Igor Kossov
The Archive
Woman bravely rescues toddler dangling from fire escape
The brave Queens woman who sprung into action when she saw her neighbor's toddler dangling from a 10-foot-high fire escape told The Post basic instinct lead her to save the...
Man pleads guilty to brutally killing cat in front of kids
A Queens man will face up to 10 months in jail for stabbing and then tossing a cat off of a third-floor balcony and then finishing off the kitty by...
This is how easy it is to find illegal idlers in NYC
It’s a fast-paced town, but all it takes is a leisurely stroll through Manhattan to find illegal idlers. Post reporters had no problem finding more than a dozen trucks and...
The moment women chatting on a sidewalk are hit by a falling sign
Two women were chatting outside a Brooklyn dental office when a large sign fell off the building and struck them, leaving one of them trapped underneath. “The sign . ....
Nixon swaps endorsements with state Senate candidate
Gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon exchanged endorsements Monday with another insurgent trying to topple a long-term incumbent. Nixon backed 27-year-old newcomer Julia Salazar over eight-term Brooklyn state Sen. Martin Dilan, and...
Driver impaled by falling tree limb faces long recovery
The Belt Parkway motorist who survived getting impaled by a tree branch that crashed through his windshield on Saturday has a grueling recovery ahead of him — but, miraculously, is...
Lifeguards are MIA at popular Coney Island beach
It’s summer in the Big Apple — but there are still no lifeguards in sight at one large, popular strip of sand and shore on Coney Island, infuriating beachgoers. The...
Lottery winner stabbed to death inside his home
A recent two-time lottery winner who was an avid gambler was stabbed to death inside his Bronx home, police and relatives said. Owen Dillard, 73, a father of two, was...
Cops investigating man's suspicious death in Kips Bay
A man was found dead under suspicious circumstances early Saturday in a Kips Bay halfway house, police said. A security guard at the Friend's House in Rosehill — which houses...
Dying stab victim nearly falls off stretcher
A dying stab victim slipped off a stretcher and was awkwardly manhandled by first responders early Tuesday in front of stunned onlookers, video of the mishap shows. Damion Gilbert, 18,...
Addicts shoot up as city plots cleanup of used syringes
Two junkies were caught by a Post photographer openly preparing to inject drugs in a syringe-littered Bronx park Tuesday — leaving the borough’s parks chief stunned speechless when she saw...
It's finally getting warm in NYC
The good news: New York will finally have two days of near perfect weather Wednesday and Thursday after pushing through one of the coldest Aprils on record. The bad news:...
Cynthia Nixon attacks banks for funding private prisons
Cynthia Nixon was among several hundred people to protest Tuesday in Manhattan against corporate funding of private prisons. Nixon blasted CoreCivic and Geo Group, which own a slew of private...
Prized artifacts stolen from Harlem church
There’ll be hell to pay for these sinners, who not only swiped treasured artifacts from a historic Harlem church, they even stole the copper piping from its bathrooms. The crooks...
Animal hoarder given pet ban after animal cruelty conviction
A Queens animal hoarder convicted of 108 counts of animal cruelty dodged jail time at her sentencing Monday but was banned from owning pets for 10 years and was also...
Glue gun-wielding career criminal yelled 'f--k you' to cops
The ski mask-wearing career criminal busted by police during a robbery barked “f—k you” at officers as he pointed a black glue gun at them, an arresting NYPD officer told...
Jury selected for Sheldon Silver's corruption retrial
Lawyers overseeing the corruption trial of former state Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver picked a jury on Monday. The 12-person jury includes a retired flight attendant, a retired teacher and a...
Hotel guest claims McGregor was 'causing trouble' in room
A day after Conor McGregor was released on bail for hurling a hand truck through a bus window, he was heard making a ruckus in his Manhattan hotel room, The...
NYPD boosts patrols as online bigots urge attacks on Muslims
The NYPD will boost patrols around mosques Tuesday after an online meme urged bigots to assault people on what it called “Punish a Muslim Day.” It suggested readers “bomb a...
New rule will let bikes move through NYC intersections before cars
New city traffic rules will allow cyclists to get a head start on cars by letting them push off from some intersections at the walk sign, officials revealed Monday. The...