At a gathering of local officials and business leaders hosted at Crest Hollow Country Club Friday morning, Gov. Kathy Hochul bragged about taking the LIRR out from Manhattan that morning.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a new $77 million plan to clamp down on subway crime, while the MTA has also begun installing spikes on some of its turnstiles to stop fare evaders.

New York City Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that she is deploying more police officers to the New York City subway system.

The governor said changes to the discovery law had brought unintended consequences for the speedy trial law, resulting in too many cases being dismissed.

It’s starting to feel like an Empire State war on drivers. Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to announce an anti-pollution push in her State of the State speech Tuesday that critics warn may hike home-heating costs and send gas prices soaring by as much as 22 cents on the gallon.

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to cut state income taxes by $1 billion over the next two years — part of an agenda aimed at combating voters’ economic concerns that helped deliver President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. The Democratic governor is also trying to improve her own political standing ahead of her 2026 reelection.

The New York governor, who delivers Tuesday, must turn around her poll numbers ahead of next year’s reelection.

As reported by Kiplinger, the proposed Empire State Child Credit expansion would benefit up to 1.6 million New York taxpayers and 2.75 million children. Days before the governor released her tax plans, state lawmakers warned that raising taxes for New Yorkers this year wasn’t off the table.

In a statement, NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said Hochul’s plan will allow for two officers to ride every overnight train. But she said more needs to be done to deal with the ongoing issue of repeat offenders who commit a disproportionate number of crimes in the subways, which she called the “root of the issue.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul greeted commuters on the platform at Jamaica before speaking to Newsday on her train trip about congestion pricing and transit safety.

NJ lawyers will no longer pursue their appeal to immediately halt congestion pricing. But they plan to file an amended complaint with new arguments.

The Democratic governor is set to announce free tuition for New Yorkers aged 25 to 55 studying nursing, teaching or engineering.