According to mental health experts, most people with mental illness are not violent and they are far more likely to be victims of violent crime than perpetrators.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — More New Yorkers will be able to access a free, online tax-filing service this year, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. The 2025 expansion to Direct File, a state partnership ...

Despite past opposition from lawmakers, the governor once again plans to propose expansions to laws involving involuntary ...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said she would include legislation regarding the state’s involuntary commitment standards in ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul says the recent surge in violence in the subway "cannot continue." She says she will include new ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul pledged Friday to stop the runaway train of subway violence by making it easier to involuntarily commit and treat dangerous mentally ill New Yorkers — but critics quickly ...

The governor said she is taking several steps to help fix the problem as she believes many crimes are linked to untreated mental illness.

More New Yorkers will be able to file their taxes for free this year with the expansion of an online tool launched in 2024, ...

More New Yorkers will be able to file their taxes for free this year with the Direct File program, Governor Kathy Hochul announced on Friday. For 2025, more New Yorkers will be eligible for the ...