Kathy Hochul proposes new rules to curb NY home purchases by hedge funds, buyout firms

New York Gov. Cathy Hochul wants to make it harder for private equity firms and hedge funds to buy up residential real estate in the Empire State. Hochul on Thursday proposed several measures in the national budget that would prevent institutional investors from bidding on homes for the first 75 days after they are listed […]
New York Republican adds pressure on Hochul to repeal Green Light Law

First on FOX – Rep. Claudia Tenney (RN.Y.) has introduced a bill that would take federal highway funding away from states like New York that issue driver's licenses and identification cards to undocumented immigrants. Tenney, who served as co-chair of the House Election Integrity Caucus during the 2024 campaign that ended in President-elect Trump's victory, […]
NYC residents slapped with congestion pricing ‘surcharge’ by fed-up companies paying new toll: ‘Hochul inflation’

Residents of Manhattan's congestion pricing zones could potentially pay new tolls even if they don't drive. Businesses providing deliveries and services in the central business district south of 60th Street are sending notices to customers that the handling fee will be added as an additional charge to their bills. CompuVoip, a phone and data services […]
NY Gov. Hochul touts newly placed cameras in ‘every single subway car’

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Gov. Hochul, NY’s biggest climate-change booster, spent $415K on private jets since 2021

She takes a hard line on fossil fuels, but not what she spews. Governor Hochul recently approved controversial legislation that would force oil, natural gas and coal companies to pay $75 billion for carbon dioxide emissions that contribute to global warming, but a state commission He has made at least 30 private jet flights since […]
NY voters’ rightward shift makes it easier for Kathy Hochul to back charters

More than a quarter-century after the New York State Legislature allowed charter schools to operate in the state, it continues to limit their number to just a few hundred. And it strangles established companies by denying them fair public funding. It is long past time for that to change. All of these restrictions are not […]
NY Gov Hochul seeks expanded involuntary commitment laws over violent crimes on subway

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is considering expanding the state's involuntary commitment law to allow hospitals to force treatment on more people with mental health issues. are. This comes in the wake of a series of violent crimes on New York City's subways. Hochul said Friday that he wants to introduce a bill in […]
Hochul unveils vague plan to tackle NYC mental health crisis as subway violence plagues city

Gov. Cathy Hochul on Friday promised to stop rampant subway violence by making it easier to treat involuntary offenders and treat dangerously mentally ill New Yorkers, but critics said the same deal with few details would help. They were quick to criticize the governor's plans as too little, too late. In a vaguely worded statement, […]
Union boss torches Governor Hochul for ‘atrocious’ NYC congestion toll amid surging subway crime

Union leaders have condemned New York's governor's “cruel and disgusting” decision to introduce congestion pricing amid a spike in subway crime. said Phil Valenti of Transportation Workers Union Local 106. new york post This week, New Yorkers are being forced to choose between paying high tolls and taking the crime-ridden subway system. “We now have […]
MTA gets OK to start $9 Manhattan congestion toll following ruling — Hochul calls it ‘massive win for commuters’

A political war on the Hudson erupted Monday over New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA's controversial $9 congestion toll. Following a ruling by a federal judge in Newark, the MTA will now be able to begin charging the nation's first congestion tolls for entering Manhattan south of 60th Street starting Sunday, January 5th. […]