NY State Order · Half-Staff
Flags at Half-Staff for Jamil Wilson
October 30, 2026
Jamil Wilson was a six-year employee of the New York State Thruway Authority. He worked as a Thruway Maintenance Worker in the Cross Westchester Expressway Maintenance Section. He was fatally injured on October 19 while doing mowing operations. Governor Kathy Hochul ordered flags lowered in his honor.
Flag protocol
Flags on New York State buildings are to be flown at half-staff on Friday, October 30, 2026, from sunrise to sunset.
Source: www.governor.ny.gov