Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the start of construction on a development that will add 50 units of affordable housing in the Jamaica area of Queens, including 30 units to serve New Yorkers living with serious mental illness. The project to build ‘The Morgan’ resulted from a $32.5 million investment — including $12.4 million through…
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced an emergency investment of nearly $550,000 in assistance for SUNY community college food pantries and related efforts to help campuses address the ongoing food insecurity crisis as a result of the longest federal government shutdown in United States history. The emergency assistance announced by Governor Hochul will help the food…
In an effort to open up more employment opportunities to a broader range of New Yorkers, Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that the Department of Civil Service updated qualifications for hundreds of state jobs to allow for consideration of equivalent experience as an alternative for college degrees. This change builds upon Governor Hochul’s commitment to…
Governor Hochul today rallied with New Yorkers impacted by Washington Republicans’ devastating cuts to health care, food assistance and other critical programs. With nearly three million New Yorkers at risk of losing the food assistance they receive from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) starting November 1 due to the GOP’s federal government shutdown, the…
Gov. Kathy Hochul is throwing the book at boozy and reckless drivers this Halloween, unleashing a flood of state troopers and local cops on New York roads from Oct. 25 through Oct. 31. Fueled by traffic-safety cash, the no-nonsense blitz will slam sobriety checkpoints, DWI patrols, and speed traps on partygoers and lead-foots, with officials…
Governor Kathy Hochul announced more than $11 million to fight hunger statewide: over $5 million in Local Emergency Food Relief Equipment grants for 97 nonprofits (pantries, soup kitchens, and meal programs) to buy trucks, freezers, coolers, and generators, and more than $6 million to renew New York’s partnership with Feeding New York State and the…