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Gov. Kathy Hochul has chastised New York City Mayor Eric Adams' administration for its handling of the migrant influx, saying the city has failed to properly respond to the crisis and coordinate care for asylum seekers.

ALBANY (TNS) — Ten regional councils that comprise the state’s recently launched “Hate and Bias Prevention Unit,” an initiative to gauge and combat hate crimes, have been conducting their kick-off

Gov. Kathy Hochul is also planning to operate 13 shelter sites outside of the city and staff it with the National Guard, according to sources.

A nonprofit said it had stopped 1,000 overdoses. Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor said he was eyeing its methods, which are against the law.

ALBANY (TNS) — Kathy Hochuls administration was not especially fond of my recent column. Not that I was surprised.

Two sites in New York have saved hundreds of lives, but stigma and lack of buy-in from the governor might prevent expansion.

ALBANY — About four centuries ago, Europeans began to bring African slaves to what is now New York.

New York state lawmakers have passed a bill that would launch a commission tasked with studying the aftereffects of slavery in New York and making nonbinding recommendations on reparations.

In the latest version of the bill, murder convictions would not be eligible to be sealed and felons would need to be at least eight years removed from the end of their sentences to have their records shielded.

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