Tara Palmeri
The Archive
De Blasio's Sunnyside home push defies Cuomo's wishes
Casting aside objections from Gov. Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio is plowing ahead with a plan to redevelop the Sunnyside rail yards in Queens as an affordable-housing mecca. On Friday —...
Municipal ID law has 'delete in case of Tea Party' clause
Get the shredders ready — the Tea Party could be coming. The city’s new municipal ID program allows for personal info provided by applicants to be destroyed at the end...
Harvard Law to honor lawyer who lied about anti-cop video
Students at Harvard Law School plan to honor the Bronx public defender who was caught lying about her organization’s role in an outrageous anti-cop rap video, The Post has learned....
Brooklyn borough president puts out feelers for mayoral run
Mayor Bill de Blasio had better watch his back. The next mayoral election isn’t until 2017, but one of his supposed allies is already making moves for a possible challenge,...
Upper East Siders: Handicap bridge will ruin our river view
A group of snooty Upper East Siders has put their million-dollar East River views above the safety of handicapped people. Community Board 8 unanimously approved a nonbinding resolution that would...
Carl Heastie made campaign payments to ex for work she didn’t do
The Bronx Democrat on the verge of becoming the next Assembly speaker paid his baby mama $2,500 from his campaign treasury — raising ethical concerns following disgraced Sheldon Silver’s corruption...
Kosher market CEO sent family to NYC over anti-semitism in Paris
The deadly terror attack on a kosher market in Paris has its CEO considering a move to Manhattan — where his wife and kids relocated last year to escape surging...
De Blasio kisses up to French cop during Paris visit
Mayor de Blasio gets along just fine with cops — as long as he’s in Paris. Hizzoner shook hands with a gendarme Tuesday during a visit to the kosher market...
De Blasio pays respects to Charlie Hebdo victims in Paris
PARIS -- Mayor de Blasio paid respects Tuesday to the victims of the dual terrorist massacres here and told Parisians that New Yorkers have “walked in the same shoes.” De...
NBA All-Star concert to paralyze Flatiron District
The city will turn one of New York’s busiest neighborhoods upside down for four days — all for a 45-minute concert, The Post has learned. The NBA All-Star Weekend concert,...
Elitist parents threaten lawsuit after kids are called out for alleged test prep
The city’s most entitled parents are taking helicoptering to new heights — suing when their kids are called out for allegedly getting coached on high-stakes kindergarten admissions tests. Their target...
NYC board goes gaga for Gosling meme
https://twitter.com/NYCCOIB/status/555443373239439361 Acting more like lovesick 14-year-old girls than a serious city agency, the Conflicts of Interest Board is trying to lure city workers to come in for ethics advice by...
City Council speaker pressures 5 members to back away from cop disability bill
New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito strong-armed five council members to take their names off a resolution that would increase disability benefits for cops, The Post has learned. The...
Mario Cuomo memorabilia expected to fetch big bucks at auction
Former three-term Gov. Mario Cuomo may be gone, but Mario Mania has just begun. There’s a revival of interest in all things Cuomo as political memorabilia collectors dust off their...
Wild-turkey flocks fowling up Hamptons
The Hamptons are being overrun by giant wild turkeys — which are getting caught in tennis nets, snarling traffic, chasing dogs and scaring the stuffing out of residents. Locals say...
Cubans eye $2M reward for ratting out cop-killer
HAVANA, Cuba — Cop-killer Joanne Chesimard may hold a special place in Fidel Castro’s heart — but ordinary Cubans eyeing a $2 million reward would rat her out in a...
Tourists will pay a pretty peso to visit Cuba
HAVANA — It may be the workers’ paradise — but its prices would put even Manhattan capitalists to shame. American tourists hoping to score a cheap vacation by visiting Cuba...
After creating a 'Little Apple' Cubans yearn to visit the real thing
HAVANA — They ♥ New York! Cubans are so obsessed with the Big Apple and the freedom it represents that they have created their own mini-New York in Havana —...
How to spot a real Cuban cigar from a fake one
HAVANA — It’s the equivalent of buying a Gucci bag on Canal Street. Vendors who fill Havana’s streets selling black-market cigars to unsuspecting tourists are salivating over President Obama’s decision...
Party venue lacks liquor license, so City Council pulls strings to booze there
They pulled the strings so the bartenders could pull the taps. The City Council booked its holiday party at a swanky new bar that still needed a liquor license —...