Effective this morning, disgraced Assemblyman Vito Lopez, D-Brooklyn, is resigning from office, according to a letter released by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, D-Manhattan. The Staten Island District Attorney’s Office and the state Joint Commission on Public Ethics issued reports last Wednesday that were critical of Lopez’ conduct with women staffers…. Read More →
Rockland and Westchester are among 17 counties statewide where the state will use U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funds to cover the 25 percent local match requirement of property buyout costs associated with tropical storms Irene and Lee in August and September 2011, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today…. Read More →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan announced federal approval today of New York’s recovery plan to help struggling homeowners and businesses following Superstorm Sandy and tropical storms Irene and Lee. The plan, which will be funded through HUD’s Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery… Read More →
Andrew Cuomo made a promise to Westchester County taxpayers in 1990 when, as a young housing advocate, he forged the bipartisan accord that brought construction of his WestHELP homeless complex at the Westchester Community College campus in Greenburgh. Cuomo signed the agreement, with Westchester County Executive Andrew O’Rourke, and Greenburgh… Read More →
In 1990, housing advocate Andrew Cuomo joined Westchester County Executive Andy O’Rourke and Greenburgh Town Supervisor Tony Veteran to sign the agreement that built the WestHELP housing complex, and gave the town the right to rent the apartments for 30 years after the homeless complex was closed. Twenty-two years later,... Read More →
Over on our sister blog, Politics On The Hudson, business and policy groups are pushing back against a recent Tax Foundation report that said New York’s has the worst tax climate in the country because of its high taxes. “Despite moderate corporate taxes, New York scores at the bottom this… Read More →
SolarCity, a California-based solar-panel company, opened a warehouse and offices in Elmsford, expanding its presence in the state to capitalize on the state’s $800 million solar energy expansion plan, according to a story in The Journal News by reporter Ernie Garcia. The 32,500-square-foot facility, where about 50 people work, will… Read More →
New York legislators gave final approval to more than 70 separate tax law changes in the legislative session ended in June, according to The Business Council of New York State. The changes were wide-ranging, if limited, the business council said, and touched on many areas in the 2012-13 budget, including… Read More →
Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently signed legislation that will provide homeowners with a tax credit up to $5,000 for the lease or purchase of a solar energy system. The move is meant to encourage homeowners to use more renewable energy and to increase the state’s solar capacity, which Cuomo aims to… Read More →
