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By CITY & STATE | July 15, 2018

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The skyline of Long Island City and Gantry Park from across the East River.

The projects transforming Queens

The borough is a hotbed of redevelopment and rebuilding.

By KAY DERVISHI, MAX PARROTT

Boroughs

The iconic Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens

10 Queens residents on the rise

Who to watch in the burgeoning borough

By CITY & STATE

Campaigns & Elections

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in her own words

The 10 best quotes from the congressional candidate’s New Yorker profile

By GRACE SEGERS

This Week’s Headlines

Mayor Bill de Blasio announcing a new community center to be built at the Marcy Houses in Brooklyn.

More trouble for NYCHA, verdict in Buffalo Billion and protecting Roe

Rounding up the week’s political news.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Interviews & Profiles

Jessica Ramos City Hall

Jessica Ramos looks to capture that Ocasio-Cortez energy

The candidate is taking on state Sen. Jose Peralta, former member of the IDC.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Rep. Joe Crowley, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and more sing the national anthem to celebrate 50th anniversary of World's Fair in Queens Flushing Meadows Park in 2014.

The next leaders of Queens

Forget Crowley. Who'll be borough president and DA?

By JEFF COLTIN

Campaigns & Elections

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zephyr Teachout

Ocasio-Cortez endorses Teachout for attorney general

Why they made the announcement at the Charging Bull statue.

By GRACE SEGERS

Alain Kaloyeros, right, leaves federal court in New York.

Ignore that Buffalo Billion conviction. We're legalizing pot!

Health Department recommends legalizing marijuana the day after Kaloyeros is convicted.

By GRACE SEGERS

FIRST READ

Cuomo and Senate Dems push GOP to return to Albany

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Cuomo administration launches tenant harassment probe against Kushner Cos.

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Ocasio-Cortez’s historic win and the future of the Democratic Party

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OPINION

People cross the street in the Fordham Heights section of the Bronx.

New York City is alive and well

The July cover of Harper’s mistakes the southern half of Manhattan for all of New York City.

By BEN ADLER

A pied-à-terre tax is smart policy – and it’s constitutional

City Hall is wrong: New York can tax wealthy absentee owners.

By ALEC SCHIERENBECK

An unheralded hero dies of 9/11-related illness

Conan Freud devoted his life to the city he loved.

By TOM ALLON

Why New Yorkers should refuse to serve Trump and his minions

The president’s words have been shown to increase bigotry, not merely channel it.

By JOSHUA HOLLAND

POLITICS

Campaigns & Elections

Rep. Joe Crowley

Ocasio-Cortez is still claiming Crowley will sabotage her election

The congressman refuses to vacate the Working Families Party line, despite the party's request.

By GRACE SEGERS

Campaigns & Elections

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in her own words

The 10 best quotes from the congressional candidate’s New Yorker profile

By GRACE SEGERS

This Week’s Headlines

More trouble for NYCHA, verdict in Buffalo Billion and protecting Roe

Rounding up the week’s political news.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

The next leaders of Queens

Forget Crowley. Who'll be borough president and DA?

By JEFF COLTIN

Policy

Criminal Justice

Former Judge Jonathan Lippman gives remarks during a press conference.

Lippman Commission calls for expanding supervised release

New York City could reduce the need for bail on its own.

By JEFF COLTIN

The projects transforming Queens

The borough is a hotbed of redevelopment and rebuilding.

By KAY DERVISHI, MAX PARROTT

Ignore that Buffalo Billion conviction. We're legalizing pot!

Health Department recommends legalizing marijuana the day after Kaloyeros is convicted.

By GRACE SEGERS

What happens in New York if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade?

The state’s 1970 abortion law is outdated, liberal critics say.

By GRACE SEGERS

PERSONALITY

Interviews & Profiles

William Larkin

William Larkin's honorable discharge

The state senator is leaving Albany after seven decades in public service – and confident his seat will stay red.

By JEFF COLTIN

Interviews & Profiles

Jessica Ramos looks to capture that Ocasio-Cortez energy

The candidate is taking on state Sen. Jose Peralta, former member of the IDC.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Ocasio-Cortez’s lineage: a history of 'socialists' from New York

Everyone’s talking about socialism because of the rising political star, but its impact has been felt in New York before.

By GRACE SEGERS

Interviews & Profiles

Charles Rangel reflects on his service, eyes the future of Harlem

The former congressman on his historic run in the House of Representatives.

By MAX PARROTT

POWER LIST

The iconic Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens

10 Queens residents on the rise

The kings and queens of Queens

American Flag

5 veterans making a difference in New York

Montauk Point Lighthouse Long Island New York

10 Long Islanders on the rise

MAGAZINE

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Campaigns & Elections

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez walking across the street

How Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won the race that shocked the country

Sustained canvassing, tech savvy and hardcore progressivism was her recipe for success.

By GRACE SEGERS

Policy

The projects transforming Queens

The borough is a hotbed of redevelopment and rebuilding.

By KAY DERVISHI, MAX PARROTT

The next leaders of Queens

Forget Crowley. Who'll be borough president and DA?

By JEFF COLTIN

Have we seen the last of Joe Crowley?

He’s no longer the heir apparent in Congress, but he’s still the king of Queens.

By JEFF COLTIN

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Protecting New York Summit

Networking Reception

Queens Power 50

Networking Reception

Brooklyn Power 50

Diversity Summit & Awards

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Sustainable NY Summit & Awards

New York's Outlook on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability

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Keynote speaker, Rob Bernard addresses attendees at the Sustainable NY Summit. Bernard is the Chief Environmental Strategist at Microsoft.

Inspecting New York City water tanks

Do you want to know what it's in your drinking water?

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American Pipe and Tank Co. employees inspect a water tank and install a heating device to keep the water tank from freezing in the winter.

New Yorkers who have led the women’s rights movement

Trailblazers for women in politics have largely come from the Empire State

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton [sitting] and Susan B Anthony.

Gender Parity Summit Photo Gallery

How Parity Makes Organizations Stronger

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Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul shares her personal journey in New York government and how that journey motivates colleagues and employees throughout her organization.

Staten Island Power 100 Reception Photo Gallery

Celebrating Staten Island’s most influential

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The Staten Island Power 100 reception featured keynote remarks from Borough President James Oddo.

Healthy NY Summit Photo Gallery

How Affordable Care, Disease, Addiction and Mental Health Impact NY's Health Care Politics

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New York State Health Commissioner, Howard A. Zucker makes keynote remarks at the 2018 Healthy New York Summit & Awards.

The 2018 Inner Circle show

"Curb your narcissism"

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Bill de Blasio with Donald Trump impersonator Anthony Atamanuik

Above & Beyond Awards 2018

Honoring 30 Women of Public and Civic Mind

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Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and Julie Kushner, Director of United Auto Workers Region 9A at the Above & Beyond Awards Ceremony.