The Big Infrastructure Projects New York Wants PUBLISHED 11:26 AM ET Jan. 22, 2021 PUBLISHED January 22, 2021 @11:26 AM
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Four years ago, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and construction groups were hopeful a new president, a New York native, would be eager to help fund major infrastructure projects upgrading tunnels and airports.
It was not to be. Now, New York is looking to the new administration led by President Joe Biden to fund efforts like the Gateway Tunnel project and upgrades at LaGuardia Airport among many others.
Cuomo laid out many of these priorities in his State of the State agenda for the new year as almost all will require federal assistance, not unlike the push to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River.
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After Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, his immediate focus will be getting the coronavirus pandemic under control and providing direct relief to Americans. In addition to immediate actions related to COVID-19, Biden’s Day 1 housing priorities include extending the federal nationwide moratorium on residential evictions through the end of September and sending an additional $25 billion in rental assistance to states. Down the road, Biden has proposed fewer developer-friendly policies than his predecessor, including a repeal of the 1031 exchange and reform of the Opportunity Zone tax program. But overall, there is optimism among New York City real estate industry experts who see a Biden Administration as a way to restore stability and consumer confidence. With a pledge to defeat COVID-19 and send federal support to New York City, there’s hope on the horizon for the city’s recovery.
NY s Automatic Voter Registration Law Hailed As Profound Reform To Elections
arrow At P.S. 93 in Brooklyn on November 3, 2020 Scott Lynch / Gothamist
Governor Andrew Cuomo gave a holiday present to voting rights advocates on Tuesday signing the state’s first automatic voter registration (AVR) bill into law. Now eligible voters will automatically be registered when they interact with multiple state and city agencies that already collect the information required by the State Board of Elections.
New York now joins 18 other states plus the District of Columbia with a policy that makes AVR the default option, requiring people who are eligible to vote to opt out if they do not want to register, instead of opting in.
Former DSNY boss Kathryn Garcia on mayoral run: Using experience to meet expectations
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
Posted Dec 18, 2020
In this August 2020 file photo, mayoral candidate Kathryn Garcia, right, in her previous role as Sanitation commissioner, joins Yulia Cilindrello, the owner of MarMar Mediterranean Restaurant in West Brighton, at the Food For Heroes table in New Springville. (Staten Island Advancel)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. She’s played a central role in heading some of New York City’s largest agencies, and now, Kathryn Garcia says she hopes her experience can help propel her to the city’s highest office.
In a Wednesday interview with the Advance/SILive.com, Garcia, formerly the commissioner of the city’s Department of Sanitation (DSNY), laid out the case for her mayoral candidacy with focus on her longtime service in city government.
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