April 5, 2020
Tiger coronavirus tests not the same as human ones, Bronx Zoo says
The coronavirus test administered to the Bronx Zoo tiger that tested positive for the illness is different from ones given to humans, according to the zoo’s chief veterinarian. "The COVID-19...
Giants' obsession with 'hog mollies’ will be put to NFL Draft test
Well, look here, a place where the Giants are not in dire need of upgrading. No one is saying the big guys up-front on defense are the second coming of...
The newest Islander is in limbo, personally and professionally
Jean-Gabriel Pageau was in the middle of changing his life over. A native of Ottawa, Ontario, Pageau spent his entire eight-year NHL career with the Senators before he was traded...
Football great who broke Redskins color barrier dead at 84
WASHINGTON — Bobby Mitchell, the speedy Hall of Famer who became the Washington Redskins' first black player, has died. He was 84. Mitchell split his career with the Cleveland Browns...
Rikers Island inmate dies of complications from coronavirus
An inmate at Rikers Island who tested positive for the coronavirus died on Sunday, marking the first confirmed death of a prisoner with the disease in the Big Apple, a...
A healthy United States needs a healthy economy: Devine
It probably wasn’t the best time to talk about restarting the economy, as we enter a week that Surgeon General Jerome Adams says will be the “hardest and the saddest”...
Artemi Panarin's debut Rangers season is the stuff of legends
Part 15 of a series analyzing the New York Rangers. An evaluation of Artemi Panarin’s first season on Broadway becomes a measurement against history. A measure against the greatest players...
Rob Gronkowski is now a WWE champion
Rob Gronkowski is a WWE champion. The former New England Patriots star tight end pinned his friend Mojo Rawley on Sunday to become the 24/7 champion on the second night...
Upper East Side mom helps feed health workers on front lines of coronavirus fight
New York City’s restaurants may be hanging on by a thread, but they’re still feeding area health-care workers with the help of one Upper East Side mom. Gabrielle Armour, a...
NY's restaurants, and America's, need to hold on until the lockdowns end
The New York City restaurant industry faces an existential threat worse than from any previous catastrophe. Eateries will survive the coronavirus nightmare — but salvation will more likely come out...
James Dolan 'pawn' shot at center of ex-Knicks teammates drama
Former Knicks point guard Chris Childs ripped ex-teammate Latrell Sprewell for being “a pawn’’ in the Charles Oakley saga. Sprewell showed up sitting next to owner James Dolan at the...
Time to start figuring out which businesses can reopen first and how
How do we reopen after the coronavirus goes away? The mere question, in the middle of the pandemic, is fraught. Anyone entertaining the idea that businesses should move toward reopening...
FDNY firefighters come together to thank hospital workers — with candy
Fire departments from around The Bronx came together on Sunday to thank medical workers battling the coronavirus outbreak. Rigs from several firehouses sounded their sirens outside Jacobi Medical Center in...
New York will need another federal bailout — and major belt-tightening
The 2008 financial meltdown, 9/11, the 1970s fiscal crisis — New York has seen catastrophe before, but nothing like now. Both Republicans, nationally, and local Democrats will have to adjust....
North Korea's ridiculous (and evil) 'virus-free' boasts
North Korea is telling the world it doesn’t have a single, solitary case of coronavirus. It’d be hilarious if the lie didn’t stand for untold human suffering. “Not one single...
Post-coronavirus, easing up on CAFE rules makes more sense than ever
Team Trump just finalized a rule that will make safer cars more accessible to Americans — and, in the midst of an unprecedented economic slowdown, the limousine left is assailing...
New York needs to fix its unemployment claims system — yesterday
Nearly half a million New Yorkers filed for unemployment benefits in March — or tried to, anyway. The state Labor Department’s systems are so antiquated that it can take weeks to...
Dr. Fauci tests negative for the coronavirus
The nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, who is also a member of the White House coronavirus task force, has tested negative for the illness, he said Sunday....
Virus models aren't crystal balls and other commentary
Health watch: Virus Models Aren’t Crystal Balls In modeling COVID-19’s trajectory, “there’s no right answer,” warns Zeynep Tufekci at The Atlantic — but that’s “not what epidemiological models are for.”...
Knicks point guard's roller-coaster run seems to be over
Part 15 of a series analyzing the New York Knicks. On opening night in San Antonio, former Knicks coach David Fizdale decided to start RJ Barrett at point guard and...
Woody Harrelson among stars sharing coronavirus conspiracy theories tied to 5G
Wild conspiracy theories linking 5G networks to the coronavirus pandemic are being blamed for a spate of attacks on UK cellphone towers -- and are even being spread by celebrities...
Trump says USNS Comfort might treat coronavirus patients
President Trump said Sunday that the Navy hospital ship docked off Manhattan could be used to treat coronavirus patients “if we need it.” The 1,000 bed USNS Comfort, which was...
UFC president named as victim of sex-tape extortion plot, new suit reveals
UFC president Dana White slammed a civil lawsuit filed against him that revealed he was the victim of a years-old sex-tape extortion plot. In 2015, Las Vegas resident Ernesto Joshua...
Yankees pitcher watching Asia for hope with MLB on hold
David Hale is just one of the hundreds of players waiting to find out when — or even if — the MLB season will start. And like many others, he’s...
Wisconsin pols urge top health official to stop in-person primary vote Tuesday
Ten Wisconsin mayors are urging the state’s top health official to help prevent in-person voting in Tuesday’s primary -- by shutting down all buildings where voting is set to occur,...
Hasidic funerals flout social distancing rules amid coronavirus
Hasidic Jews flouted social distancing rules and held at least two packed funerals on the streets of Brooklyn on Sunday, including one for a faith leader who died of coronavirus...
Thousands of NY coronavirus patients are being treated with anti-malarial drug
As many as 4,000 seriously ill coronavirus patients in New York are being treated with the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine, state health officials say. President Trump has touted hydroxychloroquine as a...
NJ gives local governments power to limit short-term rentals
TRENTON, N.J. — New powers for New Jersey's local and county governments to restrict short-term rentals are taking effect Sunday night, part of the effort to slow the spread of...
NYC coronavirus death toll now over 2,400 with almost 65K cases
Another 218 peopled died of the coronavirus in the city overnight, bringing the Big Apple's death toll to more than 2,400, officials said Sunday. The number of confirmed cases of...
Trump administration weighs legal action over alleged Chinese hoarding of PPE
Leading US manufacturers of medical safety gear told the White House that China prohibited them from exporting their products from the country as the coronavirus pandemic mounted -- even as...
Lesson of ex-NBA teammates' bond resonates in coronavirus times
The celebration was going to culminate in the 700-seat auditorium at the John F. Kennedy Student Center, tucked into the northern segment of the campus of St. Francis University in...
Small-school quarterback emerges as Patriots' option to replace Tom Brady
The New England Patriots figure to select a quarterback at some point in the upcoming NFL Draft, and they aren’t just talking to big-school prospects as they move on at...
Italy starts to look ahead to 'phase two' as COVID-19 death toll slows
MILAN - Italy reported its lowest daily COVID-19 death toll for more than two weeks on Sunday as authorities began to look ahead to a second phase of the battle...
The top 10 defensive linemen in the NFL Draft
The Post’s Ryan Dunleavy gives his top 10 defensive linemen in the 2020 NFL Draft: 1. Derrick Brown, Auburn, 6-5, 326 Rare combination of size, strength and athleticism. More than...
Doc at Brooklyn hospital: 'Patients dying every moment'
A doctor at a Brooklyn hospital where body bags were seen lining the hallway described "catastrophic" conditions at the facility, saying he's seeing coronavirus patients die daily and is terrified...
City teacher whose family fought for potential lifesaving therapy dies from coronavirus
City schoolteacher David Behrbom, whose family was battling red tape to get him pioneering therapy in his battle against COVID-19, died Sunday -- just hours before a potential key breakthrough,...
How NFL Draft prospect went from homelessness to brink of payday
Javon Kinlaw looked around at the NFL Scouting Combine in February and reflected. “With the position I was put in, I shouldn’t even be here right now,” Kinlaw said. “I...
Special Passover delivery for homebound Brooklyn Holocaust survivors
Even the coronavirus can't stop Passover in Brooklyn. Uber and the nonprofit Met Council are joining forces to deliver 500 Passover meals to homebound Holocaust survivors who will be isolated...
Bronx councilman wants to ban paper bag fee over coronavirus fears
A Bronx pol plans to introduce legislation to temporarily eliminate the city’s new 5-cent paper-bag fee -- because he believes reusable bags are a breeding grounds for germs amid the...
The Mets might be baseball's biggest loser right now
There are 30 losers. Some lose less, some lose a lot more when it comes to major league teams during the coronavirus pandemic. The Orioles lose less. They were going...
Bronx Zoo tiger tests positive for coronavirus
The coronavirus is infecting New Yorkers of all stripes. A 4-year-old Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the COVID-19 bug after developing a dry cough, the...
Even Gov. Cuomo's dog is losing it under coronavirus isolation
Even Gov. Andrew Cuomo — and his dog Captain — have the coronavirus isolation blues, the pol said Sunday. "There's no medical definition for cabin fever, but I believe it...
NJ is losing $540M a month in revenue from closed casinos: industry bigs
The coronavirus could break the house for Atlantic City's casinos, industry experts and officials say. The gambling mecca on the Jersey Shore is now virtually a wasteland that is costing...
Queen Mary ocean liner may be used as hospital ship as coronavirus cases surge
The Queen Mary ocean liner may be brought out of retirement after over half a century to help California fight the coronavirus outbreak as America's latest floating hospital ship. While few details were given, city...
British PM Johnson hospitalized for coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who tested positive for COVID-19, was admitted to the hospital due to "persistent symptoms of coronavirus," the BBC reported Sunday. A government spokeswoman described the...
Trump again warns country of a 'rough' next two weeks
President Trump said he was meeting with the White House coronavirus task force Sunday and warned Americans that "a rough two weeks are coming up!" "I will be having a...
Queen Elizabeth: 'We will succeed' in fight against coronavirus
Queen Elizabeth II made a historic televised address on Sunday -- invoking her nation's war-time spirit in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. “I am speaking to you at what...
NYC staves off ventilator shortage for a few more days, de Blasio says
New York City has amassed enough ventilators to stay ahead of the coronavirus — but only for a few more days, Mayor Bill de Blasio warned Sunday. "We have bought...
NYC surgeon reveals workers forced to ration care for non-coronavirus patients
A Columbia University surgeon has described in a heart-wrenching letter how he and other doctors are now being forced to choose which non-coronavirus patients, including infants, deserve medical procedures. "We...
Trump claims 'Corrected Fake News' after Germany backtracks on 'piracy' claim
A Berlin official who accused the Trump administration of "modern day piracy" after 200,000 masks for Germany went missing has backpedaled and acknowledged that the supplies were ordered from a...
NYC rabbis are helping housebound Jews prepare for Passover
New York City rabbis are turning to Zoom video calls ahead of Passover to help housebound Jews prepare for their Seders — and feel less alone during the traditionally family-oriented...
Nearly 3,000 phone chargers headed to city hospital for coronavirus patients
Nearly 3,000 phone chargers are expected to be delivered to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital -- because coronavirus patients are being rushed there without theirs and have no way to contact loved ones during...
Musicians who livestream during virus lockdown eye possible profits
In mid-March, as more Americans were ordered to stay home to slow the spread of the coronavirus, a sense of foreboding started to creep up on British rocker Yungblud. His...
Browns emerge as serious suitors for top remaining free agent
The team with the most remaining cap space in the NFL has been showing interest in perhaps the best player left on the free-agent market. The Cleveland Browns have positioned...
Bronx man stabbed to death by his teenage cousin
A family dispute turned tragic when a Bronx man died after being stabbed by his teenage cousin, according to police sources. Lloyd Hill, 23, was arguing with his 17-year-old cousin...
Mark Esper defends firing of Navy captain: It's 'how we hold leaders accountable'
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday defended the removal of a Navy captain who blew the whistle about a coronavirus outbreak aboard his aircraft carrier, saying that's "how we...
Uber driver spit on, slashed for not accepting counterfeit money: cops
An Uber driver was viciously attacked and spit on after he refused to take a handful of phony bills as payment for a fare, cops said Sunday. A 41-year-old driver...
My boss is now calling me constantly at home — how do I get them to stop?
Now that I’m working from home, my boss keeps calling constantly, even out of office hours. What do I say to get her to stop? You could say “I quit”...
Ex-Pats exec: Why a Bill Belichick-Cam Newton marriage would fail
The New England Patriots have shown no known interest in free agent Cam Newton as a potential replacement for Tom Brady, and at least one former team executive believes he...
Four important lessons for working from home
Welcome to the new world of working from home. Sure, there’s no commute, but there’s also no barista, no going out for lunch, no reason to get dressed up. What...
Fired Navy captain Brett Crozier tests positive for coronavirus: report
The Navy captain who was removed after he sounded the alarm about a coronavirus outbreak aboard an aircraft carrier he commanded has tested positive for the virus, according to a...
Dr. Fauci says it's likely coronavirus will become 'seasonal'
Dr. Anthony Fauci, an infectious disease expert on the White House coronavirus task force, said Sunday it is likely that the virus will become a seasonal illness. “Unless we get...
Soccer star caught in prostitute sex party amid coronavirus lockdown
There's paying a pair of prostitutes to come over for a sex party and being photographed in your underwear handing out the cash. Then there's hosting that late-night rendezvous amid...
2 coronavirus deaths tallied overnight in NYC, death toll over 2,200
The Big Apple tallied two coronavirus fatalities overnight Saturday into Sunday, according to city statistics — a relative respite as the overall death toll rose to 2,256. The number of...
NJ cops break up Pink Floyd cover band’s coronavirus concert
Cops broke up a Pink Floyd cover band's concert — with 30 middle-aged partiers defying lockdown orders — on the front lawn of a New Jersey home over the weekend,...
Ex-Clinton adviser predicts Democratic primary 'write-in movement' for Cuomo
Dick Morris, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton, says he doesn't believe Democrtic frontrunner Joe Biden has a lock on the 2020 nomination -- because Gov. Andrew Cuomo could...
Yonkers Raceway may have been source of NJ coronavirus outbreak
Yonkers Raceway may have been Ground Zero for the spread of the deadly coronavirus in New Jersey. COVID-19 cases linked to the Westchester County, NY, harness-racing track led to a...
Cuomo skeptical that sports could resume by August amid pandemic
President Trump's prediction that the sports world's coronavirus time-out could be over by August may be a false start, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday. "I would love to see sports...
Shroud of Turin will go on virtual display for Easter
The Shroud of Turin, worshiped by some Christians as the burial cloth of Jesus, will go on virtual display for Easter, church officials said. The shroud, stored in a climate-controlled...
Rick Pitino makes bet with son on WrestleMania match
The Pitinos will be keen observers of WrestleMania 36. Rick Pitino, the new Iona men's basketball coach, challenged his son Richard, the coach at Minnesota, to a bet on the...
Elon Musk's ventilators won't arrive in time for coronavirus apex
The ventilators that eccentric Tesla founder Elon Musk promised to make won’t be ready in time for the coronavirus’ apex in New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday. “The problem...
US reports highest single-day coronavirus death toll since outbreak
The US on Saturday reported more than 1,300 coronavirus deaths -- the largest daily spike in the country since the health crisis began, according to a report. The grim milestone...
Desperate worker at hard-hit NYC hospital looks to heavens for help
A desperate medical worker appeared to beseech God for help during a break from his duties at a city hospital that's among the hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The...
Hero of the Day: Manhattan nurse holds 'hope huddles' to combat coronavirus woes
For nearly two weeks, a Manhattan man in his 20s languished on a ventilator at Lenox Hill Hospital as the coronavirus laid siege to his lungs. But as soon as...
Bill Bratton warns NY could face 'crime virus' over bail reform bill
Former NYPD Police Commissioner Bill Bratton warned that New York could face a “crime virus” thanks to the state legislature’s bungled overhaul of the controversial bail reform bill. “They are...
Over 300 federal health-care workers join NYC's battle against coronavirus
Hundreds of federal health-care workers are arriving Sunday to reinforce New York City's coronavirus-battered hospital system, according to Gov. Andrew Cuomo. "We're going to deploy all the federal personnel who...
What Tom Brady saw in the Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers leaned on a mantra from a classic baseball movie in their quest to land Tom Brady. The Bucs’ front office dubbed their plan "Operation Shoeless Joe...
Cuomo: New York may be hitting coronavirus apex as state deaths dip slightly
An additional 594 New Yorkers have died from the coronavirus, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday — a still staggering toll, but actually the first daily decline in some time, as...
Pope Francis holds Palm Sunday Mass in near-empty St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Francis held Palm Sunday Mass behind closed doors in a near-empty Vatican church -- instead live-streaming the service as he called for a heroic response to the coronavirus pandemic....
Joe Biden says Democratic National Convention might be 'virtual' event
Joe Biden said Sunday the already rescheduled Democratic National Convention may have to be a "virtual" event because of social distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic. "Well, we're going to...
Surgeon general predicts 'hardest and saddest' week due to coronavirus
The US surgeon general on Sunday warned Americans that the coming week will be the "hardest and the saddest" in most people's lives due to the coronavirus pandemic -- comparing...
Four men injured in Brooklyn apartment shooting
Four men were injured in a shooting early Sunday in Brooklyn, authorities said. The attack happened just after 3 a.m. at an apartment on Rockaway Parkway near Winthrop Street in...
Coronavirus death rate for New Orleans is double that of NYC
New Orleans has emerged as one of the country's coronavirus hotspots, with a death rate per-capita double that of New York City, according to a troubling new report. Gary Wagner,...
UFC star takes her naked Instagram adventures outdoors
Suns out, buns out for Paige VanZant and husband Austin Vanderford.
Over a thousand doctors, nurses heading to New York City to fight coronavirus: Esper
Defense Secretary Mark Esper confirmed that more than a thousand additional doctors and nurses will be sent to New York to help the city as it struggles to contain the...
These comfortable blankets will keep you cozy and warm
Whether you’re snuggling up for a movie or relaxing with your favorite book, a comfy blanket can go a long way to helping to ease the stress of the day....
Disturbing photos show body bags fill hallways of Brooklyn hospital amid coronavirus
Shocking photos show body bags filling the hallways of a Brooklyn hospital as the city grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. The disturbing images showed several deceased patients in orange body...
Tom Dempsey, former NFL kicker, dead from coronavirus at 73
Tom Dempsey, who became a record-setting NFL placekicker for the New Orleans Saints despite being born without toes on his right foot, died Saturday after contracting the coronavirus, the team...
Closed St. Patrick's Cathedral live streams Palm Sunday mass
Archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan held Palm Sunday Mass from a near-empty St. Patrick’s Cathedral after it was closed to the public because of what he called "this vicious coronavirus." "We...
These training courses can help you start a cybersecurity career
Technology is great: it allows us to easily access information, connect with our loved ones no matter how far, and increases our efficiency exponentially. But, it also introduces new threats....
Economist Stephen Moore warns US could be headed toward a Great Depression
Economist Stephen Moore warned that the US is barreling headlong toward a Great Depression if the economy isn't revived by next month because of the damage caused by the coronavirus...
White House: Americans should avoid grocery shopping as coronavirus hits apex
The White House coronavirus task force is warning against even going out to buy groceries or medication as the pandemic is expected to hit a deadly apex in the coming...
What does Aaron Judge's injury mean for this MLB season?
You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York's biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of...
TV writer says doctors have 'no doubt' he had coronavirus despite negative tests
A British TV writer says his doctors have "no doubt" that he had coronavirus despite two tests coming back negative, according to a report. Dominic Minghella -- who created the...
Chinese rights lawyer reportedly released after 4 years in prison
BEIJING — Wang Quanzhang, a well-known Chinese rights lawyer, was released from prison Sunday after being held for more than four years, his wife said. It was unclear whether he...
Why it would be a surprise if the Giants drafted a tight end
Stop asking. Evan Engram is returning for a fourth season with the Giants, and no, the new coaching regime did not consider dumping him. There is no doubt Engram is...
Inside story of Masters winners' favorite green jacket moments
“Seven Days in Augusta: Behind the Scenes at the Masters” (Triumph) by Post golf writer Mark Cannizzaro, who has covered the past 25 Masters, is on bookshelves now. It dives...
Police search for teen who attacked Asian woman for 'causing' the coronavirus
Police are still searching for a teenaged girl they say hit an Asian woman in the head with an umbrella on an MTA bus in The Bronx -- while yelling...
Hall of Famer's son an intriguing TE possibility for Jets in draft
Tight end is one of the Jets’ strongest positions entering the 2020 season, but I still could see them using a mid- or late-round pick to secure the position going...
Two knifed to death in France in possible terror attack
Two people were knifed to death and five more were injured in a French town Saturday in what officials are investigating as a terror attack. The knife-wielding assailant was apprehended...
All due respect to Larry David, but this Ranger is getting it done
Part 14 of a series analyzing the New York Rangers. Maybe Greg McKegg had no business being elevated into Kaapo Kakko’s spot on the wing for those shifts in the...
What NY-area sports owners have given to coronavirus fight
As the novel coronavirus has wrecked the New York area, sports owners with deep pockets have emerged to help in the fight to battle this deadly pandemic. Here’s a look:...
Defiant pastors vow to host Palm Sunday mass during coronavirus pandemic
Defiant Christian megachurches across the country have vowed to flout social distancing guidelines and host Palm Sunday mass -- with one Texas pastor complaining that "Satan's trying to keep us...
Alabama called out for Apple Watch usage
Alabama coach Nick Saban spoke about how his team is adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic by using different methods to keep players in shape -- including providing Apple Watches to...
Rick Pitino keeps on landing recruits
The sports world is at a standstill because of the coronavirus pandemic, but Rick Pitino is still landing recruits. The new Iona Gaels coach, after quickly assembling a six-man class...
Coronavirus death toll slows in Italy as number of ICU patients declines
The number of coronavirus patients in intensive care dropped for the first time in Italy on Saturday, as the country also welcomed its lowest daily increase in deaths in two...
Church gets good news after 'Dear John' intervenes in bank fraud investigation
Dear John: Thank you! You have provided our church with some good news in the midst of this pandemic. I cannot adequately put into words our gratitude to you. One...