Gov. Hochul takes drastic steps to fix Capitol building stairs as cost doubles to a whopping $80M
She's buying a stairway to budget hell. Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration quietly doubled the price tag to renovate the crumbling grand staircase to the state Capitol, raising the cost to a whopping $80 million, the Post reported. Documents show renovation costs have soared from $17 million in 2014 to $41 million in 2022 and more […]
Turnstile ‘spikes’ installed in NYC’s crime-ridden subways as Hochul beefs up police presence
New York Gov. Cathy Hochul announced a new $77 million plan to crack down on subway crime, while the MTA also plans to stop fare evaders who cost the transit agency hundreds of millions of dollars each. To do this, we have started installing spikes at some of the ticket gates. Annual revenue loss. The […]
Hundreds of cops to be stationed overnight in NYC subways: Hochul
Gov. Cathy Hochul on Thursday finally revealed details about long-awaited subway safety improvements, saying hundreds of NYPD officers will begin patrolling night trains next week. “Starting Monday, you'll start to see signs of night on the train,” she said at a news conference in Grand Central Station, wearing a windbreaker. When the effort reaches its […]
NY’s Kathy Hochul enrages green activists by pushing off ‘cap and invest’ plan over skyrocketing gas-price fears
Gov. Kathy Hochul considers green activists red. The governor blindsided environmentalists by delaying a controversial “cap-and-invest” program that critics warned would raise the price of gas and home heating oil. Activists complained that Mr. Hochul ignored a promise made two years ago to tax fossil fuel companies on carbon pollution and use the proceeds to […]
Hochul finally acknowledges NYC subway crime in ‘State of the State’ speech — but proposals slammed as largely ‘symbolic’
ALBANY, N.Y. — She finally saw the light. Gov. Kathy Hochul was forced to make a major acknowledgment of subway crime and mental illness Tuesday in her policy-setting annual State of the State address, but critics said her proposals were largely “symbolic.” It was criticized as such. Mr. Hochul, politically unstable, has also sought to […]
Hochul unveils proposal to put NYPD on every overnight NYC subway
NYPD officers will be stationed on every night subway train for the next six months under Gov. Kathy Hochul's new plan to combat rising transit violence. Hochul revealed the surge in Metro police during his State of the State address in Albany on Tuesday, saying the state would crack down.“We want uniformed police officers on […]
Hochul plans to bet big on ‘affordability’ in State of the State speech, but critics warn policies may hit NY pocketbooks
Gov. Kathy Hochul is betting big on “affordability,” even as critics worry that her policies will hurt New Yorkers' pockets. The governor's annual State of the State address on Tuesday included an increase in the child tax credit, subsidies to expand access to child care, free breakfast and lunch in schools, and distribution to households […]
NY’s Kathy Hochul to unveil ‘cap and invest’ plan critics warn could send gas prices soaring 12 cents per gallon
It's starting to feel like an Empire State battle for drivers. Gov. Cathy Hochul is expected to announce a push to fight pollution in her State of the State address on Tuesday, and critics say it could make it more expensive to heat homes and push gas prices up as much as 22 cents a […]
Hochul poses for LIRR photo-op while dispatching her security detail to pick her up from station
On Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul went wild on the LIRR, posting a photo of herself on the train and raving about the “amazing ride.” All the while, he had a convoy of taxpayer-funded cars pick him up from Manhattan at the station. The Democrat was accused of being a “charlatan” after taking a train from […]
Kathy Hochul does 180 on universal free school lunches after dismal polls— but price tag is a mystery
Gov. Cathy Hochul is backing a proposal to make school lunches universally free in a reversal after dismal poll results, but the program's hefty price tag remains a mystery for now. Democrats will expand free breakfast and lunch to all public school students as part of next week's State of the Union address, after leaving […]