Carl Campanile

Background

Carl Campanile is a veteran journalist with the New York Post, principally covering government and politics. Before coming to the Post in 1998, he worked at The Staten Island Advance and the Paterson News and Herald News in New Jersey. A graduate of St. John's University, he first learned the craft as a researcher for the great muckraker Wayne Barrett of the Village Voice. Campanile first reported on a massive federal bid-rigging probe that led to convictions of associates of former NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo and was part of a team that exposed a lack of safety gear for hospital workers during the COVID-19 outbreak. Campanile has received awards from the NY Press Club and New Jersey Press Association. A sports fan, Campanile avidly follows his beloved Mets baseball team. He loves the outdoors, music, a nice glass of wine and spending time with his son, Casey, and friends.

Latest Articles

Hochul’s favorability falls below Trump’s among NY voters: poll

September 19, 2024 | 5:30am

Only 34% of likely New York voters said they had a favorable opinion of the Democratic governor, compared with 39% Trump.

Cornell professor who cheered Hamas' Oct. 7 attack sparks more outrage after marching in anti-Israel protest

September 19, 2024 | 12:18am

The instructor gained notoriety when he celebrated Hamas’ sneak assault on the Jewish state where 1,200 Israelis were slaughtered and 250 were kidnapped back to Gaza.  

Former US president Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Nassau Coliseum in Hempstead, Long Island.

Trump, Harris neck-and-neck among likely voters in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, veep up 5 in Michigan: polls

September 19, 2024 | 12:06am

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are locked in a dead heat in the swing states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, while the Democratic nominee holds a narrow 5...

Andrew Cuomo speaks to members of the press after testifying before the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Rayburn House Office Building at the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Cuomo’s allies 'spreading the word' of his run for mayor as Adams faces mounting probes: sources

September 17, 2024 | 9:20pm

Speculation of an Andrew Cuomo bid for mayor swirled Tuesday amid mounting investigations of Mayor Eric Adams' administration.

NYC college put on blast for trying to block Rosh Hashanah celebration

September 17, 2024 | 7:15pm

CUNY's Baruch College officials planned to ban Jewish students from holding a public campus celebration of Rosh Hashanah over safety concerns — and only reversed course after facing pressure and...

Eric Adams

Mayor Adams touts drop in NYC murders, shootings in annual report: 'Our efforts are working'

September 16, 2024 | 12:49pm

Murder and shootings plummeted in the Big Apple during the past fiscal year, according to the city’s annual management report, which was released Monday by Mayor Eric Adams.

Hundreds of illegal NYC pot shops have dodged millions of dollars in fines: council report

September 15, 2024 | 7:23pm

Hundreds of padlocked pot shops found guilty of breaking the law in the Big Apple have avoided paying millions of dollars in fines, a City Council analysis shows.

Cornell prof who lauded Hamas attack as 'exhilarating' is back at school after dodging punishment

September 15, 2024 | 6:55pm

The radical Cornell University professor who lauded the Hamas terror attack on Israel “exhilarating” and “energizing” has been allowed to return to the classroom at the upstate Ivy League school...

Violent crime up in bustling NYC tourist hub -- no matter how Mayor Adams spins it

September 15, 2024 | 6:46pm

Violent crime is spiking in the Big Apple's busiest tourist hub -- even as Mayor Eric Adams is set to deliver a State of the City speech raving about how...

Collage: Lisa Zornberg, Ken Frydman, Eric Adams

Political turmoil after NYC’s chief legal counsel abruptly quits: 'Timing couldn't be worse'

September 15, 2024 | 5:37pm

Saturday night's stunning resignation by Lisa Zornberg left observers more concerned than ever about Adam's faltering administration, which is reeling from a slew of recent federal raids targeting top aides.

Truth is out there: Congress to get update on UFOs from Pentagon

September 15, 2024 | 2:44pm

Congress will soon be getting an update from the Pentagon on UFOs, according to New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand -- who says the session is “a priority for me.”

Dem senator jumps into crowded NYC mayoral race as Adams dogged by federal probes

September 13, 2024 | 5:36am

Ramos, who grew up in Astoria, is known for being a strong union advocate and has in the past criticized Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of being absent in the district that the...

Adams tapped ‘serious player’ as interim NYPD commish to restore department’s tarnished image: sources

September 12, 2024 | 6:38pm

Mayor Eric Adams appointed Tom Donlon as interim NYPD commissioner Thursday as Edward Caban stepped down amid a federal probe.

NYC school goes into lockdown over report of gunman, leaving shaken parents railing against phone ban

September 12, 2024 | 4:05pm

Police confirmed they received a 911 call about an "unidentified male locked in the school bathroom with a firearm" at the Louis D. Brandeis High School at 9:40 am. The...

U.S. Representative Mike Lawler (NY-17), flanked by Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann, left, and N.Y. Senator Bill Weber, holds a press conference at Veterans Memorial Park in Nanuet. Friday, August 23, 2024.

Working Families Party could spoil competitive NY congressional race -- as Dem chair urges candidates to stay away

September 11, 2024 | 7:40pm

The left-leaning Working Families Party has become irrelevant to Democrats in key competitive New York House races.

Political gurus rate feisty Trump-Harris debate -- and winner is ...

September 11, 2024 | 8:45am

A panel of campaign strategists and election analysts who watched Tuesday night's feisty debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris had different takes on the night's...

United States Representative Brad Wenstrup (Republican of Ohio), Chair, US House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, makes his closing statement after former Governor Andrew Cuomo (Democrat of New York) testified before the United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic

Hochul hit with subpoena for failing to turn over docs in nursing home deaths probe

September 10, 2024 | 6:53pm

The head of the congressional panel investigating the COVID-19 pandemic slapped Gov. Kathy Hochul with a subpoena Tuesday after accusing her office of withholding crucial documents regarding pandemic-related nursing home...

Eric Adams wants sexual harassment case dismissed because of accuser's 'misconduct'

September 10, 2024 | 4:55pm

Mayor Eric Adams wants a judge to dismiss the sex-harassment lawsuit against him because his accuser missed deposition dates.

Tim Walz-backed 'Teachers of Color' scholarship program discriminates against whites, complaint says

September 9, 2024 | 5:36pm

A bombshell civil rights complaint claims Minnesota Gov. and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz discriminates against white students by approving a state law in 2021 that excludes them from applying...

The top financial officers of 14 conservative states ripped city Comptroller Brad Lander Monday for pressuring retailers Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Albertsons, and medical firm McKesson to sell the abortion pill mifepristone "without delay."

State finance honchos rip NYC Comptroller Brad Lander for pushing big retailers to sell abortion pill 'without delay'

September 9, 2024 | 12:02am

The top financial officers of 15 conservative states ripped city Comptroller Brad Lander Monday for pressuring major US retailers like Costco to sell the abortion pill mifepristone "without delay."