NYC Mayor Adams delivers State of the City address
NYC Mayor Eric Adams delivered his State of the City on Thursday afternoon. He mostly focused on affordability and safety. FOX 5 NY’s Morgan McKay has the details.
NEW YORK – NY Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to deliver her 2025 State of the State Address on Tuesday afternoon.
***Hochul’s State of the State Address will begin at 1 p.m. You can watch the address in the media player above, on our YouTube page or on FOX Local.
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Hochul is set to deliver her State of the State Address at 1 p.m. FOX 5 NY will stream the address on our YouTube channel and FOX Local.
What is Hochul proposing at the State of the State?
Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a press announcement to unveil the path to unpausing congestion pricing. The plan will launch with a reduced base fare of $9, down from the original plan of $15, and the start date is set for January 5, 2025. Conge
The backstory:
At the address, Hochul is planning on proposing:
- Inflation refund: Hochul said that this will deliver about $3 billion in direct payments to around 8.6 million New York taxpayers statewide in 2025.
- Expansion for child credit: Hochul said that the plan would give 1.6M families an annual tax credit of up to $1,000 per child under age four and up to $500 per child aged four through 16.
- Making childcare more accessible and affordable: Hochul plans to include committing $110 million to building new child care facilities and repairing existing sites.
- Making homeownership more accessible and affordable: Hochul is set to address the housing crisis by ensuring that even more New Yorkers can purchase a home.
- Free breakfast and lunch for more than 2.7 million students: Hochul stated that her plan will help save money, address food insecurity and create more opportunities for students to succeed.
- Fighting crime: Hochul plans on creating the nation’s first-ever Crime Analysis Joint Special Operations Command (CA-JSOC) Headquarters.
- Hudson Valley rail service investment: Hochul said this would increase capacity, reduce delays, improve safety and cut potential travel times.
The Source: This article uses information from the New York Governor’s office website.
