Shari Logan
The Archive
Bronx Zoo blasts claim that Happy the elephant is a person
Happy the elephant shouldn’t plan on packing her trunks just yet. Animal rights activists, appearing in Bronx court Monday, argued that the Bronx Zoo pachyderm is an “autonomous being" whose...
Why Uber and Lyft drivers caused rush-hour chaos
Hundreds of angry Uber and Lyft drivers created a rush-hour nightmare on two of the city’s busiest highways — the FDR and BQE — Tuesday to protest a new policy...
Driver jumps curb in the Bronx, kills child in stroller
A 1-year-old girl in a stroller was killed Tuesday when a driver jumped a curb in the Bronx and plowed into her, according to police. The toddler was hit on...
Protesting Uber, Lyft drivers cause massive backup: 'We will not be ignored!'
The plan to snarl traffic and protest outside Gracie Mansion was hatched moments after Uber revealed Friday afternoon it would mimic Lyft’s policy of deactivating drivers when demand was low,...
Dramatic video shows toddler climbing outside 13th-floor Bronx apartment window
A Bronx toddler was spotted climbing out of his family’s 13th-floor apartment window and onto an air-conditioning unit in a harrowing, caught-on-camera incident that’s sparked a city investigation. Footage obtained...
10-year-old killed after driver loses control, mounts curb in Brooklyn
A 10-year-old boy who was getting ready to celebrate his birthday later this month was struck and killed Tuesday by a driver in Brooklyn who lost control of his SUV...
Delivery guy’s ‘theft’ of 1,020 treats takes the cake
This crook really takes the cake. A deliveryman stole nearly $90,000 worth of handmade cakes from a boutique Big Apple bakery touted by the likes of Martha Stewart and Oprah,...
Shocking video shows driver mowing down cyclist who slashed girlfriend
The Brooklyn vigilante who fatally rammed his SUV into a cyclist as revenge for an alleged car break-in faced the formal justice system Tuesday as he was charged with murder....
'Statue of Liberty' ticket sellers banned from Battery Park
Pesky ticket sellers pushing deceptive ferry rides around -- but not to -- the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are finally getting the heave ho from Battery Park, The Post has...
Woman sleeps with knife after Stephen King creation lands in backyard
It’s a nightmare come true. A creepy clown doll mysteriously flew into a New Jersey mom’s backyard — prompting the freaked-out woman to call the police, torch the toy and...
Person of interest in rice cooker subway scare in custody
The West Virginia man accused of being behind the Lower Manhattan rice cooker subway scare has been charged with three counts of placing a false bomb, cops said Saturday. Larry...
Schumer wants FBI to sign off on body armor sales
Sen. Chuck Schumer on Sunday proposed new legislation to require the FBI to sign off on body armor sales to civilians. The announcement comes one week after mass killer Connor...
Bloods gangbanger gets 27 years for fiery crash in stolen Camaro that killed five
A drugged-up Bloods gang member who killed five people when he slammed into them with a stolen car on Valentine’s Day was sentenced to 27 years in prison Tuesday. Jamel...
8-year-old boy and woman struck by car in Queens
A woman and her 8-year-old grandson were struck by a car while crossing a Queens street Saturday, police said.
1 dead, 4 sickened after possible carbon monoxide poisoning in Brooklyn
One person died and four others were sickened by suspected carbon monoxide poisoning Saturday morning in Brooklyn, authorities said. The five people were believed to have been squatting inside a...
30-year-old artist identified as cyclist fatally hit by truck in Brooklyn
A 30-year-old artist was fatally hit by a truck while riding her bike in Brooklyn Monday morning — the 18th cyclist killed on city streets this year. Sunset Park resident...
Van driver involved in fatal cyclist accident says he's 'very sad'
The driver said at the scene of the crash in Sunset Park that he had just finished making an auto-glass delivery when he got inside his gray van on Third...
Mom of Harlem shooting victim feared her 11-year-old son was paralyzed
"The fact that he's only 11 and he can say, 'I got shot.' It doesn't make sense...I don't know what's going on with this world we're living in. It's dangerous...
Schumer calls on FAA to require EpiPens in flights' medical kits
The New York Democrat noted that there has been an uptick in food allergies that are making people susceptible to attack and reactions that can result in death.
Restaurant employee killed by dumbwaiter in freak accident
A Queens restaurant worker was crushed to death by a mechanical dumbwaiter and his body was deposited on the sidewalk for all to see in a horrific freak accident Monday....