Detective Charles Freitag, of Long Beach, ceremonially walked out of the 23rd Precinct Friday – the same stationhouse where he’d worked as both an officer and detective for 30 out of his 42 years on the job. ... Read full Story
The major shift in policy at city public schools started in 2015 under then-Mayor Bill de Blasio, when the DOE began requiring principals to obtain approval from the central office before suspending students in grades K–2. ... Read full Story
Comedian and New York City resident Michael Rapaport gave democratic socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani a new nickname during his podcast on Tuesday. ... Read full Story
The 21-year-old was found with head-to-toe stab and puncture wounds, razor marks, large lacerations, and other injuries indicating she was tied up and possibly beaten with a hammer, sources said. ... Read full Story
Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday he would "look into" conditions at 26 Federal Plaza after advocacy groups and local pols complained of "inhumane treatment" at the ICE facility. ... Read full Story
Laron Mack has more than 200 arrests and at least two beefs with The Post, trying scuffle with a photographer for the second time three years. ... Read full Story
By New York Post | Haley Brown | 7/23/2025 5:43 PM
Mayor Eric Adams is trying to make New York City more affordable with a new pilot program to bring free internet to struggling families. ... Read full Story
A parent of a rival New Jersey team is backing the Little League player who was suspended from a state finals game for joyfully flipping his bat — saying the "horseplay" rule is unclear and most players don’t even know it exists. ... Read full Story
The crypto bros accused of torturing an Italian millionaire for his Bitcoin password were granted $1 million bail each Wednesday -- but won't be allowed to pay it using e-currency. ... Read full Story
New York City’s subway system surpassed four million riders for three consecutive summer days for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced that from Tuesday, July 15 through Thursday, July 17, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority recorded 4,046,610, 4,029,692, and 4,121,751 riders, respectively—the last figure marking a new [...]
The post NYC subway hits 4 million riders three days straight, first time since 2019 first appeared on 6sqft. ... Read full Story
By New York Post | Brandon Cruz | 7/23/2025 4:31 PM
Keith McAllister, 61, was sucked into the magnetic force of an MRI machine at Nassau Open MRI on July 16, later suffering three heart attacks and dying from his injuries. ... Read full Story
Mayor Eric Adams said a new Drone Operations Committee will oversee an expanded use of drones in the Big Apple after success nabbing subway surfers. ... Read full Story
By New York Post | Amanda Woods | 7/23/2025 3:55 PM
Aaron Henderson, 39, was charged with assault, unlawful imprisonment and endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly dropping the tot down the chute inside the family’s building on Steuben Street near Weser Avenue in Park Hill around 3:15 p.m. Monday, authorities said. ... 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."