May 28, 2014
Single-minded Yankees roll past Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — A laugher suddenly wasn’t so funny for manager Joe Girardi and the Yankees Wednesday night. An early seven-run bulge was whittled to four and the Cardinals had...
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Manhattan A bank bandit made off with nearly $1,300 during a robbery Tuesday in Greenwich Village, cops said. The suspect passed a teller at the HSBC on West 14th Street,...
Red Bulls' CONCACAF Champions League draw set
The Red Bulls may be struggling in MLS, but they’re still headed to the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League. Wednesday night they found out the teams they will be facing in...
Mom reunites with 4-year-old left who was stuck in Ukraine
A Queens mom was reunited on Wednesday with her 4-year-old son, who had been stuck in Ukraine for several months because of visa issues. Natalia Kuzmina, a 28-year-old computer programmer,...
Probe confirms 115-day delays at VA hospital
PHOENIX — Navy veteran Ken Senft turned to the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care in 2011 after his private insurance grew too costly. It could have been a...
Silva-Sonnen UFC battle called off
The Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight grudge match scheduled for July 5 between Wanderlei Silva and Chael Sonnen has been called off, and Vitor Belfort is set to take Silva’s place...
Don King sued by Russian boxing promoter
Only in Russia! Boxing promoter Don King was slapped with a $2.4 million lawsuit Wednesday for allegedly failing to deliver a highly anticipated championship bout in Russia last month when...
Chilling 'Night Moves' showcases a trio of talent
‘Night Moves” doesn’t, any more than a lily pad or a dead squirrel, until an eco-parable about domestic terrorists turns into a suspenseful noir. Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning and Peter...
GDP: Grim, dim & puny
You will hear the words “cold weather” more than you should during the month of May — and they won’t be talking about the temperature outside. That’s because “cold weather”...
U.S. Navy: 'pings unlikely from missing Malaysia jet
A U.S. Navy official said four acoustic pings at the center of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared in March, are no longer believed to be...
Goldman Sachs gets bullish on Brazil's World Cup odds
Goldman Sachs is long Brazil — to win the World Cup. The Wall Street investment bank, run by Lloyd Blankfein, is predicting Brazil will beat Argentina 3-1 in the finals...
Teixeira going to see doctor for sore wrist
ST. LOUIS — Mark Teixeira still doesn’t believe his bothersome right wrist is a serious issue, but did admit to being disappointed the joint forced him to sit out a...
Characters' struggles in 'Undateable' hit home
Most of us would prefer to forget those awkward years where we couldn’t get a date — but NBC’s new comedy, “Undateable,” hopes that viewers still have some nostalgia left...
Hilty’s nearly a ‘Smash’ hit in cabaret debut
Megan Hilty made her New York cabaret debut belting out “They Just Keep Moving the Line” as if she were still auditioning for the role of Marilyn Monroe on “Smash.”...
Ex-Ranger Prust back to bear brunt of Garden boos
The Eastern Conference finals haven’t lacked for drama — or edginess. Thursday’s return of Brandon Prust likely will only add to that when the Rangers and Canadiens show up at...
'The Night Shift' debuts to 8 million viewers
It’s dangerous to read too much into the “successful” premiere numbers for any series — let alone one airing over the summer — but NBC has reason to beat its...
McCann an emergency 1B to give slumping Solarte a day off
ST. LOUIS — Don’t get used to seeing Brian McCann at first base, where he started Wednesday night against the Cardinals. According to Joe Girardi the Yankees’ $85 million catcher...
Duda blast boosts Mets after 1B's horrible homestand
Lucas Duda’s awful homestand concluded with a hellacious clap of thunder. The Mets first baseman hit a monstrous two-run homer in the eighth inning Wednesday against Bryan Morris, giving the...
Everyone’s got a shot: AL East wide open for the taking
ST. LOUIS — For all of the individual surprises the Yankees have given us these first two months of 2014 — think Masahiro Tanaka, Yangervis Solarte and Dellin Betances on...
Derek Dorsett’s head butt in Game 4 overlooked
In the ongoing saga of shenanigans that seems to be driving the Eastern Conference finals, a small bit thuggery that was seemingly overlooked in Tuesday’s Game 5 was the Rangers’...
Best of spring design week 2014
“Testing the waters,” was a phrase echoed throughout town during the second annual NYCxDESIGN week, which ended earlier this month. Included in the 12-day citywide festival — which was highlighted...
iWatch getting wound up for summer reveal
Apple’s iWatch is starting to take shape — and it’s round. The long-anticipated wearable-tech gadget from the company is expected to be unveiled this summer — and to hit store...
Bezos' bitter book battle with Hachette
This bitter book battle could turn into an epic. Amazon escalated a war of words Wednesday with book publisher Hachette, saying it is “not optimistic” that a standoff over e-book...
Jury awards $172M to woman after botched 911 call
A Bronx jury awarded a whopping $172 million verdict to a 29-year-old woman who was severely handicapped after the city botched a routine 911 call, The Post has learned. The...
Shelly Sterling reviewing five bids for the Clippers
LOS ANGELES — Shelly Sterling was reviewing bids from five groups interested in buying the Los Angeles Clippers, a person with knowledge of the negotiations told the Associated Press on...
Notorious jewel thief Doris Payne centers new documentary
Born in 1930 to a black father and Cherokee mother, Doris Payne has been a thief since age 16. She grew up poor, but her beauty and regal manners got...
Jets guard Willie Colon will have knee surgery, out indefinitely
Jets right guard Willie Colon must undergo arthroscopic knee surgery and will be sidelined indefinitely. Colon, who received a one-year, $2 million contract from the Jets in March, had been...
Jeurys growing into a Familia option in late innings
This is not going to be closer by committee for the Mets. But they still are transforming Jenrry Mejia from starter to closer and, like the building of Rome or...
McAvoy delivers in seedy 'Filth'
An explosive James McAvoy does a jumped-up version of Denis Leary’s roguish “Rescue Me” character in “Filth,” a cop caper that more than lives up to its name. McAvoy’s Bruce,...
Sweat it out in style with 11 must-have fitness accessories
Add punch to your workout wardrobe -- whether you're in the gym or at the park. Stripe for the picking This cotton hoodie — a bit longer than usual —...
A simple goal for the Mets: stink less
Yes, the Mets stink, but so do a lot of teams. The key is for the Mets to stink less. Wednesday was a perfect example, as the Mets whipped the...
Return of the King: Don't worry about Henrik in Game 6
Repeat after me: Henrik Lundqvist is the least of the Rangers’ issues approaching Thursday night’s second try at nailing down the Eastern Conference championship. Beyond that, Lundqvist is no issue...
Celebrity posers have yoga world in a twist
Tara Stiles is sitting in a glass-walled truck parked outside the W Hotel on Lexington Avenue, preparing to roll around the city in a mobile yoga studio to promote FIT...
'The Grand Seduction' is a pleasant treat for audiences
It's déjà vu all over again with this charming comedy about a picturesque village overcoming adversity by employing subterfuge — a genre that flourished around the turn of this century,...
Bill de Blasio’s LICH crusade hits another snag
The mayor's costly bid to keep healthcare services operating in Cobble Hill took another hit Wednesday, after a second real estate firm saw its tentative deal with SUNY fall apart....
Eric Decker says Jets have ‘a lot of talent’ at QB
Eric Decker spent some time on the Jets practice fields back in January, when the Broncos used the Jets’ training center to practice for the Super Bowl. Now, he’s out...
Espaillat’s 'drop dead or move away' vote under fire
State Sen. Adriano Espaillat’s controversial votes as an Albany legislator more than a decade ago are coming back to haunt him in his bid to oust veteran Harlem Congressman Charles...
GOP to add second ballot line for party's NY candidates
ALBANY — State Republicans are planning to develop a second ballot line for the party's statewide candidates, The Post has learned. Jason Weingartner, the party's executive director, sent a letter...
The 13 biggest tuxedo icons in fashion
Time to ditch those dresses, ladies — tuxedos are having a moment. Actually, they’ve been having a moment, one more than 80 years in the making, thanks in large part...
Cozy on Sag Harbor Cove
Blaze Makoid’s Sag Harbor house feels right at home in nature. Egrets poke about in the reeds and crabs scuttle by the dock of this tranquil waterfront spot in the...
Louis C.K. buys Babe Ruth's summer Hamptons home
Lucky Louie lands the house that Ruth built It looks like Louis C.K. wants another shot at the East End. The sad-sack funnyman (who recently did an episode where he...
Staffer slaps Google with sexual harassment lawsuit
This brings a whole new meaning to Googling yourself. A staff masseur at Google’s Manhattan headquarters is suing the search engine giant, saying he was fired for complaining that a...
Veteran detective fired for shooting partner while drunk
A veteran NYPD detective who shot and wounded his partner after the pair allegedly pounded multiple beers at a Howard Beach diner last month has been canned, sources said Wednesday....
‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’ is a worthy Western sendup
How nasty is the 1882 frontier in “A Million Ways to Die in the West”? So brutal that a schoolmarm “got her throat slit by a fast-moving tumbleweed.” So savage...
Can-do Habs prove resilient in the face of elimination
If you think the Canadiens will be intimidated by an elimination game against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night, think again. This is old hat for the...
Game 6 tickets will cost you the Blueshirt off your back
It’s going to cost Rangers fans if they want to see the Blueshirts punch their ticket to the Stanley Cup finals. Leading Montreal 3-2 heading into Thursday’s Game 6, the...
The day in photos
A rocket launches, Maya Angelou is remembered, military academies celebrate and more.
Rangers' run has the attention of title-hungry Jets
On the second day of organized team activities in May, there are more questions Rex Ryan cannot possibly answer yet about Geno Smith vs. Mike Vick, or Mike Vick vs....
Tiger Woods officially pulls out of US Open
DUBLIN, Ohio — Tiger Woods withdrew from the US Open on Wednesday as he recovers from back surgery that has kept him out of golf for nearly three months. It...
Phony Viagra scammers busted by DEA
Federal authorities in Manhattan busted an Internet extortion ring that aimed to rip off online buyers of Viagra and other illegal prescription drugs as part of a $3.5 million nationwide...
Who would give A-Rod the chance that Theo gave Manny?
Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein had a tough sell in explaining why he hired Manny Ramirez as a player-coach for his Triple-A squad and offered this in a...
Pass the tissues -- 8 classic tearjerker films
“The Fault in Our Stars,” the hugely anticipated teen love story about not one, but two cancer patients who meet in a support group and fall in love for a...
John Moore suspended 2 games for headshot
The iron fist of discipline has now come down in equal measure between the Rangers and the Canadiens, whether that’s the way they like it or not. The NHL announced...
Stan Lee dishes on the future of superhero flicks
They don’t call him “The Man” for nothing. It’s hard to think of anyone else who’s currently having as big a pop-culture impact as Stan Lee. During one fertile period...
Passionate 'Korengal' reveals psyche of soldiers
With the late Tim Hetherington, who was killed in Libya in 2011, journalist Sebastian Junger made the Oscar-nominated 2010 documentary “Restrepo,” about the hardships of an American outpost in Afghanistan....
Support mounting in California to create 51st state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Residents of California's largely rural, agrarian and politically conservative far northern counties long ago got used to feeling ignored in the state Capitol and out of sync...
Two deer bring Staten Island Expressway to a rush-hour halt
A pair of wayward deer caused complete chaos on the Staten Island Expressway smack in the middle of the morning rush on Thursday. The duo jumped 20 feet to get...
Thief swipes $11K from church rectory while priest leads Mass
He’ll burn in hell. A thief swiped thousands of dollars in cash donations from a priest in Stuyvesant Town, cops said. The sinner crept into the rectory of the Conception...
Danny McBride goes back to school in new HBO comedy
Danny McBride is back on HBO. The "Eastbound & Down" star is returning to the network in the new comedy series "Vice Principals," which tells the story of a high...
Beats acquisition could shake up music biz
Apple’s $3 billion purchase of Beats Electronics could reinvigorate the tech titan — and shake up the music industry by boosting valuations of some companies, one music industry heavyweight told...
Giants open OTAs with Eli Manning on the field
The Giants were on the field Wednesday for the first of 10 organized team activity workouts and, in what really is not much of a surprise, Eli Manning took many...
Google's fleet of self-driving cars don't have brake pedals
Google Inc. is building cars that don't have steering wheels, accelerator pedals or brake pedals, in an ambitious expansion of the Internet company's efforts to develop self-driving cars. The small...
Colon cruises as Mets blank Pirates in horrible, sloppy game
The ugliest game in which the Mets have participated this year — or at least a strong contender — had a sexy starting pitching performance Wednesday. Bartolo Colon took the...
Mooning the world is the most interesting thing Kate Middleton has done
Since Kate Middleton wed Prince William in 2011, the Duchess has played her role nearly perfectly. That's about it. The Post's Hailey Eber thinks mooning crowds has been the most...
Punk rock stardom captured flawlessly in 'We Are the Best!'
No film I’ve seen so far this year has provided the sheer moviegoing pleasure of “We Are the Best!’’ — Lukas Moodysson’s joyous portrait of a trio of teenage girls...
Titans QB loses No. 6 in arm wrestling contest with punter
Charlie Whitehurst is a mediocre quarterback who is even worse at arm wrestling. Whitehurst, a backup quarterback with the Titans who stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 225 pounds, lost an arm...
Why the Kimye marriage will last
It’s been four days since Kim Kardashian and Kanye West entered blissful matrimony, four days since many Americans pressed “go” on their stopwatches. But while many aren’t too fond of...
Jets haven't learned from past quarterback debacles
The Jets’ distinct ability to mismanage their quarterback situation is on display again this spring. The team that brought you such classics as Tim Tebow, Neil O’Donnell and Browning Nagle...
How cheeky! Duchess Kate bares her bottom line
Kate Middleton's bottom line is in the news. The Post's Barbara Hoffman thinks the Duchess' chic wardrobe is what Kate is known for and not her wardrobe malfunctions. Hailey Eber...
Man indicted for killing pregnant girlfriend might not be baby's father
A Brooklyn convict indicted last week for the 2003 cold-case killing of his pregnant girlfriend said she told him about a week before her murder that he might not be...
Manziel defends Vegas weekend: 'It's my life'
BEREA, Ohio — Johnny Manziel isn't going to change his lifestyle for anyone — like it or not. Cleveland's celebrated rookie quarterback said he's surprised about the reaction to his...
10 rare views of NYC from more than a century ago
Rare film reviews of New York City from more than a century ago were recently posted on the Library of Congress website. They were shot between 1898 and 1903 for...
Charlize Theron covers Esquire, Lily Allen dances topless and more
Charlize Theron survives a shoot with Terry Richardson, Miranda Kerr survives baby weight and we all survive Wednesday with only ONE reference to the Kardashian-West wedding. Whew. • Charlize Theron posed...
Mets insist Alderson, not Jeff Wilpon, was Hudgens hitman
The Mets are denying a report that said COO Jeff Wilpon ordered the firing of hitting coach Dave Hudgens on Monday. According to the report in Capital New York, an...
Four kidnapped schoolgirls escape Boko Haram, Nigeria says
Four Nigerian school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram last month have escaped, an education commissioner for Borno state said on Wednesday. Commissioner Musa Inuwa declined to give details on the...
FBI hunting 'Gatsby' bank bandit
There’s nothing great about this Gatsby. A thief known as the “Gatsby bandit” is being sought by the FBI for knocking over a Queens bank and robbing two other financial...
Fitness trackers, coming to a kindergarten near you
Wearable technology is all the rage these days for adults. Now, the concept is spreading to kids. LeapFrog, the maker of kids' tablets and other educational products, recently unveiled the...
Aaron Hernandez killed two men over spilled drink: prosecutors
BOSTON — In the months leading up to a fatal double shooting, Aaron Hernandez had become increasingly convinced that people had been "testing, trying or otherwise disrespecting him" when he...
Public figures pay tribute to Maya Angelou
Politicians, media figures and fellow artists are paying tribute to Maya Angelou, the author of "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" who died Wednesday at age 86. Here is...
Goldman bets on Brazil to win World Cup
Goldman Sachs is long Brazil—to win the World Cup. The Wall Street investment bank, run by Lloyd Blankfein, is predicting Brazil will beat Argentina 3-1 in the final round of...
Sandy Hook father to Isla Vista father: 'You are not alone'
Mark Barden lost his 7-year-old son during the 2012 Sandy Hook tragedy – and now he’s showing his solidarity with the parent of a 20-year-old victim who died at the...
Ferry runs aground in Queens
Rockaway, Queens, business owners had to be rescued Wednesday from a Seastreak ferry that got stuck in the mud during a public-relations trip aimed at securing more service for the...
John Kerry to Snowden: 'Man up' and come home
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday called National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden a fugitive and challenged him to "man up and come back to the United...
Dez Bryant: I 'deserve' top-dollar extension from Cowboys
Dez Bryant wants to get paid. The 25-year-old Cowboys wide receiver, who is scheduled to make $1.78 million and a $250,000 workout bonus this season, believes his salary should be...
Yahoo hopes to unleash YouTube killer
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is looking to boost her Internet video bona fides by rolling out a new service to rival Google’s YouTube this summer, a new report says. Mayer...
Courtroom erupts as victims' family confronts knife madman
Distraught relatives of a Brooklyn mother and her four young children slaughtered by a Chinese-immigrant cousin lashed into the accused killer in court Wednesday, screaming, "Why did you kill her?”...
Busted! Starlet blackmailed surgeon for a seventh boob job
She's the boob job extortionist. A sexy Romanian starlet blackmailed her plastic surgeon, threatening to report he had broken the law — unless he boosted her bust for free, authorities said....
Kirilenko's modest role provokes questions about Nets return
With the Nets season officially in the books, it’s time to look back at the year that was. We’ll look back at a different player each weekday, before wrapping up...
Working Families Party reaches out to Diane Ravitch for governor run
ALBANY — The Working Families Party is talking to a potential gubernatorial candidate who is a close ally of the teachers' union, sources said. The minor party has reached out...
Dog vanquished by hero cat is put down
http://youtu.be/Y6GQR3Ym5M8 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A dog seen on security camera footage attacking a Central California boy until it is chased off by a cat has been euthanized. Bakersfield Animal Care...
OWS activist cries in court when guards give her wrong outfit
Jail is one thing — but forcing her to wear the same outfit to two court dates was too much to bear for this fashion-forward Occupy Wall Street cop-puncher. Cecily...
Vigneault changes tune: Moore doesn't deserve ban for hit
BROSSARD, Quebec — The tune Rangers coach Alain Vigneault was singing changed drastically in less than 24 hours, as he is now apparently defending John Moore’s blindside headshot to Dale...
50 Cent doesn't want to hear your first-pitch criticism
At least 50 Cent knows how bad his first pitch was. On Tuesday night, before the Mets faced the Pirates, the Queens-born rapper uncorked an absolutely terrible first pitch. The...
Obama goes on defensive over foreign policy in West Point address
President Obama defended his much-maligned foreign policy at West Point’s graduation Wednesday — insisting that military action should take a back seat to diplomacy unless the United States is directly...
Here's why Andre Johnson to Jets makes some sense
New Jets running back Chris Johnson put on his general manager hat Tuesday night and lobbied the team to acquire Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson on Twitter. The tweet sent...
Michael Grimm laughs off criminal charges
Disgraced Staten Island Congressman Michael Grimm laughed off criminal charges lodged against him and boasted that he “will be exonerated” on all counts. In an interview with Politico, Grimm — facing...
Facing prison, Ex-SAC trader Martoma seeks leniency
Court officials said Mathew Martoma may deserve a record prison term for insider trading, a request that lawyers for the former SAC Capital Advisors LP fund manager called “outrageous.” Martoma...
Alleged lookout charged in botched carjacking
Police have charged the alleged accomplice in a botched carjacking of a retired NYPD detective that left a would-be thief dead in Brooklyn. Rashawn Thompson,18, was the lookout in the...
Valeant penny-antes up bid for Allergan
J. Michael Pearson, the chief executive of Canadian drug giant Valeant Pharmaceuticals, is known for being cheap — and he did little Wednesday to dispel that reputation, upping the cash...
Phillies' Revere finally homers on his 1,566th try
[mlbvideo id="33220827" width="680" height="400" /] PHILADELPHIA — Ben Revere hit his first career home run Tuesday night in his 1,466th at-bat, or 1,566th plate appearance, ending a four-year drought for...
Google unveils self-driving car
In the future, GM could stand for Google Motors. The tech giant is building a fleet of electric-powered, self-driving cars in its quest to take human error out of the...
Amazon breaks silence in contract dispute with Hachette
Amazon is digging in for a long battle with Hachette over a contract dispute that led the online retailer to curtail sales of some of the publisher’s books. In a...
Maya Angelou dead at 86
WINSTON-SALEM, NC — Maya Angelou, a modern Renaissance woman who survived the harshest of childhoods to become a force on stage, screen, the printed page and the inaugural dais, has died....
Politicians propose gun violence restraining order
GOLETA, Calif. — Two California Assembly members proposed legislation that would create a gun violence restraining order that could be sought from a judge by law enforcement at the request...
Serena, Venus beaten within hours of each other at French Open
PARIS — Serena Williams lost in the second round of the French Open on Wednesday, her earliest exit at a major tournament since falling in the first round at Roland...
Knicks reps attended Carmelo's free-agency summit
When Carmelo Anthony staged a dinner meeting with his entourage Friday night, at least two Knicks officials were in attendance to discuss his free-agent future, according to a source familiar...
Dorsey ‘square’ with merchant advances
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is going from micro-blogging to micro-banking. Dorsey’s startup Square, which processes payments for businesses, is launching a cash-advance program for merchants called Square Capital. Business owners...
China cracks down on social media, instant messaging services
BEIJING — China is targeting popular smartphone-based instant messaging services in a monthlong campaign to crack down on the spreading of rumors and what it calls infiltration of hostile forces,...
Wandering toddler found safe after apartment escape
A wandering 2-year-old was found safe and sound after getting out of his parents' Brooklyn apartment and going for a walk up the street Tuesday evening. The tot's mother, Kaya,...
Cooper Union administrators hit with suit for instituting tuition
Cooper Union alumni slapped the school with a lawsuit Tuesday over the East Village institution’s controversial decision to charge tuition — while calling out school officials for approving extravagant expenses...
De Blasio administration considers lifting ban on pet ferrets
The de Blasio administration is considering overturning a 15-year-old ban on some New Yorkers’ favorite furry creatures: ferrets. The ban on the weasels could be overturned after the Health Department...
De Blasio bars media from many public events
A review of Mayor de Blasio’s public schedule has found that more than 20 percent of his events were closed to the press. Media were barred from 53 events and...
Snowden: I was an undercover US spy
Former US spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked details of massive US intelligence-gathering programs, said in a US TV interview he "was trained as a spy" and had worked...
Katsoris working on TV special to benefit St. Jude's Hospital
Nicholas Katsoris is working on a TV special for his Loukoumi Foundation which will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital — and will include Jennifer Aniston, Morgan Freeman, Constantine Maroulis...
Aretha Franklin ready for Broadway respect
I’m here to relay a message from the Queen of Soul to the producers of the Tony-nominated “After Midnight.” Aretha Franklin is interested in appearing in your show. She told...
What to watch during the summer TV season
The weather is finally starting to feel like summer, which means a brand new TV season is here. This summer’s crop includes movie talent like Halle Berry and Michael Bay...
Times' anti-cop agenda is all the slop that's fit to print
If I told you a really good story, then admitted it was based in large part on the word of a convicted liar, would you believe the story? If I...
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Manhattan A thief snuck into an exclusive men’s store in Soho through a neighboring building and swiped $300, authorities said. The suspect used a key to get into the basement...
Homeless man busted for second alleged subway rape attack
A vagrant whose charges in a 2010 Union Square sex assault were dropped because prosecutors deemed the victim too drunk to be a reliable witness has allegedly struck again —...
City Council schedules hearing on 'Avonte's Law' school-exit alarms
The City Council will finally hold a public hearing on a bill that would require alarms on the exit doors of public schools to prevent tragedies such as the disappearance...
Brooklyn leads the five boroughs for job growth: study
Here’s one more trend in which Brooklyn is leading the city — jobs. The borough of artisanal cheese shops and fair-trade clothing stores has become New York’s most burgeoning employment...
City's school athletics funding is biased, advocate claims
A teacher who founded a school athletic league plans to file a federal civil-rights complaint Wednesday that accuses the city of unfairly distributing money for high-school sports programs. Small School...
Hondo takes three for the road
Hondo’s usual gloom and doom took a back seat to his broom Tuesday night as he swept with the Tigers and White Sox to reduce the IOUs to 1,085 hutchinsons....
Westbrook scores 40 as Thunder even series with Spurs
OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook had 40 points and 10 assists, and the Thunder beat the Spurs 105-92 on Tuesday night to tie the Western Conference finals at two games...
Sugar Rodgers helps Liberty weather Storm
Sugar Rodgers came out of college as a prolific scorer, and Liberty coach Bill Laimbeer is proud of the strides she has made on defense. That combination proved effective for...
Red Bulls snap losing skid, earn draw vs Sporting KC
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Bradley Wright-Phillips scored his league-leading 11th goal of the season, and the Red Bulls ended a three-match losing streak with a 1-1 draw against Sporting Kansas...
Lack of discipline proves costly for Rangers
MONTREAL — Brad Richards had played in 111 playoff games before, but never had he played in one quite like this one. “Nope. I don’t even know if I’ve seen...
Stepan nets two in return from broken jaw
MONTREAL — Derek Stepan was on the Bell Centre ice for the Rangers in Tuesday night’s Game 5. Montreal’s Brandon Prust was not, serving the second of his two-game suspension...
Suspension likely for Moore
MONTREAL — John Moore should keep his phone on, because there is little doubt he will be getting a rather important call on Wednesday. The Rangers defenseman delivered a devastating...
Yankees need better Plan B for ailing Teixeira
ST . LOUIS — Dearly departed film critic Roger Ebert reviewed “The Natural,” the 1984 baseball movie starring Robert Redford, and complained that the on-the-field scenes didn’t pass his smell...
Hat trick sticks Bourque in Rangers
MONTREAL — The three goals Montreal right wing Rene Bourque scored in Tuesday night’s Game 5 at the Bell Centre look gaudy in the box score of the Canadiens 7-4...
The two faces of Shelly Silver
Maybe Sheldon Silver’s problem is he’s never grown up. And like a 4-year-old, he’s now blaming his own misdeeds on an evil twin. Silver tried to persuade The New York...
Hijacking mass murder
Elliot Rodger took six lives in a planned rampage sparked by narcissistic fury and a sick sense of sexual entitlement. The bloodshed near the University of California, Santa Barbara, is...
Obama's Loopholes
So ends our war in Afghanistan, not with a bang or a whimper but a snark: President Obama’s snipe that “it’s harder to end wars than it is to begin...
Our ignoble new nobility: the horrors of the Kardashians
The rapper Kanye West and reality star Kim Kardashian didn’t get married over the weekend in Florence, Italy, so much as complete a celebrity merger. As West reportedly gushed in...
A selfie-era killer: Social media and Elliot Rodger
There’s an elephant in the morgue with killer Elliot Rodger, and its name is social media. From what we can glean from Rodger’s YouTube videos, Facebook page and 141-page “manifesto,”...
How unions share blame for VA deaths
Encouraging vets on Medicare to use civilian care instead of the Veterans Administration could cut the VA’s patient backlog by as much as half, solving a national crisis. Almost half...
The threats over NYPD's horizon
Less than six months ago, the city’s cop critics were demanding that we end police tactics such as stop, question and frisk as well as NYPD attempts to keep criminals...
Rangers' Henrik Lundqvist moving on from Game 5 debacle
MONTREAL — He has been doing this too long to have forgotten the goaltender credo, even if that very doctrine insists you must do just that: forget. Everything. Clear your...