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2026-09-06 · New York Post

‘Vampire’ so feared she was locked in booby-trapped grave was teen girl who met horror movie fate: experts

🔮 Researchers had previously determined she was initially buried with a padlock fastened to her toe, which researchers said was a common practice at the time due to irrational fears from villagers that the dead could rise from the grave and harm the living nearby. mixed

2026-09-06 · New York Post

Miami sheriff blasts Dem mayor for planned Grand Theft Auto 6 tie-in that top cops claim glorifies crime

🔮 The Miami-Dade County Sheriff blasted a proposal that would temporarily transform Miami into a real-life version of Grand Theft Auto 6’s Vice City. mixed

2026-09-14 · New York Post

Fast-and-Furious fools wreak havoc in Long Island street takeover that ends with arrests, gaudy ‘race car’ towed

🔮 All four were issued field appearance tickets and will be arraigned at a later date, officials said. assertive

2026-09-18 · New York Post

Suffolk County delays controversial rollout of Flock Safety’s ‘Raven’ listening system

🔮 “Extending services with SoundThinking will prevent any operational disruption and ensure the department can continue to meet its public safety needs,” they said. assertive

2026-09-18 · New York Post

Suffolk County delays controversial rollout of Flock Safety’s ‘Raven’ listening system

🔮 “Extending services with SoundThinking will prevent any operational disruption and ensure the department can continue to meet its public safety needs,” they said. assertive

2026-09-20 · New York Post

Google Earth image captures mysterious figures under Loch Ness’ surface

🔮 If confirmed, her find would mark the third sighting logged digitally since January, part of a banner year for the legendary beast that has already produced 14 in-person encounters and two additional webcam-based sightings, according to the official register. assertive

2026-09-21 · New York Post

NYU Langone agrees to end care for trans minors, pay $8.5M in deal with Trump DOJ

🔮 NYU Langone had been subpoenaed by the Trump administration in May for medical records on minors who received trans care, part of a nationwide DOJ probe into the practice that began in 2025. assertive

2026-09-21 · New York Post

Long Island high schoolers taunt football rivals with sickening signs with girlfriend’s pictures, names

🔮 The sickening signs were flashed in the crowd by Sachem North kids during Friday’s game against William Floyd, with one poster showing a player and his girlfriend with the question who is “easier to score on.” mixed

2026-09-24 · New York Post

Long Island town OKs all-boys Muslim school — but 120 students can’t stay overnight

🔮 A controversial all-boys Muslim school that sparked massive backlash over plans to house 120 teens next door to a senior living community will no longer be allowed to board its students. assertive

2026-09-27 · New York Post

War-wounded military veterans peddling cheap patriotic merch are actually AI fakes out of China: report

🔮 “I will NEVER buy a wooden flag from a person that looks like you,” one post depicting a fake vet claimed he was told before advertising the cheap products. assertive

2026-09-27 · New York Post

Batman, other comic book heroes chase down UK thief and heroically retrieve stolen handbag

🔮 Mason, still in his Batman costume, scaled the wall, retrieved the bag and returned it to the woman it belonged to, who appeared ecstatic and grateful, according to a video of the heroics captured on a TikTok video uploaded to Mason’s account. “I just hope more people will be inspired to do the same if they see someone being mugged or feeling uncomfortable on a night out,” said the hero. assertive

2026-09-27 · New York Post

Nassau County has a Flock Safety camera every 9.5 miles, residents among one of America’s most surveilled: Data

🔮 Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman recently told The Post that he believes Flock “is an important tool in law enforcement,” but said he would “never allow that tool to be used in an improper way.” mixed

2026-09-28 · New York Post

Long-lost 1919 silent comedy found in dusty antique shop in Japan — it’ll finally be seen again

🔮 Van, born William Webster Van de Grift in 1870, was a star of vaudeville and Broadway before he built the Equity Motion Picture Company on the shores of Lake Sunapee in New Hampshire, which many historians believe was northern New England’s first movie studio. mixed

2026-10-01 · New York Post

Suffolk County officials announce a new Italian-American museum opening on Long Island

🔮 County officials, alongside numerous Italian-American organizations and activists, announced their plans to build the new museum on Thursday, which they said will not only feature the history of how Long Island came to be what it is today, but the contributions of the Italian-Americans who helped forge the region. mixed

2026-10-04 · New York Post

NY Dem mayor tied to accused attempted-slay deputy also violated campaign law: feds

🔮 The embattled mayor of Mount Vernon whose handpicked deputy police commissioner was recently charged with attempted murder also broke federal election law, according to the US Office of Special Counsel. speculative

2026-10-04 · New York Post

Suffolk County more than doubles number of ‘Big Brother’ Flock cameras in past year — with many targeting this tony enclave

🔮 That increase is a staggering 140% jump in the controversial tech’s reach around Suffolk’s roads through its police since just last fall — and county officials already revealed to The Post that an additional deal for even more cameras may be on the horizon. mixed

2026-10-05 · New York Post

Viral video shows Long Island cop school kids in soccer while wearing full uniform

🔮 Suffolk County Police Officer Kevin Martinez told The Post he was on patrol at around 8 p.m. Thursday when he spotted a group of teens playing “the beautiful game” at SSG James D. McNaughton Memorial Park in Centereach and couldn’t resist the competitive urge to jump in and lay down the law. assertive

2026-10-07 · New York Post

Romanian jewelry bandits use sweet talk, hug to steal $2k necklace from LI senior citizen

🔮 After a short investigation, detectives tracked the thievery back to the duo, who both live in Ontario, Canada, and linked them to similar hug-and-run heists throughout Nassau County, but think there may possibly be more victims, cops said. mixed

2026-10-07 · New York Post

NY maniac threatens to kill Georgia Rep. Mike Collins and his son-in-law over ‘inaccurate’ article: Feds

🔮 “Threatening to kill a public official or his family is not politics — it is a criminal act, and we will take it seriously and hold those responsible accountable just as we did in this case,” Long added. mixed

2026-10-07 · New York Post

New research suggests Earth may be heating unevenly from the inside — possibly upending geology as we know it

🔮 Scientists hunting invisible “ghost particles” more than a mile underground have found surprising clues that could torch everything experts thought they knew about the depths of our planet. mixed

2026-10-13 · New York Post

Long Island lawmakers grill Flock Safety reps over ‘Big Brother’ surveillance network

🔮 The Republican pol argued that other courts will “eventually catch up” as he pressed the Flock reps about the tech’s capabilities. assertive

2026-10-13 · New York Post

Massive humpback whale launches out of water, slams into fishing boat off Long Island

🔮 “I thought we might be going down, but the boat was OK, the whale was OK. assertive

2026-10-18 · New York Post

Knicks fanatic’s viral Halloween display reinvents Finals ‘tip in’ with an undead twist

🔮 Biberica, who decorates his front lawn for Halloween yearly with outlandish displays, said he knew that the game-winning shot would be this year’s theme the second the buzzer sounded. assertive

2026-10-18 · New York Post

Ghostly images, vanishing knives caught on upstate NY brewery’s overnight security cameras: ‘Definitely see two eyes’

🔮 He took the possible haunting seriously and contacted the city historian to investigate possible tragedies that might have happened at the site. assertive

2026-10-21 · New York Post

Who has Long Island’s best wings? Festival hosted by the ‘Dave Portnoy of Wings’ intends to find out

🔮 Many will fry, but only one will be crowned Long Island’s Wing King. assertive

2026-10-22 · New York Post

Long Island Marine vet who delivered ‘2 million’ toys to needy kids keeps going despite stroke

🔮 After his stroke last year, some thought he would begin to take a step back from his duties — but instead, he kept pushing forward for the children that serve as his inspiration. assertive

2026-10-22 · New York Post

Group behind failed Long Island Muslim boarding school claims town board caved to Islamophobia: suit

🔮 “For nearly fifty years, students lived, learned and prayed on this property — UAMA seeks to open those doors again — the faith of the students may change, [but] the law’s protection must remain constant,” said attorney Muhammad Faridi, who is representing the group. mixed

2026-10-25 · New York Post

Disturbing twist involving Flock database and women seeking abortions

🔮 Trevor Chandler, the firm’s senior director of public affairs, made the stunning revelation during a presentation earlier this month to a group of Suffolk County pols and conceded the cameras can help “reconstruct” people’s movements, which would include under circumstances involving abortion. mixed

2026-10-25 · New York Post

Long Island GOP pushes for gov’t takeover of water utility — given ‘outrageous’ rate requests

🔮 If the request is granted, Liberty Water’s rate hike could cost residents an extra roughly $30 per month, or more than $360 a year, according to estimates by the town. assertive

2026-10-25 · New York Post

Scientists trapped antimatter particle for months — but studying it without blowing up lab was a challenge

🔮 A team of physicists recently trapped a single antimatter particle for months — a delicate feat where one wrong move could’ve blown up their lab, according to new research. mixed

2026-10-26 · New York Post

Loch Ness Monster sightings more than double since last year — but not everyone is convinced prehistoric legend is real

🔮 “Our data doesn’t reveal their size, but the sheer quantity of the material says that we can’t discount the possibility that there may be giant eels in Loch Ness,” geneticist Neil Gemmell said at the time, according to People magazine. mixed

2026-11-01 · New York Post

GOP governor hopeful Blakeman launches eight-city sweep across NY in just 48 hours

🔮 Blakeman said he hopes his sweeping last-ditch effort will get disgruntled New Yorkers who are considering sitting out of the race to vote for him on Election Day. mixed

2026-11-02 · New York Post

Couple’s wedding vows interrupted by marching band blasting ‘Ghostbusters’ theme

🔮 “[In] 15 years later yall are gonna hear ghostbusters and go ‘awww this is our wedding song,’” one commenter predicted. assertive

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