Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that he directed state agencies to "temporarily deploy response assets to Mount Vernon" to help with garbage collection during the city's state of emergency.

The governor said that the assets will be deployed for up to two weeks.

Cuomo announced the following assets will be deployed to the city:

- The Department of Transportation will provide four dump trucks and a loader and grapple, along with personnel to operate the equipment,

-  The Office of General Services will provide a garbage truck and two staff members.

- The Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation will provide three dump trucks.

- The Office of Emergency Management will deploy a staff member to Mount Vernon.

"Mount Vernon's citizens are suffering as the city resolves longstanding issues over the funding of its services, and this administration is stepping in to ensure government continues to function," Gov. Cuomo said. "State agencies will deploy trucks to Mount Vernon to make sure the city is able to keep the streets clean and collect its trash for the next two weeks. Residents and their families deserve better, and I am hopeful that this situation is resolved as soon as possible."

In a news release by the governor's office, Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard was quoted as saying, "On behalf of the residents of Mount Vernon we are grateful to the state for stepping in to provide emergency assistance in maintaining the public health of our community. Local government services have been drastically impacted due to fiscal mismanagement on behalf of our elected comptroller. I agree with Gov. Cuomo that Mount Vernon residents deserve better and we appreciate his assistance and look forward to a permanent solution with our garbage collection."

Earlier on Friday, Yonkers garbage trucks began driving throughout the city picking up residents' trash.

The city of Yonkers donated several vehicles Friday and Saturday after Mayor Patterson-Howard escalated a state emergency.

She says essentially all city vehicles including sanitation, police and fire are in dangerous condition and can no longer be driven. This meant that the city of Mount Vernon couldn't collect trash for days on its own.

Patterson-Howard says comptroller Deborah Reynolds is to blame, that she is refusing to pay the bills to replace the cars.

Earlier this year, the city had to take Deborah Reynolds to court for not paying bills.

The mayor is not ruling that out and says she has also reached out to the state for help.

"If she refuses to utilize the city funds to pay for emergency service vehicles then I would expect any law-enforcement agency in the state of New York to execute their powers to the highest level of their abilities. That would be not just a dereliction of duty's it would be criminally negligent," says Patterson-Howard.