Larry Celona

About the Author

Larry Celona is a police reporter for the New York Post. He has covered every major breaking story in New York City over the last 30 years. He has numerous page-one exclusives, including Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide, and has won numerous awards. He is a graduate of St. John’s University. He worked as a media consultant for the movie “Eyes Wide Shut,” working directly with Stanley Kubrick. He has also appeared on various television shows talking about stories he’s covered.

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NYPD 'mobilizing' for action at Columbia, but admin has not asked for cops yet

Patrol officers have been mobilized on Randall's Island, just a few miles from Columbia's Morningside Heights campus, police sources told The Post.

84-year-old man found dead in pond at NYC golf course: cops

An 84-year-old man was found dead in a pond at a Bronx golf course on Friday afternoon, according to police.

'Hypocritical' anti-cop NYC council members plead for NYPD protection after receiving ‘scary’ threats

Four cop-hating city council members have done an about-face after getting spooked by death threats -- and are now desperate for the NYPD to keep them safe.

Emergency slide falls off Boeing plane, forcing LA-bound Delta flight to return to JFK

An emergency slide fell off a Delta plane Friday morning -- forcing the Los Angeles-bound flight to return to JFK Airport, sources told The Post.

Vicious pit bull grabs owner's jugular, mauls him to death in NYC apartment

A pit bull mauled its owner to death inside a Bronx apartment building early Friday -- before responding cops fatally gunned down the vicious dog, authorities said.

NYPD will promote children of 2 heroes gunned down, paralyzed in line of duty

Officer Francesca Mosomillo will be promoted to Detective Friday along with Lt. Conor McDonald, who will be promoted to Captain

Mystery sparked when body found in Central Park -- and tattoos may be key to solving mystery

The unidentified man, believed to be in his 40s, was discovered unconscious minutes before 6 p.m. at East Drive and East 109th Street within the iconic greenspace, authorities and law...

Two off-duty NYPD cops arrested for alleged sex assault of intoxicated woman: 'Let's go, bro, she's waking up'

The officers, Julio Alcantara-Santiago and Garcia, were slapped with a litany of sex abuse charges for the July 9 assault of the unidentified woman following a night out at a...

Pair of teens stabbed on NYC street, 14-year-old boy busted: cops

The 18-year-old victim was stabbed once in the back and the 16-year-old boy was knifed a single time in the right leg during the fracas in Astoria Heights, police said. 

Bus terminal straphanger stabbed 8 times in neck, arm, needs 46 stitches after maniac strikes: 'I should be dead'

An unhinged menace repeatedly stabbed a commuter in an unprovoked attack inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal early Monday, police sources said.

Man, 49, found dead with stab wounds and knife beside him in basement of sleek NYC hotel: sources

A 49-year-old man was found dead with stab wounds to the neck in the basement of a sleek lower Manhattan hotel Sunday morning, cops said. The man was unresponsive and...

14-year-old boy shot while in Brooklyn school playground: NYPD

He was taken to nearby Maimonides Medical Center in stable condition, according to police.

2 stabbed, one hit in head with a bottle on party boat in Brooklyn

Several men and women can be seen pushing and shoving each other on the pier right next to the massive yacht. 

MTA bus driver pepper-sprayed in the face by 'disorderly passenger' who refused to pay fare: sources

An MTA bus driver was pepper-sprayed in the face by a "disorderly passenger" who refused to pay the fare in Manhattan, police and sources said.

Who is the self-described ‘investigative researcher’ Max Azzarello who set self on fire outside Trump trial after spewing conspiracy theories

Azzarello, 37, of St. Augustine, arrived in New York from the Sunshine State last week, and his family had been unaware he had traveled out of state, police said.

NYC bouncer accused of fatally stabbing rowdy patron when bar brawl spilled into street: cops

A bouncer was charged with manslaughter for allegedly stabbing a rowdy Brooklyn bar patron to death during a brawl over a drink bill, authorities and sources said.

10-year-old girl fatally mowed down by SUV in Brooklyn: cops

A 10-year-old girl was fatally mowed down by a car on a Brooklyn street Tuesday afternoon, cops said.

24-year-old straphanger slashed inside Rockefeller Center subway station in unprovoked attack

No arrest has been made, but the NYPD released footage and an image of the suspect they’re hunting for Monday evening.

Trump's hush money trial to tie up NYC for months with road closures, beefed-up security presence

The Secret Service met with New York state court officers and the NYPD for at least 2 weeks over how to bolster security at the Manhattan Supreme Court when Trump's...

Mom charged with murder of 5-year-old twins found vomiting, foaming at the mouth in NYC apartment: cops

Gloria Asamoah, 42, is currently being held in the psych ward – nearly four months after the deaths of her son and daughter, George and Gianna Kantanka, found lifeless on...