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Dec. 9, 2021 By Allie Griffin Queens officials are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to replenish and reopen the Excluded Workers Fund after the state closed applications in October upon running out of money. Officials such as State Sen. Jessica Ramos and Queens Borough President Donovan Richards are urging Hochul to inject $3 billion into... Read more »
Nov. 18, 2021 By Allie Griffin Governor Kathy Hochul signed two bills sponsored by Queens legislators Tuesday that aim to protect LGBTQ+ New Yorkers. Hochul signed the bills into law during transgender awareness week. The first bill, sponsored by Sen. Jessica Ramos and known as the START Act, strengthens protections for victims of sex and... Read more »
Nov. 1, 2021 By Christian Murray People who own pit bulls, Rottweilers and other dogs deemed aggressive have often struggled to buy homeowners’ insurance or have faced higher premiums. That is about to change. A bill, sponsored by State Sen. Mike Gianaris, was signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul last week, which bans insurance... Read more »
Oct. 5, 2021 By Allie Griffin Several Queens lawmakers want Gov. Kathy Hochul to kill the controversial LaGuardia AirTrain project altogether after she announced Monday that she has directed the Port Authority to review other options. The lawmakers want Hochul to officially slam the lid on the $2 billion plan to build a 1.5-mile rail... Read more »
Sept. 7, 2021 By Allie Griffin Community boards can continue to hold their meetings online—at least until January. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law last week that allows boards to hold public meetings and hearings virtually in lieu of the ongoing pandemic. The legislation creates an exception to the state’s Open Meetings Law,... Read more »
Aug. 30, 2021 By Allie Griffin The Democratic congressmembers who represent several districts in New York City are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to extend the state’s eviction moratorium that is set to expire Tuesday. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, whose district covers eastern Brooklyn and a portion of southern Queens, penned a letter to Hochul Saturday... Read more »
Jun. 2, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon A group of local environmental and neighborhood organizations wants to end the city’s proposed plans to overhaul and “potentially expand” the aging Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE). In a letter sent on May 28 to Gov. Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams and state and city transportation leaders, the BQE Environmental…
May. 11, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon The MTA is set to zoom in on drivers who recklessly speed through construction zones on its bridges and tunnels, and make them pay. As part of the recently approved $254 million state budget, Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers agreed to expand an existing construction-zone speed camera program to…
Apr. 29, 2025 By Ethan Stark-Miller Mayor Eric Adams scored two major policy wins in the month-late $254 billion state budget deal between Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York legislative leaders that she announced on Monday night. Hochul, during an April 28 news conference in Albany, revealed that the not-yet-finalized agreement on a spending…
Apr. 29, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon New York lawmakers finally agreed on Monday to the state’s FY2026 budget, which includes an increased payroll tax to help fund the next MTA’s five-year capital plan for transit improvements. Gov. Kathy Hochul said funding for the MTA’s $68 billion plan will come through a higher payroll mobility…