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  1. July 11, 2026 One-to-three-family home prices rose 2% and apartment prices rose 3% in the second quarter, even as closings fell as much as 19% in some submarkets.
  2. July 11, 2026 Long Island City Roslyn Nieves became the first woman to lead Queens Public Television in its history, with plans to expand it into a multimedia production hub.
  3. July 11, 2026 Jamaica A new Heirs Property Protection Program will offer loans to help families untangle inherited-home title disputes that put an estimated $4 billion in wealth at risk citywide each year.
  4. July 10, 2026 Ozone Park/Woodhaven Police charged Yogesh Sayrange with firebombing a Baptist church and a Jehovah's Witness hall with Molotov cocktails overnight Wednesday.
  5. July 10, 2026 Willets Point Gotham FC will join NYCFC at the new Etihad Park stadium in 2028, giving the two-time NWSL champions a permanent home in the city.
  6. July 9, 2026 Flushing Meadows NYC launched a pilot replacing gas generators with electric battery packs for food vendors at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the first permanent infrastructure test ahead of a possible broader rollout across city parks.
  7. July 9, 2026 Gotham FC, the National Women's Soccer League team, officially confirmed it will relocate from Red Bull Arena in New Jersey to a Queens stadium in 2028.
  8. July 8, 2026 Gotham FC announced it will move from Harrison, New Jersey's Sports Illustrated Stadium to Etihad Park in Willets Point starting in 2028, sharing the new Queens venue with NYCFC and hosting Olympic soccer matches the same year.
  9. July 6, 2026 Citi Field Juan Soto was voted starting left fielder for the NL All-Star Game, finishing second in fan balloting among NL outfielders; it is his fifth career All-Star nod and first as a Met.
  10. July 4, 2026 Astoria Elected officials broke ground July 3 on a battery energy storage facility at 24-51 49th Street, adding grid capacity the city badly needed this week.
  11. July 4, 2026 A New York City Council staffer was allegedly assaulted by a contractor at NineDot Energy's battery storage site; police are investigating.
  12. July 3, 2026 Three primary races head to manual recount beginning July 10: Assembly District 30 in Woodside and Jackson Heights (Patrick Martinez leads Shamsul Haque by two votes), Assembly District 66 covering the West Village and parts of Tribeca, and a Republican state Senate primary in Borough Park and Midwood.
  13. July 3, 2026 Rockaway Beach temporarily closed Thursday afternoon after multiple confirmed bull shark sightings off the Queens coast, the Parks Department shut the beach for an hour, then reopened it at 3:30 p.m. after the last drone sighting cleared.
  14. July 3, 2026 When the New Power Line Went Dark — *The $8 billion blackout insurance failed on its first day under contract, in 105° heat.* Top story
  15. June 30, 2026 then Toronto The Mets fired manager Carlos Mendoza before a Phillies series, then lost two of three and finished a 1-6 homestand at 35-49; they now travel to Toronto to face the defending AL champion Blue Jays.
  16. June 29, 2026 various The Mets ended a seven-game losing streak Sunday, beating the Phillies 6-2 at home behind four sixth-inning runs and two more in the seventh, interim manager Andy Green's first win, with Christian Scott activated to start.
  17. June 23, 2026 The Brooklyn Nets used the No. 6 pick to take Louisville guard Mikel Brown Jr., capping a draft that, per NetsDaily, left rival front offices guessing under Sean Marks' no-leaks shop.
  18. June 23, 2026 The data breach at NYC Health + Hospitals exposed millions of patients' personal information to cybercriminals, according to a class-action lawsuit.
  19. June 23, 2026 In the Jessica-versus-Jessica Senate race, a Super PAC with suspected ties to Mets owner Steve Cohen spent $850,000 on ads against Sen. Jessica Ramos, who opposes his casino.

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