YONKERSS, NY — January 30, 2021 — Up to 12 Inches of Snow and Wind Gusts up to 45 MPH Expected to Impact Downstate Locations; Coastal Flood Watch Issued for Long Island and Queens Through Monday Potential Impacts Include Dangerous Travel, Power Outages, Flooding of Low-Lying Areas Along Coast Governor Cuomo today directed state agencies to prepare emergency response assets as …
2020 Year in Review of Greenburgh, NY
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER, Esq.
GREENBURGH, NY — December 31, 2020 — In just a few hours, the year 2020 will be “history,” having wreaked havoc across the world, both physically and fiscally. We, as residents of the Town of Greenburgh, were not and are not immune to the effects of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic and many of our neighbors, regrettably continue to suffer. What …
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER, Esq.
The Town of Greenburgh In Search for a Diverse Group of 14 of the Brightest, Most Creative, Hard Working, Goal Oriented High School Students to Join the Zuckerberg Institute and the Town of Greenburgh for a 3-Months Post Pandemic Task Force
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
Students Selected for Pilot Project Will Work With Local Businesses and With Silicon Valley Business Executives GREENBURGH, NY — December 6, 2020 — This past summer Greenburgh Town Clerk Judith Beville, Town Attorney Tim Lewis, Commissioner of Planning Garrett Duquesne and I sponsored an exciting internship program for students. Among the speaker: Randi Zuckerberg, sister of Mark Zuckerberg. Between 2005 …
By Greenburgh Town Supervisor PAUL FEINER
DiNapoli: Feds Must Step Up or NYC Metro Region Faces End of Public Transit As We Know It
ALBANY, NY — November 22, 2020 — New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli last week released the following statement in response to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s release of its November budget and financial plan: “Our regional transit system is on the edge of a precipice. Without a significant infusion of federal funds, the region faces service cuts in 2021 …
ZEISS of White Plains, NY Announced the ZEISS SCOPEs Grant for K-12 Science Teachers in Putnam / Rockland and Westchester Counties, Bergen County, and Fairfield County
WHITE PLAINS, NY and YONKERS, NY — November 18, 2020 — Many teachers across the country are facing the new challenge of educating students through remote learning. The need for creative lesson planning is particularly acute in science classrooms because of the need for hands-on laboratories or live demonstrations that supplement traditional lectures. In order to help teachers and …
Yom Kippur, May You Be Sealed in the Book of Life
By PAMELA GELLER
On this highest of holy days, we wish you G’mar hatimah tovah, may you be sealed for a good year. Have a safe and easy fast. Yom Kippur—the Day of Atonement—is considered the most important holiday in the Jewish faith. Falling in the month of Tishrei, it marks the culmination of the 10 Days of Awe, a period of introspection …
By PAMELA GELLER
Empowering Latino SMBs This Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanics in Philanthropy’s PowerUp Fund Receives $3M Google.org Donation OAKLAND, CA — September 21, 2020 — Google.org announced a $3M grant to Hispanics in Philanthropy’s PowerUp Fund, in partnership with Ureeka, to directly support hundreds of Latino-owned small businesses across California, New York, and Texas—states with large numbers of Latino-owned small businesses—with access to capital and the training they need …
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Announces Immediate Corrective Actions for Utility Companies Following Failed Response to Tropical Storm Isaias
Electric Companies Face Steep Penalties and Revocation of Franchise Initial Findings Highlight Areas in Need of Immediate Fixes Including Inadequate Staffing for Storm Event, Failure to Communicate Accurate Information to the Public and Technology Breakdowns PSEG-LI Will Forfeit Nearly $10 Million in Incentive Compensation Department of Financial Services Will Work with the Department of Public Service in Aiding the Ongoing …