January 27, 2014
Super Bowl ticket prices plummet
So much for being the most expensive Super Bowl ever. With ticket prices in a freefall, seats for Sunday’s MetLife Stadium matchup between the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos could...
Fireman’s new hot property
One of the city’s most successful restaurateurs has laid claim to a giant space that was long run by another titan of the eatery business. Shelly Fireman, creator of long-running,...
Mom, grandma root for Broncos star Thomas from prison
It is a Southern drawl that wishes it could sing outside so the world could hear how proud she is of her son, Demaryius Thomas, five days away from playing...
Sherman 'Nets' courtside seats at Brooklyn game
Richard Sherman’s close-up in New York began with a front-row seat in Brooklyn. The Seahawks cornerback, who became a national talking point for his postgame rant in praise of himself...
Bat Clemens threw at Piazza in World Series for sale
Fans of baseball history and woodworking will soon have quite an enviable piece of memorabilia to bid on. The remaining barrel of the bat Roger Clemens threw at Mike Piazza...
Something cheesy in Philly -- and it isn’t steak
There was a distinct impression in the Philadelphia office of the Census Bureau that someone wanted the unemployment rate to drop in the months before the 2012 presidential election, according...
The president’s ‘inequality’ absurdities
President Obama’s State of the Union Address is expected to focus heavily on income inequality. Swiping rather liberally from Mayor de Blasio’s playbook, the president will likely imply that the...
Democrats stacked Bridgegate panel
Instead of getting to the truth of the Bridgegate affair, the new Legislative Select Committee on Investigation is looking more likely to obscure or distort the facts. I voted in...
5 of the best celebrity-inspired hashtags
The latest trend in social media? Celebrity-inspired hashtags. Because you can’t really be a true A-lister until you’ve trended on Twitter, we rounded up some of the best hashtag memes...
Nets lose heartbreaker to Raptors, 104-103
All the Nets needed to do was make an inbounds pass. Instead, they threw away the game. Deron Williams’ pass intended for Joe Johnson was picked off with 10.6 seconds...
John Kerry’s make-believe foreign policy
Peddling his “new diplomacy” to business leaders from across the globe in Davos, Switzerland, the other day, Secretary of State John Kerry said there is no term to accurately describe...
The ‘war on women’ sinks to a new low
Mike Huckabee just became a field general in the war on women. He inadvertently won his promotion with one sentence at the Republican National Committee winter meeting. To wit: “If...
Goofy ‘Stop Hitting Yourself’ falls short overall
One look at the decadent ’30s mansion where “Stop Hitting Yourself” is set, and it’s hard not to gasp. A giant dollar sign flashes in the background, melted cheese is...
Reeling Islanders fall to Bruins for third straight loss
So the line in the sand might instead be drawn in snow, as the Islanders have very quickly run out of excuses and are quickly running out of time as...
There’s dumb, and then there’s Super Bowl Media Day dumb
Think of Super Bowl Media Day as the first reality TV show. It’s “Jersey Shore” and “Real Housewives” with a dash of “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo.” It’s Twitter gone...
Giants, Jets owners eye ‘cold’ Bowl every 10 years
Super Bowl XLVIII hasn’t even been played yet, but owners of the Giants and Jets are so convinced it will be a success they hope to host one every 10...
Calif. gallery duo cops to hawking fake Damien Hirst works
A pair of California art scammers pleaded guilty Monday to selling hundreds of thousands of dollars of counterfeit Damien Hirst artwork out of their Laguna Beach art gallery. Vincent Lopreto,...
Christie: Super Bowl is in Jersey!
Yo, let’s be clear about one thing. The Super Bowl is in New Jersey. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie made that point in a tongue-and-cheek manner Monday at an appearance...
US looks at ways to prevent spying on its spying
WASHINGTON — The US government is looking at ways to prevent anyone from spying on its own surveillance of Americans' phone records. As the Obama administration considers shifting the collection...
Baseball offseason nearly over, but questions remain
We won’t con you. The main events of this baseball offseason have concluded. Bud Selig removed Alex Rodriguez from the game for a full season. Robinson Cano, Jacoby Ellsbury and...
Don’t expect Kam Chancellor to hit brakes
Meet the boom part of the Legion of Boom. He is Seahawks strong safety Kam Chancellor, one of the hardest hitters in the NFL. “I always tell guys on my...
Creighton's McDermott to test St. John's
Doug McDermott’s wallet told him to go pro, but his heart said stay in college. Creighton is thrilled the 6-foot-8 star senior from Iowa was content eating cafeteria food for...
Margaux brings new life to old Jack Kerouac hangout
On a recent Thursday, on a night so cold that delivery is the only sensible option, Margaux, a 3-week-old restaurant within the recently restored Marlton Hotel, is overflowing with beautiful...
Expect frigid temps for Rangers-Islanders
The Rangers and Islanders remain on schedule to battle for the championship of the Arctic Vortex Division Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium, even with the forecast of frigid weather conditions....
Record count of private planes touching down for Super Bowl
The Seahawks and Broncos may still be a few days from combat, but already Super Bowl XLVIII has crowned a clear winner: the Tri-State Area’s private aviation arena. Over this...
Yonkers duo jailed for bribery won't get new trial
A federal judge on Monday shot down a new trial request by a former Yonkers councilwoman and her “infatuated” political mentor who were sent to the slammer for accepting nearly...
Wife LaLa says Carmelo will 'definitely' stay with Knicks
The Knicks are held hostage by the burning question of whether Carmelo Anthony is staying or leaving, and so far the star forward has been coy and noncommittal. But the...
Tips from travel-agent-turned-Broadway producer Jim Strong
For more than 30 years, Jim Strong has helped travelers secure the choicest rooms, best upgrades and plushest airplane seats as president of Strong Travel Services. Now, in partnership with...
Rep. Grimm associate has to give up Rolex to feds
A shifty associate of embattled Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm will have to cough up a glittering Rolex watch to the feds after his mob-connected bail suretor yanked a $30,000...
Seahawks QB may be undersized, but he keeps coming up big
Russell Okung stands 6-foot-5 and, as the starting left tackle for the Seahawks, gets paid to protect the quarterback. But the first time he saw Russell Wilson, he barely could...
LIRR-to-Grand Central plan could be $1.5B more than expected
The massive construction project to bring the LIRR to Grand Central Terminal could take at least two years longer and cost $1.5 billion more than expected, MTA officials acknowledged Monday....
Broncos defensive unit could make Super difference
Imagine , if you will, defense winning Super Bowl XLVIII Sunday at MetLife Stadium. Sounds feasible, doesn’t it? The Seahawks were, after all, the No. 1-ranked defense in the NFL...
The $500,000 Super Bowl package
It’s the Hail Mary of Super Bowl packages. A New Jersey-based charter and leasing service has come up with the ultimate Game Day pipe dream: a half-million dollar transportation package...
Set sail for ships and giggles on Maui's Ka'anapali Beach
"A corn dog saved my life,” confesses Marvin Otsuji — a Moloka’i-born canoe racing captain who’s regaling fans with one tale of the sea after the next on western Maui’s...
N.Y. Super Bowl blood runs deep for Mara
He was 29 days past his eighth birthday the last time a game to decide the NFL championship was played in Greater New York. John Mara went to Yankee Stadium...
Knife madman: 'Noise' drove me to slay family
The illegal-immigrant madman charged with massacring his cousin’s wife and four children said he committed the Brooklyn murders because they had tried to move him into a noisy “mahjong spot,”...
‘Pot Roast’ Knighton jokes a win could seal soup deal
Terrance Knighton is hoping for more than a Super Bowl victory to come out of this week. The personable and playful Broncos defensive tackle, of course, wants the Lombardi Trophy...
Officer indicted in fatal shooting of football player looking for help
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A grand jury has indicted a Charlotte police officer for voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed former Florida A&M football player. The indictment was...
Demaryius on Sherman: Everyone has a weakness
Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas had no interest in getting into a trash-talking contest with Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman through the media Monday, but Thomas does not sound intimidated by...
Creole vs. Cajun: Two Louisiana cuisines square off
If you ask two Louisiana gourmands the difference between Creole and Cajun food, you are in for an endless debate. “Creole food is genteel city food, and Cajun food is...
Don't sell The Other QB Russell Wilson short
The name on the marquee was John Elway. The year was 1987 and the place was the Rose Bowl. John Madden and Pat Summerall were in the CBS booth and...
Sneak peek at the Super Bowl's show-stealing ads
Super Bowl marketers are kicking into high gear this week. With just days to go before the big game, advertisers are looking to capitalize on heightened interest in the ad...
Relic of late pope's blood stolen in Italy
ROME — Police are searching an Italian mountain area beloved by Pope John Paul II for a stolen relic bearing his blood. Vatican Radio decried the "sacrilegious theft" from tiny...
Brad Stevens wowing his Celtics bosses, despite the losses
BOSTON – Doc Rivers was gone to the Clippers. Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce were in Brooklyn. The Celtics were rebuilding, not from the ground floor but from somewhere beneath...
Knicks want payback vs. Celtics
The last time the Knicks hosted Boston, they suffered a 41-point blowout loss on Dec. 8. Facing the Celtics Tuesday in the Garden, they will be looking to get some...
'Brokeback' opera set for debut in Spanish capital
MADRID — It was a short story, then a Hollywood movie, and now the tragic tale of two cowboys in love is being reinvented as "Brokeback Mountain" — the opera....
Tacopina slaps Bernie Kerik with $5M defamation suit
High-profile attorney Joe Tacopina has filed a $5 million defamation suit against Bernard Kerik, claiming the convicted felon and former NYPD commissioner fed “outrageous” lies to two New York reporters...
Yankees' new setup man ready for bigger role post-Mo
The Yankees had almost daily reminders last season Mariano Rivera was heading into the sunset, with farewell gifts and ceremonies wherever the team traveled. Now, though, the reality of life...
Pressure on 'New Girl' to entertain Super Bowl audience
It’s not easy to produce a popular sitcom, but imagine how much more pressure it is to produce an episode of that sitcom to follow the Super Bowl — TV’s...
Former phenom Convey 'less selfish' as he joins Red Bulls
From his Philly roots to his playing for archrival D.C. United to his single-handedly knocking favored New York out of the 2010 postseason, many Red Bulls fans had come to...
Prince sues fans for posting 'bootlegged' recordings online
Prince may love his millions of fans, but he doesn't love them posting his live performances online. According to RadarOnline.com, the superstar has filed lawsuits against two mega-fans, and he...
Avalanches bury only road to Alaska city
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Avalanches have cut off an Alaska city, and the only highway in could be closed for at least a week, if not "much longer," state Transportation Department...
Jets happy to share facility with Broncos, but no peeking
https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/427832474886893568 John Idzik’s office has floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the Jets’ practice fields. This week, that’s a view he’ll avoid. With the Broncos using the Jets’ training center to practice this...
First image of new 'Doctor' in character stirs up Twitter
The first image of new “Doctor Who” star Peter Capaldi in character just hit the web, and the Whoniverse (a.k.a. Twitter) is exploding with opinions on the new Time Lord’s...
Islanders' Visnovsky returns from sixth concussion
This wasn’t concussion number one, or two, or three for Lubomir Visnovsky, but number six. So it’s not a stretch to understand the concern the Islanders defenseman had before his...
What Jets GM learned helping Seahawks build Super Bowl team
John Idzik plans on finding some time this week to see some old friends. The Jets general manager will take time out from his team’s personnel meetings to visit the...
Apple has record sales, still disappoints Wall Street
Apple reported record results on Monday — yet fickle investors punished the stock, sending it plummeting close to 9 percent in aftermarket trading on fears that the current quarter is...
The day in photos
India's independence day, Cambodian protests, a mass wedding, an overnight marathon, a colorful 5k run and more.
Rita Hayworth and Orson Welles, together again on Blu-ray
A handsome new restoration of Orson Welles' "The Lady From Shanghai'' underwritten by Sony and The Film Foundation arrives Tuesday in a dual-format DVD/Blu-ray release from the TCM Vault Collection....
Cops surprised by bag of snakes left on Brooklyn sidewalk
Three large Boa constrictors were found trying to slither out of a duffle bag that mysteriously ended up in a garbage can near a Brooklyn auto-body shop Monday, authorities said....
Law license refused for disgraced ex-journalist Glass
SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court on Monday denied a law license to a disgraced former journalist who was caught fabricating dozens of stories for major national magazines. The...
Judge settles family feud over slain man's body
A Brooklyn judge was forced to play Solomon over the body of a man left in the morgue for more than nine months while his mom and common-law wife duked...
Jorge Posada still catching major league starters
http://instagram.com/p/jfOBGeNJt_/ Jorge Posada hasn’t thrown away his catching glove. The Yankees great is now helping Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez prepare for the upcoming season by catching him during offseason workouts...
Tegan and Sara's Grammy-worthy tweets
Canadian rock duo Tegan and Sara made their presence felt at Sunday night’s Grammy Awards show — without even being there. They performed the jingle for a peppy Oreos commercial,...
Half a hallelujah for Church: Downloads of the Week
Downloads of the Week Eric Church “Give Me Back My Hometown” ★★ Church is one of the sharpest young male country singers — and no one’s sung the words “Pizza Hut”...
'I could have died': Ice plunge dog owner recounts frigid ordeal
The woman who plunged into an icy Central Park lake to rescue her pet pooch feared for her life in the frigid water — but is still doggone sure she...
$240 million and a great seat for the Grammys
http://instagram.com/p/jqMkhinDGQ/# Who said Robinson Cano would enjoy some off-the-diamond perks from switching to Jay Z as his agent? Oh, that's right: Everybody. Cano was the other guy who got to...
Carmelo talks ominously of only goal in free agency
After repeatedly taking his Knicks team to task throughout the season, Carmelo Anthony reiterated points and paydays aren’t enough to interest him, that the only thing he wants now is...
Fashion's hottest sales of the week
Andrea Carrano 1326 Third Ave., between 75th and 76th streets Sale: Jan. 27-30. Mon-Fri. 10 a.m.-7:30 p.m. / Sat. 11 a.m.-7:00 p.m. / Sun. 12-6 p.m. Deep discounts on women’s...
Hillary Clinton's 'regret' over Benghazi
A year after saying it didn’t matter what sparked the vicious attack on the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling the incident the “biggest regret” of...
Pastis not closing -- yet
Fans of steak frites and roast chicken have a reprieve. Pastis, Keith McNally’s Meatpacking District hot spot, was set to close at the end of January, much to the dismay...
Audit claims overtime abuse at Metro-North, LIRR
Metro-North Railroad conductors collected overtime pay for time spent changing their clothes, washing their hands and traveling to and from work — and the extra cash was being funded with...
Speed demon busted after roaring 113 mph on Thruway
A maniac from the Bronx was busted for driving a BMW the wrong way on the Thruway upstate — at more than 100 mph with no lights on about 3:30...
Opera singer 'can't work' over uncontrollable flatulence
An opera diva claims her career might be over -- because she can’t belt out big notes without passing gas. Singer Amy Herbst is suing an Army hospital over allegedly...
Microsoft, AMD working on Star Trek-like holodecks
Star Trek fans will be familiar with the simulated-reality rooms, holodecks, that allow you to be immersed in computer generated world with characters and an environment you can interact with....
NBA Power Rankings: Kevin Durant makes his MVP case
When Russell Westbrook required a third recent surgery on his right knee, it looked as if the Thunder were in serious jeopardy of falling from atop the Western Conference. Then Kevin...
Will ‘Gravity’ win Best Picture Oscar after taking Directors Guild Award?
“Gravity’’ now officially leads the Best Picture race after winning the highly predictive Directors Guild of America award over the weekend — but its triumph at the Oscars is far...
Grammys draw over 28M viewers
The Grammy Awards on Sunday night drew 28.5 million viewers to CBS, on par with its audience from 2013. It was the second largest audience for the awards show in...
Zara to open shop in Financial District
In a giant breakthrough for the FiDi shopping scene, Spanish sportswear and accessories chain Zara is opening a three-level store at 222 Broadway, across the street from St. Paul’s Chapel...
Man who 'butchered cousin's family' deemed unfit for trial
The Chinese madman who murdered his cousin’s wife and their four young children has been deemed incompetent to stand trial and will undergo psychiatric treatment until he’s found fit for...
Post's Top 25: Michigan unlikely contenders again
On Dec. 14, Michigan had lost three of its last six games. It was 6-4. Star center Mitch McGary was out for the season, after undergoing back surgery. The Wolverines...
Stars hit high and low style notes at the Grammys
The most exciting fashion moment of last night’s Grammys came when someone showed up on the carpet in a clown mask. No, not Madonna — that came later. It was...
Bomb scare in Manhattan after tire explosion
A tire on a hand-truck exploded and sparked a bomb scare in the lobby of a Manhattan apartment building Monday afternoon. The dolly was being used to deliver packages in...
Bitcoin pitchman busted for 'selling $1M in currency to Silk Road'
Federal agents busted a 24-year-old New York pitchman for the burgeoning bitcoin industry for allegedly scheming to sell the virtual currency to members of an underground drug operation. DEA and...
Knicks rewind: How offense is soaring without Bargnani
Here are three observations from the Knicks' second straight victory, a 110-103 win over the Lakers on Sunday at the Garden. Even though they beat an injury-ravaged Lakers club, it...
Rosie O'Donnell set for guest spot on 'The View'
Rosie O’Donnell is returning to “The View,” the ABC talk show she abruptly left in 2007 after clashing with her co-hosts and producers. O’Donnell will be a guest on the...
German newspaper publishes Nazi Heinrich Himmler's photos, letters
BERLIN — One black-and white photo shows Heinrich Himmler on an idyllic family outing, holding his wife's hand while his blond, pigtailed daughter is picking flowers. Others show the SS...
How to spend Super Bowl week in New York
Football fans will be able to score big all week with a slew of grid-themed goodies and events in the metro area. Take an exciting jaunt up Super Bowl Boulevard...
Tarantino files lawsuit over leaked script
Famed director Quentin Tarantino, fuming over the leak of his movie script, sued Gawker on Monday for allegedly violating copyright protections. Gawker Media’s snarky New York websites, Gawker and Defamer,...
Nets rewind: Boston has a favorite -- and that's the Truth
BOSTON – Here are my three thoughts on the Nets’ 85-79 victory over the Celtics on Sunday night: 1. Anyone who was inside TD Garden or watched it on television...
Taylor Swift thought she won Album of the Year
And the Grammy goes to . . . not Taylor Swift. When the country crooner didn’t win the Album of the Year award for “Red,” her shocked reaction was turned into a...
Giants complete coaching staff makeover
The Giants’ offensive coaching staff is now set, and the major upheaval continues with two assistants changing roles. Sean Ryan, the quarterbacks coach the past two years, moves to work...
The most unlikely heroes in Super Bowl history
As Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium draws near, The Post ranks the 10 most unlikely heroes in the history of the big game:
Silicon Valley honcho compares ‘war on rich’ to Nazi regime
Silicon Valley venture capital pioneer Tom Perkins —co-founder of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers — is persona non grata for his comments that wealthy Americans are being victimized and persecution...
Super Bowl experiences, from the players who lived them
You've seen all the pageantry and plays that go into the Super Bowl. Ever wonder what it's like in the thick of the spectacle? NFL players share their one-of-a-kind experiences:...
NJ Democrats to merge Bridgegate probes
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Democrats will pool their resources by merging separate legislative investigations into allegations that Gov. Chris Christie's aides blocked traffic lanes near the George Washington Bridge...
Florida congressman to resign after cocaine bust
WASHINGTON - Republican U.S. Representative Trey Radel, who was charged in November with buying cocaine, plans to resign from Congress on Monday, his office said. Radel, 37, elected to the U.S....
Cops release suspect sketch in attack on gay journalist
Cops released a sketch of a man suspected of beating an openly gay journalist in Midtown earlier this month. The attacker punched the 46-year-old victim, who fell to the ground,...
Jamie Dimon, KKR boss agree to nearly $10M settlement
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and a former top lieutenant have finally agreed to a multimillion-dollar handshake over a hiring dispute that entangled the largest US lender, a giant private-equity firm...
Boston bombing survivors among Obama's guests at State of the Union
WASHINGTON — Two survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing and an openly gay NBA player are among the guests who will sit with first lady Michelle Obama Tuesday when President...
Sochi cost $51B, $49B more than Salt Lake City Olympics
SOCHI, Russia — Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigner Alexei Navalny on Monday launched a website to publish a wide range of data pointing to corruption in Sochi. Russia has...
Another Marlboro man dies from smoking-related disease
LOS ANGELES — Eric Lawson, who portrayed the rugged Marlboro man in cigarette ads during the late 1970s, has died. He was 72. Lawson died Jan. 10 at his home...
Grammys misspell Monteith's name during tribute
Oops - Grammy producers have copped criticism from fans of Cory Monteith on social media after they accidentally spelled his name wrong. While "Glee" fans were moved that the late...
Kim Jong Un ordered execution of uncle's entire family
Murderous North Korean nutjob Kim Jong Un ordered the executions of the entire family of the uncle he earlier had killed, including women, kids and the country’s ambassadors to Cuba...
Naked student 'high on shrooms' before fall
A naked NYU freshman high on hallucinogenic mushrooms plunged to his death from the roof of his dorm in the East Village early Monday — the first day of the...
‘Ride Along’ wins second straight box office week with $21.2M
“Ride Along,” a buddy-cop comedy starring Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, raced to the top of the weekend box-office charts for the second week in a row, collecting $21.2 million...
Twice as many arthritic elderly women than men in NYC
Nearly half of the city’s elderly women — 47 percent — are afflicted with osteoarthritis of the hips or knees, a new Health Department survey reveals. Women aged 65 and...
Traffic agent charged with theft of rented car
An NYPD traffic-enforcement agent was arrested when cops found her driving a rental car that was reported stolen after she refused to give the ride back to the dealer, authorities...
Planned 7 train extension faces delays: MTA
The planned extension of the No. 7 train to the far west side of Manhattan is facing delays, the MTA says. The final date for the $2.4 billion project --...
The execrable state of the union
As undignified as it is unedifying and unnecessary, the vulgar State of the Union circus is again at our throats. America would be a sweeter place if the Framers of...
De Blasio, Cuomo are both wrong on pre-K funding
Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo spent the first few weeks of de Blasio’s mayoralty bickering over how to pay for universal pre-kindergarten. The mayor wants to raise taxes on...
Wall Street's bad bet on Hillary for 2016
The big Wall Street types will tell you that, as bad as things have gotten with President Obama and his disastrous economic policies, help could be on the way in...
ObamaCare's insurance company bailout
On Thursday, Moody’s rating agency downgraded its outlook for the health-insurance industry from stable to negative, blaming ObamaCare. Few will shed any tears for insurance companies — but John Q...
Harry Connick Jr. makes 'Idol' watchable again
At the end of last season, “American Idol” was a show in freefall. Alienated by the producers’ cynical, staged and prolonged catfight between judges Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj —...
Civil War re-enactors entangled in dramedy ‘Row After Row’
The colorful world of historical re-enactment is tailor-made for the stage. Adults dressing up to re-create past events? That’s like theater where the actors would also be the audience —...
Soap operas back away from the edge, thriving again
It’s a back-from-the-dead plot twist worthy of a soap opera. While only a few years ago the daytime drama was an endangered species (R.I.P. “Guiding Light,” “As the World Turns,”...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx Police released surveillance video of a suspect they believe to be responsible for killing a Wakefield man in his apartment. The video shows victim Jercar Brooks standing in...
Veggie fav kale will be served at Super Bowl
The chefs at MetLife Stadium are pulling a quarterback sneak on football fans for the big day — slipping healthy kale into the menu along with other more typical gridiron...
NYPD plans high security on Super Bowl Boulevard
The NYPD will have a laser focus on the pop-up Super Bowl theme park set up in the heart of Midtown this week — flooding the area with nearly as...
Celebrate Israel parade to include moonbound spacecraft model
New York City’s Celebrate Israel Parade is going to take an out-of-this-world twist this year — with a sneak peek at a space capsule that Israel is designing to send...
Alabama gambling operator wants to open Catskills casino
An Alabama-based gambling operator with ties to the Rev. Al Sharpton is launching a splashy campaign to open a casino in New York, The Post has learned. Greenetrack is run...
Police commanders shifting focus from crime to traffic safety
Mayor de Blasio’s push for “zero” traffic fatalities in the Big Apple has NYPD commanders facing “a nightmare” as they shift their focus on shootings and robberies to include reckless...
Lawmakers team up to delay an increase in flood insurance
WASHINGTON — New York lawmakers have joined a desperate scramble in Congress to delay huge rate increases for flood insurance, which have hit some city residents with premiums topping $10,000....
Businesses far from NYC buying up 212 area code numbers
Hold the phone — these “New York” firms are nowhere near the Big Apple. Manhattanite wannabes all over the globe — including businesses from New Jersey to New Zealand —...
Female victims fighting back more against city muggers
They’re fighting back with whatever they’ve got — a bike pump, a shampoo bottle or even just a loud scream. “I just kept hitting him, thinking, ‘Get his head!’ Get...
Councilman, tenants’ rights champ files to evict renters
City Council Housing Committee Chairman Jumaane Williams is a self-professed champion of tenants — just not his own. Williams filed a lawsuit to evict a couple who were behind in...
50,000 Rangers, Devils fans see Yankee Stadium outdoor game
If the Bronx Bombers were playing, there would have been some seriously frozen balls. But these were hardy hockey fans who packed Yankee Stadium for a rare frozen treat —...
Family of man who died in ER fundraising burial aid
Relatives of the man who died waiting for hours to be treated in a Bronx ER don’t have enough money to bury him — and one of his brothers is...
De Blasio headed to Albany to sell pre-K tax hike
Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito are headed to Albany on Monday to try to get state lawmakers to approve a tax hike on wealthy New Yorkers...
Charter-school board members donating to Cuomo’s re-election
Supporters of a charter-school network in Mayor de Blasio’s cross hairs are pouring big bucks into the campaign coffers of Gov. Cuomo, a friend of charter schools. Records show board...
The best and worst of the Grammy Awards
The one thing you can say about the Grammys is that the performances are always inconsistent and last night, the good was again very much mixed in with the bad...
Rap acts lead the way at Grammy Awards
LOS ANGELES — The rap committee at the Grammy Awards almost ousted Macklemore & Ryan Lewis from its categories — but the breakthrough act won three rap Grammys on Sunday....
Gillibrand challenges Obama to ease student loan debt
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Sunday challenged President Obama to back her plan to ease student loan debt in his State of the Union Address. “All of us here are urging...
Rejected French first lady Valérie Trierweiler still working
Jilted journalist Valérie Trierweiler was still playing the part of France’s first lady Sunday — embarking on a charity mission to India — despite being publicly kicked to the curb...
GOP plans to use Cuomo’s 'extreme' comment against him
State Republicans plan to use Gov. Cuomo’s stunning claim that “extreme conservatives” — defined as pro-life, pro-traditional marriage and supporters of gun rights — have “no place in New York’’...
Schumer's GPS plan aims to save the next Avonte
The government would provide GPS devices for families to track their autistic children under a new law inspired by the Avonte Oquendo tragedy. “Avonte’s Law” would expand a government program...
Grammys' wedding will go down as a tearjerker
The Grammys aren’t necessarily known to pull at the heartstrings but last night’s ceremony will go down as a bit of a tearjerker. After a night of largely sedate and...
Focused on football, a mellowed Sherman gets philosophical
Richard Sherman says he isn’t going to do Broadway and isn’t going clubbing in Manhattan, and don’t expect the Seahawks cornerback to do something outrageous this week just because the...
Tributes to Garnett, Pierce resonate with Celtics
BOSTON — Celtics coach Brad Stevens had a simple reply for what transpired Sunday at TD Garden, it was something he shared with his mostly young, rebuilding team. “This town...
Pink delivers epic acrobatic encore at the Grammys
Pink du Soleil struck again- and it was as fresh as ever. The buff singer did a repeat of her 2010 Grammy performance when she hung from the ceiling while...