Jun. 9, 2024 By Dean Moses The angry fallout over Gov. Kathy Hochul's last-minute move to indefinitely delay congestion pricing continued in Brooklyn on Sunday, as a coalition of fuming bus and subway riders protested and vented against the controversial decision.
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Nov. 7, 2022 By Michael Dorgan Governor Kathy Hochul held a campaign rally in Sunnyside Saturday and was accompanied by a large contingent of Queens elected officials. Hochul, who faces off against Republican Lee Zeldin in tomorrow’s gubernatorial election, spoke to a crowd at the Sunnyside Greenmarket on Skillman Avenue and urged residents to get... Read more »
Aug. 25, 2021 By Christian Murray Gov. Kathy Hochul announced yesterday that that there have been nearly 55,400 COVID-19 deaths in the state— 12,000 more than what her predecessor had been publicizing, the Associated Press has reported. Hochul said Tuesday that the revised figure—up from the 43,400 that Andrew Cuomo had reported on Monday—is based... Read more »
Aug. 24, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens elected officials have embraced Governor Kathy Hochul after she was sworn into office at around midnight Tuesday. Hochul, the former lieutenant governor from Buffalo, took over the top New York seat after Governor Andrew Cuomo resigned amid sexual harassment allegations. She is the 57th governor of New York... Read more »
This article was originally published by The CITY on Aug 10, 2021, 12:17 PM EDT BY Clifford Michel Shortly after sexual harassment allegations against Gov. Andrew Cuomo surfaced, his press office stopped regularly publishing the public schedule of his next in line: Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul. The former member of Congress from Buffalo, who had... Read more »
Jul. 15, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan Eastern Queens officials say that the loud and reckless driving behavior taking over their parking lots at night is a stroke of a pen away from being curbed. Current state traffic laws do not include parking lots under the definition of reckless driving, which is considered a misdemeanor.…
Jun. 26, 2024 By Sabir Hasko Several state officials who represent districts in western Queens held a rally outside a mosque in Astoria Thursday, June 20, in support of legislation that would classify people of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) heritage as part of a specific demographic group—instead of being broadly categorized as white. The...
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Jun. 16, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The Federal Highway Administration's final approval for the MTA's now-shelved congestion pricing program gave plaudits to the tolling scheme which Gov. Kathy Hochul scuttled for the sake of easing economic costs to drivers.
June 11, 2024 By Queens Post News team Dozens of transit advocates attended a rally at Lowery Plaza in Sunnyside to call on Governor Kathy Hochul to reverse her decision to pause congestion pricing indefinitely. Hochul announced the decision on Friday, citing New York City’s rising cost of living and anecdotally referencing conversations she had... Read more »
Jun. 8, 2024 By Robert Pozarycki What does the MTA do now without congestion pricing?