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Taxing the Rich, Courting the Left: Hell Gate Interviews Governor Kathy Hochul
We asked the governor about income inequality, her Cornell University investigation, and what she'd say to Palestinian New Yorkers on October 7.
Transcript: Hell Gate's Interview With Governor Kathy Hochul
The full transcript of our 28 minute conversation at T.J. Byrnes on October 7.
I Couldn’t Help But Wonder: Why Did NY Taxpayers Shell Out $25 Million for Season 2 of the ‘Sex and the City’ Reboot?
The Hochul administration allocated $1.2 billion in tax credits to film and television producers in 2025.
Hey LeBron, I Found You the Perfect NYC Pied-à-Terre
A sick apartment in a thrilling city where you'd be contributing to the tax base!
Andrew Cuomo Is Spreading the Blockchain Gospel for a Massive Crypto Exchange
The former governor’s new job is to help OKX and the owner of the New York Stock Exchange tokenize traditional financial instruments—which may raise serious ethics concerns if it seeks approval from New York state regulators.
Governor Hochul's Budget Victory Is Great if You Don't Need Health Insurance or a Habitable Planet Earth
If budgets are indeed "moral documents," the governor and the state legislature are in trouble.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani Got What He Wanted—Without Truly Taxing the Rich
Without the revenue raisers he wanted, Mamdani had to scratch and fight to keep the City budget whole.
A Crash Course on the Increasingly Spicy State Comptroller Race
Two Democratic challengers are seeking to end Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's nearly two-decade tenure as New York's top bean counter.
Albany Approaches Peak Budget Mindfuck
Governor Hochul declares victory with an "agreement." Assembly Speaker Heastie: "I don't care what the governor says."
Carl Has Come Around: New York Will Finally Slow Down NYC's Super Speeders
The main obstacle to the bill, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, has agreed to put it in the budget, pending some modifications.
Surprise Pop-Up Collab: Mamdani and Menin Pressure Hochul to Tax the Rich
The frenemy of my frenemy is my frenemy.