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Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Meets with Brooklyn Homeowners to Highlight Actions to Combat Deed Theft

Governor Hochul: “Homeowners are being targeted by despicable criminals.. The HOPP program, which funds the opportunity to educate people on the rights of the defendant used to be funded about $20

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Go New York Go: Governor Hochul Announces MTA to Preserve Iconic Orange and Blue Subway Entrance Through 2026-2027 Season as Knicks Defend Their Title

MTA To Run Special Vintage K Train To Celebrate Knicks Parade Tomorrow Morning Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that following the New York Knicks victory in the 2026 NBA Finals, the

New York Governor21h ago
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La Gobernadora Hochul Anuncia una Inversión de 28,5 Millones de Dólares en Proyectos de Resiliencia Climática e Infraestructura en Todo el Condado de Suffolk

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B-Roll, Video, Photos Transcript: Governor Hochul Marches in the New York Knicks Championship Parade

Governor Kathy Hochul marches in the New York Knicks Championship Parade. B-ROLLof the paradecan be found on YouTube hereand inTV quality format. VIDEO:The event is available tostream on YouTube

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Governor Hochul Announces $20 Million to Make the Dream of Homeownership a Reality for Nearly 70 Families

Third Round of Awards for Governor’s Breakthrough MOVE-IN NY Program Will Bring Modern, Affordable Factory-Built Homes to Buffalo, Niagara Falls Prefabricated Starter Homes Constructed in a Fraction

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Governor Hochul Announces $74 Million to Make Local Water Infrastructure Projects Affordable Across New York State

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $74 million to make it easier for communities statewide to afford water and sewer infrastructure improvement projects. The Environmental Facilities Corporation

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Governor Hochul Announces $28.5 Million Investment in Climate Resiliency and Infrastructure Projects Across Suffolk County

Funding includes $12M to replace Asharoken Avenue Seawall and $6.5M to restore Stony Brook’s Harbor Road $2M will go toward elevating and improving key roadways in Amityville Harbor $8M for

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Governor Hochul Announces Major Progress on 583 Affordable Apartments and Community Services in East Flatbush as Part of the State’s Vital Brooklyn Initiative

Utica Crescent Located Near Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center Completed; Sparrow Square Located at Kingsboro Psychiatric Center Breaks Ground, Builds on Governor’s Efforts to Build More Housing on

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Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Announces Major Progress on 583 Affordable Apartments and Community Services in East Flatbush as Part of the State’s Vital Brooklyn Initiative

Governor Hochul: “This is how we start chipping away at a real challenge that has been there and forgotten for so long. In fact, we've invested over $2 billion in housing here in Brooklyn alone.

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Protecting Homeowners: Governor Hochul Meets with Brooklyn Homeowners to Highlight Actions to Combat Deed Theft

Governor Secured $4.5 Million To Support Efforts To Prevent and Combat Deed Theft Additional $40 Million in FY27 Budget for Homeowner Protection Program To Help Preserve Homeownership and Protect

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Go New York Go: Governor Hochul Directs State Landmarks to Illuminate Orange and Blue as New Yorkers Celebrate the New York Knicks Winning the 2026 NBA Finals

15 State Landmarks To Be Illuminated Across New York State As New Yorkers Celebrate The Knicks’ Historic NBA Finals Victory Governor Kathy Hochul directed 15 New York State landmarks to illuminate

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Governor Hochul Announces Permanent Protection of 2,800 Feet of Seneca Lake Shoreline With Purchase of Former Babcock-Hovey Scout Camp

New Acquisition Includes More Than 280 Acres to Provide New Recreational Opportunities, Protect Water Quality, Enhance Habitat Supports New York State’s 30x30 Initiative with More Than $5.9 Million

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Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Delivers Remarks at the Launch Celebration of the Champlain Hudson Power Express

Governor Hochul: “I believed in this project and literally kept an eye on it and wondering why it wasn't moving forward. So I was Governor for literally three months, and this got approved by the

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Governor Hochul Celebrates Completion of Champlain Hudson Power Express Project

Line Will Meet Up to 20 Percent of New York City’s Energy Needs with Emission-Free Hydropower and Benefit Disadvantaged Communities Most Impacted by Climate Change One of the Largest Transmission

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Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Announces Nearly 3 Million New Yorkers to Receive Over $2 Billion in Tax Relief This Summer and Fall

Governor Hochul: “And that's why today I'm proud to announce that New York homeowners will receive $2 billion in property tax relief. $2 billion is going out… For seniors, the benefit is even

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Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Celebrates Completion of Champlain Hudson Power Express Project

Governor Hochul: “We have over 1,200 megawatts of clean power that will be coming onto New York's grid. That's up to 20 percent of New York City's demand — 20 percent of the grid will be covered by

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Governor Hochul Announces Completion of $119 Million Affordable Housing Development in Rochester

Completes Two-Phase Plan To Redevelop Park Square Housing Campus Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of Park Square II, a $119 million affordable housing development, which now

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Eliminación de Trabas Burocráticas: La Gobernadora Hochul Presenta La Primera Oleada de Reformas Reglamentarias de Su Iniciativa "EXPRESS NY"

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Governor Hochul Announces Nearly 3 Million New Yorkers to Receive Over $2 Billion in Tax Relief This Summer and Fall

$350 to $600 for Most Homeowners with Income Below $500,000 $700 to $1,500 for Most Seniors with Income Below $110,750 Checks Have Started to be Sent to Eligible New Yorkers, With Deliveries To

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Statement From Governor Kathy Hochul

“Today the Supreme Court declined to take up a challenge to New York’s landmark gun industry accountability law, a massive victory in our fight against gun violence.“The gun lobby fought tooth and

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Governor Hochul Announces Major Expansion of SUNY Reconnect and CUNY Reconnect Programs

Includes More High-Demand Programs and Expansion to Associate Programs at Eight SUNY Colleges and at Three CUNY Colleges in Addition to Community Colleges Statewide Governor Hochul’s Free Community

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Governor Hochul Highlights Accomplishments from Teen Mental Health First Aid Expansion

Nationally Recognized Curriculum Completed by More than 2,500 Teens Since Training was Incorporated into High Schools in July 2025 Governor Committed to Expanding Critical Training to All 10th

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Cutting Red Tape: Governor Hochul Unveils First Wave of Regulatory Reforms in Her ‘EXPRESS NY’ Initiative

50 Actions Across 22 Agencies To Modify or Eliminate Regulations and Policies Following Call for Recommendations Last Fall Reforms will Save New Yorkers Tens of Millions of Dollars a Year in Fees

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Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Marches in New York City’s Annual Puerto Rican Day Parade

Governor Hochul: “Great to be here for the 69th Puerto Rican Day Parade as we celebrate the one million Puerto Ricans who call New York State home. We're really proud to be here to march once again,

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Governor Hochul Signs Legislation Adding the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway Into the State Scenic Byways System

Legislation Honors the Legacy of Harriet Tubman and Freedom Seekers by Dedicating a Portion of State and Local Roads in their HonorNew Highway Signage to Highlight Underground Railroad Landmarks from

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B-Roll, Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Marches in Buffalo Juneteenth Parade

To ask, are we really still free? Are people still free to live where they want to live? Still free to work where they want to work? Still free to get the education they want for their

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Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Announces Investments in Western New York and Highlights Affordability Agenda

Governor Hochul: “We need to score real wins and really fix broken systems that make life harder and more expensive, and that's what I did in this year's Budget. I did a lot of research starting

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Governor Hochul Announces $6 Million to Reconstruct the City of Tonawanda’s Kohler Pool

Funding Will Support Complete Overhaul of Centrally Located, Aging Community Pool Complements the Governor’s ‘Unplug and Play’ Initiative, Ensures Access To Safe Swimming Photos Governor Kathy

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Governor Hochul Announces Completion of Meadow Hill Road Bridge Over I-87 in Orange County

Bridge Fully Reopened to Traffic June 12 Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of a$7.8 million project to rebuild the Meadow Hill Road bridgeover the Thruway in the Town of Newburgh,

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Governor Hochul Announces Tentative Five-Year Labor Agreement With Public Employees Federation

Agreement Includes Yearly Salary Increases, Increases in Location Pay and Changes in Health Benefits Contract Subject to Union Membership Ratification Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that her

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Governor Hochul Announces Investments in Western New York and Highlights Affordability Agenda

Executive Budget Invests $231 Million in the City of Buffalo, Including Record $70 Million in Direct Financial Aid $24 Million for FeedMore WNY To Fully Fund Expansion Project $5 Million To

New York GovernorJun 12
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Governor Hochul Announces Western New York Winners of Downtown Revitalization Initiative and NY Forward Program

City of Jamestown Receives $10 Million From Downtown Revitalization Initiative; Villages of Falconer and Hamburg Receive $4.5 Million Each From NY Forward Localities Must Be Certified Under Governor

New York GovernorJun 12
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Governor Hochul Awards $10 Million Through Round Three of New York’s Regional School Food Infrastructure Grant Program

Mid-Hudson and New York City Regions Awarded in Round Three; Two Future Additional Rounds of the Program Will Reach All Regions of New York State Program Provides Total of $50 Million Over Five

New York GovernorJun 12
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Governor Hochul Directs State Landmarks to Illuminate for the Kick-Off of the FIFA World Cup 2026

15 Landmarks To Illuminate Red, White and Blue for the First Match at NYNJ Stadium on Saturday, June 13 15 Landmarks To Illuminate Red and White for Canada on Monday, June 15 Governor Kathy Hochul

New York GovernorJun 12
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Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Celebrates the Start of the World Cup at the Opening of NYNJ World Cup 2026 Queens Group Stage HQ

Governor Hochul: “I want to make sure it happens all over New York, so we're having Fan Fests everywhere, the boroughs, upstate, downstate, because no one should be denied the chance to get together

New York GovernorJun 12
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Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Holds Roundtable to Respond to Federal ICE Threats

Governor Hochul: “I go back to what the President said when he was running for office, ‘We're only going after the baddest of the bad, the worst of the worst,’ and yet they're talking about a surge

New York GovernorJun 12
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Governor Hochul Announces Major Milestone to Facilitate New Advanced Nuclear Development

Planning Analysis Finds that Nuclear is Key for Affordability, Reliability, and Clean Energy Goals Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the kickoff of the Nuclear Reliability Backbone process by

New York GovernorJun 11
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NY Plates: Governor Hochul Announces $10 Million Available for Food Banks and Emergency Food Assistance Organizations

Funding Now Available for Eligible Food Pantries and Emergency Food Assistance Organizations Across New York’s 10 Regional Food Bank Territories NY PLATES Will Fund Capital Projects Including

New York GovernorJun 11
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Governor Hochul Announces Completion of $54 Million Supportive Housing Development on Manhattan's Lower East Side

Freedom Village Provides 74 Affordable Supportive Homes for Survivors of Domestic Violence and Older Adults Fully Accessible Development Expands Housing Opportunities for New Yorkers with

New York GovernorJun 11
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Governor Hochul Announces $366 Million Completion of Northern and Southern Interchanges as Part of the Interstate 81 Viaduct Project

Interchange Reconstruction Delivers High-Speed Access in Every Direction Final Ramp Connecting Interstate 81 Southbound to Interstate 481 Northbound Now Open in the City of Syracuse Modernized

New York GovernorJun 11
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To Kick Off the FIFA World Cup, Governor Hochul and the NYNJ Host Committee Highlight Activations Across the State for New Yorkers to Enjoy Once-in-a-lifetime Event

World Cup 26 Group Stage HQ at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Opens Today Family-Friendly State-Led Viewing Events on Long Island this Friday and in the Mid-Hudson on July 16 $20 Million

New York GovernorJun 11
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Get Offline, Get Outside: Governor Hochul Invites New Yorkers to Experience the Outdoors at 2026 ‘Get Outdoors & Get Together Day’ Celebrations on Saturday, June 13

Get Offline, Get Outside Inclusive and Accessible Family-Friendly Recreation at Locations Across New York State Governor Kathy Hochul today announced New York’s “Get Outdoors & Get Together Day”

New York GovernorJun 10
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Governor Hochul Announces $6 Million Awarded to Five Counties to Expand Transit Options in Upstate Communities

Innovative Mobility Initiative Funding To Help Expand Public Transit Services Through Technology and Microtransit Services Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the award of $6 million in funding

New York GovernorJun 10
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Ahead of FIFA World Cup, Governor Hochul Announces Activation of State Emergency Operations Center and Updates New Yorkers on Severe Weather

State Emergency Operations Center Activates June 10 through July 20 for Historic Summer of Events: FIFA World Cup, Sail4th 250 and America 250 Events Division of Homeland Security and Emergency

New York GovernorJun 10
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Governor Hochul Makes $425 Million in Grants Available to Affordably Modernize Local Water and Sewer Systems

Funding Boost Delivered by Governor Hochul’s Bold $3.75 Billion Investment Plan in the Enacted State Budget Grants to Help Municipalities Tackle Legacy Threats Including Lead Service Lines, Emerging

New York GovernorJun 10
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Governor Hochul and NYNJ Host Committee Announce 500 Free World Cup Tickets for New Yorkers

500 Tickets Will Be Given to Working Families with Kids, First Responders, and Military Families Through the YMCA and the Tunnel to Towers Foundation Builds on Governor Hochul’s Efforts To Make

New York GovernorJun 10
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Governor Hochul Announces Nearly $140 Million in Federal Funding for Counterterrorism and Emergency Preparedness Efforts

$133 Million Awarded for Preparedness and Counterterrorism Efforts; $6.6 Million Awarded to County Emergency Management Agencies for All-Hazards Readiness and Response Funding Will Help Communities

New York GovernorJun 10
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La Gobernadora Hochul Promulga una Ley que Amplía el Horario de Bares y Restaurantes Durante la Copa Mundial de Lla FIFA 2026

New York GovernorJun 10
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Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Announces Major Rochester Investments and Highlights Affordability Agenda

Governor Hochul: “Monroe is one of three counties receiving $20 million to pilot a network of daycares from — all the way from newborns up to three-year-olds. This is the whole continuum of care we

New York GovernorJun 10
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Governor Hochul Announces Significant Progress for $130 Million Affordable Housing and Mixed-Use Development Project at Former Syracuse Developmental Center Site

Project Repurposes Long-Vacant 600,000 Square-Foot Structure To Make Way for More Than 260 New Affordable Homes as Part of Phase I Construction Increases Housing Supply To Support Micron’s

New York GovernorJun 10

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