Latest from the campaign
City & State super PAC cheat sheet: Strong and Safe NY reports $6.5M spent for Blakeman; pro-Hochul groups funded by Uber, Bloomberg, DraftKings, apartment owners
City & State's Oct 22 guide lists 15 outside groups active in the governor race. Pro-Blakeman Strong and Safe New York spent about $6.5M, funded by Dolan-controlled entities ($3.7M combined), Coalition to Restore New York ($1.3M) and Securing American Greatness ($2M). Defend Empire State, previously without reported donors, lists Edelstein & Son Realty and Jonathan Hellner at $50,000 each. Pro-Hochul vehicles include Fair and Affordable New York (Uber, just over $3M), Greater Empire State (DGA-run; Bloomberg $1.5M, Sports Betting Alliance $1.2M, GNYHA $1M), Leadership for New York (NY Apartment Association $3M) and New York Future (DraftKings $3M, FanDuel $250K). Transport Workers Union VOICE (about $400K from TWU) runs ads against Hochul. The article does not mention Make it Cheaper.
City & State · Oct 28, 2026
Cumulative promise outcomes
Kept37
In Progress14
Broken2
Reversed / Other3
Source: ReviewHochul promise ledger · 56 tracked commitments
The ledger, updated
What changed this week
- In ProgressAdvance Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 in East HarlemSEP 15
- In ProgressDeliver universal pre-K and universal child careSEP 10
- In ProgressBuild the Interborough Express (IBX) Brooklyn-Queens light railSEP 10
- In ProgressDeliver a $25B, five-year plan to create or preserve 100,000 affordable homesSEP 2
- KeptProvide a rent freeze for seniors and people with disabilities and expand the SLIHC tax creditJUL 4
The 2026 calendar
Coming up
- NOV 1Early voting endsLast day of early in-person voting.
- NOV 3General electionGovernor of New York general election; polls open 6 a.m.-9 p.m. ET.
- NOV 25Deadline to terminate federal immigration detention housing agreementsPer the sheriffs' emergency TRO motion in Bourgault v. Hochul (N.D.N.Y.), the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act also forces termination of federal detention housing agreements by Nov. 25, 2026 — three months after the Aug. 25 287(g) deadline and three weeks after Election Day. This date is taken from the plaintiffs' filing as described in FAIR's press release; it has not been confirmed against a state or Attorney General source and should be re-verified before publication.
Claims, verified
Latest fact-checks
- Unverified“A new poll shows Hochul leading Blakeman 49%-37% (Moxie Strategies, 813 voters, MOE ±4.3)”Political Wire, Sept. 19, 2026, citing Moxie Strategies
- Mostly False“Blakeman says he will cut utility rates in half by signing an "emergency order" lifting New York's fracking ban”Bruce Blakeman, campaign stop in Greece, N.Y., Sept. 18, 2026 (WXXI)
- Half True“Gov. Hochul "ditched" the Ground Zero 9/11 ceremony early for a CNN interview, sparking outrage among 9/11 families”Twitchy, SSBCrack News and other conservative/aggregator sites, Sept. 11, 2026
- Unverified“New York is "sitting on more than $300 million in UNSPENT federal homeland security funding," so Hochul is "manufacturing a funding crisis" over the $87M”FEMA spokesperson statement to CBS New York, Sept. 1, 2026
By the governor's hand
Recent executive orders
The accountability feed
In the news
- OCT 31Hochul launches three final TV ads tying Blakeman to Trump on Medicaid, health premiums and immigration enforcement; NYC early voting 224,894 through day threeamNewYork
- OCT 31Newsday analysis: Blakeman's October filing appears to count thousands of donations more than once; campaign blames state filing system and promises an amended reportRaw Story (reporting Newsday analysis)
- OCT 31Real estate money in the governor's race: Dolan entities put $2M into pro-Blakeman Strong and Safe New York; apartment-industry PAC sends $3M to HochulThe Real Deal
- OCT 30Marist final-week poll: Hochul 53, Blakeman 42 among likely voters; Hochul leads by 14 among registered votersMarist Poll
- OCT 28Siena poll: Hochul leads Blakeman 54-40 among likely voters, up from 50-41 in SeptemberSiena Research Institute