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Governor Hochul announced that eleven state landmarks will be lit purple, blue, red and pink on Tuesday, Sept. 21 in celebration of Born This Way Foundation's annual #BeKind21 Campaign to build kinder, more connected communities that foster mental wellness.

Governor Hochul announced 120 new #VaxtoSchool pop-up vaccination sites will take place across New York over a 12-week-period as part of the #VaxtoSchool campaign to increase vaccination rates among younger New Yorkers.

Governor Hochul announced 120 new #VaxtoSchool pop-up vaccination sites will take place across New York over a 12-week-period as part of the #VaxtoSchool campaign to increase vaccination rates among younger New Yorkers.

Governor Hochul and the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee announced that free child car seat checks by certified child passenger safety technicians will be available across the state during Child Passenger Safety Week.

Governor Hochul announced that assistance is available to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients in New York City, Long Island and Westchester to replace food lost as a result of power outages and flooding caused by Hurricane Ida.

Governor Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19.

Governor Hochul met with Taoiseach Micheál Martin of Ireland.

Governor Hochul delivered remarks and made an announcement at the opening ceremony for Climate Week NYC.

Governor Hochul announced a call for the expansion of the highly successful NY-Sun program to achieve an expanded goal of at least 10 gigawatts of distributed solar installed by 2030.

Governor Hochul announced two major green energy infrastructure projects to power New York City with wind, solar and hydropower projects from upstate New York and Canada.