How Hochul Became a Surprise Champion of the Subway

Gov. Kathy Hochul isn’t from New York City, but she could be its biggest mass transit defender in a generation. She has embraced that distinction in her re-election campaign.Gov. Kathy Hochul is leaning on her record of funding improvements to New York’s public transit system, including by approving a congestion pricing toll that was the first of its kind in the nation.