VID officially endorsed Joe Biden for US President! At the April 2nd General Meeting VID Officially Endorsed Joe Biden, Welcomed Four Speakers and Voted on the SWEAT Bill Resolution Endorsements and Primary Voting [April 30 Update] VID Endorsed Joe Biden with a vote of 28; 12 for Bernie Sanders, and 2 for No Endorsement. The Democratic Presidential Primary in New York State rescheduled for June 23, 2020 has been cancelled. The state and federal primaries are still scheduled for June […]
Cuomo Announces an L-Train Reprieve Stemming from a Report by Engineering Experts from Columbia and Cornell Engineering Schools, the L-Train Reprieve Involves a Series of Recommendations that Would Employ Innovative Techniques to Streamline the Scope and Timeline of the Tunnel Repair Project The MTA has confirmed that the recommendations can be achieved with full operation weekday service and closures on weekends and nighttime – one tube at a time. It is estimated that the project could be completed in 15 to 20 months. […]
VID’s October Meeting Welcomed Senator Brad Hoylman, Borough President Gale Brewer and Andrew Berman, Exec Director GVSHP FULL OCTOBER MEETING MINUTES The October Meeting also featured reports from Tony Hoffmann of the Campaign Committee, Nat Johnson of the Environmental Committee, District Leader Keen Berger, Deb and Allison Stowell of the Gun Reform Committee and Alison Greenberg reporting on the SBJSA bill. Topping this off were endorsements for Judicial candidates and the ballot Propositions. Discussions began with the Campaign Committee with Tony Hoffmann speaking […]
On February 13th New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) hosted two public webinars to provide an overview of the New York State Offshore Wind Master Plan ….and the next steps that New York State will take to advance offshore wind energy development. To spur the development of renewable resources, Governor Cuomo announced in his 2018 State of the State address that the state will issue solicitations in 2018 and in 2019 for a combined total of at least 800 […]