New York Gov. Kathy Hochul will deliver her annual State of the State address live in Albany at 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. Here's what to watch for ⤵️
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has spent the last several weeks hinting at her legislative agenda for the coming year, making clear she intends to put forward plans to bolster housing and improve public safety across the state.At 1 p.m. Hochul will deliver her annual State of the State address live from the Assembly chamber of the state Capitol in Albany. It will be Hochul’s second State of the State since she took over for former Gov.
and lifting the rules that cap the size of new residential development. She has also frequently discussed plans to build more housing along transit corridors.Hochul may preview a modified version of— a controversial program that provided hefty, decades-long property tax breaks to developers in exchange for some income-restricted apartments in new buildings.
Hochul ditched the plan to override the exclusionary zoning after facing backlash from her Democratic gubernatorial primary challenger Tom Suozzi and the Republican nominee for governor Lee Zeldin, two lawmakers from suburban Long Island. She may tweak the proposal to reward towns that adjust their zoning laws to allow for more housing, said Marc Norman, the associate dean at NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate.
Gov. Kathy Hochul, Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell and Mayor of New York City Eric Adams are seen during announcing changes in subway safety. Hochul has hinted that public safety will be on top of her agenda.What form will Hochul’s public -safety push take? That remains to be seen.to further tweak the state’s 2019 bail reforms, which prevented judges from holding defendants on cash bail in most misdemeanor and non-violent felony cases.
MTA Chairman Janno Lieber warned if new money doesn’t start flowing soon, the agency will begin planning for service and job cuts. Fare hikes are already on the table. This year the MTA is planning to raise fares and tolls 5.5%, after last year, as Hochul was running for governor, she announced a delay in the planned fare and toll increase.
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