January 14, 2016
Foursquare finds itself a new CEO
Dennis Crowley is getting kicked upstairs at Foursquare. The struggling mobile app’s hipster founder, 39, is being replaced as chief executive by operating chief Jeff Glueck as the company raises...
Woman faces jail for tagging former in-law on Facebook
Facebook users, beware: That tag you’re about to apply to a post may be used against you in court. A New York woman faces a year in jail for violating...
Jimmy Butler pours in 53 in Bulls' win, tying Curry's NBA season-high
PHILADELPHIA — There was no secret formula to Jimmy Butler's career night. He kept taking shots, and they kept going in. Butler scored a career-high 53 points and E'Twaun Moore...
Bank of America set to cash in on expiring Bloomberg terminal deal
This July, if you see former Big Apple Mayor Mike Bloomberg sweating, it may not be because of the usual summer heat. A secretive slice of the $4.4 billion deal...
Goldman Sachs announces $5.1B settlement over bad mortgages
Goldman Sachs said Thursday that it would settle with the US for $5.1 billion for its “Big Short”-type mortgage deals from 2005 to 2007 that contributed to the financial crisis...
Ex-Time exec resurfaces with new digital startup
Time Inc’s former senior vice president of video, J.R. McCabe, has resurfaced as a partner in a small entrepreneurial digital company called CRTV. McCabe was a high-profile hire for Time...
Comcast angers cable networks with channel lineup changes
The country’s largest cable company has joined the race to get skinny. Comcast has started ripping up agreements with cable networks and moving them out of basic onto digital tiers,...
Hondo fizzles after fast start
Hondo roared out of the gate Saturday, sweeping with his spread and Over/Under selections in the Chiefs-Texans. And that was it — from there, Mr. Aitch swirled down the drain...
Spurs' 4th-quarter blitz stops LeBron James, red-hot Cavaliers
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The Cleveland Cavaliers gave San Antonio another tense test at home before the Spurs rose up on defense for what they deemed their biggest win of...
Take the Patriots and run, especially at this price
The Patriots and Chiefs (née Dallas Texans) have been in the same league for 56 seasons, and this is the first time they will meet in the playoffs, so we...
Magazine association's quest for new head nears an end
The quest to find a successor to Mary Berner to lead the MPA, the Association of Magazine Media is nearing an end. Berner jumped ship in September to sign on...
Hypocrite Boomer Esiason only has scruples on weekend
While awaiting the “Please stay on the line for the next available representative,” we often reach the point when we consider hanging up (or hanging down; “hanging up” is anti-gravitational,...
MSG reporter provides inside look at Porzingis-Anthony bond
MSG Network reporter Rebecca Haarlow talks to the Post’s Justin Terranova about her first season with the Knicks, dealing with Kristaps Porzingis and how she got into television. Q: How...
Cards will crush any thoughts of a Packers Super Bowl run
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Best Buy stung by slow smartphone sales over holidays
There’s a big disconnect with smartphone sales over the holiday season, according to Best Buy. The electronic chain was stung over the holiday season by lower-than-expected sales of the devices...
Nets take shots at Lionel Hollins in praising new coach
Just listening to the Nets talk about their more free-flowing offense on the court and more positive attitude on the end of the bench, it sounds like they’re throwing praise...
The one man who made Ben McAdoo the coach he is today
Without Mike McCarthy, there would be no Ben McAdoo — at least no Ben McAdoo, new Giants head coach. McCarthy, the Packers’ head coach, has championed McAdoo in the coaching...
Why Seahawks will end the Panthers' dream season
Including the 1997-2014 seasons in The Post, Cat’s record in print stands at 523-440 (54 percent) against the spread. Sunday Seahawks (+2¹/₂) over PANTHERS: Despite cushy schedule, cannot discount Panthers’...
Isles storm back to dump Rangers in playoff-teasing slugfest
There is always meaning in the historical and emotional reasons that are indelibly attached to games between the Rangers and Islanders. But now, there is this added fold into the...
Jim Fassel's one piece of advice for Giants' Ben McAdoo
Keep calling the plays. That would be Jim Fassel’s suggestion to Ben McAdoo. Fassel retained the play-calling duties for nearly the entire first four seasons of his seven-year run as...
Nancy Pelosi's 'Sarah Palin' moment
Calling Tina Fey. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has just said something pretty amazing — and very familiar, thanks to a famous Fey bit on “Saturday Night Live.” On CNN...
New York's politicians & the world's oldest profession
An old joke starts with a guy offering a woman $1 million to sleep with him. When she agrees, he asks if she’ll do it for $10. “What do you...
Take a look at Ted Cruz's own 'New York values'
As Ricky Ricardo might put it, Ted Cruz has a whole lotta ’splainin’ to do. The firebrand Texan now stands revealed as having relied on a $1 million loan to...
US transfers largest group of Gitmo detainees in Obama era
Ten Yemeni men held at the Guantanamo Bay US military prison were sent to Oman on Thursday, bringing the detainee population below the symbolically important milestone of 100 as President...
Orioles emerge with Yoenis Cespedes offer
Yoenis Cespedes’ market may be heating up after a dormant first two months as a free agent. According to MASNsports.com, the Orioles have made an undisclosed offer to Cespedes after...
Why Obama is oblivious to yet another American humiliation
The Obama administration was right when it insisted that the capture and release of 10 American sailors by Iran showed the benefits of a cooperative relationship with Tehran. The crux...
Hillary Clinton's promise to save ObamaCare is laughable
Hillary Clinton is attacking rival Bernie Sanders, calling his plan to replace ObamaCare with a socialist single-payer system a “risky deal” and unaffordable. Instead, she says, Dems should back her...
Why hype vanished from Peyton Manning-Brady collision course
We are two wins and one week away from the Tom Brady-Peyton Manning showdown that usually has networks drooling. But there has been little hype about the potential matchup between...
Knicks' rising Derrick Williams wants his dunk contest revenge
Derrick Williams was a rookie for the Timberwolves when he competed in the 2012 Slam-Dunk competition in Orlando, Fla. But he didn’t make the final round. Williams would be glad...
David Wright will never stop trusting Sandy Alderson
The Mets may not have created enough sizzle this winter to even melt snow, but the team’s captain is on board with management’s vision. “I’ve learned, don’t ever doubt Sandy,”...
Meet Ben McAdoo: Outworking everyone since midget football
Go ahead and tell Ben McAdoo he can’t do this. Go ahead and tell Ben McAdoo he can’t follow in Tom Coughlin’s Giant footsteps and win here. “Ben wanted to...
Barnes had been threatening Fisher weeks before brawl
Derek Fisher has come a long way from an ugly love triangle to running an improving triangle offense. Coming off the 17-65 disgrace of last season and a preseason beating...
Is the David Bowie musical 'Lazarus' headed to Broadway?
"Lazarus" was already sold out at the New York Theatre Workshop before the news of creator David Bowie’s death this week. But now it’s giving “Hamilton” a run for its...
Jets GM hints at $16M tag to delay Mo Wilkerson decision
Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan said defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson is expected to be out for six months as he recovers from a broken leg, but the team still wants...
Awful 'Norm of the North' will leave you cold
This just in: The biggest threat to the ecosystem of the Arctic is... rapacious real-estate developers. Yes, despite being set at climate change's Ground Zero, this dim Rob Schneider vehicle...
Tough-talking freshman congressman has been skipping Foreign Affairs Committee meetings
WASHINGTON -- Freshman Rep. Lee Zeldin has positioned himself as a foreign policy firebrand with his tough talk on taking out ISIS. But Zeldin has skipped out from his assignment...
Queens councilman implicated by pal in pass-through scheme
A pal of Councilman Ruben Wills implicated the Queens politician in court Thursday in a scheme to steal thousands of taxpayer dollars by ordering him to deposit and withdraw funds...
Senior gets probation for planning to hump a horse
PHOENIX - A Pennsylvania man who traveled to Arizona to have sex with a horse before being nabbed by undercover police was sentenced on Thursday to 18 months of supervised...
Here are the Vegas odds for this year's Oscars
According to Oscar Vegas odds, smart betters should invest their money in “The Revenant.” Las Vegas oddsmaker America’s Line released its Oscar odds following Thursday morning’s announcement of the 2016...
Twitter sued by American widow for giving voice to Islamic State
Twitter is being sued by the widow of an American killed in Jordan who accuses the social media company of giving a voice to the Islamic State, adding to the...
Nursing home boss bought winning Powerball ticket for worker
Update: The woman's Powerball win was later revealed to be a prank. Managers at a California nursing home say they have the best boss ever — because one of the...
Passenger brings 'support turkey' on Delta flight
If you think that air travel has gone to the birds, it has -- literally. We're talkin' turkey, as in that big Thanksgiving bird, one of which recently was spotted...
Chinese businesswoman pleads guilty to bribing UN honcho
A Chinese businesswoman admitted Thursday that she helped funnel $1.3 million in bribes to former UN General Assembly President John Ashe in exchange for his official action. Heidi Hong Piao...
Why Geno Smith should be nervous after Jets GM's endorsement
The top question as the Jets enter this offseason centers around the same position it usually does: quarterback. But, unlike most years with the Jets, it appears the team has...
Explosive '13 Hours' recaptures the tragedy of Benghazi
On Oct. 20, 2011, the president of the United States announced, in a clip cruelly replayed at the outset of “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” that the death...
When stalking an ex-crush online turns hilarious
This woman couldn't resist checking out what her ex-crush was up to on social media. As she discovers more details, and digs a little deeper, she can barely control her emotions.
Bad guys -- and mice -- beware: SWAT Cat is back!
The Boston Police Department's SWAT team has been reunited with its beloved, unofficial mascot. The department posted on its website that SWAT Cat returned to the unit's home base in...
Giants bet fate of franchise on Ben McAdoo being 'ready'
For those who wonder or worry if Ben McAdoo is ready for this, he has a response: “I have been preparing for this moment my entire professional life.’’ The Giants...
These 7 Oscar rookies will steal the show
One of the nice things about Thursday’s Oscar nominations is the impressive number of first-timers — actors culled both from studio-made blockbusters and shoestring-budget independent films. It’s heartening to realize...
'Bad Grandpas' guilty of biggest burglary in English history, millions still missing
LONDON — Three men were found guilty on Thursday over the largest burglary in English legal history, a daring, multimillion-pound raid on a safe deposit business in London's jewelry district...
DA stalls for time as Brooklyn gang rape case crumbles
The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office is stalling for time in the crumbling case against five teens accused of gang rape — as the alleged victim’s dad was questioned by police...
Murder-suicide possible in house explosion that killed family
NORTHFIELD, Ohio — A medical examiner in Ohio says murder-suicide is one of the possibilities being looked at in a house explosion and fire that killed a married couple and...
Family doesn't buy Saudi account of American's mysterious death
CONCORD, N.H. — A year after an American contractor was found dead in Saudi Arabia, his family doesn't buy a police account indicating he killed himself, and they fear the...
Vikings kicker has joyful reunion with kids who cheered him up
BLAINE, Minn. — The first-graders at Northpoint Elementary obediently sat cross-legged on the floor, eagerly awaiting the arrival of their newfound friend. Their eyes widened as Blair Walsh walked in,...
The day in photos: Jan. 14, 2016
Snowy sunsets and Oscar nominations make up the day in photos.
American women are waiting longer to get knocked up
ATLANTA -- Women in the United States are waiting longer than ever to have babies, with the average age for first childbirth rising to a record high of 26.3 years...
Hubby who set his wife on fire with blowtorch gets 35 years in jail
A Manhattan judge tossed a jealous husband in prison for 35 years to life for dousing his estranged wife in lighter fluid and setting her on fire with a blowtorch...
J.Lo is finally a TV star
I’m not a big fan of the phrase “having a moment,” which I find #trite. But I don’t know how else to describe the television resurrection of Jennifer Lopez —...
Teacher questioned in French avalanche that killed 2 students
PARIS — A French prosecutor says the teacher who accompanied high school students swept away by a deadly avalanche in the French Alps is suspected of involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutor Jean-Yves...
'Navigational error' -- not lack of fuel -- led US sailors into Iranian waters
MIAMI - The 10 US sailors who were held by Iran before being released on Wednesday made a navigational mistake that led them into Iranian waters but did not communicate...
Bobby Flay really wants to ditch his Chelsea duplex
Stick a fork in him. He’s done. After finalizing a bitter divorce with actress Stephanie March over the summer, star chef Bobby Flay — in an apparent move to ditch...
Miss Washington changes her story on how soccer player got stabbed
A Washington news station is reporting that a former Seattle Sounders player was allegedly stabbed in an incident involving the reigning Miss Washington USA. According to a report from Washington news...
Olympic skier Picabo Street called 911 to blame fight on dad
SALT LAKE CITY — Olympic gold-medalist skier Picabo Street told police her father attacked her during a fight that led Utah authorities to charge her with domestic violence and assault,...
Von 'Fraudster' claimed relation to fashion designer to rent SoHo penthouse: suit
A Manhattan fraudster took the last name ‘von Furstenberg’ to pose as a wealthy scion of the famous designer Diane von Furstenberg — and scammed the owner of a six-story...
De Blasio's study finds Uber isn't making Manhattan streets more crowded
Mayor DeBlasio shelled out $2 million for a study he expected would show that Uber and other car hailing services were making traffic in the Big Apple more congested —...
I was too fat to have sex
At a staggering 609 pounds, 32-year-old Brittani Fulfer was too heavy to have sex with her husband, Bill. But thanks to gastric-band surgery, she lost more than 200 pounds and...
Benefit concert to be held for 'Superman' NYPD cop killed in Afghanistan
A benefit concert will be held in Westchester County for the family of fallen NYPD detective Joseph Lemm, who died during a suicide bombing in Afghanistan. "This family should not...
Obama: No way Michelle will ever run for president
BATON ROUGE, La. — It used to be that death and taxes were the only certain things in life, but for President Barack Obama there is a third: Michelle Obama...
Oregon folk singer is going to Syria to perform peace concert for ISIS
An Oregon folk singer plans to leave next week to serenade the Islamic State, and he intends to bring the black-clad barbarians a prayerful message of peace — despite a...
Teen bandit threatened to push off-duty cop onto subway tracks: officials
An off-duty NYPD cop helped thwart a teenage bandit who threatened to push the cop onto the subway tracks inside a Manhattan train station on Wednesday, authorities said Thursday. Police...
Firefighters fined for accepting free 2014 Super Bowl tickets
Seven FDNY employees — including a deputy chief and three battalion chiefs — have been fined by the Conflicts of Interest Board for accepting free tickets to the 2014 Super...
Alan Rickman was a villain for the ages
It was the voice that made him magnetic, that nerve-jangling baritone, delivered with the kind of slow, precise, deadpan diction that could carve a word into shards. When he joined...
Cell phone video taken before alleged gang rape is 'significant' evidence, Bratton says
NYPD Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said Thursday that cell phone footage taken just before a young woman was allegedly gang raped by five teens in a Brooklyn playground is a...
6 (mostly) painless ways to make sure you can take an awesome vacation this year
It’s January. You’ve just had a nice holiday, dazzled family and friends with many (many) presents, eaten some delicious things (OK, maybe a lot of delicious things) and now, sadly,...
Neutered Chip Kelly hired to revive his experiment with 49ers
Chip Kelly is back in the game. The divisive coach was hired Thursday by the San Francisco 49ers, mere weeks after getting abruptly fired by the Philadelphia Eagles. "After a...
Smugglers stuff fake carrots with $500,000 worth of weed
Border agents in Texas seized a half-million dollars worth of pot, creatively stashed in packages that look like carrots, officials said Thursday. Officers and drug-sniffing dogs intercepted the weed as...
'I want them to rot in jail': Father of alleged victim in Brooklyn gang rape
The father of the young woman who was allegedly gang-raped on a Brooklyn playground insisted Thursday he wasn't having sex with his daughter when the five teenage suspects showed up....
Ben McAdoo mentor on why he's 'deserving' of Giants job
Without Mike McCarthy, there would be no Ben McAdoo – at least no Ben McAdoo, news Giants head coach. McCarthy, the Packers head coach, has had McAdoo’s back in the...
De Blasio approves raises for city's elected officials
Mayor Bill de Blasio says he’s backing a plan to give hefty pay hikes to the city’s elected officials — including himself — but with the catch that council members...
This national treasure deserves an Oscar
Sylvester Stallone has been nominated for an Oscar for his role in "Creed," which marks the second time he's been given the nod for playing Rocky Balboa. Here's why he...
This high-heel church is not Vatican-approved
Taiwan has erected a very unusual church in an effort to attract more women. Apparently women there really worship their shoes, because the church is in the shape of a high...
5 possibilities for Johnny Manziel when Browns dump him
Johnny Manziel's future has never been so unclear. The hard-partying quarterback appears out of chances in Cleveland after new Browns head coach Hue Jackson reportedly only took the job on...
John Tavares' goal slump should be killing Islanders, but it isn't
Let’s go back to Dec. 2, the most recent time the Rangers and Islanders met, before another clash of these newly interborough rivals on Thursday night at Barclays Center in...
Charlie Hebdo's really sick cartoon mocks drowned refugee boy
French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has again sparked outrage – with a cartoon portraying a drowned 3-year-old Syrian refugee as a grown sexual harasser. The cartoon of Aylan Kurdi is...
Adoptive mom wants young son to see birth parents before he goes blind
An American woman who adopted a Chinese boy is searching for his birth parents so that he can meet them before he goes blind. Bennett, 3, was born deaf and...
China's richest man wants to be Hollywood's next king
Flanked by models in white sequin dresses, amid booming music and dazzling lights, China's richest man savored his latest entertainment triumph this week, the announcement of a $3.5 billion deal...
'The Revenant' got 12 Oscar nods — but Best Picture is a longshot
Looks as if it’s finally Leonardo DiCaprio’s year to win Best Actor — but don’t bet the mortgage on “The Revenant" to win Best Picture, even if it led with...
Married El Chapo spent New Year's Eve with other baby mama
Married drug lord “El Chapo” might have the hots for sultry star Kate del Castillo — but he apparently spent New Year’s Eve with a 26-year-old politician with whom he...
Adele is actually an incredible rapper
You’ve heard of Adele Adkins — now it’s time to make way for MC ’Delly Dope. The British singer revealed another side of her talent Wednesday night on “The Late...
Belichick runs gamut of emotions on Chandler Jones drug questions
Bill Belichick wants you to know how much he cares about Chandler Jones. Just don't ask him about it. The notoriously reticent Patriots head coach addressed the media Thursday and...
This giant high-heeled shoe is actually a church
This church in Taiwan is more “Devil Wears Prada” than divine. But in an effort to lure in more fashionable female churchgoers –and a curious public -- local officials at...
Rex Ryan desperately grasps for Bills coaches who believe in him
Rex Ryan is circling the wagons after a first-year fizzle in Buffalo, hiring fierce loyalists -- from inside and outside the family tree -- to help him try to save...
'If it'll help him get laid': Tiger Woods has sex jokes
Tiger Woods has no trouble attracting the ladies, and it turns out he’s used his pulling power for more selfless reasons, too. Perhaps Woods felt it was his duty to...
Cops arrest suspect in sexual attack outside Shake Shack
Police nabbed a man who allegedly attacked two school girls -- grabbing one and kissing the other -- outside a Shake Shack on the Upper West Side this week, authorities...
Trump defends New York City after Cruz attacks
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump took a Texas-sized swing at rival Ted Cruz for dissing New York, vowing that Cruz is going to “have to go through me” if he tries...
Renault's offices raided in emissions fraud probe
French carmaker Renault said fraud investigators had inspected three of its sites to look into its vehicle emissions technology, news that wiped billions off its market value in an echo...
Kourtney Kardashian releases insane video about Kit Kat bars
The Kardashians love to release tutorial videos, but in one of Kourtney's latest tutorials, she takes things in a strange direction.
Power-hungry 49ers GM, Chip Kelly are interesting match
(This story was updated after Chip Kelly's hiring) The last thing it appeared the 49ers wanted was another Jim Harbaugh: a successful coach with a strong personality and opinions. At...
Sheriff, police in chase with mayor over expired car sticker
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The mayor of a small Virginia city refused to pull over as law enforcement officers chased him over an expired inspection sticker on his car, the sheriff...
Suspect in killing of American is brother to top club promoter
The Senegalese immigrant who was charged Thursday with murdering an American artist in Florence is the brother of the city's top club promoter, The Post has learned. DNA that matched...
Video released of man wanted for groping 12-year-old
Cops released surveillance video Thursday of a man wanted for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl in Manhattan this week. The bearded assailant grabbed the girl’s buttocks as he walked past...
'Grieving' kangaroo may have actually been a horny killer
This kangaroo wasn’t grieving the loss of his lover — he’s actually a horny male marsupial who may have caused her death, experts say. Photos of the jacked kangaroo holding...
Meet the baby-faced beauty behind @killerandasweetthang
Eileen Kelly isn't like other 20-year-olds — the blogger and controversial Instagrammer has gained Internet celebrity for posting racy photos of herself in revealing clothing. What makes her more of...
911 caller made 'credible threat' to shoot Brooklyn cop
The NYPD said that a 911 caller made a credible threat to shoot a Brooklyn cop to death on Wednesday, putting area officers on high alert. The unidentified caller who...
Hipster health insurer Oscar hires heavyweight Joel Klein
Oscar Health Insurance is quickly expanding enrollment — and has tapped some big names to manage its growth. The well-funded New York startup said Thursday its customer ranks have swelled...
Iran says it has removed core of reactor, key to nuke deal
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian state TV says nuclear experts have finished removing the core of the country's only nuclear heavy water reactor as part of Tehran's obligations under its nuclear...
Ebola outbreak declared over in West Africa
GENEVA — The World Health Organization on Thursday declared an end to the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa after no new cases emerged in Liberia, while cautioning that the...
Photo captures gunman in Jakarta ISIS attack
Photos show a man holding a handgun in a crowd of people as they run away in central Jakarta during a gun and bomb assault on Thursday that police and...
'The Revenant,' 'Mad Max' lead Oscar nominations
“The Revenant,” a gritty tale of frontier vengeance, led the Oscar nominations on Thursday, picking up a leading 12 nods for Best Picture, Best Director, and for the performances of...
How Giants' McAdoo move thwarted Eagles' Coughlin dream
The hiring of Ben McAdoo by the Giants ultimately may have convinced Tom Coughlin not to accept the Eagles’ head coaching job. The Eagles wanted Coughlin badly, and Thursday they...
This snuggle whore makes bank off lonely men
Meet Kimberly, a professional snuggler who gets paid by the hour to invite strangers into her bed for some PG-rated fun. Laugh if you want, but she's making real bank.
I fuel fantasies of men who want sex with young girls, and I'm fine with it
Eileen Kelly is equal parts seductress and doe-eyed ingénue as she lies on her white bed, in her all-white room — the only accents of color coming from her shimmering...
Suspected ISIS attackers wage deadly siege on Indonesian capital
WARNING: The following story includes graphic content. Indonesia blamed Islamic State for the assault by five suicide bombers who launched “Paris-style” strikes outside a Starbucks in the capital of Jakarta...
Is HBO taking all the magic out of 'Sesame Street'?
The iconic Muppets of “Sesame Street,” who spent the last 45 years on PBS, will reveal a host of modern touches when they debut Saturday morning at their new home...
I grew up with 41 siblings in a polygamist cult
You may have watched television shows about it, but few have experienced the brutality and sexism of some cults firsthand. Ruth Wariner has. The 43-year-old grew up in a polygamist...
Kurdish rebels car-bomb police station, killing 6 in Turkey
CINAR, Turkey — Kurdish rebels detonated a car bomb at a police station in southeastern Turkey, then attacked it with rocket launchers and firearms, killing six people including civilians, officials...
Condom, cigarette lead cops to suspect in killing of American in Italy
FLORENCE, Italy — DNA analysis of a condom and cigarette butt led Italian prosecutors to arrest a Senegalese man in the death of an American woman who suffered two fractures...
How cancer made me kick my demons — and saved my life
In her new book, “Just Three Words,” 54-year-old triathlon champion and registered dietitian Karen Newman writes about overcoming cancer and beating bulimia while remaining a top competitor on the racing...
Sweatpants: the ultimate dating dealbreaker
Each week, The Post sends readers on a blind date. Here's how it went: What's it take to win in the game of love? Jeff and Margaret, both 31, got...
A vasectomy is no guarantee you won't have kids
Antonio Cromartie has made a career out of shutting down wide receivers. But it seems nothing can shut down the Jets cornerback’s off-the-field game — not even a vasectomy. The...
$29K-a-month artist's loft comes with awesome Basquiat tag
Late artist Duane Hanson was known for his hyperrealistic sculptures of working- and middle-class Americans. The works were honest, life-like and often not so pretty. Hanson’s apartment, however, at 184...
Bowie's apartment building has a $11.7M penthouse available
While the world continues to mourn the loss of legendary rock icon David Bowie, New Yorkers are flocking to 285 Lafayette St., where Bowie lived with supermodel Iman since 1992,...
Yankees' 1961 World Series star pitcher dies at age 88
Luis Arroyo, a two-time All-Star pitcher who helped the Yankees win the 1961 World Series, died Wednesday. He was 88. The Yankees said Arroyo's daughter, Milagros, told the team he...
NFL insider sees some Pete Carroll in Giants new coach
As a former NFL safety and scout with the Redskins and Eagles, Louis Riddick not only has a strong background in personnel, but has particularly keen insight when it comes...
Brian Cashman reveals why Chapman is Yankees' closer
There might have been a question to some whether Aroldis Chapman should supplant Andrew Miller as the Yankees closer in 2016, but not to general manager Brian Cashman. To Cashman,...
Woman fights off sex attacker outside her Bronx home
A man grabbed a woman from behind and pulled down her pants as she struggled to enter her Bronx home, cops said Wednesday. He approached the 46-year-old victim on Croes...
Giants' Ben McAdoo a yawner hire, just like Parcells was in 1982
The announcement was greeted with a shrug and a yawn: The New York Giants were elevating one of their coordinators, taking an obscure name and installing him in the most...
'Hit the Floor' star rebounds from castmate/friend's murder
Former Laker Girls Taylour Paige, who stars on VH1’s NBA drama “Hit The Floor” — back for Season 3 on Monday — knows a thing or two about blending the...
Lopez twins steamed at each other after 'crazy' court battle
Any matchup between 7-foot NBA centers is going to be physical, but Wednesday’s clash between the Lopez twins went next level as Brook’s Nets pulled off a 110-104 upset of...
New approach helps give Nets interim coach his first victory
Tony Brown has had just one practice to make changes since taking over as the Nets interim coach, but he has some pretty clear ideas on changes he wants to...
Ed Koch raked in $4.2 million betting on NY
Ed Koch bet on New York and did very well, as it turns out — amassing $4.2 million through local government bonds before he died. The amount makes up the...
Lawyers fight over ex-lead prosecutor’s role in Etan Patz case
Prosecutors and defense lawyers gearing up for the retrial of Pedro Hernandez in the 1979 murder of Etan Patz were at each others’ throats during a Wednesday court hearing as...
Dismal loss shows why Porzingis desperately needs Carmelo
Wasted night. Wasted opportunity. The Knicks would have so much going for them if they could only get out of their own way. New York wants to love these Knicks....
Judge doesn't buy 'scam' witness' sick daughter excuse
The Queens man who bolted from court Tuesday before he could enter a guilty plea expected to implicate City Councilman Ruben Wills in a corruption scheme got an earful Wednesday...
Lawyer files 'frivolous' claims to get settlement cash from city
Lawyers know the de Blasio administration folds quickly on suits against the city — and here’s the proof. A Brooklyn lawyer filed “borderline frivolous” claims on behalf of a client...
Devils forward Bobby Farnham suspended four games
Devils forward Bobby Farnham has been suspended for four games for an interference penalty in a game against the Blues. The National Hockey League's Department of Player Safety announced the...
How Rangers rookie Oscar Lindberg is dealing with benching
Remember the very-early chatter of Oscar Lindberg in the conversation for the Calder Trophy as the league’s top rookie? Boy, that seems like a long time ago, especially in light...
Assemblyman heckles Cuomo during State of the State speech
ALBANY — Firebrand Brooklyn Assemblyman Charles Barron was escorted out of the State of the State speech Wednesday for heckling Gov. Cuomo and ignoring his request to “have a seat.”...
Fatal explosions rock Indonesian capital
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Attackers set off explosions at a Starbucks cafe in a bustling shopping area in Indonesia's capital and waged gunbattles with police Thursday, leaving bodies in the streets...
Network sues NYPD over charging $36K for body cam footage
NY1 is suing the NYPD over access to 190 hours of footage from the body-camera pilot program — because the department wants the news channel to pay $36,000 for just...
Derrick Williams' monster dunk lone highlight in Knicks' ugly loss
The Knicks got the loss, but had the highlight. There were very few smiles in the locker room after the Knicks dropped a 110-104 decision to the Nets at Barclays...
GE snubs Cuomo's New York bid for Boston
Gov. Cuomo has failed in his attempt to entice General Electric to move its corporate headquarters — and 800 jobs — to New York from Connecticut. The company announced Wednesday...
Massage girl in strip-club scam not enjoying weekends in jail
A massage girl who pleaded guilty to drugging wealthy strip-club clients and then running up tabs on their credit cards is clearly not enjoying her weekends in jail. Asked how she...
Danny Meyer closes in on events deal at 28 Liberty St.
Famed restaurateur Danny Meyer is close to a deal to run a new events space at the top of 28 Liberty St., The Post has learned. Meyer is the force...
Kosher confusion at Heastie's breakfast spread
Ex-Speaker Sheldon Silver won high praise for the sumptuous kosher spread he laid out.
De Blasio blows deadline on pay hikes for city officials
Mayor de Blasio blew a midnight deadline without bothering to weigh in on what level of pay hikes he’s seeking for the city’s elected officials — including himself. The City...
El Chapo set for coast-to-coast tour of America -- behind bars
“El Chapo” faces a potential coast-to-coast tour of federal lockups and courthouses once he’s extradited to the United States. The Mexican drug lord is charged with a laundry list of...
Investigators doubt dad's claims in Brooklyn gang rape case
The case against five teens accused of raping a young woman in a Brooklyn playground is crumbling as investigators cast doubt on her father’s story, law-enforcement sources told The Post...
Chelsea 'slasher' suspected in attacks on at least 2 other women
The man dubbed the “Chelsea slasher” has attacked at least two other women in the past few months, leaving one permanently disfigured and needing 150 stitches, prosecutors said Wednesday. Kari...
City moving ahead with plans to seize Coney Island property
The city is moving ahead with plans to seize 75,000 square feet of Coney Island beachfront property after a public review found it would help spur stalled economic development there....
Vagrant busted for setting fire in vestibule to keep warm
A homeless man trying to stay warm set a fire in a Manhattan apartment building, filling a hallway with smoke, cops said. Timothy Praulch, 35, set paper on fire as...
Italian police make arrest in American woman's 'kinky sex' death
A drug dealer from Senegal was detained in Italy Wednesday in the death of an American woman found naked and strangled after taking part in a “kinky sex game,” officials...
Hey, Ted Cruz, diss New York and you diss the land of winners
Ted Cruz, by my lights, was doing pretty well in this presidential campaign until he started attacking Donald Trump for having “New York values.” What in the Statue of Liberty...
LendingTree's stock gets chopped by 30%
Feel bad because you didn’t rake in that Powerball $1.5 billion? Think how LendingTree Chief Exec Doug Lebda must feel. Lebda announced on Jan. 12 that the mortgage-lending company is...
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Queens An Elmhurst pub patron was slashed in a bar fight, authorities said. The suspected attacked and two pals were arguing with the 21-year-old victim at La Escuelita Nueva Lounge...
Joe Jonas and his bros shop for Chelsea penthouse
Just like his model ex-girlfriend, Gigi Hadid, musician Joe Jonas is apartment-hunting. But unlike Hadid, who brought new musician boyfriend Zayn Malik along, Jonas was on the new-pad prowl with...
Diddy's Midtown apartment is now a bargain at $7M
Sean “P. Diddy” Combs’ Park Imperial apartment is back on the market once again — this time for $6.99 million, down from its original 2012 asking price of $8.5 million....