Politics NY News Headlines Archive for July 3, 2026

Elected officials, community partners and energy stakeholders break ground on an battery energy storage system (BESS) in Astoria.

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Elected officials and energy stakeholders break ground on BESS facility in Astoria

By Shane O’Brien

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Where to celebrate the 4th of July in the Bronx

Wet Leg's “Moisturizer debuts July 10.

July LGBTQ music: Wet Leg’s ‘Moisturizer’ and Lido Pimienta’s ‘Caribenya’

Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr. and Emma Hernandez celebrate her scholarship award, holding an oversized novelty check at his district office in Woodhaven.

Sen. Addabbo presents $3,000 scholarship to Ozone Park student

mamdani nypd shooting rates low

City saw record-low rates of shootings, murder in first half of 2026, officials say