April 25, 2015
In My Library: Kate Mulgrew
She played the stoic captain of “Star Trek: Voyager” and the volatile Russian convict, Red, of “Orange Is the New Black.” Judging from her memoir “Born With Teeth,” out this...
Andrew Miller on A-Rod, Bobby Valentine and being a Yankee
Post columnist Steve Serby threw some fastballs to Yankees reliever Andrew Miller in a Q&A session. Q: New York doesn’t seem to intimidate you? A: I think probably nothing can...
Cuddyer's aggressive play gets ball rolling on Mets' big inning
Michael Cuddyer only knows one way to play baseball. “I’m going to slide hard, and hopefully 99 percent of the time it’s clean,” the Mets outfielder said after an 8-2...
Hillary on the brink of collapse
A passage from Ernest Hemingway fits the moment. In “The Sun Also Rises,” one character asks, “How did you go bankrupt?” and another responds: “Two ways. Gradually, then suddenly.” The exchange captures...
Postgame brawl could be fitting final note for the Coliseum
A chippy Game 6 ended with a fight after the final horn, as the Islanders and Capitals brawled near center ice following the Isles’ 3-1 win at Nassau Coliseum. Several...
Matt Harvey's 'tremendous' take on Mets' newest weapon
The ball screamed off his bat and reached the left-field seats in a heartbeat, and Happy Harvey Day became Happy Plawecki Day at the Stadium. Kevin Plawecki’s proud parents, who...
'Disgrace,' 'euphoric': Isles' fans pained, uncertain farewells to the Barn
The scene was bedlam as the 16,170 fans jubilantly filed out of the Coliseum — possibly for the last time. The old concourses were stuffed with fans dancing, jumping, hugging,...
NFL Draft: Which teams are the best and worst at picking players
Who is the best team at finding players in the NFL Draft? Who is the worst? We examined the last five drafts to see what teams get it and which...
Jacoby Ellsbury's 'tightened' hip latest Yankees hassle
Yankees manager Joe Girardi didn’t seem overly concerned about having to remove Jacoby Ellsbury from Saturday’s 8-2 Subway Series loss to the Mets with a hip problem. “His hip tightened...
Britt McHenry surfaces for first time since videotaped rant
ESPN reporter Britt McHenry’s first assignment back from suspension was Saturday’s historic Game 6 between the Capitals and Islanders at the Coliseum. And the blonde bombshell sounded excited to be...
Didi rejects easy excuse as longing for Jeter grows
Didi Gregorius’ latest error didn’t cost the Yankees on Saturday afternoon, so complete was the Mets’ 8-2 rout at the Stadium. But it did underscore the much-maligned shortstop’s woes, and...
Nets ride spark from unlikely source to key playoff win
In two games in Atlanta, the Nets’ Bojan Bogdanovic shot a combined 5-of-17. Now, that performance by the Nets wing was not the sole reason the Nets came home trailing...
What Vernon Gholston has to do with Jets-Mariota scenarios
The last time the Jets had the No. 6 pick in the NFL Draft, they took Vernon Gholston — one of the all-time draft busts in team history. This year,...
How Deron Williams' slump got even worse in a Nets win
So much for the Deron Williams bounce back game. After going 1-for-7 in Game 2 Wednesday night in Atlanta — including missing a potential tying shot in the final seconds...
Dear John: Social Security is our dues
On Monday, John Crudele took NJ Gov. Chris Christie to task for suggesting means testing be used to determine eligibility to claim Social Security retirement benefits. Dear John: Nicely done: A...
Giants' 'best available' draft policy may be tested by receivers
Now this makes sense. “If you pick high in the draft, you are supposed to get better players to help you have a better football team,’’ Giants general manager Jerry...
Nets are in the middle of city's quietest playoff run
It is one matter to be the second-class team in your sport in a city. Submitted into evidence: the Nets versus the Knicks. The Nets always have been the ugly...
Another CC beatdown gives credence to Yanks' worst fears
The Yankees’ winning streak of course had to end at some point. That it concluded Saturday with concerning images and sounds of unhappiness, however, reflects just how challenging this 2015 season...
Glass half full: Tanaka, Pineda healthy and thriving — for now
Think of the Yankees like a tightrope walker — each step is an accomplishment, yet no sense of accomplishment can be taken because the next step is so perilous. This...
Isles' last act for fans: Saving dream of Rangers at Coliseum
The Capitals could smell blood, could sense the pending kill, could practically hear the plug getting kicked out of the wall at Nassau Coliseum. They could sense the angst and...
Willie Nelson: 'Reefer Madness' made me scared of marijuana
In 1977, just two days after spending several hours in a Bahamian jail on a marijuana-possession charge (he was released on the condition that he never return), Willie Nelson was...
NHL players also bear some responsibility in concussion issue
The Capitals’ Tom Wilson is a predator who preys on defenseless opponents like the Islanders’ Lubomir Visnovsky, whom he finished off with an unnecessarily violent check in Tuesday’s Game 4...
Bucs trust in Jameis Winston at No. 1, though no one else does
The owners of the first pick in this week’s NFL Draft appear to have made up their minds about Jameis Winston. They don’t have a lot of company. While the...
Reality realtor Ryan Serhant's 'Million Dollar' New York
Of all the literal power brokers who’ve emerged from Bravo’s hit show “Million Dollar Listing New York,” none have captivated Gotham’s collective consciousness quite like Ryan Serhant. The 30-year-old Boston-area...
Crowd turns violent during Freddie Gray protest
More than 1,200 protesters took to the streets of Baltimore on Saturday, smashing store and police-car windows and screaming, “You can’t get away with this!” at officers trying to restrain...
How Christian Borle got buff to play the Bard in 'Something Rotten!'
How big are Christian Borle’s arms? Well, they have their own Twitter account — @ChrisBorlesArms — which the star of Broadway’s “Something Rotten!” swears he has nothing to do with....
The Kids in the Hall still feel like young punks 30 years later
When the Kids in the Hall come to Town Hall on Friday as part of their first tour in six years, they’ll be entering their fourth decade performing together. Being...
9 folksy finds to warm up your wardrobe
Best Western At Etro’s spring/summer 2015 show, models moseyed down the runway in head-to-toe southwestern wear. Etro blouse, $1,952, and skirt, $3,548, both at Etro, 754 Fifth Ave. Sol survivor...
Why Mayweather-Pacquiao is looking like Fiasco of the Century
Let’s hope Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao wage an epic battle May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Otherwise, the Fight of the Century could be remembered...
It turns out the gridlock was all about Harry Reid
Here’s a story you haven’t seen for a while: Congress is working — well, sort of. Better than it had for the previous six years, anyway. The difference? Harry Reid...
Subway speech wars: The MTA vs. the First Amendment
Manhattan Federal Judge John Koeltl has more regard for New Yorkers than either the Metropolitan Transportation Authority or Mayor de Blasio. Now the MTA reportedly may try to ban all...
Matt Harvey's dream is Yankees' nightmare — for now
Matt Harvey waited his entire life for this start. He was going to make the most of it. So before he fired his first pitch Saturday at Yankee Stadium, Harvey...
Meet the young star who's propelling the unbeaten Red Bulls
Felipe Campanholi Martins — Felipe for short — is the engine for MLS’ last unbeaten team, and playing as well as any midfielder in the league. But his journey to...
Harvey stuffs Yankees as Mets make Subway Series statement
Having placed the pinstriped bodies in the casket, Matt Harvey wanted to drop the top, lower the box into the ground and throw dirt on it. “Just let me have...
How to diagnose MLB's early flukes, fads and flops
We spend an offseason formulating questions, and then a season answering them. Or changing them, or changing them back. I am not even sure, for example, where we are on...
Google exec among scores dead from Nepal earthquake
An adventuresome Google executive who once dated TV star Sophia Bush met a harrowing death on Mount Everest in a a series of avalanches triggered by Saturday’s giant earthquake. Dan Fredinburg,...
Islanders force Game 7, saving Coliseum for another day
The Islanders’ season — and building — will live at least one more day. A dramatic goal from Nikolay Kulemin midway through the third period gave the Islanders a late...
Has New York ever had a happy stadium sendoff?
Does it really matter how it ends? Maybe it matters. Maybe Yankees fans have fonder final memories of the 2008 season than the Mets do, even though both failed to...
Boomer and Carton stoop to heinous LOLs over injured fan
It was all over TV and the Internet last week, that video of a woman being smashed in the side of the head of by a straight-back foul ball as...
What sweep? Nets smother Hawks in Game 3 win
The Nets aren’t going down without a fight. With their season nearing the brink, the Nets jumped out to an early lead and didn’t look back, winning 91-83 over the...
Teen charged with assaulting cops amid family fight
A teen assaulted two Bronx cops—punching one of them in the face—when they showed to resolve a family argument, cops said. Kenrick Cowan went to his mom’s Grand Concourse apartment...
This week's couple: Familiar faces
New York may be the big city, but it’s still a small world. Artesia, 31, and Tyvon, 33, proved that when they met for their date at L&W Oyster Co....
Woman found dead in housing project
A 20-year-old woman was discovered dead inside a Bronx housing facility, cops said. The woman, whose identity was not yet released, was found unconscious and unresponsive inside the Parkside Houses...
Uptown shy guy is ready to make a move on a gal with a pretty face
Boli, a 37-year-old working in tech, is timid, but he’s a great dancer who could sweep a gal off her feet with some fancy footwork. Morning meal: A self-proclaimed health-nut, Boli...
Judge approves new training rules for NYPD cadets
A federal judge Friday approved new training guidelines for NYPD recruits on how to be a model cop that includes pointers like don’t be racist, don’t engage in ethnic or...
Why a band that stinks -- literally -- has audiences going wild
Fat White Family stink. Not musically, but literally. Earlier this month, the rock ’n’ roll sextet played at Manhattan’s Mercury Lounge — a venue in which bands often have to...
How to make your pet Insta-famous in 4 easy steps
When news broke that Karl Lagerfeld’s fluffy white feline, Choupette, raked in more than $4 million for two modeling gigs in 2014, I decided I’d had it with my freeloading...
Angels, Rangers talk Josh Hamilton trade
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Reports that troubled Los Angeles Angels outfielder Josh Hamilton might be traded to the Texas Rangers dominated the chatter before the game between the teams Friday night....
5 geek-out moments in ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’
Early on in “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the villainess Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) invades the minds of our heroes, forcing the good guys to confront their greatest secret fears. Death,...
7 players from Royals, White Sox punished by MLB for brawl
[mlbvideo id="86817583" width="640" height="360" /] KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox each lost Saturday without playing a game. Four members of the Royals and...
Robbery suspect fatally shot by police in East Village
Police shot and killed a man Saturday after he turned violent as they tried to arrest him at an East Village halfway house, authorities said. Felix David, 22, was wanted...
Missing mariner is man who survived 12 days lost at sea
HONOLULU — A Hawaii fisherman is missing again, just a few months after surviving 12 days lost at sea. Ron Ingraham was rescued in December after putting out a mayday...
Man scams firm for $375K for fake Pharrell show: FBI
PITTSBURGH — A man scammed a South Korean steel company out of $375,000 by claiming he worked with a Japanese talent agency that could help the company book a concert...
Christie's wife quits Wall Street job amid White House speculation
Mary Pat Christie, the wife of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, resigned from her Wall Street job, his spokesman confirmed, as her husband contemplates a run for the White House...
The Cronut creator's crazy new pastry takes 3 days to make
When most people look at a pain au chocolat, they see an indulgent breakfast treat, but award-winning pastry chef (and, yes, creator of the Cronut) Dominique Ansel sees room for...
Arrest made in shooting death of 70-year-old
An arrest has been made in the shooting death of an elderly Queens woman who was killed when she opened her door to a man trying to settle a beef...
Coyote leads cops on wild city chase
[theplatform account="4uMbOC" media="media/guid/2389494712/INhljV3MjbrsFJ7U5dqpDg32j71QvYi8" player="gm_EJGhnGLiu"] Video credit: BMR Cops collared a wayward coyote that had led them on a wild, two-hour chase Saturday morning in lower Manhattan, authorities and witnesses said....
Rose Byrne on Nick Kroll: 'He's very sweet with his parents'
In the new dramatic comedy “Adult Beginners,” which hits theaters and is available on demand this weekend, comedian Nick Kroll stars as a douchey tech entrepreneur whose career suddenly comes...
How Chris Hardwick became the Dick Clark of nerds
Chris Hardwick is aware you may hate him. His fanboy-in-chief stature, which spawned the hit Nerdist podcast and “Talking Dead” — the AMC show where he geeks out with guests...
Diet Pepsi ditching aspartame for different artificial sweetener
NEW YORK — PepsiCo says it's dropping aspartame from Diet Pepsi in response to customer worries and replacing it with sucralose, another artificial sweetener commonly known as Splenda. The decision...
Billy Joel set to be the final act at Nassau Coliseum
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — The Piano Man is closing down another New York sports venue. Billy Joel, who played the last concerts at Shea Stadium in 2008, has been tapped to...
Sisters missing for two weeks survive eating Girl Scout cookies
CRISP POINT, Mich. — Two sisters from Oklahoma and Nebraska missing for nearly two weeks in Michigan survived on Girl Scout cookies while stuck in their snow-crippled SUV until state...
Man found dead outside of Queens high school
A man was killed by an apparent hit-and-run driver in front of a Queens high school early Saturday morning, police sources said. The body of Richard Morales, 57, was found...
How you can find love - even after 70
If dating after 35 seems daunting, imagine dating after 70. That’s the subject of the documentary “The Age of Love,” which follows a group of 30 seniors in Rochester, NY,...
Shutting down Crosby, Malkin big key to Rangers' series win
Whether it’s John Tavares and the Islanders or Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals up next, the Rangers will be ready for one of the league’s top-flight talents. Been there, done...
Why Harvey vs. A-Rod is must-see TV
It won't have the drama of Alex Rodriguez circa 2007 versus Matt Harvey circa 2013. But make no mistake: This will be a High Noon showdown a little after 4...
Biggest reason why Jets GM shouldn't trade up for Mariota
If Jets owner Woody Johnson was sitting in his office watching video of Mike Maccagnan conduct his pre-draft press conference Friday he had to be positively beaming, because his first-time...
Third Steve Lavin recruit bolts St. John's
Steve Lavin’s 2015 recruiting class is all but gone. For different reasons, the three prospects Lavin brought in won’t play for new coach Chris Mullin. The third and final member...
Hondo prevails again
Suddenly sizzling Hondo breezed to his third straight triumph Friday night, scoring with the Yankees to slash the deficit to 140 shannons. Saturday: Mr. Aitch expects CC to keep throwing...
Close to 2,000 dead after earthquake rocks Nepal
A devastating earthquake tore through Nepal on Saturday, killing at least 1,900 people, triggering a deadly avalanche at Mount Everest and reducing a landmark 19th-century tower in the capital of...
Thriving with Yanks, Chris Young says 'it just didn't work out' with Mets
Chris Young really wanted to view the Subway Series with his current team, the Yankees, as a means to redemption and revenge against his former team, the Mets. But he...
The formula Michael Pineda used to shut down the Mets
Yankees starter Michael Pineda threw fastballs, changeups and sliders for 7²/₃ frigid Subway Series innings. But more than anything, Pineda threw strikes. “It’s what I’m looking for, attack the hitter,...
Jacob deGrom explains why he had his worst start of the season
Jacob deGrom sauntered into Yankee Stadium with a microscopic ERA and the longest scoreless streak of any major league starter. He walked out after taking the worst beating of his...
Vigneault: Zuccarello 'all right' after getting hit in head with puck
Not great, but one word carried hope. The Rangers may have won Game 5 over the Penguins, 2-1 in overtime at the Garden on Friday night, and won their first-round...
A tweet farewell for 'McDreamy' as Dempsey signs off
Patrick Dempsey took to Twitter Friday to bid farewell to “Grey’s Anatomy” after his character was shockingly killed off in Thursday night’s episode. “I want to thank all the fans,...
'Horror Story' regular Evan Peters checks into 'AHS: Hotel'
Another “American Horror Story” fan-favorite, Evan Peters, has joined the cast of “Hotel,” the newest installment of the FX horror anthology series. Peters — who starred as Jimmy “Lobster Boy”...
Steve Coogan fails in pursuit of 'Happyish'
Extra! Extra! Well-off middle-aged white guy undergoes midlife crisis! Let’s make a TV show about it! Sorry to break it you, “Happyish,” but if you’re going to be a comedy...
The best art to look out for at the new Whitney
As stately as a cruise ship — all gray and white, steel and glass — the new Whitney sails into the Meatpacking District, its windows and terraces overlooking the Hudson,...
Assessing fantasy baseball's rookies: Grab this ace now
Rookies always are out to prove they can hang with the big boys. When they get off to a hot start, they have even more to prove — they have...
Fantasy baseball's 4 minor-league studs to target
Chicago became the epicenter of prospect talk last week, as hitters Kris Bryant and Addison Russell were promoted by the Cubs and pitcher Carlos Rodon was brought up by the...
Nets' Thaddeus Young after disastrous Game 2: 'I'm sorry'
Thaddeus Young had a message for his teammates after going 1-for-7 and scoring two points for the Nets in their 96-91 loss Wednesday in Game 2 of this first-round series...
Could this be the end of the Nets' Big 3?
The Nets are going into Game 3 of their best-of-seven series with the Hawks on Saturday afternoon needing a win to keep their realistic hopes of making it out of...
Slain al Qaeda captive's wife was hanging yellow ribbons at time of tragedy
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Warren Weinstein’s wife was hanging yellow ribbons on her block and praying for his safe return around the same time he was killed in a US drone...
Teixeira's 'best way to beat the shift' is rescuing the Yankees
OK, let’s take a glass half empty approach. Mark Teixeira is hitting just .218 for the Yankees. In 16 games, he has one single. Yeah, like any of that matters....
Hillary's trade-deal flip-flop angered fellow Democrats
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton’s rationale for flip-flopping to support a contentious Colombian free-trade agreement in 2009 was rejected by most Democrats in Congress, who voted against it, records show....
Bettors banking on a draw in epic Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
Bettors looking to make money on the upcoming welterweight championship fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are placing their money on a draw. According to ESPN.com, odds for a...
For $50K, you can fire guns with the SEAL who 'killed' bin Laden
Gun-loving conservatives willing to pony up $50,000 for a fund-raiser can fire machine guns and other weapons with the ex-Navy SEAL who says he took out Osama bin Laden. Top...
This Johnnies target never worries about matching his father's legacy
The apple didn’t fall far from the tree. Pervis Ellison had the nickname “Never Nervous” at Louisville because of his extraordinary play as a freshman. Following in his father’s rather...
Core 4 or Fab 5? Bernie's Yanks legacy debated at retirement
In Yankees parlance, the “Core Four” is no more. Make it the “Fab Five.” With all due respects to Michigan, that was the phrase used by general manager Brian Cashman...
Al Qaeda took $250K ransom from slain US hostage's family
The al Qaeda captors of now-slain hostage Warren Weinstein pocketed $250,000 in ransom money from his family in 2012, before reneging on the secret deal, according to a Pakistani intermediary....
Why even a puck to the face couldn't knock out the Rangers
There was concern for Mats Zuccarello, but relief his absence didn’t handicap the Rangers. Playing a forward short for the final two periods and change isn’t a playoff recipe for...
Grandma stabbed 15 times survived by playing dead
A brave Brooklyn grandmother saved her life by playing dead in a pool of blood after she was stabbed 15 times by an intruder who broke into her home, prosecutors...
Carlos Beltran making case for NY's most hated player
Carlos Beltran signed with the Yankees rather than the Diamondbacks or Royals because he believed the big city and the short right-field porch might enrich his Hall of Fame candidacy....
Buzz of Yankees, Mets fans prove baseball's still king in NYC
The ball was high and it was true and it was bound for the second deck in right field, long enough to avoid the snickers that Yankee Stadium can sometimes...
Cops rushing to crime scene crash into delivery man
Two NYPD cops rushing to a crime scene swerved to avoid a van and plowed right into a Chinese delivery man’s motorbike on Friday — sending him and his food...
Preet Bharara's speech fuels speculation of a run for office
US Attorney Preet Bharara fueled speculation he’s got his eye on public office by turning up as the luncheon speaker at the wonky Regional Plan Association’s annual conference Friday. “I...
The one constant to rolling Rangers: an out-of-this-world goalie
And so the Rangers are now 5-0 in potential series clinchers at the Garden over the last four years, and the common denominator to the team’s success is the uncommon...
Corruption probes affecting rent control extensions: Cuomo
Federal corruption probes of state lawmakers are making it harder to resolve major issues before the Legislature — particularly politically explosive matters such as extension of rent control for New...
10-man New York City FC blanked by Chicago Fire
BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. — David Accam scored an early first-half goal and the Chicago Fire beat 10-man New York City FC 1-0 on Friday night. Chicago (3-3-0) won its third straight...
Mitt Romney 'stunned' by Clinton's foreign donations
Millions in foreign donations to the Clinton Foundation make it look like Hillary Clinton “was bribed,” while serving as secretary of state, Mitt Romney said in a pointed jab at...
The mental breakthrough that has this Yanks prospect soaring
Yogi Berra once said, “90 percent of the game is half mental,” and heading into last year, it became apparent the mental side of baseball was holding Yankees prospect Kyle...
Teen who gave 'creepy' TV interview admits to killing girl
A Long Island man who gave a creepy television interview about a murdered girl just days before he was busted for killing her pleaded guilty Friday in Nassau County court....
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A pervert grabbed a woman’s butt aboard a bus in Williamsburg and didn’t let go until she turned and yelled at him, police sources said. The 40-year-old victim was...