Budget proposals released Tuesday by both the state Senate and Assembly call on the agency to forgo its planned 5.5% fare increase for 2023, as well as an expected future hike in 2025.
DEVASTATING FIRE IN WOODSIDE; 9 INJURED: A massive fire on 59th Street in Woodside on Tuesday, March 7 resulted in 200-plus-person response, 9 injured firefighters and 18 displaced residents. Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris issued this statement following a fire that injured nine FDNY firefighters and displaced eighteen area residents: “Last night’s devastating fire caused
Albany lawmakers are seeking to impose a $10 million budget penalty on the state judiciary if it continues to withhold information on how much judicial chauffeurs and security cost taxpayers – perks the former chief judge kept after her resignation.
Acting Chief Administrative Judge Tamiko Amaker testified during a budget hearing that the full-time taxpayer-funded security detail for DiFiore, even after she stepped down last year, was justified due to threats made against the former top jurist’s life.