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Patrick Reilly
About the Author
Patrick Reilly is a reporter for the New York Post covering national and New York City news since 2021. He graduated from Fordham University in the Bronx with a degree in English language and literature in 2018. After that, the proud Jersey Shore native got his start covering local news around the beautiful beach towns of Monmouth County, where he can often be found lounging by the ocean listening to The Boss in the summer months.
The Archive
NASA assures that Boeing Starliner astronauts are not 'stranded' on ISS — despite delay in return to Earth
June 30, 2024 | 12:15am"The crew is not in any danger, and there's no increased risk when we decide to bring Suni and Butch back to Earth."
Two pedestrians struck after vehicle jumps curb on NYC street: police
June 29, 2024 | 10:37pmThe vehicle drove onto the sidewalk on W. 34th Street and 6th Avenue around 9:15 p.m., police said.
NY teen fatally shot by police after allegedly flashing pellet gun
June 29, 2024 | 9:16pmAn upstate New York city is outraged after 13-year-old boy was shot and killed in a struggle with cops after allegedly flashing a pellet gun, according to police.
Creep Columbia University student, 30, accused of sexually assaulting 19-year-old classmate: 'I know you want this'
June 29, 2024 | 7:16pm“I know you want this. You taste good,” the creep said.
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...
Assistant district attorney resigns after appearing 'visibly intoxicated' in court
June 28, 2024 | 9:05pmAn assistant district attorney from Mississippi was charged with contempt of court after he appeared “visibly intoxicated” in the courtroom and made incoherent arguments, authorities said. Desoto County Assistant District...
Former ‘American Ninja Warrior’ champ sentenced to 10 years for child porn, exploitation
June 27, 2024 | 10:14pmAndrew Drechsel, 35, must additionally serve 15 years of supervised release and pay the victim $100,000 in restitution, a judge ruled Wednesday.
Sleeping couple wakes up to truck attached to their camper being carjacked by thief: ‘Just test driving’
June 27, 2024 | 7:57pmA bumbling thief in Colorado carjacked a truck that was pulling a camper -- which was carrying a sleeping couple who awoke during the joyride and called the cops.
Illegal migrant fatally shoots two workers at Texas Chick-fil-A: police
June 27, 2024 | 5:39pmMendoza’s spouse, an employee at the fast-food joint, identified him to authorities, according to an arrest report. It’s not clear what motivated the deadly shooting.
Texas mom tells The Post she was kicked off United flight for misgendering flight attendant
June 27, 2024 | 12:16amA Texas woman traveling with her 16-month-old son and mother claims she was kicked off her flight home Wednesday after she accidentally misgendered a flight attendant. Jenna Longoria, a women's...
Another mysterious monolith pops up in US, this time in northern Colorado
June 26, 2024 | 8:11pmThe Colorado monolith is the latest to spring up inexplicably all over the world.
China's lunar probe returns to Earth with first-ever rock samples from 'dark side' of moon
June 26, 2024 | 6:55pm“This is a global first in the sense that it’s the first time anyone has been able to take off from the far side of the moon and bring back...
Maniac accused of killing dad, brother with hammer thought family was downloading child porn on his email, putting poop in his food: cops
June 26, 2024 | 6:16pm"I just murdered my brother and father," he told police.
Boy, 6, drowns in New Jersey day camp pool: 'Absolutely devastated and heartbroken'
June 25, 2024 | 9:35pm“Our thoughts at this most difficult time are with our camper’s family, friends and loved ones."
OceanGate co-founder to lead dive into 'virtually unexplored' ocean sinkhole year after Titan sub implosion: 'Expect the unexpected'
June 25, 2024 | 9:09pm“Venturing into uncharted waters, our team will have to ‘expect the unexpected.’”
Wealthy white couple allegedly kept their black adopted children as slaves, locked them in barn: report
June 25, 2024 | 6:30pmDonald Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen new charges on Tuesday after several kids were found locked in a crumbling...
Julian Assange pleads guilty to publishing American military secrets -- allowing him to head home to Australia
June 25, 2024 | 5:48pmJulian Assange has pleaded guilty to publishing classified American military secrets, according to reports – opening the door for the WikiLeaks founder to return home to Australia for the first...
Beachgoer looking for turtle nests finds bricks of cocaine worth $4M
June 22, 2024 | 11:58pmA man scouring a north Florida beach for sea turtle nests stumbled instead upon more than 70 pounds of cocaine bricks with a street value of $4 million, according to...
Hero cops race to rescue kids as dad allegedly tries to drown them at Conn. beach: 'Guardian angels'
June 22, 2024 | 11:29pm“It was obvious at this point that the male… was deliberately drowning his children,” police said.
Vandals spray paints ‘F--k Elon’ on 34 new Tesla Cybertrucks in Florida
June 22, 2024 | 10:43pmVandals with an apparent vendetta against Tesla CEO Elon Musk spray painted “F—k Elon” on 34 brand new Cybertrucks in Florida. Fort Lauderdale police received a call around 8:30 Thursday...