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**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**Date: August 8, 2023Contact: Yuridia Peña, yuridia@parkandk.com New York Sun Works Executive Director Manuela Zamora today applauded New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and the 28 members of the City Council for securing $5.3 million to bring urban agriculture and climate education through the installation of hydroponic labs to public schools across the boroughs and […]

Source WXXI: A former government official from Greece has filed a lawsuit against the town and its leaders, seeking over $5 million in damages. The official, Robert “Bobby” Johnson, claims he was forced to perform unpaid labor for Supervisor Bill Reilich’s personal business of refurbishing and selling classic cars. Johnson, who served as the deputy

Source CityandStateNY.Com: Sam Rivera’s office at the Harlem OnPoint supervised injection and harm reduction center hangs a sign that holds significant historical value. The metal sign, titled “Clean Needles Save Lives: Drug Users Doing It For Ourselves, 1991,” showcases a photo and description of the response to the HIV/AIDS crisis. The sign is even more

Source Tocsin Magazine: Councilmember Mary Lupien publicly criticized the connections between Councilman Bob Duffy, Congressman Joe Morelle, and County Executive Adam Bello with Avangrid. Lupien took to Twitter on July 3 to express her concerns, stating that Duffy serves on Avangrid’s board and two of Morelle’s children hold positions at Osseroff Assoc., which is RGE’s

Source WGME: Demands to replace Rochester Gas & Electric(RG&E) follow months of incorrect billing, inflated pricing, and delayed billing. So, is a public utility company the answer? In an attempt to foster competition and establish a free market for electricity supply, many states, including Maine, mandated that electric utilities sell off their power plants in

Law enforcement confirmed a police-involved shooting on Interstate 490. The report indicates Trooper Caito, a 9-year veteran encountered a vehicle driven by 35-year-old Daniel Legler.

Source WXXI: Monroe County Executive Adam Bello has announced his intention to maintain the current level of property tax revenue for the county’s 2024 budget. While the specific tax rates are yet to be determined, Bello emphasized that the freeze on the tax levy will result in a tax cut for many households due to

Source News Team 10: By the end of the year, renters will have the opportunity to score landlords. It was one of the topics discussed at the annual landlord summit in Rochester on Wednesday. For over a year, News10NBC’s Deanna Dewberry has been investigating the rental crisis in Rochester. In February, Mayor Malik Evans established

According to a report from The New York Times, Rep. George Santos (R-NY) was involved in a cryptocurrency transaction with a political donor during his 2020 congressional campaign. Santos, along with three associates, approached the donor with a complex cryptocurrency investment scheme, claiming that a wealthy Polish citizen wanted to buy crypto but had frozen

Source NY State of Politics: Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday that the federal Inflation Reduction Act will provide funding to boost nuclear power in New York, ultimately leading to lower utility bills for millions of residents in the state. In a statement, Hochul highlighted that the funding, which comes from the federal nuclear production