Hilary Russ (Reuters) - Wed February 22, 2017
Amtrak Spends Billions Tunneling Under Hudson River
Construction activities in New York City will last for seven years as Amtrak builds its multibillion-dollar train tunnel underneath the Hudson River, an official said late Feb. 21, disclosing how long disruptions will likely last in a part of Manhattan already jammed up by massive real estate development....
Mary S. Yamin-Garone - Wed February 22, 2017
New $66.5M Albany Convention Center to Open in March
A new convention center in downtown Albany, N.Y., has been a dream of this capital city for more than a decade. In 2013, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that dream was going to be a reality. True to his word, the doors to the Albany Capital Center will open in March....
Wed February 22, 2017
Governor Approves Nation's Largest Offshore Wind Farm in New York
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the board of trustees of the Long Island Power Authority voted to approve the nation's largest offshore wind farm, and the first offshore wind farm in New York. The approval of the South Fork Wind Farm, a 90 megawatt development 30 mi....
Wed February 22, 2017
Governor Cuomo Announces North American Breweries Breaks Ground on Genesee Eco-Brewery District in NY
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that North American Breweries broke ground on Phase I of its five-year plan to create the "Genesee Eco-Brewery District" in the city of Rochester. The $50 million project will grow the Genesee Brewery business and create more than 120 new jobs while helping to raise the quality standards for New York State's beer industry, making Rochester a top destination for brewing and beverage-related tourism....
Thu February 16, 2017
Governor Cuomo Announces $14.4 Million Awarded to Three Supportive Housing Projects in the Bronx
State and Federal Funding Will Support the Creation of 319 UnitsGovernor Andrew M. Cuomo announced on Feb. 16 that $14.4 million has been awarded to three housing projects in the Bronx. In addition to federal funding, these awards will help create 319 units, including 142 supportive housing units for homeless families and individuals, including senior citizens, women and their children....
Fri February 10, 2017
Blue Point Brewery to Move Into Vacated Long Island College Building
A Long Island brewery plans to move into a building being vacated by a college that is shutting down. Newsday reports (http://nwsdy.li/2kWjMPj) that Blue Point Brewery in Patchogue (PACH'-awg) will relocate to a building being given up by Briarcliffe College....
Fri February 10, 2017
Black Splitter Wood Splitting Attachment Makes Debut in California
Atlantic Excavator Attachments has reached a critical milestone with the sale of a Black Splitter S2X 800 wood splitting attachment to the Z-Best Composting Facility in Gilroy, California. The deal represents the New Jersey-based distributor's official entry into the West Coast market with its unique product....
Irwin Rapoport - Wed February 08, 2017
Rochester's $21M Inner Loop Transformation Advances
Concrete Applied Technologies Corporation (Catco) began work on Rochester's $21 million Inner Loop East Transformation Project in May 2015 and expects to complete the project in September 2017. The federal government is funding the bulk of the project with $16.7 million from the TIGER program; the state is providing $3.8 million; and the city $414,000....
Mon February 06, 2017
Hidden Beer Vault Found Underneath Williamsburg Construction Site
Trees aren't the only things Brooklyn produces — beer once brewed below a Williamsburg apartment building. A construction crew began clearing the site at 33 Ten Eyck St. for a low-income apartment building in 2015 when workers struck a vault during excavation....
Gary LaBarbera - Wed February 01, 2017
City Council Can Protect NYC Workers From Construction Accidents by Mandating Better Training
On January 31, thousands of New York City construction workers assembled to mourn the tragic loss of 30 workers who died in construction accidents over the past two years. But they weren't there only to mourn....
