Exclusive | Hochul skips upstate NY events where protesters were ready to greet her — but says it was coincidence

Exclusive | Hochul skips upstate NY events where protesters were ready to greet her — but says it was coincidence

Gov. Kathy Hochul backed out of an event in the North Country Saturday, where protesters upset with her prison policies awaited her, sources told The Post.

Hochul Cancels Event After Learning Protesters Were Waiting

Governor Kathy Hochul is under fire after abruptly skipping events in the North Country this past weekend, where protesters – including state correctional officers furious over her prison policies –  were prepared to confront her. Hochul was expected to headline a ribbon-cutting in Tupper Lake for a converted rail line turned hiking and biking trail. Local officials had received an invite from Hochul’s North Country representative Allison Webbin…