The New York governor, who delivers Tuesday, must turn around her poll numbers ahead of next year’s reelection.

Gov. Kathy Hochul will take a look back at the past year in New York during her State of the State address Wednesday. Hochul is expected to start the state’s 57th annual address around 1 p.m. in Albany.

ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to cut state income taxes by $1 billion over the next two years — part of an agenda aimed at combating voters’ economic concerns that helped deliver President-elect Donald Trump’s victory. The Democratic governor is also trying to improve her own political standing ahead of her 2026 reelection.

The governor also said the state also will take steps that could lead to the first expansion of nuclear power in decades.

New York City’s subway system is about to see more police on its platforms and train cars as Governor Kathy Hochul ramps up security following recent violent attacks that have shaken riders.

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul says she wants to have an NYPD officer on every single train for the next 6 months in order to make the subway system. Mayor Adams and Commissioner Tisch say they support the plan.

Mind the gap. Straphangers tentatively cheered Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to put New York’s Finest on every overnight subway train Wednesday — but it remained unclear how the NYPD would manage to staff the new effort,