Gina Daidone
The Archive
NYPD, ASPCA team up for animal-abuse mobile unit
The NYPD and ASPCA on Monday unveiled this swanky, $500,000 mobile unit to handle animal-abuse complaints across the city. “This vehicle will prove to be a great resource in the...
Beloved NYPD police cat killed by car
Sad mews. The adorable orphaned tabby cat that served as mascot and morale booster for cops at Coney Island’s 60th Precinct was struck by a car and killed, cops said...
NYPD and ASPCA unveil $500K mobile command center
Investigators tasked with protecting the Big Apple’s most vulnerable animals now have a command center. The NYPD and the ASPCA unveiled a shiny $500,000 “Mobile Command Post” on Monday that...
Liberty Island evacuated over fire
Liberty Island was evacuated Monday morning after a fire erupted there, according to the FDNY. Fire officials got the call around 11:50 a.m. that three propane tanks had burst into...
Suspected gunman who fired at luxury high-rise warned: 'I'm about to shoot somebody'
The man suspected of firing gunshots at a luxury high-rise in Manhattan from Roosevelt Island wrote about shooting “somebody” on his Facebook page weeks earlier. “This summer is trash. Im...
Firefighter once busted for sex with teen accused of head-butting wife
An FDNY firefighter who was hired despite a criminal record — including an arrest for having sex with a 13-year-old — was busted for head-butting his wife, police said Friday....
NYPD car erupts into ball of flames
An NYPD squad car became engulfed in flames Friday morning, and the two cops inside cheated death by escaping just before it exploded, according to police and witnesses. Fire crews...
Driver charged for trying to rape woman who got into wrong car
The driver who allegedly beat and tried to rape a woman in Brooklyn earlier this month after she confused his car for a cab has been arrested, cops said. David...
CVS worker stabs teen inside Upper East Side store
An employee at an Upper East Side CVS stabbed a teen for possibly stealing at the drugstore chain Friday, police sources said. The knifing happened inside the store at the...
Man slashed with machete near Union Square Park
A man was slashed by his girlfriend’s brother in an apparent machete attack near Manhattan's bustling Union Square Park Friday, police said. The assault occurred steps away from the greenspace...
Three-alarm fire leaves one dead, several hurt in Brooklyn
A Friday morning blaze killed one person and left several others critically injured in Brooklyn, authorities said. The three-alarm fire broke out in a deli on Buffalo Avenue near Eastern...
Man seriously injured after falling in front of oncoming subway train
A man suffered life-threatening injuries when he fell in front of an oncoming subway in Brooklyn Thursday evening, cops said. The 30-year-old victim was standing on the N-line platform when...
Swimmer attacked by shark in Cape Cod identified
A Westchester man swimming off the coast of Cape Cod was attacked by a shark this week, officials said. William Lytton, 61, of Scarsdale, had been enjoying a swim at...
Muscular model allegedly tried to kill roommate over sexual advances
A musclebound fitness model who came to New York to make cash dancing at a gay strip club landed in cuffs after he tried to kill his roommate who he...
Handcuffed teen escapes police in Brooklyn, caught hours later
A handcuffed teenager who escaped police custody in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon was recaptured hours later, police said. The 18-year-old gave cops the slip near Empire Blvd and New York...
Cabbie charged in wild NYC road-rage brawl
A cab driver was arrested for a road rage brawl in Midtown Manhattan on Thursday that was caught on video. Alyssa Jenna Mallett, 25, was driving a yellow taxi westbound...
Chirlane McCray staffer robbed in Brooklyn
A staffer of Big Apple first lady Chirlane McCray was robbed in Brooklyn this week, law enforcement sources told The Post. Brittany Jones, McCray's deputy press secretary, was walking at...
Wake Forest coach could face murder charges in tourist attack
The Wake Forest basketball coach charged with punching a Florida tourist – who later died at the hospital – could face murder charges after the case was ruled a homicide...
Bystander struck by stray bullet in gang fight dies weeks later
A 67-year-old innocent bystander has died four weeks after being shot in the face by a stray bullet -- on the same Staten Island block where she’d survived being shot...
Man found beaten to death with mouth full of dirt
A man was found fatally beaten with a mouth full of dirt in Queens and police are looking at his ex's boyfriend in connection with the death. The 48-year-old victim...