June 5, 2016
When it comes to Donald Trump, trust these bookies over pundits
The bigger the gaffe, the better Donald Trump’s odds of winning the White House have become during the raucous GOP primary season, according to bookmakers in the UK, where gambling...
Steve Cohen tears down mega-mansion to build even better one
It must be nice to be this rich. Billionaire Steve Cohen plunked down $62.5 million for a Hamptons mansion during a bidding war in 2013, but he never lived in...
Debunking the myths that have glorified Muhammad Ali
I realize I’m spitting into the storm here, but there are popular, entered-as-fact myths about Muhammad Ali perhaps worth addressing: 1. Cassius Marcellus Clay, as Ali often shouted, was “my...
Cuomo plops state police right in de Blasio's territory
Gov. Cuomo has chosen the location for his costly new State Police digs in Manhattan — and it’s just steps from City Hall, yet another clear jab at Mayor de...
Probed lobbyist was a member of Cuomo’s 'inner circle'
Gov. Cuomo’s renewed effort to distance himself from lobbyist and longtime associate Todd Howe flies in the face of Howe’s continuous role as a member of Cuomo’s “inner circle,” a...
'Game of Thrones': It's time to worry about Arya
Warning: This article contains spoilers from "Game of Thrones" Season 6, Episode 7 Have we seen the last of Arya (Maisie Williams)? The enfant terrible of "Game of Thrones," who...
Warriors basically mercy rule LeBron James in utter massacre
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Warriors’ offense, according to coach Steve Kerr, was “not very good.” Yes, there was slop, 21 turnovers worth of slop. There were stretches when Stephen Curry,...
A chance to end NYC's landmarks lunacy
Die-hard preservationists are frantically trying to thwart a City Council bill to bring some order and common sense to the city’s landmarking process. For once, the bill is well thought...
Hoosick Falls: The hearings Cuomo can't have
It’s now clear why Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie doesn’t want to hold hearings on the Hoosick Falls water crisis: They’d spotlight the Cuomo administration’s reckless failure to warn residents about...
Rushed-back Brian McCann now has a comical backup
BALTIMORE — Until Austin Romine’s left thumb was injured catching Aroldis Chapman during warm-ups Saturday night, Joe Girardi was going to hold Brian McCann out until Monday to make sure...
Juan Lagares feels 'normal,' but his thumb doesn't look it
MIAMI — Juan Lagares’ left hand was heavily wrapped Sunday to resemble a boxing glove, but looks can be deceiving. The Mets outfielder was diagnosed with a sprained left thumb,...
Inside Muhammad Ali-photographer bond, and advice that became legend
He became Muhammad Ali’s dear friend, a young man with a camera and a dream 50 years ago who grew into The Greatest in his field, and over the weekend,...
Hondo, Bucs: Splash brothers
Hondo walked the plank Sunday with the Pirates, whose flop in the late innings against the Halos caused a hefty reduction in earnings to 359 barfields. Monday: Mr. Aitch expects...
Hillary Clinton wins Puerto Rico primary
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in Puerto Rico's Democratic presidential primary on Sunday, putting her within striking distance of capturing her party's nomination. After a...
Yankees losing off the field as slump deepens
The Yankees are losing their mojo. Long the team America loved — and loved to hate — the Bronx Bombers over the last couple of years have not just stumbled...
Yalies' perverse war on English poets
Anyone still hoping to appease the PC-diversity loons should look at Yale, where the latest grievance is the dominance of white male poets in the core English intro class, Major...
We're mourning more than one Muhammad Ali
Which Muhammad Ali do we mourn? Is it Cassius Clay, the I’m-so-pretty Olympic medalist and deceptively clownish figure who stunned the boxing world by dethroning thuggish Sonny Liston for the...
Hollywood's Chavez-cheering stars & Venezuela's victms
As sure as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, Hollywood stars will take insanely dumb political positions and suffer no repercussions because of it. But...
Uncrackable phones: the problem's getting worse
As the political season heats to a boil, the issue of San Bernardino terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook’s encrypted and temporarily inaccessible cellphone has been all but forgotten. But for the...
The lousy Obama economy is killing Hillary Clinton's hopes
The case for an Obama third term, a.k.a. a Hillary Clinton presidency, just suffered a major blow. Indeed, Friday’s jobs report (or lack-of-jobs report) is just the thing Clinton feared...
Only 12 weekends till Labor Day, get outside -- now!
OMG! There are only 12 more weekends before Labor Day, so get outdoors and have some fun. But how to write your story of the summer of 2016? These four...
City's last original grocer quietly shopping Manhattan stores
D’Agostino, one of the city’s last independent, family-owned grocers, has been quietly shopping its remaining nine Manhattan stores, The Post has learned. The 84-year-old business had 13 stores a year...
Yanks must trade flamethrowers now -- before wins fool them
BALTIMORE — The Yankees can continue to fool themselves and believe they are on the edge of the race in the AL East. Reality shows itself in different ways. On...
Hard Rock Hotel to bring the beat back to Manhattan's Music Row
Rock is returning to Manhattan’s Music Row. A new Hard Rock Hotel will rise on the West 48th Street strip between Avenue of the Americas and Seventh Avenue just off...
2 Duck Goose owner to launch new restaurant at same site
Kay Ch’ien, the lawyer-turned-restaurateur behind shuttered 2 Duck Goose, is re-launching her new Hong Kong-inspired restaurant in the same space on Wednesday. Hey Hey Canteen, at 400 4th Ave. in...
How psychology has given rise to NY's best HS baseball player
He demanded perfection. His mind would be racing every at-bat, fixated on the mechanics of his swing. The pressure he was putting on himself was starting to feel overwhelming. It...
Advocacy group wants Muslim man's beating to be probed as 'bias crime'
A Muslim man wearing religious garb was beaten up outside at a mosque in Queens last week, and an advocacy group is calling on cops to investigate the attack as...
'Enraged' assistant principal slashes ex-wife's former lover
An assistant principal at a Staten Island elementary school slashed his ex-wife’s former lover — reaching through his rival’s car window with a razor blade as a long-simmering feud turned...
Are Rangers alluring enough to win Harvard star sweepstakes?
Jimmy Vesey is not the first and will not be the last player to do this, but his spurning of the Predators, the team that drafted him in 2012 before...
The surprising strategy behind Hillary Clinton's designer wardrobe
Hillary Clinton’s New York primary victory speech in April focused on topics including income inequality, job creation and helping people secure their retirement. It was a clear attempt to position...
Charles Rangel involved in car accident
Rep. Charles Rangel is having a tough time at home in Harlem this week: Five days after his apartment was robbed of thousands in cash and jewelry, he sideswiped a...
Aroldis Chapman pulls mind-numbing excuse for brain freeze
BALTIMORE — It’s one thing for a pitcher, even one armed with the strength to hit triple-digits with the fastball, to miss location and give up a hit. Nobody who...
NPR photojournalist, translator killed during Taliban ambush
A veteran American photojournalist and a translator working for NPR were killed while accompanying Afghan troops in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, NPR and military officials said. NPR's David Gilkey and...
Mets have an advantage for a 'weird' Jon Niese reunion
MIAMI — Daniel Murphy in an opposing uniform has already become old hat, but the Mets aren’t done with their Class of 2015 reunion tour. The next stop is Pittsburgh,...
Mets offense worse than last year's, and that's not the scariest part
The Mets earned their terrible first-half offense last year. The front office talked the spring-training talk of contenders in 2015. But it was only talk. The Mets refused to behave...
Trump changes his tune on Libya position
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump flip-flopped his position on Libya on Sunday, saying he backed “surgical” strikes to take out ruler Moammar Khadafy even though he’s campaigned that the Middle East...
‘Don’t f—ing shoot’: Does this parrot know who killed his owner?
A dead Michigan man’s parrot could turn his wife into a jailbird! Bud, a smart and vulgar African grey parrot, may know who shot and killed his owner Martin Duram...
Broncos star shot during fight in strip club
Broncos All-Pro cornerback Aqib Talib is recovering from a gunshot wound to his leg suffered outside a Dallas strip club early Sunday. The Denver star, who was raised in the...
Cop accused of raping teen relative
Cops are hunting for a transit cop accused of raping a teenage relative in Brooklyn, police sources said Sunday. The off-duty officer from Transit District 23 in Rockaway Park, Queens,...
Clinton and Sanders are neck-and-neck in race for California
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are locked in dead heat in California while the former Secretary of State has a strong lead in New Jersey, new polling out...
Cuomo to businesses: Boycott Israel, and NY will boycott you
State agencies will now cease doing business with companies that boycott, divest or sanction the Israeli government under an executive order issued Sunday by Gov. Cuomo. “It’s very simple: If...
The ceremonial first pitch from your hellish nightmares
Two of the scariest characters in recent Japanese horror film history are returning for a new movie, so to promote Sadako vs. Kayako the Nippon-Ham Fighters staged what is likely...
4 injured in gun battle on Coney Island street corner
A gun battle erupted on a Coney Island street corner Sunday afternoon, leaving four men injured, cops said. “I heard like five [gunshots] — boom, boom, boom,” said Sandra De...
Jose Fernandez won't let Mets savor dominant Matt Harvey
MIAMI — No way, Jose. Matt Harvey gave his team a second straight superb performance Sunday, but Jose Fernandez facing this makeshift Mets lineup might as well have been a...
Bystander shot in the back in Coney Island
Gunfire erupted in Coney Island early Sunday, leaving a bystander shot in the back, police said. A man and a woman were arguing on a residential block of West 16th...
Chimney smoke stains hotel after developer skirts law
The city’s oversight of a Midtown hotel and condo tower allowed a wealthy developer to skirt the law and might be putting lives at risk. The 500-foot-tall Cassa Hotel and...
Governors Ball Sunday lineup gets washed out by rain
Heavy rains and the threat of lightning shut down the final day of the Governors Ball music festival on Randall’s Island, cancelling performances by numerous artists including Kanye West. Organizers...
Keenan Robinson is typical Giants LB -- which is concerning
Keenan Robinson likes it better here than where he was the past four years, working for the Redskins, living in Northern Virginia. The new Giants linebacker has a chance to...
Sanders takes rare dig at Clinton over foreign donations
WASHINGTON -- Bernie Sanders took aim Sunday at foreign donations made to the Clinton Foundation, a rare dig at the personal matters of rival Hillary Clinton. “Do I have a...
Bernie Sanders supporters hate this store
Bernie Sanders fans really give a shirt about campaign merchandise. A Park Slope boutique has been on the receiving end of threats and unwelcome political lectures — all for selling...
Schumer would require phone companies to block robocalls
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer wants phone companies to provide free services that block the “dreaded” robocalls that have contributed to a record-breaking number of complaints this year. Americans are currently...
Hamas founder's grandson is a gay Christian living in NYC
As a gay Christian, the 25-year-old grandson of one of the founders of the jihadist group Hamas faced certain execution in the Middle East — at the hands of his...
Cops hope tattoos will help ID unconscious woman
Cops found an unconscious and gravely injured woman lying in a desolate, grassy area in The Bronx Friday night — and police have released photos of her bible-themed tattoos in...
Javits Center is going to pot
Hemp dog chews, cannabis bath soaks and purple haze peanut butter are just a few of the wacky wares on display at the upcoming Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo...
Jamaican partied too hard to play in Copa America opener
Wes Morgan won't play for Jamaica in their Copa America Centenario opener. Apparently he's too tired from partying. "Our team is complete. Wes Morgan has come, but he is tired;...
Chucking a bottle at Ryan Howard risks Philly fans' good name
The City of Brotherly Love often has been a misnomer at Philadelphia stadiums, where batteries were hurled at J.D. Drew, where a career-ending Michael Irvin injury was cheered, where Santa...
Trump says Muslim judge could also be biased against him
Donald Trump added Muslims to the list of American judges he believes would be unable to remain impartial in overseeing a lawsuit against him. In two interviews that aired Sunday,...
Meet (then hate) UFC's newest star: 'You're a f---king f----t'
A day the UFC earmarked for breathless press for a Brock Lesnar return announcement along with a thrilling UFC 199 devolved into a mess of a reporter being banned for...
Assistant principal charged for slashing man in Staten Island
An assistant school principal slashed a man who was sitting in a car on a Staten Island street, police sources said Sunday. Vincent Scotto, 43, was charged with assault and...
Reporter 'banned for life' for scooping the UFC
Ariel Helwani's prize for breaking a mammoth UFC story was a pulled credential, an escort out of UFC 199 at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., and according to him, a...
Celeb homes at risk as brushfires sweep LA area
The homes of celebrities like Jessica Simpson, Katie Holmes and the Kardashians are at risk as brushfires force thousands to evacuate in the Calabasas foothills.
Muhammad Ali, RIP
They laughed when the young Muhammad Ali — then known as Cassius Clay — proclaimed himself The Greatest of All Time. Sure, he was talented: an Olympic boxing champion with...
Hana Ali shares touching photo of her dad with Prince
“Prince doing his version of Daddys levitating magic trick act!” Hana Ali tweeted Sunday morning.
ISIS is killing dozens of its own in hunt for spies
BAGHDAD — In March, a senior commander with the Islamic State group was driving through northern Syria on orders to lead militants in the fighting there when a drone blasted...
How heatproof fashion is helping the military defeat our enemies
The whistle is followed by an explosion and the scatter of dust. There is rifle fire, the ricochet of bullets and the unmistakable screams of panicked soldiers. A man screams....
Ali's former Bronx gym remembers a legend
At Gleason’s Gym, where Ali trained for his 1964 fight against Sonny Liston while the gym was still in The Bronx, his photographs were everywhere in the iconic Brooklyn facility...
Man shot 9 times on his birthday
Two men were killed -- one on his birthday -- in separate incidents in Brooklyn early Sunday, police said. Unique Gilkes, 25, was shot nine times after a dispute on...
Man happy Trump called him 'my African-American'
The man Donald Trump described as “my African-American’’ during a California rally insisted Saturday that he was flattered — and that the presumptive GOP presidential candidate is not a racist....
16 injured after deck collapses at Brooklyn party
The owner of a building where a deck collapsed during a party in Bushwick early Sunday, injuring 16 people, has been slapped with a code violation, a city spokesman said....
Laila Ali remembers the 'Greatest Dad'
Laila Ali offered up a Father’s Day wish for the “Greatest Dad” a few years ago. “What’s hard for me is I feel like he’s trapped inside his body. He...
This fish is worth $300,000
With exacting precision, the surgeon inserted the scalpel above the eyeball and cut out a snotty deposit of fatty tissue. The routine eye-lift was nearly complete when suddenly the patient...
Families sue charter school staffer in sex abuse scandal
A part-time staffer at a celebrated Harlem charter school was a predator who sexually abused multiple students, according to a lawsuit. Darnelle Watts, 28, an after-school music teacher at Harlem...
Pro-smoking Keith Wright has accepted cash from Big Tobacco
Assemblyman Keith Wright not only smokes in his office, but the county committee he heads has taken in $14,500 from Big Tobacco since he took over. He also has refused...
After fatal accident, hospital still putting patients at risk: DOH
Three years after a patient died from a botched blood transfusion, Coney Island Hospital still can’t get it right. The hospital’s blood-testing procedures, put in place after the 2013 death,...
Remembering Muhammad Ali as a husband and father
He was the biggest celebrity in the world, beloved by millions for his bravado and tenacity in the ring and for his generosity and social- justice efforts outside of it....
The white-hot industries and the essential skills they want
From the fastest-growing industries to companies that are on a hiring spree to skills that employers want most, consider this your cheat sheet to the current job market.
The key to making the most of your internship
Internships are critical to ensuring successful job outcomes after graduation.
Top reasons to consider graduate school
Still debating whether or not to go to grad school? An advanced degree can pay dividends, as these area experts explain. The need to specialize “Our most sought-after programs help...
Steer clear of millennial mistakes at your first job
The work may be low-risk paper pushing or frontline customer service, but it’s a good time to establish the brand of you so that in five years you have some...
These grads found creative ways to land a job
The road not traditionally traveled may be the best route to a suitable job, as today’s college graduates are discovering.
Is this the end of Catholicism?
“This was harder than I thought it would be,” Margaret O’Brien told a CBS reporter last weekend. O’Brien, 86, had been one of the hundred or so parishioners holding a...
The best tips for acing your job interview
Be bold and be yourself, and do or say something that will set you apart from the crowd.
Why good old-fashioned networking is still a top priority
Beyond organic conversations, graduates can tap into their alma mater’s resources for help.
Having a professional presence online is crucial
While it’s easy to set yourself up on Linkedin, doing it right and being active can bring huge wins.
5 ways to get your résumé out from under the slush pile
Congratulations, grad, you’ve done the hard work, you’ve earned your diploma; now it’s time to start your career.
Larry Holmes on sharing the ring with Ali: 'I still love you, man'
On October 3, 1980, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nev., Larry Holmes, then 31 and the WBC Heavyweight Champion, badly defeated a tired, failing Muhammad Ali. The two had...
This NYC woman is so tall she barely fits in the subway
Blond and athletic, Katja Bavendam is used to turning heads. As she walks down Chambers Street in Tribeca, a woman stops the 31-year-old to snap a photo. Another woman leans...
Inside the scandals of 740 Park, the world's richest building
Venerable 740 Park Ave. has long been known for its embarrassment of riches. Currently, three of its fabled duplexes are on the market for sums ranging from $22.5 million to...
The astonishing life of the man who was the world's best athlete
Even as he lay dying, Muhammad Ali continued to amaze those around him. “All of his organs failed but his heart wouldn’t stop beating,” his daughter Hana wrote on social...
Neighbors sue building mogul over town house construction
A home-building mogul has now ticked off both his West Village neighbors with the renovation of his town house. Ara Hovnanian and his wife, Rachel, snagged the West Fourth Street...
Teacher kept photos of former students on school laptop: probe
A Queens middle-school teacher dated a former student and kept images of at least eight female students on a school laptop computer, investigators found. IS 227 teacher Stephen Taormina allegedly...
Toddler's grandmother says zoo didn't need to kill gorilla
The Cincinnati Zoo did not need to kill Harambe the gorilla, according to the grandmother of the 3-year-old boy whose fall into the gorilla enclosure led to the ape’s death....
It could happen in NYC: Zoos prepared to use deadly force
Gotham’s zoos are loaded for bear — with weapons on hand and specially trained marksmen ready to take out ferocious animals in case a human life is at risk. At...
'My married, cougar boss fired me when I ended our affair'
She’s a cougar who likes to be in the driver’s seat. A Manhattan fashion designer with a lust for leather and flashy sports cars set her sights on a younger...
Sorry, 'Party of Five' fans: Scott Wolf sees no reboot coming
The Night Shift Wednesday, 10 p.m., NBC The second half of this two-part episode wraps up an overnight catastrophe, this time involving a mother and young son who need rescuing...
Military school roommate won't vote for 'embarrassing' Trump
Donald Trump’s military-school roommate said “there’s no way” he’d vote for the presumptive Republican nominee because he is “unpredictable and embarrassing.” “There is nothing that qualifies him to be president....
Bloodied Austin Romine feels flip side of Aroldis Chapman smoke
BALTIMORE — With Brian McCann not starting for the third straight game due to a hyperextended left elbow, the last thing the Yankees needed to see was Austin Romine firing...
Rob Refsnyder is making a real impression -- without a position
BALTIMORE — You take a major league start any way you can when you are a rookie. And if it means regular playing time, that’s pure gold. Sure, you didn’t...
He's of 'German heritage': Hillary baits fans into calling Trump a Nazi
Hillary Clinton lobbed the video equivalent of a Nazi buzz bomb at Donald Trump on Saturday by making his German heritage a campaign issue. The 37-second clip decrying Trump’s attacks...
Team Obama's feckless efforts to censor history
The mystery of the missing video’s been solved — except the State Department won’t name the perp. It all began when Fox News’ James Rosen recently searched online for video...
Blue states lead the nation --- in producing red ink
Want a handy way to sort red states from blue? Look at what shape they’re in fiscally. The ones in the most dire condition are almost entirely blue states. The...
Brock Lesnar pulls stunner, will fight in UFC 200
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Brock is back in the UFC. Former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar will return to mixed martial arts with a bout at UFC 200 in Las Vegas next...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx Police recovered ahandgun from a subway fare-beater in West Farms, authorities said Saturday. Two transit officers spotted Trevale McCall, 26, hop a turnstile without paying in the 174th...