March 21, 2015
Montauk's hottest property back on the market
The hottest property in Montauk is back on the market for $25 million — East Deck Motel and Resort in Montauk’s Ditch Plains, which was sold in 2013 for $14...
Credit reset a headache for mortgage market
A new time bomb in the residential mortgage market is starting to go off — potentially pushing thousands of struggling New York families into foreclosure. This year marks the start...
Heavy burden weighs on markets
The grand experiment of central banks to borrow their way to growth may be headed for implosion. The record expansion in debt across the globe — a stunning $57 trillion...
Dear John: And the market taketh away
Dear John: Either [letter-writer] M.B. is a financial adviser (and a commission-driven person) or has never invested in the financial markets. As someone who has been in the markets since...
Sloppy but soaring Rangers tempting fate again and again
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Rangers continue to pile up points in the standings, but their 7-1-1 record over their past nine games seems as much a testament to inertia as...
Losing patience with the GDP
Fed Chair Janet Yellen lost “patient” from her FOMC statement on Wednesday, but not her patience for growth in the economy. But American savers have lost their patience getting zero...
One year later, Virginia can turn heartbreak into sweet revenge
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Virginia is the favorite with the high seed and the expected partisan crowd. Michigan State has one advantage on its side: Magic Johnson, arguably its most famous...
Assessing the dreary, hopeless, ready-to-quit Knicks
TORONTO — It was just two years ago the Knicks were on the verge of clinching their first Atlantic Division title since 1994, on the way to a 54-28 record...
Why West Virginia embraces its surly, inelegant coach
COLUMBUS, Ohio — When West Virginia senior guard Juwan Staten was asked about the unique sideline style of his coach, Bob Huggins, he perfectly encapsulated the reputation Huggins deservedly has...
Nile Rodgers on why Chic will never be in the Hall of Fame
"I don’t want to live in the past, but it’s a nice place to visit,” goes the hook of Chic’s new song “I’ll Be There.” It’s the first music from...
Yanks' Pineda's electric cutting fastball has scouts drooling
TAMPA — If manager Joe Girardi were going on spring training statistics, which is never a good idea, Michael Pineda likely would be the Yankees’ Opening Day starter. If Masahiro...
Confident Lavin expects extension: St. John's 'pleased with' results
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — St. John’s fans clamoring for a new coach may want to look away. Steve Lavin believes he will be back as the Red Storm coach and be...
The race is on for Mets' Opening Day 2nd baseman
LAKELAND, Fla. — Game on? With Daniel Murphy nursing a pulled right hamstring and his status for Opening Day unclear to the Mets, Ruben Tejada and Daniel Muno seem to...
Rangers keep rolling with shootout win over Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. — Jesper Fast and J.T. Miller scored, and Mats Zuccarello had the lone goal in the shootout as the Rangers edged the Hurricanes 3-2 on Saturday night. Cam...
Woman sues dog walker who lost pit bull after 'flipping out'
The most hated dog walker in New York has finally been revealed. The Manhattan man who allegedly "flipped out" last month and lost Sugar -- a beloved pit bull mix...
Capuano's teaching lessons are jeopardizing Isles' playoff odds
If this is about looking toward the postseason, and about preparing for what should be a wild last run for the Islanders at the Coliseum, then why on Earth would...
'Vanishing' terror threats
What a difference just one year makes when it comes to terrorism — or so National Intelligence Director James Clapper would have us believe. In his Worldwide Threat Assessment to...
Abandoning the poor
Count us tentatively in favor of the drive to bolster the NYPD force by 1,000 cops. Many of those pushing this are in the anti-cop camp, and simply looking for...
10 butterfly styles that'll spring you from your winter cocoon
Spring out of your winter cocoon and take flight in bold, bright butterfly-print fashions Butterfly catcher Keep your keys from flying away with this fashionable fob. Salvatore Ferragamo leather key...
Madness! No. 1 Villanova shocked by NC State in bracket-buster
PITTSBURGH — Here’s the thing about chalk: It’s easily erased. Other than undefeated Kentucky, was there a team in the country that entered the NCAA Tournament looking more fine-tuned and...
Surging Nets topple Pacers, inch closer to No. 8 seed
INDIANAPOLIS — Somehow, someway, the Nets still have life. After a five-game losing streak seemingly left them with next to no shot at making the playoffs, Brooklyn has reeled off...
Islanders snap four-game skid with shutout win over Devils
Saturday night brought one example of what the Islanders are going to have to get used to. On this night, they dealt with it fine. As games tighten up with...
Mets hope 'special' phenom won't take Syndergaard route
LAKELAND, Fla. — Steven Matz is probably good enough to open the season with the Mets, but must wait his turn. Even with Zack Wheeler done for 2015 as he...
How Fab 5 coach has revitalized San Diego State program
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Steve Fisher still gets the looks, the I-know-who-he-is glances when he walks down the street. “Those are the guys that remember me from yesterday,” the San Diego...
Why the Red Bulls don't consider NYCFC a real rival
Rivalries are the lifeblood of soccer, and there’s none more bitter or long-standing in MLS than the Red Bulls and D.C. United. The Red Bulls say forget fledgling New York...
CC Sabathia: I couldn't care less that I'm facing Matt Harvey
TAMPA — A CC Sabathia-Matt Harvey matchup might get fans excited, but it doesn’t do much for Sabathia. Asked if he was interested in seeing how Harvey looked on Sunday...
Can Derek Hough and Rockettes succeed in spring?
There's a moment near the beginning of Radio City’s “New York Spring Spectacular” that can be called a show-stopper: To the tune of “Singin’ in the Rain,” dance star Derek...
Meet the comedian who bonded with Tina Fey
Ever wonder how Tina Fey recovers from co-hosting the Golden Globes? She gets up early and gets right to work, says comedian Fortune Feimster, who met with Fey the morning...
How a Robertson motive for bolting explains Yankees' demise
GLENDALE , Ariz. — Like Robinson Cano, David Robertson had to leave the Yankees to grow his bank account, a beard and his stature. The Yankees brand, after all, still...
Parents protest after learning school hired sleazy teacher
“Not in my school!” Enraged parents protested outside PS 186 Castlewood in Bellerose, Queens on Friday after learning a teacher found guilty of inappropriate behavior with a student was working...
Why old school dating will make you happier than trolling Tinder
It wasn’t a quick swipe right on Tinder, but rather two months in a small acting workshop in Hell’s Kitchen that brought together Conrad Catton and Nadia Manzoor. “We had...
Guide to Sunday's best games of the NCAA Tournament
The Post picks out the best games from the eight third-round contests that make up an all-day hoops buffet on Day 4 of the NCAA Tournament: (2) Virginia vs. (7)...
How Lena Dunham is making an 88-year-old artist current again
"Somebody called me and said, ‘You know, there’s a woman who has Eloise tattooed on her backside.’” Thus was illustrator Hilary Knight introduced to Lena Dunham, a die-hard fan of...
Girardi coy over setting up Tanaka for Opening Day
TAMPA — Masahiro Tanaka is scheduled to start Wednesday against the Mets at George M. Steinbrenner Field on six days’ rest, so there is a scenario in which the right-hander...
Taking Shelly's lumps
Same old, same old. How little really changes in Albany — regardless of the pomp and circumstance. Last month, following multiple indictments of former Speaker Shelly Silver, the Assembly replaced...
The bravest of reforms
The FDNY got the call too late to save the seven children who perished in Saturday’s horrific fire in Midwood, Brooklyn. But it’s increasingly easy to imagine engines pulling up...
Team Matsui and Team Jeter face off in Japan charity event
TOKYO — Hideki Matsui went to bat for children affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami and hit a home run. The 2009 World Series MVP teamed up with former...
Fertile farms can provide benefits
Going into your draft, you have to ask yourself one question: Do you believe the hype? Kris Bryant has been hot this spring, hitting .435 with six homers and nine...
New Orleans airport attacker dies in hospital
The machete-wielding man who was shot by police when he attacked security agents at a New Orleans airport on Friday has died in hospital, police said on Saturday. Richard White,...
Serby’s Sunday Q&A with...Cam Talbot
Q: How is it going to be for you emotionally or psychologically when Lundqvist comes back? Will any part of you be frustrated? A: No. It’s hard to be frustrated...
Kentucky rolls into Sweet 16, first Division I team to reach 36-0
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Taking on the nation’s top team and the most prominent figures in the Lexington skyline, Cincinnati approached college basketball’s biggest bully with two clenched fists, unwilling to...
NHL coaches will play a big role in new overtime format
RALEIGH, N.C. — The NHLPA, in conjunction with the league’s competition committee, will decide how to implement three-on-three overtime, but coaches ultimately will have control over the success of this...
NYC schools' 10 best March Madness moments
Another March, another year when New York basketball packs up and throws the basketballs in the closet without much extended hoopla. The last sentence Red Smith ever wrote was this:...
The one analyst willing to tell truth about selfish showboats
CBS’ Steve Lappas would not make a good fit at ESPN. He is far too fond of basketball, the team version. See, it didn’t matter that Ole Miss, late Thursday...
Mets feared elbow would scuttle offseason Wheeler trade
Teams such as the Giants would inquire about the availability of Zack Wheeler during the offseason, and the Mets would not even entertain discussions. The perception they gave to the...
Infant, adult wounded after two NYC shootings
A man was shot dead on the street in Flatbush on Saturday, authorities said. The unidentified man was shot at about 3:50 p.m. near 955 Flatbush Ave., a commercial area....
How to balance fantasy bargains with injury risk
There is nothing more crushing than drafting your team, getting excited at your shiny, new players, then going home and reading a player update announcing that your eighth-round starter is...
Upgrades galore to Yanks’ farm system, Tampa complex
TAMPA — New dugouts, new accessibility, a new Yankees pride wall, new music and most of all a new attitude. It’s about time and respect. New player leadership is on...
Riders jump after chairlift reverses at Maine ski resort
Seven people were hurt when an out-of-control chair lift at a Maine ski resort stopped and then headed down the mountain backward, prompting riders to jump off, officials and witnesses...
The mystery of Harry Houdini's lost film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7sXLOEaxSA Shortly before his death at 95 last year, Larry Weeks, a retired Brooklyn juggler, agreed to part with an extraordinary secret legacy — the only known copy of a...
Vasectomy didn't keep this Rangers fan from 1,000 straight games
On Tuesday, Troy Parla will head into Manhattan from his Coram, LI, home. He will meet a friend for dinner and then take in a Rangers game at Madison Square...
UCLA star flirts with sideline reporter Allie LaForce
Either UCLA's Tony Parker is a women's jewelry aficionado or... Minutes after Parker helped lead the Bruins into the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 with a bullying 28-point, 12-rebound showing in...
UCLA back in Sweet 16
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Last Sunday, UCLA’s players were praying, watching TV like everyone else in America, hoping to hear its name announced. After 13 losses and a memory-burned seven-point first-half...
'Lucha libre' wrestler dies from hit in the ring
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_4-tffjVn4 Warning: Graphic images. TIJUANA, Mexico — A Mexican professional wrestler, the son of a wrestling legend in the country, died early Saturday from a hit suffered in the ring,...
'Serial rapist' Darren Sharper headed to prison after striking plea deals
LOS ANGELES — Just five years from reaching the NFL pinnacle as an All-Pro and Super Bowl champion, Darren Sharper is now likely headed for a lengthy prison sentence after...
Durst interviewed for 3 hours without lawyer: defense attorney
Robert Durst was interviewed by prosecutors for three hours following his arrest in New Orleans without his lawyer present, according to a new report. Durst’s attorney Dick DeGuerin said he...
Why Taylor Swift is to blame for the invasion of lame British music
For a country once ruled by the iron fist of the old Empire, America has been very receptive to British musical invasions over the past 50 years. In the 1960s,...
World traveler on a quest for a fellow jet-setter
Ariana, a 33-year-old music producer, has journeyed to places far and wide — and, for her next trip, she’d like some company. City girl: She grew up in Manhattan. Sight...
This week's couple: Age differences
Just because two people are the same age doesn’t mean they’re at the same place in life. Avantia and Phil, both 25, quickly found this out when they met for...
Meet the people making $3,300 a month pet-sitting for strangers
Amber Walden is planning a big trip to the Dominican Republic for her 28th birthday — and it’s being paid for by jet-setting New Yorkers who have hired her to...
It's time to give rosé the respect it deserves
For a generation of wine drinkers, rosé has been synonymous with cloyingly sweet plonk designed and marketed for the unserious wine drinker — the type who cut her (always a...
The Fox star who made Mayweather-Pacquiao bout a reality
Gabriel Salvador may or may not win an Emmy for his recurring role on the FOX television series “Bones.” But the Bronx native will receive an award of sorts when...
Why ND coach Brey is expecting a big game from Pat Connaughton
PITTSBURGH — Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said he has a feeling Pat Connaughton, one of his senior captains who also happens to be a minor league pitcher in the...
Woman shot in the head in suspected road-rage incident
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2J5fyFlMjcA A Houston-area woman is hospitalized in fair condition after a motorist she had honked her horn at shot her in the head in Houston's northern suburbs, officials said. Kay...
Judge orders US release of military detainee abuse photos
The U.S. must release photographs showing abuse of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan, a federal judge has ruled in a long-running clash over letting the world see potentially disturbing images...
Jahlil Okafor shows Knicks, NBA why he's a phenom
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jahlil Okafor already has Austin Rivers and Jabari Parker beat. The last two freshman phenoms to attend Duke were out of the NCAA Tournament before they could...
2 in Toronto-NYC terror plot face life in prison after guilty verdict
TORONTO — Two men could spend the rest of their lives in prison after being found guilty of several terror-related charges for plotting to attack a passenger train traveling from...
Bus drivers unbuckle and brawl in Midtown street fight
Next stop: central booking! Two hot-headed MTA bus drivers were busted Friday after a Midtown road rage squabble in which one kicked the other in the head, police sources said....
'Mommy, help me!': 7 kids dead after hot plate ignites NYC blaze
The tiny voice crying out in the night was terrified and desperate, breaking the heart of anyone who heard it. “Mommy, Mommy, help me!” As a deadly inferno tore through...
Ariana Grande has the chops, but isn't ready to star at MSG
"You need a bad girl to blow your mind” sang Ariana Grande on Friday night, as she brought her “Honeymoon Tour” to Madison Square Garden for the first of two...
Only play one Cinderella as the Big Dance hits the weekend
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — I will stop rolling my eyes at press conferences. I now see the power in the “nobody believes in us” philosophy. UCLA (-6) over UAB: People love...
NAACP suit seeks probe of Staten Island DA in Eric Garner case
The Staten Island NAACP has sued a state grievance committee that oversees lawyers for refusing to take up its demand to probe Staten Island DA Daniel Donovan’s handling of the Eric...
Dayton and its ear-splitting advantage knocks out Providence
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It took until the last of the 16 games Friday for there to be a lower-seeded team to win an NCAA Tournament game. But while No. 11...
UCLA's Alford knows struggle and blessing of being coach's kid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Blessed since birth, Bryce Alford has been part of basketball royalty since before he knew it. Spending his childhood hanging out in locker rooms and practicing in...
Movement on Rangers defense has McDonagh in unusual spot
It seems the mixing and matching on the Rangers’ back end has hit a frenzied peak since Keith Yandle joined the team earlier this month, followed soon thereafter by Kevin...
For St. John's, heartbreak gives way to questioning Lavin's future
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The ceremony of good-bye was powerful, and fitting, and even in the cold recollection of morning — and mourning — that shouldn’t be forgotten. The game was...
Albany's, and Peter Hooley's, run comes to emotional end
COLUMBUS, Ohio — As the final seconds ticked off the clock of Albany’s 69-60 loss to Oklahoma in their NCAA Tournament East Region matchup on Friday night, Peter Hooley and...
Snoop Dogg family drama headed for HBO
Rapper Snoop Dogg will produce a family drama series for HBO based on life in early ’80s LA. The series, which doesn’t yet have a title, will be co-executive-produced by...
Steve Lavin hints Chris Obekpa may be done at St. John's
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Don’t expect to see Chris Obekpa back in a St. John’s uniform as long as Steve Lavin is coaching the Red Storm. Obekpa, the shot-blocking dynamo who...
Huge net ratings gain for NCAA's opening day
A day of upsets led the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship to score its highest first Thursday overnight rating ever. The TV coverage — on CBS, TBS, TNT and...
Twisted sisters: Exclusive pic from 'Lizzie Borden Chronicles'
These sisters make for quite a spooky pair. In this first look at Lifetime’s new limited series “The Lizzie Borden Chronicles,” Christina Ricci reprises her role as the notorious 19th...
Get sprung! It may be cold, but springtime fun is here
Time to pack up your winter coats and stash away your boots — in your dreams, anyway! But spring has officially begun and there are some activities around that will...
Meet the unsung heroes who have keyed NYCFC's fast start
Much has been made of New York City FC’s high-priced attacking stars, such as David Villa, Mix Diskerud and the still-to-arrive Frank Lampard. But it’s NYCFC’s underrated defense that has...
10 must-see spots when walking the 13-mile length of Manhattan
There's one more item every New Yorker might want to add to that city bucket list — and it’s a lot healthier than eating at Shake Shack and more exciting...
'Killer's lawyers link convicted molester to Etan Patz murder
Lawyers for Etan Patz’s accused killer played a 1982 videotape of a prior suspect in the case — convicted child molester Jose Ramos — in which he cops to knowing...
Two crooks loot $20K worth of designer sunglasses
These guys are a couple of shady characters. Two crooks boosted more than $20,000 in designer sunglasses from an East Village eyewear shop Wednesday evening, cops said. The duo walked...
Top hospital inspector spent 7 years investigating a single case
Paging Inspector Clouseau. The inspector general at the city’s municipal-hospital system spent more than seven years investigating a single case where an employee was accused of taking kickbacks from nursing-home...
ATF director Todd Jones joining NFL as 'investigative counsel'
The ATF is coming to the rescue of the NFL. The director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — which often finds itself in the cross hairs...
Teens swipe elderly woman's motorized wheelchair
These kids are hell on wheels. Three heartless teens swiped a 70-year-old Bronx grandma’s motorized wheelchair for a low-speed joy ride, police said Friday. Virginia Velez left her chair outside...
Man suing city over Citi Bike 'face-plant'
A Manhattan man filed the second lawsuit against the city over an allegedly faulty Citi Bike fender. Upper East Side resident Marcos Lara Reinhold was riding one of the bicycles...
For Kentucky, perfection just isn't good enough
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Basketball is a game that guarantees you can’t always be at your best, and being the best means forever chasing a ceiling no one else can reach....
Boehner plans Israel visit after Netanyahu's election win
House Speaker John Boehner is rubbing Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory in President Obama’s nose — heading to Israel as relations between the White House and the Israeli prime minister have hit...
Why Notre Dame's Jerian Grant was born to ball
PITTSBURGH — Sometimes life leads you to your destination, no questions asked. Sometimes you have no choice when you’re a youngster. Your path is predetermined before puberty. If your family...
Cuomo butts heads with Democrats over education plans
Gov. Cuomo is steamed that fellow Democrats are taking their cues from teachers unions and resisting his proposals for education reforms, sources said Friday. Cuomo received the lowest approval rating...
Effort isn't enough: St. John's seniors exit a disappointment
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Slowly, the life began to ebb out of the players as the scoreboard clock became the enemy, as the final few hundred seconds of their college careers...
NYC schools 'removed' 289 teachers — but only fired 9
Despite tough talk by Mayor de Blasio that his administration had removed 289 teachers without permanent assignments from the school system since April, records show just nine of those teachers...
End of an era: St. John's fights, but falls, to close seniors' careers
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — No Chris Obekpa. No chance. The absence of the shot-blocking menace, suspended for two weeks last Sunday, reportedly for failing a drug test, was a hurdle the...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A man wanted for slashing three straphangers in a string of apparently random attacks has been caught, police said. Shawn Howard, 28, first struck last Monday at about 6:15...