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Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed upstate Congressman Antonio Delgado as her new lieutenant governor Tuesday, May 3, filling the vacancy for her second-in-command left by Brian Benjamin who resigned amid federal campaign corruption charges last month.

Diana Reyna, former deputy borough president of Brooklyn and City Council member, will run for lieutenant governor alongside Congressman Tom Suozzi in the 2022 gubernatorial race.

U.S. Rep. and Democratic candidate for governor Tom Suozzi, on Thursday joined a broad coalition of mayors, town supervisors, and civic leaders from Nassau, Suffolk, and Queens to oppose Gov. Kathy Hochul's stated plans to eliminate single-family zoning laws in New York and dramatically alter the housing landscape across the state.

Democratic Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) announced Monday at a virtual press conference that he is officially running for governor in 2022, and he believes that every job he has had leads up to championing the executive branch of New York State.

Gov. Kathy Hochul leads a new poll of likely Democratic candidates for the state’s top seat ahead of next year’s primary and election season, and the vast majority of New Yorkers don’t want disgraced ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo to run again.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said her number one goal in office is for New Yorkers to believe in their government again, after she took over as the first woman in the state’s highest office, following former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation due to a barrage of sexual harassment allegations.

New Yorkers awoke Tuesday morning to a new governor at the helm in Albany — the first female chief executive in state history.

Lieutenant Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed that her administration would be a fresh start and a turning of the page from the Cuomo administration when she becomes governor in 13 days.

In two weeks, the Empire State will have its first female governor in Kathy Hochul, the current lieutenant governor who will replace outgoing Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-Shirley) visited the heart of the South Bronx on Thursday to build a coalition with conservative Hispanics in his campaign for governor.