February 5, 2015
Bloomberg administration takes hit for 911 upgrade bungle
The city's mammoth upgrade of its antiquated 911 emergency call-taking system was plagued by delays, cost overruns and "persistent mismanagement" under the prior administration, city investigators charged on Thursday. In...
Parents rally for state to takeover 40 failing city schools
If the city can’t fix 40 failing schools, then the state should step in and run them, parents and activists demanded Thursday at a small rally outside City Hall. About...
Brian Williams had no reason to lie
Why? Why did he lie? NBC’s Brian Williams went to Iraq in 2003 and was embedded with troops. It was a dangerous thing to do, and anyone who did it...
Douglas Durst: This is what it's like to be cursed with a cross-dressing, killer brother
Douglas Durst, the fabulously wealthy chairman of the multibillion-dollar Durst Organization, doesn’t get easily rattled. Except when it comes to his creepy older brother, Robert Durst. He scares him to...
NTSB says train twice sounded horn before fatal crash
The Metro-North train in the deadly Westchester crash sounded its horn with a short and long blast before striking a Mercedes Benz on the railroad tracks, federal officials said Thursday....
Derek Fisher sees 'different' Knicks with health aligning
Forgive coach Derek Fisher if he blinked repeatedly and asked, “What the heck is going on?” at Knicks practice Thursday. After all, there were times when 15 men were actually...
Former People staffers come to the aid of ill ex-colleague
While there has been a steady parade of people out of Time Inc., not all leave with a golden parachute. David Barbee worked 10 years as a researcher and mail...
Divorce troubles not keeping Ken Griffin's hedge funds down
Hedge fund mogul Ken Griffin isn’t letting a brutal divorce battle slow him down. Two of the biggest hedge funds at Griffin’s $24 billion Citadel rose 2.8 percent in January....
50 Cent's horrid pitch will get its own baseball card
https://twitter.com/Mets/status/563029222898561024 One of the worst first pitches of all time is being printed and commemorated for posterity's sake. And so 50 Cent never can live it down. The rapper's truly awful...
Bode Miller suffers career-threatening leg gash in ski crash
Warning: Graphic video embedded below. BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — If this was the last race of Bode Miller's career, he went out skiing his way: Teetering on the brink of...
Amid probes, troubled Ocwen sees stock rise 14%
Embattled mortgage servicer Ocwen said it has enough cash even as it warned it would record a loss for the fourth quarter and full year because of fines and higher...
Islanders snap skid behind Clutterbuck’s shootout goal
PHILADELPHIA — Top of the division is nice. Winning the East sounds even better for the surprising Islanders. Cal Clutterbuck scored the deciding goal in the seventh round of the...
InStyle takes heat for 'light' Kerry Washington cover
http://instagram.com/p/ysr7lngBtR/?modal=true Kerry Washington, who plays Olivia Pope on the ABC hit “Scandal,” thought she was getting out some good news when she gave her Instagram fans an early peek at...
Tripled profits can't keep GoPro from taking a nosedive
GoPro blew the doors off Wall Street’s profit and sales forecasts for the fourth quarter — but its stock nose-dived 15 percent in after-hours trading after the company forecast less-than-expected...
The Nets are figuring out the quirky Hollins, and it shows
The Nets are on their first winning streak in more than a month. It’s a modest one, just two games going into Friday’s contest against the rival Knicks, but the...
Book publishing boosts News Corp. in second quarter
News Corp announced Thursday that revenue for its most recent quarter increased 2 percent, to $2.28 billion, while earnings per share declined 8 percent, to 24 cents per share. Analysts...
Les Moonves needs at least $2 billion to buy CBS
CBS CEO Leslie Moonves would need around $2.2 billion to buy out National Amusement Inc.’s stake in the media giant, a report on Thursday projected. Moonves, The Post reported exclusively,...
Sony's Lynton looks to shuffle executive team post-Pascal
Sony Pictures Entertainment, wanting to cut costs as its performance has struggled in recent years, will look to rejigger its executive team before replacing studio boss Amy Pascal, The Post...
Lawyer blasts filmmaker over documentary on Robert Durst
A lawyer for the Durst Organization on Thursday lashed into documentary filmmaker Andrew Jarecki over his upcoming six-part HBO film about the family’s psychotic black-sheep, Robert Durst. Lawyer Charles Moerdler,...
The deceit of firing Warren Sapp over prostitute 'assault'
Not sure what “it" costs, but for what it’s worth: The NFL Network, this week, sacked the wrong guy. For what it’s worth, the guy who should have been fired...
Man sues city over being roughed up by cops for dancing video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sbCzXQsVoQ A man who took Ellen DeGeneres up on a dare — says he got tossed to the ground by cops for it. Self-proclaimed prankster, dancer and “comedic video maker”...
NBC renews 'Blacklist,' Wolf dramas
NBC has renewed five of its dramas for next season — “The Blacklist,” “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago PD,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “Grimm.” The renewals keep executive producer Dick Wolf...
'Better Call Saul' hits the right notes
Whatever comic relief could be found in the bleak world of “Breaking Bad” usually emanated from sleazy lawyer Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), he of the cheesy late-night commercials (“Better Call...
Hugh Jackman reveals his next Broadway plans
Hugh Jackman bids farewell to Broadway on Sunday, wrapping up his understated turn in Jez Butterworth’s mysterious play “The River” at Circle-in-the-Square. But fret not, theater owners, who make a...
Hershey's ban on Brit candy bars leads to a Tea Party-style hissy fit
Buying her favorite chocolate bars, Flake and Crunchie, from British store Carry on Tea & Sympathy in the West Village, Manhattan fashion designer Christine Rucci faces a dilemma. Her heart...
Lundqvist's injury may give Talbot chance to be a No. 1
So here’s the interesting thing Cam Talbot said on Wednesday night, the spotlight now squarely on the Rangers backup goalie in light of the neck injury to franchise cornerstone Henrik...
Sam Hunt proves New York is a little bit country
The first time rising country star Sam Hunt played New York, he wasn’t so sure how he’d go over with the boot- and camo-less crowd. “I’d never spent any time...
Friend testifies Etan Patz 'killer' confessed to him
A one-time church pal of accused Etan Patz killer Pedro Hernandez testified Thursday that Hernandez confessed to him — just months after the 6-year-old’s 1979 disappearance — that he’d lured...
Life of Brian
When a top news anchor is caught in a big-time fib, audiences are right to distrust him. When his subsequent apology is almost as dishonest as the original fib, his...
Backing the blue line
After more than a year in which the city seemed to regard the police as more of a problem than the criminals, we’re finally seeing some push-back. First came the...
Down Argentine way
Even as President Obama continues to move headlong toward a dubious nuclear deal with Iran, events unfolding in Argentina present an unsettling reminder of Tehran’s terrorist ties and global reach....
'Jupiter Ascending' is so bad it's almost good
An instant candidate for the so-bad-it’s-sort-of-great hall of fame, “Jupiter Ascending’’ is totally bonkers, a sort of black-velvet-Elvis mash-up of “Star Wars’’ and every other sci-fi/fantasy movie of the past...
Will Governor Cuomo buy more anti-gas hysteria
Now that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has killed development of New York’s natural-gas resources, will he also kill a vital pipeline that would bring much-needed gas to the New York City...
What to do about the anti-vaxxers
On Tuesday, Sen. Rand Paul got a booster shot — and not only brought along a reporter, but had his staff snap a photo for posterity. He was trying to...
Over-the-top Italian spot Florian tastes as good as it looks
On recent bitter nights when most Park Avenue South restaurants were half-full, Shelly Fireman’s new, Italian-fantasy Florian had hardly any of 175 seats to spare. Like Fireman’s Trattoria Dell’Arte, Fiorello...
How ISIS is winning: The long reach of terror
Eight months after President Obama ordered selective bombings against the Islamic State, a k a ISIS, the terrorist group retains the initiative in both military and political terms. That assertion may surprise...
O Jerusalem! Making Israel a wedge issue
If Ron Dermer didn’t exist, New York Times columnist Tom Friedman would have to invent him. The Miami-born Dermer is Israel’s envoy to the United States. Before that, he was...
Carmelo: MSG All-Star Game can lure Knicks free agent targets
Approaching with the soothing calm of an oasis on a desert horizon, All-Star Weekend is a time for Carmelo Anthony to regenerate and forget the misery of the Knicks' season....
Family blames Seahawks' 'lousy play call' for man's death
SPOKANE, Wash. — The family of a Seahawks fan who died after the Super Bowl says he would have enjoyed the dig at the team they put in the last...
Experts consider driver panic in wake of deadly Metro North crash
Your car is trapped between the crossing gates, and a train is speeding down the tracks, its horn blaring, its lights blazing in your direction. What do you do? Hit...
Jay Z, Beyoncé’s move to LA proves how boring they are
Jay and Bey to LA? The big news isn’t that they’re ditching the capital of the world for Hollywood. It’s that we never knew they were this boring. Bey-Z have...
13 British stars taking over American TV
Doesn’t anyone think American actors are good enough to star in TV shows anymore? The British invasion (and their Australian cousins) of crisp-voiced, theater-trained actors on American shores becomes more...
Bad back forces Tiger Woods to withdraw from Torrey Pines
LA JOLLA, Calif. — What a pain in the butt: Tiger Woods’ back is back at it again. Woods, explaining that his “glutes deactivated,’’ withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open...
The day in photos
President Barack Obama prays, a hedgehog predicts the weather, troops have a warm homecoming and more.
Revival of Gershwin chestnut ‘Lady, Be Good’ boasts unlikely guest star Tommy Tune
The Encores! series is famous for bringing back musical chestnuts that often haven’t roasted on a New York stage in decades. Lo and behold, here comes Tommy Tune! While he’s...
'Stop talking:' Gabrielle Union has a problem with Charles Barkley
Dwyane Wade's All-Star selection has caused a beef between his wife, actress Gabrielle Union, and TNT's Charles Barkley. The outspoken NBA analyst said on the air last week that Wade...
Starbucks to offer coconut milk as dairy alternative
You asked for it, and you got it. Beginning Feb. 17, coconut milk will be available nationwide at Starbucks stores. In the second-largest Starbucks request of all time, Starbucks said...
Rich kid who 'killed' dad bragged to cops about trim physique
Allegedly shooting his millionaire hedge-fund dad in the head certainly worked up his appetite. After Thomas Gilbert Jr. was taken into custody Jan. 4, he scarfed down two slices of...
Mets' quiet offseason leaves them with nonexistent Plan B
A glass-half-full kind of person would see the Mets’ offseason this way: What was available to them was underwhelming or overpriced, and rather than spend to appease fans, they saved...
Jon Niese not afraid of being pushed out by Mets pitching depth
PORT ST. LUCIE — Jon Niese is all-in, too. On both his beloved Ohio State Buckeyes and the Mets. Niese was at the national championship game at AT&T Stadium in...
How Bill Raftery became 'The Governor' of college basketball
Gus Johnson hadn’t heard the news, yet. “My man! He got it!” Johnson said before going into one of his trademark cackles. Johnson echoed the thoughts of many Tuesday morning...
Inside the world’s only luxury yacht for women
Now this is a girls’ getaway! The first luxury megayacht designed for — and by — a lady, the aptly named La Belle is decked out in gold mosaics, Swarovski...
GoPro gets streaming channel on Roku player
GoPro’s next destination: Roku. The sports camera company said Thursday it’s taking its action-packed channel to Roku, the video streaming player with 10 million-plus customers. GoPro’s line of wearable cameras...
Madonna drops new music video
Forget YouTube. Snapchat is the new way to drop a music video -- especially if your name is Madonna.
Luke Walton chose Warriors over Knicks fix -- and Phil approved
Warriors assistant coach Luke Walton was prepared to join Derek Fisher’s Knicks coaching staff this past June until Steve Kerr made an interception. Kerr, who broke a verbal agreement to coach...
Charles Haley 'lost all respect' for cheating Tom Brady
Charles Haley won a pair of Super Bowls with Joe Montana, so it’s no surprise he considers the former 49ers great to be a better quarterback than Tom Brady. But...
Croc regrets chomping this elephant's trunk
A bathing bull elephant got a painful surprise when a 13-foot crocodile chomped down on his trunk at a South African game reserve. American tourist Ashley Lewis, 31, snapped these...
These videos of people getting kicked off flights are your new travel guilty pleasure
If the general decline of in-flight manners and decorum drives you crazy, this is the best place for aerial wish fulfillment: videos of people getting removed from airplanes. There’s something...
Ex-Vito Lopez aides accept $580K settlement with state
Ex-state Assemblyman Vito Lopez’s uncontrolled desire to grope two former female underlings will cost state taxpayers more than half a million dollars. Former state Assembly aides Victoria Burhans and Chloë...
‘Ballet 422’ shows the hard-working reality of NYC ballet
A delightfully immersive look at how a ballet is created, Jody Lee Lipes’ documentary is a stark contrast to the psycho theatrics of something like “Black Swan.” In the real...
Everything you need to know about the ultimate aphrodisiac
Welcome to Oysters 101: Everything you need to know about one of the ocean's tastiest bivalves. You can roast, bake, fry, or broil them, but slurping oysters fresh from the...
Breaking up is hard to do -- especially if it's with a friend
We all know a girlfriend isn't just someone to go to parties with or borrow clothes from: She's the one who knows all your secrets and can calm you down...
The cool kicks every trendsetter will be wearing this Fashion Week
Everyone loves a good fashion collaboration — especially when both style and comfort are combined in a chic, new way. And while streetwear collabs are nothing new (think Jeremy Scott...
This is what happens when skydiving sex gets you in trouble with the law
http://youtu.be/nzi8RSM2-rQ Alesio Lanza, 44, thought he was on his way to fulfilling his threesome fantasy when he began chatting up two ladies at an LA bar — never guessing the...
Bullies steal sleds, punch kid in head in Central Park
A trio of bullies beat up on an innocent group of kids in Central Park late Monday — swiping their sleds and punching one in the head, police sources said. Brothers...
Sri Lanka ditches Dominique Strauss-Khan as adviser
Sri Lanka's new government has dropped the services of Dominique Strauss-Kahn like a bad habit — cutting ties with the former IMF chief in the wake of his sensational pimping trial,...
Magic fire Jacque Vaughn in most humiliating way possible
The Magic have fired Jacque Vaughn and water is still wet. Few will question the decision of the underperforming Magic, but the manner in which the axing went down shows...
Time Inc. moves EW editor into new job as native ad head
Time Inc. named Matt Bean its new native advertising guru on Thursday after pushing him out as editor-in-chief of Entertainment Weekly. After only a year at the helm of EW,...
Troubled CTPartners gets takeover bid from rival recruiter
Troubled Wall Street executive search firm CTPartners has received a $7-a-share takeover bid from a Chicago rival, The Post has learned. DHR International, a 25-year-old firm with offices around the...
Plus-size model Ashley Graham makes Sports Illustrated history
Even Sports Illustrated is getting on the better-body image train, with the mag set to feature a plus-size swimwear ad in its famed Swimsuit Issue, on newsstands Monday. Meanwhile, Madewell...
ISIS’ all-female militia publishes strict manifesto for girls
Girls can get married at age 9, should be hitched by age 16 or 17 and should lead sedentary lives as mothers, according to a manifesto published by an all-female...
Dentist receptionist stole patient info to buy $700K in Apple gift cards
A receptionist at a Manhattan dental office stole confidential information from hundreds of patient’s and teamed up with a former Apple employee to open fraudulent credit lines and buy hundreds...
Five classic ‘Chappelle Show’ music sketches
Expect New York to be shaking Friday night when Atlanta rapper Lil Jon arrives to play a show at Stage 48. The “Turn Down for What” rapper is experiencing another...
Stephen Curry scored 51 points because teammate yelled at him
OAKLAND, Calif. — In the midst of his highest-scoring performance ever at home, Stephen Curry figured he’d call a play for someone else. Instead, teammate Draymond Green looked him and...
911 operator tells teen to stop whining as her dad lay dying after crash
WASHINGTON — A 911 dispatcher twice told an emotional 13-year-old girl to "stop whining" as her father lay dying after a hit-and-run on a Maryland highway, according to a recording...
Cops bust 'wives only' brothel for cuckold fetishists
Russian men have been paying big bucks to sleep with somebody else's wife. Authorities in Moscow recently raided a brothel that only employs married women — and they charge more than...
New York City FC, talented French midfielder can't find match
French star Hatem Ben Arfa is in talks with New York City FC about a short-term move to MLS, according to multiple reports. But two sources, one in Europe and...
Swan rescued after beak freezes shut
Chinese officials came to the rescue of a swan who dozed off near a river and awoke to find her beak frozen shut. A shocked couple discovered the swan while...
Fire Mike Maccagnan website exists, but not why you think
New Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan hasn’t gone to the scouting combine, let alone drafted a player. Head coach Todd Bowles has yet to run a practice, never mind coach a...
Malcolm Smith guilty of trying to rig NYC mayor's race
Former state Sen. Malcolm Smith is facing up to 45 years behind bars after a jury Thursday found he conspired to rig the 2013 mayoral election through a $200,000 bribery...
Grand jury hearing evidence on accidental NYPD stairwell killing
A Brooklyn grand jury began hearing evidence Wednesday against an NYPD officer who accidentally fired his gun and killed an innocent man in the darkened stairwell of an East New...
Golf's historic No. 1 has odd celebrity following
Only days after becoming the youngest golfer, male or female, to ever reach No. 1 in the World Golf Ranking, Lydia Ko was back on the course Wednesday, prepping for...
How one guy made whiskey his day job
Don Poffenroth had a cushy job as the head of marketing when he decided to ditch his 9-5 and do what he loves...distill, bottle and sell his own whiskey.
Twitter CEO: We're going to hunt down trolls
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is taking on the trolls. The head honcho admitted the social media service “sucks” when it comes to dealing with online harassment and that it’s bleeding...
Pope Francis to become first pope to address Congress
Pope Francis will address a joint meeting of Congress on Sept. 24, House Speaker John Boehner said Thursday, a first for the leader of the world's Roman Catholics. While it...
Meet Jamie Dornan’s sexy ‘50 Shades’ stunt double
Sometimes a movie requires an actor to perform tasks he just can’t do. Not surprisingly, the BDSM masterpiece “Fifty Shades of Grey” is one such film. That’s why the filmmakers...
Listen to Luke’s breakup song for Rayna on 'Nashville'
ABC’s “Nashville” returned Wednesday night from a two-month hiatus with the aftermath of Rayna (Connie Britton) calling off her wedding to Luke (Will Chase) the morning of the ceremony. And...
Chinese airline wants to offer discounted 'standing room' on flights
Would you stand during a flight for a cheaper seat? Spring Airlines, China’s first budget carrier, is trying to lure more customers with a plan to allow passengers to stand...
Pope's confession: I'm a 'disaster' with computers
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has made a confession of sorts, telling a 16-year-old girl that he doesn't have a clue about how to work a computer. The 78-year-old Francis...
Nets rewind: Let's hope Raptors rivalry stays this feisty
TORONTO -- Here are three thoughts on the Nets’ 109-93 win over the Raptors Wednesday night: 1. If you think the Raptors have gotten over the Nets beating them in...
Suspect in murder of elderly couple caught after 'crime spree'
CLEVELAND — A man wanted in the killings of an elderly Ohio couple and in armed robberies in three states was arrested early Thursday in Arizona after a high-speed chase...
Belgian royal family apologizes over Queen's false death notice
Belgium's royal family has apologized to members of the public who were sent official cards that wrongly appeared to announce the death of King Philippe's mother. The palace said 150...
Richard Sherman’s son born 4 days late for Super Bowl controversy
Seahawks star Richard Sherman said in the days leading up to the Super Bowl he would consider bailing on the big game if his girlfriend, Ashley Moss, went into labor...
Embattled Ocwen expects loss due to probe penalties
Ocwen’s financial pain is just beginning. The embattled mortgage servicer expects to record a loss for the fourth quarter and full year because of penalties and higher servicing costs, the...
Fugitive widow of Paris terrorist possibly seen in new ISIS video
A woman seen in an Islamic State video may be Hayat Boumeddiene, widow of the man who murdered a policewoman and four men in a kosher market siege in Paris...
Robbery suspect busted after leaving wallet, ID at the scene
It was easy for authorities in central Florida to find a robbery suspect. They say he left his wallet at a Cape Canaveral convenience store he's accused of robbing. The...
Jimmy Fallon stages epic ‘Saved by the Bell’ reunion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MftOONlDQac Jimmy Fallon broke the Internet Thursday morning, with a little help from his friends at Bayside High. The “Tonight Show” host, who is taping in Los Angeles this week,...
Health-insurance giant confirms huge hack on members' records
Hackers stole the personal records of as many as 80 million members of health insurance giant Anthem in a security breach that could rank among the largest eyer. The nation’s...
Baghdad's decade-old curfew has finally been lifted
BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister on Thursday lifted a decade-old, midnight-to-5 a.m. curfew in Baghdad, ordered that long-blocked streets in the capital be opened up and declared some neighborhoods of...
Pilot of crashed plane hailed as hero for avoiding buildings
Taipei's mayor hailed the pilot of a crashed TransAsia Airways plane a hero on Thursday for narrowly avoiding buildings and ditching the stalled aircraft in a river, likely averting a...
Pete Carroll 'can’t stop thinking about' play that doomed Seahawks
Don’t worry, Seahawks fans, he’s not sleeping much, either. Seattle coach Pete Carroll talked about the days after the infamous play call that likely cost the Seahawks Super Bowl XLIX...
Toddler dies after mayonnaise, plastic bag lice treatment
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Massachusetts police are investigating the death of an 18-month-old child who suffocated, apparently because of a home remedy for head lice involving mayonnaise and a plastic bag....
Was the office sex romp just a 'Fifty Shades' marketing stunt?
It's a longshot, but we’ve certainly heard more far-fetched conspiracy theories. Imagine if the New Zealand couple’s office sex romp, caught on camera, was nothing but a clever marketing stunt...
Glamour salutes 17 top 'SNL' female stars
"Saturday Night Live” is turning 40 — and, to help celebrate the occasion, Glamour magazine rounded up 17 “extraordinary female alumnae” from “SNL” — along with three current male cast...
Fantasy epic ‘Seventh Son’ recalls cheesy spirit of 1960s
"Seventh Son” harks back to ancient times: the early 1960s, when kiddie matinees featured pirate skeletons sword-fighting sea serpents, and all was right with the world. It’s a medieval fantasy...
Jordan carrying out new airstrikes on ISIS
AMMAN, Jordan — Jordanian fighter jets have carried out new airstrikes, the military said Thursday, a day after the country's king vowed to wage a "harsh" war against Islamic State...
Harry Reid's brother arrested, accused of punching trooper
The younger brother of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid was arrested Monday afternoon after allegedly driving under the influence and punching a Nevada state trooper during a traffic stop. Larry...
ISIS using kids as human shields, suicide bombers: UN
Islamic State militants are using children — including the mentally challenged — as suicide bombers and human shields, according to officials from a UN watchdog that also reported the terror group is...
Detective involved with Google rape case 'groped' rape victim
In bizarre twist the NYPD detective that handled the lineup of a pervy Google executive accused of rape was recently demoted for allegedly trying to seduce an unrelated sex crimes...
Radio news anchor sues neighbor for defaming blog posts
Give him 22 minutes and he’ll give you the world — but label him a crummy dad who’s under federal investigation and this 1010 WINS news anchor is going to...
SUNY may close failing charter school founded by de Blasio pal
A state charter panel recommended that a failing Brooklyn charter school founded by Mayor de Blasio’s controversial pal Bishop Orlando Findlayter should close at the end of the school year....
USC trumped Nick Saban, Alabama in rankings that matter most
First, Alabama loses to Ohio State in the inaugural College Football Playoff. Now the Crimson Tide’s string of having the nation’s top-recruiting class comes to a close at four. It...
The latest snag in proposed Mayweather-Pacquiao bout
About the only thing certain about the proposed fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is that it won’t take place in Australia. Mayweather was denied a visa for a...
The anguished commuter who just missed the 5:45 train
Her guardian angel must be a bureaucrat. A North Salem woman who works in accounting near Grand Central says she decided to stay late to finish some paperwork — so...
Melo: Jackson gave me things to chew on during London dinner
Phil Jackson’s quest to turn Carmelo Anthony into the consummate superstar continued in London. Jackson took Melo out dinner, feeding him his Zen Master wisdom, hoping it will rub off...
Lawrence Taylor at 56: 'Hard to believe’ I'm still alive
He spawned a generation of kids and aspiring football players who wanted to wear No. 56 more than any other number, arguably more than No. 12 way back when for...
J.T. Miller benched again but could return to lineup soon
It’s difficult to think J.T. Miller is going to find himself on the outside looking in for much longer. The Rangers 21-year-old forward was a healthy scratch for the second...
New speaker Heastie keeps Sheldon Silver's leadership team
Shelly’s friends have a Silver lining: New Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, who has pledged reform, has kept his predecessor’s leadership team. Heastie retained Herman Farrell (D-Manhattan) to run the Assembly’s...
Hackers steal data of 80 million people from Anthem insurance
Hackers broke into a massive database belonging to Anthem Inc., the nation’s second-largest health insurer, gaining access to the personal data of about 80 million customers and employees, a report...
Manhattan Democratic Party carrying at least 10G of debt
The New York County Democratic Committee is in the red — carrying at least $10,000 of debt, according to the most recent campaign-finance statement updated Wednesday. The committee amended that...
In campaign-style speech, Jeb Bush blasts Obama's economy
Likely presidential hopeful Jeb Bush charged President Obama with leaving too many Americans “on the edge of economic ruin,” in a campaign-style speech in downtrodden Detroit Wednesday. The Republican former...
Delphi CEO's alleged mistress makes first court appearance
The alleged mistress of a married multimillionaire showed up in court for the first time Wednesday since filing suit against him. Katherine Nelson claims her ex-lover, Robert Rosenkranz, head of...
Byron Scott holds Jason Kidd grudge: 'Kind of known as an a--hole'
If you thought time had healed the wounds between Jason Kidd and Byron Scott, think again. On Wednesday night, Kidd’s Bucks faced Scott’s Lakers in Milwaukee, with the Bucks winning...
Nearly 1.5M New Yorkers score free insurance under ObamaCare
WASHINGTON — The number of New Yorkers qualifying for free health care has skyrocketed under ObamaCare, new figures released Wednesday by the state show. Of the 2 million New Yorkers...
Jefferies Group CEO Handler turns down $2 million bonus
Jefferies Group CEO Richard Handler must have gotten used to the ice water. The investment bank boss — who led his company through a 2014 scarred by headlines about an...
Lloyd’s girlfriend says Hernandez was 'stressed’ after slay
The girlfriend of the man Aaron Hernandez is charged with murdering said Wednesday the former New England Patriot appeared “stressed” in the days following her beau’s death. In her third...
De Blasio administration finally takes case to court — and wins
After paying out nearly $60 million in high-profile settlements for lawsuits against the city, the de Blasio administration has finally lawyered up and taken a case to trial. This week, city...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A suspect and several cohorts beat a foe nearly to death and then stabbed the fleeing victim in Fordham early Tuesday, cops said. The 22-year-old victim was walking along...