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Former NYC Rite Aid overrun by drunkards, migrants and human waste finally cleared out after Post exposé
July 27, 2024 | 9:23amEfforts continue at the fprmer Rite Aid to clean up the trash heaps and human waste left behind in the vacant building's parking lot.
Woman's disturbing account of random attack with umbrella outside NYC eatery goes viral
July 23, 2024 | 4:33pmThe victim — Runing Lao, a 30-year-old woman self-described “workaholic” who’s in the real estate business — told The Post she had just walked out of a Chipotle on July...
NYC store owner fears business 'won't survive' rampant shoplifting that has occurred since start of migrant crisis
July 21, 2024 | 6:00amChris Sciacco, the owner of Kaiya’s Pallets at 36-37 31st St. in Long Island City, told The Post his store is targeted as many as six times a week by...
NYC pols fume as migrants keep getting dumped on one borough: 'It's like the third world'
July 7, 2024 | 5:55pmQueens officials are crying foul over having more than their share of migrants dumped on their borough, as The Post visits one troublesome shelter in overburdened Long Island City.
Quality of life tanking in NYC communities with most migrant shelters: residents
July 7, 2024 | 6:17amThe influx of illegal migrants to the Big Apple over the past two years has meant a sea-change in the quality of life for residents in ZIP codes swamped with...
NYC's poorest zip codes forced to bear brunt of migrant crisis, confidential docs reveal
July 7, 2024 | 6:01amOther communities also slammed with shelters include Jamaica, Queens, and parts of Midtown Manhattan.
Madman in custody after randomly slashing three men in Queens subway station
June 22, 2024 | 12:28pmA madman was in custody after randomly slashing three men at a Long Island City subway station and leaving them with "big cuts" on their faces, according to a witness and police.
This NYC chicken joint employs cashiers Zooming in from the Philippines — and still wants you to tip!
April 9, 2024 | 11:11amThe new chain is taking advantage of the massive wealth gap between New York City, where the minimum wage is $16 per hour, and a Southeast Asian nation where hourly...
Migrants brawl with boxing gloves near NYC shelter -- with onlookers egging them on: wild video
February 24, 2024 | 7:31amMigrants were caught on camera bashing one another in a McDonald's parking lot near a Queens shelter, while onlookers apparently wagered on their brawl.
NY migrant shelter workers hope curfews can keep lid on trouble — but some worry overnight lockdown will ‘make it worse’
February 12, 2024 | 6:21pmShelters across the city will require migrants to check in by 11 p.m. and remain inside until 6 a.m., with exemptions allowed for nighttime work, schooling, and legal or medical...
Queens may unseat Brooklyn as NYC’s trendiest borough in 2024: survey
January 10, 2024 | 3:30pmA report released this week by StreetEasy predicts that this year will see Queens beat out Brooklyn in terms of residential interest.
This NYC enclave is leading Big Apple's post-COVID comeback, experts say
December 3, 2023 | 5:26pmNew York City has largely recovered economically from COVID-19 -- if researchers look at what's happening in the outerboroughs, not just Manhattan's business districts.
NYC recruiting coaches to bolster health of public housing tenants
November 26, 2023 | 1:54pmMayor Eric Adams' medical team is ramping up a program to bolster wellness "in the hood" -- by recruiting "health coaches" to work with residents inside the city's major public housing...
NYC restaurant serves instant ramen — that you have to cook yourself
November 14, 2023 | 5:52pmIt's real home cooking —- sort of.
CityPickle will open its first permanent location this week -- here's where
September 13, 2023 | 3:15pmFans of pickleball can make a quick hop from Manhattan to play -- and chill -- in CityPickle's very first brick-and-mortar location.
NYC doles out $35 million for 2 migrant hotels as border crisis festers
September 4, 2023 | 7:57pmThe $35 million is part of the $5.2 billion racked up so far to navigate the growing crisis, The Post has learned.
Migrant families flooding into NYC schools ahead of new year
September 2, 2023 | 12:55pmEach day, 40 to 60 migrant students arrive at the busiest Department of Education Welcome Centers to enroll,.
NYC school builders move to 1 Court Square in Long Island City
August 20, 2023 | 1:52pmThe agency responsible for building new public schools and renovating existing facilities is moving on up!The New York City School Construction Authority signed a 20-year lease to relocate its headquarters from...
Migrants rave about 'spectacular,' trendy four-star NYC hotel-turned-shelter
August 15, 2023 | 2:10pmThe Collective Paper Factory's new guests started arriving in Long Island City last week after it was turned into an emergency migrant shelter.
Hip 4-star NYC hotel converted into migrant shelter, irking locals: 'I'm appalled'
August 12, 2023 | 5:49pmA former paper factory in Long Island City that was converted into a four-star has quietly become the latest location being used by the Adams administration to house the swarm...