February 10, 2014
White House scrambles for dinner with flirty French President
WASHINGTON — White House protocol officials are scrambling to assemble the sensitive seating chart for the head table at an official state dinner honoring philandering French President François Hollande. Officials...
At 7-foot-4, Freddy the Great Dane is Britain’s tallest dog
He’s Britain’s biggest dog, and at 154 pounds, this Great Dane is still growing. Freddy, 18 months old, is 7-foot-4 standing on his hind legs and dwarfs his 5-foot-4 owner, Claire...
House of Crudele: How I became a designer
My passion for dresses started a long, long week ago. Designing them, not wearing them — although I’ll never say never to anything. Dresses do look pretty comfortable, although I...
Admiral ordered pics of bin Laden's corpse destroyed
WASHINGTON — A Navy admiral ordered the destruction of all photographs of the deceased Osama bin Laden before the public could see the images, according to Pentagon e-mails obtained by...
Putin’s pathetic Potemkin games
If there were an Olympic competition for gross expression of authoritarian egotism, Russian President Vladimir Putin would win the gold medal going away. His Sochi Olympics are a vanity project...
Report reveals average US family owns four mobile devices
America has become a nation of TV-, smartphone- and tablet-screen zombies — addicted to the glow so absolutely that many can’t even look away when they’re in the bathroom. In...
Is Obama looking to ally with Iran?
Is President Obama trying to shift alliances in the Middle East away from traditional allies and toward Iran? Robert Kaplan, author and geopolitical analyst for the Stratfor consulting firm, thinks...
It’s beast to beauty on 33rd
Brookfield Office Properties plans to spend $200 million to turn Manhattan’s largest office-building beast into a beauty — which is good news not only for fortress-like 450 W. 33rd St.,...
Growing up the governor’s girl: Pataki daughter now a novelist
When Allison Pataki was an undergrad at Yale University, there were a few perks to being the daughter of the governor of New York. For one — being able to...
Icahn drops Apple campaign
Carl Icahn has given up his attempt to have Apple add another $50 billion to its stock buyback program. In a rare defeat for the corporate agitator, Icahn posted a...
Winter storm could bring another 6 inches of snow to NYC
Another fierce winter storm could dump more than six inches on the city Thursday, accompanied by winds gusting in the 45 to 50 mph range, forecasters said. “The worst-case scenario”...
I saved my gay best friend's life — by marrying him
Terrified that her gay best friend would be sent back to the Middle East and victimized after his student visa expired, Liza Monroy went to extreme lengths to keep him...
Our federal sugar daddy
Now we have it: the answer to high and rising college costs. It comes courtesy of a website recently profiled in The Post that pairs young women with wealthy “Sugar...
Hip-hop mogul wanted rivals to 'carry a coffin'
After his teen son was slapped by rapper Tony Yayo in 2007, hip-hop mogul James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond issued a cold-blooded order: someone from Yayo’s hip-hop group G-Unit “had to...
Another mandate for delay
So yet another Obama provision is delayed beyond yet another key election. This time it’s the employer mandate. Back in July, the president unilaterally decided no one would enforce this...
Andrew’s opening
Just the other day, we urged Gov. Cuomo to live up to his claim that he’s the “students’ lobbyist” by standing up to a de Blasio administration that wants to...
Metta World Peace: Knicks can still make playoffs
The record is 11 games south of mediocre. The Knicks have been on an Injury of the Day plan all season it seems. Depending on the source, Mike Woodson’s job...
New editor realizes her vision of Condé Nast Traveler
This week sees the arrival of the March issue of Condé Nast Traveler magazine — which marks the full-scale vision of new Editor-in-Chief Pilar Guzmán, who arrived at the publication...
With strikes against them, Knicks spare time for bowling
The basketball court hasn’t always been the kindest place for the Knicks these days, so a trip to a Bowlmor Lanes might be the tonic needed to relax a team...
Mets' Mejia ready to go after fifth starter spot
PORT ST. LUCIE — Jenrry Mejia has a healthy right elbow and a healthy attitude. Look out, fifth starter. Mejia made it clear Monday when asked by The Post whether...
Assemblyman accused of corruption eyed governor run
Already indicted on a corruption rap, Brooklyn Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. told an undercover agent that he planned to have his feet up in the governor’s mansion by 2016 —...
Forget Cupid: Here's 13 ways to fly yourself to a better V-Day
There are but two days a year our puritanical society ceases and desists its slut-shaming of us debauchees: Halloween — obvs — and sweet, sublimating Valentine's Day. When the latter...
Experts question Michael Sam's NFL potential
There is no doubt Michael Sam is regarded as a player worthy of selection this May in the NFL Draft. There is no way of knowing how his announcement he...
Streaker gets the ‘OK’ from model Coco Rocha
Coco Rocha shrugged off the news of a streaker crashing Saturday’s Prabal Gurung fashion show. “I understand people trying to prove statements and points, and if that’s what they think...
Bridgegate probe deepens with new subpoenas
New Jersey legislators expanded their probe into Bridgegate and issued new 18 subpoenas — and a challenge to two of Gov. Chris Christie’s closest former advisors on Monday. The joint...
Yankees' Pineda ‘100 percent,' ready to compete for starter's job
TAMPA — Michael Pineda hasn’t pitched in the majors since September 2011. Since then, he was traded from Seattle to the Yankees, showed up overweight, had shoulder surgery and become...
Defense leads way during Nets’ 13-5 stretch
The Nets knew all along they were going to have to play defense to win, but there’s a big difference between knowing and doing. It wasn’t until a New Year’s...
Trapped bobsledder gets stuck again
American bobsledder Johnny Quinn may want to start avoiding small spaces at the Sochi Olympics. The 30-year-old, who made headlines by breaking down his stuck bathroom door at the Olympic...
Savannah's sexy brand of Southern comfort
If you come to Savannah looking for Southern clichés, you can certainly find them. At first glimpse the city appears almost absurdly cinematic: gothic church spires reach upwards; horse-drawn carriages...
Car flies 50 feet off expressway -- and all the passengers survive
The couple riding in this car became the luckiest folks in New York on Monday when the red sedan plummeted 50 feet from the Cross Bronx Expressway — and they...
Sam's roommate: Not all Missouri players were supportive
The public response to Missouri defensive end Michael Sam announcing he is gay was overwhelmingly supportive and positive. But a different picture was painted by a college roommate of Sam’s in...
Daughter of deceased attorney battling stepmom for $7M estate
The daughter of a deceased New York attorney is fighting her ex-con stepmom over control of his $7 million estate, including an immaculately restored Harlem town house. Geneya Brooks, whose dad,...
$1.9M award for family of woman slain 'because she was white'
A Westchester jury awarded $1.9 million on Monday to the family of a woman who was stabbed to death in 2005 by a convicted rapist who said he did it...
Abortion still a tough issue on TV — as ‘Downton Abbey’ shows
Lady Edith (Laura Carmichael) went to a rather unsavory clinic last night on “Downton Abbey” last night to take care of her problem — dear reader, she is with child...
A foodie's tour of Lyon with native Chef Daniel Boulud
If you want an expert’s guide to dining in Tokyo, you might consult with Chef Nobu Matsuhisa. Exploring London’s food scene? Check in with Marco Pierre White. And if you’re...
Eric Church still a big Boss man
Albums of the Week Eric Church “The Outsiders” ★★★½ Country music is loaded with smart singer-songwriters right now, and Church’s arena-rock-indebted fourth album, made with his crack band, is the...
Suicide bomb instructor blows up his students
Would-be suicide bombers got to meet their 72 virgins a bit early Monday when their clumsy tutor accidentally detonated an explosives-packed car during a how-to-bomb lesson at their Iraqi terror...
Wichita State jockeying for undefeated season — and respect
Midnight has yet to strike for Cinderella. Last March’s magical Final Four run, in fact, may just be the start of Wichita State’s fairy-tale story. The Shockers enter the regular...
Cervelli again fighting for backup job after 2013 'disaster'
TAMPA -- After a regular season he called a “disaster,” Francisco Cervelli’s offseason didn’t go much better. The Yankees signed Brian McCann to a five-year, $85 million deal, ending speculation...
Man who reported girlfriend's shooting was the gunman: cops
A Queens man who reported to police that his girlfriend was shot during a home invasion was collared on Monday for her attempted murder, prosecutors said. Steven Diaz allegedly shot...
8 super chic bags that are rocking the runways at Fashion Week
Day five into Fashion Week and there are already a slew of bags we can’t wait to get our hands on: furry, fan-shaped or straight-up throwback, this is what you’ll...
Olympic skater Sonja Henie belatedly arrives on DVD
The Winter Olympics seem an appropriate occasion to revisit the film career of Sonja Henie, who won Gold medals for ice skating in the 1928, 1932 and 1936 games before...
Post's Top 25: Stop sleeping on Saint Louis
Over the last three seasons, they are 76-17. They are one of only seven teams undefeated in conference play and have won at least one NCAA Tournament game the previous...
Lawyer charged in resurrection of plunder plot at SI cemetery
A lawyer who was put in charge of a Staten Island cemetery that had been looted by its bookkeeper was busted Monday on charges of continuing the scam and stealing...
Private equity firm founder arrested in $9.3M theft
The founder of a New York private equity firm was indicted Monday for allegedly stealing $9.3 million from investors and spending it on jewelry, a luxury car and rent, according...
'I'll join NYPD,' quips fashionista facing charge she lied to them
The glamorous former “Project Runway” contestant accused of lying to cops about being mugged refused a no jail plea deal in a Manhattan court Monday then quipped about her desire...
Giants quick to support Michael Sam
Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to enter the NFL Draft, will appear on the Giants’ board, and if the Missouri defensive end is deemed worthy of selection, he’ll...
The day in photos
2014 Winter Olympics, Chinese New Year, the Nagaur Cattle Fair, a dissected giraffe, and more.
Not everyone a fan of Olympian's Beyonce-dancing warmup
http://youtu.be/d-AYlv_kmh8 Whatever happens in the final rounds of the Olympics luge, Kate Hansen already has locked up the gold in warm-up dancing. Television cameras captured a blissful Hansen breaking it...
'Walking Dead' return delivers big ratings for AMC
The midseason premiere of "The Walking Dead" delivered monstrous ratings Sunday night, averaging 15.8 million viewers. That wasn't a record for the AMC zombie drama, but considering it was up...
Shake Shack to open East Midtown location this fall
Don’t be surprised to see lines start forming now. Shake Shack is coming to 600 Third Ave., the 550,000 square-foot office tower between 39th and 40th streets owned by L&L...
CBS Beatles special draws 14 million viewers
Fifty years later, Beatlemania is still a force. The CBS special “The Beatles: The Night That Changed America – A Grammy Salute” averaged nearly 14 million viewers on Sunday night...
Supermodels unrecognizable on the Alexander Wang runway
A bevy of famously glam models looked so androgynous at Alexander Wang's show on Saturday, they were hardly recognizable. You'll be shocked to see that these beauties were present on...
Rhonda Ross 'happy' about Ashlee Simpson joining the family
Ashlee Simpson’s triumphant tweet last month announcing her engagement to her “baby love,” Evan Ross, may have taken some by surprise. But Ross’ big sister, Rhonda, says the family is...
Stolen puppy allegedly tossed out car window during police pursuit
Two cold-hearted Brooklyn men threw a stolen pit bull puppy out of a moving car when state police, pursuing them for an upstate New York home invasion robbery, tried to...
Jurors face fetish questions in trials connected to 'Cannibal Cop'
Kinky jurors beware! Both Manhattan federal prosecutors and lawyers representing two men charged in a sick plot to rape and murder women and children in connection to the NYPD’s infamous...
Jeter ready to move forward without A-Rod distraction
TAMPA — After a year of being surrounded by Alex Rodriguez-related drama, the Yankees are ready to put it behind them. “For us, we don’t have to deal with it,”...
St. John's rewind: Obekpa now making impact on both ends
St. John’s officially entered the NCAA Tournament discussion Sunday night after notching its first win over a ranked opponent by outlasting No. 12 Creighton, 70-65, at the Garden. The Red...
Pharrell's hat trick a welcome sight at Fashion Week
It's been a helluva “Happy” time for Pharrell Williams, thanks to an Oscar nomination and a Grammy Award. And if all that success didn’t go to the Producer of the...
IOC tells Olympians to stop tributes to dead
SOCHI, Russia — The IOC is telling Olympic athletes they may not wear armbands or stickers during competition to commemorate the dead. The Olympic body said Monday it sent a...
Jets raise ticket prices in lower level, slash cost on others
Attempting to jump-start their sluggish season ticket sales, the Jets have raised season ticket prices in the lower bowl at MetLife Stadium and lowered season ticket prices in the upper...
Best wipeouts at Sochi 2014
From figure skating to ski jumping, these are the best crashes from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Best and worst moments from Beatles' 50th anniversary special
Sunday night's CBS special, "The Beatles: The Night That Changed America," celebrated the 50th anniversary of The Fab Four's live appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show" which did, indeed, "change America"...
Analyst sees Twitter as no more than niche product
One Wall Street tech analyst says he knows Facebook, that he follows Facebook and that Twitter is no Facebook. The analyst, in a report Friday addressing Twitter’s disappointing user growth...
Lawyers argue if murderer 'convicted on race bias' should be freed by appeal
Brooklyn prosecutors on Monday bashed an ex-judge who came forward after 14 years to claim his own racial bias made him convict a white man of killing a black man...
Thief enters 50th year of crime by robbing donation boxes: authorities
It’s his 50th crime-iversary! A 77-year-old burglar who’s been in and out of jail since the year The Beatles took America by storm was busted again just last month —...
Knicks coach: I'll be still be here after All-Star Game
He can’t change what has happened and has little control over what awaits, but for the moment, Mike Woodson is the coach of the New York Knicks, a position and...
FBI to American in Europe: Are you Etan Patz?
The FBI apparently believes that Etan Patz could still be alive — and reached out to a man just last month to chase down a tip that he might be...
Yankees' Tanaka drops $195K on flight to NYC
New Yankee ace Masahiro Tanaka is already living the American dream — renting an entire Boeing 787 to fly from Japan with his pop-star wife, small pup and a couple...
Icahn backs off Apple buyback proposal
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn just retreated from his buyback battle with Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook. In a rare instance of backing down, the feared corporate saber-rattler posted a letter...
30 teams, 30 spring training questions
Let’s lead off with this week’s Pop Quiz question, which came to us from Mike McDonald of Phoenix:In the 1976 song "Jitterbug Boy," Tom Waits sings that he taught a...
Kanye’s final Nike immediately sells out, fetching $4K on eBay
Just how popular are Kanye’s new kicks? A day after their debut, they’re selling on eBay for $4,000. Kanye West and Nike’s fabled shoe collaboration, the “Red October” Air Yeezy...
De Blasio pushes for raise in city's minimum wage
Mayor de Blasio dropped another hot political potato in Gov. Cuomo’s lap Monday by announcing he’ll ask Albany for permission to raise the minimum wage for city businesses. “We want...
AIG wants alum judge off Horace Mann sex abuse case
Insurance companies locked in a legal battle with the elite Horace Mann School over $1 million in sex abuse settlements want to boot the judge from the case because he...
How Woody’s leading women have fared on Oscar night
If Cate Blanchett wins this year’s Oscar as Best Actress for “Blue Jasmine,” she will become the second actress in a Woody Allen film to take that honor. Almost every...
NBA Power Rankings: Firing Cheeks doesn't fix Pistons mess
The Pistons fired coach Maurice Cheeks Sunday afternoon, just 50 games into his first season on the job. There is little question the Pistons haven’t played up to their capabilities...
Julia Mancuso hangs on for bronze in super-combined
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — One gold down for Maria Hoefl-Riesch, and more chances to come. The German skier won her third Olympic gold medal in only her sixth Olympic race...
Nets rewind: Kidd expertly managing minutes
Here are my three thoughts on the Nets’ 93-81 win over the Pelicans Sunday night: 1. For a veteran team like the Nets, every game like Sunday's – in which...
‘SNL’ pals help headline Fallon’s ‘Tonight Show’ debut week
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” has set its premiere week guest lineup , which features many A-list names -- including a few friends from the host’s “Saturday Night Live”...
Chaos ensues after app creator kills 'Flappy Bird'
Over the weekend, the creator of the wildly popular “Flappy Bird” app called it quits, yanked the app from Apple’s iTunes and Google Play Store, and unleashed chaos. So badly...
Pussy Riot pair to enter Moscow city elections
BERLIN — Two members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot say they may run for seats in this year's election for the Moscow city parliament. Nadia Tolokonnikov, appearing alongside fellow...
American al Qaeda member planning terror attacks
An American citizen who is a member of al Qaeda is actively planning attacks against Americans overseas, U.S. officials say, and the Obama administration is wrestling with whether to kill him...
Skater barely avoids wardrobe malfunction
Just imagine if she had won gold. Russian speedskater Olga Graf was celebrating a surprising bronze-medal finish in the women's 3,000 meters on Sunday and started unzipping her racing suit...
The Olympic halfpipe is terrible, melting
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Rider after rider took a crash course Monday night on an Olympic halfpipe that looks only half ready with less than 24 hours until men’s competition....
US corporations scale back Sochi attendance
Is corporate America conducting a quiet boycott of the Sochi Olympics and opting for summer soccer in Brazil instead? High costs, security risks and lack of decent hotel accommodation are...
Bitcoin plunges over transaction problems
Bitcoin prices dropped Monday from recent levels after the exchange Mt. Gox said it had identified a bitcoin-wide problem in the processing of withdrawals in the digital currency. Mt. Gox...
Newlywed dies after parachute fails during BASE jump
A Utah newlywed died in a freak accident when her parachute failed to fully open during a weekend BASE jump in Utah as her horrified husband of just two weeks...
Mike Francesa headed to Fox Sports 1
Mike Francesa will not have to wait much longer to make a return to TV. Francesa will soon bring his WFAN radio show to Fox Sports 1, sources said in...
‘Dumb Starbucks’ draws fans, questions
A new coffee shop called "Dumb Starbucks" opened its doors in Los Angeles on Friday, bringing in a crowd and questions. A spokesperson for the real Starbucks coffee chain says...
Woman busted for trying to smuggle cash, drugs to inmate son
A Brooklyn woman was busted for trying to smuggle cash and drugs to her inmate son at an upstate prison, state police said. Yelena Linsalato, 43, of Avenue Z in...
Hillary blamed Monica affair on her failure as a wife
Hillary Clinton described Monica Lewinsky as a “narcissistic loony toon” in a private chat with her best pal - and even blamed herself in part for Bill’s philandering ways, according...
N. Korea cancels talks with US over detained American -- again
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has canceled for a second time its invitation for a senior U.S. envoy to visit the country to discuss a long-detained American's possible release,...
Caribbean Airlines flights from Guyana ‘threatened’: US Embassy
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — The U.S. Embassy in Guyana warned Sunday that it had received "unconfirmed threat information" about a regional airline's flights from the South American country to the United...
‘Game of Thrones’ trailer unleashed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5iS3tULXMQ&noredirect=1 "Game of Thrones" fans have been very patient for the new season, which starts April 6, and as if to reward them for their devotion, HBO has released a...
Russian-born Slovak wins gold after brother takes 4th
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Less than 24 hours after her younger brother just missed out on an Olympic medal, Anastasiya Kuzmina succeeded — and then dedicated her gold medal to...
Gay ski jumper says protests in Russia aren't worth it
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — An openly gay women's ski jumper says protests against Russia's law banning homosexual "propaganda" aimed at minors aren't worth it because "no one cares." Daniela Iraschko-Stolz...
Russian team skating claims first gold for hosts
SOCHI, Russia — A master showman and four-time Olympic medalist, Evgeni Plushenko knows brilliance on the ice. He saw it Sunday night inside the Iceberg at Sochi's Olympic Park from...
Favored Miller flubs downhill, finishes eighth
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia (AP) — Lowering his head, then crouching in a corner, Bode Miller lingered in the finish area after his slower-than-expected Olympic downhill run, contemplating where things might...
'Hippie' Anderson gives US slopestyle sweep
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — There was a lot of ugliness out on that supersized Olympic slopestyle course Sunday — crashes, splashes, face plants, even a cracked helmet. As she so...
Emotionally disturbed man rescued from Bronx apartment blaze
A naked emotionally disturbed man had to be rescued after he dangled from a window as a blaze ripped through a Bronx apartment building Sunday evening, authorities said. The fire...
Iranian navy contingent heading across Atlantic toward US
Several Iranian warships are steaming through the Atlantic — and are expected to travel close to US maritime borders for the first time, an official said Saturday. Adm. Afshin Rezayee...
Man who tried plane hijacking to Sochi arrested in Istanbul
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey's state-run agency says a court in Istanbul has formally arrested a Ukrainian man who allegedly tried to hijack a Turkey-bound flight to Sochi, Russia, as the...
Iran agrees to give UN more info on nuclear activity
VIENNA — In a significant move, Iran agreed Sunday to provide additional information sought by the U.N. nuclear agency in its long-stalled probe of suspicions that Tehran may have worked...
Swiss voters approve immigration quota plan
GENEVA — Voters in Switzerland on Sunday narrowly backed a plan to limit immigration, in a blow for the government after it had warned that the measure could harm the...
US health experts predict the coming of a cigarette-free America
ATLANTA — Health officials have begun to predict the end of cigarette smoking in the United States.Acting US Surgeon General Boris Lushniak last month released a 980-page report on smoking.“We...
3 out of 4 US kids consume some caffeine: surveys
CHICAGO — Nearly 3 out of 4 U.S. children and young adults consume at least some caffeine, mostly from soda, tea and coffee. The rate didn't budge much over a...
Mark Zuckerberg tops US philanthropist list
SEATTLE — Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, were the most generous American philanthropists in 2013, with a donation of 18 million shares of Facebook stock, valued at more...
Albany soon to take applications for four upstate casinos
ALBANY — New York is gearing up to take applications for four new upstate casinos at a time when some gambling operations in the region are in a slump. A...
Go to Greg: Securing personal devices used at work
I used my own personal device at work, and when I recently left my employer I discovered all of my contacts were wiped clean remotely. If I’m using my own...
CNBC's ratings soar with 'Shark Tank' reruns
There are no sure things in TV but, as acquisitions go, CNBC winning the rights to repeats of business reality show “Shark Tank” is about as perfect a match one...
Why can’t networks make good TV anymore?
Why can’t anyone in LA make a good TV show anymore? This may seem like a sweeping generalization, but we are not even halfway through the 2013-14 television season and...
Charles Busch back in drag in desperate real estate ploy
He was a femme fatale in “Die Mommie, Die!” and a schizoid teenager in “Psycho Beach Party.” But Charles Busch’s new character is more demure: This time he plays Jimmy,...
Why execs, not players, have a problem with Michael Sam
We already see how the men who pull the NFL’s most important strings are trying to play this. Eight of them were quoted anonymously on Sports Illustrated’s website Sunday, in...
St. John's desperately needed this kind of signature win
The chant coming from the pep band was an ironic one, if you really think about it. “OVER-RATED!” a few scattered voices began to scream, as D’Angelo Harrison made the...
Lopez staying positive despite foot injury
Brook Lopez isn’t a doctor, but he’s dealt with enough issues with his right foot he didn’t need one to tell him what had happened when the X-rays came back...
Woody on Sam coming out: 'NFL not a progressive place'
When Damien Woody, the former Jets offensive lineman and current ESPN analyst, first heard the news Sunday that Missouri star defensive lineman Michael Sam announced he is gay, this was...
Early start throws J.R. for loop — again
OKLAHOMA CITY — Yes, Carmelo Anthony was bad. But J.R. Smith was worse. Those Sunday noon starts at the Garden that Smith is known for struggling in carried over to...
Plumlee does bench work for Nets
The Nets’ bench was rolling as their starters were sitting. The reserves, led by high-flying, hard-dunking rookie Mason Plumlee, played every second of the fourth quarter of Brooklyn’s game against...
Daily blotter
Manhattan The woman is wanted for stealing cash and property from the purses of distracted shoppers in Harlem, authorities said. She first approached a woman at a shopping center on...
MTA ‘troubled’ by ‘Walking Dead’ subway grate video
A video prank for “The Walking Dead” in which actors playing zombies lurked beneath a subway grate and scared New Yorkers is under investigation by city officials, authorities said. “We...
Charter schools scramble for space after mayor's moves
Seeing the writing on the blackboard, new charter schools are scrambling to find private space as Mayor de Blasio moves to keep them from using city-owned public-school buildings in the...
Families unaware Hart Island remains have been ID'd
Seventy-five people who were anonymously buried in a potter’s field up to 24 years ago have finally been identified — but their families still don’t know it. Under a joint...
Bronx DA spends bulk of overtime on translators
Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson, whose office has the city’s worst felony-conviction rate, spent the bulk of his overtime dollars last year on interpreters and clerical workers — while the...
Conservative Party boss says Rob Astorino to run for gov
State Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long says that Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino is going to run for governor, that he’s “ready” to back him, and that Donald Trump, who...
Famous Babe Ruth ball given to kid in hospital goes for $250K
The famous baseball that Babe Ruth sent to a sick kid with the promise to “knock a homer for you” scrawled on it sold at auction to a New York...
Anti-Weiner campaign sparks suits between union & political director
A campaign to prevent Anthony Weiner from becoming mayor last year has ignited an ugly legal war within the union that represents parent coordinators and other school employees — with...
De Blasio called a hypocrite for raking contributions in pre-K fight
Mayor de Blasio is employing a double standard to bankroll his campaign for a tax hike on the rich to finance universal pre-K, critics charge, by allowing unlimited donations to the...
Bridgegate probe to check Christie chopper rides
The New Jersey legislative committee investigating the Bridgegate scandal will probe records of helicopter rides Gov. Chris Christie took to see if he flew near Fort Lee while lanes leading...
70 arrested in NY’s largest cockfighting bust
Authorities made New York’s largest-ever cockfighting bust, seizing 3,000 birds and arresting some 70 people across three counties, officials said. Investigators executed “Operation Angry Birds” late Saturday night, raiding two...
Beatle fans relive day band's 1964 Ed Sullivan show
Beatles fans couldn’t hide their love away Sunday, as the city celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Fab Four’s introduction to America. A steady stream of Beatlemaniacs stopped by Broadway’s...
Benihana founder's wife wants more money
The third wife of the late Rocky Aoki, founder of the Benihana Japanese steakhouse empire, has an appetite for cash. Barely a year after Keiko Ono Aoki won control of...
Sons of late lingerie mogul at war over their inheritance
An heir to a bra-and-girdle fortune says his older brother has launched a panty raid on their father’s $13 million estate. Bruce Leventhal, 67, claims in his Manhattan Surrogate’s Court...
Actor spared death after avoiding ambush hit with coke dealers
A Hollywood actor was spared the real-life role of victim in a fatal shooting because he failed to show up for a Midtown meeting that turned into a hit on...
Kristen Stewart touts Valley roots in Marie Claire magazine
Kristen Stewart vamps it up in a short and lacy dress for Marie Claire. Although her urban-chic style may indicate otherwise, the “Twilight” star, 23, tells the mag’s March issue...