Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday that New York State government agencies are prepared for the total eclipse of the sun that will pass through the heart of the state in about two weeks.
Hochul, who was in the capital working on the 2024-2025 state budget as the April 1 deadline looms, left the dissemination of the details mainly to Kathryn A. Garcia, director of operations for New York State, and Jackie Bray, commissioner of the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services.
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“I couldn’t break away today, but this is really important that we take this opportunity to celebrate what is going to be a phenomenal event,” Hochul said of the eclipse on April 8.
Garcia said state officials have been planning for the event for about 18 months, with the goal being to avoid traffic jams and people running out of food, water and fuel before, during and after the 2 1/2 hours it will take for the path of the eclipse to move through the state, even though the eclipse itself will occupy just a small portion of time.
“We’ve created an inter-agency task force to ensure that we are promoting tourism, but we are keeping people safe. It has included over 20 agencies, and we are prepared for problems in the areas around transportation, or cell service or, goodness gracious, what’s going to happen if there are not enough bathrooms on the Thruway,” Garcia said.
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