Larry Celona
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Larry Celona is a police reporter for the New York Post. He has covered every major breaking story in New York City over the last 30 years. He has numerous page-one exclusives, including Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide, and has won numerous awards. He is a graduate of St. John’s University. He worked as a media consultant for the movie “Eyes Wide Shut,” working directly with Stanley Kubrick. He has also appeared on various television shows talking about stories he’s covered.
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Bodies of NYC teens swept away at Queens beach recovered, family says
June 30, 2024 | 8:28pm"I saw the pictures, I know it’s him. When I saw the pictures, some tears came to my eyes," one of the boy's fathers said.
LI salon where NYPD cop, three others were killed by drunk driver is now a community memorial
June 30, 2024 | 6:04pmHawaii Nail & Spa in Deer Park where four people were killed by an alleged drunk driver, including an NYPD cop, has become a gathering place for locals to mourn...
Anti-Israel protesters clash with cops outside of Biden's big-money NYC fundraiser
June 28, 2024 | 11:16pmAnti-Israel protesters trying to disrupt President Biden's big-money Manhattan fundraiser Friday night clashed with cops and set off smoke bombs -- leading to dozens of arrests, sources said. At least...
Four dead, 9 injured after minivan plows into Long Island nail salon
June 28, 2024 | 6:38pmFour people were killed and nine others seriously injured when a driver plowed through a Long Island nail salon Friday, law enforcement sources said.
NYC inmate on the run after slipping cuffs and dashing from cops at Bellevue Hospital
June 27, 2024 | 5:12pmAn inmate slipped out of his handcuffs and escaped from police custody at Bellevue Hospital Wednesday as officials prepared to bring him back to Rikers Island, officials and sources said.
Bitter former JetBlue employee arrested for calling in fake bomb threat at JFK's TWA Hotel
June 26, 2024 | 7:49pmA disgruntled former JetBlue employee was arrested Wednesday for calling in a phony bomb threat and leaving a cellphone with a note that read "explosive device" inside the TWA Hotel...
12-year-old boy shoots self in the hand at NYC barber shop
June 25, 2024 | 6:00pmA 12-year-old boy shot himself in the hand at a barber shop in the Bronx on Tuesday afternoon, cops and sources told The Post.
Sicko tries to rape Central Park sunbather in broad daylight before her screams send creep running
June 24, 2024 | 5:02pmThe creep jumped the 22-year-old victim as she basked in the sun around 1:30 p.m. at West 104th Street and the West Drive in the iconic green space, cops and...
Biden, Elton John to visit Stonewall on anniversary of gay rights riot — before another Manhattan fundraiser
June 24, 2024 | 4:02pmPresident Biden will join pop star Elton John at the Stonewall Inn Friday to mark the 55th anniversary of the first night of riots that helped launch the modern gay...
38-year-old man killed, 2 others injured in broad-daylight stabbing on 'out-of-control' NYC street: cops
June 23, 2024 | 10:32pmA 30-year-old man was taken into custody at the scene, cops said. No charges have been leveled against the suspect so far.
Anti-Israel vandals target Congressman Gregory Meeks' Queens home
June 23, 2024 | 9:44pm"Some people scribbled graffiti on the house and left," a source said.
Bike-riding bigot hurls dog poop into car and shouts antimsemitic slur in disgusting NYC attack
June 23, 2024 | 6:20pmA deranged bicycle-riding bigot is on the loose after he hurled a handful of dog poop into an open car window in Manhattan while yelling an antisemitic profanity. The suspect...
Man fatally stabbed after running into NYC bodega for help as violence plagues Big Apple stores
June 23, 2024 | 12:57pmThe attack occurred around 9:40 p.m. when the unidentified 40-year-old victim ran into Sammy's Gourmet Deli on Jamaica Avenue in Jamaica looking for help and was stabbed multiple times in...
Feuding NYC migrant groups brawl at Randall's Island shelter after stabbing
June 22, 2024 | 12:50amAfrican and South American migrants duked it out at the massive Manhattan tent city -- the site of numerous vicious brawls in the last few months.
Man stabbed to death in NYC subway station during evening rush: NYPD
June 21, 2024 | 8:26pmThe straphanger was at the turnstiles when he was stabbed multiple times in the torso, the NYPD said.
Graduate, father slashed by masked suspects outside high school commencement ceremony at NY university
June 19, 2024 | 7:42pmA high school graduate and his father were slashed by a group of masked suspects outside Hofstra University after the teen's commence ceremony at the Long Island school's sports complex,...
NYC gun violence spikes as summer heat hits the five boroughs: 'It's that time of the year'
June 19, 2024 | 5:59pmNYPD stats show that shootings in the five boroughs jumped by 50% over last year in the past week, with the number of shooting victims up by an even wider...
Midtown Manhattan's '8th Ave. Corridor' plagued by junkies lying at tourists' feet, fighting in the streets
June 17, 2024 | 7:00amA stretch of Midtown Manhattan has become a “strip of despair,” where smacked-out addicts shoot up, light up and conk out at the feet of commuters and tourists, locals say.
Bloody night across NYC sees two shot during party at Brooklyn park
June 16, 2024 | 1:49amThe shooting was just one of several that lit up the Big Apple Saturday, including an unrelated one just down the block from Livonia Park.
Vandal scrawls 'Palestine' on wall of NYC's Park Avenue Synagogue
June 15, 2024 | 1:30amAnti-Israel vandals set their sight on yet another Jewish landmark Friday.