A state appellate court has ruled in favor of Republicans seeking to throw out what they call a gerrymandered congressional map that unfairly benefits Democrats. The decision gives state lawmakers until the end of the month to redraw the lines. “It’s a victory for our contention that the Legislature violated the [state] Constitution when it … Read more
New York City will receive nearly $90 million worth of opioid overdose prevention and education efforts this year funded by settlements with large pharmaceutical companies, state Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday. The $88.9 million dedicated to the efforts — $11.5 million of which will be allocated this week — represent part of the first tranche of payments from the … Read more
New York Attorney General Letitia James’ campaign has taken tens of thousands of dollars in donations from a real estate developer linked to indicted ex-Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin — and her 2022 Republican challenger says she should return the cash. “I’m calling on the attorney general, Letitia James, to publicly – if she has not … Read more
The man who allegedly slaughtered Queens mom Orsolya Gaal gave a “matter-of-fact” confession to cops – then gave a second one on video for prosecutors, police sources told The Post Thursday. David Bonola, who was charged with murder in connection with Gaal’s death, readily spoke to detectives at the 112th Precinct after he was taken … Read more
Dozens of New York City Department of Education employees will be placed on leave without pay starting Monday for allegedly submitting phony proof of COVID-19 vaccination, The Post has learned. The staffers in question, including teachers and administrators, were notified via email Wednesday not to come back to work after spring break, the DOE confirmed. … Read more
A masturbating man tormented a woman on a Lower Manhattan subway Thursday morning, cops said. The disgusting chain of events unfolded when the creep approached the 22-year-old victim as she was sitting on a bench on the southbound R line platform at the Cortlandt Street subway station at about 7 a.m., cops said. The attacker … Read more
Mayor Eric Adams refused Thursday to rule out supporting a controversial recommendation that the Big Apple’s rent regulator approve major hikes — as much as 9% over two years — for stabilized apartments. “We don’t want to aggravate the eviction process, but we also got to look at small property owners,” Adams said during an … Read more
The handyman paramour charged Thursday in the brutal stabbing death of Queens mom Orsolya Gaal is a married dad of two — who used to leave “creepy” love notes for baristas at his local Starbucks, The Post has learned. David Bonola – who carried out an on-and-off affair with his alleged victim for the last … Read more
A veteran NYPD officer who once blew the whistle on shoddy breast pumping conditions for cops says she was wrongfully forced into early retirement because of a message she wrote that was incorrectly construed as a suicide note, new court papers allege. Officer Viviana Ayende says the Medical Board ignored her doctors’ determination that she … Read more
The handyman lover who allegedly butchered Queens mom Orsolya Gaal was captured on surveillance video returning home the morning of the murder with what appears to be crude bandages on one hand. David Bonola, 44, was seen walking down 114th Street near his Richmond Hill apartment around 6:05 a.m. Saturday morning — just hours after … Read more