scholastic, and on  more

NEW YORK, May 23 -- Kantar Media, a data, insights and consulting company, issued the following news release: Kantar, the world's leading data, insights and consulting company, announces the appointment of Serge Lupas to lead the Media Division of Kantar. Mr Lupas will take up the role from. He succeeds Andy Brown who leaves the business with immediate effect. Mr Lupas joins Kantar on secondment from AlixPartners where he is Managing Director of their UK TMT Practice. Serge has previously held  more

NEW YORK, May 20 -- Simon and Schuster, a subsidiary of ViacomCBS, issued the following news: The New England Patriots, the most dominant franchise in professional team sports over the past twenty years, are the subject of a new book by Jeff Benedict, it was announced by Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. Benedict, most recently the coauthor of the critically acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller Tiger Woods and a longtime special features writer for Sports Illustrated, secured  more

BUFFALO, New York, May 19 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: At the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in January, China implemented strict traffic measures to limit residents' mobility. The goal was to reduce the spread of the disease, which by that point had already affected a large portion of the country. But the countrywide ban on traffic mobility had another effect: It significantly reduced vehicle emissions, which may have prevented a higher  more

CANTON, New York, May 22 -- The State University of New York's Canton Campus issued the following news: Students enrolled in SUNY Canton's Center for Criminal Justice, Intelligence and Cybersecurity (CJIC) have two new fast-track pathways to earn their graduate degrees. Faculty and administration from SUNY Canton have established articulation agreements with the University at Albany allowing students to begin working on one of two master's programs while completing their bachelor's degrees. P  more

BUFFALO, New York, May 21 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release on May 20: Ferric Contrast Inc., a University at Buffalo spinoff, has received $750,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop iron-based contrast agents for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Contrast agents are substances that are used in the body to help obtain better quality of images of organs, tumors and other biological structures. The compounds that Ferric Contr  more

BUFFALO, New York, May 20 -- The State University of New York Buffalo campus issued the following news release: Tim Murphy, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo and director of the UB Community Health Equity Research Institute, was invited to testify at the state Legislature's Joint Virtual Public Hearing Exploring Solutions to the Disproportionate Impact of COVID-19 on Minority Communities. The hearing was held   more

NEW PALTZ, New York, May 21 -- The State University of New York's New Paltz Campus issued the following news release: The Benjamin Center for Public Policy Initiatives at SUNY New Paltz is pleased to welcome Jen Metzger, member of the New York State Senate representing District 42, to a virtual event on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Senator Metzger will be interviewed by KT Tobin, director of the Benjamin Center, at 2 p.m. via Webex. The focus of this public conversation will be on Senator Metzger  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 21 -- Thomas Edison State University issued the following news release on May 20: Thomas Edison State University announced it has completed its review and will now offer college credit for a New York University Tandon School of Engineering's MicroBachelors(R) program in Computer Science Fundamentals offered on edX.org. In January edX.org, announced MicroBachelors programs, the first credit-backed stackable credential, marking a significant milestone in online learning.  more

BOULDER, Colorado, May 19 -- The University of Colorado Boulder campus issued the following news: Imagine doing your high school math or history homework while also being the full-time caregiver for your younger sibling. Sounds tough, right? It's also a challenge that teenagers across the country are facing as schools have switched to online classes, said CU Boulder education researcher Michelle Renee Valladares. She points to the case of Sue Suilla Daley, a student from New York who spoke o  more

ROCHESTER, New York, May 23 -- The University of Rochester issued the following news release: Sevin Yeltekin, the Rohet Tolani Distinguished Professor of Economics and senior associate dean of education at the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon University, has been appointed the next dean of the Simon Business School. University Provost Rob Clark announced her appointment, which will begin July 1 and will be a five-year term. "Sevin is an internationally renowned economics scholar an  more

POUGHKEEPSIE, New York, May 19 -- Vassar College issued the following news: When they left the Vassar campus for Spring Break, most students had never heard of the teleconferencing platform Zoom. A few, perhaps, had taken an online course or two, but most had never had an academic experience that didn't involve a teacher in a classroom. Then suddenly, with the outbreak of COVID-19, teaching and learning changed radically at Vassar and virtually all other colleges across the country. Students w  more

ALBANY, New York, May 19 -- Albany Law School issued the following news: Albany Law School announced that it has hired Will Trevor--a veteran in online education and marketing--to lead its Office of Online Graduate Programs. As the new Assistant Dean and Director of Online Programs, Trevor heads the development and expansion of online master's, LL.M., and certificate programs that align with the strategic plans and goals of Albany Law School. Collaborating with departments across the law schoo  more

BRONX, New York, May 19 -- Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine issued the following news release: Masako Suzuki, Ph.D., D.V.M., has received a four-year, $1.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to investigate a novel mechanism that may result in human disease. Her research focuses on whether perturbations that occur prenatally can lead to cellular abnormalities in adulthood. Using mouse models, she will study the impact of prenatal vitamin A (retinoic acid  more

BRONX, New York, May 21 -- Yeshiva University's Albert Einstein College of Medicine issued the following news release: In heart failure, activation of the transforming growth factor (TGF)- superfamily mediates both adaptive and maladaptive cellular responses, associated with inflammation, compensatory cardiomyocyte hypertrophy and dysfunction, and fibrosis. Downstream from TGF- signaling are two types of Smad proteins that are stimulated to act in opposite ways: Receptor-activated Smads (R-Sma  more