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Queens Borough President Donovan Richards calls for flood mitigation infrastructure to be installed on the Cross Island Parkway. Photo: Shane O'Brien

Politics

Queens leaders call for flood signage and infrastructure in Bay Terrace

By Shane O’Brien

Students are learning at Vaughn College's state-of-the-art simulator center to address the demand for more air traffic controllers in the New York City airspace, chronic shortages across the country, and the need for more than 71,000 air traffic controllers globally over the next decade.

AOC, Suozzi celebrate new expanded air traffic controller program at Vaughn College

By Bill Parry

man in suit at Zohran Mamdani rally speaking at press conference

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani accuses Cuomo of ‘conspiring’ with Trump in wake of reported call

NYC bins on 103rd Avenue. Photo courtesy of Office of Council Member Joann Ariola.

Politics

Ariola welcomes City Hall u-turn on free homeowner trash bins, says Mayor had ‘no other choice’

By Shane O’Brien

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams again denied public campaign funds as board has ‘reason to believe’ laws were broken

man speaking at Eric Adams for mayor rally at podium

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: ‘Man of God’ Eric Adams’ reelection effort nabs support from dozens of religious leaders

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene sent a letter urging President Donald Trump to commute, or shorten, ex-Rep. George Santos' prison sentence.

LI Press

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene calls for Trump to commute George Santos’ sentence

Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar speaks at Saturday's rally outside 56-21 Clover Pl. Also pictured: Assembly Member Maritza Dávila. Phot: Ramy Mahmoud.

Politics

Elected officials and tenants protest against alleged ‘displacement tactics’ at Glendale’s Clover Place

By Shane O’Brien

Mayor Eric Adams smiling and wearing shirt

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Eric Adams brushes off report that his campaign filed fraudulent signatures to get ballot line

Governor Kathy Hochul announced the project design kickoff for the Interborough Express in Brooklyn on Friday.

AMNY

Interborough Express: Gov. Hochul kicks off project design for long-awaited Brooklyn-Queens IBX

Rep. Grace Meng and Sen. John Liu brought together community groups and healthcare leaders for a roundtable discussion on Tuesday July 29 about the impact of President Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill.'

Flushing

Queens lawmakers, healthcare providers analyze impact of Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ on NYC

By Athena Dawson

Mayor Eric Adams at the funeral of slain NYPD Officer Didarul Islam, who was killed in a Midtown mass shooting on Monday, July 28. Thursday, July31, 2025.

AMNY

Mayor Adams praises controversial NYPD unit that Mamdani vowed to dismantle during funeral for slain Bronx cop

Man with beard and suit speaking Zohran Mamdani

AMNY

In wake of mass shooting, Mamdani says past NYPD-bashing posts ‘out of step’ with his mayoral bid

man with beard and suit speaking at NYC mayor debate Zohran Mamdani

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani returns from Uganda trip without incident, immediately rejoins the campaign trail

Mayor Eric Adams smiling at campaign announcement

AMNY

Is Adams’ relationship with Trump on the rocks? And will that help his longshot reelection effort?

The body of the NYPD officer killed during Monday’s mass shooting in Midtown was transferred from the hospital to the Chief Medical Examiner overnight in a dignified transfer.

Politics

MIDTOWN MASS SHOOTING: Southeast Asian community of Queens mourns loss of Bangladeshi immigrant NYPD officer

By Bill Parry

Police say they arrested the man who was allegedly caught on surveillance video setting a dog on fire in South Ozone Park. Mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa (l.) held a press conference in South Ozone Park and coordinated a local search for the suspect.

South Ozone Park

Sliwa leads local search for suspect who burned dog in South Ozone Park, police make arrest after tip from Good Samaritan

By Dean Moses and Robert Pearl

Man on phone in vest talking at crime scene mayor eric adams

AMNY

MIDTOWN MASS SHOOTING: Leading mayoral candidates offer condolences in wake of massacre that could impact the race

man at Cuomo campaign rally speaking with suit and tie on

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo takes heat for claiming he ‘wasn’t in charge’ of building housing in NYC as governor

man in suit and shirt holds up hand while reporters surround him for questions

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Cuomo charges Mamdani’s plan to hike taxes on corporations, wealthy is ‘impossibility’

Disgraced Rep. George Santos surrendered himself into custody to begin his 87-month prison sentence for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

LI Press

Ex-Rep. George Santos surrenders to begin 87-month prison sentence

NYC EMS units respond to a medical emergency.

AMNY

Op-ed | It’s time for Mayor Adams to pay EMS workers what they deserve

Zohran Mamdani

AMNY

NYC Mayor’s Race: Mamdani shakes up campaign staff in pivot from primary to general election

Chaos and confrontation erupted on July 21 outside the Astoria office of Assemblymember and mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani, where dueling protests exposed deep political and cultural divides in one of New York City’s most contentious election cycles.

Astoria

Dueling protests clash outside Zohran Mamdani’s Astoria office

By Robert Pearl

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Two US Air Force members and a Hellenic air force member ramp surf on a C-130J Super Hercules over Athens, Greece, during an exercise on May 2, 2025.

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