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jdagostino@observertoday.com Submitted photo Sen. George Borrello and Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz distribute food to local residents earlier this month in Queens. State Sen. George Borrello was taking a page from U.S. Rep. Tom Reed’s playbook. In order to make things happen, do it collaboratively and for the greater good. In this instance, it was a perfect and unlikely match. Republican and upstate representative Borrello teamed with a downstate Democrat in Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz to work on a measure that would establish a permanent program for distributing surplus agricultural product...

Legislation package introduced to assist New York's restaurant and hospitality industry Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved Rich Pedroncelli/AP Fabian Rodriguez cleans a table in an outdoor tented dining area of Tequila Museo Mayahuel restaurant, in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. California’s restaurant and hospitality industry rebounded in October, adding 66,000 jobs last month as they unemployment rate in the state dipped below 10% for the first time since March. But the gains are likely to be short-lived as a surge of new COVID-19 cases has prompted ...

Borrello Joins Fellow GOP Senators in Announcing ‘Reset New York’s Restaurant and Hospitality Industry’ ALBANY – New York State Senator George Borrello, along with members of the Senate Republican Conference, unveiled a package of legislation on Tuesday to help “ Reset New York’s Restaurant and Hospitality Industry.” The COVID-19 pandemic has presented unique challenges for all New Yorkers and crippled our economy – in particular our restaurants and hospitality businesses in New York State. Hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers work in this industry, including many hourly and...

Jan 23, 2021 With the pandemic creating levels of food insecurity not seen since the Great Recession, state Senator George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, and Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz, D-Queens, have joined forces on a measure that would establish a permanent program for distributing surplus agricultural products to food banks, similar to the Nourish New York model. The Nourish New York initiative was launched in April 2020, in response to the surge of people in need at food banks across the state, as well as the hardships facing farmers affected by supply chain disruptions. With an initial $25 m...