Shari Logan

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Lunatic busted in Chinatown after threatening to 'kill everybody' with ax

An ax-wielding maniac was arrested in Chinatown on Tuesday for wildly swinging a 4-foot weapon while threatening to "kill everybody." Witness Alex Scundakis, 55, told The Post the lunatic sent...

Schumer calls for more FDA funding after flurry of ice cream recalls

Sen. Chuck Schumer on Sunday urged Congress to increase the Food and Drug Administration's budget by millions so the federal agency can ramp up its work to inspect food after...

4 jurors committed misconduct in Karina Vetrano trial: defense

Lawyers for Karina Vetrano’s convicted killer claim that at least four jurors on the panel that found him guilty in the jogger’s 2016 slaying committed misconduct, new court documents show....

Doomed Fordham student's parents 'trying to process' tragedy

Relatives of the Fordham University student who plunged to her death in a campus clock tower are “crushed” and still “trying to make sense’’ of what happened, a family friend...

Fordham student dies after fall from campus tower

The Fordham University coed who plummeted 40 feet from the campus’s landmark clock tower Sunday morning has died, according to school officials. “It is with great sadness that I report...

Teen victim of Brooklyn hit-and-run can't believe driver 'ran away'

A 14-year-old Brooklyn hit-run victim who was struck in a harrowing caught-on-tape crash says she is stunned that the driver left her to fend for herself while she was reeling...

Setting a high bar for nonelite schools works — I'm proof

When I began high school 20 years ago in September 1999, I was not frightened about the impending workload. I had a clear idea of what was expected of me....

Man stabbed daughter-in-law in neck until cops pulled him off her

An elderly Queens man allegedly murdered his daughter-in-law by stabbing her multiples times in the neck, authorities said Thursday. Police responding to a call of an assault in progress in...

Driver loses control and turns Brooklyn street into demolition derby

Brooklyn residents thought they were being woken up by an earthquake on Tuesday morning, when a driver lost control of her car and turned a quiet Bushwick street into a...

Gillibrand kicks off 2020 campaign by calling Trump a 'coward'

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on Sunday held the first rally of her 2020 White House campaign, and told the crowd outside Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York City...

Schumer wants kid-friendly e-cig ban in place before FDA commish leaves

Sen. Chuck Schumer on Sunday called on outgoing Food and Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb to ensure a ban is placed on kid-friendly e-cigarette flavors like candies, juices, fruits and...

Bronx Uber driver’s devastated widow recalls their final conversation

The weeping widow of a Bronx Uber driver fatally stabbed on the job Saturday night recalled their final phone conversation — which she believes was interrupted by the killer getting...

Schumer calls for investigation into equipment failure after deadly MTA train crash

Sen. Chuck Schumer on Sunday called for an investigation into an equipment failure that could jeopardize the MTA's ability to install life-saving crash prevention technology in its trains. "We cannot...

Retired NYPD detective honored at Black History Month celebration

An 89-year-old retired NYPD detective was honored in Queens on Tuesday and recalled a time she was jumped and shot outside her own home — and still managed to help...

Schumer: Feds should give $1.2B for NYCHA immediately

Sen. Chuck Schumer on Sunday demanded the federal government pony up $1.2 billion in funds right away for public housing that the city's long-troubled Housing Authority would be able to...

Park ranger furloughed during shutdown wins massive lottery jackpot

A New Jersey family, including an out-of-work boilermaker and a federal park ranger who was furloughed during the recent government shutdown just became multi-millionaires, scoring a $29.5 million lottery jackpot...

Lawyer of man accused of murder in NYPD friendly fire: he's the scapegoat

One of the men charged with murder in the friendly-fire death of an NYPD detective was hit with top charges in a “Soviet Union” style bid to distract from the...

Robber punched woman in face at children's boutique: cops

A saleswoman at a posh Chelsea children's boutique was punched in the nose by a robber who was rushing her to hand over cash, police said Monday. The 42-year-old was...

Daughter recalls mom who was unintended victim of Coney Island shooting

The daughter of the construction worker killed by a gunman who missed his intended target in Coney Island remembered her mom Tuesday as a “sweet, loving, kind, caring person.” Minnie...

NYPD: Scare off porch pirates with fake security cameras

Brooklyn cops are urging residents to fight back against package-snatching porch pirates — with $10 fake security cameras. It’s a low-budget way to scare away lowlifes amid a spike in...