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Governor Hochul announced the appointment of Lee Perlman as Chair of the New York Convention Center Operating Corporation, which operates the Javits Center on Manhattan's West Side, as well as the Senate confirmation of incoming Commissioner at the Department of Civil Service and President of the Civil Service Commission Timothy Hogues.

Governor Hochul announced that the state Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding 23 properties to the State and National Registers of Historic Places and making one crucial amendment to the documentation of another.

Governor Hochul announced that a record number of workers used New York's landmark paid family leave program to bond with their children or care for a seriously ill family member in 2021.

Governor Hochul announced that the NYSPSC released a first-of-its-kind, interactive broadband map to provide the most detailed depiction of broadband infrastructure in New York to date.

Governor Hochul announced that a total of $567 million is available to help low-income electric and gas utility customers pay off past utility bills.

Governor Hochul announced that New York State hosted another successful "Raven's Challenge," the world's largest annual training exercise for public safety bomb squads and military explosive ordnance disposal teams.

Earlier, Governor Hochul signed new legislation S.9409-A/A.7805-D establishing the New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust and paving the way for the overdue repair, rehabilitation, and modernization of 25,000 apartments under control of the New York City Housing Authority.

Governor Hochul signed new legislation S.9409-A /A.7805-D establishing the New York City Public Housing Preservation Trust and paving the way for the overdue repair, rehabilitation, and modernization of 25,000 apartments under control of the New York City Housing Authority.

Governor Hochul announced the official grand opening of meal delivery service RealEats 80,000 square-foot production facility located at 1 Montmorency Way (Routes 5 & 20) in the Town of Geneva, Ontario County.