June 28, 2014
The city's top burger spots by day of the week
There are few things that taste as gloriously patriotic as a grilled burger, dripping with juices, piled high with melted cheese and vegetables on a bun — and a burger...
Beginning to forecast a complicated Nets offseason
The Nets may be losing coach Jason Kidd, but after dramatic roster overhauls the past two offseasons, they will begin the summer shopping season Tuesday trying to keep last season’s...
Made-in Brooklyn brands see major boom
Watch out, wannabes — real made-in-Brooklyn brands are getting hardcore cred. Last Friday, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce launched a new Brooklyn Made certification program to separate the pretenders from...
Yankees, Tanaka fall to Red Sox in ninth
There was no guarantee the splitter or slider would have hung and allowed Mike Napoli to break Masahiro Tanaka’s heart. Yet, when Tanaka shook off catcher Brian McCann’s calls for...
Knicks remain faves with Melo set to dive in to free-agency
According to one Knicks player Carmelo Anthony spoke to recently, he gave no indication he was planning an exit strategy from New York. The source told The Post this week...
Bill: My death would get 2M votes for Hillary
A pair of black, armor-plated SUVs swung into a suburban cul-de-sac and crunched to a stop in the driveway of the Clintons’ home in Chappaqua, New York. A wall of...
Wright to be re-evaluated Monday after MRI shows bruised shoulder
PITTSBURGH — The Mets will wait and see on David Wright’s status. Wright was diagnosed with a bruised rotator cuff in his left shoulder Saturday, a day after he was...
Dear John: The devil’s in the data
Dear John: It has become infuriatingly difficult for me (OK, maybe just me) to follow your moving-target assertions about job growth. In a recent column, you strongly indicate that the...
Appalling power play a fitting way for Kidd to exit Brooklyn
If this were somebody else — practically anybody else — this would all make you scratch your head a little bit. The sheer gall of it all — of a...
Ex-American Apparel CEO demands personal photos back
Dov Charney has a few photos that he left behind at the offices of American Apparel — and he wants them back. A lawyer for the retailer’s ousted CEO has...
8 shows to watch this week
1. The Night Shift Tuesday, 10 p.m. — NBC Drew (Brendan Fehr) longs for the return of his boyfriend, Rick (Luke MacFarlane) from his overseas deployment, but things go terribly...
Denied promotion, Jason Kidd gets OK to talk with Bucks
Apparently Jason Kidd isn’t satisfied with just coaching the Nets, and it may cause him to leave the franchise. A league source told The Post Kidd recently approached ownership with a...
(Ja) Rules to live by
When Ja Rule was just 9 years old, his estranged father, William, took him out for pizza. While they were settling down to eat, a man reached over the plate...
Homeless sweat sweltering shelter where AC is banned
Tenants in a city-funded homeless shelter fear they won’t survive the summer because the building’s managers forbid them from using air conditioners — even though they have two units cooling...
NYC's housing authority is hoarding filthy, blighted homes
For 15 years, New York’s low-income Housing Authority has owned a home in St. Albans, Queens. No one lives there. The windows are broken and the grass is overgrown. The...
How a feral cat helped a homeless man turn his life around
Who says only cats get nine lives? With the help of his feline friend, James Bowen has been given a few extra chances of his own. Just a few years...
GM takes shots at Rangers' free agents
PHILADELPHIA — Glen Sather has been around long enough to know exactly what he was doing when he sauntered over the assembled media at Saturday’s NHL draft at Wells Fargo...
'Throwback' effort as Mets fend off Pirates
PITTSBURGH — Jeurys Familia and Jenrry Mejia were the biggest Royal Giants of them all on a day the Mets appeared ready for a leisurely cruise on the Allegheny River,...
Incredulous Isles GM needs some wins to back up his attitude
As usual with the Islanders, it couldn’t just be about the personnel move, in this case the decision to trade up in the draft on Friday to select risk/reward fledgling...
Why you might be an 'exaholic' if you can't get over breakups
It’s that point after a breakup when you’ve totally tapped out the support of your friends and family. You can’t stop analyzing that final voicemail your ex left and refreshing...
Goalies the focus for Rangers, Isles on draft day 2
PHILADELPHIA — It seems the theme for the Rangers and Islanders Day 2 of the NHL draft was all about goalies. After not having a pick in Round 1 on...
Funny man McHale does a 180 in new demonic thriller
For Joel McHale, battling demonically possessed New Yorkers in his new movie “Deliver Us From Evil” was nothing compared to facing down a far more fearsome foe: Robert De Niro....
'Life Itself' recounts the strength of Roger and Chaz Ebert
Roger Ebert, the world’s most famous film critic, is forever linked with Gene Siskel and their “thumbs up/thumbs down” rulings — started and made famous on their TV show “At...
Melisssa McCarthy, Ben Falcone talk love, films and wig mishaps
When Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone shared the screen for a hilarious airplane scene in the 2011 hit “Bridesmaids” — she was the overly confident sister of the groom; he...
Robin Thicke's long history of cringe-worthy shenanigans
When Robin Thicke announced the title of his latest album (out Tuesday) would be “Paula,” in an attempt to win back his estranged wife, Paula Patton, it was hard not...
Why beauty insiders love Soho’s hot new mani spot Paintbox
Turn your nails into a summer fashion statement. Opened in May by former beauty editor Eleanor Langston and celebrity manicurist Julie Kandalec, Paintbox already boasts an A-list clientele, including Kelly...
Wade, Bosh follow LeBron into free agency
The wheels are in motion for a potential reunion of the Big Three in South Beach — with the major players opting out of their contracts, thus giving the Heat...
In my library: Griffin Dunne
Most of us know Griffin Dunne from his films — “After Hours,” “An American Werewolf in London” and, most recently, “The Discoverers,” in which he won warm reviews as a desperate man — a professor — who wrangles...
This week's must-read books
This Movie Will Require Dinosaurs by C.W. Neill (Perigee) Movie buff Neill has never sold a feature-film screenplay — but he’s full of ideas. One of those ideas turned into...
'Thank God for the Kardashians!': An interview with Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers has long been a stand-up comedy trailblazer, fighting for respect in a male-dominated field a decade before Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were even born. In recent years,...
Bianca Del Rio: My gay pride New York
Bianca Del Rio is one busy drag queen. Crowned in May as the winner of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” the 39-year-old has called Hell’s Kitchen home for five years. It’s convenient,...
Barry Larkin takes shot at Mavericks as son leaves town
Even though he once nixed New York, Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin said he’s “off-the-charts excited’’ about his son Shane Larkin getting out of Big D and landing in...
The dangerous return of the world's most insane theme park
On April Fool’s Day this year, the owners of Mountain Creek ski resort and waterpark in New Jersey pulled what seemed like a great prank: They replaced the resort’s sign...
Sweet foodie wants a guy who will make her mouth water
Lise, 26 Is always on the hunt for the best-tasting grub — and the Harlemite would like to get her hands on a man with flavor. Celebrity twin: “I get...
This week's couple: Familiar faces
It finally happened: A pair of daters we assumed were strangers were not. Maya, 24, and Matt, 26, met offline at a house party, a month before their “blind” date...
Let it Bnb
Like other new technologies that make life easier for users, Airbnb — the online service that helps people rent out their homes or apartments — is bringing some major disruption...
Bill & the middle class
Bill de Blasio wants to revive the middle class. In a recent speech before a conference of mayors, the mayor defined the problem of inequality this way: “We’re in a...
The people who are making TV shows bloodier than ever
There's never been a more trying time to be squeamish about blood. Turning on the television these days means there’s a pretty good chance of getting assaulted with a graphic...
Serby’s Sunday Q&A with Clint Dempsey
American team captain Clint Dempsey took a timeout from preparing for Tuesday’s World Cup clash with Belgium to kick around some Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: What is...
Boy found in basement after 11 days was sent there, snuck food
DETROIT — A 12-year-old Detroit boy who was missing for more than a week before he was discovered in his own basement told investigators his stepmother sent him there, according...
From LeBron to Melo and beyond: Sizing up the NBA free agents
The NBA’s annual multimultimillion-dollar swap meet known as free agency officially begins Tuesday, and there is one question that has grabbed even more attention than people who bite at the...
Hard to find venom among possible US Cup opponents
One of the reasons the Miracle on Ice resounded so completely was that in 1980, the Soviet Union represented everything that possibly could terrify a 13-year-old kid. They were evil...
False alert sent to people near nuclear plant: 'Prepare for action'
LOS ANGELES — People in San Luis Obispo County received a series of unsettling, erroneous emergency alerts Friday as repairs were being made to a nuclear power plant's siren system,...
AL rookies add intrigue to midseason baseball awards
Annually, when doing the midseason awards — yep, go check it, teams have played half their games — the focus is on the glamour honors: MVP and Cy Young. And...
Brazil beats Chile, advances in World Cup after shootout
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil — Brazil advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals on Saturday with a 3-2 shootout win over Chile following a tense and thrilling battle that ended 1-1 after...
How to nearly always win at rock paper scissors
Of all the books I’ve read for The Post, none has received as much over-the-shoulder reads than “Rock Breaks Scissors.” There’s a shared compulsion to one-up the competition, to have...
American Apparel adopts 'poison pill' defense against former CEO
American Apparel's board has adopted a "poison pill" defense after ousted CEO Dov Charney signaled he has found a financial backer to enlarge his stake in the company. The embattled...
Aereo suspends service after Supreme Court decision
Aereo shut itself down Saturday morning -- three days after the Supreme Court declared the over-the-top TV-delivery service illegal. But Aereo founder Chet Kanojia stopped short of raising a white...
Why liberals should stop trying to 'help' black Americans
The civil-rights struggles of the mid-20th century were liberalism at its best. The efforts culminated in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act...
Why waiters should be replaced with iPads
“Are you sure you don’t want to write that down?” I’m in a local diner in New Rochelle with my family of five and a waitress has just taken our...
How NYU is selling out to Sharia law
Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, has been buzzing with construction activity for the past few years. Two prestigious western institutions, New York University and the Guggenheim Museum,...
Growing fears that Obama will move 16 Gitmo monsters to US
With the recent trade of five Taliban commanders for Bowe Bergdahl, and some of Osama bin Laden’s bodyguards cleared for release behind them, it’s plain that President Obama is determined...
Benghazi attack suspect pleads not guilty before judge
WASHINGTON — The Libyan militant accused of masterminding the deadly Benghazi attacks that have become a flashpoint in U.S. politics pleaded not guilty to conspiracy Saturday in a federal courtroom...
'We just smashed into the earth': The miracle of Flight 232
It was a little over an hour into United Flight 232 when the plane suffered its first explosion. “It was just so loud that there’s no way to describe how...
Why Democrats insist on lying about how 'poor' they are
Hillary Clinton claimed that, at the moment she and her husband were signing up for $18 million in book deals, they were “dead broke.” Harry Reid (who lives in the...
Man killed by hit and run driver
A hit-and-run driver fatally struck a Brooklyn pedestrian crossing the street early Saturday, police said. Bryan Loughran, 32, was crossing Gerritsen Avenue in Marine Park at 2:45 a.m. when he...
Iraqi troops push towards militant-held Tikrit
BAGHDAD — Iraqi troops backed by helicopter gunships launched an operation early Saturday aimed at dislodging Sunni militants from the northern city of Tikrit, one of two major urban centers...
I’ll bypass Congress to fix the economy: Obama
President Barack Obama says he'll keep acting on his own as long as congressional Republicans block his economic agenda. In his weekly radio and Internet address, Obama says he has...
Hondo's home-grown action
Hondo took a trip to the winner’s circle Friday night when the A’s took care of business against the Fish to slash his accounts payable to 1,355 youngbloods. Saturday: Mr....
Prized point guard Isaiah Briscoe narrows list to seven schools
What do St. John’s, Seton Hall and Rutgers have in common with Villanova, Arizona, Louisville and UConn? It’s not a recent winning pedigree, but it could lead to one down...
Evander Holyfield: Frustration got the better of Luis Suarez
Evander Holyfield saw replays of Luis Suarez of Uruguay biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder during their recent World Cup match and probably felt pain in his ear. It...
Yankees' Kelly Johnson finally snaps his home run schneid
Kelly Johnson was among a group of Yankees taking early batting practice before Friday’s series opener against the Red Sox, because the Yankees were coming off an off day. And...
Missing jet passengers likely suffocated before plunge
The passengers and crew of missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 most likely died from suffocation and coasted lifelessly into the ocean on autopilot, said a new report released by Australian...
Epiphanny Prince scores 30 to lead Sky past Liberty
Epiphanny Prince was happy to be back home, but the Liberty weren’t glad to see her. The Sky’s star guard scored 30 points to help Chicago beat the Liberty 73-69...
De Blasio still fighting for Bloomberg's soda ban
Mayor de Blasio is still fighting for Mike Bloomberg’s failed ban on super-sized soda. De Blasio said Friday he will try to get the City Council to pass legislation enforcing...
Man dead after jumping in water to avoid powerboat
A fisherman is dead after he and a pal jumped out of a dinghy to avoid a powerboat that was headed their way on the Long Island Sound, cops said....
CC Sabathia may not return until after All-Star break
If CC Sabathia needs to make three minor league rehab starts, he would be able to pitch for the Yankees on July 13 against the Orioles in Baltimore. Nevertheless, Masahiro...
Red Bulls settle for draw with Toronto FC
Facing a Toronto FC team they desperately needed to beat, they settled for a 2-2 draw. Sure, a dramatic one, but it was dropped points nonetheless. They seemed destined for...
Red Sox-Yankees rivalry won't be the same without Jeter
Life after 40 is pretty good for Derek Jeter. So far. On the day after he turned 40, Jeter singled in his first at-bat, a typical Jeter line drive to...
Terry Collins happy with Lucas Duda's run of RBIs
PITTSBURGH — This is the Lucas Duda the Mets want to continue seeing. The erratic first baseman drove in the Mets’ only runs on Friday, delivering a two-run single in...
Girardi's refusal to skip Nuno for Tanaka works out
A testy Joe Girardi defended his decision to not skip Vidal Nuno on Friday against the Red Sox in favor of Masahiro Tanaka, keeping a longer view in mind rather...
With Boston struggling, the rivalry takes a mulligan
There famously came a time during the 1987 NFL players’ strike when the alarm clock clattered in the predawn hours and Bill Parcells discovered something positively terrifying to him: He...
'Reckless' is a sweaty, not bright show
Like one of the good ol’ boy cops in its cast, this Charleston-based legal procedural is sweaty, not that bright and lazily chauvinistic. Playing up its setting in the sultry...
Deschanel's indie band signs with Columbia
Zooey Deschanel’s indie duo She & Him has signed with Columbia Records, with the star of Fox’s “New Girl” and her collaborator, M. Ward, expected to release a new album...
ESPN hoops it up with draft ratings
This year’s NBA draft scored big for ESPN. Thursday night’s draft snared a 3.1 overnight rating on ESPN, the best-ever number for an NBA draft on ESPN since the all-sports...
Father of teen charged with manslaughter busted for theft
The father of the teen charged with manslaughter for fatally running over 4-year-old Ariel Russo as he fled police in his parents’ SUV is now in trouble himself — accused...
Missing child found safe on subway: police
Police say they've found a 3-year-old boy who disappeared while riding a Brooklyn subway with his grandfather. They say another adult riding with Kah-yon Reynolds on Friday returned him safely...
Cuomo in quandary over city’s plan to issue municipal IDs
ALBANY — New York City’s plan to issue municipal IDs has put Gov. Cuomo in a political jam. Cuomo has yet to take a position on the IDs advocated by...
'Honor killing' cabby vowed to leave no survivors
The Brooklyn cabby charged with conspiring to kill relatives of his daughter’s forbidden beau was hell-bent on not leaving any survivors, the widow of one of his victims testified on...
School worker sues over retaliation after she reported classroom-sex antics
A Queens guidance counselor says she was subjected to a vicious campaign of retaliation when she ratted out colleagues using her school office for sex. Longtime counselor Deborah Berger, 65,...
Investment banker sues ex over $263K for 'fake' nannies
A Wall Street honcho says his ex-wife owes him $263,000 — that she billed him for no-show nannies. Ten years after he settled a bitter custody battle accusing the Upper...
Clinton adviser: Independent prosecutor needed for IRS
WASHINGTON — A close adviser to Hillary Clinton agrees with Republicans that it’s time for an independent prosecutor to investigate alleged IRS targeting of conservative groups and missing e-mails. Lanny...
Democrats pressure Obama to stop deportation of illegal aliens
WASHINGTON — With immigration reform legislation facing long odds in the Republican House, President Obama is facing renewed pressure from Democrats to take executive action to stop deporting illegal aliens....
Sen. Sampson said one word in past six months at legislative
ALBANY — Scandal-plagued state Sen. John Sampson may have set a new record for fecklessness — uttering just one word from the Senate floor during the last six-month legislative session....
Overcrowding grows at city schools despite mayor’s vows
Some public-school classrooms are turning into lecture halls despite the mayor’s promises. The city is cramming more students into its largest classes at all grade levels, according to Department of...
City pools open for summer
New Yorkers looking for a place to cool off are in luck — the city’s outdoor public pools are open. The boroughs’ 56 pools offer a break from the heat,...
Negotiations between unions and LIRR break down
It could be a very long commute this summer for Long Islanders and city residents headed east to the beaches. Tense contract negotiations between the MTA and eight Long Island...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn ■ A man was found mortally wounded early Friday on a street in Coney Island, cops said. The victim was found at Brighton Beach Avenue and Brighton 4th Street...
Islanders' GM Snow defends trading up for Ho-Sang
PHILADELPHIA — One guy lauded for character, one guy plummeted because of character, and the Islanders don’t really give a hoot what the perception of the first round of their...