Staten Island DA and judge power couple criticized for ‘double dipping’ with six-figure pensions on top of $100K-plus salaries
The power couple of a Staten Island district attorney and a state Supreme Court judge are under intense scrutiny for taking a “double bottom” with their large taxpayer salaries and pensions. Prosecutor Michael McMahon and Judge Judith McMahon both earn six-figure salaries while also collecting government pensions likely exceeding $100,000, The Post has learned. Prosecutor […]
NYC’s ‘worst landlord’ gets punched on Rikers Island
New York City’s so-called “worst landlord” was punched in the face within hours of booking himself to Rikers Island on Friday and had to be briefly hospitalized. And the residents of Daniel Ohebshalom’s dilapidated, rat-infested apartment complex can’t help but feel like he was expecting it. “I had to pay for repairs to the kitchen […]
American woman vacationing on Caribbean island was beaten by fake taxi driver,
An American woman vacationing on a Caribbean island was assaulted by a man claiming to be a taxi driver, authorities said. Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force Said Davidson Martin, 29, was charged with causing serious bodily injury. Suyapa Ramos, a New Jersey native, vacationed in the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean […]
Staten Island politicians, union heads welcome local NAACP chapter to congestion pricing opposition
Staten Island police and union leaders argued Friday that imposing a $15 toll on some of Manhattan’s busiest streets will negatively impact minority communities. , welcomed local chapters of the NAACP to oppose congestion pricing. A bipartisan panel of elected officials and local leaders argues that the resulting changing air pollution patterns will disproportionately impact […]
Strong earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Java Island, authorities warn of possible aftershocks
A strong, shallow undersea earthquake struck east of Indonesia’s main island of Java on Friday, causing some damage but no casualties reported at this time. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a magnitude of 6.4 and occurred at a depth of 8.5 kilometers (5.2 miles) north of Pasiran, East Java province. Two smaller […]
Long Island baby has made $4K from modeling in just 3 months
She’s a real boss babe. A Long Island infant who started modeling when she was just five months old has already earned $4,000 as the face of campaigns for Walmart and Costco. MJ was born on July 5, 2023, and started working as a model after her mother, Sarah Lutzker (27), posted a cute photo […]
Chinese billionaire pleads guilty to straw donor scheme in New York and Rhode Island
NEW YORK (AP) – A Chinese billionaire pleaded guilty Monday to federal election crimes, admitting he donated thousands of dollars to political candidates in New York and Rhode Island in someone else’s name. Chinese film mogul Hui Qing faces up to 27 years in prison on charges including orchestrating a straw donation scheme, immigration fraud […]
Key Rhode Island bridge to be demolished over structural concerns, governor says
Gov. Dan McKee said Thursday that Rhode Island’s critical bridge, which was partially closed in December due to safety concerns, will need to be destroyed and replaced. McKee said at an afternoon press conference that an independent study of the Washington Bridge, which carries Interstate 195 over the Seekonk River from Providence to East Providence […]
Illegal Wanted for Murder Found Living in Rhode Island
One of the nearly 2 million “fugitives” who have crossed the U.S.-Mexico border since President Joe Biden took office in 2021 was found living in Rhode Island but facing murder charges in his native Honduras. This includes illegal immigrants wanted in the United States. The Honduran national crossed the southern border for the first time […]
NYC’s first ever mini forest coming to Roosevelt Island
New Yorkers will soon be able to see the forest beyond the concrete jungle. This spring, the first-ever mini-forest will be born in the Big Apple, as tree-planting activities that have blossomed all over the world take root on Roosevelt Island. Dubbed the Manhattan Healing Forest, the small plot of land on the southern tip […]