David Porter - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Mon April 15, 2019
Lack of Funds May Mean Repairs to NYC Rail Tunnel
NEW YORK (AP) With key federal funding nowhere in sight for a new $13 billion rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey, project organizers said April 2 they are taking a hard look at whether to shift focus to performing major electrical repairs to the 108-year-old tube....
Terex Cranes - Tue April 02, 2019
Empire Crane Takes Delivery of New Terex RT 100US Rough Terrain Crane
Empire Crane in North Syracuse, N.Y., recently added its first Terex RT 100US rough terrain crane. The recently introduced 100-ton (90 t) crane offers a five section, fully hydraulic boom that extends up to 154 ft....
Office of Gov. Cuomo - Mon April 01, 2019
Cuomo, de Blasio Announce 10-Point Plan to Transform, Fund NYC's MTA
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a proposal to transform the MTA and create dedicated and sustained funding streams for the agency. The proposal includes the joint endorsement of congestion pricing and a plan to reorganize the MTA....
CEG - Mon April 01, 2019
Westchester Tractor Founder/President Announces Company Succession Plan
Westchester Tractor was founded by John Apple in 1976 at its original location in Goldens Bridge, N.Y., as a Ford Tractor dealer. In the early years, the company concentrated on Ford tractor loader backhoe and industrial tractor sales....
Office of Gov. Cuomo - Thu March 28, 2019
Long Island Will See More Than $70M in Bridge Projects
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced $70.4 million in bridge construction projects on Long Island, including the start of construction on a $28.2 million project to replace the Walt Whitman Road Bridge over the Long Island Expressway (Interstate 495) in the town of Huntington, Suffolk County....
Verena Dobnik - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Tue March 26, 2019
New York's $25B Hudson Yards Development Opens
NEW YORK (AP) New York's $25 billion Hudson Yards development recently opened to the public, offering both basic daily life amenities and luxuries that have earned it the nickname "Manhattan's mini-city."People lined up March 15 to climb the 2,500 steps to the top of a massive, honeycomb-shaped sculpture called Vessel — the visual centerpiece of a complex of high-rises on Manhattan's West Side with pricey commercial and residential space, plus about 100 shops and restaurants....
Office of Sen. Charles Schumer - Thu March 14, 2019
Bipartisan Federal Lands Package Grants Easement for Staten Island Seawall
Days after a visit to Staten Island, where he made the case for the swift passage of a federal lands package, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced that his push to allow the National Park Service (NPS) to grant an easement to New York City for access to land so they can perform maintenance and general operation of the Staten Island Seawall has just passed the Senate as part of a larger bipartisan federal lands package....
Associated Press - Mon March 04, 2019
Human Bones at Site Lead Archaeologists to Look for Answers
LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (AP) Archaeology work continues at an upstate New York construction site where the skeletal remains of several people have been found at what's believed to be a Revolutionary War burial ground....
AASHTO Journal - Mon March 04, 2019
New York Assembly Task Force Issues Infrastructure Report
On Jan. 28, a "task force" comprised of Republican state legislators issued a 33-page report regarding the condition and future outlook for New York's state transportation system — a report based on information gained from eight regional forums held by members of the Assembly Minority Conference throughout the fall last year....
Cub Cadet - Mon February 18, 2019
Cub Cadet Recognizes White's Farm Supply as Top-Performing Dealer
White's Farm Supply Inc., local dealer of Cub Cadet outdoor power equipment located in Canastota, N.Y., recently earned distinction as one of the top 65 Cub Cadet independent retailers in America for 2018....
