Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday that inflation rebate checks still will be mailed out to some 8 million New Yorkers despite the federal budget dealing New York a financial hit. The state had a cash surplus last year and there is no reason not to return the money to state residents, Hochul said.

Governor Kathy Hochul has said New Yorkers will receive inflation rebate checks of up to $400 this fall despite proposed federal budget cuts that reduced aid to the state.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WNYT) – Gov. Kathy Hochul kicked off the New York State Fair in Syracuse on Wednesday. Hochul highlighted several new facilities and exhibits. The fair offers a new sheep and wool center, horse stables, along with plans for a new milk bar.

The governor has no legal pathway to stop Trump from federalizing the New York National Guard or countermanding orders that he gives to the state’s National Guard troops.

GEDDES, N.Y. — 32,736 people attended a wet and cold opening day of the 2025 New York State Fair, a decrease from last year's day one numbers. Last year around 38,000 people went through the gates on a wet first day of the fair.

Dayra, an Ecuadorian student at P.S. 89 The Jose Peralta School of Dreamers in Queens, and her mom Martha were separated from her 19-year-old brother during an immigration check-in Aug. 12 at 26

Torres also called Hochul "feckless," a "down-ballot disaster," an "accidental governor," and the "new Joe Biden."

Governor Kathy Hochul, who attended the fair, said several agricultural facilities received several upgrades through $35 million in the Fiscal Year 2026 budget.

Gov. Kathy Hochul, who withheld an endorsement in the New York City Democratic primary, has yet to endorse the winner, Zohran Mamdani.

A mother and her 6-year-old daughter from Queens were deported by ICE, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

"Is 14 points a danger sign? Well, in New York, it's certainly a warning sign," a Siena University pollster told Newsweek.

New York City closed its beaches to swimming on Wednesday and Thursday, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered three state beaches on Long Island to