Adams tapped ‘serious player’ Tom Donlon  as interim NYPD commish to restore department’s tarnished image: sources
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Adams tapped ‘serious player’ Tom Donlon  as interim NYPD commish to restore department’s tarnished image: sources

The appointment of retired FBI official Tom Donlon as interim NYPD commissioner Thursday is move meant to help rebuild the department’s image amid a federal investigation ensnaring several police officials, insiders say. Mayor Eric Adams’ pick of an outsider to the NYPD was specifically intended to regain the public’s trust…

Two Adams allies being eyed by feds for potentially influencing city contracts, taking kickbacks
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Two Adams allies being eyed by feds for potentially influencing city contracts, taking kickbacks

The feds are eyeing a pair of Mayor Eric Adams’ allies for potentially influencing city contracts and taking kickbacks, The Post has learned — yet another damaging thread in their sweeping corruption and influence-peddling probe, according to law-enforcement sources. Federal authorities are looking into whether Deputy Mayor of Public Safety…

NYC pols urge Kathy Hochul to temporarily waive ‘sanctuary’ laws
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NYC pols urge Kathy Hochul to temporarily waive ‘sanctuary’ laws

Gov. Hochul must use her emergency powers to temporarily waive the Big Apple’s controversial “sanctuary city” laws because of increased terror threats posed by the ongoing migrant crisis, a coalition of City Council members demanded this week. “New York City is a prime target for terrorism, and we cannot afford…

NYPD detective shot while serving warrant at alleged drug house says perp’s 14-year sentence ‘isn’t enough’
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NYPD detective shot while serving warrant at alleged drug house says perp’s 14-year sentence ‘isn’t enough’

An NYC detective shot while serving a search warrant at a suspected drug house is fit to be tied after the convict copped a plea deal to shorten his sentence — by claiming he thought the cops were robbers, union officials said Saturday. Narcotics Det. Dominick Libretti was shot while…

NYPD cop surprised by Jets player announcing team will honor him as heroic Army vet
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NYPD cop surprised by Jets player announcing team will honor him as heroic Army vet

He’s a hero in more than one field. A brave Queens cop who saved a soldier’s life while serving in the Army got a surprise phone call from Jets cornerback Michael Carter Thursday — announcing the team will honor him on the gridiron as this season’s official “Veteran of the…

Girl, 13, stabbed outside subway station in Brooklyn as cops seek trio of teen suspects
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Girl, 13, stabbed outside subway station in Brooklyn as cops seek trio of teen suspects

A 13-year-old girl was stabbed and wounded outside a subway station in Brooklyn Sunday night as authorities search for a trio of teen suspects, according to cops. The teen girl was knifed in the abdomen near the Atlantic Avenue-Barclays Center station in Prospect Heights around 7:45 p.m. and rushed to Maimonides…

Bill requiring NY cops to have personal liability insurance under fire
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Bill requiring NY cops to have personal liability insurance under fire

A Brooklyn Democrat is trying to drum up City Council support for a controversial state bill requiring police officers to buy personal liability insurance in case of lawsuits — a move critics say is a veiled attempt to “Defund the Police.” Councilwoman Nantasha Williams urged other council members this week…

Suspected gang member charged with shooting NYPD sergeants flips off camera in holding cell
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Suspected gang member charged with shooting NYPD sergeants flips off camera in holding cell

The suspected gang member who allegedly shot and wounded two NYPD sergeants after robbing a woman on the Lower East Side this week showed no remorse — giving the middle finger to cops while sitting in his holding cell. Joshua Dorsett, 22, can be seen flipping off the camera with…

Hochul takes victory lap on illegal pot crackdown — after her botched rollout opened the door
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Hochul takes victory lap on illegal pot crackdown — after her botched rollout opened the door

What are they smoking? Gov. Kathy Hochul raved on Wednesday about a new crackdown on hundreds of illegal pot shops in the Empire State — but failed to mention how the boom in unlicensed weed dealers was a direct result of the New York’s failed roll out of legalized marijuana….

Elderly man’s severed foot lands on parked car after he jumps to his death from luxe NYC building
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Elderly man’s severed foot lands on parked car after he jumps to his death from luxe NYC building

An elderly man jumped to his death from a luxury Upper West Side building Saturday morning — and his foot was severed in the fall, landing on a car out front, cops said. The 84-year-old, who was not publicly identified, left a suicide note behind before plummeting to a third-floor…