Benjamin Oreskes

5 days ago | nytimes.com | Grace Ashford |Benjamin Oreskes

President Trump said he was taking over the Penn Station project. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who has at times aggressively criticized Mr. Trump, went a different route. When President Trump extended his reach into New York's affairs with a promise to "kill" the state's congestion pricing plan, Gov. Kathy Hochul drew her sword. "We are not subservient to a king or anyone else out of Washington," Ms. Hochul, a Democrat, told reporters, vowing to preserve the program.

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Nicholas Fandos |Benjamin Oreskes

Ms. Stefanik is not the only Republican considering running against Ms. Hochul. Representative Mike Lawler, a Hudson Valley congressman who represents a Democratic-leaning district, and Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, have also teased potential runs. If she ran, though, Ms. Stefanik would most likely become the front-runner, with national name recognition, a close relationship with Mr. Trump and a track record of outperforming him in her sprawling North Country district.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Grace Ashford |Benjamin Oreskes

While late budgets are nothing new in New York, one thing has always kept talks moving forward: Until a deal is reached, state lawmakers go without pay. Carl E. Heastie, the speaker of the State Assembly, wants to change that. With this year's budget talks now a week past the April 1 deadline, Mr. Heastie has introduced a bill to reduce a governor's leverage to force legislative leaders to come to a budget agreement by essentially withholding their pay.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Oreskes |Dana Rubinstein |Grace Ashford

Kayla Mamelak Altus, a spokeswoman for Mayor Eric Adams of New York City, said the funding reductions "pose serious risks to multiple communities across the five boroughs."Ms. Mamelak Altus noted that the program was designed to protect communities from natural disasters and to save the federal government money it might otherwise spend on disaster relief. "Multiple studies have shown that $1 spent in advance saves $6 in response and recovery costs down the line," she said.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Benjamin Oreskes |Zolan Kanno-Youngs |Hamed Aleaziz

"The open borders gravy train is over, and there will not be a single penny spent that goes against the interest and safety of the American people," Ms. McLaughlin added. Another program under review involves nearly $2 billion in grants to law enforcement agencies, cities and states to help themselves prepare and respond to terrorist attacks. In the fiscal year ending in October, entities in New York received close to $320 million from this program. Avi Small, the press secretary for Gov.