May 30, 2016
City paying $6.6M for staffers to join Weight Watchers
They’re finally trimming the fat from city government. The city will shell out $6.6 million over the next three years so its employees can burn calories with Weight Watchers. Starting...
Warriors shoot way to Finals in ultimate Thunder gut-punch
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Thunder had the size. The Warriors made 3s. The Thunder got off to another fast start. The Warriors made 3s. No matter what the Thunder did,...
How MLB's dreaded 'book' infects every aspect of baseball
Having sold its soul for TV money, MLB is now losing its mind. Some considerations submitted for your consideration: Since Addison Reed joined the Mets, last Aug. 30, he has...
Hondo decked by Matt
Hondo’s anti-Harvey method failed against the nose-diving Chisox on Monday, which caused the wad to shrink to 458 santos. Tuesday night: Mr. Aitch will take a stab with the Dodgers...
Don't read into Hornacek hiring, Phil on Knicks 'mission': fiancée
Phil Jackson’s shocking hiring of a non-triangle coach in Jeff Hornacek has not changed the Knicks president’s five-year commitment to the club, according to his fiancée. Lakers president Jeanie Buss...
Will Michael Pineda follow Luis Severino to Triple-A?
TORONTO — Luis Severino was optioned to the minor leagues Monday. One more bad outing from Michael Pineda could result in the same fate. After Severino started a minor league...
Neil Walker is (so far) destroying right-handed knock on him
The sample size is small, and history indicates a regression to the mean, but so far Neil Walker has been a deadly right-handed hitter in his brief Mets tenure. That...
Airbnb targeted by group alleging racism
Airbnb foes are stepping up their attack with a new campaign that claims the room-rental site has a race problem. A 30-second TV spot, which will air starting Tuesday in...
Yankees' offense looks just as lifeless in Toronto
TORONTO — The Dead Bats Society had no problem dancing across the Canadian border and into the Rogers Centre on Monday evening. Now the question facing the Yankees is this:...
Why Jeurys Familia Jr. is the key to his dad's closer amnesia
Jeurys Familia Jr. may be more important to the Mets holding onto future ninth-inning leads than any of their coaches. After all, the young boy who was born last June...
Deutsche Bank eyed in Treasury rigging probe
Investigators probing the $13 trillion market for US Treasurys are zeroing in on a second Wall Street bank, The Post has learned. Deutsche Bank, led by co-CEO John Cryan, has...
Aussie-inspired cafe set to give Manhattan a healthy taste
Manhattan is a veritable ghost town on summer weekends, but that doesn’t stop new restaurants from coming to life. The latest is Coco & Cru, an Aussie-inspired Noho cafe from...
De Blasio's deranged drive to keep rotten schools failing
Two years and several hundred million dollars in, the schools in Mayor de Blasio’s signature “Renewal” program are still hemorrhaging students. The Web site Chalkbeat reports that 81 of the...
'Ticket for failure': NYC's teacher problem
Former New York University President John Sexton isn’t the first to say that New York City has a problem finding competent teachers, but few have made the point so clearly....
NYC is gaining an entire new neighborhood
A whole new city neighborhood comes to life Tuesday morning with the ribbon-cutting on the first tower over at Hudson Yards. That’s a whole neighborhood in the middle of Manhattan,...
Is your bikini body ready for the summer?
Folks, it’s time to wake up and smell the sunscreen. Bikini season is here — and that means working on a six-pack rather than drinking one. If you need help...
Why so many men are living with their parents
When we think of a child passing into adulthood, we usually picture independent living — perhaps with roommates, alone or eventually with a partner or spouse. Today that picture might...
'Brexit' vote is Britain's chance to declare independence
Leaders of the campaign to end Britain’s membership in the European Union hope that next month’s referendum will make June 23, 2016, a date as luminous in modern British history...
Democrats' civil war is only just getting started
During the last few election cycles, Democrats have gleefully watched as the Republican Party ripped itself apart in a battle over ideological purity. But they shouldn’t get too comfortable: Their...
Trump is right about our need to dump debt
Yet another reason Donald Trump could dispatch Hillary Clinton in November: He grasps that Americans have changed the way they think about debt. Last week, Clinton thought she scored a...
Sinking boat saved by booze cork
It was an Absolut miracle. A couple of quick-thinking boaters saved their sinking ship Monday— by plugging a hole in their vessel with a cork from a bottle of Absolut...
Blame the Federal Reserve for this wacky presidential race
This is going to be a Fed column. But it’s also about being fed up, and how the most shocking result of the current national annoyance at Washington’s policies might...
Levain Bakery set to move into larger location
The Upper West Side’s cookie monster is on the march. In a step that will delight its fans, Levain Bakery — a fixture at 167 W. 74th St., where it...
Dime Savings Bank signs 10-year lease at 1 Pierrepont Plaza
At Forest City Ratner’s 1 Pierrepont Plaza in Brooklyn Heights — home to Hillary Clinton’s campaign headquarters — Dime Savings Bank of Williamsburgh just signed a 10-year deal for 42,000...
A-Rod, Teixeira anchors on Yankees offense with no hope in sight
TORONTO — Aroldis Chapman arrived late, but finally the Yankees began to win more regularly, and there is cause and effect. There is also smoke and mirrors. The Yankees are...
Two of NYC's highest-profile towers land big tenants
In a surprising burst of pre-Memorial Day energy, major leases have been signed at two of the city’s highest-profile new office towers — 7 Bryant Park and 4 World Trade...
Is Rene Rivera a Matt Harvey coincidence or answer?
The results weren’t the only thing different for Matt Harvey on Memorial Day. So was the catcher. For the first time this season, veteran backstop Rene Rivera was behind the...
Rapper charged with attempted murder in deadly concert shooting
Crown Heights rapper Troy Ave was charged with attempted murder Monday in last week’s Irving Plaza shooting, which left his bodyguard dead and two clubgoers wounded. Troy Ave, whose real...
This is why Mets put up with Matt Harvey
An overcast Memorial Day at Citi Field gave the home team one big win and one universal truth. Had the Mets been forced to choose between the two, they surely...
Johnny Manziel found in the first place you'd look
Where in the world is Johnny Manziel? That game would be too easy. The unstable free-agent quarterback went missing Saturday, according to Page Six, skipping out on a small party...
Cruise ship pulls into port with dead whale stuck to its bow
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A veterinary pathologist worked Monday to determine what killed a juvenile fin whale discovered on the bow of a cruise ship entering an Alaska port. The cause...
Raise a glass to NYC's 13 top hotel rooftop bars
Lower East Side Tiki Tabu at SIXTY LES 190 Allen St. Vibe? Kitschy Tahitian beach hut How high? 7th floor Views? One World Trade, 432 Park Ave. Pool? On the...
Viacom directors: Redstone had better not try to fire us
Viacom’s independent directors said they will fight any effort to remove them from the board, setting the stage for another legal showdown with controlling shareholder Sumner Redstone. “We feel responsibility...
Man's leg broken by falling tree branch in Bronx park
A falling tree branch struck a 64-year-old man who was walking in Van Cortlandt Park on Sunday, breaking his leg, police sources said. The branch broke off near the corner...
Hey guys, women want sex more often than you think
Women want to have sex more than their husbands or partners tend to believe, a new study says. Psychologists at the University of Toronto and the University of Western Ontario...
Matt Harvey looks like his old self in dominating White Sox
Matt Harvey went from booed off the mound at Citi Field to hero-in-waiting Monday. There is no telling if the former Mets ace is cured of the mental, physical and...
College swimmer drowns during lifeguard tryouts
A college swimmer from upstate New York drowned during lifeguard tryouts over the weekend, authorities said. Jack Jakubek, 22, had just graduated from college and was trying out for a...
David Wright likely headed to DL -- what do Mets do at 3rd?
David Wright appeared almost resigned to needing a disabled list stint after revealing Monday he has been diagnosed with a herniated disk in his neck. After missing his third straight...
Dustin Ackley's season could be done with shoulder injury
TORONTO -- The Yankees' first-base outlook became a little more cloudy on Monday with Dustin Ackley heading to the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder injury. Ackley suffered the...
Man wanted in connection with Harlem shooting
A man is wanted for shooting another guy during an argument in front of a Harlem wine store on a busy street corner, police said Monday. Terrell Williams, 43, is...
Man survives subway jump but hand gets mangled
A man jumped in front of a train in Midtown on Monday afternoon, severing at least one finger, cops and witnesses said. The victim, believed to be in his 40s,...
Tractor-trailer dangles off overpass in highway crash
This might be the reason you spent Memorial Day in hellish traffic instead of eating barbecue. A chain-reaction crash sent a big rig hurtling through a guardrail on the Cross...
White House placed on lockdown after object thrown over gate
WASHINGTON — The White House was placed on lockdown Monday after a woman threw something over the north fence along Pennsylvania Avenue. Reporters were not allowed to venture out of...
Obama pays tribute to fallen soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery
President Obama presided over his final Memorial Day as commander-in-chief on Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, paying tribute to soldiers who were often cut down in their youth. The president...
Holder says Snowden performed a 'public service'
Edward Snowden, the accused spy who leaked classified information that unmasked undercover US intelligence operatives, performed a “public service,” according to former Attorney General Eric Holder. “We can certainly argue...
Firefighters save kids from Harlem blaze
Firefighters rescued a terrified family -- including two young children still in their pajamas -- and an elderly woman from a fast-moving blaze that broke out in a six-story Harlem...
Woman thinks she hears fireworks, but finds grandson shot instead
A woman thought she heard fireworks near her Brooklyn home Sunday night, only to discover that the sound was bullets — and her 19-year-old grandson had been shot, police said....
Finally a sunscreen that won't screw up your skin
Sunscreens are having a mineral moment. Thanks to better formulas and a growing fear of toxins, more sensitive-skinned buyers are reaching for mineral-based SPFs, according to a report released last...
This is the face of regret
Her guilty conscience was written all over her face. A Southern California woman wanted for a fatal hit-and-run dyed her hair pink and got a face tattoo in an unsuccessful...
Kangaroo jump kicks woman, rupturing her breast implants
CANBERRA, Australia — A woman says she and a friend were injured when they were jumped by a kangaroo while cycling in an Australian wine region. Sharon Heinrich, 45, said...
Obama's dogs have a very demanding schedule
WASHINGTON — It's hardly a dog's life of just eating and sleeping for President Barack Obama's pets, Bo and Sunny. The pair of Portuguese water dogs — Bo with his...
Libertarian nominees see an opportunity with GOP voters
Newly minted Libertarian president hopefuls Gary Johnson and William Weld hit the ground running on Monday, insisting their ragtag party can make a big impact in November. Johnson and Weld,...
Katie Nolan's ambitions bother Fox Sports host
Katie Nolan's star is on the rise at Fox Sports 1 with her recent Emmy win, and the online popularity of her "Garbage Time" show. Nolan is now hoping for...
No one helped woman as she burned alive in Rome, prosecutor says
ROME — Italian police say a Rome university student was burned alive by her ex-boyfriend. Police official Luigi Silipo told reporters Monday that in 25 years of investigations, he had...
Dan Rather: Journalism 'has moved on' from archaic evening news
It’s been 10 years since “CBS Evening News” anchor Dan Rather was forced out of CBS after his report on the George W. Bush National Guard documents. Shortly thereafter, Rather...
This is a side of Serena Williams you don't see often
There is no doubt about it — Serena Williams is the queen of women’s tennis. The holder of 21 grand slam trophies and 70 career titles has long been unstoppable...
Woman fails to save friend dragged away by crocodile
BRISBANE, Australia — A woman struggled in vain to drag her friend from a crocodile's jaws off a northeast Australian beach, police said on Monday. The pair were in shallow...
Company's 2nd C-suite exec in 3 years kills himself
GENEVA — Switzerland's Zurich Insurance Group says former chief executive Martin Senn, who ran the company for six years until last December, has killed himself. The incident comes three years...
Why gang-rape victim is helping the coach she once despised
Brenda Tracy is now helping the man she once "despised." Tracy was allegedly sexually assaulted by four football players -- two of them who played for Oregon State -- in...
Yes, your boss has to cough up your overtime pay
I’ve been working very late hours — not because my boss asks me to, but because there is so much work to get done. And now he is telling me...
Why every 20-something should get a gig waiting tables
Stephanie Danler has one piece of advice for the thousands of 22-year-old men and women moving to New York City each year despite the lack of entry-level jobs: Get a...
American workers get screwed again
Workers in France no longer have to worry about their bosses emailing them after work has ended, according to a controversial new law. This is just one example of how...
Iraqi troops fail to recapture key city amid ISIS bombings
BAGHDAD — A wave of bombings claimed by the Islamic State group targeted commercial areas in and around Baghdad on Monday, killing at least 24 people in attacks that came...
Mexican soccer player Pulido rescued after kidnapping
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — Mexican police have rescued kidnapped soccer player Alan Pulido, who appeared with a bandaged hand at a brief press conference Monday to declare that he was...
Computer glitch at JFK makes holiday traveling even worse
NEW YORK — A computer outage at JFK Airport's Terminal 7 caused massive check-in delays. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey spokesman Neal Buccino said a server providing...
Boy missing after parents leave him in forest as punishment
TOKYO — A 7-year-old boy was missing in a forest in northern Japan after his parents reportedly made him get out of the car as punishment. About 150 rescue workers...
Parks head denies trash bags tied to de Blasio probe smelled bad
The city’s parks commissioner, who was partly responsible for a federal probe by giving a no-bid trash-bag contract to one of Mayor de Blasio’s top fund-raisers, says he signed off...
Slain NBA rookie faced threats before fatal shooting
The NBA rookie fatally shot after breaking into a Dallas apartment was once threatened with that same fate by a college teammate. Bryce Dejean-Jones, who just finished his first pro...
'An abomination:' CCRB investigators still need training
Most of the investigators who review civilian complaints against cops are inexperienced recent college grads in dire need of training — but a new taxpayer-funded unit meant to teach them...
Overnight shootings leave six injured
Six people were injured in three shootings across Queens and Staten Island on Sunday night — and no shooters were in custody by early Monday. Three victims were shot at...
Horndog CEO's online shaming of intern could cost him $2.4M
A slew of ugly tweets and online rants could cost Wall Street horndog Benjamin Wey another $2.4 million. The disgraced financier signed a contract agreeing to pay former intern Hanna Bouveng...
Cop Tases another while chasing man through subway tunnel
One cop accidentally Tased another in the leg during a wild chase of an apparently emotionally disturbed man who ran through the subway tunnels along the 1-2-3 line from 96th...
Bharara to Cuomo investigator: Stay away from Buffalo Billion
US Attorney Preet Bharara has warned Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “independent’’ investigator not to interfere with the federal corruption probe involving the Buffalo Billion project, related state contracts and two longtime...
Bratton hopes for 'historic low' in crime rates this summer
The Big Apple could notch another record-low crime rate this year, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton crowed Sunday as the city headed into the unofficial start of summer. But his prediction...
New site lets lawyers, bondsmen and PIs bid for clients
A Web site is letting defendants post their cases online — whether they be traffic fines, divorces, assaults or even murders — and wait as lawyers, bail bondsmen and private...
Staten Islanders lead NYC in body piercings: study
One in four young adults in New York City is pierced with jewelry in places other than earlobes, a first-of-its kind survey by the Health Department reveals. City officials queried...
Even the Chase Utley rule is getting the best of Mets now
Common sense prevailed. It just so happens common sense technically flies in the face of the new sliding rule to break up a double play. It also was another example...
Naked man accused of slashing ex, refusing to turn off porn
An unhinged man — barefoot and naked under a white sheet — flashed a grin as he was hauled off in cuffs from his Upper East Side pad after slashing...
Jeurys Familia's issues will pass -- but will Wright's? Harvey's?
There are more than 100 games and four months to go, but boy, this was a gut-punch of a weekend for the Mets, who while attempting to pay homage to...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan Two men attempted to push their way into a Harlem apartment, police reported Sunday. The men knocked on a door in a building near West 115th Street and Adam...