Brooklyn’s dine-and-dash diva may face deportation after staying in NYC despite expired visa: sources
Williamsburg’s designer-clad dine-and-dasher could be deported back to her native Taiwan, The Post has learned. 34-year-old wannabe influencer Pei Chung has been in jail since Friday over theft-of-service charges following her bill-skipping spree, hitting at least 11 high-end restaurants around Brooklyn since...
Treasury Secretary Bessent says NYC mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is leader of Democratic Party
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed Democratic socialist, is the clear head of the Democratic Party.
Adams pushes Rent Board changes that could undermine Mamdani pledge for rent freeze
Outgoing New York Mayor Eric Adams is racing to fill key positions before Zohran Mamdani takes office, including on the powerful Rent Guidelines Board, which could undermine the incoming mayor’s pledge to freeze rent.
Attacker punches man, 67, in face, smashes his phone on UES street
Police released surveillance footage of a man wanted for punching a 67-year-old man in an unprovoked assault on the Upper East Side on Monday.
Maryland’s ex-juvenile crime secretary joins Mamdani’s transition team in New York
Vincent Schiraldi, Maryland's former head of Juvenile Services, who was pushed out over the summer because of his lenient treatment of criminal youths, joined New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's transition team.
EXCLUSIVE: NYPD Rejects Ending ‘Self-Enforcement’ Scandal at Precinct Houses
The Police Department will continue to allow precinct commanders to ignore parking rules, refusing to implement one of the major placard abuse reforms recommended by city probers earlier this year, Streetsblog has learned. The NYPD quietly informed the Department of Investigation of its decision to maintain the...
Rikers detainee becomes 13th person to die in DOC custody
A 38-year-old man on Rikers Island became the 13th person this year to die in Department of Correction custody, agency officials announced on Friday. Edwin Ramos was allegedly found experiencing a medical emergency inside a bathroom in the Otis Bantam Correctional Center on Rikers Island around midnight on Thursday....
Man critically injured after being hit by car in Crown Heights
Officers say a 44-year-old man was struck by a car being driven a 25-year-old woman as he crossed the street.
Four Admit to Embezzling Funds from Brooklyn Homeless Non-Profit and Face Up to Five...
Four individuals have admitted to engaging in a conspiracy to misappropriate funds from a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the homeless in Brooklyn. Among them, Luis Camarena acknowledged his role in a kickback scheme tied to installing surveillance cameras at homeless shelters managed by the...
Teen sought in slashing of boy, 14, on Brooklyn street
The NYPD released photos Tuesday of a suspect wanted in the slashing of a teen boy on a Brooklyn street last week.
