Puzzling and vaguely threatening graffiti appeared overnight around a Manhattan luxury townhouse once occupied by President Trump’s former wife Ivana Trump, including the ominous message, “We killing u for Ivana Trump.” The graffiti, which also referenced the first daughter, with “My queen Ivanka Trump,” was scrawled in yellow spray paint across five buildings on the … Read more
Mayor Adams, who announced that he would run for reelection as an independent, said Wednesday that his line on November’s mayoral general election will be “Safe Streets, Affordable City” — signaling his plans to make a viable case to New Yorkers for a second term. Adams, who is facing political fallout over his corruption indictment … Read more
A man was stabbed numerous times during a broad-daylight mugging Wednesday afternoon in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, cops said. The 33-year-old victim was walking at 32nd St. and Fifth Ave., just a block from the tourist-destination Empire State Building, around 12:31 p.m. when an unidentified man pushed him to the ground and stabbed him … Read more
An elderly orthopedic surgeon admitted his love of birds turned into a dark obsession, telling a Brooklyn judge that he’s done with collecting stuffed endangered species for good. John Waldrop, 76, of Georgia, amassed a staggering collection of 1,401 taxidermy mounts and 2,594 eggs, most of them through smuggling or unauthorized means, before federal authorities … Read more
A Brooklyn hospital is facing scrutiny over an array of issues from potential overtime abuse to allegations of improper selling of equipment, the Daily News has learned. The probe at South Brooklyn Health — formerly known as Coney Island Hospital — started several months ago following a meeting between a trio of city Health and … Read more
The Trump administration has revoked the visas of four more international students at Columbia University in recent days, the school announced late Sunday. Reasons for the cancellations were not clear. The federal government has terminated the visas of hundreds of foreign-born students involved in the pro-Palestinian protest movement that engulfed college campuses last year — though … Read more
Taylor Schabusiness, the Wisconsin woman serving a life sentence for the 2022 killing and dismemberment of her ex-boyfriend, appeared in court Friday morning, where she was tackled by officers after screaming and lunging at her attorney. Schabusiness was sentenced in September 2023 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. She was convicted of … Read more
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leads Sen. Chuck Schumer by 18% in a poll of a potential New York Democratic 2028 primary matchup. The progressive lawmaker has the backing of 55% of likely voters compared to just 36% for Schumer in the head-to-head survey by the liberal Data for Progress opinion research firm that was released on … Read more
A two-stop ride on the B train Friday wasn’t enough to change the mind of Sean Duffy, the head of President Trump’s Department of Transportation, about how dirty and dangerous he thinks the New York City subway system is. “We’re not where this needs to be,” Duffy said of the subway’s cleanliness and safety after … Read more
Police arrested a man who stabbed a 57-year-old woman in the face early Friday morning at the World Trade Center Memorial, cops said. Just before 2 a.m. Amir Thompson walked up to the victim near Liberty St. and Greenwich St. in lower Manhattan and reportedly said, “I know you from somewhere,” before punching her and … Read more