Sentences with phrase «zee name»

THE OMBUDSMAN ALERT: Legislation advanced to restore Tappan Zee name to new bridge added by rctadmin on May 1, 2018 View all posts by rctadmin →

This stubborn attitude of our governor will likely cost New York State taxpayers several million dollars, since as it currently stands, the many hundreds of existing signs bearing the Tappan Zee name located on the New York State Thruway, Palisades Parkway, Sprain Brook Parkway, Route 59, Route 9W, Route 17, etc., will have to be removed and replaced by «Governor Mario M Cuomo» signs.

«Hopefully they support a legislative compromise that will honor Governor Mario Cuomo and respect the wishes of the over 100,000 people who signed the petition to keep the Tappan Zee name.»

Mann said his intent is to preserve the Tappan Zee name, a local point of pride for some, which combines the name of a local Native American tribe and the Dutch word for sea.

Dr. Monroe Mann, founder of Save Our Tappan Zee, Inc., an organization dedicated to returning the Tappan Zee name to the bridge, claims that representatives have been hearing from angry residents ever since the name change was announced.

The Tappan Zee name honors the Hudson Valley's Native American and Dutch heritage replacing the name, with no public input, was a cavalier dismissal of an important tradition to residents of the Hudson Valley.

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I was informed my name was mentioned on here more than once and I presume Zee is Red Arse or Henry B, as I have lost count.

Although I don't remember why they named the Tappan Zee Bridge after him.

Assemblyman Denny Farrell, who is retiring next year, wants to name the new Tappan Zee Bridge after the late former Gov. Mario Cuomo.

The Putnam County Republican says the new bridge should contain the words «Tappan Zee,» and any name change should go through a different legislative process.

Most New Yorkers know it simply as the Tappan Zee — a name that refers to the Tappan tribe of Indians and the Dutch word for «sea.»

At that, the new Tappan Zee Bridge, which is actually already named after former Governor Malcolm Wilson, will be renamed for another politician — none other than Mario Cuomo, the former governor of New York and father to current governor Andrew.

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino in a radio interview Wednesday roundly criticized the naming of the new Tappan Zee Bridge after the late father of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, calling the move «despicable» and «the highest form of ego.»

Less than a month after the state's controversial, dead - of - night decision to name the Tappan Zee Bridge's $ 4 billion replacement after former state Gov. Mario Cuomo, Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner wants the new span's walking / bike path to honor Pete Seeger.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- Gov. Andrew Cuomo's last - minute effort to name the new Tappan Zee Bridge after his late father failed in Albany this week.

This California firm is involved in the construction of a 1,177 unit residential project near the base of the newly named Governor Mario Cuomo Tappan Zee Bridge.

On Thursday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo blamed an advocacy group connected to conservative investor Robert Mercer for being behind a petition that supports rejecting naming the replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge after his father, the late former Gov. Mario Cuomo.

«Reclaim NY will confirm that I only found out about them about two weeks ago, when I googled Tappan Zee Bridge to find out when the name change occurred.

Two Republicans in the state Assembly are backing a bill that would change the name of the Mario Cuomo Bridge to the Governor Malcolm Wilson - Tappan Zee Bridge.

The governor is also pushing for Democrats who dominate the Assembly to approve a bill, already ratified by the Senate, to name the Tappan Zee Bridge after the late Mario Cuomo.

The current governor has made replacing the antiquated Tappan Zee (already officially named for Gov. Malcolm Wilson) a centerpiece of his statewide campaign to upgrade infrastructure.

Federal prosecutors charge that Kelly gave the $ 7,500 a month to both Percoco and Todd Howe, a lobbyist who once worked for both the New York governor and his father, the late Gov. Mario Cuomo, for whom the newly opened Tappan Zee Bridge was named.

Don't miss this week's episode of «New York Now,» featuring Matt Ryan's report on organized pushback to the surprise plan to name the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement after the late Gov. Mario Cuomo.

The current governor, Mario's son, introduced a bill in the final hours of last week's session to name the span replacing the Gov. Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge after the late Democratic darling.

Later this summer, the Thruway's new Tappan Zee Bridge will be formally named in honor of the current New York governor's father, the former Governor Mario Cuomo.

ALBANY — The organizers of a petition to block the naming of the Tappan Zee replacement bridge for former Gov. Mario Cuomo are disputing Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's assertion that the effort is motivated by political hate.

BY DR. LOUIS ALPERT Ombudsman In a bill A8914A, sponsored by Assemblyman Byrne of Westchester (Senate matching bill S7671), our neighboring assemblyman is attempting to restore the tradition and history of our area by adding back the name «Tappan Zee» to the newly minted «Mario M Cuomo» bridge.

«Some people might be sitting around mad about the name change,» said Christopher McMormick, secretary of Save Our Tappan Zee Inc. «But they can take action and have their voices heard by calling their representative or by joining our movement and signing the petition.»

Cuomo's effort to name the Tappan Zee Bridge and its $ 3.9 billion replacement after his father is not being received warmly by some officials representing the communities the span connects, who are questioning the haste in which the current governor has tried to push it through.

Cuomo's last - minute effort to name the new Tappan Zee Bridge after his late father failed in Albany this week after the Senate unanimously passed the measure, but the Assembly took a pass on passing it.

Mario M. Cuomo Tappan Zee Bridge is the perfect name for the bridge.

Cuomo claimed a bill that would name the Tappan Zee Bridge after his late father was unusual because it passed without a single vote against it.

The Tappan Zee Bridge is currently designated the Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge, named for the former governor and lieutenant governor under Nelson Rockefeller.

Farrell for his part, suggested the replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge be named in honor of the governor's late father, Mario Cuomo.

Meanwhile, Heastie also said it was appropriate to name the Tappan Zee Bridge in honor of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's late father, former Gov. Mario Cuomo.

The bill, however, would also keep the name of the late Gov. Mario Cuomo as well, naming the new bridge the Mario M. Cuomo Tappan Zee Bridge.

The name Tappan Zee is based in the state's American Indian and Dutch roots.

A bill introduced on Tuesday by Republican Sen. John DeFrancisco would restore the Tappan Zee Bridge name on the soon - to - be-completed bridge spanning the Hudson River at Westchester and Rockland counties.

The bridge re-naming, however, in the omnibus bill passed by the Democratic - led Assembly early this morning and expected to be considered today by the Republican - controlled Senate removes the name Tappan Zee entirely.

Farrell is having a park named after him, part of a broader bill approved this summer that also names the replacement for the Tappan Zee Bridge after Mario Cuomo and a stretch of highway in the Hudson Valley after Republican Sen. Bill Larkin.

The organizers of a petition to block the naming of the Tappan Zee replacement bridge for former Gov. Mario Cuomo are disputing the current governor's assertion that the effort is motivated by political hate.

The Conservative Party is calling to have the new Tappan Zee Bridge replacement named after the slain police officers and Brinks security guard killed in a 1981 robbery.

ALBANY — He might not have liked the idea, but former Gov. Mario Cuomo will have the new Tappan Zee Bridge named after him.

The current Tappan Zee Bridge is named after the late former Gov. Malcolm Wilson, who was a Westchester County native.

The new bridge will not only jettison Wilson's name but also the long - standing Tappan Zee moniker.

The bridge has officially been minted with the name «Governor Mario Cuomo Bridge,» while a large share of local residents have said they will never refer to it by any name other than «Tappan Zee.»

State Senate Republicans had previously passed a bill to name the new Tappan Zee Bridge the «Purple Heart Bridge» after wounded soldiers.

Some names affiliated with the Tappan Zee Bridge have been decided.

The current span is named for a politician; it's really The Governor Malcolm Wilson Tappan Zee Bridge.