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Courts

Trump returns to NYC for civil court fraud case, drawing protesters on both sides

By Dean Moses

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Housing & Homelessness

Supreme Court rejects landlords’ challenge to New York’s rent stabilization law

By Ben Brachfeld

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Rep. Matt Gaetz is threatening to oust Speaker Kevin McCarthy. It won’t be easy

By Farnoush Amiri, AP

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Politics

Top Adams advisor calls to ‘close the borders’ amid migrant crisis

By Ben Brachfeld

Mayor Adams stands with city officials to announce the Queens organics composting program

Brooklyn

Curbside compost collection starting in Brooklyn on Monday

By Ben Brachfeld

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Politics

Government shutdown averted with little time to spare as Biden signs funding before midnight

By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking & Stephen Groves, AP

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NYC FLOODING | Mayor Adams defends speed of admin’s response to torrential rain, flash floods across city

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Brooklyn

Reynoso to redirect Borough Hall funds to ease strain on overburdened city agencies

By Isabel Song Beer

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Queens

Detectives Endowment Association endorses Flushing Council Member Sandra Ung for re-election

By Rachel Butler

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AARP Suffolk County Executive Candidate Forum Is Oct. 10

By Long Island Press

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Politics

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California dies at age 90, sources tell the AP

By Michael Blood, Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro and Michael Balsamo, AP

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Queens

After losing primary race, George Grasso back on campaign trail in third-party bid for Queens district attorney

By Bill Parry

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Politics

Mayor Adams says ‘I don’t believe’ right-to-shelter applies to migrant crisis

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Politics

Brooklyn City Council members battle over illegal donation allegation in New York City’s most competitive election this year

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Suffolk County AME Endorses Ed Romaine For County Executive

By Long Island Press

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Politics

Migrant crisis: Texas Governor Abbott, who bussed thousands of asylum seekers to New York, deflects blame to Biden during Big Apple visit

By Bobby Caina Calvan, AP

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Queens

‘Call me Urbanista’: Queens Rep. Meng teaching graduate level policy course at NYU this fall

By Iryna Shkurhan

Legislation

Queens

Hochul signs legislation that ensures language access services for injured workers into law

By Rachel Butler

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Podcast

Sustainable Mixed-Use Development in NYC w Matt Schwartz

by Jill Carvajal

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Queens

Former Bayside student Austin Cheng launches campaign to unseat Santos in Congress

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Politics

Adams admin asks court to revise its request to suspend right-to-shelter law; judge recuses herself from case

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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All torn up: City Council seeks two-week limit to complete NYC street repaving projects

By Ben Brachfeld

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Housing & Homelessness

NYC housing voucher recipients can now apply subsidies beyond city limits: Mayor

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Civil liberties group calls on DOE to publicize sex-ed curriculum

By Sarah Belle Lin

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