December 18, 2013
Knicks overcome boneheaded Bargnani misfire to top Bucks
MILWAUKEE — The Knicks averted a second straight disaster Wednesday, as it didn’t take long for Knicks center Tyson Chandler to start saving Mike Woodson’s job — and Andrea Bargnani’s...
Warren Buffett made $37M a day this year
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett saw his net worth soar by an eye-popping $37 million a day this year, according to a survey out Wednesday. The Berkshire Hathaway boss benefitted from...
Market for Ike Davis getting thinner and thinner
While Ike Davis has been linked primarily to Milwaukee as the Mets look to clear their logjam of mediocre first basemen, the Brewers aren’t simply waiting to make a deal...
Retailers try to lure late holiday shoppers with free shipping
The latest sign that retailers are desperate this Christmas: free shipping. Big chains industrywide are extending their deadlines for free shipping to the final days before Christmas as they scramble...
Balanced attack lifts St. John’s to rout of San Francisco
There was no slow start. There was no letdown. And there were another 40 minutes of evidence that maybe things have changed. Maybe St. John’s really has turned the corner....
Jagr game-winner nets record, powers Devils
Jaromir Jagr has scored big goals throughout his career, but Wednesday night his second-period goal for the Devils turned out to be a record-breaker. It was his 122nd game-winning goal,...
Nets take step backward in loss to Wizards
As the Nets finally have begun to get themselves going in the right direction recently, they’ve talked a lot about how simplifying things has led to success. Well, Wednesday night’s...
'Taper' a bow, Ben
The thinking behind the Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday to taper its disastrous bond-buying program is pretty linear: The economy — the Fed thinks — is doing better, so interest...
Georgia mom one of the Mega Millions winners
A Georgia woman who bought just one ticket and used family birthdays and lucky No. 7 to choose her numbers was one of two winners of the $636 million Mega...
Patriarch off 'Duck Dynasty' after anti-gay rant
The head of the “Duck Dynasty” clan has been suspended from the popular A&E show after his comments to GQ magazine comparing homosexuality to bestiality sparked outrage in the gay...
Christmas TV marathons to get you through the holidays
Most of us are familiar with the endless “A Christmas Story” loop on TBS, but there are plenty of other holiday-themed marathons to get you through Christmas: “Oy! to the...
Steinberg conviction may ease Preet Bharara's way to more
The insider-trading conviction of Michael Steinberg — SAC Capital founder Steve Cohen’s right-hand man — was perhaps the sweetest victory yet for US Attorney Preet Bharara. Bharara has been circling...
Local kid Anderson leads upstart UCLA against Duke at MSG
The coach who recruited him was fired, the player with whom he was supposed to form a dynamic duo moved on to the NBA, yet Kyle Anderson is still in...
'Terrorist'-repping lawyer indicted over $3M in income
A terror-loving top attorney whose clientele has included Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law and jihadist loving Lynne Stewart was indicted Thursday for failing to report more than $3 million in income....
2013: The year of NY's real estate 'Bloom'
Whatever else can be said about 2013, it marks the end of an era in real estate. After 12 years presiding over a seemingly boundless real estate market — even...
'This is Rex's team': Jets players squarely in Ryan’s corner
If Rex Ryan’s fate was decided by popular vote of the players instead of the electoral college chaired by John Idzik and Woody Johnson, he would win in a landslide,...
'Downton Abbey' producer dishes on new season
After the shocking death of Matthew Crawley (Dan Stevens) in the Season 3 finale of “Downton Abbey,” people were so upset they said the show was ruined — and that...
How Bloomberg can save NYC now
Everyone’s got a suggestion for Michael Bloomberg’s future, now that he’s stepping down. Well, here’s one he’s not likely to consider — but should: create a genuine two-party system in...
Rex on Jets elimination: 'I felt like I got kicked in the head'
Rex Ryan watched the Ravens-Lions game on Monday night hoping Detroit would pull out a win and extend the Jets’ slim playoff chances. When Ravens kicker Justin Tucker booted a...
Inside one man's quest to look like Justin Bieber
Meet Toby, who’s spent roughly $100,000 to transform himself into a Justin Bieber lookalike. We’ll let you judge whether he was successful in his freaky pursuit. Toby, who’s 33, is...
Team A-Rod wants battle out of federal court
Throughout his epic battle with Major League Baseball, Alex Rodriguez has eyed his own union warily. Now, in court documents, A-Rod’s lawyers have characterized his ties with the Players Association...
Playboy car dealer gets 7 years for stealing millions
A playboy used-car dealer who looted his Queens employer out of millions to fund a filthy rich lifestyle was smacked with a seven-year prison term in Central Islip federal court...
Yanks show confidence in Robertson by not adding closer
The words haven’t changed. “No matter what happens this winter, he’s going to come in and compete for that position,” Brian Cashman, the Yankees’ general manager, said of David Robertson...
Sundance Channel to develop NRA drama
Gun control is getting the prime-time treatment, this time as a drama series. Sundance Channel is developing a scripted project set against the backdrop of the National Rifle Association, deadline.com...
$13M separated Yankees from signing Choo instead of Beltran
The Yankees were prepared to invest close to $300 million to upgrade center and right field until Shin-Soo Choo rejected their seven-year offer for $140 million. According to a Yahoo!...
Jets receiver returns to football after caring for dying son
The Jets added wide receiver Dwight Jones to their practice squad Wednesday. Jones is an interesting prospect. He was rated highly coming out of North Carolina in 2012, but went...
$114M townhouse comes gift-wrapped
If you’ve got $114 million left to spend this holiday season, you can unwrap this red-ribboned Upper East Side townhouse and move right in. The spectacular seven-bedroom residence at 12...
Manning, Coughlin have one thing in common: No quit
When the words came from Tom Coughlin’s mouth, they slipped out almost unnoticed. The Giants coach had just finished rattling off his team’s litany of injuries, particularly to the offensive...
Lions' Megatron confident vs. Giants' DBs he can't identify
What, me worry? That was the way Calvin Johnson sounded on Wednesday as he discussed the chances of the Giants’ defensive backfield holding him and the Lions down Sunday at...
Super Bowl Saturday? It's possible in New York blizzard
Super Saturday? Super Tuesday? It could happen. The NFL has contingency plans to move Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., from its scheduled date of Sunday,...
No Christmas break for Eli
Eli Manning was singing the praises of London Fletcher, the Redskins linebacker who on Wednesday announced he is “ninety-nine percent certain’’ he will retire after this season. If Fletcher plays...
Stray bullet hits 9-year-old in the Bronx
A 9-year-old boy was shot in the foot by a stray bullet while having a snowball fight outside of his Bronx school Wednesday. Michael Banner was struck in the heel...
Red Bulls lose Espindola, Barklage in Re-Entry Draft
For the fourth straight year, the Red Bulls did not pick a player in the MLS Re-Entry Draft. But once again, they lost players. Striker Fabian Espindola, who was due to...
$30M sale for Flushing’s RKO Keith
The fabled but long-shuttered RKO Keith’s cinema building in Flushing, NY, has been sold to a well-heeled developer for $30 million, The Post has learned. The deal climaxes a 25-year...
The day in photos
A store owner celebrates, penguins put on costumes for a parade, the Pope greets the faithful, an odd animal pair play together, and more.
Dueling divas prove difficult for 'August: Osage County'
Nothing says Christmas like a cancer-ridden matriarch being grappled to the floor in “August: Osage County,’’ a star-laden, if somewhat wobbly, adaptation of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer-winning black comedy that also...
Incognito, Martin rooting for Dolphins from afar: reports
They were at the center of a controversy that caused both players to leave the team, but offensive linemen Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin are still rooting for their Miami...
Edelman, wife unload Chelsea penthouse for more than $4M
John Edelman, head of Design Within Reach, and his photographer wife Bonnie — who recently sold their Chelsea penthouse at 150 W. 26th St. for $4.07 million to hedgefunder Matt...
MTA passes $13.5 billion budget
The MTA board passed a $13.5 billion budget for the coming year Wednesday, as members proposed more service and workers protested outside for raises. Allen Cappelli and Mitchell Pally, two...
Here's how you can live like a King
John King, CEO of J. King’s Food Service, one of the largest food distribution companies in the New York area, has put his Shelter Island waterfront beach manse — the...
Gutsy 'GMA' reporter recovering in Fidi triplex
Amy Robach, the courageous “Good Morning America” reporter who underwent a mammogram on air to help save other people’s lives for “GMA” Goes Pink day, ended up saving her own...
A guide to the celeb cameos in the 'Anchorman 2' fight scene
Spoiler alert! If you don’t want to know who the celeb cameos are in “Anchorman 2,” read no further. The climactic gang-war scene, a nod to the original’s wacky clash...
Lesbian boss ‘fired me for being straight’
A married, heterosexual gym teacher at a tony Upper West Side private school was fired because his lesbian supervisor disapproved of his “traditional family status,” the canned teacher claims in...
Top 5 Mets storylines of 2013
It's likely 2013 will go down as the Year of Matt Harvey in Flushing -- either as the year a perennial All-Star announced his presence atop the rotation with a...
'Subway Vigilante' Goetz rejects plea deal over pot bust
Eighties subway vigilante Bernhard Goetz rejected a no-jail plea deal Wednesday on his pot-selling bust last month in Union Square – and then railed outside court against the NYPD. Manhattan...
Mob attorney blames blowup on 'pressure cooker' city
Pitbull mob attorney Bruce Cutler blamed his steakhouse Raging Bull routine last month on the stress of living in the frenzied Big Apple. "It's hard for me living in Manhattan,"...
India stashes diplomat at UN mission
The Indian government pulled out all the stops Wednesday trying to prevent a top diplomat from being prosecuted for allegedly lying on a visa application about how much she paid...
Carmelo has his 'reasons' for hesitating on final play
MILWAUKEE -- Mike Woodson has admitted regret over not calling a timeout in the final seconds of the Knicks' fateful loss Monday to the Wizards. Carmelo Anthony, however, gave a...
Conn. court allows Skakel to travel while awaiting new trial
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, who was released from prison last month after he was granted a new trial in the 1975 slaying of neighbor Martha Moxley,...
SAC's Steinberg nailed for insider trading, faints in court
He could be headed from a Park Avenue co-op to the big house. Michael Steinberg, a top portfolio manager for Steve Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors, was found guilty Wednesday on...
'Major tension' between Cleveland kidnap survivors over tell-alls
The three Cleveland women who were kidnapped and held captive for years by Ariel Castro are now at odds with competing tell-all books. Michelle Knight is working on a memoir...
'Anything for the team': Santonio would take pay cut for Jets
Santonio Holmes might have to move on from champagne tastes if his paycheck shrinks the way he thinks it might. The Jets wide receiver said Wednesday he is willing to...
Houses of the Week
Park Slope, Brooklyn $899,000 | Maintenance: $980 Bedrooms: 2 | Bathrooms: 1 | Square feet: 900 In addition to its “ideal location,” on Lincoln Place off Seventh Avenue, this garden-level...
Blind man and loyal dog can stay together -- thanks to New Yorkers
A blind man who nearly died after falling onto subway train tracks will get to keep the loyal dog who tried to save him — thanks to New Yorkers who...
Dream Homes
SoHo $12.5 million This is what the best downtown loft living is like: You keep the “striking architectural columns” and “floor-to-ceiling” windows, and then do as you please with the...
Brad Pitt: 50 and still sizzling
Brad Pitt is so old, he qualifies for AARP membership. That’s right, the Hollywood hunk turns the ripe old age of 50 on Wednesday. The father of six and partner...
EPA official gets 32 months in $1M phony CIA agent scam
WASHINGTON – A senior federal official who convinced his bosses he needed months off to work as a CIA agent was sentenced to 32 months in prison on Wednesday. John...
Rockets trying to include Lin in Asik deal: report
The Houston Rockets appear to be willing to give up on "Linsanity," but it doesn't look like any other NBA team is willing to bring it to their city. According...
5 songs that could win an Oscar
Monday, the Academy released a list of 75 songs that are eligible for this year’s Oscar for Best Song. Among those on the list are songs from the year’s biggest...
Must miss TV: The 13 worst shows on television this year
We seem to say this every year, but 2013 was a banner year for really bad TV shows -- some of which were so horrendous they were quickly yanked (and...
Officials bust massive longshoremen drug ring
Investigators busted an oxycodone ring that allowed longshoremen in Staten Island to obtain illegal prescription painkillers and get high while working with dangerous machinery, authorities said. The insurance-fraud scheme —...
Southern Illinois coach stands by most of epic rant
Southern Illinois coach Barry Hinson regrets singling out one of his players in a postgame diatribe that has gone viral. And that's about it. After the Salukis' 73-65 loss at...
Obama, First Lady dish on home life
There really is no rest for the weary. President Obama can’t escape his critics, even when he’s behind closed doors with his family. "I've got three opinionated, strong, tall women,"...
Mall carjacking widow's heartbreaking goodbye
The anguished widow of New Jersey mall-murder victim Dustin Friedland delivered a eulogy Wednesday for her “dream man,” sharing with mourners the joy of their short life together. Standing just...
Woodson: Knicks GM Mills has my back
MILWAUKEE – Mike Woodson and Knicks president Steve Mills walked side by side into Milwaukee’s Bradley Center for the morning shootaround, as ongoing speculation has the embattled Knicks coach fired...
NYC library agrees to pause demolition plans
The New York Public Library agreed to temporarily shelve its controversial plans to demolish century-old steel book stacks at the main branch during a court proceeding Tuesday. The library will...
Sheffield: Cano will regret leaving Yankees
Former Yankee Gary Sheffield, now an agent, says that Robinson Cano will regret going to Seattle for the extra money. "When you leave New York, you're gonna feel it," Sheffield...
Witness: Woman was hurt before being shot on porch
A witness says she tried to help a young woman in the hours before she was shot and killed on a man's porch in suburban Detroit. A judge is holding...
'Duck Dynasty' star slammed over anti-gay rant
Phil Robertson, patriarch of the “Duck Dynasty” clan, is being slammed for controversial comments he made about homosexuality in an interview in the January issue of GQ. “It seems like,...
Parents of deaf boy killed by cab suing driver's company
The devastated parents of a deaf 5-year-old Texas boy who was fatally struck by a cabbie during a visit to see the Brooklyn Bridge last year are suing the driver's...
Victor Cruz's inability to practice means season likely done
The Giants are a battered team as they try to salvage something out of this lost season and get ready to face the Lions this Sunday in Detroit. There are...
Cops on patrol arrest knife-wielding man minutes after attack
Two on-duty cops driving in Harlem Wednesday morning nabbed a crazed attacker they spotted carrying a bloodied knife he had just used to stab his stepfather to death, sources said....
Woodson: Amar'e could play Saturday
MILWAUKEE — Mike Woodson backtracked Wednesday morning and clarified Amar’e Stoudemire may not be “out a while’’ after all, saying Stoudemire’s knee swelling has gone down and he could suit...
'Soccer mom madam' blasts turncoat ex-partner
Notorious soccer-mom madam Anna Gristina ambushed her stunning former partner-in-pandering Wednesday, confronting the younger woman in a Manhattan courthouse hallway and labeling her a rat. “You broke my heart, Jaynie!”...
Deeply missed Michael Weiner is baseball's Person of the Year
I came up with the idea for Baseball Person of the Year in my previous gig, at the end of 2006, and I modeled it after how Time Magazine does...
Jerry Jones: Why hire a GM, I'd just overrule him
Bad news, Cowboys fans: Meddlesome owner Jerry Jones doesn't sound like he has any plans to be less hands-on. “It's often been said, 'Well, why don't I get someone to...
'Mitt' captures unfiltered Romney during White House run
http://youtu.be/rLHxbemvpxY Half way through the trailer for the documentary, “Mitt,” there’s a sound bite of Matt Lauer telling Mitt Romney, “A recent poll said that 43% of Americans are not...
Pope's Christmas message calls on faithful to serve the poor
Pope Francis delivered a Christmas message Wednesday calling on the faithful to serve the less fortunate around the world. In his weekly audience in St. Peter’s Square the pope told...
Melissa Mark-Viverito close to being next city council speaker: sources
In a move that shifts the city’s political compass as far left as it’s been in decades, Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has struck a deal with Brooklyn Democrats to support...
Tale of the tape: Burt Reynolds vs Burt Reynolds
The Seattle Mariners' signing Tuesday of prized free agent Robinson Cano's younger cousin to a minor league contract would not be especially noteworthy -- after shelling out $240 million for...
This golf hole is actually up a tree
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAtOG_Zqmqs A 10-foot putt on a level green? No problem. Except it's in a freakin' tree! The video shows Andrew West draining a putt on the 9th hole of the...
Mark Wahlberg's 'Lone Survivor' misses the target
If a movie in which every Navy SEAL but one dies violently can be a feature-length recruitment video, “Lone Survivor” is it. There hasn’t been this bizarre mixture of hooah...
'Walter Mitty' a lifeless flick
"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” is the story of a guy who never goes anywhere or does anything. Until he goes everywhere and does everything, but he might as...
Pope Francis hoists trophy of his favorite soccer team
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis celebrated his beloved San Lorenzo's victory in the Argentine soccer championship Wednesday, congratulating team members, reminiscing about going to the stadium as a child and...
500 reported dead, 700 injured in South Sudan violence
JUBA, South Sudan -- South Sudan's information minister says at least 500 people, most of them soldiers, have been killed in violence following what the government said was an alleged...
Wine collector guilty of fraud in $1.3M counterfeit scandal
Self-proclaimed Burgundy expert Rudy Kurniawan was found guilty Wednesday of selling millions of dollars in counterfeit wine over nearly a decade to a deep-pocked clientele that includes billionaire William "Bill"...
NHL Power Rankings: Fiery Tortorella has Canucks rolling
John Tortorella wore out his welcome in New York as coach of the Rangers, and many wondered how he would do once he took over for the Canucks. While there...
Harvard student 'made bomb threats to skip final'
A Harvard University student was due in court Wednesday after prosecutors said he made bomb threats to try to get out of a final exam. The U.S. attorney's office in...
Animals as gifts: Not a bad idea study claims
LOS ANGELES — Giving a puppy or kitten to the pet lover on your list is a gift idea animal activists have long warned people to avoid. But a national...
Hero postman catches babies from burning apartment
A hero US Postal worker caught infant twin boys whose father tossed them from the third-floor fire escape of a Bronx apartment house that was engulfed in flames and smoke...
WME agency in a gamble on IMG for $2.3B
William Morris Endeavor’s boss Ari Emanuel better like debt. The Hollywood superagent certainly piled on a lot of it Wednesday when WME and its partner, Silver Lake Partners, agreed to...
Bitcoin takes huge hit after China smackdown
Bitcoin, the digital currency, dropped nearly 50 percent from recent highs overnight on word of a Chinese government smackdown. BTC China — the nation’s largest bitcoin operator — stopped accepting...
Protests erupt in India after diplomat's arrest in US
Outraged protesters burned photos of President Obama outside the US Embassy in New Delhi on Wednesday over the arrest and strip-search of an Indian diplomat in New York for allegedly...
Egypt's ousted Morsi facing terrorism charges
CAIRO — Egypt state media is reporting that the country's top prosecutor has referred ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to trial for conspiring with foreign groups with the intention of...
US home construction starts soar 23 percent in Nov.
Construction on new US homes soared in November to hit the fastest pace since early 2008, signaling that the housing market’s recovery is shaking off rising mortgage rates. Housing starts...
Police: Job applicant stole from tip jar
Police say a woman applying for a job at a Delaware restaurant stole money from a tip jar. Rehoboth Beach police say the woman filled out an application at Five...
US Holocaust Museum posts Hitler adviser’s diary online
BUFFALO, NY — Hundreds of handwritten pages from the World War II diary of a key Nazi adviser to Adolf Hitler have been posted online by the US Holocaust Museum...
China, US militaries race to build 'invisibility cloaks'
Is it a tank, or is it a car? China and the United States are in a race to develop new "cloaking" technology to hide their military technology from each...
'Floating hell' Carnival Triumph knew about fire risk: lawsuit
McALLEN, Texas — Carnival Cruise Lines knew about the risk of leaks from engine fuel hoses and recommended taking precautions on the ill-fated Carnival Triumph that later caught on fire...
Rob Ford boogies to Bob Marley
http://youtu.be/ECZn5RIhE7k Toronto's bombastic mayor isn't shying away from the limelight. During a council session Tuesday, Rob Ford danced vigorously to a band playing "One Love" on the chamber floor. Ford,...
Last-minute Christmas gift guide
FOR THE KITCHEN Cocoa mix: Grab a mug and get ready to stir it up with a nice frothy cup of hot cocoa from Dylan’s Candy Bar, in flavors like...
Jury awards convict $560G for false arrest
A violent convict who threatened to bolt from the Brooklyn federal courthouse if he didn’t win a civil suit against three NYPD cops didn’t have to move a muscle Tuesday...
Tanker overturns, bursts into flames on LI
BELLMORE — Authorities say a fuel tanker truck overturned and burst into flames on Long Island, injuring two people. Nassau County police say the truck driver and the driver of...
'Nannygate' diplomat eyed US ambassador role
Before becoming embroiled in her own version of Nannygate, Devyani Khobragade was known as a champion of Indian women’s rights and hoped to become her country’s ambassador to the United...
440 lb virgin sends lover to ER during his first time
The first time Gregg Casarona ever had sex, the walls didn’t just shake — they shattered. The 440-pound project manager was 21 at the time and had been dating his...
Supervisor goes 'postal'
A postal supervisor tied up two fellow workers in Harlem and stole $2,000 from them at knifepoint, sources said. Ruth Sable, 41, robbed her colleagues at a postal facility on...
End times for failed doomsday preacher
Doomsday preacher Harold Camping, who used his evangelical radio program to spread the message that the end was nigh, died Tuesday at the age of 92. The California preacher, who...
Condé Nast chairman quietly 'retired a year ago'
The Condé Nast Christmas party was held Dec. 16 — much later in the season than ever before — without Chairman S.I. Newhouse, Jr., the man who for years had...
'Bookazines' outpace conventional mags
Samir Husni, the University of Mississippi journalism professor and the pre-eminent tracker of new magazine launches said that “bookazines” are far outpacing conventional magazines on the launch circuit. Bookazines —...
ObamaCare fibs make President the year's biggest liar
Congratulations to President Obama. He keeps racking up victories, and now has been named winner of the Lie of the Year award. Oops, so sorry. Being No. 1 isn’t always...
Greenwich Village district wins historic landmark status
Greenwich Village — stage to generations of American cultural greats, from Edgar Allan Poe to Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen — is the city’s newest historic landmark. About 250 buildings...
Woman with ties to NFL slay suspect Aaron Hernandez found dead
HARTFORD, Conn. — Police are investigating the death of a 27-year-old woman with ties to Aaron Hernandez, the former New England Patriots player charged with murder. Tabitha Perry was found...
NY court rules against smokers' claims
ALBANY — New York’s highest court says longtime heavy smokers with no known lung cancer or other related disease can’t hold tobacco giant Philip Morris responsible under state law for...
Jersey City mayor opens long-locked safes
The two large safes sat in an old vault turned storage closet, unopened for years, a footnote in the colorful, occasionally corrupt history of Jersey City City Hall. No one...
Time Inc. out of Forbes race
Time Inc. is out of the running to buy Forbes, Media Ink has learned. The publishing giant has been rumored to be a top contender. Forbes was recently put on...
New DA booting prosecutor who nailed Clarence Norman
A mid-level prosecutor best known for sending ex-Democratic Party boss Clarence Norman to jail was axed Tuesday by Brooklyn DA-elect Ken Thompson in what insiders called a case of political...
Long Island man and son claim Nassau County police 'tortured' them
An elderly Long Island businessman and his son were “tortured” by a Nassau County detective �� who falsely arrested them on harassment charges trumped up by an ex-in-law of the...
De Blasio ruffles Dem leaders in backing Mark-Viverito for City Council
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio is actively pushing lefty pal Melissa Mark-Viverito as the next City Council speaker — infuriating Democratic Party leaders, sources said. “He did it without informing the...
Former deputy chancellor in line to run schools under de Blasio
Former top schools official Carmen Farina is ready to take the chancellor’s job, and could be appointed by Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio as early as this week, sources told The...
Snooki's fat-loss pills are a big fat 'lie'
Weight-loss claims about miracle diet pills hawked by former “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi are a big fat lie, according to a Brooklyn federal lawsuit filed Tuesday. The pint-sized...
Peter O'Toole's sniff of Broadway
Peter O’Toole appeared on Broadway just once, as Henry Higgins in a 1987 revival of “Pygmalion.” O’Toole, who died Saturday, was famous for his drinking, but it wasn’t booze that...
MTA's top cop being pushed out
The MTA’s director of security is being given the boot, The Post has learned. Douglas Zeigler, 66, who has held the job since January 2011, is expected to step down...
Terrified teen wrote goodbye message on his hand
A terrified teen who thought he was going to die in last week’s Colorado high-school shooting scribbled a heart-wrenching goodbye to his family on the only thing available at the...
Guantanamo prisoner ejected from court hearing
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A military judge at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base has ejected a defendant in a 9/11 case for disrupting a pretrial hearing. Army Col. James...
Silicon Valley executives slam Obama on Internet privacy, spying
WASHINGTON — President Obama invited Silicon Valley to the White House to discuss his health-care plan — but the 15 leading high-tech executives took the opportunity to complain about NSA...
Mall carjack-slaying caught on surveillance video
A hidden security camera recorded the tragic murder of a young lawyer as he tried to fight off carjackers in the parking garage of a fancy New Jersey shopping mall,...
Shia LaBeouf 'steals' film plot ... and apology, too
“Transformers” star Shia LaBeouf has been caught in an embarrassing plagiarism debacle. The former Disney kid, now 27, was accused of stealing the entire plot for the film “HowardCantour.com” from...
De Blasio to hold public swearing in
Bill de Blasio is inviting everyone to his swearing in ceremony on the steps of City Hall and throwing a massive after-party at Gracie Mansion. The mayor-elect has decided to...
The best of TV to watch in 2014
What are you going to watch next year? Here are some sure bets: JAN. 5 Downton Abbey, PBS It’s dark days at the Abbey as the widow Crawley aka Lady...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan Port Authority cops busted a driver allegedly in possession of more than 4 ounces of pot heading into Manhattan via the George Washington Bridge, officials said. Nathaniel Carter, 25, was...
Fired bartender opens revenge saloon
Doug Quinn, the beloved bartender who helmed P.J. Clarke’s for nearly a decade, is gearing up for war. “I want to create an army of Doug Quinns,” says Quinn, who...
Pre-9/11 thinking
While 9/11 may be a fading memory for other Americans, in New York the scar it left on our skyline will remain forever. Our police department reminds us too that...
Crooked politicians, cushy pensions
New York legislators go to great lengths to make sure state law protects their pensions even if they are convicted of crimes. So we’re delighted to see US Attorney Preet...
Winter weather keeping holiday shoppers away
Thanksgiving weekend was a turkey for retailers — and now it’s time for a game of chicken. Wintry weather has piled on top of an unusually short holiday shopping calendar...
Investor vows to shake up TheStreet website
Activist investor Spear Point, after failing to persuade TheStreet to force Jim Cramer to write exclusively for the website, vowed Tuesday to continue the fight to shake up the company....
Knicks involved as Rockets try to move Asik
The Knicks made a foray into the Omer Asik sweepstakes and had discussions with the Rockets and a third team about a three-way swap, an NBA source told The Post....
Cabbies fight ObamaCare taxi fee
Three city cabbies slapped the Taxi and Limousine Commission with a lawsuit challenging a new 6-cent-per-fare ObamaCare surcharge. The drivers — Tanvir Ahmed and Guy Vieux of Queens and Charbel...
Facebook’s new ads target Super Bowl Sunday
Fox network may not be the only media outlet to charge $4 million for a Super Bowl ad. Facebook may also be looking to cash in on the Super Bowl...
Enter Sandman: Bloomberg makes Rivera street naming official
Mayor Bloomberg took the final step Tuesday to authorize the naming of a street outside Yankee Stadium for retired Bombers relief ace Mariano Rivera. The mayor signed the law to...
Headlines adorn shoes of Italian soccer superstar 'Super Mario'
Mario Balotelli is getting his kicks from the copious headlines he has garnered with his antics on and off the soccer field. The infamous Italian striker donned custom cleats for...