Serving With Style: DVS’s H.A.T.S. Program Provides Free Haircuts
ALBANY, NY – In recognition of November as Veterans Month, the New York State Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) is once again proudly partnering with...
Time to make Daylight Saving Time permanent in New York
By New York State Senator Joseph A. Griffo, R-C-Rome, 53rd District
On Sunday, Nov. 2, we turned our clocks back one hour as Daylight Saving Time ended.
Doing so...
DVS Hosts Virtual “Chat & Chew” Event
ALBANY, NY – The New York State Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) invites all who served to a Chat & Chew webinar on Thursday, November 13, 2025,...
Assemblywoman Buttenschon Advocates for Young and Emerging Farmers
Albany, NY – During yesterday’s New York State Assembly Agriculture Committee Budget Hearing, Assemblywoman Marianne Buttenschon (D-119) thanked the panel chair, Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo...
GOVERNOR HOCHUL HOLDS RALLY
For Immediate Release: 10/27/2025
GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL
New York State Press Office
GOVERNOR HOCHUL HOLDS RALLY WITH NEW YORKERS IMPACTED BY REPUBLICAN CUTS AND ANNOUNCES $30 MILLION...
Buttenschon to Honor First Responders
We invite members of the media to attend and cover this heartfelt community event. Assemblywoman Buttenschon will present a New York State Legislative Resolution...
“Jackie Robinson and Black Military Service, WWII to Today”
NEW YORK, NY — The New York State Department of Veterans’ Services (DVS) and the Jackie Robinson Museum are partnering for a powerful, one-night-only event exploring the enduring legacy...
Groundbreaking Dialogue on Veteran Mental Health
NEW YORK, NY – The New York State Department of Veterans’ Services and Mountainside Treatment Center will co-host a critical panel discussion on the future of Veteran...
Upstate Medical Gets Facelift
(SYRACUSE, N.Y. – October 16, 2025) – Onondaga County has unveiled an exciting interior
renovation to the Upstate Medical University Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial...
Making state government more transparent and accountable
By New York State Senator Joseph A. Griffo, R-C-Rome, 53rd Senate District
I have always believed that state government must live within the rules, enforce the...