December 16, 2013
Mike Woodson’s job in peril after epic blunder
This one is different. This one strikes the Knicks in a deep, dark place, a loss that isn’t as much about a lack of execution or a lack of effort,...
Nets respond in Lopez's absence
If ever a game existed when the Nets could survive without center Brook Lopez, Monday against the 76ers was it. Lopez and his inside presence sat a second straight game...
Teletovic makes most of first big opportunity
Mirza Teletovic has worked hard and when given a chance, produced for the Nets. So Jason Kidd felt Teletovic deserved to be rewarded and gave him his first NBA start...
NY politicians play favorites with 'help'
For some parts of New York, Christmas arrived early. It came in the form of Gov. Cuomo doling out a $715.9 million package of grants from his Regional Economic Development...
Harvey happy with Mets' moves
Before this offseason, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson was known for being averse to signing free agents. The team’s biggest contract given to a free agent during his time as...
Woodson takes blame for somehow losing track of time
Knicks coach Mike Woodson lost track of time. And the Knicks lost a heartbreaker in the final seconds Monday night because of it. Washington’s Bradley Beal drove by exhausted backup...
Joe Johnson scores 29 points in third quarter in Nets' rout
Joe Johnson should consider getting sick more often. Playing through a cold, Johnson turned Barclays Center into his own personal shooting gallery Monday night, scoring a season-high 37 points —...
A new release date for ‘August’
“August: Osage County,” starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, is postponing its release date. The Weinstein Co. film about family dysfunction was set for a Christmas Day opening, but is...
Even the Saudis make more sense on Mideast than Obama
You’ve got to wonder when the Saudis have a better sense of where American policy is taking the world than the president. In remarks at a security conference in Monaco,...
Women think the workplace is unfair... this is why they're wrong
No matter how well women are doing relative to men, it doesn’t matter. They’re still the victims of discrimination — or so they think. This, when women today earn more...
JPMorgan Chase facing Madoff probe
JPMorgan Chase is probably wishing it never heard of fraudster Bernard Madoff. On Monday, it was revealed in a CNBC report that federal authorities were investigating whether the beleaguered banking...
Struggling Giants move forward as 'family'
There was no line drawn down the middle of the Giants locker room the way the bunk is divided during Color War at camp. The defense did not show up...
NY facing fracking lawsuit threat
An upstate lawyer is planning to sue the New York Department of Environmental Conservation Tuesday for not concluding its review on the safety of fracking. “We are actively finishing up...
Thank you, Ray Kelly
At month’s end Ray Kelly will conclude his 12-year run as police commissioner — the longest period anyone has held the post since its creation in 1901. The average commissioner...
The manufactured ADHD epidemic
If at any time while reading this article your attention wanders, you may have ADHD. If you pause to check your e-mail sometime during the next three paragraphs, you should...
Louis-Dreyfus, Leno among new crop of TV hall-of-famers
Rupert Murdoch, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, David E. Kelley and Jay Leno will be inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in March. They’ll be joined by Ray Dolby, who pioneered...
Steinberg wife to pals: No wearing bling near jury
The wife of SAC Capital portfolio manager Michael Steinberg doesn’t want the jury hearing evidence in her husband’s insider trading trial to see just how rich they are, The Post...
Iran nuke deal quietly collapses
Less than a month after it was hailed as “a great diplomatic coup,” the so-called Geneva accord to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions seems to have come unstuck. The official narrative...
MiMa to get big Treehaus
Move over, Gotham West — an even bigger gourmet food market and restaurant is coming to the Far West Side. “Farm-to-table” market and casual restaurant Treehaus has signed a lease...
Staten Island quartet takes pranks to 'Impractical' heights
If those classmates of yours voted “Most Likely to Never Grow Up” followed through on that superlative, they’d probably look something like these guys. Four real-life best friends and New...
Colorized 'I Love Lucy' classics a mixed bag
It’s always a risky proposition to colorize a black-and-white classic — be it a movie or TV show — but, let’s face it, the curiosity factor is strong.That’s especially so...
Crying Dez Bryant explains his early walkoff
IRVING, Texas — Dez Bryant says he left the field with time remaining in Dallas' crushing loss to the Packers because he "couldn't watch Green Bay kneel that ball down"...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan A driver has been charged with DWI after turning the Holland Tunnel into a bumper-car ride, law-enforcement sources said. Robert Castronovo, 31, of Secaucus, NJ, was driving west when...
The top albums of 2013
Hardeep's #1: Kanye West “Yeezus” http://youtu.be/D0QcxWPB59o He will never be as good as he thinks he is, but with “Yeezus,” Kanye proves he’s still better than anyone else out there....
Italian liqueur Galliano makes a comeback
The Golden Cadillac takes its names from a creamy cocktail made with Galliano, crème de cacao, cream and orange bitters, but that sweet concoction is hardly the only use for...
Botox losing face amid celeb backlash
It may be freezing outside — but the faces of American women are thawing out.Botox, the most common cosmetic surgery procedure in the country, is suffering a serious public backlash,...
Coughlin can't let Giants get embarrassed in final 2 weeks
Tom Coughlin called Monday “a day of healing,” which is certainly what the Giants needed after getting whipped 23-0 by the Seahawks in their own building Sunday. It was the...
Process for deal in place, but Tanaka's future undetermined
Masahiro Tanaka’s future — and the look of the Yankees’ 2014 rotation — is firmly in the palms of Japan’s Rakuten Golden Eagles. And Major League Baseball folks believe the...
Bloomberg launches new site to herald own mayoral legacy
Mayor Bloomberg is going to get a high grade for his 12 years of service to the city — even if he has to award it to himself. Hizzoner launched an...
Geno Smith: I expect QB competition next year
Geno Smith went through a quarterback competition before his rookie year, and he is expecting another one before next season. Smith, who has thrown 10 touchdowns and 21 interceptions this...
FDNY monitor is excessively billing the city
Remember “No taxation without representation”? In New York, it no longer holds — at least with respect to the federal monitor that Judge Nicholas Garaufis imposed on the city’s Fire...
Jail guard sicced Crips on me: suit
A city correction officer gave the OK for members of the notorious Crips gang to beat to a pulp a fellow inmate at the Manhattan Detention Complex they believed stabbed...
Troubled real estate heir scoffs at plea-deal offer
Twisted real-estate heir Robert Durst laughed off a prosecutor’s plea deal for 15 days jail Monday as a Manhattan judge denied his motion to dismiss trespassing charges for showing up...
Should Rex Ryan stay or go? No easy answer for Jets
The questions came fast and hard at Rex Ryan, questions no head coach wants to hear, questions about his job security. He was standing behind a podium in the press...
Kilpatrick leads way for Cincy
Sean Kilpatrick had his 3-year old daughter Bailey in mind when he decided to return to Cincinnati for his senior year. He could have gone pro, perhaps find an NBA...
Crackdown cuffs subway beggars with long rap sheets
Many of the subway panhandlers busted by the NYPD in a recent crackdown have long criminal histories, police said Monday. In 58 of the collars between November 18 and 25,...
Brooklyn businessman held in Bolivia now in US
A New York businessman detained more than two years in Bolivia on suspicion of money laundering arrived in the United States on Monday, the State Department said, the latest twist...
As O-line struggles, Tuck considers scout team work
Of all the position groups that came up empty in the 23-0 loss to the Seahawks, the offensive line came up emptiest of all. Justin Tuck was asked on Monday...
Lawyer fights harassment rap from film-friendly neighbor
Cut! A Manhattan lawyer is on trial and representing himself against charges that he relentlessly stalked and harassed his socialite neighbor — angered that she repeatedly uses her $12 million...
Kreider one of few Rangers producing
The Rangers most productive forward lately began the year in the minors, was hardly used last season and now the scuffling Blueshirts would be lost without him. Chris Kreider has...
Yanks could go from Robinson Cano to Dean Anna at second base
Let’s start at the most obvious place — the only way the Yankees are adequately replacing Robinson Cano is with a collective. With Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira coming back...
Chris Brown's probation revoked over DC arrest
LOS ANGELES — A judge has revoked Chris Brown's probation because of his arrest for allegedly hitting a man in Washington, D.C., earlier this year. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge...
Former NYMEX boss hit with child-support suit
The multimillionaire former head of the New York Mercantile Exchange is a deadbeat dad, his ex-wife claims in a new lawsuit. Donna Schaeffer, 56, alleges her ex, Richard Schaeffer, stopped...
Rex Ryan: 'No doubt' I'm right man to turn Jets around
In Rex Ryan’s mind, there is no question who the Jets head coach should be in 2014. Here’s a hint: He likes tattoos, defense and lost more than 100 pounds...
Five-star of David: Ritz-Carlton opens Herzliya, Israel, location
On a sunny slice of shoreline a short stroll from the Mediterranean, the future of luxury travel in Israel finally debuted this morning. The setting is Herzliya — one of...
Got $28.50? Watch Super Bowl Media Day from a distance
In a Super Bowl first, the Media Day event that kicks off the season's title game week will be held at a site other than the championship venue due to...
Yahoo! shuts down Santa's website
If there’s one person you don’t want to mess with this time of year — it’s Santa. But that is exactly what Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer has done. Among the...
Post's Top 25: Wichita State's success not a shocker
Wichita State has proven March was no fluke. The Shockers have reached the middle of December undefeated, despite a difficult non-league schedule that included Saturday’s convincing win over Tennessee, and...
Get pampered on the pampas at Argentina's elegant estancias
In early 19th-century Argentina, farmers let their cows and sheep roam freely across the country’s vast plains. Having realized that such a system was inefficient, around the 1880s they began...
Herbalife spikes 9% on new audit release
Herbalife shares spiked 9.4 percent on Monday to $74.83, after Carl Icahn said the nutritional supplements company was undervalued. Icahn made his comments after a reaudit by PricewaterhouseCoopers of the...
Brooklyn Census Bureau also falsified data in 2010
The Census Bureau’s office in Philadelphia wasn’t the only one falsifying data. At about the same time in 2010 that an enumerator in Philly was accused of falsifying data that...
Hoping for huge $586M jackpot, NYers have Mega Millions fever
Big-dreaming New Yorkers shelled out Christmas green for a shot at Tuesday night’s monster lottery drawing that approached $600 million. Mega Millions officials on Monday projected the jackpot to reach...
EPA official's $1M scam – phony CIA spy career
The highest-paid official of the US Environmental Protection Agency bilked the government out of nearly $1 million in fraudulent wages and benefits – by convincing his bosses he was also...
Francesa: A-Rod interviews played role in split from YES
http://youtu.be/uKz6CbraNBg Blame A-Rod. Mike Francesa said on his show Monday that his interviews with the Yankees slugger was one of the reasons for his split from the Yankees-owned YES Network...
Beyoncé breaks iTunes record, expected to debut at No. 1
Beyoncé’s just released, eponymous fifth "visual album," is expected to top the Billboard Top 200 chart when it is officially released on Wednesday. The album, which was released completely unexpectedly...
Croatian player banned from World Cup for pro-Nazi chant
GENEVA — FIFA has banned Croatia defender Josip Simunic for 10 games — including the entire World Cup — for leading fans in a pro-Nazi chant after the team qualified...
Vitali Klitschko leaves boxing to pursue Ukrainian presidency
FRANKFURT, Germany — Vitali Klitschko is leaving boxing to concentrate on Ukrainian politics and his role as an opposition leader. Klitschko vacated his WBC world heavyweight title on Monday and...
The day in photos
China makes a major advancement in space, South Africa continues to mourn, protests rock Cambodia, ski racing in the French Alps, and more.
'Homeland' kills it: All-time high ratings for finale
“Homeland” went out with a bang on Sunday, drawing 2.4 million viewers to its third season finale at 9 p.m., a new record for the Showtime drama. The episode –...
Religious groups get win vs. O'care birth-control mandate
In a blow to President Obama’s signature legislative mandate, a Brooklyn federal judge on Monday sided with several Catholic organizations in New York, saying they do not have to comply...
Mayor Bloomberg to get tour of new 7 train stop
Mayor Bloomberg's taking one more victory lap — actually a victory ride — on a legacy project before leaving office in a couple of weeks. Bloomberg will ride a special...
Man dies after carrying Olympic torch in Siberia
A torchbearer died of a heart attack after carrying the Olympic flame as part of Russia's torch relay leading up to the Sochi 2014 Winter Games in February, an official...
The '70s get a hip reboot at the Golden Cadillac bar
When Natalie Czech suggested taking her roommate Sanam Skelly to her new favorite bar, the ’70s-themed Golden Cadillac, on a recent Saturday night, Skelly was skeptical. “When you think of...
DA-elect wants to stop Hynes staffer from cashing in on unused vacation
Brooklyn DA-elect Ken Thompson is hell-bent on stopping outgoing District Attorney Charles Hynes from paying his controversial rackets chief $285,000 for unused vacation days – but Hynes plans to go...
Romo's earned his choker label -- and it's not going away
Tony Romo’s defenders — yes, they actually exist — love to say his reputation as a choke artist is undeserved, that it’s just a phony “narrative” cooked up by uninformed...
Jets winners & losers: Costly coaching mistake
The Jets' season is fizzling out as they limp to the finish line. The Jets lost 30-20 on Sunday to the Panthers, making it nearly impossible for them to make...
Judge: NSA snooping likely unconstitutional
WASHINGTON — The National Security Agency’s massive collection of US phone data likely violates the Constitution, a federal judge ruled Monday. US District Court Judge Richard Leon in DC said...
FBI prevented 148 mass shootings in 2013: Eric Holder
WASHINGTON — The FBI has helped to disrupt or prevent nearly 150 shootings and violent attacks this year, in part by steering potential gunmen toward mental health professionals. There have...
Google acquires military robot maker
SAN FRANCISCO - Big Dog, a four-legged robot that can climb muddy hills, and Cheetah, a robot which can outrun the fastest human, are among the robots that now belong...
Horses used in labs end up on French dinner tables
PARIS — Meat from horses used in laboratory procedures was illegally sold as fit for human consumption and landed on French dinner tables, authorities said Monday. Police, food safety and...
Chandler says he should be ready Wednesday
Tyson Chandler is one good practice away from making his long-awaited comeback Wednesday in Milwaukee. “I’ll do a five-on-five scrimmage [Tuesday] and if it goes well, I’ll play,’’ Chandler told...
Jewelry store owner, teen daughter tied up during heist
A jewelry store owner and his teenage daughter were tied up and thrown in the back room of their Lower Manhattan store by two thugs in matching purple hoodies, who...
Woman sexually assaulted by man 'who found lost wallet'
A woman was sexually assaulted by a man who found her lost wallet in a McDonald's in the Flatiron District and then attacked her after going to her building to...
Chanel's $15M suit claims Tourneau caved to Cartier
That’s one costly time-out. Chanel Inc. is suing Tourneau for $15 million, saying the luxury watch retailer bent over backwards to demands by its higher-end competitor Cartier to remove a...
Weinstein back in at Miramax
In an effort to ramp up revenue from Miramax’s 700-title movie and TV catalog, owner Tom Barrack is getting some help from an unusual quarter: Harvey Weinstein. The unlikely teaming,...
Giants rewind: Time for voices around Eli to change
You don’t take a two-time Super Bowl MVP, place him in a blue plastic bag with the other recyclable plastics and toss him to the curb for pickup and disposal....
Red Bulls re-up with goalie Luis Robles, Roy Miller
The Red Bulls re-signed fullback Roy Miller and keeper Luis Robles to new contracts Monday. Miller had been out of contract, and Robles was inking an extension. "With one of...
Feds begin large-scale safety probe of Metro-North
A team of federal safety inspectors began a 60-day probe of Metro-North on Monday, while MTA officials discussed a safety action plan for its railroads in the first board meeting...
Brook Lopez's return to Nets lineup on hold
The Nets expected to have their big guy back Monday against the Sixers. But expectations and reality are two different things. "Brook is going to sit this one out," Jason...
Mega Millions surges towards new record jackpot
Strong weekend Mega Millions ticket sales easily could push Tuesday's jackpot above last year's record $656 million prize, a lottery official said. No ticket matched the six numbers needed to...
What happens to players after PED suspensions
Let’s start things off by catching up on Pop Quizzes. We have three questions: 1. From Rob Edelman of Amsterdam, N.Y.: Name the "Law & Order" star whose grandfather was...
Awful Giants cost Seattle car dealership $420,000
Jim Johnson obviously hasn’t seen the Giants play too often this year. Johnson, one of the owners of a Jet Chevrolet dealership in a Seattle suburb, offered a promotion in...
Loehmann's files for Chapter 11 protection
Everything must go at Loehmann’s — for good. The 92-year-old clothing chain said it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and that it has agreed to be acquired by...
Harvard buildings evacuated, finals canceled after report of explosives
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Four buildings on Harvard University’s campus near Boston were evacuated Monday and final exams were canceled after the school’s police department received an unconfirmed report that...
Moncler stock surges on first day of public trading day
Italian luxury-jacket designer Moncler stock surged as much as 45 percent in its first public trading day in Milan on Monday. The fashion maker of $1,200 quilted polyester ski jackets...
Lawyer killed in mall carjacking was protecting wife
A young Hoboken man out holiday shopping with his wife at a high-end New Jersey mall was executed by two carjackers as he tried to protect his terrified spouse, authorities...
AIG sells aircraft leasing for $5.4B
AIG, the once troubled financial institution reached a deal to sell its controlling interest in International Lease Finance Corp to AerCap for $5.4 billion in cash and stock. Total compensation...
It's a miracle! Brian returns to 'Family Guy'
http://youtu.be/ZtLD3_uuiM8 In some sort of Christmas miracle, a television tragedy has been averted and one of "Family Guy's" most loved characters has been given a second shot at life. Last...
2 Guantanamo Bay prisoners sent to Saudi Arabia
MIAMI — Two Guantanamo Bay prisoners have been transferred to Saudi Arabia as part of a renewed effort to close the offshore U.S. prison. U.S. officials say the two Saudis...
James Cameron: 3 ‘Avatar’ sequels are ‘family saga like The Godfather’
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — James Cameron says his vision for his three "Avatar" sequels is to create a family epic in the mold of "The Godfather" that will introduce viewers...
Fake Mandela signer ‘helped burn men to death’
The strange case of President Obama’s bogus sign-language interpreter has become even stranger — and a lot grimmer. Thamsanqa Jantjie, who ignited outrage by signing gibberish at Nelson Mandela’ memorial...
Convict complains about being linked to Etan Patz
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — A sex offender jailed in northeastern Pennsylvania says he's tired of being linked to the 1979 disappearance of a New York City boy whose case helped mobilize...
Joan Fontaine dead at 96
CARMEL, Calif. — Academy Award-winning actress Joan Fontaine, who found stardom playing naive wives in Alfred Hitchcock's "Suspicion" and "Rebecca" and also was featured in films by Billy Wilder, Fritz...
Woman jumps to her death from condo tower
A woman plunged 21 stories to her death Sunday from a luxury Upper East Side condo tower in an apparent suicide, just hours before her family was about to pay...
Politicians fuming over shortage of federal rail inspectors
Federal rail inspectors are stretched so thin that they can barely conduct safety checks on even 1 percent of the nation’s tracks, two senators said Sunday — sounding the alarm...
Orthodox Jews take a swing at 'knockout' thugs
Orthodox Jews took their best swing at would-be “knockout” thugs Sunday, in the basement of a Queens synagogue. The group of about 30 people, ranging in age from 16 to...
Beauty who stabbed boyfriend says he's a 'back stabber!'
The Latvian stunner convicted of stabbing her boyfriend in the chest with a 9-inch steak knife insists she was the real injured party — saying she can’t believe he testified...
Washington state's ObamaCare exchange mistakenly charges customers
WASHINGTON — The ObamaCare Internet headaches aren’t limited to the federal Web site. Washington state’s Healthplanfinder site reportedly has crashed repeatedly in recent weeks and is mistakenly charging customers’ accounts....
Snowden left NSA with costly cleanup
Turncoat Edward Snowden might have left viruses and bugs on the National Security Agency’s computers, forcing a cleanup costing taxpayers “tens of millions’’ of dollars. Rick Ledgett, head of a...
‘We the people are losing our religion’
Newly anointed “rock star” Pope Francis has his work cut out for him. Maybe you’ve seen the digital billboard hanging over Times Square this month like a gigantic, glowing middle...
Legend rewrote the rules for movie acting
Peter O’Toole was 50 when I met him in 1983, but his heavily lined faced made him look two decades older. The hard-drinking actor had already lived the equivalent of...
Winners and losers of New York politics for 2013
’Tis the season . . . to pick the winners and losers of New York politics for 2013. And this year, more than most, saw as many winners as there...
'Sanitary' restaurant violations nearly impossible to overturn
You can fight City Hall — but not the city Health Department. A new report shows that “sanitary” violations issued against restaurants by city health inspectors were upheld 97 percent...
Are you one of the 12 missing lotto winners?
The Cuomo administration is launching an unprecedented effort to get the holders of winning lottery tickets to step forward and pocket their prizes before they expire, The Post has learned....
'Hobbit' tops box office with $73M opening
LOS ANGELES — Undaunted hobbits trumped princess power at the multiplex. Per studio estimates Sunday, Warner Bros. "Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" was No. 1 at the weekend box office...
Snow way! TWC lets students name winter storms
What’s in a name? The Weather Channel’s maiden attempt at naming winter storms last year created so many head-scratchers, such as Freyr, Ukko, and Walda, that the cable network called...
Cost to taxpayers for enforcing FDNY diversity? $3M so far
The court-appointed monitor who oversees the FDNY’s controversial minority-hiring program has burned through more than $3 million in taxpayer money so far — and he’s just getting started, the city’s top...
NYPD daily blotter
Manhattan This bandit tried to rob a bank in Midtown, authorities said. He walked into the Bank of America on Third Avenue near 59th Street at around 9 a.m. Wednesday...
Uber under fire for storm price 'surge'
Passengers are blasting the Uber car-service app for its “surge’’-pricing scheme, which kicked in during the city’s first snowstorm of the season — in one case pricing a short trip...
'Gimmicks' and gossip
Let’s see, got the drinks, the hors d’oeuvres, the napkins. All that’s missing for the holiday party is the gossip, so here goes: US Weekly has tongues wagging with its...
Finding the proper work-life balance
My employer only provides five personal days per year, but life requires more flexibility than that. How can one find balance and take the time necessary to manage work and...
Why punch the clock when you can punch your coworker?
When Shayne Jardine, a 24-year-old junior broker at a commodities firm in downtown Manhattan, would take the office’s lunch orders, fellow junior broker Paul Civitano gave very specific instructions for...
TV holiday specials
With many of your favorite TV shows on hiatus for the holidays, the networks are breaking out the Christmas specials to tide viewers over through the New Year. Whether classic...
Ginseng growers getting a reality show
History will revisit “Hatfields & McCoys” territory with a new reality show, “Appalachian Outlaws.” The series, premiering Jan. 9, will focus on the battle over ginseng, which is in heavy...
End is near for Jets’ Rex Ryan
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The end is inevitable now, the end to a most improbable playoff dream for a team that turned into nothing more than a cruel tease. And the...
Wife of key Cuomo aide quits lobbying firm
ALBANY — The wife of a key aide to Gov. Cuomo has quietly resigned as managing director of one of New York’s most aggressive lobbying and public-relations firms amid questions...
Teammates notice McIlrath's hard-nosed play
Newcomer Dylan McIlrath only had 5:08 of ice time, but the hard-nosed rookie defenseman’s effort was appreciated by his teammates in their 4-3 shootout victory over the Flames. Called up...
NY parents, districts worry about database privacy
BUFFALO, NY — Even as their students' grades, attendance and other personal information are about to be fed into a new statewide database, district administrators and parents around New York...
Geno shoulders blame for backbreaking loss
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Geno Smith was not the only reason the Jets lost to the Panthers 30-20 Sunday at Bank of America Stadium, but he acted as he always does...
'Tone Time' has become a bad joke for Holmes, Jets
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Remember “Tone Time?’’ Remember what a marvelous era that was for the Jets, when “Tone Time’’ meant Santonio Holmes catching game-winning touchdown passes, when he was an...
Special teams gaffe gives Panthers the edge
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — It is called coaching scared, and it ruined the Jets on Sunday. Rex Ryan had nightmares about returner Ted Ginn Jr. tormenting him as a Dolphin, and...
Jets Blitz
Hero Panthers cornerback Captain Munnerlyn picked off Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith and returned the interception 42 yards for a 30-13 lead in the fourth quarter, sealing Carolina’s victory. Munnerlyn,...
New Brooklyn Whole Foods is eco-friendly heaven
It won’t have the coolest — or cleanest — of next-door neighbors, but the trendy Whole Foods Market opening Tuesday in Gowanus hopes to be more environmentally hip than the...
Jets report card
Offense The group had its moments, but ultimately fell short for most of the game. Quarterback Geno Smith (15-of-28, 167 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) nearly made it through the...
Scott Stringer pushes for Alzheimer’s plan
City Comptroller-elect Scott Stringer and the New York City chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association called Sunday for a citywide plan to deal with victims of the heartbreaking disease. “As our...
'I went from being a newlywed to a widow in less than 48 hours'
CROWN POINT, Ind. — Authorities say a newly married man and a stranded motorist he stopped to help while on his way to a hotel with his wife after the...
East 19th St. is going Veganrichten
Jean-Georges Vongerichten is going vegan. The celebrity chef is launching a third restaurant to add to his ABC empire, Side Dish has learned. The 4,000 square-foot space, with the working...
A tough year for Santa?
This Christmas is turning out to be a potentially bad season for Santa Claus. (“Santa Claus” was how Saint Nicholas came out after the speaker had made too many trips...
Sheldon Richardson rumbles for rushing TD
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rex Ryan borrowed a page from the playbook of the 1985 Bears. The Jets coach put defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson in the backfield to score a 1-yard...
The race for a GOP-controlled senate
Democratic National Chairman Debbie Wasserman Schultz says that ObamaCare will be a vote-winner for Democrats in 2014. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says the same.Perhaps they really believe that. But...
Rangers snap skid with shootout victory vs. Calgary
Progress was made Sunday night at the Garden for the Rangers, albeit incrementally. The first 15 minutes felt like a replay of Friday night’s forgettable performance, yet by the end...
Knicks can't deal Smith until mid-January
Who shopped J.R.? Actually, nobody can right now. Smith — unlike almost every other free agent who signed in July — did not become eligible to be traded Sunday, the...
Cruz could miss 1,000-yard mark due to concussion
Adding insult to injury for the Giants in Sunday’s 23-0 loss to the Seahawks, Victor Cruz went out late in the third quarter with what was diagnosed as a concussion...
Four passes to Nicks turn into INTs
Even if nobody named names or pointed fingers at exactly which Giants were lacking in the effort department, anybody with eyes had to question the effort wideout Hakeem Nicks gave...
Giants pay for big talk
The Giants had to eat their words yet again Sunday. Comments all week from Eli Manning to Tom Coughlin to Hakeem Nicks about the Seahawks’ rule-stretching aggressiveness in pass coverage...
General Motors' bailout vs. taxpayer’s loss
This month, the Obama administration announced it had sold its shares in automotive giant General Motors. The move means the United States government is now officially out of the car...
Yankees 2B options dwindling daily
Cross Mark Ellis off the list of available second basemen. With the Yankees looking to find a replacement for Robinson Cano, two of the only everyday options at the position...
'Life of Julia' cartoon used to spoof ObamaCare
Ever wonder what became of Julia, the cartoon woman featured in an Obama re-election ad charting all the government programs she’d use over her life? Well, she’s back — and...
Prigioni could keep spot after Felton returns
Point guard Kyle Lowry is still with the Raptors, and Pablo Prigioni is still the starting point guard for the Knicks. While Lowry surely will move somewhere, there’s a chance...
Super Bowl hopefuls get acquainted with MetLife Stadium
This wasn’t any ordinary road trip for the Seahawks, nor did they treat it that way. Not with the Super Bowl being played in this very same unfamiliar building in...
Bill de Blasio’s visit to Barack Obama
Our mayor-elect traveled to the White House on Friday, and he was on a mission: to join with President Obama to promote the progressive vision. We’ll leave aside for a...
Giants will be lost until Manning finds his game again
Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor might think getting rid of Tom Coughlin is the first step toward rebuilding the Giants into a winner. But the franchise isn’t going to...
Bloomberg's e-cig ban likely to do more harm than good
Mayor Bloomberg’s going out with one last ban. The City Council, with the administration’s strong backing, is rushing through a law to treat the vapor from e-cigarettes like tobacco smoke...