The Flagship Tracker
Promises
A public record of Governor Kathy Hochul’s commitments — what was promised, what has happened, and the evidence for each verdict. Every status is documented and sourced.
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17 Promises
- Ban gas hookups in most new buildings (All-Electric Buildings Act)ClimateotherUpdated Jul 4, 2026In Progress
- Support NYC City of Yes rezoning with $1B in state infrastructureHousingotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026Kept
- Launch a Pro-Housing Communities incentive programHousingotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026Kept
- Deploy the National Guard and surge personnel to the subwaysPublic SafetyotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026Kept
- Install security cameras in 100% of subway carsPublic SafetyotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026Kept
- Implement MTA congestion pricing to fund the capital planTransitotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026Kept
- Indefinitely pause congestion pricing (June 2024 pledge)TransitotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026Reversed
- Build the Interborough Express (IBX) Brooklyn-Queens light railTransitotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026In Progress
- Advance Second Avenue Subway Phase 2 in East HarlemTransitotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026In Progress
- Lead a $7B Penn Station redevelopment with a $1B state pledgeTransitotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026Reversed
- Launch a cap-and-invest carbon-pricing programClimateotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026Stalled
- Require zero-emission school buses (2027 sales, 2035 fleet)ClimateotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026In Progress
- Build out offshore wind (Empire/Sunrise Wind)ClimateotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026In Progress
- Reopen 850 offline psychiatric beds and add 150 new state bedsMental HealthotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026In Progress
- Enact first-in-nation paid prenatal leaveHealthcareotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026Kept
- Pass the SAFE for Kids Act to restrict addictive social-media feeds for minorsGovernment ReformotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026Kept
- Require mental-health warning labels on social mediaMental HealthotherUpdated Jun 29, 2026Kept