08/24/2026 05:17:07 PMOnly the Governor has the authority to close state agencies. which includes SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University. Local governmental officials, police, radio, and television stations do not have the authority to close state offices and facilities. Likewise, declarations of a state of emergency or road closures do not equate to the closure of state facilities. Department of Human Resources/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/news-events/downstate-update/2026/august/08-24-state-policy-emergency-closures.xmlHuman Resources