June 30, 2014
Guns blazing in NYC thanks to de Blasio's lax policies
The butcher’s bill reads like it was mailed from Chicago: at least 27 people shot in New York City over the weekend, four of them fatally — with the carnage...
A battle of the Bills?
We’ve not always been reassured by the way Police Commissioner Bill Bratton has tried to dance between his commitment to keeping New York safe and his mayor’s ideological opposition to...
Pension win for city hits new NYPD, FDNY members
ALBANY — New York City taxpayers ducked a giant new pension bill Monday when the state’s highest court overruled lower courts to rule that the city didn’t have to make...
A huge loss for greedy tristate unions
Public-sector labor unions dodged a bullet Monday when the US Supreme Court refrained from overturning laws that force government employees in many states to pay fees to unions they don’t...
Moderation, Hamas-style
The horrific discovery Monday of the bodies of three kidnapped Israeli teenagers — one of them a US citizen — should destroy the myth of a new, moderate Hamas. All...
Blooper-reel 8th inning costly as Mets fall to Braves, 5-3
ATLANTA — In one fundamentally flawed inning, the Mets offered another reminder that last place certainly isn’t out of the question. Jeurys Familia only had to make a throw to...
David Price on trade to Yankees: 'It could happen'
David Price will start against the Yankees in The Bronx Tuesday night, and with the Rays at the bottom of the AL East, he knows his days with Tampa Bay...
No murder charge for bullied teen accused in middle-school slaying
A Bronx grand jury on Monday greatly downgraded the charges against a bullied teen accused of fatally knifing his tormentor — after hearing the defendant give his side of the...
$25M settlement in NY veterans charity case
A direct-mail fundraising company that sent solicitations on behalf of a disabled-veterans charity but took in most of the money raised will pay $9.7 million in damages and the charity...
Dan Boyle, unlikely to don Isles sweater, chooses free agency
As of Monday evening, the Islanders were unable to come to an agreement with pending unrestricted free agent defenseman Dan Boyle, who declared his intent to the club that he...
Feds put bitcoin auction bidders on hold
Uncle Sam doesn’t want to share his bitcoin just yet. The US government has delayed plans to announce the winners of its auction to sell off $18 million worth of...
Government girds to P.E.E. on jobs report
There should be one more good employment report, but then — watch out. I’ve already explained what I call government P.E.E. — Performance Enhancing Estimates. They are kinda like Performance...
Obama's Hobby
In the latest stinging First Amendment brushback to President Obama, the Supreme Court on Monday held the contraceptive mandate unlawful as applied to companies such as Hobby Lobby. Mark Rienzi,...
Patriotism gets cool: Even hipsters cheer Team USA
Suddenly, you can hear chants of "U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!" coming out of even the most snarky Brooklyn hipster bars. I’ve even heard rumors of blatant pro-American cheering on the Upper...
A vital win for religious freedom
Pope Francis recently emphasized that “religious freedom is not simply freedom of thought or private worship. It is the freedom to live according to ethical principles, both privately and publicly.”...
Realty Check: 80 Broad St. scores a triple
Reflecting the momentum in downtown’s commercial market, 80 Broad St. is selling for more than three times what its current owner paid three years ago. Broad Street Development, led by...
Cap crunch leads Devils to buy out Volchenkov
The Devils became the next team in line to do something they previously had not anticipated in the wake of next season’s salary cap being lower than expected. On Monday,...
Melo begins tour in Chicago as wife, market favor Knicks return
Remember when Carmelo Anthony was “Coming Home’’ less than 3½ years ago? Now he’s going to Chicago on Tuesday — at least for one day. The Brooklyn-born Anthony begins a...
TiVo CEO Tom Rogers on Aereo's success -- and what's next
Aereo had its antennas clipped by the Supreme Court, but the justices were cautious not to rule so broadly as to squelch new technologies. To Aereo’s credit, it offered a...
Bratton declares NYC 'safe' despite spike in shootings
Following a weekend of gun violence that left three dead, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton declared that the city is safe and sound. “We made the city safe. It’s the safest...
Free agents Pierce, Livingston in flux after Kidd exits Nets
Free agency began at 12:01 Tuesday morning, and as the Nets were also beginning a coaching search, they hoped to retain three key free agents: Paul Pierce, Shaun Livingston and...
Councilman looks to form anti-gun violence group
Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams, a vocal critic of the NYPD’s stop- and-frisk policy, announced plans Monday to form a new national coalition against gun violence — without providing any new...
Obama to expand safeguards for transgender workers
WASHINGTON — The White House is preparing an executive order offering transgender federal workers formal protection from discrimination at work, President Barack Obama announced Monday. At least two other measures...
Swindled strip-club marks just have 'buyer's remorse': lawyer
The lawyer for a strip club worker accused of drugging four wealthy marks to rack up nearly $200,000 on their credit cards summed the whole case up Monday as simply...
Uber hooks up with Blade choppers for Hamptons trips
Uber is firing up the Uber Chopper to connect its car users to helicopters starting Thursday. The car-share service struck a partnership with hot New York startup Blade, which enables...
Cash-strapped Rangers set to lose Stralman, Pouliot, Boyle
Break up the NHL Eastern Conference champions? You betcha, for the combination of free agency and life in a restrictive hard-cap world will ensure the Rangers’ 2014-15 team photo will...
BNP Paribas fined $8.9B for defying sanctions
BNP Paribas is now officially a criminal. Late Monday, the Justice Department announced that the French bank, which pled guilty to falsifying business documents and conspiracy, agreed to $8.9 billion...
Supreme Court rebuffs Ponzi scheme appeals
Victims of the Ponzi schemes of Bernard Madoff and Allen Stanford, two of the largest in U.S. history, suffered setbacks on Monday as the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear...
Confused, infighting Nets look a lot like the Jersey version
When the Nets moved from New Jersey to Brooklyn and settled on Jason Kidd as the head coach after firing Avery Johnson and then P.J. Carlesimo, it seemed the franchise...
Undercover agent to jury: Halloran 'very guilty'
A federal agent who went undercover as a wealthy businessman in the bribery case of state Sen. Malcolm Smith testified Monday that he believes co-defendant and former City Councilman Dan...
Take your pick of these 7 fruity fashion flavors
When life gives you lemons, it's time to make stylish lemonade. With citrus popping up on shorts, skirts, bags and more, you can't go wrong with these fruity numbers. Pineapple...
Manhattan apartment prices skyrocket 20%
The sale price for Manhattan apartments has skyrocketed 20 percent this year, a market report has found. Manhattan home buyers paid an average $1.69 million in the second quarter of...
All this Yankees good fortune seems bound to run out
The 2014 Yankees completed the first half of their season Monday night in fittingly miserable fashion, falling to the last-place Rays, 4-3 in 12 innings, at Yankee Stadium. And so...
Lukewarm ‘Leftovers’ premieres on HBO
HBO’s new drama series “The Leftovers” premiered to 1.8 million viewers Sunday night at 10 p.m. That’s less than HBO’s other recent drama premiere, “True Detective” (Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson),...
Loss of a legend: Cashen, architect of ’86 Mets, dies at 88
Frank Cashen was much more than a general manager for the 1986 world championship Mets. “He was our general and we became winners. That’s the bottom line, and Shea Stadium...
'Restaurant Startup' great for your summer viewing menu
Warning: Spoilers follow CNBC’s investment in repeats of ABC’s “Shark Tank” has reaped handsome ratings dividends — so there’s no reason to think that its new reality series, “Restaurant Startup,”...
Altidore’s return keeps this magical run alive
After surviving the World Cup’s Group of Death largely without Jozy Altidore, now the U.S. will get its hamstrung striker back for the knockout round. Now the question is: Can...
Wright must rest shoulder until Friday
ATLANTA — In an effort to keep David Wright’s left shoulder from heading south, the Mets have told him to remain north. The Mets third baseman will stay in New...
The Post's Top 10 Songs of the Summer
Princess Elsa of “Frozen” ruled the cold, hard winter, but now that the sun’s out, she’s a distant memory. The Queen of Summer 2014 is without a doubt Australian rapper...
Why the US has a good shot at beating the Belgians
Shep Messing, who was a teammate of Pele on the New York Cosmos and goalkeeper on the 1972 Olympic squad, will give Post readers his insights and opinions periodically during...
Carmelo can leave, but he’ll never find another home like NY
With apologies to Jimmy Cannon … You’re Carmelo Anthony, and this is the day you’ve waited for, when you get to feel 17 all over again, back at Oak Hill...
Murder suspect had 'loving relationship' with slain girlfriend
A former West Village guitar shop owner had a loving relationship with the longtime girlfriend he’s accused of slashing to death just days after being released from a Manhattan psych...
Rapist outed in college essay gets sentencing pushed back
A Brooklyn man who for nearly a decade got away with the rape of his 8-year-old stepdaughter — until she mentioned the awful attack in her college entrance essay —...
Scheuer’s 'The Lion' too one-sided to be interesting
No matter what Benjamin Scheuer talks or sings about in his solo musical, “The Lion,” he sticks to a monotone that’s polite at best, bland at worst. Which is pretty...
Cult favorite 'Community' gets sixth season thanks to Yahoo
"Community" isn't dead after all. The former NBC comedy is being revived by Yahoo, according to reports, which will premiere a new 13-episode season this fall, bringing the cult sitcom...
Sampson foe jumps on report embattled pol said just one word
ALBANY — After reading that state Sen. John Sampson uttered just one word from the Senate floor in the last legislative session, his primary-election opponent offered one word of his...
3 must-see sites in Germany's Dresden
Just 120 miles south of Berlin, Dresden — the capital of Saxony — was long regarded as one of Germany’s most beautiful cities. Yet in 1945, more than 90 percent...
Checking in: Four Seasons Hotel in St. Petersburg
What In a city famous for its architecture, art and culture, Four Seasons spent almost eight years meticulously restoring the 19th-century Lobanov-Rostovsky Palace. Based on archival photos and adorned with...
The tax man succumbeth: Five years for fraud, false returns
A Bronx tax preparer was sentenced Monday to nearly five years in prison for scamming the government and his clients out of nearly $2.6 million by filing false returns. Mark...
Yanks let rival Sox leave Bronx with momentum
No franchise should better understand the value of killing off the chances of another like the Yankees should when it comes to the Red Sox. Most famously, of course, the...
Ice floes à go-go on Canada's Fogo Island
I arrived on Fogo Island, Newfoundland, the day before the start of the seventh season, also known as Trap Berth Season, and which we mainlanders call June. On this rocky...
The day in photos
Newly minted NYPD officers celebrate, protesters scream and shout, Muslims honor Ramadan and more.
Obama plans to reform immigration without GOP
WASHINGTON — President Obama says he’s not waiting anymore for House Republicans to act on immigration and will take executive action to enact reforms. In a fiery speech in the...
USA! USA! The 7 best patriotic speeches from movies
Happy America week! We’ve got a strong U.S. team in the World Cup and a Fourth of July fireworks display that has finally returned to the East River, both of...
Klinsmann leery of Algerian working as ref for US-Belgium
SALVADOR, Brazil — U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann is worried about the Algerian referee assigned to the Americans' second-round World Cup match against Belgium on Tuesday. FIFA announced Sunday that Djamel...
Justin Tuck's breakup with the Giants is still sinking in
Can't believe Justin Tuck isn't on the Giants anymore? Him neither. Tuck, who spent the first nine years of his career with the Giants before signing with the Oakland Raiders...
Our 7 picks to join 'The View'
Whoopi Goldberg is the last woman standing on ABC’s “The View.” After last week’s announcement of the abrupt departures of co-hosts Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy, the show will need...
Rob Ford returns to work after two months in rehab
TORONTO — A smiling, slimmer-looking Toronto Mayor Rob Ford returned to work Monday after a two-month stay in rehab. Ford hurried into his office at City Hall in the afternoon...
Wimbledon wipeout shows US tennis revival may be long way off
Whenever Serena Williams retires, relevant American tennis may go with her. With the women's No. 1 player's exit from Wimbledon, followed by No. 9 John Isner's third-round loss to No....
Frank Cashen, former Mets GM, dies at 88
Frank Cashen, architect of the World Series-winning 1986 Mets, died Monday at the age of 88, the Mets said. Cashen served as general manager of the Mets from 1980 to...
Boy Scout dies after shooting himself in the head at camp
SAN DIEGO — An 11-year-old boy at a Boy Scout camp in San Diego died from a gunshot wound to the head Monday morning, and police were investigating whether the...
Teen sparks outrage with photos of dead African animals
A teenage hunter from Texas has sparked outrage on Facebook by posting pictures of herself posing with animals she has hunted and killed in Africa. Nearly 40,000 people have signed...
Coheed and Cambria saves pregnant mother from eviction
A pregnant mother of two was facing eviction from her home until her favorite rock band swooped in and saved the day. Cyndi Crouch, of Mississippi, had hit rock bottom...
Robin Thicke's 'Paula' is a bland apology to estranged wife
Album of the week Robin Thicke “Paula” ★½ It’s pointless to joke that Thicke is a cornball — that’s his calling from Day 1. The test is what he does...
Whistleblowers are increasing on Wall Street
In the post-Dodd-Frank world, every Wall Street bank, it seems, has a rat. This year has marked a turning point for regulatory action against the country’s largest financial institutions, with...
Formulaic 'Me and You' is persistently off-key
Few living directors have a filmography that can touch Bernardo Bertolucci’s: “The Conformist,” “Last Tango in Paris,” “The Last Emperor.” A back injury has sidelined him for years; Bertolucci directed...
Sincere 'Gabrielle' depicts a unique kind of love story
This gentle film about a romance between two young people with developmental disorders has been playing the festival circuit to good notices. The title character is played with lovely directness...
Police arrest 11 in NYC fireworks crackdown
Cops are cracking down on the booming illegal fireworks industry, arresting 11 people in the last week and confiscating thousands of dollars worth of fireworks ahead of the holiday weekend,...
'Earth to Echo' is a shameless ripoff of 'E.T.'
“Earth to Echo” is such a shameless “E.T.” rip-off that I picture excited dictionary editors rushing to their publishing plants screaming, “Stop the presses! All previous examples we’ve given of...
'Wrinkles' takes an animated look inside life at a senior home
An aging and increasingly forgetful man named Emilio (voiced by Martin Sheen) is shipped off to a retirement home by his son in this poignant animated adaptation of a Spanish...
Shake Shack in park to temporarily close, get overhaul
The long Shake Shack lines in Madison Square Park are about to disappear — the original location will be closing for five months so the kiosk can get a much-needed...
Thumbs up for Roger Ebert in the documentary ‘Life Itself’
Roger Ebert makes an unusual candidate for a documentary: He was a writer, which isn’t cinematic, and not the swashbuckling kind. He didn’t go to war zones, just movies. Still,...
US striker Jozy Altidore 'ready and available' for Round of 16
US National Team striker Jozy Altidore is "ready and available" for Tuesday’s World Cup knockout stage match against Belgium, according to the US Soccer Federation. Altidore had strained his hamstring...
Dutch star Robben sorry ... for that other dive
Nothing can make Mexican fans feel better about Sunday's stunning and controversial 2-1 loss to the Netherlands, certainly not an apology from Dutch star Arjen Robben for diving during the...
Chinese cop leaves van dangling three stories above street
A Chinese policeman needs a lesson in driving after he lost control of a van and left it dangling three stories above a city street. Park He, 35, was heading...
Suarez apologizes and vows never to bite again
RIO DE JANIERO -- Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has finally apologized for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup match and vowed there would never be a repeat...
'Hamas will pay': Israel reacts to teens' slaughter on West Bank
Israel vowed Monday that the “wild beasts” of Hamas will “pay” for the kidnapping and murder of three teenage boys who had been missing for nearly three weeks — and...
Dolly Parton steals the show in style at Glastonbury
The Glastonbury Festival is known for its hipper than thou rock acts, hipster style and ubiquitous Hunter rain boots to brave the muddy grounds. But on Sunday the mega-music event...
Uruguay president bashes FIFA as 'whores' over Suarez ban
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay — Uruguay’s famously casual President Jose Mujica is tossing some earthy expletives at FIFA over its four-month ban of Luis Suarez. Mujica referred to FIFA as “bunch of...
Dad killed 8-year-old son because wife left him
A Queens dad told cops he strangled his 8-year-old son before slitting his wrists in a failed suicide bid because he was depressed that his wife left him, sources said...
'Blessing' for Cleanthony Early to fall out of 1st round to Knicks
Knicks draft pick Cleanthony Early said it’s “a blessing’’ he fell out of the first round, giving him a chance to work with team president Phil Jackson and possibly with...
Daughter of murdered shopkeeper blasts alleged perp in court
The adult daughter of a murdered Brooklyn shopkeeper vented her rage in court Monday at the man accused of killing her dad and two others, wailing, “You are a murderer!...
Man shoots 2 at shop before killing self
A crazed job-seeker opened fire on a Brooklyn machine shop Monday — wounding two workers before putting the gun to his own head, police and witnesses said. Cameron Waithe, 54,...
Is this the world's shortest cat?
Here’s one compact kitty! Meet Pixel, the five-inch-tall munchkin cat from California, who could be the world’s smallest adult feline to ever live. If Pixel is certified by Guinness, she’ll...
Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader get suicidal in new flick
http://youtu.be/nhULZJDXLaE Well, “Saturday Night Live” is certainly behind them now. The show’s alums Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader are taking drastic dramatic turns in the trailer for their new movie...
Olivia Palermo gets hitched, Gisele gets buzzed and more
Olivia Palermo wears separates, even to her wedding. Also in the news: Zendaya Coleman rocks the boat and backs out of the Aaliyah biopic while Alexander Wang calls Gisele “strong,...
7 things you should know about the band that sings 'Rude'
Finally MAGIC! fans will get what they’ve been waiting for when the band drops its debut album, “Don’t Kill The Magic,” on Tuesday. Wait, what’s MAGIC! again? The reggae band...
Emergency evacuation slide deployed midair on United flight
A United Airlines flight bound for Southern California with 101 people on board was diverted to Wichita, Kansas, on Sunday night after an emergency evacuation chute inflated inside the aircraft...
Celebrate the Fourth in style with the hottest sales of the week
7 For All Mankind Visit 7forallmankind.com for store locations Sale: Jun. 30-Jul.6. Up to 50 percent of men’s and women’s denim. Bird Visit shopbird.com for store locations Sale: Jun. 30-Jul. 3....
Charney seeks special American Apparel shareholder meeting
Dov Charney is crashing the gates at American Apparel, and the company is scrambling to bolt the doors. The ousted CEO of the embattled clothing retailer has called for a...
Supreme Court rules that public unions can't require nonmember dues
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court dealt a blow to public sector unions Monday, ruling that thousands of home health care workers in Illinois cannot be required to pay fees that...
Astros' Altuve on the kind of run not seen in 100 years
HOUSTON — To Houston manager Bo Porter, there’s no one playing better in the majors right now than Jose Altuve. The Astros second baseman shied away from agreeing with his...
Nets finalize divorce with Kidd, get 2nd-rounders from Bucks
Jason Kidd’s stunning departure from the Nets is complete. Less than 48 hours after The Post broke the news that Kidd — after a failed power play to, among other...
GOP consultant who stole $750K to return to prison
ALBANY — John Haggerty, a GOP operative convicted of stealing $750,000 of former Mayor Bloomberg’s money, will go back to prison following a ruling by the state’s highest court. The...
5 states worth a road trip to buy Fourth of July fireworks
It’s still a few days away, but you know you’re already fantasizing about your perfect Fourth of July weekend. For some people that means beach, for others BBQ, and for...
5 candidates to replace Jason Kidd as Nets coach
With Jason Kidd’s tenure as Nets head coach likely drawing to a close, here are a few candidates who might be targeted to fill the job when it becomes available:...
Sunni rebels declare Islamic state in Iraq and Syria
BAGHDAD — An al Qaeda breakaway group's formal declaration of an Islamic caliphate across the stretch of territory it controls in Syria and Iraq sparked celebrations among the group's followers...
Supreme Court: Some companies don't have to pay for contraception
The US Supreme Court dealt a blow to ObamaCare on Monday, ruling that the law’s birth-control mandate violates the constitutional rights of employers with religious objections. By 5-4, the panel...
‘Big Brother’ debuts cheesy new intro
http://youtu.be/gaa8E25b4F8 On Sunday night, “Big Brother” finally switched things up a bit, debuting a brand new intro for the episode. It’s a welcome change for a show that’s more or...
If Jets can't depend on Dee Milliner in Year 2, watch out
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on...
Flying rock nearly beheads man watching demolition
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlePC4yfOlY Heads up! A man in the Czech Republic must be feeling incredibly lucky after he somehow managed to dodge a rock fired straight at his face at a demolition...
Yankees basically cool with Napoli calling Tanaka 'an idiot'
Mike Napoli’s ninth-inning homer on Saturday had an impact on the Yankees, but his reaction afterward evidently did not. After he hit what turned out to be a game-winning home...
What lightning looks like from space
https://twitter.com/astro_reid/status/482994775268655104 These stunning images show an American astronaut’s bird’s-eye view of his home planet as his spacecraft orbits the Earth. Reid Wiseman, who is aboard the International Space Station, has...
'Nanny from hell' finally agrees to leave family's home
A 64-year-old woman dubbed the "nanny from hell" after she stopped working for the California family that hired her and refused to move out, is reportedly ready to leave their...
Does anyone want to host the 2022 Olympics?
LONDON — The Ukrainian city of Lviv withdrew its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics on Monday, becoming the third contender to drop out of the race for a games...
US to fine BNP Paribas nearly $9B
The U.S. Justice Department is expected to announce on Monday a settlement with BNP Paribas involving a record fine of nearly $9 billion over alleged U.S. sanctions violations by France’s...
Marine who deserted 10 years ago is back in US custody
WASHINGTON — A Marine corporal who was declared a deserter nearly 10 years ago after disappearing in Iraq under mysterious circumstances is back in military custody and will face charges...
Suspects sought after 9 shot on Bourbon Street
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFu0dDrTza8 NEW ORLEANS - Police continued searching Monday for two men who exchanged gunfire on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, leaving nine people shot in the crossfire, including two...
A score that counts: Anthems are key in big games
When Brazilian player Neymar lined up with his team to play Mexico in one of the early fixtures of the World Cup, he knew a lot was riding on his...
Phil Simms: Why Eli will excel in Giants' new West Coast offense
One byproduct of having to learn an entirely new offense, Phil Simms recalls, is that he started talking to himself. “I would be driving down in the offseason, I wasn’t...
Hondo’s going to Kansas City
Hondo sunk right to the bottom Sunday with Hudson and the Giants, whose loss to the Reds caused the deficit to expand to 1,430 pateks. Monday night: Mr. Aitch expects...
‘112 Weddings’ and fireworks highlight holiday week
112 Weddings Monday at 9 p.m. on HBO What happens after couples say “I do”? After two decades of shooting nuptials, filmmaker/wedding videographer Doug Block tracks down some of his...
'Under the Dome' has got you covered
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCF8icGQ58M&feature=share&list=UU7sYaVuUqiM9e4fn13h22LQ&index=2 When a town is enclosed in a giant dome, trapping all of its inhabitants inside, you’d think you would know everyone. But Monday’s second-season premiere of “Under the Dome”...
Two detained US tourists face trial in North Korea
North Korea said Monday that two detained American tourists would face trial for charges including “perpetrating hostile acts.” The state-run KCNA news agency said suspicions about the “hostile acts” of...
Ch. 11 ties Ch. 5 ratings for the first time in nearly 3 years
Some good news for Ch. 11, both on the ratings and programming fronts. For the month of June, WPIX’s 5 p.m. newscast (co-anchored by Scott Stanford and Tamsen Fadal) tied...
Pistorius was not mentally ill when he killed girlfriend: panel
PRETORIA, South Africa — A panel of mental health experts has concluded that Oscar Pistorius was not suffering from a mental illness when he killed girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in his...
The 22 best and worst moments of the BET Awards
Stars turned out in droves for Sunday night's BET Awards, honoring the best work of the last year by African-Americans in entertainment. Basically one giant party, the show was full...
50,000 use new app to order handicapped-accessible cabs
The city’s handicapped-accessible taxi program, where wheelchair and scooter-bound passengers can order yellow cabs using a smartphone, has been a success with more than 50,000 people taking advantage of the...
Republicans hoping voters are sick with ‘Hillary fatigue’ by 2016
Republicans are banking on voters having “Hillary fatigue” in the 2016 presidential race. Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said Sunday that the public is already sick of Hillary Rodham...
Holland’s zing at Mexico over World Cup game called racist
It wouldn’t be the World Cup without a little bad sportsmanship or racist stereotyping, would it? Critics say Dutch airline KLM pulled off both p.r. offenses in one tweet, moments...
'Beyond humiliating': Woman filmed by banker during sex
Victims of a former Morgan Stanley investment banker accused of secretly recording their sex romps are speaking out, telling The Post they’re fed up with the way they’ve been portrayed...
Scaffolding in place even though work hasn't started in 5 years
The city has shelled out thousands of dollars a month since 2009 to rent sidewalk sheds to protect pedestrians from construction outside a Brooklyn courthouse — even though work has...
DOITT contract rejected four times over lack of transparency
City Comptroller Scott Stringer has rejected a Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications contract four times this year, saying there were no apparent safeguards on the vendor’s rates. “DOITT must...
Mystery looms around funding of Eric Adams’ trip to China
A founder of the nonprofit that paid nearly $7,000 for Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and his top deputy to travel to China told The Post he doesn’t know where...
Priest hit with lawsuit after his death for fondling teenager
A Catholic priest who pleaded guilty to molesting a Bronx teenage girl is being sued by his victim — even though the cleric has died. Father Jaime Duenas was 87...
Real estate millionaire spending wealth to become a judge
He has already made hundreds of millions of dollars in real estate — now he wants to do something more “honor”-able. Andrew Borrok — an eccentric Hamptons socialite straight out...
Transgender cop says her firing was discriminatory
A Connecticut cop says she was canned after coming out as transgender. Officer Francesca Quaranta — who was born Frank — was booted from the Middletown Police Department last week...
Atlantic City could be down to nine casinos by Labor Day
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ— Atlantic City could be down from 12 casinos to nine by Labor Day. The Atlantic Club is dead, Revel is threatening closure, and Caesars Entertainment plans to...
Hynes’ deputy sent email on shredding documents
With her boss vanquished, and still feeling the sting of bitter defeat, a deputy to then-Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes issued detailed instructions for shredding documents before the new man took...
Republicans link Cuomo to 'de Blasio's radical agenda'
Republicans have decided to make Mayor de Blasio and his “progressive’’ agenda of higher taxes and more spending the central theme of their campaigns against Gov. Cuomo and state Senate...
What's the conversation protocol for flying with your boss?
I get endorsed on LinkedIn by people I don’t know for experiences I don’t have. Will a prospective employer accuse me of misrepresenting my skills in my job search? Endorsements...
Pedroia leads charge as Boston offense wakes up
At the outset of the Red Sox’s three-game series in The Bronx, Dustin Pedroia told Boston reporters “the storm’s coming.” The Red Sox hope Sunday night was the first of...
Yankees mull giving CC rehab start in Trenton
CC Sabathia came out of his first rehab game in one piece and is scheduled to throw a bullpen session in The Bronx on Monday, while the Yankees plot his...
Report: Melo’s tour begins in Chicago
If the Miami Heat are intent on creating their own Melo drama while chasing Carmelo Anthony in free agency, they have the means to do it. But they will need...
Cashman must upgrade Yankees roster before it's too late
Turns out that Masahiro Tanaka being called an idiot by Mike Napoli is the least of the Yankees problems. They have a mound of woes to go along with everything...
Whitley shelled as Yankees lose ugly one to Red Sox
The Yankees sit just two games behind the Blue Jays for the lead in the American League East, but you’d never know it over the last week. After a second...
Iraqi refugees flee to Kurdish-controlled ‘safe zones’
Some 300,000 Iraqis from areas taken over by the barbaric fighters of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria have fled to “safe zones’’ in Kurdish-controlled territory, UN officials report....
Daily Blotter
Queens ■ Cops are hunting for two thieves who stole bicycles from two Astoria apartment buildings. The pair gained access to an underground parking garage of a building at 35th...
Pistorius trial to resume after psychiatric tests
JOHANNESBURG — The murder trial of Oscar Pistorius resumes Monday after one month during which mental health experts evaluated the athlete to determine if he has an anxiety disorder that...
Chelsea Clinton’s wealth can’t buy her class
Chelsea Clinton, the former and potential future first daughter, has stiff competition for the title of Most Tactless Human. Greedy reality-TV creature Kim Kardashian is a contender. Chelsea’s mom, the...