March 11, 2015
Answer man Trebek's new 'Jeopardy!' deal takes him through 2018
Good news for Will Ferrell: “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has extended his deal through 2018. Trebek, who’s been famously lampooned by Ferrell on “Saturday Night Live” — tussling with Sean...
He's a pop star: Jaime Camil talks up quirky dad role on 'Jane the Virgin'
On the latest episode of “Jane the Virgin,” telenovela star Rogelio (Jaime Camil) found himself relegated to playing second fiddle on his TV rival Esteban’s show — in order to...
Scorned Tinder co-founder launches 'Sadie Hawkins' of dating apps
Whitney Wolfe’s never asked a guy out. But that doesn’t mean the blond bombshell’s not all about female empowerment. The 25-year-old, best known for co-founding Tinder and then suing the...
The NYC cab driver starring with Robin Wright in 'House of Cards'
It's a gray day in March, and Alexander Sokovikov is hunched over the wheel of his yellow taxi, angling for a fare in the Midtown fray. In his battered jeans...
Police probe ex-guard in subway-platform shooting
The retired correction officer who killed a foul-mouthed straphanger inside a busy Brooklyn subway station told cops he was trying to arrest the victim for assaulting him on the 4-train,...
Rangers storm past Capitals, now have best record in NHL
WASHINGTON — It is as if Barbra Streisand had left “Funny Girl” with an illness and the show’s Broadway run became even hotter with an understudy in the lead role....
China becomes bigger box-office draw than Hollywood
No wonder Hollywood is so taken with China. Its box office soared 34 percent last year, to $4.8 billion, while the US-Canada box fell 5 percent, to $10.4 billion, according...
Nets fading playoff hopes take another hit in loss to Heat
MIAMI — The Nets might have had a second straight season end on the shores of Biscayne Bay. Desperately needing a win to remain within shouting distance of the final...
Techies skeptical of Hillary’s ‘all-out’ email search
Tech and archival experts aren’t buying Hillary Clinton’s claim that she tracked down every official government email stored on her home server after a “thorough” search. Team Hillary said a...
Cherry king's suicide during police raid prompts investigation
Despite uncovering a major pot-growing operation hidden behind the walls of a maraschino-cherry plant last month, Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson dived immediately into another probe — to find out...
CTPartners' controversial CEO to step down
Brian Sullivan, the controversy-plagued CEO of Wall Street headhunting firm CTPartners, will step down from his position next month, the company said Wednesday. The move comes just four months after...
Man pleads guilty to robbing same store he hit 15 years earlier
An ex-con has admitted he returned to the scene of the crime that put him away for 15 years and robbed the same New Jersey shoe store and same clerk....
Streaming services are destroying TV's $65B ad game
Netflix, Amazon and Hulu Plus are no longer just nibbling away at the fringes of the pay-TV business — they’re eating its lunch. Americans sick of watching ads or tired...
Few at State Department were archiving emails as required
WASHINGTON — Almost no one at the State Department was following regulations to archive their e-mails when Hillary Rodham Clinton was overseeing the agency, according to a report released Wednesday....
Interest rates: Let’s not take a hike just yet
What is the job market really doing? That’ll be the main question for the Federal Reserve when it meets to discuss interest rates next week. Last Friday, the Labor Department...
Bank of America's 'stress test' comes back 'incomplete'
The “stress” is far from over for Brian Moynihan. Bank of America was the only major US bank not to get full approval for its capital plans on Wednesday after...
Clintons can't agree if they emailed
Bill Clinton never sent emails to his wife, his spokesman said Wednesday — a day after Hillary Clinton cited “personal communications from my husband and me” as one reason she...
Bar settles former 'cowgirl' workers' groping lawsuit
A “Wild, Wild West”-themed Rockefeller Center bar has agreed to settle a lawsuit by former cowgirl employees who claim that they were groped by male customers and bosses — and...
Silver’s woes gives new hope to private schools tax credit
Advocates pushing for a state tax credit to help parochial and private schools see a Silver lining in the Assembly’s change of leadership this year. Timothy Cardinal Dolan said Wednesday...
Fordham nips George Mason in Atlantic 10 tourney opener
Fordham coach Tom Pecora told The Post on Tuesday freshmen Eric Paschall and Chris Sengfelder have developed a great relationship during their first year at Rose Hill. So on Wednesday...
Gotham's pot luck
Homicides are up 20 percent in New York the first two months of this year over the same period in 2014. Shootings are up 17 percent. We’re reluctant to draw...
The merits of ferrets
Rudy Giuliani and Bill de Blasio don’t agree on much. But when it comes to a mammal whose name derives from the Latin for “little thief,” they’ve both supported bans...
Seton Hall pounded by Marquette in Big East tourney opener
Maybe Seton Hall has watched the Knicks too much this season, because its performance Wednesday night reminded the Garden fans of their wretched professional team. The No. 8 Pirates absolutely...
Hillary and Christie
Hillary Rodham Clinton could take a lesson from Chris Christie on how to handle a damaging scandal at a press conference. Back in January 2014, not long after the news...
The eternal grip of government tentacles
Conservatives’ next disappointment will at least be a validation. The coming reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank will confirm their warnings about the difficulty of prying the government’s tentacles off what...
Giants give Tom Coughlin one-year contract extension
The Giants do not believe in sending their head coach into a season as a lame-duck operating in the final year of his contract. There was some discussion about altering...
Exposing Iran's plan to box in America
"Bring Back Bricker”: That’s a cry we may start hearing if President Obama keeps trying to slide his deal with the Iranian mullahs past the United States Senate. John Bricker...
Hillary's next trick: Fat-cat-bashing ahead
How does Hillary Clinton get past her e-mail mess? Here’s betting she’ll employ a tried-and-true tactic from President Obama’s bag of tricks: class warfare of the banker-bashing variety. Here’s the...
Creepy teen horror film ‘It Follows’ will stick with you
After Jay (Maika Monroe) goes on a date with a hot new guy (Jake Weary), she wakes to find herself tied to a chair. “This thing . . . It’s going to...
Harvey-Fernandez could be historic rivalry in the making
JUPITER, Fla. — The crowd that watched Matt Harvey’s second spring start Wednesday included an interested bystander in a No. 16 Marlins uniform. Jose Fernandez sat near Miami manager Mike...
Bernie Goetz: Ex-correction officer justified in fatal shooting
The city’s most famous subway vigilante said on Wednesday that a retired corrections officer seemed justified in gunning down a man in a Brooklyn subway station. “It sounds like they...
Hospital worker: Ex-husband's email snooping violated patient rights
It was a new low — even for her already sneaky, abusive ex-husband. A New York anesthesiologist testified Wednesday that she was “completely shocked” to learn that her physician husband...
The new rise of Manhattan's Financial District
GFI Development’s Steven Hurwitz has a simple metric for measuring the emergence of Manhattan’s Financial District as a residential neighborhood: The speed of foot traffic. People walking briskly down the...
'Dora the Explorer' co-creator lists UWS home for $12.99M
Eric Weiner, co-creator of iconic bilingual cartoon character and billion-dollar brand “Dora the Explorer,” and his playwright wife Cherie Vogelstein, have listed their Upper West Side apartment for $12.99 million....
Late ABC Sports icon's $38M home for sale
The 15th-floor former home of the late ABC Sports and News icon Roone Arledge, a 37-time Emmy Award winner, is currently in contract at tony 778 Park Ave. It hit...
How Alfred Hitchcock helped inspire ‘Mad Men’
Alfred Hitchcock had an advertising man named Roger first. As “Mad Men” heads into its final season in April, a series of 10 classic films from the 1950s and 1960s...
Secret Service agents 'drunkenly crashed car' into barricade
Maybe it’s all that liquid courage that makes them willing to take a bullet for the president. Two high-ranking members of the Secret Service drunkenly crashed a government car into a...
Con artist takes plea deal after using Winklevoss's name for bogus deals
A con artist who used the names of Internet entrepreneurs Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss to lure star struck marks into bogus business deals took a plea deal Wednesday in Manhattan...
We hear ...
... That this Sunday, NBC’s ”Open House” has a luxe borough-by-borough home tour, encompassing everything from an English Tudor mansion in Queens to a “medieval-style estate” on Staten Island to...
The day in photos
Japan marks its tsunami anniversary, soldiers search for a fallen chopper, the White House celebrate Nowruz and more.
Biker gets 4 months for role in gang beating
One of 11 bikers accused of brutally beating a Columbia grad in front of his wife and kids was sentenced Wednesday to 4 months in jail and 5 years probation. Christopher...
Man jailed 22 years for murder has conviction tossed
A federal appeals panel on Wednesday overturned the murder conviction of an upstate man who has spent the past 22 years behind bars for the 1987 strangulation and rape of...
Architecture-loving art-adviser lands East End Avenue pad
One of the first high-profile purchases in the architecturally pedigreed 20 East End Ave. has been made by art-adviser Jessica Chestman, of Chestman Art. She has snapped up a “family-sized”...
Friends of NYE hit-and-run victim appear at driver's hearing
The heartbroken friends of a photographer killed in a hit and run in Morningside Heights on New Year’s Eve appeared at the driver’s Manhattan court appearance Wednesday demanding justice. Prezidor...
St. John's Sweet 16 blueprint starts with Big East opener
The stakes are different this time around. A year ago, Providence walked into the Garden for its first-round game with St. John’s, and for 32 minutes or so the Friars...
Why the Marvin Gaye ‘Blurred Lines’ payout is absurd and worrying
So it’s decided. Marvin Gaye owns a certain type of “feel.” And don’t try to re-create it — otherwise, like Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams, you’ll end up owing the...
Woody Johnson's redeeming quality showed up at perfect time
Darrelle Revis brings a Super Bowl ring from New England back to New York, and he still has unfinished business, and would love nothing better than to bring a championship...
7-week-old baby says 'hello' to his mom
He had her at hello! A mother living in Northern Ireland was surprised to find her baby boy uttering his first word - at only 7-weeks-old.
Even bad teams not happy unless they pulverize pathetic Knicks
LOS ANGELES – You know the Knicks have hit rock bottom when this happens: A losing, rebuilding team such as the Jazz, missing its best player, beats them, then the...
The 10 most memorable fashion month moments
After weeks of designer shows and star-spangled front rows, fashion month is finally finished, finito, fin. From New York and London to Milan and Paris, these are the standout moments...
Man survives after falling under moving subway train
A man was stumbling on a train platform and fell under a moving train – emerging virtually unscathed. Footage of the horrifying moment shows the man – unsteady on his...
The 7 most explosive ‘Real Housewives’ vacay blowouts
Getaways, by definition, are all about two things: rest and relaxation. But if you’re a cast member of a “Real Housewives” franchise, it’s business as usual — just in a...
Man, boy in ISIS execution video ID'd as French citizens
He’s a child with a heart of ice. The bloodthirsty Islamic State trotted out a prepubescent French boy to gun down a hostage suspected of being an Israeli spy —...
Seiko sued for 'prejudice' against Japanese women
Execs at the Tokyo-based watch-maker Seiko are bigots -- and oddly enough, it’s Japanese women that they’re prejudiced against, a Manhattan salesclerk alleges in a new, $10 million lawsuit. Seiko...
The winners and losers from NFL free agency's hectic start
It was a wild start to NFL's free agency, which officially commenced Tuesday with big-name signings and meaningful trades. Here are the winners and losers from the action: Winners 1....
Embattled Ferguson police chief resigns
The embattled chief of the Ferguson, Mo., Police Department has resigned, effective next week, as part of a "mutual separation" between him and the city, the Ferguson council said Wednesday....
'Our son was not a spy': Parents of teen 'executed' in ISIS video
The Palestinian prisoner who appeared to be killed by a young boy on a video released by ISIS was definitely not an Israeli spy — but was instead lured into joining...
John Daly rages he's a target of golf's 'bulls---’ drug testing
John Daly remains angry over what he claims to be an anti-doping policy on the PGA Tour that is not random. Daly says he's doesn't mind getting tested for drugs...
How not to raise a narcissist in 9 easy steps
This week, a study came out confirming that narcissists are largely bred, not born. The study, conducted by the University of Amsterdam and Ohio State University, found that “narcissism in children...
NYC couple accused of running coke operation out of pizzeria
Coke and a slice was their daily special. A mobbed up Queens couple and their son were arrested Wednesday, accused of using their pizzeria and a produce business as mom-and-pop...
Trying to decode Chip Kelly's bizarre press conference
Assuming you can believe a word that came out of his mouth Wednesday, Chip Kelly cleared up at least some of the confusion about his stunning offseason overhaul of the...
This man has chosen playing with his reptiles over sex
This guy might be looking for love in all the wrong places. Meet Shaun Dixon, a reptile lover who has kicked girls to the curb in favor of his iguanas...
A-Rod launches first homer of the spring: 'I’m very happy’
TAMPA ��� Alex Rodriguez admitted the obvious after homering for the first time this spring on Wednesday against the Red Sox. “I’m very happy,” said Rodriguez, who hit a 3-1...
Model gets head smashed with wine glass at posh NYC club
The atmosphere at a posh Manhattan nightclub went from catwalk chic to wrestling-ring crazy when a woman smashed a leggy brunette model in the head with a wine glass, police...
TV host transforms into Hollywood bombshells
Now this is how you take contouring to the next level. Filipino television host Paolo Ballesteros is gaining quite the following in the social sphere, thanks in part to his...
Matt Harvey meets his match in Giancarlo Stanton in 2nd outing
JUPITER, Fla. — Matt Harvey bleeds just like the rest of us. After dominating the Tigers in his return to competition last week, the Mets ace was mortal against the...
Windell Middlebrooks’ best ‘Miller High Life’ moments
It’s not often an actor with a long industry résumé becomes best-known for a series of television commercials. But Windell Middlebrooks, who died suddenly Monday in LA at the age...
Adam Sandler’s ‘The Cobbler’ gets mired in dreck
Adam Sandler plays it relatively straight in “The Cobbler," a painfully earnest and totally unfunny magic-realist fable set on the Lower East Side that works in no way whatsoever. Sandler...
Tough stray cat survives being shot with arrow
A tough-as-nails kitty in Russia, who was shot with an arrow, clawed its way to a nearby house -- despite losing the use of its back legs -- to meow...
Spanish robot flick 'Eva' is too mechanical
Some interesting ideas rattle around in this Spanish sci-fi movie about Álex (Daniel Brühl), a scientist building a robot modeled on a real child. Rejecting other kids as “too boring,”...
'The Wrecking Crew' highlights music's unsung geniuses
The beat in “The Beat Goes On" owes less to Sonny and Cher than an anonymous bass guitarist named Carol Kaye, who says in this fascinating documentary that she was...
Heigl is a dreadful mess in misogynistic 'Home Sweet Hell'
It's high time Katherine Heigl sent up her image as a controlling bitch in heels; too bad her dark comic turn takes place in an otherwise dreadful, misogynistic slog of...
Time running out to cash $1M lottery ticket bought in Brooklyn
Someone in Brooklyn might be sitting on $1 million — but time is running out to claim the seven-figure winnings. A winning Powerball ticket bought at a Brooklyn gas station last...
Will Capuano injury get Yankees to rethink Hamels for fragile staff?
TAMPA — This time it was only the fifth starter who was injured. Next time it could be much worse for the Yankees’ house-of-cards rotation. Starter Chris Capuano made it...
Average Wall Street bonus rises just 2% on weaker bank profits
If Willie Sutton lived today, he just might be stealing from hedge funds. The famous bank bandit — who said he robbed banks “because that’s where the money is” —...
A Rihanna documentary is now in the works
Rihanna Navy, rejoice! The 27-year-old pop star and general badass is getting her own documentary, via filmmaker Peter Berg. Meanwhile, Kendall Jenner signs on as the new face of Calvin...
Rumored couple Selena Gomez and Zedd party in new music video
http://youtu.be/X46t8ZFqUB4 Zedd and Selena Gomez may not want you to know if they’re dating, but they definitely want you to know that the video for their single, “I Want You...
Human-size ice chunks are washing ashore in Cape Cod
Cape Cod beaches have been overrun by icebergs!
AP sues State Department to release Hillary emails
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the State Department to force the release of email correspondence and government documents from Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of...
Feds OK with probation, fine for Michael Grimm's ex
She was doing fine until she met Michael Grimm. The feds are willing to give the disgraced politico's former flame a light sentence for illegal campaign fundraising -- saying she'd...
Mark Herzlich's cancer-beating run with Giants continues
Mark Herzlich and Henry Hynoski arrived in 2011 as undrafted free agents. As rookies, they won a Super Bowl with the Giants and, after their initial three-year contracts expired, were...
Amar'e, wearing cartoonish outfit, rips Mavericks for 'joking'
https://youtu.be/LAEJiBANrhc Don’t let Amar’e Stoudemire’s outfit take away from his message. OK? Now try harder. The Mavericks forward had some harsh words for his teammates following a 127-94 home thrashing...
Man 'rolls in dog poop' to avoid arrest, gets busted anyway
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Police say a Pennsylvania man dropped to the ground and rolled around in dog waste to avoid being arrested for public drunkenness, but he was taken into...
Jameis Winston tries to butter up Goodell on NY visit
Jameis Winston, the controversy-machine quarterback who is the odds-on No. 1 pick in next month's NFL draft, met with Roger Goodell in New York last week in an attempt to...
Powdered alcohol gets federal agency's approval
A powdered alcohol intended to be mixed up into drinks has gained approval from a federal agency. The product, called Palcohol, had received the green light from the Alcohol and...
Dolce & Gabbana’s crystal-covered headphones can be yours — for $7,000
Listen up: Dolce & Gabbana — aka the king and king of all things sparkly and superfancy — have created the most decadent pair of headphones in the world. Nay, the...
Why Liam Neeson needs to close up that can of whoop-ass
Last winter’s Liam Neeson action movie was called “Non-Stop.” The next one should be called “Please-Stop.” According to the trailer of this week’s Liam Neeson Ass-Kick Flick (TM), “Run All...
Wendy Williams calls Chris Brown’s baby-mama drama ‘sloppy’
Talk show host Wendy Williams has some choice words for singer Chris Brown’s latest baby-mama drama and Kim Kardashian’s new look. “I am surprised this is Chris’ first,” Williams told...
This adorable cat is raising eyebrows everywhere
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Soccer star got dumped after friends secretly filmed sex romp
Alexis Sanchez is starting to accumulate some heavy baggage when it comes to women. Valentina Roth, a former girlfriend of the Gunners star, recently revealed what led to her breaking...
Why I loved my first encounter with the Apple Watch
The truth is, I couldn’t stop smiling when I started using it. It was simply that much fun. Here's why: Personality plus I knew the watch would be great, being...
Bomb-sniffing elephants could help military ID explosives
JOHANNESBURG — Armed with a sharp sense of smell, dogs have a long history of detecting explosives for their human handlers. Trained rats sniff out land mines from old African...
Anthony Davis to Nets? There was 7 percent chance of awesome
The Nets found themselves at an organizational crossroads on May 30, 2012. That was the night of the NBA Draft Lottery, and 14 teams — including the Nets — convened...
Apple reports outages across iTunes, App Stores
Apple said users had trouble making purchases through its iTunes and App Stores starting early Wednesday. The Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant said its various stores had been plagued by outages...
Darrelle Revis is ruthless, expensive and worth every penny
Revis Island is back. Here are some thoughts on the return of Darrelle Revis to the Jets. 1. The Jets had to make this move. It makes too much sense...
Jets trade for Ryan Fitzpatrick as veteran QB option
Ryan Fitzpatrick, come on down. You’re the next contestant in the Jets’ four-decade search for an answer at quarterback. The Jets completed a trade with the Texans on Wednesday to...
21-year-old becomes drug dealer so he can afford Apple Watch
HONG KONG — The high price tag of the Apple Watch (the regular one, not the gold one) has apparently prompted one young man in China to turn to drug...
KKR exec's remarks renew questions about succession plan
Private-equity investors are once again playing their favorite parlor game of who will succeed KKR’s septuagenarian co-founders. KKR’s Alex Navab — considered one of the leading contenders to succeed Henry...
TV reporter mugged on camera seconds before going on air
http://youtu.be/WDCrp5wjr1s A television reporter in South Africa was mugged just seconds before going live — and the frightening encounter was caught on camera. South African Broadcasting Corporation contributing editor Vuyo Mvoko...
NYCFC debut a smash, by two different measures
New York City FC tied in its debut game Sunday in Orlando, Fla., but if early returns mean anything, NYCFC is off to a winning start off the field, both...
Woman got naked at Dunkin' Donuts on a dare: cops
GREENACRES, Fla. -- A 32-year-old woman told police in Florida she got naked and sat outside a Dunkin' Donuts as a dare.
Meet the hardest-working man in porn
A Japanese porn star has found world fame after complaining on Twitter that there are more Bengal tigers than male actors in the country’s adult movie industry. Shimiken, a spiky-haired...
Pot bales tossed from fleeing SUV during high-speed chase
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. -- An Arizona sheriff's department says some of the marijuana bales that suspects tossed out of an SUV during a high-speed chase last week got picked up...
'Nut rage' flight attendant sues Korean Air, former exec
The flight attendant at the center of the Korean Airlines “Nut Rage” case is fighting back — suing the crazed airline heiress who threw a violent tantrum and tried to...
Dez Bryant has a gentle Eagles warning for DeMarco Murray
Day 1 of NFL free agency may be in the books, but one of the league's biggest stars is still without a home. With DeMarco Murray still on the market, several...
Ambassador 'counting his lucky stars' after knife attack
Ambassador Mark Lippert said Wednesday he’s “counting his lucky stars” that a scary knife attack in South Korea last week didn’t inflict even more damage. Lippert had a long cut...
Utah poised to bring back firing squad
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah — the only state in the past 40 years to carry out a death sentence by firing squad — is poised to bring back the...
Jets deep in talks with Antonio Cromartie
Darrelle Revis might not be the only big-name cornerback returning to the Jets. According to a source, the Jets and free agent Antonio Cromartie went deep into Tuesday night in...
Broker brawl breaks out over Schwab's 'robo-advisors'
The feelings — and the funds — are mutual. WealthFront, an investment advisory startup, started a Wall Street war of words on Tuesday when its CEO accused Charles Schwab, a...
Suspect in Nemtsov killing 'tortured and forced to confess'
MOSCOW — The main suspect in Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov's killing has signs of torture on his body and was forced to confess to the shooting, a human rights...
15 armed assailants hijack vans filled with millions in jewels
PARIS — About 15 gunmen ambushed two vans carrying millions in jewels Wednesday on a French highway, forcing out their drivers in the middle of the night and speeding off...
3-alarm fire tears through Harlem high-rise
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Bears making strong push for veteran safety Antrel Rolle
Antrel Rolle heading to Chicago to visit with the Bears is a prime example of the difference between NFL head coaches who have control of their team’s personnel and those...
'Blessed' Yankees prospect elicits Stargell, Stanton comps
TAMPA — For top Yankees hitting prospect Aaron Judge, the miracle already has happened. No matter what baseball has in store for the massive Judge, who is just 22, grace...
Midday kidnapping attempt caught on video in small town
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-MBoIeK2Zo Authorities on Tuesday were searching for a man caught on surveillance video running down a sidewalk with a toddler in his arms, with the boy's two young siblings screaming...
Why the Yankees are so lucky Cliff Lee stayed with the Phillies
The current rotation concerns of the Yankees and Rangers could be worse — Cliff Lee could have accepted one of the two highest total bids in December 2010. Lee turned...
Dolan's shrewd Amar'e gesture saved him over $6 million
SALT LAKE CITY — You can say Knicks owner James Dolan had a heart of gold in letting Amar’e Stoudemire leave the moribund Knicks and join Western Conference title contender Dallas....
Comfortable with knee brace, CC excited for first mound action
SARASOTA, Fla. — CC Sabathia finally is getting close to being back on the mound. “I’m looking forward to Thursday,” Sabathia said on Tuesday after a bullpen session at George...
New York a college hoops town again — at least for a little while
The craziness began in earnest on Sunday afternoon, way out of town, in a sweaty gymnasium in northwest Vermont, hard by Lake Champlain. This is where the great New York...
11 troops presumed dead after helicopter crash
Seven Marines and four soldiers aboard an Army Black Hawk chopper that crashed in waters off Florida during a night training mission were presumed dead Wednesday, officials said. Some human...
Iron man streak ends at 320 games for Islanders' Nick Leddy
Add one, take away another. The Islanders had a handful of moving pieces in Tuesday night’s 2-1 loss to the Rangers, the final regular-season game these two historic rivals will...
Notorious Mets killer ruins Bartolo Colon's spring outing
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Mets will be thrilled if this is the only time Freddie Freeman hammers them this season. The notorious Mets killer delivered a three-run homer...
One clear, prohibitive favorite in this year's Big East Tournament
Lightning won’t strike twice. Villanova was dominant a year ago, rolling through the Big East regular season at 16-2, before being stunned in the conference tournament quarterfinals by Seton Hall....
Yankees hire Hideki Matsui as Cashman's special adviser
SARASOTA, Fla. — The Yankees have welcomed a familiar face to their front office. Hideki Matsui was named as a special adviser to general manager Brian Cashman, the team announced...
Why the future is bright for Seton Hall despite turbulent season
It’s easy to forget now, because of how strongly Seton Hall started the season, the Pirates’ national ranking and the collapse that followed, but the All-Big East rookie team can...
Howie Hoops is back! Check out our expert's 1st 4 tourney picks
Hopefully, all good things don’t have to end. After four straight winning seasons — and a long weekend in Albany (are there any other kind?) at the MAAC Tournament —...
Rangers finding their groove: 'This is the way we want to play'
If this was it, if this was it for Rangers-Islanders at the Coliseum, both of our teams sent the Long Island portion of the Battle of New York out in...
St. Francis didn't make history, but they put on a terrific show
The basketball seemed frozen on a string, suspended high above the Pope Physical Education Center floor, sitting there for what felt like a few beats longer than forever. The ball...
Teen arrested after leading police on chase and killing a pedestrian
Cops arrested a Brooklyn teen after he killed a pedestrian while fleeing police Sunday night. Police say Raymond Ramos, 18, was stopped by officers Sunday night in Crown Heights but...
Feds find more 'perv' pics on Bronx Science teacher's phone
Authorities have collected more evidence against a Bronx High School of Science teacher accused of soliciting kiddie porn, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. Following Jonathan Cruz’s arrest Friday, FBI agents allegedly...
Assembly undecided on ethics reform
The Assembly released its own state budget proposal Tuesday, minus the sweeping ethics reforms demanded by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “We haven’t come to a final position on ethics,” Speaker Carl...
Slain teen's parents: $4M payout is not 'justice'
The parents of slain Bronx teen Ramarley Graham vowed Tuesday to continue fighting for “justice” — even after the family scored a $3.9 million settlement over their son’s tragic shooting death by...
Terrorists targeted 'Game of Thrones' set: report
It was a plot worthy of the Lannisters. The “Game of Thrones” set at a film studio in Northern Ireland was targeted by terrorists who wanted to kill ex-cops who...
Accused cop shooter's texts prove his plan, prosecutors say
The Brooklyn ex-con on trial for barricading himself and his pregnant girlfriend inside their apartment before shooting three NYPD cops texted a buddy before the shooting, “Yo homie I ain’t...
'Deranged' Times Square man sentenced to two years in prison
The deranged man cops tried to subdue and mistakenly believed was armed when they opened fire, accidentally shooting two female tourists in Times Square in 2013, was sentenced Tuesday to...
Mirror hacking is 'nightmare' for soccer star's ex-beau
In the latest development in the phone-hacking civil trial involving Mirror Group Newspapers, the former girlfriend of soccer star Rio Ferdinand said she felt “completely and utterly sickened” when the...
Gigaom tech blog shuts down after blowing through $25 million
Gigaom, one of the pioneers in the tech blogosphere, has ceased operations after a nine-year run — apparently blowing through over $25 million in venture money and defaulting on a...
Spotify to spend $1B on renewal deal with Universal Music
Spotify believes Universal Music Group has a billion reasons to renew its song-licensing deal. The streaming music service expects to pay Universal, the No. 1 record label in the world,...
Concert business takes a tumble without big-name acts
No Jay Z, no happiness for the concert business. Concert promoters and arenas are expected to slog through a tough start to 2015 as a dearth of big-name acts will...
FiOS paints a cloudy picture with Weather Channel purge
Wither weather TV. Verizon FiOS notified its customers Tuesday there’s no more “Wake Up with Al.” The Weather Channel, which carries the program starring “Today” show weather man Al Roker,...
De Blasio's claims on education are hocus-pocus — not progress
As usual, Mayor Putz was late yesterday. The 20-minute delay for a program at Boys and Girls High School set a lousy example for students, but the real disgrace was...
New SoHo developments spell the end of two local clubs
The booming Soho real estate market also means one less jiggle joint and one less DJ joint. Both the Mystique Gentleman’s Club and The Westway dance club will be giving...
Derek Fisher booed by Jazz fans with grudge over child-care exit
SALT LAKE CITY — Derek Fisher was booed heavily by Jazz fans during introductions before he coached Tuesday for the first time at EnergySolutions Arena. Nearly a decade ago, Fisher...
One Vanderbilt developer shuttering two Irish bars
Irish eyes will be crying in their pints next week over the demise of both Patrick Conway’s Pub and the neighboring Annie Moore’s. The rival Irish pubs have been given...
Stars dial up the dazzle in dresses that look like jewelry
From Gigi Hadid to Lupita Nyong'o, these stars and more dazzle like diamonds on the red carpet.
Hollywood's most stylish celebs step into spring with the hottest trends
Nicole Kidman, Emma Roberts and Kerry Washington are among Hollywood's hottest trendsetters.
Jimmy Choo perfects glass slippers made for a princess
With all due respect, Fairy Godmother, the song is now “Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Choo.” Indeed, to celebrate the release of Disney’s live-action “Cinderella” (in theaters Friday), some of the industry’s biggest names were asked to reimagine the fabled...
Design duo BassamFellows debuts fuss-free collection
Like many fashion folk, the NYC based design duo BassamFellows got their start as architects — sculpting furniture that made a splash from Manhattan to Milan. Now Craig Bassam and Scott Fellows have shifted into the...
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Manhattan A man who was fired from a bar in the Financial District lunged at the manager with a fork before promising to return with a gun and shoot up...
Those '70s shows: Spring 2015 runways flashback to the 'me' decade
Many of the designers who flashed back to the 1970s for their spring collections were toddlers when that hedonistic era began. “I wish I would have been an adult then,”...
Get your groove on with these ’70s-inspired accessories
The Me Decade lives on in spring's most glam bags, shoes and jewelry. Bold moves Calf hair and leather “Lip” clutch, $680 at justcavalli.com; Hilfiger Collection booties, $590 at Tommy...
Stuart Weitzman brings the heart and sole to Hollywood
Stuart Weitzman is well on his way to becoming Oscar’s unofficial shoe designer. Nine stars stunned in his supersexy stilettos at last month’s Academy Awards, including leggy Jennifer Aniston, Chrissy...
Fling into spring with these statement-making sole mates
From bold kicks to chic clutches, these power pairs will have you making style statements all season long. Flower power Mules, $395 at Tory Burch, 797 Madison Ave., and bag,...
Jewelry designer Zoë Chicco celebrates 15 years of handcrafted, low-key luxury
The first thing that strikes new fans of jewelry designer Zoë Chicco is how her pieces evoke opposite ideas. They’re pared down, but punchy; slinky-sexy, but straight-edged; yet everything works...
Swiss heritage brand Bally ups the luxury ante with made-to-order program
Swiss heritage brand Bally is having a renaissance. This month, the 164-year-old label — known mostly for driving loafers — is upping the luxury ante with a made-to-order program in...
Arm yourself with these 9 military-inspired spring styles
Your secret style weapon this spring? Arming yourself with military-inspired fashions! Proper Attire Pair this topper with jeans by day or with a long maxi skirt by night. Style...