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Commuter Railroads Combine for Record Day
May 22, 2025 | 4:45 PM EDTGovernor Hochul announced the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s two commuter railroads — the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) and Metro-North Railroad — each broke post-pandemic ridership records on Tuesday, May 20 with the LIRR carrying 285,050 riders and the Metro-North Railroad carrying 255,638 riders.
Supporting New York State Arts and Culture
May 22, 2025 | 3:55 PM EDTGovernor Hochul announced that the FY 2026 opportunity guidelines for $81.5 million in New York State Council on the Arts grants are now available for nonprofit arts and culture organizations and individual artists across New York State.
More Than $37 Million for Local Water Infrastructure Projects
May 22, 2025 | 1:52 PM EDTGovernor Hochul announced the Environmental Facilities Corporation Board of Directors approved over $37 million in financial assistance for water infrastructure improvement projects across New York State.
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Governor Hochul announced a series of new commitments on behalf of the U.S. Climate Alliance to decarbonize buildings and quadruple heat pump installations by 2030.
Governor Hochul was a guest on Spectrum News NY1 to discuss the ongoing asylum seeker crisis and the White House’s notice to grant work authorization and Temporary Protected Status for Venezuelan asylum seekers and migrants.
La gobernadora Kathy Hochul anunció nuevos esfuerzos estatales para abordar la crisis de solicitantes de asilo y migrantes en Nueva York, luego de que funcionarios de la Casa Blanca anunciaran que ciertas personas de Venezuela, que han residido continuamente en los Estados Unidos desde el 21 de julio del 2023 o antes, serán elegibles para solicitar el Estatus de Protección Temporal.
Governor Hochul was a guest on CNN to discuss the ongoing asylum seeker crisis and the White House’s notice to grant work authorization for Venezuelan asylum seekers.
Governor Hochul announced new state efforts to address the asylum seeker and migrant crisis in New York.
“After my productive conversation with President Biden last night, I’m grateful the federal government has acted so speedily to grant one of our top priorities: providing Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelan asylum seekers and migrants who have already arrived in this country.
La gobernadora Hochul firmó un paquete legislativo para fortalecer la democracia y proteger los derechos de voto en el estado de Nueva York.
Governor Hochul announced that the state is moving forward with its Clean Heat for All Challenge (#CleanHeat4All or #CH4A), a partnership between the New York Power Authority (NYPA), New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) to develop a new electrification product that can better serve the heating and cooling needs of existing multifamily buildings and hasten the transition to fossil-fuel free heating sources.
Governor Hochul received her updated COVID-19 vaccine.
Governor Hochul announced over $13.8 million has been awarded to 33 projects across the state through the State’s Agricultural Nonpoint Source Abatement and Control Program.