September 13, 2014
Hondo buckles up
Hondo’s three-pronged attack on the deficit started in winning fashion Saturday when he collected with the Yankees, but it went south from there as losses by the Twins and Tribe...
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The Bronx ■ Authorities are seeking a suspect they have ID’d in an assault on an MTA employee at a University Heights subway station. Anthony Ross, 51, punched the worker...
After string of good outings, Wheeler bombed in Mets' loss
Well, on the bright side, Jenrry Mejia didn’t fire up any opponents with on-the-mound antics Saturday night at Citi Field. Then again, the Mets didn’t even sniff a save opportunity,...
Billionaire C. Dean Metropoulos was mystery Bills bidder
The Hostess cupcake owner who froze and shrank the new Twinkie was the mystery bidder for the Buffalo Bills, several sources tell On the Money. Billionaire C. Dean Metropoulos made...
Teen gets $460K after being shot in the eye with a paintball
A Bronx girl who got shot in the eye by a paintball is getting a $460,000 settlement from the YMCA. Priyanka Pendharkar, 17, was chosen in July 2012 to be...
Joe Ficalora: My Bushwick art New York
Lifelong Bushwick resident Joe Ficalora, 35, runs his family’s steel business, and always thought art was “this [bourgeois] rich s--t for museums.” But after losing his mother to a brain...
Cops guard de Blasio’s home 24/7 even though nobody lives there
Nobody’s home at Mayor de Blasio’s Park Slope house, but guards stay at the booth outside around the clock — at taxpayer expense. The curb-side guardhouse is staffed 24/7 by...
The $45 billion reason the NFL ignores despicable behavior
Call it the elephant in the locker room. Amid all the finger-pointing this week surrounding the sickening video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice sacking his now-wife unconscious in...
Red Bulls can't close out win vs. Philadelphia
CHESTER, Pa. — Sebastian Le Toux scored on a penalty kick in stoppage time to lift the Union to a 2-2 tie with the Red Bulls on Saturday. In the...
LinkedIn to hold discussion event with designer Whitney Port
LinkedIn — the social networking site — will hold the newest installment in its discussion series with fashion designer Whitney Port on Tuesday evening at Midtown’s The Core Club. The...
Jihadi tapes reveal 'PB&J' code in 'culinary school'
The American who coordinates the Islamic State’s online propaganda efforts was caught on tape by the FBI in 2006 plotting “peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches” from “culinary school” — code for terrorist...
How Jets' TE Jace Amaro has 'done a 180'
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Jace Amaro thinks about where he was a month ago and shakes his head. “I definitely have done a 180[-degree] turnaround,” the Jets rookie tight end...
Yankees have known for long time of exec's retirement
BALTIMORE — The Yankees have known for seven months that Mark Newman, the senior vice president of baseball operations, was going to retire after 26 seasons working in the organization....
Dear John: Con Ed’s meters are really 'smart'
Dear John: Something has to be done about Con Ed, which has gone wild in New York City. I live in an old apartment building in Staten Island. Con Ed...
Frank Torre, Joe's brother, dead at 82
BALTIMORE — Frank Torre, who played seven seasons in the majors and had a heart transplant while his brother Joe was managing the Yankees to a World Series title in...
Fearful baby boomers rein in their spending
Senior discounts won’t stop this financial meltdown. New York City’s richest retirees can’t shake off the Great Recession — they’ve cut spending to the bone, fearing another stock market crash,...
Foreclosures on the rise in the Northeast
Foreclosure auctions are on the rise in New York and nationwide. Following the fall 2010 robosigning scandal, scheduled foreclosure auctions nationwide have declined each month — until August 2014, when...
In a lost season, this Yankee has been an unlikely success story
BALTIMORE — In a lost season, the Yankees have found a pitcher to keep in Shane Greene. Greene was the winner in the Yankees’ 3-2 victory over the Orioles Saturday...
101 mistakes made on 401(k)s
Your father’s pension plan took care of him, so you assume that your 401(k) retirement plan will do the same. That’s the dangerous attitude of many Americans, most of whom...
Limping to the finish line: Derek Jeter in 0-for-20 skid
BALTIMORE — Buck Showalter was there at the beginning with Derek Jeter and he believes the shortstop is looking forward to wrapping up 2014. “I think he’s ready for it...
Apple Pay a win-win for Icahn
Follow the money is an axiom that works in both journalism and finance. This week, Apple followed the money by announcing its Apple Pay payment business. Follow the money trail...
Love in the time of Twitter
Still using Facebook for all your romantic-life declarations? Here are the new social media rules for announcing hookups, breakups and everything in between. Meeting After you both swipe right on...
ISIS pens poem about 72 virgins to ignite base
How do Islamic extremists fire up the troops? Poems about virgins, of course. During a investigation into home-grown terrorists, the FBI monitored communication between two Boston Muslims, Tarek Mehanna and...
Why it's time for Geno Smith to show his growth as a QB
GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Gone are the days when quarterbacks could be works in progress. There is no such thing, not in a league that demands immediacy, in an era...
There's only one man who can save this Giants offense
Eli Manning has thrown 230 touchdown passes, thrown for 35,508 yards, he has brought two Lombardi trophies back to the Canyon of Heroes, and he will be wearing his familiar...
Minus Peterson, Patriots will roll past Vikings
MINNEAPOLIS — One of the most impressive of the Patriots’ seemingly endless streaks and records under Tom Brady looked all week like it was in serious trouble. Then came Friday...
The shame of Rikers
Last week, after months of news stories about horrific conditions at Rikers Island, Correction Commissioner Joseph Ponte hired McKinsey & Company consultants to review the prison environment and to come...
Ground Zero dust-up
Once again, New York has marked the anniversary of that terrible day when savage men transformed lower Manhattan into a blood-stained battlefield. Now that the commemorations are over, some of...
Dolphins pass rush will be too much for Bills to handle
Dolphins (-1) over BILLS: Buffalo took advantage of matchup edges and Bears mistakes last week. Dolphins were more proactive in getting in Patriots QB Tom Brady’s kitchen consistently for three...
In my library: Denis O'Hare
Fans of the befuddled liberal Judge Abernathy whom Denis O’Hare plays on TV’s “The Good Wife” will be glad to know he’ll be back on his bench next season. And now that “True Blood” has run its...
Serby’s Sunday Q&A with Eric Decker
Post columnist Steve Serby caught up with new Jets receiver Eric Decker for some Q&A: Q: Who’s more of a sex symbol, you or your wife, Jessie James? A: My...
Why I want an independent Scotland
If you’ve never given much thought to Scotland, it may be time to start. Best known for its whisky, golf, bagpipes, Loch Ness monster and men in kilts who speak...
ISIS executes British aid worker in new video
BEIRUT — Islamic State extremists released a video showing the beheading of British aid worker David Haines, who was abducted in Syria last year, and British Prime Minister David Cameron...
'Angry' Carmelo barely took a break this offseason
Carmelo Anthony usually takes a month off after each season ends before getting back in the gym, allowing himself a chance to rest and recover after the grueling NBA schedule....
Is it possible to find love as a clown?
Trying to find love is no laughing matter if you’re a clown — at least, according to a new dating site called clowndating.com. Clowns are often “feared and hated” in...
Announcer’s ban for Ray Rice comment is unjustified
Aside from the small matter that they were all found dead in their beds, 39 members of the California-based Heaven’s Gate cult may have been on to something in 1997...
Jets must blister Aaron Rodgers to sack powerful Pack
GREEN BAY, Wisc. — Everything set up perfectly last week for the Jets in their season opener. They faced the dismal Raiders, who can’t win on the East Coast, with...
Luke Bryan's 'bro-country' a big hit with the ladies
They might call what Luke Bryan does "bro-country," but the overwhelming vibe at Madison Square Garden on Friday night was girls' night out. Though there were lots of couples, groups...
Big Blue better step up to avoid another Giant hole
Giants defense end Jason Pierre-Paul was talking about his performance in the season opener and not stressing the details. “Honestly, I felt good,’’ JPP said. “I was pass-rushing, I played...
Yankees fend off Orioles to help faint playoff hopes
BALTIMORE — David Robertson felt it immediately after the phone in the Yankees’ bullpen rang late Saturday afternoon. “I was a little sore warming up,’’ Robertson said. “The shoulder, side...
Forgotten QBs start season with a bang
Without fail, opening week in the NFL always delivers its share of surprises. Even those who think they know what to expect don’t really know what to expect. In the...
These jackets are the bomb!
Cover up a crop top with sexy style With its textural knit sleeves and painterly print, this coveted topper brings sophistication to a youthful look. The ruffle-bottom skirt works with...
Coughlin: Victor Cruz just wants to help
Victor Cruz may be eligible for a prize for becoming the one millionth NFL receiver to say, in essence, throw the ball to me more often. Cruz had just two...
Mets don't need to break bank -- but they must spend
Sandy Alderson has indicated he prefers not to deal from his pitching stockpile or add significantly to the payroll as ways to improve next year’s version of the Mets. Which...
Looking back 20 years at baseball’s ruined season
It has to be baseball’s darkest day of the 20th Century, doesn’t it? After all, the game battled with societal issues like discrimination, gambling, substance abuse and performance enhancement. But...
8 things to watch this week
New Girl Tuesday, 9 p.m., Fox At the last wedding of the summer, the gang makes a pact: Each of them will get lucky by night’s end. Jess (Zooey Deschanel...
Vets are divided over a new way to clean your dog's teeth
On a recent afternoon at a Chateau Poochie pet boutique in Lighthouse Point, Fla., a gaggle of well-heeled dogs, from Chihuahuas to Labradoodles, got their teeth cleaned. The pets were...
Are the Jets for real? The Bills? Falcons? Here's what to believe
You only get one chance to make a first impression, so welcome to the first annual Serby Says NFL Snap Judgment awards. Who’s for real, and who’s not? Are the...
New documentary on NFL integration is a must-see
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Satchel Paige may not have been entirely correct, as it turns out. Sometimes, it’s actually OK to look back. Sometimes, in fact, it is essential to...
This week's couple: Class in session
Sometimes basing a date around an activity — instead of just drinks at a bar — can be a great way to get to know someone. Other times, the activity...
'Singles Project' dater still searching for Mrs. Right
"Singles Project” dater Brian Trunzo knows what he wants. In the last few episodes of the real-time Bravo dating series, we’ve seen the Carson Street Clothiers owner go out with...
Everything you thought you knew about the Vikings is wrong
Vikings never wore horned helmets. It’s a myth. Their battle helmets were conical and mostly made of leather. The double-tusk look? That began with Wagner’s opera “Ring of the Nibelung”...
How 'Sesame Street' has stayed relevant for 45 years
How many seasons of “Sesame Street” have there been? Let’s count! One season! Two seasons! Three . . . OK, even Count von Count would get tired counting up to 45, which...
Ray Rice walks onto field like a hero at hometown football game
Apparently you can go home again — even if you’re a wife beater. Disgraced NFL running back Ray Rice returned to his alma mater, New Rochelle HS, on Saturday, his...
Are you storing your wine wrong?
You've taken the time to choose the perfect bottle from your local wine store. But if you’re stowing your crispy Grüner Veltliner in your fridge door, all that painstaking effort...
5 awkward questions for Michael Cera
To the pantheon of the world’s Most Unlikely Leading Men, a category arguably inaugurated by Dustin Hoffman, let us add Michael Cera. After a precocious start in “Arrested Development” as...
5 lies that have shaped the Obama presidency
If past presidents are remembered for their signature achievements, Obama will be remembered for his signature lie: “If you like your health care plan, blah, blah, blah.” The reader knows...
Connie Britton snares Adam Driver in her new movie
Connie Britton has more in common with Jane Fonda than just starring in the same new movie. “I used to teach aerobics in New York — that was what I...
4 things Sam Smith learned from his sudden success
Iggy Azalea and Charli XCX’s “Fancy” provided the soundtrack to Saturday night fever throughout the summer, but the morning-after anthem was delivered by Sam Smith. The Brit singer’s huge, hymnal-like...
Who is ‘SNL’s' new anchor?
Michael Che is making a career out of fake news. The comedian was tapped this week to replace Cecily Strong as the new co-host of “Weekend Update” on “Saturday Night...
Jason Mraz to hit all five NYC boroughs for week of concerts
Jason Mraz is about to head where only two musical acts have ever gone before. Beginning Wednesday, the singer-songwriter — best known for the still-inescapable 2008 single “I’m Yours” —...
Melo on Hawks: ‘Nobody would want to go there’ after racism uproar
Carmelo Anthony didn’t mince his words about the ongoing Atlanta Hawks racism controversy Saturday morning, slamming the franchise for the comments that were uncovered this week and saying it will...
Man questioned in deadly ambush on police
BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. — Two troopers were ambushed outside a state police barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania during a late-night shift change, leaving one dead and another injured, and authorities scoured...
TV anchor says he has only 6 months to live
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A television news anchorman fighting brain cancer in Illinois has told viewers he has only four to six months to live, but he hopes to work as...
Man cooked girlfriend's dog, fed it to her: cops
REDDING, Calif. — A Northern California man has been arrested after his ex-girlfriend said he cooked her dog and fed it to her. Ryan Watenpaugh of Palo Cedro was arrested...
Shooting leaves 1 trooper dead, 1 injured in Pennsylvania
BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. - State police say one trooper is dead and another is injured after a shooting at a state police barracks in northeastern Pennsylvania. A search is underway...
New Ferguson video shows witnesses raising hands in the air
http://youtu.be/hzI2qM0r2XI ST. LOUIS — Cellphone video that shows a witness raising his hands in the air immediately after the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer...
Peterson booked, released in child abuse case
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was booked and released from a Texas jail on a child abuse charge early Saturday, capping a tumultuous week for the NFL...
De Blasio finally asks feds for security clearance
Just days after The Post revealed that Mayor de Blasio doesn’t have a federal security clearance, he’s applying for it. The clearance is essential because it’s the only way to...
City Council aide says he was fired for exposing Bratton's bogus data
A City Council policy analyst claims he was canned Friday because he blew the whistle when the NYPD commissioner used bogus numbers in a presentation. “I said screw it, something...
Inside the president's 'doomsday' planes
America has a doomsday plane. Actually it has four of them. But the US government does not — repeat, DOES NOT — talk openly about its doomsday planes. The doomsday...
Poll: Majority don't believe Goodell
As it turns out, possibly tacitly endorsing domestic violence will not win you any popularity contests. According to a poll produced by ESPN, 61 percent of Americans do not believe...
Day care frauds forged docs with wrong gov's name: investigation
Memo to allegedly crooked day-care operators: Eliot Spitzer is no longer in office. Four day-care owners who operated nine centers were arrested on a variety of charges — including forging...
Transgender hooker parties then robs penthouse: cops
Two low-level lackeys at a financial firm learned their boss was leaving town for a vacation — so they decided it would be a blast to break into her penthouse...
Drunk off-duty cop 'shoots 2' after struggle over gun
A drunk off-duty state narc turned the Upper West Side into a shooting gallery Friday night, blasting a woman and her boyfriend in a struggle over his gun after the...
Mark-Viverito doesn’t place hand over heart during 9/11 ceremony
There was only one dignitary at the 9/11 ceremony who didn’t place a hand on her heart during “The Star-Spangled Banner” — and it was the same person who once...
Disclose Cuomo prove results before election: Astorino
US Attorney Preet Bharara should tell voters before Election Day whether Gov. Cuomo or his aides committed a crime by interfering in a state panel’s probe of Albany corruption, Republican...
Immigrant grandma wins state’s first Cadillac & Cash lottery game
Check out grandma’s new whip. A 68-year-old nursing assistant from Queens is the first winner of New York’s brand-new Cadillac & Cash scratch-off lottery game — which gives players the...
Obama administration confirms ISIS conflict is war
WASHINGTON — Now it’s a war. American soldiers have been in Iraq since June and US airstrikes have been targeting ISIS for weeks, but it took the administration until Friday...
'The Real' talk show set for Monday debut
Daytime talk will welcome a new member to the club on Monday. With the premiere of “The Real” (11 a.m./Ch 5), hosts Tamar Braxton, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai...
Queen Latifah reveals tweaks to daytime talk show
Queen Latifah kicks off the second season of her talk show Monday (9 a.m./Ch. 2) with Oscar-winning actress Reese Witherspoon — another big-name guest for a show accustomed to snaring...
Chris Young only silver lining in long, lost day for Yankees
BALTIMORE — Chris Young’s conversion from Mets goat to Yankees hero looked to have taken another significant step forward when he gave the Yankees a long-awaited lead with another home...
Michael Vick stiffs Mike Francesa and WFAN
Michael Vick will not continue to appear on WFAN with Mike Francesa on Tuesdays during the season. Vick said last Friday that he wouldn’t be a weekly guest on the...
Latest sanctions against Russia hurt banking and oil exploration
WASHINGTON — The United States imposed new sanctions Friday on Russia’s largest bank, a major arms maker and its biggest oil companies. The sanctions, coordinated with similar European Union steps,...
Mets' trash is Yankees' treasure because of...Citi Field?
Terry Collins called Chris Young during the offseason to try and convince him to sign with the Mets, believing his power would play well in New York. The Mets manager...
Just how ugly has it gotten for Derek Jeter?
BALTIMORE — This is not the farewell script Derek Jeter would have written. With the Yankees’ playoff chances all but erased after a pair of losses to the Orioles on...
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The Bronx A 21-year-old woman fought off a would-be rapist near an Eastchester subway station, cops said. The victim exited the Baychester Avenue station on the 5 line at 11:30...