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... evaluating a proposal that would allow up to 16 barges to drop anchor in the middle of the river between Alpine and Yonkers, N.Y., to accommodate an expected increase in the amount of oil hauled to and from Albany N.Y. It is the largest and ...
New York state Senate Democratic Conference leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, center, and Senate members announce that they are working on legislation to prohibit SUNY and CUNY schools from asking students about their immigrant or nonimmigrant status and to introduce legislation that directs the Port Authority not to offer assistance to federal officials enforcing President Trump's executive orders on immigration during a news conference on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. -- Democrats in the New York state Senate say the state should prohibit officials at New York City airports from cooperating with federal authorities enforcing President Donald Trump's travel ban.
E students get prime seats for Electoral College 110 students from across the state were among those invited to view the proceedings Monday. Check out this story on pressconnects.com: http://press.sn/2i6NX5x Kyrollos Shehata, left, of Yonkers Montessori Academy and Mateo Carrillo of Roosevelt High School were among about 110 students who were in attendance Monday for a meeting of New York's Electoral College.
... Pilots' Association, it envisions 40 berths, or parking spaces, for barges at 10 "anchorages" on the river between Yonkers and Kingston. The vessels will potentially hold millions of gallons of crude oil, including some from the Bakken fields of ...
Democrats spar over NY Senate leadership Democrats have a slight lead in a crucial state Senate race on Long Island. Check out this story on pressconnects.com: http://press.sn/2gR0DZD In this Feb. 9, 2016, file photo, Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, arrives for a news conference at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. ALBANY -- Democrats have a slight edge in a crucial state Senate race on Long Island, leading them to call Thursday on all Democratic senators to join to put the party in power.
... ... more FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2016, file photo, Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. This year's election will determine which party controls the New ...
Parents from Albany, Yonkers and New York City have filed suit against the state Budget Division and the State Education Department over the denial of portions of the so-called "Transformation Grants" intended to assist the state's "persistently struggling" schools. As the TU's Bethany Bump recently reported, the affected schools were initially placed on the list of persistently struggling schools, a move that allowed local superintendents wide latitude to address programs and policies within those institutions.
Claire P. Gutekunst of Yonkers assumes office today, June 1, as the 119th president of the New York State Bar Association. Gutekunst, an independent mediator and arbitrator, is the sixth woman to serve as president of the 74,000-member Association.
