The Latest Breaking News from Kathy Hochul

Plus: Yetis, The Seat, and a political letter that will make your eyes roll.

New York is set to lower the minimum hiring age for prison guards from 21 to 18, a move to boost the ranks of corrections officers during a shortage that was exacerbated after the state fired more than 2,000 guards after a weekslong strike that crippled the state’s prison system

Nyisha Wade, 48, is accused of choking and threatening to kill a 20-year-old female commuter on NYC’s No. 1 subway train

NYPD officers entered campus’s main library building in riot gear after activists occupied area in hours-long standoff

Kathy Hochul announces ‘first-ever’ plans to distribute $2bn, as well as plans for free meals for 2.7 million students

New York Governor Kathy Hochul penned a letter expressing her dismay over the NHL's decision to replace the 2026 All-Star Game with an international event.

New York is expected to create a new criminal charge to levy against people who wear a face mask while committing another crime

New York state lawmakers have agreed on a proposal to ban cellphones in public schools beginning in the next school year

A new poll shows Rep. Elise Stefanik would get 44% of the support among Republicans at the moment should she run for New York Governor next year

Schumer seems to still be suffering from his approval of the GOP's spending package, while the governor improves her performance in over a year, Siena poll.

Transportation secretary warns of ‘serious consequences’ if Kathy Hochul does not shutter initiative by 21 May