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Natalie O'Neill
About the Author
Natalie O’Neill is a reporter covering everything from weird news to crime and courts. She once helped expose the coverup of a cross-dressing groundhog who died after she was dropped by former Mayor Bill de Blasio. More recently, she broke the story of an upstate social media star whose murder was live-streamed on social media. She went to Emerson College and has written for publications including The Daily Beast, Eater and VICE. She loves bicycles, beer and Brooklyn.
The Archive
Moped-riding bandits rob NYC bar hoppers at gunpoint: 'Super rattling'
June 28, 2024 | 7:18pmA pair of moped-riding bandits robbed two Greenpoint bar hoppers at gunpoint — the latest in a crime spree centering on the two-wheeled getaway vehicles, cops and victims said Friday.
Wild video shows 5 giant sharks surrounding couple's boat off New England coast
June 28, 2024 | 5:10pmA couple lobster fishing off the coast of Massachusetts spotted five enormous sharks surrounding their boat — all frighteningly larger than the vessel itself.
Couple spots mysterious 'sun-like' glowing UFOs: 'Yo, I think we’re seeing some aliens'
June 28, 2024 | 2:25pm"Yo, I think we’re seeing some aliens,” Justin Stevenson said as he shot the jaw-dropping footage.
Truck tips over and splatters Connecticut homes with something too gross to believe
June 28, 2024 | 12:43pmThe rig rolled over and collided with a car in the quiet neighborhood -- spraying gallons of the stinky goop across homes in Pomfret, Connecticut.
Monster 220-pound sea creature caught — in the Hudson River
June 28, 2024 | 3:17amAtlantic sturgeon caught in New York measures 6 feet long.
Whiz kid, 12, who graduated from LI high school has inspiring message for young New Yorkers
June 27, 2024 | 4:37pmSuborno Isaac Bari — who on Wednesday became the youngest student ever to earn a diploma from Malverne High School — said he worked his “butt off” to skip multiple...
Teddy Roosevelt's 'favorite' personal item finally found after thief swiped it decades ago
June 27, 2024 | 3:47pm“It went to the governor's office with him. It went to the White House with him. It went on his various adventures afterward, to Africa and Brazil. It witnessed history...
FDNY-specialized high school valedictorian overcame abuse to shine in the classroom
June 26, 2024 | 3:12pmValedictorian Kailey Frank described how she overcame an “abusive” household and found “sanctuary” in the classroom — as she and dozens of other students gleefully graduated Wednesday.
PhD student accused of horrifically killing friend's newborn baby after assaulting tot's twin
June 21, 2024 | 6:44pmA California PhD student allegedly killed her friend’s newborn baby boy in Pennsylvania by smashing his skull after assaulting the infant’s twin brother, according to cops who arrested her.
Big Apple still roasting with real-feel temps hitting triple digits over the weekend
June 21, 2024 | 4:10pmHeat-zapped New Yorkers flocked to beaches Friday as the Big Apple roasted — and forecasters warned that real-feel temperatures will soar into the triple digits over the weekend.
Brooklyn coffee shop says PacSun used cafe's image on T-shirt without permission
June 21, 2024 | 2:22pmCaffe de Martini says PacSun took an image of their storefront without their permission and sold it on a t-shirt -- and they want in on the clothing windfall.
Adorable bear takes dip in pond, floats with her paws up at NY sanctuary
June 20, 2024 | 3:40pmAn adorable black bear named Sonya was captured on camera luxuriating in a pond with her paws poking out of the water at the Orphaned Wildlife Center in Otisville upstate.
NYers throw cold water on 'heat dome' hoopla — but forecasters warn it'll only get hotter
June 20, 2024 | 3:03pmNew Yorkers threw cold water on the hoopla surrounding the supposedly “extreme” heat dome that hit the city Thursday — as forecasters warned it really is going to get worse.
Raunchy video of women twerking in thongs at NJ high school outrages board members, parents
June 20, 2024 | 12:30pmA sexually charged promotional video of women twerking in thongs in a New Jersey high school gym got the school board hot and bothered — with some members calling it...
Premature baby born 24 weeks early heads home after 147 days at NY hospital: 'Defied all odds'
June 20, 2024 | 12:04amLittle Shyne was born a mere one pound and 11 ounces, and was forced to spend more than 20 weeks in the hospital, the hospital said.
NYC neighbors rescue abandoned bodega cat left for 5 weeks in 'deplorable' shuttered deli: 'Rags to riches'
June 19, 2024 | 5:43pmA group of Hell's Kitchen neighbors weren’t feline fine about a bodega cat that they found left abandoned for more than five weeks in a shuttered deli — so they...
NYers scramble to cool off as city bakes in 'heat dome' forecast for official start of summer
June 19, 2024 | 3:40pmThe heat is going to get worse before it gets better, meteorologists say.
12-year-old whiz kid is LI high school's youngest graduate — and will attend NYU this fall
June 19, 2024 | 12:59pmThe child prodigy -- who also set a world record for scoring 1500 on the SAT at age 11 -- said he plans to study math and physics at NYU,...
Kate Middleton joins royal family on balcony during Trooping the Colour parade in first appearance since cancer announcement
June 15, 2024 | 5:17amThe 42-year-old Princess of Wales attended the splashy military ceremony in honor of King Charles’ birthday after announcing Friday that she was currently well enough to attend.
NY bill bans selling hot restaurant reservations for up to $650 on the 'black market'
June 14, 2024 | 5:10pmReselling hard-to-get bookings at popular NYC restaurants would be banned under a new bill that aims to prevent online hustlers from blocking average eaters from their favorite digs.