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New York's millionaire exodus left a $12.2 billion hole in state finances: Report
Fp Staff •A National Taxpayers Union Foundation report estimates the state is missing out on $12.2 billion in annual tax revenue as its share of US millionaire households declines, reigniting debate over taxes, spending and the flight of wealthy residents
Mamdani demands end to ICE after Maine shooting. But can a mayor make it happen?
Fp Staff •Calling ICE "beyond reform", Zohran Mamdani demanded the agency be dismantled after a fatal enforcement operation in Maine, drawing renewed attention to the divide between sanctuary cities and the Trump administration
Last office tower breaks ground at void left by New York's World Trade Centre, 25 years after 9/11
Fp Staff •25 years after the devastating 9/11 terror attack in New York left a void in Lower Manhattan, American Express broke ground Thursday on its new headquarters, a tiered glass and steel tower at 2 World Trade Centre.
At least 8 wounded after a masked gunman opens fire at a July 4 barbecue in Brooklyn; shooter at large
Fp Staff •At least eight people, including four children, were wounded after a gunman opened fire at a July 4 barbecue party in Brooklyn.
Fire breaks out on Brooklyn Bridge during New York’s 4th of July fireworks show
Fp Staff •A fire broke out on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Saturday during the city's July Fourth fireworks show.
Taylor Swift marries her 'lover' Travis Kelce at a star-studded ceremony in Madison Square Garden
Fp Staff •After months of speculation and predictions, American pop star Taylor Swift married her longtime boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce, at New York City's Madison Square Garden on Friday.
Mamdani says he and his endorsed allies carry a 'national message' for struggling working Americans
Fp Staff •New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Sunday that he and his allies he endorsed are carrying a national message to the struggling working Americans who are hungry for a new kind of politics ahead of the midterms.
NYC Mayor Mamdani dives into pool in business suit to open summer swim season
Fp Staff •New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked the opening of the city's outdoor pool season by jumping into an East Harlem public pool wearing a full business suit, reviving a long-abandoned mayoral tradition and delighting children attending the summer launch event.
Big win for Mamdani: NYC board freezes rents for one million apartments
Fp Staff •New York City's Rent Guidelines Board on Thursday approved Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) two-year rent freeze proposal for 1 million rent-stabilised apartments, a move which is now being seen as a big win for his political campaign
Mamdani faces backlash after calling pro-Israel advocacy group Aipac 'monsters' at campaign rally
Fp Staff •New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing criticism from Jewish advocacy groups and political opponents after describing Aipac as "monsters" during a campaign rally, accusing the pro-Israel lobby of exerting undue influence on US politics