The Real Estate Board of New York is still the glue bringing the industry’s top leaders — and elected officials — together.
Gov. Kathy Hochul is leaning into NYPD overtime spending for her subway safety strategy, amplifying the city’s already historic overtime spending on law enforcement. Some transit and good governance observers, however, say they are skeptical of the cost-effectiveness.
The deployment will include 300 officers deployed on every overnight train and an additional 750 on stations and platforms, the governor said.
The $77 million strategy will put 750 more police officers on platforms and in stations and 300 more officers on overnight trains.
The $77 million plan, which will be accomplished by paying overtime, will be paid from state funds, Hochul said.
The proposed cuts would apply to roughly three-quarters of New York taxpayers, and credits would go to new parents.
This year, Gov. Kathy Hochul may be relying more on Mayor Eric Adams to help her push her priorities over the finish line. They’re aligned on public safety and tax policies — while differences ...
Mayor Eric Adams showed support for Gov. Kathy Hochul Tuesday, after she shared her vision for the upcoming year at the annual State of the State address. “You just see that we value the same ...
Gov. Kathy Hochul used her State of the State speech to focus on affordability and crime, vowing to place a police officer on every overnight subway train.
The governor responded to a rash of violent incidents on the city’s subway system by announcing the deployment of police officers to every single overnight train for the next six months.
New York City Congressman Ritchie Torres has called on the city to stop treating the Bronx like “a dumping ground” for shelters, as it prepares to move thousands of migrant men there from the troubled Randall’s Island tent city.