May 12, 2018
Restaurateur sues art gallery over sale of Andy Warhol prints
A Manhattan restaurateur is suing an art gallery, claiming it sold several Andy Warhol lithographs without his permission. Stephen Bruce of Serendipity 3 said he consigned eight lithographs, a stamp...
How Giant keeps going in a game that killed his superstar uncle
Whenever doubt crept in, his famous uncle came to mind. When Ian Seau thought his football career was over, he closed his eyes and remembered the talks he had with...
Aaron Boone not planning to move Gleyber Torres up in order
Despite the success Gleyber Torres has had since joining the Yankees, manager Aaron Boone doesn’t plan on shifting the second baseman out of the nine-hole. “There’s always that chance I...
Vasyl Lomachenko stops Linares in 10th, wins lightweight title
We always knew Vasyl Lomachenko was a great talent. His skills and two gold medals have proven that. On Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, Lomachenko showed he also has...
Reader thinks legalizing weed will end the world
Dear John: I read your brief article on marijuana legalization. You are correct in saying legalized prostitution is probably next. I suppose we are a civilization that has come to...
Delta gets thumbs-up from longtime flier
Dear John: I have flown 3 million miles on Delta Air Lines. It has saved my butt many times, and always treated me wonderfully. However, that does not mean I...
Asdrubal Cabrera could be free-agent test case next season
PHILADELPHIA — What could Asdrubal Cabrera do to boost his market this coming winter? He seems determined to find out. Oh, Cabrera won’t discuss this much. “I don’t want to...
Broker sues Merrill Lynch for gender discrimination
Merrill Lynch loaded the dice in Las Vegas — and cheated a local female high roller out of at least $1 million in commissions, according to a gender discrimination lawsuit...
Breaking stories overshadow terrific jobs report
Last Tuesday, there was more breaking news than I can remember in a long time — which overshadowed a great jobs report that could provide a brighter future for every...
'Miracle baby’ grows up to be mother's transplant savior
When Evelyn Bowens became pregnant with her third child 30 years ago, a doctor suggested an abortion. She was 35 years old and had a weakened cervix, which can lead...
Firefighters demanded probie have sex with stripper to prove manhood: suit
They stripped him of his dignity. A former probie firefighter from Queens said his colleagues demanded he “have sex with a stripper” to prove his manhood, according to an explosive...
Getting a grip on Israel's future
With apologies to an old bread commercial, you don’t have to be Jewish to marvel at what is happening in Israel. And to be nervous. The ancient land is bracing...
Domingo German was rolling along until he wasn't
Domingo German didn’t allow a hit in his first eight innings as a starter. Saturday, however, he allowed the Athletics to do almost anything they wanted. In the follow-up to...
Winery owner busted for 'illegal moonshine operation'
This alleged Brooklyn bootlegger is no Al Capone. The chichi Red Hook Winery, known for its eclectic selection, waterfront ambiance and celebrity guests like Katie Lee, was raided last week...
Callaway congratulates Matt Harvey and is still 'pulling for him'
PHILADELPHIA — Matt Harvey’s solid first start for his new team went over big with his former manager. After the right-hander pitched four shutout innings for the Reds against the...
City Council speaker breaks transparency promise
New City Council Speaker Corey Johnson isn’t as transparent as he promised he’d be. Then-speaker candidate Johnson (D-Manhattan) pledged in December to disclose all his contacts with lobbyists bimonthly and...
De Blasio lawyer tries to shield councilman in 'segregationist' suit
A Bronx assemblyman’s best bud on the City Council doesn’t want to testify against his pal. Mayor de Blasio’s top lawyer is going to bat for the councilman, Andrew Cohen,...
Webb Simpson has stranglehold on Players Championship
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Well Webb Simpson, it’s up to you. You’ve put the 2018 Players Championship to sleep with a record-tying 54-hole performance at 19-under to take a...
One of the largest black markets for animal parts is on Facebook
Log on to the world’s most popular social-media platform and type “tiger teeth” in the search bar. Up pop photos of glistening white jaws torn from carcasses and various “closed...
Another girl reportedly raped and burned alive in India
For the third time in a week, a teenage girl in India was raped and then burned alive by her attacker. The 16-year-old girl died after being doused with gasoline...
Cassini's grandson sues to force sale of $15M townhouse
The grandson of designer-to-the-stars Oleg Cassini is suing to force the sale of the fashion great’s $15 million townhouse near Gramercy Park — the latest salvo in a tortured estate...
Fraud case linked to Eli Manning and Giants to begin Monday
The fraud case against Eli Manning and the Giants will begin Monday at the Bergen County Superior Court of New Jersey’s civil division in Hackensack. Collectors Eric Inselberg, Michael Jakab...
Simcha Felder's basking in the love — for now
As the swing vote deciding control of the state Senate, Brooklyn’s Simcha Felder is now feeling the love from all sides — and very tangible love it can be. On...
Schumer, Menendez and the other Iran-deal hypocrites
Among those slamming President Trump for withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal are several members of Congress, mostly Democrats, who opposed it then and say they still do now. People...
Trump-slamming Dem's companies violated Clean Water Act
Rep. Carolyn Maloney’s green critique of President Trump doesn’t hold water, court papers reveal. The Manhattan Democrat slammed Trump last year for “weakening Clean Water Act protections” — but she’s...
Mets-Phillies postponed
PHILADELPHIA — Noah Syndergaard was set to pitch for the Mets Saturday night, but instead they needed an ark to leave Citizens Bank Park. The second game of a series...
Department of Education protects serial harassers: critics
When Maria Catenacci finally left John Bowne HS after the city did nothing about her sex-harassment complaints, she claims principal Howard Kwait abused her one last time. Kwait “proceeded to...
Trump taps billionaire Stephen Feinberg for Intel Advisory Board
Billionaire New York investor Stephen Feinberg is President Trump’s pick to lead his Intelligence Advisory Board, the White House said Friday. Feinberg’s $30 billion company, Cerberus Capital Management, owns military...
Woman gave teen heroin, pimped him out for drug money: cops
A Pennsylvania woman convinced a teenage boy to have sex with her several times a day and plied him with prescription pills — then advertised him as a prostitute on...
Inside Kate Moss' comeback at the Met Gala
“She’s back!” — again. Designer Marc Jacobs took to Instagram to broadcast big news from last week’s Met Gala — the reappearance of supermodel Kate Moss in New York after...
LeBron James vs. Michael Jordan: Here's my vote for GOAT
Before we answer the singular sporting argument of our times — Michael Jordan versus LeBron James for basketball’s GOAT — here’s a question for you: Who was considered the Greatest...
Chinese restaurant claims couple stole spicy sauce recipe
A Chinese restaurant in Queens claims a Philadelphia couple ripped off their spicy sauce recipe — and used the secret concoction to help launch their own eatery. Jialiang Huang and...
'Melania' is now one of the fastest-growing girl's names
The first lady is a trendsetter right down to her name. Melania Trump’s star power has given her first name a popularity boost, vaulting it 720 places in the Social...
Yankees bailed out by replay review on close play at plate
Replay was responsible for keeping the Yankees from a season-worst third straight loss. Though it appeared the A’s took a ninth-inning lead on a sacrifice fly, the Yankees were rewarded...
ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Paris knife attack
A knife-wielding terrorist killed one person and wounded four others on a tourist-crowded Paris street before police shot him dead Saturday as he shouted “Allah Akbar!’’ Four people were wounded,...
A Long Island fighter's journey from Marines to boxing mecca
Jamel Herring was scheduled to fight on the undercard of Saturday’s lightweight championship bout between champion Jorge Linares and challenger Vasyl Lomachenko, but to Herring it felt like a main...
Eric Schneiderman is meditating while lying low
Former state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman skipped town, and the Buddha buff is likely meditating amid allegations he abused and assaulted four women, a friend says. Schneiderman is namaste-ying out...
Sheldon Silver was 'broken man' at Shabbat services after conviction
Sabbath services at the Lower East Side’s Bialystoker Synagogue felt funereal Saturday as its star congregant -- disgraced ex-Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver -- fell from grace, again. The 74-year-old, convicted...
Celtics' title hopes rest on impossible LeBron James task
When the NBA’s Eastern Conference finals tip off Sunday, the higher-seeded Celtics will have the homecourt edge and perhaps the toughest team, mentally, in the league. But the Cavaliers will...
Tiger Woods pairing gave struggling pro butterflies -- and birdies
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Mackenzie Hughes was hanging out with his wife Friday evening after finishing his second round at The Players Championship when he started crunching the numbers....
Neil Walker plays the hero as Yankees find a way in extras
Time will tell how good these Yankees turn out to be, but so far, they certainly have a flair for the dramatic. The Yankees celebrated their fourth walk-off win in...
Saquon Barkley shows off another element of his game
It isn’t why the Giants drafted Saquon Barkley. They picked the former Penn State star second overall for his explosiveness, his ability to turn negative plays into big gains, his...
Meet the real David Fizdale, who survived hell and hasn't forgotten
It is beautiful, but too bright outside, and Helen Hamilton refuses to look up until she gets her sunglasses. She puts them on, turns around, and is surprised, and thrilled,...
These taxpayer-funded Jewish schools are dooming young men to poverty
Judaism refers to its followers as “people of the book.” But the children — some 57,000 of them in New York City alone, according to the 2013 census — of...
Cycling tourists were robbed, murdered in Mexico: authorities
Two European bicyclists found dead in a ravine in southern Mexico were robbed and murdered, authorities say, despite earlier claims they plunged to their deaths in an accident. Prosecutor Luis...
Model and her pet hen can't bear to be apart
They’re two birds of a feather. Williamsburg model Summer Rayne Oakes isn’t much for poodles or pomeranians. Instead, the 34-year-old environmental activist totes a pet hen everywhere she goes —...
Pat Shurmur's Mother's Day salute to a giant in his life
The head coach of the New York Football Giants is a mama’s boy. And proud of it. “I think it’s fitting that we’re having a minicamp on Mother’s Day, because...
1 dead in Paris knife attack, slasher killed by police
One person was killed in a knife attack in Paris on Saturday and the assailant was shot dead by police, a police source said. French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb confirmed...
Tiger Woods finally delivers the round everyone wanted to see
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Tiger Woods had been waiting for a day like this. He was starting to sound like a broken record, telling anyone who would listen that...
Golden Knights' Stanley Cup run unlike anything we've seen
One of the most fascinating sports stories is one that’s going to get a minimum of play in New York, and most American cities where hockey turned its lights out...
Keri Russell spent last Mother's Day roughing it in the woods
Running Wild With Bear Grylls Monday, 10 p.m., NBC Keri Russell wasn’t served breakfast in bed last Mother’s Day. Instead, she slept on a bed made of pine needles and...
Lou Gehrig once helped a New Jersey teen with his homework
When New Jersey high-school student Thomas Templeton needed help with his homework, he didn’t get a tutor, he got baseball legend Lou Gehrig. Back in 1938, the Hawthorne teen wrote...
Pat Shurmur doesn't want Landon Collins' personnel ideas
Pat Shurmur doesn’t seem overly concerned Ereck Flowers has so far skipped the team’s optional spring workouts. But the new Giants coach clearly was not pleased to hear Landon Collins...
Century 21 guard busted for beatdown on alleged shoplifter
A security guard at Century 21 was busted after cops reviewed eyewitness video they said shows him using “excess force” on a 19-year-old shoplifter with expensive tastes in footwear, authorities...
School staffers resort to makeshift barriers to stop car attacks
Staffers at a downtown Manhattan school have resorted to using their own cars to barricade their playground from a potential terrorist vehicle-ramming attack. “The kids have recess here, and it’s...
Only one way a Lou Lamoriello rescue of Islanders would work
It makes no sense for Lou Lamoriello to join the Islanders unless ownership gives the commander-in-chief command of the franchise. Any other concept or job description would be fatally flawed....
This book on psychedelics might convince you to drop acid
Hey, magic mushrooms are still vegan. In “How to Change Your Mind,” (Penguin Press) food journalist Michael Pollan makes psychedelics his subject du jour by offering up his own mind...
Yankees stud Gleyber Torres right where he wants to be
Recent Yankees second baseman callup Gleyber Torres takes a swing at some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: How good do you think you can be? A: That’s one...
Animal lovers livid after cops shoot and run over rabid dogs
Delaware police officers fatally shot a rabid dog and slammed their patrol cars into another pooch they were trying to catch -- causing animal lovers to foam at the mouth...
At least 20 killed in attack from 'terrorist group' in Burundi
BUJUMBURA, Burundi — Twenty-six people were killed and seven others wounded in an attack by an unidentified “terrorist group” in rural Burundi, the country’s security minister said Saturday. The attack...
Bloomberg warns of 'endless barrage of lies' during speech
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned Saturday that the worst threat facing the country isn't terrorism or communism – it's "an epidemic of dishonesty." The billionaire – who has called President...
Frank Ntilikina question looms large as Knicks eye draft options
When David Fizdale took the podium at Tuesday’s Garden press conference, point guards Emmanuel Mudiay and Trey Burke sat in the front row. Frank Ntilikina? He was 3,600 miles away...
Indiana senator is second Democrat to back Trump's CIA pick
WASHINGTON — A second Democratic senator has announced his support for President Donald Trump’s CIA nominee. Joe Donnelly of Indiana says in a statement Saturday that he made his decision...
Marv Albert won't be going anywhere any time soon
Marv Albert will be 77 in June, but in his mind, he is much younger. “I feel like I’m 35 years old,” Albert said during a phone conversation. For Albert,...
Dodgers need a Yankees-style turnaround sooner than later
It’s early. Right? There is no official date when that is no longer said. But, at some point, the term annually just peters out of the daily give-and-take of a...
Trump's chaotic style is starting to make sense
From its start, the Trump administration has been plagued by charges of “chaos.” From the revolving door of senior staffers — including two secretaries of state, three national security advisers...
Islanders' courtship of Lou Lamoriello is taking shape
Where there is smoke, there is fire. And so it is with the mutual interest between the Islanders and the legendary Lou Lamoriello. As reports out of Canada — see:...
#MeToo couldn't exist without Carrie Bradshaw
Twenty years after “Sex and the City” debuted, watching it now feels like a fairy tale. A woman whose primary concerns were largely confined to sex, shopping and whether or...
North Korea details plan to shutter nuclear weapons test site
He might be able to launch missiles halfway around the world, but North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un could have a hard time making it to Singapore. The small fleet...
Too many aspiring entrepreneurs want to be hoodie-clad billionaires
After his father was murdered on Chicago’s South Side and his mother was sent to prison, Derrius Quarles spent more than 12 years in foster care. Thankfully, a teacher who...
Giuliani trades 'pimp' jabs with Stormy's lawyer
President Trump's legal adviser Rudy Giuliani won't debate Stormy Daniels' lawyer -- because he doesn't associate with "pimps," he said Friday. The ex-Big Apple mayor was responding to a recent...
Grandfather suspected of murder-suicide in Australia family massacre
Three guns recovered from a rural Australia property where seven family members — including a mom and her four autistic kids — were shot to death, belonged to the clan’s...
Inside NASA's epic first mission to the last planet
They called it the “first mission to the last planet.” In 2006, a 224-foot-tall rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Fla., carrying a tiny, thousand-pound probe named New Horizons. Its...
Why the cultural elite is fascinated by Catholicism
For believers, the Catholic Church is at once transcendent and mundane — the Holy Spirit working on Earth through 2,000 years of committee meetings. For those of a more secular...
Our horribly designed bodies are making us sick
If a plumber’s installation of your pipes was as scattershot as our internal anatomy, you’d give him a scathing one-star review on Yelp. Nathan Lents’ new book, “Human Errors: A...
Soviet 'girl sniper' had 309 kills — and a best friend in the White House
One man with a gun can control a hundred without one, Vladimir Lenin said. Lyudmila Pavlichenko proved one woman with a gun can entrance millions. Pavlichenko, Russia’s celebrated “girl sniper”...
This is why you have trouble pooping on vacation
We've all experienced it at some point or another - vacation constipation is a real thing. You know how it starts, you get to your destination then the all too...
Swastika left on bulletin board at Harvard
BOSTON — Harvard University is investigating after a swastika was found on a school bulletin board. Officials say the symbol was arranged using push-pins and was discovered by a student...
Daughter witnessed mom's deranged boyfriend stab her to death
A Bronx grandma was stabbed to death early Saturday by her deranged live-in boyfriend, police said — leaving her bereft family planning to break the news of the murder to...
Iraqi holds first elections since victory over ISIS
Turnout was light and problems at the polls were many, but Iraqis voted Saturday for the first time since the country declared victory over ISIS. Results of the fourth vote...
Italian tribunal allows Berlusconi to hold public office
ROME - An Italian tribunal has lifted a ban on veteran center-right leader Silvio Berlusconi from holding public office, meaning he could run to be prime minister in the next...
UN’s top nuke inspector abruptly quits days after US pulls out of Iran deal
As Iran threatens to restart its nuclear program, the U.N.’s top nuclear inspector is calling it quits. The International Atomic Energy Agency didn’t give a reason for Tero Varjoranta’s exit....
Drury or Andujar? Yankees will have to make a decision soon
Brandon Drury hit a grand slam and played both ends of a doubleheader for Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday, as he nears the end of a 20-day rehab assignment in the...
Yankees top pitching prospect had to be pulled during his start
Justus Sheffield, one of the organization’s top pitching prospects, was pulled in the fourth inning of his start for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Friday. According to reports, the left-hander felt stiffness in...
Gregorius unfazed as career-worst hitless streak grows
The Yankee Stadium crowd still cheers when Didi Gregorius steps to the plate. The fans still chant his name. But the boos can’t be far behind. Sonny Gray, Dellin Betances...
Woman chatted with teen on Xbox, tried to lure him for sex: investigators
PHOENIX — Authorities say a Phoenix woman accused of sending a pornographic photo to a 14-year-old boy and of attempting to lure him into meeting her for sex is believed...
Dustin Fowler gets elusive 1st hit nearly a year after scary debut
Dustin Fowler’s second career start was the second chance he wasn’t certain would come. Once feeling as if his return was “forever away” after suffering a season-ending knee injury in...
Man facing charges after fatally striking wife with car following dispute
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut man who said he accidentally backed over his wife in their driveway is facing charges after the woman died and investigators determined the couple...
Mom turns son in after seeing him in surveillance video
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Florida mother made her son turn himself in to police after she recognized him on a surveillance video that authorities shared on social media in connection...
One of the Mets' four pillars delivers in a huge way
PHILADELPHIA — As they reported to Citizens Bank Park on Friday night, the Mets’ four pillars had been something closer to two and a half pillars. Jacob deGrom earned full...
NRA sues Cuomo, NY state over 'blacklisting campaign'
The NRA filed a federal lawsuit against Gov. Cuomo and the state on Friday, claiming they’re on an unfair blacklisting campaign against the gun-lobby group. The Oliver North-led gun group...
Devin Mesoraco makes first big splash with Mets
PHILADELPHIA — Devin Mesoraco spent the Mets’ day off Thursday glued to a screen, continuing a crash course in learning his new pitching staff. The catcher, who was acquired from...
Sonny Gray's issues run much deeper than a personal catcher
The only personal catcher who could have helped Sonny Gray on Friday night at Yankee Stadium would be one placed beyond the outfield walls. Aaron Boone is not a fan...
Islanders have talked to Lou Lamoriello: report
Lou Lamoriello coming to save the Islanders is no longer as crazy as it sounds. Sportsnet reported Friday the Islanders and the former Maple Leafs and Devils general manager have...
Day-care teacher allegedly told kids to throw rocks at 4-year-old
An Arkansas day-care teacher allegedly told her students to throw rocks at a 4-year-old child as a form of discipline, a report said. The incident, which shows the child crying...
Air Force intercepts 2 Russian bombers off Alaska coast
A pair of U.S. Air Force stealth fighter jets intercepted two Russian nuclear-capable bombers Friday morning off the coast of Alaska, a spokesman for NORAD (North American Aeorospace Defense Command)...
Matt Harvey puts up zeroes in first game away from the Mets
Cue Mets fans shaking their heads in disgust. Though it wasn’t classic Matt Harvey at his dominant best, it was certainly a major improvement over the punching bag of a...
‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ saved from cancellation by NBC
NBC has picked up “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” for a sixth season, the network announced Friday. The decision comes after the cop comedy was canceled at Fox after five seasons on Thursday....
Freakishly lifelike running robot creeps out internet
A video of a hyper-realistic jogging humanoid made by a renowned tech company enthralled and terrified viewers Friday. Boston Dynamics — which has released footage of its robots opening doors,...
1 dead after small plane crashes near Denver
PARKER, Colo. — Firefighters say at least one person was killed when a small airplane crashed in a neighborhood southeast of Denver. South Metro Fire Rescue tweeted Friday night that...
2 alumni make largest donation in University of Virginia history
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Two University of Virginia School of Law alumni have made a $43.9 million donation to the school, which is the largest gift in its history. The Daily...