Gov. Kathy Hochul will deploy the National Guard and state police into the subway system to help with bag checks following a recent surge in transit crime. Seven hundred and fifty National Guard ...

One of Andrew Cuomo’s testiest exchanges with a campaign rival offered a revealing look into how the former governor ran the nation’s largest transit system. During the final debate in the Democratic ...

New York City Comptroller Brad Lander, who is running for mayor, was taken into custody at a Manhattan federal building.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy directly linked a rise in subway felony assaults to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY), accusing her of failing to protect riders. New York Police Department data showed ...

Bizarre yellow guardrails mid-subway platform bewilder NYC commuters — and MTA refuses to say if they improved safety By Gabrielle Fahmy Published April 12, 2025, 11:01 a.m. ET ...

Hochul’s spokesperson told Playbook that the governor, who met with both legislative leaders this afternoon to continue negotiations, aims to finish budget talks by the middle of next week.

The back-and-forth over subway crime comes as the Trump administration and the M.T. A. are battling over congestion pricing in federal court.

If Gov. Kathy Hochul imagines that New York is a model of efficiency for the country, the state is in serious trouble. It’s one thing to be ineffective, it’s another to deny it.

SUBWAY WOES: One of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s budget priorities — aimed at making New York City’s subway system safer and addressing street homelessness — is facing a massive hurdle in the ...

New York City subway riders may have noticed more police officers on subway platforms in recent weeks. The reason: a swirl of local and state initiatives aimed at making commuters feel safer. City ...