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Hochul admin offers 'grace period' for NY home care switch -- but still denies any issues in chaotic rollout
The Department of Health is announcing scantily-detailed a “grace period” where current participants in the program can get reimbursed after the new company at the center of the transition Public...
NY's discovery laws harm domestic violence victims, Gov. Hochul argues: 'No longer turn a blind eye'
Gov. Kathy Hochul amped up her push to change New York's discovery laws, arguing Monday that their onerous requirements let domestic violence abusers walk free.
Congestion taxes won't solve anything if the MTA keeps spending like drunken sailors
If Gov. Kathy Hochul imagines that New York is a model of efficiency for the country, the state is in serious trouble. It’s one thing to be ineffective, it’s another...
Hochul admin caves on rollout of pro-union NY home care overhaul as whistleblower describes chaos: 'S--t show'
The Hochul administration softened its deadline for a pro-union overhaul of the state’s $9 billion home care system -– after a rollout so chaotic one insider called it "a s--t...
Buzzkill! Cannabis merchants can't open pot lounges because of foot dragging by NY regulators
"It's disappointing that four years later, we're still waiting for regulations to come out," said The Cannabis Place Executive Director Osbert Orduna.
NY parents push lawmakers to back Hochul's smartphone ban over fears Dems watering it down: 'Must not take the wrong path'
Parent advocates are making an 11th hour push to urge state lawmakers to back Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed statewide “bell-to-bell” ban on the use of smartphones in schools, and not...
Cuomo, Hochul sent energy bills soaring — time to climb down
Skyrocketing ConEd bills expose the failures of the green policies Cuomo and the Democrats have championed for years.
Deranged alleged killer of 14-year-old NYC boy slipped through cracks despite 'red flags' — with broken mental health laws to blame
The saga of Waldo Mejia -- who shouted "I'm with Satan!" in court after cops said he randomly plunged a knife into teen Caleb Rijos' chest -- shows the dire...
Gov. Hochul just won't give up on the failed congestion-pricing scam
Gov. Hochul's office proclaimed that New York would be ignoring President Trump's March 21 deadline to stop collecting the toll.
A 14-year-old is dead, and Democrats in Albany are to blame
On Thursday, a judge deemed Bronx resident Waldo Mejia unfit to stand trial and ordered him into psychiatric treatment.
Trump admin could be trying to cut a deal with Hochul on congestion pricing — as defiant gov takes victory lap
Gov. Kathy Hochul took a victory lap over congestion pricing Friday, claiming New Yorkers are better off for it -- even as she considers hitting the city with more taxes...
To fund MTA's $68B rebuild plan, NY should nab fare-beaters, squeeze straphangers and taxpayers alike, watchdog says
The Citizens Budget Commission also calls for "modest" increases in fares, tolls and vehicle registration fees to generate $6.8 billion in revenue.
NYC subways see dip in crime since NYPD began patrolling trains overnight: 'It makes me feel safer'
"In partnership with the governor, the NYPD began to put police officers on every train during overnight hours, seven days per week since January, and thanks in part to those...
Hochul makes last-minute push for NY mask ban in state budget talks despite public silence on issue
Hochul is likely to push legislation sponsored by Assemblyman Jeffery Dinowitz (D-Bronx) and state Sen. James Skoufis (D-Orange), sources familiar said.
Cuomo greenlit progressive nonsense and royally fumbled COVID – but still refuses to admit he helped destroy NYC
For months I’ve doubted the poll-driven story line that Andrew Cuomo is unbeatable in the Democrats’ mayoral primary.
Pirate’s Booty founder gets clobbered in Long Island village's mayoral election -- despite assertion he was the 'winner'
Robert Ehrlich, 66, founder of the popular Pirate's Booty snack, declared himself the winner of Sea Cliff's mayoral election on Tuesday -- just 30 minutes after the polls opened.
Hochul will defy Trump deadline to stop NYC congestion pricing -- but insists president still backs her Penn Station revamp plan
Hochul is framing the Penn project as one of her biggest areas of agreement with Trump, but noted he winced when she asked him to help secure a massive $6...
Mayoral candidate Cuomo proposes boosting NYC subway cops to level not seen since '90s
Mayoral candidate and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled a subway safety plan Tuesday that would boost the number of underground transit cops by 50% to more than 4,000 -- a...
Trump admin threatens to pull billions in federal funding unless MTA forks over NYC subway crime data: 'Stepping in to restore order'
Get on board with subway safety or hop off the gravy train.
Long Island's Hempstead awarded $10M in state funding to help revive struggling downtown
The downtown of Hempstead, the country's largest township located right on Long Island, is getting a $10 million facelift after years of economic struggles.