New York lawmakers are set to weigh a bill that would increase penalties for mask-wearing creeps even as Gov. Kathy Hochul appears to have abandoned the effort she’d backed as the city saw a ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul ducked any mention of a clamored-for ban on wearing masks in public during her State of the State Tuesday — a notable omission that drew condemnation from a potential election ...

Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., made an urgent appeal for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to reinstate a ban on face masks, pointing to “sympathizers” of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) while doing so.

Cutting down on kids' screen time is popular among many Long Island educators and parents. But some said the state should let ...

Owners of live poultry markets had to shut down after Gov. Hochul issued an executive order on Feb. 7 for those stores to ...

Hochul has engaged when necessary. She told reporters the spending freeze is harmful and backed Attorney General Letitia James leading a multistate lawsuit to squelch the pause. James, who has tangled ...

Hochul said Trump "and the people around him have said they're not supportive" of the program. "I don't know what the outcome will be." ...

Kathy Hochul, who is in discussions with President Trump on congestion pricing, sidelined it. By Benjamin Oreskes and Nicholas Fandos Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill meant to protect medical ...

The bill, which is widely supported by Jewish advocacy groups, is partly a response to increases in masked antisemitic intimidation ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul unveils more details on her $252 billion spending plan on Tuesday. The spending plan for fiscal year 2026 will kick off a frenzy of negotiations as lawmakers seek to include ...