Selim Algar
About the Author
Selim Algar is a veteran reporter for The Post covering Florida. He has chronicled a spectrum of big city characters ranging from mobsters to mayors over a 20-year career in journalism. Born and raised in Berkeley, Calif., Selim earned a B.A. in Political Science from his hometown university and later received a master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. After freelancing for several years, Selim was hired as a staff reporter at the New York Post in 2005 and currently covers Florida. Prior to that beat, Selim reported on the New York City Department of Education and the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn. When not staring at a screen, Selim turns his attention to local history, chess, and boxing.
The Archive
Ex-OJ Simpson pal who testified against him in 2008 robbery trial says he wanted him to embrace Christianity: 'He just wanted to party'
April 11, 2024 | 7:47pmWalter Alexander, who became one of Simpson's closest friends after his infamous murder acquittal, said OJ tried to pin his Las Vegas memorabilia heist on him.
Kaylee Gain's guilt-ridden father admits her childhood was affected by drugs and family dysfunction
April 11, 2024 | 3:08pmSpeaking to The Post, Clinton Gain said he and Kaylee Gain's mother, April Nordstrom, both struggled with drug addiction during her youth -- and she suffered greatly because of it.
Kaylee Gain's father reveals details of text war which led to teen's near-fatal fight, updates her recovery
April 10, 2024 | 4:14pm"It's been really hard. It's very slow. When she gets out of the hospital she's going to live with me, it's already been decided," Clinton Gain told The Post.
Berkeley-educated engineer gets probation after being caught on camera trying to poison co-worker
April 9, 2024 | 3:22pmA hardline woke California DA gave a U.C. Berkeley educated engineer probation after he was caught on tape trying to fatally poison a co-worker over the course of two years,...
Fed up librarians struggle to contain rampant sex, drug use and violence at branches across the country
April 8, 2024 | 3:10pmAmerican libraries are now under siege, with staffers from California to Massachusetts complaining of rampant disorder and daily peril.
EarthCam shows the impact of 4.8-magnitude earthquake in NYC -- with the Statue of Liberty visibly shaking
April 5, 2024 | 7:00pmLive cams perched across New York City -- including high atop the Statue of Liberty -- captured Friday's wild 4.8-magnitude earthquake in real time.
'Karma' finally catching up to Diddy decades after fatal stampede at NYC game he promoted, says victim's brother
April 4, 2024 | 4:17pmThe haunted brother of a 20-year-old man who was crushed to death during a stampede at a celebrity basketball game promoted by Diddy in 1991 pinned the mogul's mounting legal...
Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh slapped with another 40 years in prison for ripping off clients, his law firm
April 1, 2024 | 12:07pmMurdaugh was punished — this time in federal court — for stealing from clients and his law firm. The 55-year-old disbarred attorney is already serving a life sentence without parole in a...
The Combs curse? Embattled Diddy’s record labels marked by prison, untimely deaths — and murder
March 31, 2024 | 1:11pmCombs himself is now in the crosshairs of the law after federal law enforcement raids on his homes in Los Angeles and Miami in the wake of a number of...
Hasidic rapper who rhymes about God bursts into mainstream, saying fans 'want more meaning' from music
March 31, 2024 | 12:41pmWhile most hip-hoppers' touring contracts include the artists' preferred brand of high-end liquor, rapper Moshe Reuven's list calls for rabbi-sanctioned dairy products.
Two Florida 10-year-olds — including police deputy's son — busted for $300 gun deal at elementary school: 'A very sad situation'
March 29, 2024 | 2:37pmCountry Oaks Elementary in LaBelle was put under immediate lockdown Wednesday after a concerned parent called administrators and told them her child alerted her a classmate was in possession of...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' alleged 'drug mule' looks worried in bodycam video showing arrest on drug charges
March 28, 2024 | 6:48pmBodycam footage showed the tattooed former college basketball basketball being led from a building in handcuffs to an awaiting police car.
Who is Brendan Paul? Diddy's alleged 'drug mule' arrested at Miami airport has music, sports background
March 26, 2024 | 7:00pmBrendan Paul has been accused of being a "drug mule" for Diddy, his employer, according to a lawsuit filed against him.
Sun-obsessed Gen Z is behind the Big Apple's tanning craze -- with some even 'addicted' to bronzing: 'Nobody wants to be pale'
March 26, 2024 | 5:13pmSun-obsessed Gen Zers are being driven to tanning beds through social media, where they see glamorous influencers promoting the sun-kissed life on TikTok.
Missouri teen was suspended from school for brawling with another student day before fracturing skull in fight: sources
March 26, 2024 | 12:49pmKaylee Gain, 16, remains unconscious after she squared off with another female teen about a mile away from Hazelwood East High School, which they both attend.
Thriving how-to squatter internet forums reveal home takeover secrets: 'You can't stop it!'
March 23, 2024 | 9:15amA global squatting surge has fueled web forums dedicated to the dark art of property takeovers, with users trading insights on everything from managing neighbors, turning on utilities and researching...
New monthly record for migrant encounters set at US-Mexico border in February
March 22, 2024 | 7:02pmThat figure eclipses the prior February record of 166,010 encounters in 2022 and 156,000 during the same month last year.
Kate Middleton's brother James posts heartwarming message to his sister after cancer diagnosis
March 22, 2024 | 4:52pm"Over the yers, we have climbed many mountains together," the 36-year-old wrote along with a picture of the pair as children and a heart emoji.
Kate's cancer diagnosis was the reason Prince William skipped godfather King Constantine of Greece's memorial service
March 22, 2024 | 3:23pmSources told The Post Friday that the Prince of Wales opted not to attend the church service for the late King Constantine of Greece after learning of his wife's then...
Prince William has been a 'great source' of support to Kate Middleton amid cancer battle, princess says
March 22, 2024 | 2:01pmPrince William has been a “great source” of support to Kate Middleton during her cancer diagnosis and chemotherapy treatment, the princess said Friday. Middleton revealed that her medical crisis came...