Darious Smith, 23, allegedly slashed two people with a box cutter while he tried to steal e-bike batteries nearly a year before the tragic shooting.

Andrew Cuomo will pick up the tab for his threatened defamation lawsuit against a former aide who accused him of sexual harassment, he told The Post — after taxpayers shelled out a whopping $60 million to defend against his scandals. State law affords Cuomo no chance to pursue legal action against Charlotte Bennett, the accuser...