New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to compel more mentally ill people into treatment, following a series of violent crimes in the New ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul pledged Friday to stop the runaway train of subway violence by making it easier to involuntarily commit and treat dangerous mentally ill New Yorkers — but critics quickly ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to expand the state’s involuntary commitment laws to allow hospitals to compel more people ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul says the recent surge in violence in the subway "cannot continue." She says she will include new legislation in the executive budget to change New York's involuntary commitment ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday she’d introduce legislation to the state budget that would make it easier to involuntarily ...

Kathy Hochul is reiterating her efforts to make it easier to involuntarily commit and treat people with severe mental illness ...

Mayor Eric Adams pressed Gov. Kathy Hochul face-to-face Tuesday in Albany for action on a slew of hot-button issues, including expanding the city’s powers to remove mentally ill New Yorkers from ...

Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul celebrated a statistical decrease in New York City subway crime, including minor and major offenses, just days before several fatal and near-fatal incidents.

The all-caps declaration from Mayor Eric Adams arrived in late summer ... A few weeks later, Gov. Kathy Hochul sent out a notice with a nearly identical headline — “MONEY IN YOUR POCKETS!” ...

Kathy Hochul declared New York City’s subways ... bound 4 train on 125 Street in Harlem. New York City Mayor Eric Adams also addressed the public sentiment in remarks earlier this year.

The measure will seek to raise funds to pay for some of the damage caused by extreme weather events, which are becoming more ...