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May. 8, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller The long-overdue state budget deal includes several measures Gov. Kathy Hochul pushed to ease New York's affordability crisis as she gears up for a tough re-election campaign next year. The $254 billion-plus Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which state lawmakers were still voting on Thursday, is chock-full of actions aimed…
May. 6, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Public school students in New York will no longer be allowed to use their phones during school hours starting in September, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday. The governor said the looming ban on smartphones in schools will finally take effect this fall, in time for the 2025-2026 academic year.…
Apr. 30, 2025 By Athena Dawson Dozens of protestors rallied in front of Queens Housing Court in Jamaica on Thursday, April 10th, calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul and Queens elected officials to pass crucial statewide tenant-rights legislation. The protest brought supporters of all backgrounds, including tenant organizers, union members, and nonprofit organizations, who demanded…
Apr. 9, 2025 By Adam Daly More than $280 million in federal funding for flood protection and climate resilience projects across New York City — including critical upgrades in Central Harlem, East Elmhurst and the South Street Seaport — is now at risk following the Trump administration’s decision to eliminate FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure…
Mar. 27, 2025 By Bill Parry With plans for the LaGuardia AirTrain and Astoria subway extension officially shelved, Governor Kathy Hochul, the Port Authority, and the MTA on Tuesday unveiled a $160 million proposal to enhance the Q70 LaGuardia Link bus line, promising faster, more frequent, and more reliable service between the airport and…
Mar. 2, 2025 By Lloyd Mitchell and Robert Pozarycki Gov. Kathy Hochul was in Queens on Sunday morning where she promoted her economic agenda at a church service and took a stand against Medicaid cuts at a children's hospital. Hochul began her day at Greater Allen AME Cathedral in St. Albans where she paid…
Feb. 25, 2025 By Robert Pozarycki New York state has launched a new recruitment campaign targeting former federal workers given the ax by Elon Musk, President Trump and the "Department of Government Efficiency." Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday the "You're Hired" initiative, which aims to bring recently downsized federal employees into state government.…
Feb. 23, 2025 By Gary Falkowitz Imagine if a reckless driver caused a crash that took the life of a young child. Picture the heartbreak of that child's family, who now have to live with an unimaginable loss, due to someone else’s fault. You would think the law would help these families get justice,…
Feb. 19, 2025 By Jada Camille A fuming Gov. Kathy Hochul slammed President Trump's gambit to kill congestion pricing on Wednesday as a direct federal "attack on New York sovereignty" by a self-proclaimed "king." The remarks came in response to Trump's U.S. Department of Transportation, directed by Transportation Secretary San Duffy, moving on Feb.…
Feb. 18, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Gov. Kathy Hochul met with a litany of New York City officials on Tuesday to consider removing Mayor Eric Adams from office as concerns over President Trump's Justice Department's decision to drop his corruption case — and whether that may have compromised the mayor — reached a fever pitch.…