A mistake made more than 100 years ago in Albany has been corrected by the addition of a lower-case letter “s.” Governor Cuomo’s office says the “s” was added to the name of Frederick Douglass on the Capitol’s Great Western Staircase, built in the 1890s. The names and faces of 77 great Americans were […]
New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul officially launched the 200th anniversary commemoration of the Erie Canal today with ceremonies at the Waterford Locks near Albany. Crews started digging 200 years ago this summer near Rome for the canal that links the Hudson River and Albany to Lake Erie and Buffalo. It was the first major […]
State budget talks collapsed on Wednesday, with both the New York State Senate and Assembly pointing fingers at Governor Andrew Cuomo. Lawmakers are beginning a two week Easter-Passover break today, meaning no budget for some time. A temporary budget extender bill will keep the state running. The senate walked out after Governor Cuomo held a […]