Could Branding Herself as a ‘Mom Governor’ Help Hochul Win Re-election?

Could Branding Herself as a ‘Mom Governor’ Help Hochul Win Re-election?

When Gov. Kathy Hochul first took office in 2021, she was a relative unknown. Few New Yorkers knew how to pronounce her name, let alone what Ms. Hochul, Andrew M. Cuomo’s seldom-seen lieutenant governor, stood for. Since then, she has honed an executive style that is equal parts practical and protective. And while many elements … Read more

Stargazing in a Cemetery, Where It’s Dark and Quiet

Stargazing in a Cemetery, Where It’s Dark and Quiet

Good morning. It’s Friday. Today we’ll look at amateur astronomers and a cemetery in Brooklyn that is giving them a permanent place to look up at the sky. We’ll also get details on a deal in Albany to weaken a law that mainly affects all-boys Hasidic Jewish schools, known as yeshivas. “It seems incongruous, doesn’t … Read more