December 2, 2013
Rangers back to .500 with loss to Jets
The day that started with somewhat silly questions about the Rangers’ goaltending pecking order ended with legitimate questions about the Rangers’ ability to be more than the run-of-the-mill group they’ve...
SAC manager, analyst debated telling Cohen about inside info
It looks like Steve Cohen, the founder of the $14 billion SAC Capital Advisors, may have gotten some protection from his boys. Cohen’s top lieutenant, Michael Steinberg, on trial for...
Mike Woodson on hot seat; could Jeff Van Gundy be next?
The expiration date on owner James Dolan’s recent vote of confidence for coach Mike Woodson is approaching, according to sources. While Woodson will coach the Knicks when they play the...
I am Mr. 300 Sandwiches - How should I propose?
Allow me to introduce myself: I am Mr. 300 Sandwiches, the man behind the woman who started a blog wherein she makes — you guessed it — 300 sandwiches for...
NYers charge guests to attend birthday bashes
When Natalia Kossman walked into EVR nightclub around 10 on a Friday night last month for a friend’s 30th birthday bash, she was expecting a bouncer — but not one...
'Out of the Furnace' fires blanks
A testosterone-drenched, Oscar-baiting homage to ’70s cinema with a heavyweight cast, Scott Cooper’s “Out of the Furnace’’ is much longer on style and belligerence than actual substance. Christian Bale and...
Canadiens top Devils, 3-2
MONTREAL — Alex Galchenyuk scored midway through the third period to help the Canadiens beat the Devils 3-2 on Monday night. Rene Bourque and Max Pacioretty also scored for the...
Wise guy gets break in petty theft rap
It wasn’t exactly the Lufthansa heist. A Brooklyn federal judge took mercy Monday on a hapless Colombo associate charged with stealing $164 worth of merchandise from a Home Depot last...
Fast-food strikes aim at 100 US cities
Fast-food workers in about 100 cities will walk off the job on Thursday, organizers say, which would mark the largest effort yet in a push for higher pay. The actions...
Cashman pessimistic on Yankees re-signing Cano
Brian Cashman didn’t sound like a general manager who expects his best player back. Speaking Monday night about free agent second baseman Robinson Cano returning to The Bronx, Cashman didn’t...
Rex sticks with struggling Ed Reed as Jets safety
The Jets are not making a change at quarterback or at safety. Jets coach Rex Ryan said veteran Ed Reed will remain in the starting lineup. Ryan refused to acknowledge...
Report: A-Rod called PEDs ‘food’
Alex Rodriguez used the term “food” in text messages as code for performance-enhancing drugs, Biogenesis founder Anthony Bosch told Major League Baseball officials, according to New York magazine. In a...
Get ready for lies and Labor Department statistics
The Labor Department will release its latest unemployment data this Friday. But it won’t put a note in the news release saying that its jobless figures might have been fabricated....
Mets meet with Curtis Granderson
The Mets haven’t given up on trying to improve their lineup. With an eye toward adding lefty power, general manager Sandy Alderson met with free agent Curtis Granderson on Sunday,...
Ex-Yank 'El Duque' was no fan of hazing
With the Miami Dolphins situation in the news, Brian Cashman was asked if he could recall a hazing incident that disturbed a Yankees player. The Yankees general manager quickly mentioned...
Isles' Okposo looks for scoring touch
Kyle Okposo laid in bed on Sunday and saw the image over and over again — the puck sliding off the toe of his stick blade, his backhand attempt that...
Knicks’ in-fighting dates back to Oct. 31
Back on Halloween night in Chicago, Iman Shumpert and Tyson Chandler got into a shouting match on the bench because of a defensive breakdown against the Bulls, according to a...
Model: Celebs also used by Match.com fakers
They’re looking for love in all the wrong faces. A Florida model who claims Match.com used her picture for fake profiles is apparently in good company. She says some of...
Resurgent Giants in better shape than free-falling Jets
When does a day appear bright, sunny and full of possibilities to one group of people and dark, gloomy and hopeless to another? When you are the Giants and Jets....
Cubs may challenge Yankees for Tanaka (if he's posted)
The Yankees and Dodgers have long been viewed as the teams likely to be most aggressive in trying to win the negotiating rights for Masahiro Tanaka when (if?) a new...
De Blasio family still undecided on Gracie Mansion move
They’re gonna let this turkey cook a bit longer. After a Thanksgiving family pow-wow, the de Blasios have still not decided whether to ditch their Park Slope digs for the...
Tuck season: A Giant re-emerges after 4-sack night
The number that excited everyone might as well have been surrounded by spotlights, as four sacks gets top billing every time. But what might be, if not more impressive, perhaps...
Madoff CFO: Co-workers knew it was a scam
Bernie Madoff’s longtime right-hand took the stand at the Manhattan federal trial of five former employees of the crooked investment firm Monday, giving the first insider’s perspective into the epic...
Expensive OL Beatty gettin’ beat
The very first play of the night for the Giants was not a disaster, but it was close. Redskins defensive end Brian Orakpo beat left tackle Will Beatty with an...
In Pierce's absence, Nets look to Lopez
Paul Pierce is out, but Brook Lopez is back. Based on the center’s first two games since returning from a sprained left ankle and Pierce’s season-long struggles, it’s a trade...
Off the 'Mark': East Village 7-Eleven closes after furor
That was quick! 7-Eleven shuttered their St. Mark’s Place store on Sunday just 18 months after claiming a prime East Village spot, as locals and late-night partiers failed to fall...
Spears' new album, 'Britney Jean,' doesn't work
Album of the Week Britney Spears “Britney Jean” ★ “Perfume” and “Work Bitch” were certainly bad enough, but those lead singles now sound like poetry composed by the gods compared...
Preet: Sequestration cutting into asset seizures
Hiring freezes and sequestration budget cuts are putting the squeeze on one of the government’s most efficient money-making operations, New York’s top federal prosecutor warned Monday. “Should we downsize the...
All quiet on Rangers pact for Callahan
Henrik Lundqvist isn’t the only prominent Ranger in the final year of his contract. First-pair right defenseman Dan Girardi is an impending free agent. And so is captain Ryan Callahan....
Coughlin: Giants would've been ticked if refs stopped clock
Here’s a shocker: The NFL says Sunday night’s officiating crew messed up down the stretch of the Giants’ 24-17 victory at FedEx Field, stating play should have been stopped to...
One dead in Brooklyn house fire
A woman was killed Monday when a fire ripped through a house in Brooklyn officials said. The blaze started around 1:30 p.m. in the basement of a two-story attached home...
Boomer & Carton heading to CBS Sports Network
Boomer & Carton are branching out in 2014. The WFAN morning hosts (Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton) have found a new TV home nearly three months after their contract with...
'Sorry' plane hijacker's appeal denied
A notorious hijacker who helped commandeer a plane-load of terrified New York passengers to Havana in 1968 had his request for less prison time shot down by a federal appeals...
Burglar pleads guilty to stealing over 50 bank carpets
This bank robber skipped the cash and went for the carpets. Aptly named thief William Footman copped to swiping more than 50 carpets from ATM vestibules at banks all over...
Train crash mourner sees link in lives well-lived
As details emerged about the four New Yorkers killed in Sunday’s horrific Metro North train derailment, a friend of one of them was struck by the similarities between the victims....
USC hires Washington's Steve Sarkisian as coach
Washington’s Steve Sarkisian has accepted the Southern California coaching job, a person familiar with the decision said. The person spoke Monday on condition of anonymity because no official announcement had...
Giants rewind: Defense closes the deal after offense can't
It is only nitpicking if you lower the expectations and are thrilled any time the Giants actually manage to win a game. Sure, the Giants hit the road and came...
Engineer 'zoned out' before crash
The Metro-North train involved in Sunday’s horrific disaster derailed on a 30-mph curve because it was traveling at 82 mph, authorities revealed Monday. Engineer William Rockefeller told investigators that he...
Happy end to fox tale: Missing critter found safe
The sly red fox who burrowed her way out of the Staten Island Zoo last week is safe and sound at home thanks to a little help from the community....
Bloody end to Governor's reign in 'Walking Dead' blowout
Because millions of hungry zombies aren’t enough, “The Walking Dead” needs living, breathing villains. Sunday night a big one got an appropriately bloody, violent exit — which, in the show’s...
Jets will stick with Geno Smith at quarterback
Jets fans may have seen enough from Geno Smith, but general manager John Idzik and coach Rex Ryan want to see more. Ryan announced Monday he is sticking with the...
Knicks rewind: Mental funk worsens as losses pile up
The mental state of the Knicks is now a bigger issue than their physical state. Tyson Chandler’s broken leg obviously set the club back, but it’s way more than that...
Animal selfie: Bird steals camera, records journey
SYDNEY — A brazen bird snatched a video camera that was recording crocodiles in northwest Australia and captured fascinating footage of its 70-mile journey across the country's remote landscape. Wildlife...
Joe Jonas on losing his virginity, pot with Miley
Joe Jonas is known as a promise ring-wearing, squeaky-clean Disney creation. But he reveals in a New York Magazine essay this week that, behind the scenes, he smoked weed with...
Rex's last shot rests in hands of a rookie
Rex Ryan tries to save his job now with the devil he knows rather than the devil he doesn’t know. Here we are, in the first week of what looms...
Heavy losses force New York mag to abandon weekly format
Another iconic magazine is slashing its print run, as New York magazine confirmed Monday that it will drop to bi-weekly publication starting in the first quarter of 2014. Company executives...
Post's Top 25: Arizona makes statement vs. Duke
Arizona came to town and took over the Garden, winning the NIT Season Tip-Off Classic by manhandling Duke in the second half, a pretty loud statement about the Wildcats' ability....
Yankees have offered Kuroda more than $15M
Knowing they have three open spots in the rotation, the Yankees have offered a one-year deal to Hiroki Kuroda for more than the $15 million he made last year. Kuroda’s...
Ex-Sen. Joseph Bruno going back to court
A federal judge has scheduled a new fraud trial in May for the ex-leader of New York's Senate. Retired Sen. Joseph Bruno is accused of accepting more than $400,000 from...
Hit up fashion's hottest holiday sales
Alice + Olivia 260 Fifth Ave., between 28th and 29th streets Sale: Dec. 10-15. Tues. 9 a.m.- 8 p.m. / Wed. 9 a.m.- 7 p.m. / Thurs. 10 a.m.- 8...
NFL says Giants refs messed up by not pausing to clarify
The NFL said the officiating crew working the Giants game Sunday night should have stopped play and eliminated confusion about the down and distance in the final seconds of the...
Sandy Hook 911 calls to be released after lengthy fight
The town of Newtown, Conn., says it will release the 911 recordings from the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on Wednesday. A Connecticut Superior Court judge ruled last week that...
Jets winners & losers: Idzik and the QB he drafted
The Jets got embarrassed again Sunday, falling 23-3 to the mediocre Dolphins at MetLife Stadium. Here are the Jets winners (hard to find) and losers (too many to choose from)...
Main Street sees $5.7B in sales on 'Small Business Saturday'
Consumers didn’t forget their mom and pop stores during the big holiday shopping weekend. According to numbers just released by the National Federation of Independent Business, consumers spent $5.7 billion...
Talbot to start Monday, but no threat to dethrone Lundqvist
This is what Alain Vigneault’s decision to stick with Cam Talbot in goal for Monday night’s match at the Garden against the Jets wrought: the need for the Rangers coach...
Why Goodell will come down hard on Steelers' Tomlin
It’s hard to tell what the league office woke up Monday more embarrassed about — Jeff Triplette’s officiating or Mike Tomlin’s sideline antics during the Steelers’ loss to the Ravens...
Landmark 195 Broadway sold
The great downtown landmark, 195 Broadway, has been sold to institutional investors advised by JP Morgan Asset Management, The Post has learned. The buyers acquired the majority interest in the...
Bar warns lawyers on possible Metro-North lawsuits
The state bar issued a stern warning Monday that ghoulish lawyers who try to make a quick buck off the Metro-North victims will be in violation of the code of...
Fans' ecstasy and agony during epic Auburn-Alabama finish
It's already meriting consideration as the greatest ending in sports history. On Saturday, Auburn's Chris Davis Jr. returned a missed field goal 100 yards as time expired to shock in-state...
Bloomberg learned of Metro-North derailment while on golf course
Mayor Bloomberg remained on a Bermuda golf course for several hours after he was informed Sunday of the Metro-North derailment, a source told The Post. The mayor was playing a...
Bono salutes Americans for progress in fight against AIDS
WASHINGTON — U2 rocker and activist Bono marked World AIDS Day Sunday by saluting the American people for progress in fighting the deadly disease. “The American people have said that...
Justices won't hear appeal of NY internet taxation
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider throwing out New York state's taxes on Internet purchases on websites like Amazon.com, a move that could change the way...
2013 Iraq death toll passes 8,000, return of death squads feared
BAGHDAD — The number of Iraqis slain "execution-style" surged last month, the U.N. said Sunday, raising the specter of a long-feared return of the death squads that killed thousands during...
Diabetes behind 1 in 4 NYC hospital admissions
New York City hospitals are being weighed down by patients with deadly, obesity-related diabetes. New data show that there were 232,254 hospitalizations of diabetic patients in 2011 — accounting for...
Tough commute for some following Metro-North derailment
Commuters who regularly use the Hudson line to get to work had to scramble Monday following Sunday’s disastrous derailment of a Metro-North train in the Bronx. Steve Bryson, 48, of...
Paul Pierce out 2-4 weeks with fractured finger
When Paul Pierce was introduced as a Net, he said he was trying to create a legacy in Brooklyn. The 10-time All-Star probably didn’t have this in mind. Pierce’s nightmarish...
Sam Champion leaving ABC for Weather Channel
Sam Champion is leaving “Good Morning America” and ABC News to join The Weather Channel as managing editor and anchor of a new morning show. Wednesday is his last day...
Spygate sequel? Brady brushes off suspicious Texan
Count Houston Texans defensive end Antonio Smith among those inclined to believe the post-Spygate New England Patriots are still cheating. On Sunday, the Patriots trailed the Texans 17-7 at halftime,...
Knowshon Moreno explains his giant tears
Photo: CBS Sports Broncos running back Knowshon Moreno let the tears flow — and we do mean flow — during the playing of the national anthem ahead of the Broncos...
Train derailment victim remembered as 'an angel'
He was her angel - and now he’s in heaven. The grieving widow of one of the four people killed in Sunday’s horrific Metro-North derailment remembered her husband Monday as...
Mechanical failure behind Paul Walker crash: report
The trouble-prone Porsche that “Fast & Furious” star Paul Walker was riding in when he died in a crash suffered a mechanical failure that was likely caused by a power...
Yankees trade Chris Stewart to the Pirates
The Yankees have traded catcher Chris Stewart to the Pirates, the team announced, for a player to be named later. The move is a strong indication the Yankees are comfortable...
Norway’s ‘Slow TV’ format coming to US
Would you watch 13 hours of speed-knitting? Last month 1.3 million Norwegians — 25 percent of the country’s population of 5 million — did just that in what’s become a...
Despite law, tribe sells 1.7 tons of cigarettes online
When Congress passed a law in 2009 effectively banning mail-order deliveries of cigarettes, it was expected to snuff out entrepreneurs on New York's Indian reservations who were selling millions of...
Athletic wear sports good holiday sales
Athletic apparel appears to have taken the gold in Black Friday weekend sales, while consumers tired of shopping by Sunday. The main takeaways at the unofficial start of the holiday...
Cyber Monday sees Amazon and eBay shares advance
Shares of Internet retailers Amazon.com and eBay advanced on Cyber Monday, when millions of Americans are expected to shop online. More than 131 million people in the U.S. are projected...
Trump fires back at AG Schneiderman
Donald Trump has shot back at state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in their blistering court battle, filing court papers that poke fun at the AG for luring alleged victims of...
Inside Mike Doyle's 'Beautiful LEGO'
Take a peek inside Mike Doyle's book of 'Beautiful LEGO' creations.
Cuomo: Speed probably caused derailment
Gov. Cuomo said Monday that speed probably caused the deadly Metro North derailment on a sharp curve in the Bronx that killed four passengers and injured 63 others. “I think...
'The Nutcracker' still a joy
Once upon a time, before there was Black Friday, the holiday season began with “The Nutcracker.” Like an old friend, it still visits every year. And though there are versions...
Mom sues judge over 3-year custody battle
A Manhattan mom is fed up with all the delays in her three-year child-custody battle — so she’s suing the judge. Public-relations exec Maggie Rhee Karn claims in her $10...
Documentary marks 20th anniversary of LIRR massacre
If Robert Giugliano could go back to the courtroom where he stared down Colin Ferguson, the man who shot him in the chest during the infamous Long Island Rail Road...
Nuke deal 'recognizes Iran's right to enrich uranium'
WASHINGTON — Former NSA and CIA chief Michael Hayden said Sunday that the Obama administration should be honest about its nuke deal with Iran, saying the pact recognizes the Islamic...
Councilman Recchia slapped with $2,657 city tax lien
WASHINGTON — Domenic Recchia may chair the City Council’s Finance Committee, but that doesn’t mean he’s mastered paying his own taxes on time. The Brooklyn Democrat, who is running for...
Obama 'blew chance' to have Church promote ObamaCare
WASHINGTON — Timothy Cardinal Dolan said Sunday that President Obama blew his chance to have the Catholic Church work as “cheerleaders” for ObamaCare. Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, said...
James Gandolfini gets his street in NJ
James Gandolfini’s family and fans descended Sunday on the late “Soprano” star’s New Jersey hometown, where an intersection was named for him. Son Michael, sister Leta, baby Liliana Ruth and...
Hynes allies want off of police review panel
Members of a special “independent” panel of retired judges, law professors, and lawyers appointed by Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes to probe 40 controversial convictions based on investigations by a tainted...
Croatians vote against same-sex marriage
ZAGREB, Croatia — A majority of Croatians voted in a referendum Sunday to ban gay marriages in what is a major victory for the Catholic Church-backed conservatives in the European...
New funds in 'lost' account of late heiress Huguette Clark
More money is set to pour into the $300 million estate of the late copper heiress Huguette Clark after a bank reported an unclaimed checking account in her name. More...
Amazon wants to deliver with drones
Duck! Amazon.com hopes that within five years, it will be delivering merchandise directly to its customers’ homes — by drone. CBS newsman Charlie Rose reported that the mega-merchandiser’s CEO, Jeff...
State details case against ex-Penn State president
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The state attorney general's office filed papers Friday that detail the lies it says former Penn State President Graham Spanier told during his grand jury testimony over...
Broker was fired for uploading nudie pics: lawsuit
A staffer at a hip Williamsburg brokerage was canned for uploading nude photos to company servers — and then vengefully stole exclusive listings and deleted thousands of files on her...
'Catching Fire,' 'Frozen' break box office records
"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" and 3-D animated musical "Frozen" dished up box office records over the Thanksgiving holiday. Lionsgate's sequel earned a prodigious $75 million in its second weekend,...
Crackdown on subway beggars straining NYPD resources
The NYPD is cracking down on subway panhandlers — and sources said the initiative is taking precious manpower away from preventing iPhone thefts and shoving incidents, The Post has learned....
George Clooney poses in polka dots
The ever-colorful George Clooney looks good even in black and white — and polka dots, no less. The hunky Hollywood bigwig is featured in a spotty spread in the new...
Mafia defendant: I'm no Tony Soprano
Real-life wiseguy Anthony Bazzini says he’s nothing like the fictional Tony Soprano. Or, for that matter, any of the characters in “GoodFellas,’’ “The Godfather’’ and other mob movies. So Bazzini,...
New hipsters fight old hipsters in Bushwick
It’s the Battle of Bushwick. The hipsters who settled the Brooklyn neighborhood 10 years ago have declared war on rich kids flocking to new luxury digs on their parents’ dime....
'Bizarre behavior' could be risk to Christie White House run
Gov. Chris Christie’s “bizarre behavior’’ in refusing to say he’ll support a possible GOP challenger to Gov. Cuomo next year could derail his chances to become president, state and national...
Commuters scramble to find travel alternatives
For Monday morning commuters, the fallout from Sunday’s deadly Metro-North derailment will be felt far and wide as riders scramble to find alternatives to get to and from work. The...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A suspect is wanted for shooting a man in Kingsbridge, authorities said. The 26-year-old victim was leaving the Land and Sea diner on Broadway at around 10 p.m....
Rail curve's deadly history
The tricky curve where four passengers died in a Metro-North derailment Sunday has a deadly history dating back more than 130 years. On Jan. 13, 1882, the city-bound Atlantic Express...
Say 'no' to casinos
New Yorkers voted last month 57 percent to 43 percent to OK four casinos upstate. But that doesn’t mean that if you live in, say, Saratoga Springs, you must resign...
My son and the Marine
This time of year in Hong Kong, Americans here look forward to port calls by the US Navy. For many of us expats, their arrival means a chance to get...
Hakeem 'felt real good,' but still TD-less
LANDOVER, Md. — After missing his first game of the season in last week’s ultra-important loss to the Cowboys, Hakeem Nicks made it back onto the field Sunday for the...
Hasidic man targeted in 'knockout' attack
A Hasidic man walking along a Williamsburg street Sunday night became the latest victim of the ugly “knockout game,’’ in which innocent people are sucker-punched by strangers. Many of the victims...
Tuck has sacks appeal in win
LANDOVER, Md. — The Redskins’ hapless offensive line was the fountain of youth for Justin Tuck Sunday night. Written off by some after two sub-par seasons, the Giants’ veteran defensive...
Officials flub end of Giants-Redskins game
LANDOVER, Md. — The Giants’ 24-17 victory over the Redskins ended in confusion after referee Jeff Triplette’s crew botched the spot of the ball in the midst of Washington’s last-ditch...
Giants report card: Nice recovery after slow start
Offense Slow-starting and at times rough to watch. Eli Manning was accurate (22 of 28), but sacked three times, twice when Will Beatty was beaten. Two TDs for Andre Brown,...
Manning finds rare success vs. Redskins
LANDOVER, Md. — The Redskins are the one NFC East team that’s consistently given Eli Manning trouble over the years, but he turned the tables on them Sunday night. Shaking...
Giants blitz: Throwback night for defense
Hero The Redskins’ offensive line was like the fountain of youth for Justin Tuck, who could not be contained Sunday night while racking up a career-high four sacks against Robert...
Carmelo shouting match could move Shumpert closer to exit
A shouting match with Carmelo Anthony and rookie Tim Hardaway Jr.’s breakout game may have pushed Iman Shumpert closer to the door. Hardaway is fighting for playing time with Shumpert,...
NY laws need to become friendlier to tech startups
Call it the revenge of the nerds. These days, most everyone understands that the future of New York will require making this city friendly to technology — and the geeks...
Giants show survival skills in gritty win
LANDOVER, Md. — If nothing else, they will have this image, this picture, this play, proof that there is still fight in the legs and fuel in the heart. The...
New painful casualties of the drug war
Thanks to a thoroughly misguided move by federal drug bureaucrats, many Americans are going to have to live with needless pain. In an ill-conceived effort to address narcotic abuse, the...
Only putrid East keeps skidding Knicks alive
The Knicks tried to apply the power of positive thinking to get themselves out of their doldrums. But it was clear after Sunday’s night stunning loss to the Pelicans at...
How Scott Walker won his war
In 2011, tens of thousands of government employees and others, enraged by Gov. Scott Walker’s determination to break the ruinously expensive and paralyzing grip that government workers’ unions had on...
Teen homicide drop another victory for NYPD
Ray Kelly is leaving Bill de Blasio and the city’s next police commissioner a nice farewell gift: an anti-gang policy that’s sent teen-homicide numbers plunging. So far this year, there...
China launches its first moon-bound craft into orbit
China launched its first ever extraterrestrial landing craft into orbit en route for the moon in the small hours of Monday, in a major milestone for its space program. The...