The New York State Fair lost money during Covid despite a $10M boost from taxpayers

People stand in line outside the main gate of the New York State Fair

The 2022 New York State Fair runs Aug. 24 to Sept. 5. Michael Greenlar | syracuse.com

State taxpayers poured $7 million into the New York State Fair last year to help expand the event from 13 to 18 days and deal with the Covid pandemic. Despite that huge cash injection, the fair still lost money.

That’s in addition to an extra $3 million pumped into the fair in 2020 — the year the event was canceled.

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