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FDNY heroes don superhero costumes for sick, grieving children across NYC: ‘Seeing the children’s smiles’ A super team of New York City firefighters, NYPD officers and public school teachers dubbed the Humble Heroes of FDNY are celebrating 10 years of donning superhero costumes for the Big Apple children who need them the most. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:09:35 -0400 Thrill-seeking surfers flock to NYC for gnarly 10-foot nor’easter waves: ‘Floating between mountains’ "We left at 2 a.m. We just got here at 10 a.m. and went straight into 10-foot clean waves," one surfer said. "This is definitely exceeding our expectations." Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:58:55 -0400 NYC bodega clerk locked up for infamous 1979 Etan Patz murder could be released—with retrial up in air A judge will hear arguments Tuesday over whether to release the former New York City bodega clerk whose murder conviction in the notorious 1979 disappearance of little Etan Patz was stunningly overturned — as it's unclear if he'll face a third trial. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:47:44 -0400 Woman, 76, killed by solar panel that blew off Brooklyn roof during NYC nor’easter The 76-year-old woman's death was considered to be a freak accident, cops said. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:11:42 -0400 Fordham football legend Joe Moglia — slated to be Columbus Day grand marshal — celebrates ‘Italian heritage’ despite NYC parade cancelation The football legend who was meant to lead this year’s Columbus Day Parade celebrated “Italian heritage” Monday despite the event being rained out for the first time. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:09:36 -0400 My mom was an NYPD cop who gave her life for New York — but the state won’t give me her pension to help raise my orphaned siblings "I never want an orphaned child to go through what I’ve gone through. It’s pure torture," Genesis Villella told The Post. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:56:46 -0400 Stranger randomly slashes man leaving NYC subway station in spate of underground violence: cops A stranger slashed a man across the face outside a Lower East Side subway station during the Monday morning rush hour – part of a recent wave of violence in and around the city’s underground, cops said.  Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:27:53 -0400 Zohran Mamdani runs NYC ‘Gaza 5K’ raising money for UNRWA despite agency’s connections to Hamas North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik blasted socialist mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani over his fundraising for an infamous United Nations relief agency that has well-documented ties to Hamas. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 15:06:37 -0400 Empire State schools slow to adopt modern literacy curriculum, lawmaker alleges: ‘New York should be leading’ Assemblyman Bobby Carrol (D-Brooklyn) is demanding the state Education Department mandate New York schools adopt a phonics-based literacy curriculum, known as the science of reading approach, as a recent study found almost half of New York school districts are using an outdated and ineffective model. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:48:43 -0400 NYC mayoral candidates, pols celebrate Israeli hostages’ return — as front-runner Zohran Mamdani remains silent Empire State pols from both sides of the aisle Monday celebrated the living Israeli hostages' return after two years in captivity. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:16:21 -0400