January 29, 2014
Air Force first lieutenant also a Seattle 'Sea Gal'
One of the hardest-working competitors to hit the field at the Super Bowl this weekend isn’t a football player — she’s a stunning Seahawks cheerleader who is also a first...
Disease-stricken cruise ship docks in New Jersey
Passengers aboard the “cruise from hell” cheered from the deck as their disease-stricken ship finally docked in New Jersey after their Caribbean vacation was cut short by an epidemic. Kim...
Man uses first-class plane ticket to eat free for a year
A man in China purchased a first-class plane ticket — and used it to eat a year’s worth of free meals at the VIP lounge at Xi’an International Airport. The...
The unlikely guru behind Elway's Broncos rebuild
This was a few days after John Elway was named the Broncos’ executive vice president of football operations on Jan. 5, 2011. Elway was sitting in the office of his...
Facebook hits new high as mobile ad sales grow
What’s not to “like”? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sure proved the naysayers wrong on Wednesday when he reported quarterly results that sent the stock soaring to a new high in...
Qatar's UES townhouse buy could be NYC's priciest
The state of Qatar has signed a $100 million contract to buy an Upper East Side townhouse that will become their consulate, the Post has learned. The townhouse at 19...
Rangers nip Islanders to complete Yankee Stadium sweep
Looking like he was made for this moment, in this place, Henrik Lundqvist stood at a podium in the bowels of Yankee Stadium, this $1 billion cathedral to pomposity, his...
Still without a records officer, de Blasio doesn't seem so 'open'
One of the city’s biggest open-government advocates isn’t heeding his own advice — and he’s the mayor. Nearly a month into his administration, Mayor de Blasio has yet to appoint...
Ben Bernanke's last hurrah
So that’s that — until March. And by then it probably won’t be so easy for the Federal Reserve to cut its cancerous quantitative-easing bond program. The Fed and outgoing...
Thousands on hand for inspiring Wounded Warriors game
Take notice, take a stand and take heart. That is the lesson after spending Wednesday night with real heroes, men who happened to be playing a football game in New...
Russia Olympics in the toilet before games begin
Russia is about to host the most expensive Olympics in history but the image that’s now defining the whole show is two toilets side-by-side in one stall. The photo of...
AT&T delays big push as glitch hits Beats Music
A massive marketing push to support Jimmy Iovine’s Beats Music has been delayed because of technical glitches with the service, The Post has learned. The streaming music service, which aims...
An exodus from un-rezoned Midtown
Wake-up call for City Councilman Dan Garodnick, who killed former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s East Midtown rezoning proposal: The exodus of marquee-name companies out of your district is turning into a...
Hiking wages with worthless dollars
The most startling thing about President Obama’s State of the Union message is what he failed to say about the minimum wage. “Today the federal minimum wage is worth about...
Propaganda & Hollywood's hypocrisy
The legendary media tycoon William Randolph Hearst believed America needed a strongman and that Franklin D. Roosevelt would fit the bill. He ordered his newspapers to support FDR and the...
Meet the gal with the longest legs in NYC
In the battle for the world’s longest stems, Britain and Russia don’t have a leg up on the Big Apple. Earlier this month, Russia sparked an international incident when it...
Hundreds laid off at AOL's Patch
Hundreds of employees of the hyper-local Patch sites were being laid off on Wednesday as part of AOL’s previously announced plan to spin off the money-losing operation to a new...
Carroll gave Peyton Manning a place at USC for a day
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll struck out in trying to recruit Peyton Manning to Seattle two years ago, but the Broncos quarterback sounded like a fan of Carroll’s on Wednesday. Manning...
Giants title banners give Seahawks inspiration
The banners hang from the roof of the Giants indoor practice facility and nearly touch the turf below. They are huge and there are four of them, each representing the...
Queens subway cleaner heroically stops robbery
A quick-thinking subway station cleaner nabbed a thieving thug at a Queens station. Olando Upshur, 47, was on the stairs of the Forest Avenue station in Ridgewood when he heard...
Why Steve Phillips says being Mets GM is toughest job in sports
Steve Phillips can feel Mets general manager Sandy Alderson’s pain, dealing with mounting criticism as the Yankees spend another offseason loading up with the best players on the open market....
Nets forced to watch video of collapse vs. Raptors
The Nets would have been happy to forget all about the disastrous final two minutes of Monday’s 104-103 loss to the Raptors and begin preparing for Friday’s showdown with Kevin...
What to watch if you're not watching the game
Chances are that most TV viewers (try 100 million-plus) on Sunday night will be tuned to Super Bowl XLVIII between the Seattle Seahawks and Denver Broncos. In fact, TV options...
Kidd: Matter of time before Deron rejoins starting lineup
The Nets have had plenty of success with Deron Williams coming off the bench, but don’t expect it to last forever. Williams has spent the last five games coming off...
How Parker, Aniston and Garner can save prime time
Why, when bringing back big stars to juice up their desiccated TV landscapes, do the network suits never think of asking any women to return to the small screen? The...
Two point-guard alignment helping Knicks
One of the all-time greatest coaches, John Wooden, claimed, “It’s the little details that are vital, little things make big things happen.” Right now the Knicks, who are on an...
DNA leads jurors to convict Bronx man in 20-year-old murder
Bronx jurors convicted a man Wednesday for a two-decade-old murder that was only recently solved by DNA, authorities said. Angel Guridy-Cabral, 51, was nailed on a second-degree murder charge for...
3 injured in Staten Island gas explosion
A gas explosion caused a fire to erupt in a Staten Island home, seriously injuring two residents and one firefighter, FDNY said. The flames started moments after the fire department...
NYers have spoken
Bill de Blasio claims his wide margin of victory in last year’s election gives him a “mandate” to raise taxes. Only one problem with this argument: Gov. Cuomo won more...
Ex-cop gets probation for tax fraud
A former cop busted by IRS agents moonlighting on the job as a tax preparer was sentenced Tuesday to five years probation. Jonathan Wally, 34, of the Bronx had copped...
DebtLife Stadium
For all the powers of The Post, we can’t predict who will win Sunday’s clash at the Meadowlands between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos. But the big loser...
Double-dealing Debbie
President Obama has a knack for forcing people to choose between his policies and their convictions. It’s not just the contraceptive mandate he’s forcing on religious institutions. It’s also the...
Title game to feature pair of Super kickers
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will conduct his annual Super Bowl week state-of-the-league address on Friday, answering questions for 30 minutes or so. One of the topics he is certain to...
McDonald's worker caught selling heroin in Happy Meals
PITTSBURGH — An employee of a McDonald's restaurant was charged Wednesday with selling heroin in Happy Meals to customers using the coded request, "I'd like to order a toy." Allegheny...
Explaining 'the surge of emotion' behind Lombardi Trophy
This is where the journey began for Vince Lombardi, inside this weather-beaten brick schoolhouse on Demarest Avenue. This is Englewood On the Palisades Charter School now, but in 1939 it...
Slain woman wanted to protect dog from abusive boyfriend
She was more afraid for her beloved miniature schnauzer than for her own life, and that sealed her fate. On the night Danielle Thomas was choked and stomped dead in...
Jen Selter's butt is huge right now
Jen Selter’s money-maker is poised to earn the social media star serious bank. Ever since the 20-year-old Roslyn, LI, native was profiled in The Post earlier this month for her...
Brooklyn's Whitehead picked for McDonald's game
When Isaiah Whitehead was beginning to take basketball seriously years ago, Jermaine Brown told him one day he would play in the McDonald’s All-American Game, the prestigious all-star showcase featuring...
CBS employee fighting for life after being hit by car
A CBS employee was hit by a car while jaywalking across a Midtown street on Wednesday afternoon and is in critical condition, police sources said. Landal Hoilette, 70, who lives...
Minnesota QB Nelson transfers to Rutgers
Rutgers is joining the Big Ten next year, and on Wednesday the Scarlet Knights added a quarterback with experience in their new conference when Minnesota starter Philip Nelson transferred to...
The day in photos
Crazy weather in the South and Midwest, flooding in England, a beautiful Indian sunset, Pope Francis and more.
Former Rockland politician pleads guilty in bribe scheme
A former Rockland official pleaded guilty on Wednesday to pocketing a $10,500 bribe after being nabbed in an FBI sting that also helped uncover an illegal scheme to get an...
Fired cop claims jealous ex had him booted from NYPD
The jealous ex-girlfriend of a rookie cop enlisted her retired NYPD-officer dad to have her boyfriend booted from the force after he got her pregnant, the axed cop claims in...
Fish dealer admits he illegally imported 40,000 piranhas
They took a bite out of crime. A Long Island exotic fish dealer copped to illegally importing nearly 40,000 razor-toothed piranhas from Hong Kong to Queens, in a Brooklyn federal...
Del Rio delivered during fill-in stint for Broncos head coach
Jack Del Rio was at home in New Orleans on Nov. 2 when his phone began filling up with text messages. “Is coach Fox OK?” was the gist of all...
Seattle LB Wagner eager to hit Peyton like he did in preseason
“I remember it,’’ Bobby Wagner said. Then he smiled. There’s no doubt Peyton Manning remembers it, too, as his 37-year old body nearly was split in two by what happened...
Knicks' Hardaway, Nets' Plumlee picked for rookie-soph game
Knicks rookie guard Tim Hardaway Jr. and Nets first-year forward Mason Plumlee were named Wednesday for the Rising Stars Challenge, which takes place the Friday of All-Star Weekend. Two teams...
Suit accuses Rob Ford of role in jailhouse beating
TORONTO — Embattled Toronto Mayor Rob Ford is being sued by his sister's ex-boyfriend for allegedly conspiring to have the man beaten in jail. A lawsuit submitted by Scott MacIntyre...
Woodson on Team La La in sizing up Carmelo's free agency
It would mean a lot more if it were all legally binding. But Knicks coach Mike Woodson was thrilled to hear Carmelo Anthony’s wife, La La, say the same stuff...
'I slugged 78-year-old woman in self-defense'
An unhinged Brooklyn man accused of punching seven women — including a 78-year-old — in brutal “knockout” attacks last year told cops he attacked six of them in “self-defense,” and...
Winslet shines in romantic thriller ‘Labor Day’
Romantic fiction sometimes requires a great suspension of disbelief — a leap this hardened cynic was more than willing to take for a small gem like “Labor Day.’’ Much credit...
The hottest hunks of the Super Bowl
Are you ready for some football? New Yorkers will be bitterly mumbling along to the popular NFL theme song Sunday when the Seattle Seahawks tackle the Denver Broncos at MetLife...
Which witch will be the new Supreme on 'Horror Story'?
Who cares whether Denver or Seattle will win the Super Bowl in New York … oh, so sorry, make that New Jersey … on Sunday? The real battle we’re focusing...
Theaters agree to increase access for the disabled
Nine of Broadway’s most iconic theaters agreed Wednesday to make massive mainstream changes to boost accessibility for disabled patrons under a settlement deal cut with the feds. Manhattan US Attorney...
Eli Manning faces uncertainty of learning West Coast offense
While Eli Manning plays Super Bowl host to his big brother Peyton this week, the Giants’ impending change in offense isn’t far from his mind. Manning said Wednesday the uncertainty...
Eli's perfect play call for Peyton: Meet your niece
Eli Manning continues to escort brother Peyton Manning around the area for Super Bowl XLVIII this Sunday and give him all the input he can into the Seahawks and playing...
Room with a hue: Domingo Zapata's sprawling Gramercy townhouse
Artist Domingo Zapata loves his Gramercy Park triplex so much that he sometimes doesn’t step out of it for weeks at a time. “When I’m in the midst of my...
NYPD commander blames pedestrians for accidents
An Upper West Side precinct boss blamed pedestrians for a spate of accidents in the area, and said they need to pay better attention to their surroundings to drive down...
Alan Dershowitz's daughter bound to get 'Intimate' on stage
Celebrity children lunging into the limelight are nothing new. But rarely are they known for bold, risky moves — except for Ella Dershowitz. The 23-year-old didn’t follow in the footsteps...
Avonte's death leads to voluntary tracking device program
The U.S. Department of Justice says it will fund voluntary tracking devices for children with autism or other conditions that put them at risk for fleeing their caregivers. A proposal...
LIRR rail fire strands train, causes commute chaos
A third rail fire stranded an LIRR train for two hours Wednesday afternoon, and led to rush-hour cancellations, authorities said. It began about 1:15 p.m. in one of the four...
We hear...
That Japanese baseball sensation and the Yankee’s latest $155 million acquisition, Masahiro Tanaka, and his pop star wife, Mai Satoda, have gotten their native land’s news stations in a tizzy...
Jay and Beyoncé searching for a spot on East End
Jay-Z and Beyoncé are also looking for a Hamptons beach manse. The pair checked out a home at 466 Further Lane just on the border of Amagansett and East Hampton....
Hollywood in the Hamptons
ScarJo’s new beach manse also happens to be near Gwyneth Paltrow’s and mom Blythe Danner’s homes. Developer-to-the-stars Joe Farrell just bought 216 Bluff Road, and both Paltrow’s and Danner’s homes...
Wife: Katz' steamy calls to Sliwa prove affair
Queens Borough President Melinda Katz cooed to boyfriend Curtis Sliwa about his bedroom prowess in racy phone messages while the Guardian Angels founder was still married, his ex-wife claims in...
Scarlett scores $2.2M Hamptons home
Starlet Scarlett Johansson — in the news this week for a hotly anticipated/denounced/banned Super Bowl SodaStream ad — just bought a home in Amagansett on Shipwreck Drive, which was asking...
5 things ‘Broad City’ offers that ‘Girls’ doesn’t
Cult favorite web series “Broad City” burst from online obscurity last week. It got picked up by Comedy Central, with current queen of television comedy Amy Poehler (who has appeared...
1990 Giants know the formula to beat Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning cannot throw touchdown passes from the sideline. It has been XXIII years since the Bill Parcells Giants beat the Scott Norwood Bills because Jim Kelly could not throw...
Snowball cop's story contradicted by police
An NYPD cop who pulled his gun on a group of five young men who hit him with a snowball continued to get battered Wednesday at his civil trial over...
Dream Homes
Upper East Side | $6.95 million This 3,000-square-foot condo in a white-glove building on East 57th Street, between Park and Lex, only has one bedroom — but what a bedroom...
Trailer for ‘Madison County’ musical is cheesy masterpiece
http://youtu.be/XMTVvtEhOqU Is this a joke? A “Saturday Night Live” spoof? A trailer for Harlequin’s Superromance line? No, those cheesetastic 30 seconds are the trailer for the new “Bridges of Madison...
NSA leaker Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
STAVANGER, Norway — Two Norwegian politicians have jointly nominated former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, saying his disclosures of secret U.S. documents have...
Hundreds of living, dead pythons found in home
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A California schoolteacher was arrested Wednesday after at least 300 living and dead pythons were found in plastic bins inside his stench-filled home in suburban Orange...
House of the week
Westport, Conn. | $725,000 Bedrooms: 2 | Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,832 | Common charges: $320 Built in 1980, this condo home features high ceilings, a fireplace in the living...
Madonna to join Pussy Riot at NYC gig
Madonna's not done with her recent string of public appearances — she also has signed on to introduce members of Pussy Riot at Amnesty International's human rights concert in New...
Mets ready to hand bullpen to young arms
The Mets appear content to wait out the market for potential bullpen help. During an offseason in which the team has committed $87.25 million in contracts to Curtis Granderson, Bartolo...
Wilkerson 'not worried' about contract situation with Jets
Rex Ryan has a new contract, but Jets star Muhammad Wilkerson’s situation isn’t quite as clear. Because of the collective bargaining agreement, NFL teams can exercise an option for a...
Ottis Anderson: Give me a snow Bowl any day
Forget once every decade. Ottis Anderson would like every Super Bowl played in wintry conditions. The former Giants running back and Super Bowl XXV MVP is thrilled this year’s game will...
Chipper Jones saves ex-teammate from Atlanta snow
Chipper Jones always could drive 'em home. When a rare snowstorm besieged the unprepared Atlanta area on Tuesday and slowed highway traffic to a miserable halt, current Braves first baseman...
Fashion trends to welcome in the Year of the Horse
Whether you were born in the Year of the Horse or are just a horse lover, these items are perfect for celebrating the lucky new year! Horsing around Double-up on...
Cruise ship sick toll nears 700 on return to NJ
BAYONNE, NJ — A cruise ship on which hundreds of passengers and crew members fell ill was returning to port Wednesday in New Jersey, with health officials recommending those still...
Trading Callahan would be jarring, but might be necessary for Rangers
After a night like this and after two games in four days like this on the rink at Yankee Stadium the Rangers made into their very own outdoor playground, you’re...
Remembering Pete Seeger, in his own words and songs
If you want to remember Pete Seeger, you can become an environmental activist, like he was. Or you can battle racism and bigotry, as he did. Or show support for...
Students use underground tunnels to beat deep freeze
MEQUON, Wis. — While many Midwestern college students pile on layers to brave the frigid walk to classes in subzero weather, those attending one Wisconsin university on the windy shores...
'Monuments Men' not Oscar-caliber, but a theatrical treat
George Clooney’s “The Monuments Men" was originally scheduled to open last month — then postponed to Feb. 7, reportedly because it wasn’t ready, taking it out of award contention. Having...
Another comical Marshawn Lynch media session
The Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln’s epic 272-word speech, was delivered in less than three minutes. Why then is everyone so consumed by how brief Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch...
Jimmy Fallon gives Seth Meyers the 'Late Night' pickle
“Late Night” host-to-be Seth Meyers stopped by “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” Tuesday night, and Fallon passed the torch -- in this case, a large plastic pickle -- to his...
‘Last Kiss’ graffiti artist busted again
Cops busted five graffiti vandals early Wednesday including one whose ubiquitous tag - Cash4 - can be seen all over Brooklyn and lower Manhattan, law enforcement sources said. Russell Murphy...
Rep. Grimm sorry for threat against reporter
Hotheaded Rep. Michael Grimm cooled off and apologized Wednesday for threatening to beat up a TV reporter, bluntly admitting “I was wrong” for saying he would toss the newsman from...
Knicks rewind: Tyler's play could send someone else to bench
The plan heading into September was for 6-foot-10 Jeremy Tyler to be a part of this Knicks team from the get-go. But the active big man who excelled at the...
JCP hikes prices for bigger discounts later
JCPenney’s prices are on a climbing roller coaster, and the ride is about to get bumpier. The cash-strapped retailer is quietly jacking up prices on everything from jeans to kitchen...
The 6 most infamous wardrobe malfunctions
Remember “Nipplegate,” Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake’s halftime performance that put the “XXX” in Super Bowl XXXVIII faster than a censor bleep? With the 10th anniversary of that ill-fated moment...
NHL Power Rankings: What's wrong with the Blackhawks?
After last season’s wire-to-wire run to the Stanley Cup title, the Blackhawks were among the favorites to win the trophy again in 2014. After they started off well, there have...
Coaching shakeup latest example of Cowboys dysfunction
"How 'bout them Cowboys!" has taken on a whole new meaning. As most of the football world is concentrating on the lead-up to the Super Bowl, the Cowboys are shaking...
South crippled by snow
Freezing temperatures and a rare snowstorm shocked Southern states Tuesday night causing gridlock, school & business closures and a newfound love for sledding.
Cops shoot at, bust driver who tried to run them over during chase
A crazed driver who cops fired at in the Bronx after he tried to mow them down in his minivan was slapped with a slew of charges including assault and...
Facebook's teen problem hasn't gone away
Facebook rattled nerves on Wall Street in October when the company pointed to signs of eroding teen interest in the social network, as well as the company’s plan not to...
Elaine's is dead - long live The Writing Room
The Writing Room is making lots of people in its neighborhood happy. But its recent opening on the old Elaine’s site — the very idea — whips many Elaine’s devotees...
Teacher names child after student killed in Moore, Okla. tornado
OKLAHOMA CITY — The school's wall collapsed onto Jennifer Doan Rogers as she desperately tried to protect her third-grade students as a tornado ripped through their Oklahoma community. The young...
Libyan interior minister survives assassination attempt
TRIPOLI, Libya — Libya's state news agency says that the country's interior minister has escaped an assassination attempt in Tripoli. LANA said that Al-Sadik Abdel-Karim was heading to a meeting...
'Mutant' lavender king crab found
Is it a mutant or, as it has been stated, a case of a bad diet? A shipment of Red king crabs, native to the Bering Sea, arrived at a...
Pistorius' murder trial to have 24-hour TV channel
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa's top cable TV provider says it will launch a 24-hour channel dedicated to covering Oscar Pistorius' murder trial. MultiChoice announced in a statement...
Joe Biden: 'In my heart' I could be president
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden said Wednesday that "in my heart" he could be a good president. But Biden emphasized, "I haven't made a decision to run and I...
Angry Birds site hacked following claims of NSA spying
HELSINKI — Angry Birds creator Rovio Entertainment Ltd. says the popular game's website was defaced by hackers Wednesday, two days after reports that the personal data of its customers might...
Hammer maniac 'kills women for being witches'
A hammer-wielding madman found clutching a bible after allegedly bludgeoning his girlfriend and her daughter to death in their Queens home because he believed they were “witches” who were casting...
Helicopters search for stranded drivers in South
ATLANTA — Helicopters took to the skies Wednesday to search for stranded drivers while Humvees delivered food, water and gas — or a ride home — to people who were...
Cops make arrest in beating of openly gay journalist
Cops have busted a man who allegedly beat an openly gay journalist in Midtown earlier this month. Leighton Jennings, 24, of 166th Street in Queens was charged with second-degree assault...
Video captures Avonte running from school
Tragic autistic youngster Avonte Oquendo fled his Queens school through a door left open by an adult the day he vanished, newly released surveillance video shows. The unidentified man is...
Weatherman knees on-air intruder in groin
A young man's bid for 15 seconds of fame on TV ended with a kick in the groin. Jim Cantore, a 49-year-old veteran with The Weather Channel, was faced with the...
New York shares sports history with Denver and Seattle
The two cities may be a combined 4,665 miles from New York, and their teams may play in different conferences, but Denver and Seattle each have sports history with the...
Politicians flock to Duck Dynasty star at Capitol
A flock of Congressmen were more interested in “Duck Dynasty” star Willie Robertson and his pretty wife Korie than they were in President Obama at Tuesday’s State of the Union...
Jonathan Martin: Dolphins abuse worse than 'normal hazing'
MIAMI — Offensive lineman Jonathan Martin wants to return to the NFL, he said in an interview aired Wednesday where he claimed that racial, aggressive and sexually charged comments all...
Stocks plummet on opening bell
Stock market exchanges plummeted nearly 1 percent at the New York opening bell on Wednesday on fears of emerging markets currency crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 135 points...
Wounded war hero is State of Union high point
WASHINGTON — Wounded veteran Cory Remsburg had met President Obama three times before Tuesday night— once in France and twice since a roadside bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on his 10th...
Westhoff: I won't be back with Jets
Mike Westhoff won’t be returning to the Jets as their special teams coordinator. Westhoff told The Post on Tuesday he had “listened” to apparent overtures from Gang Green about reclaiming...
College athletes forming first union, call NCAA 'dictatorship'
CHICAGO — Calling the NCAA a dictatorship, Northwestern’s quarterback and the United Steelworkers announced plans Tuesday to form the first labor union for college athletes — the latest salvo in...
MLB approves a pitcher's safety cap
Big league pitchers might feel safer on the mound this season. Major League Baseball has approved a protective cap for pitchers, hoping to reduce the damage from line drives to...
Bryant Park shooter claims NYPD caught wrong man
The 16-year-old gangbanger accused of shooting two skaters at the Bryant Park ice rink last year is claiming they have the wrong guy, according to his attorney. “We plan to...
Fans having a blast on Super Bowl Boulevard
The Great White Way hasn’t seen this much NFL action since “Broadway Joe” Namath quarterbacked the Jets. For four days leading up to Super Bowl XLVIII Sunday at MetLife Stadium,...
Dreary speech by leader who barely believes himself
State of the Union speeches are usually lousy, but for the hour of Barack Obama’s fifth, it seemed like he had lowered the annual presidential laundry list of half-baked policy...
Van has blood, DNA of slain slumlord
Blood and DNA from slain Brooklyn slumlord Menachem Stark were discovered inside the van that cops believe was used to abduct him off a Brooklyn street, a source said Tuesday....
NYPD targets drivers in pedestrian safety sting
Less than a week after the NYPD’s infamous ticket blitz of jaywalkers, cops switched gears and targeted rogue drivers — going undercover to pose as pedestrians to see if they...
Police open fire on driver after he tries to run them down
Police opened fire at a reckless driver in The Bronx after he failed to yield to a pedestrian and then tried to run over two officers with his minivan, cops...
Mobster begs but still gets slapped with jail time
The son-in-law of jailed Colombo crime-family boss Carmine Persico was slapped Tuesday with a 15-month prison term for racketeering and gambling raps, despite his pleas for probation. Mob associate Angelo...
Reputed head of Philly mob free after two deadlocked trials
PHILADELPHIA — The reputed boss of the Philadelphia mob walked free Tuesday after beating two racketeering trials in a case the Justice Department began pursuing more than a decade ago....
German chef sues Gordon Ramsay for ceramic shard in burger
A German chef visiting New York claims he suffered a dining nightmare at fiery British restaurateur Gordon Ramsay’s eatery at The London hotel — biting into a burger that contained...
Shumpert lost to sprained right shoulder
Iman Shumpert was the lone Knick who had played in all 45 games this season. That streak will end. Shumpert sprained his right shoulder late in the first quarter of...
LeBlanc in 'Episodes' is the among the best sitcoms
‘Episodes” is high-quality and low-rated — but it’s the best sitcom you’re not watching. This has a lot to do with the fact that the series — whose third season...
NBC moves Emmy Awards to Monday
NBC is moving the 2014 Emmy Awards to a Monday, announcing the 66th annual ceremony will air Aug. 25 from 8 to 11 p.m. It’s the first time since 1976...
‘How I Met Your Mother’ at two-year high
‘How I Met Your Mother” is gaining steam heading into its March 31 series finale. The 200th episode of the CBS comedy drew its largest audience in more than two...
'Nashville' star Will Chase ready for his closeup
‘Nashville” viewers will have noticed the ABC drama has added yet another hunky crooner to its cast this season — Will Chase, who plays country star Luke Wheeler, the new...
New Meredith Vieira talk show kicks into high gear
Meredith Vieira’s new daytime talk show doesn’t launch for another seven months — but in the “we needed it five minutes ago” world of TV, that’s akin to a 24-hour...
Daft Punk's 'Lucky' streams rise 200% on Spotify
Daft Punk continues to “Get Lucky.” The robot-headed electric-funk duo, hours after winning four Grammys, saw the number of streams of their hit song on Spotify soar more than 200...
Jay Z crashes J Cole's birthday bash at MSG
From the very first song of Tuesday's show at the Theater at Madison Square Garden, J Cole made it obvious he was in the mood to party. Aside from being...
Icahn buffs Apple, buys $500M in stock
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is turning out to be Apple’s bestest frenemy. Despite blasting its board for its “imperial” ways last week, the famed corporate agitator stood by the tech...
$170M BBC headache dogs NYT's Thompson
The BBC came under fire on Tuesday for botching a 100 million pound ($170 million) digital project in the latest of a series of reports to criticize top management for...
Fox, Viacom cash in on anti-smoking ads
Fox Broadcasting and Viacom are angling to join other TV networks set to cash in on as much as $50 million in court-ordered anti-tobacco ads.The ads will appear on ABC,...
Yahoo! Q4 earnings increase not ad driven
SAN FRANCISCO — Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer insists the long-stumbling Internet company has finally regained its stride, even though its revenue is still stuck in reverse. The latest evidence of...
London banks rocked by apparent suicides
The man who fell to his death from JPMorgan’s London headquarters was an employee of the bank, JPMorgan said in a statement on Tuesday afternoon. “We are deeply saddened to...
Hillary’s Benghazi remarks were a calculated parsing of the truth
“What difference, at this point, does it make?” Hillary Clinton famously and furiously demanded to know during Senate questioning about the Benghazi attack. That was last year, and finally, we’re...
Anarchist who refused to testify in Times Square bombing released
A self-proclaimed Brooklyn anarchist sent to jail for refusing to testify in the 2008 bombing of a Times Square military recruiting center caught a break on Tuesday when a fed-up...
Even the seals want out of third polar vortex snap
Get me back to warmer waters — like in the Arctic Circle! This 3-foot seal seemed to be pleading for an end to the polar vortex on Tuesday morning as...
LI man sues dealer over Ferrari sold to someone else
A Hamptons financier claims he put a down payment on a $580,000 antique Ferrari with an Italian car dealer — who then sold the spectacular set of wheels to another...
Rep. Rangel will face three-way Democratic-primary challenge
A Harlem minister is going to take on veteran Rep. Charles Rangel — creating a three-way primary race that could put the 22-term incumbent in peril, political sources said. The...
Robbers turn liquor store into curbside service for pals
Three pistol-packing crooks turned a Brooklyn liquor store into their a drive-up retail outlet — tying up the workers and then spending the next two hours calling friends and filling...
De Blasio's tax plan boosted by King's pre-K cost estimate
State Education Commissioner John King unexpectedly bolstered Mayor de Blasio’s tax-the-rich plan for expanding pre-K by saying such classes will cost far more than Gov. Cuomo has estimated. King told...
Judge halted lesbian from adopting wife's infant boy
A Brooklyn judge has broken with long-standing legal tradition and denied a married lesbian’s request to adopt the infant son her wife gave birth to — saying that New York’s...
Daily blotter
Manhattan A man followed a woman into her East Village apartment and burglarized it, cops said. The suspect snuck into the apartment on Avenue C as the 29–year-old woman entered...
No reason for de Blasio to give more cash into failing schools
A Gourmand’s restaurant review goes like this: The food’s terrible, but the portions are enormous, so let’s eat there again. It also happens to be Mayor de Blasio’s formula for city...
Bieber wants a rest from music to open tattoo shop
Justin Bieber might have a new career up his sleeve. The pint-sized pop star is considering taking a break from music — to open a tattoo shop with his hard-partying...
Friend helps killer escape mental hospital
The deranged killer who escaped from a locked mental ward in Queens is a reputed gang member who was repeatedly denied parole while locked up for a fatal shooting and...
Pete Carroll still sees bright future for Mark Sanchez
Pete Carroll said he expects Mark Sanchez to bounce back. Speaking at Super Bowl Media Day, the Seahawks coach said he thinks Sanchez, his former quarterback at USC, can rebound...
Why Darryl Strawberry doesn't follow baseball anymore
Forget Darryl Strawberry’s home runs and World Series rings. He insists he already has. “I don’t follow baseball [any] more,” the former Mets and Yankees outfielder said Tuesday. Instead, he’s...
Jets could target Broncos WR Decker in offseason
Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker could be one of the most in-demand players in the NFL in two months. That is when Decker is scheduled to hit free agency, and...
Melo appears to back up wife's 're-sign' comments
In perhaps his strongest comment since early November regarding his free-agent future, Carmelo Anthony appeared Tuesday night to second his wife La La’s remarks from the previous day. In promoting...
Celtics show Knicks how ugly tanking can be
A lifetime of habit invites happiness whenever those uniforms are getting tire tracks driven across them, right? You look down on the floor and you see those road green vestments,...
Knicks’ Kenyon Martin sprains ankle – again
Maybe, just maybe, the Knicks’ health fortunes were changing. Kenyon Martin, who sprained his left ankle in Indiana in the same game as did Amar’e Stoudemire, was back and ready...
The designer every tech billionaire should know in 2015
When Sean Parker — the Silicon Valley wunderkind billionaire infamously portrayed by Justin Timberlake in “The Social Network” — delivered his wedding speech in 2013, he thanked design maven Ken...