March 9, 2016
Working-class white people aren't voting for Hillary
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s upset loss in Michigan exposed her vulnerability among working-class whites, which could spell trouble for her next week, when three other industrial Midwest states head to...
Gawker's reasoning for showing the world Hulk Hogan's penis
Gawker posted the Hulk Hogan sex tape without blurring his private parts — as it did with nude footage of actor Eric Danes in a previous posting — because while...
After losing Halak, Islanders fall to Maple Leafs in shootout
TORONTO — The Islanders had a bad Wednesday. After finding out they will be without starting goalie Jaroslav Halak for the next six weeks due to a lower-body injury, the...
Forgotten Sasha Vujacic propels Knicks to rare blowout win
PHOENIX — Sasha Vujacic has been the poster boy for Phil Jackson’s inadequacies as a team president. When interim coach Kurt Rambis announced before Wednesday’s contest Vujacic would start in...
Hotel redefines concierge with recommendation-making robot
Add hotel concierge to the list of jobs you thought were safe from robots — but aren’t. Hilton Hotels has partnered with IBM’s Watson artificial-intelligence unit to create a talking,...
Broncos now a threat to steal Ryan Fitzpatrick from Jets
The quarterback carousel took a stunning turn Wednesday when Brock Osweiler spurned the Broncos for the Texans, adding more drama to the situation around the Jets and their free-agent quarterback...
Al D’Amato rips 'spoiled rich kid' Romney for criticizing Trump
Former Sen. Al D’Amato is going after Mitt Romney for trying to take down GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump, claiming Romney's acting like a “spoiled rich kid” who is trying...
Hillary refuses to answer indictment question at Dem debate
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton was grilled during Wednesday night’s Democratic presidential debate about the prospect of facing criminal charges over her email scandal. “Would you drop out of the race...
Why, look: It’s an oil price-rigging revival
Beware, Americans! Wall Street is desperately trying to rig the oil and gasoline markets again. I’ve been following this scheme for nearly 10 years as speculators, led by the Goldman...
Square breathes sigh of relief with first quarterly results
Square posted its first quarterly results since it went public last fall — and they were a bit of a relief. The payments startup founded and run by Jack Dorsey...
Disappointing Georgetown blows past woeful DePaul
Georgetown may be slogging through its worst season in 44 years, but compared to DePaul, the Hoyas play the game beautifully. Eighth-seeded Georgetown snapped a six-game losing streak Wednesday night...
Victor Cruz takes pay cut to remain with Giants
No one involved ever anticipated this would get contentious and eventually would not get done. The Giants wanted to keep Victor Cruz, but not at the high price tag he...
Pothole opens on La Guardia runway causing major delays
https://twitter.com/PIX11News/status/707707715615903744 Passengers at La Guardia Airport are suffering major delays tonight after a massive pothole opened up in one of the two runways. The landing strip has been closed since...
Isles' Jaroslav Halak out with groin injury, playoffs in jeopardy
TORONTO — The Islanders will be without starting goalie Jaroslav Halak for the next six weeks because of a lower body injury. Halak left the Islanders' 2-1 win over Pittsburgh...
Both parties' presidential fights will now run long
Bernie Sanders’ upset win in Michigan means Democrats still have a real race on their hands, despite the best efforts of the party establishment. Over on the Republican side, it’s...
Coming in 2018: Tickets to space --- followed by a whole new industry
Jeff Bezos aims to see that Buzz Lightyear has plenty of live company as he heads “to infinity and beyond.” The Amazon founder has poured some of his fortune into...
New York Republicans actually take a stand
A lightbulb went on Wednesday in Albany, as state Senate Republicans rolled out a plan for a seven-year, 25 percent income-tax cut, with savings to taxpayers of some $3.5 billion....
Our unfounded obsession with safety is costing us our freedom
As you inch your way through security at the airport, you’ll be relieved of your penknife and terrifying tube of Pepsodent. Your unopened can of Coke will, of course, be...
Yes, Obama really could give away Gitmo
President Obama heads to Cuba in two weeks, eager to make more travel and trade concessions to the Communist regime there. But members of Congress worry that Obama is so...
New York's leaders must stand up to anti-Semitism at CUNY
Americans are mourning today the murder of one of their finest sons, Taylor Force, a West Point graduate. He made it through tours in Iraq and Afghanistan only to be...
To save the Supreme Court, vote Trump over Clinton
Key Republicans say they won’t back Donald Trump if he’s the GOP nominee. That may make them feel good — and seem principled. But from a practical standpoint, it makes...
Model insists gun in apartment is harmless antique
Model Alise Shoemaker and her software-developer beau Christopher Lattner insist the gun cops found in their West Village pad is a harmless turn-of-the-century antique. Cops were called to the couple’s...
Disgraced judge charged with DWI takes no-jail plea deal
The ex-Westchester judge who drunkenly slammed his Jaguar XJL into a car in Midtown and then tried to use his position to get cops top let him off, took a...
Third suspect arrested in buy-and-bust cop shooting
Police on Wednesday nabbed the third suspect who took off after a plainclothes narcotics detective was shot by friendly-fire during a heroin sting gone awry on a Brooklyn street, police...
Auctioneer lied his way into making $1M off wildlife goods
A Beverly Hills auctioneer admitted to selling smuggled rhinoceros horns, elephant ivory and coral worth up to $1 million to foreign buyers by lying that the goods were made of...
Homeless hoarder's junk train gets tossed
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday gave the order to dump the Hell’s Kitchen hoarder’s caravan of carts after The Post revealed her incredible, block-long collection of junk. Officials huddled...
Pot-infused feminine products are making PMS a trip
Hey, ladies. There’s a new way to get rid of menstrual cramps. (Yes!) And it involves weed. (Yes!) In your vagina. (Y — wait, what?) Foria Relief ($22 for a...
Man stabbed on subway platform during possible fight
A 22-year-old man was stabbed on a J subway platform in Brooklyn Wednesday afternoon - possibly during a large fight, police sources said. The man was stabbed on the northbound...
Substitute teacher arrested for being drunk in class
SANFORD, Fla. — A substitute teacher in central Florida has been arrested after authorities say she showed up drunk in a classroom of second-graders. The Orlando Sentinel reports that 52-year-old...
Woman caught smuggling cocaine in breast implants
BERLIN - A 24-year-old Colombian woman was arrested at Frankfurt airport after she was found to be carrying 1 kg (2.2 pounds) of cocaine inside her breasts, German customs officials...
Family, admirers pay respects to former first lady Nancy Reagan
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Three days of formal mourning for former first lady Nancy Reagan began Wednesday as her casket was taken in a police-escorted motorcade up an empty freeway...
Man arrested for menacing subway riders with razor: cops
Police arrested two men found carrying razor blades and other contraband in separate parts of the subway system Tuesday, authorities said. Cops in the Bronx got a distress call from...
What were the ladies really drinking on 'Sex and the City'?
It's no wonder why Carrie Bradshaw could always hold her liquor. Twelve years after "Sex and the City" wrapped, the iconic show's leading lady has come clean to Cosmopolitan UK...
Borat's home country of Kazakhstan gets first McDonald's
Fast-food giant of America for make benefit glorious nation of Kazakhstan! McDonald’s opened its first patty joint Tuesday in the tiny Central Asian nation perhaps best known for its people's...
Dr. Luke denies split with Sony over Kesha drama
Dr. Luke’s camp dismissed a report that he is exiting his business venture with Sony Music before his contract ends. The Wrap reported on Wednesday that Sony will drop Dr....
Giants woo Olivier Vernon to cap $200M spending spree
Whoa. If money buys happiness, the Giants and their fans ought to be delirious. If huge cash payouts equate to success, the Giants and their fans should buckle up and...
Which states are best (and worst) for women?
Choosing your next home base is a complicated equation. There’s the weather, the social scene, the public transit situation, (you're not about sitting in traffic all day) and the cost...
Feline cafe will pay you $11 an hour to play with cats
If you’re a cat lover living in or near Manchester, England, the purrfect job awaits. A cat cafe that’s opening in June is seeking nannies to care for its resident...
'Game of Thrones' creator: It's the other George Martin who died
Nerds and HBO fans can relax: Those headlines this morning were about the other George Martin. George R.R. Martin, the author of the Game of Thrones anthology, took to his...
Cops arrest 19 people over Harlem gun-and-drug ring
Police busted 19 people on drug trafficking and gun charges in East Harlem Wednesday morning, confiscating heroin, cocaine and PCP that would have been sold wholesale to dealers in the...
One reason not to be jealous of your Facebook friends getting engaged
Being engaged is hyped up to be the most exciting time in your life. After all, you’re getting married! He or she is everything you ever wanted! You’re going to...
Man attempts robbery directly in front of police
It's usually not a good idea to commit a crime with a police officer right behind you. One man in Reading, Pennsylvania, learned this the hard way when he tried...
Transgender Instagram star takes fashion world by storm
Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid may be household names, but Laith Ashley is quickly rising through the runway ranks. The 26-year-old transgender model, who emerged on the scene in 2013...
Warm weather in NYC brings out the shirtless bros
Temperatures soared to a record-breaking 76 degrees Wednesday afternoon – bringing spring fever to the Big Apple. There wasn’t a cloud in sight Wednesday afternoon as New Yorkers used any...
Chipotle store near Boston closed after worker gets norovirus
Chipotle is having a hard time shaking this stomach bug. Just when it seemed as though the burrito chain was done with illness outbreaks, a new case of norovirus at...
Drifter who gunned down gay man is guilty of hate crime
A Manhattan jury convicted a drifter of murder as a hate crime Wednesday for the cold-blooded shooting of a gay man in the West Village. “Guilty,” the foreman read on...
Air Force vet is first American found guilty of trying to join ISIS
An Air Force veteran was found guilty Wednesday of betraying his country and uniform by plotting to join ISIS. After six hours of deliberation, a Brooklyn federal jury found Tairod...
What do your crazy dreams actually mean?
Dreams can seriously screw with your head. Do you ever wake up in the middle of the night after dreaming about sleeping with your boss? Or clawing at your mouth...
What Chris Pine has in common with Greta Garbo
Back in 1938, an exasperated theater owner named Harry Brandt coined the term “box office poison’’ for a trade journal jeremiad about a group of Hollywood stars “whose dramatical [sic]...
Man kills his girlfriend, then texts her ex-husband
BOZEMAN, Mont. — A Montana man gunned down his girlfriend and then sent a text message about the killing to her ex-husband and others, authorities said Wednesday. Anthony Tobias Fagiano,...
Sean Kilpatrick could be new Nets regime's first success
Nets general manager Sean Marks hopes to use 10-day contracts to look for developing players who could stick with Brooklyn beyond just this season. Shooting guard Sean Kilpatrick has taken...
Jets open up cap space by cutting Kerley, Cumberland
The Jets cleared some salary cap space Wednesday afternoon just before the opening of free agency by releasing tight end Jeff Cumberland and wide receiver Jeremy Kerley, according to sources....
Water buffalo crashes wedding anniversary party
A water buffalo walks into a bar... It's not a joke, this huge beast actually wandered into a South African bar -- making a couple’s wedding anniversary an event to...
Brock Osweiler spurns Broncos in QB-market shocker
From champs to … chumps? The Broncos suddenly are without a quarterback and seemingly without much hope of repeating as Super Bowl winners this season after Brock Osweiler bolted for...
Gun rights advocate shot in the back by her 4-year-old son
A pro-gun activist in Florida who boasted online about her 4-year-old son’s shooting prowess was accidentally shot by the tot, police said. The child fired the .45-caliber pistol through the...
Giants poach Damon Harrison from Jets for $46M
It is a good thing the Giants dove into NFL free agency with the most money they’ve ever had under the salary cap. They will need a huge chunk of...
Lilly Pulitzer’s grandson is a total hipster hunk
Chris Leidy may be Lilly Pulitzer’s grandson, but don’t show up for a date with the single 34-year-old hunk sporting his grandma’s preppy wares. “She’s out! It just doesn’t do...
Sandra Bernhard defends her pal Marc Jacobs
What ’s comedian Sandra Bernhard’s favorite currency? Boatloads of free frocks. After she posed for Marc Jacobs’ spring campaign, the designer sent her to his Mercer Street store and told...
State Senate Republicans propose sweeping tax cuts for 'middle class'
State Senate Republicans unveiled a sweeping middle-class income- tax-cut plan Wednesday that could be a bargaining chip as Gov. Cuomo pushes to boost the minimum wage to $15 an hour....
The fastest electric car in the world isn’t a Tesla
There are a lot of things that can be said about Tesla. Elon Musk’s all-electric car company is in fact changing the world, having been solely responsible for the accelerated...
The day in photos: March 9, 2016
A polar bear cub gets cuddly, avant garde styles take the stage at Paris Fashion Week and more.
Boy whose last wish was to be famous in China dies
WESTERLY, R.I. -- An 8-year-old Rhode Island boy with terminal cancer whose dying wish to become famous in China reverberated around the world has died. Dorian Murray died Tuesday, according...
MTA fat cats making more with overtime than their chairman
An MTA worker with the job title “model-surfacing instructor” was the agency’s highest-paid employee in 2015 — and one of 10 overtime fat cats to make more than $300,000, a...
Kristaps Porzingis' decline coincides with Derek Fisher firing
PHOENIX — Kristaps Porzingis’ road to superstardom has hit a speed bump. It’s either a more severe attack of the rookie wall — which is understandable — or not taking...
Drunk driver gets up to 12 years for cop's death in accident he wasn't involved in
A Long Island man was sentenced to up to 12 years in prison Wednesday for the DWI-related death of a Nassau County cop — even though he wasn’t driving the...
Swan dies after tourist drags it from lake for photo
A tourist has killed a swan -- by dragging it out of a lake for a picture. The woman, reportedly from Bulgaria, was snapped grabbing the bird by its wing...
'Marguerite' is a sweet movie about sour notes
When the title character of Xavier Giannoli’s movie, an amateur soprano, lets rip with a big aria from “The Magic Flute,” the notes are not even in the same ZIP...
Jets sign Matt Forte to solidify backfield
It did not take long for the Jets to find a replacement for running back Chris Ivory. The team agreed to a deal with veteran back Matt Forte on Wednesday,...
Is this meditation or just masturbation?
While most people would connect orgasms with sex, at the OneTaste Orgasmic Meditation clinic in New York City, practitioners emphasize a different kind of mind-blowing, deeply spiritual release. In 15...
Top-secret 'Game of Thrones' event planned for Union Square
Union Square could face a dragon invasion next week as part of a "Game of Thrones"-themed promotion planned by the network behind the smash series. HBO's top-secret event, scheduled for...
Have you flown on any of the 5 best airlines in the world?
We Americans pride ourselves at being the best in a lot of different things, but for some reason our airlines keep letting us down. America’s airlines rank persistently low in...
Mark Sanchez can't even hold his Eagles backup job
Mark Sanchez seems headed back toward the unemployment line. The Eagles will sign quarterback Chase Daniel to a three-year deal on Wednesday, according to multiple reports, to slot in as Sam...
Alexa Ray Joel shares clothes with mom Christie Brinkley
The best part of spring cleaning for Alexa Ray Joel is raiding supermodel mother Christie Brinkley’s wardrobe. “We share a lot,” says Joel, 30, a corset-loving cabaret singer who will...
Triple-threat Julie Delpy will make you LOL at 'Lolo'
The latest from director/writer/actress Julie Delpy is a comic cautionary tale about maternal overattachment in which a woman’s teenage son wages war on her new boyfriend. Delpy’s ace screenwriting shines...
The secret to J.Lo's hot bod
Jennifer Lopez’s secret to keeping her scorching body looking forever-young for her Vegas concert run and new “Shades of Blue” TV show? Sweating it out to her own songs. “The...
It's too bad Christopher Plummer got stuck in this awful Nazi movie
Half a century after “The Sound of Music,’’ Christopher Plummer confronts Nazi horrors again in Atom Egoyan’s preposterous thriller, which squanders a terrific performance by the Oscar-winning actor. Plummer’s 90-year-old...
Sally Field finds hipster love in 'Hello, My Name is Doris'
As far as comedies about older folks navigating the modern work world go, I’ll take this over “The Intern” any day. But it’s hard to know quite what to make...
Granny-chic is the perfect style for spring
Dust off those pearls — baubles from bygone eras are all the rage this season. These granny-chic styles prove that everything old is, indeed, cool again.
Alan Rickman's last performance in 'Eye in the Sky' is one of his best
Would you sacrifice a cute 9-year-old-girl to save hundreds of people from a terrorist bombing? That’s the awful choice in “Eye in the Sky,’’ which works equally well as a...
How you sleep can make you a grouch in real life
What is the first move you make in the morning? A reach for the alarm, or perhaps a face-flop into your pillow followed by a groan at the thought of...
This will make you pee your pants a little
A daredevil once terrified of heights is now clearly a man without fear — scaling a 1,550-foot TV tower without any safety gear. The mystery man, known only by the...
The diabolical thing a guy did to his ex-girlfriend's iPhone
If you give your significant other a gift and they break up with you, do you have the right to take that gift back? Most people would probably say “no,”...
Queens man found with AK-47 assault rifle, 17,000 rounds of ammunition
NYPD cops tracked a shipment of bogus police IDs to a Queens apartment, but what they found inside was a lot more terrifying. Lee Bergman had an arsenal that included...
How GM accidentally convinced free agent to spurn Giants
Next time, perhaps Jerry Reese should not be so honest. The Giants’ general manager is being credited with inadvertently steering veteran defensive end Charles Johnson back to the Panthers, based...
The more we earn, the more often we drink...gulp
By one measure, it’s the highest earners who are the biggest imbibers. Almost one in five Britons who earn at least 40,000 pounds (nearly $57,000) are likely to imbibe at...
Incredibly rare Jaguar sports car discovered rusting in some bushes
An incredibly rare Jaguar sports car, found rusting under dense brush and barely driven over the past four decades, sold at auction for more than $80,000 on Tuesday. The 1963...
Citizen journalists are about to take over newsrooms
Citizen journalism is having its moment. Fox Television Stations has become the first major media outlet to employ citizen journalists. The broadcaster has partnered with Fresco News, a crowd-sourced news...
Even if you don't know how squash is played, this will blow your mind
James Willstrop beat Paul Coll in the opening round of the 2016 Canary Wharf Classic Tuesday in London, but Coll mystified Willstrop and stunned the crowd with one of the...
Where Gawker editor draws the line: A sex-tape of a 4-year-old
Jurors in Hulk Hogan’s sex video trial on Wednesday heard a videotaped deposition of Gawker’s former editor in chief -- saying he'd draw the line at posting the sex tape...
RG3 had it out for Kirk Cousins from the start: ex-teammate
Now that Robert Griffin III is out of Washington, it's safe to say that he and Kirk Cousins won't be keeping in touch. The former first-round draft pick, who was...
See the Oregon militia's dramatic shootout from inside the car
In early 2016, a militia group in Oregon made headlines when they occupied a wildlife refuge for several weeks. Events took a shocking turn when one member of the group...
Cornell basketball player arrested for rape
ITHACA, N.Y. — A member of the Cornell University men's basketball team has been arrested on rape charges. The Ivy League school's police department said Tuesday that 19-year-old Xavier Eaglin...
How twins can have two different dads
A Vietnamese woman has given birth to a rare set of bi-paternal twins — twins with different fathers — according to a Vietnamese scientist and the nation’s state media. Prof....
This man's done insane things for amazing shots of eclipses
Unlike most passengers, Joe Rao was over the moon when his flight was delayed — which makes sense, since he's the one who orchestrated the holdup in the first place....
American slain in Israel was Vanderbilt student on class trip
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A West Point graduate who served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan and was studying business at Vanderbilt University was stabbed to death during a series...
'The Most Interesting Man in the World' is getting put out to pasture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwyA367LfaY “The Most Interesting Man In The World” is no longer of this world. Dos Equis has dispatched him on a one-way “Mission to Mars” — as evidenced by a...
Holly Holm's impatience cost her everything: UFC boss
Holly Holm lost consciousness and her women's bantamweight championship on Saturday night, but UFC president Dana White thinks she lost a lot more than that. In White's mind, Holm blew her chance at...
Club-goer stabbed in the chest during brawl
A man was stabbed in the chest during a brawl at an Inwood club early Wednesday, authorities said. Cops responded to a call to break up a brawl at the...
Terrifying video shows Nazi Darth Vader hunting his prey in school
Chilling CCTV footage has emerged showing a man dressed in a Darth Vader costume prowling school corridors before slaughtering a pupil and two teachers in Sweden. Anton Lundin-Petterson, 21, is...
This is why you hate that guy on Duke
Duke's 2015 national championship game savior Grayson Allen, one of the best sophomores in the nation, has become arguably the most polarizing player in college basketball this season after appearing...
One of NYC's hottest apparel companies is getting a facelift
Zara Terez, a four-year-old apparel company known for its bold print leggings, is rebranding. As of Wednesday, it will be known simply as Terez. “We are streamlining as we become...
Baby found stuffed in passenger's bag on airplane
PARIS — French authorities have opened an investigation after a baby was found hidden in a bag belonging to a passenger on board an Air France plane. The French company...
A chimp in a top hat and his friends have been kidnapped
London police are on the hunt for a zoo’s worth of stuffed animals stolen from a taxidermy warehouse. Thieves broke into the shop in Wandsworth Tuesday night and took off...
Greg Norman is extremely bitter over FOX firing
Australian golf legend Greg Norman has broken his silence on being axed as an analyst for Fox Sports. The network sacked the 61-year-old from his commentating gig in January after...
Captured ISIS head of chemical weapons says they've got mustard gas
The head of ISIS’s chemical weapons unit who once worked for Saddam Hussein has been apprehended by American authorities — and admitted the group has mustard gas, official sources told...
Sharapova was 'reckless beyond description'
A leading anti-doping authority claims Maria Sharapova was “reckless beyond description” amid revelations the Russian was warned five times in December that Meldonium would be joining the list of banned...
Cops hope severed head matches headless body
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Police in Amsterdam are investigating whether a severed head found outside a water pipe cafe belongs to a decapitated body discovered in a burnt-out car in...
How Republicans could steal Trump's nomination
Even though he seems unstoppable, Donald Trump's presidential candidacy is not guaranteed. The GOP establishment seems to be planning on having a contested convention. Here's how that would work.
North Korea claims they've made nuclear mini-warheads
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un claimed Tuesday that his county's scientists have developed miniature nuclear warheads to fit on ballistic missiles, according to the official state news agency. This...
Donald Trump is now leading in Florida and Ohio
Donald Trump, fresh off another round of big primary victories, is leading two rivals in both their home states, polls showed Wednesday. The New York real estate mogul tops US...
Whoa, this model looks way too young for this
A young-looking model raised more than a few eyebrows when she walked the Valentino runway at Paris Fashion Week yesterday with her nipples exposed. The model, who appeared particularly young,...
Penguin swims 5,000 miles every year to visit his rescuer
https://youtu.be/fEFCz5Q7c0M A penguin and a retired bricklayer are birds of a feather. Joao Pereira de Souza, 71, from an island off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, found the flightless bird in...
Drunk passenger tries to open plane door at 30,000 feet
A holiday jet made an emergency landing after a drunk passenger tried to pull open a door at 30,000 feet. Witnesses said the man, believed to be British and in...
Inside Eric Staal's luxurious, odd transition to Rangers
BUFFALO — Eric Staal’s family came up for the brouhaha, went back to North Carolina, and now he is looking for a place in Manhattan for his wife and three...
Ronda Rousey has hit a new low
Ronda Rousey is no longer one of the top 15 UFC fighters in the world, but a woman she's beaten twice is. Rousey dropped out of the UFC's most recent...
They came to college, joined Greek life, and allegedly started an Ecstasy ring
California authorities arrested six UC Santa Cruz fraternity and sorority members Tuesday in connection with an international drug ring investigation. The Santa Cruz Police Department said Cecilia Le, Hoai Nguyen,...
Illegal immigrant arrested after murder spree
A man suspected of killing five people across Kansas and Missouri was arrested early Wednesday after an extensive manhunt, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. Highway Patrol officials told the Kansas...
Brook Lopez roughed up mascot, then got his nose busted
TORONTO -- Brook Lopez's twin brother, Knicks center Robin, has already had a run-in with the Raptors mascot this season, playfully smashing a large piece of cardboard over the dinosaur's...
Giants land Rams corner Janoris Jenkins for $62M -- and they're not done
With so much attention directed at the sad state of their pass rush, the Giants always knew their situation at cornerback needed to be addressed. They did so, in a...
High Street on Hudson is the year's best new restaurant
High Street on Hudson tucks a stealth four-star kitchen into a West Village corner shoebox. It’s an incubator for modern American cuisine like no other in town, highlighted by a...
Even Jimmy Fallon can't fall off this bike
Commuting to work each morning in Brooklyn, Joseph Nocella is accustomed to getting stopped by the police. But the 46-year-old Park Slope resident isn’t erratically driving a car — he’s...
How I lost 50 pounds but kept my giant breasts
In late 2012, Wendy Williams got some disturbing news when she stepped on the scale at her doctor’s office: She weighed 195 pounds. Years of overeating and dodging the gym...
Man stole $200,000 all in quarters: prosecutors
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Federal prosecutors in Alabama say a former armored transportation company worker has agreed to plead guilty to stealing nearly $200,000, all in quarters. The U.S. attorney's office...
Iran test-fires missiles marked with 'Israel must be wiped out'
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran reportedly test-fired two ballistic missiles Wednesday with the phrase "Israel must be wiped out" written in Hebrew on them, a show of force by the Islamic...
Is cactus water the new coconut water?
Move over, coconut water: There’s a new designer brew for bougie fitness fans obsessed with hydration — Cactus Water. Last week, the organic- energy-drink brand Steaz unveiled the new beverage....
7th-grader named Goodell proves Tom Brady's Deflategate innocence
If the whole "Deflategate" scandal struck you as something that could have been solved with some junior-high science, you're going to love this one. The NFL's investigation of Tom Brady...
Matt Harvey glad he has rediscovered one 'violent' pitch
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Matt Harvey’s new toy is the same as his old one, and he flaunted it Tuesday. The slider that had abandoned the Mets ace for...
Drug in Sharapova doping case used by Soviet troops in the '80s
MOSCOW -- The drug at the center of Maria Sharapova's doping case, regularly given to Soviet troops in the 1980s to boost their stamina while fighting in Afghanistan, is normally...
JPP's not enough: Giants must snag these two pass rushers
“Your boy is back!” Jason Pierre-Paul announced joyously on Instagram Tuesday. Welcome back, welcome back, welcome back. For JPP, it is a new beginning. For the Giants, it better be...
5 foods that will improve your memory
We know eating the proper foods can help maintain healthy weight, clear up skin problems and relieve a number of medical issues. But what about strengthening our brains? Dietician Ngaire...
How A-Rod has chance to be best ever from start to finish
TAMPA — Let’s start (and then continue) with a piece of baseball trivia: Four major leaguers won a league batting title and were still active 20 years later. A fifth...
This new Big East still takes some getting used to
There will come a time — possibly, probably — when you will look at the morning newspaper, see “Syracuse-Boston College” listed, and realize that is an ACC game, not a...
Reality show ‘60 Days In’ has civilians doing time without the crime
As a social worker, Maryum Ali — eldest daughter of boxing legend Muhammad Ali — has spent 15 years working in some of the highest gang-crime areas of South LA....
'Pitchability': The one thing that can salvage CC Sabathia's career
JUPITER, Fla. — CC Sabathia has logged 2,998 ²/₃ big league innings, has 214 victories and a World Series ring from 2009 when he was the Yankees’ ace. So, on...
Oscar-nominated cinematographer charged with DWI in Brooklyn
An Oscar-nominated cinematographer was charged with felony aggravated DWI for driving drunk with his 10-year-old son in Brooklyn on Monday, police said. Stuart Dryburgh, 63, crashed his 2014 BMW at...
Pharmacist charged with stealing $60,000 from Medicaid
A pharmacist was charged Tuesday with billing the state Medicaid program almost $60,000 in HIV medications that his Brooklyn and Bronx pharmacies never dispensed. Mohammad Hassan Eladema, 51, of Staten...
Ex-NYU student gets 16 years in jail for trying to buy ricin
A former New York University student was sentenced to 16 years in prison Tuesday for trying to buy the lethal poison ricin from a black market website so he could...
The Post's college hoops expert playing the Trump card
Before we begin, let me assure you that even though my photo is cut off below the shoulders, the first edition of this year’s column was typed with the same...
NFL free agency: Six top pass rushers already off the board
The NFL’s free-agent signing period doesn’t begin until Wednesday, but teams already are in a mad rush for pass rushers. Six of the most highly sought pass-rush specialists already are...
Trump silences GOP establishment with primary romps
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump scored decisive victories in Michigan and Mississippi Tuesday night, delivering a stinging rebuke to well-financed critics trying to block his road to the GOP presidential nomination....
'Fifth Beatle' George Martin dies at 90
Legendary music producer George Martin, who was famously known as the “Fifth Beatle,” died at the age of 90, Ringo Starr tweeted Tuesday night. Martin gave the Fab Four their...
Trump sets sights on delegate-rich North Carolina
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Donald Trump stumps Wednesday in delegate-rich North Carolina for the second time this week, as locals predict that a “blue-collar backlash” against the establishment makes the state...
Bernie Sanders' Michigan win a shocker -- but not a game-changer
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders shocked Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton with a staggering upset in the Michigan primary Tuesday night. Despite polls showing Clinton with a huge lead as late as...
Big East Tournament: Can anyone beat No. 1 Villanova?
The Big East’s regular season delivered the expected (Villanova won the league), the disappointing (Georgetown finished eighth after being picked second) and the surprising (Seton Hall’s emergence), and likely will...
Chipotle shares crumble after four employees fall ill
Shares of Chipotle Mexican Grill fell nearly 4 percent in after-hours trading on Tuesday after the chain closed a Boston-area store and sanitized it after four of its employees became...
Lawyer busted for swiping $200K in settlement checks
A prominent Upper West Side lawyer was charged Tuesday with swiping nearly $200,000 in settlement checks meant for his clients, police said. Steven Morelli, 59, surrendered to authorities on Long...
PR consultants claim their free-speech rights were violated
Claiming their free-speech rights are being violated, five p.r. consultants filed papers in Manhattan federal court Tuesday to toss out a state regulation requiring them to report their communications with...
ISIS-loving Air Force vet needs to be held responsible: prosecutors
A former Air Force veteran betrayed his country and uniform by embracing violent jihad and plotting to join ISIS, Brooklyn federal prosecutors said in closing statements at his trial Tuesday....
Bronx DA pleads for extra funding to fight crime
Bronx DA Darcel Clark told a City Hall hearing Tuesday that the office she inherited was “still mired in the 1990s” and had become a national symbol “of criminal justice...
Million-dollar condo owners appalled they have to walk outside to use pool
People who buy million-dollar Manhattan condos should not have to trek outside to use the pool in their own building, a new suit gripes. Condo owners at the 46-story Atelier...
Eric Schneiderman closes in on 28 Liberty relocation: sources
New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman may soon be playing square-footage footsie with Chinese real estate owners as he targets a move to roughly 375,000 square feet at 28...
Jehovah’s Witnesses' Brooklyn properties see price surge
The Jehovah’s Witnesses have had such a tremendous response to their Brooklyn land and office offerings that they have now hired Bob Knakal of Cushman & Wakefield to vet the...
She runs this town
This homeless hoarder with a block-long caravan of grocery and laundry carts was movin’ on up — really slowly — along the West Side Tuesday as area workers and residents...
Why Terry Collins is impressed with Juan Lagares' fast start
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Juan Lagares impressed Mets brass by arriving to camp in fine physical shape and now is letting his play talk. The outfielder, who had been...
Bloomberg didn't make a sacrifice -- no one wanted him to run anyway
Congratulations to Michael Bloomberg for pulling off the public-relations coup of the year. Backing out of the race for president because he knows the vast majority of Americans don’t want...
St. John's has last chance to salvage something from lost season
The ugly record doesn’t matter anymore. Neither does the last-place finish. St. John’s and first-year coach Chris Mullin enter Wednesday night’s Big East Tournament opener with the chance to forget...
Dylan McIlrath's injury forecast takes a turn for the worse
BUFFALO — The Rangers have gone from saying Dylan McIlrath’s knee injury was “not expected to be serious” to realizing their rookie defenseman is going to be out “a couple...
Reggie Miller rips Phil Jackson: Knicks in purgatory with 'triangle crap'
When asked by The Post whether the current state of the Knicks should be viewed as a glass half full or half empty, Reggie Miller took longer to answer than...
Bangladesh bank blames NY Federal Reserve for $100M heist
A war of words continued on Tuesday over a $100 million bank heist in downtown Manhattan. The Bangladesh Central Bank again blamed the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for...
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Manhattan These three subway mugging suspects cut a hole in a man’s trousers and robbed him at a Lower East Side station, cops said. One of the men tried to...
Creditor group gives iHeart 60 days to repay $6B in loans
The country’s No. 1 radio station owner dialed up another headache on Tuesday. Senior lenders claimed that money-losing iHeartMedia tripped some loan covenants when it moved stock of a wholly...