Kathy Hochul also spends a large amount of time in the five boroughs. The governor was in New York City for all or part of at least 162 days in 2025, according to a Gothamist analysis of her public ...

New York Governor's Race This Week is a weekly column by USA TODAY Network-New York reporters highlighting aspects of the 2026 campaign to lead the Empire State. Bruce Blakeman, Nassau County ...

New York Governor's Race This Week is a weekly column by USA TODAY Network-New York reporters highlighting aspects of the 2026 campaign to lead the Empire State. A national gun violence protection ...

Rep. Elise Stefanik is expected to announce her campaign for governor as soon as tomorrow, according to a source familiar with the matter. A rising GOP star and close Trump ally, Stefanik made history ...

ALBANY, New York — Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s push to erect legal barriers around President Donald Trump’s deportation tactics is turning the nation’s immigration politics on its head. Her embrace ...

Mike Florio’s essay unfairly positions school districts as an obstacle to Long Island’s growth [“Districts can’t afford to oppose housing,” Opinion, April 3]. As a Half Hollow Hills parent, I want to ...

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) confirmed “95%” of an anti-ICE immigration package has been agreed upon between ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is acting like a cheerleader for the 2026 World Cup. Why not? New York is not footing any of the ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has long resisted calls to significantly increase taxes on the state's wealthiest residents, is now proposing a compromise: a new levy on multimillion-dollar second ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is taking off the gloves, accusing the powerful trial lawyers lobbying group of outright lying about her plan aimed at saving a bundle on car insurance. Hochul is proposing changing ...