Governor Cuomo and state economic development officials say a 130,000 square foot exhibition hall will be built over the coming year at the Greater New York State Fairgrounds. The governor says it’s Phase Two of the multi-million dollar upgrade to the fairgrounds intended to bring in bigger and better shows and tourist revenue. Empire State […]
Governor Cuomo says he will advance legislation adding rioting and inciting to riot to New York State’s list of hate crimes. The governor wants to criminalize inciting to riot against people for reasons of race, creed, sexual orientation or national origin. He’s calling them the Charlottesville Provisions and says they will reaffirm that peaceful demonstrations […]
Governor Cuomo told Watkins Glen officials this morning that they’ve won a $10 million Downtown Revitalizatiion grant from New York’s economic development program. Econ Development head Howard Zemsky says the Watkins Glen revitalization plan hit all the state’s markers, including tourism development, housing development and small business restoration in downtown. He says the state’s $10 million […]