September 28, 2015

VIA 57 West chooses to dine with Livanos Restaurant Group

Tenants at the Durst Organization’s VIA 57 West, the Bjarke Ingels-designed residential “pyramid” at the corner of 12th Avenue, won’t have to walk far to eat. Durst has leased a...

Brandon Marshall's illustrious lateral career is finished

Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall vowed there never will be a repeat of his lateral-turned-fumble against the Eagles. “I’m never going to try that again,” Marshall said Monday. Marshall tried...

Has fiery Chris Kreider made Tanner Glass expendable?

So the question, and it’s a pertinent one, is whether the Rangers would have anyone policing the ice if the club were to waive Tanner Glass. For two straight games,...

The case for -- and against -- Michael Vick as your fantasy QB

The bad quarterback news keeps coming, after Tony Romo and Drew Brees went down first and left owners scrambling for replacements. Now another top passer is lost, as Ben Roethlisberger...

It's only fitting clinching doesn't come easily for these Yankees

You betcha, the Yankees should celebrate when and if they clinch a playoff spot. So what if it’s not the American League East title? This goes beyond the notion the...

The coolest new hotel in Los Angeles isn't even expensive

The Post visits L.A.'s delightfully eclectic new hotel, Mama Shelter.  WHAT: A chic boutique hotel chain with five properties in France and Turkey, Mama Shelter arrived stateside in July with the...

Rangers need patience with roller hockey project Emerson Etem

It has been a pretty slow go for the fleet Emerson Etem in his first Rangers training camp, which would be more than somewhat disconcerting if it were not for...

5 cheap and chic ways to see Miami this fall

With its never-ending bottle-popping and teeny-bikini crowd, Miami holds its own as a no-work-all-play party city. But beyond the 305’s wild side are hip new hoods and a refreshingly edgy...

Aer Lingus flight makes emergency landing after catching fire

An Aer Lingus flight out of JFK was forced to turn around and made an emergency landing Monday night due to hydraulic failure soon after takeoff. The Shannon, Ireland-bound Boeing...

Hillary Clinton's secret face-lift

A new book claims that Clinton had a well-known plastic surgeon set up a "mini operating room" in her home.

Shane Larkin: Phil Jackson obsessed with player's hand size

Shane Larkin and Andrea Bargnani got their chance to respond to Phil Jackson’s criticisms Monday, but only one of them did. “I was going to palm a ball and put...

Valeant's stock drops 17% after Congress calls for subpoena of CEO

The political war on skyrocketing drug prices torpedoed Canadian pharma giant Valeant Pharmaceuticals after Democrats in Congress on Monday asked to subpoena Chief Executive Officer Michael Pearson. Lawmakers compared Pearson,...

How the 'best LB in the NFL' wisely flies under radar for Jets

David Harris did not, has not and will not ever stand on a stool in the middle of the locker room and urge on his Jets teammates with a crazed,...

Apple Music cashes in on Drake and Future's collab

Drake is well on the way to his own Grand Slam. The Canadian hip-hop artist who dates Serena Williams is celebrating yet another No. 1 album. “What a Time to...

BR Guest Hospitality CEO abruptly leaves company

The hard-charging chief executive officer and president of restaurant giant BR Guest Hospitality, is out of the job just days after he talked to the Wall Street Journal about “making...

Islanders' all-important John Tavares line coming into focus

How to create an effective top line, and how to supplement it with secondary scoring, is one of the biggest questions that lies before Islanders coach Jack Capuano as this...

Dow Jones poised for a third straight quarter of losses

Wall Street’s on a losing streak. Stocks are poised for a third straight quarter of losses — what could end up being the longest string of down quarters since the...

Liberty need to forget the ugly past for WNBA Finals glory

One of those neuralyzers from the “Men in Black” movies — which erase all memory — would come in handy for the Liberty. Tuesday night at the Garden, they have...

Yankees’ clinching long shot on hold after Ivan Nova unravels

Ivan Nova against a left-handed starter was a bad exacta play for the Yankees on Monday night. A long shot to be part of any postseason roster before getting saddled...

Deron Williams still haunts Nets, even 1,000 miles away

The Nets have done their best to move on from Deron Williams. They’ve said all the right things about him, wishing the former face of the franchise well and proclaiming...

Knicks can't muster much optimism on the ultimate hype day

The one professional basketball team in town that managed to reach the playoffs and contend for a championship was occupying the practice floor, forcing the Knicks to go outside on...

Is ‘Quantico’ ripping off Shonda Rhimes?

What could have easily been a new Shonda Rhimes show debuted Sunday night on ABC. But, surprisingly, TV’s most powerful woman has nothing to do with “Quantico,” the seductive FBI...

Police announce charges to Cromartie's wife after profiling claim

The wife of Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie, who accused Madison, N.J. police of pulling her over because she is black on Friday, has been issued summons for driving while on...

We may finally see the full-strength Giants on Sunday

Monday was a bonus day for the Giants, who begin the heavy-lifting work for the Bills on Wednesday. It was also an uplifting day for the Giants, in that four...

Relativity Media gets sale deadline extended

Relativity Media has drawn enough interest from potential buyers to extend the deadline for bidding on the bankrupt Hollywood studio until Tuesday. Brian Kushner, the studio’s chief restructuring officer, refused...

Jason Kidd's Bucks swoop in, grab Nets' retired exec

Rod Thorn and Jason Kidd are together again. The former Nets executive, who retired from his post as the NBA’s president of basketball operations this summer, was hired by the...

Why this New York mom is marching for better schools

New York City families have had enough. After two years of broken promises by Mayor de Blasio, we’re ready to take a stand. On Wednesday, tens of thousands of families...

The cardinal lessons of the pope's visit

As we traveled by helicopter to JFK on Saturday morning at the end of Pope Francis’ 38 magnificent hours in New York, he asked our pilot to circle the Statue...

Why Hillary's feminists are suffering from Fiorina envy

Carly Fiorina is a no-nonsense former business executive who is showing she can play — and throw elbows — with the big boys in the Republican nomination battle. Feminists have...

'Phil Jackson is a good thing': Knicks ready for hands-on prez

Carmelo Anthony won’t say whether Knicks president Phil Jackson was too detached last season, saying the whole campaign “was a blur to me and the team. It’s hard to think...

Michael Douglas' mixed-faith message for every religion

When Hollywood stars give sermons, the results are rarely anything to write home about. (End fracking! Save the whales! Check your privilege!) So it was nice to read about Michael...

Tears, touchdowns? What to expect from Victor Cruz's return

The magnitude of the moment, a moment he has spent a year wishing and waiting for, gripped Victor Cruz on his Monday morning drive to the Quest Diagnostics Training Center,...

Baby found dead after apparent toss from apartment window

A newborn girl found dead in a Bronx courtyard Monday was likely thrown from an apartment window, police sources said. The infant, its umbilical cord still attached, was found at...

Mayor de Blasio's pathetic push on homelessness: more lawyers

In a “solution” woefully mismatched to the problem, Mayor de Blasio on Monday announced a new plan to deal with homelessness: Send in the lawyers! The city will spend more...

The 'racist' ad that highlights injustice in NYC's schools

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px60WvTS1vs So now it’s “racist” to point out the clear racial injustice in New York’s public schools. Leave it to Working Families Party co-founder Bertha Lewis and other allies of...

Obama talks, Putin acts -- guess who gets results

At long last, a decisive world leader is projecting genuine leadership in the Middle East generally, and the Syrian crisis in particular. Unfortunately, that leader is Russia’s Vladimir Putin —...

Donald Trump’s model calls Pope Francis a 'false prophet'

One of Donald Trump’s top models was very glad to see Pope Francis go back home. Alexandra Tomlinson, one of Trump Model Management’s most successful catwalkers — she’s been the...

'Landlord killer' guilty after revealing he dismembered victim

A Brooklyn handyman ​was done in by his own chilling boasts — detailing how he’d choked to death and then dismembered his boss — as a jury took less than...

Cab driver exposed himself to passenger, held her captive

The Taxi and Limousine Commission might revoke the license of a cabbie who exposed himself to a passenger. An administrative law judge with the city Office of Administrative Trials and...

The 10 best places to get free coffee Tuesday

National Coffee Day is upon us, and for consumers, that means there are plenty of places to score a free cup of joe. We’ve rounded up some of our favorites...

Kevin McCarthy announces bid for House speaker

WASHINGTON — House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is officially declaring his candidacy for House speaker to replace John Boehner. Boehner announced his resignation on Friday under pressure from conservatives. McCarthy,...

7 things that happen when you go gluten-free

These days the breadbasket is practically obsolete. Roughly 100 million Americans say they're working to eliminate gluten from their diets—even though only an estimated 1% of the population actually has...

Death toll in hajj disaster much higher than Saudi officials originally reported

ISLAMABAD — Saudi Arabia has given foreign diplomats some 1,100 photographs of the dead from last week's hajj crush and stampede, Indian and Pakistani authorities said, an indication of a...

Dodgers' road struggles make final week important to Mets

PHILADELPHIA -- At heart they are a bunch of homeboys. The Mets’ 11-game road winning streak is the longest in franchise history, but that won’t stop manager Terry Collins’ crew...

Hundreds of prisoners escape African jail

BANGUI, Central African Republic — Witnesses in Central African Republic's volatile capital say more than 500 prisoners have escaped amid the worst unrest in nearly a year. The jailbreak at...

High school quarterback died from lacerated spleen

WASHINGTON, N.J. — A high school star quarterback who collapsed after taking a hit on the playing field died from massive internal bleeding caused by a lacerated spleen, according to...

Woman's body found at home of lost little girl

Police say they're investigating the death of a woman discovered at the home of a young girl found alone in a CVS parking lot. Baltimore County Police announced early Monday...

Prostitutes accused of suffocating floral designer during rough sex

A Chelsea floral designer suffocated to death in 2012 after two male prostitutes bound and gagged him so tightly he couldn’t breathe, prosecutor Lanita Hobbs told a Manhattan jury Monday...

Yankees line up Masahiro Tanaka for wild-card game

It may not solve the Riddle of the Sphinx or answer the questions of whether there is life on Mars or in the Nationals dugout, but a major piece of...

Scott Boras insists he doesn't pull strings with Nationals

One recurring theory for why the Nationals have underachieved is Scott Boras has too much influence on the organization. The game's most powerful agent represents Bryce Harper, Max Scherzer, Stephen...

The day in photos

Skinless sculptures offer a first aid lesson, the supermoon glows, pandas snack and more.

Ruff waters: Surfing dogs make waves

Paws for a moment to enjoy these four-legged friends at the Surf City Surf Dog competition.

Lawyer group plans to sue city over new courthouse's cameras

​Justice isn't blind on Staten Island anymore, say Legal Aid lawyers who are hopping mad that the new state courthouse tips the scales of justice against defendants with video cameras...

The thought of Victor Cruz's return has Giants fired up

The Giants could not wait for Victor Cruz to heal because the season waits for no one. There have been false starts and flirtations and steps forward and setbacks, but...

Parents: We forgive our kids who tried to kill us

ATLANTA — Two brothers who were charged in an attack on their parents inside the family's suburban home had "one bad moment," their father said. Zachary Ervin also said that...

Oversharing crook told mom he was carrying a gun during arrest

A oversharing Brooklyn crook admitted to his mom during a jailhouse phone call that he was carrying a gun during an arrest, according to Brooklyn federal court papers. Cops were...

Bryce Harper controversial like A-Rod: Is he worth the drama?

I was standing next to Buck Showalter on the back fields in Fort Lauderdale, when the Yankees used to do spring training there, watching an outfield drill that Mel Hall...

Fantasy football: Steve Smith is dominating -- trade him now

This just in: Steve Smith is awesome. It can’t be any more simple or clear. He plays so much bigger than his 5-foot-9 frame. He plays so much stronger than...

Armed ex-firefighter breached JFK security in bid to see pope

A former city firefighter carrying a foot-long hunting knife and five “cop-killer’’ bullets breached the supposedly ultra-tight security ring at JFK Airport and drove onto the tarmac looking for Pope...

How one company turned out dozens of the worst movies ever made

Many of Hollywood’s worst movies of the 1980s came from a single studio — Cannon Films, which churned out dozens of bombs like Bo Derek’s soft-core romp “Bolero" and Sylvester...

Patriots prez gloats over winless Ravens: John Harbaugh a 'sweetheart'

Winning with dignity may be too much to ask of the Patriots. Despite their dominant 3-0 start, team president Jonathan Kraft felt the need to take a dig at the...

Trump: My tax plan will cost rich guys like me a fortune

Donald Trump on Monday promised income tax cuts for nearly all Americans if he’s elected president, vowing to slash the top rate to 25 percent and completely wipe out the...

Eagles still have a Sam Bradford problem they don't want to fix

The Eagles averted the season-killing disaster of a 0-3 start by outlasting the Jets on Sunday, but Chip Kelly still has a serious Sam Bradford problem. Seemingly overlooked during the...

Donald Trump's secret political history

In November 1964, a crowd of 5,000 attended the opening of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, then the longest suspension bridge in the world. Presiding were New York Mayor Robert Wagner,...

Philly's mayor: Media scared people away from pope

PHILADELPHIA — The mayor of Philadelphia says news reports about security measures that would be in place for Pope Francis' visit may have deterred people from attending events over the...

The nasty trait that could prove Manchester City's undoing

Manchester City looked unbeatable during the first weeks of the season. In four rampaging victories, Manuel Pellegrini’s team pummeled their opponents, including defending champs Chelsea, by a combined 10-0 score....

Carmelo: I'm here to shelter Porzingis from harsh NBA

Carmelo Anthony doesn’t think Kristaps Porzingis knows what he’s in for, in terms of the scrutiny and pressure he will face in his debut season with the Knicks. To ease...

Some MLBers think Bryce Harper had choke coming

The public may be blaming Jonathan Papelbon for Sunday’s embarrassing fracas with likely National League MVP Bryce Harper, but players are on the other side, according to Fox Sports columnist...

Crane tips over, crushes NYPD van during rush hour in Midtown

A drill crane tipped over and hit an NYPD traffic van during rush-hour traffic early Monday in Midtown, authorities said. The crane, which weighs more than 150,000 pounds, was driving...

How Mets will prosper from Nationals' dugout choke circus

Put on your memory cap. Think about how we viewed the NL East just six months ago. There were three tiers. You had the Braves and Phillies in rebuilding mode,...

Jets rewind: The bad Ryan Fitzpatrick appears -- now what?

The Jets dropped their first game of the season Sunday, losing to the Eagles 24-17 at MetLife Stadium. Here are a few of my thoughts about the game. 1. Todd...

J.J. Watt flirts with Kelly Kapowski on Twitter

https://twitter.com/JJWatt/status/648273716963504129 J.J. Watt has moved on from Jennifer Aniston, but not from his love of sitcoms. After snapping a pregame selfie with "Saved by the Bell" alum Mario Lopez before...

This 8-year-old can backward roller-skate like a boss

This boy is nimble and quick. Not only can Devisri Prasad, 8, can roller-skate under 53 cars — he can do it backwards. Prasad is hoping to clinch four world...

Obama and Putin knock heads over Syrian conflict

President Obama and Russian leader Vladimir Putin ripped the gloves off as they clashed over the Syrian conflict in separate speeches at the United Nations on Monday, just hours before...

Arrogant Lions decisions that led to terror of 0-5

Only eight short months ago, the Lions were a couple of bad calls away from facing the Packers in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs. Two weeks from now,...

Can you spot the poodle in this rug?

See Spot hide! A Yorkshire poodle channeled his inner chameleon — blending in with a bathroom rug and causing his owner to think he was missing. “Thought my dog was...

iPhone 6s sets opening weekend sales record with help from China

Apple just broke another iPhone sales record — this time with a little help from China. The Cupertino, Calif., company said worldwide sales of its new iPhone 6s and 6s...

Smithers to finally come out as gay on 'The Simpsons'

It took 26 seasons, but a "Simpsons" character is finally ready to reveal the show's worst-kept secret. Mr. Burns' personal assistant, Waylon Smithers Jr., will finally come out of the...

Ailing Whole Foods to lay off 1,500 workers

The hits keep coming against upscale grocer Whole Foods Market. Reeling from more aggressive rivals and shrinking same-store sales gains, the company said Monday it will lay off 1,500 workers...

Florida woman arrested for riding sea turtle in social media pictures

MELBOURNE, Fla. — Police in Florida have arrested a woman who they say appeared to be riding a sea turtle in pictures she posted to social media. Multiple media outlets...

Special ops, CIA team up to kill al Qaeda and IS targets

WASHINGTON — With no regular American presence in the war theater, the US has struggled to answer basic intelligence questions about the situation in Syria and Iraq, including the Islamic...

NFL wife's freakout on cop a terrible, terrible idea

And the Dolphins' tumultuous season continues to spiral, only this time, one of their players isn't to blame.

Patriots running up score as Deflategate revenge, and 15 more NFL thoughts

Bill Belichick and Tom Brady are taking it out on the NFL again. With shades of 2007, when they followed their Spygate punishment by compiling a merciless 16-0 regular-season record...

From Brady to Dalton: NFL's 3-0 teams all about the quarterbacks

They are the Undefeateds, the six teams that have started 3-0, with the Packers aiming to become the seventh with a Monday night victory over the Chiefs. There are the...

Tomato-stealing squirrel is NYC's cutest critter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcVKIB6y1Hs&feature=share A tomato-stealing squirrel is on the loose in the Big Apple. The beady-eyed thief was caught red-handed by an eagle-eyed parkgoer who spotted the squirrel nosing around into a plastic...

There are rivers running across Mars

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Mars appears to have flowing streams of salty water, at least in the summer, scientists reported Monday in a finding that could have major implications for...

Divers recover fragments of ancient 'computer' from 65 B.C. shipwreck

Underwater archaeologists have recovered a treasure trove of artifacts from an old shipwreck — including part of a throne and the ancient forerunner of the modern computer. Divers off the...

Shaw-skank gets up to 7 years for helping killers escape

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — A former prison worker who said she was in "way over" her head when she helped two murderers escape from a maximum-security lockup by providing them with...

Banksy says Dismaland will go to refugee camp in France

Street artist Banksy is dismantling his latest exhibition and sending the wood to refugees camped out in France. "Coming Soon: Dismaland Calais," the artist posted on the website for the...

House-painting on-demand startup Paintzen raises $7.2 million despite market woes

Talk about a fresh-and-gleaming coat: this fast-growing paint startup is raising money by the gallon. Paintzen, a New York-based company that offers on-demand painting services for offices and homes, has...

‘Lassie’ look-alike speaks devil language

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=19&v=z-A4ovtt8zw He looks like Lassie, but sounds like a monster! Video shows a canine named Phelan waiting at the door while someone comes up the stairs. As they get closer,...

Zimmerman allegedly retweeted photo of Trayvon Martin's body

Disgraced neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman allegedly retweeted a photograph of the teenager he gunned down three years ago. A Twitter user — under the handle @SeriousSlav — wrote “@TheRealGeorgeZ...

The Post's series on Census sparks official probe

The Commerce Department is investigating all contracts awarded by the Census Bureau that weren’t open to competition. That’s funny — so is The Post. Commerce’s acting assistant inspector general, Mark...

The MMA fighter held back by F-cup breasts

This MMA fighter has two really big problems. Brye Anne Russillo, 29, of Nassau County, says her F-cup breasts are forcing her to fight in a heavier weight division. “It’s...

Cromartie rages at Jets coach's son after 'his 15 kids' tweet

Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie got into a Twitter war with the son of the team’s tight ends coach Jimmie Johnson on Sunday night. Johnson’s son, who had the Twitter handle...

NASA to reveal 'major scientific finding' about Mars

https://twitter.com/NASA/status/647916813175681025 The world will get some answers on the Mars mystery Wednesday — as NASA is expected to reveal a “major scientific finding.” The space agency tweeted a photo of...

Boy Scouts' tents became deadly traps after massive flood

SANTA FE, N.M. — Deadly floodwaters that tore through a Boy Scout troop's New Mexico campsite as they slept turned their tents into wet cages that clung to their bodies...

Pope Francis sides with clerk who refused gay marriage licenses

Pope Francis said on Monday government officials have a "human right" to refuse to discharge a duty, such as issuing marriage licenses to homosexuals, if they feel it violates their...

Housing firm that posed as government agency to pay over $500K

A shady Long Island firm that misled homeowners by portraying itself as a government agency will have to fork over more than $500,000 to its victims and the city, public...

Mom without legal custody goes missing with her children: cops

A Brooklyn mom without legal custody of her two tots vanished with the pair after a scheduled visit over the weekend, cops said. The mother, whose name wasn’t released, picked...

Mom leaps to her death from Columbia housing complex

A new Manhattan mom jumped to her death from a sixth-floor window early Monday despite a desperate attempt by her Columbia University grad-student husband to stop her, police sources told...

Man's attempt to kill spider at gas station sparks monstrous blaze

A man with an apparent case of arachnophobia caused a fire at a suburban Detroit gas pump by putting a lighter to what he says was a spider near his...

Judge continues dad's legacy of setting stunningly low bails

The son of famously lenient Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Bruce Wright — nicknamed “Cut ’Em Loose Bruce” for setting low bails on violent criminals — appears to be picking up...

Moulin Rouge dancers show up desnudas in Times Square

Times Square’s desnudas “can-can” learn a thing or two from these fine feathered mademoiselles.

Cop in drunk-driving crash brawled with suspect after traffic stop: suit

The NYPD cop whose blood-alcohol content was five times the legal limit when he crashed his SUV on Staten Island last month is being sued by a motorist he stopped...

New iPhone app pushes Powerball jackpot near record

Playing the lottery in New York just got even easier than “a dollar and a dream” for millions of iPhone users — and the timing couldn’t be better. With the...

'Find your passion' is terrible career advice

Grand emotions tend to get a lot of play in the professional world: “Find your passion,” new graduates are told, as they sally forth into the job market, ready to...

Here's when you are and are not eligible for unemployment

I graciously gave my employer six weeks’ notice before leaving my job, instead of the standard two, but my boss asked me to leave the same day, and is only...

These jeans will save your life

On Sept. 1, German Sent thumbed through his collection of jeans, deciding which to wear for a night out on the town with a friend. Would he wear the skintight...

7 pairs of jeans that will restore your faith in shopping

Best distressed denim Every brand has some form of “distressed” denim, but not every brand does it right. Enter Denim & Supply, the affordable denim brand from Ralph Lauren that...

Daughter sues after parking-garage magnate dad cuts her out of will

A late parking-lot magnate worth nearly $50 million treated an ex-wife better than one of his kids in his will, prompting the daughter to sue, Manhattan court papers show. Christina...

Malcolm Smith gets six-week delay in jail sentence start date

Disgraced former state Senate majority leader Malcolm Smith was scheduled to turn himself in last week so he could begin his seven-year jail sentence on corruption charges, but he got...

City combats evictions in effort to control homeless population

Mayor de Blasio plans to greatly expand a program that spares cash-strapped New Yorkers from eviction, as part of his latest effort to stem the rising tide of homeless people...

City to seize and rebuild Coney Island property through eminent domain

Frustrated by stubborn Coney Island landowners, the de Blasio administration plans to seize property under the city’s rarely used power of eminent domain in order to spur long-stalled economic development...

Joan Jett is a horrible boss, ex-assistant says

Everyone knows Joan Jett loves rock ’n’ roll — but a new lawsuit says that the Hall of Fame rocker hates paying her staff overtime. The raven-haired ’80s rock goddess’...

Man seriously injured by hit-and-run driver

A 30-year-old man was seriously injured by a hit-and-run driver in Queens Sunday night, authorities said. The man was crossing Union Turnpike near Woodhaven Boulevard in Forest Hills about 9:45...

At least seven guns used in shootout that killed Cuomo aide

At least seven guns were fired during the gang-related shootout that killed an aide to Gov. Cuomo — including one weapon that was used in another unsolved homicide, The Post...

Fariña's chief-of-staff gets sizeable raise in just 18 months

The politically connected chief-of-staff to Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña collected a hefty raise after just a year and a half on the job, The Post has learned. Records show that...

Chuck Schumer pushes for cheaper eyeglasses

Sen. Charles Schumer, seeing red over the high prices of eyeglasses, demanded Sunday that federal authorities make it easier for consumers to shop for better deals. The Brooklyn Democrat wants...

Woman goes into labor on subway — gives birth on sidewalk

A pregnant woman went into labor in a Brooklyn subway station Sunday — then gave birth on the sidewalk outside with the help of EMS medics and police. The unidentified...

Obama mocks Republicans' recollection of the Great Recession

President Obama on Sunday mocked the 2016 GOP presidential hopefuls for failing to admit he inherited the fiscal crisis. “Those were the golden years, apparently,” Obama joked during an LGBT...

Cuomo fighting for free tuition at New York's community colleges

Gov. Cuomo’s office is in discussions with the White House about providing free tuition at New York’s community colleges, The Post has learned. New York has among the highest community-college...

If this law passes, it could be illegal to flee from TLC cops

City cabbies who play “Smokey and the Bandit’’ with Taxi and Limousine Commission agents — waiting for officers who pull them over to get out of their vehicles and then...

Donald Trump proposes zero rate for 'large segment' of taxpayers

Donald Trump said Sunday that a “large segment” of US taxpayers would have a zero rate if he wins the presidency. “There will be a large segment of our country...

Putin to address United Nations for first time in a decade

Russian President Vladimir Putin is looking for a few good allies to help fight ISIS — as long as they leave the Syrian government alone. Putin said he would ask...

Pope Francis brought joy to the United States

Pope Francis ended his remarkable nine-day visit to the Americas on Sunday with a triumphal outdoor Mass in Philadelphia, where he urged the million attendees to believe in miracles. “Would...

Hypocritical MLB replaces steroids with gambling in money grab

You mean you’re watching a baseball game just to watch it? You don’t have any action in it or on it? You don’t have money bet on it? And you...

Pope Francis encourages prisoners to explore religion

PHILADELPHIA — Pope Francis visited a Philadelphia jail Sunday and ministered to prisoners, urging the incarcerated to use their time behind bars to find a new spiritual path. His Holiness...

Obama encourages world leaders to invest in eliminating poverty

Arriving in the Big Apple Sunday for a three-day stay that will include an address before the UN General Assembly, President Obama called on the world’s nations to eliminate extreme...

'Raymond' creator Rosenthal: Everybody loves food

Phil Rosenthal is a naturally funny and enthusiastic guy — two traits on display in his new PBS series, “I’ll Have What Phil’s Having.” Premiering Monday night at 8 (on...

Meet the real-life 'Narcos' fed who brought down Pablo Escobar

It’s no accident that Boyd Holbrook is playing DEA agent Steve Murphy on “Narcos.” Their paths had crossed before, genealogically, when Holbrook played William “Cap” Hatfield — Murphy’s great-uncle. “I’ve...

Daily Blotter

Brooklyn A subway thief brought a whole new meaning to the phrase “MetroCard swipe” when grabbed a straphanger’s card and some cash at a Bedford-Stuyvesant station, police said Sunday. The...

Get to know the voice of 'Narcos'

Before his starring role in the Netflix drama “Narcos,” Boyd Holbrook hovered in the background of several movies and TV series. He was one of the ill-fated Hatfields in History’s...