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Woman beaten to death in Central Park ID’d as beloved homeless artist famed for painting birds
A beloved homeless artist famed for painting the birds of Central Park was the woman found viciously murdered in a gazebo near the park’s boathouse, The Post has learned.
Dedicated dad of 2 killed by Central Park bicyclist during walk to work
A dedicated dad of two was knocked to the ground and killed when a Central Park bicyclist rammed into him during his morning walk to work last week.
Round 2 of NYC’s nor’easter hits after tree falls on two young kids and leaves surreal scenes: ‘Worst since Sandy’
The wet-and-wild storm sent ocean fish swimming through driveways and hungry seagulls diving for dinner on streets -- while prompting a waterlogged cop to call it the worst flooding his...
NYCHA handyman killed by storm known as ‘Mr. Fix-it,’ died working overtime — how teary locals recognized body
The tragic NYCHA handyman killed by a falling tree in Brooklyn was known as “Mr. Fix-it” and working overtime when he died in his brown rain boots, which tearful residents...
Missing Long Island swimmer found safe after disappearing into nor’easter-churned waves
A missing Long Island swimmer who disappeared into towering waves churned by a deadly nor'easter is alive and well, state police revealed Sunday.
‘Mole people’ busted for diving into manhole near NYC hotel — what they were looking for
Kevin Rodriguez, 26, and Samuel Reveron, 25 – both Venezuelan citizens – were nabbed Thursday near their Queens homes in connection to the pre-dawn sewer escape.
Nor’easter flooding ‘worst it’s been since Sandy,’ says stunned NYPD cop
Follow live updates on the powerful nor'easter slamming the tri-state area -- packing strong winds and risk of dangerous coastal flooding.
Hamptons fitness guru’s poodles viciously attack elderly neighbor after they escape
Her dogs are barking – and biting.
Blakeman within single digits of Hochul in governor’s race: poll
Blakeman is closer to pulling off an upset of Hochul than GOP challenger Lee Zeldin was during the same time period in 2022.
Mamdani admin ordered staff not to use Signal — but they ignored ban to collude with 200-person influencer army
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's communications workers were told on Jan. 15 that they were not to use either Signal or WhatsApp for work, according to a memo from Mamdani chief counsel...
Cause of death revealed for NYC woman who got trendy anti-aging injection from phony doctor
The Bronx woman allegedly killed by a dodgy doctor died after he accidentally injected her with air during a trendy anti-aging treatment, the city’s medical examiner ruled.
NYC homelessness reaches alarming 5-year high in damning indictment on lefty policies: report
Nearly 5,000 unsheltered people were estimated to be living on streets, parks, under highways, and in subways and public transit stations across the city during an annual survey conducted in...
The ingenious way NYPD stealthily collected DNA to crack a 30-year-old rape case
Tenacious NYPD SVU detectives cracked a more than 30-year-old rape cold case by preserving — and tracking down — intertwined trails of DNA evidence.
NYPD, FDNY emergency response times getting slower — as police overtime slashed, report shows
New York emergency responders’ sluggish response times to emergencies and crimes has gotten even worse under the Mamdani administration.
Mamdani brags about repairing 200K potholes — but he’s still behind his hero Bill de Blasio
"Mamdani wouldn't know how to fill a pothole if he fell in one," one pol scoffed.
Mamdani accused of colluding on NYC rent freeze — as judge orders City Hall to release emails, texts
Board members in June passed a rent freeze on both one-year and two-year leases for the Big Apple’s roughly 1 million rent-stabilized units.
Wealthy NYC ‘Roblox’ widow claims male escort scammed her out of $6M: ‘Svengali-like control’
Marianne Flippo, 49, contends icy-eyed, silver-haired gigolo Gregg Starr promised the only way they could be together was if she paid his employer $10 million to escape his contract.
Hochul touts up to $500 discounts for NY utility bills as Blakeman blasts savings as ‘peanuts’
Gov. Kathy Hochul says 2.5 million more New Yorkers can get up to $500 off utility bills, but rival Bruce Blakeman dismissed the savings as "peanuts."
Duo killed in subway crash ID’d as longtime friends, recent Rutgers grads just starting their careers
Malaika Chitre and Navam Kaul, both 24 and from New Jersey, traveled in the same circles at Rutgers and beyond, said Rajnikant Pipalia, whose son counted Kaul as a good...