April 14, 2018
Analyzing 6 NYC teams battling through long title droughts
We should take note that we live in a time of danger for sporting droughts. It’s almost as if the sporting deities who legislate such things finally wearied of listening...
Hand size? Wonderlic? An investigation into draft's top QBs
There is no formula for drafting a quarterback. This will be on display again on April 26 when as many as six quarterbacks are projected to go in the first...
Harvey struggles, bats go quiet as Mets' win streak ends at 9
For now, the Mets will have to settle for simply being the best team in the National League. The magic of an exhilarating two weeks finally evaporated on a windy...
More Americans expect to work past 70: survey
Americans are more concerned than ever about retirement. At the same time, they are less confident that they will be able to retire. A survey of nearly 5,000 US workers...
Jackie Robinson's son returns to NYC to honor father's legacy
Jackie Robinson’s Brooklyn-bred son David, now a coffee farmer in Africa, is back in his hometown this weekend to celebrate his father breaking Major League Baseball’s color barrier 71 years...
Queens is in the middle of a middle-class housing boom
Most folks pay through the nose to live in New York City, but many in search of affordable middle-class housing are finding some relief in Queens. Residential housing is booming...
Museum exhibit proves shoes can be high art
Nearly everyone, in every culture around the world, wears some kind of slipper, sandal or heel to shield the soles of their feet from the earth. But an exhibition opening...
Battling 'Homeland' sisters reach a boiling point
Homeland 9 p.m., Sunday, Showtime Carrie and Maggie Mathison have orchestrated a bona fide sister act this season on “Homeland” — and not in a good way. Carrie’s (Claire Danes)...
Nets owner withheld financial info to stall stake sale
This may be what Russian collusion looks like. Brooklyn Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov saw his stake in the team rise in value by 270 percent in just three years. His...
NFL scouts could be rattled by Josh Rosen's wealth
The 2018 NFL draft begins in 10 days and there sure are plenty of mock drafts to see who will get whom. But consensus has UCLA quarterback Josh Rosen still...
Magazine editors turn blind eye to Melania
Magazines are showing no love for Melania Trump. The internet was in a tizzy last week when actor James Woods pointed out via Twitter that the first lady hasn’t been...
Consumers not confident about NYC's economic future: analysis
New York is suffering from a retail apocalypse. It’s so bad, consumer confidence in the city’s economic future has plummeted to the lowest level recorded since December 2015, the latest...
Mystery over radio station vacation prize solved
Dear John: My young adult daughter recently “won” a vacation from a radio station and I don’t know if it is real or a scam. She does not have money...
New York City's handicapped permit process needs fixing
Dear John: I read the letter from J.W. on April 8 regarding handicapped parking permits. I have scoliosis and severe problems walking and was approved for a handicapped parking permit...
Trump's tweets could be behind the Dow's volatility
What’s the value of Twitter? It’s not its market cap, it’s the number of points the Dow moves whenever President Trump tweets. This can explain the recent daily roller-coaster ride...
Wife challenges NYPD's account of husband's shooting
A woman shot her husband square in the eye, killing him in their Brooklyn apartment, police said Saturday — but the woman’s attorney insisted cops have it all wrong. Tiffany...
Jeff Van Gundy emerges as Knicks candidate after rep chat
Miracles do happen. After years of frostiness following his resignation in 2001, Jeff Van Gundy could yet be in the mix for the Knicks’ job. Though Van Gundy appears a...
New York's education 'leaders' are hiding the ugly truth
Last week’s release of National Assessment of Educational Progress scores, the widely recognized gold standard for measuring student achievement, confirms everything we’ve said about New York’s own exams: They’re a...
Carranza: Schools aren't meeting minority students' needs
New Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza said in a speech at the Rev. Al Sharpton’s storefront headquarters in Harlem Saturday that schools aren’t meeting the needs of minority students. Carranza said...
Trump supporters upset over decision to attack Syria
The airstrikes in Syria left conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, and other vocal backers of President Trump, in tears. The InfoWars frontman broke down on air while denouncing coalition airstrikes in...
Feds won't force dealer to return items taken from Warhol pal
The feds withdrew a bid to force an art dealer to give up items she might have taken from Andy Warhol confidant Billy Name. Famed for his 1960s shots of...
Devils are in a hole and may have a goalie controversy brewing
TAMPA, Fla. — This isn't the Keith Kinkaid the Devils were relying on during the stretch run of the regular season, and now they are in a hole. Alex Killorn...
Scaffolding collapse injures 3 in Brooklyn
Three people were injured after a large portion of scaffolding surrounding a downtown Brooklyn building collapsed on Saturday, cops said. The scaffolding -- surrounding a Starbucks and close to the...
America and her allies still have work to do in Syria
Friday night’s US-UK-France airstrikes in Syria did their job, putting Syrian butcher Bashar al-Assad on notice that he’ll pay a heavy price for use of chemical weapons. But the allies’...
The fire behind NFL draft's most intriguing stud, who has it all — except one thing
It doesn’t matter where Shaquem Griffin is drafted in two weeks — whether he’s a first-day selection, a second-day pick or he lasts until the third day. Where Griffin is...
James Comey proves he only cares about himself
My apologies to J. Edgar Hoover. Trying to illustrate the arrogance and treachery of James Comey, I dubbed him J. Edgar Comey and accused him of learning the art of...
Ron Darling provides a complete breakdown on these Mets
SNY analyst, and former Mets pitcher, Ron Darling breaks down an Amazin’ start to the season with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Did the Mets send a message to the...
FDNY no longer has 'zero tolerance' policy for drugs
The FDNY’s “zero tolerance” for drug abuse has gone up in smoke. Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro has quietly abandoned the department’s once-trumpeted policy calling for the firing of anyone caught...
Girl hit by Yankees foul ball is still traumatized
The brave 2-year-old girl struck in the face by a 105-mph line drive at Yankee Stadium in September can remember the horrific moment — she even uses ice to soothe...
Quietly, a Mets leader is impressing everywhere
By the end of Opening Day, Asdrubal Cabrera was the only Mets starting position player left looking for his first hit of the season. The veteran has spent every day...
Activist lawyer burned himself to death to protest global warming
A “green” activist who was a pioneering lawyer for gay and transgender rights — including in the notorious “Boys Don’t Cry” rape murder case — committed suicide by setting himself...
Rivals Cohen and Avenatti run into each other at UES restaurant
Dueling lawyers Michael Cohen and Michael Avenatti had a run-in at an Upper East Side restaurant recently — and neither ordered revenge served cold. The encounter came after news broke...
How Mets have looked like team Yankees were supposed to be
Hollywood has played with the theme of identity switching quite often — whether Lily Tomlin morphed into Steve Martin in “All of Me” or Tom Hanks became “Big” or Nicolas...
'Superthief': I'm not the infamous 'Gentle Rapist'
I’m a “Superthief,” but I’m not the “Gentle Rapist,” according to a notorious 71-year-old serial burglar who is preparing to face trial on Monday for a pair of rapes committed...
Working Families Party endorses Cynthia Nixon
Actress Cynthia Nixon was endorsed for governor by the Working Families Party on Saturday – an expected embarrassment that rival Gov. Cuomo tried to sidestep by insisting he didn’t want...
A new Warriors team appears as NBA playoffs kick off
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Warriors had something to prove all right: Oh yes, they plan to stay on top in these playoffs despite a disappointing finish to the regular season....
The problem with Yankees fans' Ronald Torreyes wish
DETROIT — With voices outside the organization clamoring for Ronald Torreyes to get more playing time in the wake of slow starts by Miguel Andujar, Neil Walker and Tyler Wade,...
The Giants' draft targets at linebacker, cornerback and safety
A glimpse at how the Giants could attack the linebackers, cornerbacks and safeties in the upcoming NFL draft: The Giants believe they greatly upgraded their linebacker talent with the trade...
This is why you don't taunt Mexican boxers with 'America 1st'
An American boxer wearing boxing trunks depicting a brick-like border wall was unable to stop a Mexican opponent from scoring a decisive victory in Southern California. The bout between Rod...
Republicans demand unredacted copies of Comey memos
House GOP leaders have demanded unredacted copies of former FBI Director James Comey’s memos about his meetings with President Trump. “There is no legal basis for withholding these materials from...
The Jets’ draft targets at linebacker, cornerback and safety
A glimpse at how the Jets could attack the linebackers, cornerbacks and safeties in the upcoming NFL draft: If there is one position the Jets are set at, it is...
Supermarket workers sit on ‘shoplifter’ until he dies
A suspected shoplifter died inside a Brooklyn grocery store Saturday morning, after getting tackled by a trio of employees who then sat on him, according to police and eyewitnesses. The...
Tompkins Square Park’s cheating hawk strikes again
Tompkins Square Park’s claw-sanova is now servicing not two, but three chicks at the same time. The red-tailed stud named Christo made the front page of The Post in March...
Husband-killer on the lam after murdering lookalike, stealing her identity: cops
A calculating Minnesota woman allegedly murdered her husband, fled to Florida, and found her bottle-blonde doppelgänger-- who she also killed, to steal the person's identity, authorities said. Lois Ann Riess,...
My ex is suing me to run out my biological clock
An ex-boyfriend wields “time as a weapon,” says a forty-something Manhattan woman fighting her former beau over the use of their frozen embryos. “I am 42 years old. I want...
Ex-Patriots star on his way out: Belichick can be an 'a--hole'
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Danny Amendola says his decision to leave the Patriots as a free agent this offseason was made in part due to much lesser contract offer he...
Red Bulls' offseason splash breaks through, and so does the team
The Red Bulls were stinging from a midweek CONCACAF Champions League ouster and struggling midway through against lowly Montreal. Coach Jesse Marsch said at halftime some players looked like they...
'This is the guy Dave wants': The whispers around Giants' No. 2 pick
The Giants remain immersed in their draft preparation, hunkered down in a meeting room at the team facility, putting the final touches on their draft board. With the No. 2-overall...
UN Security Council votes down Russia proposal to condemn Syria strikes
The UN Security Council on Saturday soundly rejected Russia’s call to condemn the United States and its allies for striking Syria’s chemical weapons stockpile. Russia, China and Bolivia voted in...
Brit with tacky back tattoo lands on Europe's 'most wanted' list
He better watch his back. A Brit with a garish, Ben Affleck-like back tattoo has been added to Europe's "most wanted" list, authorities said. Shane O’Brien is wanted in connection...
Haunting scene pics from 'Slender Man' stabbing released
Wisconsin cops have released grisly crime scene photos from the so-called “Slender Man” stabbing case, showing the 12-year-old victim’s blood-soaked clothes -- and the steak knife used in the attack....
Homer decline, baseball's worst contract: Early MLB takeaways
Have you noticed: 1. Homers are down. To 1.1 per team per game after a record 1.26 last year. The Athletic reported there is greater drag on the ball, suggesting...
How weekend washout could work in Yankees' favor
DETROIT -- The Yankees are scheduled to play a split doubleheader on Sunday after Saturday’s game against the Tigers was washed out. Yet, with rain in Sunday’s forecast, there is...
Russia: Swiss lab analysis shows nerve agent designed in West
MOSCOW — Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow has received a document from a Swiss lab that analyzed the samples in the nerve agent poisoning of an ex-Russian spy, which points...
Penguins might just be nature's most perverted animals
They skipped over this fact in “Happy Feet,” but here’s the truth: Some penguins are full-blown sexual psychopaths who engage in prostitution, pedophilia and even necrophilia. This is one of...
Reluctant Kristaps Porzingis isn't thinking about this Knicks rebuild
Kristaps Porzingis is now headed back to Latvia to continue his rehab, saying Saturday he can’t focus on the Knicks’ coaching search or their rebuilding plan — just rehabbing his...
Haley: Strikes 'crippled' Syria's chemical weapons program
The United States and its allies “crippled” Syria’s chemical weapons program - and Washington is “locked and loaded” to strike despot Bashar al-Assad again if he repeats use of poison...
Cohen denies FBI raid turned up evidence of Russia meeting
Michael Cohen, President Trump’s embattled personal attorney, denied a report that the FBI raid on his Manhattan office and residence yielded evidence that could confirm a key point of the...
WWE legend had a stroke while having sex
WWE legend Jerry “The King” Lawler revealed he recently suffered a stroke while having sex with his fiancée. The 68-year-old famously went into cardiac arrest live on air during Raw...
Egypt says several troops killed by suicide bombers at Sinai base
CAIRO — Militants wearing explosive belts blew themselves up as they tried to infiltrate a military base in Egypt’s central Sinai, killing eight soldiers and wounding 15 others, the military...
Eleanor Roosevelt opposed women getting the right to vote
They were some of the most accomplished American women of the early 20th century: a college founder, a journalism pioneer, a suffragist who had been on the front lines with...
The dark side of microblading
Perfectly groomed brows can do amazing things for the face: They act as an elegant frame, imparting a more youthful, lifted appearance and add structure that helps define features. Maintenance...
A Dwyane Wade favorite is getting his interview with Knicks
David Fizdale, the former Grizzlies head coach and longtime Heat assistant, told reporters Friday in Oakland, Calif., he would speak with the Knicks and Suns about their vacancies next week....
Dear Mr. Chancellor, please stop the grade-fixing in NYC schools
Five years ago, teacher WADE R. GORIA exposed a massive grade-fixing scheme at John Dewey HS in Gravesend, Brooklyn, along with his colleague Michael P. Klimetz. Their revelations led to...
This new bank will do your chores for free
We all know the saying “time is money.” In some American communities, time literally does have a value. About 200 communities around the United States participate in “time banking,” a...
Why some modern women oppose women's rights
In the past decade, feminism has been hit with some serious backlash — and it’s not just coming from men. Many women are against it, too. For her book “F-Bomb:...
Burned body in Prospect Park appears to be suicide
Prospect Park strollers were faced with a horror scene Saturday morning when the charred remains of a man were found lying in the grass. The blackened carcass, believed to be...
How to know if you're experiencing 'the death rattle'
It's a fact of life, one of the two things we can be certain of. Death is inevitable, but what happens just before you pass away and how do you...
Wife fatally shoots husband in the face
A woman shot her husband in the eye, killing him in their Brooklyn apartment, cops said Saturday. Tiffany Brown, 27, blasted Robert Bosalavage, 39, in the bedroom of their Flatlands...
Man who charged at cops with kitchen knives gets jail
Newly released body camera footage shows the "harrowing" moment a Welsh man armed with a pair of kitchen knives was tased after he charged at police officers. Gwent Police Department...
Man fatally stabbed while visiting friends in the Bronx
A man visiting friends in the Bronx was instead fatally stabbed in the lobby of a Kingsbridge Heights building, police said. Three men approached the victim, 28, in the building...
Anti-Trump hysteria has only hardened his voters' support
AMBERSON, Pa. — “IMPEACHMENT NOW MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN 2018” blares the all-capital letters on a massive billboard along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It’s a surprising contrast to the thousands of...
Pentagon: Strike dealt 'severe blow' to Syria's chemical weapons
The missile strikes on chemical weapons installations in Syria was "precise, overwhelming and effective," Pentagon officials said early Saturday. The operation, carried out with allied British and French forces, fired...
Bad boy Patrick Reed is exactly what golf needs right now
This time last week Patrick Reed was just a ruddy-faced young pro making his way on the PGA Tour with a handful of wins under his belt and a bright...
The reason Americans are obsessed with advice
Mildred Newman, a classically trained psychoanalyst, opened her practice in Greenwich Village in the mid-1950s. She had no specialty at first — beyond New Yorkers. But by the 1960s, she’d...
Homeowner allegedly shot lost black teen asking for directions
DETROIT — A black 14-year-old boy who got lost in a Detroit suburban neighborhood while trying to get to school was shot at by a white homeowner after knocking on...
Syria's Assad vows to 'crush terrorism' after Western attack
BEIRUT - President Bashar al-Assad told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani that a U.S.-led attack on Saturday would increase Syria’s resolve to “fight and crush terrorism in every inch” of...
Trump says Syria strike was 'perfectly executed'
President Trump tweeted Saturday morning that the military attack against Syrian targets was a "Mission Accomplished!" "A perfectly executed strike last night. Thank you to France and the United Kingdom...
UN to meet about Syria strikes at Russia's request
The United Nations Security Council will meet at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Russia’s request after U.S., British and French forces conducted air strikes on Syria involving more than 100...
'Amadeus' and 'Cuckoo's Nest' director Milos Forman dead at 86
Czech filmmaker Milos Forman, whose American movies “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “Amadeus” won a deluge of Academy Awards, including best director Oscars, died Saturday. He was 86....
Deported veteran becomes US citizen after California pardon
SAN DIEGO — A decorated former U.S. Army paratrooper whose work on behalf of deported veterans drew widespread attention to his cause became a U.S. citizen Friday, giving immigration advocates...
Can the new Met director protect the museum's mission from its wealth donors?
When Max Hollein, the newly appointed director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, first sits down in his Fifth Avenue office, he will have thousands of problems...
Dellin Betances' strange reaction to getting roughed up again
DETROIT — Dellin Betances gave up three runs and five hits in two-thirds of an inning Friday night and turned what should have been an easy victory into a sweat...
CC Sabathia is about to return to the Yankees' rotation
DETROIT — After getting center fielder Aaron Hicks back from the disabled list on Thursday, the Yankees’ plan is for CC Sabathia to return to the active roster on Tuesday....
Why Derek Jeter isn't stepping foot in Yankee Stadium
DETROIT — When Derek Jeter became part of the Marlins’ new ownership, some people around the Yankees believed the Yankees’ icon and future Hall of Famer wouldn’t be back at...
What Chad Pennington sees in the Jets' QB draft options
When the Jets were looking for a quarterback 18 years ago, they picked Chad Pennington in the first round. He led the team to the playoffs three times in five...
Why Gennady Golovkin could be stripped of one of his title belts
Gennady “Triple-G” Golovkin still doesn’t have an opponent for a May 5 title defense and now faces a threat of being stripped of one of his middleweight belts if he...
Aaron Boone couldn't have been ready for this
DETROIT — Prepare all you want, play 1,152 major league games, compile 3,871 at-bats, have a lifetime in the game and a unique family MLB heritage, but there is nothing...
An aggressive Alderson might be able to snag this catcher
So with the Mets off to the best start in their history, and the now-injured pair of catchers not particularly integral to that burst out of the gate … no...
Gleyber Torres is pushing for his Yankees chance
DETROIT — If Gleyber Torres can help the Yankees at second or third base while Brandon Drury is on the disabled list and the bats belonging to Miguel Andujar and...
When will teams learn about Yoenis Cespedes?
By the time the eighth inning rolled around Friday, the Brewers knew better than to test the arm of Yoenis Cespedes. When Jesus Aguilar crushed a fly ball that hit...
Syrians gather in capital in defiance of US strikes
Hundreds of Syrians are demonstrating in a landmark square of the Syrian capital, waving victory signs and honking their car horns in a show of defiance. The demonstrations broke out...
Facebook spent nearly $9M on jets and security for Zuckerberg
Facebook spent nearly 37 times the typical worker's salary on private security and private jets for Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's security in 2017, the company said late Friday in a...
Padres OF with a great name is the fantasy sleeper you need
It is human nature to want to be the first to have something. It started when you were a kid, and you wanted the newest toy, video game system or...
How the Mets' offense helped and hurt Steven Matz's night
There were two or three pitches Steven Matz might have wanted back Friday night, but the way these Mets are going, the mistakes were not the crushing blows they could...
'Racist + rapist' scrawled on UVa's Thomas Jefferson statue
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A University of Virginia statue of Thomas Jefferson was vandalized with the words "RACIST + RAPIST" as the university commemorates the 275th anniversary of its founder's birth....
College president resigns amid dissertation plagiarism claim
GENEVA, N.Y. – An upstate New York college president has resigned amid allegations he plagiarized part of his dissertation. Hobart and William Smith Colleges announced Friday that Gregory Vincent has...
Stitches dances D.C. to Tampa
Derek Jeter may be responsible for the worst lineup in baseball, but he had nothing to do with this year’s lineup of “Dancing With the Stars.” The 26th, yes 26th...
NYPD deploys counterterror officers after US strikes Syria
NEW YORK — The New York Police Department says it has deployed counterterrorism officers around the city after the United States and its allies launched military strikes in Syria. Department...
US lawmakers support Syria airstrikes — mostly
Congressional leaders are supporting President Donald Trump's decision to launch airstrikes against Syrian President Bashar Assad in retaliation for an apparent chemical attack against civilians — although there are some...
Massive storm system spawns tornado in Arkansas, blizzards in Midwest
MINNEAPOLIS — A potent spring storm system that's expected to persist through the weekend raked across the Midwest Friday, spawning at least one tornado in Arkansas as blizzard conditions blanketed...
Shohei Ohtani and Albert Pujols ignite red-hot Angels
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Angels are off to a sizzling start, thanks to contributions from all over their lineup. Albert Pujols homered and drove in three runs, Ian Kinsler...
Man dies after police deputy shoots him with stun gun
KIOWA, Colo. — An investigation is underway after a man who was shot with a stun gun during a confrontation with deputies in eastern Colorado died. Authorities called to a...
Van Gundy won't rule out Knicks return, but backs Jackson, too
Though his buddy Mark Jackson is up for the same gig, former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy hasn’t ruled out being a candidate for the coaching job. However, during a...
Soon-to-be grandma arrested in baby shower brawl
A baby shower in Memphis reportedly turned violent when an off-duty police officer got involved in a brawl, according to officials. Wendi Schuchardt, 40, was charged Thursday after she allegedly...