NYC Is Must-Win Prize for Buffalo’s Hochul in New York Governor’s Race

New York City will make or break Gov. Kathy Hochul’s first campaign at the top of the ticket.

The Democrat has steered about two-thirds of her general election ad money—$7 million—to the Big Apple, where more than half of the state’s 6 million registered Democrats live. It’s a pivot for her, a Buffalo native who spent decades upstate establishing relationships as an Erie County clerk and member of Congress.