This vote is for confusion! Mayor Bill de Blasio and his schools chancellor, Richard Carranza, set off a wave of Election Day doubt Tuesday when they seemed to suggest that New York’s public schools will not be used as polling places on Nov. 3. “I was a government teacher, I believe in democracy, but I...
Face brackets, the latest coronavirus pandemic trend, has experts questioning how safe they are in protecting against SARS-Cov-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The manufacturers of these mask brackets, which are typically made of silicone, claim that they keep the cloth masks from touching your face, ultimately helping to prevent acne caused by masks or...
The only son of the 62-year-old Brooklyn church caretaker who was gunned down at the house of worship Monday said his father was killed “in a place he loved.” Edward James, Jr., 38, told The Post Tuesday afternoon that his father Edward James — who was blasted in the torso around 5:10 p.m. inside the...
The sun, the center of the solar system, continues to fascinate researchers, and NASA has sent a probe to “touch” the massive star. A new study, however, suggests it may have a long-lost twin. The research, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, suggests that traces of the sun’s “temporary binary companion” are seen in the...
A firefighter rappelled down a burning, 16-story Harlem building Tuesday to rescue someone trapped on the top floor Tuesday, fire officials said. “He really put his life on the line for her,” 43-year-old witness Thomas McGee told The Post. “I had to look twice to make sure I wasn’t seeing things, but sure enough, he...
Mayor Bill de Blasio is ignoring his own COVID-19 pandemic transportation advisory council, panel members charged Tuesday. “We spent collectively hundreds of hours on smart plans that have just gone to sit somewhere in a box at City Hall,” said Tri-State Transportation Campaign director Nick Sifuentes, one of 12 members of the 24-person council who...
A boat exploded during its refueling at an Italian port last week and sent a woman onboard flying through the air and into the sea. Security cameras at the port of Ponza, an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, recorded the moment of the Aug. 26 blast. The woman was standing at the stern when she...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered an investigation into why a Confederate flag was draped over the side of a Long Island fire truck for a local drive-by event. “I’m appalled by reports that a Confederate flag was flown on a Brookhaven Fire Department truck at a Patchogue parade,’’ the governor said in a statement. “We...
The Hubble Space Telescope has made some remarkable discoveries in its 30 years in space, including a flapping “bat shadow,” summertime on Saturn and that the first stars and galaxies formed earlier than previously thought. Now, it’s discovered evidence of a supernova 2,400 light-years away that looks like an orange ribbon. The image is part...
ALBANY — Amusement park owners are desperately awaiting the green light from Gov. Andrew Cuomo to reopen, ranking among the few remaining industries still shuttered due to coronavirus restrictions. Theme park and ride owners in New York City and on Long Island sent Cuomo a letter Tuesday begging for clarity on reopening guidelines. “We cannot...
NASA’s Curiosity Rover has spotted a dust devil traveling across the surface of Mars. The rover captured remarkable footage of the dust devil from its vantage point in Mars’ Gale Crater. “It’s almost summer in Gale crater, which puts us in a period of strong surface heating that lasts from early spring through mid-summer,” said...
New Jersey cops broke up a massive house party with nearly 300 people ponying up to $150 each for a chance to cool off and take a dip in the in-ground pool.
A 65-year-old subway platform conductor was pushed onto the tracks by a “crazed assailant” and narrowly missed being hit by a train in Brooklyn Tuesday morning, transit leaders said. “He was working his job on the platform when some crazed assailant, just out of the blue, shoves him onto the track in the path of...
The city’s last-minute move to push back the reopening of its public schools and limit mandated coronavirus testing earned it a failing grade from some parents and teachers Tuesday. “What I don’t understand is they had all summer to plan this, and if they needed to work something out with the union, they could’ve worked...
A man was shot in broad daylight Tuesday, police said. The shooting broke out around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday outside 421 Bainbridge St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant, police said. The victim is expected to survive and no arrests have been made, cops said. The latest act of gun violence comes as Gotham deals with a surge in shootings...
The international DJ was famous for mega club hits like "I Like to Move It."
Will the last person left in New York turn out the lights? New data shows that people flooded out of the Empire State during the pandemic, as 67 percent of all long-distance moves were made by people leaving New York while only 33 percent were by people moving in, Bloomberg News reported. The data, compiled...
New York City students and teachers will be back in classrooms for nearly two weeks before even any limited mandatory coronavirus testing starts, officials said Tuesday.
Cops released footage early Tuesday of a person who they believe may be connected to the shooting of a man in Times Square. The victim, who police believe is his 30s, was arguing with another man on Broadway near West 46th Street around 5:40 a.m. Monday when things turned physical, police said. The shooter whipped...
It comes a week after officials set up a similar arrangement with the New York Knicks and their home, Madison Square Garden.
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AT&T’s Chief Executive Officer John Stankey continues to look to slim down the telecom and entertainment giant as the coronavirus slams its businesses. The telecom company that also owns HBO is in early talks to sell a digital advertising unit that it bought for $1.6 billion in 2018, The Wall Street Journal said, adding that...
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Tuesday urged nations to fight global warming according to the 2015 Paris climate accord, weighing in on issue that figures in the US presidential race. Modern society had pushed the planet beyond its limits and the time to fix a climate emergency was running out, he said. “Our constant...
Apple’s long-awaited 5G iPhone will reportedly make its debut this October. The tech juggernaut will launch four new iPhone models at its annual fall keynote, as well as a new Apple Watch, iPad and HomePod, according to Bloomberg. The 5G technology in the new phones will allow them to access a wireless network that promises...
If you’ve been reaching for fruits and vegetables in favor of meat and dairy during the COVID-19 pandemic, you’re far from alone. A recent survey of 2,000 Americans found that over half (57 percent) are eating fewer animal products since the pandemic began. Nearly six in 10 find themselves transitioning to a more flexitarian, or...
