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Anti-Israel radical launched 2-hour tirade at Columbia event before protests exploded: 'Nothing wrong with being a Hamas fighter'

Khaled Barakat zoomed in to tell the hardest of hard core students about "resistance." But he didn't mention he is banned from Germany for antisemitism.

Mayor Adams seeks to oust outspoken chairwoman of NYPD oversight board: sources

Mayor Eric Adams is trying to oust the interim chairwoman of the civilian oversight board tasked with investigating complaints against the NYPD, according to sources.

Columbia president sets deadline for anti-Israel protesters to reach agreement to dismantle encampment

Columbia University Minouche Shafik on Tuesday warned anti-Israel student protesters they had until midnight to reach an agreement to dismantle their encampment -- or else the school would "consider alternate...

More than 100 anti-Israel 'Seder in the Streets' protesters arrested during rally near Sen. Schumer's NYC home

Authorities arrested the throngs of protesters without incident and led them onto MTA buses that were being used to transport them to booking, according to photos and video at the...

Two off-duty NYPD cops arrested for alleged sex assault of intoxicated woman: 'Let's go bro, she's waking up'

The officers, Julio Alcantara-Santiago and Garcia, were slapped with a litany of sex abuse charges for the July 9 assault of the unidentified woman following a night out at a...

Sicko with 'extensive' criminal record arrested by US Marshals after allegedly raping woman in her NYC building

“Don’t scream or I’ll kill you, I have a gun,” the alleged perp warned the victim, according to the sources.

Angry protesters at NYU anti-Israel demonstration pelt NYPD officers with bottles, bash cop's helmet with chair

The NYPD moved onto the Greenwich Village campus, with permission from the university, when the camped-out group failed to disperse from Gould Plaza around 4 p.m.,  Deputy Commissioner of Operations...

Pair of teens stabbed on NYC street, 14-year-old boy busted: cops

The 18-year-old victim was stabbed once in the back and the 16-year-old boy was knifed a single time in the right leg during the fracas in Astoria Heights, police said. 

Two NYC teens on spring break attend Trump's 'hush money' trial — and rip his lawyer: 'It was just that funny!'

"He actually had evidence — unlike the other guy," Harrington said with a laugh, referring to Blanche.

Ex-National Enquirer honcho testifies Trump was 'most eligible bachelor,' describes his relationship with tabloid at trial

"I said what I would do is I would run or publish positive stories about Mr. Trump, and publish negative stories about his opponents," Pecker told the court.

Disgraced ex-Rep. George Santos ends independent bid for Congress after raising no money in first weeks of campaign

Santos, 35, said on X that he did not want to draw votes away from the Republican LaLota and be "responsible" for handing control of the House of Representatives to...

Immigrant found dead behind NYC pizzeria was 'hissy-pissy drunk,' local who wheeled him there on office chair says

A Staten Island man who police said wheeled a local to pizza joint where he was later found dead said the victim was found drunk and passed out on his...

Underground toilets? NYC subways should promote the fact they have bathrooms: Borough president

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine is calling on the MTA to launch a campaign to raise awareness of where renovated bathrooms are located in the transit system.

Bumbling bro steals TV off wall at St. John's University's Staten Island campus: video

The clumsy crook wandered into a campus building on through an unlocked door around 12:40 a.m. April 13, cops said late Monday. 

Ilhan Omar's daughter claims Columbia anti-Israeli protesters were attacked with 'chemical weapons' -- but it was fart spray

Hirsi, 21, shrugged off concerns that Columbia protests could make other students "uncomfortable," insisting "the encampment was honestly one of the beautiful forms of solidarity."

Barnard College suspends at least 53 students over Columbia anti-Israel protest: report

Barnard College has suspended at least 53 students for their alleged participation at the large anti-Israel protest at Columbia University, according to a new report.

Alec Baldwin's scuffle with anti-Israel agitator 'Crackhead Barney' spilled onto sidewalk outside NYC coffee shop, photos show

Alec Baldwin's scuffle with a loudmouthed anti-Israel agitator at a New York City coffee shop spilled out onto the sidewalk, new photos obtained by The Post show. An irate Baldwin,...

Misogynistic maniac who punched several women charged in string of random NYC assaults over past month

Daquan Armstead, 31, is suspected in more than a half-dozen random attacks on women in New York City, including last week's assault on an NYU administrator in Washington Square Park.

NYC’s top lawyer learned she's being replaced through the news after raising issues with city repping Adams in sex misconduct suit: sources

The relationship between the Corporation Counsel Hon. Sylvia Hinds-Radix and City Hall began to sour over the past few weeks as she raised concerns over using the Law Department for...

Not one of the 228 arrested at Columbia, NYU anti-Israel protests will get a criminal record

All of the 228 protesters busted during anti-Israel rallies at Columbia and New York universities over the past week have walked free and won't face criminal records, The Post has...