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An accounting firm that Michael Cohen accused of messing up his tax returns has hit back — saying the convicted tax fraudster made an “extortionist cash grab” when he sued the company, according to new court papers. Accountant Jeffrey Getzel charges in Manhattan Supreme court papers that Cohen can only blame himself for his legal...

“Early today, just after 1 a.m. a northbound A train became separated between the sixth and seventh cars of the ten-car train as it entered Chambers Street Station," Interim Transit President Sarah Feinberg said in a statement.

Since Friday, the Civilian Complaint Review Board received 523 complaints — 70 more allegations of misconduct than reported in all of April, statistics show.

New Yorkers craving for a sit-down restaurant meal during the coronavirus lockdown can begin frequenting their favorite upstate eateries again starting Thursday under outdoor dining rules announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo Wednesday. The outdoor dining only can take place in the seven upstate regions that have already entered Phase 2 of reopening — the Albany-Capital...

A Soho resident, who is also a woman of color, is speaking out about looters in her neighborhood after she witnessed two groups fighting each other with hammers over stolen property and using cardboard signs to pretend they were part of the Black Lives Matter demonstrations. Bethany Johnson, who lives near Greene and Prince Streets,...

Video shows an NYPD police officer being bashed over the head with a fire extinguisher as he tried to make an arrest during unrest in Manhattan, police said Wednesday. Cops were struggling with a man they were trying to arrest around 10 p.m. Monday in front of 1284 Broadway in Herald Square when another man...

Police Commissioner Dermot Shea offered his condolences Wednesday, saying his “heart goes out to the entire Floyd family” — after speaking with George Floyd’s brother on the phone. “On behalf of the entire NYC police department, the nation’s largest police department, we stand with the Floyd family, we condemn what took place in Minneapolis,” Shea...

ALBANY — Next! Barbershops and hair salons were free to open their doors again in the Capital Region Wednesday after almost three months of coronavirus shutdown, under New York’s Phase 2 economic reopening plan. “This morning has been hectic!” said Jordan Maynard, 24, owner of Roots Barber Company in Clifton Park, 10 minutes outside of...

New York City businesses have likely suffered tens of millions of dollars in damages and theft as a result of the rampant open looting and vandalism that exploded in the Big Apple over the last few nights – and some may never recover, experts told The Post Wednesday. “I think it’s pretty safe to say...

A Bloods gang member in Queens has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting up a marked NYPD SUV — while two cops sat inside, authorities said on Wednesday. Kane Motta, 21, is accused of riddling the parked patrol car with bullets on Beach 66th Street near Almeda Avenue in Far Rockaway around 11:35...