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NYC pool season opens with belly-flop as lifeguard shortage prompts partial closures
Mayor Eric Adams declared Thursday that 50 public swimming pools are open for the summer, although city officials later clarified the sites will continue to face partial closures because of...
NYC migrant shelters under scrutiny after accused cop shooter claims gun-smuggling chain
An accused cop shooter who claimed a Venezuelan gang is smuggling guns into migrant facilities stayed at a shelter with a X-ray and magnetometer to scan for weapons, officials said....
Mom of teen who disappeared off NY beach with friend begs ocean for son's body: 'You took them, give them back'
Aminatu Noah, the mother of 16-year-old Elyjha Chandler, made the heartbreaking request four days after her son and his childhood friend, 17-year-old Christian Perkins, vanished into the waters off Jacob...
NYC to give away 10K free tickets to prime Macy's fireworks viewing spots
The city is giving away 10,000 free tickets to prime July Fourth fireworks viewing spots on the West Side — after the NYPD previously landed in hot water for roping...
NYPD detective's widow hosts blood drives to honor husband killed by drunk driver
The widow of an NYPD cop who was killed in the line of duty by a drunk driver honored her hero husband by hosting blood drives ahead of Father’s Day.
NYC has only connected 2,000 migrants with jobs — as thousands more overwhelm city shelters
Under the Adams administration’s push to get asylum seekers employed, just over 2,000 of the tens of thousands of work-eligible migrants in NYC have been connected with a job —...
Small NYC mental health 'clubhouses' getting squeezed out and crisis may be looming: experts
Small mental health day centers are getting squeezed out of the Big Apple’s mental health care plans to make way for much larger, less personal day centers — a move being...
NYC Council member accuses Eric Adams aide of perjury ahead of City Hall oversight vote
A contentious fight over the city council's expanded oversight of mayoral appointments continued to escalate Thursday as one lawmaker attacked one of the mayor’s top advisers, accusing her of lying...
City of Maybe? Adams' plan to boost Big Apple economy passes Council -- with some changes
Mayor Eric Adams' plan to boost New York City business and job growth passed the City Council Thursday – with some changes.
FDNY heroes awarded medals for daring acts— from rope rescues to thwarting bridge jumpers
“Being a hero is being someone who is willing to run towards danger, not away from it,” Mayor Eric Adams said at the packed ceremony.
NYC parent advocacy group outlines 'devastating impact' migrant crisis burdens onto schools' trauma resources
Danyela Souza Egorov, project director of ParentPowerEDNY, testified to Congress that she is concerned that migrant children face unprecedented threats of violence, sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
NYC council pushes massive $55M expansion of program to fund half-priced transit fares to poor
The City Council is pushing a massive $55 million expansion of a program that funds half-price transit fares for poor New Yorkers – as fare evasion continues to skyrocket. Speaker...
Jewish New Yorkers join Oct. 7 hostage families for Israel Day Parade march amid cloud of antisemitism
The annual Israel Day Parade hit midtown Sunday with a massive show of support for the Jewish state amid heavy NYPD security — as marchers repeatedly called for Hamas terrorists to...
Straphanger shot on NYC subway train after trying to stop fight between man and girlfriend
The 31-year-old victim was shot in his left hand while on a the train train at East 86th Street and Lexington Avenue around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, police told The Post.
Two NYC swimmers seen cooling off inside public pool weeks before they are open for summer
New Yorkers aren't supposed to be able to cool off in any of the city's 91 pools until June 27, but two people defied city officials' expectations and the gates at...
Small town torn apart after horrifying video of cop fatally shooting deaf, blind dog: 'Never should have happened'
The mayor of a small Missouri town has resigned and residents are calling to shut down the police force after a cop shot a deaf, blind dog and left people...
Drugstore security guard, 21, stabbed after trying to stop shoplifter in terrifying NYC attack
A shoplifter caused mayhem in Midtown Saturday -- stabbing and seriously injuring a Duane Reade security guard and threatening another person, according to police sources.
NYC driver crashes U-Haul after finding live snake under seat: 'I hate snakes. I freaked out'
"There wasn’t a lot of coherent thought at this point. I hate snakes. I freaked out. I took my foot off the brake and crashed into the car in front...
'Doomsday mom' Lori Vallow's husband Chad Daybell learns fate after killing her 2 kids, his first wife
Chad Daybell has been sentenced to death for the murders of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children in Idaho.
NYC Council campaigning to finish adding 151 new public bathrooms
Margaret Forgione, first deputy commissioner at DOT, testified her deparment doesn’t have money for the bathrooms, citing the “overall capital needs of the city”.