GOSHEN - Orange County may become the third New York county outside New York City to limit food-delivery charges by companies like GrubHub to help restaurants and bars survive the devastating impact the pandemic has had on their businesses.
Third-party delivery services could bill restaurants no more than 15 percent of a meal s cost for delivery and no more than 5 percent in other fees under a proposed law approved by an Orange County legislative committee on Wednesday and headed to the full Legislature for a vote on Feb. 4. Those fee limits would apply during declared emergencies and for 90 days afterward.
The proposal is based on a law Westchester County passed in October and similar to an executive order that Albany County Executive Dan McCoy signed last month. New York City imposed a 15 percent cap on delivery fees in May during the pandemic lockdown, much as other U.S. cities - including Chicago, Seattle and San Franciso - have stepped in to limit charges by GrubHub, DoorDa
New positive coronavirus cases shoot up again in Albany County
The county also announces three more deaths
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Albany County Executive Dan McCoy holds a county coronavirus news briefing on Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, in Albany, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
ALBANY After three consecutive days of new daily positive cases of COVID-19 hovering below 200, the number shot back up Thursday with 279 new cases in Albany County, officials said.
Of the new positive cases, 52 had close contact with other people who had the virus, 30 are health care workers or residents of congregate settings, two had traveled out of state and 195 did not have a clear source of infection.
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Officials are celebrating the selection of the Port of Albany as the first offshore wind tower manufacturing site in the United States. Can we, rewind the clocks, fast forward them and make today New Year s Day, please? I think the reason you see us all assembled is we re all pretty desperate for good news, and it couldn t get any better than this!
Democratic State Assemblywoman Pat Fahy is lauding hundreds of new green energy jobs coming to the Port of Albany, where the nation s first offshore wind tower manufacturing facility is set to be constructed. The goal is to manufacture 150 offshore wind towers annually. In his State of the State address, Governor Andrew Cuomo said the facility will lead to 500 construction jobs and 300 long-term jobs for highly skilled workers.