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Point of no return Dramatic video shows moment NYPD shoots knife-wielding man — but Mamdani wants to send social workers
The Jan. 26 police shooting of schizophrenic man Jabez Chakraborty has prompted backlash from the family, and fueled a renewed push from Mayor Zohran Mamdani for his proposed Department of Community Safety to deal with mental health crises.
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LI veterans use virtual reality to fight PTSD with fantastical trips to outer space, animal sanctuaries
“It helps eliminate a lot of pain.”
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St. John’s border protection program put on ice after anti-DHS backlash
St. John’s University and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection suspended a campus program to train students for careers in homeland security, amid a backlash over the fatal shootings of two citizens in Minneapolis by enforcement agents last month.
NY judge took vacations with lawyers, was in text thread filled with ‘off-color jokes,’ ‘sexually explicit images’: officials
Commission Administrator Robert Tembeckjian called the allegations against Eisenpress “serious” and said “her permanent departure from office is appropriate.”
NYC’s snow woes continue as giant icebergs, slushy streets and trash piles ruin travel for everyone
Sanitation has melted 183 million pounds of snow, Mayor Mamdani said — but some lifelong city dwellers weren’t buying Hizzoner’s triumphant assessment.
Accused dine-and-dash diva again refuses to leave Rikers Island for hearing on psych exam
Her case hit a snag because of a power outage at Rikers.
Calls for transparency of New York’s runaway $115B Medicaid ‘gravy train’ grow in light of Minnesota fraud
“This is not hard to figure out. When there’s this much money, it’s going into somebody’s pockets,” said New York State Senate Minority Leader Rob Ortt.
Mamdani praised for ‘high-level’ handling of homeless during cold snap — as death toll climbs to 17
“What I have seen is exactly what should be happening,” Steve Banks, Mamdani’s pick for corporate counsel, testified Wednesday.
Year-round outdoor dining to ‘finally’ return to NYC streets, Council Speaker Julie Menin vows
Pandemic-era year-round al fresco dining could soon return to New York City streets, NYC Council Speaker Julie Menin said Wednesday – after an expensive, lengthy approvals process led to many restaurants dropping out of the program last year.
Behind the scenes at Westminster show with stressed-out dog owners as pooches get glam
Forget the Super Bowl — these are the true top dogs of the week.
Alleged member of neo-Nazi sextortion ring arrested on child porn charges, had photos of kids as young as 2: feds
A member of the “764” neo-Nazi sextortion ring was arrested on child pornography charges Monday after the feds found disturbing images of children on his devices, as well as memes declaring “I like child porn,” new court papers allege.
Monster NYC dad told cops he was too drunk to remember beating 2-year-old son into coma: DA
Dayvon Morrison allegedly beat his toddler son at a Queens homeless shelter and waited three days to get him help — leaving the boy on life support.
Suspect charged with armed robbery of New York Jets player in New Jersey
The man faces two counts of robbery and conspiracy stemming from the Feb. 15 robbery in Morristown, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office announced Tuesday.
Fast-food customers slammed by McFlation yearn for old days of 99-cent burgers, tacos and fries
It was a time when prices weren’t fry-way robbery.
Hochul picks ex-NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as running mate in 2026 governor’s race
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday tapped former City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams to run as her No. 2 in the 2026 governor’s race — after other downstate pols rejected the offers.
NYC outdoor death toll rises to 17 as Arctic blast expected to hit this weekend
The death count of the those who died outside in the cold in the Big Apple has again, totaling now 17, Mayor Zohran Madani said Wednesday.
GOP pol seeks rematch against Dem NY Rep. Suozzi after narrowly missing out in 2024
Republican Michael LiPetri, who nearly upset Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi in 2024, is seeking a rematch for the House District 3 seat that takes in parts of Nassau and Queens.
Fallen Army soldier, NY native to receive Medal of Honor years after years-long push
Staff Sgt. Michael Ollis was killed in Afghanistan in 2013, when he used his body to protect a Polish Army officer during suicide bombing.
Career criminal creep busted for allegedly raping 14-year-old in private NYC apartment community
Germaine Parham, 33, has been arrested for raping a 14-year-old girl in a Stuyvesant Town apartment building last month.
NYC tot, 2, hospitalized in critical condition after father allegedly beat him: cops
A father in New York City was arrested after he allegedly beat his 2-year-old son within an inch of his life at a Queens shelter.
Fellow DSA member wins special election to fill NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s state Assembly seat
Diana Moreno will take Zohran Mamdani’s Queens 36th district. Three Big Apple politicos, including a Democratic socialist, got new gigs in state government as a result of Tuesday’s special election. City Council Member Erik Bottcher…
Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado selects Buffalo socialist as running mate in bid to unseat Hochul
Walton, a nurse from Buffalo who nearly unseated New York’s second city’s ex-Mayor Byron Brown in 2021, will run as Delgado’s as his Lieutenant Governor candidate, a source familiar confirmed to The Post.