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Cuomo: Lack of federal funds won't stop Tappan Zee bridge

Gov. Andrew Cuomo meets with the Mid-Hudson Regional

Photo credit: Xavier Mascarenas | Gov. Andrew Cuomo meets with the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council, local officials and business leaders for a news conference in Kingston before embarking for Poughkeepsie on a Hudson River tour of the region on the Rip Van Winkle cruise boat. (Oct. 11, 2012)

New York is building a new Tappan Zee Bridge with or without federal help, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday, reiterating his pledge to move ahead with construction on the proposed $5.9 billion span before the end of the year.

"We have to build the new bridge in any event, because the old bridge is just dangerous, and it's out of date," Cuomo said in Poughkeepsie, speaking to reporters after...

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