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Governor Hochul and New York City Mayor Adams announced the completion of Nevins Street Apartments, a $72 million mixed-use housing development that creates accessible, supportive and affordable homes in Downtown Brooklyn.

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

Governor Hochul signed legislation S.07144/A.07686 providing addiction and mental health services training, including crisis intervention team training, mental health first aid, implicit bias and naloxone training, to firefighters and emergency medical services personnel in regions where crisis stabilization centers are located.

Earlier today, at the Regional Plan Association Centennial Assembly at Chelsea Piers, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy jointly announced the nomination of Kris Kolluri as the Chief Executive Officer of the Gateway Development Commission, a partnership between New York, New Jersey and Amtrak that coordinates delivery of the Gateway Program with its partner agencies, including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and NJ TRANSIT.

Governor Hochul announced that the New York City Subway set a new record for pandemic-era single-day ridership on Thursday, May 5, carrying 3,497,122 riders.

Governor Hochul issued a letter urging Congress to take action to protect abortion services and access to care.

Governor Hochul signed legislation S.3577/A.7786 to require the Department of Financial Services to conduct a study on the payroll servicing industry, in the wake of the MyPayrollHR scandal which caused major financial disruptions for workers and small businesses.

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

At the Regional Plan Association Centennial Assembly at Chelsea Piers, New York Governor Hochul and New Jersey Governor Murphy jointly announced the nomination of Kris Kolluri as the Chief Executive Officer of the Gateway Development Commission, a partnership between New York, New Jersey and Amtrak that coordinates delivery of the Gateway Program with its partner agencies, including the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and NJ TRANSIT.

La gobernadora Hochul anunció hoy que el Departamento de Conservación Ambiental y la Oficina de Parques, Recreación y Preservación Histórica se han unido a la Policía Estatal y otros departamentos de policía de todo el país al comprometerse con el 'Compromiso 30x30' para agregar a más mujeres a las filas de Oficiales de Policía de Conservación Ambiental, Guardabosques y Oficiales de Policía de Parques.