March 10, 2015
Alleged Facebook con on the run after missing court hearing
A man who tried to con his way into a share of the Facebook empire is on the run from the law after removing his court-ordered ankle monitor, a Manhattan...
Comedy Central signs Hannibal Buress for new weekly series
Comedian Hannibal Buress is getting his own series on Comedy Central. The weekly show — titled “Why? With Hannibal Buress” — will have the host answering the burning questions on...
Tennis, anyone? Historic King-Riggs match headed for HBO
The one-and-only match between tennis legends Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs is going to be recreated for an HBO movie. “Battle of the Sexes” was a 1973 televised match...
'The Americans' Alison Wright previews Martha's shocking development
Marriage and its complications is a central theme on FX’s drama “The Americans.” Russian agents Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) have been at odds this season over recruiting...
Broadway’s newest landlord is a colorful, 'Mormon'-loving Brit
For years, three powerful theater owners dominated Broadway. The Shuberts got there first in 1900. The company owns 17 Broadway theaters as well as Shubert Alley, one of the only...
Kate Middleton's pal hosts the swankiest sex party in NYC
Leggy models in Christian Louboutin heels and Wolford stockings glide from room to candlelit room. A dapper man in a custom suit eyes them while sipping Champagne by the mansion’s...
Devils ripped by Wild as Lamoriello watches from press box
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Lou Lamoriello spent Tuesday’s game in the press box instead of on the bench, but it didn’t make a difference for the Devils. Thomas Vanek scored...
Gett's NYC price drop ramps up pressure on Uber
Uber’s biggest global competitor is turning up the heat in New York. Gett, the black car ride-hailing app — whose counterpart GetTaxi is No. 1 in Europe — slashed prices...
Gas producer Samson Resources to break loan covenants
KKR-owned Samson Resources — one of the country’s biggest privately held natural gas producers — is expected within weeks to break its loan covenants, three sources close to the situation...
Republican senator blasts back at Biden over Iran letter
WASHINGTON — Sen. Tom Cotton snapped back Tuesday at Vice President Joe Biden for denouncing his letter to Iran’s leaders that warned a nuclear deal could easily be undone by...
De Blasio still mum on meeting that made him late to St. Patrick’s parade
A defiant Mayor Bill de Blasio again refused to provide details Tuesday about a weekend meeting at Gracie Mansion that he cited as the cause of his late arrival at...
Gun-loving felon incriminates himself on Facebook
A selfie-obsessed Brooklyn gun nut all but wrote his own arrest warrant on his Facebook page — posting pictures of himself holding a semiautomatic and threatening a school crossing guard...
Thompson forces veteran sleuth to resign over leak fears: sources
A veteran criminal investigator was forced to resign Tuesday when Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson made him the fall guy for media leaks that cast the thin-skinned prosecutor in a...
De Blasio insists he and Bratton 'on the same page' about pot
Mayor de Blasio on Tuesday defended his edict that cops not bust people over small amounts of marijuana — a week after NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton blamed the drug for...
Lumber Liquidators up nearly six percent after sell-off
Lumber Liquidators finally got a break Tuesday after the hardwood retailer promised to address investor worries about its ability to survive the crisis that has engulfed it. Shares rose 5.8...
Judge removes Viagra-themed light-switch cover after lawyer complaint
“No hard feelings.” That’s how a Queens judge reacted Tuesday to the female lawyer who demanded that he remove a Viagra-themed light-switch cover from his courtroom. Still, “I don’t feel...
Models in $30M wage suit seek new lawyer
These models need a white knight. Nearly 30 catwalkers who are suing top modeling agencies in a $30 million class action over compensation are searching for a new lawyer after...
Hillary acts stupid when she plays dumb
The person who gave a press conference Tuesday at the United Nations to explain the controversy over her emails will never be president of the United States. That Hillary Clinton...
Iran's got mail
In an open letter to Iran’s leaders Monday, 47 Senate Republicans led by Arkansas’ Tom Cotton informed the Islamic Republic that any nuclear deal with the US not ratified by...
Early morning mayor
Why is Bill de Blasio having so much trouble answering easy questions about a meeting last Saturday he says was the reason he arrived late for a parade in the...
Hillary the patriot
If you found the Patriots’ Bill Belichick convincing when he explained underinflated footballs in the playoffs by citing “atmospheric conditions,” you no doubt thought Hillary Clinton was persuasive at the...
St. Francis Brooklyn falls short in bid for first NCAA tourney berth
As they used to say in Brooklyn, wait ’til next year. Again. St. Francis Brooklyn’s NCAA Tournament dreams were crushed in their packed gymnasium, remaining one of five original Division...
ObamaCare's new tax-time nightmare
Tax season is stressful enough. But if you’re like countless miserable Americans trapped in the ObamaCare 1095-A abyss, it’s hell on stilts on a Segway teetering over the South Rim...
'International law': Scoundrels' refuge
International law is the refuge of the scoundrel. No wonder Iran’s foreign minister, Mohammed Javad Zarif, played that card this week. Anyone who’s ever listened to speeches at the United...
Facing facts on the pill and the poor
Another bit of social-policy “wisdom” turns out to be false: Providing poor women with greater access to birth control doesn’t mean they’ll have fewer unplanned births. But the researchers and...
New York children's hope: Will pols fight for tax credit?
As Edward Cardinal Egan was laid to rest Tuesday, I recalled working with him back in 2006 in advancing an education tax credit to assist families with children in parochial...
Reeling Nets drop another at home in blowout loss to Pelicans
For the first nine-plus minutes of Tuesday’s game against the Pelicans, the Nets looked as if they might finally snap out of their recent struggles. Then reality set in. After...
Rangers nip Islanders in their last regular-season game in Coliseum
The history was not overbearing, and the significance of the moment is not what made this one sting so much for the Islanders. No, this 2-1 loss to the Rangers...
Dazzling chanteuse Josephine Baker lives on in ‘Josephine and I’
In her winning solo piece “Josephine and I,” Cush Jumbo recounts how, as a child in Britain, she discovered an unlikely role model in Josephine Baker, the American-born entertainer who...
Revis proves he can come home again — and get the big deal, too
When Woody Johnson and John Idzik traded Darrelle Revis to the Bucs on April 21, 2013, for first-round and fourth-round picks, Revis took to Twitter to say au revoir, but...
Darrelle Revis is coming back to the Jets
The Jets are returning to Revis Island. Gang Green agreed to contract terms Tuesday night with superstar cornerback Darrelle Revis, according to his agents Neil Schwartz and Jonathan Feinsod and...
Ex-correction officer fatally shoots man on subway platform
A retired correction officer fatally shot a man in a crowded downtown Brooklyn subway station Tuesday evening, law enforcement sources said.
Psychiatrist says Etan Patz 'killer' saw visions
Pedro Hernandez described more than a dozen ghoulish faces staring at him as he choked little Etan Patz to death in a Soho bodega basement more than 35 years ago,...
Son of drug-trafficking president gets 16 years in terror case
The son of Suriname President Dési Bouterse got a big break from a sympathetic judge Tuesday when he was sentenced to 16 ¼ years in prison for attempting to assist...
On a gender bender: One woman's night in London as a man
Thanks to RuPaul and his amazing "Drag Race," most people now know what a drag queen is — but there’s a new underground scene popping up in London that’s threatening...
UK police: Teens who joined ISIS aren't terrorists if they return
LONDON — Three British schoolgirls who traveled to Syria to join the Islamic State group won't be prosecuted for terrorism if they return, a senior British police officer said Tuesday. Police...
Jets cut Harvin after finalizing 'pretty cool' Marshall trade
The Jets cleared room for the latest wide receiver they traded for by dumping the last one they traded for. The team released Percy Harvin five months after they acquired...
Stephen Drew's awful 2014: Legit excuse or continued decline?
SARASOTA, Fla. — Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Stephen Drew was the Yankees’ starting second baseman on Tuesday. And Drew made it clear that was his expectation when he was...
ISIS video appears to show child soldier killing 'Israeli spy'
BEIRUT — The Islamic State group released a video Tuesday that purports to show the killing of a Palestinian man accused of being a spy for Israeli intelligence. In the...
Mets' lefty situation goes from bad to worse with Edgin concern
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- If you are left-handed and can throw a strike, call the Mets. The team’s already precarious lefty-relief situation appeared even murkier Tuesday, when Josh Edgin...
Debt-ridden Greece says Germany still owes it WWII reparations
ATHENS, Greece — The radical left-led Greek government insists that the debt-ridden country has never been fully compensated by Germany for its brutal World War II Nazi occupation, linking the...
Giants swipe Cowboys speedster with $17M deal
It seems the Giants are always on the lookout for a dangerous return man to enliven their special teams, and on Tuesday, the first day of NFL free agency, they...
Yankees ex-phenom battles Yankees ex-ace for Braves spot
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The Braves announced Mike Minor is dealing with inflammation of the left shoulder and will begin the season on the DL. Thus, Atlanta went from...
Christie on $9B Exxon Mobil suit: $225M settlement 'really good'
SOMERVILLE, N.J. — Gov. Chris Christie on Tuesday defended a settlement with Exxon Mobil on a decade-old lawsuit for a fraction of the nearly $9 billion the state had sought...
Thousands pay tribute to Cardinal Egan at funeral Mass
He hated eulogies, but Edward Cardinal Egan got a rousing one Tuesday as a parade of politicians and dignitaries joined New York’s faithful to say goodbye to the city’s former...
Pope Francis: If I'm assassinated, at least make it painless
Pope Francis knows he can be assassinated at any moment — but he wants his killers to at least "make it painless" because his holiness says he's "a real scaredy cat...
Jets agree with CB Buster Skrine as Revis sidekick
The Jets agreed to a deal with a free-agent cornerback minutes after free agency opened, just not the one everyone was waiting on. Before securing a Darrelle Revis reunion, the...
Chip Kelly's master plan a confounding mystery to most
The first day of NFL free agency was one for the ages Tuesday, marked by a dizzying procession of blockbuster trades, overshadowing the big-money signings from the moment the opening...
NFL blockbuster: Seahawks acquire Jimmy Graham
The Nick Foles-Sam Bradford trade overshadowed the day’s other earth-shaking move, the Saints’ baffling decision to send Pro Bowl tight end Jimmy Graham to the Seahawks for center Max Unger....
Jurors see bloody 'confession' Dzhokhar Tsarnaev etched on boat
BOSTON — Jurors in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on Tuesday saw photographs of a blood-stained, hand-scrawled note speckled with bullet holes inside the boat he was...
Nuggets' new look reveals why Knicks may fail in free agency
The Denver Nuggets had a whole bunch of fun at the Knicks' expense Monday night at the sparsely attended Pepsi Center. They put on a fast-break clinic starting late in...
Nut in 'Surrounded by Nuts' shirt busted for brandishing gun
This guy is a real nut. A man wearing an M&M's T-shirt that says "Surrounded by Nuts" was busted at the Port Authority on Monday night for pointing a loaded...
Dominating NL East punching bags could be Mets' playoff edge
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The NL East currently exists on three tiers. The Nationals are the powerhouse. The Mets and Marlins are the rising contenders. The Braves and Phillies...
The 10 most shocking moments on ‘House of Cards’
Warning: This story contains spoilers. “House of Cards” wouldn’t be Netflix’s most compulsively watchable series if it didn’t deliver narrative shocks on a regular basis, and Season 3 was no...
How the Bo Diddley beat influenced decades of rock music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMZjAOoX6nw Elvis had the look, Little Richard had the scream — but it was Bo Diddley who had the all-important beat. March marks the 60th anniversary of Diddley’s self-titled debut...
Blue Jays' brutal injury dents team desperate to win now
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – With all the rightful concerns about the Yankees rotation, the first significant starting pitching hit in the AL East belongs to the Blue Jays. Long...
Hillary: 'Personal' emails deleted, server 'will remain private'
Hillary Clinton revealed Tuesday that she deleted more than 30,000 “personal” emails from her tenure as secretary of state — and won’t allow access to the private computer server she...
State Department to release Hillary's emails after review
WASHINGTON — The US State Department will make Hillary Clinton's emails publicly available on a website after a review that is expected to take months, a department spokeswoman said on...
Ecstasy, mushrooms and other drugs legal in Ireland for 2 days
Some Irish eyes may be smiling because more than 100 drugs, including ecstasy and magic mushrooms, are now legal in Ireland — but lawmakers are expected to quickly close the legal...
How Oklahoma's football team is losing from racism scandal
The fallout continues from a video showing members of a University of Oklahoma fraternity engaged in a racist chant, and it's starting to affect the football team. Jean Delance, a four-star...
The day in photos
A polar bear naps, unrest in Ukraine takes its toll, President Barack Obama signs a memo and more.
Where Madonna partied until dawn -- and more on the Material Girl's NYC life
Move over, Gaga, and take a hike, Taylor — the true Queen of Pop has returned for her crown. This week, Madonna released her 13th album, “Rebel Heart,” and it...
Netanyahu: There's 'huge, worldwide effort' to defeat me in election
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in broadcast remarks on Tuesday there was a "huge, worldwide effort" to ensure he loses next week's closely contested election. Army Radio, which...
'My wife is a cheater' painted on house that caught fire
A Colorado house — that had the phrase "My wife is a cheater" spray-painted on it — burst into flames early Tuesday and cops have one man under arrest for the suspected...
Lawsky cracks down on lender backed by Montel Williams
Money talks — unless you’re Montel Williams. The former talk show host will stop endorsing MoneyMutual’s payday loans in the Empire State after the company was slapped for illegally marketing...
Colts poised to swipe Johnson, Gore away from Eagles
Former Miami stars Frank Gore and Andre Johnson could soon be staging a "U"-themed reunion in Indianapolis at the Eagles' expense. Gore, the former 49ers running back who looked to...
Coliseum's 10 most unforgettable Rangers-Islanders moments
So this is it. For the last time, for the last time during the regular season and the last time as scheduled, it is the Rangers and Islanders at the...
Ingredients for great cooking show? Hot chef who bakes with pot
Move over, Betty Crocker: there's a new gal in town -- and she's giving a completely different meaning to the word "baked."
NBA power rankings: Finding the season's biggest bust
Pick a year. Any year. Always, there is a sure-bet playoff team in October that flops, falls on its face and, assuming it owns its pick, shows up at the...
Netflix drops first 'Daredevil' trailer
http://youtu.be/jAy6NJ_D5vU Netflix has released the official first trailer for its upcoming series "Marvel's Daredevil," offering a look at its latest superhero defending the streets of Hell's Kitchen in New York...
Boldface boys step out in spring’s hottest looks
Let’s hear it for the boys! It seems that in fashion, the girls get all the glory, but take a peek at what some of your favorite male celebrities have...
After career-threatening eye injury, Okposo glad to be back
Perspective was all laid out in front of Kyle Okposo in less than a day, and suddenly hockey wasn’t so important anymore. Back on Jan. 19, the Islanders’ forward was...
Apple Watch battery can die after 3 hours
Careful with that Dick Tracy routine on your new Apple Watch — you won’t be able to keep it up all day. Apple has quietly admitted that using its new...
2 Oklahoma students expelled over frat's n-word chant
NORMAN, Okla. — The University of Oklahoma's president expelled two students Tuesday after he said they were identified as leaders of a racist chant captured on video during a fraternity...
NYC fails to overturn ferret ban
City health officials failed to overturn a 16-year ban on ferrets Tuesday — saying they were fearful the critters could weasel their way through crevices and escape because of their “unique...
Student stabbed repeatedly at NY high school
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. — Police say a student has been stabbed repeatedly inside a New York high school, and a teen suspect has been arrested at his home.
Jets will retain running back Bilal Powell
The Jets are bringing back running back Bilal Powell on a one-year deal, according to a source. Powell, 26, was a fourth-round draft pick of the Jets in 2011. He...
Lottie Moss makes her catwalk debut at Paris fashion week
Kate Moss’s little sis, 17-year-old Lottie, strutted her stuff down the runway for Sonia Rykiel at Paris fashion week. Meanwhile, denim is about to eclipse the sale of yoga pants...
The largest gold theft in US history was a perfect crime
On Feb. 10, 1983, two men pulled off the largest gold theft in US history and got away with the perfect crime.
Rob Gronkowski tears it up on NBA arena dance cam
Rob Gronkowski and the arena dance break: a match made in goofball heaven. The Patriots tight end continued his post-Super Bowl Tour O' Fun on Monday night at the Clippers-Timberwolves...
Pastry burglar steals top-secret 'Cruffin' recipe
In a world of Cronuts and ramen burgers mania, the recipes to highly coveted food mashups may be worth some serious dough. In late February, Mr. Holmes Bakehouse, a bakery...
Woman accused of killing 7-month-old baby with saw
A Chicago woman used a circular saw to kill a 7-month-old baby girl because she wouldn't stop crying, authorities said. The child, identified as Rose Herrera, was found dead Monday...
3000 skeletons from Great Plague burial ground unearthed
About 3,000 skeletons are being unearthed from a London burial ground used during the Great Plague – a grisly excavation that researchers hope will shed light on the bubonic killer....
DeMarco Murray uses Twitter bio to spite Cowboys in talks
This is contract hardball in the NFL, circa 2015: the social media scrub. In an apparent fit of frustration, Cowboys free-agent running back DeMarco Murray deleted all references to Dallas...
'Jihadi John' personally beheaded Japanese prisoner: Ex-ISIS member
A former member of ISIS claims the savage known as Jihadi John personally beheaded Japanese prisoner Kenji Goto — who was tricked into thinking he would not be killed after being...
Carpenter fired after freeing trapped raccoon
SAN FRANCISCO — A carpenter has been fired for freeing a raccoon that had been trapped by exterminators at the San Francisco construction site where he worked. Todd Sutton tells...
Military tracking woman's recovery from vicious chimp attack
BOSTON — Charla Nash never served in the military. She was horribly disfigured, not in combat, but in a 2009 attack by a rampaging chimpanzee. The Pentagon, though, is watching...
Ethics reform left out of Assembly spending proposals
The Democratic-led state Assembly laid out details of its spending proposals on Monday, and ethics reform was not listed as a priority, despite the corruption indictment of former Speaker Sheldon...
McDonald’s blasted for asking indie band to play SXSW for food
Music fans are up in arms after indie duo Ex Cops told fans that last week McDonald’s had asked them to perform at South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas,...
De Blasio late again at tour of NYC high school
Tardy again! Mayor Bill de Blasio showed up 20 minutes late for his tour of Brooklyn’s Boys & Girls High School on Tuesday, just days after his embarrassing lateness at...
Worst women's hoops brawl ever leads whole team to disband
Texas Southern imposed its own penalty on the women's basketball team, withdrawing from the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament that begins Wednesday. That move Monday night came hours before the conference...
Hillary addresses State Department emails
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZbRU10JUqk Hillary Clinton on Tuesday is expected to face reporters for the first time since the emergence of an email scandal that threatens her presidential hopes. The former first lady,...
Egyptian student beaten to death for not doing homework
A 12-year-old Cairo student reportedly has been beaten to death by his teacher for not doing his homework. The boy died Sunday “after being beaten by a teacher the previous...
Patient injured in ambulance crash to be taken off life support
A 60-year-old Bronx woman who had just undergone brain surgery was severely injured when an ambulance taking her to a rehab facility crashed – and she will soon be taken...
3 pilots injured after man points laser at jets
A Bronx man who lives in the La Guardia flight path used a military-grade laser to blind commercial pilots as they took off and landed — just days after a near...
ISIS supporters may operate over 46K Twitter accounts
As the social media battle with Islamic State escalates, a report from the Brookings Institution warns that ISIS supporters may be operating more than 46,000 Twitter accounts. The 68-page report,...
Pit bull owner has heart attack, pit bull kills man trying to revive him
West Virginia police say a 62-year-old man has died after being mauled by a pit bull that attacked him as he tried to revive the dog’s unconscious owner following a...
Minibus breaks through highway barrier in NYC, injuring 2
An Access-A-Ride minibus lost control on a Manhattan highway near the George Washington Bridge ramp, broke through a barrier and slid down an embankment -- seriously injuring two people, authorities...
Embattled Lumber Liquidators says it has enough cash for 'foreseeable future'
Lumber Liquidators shareholders will get their first look on Thursday at how the hardwood floor retailer is dealing with the fallout from a damaging “60 Minutes” report. The Toano, Va.-based...
At least 5 other dogs got violently sick at British show
At least five other dogs got violently sick at the same British show where a prized Irish setter was fatally poisoned, raising concerns that a canine-killing sicko is on the...
CIA has tried to hack iPhones for nearly a decade
CIA researchers have worked for nearly a decade to break the security protecting Apple phones and tablets, investigative news site The Intercept reported on Tuesday, citing documents obtained from NSA...
Police shoot naked, unarmed black man dead outside Atlanta
A white, Atlanta-area police officer shot dead a naked and unarmed African-American man acting erratically in his apartment complex and who was possibly suffering from a mental illness, the county...
Secret Service secretly testing ways to disrupt drones in DC
WASHINGTON — Mysterious, middle-of-the-night drone flights by the US Secret Service during the next several weeks over parts of Washington — usually off limits as a strict no-fly zone —...
Democrats denounce GOP letter to Iran
WASHINGTON — Democrats in the White House and Congress accused 47 GOP senators of undermining President Barack Obama in international talks to curb Iran's nuclear program, saying that trying to...
Giants land Shane Vereen after Patriots opt not to match offer
Injuries, large and small, forced the Giants to scour the scrap heap the past two seasons to sign healthy bodies when their running backs started getting hurt. They took a...
Olympians filming reality show killed in helicopter collision
PARIS -- Much of France was in mourning and looking for answers on Tuesday over the crash of two helicopters in a remote part of Argentina that killed 10 people,...
Jets to fortify offensive line with Seattle's James Carpenter
The Jets addressed one glaring hole on their roster in the hours before free agency began Tuesday. The team and Seahawks free agent guard James Carpenter agreed to a deal,...
ISIS using sign language to recruit deaf jihadis
ISIS militants are using sign language to show that people who are deaf can still wage jihad for the terror group, a report said. In a recruitment video titled “From...
Cash seized at JFK Airport came from bootleg cigarettes
The more than $770,000 seized at JFK Airport last week in the luggage of a man flying to Qatar is suspected of being part of the illegal profits earned in...
Show dog's fatal poisoning still a mystery
A 3-year-old Irish Setter was fatally poisoned at Britain’s premier dog show and it’s owners are calling the “heinous crime” an act of murder by an outside saboteur. Jagger, aka...
Maker of hair-removal cream Veet sued over burn claims
A Queens woman is suing the maker of Veet hair-removal cream, saying she suffered third-degree burns because she wasn’t properly warned not to sunbathe after using the product. Lauren Waterman,...
Gleaning a Lundqvist timeline from default Rangers response
Here’s the closest thing to a possible timeline for the return of Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist — he won’t be on their upcoming three-game road trip, finishing Saturday in Buffalo....
How Rangers will remember battles at old barn, the Coliseum
So this could be it for the Rangers going to the Coliseum, one more regular-season game against the Islanders out at that hulking monolith on Hempstead Turnpike. It’ll be Tuesday...
How relaxed A-Rod alleviated Girardi's key 'concern'
TAMPA — When Derek Jeter was coming back from missing most of a season and got off to a rough start to spring training a year ago, the soon-to-be 40-year-old...
Three men planning to join ISIS indicted on terrorism charges
Three jihadi wannabes from Brooklyn were indicted Monday on terrorism charges for planning to join ISIS, according to court papers. Abdurasul Juraboev, 24, Akhror Saidakhmetov, 19, and Abror Habibov, 30,...
Jason Smith proving doubters wrong may cost Knicks
DENVER -- Power forward Jason Smith hopes to be back with the Knicks next season, but he may be playing well enough to price himself out of Phil Jackson’s budget. Smith,...
Judge allowed Viagra-themed switch cover after complaint
A senior Queens judge allowed a bawdy Viagra-themed light-switch cover to remain in his courtroom for at least a year — even after a female lawyer complained that it was...
Judge cuts-off man who murdered his grandma from retirement money
A Brooklyn federal judge made sure that a schizophrenic Queens man who killed his grandmother won’t get a dime from the retirement savings she earned as a secretary for a...
New Yorkers pay final respects to Cardinal Egan
A steady stream of New Yorkers and tourists filled St. Patrick’s Cathedral Monday to pay their final respects to Edward Cardinal Egan ahead of Tuesday’s funeral for the cleric, who...
De Blasio urged to add Lunar New Year to school holidays
Now that he’s closing schools on two Muslim holidays, Mayor de Blasio is being pressured to keep his word and add the Lunar New Year to the list. Eighteen legislators...
Hillary talks females — not emails — at women's conference
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton kept her lips zipped Monday on her festering e-mail scandal at a public appearance in Midtown, but under growing pressure, aides leaked word that she’ll...
Men seen videotaping synagogue not a threat: sources
Cops determined Monday that the two men seen videotaping outside of two south Brooklyn synagogues were not a threat to the public, sources said. The men were spotted recording cell-phone...
Mets having deja vu arm worries with Josh Edgin
PORT ST. LUCIE — Before the Mets worry about a second lefty for the bullpen, they may need to consider their first option. Josh Edgin was flat in his appearance...
With a toughness befitting a champ, Manhattan can dream big
ALBANY — The people wearing green, all of them, fans and players alike, they knew better than to start any premature celebration. You kidding? If Manhattan and Iona played in...
Sudden spark for 280 Park
When you’re hot, you’re hot — and right now, no 1960s-vintage office tower is hotter than 280 Park Ave. More than 400,000 square feet were leased last year; the owners...
Booming jobs report gives Federal Reserve a big headache
What will it be like on the day when the Federal Reserve becomes irrelevant? Like when Janet Yellen — or the next Fed chairman or the one after that —...
Wall Street not impressed by Tim Cook's new timepiece
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ql0Z8Il73s Tim Cook may be eyeing his watch a little more anxiously after Monday. Wall Street greeted the super-hyped launch of Apple’s new smartwatch with a collective shrug, despite a...
Starboard Value drops Yahoo!-AOL merger push
The activist hedge fund pressing Yahoo! for change is no longer insisting the Web portal merge with AOL. In addition to dropping that demand, Starboard Value CEO Jeff Smith praised...
Richard Battista named president of People and Entertainment Weekly
Richard Battista, the CEO of Mandalay Sports Media beat out former NBCUniversal executive Lauren Zalaznick for the newly created post of president of People and Entertainment Weekly. Janice Min, who...
Woman claims ex hacked her emails to spy on her
A Westchester doctor infiltrated his wife’s email account — turning it into a “Trojan horse’’ that mined for details of her personal life to use against her while they were...
City may extend operation of pools and beaches into Sept.
Summer wouldn’t end on Labor Day under a plan the city’s Parks Department is considering. Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver disclosed Monday that pools and beaches that now close on Labor...
Protesters demand 'real' ethics reforms from Cuomo
Protesters chanting “corruption out, morality in” delivered a petition with 2,000 signatures to Gov. Cuomo’s Midtown office Monday demanding “real” ethics reforms. The demonstrators, who included members of the clergy...
Congressman took staffers on lavish trip on taxpayers' dime
A congressman — who last month had to repay the government $40,000 after it was revealed he used taxpayer money to decorate his DC office based on the sets in...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Cops are looking for a fast-food-loving thief who they say stole a woman’s purse in East Flatbush and used her debit card to treat himself to Popeye’s. The suspect...
Mississippi State players viciously attacked at concert
Warning: Explicit content Spring break is usually a chance for college kids to take a break from school, enjoy some warm weather and have a wild time before reality hits...
Bill would offer money for video footage of idling vehicles
If you see something, they’ll pay something. Two city lawmakers want to recruit everyday New Yorkers to help battle the scourge of idling vehicles by paying them for video footage...
Uber urges city drivers to pick up illegal fares in Hamptons
Uber bosses routinely encourage drivers to make illegal pickups in the Hamptons by enticing them with the promise of “higher earnings” and “double NYC” rates, The Post has learned. City-based...
It's time: Revis can pick if he enters Hall as Jet or Patriot
It’s D Day for Darrelle Revis. It’s Free Day. It’s the day he will be Freevis, if Bill Belichick and the Patriots don’t give him a deal he cannot refuse....