Port Authority awarded $10,672,590 to advance the Cross Harbor Freight Program, which would connect Brooklyn, Queens, Long Island, Westchester, and Southern Connecticut to the national freight rail grid. New York City remains the only major city not connected to the country’s national freight rail network, with more than $1 trillion worth of freight per year entering NYC almost entirely by truck. The Cross Harbor Freight Program is one of only eighteen projects selected out of over 200 national
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Senator Gillibrand Statement On Veterans First Legislation
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today issued the following statement on the Veterans First Act:
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce $720K In Federal Funding For Syracuse Hancock International Airport
Federal Dept. of Transportation Funding Will Be Used to Purchase Critical Snow Removal Equipment
Senator Gillibrand Statement On Secretary Carter’s Decision To Lift Ban On Transgender Service In The Military
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today issued following statement on Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s decision to lift the ban on transgender service in the military:
Schumer, Gillibrand & Rice Announce Nearly $4.5 Million In Federal Funding For Sandy-Damaged East Rockaway High School
Federal funding will support critical mitigation projects at the high school to help prevent damage from future storms
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $1.2 Million To Support Domestic Violence Survivors In NYC
Funding for GMHC will be used to provide housing placement assistance and short-term rental assistance
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $1 Million To Support Domestic Violence Survivors In Troy
Funding for Unity House of Troy will be used to provide housing placement assistance and short-term rental assistance
Senator Gillibrand, Joined By Bipartisan Group Of Senators And Representatives, Urge DEA To Remove Barriers To Research On Medical Marijuana, Request Meeting
Citing New Information from the State Department and Documents from HHS, Senators and Representatives Urge DEA to Remove Cannabis from List of Schedule I Controlled Substances and End Medical Marijuana Research Supply Monopoly Senators Request Meeting with DEA Administrator If He Does Not Take Action On Medical Marijuana
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Over $257 Million In Anti-Terrorism Funding For NYPD & Law Enforcement Agencies
Dept. of Homeland Security’s UASI Program Provides Funding to Address Needs of High-Threat Urban Areas, Like NYC, and Protects Against Acts of Terrorism State Homeland Security Program Provides Funding to Support Implementation of Homeland Security Strategies
Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $780K In Federal Funding For North Country Airports In Franklin, St. Lawrence, Jefferson & Clinton Counties
Federal Dept. of Transportation Funding Will Be Used To Make Critical Infrastructure Upgrades
