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NYC pothole reports are shattering records – over 22K – with 2026 marking first triple-digit spike in calls
The thaw after their year's unusually icy winter has caused havoc on the roads -- and has lead New Yorkers to make a record-setting number of pothole complaints to the city.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:14:22 -0400
The thaw after their year's unusually icy winter has caused havoc on the roads -- and has lead New Yorkers to make a record-setting number of pothole complaints to the city.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:14:22 -0400
New York orders salon schools to teach curly hair treatment to curb racial discrimination
The state rules were published earlier this month -- about a week after a black woman and her daughter filed a federal discrimination suit against an Ulta Beauty salon on the Upper East Side, claiming stylists there told them they don't cut "your kind of hair."
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:12:58 -0400
The state rules were published earlier this month -- about a week after a black woman and her daughter filed a federal discrimination suit against an Ulta Beauty salon on the Upper East Side, claiming stylists there told them they don't cut "your kind of hair."
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:12:58 -0400
Cops ban over-the-top twerking at legendary Florida party beach: ‘You will be charged!’
Too much twerking is a no-go at one legendary Florida party beach — where cops showed up with paintball guns and pepper spray over the weekend to shut down the wild spring-break booty shakin’.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:12:54 -0400
Too much twerking is a no-go at one legendary Florida party beach — where cops showed up with paintball guns and pepper spray over the weekend to shut down the wild spring-break booty shakin’.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:12:54 -0400
The high-tech ‘scarecrows’ watching your every move — and what they’re really being used for
In the era of high-tech security systems, the scope surveillance technology could sometimes be taken for granted.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:05:44 -0400
In the era of high-tech security systems, the scope surveillance technology could sometimes be taken for granted.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:05:44 -0400
White House installs Christopher Columbus statue made from remains of toppled sculpture
The 13-foot, one-ton replica of a Columbus statue toppled in Baltimore in 2020 – and dumped into the city’s inner harbor – was commissioned by the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO) and is part of the White House's celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:56:26 -0400
The 13-foot, one-ton replica of a Columbus statue toppled in Baltimore in 2020 – and dumped into the city’s inner harbor – was commissioned by the Conference of Presidents of Major Italian American Organizations (COPOMIAO) and is part of the White House's celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:56:26 -0400
Serial grave robber throws bucket of human bones at FBI field office: cops
"There's more videos coming. We're going to take bones all over the place. I got more," Michael Chadwick Fry said in the video.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:37:43 -0400
"There's more videos coming. We're going to take bones all over the place. I got more," Michael Chadwick Fry said in the video.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:37:43 -0400
‘Train Daddy’ keeps door open to private real-estate deals in Penn Station redesign — triggering NYC taxpayer warning
Penn Station’s long-promised makeover could still include private real-estate deals, according to New York City’s “Train Daddy’’ — prompting a watchdog group to warn that may be bad news for Big Apple taxpayers.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:29:06 -0400
Penn Station’s long-promised makeover could still include private real-estate deals, according to New York City’s “Train Daddy’’ — prompting a watchdog group to warn that may be bad news for Big Apple taxpayers.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:29:06 -0400
Orphaned New Hampshire boy tormented by bullies dies by suicide week after 13th birthday
Lyon said that Josiah seemingly "decided after a bus ride home that he couldn't handle the bullying anymore," eventually pushing him to leap off a high bridge over a river.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:28:59 -0400
Lyon said that Josiah seemingly "decided after a bus ride home that he couldn't handle the bullying anymore," eventually pushing him to leap off a high bridge over a river.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:28:59 -0400
Hundreds of geese dying around picturesque Hamptons pond — fueling bird-flu outbreak worries
Hundreds of dead geese have turned up around a picturesque Southampton pond, sparking an emergency clean-up amid fears of a rampant bird-flu outbreak.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:51:59 -0400
Hundreds of dead geese have turned up around a picturesque Southampton pond, sparking an emergency clean-up amid fears of a rampant bird-flu outbreak.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:51:59 -0400
Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski mocked by pols on both sides of aisle at DC Gridiron dinner: ‘Safe word — pardon’
“I heard that Kristi and Corey have a safe word – ‘pardon,’” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker quipped during his remarks Saturday night.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:36:44 -0400
“I heard that Kristi and Corey have a safe word – ‘pardon,’” Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker quipped during his remarks Saturday night.
Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:36:44 -0400