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Kathy Hochul

Israeli street artists Nitzan Mintz, left, and Dede Bandaid, right, in front of a sculpture commemorating the effort to release the Israeli hostages held in Gaza, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, October 7, 2026. (Agatha Khishchenko/Times of Israel)
October 8, 2026, 10:09 am
‘Sense of closure’: NY Jews deposit hostage tags into new art installation on Oct. 7
Sculpture designed by Israeli artists who launched poster campaign for Gaza captives is unveiled at NYC Holocaust museum, as Jewish community mourns on anniversary of Hamas attack
By Agatha Khishchenko
New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrive to a news conference in the Staten Island borough of New York, April 27, 2026. (AP/Seth Wenig)
August 21, 2026, 1:49 am
NY governor encourages Mamdani to focus on New York City instead of Israel
Asked about mayor’s anti-Israel rhetoric, Hochul, who is running for reelection against a pro-Israel Republican, says his priority should be on city government
By Luke Tress
Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander speaks at a rally at the Kings Theater in Brooklyn, New York, on June 18, 2026. (Kena Betancur / AFP)
June 27, 2026, 11:43 am
GOP NY governor candidate says fellow Jewish politician Lander would have helped Nazis
Mamdani ally, who ousted centrist incumbent congressman in Democratic primary, slams Bruce Blakeman, says standing up for Palestinians ‘doesn’t make me any less proud to be Jewish’
By ToI Staff
From left, Democratic congressional candidates Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, Sen. Bernie Sanders, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier on stage during a rally ahead of New York's primary election, June 18, 2026, in Brooklyn. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy)
June 23, 2026, 4:16 pm
Israel, AIPAC and Zohran Mamdani take center stage in Tuesday’s NY primaries
From country’s most Jewish congressional district to left-wing challenges against incumbents, contests will test where Democrats stand on Jewish state
By Joseph Strauss
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, May 19, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 2, 2026, 4:16 am
New York leaders decry Smotrich’s participation in NYC Israel parade
State’s governor, who led march, ‘strongly condemns’ far-right Israeli minister’s appearance, which opens another wedge in heated US congressional race between Jewish candidates
By Luke Tress
Nassau County Executive and Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman, left, speaks with US President Donald Trump on an airstrip in Farmingdale, New York, on September 26, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images/AFP)
May 29, 2026, 6:26 pm
Trump-backed NY gubernatorial candidate attends picketed Israeli real estate event
Anti-Israel protesters say Jerusalem municipality, which organized the Manhattan expo attended by Bruce Blakeman, is responsible for ‘apartheid’ and should be unwelcome in NYC
By Joseph Strauss
Anti-Israel protesters with a Hezbollah flag outside a synagogue in New York City, May 11, 2026. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
May 27, 2026, 6:52 am
New York State passes buffer zone bill to protect houses of worship
Leading Jewish groups hail divisive new law establishing 50-foot protected areas around religious sites, following series of vitriolic protests outside NYC synagogues
By Luke Tress
: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference on the Air Canada Express crash at Terminal B in LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP)
April 16, 2026, 5:51 pm
NY governor pushes to double funding for protection against hate crimes
Kathy Hochul proposes additional $35 million for targeted organizations, doubles down on bill to establish buffer zones around houses of worship
By Luke Tress
Anti-Zionist protesters outside a New York City synagogue, November 19, 2025. (Luke Tress/Times of Israel)
February 24, 2026, 5:22 pm
Poll finds New Yorkers back protest buffer zones as both sides gear up for hearing
Large majorities among Jews, Muslims and Mamdani supporters are in favor of restricting protests at houses of worship, says ADL survey
By Luke Tress
New York Governor Kathy Hochul looks on during a public safety-related announcement at the headquarters of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in New York on January 6, 2026. (Charly Triballeau/AFP)
January 14, 2026, 12:51 am
NY governor pushes for buffer zone to protect synagogues from protests
Hochul proposes ban on demonstrations within 25 feet of houses of worship to prevent antisemitic harassment
By Luke Tress
New York Governor Kathy Hochul participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new JPMorgan Chase offices in New York, October 21, 2025. (AP/Seth Wenig)
December 28, 2025, 4:23 am
NY governor steps in to prevent demolition of century-old Brooklyn synagogue
Kingsbrook Synagogue, set up at hospital to serve Jews escaping antisemitism, had been slated for destruction in development project
By Luke Tress
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, at podium, speaks during a news conference in Mineola, New York, March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Philip Marcelo, File)
December 10, 2025, 4:59 am
Jewish Trump ally enters NY gubernatorial race, setting up primary against Stefanik
Bruce Blakeman of Long Island, who last year signed mask ban into law amid anti-Israel protests, launches campaign with video linking incumbent governor to ‘communist and antisemitic’ Mamdani
By Joseph Strauss
Illustrative: New York State Governor Kathy Hochul speaks during a press conference announcing actions to combat hate crimes, at her office in New York City on November 22, 2022. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)
December 5, 2025, 8:20 pm
NY governor says Mamdani can’t actually arrest Netanyahu
Hochul distances herself from some of incoming mayor’s anti-Israel policies, after endorsing him during campaign
By Luke Tress
New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at a news conference, February 20, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
December 2, 2025, 9:03 pm
New York to establish first state-sponsored Holocaust memorial
Monument will be built in the central plaza of state capital, Albany; Mamdani is one of the bill’s co-sponsors
By Luke Tress
US Representative Elise Stefanik, a New York Republican, questions university leaders during a House Committee on Education and Workforce Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, DC, July 15, 2025. (AP/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
November 8, 2025, 3:58 am
Trump ally Stefanik launches bid for NY governor, blasts Mamdami as ‘antisemitic communist’
Video declaring US House member’s campaign notes her questioning of college presidents over campus antisemitism, as she looks to bolster her profile as a supporter of American Jews
By Andrew Lapin
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