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Kathy Hochul explains why she signed the first statewide moratorium on data centers
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Kathy Hochul said she felt the need to sign the country’s first statewide moratorium on data center development because tech giants “are flooding the zone” with construction efforts faster than states and localities can keep up.
Key facts
- Hochul also discussed her recently announced bid to bring the Olympics to New York in 2042, election security and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first months in office
- Responding to Mamdani’s recent video explaining that he doesn’t have the authority to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits New York City in September for the United Nations
- Notably, New York does not have as many large data centers as some nearby states, but Hochul said applications in small New York communities are piling up quickly
- Asked about Mamdani’s appointment of former Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan as chair of the New York City Economic Development Corporation’s board of directors, Hochul said she’s not
Summary
News’ “Here’s the Scoop,” Hochul said she decided to pause state permitting for new large data centers and direct state regulators to create new standards for them after having heard from local governments in the state that were seeking help managing the boom. Notably, New York does not have as many large data centers as some nearby states, but Hochul said applications in small New York communities are piling up quickly. “There are so many applications in primarily small communities across the state of New York,” Hochul said, adding that localities “aren’t sure how to manage this.” “They need our help,” she continued.