New York Governor Kathy Hochul won’t provide any new funding to New York City to help manage its migrant crisis, marking a significant shift after tens of thousands of asylum seekers strained the city’s budget requiring state help.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has decided not to allocate any new funding to help New York City manage its migrant crisis. This marks a notable change in her policy, after previously committing to cover about a third of the city's costs related to sheltering migrants two years ago.

Governor Kathy Hochul won’t provide any new funding to New York City to help manage its migrant crisis, marking a significant shift after tens of thousands of asylum seekers strained the city’s budget requiring state help.

The proposal came Tuesday as Hochul presented her $252 billion 2026 state budget, which would send roughly $37.4 billion to schools across the state.

A budget plan by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul includes a proposal to ban student use of cell phones during school.

Students throughout New York state might have to give up their cellphones during school hours starting next fall under a proposal announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul