Haley Brown

Haley Brown

Background

Haley Brown is a news reporter covering breaking news and local politics for the New York Post. Previously, Haley covered breaking news for New York Daily News, state and national politics for Florida Politics and anchored and reported for WVVA-TV in southern West Virginia. Haley graduated from the University of Florida. Her favorite way to observe the city is biking on the West Side Highway.

Latest Articles

Small NYC hotels exempt from hiring rules in proposed law

Smaller, mostly non-union hotels with 100 or fewer rooms will be exempt from a key provision of a proposed law that imposes stricter licensing requirements on the hotel industry.

Number of unaccompanied migrant kids arriving in NYS jumps 60% over four years: records

Unattended migrant children are now arriving in New York State -- and the Big Apple -- at a higher rate than they were just four years ago, creating a dilemma...

Heroic firehouse chaplain who died of 9/11-related cancer honored by FDNY for helping hundreds of bravest families

A heroic firehouse chaplain who died of 9/11-related pancreatic cancer was honored in a heartfelt FDNY ceremony Wednesday — with co-workers praising his selfless ability to comfort families of the city's...

NYC's outdoor dining boom really is coming to an end — and here's who owners say is to blame

Some New York City restaurants are doing away with outdoor dining and blaming new city rules, according to a survey by the NYC Hospitality Alliance.

Uvalde shooting victim, 10, made honorary NYPD officer posthumously as family visits NYC

A 10-year-old aspiring police officer who was killed during the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas two years ago was made an honorary NYPD officer posthumously Thursday — warming...

Callous assailant busted for knocking out NYC woman, 81, in sucker-punch attack

Hansel Esparragoza, 37 – a Staten Island resident with 21 prior arrests – was charged with felony assault in the Sept. 13 caught-on-video evening attack on 81-year-old Geula Freeman at...

NYC hotel owners do about-face and support bill that critics call 'nuclear bomb' on industry

Some city hotel owners did an about-face to support a City Council plan that critics called a "nuclear bomb" on the lodging industry that would drive up city room rates.

Embattled Mayor Adams gets show of support from NYC business community, including bodega clerk Jose Alba

About two dozen local business and community leaders rallied in support of Mayor Eric Adams and urged him not to quit after being hit with federal corruption charges.

Major group calls for probe into Eric Adams' housing proposal as indictment fallout grows

An influential community organization is calling for an investigation into Mayor Eric Adams' signature housing proposal because of the federal indictment Hizzoner is facing.  The massive pro-affordable housing zoning overhaul...

NYC council member calls for more cops in his Bronx district to deal with rising violent crime: 'Left behind'

Council member Oswald Feliz (D) is sounding the alarm that the Bronx is being "left behind" in the city's recent crackdown on crime this year after three police precincts in...

NYC Council rolls out bill to repeal Mayor Adams' policy forcing them to fill out form to meet with admin heads

The City Council is trying to pass a law that would repeal a policy from Mayor Eric Adams requiring them to fill out a form in order to meet with...

NYC municipal buildings could be forced to open their bathrooms to the public

You gotta fight for your "right" to potty.

Inside NYC Mayor Eric Adams' long hatred of rats, from a pet named 'Mickey,' boozy traps and his family's Alabama farm

The Post dug deep into Adams’ rat antipathy, exclusively speaking to his younger brother Bernard Adams about their ratty childhood home, trips to a pest-filled Alabama farm and the terrifying...

Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to new NY sex crime charge

Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to a new sex crime charge in a Manhattan courtroom Wednesday afternoon.

Inside the 'barbaric' Brooklyn jail where Sean 'Diddy' Combs is locked up in sex-trafficking case: Maggots, filthy calls and power outages

Sean “Diddy” Combs spent the night locked up in a notorious Brooklyn federal jail that has long been plagued by tales of “barbaric” and “reprehensible” conditions for inmates -- including the...

Adams says New Yorkers don't really care about probes into City Hall, NYPD

Mayor Eric Adams claimed Tuesday that everyday New Yorkers don't care a whole lot about the federal probes targeting top City Hall and NYPD officials and the abrupt resignations of...

NYC Council pass bill to create task force to study reparations for black residents

"This is a matter of morality and justice, equality and equity," the bill's sponsor Council Member Farah Louis said.

NYC councilwoman wants ski masks banned because anonymity 'emboldens' criminals to 'cause chaos'

As college students return to campus this fall and protests pick up across New York City, Queens Councilwoman Joanna Ariola (R) wants to ban some of the masks frequently worn...

NYC Council expected to back task force to study reparations for black residents

The city legislation would charge a nine-member taskforce with examining the "impact of slavery and past injustices for African Americans in New York City" and determining what, if any, monetary...