U.S. Senators Charles E. Schumer and Kirsten E. Gillibrand announced today that they have secured $635,012.90 for law enforcement entities across Upstate New York from the U.S Department of Justice’s Bulletproof Vest Partnership, a program Schumer co-sponsored that splits the cost of new body armor with localities. This will provide enough funding for 2,811 vests.
“The bottom line is that bullet proof vests save cops’ lives and it is worth every penny of federal help to make sure cops on the beat have access to the very best equipment we have to offer. This critical funding will ensure that the police officers across Upstate New York who risk their lives every day are equipped with the resources necessary to protect themselves as they protect us,” said Schumer. “Over 2,800 bulletproof vests will be provided to communities all throughout Upstate New York which will keep these law enforcement officials safe while they are protecting our communities.”
“Our law enforcement risk their lives each day to keep our communities safe,” Senator Gillibrand said. “It is our job to make sure that when they go into harm’s way to fight crime, they have the right equipment to keep them safe. That’s what this investment will do – by providing law enforcement all across New York State with new bulletproof vests that can help save more lives.”
Here is the breakdown across Upstate New York:
City of Alba – $16,162.00 — 52 vests
Albion Village – $1,222.50 — 3 vests
Alfred Village – $729.00 — 2 vests
Altamont Village – $4,199.97 — 11 vests
Town of Amherst – $838.23 — 12 vests
Arcade Village – $2,241.00 — 6 vests
Attica Village – $1,425.00 — 5 vests
Avon Village – $1,650.00 — 3 vests
Ballston Spa Village – $5,706.00 — 12 vests
Bath Village – $1,750.00 — 5 vests
City of Beacon – $10,428.25 — 31 vests
Town of Bedford – $1,450.00 — 4 vests
Town of Bethlehem – $3,052.00 — 7 vests
City of Binghamton – $8,000.00 — 20 vests
Blasdell Village – $6,000.00 — 15 vests
Town of Brant – $1,800.00 — 4 vests
Brewster Village – $1,143.00 — 4 vests
Briarcliff Manor Village – $5,688.13 — 19 vests
Town of Brighton – $350.00 — 1 vest
City of Buffalo – $15,897.16 — 270 vests
Cattaraugus County – $6,764.00 — 19 vests
Town of Cheektowaga – $9,705.50 — 35 vests
Chemung County – $4,500.00 — 12 vests
Chenango County – $1,837.50 — 5 vests
Town of Cicero – $2,247.45 — 6 vests
Town of Clark – $23,074.50 — 60 vests
Clinton County – $1,000.00 — 2 vests
Town of Colchester – $700.00 — 2 vests
Town of Colonie – $5,400.00 — 15 vests
Columbia County – $6,300.00 — 25 vests
Cooperstown Village – $2,175.00 — 5 vests
Village of Cornwall On Hudson – $5,124.75 — 17 vests
Town of Cornwall – $2,407.20 — 8 vests
Coxsackie Village – $2,450.00 — 7 vests
Town of Crawford – $4,760.00 — 10 vests
Town of Cuba – $3,500.00 — 10 vests
Delaware County – $7,650.00 — 17 vests
Depew Village – $2,773.00 — 10 vests
Dobbs Ferry Village – $2,400.00 — 4 vests
City of Dunkirk – $3,407.50 — 10 vests
Town of Durham – $2,400.00 — 6 vests
Dutchess County – $1,565.11 — 26 vests
East Aurora Village – $1,750.00 — 5 vests
East Rochester Village – $2,700.00 — 8 vests
Town of Eastchester – $2,000.00 — 5 vests
Town of Eden – $2,025.00 — 6 vests
Ellenville Village – $1,700.00 — 4 vests
Fishkill Village – $4,260.00 — 12 vests
Freeport Village – $4,537.50 — 15 vests
Galway Village – $3,807.00 — 8 vests
Town of Gates – $1,544.50 — 4 vests
Town of Geddes – $1,737.50 — 5 vests
Geneseo Village – $400.00 — 1 vest
City of Geneva – $3,060.00 — 8 vests
Gouverneur Village – $1,130.00 — 4 vests
Town of Greenburgh – $3,848.00 — 13 vests
Greenwood Lake Village – $6,366.50 — 18 vests
Groton Village – $2,040.00 — 4 vests
Town of Guilderland – $4,460.15 — 10 vests
Town of Hamburg – $8,093.00 — 20 vests
Town of Haverstraw – $20,750.50 — 47 vests
Herkimer County – $ 23,332.50 — 61 vests
Herkimer Village – $1,952.00 — 2 vests
Town of Highlands – $2,205.48 — 5 vests
Holley Village – $1,095.00 — 3 vests
Hudson Falls Village – $1,419.60 — 4 vests
Town of Hyde Park – $1,559.08 — 7 vests
Ilion Village – $1,642.00 — 4 vests
Irvington Village – $7,524.87 — 25 vests
Johnson City Village – $4,978.00 — 19 vests
Kenmore Village – $845.00 — 2 vests
Town of Kent – $1,696.40 — 4 vests
City of Lackawanna – $15,200.00 — 38 vests
Town of Lancaster – $3,106.35 — 9 vests
Livingston County – $350.00 — 1 vest
Lyons Village – $2,420.49 — 6 vests
Town of Macedon – $1,366.43 — 3 vests
Madison County – $10,600.50 — 37 vests
Town of Manlius – $1,711.00 — 5 vests
Mohawk Village – $1,815.94 — 4 vests
Monroe County – $12,885.72 — 245 vests
Monroe Village – $6,300.00 — 18 vests
Montgomery Village – $2,505.00 — 10 vests
Moravia Village – $2,325.00 — 6 vests
Town of Mount Hope – $1,650.00 — 5 vests
Town of Mount Pleasant – $1,084.50 — 3 vests
City of Mount Vernon – $7,515.00– 18 vests
Town of New Hartford – $250.00 — 1 vest
City of New Rochelle – $15,360.00 — 20 vests
City of Newburgh – $7,710.00 — 20 vests
Town of Newburgh – $2,708.10 — 9 vests
Niagara County – $2,340.14 — 42 vests
Niagara Frontier Transit Authority – $2,237.33– 33 vests
Town of Niagara – $4,800.00 — 12 vests
Town of North Castle – $2,798.00 — 11 vests
City of Oneida – $2,000.00 — 5 vests
Oneida County – $3,143.36 — 50 vests
Onondaga County – $3,714.98 — 62 vests
Ontario County – $1,875.99 — 26 vests
Orleans County – $1,919.97– 7 vests
Ossining Village – $ $1,747.50– 5 vests
Oswego County – $862.01 — 20 vests
Owego Village – $825.00 — 3 vests
Pelham Village – $$7,050.00– 20 vests
Perry Village – $$1,972.50 — 5 vests
Pleasantville Village – $4,293.74– 11 vests
City of Port Jervis – $2,326.10 — 7 vests
City of Poughkeepsie -$4,900.00 — 10 vests
Town of Poughkeepsie – $1,504.50 — 5 vests
Quogue Village – $1,005.00 2 — vests
City of Rochester – $7,059.20– 125 vests
Rockland County – $6,261.24 — 110 vests
Town of Rosendale – $1,200.00 –4 vests
Town of Rotterdam – $712.80 –2 vests
Village of Rye Brook – $3,595.00 –10 vests
City of Saratoga Springs – $3,660.00– 12 vests
Town of Saugerties – $3,825.00–9 vests
City of Schenectady – $9,625.00 –22 vests
Schoharie County 7,700.00 –22 vests
Schuyler County 5,025.00– 15 vests
Village of Seneca Falls – $2,325.00– 6 vests
City of Sherrill – $1,768.32 4 –vests
Village of Silver Creek – $1,750.00 –4 vests
Village of St Johnsville – $3,700.00– 10 vests
Village of Suffern – $2,451.00– 6 vests
Sullivan County – 6,300.00 –15 vests
City of Syracuse – $3,492.62– 50 vests
City of Tonawanda – $3,475.00 –10 vests
Town of Windham – $786.00 –2 vests
City of Troy – $7,312.50– 15 vests
Ulster County 2,985.15 — 40 vests
City of Utica – $16,337.50 — 41 vests
Town of Vestal – $1,314.23 –3 vests
Walton Village – $2,808.65 –7 vests
Town of Warwick – $3,025.00 –10 vests
City of WaterTown – $3,450.00 — 10 vests
City of Watervliet – $6,392.00 — 16 vests
Wayne County– $ 4,768.44 — 12 vests
Town of West Seneca – $2,467.50 — 7 vests
Westchester County – $7,435.01 — 121 vests
Westfield Village – $3,850.00 — 11 vests
City of White Plains – $9,600.00 — 25 vests
Village of Whitehall – $1,162.50 — 3 vests
Village of Whitesboro – $3,150.00 — 9 vests
Town of Whitestown – $1,617.60 — 4 vests
Wyoming County – $ 3,723.00 — 10 vests
City of Yonkers – $4,943.91 — 80 vests
Town of Yorktown – $5,625.00 — 1 Vest
This funding was authorized by the Bulletproof Vest Partnership created by the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 1998. This initiative was designed to provide bulletproof vests to state and local law enforcement. Since 1999, the program has provided $277 million in federal funds and approximately 800,000 vests throughout the country.