For Immediate Release

Contact:

Randy Simons  | Dan Keefe
(518) 486-1868 | news@parks.ny.gov

 

November 14, 2016

MEDIA ADVISORY: State Parks Commissioner to Make Two Significant Tourism Announcements



Monday, November 14


Commissioner Harvey hosts Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul in Seneca County to unveil a new addition to Sampson State Park and Tompkins County for a celebratory bicycle ride along the Black Diamond Trail

11:30 AM State Parks Commissioner Rose Harvey hosts Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul and Makes an Announcement
Sampson State Park
Follow park office/event signs into the camping loop.
6096 Route 96A
Romulus, NY
OPEN PRESS

1:00 PM State Parks Commissioner Rose Harvey Hosts Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul and Makes an Announcement and Invites Media on 2.4 Mile Bike Ride along the Black Diamond Trail
Black Diamond Trail

Taughannock Falls State Park
Jacksonville Road Parking Lot
Ulysses, NY
OPEN PRESS

*Limited carts will be available for videographers

**Videographers also have the option to drive ahead and grab the cyclists along the Black Diamond Trail at the intersections of Gorge Road, Willow Creek Road, Agard Road and ending at Kraft Road.

 

The announcements are part of Governor Cuomo’s NY Parks 2020 initiative, a multi-year commitment to leverage $900 million in private and public funding for State Parks through 2020.

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