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NEW YORK'S FRONT PAGE: www.nyempirereport.com VISIT AGAIN AND AGAIN... BREAKING NEWS UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE DAY...         TOP HEADLINES:   CUOMO THREATENS SUMMER SCHOOL COULD EXTEND LEGISLATIVE SESSION INTO SUMMER SPONSORED FRIEDRICH: GREEN LAWS WILL BANKRUPT US AND CAUSE BLACKOUTS... Costs will be borne by the dwindling numbers of middle-class families... CHARTOCK: THE CASE AGAINST IMPEACHMENT... CHARTOCK: Final salute to a good neighbor and devoted family man...   IMPORTANT SPONSORED MESSAGE: The Legislature and Governor can turn more than 1 million New Yorkers into voters by passing Automatic Voter Registration before they go home. In 2016, New York ranked a dismal 46th in the country in percentage of registered voters and 43rd in voter turnout. Voting reforms passed earlier this session were an important first step. Let’s finish the job by passing AVR to give New Yorkers a safe and secure path to participate in our democracy. Visit:  https://letnyvote.org/avr       LEFT COLUMN: HOGAN: JUDGE ALLOWS MASSIVE PAY RAISES, OUTSIDE INCOME FOR NY POLITICIANS... Senators want to overturn Plan 2014... PROJECT BRUNO: $25M distribution hub OK'd with no mention of Amazon... HORSE DOCTOR: New NY Equine Therapy Regs Counterproductive... Before Des Moines pride, Gillibrand slings drinks, dances and talks LGBTQ policy... NYPOST: EXODUS FROM WESTERN NEW YORK... CAMPBELL: 5 ISSUES TO WATCH IN ALBANY AT END OF SESSION... REISMAN: Cuomo Spends Week Pushing Pols Off Balance... Cuomo announces state police crackdown on speeding... NY Bill Regulating Title Insurance Industry Set to Pass... NY Pols Vote To Let Nursing Mothers Delay Jury Duty... ABCNEWS: AOC appears to conflate two types of FBI cases in viral video... ASSEMBLYMAN GANTT refuses to comment on Mayor's referendum proposal...   IMPORTANT SPONSORED MESSAGE FROM ALFA: The time is NOW for lawmakers in Albany to pass legislation regulating the consumer legal funding industry. By establishing licensure, transparency, and standards of conduct, we can protect New York consumers and preserve access to this critical resource. Learn more at americanlegalfin.com.     RIGHT COLUMN: PAGE SIX: FOUR SEASONS RESTAURANT CLOSING... WATCH: PETER WARD DISCUSSES DE BLASIO 2020 ENDORSEMENT WITH ERROL LOUIS... NYT MARGOLIES The Toxic Secret Underneath the Seaport... 40 Years of NYC Captured Through a Taxi Driver's Photos... Transgender inmate found dead in Rikers Island cell... OWNERS: New Paid Vacation Law Would Kill Restaurants... Real Estate Invests in Ruben Diaz Jr.... Why Polly Trottenberg Quit the MTA Board... Audit finds appalling conditions in NYC preschool classrooms... CT, NY in battle over dumping in Long Island Sound... Brooklyn man in Batman shirt helps cops take down suspect... NYTIMES: Real Estate Mogul Tries to Supersize $8 Million brownstone...     IMPORTANT SPONSORED MESSAGE:  When the Supreme Court ruled that individual states can legalize sports betting, our neighbors in New Jersey did just that -- and now they’re benefitting from the tax revenue that comes with it!  New Yorkers already bet on sports -- whether across state lines, or with illegal offshore bookies. We need to legalize mobile sports betting and keep that tax revenue right here in New York. Tell Governor Cuomo and the Legislature to Bet on NY!     MIDDLE COLUMN: West Point Cadet Killed In Vehicle Crash Identified As NJ Native... Already a ‘really, really bad’ year for ticks Upstate... The 99 largest companies in NY, ranked: 11 are in Upstate... NYTIMES: The Trumps And The Death of Fashion Diplomacy... Historic New Jersey oak tree dead at 600... JETS HIRE DOUGLAS FROM PHILLY AS NEW GM... Senecas ask judge to reject award in casino revenue dispute... Michelle Troconis returns with police to Farmington home two weeks into search for Jennifer Farber Dulos... BELMONT STAKES TODAY: POST POSITIONS, ODDS... Former CEO of NASCAR Pleads Guilty to Drunken Driving on Long Island... DEC officer stops cheating CNY bowfishermen from winning tournament... Francesa Rails Against Idea Of Ditching The Term 'Owner' In Sports... Meet One Of NYC's Most Famous Murderers: 'The Last Pirate Of New York'... Former Jefferson County legislator dies... Rainy spring could create more toxic algae blooms... McDonald's to hire 130 in Syracuse, over 10K throughout state this summer... Man who filmed viral Syracuse police video arrested for parole violation... Linda Fairstein dropped by publisher after ‘Central Park Five’ backlash... NYTIMES: How a Princeton Graduate Accused of Killing His Father Got the Gun... 'Cuff him!' Libbie Mugrabi's lawyer shouts in divorce court... NXIVM: Allison Mack allegedly starved ‘Dynasty’ star Catherine Oxenberg’s daughter India... Skinner signs 8-year, $72M contract to return to the Sabres... BUFFALONEWS: What’s the best doughnut in Western NY?... ALEX BALDWIN ON SNL TRUMP GIG: ‘I’m Do Done With That’... New Yorkers living longer than ever...