July 22, 2013
70-year old woman fighting for her life after being hit by van on Flatbush
A 70-year-old woman is fighting for her life after she was hit by a van in Brooklyn while crossing the street, cops and witnesses said. The white dollar van was...
Overloaded outlet sparks 5-alarm fire
An overloaded electrical outlet sparked a five-alarm blaze that tore through a Hamilton Heights apartment today, drawing 300 firefighters to the scene and leaving 19 of them injured, authorities said....
Hot Picks: On sale this week
Mike Zapcic, AMC’s television show “Comic Book Men” and Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, Red Bank, N.J. Aquaman #22, DC. The “Death of a King” saga continues, and Mera's...
Registered sex offender charged with kidnap and slayings of 3 women, marking third major case in Cleveland
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — The soul-searching has begun in and around Cleveland — again — as the chilling details emerge from the latest missing-women case to send a shiver through...
Southwest jet's landing gear collapses at LaGuardia
The front landing gear of a Southwest Airlines jet collapsed upon landing at LaGuardia Airport sending the nose of the Boeing 737 crashing to the tarmac. Ten passengers were treated...
Braves OF Heyward, Parnell spoil Gee gem in Mets loss
This time, it wasn’t Freddie Freeman who ruined Dillon Gee’s night. It was Bobby Parnell and Jason Heyward. Freeman broke up Gee’s no-hit bid with a leadoff single in the...
Rangers’ Darvish deals exhausted Yankees another loss
ARLINGTON — A dawn arrival in Texas after an extra-inning loss in Boston had the Yankees looking for a closet of caffeine today at Rangers Ballpark. Due to the immense...
Brewers' Braun suspended for rest of season for PED connections; will A-Rod be next?
ARLINGTON — Major League Baseball recorded its first victory in the Biogenesis investigation yesterday, and it was the equivalent of the Yankees blowing out the Red Sox on Opening Day...
Parents 'glad our athletes are speaking up' in wake of Trayvon verdict
President Obama stirred the nation when he said, 'If I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon."Demonstrators at Saturday's rally at One Police Plaza to protest the verdict in the...
Accused 'rapist' Wu Tang producer rambles in court appearance
He may not be crazy but he’s still loopy. After a year in a psychiatric facility — and despite being found mentally stable by shrinks — accused rapist Wu Tang...
Broncos star LB Miller could miss Giants game with suspension
The Giants on Sept. 15 will take on the Broncos at MetLife Stadium in what must be billed as Manning Bowl III, as Eli and older brother Peyton face each...
Bipolar fake lawyer gets up to 3 years for impersonating attorney
He’s nothing if not polite. The bipolar fake lawyer who walked into Manhattan courtrooms last year pretending he was a real attorney was sentenced today to up to 3 years...
Former Knicks guard Nate lands with Nuggets on two-year deal: report
Nate Robinson has found his next NBA home. The flashy 5' 9 eight-year veteran signed a two-year, $4 million deal with the Nuggets, according to the Denver Post. He will...
Brodeur not invited to Canada's Olympic tryouts, but backup Schneider has chance to be on Team USA
A Devils goalie made an Olympic tryout roster, and it wasn’t Martin Brodeur.For the first time since the Olympics started taking NHL players, Team Canada announced Monday that Brodeur was...
A-Rod not yet at Yankees complex; Granderson plays simulated game
TAMPA — Alex Rodriguez’s potential return to the Yankees did not come Monday night in Texas and neither did his return to the Yankees’ complex in Tampa, where he will...
Mets OF Lagares earns NL Player of the Week honors
Marlon Byrd aside, offensive production from the Mets outfield has been scarce this season. But rookie Juan Lagares changed that last week batting a blistering .700 (7-for-10) en route to...
Kobe's mother nets $450,000 auctioning basketball memorabilia
Kobe Bryant is the highest paid player in the NBA, taking in over $30 million this season. His mother, Pamela didn't quite make that much, but she did net a...
'Marry Harry' isn't worth the commitment
A romantic comedy that’s light on both romance and comedy, this New York Musical Theatre Festival offering concerns the travails of Little Harry (Robb Sapp), a chef who yearns to...
Hernandez's mother was stabbed days before he signed first contract with Patriots: report
Recently charged with murder, several details surrounding the past of Aaron Hernandez have come to light, perhaps explaining why the former Patriots tight end's off-the-field life began to spiral out...
Royal baby born: Prince William and Kate proud parents of a boy
LONDON — Champagne bottles popped and shouts of "Hip! Hip! Hooray!" erupted outside Buckingham Palace on Monday as Britain welcomed the birth of Prince William and his wife Kate's first...
FDNY dispatchers forced to use pen & paper after city 911 system fails three times
The city’s problem-plagued emergency 911 system failed four times today, forcing FDNY dispatchers to resort to pen and paper to scribble down calls and then radio the information out to...
Jets try out WRs Collie, Robinson and K Cundiff
Days before the Jets leave for training camp, they are taking a look at some veterans. According to sources, wide receivers Austin Collie and Laurent Robinson as well as kicker...
NY judge tosses $16M defamation suit against Chris Brown, Drake for WiP club brawl
A Manhattan judge tossed a $16 million lawsuit against rappers Chris Brown and Drake by an entertainment company that claimed the duo's fight over Rihanna at the WiP club last...
JETS TOP 25: Complete Countdown
Each year Jets beat writer Brian Costello puts together a comprehensive list of his top-25 Jets players heading into training camp. The list breaks down each player in terms of...
Alan Turing, credited with ending WWII, to be given posthumous pardon
The "Father of Computer Science" — who played a key role in defeating the Nazis during World War II — is set to be posthumously pardoned of his gross indecency...
Mobster 'Whitey' Bulger bragged about double drive-by shootings of FBI informant, says longtime sidekick
BOSTON — The longtime sidekick of James "Whitey" Bulger testified on Monday that the Boston mob boss boasted of a 1982 drive-by shooting in which he killed a mobster he...
Redskins' Griffin cleared to practice six months after tearing ACL, LCL
Those groans you may have just heard came from the Giants, Cowboys and Eagles as Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III was cleared to practice Monday - and resume wreaking havoc...
How to name a royal: What's the key to the name game?
LONDON — When it comes to the royal baby, choosing just one name won't do. You need about three or four. Just ask the father, William Arthur Philip Louis. Or...
Food truck banned from Saratoga Race Course after complaints over name
A food truck business named Wandering Dago has been banned from Saratoga Race Course after customers complained that the name of the business was offensive, according to New York Racing...
Panama investigators uncover 2 MiG fighter jets in seized N. Korean ship
Panamanian investigators unloading the cargo of a seized North Korean ship that carried arms from Cuba have found the two MiG-21 fighter jets the Cuban government had said were on...
Alleged B'klyn serial killer fires lawyer during pre-trial hearing, claims attorney 'has done zero in my interest - I can’t do any worse than what he’s doing'
An accused Brooklyn serial killer who has repeatedly disrupted his court proceedings with his bizarre behavior and wacky claims fired his lawyer today — and now plans to represent himself....
'Law and Order' actor Dennis Farina dead at 69
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Dennis Farina, a former Chicago cop who as a popular actor played a cop on "Law & Order," has died. Lori De Waal, his representative, says Farina...
Zimmerman emerges from hiding to rescue driver trapped in overturned truck
George Zimmerman — under wraps since beating murder and manslaughter charges — emerged briefly from hiding to help passengers trapped in an overturned SUV, Florida officials said today. The former...
Time Warner names former finance chief Joe Ripp as Time Inc. CEO
Time Warner has wrapped up its search for a CEO of its soon to be spun off Time Inc. division, tapping former finance chief Joe Ripp for the top job....
Al Qaeda members among hundreds of prisoners break out of Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail
Hundreds of convicts, including senior members of al Qaeda, broke out of Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail as comrades launched a military-style assault to free them, authorities said on Monday. The...
White House releases touching photo of Obama family visiting Nelson Mandela's prison cell
Earlier today the White House released a beautiful black-and-white photo of President Obama and his family visiting Nelson Mandela's prison cell on Robben Island in Cape Town, South Africa. In...
Japanese crowd pushes 32-ton train to save woman stuck between car and platform
TOKYO — Dozens of Japanese train passengers pushed a 32-ton train carriage away from the platform to free a woman who had fallen into the 20-centimeter (eight-inch) gap between the...
No more hiding in plain sight: New software scans shopper's faces to help stores spot celebrities
Celebrities may soon be looking to evade the gaze of more than the paparazzi. A UK-based firm is marketing facial recognition software to retailers, promising to help them identify VIPs...
WATCH: Badminton brawl breaks out between former Olympic teammmates
Two badminton players caused quite a racket on Sunday -- and it didn't involve their rackets, but rather their fists.Bodin Issara and Maneepong Jongjit were competing against each other in...
Lamoriello says Jagr to Devils is 'rumors' for now
Word is that the Devils are in line to sign veteran extraordinaire Jaromir Jagr, and although president and general manager Lou Lamoriello was not willing to confirm or deny, what...
Dolphins' Pouncey doesn't apologize for 'Free Hernandez' hat
DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins center Mike Pouncey declined to join twin brother Maurkice in apologizing for wearing a baseball cap that supported former college teammate Aaron Hernandez, who has...
Highlights of Prince William and Kate's relationship throughout the years
LONDON — Prince William and his wife Kate, both 31, are expecting their first child, to be third in line for the throne. Here are some highlights of their lives...
Patriots' Brady discovers it's 'really, really hard to win the Super Bowl'
The Patriots are perennial Super Bowl contenders but their dynasty is long over. The last time Tom Brady lifted the Vince Lombardi trophy was in 2004, and he admitted it's...
The desert strikes back! Darth Vader's home town being eaten by fast approaching sand dunes
The fictitious Mos Espa space port from The Phantom Menace film is being approached by the shifting dune, known as a barchan. Barchan dunes are arc-shaped horns that face downwind....
Sen. Gillibrand endorses Stringer for city comptroller over Spitzer
Scott Stringer has some female firepower behind his tough City Comptroller run against Eliot Spitzer. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand made her first endorsement in a citywide race today, backing Stringer against...
Germany upset with Nazi-themed Indonesian cafe with Hitler pics, swastikas, and waiters in SS uniforms
Germany is to officially protest to Indonesia over a Nazi-themed cafe with a giant picture of Hitler, swastikas and waiters in SS uniforms. The Soldier’s Cafe, in the city of...
Apple allegedly testing new 13-inch iPad and 5.7 inch iPhone
Apple is rumored to be testing a giant 13-inch iPad. Leaks from the tech company’s supply chain have confirmed they are experimenting with larger devices, which also include a 4.7...
UK to turn off Internet porn by end of 2014
Online porn is going to be shut down in the United Kingdom after Prime Minister David Cameron launched a war on Internet filth. By the end of 2014, all 19...
Wiki Wars: The top 10 most controversial Wikipedia pages
If Wikipedia is to be believed, former US President George W Bush is the most controversial topic for the English-speaking world. Researchers have analyzed almost two million article pages in...
Pope Francis set to arrive in Rio to celebrate World Youth Day for first overseas trip
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE — As he flew to Brazil on his first international trip as pontiff, Pope Francis voiced concern on Monday about an entire generation of youths growing...
JETS TOP 25: No. 3 Nick Mangold
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players on the Jets roster. Each weekday we will...
Apple confirms it was hacked - App creation center down for three days after servers breached
Apple's developer center has been hacked, the tech giant has confirmed. The company's developer network - the place where apps are created - has been down for more than three...
Watch where you hang that new plasma! Falling TVs injure 1 child every half hour, new report reveals
Television sets injure one child every half hour in America, with more than half of all hospital cases down to falling equipment. A total of 380,885 children were treated over...
Rangers to add former Islanders assistant Lacroix
New Rangers coach Alain Vigneault is expected to flush out his coaching staff Monday when the team announces Dan Lacroix as the final assistant coach. Lacroix spent the past three...
Jets, Geno agree on rookie deal
The Jets signed rookie quarterback Geno Smith to a contract Monday, leaving the team with two unsigned draft picks.The Jets took Smith in the second round of April’s Draft and...
US Navy considering retrieval of four unarmed bombs dropped on Australia's Great Barrier Reef
The US Navy is considering salvaging four unarmed bombs dropped on Australia's Great Barrier Reef after a training exercise went wrong. The two AV-8B Harrier jets launched from aircraft carrier...
10 royal baby traditions from dad in the delivery room to how many names each heir is given
LONDON — Prince William and Kate are seen as the new face of a centuries-old institution, keeping the best of traditions while moving forward with the times. Here are 10...
JFK Library post 5 never-before-seen Ernest Hemingway scrapbooks online on anniversary of author's 114 birthday
Long before Ernest Hemingway first wrote a story, his mother was busy writing about him. Grace Hall Hemingway started a series of scrapbooks documenting the childhood of the future Nobel...
Betting agencies have banner day on royal baby names as 50,000 take chance to win - Alexandra, James get top odds
LONDON — Bookies are having a banner day as thousands of Britons place bets on the name of the child that will be born to Prince William and his wife,...
6 injured in 2-truck collision on Verrazano Bridge
Quick-thinking cops saved the lives of a man and woman who were trapped in a truck that caught fire after it collided with a garbage truck on the Verrazano Narrows...
Celebs, Twitterverse react to royal baby
Royal baby fever is sweeping across social media. People took to Twitter Monday to celebrate the birth of Prince William and Kate's baby boy. The royal birth is a historic...
Dubai pardons woman jailed for having sex after she went to police to report being raped
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A Norwegian woman at the center of a Dubai rape claim dispute said Sunday that officials have dropped her 16-month sentence for having sex outside...
EXCLUSIVE preview: Brian Wood’s The Massive issue 14
Happy The Massive preview day, comic fans! If you haven’t been paying attention, we’re running exclusive previews for this summer’s new issues of The Massive, the latest Dark Horse title...
Bloody Sunday
A teen was killed and eight people were wounded in a series of shootings throughout the city last night, officials said. The bloody Sunday started at around 5 p.m., when...
ROYAL BABY WATCH: Kate admitted to the hospital in 'early stages of labor,' palace officials say
Prince William's wife, Kate, is in labor in a central London hospital, Kensington Palace officials said today. It is a historic moment for the British monarchy — the couple's first...
Mickelson's caddie ‘Bones’ helps bring home British Open title
GULLANE, Scotland — The guy everyone in golf knows as “Bones’’ is the ultimate alter ego for his boss. He also is his boss’ best friend. This is what makes...
Mickelson birdies 4 of last 6 holes to grab British Open he thought he’d never win
GULLANE, Scotland — Lefty’s right hand never let go of the silver jug. Phil Mickelson sat for 28 minutes and answered 23 questions in his winner’s press conference as the...
Sabathia struggles mightily as Yankees waste valiant pen effort, lose in 11 to Red Sox
BOSTON — Adam Warren stuffed the defeat into his luggage because he surrendered a laser home run to Mike Napoli that landed in the center-field seats. Yet the blame for...
CC’s birthday woes a bad sign for Yankees in uphill East battle
BOSTON — This was not a happy birthday for CC Sabathia — one big problem for the Yankees, a team with a multitude of them. Sabathia, who turned 33 yesterday,...
Go to Greg
I hired an out-of-work friend to do some handyman work around my house and I’m not pleased with the job he’s done. Do I have to pay someone for their...
Happiness U.
On a sweltering Tuesday evening last week, 500 people are packed into the Trianon ballroom at the Hilton hotel in Midtown to hear Cambridge University professor Brian Little present a...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Blurred Lines, Robin Thicke 2. We Can’t Stop, Miley Cyrus 3. Radioactive, Imagine Dragons 4. Holy Grail, Jay Z 5. Get Lucky, Daft Punk 6. Can’t...
Business briefs
RadioShockRadioShack brought on investment bank Peter J. Solomon to raise new financing as the one-time popular electronics chain works to reverse falling sales and repair its image, WSJ.com reported, citing...
Out networking
Call her “Show Me the Money, Honey.” CNBC’s No. 1 star, Maria “Money Honey” Bartiromo, with her hefty five-year contract set to expire late this year, is in play and...
$65M Sitt-uation set for Milford stores
The retail stores at the Milford Plaza Hotel are being sold to Joseph Sitt of Thor Equities for $65 million, The Post has learned.Thor will buy the 27,456 square-foot slice...
Tween the pages
Ok, you’ve tried everything to get your teen or pre-teen to keep up with their school summer reading list. How about tucking one or two of these titles into the...
‘Mission’ man Mex’s it up
Danny Bowien is a food guru on a “Mission.” The chef and co-founder of Mission Chinese Food and Mission Burger in San Francisco is continuing to expand in New York...
Inspector general of Homeland Security eyed in fund mismanagement and nepotism
WASHINGTON — The acting inspector general of the Department of Homeland Security flouted nepotism rules by employing his wife, and took multiple jaunts, at taxpayers’ expense, to Florida, according to...
Canadian-born Texas senator Cruz says he is eligible to be president
WASHINGTON — Don’t blame him for being born in Canada — come 2016. Sen. Ted Cruz, the up-and-coming Texas Tea Party darling, made his best red, white and blue case...
Boehner pushing repeals
WASHINGTON — Forget about passing new laws — House Speaker John Boehner says Congress should be getting rid of old ones. “We should not be judged by how many new...
Insecticide killed kids
PATNA, INDIA — Oil used to cook a school lunch that killed 23 students in eastern India contained a “highly toxic,” concentrated form of insecticide, a forensic report and police...
Accused killer of NYPD traffic agent busted after cops notice his lousy parking
The accused killer of an NYPD traffic agent was busted yesterday — after cops noticed his lousy parking. Moises Martinez, 52, of The Bronx, was charged with murdering his girlfriend,...
Woman dies in police custody
A woman died in police custody yesterday while waiting to be arraigned on charges of violating an order of protection that her grandmother had taken out against her, police said....
Twister rips campus
PEPPER PIKE, Ohio — A tornado packing 110-mph winds slammed into northeast Ohio’s Ursuline College early Saturday, collapsing a gymnasium wall but causing no injuries, officials said.The twister, estimated at...
Street vendors make money off pricey locations as rent-free carts take advantage of busy NYC sidewalks
Location is everything — especially for street vendors who don’t pay a cent for rent and make a killing on the sidewalks outside prime Manhattan real estate. Hot-dog vendor Peter...
Election boost for Japan PM
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition won a comfortable majority in the upper house of parliament in yesterday’s election, giving it control of both chambers and a...
US bomb blunder
CANBERRA, Australia — Two US fighter jets dropped four unarmed bombs into Australia’s Great Barrier Reef Marine Park last week when a training exercise went wrong, the US Navy said.Two...
Stench led to corpses
EAST CLEVELAND — Authorities responding to a report of a foul odor from a home discovered a body and arrested a registered sex offender, who sent police and volunteers searching...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** A stream of passing cars thwarted a rape attempt in Forest Hills early yesterday, but the perv escaped, police sources said. The victim, a 35-year-old woman, was on...
Fare scan plan
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn yesterday promised that if elected mayor, she’d push for what transit officials have been talking about for several years — installing a no-swipe fare system....
TV judge busted!
So that’s what she’s got under her robes! Sassy, brassy “People’s Court” Judge Marilyn Milian let loose on her recent Caribbean vacation with her hubby and kids, frolicking topless on...
Harlem hammer attacks
Two men were attacked in Harlem by a hammer wielding maniac who was still at large last night, police sources said.The first victim was hit in the head with a...
New king, old woes
BRUSSELS — Even as Belgians shouted, “Long live the king” to welcome their new monarch yesterday, several northern Flanders legislators boycotted 53-year-old King Philippe I’s coronation, highlighting the long-standing feud...
France rocked by veil-ban riots
TRAPPES, France — Riot police yesterday patrolled Paris’ western suburbs, where cars were torched and a police station was attacked in protest of France’s ban on Muslim face veils.Some 20...
‘Hit-run’ livery driver nabbed
An unlicensed livery driver ran over a Katz’s Delicatessen security guard in The Bronx yesterday and then fled, police and the victim’s family said. Javon Elliott, 19, was on Baychester...
Pol’s 16G dining tab
Bronx state Sen. Jeff Klein really knows how to pile on the pork — not to mention the beef, pasta and chicken. Klein, leader of the four-member Independent Democratic Conference,...
Nolita landlords say tenant earned $500K over 4 years by illegally renting out apartment as a NYC ‘hotel room’ - used private eye posing as tourist to out sublet
Two Nolita landlords went the extra step to nail a tenant they suspected of illegally renting out her pad online to strangers — by hiring a private eye to pose...
Touching moment for Jen
Jennifer Aniston and fiancé Justin Theroux get cozy during a night out in Manhattan over the weekend. The couple had dinner at the Greenwich Village restaurant Blue Hill Saturday —...
Food truck driven out over ‘slur’
A food truck has been booted from the racetrack at Saratoga because state officials took offense at its name — “Wandering Dago.”A New York Racing Association rep said his agency...
Cabby, passengers love Nissan Leaf electric taxis
These new electric taxis have recharged some veteran hacks’ batteries. Four Nissan Leaf cabs rolled out since Earth Day, April 22, and testers of the pilot program gave The Post...
Shel’s belles bucking
Disgraced Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver faces a “serious leadership threat’’ from an embarrassed bloc of Assembly members: the 30 Democratic women who defended Silver despite his efforts to cover up...
Banker jumps out of his seventh-floor window following fight with co-op board over dogs — and lives
An investment banker and husband of a powerful Manhattan real-estate broker — who was distraught over an ongoing battle with his co-op board involving the family’s three dogs — jumped...
‘Conjuring’ up big $$
Moviegoers were ready for a fright this weekend, sending “The Conjuring” into first place at the box office.The haunted-house horror debuted with $41.5 million in North American ticket sales, according...
Mac rips ‘stand ground’
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain yesterday jumped into the Trayvon Martin controversy — blasting stand-your-ground laws like the one in his home state of Arizona. “I am confident that the...
PA ‘whistleblower’ alerted higher-ups to misuse of funds — and was promptly fired
A Port Authority lawyer sent an explosive e-mail to higher-ups, charging that co-workers were accepting expensive dinners, limos and other questionable perks from vendors — and was fired four hours...
Pol outraged over New Yorkers using food-stamp benefits to ship groceries overseas
A Staten Island lawmaker leading the fight against welfare fraud expressed outrage yesterday over a Post report that revealed that some New Yorkers are using their food-stamp benefits to ship...
Dubai rape vic: I’ll be a warning
DUBAI — A Norwegian woman who told police she had been raped and wound up sentenced to prison by a Dubai court for having had illicit sex says she has...
Spitzer’s former aides abandon his New York City comptroller campaign
Nearly all of Eliot Spitzer’s once fiercely loyal aides have abandoned him as he seeks political redemption through his race for city comptroller, key Democrats have told The Post. One...
Fall-guy jockey: Neigh to Eliot
A Hall of Fame jockey says Eliot Spitzer doesn’t deserve to win, place or show. Braulio Baeza was a clerk of scales for the New York Racing Association whose reputation...
Heat’s off cheats
Eliot Spitzer, Anthony Weiner and other horndog pols are making it easier for the average Joe to have an affair, an infidelity guru says. “If society is willing to forgive...
City pans UFT in $15M delay
Education officials are slamming teachers-union boss Michael Mulgrew for standing in the way of a $15 million grant they say will pay for more training and resources in the new...
Heat kills Brooklyn man, 78
A 78-year-old Brooklyn man was the first victim of the city’s brutal seven-day heat wave, authorities said yesterday. An autopsy by the city Medical Examiner’s Office revealed that the man,...
Spending a night in the slummer - Mayoral wannabes sleep over in projects – with lots of cops watching
Living in public housing is a piece of cake — if you stay just one night and have a patrol of NYPD officers to watch your back. Five mayoral candidates...
Kerry’s mad mission
Egypt is in turmoil while Syria is fragmenting into ungoverned “territories” and Lebanon is inching toward civil war. Iran is setting the stage for another diplomatic rope trick to speed...
Rolling Stone’s big goof: A cover that truly bombed
The Issue: The new cover of Rolling Stone magazine depicting accused bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. *** Rolling Stone’s decision to put Dzhokar Tsarnaev, the alleged Boston Marathon bomber, on its cover...
Mike’s meddling, step by step
The Issue: Mayor Bloomberg’s efforts to get more New Yorkers to take the stairs for their health. *** Nanny Bloomberg is at it again (“Mike’s Next Step: Stairs,” July 18)....
Motor City breakdown
Rome wasn’t ruined in a day, and neither was Detroit. This week will be even uglier than last, as the public workers unions, pensioners, bondholders and so on pick over...
Saint Cuomo
When it comes to campaign-finance reform, Andrew Cuomo is sounding a lot like St. Augustine before he changed: “Lord, make me chaste — but not yet.” Which is to say...
Protecting the IRS
Somewhere in Delaware, there’s a state official who snooped into Christine O’Donnell’s private tax records. That’s something that should trouble every American, regardless of political affiliation. O’Donnell was the Tea...
Humans unwelcome
It’s been half a century since New York’s Hamilton County — scene of today’s whitewater-rafting throwdown between Mayor Mike and Gov. Andrew of the Adirondacks — voted Democratic in a...
A low attack on same-sex therapy
Oral arguments started Friday in New Jersey Superior Court in Ferguson, et. al. v. JONAH, et. al. — a landmark case in which the Southern Poverty Law Center is trying...
Summer Sings for vocalists who want to get their chorale on
Why sing in the shower when you can do it in a concert hall? That’s one of the draws of Summer Sing. Now in its 53rd year, it’s the ultimate...
Wallace Shawn's 'The Designated Mourner' may be among the most overrated plays ever
‘The Designated Mourner” is now acknowledged not just as Wallace Shawn’s masterpiece, but as a major achievement of political American theater. But the most remarkable thing about the revival that...
Debbie Little at Yonkers
Post Time: 7:10 p.m. Best Bet: Glass Prince (10th)FIRST: Mile pace; $21,000; claiming3 Glass Pack(BSears)1-4-18-52 Arctic Escape(BHolland)3-5-38-11 Lucky Lucky Leo(DDube)5-2-25-14 Coastal N(EGoodell)2-2-16-15 Report For DutyN(Brennan)8-7-38-16 ComeTogether(Pantaleano)7-4-110-17 TalktomecorgeN(MMcDnld)6-3-712-18 Legal Litigator(JStratton)3-6-812-1SECOND: Mile...
Home Team Lineups
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Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball6:30 p.m.Amateur Baseball U.S. Championships: All-Star Game CBSSN7 p.m.Yankees at Rangers YES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Braves at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM/101.9 FM)7 p.m.Batavia at Cyclones WKRB (90.3 FM)NBA Summer...
Hondo gets bludgeoned
Hondo returned most of his second-half profits yesterday because the Phillies and Nats obviously have no interest in his deficit-reduction program. As a result, the NRN (nasty red number) ballooned...
Donovan pushes U.S. into Gold Cup semis
BALTIMORE — The passes were sharp, the defense sound and the goals plentiful. The United States couldn’t have played much better, and the timing could not have been more perfect....
Yankees bobble giveaway to honor Matsui
Seems as if everything now comes packaged in bogus hype, bubble wrap pumped with gas. Soon, straight addition — two-plus-two — will be presented as limited edition, act-now, must-see math....
Sports Shorts
NFL: No apology by Fins’ Pouncey on cap flap Dolphins center Mike Pouncey declined to join twin brother Maurkice in apologizing for wearing a baseball cap that supported former college...
Froome takes Tour de France
PARIS — Chris Froome won the 100th Tour de France yesterday and immediately vowed his victory wouldn’t be stripped for doping as Lance Armstrong’s were.“This is one yellow jersey that...
Geno thinks he has 'great shot' of beating out Sanchez as Jets starting QB
Geno Smith apparently doesn’t think much of his competition for the Jets’ quarterback job this fall. The brash rookie, who played at West Virginia, told a newspaper over the weekend...
Mets' Lagares has scorching start to second half after working through break
The Mets gave their players three days off for the All-Star break. Juan Lagares chose not to go on an abbreviated vacation, instead spending large portions of each day watching...
Wright, Byrd go back-to-back in Mets win
David Wright and Marlon Byrd became the first Mets to hit back-to-back home runs all season when they both went deep against Phillies starter Cliff Lee in the first inning...
Kemp has blast, hurts ankle in win
Matt Kemp returned to the lineup with a home run and a double in the same inning yesterday, and the Dodgers completed a sweep of the Nationals with a 9-2...
Season far from done for resilient Yankees
BOSTON — The ball tried to scrape the night sky as it soared toward center field, a blast in any league, and the Red Sox were going to outlast the...
Overbay leaves 9 aboard in Yankees defeat
BOSTON — There were a combined nine Yankees on base in Lyle Overbay’s six at-bats last night at Fenway Park. The first baseman stranded all nine of them. “When you...
Mets' Harvey gets last word on mound
If there were any reason to believe Matt Harvey wasn’t all about baseball, that he may have been more concerned with being a wealthy, fashion-conscious celebrity than being the game’s...
‘Embarrassed’ by article, Mets ace Ks 10 Phillies in shutout
The Phillies got a dose of Matt Harvey on a mission, an ace angry over portrayals he was focused on things other than baseball. Yesterday Harvey was focused, furious and...
Yankees' Jeter waiting to be cleared
BOSTON — Derek Jeter stood in an imaginary bullpen batter’s box as Andy Pettitte and Phil Hughes threw yesterday at Fenway Park. Jeter said it was to get timing on...
Rodriguez’s return to Yankees delayed by quad strain
MOOSIC, Pa. — Alex Rodriguez won’t be joining the Yankees today in Texas. At this point, it’s unclear when — and maybe even, if — he plays for them again....
A-Rod decides to have second opinion on quad, but keeps Yankees in the dark
MOOSIC, Pa. — It is Alex Rodriguez, so a quad issue is never just a quad issue. It is another reason for paranoia and conspiracy theories, intrigue and infighting, tension...
Shaky Tiger just a shell of his former self
GULLANE, Scotland — As Tiger Woods walked away from yet another major championship empty-handed yesterday at the close of the British Open at Muirfield, spectators were left with two prominent...
Westwood gracious in defeat
GULLANE, Scotland — Lee Westwood, gutted following yet another heartbreaking major championship final-round failure, was classy and philosophical in defeat after the British Open at Muirfield yesterday. Westwood took a...
Legendary find on ‘Secrets of the Dead: Bones of the Buddha'
Are those the bones of Buddha or is this Al Capone’s vault all over again? If you were alive in the 1890s, when an amateur archeologist by the name of...
‘Teen Beach Movie’ breaks right for Disney
Maybe the nationwide heat wave helped. Disney Channel’s original “Teen Beach Movie” premiered to a whopping 8.4 million viewers Friday night — eclipsing even the network’s past champ, “High School...
'The Carrie Diaries' finds its Samantha Jones
The CW has found its Samantha Jones. Newcomer Lindsey Gort (the upcoming movie “2 Guns”) has been cast in the iconic role for the second season of the CW’s “The...
Talk show guests
MONDAYOCTAVIA SPENCER, DANIEL SUNJATA - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7RICHARD BLAIS - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch. 7WHITNEY CUMMINGS, ELIANA DE LAS CASAS - The Wendy...
Why Keith Olbermann laughs
Back in the day, Esquire magazine would run its annual “Dubious Achievement Awards” — which always featured a photo of a young Richard Nixon, smiling broadly, with the caption: “Why...
'Glee' creator will deal with Cory Monteith's death
‘Glee” creator Ryan Murphy says the Fox series will begin shooting later next month. He also says the show will do an episode dealing with the death of “Glee” character...
Pulse sales
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Weird but true
The middle of summer may be a good time to buy a snowblower — but not a good time to steal one. A man who must have forgotten what season...
Manziel’s ‘Heis’... and lows of offseason
You wonder, as the 2013 college football season draws near, if the Legend of Johnny Football will grow to epic proportions, or if we are watching a runaway train leave...
At least 75 dead, 400 injured after earthquake strikes western China
BEIJING (AP) — A strong, shallow earthquake struck a dry, hilly farming area in western China early Monday, killing at least 75 people, injuring more than 400, and destroying thousands...
Teen slain in East New York shooting
A teen was killed and another wounded in a shooting on a Brooklyn street tonight, authorities said. The two teens were on Miller Avenue in East New York when a...
Effort to challenge Spitzer's petitions called off
The Republican activist who filed a challenge to Eliot Spitzer’s petitions for comptroller is pulling the plug on the effort — citing a lack of funds to underwrite the legal...
CC struggles, Napoli hits 2 HR as Yankees fall to Red Sox in 11 innings
BOSTON — Adam Warren stuffed the defeat into his luggage because he surrendered a laser home run to Mike Napoli that landed in the center-field seats. Yet the blame for...