February 1, 2014
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford nabbed again, this time for jaywalking
Toronto’s mayor has run afoul of the law again.Cops in Vancouver slapped Rob Ford with a ticket for jaywalking Friday night after he crossed a street against a red light,...
Christie booed at Times Square Super Bowl event
Amid a chorus of boos, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie took a Times Square stage Saturday for the ceremonial Super Bowl “handoff” — then ran for daylight from “Bridgegate” questions....
Knicks can’t take the Heat, end win streak at four
You play the Celtics, the Cavaliers, the Bobcats, heck, even the Lakers, these days, you can take a possession off here or there. Heck, you can probably take a quarter...
Entrepreneur finds success in 'authentic Chinese tea' venture
Four years ago, new Manhattanite Shunan Teng was struck that there was no place in this city to drink authentic Chinese tea. She fixed that problem last fall when she...
Model becomes 'global explorer' for luxury hotel company
Helena Christensen, the gorgeous Danish-Peruvian model, has signed on as “global explorer” for The Luxury Collection Hotels and Resorts, an upscale brand of Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Christensen, 45, who...
Mogul drugged mom's oatmeal, sexually assaulted her: suit
A wealthy 72-year-old businessman who owned Mickey Mantle’s and Solera restaurants in Midtown twisted generosity into a nightmare for a woman he took in after Hurricane Sandy, a lawsuit claims....
Italian wine company working to snag de Blasio
A mayor who eats pizza with a knife and fork must have a weakness for a good bottle of Barolo. That, at least, was the thinking at Vinitaly, a Verona,...
Bloomberg’s Bolton signs off, heads to Fox
In the continuing shuffle of business news networks’ anchor chairs, on Friday Bloomberg TV lost Deirdre Bolton to Fox Business Network, sources tell On the Money. There is believed to...
Christie blasts Bridgegate accuser amid new accusations
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Saturday blasted “Bridgegate’’ accuser David Wildstein as someone who’ll “do and say anything to save David Wildstein.” Christie criticized his high school classmate for claiming...
Sapp silenced as Strahan gets Hall of Fame nod
Warren Sapp’s bust in Canton would be wise to shut its yap now. And make room for the gap-toothed bust representing the New York Football Giants. Michael Strahan wasn’t the...
Millennials have little tolerance for stocks, risk
The Great Recession is haunting today’s millennials. New York public high-school teacher Brian Heiss is hardworking and as financially conservative as someone born during the Great Depression —and a surprising...
Tuck: ‘I think I want to be back’ with Big Blue
After telling The Post earlier this week he would test the free agent market, Justin Tuck said Saturday he hoped to stay with the Giants, but had no gut feeling...
Nets hang tough, but fall to Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS — The Nets gave the Eastern Conference-leading Pacers a much stiffer test on the road Saturday night than they did the Western Conference-leading Thunder at home the night before....
Lundqvist won’t bring his family to Sochi
Team Sweden’s security blanket that goes by the name of Henrik Lundqvist has concerns over security in Sochi, but that’s not the only reason the royal family won’t be accompanying...
Carroll could join rare company with Super Bowl title
Pete Carroll has tried to keep Super Bowl week as normal as possible. The Seahawks have completed Competition Wednesday, Turnover Thursday and No-Repeat Fridays. By the time Super Bowl XLVIII...
Daily routines make baseball more like a wife, football a mistress
Baseball is your spouse. Football is your fling. Baseball requires your constant attention and rewards you for your diligence and loyalty. Football asks that you stop by just once a...
Reign Mann: 60 minutes to ‘Greatest’ for Peyton
He turned this season into an extended Manning Passing Academy wherever he went. And all of it — the 55 touchdown passes and the 5,477 yards — will mean nothing...
Rangers’ Callahan won’t engage in contract talk
The line of communication is frayed, there is no question about that. In the contract negotiations between the Rangers and Ryan Callahan, things have come to a temporary halt —...
Dylan Farrow: Woody Allen sexually assaulted me
Dylan Farrow renewed molestation allegations against Woody Allen, claiming the movie director sexually assaulted her when she was 7 after he and actress Mia Farrow adopted her. In an open-letter...
Infringe on this! NFL puts dragnet on use of Super term
My name’s Sunday, Any Given Sunday, but particularly this Sunday. Friends call me A.G. I’m a cop. But not just any cop. I’m a Special Agent assigned to the SBTVTF,...
Giants legend Strahan headed to Canton
With apologies to Warren Sapp, Michael Strahan officially is not a bust. But he will get a bust. As of Saturday, Strahan is officially headed to the Hall of Fame....
Blueshirts grid around before practice
Any question about how the Rangers are feeling after winning three in a row was answered at the beginning of Saturday’s practice, when the team spent 15 minutes playing touch...
How taxi innovation could save innocent lives
On Jan. 10, 9-year-old Cooper Stock was crossing in a crosswalk on the Upper West Side with his father — with the light — when a cab driver taking a...
Jets’ Richardson wins Defensive Rookie of Year
Jets defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson may not be the best thing since sliced bread, as Warren Sapp derisively said, but he is the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. The...
Knicks fall just short of landing Bynum
The Knicks made a strong late push to sign center Andrew Bynum before he chose the Pacers, his agent told The Post Saturday. Knicks personnel director Mark Warkentien tried to...
The erotic EBT card
Technology is a marvelous thing — within limits.One such limit should be on where those on public assistance can spend the cash the taxpayers give them on their Electronic Benefits...
12 Super Bowl facts that will impress your friends
The Super Bowl is more than just a game — it’s an experience. It’s a spectacle of sport, stars, music and food. It’s the ultimate entertainment. Chances are you won’t...
RepubliCare
Mr. President, Republicans are calling your bluff. During last Tuesday’s State of the Union, President Obama responded to the GOP’s attempts to repeal ObamaCare this way: “If you have specific...
Idzik counseled Geno over offseason incidents
It sounds as if Jets general manager John Idzik and quarterback Geno Smith have had a few chats lately. Idzik, appearing at Jets House in midtown Saturday, said he has...
Gospel of John Elway lashing whips Broncos into shape
At the time, it seemed like a relatively inconsequential moment. It was, after all, only August, in the middle of training camp. Who knew it would turn out to be...
Our Bowl likely destined for middle of list
Odds are we aren’t going to get the best Super Bowl ever. That said, the good news is, odds are we aren’t going to get the worst Super Bowl either....
Seahawks stayed strong after losing Manning sweepstakes
The NFL changed on March 19, 2012. That was the day Peyton Manning chose the Broncos after a 10-day whirlwind recruiting tour that included stops in Arizona, North Carolina, Colorado...
NFL wives put competition aside for breakfast at Tiffany's
The Fifth floor of Tiffany & Co. is a state — and really a world away — from Metlife Stadium, but early on Saturday morning it welcomed some of the...
Journalist debunks Babe Ruth's legendary 'called shot'
On Oct. 1, 1932, in Game 3 of the World Series, New York Yankee star Babe Ruth hit two home runs against the Chicago Cubs to lead his team to...
St. John’s stays Red hot with rout of Marquette
JaKarr Sampson hasn’t forgotten what this season could have been. As he walked off the floor with his characteristically wide smile — after St. John’s unusually stress-free win over Marquette,...
Nets rewind: Durant's dominance is breathtaking
Here are my three thoughts on the Nets’ 120-95 loss to the Thunder in Brooklyn Friday night: 1. One of the many cool things about this job is getting a...
Cops probe report of suspicious powder at Crown Plaza Hotel
The NYPD is investigating reports of a suspicious powder at the Crown Plaza Hotel, according to police. An employee was collecting an electronic room key from a guest around 10:15...
'Welcome to the United States of paranoia'
Feel like Big Brother is watching you these days? You’re not alone. “This is not some far-out Orwellian scenario,” wrote the late William Safire of The New York Times in...
Behind the secret plan to bring Nazi scientists to US
As the Allied troops advanced through France in November 1944, three experts in biological weapons huddled, by candlelight, in a grand apartment in Strasbourg, France, guarded by US soldiers. The...
Chris Gibson & the year's most interesting congressional contest
Rep. Chris Gibson has tested Irving’s theory. Gibson, whose closely cropped graying hair announces his Army pedigree, believes he should be in the Guinness Book of Records for having moved...
Rhode Island teachers exit Loeb fund
Rhode Island state employees are pulling their money out of Dan Loeb’s Third Point hedge fund. The move is the latest salvo in a simmering feud between Loeb, a handful...
Big Oil not only believes in global warming — they’ll profit from it
If this winter’s polar vortexes and accidental Atlanta ice-skating rinks have you doubting whether climate change is real, you’re not alone. In a recent Yale survey, a record 23% of...
Volcano kills 16 in Indonesia
MOUNT SINABUNG, Indonesia — The death toll from an Indonesian volcano that has been rumbling for months rose to 16 Sunday after rescuers found another charred corpse and a critically...
Woman tries to 'poison husband' with feces IV drip
A woman has been charged with attempting to murder her husband by putting feces into his IV drip as he recovered from surgery. Rosemary Vogel's husband, 66, was in a...
No immunity for 'visa lie' Indian diplomat
The feds said Friday an Indian diplomat who was strip-searched when she was busted on charges that she lied to get a work visa for her housekeeper isn’t covered by...
Heart attack causes fatal crash in Brooklyn
A livery cab driver was killed when he had a heart attack and crashed into a double-parked truck Friday in Brooklyn, cops said. Elin Medar, 37, was driving down East...
Teen planned to sell Guy Fieri's stolen Lamborghini
A Northern California teenager convicted of stealing celebrity chef Guy Fieri’s Lamborghini planned to sell the car and also commit a jewelry heist, according to court documents. Investigators found a...
Your cheat sheet to the Super Bowl
Seahawks Owner — Paul Allen of Microsoft fame Russell Wilson — Quarterback He may be the QB for the Seattle Seahawks, but he was drafted to play baseball for the...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx ■ A conniving driver cruising through the South Bronx used the ruse of being lost to drive off with a woman’s iPhone, authorities said. Anisha Wilson, 22, was...
Johnnies on the spot as calendar turns to February
The calendar has turned once more. It is February. It is the month Steve Lavin has pointed to all season, the time when the St. John’s coach always believed all...
This Super Bowl party the ultimate in good taste
The list of parties and galas associated with Super Bowl week is endless. Most of them are who’s-who events of almost wasteful excess. But none is more important than the...
Not on board: Nets snag record-low 17 rebounds
There were plenty of lows for the Nets in Friday night’s 120-95 drubbing to the Thunder inside Barclays Center, but none were lower than their rebound total. The Nets finished...
NFL may expand playoffs to 14 teams
Roger Goodell on Friday offered hope for London and an expanded NFL playoff field and bad news to detractors of the Redskins’ nickname and any players hoping marijuana would be...
Super Bowl tickets still cheaper than normal
Ticket sales for Super Bowl XLVIII improved with the weather forecast this week but are still expected to end up with the cheapest resale value for a Super Bowl in...
Donald’s split decision in battle vs. AG
Donald Trump declared victory in the bitter court battle with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman Friday, calling out the state’s top lawman on Twitter as a “lightweight” who “just got his...
British, French bulldogs most popular in city
Americans may love Labrador retrievers but New Yorkers prefer bulldogs and French bulldogs. And the city’s favorite hounds vary from neighborhood to neighborhood, the American Kennel Club found. French bulldogs,...
Mom, daughter slap condo with $1M bias suit
The board president of a luxury East 53rd Street condominium blocked a mother and daughter from landscaping their penthouse terrace because he didn’t approve of their “lifestyle,” according to a...
Bummer for Barbie as sales slump
Barbie’s dream house turned into a nightmare this Christmas. Sales of Mattel’s leggy, blonde doll plunged 13 percent worldwide during the crucial fourth quarter, stoking worries that Barbie is losing...
Adidas may distance Reebok from NHL
Sports megabrand Adidas is weighing a move to lower the team-sports profile of its Reebok unit, The Post has learned. The move may first be seen in the NHL where,...
Pepsi, Microsft, LG among advertisers chasing Bruno Mars
Corporate America is craving Bruno Mars — but the 28-year- old Grammy Award winning singer has yet to fall in love with Madison Avenue. Mars, whose worldwide fame is expected...
Punter Colquitt has chance to follow dad's Super footsteps
The father sat in the basement family room scattered with memorabilia from his decorated NFL career, including the two Super Bowl rings he won while punting for the Steelers in...
Fairway fink slain after ratting out co-worker
A Fairway employee in charge of bagging nuts at the Harlem supermarket was stabbed to death allegedly by an enraged stockroom co-worker — because the suspect ratted him out for...
Art wife claims language barrier in bid to dodge pre-nup
A Chelsea gallery owner says his estranged wife is trying to skirt their prenuptial agreement that was written in German by claiming that she doesn’t understand the language — even...
Police commissioner: Stop-frisk numbers actually too small
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said on Friday that city cops may be making “too few” stop-and-frisks. The top cop, who a day earlier stood alongside Mayor de Blasio as he...
Jets' Mangold wants another shot to reach Super Bowl
Nick Mangold has come close to reaching the Super Bowl, falling short in the AFC Championship twice, and having The Big Game in his backyard has only intensified the Jets...
De Blasio plans to expand 'living wage'
Mayor de Blasio is planning to introduce new legislation to strengthen the city’s so-called living-wage protections in coming weeks, according to City Hall officials. The current protections were written into...
Giants owner Mara: ‘Great’ decision to play Super Bowl at MetLife
Giants co-owner John Mara said this week’s Super Bowl festivities have gone “great” and with the weather expected to be surprisingly fair without any snow, he thinks the game’s detractors...
Manhunt after brazen $300K truck heist
Three violent robbers dressed in heavy winter coats knocked over an armored truck guard in Queens on Friday and made off with $300,000 in cash, the FBI and police sources...
Fumes on plane force emergency landing at Newark
A flight from the US to Germany was diverted to Newark Liberty Airport because of fumes in the cockpit, and several passengers requested medical treatment once it landed, sources said....
The ladies’ school of football
On a chilly Wednesday night at Redemption Bar & Grill in Midtown East, 20 anxious women gather in the basement to get an education. They’ve come to the Second Avenue...
Kitchen QBs! Score with these Super dishes
Whether you're a Seahawk supporter or a bucking bronco, here are some quarter-by-quarter Super Bowl treats for all fans. Seahawk Feed “It’s tough to be a football fan when you...
January's market decline points to a down 2014
Wall Street is suddenly under a lot of barometric pressure from the equity vortex blowing through lower Manhattan. With yesterday’s 150-point drop in the Dow Jones industrial average and the...
Schneider paying for own show
Former “Saturday Night Live” trouper Rob Schneider is hoping to return to series TV — in a very unorthodox way. Schneider, who headlined the short-lived sitcom “Rob” on CBS in...
'ET' meets 'Romeo & Juliet' in CW's 'Star-Crossed'
The CW has sustained itself, and flourished of late, by sticking to its series genre playbook: lots of good-looking young people written into a teen-angsty, sci-fi setting. “Star-Crossed” doesn’t stray...