governor andrew m. cuomo thursday, august 1, 2019 · kelly cummings, director of state operations...

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Thursday, August 1, 2019

9:28 AM Wheels up Albany en route Oswego County Airport Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter

Passengers: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Kelly Cummings, Director of State Operations & Infrastructure

John Maggiore, Senior Advisor to the Governor

Protective Services incl. Capt. V. Straface

State Purposes: The Governor flew from Albany to Oswego to participate in a Lake Ontario

tourism event with the Attorney General.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

10:28 AM Wheels down Oswego County Airport

11:15 AM Lake Ontario Fishing Trip with Attorney General Letitia James

Location: Port of Oswego

1 East 2nd Street

Oswego, NY 13126

1:45 PM Press Conference with Attorney General Letitia James regarding Lake

Ontario Tourism

Location: Port of Oswego

1 East 2nd Street

Oswego, NY 13126

3:08 PM Wheels up Oswego County Airport en route Albany Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter





State Purposes: The Governor flew from Oswego to Albany to end his day.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

4:08 PM Wheels down Albany

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OTHER EXECUTIVE USE OF STATE AIRCRAFT

10:16 AM Wheels up LaGuardia International Airport en route Oswego County

Airport Aircraft: NYSP King Air

Passengers: Dani Lever, Director of Communications

NYS Attorney General Letitia James

Ibrahim Khan, Chief of Staff to the Attorney General

Delaney Kempner, Sr. Communications Advisor to the Attorney General

Hector Fuentes, LE Advisor to the Attorney General

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State Purposes: Attorney General Letitia James flew from NYC to Oswego to participate in a

Lake Ontario tourism event and press conference with the Governor.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

11:01 AM Wheels down Oswego County Airport

3:33 PM Wheels up Oswego County Airport en route LaGuardia International


Passengers: Dani Lever, Director of Communications

NYS Attorney General Letitia James

Ibrahim Khan, Chief of Staff to the Attorney General

Delaney Kempner, Sr. Communications Advisor to the Attorney General

Hector Fuentes, LE Advisor to the Attorney General

State Purposes: The Attorney General returned to NYC to continue State business.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

4:23 PM Wheels down LaGuardia International Airport

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Friday, August 2, 2019

11:15 AM Scheduled Call

Staff: Jill DesRosiers, Chief of Staff


Stephanie Benton, Director of Governor’s Offices

Rich Azzopardi, Senior Advisor to the Governor

David Yassky, Director of State Policy

Tom Topousis, Special Advisor to the Communications Director

and Director of Speechwriting

Annabel Walsh, Director of Scheduling

Reid Sims, Deputy Director of Operations

Lisa Santeramo, Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs


Staff: Thomas Quigley, General Counsel, MTA

Pat Foye, Chairman, MTA

Rob Mujica, Director of Budget

12:30 PM Scheduled Call

Staff: Rob Mujica, Director of Budget

Dani Lever, Director of Communications

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Participant: Letitia James, Attorney General

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Saturday, August 3, 2019

11:33 AM Wheels up Albany en route Saratoga County Airport Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter


Charlotte Bennett, Briefer

Protective Services incl. Sr. Inv. Bernard Keller

State Purposes: The Governor flew from Albany to the Saratoga Race Track where he made an

announcement.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

11:43 AM Wheels down Saratoga County Airport

12:15 PM Marylou Whitney Pavilion Announcement

Location: Saratoga Race Track

267 Union Avenue

Saratoga Springs, NY

1:25 PM Wheels up Saratoga County Airport en route Jones Beach Landing Zone Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter



Charlotte Bennett, Briefer


State Purposes: The Governor flew from Saratoga to Captree State Park Boat Basin to make an

environmental announcement. Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

2:40 PM Wheels down Jones Beach Landing Zone

3:00 PM Artificial Reef Expansion Initiative Announcement

Location: Captree State Park Boat Basin

3500 East Ocean Parkway

Bay Shore, NY

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5:30 PM Wheels up Jones Beach Landing Zone en route East Hampton Airport Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter



State Purposes: The Governor flew to East Hampton to attend the 10th Annual Apollo in the

Hamptons Benefit. Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

6:00 PM Wheels down East Hampton Airport

8:30 PM Apollo in the Hamptons 2019

Location: The Creeks

291 Montauk Highway

East Hampton, NY

9:00 PM Wheels up East Hampton Airport en route Albany Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter



State Purposes: The Governor flew from East Hampton to Albany to end his day. Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


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Sunday, August 4, 2019

2:15 PM Interview on MSNBC with Kendis Gibson

4:00 PM Interview with NY1

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Monday, August 5, 2019

7:45 AM Interview on Long Island News Radio with Jay Oliver

9:00 AM Meeting

Location: Governor’s Office

State Capitol

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Albany, NY

Staff: Melissa DeRosa, Secretary to the Governor


Staff: Keith Corlett, Superintendent, NYS Police

Kevin Bruen, First Deputy Assistant Superintendent, NYS Police

Robert Mujica, Director of Budget

Jeremy Shockett, Deputy Secretary for Public Safety

10:30 AM Interview on WCBS 880 with Pat Farnack

10:45 AM Interview with 1010 WINS

11:11 AM Interview on WAMC’s “The Roundtable” with Alan Chartock

12:00 PM Meeting

Location: Governor’s Conference Room

State Capitol

Albany, NY

Staff: Kelly Cummings, Director of State Operations & Infrastructure

Simonida Subotic, Deputy Secretary for Economic Development

Betsy Mallow, Executive Deputy Commissioner & COO, NYS

Homes and Community Renewal

Chelsea Muller, Deputy Chief of Staff, NYS Homes and

Community Renewal

12:45 PM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY



Marie Therese Dominguez, Commissioner, NYS Department of

Transportation

Mark Schroeder, Commissioner, NYS Department of Motor

Vehicles

Rob Gibbon, Assistant Counsel to the Governor for Transportation

1:20 PM Interview on MSNBC with Stephanie Ruhle and Ali Velshi

1:45 PM Meeting Location: Governor’s Conference Room

State Capitol

Albany, NY

Participant: Kumiki Gibson, Senior Advisor and General Counsel, NYS Higher

Education Services Corporation

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2:30 PM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY



Staff: Robert Mujica, Director of Budget

3:45 PM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY




Transportation







Caitlin Girouard, Press Secretary

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019

8:39 AM Wheels up Albany en route East 34th Street Helipad Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter



Protective Services incl. Sr. Inv. Keith Ryan

State Purposes: The Governor flew from Albany to NYC to conduct official meetings in the

NYC office.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

9:34 AM Wheels down East 34th Street Helipad

10:00 AM Meeting


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633 3rd Avenue, 39th Floor

New York, NY



Thomas Quigley, General Counsel, MTA


Fran Barrett, Interagency Coordinator for Non-Profit

Organizations

Kerri Neifeld, Assistant Secretary for Human Services

Michael Hein, Commissioner, NYS Office of Temporary &

Disability Assistance

Mike Green, Executive Commissioner, NYS Division of Criminal

Justice Services

Participants: Dominick Servedio, Executive Chairman, STV Group

Frank Miller, Senior Associate, Northeast Rail/Transit Regional

Market Leader, STV Group

Jim Dwyer, Reporter, New York Times

Sarah Feinberg, Founder, Feinberg Strategies; Board Member,

MTA


Staff: Basil Seggos, Commissioner, NYS Department of Environmental

Conservation

Erik Kulleseid, Commissioner, NYS Parks, Recreation, and

Historic Preservation

Larry Migliozzi, Director of Marine Services, NYS Parks,

Recreation and Historic Preservation


Zack Knaub, Acting Counsel to the Governor

Dana Carotenuto, Deputy Secretary for Legislative Affairs &

Policy

Dale Bryk, Deputy Secretary for Energy & Environment




1:12 PM Wheels up East 34th Street Helipad en route Nassau County EVOC Facility

Landing Zone Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter




State Purposes: The Governor flew from NYC to Hempstead to participate in anti-gang violence

events.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

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1:27 PM Wheels down Nassau County EVOC Facility Landing Zone

2:00 PM Hempstead Anti-Gang Violence Meeting

Location: Hempstead Public Library

115 James A. Garner Way

Hempstead, NY

2:30 PM Hempstead Anti-Gang Violence Stand Up Event

Location: Hempstead Public Library

115 James A. Garner Way

Hempstead, NY

3:27 PM Wheels up Nassau County EVOC Facility Landing Zone en route Amityville

Memorial High School Landing Zone Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter



Lisa Santeramo, Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs Protective Services incl. Capt. V. Straface

State Purposes: The Governor flew from Hempstead to Copiague to hold a bill signing event for

Briana’s Law.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

3:37 PM Wheels down Amityville Memorial High School Landing Zone

3:45 PM Briana’s Law Bill Signing

Location: Tanner Park Bandshell

400 Baylawn Ave.

Copiague, NY

4:40 PM Wheels up Amityville Memorial High School Landing Zone en route Albany Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter



State Purposes: The Governor flew from Copiague to Albany to end his day.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


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Wednesday, August 7, 2019

7:30 AM Interview on CNN’s “New Day”

Location: The Red Room

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State Capitol

Albany, NY

8:15 AM Interview with WCBS 880

8:45 AM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY


9:15 AM Interview with NY1

10:02 AM Interview with 1010 WINS


Staff: Simonida Subotic, Deputy Secretary for Economic Development


Homes and Community Renewal Chelsea Muller, Deputy Chief of Staff, NYS Homes and

Community Renewal




Homes and Community Renewal Chelsea Muller, Deputy Chief of Staff, NYS Homes and

Community Renewal



Basil Seggos, Commissioner, NYS Department of Environmental

Conservation


Dale Bryk, Deputy Secretary for Energy & Environment

12:07 PM Interview on WXXI’s “Connections” with Megan Mack

12:30 PM Interview on WAMC’s “The Roundtable” with Alan Chartock






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Justice Services

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Thomas Quigley, General Counsel, MTA


10:30 AM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY

Staff: Rich Azzopardi, Senior Advisor to the Governor




Staff: Thomas Quigley, General Counsel, MTA


John Santamaria, Chief Mechanical Officer, MTA

2:00 PM Interview on “The Mike Lupica Podcast”

3:00 PM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY


3:30 PM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY

Staff: Stephanie Benton, Director of Governor’s Offices



Elizabeth Fine, EVP, Legal and General Counsel, Empire State

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Development

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State Purposes: The Governor flew from Albany to NYC to conduct official business in the

NYC office.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


11:00 AM Meeting



New York, NY






Justice Services

12:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY


Elizabeth Fine, EVP, Legal and General Counsel, Empire State

Development

Alicia Barton, President and CEO, NYSERDA


Conservation

Gil Quiniones, President & CEO, NYPA



5:50 PM Interview on WNYC’s “All Things Considered”

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Saturday-Sunday, August 10-11, 2019

***No Public Schedule***

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10:00 AM Meeting



New York, NY



Mark Schroeder, Commissioner, NYS Department of Motor

Vehicles


Transportation


Rob Gibbon, Assistant Counsel to the Governor for Transportation

11:00 AM Meeting



New York, NY






Justice Services

Kevin Bruen, First Deputy Assistant Superintendent, NYS

Department of Corrections and Community Supervision



1:15 PM Meeting



New York, NY

Staff: David Yassky, Director of State Policy

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Jack Davies, Speechwriter

Phil Lentz, Director of Speechwriting



Jamie Malanowski, Senior Speechwriter

Sarah Cohen, Speechwriter

2:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY


Andrew Ball, Deputy Secretary to the Governor


Peter Ajemian, Senior Deputy Communications Director






Conservation

RoAnn Destito, Commissioner, NYS Office of General Services


Participant: Hakeem S. Jeffries, U.S. Representative, 8th Congressional District

4:35 PM Wheels up East 34th Street Helipad en route Albany Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter


Melissa DeRosa, Secretary to the Governor


State Purposes: The Governor flew from NYC to Albany to end his day.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


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10:35 AM Wheels up Albany en route Nassau Coliseum Landing Zone Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter



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State Purposes: The Governor flew from Albany to Baldwin to make an economic development

announcement.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

11:35 AM Wheels down Nassau Coliseum Landing Zone

12:00 PM Baldwin Downtown Revitalization Initiative Announcement

Location: Baldwin High School

841 Ethel T Kloberg Dr.

Baldwin, NY

12:35 PM Wheels up Nassau Coliseum Landing Zone en route Camp Smith Landing

Zone Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter





State Purposes: The Governor flew from Baldwin to Peekskill to make an economic

development announcement.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

12:55 PM Wheels down Camp Smith Landing Zone

1:45 PM Peekskill Downtown Revitalization Initiative Announcement

Location: The Hudson Room

23 South Division Street

Peekskill, NY

2:15 PM Wheels up Camp Smith Landing Zone en route Albany Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter





State Purposes: The Governor flew from Peekskill to Albany to continue State business out of

the Capitol. Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


3:00 PM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY

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3:30 PM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY

Staff: Keith Corlett, Superintendent, NYS Police


Vincent Straface, Captain and Detail Commander, NYS Police

David Dively, Technical Lieutenant, NYS Police




Jesse Campoamor, Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs

Edgar Santana, Director of Downstate Regional Affairs

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8:45 AM Wheels up Albany International Airport en route Niagara Falls International






State Purposes: The Governor flew from Albany to Niagara Falls to make an economic


Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

9:55 AM Wheels down Niagara Falls International Airport

10:20 AM Niagara Falls Downtown Revitalization Initiative Announcement

Location: Niagara Falls Conference Center

101 Old Falls Street

Niagara Falls, NY

11:33 AM Wheels up Niagara Falls International Airport en route Oswego County


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State Purposes: The Governor flew from Niagara Falls to Fulton to make an economic


Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

12:03 PM Wheels down Oswego County Airport

12:05 PM Fulton Downtown Revitalization Initiative Announcement

Location: Fulton City Hall

141 South First Street

Fulton, NY

12:49 PM Wheels up Oswego County Airport en route Albany International Airport Aircraft: NYSP King Air





State Purposes: The Governor flew from Fulton to Albany to continue State business out of the

Capitol.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

1:19 PM Wheels down Albany International Airport

3:30 PM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY


Jim Malatras, President, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of

Government




Jamie Malanowski, Senior Speechwriter



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State Purposes: The Governor flew from Albany to NYC to continue State business out of the

NYC office and speak at a New York Hate Crimes Antiterrorism Act event.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


10:30 AM Meeting



New York, NY









Policy



Thomas Feeney, Assistant Secretary for Executive Operations





1:00 PM Hate Crimes Domestic Terrorism Act Announcement

Location: New York City Bar Association

42 W 44th St.

New York, NY 10036





State Purposes: The Governor flew from NYC to Albany to continue State business out of the

Capitol and end his day.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


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Staff: Jeremy Shockett, Deputy Secretary for Public Service

6:00 PM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY



7:25 PM Interview on CNN with Erin Burnett

8:20 PM Interview on MSNBC with Ali Velshi

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8:30 AM Interview with WCBS 880

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Saturday-Sunday, August 17-18, 2019


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8:15 AM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY



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Staff: Roberta Reardon, Commissioner, NYS Department of Labor

RuthAnne Visnauskas, Commissioner, NYS Homes and

Community Renewal

James McDonough, Director, NYS Division of Veterans’ Services

10:45 AM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY



Staff: Dani Lever, Director of Communications

1:48 PM Wheels up Albany en route East 34th Street Helipad Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter


Robert Mujica, Director of Budget Protective Services incl. T/Lt. D. Dively

State Purposes: The Governor flew from Albany to NYC to continue State business out of the

NYC office.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

2:43 PM Wheels down East 34th Street Helipad

3:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY

Staff: Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim, Managing Director, MTA

Rob Mujica, Director of Budget

Michael Hein, Commissioner, NYS Office of Temporary and

Disability Assistance

Patrick Warren, Chief Safety Officer, MTA

Andy Byford, President, NYCT

Kerri Neifeld, Assistant Secretary for Human Services

5:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY



Alexander Cochran, Director of Washington Office and Counsel

for Federal Affairs


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6:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY







Policy








Conservation

8:23 PM Wheels up West 30th Street Helipad en route Albany Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter


Protective Services incl. T/Lt. D. Dively


Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


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7:22 AM Wheels up Albany International Airport en route Niagara International



Paul Francis, Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services



State Purposes: The Governor flew from Albany to Niagara Falls to participate in a tourism

event and press conference with Governor Ned Lamont on Lake Ontario.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

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8:32 AM Wheels down Niagara International Airport

9:00 AM Lake Ontario Fishing Trip with Governor Ned Lamont

Location: Bootlegger’s Cove Marina

O’Connell Island

Wilson, NY

12:00 PM Press Conference

Location: Wilson Tuscarora State Park

3371 W Lake Road

Wilson, NY



Andy Byford, President, NYCT

Patrick Warren, Chief Safety Officer, MTA

Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim, Managing Director, MTA

Participant: Sarah Feinberg, Founder, Feinberg Strategies; Board Member,

MTA

1:54 PM Wheels up Niagara Falls International Airport en route Albany International



Paul Francis, Deputy Secretary for Health and Human Services



State Purposes: The Governor flew from Niagara Falls to Albany to continue official business.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

3:04 PM Wheels down Albany International Airport

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10:15 AM Trip to New York State Fair

Location: Albany-Rensselaer Train Station

525 East Street

Rensselaer, NY

1:35 PM New York State Fair Opening Ceremony

Location: The Empire Room at the New York State Fairgrounds

581 State Fair Blvd.

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Syracuse, NY

3:34 PM Wheels up Syracuse Hancock International Airport en route Albany Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter


Dani Lever, Director of Communications Annabel Walsh, Director of Scheduling



State Purposes: The Governor flew from Syracuse to Albany to end his day.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


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State Purposes: The Governor flew from Albany to NYC to conduct official business in the

NYC office.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


12:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY



Participant: Steven Roth, CEO, Vornado Realty Trust



New York, NY

Staff: Rick Cotton, Executive Director, Port Authority of New York &

New Jersey

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2:00 PM Interview on NY1 with Kristen Shaughnessy

2:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY

Staff: Marie Therese Dominguez, Commissioner, NYS Department of

Transportation

Michael Wojnar, Deputy Secretary for Transportation

Ron Epstein, Executive Deputy Commissioner, Department of

Transportation


Wahid Albert, Chief Engineer, NYS Department of Transportation

Participants: Michael Mangione, Senior Vice President and National Market

Leader, WSP-USA

Peter Liebowitz, Vice President, WSP-USA

3:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY


Participants: John Samuelson, International President, TWU

Tony Utano, President, Local 100, TWU



New York, NY









Policy








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Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


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RuthAnne Visnauskas, Commissioner, NYS Homes and

Community Renewal










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Saturday, August 24, 2019


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Sunday, August 25, 2019

10:00 AM Wheels up Albany en route to LaGuardia International Airport Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter


Protective Services incl. Sr. Inv. J. Boyle

State Purposes: The Governor flew from Albany to NYC to conduct a tour of the Kosciuszko

Bridge and to continue State business out of the NYC office.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

10:50 AM Wheels down LaGuardia International Airport

11:04 AM Tour of Kosciuszko Bridge

Location: Laurel Hill Boulevard & 54th Road

Queens, NY

6:15 PM Wheels up LaGuardia International Airport en route Albany Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter



Protective Services incl. Sr. Inv. J. Boyle


Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


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Jill DesRosiers, Chief of Staff


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Sandra Beattie, First Deputy Director, Division of Budget

Participant: Kumiki Gibson, Senior Advisor and General Counsel, NYS Higher

Education Services Corporation


Participant: Madeline Singas, District Attorney, Nassau County





Staff: John Maggiore, Senior Advisor to the Governor


Howard Zemsky, President and CEO, Empire State Development

Participant: Eric Gertler, Executive Chairman, U.S. News & World Report;

CEO, Ulysses Ventures; Board of Directors, Empire State

Development

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State Purposes: The Governor flew from Albany to NYC work out of the NYC office and to

conduct a tour and press announcement at the Kosciuszko Bridge.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


10:00 AM Meeting



New York, NY

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11:00 AM Meeting



New York, NY



12:00 PM Tour of Kosciuszko Bridge and Public Park Announcement

Location: Kosciuszko Bridge

35-18 Laurel Hill Boulevard

Maspeth, NY

1:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY

Staff: David Yassky, Director of State Policy


Tom Congdon, Executive Deputy, NYS Department of Public

Service

Jeremy Shockett, Deputy Secretary for Public Service

John Rhodes, CEO, NYS Department of Public Service; Chair,

Public Service Commission

2:15 PM Meeting



New York, NY


Peter Ajemian, Senior Deputy Communications Director

Sandra Beattie, First Deputy Director, Division of Budget


Conservation

3:45 PM Meeting



New York, NY




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Participant: Elaine Chao, United States Secretary of Transportation

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11:00 AM Grand Opening of Second Span of the Kosciuszko Bridge Announcement Location: Kosciuszko Bridge

35-18 Laurel Hill Boulevard

Maspeth, NY


Participant: Jane Williams, FTA Administrator

7:45 PM Kosciuszko Bridge Grand Opening Reception Remarks

Location: Corner of 43rd Street & 57th Avenue

Maspeth, NY

8:50 PM Wheels up LaGuardia International Airport en route Albany Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter





Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


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Friday-Saturday, August 30-31, 2019

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Note: This document contains all official events of the Governor and Andrew Cuomo For New

York fundraisers. It also contains all executive and legislative use of State aircraft. Other

unofficial and personal events as well as information that might tend to compromise security

have not been included.

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