Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny supports the move, and likes that the state is taking the financial burden off of what usually falls to the counties.
Czarny says:
“Needlessly so, it has become a partisan issue in New York State and again this is how the vast majority of the country votes.”
https://www.localsyr.com/news/local-news/a-closer-look-at-how-early-voting-would-work-in-new-york/
Dustin M. Czarny 