Pat Ryan: “I think what we have forgotten is that fathers are real important to their children.”

For months, I’ve been pushing at every level to help secure this official Disaster Designation, which will now unlock millions of dollars in emergency loans and resources to help our farmers and growers begin to recover.

Pausing this critical project, without warning or explanation, is a slap in the face to our Hudson Valley community.

Hudson Valley farmers keep our community fed, and the harsh weather this year has decimated their crops.

I hear it from people everyday: costs, especially housing costs, are still way too high.