Gary Buiso
The Archive
Neighbors hate this dog so much they're leaving mean notes -- and traps
They don’t love Lucy! Residents of a Queens co-op are battling a 10-month-old basset hound named Lucy in a bizarre dogfight that includes nasty notes, suspicious liquids and “booby traps”...
Beer leagues booting high-school baseball teams mid-inning
The city is letting beer leagues boot high-school baseball players from public diamonds in Central Park — often in the middle of an inning, frustrated parents and players told The...
How a Swedish beauty's fedora became Rangers' lucky charm
The secret to the Rangers success this year? A tip of the hat.
Luxury building removes ‘poor porch’ after Post report
Tear down the poor porch! A luxury Queens building that blocked portions of palatial balconies belonging to some rent-stabilized tenants — so that high-paying, tiny-terraced residents didn’t develop a case...
Ex-mobster: Gotti family ordered cyber ‘hit’ on me
He’s no Facebook friend of ours. Instead of using brickbats or Berettas, relatives of notorious Mafia boss John Gotti are delivering a beatdown to a former Gambino enforcer the 21st-century...
A yellow cab ride to LaGuardia is often a ripoff, study finds
Passengers who hop a yellow cab to LaGuardia Airport may wind up in the red, according to a study that found hacks favor longer — and costlier — routes. The...
Mobster's grandson elected mayor of New York village
He gave voters a choice they couldn’t refuse. Philip Gigante, the new mayor of sleepy Airmont, NY, is the grandson of the late Genovese crime family godfather Vincent “The Chin”...
Former NYPD officer: Cops have to be able to f--king swear!
A kinder, gentler cop? Not on Steve Osborne’s watch. Top NYPD brass might be making a push towards G-rated policing, but Osborne — who spent 20 years as a tough-talking,...
Taxi flu 'epidemic': Most cabbies are not vaccinated
Catch a cab — and the flu! Only 17.7 percent of New York cabbies bothered to get an influenza vaccination, endangering themselves and their passengers, according to a new study....
Man starts online petition in battle over baby name with wife
A Queens couple is battling like Spartans and Atheneans over what to name their firstborn son. Nicholas Soukeras wants his child to be named after his father, Spyridon, but his...
Executive accused of anti-Semitism by Orthodox group
Rockland County Executive Ed Day is under fire from critics who claim he’s using coded language to spread hatred against the Jewish population. “Ed Day makes the Jewish community feel...
Doorman fired from luxury building for being 'too nice' to tenants
Nice doormen finish last. Ralph Body was booted from a luxe Long Island City apartment building — for being too accommodating to its well-heeled tenants, he told The Post. Body,...
Jewish rescue group acquires military truck to help out in emergencies
It’s there to search — but not destr-oy. An Orthodox Jewish-founded search-and-rescue group is acquiring heavy-duty military equipment in the wake of Hurricane Sandy to help out in emergencies when...
Weather Underground bomber unmasked — as city schoolteacher
The “bomb guru” for the terrorist group the Weather Underground never served a day in jail — but he did spend decades teaching in New York City classrooms, a new...
Super Bowl 'scammer' grew mustache before disappearance
Just before he skipped town nearly two months ago, John Kambakakis did something pals thought was odd. “He grew a big fu-manchu,” recalled Mario Ariemma, a Staten Island deli owner...
City's beekeeping organizations fighting over similar names
This New York turf battle has plenty of buzz. One of the Big Apple’s leading beekeeping groups is ready to sting its top rival — the most serious salvo in...
9/11 rubble haunted by female ghost: Book
She was there to protect and serve. A number of workers at the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island who were sifting the rubble from the 9/11 attacks reported seeing...
Scott Stringer takes to NYC parades for self-promotion
Hey Scott, the election’s over! But it sure doesn’t seem that way when Comptroller Scott Stringer marches in parades — flanked by a determined army of sign holders who alert...
Welfare rolls increasing, even as economy improves
Welfare is making a comeback under Mayor de Blasio, with 13,000 more New Yorkers on the dole by the end of his first year in office, according to a new...
Clock masters get ahead of Daylight Saving by resetting clocks early
These guys have plenty of time to unwind! It isn’t a race against the clock this year for the duo who ensure that city tickers spring ahead by 2 a.m....