A raging fire gutted a three-story Bronx building early yesterday and killed an apparent squatter, authorities said. Flames began tearing through 1991 Morris Ave. in Mount Hope at about 1:45 a.m. Firefighters found the body just before... Read Full Story
An elderly man jumped to his death yesterday from a Bronx building that houses Columbia University's medical school, cops said. The 70-year-old man, whose...
A serial sex offender — whose attacks on three Bronx prostitutes were so violent he was once eyed in the hooker slayings on Long Island — was sentenced to 60 years in prison for three knifepoint sex attacks. James Schlau, 47, shook...
He may be the city's worst lifeguard -- and his parenting skills need some work, too. A pool patrolman driving to work high as a kite yesterday was busted...
A Bronx teen was indicted yesterday for allegedly assaulting a city bus driver who refused to let her bring her pooch onboard. The charges against...
A boozed-up firefighter fled the scene of an accident after crashing his car and injuring two occupants in another vehicle, cops said. Firefighter Lanier...
An undercover cop fatally shot a drug-dealing, teen ex-con in The Bronx yesterday after the youth tried to rob him during a sting operation, police said....
The feds busted up a notorious Bronx drug gang yesterday in a series of early-morning raids. Eight members of the violent "Creston Avenue Crew" --...
The former Bronx HS of Science teacher who died in a naked suicide plunge off the Tappan Zee Bridge with her boyfriend was an unassuming intellectual known for...
A lunatic was shot by police yesterday after he allegedly stabbed his girlfriend to death on a Bronx balcony -- right in front of the officers. Frederick Mendes, 53, slaughtered gal pal Terenace Williams, 57, at her Edenwald...
A Bronx woman who left her pit-bull puppy behind to starve to death after being evicted from her apartment admitted yesterday she "should have checked" on the...
Two NYPD cops were arrested yesterday for punching and kicking a teen after giving him a summons in The Bronx, authorities said. Officers Joseph Murphy, 26...
You can have him! A Bronx wife whose husband allegedly barreled her SUV into his mistress -- and then sped off and destroyed the car in a drunken crash -- says she's dumping him because of his betrayal. "He's supposed to be my...
What’s a guy got to do to get arrested on City Island? A lot more, it turns out, than to move into a condo where your cop and correction officer neighbors...
Derek Jeter couldn't have asked for anything better. The Yankee shortstop not only collected his 3,000th hit yesterday with a home run -- becoming the first player to reach that milestone exclusively as a Yankee -- but put an...
He had a bad case of code rage. A fed-up fire chief took matters into his own hands last week and barged into a Bronx flophouse that city inspectors had...
Two men were hospitalized and four families were left homeless after a fire ripped through a two-story Bronx building yesterday. About 60 firefighters...
The father of a Bronx high school football star fatally stabbed in a parking-lot brawl threw the first punch in the attack, a newly released surveillance video shows. The video, broadcast by Fox 5/WNYW last night, shows Andre...
The thug who allegedly left a Bronx cop clinging to life after a fistfight over a tossed water balloon could get probation for it. Keith McNeill, 20, was...
The high-school football star stabbed to death on his graduation day while fighting at his dad's side in a parking-lot brawl was laid to rest yesterday by his still-stunned family and friends. Relatives and classmates ambled...
Cops who botch traffic-ticket cases could lose precious vacation days in the wake of the NYPD ticket-fix scandal. If officers can't present the paperwork...
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating this missing Bronx teen. Julissa Torres, 16, disappeared this afternoon about 5 p.m. She was last seen on the corner of East Fordham Road and the Grand Concourse, cops said....
Fire marshals have determined that a Bronx fire that killed a 12-year-old boy and his parents on April 25 was an accident and caused by a candle. Spokesman...
The hotheaded dad who sparked a Bronx brawl that ended in the death of his football-star son identified the body yesterday with the victim's heartbroken mother, who demanded that cops arrest the man who knifed the teen. "I want...
He couldn't control his temper -- and it cost his son his life. A hotheaded Bronx dad who thought two parking attendants stole his coveted cologne ignited a bloody brawl that left his football-star son dead just hours after his...
Three Muslim converts were sentenced to 25 years of the "harshest possible" imprisonment yesterday for plotting to bomb two Riverdale synagogues and shoot down...
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Dyckman hyped the Ooh-Way-Team Nike showdown as the streetball Game of the Decade. Really, it was a rerun – for Big East fans at least. Dwight Hardy and Corey Fisher, Bronx products and adversaries the last two years, combined to lead Ooh-Way to a... 4:47 AM
The next step in Williams Jerez’s journey to the major leagues has begun. The Grand Street Campus star center fielder, a first team All-City selection by The Post, signed for slot money – believed to be around $443,700 – with the Boston Red Sox and...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – New Heights’ 16U team is an impressive collection of talent, a mixture of public school firepower and Catholic school precision. There is South Shore’s Terrence Samuel and Shamiek Sheppard, Pathways’ Jordan Washington,...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – Da’Shawn Suber pulled up at the 3-point line and instead of firing, he set up a cutting teammate for an easy layup. The next...
Team SCAN has been knocking at the door all summer. The 15U boys basketball squad has been to six championship games and four semifinals so far this...
It was do or die for Abyssinian over the weekend. The two Big Shots Atlantic Slam tournaments in Myrtle Beach, S.C., were the only ones scheduled for...
KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. – Attention AAU coaches and players: If the game is on the line, odds are Dayshon Smith is getting the ball. The odds are even greater the shot is going in. Just ask the New Jersey Cyclones. Smith’s top-of-the-key 3-pointer as...
PHILADELPHIA – Jason Boswell is a silky smooth, 6-foot-7 wing who can finish inside with aplomb and knock down 3-pointers. Those are the immediate things that jump out when you watch the Bronx native play. But Tito Ortiz saw a different side of...
READING, Pa. – At a time when upheaval surrounds him, Melvin Johnson is playing the best basketball of his life at the most important time of his young career. Rice High School, his home for three years, closed its doors for good June 31; he...
READING, Pa. – Dwayne Mitchell had options in picking his team for Hoop Group Elite Session I. He could’ve gone big or went after highly rated prospects. Instead, the former Rice coach and New York Gauchos coach chose familiarity, picking Tyler...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Emonni Cropper had every intention of playing next year at Brooklyn Collegiate. Even though the star guard moved to The Bronx in January and was making a more-than-two-hour commute from there to Brooklyn every day, she was ready...
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Every day when Joya McFarland sees Jeff Paige, her coach with the CAS Douglass Panthers, she asks him if she grew. To say the 5-foot-4 John F. Kennedy sharpshooter is preoccupied with her height would be an understatement....
It’s been a long time, but Andrew Gabriel feels like a rookie again. That’s because in many ways he is. The 22-year-old recent Manhattan College graduate is the new kid on the block at Nike Pro City, one of the youngest players on a veteran...
The recruiting process was unkind to Amdy Fall. It started with him being under-recruited and once the scholarships offers started to pile up following a breakout senior year at Wings Academy, they all went away when questions arose regarding his...
Leon Martinez’s career wasn’t being played under the brightest lights and on the biggest stages. The 5-foot-11 guard starred at Cardinal Spellman in...
Two years ago, Anthony (Africa) Pimble was hoping for an opportunity to play overseas. The Bronx native was trying to shed the label of just being a dunker and not someone who can thrive in organized basketball. Currently Pimble is embracing his...
Curtis Kelly is ready to move forward. He just isn’t sure where that is yet. The former Rice star is coming off a frustrating final season at Kansas State after a stellar junior campaign. He started the year in coach Frank Martin’s doghouse and was...
A father was arrested this morning after his star high school running back son was fatally stabbed in the Bronx just hours after his graduation when the pair fought with parking attendants they accused of stealing from their car, cops said. Andre...
Queensbridge had all the star power Tuesday night at Nike Pro City, from high-flying Ryan (Special FX) Williams to Steve Burtt Jr. and Ron (Metta World Peace) Artest. Primetime, however, had David Seagers. Advantage, Primetime. The little-known...
Anthony Bronzo thought his football career was behind him, that earning MVP of the 87th annual Turkey Bowl after leading Fordham Prep to a 17-7 win against rival Xavier on Thanksgiving Day was the fitting end of the road. Instead, The Post’s Bronx...
Starr Breedlove spent her high school career as a nomad, playing at three different schools over four seasons. The talented point guard’s journey will...
The potential for an NBA lockout isn’t getting Brian Williams down. He is more than happy taking his game outside the United States instead of waiting and hoping for a call. “They said the lockout could last over six months,” the former University...
The autograph seekers ran immediately over to Dwight Hardy after his game at Hoops in the Sun. During the contest Saturday afternoon, the famed streetball tournament’s announcers Uncle G Stacks and Bobby C expressed their disappointment to the...
The Bronx continued to live up to its reputation as baseball-rich, though there were no titles. There was no CHSAA champion in The Bronx, but All Hallows, led by ace James Norwood, had a memorable season, winning the Bronx/Manhattan division title...
The result was the same, but the creators couldn't have been more different. Abraham Ocasio is well known for great hands, propensity for catching touchdowns and is headed to college to play wide receiver. James Barry will be on the defensive side...
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