The plan, if approved by state legislators later this year, would increase total funding assistance for schools in Nassau and Suffolk counties to $5.2 billion.

THIS YEAR’S HOUSING PLAN?: After last year’s controversial housing package, Gov. Kathy Hochul is taking a chill pill this year on that front: Her proposed $252 billion budget does little to address the state’s worsening housing crisis this year.

In her 4th State of the State address, Hochul pledged to address concerns with the state’s skyrocketing cost of living and high-profile crimes.

By Cailin Riley Big changes could be on the horizon when it comes to student access to cellphones during the school day on the East End — and throughout the entire state — after Governor Kathy Hochul

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, an unabashed fan of the Buffalo Bills, was perhaps never more popular than on Sunday in downtown Albany.

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has expressed concern about New York's long-term ability to financially prepare itself for increasing costs of Medicaid, education and economic uncertainties.

A winter storm is expected to bring three to five inches of snow to Long Island from Sunday into Monday, when many people will be off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Governor Hochul announces the expansion of Suffolk Crime Analysis Center, which now has increased size and staff to help fight crime.

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s initiative to improve subway safety is officially underway, as the NYPD deployed 100 officers at the Metropolitan Avenue Subway Station. The first phase of the plan ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is urging New Yorkers Sunday to take precautions as a combination of lake effect snow, winter storms and extreme cold are expected across the state this week.

More than 9.5 million people visited State Park in 2024, the second-highest attendance in the state, according to state officials. Gov. Kathy Hochul's office announced Monday that the state Office of Parks,

New investments of more than $100 million for projects located in certified Pro-Housing Communities were announced by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul.