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A straphanger was hit by a train Thursday after a frantic commuter knocked him onto the tracks – but he somehow survived the ordeal and now the shover is facing charges. Emmanuel Paul, 20, jumped a staircase railing and bumped into the 34-year-old victim at the Jay Street-MetroTech Station at around 11 a.m., sending the … Read more

The man busted this week alongside rapper Remy Ma’s son in connection to a deadly 2021 Queens shooting was already locked up in connection to two other murders from that same year, prosecutors said. Richard Swygert, 22, was behind bars on Rikers Island when he was charged with first-degree murder Tuesday night alongside Jayson Scott, … Read more

He didn’t mean to bug. An unwanted cockroach encroached upon State Department spokesman Mathew Miller’s press briefing Thursday, prompting him to interrupt his remarks and plot a way to terminate the insect with extreme prejudice. “I hate to interrupt. There’s a big cockroach on the wall over your head there,” Miller said with a grin … Read more

Justin Timberlake has no plans to go to rehab following his drunken-driving bust in the Hamptons — but has since issued an apology to his behind-the-stage crew and “acted like a boss” taking accountability for himself, according to reports. The “Cry Me A River” crooner remains laser-focused on his world tour following his DWI arrest Tuesday … Read more

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s approval rating is at its lowest level ever. Only 38% of Empire State voters gave Hochul a thumbs up, with 49% saying they disapprove of her job performance, in a Siena College poll released Thursday. A whopping 81% of Republicans who participated in the survey — conducted last week — … Read more

New Yorkers whose lives have been shattered by gun violence are speaking out about the recent jump in shootings in the Big Apple – and wonder how many more moms will have to mourn. “Mothers should not have to be burying their young ones, especially when you are sending your children out to play in … Read more

Democratic New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand appears vulnerable as she seeks a fourth term, a survey released Thursday claims. Only 42% of voters support Gillibrand’s re-election in the deep-blue Empire State, while 42% prefer someone else and 16% were undecided, the Siena College poll found.  While 62% of Democratic voters backed Gillibrand’s re-election, only 32% … Read more

Nearly all the protesters charged with storming and occupying Columbia University’s campus during heated anti-Israel demonstrations won’t face criminal charges, Manhattan prosecutors announced Thursday — drawing outrage from law enforcement and Jewish advocates. District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office dismissed cases against 31 of 46 people charged with trespassing in the Ivy League school’s Hamilton Hall … Read more