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Opinion: We All Have a Role to Play in Water Safety
"Lasting change depends on the shared understanding that water safety is essential infrastructure and our shared responsibility—not just for one season, but year-round."

Early Addition: If the Music Hall of Williamsburg can't make it
Because Williamsburg belongs to Hermès now, here are your early links: Zohran Mamdani's influencers, Mariano Rivera's hot sauce, Taylor Frankie Paul's fiancé and more. [ more › ]

Bask in the sunshine of NYC’s mild and sunny Labor Day weekend weather
Expect sunny Labor Day weekend weather. There will be light, scattered showers on Saturday but otherwise, a beautiful long weekend. [ more › ]

$6 billion power line from Canada to NYC flowing below capacity, experts say
Gov. Hochul hailed the completion of the power line from Canada as a "game changer." Gov. Kathy Hochul called the Champlain Hudson Power Express a “game changer” that could meet 20% of New York City’s energy needs. [ more › ]

ASTORIA STREET SPECTATOR: Remembering the General Slocum Disaster
How negligence turned General Slocum’s summer excursion into one of New York’s deadliest disasters — and helped erase an entire neighborhood. BY NICOLAS STERGIOU nicolas.stergiou@gmail.com Social Media Manager, Labor Organizer, and Unnofficial “Astoria Street Spectator” From…

JJ: “Will It Be a September to Remember For the Yanks?”
By John Jastremski sports@queensledger.com As the calendar flips to September, life is not too shabby in Yankees land, all things considered. The Yankees spent this past weekend taking 3 out of 4 games from the rival Boston Red Sox. Significant, of course it is. The Yankees not…

Jellyfish Clog Shores and Sting Swimmers as Summer Wanes in Rockaway
The end of summer can sting. And for many beachgoers in the Rockaways, that’s not a metaphor. A plethora of jellyfish have appeared on the peninsula’s shores and in its Atlantic waters in numbers locals haven’t seen in years, New Yorkers have said in recent weeks. The squishy…
Early Addition: Women who drive cabs say the lack of bathroom access is extra tough
Because no driver should have to pee in a water bottle but for women it's basically impossible, here are your early links: Murray Hill is good, Malliotakis staffer struck by lightning, mysterious Canadian island and more. [ more › ]
No Netflix, shared Ubers: How New Yorkers are stretching every dollar to live here
A new report by the Community Service Society looks at the ways New Yorkers navigate financial insecurity. [ more › ]

Liberty Exposed as Valkyries Sweep Season Series
New York is running out of chances to avoid a brutal first round matchup By Noah Zimmerman noah@queensledger.com BARCLAYS CENTER – The Golden State Valkyries seared to an easy victory at the Barclays Center last Thursday, completing a sweep of the season series against the…
Emmy Rossum walks around talking to herself. That no one cares is one of the reasons she loves NYC.
Emmy Rossum The 'Furious' actress is a native New Yorker. Here's what she loves most about the city. [ more › ]
NYC is in for a wet week of weather, with possible wind gusts and thunderstorms
Drier conditions are expected by the end of the week. [ more › ]