Governor Andrew M. Cuomo Monday, May 1, 2017 · Rick Cotton, Special Counselor ... Jamie Rubin, Director of State Operations John Maggiore, Director of Policy ... Governor Andrew

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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo

Monday, May 1, 2017

10:00 AM Meeting

Location: Governor’s Conference Room

633 3rd Avenue, 39th Floor

New York, NY

Staff: Melissa DeRosa, Secretary to the Governor

Rick Cotton, Special Counselor for Interagency Initiatives

Alphonso David, Counsel to the Governor

Jill DesRosiers, Executive Deputy Secretary to the Governor

Jamie Rubin, Director of State Operations

John Maggiore, Director of Policy

Rob Mujica, Director of Budget

Maria Comella, Chief of Staff

Stephanie Benton, Director of Governor’s Offices

Annabel Walsh, Director of Scheduling

Andrew Ball, Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs

Letizia Tagliafierro, Special Counsel for Public Safety

Adam Schuman, Special Counsel for Public Integrity

Mimi Reisner, Senior Advisor for Communications

James Allen, Director of Communications

Kendra Rubin, Assistant Counsel to the Governor

Frank Hoare, Deputy Secretary for Legislative Affairs

11:15 AM Scheduled Call

Staff: Phil Eng, Chief Operating Officer, MTA

Wahid Albert, Chief Engineer, Dept. of Transportation

Joe Keane, Chief Engineer, MTA Bridges and Tunnels

Participants: Michael Casella, Executive Vice President, DeFoe Corporation

Charles Hall, Construction Manager, Parsons Brinckerhoff

12:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY









Dani Lever, Press Secretary

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Tom Topousis, Special Adviser to the Communications Director

and Director of Speechwriting

Jamie Malanowski, Senior Speechwriter

2:30 PM Meeting

Location: Governor’s Office


New York, NY


4:15 PM Meeting



New York, NY

Staff: Jill DesRosiers, Executive Deputy Secretary to the Governor


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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

8:55 AM Wheels up Westchester County Airport en route Albany International

Airport Aircraft: NYSP King Air

Passengers: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo


Sarah Paden, Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs

Protective Services incl. Capt. K Cano

State Purposes: The Governor flew from Westchester to Albany to make a public safety

announcement.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

9:30 AM Wheels down Albany International Airport

10:00 AM Albany Anti-Gang Initiative Event

Location: Albany Public Library – Washington Avenue Branch

161 Washington Avenue

Albany, NY

11:10 AM Wheels up Albany International Airport en route Greater Rochester

International Airport Aircraft: NYSP King Air



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State Purposes: The Governor flew from Albany to Rochester to make public safety

announcements. Following the event in Rochester, the Governor toured the

flooding of Lake Ontario and surveyed DMNA’s response efforts.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

12:10 PM Wheels down Greater Rochester International Airport

12:30 PM Rochester Anti-Gang Initiative Event

Location: Boys and Girls club of Rochester

500 Genesee Street

Rochester, NY

1:40 PM Tour of Lake Ontario

2:00 PM Lake Ontario Flooding Press Conference

Location: Roger Robach Community Center

180 Beach Avenue

Rochester, NY

2:50 PM Wheels up Greater Rochester International Airport en route Westchester

County Airport Aircraft: NYSP King Air





State Purposes: The Governor flew from Rochester to Westchester to end his day.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

3:55 PM Wheels down Westchester County Airport

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017

10:00 AM School Aid Event

Location: Academy of Finance and Enterprise

Queens Campus Theater

30-20 Thomson Avenue

Long Island City, NY

12:00 PM Meeting


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New York, NY








1:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY


2:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY





3:15 PM Meeting



New York, NY



4:15 PM Meeting



New York, NY

Staff: Dani Lever, Press Secretary

5:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY


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Thursday, May 4, 2017

9:15 AM Wheels up Westchester County Airport en route Republic Airport Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter




Abbey Fashouer, First Deputy Press Secretary

State Purposes: The Governor flew from Westchester to Suffolk County to present and sign the

Shared Services Bill.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

9:35 AM Wheels down Republic Airport

10:00 AM Suffolk County Shared Services Bill Signing

Location: Laborers’ Local 66

1600 Walt Whitman Road

Melville, NY

11:05 AM Wheels up Republic Airport en route East 34th Street Helipad Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter





State Purposes: The Governor flew from Suffolk County to New York City to continue state

business and conduct official meetings.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

11:25 AM Wheels down East 34th Street Helipad

12:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY









2:30 PM Coffee with Arthur O. Sulzberger Jr. and Arthur Gregg Sulzberger

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Location: The New York Times

620 8th Avenue

New York, NY

5:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY

Staff: Alphonso David, Counsel to the Governor







6:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY




7:30 PM AMC 2018: Private Event

Location: New York, NY

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Friday, May 5, 2017

9:45 AM Meeting



New York, NY






12:00 PM Union Tax Event

Location: Hotel Trades Council

Auditorium

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305 West 44th Street at 8th Avenue

New York, NY

3:00 PM Cross Harbor Tunnel Press Conference

Location: 7 World Trade Center

10th Floor

New York, NY

5:00 PM Scheduled Call



Sandi Toll, First Assistant Counsel

Lindsey Boylan, Chief of Staff and Executive Vice President,

Empire State Development

Tom Conoscenti, Vice President, Real Estate Development and

Planning, Empire State Development

Rich Newman, Executive Vice President of Marketing and State

Strategy, Empire State Development

Brendan Hughes, Assistant Secretary for Economic Development

R. Nadine Fontaine, Assistant Counsel to the Governor for Human

Services

Zack Knaub, Assistant Counsel to the Governor for Energy and the

Environment

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Saturday-Sunday, May 6-7, 2017

***No Public Schedule***

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Monday, May 8, 2017

9:20 AM Wheels up Westchester County Airport en route Teterboro Airport Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter


Protective Services incl. Sr. Inv. F. Plaskocinski

State Purposes: The Governor flew from Westchester to Newark to participate in a meeting.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

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9:40 AM Wheels down Teterboro Airport

11:45 AM Wheels up Teterboro Airport en route East 34th Street Helipad Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter


Protective Services incl. Sr. Inv. F. Plaskocinski

State Purposes: The Governor flew from Newark to New York City to continue state business

and conduct official meetings.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


12:15 PM Meeting



New York, NY


















1:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY


Participants: Paul Nunziato, President, Port Authority PBA, Inc.

Maggie Moran, Managing Partner, Kivvit

2:15 PM Meeting



New York, NY


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Participants: Jill Furillo, Executive Director, NYS Nurses Association

Maggie Moran, Managing Partner, Kivvit

3:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY


Participants: Arthur Cheliotes, President, Local 1180, Communications Workers

of America AFL-CIO

4:15 PM Meeting



New York, NY







Joseph Rabito, Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs

5:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY




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12:15 PM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY

Staff: Jamie Rubin, Director of State Operations

Joseph Rabito, Deputy Secretary for Intergovernmental Affairs

Rich Azzopardi, Senior Deputy Communications Director

Kevin Wisely, Director, Office of Emergency Management,

Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services

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1:15 PM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY




2:30 PM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY

Participant: Speaker Carl Heastie

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11:00 AM Meeting



New York, NY


12:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY


1:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY

Participant: Senate Temporary President and Majority Leader John Flanagan

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2:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY







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Friday-Saturday, May 12-13, 2017


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Sunday, May 14, 2017


Location: Bronx, NY

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Monday, May 15, 2017

10:00 AM Meeting



New York, NY





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12:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY










3:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY

Staff: Maria Comella, Chief of Staff




4:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY




5:45 PM Meeting

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New York, NY

Staff: Tom Topousis, Special Adviser to the Communications Director



7:00 PM Robin Hood Benefit Gala

Location: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

655 West 34th Street

New York, NY

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Staff: Phil Eng, Chief Operating Officer, MTA

Veronique “Ronnie” Hakim, Interim Executive Director, MTA

Steve Plochochi, Vice President of Materials, MTA






Howard Zemsky, President and CEO, Empire State Development




1:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY







2:30 PM Meeting


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New York, NY


3:45 PM Meeting



New York, NY

Staff: Maria Comella, Chief of Staff


4:15 PM Meeting



New York, NY

Staff: Rick Cotton, Special Counselor for Interagency Initiatives




5:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY



5:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY







5:45 PM Meeting



New York, NY


6:25 PM Greater New York Hospital Association’s Annual Meeting

Location: Jacob K. Javits Convention Center

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655 West 34th Street

New York, NY

7:40 PM Innocence Project’s 25th Anniversary Gala

Location: Marriott Marquis Times Square

1535 Broadway

New York, NY

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11:30 AM Meeting



New York, NY


3:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY








5:35 PM TasteNY Craft Beer Challenge

Location: Pier A

22 Battery Place

New York, NY

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10:30 AM Affordable Housing Bill Signing

Location: The Prince George Ballroom

15 East 27th Street

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New York, NY


Staff: Joe Keane, Chief Engineer, MTA Bridges and Tunnels

Romolo Desantis, Deputy Chief Engineer, MTA Bridges and

Tunnels

Walter Hickey, Deputy Chief Engineer Program, MTA Bridges

and Tunnels

Tim Mulligan, Acting President, MTA Bridges and Tunnels

Participants: Michael Casella, Executive Vice President, DeFoe Corporation

Ashok Patel, President, Judlau Contracting, Inc.

Charles Hall, Construction Manager, Parsons Brinckerhoff

Daniel Faust, Metro DC Executive Vice President, AECOM

Nicolas Pomponio, Manager, El Sol Contracting & Construction

Mohammed Ayoub, Design Director, HDR

Jane Charalambous, Trans Business Group Manager, HDR

12:30 PM Times Square Accident Briefing

12:45 PM Real Estate Board of New York Board Meeting

Location: Real Estate Board of New York

570 Lexington Avenue, 2nd Floor

New York, NY

2:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY


Participant: Don Kaplan, TV Editor, Daily News









Phil Eng, Chief Operating Officer, MTA

Jon Weinstein, Deputy Director of Communications for

Transportation

4:30 PM Meeting



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New York, NY





Participant: Yoichiro Araki, Chief Operating Officer, Kawasaki Rail Car


Location: Yonkers, NY

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Friday, May 19, 2017

10:00 AM Meeting



New York, NY





11:30 AM Meeting



New York, NY



12:15 PM Meeting



New York, NY





Howard Zemsky, President and CEO, Empire State Development




Phil Eng, Chief Operating Officer, MTA

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Jon Weinstein, Deputy Communications Director for

Transportation

1:15 PM Meeting



New York, NY


3:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY



4:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY



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Saturday-Sunday, May 20-21, 2017


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Participants: Congressman Peter King

Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney

Congressman Jerrold Nadler

Congressman Daniel Donovan, Jr.

Congressman Eliot Engel

Congressman Adriano Espaillat

Congresswoman Kathleen M. Rice

Congressman José E. Serrano

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Congressman Tom Suozzi

Congressman Lee Zeldin

Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney

10:00 AM Meeting



New York, NY









Kelly Cummings, Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor









11:05 AM Appearance on Capitol Press Room with Susan Arbetter

3:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY










4:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY

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OTHER EXECUTIVE USE OF STATE AIRCRAFT

12:20 PM Wheels up Buffalo Niagara International Airport en route Oswego/Fulton

County Airport Aircraft: NYSP King Air

Passengers: Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul

Melissa Bochenski, Deputy Chief of Staff to the Lieutenant Governor

State Purposes: The Lieutenant Governor flew from Buffalo to Oswego to survey flooding

damage in Fair Haven.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

1:05 PM Wheels down Oswego/Fulton County Airport

2:45 PM Wheels up Oswego/Fulton County Airport en route Buffalo Niagara




State Purposes: The Lieutenant Governor flew from Oswego to Buffalo to continue state

business.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

3:30 PM Wheels down Buffalo Niagara International Airport

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10:00 AM Meeting



New York, NY










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Maxwell Morgan, Deputy Press Secretary


Transportation

10:30 AM Meeting



New York, NY


12:00 PM MTA Event

Location: The CUNY Graduate Center


New York, NY

1:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY


2:45 PM Meeting



New York, NY










Maxwell Morgan, Deputy Press Secretary


Transportation

3:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY



4:30 PM Meeting

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New York, NY



5:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY




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10:30 AM Wheels up Albany International Airport en route East 34th Street Helipad Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter

Passengers: Senate Temporary President and Majority Leader John Flanagan

Senator Elaine Phillips

State Purposes: Senators Flanagan and Phillips used the State helicopter to fly from Albany to

NYC to participate in a transportation announcement with the Governor and the

MTA.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


1:30 PM Wheels up East 34th Street Helipad en route Albany International Airport Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter

Passengers: Senate Temporary President and Majority Leader John Flanagan

Senator Elaine Phillips


State Purposes: Senators Flanagan and Phillips, along with Ronnie Hakim, Interim Executive

Director of the MTA, traveled to Albany for an MTA legislative briefing.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

2:25 PM Wheels down Albany International Airport

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7:10 AM Interview with Fox 5's Rosanna Scotto and Greg Kelly 7:20 AM Interview with MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski

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7:35 AM Interview with CNBC's Becky Quick, Joe Kernen and Melissa Lee

7:50 AM Interview with ABC's Tim Fleisher

8:00 AM Interview with NBC's Michael Gargiulo and Darlene Rodriguez

8:15 AM Wheels up Westchester County Airport en route Buffalo Niagara





Lindsey Boylan, Chief of Staff and Executive Vice President, Empire State

Development

Protective Services incl. Sr. Inv. V. Straface

State Purposes: The Governor flew from Westchester to Buffalo where he participated in a

waterfront state improvement tour and made an economic development

announcement.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

9:30 AM Wheels down Buffalo Niagara International Airport

10:00 AM Buffalo Waterfront and State Improvement Tour

Location: Canalside

44 Prime Street

Buffalo, NY

11:40 AM Wheels up Buffalo Niagara International Airport en route Syracuse Hancock





Rose Harvey, Commissioner, Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic

Preservation


State Purposes: The Governor flew from Buffalo to Syracuse to make an environmental

announcement.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

12:10 PM Wheels down Syracuse Hancock International Airport

1:00 PM Salmon River Land Acquisition & Fishing Announcement

Location: Salmon River Fish Hatchery

2133 County Route 22

Altmar, NY

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2:30 PM Wheels up Syracuse Hancock International Airport en route Albany





Rose Harvey, Commissioner, Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic

Preservation


State Purposes: The Governor flew from Syracuse to Albany to continue state business.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


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11:38 AM Wheels up Westchester County Airport en route Plattsburgh International

Airport Aircraft: NYSP King Air



State Purposes: Following her keynote speech at the City and State’s State of NY Women

Forum in New York City, the Lieutenant Governor used the state plane to fly to

Plattsburgh to make an economic development announcement.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

12:43 PM Wheels down Plattsburgh International Airport

1:43 PM Wheels up Plattsburgh International Airport en route Floyd Bennett

Memorial Airport Aircraft: NYSP King Air



State Purposes: Following the event in Plattsburgh, the Lieutenant Governor flew to Glens Falls

to make an economic development announcement.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

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2:08 PM Wheels down Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport

3:41 PM Wheels up Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport en route Buffalo/Niagara




State Purposes: The Lieutenant Governor flew from Glens Falls to Buffalo to end her day. Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

5:00 PM Wheels down Buffalo/Niagara International Airport

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Friday-Sunday, May 26-28, 2017


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9:30 AM Valley Stream Memorial Day Parade

Location: 1 Wheeler Avenue West

Valley Stream, NY

11:00 AM Town of New Castle Memorial Day Parade

Location: 2 Ridgewood Terrace

Chappaqua, NY

12:15 PM Wheels up Westchester County Airport en route Greater Rochester



Melissa DeRosa, Secretary to the Governor


Protective Services incl. Capt. K. Cano

State Purposes: The Governor participated in the Town of New Castle's Memorial Day Parade.

Following the event, the Governor flew to Monroe County to visit areas in the

town of Greece that have been impacted by flooding and made an

announcement.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

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1:20 PM Wheels down Greater Rochester International Airport

1:50 PM Lake Ontario Boat Tour

Location: Braddock Bay Marina

194 Braddock Road

Greece, NY

2:30 PM Lake Ontario Damage Investment Announcement

Location: Edgemere Drive

Greece, NY

3:40 PM Wheels up Greater Rochester International Airport en route Albany



Melissa DeRosa, Secretary to the Governor


Protective Services incl. Capt. K. Cano

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

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No


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9:00 AM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY









Kelly Cummings, Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor




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Mimi Reisner, Senior Advisor – Communications


10:00 AM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY



Superintendent George Beach, New York State Police

First Deputy Superintendent Christopher Fiore, New York State

Police

10:30 AM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY

Staff: Kevin Wisely, Director, Office of Emergency Management,


Roger Parrino, Commissioner, Division of Homeland Security and

Emergency Services

Major General Anthony German, Adjunct General of New York,

National Guard

Brigadier General Raymond F. Shields Jr., Assistant Adjunct

General

Gary Yaple, Director of Facilities Management and Engineering,

NYS Division of Military and Naval Affairs

11:00 AM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY




Emergency Services

Brian Stratton, Director, New York State Canal Corporation

Howard Goebel, Deputy Director, Canal Engineering,

Construction, and Maintenance, New York State Canal

Corporation

11:45 AM Meeting


State Capitol

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Albany, NY

Staff: Kelly Cummings, Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor

12:00 PM Meeting


State Capitol

Albany, NY


Participant: Elizabeth Garvey, Counsel to the Senate Republican Conference

1:05 PM Wheels up Albany en route Fort Wadsworth Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter



Protective Services incl. Sr. Inv. A Werner

State Purposes: The Governor flew from Albany to Staten Island to make an announcement.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

2:10 PM Wheels down Fort Wadsworth

2:30 PM Staten Island Seawall Event

Location: The Vanderbilt at South Beach

300 Father Capodanno Boulevard

Staten Island, NY

3:30 PM Wheels up Fort Wadsworth en route East 34th Street Heliport Aircraft: NYSP Helicopter




Protective Services incl. Sr. Inv. A Werner

State Purposes: The Governor flew from Staten Island to the NYC Office where he continued

state business.

Mixed Use: No

Reimbursed: No

3:40 PM Wheels down East 34th Street Heliport





Emergency Services

Brian Stratton, Director, New York State Canal Corporation

Howard Goebel, Deputy Director, Canal Engineering,

Construction, and Maintenance, New York State Canal

Corporation

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Basil Seggos, Commissioner, Department of Environmental

Conservation

Major General Anthony German, Adjunct General of New York,

National Guard



Brigadier General Raymond Shields, Assistant Adjunct General


Staff: Major General Anthony German, Adjunct General of New York



Brigadier General Raymond F. Shields Jr., Assistant Adjunct

General

5:00 PM Meeting



New York, NY










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10:30 AM Meeting



New York, NY



11:00 AM Meeting



New York, NY

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Participants: Marc Morial, President, National Urban League

Reverend Al Sharpton, President & Founder, National Action

Network

Charlie King, Acting National Director, National Action Network

Congressman Gregory Meeks

12:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY




Sarah Bittleman, Deputy Director of Special Projects


1:45 PM Meeting



New York, NY







2:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY


3:30 PM Meeting



New York, NY



4:45 PM Meeting



New York, NY

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Note: This document contains all official events of the Governor and Andrew Cuomo 2018 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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