Governor Hochul Announces More than $400 Million Investment in the State’s Capital City

Governor Kathy Hochul today celebrated the FY26 Enacted Budget investments in Albany’s downtown by launching the Championing Albany’s Potential (CAP) Initiative, a more than $400 million, collaborative, State-led effort to revitalize Albany’s downtown core. This includes $200 million in funding to plan and implement projects that reinvigorate commercial corridors, strengthen small businesses, promote housing growth, and revitalize underutilized real estate and open spaces. The CAP initiative also includes up to $150 million to transform cultural experiences in and around Albany’s Downtown such as the State Museum, up to $40 million to advance plans to reconnect communities divided by Interstate 787 and $1.5 million for public safety enhancements.

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JetBlue flight skids off runway at Boston Logan airport during landing



Officials said a JetBlue flight rolled off the runway Thursday morning at Boston Logan airport.

WCVB reported that Massachusetts State Police confirmed the flight skidded off the runway and into the grass.

Reports indicated that the runway was closed until at least 1 p.m. EST.

The flight, JetBlue flight 312, left Chicago's O'Hare International Airport at 8:41 a.m. The plane was in the process of landing when the incident occurred, reports said.

Watch the video below from WBTS.

Big Picture – Erie Canal Bicentennial

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