September 27, 2013

Ted Cruz on the way to ‘most hated politician’ in DC

Long ago, Ted Cruz earned the hatred of every elected Democrat in Washington. Now, he’s on his way to doing the same with nearly every Republican. Soon, it will be...

Joba makes mess, but Robertson cleans it up for Yankees

HOUSTON — In a week filled with finales, Joba Chamberlain’s likely final appearance as a Yankee was memorable in its own right. One night after Mariano Rivera practically was serenaded off...

Donovan, Islanders look to enjoy fast times

Jack Capuano wants to make it clear there is a difference between pushing the pace of a hockey game and being reckless. “The term that I use with our guys,”...

Iran's real Holocaust issue

So now Barack Obama has spoken by phone to Hassan Rouhani — the first American president to speak to a leader of Iran in decades. And Rouhani has called the...

Zipline your way into fall

Zoom Ziplines at Mountain Creek 200 Route 94, Vernon, NJThe Hunter Mountain zipline in New York, pictured above, is the adrenaline equivalent of a sports car whipping around the Autobahn....

How campaign ‘reform�� invites corruption

Advocates of campaign-finance reform claim that the way to get corruption out of politics is via public financing. The truth is that when you offer politicians taxpayer dollars, you only...

Throw a tag sale like a pro!

After 11 years in our house in Cos Cob, Conn., my family has collected plenty of stuff we don’t need. Sick of storing it all, we decided a tag sale...

Mets prospect Syndergaard set for next step

Noah Syndergaard has a good idea what it will take to get him into a Mets uniform next season. Other than just maturity, the organization’s top pitching prospect understands he...

Sword-wielding nut busted by cops

A samurai sword-wielding man was arrested in Manhattan Friday evening, according to Port Authority police. Cops say Orlando Lassiter, 51, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and disorderly...

De Blasio vs. choice for the poor

There’s something to be said for having friends in high places. Ask Yvette Clark, a Democratic congresswoman from Brooklyn. When her nephew was having trouble getting into his school of...

Dems' ridiculous 'anarchy' defense for Obamacare

‘It’s the law of the land”: This is rapidly becoming the preferred shorthand argument for why criticism of ObamaCare is just so, so wrong. It also serves as the lead...

Booker gets slapped by Shaq, then verbally slaps reporters

Newark native Shaquille O’Neal doled out a playful slap to pal Cory Booker’s backside Friday — while the mayor and senator-wannabe slapped around the media for hounding him about his...

First Obamacare casualty: My health plan is dead

Like some 22 million other Americans, I’m a self-employed small-business owner who buys health insurance for my family directly on the individual market. We have a high-deductible PPO plan that...

Host raps de Blasio over Cuban honeymoon

This was no honeymoon. Democratic mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio went on a Spanish-language radio Friday to court Hispanic voters — but the plan backfired when he got a Cuban-American...

White House refuses budget talks with 'extremist' Republicans

WASHINGTON — With less than 72 hours before the government shuts down, President Obama and Democratic leaders refused to negotiate with Republicans whom they branded as “extremists” and “anarchists.” Obama...

MTA has $2 billion more than thought: DiNapoli

Give the riders a break! The MTA has an almost $2 billion more in new resources than it anticipated in its five-year financial plan, and should consider using it to...

Martha Stewart speaks up for humane treatment of pigs

Martha Stewart wants New Jersey lawmakers to make sure pigs are treated humanely before they wind up in one of her signature roasts. The lifestyle maven and Jersey City native...

'Million Dollar Listing' star stalked by 3 people

“Million Dollar Listing” cable-TV star Ryan Serhant, who has at least three stalkers, was forced to call cops after one creepy female fan blocked him from leaving his Tribeca real-estate...

Barilla loses shoppers after anti-gay remarks

City macaroni lovers told pasta czar Guido Barilla what he could do with his Bigotoni on Friday after he said gays have no place in the company’s “classic family” ads....

Lhota’s plan to lower taxes

Under a Mayor Joe Lhota, the tax man would have a lighter load. The Republican mayoral nominee said Friday he would reform or reduce a slew of taxes on businesses,...

Cano: $310M number didn't come from me

HOUSTON — A day after sources said Robinson Cano was looking for more than $300 million over 10 years in his upcoming contract, the second baseman continued to deflect questions...

Fighting WNBA players light up court with kiss

She kissed a girl — and the ref didn’t like it. Mischievous Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi was going chest-to-chest with Minnesota Lynx guard Seimone Augustus in a heated skirmish...

Silence is golden: Jets exuding quiet confidence

It's still sounds strange coming from Antonio Cromartie’s lips. The Jets cornerback was among the loudest voices a few years ago when it came to boasting about his team and...

Cops hunt Bronx robbery suspect

Police are on the lookout for a suspect wanted for a violent robbery in the Bronx early Friday morning. According to authorities, surveillance video at a bodega on Allerton Avenue...

Agents, execs rip Knicks for 'absurd' firing of GM

Rick Kaplan, the agent for Marcus Camby, pounded the Knicks for their handling of former general manager Glen Grunwald, stripped of his duties four days before training camp. The Knicks...

Cano could be part of Yankees lore if he re-signs

HOUSTON — Robinson Cano was visited by visions of Yankees future Thursday night. For seven innings, in a comatose ballpark, he saw a preview of what could be the next...

Zalaznick searches for digital empire after NBCU

Cable queen Lauren Zalaznick, who is out at NBCUniversal after 12 years, is looking to reinvent herself as a digital diva. Zalaznick is said to be in the running for...

Appropriate Pettitte is ending career in Houston

HOUSTON — Regret colors this final weekend for the 2013 Yankees, although so does acceptance. Andy Pettitte, who long ago decided he would retire for real following this campaign, looked...

Without Milliner, Jets corners look to step up

With rookie first-round pick Dee Milliner ruled out of Sunday’s game in Tennessee, the Jets will turn to Darrin Walls and Kyle Wilson to pick up the slack. Though Walls...

St. John's vying for NJ hoops star

St. John’s lost out on Isaiah Whitehead, the Lincoln High School star who chose Seton Hall last week, but the Johnnies seem to be coming on strong with another Isaiah.The...

NBC orders 'Constantine' comic book script

NBC has ordered "Constantine," a script about DC Comics conman-turned-supernatural detective John Constantine, from "Dexter" vet Daniel Cerone and "Dark Knight" trilogy writer David S. Goyer. The order comes with a penalty, meaning...

Army pays $16M to AWOL soldiers, deserters

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Even as the Army faces shrinking budgets, an audit shows it paid out $16 million in paychecks over a 2 ½-year period to soldiers designated as AWOL...

Warren Buffett cans Benjamin Moore CEO

Warren Buffett has canned the CEO of Benjamin Moore — again. In a surprise move, the billionaire investor has ousted a former restaurant exec that he tapped only last year...

Toddler shot in Yonkers

A toddler was shot in Yonkers on Friday afternoon and police were interviewing several “persons of interest” near the scene, authorities said. The child is about 2 years old and...

Gunrunner to cop: Blame Newtown massacre for price hike

An illegal-weapons kingpin nailed in the city’s largest gun bust used the Sandy Hook massacre as an excuse to raise his prices to an undercover cop, prosecutors said Friday. Earl...

Giants not overlooking Chiefs QB Alex Smith

OK, Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith is not Peyton Manning. But he’s not exactly JaMarcus Russell, either. “He’s a very, very good, experienced veteran quarterback who is being utilized for his...

Antique shop 'tricked tourist into $1M sale'

It’s the “Antiques Road Show”-turned-horror flick. Shady staffers at a Manhattan collectibles emporium tricked an elderly Ohio tourist into forking over more than a $1 million for miniature statues worth...

Giants entire season on the line in Week 4

The Giants are facing the end Sunday in Kansas City. They don’t want to concede as much and that’s understandable. But if the sheer desperation of the moment is not...

Cuba to let athletes sign with overseas teams

HAVANA — Could a new wave of Cuban baseball players be headed for the majors in America without having to defect from the communist island? Cuba announced Friday that athletes...

Tight spot: Jets' Winslow eyes bounce-back game

Rex Ryan and Kellen Winslow Jr. insist they’re not the least bit worried about the Jets tight end’s declining production since his impressive season opener. They say defenses have adjusted...

Rare revival of 'Natural Affection' misses play's hysterical violence

Sexual dissatisfaction, loneliness, frustrated small-town dreams, alcoholism, tortured identity: In the 1950s, William Inge turned those unlikely themes into the Broadway hits “Come Back, Little Sheba,” “Bus Stop” and the...

How to deal with Sunday's TV crunch

For fans of television’s best shows, today is frustratingly jam-packed. Don’t worry — we got you covered. Luckily, the Giants play the Chiefs at 1 p.m. and the Jets play...

JPMorgan nears sweeping mortgage settlement

JPMorgan Chase could reach a multi-billion deal to settle scores of mortgage-related investigations and lawsuits as early as Tuesday, The Post has learned. The banking giant has been talking to...

Glennon's promotion worth a few Bucs in fantasy

The demotion of Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman likely didn’t cause a lot of waiver wire chaos. He was not on a lot of rosters to begin with — and if...

Norton brought out best of Holmes in classic 15th round

One of the greatest rounds in heavyweight boxing history might not have happened had Larry Holmes listened to his corner. It was June 9, 1978, at Caesars Palace in Las...

Highlight of ‘Pacman’ Jones arrest video is him yelling about a warrant

What started as a routine speeding stop turned into an arrest for Adam “Pacman” Jones, and now we have a video (with a dramatic narration) to show us how that...

Clemens urges Rivera to return to Yankees next year

Let’s hope this isn’t a second career for retired pitching great Roger Clemens. “The Rocket” penned a piece in Friday’s Houston Chronicle bidding farewell to Mariano Rivera. His final line...

Fairway supermarket coming to World Trade Center

Fairway Market, which launched its first store on the Upper West Side in the 1930s, is coming to the World Trade Center neighborhood. The high-end grocery chain just signed a...

CEO 'swiped credit card to pay $12 tab'

The CEO of the trendy online store Steelos rakes in $25,000 a month — but he’s such a cheapskate that he swiped a credit card to pay a $12 bar...

Girl, 3, brings 13 bags of pot to school

This was no Micky Mouse comedy act. A three-year-old girl brought 13 bags of marijuana to a Harlem school in a pink Minnie Mouse backpack Friday after she was set...

Guide for NBA refs -- and why it's bad news for Nets

The NBA is holding its annual preseason conference with its officials this week, preparing them for the new season by going over the points of emphasis and rule changes that...

Ex-cop sues NYPD, says bad pepper spray ended career

A former NYPD cop has sued the city because her department-issued can of Mace didn’t work when she tried to arrest a struggling Brooklyn fare-jumper – leaving her with a career-ending injury,...

Nets question of day: Which Deron shows up?

With training camp opening Tuesday, here's our last question about the upcoming Nets season. Which version of Deron Williams will the Nets get this season? Last season was a tale...

How to decipher Cabrera-Trout MVP debate

If the Angels were in the midst of winning a second straight AL West title -- rather than, arguably, being the majors’ most disappointing team in that time -- then...

Roc-A-Fella mogul's son busted for 'choking gal pal'

The son of former Roc-A-Fella records music mogul, Damon “Dame” Dash, was arrested Tuesday for strangling his girlfriend in Chelsea, authorities said. Damon Dash II, 22, was charged with misdemeanor...

NJ must allow gay marriage starting Oct. 21

New Jersey is unconstitutionally denying federal benefits to same-sex couples and must allow gay couples to marry, a judge ruled Friday. Superior Court Judge Mary Jacobson sided almost entirely with...

'Homeland' repairing damage done by last season

Here’s the good news: the third-season premiere “Homeland” delivers a strong episode that repairs much of the damage done last season to this excellent show, when it went off the...

Duke heirs claim stepmom sold off family heirlooms

The twin teen heirs to Doris Duke’s $60 million fortune say their “wicked stepmom” is selling off their family heirlooms, including a million-dollar firearm collection, without giving them a dime.Georgia...

Obama, Iranian president in historic phone call

President Obama reached out by phone to his Iranian counterpart and the two gabbed like old pals for 15 minutes on Friday — becoming the first American leader since 1979...

A timeline of the Dodgers-Giants rivalry that started in NYC

The Giants and Dodgers — and their fans — have one of the longest and most passionate rivalries in American sport. Here are 10 moments in that rivalry. — April...

Catskills fugitive tries to kill self when cornered by NYPD

The man wanted for killing his ex-girlfriend in Brooklyn while her two daughters went out for food, tried to kill himself as cops closed in on him Thursday in the...

Emotional farewells that rival Mo's

The emotional sight of Mariano Rivera sobbing in Andy Pettitte’s embrace on the mound at Yankee Stadium on Thursday night, after Pettitte and Derek Jeter had been sent out by manager...

Snee, Baas, Webster all out for Giants in KC

The Giants may put out an offensive line with spit, baling wire and a lot of young guys Sunday in Kansas City against the Chiefs. Just what you want when...

Mom pushing stroller foils attacker

Don't mess with this mom! A gutsy stroller pushing mom fought off a mugger Friday during a botched robbery in an Inwood park, cops said. MaryJane Jarman,33, had just dropped...

Nose spray may mean life or death for drug ODs

Staten Island’s prescription drug abuse problem is so rampant that the city is arming cops with a powerful antidote that can immediately reverse the life-threatening effects of a drug overdose,...

More NSA employees found to have spied on spouses, partners

Some workers at the National Security Agency intentionally misused the government's secret surveillance systems at least 12 times over the past decade, including instances when they spied on spouses, boyfriends...

Star-Ledger, unions reach deal averting shutdown of paper

After tense negotiations, the Newark Star-Ledger and its four trade unions have reached a tentative deal that will avert a shutdown of New Jersey’s largest paper. The deal will result...

Hernandez gal pal indicted for perjury

FALL RIVER, Mass. — The girlfriend of former New England Patriot Aaron Hernandez has been indicted on a perjury charge in connection with the killing of his friend. A Massachusetts...

Senate passes ObamaCare bill but shutdown still looms

WASHINGTON – The Senate passed a spending bill Friday that would avert a government shutdown in three days, stripping out a Republican measure to defund ObamaCare and tossing the bill...

Airline captain suffers fatal heart attack mid-flight

BOISE, Idaho — The stricken captain of a United Airlines flight that made an emergency landing died at a hospital, officials said. The man was still alive when he arrived...

'Michael J. Fox Show' outmatched by CBS rival

Michael J. Fox’s prime-time return hit a speed bump Thursday night — and his name is Robin Williams. Williams’ CBS sitcom, “The Crazy Ones,” steamrolled “The Michael J. Fox Show”...

Model and protester in catwalk cat fight

She turned the runway into a catty-walk! A gorgeous British model stood her ground against a topless feminist protester who stormed the runway while she was catwalking at a Paris Fashion...

Ex-soldiers plotted to kill DEA agent, traffic coke

They’re real-life Rambos gone bad. A squadron of former elite military personnel from the US and Germany plotted to assassinate a DEA agent and an informant -- both undercover agents...

Big boost for Sandy-ravaged Water St.

Continuing an epic recovery from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, mammoth 55 Water St. — the city’s largest office building and the second-largest in the US — has signed a...

Monaco Yacht Show

More than 100 of the world's most luxurious yachts show off their goods in Port Hercules for the Monaco Yacht Show.

Kenya terrorists tortured victims

Ghoulish terrorists tortured and mutilated their hostages during the Kenya mall seizure and turned the Nairobi complex into a scene out of a horror movie, a police doctor said. Men...

Knicks GM Mills gets thumbs up from Walsh

Steve Mills has the endorsement of former Knicks president Donnie Walsh. Walsh said he was initially surprised by his successor Glen Grunwald’s bizarre ouster Thursday, four days before Knicks training...

Nets add 3 to training-camp roster

The Nets have brought in three more players ahead of the start of training camp next week. Swingmen Gary Forbes and Chris Johnson and combo guard Jorge Gutierrez received training-camp...

Bad Apple: iOS7 giving users motion sickness

Apple’s latest iPhone and iPad operating system, iOS7, has been the focus of many complaints since it was released on September 18. One of the strangest yet: the operating system...

Ivory hamstring injury remains concern for Jets

The Jets will head to Tennessee fairly healthy, with running back Chris Ivory, rookie cornerback Dee Milliner and offensive tackle Oday Aboushi the only players listed as out on the...

Kenya military caused 3-floor mall collapse after massacre

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's military caused the massive collapse of three floors of Nairobi's Westgate Mall during the terrorist siege in which at least 67 people died, a top-ranking government official...

Cops eye more arrests in NFL party bust

The six partiers arrested for trashing a former NFL player's upstate home on Labor Day aren't the only people responsible for the breaking-and-entering bash -- investigators are eyeing more arrests,...

Devices may be allowed for take-off and landing

WASHINGTON -- With the blessing of an influential advisory panel, federal regulators are closer to letting airline passengers use their smartphones, tablets, e-readers and other electronic gadgets during takeoffs and...

Tiger named PGA Player of Year for 11th time

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Tiger Woods was voted PGA Tour player of the year for the 11th time on the strength of his five big wins and return to No....

WNBA foul sealed with a kiss

The legend of women’s basketball superstar Diana Taurasi is a mix tape of hoops exploits, tough-gal posturing and off-the-court embarrassments. On Thursday night, it was sealed with a kiss. Taurasi...

Muslim hardliners threaten Miss World

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Beauty queens and backstage drama may seem inevitable, but at this year's Miss World competition, something more serious than hair-pulling and name-calling has come from host country...

Mariano's Yankee Stadium farewell

JCP shares sink on CEO's flip-flop

JCPenney CEO Mike Ullman is having communication issues with Wall Street.Shares of the embattled retailer on Friday capped a weeklong slide of 30 percent, hitting their lowest levels in 27...

De Blasio asks for Wall St. donations

As New York City mayor, Bill de Blasio would raise their taxes — but as a candidate he’s asking for a little of their cash before the tax man cometh....

Teachers union refusing to assist with 400 misconduct cases

The city’s public school system has a backlog of more than 400 teacher disciplinary cases because the teachers union is refusing to help appoint hearing officers as required, a new...

Obama to give more than $100M to broke Detroit

The federal money being directed Detroit's way by the U.S. government totals more than $100 million and will be augmented with about $200 million more in resources from foundations and...

Son of Dodgers guard killed after ripping Giants

Fans of the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers have sustained one of the most passionate rivalries in American sport for more than a century, starting when both called...

UK cops hire 'super recognizers' to find criminals

LONDON -- Paul Hyland almost never forgets a face. He's a "super recognizer," and that's giving an unusual kind of help to his employer: Scotland Yard. Several years ago, for...

Bill DeBlasio blasts Cuba on Cuban-American's show

Left-leaning Democratic mayoral candidate Bill deBlasio criticized Cuba Friday when he went on a radio show hosted by a Cuban-American. Asked what he learned in the country where he chose...

Victoria's Secret model 'trashed 32k per month pad'

This Victoria’s Secret model was no angel when she allegedly trashed her fully furnished, luxury SoHo rental and skipped out on its $32,000-a-month rent, according to a new lawsuit. Swiss-born stunner Julie...

Kanye, Kimmel in vicious Twitter feud

LOS ANGELES -- Jimmy Kimmel and Kanye West either are engaged in a bitter feud or a wild parody of one. A skit poking fun at West on ABC's "Jimmy...

Curiosity rover finds water on Mars

The fine-grained soil has revealed a water content of about 2 per cent - a level which could be useful for future human missions. The water is not free-flowing, but...

Weapons suspect unmasked

A repeat felon with designs on robbing drug dealers was busted with heavy weapons and a wacky collection of disguises in a Brooklyn apartment Wed­nesday, according to Brooklyn federal court...

Sexy bounty hunter seduces bail bozo

She’s their best . . . asset. When a player in a bizarre Long Island insurance scam skipped bail, bounty hunters laid a classic “honey trap” — sending a curvy decoy to...

Kerry and Iran in nuke talks

Iran’s top diplomat and Secretary of State John Kerry met Thursday and “agreed to jump-start” negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and Kerry were upbeat after the...

Eatery-grade 'forger' busted

A “letter-grade expeditor” was arrested Wednesday evening for issuing nine fake grade cards to eateries throughout the city, the ­Department of Investigation announced. The DOI charged Anastasios Kountis, who owns...

Push to extend 'terror insurance' after Kenya

The insurance industry hopes the Kenyan mall tragedy will convince Congress to extend Washington’s 11-year-old “terrorism insurance” program beyond its December 2014 sunset. The horror of Nairobi “can easily be...

Big changes at Bloomberg

In a major reorganizational move, Bloomberg LP has promoted six executive editors to senior executive editor positions in the company's first structural change in its news division since 2008. The...

Nike first-quarter income jumps

Strong demand for Nike's shoes and apparel in North America and Europe, as well as price increases in regions around the world, helped the athletic goods maker's net income rise...

KKR drops Jones Group bid

Private equity firm KKR & Co LP has withdrawn from the bidding process for Jones Group Inc, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday, raising questions over the prospects...

Lazard Capital: We're not going away

Lazard Capital, the closely held brokerage controlled by current and former Lazard employees, said it’s still exploring options such as a sale and has no plans to close. “It’s business...

NYPL gets $15M from Cosmo gal

The New York Public Library has received a $15 million gift from the late editor of Cosmopolitan magazine for an afterschool program for underserved children. The library and the Helen...

US girl ran to Muslim hero in Kenya mall

This dramatic photo shows the moment a 4-year-old American girl was rescued by a Muslim man who raced to Kenya’s Westgate Mall with a gun to save as many people...

Iran's Rouhani hosts Farrakhan after Obama snub

He couldn’t spare a minute to shake hands with President Obama, but Iran’s new president had plenty of time for Louis Farrakhan when he hosted a buffet bash for the...

UN reaches Syria chemical weapons deal

UNITED NATIONS — The five permanent members of the deeply divided U.N. Security Council reached agreement Thursday on a resolution to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons, a major step in taking...

'Morning' is dreary

Grief comes in many forms — none subtle — in this small-scale drama about a couple dealing with the recent drowning death of their young son. Leland Orser (NBC’s “Revolution”),...

Hot Picks: Post insiders tell you where to go!

MEET THE FOLKIES In the upcoming Coen brothers film “Inside Llewyn Davis,” the filmmakers visit the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1960s. The fictional singer-songwriter Davis is based on...

It's survival of the flick-est at New York Film Festival

“Captain Phillips’’ is one of at least three films with survival themes at this year’s New York Film Festival, where sex, fantasy and comedy are also well represented. Here’s a...

Rangers' Kreider may be odd man out

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Rangers have one more exhibition game to play following Thursday night’s 5-0 defeat to the Canucks, and one more chance for someone on the outside...

Crazy things we do for love

Since The Post’s Stephanie Smith shared her 300 Sandwiches blog in Wednesday’s paper — her project to coax a proposal out of her boyfriend with carefully crafted heroes and bánh...

Inequality for All

Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich attempts an economic “Inconvenient Truth” in the documentary “Inequality for All,” a cinematic listicle of misleading economic talking points. Reich lectures his Berkeley students on...

Stolen kisses: It's a 'Betrayal' of serious magnitude

When people start affairs, they never think about how they’ll end. Anticipation is everything: the next encounter, text, phone call, broken taboo. On ABC’s seductive new drama “Betrayal,” which debuts...

DC killer just one of many 'ELF' paranoids

“Extremely low frequency” waves — which Washington Navy Yard mass murderer Aaron Alexis blamed for his Sept. 16 rampage — are all around us. They’re generated by electric-power lines, computers,...

Animals used for ObamaCare sign-ups

WASHINGTON — Is ObamaCare making you sick? A cute baby panda might just change your mind. As part of President Obama’s cranked-up effort to get the uninsured to join new...

Yankees' Robertson hopes to replace Rivera

David Robertson has just seven career saves, but he figures to be in line to take over for Mariano Rivera next season. “I haven’t been told anything,” Robertson said after...

Jeter, Pettitte mound visit perfect ending to Mo's Stadium finale

Teammates forever. Yankees fans and the world got to see Thursday night what made the Core Four so special when the remaining Core Three Yankees had such an emotional moment...

De Blasio 'fixed' pal's water bill on council

He was carrying their water. Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio made it a “high priority” to help political pal Dan Cantor of the left-leaning Working Families Party reduce an inflated...

Mom's dagger stare for 'rapist-killer'

The mother of a young fashion student raped and murdered in her Astoria apartment four years ago glared at the man cops say committed the heinous crime as he was...

Estranged exec pal eyed in equestrian slay

A “person of interest” in the shooting death of a Long Island equestrian rider is a former American Express executive who had a psychotic breakdown after he sued the company...

Six arrested in NFL house-trash party

Six teens and young adults were busted Thursday for breaking into a former NFL player’s upstate house and throwing a massive bash that was broadcast on social media. The six...

State tries to thwart Lhota PAC bid

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman vowed Thursday to thwart an attempt by deep-pocketed backers of mayoral candidate Joe Lhota to overturn New York’s $150,000 cap on campaign contributions and spend...