Ruthie Weissmann
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Naked Cowboy calls Bloomberg's name-drop 'awesome' — but he's still voting Trump
Mike Bloomberg doesn’t want a Naked Cowboy in every city — just as the Naked Cowboy doesn’t want Bloomberg in the White House. The billionaire presidential candidate name-dropped the famous...
Inspired by uncle, lone female graduate joins elite NYPD unit
"I've always wanted to do it, from the minute he went into the unit,'' she said of ESU. "So every time I saw an E-man or an E-woman or a...
Lyft sued by 19 more women over sexual assault allegations
Nineteen more women have come forward saying they were sexually harassed, abused or raped by Lyft drivers in incidents that took place all over the country — including three in...
NYC's misguided spending on mentally ill leads to recurring tragedies
Outrage over the Big Apple’s mental health crisis has reached critical mass — with lawmakers, first responders, patient advocates and everyday New Yorkers imploring the city to take meaningful action...
Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers can't speak for dead man: accusers' attorney
Dead pedophile Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers are trying to rep their client from beyond the grave, an attorney for Epstein's accusers says. "Jeffrey Epstein is dead — and his attorneys cannot...
Shootings, stabbings mark bloody night in Big Apple
The weekend got off to an especially bloody start with three people killed and more than a dozen others either shot or stabbed throughout the Big Apple, police said. In...
Drunk driver chased down by onlookers after hitting parked cars
A drunk driver fled on foot after smashing into multiple parked cars in Brooklyn but was chased down and stopped by good Samaritans — who hadn’t known he was carrying...
Man gunned down after answering knock at door: cops
A man was fatally shot when he opened the door to his Queens home -- and surveillance footage shows his attacker was dressed as a postal worker, police and witnesses...
Thousands brave the cold for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
It wasn’t the North Pole — but it sure felt like it. Santa Claus was right at home in the blustery Big Apple on Thursday as thousands suffered through bone-chilling...
Rapper Common helps Kennedy charity's mass bailout
Rapper Common was spotted in Brooklyn Thursday, springing a jailbird on behalf of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights foundation’s controversial plan to indiscriminately bail women and teens from city...
Hispanic principal trying to rid school of Jewish teachers: suit
A Hispanic principal is systematically booting white, Jewish and older teachers from his Midtown high school, current and former staffers allege in lawsuits. “I think he hates us,’’ Peter Cohn,...
Gamblers make first sports bets at the Meadowlands
Bettor days are ahead for tri-state gamblers. The Big Apple’s closest sports-betting venue began taking wagers at the Meadowlands in New Jersey on Saturday. Hundreds of eager sports fanatics jumped...
Gang-related shooting leaves teen dead, two injured: cops
A gunman fatally blasted a teenager in the head and wounded two others on a Brooklyn street on Wednesday, police said. The three men were sprayed with bullets at Hewes...
Alarming number of car crashes happen outside NYC schools: study
Students are being forced to dodge traffic in some of the city’s most dangerous intersections on their way to and from school, an alarming new study shows. A staggering 84...
Fallen firefighter's wife is a breast cancer survivor
The wife of the FDNY firefighter who died battling a raging blaze in Harlem is a breast-cancer survivor, neighbors said Friday. Eileen and Michael Davidson of Floral Park, LI, have...
Thieves are swiping the city's garbage cans
One man’s trash is their treasure. A pair of seriously dirty crooks have been on a garbage can-stealing spree across Manhattan in recent weeks — and are possibly flipping the...
College dropout refuses to leave her dorm room
She loves the college life — just not the classes. Hunter College is waging a court battle to evict a stubborn student who refuses to leave her dorm room some...
Suit alleges sex-and-booze-filled life at the Bronx DA's office
The Bronx District Attorney’s Office is a hotbed of misconduct where prosecutors and other staffers neglect their work to shop, drink booze and have sex, according to a $15 million...
Off-duty school safety agent busted for restaurant beatdown
An NYPD School Safety Agent, her husband and daughter were busted Friday night after they allegedly pummeled a woman — family style— inside a Park Slope restaurant. Nilsa J. Lopez,...
Shirtless jerk knocks over statue at Brooklyn church again
He’s a monumental jerk. A bare-chested vandal has toppled a statue of St. Francis of Assisi in the garden of a Brooklyn church twice in recent weeks — upsetting local...