The Big Apple’s rash of gun violence continued into early Sunday, with four more shootings reported after midnight — including the death of a Brooklyn man who was gunned down at a memorial to gun-violence victims near Prospect Park, according to police.Paul Pinkney, 46, was lighting candles for 28-year-old DeShawn Reid, who was shot and killed nearby on Ocean Avenue on Friday afternoon when Pinkney himself was gunned down, his family told The Post.Pinkney was shot twice in the head and pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.“He was loved by everybody,” Tyquasia Davis, 30,...…The Big Apple’s rash of gun violence continued into early Sunday, with four more shootings reported after midnight — including the death of a Brooklyn man who was gunned down at a memorial to gun-violence victims near Prospect Park, according to police.Paul Pinkney, 46, was lighting candles for 28-year-old DeShawn Reid, who was shot and killed nearby on Ocean Avenue on Friday afternoon when Pinkney himself was gunned down, his family told The Post.Pinkney was shot twice in the head and pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.“He was loved by everybody,” Tyquasia Davis, 30,...WW…

A state bureaucrat wants to mandate 500 hours of training for anyone who or barbershop — but something about her push for the bizarre new requirement just doesn’t wash.That’s because she is also a beauty school owner, The Post has found, as is a second member of the state board that licenses salon workers.A third person on the panel runs a membership and lobbying group for the cosmetology school industry.That’s out of four total board members.If their training-before-shampooing mandate passes, hair washers would have to spend an on beauty school each to secure a “shampoo assistant”...…A state bureaucrat wants to mandate 500 hours of training for anyone who or barbershop — but something about her push for the bizarre new requirement just doesn’t wash.That’s because she is also a beauty school owner, The Post has found, as is a second member of the state board that licenses salon workers.A third person on the panel runs a membership and lobbying group for the cosmetology school industry.That’s out of four total board members.If their training-before-shampooing mandate passes, hair washers would have to spend an on beauty school each to secure a “shampoo assistant”...WW…

Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission.Facing mounting outrage over its decision to cancel the Tribute in Light, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum has backed down and agreed to stage the beloved display on the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.“In the last 24 hours we’ve had conversations with many interested parties and believe we will be able to stage the tribute in a safe and appropriate fashion,” CEO Alice Greenwald said in a statement.Greenwald had announced on Thursday that it would drop the commemoration, featuring twin beams shining in the sky over Ground Zero, for...…Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission.Facing mounting outrage over its decision to cancel the Tribute in Light, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum has backed down and agreed to stage the beloved display on the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.“In the last 24 hours we’ve had conversations with many interested parties and believe we will be able to stage the tribute in a safe and appropriate fashion,” CEO Alice Greenwald said in a statement.Greenwald had announced on Thursday that it would drop the commemoration, featuring twin beams shining in the sky over Ground Zero, for...WW…

New York City’s latest bloody week of gunfire saw 76 people injured, including 14 murdered — with almost two-and-a-half times more shootings than the same week last year, according to police sources.As of 7 a.m., the previous week saw 62 separate shootings — a dramatic rise over the 26 during the same week last year, sources said.Among the 76 hurt in the latest surge of gunplay, there were 14 murders — again more than the 10 for the same period in 2019, the sources said.The latest fatalities included a man who was shot dead just after 2 a.m. at the entrance of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, NYPD...…New York City’s latest bloody week of gunfire saw 76 people injured, including 14 murdered — with almost two-and-a-half times more shootings than the same week last year, according to police sources.As of 7 a.m., the previous week saw 62 separate shootings — a dramatic rise over the 26 during the same week last year, sources said.Among the 76 hurt in the latest surge of gunplay, there were 14 murders — again more than the 10 for the same period in 2019, the sources said.The latest fatalities included a man who was shot dead just after 2 a.m. at the entrance of Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, NYPD...WW…

Police union boss Patrick Lynch’s rookie-cop son has been stripped of his badge and gun for fleeing the scene of an accidental, off-duty gun-firing in Queens, The Post has learned.Kevin Lynch, 23, was in the back seat of a pickup truck while another, unidentified cop — whose dad is an NYPD captain — was showing off his handgun to a third man in the front, sources said Tuesday.The cop holding the gun accidentally pulled its trigger, firing a bullet through the roof of the Chevy Silverado, sources said.All three men panicked and ran away, leaving the truck parked in Whitestone on Sunday...…Police union boss Patrick Lynch’s rookie-cop son has been stripped of his badge and gun for fleeing the scene of an accidental, off-duty gun-firing in Queens, The Post has learned.Kevin Lynch, 23, was in the back seat of a pickup truck while another, unidentified cop — whose dad is an NYPD captain — was showing off his handgun to a third man in the front, sources said Tuesday.The cop holding the gun accidentally pulled its trigger, firing a bullet through the roof of the Chevy Silverado, sources said.All three men panicked and ran away, leaving the truck parked in Whitestone on Sunday...WW…

Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission.Connecticut on Monday issued its first $1,000 fines to two residents who failed to fill out health forms required upon returning home from states with high coronavirus infection rates.The residents who were fined traveled back to Connecticut from Louisiana and Florida several weeks ago, Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday.One of the two also neglected to quarantine for the state’s mandated 14 days, landing the unidentified violator an additional $1,000 fine.“I hate to do it, but we’re going to be serious and show people we’re serious about...…Thanks for contacting us. We've received your submission.Connecticut on Monday issued its first $1,000 fines to two residents who failed to fill out health forms required upon returning home from states with high coronavirus infection rates.The residents who were fined traveled back to Connecticut from Louisiana and Florida several weeks ago, Gov. Ned Lamont said Monday.One of the two also neglected to quarantine for the state’s mandated 14 days, landing the unidentified violator an additional $1,000 fine.“I hate to do it, but we’re going to be serious and show people we’re serious about...WW…

NYPD cops had a front-row seat to a five-on-one brawl — but let the violence play out rather than doing their jobs to break it up, The Post has learned.A 14-year-old girl was slapped, punched, kicked and even shocked with a stun gun by a group of five other girls after a basketball game around 7 p.m. Sunday on East 125th Street near Madison Avenue in Harlem.Police reports initially listed the girl as 11.During the roughly 4-minute beatdown, cops sat idly in nearby cruisers — but they didn’t get out until the girl was bloody and bruised, a Post photographer observed.At least 20 police cars...…NYPD cops had a front-row seat to a five-on-one brawl — but let the violence play out rather than doing their jobs to break it up, The Post has learned.A 14-year-old girl was slapped, punched, kicked and even shocked with a stun gun by a group of five other girls after a basketball game around 7 p.m. Sunday on East 125th Street near Madison Avenue in Harlem.Police reports initially listed the girl as 11.During the roughly 4-minute beatdown, cops sat idly in nearby cruisers — but they didn’t get out until the girl was bloody and bruised, a Post photographer observed.At least 20 police cars...WW…

A massive “pop-up” party promoted on Instagram was shut down by police in New Jersey on Sunday evening — less than a week after the state limited indoor gatherings because of the increase of coronavirus transmission rates.Three hundred carefree revelers — most without masks — were spotted outside a home on Wilson Drive in Howell Township for what promoters called the “Real Big Drip 5” party.Most of the house party attendees were compliant when police arrived with K-9 units, while others were angry because they paid for the event, .The organizers advertised the party as being held in a...…A massive “pop-up” party promoted on Instagram was shut down by police in New Jersey on Sunday evening — less than a week after the state limited indoor gatherings because of the increase of coronavirus transmission rates.Three hundred carefree revelers — most without masks — were spotted outside a home on Wilson Drive in Howell Township for what promoters called the “Real Big Drip 5” party.Most of the house party attendees were compliant when police arrived with K-9 units, while others were angry because they paid for the event, .The organizers advertised the party as being held in a...WW…

An illegal immigrant facing rape charges was released without bail by a judge who critics claim only landed her position through political connections — and his victim’s family is outraged and terrified.A 54-year-old woman says she was violently raped by ex-boyfriend Jesus Ayala, 39, July 3 in her East Bronx apartment.Prosecutors asked for $20,000 bail at his arraignment July 14 on eight felony counts of rape, criminal sexual act and other raps — but Bronx Criminal Court Judge Jeanine Johnson released Ayala on his own recognizance.“Her knees just went weak and she went to the floor,” said...…An illegal immigrant facing rape charges was released without bail by a judge who critics claim only landed her position through political connections — and his victim’s family is outraged and terrified.A 54-year-old woman says she was violently raped by ex-boyfriend Jesus Ayala, 39, July 3 in her East Bronx apartment.Prosecutors asked for $20,000 bail at his arraignment July 14 on eight felony counts of rape, criminal sexual act and other raps — but Bronx Criminal Court Judge Jeanine Johnson released Ayala on his own recognizance.“Her knees just went weak and she went to the floor,” said...WW…

Dozens of protesters, including suspected members of the anti-fascist group Antifa, rampaged through Williamsburg over the weekend, trashing several national chain stores and spraying anti-police graffiti, according to police and sources.The rowdy mob marched through the Brooklyn neighborhood late Saturday, with police first receiving a 911 call at 8:20 p.m. about vandalism at an Apple Store on Bedford Avenue, where they found broken windows and the letters “FTP” — typically meaning “F–k the police” in this context — spray-painted on the wall, cops said.The protesters, who also targeted a...…Dozens of protesters, including suspected members of the anti-fascist group Antifa, rampaged through Williamsburg over the weekend, trashing several national chain stores and spraying anti-police graffiti, according to police and sources.The rowdy mob marched through the Brooklyn neighborhood late Saturday, with police first receiving a 911 call at 8:20 p.m. about vandalism at an Apple Store on Bedford Avenue, where they found broken windows and the letters “FTP” — typically meaning “F–k the police” in this context — spray-painted on the wall, cops said.The protesters, who also targeted a...WW…