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Cops haul poncho-clad mental case from chilly East River

May 25, 2013 7:42 pm

The NYPD rescued a Tennessee man from the East River this morning, authorities said. A passerby spotted the unhinged man in the water near the FDR Drive and East 81st Street shortly before 10 a.m., an...

'Reading Rainbow' host LeVar Burton sues Manhattan p.r. firm for using his image

May 25, 2013 7:18 pm

Star Trek actor LeVar Burton, who played the blind commander Geordi La Forge, slapped a Manhattan-based p.r. firm with a $50,000 lawsuit for using his image after he fired the company for bungling an ...

Sister of high-ranking Chinese diplomat busted for 'shoplifting'

May 25, 2013 7:01 pm

The sister of a high-ranking Chinese diplomat was busted for alleged shoplifting from the Herald Square Macys and her well-connected family caused a huge scene trying to get her out of police custody...

Manhattan judge tosses effort to block premiere of 'Brooklyn DA' reality show

May 25, 2013 6:20 pm

A Manhattan judge yesterday tossed a last-ditch effort by Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes political adversary to block next Tuesdays premiere of a CBS reality show about the DA. Justice Paul Wooten denied a...

New GOP Kelly push

May 25, 2013 5:41 pm

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was the talk of the political world yesterday, with sources saying Republican power brokers are in a full-court press to get him to enter the mayors race. There are peopl...

Amanda Bynes is a brat gone bong-kers, and it's time for her to get help - or get locked up

May 25, 2013 4:52 pm

Sometime-actress and full-time train wreck Amanda Bynes took her pocketful of crazy into Manhattan Criminal Court yesterday, where the disturbed and potentially hazardous actress caught a major break....

15-year-old allegedly mugging younger boys for $1 bills

May 25, 2013 2:10 pm

He just wanted a dollar, dollar bill yall. Police nabbed a freckle-faced teen terror yesterday who allegedly was sticking up boys for single dollar bills in Carroll Gardens. The 15-year-old was busted...

Tears for bus-slay victim, 14

May 25, 2013 2:03 pm

The best friend of the Queens teen shot dead on a city bus collapsed into tears at her funeral yesterday. Im gonna really miss you baby, but Im gonna hold [your] mama strong, sobbed Shaquana Almonds, ...

Weiner's rivals in mayoral race may use Cuomo's 'shame on us' remark

May 25, 2013 2:03 pm

Gov. Cuomos smackdown of Anthony Weiners mayoral bid is political gold for the shamed sexters rivals, campaign sources told The Post. This is exactly the kind of stuff youd use if you need to take We...

Courts a real hair raiser for Amanda Bynes

May 25, 2013 12:58 pm

Troubled starlet Amanda Bynes wore a tangled peroxide-blond wig and sweat pants yesterday to a Manhattan courtroom, where she answered to drug charges then had to bum $20 off her lawyer for the cab r...

Local News from The NY Times

A Shortage of Child Support, but a Surplus of Blame

May 26, 2013 5:00 am

A long-running math miscalculation on what a father owes leads the Haggler to the New York City Office of Child Support Enforcement.

Can a Tree Grow in the Bronx?

May 25, 2013 5:00 am

A Neighborhood Parks Alliance is one simple way for more New Yorkers to have decent open space, so that every family, in every community, can make a life in the city.

?Ode to Bike Sharing?

May 23, 2013 5:00 am

In this animation, a New Yorker looks forward to the city?s bike-share program and reminisces about riding his bike when the city was very different.

Lucy Mann Keeps American Composers? Spirits Alive

May 12, 2013 5:00 am

Lucy Mann, executive director of the Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, regularly celebrates the birthdays of 20th-century American composers so music students will have a clue who they are.

Is Yours More Corrupt Than Mine?

May 12, 2013 5:00 am

In New York, it seems as if a politician gets arrested every day. The state sets quite a standard.

P.S. 244: The Zagat Review

May 12, 2013 5:00 am

The New York City Department of Education opened the first all-vegetarian public school lunchroom a couple of weeks ago. What do the children think?

The Food-Truck Business Stinks

May 12, 2013 5:00 am

Why lukewarm hot dogs still rule the streets of New York City.

In Interview, De Blasio’s Wife Describes Life Changes and an Unconventional Couple

May 10, 2013 5:00 am

The New York City mayor’s race has failed to attract much attention in the glossy world of national magazines, save for a handful of soft-focus features about Christine C. Quinn, the City C...

The Michael Moore of the Grade-School Lunchroom

May 10, 2013 5:00 am

Guerrilla filmmakers often face crackdowns by the powers that be, and Zachary Maxwell is no exception.
 
His hidden-camera documentary was almost derailed last year when he was caugh...

Headlines for Long Island from Newsday.com

Salvation Army offers aid to LIers who've lost jobs

Jul 23, 2009 2:33 am

The Salvation Army is offering emergency financial aid over the next four weeks to Long Islanders who have lost jobs since September. The grants - which are being funded by local Wal-Mart and Target d...

MTA eyes policy barring passengers from engineer's cab

Jul 23, 2009 2:33 am

The president of the Long Island Rail Road is taking steps to reinforce regulations barring unauthorized people from riding in a train engineer's cab, following allegations that a LIRR conductor allow...

As weather warms, LIers decry state parks cutbacks

Jul 23, 2009 2:33 am

Since he was a baby, Ed Kelley has spent most summer weekends at the West End 2 area of Jones Beach. Until this year.

Local businesses decry coming minimum wage increase

Jul 23, 2009 1:33 am

For the past two weeks, more than 50 companies that use Advantage Payroll Services in Freeport have been calling to "show their displeasure" about the federal minimum wage, which rises 70 ce...

LI man charged with aiding al-Qaida

Jul 23, 2009 1:03 am

Bryant Neal Vinas, who grew up in Patchogue, helped attack a U.S. base and funneled information on the LIRR and subway to al-Qaida.

South Shore Press apologizes for Photoshopped pic

Jul 22, 2009 11:13 pm

Editors of a Suffolk weekly newspaper, the South Shore Press, said they were just trying to be "bipartisan."