December 4, 2013
Strikes for minimum-wage hikes don't help poor
If all goes as activists plan, workers at New York’s fast-food restaurants today will walk out on their jobs in solidarity with fellow workers from 100 American cities. It’s but...
The Harry Reid privilege
If life under ObamaCare is as wonderful as supporters tell us, how come Harry Reid is keeping his staffers from enjoying it? As part of the Affordable Care Act, members...
Bond rate yields show Wall Street is worried about QE
On Wednesday, Wall Street became worried (again) that the Federal Reserve would soon start scaling back on its Quantitative Easing bond-buying program. By Friday markets will probably abruptly change their...
STFU theatre snobs: Carrie is perfect choice for Maria
A funny thing happened on the way to the NBC live production of “The Sound of Music.” New York’s theater snobs erupted in a fit of pique at the announcement...
JPMorgan Chase named one of Goldman's top investment ideas
The financial overhang from the “London Whale” and regulatory probes is about to be history for JPMorgan Chase. The huge bank led by CEO Jamie Dimon is one of only...
NBC's Johnny Weir blasted for comments on anti-gay laws
Retired figure skater and NBC Olympics commentator Johnny Weir got himself into some hot water for comments he made at an event earlier this week — dismissing Russia’s strict anti-gay...
Delusional or kissing up? Rex gushes over Idzik's draft
Tell the draft class of the 1974 Steelers to move over. Jets coach Rex Ryan said he thinks the Jets’ current group of rookies is up there with the best...
Obama not allowed iPhone for 'security reasons'
Here’s the deal, Barry can’t hang up his BlackBerry. President Obama admitted he was not allowed to have an iPhone owing to security fears — explaining why he is sometimes...
Jets veterans try to motivate Gang at players pow-wow
These players-only meetings can be cathartic and galvanize a team. They can also be a bunch of hot air that is long forgotten come Gameday. Desperate times call for desperate...
Missing girl found at Apollo Theater
A five-year-old who was taken by her uncle from her Harlem home was found unharmed at the Apollo Theater, police said. Ramel Robinson, 29, who has a history of drugs,...
Kidd-Frank breakup no surprise to Byron Scott
The first point Byron Scott emphasized — a point he stressed repeatedly — is he was not around the Nets this season and did not know what went on between...
A deal worthy of a King: Pact good for both Henrik and Rangers
The Rangers’ attempt to save some money on their most important player next year, the year after that, the year after that and the three or four years after that,...
Establishing 'the Anheuser-Busch of marijuana'
Entrepreneur Justin Hartfield is hoping to smoke the competition with his passion for pot. The 29-year-old Californian has raised roughly $10 million from investors — money he will soon invest...
'Excited' Kerley, the Jets' top receiver, expects to return
Wide receiver Jeremy Kerley expects to be back on the field Sunday for the Jets after missing the past three games. Kerley, who dislocated his left elbow on Nov. 3...
Scrappy Devils drop another shootout
Sometimes the line between triumph and heartbreak can be so thin you can see right through it. Or so it seemed on Wednesday night at the Prudential Center, when the...
FTC: Online ads should be clearly marked, undeceptive
The growing online usage of ads designed to blend in with the rest of a website's content, a practice known as "native advertising," may be illegal in some instances, the...
A Knicks win in Brooklyn will quiet the noise – for a bit
Carmelo Anthony agrees the Knicks are “the laughingstock of the league,” and just about all of his teammates concur with Jason Kidd’s assessment that both the Knicks and the Nets...
Two Super reasons there's no debating Eli over Rivers
There was a question posed to Tom Coughlin on Wednesday requiring no answer because the answer was an obvious one that required little thought and less debate. But the Giants...
So much for Census 'oversight'
So far, the Census Bureau has stiffed the House Oversight Committee, which is investigating the bureau’s fabrication of the nation’s unemployment data. But the Commerce Department, which is in charge...
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lights up
With a flick of the switch, a 76-foot Norway Spruce officially became the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree Wednesday night after it was illuminated for the first time this holiday season...
No tears at Fenway over Ellsbury's defection
The Red Sox figured Jacoby Ellsbury would leave them for greener pastures this winter. They just didn’t anticipate their two-time World Series winner would shoot down to The Bronx. Yet...
The 81st Annual Rockefeller Tree Lighting Ceremony
Stars joined hundreds of revelers at the 81st Annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony Wednesday night at Rockefeller Center in New York City.
Well, at least an NY team will win this game
Confession clearly is good for the soul. “Both of us stink,” Jason Kidd said Tuesday night, asked about Thursday’s Barclays Center showdown between the Knicks and the Nets, the Gangs...
Icahn pressures Apple with $50B buyback proposal
Carl Icahn is taking his battle with Apple CEO Tim Cook over the tech giant’s hefty cash stash directly to shareholders. “Gave $AAPL notice we’ll be making a … proposal...
Beason could answer long-term LB questions for Giants
Jon Beason considered the question for a handful of seconds and then, decisively and with an impact — just like the way he plays — predicted his future with the...
MLB deal with Japanese league may hurt Yanks' shot at Tanaka
Major League Baseball officials have proposed a posting system to their Japanese counterparts that would make posted players, such as Masahiro Tanaka, essentially free agents with a surtax, The Post...
It’s a double Devils downer
Stanford (+3) over ARIZONA STATE: ASU, thanks to an 8-1 conference record, gets to host this Pac-12 Championship with the lone loss coming to Stanford 42-28 in September. You might...
Negligence not cause of 3rd WTC collapse: court
Negligence was not the cause of the collapse of a third World Trade Center tower several hours after the twin towers were destroyed in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a...
Pigskin profit: Mizzou the title contender no one's watching
Barring multiple Hail Marys, a 100-and something-yard field goal return and an untimely criminal charge to its quarterback, Florida State’s place in the BCS title game should be safe. The...
Offseason spending shows Hal still has Steinbrenner blood
This was in the conference room near his office, in the facility named for his father and on a fourth floor as much pictorial tribute to his dad as command...
Man in Times Sq. shooting 'talked to dead relatives': cops
The deranged coke addled criminal who jumped into traffic outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal last September and waved an imaginary gun at cops — leading them to accidentally shoot...
Madoff exec: Bernie was vain, cheated clients after their deaths
If only vanity was his biggest crime. Ponzi king Bernie Madoff was such a narcissist that when the Wall Street Journal published a story in 1992 about an SEC investigation...
Ellsbury's passion will play well in New York
To umderstand the kind of player and person the Yankees are getting in Jacoby Ellsbury, listen to the heartfelt words of his college coach Pat Casey. “Both on the field...
Beatty struggling while trying to 'earn' his new contract
How bad was left tackle Will Beatty last week? He was abused by Brian Orakpo on the very first play and allowed three sacks against the Redskins. Beatty has allowed...
Mysterious plans to build upstate NY 'China City of America'
A Long Island businesswoman wants to build a massive “Chinese Disneyland” in the Catskills — which would include an amusement park, huge mansions and a “Forbidden City” laid out according...
Van Gundy: 'The last thing the Knicks have is a coaching issue'
Former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy, now the lead NBA analyst for ABC/ESPN, said he believes the Knicks’ troubles have nothing to do with embattled Mike Woodson but with the...
Landmark custody battle over dog in divorce
Next time, put the pup in the pre-nup. A pair of divorcing women are about to fight it out in court over a miniature dachshund named Joey in what will...
Eddie Izzard signs talent deal with NBC
Eddie Izzard has signed a talent deal with NBC to potentially star in a series at the network. Under the one-year pact, the British comedian would also receive an executive...
Paul Walker died from impact, fire in crash
LOS ANGELES — "Fast & Furious" star Paul Walker was killed by injuries from both the impact and subsequent fire when the Porsche his friend was driving smashed into a...
Red Bulls hand out 3 contract extensions
The Red Bulls inked midfielder Eric Alexander, fullback Kosuke Kimura and striker Peguy Luyindula to contract extensions Wednesday. “Coming off of winning the MLS Supporters’ Shield, we wanted to ensure...
Tim Tebow a big-time free agent -- as college TV analyst
Three big-time organizations are jockeying for Tim Tebow's services. Not as an NFL quarterback -- it appears that ship has sailed, and wobbled, and fallen incomplete, like so many Tebow's...
Sunny in SoFi: Record prices in Miami's South of Fifth district
Two decades ago, the most southern tip of Miami Beach, then known as South Pointe, was desolate, downtrodden and overrun by vagrants and drug addicts. Nobody wanted to live in...
Houses of the Week
Muttontown, LI $2.95 million | Square feet: 6,000 Bedrooms: 6 | Bathrooms: 4½ There’s a restored 1928 French chateau as well as another three-bedroom guest house on this property —...
White House dog Sunny knocks over girl
One of the First Dogs was overcome with the Christmas spirit when she knocked over a toddler at a White House event on Wednesday. An overexcited Sunny, the younger of...
Keeper of the castle
After finally getting a full offer on the $43.5 million, 12-bedroom Bridgehampton mansion known as Sandcastle, its developer, Joe Farrell, is taking it off the market, Gimme Shelter has learned....
Soap star to 'Live' the dream
Former ABC soap opera star Erika Slezak, who won six Daytime Emmys, is selling her historic apartment at 50 W. 67th St. for $1.82 million. Slezak played Victoria Lord since...
Cone heads uptown
David Cone, the former Yankee and Mets player, recently checked out some full-floor apartments at The Charles, at 1355 First Ave., where sales are handled by Town Residential. Cone —...
Dream Homes
West Village $5.4 million This “townhouse-like” live/work duplex in a prewar condo building on a cobblestoned stretch of Perry Street is just “a hop” from the High Line and Hudson...
Pierre-Paul doesn't want to shut it down for the season
It sure doesn’t look or sound as if Jason Pierre-Paul is going to make the trip to San Diego this weekend, as his shoulder injury kept him off the field...
Bashir quits MSNBC after Palin remark
Troubled news network MSNBC just lost a second host with the resignation of Martin Bashir. The British reporter, famous for his bombshell interviews with Princess Diana and Michael Jackson, issued...
Spotify's in trouble for Lily Allen song title
Popular streaming music company Spotify just got f- -ked by British pop star Lily Allen. The music start-up, favored by celebrities like Britney Spears and Facebook’s Sean Parker, was smacked down...
Why it took so long to find Paul Pierce's hand fracture
Some eyebrows were raised when veteran Nets swingman Paul Pierce was diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of the third metacarpal of his right hand Monday, two days after he was...
Engineer of derailed Metro-North train suspended
The engineer of the derailed Metro-North train in the Bronx was suspended without pay, authorities said. William Rockefeller was suspended on Sunday after the crash, since investigators knew at that...
TV stars who've returned to the stage
Experienced theatergoers know that nearly every performer’s credits in the program inevitably list appearances on “Law and Order” and its myriad offshoots. But there are plenty of other TV shows...
Kidd-Frank combo doomed from the start: source
Despite the initial excitement about the pairing of former Nets player Jason Kidd and former Nets coach Lawrence Frank, some of those who knew the two were worried how things...
Carmelo calls Knicks the NBA's 'laughingstock'
After Brooklyn coach Jason Kidd said his Nets and the Knicks both stink, coach Mike Woodson and Carmelo Anthony admitted he’s right: They do stink. But Anthony took it to...
From pretty to punk, plaid is in season
There’s a plethora of plaid in stores this season — take your pick, from pretty feminine to edgy punk pieces. We’ve got you covered Pretty (left): If a black coat...
How Jacoby Ellsbury became a Yankee
Once Curtis Granderson rejected their $14.1 million qualifying offer, the Yankees homed in on three outfielders as potential replacements: Carlos Beltran, Shin-Soo Choo and Jacoby Ellsbury. Hal Steinbrenner, who usually...
Ron Burgundy ready for ESPN's 'SportsCenter'
Reality and fiction will collide on Thursday evening when Ron Burgundy host’s “SportsCenter.” It yet another publicity stunt for the character’s latest adventures in the upcoming “Anchorman 2: The Legend...
Mariano's gift for bachelor Jeter: 'A female doll'
Just because Mariano Rivera retired, doesn't mean he isn't still thinking about his former teammates. Helping distribute gifts in Manhattan on Wednesday for the holidays, the former Yankees closer had...
Veteran NYPD cop hurt in Metro-North crash to sue for $10M
A veteran NYPD cop who was injured in Sunday's hideous Metro North crash plans to slap the MTA, Metro North, NYC Transit, the state and the city with a whopping...
Man rescued after 3 days at bottom of the ocean
http://youtu.be/ArWGILmKCqE LAGOS, Nigeria -- Entombed at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in an upended tugboat for three days, Harrison Odjegba Okene begged God for a miracle. The Nigerian cook survived...
NHL Power Rankings: Islanders sinking fast
For a team that hadn’t made the playoffs in six seasons, the Islanders sure looked last season like a team that could contend for the Stanley Cup in the near future after...
P.K Subban on Olympics: I 'let my play do the talking'
So Canadiens defenseman P.K. Subban has heard the talk about him possibly not being on the Canadian Olympic team, and the defending Norris Trophy winner wasn’t about to get sucked...
Man found dead in Park Ave. elevator shaft
A man died inside an elevator shaft at a swank Park Avenue South building Wednesday, officials said. A 911 caller reported the man at the bottom of the shaft around...
Rob Ford scores weekly sports radio gig
The Rob Ford circus is coming to America. Well, American radio at least. Toronto’s crack-smoking, joke of a mayor is set to make weekly appearances on DC radio station 106.7...
'Fast and Furious' star Gal Gadot is next Wonder Woman
She’s our new Wonder Gal! Israeli stunner Gal Gadot has been cast as Wonder Woman in the upcoming superhero flick that stars Batman and Superman, studio officials said Wednesday. The...
Rangers' Callahan: 'This is where I want to be'
The Rangers wrapped up their franchise goaltender on Wednesday, but what about their Captain? Ryan Callahan is one of three key Blueshirts unrestricted free agents without a contract. “This is...
Family of Holocaust survivor gives up $10M gold plate after court battle
Loved ones of a Holocaust survivor surrendered an ancient gold plate to German museum curators Wednesday, ending a nasty Long Island court battle over the 3,000-year-old artifact. The two-inch, 9.5-gram...
Coughlin defends Tomlin: Sideline can be a tight squeeze
Anyone who has seen Tom Coughlin operate on the Giants sideline knows the veteran head coach quite often strays very close to the field, sometimes even stepping foot on the...
GMA's Amy Robach 'cries herself to sleep' since cancer shock
Courageous cancer survivor and “Good Morning America” correspondent Amy Robach said she's cried herself to sleep on multiple nights since her shocking diagnosis. Doctors discovered Robach had stage 2 cancer...
Cano had Seattle meeting with Mariners: source
The Mariners are giving this their best shot. Robinson Cano's representatives met with Mariners officials Tuesday in Seattle, according to an industry source. "The meeting went very well,'' the source...
Nets rewind: Little chance to keep up with young teams
Here are my three thoughts on the Nets’ 111-87 loss to the Nuggets Tuesday night in Brooklyn: 1. Another young, athletic opponent. Another blowout loss. It’s like clockwork for the...
5-year-old missing after being taken by uncle: cops
A five-year-old was taken by a relative from her Harlem home and hasn’t been seen since Tuesday, police said. Ramel Robinson, 29, left the East 112th Street apartment, near Lexington...
Bill Belichick slams coaching experience with Jets
Bill Belichick may be preparing for Sunday's game against the Browns, but the Jets are never far from his mind. During the Patriots coach's Wednesday press conference, Belichick was asked...
It's a fanny pack frenzy!
Fanny packs shed their soccer mom stigmas this season. This comes thanks to Moschino’s revival of the ’80s throwback staple, proving fanny packs are no longer a fashion faux pas...
Man busted on LIRR with ‘stolen’ cash register
Police rang up an unusual arrest on Tuesday—busting a man carrying a stolen cash register full of bills on the Long Island Rail Road after he claimed to have bought...
Newtown 911 calls reveal calm response to shooting
Gunshots boomed in the background as panicked callers flooded Newtown’s 911 emergency line with desperate pleas for help as deranged gunman Adam Lanza blasted his way into Sandy Hook Elementary...
'House of Cards' to return on Valentine's Day
"House of Cards" will return for its second season on Netflix Feb. 14. All 13 episodes of the series -- which garnered Emmy nominations for stars Kevin Spacey and Robin...
Justin Tuck wins weekly award for 4-sack explosion
Justin Tuck was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week after posting a career-high four sacks in a throwback performance in Sunday’s 24-17 victory over the Redskins at FedEx Field....
6 big banks hit with $2.3B in fines over Libor rigging
European bank regulators levied $2.32 billion against six banks including JPMorgan for rate rigging on Libor, a key benchmark used to set interest rates and other global interest setting indices....
2 skydivers killed in mid-air collision
ELOY, Ariz. — Two skydivers were killed Tuesday after they collided during a jump over southern Arizona, collapsing their parachutes and sending them plummeting to the ground, authorities said. Witnesses...
Jets' Winslow predicts Broncos-Patriots for AFC title
Most Jets fans have given up on this season. It appears the players are starting to, as well. Tight end Kellen Winslow predicted the Patriots and Broncos would go to...
'Biopen' will allow doctors to draw new bone inside patients
Surgeons may be on the path to "drawing" new bone in patients following an amazing medical breakthrough. A "biopen" containing stem cells and growth factors, to repair damaged and diseased...
Lakers forward on soda spill: 'F--k Jason' Kidd
Lakers forward Shawne Williams had two simple words for first-year Nets coach Jason Kidd, and they weren't Coca- Cola. "F--k Jason," Williams told TMZ Sports, when asked about the coach's...
De Blasio appoints deputy mayor
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio named Anthony Shorris a veteran New York-based public official as his deputy mayor for operations. The appointment, announced on Wednesday, was de Blasio's first staffing choice...
Markets fear taper on good news
Good news is bad for equities and bonds. Stock futures moved lower after ADP released its private-sector employment report showing employers added 215,000 last month, better than forecasts for 178,000....
Hudson Line trains eerily empty after tragedy
Skittish commuters returned to the Hudson Line Wednesday morning - with some choosing to sit further back in the train and other cars half-full – just three days after a...
Mike Tomlin fined $100K; Steelers may lose draft pick
PITTSBURGH — Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's ill-timed two-step has cost him $100,000 and could cost his team a pick in next year's draft. The league fined Tomlin $100,000 on Wednesday...
Fordham football keeps a fan named Vin Scully tuned in
The voice is as crisp and as clear as ever, still capable of delivering a summer night on a frosty December afternoon. Vin Scully is on the telephone from California,...
Damon: Yankees 'needed' Ellsbury to compete with Red Sox
Johnny Damon knows just how much the short porch in right field can help. With Jacoby Ellsbury's departure from the Red Sox to the Yankees imminent, Damon believes that the...
Iconic Norman Rockwell sold for $46M
An iconic Norman Rockwell painting sold at auction at Sotheby’s in Manhattan on Wednesday for $46 million, a record for the celebrated illustrator and more than twice its pre-sale estimate...
Judge wants to keep job after telling rape victim she ‘looked older than 14’
BILLINGS, Mont. — A Montana judge says he doesn't deserve to lose his job for commenting that a 14-year-old rape victim appeared "older than her chronological age" when he sentenced...
Britney Spears gets Las Vegas welcome
LAS VEGAS — Fire-breathers, contortionists, snake charmers and hunky dancers welcomed Britney Spears to the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino on Tuesday afternoon in a staged event kicking off the...
Rangers lock up Henrik Lundqvist with 7-year extension
Eight months ago, Henrik Lundqvist met with his family and agent to discuss his future for the first time. By the end of the night, The King knew exactly where...
With Tyler back in action, Knicks facing roster decision
On Sunday, the same night the Knicks lost their ninth straight game to plunge to 3-13, big man Jeremy Tyler finally made his season debut in the D-League for Erie...
Express hits holiday sales detour
Express — the teen retailer — cut its full-year earnings guidance to a per-share range of $1.46 to $1.51 from a previous estimate of $1.52 to $1.60. The company cited...
Rebecca Black cringes through own music video
Rebecca Black just got even more annoying. Remember "Friday," her cringe-worthy music video from 2011 that everyone has spent the last two and-a-half-years trying to forget? In honor of Black...
Inspiration for 'Top Gun' gal now most powerful woman in military
Christine Fox, the former chief budget and program analyst of the Pentagon has been named as the acting deputy secretary of defense until a permanent replacement is found. The move has been...
Nearly 70% of silent feature films have been lost
WASHINGTON -- The vast majority of feature-length silent films made in America have been lost due to decay and neglect over the past 100 years, allowing an original 20th century...
Public art project capturing worldwide bucket lists
SYRACUSE, NY -- It is public art made of private wishes. In a phenomenon spreading across the globe, oversized blackboards, painted on buildings and freestanding displays, invite passers-by to complete...
Mets, Curtis Granderson step up talks
Curtis Granderson has gone from eating salmon with the Mets to talking turkey. According to an industry source, discussions between general manager Sandy Alderson and the free-agent outfielder have intensified...
Moreland findings vs. Cuomo’s actions ‘breathtaking’
ALBANY – To many observers, the contrast between the new Moreland Commission’s findings on public corruption and Gov. Cuomo’s actions is nothing short of breathtaking. Monday night, Cuomo’s commission released...
Microsoft developing 'smart bra'
The tech-heads at Microsoft are working on a smart bra that can monitor the heart and skin - and which may even combat overeating. Prototype bras use sensors embedded in...
'Fast and Furious 7' delayed after Paul Walker's death
Production on "Fast & Furious 7" is on hold following the death of star Paul Walker. Shooting on the film had been scheduled to resume this week in Atlanta but...
Stolen radioactive material could make 'dirty bomb'
Thieves have made off with a truck in Mexico carrying a dangerous radioactive material used in medical treatments, the United Nations nuclear watchdog said on Wednesday. The International Atomic Energy...
Aussie DJ who prank called Kate Middleton nurse quits
Embattled radio host Mel Greig has quit, parting ways with Australian radio station Southern Cross Austereo almost a year after the infamous royal radio prank call which forced her off...
The 'Pope Francis effect'
If Catholics who’ve left the church formed a religious denomination, it would be the second-largest in the country: More than one in 10 Americans is a former member of the...
Health care that isn't really there
Success! The Obama administration announced over the weekend that it had hit its deadline of Nov. 30 for HealthCare.gov. Of course, there were caveats. The site will still probably get...
Brooklyn prosecutor claims $230G in unused vacation days
That’s gonna be one heck of a vacation. The Brooklyn district attorney’s controversial right-hand man, rackets bureau chief Michael Vecchione, claims he’s owed $230,000 in compensation for unused vacation days...
Doritos-taco 'inventor' dies
The junk-food visionary behind the merger of Doritos tortilla chips and Taco Bell tacos has died after a battle with brain cancer. Todd Mills, who spearheaded a grass-roots movement to...
Teacher accused of shoving student
A Harlem school teacher was arrested Tuesday after injuring a student, cops said. Sammy Jimenez, 45, pushed the 17-year-old student at Bread and Roses Integrated Arts HS at around 2...
Toilet-cam bust at LI photo studio
The boss at a Long Island photo studio was charged Monday with hiding a camera in the restroom at the business and secretly taking video of his female employees. William...
Police funeral for brave NJ boy
A brave 10-year-old New Jersey boy — who became a community inspiration during his heart-wrenching battle with cancer — was honored with a full police funeral Tuesday. Michael Feeney, of...
State Sen. drives through $100G in campaign expenses
He’s king of the road — even while under indictment for political corruption. Queens State Sen. Malcolm Smith has billed his campaign fund $100,632 for vehicle-related expenses since 2010. Smith...
Independence Party official 'misused' funds: report
He’s up to his old tricks. A top state Independence Party official who helped funnel $750,000 from Mayor Bloomberg to a consultant who swiped it also played middleman in a...
White House headed on 20-day ObamaCare blitz
WASHINGTON — President Obama is replacing the 12 Days of Christmas with the 20 Days of ObamaCare. The president kicked off a three-week PR marathon to promote the troubled health-care...
President leads the cheers for himself
Finally, after two months of horror, President Obama heard cheering when he discussed ObamaCare. OK, so the cheering came from members of his own staff, who were assembled in the...
MTA's safety delay
Congress ordered nationwide rail safety measures in 2008 that may have prevented Sunday’s Metro-North tragedy — but the MTA wants to delay implementation because of technological hurdles. The law requires...
John Liu aide headed to jail
The disgraced city Comptroller John Liu campaign aide convicted of scamming campaign cash from the city’s Campaign Finance Board must report to prison next week because a Manhattan federal judge...
Skating Santa booted from Rockefeller Center ice rink
O holy fight! A beloved figured-skating Santa who for years dazzled New Yorkers and tourists at the Rockefeller Center ice rink has been fired — he claims his bosses threw...
Obama's Kenyan-born uncle allowed to remain in US
BOSTON — President Barack Obama's Kenyan-born uncle, who ignored a deportation order more than two decades ago, on Tuesday was granted permission to stay in the United States. Judge Leonard...
'Wailing' sound from new WTC building spooks locals
Neighbors living near the World Trade Center site are unnerved by a horror movie-like “wailing” sound that echoes mysteriously from the new tower on windy days. “It almost sounds like...
De Blasio has first terror briefing with Kelly
Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio met with Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and police counterterrorism experts for what’s believed to be his first major briefing on terrorism with the NYPD, The Post...
NYC students ahead of the class on SATs
New York City’s high-school seniors made slight but significant gains on their SAT exams this year — scoring higher in all three sections than they have in years. On an...
Health Department blasts headphones message
Now hear this! Headphones can damage your hearing! The city’s Health Department is loudly blasting that message, telling music-obsessed New Yorkers that they risk hearing loss with earbuds and headphones...
Celebs use star power in bid to halt NYU expansion
Not in my neighborhood! Greenwich Village celebs are so desperate to stop the NYU expansion that they’re putting their talents on the block at a silent auction next week to...
'Science' is the word of the year
Look alive, selfie. There's another word of the year that's not all about you. While Oxford University Press, the British publisher of the Oxford dictionaries, declared those little smartphone self-portraits...
My selfie with Brooklyn Bridge suicide dude
Don’t jump — until I get this picture lined up! America’s selfie obsession reached a new low on Tuesday when a woman snapped a cellphone self-portrait that also captured a...
Bloomberg should have visited derailment site
Mayor Bloomberg deserves an answer. “What can I do?” he demanded to know when reporters pressed him about his absence following Sunday’s train crash. Here’s his answer: Show up. That’s...
Unfortunate timing for 'Fast & Furious' reference
In an unfortunate spin of timing, “Wheel of Fortune” aired an episode referencing the “Fast & Furious” film franchise just days after movie co-star Paul Walker’s shocking death. “The Fast...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan A graffiti vandal did his dirty work at an Inwood church’s 9/11 memorial garden, police said. The tagger sprayed paint on the walls of the site honoring neighborhood victims...
Tax credits flim-flam
Lights, cameras — tax credits! That’s the way New York’s distorted tax system now works. But that can change if Gov. Cuomo pushes reforms proposed by one of his own...
US students trail the world in education
If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might have viewed it as an act of war. These words...
‘Native’ ads to drive digital media growth: report
The Interactive Advertising Bureau is releasing its white paper on native advertising Wednesday morning, just as the Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez is slated to start day-long town hall...
The reek of Albany
Just when you thought nothing could make you more jaded about state politics, the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption has unveiled a report. The stink jumps off its pages....
Wall Street crazy for 3D printer as makers’ stocks surge
Wall Street is trading shares of 3D printing company 3D Systems as if it can print money, according to hedge-fund manager Whitney Tilson. On Tuesday, the Kase Capital founder blasted...
America's greenest energy source
Fracking outgreens ‘green’ energy: That was my chief observation when I returned to Anadarko Petroleum’s Landon Pad A, a natural-gas site in Lycoming County, Pa. October’s quietude was totally unlike...
‘Bomb’ cover a hit for Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone’s most controversial cover of 2013 has turned into an award winner. Jann Wenner’s pop culture title was ripped by critics this summer for putting Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar...
The Moreland game: Cuomo's commission comes up short
So New York has a problem with politicians skimming tax dollars, and other politicians have the solution: Just give us the dough up front, please, and call it reform. Brilliant....
Nike’s got its eye on ritzy new Fifth Avenue digs
Sports retailing giant Nike is ready to leave its “Niketown” Midtown location and is exploring opportunities in the more tourist friendly parts of Fifth Avenue, where it is likely to...
Elton John shows survivor spirit at MSG
Two songs into his headline show at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night, Elton John stood up behind his piano and held his arms out like a fabulous, glittery-blue version...
Kirilenko feels 'awful' about not being able to play
Andrei Kirilenko’s timetable to return to the Nets still is unclear. “I feel awful,” Kirilenko told The Post about not being able to help his teammates on the court. “But...
Yankees add Kelly Johnson as Cano insurance
The Yankees are on the brink of signing Kelly Johnson to a one-year contract for between $2.75 million and $3 million, The Post has learned. Johnson’s primary position in the...
A fond farewell to longtime editor Peter Kaplan
Friends, family and colleagues of veteran editor Peter Kaplan gathered at a memorial service at Larchmont Temple in Larchmont, NY, Tuesday morning to bid farewell to him. Kaplan died on...
Why Rex Ryan is to blame for Jets' offensive woes
The question whether Rex Ryan should return as Jets head coach in 2014 is about to become the biggest story of the next month. One of the arguments for keeping...
Laura Lang’s short stint, big payout draw ire at Time
Rank and file inside Time Inc. are infuriated that the former CEO Laura Lang is walking away with more than $19 million spread over four years, even though she only...
Ellsbury deal makes Seattle likely destination for Cano
Could one brain-melting deal beget another? Or to put it another way: Many baseball folks began November thinking Robinson Cano would remain a Yankee and Jacoby Ellsbury would wind up...