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FEMA cuts threaten flood mitigation projects in Queens: Borough President
FEMA cuts will threaten multiple flood mitigation projects in Queens, a borough hard-hit by Hurricane Ida, Queens Borough ...
Commentary: More New Yorkers will go hungry if state doesn't fill funding gaps
As lawmakers finalize the state budget, food pantries and food banks are sounding the alarm: Nonprofits cannot shoulder the ...
New York state budget deal includes $450 million to build new Upstate ER in Syracuse
A final state budget deal between Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers will include $450 million for a new emergency department and annex at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. A spokesperson ...
Revitalizing Staten Island’s waterfront: Construction of new esplanade now underway
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New York City is in the process of the revitalizing the borough’s North Shore, with construction now underway on a new waterfront esplanade located near Staten Island’s busiest ...
Loss of FEMA program spells disaster for hundreds of communities and their projects
Plans to protect against natural disasters and climate change have been upended because of the Trump administration’s ...
Trump administration says it is complying with order barring FEMA funding freeze
The Trump administration said on Thursday the Federal Emergency Management Agency had made more than $2.2 billion in payments ...
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Governor confirms full $450 million in funding for Upstate Hospital’s new emergency department
Governor Kathy Hochul is granting Upstate University Hospital the full $450 million requested for its new emergency department, her office confirmed to NewsChannel ...
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Cannabis-related ER visits spiked in New York after legalization, including in mid-Hudson
Cannabis-related emergency room visits in New York leaped nearly 57% in the initial two years after the state legalized adult-use recreational marijuana in 2021, USA TODAY Network-New York has learned ...