July 19, 2015
D’Amato wants Schumer to nix Obama’s Iran deal
Saying “the security of our nation and the security of Israel are threatened,” former US Sen. Alfonse D’Amato on Sunday urged Sen. Chuck Schumer to vote against President Obama’s nuclear-arms...
Bums are running amok in New York City and it needs to stop
I am pissed off! This is the view from an outer borough: One day last week, a deranged, apparently homeless man screamed bloody murder outside the Marriott hotel in Downtown...
Mets' reluctance to deal Niese opens up Double-A trading chips
ST. LOUIS — Jon Niese is probably more valuable to the Mets taking the ball every fifth or sixth day than serving as a trade chip. With Steven Matz on...
Mets' vague last hope before DL'ing Michael Cuddyer
ST. LOUIS — Michael Cuddyer’s barking left knee could force the Mets to place him on the disabled list this week. Following the Mets’ 3-1 victory over the Cardinals in...
When Islamists strike, never blame society
After Islamist terrorists killed 17 people in and around Paris in January, the trend was to drone on about how the attacks pointed to France’s failure to integrate Muslims. But...
Freedom is everything — celebrating my 'Americaversary'
Every year on July 20, my mother and I celebrate our “independence day” — our “Americaversary,” the day we came to America from the Soviet Union. Today marks 37 years...
Uber vs. yellow-cab fat-cats: Mayor sides with the wrong New York
Mayor de Blasio took office describing a “Tale of Two New Yorks”: a privileged, wealthy, largely white and Manhattan-centric city that had thrived in recent years vs. a less-well-off, more-minority-heavy...
How New York's leading on criminal-justice reform
President Obama spoke to the nation last Wednesday about a problem facing all citizens — the continued lack of confidence in our criminal-justice system. The issue is, Obama said, “a...
Who needs these third parties?
New York voters just caught an unexpected — and unintended — break that may well create a bit of breathing space on their ballots next Election Day. Turns out Gov....
How the AFT bypassed democracy to endorse Hillary
Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid got an early campaign gift last week — the official endorsement of a top union, the American Federation of Teachers. Two problems: Like other major AFL-CIO...
The City needs to start explaining its victim-payout awards
City Comptroller Scott Stringer has no problem demanding full transparency from pretty much every single municipal agency — except his own. This, when his office has become a virtual Bank...
Online shopping startup ready to rival Amazon
Jeff Bezos sells a lot of books, but Marc Lore is an open book. That’s because Lore — whose Hoboken-based startup, Jet.com, on Monday launches its plucky challenge to Bezos’s...
Corporate America is ready for business in Iran
Corporate America will lead the next round of deals with Iran. Just ask Hans Humes, the CEO of $1 billion hedge fund Greylock Capital, who believes the country is ripe...
Mets eke few runs across to survive agonizing marathon
ST. LOUIS — A blind squirrel will find acorns — eventually. In the Mets’ case it took until the 13th inning Sunday to find their first run, and victory couldn’t...
Italian designer to bring native cuisine to luxe lounge
Members of Italian fashion designer Domenico Vacca’s private club will get a taste of la dolce vita. For $20,000 a year, members of Vacca’s luxury lifestyle DV Club — the...
Hondo wins another one!!
Hondo bagged his second straight winner on Sunday, collecting with the Blue Jays to reduce the filthy figure to 1,930 joyners. Monday: Mr. Aitch doesn’t expect much from Boston’s Steven...
Will Brett Gardner's cleats get him fined?
When Brett Gardner stepped onto the Yankee Stadium field on Sunday wearing all white New Balance spikes, he set himself up for a possible warning or fine. According to MLB...
These magazines explore the latest Pluto discovery
While others debate whether or not Pluto is a planet, we’ll help you with another question: Which magazines can give you the best look at science? National Geographic National Geographic’s...
Carlos Beltran shows Yankees what they've been missing
Carlos Beltran hadn’t played since leaving a game with a rib injury in Anaheim on June 30. After three rehab games with Single-A Tampa, he returned Sunday and immediately had...
Louis Oosthuizen is the tortoise of the British Open race
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Louis Oosthuizen has been here and done this, which should make him a favorite as Monday’s British Open final round unfolds at St. Andrews. The last...
The media's eerie silence on MLB, TV greed marginalizing fans
Once upon a time, not that long ago, what couldn’t happen — what didn’t happen and wouldn‘t happen because it couldn’t happen — never happened. What was out of the question...
From 1,500-1 odds to brink of history: Blame Tiger for Paul Dunne
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — It’s a shame Tiger Woods isn’t still at St. Andrews to witness this. Because he helped create it. Woods — who missed the British Open cut...
How Yankees are trying to get the most out of reprogrammed CC Sabathia
You can’t lead from behind. And so while manager Joe Girardi over and over again on Sunday cited CC Sabathia’s experience and leadership as vital ingredients for the Yankees in...
Japan's Mitsubishi apologizes to WWII POW's for forced labor
LOS ANGELES — A major Japanese corporation has given an unprecedented apology to a 94-year-old U.S. POW for using American prisoners of war for forced labor during World War II....
Can golf's perennial contender finally break through?
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- A month ago, Jason Day collapsed on the ninth hole in the third round of the U.S. Open with a scary case of vertigo. A month...
Schumer calls for probe as airlines freeze out discount sites
WASHINGTON — Sen. Charles Schumer Sunday called for a federal investigation into airlines withholding flight info from discount websites, like Expedia, TripAdvisor and Orbitz -- a practice he alleges could...
Riley Curry's 'Whip' and 'Nae Nae' are so much better than yours
For Riley Curry's third birthday, the world is getting a gift: just about her cutest clip yet. Stephen Curry's daughter and permanent receiver of awws celebrated her big 0-3 on Sunday...
Schumer mum on possible support for Iran nuke deal
Influential Sen. Charles Schumer refused to tip his hand Sunday on which way he’ll vote on the Iran nuke deal. "This is one of the most serious decisions any member...
Dustin Johnson's latest meltdown comes one day early
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- It was, after all, a Sunday. So maybe Dustin Johnson mistakenly thought it was the final round of the British Open. Because the final round of...
Teixeira keys 'biggest' inning of Yanks' season in thrilling win
Standing in the Yankees’ dugout, Chase Headley watched Mark Teixeira’s eighth-inning drive to right climb toward the seats and understood what it meant. “It was as big of an inning...
'Drunk' driver charged in crash with limo that killed 4
The four women killed in a horrific limo crash on Long Island were identified Sunday as local residents, while a 24-year-old from Brooklyn was among the other four in the...
Nationals pinpoint blame for delay of game: Taylor Swift
So, what jocular take did you have when a big chunk of the lights went out at Nationals Park on Friday night during the Nats-Dodgers game, twice delaying and then...
College kid tweets at Arian Foster; Arian Foster buys his books
At 6-foot, 230 pounds, with the shoulders to bull rush you and the legs that can pirouette on a dime, Arian Foster is the textbook running back. He's also the running back...
Man says lawsuit over $27K pre-K bill like ‘getting cancer’
A Manhattan dad likened being sued for his son’s $27,000 nursery-school bill to getting cancer, the pricey pre-K claims in a lawsuit. In February Keith and Charlene Goggin signed up...
George H.W. Bush released from hospital after fall
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine — Former President George H.W. Bush was released from a Maine hospital on Sunday, four days after the 91-year-old fell at his summer home and broke a bone...
The honors, jokes and tears for Packers' 'best player' ever
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Brett Favre headed up the Lambeau Field tunnel, a path that he had walked dozens of times. He turned left at the end, and then walked...
Giuliani blasts de Blasio's 'destructive' reign
Critics of Mayor de Blasio are trying to draft Rudy Giuliani to reclaim City Hall. But Giuliani, who earned the nickname “America’s Mayor” while presiding over the city’s historic drop...
4 decomposing bodies, including children, found in Chicago home
The decomposing bodies of a woman and three children have been discovered in a home on Chicago's South Side, police and local media said on Sunday.
Rob Refsnyder can't hide his surprise at Yankees demotion
Rob Refsnyder’s first stay in The Bronx didn’t last very long. With the Yankees needing a roster spot thanks to Carlos Beltran’s return from the disabled list, Refsnyder’s time in...
Jordan Spieth is one day away from mind-boggling golf history
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — One more round. That may be all the stands between Jordan Spieth and golf history. It may all that stands between Spieth and Ben Hogan —...
Trump refuses to apologize for 'not a war hero' McCain remarks
Donald Trump refused to apologize to decorated veteran Sen. John McCain after bashing him as "not war hero" despite a firestorm of criticism from Republicans. Asked whether it was time...
NCAA cornerback shot twice after bar fight
https://twitter.com/UCFSports/status/622509169162231809 A University of Central Florida football player was hospitalized Saturday and treated for non-life-threatening injuries after he reportedly was shot twice in the arm. Chris Williams, who last season...
Vilified Tour de France rider attacked with urine
MENDE, France -- Being doused in liquids by roadside fans goes with the terrain of being a Tour de France rider. But this spectator was yelling "doper!" at Chris Froome...
Surfer fights off shark on live TV
Pro surfer Mick Fanning came thisclose to being a shark’s lunch Sunday off South Africa, but fended off the man-eater with punches and kicks.
Swirling sharks, standoffish Swedes and more on TV this week
"Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll" Thursday, 10 p.m., FX https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNNIEEOmHPQ Gigi (Elizabeth Gillies) and the band want Johnny (Denis Leary) to write songs without using drugs or alcohol. Naturally, the experiment is a total...
I tried to make my cat Insta-famous and failed miserably
Why are most famous pets on Instagram dogs? Because cats are unphotogenic jerks. Three months ago, I set out to make my adopted tabby, Jameson, a bona fide star. After...
Driver in fatal crash also involved in deadly workplace accident
The driver accused in a fatal DWI crash on Long Island is a contractor who last year was involved in a deadly workplace accident, officials said. Steve Romeo, 55, was...
How Amy Helm is carrying on The Band's legacy
The debut album from singer and musician Amy Helm, “Didn’t It Rain,” out Friday, is drenched in a roots-rock vibe. Given her inspirations, it could hardly have been otherwise. Helm...
Favorite Wiggle It Jiggleit rolls to win $700K Meadowlands Pace
On a card dominated by long shots, 2-5 favorite Wiggle It Jiggleit bucked the trend, winning the $706,000 Meadowlands Pace on Saturday night at Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment. Wiggle It...
Taxi drivers don't see a dime from in-car TV ads
They may bombard riders with ads — but that doesn’t mean Taxi TV pays off for the city of New York. The TVs were installed as a “customer-service initiative” in...
De Blasio to business groups: Stay out of Uber debate - or else
Mayor de Blasio bullied business groups to stay out of the Uber debate in the weeks leading up to the City Council vote this week on controversial bills to curtail...
The city's most deafening subway station is...
It’s a real pain in the ear. South Ferry is the loudest station in an already ear-crushing subway system, with trains rumbling out at 111 decibels — as loud as...
Bronx principal accused of hiring family friends
A Bronx principal previously disciplined for letting two of her grandkids attend her schools has since hired two members of her son’s salsa band and the brother of another, The...
Investigators hunting down whistleblower in school grade-fixing scandal
Investigators are knocking on the doors of Richmond Hill HS teachers to question them about a Regents re-scoring scandal — and who leaked an incriminating internal e-mail to The Post,...
Commanders the focus of crime stats-fixing probe
NYPD Internal Affairs probers are focusing on commanders in their probe of alleged record-fixing in the South Bronx’s 40th Precinct, The Post has learned. Investigators called 40 street-level cops on...
Priest-turned-politician accused of padding his résumé
Maybe this former priest should go to confession. George Hoehmann, 50, who was a Catholic man of the cloth before giving up the priesthood, seems to have padded his résumé....
I was passed up for Rep. Grimm's seat because I'm black: lawsuit
A political gadfly with congressional dreams claims Staten Island Democrats ignored him as a candidate because he’s black, according to a $10 million lawsuit. Lawrence Gilder, 51, described in court papers...
U2 still plays like a band with something to prove
‘America is not a country,” opined Bono at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, throwing in his usual two (or maybe it’s closer to 10) cents about the land that...
Someone paid $40K for one of Tom Brady's Deflategate balls
If you want to touch one of Tom Brady’s balls, it’ll cost you more than $40,000. A football used in the playoff game that launched “Deflategate,” the scandal in which...
Teen sues couple for $11M over dog bite
A Brooklyn teen who claims he was mauled by a dog wants to take an $11 million bite out of the hulking Mastiff’s owners. Fortunato Tinalli has filed a lawsuit against...
Iran's supreme leader slams 'arrogant' US
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, still hates the United States. “Even after this deal, our policy toward the arrogant US will not change,” he declared at a...
Would-be robbers fail miserably to burrow into bank
It was a heist out of Hollywood — except the part where they didn’t get any money. A group of would-be thieves dug a hole into the basement of an...
KKK taunts black protesters outside South Carolina Statehouse
Hundreds of people taunted each other on the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse during separate rallies staged by two groups from outside the state.
Dad stabbed to death by teen son: cops
A father was stabbed to death by his teenage son inside their Brooklyn home, cops said Sunday. The 56-year-old father, Mohammad Razzaq, was discovered lying face up in the living...
Cab driver pays customers to make his cab less annoying
Well it’s finally happened — I’ve snapped. Last week, for the first time in my 37 years as a New York City cab driver, I began giving money away to...
Rising chef paralyzed in Amtrak crash focused on moving forward
It was an unusually slow night at Fork, the Philadelphia restaurant run by chef Eli Kulp, a rising star in the culinary world. Kulp decided to catch an early train...
Mistress of former NFL player kills his wife, then herself
The jealous mistress of a former NFL player kidnapped his wife and fatally shot her before taking her own life on an Alabama highway, it was reported Saturday.
School saves 150 failing students with quickie online courses
Flushing HS put 150 flunking students in quickie online “credit recovery” courses and pressured teachers to reverse failing grades to boost a lower-than-50 percent graduation rate, a stunning internal e-mail...
How an underage belly dancer brought down Silvio Berlusconi
This month, Silvio Berlusconi was sentenced to three years in prison for bribing an Italian senator, just one of the numerous corruption trials the former prime minister faces. But it...
Cosby to alleged victim: Tell your mom about the orgasm
Bill Cosby used sweet talk, promises and drugs in seducing at least five women into sexual encounters, according to a newly uncovered deposition the disgraced comic made a decade ago.
Here's how to match your lipstick to your sunglasses
Whether your look is flirty or don’t-mess-with-me, these sunnies and lip hues have you covered. For the retro bombshell: Oversize shades and tomato-red lips. For the power broker: Statement glasses...
Strippers banned from 'VIP room' because they're black: lawsuit
Two strippers say they got spanked right in their bottom line — when they were banned from dancing in the “VIP room” because they’re black, according to a lawsuit. Kieara...
Why 30 Rock is the greatest building in the world
It will always be the RCA Building to some. Other people believe it’s still the GE Building, while others are coming to terms with what, this month, was renamed the...
Ta-Nehisi Coates' discourse of defeat for black Americans
In a Guardian opinion piece from late May, writer Steven W. Thrasher declares summer’s imminent arrival as yet another opportunity for America’s white and wealthy to assert their dominion over...
History's most lethal serial killers have this in common
Long before “CSI,” there was James Marsh. In the 1830s, the English chemist developed a more accurate test for detecting arsenic. It would, according to UK crime novelist Val McDermid...
It's OK to be a little narcissistic
Have you ever been called narcissistic? Maybe you should feel flattered — at least a little. Because contrary to what you’ve read, an emerging body of research suggests that narcissism...
What US leaders have never understood about Iran
"American rulers have always dreamed of forcing us to change our behavior, and failed,” Iran’s “Supreme Guide,” Ali Khamenei, said Saturday. “Five US administrations took that dream to their graves....
Family wants to know: Did cannibals eat Uncle Henry?
Lt. Adolphus Greely was trying to manage an increasingly bleak situation. Supplies were dangerously low. His men were hungry, tired and cold, and his expedition — America’s first scientific exploration...
Squeegee man is city's latest blast from the past
Add squeegee men to the city’s list of blast-from-the-past problems. A rag-wielding panhandler annoyed drivers at the intersection of Nostrand and Atlantic avenues throughout the afternoon Saturday, capping a week...
The key ingredient to GOP success — hope
Conservatives sometimes say that the clown candidacy of Donald Trump, albeit bereft of intelligence, viability, tact or fact, has at least “touched a nerve.” In other words, at least he’s...
Labels: Profit report from top music school is 'propaganda'
Music labels are fuming over Berklee Institute’s latest report on the economics of the industry. The report from the Boston-based music school released last week suggests that music labels are...
Apple explores 'special occasion' TV streaming
Apple has been chatting up broadcast network groups to get them on board its Internet-enabled streaming TV service. Another thing it wants, according to our tipsters, is a new free-of-charge...
Shane Smith is about to get roasted
You’ve heard the rumors, now see if they’re true. Extreme bon vivant Shane Smith has agreed to subject himself to a roast, courtesy of the Center for Communications. Vice co-founder...
Brooklyn company creates wooden headphones from local tree
Audiophiles including Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger like Grado Labs’ high-fidelity headphones for their clear sound and made-in-Brooklyn heritage. With devotees including Neil Young, director Spike Jonze and Aerosmith, Grado is...
Celebrity sports doctor pegs next office on Madison Ave
Celebrity sports doctor Josh Sandell is opening an Orthology location on Madison Avenue — just in time for the fall sports lineup, reports The Post’s Jennifer Gould Keil. Sandell’s clients...
Man on crutches hit by bus after 'losing his balance'
A man on crutches was seriously injured when he was hit by a bus outside Radio City Music Hall on Saturday night. “When I was turning, [the victim] lost his...
Man clings to life after falling off roof where he was 'drinking'
A 36-year-old man is clinging to life after he fell from a Brooklyn rooftop while drinking with friends, cops and witnesses said. The victim plunged three stories from atop 619...
Brief flash of power could have Cuddyer moving in right direction
ST. LOUIS — Michael Cuddyer is still breathing. The slumping Mets left fielder hadn’t shown evidence of that lately, but Saturday night delivered three hits in the team’s 12-2 loss...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn She’s no lady. A woman slugged a senior in Downtown Brooklyn after he complained that she had struck him with her bag, cops said. The 65-year-old victim was standing...