Gillian Kleiman
The Archive
Sleep apnea eyed as possible cause of LIRR crash
Could sleep apnea be the cause of three recent local train crashes? That’s what investigators are now considering as they mull the possibility that the engineer at the controls of...
Thief brutally robs woman walking along bridge ramp
Already depressed over a recent divorce, an NYU French professor wasn’t about to let a Christmas Eve mugger off without a fight. The thief pulled the 35-year-old woman’s hood over...
Deadly six-alarm blaze tears through apartment building
A massive fire tore through two Upper East Side buildings early Thursday, killing one and injuring 16 others – including a trapped 81-year-old man who was saved in a dramatic...
Notorious slumlord a longtime de Blasio supporter
A developer named one of the Big Apple’s worst slumlords Thursday is a longtime financial supporter of Mayor Bill de Blasio. Efstathios “Steve” Valiotis ranked third in an annual Top...
Hero fireman gave up lucrative lawyer gig to follow in dad's footsteps
He gave up millions to follow his dad’s path to the FDNY. The battalion chief killed in a Bronx drug-house explosion this week was a corporate lawyer making a comfortable...
NYPD can’t even count all the cars and cash it seizes
The NYPD admitted Thursday it has no idea how much money or how many vehicles it has seized — claiming any attempt to calculate the total would “lead to system...
Cuomo questions NYPD halt on releasing officers' disciplinary records
Gov. Cuomo on Thursday questioned why NYPD brass suddenly changed their interpretation of state law and ended the release of officers’ disciplinary records. Cuomo stopped just short to demanding that...
Nail salon worker shoves gun down would-be robber's pants
A nail-salon owner fended off an armed crook who walked into the Greenwich Village salon with a gun in his waistband — by shoving the weapon down his pants. When...
Good Samaritan gets slashed trying to break up fight
A good Samaritan was slashed when he intervened in a scuffle on the Upper West Side on Thursday afternoon, cops said. A man first approached a dad he didn't know...
Unflattering statues of naked Donald Trump pop up around US
Well, we know what's not yuuuge! Life-size statues of Donald Trump, in all his naked glory, have been erected across the country — and they're far from flattering. One of...
NYC will need to find shelter from this week's swelter
New Yorkers are hot and bothered, and for good reason. An air mass from the Gulf is bringing in a southern-style heat wave pairing 90-plus-degree days with oppressive humidity through...
Cuomo questions 'organic' food imported from China
Donald Trump isn’t the only pol going after China. Gov. Cuomo questioned the safety of food grown in China Thursday as he promoted a program to certify farm produce grown...
De Blasio gets an earful from talk radio caller over nursing home fiasco
Mayor de Blasio took the radio airwaves Thursday to push for mayoral control of the schools but found himself fumbling to explain how his administration had allowed a nonprofit nursing...
Woman with throat slashed found upright on bench
A 51-year-old woman was found dead in Brooklyn — sitting on a bench outside a Police Athletic League community center, with her throat slit, authorities said. Police found the woman,...
Jesus statue stolen from Brooklyn church
They found Jesus -- and ran off with him! A group of people thought it would be funny to steal a statue of Christ from the front a Catholic church...
Missing autistic man found alive
A 24-year-old man with autism, who went missing on a field trip to Prospect Park on Wednesday, has been found alive, police said. Divers with the NYPD scuba team had...
Even Mayor de Blasio is a victim of NYC crime
Even Mayor de Blasio can’t escape the city’s crime — a brazen crook stole pricy computers right out from under the noses of his staff, sources said. The thief ripped...
Fire tears through Upper East Side burger joint
A fire tore through a Manhattan building Thursday, destroying a street-level burger joint, fire officials said. The three-alarm blaze erupted at around 6 a.m. inside the walls of Burger One...
Man leaps to death from roof of Chinatown apartment
A man jumped to his death from the roof of his Chinatown apartment building Thursday morning, police and witnesses said. Authorities responded to 36 Monroe Street around 10:10 a.m. and...
Woman forgives Con Ed for everything
A Tribeca mom thought her rose gold diamond bracelet was gone for good when it fell into a downtown sewer. But Con Ed refused to give up, and waded through...