New York Headlines

• Highlights From the First N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate Between Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa

  (by The New York Times for The New York Times 3 hours ago)
  Mr. Adams, the Democratic nominee, and Mr. Sliwa, his Republican opponent, clashed over vaccine mandates, public safety, the pandemic recovery and more during the first of two debates in the general election.
  
  

• NYC man indicted for luring young girls into child porn

  (by Jesse O’Neill for The New York Post 4 hours ago)
  Rigorberto Garcia, 33, was charged with multiple counts of coercion and enticement, and sexual exploitation of a minor in connection with seven underage victims.
  
  

• In Debate, Adams Acts Like Front-Runner, While Sliwa Goes on Attack

  (by Katie Glueck for The New York Times 5 hours ago)
  Eric Adams, the Democratic nominee in the New York City mayor’s race, and Curtis Sliwa, his Republican opponent, clashed on vaccine mandates and congestion pricing.
  
  
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• Sliwa calls Adams de Blasio ‘teammate’ in sleepy debate, but can’t get him to take ‘buffoonery’ bait

  (by Julia Marsh, Sam Raskin for The New York Post 5 hours ago)
  NYC may not sleep, but both mayoral candidates tried hard to make it happen during their first debate before voters head to the polls in November.
  
  

• Who won the first NYC mayoral debate between Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa?

  (by Nolan Hicks for The New York Post 6 hours ago)
  Analysts said  Eric Adams notched a win during the general election's first televised mayoral debate Wednesday against Republican opponent Curtis Sliwa. 
  
  

• Senate G.O.P. Blocks Voting Rights Bill for Third Time This Year

  (by Carl Hulse for The New York Times 6 hours ago)
  The third filibuster of such a measure underscored how the legislation is unlikely to move forward without a change in Senate rules.
  
  

• Biden Backs Compromise to Achieve His Vast Social Agenda

  (by Michael D. Shear, Emily Cochrane and Jim Tankersley for The New York Times 6 hours ago)
  The president’s trip to Scranton, Pa., comes as Democrats close in on a deal to advance two bills carrying a scaled-back version of his domestic policy priorities.
  
  

• Democrats Search for Path on Voting Rights Amid Republican Blockade

  (by Carl Hulse for The New York Times 9 hours ago)
  Backers of the legislation said they were not giving up as they shifted focus to the need to “restore” the Senate.
  
  

• New York City Mandates Coronavirus Vaccines for Its Workers

  (by Emma G. Fitzsimmons, Joseph Goldstein and Sharon Otterman for The New York Times 11 hours ago)
  Mayor Bill de Blasio says 46,000 unvaccinated city workers must get a coronavirus shot by November or lose their paychecks.
  
  

• Colin Powell’s Fateful Moment

  (by Dexter Filkins for The New Yorker 2 days, 10 hours ago)
  Though Powell created a doctrine of avoiding war unless absolutely necessary, he will be remembered for making the faulty case for invading Iraq.
  

• America’s Workers Are Fighting Back: Can They Win?

  (by John Cassidy for The New Yorker 2 days, 11 hours ago)
  For decades, the leverage has been on the side of management, but the pandemic has changed that.
  

• A Chicago High School Reopens, with Fears of Gun Violence

  (by Peter Slevin for The New Yorker 2 days, 12 hours ago)
  Students at Michele Clark High were relieved to return to classes, but shootings on the West Side mean that their problems are far from over.