American Airlines flight diverted to Detroit after passenger allegedly makes ominous threat
A passenger on a Chicago-bound American Airlines flight made a false bomb threat, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Detroit, authorities said. Jason Douglas Pazol was having a breakdown over medication issues on flight 2819 when he allegedly told other passengers and crew: “I will blow this f——...
Staten Island man charged with hate crimes for Brooklyn subway assault, robbery
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Authorities allege that a 39-year-old man from Staten Island made alarming comments about Iranians, terrorists and Mayor Zohran Mamdani during an alleged hate crime on a subway platform in Brooklyn. Christopher Nastasa of Timber Ridge Drive in Bay Terrace was arrested on Wednesday for the...
NYC’s merger with Brooklyn’s Maimonides Medical Center delayed
File photo of Maimonides Medical Center in Borough Park, Brooklyn. The parties are still working to get final approval for the deal, which has faced pushback from the Orthodox Jewish community. [ more › ]
A Beloved Upper West Side Cafe Is Closing After Nearly Four Decades
A sign has appeared in the window of a longtime Amsterdam Avenue cafe, and for many in the neighborhood, it marks the end of an era. Edgar’s Cafe, the gothic-themed neighborhood institution at 650 Amsterdam Avenue (between 91st and 92nd Streets), will serve its last cup of coffee on April 30 after nearly four decades...
Gun, Crack, Heroin Found In Hoboken Apartment Bust After Dispute Call: Cops
Officers were called at approximately 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24, to the 200 block of Harrison Street for a report of a physical dispute, with one person seen flashing a handgun, Marci Rubin, a Hoboken police spokeswoman, said in a news release. Upon arrival, officers detained Tahjmir Mitchell, 21,...
Gun-wielding rapist and convicted murderer fatally shot by cop in NYC
An armed rapist was fatally shot in the head by an NYPD officer after he repeatedly threatened “I have a gun” as they tried to take him into custody in the Bronx early Thursday, police said. Lucien Colon, 44, started wielding the firearm when members of the Bronx Warrant Squad showed up at his apartment in Mott Haven...
Help for rent-stabilized landlords appears unlikely as Mamdani’s board kicks off
Data released by New York’s Rent Guidelines Board, which sets rent increases in the city’s nearly 1 million regulated apartments, is something of an Rorschach test. Everyone sees what they want to see. Tenant advocates seize on the topline number: a 6.2 percent increase in net operating income...
Top NYC lawyers baffled by ‘odd,’ rare Diller verdict that saw cop killer cleared...
Defense lawyers told The Post on Thursday they are scratching their heads over the “odd” and extremely rare mixed verdict involving the career criminal who killed hero NYPD cop Jonathan Diller. Cop-killer Guy Rivera was stunningly acquitted of first-degree murder Wednesday for fatally shooting the married dad and...
NYC leaders want more red-light cameras to ticket drivers
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) – Look out, drivers, New York City leaders want to install hundreds more red-light cameras to ticket drivers across the city. On Wednesday, the New York City Council released its solution to fill the looming $5.4 billion budget gap. It includes a proposal to increase the number red-light...
Four Secaucus Men Arrested on Aggravated Assault and Riot Charges Following Hoboken Attack
The Hoboken Police Department announced the arrest of four Secaucus men on aggravated assault and riot charges stemming from an assault that occurred on March 14, 2026, outside 80 River St. in Hoboken. Arrested were 21-year-old Shaun Katchula, 21-year-old Kyle Garcia, 19-year-old Steven Vega, and 20-year-old Jack...
