September 7, 2015
Theater District businesses hoping for a Colbert bump
Everyone is counting down the hours to Stephen Colbert’s debut as “Late Show” host Tuesday night — especially local businesses. The comedian’s Theater District neighbors hope his reign at the...
Revitalized A-Rod reaping the benefits of much-needed R&R
After an off day Aug. 28 and not starting in any of the three games in Atlanta (Aug. 29-31) because the DH is banned in NL parks, Alex Rodriguez’s bat...
Nets land vet swingman to complement their youth
The Nets continued to fill out their training camp roster by agreeing to a non-guaranteed deal with veteran swingman Dahntay Jones. Multiple sources confirmed the 34-year-old swingman will be in...
New York City is on a serious hot streak
The Baked Apple on Tuesday is set to rack up 60 days in a row with the mercury topping 80 degrees. The last daytime high to dip below 80 degrees...
Yoenis Cespedes is ballooning his payday -- will it be with Mets?
WASHINGTON — Yoenis Cespedes isn’t ready to tackle the million-dollar — or is it more like $150 million? — question. Asked Monday if he can envision a long-term future with...
De Blasio touts lack of violence, sets aside $30M for anticipated victims
He dismissed fears of surging crime as “hysteria,” yet Mayor de Blasio is quietly preparing to spend nearly $30 million on counseling and support for anticipated victims of violence, The Post has...
Hondo: Matt’s all folks
The Yankees rewarded Hondo for his hard work on Labor Day, rallying past the Birds on Monday to lower the accounts payable to 1,528 galarragas. Tuesday night: Mr. Aitch is...
Donald Young's redemptive US Open run ended by Wawrinka
Donald Young’s career has been nothing like he envisioned, but finally he was where he felt he was supposed to be. The top junior player in the world turned underachieving...
9/11 first responder killed in upstate car crash
A 9/11 first responder was killed in a car accident in the Catskills on Monday, sources said. Morris Faitelewicz, a former NYPD auxiliary inspector who was honored for his efforts...
How an infomercial has Brandon Marshall fitter than ever
The Browns will see a slimmer version of Brandon Marshall on the field on Sunday. The wide receiver is 230 pounds, the lowest he has been since 2010, he said....
'They don't say anything': Cops turn blind eye at West Indian Day Parade
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton on Monday said he saw no need to ban parties ahead of the West Indian-American Day Parade — even though four people were shot and two...
Geno Smith speaks, doesn't lift cloud from shocking punch
Geno Smith may as well have had his jaw wired shut when he met reporters Monday for the first time since a teammate broke his jaw last month with a...
The HS scouting report on phenom Greg Bird: 'Mammoth homers'
Baltimore right-hander Kevin Gausman will pitch to Greg Bird for the first time Tuesday night since the two were teammates at Grandview High School in Aurora, Colo., in a matchup...
Mets 'have to find someone else' with Carlos Torres hurting
WASHINGTON — Carlos Torres’ left foot was in a walking boot late Monday afternoon, probably eliminating the right-hander from the Mets bullpen mix for an extended period. The Mets reliever...
The City Council's unexpectedly sensible Landmarks proposal
Imagine a judge waiting years — decades — before deciding a criminal case. That outrage would be a clear, flagrant violation of the defendant’s rights. That’s why the City Council...
Cuomo's commitment to lousy teachers is failing our kids
Fool me once, they say, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. So what do they say when a pol plays the game nearly every single year he’s...
Girardi bristles at notion Yankees overusing Dellin Betances
Dellin Betances pitched for the 12th straight day in Monday’s 8-6 win over the Orioles. OK, it was just his second straight day on the mound, but it certainly seems...
How homeless 'advocates' caused NYC's new homeless crisis
The rise of homelessness has been a hot topic of late, and deservedly so. Unfortunately, some are trying to rewrite the history regarding how and why the population in homeless...
De Blasio actually keeping crime down -- but can he keep it up?
Margaret Thatcher said that her biggest victory was the rise of “New Labour” — that is, her business-friendly approach to governing Britain was so successful that the left-wing opposition had...
Wake up, Obama, climate change has been happening forever
President Obama hiked to Exit Glacier in Alaska last week, with photographers in tow, to send the world a message: The glacier is melting. Obama blames it on the increasing...
America's girls have a violence problem
There’s something wrong with America’s girls. As the story of Michelle Carter, an 18-year-old in Massachusetts who encouraged her 18-year-old boyfriend, Conrad Roy, to kill himself — which he did...
Andy Murray rages over bathroom break, falls in shocker
For the first time since the 2010 U.S. Open, Andy Murray has missed the quarterfinals of a major; Kevin Anderson has finally made one. And for the first time in...
A great Yankees pennant race -- and NY doesn't seem to care
This is the type of team New Yorkers traditionally wrap their arms around, one that overachieves by wringing every ounce out of its personnel, by being even greater than the...
Nathan Eovaldi's elbow blow fogs Yankees' rotation
An MRI exam of Nathan Eovaldi’s right elbow taken Monday unearthed inflammation in the hinge that will shut him down for two weeks. On the surface that doesn’t sound ominous,...
Google done searching for EU antitrust settlement
Google’s years-long face-off with European regulators is poised to enter a new phase. The Silicon Valley giant believes there’s virtually no chance of settling an antitrust case brought by the...
Federal Reserve is screwed over interest rates debates
Wow, the Fed is really screwed! The central bank will have to decide in two weeks whether to raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. But...
Find out who is going to win the Super Bowl with these magazines
It’s party time for NFL fans. The league’s 96th season kicks off on Thursday and, except for the fact that this season’s championship game, Super Bowl 50, will be the...
Ex-porn star who spent years searching for mother dies of cancer
Former porn star Candice Vadala — who spent years searching for the mother who abandoned her when she was only 18 months old — died Monday of ovarian cancer, friends...
Electrified David Wright says goodbye to 7 years of frustration
WASHINGTON -- The toe beat the tag, and David Wright’s sixth sense told him that as he was emerging from his pop-up slide, his arms already flung wide. When Paul...
Storied Soho pub's new owner vows to continue traditions
Regulars of Soho institution Kenn’s Broome Street Bar will be pleased to hear that the new owner will pay plenty of homage to the familiar. The bar, at 363 West...
Yankees fans should rain cheers on the anti-Harvey: CC Sabathia
When CC Sabathia takes the mound Wednesday in The Bronx here is what the home crowd should do — especially this week — cheer and pretty much keep doing that...
Drones kill ISIS jihadists after plot to assassinate Queen
British forces launched a drone strike in Syria to kill three ISIS terrorists who had plotted to kill the queen and other members of the royal family by detonating a...
20-year-old's startup gets $1.2M from investors
Fresco News, the crowd-sourced journalism startup, got crowded with journalistic investors Tuesday through an investment round of $1.2 million. Newcomers to the Manhattan-based operation, which enlists iPhone-toting civilians to deliver...
Lawyer who sank $75M AmEx deal wants to represent himself in court
The ethically challenged lawyer who blew a proposed $75 million deal between American Express and major merchants has filed court papers indicating he wants to represent himself in court —...
Fabric supplier sues American Apparel over unpaid bills
American Apparel’s vendors are beginning to smell blood in the water. One longtime fabric supplier to the embattled LA-based apparel maker is suing American Apparel for non-payment of its bills....
High school suspends two football players after vicious referee hit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNCrs63JeuM MARBLE FALLS, Texas — A San Antonio school district has suspended two football players from the team and from school after one of them ran into the back of...
The royals are richer than ever with Queen's record reign
Despite talk of crumbling and chilly palaces and of Queen Elizabeth slipping down several "rich lists," Britain's monarchy will be wealthier than ever when she becomes its longest serving royal...
Mets pick up king-sized win behind stunningly solid bullpen
WASHINGTON — Jon Niese set the Labor Day barbecue on fire, terrifying the kiddies, but what came next was as tremendous for the Mets as it was unexpected. Carlos Torres,...
Greg Bird leads Yankees' homer barrage in win over Orioles
They could have been forgiven if they blinked at the message regarding the Blue Jays streaming from the Yankee Stadium scoreboard. During the meat of the Yankees’ 8-6 Labor Day...
Cellphone videos are nailing more cops for misconduct: CCRB
More cops are being nailed for misconduct or excessive force thanks to civilians armed with cellphones, according to a new report by the Civilian Complaint Review Board. The CCRB said...
Ryan McDonagh now healthy and 'comfortable' being captain
When Ryan McDonagh last appeared with the Rangers, the defenseman was dragging himself up and down the ice at Madison Square Garden, playing Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals...
Deer devour hemp plants at Oregon farm
MURPHY, Ore. — Deer got the munchies at an industrial hemp crop in southern Oregon. The deer got by barbed-wire fencing a couple weeks ago and went through the hemp...
Obama pushes paid sick leave for all workers
BOSTON — Courting unions on Labor Day, President Barack Obama denounced Republicans for a "constant attack on working Americans" and said he was using his executive power to force federal...
Rookie cops bust burglar who strolled past station house
https://twitter.com/NYPDMTN/status/640936905526378496 Hey, this gig is a breeze! Two cops fresh out of the academy collared a burglar as he strolled past their Midtown station house Monday morning — just after...
'Give it a go, Joe!' Pittsburgh union crowd cheers on Biden
Joe Biden was greeted with chants of “Run, Joe, run!” and “Give it a go, Joe!” as he marched in Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade with AFL-CIO boss Richard Trumka on...
Steven Tyler impresses with impromptu concert
Well, that was "Amazing." Some lucky Russian classic rock fans got to see Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler sing “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” on a Moscow street Friday night. The...
Hillary: I don't need to apologize for private email server
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday she does not need to apologize for using a private email account and server while at the State Department because "what...
Hallucinating girls swarm South African president at festival
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's annual Zulu Reed Dance ceremony was disrupted by hallucinating girls who swarmed the country's president, a Johannesburg newspaper reported on Monday. Teenage girls dancing in the...
Italian court rips prosecutors for 'flawed' Amanda Knox case
ROME — Italy's top criminal court has scathingly faulted prosecutors for presenting a flawed and hastily constructed case against Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend, saying Monday it threw...
Migrants break through Hungary police lines near Serb border
ROSZKE, Hungary — Several hundred Arabs, Asians and Africans tired of waiting for buses broke through Hungarian police lines near the Serbian border Monday and marched north on the main...
De Blasio blasts Giuliani as 'delusional' over homeless
Mayor de Blasio on Monday blasted former Mayor Rudy Giuliani as ”delusional” for blaming the spiraling homeless crisis on Hizzoner’s “so-called ‘progressive’ view” of dealing with vagrants living on the...
Mets outline plan for Matt Harvey to pitch in the playoffs
WASHINGTON — Matt Harvey plans to pitch in the postseason for the Mets, should they qualify, but how he will get from Point A to B is still in flux....
Apple going all in on A.I. to catch front-running Google
Apple has ramped up its hiring of artificial intelligence experts, recruiting from Ph.D. programs, posting dozens of job listings and greatly increasing the size of its AI staff, a review...
Giants shuffle safeties, drop Stevie Brown for another old pal
Stevie Brown’s second stint with the Giants lasted one week. The veteran safety was cut Monday and replaced by another former Giant, fellow safety Craig Dahl. The 30-year-old Dahl, waived...
Bowe Bergdahl to face WWII-era 'misbehavior' charge in addition to desertion
RALEIGH, N.C. — Military prosecutors have reached into a section of military law seldom used since World War II in the politically fraught case against Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the...
High schoolers using e-cigarettes to vape marijuana
Nearly one in five high school students who said they used electronic cigarettes to vaporize nicotine also used them to vaporize pot, according to a survey of nearly 4,000 Connecticut...
Released killer confused by modern life after 27 years in prison
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Since Bonnie Jean Cook's release on a rare grant of clemency, after 27 years in prison, she has been acclimating slowly to modern society with bingo...
Giants are all optimism after JPP finally meets with team
Let the Jason Pierre-Paul watch begin in earnest now. After more than two months of speculation and questions following his July 4 fireworks accident, the All-Pro defensive end underwent a...
Driver turns self in after fatally running over disabled woman
The alleged hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a disabled Brooklyn woman returning from a trip to the grocery store turned himself in on Monday — and the victim’s brother said...
Canadian candidate out after he's caught peeing into cup
TORONTO — A Toronto businessman who had been running for Parliament with Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper's party made the wrong kind of splash and is out of the race...
Parts of toddler's dismembered body found in Chicago park
CHICAGO — Detectives investigating a lagoon at a Chicago park where dismembered body parts of a young child were discovered waded through cattail reeds and waist-high water Sunday, hoping to...
Police face recruiting shortage due to war on cops
Police departments face a recruiting shortage amid a growing anti-cop mood that some fear has taken the pride out of peacekeeping and put targets on the backs of the men...
Cuomo lawyer shot in deadly mayhem before West Indian Day Parade
A Harvard-educated lawyer who works for Gov. Andrew Cuomo was shot in the head Monday when he stumbled into the middle of a Brooklyn gang fight during West Indian American...
Isner’s new coach knows only a perfect match will beat Federer
Justin Gimelstob, John Isner’s new coach, realizes his 6-foot-10 charge will have to play the perfect match in the U.S. Open’s Round of 16 to knock off Roger Federer on...
A look at Kristaps Porzingis' weight-gain plan: 11 pounds so far
Five kilos. That’s how much weight 7-foot-3 Kristaps Porzingis told his former big-man coach in Spain he’s gained since starting the Knicks’ weight-training program five weeks ago. Five kilos equals...
Dentist who killed Cecil the lion agitated over backlash
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1dBp_Us-ac MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota dentist whose killing of Cecil the lion sparked a global backlash emerged for an interview in which he disputed some accounts of the hunt, expressed...
Do I have to return my severance if my company rehires me?
My boss told me I had to work on Labor Day, so I canceled my holiday plans. Then, on Friday at the last moment, he told me he didn’t need...
Milan Christopher adds love triangle to 'Love and Hip Hop Hollywood'
Milan Christopher is the newest cast member on “Love and Hip Hop Hollywood,” which kicks off Season 2 Monday on VH1. He’s also an openly gay rapper (and model) —...
This model has the longest legs in America
This model is taking legginess to new heights, with the longest stems in America. Lauren Williams’ legs are 49 inches, two inches longer than those of the old record holder,...
Even vagrants think de Blasio's to blame for homeless crisis
Even bums agree with Rudy — Mayor de Blasio is letting homeless people take over the streets. Hours after ex-Mayor Rudy Giuliani ripped de Blasio’s handling of the homeless crisis in an...
Las Vegas police officer ambushed and shot in the hand
A Las Vegas police officer was ambushed by a gunman and shot in the hand while sitting in his patrol car on Sunday. The officer was leaving the scene of...
Popular public school may have eligibility zone cut in half
Parents itching to send their kids to a wildly popular public school in Brooklyn Heights will be out of luck if a new plan to cut the school’s eligibility zone...
Don't expect colder weather just because it's September
Don’t sweat the summer ending anytime soon — temperatures are expected to be in the 90s through the middle of the week. After mild weather leading up to Labor Day,...
Lawyers ordered to create new rules for asbestos-litigation cases
A Manhattan judge ordered an overhaul of the rules that govern asbestos-litigation cases — which have been a multimillion-dollar spigot for Assemblyman Sheldon Silver’s old law firm and many others....
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Two goons beat and robbed a dozing man aboard an L train rolling through East New York, police said Sunday. The thugs approached the 38-year-old victim on the southbound...