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Plumber who’s one of NYC’s highest-paid employees under investigation over $500K paycheck
A NYCHA plumber who’s one of New York City’s highest-paid employees is in hot water after claiming he worked nearly 2,600 hours of overtime.
NYC man who butchered his own mother used machete and then tried to run into the ocean: prosecutors
Amel Crawford tried to get away from cops after his mom’s fatal stabbing by running into the surf at Rockaway beach, sources said.
NYC Pfizer building developer tries to downplay collapse risk — insists high-rise buckling is a ‘freak accident’
The developer of a Midtown Manhattan skyscraper evacuated after its support beams began buckling has described the incident as a “freak accident,” as he looked to deny that the building was at risk of collapse.
Blistering Bruce Blakeman ad features AI-Hochul being ‘truthful’ about her New York: ‘Want some crack?’
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has released a blistering new ad featuring an AI-generated Gov. Kathy Hochul, which he says offers a view of what a “truthful” ad for the incumbent might look like.
Exclusive | Buckling building in Midtown NYC will face partial demolition — but even stabilizing it beforehand will be highly risky: experts
The Midtown high-rise that dangerously buckled Tuesday will need to be partially demolished — although stabilizing it to even attempt the risky move could prove extremely harrowing , experts told The Post.
NYC buildings commissioner confident buckling Midtown building is ‘stabilizing’ after emergency work
The buckling midtown Manhattan high-rise is “stabilizing” after emergency shoring measures were implemented, Department of Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani said.
Massive ‘frozen zone’ around buckling Midtown NYC building leaves hundreds out on street — with no idea when they can return
Midtown residents, workers and tourists ran for their lives from homes and offices near a buckling building Tuesday — and now have no idea when they can return to the evacuated “frozen zone’’ around the site.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani tells Maine’s Graham Platner to drop out of Senate race after rape claim
Mamdani said Tuesday that Graham Platner should drop his bid for a Maine US Senate seat after a bombshell rape accusation against the scandal-scarred candidate.
Crucial beams inside buckling NYC building ‘bending like cigarettes’: worker
Crucial support beams in Tuesday’s buckling Midtown skyscraper were “bending like cigarettes” — sending some floors collapsing under the punishing pressure, according to a construction worker.
Exclusive | NYC Midtown building evacuated over collapse fears is riddled with prior ‘safety’ issues: records
The buckling Midtown hi-rise dramatically evacuated over collapse fears Tuesday was cited multiple times last year for dangerous construction safety violations, The Post has learned.