September 5, 2015
The bigger picture behind the European refugee crisis
The photo of the dead Syrian child who washed ashore in Turkey is heartbreaking, as are the scenes of migrants throwing themselves on train tracks in Hungary and thousands of...
Rescuers search for 80-foot whale entangled in fishing line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIjKoh4Vhm4 What’s blue, 80 feet long, weighs about 100 tons and is missing? A Southern California whale entangled in a fishing line. Aircraft joined wildlife rescuers Saturday in the search...
Historic high school gutted to make room for charter schools
Neighbors and former students watched nostalgically as Washington Irving HS — a 102-year-old school in Gramercy Park — was gutted of its old books and furniture Saturday, the curbside death...
Contractor sues broker over smear campaign on social media
A Wall Street broker posted more than 500 nasty comments across social media about the contractor who renovated his Upper West Side apartment, according to a lawsuit. David Waldman, vice...
Mets fans rediscover September's heart-pounding drawback
He is my friend and so I will protect him, because it would not be in his best interest — or the best interests of his clients, some of whom...
Cosmos coach: RG3's quack doc almost caused me brain damage
Dr. Robert Kurtzke resigned as the NFL’s independent neurologist after the controversy over his curious treatment of Robert Griffin III. Now New Jersey native and New York Cosmos assistant coach...
The NFL is back: Ranking all 32 teams ahead of Week 1
After an offseason and preseason that seemed to feature Deflategate and nothing else, it finally is time for real NFL football again. With Tom Brady now free thanks to a...
Meet the upstart who could derail Serena's Grand Slam sweep
The U.S. Open day crowd could face a conundrum Sunday when Serena Williams takes the Arthur Ashe Stadium court, continuing her quest for the first Grand Slam sweep since 1988....
I'm so glad the phone didn't ring: I'm a Giant
Each week throughout training camp, Giants rookie wide receiver Geremy Davis has kept a diary for The Post, and shared his experiences and observations in his successful bid to be...
'It's all lies': Brady's dad blasts NFL, ESPN before Tom speaks
Tom Brady’s long and curious silence is about to end. A league source said Saturday the newly vindicated Patriots star — not heard from in a media setting since early...
Man shoots girlfriend in the butt after fight
A would-be ‘ass’-assin is in the wind after shooting his girlfriend in the rear end during a domestic dispute in Brooklyn, said law-enforcement authorities The couple was butting heads inside...
Rutgers rips Norfolk State after dismissing 5 arrested players
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — For a couple of hours, Kyle Flood and Rutgers were able to get away from the distractions of an academic investigation involving the coach and the dismissal...
Bartolo Colon's nuts behind-the-back flip caps Mets' rout
MIAMI — Bartolo Colon has his own definition of innings limit: Pitch deep into a game and limit the opposition to nothing. The veteran right-hander is on a roll now,...
The Mets have the perfect opening to trade Matt Harvey
MIAMI — Down the road, we might look back on what transpired Saturday and realize Matt Harvey did the Mets a favor. The diva right-hander just made it 180 times...
Jacoby Ellsbury's sick bat takes turn toward the literal
Jacoby Ellsbury left Friday’s win over the Rays with flu-like symptoms and wasn’t in the starting lineup Saturday for the same reason. After entering Saturday’s 3-2 loss to Tampa Bay...
Another week of embarrassing shoes dropping for Hillary
Team Hillary keeps insisting there’s nothing to that whole e-mail embarrassment — even as the shoes keep dropping. Three in just the past week. First came news that Hillary Clinton’s...
Cuomo's 'women' problem: the perils of phony parties
Gov. Cuomo wins this month’s chutzpah award: He called it a “shame” that the goals of the nascent Women’s Equality Party — created solely for the political benefit of one...
Net-a-Porter founder leaves online luxury outlet
As our James Covert points out, fashion can be fickle, and so can the PR departments of fashion firms. Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet announced last week she is leaving as...
Protesters bash American Apparel CEO look-alike piñata
Six American Apparel employees got the boot on Aug. 28 after they participated in a large protest outside the retailer’s headquarters, during which a piñata made to look like the...
Didi Gregorius' fiery rage a welcome sight for Girardi
The game wasn’t just on the line — it had plopped down right on top of and smothered whatever line that is. The Rays led by one, but the Yankees...
In My Library: Philippa Gregory
“He stands before me, as broad as an ancient oak, his face like a full moon caught high in the topmost branches, the rolls of creased flesh upturned with goodwill.”...
Ex-Bear Stearns banker Lisbeth Barron starts her own firm
Entertainment banker Lisbeth Barron is going it alone. The former partner at Bear Stearns and Centerview is setting out her own shingle after completing a ton of big deals during...
Discovery's David Zaslav holds media bash in the Hamptons
Discovery Communications chief David Zaslav was scheduled to hold his annual Labor Day weekend party Saturday night, and if you are in the market to either buy or sell an...
Planned Parenthood fire caused by arson: officials
An early morning fire that heavily damaged a Washington state Planned Parenthood clinic was arson, fire investigators determined on Friday. Pullman Fire Department investigator Chris Wehrung also said a task...
Student builds, lives in 170-square-foot house during classes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYIZ2roV48E ANN ARBOR, Mich. – A University of Michigan computer science junior has moved into a 170-square-foot home he built himself. Christopher Cerk, 21, loaded the tiny house on a...
Harvey won't commit to playoffs, also at odds with Alderson over innings limit
MIAMI — Wacky Harvey Day. Matt Harvey wouldn’t commit Saturday to pitching beyond 180 innings this season — even if the Mets reach the playoffs — but also said he...
Mets fans won't forget: Matt Harvey's a hypocrite
Go ahead. Be mad. Be furious. Boil all of your venom and aim it all at Matt Harvey, who’s got it coming. Harvey has proven to be the worst kind...
Clayton Kershaw's true competition isn't from this century
The reaction to another Clayton Kershaw tour de force Wednesday — striking out 15 and going the distance on 132 pitches to pretty much eliminate the Giants from the NL...
Here's the reason why your college textbooks are so expensive
Tuition isn’t the only outrageous cost that college students are facing this month. The average student spends $655 each year on textbooks, according to the National Association of College Stores,...
Dear John: No fun working at the YMCA
Dear John: I work at the McBurney YMCA on West 14th Street in Manhattan as a personal trainer. We have two job-performance evaluations per year in which trainers are judged...
Tim Tebow released by Eagles on busy NFL cut day
In what could be the fatal blow to his NFL hopes, Tim Tebow was the most prominent name on the list of victims Saturday on the league’s final cutdown day....
Nearly 75M people will play fantasy football this year
Are you ready for some fantasy football? As the NFL season kickoff comes Thursday night, roughly a quarter of the US population, including millions of women, are getting ready to...
Yankees drop crucial game as dreaded wild card looks clearer
The postseason is still a month away, but the Yankees would like to avoid the one-game wild-card playoff. To do that, they will have to find a way to catch...
Let's talk about NYSE's Rule 48
The NYSE has had investors baffled and confused during these past few weeks of wild volatility with its use of Rule 48. The little-known rule, which was passed in 2007,...
Millionaire investors flock to the US on visas
A record wave of Chinese millionaires are flocking to the US in hopes of creating their own American Dream. The deep-pocketed entrepreneurs are buying their way into the US --...
Bank of America gives customers the biggest headaches in NYC
New York’s biggest banks are giving their customers plenty of agita. With more than 32,000 complaints, the New York City metro-area ranks No. 1 by a large margin compared with...
China is fueling America's economy
“There is a lot of money coming into America right now from China — into real estate, stocks, a lot of places,” said Henry Liebman, chief executive officer of American...
Eugenie Bouchard suffers head injury in locker room fall
Eugenie Bouchard, the 21-year-old phenom from Montreal who has endured an unlucky year, continued her spate of misfortune when she slipped at fell in the locker room Friday night, sustaining...
Revamped Electric Zoo offers an experience away from drugs
Forget the dangers of drugs, the organizers of Electric Zoo: Transformed appear more concerned with helping their patrons fight the scourge of body odor. The EDM festival returned to New...
Jets' newly signed QBs both lose backup competition
The winner of the Jets’ veteran backup quarterback competition is ... no one. The Jets released both Matt Flynn and Josh Johnson on Saturday as the team made 22 moves...
How bad is the Iran deal? Let's count the ways
A fatwa that doesn’t exist, a wish list that no one signed, a resolution that contradicts the wish list, a protocol that no one has seen... These are the elements...
Giants cut Henry Hynoski, James Jones in roster trims
Of all the sentences and comments and conjecture about how the Giants made it through the summer to Saturday’s cut-down day to the 53-man roster, none resonate any more loudly...
Here's how 50 Cent went broke
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson didn’t actually feel the first round of bullets hit his legs. He was too consumed with dealing with the shock of it all. Even in his...
Missing FDNY EMT found after four-day disappearance
The FDNY EMT who had been missing since Tuesday afternoon has been found and is in fair condition, officials said Saturday. Rema Rodriguez, 32, who works out of Manhattan’s FDNY...
Harlem psychiatrist wants a woman who keeps it cool
Phil, 30, has many hobbies, and he likes athletic ladies who can go with the flow. Pastry chef: Baking is one of his hobbies, and his specialty is bread pudding....
This week's couple: Dating class
Before going out of town to medical school, Faith, 29, wanted to have one last stab at romance in the city. Jeremy -— a charming 29-year-old nonprofit associate from the...
Why New Yorkers make the best Miss America winners
Last September, Kira Kazantsev made Miss America history. Standing on an Atlantic City stage in a white gown, the Hofstra grad became the third consecutive Miss New York to capture...
Go ahead, ladies: Propose to your man
When Massachusetts State Senator Elizabeth Warren revealed on Facebook this summer that she proposed to her husband 35 years ago, the Internet took notice. Social-media comments were widely positive, with...
That time Judy Collins dropped acid with the Mamas & the Papas
In 1961, Judy Collins head-lined in New York City for the first time and was thrilled to find Bob Dylan, Joan Baez and Peter, Paul and Mary in the crowd....
These Labor Day sales rival Black Friday deals
BACK TO SCHOOL Aeropostale.com Buy five or more separates for school uniforms —skirts, polos or khakis — and receive 15 percent off your total. Saturday through Thursday. Amazon...
Sorry, Spielberg: Westerns didn't die, they just moved to space
There is a moment in the opening of “Austin Powers in Goldmember” when Mike Myers’ title spy dares to question a filmmaking decision by Steven Spielberg. Spielberg’s retort to the...
Hungarian bus fleet delivers jubilant migrants to Austria
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Thousands of exhausted, surprised and relieved migrants reached Austria on Saturday, clambering off a fleet of Hungarian buses to find a warm welcome from charity workers offering...
Why CC Sabathia likely will be in Yankees rotation in few days
The last time CC Sabathia walked off the mound in The Bronx, his future for the remainder of this season — and beyond — was in doubt. Less than two...
Rangers hire Chris Drury to this key post
Former Rangers captain Chris Drury is the team’s new director of player development. General manager Jeff Gorton said Friday Drury will work with the hockey operations department and the club’s...
One obstacle could stop Peter Quillin-Danny Jacobs superbout
Lou DiBella couldn’t help himself. The New York-based boxing promoter was introducing the fighters who will headline a Sept. 12 boxing card at Foxwoods when he began hyping a potential...
The down side to chasing 2-start pitchers in fantasy baseball
Chasing two-start pitchers this time of year has become increasingly popular. But two bad starts can help sink an ERA. It is easy to fall back on the idea that,...
Kyle Flood under fire after 5 arrests rock Rutgers program
PISCATAWAY — Another day, another drama for Rutgers, the latest Thursday’s arrest of five football players at team headquarters, on the eve of Saturday’s noon opener against Norfolk State. Now,...
Hambletonian champ Pinkman one to beat in Yonkers Trot
In a year that saw American Pharoah win thoroughbred racing’s elusive Triple Crown, could harness racing see the same? Yonkers Raceway hosts the $500,000 Yonkers Trot and $500,000 Messenger on...
5 tips to turn your playoff fantasy baseball team into a champion
Just because you’ve clinched a spot in the playoffs, or you’re on the cusp of doing so, does not mean your season is over. In fact, the real work has...
Son's tweet may have tipped off cops to El Chapo's hiding spot
Cops finally have a lead on the whereabouts of notorious Mexican drug lord “El Chapo’’ — thanks to an incredibly dopey mistake by his son. Jesus Aldredo Guzman Salazar, 29,...
Woman says man she just met sexually assaulted her in Central Park
A 22-year-old woman was sexually abused in Central Park by a man she had met just moments before he attacked her, cops said Friday. The victim had been speaking to...
'Petrified' journalist compelled to share photo of drowned toddler
The photographer who captured the heartbreaking image of drowned 3-year-old refugee Aylan Kurdi said she was “petrified” when she saw his body on a Turkish beach — but felt compelled...
Billionaire wants to buy island for Middle Eastern refugees
An Egyptian billionaire says he wants to buy an empty island from Greece or Italy for Middle Eastern immigrants. Naguib Sawiris, a telecon CEO, said, “there is no limit’’ to...
Rafael Nadal blows two-set lead, falls to rival Fabio Fognini
Every single year for the past decade, Rafael Nadal had won at least one major. Every single two-set Grand Slam lead in his tour career, the Spaniard had closed the...
Restaurants have New Yorkers saying 'Eww' more than ever
Restaurants are booming in the city — and so are complaints about unappetizing conditions that include food that “contains a foreign object,” according to official records. The number of restaurant-related...
Mets could have defused Scott Boras before Matt Harvey innings fit
MIAMI — In retrospect, it was naïve to think this endeavor would go peacefully from start to finish. In Matt Harvey, Scott Boras, Sandy Alderson and Jeff Wilpon, you have...
Skelos seeks to have two corruption charges dropped
Ex-state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam filed papers Friday seeking dismissal of two of their eight federal corruption charges. Charges related to Skelos using his power...
Filmmaker files $180M suit against ex she claims tried to poison her
The Brooklyn filmmaker who has accused her ex of poisoning her with arsenic in their child-custody battle has filed a $180 million civil suit against him. Galt Niederhoffer has suffered...
'DWI' Hamptons driver counts cash in court to pass the time
The Manhattan developer who allegedly left his passenger to die after a drunken Porsche wreck in the Hamptons passed time in a courtroom Friday counting a thick stack of cash...
Eugenie Bouchard showing she still has some magic left
Eugenie Bouchard came to Queens with no reason to envision a deep run, having seen her confidence squashed in a puzzling freefall. A finalist last year at Wimbledon, Bouchard had...
Ex-Rikers inmate wins $40K settlement for guards' assault
An ex-Rikers Island inmate won a $40,000 settlement from the city after he sued over guards beating him so badly, they broke his teeth. Manuel Mora was headed to court...
There's no limit to where Severino can take the Yankees
Luis Severino has no innings limit. That’s a really good thing because the Yankees may go as far as the rookie can take them in the postseason. Severino came up...
Serena's biggest US Open foe won't be on the court with her
The fortnight may indeed represent a coronation for Serena Williams, but this U.S. Open is a competition, too. So save the pomp until the circumstance warrants. Save the celebration until Serena...
New York's SAT scores fall below national averages
College-bound high-school students in New York state scored below the national averages on the latest SATs, records show. The average scores in New York were 502 in math, compared with...
Mystery behind Cuddyer's growing wrist pain solved
MIAMI �� Michael Cuddyer isn’t sure how he hurt his right wrist, but it’s barking. The veteran outfielder was unavailable for the Mets and saw a doctor Friday, after recent...
Sammy Hagar's tips for a rockin' Labor Day weekend
Sammy Hagar isn’t worried about summer coming to a close. There’s sunshine all year long for the former Van Halen frontman. “Everything I do has got to do with vacation...
Student arrested for 'Impeach Obama' banner sues police
A Long Island college student who was arrested for hanging an “Impeach Obama” banner from a Long Island Expressway overpass is suing the Nassau County Police Department for violating his...
Brooklyn IT firm head exposed himself to assistant: lawsuit
A married boss of a Brooklyn IT consulting firm planted photos of his genitals on his new executive assistant’s computer and repeatedly invited her to get massages together, a new...
Unemployment rate dips to lowest point since 2008: report
There was only one word on Wall Street’s mind before the Labor Day holiday weekend: jobs. The August employment report released Friday — which was expected to heavily influence whether...
Real Buddhist sends 'imposter' monk into a fit of rage
A mystery Buddhist armed with a laminated copy of a New York Post exposé about fake monks has been patrolling Times Square for imposters — and his mission led to...
Defending champ Cilic barely keeps repeat hopes alive
Even if no one’s noticed — or remembers — the champ is still here. Marin Cilic, who in a golden era of tennis became one of the most improbable and...
More residents left New York than any other state in 2013
We’re No. 1 — but not in a good way, according to a report that shows New York has lost more tax-paying residents than any other state in the nation....
Bratton tours notorious hobo village
https://twitter.com/CommissBratton/status/639855025498402816 NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton took in the sights and smells of a notorious homeless encampment in Harlem Friday, a day after The Post reported on the city’s failed efforts...
Hondo: Let's go Rangers!
Hondo snapped out of his slump Friday night when he cashed with Severino and the Yankees to reduce the NRN (nasty red number) to 1,728 tettletons. Saturday night: Mr. Aitch...
'Cuckoo' millionaire leaves $100K nest egg to her 32 cockatiels
A late Manhattan entrepreneur who pioneered direct mailing with her “rich list” left $100,000 to her 32 cockatiels — with nitpicky instructions on how to care for the birds. Leslie...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A young punk swiped a teenage girl’s iPhone on the subway, police said. The 17-year-old victim was sitting on a southbound 6 train nearing the St. Lawrence Avenue stop...