Articles about "Kathy Hochul":

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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Oct. 9, 2023 By Bill Parry At least nine Americans were killed in Israel since Hamas terrorists launched a sneak attack from the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7 and U.S. Rep. Grace Meng and Gov. Kathy Hochul are working to assist New Yorkers trying to escape the gathering storm. The congresswoman, who is New York’s...
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Oct. 4, 2023 By Ben Brachfeld The AirTrain to John F. Kennedy Airport will finally be outfitted with the OMNY tap-to-pay system this month, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Wednesday.

Oct. 2, 2023 By Anthony Medina Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar received the final signature from Governor Kathy Hochul on her bill requiring hazardous and toxic waste transported by rail to be covered with hard tarping, on Monday, Oct. 2. Rajkumar’s bill, A4928, was passed unanimously and brought an end to the over 13-year-long battle to create...
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Sep. 22, 2023 By Anthony Medina New York Governor Kathy Hochul, on Thursday, Sept. 21, announced the activation of more Automated Bus Lane Enforcement (ABLE) cameras on the B26 bus route serving riders in Brooklyn and Queens. The B26 bus route travels to Ridgewood Terminal along Halsey Street in Ridgewood and Tillary Street and Cadman Plaza West in Brooklyn. The activation of more ABLE cameras along the B26 bus route will begin next week, starting on Monday, Sept. 25, according to the governor’s office. ABLE cameras capture photos and videos of drivers blocking bus lanes, and the Department of Transportation...
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Aug. 7, 2023 By Bill Parry Generations of motorists in central Queens would scoff at the notion of “award” being used in the same sentence as Kew Gardens Interchange, but this is now true. Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Aug. 4 that the $937 million Kew Gardens Interchange reconstruction project that was completed by the...
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Jul. 24, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Gov. Kathy Hochul on July 24 announced that a special election will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 12, to fill the vacant Assembly District 27 seat previously held by Assemblyman Daniel Rosenthal who resigned in June.  As Hochul is currently out of New York state, Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado...
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Jul. 18, 2023 By Anthony Medina Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar was joined by Queens legislators and community leaders in Jackson Heights on Tuesday, July 18, to celebrate the passage of her bill that establishes Diwali as a holiday in New York public schools and to urge Gov. Kathy Hochul for her signature. The victory celebration at...
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Jul. 12, 2023 By Frank Wu Yesterday, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law The Hate Crime Protection bill that requires colleges and universities that receive state funding to investigate and publicize online campus hate crime statistics. The bill was written by State Sen. Toby Stavisky and Assembly Member Daniel Rosenthal. I commend and thank Hochul,...
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Jun. 30, 2023 By John Schilling Four months after Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement that Far Rockaway would receive a $4.5 million grant through New York state’s NY Forward program, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards and the Queens Chamber of Commerce have announced an open call to Far Rockaway residents to help decide how the funding...
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