Albany, NY - Pataki Sending State Anti-Terror Funding To New York Cities

Albany, NY - The Pataki administration moved to restore some of the millions of dollars New York City and Buffalo recently lost in federal anti-terror money, cobbling together other funds in Albany to make up for some of what Washington won't be sending.
The decision by Gov. George Pataki comes after the Department of Homeland Security announced in May that it would reduce New York City's share of security money for cities from $207 million to $124 million and cut Buffalo's share from $7.2 million to $3.7 million.

Buffalo's 48.6 percent reduction, combined with the 40 percent cut to New York City, brought howls of protest from lawmakers at both ends of the state, but DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff resisted demands to change the numbers.

The new state package would likely provide about $700,000 more to Buffalo and may mean as much as $25 million more for New York City.