July 16, 2015
Cash Money Records suing Tidal over Lil Wayne’s album rights
Jay Z’s struggling streaming service, Tidal, is facing a new $50 million lawsuit by rapper Lil Wayne’s label over rights to Wayne’s latest album, “Free Weezy.” Cash Money Records claims...
St. John's target is a Nick Van Exel type from Brooklyn
Shamorie Ponds didn’t enter high school with any hype. You couldn’t find his name on recruiting web sites. “I didn’t see this coming as a freshman,” Thomas Jefferson coach Lawrence...
Teachers union members want Hillary endorsement withdrawn
WASHINGTON — Furious American Federation of Teachers members are demanding the union withdraw its endorsement of Hillary Rodham Clinton, calling it premature and undemocratic. “There was no internal discussion. Zero....
I have my doubts Bill Cosby's a rapist
Bill Cosby is a lousy husband and a possible sex addict. But is he a rapist? I have my doubts. Is Cosby, 78, so diabolically creepy that he secretly slipped...
How this ex-con became the poster child for drug reform laws
Tony Papa is living proof that a drug offender slapped with a harsh sentence for a nonviolent crime can turn his life around if given a second chance. Since he...
The 3 keys for the Mets to make the playoffs
As the Mets embark on a trying 10-game test to begin the second half, here are three keys for Terry Collins' crew to surprise the National League and crack the playoffs: 1. Health:...
The 3 keys for Yankees to make the playoffs
While GM Brian Cashman contemplates trade options to improve the team, here are three in-house keys for the Yankees to make a return to the postseason. 1. CC Sabathia has...
How Collins is stacking Mets rotation to topple the Nationals
The four-game winning streak to close the first half was great, but the Mets haven’t been lulled into a sense of false security. “There is nobody else in baseball coming...
Cueto? Brian Cashman surveys Yanks' wide-open trade options
Brian Cashman is at peace playing it both ways when it comes to holding his cards or laying them down as the July 31 trading deadline approaches. “I am comfortable...
De Blasio mingles with bums in search of policy guidance
Mayor Bill de Blasio made a surprise visit to Tompkins Square Park on Thursday to check out the vagrant-infested space — and asked homeless people there for advice on what...
Russell Simmons is a horse's ass
Russell Simmons put the “Def” in indefensible. The hip-hop mogul revealed his tin ear on Thursday by comparing the plight of carriage horses to slavery, the Holocaust and ethnic cleansing....
Roger Goodell silent in appalling appeasement of Greg Hardy
“Attention, NFL shoppers! Don’t miss our closeout sale in the domestic violence section of our suspensions aisle. Today only, 60 percent off!” The NFL has a profound crime problem. That’s...
Sperm bank accused of discarding hazardous materials
The owners of the Empire State Building say a sperm-bank tenant is discarding hazardous material, including nitrogen and radioactive substances. Now Daxor Corp. is suing to prevent its eviction, saying...
Newhouse family downsizes Delaware staff by 20 percent
The billionaire Newhouse family is taking the money and running from Wilmington, Del. Thirteen years ago, Condé Nast and other entities owned by the family’s then-thriving Advance Publications empire secured...
25 percent of MTA workers earned six-figure salaries last year
Working for the MTA is the fast track to a six-figure salary. One in four Metropolitan Transportation Authority employees made $100,000 or more in 2014, according to payroll data released...
Tig Notaro on finding comedy in cancer and the set that changed her life
Over a four-month period in 2012, comedian Tig Notaro experienced an epic string of misfortune: She suffered a bout of the deadly bacterial infection C Diff. She went through a...
This is NYC's most ridiculous new restaurant
Inside a red-lit Midtown East room with a seizure-inducing Godzilla mural and other Japanese kitsch plastered over the walls, a waitress in a black T-shirt takes drink orders. She reappears...
There's a tasty new reason to hang out under FDR Drive
The downtown East River waterfront finally has a good place to eat. Industry Kitchen, a sleek, “eco-friendly” structure under the FDR Drive, can seat up to 300 indoors and out...
Year after dad's murder, Ellington's larger reason to join Nets
LAS VEGAS — Wayne Ellington had arguably the most successful season of his six-year NBA career last season with the Lakers, averaging 10 points per game and shooting 37 percent...
PBR is dead
Chris Cruz found himself in a New York drinking dilemma. In a world of increasingly popular craft cocktails and microbrews, he considers himself a “die-hard cheap-beer guy.” But a few...
Dustin Johnson's key to win: Complete disregard for chokes
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — In golf, resilience can be as powerful a weapon as length off the tee or a perfect putting touch. For Dustin Johnson, who happens to be...
Impassive ‘Amazing Grace’ tells the story of the world-famous hymn
With its clean-cut heroes and villains and its earnest Christianity, the musical “Amazing Grace” is an outlier on Broadway — where the new normal is the bold, hip-hop-flavored “Hamilton.” As...
Hamptons Magazine plans to expand after setting ad record
One year ago Niche Media was extracted from a bruising family feud in Las Vegas when Jane Gale and her husband Jeff finally got Greenspun Media to sell it to...
Family of Daily News owner brought in to expedite sale
A new layer of management has been added to the auction sale of the Daily News — in hopes of unclogging a slow process. Jamie Gertler, a nephew of owner...
NetJets bargaining with pilots' union amid customer gripes
Warren Buffett is suddenly flying more union-friendly skies. After two years of refusing to bargain with its pilots’ union, Berkshire Hathaway-owned NetJets is now racing to reach a new contract...
Rob Refsnyder on being doubted, Cano's swing and Jeter's mind
Yankees rookie second baseman Rob Refsnyder, who will make his Yankee Stadium debut on Friday, took a swing at a Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What will it...
Lynn Tilton regrets sending steamy Christmas card to clients
Maybe the diva of distressed investing should have listened to her mother. Lynn Tilton, 56, now wishes she hadn’t sent out a sexy Christmas card showing her clad in a...
Relativity Media's future cloudy after lender is bought out
Relativity Media’s fight for survival took another odd turn on Thursday. The Ryan Kavanaugh-helmed Hollywood studio said Catalyst Capital, a Canadian private-equity firm, bought all $130 million in senior debt...
Kristaps Porzingis hits wall, but 'look at the Dirk tape'
LAS VEGAS — The big man finally hit the Las Vegas wall. After three impressive showings in leading the Knicks summer league team to a 3-0 record, 7-foot-3 rookie Kristaps...
Google credits YouTube for 12 percent stock surge
Google’s new financial chief, Ruth Porat, is as tight-lipped as her predecessor was — but Wall Street is smiling anyway. Shares of the online search giant surged nearly 12 percent,...
Hostess bringing deep fried Twinkies to the freezer aisle
Are you ready for frozen fried Twinkies? Hostess, the bakery run by Apollo Global Management and Metropoulos & Co., is telling lenders it is seriously thinking about expanding its product...
New app delivers prescription drugs to your door
You’ve been ordering pizzas to your door — well, now it’s time you started getting your heartburn medicine delivered, too. Zipdrug, a New York-based tech startup, launched a mobile app...
The advocacy group that won --- and closed up shop
In a rarity for any US advocacy group, Freedom to Marry is closing up shop “simply” because it won. The move is applause-worthy because it’s so rare for any “public...
A runaway payroll is only the start of the MTA's problems
Anyone wonder why mass-transit fares are always going up — even as service quality seems to be headed down? Look no further than the MTA’s rising payroll costs. As the...
Bratton shoots the messenger on Post's quality-of-life exposé
We’re glad to see Police Commissioner Bill Bratton reacting swiftly to quality-of-life problems The Post has exposed in recent days — even if he does feel obliged to shoot the...
City beefs up unit probing Airbnb abuses
New York City is amping up its battle against Airbnb abusers. To fight back against residents who illegally turn their apartments into hotels, the Big Apple has doubled the budget...
The lost year: New York City since Eric Garner's death
Eric Garner, Mayor Bill de Blasio insists, “did not die in vain.” As the city marks the first anniversary of Garner's fatal confrontation with cops on Friday, the mayor’s words sound...
Hamas is set to win a seat at the United Nations table
Is Hamas joining the United Nations? Well, not directly — at least not yet — but through the back door, unless the members of the Economic and Social Council wake...
How de Blasio can win on mayoral control
New York’s political waters continue to churn from Mayor de Blasio’s grudge match with Gov. Cuomo — centered on mayoral control of the schools — and the polls show the...
De Blasio, Cuomo both failing the homeless --- and the city
Mayor de Blasio is running out of excuses — and losing touch with reality. When The Post brought the epidemic of homelessness to Hizzoner’s attention, he chose to blame the...
Amazon says 'Prime Day' will be annual event after sales surge
Amazon says its "Prime Day" sale led to a sales surge and "hundreds of thousands" of new signups for its $99 annual Prime loyalty program. The company said it plans...
Hillary: I don't trust Iran to honor nuke deal
DOVER, N.H./WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton offered her most pessimistic assessment yet of the Iran nuclear deal on Thursday, telling supporters the United States should not trust Tehran...
Military office in Times Square locked down after Tennessee shootings
The US military recruiting office in Times Square was on lockdown Thursday after the deadly shooting rampage in Tennessee. "While we have no specific information about any plot against the...
Suspect's uncle is focus of investigation into 1975 slayings
WASHINGTON — A day after charges were announced in the 40-year-old kidnapping and slayings of two sisters from Maryland, investigators are turning their attention to the suspect's uncle and others...
AARP piles it on, fires back at humiliated Tiger Woods
It's been a rough 12 hours for Tiger Woods. The 14-time major winner started Thursday by bogeying the first two holes of the British Open en route to his worst...
Disgraced lawyer who hired legislator's son had massive gambling debts
The ex-Westchester lawyer who hired state Sen. Thomas Libous’ son in exchange for the powerful politician’s promise to send his firm legal work needed the cash from the lucrative referrals...
Delta plane makes emergency landing after engine fire
SEATTLE -- A Delta Air Lines Inc plane flying from Alaska to Atlanta made an emergency landing at Seattle's main airport early Thursday after what an airport spokesman said was...
Planned Parenthood sorry for 'tone' in fetal-tissue video
Planned Parenthood's president apologized on Thursday for the "tone and statements" of a senior staff member who was secretly recorded in a video that critics say suggests the US reproductive...
Schumer squeezed on Obama's Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON — No sooner had President Barack Obama announced a nuclear deal with Iran than Sen. Chuck Schumer issued a statement pledging to go through it with a fine-tooth comb,...
The day in photos
A Galapagos tortoise (slowly) snacks, Greece continues talks and more.
Colorado theater shooter found guilty, eligible for death penalty
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Jurors convicted Colorado theater shooter James Holmes on Thursday in the chilling 2012 attack on defenseless moviegoers at a midnight Batman premiere, rejecting defense arguments that the...
More severed body parts found near Conn. train station
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police in Connecticut said on Thursday they found two severed human arms near a New Haven train station late on Wednesday, hours after a pair of...
TLC wants taxi surcharge for evening rush-hour trips to JFK
The city is considering hitting taxi riders with a $4.50 surcharge for evening rush-hour trips between Manhattan to JFK Airport, officials said Thursday. The fee would be added on top...
Why the FBI had a bulging file on Broadway legend Oscar Hammerstein
It's hard to believe, but there isn’t a lively, thorough biography of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein, their shows and their era. Ethan Mordden wrote a good coffee-table book about...
Southern California takes on Silicon Valley in battle for tech supremacy
A hipster sips a flat white and leers at the techie at the next table. A 20-something with hairy legs and a flower in her hair grouses about rent. Lofts...
Can Yankees stay out of the hospital and stay in 1st place?
Jacoby Ellsbury, Masahiro Tanaka and Andrew Miller are arguably three of the six or seven most important Yankees. They combined for 16 weeks of DL time in the first half....
British Open prepares sendoff for two living legends
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- Two of the greats of the game are set to say farewell to the British Open on Friday. Tom Watson, a five-time Open winner, and Nick...
Spies in the hot seat after 'mini-Snowden' breach
LONDON — A dramatic breach at an Italian surveillance company has laid bare the details of government cyberattacks worldwide, putting intelligence chiefs in the hot seat from Cyprus to South...
Senate's revision of No Child Left Behind returns power to states
WASHINGTON — More than a decade after No Child Left Behind established a stronger federal role in public education, the Senate on Thursday approved a rewrite of the much-criticized education...
Next 10 days will reveal Mets as legit -- or their bosses as frauds
Well, it starts here. It starts now. It starts in St. Louis, where the very best baseball of 2015 has been played on a consistent basis. It starts against a...
Hillary Clinton losing steam among Democrats in new poll
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton's standing is falling among Democrats, and voters view her as less decisive and inspiring than when she launched her presidential campaign just three months ago,...
The 10 most amazing places in the world you're not allowed to visit
Ilha da Queimada Grande, or Snake Island, as it is more affectionately known, is a 43-hectare island located of the Brazilian coastline, approximately 20 miles from the Sao Paulo shore....
2 convicted in baby's murder, no thanks to no-show dad
There was justice Thursday for a 16-month-old boy shot dead in his stroller in Brooklyn two years ago, and no thanks to the thug dad who abandoned him both on...
Remember these oldies? They're in British Open hunt again
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- Two former major champions sit in prime position on the British Open leaderboard after one round, desperately trying to re-live some past glory. Paul Lawrie and Retief...
People who post selfies are Machiavellian, narcissistic psychopaths
Are you concerned by the number of people visiting tourist attractions wielding selfie sticks? And do you grow tired of the number of selfies appearing on social media sites? You’re...
These paintings on nude models glow
What do you get when you combine nude models, UV paint and a black light? Magic.
Friends don't believe woman committed suicide in jail after traffic stop
HEMPSTEAD, Texas — The Texas Rangers are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman whose loved ones are questioning authorities who say the 28-year-old arrested on a traffic...
Broadway star Sutton Foster isn't the life of 'The Wild Party'
The last time Sutton Foster appeared at Encores!, in “Violet,” the show went on to Broadway. That probably won’t be the case with Andrew Lippa’s “The Wild Party,” which started...
Lana Del Rey's 'Honeymoon' wears thin and more new music
This week’s new releases include fresh-sounding returns from Public Enemy and the Chemical Brothers, while Lana Del Rey sticks to an increasingly tired template. Here’s our roundup. Downloads of the...
Bloated Emmy categories littered with dubious nominees
The 2015 Emmy nominations were released Thursday with expanded nominees in the major categories — but, in several cases, it just looked like the TV Academy was slumming to fill...
Knicks' bid for Derrick Williams' 'upside' was too rich for us: Karl
LAS VEGAS — Kings coach George Karl says he liked 6-foot-8 forward Derrick Williams. Just not enough to pay him $10 million over two years, as Knicks president Phil Jackson agreed...
Oldest US veteran 'Big Momma' prepares to meet Obama
DETROIT — A 110-year-old woman believed to be the nation's oldest veteran is preparing to visit Washington on an honorary trip that includes meeting President Barack Obama. There's just one...
The 3 times sex can make you sick
Discover the surprising conditions that can result from doing the nasty.
Caitlyn Jenner’s redeeming style moment
When Caitlyn Jenner stepped up to the microphone to accept her Arthur Ashe Courage Award at Wednesday’s ESPYs, she looked like she had pole-vaulted off the cover of Vanity Fair....
Shameless TLC can't stop milking the ‘19 Kids’ scandal
Congrats to Discovery Communications for finally axing TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting” — but only after a two-month parade of fleeing advertisers and disgusted/outraged viewers. Guess they were hoping that...
Man found hanging from tree near NYC playground
A man was found hanging from a tree near a Brooklyn playground early Thursday morning, authorities said.
Uber creates late-arriving 'de Blasio' mode
https://twitter.com/codeblue87/status/621730797314183168 Uber launched a campaign on Thursday against Mayor de Blasio Thursday — unveiling a tab named after Hizzoner to show the epic delays that would be created under a...
Outrage as Lance Armstrong barges into Tour spotlight
Like an unwanted ghost, Lance Armstrong has returned to the fringes of the Tour de France on a money-raising ride ahead of the showcase race he once ruled. The American,...
This model with Down syndrome is changing the face of fashion
Jamie Brewer made headlines in February as the first model with Down syndrome when she took to the Carrie Hammer catwalk during New York Fashion Week. Now, an Australian teen...
Brett Favre makes the ESPYs uncomfortable for everyone
Wednesday may have been Caitlyn Jenner's big night, but Brett Favre's string of bizarre behavior may have unfortunately stolen the show. The former NFL pro raised more than a few...
These celeb travel Instas will give you next-level #FOMO
Inspiration for your next summer escape is just a phone tap away.
Police nab mugger who attacked cop and stole her gun
The thug who socked an off-duty cop in the face before making off with her pistol early Wednesday has been arrested in Philadelphia, The Post has learned. Samuel Thornton, 21,...
Obama visits prison in call for justice reform
WASHINGTON — President Obama toured a drab cellblock in a federal pen in Oklahoma Thursday to promote reforms of the criminal-justice system and met with six inmates, reflecting on how...
Three top-50 world coaches couldn't win jack with Red Bulls
In two decades, the Red Bulls – and MetroStars before them – have never won an MLS Cup or a US Open Cup. World-class managers have come and gone, won...
D'Brickashaw Ferguson's durability has a price for Jets
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...
Apple's Siri: Just call her Caitlyn
Bruce is dead to Siri. Apple’s voice-activated assistant is getting with the program when it comes to users who still refer to Caitlyn Jenner as “Bruce.” A day after Jenner’s...
Cardale Jones desperately trolls for a date at ESPY Awards
Twitter is the new Tinder -- at least for Ohio State quarterback Cardale Jones. After losing Best Breakthrough Athlete to Little League superstar Mo'ne Davis during Wednesday night's ESPY Awards, the...
3 teens killed during Driver's Ed lesson
A Brooklyn teen and two pals learning the rules of the road were killed while taking a driving lesson upstate, authorities said. Antonio Baglivo, 16, and the other teens were...
30-year-old man arrested for 41st time
WARWICK, R.I. — A Rhode Island man who has already been arrested 40 times in two states faces a lengthy prison sentence after his 41st arrest. Brandon Hayes, 30, of...
El Chapo stuffed himself down hole in prison shower
Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman stuffed himself down this narrow hole chiseled into the concrete floor of his prison shower when he broke out of Mexican prison, the...
Anti-gang squad busts Crips in gentrifying neighborhood
A multi-unit law enforcement squadron composed of US Marshals, FBI and ATF agents and NYPD cops rounded up and arrested more than a dozen Crips gang members in Brooklyn this...
Gunman kills 4 Marines in 'lone wolf' attack
A gunman went on a murderous rampage at two military facilities in Tennessee Thursday, killing four US Marines and injuring several others in what could be an “act of domestic...
It's a shame Samsung spat became attack on Jews: Paul Singer
Warship-seizing hedge fund mogul Paul Singer said he wakes up most mornings preparing to do battle. “Maybe you wake up saying, ‘This is going to be a great day,’” the...
Shoot this! Gorilla flips off photographer
We’ve all been there before, eating a nice meal, enjoying a little peace and quiet when all of a sudden our moment of Zen is punctured by a noisy intruder....
'Game of Thrones' leads Emmy race with 24 nominations
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — The elaborate fantasy saga "Game of Thrones" received a leading 24 Emmy Awards nominations Thursday, its stature apparently untouched by backlash over a female character's rape...
Young Wall Streeters sour on Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs is hiring — but wannabe masters of the universe might want to look elsewhere for that coveted investment banking job. While Lloyd Blankfein’s firm ramped up hiring to...
It's raining garbage on this miracle last-second soccer goal
https://youtu.be/SZBhf7f5ilw?t=2m39s With less than a minute left in the final group match at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, Trinidad and Tobago’s Yohance Marshall headed in a corner kick to secure an...
Bill Clinton impersonator apologizes to de Blasio for Italian joke
A professional Bill Clinton impersonator publicly apologized to Mayor Bill de Blasio Thursday for using an anti-Italian gangster stereotype while joking about Hizzoner at a Manhattan Democratic Party function Monday...
Egypt's Islamic State affiliate says it rocketed navy vessel
Islamic State-linked militants are claiming they destroyed an Egyptian navy vessel with a rocket Thursday — a first-of-its-kind attack that may signal the terror group’s growing military capabilities. Brig. Gen. Mohammed...
Here is a new reason to fear going to the dentist
Here’s a new reason to be scared of the dentist. A 48-year-old man hasn’t been able to remember anything new since having a routine root canal 10 years ago. “I...
Devon Still's tribute to brave Leah didn't leave a dry eye
The ESPYs, which gained so much publicity for its choice of Caitlyn Jenner as the recipient of the Arthur Ashe Courage Award, had several touching segments. One was devoted to...
Pilots flying into Newark flashed with green lasers
Several pilots reported being targeted by a green laser’s blinding beams Wednesday night while on approach to or near Newark Liberty Airport in New Jersey, officials said. Crews from 11...
Children take un-detonated mortar shell to play date
A group of Oregon children who stumbled across an un-detonated, decades-old military-grade mortar shell in a Portland wildlife refuge took it to a play date but escaped unharmed, Portland police...
Is bacon-flavored seaweed the next kale?
PORTLAND, Ore. -- What grows quickly, is packed with protein, has twice the nutritional value of kale and tastes like bacon? The answer, according to scientists at Oregon State University,...
Man sentenced to death for rape and murder committed 44 years ago
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A special war crimes tribunal has sentenced a man to death on charges that he committed rape and murder in 1971 during Bangladesh's war for independence from...
Spieth's duel with Johnson about to get a lot more interesting
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- Many of the world’s best players enjoyed St. Andrews in relatively docile conditions while they could Thursday in the first round of the British Open. Now comes...
Veteran Loch Ness monster hunter reveals what Nessie really is
After nearly a quarter-century camping out by the banks of Scotland's Loch Ness, hoping to glimpse "Nessie," the most dedicated hunter of the legendary monster has given up, concluding it...
Tiger Woods in typical form at British Open: Really terrible
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- It has come to this for the Tiger Woods: His competitors are starting to feel sorry for him. Jason Day, one of Woods’ playing partners Thursday...
Russian bloggers' hidden camera exposes violence toward gays
MOSCOW — Two Russian bloggers say they faced threats and violence when they walked through Moscow streets holding hands to gauge attitudes toward gays. The men, who are straight and...
Drunk man survives getting run over by freight train
SCHAGHTICOKE, NY — State police say a man escaped injury after being run over by a freight train while sleeping in the middle of railroad tracks in an upstate New...
Goldman's profit dives on $1.45B legal hit for crisis-era woes
Goldman Sachs’ crisis-era sins are finally catching up to it. Second-quarter profit slumped by more than half, hurt by soaring mortgage-related costs and other legal expenses, the company said Thursday...
Erupting volcanoes close Indonesian airports
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Eruptions at two volcanoes Thursday caused closures at three Indonesian airports, including one serving the country's second-largest city.
Couple filmed viral sex video in Uniqlo fitting room
BEIJING — Sex may sell, but a steamy video purportedly taken inside a Uniqlo fitting room in Beijing is giving the clothing retailer some uncomfortable attention. Online searches for the...
Subway vagrants busted for trespassing in deluxe room
A small room at the Columbus Circle subway station where six vagrants were busted for trespassing is on Donald Trump’s property — and was outfitted with a flat-panel TV, a...
Man's head grazed by bullet inside Manhattan diner
A man enjoying a late-night snack with his girlfriend at an Upper West Side diner was grazed in the head with a bullet early Thursday by a gunman who claimed...
Yankees midseason report card: Good grades galore, 1 big-name F
Seven games past the halfway point in an AL East season that is drowning in parity, the Yankees are in first place by 3½ games. In an evenly matched division,...
Foo Fighters show Mets what it's like to have hits at Citi Field
Don’t bother trying to tell Dave Grohl that the drugs don’t work. On Wednesday night at Citi Field, the Foo Fighters’ frontman rocked the Mets’ home field and took a moment to...
Kenyon Martin: Carmelo deserves better than rebuilding Knicks
It has been two years since Kenyon Martin donned a Knicks uniform, but he has been around Carmelo Anthony long enough to believe he shouldn’t have to endure an extended...
Mets midseason report card: Pitchers the best students
All signs point to meaningful late-season baseball for the Mets. Plenty can still go wrong, of course, starting with injuries, but the Mets appear to have enough pitching to at...
Mark Teixeira — an underrated badass — is back on top
Of the two middle-of-the-order forces who rose from the ashes to power the Yankees to their surprisingly successful first half, only one has publicly ripped Derek Jeter, traveled the continent...
City to spend $10M providing housing developments with free Internet
The city is poised to begin providing free broadband Internet access to more than 16,000 residents of its sprawling public housing system. Buildings at five of the poorest New York...
Nets are giving this journeyman D-Leaguer a serious look
LAS VEGAS — It has been a long, winding road through professional basketball for Willie Reed, still chasing his dream of playing in the NBA. But throughout the past three...
Tiger and Jack aren't questioning Spieth's Open prep, so neither should we
ST . ANDREWS, Scotland — Until he gives us reason to question him, we all should trust Jordan Spieth’s judgment. Even if he is only 21. The moment Spieth revealed...
Homeless woman 'gang-raped' outside Trump tower
A 39-year-old homeless woman says she was gang-raped by six men Wednesday night in a subway station outside Trump International Tower at Columbus Circle, sources said. Police Commissioner Bill Bratton...
Meet the undrafted rookie who has a shot to stick with Knicks
LAS VEGAS — The Knicks have five draft picks on their summer league roster, but the player raising the most eyebrows is undrafted, 6-foot-9, energetic power forward Maurice Ndour, who...
Mikhail Prokhorov looking to own 100 percent of Nets
Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is a billionaire — but that doesn’t mean he can pass up a bargain. The 50-year old executive is said to be looking to buy the...
A-Rod and JPP bring out the lame, unfunny side of ESPYs
Alex Rodriguez, during a too-long, too-unfunny skit, apologized for everything except using performance-enhancing drugs while ABC made a tasteless Jason Pierre-Paul joke by showing what was supposed to be a...
Man accused of renting stolen Zipcars on Craigslist
A man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly stealing Zipcars and renting them out on Craigslist. Dorien Holmes, of Brooklyn, paid for the low-cost ride-sharing vehicles with a phony account and...
Major-less Sergio Garcia: 'I have an Open win in me'
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Sergio Garcia was supposed to have won multiple major championships by now, given his immense talent, how early in his career he contended and how close...
Cuomo pays $100K in legal fees, donates to Yankees, Plaza hotel
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo paid $100,000 in legal fees this year to white-collar defense attorneys during federal prosecutor Preet Bharara’s probe into the closure of the Moreland Commission panel. The...
High-flying de Blasio headed to Vatican for powwow with pope
Mayor de Blasio next week will jet off to the Vatican where he will speak about citywide environmental issues at an event with Pope Francis. In his fourth trip abroad...
Two of city's worst-performing schools overhauling staff
A majority of educators at two of the city’s lowest-performing high schools, both in Brooklyn, are being replaced, Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña announced Wednesday. Only one-third of 63 staff members...
Teen 'made rape victim swear on Bible' she wouldn't call cops
The teen suspected of raping an elderly Brooklyn woman who let him into her home forced her to “swear on a Jewish Bible” that she wouldn’t tell on him, a relative...
Jennifer Connelly's old Park Slope pad sells for record $12.4M
Park Slope in Brooklyn just hit a new home-sale record for the tony neighborhood.
Bunny hoarder calls contractor as 'expert' witness in $2B suit
Brooklyn bunny hoarder Dorota Trec on Wednesday called on an “expert” witness to bolster her $2 billion suit against the ASPCA over the confiscation her 150 allegedly mistreated animals. Trec...
City Council set to vote on proposed Uber employment cap
The City Council is expected to vote next Thursday on whether to place a one-year cap on the growth of popular car services such as Uber, sources told The Post....
Iran deal opponents say Schumer’s assessment is key
WASHINGTON — Opponents of the Iran deal anxiously await Sen. Charles Schumer’s take, according to one dissenter. “If Schumer comes out and says, ‘I looked at the bill and studied...
Dad of baby killed in stroller dodges court appearance -- again
He abandoned his own son, leaving the baby in a crossfire of bullets meant for himself. Yet, when given a chance to see justice done, street thug Anthony Hennis ran...
Son sued by dad for inheritance after killing his mom
A schizophrenic Manhattan man who dodged criminal responsibility for stabbing to death his wealthy philanthropist mother may finally have to pay for that heinous act with his inheritance. A Manhattan...
Zoe gets 'Fashionably Late' on Lifetime; Coffey percolates 'Life Takeover' for Bravo
Two former Bravo stars are getting another shot at TV stardom. Lifetime has given stylist/designer Rachel Zoe a weekly talk show to discuss what’s hot and what’s not in the...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A pervert flashed a woman shopping at a pharmacy in Morris Park, police said. The 30-year-old victim was browsing the lipstick selection at the Rite Aid on White...
I've found a drug so amazing I'm quitting NYC and sex to do it full-time
It's a hot June day, and Melvin Hartzog is sitting in his spacious Chelsea apartment, looking impossibly cool in a white T-shirt and pants with a blue bandana wrapped around...