Defying the brutal winter and its accompanying deluge of potholes, the city’s streets are now in the smoothest shape since 2005, according to the Transportation Department.

A meeting among senior traffic cops to encourage more ticket writing backfired yesterday when a Queens lieutenant boldly told top brass that officers won’t comply because they’re “afraid” of getting caught in the fallout of the Bronx ticket-fixing scandal, a source told The Post.

The New York Islanders are stuck with the aging Nassau Coliseum after voters rejected a plan this week that would have revamped the arena.

Taxed-out New Yorkers are voting with their feet, with a staggering 1.6 million residents fleeing the state over the last decade, a new report found.

The newest addition to the New York Police Department’s fleet of patrol vehicles is not built for high-speed chases, but for the stop and go of city traffic.

The newest addition to the New York Police Department’s fleet of patrol vehicles is not built for high-speed chases, but for the stop and go of city traffic.

NYPD cops are writing fewer and fewer tickets for moving violations as an unofficial summons-writing slowdown picks up steam.

City budget data shows that Jewish affiliated nonprofits have far outpaced their religious counterparts in bringing home taxpayer dough.

City budget data shows that Jewish affiliated nonprofits have far outpaced their religious counterparts in bringing home taxpayer dough.

The New York City Police Department is testing a new counter-terror technology to help law enforcement prevent a “dirty bomb” attack.