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NYC's already-controversial 'Open Streets' program revising rules to use public space for profit: 'Fresh kind of hell'
The NYC Department of Transportation is scheming to sell off prime public space it initially commandeered for its utopian “open streets” - to the highest bidder.
Two on-duty NYPD cops groped, robbed hooker after 311 call to infamous 'Market of Sweethearts': prosecutors
Two NYPD cops groped a prostitute and stole her cash after responding to a 311 call at a notorious Queens prostitution den nicknamed the "Market of Sweethearts," prosecutors said Monday....
2 men sought for allegedly hanging noose from NYC water tower: cops
Two unidentified men allegedly hung the noose from a water tower at 82-26 Northern Boulevard in Jackson Heights on March 25.
Girl, 7, and mom critical after second major NYC fire in two days
A Queens fire left a 7-year-old girl and her mom critically hurt and two Bravest hospitalized Sunday — the day after a borough blaze gutted a string of homes and...
Hitler-worshipping narco who flooded US with cocaine reveals Pablo Escobar's final secret
Carlos Lehder was part of Ecobar's Medellín cartel – portrayed on screen in "Narcos" – and launched a neo-Nazi party. Now he reveals who betrayed him.
NYPD clashes with migrant vendors on NYC block known for selling stolen goods, hookers raided
The NYPD on Tuesday clashed with migrant vendors and confiscated their apparently stolen merchandise on a troubled Jackson Heights block known for its illicit open-air market and hookers on the...
NYPD raids illegal NYC open-air migrant market, sending crooked vendors scrambling
The NYPD and other city agencies converged on a troubled Jackson Heights block on Monday, one day after The Post exposed illegal vendors and hookers peddling their wares in broad...
NYC block turned into illicit open-air market for migrant crooks, prostitution: 'It's relentless'
A stretch of Jackson Heights has been turned into an illegal migrant mecca where everything from prostitutes to stolen goods are being peddled in broad daylight, The Post has learned.
NYC's 'Market of Sweethearts' back in biz — with one sex worker trying to woo Post reporter after NYPD raided a dozen brothels
Roosevelt Avenue is still rife with prostitution despite cops temporarily shuttering a dozen massage parlors allegedly operating as fronts for brothels.
Queens bar brawl stabbing leaves man dead, friend clinging to life in NYC's first murder of 2024
The man and his friend had just been kicked out of a bar for fighting with another New Year's Eve reveler.
NYC pol pitching bill to crackdown on brothels posing as massage parlors
Councilman Francisco Moya will introduce legislation tasking city officials with inspecting massage parlors to uncover their sex trade operations.
Teen fatally struck by NYC subway after collapsing onto the tracks: cops
Surveillance footage showed the young woman standing among other passengers on the platform as a train pulled in, with her hands in her pockets, police said.
One killed in Jackson Heights apartment building fire
The blaze at 37-60 88th St. was reported at 4:25 p.m. and was under control by 4:50 p.m., according to the FDNY.
Protesters clash outside Drag Story Hour at NYC library
Other videos showed some protesters arriving while holding a Proud Boys flag and shouting "Leave the kids alone!" at the supporters of the event.
Man struck and killed by train after dropping phone on Queens subway tracks
The 46-year-old straphanger was standing on the northbound platform at the Jackson Heights - Roosevelt Avenue station when he dropped his cell phone onto the roadbed just after 11:30 p.m.
Woman socked in face, thrown down Queens subway stairs in latest unprovoked attack
The stranger then shoved her down a flight of stairs leading to a mezzanine below and threw her bag down after her -- without stealing any property, according to cops.
Man charged in death of straphanger struck by Queens train held without bail
The man charged in the death of a Queens straphanger was held without bail Tuesday night.
Man dead after he's shoved in front of train in Queens subway horror
A 48-year-old man was fatally shoved in front of an oncoming Queens subway train during Monday night's rush hour after he accidentally bumped into another rider, cops and sources said.
Attacker allegedly pummels 75-year-old in broad-daylight NYC attack after demanding money
The senior was walking on 74th Street near 37th Road in Jackson Heights around 10:15 a.m. Thursday when another man bumped into him and demanded money, authorities said.
Sex in the shanty: Couples put on X-rated shows in NYC's dining sheds
Empty restaurant sheds are now providing a place for raunchy al fresco quickies.