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Teams do dump tix: StubHub

May 20, 2013 7:19 pm

StubHub has blown the lid off the worst-kept secret at the sports-world box office admitting that it helps teams unload tickets every day in the hope of filling seats that would otherwise go empty. ...

Figoski slay thug testifies against former partners-in-crime

May 20, 2013 6:55 pm

A violent thug turned courtroom snitch fingered his former partners-in-crime today in the murder trial of two Brooklyn men accused of a botched robbery that led to the death of a NYPD cop. Ariel Tejad...

Sleepy Hollow high school talks to its seniors about Hofstra shoot slay

May 20, 2013 5:39 pm

The high school alma mater of the Hofstra University student accidentally killed by a police officer is discussing the shooting with its graduating seniors. Sleepy Hollow Principal Carol Conklin-Spill...

Barbie eyeing a Manhattan penthouse in search for new dream home

May 20, 2013 2:17 pm

Move over, Malibu Barbies hunting for a dream house in Manhattan! Barbie is moving from her California mansion and embarking on a quest for new digs that could land her in a posh penthouse with Centr...

Wolfgang Puck catering firm slammed for skimming tips: suit

May 20, 2013 2:16 pm

One of the countrys highest earning chefs is nickel and diming his staff, according to a class action lawsuit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday. A Wolfgang Puck catering company was allegedl...

Most voters believe government is becoming more dysfunctional: poll

May 20, 2013 1:44 pm

ALBANY Gov. Cuomo might think "government is working again," but a new survey out today shows the public isn't so sure. In the Siena College survey, more than two-thirds, or 67 percent, of...

Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment

May 20, 2013 12:38 pm

HARTFORD, Conn. Connecticut commuters planned for long, slow trips to and from work Monday following last week's train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York Ci...

NJ teacher says Angelina Jolie's decision isn't realistic for working women

May 20, 2013 9:22 am

A New Jersey kindergarten teacher with a strong family history of breast cancer blasted Angelina Jolie for giving everyday working women false hope that they, too, can prevent cancer by removing thei...

Scientists suit: Keep anatomy to yourself

May 20, 2013 9:00 am

A respected neuroscientist claims that a dirty dean at the New York Institute of Technology wrecked her career after she rebuffed his sleazy sexual advances, The Post has learned.Dr. Linda Friedman, 5...

Seagates miracle comeback

May 20, 2013 8:59 am

Brooklyns only beach club is back from the dead. The operators of the 7-decade-old Seagate Beach Club have been working frantically since mid-March to replace the popular private clubs cabanas and reb...

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Cascading Confessions

May 15, 2013 5:00 am

The revelations of two famous women help bring their diseases out of the shadows.

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?

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.

The Food-Truck Business Stinks

May 12, 2013 5:00 am

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

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...

Public Hearing in Albany Is Held Without the Public

May 8, 2013 5:00 am

ALBANY — Something was missing at a public hearing held by the State Senate on Tuesday to examine New York City’s campaign finance system: the public.
 
Even be...

Foreign Food Inspections on Decline as Illnesses From Imported Goods Rise

May 8, 2013 5:00 am

The Food and Drug Administration is struggling to find the money to inspect foreign foods under a law that Congress did not support with funds.

2 Big Banks Face Suits In Mortgage Pact Abuses

May 7, 2013 5:00 am

8:04 p.m. | Updated 

 
New York’s top prosecutor plans to sue two mortgage titans, Bank of America and Wells Fargo , over claims that they breached the terms o...

Autistic Twins Are Hoping for Calm Races After the Trauma of Boston

May 5, 2013 5:00 am

Alex and Jamie Schneider, autistic 22-year-old identical twins from Long Island, have completed more than 120 races, including five marathons, over the past seven years.

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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."