Larry Celona
Larry Celona is a police reporter at the New York Post.
Background
Larry has covered every major breaking story in New York City for over 30 years. He has numerous page-one exclusives, including Jeffrey Epstein��s suicide and John Gotti putting a $1 million contract on Sammy the Bull, Celona 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 and has appeared on numerous television shows talking about stories he’s covered.
Latest Articles
Second thug accused of gunning down 7-month-old in horror NYC drive-by shooting nabbed
April 3, 2026 | 6:30pmA second suspect in the fatal shooting of a 7-month-old baby girl in Brooklyn has been arrested following a days-long manhunt, cops said.
Family of slain 2011 hero NYPD cop say they feel Diller widow’s pain after disappointing verdict
April 3, 2026 | 12:39pmIt’s tragic deja vu for the kin of late 2011 hero NYPD cop Peter Figoski, who say they feel the pain of slain Officer Jonathan Diller’s family — because their...
NYC goons who shot baby through head in drive-by were aiming for her dad: sources
April 2, 2026 | 5:09pmThe moped-riding goons who shot a 7-month-old Brooklyn girl to death in her stroller were aiming for her dad, law enforcement sources said.
'Person of interest' in senseless NYC shooting death of 7-month-old to face murder charge: cops
April 2, 2026 | 2:21pmTragic tot's brother also wounded in broad-daylight shooting, as the Big Apple's top cop announces that murder charges are coming.
NYPD boss rips mixed verdict in slaying of hero cop Jonathan Diller
April 2, 2026 | 12:52pm“I am deeply disappointed that the top murder charge did not result in a conviction...I am convinced that this was an act of intentional murder,” Tisch told reporters.
7-month-old dead after being struck in the head by stray bullet during broad-daylight NYC shooting: cops
April 1, 2026 | 2:15pmThe family was strolling near Humboldt and Moore streets in Brooklyn early in the afternoon when the shots rang out, and the two suspected gunmen sped off, according to police...
9-year-old child struck by stray bullet in suspected NYC gang shooting: cops, sources
March 26, 2026 | 8:42pmThe boy was shot just six blocks from the 73rd Precinct, where Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch announced earlier that the NYPD had seized 1,000 firearms since the start of 2026.
Suspected Gilgo Beach killer expected to plead guilty to murdering 7 sex workers
March 26, 2026 | 7:43pmIt's unclear what charges Heuermann would plead to or any specifics of the deal being hammered out.
Enraged son slashes mom's home care attendant in NYC, jumps off roof to his death: sources
March 23, 2026 | 4:07pmThe 42-year-old suspect knifed the caretaker, 53, in her head and right arm around 12:30 p.m. inside the Bushwick building on Linden Street near Wilson Avenue, authorities and sources said.
Two pilots dead, 41 people hospitalized after Air Canada plane hits fire truck when landing at LaGuardia, causing airport closure
March 23, 2026 | 12:47amAn Air Canada flight arriving at LaGuardia Airport crashed into a firetruck on Sunday night.
Off-duty NYPD cop shoots man in the head after tracking his wife's stolen car: sources
March 17, 2026 | 6:14pmThe cop, who works in the department’s Intelligence Bureau, opened fire on the 30-year-old suspected thief around 9:10 p.m. on West 231st Street near Albany Crescent in Kingsbridge, the sources...
NYC mom of 3 randomly slashed four times by masked maniac on way to bus stop: 'I’m scared to go home'
March 16, 2026 | 8:57pmLisette Ramales, 29, was crossing the street, steps from the bus stop at 23rd Avenue and 94th Street in East Elmhurst around 6:20 a.m. when the stranger began the senseless...
Straphanger, 55, dies after madman knocks him out at NYC’s Penn Station: sources
March 15, 2026 | 1:05amLaw enforcement sources told The Post the victim was savagely beaten before being left for dead.
NYC straphanger shoved onto tracks after trying to break up fight at Manhattan subway station
March 14, 2026 | 8:04pmA New York City straphanger was shoved onto the subway tracks and hospitalized after trying to break up a fight Saturday.
1 killed, 11 injured in multi-vehicle pileup involving FDNY truck on NYC street
March 11, 2026 | 12:25amA deadly chain-reaction crash unfolded in Gravesend in Brooklyn on Tuesday evening after a van plowed into an FDNY truck.
15-year-old NYC boy wanted for assault busted for bringing loaded gun to school: cops, sources
March 10, 2026 | 4:11pmPolice found the weapon stashed in the teen’s backpack when they showed up at Long Island City High School on Broadway near 14th Street to arrest him around 12:50 p.m....
Cops clear suspicious package near Gracie Mansion — just days after ISIS-inspired teens tossed bombs into crowd
March 10, 2026 | 1:14pmThe NYPD bomb squad was back on the Upper East Side on Tuesday, just four days after a pair of radicalized teens were charged with hurling an IED near Gracie...
Tragic NYPD cop who died in Mideast was highly decorated cyber security officer and married dad of 6
March 9, 2026 | 6:52pm"He's one of the good ones, and his loss is definitely being felt today."
Bomb-making paraphernalia found in car near where ISIS-inspired extremists tossed explosives outside Gracie Mansion
March 8, 2026 | 8:22pmOfficers closed off the street and evacuated residences and businesses surrounding the vehicle, believed to be linked to one of the suspects.
Maniac randomly shoves two strangers — including 83-year-old — onto NYC subway tracks
March 8, 2026 | 4:02pmA maniac randomly shoved two straphangers -- including an 83-year-old man -- onto Upper East Side subway tracks just before noon Sunday, cops and law-enforcement sources said.