October 23, 2016
Uber warns of fake-driver scam spike at city airports
The terminals at the city’s airports are being plagued by bogus cabdrivers claiming to work for car-hailing apps like Uber or Lyft — and its gotten so bad that Uber...
‘The Walking Dead' aired its most gruesome episode yet
"The Walking Dead” premiere just blew everyone’s minds.
Nets want to 'unleash' forward as more than defensive stopper
When Trevor Booker takes the court, opposing offenses notice. But Nets coach Kenny Atkinson is waiting for the Nets’ offseason acquisition to make opponents cower on the defensive end as...
The 'Rising Tide' helping business owners
When Alfa Demmellash left her grandparents’ home in Ethiopia to join her mother in Boston at the age of 13, her family told her that “America is like the land...
Stop turning kids into UNICEF fund-raisers
When the Elsas and Supermen trick-or-treat their way to our doorsteps next week, some will be toting an orange box with the word UNICEF on it. Since 1950, four years...
So this is what happens when Sheldon Richardson plays right position
Sheldon Richardson showed what he could do if he is playing in his natural position. After playing outside and inside linebacker in recent weeks, as well as 4-3 defensive end,...
No mayor should be using a park as a heliport
New Yorkers enjoying Brooklyn’s Prospect Park late one Friday afternoon this month got a surprise: an NYPD helicopter landing in the middle of a field. No, they weren’t responding to...
Dan Girardi comes back with a bang as Rangers hold on
For the most part, they were the Raggedy Rangers at the Garden on Sunday, obviously suffering from back to back-itis against the rested Coyotes following Saturday’s emotional victory in D.C....
The future of cyber attacks and other notable comments
Policing expert: Stop Lying About the Cops Heather Mac Donald has some advice for the next president: Focus on rhetoric, not policy. “Washington’s role in crime-fighting is negligible,” she writes...
Obama will do just about anything to save ObamaCare
President Obama last week all but admitted that the Affordable Care Act is as flawed as the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 — and asked the GOP to take ownership before...
Jeff Hornacek wants Cubs to be an inspiration to Knicks
Jeff Hornacek knows about title droughts. Long before joining the Knicks, the coach already was quite familiar with long-suffering fan bases. On Saturday night, the lifelong Cubs fan watched what...
Dear Hillary, ditch Doug Band
Buried in the WikiLeaks dumps is at least one important lesson for Hillary Clinton: If she wins the White House, her family needs to freeze out Doug Band. Band got...
Team Trump ready to point finger at Paul Ryan if Donald loses
Team Trump has begun to hint that, if The Donald loses, a big reason will be the “betrayal” by House Speaker Paul Ryan. That gets things exactly backward. The Trumpers’...
Giants replacement kicker had the best sports weekend
LONDON — Robbie Gould is a Cubs fan. A devout Cubs fan. But he was not in the United States and had to prepare for his first game kicking for...
Islanders prevail on 'little better' Barclays ice
John Tavares’ slow start to the season was indicative of an entire Islanders offense that hadn’t been able to find its way for much of the season’s first five games....
Headhunting Dolphins WR pretty much admits own hit was dirty
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Jarvis Landry apologized for the block that injured Aaron Williams, said he wished he could take it back, and offered little defense when asked if the...
Geno Smith's words prove he should still be Jets starter
Darrelle Revis has had a Hall of Fame career, has been one of the very best ever to play the position of cornerback. He owns a Super Bowl ring. When...
Ravens coach blasts DT after Marshall's game-changing strip
The most bizarre play in the Jets’ 24-16 win over the Ravens also might have been its most important. In a roller-coaster 17 seconds that included two turnovers off a...
Landon Collins' star rose with each impossible cut downfield
LONDON — At 343 pounds, Damon Harrison, aka “Snacks,’’ did not want to hear how great Landon Collins was with the ball in his hands and how his feet were...
Eagles 'smell blood,' give Sam Bradford miserable welcome back
PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles rolled out the welcome mat for Sam Bradford here Sunday afternoon, then laced it with spikes, nails and maybe even a stray Lego or two. Reuniting...
Porn star launched sex shop one day before Trump allegations
The porn star who claims Donald Trump forcibly hugged and kissed her — then offered her $10,000 for a romp — launched her online sex shop just one day before...
Knicks all seem to agree: We're not very good right now
Joakim Noah admittedly is a “step slow” since suffering recent hamstring and ankle injuries. Derrick Rose has practiced with the Knicks just twice since returning from his civil trial for...
Residents want to dump Trump's name from high-rise
He's a disgrace to their good names! Trump Place residents are petitioning to remove The Donald's name from their tony Upper West Side high-rise complex because it's "embarrassing." "He's a...
'Pissed off' Ryan Fitzpatrick sticks it to Jets regime: I want the job
It is the loneliest, darkest feeling an athlete can have, when your heart believes that the men who own and manage the team you play for and the head coach...
The simple way Jets' running game got Ravens to 'crack'
There wasn’t a magic formula, no radical change in play-calling, to explain the drastic about-face in the Jets’ running game. It was simple, really. “It was because we just kept...
There's a grave voting issue in New York City
They died up to eight years ago — but according to the city, that doesn’t mean they can’t still vote. Queens resident Stewart Marden told The Post that the city’s...
Can Browns win a game? Analyzing the schedule week by week
The question has been bouncing around for a few weeks now, but it only seemed appropriate to wait and see how it played out for a few more games. Well,...
Jets report card: Here's the defense that's been MIA all year
Grades from the Jets' 24-16 home victory over the Ravens on Sunday: Offense The Jets did just enough offensively to win the game. They had just one turnover and put...
Ex-Trump aides tied to firm that tried to expand Russia's spying efforts
Two of Donald Trump’s closest former aides have ties to a firm that tried to help the Russian government spy on its own people, sources told The Post. Former Trump...
When baseball world descended on HS showdown: Javier Baez vs. Lindor
CLEVELAND – The atmosphere. Everyone remembers the atmosphere. How unique it was for a high school baseball game, how there had to be just the right combination of factors to...
Black Votes Matter PAC suspends operations
A group founded earlier this year to help mobilize black turnout for the Nov. 8 elections has suspended operations, The Post has learned. Black Votes Matter PAC was created to...
Eli Apple's balancing act after mom rips Giants over Josh Brown
LONDON – Eli Apple saw the first few Twitter posts by his mother, Annie, followed by a few more. “I was like, 'OK, she might go on a rant,'’’ Eli...
Joe Namath isn't buying Geno Smith's injury
If anyone knows about knee injuries, it’s Jets legend Joe Namath, and the Super Bowl III hero had a question for Geno Smith in the second half of Sunday’s 24-16...
Ryan Fitzpatrick's hurt feelings steal spotlight of Jets' 180
After 60 minutes of football between the Jets and Ravens, it was a quarterback who delivered the biggest hit of the day in a postgame interview. Ryan Fitzpatrick had something...
Matt LeBlanc back in prime time after 10 years
Matt LeBlanc, who’s back in the sitcom genre after 10 years, really does seem to be a “Man With a Plan.” In his new CBS series — premiering Monday at...
Tracey Ullman could 'get away with anything' as Judi Dench
Tracey Ullman’s Show Friday, 11 p.m., HBO Tracey Ullman’s new six-episode sketch-comedy show is a master class in impersonation. The comedienne calls on decades of experience to mimic celebrities —...
Tragedy unknowingly turned this teen into fashion’s most in-demand model
"The biggest thing I’ve learned is to not give a f - - k.” Model Selena Forrest is reflecting on the past year-and-a-half, the time in which she’s gone from anonymous high schooler...
How an FDNY boat that rescued 9/11 survivors lives on
Edward Taylor is no stranger to boats. The restaurateur started out as a fisherman, selling clams to NYC eateries. He has made his career on the water, with a wholesale...
De Blasio 'neutered' new commissioner: police union boss
Police union leaders slammed Mayor Bill de Blasio early Sunday during an appearance on John Catsimatidis' talk show--fuming that Hizzoner "neutered" NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill in the aftermath of the...
Tenured teachers get slap on the wrist for 'disturbing' actions
One teacher called students “white names.” Another had a boy wash his mouth with soap. A third ogled teen girls and displayed an erection. All got a slap on the...
Mexican model found unharmed at hospital after going missing
The Mexican model who had been missing in Brooklyn for more than a week was found early Sunday, police said. Geraldine Mendez Victoria, 20, was discovered unharmed at a Manhattan...
Food vendor pummels, robs fellow worker
A South Street Seaport hot-dog vendor was beaten and robbed by another vendor Saturday morning in what witnesses suspect may have been a territorial beef. Mahmoud Metwali, 30, was punched...
A.J. Green humiliates every Brown on all-time absurd catch
With time about to expire on the first half and the Bengals leading the Browns 14-10 at home, quarterback Andy Dalton launched a 48-yard pass into the end zone and...
Ivanka Trump the greyhound wins race
A long-shot greyhound named Ivanka Trump finished first in a race at the Palm Beach Kennel Club last week, delighting bettors who put their money on the dog’s 10-to-1 odds....
Airbnb ban could tear traveler's family apart
Travelers are rethinking trips to the Big Apple now that Gov. Cuomo and the Legislature have approved a law that effectively puts Airbnb out of business by banning apartment-rental ads...
German diplomat has broken 'a bunch' of wife's bones: neighbor
An allegedly abusive German Consulate attaché at the center of a diplomatic-immunity battle with New York authorities is a violent man who keeps his wife a virtual prisoner at their...
Geno Smith doesn't last one half before going down
Geno Smith’s return wasn't nearly as triumphant as he would have liked. In his first start since the final game of the 2014 season, Smith couldn’t make it through a...
Multiple people killed when tour bus collides with semi-truck
PALM SPRINGS, Calif.-- A tour bus returning home to Los Angeles from a casino trip plowed into the back of a semi-truck on a California highway early Sunday, killing 13...
Giants report card: The offense is a problem
The grades from the Giants' 17-10 win over the Rams in London on Sunday: Offense There was some bad stuff going on here, starting with the second play, when slippery-fingered...
No flag thrown as ref manhandles Vikings star after whistle
Keith Ferguson is a back judge who his 17th year as an NFL referee and you will respect his authority. We don't yet know what Vikings Stefon Diggs might have...
Hostile nations are taking advantage of Obama's final days
Why would an Iranian proxy in Yemen provoke a fight with America? There was almost most universal puzzlement among several Middle Eastern diplomats I talked to in the last few...
The no-makeup movement is great — if you're young and rich
Three weeks before Dani Richmand got married, she ditched makeup to let her skin breathe as her wedding approached. A month and a half after the big day, the 26-year-old...
Trump campaign manager: 'we are behind'
Faced with fresh polling showing Donald Trump down 12 points nationally, his campaign manager Sunday did something her boss hates to do — acknowledged that they are losing. “We are...
Clinton takes double-digit poll lead against Trump
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton jumped to a double-digit lead over Donald Trump as voters were largely turned off by the brash billionaire’s comments about women and his unwillingness to accept...
'Jackie' wasn't being straight with me: Rolling Stone reporter
The writer of the retracted Rolling Stone report of a gang rape at a University of Virginia fraternity house told a Charlottesville, Va., jury about the moment she realized her...
Landon Collins' masterpiece saves Giants in London eyesore
LONDON – Based on what Eli Manning, Odell Beckham Jr, Rashad Jennings and the entire offensive unit accomplished with the play calls sent in by coach Ben McAdoo, the Giants...
How babies know their mother's voice — even in the womb
It is no surprise that a child prefers its mother’s voice to those of strangers. Beginning in the womb, a fetus’ developing auditory pathways sense the sounds and vibrations of...
Jets' national anthem singer wrestles with kneeling
Lawrence Brownlee was chosen by the New York Jets to sing the national anthem before their game against the Baltimore Ravens, but the operatic tenor faced a difficult decision. In...
Curtis Sliwa trains his 12-year-old son to be a Guardian Angel
He’s a chip off the old beret. As the founder of the Guardian Angels, Curtis Sliwa has mentored a number of men and women hoping to join its ranks —...
Jets down Muhammad Wilkerson for crucial game
The Jets will be missing star defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson on Sunday against the Ravens. Wilkerson was listed as questionable for the game, but apparently he did not feel healthy...
Actress who grew up in city libraries is ready to tell her story
Sharon Washington spent most of her childhood worried about feeding the dragon. Washington, 57, lived with her parents and grandmother in a series of apartments tucked into the top floors...
Is Eli Manning hollering 'Trump' as a Giants audible?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtlWGizLEig Eli Manning’s version of The Wall may be big, blue and stand at the line of scrimmage, but it sure sounded like the Giants play caller was invoking another...
I thought I had a kidney stone, but I was really having a baby
That’s one cute kidney stone. A Georgia woman knew she was going to have a laborious evening at the hospital when she doubled over in pain with what she thought...
Landon Collins applies to be Giants RB with unreal INT return
Somehow, some way, he always Landon'd his feet.
'SNL' takes more jabs at Donald Trump's debate performance
Baldwin boasted that Trump was “winning in every poll outside a Cracker Barrel” while McKinnon said that America didn’t deserve an “F” for president – and pledged Clinton would be...
I was $80K in debt, now I have a $12 million jewelry line
It was 2008 or 2009, and Samantha Wills was living in Australia, piecing together jewelry out of crystals and wires, when an assistant to costume designer Patricia Field, who was...
'F--king classy' Cubs fans threw beer at Dodgers families: pitcher
Long-suffering. Ecstatic. Disbelieving. F--king idiots? Brett Anderson added one adjective to describe Cubs fans late Saturday, after his Dodgers were defeated in Game 6, allowing Cubs fans to see their...
Hacked emails show Clinton campaign's biggest worries
WASHINGTON — Hacked emails from the personal account of Hillary Clinton's top campaign official show some of the attention her team paid to courting black voters. There were worries about...
Man steals, crashes cop car after officer leaves keys in ignition
Dude, where’s my patrol car? A bumbling Bronx cop left the key to an NYPD cruiser in the ignition Sunday morning — letting a car thief swipe it from right...
The beauty routine of a Victorian woman was anything but glamorous
It’s easy to romanticize the past, especially the Victorian era. It’s been given so much Hollywood gilding in films such as “The Portrait of a Lady” and “The Age of...
One dead, several injured in drunken drag race
A drag race between drunken drivers on the West Shore Expressway in Staten Island left one man dead and several injured when both vehicles crashed early Sunday. Dennis White, 39,...
Iraqi forces launch new advance northeast of Mosul
KHAZER, Iraq — Iraqi and Kurdish forces launched a new offensive Sunday on a town near Mosul as part of a massive operation aimed at retaking the country's second largest...
Iran's president criticizes US candidates' debate behavior
TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday criticized the U.S. presidential candidates' behavior during their recent debates. "Did you see the debate and the way of their speaking,...
Mark-Viverito wanted to replace city manager with Spanish speaker: suit
A black housing-project manager in The Bronx claims she was the victim of a witch hunt because City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito demanded a Spanish speaker in the post. A...
City has scandalous bureaucrats overseeing its struggling schools
The city Department of Education has stocked the office that oversees the city’s lowest-performing schools with bureaucrats who were ineffective and tainted by scandal in previous school jobs. Mayor de...
FDNY firefighters disciplined for hazing African-American member
Seven Midtown firefighters have been disciplined for violating the FDNY’s “zero tolerance” hazing policy, The Post has learned. Five firefighters and two officers at Engine 40-Ladder 35 near Lincoln Center...
Meet the curvy beauty even Drake couldn't seduce
Fanny Neguesha stars in the much-hyped new Drake short film “Please Forgive Me,” but the Belgian model makes no apologies. “I came here to slay,” the 26-year-old tells The Post....
This cemetery's bees produce 'heavenly' honey for visitors
This honey is heavenly. The syrupy byproduct of the nearly 250,000 bees living in Brooklyn’s historic Green-Wood Cemetery — aptly named “Sweet Hereafter” honey — goes on sale Monday. “Sweetness...
Floral company discriminated against Italian workers: suit
A Manhattan floral company had no amore for its Italian workers, a new lawsuit claims. Longtime bookkeeper Neil Diolosa claims supervisors at Regency International targeted Italians and older workers with...
Brooklyn yeshiva settles with sexual assault accusers for $2.1M
A prominent Orthodox Jewish school in Brooklyn agreed to pay an unprecedented $2.1 million to two former students who charged their teacher — accused serial molester Rabbi Joel Kolko —...
This accused spy had a fling with JFK and stole Hitler's heart
Inga Arvad was John F. Kennedy’s great love — “Inga Binga,” the one woman with whom he could be himself, according to many who knew him. But when Arvad was...
Funeral 'celebrants' offer eulogies with a personal touch
They’re breathing new life into death. Nonsectarian “celebrants” are replacing priests and rabbis as funeral eulogizers and officiants, offering remembrances specially tailored to the deceased instead of regurgitating common prayers....
Man sues marine company for turning his yacht into a fire trap
A celebrity lawyer and producer is suing a marine company over an on-board fire. Aaron Richard Golub, who once produced an Edie Sedgwick biopic and has repped socialites and power...
Home health aide threw patient's remains in unmarked grave: suit
A home health aide raided her elderly patient’s estate, cremated his remains without a memorial service and tossed the ashes into an unmarked New Jersey grave without telling his family,...
Mount Sinai worker sexually assaulted paralyzed woman: suit
Paralyzed from the neck down after falling off a Manhattan rooftop, a teenager endured a second nightmare when she was sexually assaulted by a Mount Sinai hospital worker, a new...
Bogus products damaged Nanette Lepore's fashion brand: suit
When designer Nanette Lepore sought to expand her brand, she wanted clothes ready to wear — not ready to fall apart. Lepore, whose tops and dresses are favored by Sarah...
State orders shrink to treat only men after violating 'boundaries'
Women will no longer be allowed on this shrink’s couch. Dr. John Halkias, who practices in Queens, is forbidden from treating female patients, a unique punishment handed down by the...
Today's kids are getting ahead by learning how to code apps
It’s a head-startup program! Neurotic New York parents are insisting that tots as young as 2 learn the basics of coding — the instructions used to create Web sites, software...
Low interest rates are killing health care insurance firms
Big health-care insurance firms are struggling to find a profit in this low-interest-rate environment, which is a cause for concern for opponents of the doctor-assisted suicide movement that is gaining...
AT&T's deal with Time Warner could cost customers, critics say
Critics of AT&T’s $80 billion acquisition of Time Warner are already asking how much this deal will cost their customers. Typically, consumers of mega mergers pay more for their TV...
How to get the car insurance check that was never sent
Dear John: You seem to be the person to write to with this problem. Back in September 2016, we drove to the Havana Café in the Bronx for dinner. After...
Economic growth is all about job quantity -- and quality
Dear John: You recently said Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve head, commented that “even the economists are puzzled” as to why the economy is running cold. Maybe I’m simple, but...
Trump wanted his Gettysburg speech to be a turning point -- but he's no Lincoln
Abe Lincoln's legacy is safe, and not just because Donald Trump talked too long Saturday. It’s that he said too little that was new or uplifting. Running out of time to...
Trump leading in poll that has best track record over last three elections
The poll with the best track record over the last three presidential elections gave Donald Trump a 2 percentage-point edge over Hillary Clinton on Saturday. The Investor’s Business Daily/TIPP tracking...
Protesters don't think 'scantily clad' Wonder Woman is a good role model
Wonder Woman is facing her most millennial foe yet: online haters. Some 2,000 protesters from around the world have joined a ThePetitionSite.com campaign asking the United Nations to reconsider the...
Javits Center enlists a cat army to rid convention hall of rats
Javits Center employees Sylvester and Alfreda enjoy two big perks: on-site housing and all the rats they can eat. “We used to hire exterminators, but nature has a better solution,”...
Worldwide spike in shark attacks are due to human activity
Shark attacks are escalating around the world and humans are squarely to blame, according to Australian scientists. Last year, there were a record 98 unprovoked shark attacks, six of which...
Clinton researchers thought that Bernie 'alienates' his allies
Bernie Sanders has a “my way or the highway” negotiating style that “alienates his natural allies,” Hillary Clinton campaign researchers say in a new trove of e-mails uncovered by WikiLeaks....
Cubs fans are swapping 'Hamilton' tickets for World Series tickets
Chicago Cubs fans are looking to swap one golden ticket for another. Diehard Cubbies followers are trying to swap tickets for the Chicago run of “Hamilton” for National League Playoff...
Emails show Clinton aides scrambling over book about Bill's 'Energizer'
Hillary Clinton's top aides sprang into damage-control mode after hearing about a new book detailing her husband Bill's affair with socialite neighbor Julie Tauber, according to the latest emails published...
90-year-old Cubs fan plans to party harder than anyone
Dorothy Farrell, a lovely elderly Chicago Cubs fan, bought her tickets in the front row at Wrigley Field in 1984. She's been sitting there ever since, rooting on "my Cubbies,"...
The one-word mantra that may help Jets avoid a lost season
Intellectually, you know they’re done. They’re finished. They’re over. They’re tapped out. They’re toast. They’re hapless. They’re hopeless. Stick a fork in them. Dig a grave for them. As Dandy...
Giants biggest battle may be keeping their cool in London
A 100-yard field across the pond normally reserved for rugby will serve as a sanctuary Sunday morning for the New York Giants, from John Mara down to new kicker Robbie...
Giants set to play in the 'cathedral of rugby'
LONDON – What will the crowd be like at Twickenham Stadium? The Rams technically are the home team but that is an official designation, not an indicator of fan loyalties....
100 mostly barefoot inmates escape Haiti lockup
ARCAHAIE, Haiti — More than 100 mostly barefoot inmates overpowered guards on Saturday and escaped from a lockup in central Haiti, officials said. Judge Henry Claude Louis-Jean said the prison break...
Hondo goes to K.C.
Hondo failed to hit with Ole Miss on Saturday night, but largely offset that setback by cashing with the Cubs in the NLCS to reduce the earnings slightly to 3,422...
Clayton Kershaw's playoff rebirth ends with a thud
CHICAGO — Clayton Kershaw’s playoff renaissance is over, at least for this year. The Dodgers ace flopped at a big moment — again. Kershaw’s postseason resume took another hit in...
Porn star says Trump offered her $10K for sex
Porn actress Jessica Drake emerged Saturday as the 11th woman to accuse Donald Trump of making inappropriate sexual advances. Drake, 42, appeared at a press conference with celebrity attorney Gloria...
Meet the Cubs fan who took the curse off the Steve Bartman seat
CHICAGO — The man walked down the aisle and put his stuff on the most notorious seat in Wrigley Field. His wife waited somewhere else, avoiding the scene for the...
Why a Democrat-controlled Senate would sink Wall Street
A quick look at the bond and stock markets shows that there are growing jitters as measured by the VIX, or volatility index. The uneasiness can be tied to the...
World Series set: It's Aroldis Chapman vs. Andrew Miller
CHICAGO — The World Series perhaps finalized in the trade deadline war room of the Yankees is now set. Andrew Miller’s Indians versus Aroldis Chapman’s Cubs. The late-game relievers dealt...
'Oops something happened': Dan Girardi's return delayed
WASHINGTON — When Dan Girardi was younger, more foolish and compiling an astonishing string in which he missed just two of a possible 791 games (including playoffs) because of injury...
Will Brook Lopez ever fit into Nets' new-school system?
How tough has it been for Brook Lopez to adjust to the Nets’ new system? He was the highest-scoring center in the Eastern Conference last season. He mustered just 8.0...
CM Punk and other luminaries weigh in on Cubs' historic night
Twitter filled with messages of elation, relief and a feeling of unfinished business after the Cubs clinched their first National League pennant since 1945. Chicago ended one drought with a...