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The looters ransacking luxe stores in Soho appear to be large, rival groups engaged in a “very well-organized looting scheme,” according to a local who has been watching them across several days. Jarrod Jordan told The Post he has monitored two groups — one of which has a caravan of luxury vehicles including Bentleys and...

The pair of accused bomb-throwing lawyers charged with hurling a Molotov cocktail at a cop car in Brooklyn early Saturday were cut loose from jail on bond — and now prosecutors are appealing their release to a higher court. The US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York filed the appeal Tuesday with...

A cyclist “collided” with a jogger while zipping through Central Park early Tuesday morning, leaving her in critical condition, according to police. The male cyclist, 24, was riding in the bike lane inside the park near Central Park West and 72nd Street at around 9 a.m., when a 48-year-old female runner veered into the lane...

The New York City Council will soon vote on bills that would criminalize the use of chokeholds by NYPD officers and force the department to create a standardized disciplinary system, according to a new report. Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) has enough support on both bills — which will be introduced at the next council...

Three kids were spotted hightailing it out of a Sephora during a second night of looting in Manhattan Monday — after apparently not realizing plainclothed cops were inside the store. The trio of suspected looters stepped into the busted-up cosmetics shop on 5th Avenue and 19th Street around 9:30 p.m., just seconds after about six...

An NYPD officer was attacked by several men in the Bronx Monday night as onlookers recording the struggle instigated the suspects. The footage, which was tweeted by the city’s Sergeant’s Benevolent Association, shows two men forcefully toss an unknown object at an officer who’s on the ground struggling with somebody else. After the second man...

Video from Monday night showed the wreckage and destruction left behind after looters stormed into dozens of stores and took off with stolen goods, leaving behind a trail of debris. One video showed tables overturned and boxes splayed out across Broadway as police attempted to institute an 11 p.m. curfew. Roving gangs spread out in...

An NYPD officer was struck by a hit-and-run driver in the Bronx early Tuesday morning, law enforcement sources said. The officer was mowed down at the intersection of East 170th Street and Walton Avenue in Mt. Eden by the driver of a dark sedan, according to dramatic footage of the incident. The officer was taken...

Hair salons, in-store retail and outdoor dining are set to reopen in New Jersey later this month as the state gradually lifts its coronavirus lockdown, officials announced Monday. The Garden State will reach Stage 2 of its recovery plan on Monday, June 15, Gov. Phil Murphy said. That means dining outside and non-essential shopping can...

Chaotic George Floyd protests have left the Big Apple splattered with graffiti. After four nights of protests fueled by the unrest over the cop-involved killing of Floyd in Minneapolis, storefronts and squad cars have been vandalized, along with iconic sites such as St. Patrick’s Cathedral and the Manhattan Bridge. Here are what some of those...