October 2, 2015
Trump says he’d put Ben Carson in his Cabinet
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is suddenly enamored of the rival nipping at his heels in the polls, saying he’d put Ben Carson in his Cabinet. “Yes, I would, absolutely,” Trump...
Nets guard strains oblique, may miss start of season
DURHAM, N.C. — The Nets will be without Markel Brown for an extended period of time after he suffered a moderate left oblique strain during Thursday’s practice at Duke University....
Willis Reed raves about new-look Knicks: Phil Jackson fixed 'problem'
WEST POINT — Legendary Knicks center Willis Reed, after watching this week’s training camp at the United States Military Academy alongside Phil Jackson, predicted the Zen Master’s club will be...
Mergers and acquisitions firm takes a 15 percent downturn
This spinoff is leaving investors dizzy. PJT Partners, the boutique mergers and acquisitions advisory firm spun off by Blackstone, fell sharply against the broader market since beginning public trading on...
Why September's lousy jobs report isn't surprising
The Federal Reserve is screwed — and unemployed Americans aren’t doing so well either. The Labor Department said on Friday that only 142,000 new jobs were created in September —...
Mets' Plan B: The daring playoff rotation to overpower Dodgers
This is a bold pitching plan, but it is something the Mets must consider strongly. With the news about Steven Matz’s back getting worse each day, it appears the Mets...
The Seahawks' 2 RB fill-ins for desperate fantasy owners
Until this season, Marshawn Lynch was always a model of durability with the Seahawks. He had missed just one game in the past four seasons. Yet now he is in...
How Giants can quickly shut up Rex Ryan's overrated Bills
Ten days ago, the sky was falling on the Giants. They were 0-2 after having lost consecutive fourth-quarter leads, and fans and sports radio savants were ready to send a bus...
Banged-up Headley, Ellsbury will return to Yankees lineup
BALTIMORE — Joe Girardi plans on playing Chase Headley and Jacoby Ellsbury in one of Saturday’s doubleheader games against the Orioles at Camden Yards. Though the Yankees manager said the...
Knicks' Sasha Vujacic is better now than ever ... just ask him
WEST POINT — Don’t call Sasha Vujacic old — or past his prime. In fact, the cocky, 31-year-old Slovenian sharpshooter said he believes he’s better now than when he last...
Fantasy football: Time to gamble on Broncos' hyped RB
There were some questions surrounding C.J. Anderson heading into this season, but not enough to scare off fantasy owners — hence him sneaking into the first round of drafts just...
New GM gives his first State of Rangers address
Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton spent Friday making his near-final roster cuts, doing an interview on live television, then coming into the press-conference room, all smiles, to answer questions from...
Luxury-branded Apple Watch to be sold at -- Target
The Apple Watch still isn’t cheap, but it’s about to become “cheap chic.” Target said it will begin selling the Apple Watch at some of its discount stores this week...
NYC recruiting landscape is changing with these four talents
You’ve heard the narrative of the talented New York City high school basketball player. Brash, a big entourage, looking for the biggest stage and coaching name to call home —...
Mets' Cespedes good to go; Flores and Uribe, not so much
Not all was gloomy on the Mets’ medical front Friday. Had the weather cooperated and a game been played, Yoenis Cespedes, who was hit on the hand with a pitch...
How the Nets are adjusting to Lionel Hollins' bluntness
DURHAM, N.C. — Nets coach Lionel Hollins has plenty of opinions on how basketball should be played, and he’s more than willing to share them with his players. In an...
Giants' pass rush takes another hit as top DE won't play vs. Bills
The Giants’ pass rush was bad enough already. Now, Big Blue will have to play in Buffalo on Sunday without their top pass-rusher, defensive end Robert Ayers, who was ruled...
How Ronda Rousey's opponent is redeeming a forgotten champ
If anyone is in need of an image makeover, it’s former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones, which is why it’s a good thing he’s helping Holly Holm prepare...
There are 175M reasons Tanaka will be 'ready' for wild card
BALTIMORE — Now that the Yankees have clinched a wild-card berth thanks to Thursday night’s win over the Red Sox, they could officially start preparing for Tuesday’s wild-card game. And...
Robinson Cano due to fix sports hernia with offseason surgery
SEATTLE — Robinson Cano will undergo surgery to repair a sports hernia in two weeks and expects to be fully recovered by spring training. The Mariners' star second baseman, who...
Trump's policies are a recipe for American economic decline
Donald Trump may have a reputation for making things bigger, but when it comes to his plans for the United States, he wants to shrink it. He says his tax...
How millennials moved past the 'mommy wars'
Is mommy blogging finally over? This is the question posed by Olga Khazan recently in The Atlantic. Her full question was, “Can Mommy Bloggers Still Make a Living?” and to...
Secret Service agents: Hillary is a nightmare to work with
"Good morning, ma’am," a member of the uniformed Secret Service once greeted Hillary Clinton. “F--- off,” she replied. That exchange is one among many that active and retired Secret Service...
Londoners reveal how little they know about the NFL
LONDON — A big smile came across Brandon Marshall’s face when he heard the question. A British reporter asked Marshall about the importance of Sunday’s “match” with the Dolphins. “Yeah,...
Education Secretary John King will stand for excellence and honesty
Congrats to New York’s own John King, tapped by President Obama to take over for Education Secretary Arne Duncan. From King’s days as New York’s state education commissioner, we know...
Toss out the lame lawsuit blocking the Pier 55 park
If the city is lucky, the courts will soon toss the nuisance lawsuit that aims to derail the 2.7-acre park planned for Pier 55, where West 14th Street hits the...
Andrew Cuomo's accidental lesson in New York's ridiculous election laws
We doubt Gov. Cuomo meant to show the absurdity of New York’s third-party laws when he set up the Women’s Equality Party, but it’s sure worked out that way. This...
Can Nathan Eovaldi be Yankees' fireballing bullpen savior?
BALTIMORE — Should the Yankees get by Tuesday night’s wild-card game against an opponent yet to be identified, they might be able to add an intriguing bullpen part for the...
De Blasio's dubious tribute to David Dinkins
Say this about being mayor: The job lets you give your former boss a really impressive thank-you. Whether the tribute is totally deserved, though, is debatable. Mayor de Blasio announced...
The house-money wild card -- and stud ace -- Yankees should dread
BALTIMORE — Joe Girardi, sounding like a presidential candidate trying to placate everyone and offend no one — or, alternately, a trial witness looking to avoid too many specifics in...
UCC student narrowly avoided massacre thanks to 'gut feeling'
An Oregon student narrowly missed a massacre that left nine innocent victims dead at her community college -- thanks to "a weird gut feeling" that stopped her from setting foot...
Why HBO is entering the XXX business with ‘Westworld’
HBO’s new series, “Westworld,” is basically soft-core porn, argues Alia Janine. And she would know. She used to be a porn star. “It’s cable television,” says Janine, 36, who lives...
Prosecutor scraps employee gun ban amid uproar
The New York prosecutor who barred her employees from owning legal guns – even at home – has relented after a torrent of criticism that her policy was unconstitutional and...
Softball coach tried to turn us into porn stars, players say
The coach of the women’s softball team at a Christian college in Rockland County tried to turn his players into porn stars by offering to help them get jobs in...
Curb the Sabres optimism: Better doesn't mean good
Buffalo is a fine and noble town. Honest, hard-working people. Anchor Bar, Duff’s, probably some other interesting stuff that I haven’t really seen. (Actually, the architecture for such a small,...
The day in photos
An elephant takes a bath, refugees reach shore and more.
'Concern level has gone up' for Mets on Steven Matz
All of a sudden, home-field advantage and trying to cram a game in while dodging raindrops became secondary story lines Friday for the Mets, who provided a less-than-cheerful update on...
Louisville staffer bought hookers for basketball players, book claims
Talk about improper benefits. In a soon-to-be-released book, a Louisville madam alleges a former men’s basketball staffer at the University of Louisville hired escorts to dance for and have sex with...
East Coast likely to dodge hurricane, but flooding looms
New Yorkers breathed a collective sigh of relief Friday after forecasters predicted that Hurricane Joaquin would likely lumber northward well off the East Coast — sparing the Big Apple from...
New Yorkers line up in rain for chance at free Chick-Fil-A for one year
New Yorkers are already lining up outside of The Big Apple’s first stand-alone Chick-Fil-A in hopes of being one of the first 100 customers who will get the chance to...
Man who accused mistress of fake terror plot gets probation
A Queens man who falsely told cops that his mistress was planning a terror attack as she flew into JFK from India caught a break Friday and was sentenced to...
Obama rejects Russian approach to ending Syrian war
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is rejecting Russia's military campaign in Syria, saying it fails to distinguish between terrorist groups and moderate rebel forces with a legitimate interest in a...
Pork roll company fired my hubby for farting, wife says
A New Jersey pork roll company that fired a man for passing gas one too many times is now being sued by both him and his wife who have some...
The 16 most annoying travelers ever
Even if you’re the most patient of saints, sometimes you’re still going to get fed up when you travel. It’s all those…people. Tourists who use selfie sticks in crowded places....
The airplane noises that should (and shouldn't) freak you out
It is the identifying cry of the Nervous Flier in his/her natural (and frightened) habitat: “What was that noise?” Some travelers spend entire flights in a constant state of worry...
Victor Cruz on his late-night crisis and keeping the faith
Willing to try anything and everything to recover from his nagging left calf injury, Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz got a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection Thursday at the Hospital for...
Brook Lopez gets a Star Wars bobblehead -- and he's thrilled
DURHAM, N.C. – The Force is with Brook Lopez. The noted "Star Wars" fan and comic book aficionado was over the galactic moon the Nets have made a bobblehead doll...
Suspect in UVA killing gets 3 life terms for 2005 sexual assault
AIRFAX, Va. -- Jesse Matthew Jr., charged with the murders of college students Hannah Graham and Morgan Harrington, has been sentenced to three life prison terms for a sexual assault...
The surprising thing that makes guys buy girly foods
Betty White hobbles through a group of sweaty, grunting men. Seconds later, a guy twice her size and half her age tackles her into a mud puddle. Her face looks...
Some Cubs fans really want Steve Bartman at wild-card game
The ball was destroyed in 2004, but memories have hardly faded. Cubs fan Steve Bartman remains a scapegoat for the 2003 Chicago Cubs' NLCS collapse as a result of his...
Brandon Marshall desperate to shop for antiques in London
LONDON -- Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall is disappointed he won’t get to go antique shopping here on Saturday. He hoped to visit the Portobello Road Market to buy antiques,...
Pope Francis embraced gay couple during US visit
https://youtu.be/1YiDfFdZ51I WASHINGTON — Pope Francis met with a gay couple at the Vatican Embassy in Washington during the pontiff's visit to the United States last week, one of the participants...
Jets offense ready to revive? It may depend on Eric Decker
LONDON – The Jets won’t know if wide receiver Eric Decker can play Sunday against the Dolphins until just before kickoff. Decker, who sprained his knee two weeks ago against...
Anti-Christ shooter left note saying he'd 'be welcomed in Hell'
The Satan-obsessed gunman who singled out Christians during the deadly shooting spree at his Oregon community college left a hate-filled manifesto saying he would be “welcomed in Hell and embraced...
Miley, why are you dressed like it’s Halloween?
Pink: cute. Lace: sexy. Layered: cool. These words are usually great adjectives for an outfit — except in actress Ashley Judd’s case at the Social Good Summit in NYC. The...
Venus Williams in testy squabble with Serena's conqueror
Venus Williams avenged her younger sister Serena's jaw-dropping US Open upset, beating Roberta Vinci on Friday in the semifinals of the Wuhan Open. "If I could, I'd give my win...
Dodgers pitcher annoyed 'Full House' actress crashed game
https://instagram.com/p/8T2p1wDi64/?taken-by=wastedtalent70 Not everyone is a fan of Danny Tanner's darling daughters. While shooting a scene Thursday for the upcoming series "Fuller House," Jodie Sweetin's Stephanie Tanner took to the field...
Kevin Durant: Stephen A. Smith is lying about Lakers
Kevin Durant's free agency figures to be a doozy. Even before the regular season has begun, rumors are flying – rumors the Thunder star says are completely untrue. ESPN’s Stephen...
Dylan McIlrath, Tanner Glass survive Rangers cutdown day
No, Dylan McIlrath wasn’t jumping up and down, as noted by Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton. But the franchise’s first-round pick from 2010 (10th overall) finally has made an opening-day...
The kinkiest animal sex positions
Scientists are taking to Twitter to celebrate the craziest ways that animals "get down to business." The coitus competition was announced by @realscientists, a rotational Twitter account that features a...
Heroic dolphin rescues Heat dancer's phone from ocean
https://instagram.com/p/76T24juqKl/?taken-by=teressacee Flipper to the rescue! While shooting an upcoming spread in the Bahamas, Miami Heat dancer Teressa Cee thought her cell phone had perished into the deep blue sea after...
Would you wear clothes that melt in the rain?
https://instagram.com/p/8VTgb7ItoI/ British designer Hussein Chalayan is well known for staging dramatic, conceptual runway presentations. But at his Paris Fashion Week show on Thursday, he made the biggest splash of his...
Knicks hold out 'frustrated' Porzingis, risk him falling behind
Kristaps Porzingis’ mood is more irritated than his left knee. Though the 7-foot-3 rookie felt no pain in his knee after doing tests Friday morning, the Knicks held him out...
I’m a 42-year-old man trapped in the body of a 14-year-old boy — and I love it
By far the smallest and skinniest boy in his class, Brooklyn’s Mario Bosco got used to being bullied — he lost count of the number of times he was unceremoniously...
Yankees' history-making 10,000th win
The New York Yankees made history yet again Thursday, collecting the franchise’s 10,000th regular-season win — and ensuring a spot in Tuesday’s wild-card game. It’s about time: New York fans...
Models are now wearing each other on the catwalk
You heard it here, people: human fanny packs for spring.
Sweden embraces six-hour work day
How would you like to come in at 8 a.m. and go home at 2 p.m. every day? Believe it or not, many workers in Sweden are now living that...
Horror movie 'Steve Jobs' is too nasty to win Best Picture
As masterfully played by Michael Fassbender in this weekend’s New York Film Festival centerpiece “Steve Jobs,” the late, iconic Apple founder is the ultimate Boss from Hell, an arrogant monster...
How a perfectly average player is holding the Cavaliers hostage
The first reports of the Cavaliers closing in on an agreement with restricted free agent power forward Tristan Thompson — on a five-year, $80 million contract — came around noon on...
A 735-foot cargo ship was swallowed up by Joaquin
NASSAU -- The fate of more than 30 crew aboard a cargo ship missing off the Bahamas in heavy seas whipped up by Hurricane Joaquin was unknown on Friday as...
Why Hurricane Joaquin could be a disaster for Yankees
The most powerful hit to impact the postseason could come from Hurricane Joaquin, and Major League Baseball is reviewing the possibilities with the storm threatening to bring a soaking rain to...
Nursing student, quadruplet among victims in UCC shooting
An aspiring nurse, a quadruplet, an English professor and a former drug abuser were among the nine victims of Oregon gunman Chris Harper-Mercer. The names of those slain at Umpqua...
Arne Duncan resigns, one of last members of Obama's original Cabinet
WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan, one of the longest-serving members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet, will step down in December, officials said Friday. In a letter to his staff...
NYPD inspector general won't apologize to Bratton for saying police in 'dark ages'
The NYPD inspector general on Friday refused to apologize to Police Commissioner Bill Bratton for saying the department was in “the dark ages” when it comes to tracking the use...
Jets bring toilet paper to London: Smart packing or rude culture clash?
LONDON – The first question to Jets center Nick Mangold from the media here Friday was not about the Dolphins defense, the Jets offense or anything to do with football....
'We began to run': Students describe horror of shooting
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Armed with multiple guns, a 26-year-old man walked into a morning writing class at a community college in this rural Oregon town and opened fire, hitting some...
Red Bulls lose most important player -- is it glimpse of future?
The Red Bulls are coming off their worst loss of the year with their five biggest games of the season ahead. And they have to play at least four of them...
Islanders' great goal horn controversy is over
https://twitter.com/barclayscenter/status/648669476335013888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The Islanders’ first Brooklyn controversy has been snuffed out. In an attempt to put a stamp on their new Brooklyn digs, the team switched this preseason to an MTA-inspired goal horn...
Relativity Media CEO working on deal to buy studio
Ryan Kavanaugh is teaming with billionaire Ron Burkle on a bid for the film assets of bankrupt Relativity Media, according to reports on Friday. Discussions between the Kavanaugh group and...
September jobs report sees sharp pullback
September saw a sharp pullback in the number of jobs created amid fears that the global economy is slowing. The US added 142,000 seasonally adjusted jobs in the month, following...
Double catastrophe killed the dinos, study suggests
New research suggests that dinosaurs wiped out 66 million years ago by an asteroid or comet may have also faced another natural disaster during their demise. A study published in...
Yankees 'are on the same page and that page is drinking'
https://twitter.com/JimmyTraina/status/649782111919046657?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The Yankees celebrated their playoff berth as all baseball teams do. This sometimes can lead to inadvertently hilarious clubhouse interviews. John Ryan Murphy provided one of those Thursday night...
Nationals think it's a joke: Bryce Harper 'choked' by Max Scherzer
[mlbvideo id="513264283" width="612" height="360" /] That bit of teammate-on-teammate violence that served as a humiliating post-mortem for the Washington Nationals' season, put the big-money closer in tenuous exile and all...
Plane vanishes over Indonesia
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A passenger plane carrying 10 people on a domestic flight was missing in eastern Indonesia, an official said Friday. Transportation Ministry spokesman Julius Barata said the DHC-6...
Steve Smith puts wrong Steeler on his 'hit list'
Steve Smith may want to revise his “lifetime hit list.” The Ravens receiver vowed to get revenge against Steelers safety Mike Mitchell for what he viewed as dirty hit that...
Matt Damon whets our appetite for 'Martian' adventure
“The Martian,’’ basically “Cast Away’’ in space, is an unpretentious popcorn classic that builds to a white-knuckle climax. It’s the best thing that either Matt Damon or director Ridley Scott...
Wedding favors cause evacuation at Denver airport
https://instagram.com/p/8Rk0y0F91q/ DENVER — A wedding gift was no joke to TSA agents checking bags in a screening room at Denver International Airport. An agent watching an X-ray monitor spotted wax...
Hurricane Joaquin expected to slam NYC with drenching rains
Whether Hurricane Joaquin hits the East Coast or drifts out to sea, one thing is clear: The New York City area will very likely be walloped by drenching rains, experts...
Army vet was shot 7 times trying to save students from anti-Christ killer
A tough-as-nails Army veteran with training as a mixed martial arts fighter acted as a human shield during the deadly Oregon college rampage and was shot seven times, it was...
Vatican says pope’s encounter with Davis not a form of support
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican on Friday distanced Pope Francis from Kim Davis, the focal point in the gay marriage debate in the US, saying she was one of dozens...
Man crushed to death in elevator horror
A man was crushed to death at a lavish Brooklyn apartment building early Friday when he tried to squeeze inside a packed elevator, causing the lift to buckle under the...
Harvey Weinstein blames 'Neverland' slump on the pope
The fall chill is in the air, and for some shows on Broadway, that always means softness at the box office. Producers with shows waiting in the wings scour the...
Why nasty girl Janet Jackson is all covered up
Janet Jackson is back — but she’s almost unrecognizable. Back in 1993, the R&B star posed virtually nude for the cover of Rolling Stone in a pair of unbuttoned jeans,...
Why we love Clive Owen
Clive Owen’s comeback performance as a drug-addicted surgeon in turn-of-the-century New York on “The Knick” has us primed to see him live in the revival of Harold Pinter’s “Old Times”...
Gloria Estefan was almost a CIA agent
The highs, the lows ... the congas! Clearly, Gloria and Emilio Estefan’s marriage was meant to be a musical. And now — after playing Chicago, where their friend Rita Moreno...
Male Assembly staffer getting paid amid sexual harassment suit
A male Assembly staffer who accused his female boss of sexual harassment stopped showing up for work more than three months ago but continues to collect his full salary, The...
Cynthia Nixon in counseling for 'The Affair'
"The Affair” is adding some “Sex” appeal, casting Cynthia Nixon (“Sex and the City”) as a guest star for its upcoming second season. The actress will play Marilyn Sanders, a...
Why Clinton Kelly returned to TLC
Two years after “What Not To Wear,” Clinton Kelly is back on TLC — and this time he’s making over women’s dating profiles. In “Love at First Swipe” (premiering Friday...
British star's Jumbo-sized role on 'The Good Wife'
There's a new badass Brit on “The Good Wife” — but she’s not the new Kalinda. “I know people made guesses because we’re both British women of color,” says freshly...
Ex hacked me to boost child support 50 percent: Barkeep
A Brooklyn bar owner claims his ex hacked into his Google accounts to steal documents she then used in family court to get his child support payments jacked up by...
Police seek retired NYC cop in wife's grisly murder
A mother of 7-year-old twins was found murdered in her bed in Suffolk County Thursday, and police are looking for her husband, a retired NYC transit cop, a law enforcement...
Sheriff handling Oregon shooting decried gun control in letter to Biden
The sheriff whose department responded to Thursday’s massacre once sent an open letter to Vice President Joe Biden in which he insisted gun laws would not stop mass murders and...
Brooklyn school battle not so 'black and white'
The story played out in much of the media as A Tale of Two Cities — on methamphetamines. Wealthy, white Brooklyn parents were said to be lunging for the Xanax...
'Idiot' charged with running the worst Ponzi scheme ever
A New Jersey “idiot” was charged by federal prosecutors on Thursday with scamming 30 friends and family members out of $1.5 million through a not-so-elaborate Ponzi scheme. River Vale, NJ’s...
De Blasio wants Times Square desnudas to pay taxes
Mayor de Blasio said for the first time Thursday that his push to treat Times Square’s costumed characters as a business could include taxing them. Asked by host John R....
Phil Jackson turns his preaching toward Army football team
Knicks team president Phil Jackson gave a 15-minute pep talk — to the Army football team. According to sources, Jackson spoke on Wednesday night for about 15 minutes inside Army...
Cops threatened to shoot my dog after misidentifying me: suit
A Greenwich Village resident claims cops chased him into his apartment building and threatened to shoot his dog in the mistaken belief that he was a robbery suspect. Vincent Longo...
Carmine’s staff taunted dark-skinned waiter with monkey comparisons: suit
A Dominican waiter at the famed Upper West Side eatery Carmine’s claims his colleagues have repeatedly tormented him by doing a monkey dance when they see him and placing ape...
Jada Pinkett Smith is owning Paris Fashion Week
Jada Pinkett Smith — bankable actress, perfectly happy wife, and the breakout star of Paris Fashion Week. Yes, the mother of two has been making the front-row rounds, impressing photographers...
Shacking up in NYC is going to make businesses go broke
Forget the heavenly bed. Business travelers might be forced to downgrade into cut-rate motels next year, as corporate hotel rates could rise as much as 7.5 percent — to a...
The day in photos
A baby seal mugs for the cameras, a dog rides a hog and more.
A-Rod one of 3 AL Comeback Player of the Year finalists
Alex Rodriguez was named a finalist for the American League Comeback Player of the Year by the Players Association on Thursday. Typically given to someone coming off a poor season...
De Blasio cancels DC trip ahead of Hurricane Joaquin
It took an act of God for Mayor de Blasio to scuttle his scheduled out-of-town jaunt. After defending trips to Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin as essential to the city’s well-being,...
Joe Biden won’t be at first Democratic debate
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden will not participate in the first Democratic debate Oct. 13, but he hasn’t ruled out a presidential run, it was reported Thursday. Biden will...
Playoff-bound Yankees' next goal: Get healthy quick
The Yankees are heading back to the postseason. Now they have to get healthy. Chase Headley and Jacoby Ellsbury both with back issues, sat out Thursday’s 4-1 playoff-clinching win over...
Hillary Clinton heading to 'SNL' to make voters like her again
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton’s desperate attempt to soften her image is taking her back to the stage of “Saturday Night Live,” where she hopes to reverse her falling poll...
Splitting MSG didn't help shares after all
The Dolan family split their Madison Square Garden empire in two on Thursday, hoping to unlock some value — but the move didn’t work, at least on Day 1. In...
Neiman cuts 500 jobs ahead of $100M IPO announcement
Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus laid off 500 corporate and support staff on Thursday, the company said. The move comes just two months after the Dallas-based chain, which also owns Bergdorf...
Uncertainty surrounds Hurricane Joaquin's trajectory
New Yorkers kept a wary eye on weather forecasts Thursday as a strengthening Hurricane Joaquin barreled north from the Bahamas and threatened the East Coast. Joaquin was upgraded to a...
Yankees veterans praise rookies, who then dress up as rappers
The champagne corks became guided missiles before the flow of bubbly saturated everyone and everything in the jubilant Yankees clubhouse after a return to the playoffs following a two-year absence...
Lawsuit claims real estate honcho violently abused, raped girlfriend
A jealous Soho real estate investor subjected his much younger girlfriend to a campaign of rape, bondage and humiliation, a shocking new lawsuit charges. “I want you to suffer like...
The unbelievable redemption of 'amazing' A-Rod, Yankees leader
Clubhouse champagne always tastes sweet. Even when it’s only wild-card champagne. Especially for Alex Rodriguez in this redemption season. “My whole theme this year has been team, team, team,’’ A-Rod...
Condo board: Whole Foods is killing our Tribeca forest
The downside to living right next door to a Whole Foods in Manhattan? Exhaust fans that annihilate your private pine forest. The condo board of 101 Warren St. in Tribeca,...
Worst fears to clincher: CC Sabathia comes full circle in a month
CC Sabathia admitted there was fear and concern. After all, the lefty did not finish last season because of right knee surgery. Then, this season was interrupted with more troubles...
Cops: Bratton's reforms another reason 'not to get involved'
NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton’s sweeping reforms regarding the use of force completely ignores the fact that most thugs put up a fight when facing arrest, police sources said Thursday. “When...
Orthodox woman says gym threatened to arrest her for working out in a skirt
An Orthodox Jewish woman is suing the Lucille Roberts health-club chain for allegedly pitching a holy fit when she insisted on wearing a skirt during her workouts in Brooklyn. Yosefa...
Carlos Beltran exhibits clutch form in playoff-clinching win
With Alex Rodriguez struggling and Mark Teixeira injured, Carlos Beltran has been the Yankees’ most dangerous bat down the stretch in the regular season, and he always has been lethal...
Hondo a Conn man
The Ravens staged a comeback for Hondo Thursday night, outlasting the Steelers in overtime to slash the dirty digits to 1,362 orlovskys. Friday night: Mr. Aitch will accept Larry Linemaker’s...
Residents seek more security after 2 joggers attacked at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Two female joggers were attacked in separate incidents in Brooklyn Bridge Park Monday — prompting complaints of a premature post-summer decrease in security at the waterfront green space. A 39-year-old...
Justin Tucker's FG in OT propels Ravens to first victory of season
PITTSBURGH — Playing to salvage a rapidly deteriorating season, the Baltimore Ravens needed a little help. The swirling wind at the open end of Heinz Field, a rough night for...
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The Bronx The suspects pictured above assaulted and robbed a 60-year-old man in a parking lot in Tremont, cops said. The duo followed the man into the lot on Franklin...