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NYC students going to school high ‘every day’ as drug incidents rise
City public school students are regularly waking and baking before class and smoking vapes in the buildings as drug-related incidents at schools are on the rise.
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Remnants of Tropical Depression Ophelia to soak NYC into Monday
The possibility of flooding and heavy rains in New York City from Tropical Depression Ophelia will last well past Monday's morning commute, forecasters say.
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NJ drivers alarmed as scary signs pop up along highways across state without warning
"This makes me think that there’s an underlying thing going on that’s not public yet," said Nanalapan resident Laura Brunetti in an interview with local station News12.
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343rd FDNY member dies from 9/11 illness — matching number killed during attack: officials
As many FDNY members have now died as a result of 9/11-related illnesses as those who were killed during the terrorist attacks 22 years ago following the deaths of 2 more FDNY members this week.
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NYC man, 76, washing his car pummelled by armed thieves before getting his ride stolen: NYPD
Two thieves held an elderly Brooklyn man at gunpoint as they tried to steal his wallet, punching him multiple times before stealing his ride, police said.
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Aerial photos reveal Rio Grande’s rough waters not deterring migrants — including kids — from trying to get into the US
At least 15 people -- most of them children -- were seen braving the rough waters of the Rio Grande River while making their way from Mexico into Eagle Pass, Tx.
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Machete-wielding 83-year-old stabs couple in NYC, leaving man to get about 30 stitches: NYPD
The elderly man was arguing with the woman, 28, and the younger man, 35, around 2 a.m. at 10 Scholes Street near Union Avenue in Brooklyn.
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‘It’s hard on everybody’: Son of deadly Staten Island stabbing victim
The fatal stabbing of a beloved Staten Island octogenarian is "hard on everybody," his heartbroken son told The Post, while authorities said another man left critically injured in the Friday attack has improved.
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MTA rolling out 5 fare-free bus routes beginning Sunday in each NYC borough
The MTA is rolling out a $15 million, taxpayer-funded pilot program Sunday that will provide a fare-free bus route in each of the five boroughs for at least six months.
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NJ eatery bashed by NYT columnist for supposedly outrageous prices creates a special in his honor
After New York Times columnist David Brooks bashed a NJ restaurant for his high bill, the eatery's owner responded by creating a special in his honor.
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Transit union rips congestion pricing as ‘thinly veiled’ MTA cash grab
Transit Workers Union head John Samuelsen said the MTA CEO is "laser focused" on generating revenue from the tolling plan, and not on reducing traffic.
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Queens flooded with more migrants than any other borough, data shows
Queens is bearing the brunt of the Big Apple's migrant crisis, with more settling in the borough than anywhere else in the city, immigration court data shows.
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Brooklyn DA Eric Gonzalez’ promised anti-Semitism probe fails to launch
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez's promised probe of alleged anti-Semitism and other misconduct in his office has so far gone nowhere, The Post has learned.
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Unlicensed migrants, unregistered cars turn NYC shelter neighborhood into demolition derby
Staten Island residents say it’s a free for all near two migrant shelters in their town, where residents barbecue nightly in parking lots filled with unregistered cars and mopeds.
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‘Nasty’ NYC weekend expected as Ophelia delays travel, threatens flash floods
The storm, which made landfall in North Carolina Saturday morning, is expected to bring extended rain, heavy at times with winds gusts of 30-40 MPH. Travel plans have already been thwarted as NYC airports reported delays early Saturday. The city issued a travel warning Friday night and announced it was prepping for flash floods.
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California Gov. Newsom praises Cuomo over handling of pandemic
California Gov. Gavin Newsom praised disgraced ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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East Village locals, retailers fed up as elevated crime persists: ‘It doesn’t feel safe’
Many residents and business owners say they're on edge due to spates of random street crime plaguing their neighborhood.
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Queens pol Tony Avella claims to be pro-cop, but backed pro-drug bill
Critics ripped Avella for painting himself as pro-cop despite supporting lefty legislation hampering police from cracking down on public drug use.
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Scandal-scarred nonprofit rakes in over $500K in taxpayer dollars despite multiple probes
Exodus Transitional Community, which helps ex-cons transition back to public life, raked in $538,000 in taxpayer money despite recent scandals.
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Dozens of NYC apartments left without gas after Task Rabbit snafu
Dozens of apartments in an Upper East Side building were without gas for nearly two months -- after a resident's bid to get their television hung on the wall went horribly wrong.
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NYC spending $28M on ‘disease detectives’ to prep for potential polio, ebola, COVID outbreaks
The city has awarded $28 million in two-year contracts to temp agencies to provide 48 licensed lab techs, clinicians and disease investigators.
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Bald Eagle population soars in the ‘most unlikely place’ — NYC
For a century, there wasn't a single bald eagle in New York City. Today there are at least four, and they've hatched up to a dozen eaglets, wildlife experts told The Post.
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Brooklyn court clerk stole nearly $500,000 over a decade, transcript reveals
Lori Argiro-DiPietro, 56, who initially pleaded not guilty when she was indicted in February on grand larceny, misconduct and tampering with public records charges, is accused of voiding cash transactions, then pocketing the money, authorities said.
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Accused EMT killer insists he was home watching ‘Star Wars’ during random stabbing, calls evidence ‘photoshopped’ in jailhouse interview
Peter Zisopoulos was home in his mom's apartment watching "Star Wars" when veteran first responder Alison Russo-Elling, who was months away from retiring, was brutally knifed to death, he said.
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Acting NYS Police Superintendent Steven Nigrelli resigns following harassment probe
Acting State Police Superintendent Steven Nigrelli — who faced multiple allegations of being abusive to staffers – resigned Friday after Gov. Kathy Hochul rescinded his bid to hold the post permanently.
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NYPD ousts over half a dozen public info cops in ‘massacre’ as new boss takes over
The NYPD has carried out a Saturday night massacre of its own — ousting cops who hold cushy public information jobs to bring in friends of a new regime, according to police sources and paperwork.
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Banned at the Beacon: Prohibited items at famed theater include drones, cowbells and ‘clothing’
The famed theater enshrined a list of more than 20 items it now forbids like cowbells, hoverboards, bats, clubs and 'clothing.'
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Cardinal Dolan on Biden’s NYC migrant response: ‘He doesn’t take my calls’
The Archbishop of New York, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, told The Post he has reached out to POTUS about the "tragic, broken" migrant system -- to no avail.
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Dozens of vendors still swarm Brooklyn Bridge in free-for-all — selling illegal cocktails, pics with live snake: photos
The Post took to the sky last week to document the vending chaos spanning the 1.14-mile-long historic landmark.
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Bloodthirsty female sex traffickers with ties to China took cheery selfies just hours after victim beaten with rolling pin: DA
The doe-eyed duo were part of a Flushing-based sex ring that extended all the way to Oregon and included hundreds of sex workers, according to filings in Brooklyn federal court.
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