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NY detective charged with hate crime after exploding on black cellular service worker, using racial slur
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"The victim here was just trying to do his job, when the defendant allegedly harassed him and damaged his vehicle."
Boy, 14, charged with intentionally setting 52-acre NJ forest fire
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Cops are now investigating if the teen may have played a role in starting an even larger fire in the same area.
New York state’s population could drop by 2 million people come 2050, shocking study finds
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New York state’s population could plummet by more than 2 million people by 2050 – a drop of more than 13%, a shocking new study claims.
City Council scrambles to reassert control in power struggle with Eric Adams after mayor’s ballot wins
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City Council is taking on Hizzoner again after an embarrassing defeat over the November ballot by establishing their own Charter Revision Commission ahead of the 2025 and 2026 general election.
NYC bill shifting broker fees to landlords overwhelmingly approved by city council
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The City Council overwhelmingly approved a bill Wednesday that would largely shift the cost of broker fees to landlords, in a hit to the real estate industry. The controversial bill — dubbed the Fairness in Apartment Rentals Act (FARE) — passed with a veto-proof majority of 42-8. New York City is unique in that it...
NYPD beefing up presence on the ground and the skies above NYC: ‘The future of law enforcement’
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A new satellite police precinct and a drone deployment initiative will cut down on response times on the ground and in the air above the city, city officials said.
Inside the only Manhattan voting district that favored Trump in the 2024 presidential election: ‘It used to be a safe city’
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This slice of Gotham is seeing red. Just one district in Manhattan chose Donald Trump over Kamala Harris in last week’s election — becoming the first in the borough to vote for a Republican presidential candidate in at least a decade. The sole pro-Trump district in Manhattan is composed of just one apartment complex, Knickerbocker...
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander belatedly raises alarms on Trump presidency — as NY Dems mull post-election shift
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Comptroller Brad Lander raised alarm bells Wednesday about how President-elect Donald Trump's policies could impact the Big Apple.
Lawyer, 75, pummeled by shirtless bozo near Times Square says he’s never going back: ‘Off my visit list’
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"I am concerned about the old Hell's Kitchen because the Hell hasn't gone out."
City Hall pauses ‘fishy’ lease agreement with Adams donor following cries of ‘corruption’ from NYC Council
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The mayor’s office paused a lucrative lease that had been handed to a billionaire Eric Adams donor — following cries of “corruption” by the City Council. Connor Martinez, the director of legislative affairs in the mayor’s office, sent an email on Nov. 12 to the concerned councilmembers confirming the city lease at 14 Wall Street,...
NYC sues all-male massage parlor it claims offers ‘happy endings’ –using anti-peep show strategy
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It could be an unhappy ending for a seedy all-male massage parlor that officials say openly offers hands-on sexual satisfaction. The city is suing to close down 28 Men’s Spa on the West Side, claiming in court documents filed Wednesday that the spa’s roster of masseurs offered “manual stimulation of the penis” to three undercover...
Judge rips alleged teen gunman fueled by ‘hatred’ in shooting of 7-year-old NYC girl: ‘Shocks the conscience’
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A Manhattan judge on Wednesday ripped into one of two reputed teen gangbangers accused of shooting a 7-year-old girl on Harlem street — saying the brazen act “shocks the conscience of anyone living in New York.” True Womack, 17, was denied bail by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Stephen Antignani on attempted murder and other charges...
Gov. Hochul to relaunch controversial NYC congestion pricing: sources
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Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to announce plans Thursday to resurrect congestion pricing with a $9 base toll, The Post has learned. Hochul’s congestion pricing revamp – which was confirmed by multiple sources – would lower the $15 toll on cars entering Lower Manhattan originally slated to begin in June, before the governor put it on an...
Boy, 14, shot on Staten Island, 13-year-old gunman sought as youth violence engulfs NYC: cops
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The boy was blasted in the leg near NYCHA’s Stapleton Houses, police said.
Birds are dying by smashing into NYC skyscrapers in record numbers — here’s what may be driving the surge
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"It's upsetting. We keep building glass towers, so it keeps happening, which is really awful."
Trump Organization will make comeback bid to run Central Park’s Wollman Rink: ‘It makes so much sense’
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Donald Trump's firm is making a comeback bid to run the Wollman ice skating rink in Central Park again -- just a week after winning back the presidency, The Post has learned.
Long Island firefighter charged with setting brush fires during driest period in NY for 160 years
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A Long Island volunteer firefighter was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly confessing to having started one of the brush fires that swept through the town of Medford earlier in the day, according to a report. Firefighters battled a half-dozen small brush fires — at least one of which was started by a Medford volunteer firefighter...
Hundreds of ‘wanted’ posters at University of Rochester accuse Jewish faculty members of supporting ‘ethnic cleansing’
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"This goes against everything we stand for and we have an obligation to reject it," the school's president said.
Here’s how good or bad JFK and LaGuardia are during the holiday season: data
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A new report has found that LaGuardia and JFK are on polar opposite wavelengths in terms of reliability and pricing in the coming weeks. Simply put, one made the naughty list, and the other got top marks.
‘Amityville Horror’ house may still be ‘haunted’ — 50 years after shocking real-life murders on Long Island
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The son-in-law of legendary paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren thinks there could still be something hiding in the house, waiting to be reawakened
Connecticut mom searching for lost necklace that contains son’s ashes
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“It’s monetarily not worth much, but sentimentally, it’s everything,” Soyland said.
Elderly couple battered by would-be robber while walking in Manhattan
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The suspect allegedly threw the woman to the ground and then tried to steal her companion’s wallet, according to cops.
Anti-Israel student group to host panel that reeks of ‘blood libel’ at SUNY Downstate: Jewish doctors
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A pro-Hamas student group is sponsoring a lecture at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn Wednesday accusing Israeli Jews of commiting health care "genocide" in Gaza -- provoking outrage from Jewish doctors.
Successful male model, 20, arrested for fatal stabbing of young dad in the Bronx: police
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“He was just a loving kid who was there for his family and his daughter. It’s just so sad that she has to grow up without a father,” the victim's father said.
NYC money big trolls estranged wife by text in nasty divorce — including over Trump win
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John H. Foster, an elderly private-equity honcho, has been trolling his estranged wife Stephanie Foster so much by text — including over Donald Trump’s election win — that it helped send Manhattan Judge Ta-Tanisha James over the edge Tuesday.
Witness in Daniel Penny trial lied about his involvement — and proves no good deed goes unpunished
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Since the Daniel Penny trial kicked off, witness after witness has described the abject terror they felt while riding the uptown F train as unhinged homeless man Jordan Neely entered the car, snarling and threatening straphangers. One teen testified that she was so frightened she thought she’d pass out. An older woman was “scared s–tless.”...
House GOP asks Trump to kill hated NYC congestion toll as Kathy Hochul’s post-election surprise: ‘Oppressive taxation’
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New York's House Republicans are personally appealing to President-elect Donald Trump to scuttle the planned unpopular, first in the nation "congestion" toll to enter Manhattan upon taking office.
Illegal migrants use saws to break into LI biz — then again to cut off monitoring bracelets after being sprung without bail: ‘Damn disgrace’
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“Whether we see them again is anybody’s guess — but that is the reality of our criminal justice system,'' said Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly.
LGBTQ groups finally invited to march in Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade — ending NYC event’s decades-long anti-gay ban
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LGBTQ groups will be allowed to march in Staten Island’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade for the first time ever this year, organizers announced Tuesday — ending a long-running controversy over the annual event’s anti-gay stance. The announcement followed years of boycotts from local pols over LGBTQ group being banned from marching in the borough’s annual
Penn Station gets $72 million for renovations, including new 30,000-square-foot public plaza
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Penn Station on Tuesday received a $72 million federal grant for a sweeping renovation plan to boost amenities -- and try to make it easier for commuters to navigate the New York City transit hub.