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Sorry to fill up your Inbox today, but we just got the text of the Mamdani administration’s proposed ballot questions and we wanted to get it into your hands pronto (especially since the vote to approve the initiatives is at 5 pm today!). Read all about it in Kevin Duggan’s breaking news story below:

Opinion: To Save Summer Streets, Lose The Cops, Not the Security
Opinion: To Save Summer Streets, Lose The Cops, Not the Security
By Jason Froimowitz
August 10, 2026
If Summer Streets’ new security measures are here to stay, the city should replace NYPD vehicles with physical barriers, cut police staffing costs and use the investment to make the event last all weekend.
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