C.J. Sullivan
About the Author
CJ Sullivan is a news reporter who has been covering crime in New York City for over 26 years. From murder to mayhem, Sullivan has been able to describe to New Yorkers some of the darker sides of this city. But it's covering the wacky crime that Sullivan, a native New Yorker, has been able to shine – from husbands getting bashed in the head by frying pans to the cons and hustles that some enterprising New Yorkers have come up with. (And they're all surprised when they get caught.)
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WPIX cameraman claims he was fired over false racism claims by Muslim anchor
January 11, 2020 | 7:03pmA WPIX cameraman was fired after a Muslim anchorwoman and other station staffers falsely accused him of racism and Islamaphobia, he claims in an explosive lawsuit.
Jewish man attacked by two women after trying to film anti-Semitic tirade
January 1, 2020 | 4:53pmTwo female attackers yelled "F--- you Jew" and "I will kill you Jews" at a Brooklyn man before shoving him to the ground when he tried to film their anti-Semitic...
Monsey stabbing suspect may be tied to another knifing at nearby synagogue
December 30, 2019 | 12:04amThe man accused of using a machete to hack five Hanukkah celebrants is a schizophrenic who is now being investigated in the earlier stabbing of a Jewish man near a...
Monsey stabbing suspect was caught covered in blood: authorities
December 29, 2019 | 1:01pmThe suspect in a machete attack on Jewish worshipers celebrating Hanukkah was ordered held on $5 million bail after a prosecutor alleged Sunday that he was found covered in blood...
Accused Yeshiva University arsonist busted again after being set free
December 22, 2019 | 10:58amAn accused arsonist was released without bail following his arrest for setting fires in a Yeshiva University dorm — only to be sprung again when he was allegedly caught trespassing...
Queens residents blast de Blasio after massive sewage spill
December 1, 2019 | 11:37pmFurious Queens residents dumped on Mayor de Blasio as they blasted the city’s crappy response to a clogged sewer main that flooded more than 80 basements.
Massive water main break in Sunset Park floods streets, sidewalks
November 24, 2019 | 9:31amA massive water main break in Brooklyn Sunday morning sent water cascading down sidewalks and streets in Sunset Park. Video from the scene shows water erupting three to four feet...
Multiple dead after fire rips through abandoned Queens home
November 22, 2019 | 1:40amThree people squatting in an abandoned house in Queens were killed when a blaze tore through the structure on Thursday night, police said. The victims — all of them adult...
Why Brooklyn's newest public art statue makes some think of ISIS
November 10, 2019 | 7:43pmWhat's the point? A new public sculpture in Downtown Brooklyn of a massive arm with the index finger pointed skyward is drawing a wide range of interpretations as to its...
Man knifed to death in Bronx deli during fight with bodega worker
October 25, 2019 | 12:38amA Bronx man was stabbed to death in a Bronx bodega during a fight with a deli worker who accused him of shoplifting Thursday afternoon, police and sources said. Franki...
Cheating claim set off bloodbath at Brooklyn dice game: vic's kin
October 13, 2019 | 12:22pmThe bloodbath at a Brooklyn after-hours dice game was triggered by a man who claimed one of the players cheated, a victim's relative told The Post on Sunday. "The detective...
Homeless man picks up 6-year-old, throws him onto concrete in random Queens attack
October 10, 2019 | 9:11pmA homeless man with a history of mental illness randomly attacked a 6-year-old boy in front of his grandparent’s house in Queens on Thursday afternoon, seriously injuring the boy, police...
Dad of slain NYPD cop says son was 'remarkable'
September 29, 2019 | 11:13amThe father of slain NYPD Officer Brian Mulkeen called him "remarkable" on Sunday after he died wrestling an armed suspect in The Bronx. "He was a remarkable human being. Everybody...
NYPD school safety officer busted with marijuana, $17K in cash
September 15, 2019 | 3:15pmAn NYPD School Safety officer busted with three pounds of weed and more than $17,000 in cash -- and another $2,300 in fake currency -- was released without bail after...
Accused 'Charging Bull' statue smasher ordered to 'stay away' from city landmarks
September 8, 2019 | 2:03pmIt was a landmark decision. A Manhattan judge on Sunday ordered the Texas man accused of bashing the Financial District's Charging Bull statue to "stay away from the landmarks in...
Teen killed in Long Island hit-and-run: cops
August 25, 2019 | 10:11amA teenage girl was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Long Island while walking to get some grub after getting off work with her twin, according to police and friends....
Man accused of placing fake rice cooker bombs in subway held on $200K bond
August 18, 2019 | 8:45pmThe West Virginia man who allegedly incited a bomb panic by scattering a pair of rice cookers in the Fulton Street subway station Friday was ordered held on $200,000 bond following his...
Jeffrey Epstein's UES mansion is now a ghoulish tourist attraction
August 11, 2019 | 1:48pmGhoulish gawkers are turning Jeffrey Epstein's Upper East Side townhouse into a tourist attraction in the wake of his apparent suicide in a Lower Manhattan lockup. More than two dozen...
2 men shot by gunman on bicycle near Central Park: cops
July 7, 2019 | 8:31amTwo men were injured when a gunman on a bicycle opened fire near Central Park, police said Sunday. The men, 42 and 43, were sitting on a park bench on...
Macy's Fourth of July fireworks light up the Brooklyn Bridge
July 4, 2019 | 11:31pmHordes of spectators came out Thursday to marvel at the 43rd annual Macy's Fourth of July fireworks show as it illuminated the Brooklyn Bridge for the first time in years....