Mayor Adams presses Gov. Hochul face-to-face on involuntary removals of mentally ill in NYC

Mayor Eric Adams faced Gov. Kathy Hochul in Albany on Tuesday to ask for action on a number of high-profile issues, including expanding the city's power to remove mentally ill New Yorkers from public places. , the Post reported. Sources said the pullers gathered for an hour in an office on the second floor of […]
NYC food industry begs for exemption to traffic congestion toll, warns prices will spike

New York City food industry leaders are pleading with Gov. Kathy Hochul for an exemption from the controversial congestion pricing plan, warning that the fees will lead to higher prices for consumers. A coalition of more than 100 businesses and associations, including restaurateurs, distributors, food banks, and companies such as Bal d'Or Specialty Foods and […]
Disgraced NYC financier accused of preying on teen girls — including 14-year-old he raped — faces 16 years in prison

A disgraced Manhattan financier who preyed on teenage girls on social media (he raped a 14-year-old girl and gave her drugs until she overdosed) took a plea deal Tuesday and will serve 16 years in prison. Prosecutors announced that he will be imprisoned. Michael Olson, 56, with a white beard and a tan prison-issue sweater, […]
NYC school worker, 75, arrested for shoving 14-year old student: ‘Completely unacceptable’

An elderly paraprofessional was arrested Monday after allegedly shoving a teenage student inside a Brooklyn public school, law enforcement officials said. Sources say Luis Benalcazar, 75, is suspected of forcing a 14-year-old student inside PS 373, also known as the Brooklyn Transition Center, on Ellery Street near Throop Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant. has been indicted for. […]
Trump slams NYC judge for refusing to toss out hush money case after Supreme Court immunity verdict: ‘radical partisan’

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday accused the New York judge who oversaw his “hush money” trial of being “biased” and “radical partisan” for refusing to throw out the case. President Trump, 78, criticized Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Marchan over his decision Monday to uphold the Republican's conviction despite the U.S. Supreme Court's presidential immunity […]
Trump Says He Would Consider Pardon for NYC Mayor Eric Adams

President-elect Donald Trump told a news conference Monday in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, that he would consider pardoning New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who was indicted on federal corruption charges in September. The indictment alleges that Adams provided favors to Turkey in exchange for campaign contributions, which were then used to obtain matching campaign contributions to […]
Trump adviser Alex Bruesewitz recovers following fainting spell at NYC Young Republican gala: ‘We are back’

President-elect Donald Trump's top adviser Alex Brucewicz is rapidly recovering after collapsing suddenly at a Young Republican party in New York on Sunday night and passing out in the hospital on Monday. “I'm back. What a surreal experience. Maybe I took my impression of Joe Biden a little too far,” Brucewicz said. Posted in X […]
Wife of ex-interim NYPD Commish Tom Donlon slapped with summons for car insurance lapse following NYC crash: sources

The wife of former NYPD Interim Commissioner Tom Donlon found herself on the wrong side of the law Monday night after allegedly driving with expired insurance in Manhattan, sources said. Deirdre O'Connor, 62, was arrested and her insurance expired after she was involved in a three-vehicle crash near the corner of East 53rd Street and […]
Woman shot dead in NYC home, uncle wounded as cops find blood trail from car

A 32-year-old woman was shot to death and her uncle injured inside her Queens home early Monday morning, and blood stains were found in a car parked outside, police and sources said. Jennifer Navarrete, 32, was found with a gunshot wound to the head around 1:15 a.m. inside the College Point apartment complex on 14th […]
Amazon’s NYC warehouse workers poised to strike as holiday crunch in Big Apple looms

Amazon workers at two New York City warehouses, both critical to delivering holiday goods across the Big Apple, are prepared to go on strike if the e-commerce giant doesn't agree to a date for contract negotiations. he suggested. The Teamsters union represents Amazon employees at the Staten Island fulfillment center known as JFK8, which employs […]