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NY Leads in Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Use
July 16, 2025 | 1:45 PM EDTGovernor Hochul announced that New York State led the nation in the use of State and Federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits to improve landmark buildings across the state in 2024.
NYS DEC to Assist With Colorado Wildfires
July 16, 2025 | 1:26 PM EDTGovernor Hochul announced that 11 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers and Lands and Forests staff are traveling to Colorado to support ongoing efforts to contain wildland fires raging in the state.
Highlighting Smartphone Restrictions in NYC Schools
July 16, 2025 | 10:25 AM EDTGovernor Hochul and New York City Public Schools Chancellor Aviles-Ramos highlighted plans for implementing smartphone restrictions across NYC Public Schools – the nation’s largest school system – when students return this fall.
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Ahead of Fourth of July weekend and in preparation for beach and swimming season, Governor Hochul updated New Yorkers on measures to watch out for sharks and other potentially dangerous marine life at Long Island State Parks this summer.
Governor Hochul announced the return of Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Railroad “Summer Saturday” discount programs that enable monthly ticket holders to travel anywhere the railroads go and bring friends or family for just $1 each.
Governor Hochul launched a website that provides resources for New York school districts as they prepare to implement bell-to-bell restrictions on smartphones for the coming school year.
Mientras el Senado votaba para aprobar la ley de la Administración Trump y los republicanos de Washington “Big Ugly Bill”, la gobernadora Hochul alertó sobre las posibles consecuencias devastadoras del Proyecto de Ley para los hospitales, sistemas de salud y pacientes de Nueva York en todo el estado.
Governor Hochul announced that Phase I of Perry Homes in Buffalo’s First Ward has welcomed its first residents.
Governor Hochul met with middle-class parents and announced investments in New York families.
As the Senate voted to pass the Trump Administration and Washington Republicans’ “Big Ugly Bill,” Governor Hochul sounded the alarm about the potential devastating consequences of the Bill on New York hospitals, health systems and patients statewide.
Governor Hochul broke ground on a new $5.8 million aquatic center at Knickerbacker Park in Troy, made possible through her historic NY SWIMS initiative.
“Today, Senate Republicans moved one step closer to ripping health care away from millions of Americans to pay for massive tax breaks for billionaires."
La gobernadora Kathy Hochul lanzó hoy el programa gratuito de centros universitarios comunitarios de Nueva York para estudiantes de SUNY y CUNY como parte de su lucha por reducir los costos para los neoyorquinos y hacer que la educación sea más asequible.