June 29, 2014
Dad strangled 8-year-old son then tried to kill himself
A Queens man on Sunday night confessed to murdering his 8-year-old son and then tried to commit suicide, police sources said. The 41-year-old father was found with cuts on his...
4 tips to keep your business meetings lean and mean
You’re knee-deep in a client proposal, your inbox is filling up by the second — and you’re locked in a conference room, where Tom from accounting is only halfway through...
American Apparel tells lender ex-CEO might come back
American Apparel is now in the lion’s den — Lion Capital’s, that is. The cash-strapped clothing company’s bankers have told lender Lion Capital that it won’t be able to issue...
Lease is more: One World Trade now over 50% full
It was a tall order — but the Port Authority and its partner, the Durst Organization, have leased more than half of the new 102-story 1 World Trade Center. Their...
The best in science reporting this summer
When night has fallen over the beach and you’re staring at the stars, you may begin wondering about the mysteries of the cosmos, or even about programming your DVD player....
Collins mulling DL stint if Wright doesn't return Monday
PITTSBURGH — David Wright’s left shoulder is expected to be re-evaluated Monday, potentially allowing the Mets third baseman to play later in the day against the Braves. If Wright isn’t...
Juice Press shoots off on vegan vector with ProViotic
Juice Press believes its newest product line will exceed the expectations of even the city’s biggest juice snobs. The chain is pitching ProViotic, a vegan-based probiotic product line derived from...
Meet the young and expensive Team Belgium going against US
Belgium — the United States' World Cup Round of 16 foe Tuesday — may not have the titles to match Brazil and Germany, Spain or Italy, but it clearly has...
Animation app Nito has big plans for seed money
It’s like making “Avatar” on a budget. New York startup Nito Inc., whose do-it-yourself animation app has given the Facebook crowd another way to express itself online, is hoping Madison...
Let them strike! Cuomo's chance to be Reagan
The threatened Long Island Rail Road strike is Gov. Cuomo’s chance to seize the national stage. If Cuomo takes a stand against extortionate unions, he’ll remind the country of Ronald...
Why nuclear energy matters for New York
This month, thought leaders and innovators from across the energy sector convened for New York Energy Week. The timing couldn’t have been better: Only a few weeks ago, the Environmental...
The education of Bill
Give Bill de Blasio credit for getting right a key principle of education reform. Or at least half right. The mayor announced plans last week to make it easier for...
'Fixing' immigration
Another day, another contentious move on immigration — all because of Washington’s inaction. New York’s City Council voted to create municipal identity cards that allow every resident — including those...
Nets should be used to Kidd throwing his weight around
The failed power play by Jason Kidd, doused by the Nets’ Russian hierarchy, was not the first time the Hall of Fame-bound point guard tried to wield his influence within...
Ending the federal worker gravy train
This month’s congressional hearing on outlandish bonuses at the Veterans Administration is the latest proof that the nation needs to overhaul how federal workers in every department are paid and...
Dillon Gee overcomes a rough start in rehab outing
Dillon Gee’s first appearance in a game for the Brooklyn Cyclones since 2007 didn’t start as well as he might have hoped. Making his second rehab start in his comeback...
From greatest to grating, Kidd's legacy forever tarnished
The number will stay in the rafters ... you would think. Although, let’s be honest: We haven’t seen the Mad Russian mad yet. Whenever Mikhail Prokhorov checks in with his...
Frustrated Beltran now slowed by sore forearm
It’s the right arm that is keeping Carlos Beltran from getting back onto the field. That much we know. Saturday night, Beltran said his right elbow, which has bone chips...
Kidd on way out of Brooklyn as Nets, Bucks talk compensation
Whether or not Jason Kidd is headed to Milwaukee, he doesn’t appear to have a path back to Brooklyn. According to multiple sources, regardless of whether or not Kidd eventually...
Patrick Ewing should be Nets' top choice
Jason Kidd did the Nets a favor by showing he doesn’t fully appreciate being the head coach of their franchise. Now general manager Billy King and owner Mikhail Prokhorov can...
The Poehler siblings are ruling the comedy world
On March 20, Greg Poehler, Amy’s little brother, was out and about in his hometown of Stockholm, running errands for his wife and three kids. Nobody gave him a second...
Boaters with more dollars than sense cause Hamptons havoc
Jill Zarin shivers when she recalls the time she piloted her 50-foot luxury Sundancer — a $600,000 ride that husband Bobby bought her on a whim — on her maiden...
Two young women attack elderly man in NYC
An elderly man was attacked by two young women in Williamsburg early Sunday, cops said. The 79-year-old man was leaving a building at 125 Taylor St. at 1:25 a.m. when...
Colon and punchless Mets capsized by Pirates
PITTSBURGH — The Mets’ lineup is often naked enough when David Wright plays, but subtract the team captain and arrests can be made for public indecency. Bartolo Colon had next...
3 girls brutally beat rival as witnesses cheer
Three teenage girls were caught on videotape brutally beating a female rival in Brooklyn's Prospect Park -- while several nearby boys not only didn't intervene, they cheered on the attackers....
Ex-Procter & Gamble boss is Obama's pick for VA secretary
An Army veteran who ran one of the nation’s largest consumer-goods companies is President Obama’s choice to run the troubled Department of Veterans Affairs, according to several reports. Bob McDonald,...
1 dead and 5 injured in violence at parties before BET Awards
LOS ANGELES — Police say one person was killed and five injured in two separate incidents at parties ahead of the BET Awards in Los Angeles. Los Angeles police officer...
An entire town is for sale for $400,000
RAPID CITY, S.D. — A businessman is selling his small, southeastern South Dakota town for $400,000. Lance Benson is the sole owner of Swett, an unincorporated hamlet in Bennett County...
Robbened! Netherlands stuns Mexico with late comeback
FORTALEZA, Brazil — Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Wesley Sneijder scored late goals Sunday to give the Netherlands a 2-1 victory over Mexico and a spot in the World Cup quarterfinals....
15 people shot in less than 12 hours in NYC
Blood drenched the city’s streets Saturday night into Sunday during the deadliest spate of shootings since Mayor Bill de Blasio took office. The relentless gunfire over a period of less...
Man arrested after grandson goes missing on train
Police arrested a Brooklyn man whose 3-year-old grandson went missing after he fell asleep on a train, cops said. Wiley Reynolds, 49, was picked up in Queens Saturday around 10:30...
Police searching for suspect in shooting of boy and man
Police released a photo of a gunman wanted for shooting a 10-year-old boy and another man in Coney Island, cops said. The child and a 25-year-old man were both walking...
Woman miraculously survives being run over by three trains
Somebody up there must like Mary Downey. The 22-year-old Bronx woman was run over by three Manhattan subway trains Sunday morning — and walked away with nothing more than a...
Zac Posen to serve as a creative director at Brooks Brothers
Brooks Brothers, the almost two-century-old clothing maker long known for its conservative suits and oxford shirts, thinks it needs to modernize when it comes to its women’s apparel and is...
Metal gate falls from frozen ice shop, kills 3-year-old girl
PHILADELPHIA — Authorities were investigating how a metal security grate detached and fell from the facade of an Italian ice shop Saturday afternoon, killing a 3-year-old girl. The girl, Wynter...
Unaccompanied minors flood into city's immigration court
The humanitarian crisis of unaccompanied children crossing into the United States is hitting New York, with advocates scrambling to help them avoid deportation. One advocacy group says it works with...
Israel hits Gaza militant sites with airstrikes
JERUSALEM — Israel carried out airstrikes on militant targets in the Gaza Strip early Sunday after a rocket attack, the military said, as the country's foreign minister suggested it consider...
Man sets himself on fire at busy train station in Tokyo
TOKYO — A man set himself on fire at Tokyo's busy Shinjuku railway station on Sunday in what appears to be a rare violent political protest. The man, who appeared...
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake shakes Arizona, New Mexico
SAFFORD, Ariz. — A moderate earthquake struck in Arizona near the New Mexico line that was widely felt across the region, but no injuries or damages were immediately reported. County...
North Korea fired more short-range missiles: Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired two short-range Scud missiles into its eastern waters Sunday, a South Korean official said, in an apparent test just days after the country...
Boiler room fire forces cruise ship back to port
SEATTLE — A fire in the boiler room of a cruise ship carrying nearly 3,000 people prompted the vessel to return to port in Seattle, officials said. Holland America said...
Higher education has lower returns for college endowments
Nearly two months after most US college students took their finals, the nation’s college and university endowments are closing the books on their fiscal year. For the most part, the...
Drunk texting is hazardous to your phone
Have you ever accidently dropped and damaged your mobile phone after you’ve had one too many? If so, don’t fret — you’re hardly alone. A new study conducted by CouponCodesPro.com...
Billionaire investor's family has acting on the mind
Billionaire activist investor Nelson Peltz’s family seems to have acting, not investing, on their minds. Peltz, the founder of Trian Fund Management, will see his daughter, Nicola Peltz, 19, play...
Design firm's litter box flying off the shelf
A young Brooklyn design firm named Modko is quite literally the cat’s meow in the niche business of high-design cat products. Brett Teper, 42, and his design partner Rich Williams,...
Australian truffles causing commotion in US industry
Australian truffles are causing a kerfuffle in the $100 million US truffle industry, and giving New York chefs an off-season truffle source. The Truffle & Wine Co. is brand new...
Hot market is just a lot of bull
On Wall Street, there’s an adage, “Don’t confuse brains with a bull market.” Fed chief Janet Yellen should have that crocheted and framed and hang it in her office. On...
New York State's labor force's wages continue sliding
New York’s labor markets are sliding into the abyss. It’s a steep drop, with the Empire State’s 9 million-plus workers seeing their wages decline sharply in the wake of the...
Wealth advisers on a roll, indies fastest
It’s a good time to run money for the well-heeled, who are stashing record amounts with advisers and brokerages. Indeed, at the end of last year, assets at big and...
Don't be fooled by the dreads: Beckerman's fire fueling U.S.
Kyle Beckerman was a considerate kid, the kind who would leave his mom a note whenever he left the house. He could be playing soccer or be going swimming or...
Sabathia closer to returning, but Cashman shopping for pitcher
Brian Cashman said he hopes CC Sabathia can rejoin the Yankees in mid-July, but the general manager isn’t waiting until then to upgrade the rotation. “I am looking to make...
Boy and man shot in Coney Island
A child and an adult were shot in broad daylight in Coney Island, authorities said. A boy, 10, and a man, 25, were walking in front of 2321 Mermaid Ave....
Obama’s 'woe is me' attitude
Say this for President Obama: He’s got an uncanny ability to block out distractions and keep his eye on the ball. Facing a horrific expansion of terrorism in the Mideast,...
'Insubordinate’ teachers instructed unapproved patriotic songs to kids
Two Coney Island pre-K teachers were “insubordinate” for teaching their students to sing a song honoring the American flag without permission, school officials declared. The PS 90 teachers had their...
Newest SI Ferries look like 'lemons,' repairs are costing city
These lemons are squeezing the city dry. Repair costs for the three newest vessels in the Staten Island Ferry fleet total $15.6 million, and the city is footing 95 percent...
Lawmaker wants US tanning-bed ban for under age 18
It’s time for the feds to throw some shade on teenage tanners, a Manhattan congresswoman says. Rep. Caroline Maloney wants a federal law that would keep those under 18 from...
Man uses stick-figure drawings in lawsuit against TSA
Do I have to paint you a picture? A Bronx man angry at the Transportation Security Administration for allegedly damaging a jade dragon he was trying to ship to Hong...
Woman sues after being ticketed for idling car in front of fire hydrant
Day-care owner Erica Diaz, 32, says she was unfairly ticketed for idling in front of a fire hydrant, according to court papers. Diaz went to pick up a pizza in...
Even an idiot knows these Yankees just don't hit
We'll spend Sunday discussing Masahiro Tanaka and Brian McCann and splitters and fastballs and Mike Napoli and “What an idiot!” because, why not? It’s a terrific subplot from Red Sox...
Actor posts résumés around town trying to land a role
All the city’s a stage for East Village actor Dan Perino, who is plastering his bearded mug on lampposts across town with the hope of landing the role of a...
Hondo taking a Giant step
Hondo hates to knock a pitcher with 11 wins but Tanaka leaves him no choice after insisting on serving up a 1-and-2 fastball to Napoli Saturday night that was sent...
Clooney and a killer bear — the movie you may never see
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExKHgOm6UnI Inside a bank vault, collecting dust somewhere in Manhattan, lies a fascinating pop-culture curiosity from the 1980s. It’s the sound recording from a B-movie called “Grizzly 2.” You’ve probably...
$10K reward for information on murder of NJ teen
Authorities in Essex County, NJ, are offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in Thursday’s perplexing murder of a popular 19-year-old college student. It remains a mystery...
About 800 ‘zombie’ homes plague city neighborhoods
Brooklyn and Queens are plagued with “zombie” properties — homes abandoned by their owners and banks that fail to complete the foreclosure process. New York currently has 807 of the...
Man jumps to his death off building in Williamsburg
Tragedy struck at a residential mental health facility in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Saturday night, when a 43-year-old man jumped from the roof to his death. The man leaped at around...
Another night of 0-fers for Carlos Beltran, Brian McCann
Carlos Beltran’s walkoff home run against the Orioles last week was supposed to get him and the Yankees going. It hasn’t happened, and it didn’t magically fix his ailing right...
Halfway through season, still unknowns about flawed Yanks
Let's play a little game of Team A vs. Team B. Team A began Saturday 19th in the majors in runs, 21st in ERA and 25th in defensive efficiency (the...
No mass overdoses at Avicii concert with medics on hand
An army of cops and medics converged on the Barclay Center for Saturday night’s Avicii concert — but there was no repeat of the mass drug overdoses at the Swedish...
New CUNY chancellor gets one year's salary if he bails in five years
Not only did the new CUNY chancellor score a sweet deal when he landed in New York City, he’s got a golden parachute if he bails out — or even...
Dog snatched during burglary is safely returned
She’s one lucky dog. The New Jersey pup snatched during a burglary last week has been safely returned. “It’s really a miracle,” owner Barbara August of Somerset told The Post....
Teen girl turned suicidal after boy gave out Snapchat nude
A 14-year-old Brooklyn girl turned suicidal when a classmate spread her nude Snapchat selfie to his pals, according to a lawsuit. The girl — a ninth-grader at Brooklyn Prospect Charter...
Green Beret brings girlfriend to Afghanistan, 'goes native'
In a remote village in the dangerous northeastern Kunar province of Afghanistan, Army Green Beret Major Jim Gant was doing something few others had — he was making progress against...
Chinese teens trafficked into US through Central America
The signs at the Texas border offer a glimpse of the enormity of the problem of unaccompanied minors trying to sneak into the US. The instructions are printed in English...
Sox's Napoli: Tanaka an 'idiot' for pitch that led to HR
The Red Sox used to consider themselves “Idiots” — now they’re calling the Yankees’ ace one. After hitting the game-winning, ninth-inning homer off Masahiro Tanaka in the Red Sox’s 2-1...
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Queens An 18-year-old man’s Fourth of July plans were ruined when cops raided his Ozone Park pad and confiscated his stash of illegal fireworks, police said Saturday. Officers executing a...