May 16, 2014
Montero, deGrom may battle for spot in Mets rotation
WASHINGTON — Let the “fun” begin. After watching Jacob deGrom handle the Yankees by allowing one run over seven innings on Thursday, manager Terry Collins is excited about a potential...
De Blasio wins -- in Newark
Newark had a Bill de Blasio moment this week, when Ras Baraka — a councilman backed by public-sector unions — was elected mayor in a hotly contested election. Mayor Bill...
Family suing cop already cleared in Hofstra student's shooting
A police officer "carelessly discharged" his firearm when he fatally shot a college student being held hostage in her off-campus home, the woman's family alleged in a wrongful death lawsuit...
Kids these days
We know all about Millennials. You know, those selfish, narcissistic and lazy kids who walk around with a sense of entitlement. Or do we? Because three SUNY New Paltz roommates...
Liberty eclipse Sun in season opener
UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Tina Charles made herself right at home in her first game back in Connecticut. Cappie Pondexter scored 17 points and Charles added nine points and nine rebounds to...
Malcolm Smith has a surprise witness he says will clear his name
Queens state Sen. Malcolm Smith wants to present a surprise witness to prove his innocence at his upcoming corruption trial — convicted ex-Queens Sen. Shirley Huntley, stunning new court papers...
How VA hospitals are a government-run disaster
The news is shocking: Patients dying on the waiting list for government-provided healthcare. But this is not a report from Canada or the British National Health Service. It’s right here...
Niese struggles, bats silent again as Mets fall to Nats
WASHINGTON — Teddy Roosevelt — winner of the fourth-inning Presidents Race here — would certainly disapprove of the Mets carrying such little sticks. At least the Mets scored twice in...
Team Obama's War on Schools for Poor
Give the Obama administration credit for consistency if nothing else when it comes to targeting the for-profit education sector. In March, the Department of Education proposed new rules (whose public...
Radiation leak at nuclear waste dump raises questions
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A radiation leak at the government's troubled nuclear waste dump has been linked to a waste container shipped from Los Alamos National Laboratory, officials said Friday, raising...
Depleted Red Bulls need boost to come from back line
After coughing up a season-high five goals last weekend and seeing their four-game undefeated streak snapped by Chicago, the Red Bulls look to get back on track Saturday in Toronto...
Why'd the Knicks miss out on Steve Kerr? Jax was cheap
CHICAGO — No, Phil Jackson didn’t exactly throw money Steve Kerr’s way early on in the process of seeking a new Knicks head coach. By the time Jackson’s offer improved,...
Man charged with starting wildfire in CA
SAN DIEGO — A man was charged with setting one of nearly a dozen fires that have destroyed homes and raced through nearly 20,000 acres of northern and eastern San...
When the weather gets warm, dine at these new al fresco finds
After a brutal winter, it’s finally warming up — time to grab a table outside at these new outdoor eateries. All Aboard North River Lobster Company Pier 81, West 41st...
Juror dishes on Steinberg trial deliberation details
Most people wish they could skip jury duty. Then there’s Paul Skokandich. The 59-year-old bookkeeper was a juror during the month-long trial of former SAC Capital moneyman Michael Steinberg. He...
World reacts to Abramson's ousting with vitriol, dismay
Times Co. owner Arthur Sulzberger’s efforts to contain a PR nightmare were overwhelmed Friday by a great mudslide of social media indignation over the ignominious removal of top editor Jill...
After dispatching Bruins, Montreal stands in Rangers’ way
MONTREAL — It was the strangest thing, really, deplaning for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals and then having to go through customs. … I mean, I know Boston...
Marquez-Alvarado bout leads boxing's return to historic Forum
It was Sept. 10, 1973. That’s the first time Bob Arum promoted a boxing card at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif. It was the second fight in the epic trilogy...
All Brown's children
Sixty years ago today, the United States Supreme Court declared unconstitutional the principle of separate but equal. In Brown v. Board of Education, the justices delivered a hammer blow to...
Jeter will continue to handle final lap changes with class
This is the Long Goodbye for Derek Jeter, but it’s also a final season of adjustments for the Hall of Fame shortstop. How those adjustments go will be fascinating to...
Jets draftee TE's goal: Rookie of the Year
Say this for Jace Amaro: The Jets’ new second-round draft pick doesn’t lack for confidence. Amaro emerged from his first NFL practice Friday and immediately proclaimed his goal is to...
Oprah's network postpones Michael Sam show
The planned documentary by the Oprah Winfrey Network on Michael Sam, the NFL's first openly gay player, has been postponed. Erik Logan, president of the network, says Friday that the...
Jill Abramson is winning in court of public opinion
Arthur “Pinch” Sulzberger was sporting another black-and-blue on Friday — this one to his reputation. Forty-eight hours after the New York Times publisher fired Executive Editor Jill Abramson, information leaking...
TrueCar zips 11% ahead of IPO price
TrueCar started strong out of the gate on Friday, closing up more than 11 percent above its $9 initial public offering price. The stock last traded at $10.06 on the...
Red Lobster sold to Golden Gate for $2.1B
Clarence Otis Jr. is throwing Red Lobster overboard — and could soon face a mutiny. Despite fierce protests from activist shareholders, the embattled chairman and CEO of Darden Restaurants pushed...
Betances beginning to prosper in 'pen
There was no grand plan when the Yankees finally shifted Dellin Betances to the bullpen at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre last season. “He was failing as a starter, so you try to...
Hot-hitting Zelous an in-house cure to depleted Yanks infield
Before the season, one of the biggest question marks surrounding the Yankees was their infield. The team lost Robinson Cano to the Mariners and Alex Rodriguez to suspension and was...
Vigneault deems Habs favorites, squashing 'disrespect' narrative
MONTREAL — Let the Campaign of Kindness continue. On the eve of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault did all he could to praise the...
Queens native Lawrence bolts Cincy for family, will play in NY
Jermaine Lawrence is coming home. The Queens forward just wishes it were under better circumstances. Lawrence, who received his release to transfer from Cincinnati on Monday, was stunned when his...
Pouliot hopes he has found a home with Blueshirts
MONTREAL — Less than three minutes remained in the second period in Game 3 in Philadelphia, and the Rangers, with a 2-0 lead on the Flyers, appeared on the verge of...
Time winding down as Iran nuclear talks stall
Iran and six world powers made little progress this week in talks on ending their dispute over Tehran's nuclear program, U.S. and Iranian officials said on Friday, raising doubts over...
An unconscionable silence: 60 years after Brown v. Board of Education
Today is the 60th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education, which outlawed segregation in the schools. Below are excerpts from prepared remarks that State Education Commissioner John King delivered...
Clinton's brain: Fair concern about her health
It was inevitable that attacks on Hillary Clinton would be deemed sexist. We now know that they will be called ageist, too. A report in the New York Post’s Page...
Apple and Google drop lawsuits to focus on patent reform
Apple Inc and Google Inc's Motorola Mobility unit have agreed to settle all patent litigation between them over smartphone technology, ending one of the highest profile lawsuits in technology. In...
Mobile email test cripples Cuba's cellphone network
HAVANA - On an island where most people have no Internet access, the arrival of mobile phone email service was embraced with joy. Tens of thousands of Cubans began emailing...
Man suing almost everyone for all the money on Earth
This lawsuit is priceless! A Manhattan man has sued the city, NYC Transit, Au Bon Pain Store, two local hospitals, Kmart, a “Latina” dog owner and anyone else he could...
Pineda throws bullpen session
All the injury news isn’t bad for the Yankees these days. Michael Pineda threw his first bullpen session Friday since suffering a shoulder muscle injury and reported no problems after...
Firing blanks: Blueshirts need Nash to find the net
MONTREAL — The message has been coming from neighboring lockers and from the head coach with equal enthusiasm, a reinforcement that despite having not scored a single goal in 14...
How to combat this latest kick in the fantasy ace
Here’s the sentence that made fantasy owners’ stomachs drop to the floor this week: Jose Fernandez will miss the rest of the season. The 21-year-old Marlins ace joins Diamondbacks ace...
Rookie who nearly lost daughter gets his 'one chance' with Jets
Trevor Reilly and his brother, A.J., sat in the parking lot of the Fairbanks Ranch Country Club in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., last Saturday when the call came. Reilly had...
Arkansas Supreme Court halts same-sex marriage
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas' highest court halted the distribution of marriage licenses to same-sex couples Friday as it suspended a judge's ruling that struck down the state's same-sex marriage...
GM fined $35M for waiting to fix faulty ignitions
General Motors Co was slapped on Friday with a $35 million US fine for its delayed response to an ignition switch defect in millions of vehicles, as federal regulators accused...
Riot police fire tear gas at Turkey mine disaster mourners
SOMA, Turkey -- Riot police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse several thousand protesters on Friday in a Turkish mining town still grieving the death of some 300...
The latest example of Mets stupidity? Sitting Juan Lagares
We already know the men who own the Mets have neither the will, the wisdom nor the wallet to give the people who root for their team what they really...
King vs. Price a push; controlling Subban key for Rangers: MSG analyst
Joe Micheletti, the Rangers’ game analyst on MSG who is working the playoffs for NBC, gives his thoughts on the Rangers-Canadiens series: After giving the Rangers a huge edge in...
Joe Bruno, former NY senate leader, cleared on fraud charges
ALBANY — The former leader of the New York state Senate has been found not guilty of federal fraud charges. A jury announced the verdict in retired Sen. Joe Bruno's...
Mets email Sandy Alderson's credit card info to reporters
How many tickets will that be? In an attempt to secure “Lion King” tickets for Sandy Alderson’s family, a Mets staffer accidentally sent out the general manager’s credit card information...
The day in photos
An orangutan needs a home, campaigns continue to bring back kidnapped Nigerian girls, a very sweet art installation hits Brooklyn, unrest continues in Ukraine and more.
OKC sheriff tweets are hilarious and popular
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma County's sheriff wants basketball fans and the Oklahoma City Thunder to know that streaking is illegal — but cheering, loudly, for the NBA team has yet...
Jupiter's giant red spot shrinking
Jupiter's Great Red Spot seems to be on a cosmic diet, shrinking rapidly before our eyes. Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope calculate that the spot, a giant long-lasting storm,...
Zoe and Selena stun, while Karlie suffers from a fashion fail
Like The Post itself, the best dressed stars this week were black and white and red all over. Meanwhile, the worst ruined their looks by taking things just a tad...
Hologram makers sue to keep Michael Jackson off Billboard awards
LOS ANGELES — The owners of technology used to digitally resurrect Tupac Shakur have asked a federal judge to block the use of their techniques in any effort to project...
Spider-Man Andrew Garfield cross-dresses in new video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRXc_-c_9Xc You’ve seen him in his Spidey suit, now check out Andrew Garfield in a dress and wig. The heartthrob actor makes an appearance in the brand-new music video for...
Jets coordinator investigated for slapping a woman
Jets defensive coordinator Dennis Thurman was flagged for roughing after making a pass. The coach allegedly slapped a woman at a New Jersey restaurant Wednesday evening, according to a police...
Opposition leader in India sweeps elections, ousting party of Gandhi
NEW DELHI — India's opposition leader, Narendra Modi, will become the next prime minister of the world's largest democracy, winning the most decisive election victory the country has seen in...
The 'it' sunglasses for summer: color-changing specs
Celebs like Anne Hathaway, Jessica Alba and Halle Berry have been sporting Italia Independent’s eclectic frames and signature velvet styles, but the sunglass makers’ latest model is sure to garner...
GOP offers Congressman a lesson after he called opponent a coward
WASHINGTON — Republicans want to give Long Island Rep. Tim Bishop a lesson in courage by cheekily sending him a copy of a book about the famed 82nd Airborne Division....
Top veterans official resigns amid health care scandal
WASHINGTON — The top official for veterans' health care resigned Friday amid a firestorm over delays in care and falsified records at veteran hospitals. Veterans Secretary Eric Shinseki says he...
Cops shoot robbery suspect dead after pill theft
NYPD cops hunted down an Upper East Side drugstore thief using a GPS device hidden in a pill bottle — and then killed him with a barrage of shots through...
Watch the new trailer for Christopher Nolan's 'Interstellar'
http://youtu.be/zSWdZVtXT7E And the McConaissance continues. In the first look at his upcoming movie, “Interstellar,” Matthew McConaughey says goodbye to his on-screen daughter before heading off to do some very important...
Phil Jackson meets with veteran Dunleavy for Knicks coaching job
From Steve Kerr to Mike Dunleavy Sr. — Phil Jackson had to start somewhere. According to an eyewitness, Jackson met with grizzled veteran coach Dunleavy for two hours Friday morning...
The 10 most talked-about movies at Cannes
As the Cannes Film Festival enters its third day on Friday on the French Riviera, some films are being praised, others dissed — while others are eagerly awaited over the...
Last to know: FIFA president says World Cup in Qatar 'a mistake'
ZURICH — It is "a mistake" to hold the World Cup in the searing summer heat of Qatar, FIFA president Sepp Blatter said. "Yes. Well, a mistake. A mistake. You...
Orthodox Jewish man admits to sex 8 times with teen boy
An Orthodox Jewish man pleaded guilty to sex abuse charges Friday in a deal that lets him serve as little as three months behind bars — ending a case that the...
Giants trying new approach with rookies this offseason
No, after all these years Tom Coughlin did not put together the offseason schedule, consider the annual rookie minicamp and then decide to bag it because he’s tired of sorting...
Rangers won't let Canadiens play 'respect' card again
If the Canadiens are looking for motivation from what the Rangers are saying, they can look elsewhere. Alain Vigneault continued his postseason Campaign of Kindness on Friday at practice in...
Swastika wearing taxi driver suspended
You won’t be Heil-ing this creep anytime soon. A hateful yellow cabbie was suspended for driving the streets wearing a swastika armband — which got him flipped off and cursed...
SAC fund manager gets 3 1/2 years for insider trading
He’s a good guy — except for that insider trading conviction. Michael Steinberg, the fallen fund manager at Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors, was sentenced to 3 ¹/₂ years in prison...
Outrage growing over Christian woman's sentence to hang
International outrage is mounting over the death sentence that a Sudanese judge ordered for the pregnant wife of an American citizen — all because she refuses to renounce her Christian...
Yankees rained out, doubleheader Sunday
The Yankees have postponed Friday’s game against the Pirates due to an inclement forecast and will make up the game as part of a single-admission doubleheader on Sunday, following the...
Drunk man takes tourists on terrifying limo ride
A group of Argentinean tourists were abducted when a drunk looking for a joyride took their stretch limo in Manhattan, sources said on Friday. The white Lincoln Town Car driver...
Underage sex claims rock Bitcoin group
As the most prominent trade group pushing adoption of the electronic currency Bitcoin begins its annual conference on Friday, it is being roiled by controversy. At least 10 members of...
Anna Wintour snubs Kimye, Lauren Hutton talks dating and more
Anna Wintour won’t attend the Kimye wedding, art history hits Howard Street at Opening Ceremony, and now — if you didn’t know already — you can finally find out if...
Rare footage shows 'brave struggle' of FDR walking
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Rare film footage featuring President Franklin D. Roosevelt walking to his seat at a baseball game helps dispel the myth that he completely hid his disability and...
Amar'e understands why Kerr chose Warriors
Amar’e Stoudemire said he and his Knicks thought they had Steve Kerr locked up to be their next coach, only to be left stunned when he did an about-face and...
The TV shows we broke up with this year
Saying goodbye is never easy. But when it comes to TV, sometimes a show just mistreats you so badly that you’re left with no choice. As the TV season comes...
Nick Saban tells reporters to 'kiss my ass'
Alabama coach Nick Saban was at an event in downtown Nashville Thursday night when he was asked about former West Virginia quarterback Pat White's Facebook accusation that the Crimson Tide offered...
Man falls to his death in front of morning commuters
A man plunged to his death Friday from the top of a building in the Garment District and landed in the middle of an open-air parking garage, horrifying pedestrians and...
Flight delayed when pilot brakes for snake on runway
A JFK-bound flight was delayed at the San Francisco airport Friday by a pilot who refused to squish a six-inch garter snake on the runway, officials said. The Delta Air...
CNN axes news editor for serial plagiarism
CNN said it fired a news editor after an ongoing internal investigation uncovered more than 50 instances of plagiarism. Marie-Louise Gumuchian wrote about international news out of the London bureau,...
Penguins fire GM, leave coach in limbo
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Penguins have fired general manager Ray Shero while the status of coach Dan Bylsma will be evaluated. Team co-owners Mario Lemieux and Ron Burkle said Friday...
Wes Welker got paid out way too much at Kentucky Derby
Those $100 bills that Wes Welker was handing out during the Kentucky Derby may not have been his. The Broncos receiver won big at Churchill Downs, where California Chrome took...
Convicted former Assemblyman didn't live in his own district: prosecutors
Former Bronx Assemblyman Eric Stevenson – who is being sentenced next week on a bribery conviction – also broke the law for years by not living in the legislative district...
Jon Hamm's seething hatred for the Mets
Let’s begin with last week’s Pop Quiz question, which comes to us from Gary Mintz of South Huntington: In a 1963 episode of "Car 54, Where Are You?," the 53rd...
What people in the '60s thought the future would hold
This year marks the 50th and 75th anniversaries of the two World’s Fairs held in Flushing Meadows, Queens, in 1964-65 and 1939-40. Excerpts from six short films shown at the...
Soccer coach charged with killing 12-year-old boy
http://youtu.be/HRgy2SCf2mc POTSDAM, N.Y. — Nearly three years after a 12-year-old boy's slaying shocked this small northern New York village, a college soccer coach was charged with suffocating and strangling the...
The top-5 NBA pick no one's seen play
CHICAGO — The clips that show Dante Exum exploding toward the rim, finishing with a thunderous dunk or contorting his body as he flips in a layup, sure are impressive....
Public school teacher, EMT busted for selling heroin
A former substitute teacher and Brooklyn EMT were busted after a five-month investigation revealed they were selling heroin, police sources said. Lisa Testa, 33, who hasn’t worked for the Department...
Dinkins reserved on supporting Cuomo's re-election bid
Memo to Gov. Cuomo: call former Mayor David Dinkins. In a startling move, Dinkins -- New York City’s first black mayor -- will not say whether he's supporting his fellow...
Kim Jong-un takes aim at archery, soccer success
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has paid attention to some of the country's archery and soccer talent, offering them advice on how to raise standards and succeed in international competition....
Astorino vows to restore New York
ALBANY — Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino accepted the Republican nomination for governor Thursday by proclaiming that his mission is to save New York. “They’ve nearly ruined a once-great state,”...
Jill Abramson pounds the pavement with her dog
Jill Abramson’s dog may be the only thing she takes crap from. The axed New York Times editor, known for her maverick ways, took her peppy golden retriever out for...
Virtual reality could make caged chickens think they're free-range
If this futuristic farmer has his way, chickens will never need to fly the coop. An assistant professor at Iowa State University is using an Oculus Rift headset to design...
Johnny Football's cocky text to Browns: 'Hurry up and draft me'
Even Johnny Manziel's two thumbs have swagger. Browns quarterback coach Dowell Loggains said a cocksure "hurry up and draft me" text message he received from Manziel during the former Texas A&M...
Hero cat to throw first pitch at baseball game
http://youtu.be/C-Opm9b2WDk Tara the Cat already proved she has a good roundhouse kick, but how’s her curveball? Now known as the “Hero Cat,” Tara will serve up the ceremonial first pitch...
Mike Breen: Mark Jackson is a 'terrific coach'
ESPN and Knicks play-by-play man Mike Breen explains why the Heat are vulnerable, how the Spurs got here and why Mark Jackson could be a good coaching fit for the...
Drunk driver crashes into NYPD headquarters, blames GPS
Here's a sobering thought: Don't drive drunk and ram your car into police headquarters. But that's exactly what an allegedly intoxicated man did when he crashed his car at 1...
UK rockers Elbow hit Webster Hall
Elbow room In their native UK, Manchester band Elbow plays to arenas, and their affable, bear-like singer Guy Garvey is regarded as a national treasure. So their show at Webster...
Missing woman was buried alive by her landscaper: cops
CAMDEN, NJ — A New Jersey woman was buried alive in a shallow grave by her landscaper after he offered to drive her to buy a new car, police said...
Plane's wing snaps mid-flight
Passengers on board a CityJet flight from London to Florence knew something bad was up when they heard a loud bang shortly after their 7:25 a.m. takeoff. Bad turned to...
Christine Baranski honored at The Plaza
Christine Baranski (“The Good Wife”) was honored Tuesday at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s Spirit of Achievement luncheon (at The Plaza), with “RHONY” cast members Ramona Singer and Aviva...
Seth Meyers pulling ahead in late night ratings
All eyes, once again, are on a late-night timeslot, now that “Late Late Show” host Craig Ferguson will be leaving his 12:35 a.m. perch at the end of the year....
Hondo's Sonny outlook
Hondo resumed his losing ways Thursday night when the O’s beat the Royals by the hair of their Chen-y Chen Chen, causing the filthy figure to grow to 910 campanerises....
British Library puts literary treasures online
LONDON — The British Library is putting hundreds of its most valuable literary resources online, from the Bronte sisters' childhood writings to William Blake's notebook. The new website features digital...
Darden to sell Red Lobster for $2.1B
Darden Restaurants says it will sell its Red Lobster chain to investment firm Golden Gate Capital in a $2.1 billion cash deal. The company, which also owns Olive Garden, had...
Low-income NYC seniors catch a break on rent hikes
ALBANY — There’s never been a better time to be a low-income senior living in a rent-regulated apartment in New York City. In a little-noticed move, the City Council has...
Delayed OT cheating probe let staffer find other work
The municipal hospital system took four years to investigate a manager accused of cheating on overtime — giving him time to land new gigs at other medical facilities doing the...
Mom to file $25M lawsuit after son ‘baked to death’ at Rikers
The mother of the mentally ill, homeless ex-Marine who baked to death in a Rikers Island jail cell following a trespassing arrest said Friday that she plans to sock the...
De Blasio unveils new asphalt plant for faster road fixes
Mayor de Blasio says the city’s pothole-riddled streets are going to get a lot smoother. De Blasio on Thursday unveiled a rebuilt Brooklyn Department of Transportation plant that will churn...
Obama honors 9/11 hero behind 'the red bandanna'
They will never forget the hero in the red bandanna. In a moving speech, President Obama recounted how Welles Crowther, 24, had rescued others from the burning south tower before...
Innocent man cleared after serving 10 years as ‘Bronx rapist’
Disabled Navy veteran Tyrone Hicks spent 10 years behind bars, branded “the Bronx rapist” — but he knew all the while he was innocent and struggled every day to figure...
War-hero GOP candidate hits back at Democrats who called him a 'coward'
WASHINGTON — They picked the wrong guy to call a “coward.” Republicans blasted back at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Thursday after it labeled the Republican state senator challenging Rep....
9/11 Memorial relics an emotional reminder for victims’ families
The image left Tony Modaferri reeling. There in the new 9/11 museum’s Foundation Hall was a picture of his brother, firefighter Louis Modafferi, affixed to the fabled “Last Column” from...
Producers pull out all stops to woo Tony voters
It’s been a swirl of cocktail parties, lunches and celebrity shoulder-rubbing this week for road presenters — the hundred or so people who present Broadway shows in cities across the...
Brooklyn love shack gets makeover as swinger haven
Residents of a three-story Brooklyn building don’t worry about catching their lovers in bed with someone else — they expect it. A Bushwick brownstone is being gutted and repurposed as...
Sony woes could spark another battle with Loeb
Sony Corp.’s continued struggles and falling stock price could spark another battle with activist investor Dan Loeb, The Post has learned. Loeb, the founder of the Third Point hedge fund,...
Top Sony bosses asked to give back bonuses
Struggling Japanese consumer electronics giant Sony Corp. has asked top bosses to give back their bonuses — but the heads of Sony’s entertainment assets weren’t among them, The Post has...
9/11 museum ticket sales off to a slow start
People are not rushing to buy tickets for the 9/11 museum, which has sold out only for the first day it is open to the public next Wednesday. Plenty of...
Hotel workers union endorses Espaillat for Congress
It’s checkout time for Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel, the union representing the city’s hotel workers has declared. The 35,000-member Hotel Trades Council is endorsing state Sen. Adriano Espaillat over Rangel...
Modi wins India's election with a landslide
Opposition candidate Narendra Modi will be the next prime minister of India, with counting trends showing the pro-business Hindu nationalist and his party headed for the most resounding election victory...
Zen Master would hire non-triangle coach, so Mark Jackson's in play
CHICAGO — The Knicks coaching search is expanding beyond geometry. Phil Jackson, according to an NBA source, is OK hiring a head coach who doesn’t specialize in the triangle. According...
Yankees' Chase Whitley finds 'relief' after solid MLB debut
Chase Whitley sat in the dugout after the fifth inning Thursday night, having not surrendered a run, before Dellin Betances got the final out. Finally, Whitey started to relax. When...
A handy guide to betting the Preakness Stakes
The 139th Preakness Stakes is set for Saturday at Pimlico in Baltimore. Nine challengers are lined up to derail Kentucky Derby winner California Chrome's quest for horse racing's elusive Triple...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Cops are asking for the public’s help in finding a man whom they allege ripped off a woman’s necklace in Sunset Park. The 23-year-old victim was standing on 57th...
Jacob deGrom throws gem for Mets in MLB debut
When Jacob deGrom got back to his locker after making his major-league debut, he had two game-used baseballs waiting for him, one for his first strikeout and another for his...
Back at Citi Field, Mets offense goes poof
Maybe the Mets should petition to move to The Bronx. After starting the week by scoring 21 runs in two games at the Stadium, the Mets returned to Queens and...
A failed starter, Dellin Betances a beast in bullpen
The Yankees have found a weapon. And Big Dellin Betances has found a home in the bullpen. Switching Betances from starter to bullpen has turned out to be a brilliant...
Moving forward, Yankees, Mets offer intrigue
One-hundred twenty-two games remain in this 2014 season, and the Yankees (21-19) and Mets (19-21) reside just two games apart in the neighborhood of mediocrity. Yet the conclusion of the...
NYPD to pull cop cars from patrol to escort NYU graduation buses
The NYPD is taking two Manhattan squad cars off regular patrol to give a lights-and-sirens escort to five buses for NYU’s Yankee Stadium graduation — and will even shut down...
Cops find arsenal of guns, swords in Brooklyn apartment
Cops found an arsenal of guns, swords and ammo inside a Brooklyn apartment, officials said. Police say officer Jeremy Berson arrived at 175 Dahill Road in Bensonhurst Thursday morning to...
T.R. Knight to star in Amazon drama
T.R. Knight (“Grey’s Anatomy”) has been cast in an Amazon drama pilot opposite Mena Suvari (“American Beauty”), deadline.com reports. “Hysteria” centers on Dr. Logan Harlow (Suvari), a bright but socially...