New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, speaking at True Bethel Baptist Church in Buffalo on Sept. 7, cautioned that federal Medicaid reductions could shutter hospitals and cost health care jobs statewide. She outlined plans to counter rising costs with the state’s largest middle-class tax cut in decades, inflation rebates, and expanded free school meals. Hochul also…
On September 8, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that New Yorkers have saved more than $100 million through the MTA’s expanded CityTicket program, which now covers all off-peak and peak train rides on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North. Since March 2022, over 37.2 million discounted tickets have been sold, giving residents in the…
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a sweeping settlement with the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, closing out litigation that began in 1982 over disputed land along the Canadian border. The deal transfers more than 14,000 acres back to tribal control, secures $70 million in payments and long-term power access from the New York Power Authority,…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos, and Delaware State University President Dr. Tony Allen officially opened the city’s first-ever Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Early College Prep High School in Queens, welcoming students on the first day of the 2025–2026 school year. The new tuition-free school allows students to earn…
In a live appearance on PIX11’s Morning News at 7 AM on September 3, 2025, Mayor Eric Adams and Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch discussed new NYPD data showing overall crime in New York City down nearly 7% year-over-year, with transit crime dropping more than 22%. While shootings citywide remain at historic lows, recent high-profile incidents…
Governor Kathy Hochul has officially recognized September as Suicide Prevention Month in New York, underscoring the state’s leadership in reducing suicide rates and expanding crisis support. To honor lives impacted by suicide and raise awareness, 16 landmarks across the state will be illuminated in purple and teal. New York, which had the second-lowest suicide rate…