March 14, 2015
La Guardia laser pointer says he's a 'sick man'
A day after unloading his conscience in Bronx Criminal Court, Elehecer Balaguer — who confessed that it was he, not his girlfriend’s stepbrother, who pointed a military-strength laser at airplanes...
Napier to Kemba to Boatright? Don't bet against UConn
Watching the brackets being released on Selection Sunday is one of this country’s greatest traditions, an unrivaled event whose lack of game action prevents any chance of being underwhelmed, a day...
Driver's party cab boasts disco lights, live goldfish
[theplatform account="4uMbOC" media="media/guid/2389494712/8G6FSglHKV_pw7V46ymLvcW3r8sykBb0" player="mVC7xu4zqUdN"] There’s something fishy about this cab! Mohammad “Goldie” Bahram tricks up his NYC yellow taxi every night, turning it into a disco wonderland of glowing spheres,...
Teens on NYC board 'looking to change the world'
These teenagers aren’t bored, they’re on the board. Leila Eliot was just appointed by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer to the Lower East Side’s Community Board 3, and she’s only...
Dear John: Swift sailing in rigged market
Dear John: I’ve been reading your column for a number of years, and I must say you had me convinced that the stock market was indeed rigged. On the other...
Defending the indefensible Hillary Clinton
The toughest job in politics these days is defending Hillary Clinton, mocked brilliantly by The Post as the “Deleter of the Free World.” Her beleaguered defenders, as they retreat behind...
The fleeting, 12-team life of NBA's -- and Knicks' -- most interesting ponytail
PHOENIX — Knicks center Lou Amundson heard Phil Jackson’s remark the other day at UCLA — that he wants to bring back some guys on this roster not under contract....
Villanova affirms status as Big East king in title romp of Xavier
Saturday night wasn’t a championship game — it was a coronation. A coronation for the best — by the numbers — regular-season team in Villanova history, at 32-2, for the...
Young gets revenge on 76ers, helps Nets snap five-game skid
PHILADELPHIA — The Nets needed a win in the worst way. Thankfully for them, the Sixers were the next game on the schedule. Led by 21 points and nine rebounds...
Man gunned down outside his home in Brooklyn
A 21-year-old man was fatally shot just outside his Brooklyn home Saturday afternoon, authorities said. Leroy Olmstead was found with a gunshot wound to his torso around 3:10 p.m. in...
In My Library: Hilary Mantel
A tip for those curious about Broadway’s newest import, “Wolf Hall,” set in 16th century England: “Don’t think of ‘costume drama,’” says Hilary Mantel. “Think of these stories as political...
Revis, Cromartie, take heed: The flameouts, thrills of going home
These things aren’t unprecedented, of course, but there’s a reason why noted sports columnist Thomas Wolfe once opined, “You can’t go home again,” because it really isn’t that easy to...
Yandle gets in on the action as Rangers continue absolute tear
BUFFALO — The Predators at the Garden, the Red Wings in Detroit, the Blackhawks in Chicago, the Caps in Washington or the Sabres here. It doesn’t matter. Henrik Lundqvist, Cam...
'Snakebitten' Isles stonewalled by Canadiens, drop 3rd straight
Here’s the new spin, the way losses by the bundle don’t look so bad. “Let it happen now,” Islanders coach Jack Capuano said after the latest self-described hard-luck loss, a...
Back in the dole-drums
As a candidate for mayor, Bill de Blasio vowed to undo 20 years of reform that saw the city’s welfare rolls drop from 1.16 million to less than 400,000. Sad...
A 'Sound' like no other
The hills are alive — with the sound of critics. Fifty years ago this month, “The Sound of Music” debuted at the Rivoli Theatre on Broadway. It’s a happy story...
Steve Masiello on movies, Machiavelli and Manhattan's NCAA odds
With his MAAC champion Jaspers getting ready to head to the NCAA Tournament, Manhattan coach Steve Masiello took a timeout for some Q&A with Steve Serby. Q: What do you...
What makes Michael Pineda 2.0 an upgrade on previous version
TAMPA — There is so much to like about this version of Michael Pineda. Start with the changeup, but don’t overlook all the other improvements. He has become a leader...
Obama adviser behind leak of Hillary Clinton’s email scandal
It’s the vast left-wing conspiracy. President Obama's senior adviser Valerie Jarrett leaked to the press details of Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email address during her time as secretary...
David Wright opens eyes with mammoth spring training HR
PORT ST. LUCIE — David Wright says he doesn’t pay attention to his home run numbers. That may be true, but the Mets didn’t sign Wright to $138 million contract...
Bubble teams, No. 1's and what to watch for on Selection Sunday
The wait is over. After weeks of guessing, experts’ ever-changing brackets and coaches’ lobbying, the NCAA Tournament field will be revealed Sunday night. There is plenty up for grabs after...
Brit bombshell Kelly Brook is ready for American primetime
Dashing onto the set of her New York Post photo shoot around 20 minutes late, British actress Kelly Brook apologizes profusely, blaming Los Angeles traffic. But after settling into the...
Sandy Alderson's stockpiling long-plan may be tested already
PORT ST. LUCIE — So if the Mets average more than 12 runs a game, as has been the case these last three days at Tradition Field, they can survive...
How liberal discipline policies are making schools less safe
New York public-school students caught stealing, doing drugs or even attacking someone can avoid suspension under new “progressive” discipline rules adopted this month. Most likely, they will be sent to...
'He's not a team player': Police guitarist on Sting's big ego
“It’s not just about the Police.” Guitarist Andy Summers is talking about his new documentary, “Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving the Police,” out Friday and based on his 2006 memoir,...
Finding fantasy closers a tricky task
For 19 years, the bullpen doors would swing open and Mariano Rivera would run out onto the field at Yankee Stadium as fans screams and Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” took over...
Post-Sumner CBS-Viacom power a mixed bag
Theories abound on Wall Street about what conflicts might arise if either CBS or Viacom receives an outside bid in a post-Sumner Redstone world. Both companies are majority-controlled by Redstone’s...
Why NHL's leading scorers on historically unimpressive pace
BUFFALO — Unless John Tavares, Alex Ovechkin or Sidney Crosby pick up the pace, the NHL scoring leader is going to finish with the fewest amount of points in a...
Yale fails in bid for Cinderella finish, NCAA Tournament bid
PHILADELPHIA — As Yale’s Javier Duren brought the ball up the court as the final seconds ticked off the clock of Saturday’s Ivy League playoff against Harvard, he carried more...
Legacy of Rice High School lives on in March Madness
The third Sunday of March often was a special day for Rice High School alumni, fans and supporters. It was the day of the Catholic League city championships, and the...
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone talks Meerkat at SXSW
What’s Meerkat? If it’s news to you, don’t feel bad — it’s also news to Biz Stone. In an interview at South By Southwest Interactive on Saturday, the co-founder of...
Esmil Rogers' approach to winning Yankees' fifth-starter job
DUNEDIN, Fla. — Just pitch and let the decision makers decide if he qualifies for the vacant fifth starter’s spot that Chris Capuano lost due to quadriceps injury, that was...
Body camera shows baby rescued from submerged car
SPANISH FORK, Utah — Police have released body-camera footage that shows the frantic rescue of an 18-month-old Utah girl from a car that had crashed into a frigid river 14...
A-Rod: I'm slow now, and I can't get any faster
DUNEDIN, FLA. — Got a sun dial? As Alex Rodriguez re-enters the baseball galaxy, the focus has been on can he help the Yankees as the designated hitter. Will the...
One thing -- and not the field -- will determine NYCFC's staying power
Sunday at Yankee Stadium will be much more about the spectacle and the shiny new toy that New York City Football Club represents than it will be about the product...
Why it's too late for the Giants to find top-notch free-agent safety
Scanning the offseason depth chart — which can be as useful as sandpaper in the ocean — it looked as if the Giants needed to fill six holes in their...
Woman steps into shower with stomach pains, emerges with baby
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Des Moines woman stepped into the shower this week to help ease the discomfort of stomach pains. She emerged holding a newborn. Brittany Young, 24,...
How Ben Roethlisberger's mega-deal can help Eli Manning
Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger came into the league together, back in the 2004 NFL Draft, and if the Giants were not able to execute a trade with the Chargers...
How Jets' Maccagnan fixed Idzik's biggest error in 1 week
Take a bow Mike Maccagnan. In one week, the new Jets general manager remade the team’s roster, addressing the glaring holes that doomed the 2014 season, and rejuvenated a disgusted...
The new Mexican fast-food spot that dethroned Chipotle
I’ll admit it. I love Chipotle. I eat it at least once a week. Hell — full admission — I even own a few shares of stock. So, when Óxido,...
Roto goes toe-to-toe with head-to-head format
In 1984’s Rotisserie League Baseball, the founders outlined a gameplay that had owners competing in eight scoring categories (there are now 10 in most formats), accruing statistics over the course...
The myth about MLB power bats, and why it benefits Mets
The hardest thing to find in baseball is righty power. Unless, of course, it is lefty power. What if one of the mantras of the game is something we repeat,...
Syracuse fans finally admit the truth about NCAA sham
By the mid-1960s, money and mobility had allowed Syracuse to be a New York City-region extension university. It became a place to “go away to college,” an option to standard...
The woman who's made a career out of 'vision boards'
For some, the road to success is paved with gold or graduate degrees. For Lucinda Cross, it was glitter and cardboard. It has been a road with detours and potholes,...
Julie Andrews reveals 'Sound of Music' secrets
Lady Gaga knows what’s great. Which is why, when she sang that “Sound of Music” medley at the Oscars, she gave it her best Julie Andrews spin. “Wasn’t she terrific?”...
Drunk minister swerved through NYC tunnel with vodka, pills: cops
That’s not holy water! A priest at Manhattan’s famed Cathedral of St. John the Divine was nabbed with an open bottle of vodka and prescription meds in her car after...
Stony Brook ousted in heartbreaking fashion
ALBANY — How much more can one team — and one school — take? Seconds away from its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, Stony Brook suffered its most devastating defeat in...
Can penis or vagina injections give you a better sex life?
Even the movie stars who didn’t win at last month’s Oscar ceremony still might have gone home with a stiff little man. Losing Academy Award nominees were gifted with $125,000...
Zack Wheeler elbow issue escalates with surprising MRI
PORT ST. LUCIE — Zack Wheeler’s spring keeps getting worse. After getting knocked around in his first outing and later complaining of elbow discomfort, the right-hander underwent an MRI exam...
Nephew charged with stabbing aunt to death with icepick
A Philadelphia man has been charged with stabbing his aunt to death with an icepick inside her Queens Village apartment nearly 5 months after the brutal slay, police sources said....
Bus riders help police catch uncle who fondled niece: cops
Mortified straphangers helped cops nab a sicko who allegedly fondled his niece on a Queens bus, police said. The man, identified as Jesus Rodriguez Rojas,31, was aboard a Q53 bus...
Elderly nun gang-raped after trying to stop robbery in India
KOLKATA, India — A nun in her 70s was gang-raped by a group of bandits Saturday when she tried to prevent them from robbing a Christian missionary school in eastern...
33 dead, at least a dozen missing after ferry capsizes in Myanmar
YANGON, Myanmar -- A crowded double-decker passenger ferry capsized in northwestern Myanmar after being slammed by huge waves, killing 33 people and leaving at least a dozen missing, officials said...
Cyclone rips through South Pacific islands of Vanuatu
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Many residents in cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu were forced to hunker a second night in emergency shelters after venturing out Saturday only to find their homes damaged or...
Woman who accused ex of cyber-spying receives no reward
There will be no cash payout for a New York anesthesiologist who sued her physician ex-husband because he accessed her e-mails for seven years as they separated, divorced and sparred...
Shih Tzu nearly died after botched $2K-a-day treatment: suit
He brought his precious pooch to a Manhattan animal clinic because of allergies — and the dog nearly died because the veterinarians there botched his treatment, a new lawsuit charges....
Los Angeles police: 14 teens suspected of school sex assault
Fourteen teenagers are under investigation for a series of sexual assaults against two students at a Los Angeles high school, police said Friday. Investigators believe the assaults took place on...
Why would anyone want to date Sean Penn?
If you thought Charlize Theron was just the latest A-list notch on Sean Penn’s bedpost, think again. “Charlize is not my girlfriend,” Penn, 54, corrected a French reporter who asked...
This week's couple: Just like old friends
There are a lot of ways to end up in the friend zone: One surefire trick is to resemble someone a potential mate already knows. That was the case with...
Taylor Lautner finally emerges from the 'Twilight' zone
At a distinct point in time, being a star of the “Twilight” franchise meant you were Hollywood royalty. But for Taylor Lautner, the end of the mania in 2012 meant...
New guy seeks a city girl to show him around
Philip, 25, moved to the big city eight months ago from Florida — now that he’s settled in, he’s ready for romance. Celebrity crush: Philip has had a thing for...
Millionaires in bizarre court battle over inches of property
Two warring Upper East Side millionaires are refusing to budge an inch — over a mere foot of real estate. They’re embroiled in a bizarre court battle royale over the...
Girardi 'curious' about what the future holds for Yoan Moncada
FORT MYERS, Fla. — For a time, it looked as if Joe Girardi might get a chance to manage Yoan Moncada when he arrived in the major leagues. Instead, the...
Creep outraged after being arrested for 'killing' family dog
A heartless creep killed a relative’s pet — and was shocked that he was busted for the crime, authorities said. “Am I getting arrested for a f--king dog?” whined Edward...
Jury awards $25M to ex-con shot by cop
A Brooklyn jury handed out a $25 million award Friday to a hulking ex-con who was shot during a struggle with an NYPD sergeant who was trying to bust him...
'Drunk' Secret Service agent backed 'zero tolerance' policy
He had double vision — and a double standard! One of the Secret Service agents suspected of drunkenly slamming into a White House barricade earlier this month announced last year...
Doctor testifies Etan Patz 'killer' believes he has 'super powers'
Pedro Hernandez once said he killed Etan Patz — but he also claims to have super powers that can detect evil spirits and predict the future, a psychiatrist testified Friday....
'A young Derek Jeter': How Gregorius is handling unreal hopes
TAMPA — Kevin Towers had just completed a three-team trade that brought a 22-year-old shortstop named Didi Gregorius to Arizona in December 2012 when the then-Diamondbacks general manager made a...
How 'attitude' keeps propelling Villanova to great heights
This is the kind of madness March always gives us, even before all the dancing officially begins. You found March Madness on Friday night at the Garden, in the semifinals...
Aspiring firefighter sues FDNY over 'breath test' exam
An Asian firefighter wannabe is suing the FDNY over its physical exam, saying it discriminates against minorities — because their lungs aren’t as big as those of white people. Rickey...
Fund-raisers raise speculation Cuomo may run for a third term
Gov. Cuomo is swinging for the financial fences just months after he won a second term and hauled in a record $44 million. Cuomo has scheduled at least two fund-raisers,...
Travel company starts offering direct flight from JFK to Cuba
Cuba, long off limits to Americans, is about to become a little more accessible to New York-area travelers. Starting Tuesday, a tour operator will begin offering what it says are...
Feel-good Yale will go down to powerful Harvard
Perhaps the rapidly multiplying gray hairs aren’t the only sign I may be past my prime … Harvard (-1½) over Yale: If you have a heart, you have to root...
Harvard-Yale III: This time an NCAA tourney berth is on line
It’s Harvard-Yale III. Two academics-first schools and co-Ivy League champions will square off for the third time this season on Saturday (4 p.m., MSG+) at the Palestra in Philadelphia. On...
The Yankees' 6-day solution to keep Tanaka healthy
TAMPA — On the sixth day, he pitched. The Yankees have a plan to keep Masahiro Tanaka as healthy as possible, and that means giving him an extra day of...
Jets swarm Mariota, who would 'love to play for' them
The Jets have a high draft pick and a need for a franchise quarterback. Marcus Mariota has a Heisman Trophy, a Maxwell Award, and Friday the Oregon star said he...
After disaster, Phil Jackson backtracks on Melo expectations
SAN FRANCISCO — Phil Jackson has written off this season for Carmelo Anthony as impossible to judge because of Anthony’s season-long knee injury, saying the Knicks star played his 40...
Two-faced Xavier jolts Georgetown, moves to Big East final
The right Xavier team came to New York City this week. The one capable of beating anybody, not the group that lost to Long Beach State, UTEP and Creighton this...
How d'Arnaud's defensive strength created defensive liability
PORT ST. LUCIE — Travis d’Arnaud is hoping to attach a big “d” to his name this season. The Mets catcher has made it a mission this spring to emerge...
Reeling Nets wondering if they have 'right mix' of players
PHILADELPHIA — The Nets arrived for Saturday night’s game against the 76ers hoping a matchup with one of the NBA’s worst teams finally could snap the five-game losing streak that...
Sins of the fathers: TV's illegitimate offspring
Wednesday's episode of “Empire” delivered a bombshell during a tense scene with the always calamitous Lyon family — when Lucious (Terrence Howard) revealed that he, and not his gay son...
City lawyers refuse to settle suit with Icahn Charter School
Mayor de Blasio’s lawyers are refusing to settle a lawsuit over a space dispute with one of the most highly regarded charters in the city, Icahn Charter School 6. The...
'Top Gear' shifts to two-part special in wake of Clarkson suspension
BBC America will air a two-part “Top Gear” special in lieu of the show’s regularly scheduled episodes in the wake of show host Jeremy Clarkson’s suspension. The special, “Top Gear:...
Daily Blotter
Queens A man attempted to kill a foe in Ridgewood, cops said. The 24-year-old victim was walking with his girlfriend near Seneca and Gates avenues at about 2:20 a.m. Thursday when...
Jaime Pressly upped to series regular on 'Mom'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hshcez0vyM "Mom" has added another member to the family. Jaime Pressly, who’s appeared this season as self-obsessed divorcee Jill, has been promoted to a series regular when the CBS sitcom...