Posts by Jimmy Jordan
Green Street Parking Garage Demolition Begins
Green Street Parking Garage (Downtown Ithaca Alliance) ITHACA, NY — The demolition of the Green Street Parking Garage in Downtown Ithaca is beginning on Friday, July 16th. The building is going down so a new parking garage can go up. The revamped garage will have 7 levels of parking, and 95 additional spaces. Alongside the new…
Read MoreIthaca Seeks a Sustainability Specialist to Work on Green New Deal
Dan Burgevin’s Mural, “Sunrise on the Green New Deal,” located on the corner of West Buffalo Street and North Fulton Street in downtown Ithaca, NY. (Ithaca Murals) ITHACA, NY — The City of Ithaca is seeking to hire a Sustainability Specialist to help implement the City’s Green New Deal. The ambitious plan, adopted in June…
Read MoreNew York Outdoor Seating Extension is Just a Silver Lining for Restaurants
People Outside of Viva Taqueria & Cantina on Aurora Street in Ithaca (Jimmy Jordan/WRFI) ITHACA, NY — New York state has extended the order allowing restaurants to more easily operate on municipal sidewalks and closed streets. That order was considered a lifeline for an industry hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic when it was initially issued…
Read MoreCost of Living is Up, but the Living Wage in Tompkins County Stagnates. Why? Federal Healthcare Subsidies.
(Unsplash) TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY — The Living Wage in Tompkins County went down by 5 cents, from $15.37 to $15.32. The reason being: new Federal subsidies for health insurance. Although, those subsidies are temporary. Tompkins County’s Living Wage is calculated every two years by Alternatives Federal Credit Union. Alternatives calculates a Living Wage for their…
Read MoreStewart Park Remains Closed, Family Fun Day Canceled
Volunteers clean up debris at Stewart Park. (Provided) ITHACA, NY — Stewart Park is still closed to the public and, as a result, Friends of Stewart Park are cancelling their Family Fun Day today. The organization officially cancelled the event last night. Serious storm damage from June keeps Stewart Park off limits. Trees were toppled…
Read MoreStewart Park Centennial Celebration Postponed Due to Storm Damage
(Friends of Stewart Park) ITHACA, NY — Friends of Stewart Bark are postponing the park’s centennial birthday celebration until Sunday, July 11th. It was originally scheduled for July 4th, but Stewart Park is closed after being battered by two recent storms. Downed trees and limbs are currently being cleaned up by Ithaca’s Department of Public…
Read MoreTompkins County is a Childcare Desert
Deserts vs. Non Deserts in Tompkins County. From the Center for American Progress. Tompkins County’s Desert Score. Desert Score score measures how many children there are relative to licensed child care slots. From the Center for American Progress. TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY — Much of Tompkins County is considered a Childcare Desert. That’s according to the…
Read MoreTompkins County Considers How to Spend $19.8M in American Rescue Plan Funds
Tompkins County Interim-County Administrator gives a virtual presentation on how Tompkins County could spend American Rescue Plan Funds on the County’s Capital Program (Provided) Tompkins County Legislator Deborah Dawson (Provided) SUMMARY Tompkins County has almost $20 million in American Rescue Plan Funds. The money is meant to get Tompkins County on track to economic recovery…
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