Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie

(Airs 06/27/25 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: A major upset in the New York City primary, Speaker Heastie stops in Plattsburgh to announce funding for the YMCA, and U.S. Attorney John Sarcone talks about his brush with danger in Albany last week that received national attention.

As the critical summer tourism season begins, officials in New York’s North County are monitoring the impacts of cross-border traffic as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports fewer Canadians entering the U.S.

New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced $4.5 million in funds for Plattsburgh YMCA renovations during a visit to the facility this morning. But he also touched on state and national politics during his annual visit to the North Country.

New state funding will support public safety efforts in Colonie.

New York state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie continued his statewide tour today with a stop in Schenectady County.

A food pantry in Lake Placid is getting a quarter of a million dollars to help build a new facility thanks to a visit to the village by the New York state Assembly speaker.

With the legislative session in the rearview mirror, New York state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie continued his statewide tour in Lake Placid today, visiting the Olympic venues in the village.

A PFAS-contaminated landfill in the small town of New Lebanon, New York will close thanks to $2 million in the recently-signed state budget.

The City of Schenectady pulled its funding for a long-planned aquatics center this week, after the facility settled on a location outside city limits. The project is moving forward with support from a powerful voice in state government.

New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie continued his summer statewide tour in Plattsburgh Tuesday to announce funding for a new headquarters for the local YMCA.