Governor Kathy Hochul today met with seniors at the BronxWorks - Morris Older Adult Center in the Bronx to highlight her push to enroll as many eligible New Yorkers as possible in the state's Energy Affordability Program (EAP). Since Governor Hochul launched her EAP enrollment drive two weeks ago, more than 21,000 additional New York households have applied for the monthly energy bill discounts - including many that are now eligible due to the Governor's expansion of program eligibility. While currently one million New York households are enrolled in the program, the state estimates another 2.5 million are eligible.

These discounts are a critical way to make New York more affordable. The program offers monthly discounts to make typical electric and natural gas utility bills less than six percent of household income. New Yorkers should check eligibility guidelines and apply online via ny.gov/EAP.

B-ROLL of the Governor meeting with BronxWorks residents is available to stream on YouTube here and TV quality video is available here (h.264, mp4).

PHOTOS: The Governor's Flickr page will post photos of the event here.