Subway riders can now read free books on their commute

Cops are looking for the creep who stuck his phone under a woman’s skirt in a HomeGoods store in Wainscott on Aug. 10, snapping pictures without her knowledge. At around 3 p.m.. he entered the store at 368 Montauk Highway and took an upskirt shot of the woman, who didn’t notice until her friends pointed…

Cops nab two men who held up robbery victim with a BB gun
Two men were busted for a gunpoint robbery Thursday morning, police said, and their weapon of choice turned out to be a Daisy BB gun. Jerry Lee, 30, and David Scott, 33, were caught by quick-moving cops in Manhattan’s Harborview Terrace apartments only a few blocks from where they stole a man’s wallet, bags, a…

Wait until you see the US Open’s new $150M retractable roof
Even if the US Open doesn’t see a single raindrop for the next two weeks, US Tennis Association officials will have a chance to show off their new baby — the $150 million retractable roof. When fans stroll into 23,000-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing on Monday, they will do so indoors. According to USTA…

‘Dog lawyer’ files suit to get ‘killer’ pup out of pound
A Queens lawyer claims the city has gone to the dogs when it comes to housing impounded pooch­es in deplorable conditions — and denying them of “good wholesome air” in violation of state law, according to a new lawsuit. Self-proclaimed “dog lawyer” Richard Bruce Rosen­thal says in the Brooklyn federal-court complaint that Staten Island pit…

City hires street artists for mental health awareness murals
The city is preparing to test the idea that art is a universal medium by commissioning artists to paint murals that would raise awareness about mental health. The Health Department has obtained a $500,000 grant to hire artists who will complete three large murals next year aimed at reducing the stigma surrounding mental illness. The…

Cabby’s dad says cops bullied son with Asperger’s after crash
The father of a yellow-cab driver charged with intentionally plowing into a pedestrian claims his son has mental-health issues — and was bullied into making incriminating statements. Adam Hernandez, 30, appeared in Manhattan Supreme Court, facing two counts of assault stemming from the incident on July 27, when Dana Smolen, a 31-year-old Upper East Side…

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The Bronx Police released surveillance photos of the suspect who attacked and robbed an elderly woman in Belmont, authorities said. He allegedly followed the 82-year-old victim into the vestibule of her Arthur Avenue building near 188th Street at about 5:30 p.m. Sunday, snatched her gold neck chain and shoved her to the ground. He then…

Psychiatric aide raped teen who she promised to marry: suit
A 29-year-old female psychiatric aide twice raped an emotionally disabled 13-year-old boy in her care — and promised to marry him — at Metropolitan Hospital, a lawyer says in papers filed with the city. “A monster raped an innocent child who trusted her. This child is scarred for life and I don’t think his mother…

Avoid car services if you want to survive in NYC
Black cars in NYC are Uber dangerous! Crashes involving the for-hire vehicles have more than tripled over the past two years — from 534 in July 2014 to 1,672 in June 2016. Records obtained by The Post showed the frightening leap, which is the only major jump in numbers involving TLC-licensed automobiles during that same…

Sheldon Silver dodges jail for a little longer
Disgraced ex-Assemblyman Sheldon Silver just bought himself more time outside a prison cell. Silver, convicted of accepting bribes as a New York state legislator, was slated to start his 12-year prison sentence on Aug. 31. Thanks to some last-minute maneuvering, however, Silver now has at least a few more months as a free man. Manhattan…

Man accused of homophobic attack requests bench trial at last minute
A Hasidic man headed to trial for the near-fatal beating of a gay black man got cold feet Thursday on the brink of jury selection — and opted for a bench trial instead. Mayer Herskovic will now face Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Danny Chun — not a panel of his peers — for his alleged…

Men busted trying to ship 65 pounds of heroin in truck’s axle
Investigators busted two men attempting to ship drugs to the city this week when they found 65 pounds of heroin – at a wholesale value of $2.3 million – hidden in the axle of a truck’s trailer, officials said Thursday. The pair had intended to sell the heroin – which would have yielded more than…

Bo Dietl will run against de Blasio for mayor in 2017
Bo Dietl announced Thursday that he will run against Mayor “Big Bird” de Blasio – and just became a Democrat so he could primary against him. His platform; to clear the streets of homeless people who have turned the city into a “giant toilet bowl,” to personally drive a bulldozer to take out bike lanes,…

Bicyclist dies from injuries suffered in Central Park crash
A Texas woman who wiped out last month while riding her bicycle through Central Park has died from her injuries, police said. Gloria Garcia, 54, of Corpus Christi, lost control of the bike and fell on the afternoon of July 17. Police responding to a 911 call shortly after 2 p.m. found her lying in…

Stolen dogs returned safely to their owners
Two dogs that were stolen in Brooklyn and the Bronx this week are now back home safely with their owners. A good Samaritan on Thursday returned Pippen, a 5-month-old Cockalier that a thief had swiped from the Knickerbocker Laundry station in Bushwick, according to the dog’s owner, Braulio Espinal, 36. “A guy brought him back,”…

NYPD installs cameras near where slain jogger was killed
The NYPD has installed several security cameras around the Queens park where jogger Karina Vetrano was strangled and possibly sexually assaulted earlier this month, officials said. Eight cameras are now dotting the perimeter of Spring Creek Park in Howard Beach after being installed earlier this week. City officials are said to be considering putting more…

Car bursts in flames in Midtown hotel garage
A BMW parked in the garage of the Sheraton Hotel in Midtown burst into flames Thursday, destroying four cars around it, fire officials said. The vehicle, parked three levels below grade of the 53-story hotel on 7th Avenue and 53rd Street, went ablaze at around 12:30 p.m., sending more than 50 firefighters to the scene….

Straphangers go berserk after woman tosses bugs in subway car
A crazed woman trying to sell crickets and worms on a D train suddenly threw them all over the crowded car, sending it into chaos during the evening commute. The women walked into the train car at about 6 p.m. on Wednesday and and made a pitch to passengers to try to get them to…

Nail salon worker shoves gun down would-be robber’s pants
A brave nail salon worker fended off an armed robber who walked into her Greenwich Village shop with a gun in his waistband when she shoved the weapon down his pants, sources said. The suspect walked into Peony Nails and Spa on LaGuardia Place and demanded money from the workers inside while showing them the…

Cops arrest rape suspect who allegedly used spare key to enter victim’s home
Cops on Wednesday arrested the man who allegedly raped a woman after he used a spare key to get into her Brooklyn apartment last month. Romaric Guiebre, 20, stormed into the 29-year-old woman’s home, near the corner of DeKalb and Wilson avenues in Bushwick, on July 25 around 1:30 a.m. when he found a spare…

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