Governor Hochul orders flags to half-staff for Jamil Wilson

Governor Kathy Hochul orders flags on state buildings at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, October 30, in honor of New York State Thruway Authority employee Jamil Wilson.

October 30, 2026 at 7:27 AM EDT — October 30, 2026 at 5:52 PM EDT New York · jurisdictionOfficial source

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The Governor also directs the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge to be illuminated orange on the evening of Friday, October 30. Wilson was a Thruway Maintenance Worker in the Cross Westchester Expressway (CWE) Maintenance Section and was fatally injured on the CWE in the City of White Plains on October 19 while performing mowing operations.

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Record updated October 29, 2026