A left-leaning New York Democrat is seeking to raise campaign funds — off her bid to boost the minimum wage. State Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Queens) raised eyebrows and drew criticism by sending out a 2-for-1 email solicitation that links campaign cash to her pet cause, right after Gov. Kathy Hochul released her $227 billion budget … Read more
The Nigerian husband of slain New Jersey Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour — who was gunned down Wednesday night near her Sayreville home — made a bizarre Facebook post Friday morning wishing his deceased wife a happy birthday, even though it’s still more than a month away. “4th March is your birthday happy glorious birthday in addy my love,” wrote Dwumfour’s husband, … Read more
Masked squatters keep peeking into her window. A family of raccoons living in a crevice between a Bronx woman’s apartment and the house next door is giving the tenant nightmares — but the landlord won’t do anything to block off the critter den, she told The Post Friday. Haydee Villanueva, 39, of Morrisania, said the … Read more
More than 100 famished cats were discovered living in squalor inside a Westchester County hoarding house where a man and woman were found dead this week, officials said. Police were conducting a welfare check on the residents at the request of a family member inside the Cordial Road home in Yorktown Heights Monday when they … Read more
They are calling this brazen bird “a real HOO-Dini.” An owl was on the loose on the Upper East Side Thursday, after vandals let it get free from its enclosure at the Central Park Zoo, officials said. The Eurasian Eagle-owl named Flaco was discovered missing from its exhibit at 8:30 p.m., a zoo spokesman said … Read more
The elderly owner of Ray’s Candy Store has numerous broken bones in his face and is only able to eat through a straw after a vicious attack earlier this week. Ray Alvarez told The Post Friday he finally received medical attention, checking himself in Thursday night to Beth Israel Hospital, where doctors treated him for extensive … Read more
The woman’s son, Danie Philistin, was fatally shot during a house party in West Babylon on July 17, 2021.
Subway crime dropped by nearly 30% last month as the city rides the momentum from the final weeks of 2022, new data shows. The NYPD recorded 145 major felonies on the underground in January, down from 205 over the same period in 2022, according to police data obtained by The Post. That’s also nearly half … Read more
Three NYPD cops were injured when their cruiser slammed into another car as they chased down catalytic converter theft suspects in Queens Friday, cops and sources said. The marked police vehicle was following the alleged car-part crooks’ Infiniti sedan when it crashed into an uninvolved Jeep Cherokee at Jamaica Avenue and 96th Street in Woodhaven … Read more
A straphanger was repeatedly slashed in a random mid-afternoon attack inside a Midtown train station this week, cops said. The victim, a 37-year-old male, was standing on the southbound platform at the Fifth Avenue/53rd Street station around 3:40 p.m. Tuesday when the stranger approached him and slashed him several times with a pocket knife, police … Read more