Matthew Sedacca

About the Author

Matthew Sedacca is a reporter for the Sunday New York Post, where he covers metro news and features. He has delved into the rise of $20,000 apartment-broker’s fee; a popular outdoor casino in Chinatown; and the city’s supermarket Spam lockdown. He previously worked at The Counter and The New York Times, and has written about iconic buildings' histories for New York Magazine. He is a graduate of New York University and Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and often can be found typing underneath his two cats, Oyster and Morris, who continue to plot their escape from his home.

The Archive

NY Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie blocked bill that would have closed rape law loophole despite surge in sex assaults

The Assembly speaker quietly blocked a bill that would have criminalized having sex with people who are too drunk to consent, insiders told The Post.

Tornado rips through NJ, taking down trees and flipping half-dozen cars

A landspout tornado ripped through Mercer County, New Jersey, Friday afternoon as severe thunderstorms pounded the state with heavy rain and winds.

CNN sticking networks with list of tedious requirements to air 2024 presidential debate

CNN is forcing other networks and outlets abide by a list of tedious requirements in exchange for the ability to air the first 2024 presidential debate.

US destroys Houthi-controlled radar sites, drones following attacks on merchant vessels

The United States launched a barrage of attacks eliminating Houthi-controlled radar in Yemen as well as several drones deployed by the Iran-backed terrorists.

US may have killed ISIS' global leader in Somalia airstrike in May: report

Abdulqadir Mumin, the global leader of ISIS, was targeted in a May airstrike in Somalia that killed three of the terror group's militants.

Israel almost called off daring hostage rescue mission at last minute: report

Israel security and IDF leaders almost called off the mission because of concerning conditions at one of the two sites where the hostages were being held.

DOE hired ex-'Intifada High' principal's group for staff workshops on Israel-Hamas war

DOE teachers and staff were shocked the department hired a DEI consulting group headed by the former “Intifada High” principal to lead workshops on the Israel-Hamas war.

11-year-old author, philanthropist and cancer survivor just graduated high school

11-year-old Joe Petraro is graduating from high school seven years early -- and that's just one of the many accomplishments on his rockin’ resume.

Over 200 Port Authority cops make six figures — including one $400K earner — from staggering OT pay

One Port Authority police officer raked in a staggering $410,376 last, including $238,236 in overtime pay, making him the agency's top earner in 2023.

NYC restaurant selling pizza topped with world's smelliest fruit

A Chinese pizzeria in a Flushing food court is selling pizza topped with durian, a fruit so pungent it's banned on transit in some Southeast Asian cities.

Israeli commander killed in daring Gaza raid that brought 4 hostages home

Zamora lived in the village of Sde David, near the Israeli city of Sderot — less than 15 miles from the Gaza border.

Emotional video shows Israeli hostage Noa Argamani embrace father after rescue from Hamas

Hostage, Noa Argamani's father said he wanted "the chance to hug my daughter, my only child, one last time.”

Whistleblowing ex-NYPD sergeant jailed on minor assault charge moved from Rikers after being housed near cop-killer

Fired NYPD Sgt. Steven Lee, who now is in Westchester County Jail, claims he's an example for why more cops don't speak out on department corruption.

Exposure to loud aircraft noises could lead to obesity: study

Nurses living near airports nationwide who endured plane noise 45 decibels or greater were 5% more likely to be obese, the study found.

Heroic dog who saved family from Oct. 7 Hamas attack dies

Petel, whose ferocious barking scared Hamas terrorists who attempted to raid her family's home during the Oct. 7 attack, has died.

Child molesting ex-gymnastics doc allegedly pays gangbangers for protection with 'sexual favors'

Child molester Larry Nassar was allegedly raped by gangbangers he hired for protection while locked up in a Florida federal prison, an inmate claimed.

NYC parents having meltdown over $14 ice cream cones: 'It's out of control'

Queens parents are melting down over a local ice cream truck's astronomical prices — including $14 for a run-of-the-mill waffle cone.

Four Israeli hostages rescued during 'complex' raid in central Gaza

The hostages were rescued during a "complex" operation at two locations in Nuseirat, central Gaza.

Top NYC private school devolves into a 'hotbed of Jew-hate' as teacher flips off rabbis, group tries to 'cancel' Holocaust survivor: parents

Logan Levkoff, a former parent at The Ethical Culture Fieldston School in the Bronx, took to social media this week to share her family's horrifying experience at the school.

One dead, 3 injured in Saturday NYC violence: NYPD

A Mount Vernon woman was knifed to death in the Bronx, one of four violent incidents Saturday that left three others injured across three boroughs, police said.