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Mar. 12, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld State lawmakers proposed spending $90 million this year to improve bus service frequency and expand the scope of the MTA's free bus pilot in the Assembly and Senate "one-house" budgets released on Tuesday. The budget proposals, in response to Gov. Kathy Hochul's executive spending plan, allocate $45 million…
Mar. 10, 2024 By Ben Brachfeld The National Guard soldiers checking the bags of subway straphangers are no longer carrying long guns on duty, a spokesperson for Gov. Kathy Hochul has confirmed.
Feb. 13, 2024 By Ethan Marshall Queens residents and elected officials, including New York State Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Eric Adams, gathered in Flushing to watch the parade celebrating the Year of the Dragon on Lunar New Year Saturday. The event which is hosted and organized by the Flushing Chinese Business Association along with many other local groups, sees thousands of attendees each year. Hochul expressed a commitment towards making the holiday a state-wide celebration. “We want everyone from Asian backgrounds to feel included and welcomed,” Hochul said. This sentiment was reinforced by many of the...
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Jan. 30, 2024 By Aidan Graham Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday signed the “Rape is Rape Act,” a bill sponsored by Queens Assembly Member Catalina Cruz that expands the criminal code to include more forms of sexual violence. “Today is about the survivors. It’s about aligning the letter of the law with the pain in...
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Dec. 19, 2023 By Rachel Butler The leaders of a coalition of 14 eastern Queens civic associations announced their opposition last week to the Creedmoor Development plan that Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled Dec. 6 The group argues that the plan, which calls for 2,873 apartments spread across the sprawling Creedmoor Psychiatric Center site, includes residential buildings...
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Dec. 6, 2023 By Robert Pozarycki Next year's Belmont Stakes will not be run at Belmont Park on the Queens/Nassau border, Governor Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday.
Nov. 27, 2023 By Anthony Medina Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar’s bill to establish the first-ever New York State Asian American and Pacific Islander Commission was officially signed into law by Governor Kathy Hochul in November. Rajkumar’s bill (A3301) bridges the divide between Asian Americans and the state by instituting a 15-member commission that will develop policies...
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Nov. 15, 2023 By Bill Parry Two Queens lawmakers stood alongside Governor Kathy Hochul as she signed their bills into law on Nov. 14, making Diwali a school holiday for New York City public schools. Legislation S7574/A7769 amends the education law and requires that all public schools in the five boroughs be closed on the...
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Nov. 1, 2023 By Bill Parry Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced the completion of a $17.8 million project to construct Maspeth Park, located within walking distance from surrounding residential neighborhoods including Sunnyside and Blissville. It is the first park to be built in the western portion of Maspeth. The park was built on nearly one...
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Oct. 27, 2023 By Ethan Marshall Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into a law a legislation authorizing a tax abatement program to provide improvements to affordable housing on Monday, Oct. 23. The legislation was sponsored by Queens state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky and Assemblymember Edward Braunstein. This legislation is meant to improve upon the J-51 Tax Abatement Program, which provided a property tax discount for co-ops and condos that needed to make certain capital improvements, while also helping to offset costs. The J-51 Program expired on June 29, 2022. The J-51 Affordable Housing Rehabilitation Legislation improves upon the program by increasing...
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