Rep. Ritchie Torres has not been kind to Gov. Kathy Hochul – but it seems it’s all water under the bridge now.

The pair appeared together on Monday in Torres’ South Bronx district to denounce federal cuts to health care. Torres and Hochul haven’t appeared together to discuss a joint priority since at least November 2024. In fact, for most of this year, Torres was more likely to hold a press conference in order to attack the governor than to find some sort of common ground amid a Republican-controlled federal government.

Until last month, Torres had been exploring a primary challenge to Hochul, and he attacked her on everything from congestion pricing to masking to crime. He didn't hold back on his biting criticisms, which was unusual given that he hadn't decided whether to run before goi

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