Assembly Chairs News Today

The state budget is now nearly three weeks late and will not be completed this week. Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers are planning to pass a fourth spending extender Thursday to get the state through the next few days.

DEVASTATING FIRE IN WOODSIDE; 9 INJURED: A massive fire on 59th Street in Woodside on Tuesday, March 7 resulted in 200-plus-person response, 9 injured firefighters and 18 displaced residents. Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris issued this statement following a fire that injured nine FDNY firefighters and displaced eighteen area residents: “Last night’s devastating fire caused