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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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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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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 ...
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A 21-year-old park promise became a brownfield, now luxury towers would make it permanent on public Greenpoint land

Greenpoint Councilmember Lincoln Restler rejected Monitor Point at a May 27 City Council hearing, calling the Gotham Organization deal 'crumbs' for public land. The public Greenpoint waterfront at ...
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Mamdani is throwing a free 50,000-person World Cup watch party in Central Park as Trump’s border czar promises more ICE in NYC than ever

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized Trump's immigration policies at a FIFA World Cup 2026 watch party announcement, citing visa denials and ICE stadium fears. Mayor Zohran Mamdani criticized Trump ...
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A militia commander paid $3,000 in crypto to bomb a Manhattan synagogue. Now the country’s faith groups want $1 billion to lock their doors.

A Jewish and interfaith coalition led by the American Jewish Committee is urging Congress to expand the Nonprofit Security Grant Program to up to $1 billion. A foiled plot to bomb a Manhattan ...
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The lawyer trying to keep a homeless shelter out of the East Village once won the case that protects every shelter in New York

An Adams ally identified as Mastro has joined opposition to a Mamdani administration intake shelter; the location and form of opposition were undisclosed.
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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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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 ...