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Times Square Gun Ban Hinges On High-Stakes Appeal | NYC Top Stories

State Of Emergency Over Migrant Crisis | Queens Lawmaker Faces Violent Threats | Ethics Probe Targets Maloney | New Maps Won't Slice Uptown

Times Square's billboards light up on Sept. 11.
Times Square's billboards light up on Sept. 11. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Supermodels Unlimited)

NEW YORK CITY — Here are some share-worthy stories from the New York City Patch network to talk about tonight.

With Times Square Gun Ban In Jeopardy, NY Plots High-Stakes Appeal

Mayor Eric Adams backed an appeal over an upstate judge's decision that shot down New York's updated concealed carry laws.

State Of Emergency Declared In NYC Over Migrant Crisis

"We are reaching the outer limit of our ability to help, " the mayor said of an asylum seeker influx that could cost the city $1 billion.

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Astoria Councilmember Cabán Faces Violent Threats Amid Media Onslaught

A conservative media campaign targeting two socialist Astoria lawmakers has resulted in death threats, according to city officials.

Carolyn Maloney Under Investigation By House Ethics Committee

Maloney, the longtime East Side lawmaker who lost re-election this summer, is facing an unspecified ethics probe.

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Upper East Side No Longer Sliced Up By New Council Maps

A much-criticized plan to lump part of the Upper East Side together with a Queens-based City Council district has finally been scrapped.

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