May 20, 2014
Durant: Fisher can be great coach for the Knicks
SAN ANTONIO — Knicks coaching candidate Derek Fisher may not only turn out to be a better leader as a head coach one day than Steve Kerr but perhaps a...
Tanaka’s unbeaten streak snapped as Yanks fall to Cubs
CHICAGO — Masahiro Tanaka’s incredible unbeaten streak ended Tuesday night when the worst team in baseball took advantage of a rare case of misbehaving pitches by the right-hander. While the...
Dodgers hammer Mets rookie Montero
The torture Rafael Montero put the Mets through over 97 pitches Tuesday was just a warm-up act for the torment that would follow. Twice in three innings beginning in the...
Demand is tanking for guns and golf gear
Gun sales are getting murdered, and the golf business is raising its handicap. Demand for guns and golf accessories is tanking nationwide, dealing a blow to big manufacturers and chains...
Cleveland takes the top pick in this year's NBA Draft
This was one time the Knicks were happy to lose this season. Phil Jackson and Co. undoubtedly breathed a huge sigh of relief Tuesday night when the Knicks didn’t move...
Dodgers prospect's ear bitten in fight with teammate
Los Angeles Dodgers minor league teammates Alex Guerrero and Miguel Olivo got into a fight Tuesday during a game with Triple-A Albuquerque. Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said he was...
Verizon leaves the dishes for AT&T, but it's ready to battle Netflix
Satellite TV? Verizon doesn’t need it. Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam on Tuesday crushed speculation that his telecom giant had any plans of hooking up with Dish Network. Speculation of such...
Feds don't want pot growers using irrigation water
SPOKANE, Wash. — The US Interior Department said Tuesday it doesn't want federal irrigation water being used to grow marijuana in Washington, Colorado or anywhere else. But the practical effects of...
Unvested Time Inc. employees to lose options in spinoff
Time Inc. people were told late last week that any unvested Time Warner stock options will be forfeited once the publishing operation is spun off from Time Warner and begins...
Fashion mag Nylon all torn up as new CEO, editorial board quit
Only two weeks after engineering the takeover of Nylon and booting the husband and wife team that founded the edgy fashion title, new CEO Joe Mohen said he, too, is...
San Francisco is importing single women from NYC
Go West, young woman — if you want to ever meet a man. That is the advice of hookup service The Dating Ring, which is importing New York single ladies to...
Surface Pro 3 features appealing for artists, writers
One of the coolest features of the Surface Pro 3 is that it allows users to view multiple screens at once, not unlike a laptop. Running multiple apps on the...
Loeb’s Sotheby deal no easy victory
Dan Loeb’s successful battle for Sotheby’s board seats is looking like a Pyrrhic victory — at least for now. Loeb’s near-$300 million stake in Sotheby’s appears to be approximately $11...
Woman stabbed husband, kept his corpse in a closet, cops say
MAYS LANDING, NJ — A woman accused of killing her husband seven years ago and taking his remains with her when she moved to various homes has pleaded not guilty...
Angelina talks Maleficent, mastectomy, kidnap victims
Angelina Jolie may be Hollywood royalty. But she's no princess, and has never been a fan of the Disney variety. "I found them quite dull," the actress says. Evil Maleficent,...
'Thief' steals bread truck, makes deliveries in his underwear
A thief boosted a bakery truck on the Upper East Side Monday — but instead of selling the $60,000 ride, he dutifully made the regularly scheduled dropoffs along the driver's route,...
2 dead, 2 injured in violent Brooklyn car crash
A violent car crash in Brooklyn killed two people and left two other victims hospitalized Monday evening, authorities said. A Nissan Maxima traveling south on Flatbush Avenue slammed into a...
Jason Hammel might make the most sense for Yankees
CHICAGO — Barring a baseball miracle, the Yankees won’t see the 2014 Cubs beyond Wednesday. But the Yankees might see more of the current Cubs in other places before 2014...
GM recalls another 2.6 million vehicles
General Motors Co said on Tuesday it is recalling another 2.6 million vehicles globally, raising the number of vehicles it has recalled so far this year to almost 15.4 million....
North Korea may be close to developing nuclear missile
North Korea, which this month threatened to carry out a fourth nuclear test, may be closer than previously thought to putting a nuclear warhead on a missile, some experts say,...
Uber sails into Chelsea
Uber has just hailed a ride from Jackson Heights to Chelsea. The app that connects riders with drivers in 118 cities and 36 countries — and looking to do so...
257 sandwiches were enough for one man to pop the question
"So when are you going to propose?” became a very frequent, increasingly headache-inducing inquiry. “I just don’t know” was the honest reply, which coolly covered the overwhelming pressure of selecting...
Alexandria is the best-read city in US
For the third straight year, Alexandria, Virginia, has topped Amazon.com's list of the best-read cities. The online retailer announced Tuesday that Alexandria, where many government workers from nearby Washington reside,...
Hello, sailor! Fleet Week returns to NYC
Fleet Week is returning to New York City after a year's absence, officials announced Tuesday. Three Navy ships and two Coast Guard cutters are scheduled to arrive in New York Harbor on...
LIRR 'gravy train' scammer sentenced
A former conductor who was clocked by a train at work on the day he planned to retire was sentenced Tuesday to three years of supervised release for faking less...
'300 Sandwiches' chef Stephanie Smith gets her ring at No. 257
After Page Six senior reporter Stephanie Smith made her boyfriend, Eric Schulte, a turkey sandwich in June 2012, he joked, “Honey, you’re 300 sandwiches away from an engagement ring!” She...
‘Motive’ begins season 2 of connect-the-dots murder
It’s not a whodunit, it’s a whydunit. The Canadian crime show “Motive,” returning for its second season Wednesday night, sets itself apart from the herd of murder procedurals by naming...
Coveted James Beard awards move to Chicago
Chicago is adding another jewel to its culinary crown. After 24 years in the Big Apple, the James Beard Foundation awards ceremony is moving to the Windy City next year....
No surprise to see thrifty Mets back in the cellar
Spending money still is not in the Mets’ plans. Another opportunity has passed them by with the signing of a veteran shortstop. Stephen Drew signed with the Red Sox for...
Ex-Christie aide 'dumbfounded' by traffic plot
A former aide to Gov. Chris Christie whose job included getting re-election endorsements from mayors said Tuesday that he was "dumbfounded and disappointed" to learn that a northern New Jersey mayor was apparently...
Rick Nash picks the right time for a reawakening
MONTREAL — Maybe it took a bigger stage, one with doubled pressure, more attention, brighter lights and grandiose expectations. Maybe that’s what the Rangers’ stars needed to begin shining brightest....
Top Obama aide tasked with VA review
PHOENIX — President Barack Obama's choice to help carry out reforms at the Veterans Affairs Department will travel to Phoenix this week to meet with staff at the local VA...
'Normal Heart' revisits mid-'80s AIDS epidemic
Most of the actors in Ryan Murphy’s production of Larry Kramer’s “The Normal Heart” are too young to remember the terror that struck New Yorkers when the “gay cancer” —...
Pennsylvania gay marriage ban overturned by judge
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania's ban on gay marriage was overturned by a federal judge Tuesday in a decision that legalized same-sex unions throughout the Northeast and sent couples racing to pick...
Swarm of bees attack overturned truck on highway
NEWARK, Del. — Delaware State Police say swarming bees released after a tractor-trailer carrying them overturned near Newark have shut down a highway ramp. Troopers are telling travelers to stay...
Brassard likely back for Game 3 in New York
MONTREAL — There is a French-Canadian understanding between Rangers coach Alain Vigneault and center Derick Brassard. Brassard missed Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night at the...
Sweat it out alongside models at NYC's secret fitness spot
http://instagram.com/p/mdtG0yESqU/ Among the industrial kitchen supply stores that litter the Bowery is a rather inconspicuous brown door that could possibly be carbon-dated back to 1977. Behind the not-so-sleek portal and...
Beltran will test out ailing elbow before deciding on surgery
CHICAGO — Carlos Beltran will swing a bat Monday to gauge whether the cortisone he has injected and taken orally has helped the discomfort in his right elbow caused by...
Rikers prison guard indicted in death of mentally ill inmate
A Rikers Island correction officer was indicted on a civil-rights charge of deliberately ignoring the cries of an inmate who swallowed poisonous cleaning supplies and later died, the feds announced...
P.K. Subban takes 'lucky' shot at King Lundqvist
MONTREAL — In the aftermath of their Game 2 loss to the Rangers, the Canadiens prepared to fly to New York for Thursday’s Game 3 with their third-string goalie in...
Top MTA security boss forced to resign amid cronyism allegations
A top security chief for the MTA’s subways and buses was forced out by agency bosses amid an investigation into allegations he hired and promoted double-dipping retired cops and many...
Two new Giants battling to be center of attention
Four years ago, J.D. Walton was, in many ways, Weston Richburg, the rookie center the Giants took 11 days ago in the second round of the NFL Draft. Walton, a...
NY widow murderer Sante Kimes dies at 79
Notorious grifter Sante Kimes, who teamed up with her son to murder a wealthy New York socialite in 1998, has died in her prison cell at age 79. Kimes, who...
Veterans keeping Rangers from getting complacent again
MONTREAL — For too long, prosperity and the Rangers have been about as compatible as John Tortorella and the media. Before Monday night’s 3-1 victory over the Canadiens in Game...
Disgraced detective OK'd to testify in corruption case he didn't work
He's become an expert in shoddy police work. A Brooklyn federal judge ruled Tuesday that controversial ex-NYPD Det. Louis Scarcella — whose body of investigative work from the 1990s has...
Aspiring model sues salon for $1.5M over botched hair treatment
This is truly every woman’s worst nightmare. A Brazilian model is suing a celebrity-favorite Manhattan salon claiming that she went in for a simple conditioning treatment on her long, golden...
Six life lessons learned from JFK Jr.
In the new memoir “JFK Jr., George, & Me,” Matt Berman the co-founder of John F. Kennedy Jr.’s political pop-culture magazine George, reveals how Kennedy’s voice guides him from beyond...
Minneapolis awarded 2018 Super Bowl
NFL owners tabled playoff expansion until at least 2015 and surprisingly spurned New Orleans in favor of Minneapolis for the 2018 Super Bowl at their meeting in Atlanta on Tuesday....
Ticket prices skyrocket for Rangers playoff games
Fans will have to pay more than ever for the opportunity to watch the Rangers’ run to the Stanley Cup in person. Tickets for Thursday’s Game 3 of the Eastern...
9 fun facts about the Rubik’s Cube on its 40th birthday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0poQ8q8RzSg Happy Birthday, Rubik’s Cube. Now that you’ve marked your 40th in style (with an ingenious interactive Google doodle), let’s look back at nine fun facts about you (one for...
Man miraculously survives getting hit by speeding car
A young man miraculously survived getting mowed down by a driver who was racing down a Queens sidewalk -- suffering only minor injuries despite being sent flying clear across the...
Robinson knows this is his absolute last chance with Giants
It is time, and Adrien Robinson knows it. The Giants didn't draft Eric Ebron, they didn't draft Jace Amaro, they didn't draft any tight end. "I take it as that...
Jewelry designer jumps to his death
A successful Manhattan jewelry designer jumped to his death from his Upper West Side apartment building Tuesday afternoon, sources said. Robin Rotenier, 51, used a hammer to break a window...
The 10 worst Adam Sandler movies (yet)
If it’s summer, it must be time for another Adam Sandler comedy. This week’s effort finds Sandler and three-time co-star Drew Barrymore having a bad date that somehow winds up...
The day in photos
Al Sharpton meets a super hero, stuffed animals get surgery, Oklahoma revisits last year's deadly twisters and more.
Microsoft hopes Surface Pro 3 tablet is fast-acting remedy
Microsoft’s Satya Nadella introduced his first big product since becoming the tech giant’s CEO: a larger version of the Surface tablet that it hopes will battle for consumers’ laptop dollars....
Who will win in the celebrity style showdown?
Let’s face it, fame is a grueling game. Consciously or not, celebrities are in perpetual competition with each other, and nowhere does the battle rage more fiercely than on the...
Steve Kerr starts Warriors job no one saw coming
OAKLAND, Calif. — Steve Kerr knows he has never been a head coach at any level and there are questions about whether he can do the job. He says he's...
Mama bear caught saving her cub from oncoming traffic
Mama bear to the rescue! A loving black bear was caught on camera saving her cub after the baby bear wandered onto a busy Canadian highway. The adorable cub had...
Two planes narrowly avoid crash at Newark Airport
The pilot of a commuter jet nearly caused a mid-air collision over Newark Airport when he inexplicably waited several moments to take off after getting clearance from an air traffic...
The 7 most outrageous 'Drag Race' contestants' music videos
On the Monday night Season 6 finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” New York-based drag queen Bianca Del Rio took home the crown of “America’s Next Drag Superstar,” beating out runners-up...
Mariah Carey's new album streams on iTunes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toOlPqXW75A It’s been years in the making, and now you can finally hear why she’s been so elusive. Mariah Carey’s latest album, “Me. I Am Mariah … The Elusive Chanteuse,”...
Giants' Beckham renews LSU bond with Rueben Randle
There are so many adjustments for a rookie to make when entering the NFL, even for a savvy first-round draft pick such as Odell Beckham Jr. Even though, based on...
Father sues after kids fall ill from rented moldy Hamptons house
Philippe Chow founder Stratis Morfogen is being sued by a Manhattan dad who claims his two tots got sick because a lavish Southampton summer home he rented from the restaurateur...
The 5 best moments from the 'Bachelorette' season premiere
“The Bachelorette” premiered its 10th season Monday night with Atlanta-based attorney Andi Dorfman. After her fatefully doomed attempt at love with the utterly obnoxious Juan Pablo, the high-powered lawyer has...
E-cigs help smokers quit more than the patch or gum: study
Smokers trying to quit are 60 percent more likely to report success if they switch to e-cigarettes than if they use nicotine products like patches or gum, or just willpower,...
330 students, 313 suspensions
Students at one Brooklyn high school are learning the same lesson over and over again: you'd better behave. Administrators at the School for Democracy and Leadership have doled out 313...
Stephen Drew signs with Red Sox for rest of year
Reacting to problematic issues on the left side of their infield, the Red Sox reached out to a piece of their championship core Tuesday by signing Stephen Drew. Drew and...
Giants rookie: I've never met woman claiming to be fiancée
Welcome to the NFL, Odell. The New York Giants on Tuesday asked the league to investigate a woman claiming to be the fiancée of their freshly signed No. 1 draft...
Yankees' options in the starting pitching market
CC Sabathia will be out likely until at least July as he undergoes treatment for a degenerative right knee condition. Here’s a look at a few starting pitchers, listed alphabetically, whom...
'Black Hitler': Alleged hooker made the whole thing up
A self-proclaimed “black Hitler” who is facing rape, assault and promoting prostitution charges for allegedly beating up a hooker and pimping out five women on the web site Backpage.com rejected...
V. Stiviano attempts to explain her visor, bizarre behavior
V. Stiviano, the vapid former gal pal of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, said she’s enjoyed virtually every moment of attention, since exposing her sugar daddy’s racist comments. In...
Reggie Miller has some coaching advice for the Knicks
Reggie Miller believes his former Pacers teammate Mark Jackson should at least get an audience with Knicks president Phil Jackson. “He certainly should get an interview going off his resume,’’...
Cashman predicts surgery would cost Beltran 8-12 weeks
If Carlos Beltran winds up needing surgery to remove a bone spur on his right elbow, he is likely to miss 8-12 weeks, according to Yankees GM Brian Cashman. "Just...
Bratton: We lack funding for more cops on the street
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton laid out his vision for the NYPD Tuesday, telling the City Council that he would love to get more cops on the street, but the funding...
Spurs mastermind: Phil Jackson has chops to rebuild Knicks
SAN ANTONIO -- Spurs president R.C. Buford, considered the preeminent executive in the NBA, says Phil Jackson doesn’t need his advice as he plows through a new job. Buford recently...
Chase investors to Dimon: You deserve the $20 million
Jamie Dimon’s got his groove back. The chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, the biggest bank in the US, won over enough investors on Tuesday to get his $20 million pay...
Teleportation takes giant step towards becoming a real thing
For Dr. Who fans seeking to be teleported to another dimension, here comes a scientific breakthrough once thought impossible. Scientists have discovered a technique to turn pure light into matter...
Greedy NFL illegally pumped us with painkillers: players' suit
The NFL’s health-related legal challenges aren’t going away anytime soon. Still dealing with a concussion settlement that appears to be in trouble, the league was hit with on another front...
Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals make Blu bows
Among the earliest movies I remember seeing in a theater is Walter Lang's "The King and I,'' (1956) which I caught with my mother during its original run at the...
Man killed wife, slashed son because of 'marital infidelity': cops
A early-morning fight over "marital infidelity" led a Brooklyn man to fatally stab his wife in the neck -- and also slash their teenage son -- just hours after the...
Spurs fans don't want cursed Romo anywhere near games
Even Texans don't want Tony Romo around. Believing the Cowboys quarterback is cursed, one San Antonio Spurs fan petitioned the White House to keep Romo from attending the team's playoff...
Watch the rise of the 9/11 Memorial Museum
http://youtu.be/V5teyjPeVco Here’s a look at 10 years of construction, boiled down to 2 ½ minutes. EarthCam employed time-lapse photography to chronicle the slow but dramatic rise of the National September...
Dogs can sniff out prostate cancer with 98% accuracy
Highly trained dogs are able to detect prostate cancer in urine with 98 percent accuracy, according to a study presented May 18 at the annual meeting of the American Urological...
Drunk man tries to have sex with ATM & picnic table: cops
A 49-year-old Tennessee man was arrested for exposing himself at a bar and then trying to have sex with an ATM machine and a picnic table, according to published reports....
Andray Blatche's bench work sets him up for pay day
With the Nets season officially in the books, it’s time to look back at the year that was. We’ll look back at a different player each weekday, before wrapping up...
NYPD appeals to business owners: Let's put burglars out of business
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton at a City Council hearing Tuesday laid out his vision for the NYPD — including a plan to move cops away from antiterror details in Manhattan...
Duncan's girlfriend has perfect answer for Barkley's fat jokes
http://youtu.be/RVSdD5vlKPI San Antonio doesn't find Charles Barkley so funny. The TNT analyst known for his candor and sense of humor was called out by San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan's...
Kanye plays sneaker police, Rita Ora teams with Adidas and more
Adidas is really having a moment. Also on his sneaker game: Kanye West, who proves he can spot a counterfeit shoe. Elsewhere in the world, Dylan Penn strips down, and...
Periodic table joke may cost teen her seat at graduation
A Georgia high school student’s clever use of the periodic table may cost her a seat at graduation. The senior class vice president used the names of elements in her...
NY Health Department to unveil first 'Youth Sexual Health Plan'
The state Health Department is unveiling its first-ever “Youth Sexual Health Plan” to promote safe sex and prevent HIV and unintended pregnancies, The Post has learned. The plan, obtained by...
Colts had interest in monstrous 'Game of Thrones' actor
http://instagram.com/p/n2QYQ0gLr5/ NFL quarterbacks can exhale: “The Mountain” won’t be coming after you. Hafthor Bjornsson was in his first “Game of Thrones” episode on Sunday night after his character Gregor “The...
One of the Million Dollar Arms is broken
Million dollar arm? More like a dime a dozen. Rinku Singh, a minor league pitcher with the Pirates and one of the two Indian pitchers whose lives are detailed in...
5 ad slogans that didn't work
When it comes to advertising slogans, sometimes it's best just to leave well enough alone. After 40 years, Burger King is ditching its iconic “Have It Your Way” slogan and...
Jimmy Fallon & Terry Crews 'nip sync' on 'Tonight Show'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH26boHgfQw What’s better than a lip sync? Why, a nip sync, of course. On Monday’s “The Tonight Show,” football player-turned-“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star Terry Crews swung by to rip off his...
Mets' Harvey: 'I don't work for Boras, he works for me'
Matt Harvey insists he's his own boss. Harvey, who expects to begin throwing from a mound within the next three weeks, was asked if there’s any way his agent, Scott...
Filmmaker D’Souza pleads guilty to making illegal campaign contributions
Conservative filmmaker and author Dinesh D’Souza pleaded guilty Tuesday to breaking federal law by shelling out $20,000 in contributions in the name of others for Republican Wendy Long’s failed 2012...
11-year-old qualified for US Open, and made it look easy
Before Lucy Li was a history-making golf prodigy — on Monday she became the youngest player to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Open at the amazing age of 11 —...
Thailand's army declares martial law
BANGKOK -- Thailand's powerful army declared martial law Tuesday and deployed troops into the heart of Bangkok in a dramatic move it said was aimed at stabilizing the Southeast Asian...
Burger King scrapping 40-year-old 'Have It Your Way' slogan
Burger King is scrapping its 40-year-old "Have It Your Way" slogan in favor of the more personal "Be Your Way." The chain says the new tag line will roll out...
Popovich advised Kerr before Knicks snub
SAN ANTONIO — Maybe Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is to blame for Steve Kerr’s snub of Phil Jackson. When asked by The Post if Kerr consulted him when Kerr’s choice...
Dolphin got week of training after 'horrible' Michael Sam tweet
MIAMI — Dolphins safety Don Jones has completed educational training arranged by the team after he sent a negative tweet about Michael Sam, the first openly gay player to be...
JPMorgan exec had high blood alcohol level before plunge
A JPMorgan technology expert who fell to his death from the bank’s 33-story tower in London’s Canary Wharf financial district had a high level of alcohol in his system before...
Man fatally stabs wife, attacks son before stabbing himself: cops
A 52-year-old man fatally stabbed his wife and then attacked his 14 year-old son before turning the knife on himself in their Brooklyn home Tuesday, police sources said. The 46-year-old...
China says US cyberspying accusations could damage ties
BEIJING — China on Tuesday warned the United States was jeopardizing military ties by charging five Chinese officers with cyberspying and tried to turn the tables on Washington by calling...
Staten Island student jumps to his death at Baruch
A 20-year-old student jumped to his death from the window of a classroom at Baruch College during finals week on Monday. Kevin Manirampa, of Staten Island, leaped from the building...
School districts' unseemly quest for more cash
‘New Rochelle Students Excel Across Disciplines,” “More Connected Than Ever Before,” “Embracing Diversity: Driving Success.” These are a few of the boosterish headlines from Budget News, a mailing sent out...
Two planes nearly collided at Newark Airport: feds
A plane taking off and another plane landing on intersecting runways at Newark Liberty Airport nearly collided last month, according to a preliminary federal report. The National Transportation Safety Board...
Massive sinkhole opens up in college football stadium's field
Be very, very careful where you throw a touchdown pass if you happen to be playing football at this stadium anytime soon. You might just wind up in the end-of-the-earth...
Malaysia to release missing-jet satellite data to public
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia said Tuesday it will publicly release satellite data used to narrow down the search for the missing jetliner to the southern Indian Ocean. The Civil...
Pistorius will start psychiatric evaluation on Monday
PRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius will start a period of psychiatric evaluation at a state institution next week, the judge at his murder trial ruled on Tuesday as she...
Times boss speaks: Why I fired Abramson
New York Times publisher Arthur “Pinch” Sulzberger Jr. says he fired Jill Abramson because he feared losing managing editor Dean Baquet, which could have led to a disaster in the...
Thunderstorm cloud takes weather watchers by storm
http://youtu.be/VoO89cqDgJU A breathtaking image and a video of an enormous swirling cloud over Wyoming have taken weather watchers by storm. The image, captured by a photographer with the Basehunters storm-chasing...
Russian businessman must pay his ex $4.8B — and 64 cents
A Russian oligarch has been ordered cut his tremendous fortune exactly in half — down to the last cent — and fork it over to his ex-wife in the most...
Murdered slumlord's son robbed at knifepoint
The pre-teen son of slain slumlord Menachem Stark was robbed at knifepoint Monday evening in Brooklyn, police sources said. Abraham Stark, 11, was near Lorimer and Union streets in Williamsburg...
Two dead, two injured in Brooklyn car crash
A car crash in Brooklyn left two people dead and two hospitalized Monday night, police said. A Nissan Maxima traveling south on Flatbush Avenue slammed into a BMW X5 turning...
Rita Cosby will co-host 'The Ride Home' on WABC
Makin’ radio waves … Rita Cosby will join Pat Kiernan as co-host of “The Ride Home” starting Wednesday (5-6 p.m.) on WABC (770 AM). Kiernan has hosted the show solo...
LA cop straddles the moral fence in 'Gang Related'
FOX’s new cop drama “Gang Related” is looking to put a spin on what has become a familiar theme on TV — a corrupt man searching for his moral center....
Nielsen builds new Twitter demo model
Nielsen — which last fall launched its Twitter TV Ratings service — has now added demographic info to reveal who is tweeting about television and who’s seeing those messages. In...
Hondo’s Royal flush
Hondo, who lost in extras with the Tigers, was spared a double-downer Monday night when the Reds won a thriller against the Nationals in 15 to keep the deficit below...
Canadiens roll dice — and lose — with youngster
MONTREAL — The Canadiens’ goaltending saga took yet another dramatic turn hours before Monday night’s Eastern Conference final Game 2 against the Rangers when third-string netminder Dustin Tokarski was informed...
Rangers' road from afterthoughts to favorites
MONTREAL — It had all changed, all of it in the wake of the injury to Carey Price that has sidelined the Canadiens’ world-class, gold-medal-winning, franchise goaltender for the remainder...
City wants emergency landlords for homeless families to cut rent
The city wants landlords who provide emergency shelter to homeless families to cut their rents by as much as half. Department of Homeless Services aides say the city is in...
De Blasio says media owes Chirlane apology for ‘Bad Mom’ stories
Mayor de Blasio took issue with the coverage Monday of statements his wife made in a New York magazine interview that revealed her initial reservations about motherhood. “The whole situation...
MTA unions approve new contract
Subway and bus workers approved a new contract with the MTA on Monday for 8 percent raises over five years. It passed overwhelmingly, with 82 percent of transit workers voting...
Livid lawmaker ‘rears’ back after Albany colleague’s diss
ALBANY — An upstate legislator has lashed out at a colleague for questioning his campaign spending habits by telling an interviewer: “He can kiss my white Irish ass.” The startling...
Daily Blotter
The Bronx A senior citizen was charged with felony assault for attacking his ex-wife with a hammer inside a Highbridge home, authorities said. Ramon Almonte, 66, flew into a jealous...
First scholarship named for med student awarded at graduation
The father of a Long Island medical-school student who was killed in a 2011 car accident handed out the first scholarship named for his son at a graduation ceremony on...
Almost a fifth of Bronx homeowners owe on their mortgages
Nearly one-fifth of all Bronx homeowners will get hosed if they try to sell — because they’re “underwater” on their mortgages, a new report says. An astonishing 11,960 homes in...
Wright routinely loads up on overnight state per diems
Harlem Assemblyman Keith Wright is routinely one of Albany’s highest per-diem earners — and sometimes collected payments when he wasn’t even in the state capital. A review of two years’...
Techies gather at Internet Week New York festival
The annual Internet Week New York festival that began on Monday is a meeting of the minds — and a few bodies — for the local tech community. Attendees spent...
Queens man charged in MTA skimming scam
A sophisticated skimming device targeting riders’ banking and credit-card information was discovered at Grand Central Terminal, authorities said Monday. MTA cops found it in a Metro-North ticket machine May 12...
Former reBar wedding consultants helping jilted couples
Two wedding consultants left jobless when the owner of Brooklyn’s reBar catering hall went AWOL have found a new way to keep busy — by donating their services to the...
Biden gently lets down Connecticut teen’s prom proposal
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden couldn’t make the prom, but he did send a corsage to the Connecticut teen who invited him. Newington HS student Talia Maselli considered the...
Sterling was a 'wreck' after CNN interview
LOS ANGELES — The former president of the Los Angeles chapter of the NAACP said Monday that Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling was a "wreck" and almost crying after...
Don’t feel sorry for overpaid, self-pitying Jill Abramson
Me! Me! Me! Me! Her people skills could use some work. On the morning she was supposed to inspire Wake Forest University grads with tales of journalistic resilience, Jill Abramson...
Questionable hit by Habs sidelines Brassard
MONTREAL — All the focus might have been on the Canadiens losing starting goalie Carey Price, but the Rangers suffered their own injury woe, as center Derick Brassard missed the...