October 2, 2014
Roster spot no guarantee for Islanders’ Josh Bailey
This is not the way Josh Bailey hoped preseason would go. With a slew of new forwards coming into the fray for the Islanders this offseason, the team’s first-round pick...
Julius Peppers and the Packers demolish lowly Vikings
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Julius Peppers crossed the goal line and caught his breath. But his work wasn’t done after returning an interception 49 yards for a touchdown. Teammate Morgan...
MTA reopens bidding for lease on its headquarters block
As the city’s plans gel for the Vanderbilt Corridor rezoning, the MTA has quietly reopened the bidding for the long-term lease on its headquarters block at 341-347 Madison Ave. The...
Don King liable for canceled fight after boxer's failed drug test
A federal judge has found boxing promoter Don King liable for breach of contract over a highly anticipated championship bout in Moscow that was canceled hours before the opening bell...
Orioles blast Max Scherzer, Tigers to win Game 1 of ALDS
BALTIMORE — Nelson Cruz and the Baltimore Orioles had the good fortune of avoiding Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer during the regular season. Or maybe it was the other...
Prince Amukamara loses virginity, gains swagger
Sex always seemed to help Broadway Joe Namath. And now Antrel Rolle and Giants teammates believe Prince Amukamara’s surging swag and emerging performance on the field is directly related to...
'Angry Birds' maker to cut 130 jobs
The maker of “Angry Birds” is about to shove 130 employees out of the nest. Rovio Entertainment on Thursday said it will be handing out pink slips to 16 percent...
LA Dodgers owner in talks to buy Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn’s former and current teams are close to teaming up. Guggenheim Sports and Entertainment, which owns the LA Dodgers, is in talks with the Brooklyn Nets about a “combination of...
Trout's old coach explains why Angels star loves big moments
ANAHEIM, Calif. — About this time a year ago, Roy Hallenbeck was on a local golf course with one of his former players, who wasn’t particularly pleased to be there....
Why does no one stop the me-first showboats?
The cord that binds what we call our modern “sports culture” — the difference between now and then, whenever “then” was — is the removal of common sense. Sense has...
Kirilenko feeling better but not cleared for contact
Andrei Kirilenko knows all too well how tricky back injuries can be after he missed a significant portion of last season because of them. So despite going through the non-contact...
Lawmaker guilty of sham marriage files probation plea
You don’t often hear an immigration scam described as “a real Horatio Alger story.” But in a bid to avoid jail, a former Washington Heights assemblywoman who was forced to resign after...
How much food are New York Jews consuming this break-fast?
The Yom Kippur fast may start Friday at sundown, but New York Jews have been salivating about their Saturday night break-fast meals for weeks. “Yom Kippur is supposed to be...
Blythe Danner shines in Donald Margulies' 'The Country House'
There's a handsome TV-star character in Broadway’s “The Country House” who’s a bit like Goldilocks. One woman comes at him, but she’s too young. Another is too old. The third...
Disney's Bob Iger extends contract into 2018
Bob Iger can’t let go. The Disney boss, who took over from Michael Eisner in 2005, has no plans on leaving the Mouse House anytime soon — agreeing on Thursday...
Sulzberger set to reprise 'Grinch' role with potential NYT layoffs
Once again, New York Times publisher Arthur “Pinch” Sulzberger will get to play The Grinch — forced to pink-slip workers a week before Christmas if the company does not reach...
Travel + Leisure raids Condé Nast Traveler
Pilar Guzmán, who was tapped from Martha Stewart Living last August to jump-start Condé Nast Traveler, has lost her deputy editor only 10 months after he joined. Jeffries Blackerby landed...
New money exec for Condé Nast
Condé Nast watchers wondering what changes new CFO David Geithner might put into place got their first look when he quietly moved in a new top financial person. Suzanne Reinhardt,...
Harvey Weinstein ices out the Post's Michael Riedel for ALS
http://youtu.be/uXlwPiEuThY I went up to Cambridge, Mass., last weekend to play on Harvey Weinstein’s turf, “Finding Neverland.” Today he plays on mine, “Hunsecker-land,” as in J.J. Hunsecker, the Broadway gossip...
The great Prince sex debate rages in Giants locker room
Sex always seemed to help Broadway Joe Namath. And now Antrel Rolle and Giants teammates believe Prince Amukamara’s surging swag and emerging performance on the field is directly related to...
Plumlee expects more minutes, responsibility with Nets
A year ago, Mason Plumlee was an afterthought on the Nets. Surrounded by high-priced veterans, many around the team expected Plumlee would spend more time playing in the D-League than...
The Park Hyatt's new resto will make foodies weep in anguish
Our friendly waitress at the Park Hyatt’s Back Room at One57 proudly introduced a salmon amuse-bouche with great detail, down to its last obscure, pickled micro-component. Only problem: Her description...
How dumb NCAA rule is hurting future of women's hoop player
Daisha Simmons graduated from Alabama with an undergraduate degree in business. With a year of eligibility left, the Jersey City product wanted to come home to lend support to her...
Mets fire hitting coach -- Edgardo Alfonzo's ears just perked up
WASHINGTON — Lamar Johnson became the second Mets hitting coach to take the fall for the team’s subpar offensive performance in 2014. The Mets made official Thursday a move that...
Seahawks soar in primetime
In Thursday’s Post, colleague Brian Costello detailed the Jets’ 2002 visit to San Diego, when then-coach Herm Edwards told his team, “HELLO, you PLAY to WIN the GAME!” The 2-5...
Hondo's second to one
Hondo, who had been hanging his hat all season at the top of the Bettor’s Guide Best Bet standings, was supplanted by Justin Terranova after Week 4. But there’s no...
It could happen here
Out in California, a bankruptcy judge has just dropped a public-pension bombshell. The prevailing orthodoxy is that when a municipality goes bankrupt, pension obligations get paid first. But US bankruptcy...
Equality now!
They did it. On Thursday, as many as 21,000 moms and dads — many black or Latino — made history as they converged on Foley Square in what organizers say...
Preet wants paystubs
Preet Bharara has put his share of New York pols in handcuffs. Even so, the US attorney has always insisted we can’t prosecute our way to honest government. In a...
Scandalizing the 'science' cult of Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson is a famous scientist. He even has a TV show. And wears a cool astronomical vest. Only he’s not infallible. This simple truth has been established, over...
New York needs Preet Bharara to stay as US attorney and keep fighting corruption
Preet Bharara remains New York’s best and only hope for uprooting corruption in politics and business. Yet he’s being touted as a successor to Attorney General Eric Holder. At the...
To stop the next US beheading
The signs were all there, glaring, waiting to be seen. The predisposition to violence, time spent in prison, emotionally unstable Web postings. Alton Nolen, the alleged perp in last week’s...
19-year old Duclair making strong case to make Rangers' roster
Aside from Derek Stepan’s broken left leg, Anthony Duclair arguably has been the biggest story of training camp, the speedy and skilled 19-year-old prospect proving thus far he belongs on...
Red (Faced) China—Hong Kong mocks on
Even with news the Hong Kong government will hold talks with those occupying the city’s streets, protesters will likely not succeed in their two stated goals: the resignation of Hong...
It’s Roma’s return: Torre back to NY1
NY1 anchor Roma Torre will return to work next week — five weeks after undergoing surgery for Stage 2 colon cancer. “Judging by the way I feel I could have...
André Holland drives Friday night Cinemax drama
André Holland owes his role on “The Knick” to the kindness of strangers. The actor, who plays Dr. Algernon Edwards on the nightmarish Cinemax medical drama, was on vacation in...
Legendary bartender starts his first-ever residency at Mark Hotel
Can’t make it to Paris? No worries — Paris is coming to New York. Well, at least its most famous bartender is. Colin Field, the legendary head barman at the...
Glossy thriller ‘Gone Girl’ tries to have its cake and eat it, too
David Fincher’s “Gone Girl’’ is a glossy, empty and ultimately unsatisfying — if undeniably entertaining — movie about a writer (Ben Affleck) who becomes a murder suspect after his beautiful...
Rangers to give St. Louis look at center to fill Stepan void
Who says you can’t teach a 39-year-old winger new tricks? The Rangers are giving Martin St. Louis an audition at center this weekend, in their final two preseason games, hoping...
Derek Fisher knows how dangerous his new point guard is
WEST POINT — New Knicks point guard Jose Calderon admits learning the triangle offense is "complicated." But at least Calderon no longer has to deal with the complications of facing...
Giants out to blast past Falcons' depleted offensive line
It certainly seems as if it should be an issue for the Falcons and a break for the Giants. But the Giants maintain they do not care. “That’s not our...
Giants' Beason on track to play in 'trade anniversary' game
Jon Beason did not remember his anniversary. “I guess I am supposed to remember that, huh?" he said Thursday. “One year." It was almost exactly one year ago, Oct. 4,...
Agent suing Clemente family over 'unpaid fees'
A branding agent who’s worked with Derek Jeter and Miss America is suing the family of the late baseball great Roberto Clemente over almost $1 million in unpaid fees. Manhattan-based...
This time, Nationals' Strasburg is out to shut down opponent
WASHINGTON — Two years later, Stephen Strasburg is ready to make an imprint on the NL Division Series. After missing the Nationals’ last playoff appearance in 2012, as team officials...
Decker's hamstring acts up again
Jets wide receiver Eric Decker suffered another setback Thursday when he had to stop practicing due to tightness in his right hamstring. Decker has been dealing with the hamstring problem...
The 5 most confusing phrases from the 'Black-ish' sex talk
This week’s episode of “Black-ish” threw us a curveball.
Travis Outlaw's 'versatility' can help him find redemption with Knicks
WEST POINT — If you want to tick off — really tick off — a Nets fan, you need only say two words. Travis Outlaw. NetsNation’s animosity toward Outlaw, in...
Park Slope subway station one of NYC's worst: report
The 7th Avenue subway station in the heart of brownstone Brooklyn is one of the most decrepit stops in terms of structural problems, according to a new state comptroller analysis....
Keke Palmer, Sherri Shepherd step into ‘Cinderella’
This may sound counterintuitive, but when a Broadway show has been around for a while, things can get interesting. Because that’s when the producers — desperate to tap new demographic...
Odell Beckham's rite of passage will cost him big-time
Odell Beckham Jr. is nervous. He’s not sure he can handle it. Oh, not the long-awaited arrival of his NFL debut, which will come Sunday against the Falcons after his...
Woody Johnson kicks Jets fans while they're down
It’s clear owner Woody Johnson isn’t upset at how general manager John Idzik built the Jets’ roster, and he still supports coach Rex Ryan despite the 1-3 start to the...
Audiences get an earful and little else from preachy ‘Left Behind’
Halloween’s coming, and if you want to give an atheist friend the heebie-jeebies, take her to this hackneyed religious thriller (think “The Leftovers” as interpreted by the Hallmark Channel). Nicolas...
Cop charged as crooked insurance schemer
A luxury car-loving East Harlem cop was in handcuffs Thursday, charged in an elaborate sequence of auto insurance frauds — for repeatedly faking claims of damage or theft as he...
Send in the Browns for minor road upset
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Hackers steal 83 million Chase customers' info
In a massive cyber-attack on JPMorgan Chase, hackers stole the personal information of a staggering 83 million customers, the banking giant revealed Thursday. It took the bank more than two...
'Fight Club’ soap, ‘Tru Blood’ and more products you can now buy
Movie stars: We want to know them, we want to be like them — and sometimes, we want to use the same products as them. Pete Hottelet had that idea...
Eagles won’t put Rams in rearview
Including the 1997-2013 seasons in The Post, Cat’s record in print stands at 501-426 (54 percent) against the spread). Rams (+7) over EAGLES: Rams coach Jeff Fisher has endured by...
O/U Rico -- Week 5
Rico had his second sub par week in a row, going 4-9 (1-2 Best Bets) on the over/unders. The season stands at 27-34 (5-7). The selections for Week 5 are:...
The 8 craziest, most creative shows at Paris Fashion Week
Forget practical — fashion should be conceptual or, at the very least, fun. That was the message at Paris fashion week, which concluded Wednesday and where designers got über-creative with...
MTA reopens bidding for Midtown headquarters site
As the city’s plans gel for Vanderbilt Ave. rezoning, the MTA has quietly reopened the bidding for the long-term lease on its headquarters block at 341-347 Madison Ave. The site...
Max Scherzer gambled flawlessly -- so why may it cost him?
BALTIMORE — Max Scherzer gambled perfectly. He rejected a six-year, $144 million extension offer in spring, betting on himself that he could successfully follow a Cy Young season. He did...
Ed Olczyk: Rangers among favorites in crowded East
Ex-Ranger and current NBC analyst Ed Olczyk previews the start of the NHL season with The Post’s Justin Terranova. Q: Are the Rangers the favorite to win the East? A:...
Hillary Clinton says she has 'grandmother glow'
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Hillary Rodham Clinton says she has a "grandmother glow" that's fueling her campaign for gender equality around the globe. Clinton spoke Thursday to a convention of...
6 Hollywood stars whose faces are frozen in time
Acting well is hard enough — but when parts of your face don’t seem to move, it’s even harder. In the age of high-definition TV, it’s easy to become unnaturally...
Spurned Islanders buyer to purchase Coyotes instead
The NHL’s problem child franchise in Phoenix is about to change hands again, The Post has learned. Andrew Barroway, who attempted to buy the Devils two years ago and believed...
Internet gets hot and bothered over Ben Affleck’s penis
There are a lot of reasons one might want to see the new movie “Gone Girl,” opening in theaters Friday. It’s based on a best-selling novel, it’s directed by Oscar...
Giants co-owner makes Cowboys Ebola joke
http://youtu.be/O3sz98zRykQ There’s nothing like a good Ebola joke, just ask Steve Tisch. The Giants co-owner was interviewed by TMZ outside of a party. He was asked if there was any...
Fordham footballers get the date they've always wanted
Three seasons ago, when the Fordham football team was in the throes of a 1-11 campaign, the chance of playing a nationally televised game on a Friday night in the...
All the pressure on Donnie's Dodgers this postseason
The Dodgers and Royals are playing postseason baseball about 35 miles away from each other this weekend, but their expectations are worlds apart. Don Mattingly has been a part of...
Accused Ponzi schemer double-crossed own wife: suit
An accused Ponzi schemer who allegedly stole nearly $1 million from investors — by posing as an Oxford graduate who worked for Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush —...
Take a peek inside 2 of London's hottest new hotels
It’s been a heady year for new hotel openings in London — in May, the singular Shangri-La at the Shard threw open its glassy doors; the summer saw the Kit...
Coffee shop owner rants against greedy Jewish 'infiltrators'
That’s a whole latte hate! A Bushwick coffee shop is serving up a side of anti-Semitism — with the owner taking to Instagram to speak out against greedy Jewish “infiltrators.”...
Cuomo introduces new policy to combat sex violence at SUNY
SUNY has a new sex-ed professor — Gov. Cuomo — and he wants the statewide system’s nearly half-million students to play by the rules. At the governor’s urging, the Board...
The best Twitter reactions to the new 'Taken 3' trailer
You'd think that the bad guys would have learned their lesson by now. You’d also like to believe that there aren’t any family members left to kidnap. But no. Liam...
Islanders didn't give Jaroslav Halak $18M just to work hard
Here is the best thing the Islanders’ coaching staff and management can say about Jaroslav Halak, the player who is supposed to be their goaltending savior: “He battles extremely hard.”...
5 other puzzle game movies we'd like to see besides 'Tetris'
First, there was the G.I. Joe movie; then, the board game Battleship went big-screen, followed by 2013’s “The Lego Movie” — and now, from the depths of a Hollywood culture...
Prosecutor to seek death penalty in Oklahoma beheading
NORMAN, Okla. — An Oklahoma prosecutor has filed formal notification that he'll seek the death penalty against a man accused of beheading a woman at a food processing plant. Cleveland...
John Cusack, Thomas Jane star in '80s-era buddy action comedy
A fitfully amusing mismatched-buddy action comedy straight out of the 1980s, “Drive Hard” stars Thomas Jane as a woebegone ex-race-car driver who, in his new capacity as a driving instructor,...
How social media is changing the way flight attendants do their jobs
There’s no question that social media has affected the way we fly – it’s become a direct connection between passengers and airlines. Before Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Instagram, passengers had...
Diane Keaton gets trendy, Emily Ratajkowski covers Cosmo and more
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Veteran scout who signed Cano leaves Yankees for Braves
Gordon Blakeley, a longtime Yankee scout, has taken a job with the Braves. Blakeley, who was instrumental in the Yankees signing Robinson Cano, Orlando “El Duque’’ Hernandez, Jose Contreras and...
Nationals fan tries Yom Kippur shaming to nab playoff ticket
Just "a Christian looking for a mitzvah" or is he trying a pull a "fast" one? A ticket-hungry Nationals fan is ladling out some guilt to try to get into...
Former Foundry Networks exec found guilty of insider trading
A former Foundry Networks executive was found guilty of leaking insider tips about the $3 billion takeover of the company and helping traders reap $27 million in profits. David Riley,...
Carmelo: ESPN 'ran with' underrated superstar angle
WEST POINT — Never mind. Carmelo Anthony said after Thursday’s Knicks practice at Christl Arena that his reported remark about being an “underrated superstar’’ was taken out of context. “I...
Woody says Rex’s future does not rely on postseason berth
Rex Ryan may not be going anywhere — playoffs or no playoffs. Jets owner Woody Johnson said the coach’s future with the team is not dependent on whether the 1-3...
Protesters rally in support of charter schools
Thousands of cheering, chanting parents and kids jammed Foley Square in lower Manhattan Thursday for a rally in support of charter schools as the best possible alternative to the city’s...
Man who brought Ebola to US facing prosecution
The man who brought Ebola into the United States lied on his exit form so he could leave Liberia — and now authorities in the West African nation want to...
Two men admit to killing Thai tourists: police
BANGKOK — Two workers from Myanmar confessed on Thursday that they killed two British tourists whose battered bodies were found last month on a beach in southern Thailand, police said....
Drug dealer hid heroin in tub of baby wipes: prosecutors
For the kingpin with sensitive skin ... A drug dealer who needed to cart a pound of newly processed heroin out of a Queens stash house this past summer allegedly...
Cowboys won't remove player in sex assault probe
IRVING, Texas — With his coach's backing, C.J. Spillman returned to the Cowboys practice field Thursday as he awaits the results of a police investigation into his role in an...
Creepy 'Annabelle' offers hair-raising scares
How did the creepy doll from “The Conjuring” get to be malevolent in the first place? I was hoping for a Krusty the Clown doll-style good/evil switch, but no. In...
Former Brooklyn DA candidate resigns from DA office
The former candidate for Brooklyn district attorney who all but ensured DA Ken Thompson’s victory over incumbent Charles Hynes by dropping out of the race – and was then hired...
Drone captures incredible video of erupting volcano
http://youtu.be/8cICS9MtRRw A drone pilot managed to capture stunning footage of an active volcano, even though the immense heat melted his GoPro camera. Eric Cheng of Aerial Imaging at DJI Innovations...
Amid protests, Hong Kong leader says he will not resign
HONG KONG — Hong Kong's embattled leader has offered to hold talks between his government and pro-democracy protesters, but says he will not accept their demand that he resign. Chief...
MIT, Twitter team up to study benefits of social networks
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Twitter are teaming up on a $10 million project to better understand social networks and figure out new ways to benefit...
'Twilight' gets second life on Facebook
NEW YORK — "Twilight" will be raised from the dead for a series of short films on Facebook. Two years after the last film of the popular movie franchise, Lionsgate...
A-Rod 'sorry' he couldn't send off Jeter
So what does Alex Rodriguez think of all the adulation and ceremony surrounding Derek Jeter's retirement? The shamed slugger told ESPN The Magazine he is just as much in awe...
Abusive cops are 'poisoning the well': Bratton
Abusive cops are “poisoning the well,” Police Commissioner Bill Bratton told a meeting of 700 NYPD bosses on Thursday — before showing a video montage of beatings, stompings and other...
McConaughey motivates Longhorns ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ style
http://youtu.be/fIT9LE_eIFo When we last saw Matthew McConaughey at a sporting event, he was rocking a fanny pack at a Red Sox game. Last week, the “True Detective” star was at the...
School safety agent struck by bosses: Teamsters
A school safety agent was struck in the chest and her hand was crushed in a door while she was being grilled by her bosses, according to a labor grievance....
Pregnancy bombshell rocks ABC's 'Nashville'
Warning: This article contains spoilers Last week on ABC’s “Nashville” season premiere, Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) was shocked to find out that she is pregnant — especially given her recent one-night stand...
Damon & Elena’s 10 best moments from ‘The Vampire Diaries’
Meredith and Derek, Olivia and Fitz, Rachel and Ross. Some TV love stories have a way of sticking with viewers, but no prime-time romance has come close to the pull...
10% of women at University of Oregon have been raped: survey
About 10 percent of female University of Oregon students surveyed have been raped while attending the school and the vast majority of those sexual assault cases were never reported to...
Who was the cuter Pirates fan: Lost old lady or kid mimic?
On the field, the Pittsburgh Pirates had nothing doing in Wednesday night's meek postseason exit, shut out 8-0 by Madison Bumgarner and the visiting San Francisco Giants in the National...
Lord & Taylor debuts Birdcage, an in-store concept shop
Birdcage, the new concept “shop-in-shop” on Lord & Taylor’s second floor is the newest (and coolest) thing in NYC’s shopping landscape. Launching on Thursday, this boutique inside New York’s beloved...
Comedy vet Adam Sandler to make four Netflix-only films
Netflix added insult to injury Thursday by announcing plans to finance four feature films starring Adam Sandler that will skip the theater circuit and premiere exclusively on the network. The...
Intense workout regime of 800-pound man goes viral
He's the world’s largest Internet sensation — literally. Larry Evans, a morbidly obese man from St. Louis in his late 30s, made a life-changing decision to start getting fit after...
The 14 coziest sweaters of the season
The weather is getting crisp — and it’s the perfect time to wrap yourself in some comfy goodness. Take a cue from our picks below for the best chunky sweaters...
Hong Kong police pepper-spray elderly protester from close range
It’s the incident that has brought Hong Kong’s protests into sharp focus. Shocking video has emerged of police tapping an elderly protester on the shoulder and turning him around, before...
Dubai detectives to fight crime with Google Glass
Dubai police plan to issue detectives Google Glass hands-free eyewear to help them fight crime using facial recognition technology, a police spokesman in the wealthy Gulf Arab emirate said. The...
Teachers arrested for threesome with student
Two pretty blond English teachers allegedly gave a 16-year-old student a steamy private lesson in French — focusing on the phrase ménage à trois. Rachel Respess, 24, took the teen...
More than 100 people being monitored for Ebola in Texas
More than 100 people are being monitored for the Ebola virus in Texas, health officials told The Post on Thursday. “This situation is constantly evolving,” Dallas County Health and Human...
Man killed in fire at home in NYC
A man was killed when a fire ripped through his home in Bedford-Stuyvesant, police said. The 61-year-old man was found unconscious in his Herkimer Street apartment as firefighters doused the...
Sears selling most of its stake in Canadian unit to raise cash
If you can’t sell it, buy it. Having failed to sell Sears Canada in an auction last month, billionaire Eddie Lampert will buy a big chunk of the Toronto-based retailer’s...
Hero boyfriend was killed by cop's stray bullet
The hero boyfriend who died while trying to defend his gal pal from her knife-wielding ex-lover in Brooklyn was accidentally killed by a police bullet, rather than from the stab...
Losing virginity gave Prince 'swagger' on the field: Antrel
Have you noticed a difference in Prince Amukamara this season? The Giants cornerback is starting to live up to his potential as a first-round pick in his fourth year in...
A devoted mom’s plea to fix failing schools
This morning, I will stand in Foley Square with more than 12,000 New York City parents, students and teachers to call for our city and state leaders to acknowledge the...
Hong Kong police warn protesters not to occupy buildings
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police warned of serious consequences if pro-democracy protesters try to occupy government buildings, as they have threatened to do if the territory's leader didn't resign...
De Blasio's Park Slope home up for rent at $4,975 a month
Now that he’s moved on up to Gracie Mansion, Mayor de Blasio will put his Brooklyn home up for rent starting Thursday, The Post has learned. The 100-year-old brownstone in...
Try to decipher the jobs of September
The “experts” think the Labor Department on Friday will announce that between 210,000 and 220,000 new jobs were created in September. I think those estimates are too optimistic — and...
Vivendi shopping for US acquisitions to get back in media business
Les Francais sont arrivés! Vivendi, the French media company, is looking to get back in the US media business — five years after it sold off its 20 percent stake...
Netanyahu urges Obama not to let Iran attain nuclear capability
WASHINGTON — Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday pressed President Obama not to let Iran become a nuclear power — as the administration slammed Israel for proposing new settlements in...
Gigi murder trial prosecutor hammers doctor on stand
It wasn’t clear who was on trial Wednesday in Manhattan Supreme Court: the pharmaceutical millionaire accused of fatally poisoning her young son, or the pricey expert witness hired by her...
Woman sues Louboutin store for blocking her lovely view
French footwear designer Christian Louboutin is cramping an Upper East Side woman’s style — by blocking the Madison Avenue views from her terrace with the construction of a new storefront...
Fariña unveils plan to stop using letter grades to evaluate schools
One day before a rally expected to draw 12,000 parents and teachers demanding upgrades for the city’s failing schools, Chancellor Carmen Fariña on Wednesday unveiled a plan to eliminate letter...
Relativity adds investors to pre-IPO family
Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity, the movie studio behind “Immortals,” is bringing in new investors ahead of a planned initial public offering. Steve Mnuchin, Kavanaugh and other unnamed investors via Dune Capital...
Stringer hits de Blasio for hiring less minorities at City Hall
Mayor de Blasio’s administration, which came to office as a champion of minorities and the working class, has hired fewer minority contractors than the previous administration under Mike Bloomberg, according...
Animal-rights activist allegedly stole chickens set to be slaughtered
Feathers flew in Brooklyn when an animal-rights zealot tried to bust up a Jewish religious ritual by stealing a coop full of chickens about to be ceremonially swung in the...
Subway cars will get surveillance cameras in 2015
Subway cars will finally get surveillance cameras to catch underground creeps, the MTA announced Wednesday. As part of its upcoming capital plan, the MTA will buy 940 new subway cars...
Workplace beheadings
President Obama claims bad intelligence caused him to miss the threat from ISIS, but critics say he closed his ears to warnings. Could the same thing be happening when it...
March for kids: History in the making
New York moms and dads are set to make history today: They’ll be out on the streets — by the thousands — deploring the pathetic state of Gotham’s public schools....
New York's governor's race is on
New Yorkers might not know it, but there’s an election in five weeks for the state’s highest office: governor. Vital issues are at stake. And on Wednesday, one of the...
Eric Holder's best work
Attorney General Eric Holder, who last week said he plans to step down as soon as Congress approves his replacement, sees criminal-justice reform as the “signature achievement” of his 5¹/₂...
Stop stealing New York kids' future
Today I will march along with thousands of other New York City public-school parents. We do so because we love the ideal of public education but are painfully aware of...
Ebola and AIDS: A tale of Two Viruses
A deadly virus appears in Africa, and makes the jump from animals to humans. Decades later the virus causes an epidemic across the continent: Preying on poor sanitary conditions and...
Hong Kong betrayed: Testing future of China's freedom
The pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong are the story of the hour, in my book. Hong Kong is important itself (it has 7 million people). But what’s happening there is...
Cuomo & de Blasio torn between church dinner, Sharpton’s birthday
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio faced a holy dilemma Wednesday night over whether to attend the Catholic Church’s Al Smith Dinner or the birthday bash of the...
Chirlane aide used son's injury to live in NJ, despite his recovery
City first lady Chirlane McCray’s chief of staff won special approval to live in New Jersey by claiming her son suffered devastating physical injuries in two car crashes — even...
ISIS savages seen on film rioting in Australia in 2012
Two of ISIS’s most bloodthirsty savages, who were pictured holding severed heads in Syria, were caught on film rioting in Australia two years ago, according to a new report. Khaled...
Carmelo Anthony says he's most underrated superstar: report
Underrated? Carmelo Anthony, coming off a free-agency tour in which he visited four teams willing to give him a max contract, said he’s an “underrated superstar’’ – whatever that means....
Snow knows the one thing that will change Islanders' culture
Like the chicken and the egg, the question remains. What comes first: A sports franchise establishing the proper culture before winning, or does winning establish the proper culture? The idea...
Knicks are looking for 'fresh' Dalembert to be a defensive force
WEST POINT — Old center, meet the new center. Knicks legend Willis Reed graced West Point and Knicks training camp Wednesday and stopped for a chat with the franchise’s likely...
Jets have a healthy fear of Philip Rivers
From coach Rex Ryan to his secondary, the Jets are gushing over Philip Rivers, calling him the MVP favorite at the season’s quarter pole. Sunday, the Jets will get an...
Giorgio Armani expands penthouse at Central Park West
Giorgio Armani’s take in New York City just got a little bit bigger. The silver-haired designer owns a penthouse apartment at 91 Central Park West. He is now purchasing the...
Two Mississippi teams bad bets despite 4-0 starts
Can it be? Multiple matchups of ranked teams playing each other in games that actually make you wonder who will win? It must be October. After far too many games...
The regular office building with a wild sex club
They’re swinging free! A wild swingers club has been operating out of a Financial District office building — with wall-shaking sex parties throughout the workday — and the cops say...
Hondo flying with Birds
Volquez was nowhere near up to the task so the Pirates were unable to patch together a victory Wednesday night, causing Hondo’s deficit to expand to 1,525 ellises. Thursday night:...
Chef on trial for slashing man he found in bed with his wife
When a Brooklyn chef came home to find his apartment door deadbolted shut with his dog whimpering inside, he climbed up to his roof, down the fire escape and smashed...
City ease up on stringent welfare requirements
The city is loosening stringent work requirements for 56,000 welfare recipients who must currently put in a 35-hour work week to get their checks, officials said Wednesday. The kinder, gentler...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A hulking hothead heaved a trash can through the window of a Coney Island cellphone retailer, according to cops. At 3:20 p.m. on June 30, the suspect walked into...
High school football player dies after on-field collision
A 16-year-old Long Island high-school football player died Wednesday night after colliding with an opponent during a game, police said. Tom Cutinella, 16, a junior at Shoreham-Wading River HS, collapsed...
White Castle is city's cleanest fast-food chain: report
White Castle might be better known more for its sliders’ taste than for its kitchens’ cleanliness — but the fast-food chain is actually the most sanitary in New York. A...
FDNY discrimination case plaintiffs ask judge to raise settlement
A group of plaintiffs in the landmark FDNY discrimination case aren’t satisfied with their settlements and asked a Brooklyn federal judge to hike their hauls during a hearing Wednesday. After...
Ebola outbreak fear drives down airline stocks
Fear of an Ebola outbreak sent airline stocks plunging Wednesday, a day after the first confirmed case in the United States. Liberian resident Thomas Eric Duncan, who flew to Dallas...