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NYC is giving away 100,000 free tickets to the July 4 fireworks. The lottery closes Monday, and you can’t bring a chair.

Macy's July 4 fireworks are up for grabs at Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Seaport, but Mamdani's lottery closes ...
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Antonio Reynoso and Claire Valdez agree on nearly everything. The NY-7 race between them got ugly anyway.

Brooklyn's NY-7 Democratic primary on June 23 pits Borough President Reynoso against DSA-backed Valdez in a race fractured by real-estate money and Mamdani. The four-way Democratic primary for Nydia ...
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Father Knows Best to close after 10 years in Bushwick, plans to reopen with new concept

After a decade near the Wilson L, the neighborhood’s living room pours its last drink Saturday, but owner Chris Taha promises a new concept will take its place within weeks. Father Knows Best, the ...
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Rikers must legally close by 2027, but its replacement jails aren’t done until the 2030s

NYC Council members and advocates are calling on Mayor Mamdani to budget $87M for diversion and reentry programs to meet Rikers Island's 2027 closure mandate. Rikers Island, the New York City jail ...
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AOC is sitting on nearly $16 million. Her two new primary challengers have about $8,000 and $4,000.

Marty Dolan and Felipe Garcia have both entered the 2026 Democratic primary challenging Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York's 14th congressional district. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, whose ...
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Mamdani tells the Bronx the era of neglect is over, pledges 200,000 affordable homes and a city-run grocery on a former jail site

Mayor Mamdani keynoted the Bronx Economic Development Summit, pledging 200,000 affordable homes, the Block By Block plan, and a city-owned Hunts Point grocery. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who pledged ...
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Antonio Reynoso is running on a wealth tax that shrinks billionaires, abolishing ICE, and an insurance code for endometriosis

Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso's NY-7 platform includes a wealth tax on billionaires, abolishing ICE, and a new endometriosis insurance code. Antonio Reynoso has spent the closing weeks of ...
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One year after NYC made landlords pay broker fees, the city has clawed back $27,000 from 33 brokers

NYC's FARE Act drew over 2,000 complaints in its first year, with the DCWP issuing 74 summonses and securing $27,000 in penalties for broker fee violations. Knickerbocker Avenue, the main shopping ...
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Mobb Deep’s Havoc used to run from cops over weed, now he legally sells it in Astoria

Mobb Deep rapper Havoc opened cannabis dispensary The Bridge in Astoria on June 6, partnering with Bonita Money of NDICA to obtain a New York State license. Havoc of Mobb Deep, the Queensbridge rapper ...
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Bushwick Starr co-production ‘A Woman Among Women’ opens at Lincoln Center’s LCT3

The Bushwick Starr co-production 'A Woman Among Women' by Julia May Jonas opens at Lincoln Center's LCT3 through June 28, following its Brooklyn premiere. The Vivian Beaumont Theater building at ...
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A federal judge killed Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee after Letitia James sued. Four days later, the same judge let the government start charging it again

NY Attorney General Letitia James won a federal lawsuit striking down the Trump administration's $100,000 H-1B visa fee, protecting 13,000 New York workers. New York Attorney General Letitia James, ...
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Council Speaker wants $25M more for food pantries and stayed silent on Mamdani’s city-owned grocery stores

NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin proposed a $25M boost to the city's food pantry program, while declining to address Mayor Mamdani's city-owned grocery plan. Council Speaker Julie Menin, who proposed a ...