One of the suspects shot the agent in the face and right arm before the officer drew his own pistol and opened fire, striking the gun-toting migrant in the leg and groin. ... Read full Story
Mamdani's plan is largely vague on details, such as whether the city itself will actually run the stores or hand off operations to a private or nonprofit partner. ... Read full Story
By New York Post | Brandon Cruz | 7/24/2025 6:15 PM
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman shrugged off a stunt by Democratic lawmakers who showed up to inspect a jail where the county is holding detainees under a controversial deal with federal immigration authorities. ... Read full Story
Stephen Blasetti strolled out of a Manhattan hospital after allegedly stealing two boats while naked -- and the cop who let him slip away is now in hot water. ... Read full Story
By New York Post | Vaughn Golden | 7/24/2025 5:32 PM
Suffolk County Police Commissioner Kevin Catalina and other officials confirmed in a press conference Thursday that a 33-year-old Suffolk County police officer was shot in the face while authorities executed a search warrant on a North Bay Shore home Wednesday. ... Read full Story
The head of city public schools admitted the Department of Education’s controversial shift away from traditional discipline needs work — as a new report gave the “restorative justice” policy a failing grade. Still, Schools Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos insisted the $100 million push toward the softer discipline style — which favors “meditation rooms” and phone calls... ... Read full Story
The parapet wall of Plaza Furniture and a few neighboring businesses on Jericho Turnpike near 245th Street in Bellerose partially collapsed around 4:30 p.m., according to the NYPD and the city’s Department of Buildings. ... Read full Story
A sobbing Scotty Enoe, 48, mouthed "thank you" to jurors after they took just 20 minutes to find him not guilty in the July 2023 death of Charles Brito. ... Read full Story
The DOJ filing in Brooklyn federal court argued that the city's policies limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement are unconstitutional. ... Read full Story
A historic Upper West Side armory building turned television studio is getting ready for its next chapter. After buying the First Battery Armory from ABC earlier this year, Hebrew Union College has hired Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners to renovate the landmarked building as part of the Jewish seminary’s new New York campus. The [...]
The post Hebrew Union College taps Beyer Blinder Belle to renovate historic UWS armory building for new campus first appeared on 6sqft. ... Read full Story
The policy, enacted in response to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s push take phones and other electronic devices out of students’ hands during the school day, will be in effect for the school year beginning this fall. ... Read full Story
"Shell art isn't a new genre; it's been with us for centuries. The Victorians often framed their family photos with shells. ... The medium also came to the fore in the 1970s when everything was embellished with shells, from photo frames and mirrors to trinket boxes and even furniture." — Stephen Crafti, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 June 2025
Did you know?
Embellish came to English, by way of Anglo-French, from the Latin word bellus, meaning "beautiful." It's in good company: modern language is adorned with bellus descendants. Examples include such classics as beauty, belle, and beau. And the beauty of bellus reaches beyond English: its influence is seen in the French bel, a word meaning "beautiful" that is directly related to the English embellish. And in Spanish, bellus is evidenced in the word bello, also meaning "beautiful."