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Pro-choice, anti-abortion demonstrators in war of words outside Nolita Planned Parenthood clinic

By Dean Moses

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Health

Medication abortion is common; here’s how it works

By Lindsey Tanner and Matthew Perrone, AP

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Brooklyn

Restler urges state Climate Action Committee to take drastic action in final plan

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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State Senate passes new gun restrictions, moves to codify abortion in constitution

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Brooklyn Dem boss congratulates winners, respects losers

By Nelson A. King

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Queens

Council member Gennaro criticizes Governor Hochul for not addressing public safety failures

By Ethan Marshall

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Politics

Biden to award Medal of Freedom to Biles, McCain, Giffords

By Darlene Superville, AP

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Courts

Abortion, women’s rights grow as priorities: AP-NORC poll

By Hannah Fingerhut, AP

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Brooklyn

14 injured in early morning inferno at Williamsburg deli

By Ben Brachfeld & Lloyd Mitchell

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Hochul signs mayoral control two-year extension with new concessions for Adams

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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‘They didn’t believe me, and now my daughter is dead’: Mother of woman murdered on Upper East Side demands justice at memorial vigil

By Dean Moses

Lawmakers on the Move

Lawmakers on the Move

NY Lawmakers on the Move, July 1, 2022

By Politics NY

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Can progressives make August comeback after poor June primary showing?

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn’s Asian community looks to redistricting commission in hope of new council district

By Ben Brachfeld

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2022 Meet the Candidates: John Matland for Congressional District 11

By Toni France

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Courts

Jackson sworn in, becomes 1st Black woman on Supreme Court

By Mark Sherman, AP

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‘This is the best lab on the planet’: Mayor unveils first-ever DNA gun crime lab

By Dean Moses

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Brooklyn

Advocates push for Flatbush Avenue bus lane as city begins outreach process

By Ben Brachfeld

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Politics

Biden: Court ruling on Roe ‘destabilizing,’ US still leading

By Darlene Superville and Zeke Miller, AP

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Caribbean American pols, immigration advocates condemn judge’s ruling

By Nelson A. King

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Politics

EXPLAINER: Abortion ruling sparks wave of new legal issues

By Geoff Mulvihill and Amy Forliti, AP

Lawmakers on the Move

Lawmakers on the Move

NY Lawmakers on the Move, June 30, 2022

By Politics NY

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Abortion rights demonstrators in Midtown picket St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Federalist Society meeting

By Dean Moses

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Business

AARP, Schneps Media take a bite out of identity crime with free shredding events

By Mac Sorensen and Jada Camille

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