Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced statewide plans Tuesday to use $1.7 billion in federal storm-damage funds for home repairs, government buyouts of property in flood-prone areas, low-interest loans, flood-prevention measures, and other recovery work. Most of the money will go to …
State police looking for a stolen lawnmower in western New York say they found it being ridden by a drunk driver. Troopers say the 28-year-old man was spotted on the Craftsman mower in the village of Bath, where he lives. …
A critical bloc in New York’s Senate is calling for up to a two-year delay in hydraulic fracturing for natural gas until an independent health review known as the Geisinger study is completed. The Independent Democratic Conference, which shares control …
The New York Department of Financial Services says five of the state’s largest banks and mortgage services will have representatives available this week to help homeowners cash insurance settlement checks from Superstorm Sandy. Lender representatives will be at Disaster Assistance …
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that the Department of Financial Services is investigating the claims practices of three insurers following the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. The three insurers are: Narragansett Bay Insurance Company, Tower Insurance Company and Kingstone …
A New York man who broke his neck in a snowmobile accident faces charges of drunken snowmobiling. The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office says 41-year-old Thomas Potter of Taberg was riding alone at 1 a.m. Saturday on a trail in the …
Almost 163,000 nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses were reported among New York private industry employers in 2011, according to data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That number translates to an incidence rate of 2.9 cases per 100 …
Authorities announced this week that a Utica, N.Y., woman has been sentenced for her role in an insurance and health care fraud scheme. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York said Cynthia Morgan was sentenced by …
Representatives from the construction and insurance industries are joining small business owners in Albany in an effort to reform the state’s so-called Scaffold Law. Mike Elmendorf, president of the state Association of General Contractors, says more than 150 people from …
New York is getting nearly $3.5 billion in the first release of funds from the $50.5 billion emergency relief measure enacted last month for Superstorm Sandy victims, Sen. Charles Schumer said Tuesday. As part of the total $5.4 billion to …