February 19, 2014
Nets hit right notes in a hard-fought win over Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY — It wasn’t pretty and it wasn’t easy, but the Nets opened their six-game Western road trip with the win they desperately needed. After falling behind by...
Carmelo sinks 42 as Knicks pluck Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS — Carmelo Anthony has found a home in the Big Easy. Three days after he lit up Smoothie King Center with a record-breaking 30-point night in the All-Star...
Houses of the Week
Fort Greene, Brooklyn | $975,000 Bedrooms: 2 | Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 1,007 | Common charges: $1,053 You’ll get “crystal-clear panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline” from this renovated condo in the full-service Forte building on Ashland...
Dream Homes
West Village | $10.979 million This Classic Greek revival townhouse on Charles Street, between West 4th Street and Seventh Avenue South, offers that quintessential village experience (down to the eight-figure price...
DuJour honcho snags Amagansett beach house
Yet another Manhattan family has bought a beach house in Amagansett. DuJour magazine publisher Jason Binn and his wife Haley have purchased a new residence in this beachy area that...
NY investor Wilbur Ross to pay $81M to settle Carolina suit
Wilbur Ross and his firm are paying $81 million to settle a suit accusing it of double-dealing and breach of fiduciary duty. The famed investor had settled the suit in...
Beauty queen the latest victim in Venezuela unrest
A local beauty queen died of a gunshot wound on Wednesday in the fifth fatality from Venezuela's political unrest, as imprisoned protest leader Leopoldo Lopez urged supporters to keep fighting...
Oil heiress' $35M-plus West Village 'fortress' on the block
Texas oil heiress Hyatt Bass and her screenwriter husband, Josh Klausner, who wrote the film “Date Night,” are quietly showing their ground-up, 7,000-square-foot, ultra-secure compound for “$35 million or more”...
MLS teams starting to spend money to keep big-name players
MLS has spent much of its existence obsessed with trying to avoid the overspending that killed the old NASL, using a salary cap to suppress payrolls and ensure survival. But,...
Timothy Hutton looking to unload upstate estate
Timothy Hutton is listing his Hudson River Valley estate for $1.895 million. This stunning property in Patterson consists of a renovated 1790 farmhouse with four bedrooms, 3½ bathrooms, a study...
Amando Moreno leaves Red Bulls for Club Tijuana
The Red Bulls have had a long history of producing young talent, and then seeing it slip away. Amando Moreno could be the latest in that trend, as the gifted...
Internet fee plea falls on deaf ears
Internet equality for all — so long as you pay for it. Federal Communication Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler has proposed new rules to keep Web pipelines fair and open, but...
Ex-Madoff exec gets grilled at fraud trial
A federal prosecutor on Wednesday tried to poke holes in the testimony of a former Bernie Madoff executive accused of helping to pull off the epic $17 billion Ponzi scheme,...
Boston College stuns Syracuse, ending Orange's unbeaten season
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Olivier Hanlan and Patrick Heckmann hit 3-pointers in overtime, Lonnie Jackson made four straight free throws in the final 26.2 seconds, and lowly Boston College stunned top-ranked...
Gap to raise minimum wage for US employees
Clothing chain Gap says it will raise the minimum hourly wage for its U.S. employees to $10 in 2015. The San Francisco company said Wednesday that the minimum wage for...
For these New Yorkers, winter is what matters
Chris Tinkham can sit at his desk on the warmest of summer Friday afternoons and remain focused. But come Fridays in November, the ski hound can’t wait to race from...
12 Vermont dream homes
Sick of spending slushy weekends in the city? Then join a growing number of New Yorkers who are buying winter vacation homes in Vermont, leaving work early Friday and hitting...
Getting down to brass tacks with artisan Michael Aram
Michael Aram is really into heavy metal — the stainless-steel, brass and gold kind, that is. Aram (pronounced uh-RAHM) started in NYC as an artist, but discovered metalworking on a...
Kerrigan speaks about '94 whack attack scandal
The first thing that jumps out about “Nancy & Tonya” is the titular placement of names in this NBC documentary, airing Sunday night before the closing ceremonies of the Winter...
NY shipping big set to lose 2nd company after default
One of New York’s biggest shipping tycoons is back in troubled waters. Peter Georgiopoulos, whose Genco Shipping & Trading operates a fleet of 53 tankers, missed a $3 million payment...
Anna Gunn lets her hair down in talking fame and new Fox series
Yo, Mrs. White — is that really you? Yes, that is Anna Gunn, looking much different as the cover girl on the March issue of More magazine than she did...
Politicians fiddle while economy burns
I’ve got news for the Republicans. And the Democrats should pay attention as well. The big issue in November’s mid-term congressional elections will be the economy. The economy! The economy!...
Super sibs: Kessels out for double hockey gold
The United States is three wins shy of sweeping ice hockey gold at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, three wins from becoming just the second country to win hockey gold...
Dillon Gee’s goal: Throw 200-plus innings
PORT ST. LUCIE — Dillon Gee begged for one more inning, but wasn’t about to get his wish. This was the right-hander’s final start of the 2013 season, last Sept....
Knicks' Stoudemire not expecting a trade
NEW ORLEANS -- Amar’e Stoudemire, who likely will be the focus of trade talk at next year’s deadline, if not this summer when he officially has a monstrous expiring contract, said...
The heartbreak of Amar'e Stoudemire's decline
NEW ORLEANS — There are still moments — a few possessions at a time, maybe even a few games at a time — when you can suspend your disbelief for...
Mattingly's advice to Boss on Jeter paid off
GLENDALE , Ariz. — The Boss was calling. He needed advice from Donnie Baseball about his young shortstop, Derek Jeter. A triangle of Yankee greatness: George Steinbrenner, Don Mattingly and...
Blind man who posed as building owner found guilty of fraud
A homeless blind man who craftily stole a Brooklyn apartment building from a younger man with the same name – and even used the building as collateral to bail himself...
Yankees hoping to give Jeter proper send-off
TAMPA — Derek Jeter stopped, practically mid-sentence, during his retirement press conference and looked at manager Joe Girardi, who was sitting with just about every Yankee in camp. “Hold on....
Combine marks start of active offseason for Jets
INDIANAPOLIS — The offseason of optimism gets under way for the Jets this week with the NFL Scouting Combine. The Jets entered this offseason with cap space and draft picks,...
Giants have eyes on blockers at NFL Combine
INDIANAPOLIS — This year’s NFL Draft is considered one of the deepest in years for offensive linemen, especially tackles, and that certainly has a nice ring to it for the...
Damon Liss designs Tribeca home with family in mind
Interior designer Damon Liss and his wife, Lisa, first spied their current TriBeCa home in January 2007 — but back then, it belonged to someone else. The couple — partners...
Architect Talia Braude designs DIY-inspired nursery
What do architects do when they have kids? Talia Braude was determined to steer clear of the classic baby paraphernalia when she was designing a nursery for her son, Rian,...
Turkish-born architect's abode boasts a modern flair
When Turkish-born architect Koray Duman bought a three-bedroom apartment on the border of Chinatown and the Lower East Side three years ago, he basically considered it a teardown. “Nothing remains...
Ichiro looks for role in Yankees' crowded outfield
TAMPA — The signings of Jacoby Ellsbury and Carlos Beltran were good news for the Yankees. Perhaps not for Ichiro Suzuki, though. “With those additions, I’m going to have to...
Alfonso Soriano ponders retirement after season
TAMPA — Alfonso Soriano could join Derek Jeter in retirement following the end of the upcoming baseball season. “It depends on how I feel,’’ Soriano said when asked by The...
Daisuke Matsuzaka in midseason form, which means slow
PORT ST. LUCIE — Daisuke Matsuzaka was in midseason form during a Mets bullpen session on Wednesday. In other words, the veteran right-hander was deliberate with his approach and in...
MTA bus driver killed in stolen truck crash mourned at wake
The MTA driver killed when model Tyson Beckford's nephew allegedly slammed his bus with a stolen truck was bid farewell on Wednesday by hundreds of mourners in Midtown. William Pena,...
Jeter's impact on Granderson and what it means for the Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE — One early spring training day in 2011, Derek Jeter, Curtis Granderson and a group of young players worked out together at the Yankees’ minor league complex...
US women in unpredictable medal mix in figure skating
SOCHI, Russia — Anxiety and energy. Conviction and courage. They all combined Wednesday — along with one stunning fall — to set up an unpredictable race for the Olympic gold...
Facebook buying messaging app WhatsApp for $19B
Facebook, in its largest purchase ever, agreed Wednesday to fork over $19 billion in cash and stock to buy mobile-messaging service WhatsApp. The company, formed by two former Yahoo! executives,...
'Dead' amnesiac dad wants to be declared alive
A California man claims he is the telephone-company worker from the East Village who went missing 24 years ago, saying he suffered amnesia and only recently remembered his identity. Winston...
Ubaldo Jimenez more like depth than ace for Orioles
Ubaldo Jimenez passed his physical and his four-year, $50 million contract with the Orioles is now official. There is a press conference scheduled for Thursday morning. A few quick thoughts:...
US looks like tournament's best team, top to bottom
The USA is through to the semifinals as the most impressive team standing in these Sochi Games. That and two more victories will get them the gold medal, same as...
200-year-old feminine product found in NYC
Archaeologists made a startling discovery during a renovation project at City Hall Park when they unearthed one of the oldest feminine hygiene products ever found in New York. A team...
Oscar-nominated 'Omar' builds up to the thrills
Palestine's nominee in the foreign-language film Oscar race is billed as a thriller, but slow to reveal itself that way. The title character (Adam Bakri) is introduced scaling the separation...
'In Secret' fails to impress
The most amusing screen credit of the year so far: “Based on the novel ‘Thérèse Raquin’ by Emile Zola . . . screenplay by Charlie Stratton.” Thanks to Monsieur Stratton (credits include...
Google to Glass users: Don't be creepy
Don't tune out the world, "be creepy or rude," or stare weirdly into space while sporting Google Glass, the company advised on Wednesday. A clever list of Google Glasses’ “Dos...
Herbalife CEO blasts Ackman
Mike Johnson is mad — and he’s not going to take it anymore. The Herbalife CEO launched into a three-minute rant against hedge-fund activist Bill Ackman on Wednesday, saying the...
The wildest outfits of Miley Cyrus' Bangerz tour
Tone it down after her wild and crazy MTV Video Music Awards performance? Puh-lease. Miley Cyrus’ much anticipated “Bangerz” tour kicked off in Vancouver last week, and it was every...
One thing matters most to Jeter's farewell season
TAMPA – Derek Jeter established the ground rules from the beginning – not just for his press gathering Wednesday, but also for an entire season. He definitively stated: “This is...
Ukraine president, protest leaders agree on truce
KIEV, Ukraine — Ukraine's embattled president and leaders of the protests that have been roiling the country agreed Wednesday on a truce to halt the violence that has killed 26 people...
Bronx CVS roof collapses due to snow buildup
The roof of a CVS drugstore collapsed under the weight of accumulated snow Wednesday in the Bronx. There were eight employees and seven customers inside the one-story business at Burke...
Hoffman's girlfriend named executor of late actor's estate
Philip Seymour Hoffman’s longtime girlfriend was made preliminary executor of his estate Wednesday to begin the grim task of sorting out the late Oscar winner’s finances and moving his things...
'Luxury' toilets planned in Manhattan — for $8 a day
It’s loo-dicrous — even potties could become exclusive in Manhattan! A New York firm wants to charge people up to $8 a day to use “luxury” toilet complexes in Midtown....
Islanders' Tavares knocked out of Olympics with knee injury
It was a big loss for Team Canada -- and a loss that could bury the Islanders season. In the second period of Canada’s 2-1 quarterfinal win over Latvia, Tavares...
Pitching market shrinks again as Reds hand $105M to Bailey
TAMPA -- Next offseason’s starting pitching free-agent market took yet another hit -- with perhaps more on the way -- Wednesday when the Reds signed Homer Bailey to a six-year,...
Disquieting Romanian film ‘Child’s Pose’ leaves questions
"Child's Pose” is a tale of two lost boys. One is dead, the other merely lifeless. Barbu (Bogdan Dumitrache) is a worthless upper-class loser, the sickening and sickened product of...
Ray Rice reportedly seen dragging fiancée through casino
Disturbing new video footage from an Atlantic City casino emerged Wednesday that casts the weekend arrest of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice in a different light.
The day in photos
Protests in the Ukraine, Venezuela and Thailand; the 2014 Winter Olympics; Prince Charles in a Saudi uniform; a frozen Lake Michigan and more.
Pizza Hut manager caught urinating in sink fired
KERMIT, W.Va. — Health officials have temporarily shut down a southern West Virginia pizza restaurant after a district manager was caught on surveillance video urinating into a sink. The Mingo...
US settles for silver, bronze in women’s bobsled
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse had a simple approach heading into the final two runs of the women’s bobsledding competition at the Sochi Olympics. Going as...
Gynecologist admits stealing over $250K from hospital
A Manhattan gynecologist has copped to stealing more than $250,000 from Beth Israel Medical Center in exchange for six months in jail. Lawrence Levitan, 58, of Lawrence, Long Island, was...
US crushes Czechs, charges into Olympic semis vs. Canada
SOCHI, Russia — Dustin Brown banged in a go-ahead goal late in the first period and the United States went on to dominate the Czech Republic 5-2 Wednesday, earning a...
FBI confirms civil rights activist was killed in 1973 Wounded Knee protest
SIOUX FALLS, SD — The FBI says a black civil rights activist was killed during the 1973 occupation of Wounded Knee, and it suspects militant members of the American Indian...
Lawyer for allegedly corrupt ex-politician running for Congress
A criminal defense lawyer representing accused corrupt ex-Queens Republican Party honcho Vincent Tabone is running for Congress, The Post has learned. Grant Lally’s decision to throw his hat in the...
David Ortiz will curse out anyone questioning his contract
Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, who will be a free agent after this season, has a message for anybody who is criticizing his desire for a contract extension. "I...
Nets get Marcus Thornton in trade for Terry, Evans
SALT LAKE CITY — Kevin Garnett spoke openly about the importance of having Paul Pierce and Jason Terry come with him from Boston to Brooklyn last summer, two old friends...
Russian coach after loss: 'Eat me alive right now'
Host country Russia suffered a devastating loss in the Winter Olympics on Wednesday, dropping a 3-1 decision to Finland in the men's hockey quarterfinals that eliminated the host country from...
7 incredible kid stars of ‘Ellen’
DeGeneres has become something of a talent scout for young kids, discovering pint-size performers from YouTube and helping their charms go viral by bringing them on her daytime talk show....
City wants to evict biker club after murder outside hangout
The city wants to evict a rowdy Brooklyn motorcycle club that serves unlicensed booze to teens after an argument sparked inside the club ended in murder on the street, court...
Shumpert hurt as Knicks talk trade with Clippers
NEW ORLEANS — The Knicks could be without Iman Shumpert, but not because of a trade. On the eve of the NBA trade deadline and with talks for a deal...
Ukraine's army chief sacked amid fears of civil war
KIEV, Ukraine — As fires burned in central Kiev for a second night Wednesday, Ukraine's embattled president replaced the chief of the country's armed forces and the military announced it...
NYPD to oversee humane treatment of NYC's horses
The NYPD is cracking down on horseplay. As part of its takeover of ASPCA duties, cops will now be responsible for making sure carriage horses are treated humanely and within...
Ex 'Wolf' partner says film ruined reputation
A toupee-wearing former colleague of “Wolf of Wall Street” Jordan Belfort claims that the blockbuster flick portrays him as a prostitute-loving degenerate — but what really galls him are the...
Jimmy Fallon's barbershop quartet takes on R. Kelly
http://youtu.be/r2LiFsdrXF4 Jimmy Fallon may have moved up from “Late Night” to “The Tonight Show,” but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to turn his back on his more wacky roots. During...
Two guards aboard 'Captain Phillips' ship found dead
Two former Navy SEALs - working as security guards aboard the famed Maersk Alabama container ship - were found dead Tuesday while the vessel was docked near Madagascar. The two...
Prison-guard baby mama of cop killer gets one year jail
The prison-guard baby mama of double cop killer Ronell Wilson was sentenced to a year and a day in prison Wednesday in Brooklyn Federal Court. Nancy Gonzalez had sex with...
Man claims win over NSA with parody merchandise
SAUK RAPIDS, Minn. — Federal authorities have dropped an attempt to stop a Minnesota man from marketing merchandise poking fun at the National Security Agency for its surveillance of citizens,...
Jada Pinkett Smith cast in Fox’s ‘Gotham’
The Penguin now has a boss. Jada Pinkett Smith has been added to the acting roster of Fox's upcoming series, "Gotham," its Batman prequel show. Smith will play Fish Mooney,...
NASA video shows path of polar vortex
This is what the polar vortex looks like. NASA posted this chilling video on its Facebook page to illustrate how the huge blast of frigid air – the purple and...
Rangers' Zuccarello flies home with broken hand
Six of the seven Rangers who went to Sochi for the Olympics will compete in Friday’s semifinals, alive in the competition for the gold medal. The seventh, Mats Zuccarello, is...
Stay warm this winter with playful pom-pom hats
La-la lavender For those times when one pom-pom just won’t do: this chunky purple knit number has double the poms. Acrylic “Flat Iron” beanie, $26.95 at roxy.com Sporty spice From...
How close to big leagues are Mets pitching prospects?
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Let’s kick things off with the most recent Pop Quiz question, coming to us from Jerry Jacobs of Manhattan: Name the Hollywood legend who wore a...
Bitter weather leaves majestic ice caves
Frozen rock faces and ice caves have formed along the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore of Lake Superior, the world's largest freshwater lake. About 94 percent of Lake Superior is covered...
Honey Badger is heading to PBS
The Internet’s favorite honey badger is back! Randall, the sassy narrator behind the “honey badger don’t care” viral video of 2011, which has garnered more than 65 million YouTube views,...
Jeter has plenty left, but wants 'other things'
TAMPA -- Derek Jeter believes when he leaves The Bronx following the upcoming season he will still possess the talent to play in the big leagues. What the Yankees need...
Hoffman's last wish: Son must grow up in NY, San Francisco
Philip Seymour Hoffman left an unusual last wish for his young son — that the boy grow up in one of three artistic, cultural cities. “It is my strong desire...
CeeLo Green leaving 'Voice'
Cee Lo Green is leaving NBC’s hit singing competition “The Voice.” The coach, who was already sitting out the upcoming season, said he’s not coming back at all during an...
Senate candidate negotiated for bin Laden’s capture before 9/11
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas Democrat running for US Senate says he negotiated in Afghanistan before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, hoping to convince the Taliban to turn over Osama...
MLB teams readying for the next Tanaka
TAMPA – Masahiro Tanaka has yet to throw a major league pitch, but teams here already are preparing for what's next. There is a discrepancy in expectations about whether Hiroshima...
Cowboys actually win something important
Football season may be over, but that doesn't mean there aren't wins and losses to be had in the offseason. The Dallas Cowboys won the rights to the 16th overall...
With A-Rod gone, MLB officially pulls Biogenesis lawsuit
MIAMI — Major League Baseball has withdrawn its lawsuit against a defunct Florida anti-aging clinic at the center of the scandal involving use of banned substances by players, including Yankees...
Falling ice from WTC closes down West Side Highway
Falling ice from atop 1 World Trade Center forced authorities to close off a downtown section of the West Side Ice plummeting from atop 1 World Trade Center forced authorities to...
US warship deployed near Sochi runs aground
WASHINGTON — One of two US warships dispatched to the Black Sea before the Sochi Winter Olympics remains in a Turkish port after running aground last week, the Navy said...
Jeweler giving away a free Xbox with engagement ring purchase
Hands up any girls waiting for their man to propose? One jewelry company might just have found the perfect incentive to get him across the line. We all know men are...
Madman pleads guilty to NYC pipe bomb terror plot
A madman who plotted to detonate pipe bombs to blow up US soldiers, NYPD cops, Jews and civilians faces 16 years behind bars after pleading guilty to a terrorism charge...
McDonald's worker 'fired' after paying for firefighters' meals
A McDonald's worker picked up the bill when some first responders came in after fighting a fire in freezing temperatures. But when she came into work the next day she...
‘Catch me if you can’ biker busted after video brag
He brought this upon himself, said a police officer. Alberto Rodriguez posted a helmet-cam video on Facebook in May 2013 showing him speeding through traffic at more than 160kmh on...
Russia is out! Home team stunned by Finland
SOCHI, Russia -- The Russians dutifully shook the Finns' hands and then skated to the center of a rink built to showcase their return to Olympic hockey dominance. When they...
Utah mom buys out PacSun store's 'indecent' T-shirts
SALT LAKE CITY — A mother upset about "indecent" T-shirts on display at a Utah mall found a quick if not especially convenient way to remove them: She bought every...
US expat wins medal for Russia -- and so does his wife
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Vic Wild and wife Alena Zavarzina have some new jewelry to go with their wedding rings: Olympic medals. Wild rolled to victory in men’s snowboarding parallel...
Kay Jewelers owner to buy Zale in $1.4B deal
Note to jewelers: Here’s a lesson on how to get your act together and groom yourself for a marriage made in heaven. Mall-based giant Zale Corp., which had teetered on...
Pope eyes major Vatican finance overhaul
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis penned a new missive on the injustices of poverty Wednesday amid indications he is eyeing a major overhaul of the Vatican's financial house by creating...
Ike Davis still has a suitor in the Orioles
TAMPA -- Ike Davis remains of interest to the Orioles as they continue to try to land a slugger who will work mainly as a DH, The Post has learned....
Militia viciously attacks Pussy Riot members with whips in Sochi
http://youtu.be/ivT-I-yxtdY Pussy Riot singers — including two who were jailed for months in Russia and then hailed as heroes in New York — were beaten by Cossack militiamen and cops...
NTSB recommends Metro-North safety improvements
WHITE PLAINS, NY — Regulators investigating a fatal New York commuter train derailment recommended Tuesday that the railroad install recorders on its vehicles and new speed-limit signs along its tracks....
NJ plans more retail shopping at rest stops, service areas
A bill moving through the New Jersey Legislature envisions more shopping opportunities in places where people tend to spend a lot of time anyway: the state’s toll roads. An Assembly...
Lundqvist, Hagelin lift Sweden to hockey semis
SOCHI, Russia — With Henrik Lundqvist in net, Sweden never seems to be short-handed. Lundqvist made 19 saves for his second shutout of the Sochi Games and Carl Hagelin scored...
Violent protests erupt in Kiev
Defiant protesters faced off against riot police in the Ukrainian capital where at least 25 people were killed and more than 240 were injured.
Former NY DJ indicted on sex charge
Former WNEW disc jockey Dave Herman has been indicted in New Jersey on a charge of attempting to transport a 7-year-old girl to the US Virgin Islands for sex, federal...
Couple busted in Hoffman heroin raid clean up for court
These heroin-shabby lovebirds sure clean up good. Juliana Luchkiw and Max Rosenblum, who were busted in a raid on Philip Seymour Hoffman’s suspected drug dealer, showed up in court on...
Ted Ligety makes US skiing history with 2nd gold medal
KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — This was the race Ted Ligety knew he should win. So did everybody else. And that, Ligety explained Wednesday after becoming the first American man in Olympic...
Two former Christie aides again shun Bridgegate subpoena
TRENTON — Two key figures in a political-payback scandal ensnaring Gov. Chris Christie’s administration reiterated Tuesday to New Jersey legislative investigators that they will not turn over requested documents. Lawyers...
Daredevil photog scales buildings for amazing pics
This may be the ultimate selfie. Daredevil shutterbug Lucinda Grange — perhaps inspired by the iconic 1934 image of New York photo pioneer Margaret Bourke-White — sat on one of...
Former Dinkins aide named de Blasio's DEP commisioner
Another old government hand from the David Dinkins administration is joining Mayor de Blasio at City Hall. Emily Lloyd — who was sanitation chief under ex-Mayor Dinkins — has been...
NTSB calls for cameras on Metro North trains after derailment
The National Transportation Safety Board called Tuesday for cameras to be installed on Metro North train cabs facing both inwards and outwards, after a derailment in the Bronx killed four...
Residents sue Dalton over school expansion plans
The prestigious Dalton School on the Upper East Side is getting too big for its britches, angry neighbors claim in a new lawsuit over the East 89th Street institution’s planned...
Man beat brother dead with a cooking pot: sources
A man allegedly bludgeoned his brother to death with a cooking pot in Queens Tuesday afternoon, sources said. The 29-year-old was arguing with his brother Jason Tolentino, 30, inside a...
Male nurse raped a nursing home patient: cops
A male nurse is charged with raping a patient at a Bronx nursing home on Tuesday, police said. Nanic Aidasani, 42, was arrested for sexually assaulting the 64-year-old woman at...
Weather Channel reveals details on Champion's new show
Following lots of throat-clearing, The Weather Channel has finally unveiled the name and format of Sam Champion’s new, three-hour weekday morning show (7-10 a.m.). It’s called “AMHQ with Sam Champion”...
Glenn Close said to be closing in on Albee revival
Myfavorite American play is Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” A close second is Albee’s other masterpiece, “A Delicate Balance,” which premiered on Broadway in 1966. So I’m pleased...
‘Shameless,’ ‘House of Lies’ renewed for 12-episode seasons
Showtime has renewed “Shameless” and “House of Lies,” ordering new 12-episode seasons for both series to air in 2015. It’s the fifth season for dramedy “Shameless,” starring William H. Macy...
Patrick Duffy gets personal in new season of 'Dallas'
The opening scene of this season’s “Dallas” finds Bobby Ewing (Patrick Duffy) regarding the South Fork Ranch graves of his older brother J.R. — killed off last season following the...
WWE re-up talks with NBCUniversal on the ropes
After weeks of exclusive negotiations, the WWE and Comcast’s NBCUniversal were unable to reach a new programming deal — so Vince McMahon’s entertainment company may walk to another network. WWE,...
De Blasio’s solid plan to fight traffic deaths
Rough as his first few weeks have been, Mayor de Blasio didn’t sound shaky yesterday in pledging to cut traffic carnage. “We at City Hall don’t accept this reality” of...
ObamaCare’s con artist & criminal problem
Question: If ObamaCare officials can’t prevent accused embezzlers from infiltrating their offices, how can they protect enrollees from grifters, con artists and thieves in the exchanges? Here in my home...
Time to end Trump’s gubernatorial sideshow
Donald Trump is wasting our time. He won’t wind up running for governor because he’d lose, and by an embarrassingly wide margin. Trump knows that; it’s what the polls say...
Latest ObamaCare ‘fix’ could extend bailouts for insurers
Another week, another possible unilateral and unconstitutional revision of ObamaCare from the White House — this time in the way the bill was successfully designed to buy the support of...
Con Ed
At a time when ordinary New Yorkers are accumulating mountains of student-loan debt to finance their college educations, should taxpayers be funding degrees for free for prison inmates? Gov. Cuomo...
Workers of the world – disunite
This month, Tennessee auto workers struck a blow for job security — by rejecting an overture from the UAW. The vote at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga plant came after more than a...
Mike Mulgrew's whopper
In his quest to get Mayor de Blasio to cough up $3.2. billion in back pay for his members, union boss Mike Mulgrew keeps claiming his people have gone without...
Woodson: I wouldn’t wear protective mask
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — If Mike Woodson had his way, J.R. Smith wouldn’t wear a mask — just like the Knicks coach didn’t as a player. Smith’s debut wearing a mask...
Victims' families praise de Blasio’s plan to lower speed limit
Nothing will bring back their loved ones, but the families of pedestrians killed in traffic accidents said an ambitious new speeding crackdown is a step in the right direction. ��We’re...
Banksy's art is a bust at Miami auction
MIAMI — Banksy was a bust Tuesday at a Miami auction house where two pieces from his New York project — including a “Bandaged Heart Balloon," which was tagged on...
Popular gym Trinity Box Club faces eviction
A Lower Manhattan boxing gym that draws a diverse crowd from Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony to Wall Street traders and even Manhattan DA Cy Vance’s boxing club, is facing eviction...
Vendor was roughed up by TV show’s racist security: suit
An African street merchant in Midtown says he learned firsthand how rough show business can be when racial-slur-spewing security guards for an on-location set of NBC’s musical drama “Smash” roughed...
Cold rain forecast for city on Wednesday
New Yorkers will have to break out umbrellas to fight light rain on Wednesday, but at least it won’t be snowing. About a quarter-inch of cold rain is expected, beginning...
State launches new campaign against smoking
New York City has some of the strictest smoking laws in the nation — but Gov. Cuomo says it can be made even tougher. The governor has allocated $9.4 million...
NY eighth-graders’ math scores trail peers in Japan, Russia
New York students trail their counterparts in several Asian countries and Russia on math tests — and their competitiveness on science exams is even worse. A recent report by the...
State overpaid $320,000 for travel expenses to eight workers
The state paid $320,000 in unwarranted travel expenses to eight workers because officials thought they were working out of a more distant office, an audit revealed Tuesday. The workers were...
Obama’s minimum wage hike will cost up to 1M jobs: report
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s plan to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour would wipe out about 500,000 jobs by late 2016, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office....
Autoworkers' anti-union move is a lesson for de Blasio
‘Look for the union label” was once the catchy line in a song for garment workers. Nowadays, the “union label” is a warning to run for your life — or...
Antarctic researcher finds a date on frozen continent
Online dating can find matches even in Antarctica. A male American scientist at the desolate McMurdo Station tried the dating app Tinder just for laughs, and ended up finding a...
Steve Lavin passed on the 'break a chalkboard' approach at half
Steve Lavin thought about going for the “dramatic effect.” His St. John’s Red Storm had just played a first half he would have graded an “F” and trailed Big East...
Mistakes keep adding up in Knicks’ lost season
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It was time. It was past time. All season long the Knicks had been the team to squander leads and surrender basketball games at home. All season...
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Manhattan A thief stole $31,000 in cash from a minivan three blocks from a Tribeca police station house, authorities said. The driver of the vehicle told cops he had been...