Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

City demands answers from Con Edison after heat wave power outages

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July 22, 2019

City demands answers from Con Edison after heat wave power outages

After thousands of New Yorkers lost power this weekend as temperatures soared through the 90s, the city looked to Con Ed for answers, including Mayor Bill De Blasio, who said in a Monday briefing that he was "extremely disappointed" in the utility provider, Gothamist reports. The latest shortfall, which saw over 50,000 customers in a swath of southeast Brooklyn without power this weekend, was apparently no accident; Con Ed throttled power to its customers in a "preemptive move to take those customers in southeast Brooklyn out of service in order to protect vital equipment and to help restore power as soon as possible."
What's the story, Con Ed?

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$20M first phase of Brooklyn’s new 407-acre Shirley Chisholm State Park opens

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July 3, 2019

$20M first phase of Brooklyn’s new 407-acre Shirley Chisholm State Park opens

By Michelle Cohen

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Tuesday the opening of the first phase of New York's newest park–and the largest state park in New York City. Brooklyn's 407-acre Shirley Chisholm State Park on Jamaica Bay offers hiking, biking, fishing and picnicking under the watch of a colorful mural honoring Chisholm by Brooklyn muralist Danielle Mastrion. Under a second $20 million phase currently being designed and expected to be completed in 2021, the park will include a grand entrance on Fountain Avenue, lawn patios, a patio overlooking Hendrix Creek and pop-up environmental education facilities. A native of the borough, Chisholm, a former representative of the 12th Congressional district in New York for seven terms, was the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968; she ran for President in 1972 as the first African American woman to do so.
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Trump says ‘no deal’ on federal funding for Gateway rail project in 2020 budget

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March 12, 2019

Trump says ‘no deal’ on federal funding for Gateway rail project in 2020 budget

By Michelle Cohen

Despite a meeting in November to discuss the Gateway project, President Donald Trump has made it clear that the 2020 federal budget doesn't specify an money for the much-needed rail tunnel under the Hudson River. U.S. Department of Transportation Deputy Secretary Jeffrey Rosen told reporters Monday that, “Those transit projects are local responsibilities, and elected officials from New York and New Jersey are the ones accountable for them.” Gov. Andrew Cuomo replied in a statement, "These ridiculous claims should not be taken seriously," calling the exclusion of funds for the project "political posturing."
200,000 daily commuters hope somebody figures it out

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

City demands answers from Con Edison after heat wave power outages

$20M first phase of Brooklyn’s new 407-acre Shirley Chisholm State Park opens

Trump says ‘no deal’ on federal funding for Gateway rail project in 2020 budget

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