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Gov. Hochul orders temporary shut down of live poultry markets in NYC, suburbs after bird flu detected

Gov. Hochul on Friday ordered the temporary shutdown of live bird markets in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island following the detection...

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Adams says prospect of NYC budget cuts only a ‘hypothetical’ as Hochul balks at more migrant funding

Mayor Adams on Wednesday called the prospect of new city budget cuts a “hypothetical” that he doesn’t want to entertain yet, as his...

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NYC Mayor Adams presses Albany for more migrant funding, Gov. Hochul says no

Mayor Adams urged state lawmakers Tuesday to provide his administration with more migrant crisis funding this year — but his plea didn’t move...

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Gov. Hochul signs law shielding IDs of abortion pill providers after doc charged in Louisiana

New York doctors prescribing abortion pills to out-of-state patients will no longer be forced to include their names on prescriptions under a law...

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NY prosecutors, defense attorneys spar over Gov. Hochul proposal to streamline discovery reform

Prosecutors and defense attorneys squared off outside the courtroom Friday over Gov. Hochul’s proposal to close so-called loopholes in discovery laws, a criminal...

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Gov. Hochul reroutes $35M to reopen heating assistance program

The temperatures are still low, but the funding is rising. Gov. Hochul has locked in $35 million to go toward a state program...

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Gov. Hochul to NY parents concerned over cellphone ban: Time to cut the cord

New York students may no longer have cellphones with them from “bell to bell” under Gov. Hochul’s proposed ban, but public schools will...

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Hochul student cell phone ban would require NY students to give up devices from “bell to bell”

Gov. Hochul’s new student cell phone restrictions will require students be separated from their devices from “bell to bell, meaning teens could not access...

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Harry Siegel: Hochul is congestion pricing’s wobbly defender

When congestion pricing arrived two weeks ago, it was a happy new year reminder that New York can still try big things.  It’s...

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Two cops on every NYC subway train at night starts next week, Hochul says

Gov. Hochul’s plan to put police on every overnight subway train starts next week, she told reporters Thursday. The plan, which Hochul first...