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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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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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Health

Health Department recommends all New Yorkers carry naloxone as city sees record number of overdose deaths

By Ben Brachfeld

Governor Kathy Hochul addresses migrant crisis in Harlem

Politics

Migrant crisis: Hochul deploys 150 more National Guard troops to help NYC asylum seekers apply for work permits

By Ethan Stark-Miller

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Queens

Queens lawmaker welcomes kids back to school with significant infrastructure investments

By Bill Parry

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Free service starts on five MTA bus lines for pilot program

By Ben Brachfeld

US Capitol on verge of government shutdown

Politics

What happens if there’s a U.S. government shutdown next month due to right-wing gridlock? Here’s what you need to know

By Stephen Groves, AP

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Inside the Menendez indictment: New Jersey senator allegedly got gold bars, envelopes stuffed with cash in international bribery scheme

By Jake Offenhartz, Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer, AP

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A man spewed homophobic remarks against patrons and staff at Pint, a gay bar in Jersey City.

Man allegedly assaults employee at Jersey City gay bar

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Queens Public Library launches Banned Books Week celebrating freedom to read

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Green-Wood to honor Día de los Muertos with ‘Mictlán’ art installation and community altar