Gov. Kathy Hochul is being urged by black leaders to sign a bill into law to provide a controversial film tax break to the Sherri Shepherd morning talk show, which replaced the Wendy Williams show and films in New York. The unusual carve-out is being advocated by lawmakers who feel that Shepherd’s production deserves the … Read more
“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Sutton Stracke will donate clothes from her own closet to a Central Park thrift store. The effort, which launches this week, is part of a month-long “circular fashion event” to promote second-hand shopping instead of off-the-rack. Customers of Central Park Resale Consignment on West 66th Street will find discounts … Read more
There are “likely tens of thousands of illicit cannabis businesses” currently operating out of bodegas, smoke shops and other storefronts in New York City — with many of the pop-up shops selling bad or dangerously tainted weed, a new study reveals. The survey, conducted by the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association — in concert … Read more
With a deadly crisis of fentanyl-related overdose deaths fast becoming a scourge in the U.S., New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a bipartisan bill aimed at fighting the problem. The measure, unanimously approved by both the state Assembly and Senate in the spring — but left in the Democratic governor’s drawer as she ran … Read more
Retired New York City government workers — who enjoy among the most generous taxpayer-provided health benefits in the U.S. — are suing Mayor Eric Adams and the city for $55 million over $15 copays for doctors visits. The Manhattan Supreme Court class-action suit was filed on behalf of 183,0000 retirees. It claims the city and Emblem … Read more
It’s not the Great White Way. A white sign-language interpreter says he was booted from “The Lion King” on Broadway because of his skin color. Keith Wann, 53, was one of at least two people forced off the production by the non-profit Theatre Development Fund – which staffs Broadway shows with American Sign Language interpreters … Read more
Struggling artists need not apply. The former Noho studio and digs where the late, great Jean-Michel Basquiat spent the last five years of his life is on the rental market — for a cool $60,000 a month. Basquiat, who died in 1988, leased the funky space at 57 Great Jones Street from mentor Andy Warhol, … Read more
Staten Island Chuck lives on. The forgotten borough’s beloved groundhog that died after a fall from former Mayor Bill de Blasio’s arms in 2014 has been resurrected to narrate a limited Manhattan production of “Staten Island! The Musical” A pair of high school friends and Staten Island natives have turned the banalities of their oft-hated … Read more
New photos show comedian Chris Redd bruised and battered — but still smiling — following his attack in Manhattan last week. The former “Saturday Night Live” cast member donned a big grin in pictures published by TMZ on Sunday, though his nose was stitched up and his eyes were swollen following the Greenwich Village ambush. … Read more
He’s got an appetite for glory. A healthcare IT consultant and serial world-record chaser has likely secured the Guinness world record for chowing down at the most Michelin-starred restaurants in 24 hours. “As soon as I saw this, I thought, ‘I have to do it,’” Eric Finkelstein, 34, said. “This one did call out to … Read more
“Saturday Night Live” star Chris Redd was attacked Wednesday night outside of New York’s Comedy Cellar, where he was scheduled to perform, and was reportedly rushed to the hospital. Redd, 37, drove up to the comedy joint in Greenwich Village around 9:40 p.m. and that’s when the chaos broke loose, law enforcement officers told TMZ. … Read more
The shear audacity. Two young women shamelessly stole a bench belonging to a beloved East Village barber shop in broad daylight — and the barbers have issued an Instagram APB with the security footage of the dirty deed. “These girls look like they went and got a pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks afterward,” Josh Livingston, … Read more
New York baseball legend David Cone is striking back against allegations his longtime love Taja Abitbol intentionally started a fire in their Upper West Side apartment to land a role on “Real Housewives of New York.” He called such charges — which stemmed from the small, November 2019 blaze — “surreal.” A neighbor, Daniel Rice, … Read more
Ahmed Malik has been driving a yellow cab for 18 years, and he’s never seen the industry so beaten down. And he fears if the new congestion pricing plan comes to pass, it will spell financial doom for him and his fellow hacks. “This is no good for us,” he told The Post. “We are … Read more
Howard Stern’s former longterm sidekick John Melendez — who was famously nicknamed “Stuttering John” — has lost an appeal of his lawsuit claiming that SiriusXM exploited his name and voice to promote Stern’s shows. Melendez — who left Stern’s radio show in 2004 after 15 years — filed suit against the network in 2020 claiming it … Read more
New York City school kids are losing their minds over the zonked-out drug addicts and raving vagrants they encounter every day – and are flocking to therapists to find ways to cope with the stress, The Post has learned. In neighborhoods such as Hell’s Kitchen “a lot” of kids are now in therapy, according to … Read more
The younger sister of Pete Davidson penned a touching tribute to their late father, a firefighter killed in the September 11 attacks, on the 21st anniversary of the horrific day. “This year more than ever I wish you could be here,” Casey Davidson, 25, wrote in an Instagram post. “We miss you, we celebrate you … Read more
photo by eyes4thecity “Dear PoPville, Is it just me, or is it every time that I get to a station for a transfer (Fort Totten, L’Enfant, Metro Center, Chinatown), the connecting train is already there. But they never wait. It’s like they see another train coming, and they’re just like, NOPE, now we’re in a … Read more
According to health officials, the first case of monkeypox has been reported in New York in a person under the age of 18. The only data posted on the state’s Department of Health website says the case is of a patient who lives outside of New York City. It is one of 192 probable and … Read more
The Big Apple’s health department is finally switching to a city-built mass vaccination system to handle future monkeypox appointments, a change that equates to a major course correction from the agency amid growing despair over the outbreak. It comes just hours after DOHMH officials investigated Post Cast skepticism over repeated explanations as to why they … Read more