July 2, 2014
American Apparel may see women on the board
Dov Charney may soon be back at American Apparel — but if so, things will be different. The retailer’s controversial founder, ousted two weeks ago in a surprise coup, would...
Venture capitalist is sole winner of U.S. bitcoin auction
Meet the latest bitcoin millionaire: third generation venture capitalist Tim Draper. Draper, 56, the founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, was the sole winner of the US government’s auction of some...
$17T debt puts damper on our independent spirit
Money may — or may not — buy happiness. I’ll leave that debate up to you. But money certainly does buy independence. If you have your finances in good shape,...
Earnings fallout shows Blinkx still on road to recovery
Controversial online video advertising agency Blinkx lost more than half its value on Wednesday — in little more than a blink. Shares in the London-based agency fell 46.2 percent after...
BoNY caught in the middle of Argentina's bond debacle
The $1.65 billion standoff between Argentina and hedge fund mogul Paul Singer is threatening to take a hostage: the Bank of New York Mellon. Argentina deposited $539 million in BoNY...
CD sales decline as music streaming takes off
The music industry contracted again in the first six months of 2014 — but the decline slowed from a year ago. Total sales, including physical CDs and albums, digital downloads...
Anemic Mets swept by Braves, half-game from the NL East cellar
ATLANTA — The Mets had this going for them Wednesday night: Their run differential didn’t suffer much. So maybe this 3-1 loss to the Braves at Turner Field was actually...
Storms may clear on Fourth of July in time for fireworks
Rain and thunderstorms will strike the Big Apple on the Fourth of July — but will likely end in time for fireworks, meteorologists said. “It looks like it will dry...
Here's what the US needs to do to become a soccer power
OK, so Jurgen Klinsmann was right. The US couldn’t win the World Cup. At least not yet. Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to Belgium in the Round of 16 drove that point...
Yankees' Brian McCann: I'm 'way better' than a .220 hitter
Brian McCann couldn’t recall a longer session with a hitting coach on a day off than the one he spent with Kevin Long on Tuesday, but he had a pretty...
Kyle Lowry agrees to four-year extension to stay with Raptors
Raptors coach Dwane Casey has called point guard Kyle Lowry “our engine, our spirit, our toughness.” Well, the tough, spirited engine is staying in Toronto. Lowry and the Raptors have...
Drunken passenger attacked driver, fled in cab: Cops
A man thought he was doing his drunken pal a favor when he put the guy in a yellow taxi and handed the cabby a wad of cash. But instead...
Collapse at Brooklyn Bridge injures 5 people
Five pedestrians were hurt when several huge chunks of a stone façade fell off the Brooklyn Bridge in a freak accident Wednesday night, the FDNY said. The granite pieces fell...
No congrats from de Blasio, Cuomo, or Obama: Rangel
It’s better to be loved by the voters than the power brokers, Rep. Charles Rangel says. Rangel admitted he hasn’t received a congratulatory call from Mayor de Blasio — or...
Jamie Dimon's cancer possibly from HPV, doctor says
When a young Jamie Dimon started his banking career in the early 1980s — after Sandy Weill wooed him to join American Express to have “more fun”— he was fond...
Young woman faces the hard truth in 'Finding Carter'
MTV’s new family drama “Finding Carter” isn’t your typical mother-daughter story. The series — premiering Tuesday at 10 p.m. — centers on Carter (Kathryn Prescott), a teenage girl who discovers...
ESPN’s ‘facts’ don’t make any sense
Why must everything now be a con, a half-truth, a lie, a bait-and-switch, an ugly sell, a rip-off? Why are we persistently presented with facts we know are untrue? It’s...
Gardner a constant for Yankees
The torrential downpour that flooded the field at Yankee Stadium had come too late. The damage had already been done. The Yankees were in their clubhouse and getting ready to...
Bulls struggle with contract math as Anthony visits Rockets, Mavs
Sweet home, Chicago? Maybe not for Carmelo Anthony. With the Melopalooza set to hit Los Angeles on Friday, the Bulls’ position appears to be weakening. According to an NBA source,...
New Google ruling hides Wall Street pariah
SAN FRANCISCO — We didn’t forget Stan O’Neal. We just weren’t talking about him. That’s about to change. Big time. That’s because when BBC Economics Editor Robert Peston did a...
8 gourmet hot dogs to try in NYC this summer
Every dog has its day — but for hot dogs, that day’s been a long time coming, as exotic burgers hogged the glory. At last, the lowly wiener is standing...
11 new eateries to try this summer in the Hamptons
Heading out to the Hamptons this holiday weekend? Like the shoreline, the restaurant scene out East is everchanging. From new chefs to sushi pop-ups to chichi spins on fro-yo, here’s...
Series announcements coming fast and furious
It’s that time of year, at least in the TV world, where the series announcements are coming fast and furious. On Tuesday, it was news about “Zoo” coming to CBS...
With pay boost from law firm, Sheldon Silver is in the money
Sheldon Silver is lining his pockets with gold. The powerful Assembly speaker nearly doubled his salary at the Manhattan law firm that keeps him on its payroll, according to legislative...
East Coast eyes tropical storm ahead of holiday weekend
CHARLESTON, S.C. — As one of the year's busiest travel weekends approaches, so does another visitor: Tropical Storm Arthur, expected to grow into a hurricane by the Fourth of July...
'Honor killing' cabby faces life in prison
The fate of a Brooklyn cabby charged with being so enraged by his daughter ditching an arranged marriage that he ordered the her new beau’s relatives to be killed is...
Son of mob boss 'Vinny Gorgeous' gets jail time in drug bust
A federal judge on Wednesday cut a son of imprisoned-for-life Bonanno crime-family boss Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano a break — and then told him to “get a real job!” Manhattan...
ReBar owner banned from restaurant industry for life
A Brooklyn wedding venue owner who scammed engaged couples out of their reception deposits has been banned from the restaurant and catering industry for life. ReBar owner Jason Stevens, 41,...
Kidd uses all his 'spin' moves as he’s introduced as Bucks coach
MILWAUKEE — In the aftermath of Jason Kidd’s stunning departure from Brooklyn, he and Nets general manager Billy King agree on one thing: There was nothing personal about it. “This...
Yankees reaching point where being no-quit isn't good enough
The ball was barely off Brian McCann’s bat, but he knew. One more ball hit into the mouth of a shift, and into the glove of Tampa second baseman Logan...
Denver woman accused of helping Islamist terror cell ISIS
Federal authorities in Denver have arrested a woman accused of providing material support to Islamist insurgents fighting the governments of Syria and Iraq, and of conspiring to commit an offense...
The day in photos
Cosmonauts do laundry, a baby walrus hangs out in Hamburg, newly-minted citizens celebrate at Mt. Rushmore and more.
Man plows stolen car into family, killing child
A stolen minivan careened onto a sidewalk in Brooklyn Wednesday, killing a 12-year-old girl and critically injuring her mom and little sister as they waited for a bus. All three...
Man pleads guilty to issuing death threats against congresswoman
An upstate truck driver pleaded guilty to aggravated harassment Wednesday for calling in death threats to Rep. Carolyn Maloney over her proposed gun-owner-liability-insurance legislation in a plea deal with Manhattan...
Video will prove Times Square Spider-Man is innocent: lawyer
Surveillance video will prove the second Times Square Spider-Man busted for bad behavior – this one accused of groping a woman’s behind -- is not a villain, his lawyer said...
David Cone selling Upper East Side pad
Sales pitch David Cone, the former Mets and Yankees pitcher with five World Series rings to his name, is selling his home base. The current YES Network commentator is selling...
Islanders splash $36 million on a pair of goal scorers
The Islanders have turned to a pair of former Maple Leafs in an effort to boost their offense. Mikhail Grabovski signed a four-year, $20 million deal and Nikolai Kulemin came...
Interiors ace Dee Dee Eustace's rules to live by
Last spring, Toronto-based architect and interior designer Dee Dee Taylor Eustace had an epiphany: At age 50, it was time for a life change. And that meant moving to New...
Fireworks bust so big they called in the bomb squad
This Staten Islander is hellbent on having a bootleg, backyard fireworks show. Robert Schmidt, 48, was busted in New Jersey for illegally possessing 39 boxes of illegal fireworks -- his...
15 actors who took it all off for hot roles
There are few questions actors dread hearing, but “can you go nude?” is probably one of them. Well, most actors anyway. While anti-nudity contract clauses float freely around Hollywood, there’s...
Brazil coach calls in shrink for his super-stressed players
The Brazilians are starting to feel the heat. Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has enlisted the team psychologist to aid his stressed-out players, some of whom have been reduced to...
First trailer for ‘Horrible Bosses 2’ drops
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B45XU3v9sPw Desperate times call for desperate measures, especially when it comes to the “Horrible Bosses” crew. Jason Bateman, Charlie Day and Jason Sudeikis are all back as the former vengeance-seeking...
Citi loses equity-derivatives chief to Two Sigma Investments
Simon Yates, Citigroup’s global head of equity derivatives sales and trading, has left the bank after almost four years to join $20 billion hedge fund Two Sigma Investments. Yates, who...
Man dies playing new Internet craze Punch4Punch
Tributes are flooding in for a young father who died after being punched in the chest as part of a dangerous new internet craze. Tommy Main, 23, was rushed to...
Popular stroller deemed unsafe over brake issue
A popular baby stroller was deemed a “safety risk” by Consumer Reports on Wednesday, citing the carriage’s allegedly faulty brakes. The consumer testing and watchdog mag slapped Graco’s Ready2Grow Classic...
Rangers sign Chris Bourque, son of the Hall of Famer
After making a splash Tuesday with the signing of defenseman Dan Boyle, the Rangers added a player Wednesday for depth up front — and his name may ring a bell....
There's one drug Rob Ford hasn't done
TORONTO — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford said Wednesday he's used "every drug you can probably think of" and blamed substance abuse for the racist and homophobic language he's used. Ford...
Yankees plunge under .500 with sweltering loss to Rays
Maybe it’s just as well the Yankees are heading out on a long road trip, because they have become a mess in The Bronx. The Yankees answered the most important...
Vito looks to distance himself from Shelly in sexual harassment suit
After years of being joined at the hip politically, disgraced former Assemblyman Vito Lopez is looking to distance himself from Sheldon Silver in a pending sexual harassment lawsuit. Lopez (D-Brooklyn)...
Geno Smith worst QB in NFL, according to poll of insiders
Do the Jets have the worst starting quarterback in the NFL? According to a new ESPN poll, they do. Jets starter Geno Smith came in 32nd, dead last, in the...
Sarkozy says corruption charges intended to 'destroy' him
PARIS — Former President Nicolas Sarkozy has accused France's justice system of trying to "humiliate" and "destroy" him, after he was charged in a corruption probe that could spell trouble...
Flyers star arrested for repeatedly fondling male cop: report
Canada Day is a time of celebration for many NHL players, including Flyers star forward Claude Giroux, who was feeling a little cheeky on his country’s anniversary. Giroux was arrested...
Randy Newman revives his 'Faust' musical for one night only
Randy Newman’s only musical, “Faust,” is an odd bird: It’s never been staged in New York, yet it’s spawned a couple of famous-ish songs. You may have heard Bonnie Raitt’s...
Lin-sult! Rockets dis Jeremy by displaying Melo in his No. 7
The paths of Carmelo Anthony and Jeremy Lin have crossed again, and it has led to another indignity for the former Knicks point guard once known as Linsanity. When Anthony...
Man breaks world record by visiting every NYC subway stop in 24 hours
A British man broke a world record by venturing to every Big Apple subway stop in less than 24 hours. Glen Bryant, a 26-year-old pharmacist from Emsworth, jumped aboard his...
Parents of autistic boy arrested for putting him in cage
SANTA ANA, California — The parents of a severely autistic boy were arrested after investigators determined the 11-year-old had been kept in a large metal cage, possibly to control his...
'Revenge killing' sparks brutal clashes in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — The body of an abducted Palestinian youth was found in Jerusalem on Wednesday, raising suspicions he had been killed by Israelis avenging the deaths of three abducted Jewish teens....
Scammers hired hairdressers, bellhops as safety inspectors: DA
Scammers sent hairdressers and cooks — many hired off Craigslist — to impersonate licensed safety managers at dozens of high-rise construction projects throughout Manhattan, officials said Wednesday. The phony safety...
A-Rod juiced during MVP '07 season — with MLB's blessing: book
Alex Rodriguez has spent his career searching for competitive edges — some legal, others decidedly less so. In his last elite major league season, he found a legal means to an...
Child molester's suicide has FBI scrambling to ID, help victims
Matthew Coniglio's Georgia home held a trove of child pornography, more than 50,000 images and videos stored on laptops, external hard drives and thumb drives. Among the stash, hidden in...
This baseball loophole may be fast-tracking stoners to majors
Get caught using marijuana, get a promotion. According to a Yahoo! Sports report, major league teams can protect their top minor-league prospects from serving suspensions for marijuana use by placing them on...
Protesters block arrival of undocumented workers in California
MURRIETA, California — Protesters shouting anti-immigration slogans blocked the arrival of three buses carrying undocumented Central American families to a US Border Patrol station on Tuesday after they were flown to...
Your guide to binge-watching over the holiday weekend
The holiday weekend is upon us, and that can only mean one thing: It’s time to plop down on the couch and catch up on your binge-watching. But with so...
Kate Bosworth goes public on Instagram, a 'Downton' cover girl and more
In case you weren’t convinced that the Wythe Hotel in Brooklyn is the cool place to be, they now have an A.P.C. Elsewhere in the world of perfect pairs: Kate...
When rockers are stalkers: 'Love songs' that cross into obsession
Robin Thicke’s newly released album, “Paula,” is a musical appeal for his estranged wife to return to their once-happy home. With songs such as “Lock the Door,” “Love Can Grow...
Former Carnegie Deli manager's wife forced to pay him $11.5K a month
That's a lot of pastrami! The ousted manager of the Carnegie Deli will get an overstuffed helping of alimony — $11,500 a month — from his estranged wife, who'd accused him of...
Obama is worst president since WWII: poll
WASHINGTON — It’s not the kind of history Barack Obama planned on making — but Americans now rate him as the worst president since World War II. With two years...
Saints' Graham ruled a tight end, costing him a ton of money
NEW ORLEANS — An arbitrator has sided with the New Orleans Saints in ruling that Jimmy Graham can only be considered a tight end for the purposes of his franchise...
Drunk man gets head run over by car, survives
http://youtu.be/eRZQGmZxoRA Sleep at your own risk! A boozed-up Polish man, who decided to take a catnap in the middle of a parking lot, miraculously survived a car reversing over his...
11 of Paul Mazursky's greatest works
“I was very lucky,’’ the iconic 1970s director Paul Mazursky — who died at 84 this week — told me in 2007. “It was a great decade-and-a-half for people like...
Bowe Bergdahl taking off-base excursions
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is busting out of his Army base — but this time with a little supervision. The former POW — who was released by the Taliban in exchange for five...
Tween 'Slender Man stabber' declared unfit for trial
WAUKESHA, Wis. — Doctors have found one of two 12-year-old girls accused of stabbing a classmate to please a fictional online horror character mentally incompetent to stand trial, attorneys said...
'Sherlock' returning for Season 4 in 2015
"Sherlock" is coming back -- but fans will have to wait a while before their favorite detective returns to the small screen. The drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman...
British Airways testing 'Happiness' blanket
There’s arguably nothing better than a good blanket to keep you warm and comfy during a long flight. Unless that blanket could change colors to alert your flight attendant that...
Nazis' 'perfect Aryan' baby was Jewish
The joke's on you! A baby in a photo chosen by Nazis as the perfect Aryan baby has been revealed to in fact be Jewish, not German. Hessy Taft, who...
Four pitching trade targets that make sense for Yankees
Let’s play junior detective and see if we can figure out what the Yankees might be trying to do in the trade market. First, you do not have to be...
All no-sex soccer teams have been eliminated from World Cup
So much for abstinence leading to better performance. Four teams had been reported to have banned their players from having sex during the World Cup, and all four teams have...
'Brooklyn ripper' told cops Satan 'controls things': court docs
The madman accused of savagely stabbing two little kids in Brooklyn told cops, “I think I need a lawyer,” new court papers reveal – raising the possibility that he understands...
Cops stop man for driving the wrong way, find guns and suicide note
Police stopped a Pennsylvanian man for driving the wrong way in the West Village early Wednesday — and found a cache of weapons and a suicide note inside his car, sources...
Consumer Reports slams big fast-food chains in ratings
Bigger is anything but better in the fast-food world. Consumer Reports readers slammed McDonald’s, KFC, Taco Bell and Sbarro, saying those gigantic national chains have the nation’s worst burgers, chicken,...
USA-Belgium nearly sets World Cup ratings record for ESPN
While the US team lost to Belgium in its final World Cup performance, the match was a big TV ratings winner for ESPN - but surprisingly not its biggest. The...
American Apparel's biggest bondholder is hungry for a sale
American Apparel’s biggest bondholder wants to serve up the company like a snack — a Twinkie, you might say. Monarch Alternative Capital — the New York hedge fund that helped...
Owners send dogs to 'fat farms' as more pets become obese
LOS ANGELES -- It’s not just a people problem: Growing rates of obesity in pets have led to the emergence of fat farms offering ‘‘pawlates,’’ ‘'doga’’ and ‘‘Barko Polo,’’ doggie...
Loral sale talks hung up on $300M 'consent' fee
A complex deal to sell New York satellite firm Loral Space & Communications is on hold after its controlling shareholder balked at paying a “consent” fee to complete the $7...
Lionel Hollins agrees to become Nets coach
MILWAUKEE — That didn’t take long. As Jason Kidd was being introduced as the head coach of the Bucks on Wednesday morning, the Nets were putting the finishing touches on...
This could be year Demario Davis becomes the beast Rex expects
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players. Each weekday, we will reveal another person on...
Oscar Pistorius is an 'increasing suicide risk': psychiatric hospital
PRETORIA, South Africa — Oscar Pistorius is severely traumatized after killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last year and will become an increasing suicide risk unless he continues to get mental health...
Garbage truck kills woman chasing her dog
It was every dog owner’s worst nightmare. An NYU administrator was out for a morning walk with her pup, Violet, on Wednesday when the Boston terrier broke free and sprinted...
Intelligent cars draw investors to tech stocks
Technology and telecoms firms could be the big winners in a connected car market that may be worth $50 billion over the next decade, luring investors away from traditional automakers....
MMA provocateur practically asked for his blacklisting
Both the UFC and Fox have cut ties with former middleweight and light heavyweight title contender Chael Sonnen after Sonnen failed two doping tests in the last two months. Sonnen...
Woman sought for questioning in murder of Bronx man
Police are looking to identify a woman wanted for questioning in the slaying of a Bronx man. The woman, caught on surveillance camera wearing fashionable tight pink dress, is believed...
Defiant Al Jazeera faces conservative backlash after Arab Spring
Al Jazeera, the Qatari-funded television station whose reporting of the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings won it millions of viewers in the Middle East, is defiant following a backlash by Arab...
Ex-Goldman workers sue 'boys club' bank for rampant sexism, harrassment
Two former female workers who sued Goldman Sachs for discriminating against women in 2010 have asked a judge to expand their suit, calling the bank a “boys club” rife with...
'Cannibal Cop' stays up late to celebrate freedom, 'hero' judge
And now, breakfast. "Cannibal Cop" Gilberto Valle’s family stayed up to all hours, celebrating his newly won freedom and toasting the “hero” judge who made it happen. The disgraced former...
The triple play so strange it required two video reviews
[mlbvideo id="34223663" width="612" height="360" /] LOS ANGELES — One pitch, two replays, three outs. “I’ve seen triple plays, but none quite like that,” Dodgers left fielder Matt Kemp said Tuesday...
Young red-bearded jihadi the rising star of Islamists
BEIRUT -- A young, red-bearded ethnic Chechen has rapidly become one of the most prominent commanders in the breakaway al Qaeda group that has overrun swaths of Iraq and Syria,...
Palestinian teen killed in 'revenge attack' after kidnappings
Palestinians and Israeli security forces exchanged firebombs and rubber bullets in Jerusalem street battles Wednesday after the murder of an Arab teenager — possibly an act of “revenge” for the...
Senior citizens are learning daredevil sport 'parkour'
LONDON — On a recent morning in London, Lara Thomson practiced spinning on benches, swinging from metal bars and balancing off raised ledges — all elements of a daredevil discipline...
The funniest & best celebrity audition tapes
Hollywood romance weepie "The Notebook" celebrated its 10th anniversary the other day. Depending on your worldview, the film is either really, really romantic or really, really depressing — but did you...
Plane's cabin floods after pipe bursts, sending 'river through aisles'
A Qantas plane travelling from Los Angeles to Melbourne was forced to return to the US about one hour after takeoff because of a burst water pipe. A spokeswoman for...
The 10 coolest and craziest spring menswear collections
Most of the time and for the majority of people — even fashion people — menswear is suiting-centric and straight-laced. In another word: boring. But twice per year, the men’s...
Sting's 'The Last Ship' sails smoothly but main character needs back story
We're only a month into the new theater season, and already we’ve got Tony contenders. From Chicago comes word — and reviews — that “The Last Ship,” a new musical...
Melissa McCarthy’s road comedy, 'Tammy,' hits potholes
Tammy (Melissa McCarthy) is a likable mess with a chronic inability to get it together. So is “Tammy” — a collaboration between McCarthy, who co-writes with her husband, Ben Falcone,...
Eric Bana's 'Deliver Us From Evil' an above-average exorcise
(Very) loosely inspired by the memoir of an NYPD detective who worked with exorcists, “Deliver Us From Evil’’ expertly serves shivers, buckets of gore — and pretty much every cliché...
2 arrested after fatally beating homeless man on church steps
Two men were arrested Tuesday for the fatal beating of a homeless man on the steps of a Bronx church that was caught on video, cops said. Angel Monegro, 17,...
‘McCustody’ dad threatens to subpoena judge in lawsuit
A Manhattan judge wasn’t lovin’ it Tuesday when an angry man threatened to put her on the witness stand. David Schorr wants to question Justice Deborah Kaplan, who is overseeing...
Slay suspect who fled in 2005 busted in Belize and extradited
An accused strangler who fled to Jamaica in 2005 was arrested when he tried to re-enter the country, cops said Tuesday. Michael Young, now 39, fatally choked Sofia Rogonicka on...
Daughter of 'honor killing' victim testifies
The daughter of a man slain in an honor killing in Pakistan took the stand in a Brooklyn courtroom Tuesday and tearfully recalled the brutal murder. Ayab Asghar, 18, told...
Steve Buscemi talks stop-and-frisk proponent with de Blasio
A retired Upper East Side doorman who laments the end of stop-and-frisk has a surprise cameo role in an otherwise gushing online interview between actor Steve Buscemi and Mayor de...
Madoff cohorts eye 'Cannibal Cop' prosecutor in bid to overturn their convictions
The Cannibal Cop ruling has some of Bernie Madoff’s former cronies licking their chops. After being convicted for taking part in the Ponzi monster’s plot, five ex-staffers are hungry to...
The return of NYC's broken windows
What happened last weekend — the series of shootings that left four dead and 19 wounded in a frightening echo of Chicago’s present and New York’s past — could be...
A 'popular' problem — when teens impress other teens
"What does it mean to be popular?” my 7-year-old daughter recently asked. As I was trying to find a delicate way of explaining the matter, my husband stepped in. “Do...
Real estate brokerage Massey Knakal consolidating offices
The commercial real estate brokerage Massey Knakal Realty is growing while consolidating its offices into 40,738 square feet on the second and fourth floors of 275 Madison Ave. The floors...
US attempts to be evenhanded, tells Israel to refrain from action
Let’s review the bidding: Syria is engaging in wholesale slaughter, a terrorist group is carving a caliphate out of Syria and Iraq, Libya is descending into anarchy and car bombs...
BNP chief offers 'regrets' for financing terrorist states after $9B fine
BNP Paribas wants to thank you for your loyalty after they financed terrorist regimes. The French bank’s chief executive officer, Jean-Laurent Bonnafé, wrote an open letter that expressed his “deep...
Aereo CEO to subscribers: Write your Rep
Aereo Chief Executive Chet Kanojia doesn’t give up easily. Despite a Supreme Court ruling last week that found his digital antenna and cloud-based DVR service trampled the rights of broadcast...
22 percent growth in box office for US movies in China
Hopes for another record year at the domestic box office are fizzling fast, but numbers out of China continue to dazzle. First half box office in China grew 22 percent...
Larry Silverstein to build city’s tallest apartment tower
The developer behind Manhattan’s Freedom Tower is pushing a mammoth West Side project that would be the largest residential building in the nation, according to a new proposal. With more...
Connecticut senator announces legislation to beef up rail safety
Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday announced sweeping legislation to beef up rail safety following a year of deadly Metro-North Railroad mishaps. Blumenthal blasted current safety standards on the nation’s...
Acquitted Bruno asks state to reimburse $2.4M in legal fees
ALBANY — Now that he has been acquitted on corruption charges, ex-state Sen. Joe Bruno wants the state to reimburse him for $2.4 million in legal fees. Bruno, the former...
Honest graft
That was quick. Last week, The Post decried a $50 million taxpayer-paid slush fund set up for City Council members. This week, we’re finding out where some of this cash...
Sam Alito's invitation
Public unions dodged a bullet this week when the Supreme Court declined to overturn a 1977 ruling — Abood v. Detroit Board of Education — that allows states to force...
Livingston exits Brooklyn, signs 3-year, $16M deal with Warriors
After Shaun Livingston formed a strong partnership with Deron Williams this past season in Brooklyn, he now hopes to do the same with Stephen Curry in Oakland. Livingston, one of the...
US goalie Tim Howard heroic, meme-inspiring in defeat
If this was the last World Cup game of Tim Howard’s career, the greatest soccer player in United States history went out with the greatest game of his life —...
A Bronx boy's crime
When 14-year-old Noel Estevez was arrested for the stabbing that killed another 14-year-old, Timothy Crump, our eyebrows were raised by the initial decision to try him as an adult for...
Bullied teen who fatally-stabbed tormentor to stay behind bars
The bullied teen who stabbed a classmate to death outside their Bronx middle school is staying behind bars despite charges against him being greatly reduced, a judge said Tuesday. Noel...
Book illustrator Madeleine Gekiere found dead in NYC apartment
A noted 95-year-old children’s-book illustrator killed herself in her Chelsea apartment Tuesday morning, witnesses and police said. Madeleine Gekiere was found dead with a plastic bag over her head by...
Hondo doing double duty
The Pirates patched together a win for Hondo Tuesday night, rallying for three in the ninth to stun the D’backs and trim the accounts payable to 1,380 gulletts. Wednesday: Mr....
Prep school's first black female student president axed for ‘racist’ photos
LAWRENCE, NJ — The first black female student president at an ultra-exclusive New Jersey prep school was forced to resign after posting photos of herself mocking “rich white guy’’ students....
Derek Jeter ties Lou Gehrig for most doubles in Yankees history
Derek Jeter made history off David Price again. The shortstop’s double to lead off the bottom of the fourth in Tuesday’s 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay in The Bronx was...
Name the killers, O — president dodges terror truths
The cold-blooded murder of three youths, one of them an American citizen, is no time to go wishy-washy on terrorism. Yet that’s what President Obama did Monday when he failed...
85 percent of ObamaCare 'inconsistencies' can't be fixed
WASHINGTON — Federal officials can’t resolve 85 percent of 2.9 million “inconsistencies” on applications for ObamaCare even after nine months of trying, according to new data provided by the administration....
Terry Collins: Noah Syndergaard might not get called up in ’14
ATLANTA — Noah Syndergaard might not be such a certainty to join the Mets rotation this season. Manager Terry Collins said Tuesday the organization’s top pitching prospect — who in...
Israeli teens buried as Israel and Palestinians trade rocket fire
The bodies of three slain Jewish teenagers were wrapped in Israeli flags and laid to rest side by side Tuesday, as Palestinian militants fired rockets at southern Israel and Israeli...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan ■ An early morning robbery at a Greenwich Village diner turned into a gun battle between two rival groups, with at least one person being shot, authorities said. The...
Shameless smear of the supremes
It has long been suspected that the Supreme Court hates women, although it took the court’s 5-4 decision in the Hobby Lobby case to fully reveal its blatant misogyny. The...
‘Cannibal Cop’: I'm a pretty good cook
The Cannibal Cop was hungry. “I’ve been waiting for 21 months to have a home-cooked meal!’’ former Police Officer Gilberto Valle, 30, told me, seconds after he walked out of...
'Cannibal Cop' cronies hope ruling helps their cases
The Cannibal Cop’s victory has some of his creepy cronies salivating — hoping their convictions, too, will be tossed. Retired Stuyvesant HS librarian Christopher Asch and New Jersey mechanic Michael...