November 30, 2014
Coughlin vows not to leave Giants -- but is he wanted?
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tom Coughlin will not walk away from his Giants, and has no intentions to retire, The Post has learned. It was 5 p.m. when Coughlin, his black...
The skill Eli Manning lacks that puts Giants future in doubt
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Eli Manning was asked if this felt like rock bottom. The two-time Super Bowl MVP had just endured one of the worst defeats in franchise history, blowing...
Rueben Randle benched for quarter after meeting lateness
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Third-year receiver Rueben Randle was benched for the first quarter of Sunday’s 25-24 loss to the Jaguars after he arrived late to a team meeting on Friday....
Giants report card: That one 'F' may spell a firing
Offense It was all so easy for Eli Manning and Rashad Jennings in the first half and then … nothing. Pathetic. Jennings had 65 yards and two TDs before halftime,...
Jets try to shake punch line of 'horrific' season
The Jets take the field at Metlife Stadium to face the Dolphins on Monday night with little to play for other than pride, and they know it. “It’s been such...
Red Bulls face uncertain future: Reboot or rebuild?
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — With all indications pointing toward Thierry Henry leaving the Red Bulls when his contract expires next month, the plan of building around the aging French star likely...
Grinding, aching Carmelo can't will Knicks past Heat
The pain of another losing season may now be worse than Carmelo Anthony’s back. Anthony provided leadership Sunday night, suiting up unexpectedly with an ailing back. Amar’e Stoudemire tried to...
Despite aching back, Carmelo plays through the pain
Desperate times called for a desperate move. Amar’e Stoudemire sounded the alarm with his caustic comments Friday night in Oklahoma City, questioning the club’s desire, and Carmelo Anthony apparently heard...
Terrorists plotting to blow up 5 planes in Christmas 'spectacular': report
Terrorists are plotting to blow up five passenger planes flying between European cities as part of a Christmas “spectacular,” according to a British newspaper report. “Everyone is expecting something catastrophic...
Aaron Rodgers gets the best of Brady, Patriots
GREEN BAY, Wis. — We should all be so lucky if this was a Super Bowl preview. In a matchup that actually lived up to the hype, Aaron Rodgers and...
Uberomics 101
It’s always messy when a politician tries to “improve” the market, and the same holds for Brooklyn Councilman David Greenfield’s attempt to target Uber’s business model — surge pricing. Surge...
Mayor secrecy
Everyone knows Mayor de Blasio puts labor’s interests above those of the public. But when he secretly conspires to use city resources to rally workers against a private New York...
Save the seaport
Even on Planet Progressive, some folks know a good deal when they see one. We’re referring to a group called Friends of the Seaport. When they gather tonight, many of...
Kim Jong-un's aunt died after 'heated exchange' with nephew: report
The aunt of North Korean tyrant Kim Jong-un suffered a fatal stroke during a heated phone call with the dictator, just days after he executed her hubby, according to a...
Learn to stop worrying about the QB and love Jets garbage time
If you listen to the talk surrounding the Jets and their spectacularly disappointing 2-9 record, the fact they’re going to miss the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year and the...
Callahan has old pals’ number
Twice within 10 days the Rangers rolled out the welcome mat for Ryan Callahan, and the club’s one-time captain combined with his new playmate, Steven Stamkos, to wipe his feet...
Nets don't even resemble a contender in lifeless loss to Bulls
With only one game against the winless 76ers over the past week, the Nets entered Sunday’s game against the Bulls optimistic it could be the start of a turnaround, a...
Boys dig up baby's body while playing in sand at beach
SYDNEY — Two young boys playing on a Sydney beach on Sunday found an infant's body buried in the sand, police said, one week after a newborn baby was discovered...
Ohio State football player found dead in dumpster
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio State athlete found in a trash bin with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound is being mourned by his football and wrestling teammates as police investigate...
Giants hit rock bottom, blow huge lead to miserable Jaguars
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The end of the madness was finally upon the Giants and they were making it look easy. Three consecutive series produced touchdowns, two Rashad Jennings runs and...
The story of Ferguson was never that simple
On Tuesday, the day after it was announced that Officer Darren Wilson would not be charged in the slaying of Michael Brown, the president for a second time called for...
How foreign tourists are saving NYC jobs
Hang around Rockefeller Center’s tree, and you’re as likely to hear Mandarin as English. Jet-lagged foreigners walk slowly with their wheelie bags as they look for Abercrombie. But they’re responsible...
False prophets: Questioning the crusade for a new gay equality
On the 26th annual World AIDS Day, much of the gay community (and its global allies) is stoked about the new HIV-prevention therapy PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis. To be specific,...
Special-ed success: Making hope real for my son
The news is filled with stories about how charter schools — especially Eva Moskowitz’s big, bad Success Academy network — don’t serve students with special needs. As a parent of...
Mets 'actively' looking to deal Colon, Gee or Niese
The Mets are “actively” looking to trade one of their veteran starting pitchers, in the estimation of one industry source, and they are hopeful next week’s Winter Meetings clear up...
As more shop on Thanksgiving, Black Friday sales take dive
Thanksgiving Day sales are cutting into business on Black Friday, experts said Saturday. Only 27 percent of Americans shopped on Black Friday — down from 36 percent in 2013, according...
Former teammate: DeMarco Murray had affair with my wife
As one Cowboy running back was stealing underwear, another may have been getting a wife out of hers. According to vicious tweets by former Oklahoma running back Brennan Clay, DeMarco Murray...
Voters put off by Clinton's 'inevitable' 2016 candidacy: Deval Patrick
WASHINGTON — Democrats might want to think twice before declaring that Hillary Clinton is the “inevitable” presidential nominee in 2016 if they hope to retain the White House, according to one...
'I'm really disappointed': Plaintiff on embattled 9/11 law firm
Settlement checks for at least one 9/11 responder represented by the embattled Napoli Bern law firm included deductions for referral fees — money that never made it to the lawyer...
Saints, Colts among at least 4 teams interested in Ray Rice
Ray Rice's second chance could come quickly. Just two days after being reinstated, the former Ravens running back has sparked interest in at least four teams, according to ESPN sources....
Emotional Meyer to Buckeye who vanished: 'Come home safe'
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State's football stadium went silent Saturday as an announcer called out the name of a missing football player while a police poster seeking information on his...
Giuliani to Holder: Don't make federal case out of Ferguson
WASHINGTON -- Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani has some advice for Attorney General Eric Holder as he weighs a legal response to the Michael Brown shooting: Don’t make a federal case...
Subway motorman back at work, haunted by deadly collision
The subway train operator who fatally struck a beloved dad who had been shoved onto the tracks by a madman tried not to let the horrific incident shake him when...
Police call Rams' Michael Brown gesture 'tasteless, offensive'
https://twitter.com/Rebelutionary_Z/status/539121391208251392 Before trotting onto the field for their pregame introductions, five St. Louis Rams players stood with their hands raised in a show of compassion and solidarity for Ferguson protesters....
Darren Wilson won't get severance money after resignation
Darren Wilson, the white cop who fatally shot unarmed black teen Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., decided to quit after he learned of threats against him, his lawyer revealed Sunday....
Jets expected to talk Harbaugh trade with 49ers
Gang Green could be getting a shade of khaki in their future. ESPN reported the Jets are expected to inquire about the availability of 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh at...
North Korean 'princess' gets a promotion
In her slim-fitting trouser suits and black-heeled shoes, Kim Yo Jong cuts a contrasting figure to her pudgy older brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. On Thursday, state media...
Plane evacuated after bomb scare at JFK
A bogus bomb threat forced the emergency evacuation of a plane at JFK Airport at the end of the holiday weekend Sunday, authorities said. Emergency units flooded Kennedy just minutes...
75-foot, buzzer-beating miracle heave sinks Manhattan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wTZ2aLzSac&feature=youtu.be Manhattan was up a point with a three foul shots to take and just two ticks left on the clock. Time to exhale. It would take a miraculous/devastating turn...
Furious Nebraska players erupt after school fires Bo Pelini
Bo Pelini was fired as Nebraska's football coach on Sunday after a seven-year stint marked by an inability to restore the program to national prominence and too many embarrassing defeats....
Darren Wilson resigned after police received threats: lawyer
FERGUSON, Mo. — Former Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson's lawyer says Wilson resigned because he was concerned about the potential for violence against other officers if he didn't. Neil Bruntrager...
Did North Korean hackers attack Sony over 'The Interview'?
Sony Pictures is reportedly investigating whether the North Korean regime was behind a massive hack attack on the studio's network earlier this week. The technology news website Re/code, citing sources...
For sale: High-priced, possibly booby-trapped compound
CONCORD, N.H. — It turns out there isn't a huge market for a $250,000-plus, 100-acre property that may be booby-trapped. The sale of the compound owned by a now-jailed pair...
Man fled car crash to avoid yelling girlfriend: cops
VINELAND, N.J. -- Police in New Jersey say a man told officers he fled the scene of an auto accident because he "didn't want to deal with his girlfriend yelling...
Brooklyn’s ‘Rocky’ is living the dream
Nothing against the Garden, but young boxer Zachary Ochoa is living his dream of fighting on Brooklyn’s biggest boxing stage. The South Williamsburg superlightweight is Brooklyn’s Rocky, running its streets...
Motorcyclist struck and killed on Henry Hudson Parkway
A motorcyclist died Saturday night in an accident on the Henry Hudson Parkway, cops said. The unidentified man was heading south near West 79th Street at 9 p.m. when he...
First Surf Lodge Cafe to be unveiled in Miami
The Surf Lodge in Montauk, the wildly popular summer hangout, is launching its own cafés with plans to open in 10 to 15 US cities, our Julie Earle Levine has...
Young entrepreneurs find market in major causes
Young entrepreneurs have carved out a niche market with a socially conscious handbag brand that sells bags by color to support major causes, including breast cancer, AIDS/HIV, diabetes and Alzheimer’s...
Louise Blouin Media president resigns after only 4 months
The so-called Red Queen of Publishing has lost another key member of her court, Keith J. Kelly reports. Patrick Brennan, president of Louise Blouin Media, resigned from the troubled publishing...
Comedian plasters NYC with prank posters
He’s the new poster boy for Brooklyn comedy. Comedian Jason Saenz is plastering the city and confusing his Greenpoint neighbors with 20-plus parody posters in the last month. One advertises...
I was Reese Witherspoon's 'Wild' hiking buddy
To undergo the movie retelling of Cheryl Strayed’s famous 1,100-mile solo journey up the Pacific Crest Trail depicted in the best-selling memoir “Wild,” Reese Witherspoon tackled a harrowing journey of...
Brooklyn Rock Lottery to mix hot musicians to form new bands
The process of forming a band, writing some songs and actually landing a gig can take months, if not years. But for participants in the fifth-annual Brooklyn Rock Lottery, it’s...
In defense of Katherine Heigl
Katherine Heigl’s return to television on the NBC spy drama “State of Affairs” is a chance for the actress to redeem herself for all those terrible romantic comedies. The show...
Why NYC's most popular dog breed is also its most abandoned
With their squishy jowls and gentle disposition, English bulldogs unseated Labradors as the Big Apple’s most popular breed in 2013, according to rankings released by the American Kennel Club (AKC)...
The Snowball Effect: Pom-pom fashion must-haves
Once confined to hats and scarves, pom-poms are on a roll this winter! Maison Fabre leather and cashmere “Loops” gloves, $219 at gilt.com "Charismatic Charm" weater, $44.99 at modcloth.com Socks,...
8 shows to watch: From holiday tales to foreign affairs
1. The Walking Dead Sunday, 9 p.m., AMC Here’s a show that you just can’t kill. There was no way of knowing that a show without stars, or with dozens...
How Christopher Walken danced his way from Queens to Neverland
Christopher Walken has played Vietnam vets, an undertaker, an Italian aristocrat, gangsters and drug dealers. After winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for “The Deer Hunter” in 1979, he was...
Kristen Schaal takes the spotlight in the new 'Toy Story' short
With the voice of a sassy 6-year-old, Kristen Schaal has carved out a niche as Hollywood’s go-to voice actor. She currently lends her cords to not one, but three animated...
Too complicated for rookie regulators: Wall Street
There’s a revolving door between Washington and the banks it regulates, and it leads to toxic conflicts of interest and scandal, a consensus on Capitol Hill believes. But seasoned hands...
Retailers seek an online cop to protect customer data
US retailers are looking to hire a top cyber cop to protect shoppers’ personal and credit-card data. This top cop will lead a high-stakes operation launched earlier this year by...
Dear John: US stumbling over revenues
Dear John: To convince me that the government’s economic numbers are phony, you’ll have to explain how government revenues have been growing at a robust 8.8 percent-per-year pace since December...
Boxer who nearly died at MSG struggles to recover
The Russian boxer nearly pummeled to death at Madison Square Garden a year ago still can’t walk or talk — and he may never be able to again, his family...
Teachers union campaigns to keep cap on charter schools
The teachers union has kicked off an aggressive campaign to block a possible lifting of the cap on charter schools — and is recruiting parents to help. In e-mails to...
Woman says her co-op is trying to boot her for smoking
Where there’s smoke, there’s ire, even when you’ve spent $30,000 to get rid of the smell. A Manhattan smoker who’s taken expensive measures to keep the odor of her cigarettes...
WWII veteran allegedly attacked at nursing home
This is no way to treat a hero. Marine veteran Robert Brogan survived World War II to suffer repeated horrific injuries in a Queens nursing home for ex-soldiers. And no...
Jury likely to be swayed in Garner case by Ferguson: experts
Ferguson’s burning police cars and looted stores will reverberate in the deliberation room of the Staten Island “police chokehold” grand jury, experts warned Saturday. The grand jurors now hearing evidence...
Giant alligator bagged by hunter in Florida
See ya later, alligator! A Florida hunter bagged a testy 13-foot, 719-pound gator by shooting it with a crossbow and wrestling it into submission, he said. “It was a rush...
Barber's shop robbed at gunpoint after haircut
A Bronx barber’s customer took a little extra off the top, cops said Saturday. A crook robbed the Foxhurst shop at gunpoint Friday night — but not before getting a...
Best coffee-table books to gift this holiday season
Books that make you go "AWW!" Shake Puppies by Carli Davidson (Harper), $18 What’s cuter than puppies? Only one thing: Puppies caught on camera shaking their jowls. “Shake Puppies” is the...
Obama is killing us with 'kindness'
“Kindness covers all of my political beliefs,” President Obama said in a speech last year. “Empathy,” he continued, “the idea that we have a stake in each other’s success,” is...
Lovers, diamonds and Uzis: Welcome to the heist capital of New York
The two thieves posed as FedEx deliverymen to get inside the jewelry wholesaler, where they quickly tied up and blindfolded the owner and five workers and scooped up bags full...
Graphic carriage protest leaves child in tears
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZsUiPvUNlc WARNING: Graphic language! The war over carriage horses in the city has escalated — with protesters terrifying a child with a shocking photo of a dead horse, a driver...
New York is the 3rd worst state for speeding tickets
If you have a lead foot, you might want to think about moving. New York is the third- worst state in which to get caught speeding, and New Jersey is...
Family shaken after dad killed by car thief
The grieving Long Island family of a good Samaritan fatally struck by his own car said his death has left them reeling. “It’s like I’m in the twilight zone,” said...
Woman kept getting paid, even though she quit job: suit
A Queens woman who left her job at New York Sports Club kept her mouth shut and her wallet open as the company continued to send her paychecks — for...
Ex-New York Governor Mario Cuomo hospitalized
Former governor Mario Cuomo has been hospitalized for a heart condition since the day after his son, Andrew, was re-elected to his dad’s old job, The Post has learned. The...
How Obama blatantly disregards the law
President Obama likes to claim he’s been forced into rogue executive actions, laying the blame on an intransigent Congress. In fact, his lawlessness is coldly calculated, dating back to his...
Don’t listen to Sharpton: Missouri Lt. Gov to de Blasio
Missouri’s firebrand lieutenant governor has a message for Bill de Blasio: Stop listening to Rev. Al Sharpton. “In my view, they should not be working with him,” Lt. Gov. Peter...
In lost season, Odell Beckham Jr. makes Giants must-see TV
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — And here we are, following an entire week of marveling at Odell Beckham Jr.’s Catch Heard ’Round the NFL and celebrating its insane greatness, and now we...
Woman who fell on 'defective' sidewalk gets $2.25M from NYC
Talk about a windfall. Denise Giles fell on a “defective” sidewalk outside a clinic owned by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corp. in September 2006 — and ended...
Daily Blotter
Queens Shouldn’t this be the other way around? A boozed-up cop rammed into a vehicle and fled the scene — but was busted after the motorist followed him and called...