Two dead homeless men were found on Big Apple subway trains in less than 24 hours this weekend — and it has some transit workers freaked out. “I think it’s horrendous there’s no word on this,” said Yann Hicks, a veteran MTA train operator, and union rep. “Two months ago this would be front-page news....
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the five boroughs neared 170,000 on Sunday — hours after Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the city must remain on high alert for a possible “boomerang.” A total of 168,845 New Yorkers have now been diagnosed with the bug, according to statistics from the city’s Department of...
Carl Icahn’s Hertz — once considered the gold standard of car rental companies — is sputtering on the side of the road while its closest rival, Avis, is positioned to ride out the coronavirus storm. The 102-year-old Hertz told shareholders last week that it had missed a debt payment tied to its 500,000 fleet amid a...
The "Real Housewives of Orange County" alum paid tribute to her late father on social media.
They set sail to the chief! Hundreds of boaters floated in Palm Beach on Sunday for an on-water parade in support of President Trump. The waterway procession took off at around 11:30 a.m. from Jupiter Inlet and moved south to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club, NBC South Florida reported. Footage showed vessels of all sizes waving “Trump...
The US Open could be played in front of fans this year after all — just not necessarily in Queens. While hosting the event in its regular New York home has not been ruled out, the USTA is considering moving the US Open to Indian Wells in California and having it in November, executive director...
Advocates for essential city workers are demanding the municipal employees killed by the coronavirus receive full, line-of-duty death benefits — even if it’s unclear whether they contracted the contagion on the clock or on their own. With at least 245 city workers dead from the global pandemic so far, union leaders and elected officials are...
Daniel Humm of Eleven Madison Park will be changing the way he runs his restaurant after the pandemic lifts to better help feed the hungry, Side Dish has learned. Humm, whose three-starred Michelin restaurant was named the world’s best in 2017, is amping up his role at a non-profit, Rethink Food NYC, to become its top...
Can you pray the coronavirus away? A new scientific study is examining the power of prayer in those fighting for their lives from COVID-19 — testing for “true supernatural intervention,” according to a report. The Kansas City Heart Rhythm Institute is testing 1,000 patients in intensive care with the contagion — with half getting a...
A creep tried to rape an out-of-town nurse who was visiting New York City to help out on the coronavirus front lines, police and sources said Sunday. The depraved man followed the 32-year-old Upstate New York woman into a Hamilton Heights apartment building on 149th Street and Broadway, Friday at around 9 p.m., according to...
Chefs from some of New York City’s top restaurants are leaving the business to work for billionaires after losing their jobs to the coronavirus, Side Dish has learned. Out-of-work chefs from Jean-Georges, Daniel, Eleven Madison Park, Per Se and Gramercy Tavern are being poached by talent agents and even real estate brokers to work for...
President Trump returned from Camp David to Washington DC on Sunday ahead of a virtual town hall at the Lincoln Memorial. The event, titled “America Together: Returning to Work,” will air from 7 to 9 p.m. on Fox News and will be moderated by anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. Trump will answer questions submitted...
The 55-year-old journalist did not detail what symptoms he was suffering from.
A volley of shots fired by forces on either side of the border between North and South Korea appear to have been “accidental,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday. “I’ve seen some of our internal information as well. We can confirm at least the initial reports that you’ve described are just about right,...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer slammed the stay-at-home order protesters who stormed the state’s Capitol on Thursday, saying they represented the “worst racism and awful parts” of US history. “Some of the outrageousnesses of what happened at our Capitol depicted some of the worst racism and awful parts of our history in this country,” Whitmer said...
I have no objections to the NHL staging the draft at the end of June, and that sound you just heard is Gary Bettman and Bill Daly exhaling a sigh of relief. Because, seriously, over the years how many times has Sixth Avenue operated without my endorsement? Well, always, but that’s not the point. Arguing...
Bailon posted the bikini snap Friday on Instagram.
You have probably noticed that there are a lot of sales going on right now. As retails stores remain closed, many sellers are shifting their focus online, saturating our inboxes with discount codes and massive markdowns. With so many sales to choose from, it can be hard to discern what is actually a good deal...
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said “enormous evidence” exists indicating the coronavirus pandemic began in a lab in Wuhan, China and that the ruling Communist Party did everything it could to keep the outbreak under wraps. “There’s enormous evidence that that’s where this began. We’ve said from the beginning that this was a virus that...
New York will partner with six other Northeast states to buy critical coronavirus supplies, and Empire State officials will mandate hospitals statewide to stockpile at least 90 days’ worth of protective gear in preparation for a possible second wave of the contagion, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday. “We’re going to form a consortium with our...
More Americans are turning to hunting during the coronavirus pandmiec — and amid fears of nationwide food shortages after meat plants were forced to halt operations over outbreaks. “People are starting to consider self-reliance and where their food comes from,” Hank Forester of Quality Deer Management Association said, adding that he believes there will be...
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan officials said they foiled an early morning attempt by a group of armed men to invade the country by boat on Sunday, killing eight attackers and arresting two more. Socialist party chief Diosdado Cabello said that two of the attackers were being interrogated by authorities. Cabello said it was carried out...
An NYPD cop brandished a Taser at a bystander, dragged him to the ground and repeatedly struck him in a wild scene caught on video in the East Village — that started with a refusal to maintain social-distancing, officials said Sunday. The tense run-in kicked off while cops were breaking up a Saturday gathering held...
TOPEKA, Kan. — Joe Biden has overwhelmingly won a Democratic presidential primary in Kansas that the state party conducted exclusively by mail because of the coronavirus pandemic. The former vice president had been expected to prevail in Saturday’s vote and capture a majority of the state’s delegates to the Democrats’ national nominating commission. Biden took...
The Big Apple will have 30,000 city-made 3D-printed coronavirus test kits by Friday — and will pump out 50,000 each week to help contain the pandemic’s spread, Mayor de Blasio said Sunday. “Testing is the key — testing has always been the key,” Hizzoner said at a press briefing Sunday, saying it would help make...
