Sentences with phrase «state fair»

Mahoney said the plans for the state fair came from conversations she and Cuomo held during his annual visits to the midway: The governor, Mahoney said, remarked on how «the fair hadn't changed at all since he came here with his father,» a perspective she shared.

Then - State Fair Director Peter Cappuccilli Jr. holds Lost Kid Tags to be given out to children during the state fair in this photo from Aug. 21, 2000.

«The Great New York State Fair showcases the very best New York has to offer, which includes milk and dairy products that are second to none,» Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a statement.

How do you take the state fair and maximize the potential of the state fair?»

The state fair initiatives are only a small part of the investments Cuomo has made in the upstate New York area.

O'Hara was appointed fair director in 2007 by then Gov. Eliot Spitzer to oversee the state fair, which attracted 850,000 people over 12 days last year.

She said she has asked Cuomo for $ 50 million in state funding to turn the state fair into a year - round New York - themed theme park.

Ball is a co-chair of the State Fair Task Force, alongside Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney.

Cuomo's investigators said the 2002 wedding, for daughter Marnie, was held in a room at the state fairgrounds that had just been substantially renovated by state fair staff at state expense and that Cappuccilli received a discount from the caterers, who were state fair contractors.

Syracuse, NY — The man who will be New York governor in 11 days is calling for more oversight, auditing and ethics training at the state fair.

The money for the state fair would be in addition to $ 30 million the state has pledged for a $ 100 million Onondaga County project to revitalize the lakefront area and the nearby village of Solvay.

Gary Slater, the chief executive officer of the Iowa State Fair, worked at the World Pork Expo and as the head of the Missouri State Fair before getting the top job in Iowa.

During his speech, Cuomo also discussed his initiatives to invest money in the airport and the State Fair in Syracuse.

Troy Waffner, acting state fair director, said Super DIRT Week - the dirt racing championships held every autumn, for decades, in Syracuse - would still happen this year, but nothing is certain beyond this fall.

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The initiatives are part of a state fair revitalization project, with a bill totaling $ 70 million.

When former state fair Director Peter Cappuccilli Jr. held his daughter Molly's wedding at the fairgrounds In June 2004, state workers erected a large white tent, where 450 guests celebrated in the biggest event the fair caterers had ever put on: a six - hour open bar, chocolate fondue, a raw bar and stations for meat carving and pasta.

Let re-imagine the state fair.

He touted the highest attendance in state fair history in 2016 with 1.1 million visitors.

When Joanie Mahoney was a teenager, she took a job selling fudge at a stand during the New York State Fair.

During Cappuccilli's tenure, the state fair had record attendance, topping 1 million people in 2001.

An RV park and campground to support the state fair, the amphitheater at Onondaga Lake and the year - round events on the fairgrounds.

The trick is to get them to come the first time and using that State Fair as a magnet to bring people to central New York.»

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino visits the New York State Fair in Syracuse Thursday.

O'Hara, who has since been hired by the state to a $ 110,000 job as deputy director with the state's Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, was criticized by the state inspector general's office on Feb. 14, 2013 for showing favoritism to a vendor in the awarding of a contract to manage the Empire Room banquet hall at the state fair.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - The new Onondaga Lake amphitheater will replace the grandstand at the New York State Fair, officials said Tuesday.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo talks to reporters about new plans for the state fair during his visit to Syracuse Wednesday.

The signatures were collected during the New York State Fair this summer.

An old postcard, mailed in 1912, shows harness racing at the New York State Fair - and the original function of the grandstand.

«It's difficult to be in this area, to be in the town of Geddes, and not recognize the contributions Peter Cappuccilli has made to the New York State Fair,» said his lawyer, Emil Rossi.

McMahon also points out that the New York State Fair has had difficulty finding acts for the Grandstand at the fair this year.

---------------------------- The Upstate New York rock group Orleans will perform at the Chevy Court at the New York State Fair at 2:00 PM on Friday, August 28th.

«I am committed to investing in the state fair as one of the assets that can actually drive a stronger economy» said Cuomo in Syracuse Wednesday.

Lloyd Withers, founder of the group Onondaga Shoreline, suggested the state renovate the grandstand at the nearby state fair instead of spending county money on a new amphitheater.

They've also said they would like it to coincide with the state fair, which opens in just over two months.

Former Syracuse mayor and state fair director Tom Young, who serves on the fair's advisory board, said he had not heard any details about Cuomo's plan.

Mahoney wants to turn the fair into a year - round center for equestrian competition, and she also displayed some renderings that envision residential and commercial buildings along State Fair Boulevard - an area now used for fair parking - that would create a «Main Street,» parallel to the fair entrance, with a neighborhood fabric.

Geddes, N.Y. — Former New York State Fair Director Peter Cappuccilli Jr. pleaded guilty today to official misconduct and agreed to pay the state $ 50,000 restitution but avoided jail in a plea deal that dismissed more serious charges.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Gov. Andrew Cuomo says his $ 50 million plan to rebuild the New York State Fair will «revitalize Onondaga County in an unprecedented way.»

Then - New York State Fair Director Peter Cappuccilli Jr. poses in his office at the fairgrounds in Geddes in this photo from June 11, 2003.

The fair will feature spectacular shows free with admission, State Fair amusement rides, delicious fair foods and exciting games, all close to home.

«But how many people are stopping at a gas station while they're in town for a concert, or to come to the mall or to come to the state fair.

'' Read the state Inspector General's August 2010 report on alleged abuses by former state fair Director Peter Cappuccilli Jr..

Republican Gov. George Pataki appointed Cappuccilli to direct the state fair from 1995 to 2005.

The New York State Attorney General's Office says former State Fair Director Peter Cappuccilli Jr. received cut - rate deals for food at his daughters» fairgrounds weddings from the company that held the fair's catering contract — an arrangement that short - changed taxpayers.

Over the summer, as he ran for a second term, his aversion to retail politicking was on full display at the State Fair.

Syracuse, NY — State officials this week awarded a contract to the owner of Charlie's at the Fair to provide catering at the New York State Fair's main event room.

«The state fair, in truth, reflects yesterday's New York,» Cuomo said today during his State of the State speech.

DeFrancisco pointed to comments from Gov. Andrew Cuomo at the recent opening of the New York State Fair in which he called Interstate 81's construction a «classic planning blunder.»

That led to long lines on State Fair Boulevard, Route 695 and Interstate 690.