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 03:19:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 163456144 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/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/lis-last-duck-farm-forced-to-shutter-due-to-bird-flu-on-north-fork/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 16:14:22 -0500 2025-01-22T16:36:50-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/lis-last-duck-farm-forced-to-shutter-due-to-bird-flu-on-north-fork/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34644612 0 34644612 Owner Doug Corwin is seen holding a duck inside his farm as several of the animals look on. Ducklings are seen at Crescent Duck Farm. Corwin is seen holding an adult duck. The side of a Crescent truck is shown. A flock of ducks moving around are pictured. https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/boater-hospitalized-as-two-yachts-catch-fire-and-sink-in-long-island/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:43:25 -0500 2025-01-22T13:50:20-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/boater-hospitalized-as-two-yachts-catch-fire-and-sink-in-long-island/ Patrick Reilly https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34647217 0 34647217 Police officers and firefighters responded to the fire around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday morning. The fire quickly spread from one boat to the next. boat fire https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/li-principal-shares-top-college-admission-tips-from-the-pros/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 13:35:10 -0500 2025-01-22T14:02:43-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/22/us-news/li-principal-shares-top-college-admission-tips-from-the-pros/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34606979 0 34606979 Syosset High School Principal John Durante is seen reading his recent book "Straight From the Admissions Office" at his desk. Durante wrote his book after going through the admissions process with his own kids. The blue cover of Durante's book is shown. An early photo of Durante as a teacher at Syosset High School is shown. Durante is in front of a sign for Syosset High School. Durante is seen smiling in the main hallway of Syosset High School. https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/old-li-strip-club-to-become-part-of-park/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:56:47 -0500 2025-01-21T18:56:58-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/old-li-strip-club-to-become-part-of-park/ Alex Oliveira https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34631802 0 34631802 The Town of Smithtown has been awarded a $1.5 million state grant that it will use to help clean up and transform a park. The Town of Smithtown has been awarded a $1.5 million state grant that it will use to help clean up and transform a park. The Town of Smithtown has been awarded a $1.5 million state grant that it will use to help clean up and transform a park. https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/li-woman-celebrates-100th-birthday-with-these-keys-to-life/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:34:55 -0500 2025-01-21T18:35:06-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/li-woman-celebrates-100th-birthday-with-these-keys-to-life/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34629242 0 34629242 feted-100th-birthday-rose-caracappa-97102316 Josie Romano celebrating her 100th birthday Josie Romano celebrating her 100th birthday https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/inside-embassy-diner-long-islands-most-patriotic-diner/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 14:06:56 -0500 2025-01-21T14:30:26-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/inside-embassy-diner-long-islands-most-patriotic-diner/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34602978 0 34602978 American flags outside of the Embassy Diner in Bethpage. Embassy Diner owner Gus Tsiorvas calls his restaurant the "Home of the Brave." John Gatto told The Post that he appreciates the diner's support for first responders. Tsiorvas said he wants local first responders to feel at home in his diner. Photographs of police officers and other first responders on the wall of the Embassy Diner. Tsiorvas' corporation is even called “Home of the Brave." Peter Conklin, a retired law enforcement officer, with his wife Brenda in the Embassy Diner where they eat twice a week. Retired NYPD Highway Patrol Officer Joe Bonomo said he eats at the Embassy Diner because of the support for police. Tsiorvas places stickers from local police and fire departments on the front door of the diner. https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/kin-mourn-ex-nypd-cop-jack-shapiro-who-died-surfing-on-long-island/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 13:51:13 -0500 2025-01-21T17:28:07-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/kin-mourn-ex-nypd-cop-jack-shapiro-who-died-surfing-on-long-island/ Kevin Sheehan, Jorge Fitz-Gibbon https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34626018 0 34626018 97089149 Ex-cop Jack Shapiro with his two children. Jack Shapiro Jr. Gilgo Beach, Long Island. https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/defiant-long-islanders-embrace-chiefs-warriors-mascots-as-ny-state-threatens-to-pull-funding-over-offensive-team-names/#respond Tue, 21 Jan 2025 06:02:41 -0500 2025-01-21T15:51:41-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/defiant-long-islanders-embrace-chiefs-warriors-mascots-as-ny-state-threatens-to-pull-funding-over-offensive-team-names/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34518720 0 34518720 A mural on the side of a building next to Massapequa High School in Long Island. A sign outside of Wantagh High School. Matt Susco, president of the Wantagh Museum and Wantagh Preservation Society, told The Post that the high school's mascot is historically accurate. Wantagh High School's sports teams have been called the Warriors since 1956. A jacket with the Wantagh Warriors logo on the back. Joe Diesso (far right), a 52-year-old father in Massapequa, pointed out that the term "chief" is used in other contexts like the corporate world. The "Big Chief Lewis" building in Massapequa. A large Native American chief statue located five minutes away from the high school. https://nypost.com/2025/01/20/sports/long-island-leary-family-adds-another-1000-point-scorer-to-its-ranks/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2025 18:31:02 -0500 2025-01-20T19:14:31-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/20/sports/long-island-leary-family-adds-another-1000-point-scorer-to-its-ranks/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34611505 0 34611505 Carle Place High School boys basketball player Ryan Leary (3) recently scored his 1,000th point. Leary's feat matched that of his mother, Karin, and sisters Amanda, Caitlin and Erin. Leary scored his 1,000th point for Carle Place HS recently, matching a feat done by his three sisters and mother. Carle Place High School boys basketball player Ryan Leary (3) recently scored his 1,000th point Carle Place High School boys basketball player Ryan Leary (3) recently scored his 1,000th point Carle Place High School boys basketball player Ryan Leary (3) recently scored his 1,000th point Carle Place High School boys basketball player Ryan Leary (3) recently scored his 1,000th point https://nypost.com/2025/01/20/us-news/dem-li-rep-tom-suozzi-ready-to-work-with-trump-on-border-enforcement-deporting-criminals/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2025 17:50:05 -0500 2025-01-20T17:50:16-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/20/us-news/dem-li-rep-tom-suozzi-ready-to-work-with-trump-on-border-enforcement-deporting-criminals/ Carl Campanile https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34610910 0 34610910 President Donald Trump speaks Vice President JD Vance, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris look on during his inauguration in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Congressman Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., listens during New York's governor primary debate at the studios of WCBS2-TV, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in New York. https://nypost.com/2025/01/20/us-news/nassau-county-leader-lauds-trump-for-executive-order-defining-sex-as-male-or-female/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:13:12 -0500 2025-01-20T16:13:24-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/20/us-news/nassau-county-leader-lauds-trump-for-executive-order-defining-sex-as-male-or-female/ Carl Campanile https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34609023 0 34609023 President Donald Trump at podium during his Inauguration with Vice President JD Vance, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise listening in the background Former President Donald Trump speaking to the press after attending the wake for a slain NYPD officer at Massapequa Funeral Home, holding an umbrella Nassau County Executive-elect Bruce Blakeman smiling at the camera in his office at Hempstead Town Hall, New York Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump standing while Christopher Macchio performs The Star-Spangled Banner at the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda https://nypost.com/2025/01/20/us-news/surfer-dies-in-apparent-drowning-in-icy-waters-off-gilgo-beach-cops/#respond Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:58:28 -0500 2025-01-20T17:47:57-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/20/us-news/surfer-dies-in-apparent-drowning-in-icy-waters-off-gilgo-beach-cops/ Larry Celona, Amanda Woods https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34605764 0 34605764 Gilgo Beach is seen on July 14, 2023 in Babylon, New York. Gilgo Beach is seen on July 14, 2023 in Babylon, New York. https://nypost.com/2025/01/19/us-news/heres-where-to-watch-notre-dame-championship-on-long-island/#respond Sun, 19 Jan 2025 14:15:15 -0500 2025-01-20T12:57:59-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/19/us-news/heres-where-to-watch-notre-dame-championship-on-long-island/ Alex Mitchell https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34543228 0 34543228 The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will take on the Ohio State Buckeye's in the college football national championship game on Jan. 20. Johnny McGorey's pubs in Massapequa Park and Lynnbrook are giving free green tea shots to people sporting Notre Dame gear. Doc O'Grady's owner Michael Spieler has been giving free first rounds to Notre Dame fans. Cornerstone in Minneola is popular destination for Fighting Irish fans. Fans in Notre Dame gear will receive free green tea shots for every Irish touchdown. Finnbar Pub has wing and drink specials for the game. https://nypost.com/2025/01/14/us-news/mayor-adams-meets-with-nassau-county-executive-bruce-blakeman/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:54:44 -0500 2025-01-14T22:54:54-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/14/us-news/mayor-adams-meets-with-nassau-county-executive-bruce-blakeman/ Carl Campanile, Craig McCarthy https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34484694 0 34484694 Adams' press secretary insisted that "They did not talk about Trump." Mayor Eric Adams in conversation with businessman Howard Fensterman after a dinner meeting New York Mayor Eric Adams in a suit and tie arriving for Gov. Kathy Hochul's State of the State address at the Hart Theater Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman standing at a podium, swearing in 26 new special deputies in Mineola, NY, on December 30, 2024 https://nypost.com/2025/01/13/us-news/holocaust-survivor-100-reveals-how-family-hid-from-nazis-in-plain-sight-as-chuck-schumer-shares-senate-honor-living-legend-superwoman/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2025 18:18:42 -0500 2025-01-13T18:32:49-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/13/us-news/holocaust-survivor-100-reveals-how-family-hid-from-nazis-in-plain-sight-as-chuck-schumer-shares-senate-honor-living-legend-superwoman/ Jack Morphet, Caitlin McCormack https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34457181 0 34457181 100 year old Holocaust survivor Pina Frassineti Wax in a wheelchair, surrounded by family and famous figures including Senator Chuck Schumer. 100-year-old Holocaust survivor, Pina Frassineti Wax, in a wheelchair, holding a family photo of herself at 17 before going into hiding 100-year-old Holocaust survivor Pina Frassineti Wax honored by family and politicians including Senator Chuck Schumer Portrait of a young Pina Frassineti Wax at 17 years old, before going into hiding during the Holocaust Pina Frassineti Wax, a 100-year-old Holocaust survivor, in a wheelchair holding a family photo from when she was 17 years old, surrounded by family, Senator Chuck Schumer, County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin 100-year-old Holocaust survivor Pina Frassineti Wax and her husband Mario Wax sitting on a bench, surrounded by family and prominent figures including Senator Chuck Schumer. https://nypost.com/2025/01/13/real-estate/long-island-home-built-by-a-revolutionary-war-soldier-asks-1-24m/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2025 12:43:44 -0500 2025-01-13T14:10:47-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/13/real-estate/long-island-home-built-by-a-revolutionary-war-soldier-asks-1-24m/ Mary K. Jacob https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34450244 0 34450244 real-estate-long-island-home-96641415 Laura and Robert Dunne have spent nearly 36 years restoring and furnishing their historic Long Island home, a circa-1770s timber-frame house built by Revolutionary War soldier Morris Bartow. Located in Greenlawn, the three-bedroom, 3,000-square-foot home is now on the market for $1.248 million. The Dunnes purchased the house in 1989 for $236,000 and enhanced it with a three-story addition using salvaged 18th-century materials. George Washington. They filled the home with antique furniture to preserve its historical charm, though the furniture is not included in the sale. Known locally for its rich history, the house has attracted descendants of Bartow and previous residents. The couple is selling the property to retire in New England, where they recently bought another historic home to restore. One of three bedrooms. Another bedroom. A bathroom. https://nypost.com/2025/01/13/us-news/2-dead-and-2-hospitalized-in-horror-overnight-crash-on-southern-state-parkway/#respond Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:49:39 -0500 2025-01-13T16:20:34-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/13/us-news/2-dead-and-2-hospitalized-in-horror-overnight-crash-on-southern-state-parkway/ Zoe Hussain, Amanda Woods https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34448388 0 34448388 250112MassapequaNYmultiplefatalaccidentSouthernStateexit302WC first responders surrounding scene of crash and ambulance Multiple fatal car accident on Eastbound Southern State Parkway, Exit 30 Broadway, Massapequa, NY, January 12, 2025. Police officers at a fatal accident scene on Eastbound Southern State Parkway, Massapequa, NY on January 12, 2025 https://nypost.com/2025/01/12/us-news/ny-transit-funding-for-long-island-hits-skids-enraging-critics-shortchanged/#respond Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:13:49 -0500 2025-01-12T17:38:08-05:00 https://nypost.com/2025/01/12/us-news/ny-transit-funding-for-long-island-hits-skids-enraging-critics-shortchanged/ Craig McCarthy, Hannah Fierick https://nypost.com/?post_type=article&p=34437133 0 34437133 Electoral College New York New York Governor Kathy Hochul in a blue suit, speaking at a podium to the New York state's Electoral College in the Senate Chamber at the state Capitol Cover of New York Post newspaper from December 26, 2024, featuring a headline about the MTA adding a 25% 'gridlock' fee to congestion toll, and mention of Gov. Hochul Governor Kathy Hochul and a group of people in a subway station, on their way to Long Island Syosset LIRR Station, New York City, on January 10, 2025.