Larry Celona
Background
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.
Latest Articles
Shooting leaves one dead at historically bloody West Indian Day Parade in NYC
September 3, 2024 | 8:31amA man who was shot at the historically bloody West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn Monday has died, law enforcement sources said.
Migrants flooding NYC’s justice system -- making up '75% of arrests in Midtown' -- as ‘pathetic’ sanctuary city laws handcuff cops
September 2, 2024 | 7:53pm"The sanctuary city law is pathetic. It's disgusting. It's crazy," Jim Quinn, a veteran ex prosecutor at the Queens Districts Attorney's office, told The Post.
Up to 7K rabid anti-Israel protesters storm NYC on Labor Day, light flares and set off smoke bombs
September 2, 2024 | 4:11pmThe chaotic demonstrators gathered at Union Square in Manhattan in the early afternoon and began their raucous march to Washington Square Park.
Five struck in mass shooting along West Indian Day Festival parade route: cops
September 2, 2024 | 2:58pmFive people were shot along one of New York City's most attended parade routes, authorities said.
Bone fragments found at NYC waterfront park in third chilling discovery near carousel
September 1, 2024 | 1:48pmPolice said bone fragments were found among the rocks at the waterfront Brooklyn Bridge Park on Saturday evening, the third time this month apparent human remains washed up on the...
NYC artist who paints with human blood busted with cache of 'illegal guns' after cops responded to drug overdose
September 1, 2024 | 9:09amAn infamous New York City artist who paints with human blood was arrested after police responded to reports of an overdose and found a cache of unregistered guns inside his...
Brooklyn home explosion injures 4, including one victim with severe wounds: officials
August 29, 2024 | 10:30pmFirst responders rushed to the scene at East 37th Street in East Flatbush around 8:30 p.m. after getting reports of an explosion, the NYPD said.
Stranger stabs NYC subway rider in the chest with 'Rambo-style knife' in unprovoked attack: sources
August 29, 2024 | 6:29pm“I will kill you!” the suspect suddenly screamed before stabbing the subway rider, law-enforcement sources said.
'Maniac' ex-husband fatally shoots former wife, her new beau in their LI home -- then chillingly tells daughter her mom is dead: cops
August 29, 2024 | 2:33pmAn enraged ex-husband fatally shot his former wife and her new beau inside their million-dollar Long Island home Wednesday night after a bitter divorce battle, officials said.
Homeless repeat offender stabs North Carolina tourist across cheek at Newark Airport -- 8 days after he got out of prison: cops
August 26, 2024 | 10:20pmThe alleged perp, Jin Xiong, 54, attacked the woman with a knife at the Terminal A departure level inside the tristate area airport around 5 p.m., Port Authority Police said.
Rock-throwing teens pummel do-gooder, 73, steal $200 in NYC mugging: cops
August 26, 2024 | 7:28pmRafael Diaz, 73, was walking home around 8:50 a.m. at East 12th Street near Avenue A when as many as six kids approached him – one a teen girl who...
Parolee accused of killing popular NYC sneaker reseller was caught partly by his own kicks: officials
August 26, 2024 | 6:45pmThe suspect was tied to the chilling slaying with the help of video from the Manhattan murder scene and his own phone — both of which showed him wearing the...
Horrified neighbor recounts 'wailing, screaming' after gunman slaughtered family in LI murder-suicide
August 26, 2024 | 5:49am“A wailing, screaming combination and then you hear the gun, then he’s wailing again, and that’s it. It was horrible," a neighbor said of the audio recording of the murder-suicide...
Suspect sneaks up on man and whacks him on head with hammer in NYC attack
August 26, 2024 | 12:23amThe injured victim was taken care of by medics on the spot minutes later.
5 dead in Long Island murder-suicide just days after matriarch's death as family prepared to sell home
August 25, 2024 | 5:25pmFive people were killed in a slay-suicide horror on a quiet cul-de-sac in Nassau County on Sunday — days after the family’s matriarch died and kin were set to sell...
Groom-to-be killed in wrong-way NYC crash 1 day before wedding, as grieving bride says, 'I’m supposed to be in my wedding dress right now'
August 25, 2024 | 12:16pmA groom-to-be was killed in horror wrong-way crash in Manhattan early Saturday — just one day before his wedding, The Post can confirm.
NYPD cops fatally shoot suspect who refused to drop gun: sources
August 25, 2024 | 2:52amCops shot a gun-toting suspect in East Harlem early Sunday morning, police sources said.
Unhinged woman assaults 3 Italian tourists in NYC
August 24, 2024 | 7:02pmAn unhinged woman randomly slugged three Italian tourists in Midtown, police and sources said.
Man fatally knifed by career criminal with 9 prior arrests — including attempted rape — as NYC sees rapid surge in stabbings
August 24, 2024 | 6:49pmA 30-year-old man was gravely wounded after he was stabbed on the subway by another man during a fight on Saturday afternoon, according to police.
Victim stunned after armed robber returns phone, apologizes before fleeing Central Park
August 24, 2024 | 11:47amA gunman held up a man for his phone in Central Park, only to give it back and and apologize because it wasn't the one he was looking for, the...