Governor Cuomo made a ceremonial arrival in a Lyft ridesharing car at the Greater Rochester International Airport this morning, for groundbreaking on the upgrades now getting underway with a major infusion of state aid. Ceremonial, because New York’s ridesharing law hasn’t take effect yet, so the ride had to be specially set up. The airport […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo says Rochester is getting a new “front door” with an upgrade to the airport. Cuomo and Monroe County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo announced this morning that the Greater Rochester International Airport won the state competition for the best Upstate airport transformation plan. The governor says there were 16 applications and two winners. Monroe […]
A regional flight from Newark, New Jersey to Toronto ended up making an emergency landing in Rochester today after the jet’s cabin filled with smoke. The Express Jet flight was a Brazilian-made Embraer 145. It was actually the third plane assigned to that particular flight. The first jet took off from Newark, but suddenly returned […]