Breaking NYC News & Local Headlines | New York Post https://nypost.com Your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 05:02:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.6 Legislature approves 5 new NYC charter schools following state accord https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/5-new-nyc-charter-schools-approved-following-state-accord/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 21:09:47 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/5-new-nyc-charter-schools-approved-following-state-accord/ Carl Campanile https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29152955 0 Students raising hands while teacher asking them questions in classroom. Empty classroom with no students Joseph Belluck Columbia University refuses to condemn professor who called Hamas attack ‘awesome’ https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/columbia-university-refuses-to-comment-on-growing-furor-over-professor-who-called-hamas-attack-awesome/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 20:28:57 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/columbia-university-refuses-to-comment-on-growing-furor-over-professor-who-called-hamas-attack-awesome/ Desheania Andrews, Chris Nesi, Reuven Fenton, Alex Oliveira https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29154160 0 Columbia University Pro-Israel demonstrators sing a song during a protest at Columbia University, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, Israel supporters Four menaces stab, beat 3 teens near NYC schools in broad daylight: cops https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/4-menaces-stab-beat-3-teens-near-nyc-schools-in-broad-daylight-cops/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 18:27:04 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/4-menaces-stab-beat-3-teens-near-nyc-schools-in-broad-daylight-cops/ Amanda Woods https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29152690 0 Cops believe this is the vicious crew that attacked three boys, 13, 14 and 15, on Independence Avenue near West 237th Street in Riverdale around 3 p.m. Sept. 26. View of a building at 3720 Independence Avenue in the Bronx (Riverdale). NYC investigators found more than $780K in unused equipment in closed Rikers Island facility that contained hidden lounge https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/more-than-780k-in-unused-equipment-found-in-closed-rikers-island-facility/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 18:23:33 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/more-than-780k-in-unused-equipment-found-in-closed-rikers-island-facility/ Craig McCarthy, Steve Janoski https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29146918 0 An aerial shot of Rikers Island. Rows of unused snowblowers. The big-screen TV found in the lounge. The lockers that were never installed elsewhere. New air conditioners stacked up, still in their boxes. The mini fridge found in the lounge. Other unopened boxes of tile saws. Weed-whackers in storage. A collection of Sawz-alls and chain saws. Lockers stored in holding cells. A DOC badge. Ex-FTX exec rips Sam Bankman-Fried’s ‘excessive’ spending as jurors see pics of him hanging with celebs including Katy Perry at Super Bowl https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/former-ftx-exec-rips-sbfs-excessive-spending/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:55:05 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/former-ftx-exec-rips-sbfs-excessive-spending/ Ben Kochman https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29149977 0 bankman fried at super bowl with celebs Nashad Singh Katy Perry Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicolas Roos questions Nishad Singh at Sam Bankman-Fried's fraud trial on Oct. 16. Dozens of migrants bused off Staten Island after closing of controversial shelter https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/dozens-of-migrants-bused-away-after-closing-of-controversial-shelter/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:59:02 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/dozens-of-migrants-bused-away-after-closing-of-controversial-shelter/ Kevin Sheehan, Craig McCarthy https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29150081 0 Migrants are seen boarding a bus after the fire department said the building was not safe Suitcases from the migrants lined up on the street. Rosiris Silva and Kelly Cuero A sign directing the migrants to the bus seen on the street. Migrants arrive at the Roosevelt Hotel after leaving Staten Island on Monday. The Roosevelt also has proved controversial with nearby residents and businesses. The migrant shelter had been subject to multiple protests from concerned residents. Community members rejoiced Monday as the migrants were removed. Gunman shoots, wounds ex-girlfriend, her new beau inside NYC apartment building: cops https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/woman-boyfriend-allegedly-shot-by-her-ex-inside-nyc-apartment-building/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:25:13 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/woman-boyfriend-allegedly-shot-by-her-ex-inside-nyc-apartment-building/ Larry Celona, Amanda Woods https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29148509 0 Two people, one holding a dog, embrace outside 1101 President Street, the building where the shooting occurred. A baby sits inside the building where the shooting occurred, 1101 President Street. City Hall forcing migrant families to reapply for shelter every 60 days https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/city-hall-says-its-moving-ahead-with-plan-to-make-families-reapply-for-shelter-every-60-days/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:21:54 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/city-hall-says-its-moving-ahead-with-plan-to-make-families-reapply-for-shelter-every-60-days/ Nolan Hicks https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29149840 0 Thursday, August 31, 2023 Pro-Migrants Manhattan rally floyd bennett field The NYPD needs more cops after years of officers exiting: Mayor Adams https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/nypd-needs-more-cops-mayor-adams/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 15:32:49 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/nypd-needs-more-cops-mayor-adams/ Craig McCarthy, Carl Campanile https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29148726 0 Mayor Eric Adams NYPD cops Mayor Adams uses AI-generated robocalls to pass himself off to New Yorkers as multilingual https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/adams-uses-ai-to-pass-himself-off-to-new-yorkers-as-multilingual/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:32:59 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/adams-uses-ai-to-pass-himself-off-to-new-yorkers-as-multilingual/ Craig McCarthy https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29145776 0 Mayor Eric Adams Eric Adams rolls out AI chatbot for businesses NYC bus rider pummeled by hateful creep for wearing turban, mask: cops https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/nyc-bus-rider-attacked-by-hateful-creep-for-wearing-turban/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 14:21:25 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/nyc-bus-rider-attacked-by-hateful-creep-for-wearing-turban/ Amanda Woods, Larry Celona https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29147199 0 A grab from surveillance footage, showing the suspect in the hate crime assault on a Queens MTA bus. A grab from surveillance footage, showing the suspect in the hate crime assault on a Queens MTA bus. Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. didn’t break WNBA player girlfriend’s neck, NYC prosecutors say while dropping charge https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/kevin-porter-jr-didnt-break-girlfriends-neck-prosecutors/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:26:52 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/kevin-porter-jr-didnt-break-girlfriends-neck-prosecutors/ Steven Hirsch, Kyle Schnitzer, Priscilla DeGregory https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29145032 0 Kevin Porter Jr. and Kyrse Gondrezick Kyrse Gondrezick in basketball uniform Sam Bankman-Fried lawyers gripe his Adderall is wearing off during trial https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/sam-bankman-fried-lawyers-gripe-his-adderall-is-wearing-off-during-trial/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 13:13:56 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/sam-bankman-fried-lawyers-gripe-his-adderall-is-wearing-off-during-trial/ Ben Kochman https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29145622 0 bankman-fried outside court court sketch bankman-fried pills NYC club slammed for using Hamas attack video to promote ‘intifada fundraver’ for Palestinians https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/nyc-club-used-hamas-terror-to-promote-fundraver-for-palestinians/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:46:53 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/nyc-club-used-hamas-terror-to-promote-fundraver-for-palestinians/ Jared Downing, Emily Crane https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29144097 0 NYPICHPDPICT000061700686 The ticketing page for the event The End's Instagram story Posters for missing Israelis near the NYC club The bodies of Israelis killed in an unprecedented Hamas attack are gathered for identification at a military base in Ramla, Israel A man mourns during the funeral of one of the Israeli victims slaughtered attending the music festival in southern Israel. Woman, 73, punched in face in unprovoked attack on NYC subway platform: cops https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/woman-73-randomly-punched-in-face-on-nyc-subway-platform/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:20:36 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/woman-73-randomly-punched-in-face-on-nyc-subway-platform/ Amanda Woods https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29145790 0 The entrance to the 57th Street-7th Avenue subway station in Midtown. The turnstiles at the entrance of the 57th Street-Seventh Avenue subway station. Suffolk cops expand probe into other potential victims of suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/suffolk-cops-expand-probe-into-other-potential-victims-of-rex-heuermann/#respond Mon, 16 Oct 2023 12:10:10 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/16/suffolk-cops-expand-probe-into-other-potential-victims-of-rex-heuermann/ Melissa Koenig https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29145309 0 liGILGO230928 Karen Vergata is pictured. Valerie Mack is pictured in a photo from high school. Valerie Mack is pictured in an undated photo. Crime scene investigators use metal detectors to search a marsh for the remains of Shannan Gilbert, Dec. 12, 2011 in Oak Beach, New York. In this Dec. 8, 2011 photo, investigators use a backhoe to dig while searching for Shannan Gilbert's body A sign identifying the remains as that of Vergata's. Tierney is pictured speaking at the news conference. The four Gilgo Beach victims are pictured. American Museum of Natural History to return thousands of stolen skeletons claiming racist practices, grave robbing of Indigenous, black peoples: report https://nypost.com/2023/10/15/american-museum-of-natural-history-to-return-12000-human-remains/#respond Sun, 15 Oct 2023 20:29:31 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/15/american-museum-of-natural-history-to-return-12000-human-remains/ Katherine Donlevy https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29140046 0 American Museum of Natural History. Pile of human bones disinterred near Isham Street and Tenth Avenue, 1903 Sean M. Decatur, the museum’s president, made the announcement in a letter to staff. Life-saving NYC medics treated like zeroes with low pay: ex-FDNY boss says https://nypost.com/2023/10/15/life-saving-nyc-medics-treated-like-zeroes-with-low-pay-ex-fdny-boss-von-essen-says/#respond Sun, 15 Oct 2023 19:52:05 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/15/life-saving-nyc-medics-treated-like-zeroes-with-low-pay-ex-fdny-boss-von-essen-says/ Carl Campanile https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29139900 0 FEMA regional administrator Thomas Von Essen NYC EMTs Von Essen says EMS personnel are leaving to join firefighting department and private hospitals. Current salaries for EMTs range from $39,386 to $59,534 after five years Hundreds call for Palestinian ‘rights and dignity’ to be respected at rally on Long Island https://nypost.com/2023/10/15/hundreds-attend-pro-palestine-rally-in-nassau-county-human-rights-need-to-be-respected/#respond Sun, 15 Oct 2023 18:59:04 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/15/hundreds-attend-pro-palestine-rally-in-nassau-county-human-rights-need-to-be-respected/ Steve Janoski https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29139392 0 Pro Palestinian Protest Praying before the start of Pro Palestinian Protest rally on the steps of Nassau County Executive building in Mineola Oct. 15th, 2023 A man holds Palestinian flags. A woman with the Palestinian flag painted on her face. Menan Helal crying during pro-Palestine rally on the steps of Nassau County Executive building. Muslim observers praying on the grass. Petition grows to oust Ivy League Columbia prof who praised Hamas attack as ‘awesome’ https://nypost.com/2023/10/15/petition-mounts-to-oust-ivy-league-columbia-prof-who-praised-hamas-attack-as-awesome/#respond Sun, 15 Oct 2023 18:17:34 -0400 https://nypost.com/2023/10/15/petition-mounts-to-oust-ivy-league-columbia-prof-who-praised-hamas-attack-as-awesome/ Doree Lewak https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=29138417 0 Joseph Massad teaches and writes about modern Arab politics and intellectual history. Columbia University is being referred to as a "liberal hotbed of hate." Smoke rises from buildings, viewed from the Israeli side of the border, as the Israeli military conducts a bombardment on October 15, 2023 in northern Gaza A grab from a UGC video posted on Telegram on October 9, 2023, shows an armed Palestinian militant leading a man during the Supernova music festival, near Kibbutz Reim in the Negev desert in southern Israel. Students have now said that Massad's teachings make them feel unsafe.