Texas pols cry foul after Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont calls Houston ‘butt-ugly’
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Texas pols cry foul after Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont calls Houston ‘butt-ugly’

Texas pols cried foul after Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont dunked on the city of Houston — calling it “butt-ugly” in a battle of cross-country trash talk that led him appearing to walk back his dis. Lamont, who was visiting the city for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, delivered the jab…

Stepfather indicted for choking teen stepson to death released by Bronx judge
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Stepfather indicted for choking teen stepson to death released by Bronx judge

A stepfather charged with strangling his 15-year-old stepson to death was freed by a Bronx judge on Wednesday — despite a request by prosecutors that he be remanded. Tyresse Minter, 28, was indicted for criminal negligent homicide and manslaughter last week for allegedly fatally choking his teen stepson Corde Scott…

NYC public advocate says Mets should rename Citi Field
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NYC public advocate says Mets should rename Citi Field

City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams has joined climate advocates in pushing to change the name of the Mets’ Citi Field, claiming its namesake Citibank invests too heavily in the fossil-fuel industry. The bank, which Williams’ office said is the second-largest fossil-fuel financier in the US, has shelled out big bucks…

NYC DOE staffers sued for unpaid rent for Dominican teachers
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NYC DOE staffers sued for unpaid rent for Dominican teachers

A group of city Department of Education administrators is being sued for $24,000 in unpaid rent by the owners of a Bronx house where teachers brought from the Dominican Republic were forced to live. ADASA, the Association of Dominican-American Supervisors and Administrators, leased a duplex at 1820 Pilgrim Ave., then required…

Man rents space on Times Square, Manhattan billboard to propose to longtime girlfriend
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Man rents space on Times Square, Manhattan billboard to propose to longtime girlfriend

In a sea of glimmering Broadway lights and advertisements in Times Square, one man had a special request for his girlfriend of six years. Jose Negron of Waterbury, Conn. wanted to give his long-term girlfriend Alicia Cartigila a marriage proposal that would be as large as his love for her — so…

Princeton student Larry Fife Giberson charged for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riot
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Princeton student Larry Fife Giberson charged for role in Jan. 6 Capitol riot

A Princeton University student was arrested Tuesday for allegedly engaging in a “violent assault” against police officers outside the US Capitol Building during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot. Ivy Leaguer Larry Fife Giberson was seen on footage near the front of a mob of law breakers trying to push their…

Julia Fox co-signed brother’s $450K bail bond in NYC ghost gun peddling bust
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Julia Fox co-signed brother’s $450K bail bond in NYC ghost gun peddling bust

Julia Fox’s brother posted bail Monday after getting busted for allegedly running a ghost gun peddling operation out of his Upper East Side apartment — getting a helping hand from his famous sister, The Post has learned. The “Uncut Gems” actress co-signed the $450,000 bond to get her kid brother…

Rochester concert venue where 2 died in stampede has license denied
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Rochester concert venue where 2 died in stampede has license denied

The license of a Rochester, New York, concert venue was revoked Wednesday while authorities investigate the circumstances of a stampede after a rap concert that left two women dead and injured several other concertgoers. “It is one step we can immediately take to ensure that the events of Sunday night are not…

Democratic state Sen. Jeremy Cooney reverses bail stance after lefty criticism
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Democratic state Sen. Jeremy Cooney reverses bail stance after lefty criticism

Not exactly a profile in courage … State Sen. Jeremy Cooney (D-Rochester) caved to pressure from the political left late Tuesday night — just hours after Gov. Kathy Hochul sang his praises for being “courageous” enough to back a key change to bail reform. “Our state law allows for those…