Kathy Hochul: “Juneteenth is a powerful reminder of how far our nation has come and how much work still remains.”

Anyone who tries to tear that apart will be met with the full force of the law.

We have to get them off the streets, get them into a hospital for evaluation, get them treatment, and put them into a long-term care plan which is exactly what my law requires.

Because New York is the kind of state that wants to not just be first, but be the first to get it right. So what we do here will certainly be a model for other states.

Don’t undermine our public safety efforts. Don’t defund the police who thwart terror attacks. Don’t play political games with people’s lives.