October 16, 2013
Barely anyone is buying the iPhone 5C
Tim Cook may as well have made Apple’s new rainbow-hued iPhones the color of mud the way they’re selling. The iPhone 5C, which retails for a mere $100 less than...
Kerry Washington to host 'SNL'
‘Scandal” star Kerry Washington will make her “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut on the NBC late-night show’s Nov. 2 episode. The booking of Washington came a day after “SNL” was...
Dream Homes
Southampton $3.895 million Nothing says the Hamptons like waterfront property, and this one sits on a full 2 acres right on the bay, and also comes with a private boat dock....
Arts network Ovation back on Time Warner
Arts network Ovation is getting a second chance to impress Time Warner Cable. The niche network, which was booted off TWC last Jan. 1, will return exactly a year later...
Arm wrestling series to run on AMC
Get ready for a reality show about . . . wait for it . . . arm wrestling. AMC will air “King of Arms,” a 10-episode series focusing on the...
'Pretty Little Liars' ready to spin (off)
ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars” has become a social media phenomenon, with its Season Four summer finale last August setting the record for the most tweeted series episode in TV...
Benjamin Moore problems getting painted over by Buffett
Warren Buffett is trying to paint over the ugly picture at Benjamin Moore — again. The folksy tycoon bragged on TV Wednesday that his struggling paint brand is generating profits...
Ex-Countrywide exec defends mortgage contests
US prosecutors grilled a former executive of Bank of America’s Countrywide unit in federal court on Wednesday, seeking to show she pressed employees to churn out thousands of substandard loans....
Ranting staffer dragged off House floor
The House vote to end the government shutdown was briefly interrupted when a stenographer bizarrely stepped up to the dias and started to speak into the mic. Dianne Reidy, a...
Rangers feel better after blanking Capitals
WASHINGTON — It was like night and day, honestly it was, with rays of sunshine shining on a Rangers team that operated Wednesday night like a synchronized unit following the...
Designer Danny Forster tosses convention out the window
As host of the Science Channel’s “Build it Bigger” and the Discovery Channel’s “Extreme Engineering,” designer and TV personality Danny Forster makes it his mission to bring viewers close to...
Domino editor Michelle Adams' unique aesthetic
More than three years after it folded, Domino — the seminal DIY shelter magazine — is back in print. The former monthly is now edited by interiors ace Michelle Adams,...
Market in relief rally as default deal loomed
Buy the rumor; sell the news. Market wags were dusting off that old saw on Wednesday after the Dow industrials jumped more than 205 points on expectations that a deal...
Paul Pierce nets $35K per month NYC apartment
Brooklyn Nets All-Star Paul Pierce and his wife, Julie, have just moved into a full-floor loft apartment in TriBeCa’s 90 Franklin St., the same building where Mariah Carey owns the...
Bernanke won't have to testify in AIG lawsuit
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke does not have to testify in the multibillion-dollar lawsuit by the former chief of American International Group Inc. against the United States over the insurer's...
Will Ferrell predicts Dodgers victory and it comes true
LOS ANGELES — The tone was set when everybody’s favorite “Anchorman” read the starting lineup for the Dodgers. As comedian Will Ferrell got around to starting pitcher Zack Greinke, he...
Honoring Muslim holidays means more days off for school kids
City kids can expect more breaks from school under the next administration, after both of the leading mayoral candidates agreed Wednesday that two major Muslim holidays deserve to be observed....
American Express quarterly profit soars
LOS ANGELES — American Express says its net income rose 9 percent in the third quarter, as cardholders spent more in the U.S. and elsewhere. The results trumped Wall Street...
Geno Smith: I'll be an elite quarterback
Rex Ryan would kill for an elite quarterback like, say, Tom Brady. The Bill Belichick haters will be quick to suggest he never would have won three Super Bowls without...
Monster High, American Girl dolls fuel Mattel results
Call her backseat Barbie. Sales growth of the classic blonde doll is failing to keep pace with the chubby-faced American Girl dolls and its Monster High line depicting the teen...
After a bad deal, GOP needs a path forward
Republicans signed on to a very bad deal Wednesday night to re-open government and lift the debt ceiling. The only thing that can be said in its favor is that...
Plenty at stake in A-Rod case for MLB commish hopeful
TO put it in more entertaining terms than it actually deserves, the sheriff of MLBville will take the witness stand against the town villain on Thursday. And the sheriff is...
The $150 haircut that got me laid!
Manhattan hairdresser Mischa G laughs out loud at the grateful message from a client thanking her for the look she crafted for him the previous day. “Your haircut got me...
Booker wins Senate election in NJ
Newark Mayor Cory Booker handily won a special election Wednesday to represent New Jersey in the US Senate, giving the rising Democratic star a bigger political stage after a race...
Who's 'The Boss'? Christie, not Springsteen
A new Monmouth University poll this week shows Gov. Chris Christie leading his Democratic rival 59 percent to 35 percent. That’s no surprise. What is surprising is that the Republican...
The US debt dollars that no one's talking about
So Congress says we won’t hear about the debt ceiling again until Feb. 7. Don’t count on that. Washington is playing a shell game. Move the money here and there...
The people lose in casino ruling
You would think the basic test of transparency would mean the government would have to let citizens know the exact wording of a controversial ballot initiative in time for anyone...
Iran's goal on nuke talks: Confuse
Yes. No. Maybe. Perhaps later. Take your pick: Any of those terms might answer the question of whether the talks over Iran’s nuclear program, which wrapped up Wednesday in Geneva,...
Free agent Brian McCann on Yankees' radar
The Yankees ended the season facing a great deal of uncertainty about their future, and the early part of the offseason hasn’t done anything to provide answers. Alex Rodriguez’s appeal...
Cuban scores SEC victory in insider-trading case
It was another slam dunk for Mark Cuban — only in a different kind of court. A Dallas federal jury Wednesday cleared the billionaire owner of the NBA’s Mavericks of...
Josh Cribbs looks to give Jets return game a boost
Josh Cribbs is arguably the most productive return man in NFL history, but after dealing with injury and inactivity many wonder if the newest Jet still can play. Cribbs, who...
The great anti-Bloomberg revolt
"Bloomberg Unbound” is the headline on this week’s cover of Time. “He’s remade New York,” it says. “Next up, the world.” The story is a terrific piece to read while...
Trio goes to court for massive CityTime payroll scam
Prosecutors didn’t pull any punches Wednesday while introducing a jury to the man on trial for allegedly masterminding the massive CityTime payroll scam, saying the scheme created so many millions...
'Animal House' shutdown could be disastrous for GOP
Call it the “Animal House” shutdown. At the end of that seminal American comedy about a rowdy fraternity, the charismatic Otter makes an impassioned speech to his fellows about their...
A city job that’s worse than useless
This November, the city’s office of public advocate looks poised to ascend to new heights of irrelevancy. Assuming Bill de Blasio’s massive lead in the mayor’s race holds, he will...
NYPD cracks down on speeding
The NYPD ticketed more than 700 drivers over the weekend as part of a crackdown on out-of-control speeders. Police set up speed traps throughout the five boroughs to minimize deaths...
Former Philippine first lady's aide goes to trial for art theft
Shoe freak former Philippines first lady Imelda Marcos’ money-hungry former secretary stole a Claude Monet painting from a Manhattan consulate and sold it for $32 million, prosecutors argued during opening...
Facebook lets teens post publicly
SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook Inc removed a restriction for users under 18 that previously limited who could see their online postings from photos to musings on the world-wide social network. The No.1 online...
Inspiring hope among Muslim women
The picture on the front page of Saturday’s New York Times was worth a thousand words. Young Pakistani girls, one of them clutching a notebook, were awaiting the news from...
US back from the brink
WASHINGTON — Congress skirted disaster Wednesday night by reaching a deal to hike the nation’s debt ceiling and reopen the government, sending stock markets soaring as sanity returned to DC....
15 months for gun nut in pol death threats
WHITE PLAINS — A man who admitted making death threats on Facebook against the top Democrats in Congress and other high-ranking officeholders was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison...
Dad in lotto scam is banned
SYRACUSE — A convenience store owner who admitted helping his son cheat a man out of a $5 million lottery win has been sentenced to a conditional discharge and banned...
Top recruits have Seton Hall thinking big
Every college basketball team in the country is thinking big this time of year, from Kentucky to Kennesaw State. Seton Hall isn’t any different, but the Pirates believe it’s not...
'Romeo,' art thou kidding us?
OMG, R&J! Last week St. Ann’s Warehouse gave us a “Julius Caesar” that’s purportedly being put on by inmates in a women’s prison. Now comes a Classic Stage Company production...
Gonzalez leads Dodgers homer parade to stave off elimination
LOS ANGELES — Adrian Gonzalez was a cross between Mickey Mantle and Mickey Mouse on Wednesday to help keep the Dodgers afloat in this NL Championship Series. The Dodgers first...
Jason Kidd honored to have Nets jersey retired -- quickly
Though Jason Kidd played last season with the rival Knicks, he will forever be a Net. And on Thursday night, it becomes official. Kidd, the Nets’ newest coach and the...
Back to the future for new Big East conference
The Big East sent two teams to the Final Four last season, but neither national champion Louisville nor Syracuse was at the conference’s media day in Manhattan on Wednesday. There...
DA: Thieves rented cars, sold them for cheap
HAUPPAUGE — Thieves used counterfeit credit cards and phony driver's licenses created in a suburban man's bedroom to rent luxury vehicles at airports that were then turned around and sold...
Gaga may avoid going to trial in ex-assistant's lawsuit
Lady Gaga might not have to show her “Poker Face” in court after all. A lawyer for the diva’s disgruntled ex-assistant, Jennifer O’Neill, who sued the Fame Monster claiming she...
Awful Giants offered free eye exams
The eye of the storm is being offered an escape route. Eli Manning, pictured in spectacles on The Post’s front page last week as a suggestion he can’t see his...
New Tappan Zee construction starts
WHITE PLAINS — New York Gov. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the actual building of the new Tappan Zee Bridge has begun. In a statement issued Wednesday, Cuomo said "formal construction"...
Lyme teen’s kin ticked off
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The parents of a New York girl are suing a Connecticut summer camp for $41.7 million, accusing the camp of failing to monitor and protect their...
Quake hits Papua, no injuries reported
SYDNEY — A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 6.8 rocked parts of the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties...
Female Muslim fighter breaks barriers
The Miss World pageant in Indonesia was moved last month amid protests from radical Muslim groups. In July, a member of the Malaysian Parliament proposed forcing women to abide by...
Pigskin Profit: Take Clemson in ACC blockbuster
In a week filled with dozens of games, only one really matters. It is a Saturday for an early dinner, a Saturday for afternoon errands. It is a day for...
Capsizing kills 4 off Florida
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Ten people were found clinging to the hull of a small boat that capsized early Wednesday off South Florida, trapping the bodies of four dead women...
Money, creative issues behind Hunnam bailing on 'Fifty Shades': report
The main reaction to Charlie Hunnam’s decision to turn down the role of Christian Grey in next year’s big screen adaptation of E.L. James' “Fifty Shades of Grey” has been...
Roll with Wisconsin, Arizona
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Creek-clean plan mudslinging
ALBANY — Critics of New York City's muddy pollution of an upstate trout stream said Wednesday that an agreement between city and state regulators to address the issue falls short...
Melo: Baltimore 'raised me' -- not Brooklyn
BALTIMORE — Carmelo Anthony is really “coming home’’ Thursday night and finally acknowledged he has got more Baltimore in him than Brooklyn blood. Anthony admitted it’s a sore subject in...
'Sexual terrorist' gets 30 years in Central Park rape
A courageous 73-year old birdwatcher lashed out at the creep who brutally raped her in Central Park, calling him a “sexual terrorist” in a dramatic courtroom confrontation Wednesday before a...
Rex to Jets: Tell your wives no chores during Patriots week
Jets players’ “Honey Do” lists are going to get a little long this week. It is Patriots week for the Jets and coach Rex Ryan gave the team its orders...
Keep the stars in your eyes with these 11 pieces
The stars aren’t just up this season, they’re all around you. From runways to retail websites to the backs of your favorite starlets (no pun intended), the celestial motif is...
Fortune teller 'scammed me out of life savings'
An evil fortune teller convinced a vulnerable Manhattan lawyer into buying two gold Rolex watches for her by promising the timepieces would “reset” the victim’s life, The Post has learned....
Carmelo Anthony: 'I want to be a free agent'
If new Knicks general manager Steve Millls thinks he’ll be able to lock Carmelo Anthony up in late February to a long-term contract extension, he has got another thing coming....
Ylvis' bizarre 'Today Show' experience
What do you do when you’re a Norwegian comic duo whose admittedly “stupid” song cracks the U.S. charts? You fly over and see what you can get from your brief...
Begging mob turncoat 'sorry' for murderous past
This mob canary’s been freed from his cage. A blubbering Colombo turncoat who helped cripple the notorious crime family renounced his life of murder and mayhem Wednesday before being sentenced...
Famed jeweler says Italian company stole trade secrets
He brought pinky rings back — and then someone started making knockoffs. Luxury Manhattan jeweler-to-the-stars David Yurman — whose signature gem-encrusted “Pinky Ring” has brought back the trend once favored...
John Ford's Columbia Pictures released on DVD
Already paid tribute with a massive Fox DVD set and a smaller one from Warner, the only winner of (three or) four Best Director Oscars now has all five of...
Kendrick Lamar escalates war of words with Drake
At the BET’s Hip-Hop Awards, which aired last night but were taped on September 28, Kendrick Lamar pushed his battle with Drake to be rap’s new number two a step further. During...
Mike Francesa's next target? Carrie Underwood
Every Sunday, at approximately 8:20 p.m., the refrain is sung loud and clear on NBC by Carrie Underwood as the lead-in to the Sunday night NFL game: "I've been waiting...
Police charge suspect in attempted rape on NYU student
A Scarsdale man was busted for the robbery and attempted rape of an NYU student in Soho as she was walking home from a study group, law-enforcement sources said. Investigators...
New York magazine considers going biweekly
New York magazine, launched as a weekly 45 years ago by Clay Felker, is mulling a move to a biweekly as rumors swirl that it will post a 2013 loss...
Heavy metal: Meteorite that hit Russia found
MOSCOW — Russian scientists have recovered a giant chunk of the Chelyabinsk meteorite from the bottom of the lake it crashed into. The meteor that blazed across southern Urals in...
Pink yes, green no: Marshall fined $10K for advocacy
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall says he has been fined $10,500 by the NFL for wearing green football shoes in the Oct. 10 game against...
Woody Allen's 5 worst movie titles
On Tuesday, Woody Allen announced the name of his next film, and fans scratched their heads. "Magic in the Moonlight," they wondered? Is that a new perfume from Joan Collins?...
Richards: Rangers slow in adjusting to Vigneault's system
WASHINGTON — There is the defensive zone, the neutral zone and the offensive zone, in all of which the Rangers have struggled through their first five games. But the myriad...
Jets preparing to face Rob Gronkowski
The Jets have no idea whether they will see Rob Gronkowski on Sunday, but they’re planning on the big Patriots tight end being on the field. “If he plays, he...
'Snuggle House' to open, unless city decides it’s a brothel
The owner of the Snuggle House in Madison, Wis., says he has a plan to address concerns of city officials and hopes to open next week. Owner Matthew Hurtado says...
Knicks scoff at computer's 37-win projection
Carmelo Anthony wants to know if the computer is broken. Anthony reacted with surprise Wednesday when informed of a projection for the Knicks to go 37-45 this season, based on...
Mom takes candy, leaves baby
A candy thieving mom abandoned her 1-year-old son after she and two other men were caught stealing almost $300 worth of cough drops, gum and mints from a Manhattan drug...
Candice Swanepoel set to wear Victoria's Secret's $10M bra
South African stunner Candice Swanepoel is the latest Victoria Secret Angel chosen to wear the company’s legendary $10 million dollar bra. The 24-year-old super model will don the luxurious piece in...
Man hit by bus in Greenpoint
A pedestrian was struck by an MTA bus Wednesday in Greenpoint, authorities said. The 35 year-old victim ran into traffic on Java Street near Manhattan Avenue around 11:50 a.m. when...
What might have been if Belichick stayed with Jets
The ground shook in Jetville the day that Bill Belichick, one day into the job, stood at a franchise-changing press conference and announced he was resigning as “HC of the...
Vegas installs Nets ahead of Knicks in over-unders
Vegas is betting one of New York City's teams will reach the 50-win benchmark this season. Guess which one... According to Bovada.lv, the Nets' over-under for regular-season wins is 52½,...
Who's the hottest Nobel Prize winner?
This year’s final Nobel Prize winner was just announced, so we take a look at Nobel hotties. Sure, these do-gooders and brainiacs are prize winners thanks to the Nobel committee....
Freeman will start at QB for Vikings vs. Giants
The Vikings did not pick up Josh Freeman to sit back and observe Christian Ponder or Matt Cassel play quarterback. “At some point we’re going to get him on the...
Banksy zings McDonald's
This clown is wanted. The NYPD’s vandal squad is on the hunt for the notoriously elusive graffiti artist Banksy, who has racked up 16 installments across the city — most...
Alleged gunrunner faces 50 years after selling 'toys' to cops
Cops took down a cold-hearted gunrunner who referred to his murder machines in the most outrageous way possible — as “toys for the kids,” police said Christopher “Country” McPhaul, 43,...
Prince poser wooed Rockefeller ex-wife out of pricey antique
A former FBI informant for Staten Island congressman Michael Grimm posed as a fake prince to charm the elderly ex-wife of Standard Oil heir Winthrop Rockefeller out of a prized...
NHL Power Rankings: Roy's unbeaten Avalanche climb mountain
After finishing last season last in the Western Conference, the Avalanche hired Hall of Famer and former franchise great Patrick Roy as head coach. He had no NHL coaching experience,...
Scandal-plagued Rutgers pegged for last in new conference
The Eddie Jordan era at Rutgers will begin with cellar-dwelling expectations. The preseason coaches' poll for the American Athletic Conference was released Wednesday morning, with the Scarlet Knights --- entering...
Government to reopen... for now
WASHINGTON — Senate leaders announced last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown. Congress raced to pass the measure by...
Nets Rewind: Blatche could benefit from Garnett rest
Here are my three thoughts on the Nets' 82-80 win over the Celtics in Brooklyn Tuesday night: 1. It may only have been a preseason game, but it's worth noting...
A-Rod circus returns to Park Avenue
Alex Rodriguez’s appeal against Major League Baseball resumed early Wednesday morning at MLB’s Park Avenue headquarters. MLB is continuing to present its case that Rodriguez deserves a 211-game suspension for...
Giants sign one-time 1,000-yard back Peyton Hillis
The Giants were hoping they could stabilize their running back situation until they get Andre Brown back in the second half of the season. Much like everything that has gone...
Ripken's mom scares off carjacker 14 months after kidnapping
Cal Ripken Jr.'s mother was the victim of another strange crime in suburban Maryland. Violet Ripken, 75, was at the bank in Aberdeen, Md., when a man with a handgun...
Sony launches $200 SmartWatch 2, works with Android
Sony says its new computerized wristwatch will sell for $200 in the U.S. and will work with a variety of Android phones. Sony's SmartWatch 2 hasn't gotten as much attention...
The key to a happy marriage...is a shared bank account?
There are some secrets to success when it comes to mixing money and relationships. A heavenly relationship can hinge on how your handle your bank accounts. All the experts say...
Lhota launches nastiest campaign attack yet
Republican candidate Joe Lhota launched his fiercest attack of the mayoral race Wednesday, charging that when rival Bill de Blasio served under former Mayor David Dinkins in the early 1990s...
St. John's will slap Big East ranking on bulletin board
Upon returning to Queens following Big East media day, D’Angelo Harrison planned to make a beeline for Taffner Field House and the St. John’s locker room. “They picked us fifth,...
Wilson-Randle 'feud' on Twitter over fumbles, drops
Is the frustration over an 0-6 start starting to get to the Giants? Or are two young players merely using social media to air some good-natured ribbing? Running back David Wilson got...
Mariano had 'no desire' left in September
Mariano Rivera made it clear throughout his final season that he had no second thoughts about retirement. Still, he saved his most blunt assessment of his situation for David Ortiz...
Australian model defies industry's idea of weight
So you think you know models. They're tall, beautiful, super skinny and totally untouchable, right? Robyn Lawley is a couple of those things. But she doesn't seem very interested in...
Man who raised Peterson's son tired of 'poor Adrian' talk
The “father” of Vikings running back Adrian Peterson’s son is trying to set the record straight — even though his relation is not biological. Bobby Ruffin, the man who raised...
Students: Don't fire our Playboy model teacher!
A high school teacher who once posed naked for Playboy has been fired. Cristy Nicole Deweese, a 21-year-old Spanish teacher in Texas, caused outrage among parents when they learned she...
Oreos as 'addictive as cocaine'
Oreo cookies are as addictive as cocaine – especially when it comes to the creamy center, a new study claims. Lab rats who ate “America’s favorite cookie” formed an equally...
Naked Zac Efron returns in racy rom-com
2013 hasn’t been Zac Efron's year. The former “High School Musical" star hasn’t had a hit in a couple years, and last month it was reported that he spent time...
Senator: Deal to avoid default and open government
WASHINGTON — Senate leaders reached last-minute agreement Wednesday to avert a threatened Treasury default and reopen the government after a partial, 16-day shutdown, according to a Republican senator who also...
2nd undercover speaks out over biker bash
An internal affairs cop who rode with bikers involved in the vicious West Side Highway beatdown of SUV driver Alex Lien isn’t expected to be charged in the incident, according...
Flower girl steals the show with reception entrance
http://youtu.be/vlH_bC4AJJ4 Wedding guests know not to ever outshine the bride, but that didn't stop this flower girl from well and truly stealing the show. All eyes were on Celina Tannous...
Warren Buffett calls debt limit a ‘political WMD’
OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire Warren Buffett said Wednesday it would be idiocy for the nation’s leaders to allow the United States to default on its bills. Buffett is a renowned...
Apple cuts orders for iPhone 5C
Apple Inc has told manufacturers of its new iPhone 5C that it will cut orders of the smartphone for the final three months of the year, a source familiar with...
US-Egypt relations in turmoil: 'Entire Middle East could suffer'
Relations between the United States and Egypt are now in turmoil and the entire Middle East could suffer, the Egyptian foreign minister said in remarks made a week after Washington...
Nets mascot's epic dunk fail delays game
http://youtu.be/umRXjMVd50A On a night where the Nets and Celtics played an otherwise completely forgettable preseason game, the BrooklyKnight put his own unique stamp on the festivities. During the break between...
Government shutdown reaches Antarctica
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- The US government shutdown is threatening a long-awaited deal to create the world's largest marine sanctuary in Antarctica. Americans are among the most enthusiastic proponents, but...
Apps and gadgets track everyday laziness
WASHINGTON -- Welcome to the measured life. When Tim Davis of Beaver, Pa., tipped the scales at 318 pounds two years ago, he bought a Fitbit gadget to track his...
Iran presents three stage nuclear arms proposal
GENEVA -- Six world powers sat down with Iran for a closer look Wednesday at what Tehran is describing as a possible breakthrough deal that could lessen suspicions it is...
Cryptic Apple invite sparks new iPad, iPad mini rumors
Apple has sent out invites to an event next week where it is expected to launch a new iPad and mini iPad. In its typical cryptic way, the invite makes...
Engineers inspect NYC water tunnel for first time since 1917
A crucial stage of the Third Water Tunnel is being completed Wednesday-- allowing engineers to inspect another water tunnel for the first time in almost 100 years "We haven't been...
Elderly couple found 'holding hands' after fatal crash
When highway patrol troopers attended a fatal car crash on Sunday night they discovered a rare and touching sight amid the horrifying crash scene. In the wreckage was an elderly...
LAX staffer behind dry ice explosions held on $1M bail
LOS ANGELES — A baggage handler has been arrested following a police investigation into two dry ice explosions at Los Angeles International Airport. Dicarlo Bennett, a 28-year-old employee for the...
Gummy bear creator dies at 90
Hans Riegel, the man behind Germany's Haribo confectionery and much-loved gummy bears, has died aged 90 from heart failure, his office said on Tuesday. Riegel spent almost 70 years at...
De Blasio getting away with lameness
Some guys have all the luck. Bill de Blasio has run a lazy mayoral race based on stale ideas — but he floated to front-runner status because his primary opponents...
Lonegan: Booker 'worse than Sharpe James'
New Jersey Republican US Senate candidate Steve Lonegan blasted Newark Mayor Cory Booker as being even less effective than his predecessor, Sharpe James — a convicted criminal who spent 18...
Soccer madam ‘cohort’ cuts line at court
She must have thought there was a velvet rope up there. Stunning accused hooker booker Jaynie Mae Baker showed up for a court appearance on her felony prostitution rap Tuesday...
Jail time for Newtown scam
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Bronx woman who posed as the aunt of a boy killed in the Newtown elementary school shooting massacre and solicited money was sentenced on Tuesday to...
De Blasio lands Lho blows in debate
About an hour before last night’s debate, Bill de Blasio sent out an e-mail revealing his strategy: Tar Joe Lhota as a mini-me of national Republicans, the Tea Party, Mayor...
Embassy bombing suspect a 'chatterbox'
A terror-loving computer nerd who served as one of Osama bin Laden’s key henchmen — allegedly helping orchestrate the 1998 bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania —...
Steakhouse employee stabs co-worker
A kitchen worker at the Financial District steakhouse Reserve Cut was not so reserved in his cutting. A 37-year-old worker was stabbed in the gut by another staffer Tuesday at...
Lhota and de Blasio face off in testy debate
The two leading candidates for mayor drew sharply distinct visions for the future of the city Tuesday night — jousting over job creation, crime reduction and charter schools in a...
Kris Humphries auctions off Kim Kardashian's ring
That’s one rock-bottom rock. Ex-Brooklyn Net Kris Humphries auctioned off Kim Kardashian’s $2 million engagement ring Tuesday — for a paltry $749,000. Christie’s had listed the 20.5-carat monstrosity as “Impressive...
LL Cool J nominated for Rock and Roll Hall
Sixteen acts, including three from New York, are nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2014, The Post has learned. The local nominees are Chic, described...
'Reign' ruled by good-looking actors in costumes
The CW has gone into the history business — and it may be the end of us. The “Gossip Girl” network has chosen as its first subject the doomed Scottish...
Harry Potter goes gay in 'Kill Your Darlings'
Daniel Radcliffe continues stretching as an actor to play legendary Beat poet Allen Ginsberg as a gay Columbia University freshman discovering his sexuality in John Krokidas’ “Kill Your Darlings.” And...
‘Model Apartment’ will surprise Margulies' fans
Discovering that playwright Donald Margulies is the author of “The Model Apartment” is a little like hearing that a cat gave birth to a rabbit. Margulies is best known for...
Jimmy Fallon's 'Tonight Show' producer named
Jimmy Fallon now has the guy who’ll help him make the transition to “The Tonight Show.” Josh Lieb has been named producer of Fallon’s “Late Night” and will move with...
Please don’t change, Yasiel Puig
LOS ANGELES — Please don’t change, Yasiel Puig. Please don’t let the Baseball Police take away the joy you exhibit every game. Don’t let them stop you from doing what...
U.S. win over Panama keeps Mexico alive for World Cup
Graham Zusi and Aron Johannsson scored in second-half stoppage time, and the United States rallied for a 3-2 win that left Mexico's World Cup hopes alive and knocked out the...
Dodgers’ Ramirez exits early with sore left side
LOS ANGELES — Hanley Ramirez is back to wondering about his aching left side. The Dodgers’ shortstop — and best hitter — lasted just six innings on Tuesday, a night...
Wild ride expected as 'debtline' nears
Get ready for a wild ride in the markets on Wednesday, experts warn. Fitch Ratings put US government debt on negative watch after the market’s close Tuesday — the first...
Nasdaq loses Twitter sweepstakes
Bye-bye, birdie! Bob Greifeld’s Nasdaq OMX has lost the Twitter tweetstakes to its rival New York Stock Exchange Euronext. San Francisco-based micro-blogging firm Twitter indicated in an amended regulatory filing...
Jessica Walter joins TV Land pilot
Jessica Walter, best known to TV fans as Lucille Bluth from “Arrested Development,” has joined the cast of the TV Land pilot “Jennifer Falls.” She’ll co-star opposite Jaime Pressly (“My...
Buffett: Time to pay up, ResCap
Warren Buffett locked horns again on Tuesday with ResCap, the bankrupt mortgage lender — pressing his case for a 100 percent recovery. Buffett, as part of a group of secured...
Questions into IRS scandal still get no answers
First came Lois Lerner, who planted a question at an American Bar Association conference to get ahead of an inspector general finding that the IRS had unfairly targeted conservative organizations....
De Blasio tying rival Lhota to Tea Party is a cheap shot
Even with a 44-point lead, Bill de Blasio is determined to avoid discussing his differences with GOP rival Joe Lhota.Instead he’s released a new ad accusing Lhota of unholy (and...
Commission probes NY lawmakers' outside income
Gov. Cuomo’s anti-corruption panel voted Tuesday to subpoena state lawmakers who have outside income of more than $20,000, setting up a potential showdown with the Legislature over the panel’s investigatory...
Phony cop wanted in 10 robberies
A phony cop is wanted after pulling 10 robberies while impersonating an NYPD officer in the Bronx, law enforcement sources said on Tuesday. The suspect, who is believed to be...
Army Ranger’s salute ‘seen around the world’
As an Army Ranger wife, Taylor Hargis knew the kind of man she married. But when she posted a photo of her husband on Facebook, it went viral — and...
House panel will grill head of National Park Service
WASHINGTON — A House panel Wednesday will grill the head of the National Park Service about why the White House chose to barricade open-air monuments and close privately owned parks...
Fifth Avenue leases to make worldwide debut
A Fifth Avenue trophy tower is coming to market in a deal that will likely garner worldwide interest because of its location and tenancy. Blackstone has hired Darcy Stacom and...
Looks like Huffington got less dough from sale
Arianna Huffington’s slice of the proceeds when she sold her venture-backed Huffington Post to AOL in February 2011 appears to have been substantially less than originally estimated. According to documents...