For the first time, Metro-North will run trains past Poughkeepsie through the Hudson Valley to Albany. Some Amtrak service will also be restored. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Hochul, Kathleen C”
N.Y. Democrats Urge Hochul to Reject Pipeline Over Climate Concerns
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2025
Ten members of Congress wrote in a letter to the governor that a gas pipeline proposed for New York Harbor runs counter to the state’s emissions reductions goals. Source: New York Times
Hochul Attacks Trump for Withholding $34 Million in Security Funding
By Gotham Rex on October 9, 2025
The New York governor criticized the Trump administration for withholding federal grant money New York relies on to fund counterterrorism efforts on mass transit. Source: New York Times
Trump Cuts to Counterterrorism Funds for New York Reach $187 Million
By Gotham Rex on September 30, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York asked that the funding be restored, accusing the Trump administration of “walking away from the fight against terrorism.” Source: New York Times
His Parents Disappeared. In a TV Studio, He Confessed to Killing Them.
By Gotham Rex on September 27, 2025
After investigators came looking, Lorenz Kraus told a reporter he had strangled Franz and Theresia Kraus eight years ago. Two bodies were buried in their backyard. Source: New York Times
Manhattan Will Not Get a Casino as Final Proposal Is Voted Down
By Gotham Rex on September 22, 2025
The defeat of a plan to build a casino just south of the United Nations headquarters leaves five remaining proposals, all outside Manhattan. Source: New York Times
The Wealth Tax Plan That’s Roiling New York and French Politics
By Gotham Rex on September 15, 2025
Endorsed by Zohran Mamdani and criticized by business leaders, the idea involves hitting millionaires with a stiff levy. Source: New York Times
Hochul Endorses Mamdani for Mayor of New York
By Gotham Rex on September 14, 2025
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York backed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, in a New York Times essay. Her support comes as Democrats are starting to coalesce around him. Source: New York Times
A LIRR Strike Is Looming. Here’s What to Know.
By Gotham Rex on September 11, 2025
More than 3,000 employees could stop work after midnight on Thursday, Sept. 18, effectively shutting down America’s busiest commuter rail service. Source: New York Times
New Jersey Is the Latest State to Expand Access to Updated Covid Shots
By Gotham Rex on September 10, 2025
Pharmacists will be allowed to give the latest vaccines to anyone over 3, rebuffing federal efforts to limit the number of those eligible. Source: New York Times
Questions Arise Over Hiring of Firm to Run $11 Billion Health Care Program
By Gotham Rex on September 5, 2025
The bidding process was questioned on Friday after the company, Public Partnerships LLC, admitted it had exchanged unspecified communications with state officials before the contract was awarded. Source: New York Times
Inside a High-Stakes Fight to Limit Social Media’s Hold on Children
By Gotham Rex on March 29, 2024
A push by leading Democrats to restrict how social media companies use algorithms to serve content to children has been met by a high-stakes lobbying effort. Source: New York Times
Adams’s Re-election Bid Fueled by Real Estate Titans and Out-of-Towners
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2023
The mayor has raised $1.3 million for re-election since January, relying on many wealthy donors from New York City and beyond. Source: New York Times
New York Governor Seeks to Address Housing Crisis With Stopgap Measures
By Gotham Rex on July 18, 2023
The moves by the governor of New York came after state leaders largely failed to address the worsening affordability problems in New York City and in the state. Source: New York Times
The Days of Doggies in the Window Are Numbered
By Gotham Rex on December 16, 2022
New York State is banning pet shops from selling dogs, cats and rabbits, starting in 2024, in an effort to crack down on “puppy mills.” Source: New York Times