NY Gov. Kathy Hochul is defending her support for congestion pricing after NYS Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay questioned how her congestion pricing initi

Affordability. That subject — encompassing a myriad of pocketbook issues spanning from housing to child care — was a major theme in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s fourth State of the State address on Tuesday in the Kitty Carlisle Hart Theatre at The Egg in Albany.

“The MTA operates like the mob,” Councilman Joe Borelli (R-Staten Island) said. “The Congestion Capo, Janno Lieber, is ready to extort the public the minute after they start paying off the first debt. It’s an endless cycle.”

Gov. Kathy Hochul is pointing out possible benefits of congestion pricing to suburban commuters, an influential voting bloc that could decide her political fortunes.

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.

Hochul said in the annual address that New York would ban "price-fixing software" and limit private equity real estate purchases.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul revealed Tuesday she wants police officers on every New York City overnight subway train for the next six months.

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

A large swath of New Yorkers could benefit from a major tax cut aimed at middle-class workers, but is it too good to be true? Gov. Kathy Hochul pledged a middle-class tax cut that would deliver nearly $1 billion in tax relief to more than 8.

The Garden State is still smarting over congestion pricing. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy took a swipe at Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York Tuesday for socking motorists with the new $9 fee to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street.

New York City’s subway system is about to see more police on its platforms and train cars as Kathy Hochul ramps up security following recent violent attacks.

Gov. Kathy Hochul's 2025 State of the State speech, set to be delivered Tuesday in Albany, includes proposals to cut taxes, speed up environmental reviews for housing and increase involuntary commitments for mental illness.