Bernadette Hogan

In his first city budget plan presented Tuesday Mayor Zohran Mamdani argued if Gov. Kathy Hochul doesn’t agree to a tax hike on the rich, then he will have to raise property taxes on millions of city homeowners to help pay for current city expenditures as... See more

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is threatening to raise New Yorkers’ property taxes if Gov. Kathy Hochul doesn’t approve a tax hike on the wealthy, NY1 has learned. “Raising property taxes would be no one's preferred option, partly because the system is so flawed, r... See more

Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday announced two more appointments to his administration, naming leaders for the city’s international and immigrant affairs offices. Faiza Ali, a close Mamdani ally and former top City Council staffer, will head the Mayor’s Of... See more

Gov. Kathy Hochul is giving another $1.5 billion in state funding to New York City, one day before Mayor Zohran Mamdani is poised to unveil plans to balance his first city budget and less than a week after he traveled to Albany begging legislators to appr... See more

In less than 24 hours, the Republican candidate for governor swapped out one upstate sheriff for another as his running mate. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman offered the job to Fulton County Sheriff Richard Giardino, causing an uproar among Republi... See more