Empire State Daybook

Schenectady County Library Public Event: Beat the Snow Winter Concert

12 Feb 2012 19:30:00 GMT

Central Library
99 Clinton St.
Schenectady, NY
Sunday, February 12, 2012, 2:30 – 3:30pm

The Misty Jazz Project: Jazz, Blues and More with Linda Harrison will be featured in the McChesney Room. These concerts are free and run through Sunday, March 25.

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Invest in Transit Rally

13 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Legislative Office Building
Albany, New York
Monday, February 13, 2012, 12 – 1pm

The New York Public Transit Association (NYPTA) will work to promote public transportation and secure enactment of its legislative program during Transit Awareness Day.

5-7PM: Legislative Presentation & Reception

Transit Awareness Day participants: MTA, Business Partners, CDTA, Small Urban and Rural Transit Operators, CNYRTA, ATU- Local 1321, NFTA and New York State Transportation Equity Alliance (NYSTEA)

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Schenectady County Library Public Event: Monday Noon program

13 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Central Library
99 Clinton Street
Schenectady, NY
Monday, February 13, 2012, 12 – 1pm

Roy Williams will discuss The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics by John Pollack.The programs are open to the public and are held in the McChesney Room. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lunch; beverages are available for a nominal fee.

Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb will participate in the Dr. Russ Jeffery radio show

15 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

1420 WACK
Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11am – 12pm

Leader Kolb will update residents on items of interest.

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli will offer welcoming remarks with Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr

16 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Trinity Baptist Church
808 East 224th St
Bronx, NY
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 10 – 11am

The event will be held in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

SUNY's Personal Retirement Plans as a Model for Pension Reform

16 Feb 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Alfred E. Smith State Office Building
Room 148
80 South Swan Street
Albany, NY
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 10 – 11am

Presenter: E.J. McMahon, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute - Empire Center

The Empire Center will answer that question in a report focused on the popular Optional Retirement Plan offered for the past 48 years by the State University of New York (SUNY) and the City University of New York (CUNY), including accounts administered through the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF). The report will include an explanation of how the SUNY and CUNY plans work; a comparison of defined-benefit and defined-contribution benefits; new data on savings accumulations and annuity earnings of current TIAA-CREF plan members at New York's public university systems; and recommended improvements and changes to the defined-contribution provision of the proposed Tier 6 legislation.

Public Service Commission Meeting

16 Feb 2012 15:30:00 GMT

19th Floor Board Room
Three Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 10:30 – 11:30am

ndividuals in Albany wishing to observe the Commission's meeting may do so in the Board Room on the 19th floor of the Commission's offices at Three Empire State Plaza. Pursuant to procedures established by the building management, anyone planning to view the meeting in the New York City Board Room must notify Jan Goorsky at 212-417-2378, 48 hours in advance of the meeting, and must be prepared to show valid photo identification upon arrival at 90 Church Street. The videocasting will be for viewing and listening purposes only.

In addition, the meeting will be broadcast live on the Internet. The Internet broadcast can be viewed by accessing nydps.onlinevideoservice.com.

Persons with disabilities who require a sign language interpreter or other special accommodations should call the Department of Public Service's Human Resources Management office at 518-474-2520. TDD users may call this number through the New York Relay Service at 1-800-662-1220 or have a representative call directly to the office.

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New York State Procurement Council to Meet

16 Feb 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Meeting Room 6
North Concourse Level
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 11am – 12pm

This meeting is subject to the Open Meetings Law.

The meeting agenda will be available on the OGS website at www.ogs.state.ny.us approximately two business days before the scheduled meeting date.

The meeting will be recorded. Access to the recording will be available on the OGS website at www.ogs.state.ny.us within two business days following the meeting.

For more information, please contact Constance Rissberger, Procurement Services Group, at 518-474-6510 or procurement.council@ogs.state.ny.us

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State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli will offer welcoming remarks

16 Feb 2012 18:30:00 GMT

National Action Network - Public Policy Forum
House of Justice
106 W. 145th St (at Lenox Ave)
New York City
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 1:30 – 2:30pm

PSC Seeks Public Input On Corning's Gas Rates

16 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Southeast Steuben County Library
Community Room
300 Nasser Civic Center Plaza, Suite 101
Corning, NY 14830
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 4 – 5pm

Under the terms of the proposal, CNG rates for natural gas delivery service would be increased by $944,310 on May 1, 2012; $899,674 on May 1, 2013; and $323,591 on May 1, 2014. The increase would represent approximately 3.96 percent, 3.77 percent and 1.31 percent, respectively, of customers' bills.

The public statement hearing will be held open for a minimum of two hours, and will be kept open until everyone wishing to speak has been heard or other reasonable arrangements have been made to include their comments in the record of the case. A verbatim transcript of the hearing will be made for inclusion in the record.

Disabled persons requiring special accommodations should contact the Department of Public Service's Human Resource Management Office at (518) 474-2520 as soon as possible. TDD users may request a sign language interpreter by placing a call through the New York Relay Service at 711 to reach the Department of Public Service's Human Resource Office at the aforementioned telephone number.

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State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli will offer welcoming remarks and distribute food to members of the community

16 Feb 2012 22:15:00 GMT

MLK Celebration at New York City Rescue Mission
90 Lafayette St (between Walker St & White St)
New York City
Thursday, February 16, 2012, 5:15 – 6:15pm

Assembly Minority Leader Brian M. Kolb will speak at the Consolidated Edison Forum

17 Feb 2012 14:30:00 GMT

Con Ed Building
Union Square
Albany, NY
Friday, February 17, 2012, 9:30 – 10:30am

Schenectady County Library Public Event: Beat the Snow Winter Concert

19 Feb 2012 19:30:00 GMT

Central Library
99 Clinton St.
Schenectady, NY
Sunday, February 19, 2012, 2:30 – 3:30pm

Deborah Rocco (soprano), Michael Clement (piano), and Arthur DeLuke (baritone) will perform as part of The Friends of Schenectady County Public Library's Beat the Snow Concert Series in the McChesney Room. These concerts are free and run through Sunday, March 25.

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