December 16, 2014
Tim Hardaway Jr. is 'kinda, sort of, not really' feeling pressure
There is no Iman Shumpert and won’t be for the foreseeable future. J.R. Smith also has been down for four games as injuries represent just part of the Knicks’ laundry...
Rick Nash out of his mind as Rangers finish road trip sweep
CALGARY, Alberta — History was made. Never before had the Rangers beaten the Canucks, Oilers and Flames on the same road trip. Until now, that is. Because on their 20th...
Bill seeks to prohibit cops from using drones without a warrant
The NYPD would have to get a warrant to launch drones under a bill being introduced in the City Council on Wednesday. The restriction on cops is part of a...
Most epic NHL shootout ever: Panthers prevail in 20th round
SUNRISE, Fla. — Nick Bjugstad scored the game-winning goal in the longest shootout in NHL history to lift the Florida Panthers over the Washington Capitals 2-1 on Tuesday night. Bjugstad's...
Judge denies couple’s request to unload adopted kids on Internet
A Long Island couple seeking to revoke their adoption of two Russian children tried to do an end-run around the legal system by getting rid of the kids over the...
A-Rod is irrelevant sideshow, distracting from Yankees' real problems
Jeb Bush announced Tuesday he would “actively explore” running for president, so naturally, I wondered: What does this mean for A-Rod? Anyone else feeling like Jan Brady at the moment? “All...
Roof comes down on 'not good' Nets in drowsy loss to Heat
Every time the Nets appear to be turning a corner, to be getting things figured out, they remind you they still have a long, long, long way to go. That...
Fisher rips Knicks after quick-hooking starters in loss to Mavs
Derek Fisher had seen enough. The rookie Knicks coach sent his first public message of disgust this season in a mass substitution, yanking all five of his starters a little...
Terry Collins reveals Mets lineup plan and 'the bat we need'
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — For the first time in his Mets managerial career, Terry Collins has some real weapons at his disposal. And he is going to use them....
Kevin Gilbride still questions overhaul of Giants offense
Kevin Gilbride still is not sure why the Giants blew up their entire offensive system and plunked down a brand-new playbook on Eli Manning’s lap, when it should have been...
Thought those anti-cop protesters were peaceful? Think again
’Tis the season of magic, so let’s play pretend. Let’s make believe that only an itsy-bitsy handful of those anti-police protesters disrupting the city are hell-bent on mayhem. To get...
Bah mump-bug! Islanders delay visits to children's hospitals
Hey kids, you can thank Beau Bennett. After the Penguins’ young forward visited a hospital days before being confirmed to have mumps, the Islanders postponed their annual holiday hospital visits...
Too risky to leave Odell Beckham on punt returns
Everyone is enthralled with Odell Beckham Jr. Victor Cruz, recovering from knee surgery, is looking forward to lining up with him. “He’s such a brilliant talent,’’ Cruz said while appearing...
Only fitting Brady and Belichick will usher Rex out of MetLife
If this is truly it for Rex Ryan with the Jets, and all indications are it is, then it is fitting his final home game comes against the Patriots. New...
Nancy Grace is the most annoying TV host
Memo to Nancy Grace : you’re annoying. At least that’s according to a poll conducted by Ranker.com, a crowdsourcing site that asked people to vote on the Most Annoying TV...
'Daily Show's' Williams — Wired for 'total media domination'
"Daily Show” correspondent Jessica Williams says she knows how to create the world’s best celebrity gossip site (called JMZ, of course). And Williams, with tongue planted firmly in cheek, outlines...
New British cop drama 'Babylon' not so meh-morable
Touted as Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle’s “First American TV project” — although it has already aired in Britain — the police drama “Babylon” may leave some viewers wondering what exactly...
Bond baddies leap from stage to film
The announcement that Christoph Waltz is playing the villain in “Spectre,” the new James Bond movie, sent me scurrying to my old 007 DVDs to check out some of my...
Show us your menorah! How celebs celebrate Hanukkah
As if there weren’t enough choices to make already — paper or plastic? PC or Mac? — Hanukkah observers have yet another: electric or candle? We’re talking menorahs, those nine-branched...
Barclays Center springs a leak as Nets, Heat wait out 'rain delay'
A baseball game broke out at Barclays Center Tuesday night. The Nets-Heat game was delayed by rain for 30 minutes in the first quarter because of a leak in the...
I spend $11,000 a year on takeout!
A few months ago, Kris Ruby lost her credit card and briefly had to borrow her dad’s while waiting for the replacement. When her dad saw the bill, it wasn’t clothes,...
David Garth, 1930-2014
What kind of city would New York be today without David Garth? That’s an unusual question to ask about a political and media guru like Garth, who died Monday at...
Smokes get in their eyes
Once again Bill de Blasio is trying to have it both ways. And The Post caught him. After the death of Eric Garner, the mayor said the crime police tried...
Hollywood hypocrites
The good news is, Hollywood has discovered there is such a thing as treason. The bad news is, the man making the accusation — Aaron Sorkin, creator of both “The...
Jonathan Gruber, the arrogant, profiteering liar of the year
Jonathan Gruber should have been Time’s Person of the Year. The magazine gave it to the “Ebola Fighters” instead. Good for them; they’re doing God’s work. Still, Gruber would’ve been...
Jeb's killer flaw --- the name, not the ideology
Jeb Bush is running for president. The brother of Bush 43 and son of Bush 41 said as much yesterday on Facebook. If you think you know something about Jeb...
Drug enforcement is not racist
Mayor de Blasio seems to believe that law enforcement doesn’t so much protect minority communities as harm them. His administration’s latest effort will have the NYPD reduce enforcement of marijuana...
'The last straw' --- Pakistan turns against terror
‘This is the last straw!”: That’s the message that Pakistanis all across the political spectrum, in a rare show of unanimity, are trying to send after the worst Islamic terror...
Postal worker fails to deliver more than 2,500 pieces of mail
Newman would be proud. Yet another mailman - the third this year - has been busted for failing to deliver thousands of packages and letters out of sheer laziness, according...
Giants add two more to lengthy injured reserve list
Add two more players to the ever-growing Giants injured reserve list. Linebacker Jacquian Williams and offensive lineman James Brewer were added to IR on Tuesday. Both players are dealing with concussions....
Emily Blunt, John Krasinski pull epic prank on Jimmy Kimmel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fukx0OR1ao4 Nothing says “Merry Christmas” quite like an epic prank war. After playing an innocent trick on neighbor Jimmy Kimmel three years ago, Emily Blunt and hubby John Krasinski had...
Jets to absent-minded reserve: Turn in your missing playbook
The Jets asked cornerback Josh Thomas to turn in his playbook Tuesday … if he could find it. The Jets released Thomas, one day after he pleaded on Twitter for...
Cashman: A-Rod is our DH, if he's anything at all
If Alex Rodriguez makes it back to the playing field -- and that won’t be known until the end of spring training -- he won’t have much use for a...
Saints fan charged after seat skirmish with Bears owner
George McCaskey can’t even get a seat in his own stadium. The Bears chairman got into a disagreement with a Saints fan who had taken his seat at Soldier Field...
Chris Capuano is no one's idea of a Yankees rotation cure-all
While a spoiled fan base grows increasingly frustrated that Hal Steinbrenner won’t throw good money after the bad $500 million he tossed into the pot last winter, questions about the...
Photos of 'alleged' anarchist cop-bashers released
http://youtu.be/9wrSMqQL0GM Video credit: Chris Nooney Police Commissioner Bill Bratton didn’t say “allegedly” when he revealed photos Tuesday of the seven cop-haters wanted for attacking two lieutenants on the Brooklyn Bridge....
The day in photos
Tigers frolic in a winter wonderland, Hanukkah lights up Berlin, Times Square preps for New Year's Eve and more.
American Apparel ousts Charney, names first female CEO
Dov Charney has been hanging by a thread — and that thread has finally snapped. The controversial CEO of American Apparel — the hipster clothing brand he founded 25 years...
McDonald's Japan rations fries as US port dispute drags on
McDonald's Japan has embarked on the emergency measure of only offering small-sized french fries to customers as a protracted labor dispute at US West Coast ports has contributed to long...
War veteran accused of killing 6 committed suicide
PENNSBURG, Pa. — An Iraq War veteran suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives was found dead of self-inflicted stab wounds Tuesday in the woods of suburban...
Bill Cosby, Geno Smith and JaMarcus Russell all in 1 Chris Rock joke
Chris Rock is making the rounds and getting some mileage out of some Bill-Cosby-meets-sports jokes. But when you really need to drop a burn, you go to the JaMarcus Russell comparison. Rock,...
The 10 best holiday-themed celebrity Instagrams
’Tis the season for holiday Instagrams from our favorite starlets! Here are 10 celebrity snaps sure to put you in the holiday spirit. Beyoncé + a giant Christmas tree =...
Gay vets can now march in Boston St. Patrick's parade
BOSTON — For the first time in its history, the sponsors of Boston's St. Patrick's Day parade will allow a group representing the gay community to participate, drawing cheers from...
First-date selfies are now a thing
As strange as it may sound, first date selfies (#firstdateselfies) are quickly becoming a new trend among couples. From movie nights to picnics in the park, it now seems that...
Metro-North Railroad fined $250K in discrimination case
Metro-North Railroad was hit with a record $250,000 fine after federal investigators found it retaliated and discriminated against a worker injured on the job, officials said Tuesday. The US Department...
Channing Frye still not over 'crazy,' slacker 2005 Knicks
You think this season's Knicks outfit is bad? It could be worse. It could be 2005-06. At least this team finishes practice. Channing Frye, a rookie that season, is now...
Airline exec's nut meltdown prompts government probe
The woman who had a nutty meltdown aboard a Korean Air flight is causing more trouble that could lead to serious ramifications for the company. Cho Hyun-ah’s outburst over macadamia...
Sydney-style siege inevitable in NYC: top counterterror official
The NYPD's top counterterror official warned Tuesday of an "inevitable" attack like the deadly cafe siege by a Muslim madman in Sydney, Australia. "I think it's less a question of...
'Interview' premiere canceled after Sony terror threat
Sony’s hackers are vowing a 9/11-style attack on moviegoers who attend “The Interview” — a threat so chilling that Thursday’s New York premiere of the film has been canceled. “Warning....
Knicks' Greek rookie becoming highlight-a-minute fan favorite
The Westchester Knicks have as many wins as their parent team and may be producing more highlights – or at least one player is. Second-round pick Thanasis Antetokounmpo is producing...
Sony Pictures employees file class-action lawsuit amid hacking scandal
Sony just can’t catch a break. Two former Sony Pictures employees filed a class-action lawsuit against the moviemaking machine late Monday in Los Angeles following a massive company-wide hack that...
Naomi Campbell kills it in Agent Provocateur’s spring campaign
Everyone loves a good murder mystery — especially when it involves a femme fatale strutting her stuff in some racy undergarments. Lingerie brand Agent Provocateur snagged supermodel Naomi Campbell as...
J.K. Rowling reveals the ‘Harry Potter’ death she regrets most
From Professor Dumbledore to Dobby the elf and even Severus Snape, the list of tragic “Harry Potter” deaths is endless — and heartbreaking. Though some losses hit harder than others...
Pitching-deficient Yankees re-sign Chris Capuano
In a move about desperation, depth or both, the Yankees reached agreement Tuesday with Chris Capuano on a one-year, $5 million contract. Capuano was a stopgap measure when the Yankees...
Famous pianist serenades world's only panda triplets
Music soothes the precious panda triplets! The first surviving panda triplets in China, whose successful birth and longevity continues to defy the odds and prove doctors wrong, were serenaded Monday...
See rare footage from the original ‘Gone With the Wind’ premiere
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIBz-5QQOso Iconic Civil War spectacular “Gone With the Wind’’ had its first public showing 75 years ago this week (Dec. 15, 1939) in Atlanta, Ga. Above is some rare newsreel...
Korean phenom as Mets shortstop? GM not buying it
Is that it? Maybe Sandy Alderson has a trick or two remaining up his sleeve that aren’t obvious to the naked eye, but the Mets general manager Tuesday sounded as...
Jet Blue flight delayed by tardy de Blasio
Judging by de Blasio Time, these fliers got off easy. A flight to Puerto Rico delayed while waiting for habitually tardy Mayor de Blasio to get to JFK Airport was only...
Parents flock to eBay for Prince George's royal sweater
LONDON — Parents looking to dress their toddlers like Prince George for Christmas may be too late. The royal toddler was seen wearing a blue sweater decorated with soldiers of...
Taj Mahal union AWOL as casino teeters on brink
Inaction speaks louder than words. At the bargaining table, the absence of the union representing roughly 1,100 Trump Taj Mahal workers — with less than four days before the casino...
Soccer great Thierry Henry retires as a Red Bull
Thierry Henry, one of the greatest soccer players of his generation, announced his retirement Tuesday, meaning his final game came in a Red Bulls uniform. The 37-year-old French forward – who...
Pitcher's tragic spiral: 'Coked up' for Bonds HR, dead in cliff plunge
Brad was a down-on-his-luck vagabond who identified as bipolar and schizophrenic. He accosted strangers, ranting about the devil, and alarmed acquaintances, mumbling about the "fourth dimension." He was slovenly, slumped...
Times cutting more than 100 newsroom jobs
Merry Christmas, you’re fired! With the holiday season upon us, New York Times Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. perfected a very Bah! Humbug! stance as he started handing out pink slips...
Thanks to Jared Leto, you can now dress like Jared Leto
Jared Leto has been racking up the headlines in 2014, with help from his Jesus-esque beard, man bun and red fanny pack. Now you can score the actor’s favorite clothing...
Bill Nye explains evolution through emojis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGRRXKek8G0 Who says learning can’t be fun — especially when Bill Nye is involved? After teaming up with Mashable, the famed “Science Guy” released a video explaining the theory of...
Hunt intensifies for gunman who killed 6
PENNSBURG, Pa. -- The manhunt for a Marine veteran suspected of killing his ex-wife and five of her relatives amid a child custody dispute has spread to two suburban Philadelphia...
The 10 most wanted GIFs of 2014
They’re the GIFs that keep on giving. Google gathered up the top trending GIFs of 2014 for its annual Year in Search, and sports, “Frozen” and dances topped the list....
NBA power rankings: Stars, duds and astonishing stats
There are so few shopping days left before the NBA Christmas Day extravaganza where 10 teams and thousands of sad-sack arena employees will be working for the glory of TV...
Is your pilot snapping selfies instead of flying the plane?
Many pilots never get used to the stunning airborne views of the wild blue yonder. But now, regulators are worrying that pilots are doing more than just admiring the view:...
Man dies after tire swing hits him in the face
A doting uncle was having a fun day with his niece in an East Village playground when he pushed a tire swing a little too hard — and it flew...
Hackers offer Sony employees a huge break
The Sony Pictures Entertainment hack has taken yet another weird twist with hackers apparently offering to withhold data stolen from the company’s employees. On Sunday, the group claiming responsibility for...
Jeb Bush to 'actively explore' presidential run
WASHINGTON – Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says he plans to “actively explore” a run for president in 2016 – and plans to start a PAC that will let him...
Columbia student attacked guard before jumping out 8th-floor window
The Columbia student who was critically injured after leaping from an eighth-floor dorm stripped off his clothes and climbed into a female student’s bed, then attacked a security guard before...
Amazon extends free shipping deadline by a day
Amazon is courting last-minute holiday shoppers by extending its free-shipping deadline by one day to Dec. 19. Orders over $35 are eligible for free shipping. Last year’s deadline was Dec....
ISIS is recruiting all sorts of people, not just male fighters
WASHINGTON -- The three teenage girls from Colorado swapped Twitter messages about marriage and religion with recruiters for the Islamic State group, then set out for Syria with passports and...
Jon Gruden scuttles coaching rumors with ESPN extension
CHICAGO — Jon Gruden has agreed to a contract extension with ESPN through the 2021 NFL season. In addition to ensuring "Monday Night Football" viewers are locked into Gruden's highly...
Your all-electric car might be worsening global warming
WASHINGTON — People who own all-electric cars where coal generates the power may think they are helping the environment. But a new study finds their vehicles actually make the air dirtier,...
'Weather bomb' puts surfers on insane waves
French surfer Benjamin Sanchis has spent his life chasing giant waves, but he encountered the swell to beat all swells off the west coast of Portugal last week. A “weather...
Financier defends blog posts about sex accuser's law firm
A Wall Street financier and self-proclaimed “investigative journalist’’ says that when his blog reported that the law firm representing his sex accuser is run by short men and a lesbian,...
Suspect in tire-slashing frenzy busted
A suspect in a tire-slashing spree that left more than 100 parked vehicles with flats in Sheepshead Bay early Sunday was arrested Monday — and bizarrely told cops he did...
Former Madoff account manager sentenced to six years
A former account manager for Bernard Madoff, JoAnn Crupi, was sentenced Monday to six years in prison. Federal sentencing guidelines had called for life prison terms for Crupi and four...
6 frugal travel strategies for 2015
Make this the year that you use every vacation day you have coming. And don’t overpay for the privilege. Here’s how: Southwest goes international Now that Southwest Airlines is flying...
Ring in 2015 with these 6 over-the-top New Year’s Eve bashes
Don’t spend another New Year’s Eve with Ryan Seacrest, watching the ball drop in Times Square from your living room sofa. Usher in 2015 at one of these big-time blow-outs...
22 don't-miss travel destinations for 2015
Your what, where, how and why guide to 2015. Baccarat Hotels & Residences New York New York, New York This luxe 114-room stay, opening in Midtown Manhattan in February, across...
Sandy Hook victims' families sue maker of gun used in attack
The families of nine people killed in a 2012 massacre at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school sued the maker of the gun used in the attack on Monday, saying the...
Family blames MSG ejection for one-legged Nets fan's death
http://instagram.com/p/wIK-sKBvGr/ The one-legged Brooklyn Nets super fan ejected from a game for allegedly whacking people with his prosthetic leg killed himself because he was tormented with nightmares from the incident,...
Power outage leaves State Department in the dark
Some of DC’s top power players were left in the dark Monday after a blown transformer and a construction mishap killed power to the State Department and other government buildings....
Tappan Zee Bridge developer trading money for green cards
If you build it, they will come — to America. Deep-pocketed Chinese investors can get on the fast track to a green card if they plunk down $500,000 to help...
Chicago Census Bureau shrouded by mystery
The Census Bureau is supposed to be non-political. All that this extremely important and powerful government agency is supposed to do is gather data and put that information into a...
T-Mobile's shares are too low: report
T-Mobile’s wireless business is not worth squat. That’s the surprising finding of one Wall Street analyst, who contends the value of the wireless carrier’s entire spectrum portfolio is worth more...
Apple involved in multiple court cases on same day
Apple was having its day in courts Monday. A federal appeals panel in Manhattan is trying to decide whether Apple or Amazon.com was the bigger bully when price wars over...
Donald takes to Twitter over Durst's management of 1 WTC
Donald Trump is the real-estate world’s most outrageous tweeter. While other moguls cite dry, upbeat market data on Twitter, The Donald lets loose on ObamaCare, the Sony hacking, the Jets and...
With $500 million in tow, Vice Media may seek IPO
Thanks to a recent $500 million infusion, Vice Media chief exec Shane Smith said the company is exploring a number of options in 2015, ranging from a “deal spree” to...
Sears CEO compares chain of stores to landline phones
Sears Chief Executive Eddie Lampert likened the retailer’s chain of increasingly dilapidated stores to the obsolete infrastructure for landline telephones. “Real estate owners and communities are trying to figure out...
Deck is stacked against Taj Mahal as casino nears shutdown
Carl Icahn and the Trump Taj Mahal workers’ union failed to reach a compromise deal, putting Atlantic City’s second-biggest casino thisclose to shutting down, sources told The Post. Trump Entertainment...
SEC drops Herbalife insider-trading case amid new standards
The fallout has already begun. The Securities and Exchange Commission is dismissing its first insider-trading case since an appeals court last week reined in the government’s aggressive tactics in pursuing...
Sydney gunman was 'fighting for Islam and for peace'
SYDNEY — He wrote letters to grieving families of Australian troops killed in Afghanistan that likened them to "Hitler's soldiers." He was accused of helping a woman kill his ex-wife,...
Taliban school massacre may have been revenge for Malala prize
Warning: Some of the following images contain graphic content. Taliban gunmen stormed a school in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday, killing 141 people — mostly children — in an atrocity...
Australian prime minister lays flowers at Sydney memorial
SYDNEY, Australia — Tearful Australians laid mounds of flowers at the site where a gunman held hostages for 16 hours at a popular Sydney cafe. The siege ended early Tuesday...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn One man was killed and two others wounded when a gunman opened fire outside an East Flatbush event hall early Monday, police said. Quaron Isaacs, 20, was caught in...
Hero cafe manager tried to stop Sydney gunman
The manager of the Australian cafe killed when police ended the siege at his restaurant was hailed as a hero Monday for trying to wrestle away the sawed-off shotgun brandished...
Columbia student hospitalized after jumping out dorm window
A Columbia University student was hospitalized Monday night after jumping from an eighth-floor window in his dorm building, cops said. The 19-year-old man had been acting “erratically” before he walked...
Cops studying surveillance to find protest attackers
http://youtu.be/9wrSMqQL0GM Video Credit: Chris Nooney The attack by Brooklyn Bridge protesters on two NYPD lieutenants — referred to as an “alleged” attack by Mayor Bill de Blasio — was captured...
Firefighter battles blaze after falling down elevator shaft
A firefighter wasn’t going to let falling through a 10-foot elevator shaft stop him from battling a three-alarm inferno early Monday morning in The Bronx. Thick smoke engulfed an abandoned...
Green Day, Lou Reed to be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
It’s official: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has a new selection of anointed ones. Voted for by fans, critics, music-business insiders and fellow artists, the 2015 induction ceremony...
De Blasio quietly filed untaxed cig suit the week of Garner decision
Mayor Bill de Blasio ordered city lawyers to stay silent about a groundbreaking lawsuit to keep bootleg cigarettes out of the Big Apple — because it came as Hizzoner was...
Board of Regents nixes renewals for six charter schools
The Board of Regents refused Monday to issue renewals to six under-performing New York City charter schools and asked Chancellor Carmen Fariña to Albany to explain why the city bothered...
City issues first sick-leave violations
The city has issued violations to a half-dozen businesses for failing to comply with the new paid-sick-leave law — the first enforcement actions since the law was passed in March,...
Hewlett Packard to pay $10.6M in 911 system dispute
Hewlett Packard will fork over $10.6 million to the city to settle a contract dispute over revamping the 911 system, Comptroller Scott Stringer announced Monday. The settlement requires that HP...
Judge shoots down lawsuit challenging red-light cameras
A Manhattan judge has put the brakes on a class-action lawsuit challenging the city’s red-light-camera program. “Plaintiffs cannot assert in good faith that it is against equity and good conscience...
Cops put homicide cases on hold to deal with protests
The NYPD is pulling detectives from homicides and other investigations to help deal with the endless barrage of anti-cop protests in the city, law-enforcement sources told The Post Monday. The...
Teen 'stock wiz' admits he invented the whole story
This Wolf of Wall Street is a load of bull. Stuyvesant HS senior Mohammed Islam spun a whopper about reeling in $72 million trading stocks, admitting Monday that his story...
Pennies literally aren't worth the production cost
1.7 cents for your thoughts. That’s how much it costs to make a penny these days, according to a new report to Congress by the US Mint. It’s a big...
Diva Mariah delights at the Beacon
She nearly made it all the way through without a major hiccup, but just two songs before the end of Mariah Carey’s seasonally themed show, “All I Want for Christmas...