CDTA to get $51.7M in federal COVID aid, Albany Airport $13.4M | The Daily Gazette
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ALBANY The massive new federal COVID relief plan contains $51.7 million for CDTA and $13.4 million for Albany International Airport.
It’s part of $480 million in funding for upstate airports and transit systems in the American Rescue Plan, Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday.
Mass transit systems have seen greatly reduced ridership this past year, as remote work and layoffs cut the number of commuters traveling locally while shutdowns and restrictions cut into air travel for pleasure or business.
CDTA and the Albany County Airport Authority both said late Monday that the funding won’t bring any bold new projects and initiatives. Rather, it will keep them afloat until a degree of normalcy returns and their revenue streams start to recover.
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A Huntington Beach man was arrested early Thursday morning after FBI agents connected him to social media posts and at least one video that placed him at the entryway of the U.S. Capitol building during the Jan. 6 riot, authorities said.
Mark Steven Simon faces federal charges of unlawful entry into a restricted building with the intent to disrupt government business and engaging, in unlawful activities on Capitol grounds.
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller confirmed agents arrested Simon outside a Huntington Beach residence at 6 a.m. Thursday. He was being held in federal custody and was scheduled to appear in court in Santa Ana that afternoon.