New York City needs to double the amount of apartments it builds to solve a decades-long housing crisis that has caused rents to soar, Mayor Eric Adams vowed Thursday in a daring speech that echoed President John F. Kennedy’s 1961 “man on the moon” vow. Adams promised in the extraordinary address — his most detailed … Read more
A coalition of lawyers and activists has asked a federal judge to immediately halt the implementation of Mayor Eric Adams’ new mental health policy that calls for city cops to involuntarily bring homeless people for psychiatric evaluation and potential committal to a hospital. The group, which included New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, filed … Read more
Disgraced former NYPD cop Michael Valva, found guilty of murder in the freezing death of his autistic son, was hit with a sentence Thursday of 25 years to life. Judge William Condon handed down the sentence in Suffolk County, the maximum for Valva’s November conviction of second-degree murder in the sickening case. Valva, 43, was … Read more
A teen surrendered to cops after he and four pals allegedly dragged a woman by the neck off a Brooklyn subway bench in an unprovoked attack this week, authorities said early Thursday. The 16-year-old, who was not identified because of his age, turned himself in at the 78th Precinct Wednesday night in connection to the … Read more
A trio snatched a Lower Manhattan straphanger’s backpack holding $150,000 worth of rings, authorities said. The 52-year-old victim was inside the Canal Street subway station around 2:10 p.m. Nov. 28 when he put the bag on the ground as he tried to remove a MetroCard from his wallet, cops said. A woman then told him … Read more
A stranger slashed a 66-year-old man in the face in an unprovoked attack on a Midtown train early Thursday, cops said. The victim was riding a southbound No. 6 train pulling into the 33rd Street station around 3:20 a.m. when another man, believed to be in his 40s, stood up and appeared to be stretching, … Read more
A Brooklyn mother was left shaken after learning her teen son was threatened by an accused double-murderer minutes before the 28-year-old ex-con’s alleged shooting spree on Monday. The frightened mom shared her horror in a Wednesday interview with The Post where she said her 14-year-old boy was walking to school just before 9 a.m. Monday … Read more
State Attorney General Letitia James gave a new interview Wednesday night in which she slammed her former chief of staff, Ibrahim Khan, for engaging in sexual misconduct and said she’s considering making a referral to prosecutors to determine if he committed a crime. James made the explosive comments on NY1, after first being confronted by … Read more
A Brooklyn creative director claims in a new lawsuit that Kanye West’s fashion brand owes her nearly $100,000 for a photoshoot featuring the Yeezy founder and his sunglasses line. Katelyn Mooney – a well-established freelance creative director in the fashion industry – said she was contacted by Yeezy employees on Sept. 11 to pull together … Read more
Cut! City lawmakers are set to introduce legislation that would impose caps on how often movie and television crews can film in certain parts of the Big Apple, The Post has learned. The proposed rules come as complaints mount from New Yorkers that on-location shoots are disrupting their neighborhoods. The legislation introduced Wednesday by Councilman … Read more