Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office has not yet released his public schedule for the day.
The state Legislature is in session.
Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to Jacksonville, FL, where he will deliver remarks at a America First Policies event USMCA: A Better Deal for American Workers, tour a P-8 aircraft, and deliver remarks to service members before returning to D.C.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and First Lady Chirlane McCray will be in Connecticut today, returning to NYC sometime before the mayor’s live on NY1’s “Inside City Hall” with Errol Louis at 7 p.m.
At 9 a.m., NYC Councilman Antonio Reynoso and NYC Council Education Committee Chair Mark Treyger call for the renewal of Extended Learning Time funding, City Hall steps, Manhattan.
At 9:30 a.m., state Sen. Todd Kaminsky and his colleagues in the Legislature will address the issue of potentially toxic mercury vapor in schools and propose legislation on the topic, 55 Front St., Rockville Center, Long Island.
At 10 a.m., the NYC Council Committee on Finance meets jointly with the Committee on Education and the Committee on Economic Development, Council chamber, City Hall, Manhattan.
Also at 10 a.m., NYC Councilman Robert Cornegy, Jr. holds a press conference and Mental Health Is Public Health white paper launch, Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon St., Brooklyn.
Also at 10 a.m., the Assembly Standing Committee on Banks and the Assembly Standing Committee on Local Governments holds a public hearing on State and Municipal Deposits in Credit Unions, Roosevelt Hearing Room C, Legislative Office Building, second floor, Albany.
At 10:30 a.m., firefighters from across the state will be in Albany to meet with their legislators to discuss bills of interest and importance, a press conference focused on EMS cost recovery for fire departments will kick off the day, Meeting Room 7, Empire State Plaza, Albany.
Also at 10:30 a.m., LG Kathy Hochul addresses middle and high school students at the New York Sun Works Youth Conference, Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway and 95th Street, Manhattan.
Also at 10:30 a.m., the state Senate Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions meets, Legislative Office Building, Room 611, Albany.
At 11:30 a.m., the state Senate Committee on Local Government meets, Legislative Office Building, Room 801, Albany.
Also at 11:30 a.m., leaders in the fight against Amazon HQ2 rally and release a bold platform to transform economic development in New York along with state legislators sponsoring groundbreaking legislation, Million Dollar Staircase, Albany.
At noon, the state Senate Committee on Codes meets, Room 124, state Capitol, Albany.
At 12:30 p.m., state Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal and state Sen. Jen Metzger are joined by middle school students at a rally in support of legislation to encourage oyster recycling and Save the Hudson River press conference, LCA Pressroom, LOB 130, Albany.
Also at 12:30 p.m., Hochul delivers remarks at the Foreign Policy Association Luncheon with Quebec Premier Francois Legault, The St. Regis, 2 E. 55th St., Manhattan.
At 1 p.m., state Assemblyman Chris Tague will be unveiling legislation to give an income tax exemption to volunteer firefighters, EMS personnel and emergency medical service providers at a press conference, back of Assembly chamber, 3rd Fl., state Capitol, Albany.
At 2 p.m, Hochul highlights a $175 million workforce development investment during a tour of a state-supported program, Per Scholas Inc., Pfizer Building, 6th Floor, 630 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn.
At 3 p.m., the state Senate is in session, Senate Chambers, state Capitol, Albany.
At 6 p.m., Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer hosts a reception for her gallery’s “Flâneur in New York” exhibit and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 1 Centre St., 19th floor South, Manhattan.
Headlines…
After more than two years of study and deliberation, President Donald Trump and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, have decided to take a businessman’s approach to Middle East peace: They will try to buy their way to a deal.
Trump urged Republicans to stay “UNITED” on abortion in a series of tweets late Saturday night and wrote that he is “strongly Pro-Life, with the three exceptions – Rape, Incest and protecting the Life of the mother.”
Trump threatened to destroy Iran in a tweet sent in the wake of reports that a rocket was fired into Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone less than a mile away from the US Embassy.
Trump said he was “very happy” with the trade war and that China wouldn’t become the world’s top superpower under his watch.
U.S. government debt prices were lower this morning, as investors prepared for comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
Trump attorney and former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani, said he would like to put California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff “under oath” and see what he knows since he once claimed to have evidence of collusion on Trump.
Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg shrugged off trolling by Trump, who likened him to “Mad” magazine mascot Alfred E. Neuman last week, during a Fox News town hall where he laid out stances on abortions and taxes.
The US Golf Association is probing whether Trump’s golf scores were hacked after someone posted abysmal numbers under his name on the association’s handicap-tracking system last week.
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said his progressive political message appeals to voters across the country and his brand of New York campaigning has enough heft to unseat Trump.
Giuliani ridiculed de Blasio’s presidential aspirations, ripping him as “Big Bird” who “doesn’t go to work.”
De Blasio was welcomed in South Carolina Saturday by a retired NYPD officer who was protesting him.
New Yorkers who survived 9/11 are experiencing a massive surge in aggressive brain cancers as dollars for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund continue to dry up, leaving them wondering in their final days who will support their families once they’re gone.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is calling on the Commerce Department to investigate whether a Chinese state-owned company’s proposal to design new subway cars for the MTA could pose a threat to national security.
The state Democratic Party is holding a special meeting this week to consider the rules for the 2020 primary, which it hopes to hold on April 28. As part of the formal selection process for delegates, it will consider amendments that would let more voters participate in selecting the Democratic nominee.
NYC Councilman Kalman Yeger, who was booted off the City Council’s Immigration Committee last month for tweeting, “Palestine does not exist,” is now demanding a rival, Councilman Carlos Menchaca, receive the same treatment for opposing the addition of certain sex offenses to a list of crimes warranting deportation.
State prison inmates may finally be guaranteed placement near their kids, thanks to the Democratic-controlled Legislature installed a few months ago.
Competition from Uber and Lyft has shattered New York’s yellow taxi business, cratering driver earnings and sending medallion values plummeting, data obtained by the Daily News shows.
A free-lunch pilot program for Jewish and Muslim NYC school kids with religious dietary restrictions has been plagued by delays, two politicians charge.
Legislation is making its way through the Capitol that would let New Yorkers obtain a one-day authorization to officiate weddings.
An addiction-treatment organization founded by the Rev. Peter Young has reshaped its leadership and resumed doing work with the state of New York, after years of turmoil that followed a criminal probe of some of its former top officials.
Another anti-Semitic incident in Brooklyn early Saturday morning has former Assemblyman Dov Hikind pleading for help in finding those responsible and calling on leaders to stand up to a disturbing trend.
Valerie Cincinelli, a New York City police officer, paid $7,000 to a hit man and suggested the best ways to kill her estranged husband, and her boyfriend’s daughter, according to a federal complaint.
NY-21 Rep. Elise Stefanik extols the positive trajectory of her effort to recruit more women Republican candidates for House seats, telling a recent TV interviewer that she’s been “blown away” by the response of over 140 women interested in running as Republicans in 2020.
The commissioners for the Erie County Water Authority have restructured the organization to diminish the sweeping authority of the executive director and to have more department heads report directly to the board.
A former Ottawa Senators assistant general manager is facing a lawsuit over allegations that he sexually harassed a hotel shuttle bus driver when he visited Buffalo in May 2018.
A family is reeling and a school preparing to provide counseling after a Guilderland mother shot and killed her 5-year-old daughter, then herself, on Friday.
A Massena man and woman were arrested Friday after a traffic stop led police to more than 200 pounds of marijuana, according to New York State police.
CBS newsman Steve Kroft, 73, presented his final episode of “60 Minutes” on Sunday, after 30 seasons on the program.
Billionaire tech investor Robert F. Smith stunned Morehouse College graduates as he gave their commencement speech — offering to pay their student debts despite it costing an estimated $40 million.
The announcement by Smith, the billionaire investor who founded Vista Equity Partners and became the richest black man in America, came at a time of growing calls across the country to do something about the mounting burden of student loan debt, which has more than doubled in the past decade.
“Game of Thrones” is over.
Madison VanDenburg was eliminated from “American Idol” halfway through the show last night, capturing third place in the popular talent show.
Arnold Schwarzenegger tweeted that he won’t press charges against the crazed man who drop-kicked him at a kids’ sporting event in South Africa.
A Central New York resident got third place for his “Alaskan Whaler”-style facial hair this weekend at the World Beard and Mustache Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.