July 14, 2019

NHL spotlight is on the revamped local teams

It has been a tumultuous summer in the NHL, and so much of the action has centered around the New York area. The Devils and Rangers picked Nos. 1 and...

Cops bust creep for attacking, trying to rape elderly woman in FiDi

Police arrested a man Sunday night for allegedly trying to rape an elderly woman after brutally attacking her in lower Manhattan earlier this month. Clarence Bradley, 23, was busted on...

Man ambushed, gunned down while trying to flee attackers: video

Dramatic surveillance video shows a Bronx man being ambushed inside an apartment building lobby by two thugs — one of whom fatally shot him in the back as he attempted...

People are getting implants in their hands to replace cash, credit cards

“It’s very Black Mirror,” Swedish scientist Ben Libberton told The Post of the similarity to the TV series highlighting futuristic scenarios.

Alaska man charged with killing polar bear in town filled with them

A man was charged for killing a polar bear in an Alaskan village invaded by the animals as Arctic sea ice has melted. Chris Gordon, 35, improperly stored whale meat,...

NYCFC coach freaks out over controversial loss

Daniel Royer scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season in the Red Bulls’ 2-1 win over New York City FC at Red Bull Arena on Sunday in a...

‘Believe all women’ makes the ‘Pence rule’ just common sense

In the wake of the #MeToo movement, is it crazy that men would try to avoid being alone with women they don’t know? Robert Foster, a state representative in Mississippi...

Jeurys Familia isn't helping his Mets case at all

MIAMI — Jeurys Familia received an ideal low-risk opportunity to regain the Mets’ trust Sunday, but flopped. The struggling reliever was summoned to protect a four-run lead in the seventh...

San Francisco is beating farebeating with tactics NYC abandoned

Three months ago, the Bay Area Rapid Transit system that serves San Francisco and surrounding counties launched a “blitz” to deter morning rush-hour fare evasion at four stations. The results...

Cuomo sends warning to Con Ed after blackout: 'They can be replaced'

In a series of TV and radio interviews, Cuomo blasted Con Ed’s performance following Saturday’s outage and threatened to revoke its state-issued operating license.

De Blasio headed to Chicago, flew back to NYC after hearing of blackout

Mayor de Blasio claimed on Sunday that he rushed back from the campaign trail in Iowa to deal with the Manhattan blackout — by driving four hours to Chicago, where...

Unlikely Yankee snaps streak and adds so much more

The Yankees’ two-game homer “drought” came to an end in somewhat unlikely fashion, as Mike Tauchman went deep with one out in the seventh to provide an insurance run in...

Exec: My bosses harassed, groped me at exclusive nightclub

A married New Jersey exec was pressured into joining her bosses for a night out at Manhattan hot spot 1Oak — where they sexually harassed and groped her, according to...

Yankees' pitching upgrades could come from within

Luis Severino isn’t the only addition the Yankees may make to their pitching staff for the stretch run. Right-hander Deivi Garcia is slated to make his debut with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre...

Teen girl dies when jet ski collides with motorboat on Long Island

An 18-year-old woman died on Sunday when the jet ski she was riding collided with a motorboat in Long Island waters, police said. The teenager's watercraft and a 35-foot Fountain...

Beto O'Rourke reveals his ancestors were slave owners

The former Texas lawmaker came clean in a Medium post, saying he found out through old family records.

AMC charts promising fight against Netflix with 860K subscribers

Movie theaters are caught in a war over the nation’s couch potatoes — and they’re losing it to video-streaming services like Netflix. The new battle plan for theaters: Be more...

Trump ramps up attacks on AOC, Democrats

President Trump on Sunday evening doubled down on his attacks against progressive House members, blasting the Democratic Party for condoning what he branded "disgraceful behavior." Trump tweeted that it was...

This Manhattan comedy club's mouth-watering menu is no joke

The Stand, which showcases top comedians like Kevin Hart, Bill Burr and Sarah Silverman, has tapped executive chef Harold Villarosa to take its food to what some might call a...

Toddler falls into koi pond, nearly drowns

A 2-year-old boy fell into a koi pond and nearly drowned Sunday at a home on Long Island, according to police. The toddler was at a residence in Central Islip...

Inside Jeff McNeil's insane run: What fans don't see

MIAMI — In the hitters’ meeting before the game, Jeff McNeil let his teammates know he was going to put them ahead, 1-0 Sunday against the Marlins. Mickey Callaway told...

City is wasting millions building schools it doesn’t need

Here’s another way the city public-school system wastes millions: by insisting on building new schools even as whole buildings sit empty. A new study by the watchdogs at the Citizens...

Democrats’ hysteria over basic voting security undermining US democracy

Such is the state of modern liberalism that it sees oppression even in efforts to clean up voter rolls by removing those who’ve moved or died, as required by federal...

City private schools have a reasonable fear — but the fix is easy

New York City’s private schools are worried that the state effort to crack down on a few schools that don’t teach could mean trouble for schools that plainly do. Happily,...

Police find body believed to be rabbi who saved student from drowning

Search and rescue crews pulled the remains "presumed to be that of the missing swimmer" Reuven Bauman, 35, from the ocean near False Cape around 2:15 p.m., Virginia Beach Police...

Angels may avoid Mike Trout injury scare

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout was pulled from the Angels' eventual 6-3 win over the Mariners because of right calf tightness. The two-time AL MVP left before the start of...

The Post says: It's time to fire Mayor de Blasio

The lights went out on Broadway Saturday night, and Bill de Blasio was a thousand miles away in Iowa. It was the moment that perfectly captured his distracted, ego-driven failure...

Comedy is golf broadcaster's 'self-defense' from demons

It was the first Monday of April — fittingly the day after April Fool’s — and David Feherty was on a stage at a small theater in North Jersey doing...

Florida man who raped baby daughter, posted footage to web gets 70 years

James Lockhart, 31, made the sickening four-video series of the sexual abuse between March 2016 and February 2018 and uploaded the clips on dark web forums.

Ruff training: Inside the ATF's K9 boot camp

NYPD Lt. John Pappas was among those attending the ATF event in north Jersey — and knows firsthand the importance of the work.

Gio Urshela's acrobatic play still has Yankees in awe

As Aaron Judge came to the plate in the bottom of the fifth with DJ LeMahieu and Gio Urshela on the corners, a wild pitch from Toronto pitcher Marcus Stroman...

Texas woman lived with her mother's rotting corpse for past three years

A Texas woman was arrested by cops after they found that she was living in a home with her dead mother for three years after the elderly woman was left...

Jeffrey Epstein's bail request likely to get shot down: experts

Jeffrey Epstein may have millions of reasons why he should be released on bail — but a Manhattan judge is still likely to deny him his freedom at a hearing...

Mets punishment teaches Amed Rosario loafing lesson

MIAMI — Amed Rosario got sent to his room without dinner Sunday. A day after loafing on the bases — he only reached first on a pop-up that dropped between...

City Council staffer caught in the act abusing parking placard

The Brooklyn pol is the sponsor of three pending council bills proposing crackdowns on the placards, which ballooned from 67,297 in 2008 to 121,000 this year.

Democrats now reject the whole concept of citizenship

Democrats celebrated last week after President Trump was forced to wave the white flag over his administration’s effort to include a question about citizenship on the 2020 US Census. But...

Where Yankees' top prospect goes from here

Yankees top prospect Estevan Florial only has to look down the dugout to face his cautionary tale. It’s as old as baseball: Highly touted up-and-comer has his dream squashed by...

New Zealand begins gun buyback after mosque shootings

Hundreds of New Zealand gun owners have surrendered their weapons in exchange for cash -- the first of many gun buybacks in the country after the deadly Christchurch mosque shootings....

Marcus Stroman shows Yankees all they need to see

Doing nothing can’t be an option. No option ranks as a slam-dunk, can’t-miss, blame-the-baseball-gods-if-it-doesn’t-work situation. Such is the vise in which the Yankees find themselves as they approach the July...

ICE hits major cities in illegal immigrant raid: government official

Federal authorities were conducting raids Sunday in major cities nationwide aimed at rounding up for deportation about 2,000 illegal immigrants already ordered out of the country, according to a senior...

Woody Harrelson's wild reactions at Wimbledon go viral

Woody Harrelson just gave his best performance in years -- with crazy-eyed reactions at Wimbledon. "I don't watch tennis I watch Woody Harrelson watching tennis," tweeted @trevorstweetss, summing up the...

Lonzo Ball 'excited' by Lakers finally trading him

Lonzo Ball is embracing his new basketball reality. The point guard was dealt from the Lakers to the Pelicans in the long-awaited Anthony Davis blockbuster earlier this summer, and the...

Devils' mascot shatters window at kid's birthday party

That was one body check! Devils' mascot “NJ Devil” destroyed a glass window while running around at a children’s birthday party, an undated video shared to social media on Sunday...

De Blasio's hate is now mainstream for Dems and other commentary

Libertarian: De Blasio’s Hate Is the Dem Mainstream Mayor Bill de Blasio this month told the National Education Association to “stand up against hate,” then promptly declared, “I hate the...

Decorated soldier dies in combat mission in Afghanistan

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — US military officials say a decorated Special Forces company sergeant major has died during combat operations in Afghanistan. A spokesman for the US Army Special Operations...

Founder of African American museum found dead in car trunk

The 75-year-old founder of an African American history museum in Louisiana was found dead in the trunk of a car in what police are calling a "heinous act." The body...

Flight to Dominican Republic from Newark rerouted after passengers fall ill

JetBlue Flight 1203 left Newark International Airport at around 6 a.m. and was supposed to land in Santo Domingo by 10 a.m., according to the airline's flight tracker.

Mets accomplish rare club feat thanks to lowly Marlins

MIAMI — They’ll always have Little Havana. It took only three months for the Mets to again win a road series, but they got there Sunday with a near-complete performance...

Union leader says city shouldn't end 'punitive confinement' in jails

Elias Husamudeen, the president of the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association, said City Council Speaker Cory Johnson's push to eliminate the segregation would lead to "more assault on correction officers, other...

Yankees get close look at possible trade target in big victory

The Yankees got their up-close look at potential trade target Marcus Stroman on Sunday and — more importantly — another victory. Gio Urshela had a two-run single in the second...

These are the top brands on sale for Prime Day 2019

Amazon Prime Day 2019 launched at midnight, spanning a total of 48 hours with major discounts on nearly everything under the sun. Feeling a little lost amid all the endless...

Megan Rapinoe's activism won't include running for office

Megan Rapinoe will keep playing soccer and championing for equal pay, but she won't be running for office. "I'm not sure I'm qualified for office," Rapinoe said Sunday on "Meet...

Schumer wants Grubhub to eat any 'fake' restaurant fees

​Sen. Chuck Schumer is getting in the middle of the food fight between ​​Grub​hub and New York City restaurants by asking the delivery app to eat its “fake” fees. In...

10,000 polling sites could be hacked because they use Windows 7: report

Pennsylvania's message was clear: The state was taking a big step to keep its elections from being hacked in 2020. Last April, its top election official told counties they had...

Prime Day 2019 deals: Breaking down Amazon's best bargains

The countdown is on for the biggest online shopping event of the year: Amazon Prime Day 2019. If you haven't already started shopping the early deals that have been released...

Prime Day 2019: What it is, when it starts, how to participate

Digital Black Friday is coming — and the crowds are online, not on line. The online blowout sale that is Amazon Prime Day 2019 will span 48 hours this year,...

The Manhattan blackout proved how fragile our infrastructure is

Saturday's blackout proved our infrastructure is fragile — and our emergency response is inadequate.

Airplane fan restores old jet, finds hidden John Lennon boarding pass

It cost him $100,000 to find this ticket to ride. A German airplane enthusiast restoring an old jet found an unexpected lost treasure hidden in a wall -- a boarding...

Baker Mayfield gushes about wife Emily Wilkinson after wedding

The couple married in Malibu last weekend.

Bronx woman's death ruled a homicide

The death of a 33-year-old Bronx woman has been deemed a homicide, according to police sources. Victim Cindi Olivo was found face up on the bedroom floor of her University...

The final addition to the Nets' new-look roster

The Nets completed their roster with another very on-brand signing in unrestricted free agent shooting guard David Nwaba. The 26-year-old’s signing was first reported by The Athletic and confirmed by...

Olympian accidentally runs over 1-year-old son, killing him

An Olympic athlete picking up party supplies for his son's first birthday tragically ran over the boy in the driveway of their Australian home -- killing him, a report says....

AOC hits back after Trump tweets 'go back' to your country

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ​slapped back Sunday at President Trump for suggesting that she and three other freshman Democrats "go back" to the countries they're from, saying he's irked at them...

Novak Djokovic edges Roger Federer in historic Wimbledon final

WIMBLEDON, England — For nearly five tight, tense and terrific hours, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer traded the lead, playing on and on and on until an unprecedented fifth-set tiebreaker...

Immigration chief blames Congress for horrific migrant shelter conditions

WASHINGTON - Ken Cuccinelli, the acting director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, placed the blame squarely on Congress for the deplorable conditions described at a border station by reporters...

Cops hunt gray-haired burglar targeting Queens homes

A silver-haired thief has robbed at least six homes in Queens -- with the polo shirt-wearing perp pushing in A.C. units to break into residences, cops reported. The suspect, who...

WWE superstar Jeff Hardy arrested for public intoxication

Pro-wrestling superstar Jeff Hardy was busted for public intoxication at a beachfront hotel this weekend in South Carolina, according to authorities and reports. The former WWE champion, 41, was nabbed...

Top three Democrats all lead Trump in 2020 poll

​WASHINGTON - The top three ​Democratic candidates cleanly beat President Trump in head-to-head match-ups, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows. Former Vice President Joe Biden performs best against...

Con Ed can't explain what caused the Manhattan blackout

Con Edison has yet to figure out why a large swath of Manhattan's West Side was plunged into darkness by the blackout that lasted more than five hours on Saturday...

More body parts found off Coney Island

NYPD scuba divers recovered partial bones from the water off Coney Island -- two days after finding a lower leg in the same area, police sources said Sunday. The remains...

The road back for these injured Yankees begins — again

Luis Severino and Dellin Betances are finally ready to begin throwing programs following extensive shutdowns due to strained lats that came after shoulder injuries, but Aaron Boone isn’t ready to...

De Blasio says Trump wants to 'make America hate again' with ICE raids

Mayor de Blasio blasted President Trump for announcing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement would carry out raids nationally as a political ploy to scare immigrant communities and gin up his...

Nationals can prove they're for real in brutal upcoming stretch

Should bettors take the Washington Nationals seriously as a profit center and playoff threat? Sunday afternoon provides a good opportunity to get caught up with news on the Nats while...

Pelosi slams Trump for 'xenophobic' tweets about Dem lawmakers

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rebuked President Trump for his "xenophobic comments" when he called on four female Democratic lawmakers to "go back" to their countries. ​"​When​ @realDonaldTrump​ ​tells four American...

What did Neil Armstrong really say on the moon?

Millions on Earth who listened to him on TV or radio heard this: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

Video shows moment lights turn back on after NYC blackout

It's truly electrifying video. Amazing footage shows the moment a big chunk of New York got its power back Saturday night -- with huge cheers erupting as the city's skyline...

Anthony Davis' Lakers declaration: We can beat anybody

Anthony Davis wasted no time putting a target on the Lakers' backs. After being formally introduced as a Laker during a Saturday press conference, Davis boasted about the team's roster...

Trump tells freshman Dems to 'go back' to their countries

​President Trump suggested the freshman Democrats who have been feuding with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi should "go back" to their countries to fix their governments, saying "you can't leave fast...

De Blasio insists he was in charge while campaigning during NYC power outage

Mayor de Blasio made excuses Sunday for being almost 1,000-miles away as 73,000 New Yorkers went without power on Saturday night. As a 60-block swath of Manhattan suffered a five-hour...

Off-duty MTA conductor cuffed for flashing gun, resisting arrest

An off-duty MTA Conductor was arrested for resisting arrest after baring a firearm Sunday morning, according to police. Najae Paige, 29, entered a building just after 1 a.m. in East...

Politicians can't stop spending -- and they don't want to

Dear John: Your column about debt is right on. I have been following federal spending, deficits and debt for many decades. Where you and I part is that I believe...

The federal government cut taxes, but Texas raised mine

Dear John: Let me help in my tiny little way to [explain] the economy. The federal government cut taxes. I am retired, so for me it was modest. My city...

Name-dropping John Crudele solved letter writer's estate problem

Dear John: I have an issue with Kings County Surrogate’s Court. In order to obtain unclaimed funds for my father, I need Letters of Voluntary Administration for his aunt’s estate....

007 will be a black woman in new James Bond movie: report

James Bond fans wanting 007 to be either black or female are in for a double treat -- with the movie spy about to be played by a black woman,...

Zack Greinke will pick up where he left off

Locking your doors may not be enough. U.S. women’s soccer star Allie Long had her New York “Key to the City” stolen when she and the team appeared Wednesday at...

Fixing awful defense should be Mets' first priority

MIAMI — The Mets came into the season with a strong rotation and a weak defense. And it has only gotten worse. For everyone. How a team can be based...

Fed will fix its own fumble with rate cut

Last week, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell telegraphed to the markets that a rate cut is coming. There seems to be quite a bit of uncertainty over why the Fed...

55-year-old man loses teeth in bus beating: cops

A 55-year-old man lost eight teeth in a vicious beat-down on a city bus in the Bronx, police said Sunday. Authorities are still hunting the heartless thug who left the...

Man found shot to death in SUV: cops

Police found a man dead in the driver's seat of his SUV early Sunday morning. Dante Ryer, 26, was discovered with a gunshot to the head in his Nissan Pathfinder...

British couple's Jamaica wedding in paradise turns into nightmare

Their dream of a wedding in paradise turned into quite a nightmare for a UK couple who now aren't even sure their nuptials were legal. Andy Helson and Heidi Brown...

Yankees vs. Blue Jays: Just say no on this first-inning wager

Bettors have been so eager to take the Yankees and the Over with their power surge heading into the All-Star break that they’ve been cutting in line at sportsbooks. This...

Lawmakers need to come back and fix their botched criminal-justice reforms

Albany County DA David Soares is right to be furious at Gov. Cuomo and the Legislature for passing criminal-justice reforms this year that’ll actually fuel criminal chaos. Only a special...

Cuomo’s pathetic answer to Michael Goodwin

Michael Goodwin’s Wednesday column must have hit a nerve with Gov. Cuomo, who took the unusual step of putting out a press release attacking it — while ignoring what Goodwin...

Man jumps in front of train in Times Square: cops

A man was struck and killed by a train at the Times Square-42nd Street station early Sunday morning, officials said. The man, who was not identified, jumped in front of...

Cardinals legend Bob Gibson battling pancreatic cancer

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals great Bob Gibson is fighting pancreatic cancer. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said the 83-year-old Hall of Famer was diagnosed with the cancer several weeks...

How 1969 Mets made Vietnam feel like home for one soldier

The funny thing? Michael Yalango wasn’t even all that much of a Mets fan. He’d grown up with the Brooklyn Dodgers as a kid on Staten Island, but that ride...

US consumer debt surges to record highs

America has a shocking new “savings and loan” crisis. Consumer debt is surging to record highs, fueled by rising mortgage debt, student loans and a binge on credit card use....

Inside the Victoria's Secret pipeline to Jeffrey Epstein

In 2004, Elisabetta Tai was a 21-year-old Italian model with big dreams. A month after arriving in Manhattan, her booker gave her an Upper East Side address and told her...

Anti-ICE protesters take down American flag to hoist Mexican flag

An anti-ICE protest in Colorado morphed into an anti-US display when demonstrators hauled down the Stars and Stripes and hoisted a Mexican flag in its place. The Friday night march...

Macron's ex-No. 2 spent public funds on gold hairdryer: reports

French President Emmanuel Macron is taking heat over a hairdryer of gold. Macron, who presided over France’s Bastille Day parade Saturday in Paris, is facing fallout from the lavish spending...

Locals compete in cardboard canoe race

Intrepid sailors competed Saturday in a race of cardboard kayaks. Participating kids and teens joined 15 teams that designed and built the boats just before the race. The festivities, sponsored...

De Blasio says ICE raids on immigrants already underway

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he's getting reports that a nationwide crackdown on immigrants facing deportation is already underway in his city. The sweeps...

How experts say you can fix your credit over time

So your credit rating is horrible. Over the years, you used credit recklessly. You paid bills late. You didn’t keep track of cumulative card debt — or what it was...

Sharks and Jets invade Harlem as Spielberg remakes 'West Side Story'

Move over, Bloods and Crips — the Sharks and the Jets have taken over Harlem.

Broadway went dark, but stars still shine on the sidewalks

On Broadway, as the saying goes, the show must go on -- even in a blackout. Saturday night's five-hour power outage sent thousands of show-goers out of darkened theaters and...

Nasty bacteria at Queens beach tested five times higher than last year

Call it barf beach. A stretch of a Queens shore infamous for sewer-spillover bacteria has been swamped this summer by germs that can cause stomach troubles and other health problems....

Plane evacuated in Newark after suicide vest scare

A JetBlue plane at Newark Airport was evacuated Saturday morning after a photo of a suicide vest was seen or someone wearing one was photographed by a passenger, NBC reported....

Zack Britton and manager brother have new baseball goal

Zack Britton and his brother Buck have spent their entire careers in professional baseball, but they only faced each other once. “Zack was still starting and he pitched a minor...

Man tries to set immigration jail on fire, dies after shootout with police

TACOMA, Wash. — A 69-year-old man armed with a rifle threw incendiary devices at an immigration jail in Washington state early Saturday morning, then was found dead after four police...

Jeurys Familia has Mets bullpen prediction for the second half

MIAMI — Jeurys Familia’s attempt at resurrecting his season will include a steady oversight from a trusted presence. In deciding on a new bullpen coach last month, team officials put...

Meadowlands Pace winner comes with piece of history

It was Ladies Night on Saturday at the Meadowlands Racetrack, as the Linda Toscano-trained Best In Show won the $682,650 Meadowlands Pace. Toscano, who last week became the first female...

Why Luke Voit's return wasn't a complete disappointment

Against the Blue Jays on Saturday, for the first time in 172 consecutive games, the Yankees looked as if they were about to be shut out. Aaron Hicks finessed a...