March 13, 2016
Native Italian chef to rescue tourist-trapped Little Italy
Manhattan’s Little Italy is moving beyond its tourist-trap joints drenched in red sauce. Capri Ristorante, slated to open later this month at 145 Mulberry St., is the first stateside eatery...
Monmouth not the only school with an NCAA snubbing gripe
They’re carrying pitchforks and torches in Olean, N.Y., Columbia, S.C., Moraga, Calif. and San Diego, Calif. Monmouth wasn’t the only major snub on Selection Sunday. St. Bonaventure, South Carolina, St....
John Flanagan close to $15 minimum wage deal with Cuomo
Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan is close to a “Faustian pact’’ with Democratic Gov. Cuomo to raise the state’s minimum wage to a national high of $15 an hour...
Boeheim ban, late swoon don't keep Syracuse from dancing
Syracuse’s late-season slide didn’t keep it from the party after all. Despite dropping five of their last six games, including the ACC Tournament opener to Pittsburgh, the Orange returned to...
Des Moines Police Department waiting on a check from Hillary
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton has raised $130 million for her presidential campaign — but she apparently has trouble paying a few thousand dollars for Iowa security. Law enforcement officials say...
Could winner-take-all Florida give Trump the nomination?
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump will be poised to cruise to the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday after he trounces Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on Rubio’s home turf to grab all...
Pumped Seton Hall enters tourney playing Rodney Dangerfield card
The magic carpet ride they still treasure in South Orange, N.J., came in 1989, under P.J. Carlesimo, when a fairy-tale season didn’t end until the national championship overtime heartbreaker against...
Struggling Nets collapse late, fall to Jason Kidd’s Bucks
After a record road trip, the Nets’ first home game in three weeks didn’t go as planned. But it went about as expected. They faced ex-coach Jason Kidd for the...
West Region: Chaos may reign in weakest bracket
By far the softest region, the West has wide open written all over it. Top-seeded Oregon is soaring, but the Ducks have been prone to bad losses, falling to Stanford,...
'Why not?': FDU takes aim at North Carolina, but first things first
When sophomore guard Darian Anderson was being recruited to play basketball at Fairleigh Dickinson, the Maryland native wasn’t familiar with the university. “To be honest I never heard of FDU,”...
Midwest Region: Rife with juggernauts and juiciest 4-13 game
This is the region of death, an absurdly deep bracket led by defensive stalwart Virginia, the No. 1 seed, and followed by Final Four favorite Michigan State, third-seeded Utah with...
South Region: Absolutely loaded with threats to Kansas
Kansas was awarded the top overall seed in the Tournament, but the selection committee did the 12-time defending Big 12 champions no favors. The South is loaded, with Big East...
Iona never will forget this one moment of jubilation
The funny thing was how tense the gymnasium was. This has been a week of eternal good feeling at Iona College. The Gaels won the MAAC last Monday, cut down...
Seton Hall's NCAA joy turns to fears of bracket hell
At exactly 6:46 p.m. on Sunday, Seton Hall fans saw a beautiful March vision, one they hadn’t beheld in a decade: Seton Hall’s name was on national TV, one of...
Now that spring is almost here, it's time to clean
Spring arrives in a week, bringing daffodils, hay fever and an urge to clean the house — not to mention the snowstorm that late March usually sneaks in. Read on...
Monmouth snub a black eye for NCAA selection committee
The agony for Monmouth basketball came in flashes across the TV, screen shots during CBS’s unnecessarily drawn-out NCAA Tournament selection show. As each bracket was displayed, Monmouth coaches, players and...
Kevin Spacey backs out of future Relativity gig
Kevin Spacey won’t be in cahoots with Ryan Kavanaugh, after all. The “House of Cards” star has backed out of a plan that would have made him chairman of Kavanaugh’s...
Carl Icahn setting up son to take his place: sources
Carl Icahn is hoping his financially successful offspring never flies the nest. The billionaire investor is negotiating a new deal with his son, Brett Icahn, in hopes that he will...
Stony Brook's first NCAA trip runs right into monster Kentucky
This made all the struggles and heartbreaks worth it. When Stony Brook’s name flashed across the screen as the No. 13 seed, facing No. 4 Kentucky, in the East Region...
Enough with the pathetic 'public apology' game
Everyone wants an apology. Our culture of outrage has produced a country full of the perpetually offended. And you’d better be sorry. Often, the demand for an apology is over...
Don't blame Trump for violence at his rallies
Blaming Donald Trump even in part for the violence that has broken out at his rallies is nonsense. This is the same left-wing agitation that has plagued the nation for...
Obama's gift to Iran just keeps on giving
Iran last week marked Vice President Joe Biden’s visit to Israel by shooting off two missiles, each kindly inscribed with the message, “Israel must be wiped off the Earth,” in...
The crooked system behind the Regents
The state Board of Regents — the ultimate policy-maker for all formal education in New York, from pre-K to post-grad — is back firmly under the thumb of the teachers...
NYCFC's funky new formation only leads to a draw
Despite a bolstered back line and new-look formation, NYCFC still is having trouble wrapping up games after the 75th minute. A sellout crowd of 30,315 filled the lower two tiers...
Aroldis Chapman's 100-mph heaters not his biggest concern
TAMPA — The final pitch Aroldis Chapman threw Sunday was a 100-mph fastball to strike out J.P. Crawford. For most pitchers, the number would be a big deal. Not to...
Union power is derailing New York's subways
Subway crowding is at crisis levels — with platforms at Grand Central so packed now that people are often backed up to the top of the staircases. But don’t expect...
Brett Gardner passes key test before anticipated return
TAMPA — It was just a simulated game, but the swings were real, and Brett Gardner said he was encouraged by how his balky left wrist came through another test...
Why this spring training outing meant more to Matt Harvey
JUPITER , Fla. — The stars were everywhere Sunday. In one conversation you had Barry Bonds and Yoenis Cespedes behind the batting cage, with Don Mattingly nearby. Giancarlo Stanton —...
CC Sabathia ugly day: Blip or 1st strike against making rotation?
TAMPA — CC Sabathia spent most of his career knowing what was in his arm and, because of that, knowing what his status was. There was genius in that arm,...
NCAA bracket revealed: No. 1 seeds contain a shocker
There will be Madness again. After last year’s strangely straightforward NCAA Tournament — in which top seeds (Duke, Wisconsin) met in the championship game for the first time since 2008...
Dominic Moore, Kevin Hayes benched as Rangers scapegoats
So Dominic Moore and Jesper Fast — the Rangers’ putative and struggling first penalty-kill tandem — were on the ice for Patric Hornqvist’s power-play score from below the goal line...
Asdrubal Cabrera: 2-week shutdown botches Mets spring
JUPITER, Fla. – Asdrubal Cabrera was walking without any noticeable limp Sunday. Hey, you take improvement where you can get it. But while the Mets' free-agent shortstop acquisition walked better than...
Teen and his dog stabbed in Queens
A teenager, man and dog were stabbed in two apparently random attacks in Jackson Heights on Saturday night, police sources said. The 16-year-old was walking his dog near 80th Street...
Louisville recruits got stacks of $500 at hooker parties
The sordid allegations against Louisville's basketball program were backed up to NCAA investigators by three former recruits, according to a new report. An unnamed source told ESPN's "Outside the Lines"...
Espaillat snags key endorsement from Mark-Viverito
Congressional hopeful state Sen. Adriano Espaillat picked up a key endorsement from City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito at a rally Sunday calling for aid to Puerto Rico. Espaillat, who lost...
Rangers will plunge in standings if they don't clean up
The last couple of weeks had mirrored October, the Rangers winning steadily on the backs of their goaltenders despite 200-by-85 foot performances that were too often insufficient and uninspiring. But...
Trump may pay legal fees of man who punched protester at rally
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump is considering paying the legal fees for a supporter who sucker-punched a protester in the face at a recent raucous rally, the mogul said Sunday. “I’ve...
Squeaky-clean QB prospect busted for DUI
JACKSON, Miss. — Former Mississippi State quarterback and NFL draft prospect Dak Prescott was arrested and charged with driving under the influence early Saturday. The Starkville Police Department confirmed Prescott's...
Body of second tugboat worker recovered after crash
The body of a second tugboat worker was pulled from the Hudson River on Sunday after a deadly crash under the Tappan Zee Bridge, as authorities continue to search for...
Trump's huge lead stops in Ohio, poll shows
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump holds a commanding lead in Florida, is ahead of the pack in Illinois, but trails home-state favorite John Kasich in Ohio, according to new NBC News/Wall...
Car bomb kills dozens in Turkey's capital
A bomb-laden car plowed into a bus in the middle of Turkey’s capital of Ankara Sunday, killing at least 34 people and injuring 125 more, authorities said. At least one...
ID thefts traced to temp working at 9/11 law firm
A homeless man accused of stealing the identities of more than 20 victims got their personal information at a law firm that represents thousands of 9/11 responders, The Post has...
Inmate says Rikers guard belittled him for 'small penis': lawsuit
A Rikers Island inmate is suing the city because, he claims, a jail guard dismissed his penis as too small. Anthony Malik Ellis was arrested on a robbery charge in...
Violence spikes at city's Renewal schools
In his first month at PS/MS 123, third-grader Tyrill was “choked” in his classroom by a boy who told him to shut up. The same bully bashed another kid on...
Veteran New York Post reporter dies at 66
Former longtime New York Post reporter Kieran Crowley died over the weekend in Long Island from complications related to his leukemia, loved ones said Sunday. He was 66. Crowley is...
Germanwings investigators urge new rules for pilot health issues
LE BOURGET, France — Aviation agencies around the world should draw up new rules requiring medical workers to warn authorities when a pilot's mental health could threaten public safety, French...
At least 16 dead after gunmen storm Ivory Coast resort
Gunmen killed at least 16 people at an Ivory Coast beach resort on Sunday, in the third major attack on a West African tourism spot since November, officials said. This...
Stingy Broncos may push Ryan Fitzpatrick back to Jets
Ryan Fitzpatrick may be running out of options other than the Jets. The Broncos have had discussions with the free-agent quarterback’s representatives but do not want to pay the salary...
In My Library: Maxine Linehan
Having grown up in Ireland’s County Cork, Maxine Linehan was aghast at how New Yorkers celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. “The leprechaun hats and green beer aren’t at all representative of...
NYC's highest-paid bus driver doubled his salary with OT
New York’s highest-paid bus driver, Jeffrey Birch, 60, collected $153,173 last year, more than doubling his $67,462 base salary, MTA payroll records show. Explaining the windfall, Birch told The Post...
Former Marine says sheriff's evaluation biased against blacks
A Brooklyn former Marine claims the city used a racially biased psych evaluation to boot him and other black candidates from the city’s sheriff’s academy. Barry Brown was one of...
Man accused of killing sled dog with snowmobile at Alaska's Iditarod
Alaska state troopers on Saturday arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with attacks on two musher teams taking part in the Iditarod dog sled race that killed at least one...
Trump claims stage-rusher has ISIS ties
WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is claiming that the man who tried to rush the stage at his Ohio rally Saturday morning is connected to Islamic State militants...
Man ID'd in fatal plunge from Four Seasons hotel
A hotel guest who plunged to his death from the Four Seasons hotel in Midtown was identified Sunday as Joshua Adams, 25, police sources said. Adams fell from an eighth-floor...
Man shoots two, then fatally shoots himself during traffic stop
A man shot two deli clerks in Queens early Sunday, then put the gun to his own head and killed himself when cops in Brooklyn tried to pull him over...
Mystery birdhouses bring joy to Upper East Side
A crafty mystery man has given flocks of birds a posh Upper East Side address — and brought joy to one block. A few weeks ago, residents of East 83rd...
He went from outsider to cocaine kingpin at this elite prep school
His flight touched down at Kennedy Airport at 1:35 p.m. on April 23, 1984, and minutes later, Derek Oatis was in handcuffs. The cops tossed him into a paddy wagon,...
NYPD wants to start arming officers with 'slash-proof' gloves
The recent string of subway slashings has the NYPD freaked out. The New York Police Department — which employs 35,000 officers — filed a request Friday for slash-proof gloves for...
Man found with $250K of cocaine during traffic stop: cops
A Manhattan man was busted in Connecticut Saturday when state police found more than $250,000 worth of cocaine in his car after it was stopped for speeding, cops said. Ruben...
Former president reveals why he left NY-Presbyterian Hospital
Dr. Robert Kelly has broken his long silence about his sudden departure from his $3 million-a-year job as president of New York City’s top hospital. The former No. 2 administrator...
Blondes leading the blind — the clueless rise of 'lifestyle gurus'
There was a time when being among that 1% — a white, thin, blonde, beautiful, wealthy and famous movie star — was enough. No more. Today, the most coveted job...
Finding the hidden ponds and streams of Manhattan
Our concrete jungle is a city built on water. If one searches carefully, one can hear sounds of secret streams churning beneath manholes and see traces of them in street...
Obama: From Libya to partisanship, it's never, ever my fault
To hear Barack Obama tell it, his career trajectory from backbencher in the Illinois state legislature to president of the United States has gone flawlessly. It’s everyone else who’s let...
Don’t bother with zen — stress helps you perform better
“Stress” is a dirty word in the world of wellness. It’s something to be tempered, reduced or completely released in your weekly yoga class. It’s something we’re supposed to carefully...
There's a link between autism and genius
After a 45-minute helicopter ride over Rome, the artist Stephen Wiltshire drew a vast, 51/2-yard-wide cityscape in striking detail from memory. It was described as “frighteningly right.” Flo and Kay...
Officials probe 'Satanic' animal sacrifices on Long Island
The Suffolk County SPCA is probing whether a satanic cult has been beheading goats and chickens on Long Island for the past two years. Officials also believe the recent torture...
Actress Jennifer Esposito’s bakery ensnared in $43M suit
Actress Jennifer Esposito’s gluten-free empire is crumbling, her business partners allege. The former “Blue Bloods” star and ex-wife of Bradley Cooper is embroiled in a nasty food fight with her...
Ex-senators plotting political comebacks after years in clink
Even after spending years in the clink, these Albany felons are raring to return to the scene of the crime. Former state Sens. Hiram Monserrate and Efrain Gonzalez Jr. are...
Agatha Christie classic 'And Then There Were None' finds new life on cable
And Then There Were None Sunday 8 p.m. and Monday, 9 p.m., Lifetime Ten people are invited to a deserted island by a mysterious host, all with a shameful crime...
Reduction in arrests eases workload for city prosecutors
NYPD policies limiting arrests of low-level offenders have lightened the load for city prosecutors. The number of Criminal Court arraignments fell 11.6 percent from 351,511 to 314,815 in 2015, continuing...
Staten Island: City Hall bungled $90M donation for rec center
City Hall’s paralysis by analysis cost a low-income Staten Island neighborhood a $90 million donation from the Kroc family for a recreation center, Borough President James Oddo charged. “To have...
HR supervisor blames outbursts on 'being from Brooklyn': suit
An office bully blamed his bad behavior on being from Brooklyn, his alleged victim claims. Giselle Harrison, 36, says Anthony Parker, a human-resources supervisor at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, went...
LI Sanitation employees must help GOP to get promoted: suit
Two Long Island sanitation workers say they were treated like trash on the job because they quit their local Republican clubs. You can’t move up the ladder at the Town...
Jets' Nick Mangold introduces Donald Trump at Ohio rally
During the campaign season, Donald Trump is Nick Mangold’s quarterback. The all-star New York Jets center introduced the GOP front-runner Saturday at a rally in Dayton, Ohio. The seven-time Pro...
Upcoming primaries are do-or-die for Trump's GOP rivals
Tuesday’s Republican primaries could set Donald Trump on a glide path to the nomination — or ensure a bloody state-by-state battle from now until June. The six races include the...
NJ Transit: Union deal means commutes won't be disrupted
New Jersey officials worked to get the word out Saturday that a deal with unions means no strike will disrupt Monday’s commute for 105,000-plus NJ Transit riders. Using social media,...
Devils topple Kings in OT for second win on California trip
LOS ANGELES — John Moore circled the net and scored with 15.2 seconds left in overtime, and the Devils beat the Kings 2-1 Saturday night for their second straight victory...
Failing schools escape takeover despite no improvement
Last July, the state’s new education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, named 62 “struggling” and “persistently struggling” New York City schools that would face a takeover if they did not improve. Just...
Red Bulls blanked, fall to 0-2
MONTREAL — Ignacio Piatti scored his third goal of the season to help the Montreal Impact beat the Red Bulls 3-0 on Saturday in their home opener at Olympic Stadium....
Miesha Tate trades gloves for stilettos in stunning photo shoot
Ronda Rousey has some stiff competition — both in the ring and on the red carpet. Miesha Tate — the current UFC women’s bantamweight champion after she put Holly Holm...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx Police are looking for a suspect who allegedly assaulted an elderly man and stole $1,100 from the victim’s Parkchester apartment. The robber entered the building at Metropolitan and...
Baby's baptism in hell at the Greek-Macedonian border
A mom washing her newborn in a puddle amid the squalor of a refugee encampment was captured in this heart-wrenching image along the Greek-Macedonian border. The woman was among about...
Heroic vigilante arrested for blocking cell service on trains
He’s a silent avenger. Dennis Nicholl, a financial analyst at the University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, was arrested this past week for fulfilling the dreams of many commuters worldwide:...
Kathleen Matthews criticized for campaign contributions
Rivals of MSNBC host Chris Matthews’ wife raised red flags Saturday over contributions she has received from donors who were guests on her husband’s “Hardball” TV show — but stopped...
Mets glad hard-working Lucas Duda is breaking one addiction
PORT ST. LUCIE — Lucas Duda gradually is breaking his swing addiction. It took an intervention from Mets officials, and David Wright is known to needle him, but the hulking...