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Queens ‘Range Rover’ squatter set loose after arraignment on burglary, other charges: DA
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Brian Rodriguez, 35, of 161st Street, faces up to 15 years in prison if he's convicted of burglary, grand larceny, criminal trespassing and the other charges authorities have hit him with.
Teen squatters charged with murder in death of NYC mom found stuffed inside duffle bag
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Squatters Halley Tejada and Kensly Alston were charged with murder Thursday in the death of Manhattan mom Nadia Vitels, who was killed and stashed in a closet in her mom's upscale apartment.
NYPD begins arresting Columbia anti-Israel protesters after president tells cops to clear campus
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NYPD cops in riot gear swarmed Columbia University on Thursday afternoon and began arresting dozens of anti-Israel protesters after the school’s president made the bombshell decision to clear the campus. Minouche Shafik wrote in an email to students, faculty and staff that she made the call despite her hopes that the move would “never be...
NY man’s wallet likely saves his life by blocking gunman’s bullet in broad-daylight shooting
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The victim was sitting in a car at the Homestead Village Apartment Complex at Homestead Drive and Grant Court in Coram around 10:50 a.m. Wednesday when a shooter unloaded multiple rounds into his car, cops said.
Illegal pot shop, retail theft crackdowns locked-in as lawmakers begin voting on state budget Thursday
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Hochul’s Monday announcement was quickly derided by legislators who poked fun at her description of the deal at that point as a “parameters of a conceptual agreement”, but the governor is the one laughing now with the pressure put on lawmakers to now begin finalizing the deal.
NYU student who tore down Israeli hostage posters claims she was suspended under pressure from pro-Israel ‘stakeholders’: suit
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Khalique claims she secured a meeting with a dean to discuss her concerns, but was told that gaining access to NYU's administrative offices was challenging due to opposition from a "stakeholder," according to the suit.
Ilhan Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, suspended from Barnard College for her involvement in anti-Israel protests
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Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar said Thursday that she has been suspended from Barnard College for her involvement in anti-Israel protests on Columbia University’s campus. “i’m an organizer with CU Apartheid Divest @ColumbiaSJP, in my 3 years at @BarnardCollege i have never been reprimanded or received any disciplinary warning
Two jurors booted from Trump trial, including NYC nurse who said she couldn’t be ‘unbiased,’ man accused of lying about criminal past
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A nurse who was seated as a juror in Donald Trump's "hush money" case earlier this week was let go Thursday after she said she can't be "fair an unbiased."
Prosecutors accuse Trump of breaching gag order 7 more times: ‘It’s ridiculous’
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The DA's office slammed Trump for allegedly breaching a court order that bars him from disparaging jurors and witnesses in the case "seven more times" in the past few days, calling it "ridiculous."
Female NYU administrator, 27, randomly punched near Washington Square Park in possible hate crime
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The 27-year-old woman was slugged by a stranger on Washington Square North near 5th Avenue – across the street from the greenspace – around 10:30 a.m., police said.
Dad with stage 4 cancer struggling to evict Park Slope squatter, pay for home on top of medical bills
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Thomas Wooding is battling stage 4 cancer while trying to evict a tenant he claims stopped paying rent last summer.
At least 4 anti-Israel protesters, including 1 minor, arrested on Columbia University campus
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At least four people – including one minor – was taken into custody Thursday morning near the ongoing tent protest on Columbia University’s Morningside campus, authorities told The Post. As of 9 a.m., it was unclear if the individuals were charged or issued summonses. “Why are you doing this to me, I’m just standing on the...
Trump’s ‘hush money’ NYC trial live updates: Ex-prez returning to court today; 7 jurors picked so far
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Follow the Post’s live updates from Manhattan court during jury selection over "hush money" payments Donald Trump is accused of paying to porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy Playmate Karen McDougal ahead of the 2016 election.
Protester outside Columbia University seen yelling ‘We’re all Hamas,’ ‘Long live Hamas’
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The clip shows a female protester with a keffiyeh covering her head and face loudly banging on NYPD barricades erected near the university's Morningside Heights campus.
Antisemitic hate crimes surge 45% in NYC in 2024: NYPD data
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Antisemitic hate crimes have skyrocketed by 45% this year, according to police data obtained by The Post Wednesday — as the NYPD said they’ll increase patrols at synagogues for Passover. So far in 2024, 96 anti-Jewish incidents have been reported across the Big Apple, compared to 66 for the same time period last year, according to the police...
Professor who super-commutes from LI to Boston explains why it’s less stressful than going into NYC daily
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“It’s funny because a lot of folks would be like ‘wait did you just say you work in Boston? That’s crazy,’” she said.
Madman randomly whacks 26-year-old woman with a hockey stick on NYC street: police
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A madman randomly whacked a woman with a hockey stick on a Manhattan street last Tuesday in the latest unprovoked attack targeting New York City women.
Legal bid seeks to knock AOC off ballot line for left-wing Working Families Party: ‘Too involved in social experimentation’
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A legal challenge has been filed to knock Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez off the left-leaning Working Families Party ballot line in the Nov. 5 general election, The Post has learned.
Creep who kidnapped, sexually assaulted girl, 9, in NY sentenced 47 years to life: ‘Heinous and despicable’
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“The sentencing today by Judge James A. Murphy, III of Ross to an aggregate of 47 years to life reflects the Court’s determination that Ross’ actions were so vile and wicked that he should face up to life in prison.
Atlantic City mayor, wife accused of beating daughter were secretly filmed by teen’s boyfriend they ‘disapproved of:’ court docs
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Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife were allegedly filmed beating up their teenage daughter by her boyfriend — who the parents had “disapproved of,” it was revealed Wednesday. Small, 50, and his 47-year-old wife La’Quetta, the head of Atlantic City schools, were filmed over a video chat while allegedly berating and “chocking”...
Ritzy Chappaqua high school suspends LGBTQ rapper for freestyling gay ‘slurs’ — but he says it was satire : lawsuit
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“By using the word ‘fa---t,’ O.J. sought to reclaim a word that has been used as a slur against him and the LGBTQ community in general,” the lawsuit also states.
Starving Albany lawmakers resort to eating corndogs amid late-budget pay freeze
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Albany’s elected fat cats are often so loaded at this point that one or two missed paychecks aren’t a big deal.
‘Hoolies’ gangbangers convicted after NYC street war shootings including stray bullet killing of baby: DA
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Dashawn Austin, Akeem Artis, Travis Scott and Jayquan Lane were convicted of various charges following a six-month jury trial, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office said.
Here are the Columbia University professors ripped for anti-Israel remarks, pro-Palestine indoctrination
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Columbia University's president was in the spotlight Wednesday as she was grilled by lawmakers in Washington DC over whether the Ivy League school has done enough to crackdown on rising antisemitism amid the raging Israel-Hamas war.
Gunman busted in NYC bodega shooting that killed innocent bystander during botched robbery: NYPD
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Schward Bee, 31, of Mount Vernon, was picked up around 1 a.m. Wednesday in connection to the deadly March 31 fracas that took the life of party promoter Stefon Barnes inside Gourmet Deli on East Tremont Avenue, authorities said.
Number of vacant NYC storefronts has nearly doubled since the pandemic: ‘Creating havoc’
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Only 6% of Big Apple storefronts sat empty in 2019, compared to nearly 11.2% this year, statistics from the city Department of Finance show.
City Hall asked staffers to write poems about their agencies — perfecting the art of ‘time-wasting’
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City Hall asked top staffers to get creative and write poems about their agencies for the little-known national “Poem in your Pocket” day.
Olivia Wilde, Charli XCX and average NYers reveal controversial opinions while riding subway
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They're sounding off in the hilarious online series, "Subway Takes."
NYC high schooler creates astonishingly accurate AI algorithm for 911 callers to get help they actually need
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“You need very little input from the actual caller,” Pierce Wright, age 17, said about his AI model.
NYC subway shove victim’s aunt wants to rip alleged killer’s ‘f–king heart out’ and says he’s not mentally ill— just ‘vicious’
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Christine Conte, 70, went off the rails outside a Manhattan courtroom after accused subway shover Carlton McPherson pleaded not guilty to murdering her nephew, Jason Volz, at an East Harlem subway station last month.