A Harlem construction worker who was killed repairing the Washington Bridge was the “sole breadwinner” for his wife and 1-year-old daughter, mourning family pals wrote on social media. Herb Henry Alesna, 41, of Maspeth, Queens, was fatally struck Aug. 2 by an SUV driver who swerved into the closed lane…
They’re blowing up patriotism. Drones should replace fireworks at the annual Macy’s Fourth of July show, according to a scientist and co-author of an explosive new study bashing the cherished holiday tradition as a public health concern. “In the ideal situation, if we wanted to protect our health as best…
A battle over a proposed high-rise near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is still blooming — despite the developer behind the project claiming it amended its plans to avoid casting shadows on the green space. Dozens of critics gathered at a public hearing Wednesday to disavow developer Continuum’s pruned proposal, which…
Chilling surveillance video captured two unidentified suspects wheeling a dismembered body to a Bronx train station in a laundry cart — hours before the remains were torched and dumped in Yonkers, according to police and law-enforcement sources. Footage of the apparent modern-day body snatchers pushing the cart across East 163rd…
The union representing New York City police officers has endorsed controversial legislation to more strictly regulate hotels, which owners of inns claim will crush the Big Apple’s lodging industry. Intro. 991 — the Safe Hotels Act — will make it easier to rein in problem-plagued hotels, Police Benevolent Association President…
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo uttered a mystery comment to then-girlfriend Sandra Lee that ultimately ended the power couple’s already-crumbling relationship, the famous television chef revealed in a new interview. Lee, who was with the scandal-scarred pol for more than a decade, told US Weekly the deteriorating bond came…
It’s the veepstakes sweepstakes. A Brooklyn cyber squatter who purchased a website named HarrisWalz.com in 2020 could fetch $15,000 for the domain if Kamala Harris picks Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Jeremy Green Eche, a trademark lawyer, bought the URL for just $8.99 in hopes of Harris…
The secret to a long, healthy life is just 65 miles southwest of Manhattan. Rural Hunterdon County in western New Jersey has been named the fourth-best community in the nation for health outcomes, a metric that takes into account the number of adults in poor health and life expectancy. The rolling…
One of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s cousins says she had no idea he was behind the dead bear cub dumped in Central Park in 2014 when she reported on its discovery while working for the New York Times. Former Times reporter Tatiana Schlossberg, the daughter of RFK Jr.’s cousin Caroline Kennedy, wrote about the…
A Queens fire left a 7-year-old girl and her mom critically hurt and two Bravest hospitalized Sunday — the day after a borough blaze gutted a string of homes and injured four, including a pair of firefighters. The child and her 29-year-old mother were pulled from the house fire on…
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