February 1, 2015
Lull in action for cash-light Bill Ackman
Investor whirlwind Bill Ackman, coming off one of his best and most tumultuous years, is slowing down — for a couple of months. Ackman’s $18.3 billion Pershing Square hedge fund...
Seahawks miracle only second-best catch in Super Bowl history
GLENDALE, Ariz. – The difference is this: David Tyree won the game. That is why Tyree’s football-to-the helmet catch in Super Bowl XLVII, eight years ago, in this very place,...
'Best feeling ever:' Malcolm Butler is unlikely Super Bowl hero
GLENDALE, Ariz. — In a riveting game filled with big plays from unexpected sources, Malcolm Butler unexpectedly came through with the biggest one of all. The undrafted rookie strong safety...
Schneiderman wins $800K in back wages, eyes parent suit
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has won a nearly $800,000 judgment against a Papa John’s pizzeria franchisee found to have shorted his employees on pay — including not paying them...
Tom Brady changes label from 'cheater’ to 'greatest of all time’
GLENDALE, Ariz. — The Lombardi Trophy finally belonged to Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, the first time since Spygate that it did, their magnificent obsession to stand...
Katy Perry lights up halftime show
A little of Katy Perry goes a long, long way. And the 12-minute PEPSI Super Bowl XLIX halftime show Sunday was just the right amount of candy-coated pop to see...
Obama snubs Auschwitz memorial event
As world leaders gathered last week in Poland to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp, the leader of the free world was AWOL....
Pete Carroll threw away Super Bowl with one awful decision
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Pete Carroll looked as you might expect a man to look if he’d just handed away a Super Bowl the way you give away peanut-butter cups and...
Brady, Patriots rally to win epic Super Bowl XLIX
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Pete Carroll and the Seahawks were the only things deflated at the end of Super Bowl XLIX. A yard away from winning their second consecutive Super Bowl,...
Giants were a religion to their first lady, Ann Mara
PHOENIX — This is a love story that began in church, which seems only right given how many Sundays Ann Mara would devote to her secular religion, the New York...
Chris Matthews: From Foot Locker to nearly Super Bowl MVP
GLENDALE, Ariz. — You do not make your first career NFL catch in the Super Bowl. You do not score your first career touchdown in the Super Bowl. You do...
Was Richard Sherman taunting Revis or pointing out score?
The Patriots' Darrelle Revis, one of the two best cornerbacks in football in most everybody's book, was badly burned by Doug Baldwin for a third-quarter touchdown during Super Bowl XLIX....
Obamanomics 101
After the lickin’ he took in the congressional mid-terms, President Obama has rediscovered the middle-class. Naturally, his idea of relief is a big fat new spending spree — to be...
Shelly's gift to taxpayers
Say this for Sheldon Silver, who steps down today after more than two decades as state Assembly speaker: He’s doing New York taxpayers an unexpected favor. Not only will Silver...
Netanyahu's message
Ever since John Boehner announced Benjamin Netanyahu would be addressing Congress, Obama officials have been screaming how the GOP House leader and the Israeli prime minister have spit in their...
Why Carmelo Anthony had to stare down the Knicks bench
Carmelo Anthony looked like he was playing on super knees on Super Sunday. He leapt above the Garden rim late in the first half to throw down an alley-oop pass...
Reality TV torture: inflicting horror to fake drama
If you want to understand why “reality TV” is an oxymoron, look no further than The Post’s recent exposés on “The Biggest Loser.” To get the kind of emotional highs...
No trace of Linsanity as former Knicks phenom visits with Lakers
There was a time when Jeremy Lin and “Linsanity” ruled the Garden and captivated the city, if not the nation. Yeah, well, Sunday was nothing like that. Lin played 24...
Gruesome arm injury knocks Jeremy Lane out of Super Bowl
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jeremy Lane’s big Super Bowl moment was as memorable as it was painful Sunday night. Lane, the Seahawks nickel cornerback, picked off Patriots quarterback Tom Brady at...
'Free' isn't the fix America's colleges need
America’s quickest way out of poverty is no longer education — at least not higher education. In many ways, our unreformed higher-ed system is the quickest way to debt and...
Cuomo's transit project lunacy
Gov. Cuomo took the stage in a Midtown hotel ballroom at a recent breakfast to tell the pinstriped folks what makes New York so successful. “The transportation system is the...
How we can start disinfecting Albany
With the departure of Sheldon Silver as Assembly speaker amid federal corruption charges, we have a duty to seize this opportunity to boldly and fundamentally reform state government. First, we...
Madison Avenue townhouse goes for $18.5M
Alex Sapir and Rotem Rosen’s Israeli public company, ASRR Capital, along with Suzer Group, the Turkish conglomerate led by the Suzar family, bought a large townhouse at 218 Madison Ave....
Marshawn Lynch trolls NFL with gold cleats in Super Bowl warmup
Beast Mode is back in Taunt Mode. Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch took the field for warmups before Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday wearing unauthorized gold cleats. He swapped them...
Super Bowl XLIX: Patriots vs. Seahawks -- as it happened
The Patriots and Seahawks are squaring off in Super Bowl XLIX. Follow here for updates and commentary from the New York Post sports team:
The four college hoops teams that are finally rebounding
If you woke up from a coma today and looked at the Associated Press top 25, you would think it was 2009. Notre Dame, Maryland, Utah and West Virginia among...
Andy Murray fiancée loving her new foul-mouth reputation
MELBOURNE, Australia — There was a chance the Australian Open men’s final could contain explicit language, and so came the warning. Andy Murray’s fiancée, Kim Sears, dressed for Sunday’s final...
The 'treasure' on Pete Carroll’s staff: His 27-year-old son
GLENDALE, Ariz. — Nate Carroll had not yet had “the talk’’ with his father. He was midway through his senior year at USC and, admittedly, “didn’t have many ambitions outside...
De Blasio heading to zoo, groundhog to be secured in plexiglass
Staten Island Chuck has more than his own shadow to be scared of when he’s pulled out of hibernation on Monday. Mayor de Blasio, after leaving the public in the...
City will allow Uber drivers to convert cars to yellow cabs
Some Uber drivers will soon be able to paint their black cars yellow — and use them as taxicabs. A Taxi and Limousine Commission pilot program will let up to...
Nets pull for return of out-of-shape, aching Deron Williams
Nets point guard Deron Williams could make his long-awaited return Monday against the Clippers. It can’t happen soon enough for the Nets, who have struggled mightily in his absence. “I...
Carmelo powers Knicks over Lakers, says 'the window is now'
There are quick fixes. There are steady, long-term plans. Then there is the Knicks way which seems to be somewhere in between. With Carmelo Anthony aboard after re-upping for five...
How to really get Congress to stop driving us deeper into debt
“There is no line in the budget ... for waste, fraud and abuse.” At a committee hearing in June 1981, Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) may have been the first to...
Kevin Garnett addresses Nets buyout, possible Clippers move
With the Nets in free fall, there has been talk of Kevin Garnett asking for a buyout to chase another ring in what could be his final season. Brooklyn’s venerable...
Cop who pulled gun on teens responding to 911 call: officials
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp1LUrz0mek Westchester authorities say this caught-on-camera incident is nothing but a snow job. A 30-second online video reportedly shows a New Rochelle cop pointing his pistol at two teens for...
Jets gearing up for run at Darrelle Revis reunion
GLENDALE, Ariz. – Could Darrelle Revis go from the Super Bowl to a Jets reunion? The Jets are primed to make a run at the All-Pro cornerback if he becomes...
Rangers' radical lineup shuffle signals some desperation
And for his next trick, instead of picking line combinations out of a helmet midstream, Rangers coach Alain Vigneault will out of thin air attempt to coax his team into...
John McCain maintains Kissinger protesters are 'terrible people'
WASHINGTON — The anti-war protesters who ticked off Sen. John McCain are not only “low-life scum” but also “terrible people.” McCain (R-Ariz.) defended his Thursday outburst against protesters who rushed former...
Sam Champion's snowy New York
Don't be mad at forecasters like Sam Champion over the exaggerated forecast for the blizzard-that-fizzled this week. “You could not really have changed the way [New York] handled this storm,” says...
Huckabee says gay marriage is just like alcohol or profanity
WASHINGTON — Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee on Sunday said being gay is akin to choosing to drink alcohol or use profanity — lifestyle choices that he says are appealing to others...
Man dies after jumping from Manhattan Bridge
A man is dead after jumping from the Manhattan Bridge on Sunday afternoon, officials said. The unidentified man, believed to be in his 20s, was seen floating in the East...
7-alarm Brooklyn fire could smolder for weeks
A seven-alarm fire that destroyed a warehouse and forced an evacuation in one of New York City's trendiest neighborhoods could take weeks to extinguish completely, fire officials said on Sunday.
8 colorful furs to beat the winter blues
Hat trick Put a lid on it with a classic pompom beanie. Pompom hat, similar styles $24.99 at express.com Clutch ado about nothing Swim against the stream with a bold...
Why I refuse to be 'cuffed' to a winter boyfriend
Last winter, I found myself curled up with my boyfriend, Kyle, on a faded green couch, watching a B-list slasher flick and wearing ratty sweats. After the zombies took a...
Neighbors raise $342K for disabled mugging victim
When a severely disabled retiree was mugged outside his home, his neighbor felt compelled to act. Alan Barnes, who is visually impaired and weighs just 83 pounds, was knocked to the...
Why do stars bash their own projects?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOutgc-GG6g As a Taiwanese-American who wrote a 2013 memoir about his assimilation into American culture, New York City restaurateur Eddie Huang is as qualified as anyone to critique how Asians...
Type-A New Yorkers make it impossible to book anything fun
The Super Bowl is nearly upon us, so it only makes sense that New Yorkers are making plans to watch the game. Only, they’re making plans for next year. As...
Adventurer completes first-ever climb up frozen Niagara Falls
Canadian climber Will Gadd has become the first person to ever climb frozen Niagara Falls. More commonly associated with the daredevil pursuits of highwire walks or riding the powerful cascades...
Japan mourns journalist beheaded by ISIS
TOKYO — Whether in tsunami-stricken northeastern Japan or conflict-ridden Sierra Leone, the stories of the vulnerable, the children and the poor drove the work of journalist Kenji Goto. The news of...
Giants matriarch Ann Mara dies at 85
PHOENIX -- Hours before the Super Bowl, the Giants and the NFL lost a woman often called “The First Lady of Football’’ when Ann Mara passed away early Sunday morning...
Toddler shoots his pregnant mother and father with handgun
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Authorities say a 3-year-old boy got ahold of a handgun from his mother's purse and fired just one shot that wounded both his parents.
Terrible TV accents that'll make you reach for the earplugs
Having the training to sustain an accent over the course of a series has done wonders for the careers of actors like Hugh Laurie and Ruth Wilson, who fooled a...
Man fatally shot in the Bronx
A man was fatally shot in the head in the Bronx Sunday, police said. Christopher Graham was walking down the street in Baychester with a friend when he was struck...
Djokovic wins 5th Australian Open title
MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic won his fifth Australian Open title and his eighth career Grand Slam while extending Andy Murray's misery at Melbourne Park. Djokovic beat Murray 7-6 (5),...
UFC legend Anderson Silva cruises to victory in comeback fight
LAS VEGAS — Maybe Anderson Silva wasn't quite the Spider again. After 13 months off with a broken leg, a comfortable victory over a taunting opponent was enough to make...
1 dead, 1 injured in Brooklyn fire
A fire ripped through a Brooklyn home killing one and injuring another early Sunday, officials said. The blaze erupted on the ground floor of a three story brick building on...
The 9 most overpriced dishes in New York
Lots of New York restaurant dishes seem overpriced. Some truly are. But what does “overpriced” mean? Kappo Masa, the heavily hyped “collaboration” of gallerist Larry Gagosian and sushi master Masayoshi...
Your minute-by-minute guide to the Super Bowl
Pre-game 6 AM NFL Network: Ex-Jet Boomer Esiason and Katharine McPhee run down the best ads from big games of yore in “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials 2015.” 6:30 AM ESPN:...
Scott Walker leads new Iowa poll
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker was the top name in a new poll of Iowans likely to vote in the country’s first presidential caucuses next year. Walker — who has not...
The Iranian dream of a reborn Persian Empire
The sight of vast graves opening and the undead clawing out should unnerve us all. But we haven’t even noticed. As more blood flows than any horror film offers, it’s...
Supermodel: Sandra Bernhard made me realize I'm a lesbian
She was “the world’s first Latina supermodel” — but she was keeping a secret. In her new memoir “Straight Walk,” Patricia Velasquez recounts her impoverished childhood, her time in the...
Why George Harrison was happier out of the spotlight
Fans view George Harrison’s lead guitar as a key element in the Fab Four’s success, but according to a new book, Harrison took a backseat on many of the band’s...
Marriage-wary singles turning to private eyes before saying 'I do'
How well do you know your significant other? Not well enough, at least according to a recent report in The Wall Street Journal. More and more people are apparently employing...
One of the first gentrification movements -- the Great Piggery War
As more luxury condos conquer Manhattan, and Stokke strollers invade Brooklyn, we ask: Is the city losing its character? Are the rich taking over? Is New York being ruined by...
Feds investigating Silver’s influence over civil court
The country’s most important civil court is under federal investigation, an insider says. The probe is focusing on the state Supreme Court’s civil division at 60 Centre St. in lower...
Hamptons town may hire police commissioner in addition to chief
There soon could be two new sheriffs for this one-horse Hamptons town. Westhampton Beach is considering hiring a police commissioner who, in addition to the newly named police chief, would...
Con Edison seeks to increase city residential electric rates
Con Edison — which charges the highest electric rates of any big-city utility — wants more. Typical New York City apartment dwellers who use 300 kilowatt hours of electricity each...
Teacher keeps job despite 'unsatisfactory' rating 6 years in a row
Six strikes and she’s not out. The city Department of Education has failed to fire a teacher rated “unsatisfactory” for six consecutive years. Ann Legra, 44, a first-grade teacher at...
Time to cut New York’s sky-high litigation costs
New York City Police Commissioner Bill Bratton was understandably outraged by the news this past week that the city shelled out $5,000 to settle a lawsuit by criminal Ruhim Ullah,...
Philanthropist questions where his money to charity camp went
A Brooklyn philanthropist who donated millions to a Catskills camp for sick kids is furious that his $900,000 contribution to build the camp a sewer — named after himself —...
De Blasio reveals strategy in dealing with war on cops
Mayor de Blasio’s strategy for winning the war on cops after two officers were assassinated: Keep quiet and maybe it will go away. De Blasio revealed his crisis-management playbook in...
Motorist killed after crashing into steel beam
A motorist was killed when his car slammed into an elevated train support pillar Saturday night in Queens, authorities said. The 28-year-old motorist, Jeffrey McDonald, who lived nearby was heading...
Naked Cowgirl sues city over wrongful arrest
The Naked Cowgirl is suing the city she “rebuilt.” Sandy Kane, 52, who plies her topless trade in Times Square wearing pasties, a cowboy hat and a guitar over her...
Amtrak conductor follows through on 'sucker-punch' threat
This train conductor is off the rails. An Amtrak conductor who once tweeted about wanting to “sucker-punch a New Yorker in Penn Station,” did just that, a Virginia man claims....
How inactive Mets have lost ground to NL rivals
The Mets could argue they didn’t have to add much this offseason because of what is returning. Matt Harvey is back from Tommy John surgery rehab that cost him 2014....
Snowstorm to hit New York at start of Super Bowl
A snowstorm is expected to hit the city Sunday evening, just as fans settle in to enjoy the Super Bowl. Flurries will begin at about 7 p.m. and pick up steam...
Once prickly Jets coach getting last laugh with Patriots
PHOENIX — The Jets fired offensive line coach Dave DeGuglielmo two years ago. He spent a year out of football before the Patriots hired him for the same spot last...
Mooney further stirs the Cobblepot on this week’s 'Gotham'
Allegiance Thursday, 10 p.m., NBC Alex O’Connor (Gavin Stenhouse) is a rookie CIA analyst who’s impressing his bosses with his penetrating mind and dispassionate nature. Much to his surprise, he...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Cops say a man snatched a woman’s purse outside an East New York check-cashing joint. The 20-year-old victim had just exited the Pay-O-Matic on Pennsylvania Avenue near Wortman Avenue...