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Kathy Hochul
the city politic
Jan. 31, 2025
Does New York City Even Have a Mayor Anymore? Eric Adams has receded from view. Others are starting to fill the power vacuum.
neighborhood news
Jan. 11, 2025
Facing Congestion Pricing The full range of views from behind the wheel.
early and often
Jan. 10, 2025
The Congestion-Pricing Haters Need to Get a Grip Reasonable skepticism makes sense, but opponents of New York’s watered-down program have become unhinged.
getting around
Jan. 5, 2025
It’s On As the congestion-pricing toll system went live, enthusiasts (and a couple of others) gathered to cheer at the uptown edge of the Manhattan fare zone.
getting around
Nov. 14, 2024
Where Does $9 Congestion Pricing Get Us? Trying to make sense of Kathy Hochul’s mess.
Congestion Pricing Is Back. Can Trump Still Kill It? On Thursday, Governor Hochul announced a new, reduced toll to get into Manhattan. The incoming president is not a fan.
the city politic
Nov. 13, 2024
Trump’s Big Win Was Also a Win for Eric Adams Looking at New York’s post-election landscape.
How Donald Trump’s Victory Could Affect New York City President-elect Trump has vowed to conduct mass deportations and is no fan of the city’s stalled congestion-pricing plan.
getting around
Nov. 6, 2024
Trump’s Election Means It’s Now or Never for Congestion Pricing Three billion dollars in federal matching funds will likely evaporate after January 20.
Hochul Denies Report She’d Leave New York for Harris Administration The governor insists she is running for reelection in 2026 and blamed “bad actors” for implying otherwise.
It Looks Like Eric Adams Is Safe From Hochul for Now Governor Kathy Hochul has the power to remove the beleaguered mayor from office, but she expressed her support for him over the weekend.
Kathy Hochul Has an Eric Adams Problem To remove, or not to remove, the (allegedly) corrupt mayor?
the city politic
Sept. 30, 2024
Mondaire Jones Implies Hochul Is ‘Little Bitch’ Before Apologizing The former congressman, now vying for his old seat, cast blame on state leadership for New York Democrats’ poor electoral showings.
the city politic
Sept. 20, 2024
Kathy Hochul Is Trying to Prove Nancy Pelosi Wrong The former Speaker criticized the governor. Hochul has an answer.
Ex–Hochul Aide Got ‘Salted Ducks’ for Favors to Chinese Prosecutors allege that Linda Sun, who was arrested on Tuesday, acted on behalf of the Chinese government.
Trump Seething Over DNC Taunts From … Kathy Hochul? Two days later, he’s still complaining on Truth Social that the New York governor was the “nastiest speaker” at the convention.
Hochul Seems Set on Watered-Down Congestion Pricing Months after her shock decision to pause the program, Hochul said she may propose a new plan later this year.
Kathy Hochul’s ‘Big’ Plan to Ban Phones in Schools The governor sees it as the right move both politically and educationally. Is she right?
environment
Aug. 14, 2024
How a Floating Pool in the East River Would Actually Work A scientist explains how the Plus Pool would make the East River clean enough to swim in.
getting around
Aug. 8, 2024
Scaling Back Congestion Pricing to Save It Here’s a proposal that keeps the core of the plan intact but addresses Governor Hochul’s chief concerns.
getting around
Aug. 1, 2024
Exactly What We Lost When We Lost Congestion Pricing What does that $15 billion slash — which will cost us an extra $3 billion on top of that — really mean for transit riders?
New York’s Governor and Lieutenant Are Split Over Biden Democrats up and down the ballot in the state are divided, too.
getting around
June 26, 2024
Poll: Congestion Pricing Is Unpopular, But So Is Hochul A Siena College poll found that New Yorkers disapprove of Governor Hochul but largely support her pause on congestion pricing.
getting around
June 14, 2024
What Made Kathy Hochul Flip? Inside the governor’s sudden U-turn on congestion pricing.
the city politic
June 14, 2024
Hochul and Adams Are Thinking About Unmasking Subway Riders The governor has joined the mayor in expressing an openness to some form of a subway mask ban, citing a risk of crime.
just asking questions
June 12, 2024
Without Congestion Pricing, Will the Subway Go Broke? State Senator Liz Krueger on what’s next after Governor Hochul’s decision to pause the program and, with it, billions of dollars in MTA revenue.
getting around
June 6, 2024
“I Don’t Think There’s a Plan B” Confusion and fury (and Andy Byford) at MTA headquarters as the congestion-pricing news came down.
We Need Congestion Pricing, and Kathy Hochul Blew It She threw us under the bus (and it’s stuck in traffic).
Kathy Hochul’s Last-Minute Congestion Pricing Flip-flop She was a longtime supporter of the program until she abruptly pulled the plug.
getting around
June 5, 2024
the city politic
May 7, 2024
Kathy Hochul’s Show of Power The New York State budget shows that the governor is very much running things in Albany.
Earthquake and Aftershock Shake New York City: Live Updates The widely felt evening aftershock registered a preliminary 4.0 magnitude, according to the USGS.
New Yorkers Can Now Buy Birth Control Without a Prescription Governor Hochul signed an order on Tuesday that allows pharmacists in the state to dispense the medication over the counter.
Who Actually Likes Hochul’s National Guard–in-Subways Plan? Democrats criticized the governor’s heavy-handed approach, while riders’ opinions seemed more varied.
Get Ready to See the National Guard on Your Commute Governor Kathy Hochul announced that 750 guardsmen will be placed in the MTA system as part of a five-point plan to address subway crime.
the city politic
Feb. 28, 2024
Stopping This Hospital Closure Is Key Test of Black Political Power in New York SUNY Downstate has long been a lifeline to a medically underserved community in Brooklyn. The state wants to shutter it.
the city politic
Feb. 1, 2024
Andrew Cuomo Wants the Kind of Redemption That Comes From Winning an Election He sees the campaign trail as the only way to make the case that he was wrongly hounded from office.
Joe Biden and Eric Adams Don’t Seem to Be on Speaking Terms The president met with Governor Hochul during his trip to New York this week — but not his mayoral antagonist.
the city politic
Sept. 12, 2023
What Eric Adams Is Getting Wrong About the Migrant Crisis Yes, it’s a huge challenge. No, it’s not going to “destroy” New York City.
Hochul to Feds: The Migrant Crisis Is Your Problem The governor has sent President Biden a letter asking for additional funds and requesting expedited work authorizations for asylum seekers.
Poll: New Yorkers Aren’t Thrilled With Anyone or Anything A Siena College poll found that a majority of voters see the migrant crisis as a serious problem and give leaders low marks for their handling of it.
the city politic
Aug. 10, 2023
The Migrant Crisis Is a New Kind of Test for Kathy Hochul A recent legal decision has put the issue on her desk. Success with it could catapult her to political stardom.
A Basement Housing Bill Killed by Conspiracists Huntington seemed poised to legalize ADUs. Then things got weird.
right to shelter
Aug. 2, 2023
‘We Can’t Sleep Because of the Worry’ Overnight at the Roosevelt Hotel, where hundreds of migrants are still waiting for somewhere to go.
New York Is Getting Serious About Busting Gray-Market Weed Shops One of Manhattan’s biggest dispensaries was raided after allegedly selling products without a license.
street view
June 28, 2023
Two Penn Station Plans That Finally Look Promising Could they converge to make the nation’s worst rail hub much better?
the city politic
June 7, 2023
New York Has a Housing Crisis. So Why Won’t Albany Act? The rent is already too damn high and will soar even higher if political leaders can’t resolve a stalemate.
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