Month: May 2019

Gov. Cuomo loves to brag about his fiscal conservatism, routinely brandishing Power Point slides that show he has kept the growth of state spending at 2 percent or less for what’s now nine straight years. Problem is, that’s only by his accounting — and independent numbers paint a much more troubling picture. The gov isRead moreRead more

Did you know that the greatest single threat the world faces today is single, middle-aged women? I didn’t either. But the movies are dead certain they’re coming to murder us all. “Greta,” a thriller that came out earlier this year, starred Isabelle Huppert as a creepy New York woman who befriends a naive 20-something, onlyRead moreRead more

You can go from Niagara to Montauk but you won’t find better drinking water than in the Big Apple, according to a new study. In fact, the safeguards put in place by New York City to protect its water supply should be used as a model for the state, according to the NY Public InterestRead moreRead more

Select New Yorkers will soon bid farewell to the dreaded “please swipe again” message on their morning commutes. Starting Friday, the test phase of the MTA’s OMNY program — short for One Metro New York — will officially roll out, allowing for contactless payments to get onto the subway. These payments will be made throughRead moreRead more

A Brazillian pop singer with millions of fans on social media was killed in a plane crash at age 28, according to a report. Gabriel Diniz died traveling to visit his girlfriend Monday for her birthday on a flight from the city of Salvador, the Guardian reported. The Latin artist was a passenger on theRead moreRead more

A fast-thinking Long Island woman held up a sign reading, “Please call 911, CALL 911,” while she and her three kids were allegedly being held captive by her boyfriend in a car — ultimately leading to his arrest, police said Wednesday. A witness spotted the woman in the front passenger seat of a black 2005Read moreRead more

Now that Shutterstock founder and CEO Jon Oringer and his wife Talia are in contract to sell their 71 Laight St. penthouse for just under its $20 million asking price, as Gimme Shelter previously reported, the couple are moving on to another perch. They have inked a contract to buy a penthouse nearby at theRead moreRead more

TORONTO — Jeremy Lin is back in the spotlight — in the NBA Finals — though his Raptors playoff role has been more of an out-of-the-rotation cheerleader than the star of “Linsanity.” But nobody knows better than Lin what New York feels like and what the Garden sounds like to a basketball star of theRead moreRead more

NYPD Detective Pete McMahon has seen it all. In his 38-year career — coming to a close with his retirement on Thursday — the venerable homicide detective has investigated hundreds of murder across four boroughs and had a front-row seat to the city’s resurrection. “I can’t believe how much the city has changed in 38Read moreRead more

These 2019 Yankees, the domineering favorites and lovable underdogs all rolled into one, can pull off their greatest trick yet this weekend right here in The Bronx. They own the opportunity to bury their top rivals, the game’s defending champions, before the calendar (and the weather) officially turns to summer. OK, allow me to immediatelyRead moreRead more