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Assisting Recovery Efforts from Red Hook Fire
November 17, 2025 | 4:12 PM ESTGovernor Hochul announced that New York State has secured a Physical Disaster Declaration for Kings County and the contiguous counties of Queens, Richmond and New York.
Completing the Hunts Point Access Improvement Project
November 17, 2025 | 2:19 PM ESTGovernor Hochul announced that work has been completed on the third and final phase of the transformative $1.7 billion Hunts Point Access Improvement Project — the final milestone in the transformation of the South Bronx that has strengthened neighborhoods, improved mobility and provided new recreational opportunities and access to green space.
Supporting Crash Responder Safety Week
November 17, 2025 | 12:30 PM ESTGovernor Hochul issued a proclamation recognizing Crash Responder Safety Week and announced a multi-agency partnership to remind drivers to slow down and safely move over for emergency vehicles stopped on or next to a roadway.
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Governor Hochul announced that the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities has entered a three-year, $10 million partnership with Georgetown University's National Center for Cultural Competence to advance the policies and practices of diversity, equity, inclusion and cultural and linguistic competence into all components of the OPWDD system of supports and services for people with developmental disabilities.
Governor Hochul announced that construction has begun on an $83 million project in Queens to enhance traffic flow and reduce congestion on the eastbound Long Island Expressway (I-495) between the entrance ramp from the southbound Clearview Expressway to the Exit 29 ramp to Springfield Boulevard.
Governor Hochul announced $2.4 million in grants to help five municipalities clean up contamination at six sites targeted for redevelopment.
Governor Hochul announced that construction of a $9.5 billion, world-class New Terminal One at JFK International Airport will move forward this summer now that financial and environmental approvals have been secured, including today's financial close for the first phase of the project.
Governor Hochul updated New Yorkers on the state's progress combating COVID-19.
Governor Hochul announced the completion of a $49 million housing development that will bring 80 new affordable apartments to downtown Yonkers.
Governor Hochul announced a $46 million investment in two projects now getting underway that will rehabilitate four bridges — each more than 60-years-old — along the Staten Island Expressway (Interstate 278), easing travel and enhancing safety through this heavily traveled corridor.
Governor Hochul announced an $84.2 million infrastructure improvement project on the Thruway (I-90) in Onondaga County is underway.
Governor Hochul with New Jersey Governor Murphy announced that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, in partnership with Amtrak and NJ TRANSIT, is requesting proposals from architecture and engineering firms to guide the Penn Station Reconstruction effort recently outlined in the Penn Station Master Plan study that was announced in the fall.
“For two days our country has heard in painstaking detail from people impacted by gun violence."