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Malcolm Wilson
Mount Pleasant, NY
Politics
'It's The Tappan Zee!': Brand-New Bill Introduced To Change Official Name Of New Bridge
A New York State assembly member has introduced a bill to officially rename the new bridge connecting Rockland and Westchester counties. Democratic Assemblyman Tom Abinanti, who represents the Westchester County towns of Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant, introduced the bill, which seeks to change the name of the new Tappan Zee Bridge, officially named "the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge," to "the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Tappan Zee Bridge." The bridge opened in 2017 to replace the old Tappan Zee Bridge and continues to be referred to by many as the new Tappan Zee Bridge. "It's the Tappan …
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Petition Started To Rename New TZB To Honor Hudson Valley Firefighter Who Died Rescuing Others
Following the scandal and resignation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Change.Org petition has been started and gained more than 9,000 signatures to change the official name of the new Tappan Zee Bridge to honor a Rockland County firefighter who died rescuing others. The new bridge's official, though seldom used name, is the Gov. Mario Cuomo Bridge. The old Tappan Zee Bridge's official name was the Gov. Malcolm Wilson Bridge. Andrew Cuomo changed the official name of the bridge in June 2017 to honor his late father. Since then, there has been much controversy over the move, especially since polls s…
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
Cost Of Mario Cuomo Bridge Signs Remains A Mystery
M might as well stand for mystery. The cost of installing newly-labeled signs heading toward the former Tappan Zee Bridge is unknown. A Freedom of Information Law request seeking the cost of installing new Mario Cuomo Bridge signs, filed by Daily Voice on Jan. 2, got this reply from the State Department of Transportation on March 25: "A diligent search of our files failed to reveal any records which were responsive to your request." This week, Westchester County residents and their state Senator are questioning changes being made to Thruway signs that omitted the middle initial for t…
Rivertowns, NY
Politics
Bridgegate? Nixon, Molinaro Accuse Cuomo Of Rushing New TZB Span Opening Before Elections
It didn't take long for the postponed opening of the Westchester span of the new Tappan Zee Bridge to become a major political issue.The New York State Thruway Authority said a piece of the old TZB became destabilized and could collapse leading to the postponement of the second span opening just hours after a lavish ribbon-cutting ceremony. Actress Cynthia Nixon, Cuomo's opponent in the Democratic primary on Thursday, Sept. 13, called upon Cuomo to be "fully transparent" about what went wrong amid speculation the planned opening of the span was rushed so it happened before the ele…
