March 1, 2014
Columbia students petition for 'sandwich ambassador'
One lucky Ivy Leaguer may soon be bringing home the bacon . . . lettuce and tomato. Students at Columbia College are petitioning their student government to create a “sandwich ambassador,” whose...
Backups Thornton, Blatche fuel Nets to win
MILWAUKEE — The Nets got a big boost from their bench to close out their two-week road trip with a bang. Behind a game-high 25 points from Marcus Thornton, who...
Should parents really worry about kids' social media use?
American parents have been concerned about online dangers since they first heard the word “Internet.” But in her new book, Microsoft and Harvard researcher danah boyd (she insists on a...
Why the prostate cancer test is useless
Middle-aged men know the story: the PSA (prostate-specific antigen) test is an essential early-warning system for cancer. Elevated PSA levels mean cancer, which in turn means you should probably make...
In fighting the 'job lock,' Democrats opened a poverty trap
When the Congressional Budget Office weighed in earlier this month on the work incentives of ObamaCare, much of the attention was focused on whether millions of Americans could cut back...
Photographer documents new crazy canine phenomenon
When New Zealand-born photographer Paul Nathan started shooting dogs, he never imagined the crazy things he’d see. His first book, “Couture Dogs of New York,” focused on pups clad in...
Demi Lovato's traveled a bumpy road, but has learned to 'Let it Go'
It was while Demi Lovato was on a flight to Peru in October 2010 that her personal life came crashing down to earth. At the time, the singer and actress...
Bobby Flay: My grilling New York
When it was time to choose a setting for his new Food Network series “Beat Bobby Flay,” the chef had one place in mind. “I’m a New Yorker, so I...
Girardi glad to be with Rangers for the long haul
PHILADELPHIA — Home is where the heart is. Thirty-three million dollars kind of helps, too. “It’s a lot of thinking to do,” Dan Girardi, who on Friday agreed to a...
An inside look at how Coach Masiello leads the Jaspers squad
Steve Masiello, 36, is in his third season as head coach at Manhattan, where he led the Jaspers to the best turnaround in Division I in his first season, before...
In My Library: David Henry Hwang
Growing up Chinese-American in LA in the 1960s, David Henry Hwang was told to finish his food “because there are starving children in China.” But that, Hwang says, was the...
This week's must-read books
The Orchid of Lost Souls by Nadifa Mohamed (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Mohamed (“Black Mamba Boy”), who as a little girl fled Somalia with her family to London, sets her...
Many New Yorkers living in foreclosure limbo
New York has a crisis of foreclosure limbo loans. Tens of thousands of neighbors in the five boros and Long Island are living year-to-year as a shadow class of struggling...
Warren Buffett’s advice to his wife is investment gold
The Oracle’s encyclical has arrived, 21 pages of investment advice hot off the presses from Omaha, USA. As usual, the Wall Street must-read is chock full of insights about the...
Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright land big raises on ‘House of Cards’
Frank Underwood has taught Kevin Spacey a thing or two about the power of negotiation. The Post can reveal exclusively that Spacey is getting a big salary bump to continue...
Any way you interpret it, Tanaka ‘was really cool’
TAMPA — It’s simple, really, and Masahiro Tanaka seems to understand that. Weed through the translations — not simply Japanese to English, but also Nippon Professional Baseball’s Pacific League and...
BlackBerry, hot? Yes — here’s how they did it
Remember the old, stodgy Research in Motion? Now forget it. Bad old RIM, renamed BlackBerry in 2013 for its signature product, has taken a deep drink from the fountain of...
Now it’s up to Callahan to strike deal
PHILADELPHIA — If, as now seems the case, the Rangers are willing to go to six years and $36 million in order to keep Ryan Callahan, there’s nothing more within...
Hackers stole $473M of ‘Tinker Toy currency’ bitcoins
Mt. Gox — formerly known as Magic: The Gathering Online Exchange — made 750,000 bitcoins worth $473 million disappear, the company said Friday. The former trading-card exchange declared bankruptcy after...
Americans have limited options when it comes to saving money
Broke and barely paying their bills, most Americans have to ignore pleas to save more. No wonder the US savings rate has plunged to historic lows, experts say. Only about...
Consumers ‘put it on the card’ during largest debt increase since 2007
Americans, including student borrowers and would-be homeowners, are again becoming comfortable with taking on more red ink. Personal debt levels are rising again, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of...
How to predict an Oscar winner
Sure, there’s one big thing all Academy Award champs share: They’re crazy talented. But that’s not very helpful info when it comes to making educated guesses for your Oscar pool....
Dear John: Greenspan & Bernanke, odd couple
Dear John: I read that Federal Reserve officials debated at their January meeting how to address the recent sharp declines in the jobless rate, which... was much faster than they...
Soriano still on the bench after dizzy spell
TAMPA — Alfonso Soriano continued to feel dizzy Saturday morning, and after taking batting practice was scheduled to see a doctor at noon. “A little bit,’’ the outfielder said when...
Experts: Johnnies not yet NBA-ready
Stay in school. That was the message NBA scouts have for St. John’s talented underclassmen. The Johnnies are looking to make a strong late-season push for the NCAA Tournament, starting...
Catching East rivals should be Mets' goal
PORT ST. LUCIE — Forget the number for a moment — those 90 victories Mets upper management has established as possible if nothing goes wrong, everything goes right and there is...
Knicks’ Melo to lend ‘hand’ against the Bulls
CHICAGO — Carmelo Anthony’s heart and hand may be bruised, but he is ready to play against the Bulls today at 1 p.m. at United Center. Anthony banged his shooter’s hand...
MLB should use two-sport star power to its advantage
Twenty years ago this month, Michael Jordan signed a minor league contract with the White Sox. Which was shocking. But not quite as shocking as the reaction of the baseball...
Dolan, Wilpons should trade franchises
TAMPA — There are ways to rehabilitate yourself if you’re an owner. It’s possible. George Steinbrenner was once so vilified that Yankee Stadium cheered and added a derisive chant at...
The only thing you can count on from Woods is inconsistency
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — The refrain remains the same these days for Tiger Woods. That used to be a good thing — a sure thing — with Woods chasing...
Knicks could target old pal Thibodeau after season
CHICAGO — Jeff Van Gundy calls Tom Thibodeau “the hungriest person in the NBA.’’ Whether that hunger will lead to Thibodeau’s return to New York is a matter of debate. Van...
Win over Syracuse clinches top ACC seed for UVA
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Malcolm Brogdon talked before Virginia’s final home game about making it a success for seniors Joe Harris, Akil Mitchell and even former walk-on Thomas Rogers, the first...
New York City, the TV star
When “Naked City” debuted on television nearly 60 years ago, the show’s narrator made a point of telling the audience that this was no back lot production. As footage of...
Where's their nerve? Today's comics mock poop, not the powerful
As Chevy Chase might have put it on “Saturday Night Live,” Harold Ramis is still dead. And with him has gone the finest era of comedy: The ’70s kind. Ramis...
Grieving Jordan a no-go for St. John’s-DePaul
St. John’s will have to get back on track without prized freshman Rysheed Jordan. St. John’s coach Steve Lavin announced Jordan will not play against DePaul on Sunday at the...
‘Haves and Have Nots’ satisfies those soapy cravings
Sex, lies, manipulation, and the occasional bitch slap for good measure. Take all of these elements, sprinkle them liberally throughout an over-the-top nighttime soap, and what you get is “Tyler...
Obama to Putin: Pull back forces in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Saturday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to de-escalate tensions in Ukraine by pulling his forces back to bases in the country's Crimean region...
Mets’ Backman won’t leave Triple-A manager gig for just any ‘major’ job
PORT ST. LUCIE — Wally Backman spoke with two teams during the offseason about major league coaching positions, but never received an offer that would have forced him to make...
Knicks' perpetual search for a floor general
Life offers few guarantees, but when Stephen Curry sat at the Garden on draft night 2009, he held one certainty. If he remained available at No. 8, the Knicks would...
Don't miss: Ellen's date with Oscar; 'Goldbergs' never say die
86th Annual Academy Awards Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ABC After what seems like a year of campaigning, there is no clear frontrunner for Best Picture at the Oscars. “Gravity” has it...
Slow-footed Rangers fall flat in loss to Flyers
PHILADELPHIA — The Rangers had a chance to gain a measure of separation in the playoff race that they hadn’t been able to, even by going 13-4-1 before Saturday’s match against...
'My life with the thrill-kill cult'
Two months after her arrest for murder, Sunbury, Pennsylvania’s most notorious resident wrote me a letter. “I put you on my visitor’s list,” she wrote in neat handwriting. “The rest...
Fan pushes Mets to create 'Korner' to honor late broadcaster
A die-hard Mets fan wants to see the team honor the memory of Hall of Famer and former Mets broadcaster Ralph Kiner by naming three left-field sections, 132-134, at Citi...
NJ boy dead after gruesome bullmastiff attack
A 13-year-old New Jersey boy was killed and another seriously hurt by a huge bullmastiff that escaped its Paterson home and mauled the children as they were walking home from...
Brodeur wins in possible Devils finale
Martin Brodeur and Jaromir Jagr are two of the oldest players in the NHL and might be shipped out of Newark by Wednesday’s trade deadline, but they showed they still...
Tanaka throws two scoreless innings in spring debut
TAMPA — CC Sabathia and Hiroki Kuroda will combine to make $39 million this coming season, have amassed 273 major league victories, appeared in 341 games and have proven New York...
NYC's first lady hires new assistant
Turns out Mayor de Blasio isn’t the only one bulking up his staff. First Lady Chirlane McCray has added a special assistant on top of her $170,000-per-year chief of staff....
Oscar nominees that are killing it on the small screen
It’s an honor just to be nominated for an Academy Award, sure, but here’s where that Oscar nomination will get you on TV: “Archer Vice” (Monday, 10 p.m., FX): Oscar-nominated...
Why shooting on the 'back lot' continues
As proud as New Yorkers are of the shows that film here and employ thousands of actors and crew members, the bulk of television production is done in LA, where...
Knife-wielding men kill 27 at China train station
BEIJING — Knife-wielding assailants attacked people at a train station in southwestern China on Saturday in what authorities called a terrorist attack, and police fatally shot five of the assailants,...
Times Square jumper's body found 12 hours later
The show must go on. A 37-year-old man plunged to his death Friday from the W hotel, landing on the roof of the Lunt Fontanne Theatre, where he remained until...
Ukraine erupts as Russia seizes Crimea
Russian troops took over Crimea on Saturday without firing a single shot, as President Vladimir Putin brazenly ignored US warnings that such a move would come with “costs.” There was...
Davis, Duda make strong 1st impression
PORT ST. LUCIE — It’s game on between Ike Davis and Lucas Duda. The battle for the Mets’ starting first-base job is off at a respectable pace, with some of...
Putin asks parliament: Let me send troops into Ukraine
KIEV, Ukraine — Russian President Vladimir Putin asked parliament Saturday for permission to use the country's military in Ukraine, moving to formalize troop deployments that Ukrainian officials have described as...
Woman, 21, killed by bus in Williamsburg
A 21 year-old woman was killed after an MTA bus plowed into her this morning in Williamsburg, cops said. The victim, identified by police as Marisol Martinez was walking southbound...
Showdown looms as Crimean leader asks Putin for troops
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine — The discord between Russia and Ukraine sharpened Saturday when the pro-Russian leader of Ukraine's Crimea region claimed control of the military and police and appealed to Russia's...
FTC mum on senator’s Herbalife query
The Federal Trade Commission on Friday told Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) it couldn’t tell him whether it was investigating Herbalife. The FTC’s comments were in response to Markey’s request that...
Many high schools get F in art education
Many city high schoolers aren’t meeting the state’s bare-bones requirement that they get two semesters of art instruction, a new audit found. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said as many as...
Texas investor scoops up Maxim
Alpha Media has finally found a buyer for its beleaguered Maxim magazine — Texas investor Sardar Biglari. Terms were not disclosed but sources said San Antonio-based Biglari Holdings paid between...
Queens man guilty in small-fry fish sales
The owner of a Queens seafood trading company has been convicted of improperly storing and selling undersized fish. Oi Ming Chen was found guilty by a Queens judge on Thursday...
Bride's suit over wedding-day dog attack
A vicious Japanese mountain dog mauled a Queens bride-to-be’s face and left her disfigured on her wedding day, she claims in a lawsuit filed Friday. Yuliya Panasevich said she was...
New York featured in many Oscar-nominated films
The Big Apple played a starring role in six films up for Oscars this year. They range from Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine’’ to Martin Scorsese’s “The Wolf of Wall Street”...
Knicks’ Chandler ejected as frustration reigns
The word for the night, ladies and gentlemen, is “frustration.” Frustration from getting their posterior kicked for 48 minutes, frustration from allowing the opponent to run up its season-high point...
Warriors’ Lee keeping an eye on his former team
Amar’e Stoudemire is hurting and David Lee is thriving — what could have been and what still could be. Lee, the Warriors power forward, will be a free agent in...
De Blasio picks ex-thorn to run HRA
If you can’t beat ’em, hire ’em. A longtime Legal Aid Society lawyer who filed a slew of lawsuits against the city on behalf of needy New Yorkers has been...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx ■ A gunman and his pal swiped a man’s wallet and cellphone in a Bedford Park subway station, authorities said. The 20-year-old victim was standing on the D-train...
Hillary's handlers pushed 'Home Improvement' cameo
WASHINGTON — Former First Lady Hillary Clinton’s handlers were so desperate to “humanize” their boss’ wooden image that they encouraged her to appear on the cheesy ’90s sitcom “Home Improvement,”...
D'Antoni over Jackson one of many Knicks coaching blunders
Mark Jackson brought his surging Golden State Warriors to the Garden Friday night and added to the Knicks misery by delivering a 126-103 body slam on the home team. It...
Bid to punish revenge porn
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—The Maryland House of Delegates has approved a measure making it a crime to post so-called revenge porn. Delegates passed the bill 130-0 Friday morning. Among several competing versions...
Meme hottie sues site over mug shot
A young mom of four who became an Internet sensation when her sexy DUI mug shot went viral is suing the Web site that introduced it. Meagan Simmons, 28, became...
Threatened Success Academy's students show their stuff
A day after Mayor de Blasio took action that could close their charter school, students at the top-performing Harlem Success Academy Middle School demonstrated why the mayor made a mistake....
Charter parents blast Bill: Give our kids same chance as Dante
Shut-out charter-school parents pleaded with Mayor de Blasio Friday to rethink his decision to yank their classrooms, saying they just want their kids to have the same opportunities as his...
Enough already! More snow to sock NYC
There’s snow end to this weather! March will roar into New York and drop up to 10 inches of snow starting Sunday night and into Monday. The snow will create...
New documentary follows trial of Lamb of God frontman
Although the popular Virginia heavy metal band Lamb of God liked to consider themselves missionaries of “pure American death metal,” the four-time Grammy nominees hardly expected the “death” part to...
Another Kennedy beats the rap as jurors swoon
Justice? What a joke. Starstruck jurors went blind, deaf and dumb in the presence of American royalty, quickly finding the fabulous, fatherless, bulletproof Kerry Kennedy not guilty of drugged driving...