Dana Sauchelli

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Mall bosses made me live in a rat-infested electrical closet

Most New Yorkers gripe that they live in a closet, but this man actually did. A Bronx shopping-center maintenance man claims in a lawsuit that he was forced to sleep...

NYPD's new canines at 'front line' of anti-terror efforts

Eight dogs had their day Wednesday afternoon as the NYPD ushered in its newest graduating class of highly-trained canines -- which are now tasked with keeping New Yorkers safe in...

Rabbi with promises of a hubby and magical Torahs cons woman out of $214K: suit

A lonely Brooklyn woman got her heartstrings played by a grifting Jewish mystic, who promised to find her a husband and three lucky magic Torahs for a payment of $214,000,...

Three injured after bus crashes into pillar under FDR Drive

Three passengers were hurt on an MTA bus when it crashed into a metal pillar under the FDR Drive on Monday afternoon -- and cops suspect the driver may have...

Crooks swipe Joe DiMaggio's baseball bat and ball from Times Square attraction

Some clever crooks gave visitors to the Ripley’s Believe it or Not! museum extra reason to be skeptical — by stealing an autographed Joe DiMaggio baseball bat and ball from...

Woof hoo! Here's what you need to know about outdoor doggie dining

The city on Tuesday released its finalized rules for outdoor doggie dining — and many Big Apple restaurants are eager to let customers dine al fresco with Fido. “This is...

Woman found bleeding on the ground after random slashing

A slasher attacked a woman on a quiet Brooklyn street Thursday — sneaking up behind her and slicing her neck as she walked to a baby-sitting job, sources said. Janina...

Unseasonably warm temps are melting away records

Winter is slip-sliding away amid spring-like temperatures, which were anything but delightful for this skater at slushy Wollman Rink in Central Park. The mercury soared to 74 degrees in the...

Queens man found with AK-47 assault rifle, 17,000 rounds of ammunition

NYPD cops tracked a shipment of bogus police IDs to a Queens apartment, but what they found inside was a lot more terrifying. Lee Bergman had an arsenal that included...

Chuck Schumer is sick of robo-calls

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Sunday called on major phones companies to make robo-call blocking technology available to their customers, calling the nuisance calls an “epidemic” and a “disease.” “We...

Before the White House, Nancy Reagan got her start in Queens

Long before she was America’s glamorous first lady, Nancy Reagan was simply Anne Frances Robbins from Flushing. The daughter of stage actress Edith Luckett and car salesman Kenneth Seymour Robbins,...

Fully clothed skeleton found in vacant apartment building

A man's skeleton was found Monday afternoon in a Brooklyn apartment - and may have been in the vacant building for up to three years, cops said. The fully clothed...

Married Long Island official cleared in sexting scandal

Police investigators found no evidence that Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano exchanged steamy texts with a woman — and instead say he was the victim of a hoax, authorities said...

Dirty cop and drug dealer launch cigar line named after Brooklyn precinct

One of the most crooked cops in NYPD history has created a cigar line with a drug dealer he was in cahoots with — and has named it after the...

Did Jay Bromley's rape accuser try to extort Taye Diggs?

NYPD cops investigating an alleged rape by Giants defensive tackle Jay Bromley are probing whether his accuser extorted actor Taye Diggs last year over a sex tape, The Post has...

Schumer says Washington not doing enough to fight Zika virus

Sen. Charles Schumer pointed fingers toward Washington Sunday, telling New Yorkers the federal government isn't doing enough to shield Americans from the explosion of Zika virus, and asking the World...

Hamptons 'DUI' dirtbag: I was catching some rays, not plotting my escape

The real-estate developer charged with leaving his pal to die after drunkenly crashing his Porsche in Sag Harbor insists he had a perfectly innocent reason for a recent trip to...

Man accused of killing parents calls murder 'the last solution'

A Queens man on trial in the murders of both his parents — 15 months apart — testified in his own defense Wednesday, telling jurors that his mother’s death was...

Man busted for swiping friend's winning lotto ticket

A man allegedly swiped his pal’s winning $50,000 Powerball ticket and planned to blow town for his native Dominican Republic but was caught before he could cash in, sources said...

Cops searching for teen in smiley face hoodie accused of fatal stabbing

Cops are hunting for a teen killer in a smiley face hoodie who is suspected of stabbing a rival in the chest with a box cutter during an after-school brawl,...