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Jan. 16, 2025 By Colum Motherway Gov. Kathy Hochul laid out her policy agenda for 2025 during her State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 14, focusing on affordability, public safety, mental health, the environment, housing, transportation, and health care. She emphasized that cost-of-living issues will be the cornerstone of her plan and…
Jan. 14, 2025 By Barbara Russo-Lennon Every subway train in NYC will have two uniformed police officers on board between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. daily, Gov. Kathy Hochul said during her State of the State address on Tuesday — adding that other major safety measures are coming to the city's transit system this…
Jan. 10, 2025 By Shane O’Brien Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas joined Gov. Kathy Hochul at Long Island’s Westbury Middle School Friday to announce the inclusion of free breakfast and lunch for all of New York State’s 2.7 million students in the State of the State budget proposal. González-Rojas, a prime sponsor of the Universal School... Read more »
Jan. 6, 2025 By Colum Motherway Council Member Robert Holden has accused Gov. Kathy Hochul of “gaslighting the public” after she issued a plan to tackle the mental health crisis in New York. Hochul believes many crimes are linked to untreated mental illness and plans to introduce legislation to make it easier to commit…
Dec. 20, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Governor Kathy Hochul visited Queens Center Mall in Elmhurst on Thursday, engaging with local residents amid their holiday shopping to discuss the rising cost of living in New York and to promote her proposal to deliver Inflation Reduction checks aimed at easing financial burdens for New Yorkers. Hochul,…
Dec. 19, 2024 By Jada Camille Gov. Kathy Hochul met with transit riders and saluted safety patrol during a morning commute Thursday, a day after she decided to deploy 250 additional National Guard personnel to reinforce security measures in the subway system and reduce crime. The city pol hopped on the M train at…
Dec. 18, 2024 By Barbara Russo-Lennon More National Guard soldiers will be assigned to NYC subways this holiday season to "reinforce safety" on the nation's largest subway system, Gov. Kathy Hochul said during a press conference at Grand Central Terminal on Wednesday. The transit system, which is state-run by the MTA, will add 250…
Dec. 17, 2024 By Colum Motherway Assembly Member Ron Kim, Chair of the Assembly Committee on Aging, expressed disappointment and confusion following Governor Kathy Hochul’s veto of his bill aimed at regulating Adult Day Care Centers. The bill, A10142, sought to give the New York State Office for the Aging (SOFA) greater oversight over…
Dec. 9, 2024 By Ethan Stark-Miller Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled on Monday a proposal to give 8.6 million New Yorkers stimulus checks of between $300 and $500 to offset the strain of inflation in recent years. Hochul, during a Dec. 9 press conference at the Bronx's Co-Op City housing complex, said that under her…
Dec. 2, 2024 By Colum Motherway NYS Senator James Sanders Jr. praised Gov. Kathy Hochul after she signed two important consumer protection bills he sponsored into law. Sanders believes these bills will enhance transparency and protect New York consumers' health, safety, and financial security. The first bill, S.8880, addresses a critical issue affecting over-the-counter…