March 22, 2014
Airplane noise complaints soar throughout city
The citizens who gripe loudest about airplane noise in the New York City area live 12 miles from the nearest airport. But residents of Canterbury Lane, a bucolic-sounding thoroughfare in...
Wisconsin overcomes Oregon to move ahead in tournament
MILWAUKEE — As an ear-splitting roar enveloped the arena, the Wisconsin Badgers pointed to their chests and strutted off the floor as if they had won a prize fight. In...
Liberals can't wrap heads around cultural causes of poverty
Critics of Rep. Paul Ryan’s remarks about cultural factors in the persistence of poverty are simultaneously shrill and boring. Their predictable minuet of synthetic indignation demonstrates how little liberals have...
Couple starts 'kitty grooming' business
Three months ago, I attempted to bathe my cat Dasha and ended up with a 2-inch scratch and a cat that was still dirty and woefully matted. That’s when I...
This week's couple: Funky notes
Music was the reason we thought Kacey, 31, and Josh, 29, would easily be in tune with one another: She’s an opera singer, and he’s about to enroll in classes...
Rangers edge Devils to stay on path to playoffs
For all intents and purposes, what transpired Saturday night at the Prudential Center was a playoff game – not one in a series, but a single entity that propelled one...
2 members of R.E.M. get back together, over baseball
In 2011, the band R.E.M. broke up, ending a musical legacy that lasted 31 years and produced 15 albums. No one expected them to get back together. But they have...
Geno: Jets signing Vick is ‘awesome’
Jets quarterback Geno Smith sounds excited about his new teammate Michael Vick. We’ll see how long it stays that way. Smith spoke with The Associated Press at an autograph show...
Knowing when to butt out
You’d think state attorneys general would know what’s legal. But 25 of them, including New York’s Eric Schneiderman, are asking five big retailers to pull tobacco products from stores with...
He's got e-mail
Back when he was still Sheriff of Wall Street, Eliot Spitzer said his pursuit of American International Group was a matter of enforcing “simple rules of transparency.” Transparency, he liked...
Syracuse stunned by No. 11 seed Dayton
BUFFALO — If these were to be the last two shots Tyler Ennis ever takes for Syracuse, they will forever be two shots he wants back. With a tense, taut...
SDSU knocks Cinderella North Dakota State out of tourney
SPOKANE, Wash. — Xavier Thames sent San Diego State home — as in back to the sunshine of California and a spot in the Sweet 16 for the second time...
Michigan advances to Sweet 16
MILWAUKEE — Nik Stauskas and Michigan figured out the best way to overcome Texas’ advantage inside. One sweet shooting performance. Stauskas made four of Michigan’s 14 3-pointers, and the Wolverines...
After surviving, Virginia looks ahead to Memphis
RALEIGH, N.C. — Now the Cavaliers can relax and play ball. There were a few moments during Friday night’s game against Coastal Carolina that Virginia had to keep from thinking...
Girardi meets the challenge
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Manager Joe Girardi won his first challenge Saturday when he got a call overturned in the bottom of the third inning of the Yankees’ 5-4 win...
Once-homeless Kansas sophomore inspires teammates
ST. LOUIS — Jamari Traylor isn’t ashamed of his past. The Kansas sophomore is proud of how far he has come. As reporters peppered the Chicago product about his troubled...
Bartolo comes up big at plate
JUPITER, Fla. — Bartolo Colon was a two-way threat on Saturday. Most importantly to the Mets, the right-hander was efficient, needing only 83 pitches over 6 ²/₃ innings in which he...
Hillman: ’Hiro has big-league stuff
FORT MYERS, Fla. — After Masahiro Tanaka’s final major test before the end of spring training, the Japanese right-hander said he was satisfied with how his spring has gone. Even...
Tanaka not good enough to pitch behind hitters
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The distance is the same, 60 feet, 6 inches, but it’s a much different world pitching to major league hitters. Masahiro Tanaka is learning that lesson...
It’s not sunshine and roses, but Florida rolls on
ORLANDO, Fla. — Maybe it’s easy to understand why no team captures the imagination anymore, why no single player in college basketball prevents you from turning the channel. All it’s...
Tough Baylor matchup awaits McDermott, Bluejays
SAN ANTONIO — The nation’s leading scorer against one of its most long-armed, disruptive zones. A squad stinging from consecutive first-weekend NCAA Tournament exits trying to break through against an...
Mets' d’Arnaud hits homer but still slumping
JUPITER, Fla. — Travis d’Arnaud finally has something to celebrate about his exhibition season. After a mostly anemic spring, the Mets catcher smashed the first pitch he saw Saturday and...
Red Bulls, heading to Chicago, try to avoid dreadful start
After last year’s slow start, the Red Bulls are trying to avoid a repeat. They’re in danger of a three-game winless skid to open this season, and to prevent that,...
Sergey Brin's first résumé contained hidden code
An old copy of Google’s Sergey Brin’s résumé has surfaced, showcasing his work, research and hacks before he co-founded the search giant with Larry Page while they were Ph.D. students...
Michael Vick's baby bro slams PETA
Apparently, Marcus Vick is tired of people still bringing up his brother’s criminal history. Marcus — the younger brother of new Jets QB Michael Vick, who served 21 months in...
Recluse nanny turns out to be photography genius
You never know where you’ll find genius. John Maloof discovered it at an auction house in Chicago seven years ago, when he stumbled across a box of photo negatives that...
What's behind epidemic of financial industry deaths?
A rash of eight financial-industry suicides so far in 2014 has mental-health professionals trying to understand what’s behind it. In late winter many people suffer from depression, but for bankers this...
'Today' now promoting psychic babble
When’s the next rocket ship outta here? I’ll save you a seat. Took awhile, but a recent session within the “Today” show, a production of NBC News, duplicated CNN for...
Yellen following in Bernanke's confusing footsteps
"We will try as hard as we can not to be a source of instability here,” Janet Yellen said in response to questions about the Fed’s communications strategy in her...
Italian designer expands label worldwide despite 24% stock drop
Brunello Cucinelli, the Italian designer with a love for cashmere, is feeling chafed by his stock price with shares down 24 percent this year. To combat the flagging stock price,...
Dear John: How Greenspan 'Fed' mess we're in
Dear John: You gave [former Fed chairman Alan] Greenspan a grade of F in all categories, but could you be a little bit more specific? Some of us are too...
Willis Reed: Knicks ‘won the lottery’ with Phil Jackson hire
Willis Reed heard the phone ring. And ring. And ring some more. Inquiring minds wanted to know his take on the Knicks’ pursuit of Phil Jackson for the front office....
Vatican’s secret, and deadly, project to mummify saints
Inspired by Ancient Egypt, the Vatican embarked on a 40-year quest to preserve the remains of its holy adherents — including one of its latest saints, Pope John XXIII.The spiritual...
A 'Mother' of a wedding is nearly over; 'Psych' bows out
The end times are upon us in the TV world: “How I Met Your Mother” (Monday, 8 p.m., CBS): It’s the penultimate episode before the one-hour “How I Met Your...
Pierce: Nets match up with anybody in the league
DALLAS — The Nets are as hot as any team in the Eastern Conference — winners of three in a row, 10 of their last 12 and having climbed to...
Rosario Dawson's rise from 'Kids' to big-time Hollywood
In a world where movies are ruled by young-adult dystopias and ’80s action heroes, it’s jarring to hear there’s one coming down the pike about . . . the United Farm Workers...
Baseball insiders reveal who is best of the best
By the time you read this, two regular-season games already will have been played in Australia. Only 2,428 to go. For those of us who love the sport, this feels...
Wichita won’t be a Shocker
ORLANDO, Fla. — This is going to be a really bad case of the Mondays.Wichita State (-3 ½) over KentuckyThe Shockers were the only No. 1 seed to play well from...
NYC's top chefs serve up their take on brunch
Late last October, Mazen Mustafa, the executive chef at Paul Liebrandt’s the Elm in Williamsburg, did something he never thought he’d do: He started serving brunch. Mustafa, 35, has interned...
Cardinals win game, not beauty contest
ORLANDO, Fla. — Before Louisville played its third-round NCAA Tournament game against Saint Louis, the Cardinals had to wait for Florida and Pittsburgh to clear the Amway Center floor. So, while...
The real-life White House 'affair' of 'House of Cards'
Getting a job on “House of Cards” was a family affair for actor Michael Gill, who plays President Garrett Walker on the Netflix series. No sooner had he been called...
Mercer: We’re not a Cinderella story
RALEIGH, N.C. — Every March Madness begins with the search for Cinderella. Even though 14th-seeded Mercer might qualify after upsetting third-seeded Duke on Friday, the Bears insist they’re no Cinderella team....
Back in ’86, he nearly had his Phil
Let me take you on a trip down memory lane — December 1986, Washington Avenue Armory, downtown Albany. Phil Jackson is beginning his fifth season as head coach of the Albany...
Author cracks code to age-old Noah's Ark puzzles
With Russell Crowe steering Hollywood’s latest version of the Noah’s Ark tale into theaters this week, what better time than to pose some philosophical questions. Such as why didn’t the...
Terminally ill man comforted by giraffe as part of last wish
A giraffe gave a lick to a dying man who asked as a last wish to be taken to Blijdorp Zoo in Rotterdam, Netherlands, where he had done odd jobs...
Meloni trades fangs for suburbia in Archie Bunker-esque role
Christopher Meloni uses his machismo to comic advantage in the new Fox series “Surviving Jack.” Based on Justin Halpern’s memoir, “I Suck at Girls,” the series has a clever conceit:...
Spying, chasing and big money -- a Hollywood paparazzo tells all
In 2006, after watching eight blacked-out SUVs screech to a halt in Los Angeles, the inhabitants practically leaping from their cars to take photos of Paris Hilton, waitress Jennifer Buhl...
Get carried away: 50 bags under $500
Banish memories of the polar vortex with affordable antidotes: spring purses in pretty pastels, fanciful florals, must-have metallics and more. Stylist: Johannah Master, Photographer: Anne Wermiel/NYPost, Model: Joi Gary/Direct Model...
In My Library: Jeremy Shamos
It’s not unusual for Jeremy Shamos to play a psychiatrist by day (for TV’s “Elementary”) and a neurotic husband that very night (in the Round about’s off-Broadway “Dinner with Friends,”...
NCAA charity-stripe struggles get little attention
You can’t miss it. Even if you don’t know much about basketball, you can’t miss it. Yet, the 75 or 80 experts who worked from the CBS and Turner TV...
This week's must-read books
How About Never — Is Never Good For You? My Life in Cartoons by Bob Mankoff (Henry Holt) Bob Mankoff has been cartoon editor for The New Yorker for 17 years, and...
Say farewell to winter blues with fresh spring TV
With the end of winter come the season-finales of popular and niche shows such as “The Walking Dead,” “Girls” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” We’ve already said goodbye till next year to...
Serby’s Sunday Q&A with... David Wright
With the start of the regular season just a week away, All-Star Mets third baseman David Wright took a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What...
Pregnant teen assaults bus driver in fare dispute
A pregnant straphanger assaulted an MTA bus driver on a Brooklyn bus Saturday morning, police sources said. Natasha Lawson, 19, boarded the bus at Troy Avenue and Kings Highway around...
Return of the shotgun wedding
First comes pregnancy — but then, thankfully, comes marriage. On Monday, “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie announced that she married her fiancé Mike Feldman in a small ceremony last weekend....
Don't Miss: 'Nine-Nine' wraps season 1; 'Girls' on Broadway
'Modern Family' (Wednesday, 9 p.m., ABC) The adults are Vegas-bound when Jay (Ed O’Neill) hooks them up with Excelsior Level hotel accommodations courtesy of one of his big clients, but...
Mark Sanchez deserved better from Jets
ST. LOUIS — In the end, after a five-year marriage that became rocky, the Jets’ treatment of Mark Sanchez was deplorable. Breathe deeply, Sanchez haters. You know who you are, because...
New jerseys no sweat for NHL store
The NHL trade deadline always is the biggest day of the season for player movement. And when fans are clamoring for a jersey of the newest member of their team,...
Top seed Gators find form against Pitt
ORLANDO, Fla. — Billy Donovan didn’t recognize the team he coached on Thursday. After Florida’s lackluster effort caused a minor scare against No. 16 Albany, the No. 1 overall seeded Gators...
Jets interested in trading for DeSean Jackson: source
The Jets landed one former Eagle on Friday when they signed quarterback Michael Vick. Could they now be in play for another? The Eagles want to trade wide receiver DeSean...
Kentucky wins, setting up Shocking game for Sunday
Kentucky said it wanted to “shock the world” on Thursday. A win on Sunday and the eighth-seeded Wildcats will disappoint the world. The blockbuster third-round South Regional matchup is set,...
Despite reports, Sather says no retirement on tap
It happens every spring. There’s a story from somewhere (or maybe from nowhere) that this is going to be it for Glen Sather, the Lion of Winter who has been...
Sources: NY lawyer favorite to run state's athletic commission
David Berlin, a New York-based attorney who has represented boxers, has emerged as the front-runner to be named the executive director of the New York State Athletic Commission, The Post...
Shots fired as pro-Russia forces storm Ukrainian base
BELBEK AIR BASE, Crimea — Pro-Russian forces stormed a Ukrainian air force base in Crimea, firing shots and smashing through concrete walls with armored personnel carriers, according to an Associated...
Kershaw, Dodgers top D-backs in Australian opener
SYDNEY — Opening day turned out to be a pretty g'day for the Los Angeles Dodgers and ace Clayton Kershaw.Kershaw flashed his Cy Young form, Scott Van Slyke homered and...
The hipster war on you: How liberals use cool as a weapon
Why are good things seen as bad, and why are bad things seen as good? Greg Gutfeld poses the question and supplies an answer in “Not Cool: The Hipster Elite...
Ships seek 'large object' in new satellite image
A Chinese satellite spotted a possible piece of the missing ¬Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 in the same remote area of the Indian Ocean that has been the focus of the...
Pot busts down after cops change tactics
When authorities announced they weren’t going to go after the average marijuana smoker, they weren’t kidding — arrests have dropped 12.6 percent. Police busted 6,227 pot puffers this year between...
Bid for 'storm proof' Staten Island ferries
The city wants to buy modern new storm proof ferries and docking facilities that can withstand the next superstorm. Hurricane Sandy devastated the St. George and Whitehall terminals — and...
Dirt bike rider killed in Bronx crash
A 25-year-old man driving an unregistered dirt bike was killed Friday when he ran into a car in The Bronx — and his runaway bike injured two pedestrians, cops said....
14-year-old busted with gun at school
Cops arrested a 14-year-old boy for bringing a loaded gun into his charter school in Brooklyn Friday morning, police said. Shauquan Brown was allegedly caught just after 9 a.m. with...
Mena Suvari cast in Amazon drama
Mena Suvari (“American Beauty”) has been cast as the lead in an Amazon drama pilot, deadline.com reports. The actress will star in “Hysteria” as Dr. Logan Harlow, a charming but...
'Scare'-allel parking in Bronx as cars smash
That’s some park job! A Bronx car wound up on top of another vehicle after a bizarre crash at West Fordham Road and University Avenue Friday afternoon, authorities said. Cops...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx ■ Police are questioning a correction officer who allegedly fatally shot his son-in-law in Wakefield, police sources said. The men were arguing in the lobby of an apartment...
New restaurant grade guidelines to ease penalties
The city on Friday released new guidelines for the restaurant letter-grade system that are expected to collectively save owners nearly 25 percent in penalty payments. The rules, which lowered nearly...
Yankees' Ryan has pinched nerve
TAMPA — Brendan Ryan’s availability for Opening Day grew more doubtful Friday when an MRI exam on his back revealed a pinched nerve. Ryan, signed to a two-year deal by...
Nets’ Lopez also had left ankle surgery
Brook Lopez is healing from not just one surgery, but two. Nets general manager Billy King said in addition to the initial surgery Lopez had in January to both repair...
Melo borrows headband for last-minute Knicks push
PHILADELPHIA — Carmelo Anthony owes Toure’ Murry a headband. With Friday’s game against the 76ers safely in hand, or so he thought, Anthony ditched his own headband on the bench....
Professor Questlove schools NYU students in Prince 101
Take it from somebody who knows from experience — students who scribble Prince’s unpronounceable logo on their books are likely to get detention. But there is one class where it...
‘Idol’ sinks to record low numbers
The glory days of “American Idol” are fast becoming a distant memory. Thursday night’s episode hit an all-time-low rating of 1.9 in the coveted adults 18-49 demo — the first...
Leguizamo’s ‘Ghetto Klown’ mines life for laughs
It’s a testament to John Leguizamo’s storytelling chops, and general spazzy likability, that his new one-man show on HBO is so much fun despite feeling overly familiar. “Ghetto Klown” is...
Getting fantasy beauty sleep-ers
While it’s easy to find the big names in the draft and take them early, it’s a completely different skill set to find players, whether they are recovering veterans or...
Florida's Donovan not ruling out jump to NBA
ORLANDO, Fla. — Spending the weekend at the Amway Center, Florida coach Billy Donovan has been reminded often how he almost worked in the building as the coach of the...
Low-key Hancock is Louisville's Mr. Clutch
ORLANDO, Fla.— It was nothing new. Luke Hancock was invisible. Louisville’s season — and title hopes — was slipping away, and the 2013 Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Tournament...
Pitino coaching tree may be the strongest yet
ORLANDO, Fla. — For the people who have watched Rick Pitino along the way, the calendar is a perpetual liar, a serial deceiver. Has to be. It simply isn’t possible...
Orange will be 'ready' for upstart Dayton
BUFFALO — As they sat waiting to hit the court for practice, right there above them, on the flat-screen TV, was all the evidence Syracuse’s players needed Friday afternoon to...
Woody almost lets 76ers hijack win from Knicks
PHILADLEPHIA — Phil Jackson was 3,000 miles away from the Liberty Bell Friday night as the streaking Knicks continued their playoff quest that seems like an afterthought to their fans...
Diaz may make Rangers debut on Saturday
COLUMBUS, Ohio — John Moore, injured in Friday’s 3-1 victory against the Blue Jackets, is questionable for Saturday’s match in New Jersey, thus setting it up for Raphael Diaz to...
Iowa State wins but loses star Georges Niang
SAN ANTONIO — Iowa State’s 93-75 second-round NCAA Tournament victory over North Carolina-Central was an easy one, but a costly one. The Cyclones lost forward Georges Niang for the rest...
Mark-Viverito at odds with de Blasio on parks funds
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito expressed reservations Friday about a proposal to force well-funded park conservancies to share their donations with small or neglected parks. Her stance, which Mark-Viverito said...
State troopers handing out free-parking passes to family, friends
ALBANY — State troopers in one upstate unit gave out so many parking passes to family and friends that the supply ran out when a high-ranking officer needed one for...
Citi Bike on the brink as de Blasio refuses bailout
Citi Bike honchos need tens of millions of dollars to save the struggling bicycle-share program — but Mayor de Blasio said Friday that it won’t come from the wallets of...