Emma Watson has been banned from driving for six months after the “Harry Potter” star was caught speeding in her native England. The 35-year-old British actress already had nine points on her license when she was clocked driving 38 mph in a 30 mph zone in Oxford on July 31 of last year, according to … Read more
Andrew Cuomo is shifting gears and taking personal responsibility for running what he admits was a lackluster campaign in the Democratic mayoral primary, acknowledging that any strategic mistakes ultimately fall on him. “It was my campaign, I take the responsibility — period,” Cuomo told the Daily News in a series of interviews from the campaign … Read more
Mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani, who faced fierce backlash after declining to condemn the phrase “globalize the intifada,” told a group of business leaders this week he decided to discourage its use after a recent conversation with a Jewish woman who told him the phrase evoked memories of violence. Mamdani came under fire for not condemning … Read more
Thomas Donlon, a former federal agent who served as police commissioner last fall, sued Mayor Adams and top current and former NYPD officials Wednesday, alleging they operated a “corrupt enterprise” that rewarded cronies and punished enemies at the expense of both the public and rank-and-file police officers, a copy of the suit shows. Donlon, 71, … Read more
A man dozing aboard a Manhattan subway train early Monday morning woke up to a nightmare — a belligerent straphanger who ended up stabbing him in the head. The 56-year-old victim was sleeping on a southbound 1 train when Geovalny Alcantara, 20, sat next to him around 6:14 a.m.. The victim woke up from his … Read more
The badly decomposed body of a man believed to be in his 40s was found in a van on a Queens street, police said Monday. The corpse was discovered in a white van parked on Calloway St. near Otis Ave. in Corona about 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, cops said. There were no obvious signs of … Read more
Unknown hackers took control of the Elmo account on X on Sunday, posting a string of anti-Jewish hate and calling President Trump a “child f—er.” The posts also called for the release of the so-called “Epstein files,” documents related to the investigation of child predator Jeffrey Epstein before he died by suicide in Manhattan prison … Read more
Andrew Cuomo has decided to stay in this year’s New York City mayoral race — but there’s a caveat. After suffering a bruising loss to Zohran Mamdani in last month’s Democratic mayoral primary, Cuomo announced Monday he will mount an independent bid in November’s general election, vowing he’s “in it to win it.” “As my … Read more
Far right-wing Congresswoman and conspiracy theorist Marjorie Taylor Greene raged that an unspecified “they” are controlling the weather on X. “First, they said we were crazy for saying they are controlling the weather and spraying chemicals in our skies,” the MAGA loyalist wrote. “Now, they are admitting that they are controlling the weather and spraying … Read more
Mayor Adams took a shot Thursday at the lawyer representing four retired NYPD chiefs suing him and senior department officials over allegations of cronyism and corruption, claiming her ongoing criticism of him raises questions about the accusations. Adams, who largely didn’t address the substance of the ex-chiefs’ damning allegations, called the attorney, Sarena Townsend, “a former … Read more