Governor Kathy Hochul announced that nearly one million New Yorkers are now enrolled in the state’s Medicare Savings Program (MSP), providing eligible older adults with an average annual savings of $7,400 on healthcare costs. With the Medicare open enrollment period starting on October 15, the Governor urged more New Yorkers to explore the program’s benefits….
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a package of labor bills Sept. 6 in Albany aimed at strengthening union rights and expanding worker protections across the state. The measures include new safeguards for collective bargaining, rules to expand apprenticeship programs tied to renewable energy projects, and initiatives to create union jobs. Framed as a response…
Curt Menefee: All right, we’ve been talking about this story this morning because it truly is huge. A billion and a half people watch it when it’s on television, more than a million people go to the site of it. It’s really the world’s biggest sporting event and now it’s coming to the world’s biggest stage….
Governor Kathy Hochul announced $54 million in state funding to support the Second Avenue Subway expansion to 125th Street in East Harlem. This funding, allocated for utility relocation, ensures the project stays on schedule while broader funding issues are addressed. The expansion will significantly benefit East Harlem, one of New York City’s most transit-dependent neighborhoods,…
Gary Byrd: Well, it’s time for you to Hear from the Mayor, and our mayor wants to hear from you as well. Standing by, the 110th mayor of New York City, our brother, who as Brother Lloyd Williams indicated, has walked with us through the battlefields of New York City across several different power positions, certainly…
On May 16, 2025, New York City Mayor Eric Adams appeared on CNN’s “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer” to discuss the ongoing commuter rail strike affecting the nation’s third-largest rail service and the establishment of a new office to combat antisemitism. Addressing the strike, Adams outlined coordinated efforts with New Jersey officials, including deploying…