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Fri, 17 May 2024 04:34:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 https://nypost.com/2024/05/17/us-news/alleged-arsonist-26-set-ny-state-troopers-childhood-home-on-fire-over-traffic-tickets/#respond Fri, 17 May 2024 00:17:13 -0400 2024-05-17T00:34:08-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/17/us-news/alleged-arsonist-26-set-ny-state-troopers-childhood-home-on-fire-over-traffic-tickets/ Allie Griffin https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32103792 0 Tyler Williams is walked in handcuffs Boarded-up home Front door of boarded-up home. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/queens-lawmakers-demand-more-mta-bus-service-to-manhattan-before-15-congestion-toll-begins/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 20:07:56 -0400 2024-05-16T20:12:25-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/queens-lawmakers-demand-more-mta-bus-service-to-manhattan-before-15-congestion-toll-begins/ Carl Campanile https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32099327 0 MTA chairman and CEO Janno Lieber in a suit and tie sitting in front of a microphone during the first public hearing on the congestion pricing plan at MTA headquarters People, bicycles, and cars congesting 6th Ave in Herald Square, New York, indicative of congestion pricing policy Toll readers above 2nd Avenue in New York City during a traffic jam, marking the entry of the congestion pricing zone, with many Queens residents expressing discontent with the new tolls. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/michael-cohen-was-actually-whining-about-teen-prankster-when-he-said-he-was-speaking-to-trump-about-stormy-daniels-payoff-lawyer/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 19:43:23 -0400 2024-05-17T00:30:22-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/michael-cohen-was-actually-whining-about-teen-prankster-when-he-said-he-was-speaking-to-trump-about-stormy-daniels-payoff-lawyer/ Ben Kochman, Kyle Schnitzer https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32095283 0 Michael Cohen, former U.S. President Donald Trump's former attorney, departs Manhattan Criminal Court on May 16, 2024 in New York City Former US president Donald Trump attends his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York in New York, New York, USA, 16 May 2024. Michael Cohen is cross-examined by defense lawyer Todd Blanche during former U.S. President Donald Trump's criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S. May 16, 2024, in this courtroom sketch Former US President Donald Trump, followed by his lawyer Todd Blanche, walks to speak to the press at the end of the day of his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 16, 2024 Michael Cohen, former U.S. President Donald Trump's former attorney, departs Manhattan Criminal Court on May 16, 2024 in New York City https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/nypd-could-access-shops-surveillance-cameras-in-real-time-under-new-city-plan/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 18:48:51 -0400 2024-05-16T18:58:07-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/nypd-could-access-shops-surveillance-cameras-in-real-time-under-new-city-plan/ Craig McCarthy, Reuven Fenton, Jack Morphet, Steve Janoski https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32096677 0 Mayor Adams at the Thursday press conference. A surveillance camera A pair of NYPD officers make their rounds and stop by the Adol store on 42nd Street. The store has been robbed numerous times by migrants and a NYPD officer was assaulted by a group of migrants outside the store last week. Migrants around Times Square have caused problems with crime in the area This image, released by the US Attorney's Office, shows two robbers charging into a Manhattan jewelry store. A store surveillance camera. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/nys-pushes-to-boot-boeing-bigwigs-block-executive-raises-using-pension-fund-after-series-of-company-mishaps/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 18:10:50 -0400 2024-05-16T18:37:28-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/nys-pushes-to-boot-boeing-bigwigs-block-executive-raises-using-pension-fund-after-series-of-company-mishaps/ Vaughn Golden https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32099187 0 82003870 82003870 A door area of a boeing 737 plane Dave Calhoun State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli plans to vote against shareholder proposals. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/nyc-dublin-portal-planning-ai-fix-that-will-blur-misbehavior/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 17:23:09 -0400 2024-05-16T17:37:23-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/nyc-dublin-portal-planning-ai-fix-that-will-blur-misbehavior/ Olivia Land https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32098134 0 People greet Dubliners in front of The Portal, a public art installation connecting New York City and Dublin. Joe Callahan hopes the 8-foot round screens will be off for only "a short period of time, not weeks, not months." The portal was shut down just days into its planned six-month run. The AI portal screen. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/nyc-neighbors-oppose-times-square-casino-over-crime-traffic-fears/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 17:15:44 -0400 2024-05-16T20:19:11-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/nyc-neighbors-oppose-times-square-casino-over-crime-traffic-fears/ Carl Campanile https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32093198 0 According to a new survey, 71% of voters near who live in or near Times Square are against a proposed casino in the neighborhood. The survey found that 80% of respondents believe a casino may attract more crime to the area. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/business/nyc-hospital-building-boom-on-upper-east-side-roils-residents/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 16:12:44 -0400 2024-05-16T17:42:52-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/business/nyc-hospital-building-boom-on-upper-east-side-roils-residents/ Steve Cuozzo https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32074674 0 Rendering of future Northwell Health hospital the Hospital for Special Surgery’s 12-story, Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen tower spanning the FDR Drive at East 70th Street The 30-story, Extell-developed medical offices and treatments  building leased to HSS at First Avenue and East 79th Street. Iron Horse Labs on East 94th Street. Rendering of future Northwell Health hospital at the corner of Third Avenue and East 77th Street. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/lifestyle/the-pastrogi-is-a-new-mashup-of-pierogi-and-pastrami-from-2-legendary-nyc-eateries/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 16:06:25 -0400 2024-05-16T16:19:32-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/lifestyle/the-pastrogi-is-a-new-mashup-of-pierogi-and-pastrami-from-2-legendary-nyc-eateries/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32094328 0 Katz's Deli and Veselka are teaming up to introduce pastrami-stuffed pierogies. Katz's Deli and Veselka are teaming up to introduce pastrami-stuffed pierogies. Katz's Deli is known for its pastrami, which will be featured in the new menu mash-up. Veselka's pierogis will be a featured part of the new menu item. Katz's pastrami will be the other star ingredient. The restaurants have also combined to create a shipping available care package. Diners have flocked to Veselka's Lower East Side location (above) for years, and now they'll have a chance to sample dishes at a new Brooklyn restaurant. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/hochul-meets-his-holiness/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 15:44:16 -0400 2024-05-16T16:17:09-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/hochul-meets-his-holiness/ Vaughn Golden https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32092730 0 new-york-governor-kathy-hochul-81992386 new-york-governor-kathy-hochul-81992386 Gov. Kathy Hochul and Pope Francis Pope Francis and Gov. Kathy Hochul Hochul amongst several people at a dais https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/staten-island-ferry-that-killed-11-in-2003-crash-up-for-auction/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 15:40:54 -0400 2024-05-16T17:20:23-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/staten-island-ferry-that-killed-11-in-2003-crash-up-for-auction/ Natalie O'Neill https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32093602 0 staten island ferry Pete Davidson and Colin Jost bought a ferry in hopes of turning it into a party boat. Emergency workers walk through the destroyed interior of the Staten Island Ferry boat Andrew J. Barberi. Destruction to the Staten Island Ferry boat Andrew J. Barberi which was involved in a fatal accident at the ferry terminal in Staten Island, N.Y. 15 October 2003. Davidson poses in front of the John F. Kennedy ferry. staten island ferry The ferry had also smashed into the Staten Island Terminal on May 8, 2010, injuring 37 people. staten island ferry Staten Island Ferry passengers, aboard the Ferryboat Andrew J. Barberi, view a plaque dedicated to the victims of the Oct. 2003 crash early Thursday, July 1, 2004 in New York. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/nyc-knifepoint-robbery-upgraded-to-homicide-after-victim-suffers-heart-attack-cops/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 15:30:39 -0400 2024-05-16T18:57:44-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/nyc-knifepoint-robbery-upgraded-to-homicide-after-victim-suffers-heart-attack-cops/ Amanda Woods, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32095353 0 Bronx robbery suspects. Bronx robbery suspect. Second Bronx robbery suspect. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/as-wildfires-rage-in-canada-will-nyc-see-another-smokepocalypse/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 15:26:33 -0400 2024-05-16T15:26:50-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/as-wildfires-rage-in-canada-will-nyc-see-another-smokepocalypse/ Isabel Keane https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32094174 0 Smoke rises from mutual aid wildfire GCU007 in the Grande Prairie Forest Area near TeePee Creek, Alberta, Canada. NYC covered by Halifax wildfires haze on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. The Parker Lake wildfire glows in an aerial photograph taken by a B.C. Emergency Health Services crew member through the window of an airplane evacuating patients from nearby Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada May 10, 2024. The New York City Manhattan skyline as seen from the East River in Long Island City covered in haze and smoke caused by wildfires in Canada. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/pro-trump-artist-releases-penis-shaped-balloons-with-alvin-bragg-judge-merchans-faces-on-them/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 14:50:49 -0400 2024-05-16T16:08:39-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/pro-trump-artist-releases-penis-shaped-balloons-with-alvin-bragg-judge-merchans-faces-on-them/ David Spector https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32093344 0 Controversial activist Scott Lobaido released 100 pink, penis-shaped balloons featuring the faces of Donald Trump foes like Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Thursday outside the courthouse. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/orthodox-boys-beaten-in-nyc-hate-crimes-task-force-investigating/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 14:42:48 -0400 2024-05-16T15:18:05-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/orthodox-boys-beaten-in-nyc-hate-crimes-task-force-investigating/ Amanda Woods, Joe Marino https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32094706 0 Surveillance video tweeted by Williamsburg 365 News shows an unidentified man on a CitiBike beat and kick an orthodox Jewish child on Franklin Ave in Brooklyn, Sunday May 12, 2024. Surveillance video tweeted by Williamsburg 365 News shows an unidentified man on a CitiBike beat and kick an orthodox Jewish child on Franklin Ave in Brooklyn, Sunday May 12, 2024. Surveillance video tweeted by Williamsburg 365 News shows an unidentified man on a CitiBike beat and kick an orthodox Jewish child on Franklin Ave in Brooklyn, Sunday May 12, 2024. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/new-pizza-box-recycling-bin-debuts-at-central-park-in-fight-against-rats/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 14:10:17 -0400 2024-05-16T14:20:51-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/new-pizza-box-recycling-bin-debuts-at-central-park-in-fight-against-rats/ Jorge Fitz-Gibbon https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32092128 0 Central Park Conservancy's new pizza box bins. Pizza box recycling bins. Easy-use pizza box bin. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/bear-kills-chihuahua-injures-second-dog-in-nj-town/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 13:43:52 -0400 2024-05-16T14:11:05-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/bear-kills-chihuahua-injures-second-dog-in-nj-town/ Olivia Land https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32092342 0 (Holyoke, MA, 05/22/16) A large black bear visits a Holyoke neighborhood on Sunday, May 22, 2016. The bruin wondered several blocks, trashing a backyard bird feeder and scaring a few residents outside gardening before wondering back into the woods. S (Holyoke, MA, 05/22/16) A large black bear visits a Holyoke neighborhood on Sunday, May 22, 2016. The bruin wondered several blocks, trashing a backyard bird feeder and scaring a few residents outside gardening before wondering back into the woods. S A black bear. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/blm-greater-ny-founder-hawk-newsome-arrested-while-attending-nypd-cops-manslaughter-hearing/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 08:26:01 -0400 2024-05-16T13:04:04-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/blm-greater-ny-founder-hawk-newsome-arrested-while-attending-nypd-cops-manslaughter-hearing/ Emily Crane https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32087358 0 Hawk Newsome, a.k.a "BLM BurgerMan," was arrested yesterday at Bronx Criminal Court, during the court hearing for Erik Duran, an NYPD officer charged with manslaughter in the death of Eric Duprey. Newsome and a New York court officer faced off. Newsome was slapped with three summonses for disorderly conduct in the wake of the caught-on-camera saga. Hawk Newsome speaking during a press conference in NYC on Sept. 20, 2021. The BLM leader notoriously threatened “riots,” “fire” and “bloodshed” if Mayor Eric Adams cracked down on crime back in 2021. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/son-of-sam-killer-now-looks-to-anne-frank-for-inspiration-views-himself-as-father-figure-to-other-inmates/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 07:00:00 -0400 2024-05-16T09:06:13-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/son-of-sam-killer-now-looks-to-anne-frank-for-inspiration-views-himself-as-father-figure-to-other-inmates/ Steven Vago https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32080109 0 Son of Sam serial killer David Berkowitz is set to face a parole board again. Berkowitz told The Post that Anne Frank's diary has been the biggest inspirational book for him during his incarceration. A woman entering the secret annex of the Anne Frank House Museum in Amsterdam Berkowitz killed six people and injured seven others from 1976 to 1977. Berkowitz victim Robert Violante being rushed into a hospital after being shot on July 31, 1977. Berkowitz called himself the "Son of Sam" in notes and letters to newspapers. A note written by Berkowitz found in his car. Berkowitz's apartment where he was finally arrested in 1977. Berkowitz became a Christian in prison. Berkowitz was sentenced to 547 years in prison. https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/nyc-man-rescued-after-nypd-officers-jump-down-onto-bronx-subway-tracks/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 04:10:08 -0400 2024-05-16T11:27:48-04:00 https://nypost.com/2024/05/16/us-news/nyc-man-rescued-after-nypd-officers-jump-down-onto-bronx-subway-tracks/ Nicholas McEntyre https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=32086691 0 The man fell onto the tracks during a medical emergency, landing inches from the third rail. The officers jumped onto the tracks without any hesitation as a train was approaching the station. "Come on, come on, come on," one officer shouts as they grab the man and pull him up off the tracks with the help of several bystanders on the platform. The man was lifted onto the concourse with the help of the two officers and several bystanders. The heroes' work wasn't done there as they went to tend to the ailing man who was now lying on his side. One officer was forced to hop the turnstile as he rushed to help the man. Following the ordeal, the officers received praise from several people at the station. Following the ordeal, the officers received praise from several people at the station.