November 15, 2015
Giants' Super Bowl flashbacks turn to dust in infuriating 4th quarter
It could have been, it should have been, The Perfect Upset. It could have been, should have been, Eli Manning tormenting Tom Brady and the Patriots at the end of another...
NYPD’s new phones will be an 'on the go' crime lab
The NYPD smartphones that every cop is set to be issued by next year will become an invaluable resource in fighting crime in real time, officials said Sunday. The phones,...
'I lost us the game': Odell Beckham haunted over vanished TD
The game was right where anyone wearing blue wanted it to be — in Odell Beckham Jr.’s hands. And somehow, it slipped right through the grasp of the Giants’ most...
Weapons stolen from Army Reserve center in Massachusetts
A cache of weapons was stolen during a break-in at a United States Army Reserve Center in Worcester, Massachusetts on Sunday, sources told the Post. A firearms vault inside the center...
De Blasio is desperate for recognition
Protesting students everywhere, Mayor Bill de Blasio is in your corner! In an interview Friday, the mayor announced his full support: “From my vantage point, what’s going on at Yale,...
Altice wants to expand Cablevision's Internet into NYC
Cablevision’s new owner is hoping the promise of faster Internet takes some of the sting out of job cuts. European cable operator Altice, which expects to close on its $17.7...
Bruce Willis on Broadway will really surprise you
Sorry, haters, but Bruce Willis doesn’t embarrass himself in “Misery.” Admittedly, his Broadway debut does find him looking a little stiff — then again, his character spends the entire time...
The city's dangerous mental-health dodge
Once again the de Blasio administration has demonstrated its cluelessness about untreated serious mental illness and the mayhem it causes New Yorkers. In a white paper issued last week, the...
The economy might define 2016's election too
The 2008 economic crisis defined the last two presidential elections — and may do so in 2016, too. The good news for Republicans is that Hillary Rodham Clinton should be...
Here's the latest on the Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton gossip
And nanny makes five. Talk about gossip fare — the ménage featuring Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton, with strong unsupporting roles from Gavin Rossdale and Miranda Lambert, is the sort...
Did Obama actually follow in Lincoln's footsteps?
Seven years later, can we finally be honest about President Obama and Honest Abe? Back when he was still just president-elect, Obama sought to portray himself as Lincoln’s heir —...
NYC's homelessness may only get worse
New York City is often a trendsetter of urban life and culture. But when it comes to the proliferation of homeless on the streets, Gotham may be following others’ leads....
Politicians need to move faster to derail Tunnel-maggedon
Hallelujah! Officials finally struck a deal to avert Tunnel-maggedon — the commuting hell that will erupt if the Hudson River rail tunnel must close for repairs. Oh, wait: No, they...
The irony behind the damning letter
Will Albany’s lame ethics laws wind up being the weapon that ensnared the once-all-powerful Sheldon Silver on corruption charges? If so, it’ll be the ultimate irony. Prosecutors at Silver’s federal...
Dominant Zuccarello helps Rangers shatter history with 9th straight
Another night of living dangerously, another two points for the Rangers, whose nine-game winning streak is the longest in 43 years and one shy of the franchise record. “We just...
Mets reach out to Ben Zobrist -- but Yankees likely scared off
Ben Zobrist will have his share of suitors this offseason — including the Mets — but early indications are the Yankees will not be among them. According to industry sources,...
Irving Farm Coffee Roasters is traveling uptown
https://www.instagram.com/p/93zPHszds6 Coffee purists, take heart: Smaller chains are expanding despite competition from the likes of Starbucks. Irving Farm Coffee Roasters, one of the first independent cafés when it launched on...
Giants report card: The inexcusable 'C' that let Patriots back in
Offense Eli Manning (24 of 44, 361 yards, two TDs) was exceptional, going toe-to-toe with Tom Brady and out-playing him. He deserved better and got no help from a shabby...
Taxpayers should buy every inmate a tablet: contractor
Inmates could end up in iJails. JPay, a 9-year-old private corrections contractor, is trying to get prisons across the country to put more of its money-making tablets into inmates’ hands...
Giants fall in agonizing fashion after pushing Patriots to brink
The ball went up, up, up, came down, down, down and, unless gravity reversed itself, the Giants were going to soar to a season-making victory and yank the Patriots from...
Mourners gather for tearful Mass at Notre Dame Cathedral
The French national anthem echoed through Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on Sunday during a memorial service for those killed or wounded in Friday's terror attacks. The cathedral’s historic bells...
Obama administration still plans to accept Syrian refugees
The administration is going ahead with its plan to admit thousands of Syrian refugees into the US despite the horrific attack in Paris — where at least one of the attackers is...
Video shows moment shots erupted in Paris concert hall
Warning: Graphic videos, photo follow https://instagram.com/p/-CmxflK6nu/ One minute, an American band was playing to a packed crowd at a Paris venue Friday night, and hours later more than a dozen...
House candidate quits race after tweeting 'ISIS isn't necessarily evil'
MINNEAPOLIS — A Democratic candidate for the Minnesota House ended his campaign Sunday, hours after he tweeted that the Islamic State group "isn't necessarily evil" and its members were doing...
Mark Sanchez surfaces to ruin Eagles' comeback dreams
PHILADELPHIA — Chris McCain knocked Sam Bradford out and Reshad Jones spoiled Mark Sanchez's comeback bid. Ryan Tannehill threw a go-ahead 4-yard touchdown pass to Jarvis Landry and the defense...
France launches massive airstrikes on ISIS in Syria
France responded with fury to the terror attacks on Paris, unleashing a series of airstrikes that destroyed an ISIS command post and a training camp in Syria on Sunday, officials...
Johnny Manziel's head nearly ripped off in vicious facemask
https://twitter.com/jemelehill/status/665970079033647104 Thanks to a strong neck, Johnny Manziel will not be listed out with decapitation. The Browns quarterback -- only playing because Josh McCown is sidelined by a rib injury --...
Rikers guard burned in attack by inmates, officials say
A Rikers Island correction officer suffered burns when two inmates attacked him, officials said. One of the attackers allegedly threw scalding liquid in his face and the other punched him...
Man stumbles into traffic after assault in Queens
A 23-year-old man was critically injured when he stumbled into traffic after six men assaulted him in Queens on Saturday, cops said. The victim approached the men to ask them...
More than 1,000 Mormons resign from church over same-sex policy
About 1,500 Latter-day Saints have submitted letters of resignation from the Mormon Church to protest a new policy barring children of married same-sex couples from being baptized until they are...
How Ronda Rousey walked straight into Holly Holm's trap
When I first met Holly Holm two years ago, she was being inducted into the New Mexico Boxing Hall of Fame along with Bob Foster, Johnny Tapia and Austin Trout....
‘I wanted to cry’: Pained French center erupts to carry Knicks
Knicks center Kevin Seraphin carried a heavy heart into Sunday’s matinee against the Pelicans. He made a statement with his hairstyle and, finally, on the court with his dynamic play....
G20's most important meeting may have happened in a hotel lobby
President Obama and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held a high-stakes huddle in Turkey on Sunday to talk about how to defeat ISIS and get Syria under control after the devastating...
Iraq warned of ISIS threat one day before Paris attacks
BAGHDAD — Senior Iraqi intelligence officials warned coalition countries of imminent assaults by the Islamic State group just one day before last week's deadly attacks in Paris killed 129 people,...
Football doesn't get much worse than this Dolphins kick return
https://twitter.com/TheSportsHernia/status/665958529040281601 If three's a trend, then the Dolphins have a safety problem -- and not of the free and strong variety. Miami allowed a safety for the third straight week...
Steelers' backup QB is comically sad as hurt Roethlisberger plays
Ben Roethlisberger is going to play after all. The hobbled Pittsburgh quarterback entered Sunday's game against Cleveland in the first quarter when backup Landry Jones left the game with a...
I survived by playing dead: Woman recounts Paris concert hall horror
A South African woman says she survived the massacre inside a Paris concert hall by playing dead for over an hour. “Holding my breath, trying to not move, not cry...
The cheap shot (and 'f--k you') that got Oklahoma player banned
Matt Dimon had a lot of Baylor fans mispronouncing his surname on Saturday. The Oklahoma defensive lineman let his frustration out via a cleat to a Baylor player's helmet, connecting...
Panic at Paris memorial after reported false alarm
https://www.facebook.com/Channel4News/videos/10153337126981939/ Chaos erupted Sunday at a Paris memorial for the victims of the recent terror spree, with panicked crowds fleeing the Place de Republique, according to multiple accounts from the...
2 injuries later, Rams finally fix stadium's Ring of Doom
https://twitter.com/nwagoner/status/665909645043740672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw The Ring of Doom is dead. Long live the Rubberized Ring of Health (hopefully). Workers covered a section of bare concrete at the Edward Jones Dome, where at least...
Meet Holly Holm, the woman who shocked the world -- and Ronda Rousey
Holly Holm knew Ronda Rousey was turning. The unbeatable America's sweetheart would straighten, then try to face her largely unknown, largely forgettable challenger. And the instant Rousey's face peaked into view,...
Police let suspected Paris attacker go at the border
PARIS — As police launched an international manhunt for a key suspect in the Paris attacks on Sunday, French officials told The Associated Press that police had already found him...
Knicks' Amundson understands disses -- just not from Tristan Thompson
No matter the apology, Knicks backup center Lou Amundson was disappointed in his former Cavaliers teammate Tristan Thompson for his diss at the Knicks journeyman. Amundson played with Thompson last...
7 detained in Belgium in connection to Paris attacks
PARIS — Seven people were detained Sunday in Belgium in connection with deadly attacks in Paris as the city entered three days of mourning for the 129 people killed in...
Bratton: NYPD training for event like Paris attacks
The city’s top cop called the terrorist attacks in Paris a “game changer” Sunday morning and said the NYPD is training to deal with a similar event. “The idea that...
Cleared ‘Goodfella’ gets visit from snitch's son
A son of a snitch stopped by to visit reputed “Goodfella” mobster Vincent Asaro at home for 90 minutes Saturday — and, astoundingly, walked out alive. Asaro, 80, was enjoying...
Clinton tells GOP how to defeat her
Discussing foreign policy in the wake of the attack on Paris at a Democratic-candidate debate last night, Hillary Rodham Clinton gave the Republican Party a guide map to her defeat....
Obama says twisted ideology behind attack on civilized world
ANTALYA, Turkey — President Barack Obama pledged Sunday to redouble U.S. efforts eliminate the Islamic State and end the Syrian civil war that has fueled its rise, denouncing the extremist...
Homeless man killed while walking on subway tracks
A 58-year-old man walking on subway tracks under Queens Boulevard was fatally mowed down by an E train Saturday, police said. The apparently homeless man was struck by and eastbound...
Columbia protesters cheer: 'I love black criminals'
Either you’re with us or you’re against us. Columbia student activists are pestering peers to attend campus protests and walk-outs in solidarity with college students at Missouri and Yale or...
School PTAs soak rich parents for $10,000 'donations'
PTAs at city schools have become more aggressive in soliciting money — milking moms and dads for cash donations up to $10,000 and even shares of Wall Street stock. At...
Drone strike kills 12 Taliban members: official
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan official says a drone strike killed 12 Taliban fighters in a volatile district bordering Pakistan. Ahmad Zai Abdulzai, spokesman for the governor of Nangarhar province,...
Burt Reynolds: 'If you met me in 1978, I'm really sorry'
While out to dinner one night at the popular LA eatery Nicky Blair’s, Burt Reynolds caught the eye of Frank Sinatra, who was dining with his entourage. Summoning Reynolds, Sinatra...
Husband of 9/11 hero sends award back over Caitlyn Jenner
The husband of a cop killed on 9/11 returned his wife’s posthumous Woman of the Year award to Glamour after the magazine gave the same honor last week to Caitlyn...
Parents should not give up trying to police kids sexting
George Welsh says he’s having an “Archie Bunker moment.” The superintendent of Cañon City Schools in Colorado was interviewed this week for a public radio podcast about the “sexting ring”...
'Sexy bombshell' at center of new Vatican corruption scandal
In a religion where the first woman in history is said to have caused all kinds of problems, the Roman Catholic Church should have perhaps been able to see what...
Why do Democrats hate democracy?
It’s right there in the name: “demos” means people. The Democrats are supposed to be the party of the people. Whatever happened to that? In the race for 2016’s top...
New space race is happening on our college campuses
It’s the 21st century space race — but this time, the competitors are American colleges. Students are trying to cross the Karman Line, Earth’s generally accepted border with outer space,...
'Chicago Med' actor recalls the time he told Jon Hamm 'I just love you'
1. Chicago Med Tuesday, 9 p.m., NBC Fans of “The Affair” know Colin Donnell as Scotty Lockhart, the felonious younger brother of Cole Lockhart (Joshua Jackson), whose murder is still...
Top reasons people are falsely imprisoned
If you ever get arrested for a high-profile murder that you didn’t commit, here’s a tip: Take a decent mugshot. Blink away the bleariness in your eyes. Fix your unkempt...
My life doing damage-control for the boozing, crack-using Rob Ford
In mid-2012, Mark Towhey, chief of staff for Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, got a call from his boss at 2:39 in the morning. Ford, the 330-pound leader of Canada’s largest...
Insiders say nepotism has returned to Manhattan courthouse
In another case of courthouse nepotism at the Appellate Division First Department, the boyfriend of a court secretary was hired in August only to be fired last month after threatening...
The jihadis' master plan to break us
PARIS — Still under shock from Friday night’s terror attacks, Paris may need a few more days to regain its signature mood of defiant dignity. Almost everyone had expected an...
De Blasio, Cuomo skip funeral for Vito Lopez
Gov. Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio, and former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver skipped former Assemblyman Vito Lopez’s funeral Saturday morning. Public officials, including then-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg,...
Dear John: Participation rate falls short of job growth
Dear John: Does it really matter how the Labor Department adjusts the job-creation numbers each month? As you predicted, with October being a “positive correction” month, the 271,000 jobs created...
Parents refuse to give kids flu shots, swear they're not anti-vaccine
Defiant parents, furious at the city’s new mandate forcing flu vaccines on preschoolers, are plotting to buck the system. Delay tactics, temporary home schools and a Change.org petition are following...
Money is really stressing out New York's millennials
I’ll lose my job. I won’t be able to pay my bills, and I’ll lose my apartment in the city. Those are some of the fears that haunt many young...
The Trans-Pacific Partnership could end US-made clothing
The Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade deal, which was blasted by GOP front-runner Donald Trump in Tuesday’s presidential debate, will have an impact on the city. Trump described the 5,544-page agreement —...
Startup mastermind Kevin Ryan is turning offices spiffy
If there’s any New Yorker who knows unicorns, it’s Kevin Ryan. Way back in 2007, he sold Doubleclick to Google for $3.1 billion. Last week, his database startup MongoDB reportedly...
Restaurant king caters best neighborhood eats with new app
Downtown restaurant king John McDonald is used to catering to the likes of actress Emma Stone and Mets pitcher Matt Harvey at the hot spot Lure Fishbar. But his side...
Bronx cops continue to lead the city in jaywalking tickets
If crossing against the light on Grand Concourse doesn’t cost your life, it will at least cost your wallet. Cops wrote 107 jaywalking tickets in The Bronx’s 46th Precinct in...
Blind teacher loses job after rinsing his mouth with Listerine
Legendary blind gym teacher Steven Sloan may have lost his job over Listerine. Sloan, 60, a popular coach hailed as a role model for overcoming his handicap, was yanked from...
Woman claims employee made unwanted sexual advances: lawsuit
A hippie harassed his New Age colleague at an upstate retreat with demands for tantric genital massage, a lawsuit claims. Nicole Casanova, 33, of Brooklyn, worked at The Omega Institute...
The Overstock team is preparing for the apocalypse
Some companies keep a rainy-day fund. Overstock.com is preparing for the apocalypse. Saying there’s a “10 to 20 percent chance” of a financial collapse in the next few years, the...
Cops investigate alleged sexual assault at Newark firehouse
New Jersey authorities are investigating an alleged sexual assault by a firefighter at a Newark fire station, it was reported Saturday. The alleged assault occurred Wednesday evening at a firehouse...
'Village People' policeman says some band members lip-synced
The Village People may not have been as vocally blessed as we thought: Victor Willis, best known as the cop in the disco band, is accusing some of his fellow...
Massive fire engulfs two story building in Brooklyn
A massive blaze ripped through a commercial building in Brooklyn Friday, sending a cloud of black smoke billowing into the air. The plume was so huge it could be seen...
How to improve your time waiting in line
New Yorkers are constantly waiting — for trains, buses, movies or to get through the Midtown Tunnel. They hate waiting so much they are willing to pay line-sitters to buy...
De Blasio joins mourners at Paris attacks memorial
Mayor de Blasio joined nearly 500 mourners at a memorial Saturday remembering the victims of the Paris attacks. De Blasio placed flowers under Washington Square Park’s iconic arch where those...
Girlfriend of slain band worker breaks down at French Consulate
The heartbroken girlfriend of a Paris terrorism victim rocked back and forth in grief, sobbing outside the French Consulate on Fifth Avenue on Saturday night. “I’ll never see him again,”...
The three hours of horror that shook the City of Light
Here’s how Paris’ night of bloody terror unfolded Friday, minute-by-minute (all times local): 9:17 p.m. : A man with a ticket for an exhibition soccer game between France and Germany...
'Jihadi John' has a secret son in the Mideast
“Jihadi John,” the bloodthirsty Islamist terrorist killed in a drone strike Thursday, has a secret son who is a British citizen, according to a report. The offspring of knife-wielding executioner...
Nets blow chance to beat undefeated Warriors, fall in OT
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Warriors gave the Nets every chance to become the first team to beat them this season. The Nets gave them all back. Despite leading the undefeated...
Man stopped in Germany may be linked to Paris attacks: police
A man busted in southern Germany earlier this month with a cache of guns and explosives — including eight Kalashnikov machine guns — is under investigation for a possible link...
Ronda Rousey KO'd in 2nd round by Holly Holm in stunning UFC loss
MELBOURNE, Australia — Holly Holm pulled off a stunning upset victory over Ronda Rousey in UFC 193, knocking out the women's bantamweight champion in the second round with a powerful...
A 'refugee' in killers' ranks: Terrorist linked to Syrian refugee route
Warning: Graphic images below At least one Syrian refugee who had recently entered Europe was among the seven terrorists who carried out the deadliest attacks in France since World War...
Why Lionel Hollins understands Warriors' championship heart
OAKLAND, Calif. — Lionel Hollins knows exactly what’s happening with the Warriors this season. Fresh off winning the franchise’s first championship in 40 years, the Warriors have had their way...
ISIS has a new target: France's youth
Maxime Verner, 26, an entrepreneur, is one of France’s youngest politicians. The son of a taxi driver and a homemaker, he grew up in the suburbs of Lyon. He is...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A pervert flashed and groped a woman in a Unionport apartment building, authorities said Saturday. The creep tailed the 26-year-old victim into the lobby of a building at...