Adrienne Adams Joins Hochul's Historic Ticket | New York City News

New York City News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 22, 2026 · 1m

Governor Kathy Hochul has chosen Adrienne Adams, former City Council Speaker, as her running mate — making history with New York’s first all-female ticket and potentially the nation’s first Black female lieutenant governor. Though Adams was happily retired, she couldn’t resist the call to campaign again, bringing deep city politics experience and a bold agenda including universal basic income and transit equity from Southeast Queens. While their views on congestion pricing and homelessness vouchers may differ, Adams is energized to unite upstate and downstate voters, even citing her personal…