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ALBANY — Jairo Reyes did not eat for three days. Weak, tired and famished, he remembered his community when he found it difficult to focus. Reyes, of Yonkers, was one of hundreds of New Yorkers to participate in a 23-day statewide hunger strike to raise awareness for funding for thousands of state essential workers excluded from unemployment benefits or stimulus checks for people who lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. The hunger pains, Reyes said, were worth it. The state Leg...

Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature approved a $212 billion state budget this week, an immense spending plan bolstered by new state tax increases on the wealthy and massive federal aid, with major investments in education, infrastructure, the green economy, rent relief, benefits for undocumented immigrants, child care, and more. The budget includes direct and indirect support for New York City, aimed at reviving its economy and aiding its residents as the city begins to claw its way out o...

    $311 Billion Infrastructure Plan: New Yorks $311 billion infrastructure plan includes the Governors $211 billion 2020-24 plan and his $100 billion 2015-2019 plan. The evolving plan increased by $36 billion in the budget with the inclusion of new, key elements of the Midtown West Redevelopment of New York City beginning with Penn Station, Belmont Station Redevelopment, a $3 billion environmental bond act, transportation programs, and additional supportive, affordable, and public housing...

Breaking Down the State Budget Details PUBLISHED 5:10 AM ET Apr. 07, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:10 AM EDT Apr. 07, 2021 SHARE The New York State Legislature is on its way to finalizing the largest state budget in New York’s history totaling $212 billion. The money funds education and health care, and is meant to aid the states economy in its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The budget raises taxes on upper income earners, and it generates more...