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Earthquake rattles New Jersey
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — An earthquake was reported in New Jersey on Saturday morning, officials said. The 2.9-magnitude earthquake hit about eight miles from Gladstone and Bridgewater in Somerset County at around 8:50 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter is about 45 miles west of New York City. A 2.6-magnitude earthquake was […]
Man found dead on burning boat in Brooklyn: NYPD
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man was found dead on a burning boat in Brooklyn Saturday morning, authorities said. The boat caught fire while parked on a trailer in a parking lot at 253 Conover St. near Pier 44 in Red Hook just before 5 a.m., according to the NYPD. Officers found the man unconscious […]
Crying wolf in NYC! Central Park’s ‘giant’ coyote is actually part wolf, experts say
It was a coyote in wolf’s clothing. The large, gray eastern coyote encountered last weekend by a jogger in Central Park is part wolf, according to biologists who told The Post all coyotes currently roaming the northeast are the result of decades of cross-hybridization between the two species. “They all have some wolf ancestry, meaning that the animals in Central Park, and elsewhere in the city and throughout New York State, are descended from coyotes who interbred with eastern wolves,” explained Chris Nagy, a wildlife biologist with the Westchester nature preserve Mianus River Gorge. Nagy said coyotes and wolves first began interbreeding about 100...
Man, 26, dead after plunging from luxury NYC co-op in apparent suicide
A 26-year-old man died Friday after plunging from a luxury Manhattan co-op in an apparent suicide, police said. The young man was found in the rear courtyard of the Imperial House on East 69th Street off Lexington Avenue in Lenox Hill around 7:40 p.m. He was suffering from “injuries indicative of falling from an elevated position,” according to the NYPD. 84-year-old man found dead in pond at NYC golf course: cops The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Family outraged after passersby ignore teen girl’s body in driveway after mysterious death Police said no foul play was suspected. CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR METRO DAILY NEWSLETTER It wasn’t immediately clear what floor of the 30-story building the man plunged from. The Imperial House is described as “among the finest, most desirable white glove co-operatives combining elegance and service” by realtors. A two-bed, two-bathroom co-op sells for $1,900,000, while an additional bed and bath raises the price to a shocking $3,495,000, according to listings. Late actress Joan Crawford called the Imperial House, then an apartment building, home from 1968 until her death in 1977. For the latest metro stories, top headlines, breaking news and more, visit nypost.com/metro/
Three terrifying attacks in two days rock NYC’s Central Park: NYPD
A third shocking attack has unfolded in Central Park in just 27 hours — recalling darker days when the iconic greenspace was plagued by violent “wildings,” and the infamous 1989 rape of a jogger in a case that sent shockwaves through the city. In the latest incident, a trio of armed muggers — who appeared to be just 14-or 15-years old — accosted a man as he cut through the park Friday night, demanding the 25-year-old’s iPhone 11 around 10:12 p.m. at 110th Street and East Drive, cops said. The brave victim escaped by charging at his young attackers, prompting them to run,...
Queens hotel begins its transformation into affordable housing
The only current fruit of a pandemic-era program designated to create affordable housing is entering the next stage of its development in Queens. The 350-room JFK Hilton is well on its way to becoming perhaps the only byproduct of a program intended to convert hotels into permanent residences for low-income and formerly homeless New Yorkers, according to Gothamist. The property — located next to the Belt Parkway, just outside JFK Airport — was one of many to be rendered vacant during COVID-19, and was selected for the first to be repurposed under a 2021 state law called the Housing Our Neighbors with...
Daredevils now riding a new wave by standing on top of NYC buses in twist on deadly subway surfing trend
These daredevils are riding a new wave. Adrenaline junkies are now surfing atop Big Apple buses barreling down major thoroughfares — a new twist on the deadly transit trend of surfing subway cars. One audacious roof rider captured their illegal trip on an M15 articulated bus, the streetscape blurring past as the steel behemoth hurtled down Second Avenue in Manhattan’s Murray Hill neighborhood, video footage shared on Instagram this week showed. Another vertigo-inducing clip posted on X in February showed a hoodie-clad youth crouching down on the roof of a different articulated bus — before hopping on to a different section of the...
Miss Subways, now in their 80s, recall getting modeling gigs and marriage proposals after their faces appeared on NYC train posters
The subways used to be a lot prettier. And now the timeless beauties who once reigned as “Miss Subways,” and had their faces plastered on train posters, are having a reunion at Ellen’s Stardust Diner in Times Square May 2. The stunning straphangers would apply for the bi-monthly contest — which ran from 1941 to 1976 — by sending in their photo. Three of the winners, now in their 80s, recalled how they became local celebrities after their pictures appeared on 14,000 train placards for 6 million daily commuters to admire. Ellen Hart Sturm, Miss Subways March-April 1959, recalled getting handwritten marriage proposals. “I...
NYC to pay $2.1M in race discrimination settlement with three educators: ‘Toxic whiteness’
The city will pay a total $2.1 million to three white Department of Education executives demoted under ex-Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and replaced by less-qualified people of color, they charged. Lois Herrera, Jaye Murray and Laura Feijoo – who will receive $700,000 each – reached a settlement three months after a judge ruled they “offer evidence of race-based discrimination in Carranza’s DOE,” paving the way for a June trial. “This landmark case is a resounding affirmation that discrimination of any form should not be tolerated in educational institutions, regardless of the race of those negatively impacted,” their lawyer Davida Perry told The...
Mother and daughter from Mount Vernon sentenced in pandemic-relief fraud scheme
Andrea and Alicia Ayers previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud and making false statements for submitting 315 fake grant applications to the U.S. Small Business Association's Economic Injury Disaster Loans in the summer of 2020.
Alleged Bloods gang member faces conspiracy charges for ordering violence across LI while already in prison
Prosecutors say Latique Johnson ordered "Bloodhound Brims" members to carry out armed robberies, shootings and other crimes in Nassau and Suffolk counties while he was in a California federal prison.
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