Kathy Hochul announced Thursday that subway fare evasion dropped significantly in the past six months amid a surge in enforcement and other measures to curb the issue. From June 2024 through December 2024,

Gov. Kathy Hochul is still scrambling to lock down money for her $154 million surge of NYPD on overnight subway trains, even as the first wave of cops hit the tunnels this week. Only half the cash needed for the six-month surge is lined up — and Hochul asked for the remaining $77 million in the budget plan she unveiled Tuesday.

Hochul proposed changes to the state’s discovery laws that she said would speed up trials, keep violent people off the street, and hold repeat offenders accountable.

In her state of the state address, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul promised the NYPD would patrol every single subway train overnight, but this means that hundreds of police officers have been reassigned and taken away from their local precincts.

A man who was pushed onto New York City subway tracks in the path of an oncoming train is recounting the harrowing, near-death experience.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Tuesday during her State of the State address a new plan to increase subway safety in New York City, including new infrastructure improvements and increased police presence on trains.

The Vital City report also spotlighted crime at subway stations such as Grand Central; 59th Street-Columbus Circle on the A, B, C, D and 1 trains; and the 74th Street-Broadway/Jackson Heights station on the 7, E, F, M and R lines in Queens.

During an MTA board meeting on Wednesday, Chair and CEO Janno Lieber announced that subway fare evasion has decreased from 14 to 10 percent.

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York, an unabashed fan of the Buffalo Bills, was perhaps never more popular than on Sunday in downtown Albany.

The MTA estimates 44% of bus riders and 10% of subway riders skipped the fare during the final three months of 2024.

The $252 billion proposal represents the largest spending plan of Hochul’s tenure and includes a pledge to modestly decrease the tax rate on households making under $323,200 a year. She has also proposed an expansion of a child tax credit for those with children under 4 years old.

Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch delivered the annual State of the NYPD address on Thursday, outlining the department's priorities and challenges ahead. The speech was a chance for Tisch to talk about what's working,