February 20, 2015
Father fatally beaten by fake cabbies near NYPD precinct
February 20, 2015 | 11:57pmA totally innocent dad looking for a taxi home after a long day of work was beaten to death a stone’s throw from a Queens police station house early Friday...
Cuomo attaches ethics reform laws to state budget voting
February 20, 2015 | 11:47pmGov. Cuomo gave Albany legislators a tough choice Friday: Pass sweeping reforms to the state’s notoriously lax ethics rules or you don’t get to vote on parts of the new...
Feds send wrong tax info to 800,000 ObamaCare customers
February 20, 2015 | 11:34pmWASHINGTON — The Obama administration ’fessed up Friday to another monumental ObamaCare blunder, revealing that it sent the wrong tax information to 800,000 customers who signed up on the federal...
Gangbanger finally sentenced for 2002 killing of 10-year-old girl
February 20, 2015 | 11:22pmA member of a notorious Bronx gang — whose conviction for killing a young girl in 2002 was tossed because he was charged as a terrorist under a 9/11-inspired law...
How juicy A-Rod plot will overshadow meatier Yankees questions
February 20, 2015 | 11:08pmTAMPA — The day the Yankees hoped would never arrive, did. They had mentally concocted scenarios in which Alex Rodriguez walked away from the game because he was humiliated or...
Psychologist testifies ‘American Sniper’ killer is not insane
February 20, 2015 | 10:56pmThe man who killed “American Sniper” Chris Kyle and his pal was in a state of pot-induced psychosis when he shot them but knew what he was doing was wrong,...
Wall Street bigwigs hit by salary squeeze
February 20, 2015 | 10:34pmWall Street’s top players are getting low-balled. Citigroup CEO Michael Corbat saw his pay cut 10 percent last year after the bank’s profit fell by half, hurt by higher legal...
Carmelo-less Knicks demolished by short-handed Heat
February 20, 2015 | 10:27pmCoach Derek Fisher won’t use anything as an excuse, including the obvious problem that the Knicks’ roster doesn’t have a high-enough talent level coming out of the All-Star break. Life...
Argentina blames 'impatient' lawyer for Paul Singer delays
February 20, 2015 | 10:18pmArgentina is lashing out at the Wall Street lawyer tasked with resolving its decade-long debt dispute with billionaire hedge-fund mogul Paul Singer. The embattled South American country accused Daniel Pollack...
John Malone building assets to create a media empire
February 20, 2015 | 10:14pmHOLLYWOOD — Darth Vader is back — and he looks to be building the Death Star. John Malone, whose byzantine cable-TV deals earned him the moniker, has Hollywood buzzing about...
Chris Bosh's career could be in peril in twist of fate for Heat
February 20, 2015 | 10:13pmIn 24 hours, it has gone from Dragic to tragic for the Heat. One day after their coup of landing crafty point guard Goran Dragic, Pat Riley’s franchise was in...
Rangers' Skapski recovers from laughable start for 1st NHL win
February 20, 2015 | 10:10pmBUFFALO — Around the room the Rangers went at their morning meeting here on Friday, the players prompted by coach Alain Vigneault to recall their first respective NHL games, hours...
Jeff Fisher sounds convinced Bradford will remain Ram
February 20, 2015 | 10:06pmINDIANAPOLIS — Rams coach Jeff Fisher reiterated on Friday quarterback Sam Bradford is not going anywhere. A CBS Sports report said the Rams had given permission to Bradford’s agent to...
Citigroup co-president announces upcoming retirement
February 20, 2015 | 9:57pmManuel Medina-Mora, Citigroup’s co-president and head of global consumer banking, announced Friday that he will retire in June, putting an end to a 43-year banking career that culminated in a...
Devils help Schneider pick up win vs. former team Canucks
February 20, 2015 | 9:50pmThe Devils got more than a win against the Canucks. They got dinner, too. Goaltender Cory Schneider is breaking out his credit card and taking the team out to eat...
Mother-daughter duo charged with beating up cop
February 20, 2015 | 9:44pmA mother and daughter allegedly teamed up to beat up a cop at Newark Airport on Thursday, a police source said. The Port Authority Police officer pulled over Nephatira Dansby,...
As Nets consider Deron-less future, PG makes statement
February 20, 2015 | 9:03pmLOS ANGELES — If you needed any indication of where the relationship between the Nets and Deron Williams stands, look at the events leading up to Thursday’s trade deadline. While...
The blame -- or credit -- for Mets now goes to Sandy Alderson
February 20, 2015 | 8:27pmPORT ST. LUCIE — Here at Tradition Field, where due payments can be a particularly touchy subject, one of baseball’s oldest aphorisms now comes into play. Neither sabermetrics nor financial...
Massive blaze engulfs Dubai skyscraper
February 20, 2015 | 7:58pmA hi-rise residential skyscraper in Dubai nicknamed "The Torch" lived up to its name. A massive fire engulfed several floors of The Marina Torch, a 79-floor building in the Dubai...
NASCAR suspends Kurt Busch over domestic abuse details
February 20, 2015 | 7:45pmDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — In a stunning move just two days before the season-opening Daytona 500, NASCAR suspended Kurt Busch indefinitely on Friday after a judge said the former champion...
What's God got to do with it?
February 20, 2015 | 7:31pm“Dignity and opportunity aren’t just gifts to be handed down by a generous government or by a generous employer; they are rights given by God.” —President Obama on Thursday, in...
Our Founding Father
February 20, 2015 | 7:27pmThe hottest ticket in New York is a hip-hop musical devoted to one of America’s Founding Fathers — who happens to be the Founding Father of the New York Post....
Much Ado About Rudy
February 20, 2015 | 7:27pmPleeeeeez. Rudy Giuliani tells a dinner gathering he doesn’t believe the president loves America the way he does, and suddenly he’s a racist? Granted, in defending his initial remarks against...
The GOP's immigration escape hatch
February 20, 2015 | 7:26pmA Texas judge handed the GOP a gift this week by issuing a temporary restraining order barring the Obama administration from granting temporary status and permission to work to some...
Terror's war on faith: A cardinal wake-up call
February 20, 2015 | 7:26pmShortly after the horrific ISIS immolation of that Jordanian pilot, a congregant called urging me to denounce the atrocity as antithetical to every core principle Judaism stands for. I was...
Terror and Dumberer: The 'violent extremism' dodge
February 20, 2015 | 7:26pm"Could this argument be any dumber?” That’s how I began a column last month in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks. My point was that by making it an...
It's on! Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight finally set
February 20, 2015 | 6:32pmFinally! After years of stalled negotiations, Floyd Mayweather has agreed to fight Manny Pacquiao on May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. “I promised the fans we would...
Family of slain escort crowdfunds her funeral 3 years after death
February 20, 2015 | 5:32pmThe family of slain sex worker Shannan Gilbert, whose disappearance in 2010 led cops to a mass grave on Long Island's Gilgo Beach, has started a Go Fund Me page...
Jack Nicklaus: Tiger Woods is messed up in the head
February 20, 2015 | 5:22pmTiger Woods’ problems aren’t in his swing, according to no less a golf authority than Jack Nicklaus. “Tiger’s struggling, I don't think there's any question about that," Nicklaus said Friday on...
Baseball commish had to quicken games before youth tuned out
February 20, 2015 | 5:17pmTAMPA – Baseball officials need to address what has become a mounting level of attention-suffocating inactivity during games. There is no perfect way to do that. The most imperfect decision,...
'Straight-A' teen girls suspected of fleeing UK to join ISIS
February 20, 2015 | 5:08pmThree teenage girls from the UK who are “straight-A students” have fled their homes and are feared to be on their way to shack up with ISIS thugs in Syria,...
The day in photos
February 20, 2015 | 4:35pmMass weddings unite couples in India, the East Coast braces against bitter cold temperatures and more.
Girardi not convinced when Tanaka says he's 'healed’
February 20, 2015 | 3:50pmTAMPA -- When the results of an MRI exam done on the most watched right elbow in Yankees history were read in October, Masahiro Tanaka was given encouraging news. Still, it...
Another Yoan Moncada workout draws Hank Steinbrenner
February 20, 2015 | 3:48pmTAMPA — The Yankees may not want to invest $30 million to $50 million for Yoan Moncada, but they continue to evaluate the Cuban infielder. On Thursday, for the second straight...
Bin Laden letter allowed as evidence in terror trial
February 20, 2015 | 3:23pmA memo sent to Osama bin Laden that was found at the terror chief's final hideout can be introduced as evidence at the trial of an alleged al Qaeda operative...
Celebrity lawyer buys Hamptons hotel for $4.7M
February 20, 2015 | 3:02pmCelebrity “bad boy” lawyer Mark Geragos of Los Angeles has just coughed up a cool $4.7 million for the Capri Hotel in Southampton - about $500,000 less than the asking...
Jail time can't convince Jayson Werth driving 105 is dangerous
February 20, 2015 | 2:59pmNationals outfielder Jayson Werth recently spent five days in jail for reckless driving. He even signed some autographs while in lockdown. What he didn’t manage to do was figure out...
Man charged in explosion near NAACP office targeted neighbor
February 20, 2015 | 2:57pmDENVER — A man arrested in last month's small explosion near a Colorado NAACP office told investigators he was targeting an accountant who worked in the same building. Court records...
Ex-Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell gets 1 year for bribery
February 20, 2015 | 2:40pmRICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell was sentenced Friday to one year and 1 day in prison for her role in a bribery scheme that destroyed her...
Pablo Sandoval has a scathing response to his fat-shamers
February 20, 2015 | 2:23pmAfter fans tried to fat-shame Pablo Sandoval over a recent picture that showed his ample belly, the Red Sox third baseman shot back that he’d shut everybody up with his bat...
Mets may let Matt Harvey throw 200 innings
February 20, 2015 | 2:18pmPORT ST. LUCIE ---- The food tastes better and the air smells fresher. Matt Harvey’s return to active participant has Mets general manager Sandy Alderson upbeat heading into Saturday’s initial...
White House: Giuliani's legacy tarnished by Obama dig
February 20, 2015 | 2:09pmWASHINGTON — White House spokesman Josh Earnest said he feels "sorry for Rudy Giuliani today" after the former New York mayor declared that President Barack Obama does not love the...
Uzo and Kate have fun with florals, but Pink’s a black sheep
February 20, 2015 | 2:03pmHollywood's A-listers had a spring awakening this week, with actresses stepping out in colorful, floral numbers despite sub-zero temperatures plaguing several parts of the country. But while Uzo Aduba and...
Judge denies Kerik's bid to end supervised release to battle ISIS
February 20, 2015 | 2:00pmBernie Kerik said he could help save the world from ISIS if he were a free man — but a federal judge on Friday wasn’t buying the disgraced former NYPD...
Joe Girardi challenges and critiques A-Rod to open camp
February 20, 2015 | 1:51pmTAMPA — When Alex Rodriguez strolls into Yankees camp next week, he will enter with a reputation as baseball’s biggest performance-enhancing drugs cheat ever and with a manager who won’t...
Jameis Winston shoulder problem discovered at combine
February 20, 2015 | 1:47pmINDIANAPOLIS – Jameis Winston addressed the media at the NFL Scouting Combine on Friday, but his mouth was not the body part everyone was interested in. ESPN reported Winston underwent...
Love don’t cost a thing, but J.Lo’s recent real-estate activity totally does
February 20, 2015 | 1:28pmShe’s come a long way from the block. Pop star Jennifer Lopez, whose first-ever performance in her native Bronx aired Saturday on TNT, has been very busy off-camera making some...
First look at Jason Momoa's 'badass' Aquaman
February 20, 2015 | 1:14pmHe's a sea king for the 21st century. "Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice" director Zack Snyder revealed the first image of actor Jason Momoa dressed as the iconic underwater...
Judge allows Madoff secretary to drive to prison instead of fly
February 20, 2015 | 12:55pmJudge Laura Taylor Swain on Friday granted Annette Bongiorno’s request to have her ankle bracelet removed a day early, so her husband can drive Bernie Madoff's former secretary to her...
ISIS suicide bombings leave at least 45 dead in Libya
February 20, 2015 | 12:49pmTRIPOLI, Libya — The Islamic State group's offshoot in Libya has claimed responsibility for a series of deadly suicide bombings Friday that killed at least 45 and rocked an eastern...
Obama: No accident the economy is improving on my watch
February 20, 2015 | 12:42pmWASHINGTON — Taunting Republicans, President Barack Obama on Friday said it's "not an accident" that the economy is improving under his watch and chided GOP critics for "doom and gloom"...
7 questions for final 'Mad Men' episodes
February 20, 2015 | 12:40pmWhen “Mad Men” returns April 5 with its final seven episodes, we know they’re going to go by fast. We’re hoping the show will answer some questions that have been...
Bruins bluster about overhaul is so phony
February 20, 2015 | 12:27pmSo let’s huff and puff and blow the house down, right? Cam Neely was called a lot of things during his playing days, but now that he’s president of the...
3 Oscar-nominated cinematographers share their favorite shots
February 20, 2015 | 12:16pmAnyone who’s ever filled out a ballot for an Oscar pool knows that some categories are trickier than others. Sure, Julianne Moore’s a lock to win Best Actress — but you...
Kanye goes on rant after Fashion Week creator slams him
February 20, 2015 | 12:10pmAt 5 a.m. Friday, Kanye West went on a Twitter tirade in response to The Post’s item on Fashion Week creator Fern Mallis being unimpressed with the wannabe designer. Kanye...
The winners and losers from chaotic NBA trade deadline
February 20, 2015 | 12:01pmWhat an insane day. Basketball fans were treated to one of the wildest and most unpredictable trade deadlines in recent memory Thursday, featuring 12 trades involving 39 players and several draft...
In appreciation of the true heroes of the season: winter vestibules
February 20, 2015 | 11:57amOn this, the coldest week of the modern era in New York City, when even the trains want to stay inside and cuddle up under a warm blanket, let us...
Apple to debut electric car in 2020
February 20, 2015 | 11:51amApple wants to put you behind the wheel of one of their electric cars in five years, according to a report. The development plan is uber aggressive as most car...
Cranky old Bobby Knight yells at fans to sit down -- live on ESPN
February 20, 2015 | 11:49amBobby Knight was famously grumpy even when he was younger. Age and retirement clearly haven’t mellowed the General. The former Indiana coach, 74, yelled at some fans who were obstructing...
Harper Beckham offered $45 million in modeling deals
February 20, 2015 | 11:45amIt's not surprising that the offspring of Victoria and David Beckham would be graciously welcomed in the fashion world — but is 3-year-old Harper too young to join the family...
Can Chicken Selects save McDonald's?
February 20, 2015 | 11:31amMcDonald’s, which has posted declining same store sales in the US over the last two years as its customer base continues to crumble, on Friday announced it was bringing back...
Nearly 6M uninsured to get reprieve from ObamaCare fines
February 20, 2015 | 11:24amWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is giving a reprieve to up to 6 million Americans who face fines for failing to sign up for health insurance this year, opening up enrollment...
MLB's three fixes to stop games from dragging
February 20, 2015 | 11:09amMajor League Baseball is making some changes to speed up the length of games but it won't implement some of the more radical proposals to make games shorter. The league...
Danica Patrick's day: Crashing, yelling and ironic face-cupping
February 20, 2015 | 11:09amDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Danica Patrick needed to finish 15th or better in the second of Thursday night's Budweiser Duel races to guarantee a spot in Sunday's Daytona 500. She...
Giant mirror crashes on diners at Balthazar
February 20, 2015 | 10:50amhttps://twitter.com/lizeswein/status/568791913450446850 A giant mirror crashed onto diners at the hip SoHo hotspot Balthazar Friday morning -- injuring a former French government big who then lifted the mirror off fellow diners...
The key to a winning Oscar speech: Be British!
February 20, 2015 | 10:44amWhom to root for at the Oscars Sunday night? That’s easy: the Brits. Year after year, the Brits who win prove witty, self-deprecating, gracious and modest. The Americans tend to...
Special election to replace disgraced Grimm is set for May
February 20, 2015 | 10:32amTwo hours before a judicial deadline, Gov. Cuomo announced May 5 as the date of special elections to fill the vacant seat of former Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm, as...
Soccer hooligan rampage is Rome’s terrorist fears realized
February 20, 2015 | 10:27amROME — The mayor of Rome said Friday that Italy’s capital is not secure against the threat of terrorist attacks after hundreds of marauding Dutch soccer fans rampaged through the...
India insists tree planted by Obama is not dead
February 20, 2015 | 10:08amNEW DELHI — Officials in India want to make one thing clear: The tree that President Barack Obama planted in New Delhi three weeks ago is not dead. It just...
Pedestrian struck and killed crossing NYC parkway
February 20, 2015 | 9:42amA pedestrian was struck and killed while trying to cross the Belt Parkway early Friday, police said. The 63-year-old man was walking northbound and attempted to cross near Exit 19,...
Blizzards sweeping across the Middle East
February 20, 2015 | 9:27amBlizzards sweeping across the Middle East have generated rare amounts of snowfall in much of Israel, Jordan and Lebanon. The landmark Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound...
Meet NYFW illustrator Martha Napier
February 20, 2015 | 9:26amCell phones and clutches may be Fashion Week essentials for some, but for artist Martha Napier, it’s all about paper and paint. The lead illustrator of Marnani Design Studio, Napier...
Twin cyclones surprise, pound northern Australia
February 20, 2015 | 9:17amA powerful cyclone slammed into northeast Australia on Friday, destroying homes, upending trees, cutting power lines and causing flash floods, while a second storm severed communications to a northern island...
Fisherman accused of shooting pilot whales with WWII-era rifle
February 20, 2015 | 9:10amNEWARK, N.J. — A tuna fisherman has been accused of shooting at pilot whales from his vessel with a World War II-era rifle. Daniel Archibald surrendered Thursday to face the...
Ukraine: Rebels open fire, Russia sending tanks despite cease-fire
February 20, 2015 | 9:03amKIEV, Ukraine — Separatist rebels fired on Ukrainian positions nearly 50 times in the past 24 hours and Russia is sending more tanks into Ukraine despite a cease-fire that was...
Man beaten to death 50 feet away from NYPD precinct
February 20, 2015 | 8:57amA man was beaten to death on a street corner — about 50 feet from a police precinct — in Long Island City early Friday, police said. The victim, whose name is...
Teen neighbor arrested in 'road-rage killing' of woman
February 20, 2015 | 8:53amLAS VEGAS — Police took an important step toward solving the mystery surrounding the killing of a Las Vegas mother outside her home, arresting a teenage neighbor who had a...
The 37 best-dressed style stars at Fashion Week
February 20, 2015 | 8:25amCheck out Fashion Week's most stylish stars.
Northeast in deep freeze amid record low temps
February 20, 2015 | 8:10amThe bitter cold that has gripped the eastern US is showing no sign of letting up before the weekend as low temperatures broke records Friday. The newest band of Arctic...
2 trains collide in Switzerland, injuring at least 5
February 20, 2015 | 8:09amBERLIN — Two trains collided early Friday in northern Switzerland, injuring five people, police said. The collision between a commuter train and a longer-distance train happened in Rafz, north of...
Snowden leak: NSA helped British steal cellphone codes
February 20, 2015 | 8:06amWASHINGTON — Britain's electronic spying agency, in cooperation with the US National Security Agency, hacked into the networks of a Dutch company to steal codes that allow both governments to...
Yelp sues companies that are posting fake positive reviews
February 20, 2015 | 7:34amYelp is suing Web sites that take cash from restaurants in exchange for inundating it with phony positive reviews. Yelp’s lawsuit said sites such as Yelpdirector, Revleap and Revpley are...
Obama says 'Muslim' — to laud those who stand up to terror
February 20, 2015 | 7:30amWASHINGTON — President Obama won’t label the fight against ISIS as a battle against Islamic extremism, but on Thursday, he made certain to laud Muslims who have stood up to...
Bank robber tells cops he 'wanted to be like Jesse James'
February 20, 2015 | 6:39amA bank robber from The Bronx who told cops he “wanted to be like Jesse James and John Dillinger” was busted after bumbling his way through three heists in Coney...
Jury awards $12M to woman whose leg was shattered in steam blast
February 20, 2015 | 6:25amA Manhattan jury on Thursday awarded $12.2 million to an elderly woman who nearly lost her leg in a deadly 2007 steam-pipe explosion. Legal secretary Margo Kane, 78, was sent flying...
Heat fear Chris Bosh has blood clots in lungs, done for season
February 20, 2015 | 3:51amThe Heat are fearing the worst for Chris Bosh. The Heat star underwent testing at a hospital Thursday to assess a medical issue related to the area around his lungs, a person...
Jon Niese glad he's healthy -- to fend off Mets studs for rotation
February 20, 2015 | 3:34amPORT ST. LUCIE — Jon Niese’s plan this spring is to spend more time concentrating on pitching and worrying less about his health. “I haven’t been this confident in my...
Raiders and Chargers teaming up to try to return NFL to LA
February 20, 2015 | 3:23amThe race to put pro football back in Los Angeles is on. Apparently unnerved by the Rams’ recent moves to return to Los Angeles after a 21-year absence, the Chargers...
The promise Talbot's teammates are breaking is hurting Rangers
February 20, 2015 | 3:14amWhen Henrik Lundqvist was ruled out of action for an indefinite period a few days after taking that puck to the throat on Jan. 31, the Rangers pledged that they...
Seton Hall coach: Talk of discord in locker room 'overblown'
February 20, 2015 | 3:01amReports of a fractured locker room and a freshmen against upperclassmen dynamic at Seton Hall are greatly exaggerated, according to the team’s coach. “There’s a lot of rumors, but inside...
Airbnb strikes again
February 20, 2015 | 2:50amJudge Jack Stoller of the Manhattan Housing Court didn’t resolve the ongoing conflicts over Airbnb’s role in New York City. But in a ruling this week, he did put his...
There’s a glaring contradiction in NFL's Deflategate timeline
February 20, 2015 | 2:46amThe Deflategate controversy took another strange turn Thursday when Colts general manager Ryan Grigson revealed he had alerted the NFL the week before the AFC Championship Game about concerns the...
Lopez survives trade deadline as a Net: 'I’m happy to be here’
February 20, 2015 | 2:37amLOS ANGELES — It looked like, at least for a couple of hours Thursday, the Nets were set to dramatically make over their roster before the NBA’s trade deadline. But...
Proposed federal soda tax is sweet vindication for Bloomberg
February 20, 2015 | 2:31amWASHINGTON — Mike Bloomberg might get to sink sugary soda after all. An influential nutritional panel sounded the alarm Thursday against sugary drinks and recommended taxing sodas to help stem...
Carmelo's knee surgery done
February 20, 2015 | 2:26amCarmelo Anthony underwent “successful left-knee surgery’’ Thursday, according to the Knicks, but the team did not update his rehab schedule. Knicks president Phil Jackson said Anthony could be out “four-to-six...
Accountants accused of swindling nearly $170K from Henri Bendel
February 20, 2015 | 2:26amThree accountants for Henri Bendel’s Fifth Avenue flagship store swindled nearly $170,000 from its coffers because two of them were upset with the company, according to papers released Thursday in...
Rent-stabilized tenant evicted after cashing in on Airbnb
February 20, 2015 | 2:21amThis could help doom scores of Airbnb rentals. A Manhattan Housing Court judge has ruled that rent-stabilized tenants can’t double-dip — or get a financial break and turn around and...
Isles’ Grabovski suffers ‘upper body’ injury, likely out ‘a while’
February 20, 2015 | 2:15amWith 11:21 remaining in the first period of the Islanders 5-2 win over the Predators on Thursday night at the Coliseum, forward Mikhail Grabovski took a vicious shoulder to his...
Boy cross-examined by 'sex abuser' dad gets sick in court
February 20, 2015 | 2:08amA 14-year-old boy on Thursday underwent a second round of excruciating cross-examination by his Brooklyn father — who is accused of molesting him — and finally broke. The teen said...
Yankees remain wary of price tag for Cuban star Yoan Moncada
February 20, 2015 | 2:04amTAMPA — Nothing the Yankees saw in a second private viewing of Yoan Moncada at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Wednesday evening changed their mind about his talent. Nevertheless, if...
Cops seize $2.5M worth of heroin in Bronx raid
February 20, 2015 | 2:02amCops seized $2.5 million worth of heroin from a Bronx apartment, police said. Officers with the Manhattan North Narcotics Unit broke down the door of the apartment on Creston Avenue...
Neighbor facing hate-crime rap over assault at Brooklyn yeshiva
February 20, 2015 | 1:57amA Brooklyn man faces hate-crime charges for throwing a coffee mug through a yeshiva window and punching a teen student in the face, court papers state. Pawel Krzyania, 30, was...
Cops bust son for using day-care basement as a drug den
February 20, 2015 | 1:52amCops on Thursday raided a drug den below a Queens day-care center called My Precious Moments and busted the owners’ son, police said. Michael Gomez, 24, was peddling drugs outside...
Pine Tar umpire Tim McClelland retires after 31 seasons
February 20, 2015 | 1:38amAfter 31 seasons as an umpire, Tim McClelland is finally hanging it up. The 63-year-old McClelland — who was widely seen as one of baseball’s most respected umpires — told...
NYPD's idea of reform included breath mints and baby oil
February 20, 2015 | 1:36amMayor Bill de Blasio ordered sweeping reforms for the NYPD after the Eric Garner death — but his demands were handled by a goofball police bigwig whose ideas included arming...
Tim Legler explains why missing out on Dragic will hurt Knicks
February 20, 2015 | 1:29amESPN analyst Tim Legler talks Goran Dragic, Phil Jackson and the NBA playoff picture with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: What do you make of the Suns-Heat trade? It’s a...
Why Friday’s goalie call is such a tough one for Rangers' Vigneault
February 20, 2015 | 12:51amAlain Vigneault said he hadn’t made a decision about who would be in goal for Friday’s game in Buffalo, but neither option figures to be ideal for the Rangers coach....
No free lunch
February 20, 2015 | 12:34amHave Bill de Blasio and Carmen Fariña discovered their inner Milton Friedman? The question arises because the two progressives seem to have embraced the spirit of one of the Nobel-winning...
Battle of the rallies
February 20, 2015 | 12:33amThey’re mad as hell — and they’re not going to take it anymore. We’re talking about public-school parents. And taxpayers. And business folk. And everyday New Yorkers who simply believe...
The 68 percent: Scott Walker and non-college grads
February 20, 2015 | 12:32amScott Walker belongs to an embattled minority that happens to be most of the population. The root of this paradox is that Walker, the governor of Wisconsin, is an outlier...
Obama's elementary errors on Islam
February 20, 2015 | 12:31am“This is not true Islam,” President Obama has again insisted of the Islamic State and other terror groups. That he doesn’t realize this is not for him to say is...
Those easy 'fixes' for NYC policing
February 20, 2015 | 12:30amVarious new ideas now kicking around about law enforcement sound good, but beware of the Catch-22s where a measure designed to solve a problem only makes it worse. “Broken Windows”...
The Bush trap: A Republican foreign policy
February 20, 2015 | 12:29amFor most folks, a family problem means an in-law problem. Not Jeb Bush. Jeb’s problem is his father and his brother. If he’s to be elected president, he has to...
New UFT website details Cuomo's school-funding shortfalls
February 20, 2015 | 12:29amThe teachers union and its allies unveiled a new website Thursday to show how much Gov. Cuomo is “shortchanging” each city school. The site is called HowMuchNYSrobbed.nyc. The UFT —...
Fox drama 'Empire' hits 13 million viewers
February 20, 2015 | 12:28amThe “Empire” freight train continues to barrel down the TV tracks. Wednesday night’s episode snared 13 million viewers, marking the sixth consecutive week since its premiere that the soapy Fox...
3 pressing questions Knicks need answered in 2nd half
February 20, 2015 | 12:27amAt 10-43, there is not much for the Knicks to play for in the second half. But there are questions that even a collapsed��team can answer. 1. Was Cleanthony Early worth the...
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog barks about his new show
February 20, 2015 | 12:24amAfter 18 years as an occasional character on Conan O’Brien’s various late-night talk shows, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog is getting his own sitcom. The foul-mouthed, cigar-smoking puppet — known...
Backstage duel at ‘Hamilton’ — to Broadway now or later?
February 20, 2015 | 12:19amIt's pistols at dawn in Weehawken for the producers, investors and the creative team behind “Hamilton,” the rap musical about Alexander Hamilton everyone’s buzzing about down at the Public. The...
Mets bullpen's only trusted lefty was a reject last spring
February 20, 2015 | 12:18amPORT ST. LUCIE — In less than a year, Josh Edgin has gone from spring-training cut to the Mets’ primary — and possibly only — lefty for the bullpen. “As...
Judge orders Broadway theater battle must go on
February 20, 2015 | 12:16amA Manhattan judge called intermission Thursday in the battle between Broadway’s landmark Helen Hayes Theatre and the nonprofit that says it still wants to buy it but needs more time...
Daily Blotter
February 20, 2015 | 12:01amThe Bronx He probably wasn’t expecting this. An armed crook tried to rob a Bronx deli near Fordham University, but was shot by the store owner who whipped out a...
The rarest, cheapest, most powerful brews at Beer Week
February 20, 2015 | 12:00amYou can call us Brew York City once again. Beer was once a massive NYC industry, with nearly 50 breweries in Brooklyn alone at the turn of the 20th century....