World-renowned NYC school facing cash crunch that could gut acclaimed arts programs — leading families to ask star alums for help

The world-renowned “Fame” high school is facing a cash crunch that could gut its acclaimed arts programs — a situation so dire some students and parents are begging the institution’s superstar alumni for help. Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts is struggling with unstable enrollment and urgently needs to … Read more

NY teen loses sight in one eye after buying ‘defective’ laser from Amazon: lawsuit

Don’t do this at home. oz – stock.adobe.com A New York teen lost vision in his left eye moments after powering up a “defectively designed,” Chinese-made laser pointer he purchased on Amazon, according to a lawsuit against the retail behemoth. The 16-year-old’s life-altering injury happened as the boy turned on the Cofeymera brand “High Power … Read more

Trump labor secretary pick Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer blew over $60K on ritzy hotels, limos during failed re-election campaign

President-elect Trump’s union-backed labor secretary pick, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.) blew tens of thousands of dollars in campaign funds on ritzy hotels and limo services. The Washington Post via Getty Images President-elect Trump’s union-backed labor secretary pick apparently has C-suite-level tastes. Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s campaign burned tens of thousands of dollars during her doomed … Read more

Mayor Adams ‘breaking’ 2021 campaign pledge by ‘underpaying’ city medics: NYC pol

Councilman Justin Brannan (D-Brooklyn), a frontrunner in next year’s comptroller race, accused Mayor Eric Adams (center) of reneging on a 2021 campaign pledge by refusing to pay NYC EMTs and paramedics on par with firefighters, cops and other first responders. Kyle Stevens/Shutterstock A Brooklyn pol is demanding Mayor Eric Adams honor a 2021 campaign promise … Read more

NYC girl, 3, left with fractured skull after brute hits her with moped and flees: cops

Surveillance footage captured the perp limping while walking on a sidewalk after the hit-and-run. DCPI A 3-year-old girl’s skull was fractured when a heartless, moped-riding brute allegedly rammed into her on a Bronx sidewalk and fled, police said. Little Mylah Rojas had been walking along Holland Avenue in Williamsbridge with her mom when the two-wheeled … Read more

Georgian police clash with protesters over suspension of EU talks

In Tbilisi, Georgia, demonstrators use firecrackers against police trying to block a street during protests against the government suspension of negotiations on joining the European Union. (Zurab Tsertsvadze / Associated Press) More than 100 demonstrators were arrested in Georgia as protesters clashed with police following the government’s decision to suspend negotiations to join the European … Read more

NYC staffer paid to promote diversity caught ripping down Israel hostage poster, allegedly assaulting person filming it

An Adams administration staffer whose mission includes fostering “unity” and bridging “cultural divides,” is under fire for ripping down an Israeli hostage poster — and then allegedly assaulting an outraged eyewitness, The Post has learned. Nallah Sutherland, a special event coordinator for the Mayor’s Office of Special Projects and Community Events, was spotted earlier this month … Read more

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