December 20, 2015
Rangers' reinforcements are finally on the way
Kevin Klein remained out of the Rangers’ lineup for Sunday’s 7-3 defeat to the Caps at the Garden, the defenseman still feeling “some tenderness and soreness,” around the strained oblique...
Why your Christmas tree costs so much this year
Manhattan’s skyrocketing rents aren’t just hammering apartment dwellers — they’re also jacking up the cost of Christmas. Tree vendors who lease space from the city in some of the trendiest...
ESPN, CBS, FOX take turns overthinking football broadcasts
Before all its advancements, TV aspired to give us “The best seat in the house.” And often succeed. Now? You tell me. The situation: Saturday night, Jets-Cowboys tied, 42 seconds...
Martin Shkreli’s calls social media hacker a '10-year-old'
Hackers infiltrated the Twitter and YouTube accounts of pharma price-hike creep Martin Shkreli on Sunday — prompting the accused Ponzi schemer to lash out at his cyber-nemeses as “10 years...
Karl-Anthony Towns swoops in to help grandma watch him play
In the same building Karl-Anthony Towns was selected No. 1 overall in the NBA draft in June, the New Jersey product had a huge performance. First the Piscataway native and...
Jets' playoff breakdown: Steelers' thriller a huge blow
The Jets do not control their playoff lives thanks to a comeback win by the Steelers on Sunday. Pittsburgh rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat the Broncos 34-27, putting...
Number of New Yorkers with STDs has skyrocketed
The number of city residents infected with sexually transmitted diseases has skyrocketed this year — particularly among men, new data reveal. Cases of gonorrhea shot up 21 percent to 12,352...
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie betrays MO with costly drop
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie specializes in picking the ball out of the air. He’s been adept at it throughout his career. He has three interceptions this season and returned one 58 yards...
New York will be granted record-warm weather this Christmas
The Big Apple is heating back up, with temperatures expected to top 70 degrees on Christmas Eve. After a cold weekend, temps will begin a climb on Monday to 56...
Giants defense has sad refrain after 'mind-boggling' meltdown
Eli Manning’s 14-yard touchdown pass to Odell Beckham, Jr. helped the Giants tie the Panthers late in the fourth quarter and sent the MetLife Stadium crowd into a frenzy. They...
Cops find gun while responding to model, boyfriend fight
A model who has advocated for the rights of underage catwalkers was busted this month with her beau for gun possession inside their West Village pad, The Post has learned....
Rangers' epic plunge reaches new low with Capitals disaster
There are imposters in our midst and they are wearing Rangers uniforms. Suddenly, they are The Faux Blueshirts. Sunday night, descending to unprecedented midseason depths with Alain Vigneault behind the...
Redskins can taste the playoffs, but don't tell their coach
LANDOVER, Md. — There were four televisions in the Redskins interview room showing Carolina kicker Graham Gano booting a 43-yard field goal as time expired to beat the Giants at...
How Lance Thomas' grueling summer made him Knicks weapon
While Knicks coach Derek Fisher is always finagling with his bench rotation, he doesn’t mess with Lance Thomas’ minutes. They have remained constant. It is no surprise. Thomas has been...
Giants learn what all Cam Newton victims already knew
The Giants saw firsthand what the rest of the league already understood: Cam Newton and the Panthers aren’t still undefeated by accident. Carolina wasn’t at its best Sunday afternoon. The...
What were Tom Coughlin, refs thinking? Beckham had to go
Across from where Odell Beckham Jr. stood at his locker after Panthers 38, Giants 35, hangs a blue-and-white sign that reads: “Control your emotions, Direct yourself under pressure and make...
There's a saving grace for victims of prostitution
They’re teenagers and young women. They like to braid each other’s hair, and to do glittery arts-and-crafts projects. Some are as young as 12 or 13. Many hope to receive...
Caviar bar transforms Amsterdam Ave.'s future
Once known as the low rent street of the Upper West Side, Amsterdam Avenue is continuing its restaurant row transformation — with a caviar bar and two other openings in...
Did the Feds just save NY real-estate?
Last week, Washington did something it hadn’t done in nine and a half years: hike interest rates. Around the country, the rate hike should make it cost a little bit...
Congress is doing right by Ground Zero rescue workers
In a bipartisan spirit on a crucial issue, Congress finally came together to do the right thing for a special group of Americans: the first responders who risked their lives...
How to crush ISIS
An American president with no military experience, little grasp of history and an outdated mental map of the Middle East. Obama today? Yes, but potentially a Republican next year. Ideology...
Rex Ryan could be out in Buffalo after ominous words
LANDOVER, Md. — Rex Ryan has gone from the hot seat to the frying pan and it remains to be seen whether he’ll be back to coach a second season...
Here's how you can enjoy your time on the winter slopes more
It’s that time a year again when certain types of folks expect to wake up in the morning and find a beautiful gift awaiting them. Christmas gifts under a tree?...
One play ruined Rashad Jennings' best game in 15 months
It took the Giants until late December to get a 100-yard game from a running back this season and even though Rashad Jennings was finally able to break the barrier,...
The United Autoworkers slap down the Israel-bashers
Three cheers for the United Auto Workers — who just slapped down the anti-Israel “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions” movement. Israel-bashing is big on campuses; at the University of California, teaching...
Why won't Cuomo take the first step in changing New York's corrupt politics?
Your move, Andrew. Last week, Mayor de Blasio laid down a marker, ridding his campaign of funds from Glenwood Management, the real-estate firm deeply involved in Sheldon Silver and Dean...
The city's pathetic push to prettify those awful sidewalk sheds
What will New York City look like in the future? It won’t matter much — because all you’ll see are the beams, walls and roofs of the sidewalk sheds guiding...
Toys 'R' Us CEO banking big on 'Star Wars' success
New Toys “R” Us CEO David Brandon may have more riding on “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” than anyone outside the film industry. If Brandon can turn around the financial...
Lamborghini driver fatally crashes into telephone pole
A Lamborghini driver was killed on Long Island on Sunday afternoon after the pricey sports car slammed into a telephone pole, cops and a witness said. First responders discovered the...
'F--k him, he's a b---h': Panthers' Norman blasts Odell Beckham
The final horn didn’t end the fireworks between Odell Beckham Jr. and Josh Norman. The chatty Panthers cornerback verbally attacked the Giants wide receiver all the way to the team...
Report card: Giants lost thanks to this big, fat 'F'
Offense No doubt about it, Odell Beckham Jr. was out of control, immature and hurting his team with three personal fouls in his WWE act versus Josh Norman. Beckham (6...
Coddling Coughlin shows why he shouldn’t be only one fired
For a few minutes there, the antiseptic new building rocked and rattled the way the old house did, Giants fans feeding Giants players, and the players feeding the fans, and...
Trump says Hillary Clinton 'lies like crazy'
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump called Hillary Clinton a “liar” Sunday for asserting ISIS is using him as a recruitment tool, and also bashed the Democratic front-runner for a prolonged bathroom...
Jeb Bush is happy he's the underdog
https://youtu.be/HSEkbDadyaY Jeb Bush admitted Sunday he's happier trailing the pack in the GOP presidential race and didn't feel comfortable half a year ago when he was considered the clear front-runner....
Jets can't ignore alarming truths that Cowboys exposed
The celebration coming from inside the visitors’ locker room in the bowels of AT&T Stadium was audible from outside the closed doors. The Jets were jubilant following their 19-16 victory over...
Giants' furious rally falls crushingly short after Beckham loses mind
All these losses, all these last-second losses, these walk-off losses, they have to feel like a punch to the stomach to the Giants. “Sometimes lower,’’ Tom Coughlin said glumly. This...
Creep CEO Martin Shkreli's social media gets hacked
A hacker infiltrated the Twitter and YouTube accounts of pharma price-hike creep Martin Shkreli on Sunday, ripping the hated ex- hedge-fund manager in a string of insulting postings. The cyber...
Arron Afflalo cranks up heat as Knicks face East playoff reality
Think bigger. That was Arron Afflalo’s playoff message after the Knicks returned to the .500 mark Saturday night with their fourth straight victory, over the Bulls on Saturday. Once upon...
Nets welcome back Kevin Garnett by gifting him a win
No energy. No effort. No fight. And in the end, no contest. The Nets came out flat, fell behind early and never showed any kind of grit in losing 100-85...
Gronkowski celebrates TD with moving tribute to fallen friend
Rob Gronkowski missed practice Friday after the death of a close friend. And even if he was playing Sunday, Gronkowski's mind was with Dana Parenteau. The Patriots tight end honored his...
Disgraced shock jock's girlfriend live-streams alleged abuse
Warning: Video contains graphic language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lslPmbvnJpA Disgraced former “Opie and Anthony” radio host Anthony Cumia was arrested after a fight with his girlfriend, which she partially captured via live streaming...
'Their sacrifice was not in vain': slain NYPD officers honored
Mayor de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton on Sunday honored the memories of Officers’ Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, who were killed by a cop-hating lunatic exactly one year...
NFL world turning on haymaker-throwing Odell Beckham
There is a childlike imagination to Odell Beckham Jr.'s game, a free-flowing world of talent that makes everything seem possible. Then there's a childlike element to Odell Beckham Jr. that fans...
St. John's gets shot out of the building in demoralizing loss
St. John’s doesn’t need to turn the clock back to when Chris Mullin captivated the city on the court. Going back one week would do. Seven days after pulling off...
Major designers are ripping off each other's clothes
Karl Lagerfeld and the Chanel team recently apologized for taking its admiration of Mati Ventrillon’s work too far. The Scottish designer’s eponymous knitwear company specializes in bespoke Fair Isle knits,...
Teen couple arrested in 'Bonnie and Clyde'-style crime spree
A teenage Georgia couple went on a “Bonnie and Clyde”-style joyride that included a crime spree across three states. Ivie Jade Adams, 17, is facing multiple charges after stealing her...
Is the Bills' best player sick of Rex Ryan?
Of the myriad knocks against Rex Ryan -- that he ignores his team's offense, that his braggadocio distracts, that he doesn't hold his team accountable -- the latest is one no...
Beethoven sheet music found in Connecticut home sells for $100K
GREENWICH, Conn. — Sheet music written by Ludwig van Beethoven and found in a Connecticut home has fetched $100,000 at auction. The Greenwich Time reports that appraiser Brendan Ryan spotted...
China names and shames five badly behaving tourists
BEIJING — China's tourism authority named and shamed another five tourists for bad behavior and says it is working with airlines on a possible flying ban. Those added to the...
Coach blasts 'scared,' 'pathetic' Lakers after season's new low
There's no where to go but up, right? The Lakers were annihilated first by the Thunder and then by their coach on Saturday, as Kobe Bryant's final season cannot end...
Weed arrest, 15-foot drop prove costly for stud NFL prospect
OXFORD, Miss. — Mississippi defensive lineman Robert Nkemdiche, recently charged with marijuana possession after a 15-foot fall at an Atlanta hotel, won't play in the Sugar Bowl and will enter...
Light up or ballerina? The Beckham, Newton shoe battle is on
The superstars of the Giants-Panthers showdown didn't wait for 1 p.m. to begin shining. The glow emanating from Odell Beckham Jr. and the shimmering glitter coming from Cam Newton on...
Cat has 90% support heading into mayoral election
A Siberian city has gone to the cats — as residents overwhelmingly favor a feline to win this week’s mayoral race. Barsik, a Siamese kitty, is currently the frontrunner to...
Scores protest release of man in India gang rape
NEW DELHI — A man convicted as a juvenile in the fatal 2012 gang rape of a young woman aboard a moving bus in India's capital ended his three-year term...
Church doubles attendance with 'Star Wars'-themed service
BERLIN — The force is strong in Berlin. A church in the German capital invited "Star Wars" fans to attend a special service Sunday themed on the sci-fi blockbuster in...
Dad confesses to killing crying infant and burying his body
A Bronx man told cops that he strangled his 2-month-old son because the infant was crying and then buried the baby’s body in a shallow grave upstate with the help...
Why superfan Brook Lopez had a 'dreamlike' Star Wars experience
Given his outsized love of all things Star Wars, naturally Brook Lopez found his way into a theater Thursday night to see the Force Awakens. The verdict: Good-but-not-great. Oh, and...
Killer bludgeoned rival with golf club, returned to clean up mess: prosecutors
The alleged killer of a retired Staten Island fire lieutenant used a golf club to bludgeon his victim and then returned to the scene of the Jersey Shore crime multiple...
What the hell is happening to Miss Universe?
When the first Miss Universe, Finland’s Armi Kuusela, won the crown in 1952, she donned authentic Karelian clothing — featuring a long-sleeve blouse and ankle-length skirt — as a nod...
The hidden kingdoms of New York City's ultra-rich
What's even better than one of the biggest, most expensive apartments in Manhattan? Three of them. Billionaire hedge funder Kenneth Griffin agreed in September to cough up roughly $200 million...
Sanders suspends 2 staffers in probe of Clinton data breach
WASHINGTON – Sen. Bernie Sanders suspended two campaign staffers following the third Democratic debate for their role in breaching Hillary Clinton’s voter files. The suspensions were confirmed by The Post...
Dear Lord! This is the sexiest congregation in NYC
A few years ago, Mark Ciolli was headed to Sunday Mass with a pal when they ran into two female acquaintances. “He invited them to Mass,” recalls Ciolli of his...
Suspicious device on Paris-bound flight was a hoax, Air France says
NAIROBI, Kenya — The suspicious device discovered in the bathroom of an Air France flight was a hoax, the CEO of Air France said Sunday. The Boeing 777 was heading...
Sheldon Silver's top aide remains on payroll
The top aide to disgraced ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver still has a job and will rake in $20,827 in taxpayer-funded pay over the next six weeks. Judy Rapfogel, who was...
Babysitters are surge pricing for New Year's Eve
Tempting as it is to spend New Year’s Eve out on the town with her pals, 22-year-old Haley Jones has good reason to make much tamer plans for the biggest...
Victim of 'drunk' Porsche crash ID'd as visitor from South Korea
A woman killed when her friend slammed his pricey Porsche into a parked school bus after a night of drinking was a visitor from South Korea who had planned to...
Firefighter proposes to girlfriend in front of Rockefeller tree
The Rockefeller Center Christmas tree made the perfect backdrop Saturday evening for Brooklyn firefighter Santo Orecchio, 27, of Bay Ridge, to propose to his sweetheart, Marizzi Mondy, 26. “We’ve been...
Two men fatally shot in Brooklyn
Two men were gunned down in separate incidents in Brooklyn on Saturday, cops said. A 31-year-old man was found with multiple wounds to his torso at 6:10 a.m. on Herkimer...
Blaze erupts after construction crew drills into gas line
A geyser of flame erupted at a construction site in Long Island City Saturday after a construction crew’s drilling rig hit a high-pressure gas line. The two-alarm fire was contained...
Democrats successful in hiding Hillary again
WASHINGTON — In what’s sure to be another ratings washout, the Democratic National Committee held it’s third debate on a weekend evening, this time also pitting themselves against a major...
Bruce Springsteen's promoter ventures into bitcoin
From Bruce Springsteen to bitcoin guru? Michael Solomon, a New York talent mogul who lately has shifted his focus from rock stars to tech geniuses, just landed a client who...
Dunkin' CEO Nigel Travis juggles Office Depot's future
There may be a hole in Dunkin’ Brands Chairman & CEO Nigel Travis’ plans. Travis since 2013 has run the donut and coffee chain and also been the lead director...
City pension boss gave her ex-girlfriend cushy $127K gig
The head of the city’s largest retirement system hired her former live-in girlfriend to a six-figure managerial job — and the city gave its blessing, The Post has learned. Diane...
Meet the company looking to become the next Airbnb
“Living like a local,” checking out the nearby farmers market and returning to cook your own meal in a comfy pad in a city you’re visiting, has its appeal. Airbnb...
Embattled Montauk beach resort sells for $70M
Panoramic View, the Montauk beach resort at the center of a Ponzi scheme scandal involving two fraudster brothers-in-law, has been sold. Investors who own a controlling interest in Gurney’s Montauk...
What's the actual value of oil?
It’s time for a crude reality. You don’t need an MBA to see that oil can’t lift its head and have a solid rally for even a week or two....
Politician names streets 'Greed' to spite real-estate developer
For more than five years, Staten Island Borough President James Oddo fought to keep a century-old Jesuit retreat safe from builders’ bulldozers. Mount Manresa was a pocket of peace in...
Bill de Blasio's plot to be leader of progressive movement fizzles
This was to have been the year of Bill de Blasio — the year America’s mayor set out to tug urban progressivism center-stage and maybe become a movement superstar in...
Babies born at 23 weeks make abortion debates awkward
“Did we want her too much?” That was the question that Kelley Benham asked her husband, Tom French, when the baby inside of her was 23 weeks old, when the...
Iran gets all benefits of nuclear deal without doing anything
Charade has always been part of diplomacy, but it is only now that, thanks to President Obama, it has become its very substance, at least as far as the virtual...
The hidden meaning behind the facial hair of Stalin, Hitler and Lincoln
In 1860, an 11-year-old girl named Grace Bedell changed history. Abraham Lincoln, then a little-known two-term congressman from Illinois, was running for president. While television was still a hundred years...
The (new) first family of fame whores
When model Gigi Hadid sashayed down the Victoria’s Secret catwalk in November, it was more than just a runway show for her. It was a victory lap. This career triumph...
Women rob Knicks player of $750K in jewelry after night of partying
Knicks forward Derrick Williams was robbed of $750,000 in jewelry at his Tribeca apartment early Saturday — and he’s blaming two women he took home from a Meatpacking District club...
Submerged secrets are revealed as Silver Lake dries up
Staten Island’s Silver Lake is giving up decades of soggy secrets — from a vandalized street sign to an old motorcycle — as the massive city reservoir mysteriously drains away....
Almost doesn't count anymore: Now Giants must be perfect
Tom Coughlin chose the perfect motivational ploy this week for his perfect team with the Giants desperate for an upset victory over the perfect Panthers on Sunday to keep their...
Russian foundation wrongfully called $800K painting fake: suit
A California man claims in a Manhattan lawsuit that he lost out on an $800,000 payday after a Russian art foundation wrongfully declared one of the works he owned a...
Convicted murderer files lawsuit seeking $90K over lost mail
A convicted murderer who gunned down his wife and her boyfriend on a busy Queens street wants to go back to court — over his lost mail. Masao Yonamine, 67,...
Megan Hilty ready to 'butt heads' on Bravo's 'Divorce'
Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce Tuesday, 10 p.m., Bravo This week Abby McCarthy (Lisa Edelstein) and her estranged husband, Jake Novak (Paul Adelstein, who also wrote the episode), decide to finally...
Man broke girl's arm after joining kids' kickball game: suit
A Manhattan girl was left with a broken arm after an adult at her Lower East Side elementary school inserted himself in the child’s game, according to a lawsuit. The...
Eight years and $100K in, lawsuit over pay phone lives on
Seven lawyers, three judges, 1,700 pages of court documents, $100,000 in legal fees, and eight years. All for a device that’s gone the way of the dodo bird. The litigation...
Run defense's baffling meltdown nearly cost Jets dearly
ARLINGTON, Texas — To borrow a popular phrase around these parts, the Jets’ vaunted run defense was all hat and no cattle Saturday night. The league’s No. 1-ranked unit against...
Decker's knee scare turns out to be nothing to worry about
ARLINGTON, Texas — It looked as if Jets wide receiver Eric Decker had suffered a potentially serious knee injury, but it turned out he was fine. Decker caught a third-down...
Wild 4th quarter shows Jets already have QB of their future
ARLINGTON, Texas — There was a narrative related to the Jets and their quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick being passed off as news during the past week that was so comical it...
Woody Johnson raises money for Jeb Bush at tailgate party
J-E-B! Jeb! Jeb! Jeb! The Bush campaign held a high-stakes fund-raiser with New York Jets owner Woody Johnson before Saturday’s showdown between Gang Green and the Cowboys in Dallas. Johnson,...
Jets kicker goes from hated goat to hero in an instant
ARLINGTON, Texas — For Randy Bullock, the waiting was the hardest part. As the time passed in the second half of the Saturday night’s game against the Cowboys at AT&T...
Sales firm sues Donald after he objects to use of 'Trump'
A Nevada company says The Donald is ducking them in a trademark fight. Trump Your Competition, a sales consulting firm in Lake Tahoe, says it registered its name with the...
Ex-Patriot comes from nowhere to save Jets' season
ARLINGTON, Texas — A former Patriot saved the Jets’ season Saturday night. Ex-New England wide receiver Kenbrell Thompkins came up with one of the biggest plays of Gang Green’s entire...
Jets report card: Bowles with same mistakes, same answers
Offense It was not pretty for most of the night, but they figured out a way when they needed to in the fourth quarter. QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (26-of-39, 299 yards,...
Serena Williams should watch this Devil to learn sportsmanship
Every once in a while, we’re pulled back from the abyss, reminded, in spite of it all, that there is still some good. Tuesday, Devils center Adam Henrique returned from...
Hero boyfriend gives girlfriend his kidney for Christmas
For Christmas, Bairon Garzon gave his girlfriend his heart — and his kidney, too. Raquel Gomez, 27, was born with Alport syndrome, a genetic disorder that can cause kidney disease....
Carmelo Anthony opens up: Inner 'peace' will save from collapse
Give peace a chance. Carmelo Anthony has, and that has made all the difference in his Knicks’ world. There is an amazing transformation going on at the Garden — perhaps...
Staten Island Ferry workers double their pay in overtime
Four dozen marine engineers and oilers for the Staten Island Ferry and city fireboats saw their ships come in last year — hauling in enough overtime to double their pay,...
Bulls star rips into 'laid-back' coach after Knicks roll
Fred Hoiberg’s name came up during Phil Jackson’s coaching search because of his history with the triangle offense. But the first-year Bulls coach, who replaced hard-nosed Tom Thibodeau, is already...
Punks pull school fire alarms so they can have nasty street fights
Kids at the Bronx’s Lehman educational campus have been setting off fire alarms in a coordinated effort to go outside and fight during the evacuations, students told The Post. “It’s...
Islanders get stonewalled as offense goes silent
GLENDALE, Ariz. — It’s tough to win when you can’t score. That’s something the Islanders are finding out the hard way. The Isles were blanked by Louis Domingue and the...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A suspect punched a woman in the head in an apparently random attack on a subway train in Downtown Brooklyn, police said. He slugged the 29-year-old victim aboard a...
These holiday decorations cost as much as college tuition
Just as they do with child care and cleaning, the 1 percent outsource their Christmas decorating — and they pay big. “They say, ‘We don’t know what to do. We...