Hochul: ‘I’ll be the first to call up ICE’ to deport immigrants who ...
Nov 26, 2024 · As President-elect Donald Trump promises mass deportations of millions of immigrants across the country, Gov. Kathy Hochul indicated on Tuesday that New York state will cooperate to at least some extent with federal immigration authorities.
Hochul’s end-of-year vetoes and signatures - City & State New York
Dec 27, 2024 · On Boxing Day, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed one of the last two bills she had to act on for the year, the Climate Change Superfund Act. It was a post-Christmas surprise for environmental activists, who have been pushing the legislation as one of …
The MTA capital plan is rejected. What does that mean?
Dec 26, 2024 · In a surprise move on Christmas Eve, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie rejected the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s proposed five-year capital plan for 2025-2029.
Who’s who in Eric Adams’ administration - City & State New York
Jan 6, 2025 · The Adams administration has been convulsed by scandal and rocked by turnover, yes. But the irony of all the investigations encircling Adams is that they – via Gov. Kathy Hochul – may have prompted him to restaff the top tier of his administration to his ultimate benefit.
Civil NYPD sexual harassment suit seeks to add Jeffrey Maddrey, …
Dec 18, 2024 · A New York City Police Department captain is seeking to add NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey and former Police Commissioner Edward Caban as defendents in her ongoing sexual harassment lawsuit against a top chief.
Here’s who’s running for New York City mayor in 2025
Jan 17, 2025 · Brad Lander / Office of the New York City Comptroller His ideological stance in brief: Brownstone Brooklyn progressive Democrat who gets under the mayor’s skin but is also making a play for his more centrist supporters. Major endorsements: United Auto Workers Region 9A (shared with Jessica Ramos and Zohran Mamdani), Public Advocate Jumaane Williams (who committed to rank Lander first or second)
A timeline on the closure of Rikers Island - City & State New York
Dec 2, 2024 · The days of New York City officials overseeing Rikers Island may very well be numbered. Pointing to nearly a decade of violence and failed promises by city leaders, Manhattan federal judge Laura Swain said that she is “inclined” to appoint a third-party authority known as a federal receiver to take over control of city jails.
The 2024 Staten Island Power 100 - City & State New York
Dec 23, 2024 · Nicole Malliotakis / Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images As New York City’s only Republican member of Congress, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis makes sure Staten Island and southern Brooklyn – and her many conservative constituents – are heard in Washington, D.C.
‘No one is safe.’ NY Dems fret over 2026 governor’s race
Nov 13, 2024 · A week after the presidential election, newly reelected Rep. Mike Lawler was already looking two years into the future in an X post about a business leaving Western New York. “The only way we can change things for the better in …
Which upstate cities are adopting ‘good cause’ eviction and rent ...
Jul 29, 2024 · Over the last few years, the state has passed new laws allowing upstate New York municipalities to adopt tenant-friendly housing policies – including rent stabilization and “good cause” eviction protections – that were previously exclusive to …