May 26, 2016
Leo DiCaprio isn't the only climate change hypocrite
Poor Leonardo DiCaprio. The serial modelizer and frequently man-bunned Hollywood playa was forced to rip himself from the babe-infested parties at the Cannes Film Festival last week to fly, via...
Tribune's former CEO Jack Griffin starts banking career
Jack Griffin, who exited as Chief Executive of Tribune Publishing in February, is landing as a senior adviser at the boutique investment banking firm of DeSilva+Phillips. Griffin oversaw the separation...
Hot Hamptons real estate market has magazines feasting
When city dwellers swarm to the East End this weekend, they’ll see a few things that they have not witnessed in a while — like sunshine, white sandy beaches and...
Thug life: Bill Bratton tells the truth about rap
So Bill Bratton called rappers “thugs.” What’s not true? Biggie Smalls, Tupac Shakur and Jam Master Jay were all shot down in their prime — young black men slain thanks...
'Jeff Hornacek stared down Michael Jordan, he can handle New York'
Mayor of New York? That might be a stretch, but the mayor of Sacramento thinks Jeff Hornacek will be a popular Broadway fixture. Former NBA star Kevin Johnson, now Sacramento’s...
Signet Jewelers sees stock plummet over credit card concerns
Diamonds last forever, but a brilliant quarter by Signet Jewelers had all the staying power of a New York minute. After a quick uptick on the strength of a 26.4...
Carmelo Anthony can't catch a break with All-NBA voters
Carmelo Anthony’s career-high assist average and recognition of him sharing the ball more than ever did nothing to sway All-NBA voters. For the third straight season, Anthony was not named...
Apple considered expanding into media world: report
So Apple did entertain the thought of getting into the content business. The tech titan back in December briefly explored a possible get-together with media conglomerate Time Warner, according to...
Rick Aguilera recalls how he almost cost Mets World Series
Rick Aguilera walked off the mound with regret, with anger, with disappointment, with disbelief. There would be no celebration, no champagne, no championship. After the Mets amassed 108 regular-season wins...
Penske, Vox flirting with Gawker acquisition
The traffic on Gawker Media’s gossip sites should be so robust. Nick Denton’s embattled and legally challenged media empire has reached out to possible acquirers of the 13-year-old business —...
It looks like A-Rod will need a little more time to adjust
It was going to take more than six Double-A at-bats for Alex Rodriguez to regain his stroke after three weeks on the sidelines with a strained right hamstring. Despite his...
CC Sabathia is the only one pulling his weight for Yankees
Remember when CC Sabathia was supposed to be the weak link in the Yankees’ rotation? Instead, he’s looked like the ace of late, throwing up zeroes, now with the lowest...
Gannett ready to walk away from Tribune takeover bid
Gannett is ready to turn the page on Tribune. The USA Today publisher is prepared to walk away from the $864 million hostile deal if Tribune’s shareholders refuse to back...
Yankees' roster is one disastrous mismatch after another
Independently, ice cream and halibut are both delicious. Put them together, though, and you have a distasteful disaster. This is the Yankees roster. Independently, maybe the parts make sense. But...
Joe Sitt is skipping rent and owes top broker $300K: lawsuit
Joe Sitt, the co-owner of Town Residential, Manhattan’s posh boutique residential real-estate broker, is starving the company of desperately needed funds — and is even skipping rent payments on many...
'Bloodline' actress is okay that you don't recognize her (yet)
If you want to praise Linda Cardellini, don’t tell her you liked her latest TV show or movie — tell her you didn’t even realize it was her. “I always...
This 29-year-old New Yorker just nabbed every film lover's dream job
Queens native Tiffany Vazquez was never much of a classic-movie buff until her freshman year at St. John’s University. “I saw ‘It Happened One Night’ and it seemed like the...
Stew writes musicals, but he doesn't 'give a f--k about theater'
When “Passing Strange” opened on Broadway in 2008, it was an outlier: an uproarious, smart rock tale in which the band sat onstage and fully participated in the performance. Even...
Why 'Top Gun' is one of the ’80s’ best movies
This month marks the 30th anniversary of the release of “Top Gun,” and on Friday the action classic kicks off the Intrepid Museum’s Summer Movie Series. Filled with exciting aerial...
Boat from 19th century found under New Jersey home
HIGHLANDS, N.J. — Workers raising a waterfront home in New Jersey made a nautical discovery: a 44-foot wooden boat from the 19th century. The 12-foot wide vessel, its rudder fully...
Hey Fifth Harmony, nobody wants to hear a song about work
Fifth Harmony’s slinky single “Work From Home” has managed to climb its way into the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s pop charts (and to No. 5 on the Hot 100)....
The most touching moment of Fleet Week comes at Ground Zero
Friday afternoon brings one of the most touching moments of Fleet Week: a Navy and Marine Corps re-enlistment and promotion ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial. For the 28th...
Virginia gov's corruption scandal is the newest reek from Clinton Inc.
Very few Friends of Bill and Hillary have been as close to the Clintons as Virginia’s Gov. Terry McAuliffe — so it’s no surprise to see him neck-deep in a...
Mayor de Blasio emerges from hiding -- only to dodge again
New York’s duck-and-cover-up mayor finally braved reporters Thursday — but then ... ducked key questions. After largely avoiding the press for more than a week, Mayor de Blasio held an...
Obama's shameful apology tour lands in Hiroshima
An American president’s highest moral, constitutional and political duty is protecting his fellow citizens from foreign threats. Presidents should adhere to our values and the Constitution, and not treat America’s...
Yahoo needs to fire Katie Couric
The case is clear. Katie Couric, a person Yahoo employs to be the face of its news division, was caught in a grotesque deception. Then, when she was publicly exposed,...
Burning Israel: Sanders' vision for the Democratic Party
What a hoopla has arisen over the fact that the first Jewish candidate to get to the homestretch of a Democratic presidential primary is making it his business to move...
'We have to destroy her story': How Hillary enabled Bill
Donald Trump’s philosophy is never to use a scalpel when a meat ax is available, and so it is with his attack on the Clinton scandals of the 1990s. And...
Obama's Hiroshima drama is irrelevant to Asia's real fears
In Hiroshima on Friday, President Obama will imagine an alternative universe where no one fears nukes ever again. But in the real Asia, including Japan, people mostly dread the rise...
Secret Service workers disciplined for accessing congressman's records
WASHINGTON — Forty-one Secret Service employees found to have reviewed private agency records involving a U.S. congressman have been disciplined, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Thursday. Johnson said the...
Akai Gurley supporters arrested outside Brooklyn DA's home get community service
The seven Akai Gurley supporters arrested outside Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson’s home after Peter Liang’s April sentencing will each serve three to four days community service for annoying the DA...
Man pleads guilty to embezzling $1M from comatose boss
A former Manhattan bookkeeper admitted in Manhattan court Thursday to stealing more than $1 million from his ex-boss after she fell into a coma. Christopher Myles, 46, pleaded guilty to...
Yankees squander a brilliant CC Sabathia start
CC Sabathia was able to turn back the clock Thursday against the Blue Jays. No one in the Yankees’ lineup, though, was able to do the same. Despite the return...
Jesse Tyler Ferguson has seen 'Cats' over 100 times
Jesse Tyler Ferguson made his Broadway debut opposite Lea DeLaria in the 1998 revival of “On the Town.” Ferguson was shaped like a beanpole in those days; DeLaria, we have...
NASA can't inflate their new space station bubble room
Mission Control ordered astronaut Jeffrey Williams to call it quits after the operation had dragged on for more than two hours, with the compartment barely expanding — just a few...
This Japanese hologram pop star isn't real, but she has a ton of fans
Hatsune Miku, who plays two shows at Hammerstein Ballroom on Saturday, is the perfect pop star. In the studio she's cooperative and never complains about polyps on her vocal cords. On...
Horny professor made students simulate sex in class: lawsuit
A Fordham University theater professor is a sex-obsessed “Wild Man” who came on to female colleagues and students alike — boasting he’d slept with “hundreds of women” — and once...
The day in photos: May 26, 2016
A cutie enjoys the warm weather, Donald Trump rips on Romney and more.
High school kids have 'Coming to America'-themed prom
Loyal citizens of Zamunda and that country’s prince descended on a Michigan prom last week — and they were looking My-T-Sharp. Three classmates turned up at Benton Harbor High School...
Solar-powered airplane makes landing after 17-hour flight
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — A solar-powered airplane has landed in Pennsylvania, about 17 hours after it took off from the Ohio hometown of America aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright. The...
Driver catnaps in traffic with car on autopilot
This dude is not losing sleep over his commute! In fact, he is in la-la land in La-La Land — catching some shuteye at the wheel of his royal blue...
Julio Urias is MLB's next 'ridiculous' pitcher, and he's only 19
Citi Field will host the major league debut of yet another pitching phenom Friday night – just not for the Mets. Julio Urias, arguably the best pitching prospect in the...
Video shows moment deadly shooting broke out at T.I. concert
Dramatic video released by the NYPD on Thursday shows a rapper with a bloody bullet wound opening fire inside Irving Plaza before a T.I. concert, amid terrifying chaos in the...
Rockets gamble Mike D'Antoni isn't coach who flunked in NY, LA
Mike D'Antoni has liftoff. The former Knicks head coach has agreed to take over the Houston Rockets, according to multiple reports, returning to the top seat on an NBA bench after...
The heartwarming moments when these soldiers surprise their families
One of the most emotional moments in any family's life can be when a member returns home from military service. Here's a collection of soldiers returning home, surprising their families...
Cirque du Soleil is cursed in New York
Poor Cirque du Soleil: It can’t even get flop buzz in New York.The Canadian circus behemoth’s tried to establish a New York beachhead for years. But “Banana Shpeel” slipped up...
Model shot at T.I. concert speaks out about harrowing scene
A model who was shot in the leg while celebrating her 26th birthday backstage at T.I.’s concert says she has a new appreciation for life. “I’m SO VERY grateful for...
This veggie burger 'bleeds' like raw meat
If you love your burgers, but you also love bovines, this foodie breakthrough might be just what you’ve been looking for. Los Angeles-based food company Beyond Meat is attempting to...
Baylor players speak out against firing of rape-coverup coach
Baylor football coach Art Briles was fired in disgrace Thursday, cited for running a cesspool program that overlooked sexual assault complaints against players and in some cases willfully suppressed the allegations....
NHL cracks down on fans watching TV in large groups
This is the time the NHL has decided to implement a rule that so few have ever heard of? With Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals set to take...
Inspirational man literally races against obesity
After finding out from his doctor that he weighed over 600 pounds, Derek Mitchell decided it was time to change his life. He started competing in local races to lose...
Court ruling allows city to enforce sodium warnings at chain restaurants
The city can go ahead and enforce its requirement that chain restaurants post warnings about high-sodium menu items, an appeals court has ruled. The ruling means that by June 6,...
Trump seeks tweets over solutions: Obama
U.S. President Barack Obama disparaged U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday, saying the billionaire seeks tweets over solutions and has "rattled" foreign leaders with his pronouncements. Obama accused...
Chinese company sells detergent ... with racism
It turns out that racism isn't something that occurs only in the US. This Chinese detergent commercial starts off normal, but then takes a turn into extreme racism — and...
Warning: Microsoft is hacking your computer
For months now, Microsoft has done everything in its power to shove Windows 10 down your throat. The free update is mandatory at this point, and we’ve heard from many...
Man arrested for slashing girl was hired to attack different girl
The Chinese exchange student slashed on her way to her Queens school was the victim of a sick case of mistaken identity -- as the attacker was hired by a...
Man jumps to his death in front of F train in Midtown
A man fatally jumped in front of an F train inside a Midtown subway station Thursday, police said. The unidentified man, believed to be in his 60s, jumped in front...
Stop the movie-to-TV remake madness
CBS officially put the final nail in the coffin of “Limitless” on Wednesday, after its studio failed to find another buyer for the drama based on the 2011 feature film....
Don't say this to your friend whose boyfriend has cancer
When a friend shares bad news, it can be hard to know what to say. Nora McInerny Purmort, whose memoir "It's Okay to Laugh (Crying Is Cool Too)" chronicles the...
TSA PreCheck is probably not the answer to long airport lines
With the Transportation Security Administration warning passengers that long lines at major airports are not going away, it seems the only immediate relief in sight is the TSA’s PreCheck option...
Struggling Chasen Shreve hits DL with shoulder issue
While most of the Yankees bullpen has been as good as advertised, lefty Chasen Shreve hasn’t been able to follow up a solid 2015, and Thursday he landed on the...
Peyton Manning willing to forget about Al Jazeera -- but NFL isn't
Quarterback icon Peyton Manning is going to face off with NFL investigators over his alleged link to performance-enhancing drugs -- though somewhere in his posh retirement he seems to have misplaced...
‘Hot Young Widows Club’ founder: It’s OK to not be OK when someone you love dies
Nora McInerny Purmort may be only 32 years old, but she has plenty to talk about in her new memoir, “It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying is Cool Too).” It examines a...
Horror movie 'The Ones Below' shows the dark side of motherhood
The dark side of pregnancy and motherhood has long been fertile filmmaking terrain; this queasy, quiet horror film tips its hat, inevitably, to the genre’s standard-bearer, “Rosemary’s Baby,” but comes...
Bratton calls rappers 'thugs' -- but de Blasio disagrees
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton on Thursday labeled rap artists "basically thugs" after a deadly shooting at a T.I. concert -- but the top cop's boss, Mayor de Blasio, countered that,...
Young boy dies after falling down elevator shaft in parking garage
A Park Slope boy died on Thursday from injuries suffered when he plunged 50 feet down a car elevator shaft — and his nanny remembered him as an “angel” as...
High school football star acquitted of attempted murder
A promising Brooklyn high school football star cried in relief as a jury acquitted him Thursday of attempted murder for allegedly firing into a crowd of brawling teen girls two...
May this film be the apocalypse of the repetitive 'X-Men' series
Meet the latest supervillain: He’s an ancient, power-hungry being who’s declared that the world needs to be destroyed. And saved. And cleansed. Make up your mind, dude! There is very...
Frabjous effects in otherwise mimsy 'Through the Looking Glass'
You certainly get your 20 bucks worth of spectacle out of “Alice Through the Looking Glass.” So breathtaking are the landscapes, so whimsical are the creatures, so marvelous are the...
Body of Dutch climber who died on Everest recovered
Eric Arnold reached the 29,035-foot summit, but then died on his descent from apparent altitude sickness.
Man loses arm in freak elevator accident
An elevator technician’s arm was severed at the elbow as he worked on a lift inside a lower Manhattan office building Thursday — and witnesses described hearing his bloodcurdling screams...
T.I. all smiles backstage moments before deadly shooting
It was all smiles Wednesday night at Irving Plaza, where rapper T.I. posed for photos with fellow musicians before his scheduled hip-hop concert. T.I., whose real name is Clifford Joseph...
Movie suggests that chimps be considered people
Legendary documentarians Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker (“The War Room”) followed law professor Steven Wise for five years, as he argued in New York State courts that chimpanzees should be...
‘Princess Shaw’ will make you believe in (Internet) magic
She really couldn’t have picked a more perfect stage name. New Orleans elder-care nurse Samantha Montgomery spent years moonlighting on YouTube as Princess Shaw, performer of original songs, chronicler of...
The NHL's most raucous preseason game is back
It used to be that there was only one preseason game played by either New York hockey team that was must-watch television, and it was against each other. After a...
Trump will be the next president, according to a spookily accurate predictor
Everyone's trying to predict who will win the upcoming presidential election, but one very reliable (albeit weird) source says that Donald Trump will win. A Halloween mask factory in China...
Barry Bonds can still be a huge jerk
Dodgers second-year outfielder Joc Pederson was so excited to meet Barry Bonds that, like a young kid, he excitedly told his dad when the opportunity to meet the home run...
Public urination could be decriminalized in NYC
Certain "quality of life" crimes could potentially be decriminalized in NYC, although these behaviors can still result in receiving a citation. These offenses include urinating in public, drinking alcohol from...
Cancer deaths went up during the recession
The 2008 recession didn’t just cost people their jobs, a new study has found — it cost 260,000 people their lives. In a study released Wednesday by the Lancet, researchers...
Drunk Ukranian man gets into hilarious argument with his own reflection
Everybody's done something embarrassing while drunk, but this man takes the cake. He got caught on camera mistaking his own reflection for a real person, and getting into a disagreement...
Man gets out of airline cancellation fee with clever letter
Alex Hamberger was devastated when he was forced to cancel a trip to see his precious young niece. His doctor had warned him against travel due to a sudden illness,...
Baylor cleans house after bombshell rape revelations
Baylor has fired football coach Art Briles, admitting he failed to responsibly address the disturbing torrent of allegations of sexual violence by his players. Baylor's football program has faced mounting...
People are swallowing balloons to lose weight
A magic pill for weight loss seems as far-fetched as teleporting (come on, science). But researchers may have cracked it with Obalon, an Rx pill that contains not meds, but...
Raptors players seen at casino at 2 a.m. before playoff rout
Not a good look for Raptors. Not at all. On the eve of the biggest game in franchise history, two Raptors players were spotted out in a Cleveland casino just...
What your Korean nail ladies are really saying about you
Friends tell me all the time that they wish they knew what the Korean ladies at the nail salon were saying — namely, whether they were saying anything about them....
Man beaten to death by vagrant at bus stop in Queens
A 57-year-old man was beaten to death by a homeless man as he stood at a bus stop in Queens early Thursday, police said. The victim was found unconscious with...
Clinton and Sanders locked in virtual tie in California, poll shows
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are in a virtual dead heat in California, raising the possibility that she will clinch the Democratic presidential nomination next month while losing the most...
T.I. concert victim's mom talks about deadly shooting
One of the shooting victims from Wednesday night’s rap concert is an avid musician who owns a recording studio in Mount Vernon — and was at the wrong place at...
Why the world's hottest tennis players are dressed as zebras
The pros are embracing their animal instincts at the French Open this year. From Serbian beauty Ana Ivanovic to German bombshell Angelique Kerber, the ladies — as well as a...
Man removes all his teeth, tattoos body for Guinness glory
An Indian man obsessed with setting Guinness world records got 366 flags tattooed on his body and had all his teeth removed so he could put nearly 500 drinking straws...
High school super sorry about Hitler, Stalin, ISIS yearbook quotes
A Pennsylvania school district is apologizing after quotes from Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin and an Islamic State terrorist leader were printed in the graduating class section of this year's high...
Draymond Green's pump-up texts from Kobe are rather intense
Earlier this season, the Golden State Warriors suffered a loss far more embarrassing than their back-to-back beatdowns by the Oklahoma City Thunder in Games 3 and 4 of the Western...
Sears may sell its iconic American brands
Hedge fund billionaire and Sears Chief Executive Eddie Lampert is selling the family jewels. The retailer, whose sales have fallen 53 percent over the last nine years under Lampert control,...
Millionaire tennis brat rants about being 'treated like s--t'
The professional tennis circuit looks pretty perfect from the top. Underneath, it’s unforgiving. Latvian one-hit wonder Ernests Gulbis spoke out following his first-round victory over Italian Andreas Seppi about the...
Trump gets delegates needed to clinch GOP nomination
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Thursday reached the number of delegates needed to clinch the Republican nomination for president, completing an unlikely rise that has upended the political landscape and...
Wade Boggs flaunts Yankees love at Red Sox ceremony
Wade Boggs spent his first 11 years in the majors with the Boston Red Sox, cementing his Hall of Fame credentials and his legacy as one of the game's greatest...
I thought I bought a micro pig -- I was wrong
You can't choose whom you fall in love with — even if that happens to be two 336-pound pigs. When Janey Byrne purchased her chic "micro-pigs," then smaller than French...
Trump: Yes, I've used aliases
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Wednesday that he often used aliases to purchase real estate — but continued to deny he'd been caught on tape pretending to be an...
Python slithers up toilet, latches onto man's penis
BANGKOK — A Thai man is recovering from a bloody encounter with a 10-foot python that slithered through the plumbing of his home and latched its jaws onto his penis...
Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders want to debate
Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders are ready to rumble in a televised debate — but only if a network shells out as much as $15 million for charity to broadcast...
Obama says North Korea poses a nuclear threat
US President Barack Obama said Thursday that North Korea's nuclear ambitions pose a serious medium-term threat, adding that engagement with China and other countries had seen progress on the issue....
Grab this luxe Carlyle home for $8.5M
Here’s an apartment to write home about. A unit at the Carlyle hotel, located at 35 E. 76th St., is on the market for $8.5 million. The seller is Corrine...
How to live in an NYC-area architectural masterpiece
Call it a change of art. The midcentury modern homes of the tri-state area — once marketed with ominous phrases like “Attention, developers!” — are now prompting bidding wars, thanks...
Rock on with your bad self at this Allman Bro's former home
A revival-style colonial home once owned by Warren Haynes, best known as the guitarist for The Allman Brothers Band, is on the market for $1.99 million. The five-bedroom, 4½-bathroom home,...
Cameo-making Hampton Bays home hits the market for $4.99M
An epic Hampton Bays Dutch colonial home on Newtown Road is on the market for $4.99 million. The home, known as Shorebluff, has had its share of fame in films...
Shacking up before marriage and 4 other ways to kill your relationship
When it comes to romantic relationships, most of us are more than clueless — we’re often downright wrong. “So many people have misconceptions about how relationships work,” says Matthew D....
TV star couple spotted checking out Midtown condos
“True Blood” star Carrie Preston and her husband, Michael Emerson — best known for his roles as serial killer William Hinks in “The Practice,” Benjamin Linus in “Lost” and as...
Got a Kanye-sized ego? Here's how to fix it
If you want to make it in the world, you need to get over yourself. Ryan Holiday, author of “Ego Is the Enemy” (Portfolio, out June 14), shares four tips...
New rental comes with wide views and action-packed Nike gym
The heavily commercial area around Penn Station, though near multiple train lines, has long been known for its inelegant surroundings. But in early June, a new 47-story mixed-use tower with...
You won't believe this furniture is made of cardboard
An apartment on the market has to look good — really good — to get the best price. But most homeowners don’t want to break the bank to doll up a...
Live in style at Betsy Johnson's UES apartment
Fashion icon Betsey Johnson has listed her Upper East Side apartment for $2.25 million. The one-bedroom, two-bathroom corner condo at 30 E. 85th St., between Fifth and Madison avenues, measures...
'Roots' star's DNA revelation
British-born actor Malachi Kirby is largely unknown in the US. That’s about to change. Kirby, 26, stars as Kunta Kinte in “Roots,” a four-part reboot of the landmark ABC miniseries...
Atlantic Records CEO nabs $7M pad and other news We Hear...
That Shelter: The Hamptons, a new glossy magazine, is debuting out East this summer ... That Craig Kallman, chairman and CEO of Atlantic Records, recently bought two units at 200 E....
Harriet The Spy's fictional home can be yours for $5M
“Harriet the Spy,” the beloved 1960s-era children’s book that still inspires kids everywhere, features a gifted 11-year-old girl with absentee parents who was raised by her nanny in a stately...
Interior designer lists dazzling East Village digs for $2.95M
Interior designer Rhea Breck, who used to work for Celerie Kemble before branching out on her own, and her husband Owen Breck, a partner at asset management firm Heronetta Management,...
Men pay me $500 an hour to be their 'girlfriend'
On a recent weekend evening, Jenna, a professional escort then based on the Lower East Side, happily crawled in between the soft, luxurious sheets of a hotel bed with her...
NYPD probing 'kid-glove' treatment of bribery suspect's brother
NYPD investigators involved with the police-corruption probe are eyeing alleged kid-glove treatment given to the brother of one man at the heart of the scandal, law-enforcement sources said. Shimon “Sammy”...
Two cop pleas in beating openly gay black man in Brooklyn
Two of the five Hasidic men arrested for the brutal beating of an openly gay black man in Williamsburg took plea deals Wednesday for reduced charges. Pinchas Braver, 22, and...
Officials press de Blasio to release records on pending deed restrictions
Elected officials are demanding Mayor de Blasio cough up records on pending deed restrictions, such as one that resulted in four investigations into the sale of a Lower East Side...
Gawker founder looking to sell after losing Hogan judgment
Gawker Media founder Nick Denton has begun quietly soliciting bids for the sale of his company, The Post has learned. Denton hired Houlihan Lokey media banker Mark Patricof to advise...
'American Sniper' Chris Kyle not as decorated as he claimed
Documents show that slain Navy SEAL and “American Sniper” Chris Kyle received fewer medals for his military service than what he indicated in his best-selling memoir about his four tours...
Billionaire admits he secretly funded Gawker's downfall
Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel admitted Wednesday he had shelled out approximately $10 million to finance Hulk Hogan’s winning invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against Gawker, claiming the act was “one of my...
Deranged stalker wreaking havoc on upscale Brooklyn preschool
A tony Brooklyn Heights private preschool has become the target of a deranged stalker who shrieks in the hallways and hides in the bathrooms, The Post has learned. Alex Kovner,...
De Blasio playing hide-and-seek from press amid probes
Mayor de Blasio has been ducking for cover while getting battered by probes and negative polls. Hizzoner hasn’t answered questions from the City Hall press corps in more than a...
New York City is about to become a lot more disgusting
Scofflaws of New York, rejoice — the City Council has cleared the way for you to litter, loiter and pee in the street to your heart’s content. New legislation dubbed...
'Thieving' lawyer bought mom a condo with judge's money: prosecutors
A lawyer charged with stealing nearly $600,000 from the estate of the late Brooklyn Judge John Phillips, a k a the “Kung Fu Judge,” used some of the money to...
Frustrated investor compares Jim Cramer to Kim Jong Un
The only thing missing is a funky ’do. An activist investor frustrated over its inability to nominate directors at Jim Cramer’s TheStreet.com on Wednesday compared the way the board of...
Tim Cook spots original iPhone in 346-year-old painting
This painting was the Apple of his eye. Tim Cook said this week he spied a very early tech adopter holding an iPhone — in a 346-year-old painting. The Apple...
Yankees are built backward and it's keeping them from winning
Sure, the Yankees have the last three innings covered in games they have the lead. The danger zone for the Yankees remains the first six innings. In a way, the...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan A striking Verizon worker was arrested for stealing the phone of a passer-by who was trying to record an Upper East Side protest, police said. John Heaney, 46, of...