Matt Troutman
The Archive
Dalai Lama’s followers pray for his knee surgery recovery outside makeshift ‘temple’ — a ritzy NYC hotel
They're Tibet-ing on a speedy recovery. Acolytes of the Dalai Lama congregated during the July Fourth holiday outside Midtown's ritzy Park Hyatt Hotel, where the exiled leader of Tibetan Buddhism...
Mystery 'pink cocaine' allegedly enjoyed by Diddy sees bump across NYC's drug scene
The Big Apple’s newest drug bump isn’t so pretty in pink. A pink “mystery powder” reportedly beloved by disgraced mogul Diddy and linked to a dangerous Venezuelan gang is blowing...
Innocent bystander fatally stabbed in violent NYC road rage fight, leaving his family reeling
A Bronx dad was fatally knifed by a road-raging maniac who went berserk on innocent bystanders after a fender-bender -- as the victim's family wonders how they'll go on without...
'The Bear' star Jeremy Allen White's favorite NYC restaurant vandalized with boycott graffiti
Rolo's, a trendy cocktail and eats spot in Ridgewood, Queens, was targeted by haters, who spray-painted "Boycott Rolos" across the eatery's outdoor dining shed and a nearby green traffic control...
MTA in dark over Gov. Hochul's talks to revive congestion pricing with lower tolls: 'I don't know anything'
The MTA's top honcho on Tuesday said he's in the dark about talks between Gov. Kathy Hochul and lawmakers to potentially revive congestion pricing with a toll lower than $15.
NYPD cops start reporting low-level stops under controversial law: 'Huge pain in the ass'
The controversial new city law requiring NYPD cops to file reports on all low-level investigative stops with New Yorkers officially kicked off Monday -- and rank-and-file officers weren't happy.
Record-breaking $112.4B NYC budget deal reverses majority of Adams' cuts
The full scope of reversals had yet to be unveiled, but the mayor and speaker touted a $58 million funding restoration to libraries Thursday night.
NYC pool season opens with belly-flop as lifeguard shortage prompts partial closures
Mayor Eric Adams declared Thursday that 50 public swimming pools are open for the summer, although city officials later clarified the sites will continue to face partial closures because of...
NYC migrant shelters under scrutiny after accused cop shooter claims gun-smuggling chain
An accused cop shooter who claimed a Venezuelan gang is smuggling guns into migrant facilities stayed at a shelter with a X-ray and magnetometer to scan for weapons, officials said....
NYC could ring up cellphone ban for public schools in next few weeks
A cellphone ban for New York City public schools could be coming in the next two weeks, Chancellor David Banks told reporters Wednesday.
MTA board reluctantly OKs Hochul's congestion pricing pause, delays $16.5B in projects during heated meeting
The MTA begrudgingly rubber-stamped Gov. Kathy Hochul's indefinite pause of congestion pricing during a heated board meeting on Wednesday.
Venezuelan gang smuggles guns into NYC migrant shelters in food delivery bags: accused cop-shooter
A migrant accused of shooting two NYPD cops claimed a vicious Venezuelan gang is smuggling guns into shelters by stuffing them in delivery bags, prosecutors revealed.
AOC survives Dem primary challenge from former Wall Street banker
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez handily won her Democratic primary over a conservative-backed challenger Tuesday. The far-left "Squad" member racked up enough votes to beat back a challenge from political newcomer Marty...
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries phones in last-minute robocall for on-the-ropes Jamaal Bowman
New York's top congressional Democrat is phoning in support for embattled "Squad" Rep. Jamaal Bowman.
Democratic socialists target moderates in NY state Assembly primary races
Six DSA-backed incumbents and challengers are trying to expand the socialist footprint in New York state's Legislature during Tuesday's primaries.
Latimer slams Bowman's 'inappropriate' off-the-rails rally on eve of NY primary
Westchester County Executive George Latimer on Monday rebuked his embattled Democratic rival Rep. Jamaal Bowman's potty-mouthed recent rally. Latimer copped to The Post that he occasionally uses bad language, but...
'Horrid' NYC street where 3 people were stabbed in broad daylight was 's--thole' long before fatal attack, locals say
Open-air heroin use, mentally disturbed homeless people, human waste and troubling spasms of violence have turned a stretch of the East Village into a "s---thole," locals say.
Elderly NYC pedestrian decapitated by DOT truck ID'd as Genovese mobster 'Tony Cakes'
The 86-year-old man who was decapitated by a truck that plowed into him at a Brooklyn crosswalk is a former acting captain for the Genovese crime family, The Post can...
Penn Station train service halted and delayed again, capping week of commuter hell
The frustrating snag hit NJ Transit trains about 7:45 a.m. as officials suspended service going in and out of the transit hub because of issues with AMTRAK's overhead wires.
NYC's budget talks stalled ahead of July 1 deadline as City Council is 'committed to restoring cuts' from Adams' spending plan
Adrienne Adams remained coy during a meeting Tuesday about where negotiations had reached, but maintained the council is “committed to restoring cuts” to a laundry list of agencies.