Showing Support - Borrello Backs Incubator Kitchen Study

State Sen. George Borrello is crossing the political aisle to support kitchen incubators across the state.

Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, recently signed on as a co-sponsor for S.3561, legislation sponsored by Sen. Cordell Cleare, D-New York City, that passed both houses of the state Legislature in the 2023-24 session but was vetoed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The bill was passed last week in the state Senate by a 60-2 vote. It has yet to make its way back to the Assembly floor for a vote.

“The average cost of installing even the simplest commercial kitchen can be $20,000 or more, which is prohibitive for so many entrepreneurs who have a unique product to bring to the marketplace,” Sen. Cleare said. “So it is proven that shared commercial kitchens are a viable solution to this challenge, but we don’t have nearly enough of them and access is not prioritized to those who need them the most. So the purpose of this bill is to require that we study in action plan concerning the transformative effects of locating and optimizing small kitchen incubators in public and private spaces where they can have the most collective impact.”