Kirstan Conley
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Wife of freed cop-killer Herman Bell kills herself
The “jailhouse” wife of paroled three-time cop killer Herman Bell committed suicide — by leaping from the roof patio of her California nursing home, The Post has learned. Nancy Jacot-Bell,...
Cuomo says about 700 separated migrant kids are being held in NY
Around 700 migrant kids who were separated from their parents at the Mexican border are currently being housed in New York — more than twice as many as previously estimated,...
Transit advocates blast state for not renewing speed cameras program
Parents, safe-streets advocates and politicians all slammed the state Senate on Thursday for putting politics before safety in failing to renew a speed-camera program in the final hours of the...
School-zone speed camera renewal, sports betting left on table as legislative session ends
The city’s school-zone speed cameras will likely disappear at the end of July, after Albany lawmakers failed to extend their pilot program before the end of this year’s legislative session...
Google kills revenge porn bill
New York’s revenge porn bill died early Thursday after the Senate adjourned for the year and took no action in the wake of an 11th-hour campaign by Google against the...
State Senate deadlocked as legislative session nears end
The state Senate remained deadlocked on key issues late Wednesday, the final day of the 2018 legislative session. An omnibus bill to extend taxing authority to New York City and...
Hundreds more migrant kids from border headed to NYC
Three hundred migrant kids are headed to New York City in the coming weeks, according to a federal source. Some were separated from their parents at the border under the...
Cuomo to sue federal government over 'zero tolerance' policy at border
ALBANY -- New York State will sue the federal government for ripping immigrant children away from their families as more than 70 of the kids are being held in private...
'No pets left behind' bill one step closer to becoming a law
A bill to ensure that no pets are left behind during an eviction has passed the state legislature and is headed to the governor’s desk to be signed into law....
NY court tosses attempt to loosen teaching requirements
An attempt to loosen requirements for teacher certifications was thrown out of court, dealing a blow to charter schools and a victory to those who insisted on traditional qualifications. The...
State senator: Cuomo's parole voting plan could put sex offenders near schools
Gov. Cuomo’s order granting parolees the right to vote has incensed a Republican Long Island state Senator who says the move could place sex offenders near school children across the...
State lawmakers vote to finally spell 'Verrazzano' correctly
ALBANY — The bridge connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn will now be spelled Z right way. The Assembly passed a bill Tuesday to correct the spelling of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge,...
Cuomo: Over 70 migrant kids held in New York after separation from parents
More than 70 migrant kids who were separated from their parents at the border are being housed in New York state — at facilities in the Bronx, Long Island, and...
Cuomo orders parole officers to help eligible ex-cons register to vote
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is bending way over backward to get convicted felons to vote — now ordering parole officers to give registration forms to their former-inmate clients during office or...
Beer ice cream could be coming to New York
New Yorkers will soon be able to enjoy truly ice-cold brews, if Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs a bill passed by the Assembly today. Beer and hard-cider ice cream will be...
NY's top health official wants to legalize marijuana
Another barrier to legal pot just went up in smoke. The state's top health official said Monday that he's going to recommend the legalization of marijuana in a report to...
Longtime Cuomo rival announces she's running for governor
After months of speculation, former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner announced Monday she will challenge incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo as an independent. The longtime Cuomo rival had publicly mulled running against...
Brooklyn boasts the hottest job market in the country
Brooklyn is booming, according to state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. The number of new jobs in the borough has been growing at a faster rate than either the state or national...
Heastie doesn’t think lawmakers will back sports gambling
On the same day that legal sports betting took off sprinting in New Jersey, New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie said in Albany Thursday he doesn’t have the votes to...