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Tipping? Fuhgeddaboudit! NYers blast $500 a year 'tipflation' demands
April 29, 2024 | 3:55pmMo’ money, mo’ problems — and New Yorkers are at a tipping point.
Aliens, witches and time travelers: just another day in NYC's Washington Square Park outside of a solar eclipse
April 8, 2024 | 1:55pmA witch, a time traveler and an alien-enthusiast walked into Washington Square Park for an otherwise typical day in Manhattan on Monday -- save for the solar eclipse that happened to be cresting overhead. Such characters...
Woman handcuffs herself to subway seat and nobody knows why
December 23, 2023 | 10:50amA woman got aboard an uptown F train in Manhattan earlier this month, sat down, handcuffed herself to the handrails and proceeded to scroll through her phone, leaving one observer...
Eccentric uncle leaves behind over 2K fact-filled, Snapple caps
December 16, 2023 | 4:00pmManhattan resident Susan Grimbilas and her husband George inherited 2,200 Snapple lids from an "eccentric" uncle -- and now she’s unloading them.
Nantucket plagued with price hikes and partiers as New Yorkers invade
August 24, 2023 | 3:11pmNantucket residents bemoan the increasing number of direct flights from New York from major carriers including JetBlue, United, Delta and American, which have made it accessible to get from New...
New Yorkers' 'social media sins' are the worst in the US: survey
July 8, 2023 | 9:12amMore than half of New Yorkers admitted to sending nudes or writing mean messages, according to a new study.
NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell urges New Yorkers to 'have faith' in farewell letter to NYC
June 13, 2023 | 5:48pmNYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell, who announced her resignation Monday, wrote a heartfelt farewell letter to New Yorkers on Tuesday, calling her tenure as Big Apple top cop "a privilege."
Dems' reparations push: Letters to the Editor — June 12, 2023
June 11, 2023 | 6:09pmPost readers sound off on the commission set up to examine reparations to black residents.
New Yorker injured in Jerusalem pizzeria terror attack dies after years in coma
June 2, 2023 | 8:03amChana Nachenberg spent 22 years in a coma and is now the 3rd American and 16th overall victim to die as a result of the attack.
Fleeing New York: Letters to the Editor — April 15, 2023
April 14, 2023 | 5:59pmThe Issue: A new Siena poll shows that 27% of New Yorkers plan to leave the state in the next five years.
These NYC comics are making names for themselves — but no one can pronounce them
November 12, 2022 | 11:44amThese New York comedians hope to be household names one day — but Vic DiBitetto and Eric D'Alessandro can't even get emcees to pronounce them correctly.
Terrified of subway attacks, New Yorkers turn to Vespas and Citi Bikes: 'I don't feel safe'
September 28, 2022 | 5:59pmThe MTA's latest rider survey found that just 33% of riders are happy with their security on trains, while 70% want more police.
Two white NYC men sue over race criteria for scarce COVID-19 treatments
February 9, 2022 | 3:50pmTwo white New Yorkers have filed a lawsuit against the state and city health departments that claims the eligibility criteria for scarce COVID-19 treatments is racially discriminatory.
New Yorkians? Rep. Elise Stefanik's Dem rival mocked for Twitter gaffe
December 25, 2021 | 9:08amMatt Putorti, a Democratic lawyer from Whitehall, blasted his GOP rival for not focusing on the needs of "everyday New Yorkians"
All the dumb mistakes made by NYers who went rural
November 6, 2021 | 4:55pmAfter moving to the country during the pandemic, these former New Yorkers found idyllic "Green Acres" life to actually be "brutal."
This is the new 'It Spot' for New Yorkers ... if you can get in
June 12, 2021 | 9:30amFlathead Lake Lodge, in Bigfork, Montana, near Whitefish, lies at the foothills of the Swan Mountains where the Swan River feeds into the northern edge of Flathead Lake. In the...
Eating out in NYC? Your old 20 percent tip may not cut it
March 5, 2021 | 2:20pmAffluent customers are tipping up to 50% more than they did pre-pandemic, nearly two-dozen owners, managers, waitstaff and customers told The Post.
TikToker’s viral NYC tour video trashed: 'You are not a New Yorker!'
October 28, 2020 | 6:08pmNew York Twitter wasn't having it.
The buzziest getaway for New Yorkers? The Berkshires for legal pot
October 17, 2020 | 12:52pmNew Yorkers are heading to New England for autumnal leaf-peeping — and to stock up on legalized marijuana.
Photographer secretly captures New Yorkers' most ridiculous texts
July 16, 2020 | 6:48pmPhotographer Jeff Mermelstein chatted with The Post about the most absurd texts, if anyone has ever busted him and the first intriguing text that started it all.