Rep. Lee Zeldin is trailing Gov. Kathy Hochul by wider margins in public polls — including a new Siena survey — but a new internal campaign poll has him within six points of the Democratic incumbent. And the Republican says it shows he can pull off an upset. “The reality is — this race is … Read more
The most validating news of the year has arrived: The 11th season of FX’s “American Horror Story” will reportedly be called “New York City.” Perfect! Every New Yorker with a brain knows this is the ideal setting for a terrifying TV show today. That’s because we no longer reside in the glittering, enviable metropolis of … Read more
A registered sex offender was arrested for assaulting his 81-year-old neighbor inside her home, where he removed some of her clothes and broke her jaw, police said Wednesday. The elderly victim heard noise coming from her living room in Crown Heights around 1 a.m. Tuesday and found Thomas Johnson, 50, there when she investigated, police … Read more
In a snub of Democratic incumbent Letitia James, the union representing 7,000 current and retired New York state troopers has endorsed Republican Michael Henry for attorney general. Troopers PBA president Thomas Mungeer said he’s furious with James’ office over its handling of the murder, manslaughter and reckless endangerment indictment of Trooper Christopher Baldner for his role … Read more
Kansans to Mayor Eric Adams: Follow the yellow brick road … and keep walking! New York’s mayor infuriated Midwesterners by claiming that “Kansas doesn’t have a brand” during a news conference at which he discussed his recent visits to Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Adams boasted about the positive reaction he got when locals … Read more
An attacker slapped a man across the face and called him “homophobic” during a broad-daylight attack inside a Manhattan coffee shop, according to cops and new video. The 22-year-old victim was standing in front of Gregory’s Coffee on the Avenue of the Americas near West 31st Street in Midtown around 3:30 p.m. back on Aug. … Read more
Gov. Kathy Hochul says she has no regrets about her administration giving $637 million to a COVID rapid testing company tied to $300,000 in campaign cash despite growing outrage over the alleged pay-to-play scheme. “I would do that all again,” Hochul told reporters in Albany on Wednesday. “I’m always looking to improve because perception is … Read more
A teenage rapper who had his charges mysteriously dropped after allegedly shooting an NYPD officer earlier this year was busted again late Tuesday with a loaded firearm, law enforcement sources told The Post. Camrin Williams, a 17-year-old gangbanger who goes by the stage name C-Blu, was arrested at the corner of Garden Street and Crotona … Read more
Two Brooklyn men were arrested by federal authorities Wednesday in the brazen live-streamed armed robbery of a flashy local bishop in July. Juwan Anderson and Say-Quan Pollack, both 23, were picked up in Bedford Stuyvesant and hit with federal robbery charges for the July 24 stick-up of Bishop Lamor Whitehead, who was mid-sermon when he … Read more
At least 16 people were hurt in nine shootings that erupted in a bloody span between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning across the Big Apple, police said. Gunfire broke out in every borough during the 16-hour period — with all of the Wednesday incidents happening in the Bronx, authorities said. The gunplay included two separate … Read more