Sabrina Ford
The Archive
Bike-beat victim & cop hide in hoodies
One hid his bruises; the other hid his shame. Injured biker rampage victim Alexian Lien and his most notorious alleged attacker, NYPD undercover Detective Wojciech Braszczok, each wore hoodies in...
Flip-flopping De Blasio now says he's a progressive
Well, that didn’t take long. A day after describing himself as a “fiscal conservative,” Bill de Blasio reversed course Saturday — casting himself as a progressive. “I’ll try this on...
MTA eyeing fare hikes despite $1.9B surplus
The MTA is considering fare hikes — despite a $1.9 billion budget surplus — because the agency isn’t sure the cash will continue to flow. “They are revenues that we...
Mom pushing stroller foils attacker
Don't mess with this mom! A gutsy stroller pushing mom fought off a mugger Friday during a botched robbery in an Inwood park, cops said. MaryJane Jarman,33, had just dropped...
Brooklyn Court newsstand tossed, unsuitable for blind operators
The city spent tens of thousands of dollars on a fancy newsstand in Brooklyn Criminal Court meant to be manned by blind workers — only to find out the stand...
Parolee in suicide leap
An ex-con who was sprung from the slammer in April plunged to his death yesterday while trying to avoid arrest for violating parole. Kenneth Daves, 25, apparently landed head-first after...
Mom & pop irate over IRS
Small-business owners in New York were fuming yesterday over news the IRS was targeting them for under-reporting their income. “I don’t know why they’d be picking on small-business owners,” said...
McDonald's employees protest broken AC unit after one faints due to extreme heat
McDonald's workers are protesting a broken air conditioning unit after an employee in Washington Heights fainted this morning due to extreme heat, employees say. Workers claim they became sick as...
See shell! Mermaids in Coney
This sultry siren is quite the catch yesterday at Coney Island’s Mermaid Parade — where crowds ogled mermen and maidens on Surf Avenue. The 31st annual procession nearly went extinct...
City’s 911 promise to grieving ma
A city official yesterday promised the grieving mother of a 4-year-old struck and killed by an SUV a “full investigation” into whether the response by emergency workers was delayed. During...
Suspect’s mom in cop siege
The defiant mother of a man wanted in connection with the murder of a Pace University student refused to let the NYPD into her Manhattan apartment yesterday — and after...
Fat cat union president Mark Rosenthal voted out by rank-and-file after 'sleeping too long' on the job
The Fat Cat union president exposed by The Post last week for sleeping on the job and scarfing down thousands of dollars in food on the rank-and-file’s dime was pushed...
Elderly man survives being trapped under dump truck
An elderly man in a wheelchair was nearly killed in Soho yesterday when he was run down by a dump truck and then trapped under the massive vehicle for more...
Man in wheelchair hit and trapped under dump truck in SoHo
A man in a wheelchair was hit and then trapped under a dump truck this morning in SoHo, authorities and witnesses said. He was struck about 9:05 a.m. on West...
The beach is back! Post-Sandy fun in sun on Memorial Day
Thousands of sun-starved New Yorkers flocked to reconstructed local beaches to welcome the unofficial start of summer yesterday, as others struck a more somber tone to remember the nation’s war...
Car-ram tragedies in Bronx
A 16-year-old girl was killed and five other Bronx pedestrians were injured yesterday when they were struck by vehicles in three accidents, police said. The 16-year-old victim along with two...
14-year-old girl fighting for her life after being hit by car in the Bronx
A teenager is fighting for her life after being hit by a car in the Bronx today, authorities said. The 14-year-old girl and her friend were crossing the Grand Concourse...
Weekend subways a rail mess
It’ll be a weekend of subway hell in New York as construction work jams up train travel all over the city. Only three lines will run normally — the D,...
Mad Marty’s a ’hoodfella
Martin Scorsese loves his “Mean Streets” — and he doesn’t want them messed up by shiny condo towers or pricy boutique hotels. The legendary director of gritty Big Apple films...
Wall collapses in subway station near WTC
A wall at a subway station abutting the World Trade Center site suddenly collapsed into a pile of rubble yesterday. Cinder blocks fell on Cortlandt Street’s northbound R-train platform at...