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Celebrate the Start of 2026 With First Day Hikes
December 5, 2025 | 2:23 PM ESTGovernor Hochul encouraged New Yorkers to start their year off with wellness at the forefront by participating in a First Day Hike for free.
$100M for Community Center Projects Statewide
December 5, 2025 | 1:52 PM ESTGovernor Hochul announced 30 awards totaling $100 million through the Building Recreational Infrastructure for Communities, Kids and Seniors (NY BRICKS) capital grant program.
Record Subway Ridership of 4.6M Riders
December 5, 2025 | 1:42 PM ESTGovernor Hochul announced that the New York City Subway surpassed 4.6 million riders, setting a post-pandemic ridership record, while also achieving an on-time performance record for November of 84.4 percent — the best November since the pandemic.
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Governor Hochul announced that the state's first woman-owned Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary license owned by an entrepreneur previously criminalized by cannabis prohibition will open for sales to the public on March 30.
Governor Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19 and outlined basic steps they can take to protect against the spread of viral respiratory infections.
La Gobernadora Hochul anunció hoy la nominación del Dr. James V. McDonald M.D., M.P.H. para servir como Comisionado del Departamento de Salud del Estado de Nueva York.
Governor Hochul announced an $8.3 million project to replace the Beaver Island Parkway Bridge over the Niagara Thruway (I-190) in Erie County, which is scheduled to begin the week of March 27.
La gobernadora Hochul anunció hoy un programa de pasantías financiadopor el estado de $4 millones que ofrece a los empleadores la oportunidad de contratar a estudiantes calificados de la Universidad de la Ciudad de Nueva York sin costo alguno, colocando a 600 estudiantes de CUNY en pequeñas empresas, nuevas empresas tecnológicas, organizaciones sin fines de lucro, corporaciones y agencias gubernamentales este semestre de primavera.
Governor Hochul announced a new initiative to help police and prosecutors in five jurisdictions solve non-fatal shootings and prevent retaliatory gun violence. Police departments in Buffalo, Rochester, Schenectady, Troy and Utica and their county district attorneys' offices will share $866,564 in State funding to implement evidence-based approaches to improve investigations and save lives.
Governor Hochul announced the nomination of Dr. James V. McDonald M.D., M.P.H. to serve as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health.
La gobernadora Hochul anunció que la 23.ª Feria Anual de Empleo Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. se llevará a cabo el jueves 6 de abril del 2023 en el Empire State Plaza Convention Center en Albany de 11 a.m. a 3 p.m.
Governor Hochul announced a $4 million state-funded internship program that offers employers the chance to hire qualified City University of New York students at no cost, placing 600 CUNY students in small businesses, tech startups, non-profits, corporations, and government agencies this spring semester.
Governor Hochul announced that the 23rd annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Career Fair will be held on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center in Albany from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.