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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 law enforcement agencies throughout the state issued 49,948 tickets for various vehicle and traffic law violations, including 1,021 tickets for impaired driving, during a statewide mobilization surrounding Super Bowl celebrations.
Governor Hochul announced two free snowmobile weekends for all out-of-state and Canadian snowmobilers to rev their engines and explore what New York has to offer.
Governor Kathy Hochul was a guest on MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show”.
Governor Hochul made a reproductive freedom announcement.
La gobernadora Hochul anunció hoy que la Comisión de Servicio Público del Estado de Nueva York (PSC) ha iniciado una revisión integral de la compensación de la administración de los servicios públicos después de su instrucción del martes para que el Departamento de Servicio Público (DPS) avance con la auditoría.
Governor Hochul announced the opening of applications for the Empire State Summer Service Corps Program, encouraging State University of New York students to apply for one of 150 paid civic and service internships this summer.
Governor Hochul announced an exciting addition to the transformative Interstate 81 Viaduct Project’s community engagement toolbox: The launch of the I-81 Connect mobile app.
Governor Hochul announced that the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) has initiated a comprehensive review of utility management compensation following her direction on Tuesday for the Department of Public Service (DPS) to move forward with the audit.
"Earlier today, Attorney General Pam Bondi marched in front of the television cameras for a dramatic media briefing to announce she was filing charges against New York State related to our immigration laws."
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $150 million in climate resiliency grants to make New York State’s public college campuses greener.