March 14, 2014
Footage shows moment Harlem building exploded
Dramatic surveillance footage obtained by local CBS news shows the destruction that surrounded the deadly East Harlem building collapse – including debris raining down on the street as a man...
Rage as cops slap 452 with jaywalking tickets — in 2 months!
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton is walking to a different drumbeat than most New Yorkers. In just over two months on the job, he has embraced Mayor de Blasio’s vow to...
NYC Sanitation boss John Doherty announces retirement
After a harsh winter, long-serving city Sanitation boss John Doherty submitted his resignation Friday, officials said. The anticipated move by Doherty — who started as a sanitation worker in 1960...
Lundqvist ties Richter, Hagelin nets hat trick as Rangers win
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — This was a night on which the Rangers returned to wearing blue collars rather than the white gloves they had sported in losing dreary affairs this week...
Drew unlikely to be Mets' answer at shortstop
JUPITER, Fla. — Despite Ruben Tejada’s continued shoddy play, at least one person close to Stephen Drew believes the free agent shortstop will end up elsewhere. Drew’s agent, Scott Boras,...
Panthers get three in 3rd period to burn the Devils
SUNRISE, Fla. — Scottie Upshall scored the go-ahead goal, and the Panthers severely hurt the Devils’ playoff chances with a 5-3 victory on Friday night. Patrik Elias had a goal...
Troubling news on Mayweather mars big boxing week
It had been an unusually upbeat week for boxing with lots of positive news emerging that’s sure to generate excitement about the sport. New Jersey-based promoter Dino Duva announced the...
Nets confident they can finally knock off Wizards
WASHINGTON — Heading into Saturday’s showdown with the Wizards, the Nets find themselves on the opposite end of the same scenario they were in going into Wednesday’s game against the...
How Obama makes millenial cynics
In case you hadn’t heard, young people these days — aka “the millennials” — are the most cynical and distrusting generation ever recorded. Only 19 percent think most people can...
Rachesky made $1.5B in debt swap but won't face SEC charges
Lionsgate Entertainment Chairman Mark Rachesky, who earned an approximately $1.5 billion paper profit when he led the studio into an improper debt swap, will not be the subject of a...
Marie Antoinette Fariña 2
They say actions speak louder than words. If so, what are we to make of Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña’s visit on Friday to PS 149 in Harlem? A week ago,...
Rookie mistakes cost Isles in loss to Sharks
Some of these games coming down the stretch for the Islanders are going to be just as Friday night’s at the Coliseum was — seeming as if it’s men against...
Starbucks gives up exclusive right to Keurig pods
Starbucks Corp will get a wider selection of Keurig Green Mountain Inc's single-serving K-Cup coffee packs, in exchange for giving up the exclusive license for Keurig's highest-end coffee pods, the...
Bill's trojan horse
This week, Bill de Blasio reiterated he’s not open to any arguments against shutting down the city’s horse-carriage trade. The mayor said he’d traveled his own journey to his position,...
Stealing a jet is hard, but not impossible
To steal Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 out of midair would require a pilot who knew how to elude detection by both civilian and military radar. It would take a runway...
Goin’ to the Wall: A look at an alter-Nets universe
WASHINGTON — The Nets and Wizards will take the floor Saturday night at Verizon Center with fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings on the line. But the game also...
Liu for Precedent
Over the years, this page has had some choice words to describe John Liu: “creepy,” “liar” — even, uh, “liu-liu.” Today, we’ve got another term for the former city comptroller:...
Ban bossy? No—be bossy!
A bunch of aggrieved women led by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg launched a high-profile “public service campaign” this week to “ban” the word “bossy.” Sandberg, Beyoncé, Victoria “Posh Spice” Beckham...
Upstart Hall falls to Friars in Big East semis
Fuquan Edwin allowed himself to dream. In two days, Seton Hall had disproved everything everyone knew. With two more days and two more wins, the Pirates would have earned the...
Yankees' Warren ready for big start in Panama
PANAMA CITY, Panama — With an expected crowd of 27,000 baseball loving fans in the seats of Rod Carew Stadium on Saturday, Adam Warren understands his start for the Yankees...
Colts scoop up Hakeem Nicks with 1-year, $3.5M deal
The deal Hakeem Nicks received Friday from the Colts shows just how sour the Giants turned toward their 2009 first-round draft pick, a one-time feared receiver who helped them win...
Nunez forced out of game with thigh injury
TAMPA — Perhaps the trip to Panama came at the perfect time for Derek Jeter. Eduardo Nunez, playing shortstop Friday, was forced to leave the Yankees’ 7-3 loss to the...
Escaped killer caught after 37 years
DEERFIELD BEACH, Fla. — In the nearly 40 years after he escaped from the maximum-security military prison at Fort Leavenworth, convicted killer James Robert Jones carved out a new life...
McCann skips trip to build rapport with Yanks' rotation
TAMPA — Brian McCann is playing catch-up this spring, and that tells you all you need to know about the Yankees’ new catcher. There’s only one way to succeed and...
Tesla setting up for pushback against Christie
The war between billionaire inventor Elon Musk and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is far from over. After the Christie administration slammed it this week by outlawing the direct sales...
Pitt will be Cav’ nots when they run into Virginia
If the ACC Tournament can come to Brooklyn, anything is possible. Even another big day. Virginia (-3) over Pittsburgh: The Panthers spent 30-plus minutes showing how good they can be...
Giant memories will live on as Tuck heads west
The storm of heartbreak had passed by now following the first morning in nine years when Justin Tuck did not wake up a New York Giant, blown out to sea...
Beason an option to replace Tuck as captain
The Giants made the return of linebacker Jon Beason a top priority in free agency — clearly putting him ahead of Justin Tuck on their list — and now that...
The Post's New Year's Challenge: How did our staffers do?
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but you can maybe teach a reporter how to drive. To kick off the new year, three Post staffers decided to take...
St. John's has questions to answer for next season
The NCAA Tournament hopes of St. John’s were dashed Thursday afternoon at the Garden in what was a microcosm of the Red Storm’s season — a slow start followed by...
Cannibal cop's pals convicted in sick rape-kill fantasy plot
A retired New York high school librarian and a New Jersey auto mechanic were convicted Friday of scheming to carry out gruesome fantasies of kidnapping, raping, torturing and killing women...
Carmelo didn't take Jackson's criticism personally
That was then, this is now. Though nearly two years ago Phil Jackson was less than complimentary about the Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony and his lack of passing, the All-Star stressed...
Teen father arrested for biting nose off infant
FAIRFIELD, Calif. — A teenage father in Northern California is under arrest after police say he bit the nose off his 1-month-old son because he was frustrated with the infant's...
Suspect charged in deadly SXSW crash
AUSTIN, Texas — The man police say killed two people when he smashed his car through a barrier and into a street thronged with attendees of the South By Southwest...
Phil Jackson has experience working with imperfect teams
Here is the funny part of all of this. Those who wish to decry or diminish what Phil Jackson has done over the past quarter-century invariably dig up the same...
House ObamaCare vote sets stage for new campaign attacks
The Republican-run House of Representatives on Friday approved a bipartisan deal to spare doctors from a looming Medicare pay cut but included a provision to undermine Obamacare, which critics said...
Why the underworld loves bitcoin
Criminals may already have made off with up to $500 million worth of bitcoins since the virtual currency launched in 2009 - and you can double that if it turns...
Why this Lakers mess can't be cleaned up quickly
Even in a season in which the Lakers have languished at the bottom of the NBA – far from their customary perch at the top of the sport – they...
Red Bulls looking to avoid another slow start
Despite overcoming last season’s four-game winless start to earn MLS’ best record, the Red Bulls don’t want to have to dig themselves out of another hole this year. After getting...
Piracy theory gains credence in jet probe
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Piracy and pilot suicide are among the scenarios under study as investigators grow increasingly certain the missing Malaysian Airlines jet changed course and headed west after...
The day in photos
Revelers prepare for St. Patrick's Day celebrations worldwide, worshipers pray for Malaysian flight MH370, protests abound, puppies come home and more.
Former Tiffany's exec sues trash-talking soccer mom
A New Jersey soccer mom is defending her husband’s honor by filing a lawsuit against an unknown woman who badmouthed her youth-coach hubby for “fixing tryouts” and "engaging in misconduct...
Perfect pairings
Spring's sweetest look recalls the dynamic duos of the 1950s: lightweight sweaters and full-volume skirts.
De Blasio visits tenants uprooted by Harlem explosion
Mayor de Blasio visited a Salvation Army shelter Friday to meet with those left homeless or displaced after the explosion that rocked East Harlem, saying the city is working on...
Jackson inks Knicks deal at $12M yearly
The Zen Master is in the house. The Knicks have announced a Tuesday morning press conference at the Garden during which they will announce the hiring of Phil Jackson as...
Pinkberry co-founder gets 7 years for tire iron beating
A co-founder of the Pinkberry frozen yogurt chain who was convicted last year of beating a homeless man with a tire iron over a tattoo he considered disrespectful was sentenced...
After Metro-North safety report, senator slams 'incompetence'
A scathing federal report on Metro-North Railroad's "deficient safety culture" didn't go far enough — and needed more specific deadlines, as well as a call for larger management changes — Sen. Richard...
Jets getting visit from Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
The Jets might be replacing one Cromartie with another. Free agent cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was scheduled to travel to New Jersey on Friday night to visit the Jets, according to a...
The 5 best Felix Ungers in 'Odd Couple' history
Thomas Lennon (“Sean Saves the World”) has been hired to play neat-freak Felix Unger on CBS’ upcoming iteration of “The Odd Couple,” starring Matthew Perry as slovenly sportswriter Oscar Madison....
6 other planes that have disappeared mysteriously
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is the latest example of a very rare event in aviation: a plane that vanishes. With radar, radio traffic and other technology, planes that crash are...
Indian 'Nannygate' diplomat indicted -- again
Well, that didn't take long! Only two days after a Manhattan federal judge dismissed an indictment against an Indian diplomat who was notoriously booted from the United States after being...
'Nasty' Breno Giacomini can't wait for Jets to beat Patriots
New Jets right tackle Breno Giacomini wasted no time getting involved in the rivalry with the Patriots. Giacomini, who grew up in Massachusetts, said he was a Patriots fan growing...
Chinese stuntman pulls van with just his nose
Put your back into it? More like put your nose into it! Zhang Yilong may not look that imposing, but the stuntman proved he could pull a full-sized van with...
The 10 worst attempts at 'Irish' movies
Hollywood’s idea of an Irish movie? Leprechauns, American, English, Australian and Scottish actors sporting Lucky Charms accents, additional leprechauns, and more blarney than you can shake a shillelagh at. To...
Chandler, Stoudemire due back for Knicks' Saturday matinee
Forgive the Knicks if they are looking around suspiciously. Too much is going right lately. The Knicks have won five games in a row and for Saturday’s noon start against...
Fortress poised to get biggest stake in bankrupt Quiznos
It’s hard to profit from selling toasted submarine sandwiches when they’re weighed down with so much debt. The 33-year-old Quiznos sandwich chain filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on Friday, a...
Jets' Decker: I'm not a Peyton Manning creation
Eric Decker is ready for life after Peyton. The wide receiver signed with the Jets this week, leaving the Broncos and Peyton Manning behind in Denver. Now with Geno Smith...
Man guilty in Facebook fight shooting
He seems to "like" the verdict. A Queens man grinned at cameras as he was convicted on Friday for shooting a star high school basketball player following an argument on...
St. Bonaventure's Gathers hits winning 3 at buzzer
Jordan Gathers hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and St. Bonaventure stunned No. 18 Saint Louis 71-68 in the quarterfinals of the Atlantic 10 tournament Friday. The ninth-seeded Bonnies (18-14)...
Target admits it ignored early signs of massive data breach
Target Corp. has acknowledged its security software picked up on suspicious activity after a massive cyberattack was launched, but it decided not to take immediate action. The acknowledgment comes after...
Slot machines could be coming to JFK
Against long odds, the state Senate quietly inserted a provision in its state budget plan to allow slot machines at Kennedy Airport, The Post has learned. The measure would put...
John Daly makes 12 on one hole, 90 for the round
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — John Daly took a 12 on the 16th hole at Innisbrook and left the Valspar Championship on Friday with the highest round of his PGA Tour...
Woodson: Don't think of me for Hoosiers job
Knicks coach Mike Woodson knows what it feels like to have a job and hear about all the candidates being lined up for that position. So Woodson on Friday attacked...
Yankees have the best tour guide in Panama: Mariano Rivera
PANAMA CITY, Panama — Gian Paolo Moran had no idea who was putting together the Sr. Bocon toy Mariano Rivera had given the 4-year old boy who was in a...
It took 10 minutes for Giants to pass on keeping Tuck
Justin Tuck thought it would make a difference, the way he carried himself, the way he represented the New York Giants, the way he comported himself on the field and...
ACC tournament may move to Barclays Center in 2017
The new-look Big East doesn’t have a lot of time to develop a following around here. The big, bad ACC is coming to town soon, according to a Sports Illustrated...
Putin revokes 1,000 visas in foreign worker crackdown
Russian President Vladimir Putin is cracking down on workers from outside the country, revoking nearly 1,000 work visas for small-potato ���administrative violations” such as jaywalking in the past year — and...
Bloomberg takes aim at de Blasio in Couric interview
Ex-mayor Mike Bloomberg tried hard not to criticize his successor during a 34-minute interview with Katie Couric — but he just couldn't help it. Without calling out Mayor Bill de Blasio...
1 woman remains missing after Harlem blast
One woman remains unaccounted for from Wednesday’s deadly gas blast that killed eight and injured more than 50, sources said. Japanese citizen Mayumi Nakamuka, 34, was the only person still...
The ridiculous campaign to ban 'bossy'
OK, let’s ban the word “bossy.” It’s too “gendered” and discourages girls from taking leadership positions. From now on, Lucy van Pelt, you are merely “assertive.” Miss Piggy? You’re “self-assured.”...
Profiles emerge of missing jet's pilots
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The pilots of the missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet were a middle-aged family man passionate enough about flying to build his own simulator and a 27-year-old...
Boy accidentally shoots sister; gun had been used in slay
The Colt .22 handgun with which a 12-year-old Queens boy accidently shot his sister in the abdomen Friday was the same weapon used in the fatal shooting earlier this week...
John Kerry & Russian foreign minister clash over Crimea
The top diplomats for Russia and the US voiced pessimism Friday about negotiating an immediate end to the crisis in Ukraine, whose strategic Crimea region is voting this weekend about...
Angelina Jolie's 'Maleficent' co-star is her adorable 5-year-old
They should call her “sleeping cutie.” That’s Angelina Jolie’s adorable 5-year-old daughter, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, co-starring with Mom in “Maleficent,” Disney’s dark new spin on the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale out...
Hawaii tries to ban eating cats and dogs
HONOLULU — Animal lovers in Hawaii packed a legislative hearing room Thursday with poodles and pugs, asking lawmakers to ban the practice of eating cats and dogs in the state....
First case of female-to-female HIV transmission confirmed
The first confirmed case of a woman contracting HIV from another woman during sex was reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week. Although there have been...
PlayStation 4 tops Xbox One in February sales
Sony’s PlayStation 4 squeaked past Microsoft’s Xbox One in US video-game sales in February, according to research released by the NPD Group. “February 2014 hardware sales increased by 42 percent...
'Appalachian Spring' to warm up NY's ballet season
After an interminable winter, we’ve finally reached spring — “Appalachian Spring.” Martha Graham’s all-American dance of pioneers and preachers pushing into a new land, now marking its 70th birthday, is the highlight...
Liberty Media withdraws remaining Sirius XM bid
John Malone’s Liberty Media is dropping its bid to buy the rest of the satellite radio provider Sirius. The move disclosed late Thursday comes as Liberty takes steps to create...
This college pays students to take a year off
MEDFORD, Mass. — A new program at Tufts University hopes to remove the financial barriers keeping cash-strapped students from taking a year off after high school to travel or volunteer,...
Zuckerberg phones Obama to blast him about NSA
Facebook Inc. chief executive Mark Zuckerberg blasted the US government's electronic surveillance practices on Thursday, saying he'd personally called President Barack Obama to voice his displeasure."When our engineers work tirelessly...
Metro-North prioritized on-time performance over safety: report
The Metro-North Railroad emphasized on-time performance over safe operations and infrastructure, which created an unsafe culture, according to a new Federal Railroad Administration report that will be released Friday. The...
Mike Dunleavy aka 'white Holyfield' bloodied, scores 21
http://youtu.be/WwyajV1hfwk CHICAGO — Mike Dunleavy caught an elbow just above the right eye while drawing a charge early in the second quarter Thursday night and left a trail of blood...
Ew! Zealand introduces Marmite-stuffed pizza
Pizza Hut in New Zealand is selling a new stuffed-crust pizza with Marmite — the much-loathed cousin of the salty Australian yeast spread Vegemite. The Chee-Zee Marmite Stuffed Crust Pizza’s...
Radar suggests missing jet was deliberately flown hundreds of miles off course
KUALA LUMPUR — An investigation into the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner is focusing more on a suspicion of foul play, as evidence suggests it was diverted hundreds of miles...
Pictures of blood-drenched Blade Runner shown in court
PRETORIA, South Africa — Police photographs of Oscar Pistorius standing on his bloodstained prosthetic legs and wearing shorts covered in blood, taken shortly after the athlete fatally shot his girlfriend,...
Hook-handed terror suspect pens note knocking lawyer
Hook-handed hate preacher Abu Hamza al-Masri is writing poison-pen letters to a judge about his own lawyer. The terror defendant recently submitted a self-written note to Manhattan federal Judge Katherine...
Senate deal for $2B for unemployment benefits
A bipartisan group of senators ended a long-running standoff and struck a compromise Thursday that would extend jobless benefits for 2 million Americans who have been out of work the...
'Mom' creator Chuck Lorre 'couldn't be happier'
With CBS renewing the bulk of its prime-time schedule Thursday, I reached out to “Mom” creator Chuck Lorre to gauge his reaction on his sitcom being picked up for a...
Boehner invites Pope Francis to address Congress
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner issued a formal invitation Thursday for Pope Francis to address a joint session of Congress. Francis would be the first pope to appear on...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A thief stole jewelry and cash from an elderly woman in Schuylerville, where he pretended to be a boiler repairman, police said. The 75-year-old victim had made an...
Not guilty plea in US diplomat's murder
A Malian national pleaded not guilty Thursday in Brooklyn federal court to the murder of a US diplomat and wounding of one of his Marine guards during a carjacking in...
Giants add ex-Ravens LB McClain
A day after the Giants agreed to terms with one of their own linebackers, Jon Beason, they landed another, coming to terms on a contract with former Ravens linebacker Jameel...
NY dealers have Tesla ban in sights
Memo to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk: The Empire State could be next. New York’s auto dealers are pressing state lawmakers to ban the direct sale of cars, a move made...
Lionsgate violated SEC rules in Icahn bid; Carl may sue
Perhaps the next Lions Gate movie will be called, “Carl Icahn’s Revenge.” Icahn is still upset his former protégé Mark Rachesky screwed him out of $1 billion at Lions Gate...
The blow-by-blow of a Wall Streeter's gym brawl
A Manhattan salesman whose eye socket was fractured in a boozy brawl at the staid New York Athletic Club two years ago has filed a blow-by-blow account of the fisticuffs....
Madoff staff knew about Ponzi fraud: prosecutor
Bernie Madoff’s firm was certainly no “Santa’s Factory,” and five of the Ponzi monster’s staffers who are on trial for allegedly helping him pull off his epic $17 billion fraud knew...
CBS renewals mean it's starting to look a lot like fall
Good news for CBS fans — your favorite show will likely be back next season (unless you’re a Robin Williams fan). The network on Thursday renewed the bulk of its...
‘Bullets Over Broadway’ on target to kill at Tonys
RAT-a-tat-tat! That machine-gun fire you hear coming from the St. James Theatre is the sound of a hit. “Bullets Over Broadway” has been in previews just three days, and already...
Holder: Slash drug sentences
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday urged the US Sentencing Commission to roll back prison time for nonviolent drug offenders — cutting their stay behind bars by an...
Catskills builders ready to roll dice on casino
ALBANY — Developers who hope to build a $750 million casino resort on the site of a grand old Catskills hotel said they could start building within a month if granted...
Yuppie owners making pets go organic, too
You’re on a diet, too, Fido! Pet owners on health kicks are more likely to have their furry friends eat the same way — and they’re dropping big bucks on...
Cop busted in 'panty bribery' scheme
A sleazy Brooklyn cop was busted Thursday after asking female NYPD recruits for panties, money and sex in exchange for a fast track to a job, sources said. Delfin Lantigua,...
Post’s college hoop expert is pick-ing up steam
No foreplay today, straight to the action. Providence (-1) over Seton Hall: The Pirates are talented and confident enough to continue this magical run, but consistency has plagued them all...
The time Pete Rose bemoaned his NCAA betting losses
From my outlook — it’s the only one I’ve got — it was downright spooky that Sports Illustrated last week chose this time of year to place Pete Rose on...
Gas-leak calls to Con Ed came 'too late' before blast
The East Harlem explosion could have been prevented if more people had only called sooner about smelling a gas leak, officials said Thursday as jittery residents throughout the city flooded...
Rangers’ Dorsett a healthy scratch as Carcillo steps in
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Derek Dorsett is not Wally Pipp and Dan Carcillo sure isn’t Lou Gehrig, but it appears as if Dorsett has lost his job as fourth-line right...
Fears in East Harlem of toxic air after blast
East Harlem residents were terrified Thursday that the dust kicked up by the building explosion will lead to lung diseases and other serious problems. “It smells like the entire world...
Portraits emerge of lives lost in Harlem gas blast
Buried under the rubble, along with shattered bodies and valued possessions, was a young woman’s passionate dream. Rosaura Hernandez wanted nothing more than to be a chef, sharing her love...
Xavier holds off Marquette
Xavier kept its hopes alive for not only a Big East Tournament championship but, perhaps more importantly, a bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 68-65 quarterfinal victory over Marquette...
Thank you, Mr. Mayor
New York owes Bill de Blasio a thank you. In trying to squash charter schools, he might just have made them stronger. That will certainly be the case should a...
Obama, Inc.
President Obama has no business experience. For most people, that might incline one to modesty. Not this president. To the contrary, he believes he knows how an auto company should...
Columbia eats its young
In what the university plainly regards as striking a blow for economic justice, Columbia University has announced that students will no longer receive academic credit for their internships. What does...