Newark may be the new Flint, Mich. — if not in scale, then in the way officials in both cities initially refused to acknowledge lead in their drinking water, needlessly exposing residents. On Monday, New Jersey’s largest city began handing out bottled water to certain residents. The move came after a letter Friday from theRead moreRead more
Month: August 2019
New Jersey\u2019s now got its own version of Flint, Mich.
Beyonce’s mom Tina Knowles hosting fundraiser for Dem Senate wannabe
Like daughter, like mother — but not so late. Beyonce’s mother Tina Knowles Lawson is hosting a brunch fundraiser Saturday for Texas Senate hopeful Amanda Edwards, a source familiar with the event told The Post. Last year, Beyonce endorsed Democratic Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke — but waited until the final hours of Election Day toRead moreRead more
YouTube restores Chris Cuomo’s ‘Fredo’ rant after Trump Jr. tweet
YouTube pulled a video clip of CNN host Chris Cuomo freaking out after a man called him “Fredo” — but quickly put it back up after a pointed message from President Trump. “Put it back up. We are living with a Rigged & Fake Media!” the commander in chief tweeted along with a retweet fromRead moreRead more
Related Companies share details on Roosevelt Island’s affordable new digs
Related Companies and development partner Hudson Companies just topped off Riverwalk Park on Roosevelt Island, a 21-story rental apartment building on Main Street that will have 340 new affordable housing units. Opening is set for 2021. Click Here: Discount Golf Appare It’s the eighth building by Related and Hudson and the first newly built andRead moreRead more
Ex-worker tries to rob Brazilian bank in elaborate old-man disguise
A former bank employee in Brazil wore a disturbingly life-like old man mask while trying to rob a location of his ex-employer, according to new reports. The thief used the movie-quality mask — as well as dark glasses and a flat cap — in his attempt to hide his identity while sticking up a bankRead moreRead more
Sorry, but it\u2019s not racist to screen out migrants who\u2019ll be a burden
Last week’s mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, has sent public discourse about immigration off the rails. It has allowed radicals to frame as racist normal law enforcement activities and immigration rules. We saw this in New York recently, with anti-ICE protesters stopping traffic on the West Side Highway and holding sit-ins at an AmazonRead moreRead more
Parents furious after disabled kids stranded overnight by American Airlines
Parents in Washington and Oregon are angry at American Airlines, claiming the airline did not notify them of a 13-hour delay on a flight from Charlotte, NC, to Portland, Ore., that their children were on Friday. Kristie Hoyt, a mother of one of the unaccompanied minors returning home from a summer camp for children withRead moreRead more
De Blasio says Epstein’s sudden death ‘boggles the imagination’
Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Monday night that the apparent suicide of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein “boggles the imagination” and warrants a full investigation. Hizzoner told NY1’s “Inside City Hall” that the fact Epstein allegedly hanged himself at Metropolitan Correctional Center “doesn’t add up.” “You think everyone involved would say, ‘we are watching thisRead moreRead more
Poor guy also named Jeffrey Epstein gets hammered on social media
It’s not a good time to be named Jeffrey Epstein. A publicist for Disney who shares the same name as the dead convicted pedophile has been getting hammered with nasty comments and mentions on social media from people who think he’s “THAT Epstein.” “Rot in hell you pervert!” wrote one Twitter user. “Go to hell,Read moreRead more
Florida mom upset over rezoning threatens to shoot up elementary school
A Florida woman irked by her local school district rezoning was arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up the elementary school her children were being moved to, according to a report. Miranda Perez, 28, is accused of making the threatening remarks aimed at Barton Elementary School in Lake Worth Beach, Fl., during a Facebook videoRead moreRead more