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Wipe out! City beaches will be a surfers’ paradise, but swimmers will be sidelined under a wishy-washy set of rules dropped by the city and the NYPD on the eve of Memorial Day Weekend. “The beaches are open, but the water is not for swimming,” said Brian Conroy, assistant chief of the NYPD’s Patrol Borough...

An FDNY EMT pleaded with Congress on Thursday for hazard pay and a steady supply of protective gear —  saying New York City emergency crews are “mentally and physically exhausted” after 10 weeks battling the coronavirus. Diana Wilson told members of the new House coronavirus committee on a video conference that overworked emergency crews are...

The MTA is urging beachgoers to stay away from its trains and buses this Memorial Day weekend. “We understand people have been cooped up and are going to want to celebrate Memorial Day weekend, but [mass transit] remains for essential workers and those making essential trips only,” said MTA Chairman and CEO Patrick J. Foye...

They’re erring on the side of caution tape. A group of transit workers have been roping their operating cabs in caution tape, believing it will help ward off the coronavirus by keeping riders away from them. G train operator and union shop steward Seth Rosenberg provided The Post photos of caution tape blocking off access...

City parents are livid after the Department of Education lost the entry tests of 61 kids applying to advanced academic programs and schools. A total of 12,834 4 and 5-year-olds kids took the Gifted and Talented exam in January to vie for admission to coveted district and citywide programs. But dozens of applicants who took...

Internal data shows that between March 26 and April 19, nearly a quarter of all scheduled trains never ran — leaving many riders waiting on platforms and forced into dangerously-crowded subway cars.

The city’s campaign finance watchdog hit Mayor Bill de Blasio’s Big Apple campaign account with a $16,000 fine for violating a slew of regulations, including failing to promptly return excessive contributions from individuals with business before City Hall. “The [de Blasio] Campaign failed to timely refund 44 over-the-limit contributions received from individuals listed in the...

Booze take-out and delivery services would be extended another two years post-pandemic under new legislation introduced Thursday.

State pols are making a fresh push to legalize pot and expand sports betting, saying tax income from the vices can help fill a gaping budget hole widened by the coronavirus.

The rookie NYPD cop who allegedly gunned down his “best friend” on Long Island last week was arrested on a murder charge Thursday, authorities said. Off-duty Errick Allen, 26, is accused of opening fire just after 8 p.m. May 12 in front of a house on Langdon Road in Farmingdale, striking 25-year-old Chris Curro five...