July 6, 2015
Times Square Woody accused of being a serial butt groper
Bet the folks at Disney’s Pixar never envisioned this line of dialogue: “The defendant, who was dressed as Woody, was with Buzz Lightyear and Minnie Mouse taking group photographs” when...
Animal-rights group sues to end Hasidic chicken sacrifices
An animal-rights group is suing the city and several rabbis in a bid to save chickens from being sacrificed in a Hasidic Jewish ritual. Every year, thousands of chickens are...
Hondo fires up a trey
Hondo was propelled to a victory by the ’Stros on Monday night, giving him a rare two-game winning streak that reduced the NRN (nasty red number) to 1,525 foxxes. Tuesday...
Hedge funds show little fear buying Greek debt
Savvy hedge-fund investors in Greek bonds were shell-shocked by the country’s rebuke of the austerity plan with a “no” vote in Sunday’s referendum. But while they didn’t see it coming,...
Anthropologie to share Broadway digs with Nobu
It’s a done deal for Anthropologie at L&L Holding Co.’s 195 Broadway, also the future home of Nobu. The upscale contemporary lifestyle retailer just signed a 15-year, 20,429-square-foot lease on...
Chris Christie: Nobody cares about Bridgegate, so stop asking
WASHINGTON — After getting dogged by Bridgegate for more than a year, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wants critics to take a hike, saying “nobody cares” about the scandal. “The...
Six-day jail erection gets this ex-con $750K
Now that’s a stiff penalty. A former inmate who sued the city for making him suffer through a painful six-day erection was handed a $750,000 settlement on Monday. The hefty...
Marketers lining up for 'female Super Bowl' star Carli Lloyd
It took Carli Lloyd 16 minutes to make sports history; marketers are hoping to help her extend that new found fame a little longer. Lloyd could be in line for...
The big loser from A-Rod's All-Star snub isn't A-Rod
Through 21 seasons of big-league action, Alex Rodriguez has suffered losses of all kinds. Competitive. Financial. Personal. Reputational. Monday night’s big news, however, will not go down as a loss...
Lucky 7: Morgan joins 'The Good Wife' for new season
Jeffrey Dean Morgan is staying at CBS. Morgan, who joined the cast of the Halle Berry sci-fi drama “Extant” this season, will be a regular on the upcoming (seventh) season...
'Hollywood Cycle' goes inside LA's cutthroat spin culture
Spinning has certainly made its mark on New York, where cycling studios like Soul Cycle, Flywheel and Peloton lure exercisers with their calorie-busting workouts and nightclub-like settings. But the stars...
Meet the warden who rules the roost on 'OITNB'
In the Season 3 finale of “Orange Is the New Black,” actor Nick Sandow’s put-upon prison administrator Joseph Caputo finally decides to look out for number one. “It’s my turn...
The Apple Watch is so bad, I had to return it
It was a fun two weeks, but it’s over. I loved him for who he might be, but not who he was — which, as any therapist worth her co-pay...
We spent $100K to guarantee a baby girl
Excitedly anticipating the birth of child No. 3 in the fall, Rose Costa can’t wait to pick out some pretty clothes for her long-awaited little girl. To say that Costa...
New Jersey teens predictably addicted to tanning
Blame Snooki! There’s a tanning crisis in New Jersey, with nearly a third of the state’s indoor-tanning teens saying they’d struggle to kick the habit, a study has found. A...
Cuts, closings ahead for American Apparel
American Apparel is buckling and may fall under the strain. It’s the result of five years of sales losses, some 20 lawsuits related to the ouster of its former CEO,...
Porzingis' Knicks summer-league status up in the air
Latvian rookie Kristaps Porzingis still hasn’t decided if he will play for the Knicks summer league, according to multiple sources. The 7-foot-3 Porzingis, coming off a rugged Spanish League season...
Parade for US women's team would be city's first
The victorious U.S. women’s soccer team may soon score again with a ticker-tape parade down Broadway. City officials said Monday that they’re considering tossing the celebration for the championship squad...
Frank Lampard didn't 'pull wool over eyes' with NYCFC delay
On the same day New York City FC officially signed Andrea Pirlo, their other big-name summer arrival Frank Lampard was sitting in the Manhattan hotel that’s serving as a temporary...
Theatergoer heckled for trying to charge his phone -- onstage
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVt9K0YhhLM Maybe some theatergoers think "Anything" really does go on Broadway, especially when it comes to charging their phones. At the start of a July 2 performance of the adult puppet-play, "Hand to God," an...
Mets' deGrom gets All-Star nod, but Familia's fate unknown
SAN FRANCISCO — Jacob deGrom is headed to Cincinnati for the All-Star Game, but Jeurys Familia will have to wait and see. Pitchers and reserves, as chosen by the players...
Knicks exploring a Shved return, but he has competition
Grateful Shved? According to an NBA source, the Knicks are contemplating offering productive Russian combo guard Alexey Shved their $2.8 million room exception given to under-the-cap teams that have reached...
A-Rod gets shafted as Betances, Teixeira make All-Star team
Dellin Betances brushed away the naysayers who believed his sensational 2014 was a once-in-a-lifetime season to become an AL All-Star for the second straight year. Mark Teixeira insisted if injuries...
Noerdlinger: A liar working for liars to help tell lies
Now we know Rachel Noerdlinger wasn’t just a liar, she was a liar working for other liars to help tell lies. Officially hired as First Lady Chirlane McCray’s chief of...
Hillary Clinton's two-faced Israel games
Will the real Hillary Clinton please stand up? In private sitdowns with wealthy Jewish donors, Politico reports, Clinton is signaling she would be a better friend to Israel than President...
Robbing Don Zimmer's widow --- a new TSA low
As if anyone needed fresh proof of the Transportation Security Administration’s horrors, Don Zimmer’s widow blames the TSA for stealing a keepsake of her late husband from her bag. In...
At heart of Greek crisis is a culture of corruption
All the noise over exactly how Greece is going to not repay its debts shouldn’t conceal the central truth: The only way Greece can ever move forward is to end...
What Clarence Thomas can (still) teach George 'Sulu' Takei
Justice Clarence Thomas set off a controversy in his dissent in the Supreme Court’s gay-marriage decision by reciting core American beliefs about the innate dignity and rights of all persons,...
Why America can't leave the Greek crisis to the Europeans
Greek voters have decisively rejected the European Union’s last offer to help resolve their financial crisis. But lost in the latest chapter of the EU-Greek saga is the fact that...
The blame for that prison break goes all the way to the top
Now that New York’s great escape is over, Albany’s engaged in an epic bout of passing the buck. One week after the capture of prison escapee David Sweat by the...
Parents: Keep your kids off reality TV!
Move over, Caitlyn Jenner. Here comes Jazz Jennings. The 14-year-old transgender gal is getting her own reality show on TLC later this month. According to the network, Jazz “is your...
How Carli Lloyd went from nearly quitting to US soccer hero
The sun was still sleeping early Monday morning in Greece, but James Galanis had been awake for hours, sitting in his hotel room in a state of euphoric shock. Roughly...
'Murky' case after BMX pioneer's body found in vacant lot
LOS ANGELES — Scot Alexander Breithaupt, who helped turn BMX bike racing from a backyard backwater into an international action sport, has died, authorities said Monday. Breithaupt was among the...
Skinny Oreos are a Double Stuf lover's worst nightmare
Few things on this earth could be called perfect. Oreos are one of them. At least, they were. This beautifully proportioned cookie, its creamy vanilla frosting sandwiched between two crunchy...
Klinsmann's big guns show how badly US wants Gold Cup
Despite the U.S. and Mexico regularly getting to the World Cup knockout stages and upsetting elite teams, and even after Costa Rica’s brilliant run last summer in Brazil, many people...
The day in photos
Seals smooch, lightning illuminates the sky and more.
Canadian bakin': Have a sizzling summer in Toronto
As Toronto gears up for the arrival of thousands of athletes from the Western Hemisphere for the 2015 Pan Am Games (July 10-26) and Parapan Games (Aug. 7-15), Canada’s largest...
Trump can't make up his mind about Mexicans
NEW YORK — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is doubling down on his description of Mexican immigrants as criminals. The GOP businessman issued a statement Monday responding to critics in...
10 ways to hit it out of the park in Cooperstown, NY
“You must really love baseball,” people said when they heard where I was headed. Umm, not so much. But Cooperstown, NY, about 3½ hours from Midtown, has far more going...
Obama increases support for fight against ISIS but won't send more troops
WASHINGTON — President Obama declared Monday that ISIS “can be pushed back” — but warned that the campaign against the terror network will be a “generational struggle.” Surrounding himself with...
San Francisco's immigration 'sanctuary' status criticized after slaying
SAN FRANCISCO — The killing of a woman at a sightseeing pier has brought criticism down on this liberal city because the Mexican man under arrest was in the US...
Can snubbed UConn star fill Nets' athleticism void?
ORLANDO, Fla. -- As the NBA draft went on, Ryan Boatright kept waiting to hear his name called. But after 60 picks came and went on June 25 at Barclays Center,...
Bystanders laugh at man beaten to a pulp in chilling video
WARNING: Video includes graphic content https://youtu.be/2pPthEUdwWQ Disturbing video has surfaced online showing an unconscious man being mocked and laughed at by onlookers after he was beaten to a bloody pulp...
Son of gang leader killed as gun violence rises in Chicago
CHICAGO — A 7-year-old boy who was one of seven people shot to death in Chicago over the holiday weekend was the son of a gang leader with a lengthy...
Yankees to get Jacoby Ellsbury back on Wednesday
Yankees center fielder and leadoff hitter Jacoby Ellsbury will be activated from the disabled list on Wednesday, according to Brian Cashman. “We scratched him because the fields were wet,’’ the GM...
Condemned Boston Marathon bomber requests new trial
BOSTON — Lawyers for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev filed a motion for a new trial Monday, less than two weeks after he was formally sentenced to death for the...
The stats (and parasite) behind Robinson Cano's feeble season
In the midst of by far his worst season, Robinson Cano opened up to USA Today to say he has been battling a stomach parasite since last August that has...
Why Tigers are in danger of copying Phillies' fatal mistake
Nine American League teams are either in a playoff spot or within 2 1/2 games of one. Just one AL club is more than 6 1/2 games out of a wild card. This is...
The 12 things you should never buy at the supermarket
Feeding your family is taking a bigger bite out of your budget each month — and the high prices at grocery stores are sometimes to blame. The average American household...
The ferocious new-look Spurs, and 5 more products of free agency
Now that we’re a few days into July, the dust has settled – except for the eventual return of LeBron James to the Cavaliers – on what has been a...
South Carolina Senate votes to remove Confederate flag, House OK still needed
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Senate voted Monday to remove the Confederate flag from a pole on the Statehouse grounds, though the proposal still needs approval from the state...
Moody's close to signing lease at 1 WTC
If the guys at the Durst Organization are in a good mood, they can thank Moody’s — twice. As we first reported Monday on nypost.com, Moody’s Investor Services is close...
Inmate escapes maximum-security prison through pipes
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A convicted armed robber managed to escape from one of Iowa's most highly secure prison cells by sneaking through the building's piping onto the roof and...
Nowadays Dustin Hoffman hates movies
"Tootsie" is starting to sound like a "Grumpy Old Man." Two-time Oscar winner Dustin Hoffman is lashing out at the film industry, saying it's in full-blown crisis mode as it...
Husband crashes car into house, kills wife
An elderly woman was killed after her husband lost control while driving their car in Staten Island and crashed into a neighbor’s house Monday morning, authorities said. Mary Pannese, 81,...
A cute little girl beat up dinosaurs at the box office this weekend
It’s the summer of lowered expectations at the box office. “Terminator Genisys’’ and “Magic Mike XXL’’ both came in well below projections based on advance audience surveys for the long...
Starbucks raises coffee prices — again!
NEW YORK — Starbucks is raising prices again starting Tuesday, with the increases ranging from 5 to 20 cents for most affected drinks, the company said. The Seattle-based company also...
Every celebrity got married this weekend
And their nuptials will forever be equated with fireworks and hot dogs.
College football's Ray Rice: FSU QB punches woman on video
Last week, Florida State freshman quarterback De'Andre Johnson was charged with misdemeanor battery after allegedly punching a woman at a Tallahassee bar. Johnson turned himself in after a warrant was...
Jason Pierre-Paul's only option with financial future in peril
The only certainty resulting from Jason Pierre-Paul’s ill-advised tussle with those fireworks that left injuries to both of his hands on July 4 is this: His actions were dumb beyond...
Serena Williams troubled by Wimbledon 'blackface' trend
Serena Williams is looking for answers about how a bizarre meme of tennis fans "blacking up" their faces in tribute to Australian star Nick Kyrgios has been allowed to thrive...
Marcus Mariota, Titans locked in useless contract staredown
Even after a two-win season, the Tennessee Titans appear to be in no rush to begin their rebuilding process. Despite taking quarterback Marcus Mariota more than two months ago with the...
‘Boris and Nicole’ open up about their marriage for daytime TV
Actors Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker met and fell in love when they played lovers on the old Showtime series “Soul Food.” Ten years and two kids later, they’re...
Is Balenciaga dumping Alexander Wang?
Alexander Wang has been the creative director of Balenciaga since December 2012 — but sources say that the two may be parting ways when Wang’s current contract expires. Meanwhile, Eva...
Boko Haram bombs kill dozens at mosque and restaurant in Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria — Two bombs blamed on the Islamic extremist group Boko Haram exploded at a crowded mosque and a posh Muslim restaurant in Nigeria's central city of Jos, killing...
South Carolina still has to figure out what to do with Confederate flag
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The depth of support for bringing down the Confederate flag gets its first test in the South Carolina Legislature this week as lawmakers return to Columbia to...
Man builds church out of trees
A New Zealand man, who makes his living removing large trees, mixed faith with foliage to build this chapel made of trees.
Tour de France becomes a mess of bloody crashes
HUY, Belgium — Spanish veteran Joaquim Rodriguez won the crash-marred third stage of the Tour de France on Monday, with British rider Chris Froome finishing second to take the race...
Is Jason Kidd getting power hungry again?
Jason Kidd isn't attempting another coup -- not yet, at least. After an onMilwaukee.com report stated the Milwaukee Bucks coach was also expected to be named the team's head of basketball...
Penn & Teller are really disgusting
Penn & Teller have a new show on Broadway opening on July 7 at the Marquis Theatre, and they stopped by our studio last week to show us a trick. What...
Forget Shark Week — what we really need is Octopus Week
It’s Shark Week, that dubious annual event devoted to those toothy predators of the deep. But if the Discovery Channel really wanted to focus on a scary-smart, adaptable, tricky sea...
Oreos went on a diet
Now it's Oreos’ turn to go on a diet. The maker of the popular cookie has confirmed it will begin next week selling “Oreo Thins” — a slimmed-down version of...
NYCFC finally confesses to Andrea Pirlo open secret
Andrea Pirlo finally has made his move to New York City FC official. The team and MLS commissioner Don Garber had been mum about the move for weeks, even after...
De Blasio to get more national exposure in Vanity Fair profile
Hizzoner is ready for another close-up. Mayor Bill de Blasio will be featured in a profile in Vanity Fair this fall, according to a report. The piece will be written...
Is this the year Calvin Pace is reduced to Jets spectator?
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on...
Don Zimmer's widow: Ceremonial Yankees jersey stolen from checked luggage
The wife of beloved late Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer said a ceremonial jersey, given to her by the Bombers, was swiped out of her Florida-bound checked luggage. Soot Zimmer...
Mavericks discount could revitalize Jeremy Lin's career
Jeremy Lin could be the final piece of the Mavericks’ offseason overhaul. The former Knicks point guard is considering taking a discount to sign with the Mavericks and reunite with...
Judge tosses conviction of ex-Goldman programmer
After six years fighting state and federal prosecutors, spending 11 months in jail and running up a $7 million legal bill, ex-Goldman Sachs computer programmer Sergey Aleynikov is a free...
Kayaking dog rescued before reaching ocean
This pup fetched her own ride! A yellow lab named Rosy hopped into a kayak last week — and went floating down the Highland Loch in Scotland. Rosy was down...
Century 21, Gant among the hottest sales of the week
BaubleBar Roosevelt Field Mall, 630 Old Country Rd, Garden City, NY Event: It’s official, trendy jewelry site BaubleBar has opened its first permanent store, at the Roosevelt Field Mall in...
Kyle O'Quinn sees Knicks playoff berth, in front of Mom and Dad
Kyle O’Quinn has been a Knicks fan all his life and has seen a lot of bad teams growing up in South Jamaica, Queens. Now that he's fulfilled his dream...
Amazon promises Christmas in July to mark 20th anniversary
Talk about your Christmas in July. Amazon said Monday it will roll out its first super-sized summer savings day to mark its 20th anniversary — and it’s promising even bigger...
NYPD 'destroyed' evidence in quota case
The NYPD and city lawyers have destroyed evidence in an ongoing class-action case claiming cops use a quota system when they hand out summonses, stunning new court papers claim. Records,...
Serena Williams not only American making Wimbledon run
LONDON -- Coco Vandeweghe and Madison Keys proved that when it comes to American tennis there is life beyond the Williams sisters as both reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on...
Journalists in helicopter warn beach of massive shark
Journalists aboard an Australian news helicopter channeled their inner Chief Brody this weekend as they warned countless beachgoers about a massive great white shark that was swimming straight toward them....
Two jump from burning Brooklyn building
One person was clinging to life and two others were seriously injured after a Brooklyn blaze early Monday, authorities said. The fire erupted on the third floor of the Nostrand...
Police search for missing toddler of man who jumped off bridge
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. — Police have issued a silver alert for a 7-month-old boy who may have been with his father when the man jumped from a Connecticut bridge.
Town to buy more grass-eating goats after dogs massacre 8
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Despite a setback by dogs that killed eight of them, a herd of grass-eating goats in Augusta could soon expand. Augusta traffic engineer Steve Cassell says city...
Crowd doused with wine to start running of the bulls festival
PAMPLONA, Spain — Thousands of revelers doused each other with wine Monday to celebrate the start of the famed San Fermin running of the bulls festival in this northern Spanish...
'Shocked he's even alive': Death-defying crash in NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A horrific last-lap accident that left drivers fearing for Austin Dillon's safety muted Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s victory in the rain-delayed Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Earnhardt...
Iraqi fighter jet accidentally bombs Baghdad
BAGHDAD — A Russian-made Iraqi fighter jet accidentally dropped a bomb over a Baghdad neighborhood on Monday, killing at least 12 people on the ground, Iraqi officials said. The plane...
Fugitive African warlord Joseph Kony is said to be sickly
KAMPALA, Uganda — The fugitive leader of the Lord's Resistance Army is sickly and in retreat from an international manhunt that includes US forces, a Ugandan military spokesman said Monday,...
Greece looks to reopen bailout talks as euro future in doubt
ATHENS, Greece — Despite triumphing in a popular vote against austerity, Greece on Monday faced the urgent need to heal its ties with European creditors and reach a financial rescue...
Silly soccer injury likely ruins Rory McIlroy's British Open
Rory McIlroy might have kicked himself out of next week’s British Open Championship at St. Andrews. McIlroy, the No. 1-ranked player in the world, posted a message and photo of...
I'm struggling to manage my work and life balance
My employer pays us middle managers a compensation comparable to senior positions elsewhere. In return for the favorable salary, I’m finding it difficult to manage work and life balance. I’m...
Which standing desks are worth investing in?
By now, you’ve probably heard that “sitting is the new smoking.” And you probably know a smug cubicle dweller who won’t shut up about how great he feels after switching...
I swapped spouses to save my marriage
Rachel Farris never considered divorce an option in her marriage. But one day last spring she found herself saying goodbye to her husband of three-and-a-half years to go off and...
Buress asks 'Why?' Holmes meets 'Ray Donovan' and Samberg is in 'Hell'
“Why? With Hannibal Buress” Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. on Comedy Central https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQgv0VZs7w The “Broad City” co-star and Bill Cosby critic gets his own half-hour, topical series to answer the burning...
Comic at war with cop who broke up his marriage
A veteran comic — who garnered rave reviews for his brief stint on TV’s “Louie” — has gone to war against the Jersey cop he says broke up his marriage....
8 stylish finds inspired by the California coast
Dog days This cool tank is the perfect thing to throw on for a day of shredding. Off the chain This luxe friendship bracelet is stylish in or out...
My Wall Street boss made me spend my $75K bonus in five days
When Salomon Brothers bond trader John LeFevre received his first bonus on the job in 2002, he thought he’d save and invest the $75,000 windfall. That is, until he revealed...
Developer blocked from moving into apartment — for 16 years
He bought the Manhattan apartment space for more than $2 million in 1999 — and is still waiting to move in! Prominent real estate developer Robert Siegel says he’s been...
Realtors say Treasury big shot bullied them out of $185K
Brokers for a luxe real estate firm say they were bilked out of $185,000 because a top Treasury Department official bullied the company into withholding the cash. Madeline McKenna and...
Former 'Wolf of Wall Street' vying for state medical marijuana deal
A former “Wolf of Wall Street” has his eyes on another pot of gold. Dean Petkanas’ new company is among the 43 entities vying for one of five lucrative medical...
Shirtless thief and accomplices steal five computers and a safe
Cops on Sunday released a video of a shirtless thief and his two accomplices robbing a business in the Bronx. The bandits walked through the open basement door of DV...
Legally blind judge still running courtroom
Justice is truly blind in this Brooklyn courtroom. Federal Judge Eric Vitaliano has become legally blind from glaucoma, making his usual daily grind of reading legal papers and writing rulings...
Driver in critical condition after shot to the head
A driver was fighting for his life after he was shot in the head and crashed his car in The Bronx early Sunday, cops said. The 26-year-old victim was in...
Judge orders city carpenters union back to work
A federal judge has ordered a city carpenters union to get back to work by Monday, after members walked off job sites in violation of several labor agreements. The New...
First MTA bus driver arrested under 'Vision Zero' shouldn't have been: lawyer
It’s more like zero vision. The first city bus driver arrested for killing a pedestrian under Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Vision Zero” policy never should have been cuffed, according to...
Wounded veteran inspires the masses as a yoga instructor
A heroic Iraq war veteran who lost both legs after a bomb turned his truck into a ball of flame is serving as an inspiration to others, teaching yoga in...
Al Jazeera trashes Americans in Fourth of July video
https://youtu.be/qRYW_I60xoM An American-based branch of the Qatar-owned TV news channel Al Jazeera put out an insulting Independence Day-pegged video mocking Americans as obese, porn-watching, pill-popping, gun-toting racists. The 1¹/₂-minute video...
Anti-Airbnb ad accuses company of making the rich richer
An anti-Airbnb group is rolling out a new TV commercial that accuses the apartment-rental site of lining the pockets of greedy fat cats who use it to destroy affordable housing....
Bernie Sanders will raise taxes if he's elected president
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders made clear Sunday he’ll raise taxes if elected president. “Yes, we have to raise individual tax rates substantially higher than they are today, because almost...
Pro-Trump super-PAC aims to raise 'unlimited funds'
An independent super-PAC has been formed to raise unlimited funds to power Donald Trump’s run for the presidency, The Post has learned. The political action committee is called Make America...
NL manager 'trying' to get 2 Mets' guns to All-Star Game
LOS ANGELES -- The Mets have two players with legitimate All-Star resumes this season, but will both be selected for the game? Jacob deGrom and Jeurys Familia will find out...
Cuomo pressured to move further left
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s startling attack on Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week was the opening round in a new and coordinated effort to force Cuomo further to the political left...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn An elderly man fought off three punks who tried to rob him inside a Seagate apartment building, according to police. The thugs followed the 66-year-old victim into the building...