Dean Balsamini

About the Author

Dean Balsamini is a reporter for the Sunday New York Post. He has broken stories on an FDNY hazing scandal and NYPD officers quitting in record numbers. A graduate of Villanova University, he has also written for US magazine, Rockbill, the Staten Island Advance and the East Coast Rocker. His past interview subjects range from former mobster John Gotti Jr. to football great Joe Namath to punk god Joey Ramone and -- his hero -- comedy icon George Carlin. He ran the San Francisco and Washington marathons and sits in the student section at USC football games.

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Suspected protester spotted scaling George Washington Bridge causing traffic delays

A person was spotted scaling the George Washington Bridge Saturday afternoon -- causing traffic delays as the NYPD attempted to coral the climber.

One shot, one stabbed in overnight NYC violence

No arrests have been made in the violent incidents, cops said.

NYPD 'headcount' faces record lows not seen in decades — 200 cops leaving each month : data

A total of 566 police officers have hung up their holsters through April, compared to 508 over the first four months of last year, NYPD pension data shows.

Rising Yankees star Anthony Volpe attributes his early MLB success to 'selfless' mom: 'She’s definitely the boss'

There was a moment when Yankees star Anthony Volpe's love of baseball didn't sit so well with his mom.

Newly surfaced video shows moment Jets cornerback loses control of sports car at 84 mph, runs motorist off road in horrifying crash

A newly surfaced video shows the stomach-churning moment that New York Jets cornerback Brandin Echols loses control of his Dodge Charger Hellcat at 84 mph and runs a hapless motorist...

1 dead, 3 others hurt after bullets fly at Queens baby shower: NYPD

Four men were shot -- one fatally -- at a baby shower around 1:30 a.m. at 108-11 Atlantic Ave. in Richmond Hill, Queens Saturday, authorities said.

Shih Tzu stolen in Central Park while nanny gathered kids, heartbroken family offering $5K reward

A dastardly dognapper stole the beloved 9-year-old pooch of an Upper Side family this week in Central Park while the nanny was gathering the her two charges following an afternoon...

John Lennon's long-lost guitar could fetch $800K at auction

John Lennon’s long-lost Framus Hootenanny 12-string acoustic guitar goes on the auction block this month and the sky's the limit on the price it could fetch -- with estimates of...

NJ teacher groomed, groped her 14-year-old student in school hallway: lawsuit

The parents of a New Jersey girl allegedly groped by her female teacher are now suing – and released disturbing new details about the incident.

1-month-old baby with 'visible signs of trauma' dead on Staten Island

The infant was found "unconscious and unresponsive" with "visible signs of trauma to the left arm" at West Brighton Houses Saturday morning, authorities said.

NY 'perv' hid cameras inside ladies' room, busted with over 800 videos: feds

An upstate sicko secretly recorded women and girls using the bathroom in the Putnam County park where he worked for 20 years, federal authorities said.

Robberies, assaults up in soft-on-crime NY Senate majority leader's hometown

Woke Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins has seen mayhem spike in her hometown, according to data obtained by The Post.

Body found inside flaming boat near Brooklyn landmark Sunny's 'a flashback to the old days of Red Hook'

A little bit of the "old days" came back to Red Hook early Saturday when the FDNY was called to a boat fire near a world-famous bar in the Brooklyn...

Queen Elizabeth's personal car is up for auction — and you don't need to be a royal to afford it

Queen Elizabeth II's Daimler Majestic can be yours -- and you need not be an heir to the throne to afford it.

NYPD cop-killer Eddie Matos' seventh bid for freedom denied – but he'll get another chance in 2 months

Cop-killer Eddie Matos is keeping his current address -- the maximum security Green Haven Correctional Facility upstate.

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.

4/20 starts early, ends badly for armed robber at NYC pot dispensary

The suspected robber barricaded himself in the store after ripping it off, but cops were able to smoke him out.

Man fatally shot in Brooklyn overnight: NYPD

A man was gunned down in Brooklyn overnight, police said.

NYC perv who grabbed woman's butt in broad daylight on the loose: cops

Cops are looking for a brazen pervert who grabbed a woman's butt in broad daylight at a Hell's Kitchen market.

Sidewalk peddlers flood NYC's Chinatown with sketchy Apple merch

Canal Street counterfeit kings are flooding Chinatown and the Lower East Side with knockoff Apple products, including AirPods Pro and AirPods Max – peddling gizmos that retail for as much...