At the height of the pandemic, the CEO of New York’s blood bank personally offered a coronavirus-stricken Chris Cuomo special access to an experimental therapy — virtually unobtainable by anyone unrelated to then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo, emails reveal. The half-billion-dollar New York Blood Center’s boss, Chris Hillyer, offered “convalescent plasma” to the then-governor’s CNN host brother … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams issued a full-throated defense of a pair of NYPD officers Thursday, saying they shouldn’t be “demonized” — days after one of the cops’ statements about a teen rapper’s arrest were “wholly discredited” by a Bronx judge. Speaking at an unrelated press conference, Adams weighed in on the gun bust of Camrin Williams, … Read more
An 83-year-old serial killer charged with dumping her gal pal’s dismembered body on a Brooklyn street was indicted on murder charges Thursday, prosecutors said. Harvey Marcelin, a transgender woman, was already jailed on a charge of concealing a human corpse after cops nabbed her getting rid of the remains on surveillance video — and later … Read more
A tough-guy driver fought off three NYPD cops during a traffic stop in Manhattan Wednesday night — then peeled off in his muscle car despite being zapped by two Tasers, according to police and video of the fracas. The clip, posted on Instagram, shows the ballsy motorist brawling with the trio of officers around 11 … Read more
One of the sibling co-founders of Equinox cheated a construction company out of nearly $4.5 million in two Westchester development projects, new court papers allege. Vito Errico — who founded the upscale gym chain with siblings Lavinia and Danny in the early 1990s — hired small business owner Gioncondo “Jack” DiPietro and his company DiPietro … Read more
The Department of Education is ramping up its vaccination push for kids aged 5 to 11 with new efforts to help educate students and their families, officials announced Thursday. The DOE plans to launch informational town halls on COVID-19 jabs — along with robo-call campaigns and pop-up vaccine sites in neighborhoods with low shot rates. … Read more
A single Bronx mom on Thursday recounted the harrowing moment she had to beg for her autistic 3-year-old son’s life — as a pair of robbers put a gun to his head as they were on the way to school. Maxi Feliz, 35, said she clung desperately to her young son as one of the … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams announced an economic development plan Thursday intended to “reboot” commercial activity in the five boroughs, promising not to allow the city to “stumble” into the post-pandemic era. During a press conference in the Bronx, Adams touted a new 63-page economic recovery blueprint as he vowed to improve the Big Apple’s economy as it rebounds … Read more
It’s like mana from heaven! St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens has been gifted with a $1 million donation from an anonymous graduate — the largest windfall in the storied institution’s history. The Fresh Meadows school — which counts NFL coaching legend Vince Lombardi, former Yankees manager Joe Torre and famous NYPD whistleblower Frank Serpico … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams decried as “unacceptable” the safety woes of the Big Apple’s homeless shelter system and its failure to make on-site mental health services widely available, promising to personally conduct surprise inspections at facilities. The mayor’s remarks Thursday came in response to a series of articles in The Post this week that highlighted the … Read more