June 13, 2016
Getting de Blasio school control isn't on Cuomo's to-do list
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo on Monday asked the Legislature to focus on six priorities in the final days of its session — and extending mayoral control of New York City’s...
Lawmakers' lunatic grab for power over New York's DAs
As the legislative session nears its end in Albany, state lawmakers have launched a surprise grab for power over New York’s district attorneys. It’s a terrible idea. The bill would...
The day after horror in Orlando, only Trump has any answers
On the second day after the Orlando massacre, America’s president and his would-be successors performed to type. President Obama and Hillary Clinton still want it to be about banning guns...
He bolted college, 'devastated' parents for golf -- now's his chance
OAKMONT, Pa. — Mike Miller is nothing if not relentless. Since he was 15 years old playing on the Brewster High School golf team, Miller tried to qualify for the...
Hondo messing with Texas
That’s six, if you’re scoring at home. Hondo kept his winning streak alive Monday night when the Nationals stopped the mighty Cubs to enlarge the wad to 761 howes. Tuesday...
Orlando shooter's home had 'Star Wars' bathroom, Mickey Mouse calendar
Images from inside the home of mass killer Omar Mateen show a “Star Wars”-themed bathroom and a Mickey Mouse calendar that cryptically marks June 7 as “D Day.” The photographs...
Libya accuses Goldman Sachs of paying for prostitute
Lloyd Blankfein may have a hooker problem. Goldman Sachs stands accused by Libya’s sovereign wealth fund of having one of its bankers pay for a prostitute and other gifts in...
New Jet Steve McLendon on Super Bowl heartbreak and doing ballet
As the Jets prepare for a mandatory minicamp this week, defensive tackle Steve McLendon, who signed with Gang Green in March after six seasons with the Steelers, fields some questions...
The FDR Drive is going to be a mess for the next few weeks
Workers will lift a 1.53-million-pound steel structure, along with 18 other massive pieces, over FDR Drive on the Upper East Side in the coming weeks to erect a huge building...
Gwyneth Paltrow, Tracy Anderson turning old movie theater into gym
They won’t be selling Junior Mints and popcorn with butter anymore. Workout fiend and Goop guru Gwyneth Paltrow and celeb-fitness maven Tracy Anderson will open an outpost of their popular...
LinkedIn's deal gives Empire State Building a new luster
Microsoft's $26.2 billion acquisition of LinkedIn, announced Monday, confirmed the business-oriented social-media platform as one of the nation’s hottest companies. And the deal can only add to the burgeoning “cool...
Golfer spent more than half his life trying for this US Open shot
OAKMONT, Pa. — Wes Short Jr.’s long, strange trip to his first US Open was anything but short. Not when it took 34 years to get here. The 52-year-old Short,...
Man convicted of rape more than 20 years after crime
It took a Manhattan jury just two hours to convict a man of raping a 25-year-old woman in the West Village more than two decades ago. Joseph Giardala, 46, was...
Ex-wife's bombshell claim: Club shooter was gay
The ex-wife of Orlando mass killer Omar Mateen claimed Monday that she believed he was homosexual — as it was revealed that he frequented the gay nightclub where he staged...
Knicks legend's quest to honor historic champs, before it's too late
It was five years ago when a New York Post article prompted two-time Emmy award-winning director Eric Drath to contact Knicks legend Dick Barnett about his quest to have his...
Stop blaming Orlando shooting on everything but radical Islam
As the body count and horrific details of the Orlando slaughter became clear, a prominent businessman said to me with a tone of resignation, “Well, I guess Donald Trump just...
Beltran: Why Yankees' cakewalk upcoming schedule is deceiving
On paper, they are winnable series — struggling opponents the Yankees should fatten up against. There are no big arms to fear or lineups the Yankees' improving starting rotation shouldn't...
Mets' ineptitude may be only thing keeping Conforto in majors
Michael Conforto has learned about the other side of life in the major leagues over the last month-plus: Sometimes you can’t buy a hit. The second-year left fielder had a...
You're not the only one staying away from Chipotle
Diners have sworn off Chipotle Mexican Grill — and they are not coming back, according to a bank analyst. The Denver-based chain’s food crisis last year took a permanent bite...
Why Jordan Spieth is convinced his Masters demons are gone
OAKMONT, Pa. — If this U.S. Open were a horse race and you were scouring the tip sheet for clues as to how a particular horse might fare, your pick to...
'We are stronger': Orlando survivor pens open letter to shooter
A New Jersey native narrowly escaped with his life on Sunday morning during the massacre in Orlando — and now he has a message for the man behind the carnage....
Apple finally joins competitors with latest updates
Hey, Siri, how do we catch up with Google, Amazon, Facebook, Snapchat and Uber? Apple unveiled a slew of software upgrades for its gadgets on Monday that mostly looked like...
How Obama failed to protect us from terror
President Obama desperately wanted to be a peacetime president yet is ending his second term with Islamic terror attacks looming larger than at any time since 9/11. The tide of...
What we really need to reject is Islamophobia-phobia
A dangerous mindset has taken hold in America, but it isn’t Islamophobia. It’s Islamophobia-phobia. In a large and growing segment of American society, fear of being tagged “racist” about Muslims...
Why New York politicians feared Norman Seabrook
We know that New York pols are afraid of the city’s unions, but we didn’t know how afraid. Last week, the feds charged correction-union chief Norman Seabrook with corruption, and...
Notable commentary on the Orlando terror attack
Starting today, PostOpinion’s new Fast Takes feature will survey significant opinions across other media. Here’s a roundup of notable commentary on the Orlando attack and our leaders’ responses. From the...
Be careful of this PayPal scam
There are scams aplenty out there on the internet, and I’ve already had fun investigating some. Today I’m going to tell you about a unique one involving PayPal that a...
Why Jets' QB shuffle could hinge on Bryce Petty
Todd Bowles’ excitement level when discussing spring practices ranges somewhere between going for a proctologist exam and watching paint dry. The Jets coach speaks dryly when asked to evaluate players...
Plot to toss contraband-stuffed football over jail fence fails miserably
JACKSON, Mich. — An inmate involved in a plan to toss a football filled with drugs and cellphones over the fence of a Michigan prison will spend an additional three...
The trap is set for Yankees to be duped into going for it
The Yankees first played in New York in late April 1903 as the Highlanders two months before Lou Gehrig was even born and seven months before the Wright brothers defied...
New lawsuit between tenants rattles swanky 740 Park Ave.
Look out below! A wealthy couple at 740 Park Avenue say their even richer upstairs neighbor’s endless renovation project has made their lives a living hell — damaging ceilings and...
Ike Davis' dad makes the case for Ike Davis: It's his time
Ron Davis wasn’t making any predictions, but he believes his son, Ike, is finally healthy after hip problems contributed to short stints with the A’s and Pirates and determined to...
Shooting in Brooklyn park leaves five teens injured
A Brooklyn park turned bloody Monday afternoon when bullets started flying, striking five teenage boys, police sources said. The victims were inside Harry Maze Park on East 56th Street in...
Inside Noah Syndergaard’s juice-filled battle against Tommy John
It was a long night’s journey into day. Really long. The Mets lost a 5-2 heartbreaker to the Dodgers last Oct. 10, in Game 2 of the National League Division...
Hawk gets wedged between townhouse's window panes
A clumsy red-tailed hawk gave its Upper East Side neighbors something to squawk about Monday — when it flew smack into a townhouse and got stuck between two window panes....
Paris cop, woman fatally stabbed in possible ISIS attack
PARIS — A senior French police officer and his female companion were killed following an attack Monday evening by a knife-wielding man in a distant suburb of Paris, officials said....
NYPD sergeants, city reach agreement in exam scandal
A Manhattan judge has sided with seven NYPD Sergeants who filed suit against the city after failing advancement exams-- throwing out five of the six questions challenged by the lawsuit...
Gay-club shooter considered attacking Disney World
Homegrown ISIS terrorist Omar Mateen scoped out a potential attack at Walt Disney World before settling on a gay nightclub in Florida to perpetrate the deadliest mass shooting in US...
The infamous 'Amityville Horror' house is back
A notorious Long Island home has returned to haunt real estate listings. The five-bedroom colonial house in Amityville, LI — where Ronald DeFeo Jr. brutally slaughtered his parents and four...
Watch Obama's tragedy speech again, and again, and again
During his time as president, Barack Obama has given 18 speeches in response to mass shootings in the United States. Watching all of these speeches back to back is a...
The day in photos: June 13, 2016
The world mourns the Orlando mass shooting victims and more.
Insiders believe racist sports reporter will never work again
Emily Austen, the Fox Sports Florida sideline reporter who lost her job due to a string of offensive and racist remarks she made on a Barstool Sports video last week,...
Bartolo Colon skips court appearance in mistress lawsuit
Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon was a no-show at what was to be his first court appearance since The Post broke the story of his spurned, secret second family. Conversely, baby-mama...
Support for Orlando shooting victims pours in from around the world
The massacre at gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida, was the deadliest mass shooting in US history. From vigils at the Stonewall Inn in New York to words of solidarity...
How slimmed-down Eli Manning was stoked by Peyton's photos
Of course, Eli Manning saw his older brother Peyton yuk it up with President Obama at the White House. And naturally, Eli got to see Peyton’s massive championship ring. Peyton...
Stepmom leaves kids home alone for days to vacation in Bali
She gives evil stepmoms a bad name. A woman left her two stepkids home alone for days -- while she jetted off to a tropical island to have the time...
Gay-club shooter was 'laughing frantically' during massacre
ISIS sympathizer Omar Mateen laughed as he killed terrified clubgoers hiding in a bathroom stall at a Florida hotspot, according to a family friend of one of the massacre survivors....
Mourners honor Orlando massacre victims at Stonewall Inn
Thousands of mourners gathered at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village Monday night to remember the victims of the Orlando massacre. The crowd filled Christopher Street outside the gay-rights landmark...
'I’m forever going to miss my son': Mom of Brooklyn man slain in club shooting
A Williamsburg health-care worker celebrating his friend’s birthday. A Queens native working her way through college. A mother of 11 from Brooklyn who spent her final moments tearing up the...
De Blasio's team tried to block Bloomberg from event
More than a year into Mayor de Blasio's administration, a top City Hall aide sought to keep former Mayor Bloomberg from speaking at a rare joint appearance with de Blasio...
Boy desperately tries to halt cicada invasion
Anyone who lives in a region that has cicadas knows how crazy they can be. One Ohio boy had enough and tried to take things into his own hands, not...
Teens who vape are more likely to pick up cigarettes
Teens who puff electronic cigarettes are six times more likely to graduate to traditional butts, compared to those who never vape, a new study revealed on Monday. Researchers from the...
Man left brain-dead after running into a pole
A 23-year-old man was left brain-dead after he ran into a light pole while intoxicated in Queens on Sunday morning, police sources said. Jayson Kim was with a friend on...
Mom of 11 from Brooklyn among club shooting victims
Hours before she took her last breath, Brooklyn native and mother of 11 Brenda McCool was heating up the dance floor at the Orlando nightclub Pulse. The 49-year-old McCool posted...
Yankees don't see any red flags in first-rounder's draft slide
To some, the Yankees may have gotten one of the steals of the recent MLB First-Year Player Draft when they selected outfielder Blake Rutherford from West Hills Chaminade in Los...
Weapons used in nightclub shooting bought at ex-NYPD cop's gun shop
ISIS sympathizer Omar Mateen purchased the weapons he used in his rampage from a Florida gun shop owned by a retired NYPD detective. “An evil person came in here and...
The Draymond Green slur that enraged LeBron James
OAKLAND, Calif. — The B-word is off limits to The King. TV replays showed Draymond Green uttering the word “B----” during his trash-talk showdown with LeBron James on Friday during...
Obama predicted the Orlando tragedy nearly two weeks prior
President Obama has made his views on gun control very clear, but things have taken a depressing turn. In early June, he actually predicted how a horrifying mass shooting, like...
Here's the next dating trend that will piss you off
No doubt you’ve heard the term "ghosting" — slang for when someone you’re seeing just disappears into thin air. It's happened to most of us, and it ain't cool. And...
Cavaliers being let down by their ex-Knicks contingent
OAKLAND – Suspended Draymond Green will be absent for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday. Ex-Knick Channing Frye, considered the X-factor off the bench for the Cavaliers entering...
Terry Collins passes all medical tests, will return tomorrow
The Mets have zero momentum heading into an eight-game homestand, but at least they have their manager back. Terry Collins was released from a Milwaukee hospital Monday after completing an...
Cuba's next impact free agent is slugger with possible Yankees fit
A player who theoretically could help both New York teams — and would cost just money, not prospects — has become available. Yulieski Gourriel was considered the best player left...
Teen says dozens of Oakland cops paid her for sex
A teenage prostitute revealed how she slept her way through five California police departments, leaving a scandalous investigation, an ousted chief and one dead cop in her wake. Celeste Guap,...
The big story of Euro is the hooligan war in the streets
Two English soccer fans were convicted by a French court on Monday of involvement in rioting and sentenced to two and three months in prison. The convictions in a packed...
Orlando gunman cheered 9/11 attacks, former classmates say
As a teenaged high school student in Florida, gay nightclub mass murderer Omar Mateen cheered as terrorists flew jumbo jets into the Twin Towers on 9/11, his former classmates recalled.
LinkedIn founder to make nearly $1B on Microsoft deal
Reid Hoffman has 900 million reasons to like Microsoft’s deal to buy LinkedIn. In addition to being LinkedIn’s founder and chairman, the 48-year-old tech tycoon is also the business networking...
Orlando shooter's father: I won't miss anything about my son
The father of ISIS-inspired gay club shooter Omar Mateen sent some seriously mixed messages on Monday — posting to Facebook that homosexuals should be “punished” and then hours later saying...
'Faux-cest' is the hottest new thing in porn -- and women love it
For the uninitiated, a film with the title "Family Play Date" could be identified as a harmless, wholesome household flick. But in fact, this title — along with a growing...
St. John's secures first coup for potential monster 2018 class
St. John’s envisions reeling in a blockbuster 2018 recruiting class, and it got off to a strong start on Monday. The Johnnies and head coach Chris Mullin picked up a...
Watching climate change is the key to predicting the next Zika
British scientists say they have developed a model that can predict outbreaks of zoonotic diseases – those such as Ebola and Zika that jump from animals to humans – based...
FBI chief: Orlando gunman was self-radicalized lone wolf
Islamic terrorist Omar Mateen was inspired by the Boston Marathon bombers and spoke to police dispatchers three times during his bloody siege — ultimately pledging allegiance to ISIS, federal authorities...
These ferocious dogs are no match for this super cop
After receiving a report of ferocious dogs roaming a neighborhood, an Idaho police officer got a chance to show off his dog control talents. Luckily, the dogs were brought in peacefully,...
ESPN president: Bill Simmons is a punk and should shut up
ESPN's president has heard just about enough from Bill Simmons. "Bill would rather spin conspiracy theories and be perceived as a martyr than take responsibility for his own actions," John...
Jessica Lange just one-upped Meryl Streep with her Tony win
They came to prominence in Hollywood films in the early 1980s and were rivals for the Best Actress Oscar in 1983. Meryl Streep won, for “Sophie’s Choice,” and Jessica Lange,...
Victim's Snapchat captures disturbing moment shots rang out in club
The terrifying moment that shots pierced through the music blasting at the Pulse nightclub was captured on Snapchat by a young woman — just before she died. Amanda Alvear, 25,...
Explore the secrets of old New York
With their Bowery Boys podcast, NYC history hounds Greg Young and Tom Meyers explore the city’s various identities of the past — the port town, the Revolutionary stronghold, the immigrant...
Orlando shooting survivor recounts experience inside the nightclub
Ray Rivera was DJ-ing at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, when Omar Mateen opened fire inside. Rivera took cover behind his DJ booth with several other people before making it out...
The surprising secret behind the wealthiest Americans' success
As much as everyone likes a good get-rich-quick story, the rich typically didn’t make their wealth overnight, which should comfort investors who are concerned that buy-and-hold investing no longer works....
Clinton says 'radical Islamism' fueled Orlando massacre
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton changed her tune Monday and referred to the Orlando massacre as a result of "radical Islamism," a sharp break from President Obama, who has declined to...
Priest accused of punching best man at wedding
NICOSIA, Cyprus — The best man slapped the groom on the back, which is an old Cypriot wedding custom. The priest punching the best man would be an innovation. But...
This is the first robot designed to cause human pain
Experts fear it’s only a matter of time before robots declare war on humans. Now the tech world has taken one small step toward making this nightmare scenario a reality....
Obama: Orlando shooter self-radicalized over the internet
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Monday that the Orlando mass murder was “inspired” by violent extremist propaganda on the internet and there’s no evidence the killing spree was ordered by...
Beauty secrets of the stars revealed
Makeup and hair trends took a turn toward the extreme this winter. Cheeks were contoured to kill, lips were as matte as the Sahara. So when celebrities started lightening up...
Smuggler caught trying to sell Khadafy's dagger for $10M
Turkey's state-run news agency says police have caught a man trying to sell a jeweled dagger allegedly pillaged from the palace of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi.
The cure for cancer could be as simple as a vaccine
How cool would it be to stop cancer dead in its tracks using a vaccine that would work regardless of cancer type? It turns out that humanity is already thinking...
LeBron's not going to like this Kevin Love rebuke
It's one thing for the Warriors (and one prominent Warrior's wife) to snark LeBron James for helping get Draymond Green suspended for Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday...
All the A-list actors who got their start on 'Law & Order'
During their peak in the 1990s and early 2000s, "Law & Order" and its many spinoffs were considered a rite of passage for many a struggling actor thanks to their...
Trump: Maybe Obama sympathizes with the terrorists
Donald Trump said Monday that that there are thousands of people living in the US "sick with hate" -- and ready, willing, and able to carry out a repeat of...
Oscar Pistorius is a 'broken man'
Oscar Pistorius is a "broken" man whose mental state has deteriorated over the last two years and he should be hospitalized and not jailed, a clinical psychologist testified for his...
Robber holds up bar, ex-cop shoots him in the face
A gunman made the mistake of his life when he tried to rob a Queens bar where a retired NYPD cop was inside drinking early Monday, sources said. Andrew McClean,...
Brazil got jobbed, but it's OK because they were terrible
Brazil went into Sunday's Group B finale knowing that all they needed was a draw to top the group and move on to the quarterfinals. They looked like they were...
Death toll changed to 49 to exclude Orlando shooter
The FBI adjusted the victim count from the gay nightclub massacre in Orlando from 50 to 49, saying on Monday the initial total included the gunman. “We don’t really count...
Gun stocks surge after Orlando massacre
Gunmaker stocks took off Monday in the wake of the Orlando massacre. Smith & Wesson shares were up 6.9 percent, to close at $22.88, boosted by fears of tighter gun...
Dad on the run after killing his entire family: cops
ROSWELL, N.M. — A New Mexico man is accused of fatally shooting his wife and four daughters in their family home and then fleeing in his car, authorities said Sunday....
NYPD heightens security at gay clubs after Orlando massacre
The NYPD is beefing up security at gay bars and nightclubs around the city in response to the Orlando massacre, Chief of Department James O'Neill said Monday. "We are working...
Microsoft's dealmaking in doubt with $26.2B LinkedIn price tag
Microsoft is acquiring LinkedIn for $26.2 billion — but not everybody on Wall Street has endorsed its deal-making skills. The Redmond, Wash., software giant claims the surprise combo will allow...
Antifreeze-murder wife who framed her child dies in prison
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A woman convicted of fatally poisoning her husband with antifreeze and trying to kill her daughter and frame her for the crime has died in prison. Stacey...
Lin-Manuel Miranda's moving tribute to Orlando victims
“Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda tearfully dedicated a sonnet to the Orlando massacre victims at the Tony Awards Sunday night.
The final moments of the Orlando nightclub massacre
Omar Mateen's terror rampage came to an end when he came through a hole that police punched into walls of the a nightclub, shooting at officers who returned fire and...
Artist turns prosthetic arm into a tattoo machine
JC Sheitan Tenet lost his arm, but not his passion for tattooing. This led to him teaming up with artist/engineer JL Gonzal to make a working prosthetic tattoo arm.
Here's how you fix that horrible email blunder on the job
To err is human, as the saying goes. “We all make mistakes — it goes with the territory of not only having a job, but learning and advancing, too,” says...
Should I quit my boring internship for a summer job?
I just started my internship, and my manager gave me a bunch of menial tasks. If I wanted a menial job, I could be flipping burgers instead — for more...
'Guilt' star Billy Zane weighs in on drama's Amanda Knox comparisons
Freeform's soapy new drama “Guilt” follows an American student studying abroad in London who becomes the prime suspect in her roommate’s brutal murder. She’s also got a French boyfriend, who...
ISIS radio: Nightclub shooter is soldier of 'caliphate in America'
BEIRUT — The Islamic State's radio has called the Orlando mass shooter "one of the soldiers of the caliphate in America." Al-Bayan Radio, a media outlet for the IS extremist...
Lawmakers consider 5-cent refund for returning plastic bags
ALBANY — Used plastic grocery bags could become as valuable as used soda cans under an option being discussed between city and state officials, The Post has learned. The city...
Teacher kicked out of school for ordering books is reinstated
His teaching career . . . is alive! Red-faced Department of Education officials have dropped misconduct charges against Midwood HS teacher Todd Friedman after The Post revealed his “Frankenstein” case...
If this bill passes, trucks can kiss illegal street spots goodbye
State lawmakers want to curb a city initiative that allows big businesses to treat Big Apple streets as their own personal parking lot — with little or no consequences. The...
Nightclub shooter tied to radical imam who was an ex-gang leader
Nightclub murderer Omar Mateen was a follower of an imam who preached hatred of gays and who was recently released from prison — despite prosecutors warning that he had terror...
This New York Jet-turned-minister wants to be the city's next mayor
The Republican who wants to be the next New York City mayor has worn out two pairs of Rockport Oxfords strolling door to door, tieless, in four boroughs, not including...
Trump making a mint on NYC golf course 'city is paying him to run'
Donald Trump scored a hole-in-one in his first year operating a new public golf course in The Bronx, racking up a city-best $8 million in revenues there while taxpayers shelled out...
Co-worker: Nightclub shooter was racist and unstable
The man behind the Orlando massacre was a bloodthirsty bigot who “talked about killing people all the time” — but his employers refused to turn him in because he was...
Trump blasts Obama for refusal to blame massacre on ‘radical Islam’
WASHINGTON -- Donald Trump on Sunday laced into President Obama for not mentioning “radical Islam” in his address to the nation after the mass shooting in Orlando — a massacre...
'Hamilton' is the belle of the Tony ball
Broadway on Sunday night celebrated its latest cultural phenomenon — “Hamilton” — which captured 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. But the celebration came the same day an ISIS-inspired terrorist...
Bernie is trying really hard to get Hillary to embrace his views
WASHINGTON — Bernie Sanders will meet with Hillary Clinton Tuesday and intends to press the presumptive Democratic nominee to adopt a progressive platform of free college tuition, universal health care,...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A 14-year-old boy was robbed of his cellphone in Fordham, cops said Sunday. The boy was followed by two men who cornered him at Jerome Avenue and West...