December 25, 2016
Recently engaged dance duo aboard doomed Russian flight
A 19-year-old ballerina and a recently engaged dancing duo were among 64 members of the famed Russian army choir who died when a Russian military plane carrying them and 28...
Football's noxious TV coverage can't get worse in 2017, right?
As we near 2017, the words of 1930s child philosopher Stymie seem appropriate: “I don’t know where we’re going, but we’re on our way!” In 2017, will TV be easier...
'Emerald City' is one trippy take on Oz
It makes sense that the brickless “Yellow Road” in “Emerald City” is paved with opium — since this is one trippy adventure. The 10-episode series, premiering Jan. 6 on NBC,...
George Michael evolved from pop icon to serious musical artist
When George Michael released his first solo album, “Faith,” in 1987, his first order of business was to slay the beast of his previous life in Wham! As the first...
Rapper Troy Ave shot twice while sitting in his Maserati
Rapper Troy Ave was shot twice Sunday while sitting in his red Maserati in Brooklyn, sources said. The shooting unfolded in Canarsie at East 91st Street and Linden Boulevard around...
Kristaps Porzingis marks holiday with huge dunks and pratfalls
It didn’t turn out to be a Merry Kristaps for the Knicks’ 7-foot-3 Latvian phenom, despite some gaudy numbers posted on a still-healing bruised right knee. Kristaps Porzingis had 22...
Why there's concern about Giants' strongest spot
There looks like there’s a crack in the Giants’ defense, and it’s coming at exactly the wrong time if they hope to get very far in the playoffs. Fresh off...
Carmelo on Al Horford scrap: ‘A Dominican and Puerto Rican’
There was a face-to-face showdown. There was a shot to the mouth that drew blood. Things got both chirpy and chippy during the Knicks’ 119-114 Christmas loss to the Celtics...
Knicks' record is hollow until they beat some contenders
There was blood on Christmas at the Garden. Boston’s Marcus Smart received an elbow to the face on Derrick Rose’s drive to the hole in the first half and came...
These are the biggest questions still plaguing the Nets
With the Nets a third of the way through the NBA slate, it seemed a logical time to take stock of the team. The results and the record have been dire,...
The media's double standard on jumping to conclusions
Here’s a paradox for you. Whenever there’s a terrorist attack, the immediate response from government officials and the media is: “Let’s not jump to conclusions.” Yet when there are breaking...
Obama's legacy is a devastated Democratic Party
As President Obama concludes his reign of error, his party is smaller, weaker and ricketier than it has been since at least the 1940s. Behold the tremendous power that Democrats...
How Trump helped sink Navy's push for political correctness
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus last week dropped his drive to eliminate hundreds of “sexist” job titles — thanks to fury in the ranks. It’s a welcome defeat for the forces...
Here's why New York is shrinking
New York is shrinking: The latest Census figures show that the state’s population was actually a bit smaller as of July 1 than the year before. And it’s obvious what’s...
The fake news that smears the NYPD
Amid all the furor about “fake news,” it’s well worth noting that grotesque misreporting often prospers — especially when it confirms the liberal biases of the mainstream media. Sometimes it...
Cavs over Warriors was insanely fun — how soon till Finals?
CLEVELAND — Six months later, the Cavaliers came back on the Warriors again. Kyrie Irving dropped a fadeaway jumper over Klay Thompson with 3.4 seconds left and Cleveland rallied just...
Let Christian Hackenberg play the last Jets game
There’s only one thing that matters for the Jets before this miserable season comes to its merciful close next Sunday. Play Christian Hackenberg. Sure, they would like to avoid any...
Billionaire's son does damage control after dad's racist remarks
The son of upstate billionaire Carl Paladino was forced over the weekend to try to distance himself -- and the family's real-estate firm -- from his dad's racist statements against...
Yule love this old-school Christmas tribute
This year, Christmas goes old school. The long-lost original Yule Log video — recorded by WPIX/Channel 11 at Gracie Mansion in 1966 — aired on Christmas morning for the first time...
EMT slashed by thugs who stole his presents
An FDNY Emergency Medical Technician was slashed and robbed of nearly $3,000 in Christmas gifts -- including a drone for his 6-year-old daughter -- as he headed to a holiday...
Get your direwolves ready for the 'Game of Thrones' marathon
Winter is coming . . . to your television screen. While NYC is unlikely to see any more snow before the New Year, HBO will celebrate the holidays with a “Game of...
94-year-old woman attacked by thief says no one bothered to help
A violent crook robbed a 94-year-old Bronx widow on Christmas Eve — and a passerby ignored her pleas for help, cops and the victim told The Post. Muriel Bernstein was...
5 things Giants need to accomplish before playoffs
For the Giants, getting in was challenging. Staying in, that will require some staying power. The Giants took off after a three-game losing streak to win six straight games and...
Knicks fumble away Christmas slugfest in final minute
Knicks fans nearly got this year’s Christmas miracle at the Garden on Sunday. The Celtics’ Avery Bradley stole it away. The Knicks came all the way back after trailing by...
Thief brutally robs woman walking along bridge ramp
Already depressed over a recent divorce, an NYU French professor wasn’t about to let a Christmas Eve mugger off without a fight. The thief pulled the 35-year-old woman’s hood over...
Carmelo Anthony's emotional gift to teen fan battling cancer
https://twitter.com/NotoriousOHM/status/813056122974257153 Knicks star Carmelo Anthony played secret Santa for a Bronx teen who just won a tough battle with cancer — by surprising the boy and his family with a...
An inside look at Rangers' top prospects — and their due dates
This is what trading away those four straight first-round picks plus two of the past four second-rounders in pursuit of the Stanley Cup realistically means for the Rangers, whose organization...
Israel summons US ambassador, considers 'plan of action' against UN
A furious Benjamin Netanyahu summoned America’s ambassador to Israel on Sunday to protest after the US failed to block a UN anti-settlement resolution. Israel's Foreign Ministry said it also called...
The tribal war over property gifted to banned Indian chief
Tribal warfare has broken out over a millionaire’s offer to give a piece of Manhattan — his West Village home — back to the Indians. Jean-Louis Goldwater Bourgeois is ready...
This man wrote a small book for his family -- and it became a best-seller
In 2005, William Paul Young was working three jobs and living in a 900-square-foot apartment with his wife and four of his six children after losing his home to bankruptcy....
2 men injured after knife fight over woman
Two men were hospitalized - one in critical condition - after a knife fight over a woman in Manhattan Sunday morning, police sources said. Jason Medina, 37, and Elvis Santos,...
Kim Jong Un bans Christmas, makes North Korea worship grandma
Kim Jong Un is the Grinch who stole Christmas. North Korea’s tubby tyrant wants the few Christians in the hermit state to spread cheer only to celebrate his grandma, Kim...
Jets owner's glaring no-show could be a Todd Bowles omen
Jets owner Woody Johnson skipped Saturday’s 41-3 blowout loss to the Patriots. Johnson rarely misses games. Is it an ominous sign for coach Todd Bowles that Johnson is fed up...
Veteran shot in the face gets smile back for Christmas
All Dustin Kirby wanted for Christmas was his smile back. The 32-year-old Navy veteran’s non-stop suffering began when an Iraqi sniper shot him in the face as he left a...
Trump tweets holiday cheer, not everyone feels it
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/813003030186622976 A clench-fisted Donald Trump wished America a merry Christmas on Sunday on Twitter. With a decorated tree in the background, Trump tweeted a picture of himself in a dark...
War over largest menorah ends with holiday truce
New York’s War of the Menorahs has flared for years — with rabbis in Brooklyn and Manhattan each claiming during rival, public lighting ceremonies that theirs is the largest, most...
Pope wishes Christmas peace to those scarred by war
Pope Francis called for peace and "weapons to be still" during his traditional Christmas address on Sunday, shedding light on bloodshed that’s torn apart Syria, Africa and the Holy Land....
Nightclub shooting leaves owner dead, several injured
A man out on bail for attempted murder shot dead a Westchester bar owner and wounded five others in a Christmas party “bloodbath,’’ authorities said Sunday. Errol Hillary, 40, opened...
NYC education official accused of punching, kicking husband
A top Department of Education official sued for allegedly bullying staffers is accused of battering her husband, police sources said.
Israel to cut funding to 'hostile' UN institutions
Israel will stop funding UN institutions in response to the resolution condemning its settlements in the occupied territories and East Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday. The prime minister...
Obama spends vacation with daughters in 'escape room'
Barack Obama and his daughters visited an “escape room” on their last vacation — and managed to make it out with 12 seconds to spare. The president took daughters Sasha...
Trumps spend Christmas at church where they married
The Trumps went back to the church where they married for a Christmas Eve service Saturday, where they were received by hearty applause and a standing ovation. President-elect Donald Trump...
Officials fear Trump seeks to undo Obama's war on terror
President-elect Donald Trump’s transition team asked two federal agencies for a list of government employees working on anti-extremism programs, Reuters reports. Trump representatives want the names of State Department and...
America's toughest mudder eats bugs to stay fit
At 2 a.m., Stefanie Bishop had to slow down. She had been running laps through a grueling 5-mile obstacle course for 14 hours beneath the searing Las Vegas sun. She...
A sea lion band in Japan is learning to play a Christmas carol
Otaru Aquarium in Japan is famous for these highly intelligent, musical instrument-playing sea lions. With the holidays around the corner, this rockin' sea lion band is adding a Christmas carol to...
This granny's got game!
Not all seniors act their age. These vintage rockstars prove that age is just a number. Dalton Brown thought he was a pretty good basketball player, until his grandmother showed...
Playing Farkus was 'revenge' against bullies for 'Christmas Story' star
A Christmas Story Sunday, all day until 8 p.m., TBS and TNT It’s been three decades since then-13-year-old Zack Ward played the snarling, menacing red-haired bully Scut Farkus in the...
I got fired because I pumped breast milk at work: suit
Manhattan fashion designer Elie Tahari fired a breast-feeding mom allegedly over her need to pump milk at work, according to a lawsuit. Monica DiSalvo was a technical designer for Tahari...
FBI grills de Blasio's Satmar pals in fundraising probe
Federal investigators are questioning leaders in Williamsburg’s Hasidic community in their expanding inquiry into Mayor de Blasio’s fund-raising practices, multiple sources told The Post. Rabbi and political fund-raiser Moishe Indig...
Left in trash as a newborn, man reunites with trio who saved him
Marcus Wallace was 20 when he first saw his birth certificate. It named a woman he never met as “mother.” Curious, he stepped into the New York Public Library to...
Landlord trying to 'rid the building' of Latino residents: suit
Longtime Latino residents of South Williamsburg claim their Hasidic landlord is trying to harass them out of their apartment building — and out of their once diverse neighborhood. Cindy Sanchez,...
Port Authority cops 'shirking duties' probed as federal crime
Port Authority police officers accused of “shirking duties” while on patrol may have committed a federal crime, officials told The Post. And in the latest development since 44 PATH cops...
Ex-client's website trashing me hurts my business: suit
A disgruntled client is attacking Manhattan real-estate broker Lisa Conway on the Internet, and she has sued him to stop. Conway, who’s suing Howard Kaplan for $1 million in Manhattan...
Community meetings plagued by arrests, lawsuits and shouting
Civil war has broken out at Brooklyn’s Community Board 9, where wild meetings pit activists against board members and have generated nearly a dozen lawsuits. In the latest legal conflict,...
Meet the dyslexic spy who almost took down the feds
When FBI special agent Steven Carr opened a package FedExed to him from the FBI’s New York office in December 2000, he assumed it would contain the typical inter-office issue....
'Very lonely' guys spend hundreds to cuddle with me
She’s New York’s most coveted paid companion. Lisa VanArsdale, 27, has cuddled her way to the top of the snuggling business as the Big Apple’s only five-star snuggler. “I just...
Couple sues bank after they can’t access safe deposit
A Long Island couple’s safe deposit box is so secure, even they can’t get into it, they say in a lawsuit. Brenda and Robert Fox have kept $48,000 in jewelry...
'We don’t want them here': Suit claims eatery used race to seat patrons
Bagatelle, the Meatpacking District bistro known for its brunches and beautiful people, had an ugly secret: It assigned special codes to customers with the wrong “look” or skin color, then...
DA withholding cash recovered from gem heist: suit
A Manhattan jewelry firm scammed into buying stolen gems last year says it’s getting burned again, this time by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office. When A.J.A. Diamonds and Watches plunked...
Henry Kissinger wants to bridge divide between US and Russia
Henry Kissinger wants to be an intermediary between the Trump administration and Vladimir Putin, according to a report. The 93-year-old former secretary of state has consulted with the president-elect several...
'De Blasio rules' wouldn't have caught fugitive Berlin attacker: Gingrich
Newt Gingrich took a shot at Mayor de Blasio’s policing strategies Saturday, tweeting that if Italian cops had followed the city’s strict stop-and-frisk rules, they wouldn’t have stopped the fugitive...
Pace University student nabs Miss World title
Stephanie Del Valle, a student at Pace University, will be making New Yorkers proud on Christmas Day when they see her take home the Miss World crown.
Second Avenue subway causing delays for 'R' train, riders say
“R” you kidding? The Second Avenue Subway hasn’t opened, but it’s already causing transit headaches for Brooklyn commuters — who say they’re waiting longer for R trains. Last month, the...
Art fair rakes in over $100K from 55 works
The MvVo Accessible Art Fair, which was held at the National Arts Club near Gramercy Park last month, raked in over $100,000 from 55 works of art, according to figures...
Trump's top spokesman backs out of White House gig
Jason Miller, who announced last week that he’d be serving as the White House communications director, said Sunday he will not be taking the job after all. Miller, who has...
Retailers made it really easy to shop for gifts at the last minute
When New Yorkers tear open presents today, an unprecedented percentage of those gifts will have been bought and delivered last-minute. With a plethora of new procrastination-friendly shipping options, and weeks...
Restaurant-delivery business will 'pedal' pharmaceuticals too
Homer Logistics, a Manhattan restaurant-delivery company, will start “pedaling” prescription drugs in January, CEO Adam Price told On the Money. Only a select group of the company’s 300 bicycle-using curriers,...
Icahn's appointment proves Trump wants to cut regulations
Last week President-elect Trump named self-made billionaire businessman Carl Icahn as special adviser to the president on overhauling regulations. The “blue-collar” investor, from Far Rockaway, Queens, who has spent a...
How to deal with giving personal information over the phone
Dear John, I just had a most unfortunate conversation with a representative at M&T Bank regarding cashing in my bonus points. They are requiring proprietary information that could cause a...
How Trump could save thousands of jobs as president
President-elect Donald Trump has a huge “conflict of interest” on Wall Street. And unless he moves fast to rip up a new Department of Labor regulation, popularly referred to the...
Women's retailers slump during holiday season
In a hard-fought holiday selling season, women’s fashion chains are taking it on the chin. Despite deep discounts on sweaters and other apparel items that used to be staples of...
MTA law department late with reimbursement for car damage
Dear John: My wife has a claim with the MTA law department. A city bus hit our parked car and knocked the side-view mirror off. We had witnesses, photos of...
Online reviewers trash book for including Ivanka Trump's advice
Ivanka haters are getting thrown off airplanes — and now trashing a personal-finance book because the first daughter is one of 30 famous people offering financial advice in “How to...
Russian plane with dozens aboard crashes into Black Sea
A Russian military plane carrying 92 people – including members of the famed Russian Army Choir – crashed Sunday into the Black Sea en route to Syria, where they had...