January 30, 2014
Bill sticks to his guns
You break it, you own it. That’s the so-called “Pottery Barn rule,” and it now applies to Mayor de Blasio on stop-and-frisk.On Thursday, the mayor announced the city had worked...
Chick-Fil-A values
Remember how liberals pounced on Chick-Fil-A’s owner/president for saying more or less what Barack Obama said in his 2008 campaign for president? That marriage was between a man and a...
Serby’s Super Bowl Q&A with Shannon Sharpe
Post columnist Steve Serby caught up with Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe for some super Q&A: Q: If Peyton Manning wins this Super Bowl, do you think he...
Parents vs. Progressives
As New York parents increasingly demand better — or at least, different — schools for their kids, the city’s “progressive” mayor is digging in his heels in favor of the...
Elias OT goal propels Devils over Stars
DALLAS — The way the Devils’ defense played on Thursday night, they didn’t need much offense. What they did need, they got from Patrik Elias.Elias scored a power-play goal 40 seconds...
Winning guide to Super Bowl prop bets
Aside from the first two days of the NCAA Tournament, Super Bowl Sunday may be the most interesting betting day of the year. When else can you bet on sports,...
Knicks' smallball lineup up to 4-0 after clobbering Cavs
Who knew Andrea Bargnani’s elbow injury would turn into the panacea the ailing Knicks needed. In what is likely no coincidence, the Knicks steamrolled to their fourth straight rout without...
48 facts about Super Bowl XLVIII
I: Seahawks tackle Breno Giacomini sold hot dogs at Fenway Park during his senior year in high school. II: Broncos defensive back Omar Bolden has a website on which he...
Zynga cuts over 300 jobs -- investors applaud
Zynga reported revenue that missed analysts’ estimates Thursday, but investors shrugged it off after the company announced it was slashing 314 jobs, or 15 percent of its work force, and...
Former Colts GM: 'There was no choice ... It was Peyton, clearly'
It was the winter 1998 when the Colts began an intricate and detailed evaluation of top college quarterbacks Ryan Leaf and Peyton Manning. Owning the first pick in the upcoming...
Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank continue merger dance
The stiff suits still haven’t finished their night on the dance floor. Men’s Wearhouse said Thursday it would consider sweetening its $1.61 billion takeover bid for Jos. A. Bank, urging...
NFL union chief reveals A-Rod's influence on HGH testing
The lesson from Major League Baseball’s off-the-field pursuit of Alex Rodriguez is holding up an agreement to begin HGH testing in the NFL, the head of the players union said...
Ad flashback: Apple's 1984 Super Bowl commercial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIUcNLTsyYo The Super Bowl ad by Apple 30 years ago that helped usher in the big budget, blockbuster TV ad during the big game, almost got killed at its inception,...
Mags gear up for big game with rival parties
The Super Bowl is Sunday, but the battle for biggest party of the year will be waged Friday and Saturday nights — and various media companies are vying for the...
Joe Johnson will rep Brooklyn as All-Star Game reserve
If Joe Johnson had any vacation plans for All-Star weekend, he will have to cancel. The Nets star will be headed to New Orleans next month after being named to...
JCPenney stock falls more than 8 percent
JCPenney’s stock tumbled more than 8 percent to historic lows following The Post’s exclusive report that the retailer is hiking prices to make way for bigger-looking discounts. Penney shares dipped...
Bronx was fun, but surging Rangers glad to get back to MSG
The Rangers felt fortunate to play in the two outdoor games at Yankee Stadium and to be able to reflect on the unique atmosphere and the memories of midseason contests...
New loan could end Mets money problems
The Mets’ owners appear to be on the verge of finally putting the team’s financial problems behind them, The Post has learned. Cash-strapped Fred Wilpon and Saul Katz, who faced perhaps...
Brees: Passing over middle is best strategy against Seahawks
Drew Brees has a message for Peyton Manning: Attack the Seahawks up the middle. Use tight end Julius Thomas, rely on Wes Welker, but try to stay away from Seattle...
Dorsett's return to Rangers clouds Carcillo's status
Rangers coach Alain Vigneault could spend the upcoming Olympic break mulling a difficult decision. Vigneault said injured forward Derek Dorsett — out since Jan. 3 with a broken left fibula...
Amazon stock flops on missed forecast
The holidays were so brutal for retailers that even Amazon missed Wall Street’s forecasts. The online retail giant — led by CEO Jeff Bezos — delivered stellar fourth-quarter results. But Amazon’s...
Sherman says he's OK with Revis
Despite a Twitter war of words over who was the best cornerback in the league, Seattle’s Richard Sherman says he’s got no beef with former Jet and current Buccaneer Darrelle...
Devils, Islanders vet Pandolfo announces retirement
Jay Pandolfo announced his retirement from the NHL on Thursday after 15 seasons and two Stanley Cups with the Devils. The 39-year-old forward was born in Burlington, Mass., and spent...
92 implicated in Air Force nuke cheating scandal
WASHINGTON — Top Air Force officials described a persistent culture of "undue stress and fear" that led 92 out of 550 members of the military's nuclear missile corps to be...
Seahawks can prove the saying: Defense wins championships
There was always a nod of the head when someone said, “Defense wins championships.” That’s the way it has always been from Dallas’ Doomsday Defense to the ’85 Bears to...
Joe Namath: 'I've seen things on my brain' from concussions
Add Joe Namath to the long list of players who believe concussions suffered during their career have had long-lasting effects. Namath, famous for guaranteeing a Super Bowl victory for the...
Nets’ No. 1 goal: Contain Kevin Durant
The good news for the Nets as they prepare to face the Thunder Friday night at Barclays Center is they managed to hold Kevin Durant to 24 points in their...
So far, Bowl coverage nowhere near Super
Gee, I’m gonna miss this Super Bowl, good ol’ number XLVIII, give or take a few Roman Gabriels. This one has been loaded with fascinating commentary, especially from the tough-talking...
Broncos, Seahawks bars ready for Sunday
Since the season kicked off, New York nightlife has been readying for the big game. But if you’re not on VIP lists such as Maxim and Direct TV’s Jay Z...
Snow Bus takes New Yorkers to the mountain -- beer included
It's 8 a.m. on a Saturday in Brooklyn, and a school bus idling outside the Barclays Center is filling with bleary-eyed 20- and 30-somethings. The radio is already blasting Britney...
Mending Cromartie vows he'll 'be better,' but it's not clear where
After battling a hip flexor injury for the entire 2013 season, Antonio Cromartie said he won’t need surgery and will be fully recovered by the end of February. The Jets...
Cool-as-ice Peyton always a source of some Omaha-has
It is some LXXX hours before the Super Bowl, and it is as if Peyton Manning is hosting “Thursday Morning Live.” The media blitz has failed to get him off...
Super Bowl's streaking simian savant picks Seahawks
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah ape that has correctly picked the Super Bowl winner for six straight years predicted Thursday the Seahawks will be the next NFL champion. Eli...
Nets' Johnson picked for All-Star Game
If Joe Johnson had any plans for All-Star Weekend, he'll have to cancel them. The 6-foot-7 shooting guard was named Thursday night to his seventh All-Star team after the results of...
Blezow's Super Bowl pick
OK, the interminable two-week wait is almost over, the reams of stats have been studied, the predictions of everyone and everything from supermodels to manatees have been heard, and now...
MTA boss denies workers raises to avoid fare hike
The MTA chief shot down raises for the labor unions without concessions at a state hearing on Thursday -- saying such a wage boost would sock riders with a large...
Judge to watch 'torture video' connected to 'cannibal cop' case
Don't expect the judge to break out the popcorn with extra butter when he watches this video. Manhattan federal Judge Paul Gardephe on Thursday said he'll have to personally watch...
Peyton's Protectors feel the game is on their shoulders
The formula for the Broncos is simple: Keep Peyton Manning clean, and they win Super Bowl XLVIII Sunday at MetLife Stadium. The concept is hardly new. Every group of offensive...
Hondo's Super Bowl pick
Hondo takes the plunge into Sunday’s Super Bowl as the hottest handicapper in the Bettor’s Guide, having been the only contender to sweep the spreads on Championship Sunday. The leap...
Peyton’s film studying is stuff of legend
Joe Harrington was at lunch when his phone rang in December 2012. It was Peyton Manning calling. Harrington is the sports technology coordinator at the University of Tennessee, meaning he’s...
Building the perfect B'way Bowl with the game's greatest hits
The Super Bowl has taken over Broadway this week, has brought its unique color and pageantry to the heart of the city, which in so many ways is still the...
Vera Farmiga, Andy Garcia bring the spark to drab 'At Middleton'
Two parents accompanying their kids on a college tour get in touch with their own inner teens in this wan comedy. Free-spirited Edith (Vera Farmiga) is at odds with her...
Seize the day with well-built Seahawks
Including the 1997-2012 seasons in The Post, Cat’s record in print stands at 480-408 (54 percent) against the spread. SUNDAY Seahawks (+2) over Broncos: Peyton Manning catches a break with...
Doctor accused of stealing court documents in custody fight
A prominent Manhattan neurosurgeon whose patients include former Govs. George Pataki and David Paterson and actress Suzanne Somers was arrested Thursday for allegedly trying to steal confidential custody-case documents from...
Year of the Horse, the Wayans and more weekend events
In The Neigh-borhood Many of us popped our Champagne bottles and toasted to 2014 weeks ago, but members of New York’s Asian community are just getting the party started. The...
'Sharknado' stars returning for sequel
Look out… a “Sharknado” is headed to New York City. Production on the sequel to Syfy’s campy social media phenomenon is set to begin here Feb. 13, and both Ian...
Randy Moss: Sherman surpassed Revis as NFL's best corner
Fox analyst and former Patriots and Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss discusses his transition into broadcasting and the keys to Super Bowl XLVIII with The Post’s Zach Braziller. Q: Who’s...
Joe Buck's changed since 'Oh, my God I am doing the Super Bowl'
The first Super Bowl in New Jersey won’t sound much different than a Giants regular-season game. At least that’s the plan for Joe Buck, who is getting ready to call...
Inside the majestic Hindu affair of Magh Mela
Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus take holy dips in the Sangam over the auspicious 45 days known as Magh Mela, one of the greatest annual religious affairs for Hindus.
Alleged Super Bowl ticket counterfeiter nabbed
Bronx authorities sacked an alleged ticket counterfeiter, and spiked the man’s 124 phony Super Bowl ducats, officials said Thursday. Kevin Walker, 42, has been charged with grand larceny, trademark counterfeiting,...
Red-band trailer for 'A Million Ways to Die' full of laughs
With his 2012 directorial debut "Ted," Seth MacFarlane proved that his crude, non-sequiter-filled brand of humor worked just as well on big screen audiences as it did on television viewers....
'The Tightrope' offers a unique look into a director's world
The celebrated theater director Peter Brook says that when he was a boy attending a play, even the most dazzling sets weren’t as compelling as what his imagination could suggest...
De Blasio watching Super Bowl with son
Mayor de Blasio will watch the Super Bowl in Brooklyn. Despite getting an offer from the NFL to purchase tickets to the rare February match-up at MetLife Stadium, Hizzoner has...
'Awkward' is the latest evolution in bromantic comedy
“That Awkward Moment,” out tomorrow and starring Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan and Miles Teller, is the latest entry in an expanding genre: the bromantic comedy. This testosterone-infused equivalent of...
Rutgers University offers class on Beyonce
Rutgers is so crazy in love with Beyoncé Knowles, it’s offering a course on the famed diva. Students at the New Brunswick campus are now enrolled in “Politicizing Beyoncé,” a...
Jimmy Fallon sets final lineup for 'Late Night' guests
Jimmy Fallon has set the guests for his final week hosting NBC’s “Late Night.” Fallon’s former “Saturday Night Live” castmate Andy Samberg (now star of the Fox comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine")...
Chloe Sevigny and Jena Malone are not worth 'The Wait'
Chloe Sevigny and Jena Malone play sisters whose mother has just died in this indie, the latest in a genre I’d like to call “deathcore,” where characters flail around inarticulately...
Scammer admits he swindled MTA out of $333,000
A Manhattan man admitted Thursday to swindling the MTA by selling more than $300,000 in counterfeit parts that are supposed to help elderly and handicapped bus riders. Larry Rosenthal, 65,...
Why this year's halftime show will be first of its kind
When Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers take the field at MetLife Stadium on Sunday for the hotly anticipated Super Bowl XLVIII halftime show, organizers urge the crowd...
Marshawn Lynch's pre-Super Bowl availability mercifully ends
It’s too bad the media access with the players is now complete. Marshawn Lynch seems to just be getting the hang of it. The running back spent another seven minutes...
Go against the grain when betting the Super Bowl
Everybody bets the Super Bowl. My wife Phyllis buys a few boxes every year — correction, I buy them for her — $100 per box. Sometimes I get lucky and...
The day in photos
Ukraine protests, Hindu celebrations, a Southern cold front, Chinese New Year, lion cubs and more.
Amanda Knox defiant after she's found guilty of murder again
American Amanda Knox was convicted again Thursday of murdering her roommate in Italy seven years ago, but said authorities will have to pull her “kicking and screaming” back into that...
Seahawks great believes their time has come
Fourteen. Twelve. Zero. Those numbers are all you need to know about why I’ll be in New York this weekend, and rooting so hard for the Seahawks to beat Denver...
Fatal fight was over hair weave
A fight sparked when a teen insulted another girl’s hair weave led to a Brooklyn man’s tragic murder, prosecutors said Thursday. Denzel Holder, 21, shot and killed Shawn Williams, 19,...
Man accused in killing: 'I blacked out, and Danielle is dead'
While on the run for allegedly beating his Weight Watchers-exec girlfriend to death in their Queens apartment, an Ivy League-educated lawyer made a desperate call to an ex-girlfriend — all...
Pierre-Paul prepared to lead Giants defense if Tuck leaves
Jason Pierre-Paul hopes free agent defensive lineman Justin Tuck returns, but if the longtime Giant decides to leave, Pierre-Paul is ready to fill a leadership void. Tuck told The Post's...
The chilling story behind NFL's relocated New York title game
OK. You’re going to like this one. You probably think the idea of a neutral-site game was invented by the men who invented the Super Bowl, and who saw a...
Cool! Sing-along ‘Frozen’ hitting theaters
Get ready to control your excitement if, like me — and every other parent on the planet with kids between the ages of 3 and 11 — you know the...
Few 'Stars' shine bright in this formulaic rom-com
Straining to meld a love triangle with an astronomy lesson, the rom-com “The Brightest Star” disappears into a black hole of cliché. Chris Lowell (an isotope of John Krasinski) plays...
Chilean woman finds an actual cat burglar in her home
A woman in Santiago, Chile, came home to an unpleasant shock on Wednesday, when she found a puma had broken into and trashed her house. The cat, sometimes called a...
'Seinfeld' cast tapes reunion project
This “Seinfeld” reunion isn’t nothing. Jerry Seinfeld on Thursday acknowledged a mini-”Seinfeld” project is in the works, despite years of denials that he, George, Elaine and Kramer would ever reprise...
The 10 best championship events hosted in New York
Before there was Babe Ruth, there was “Ruthless.” As New York/New Jersey prepares to host another in a long line of championship events with Super Bowl XLVIII between the Broncos...
Life has had 'Awkward' moments for the film's stars
In the movie, they may endure a lot of awkwardness. But in real life, the stars of “That Awkward Moment,” the new male-centric rom-com in theaters today, are some of...
Judge tosses $680M sex abuse lawsuit against Yeshiva U.
A federal judge on Thursday tossed a scathing $680 million lawsuit filed by 34 ex-students of Yeshiva University’s prestigious all-boys high school who allege honchos there covered up decades of...
It's crunch time for Super-ticket deal hunters
It’s reached the fourth quarter for bargain hunters eyeing Super Bowl tickets. The market’s low end should begin its inevitable bottoming out on Friday, with the cheapest ducats going between...
'Charlie Victor Romeo' is a chilling in-flight experience
You probably don’t want to see this gripping 3-D adaptation of an unusual and acclaimed 1999 off-Broadway production just before your next plane trip. As they did onstage, members of...
Thieves swipe 700K in Cartier watches in brazen smash-and-grab
A crew of “smash-and-grab” robbers struck Cartier’s flagship Fifth Avenue store in broad daylight Thursday — and made off with 16 watches worth about $700,000. Five crooks entered the luxury...
Broker brothers to break NYC sales barrier
We are getting ever closer to breaching the $100 million mark. The deal that broker brothers Oren and Tal Alexander of Douglas Elliman inked two weeks ago for 19 E....
NFL Now app to get huge push during Super Bowl
NFL fans next season will be able to take highlights, analysis and stories about their favorite teams with them wherever they go. The league said Thursday it will roll out...
Where does Legion of Boom rank among Super Bowl nicknames?
They call themselves the Legion of Boom or LOB for short. They’re the Seahawks’ defensive backs, who hope they don’t become the Legion of Doom when they face Peyton Manning...
Feds want death penalty for 'Boston bomber’
BOSTON — Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced they will seek the death penalty against 20-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in the Boston Marathon bombing, instantly raising the stakes in what could be...
Yale law professor wants to help real 'Wolf of Wall Street' victims
A Yale Law School professor wants to personally help pay back the stock-fraud victims of real-life “Wolf of Wall Street” Jordan Belfort, according to an unusual Brooklyn federal-court filing. In...
'American Horror Story' crowns a new Supreme
In a not-so-shocking twist that everyone saw coming, Cordelia Foxx (Sarah Paulson), daughter of former Supreme Fiona Goode (Jessica Lange), was crowned the new ruler of the Coven in Wednesday...
Oscar-nominated shorts offer international entertainment
Except for Disney’s “Get a Horse!’’ (a Mickey Mouse ’toon sublimely marrying black-and-white hand-drawn animation to full-color computer graphics, which is being shown before “Frozen’’), the primary exposure for animated...
9 best Super Bowl moments for non-football fans
For some people, the “Super Bowl” is just a football game that airs in between funny beer commercials and a big-time music extravaganza called the Halftime Show. These people are...
Feds seize nearly $22M in phony sports merchandise
Federal agencies have seized a record number of phony sports merchandise worth more than $21.6 million. The effort, dubbed Operation Team Player, led to 50 arrests and more than 202,000...
Kaepernick blasts 'ridiculous' Sherman: He's 'afraid' of 49ers
Colin Kaepernick is looking forward to watching his nemesis Richard Sherman on Super Bowl Sunday ... get destroyed by Peyton Manning and the Broncos. “Go Peyton!” Kaepernick told The Post...
Brain doctor walked to emergency surgery during snow gridlock
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Dr. Zenko Hrynkiw was at Brookwood Medical Center Tuesday morning when he was needed for emergency brain surgery miles away at Trinity Medical Center. The problem was...
Drug crew busted for dealing crack, heroin near school
A Brooklyn drug crew that dealt crack and other drugs near a middle school has been busted after a year-long sting, authorities said Thursday. A total of 12 dealers were...
'I Lift New York' crane ends 6,000-mile trip to rebuild Tappan Zee Bridge
A massive crane that will build the new Tappan Zee Bridge arrived in New York Harbor and passed the Statue of Liberty Thursday morning after a 6,000-mile odyssey from California...
Sapp angry with Strahan: ‘Pick the spot and I’ll come see you’
Too bad Madison Square Garden isn’t free this weekend. Warren Sapp fired back at Michael Strahan on Wednesday as their Hall of Fame feud rolled on during Super Bowl week....
When is a goalie mask too patriotic?
The goalie mask is a blank plastic canvas, and special occasions such as this week's set of outdoor games at Yankee Stadium or the upcoming Olympics allow these lone sentinels...
'That Awkward Moment' is a stale bromantic-comedy
"That Awkward Moment” is a rom-com for dudes that seeks to outdo the ladies by being even more insipid, formulaic and contrived than anything Katherine Heigl has ever done. Its...
Columbia to review how school handles sex assault cases
Columbia University President Lee Bollinger finally acknowledged mounting complaints on campus that the school has been dropping the ball on sexual assault investigations by promising greater “transparency” and a review...
Peyton agrees with Sherman: 'I do throw ducks'
What the duck is Richard Sherman thinking? The Seahawks cornerback decided to criticize the passing ability of Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, and it did not go unnoticed by the record-setting...
City disputes claim that Asiana crash victim was killed by rescue workers
The coroner who concluded a girl died after she was twice run over by rescue trucks racing toward a burning plane disputes a different conclusion from city officials who say...
City drops stop-frisk appeal
Mayor de Blasio followed through Thursday on his promise to drop the city’s appeal of a judge’s ruling that stop-and-frisk is unconstitutional. But he reneged on another campaign pledge —...
World's most fantastic ice sculptures
Enjoy winter’s majesty with beautiful ice sculptures from China to London and beyond.
Van Damme talks about his first comedic film & that epic split
Who would have thought we’d be talking about Jean-Claude Van Damme so much in 2014? In November, he rocketed back into the American conscience with a hysterical viral ad for...
TWC chief paints rosy view of 1M new subscribers
Time Warner Cable Chief Executive Rob Marcus may be the most optimistic boss in cable-land. Pursued by a takeover-hungry Charter Communications, Marcus on Thursday reported a stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter profit and...
Jimmy Fallon arranges mini 'Full House' reunion
http://youtu.be/tW0SacO27Uk Jimmy Fallon may be excited about his upcoming “The Tonight Show” gig, but that doesn't mean he’s not nervous about leaving "Late Night" behind. Fortunately, he had Bob Saget,...
GDP grew 3.2% for 4Q of 13, 1.9% for year
The US economy expanded 3.2 percent in the final three months of 2013, as consumers shrugged off a government shutdown, according to data released Thursday by the Commerce Department. The...
Facebook rises 15% on earnings report
FB shares soared Thursday to an all-time intraday high of $62.28 a share, or 15 percent, in the wake of the company’s strong fourth-quarter results and upbeat forecast. The social-networking...
Tuck prepared to leave Giants: I'm testing the market
Justin Tuck doesn’t have his heart set on retiring a Giant anymore. In comments to The Post on Thursday morning, the veteran defensive end guaranteed he would become an unrestricted...
US: Afghanistan can't 'keep deferring' decision on security pact
The United States and its allies cannot continue to put off decisions about a post-2014 mission in Afghanistan, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said, urging Afghan President Hamid Karzai to...
Washington, Colorado have few ways to stop carry-on weed
DENVER -- Among the many oddities that have arisen from marijuana legalization in Washington and Colorado is this: It can be easier to get through airport security with a bag...
ScarJo quits Oxfam over Israel critics
Scarlett Johansson quit as celebrity ambassador of an international charity in a political dispute over her work for an Israeli company. Oxfam accepted her resignation Thursday, saying her role in...
Antrel Rolle: Giants needed to make changes
Antrel Rolle was sad to see Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride and tight ends coach Mike Pope go, but the safety said he believes they were moves that had to...
Italian court nears verdict in third Knox trial
FLORENCE, Italy -- An appeals court in Florence began deliberations Thursday in the third murder trial of US student Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend as the star defendant waited...
Celebrities make their Super Bowl picks
Celebrities from the sports world and beyond give their picks for Super Bowl XLVIII between the Broncos and Seahawks. DAN LAURIA Actor (“Wonder Years,” “Lombardi”), native New Yorker “I have...
Weekly jobless claims jump 19K to 348K
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits last week rose to the highest level in six weeks.It’s not clear if the increase is the results of holiday-season layoffs or a...
Incredible 59-save shutout sets NHL record
EDMONTON, Alberta — When the Edmonton Oilers traded for goalie Ben Scrivens on Jan. 15, they hoped he would help bring some consistency to the position. The never expected a...
Broncos, Seahawks return to practice field
The football week really begins on Wednesday of game week for players. So the Broncos were anxious to truly start their game preparations Wednesday. They had meetings followed by practice...
Doctors working to bring F1 star Michael Schumacher out of coma
Michael Schumacher's doctors have started the process of bringing the former Formula One champion out of the coma he has been in since a skiing accident a month ago, his...
Madams busted in high-priced Super Bowl hooker ring
Authorities took down a high-priced Asian prostitution ring that was hoping to cash in on the Super Bowl.State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s investigators and the NYPD rounded up nine of...
Bernie Madoff owes $242.9 million in unpaid taxes
Bernie Madoff screwed Uncle Sam almost as badly as he did his clients. During the fraud trial of five Madoff staffers accused of profiting off Madoff’s epic $65 billion Ponzi...
Syrian government has 'razed neighborhoods'
BEIRUT — The Syrian government used controlled explosives and bulldozers to raze thousands of residential buildings, in some cases entire neighborhoods, in a campaign that appeared designed to punish civilians...
Singular focus of 'Hank' leads to a monotonous documentary
As a boy, Hank Paulson was sent to shovel out the stables at the family farm. Half a century or so later, he found himself up to his tie clip...
Man convicted in decades-old Bronx 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...
New e-mails show Christie's aides pressured Hoboken mayor
Newly released e-mails indicate Gov. Chris Christie’s administration pressured the mayor of Hoboken to approve a huge development project even during a meeting centered on Hurricane Sandy relief funds, according...
De Blasio swipes at Bloomberg over education
Mayor de Blasio took a string of swipes at his predecessor’s education policies Wednesday while vowing to deliver on his promise for significant change to the schools system. In his...
“Nymphomaniac II” movie banned in Romania
BUCHAREST, Romania — The Romanian cinema board has declared Lars von Trier's "Nymphomaniac II" unfit for public viewing, a decision the distributor says is unique in Europe. The movie was...
Firefighters show up in droves for boy hero's funeral
FAIRPORT, NY — Local firefighters have adopted as one of their own a 9-year-old boy who died saving six relatives from a fire that destroyed his grandfather's upstate New York...
Iced-over Atlanta struggles to get back to normal
ATLANTA — The snow and sleet have stopped falling and traffic was moving again around Atlanta following a crippling storm — but transportation and rescue officials said that didn't mean...
Kids’ chance of obesity set before age 5, study claims
Those efforts to fight obesity in schools? Think younger. A new study finds that much of a child's "weight fate" is set by age 5, and that nearly half of...
Lawmaker wants donations to anti-gay marriage fund on tax forms
SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah lawmaker hopes residents can soon donate to the state's fight against gay marriage by checking a box on a tax form.Republican Rep. Merrill Nelson...
Bieber pleads not guilty in drag-racing incident
MIAMI — Justin Bieber pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of DUI, resisting arrest and driving with an expired license in Florida as new police reports surfaced showing his alcohol...
Lawyers: No mention of Osama, 9/11 at terrorism trail
Any mention of Osama bin Laden or the 9/11 attacks should be banned at the upcoming terrorism trial of handless hate preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri, his lawyers contended in legal...
Escaped killer was jailed for fatal shooting, subway slashing
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...
Eli, Giants ran fake ‘game-worn’ gear scam: lawsuit
Quarterback Eli Manning and New York Giants brass created bogus “game-worn” football gear to pass off as the real deal — and one of the forgeries is sitting in the...
Fake cabby busted twice at JFK Airport
A fake cabby was busted twice at JFK Airport Wednesday after allegedly offering rides to unsuspecting passengers, a source said. Louis Gomez, 43, was arrested at 8:15 a.m. in a...
New trial for fired ‘Housewives’ star Sheridan
Nicolette Sheridan is getting a new trial in her ongoing legal dispute over being fired from the former ABC drama “Desperate Housewives” in 2009. According to reports, a Los Angeles...
Thomas Bradshaw strikes again with X-rated ‘Intimacy’
Before we can even begin discussing “Intimacy” and what it means, be forewarned: If the theater had ratings, as movies do, this show would earn an X. It features full-frontal...
Actors doubling up on TV roles this week
There must be a critical shortage of actors or actresses left on earth, as everyone has been forced to double up on roles: James Earl Jones. Besides staging those very...
Jerry Seinfeld's ‘Coffee’ web series getting big
Jerry Seinfeld’s Web series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” hit 25 million streams as of its latest episode, a record for a Crackle original series. Its third season premiered Jan....
Greenberg hit with AIG loss in court
Former American International Group Inc Chief Executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg lost his appeal Wednesday in a lawsuit accusing the Federal Reserve Bank of New York of unlawfully bailing out the...
Pyramid scheme talk in the House
WASHINGTON — A California congresswoman held a closed-door briefing on pyramid schemes for fellow lawmakers on Wednesday. The information session hosted by Rep. Linda Sanchez (D-Calif.), the first member of...
Seton Hall points fingers after loss to Butler
Seton Hall’s future is lined with promise, with a top 10 recruiting class, and a diamond in Lincoln High’s Isaiah Whitehead — the Pirates’ first McDonald’s All American recruit since...
Sabathia happy Yankees have pair of aces
CC Sabathia will gladly share center stage. Though the lefty cherishes the title “Yankees ace,” he also understands Masahiro Tanaka is a major talent — as the Japanese pitcher’s $155...
Playoffs slipping away from Tavares, Islanders
Wednesday night’s game was important to the Islanders, and not just because it was played at Yankee Stadium in front of more than 50,000 people. The Islanders, who can ill-afford...
Islanders’ Nabokov solid in first start since Jan. 6
Islanders coach Jack Capuano didn’t exactly shock anyone with his decision for which goalie to go with for Wednesday night’s 2-1 Stadium Series loss to the Rangers outdoors at Yankee...
Miley, Madonna unite for MTV Unplugged
It was probably intended as a chance for an old legend to show a young upstart how to do it. But the hotly anticipated duet between Madonna and Miley Cyrus...
Mark-Viverito sworn in as City Council speaker
Her swearing in was so nice, the City Council speaker did it twice! Despite having already been sworn in as a council member in December, Melissa Mark-Viverito held a second...
De Blasio celebrates Super Bowl but won’t say if he will attend
He’s super excited about the big game, but Mayor de Blasio won’t say if he’ll be in the stands during Sunday’s first-ever New York Super Bowl. De Blasio on Wednesday...
Broadway theaters to make disabled accessibility changes
Nine of Broadway’s most famous theaters in a settlement with the feds agreed Wednesday to make massive changes to boost accessibility for disabled patrons. Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara announced...
NYPD commissioner Bratton honored at Flatbush event
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton was honored during an event at the Madison Square Boys and Girls Club in Brooklyn Wednesday night. Bratton visited the club in Flatbush and told the...
Bratton orders NYPD to take over animal abuse cases
The NYPD is finally taking a lead role in animal cruelty investigations — and will even assign detectives to the most serious cases, according to a new order by Police...
Prosecutors want trial closed to public while terror informants testify
Prosecutors want to keep testimony by three key witnesses, an undercover police officer and two informants, out of public view at the trial of a man charged with plotting terrorist...
Next-door Seahawks, Broncos bars face off in Super Bowl
There are Seahawks bars and there are Broncos bars — but on one Midtown street, they’re right next door to each other, and the rivalry is ramping up. “There’s been...
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Brooklyn A gunman robbed a cellphone store in Mill Basin and fled with thousands of dollars worth of electronics and cash, authorities said. The suspect walked into the AT&T store...
Hospital locksmith says he was fired for exposing overtime scam
A veteran locksmith claims he was picked on — and lost his job — for being too honest. Joel Goldbaum said he uncovered shady practices at Kings County Hospital just...
Milder weather in the forecast for Super Bowl Sunday
The dreaded Ice Bowl of 2014 is not going to happen. “When you look at all the disaster scenarios that were thrown out there in the weeks before the Super...
Charter schools swamped with applications despite criticism
Parents are swamping charter schools with applications — even as the de Blasio administration casts a critical eye at the charters and is looking to slow their growth. Records released Wednesday...
Top state union leader calls Cuomo a ‘monkey,’ ‘moron’
One of the state’s top union leaders called Gov. Cuomo a “monkey” and a “moron” Wednesday for downsizing the state workforce. Danny Donohue, president of the Civil Service Employees Association,...