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NEW YORK'S FRONT PAGE: www.nyempirereport.com VISIT AGAIN AND AGAIN... BREAKING NEWS UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE DAY... TOP HEADLINES: LONG ISLAND PLANE CRASH... DOG SURVIVES... SPONSORED: ALBANY MED NURSES RALLY FOR FAIR CONTRACT... TIMES UNION: ALBANY MED EMPLOYEES GEAR UP FOR ANOTHER UNION FIGHT... More than 1,000 Albany Med workers seek to unionize... 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: TU: ALBANY POLS MAY LOSE EXORBITANT PAY RAISES AFTER RULING... Upstate police captain expected to retire following arrest... NYTIMES: NEW IOWA POLL- GILLIBRAND 0%, DE BLASIO 0%... *NOT A SINGLE RESPONDENT CHOSE DE BLAZ... CUOMO BOOTS MOGUL MTA BOARD MEMBER AFTER ONLY 2 MONTHS... DUDE! AOC Pushes To Make It Easier To Study Shrooms And Other Psychedelic Drugs... ERIE CO DEM CHAIR ZELLNER defends dual posts amid call for probe... REILICH OUT as chair of Monroe County GOP... KLEPPER: Votes Loom on Immigrant Licenses, Rent Rules... OTBs included in revised online sports betting bill... Schumer, Gillibrand push 2 WNY flood protection projects... CUOMO LETTER TO IJC demands action on Lake Ontario... Get ready for another million-dollar Erie County exec race... Stefanik joins coalition against expanding sanctuary cities, drivers licenses... 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: NYC Puerto Rican Day Parade 2019: Streets Closed, Route... See The NYC Restaurants Ordered Closed Last Week... CENTRAL PARK 5 GOT ADDITIONAL $3.9M FROM STATE... NYC schools investigator arrested for drunk driving following marijuana complaint... MTA bus driver suspensions surge but drivers rarely fired... SECOND MTA TIME CLOCK SABOTAGED BY VANDAL IN A WEEK... CUNY professor claims he was unfairly fired after telling committee to 'burn in eternal fires'... Hells Angels headquarters are becoming rental apartments... Outcry after Carranza gives three cronies six-figure jobs... NYC high schoolers follow de Blasio to Iowa to question him... 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 toBet on NY! MIDDLE COLUMN: SIR WINSTON WINS BELMONT BY A LENGTH.... DAILYMAIL: Thousands dress up and down cocktails at Belmont... MAUREEN DOWD: Yankee Doodle Donnie... HARRY SIEGEL: What happened should not have happened... GOODWIN: Pelosi should stop her endless war... REX SMITH: What might keep people from leaving... CHURCHILL: At the Capitol, a silent protest amid the crowd... MURPHY: Thank Cuomo for tax cap... NYT COHEN: The Donald Thinks D-Day Is About Him... CUOZZO: The Four Seasons Restaurant revival never stood a chance... HILLARY ANNOUNCES DEATH OF YOUNGEST BROTHER TONY RODHAM... There are 8 dry towns in NYS... NICKY BARNES, NY drug lord known as Mr Untouchable, dead at 78... COPS: Lyft driver arrested for 17 license suspensions... ALBANY REGION HOUSING MARKET CRUNCH: PRICES OUTPACE INCOME GROWTH... NYTIMES: Why This Black Cycling Group Made History... NYTIMES: The Making of a YouTube Radical... NY TAXPAYERS SEND MOST MONEY TO WASHINGTON BUT RECEIVE LEAST FUNDING... MORE...