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Queens Ledger
Published October 01HORNAK: Zohran’s No Good, Horrible, Very Bad Week
BY ROBERT HORNAK Last week was the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly and it didn’t disappoint. World leaders descended on the city, and Mayor Mamdani was dragged into both the national and international limelight, and in ways that didn’t make him look terribly good.…
Queens Ledger
Published October 01HORNAK: Zohran’s No Good, Horrible, Very Bad Week
BY ROBERT HORNAK Last week was the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly and it didn’t disappoint. World leaders descended on the city, and Mayor Mamdani was dragged into both the national and international limelight, and in ways that didn’t make him look terribly good.…
Queens Ledger
Published October 01WENDELL: Rain or Shine, Woodhaven Showed Up for Margie
BY ED WENDELL It was a crazy, amazing day on Sunday as a huge gathering of Woodhaven residents, past and present, came together to celebrate the centennial of Schmidt’s Candy and the unveiling of a street sign honoring this iconic institution. There had been plenty of discussion…
City Limits
Published October 01NYCHA Breaks Ground for New Senior Apartments on Public Housing Land
Construction is now underway for Sol on Park, 229 affordable senior units being built on open space at NYCHA’s Morris Houses campus. Many of the apartments are earmarked for current public housing residents and formerly homeless seniors.
Gothamist
Published October 01Lawyer challenging NYC rent freeze releases Mamdani officials’ emails and text messages
Mayor Zohran Mamdani A judge had ordered officials to turn over correspondence with the Rent Guidelines Board. Randy Mastro has now asked the court to make them sit for interviews. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published October 01Push to strengthen NY sexual assault laws gathers steam after Cornell rape allegations
Efforts to close the "voluntary intoxication loophole" have stalled repeatedly in the state Assembly. [ more › ]
Queens Ledger
Published October 01Basketball in the Boroughs Heats Up!
BY NOAH ZIMMERMAN It’s finally October, which means the air is starting to crisp up, leaves will soon turn and fall, and all eyes are turning back to the hardcourts. From the Liberty’s playoff push, to the start of NBA preseason, to St. John’s preparing their BIG EAST title…
Queens Ledger
Published October 01JJ: The Yankees’ Great October Mystery Awaits
As the postseason gets underway in Major League Baseball, the Yankees face a whole lot of similar questions as they try to win their first World Series since 2009. One question that is very different, scary but at the same time unique is the uncertain status of Aaron Judge as the…
Gothamist
Published October 01NYC mulls building temporary highway in sky over Brooklyn Bridge to fix BQE
New renderings from the city show how the temporary highway would be a sort of bridge over a bridge. New renderings show the city would build a highway that flies over the iconic bridge to divert traffic while the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway's triple-cantilever structure is…
Brooklyn Paper
Published October 01‘A new kind of education system’: Inside Runway Green’s plans for Floyd Bennett Field
For years, Runway Green has been pitching an ambitious vision for Floyd Bennett Field: turn part of the sprawling former airfield into an outdoor classroom where New York City students can learn about sustainability, explore green careers and get hands-on experience outside the…
Gothamist
Published October 01The most expensive congressional race in NJ history? This could be the one.
Republican Tom Kean, Jr. and Democrat Rebecca Bennett Money is pouring into the closely watched race between Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr. and Democratic challenger Rebecca Bennett. [ more › ]
Gothamist
Published October 01Former NYPD sergeant pleads guilty to charge he impersonated ICE official
The ex-cop was suspended after a March incident in which he held himself out as an ICE leader. [ more › ]