Rachel Green
The Archive
Suspect in Bay Ridge slaying held without bail
George Vayos was ordered held without bail by Brooklyn Criminal Court Judge Hilary Gingold pending a return court appearance Friday.
Hundreds cycle Brooklyn in socially-distant West Indian Day celebration
Hundreds of bicyclists hit the streets of Brooklyn on Sunday for a socially-distanced celebration with this year's West Indian Day Parade lost to the coronavirus pandemic. About 250 to 300...
Cuomo admits ban on NYC indoor restaurant dining may send people to NJ
Now we’re the bridge-and-tunnel crowd! Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio both slammed the door Monday on reopening city restaurants for indoor dining — even as New Jersey...
Elderly woman shot while standing on porch in Brooklyn
A 59-year-old woman was shot while standing on a neighbor's front porch in Brownsville early Sunday, police said. Sharon Hasty, who lives around the corner from the shooting scene, was...
NYC DOE assessing classroom airflow with toilet paper attached to sticks
The city is going to extremes to make sure this school year doesn't get flushed. Department of Education workers have been spotted using pieces of toilet paper stuck to the...
Family of paralyzed NYC shooting victim decries neighborhood lawlessness
Outlaws with guns are running rampant, an in-law to an innocent Brooklyn shooting victim told The Post, blaming a lack of cops for his facing a possible lifetime of paralysis.
NY teachers union lobs threat over coronavirus reopening plans
New York’s powerful teachers union threatened Wednesday to walk out unless every student and staffer in the Big Apple’s sprawling public school system is tested for the coronavirus as a...
Homeless man smashes bottle over his head in Hell's Kitchen deli
Video shows a homeless man smashing a bottle over his own head inside a Hell's Kitchen deli -- near a hotel where vagrants have recently been relocated amid the coronavirus...
Subway shooting victim identified
The man who was shot on a subway platform at Grand Central Terminal has been identified in a GoFundMe page as a father of two who works at a pizzeria...
They're set to strike when NY lifts ban on bowling alleys Monday
Rack ’em up! New York City bowling alleys Sunday were preparing to reopen with no time to spare, as the state lifts its coronavirus ban on them Monday. Gov. Andrew...
Mr. Not-so-Softee: Ice cream truck keeps plowing into NYC street barrier
I scream, you scream -- we all scream when this truck comes down the block. A scofflaw ice cream truck driver has made a twice-daily ritual out of plowing through...
7 cabbies robbed in one week in B'klyn, now want special police hot line
Seven cabbies have been robbed at gunpoint in as many days in Brooklyn, industry advocates said Sunday — as they urged the NYPD to set up a special police hot line...
Panhandler stabbed outside Times Square bakery
A pushy panhandler was stabbed in front of Carlo's Bakery outside the Port Authority in Manhattan early Sunday, witnesses and police sources said.
Archbishop Dolan jokes about mom drinking while streaming Easter Mass
Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan livestreamed Easter Sunday Mass from a near-empty St. Patrick’s Cathedral -- joking that his elderly mom was having a tipple while watching from home. Dolan praised...
NYC surgeon reveals workers forced to ration care for non-coronavirus patients
A Columbia University surgeon has described in a heart-wrenching letter how he and other doctors are now being forced to choose which non-coronavirus patients, including infants, deserve medical procedures. "We...
Elderly woman dies after being smacked for not social distancing
An 86-year-old woman awaiting treatment for bowel blockage at a Brooklyn hospital yesterday died after being punched by a fellow patient — for not engaging in “social distancing” amid the...
City cancels remote coronavirus testing to focus on hospital sites
The city put the brakes on planned remote coronavirus testing sites Sunday and will instead divert resources to testing facilities at area hospitals. "We are determining the best way to...
Restaurants rocked by coronavirus pandemic lay off thousands in NYC
The coronavirus’ death grip on the five boroughs is choking the life out of many city businesses, with a slew of establishments announcing significant layoffs Wednesday. Restaurants have been particularly...
Teachers union vows to sue NYC to close schools
"Enough is enough," said United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew.
New 100th-floor observation deck opens in Hudson Yards
Do look down! A sky-high observation deck at Manhattan’s Hudson Yards opened to the public Wednesday — featuring a glass window in the ground that allows brave thrill-seeking visitors to...