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Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the U.S. Small Business Administration will offer federal assistance to New Yorkers in Clinton County who were impacted by heavy rains and flooding in July 2023. Residents and businesses in Clinton County are now eligible to apply for low-interest loans to aid in their recovery from this event thanks to […]
Governor Kathy Hochul today updated New Yorkers on bridge closures on the US-Canadian border following an incident on Rainbow Bridge. The Governor also announced earlier today that the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force will be monitoring all points of entry to New York. “I have been briefed on the situation that occurred at the Rainbow […]
It began as a standard, if solemn ritual: On the second and final day of her wartime trip to Israel, Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York placed a handwritten note into a limestone crack of the Western Wall, a Jewish site in the Old City of Jerusalem. In the letter, Ms. Hochul expressed sympathy for […]
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of a new gateway entrance to Marsha P. Johnson State Park in Brooklyn. The park honors Marsha P. Johnson, a Transgender woman of color who was a pioneer of the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement, born 78 years ago today. This bold and artful park entrance gateway is intended […]
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the substantial completion of the Buffalo AKG Art Museum, one of the foremost modern and contemporary art museums in the world. The $195 million expansion, restoration, and renovation project includes the dramatic new three-story Jeffrey E. Gunlach building and the restoration of two other historic buildings on the campus formerly […]
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that three major projects overseen by the State Department of Transportation have been honored for their engineering excellence by the American Council of Engineering Companies. The private-sector engineering and design teams behind the Hunts Point Access Improvement Project, the Kew Gardens Interchange Project and the Interstate 390/I-490 Interchange Improvement Project […]
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the U.S. Small Business Administration will offer federal assistance to New Yorkers in Western New York affected by Winter Storm Elliott in late December. Residents and businesses in Erie, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Genesee, Niagara and Wyoming Counties are now eligible to apply for low-interest loans to aid in their recovery from […]
New York is home to dozens of Underground Railroad sites and one of the largest Juneteenth festivals in the nation. The state has deep ties to leaders like Fredrick Douglass, Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman, and is where hip hop was born. Museums and venues celebrating Black culture, art and heritage can be found throughout […]
Up in Smoke: Black Activists Slam Kathy Hochul for Proposed Menthol Cigarette Ban Washington Free Beacon Source link
As Gov. Kathy Hochul seeks a full term as New York’s first female governor, she has moved quickly to secure the backing of nearly every major New York Democrat. One surprising holdout: Mayor Eric Adams. That will change on Wednesday, when the mayor plans to announce his support for Ms. Hochul at a rally in […]