https://nypost.com Your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:58:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 163456144 https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/ny-marine-lexus-martinez-who-danced-with-vp-jd-vance-at-commander-in-chief-ball-reveals-joke-he-told-to-break-the-ice/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 05:48:34 -0500 2025-01-23T05:58:49-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/ny-marine-lexus-martinez-who-danced-with-vp-jd-vance-at-commander-in-chief-ball-reveals-joke-he-told-to-break-the-ice/ Richard Pollina https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34647683 0 34647683 Vice President JD Vance is seen dancing with at the Commander in Chief Ball in Washington, DC, on Jan. 20, 2025. Martinez, 27, is a native New Yorker and worked as a recruiter in Smithtown, NY, before getting orders to DC in April. Martinez said the 50th vice president made a “really funny joke” to her that “broke the ice" before the ceremony began. Trump, first lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and second lady Usha Vance dance with service members during the Commander-in-Chief Ball on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Brooklyn-born Marine found out that she would hit the dancefloor with the new veep a week later, the Friday before Inauguration Day. Vance served in the Marines from 2003 to 2007 Martinez called the opportunity to dance with the vice president "surreal.” https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/ny-westchester-greenburgh-graham-superintendent-oliver-levy-and-surendra-kumar-allegedly-swiped-50k-from-at-risk-students/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:32:02 -0500 2025-01-23T00:32:10-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/23/us-news/ny-westchester-greenburgh-graham-superintendent-oliver-levy-and-surendra-kumar-allegedly-swiped-50k-from-at-risk-students/ David Propper https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34656003 0 34656003 Greenburgh-Graham Union Free School District superintendent Oliver Levy and ex-security system specialist Surendra Kumar allegedly swiped $50,000 meant for at-risk students and blew it on private school fees for relatives. https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/nyc-skincare-specialist-knowingly-injected-clients-with-phony-botox-from-china-leading-one-woman-to-experience-double-vision-feds/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:15:30 -0500 2025-01-22T21:13:20-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/nyc-skincare-specialist-knowingly-injected-clients-with-phony-botox-from-china-leading-one-woman-to-experience-double-vision-feds/ Ben Kochman https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34648907 0 34648907 New York City skincare specialist Joey Grant Luther allegedly injected clients with phony Botox from China, according to federal prosecutors. Prosecutors allege Luther knew the Botox he was giving to clients was counterfeit. Luther was also running his medical spa JGL Aesthetics without a proper New York state license. A shipment of counterfeit Botox allegedly sent to Luther from China. Messages from an alleged victim of Luther asking him a bout double vision experienced after an appointment. A message from an alleged victim complaining about eyelids dropping after receiving the phony Botox. Luther was allegedly injecting clients with phony Botox up until the day of his arrest. Joey Grant Luther, a Hells Kitchen aesthetician, allegedly performing phony botox injections https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/ny-gov-kathy-hochul-roasted-for-refusing-to-push-charter-school-expansion/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:10:16 -0500 2025-01-22T20:10:26-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/ny-gov-kathy-hochul-roasted-for-refusing-to-push-charter-school-expansion/ Carl Campanile, Vaughn Golden https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34654255 0 34654255 New York Governor Kathy Hochul presenting her 2026 executive state budget at a podium in the Red Room at the state Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Success Academy Harlem 2 Charter School on 128th street and 2nd avenue in Manhattan, with a person standing in the hallway Additional charter schools can't be opened in New York City without action from Albany. https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/nyc-dad-dies-of-apparent-medical-episode-after-duo-pummels-robs-him-of-chain-inside-private-cab-cops/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:19:19 -0500 2025-01-22T22:15:33-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/nyc-dad-dies-of-apparent-medical-episode-after-duo-pummels-robs-him-of-chain-inside-private-cab-cops/ Georgett Roberts, Joe Marino, Amanda Woods https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34653847 0 34653847 Michael Shelonchik is seen in an undated Facebook photo. Michael Shelonchik is seen in an undated Facebook photo. The two muggers stormed up to the car, opened the door and began punching him in the face and head, authorities said.  They then ripped his chain off his neck and bolted, cops said.  Sheloncik, a Brooklyn native, left behind two grieving daughters, including Taylor, 27, who told The Post she’d never imagine something so devastating happening to her dad.  https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/woke-anti-gay-bar-crusader-given-pass-on-psych-eval-despite-plea-from-judge/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 19:16:33 -0500 2025-01-22T19:44:57-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/woke-anti-gay-bar-crusader-given-pass-on-psych-eval-despite-plea-from-judge/ Peter Senzamici, Nicole Rosenthal, Kyle Schnitzer https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34648447 0 34648447 97144585 Anne Marie Bompart is pictured without makeup and looking tired after a night in lockup. An email from Bompart she shared on Instagram threatening to “stomp out” a dog of a worker at Henrietta Hudson. One email last November included what she called “my little list of ‘People Who Might Unfortunately End Up With Black Eyes and Bloody Noses Soon.” A social media post where Bompart calls Luigi Mangione a "Hero" Two detectives walk an arrested Bompart down a city sidewalk workers and owners of the two bars are seated behind a table in a Manhattan courthouse. Anne Marie Bompart and her attorney, Gerard Lucciola, exiting a court hallway a DM notifying Bompart of her banishment from Metropolitan Bar in Williamsburg https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/veteran-prosecutor-who-went-after-vicious-ms-13-gang-named-interim-us-attorney-for-long-island-brooklyn/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:57:36 -0500 2025-01-22T18:57:48-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/veteran-prosecutor-who-went-after-vicious-ms-13-gang-named-interim-us-attorney-for-long-island-brooklyn/ Ben Kochman https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34653348 0 34653348 USAO EDNY: JOHN J. DURHAM APPOINTED INTERIM UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/sports/yankees-icon-mariano-rivera-wife-clara-at-center-of-bombshell-sexual-assault-lawsuit/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:52:19 -0500 2025-01-23T03:20:18-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/sports/yankees-icon-mariano-rivera-wife-clara-at-center-of-bombshell-sexual-assault-lawsuit/ Christian Arnold https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34653544 0 34653544 Mariano Rivera (42) on field with his wife, Clara (R) and son, Mariano Rivera Jr. (L) during a 2013 ceremony before a game game vs. the San Francisco Giants at Yankee Stadium. Yankees closer Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning of a 1997 game. Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and former New York Yankee Mariano Rivera speaks to the crowd as he stands with his wife Clara next to his Hall of Fame plaque during a 2019 ceremony. his Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014 photo shows Refugio de Esperanza (Refuge of Hope) church in New Rochelle, N.Y. Former New York Yankees relief pitcher Mariano Rivera smiles at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of his new church, Refugio de Esperanza (Refuge of Hope), with his wife, Clara Rivera, right, and Diana Santos, center, a member of the congregation, Thursday, March 6, 2014 in New Rochelle https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/hochuls-proposed-ny-school-phone-ban-would-require-devices-to-be-stored-away-until-class-dismissal/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:51:07 -0500 2025-01-22T19:18:16-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/hochuls-proposed-ny-school-phone-ban-would-require-devices-to-be-stored-away-until-class-dismissal/ Vaughn Golden https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34651932 0 34651932 97152772 Kids with phones Kathy Hochul https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/nassau-county-health-executive-jacob-walden-accused-of-preying-on-teen-girls-to-produce-child-porn/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:48:11 -0500 2025-01-22T22:19:15-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/nassau-county-health-executive-jacob-walden-accused-of-preying-on-teen-girls-to-produce-child-porn/ Kevin Sheehan, Anna Young https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34650180 0 34650180 Jacob Walden, 38, was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a child, child porn possession and other related charges. Jacob Walden Walden is the managing partner of Emerald Healthcare, a company that manages nursing and assisted living facilities nationwide. Family and friends supported Walden during his arraignment in Central Islip. Walden's counsel argued religious members of the Orthodox Community have begged the court for leniency. Walden is behind held without bail at Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, according to law enforcement sources. https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/hochul-administration-pitches-woke-alternative-way-to-refer-to-drug-abusers-instead-of-addicts/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:45:59 -0500 2025-01-22T18:46:10-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/hochul-administration-pitches-woke-alternative-way-to-refer-to-drug-abusers-instead-of-addicts/ Carl Campanile https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34650468 0 34650468 New York State Governor Kathy Hochul in a red suit announcing new cost of living laws to take effect in 2025 Medicines and pills in blisters scattered on a table addressing the opioid epidemic New York State Governor Kathy Hochul in a red suit announcing new cost of living laws at a podium in New York City, 2025 Governor Kathy Hochul speaking at a podium on Grand Street, discussing new tax breaks for families https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/hochuls-budget-plan-includes-1-2k-in-bonus-cash-for-welfare-recipients-when-they-have-a-baby/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:44:43 -0500 2025-01-22T18:44:53-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/hochuls-budget-plan-includes-1-2k-in-bonus-cash-for-welfare-recipients-when-they-have-a-baby/ Carl Campanile, Vaughn Golden https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34652695 0 34652695 15107245ac New York Governor Kathy Hochul presenting the 2026 executive state budget at a podium with a microphone in the state Capitol's Red Room New York Governor Kathy Hochul speaking at a press conference in Grand Central Station subway system about city safety plans https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/trio-standing-trial-in-nyc-gay-nightclub-drug-deaths-callously-abandoned-od-victims-went-on-shopping-sprees-da/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:41:13 -0500 2025-01-22T22:52:33-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/trio-standing-trial-in-nyc-gay-nightclub-drug-deaths-callously-abandoned-od-victims-went-on-shopping-sprees-da/ Steven Vago, Matt Troutman https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34651965 0 34651965 On trial , L to R: Robert DeMaio Jacob Barroso, and Jayqwan Hamilton, who are charged with murder and conspiracy for a series of fatal overdoses and robberies from March 2021 to July 2022. Photo of John Umberger. Julio Ramirez hold a drink in an Instagram photo. Photo of John Umberger under a Pride flag. https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/nyc-will-coordinate-with-ice-as-trump-cracks-down-on-migrant-criminals-adams-says-but-policy-on-raids-in-churches-schools-unclear/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:32:45 -0500 2025-01-22T18:34:12-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/nyc-will-coordinate-with-ice-as-trump-cracks-down-on-migrant-criminals-adams-says-but-policy-on-raids-in-churches-schools-unclear/ Matt Troutman, Craig McCarthy https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34648998 0 34648998 Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch are joined by activist Jackie Rowe-Adams and Councilman Yusef Salaam at the 25 precinct, NYC, to talk about illegal gun seizers and ghost guns. Migrant families, men and women stand in line at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan with documents in hand to see if they can stay in the United States. Migrant families, men and women stand in line at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan with documents in hand to see if they can stay in the United States. https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/drones-could-one-day-monitor-new-yorkers-garbage-to-help-enforce-new-trash-bin-rules/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:29:16 -0500 2025-01-22T19:16:52-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/drones-could-one-day-monitor-new-yorkers-garbage-to-help-enforce-new-trash-bin-rules/ Nicole Rosenthal, Jack Morphet https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34649358 0 34649358 14903789p garbage bags as seen piled up at the curb for pickup in October 2024. Drones could be used to inspect agency vehicles and aid in snowplowing, as well as patrol abandoned cars with no license plates, illegal dumping acts and those leaving trash bins earlier than permitted, Gothamist first reported. “Nothing to say beyond that we are looking into it,” a DSNY rep added, “as we look into any technology or methodology that may help give New Yorkers the clean streets they expect and deserve.” https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/hard-working-and-motivated-nypd-veteran-cop-dies-after-medical-episode-hitting-head-on-icy-ground-sources/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 18:16:03 -0500 2025-01-22T18:16:11-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/hard-working-and-motivated-nypd-veteran-cop-dies-after-medical-episode-hitting-head-on-icy-ground-sources/ Joe Marino, Amanda Woods https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34652686 0 34652686 Officer Hector Dillon, 47, was off-duty when he experienced a medical episode and then hit his head on the ground, sources said. https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/disgraced-ex-nj-sen-bob-menendez-wont-get-a-new-corruption-trial-and-holds-out-hope-for-trump-pardon/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:56:29 -0500 2025-01-22T18:23:34-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/disgraced-ex-nj-sen-bob-menendez-wont-get-a-new-corruption-trial-and-holds-out-hope-for-trump-pardon/ Ben Kochman, Priscilla DeGregory https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34650693 0 34650693 Bob Menendez President Donald Trump Bob Menendez https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/nyc-admits-he-stabbed-activist-to-death-in-caught-on-video-attack-as-prison-sentence-looms-unconscionable-crime/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:54:08 -0500 2025-01-23T03:32:18-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/nyc-admits-he-stabbed-activist-to-death-in-caught-on-video-attack-as-prison-sentence-looms-unconscionable-crime/ Kyle Schnitzer, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34650911 0 34650911 Attack on Ryan Carson on Oct. 2, 2023. Fatal stabbing of Ryan Carson. Murder victim Ryan Carson. Convicted killer Brian Dowling. https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/nyc-politician-pushes-to-change-scaffolding-laws-to-target-sidewalk-shed-whack-a-mole/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:01:11 -0500 2025-01-22T18:03:34-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/nyc-politician-pushes-to-change-scaffolding-laws-to-target-sidewalk-shed-whack-a-mole/ Alex Oliveira, Aneeta Bhole https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34632149 0 34632149 A majority of New Yorkers polled felt scaffolding did more to harm safety on the streets than preserve it West End Ave. has one of the worst concentrations of scaffolding across the entirety of New York City A majority of respondents polled felt that scaffolding made businesses and renters alike lose money https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/high-ranking-nypd-lieutenant-busted-for-stealing-64k-in-city-funds-through-bogus-overtime-slips-da/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:36:29 -0500 2025-01-22T16:53:53-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/high-ranking-nypd-lieutenant-busted-for-stealing-64k-in-city-funds-through-bogus-overtime-slips-da/ Kyle Schnitzer, Amanda Woods https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34651003 0 34651003 11/19/21: A NYC police officer's patch seen in Times Square.