April 27, 2015
Comedy duo Jenny Slate and Ari Graynor book a road trip on FX
April 27, 2015 | 11:59pmJenny Slate and her “Obvious Child” director and producer are re-teaming for a FX Networks comedy pilot about two female friends on a road trip. Slate (“Parks and Recreation”) and...
Carrie's Berlin diary: 'Homeland' Season 5 heading to Germany
April 27, 2015 | 11:55pm"Homeland" is moving to Deutschland. The Emmy-winning Showtime drama will film its upcoming fifth season on location in Germany and fast-forward two years, where Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) has quit...
Long Island matrons kiss and tell on new reality show
April 27, 2015 | 11:51pmLong Island’s affluent North Shore is about to get the Bravo reality show treatment. And while “Secrets and Wives” (premiering June 2 at 10 p.m.) follows six mostly blond, middle-aged...
Meet the 4 hot new characters in 'Avengers: Age of Ultron'
April 27, 2015 | 11:48pmIt looks like somebody is going to have to put an addition on Avengers Tower. “Avengers: Age of Ultron” finally opens Thursday, and it’s easily one of the season’s most...
NYC's most annoying new dining trend: ordering half entrees
April 27, 2015 | 11:44pmCamille Hugh and her boyfriend had just been seated at Siggy’s Good Food restaurant in Soho when a server dropped off a plate of eggplant, veggie and tofu lasagna at...
Cop gets 15 days in jail, blasted by judge over vile emails to ex-wife
April 27, 2015 | 11:16pmA Westchester cop behaved like a bratty, foul-mouthed adolescent in a child-custody battle with his ex-wife, so a judge is putting him in timeout — in jail for 15 days....
Nelson Peltz wins bid to gain DuPont board seats
April 27, 2015 | 11:09pmNelson Peltz might be poised to reshape another American icon. The billionaire activist investor got some serious backing on Monday in his bid to gain two board seats at DuPont:...
Sweetheart deal saves Tavern on the Green $1M a year
April 27, 2015 | 11:08pmThe city’s sweetheart lease deal with Tavern on the Green will save the owners of the Central Park restaurant about $1 million this year, The Post has learned. The Parks...
CIO convicted of insider trading gets six years in jail
April 27, 2015 | 11:04pmAn unrepentant David Riley, the former Silicon Valley executive convicted in October of leaking information about a 2008 acquisition, was sentenced on Monday to 6 ¹/₂ years in prison. The...
Stabbed granny testifies she played dead to thwart robber
April 27, 2015 | 10:55pmA brave Brooklyn grandmother tricked a knife-wielding robber into thinking she was dead so he would stop stabbing her over and over with her own kitchen knife, the woman told...
Eataly move put on hold after 4 WTC delay
April 27, 2015 | 10:47pmAn expected move of Eataly’s corporate headquarters closer to its flagship Italian market at 200 Fifth Ave. remains “pending,” raising questions about whether it’s somehow due to delay at its...
Islanders’ season, Coliseum era end with Game 7 loss to Capitals
April 27, 2015 | 10:30pmWASHINGTON — If the Islanders were going to play again at Nassau Coliseum, it was going to take a Game 7 win over the Capitals on Monday night. Instead, their...
Yanks have 1st place all to themselves after dumping Rays
April 27, 2015 | 10:12pmThere is a sliver more than five months left to the baseball season, but somebody always has to be in first place. After being three games under .500 just nine...
Deron Williams powers Nets to stunning OT win to even series
April 27, 2015 | 9:52pmSo much for the Nets being a walkover. Thanks to a sensational performance from Deron Williams, the Nets pulled out a heart-stopping 120-115 overtime win over the Hawks on Monday...
5-year wait turned Mayweather-Pacquiao into money-making monster
April 27, 2015 | 9:34pmIt was the winter of 2009. Manny Pacquiao had just beaten Miguel Cotto to a pulp a few months after Floyd Mayweather had dominated Juan Manuel Marquez. The natural progression...
The 2015 inside guide to Gotham's hottest hotels
April 27, 2015 | 9:29pmAccording to NYC & Company — the city’s official marketing, tourism and partnership arm — 56.4 million out-of-towners flocked to the five boroughs last year, and we’re now on track...
Writers' wrongs --- a lunatic boycott of PEN's Charlie Hebdo award
April 27, 2015 | 9:26pmIf there is any group of people on the planet who should feel solidarity with the slain editors of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, it is writers. Appropriately enough,...
Kevin Klein's return shakes up Rangers defense
April 27, 2015 | 9:26pmAfter all the waiting and watching, Kevin Klein finally is ready to return to the Rangers lineup. The stalwart defenseman practiced fully with the team on Monday, and declared himself...
The campus crusade to 'safely' squelch speech
April 27, 2015 | 9:23pmWhen he co-founded the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education 15 years ago, civil-rights attorney Harvey Silverglate hoped it would disappear after 10 years. “Surely,” he thought, “these speech codes...
Will Hillary stand up for Asia-trade treaty --- and the US economy?
April 27, 2015 | 9:16pmHillary Clinton was the first member of the Obama administration to promote the sound idea of a “pivot to Asia.” So why is she now so ambivalent about what would...
Daniel Murphy's dramatic homer saves Dillon Gee's masterpiece
April 27, 2015 | 9:16pmMIAMI — Is there any player in baseball more bipolar than Daniel Murphy? One night he is a goat, with shoddy defense and base running at Yankee Stadium that contribute...
The perilous new push to excuse lawlessness
April 27, 2015 | 9:15pmAnnouncing his presidential bid this month, Sen. Rand Paul said he wants to repeal “any law that disproportionately incarcerates people of color.” Fulfilling this promise would require gutting murder statutes,...
Live and let live -- from Bruce Jenner to Ted Cruz
April 27, 2015 | 9:11pmBruce Jenner actually managed to make some news in his interview with Diane Sawyer — by coming out as a Republican. That prompted a few outraged tweets, but for nearly...
Clinton Foundation follies starting to roil the left
April 27, 2015 | 9:10pmTo hear Hillary Rodham Clinton’s aides and supporters tell it, questions about her family foundation’s fund-raising while she was secretary of state are “nothing more than a tangled web of...
Why 'quality of life' offenses must remain crimes
April 27, 2015 | 9:09pmPolice Commissioner Bill Bratton had it exactly right Monday: The City Council’s drive to decriminalize key “quality of life” offenses is a huge mistake. “If you lose the power of...
Vagrants bedding down in court buildings amid security cutbacks
April 27, 2015 | 8:59pmOdor in the court! Cutbacks in security at city court buildings are leaving the halls of justice open to smelly vagrants looking for a place to crash, The Post has...
Jezebel editor punched in random street attack
April 27, 2015 | 8:03pmThe managing editor of feminist website Jezebel was randomly punched in the head by an “agitated” woman walking down a Williamsburg street, she said on Monday. Editor Erin Gloria Ryan,...
Scottie Pippen daughter arrested for 'drunkenly peeing in hotel lobby'
April 27, 2015 | 6:57pmIOWA CITY, Iowa — The daughter of former NBA player Scottie Pippen has been arrested on allegations that she urinated in an Iowa City hotel lobby. The Iowa City Police...
The 3 playmakers who could have Jets buck draft strategy
April 27, 2015 | 6:48pmIt has been so long since the Jets drafted an offensive player in the first round, it feels like he wore a leather helmet. In reality, it has been six...
Cashman's ex-mistress wants to name him in fraud-trial defense
April 27, 2015 | 6:12pmHere's one personnel decision he can't control. The former mistress -- and accused stalker -- of Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman will make her upcoming housing-fraud trial all about the...
Archie Panjabi’s Kalinda needs real closure on ‘The Good Wife’
April 27, 2015 | 5:42pmBack in October, Archie Panjabi announced she’d leave “The Good Wife” at the end of the season. The news knocked the wind out of the CBS drama’s sails. Panjabi’s character,...
Judge in Ashanti stalking case agrees to step aside
April 27, 2015 | 5:40pmThis is one request the judge in the Ashanti stalker case was more than willing to grant. Devar Hurd, who is representing himself at his upcoming retrial for sending over...
Cops out in 'massive force' as rioters set Baltimore aflame
April 27, 2015 | 5:04pmBALTIMORE — National Guard troops fanned out through the city, shield-bearing police officers blocked the streets and firefighters doused still-simmering blazes early Tuesday as a growing area of Baltimore shuddered...
5 pressing Jets issues as Todd Bowles opens first camp
April 27, 2015 | 5:00pmThe Jets move to the next chapter of their offseason Tuesday when the team opens its voluntary minicamp, the first under new coach Todd Bowles. The NFL gives teams with...
Billups: Carmelo not enough of a leader for Knicks
April 27, 2015 | 4:31pmWhen the Knicks won 54 games two seasons ago, capturing the Atlantic Division and a playoff series for the first time since 2000, veteran leadership was seen as a big...
Cellphone fire prompts school evacuation
April 27, 2015 | 4:22pmStudents of a Queens high school were evacuated and the NYPD bomb squad called in after a cellphone started a fire in a locker, authorities said. Approximately 30 firefighters, along...
Crips and Bloods team up to 'take out' Baltimore cops
April 27, 2015 | 3:59pmThe situation in Baltimore is getting so bad that rival gang members have decided to call a cease-fire and form an unlikely alliance against Baltimore cops in the wake of...
ESPN slaps Verizon with breach-of-contract suit
April 27, 2015 | 3:50pmESPN filed suit against Verizon Communications in Manhattan state court Monday for breach of contract involving its new pay TV offering. The cable sports network is firing the latest volley...
Marlins catcher cut after returning from paternity leave
April 27, 2015 | 3:47pmCongratulations, now pack up your locker. Marlins catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia returned from paternity leave on Monday and was told he was designated for assignment by the team. Saltalamacchia was hitting...
Officer behind wheel in fatal wrong-way wreck was drunk
April 27, 2015 | 3:36pmToxicology results show that an off-duty New Jersey officer behind the wheel in a wrong-way crash that killed another officer and a friend on a New York City highway was...
Giants start clearing up logjam at running back
April 27, 2015 | 3:12pmThe Giants had no more room for Michael Cox, and waived the running back on Monday. The Giants added Shane Vereen this offseason to a running back stable that included...
’Tis a pity incest play 'She's a Whore' isn't better
April 27, 2015 | 3:11pmGiovanni and Annabella are made for each other: “One soul, one flesh, one love, one heart, one all,” he swoons. Never mind that they’re also brother and sister — passion...
Bratton: Crime will surge if minor offenses decriminalized
April 27, 2015 | 3:04pmCrime will sore to levels not seen since New York’s bad old days if the City Council decriminalizes quality-of-life offenses such as fare-beating, Police Commissioner Bill Bratton warned Monday. “We...
The weirdest things confiscated by the TSA
April 27, 2015 | 3:02pmIf you have ever stood in line at airport security, you will know that no matter how many signs they post, or how curtly they shout at you, there is...
Check out the Match Play draw in new star-favoring format
April 27, 2015 | 2:54pmTop seed Rory McIlroy has been grouped with three highly-rated Americans for this week's WGC-Cadillac Match Play Championship in San Francisco. A draw on Monday put Northern Ireland's world number one up against...
Loretta Lynch sworn in as attorney general, first African-American woman to hold post
April 27, 2015 | 2:39pmWASHINGTON — Loretta Lynch was sworn in Monday as the 83rd US attorney general, the first African-American woman to serve as the nation's top law enforcement official. Speaking before family...
DH debate reignited by devastating injuries, hopeless at-bats
April 27, 2015 | 2:38pmAdam Wainwright's potentially season-ending injury, which he sustained while trying to leave the batter's box after hitting a pop-up, has re-ignited one of baseball's most impassioned debates: Should the National...
Mariah Carey attempts a career resurrection and other music reviews
April 27, 2015 | 2:34pmIn this week's new music releases, Mariah Carey and Adam Lambert attempt career resurrections, Blur put personal differences aside, while Zac Brown Band get jazzy. Here's our roundup. Downloads of...
Paul Pierce pours salt in Drake's Raptors wound
April 27, 2015 | 2:18pmPaul Pierce talked the talk. Then he walked the walk. Then he mocked Drake. On Sunday night, the Wizards completed a four-game sweep of the Raptors by an embarrassing 125-94 score. After...
'Mad Men' shake-up: Sterling Cooper suffers a corporate death
April 27, 2015 | 2:18pmWarning: Contains spoilers First it was the second wife. Then it was the apartment. Now Don Draper’s agency is gone. For a man who saw his job as an anchor...
Colorado theater shooter tethered to floor at trial
April 27, 2015 | 2:17pmCENTENNIAL, Colo. — Colorado theater shooter James Holmes appeared with close-cropped hair and a calm demeanor as lawyers made their final motions before Monday's opening of the trial that will...
You're getting more fluoride in your drinking water than you need
April 27, 2015 | 2:14pmThe government is lowering the recommended amount of fluoride added to drinking water for the first time in more than 50 years. Some people are getting too much fluoride because...
'Hero' teacher tackled teen gunman during high school shooting
April 27, 2015 | 2:14pmLACEY, Wash. — A government teacher is being hailed as a hero after tackling a 16-year-old student who fired two shots into the air Monday at a Washington state high...
Modern movies and TV get retro VHS makeovers
April 27, 2015 | 1:48pmThis amazing retro re-styling of modern movies and TV may make you miss your VCR days.
Rangers' Zuccarello out indefinitely with suspected concussion
April 27, 2015 | 1:40pmThe Rangers weren’t going to get through this postseason totally unscathed, but now their depth is really going to be tested. The team announced Monday spark-plug winger Mats Zuccarello will...
From Navy battleship drug stings to the MLB mound
April 27, 2015 | 1:33pmSt. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Mitch Harris made his major league debut on Saturday, though he doesn't throw as hard now as he did when he finished college, roughly seven...
Truck driver seriously hurt after crash in NYC
April 27, 2015 | 1:26pmA truck driver was seriously hurt after he crashed into several cars and then a wall in Hell’s Kitchen Monday morning, authorities and witnesses said. The male driver smashed his...
Cavaliers come to Kevin Love's defense at worst possible time
April 27, 2015 | 1:17pmThe Cavaliers picked a bad time for revenge. The Cavaliers finished their sweep of the Celtics on Sunday with a 101-93 win, but it came at a steep price. Kevin...
Cops break up 'cocaine ring' serving brownstone Brooklyn
April 27, 2015 | 1:14pmCops broke up a cocaine ring that served some of Brooklyn's well-heeled brownstone communities — even within blocks of the borough's courthouses, officials said Monday. Three men and a woman were...
Church cancels parishioners vs. pigs mud-wrestling event
April 27, 2015 | 1:00pmA Wisconsin church is trying to save its bacon. St. Patrick Catholic Parish in Stephensville, Wis., is canceling its annual parishioners vs. pigs mud-wrestling fundraiser after critics launched an online...
Most New Yorkers say exam results should be used to rate teachers: poll
April 27, 2015 | 12:58pmTwo-thirds of New Yorkers say student results on Common Core exams should be used to rate teachers, according to a poll released Monday. Of the 67 percent of voters who...
One month to go: Checking in with our dieters
April 27, 2015 | 12:53pmSince taking on the diet challenge on New Year’s Day, The Post’s six dieters have been dropping pounds and inches in anticipation of their big reveal Memorial Day weekend. But...
Quacking duck ringtone helps firefighter rescue ducklings
April 27, 2015 | 12:35pmSLIDELL, La. — Quack! Quack! A duck call ringtone helped a Louisiana firefighter rescue six ducklings from a storm drain. Spokesman Chad Duffaut of St. Tammany Fire District says even with...
Prison mystery: How did deadly shotgun blasts end an inmate 'gladiator' fight?
April 27, 2015 | 12:32pmLAS VEGAS — This much is certain: Two handcuffed inmates at one of Nevada's toughest prisons brawled in a hallway, and one ended up dead from several shotgun blasts. The...
Metro-North had highest ridership ever in 2014
April 27, 2015 | 12:16pmMetro-North ridership in 2014 was at an all-time high, officials said Monday. More than 84.6 million people rode the railroad in 2014, up from 83.3 million in 2013. Ridership climbed almost...
Cuomo thinks about third term as governor just months into second
April 27, 2015 | 12:03pmHis Democratic rivals may be jousting for position, but Gov. Cuomo says he’ll be running again in 2018 — and plans to stay in office “as long as the people...
Stop that Winnebago! Man leads police on high-speed motorhome chase
April 27, 2015 | 11:46amANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska man used a motorhome in a failed attempt to elude arrest by state troopers. Eligah Christian of Wasilla was arrested Friday morning, but not before...
Could Raptors meltdown open up top-4 seed for Knicks?
April 27, 2015 | 11:14amAll of the questions swirling around the Raptors in the wake of their embarrassing four-game sweep at the hands of the Wizards add up to one bigger one: With the...
Barneys debuts Met Gala-themed capsule collection
April 27, 2015 | 11:13amThe Met Gala is just a week away, and this year’s theme — “China: Through the Looking Glass” — is being celebrated early at Barneys, which just launched a four-piece...
How Michael Kay will call A-Rod's 660th home run
April 27, 2015 | 11:01amCalling a historic moment is one of the reasons announcers get into the business, but things are never simple when it comes to Alex Rodriguez and the Yankees. Michael Kay...
SEALs die while training in swimming pool
April 27, 2015 | 10:55amA Navy SEAL from Queens and another from Michigan died after a training accident in a swimming pool at a base in Virginia. Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Seth Cody...
Bill Belichick called out for 'spying' on Chrissy Teigen
April 27, 2015 | 10:50amBill Belichick is human, after all. The Patriots coach, renowned for his cyborg demeanor during interactions with the media, was spotted admiring supermodel Chrissy Teigen at the White House Correspondents'...
Earthquake aid needed in Nepal's capital, but more so in villages
April 27, 2015 | 10:48amKATHMANDU, Nepal — Shelter, fuel, food, medicine, power, news, workers — Nepal's earthquake-hit capital was short of everything Monday as its people searched for lost loved ones, sorted through rubble...
White House picks Hawaii theme for Obama's state china service
April 27, 2015 | 10:46amhttps://twitter.com/ArchDigest/status/592643117389578240 WASHINGTON — President Obama can finally host a state dinner without having to use Bill Clinton’s — or George W. Bush’s — dinnerware. The White House unveiled its new...
Russia jails 3 young women for twerking near WWII monument
April 27, 2015 | 10:37amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?t=15&v=sPvuFKNksvY MOSCOW — A court in southern Russia has sentenced three young women to brief jail terms for making a video showing them twerking next to a World War II memorial....
How to handle the '2 girls, 1 guy' situation
April 27, 2015 | 10:26amLaurie Davis, dating expert and founder of eFlirt, and not-a-dating-expert Joey Gay grapple with what to do when two girls want to date the same guy.
Chipotle: We're 100% GMO free
April 27, 2015 | 10:11amChipotle says it has completed phasing out genetically modified ingredients from its food. The Denver-based chain had already been using mostly non-GMO ingredients, but said in late 2013 it was...
Missing teen lived off school's fruit trees for four days
April 27, 2015 | 10:08amCUPERTINO, Calif. — Authorities say a 17-year-old boy who went missing for nearly four days before he returned to his Northern California home told his family he hid on his...
'Mosque' Dems calls for street to be renamed after slain officer
April 27, 2015 | 9:53amA Manhattan political club that supported the “Ground Zero Mosque” is now sponsoring a resolution to rename a city street for Patrolman Phillip Cardillo, who was gunned down 43 years...
New Yorkers live to tell the tale of avalanche nightmare
April 27, 2015 | 9:42amThree New Yorkers miraculously lived through the deadly Mount Everest avalanches triggered by Nepal’s devastating earthquake, and they told their amazing tales of survival — and flat-out luck — on...
Most still waiting for their Apple Watch delivery
April 27, 2015 | 9:32amFor most who have ordered an Apple Watch, the hours, minutes and seconds are ticking by slowly. Only 22 percent, or 376,000, of the 1.7 million Apple Watches ordered were...
Obama 'secretly loosened' CIA drone strike rules in Pakistan
April 27, 2015 | 9:26amPresident Obama secretly granted the Central Intelligence Agency more flexibility to conduct drone strikes targeting terror suspects in Pakistan than anywhere else in the world after approving more restrictive rules...
Cops: UFC's Jon Jones had cash stack, weed at 'hit-and-run' scene
April 27, 2015 | 9:20amALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — UFC light heavyweight champion Jon "Bones" Jones ran from a crash that hospitalized a pregnant woman but quickly came back to grab "a large handful of cash"...
Maje, Nicholas Kirkwood among the hottest sales of the week
April 27, 2015 | 9:15amAdam Lippes 32 Bank St., between Waverly Pl and W 4th St., Parlor level Sale: May 6-7. Wed.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Up to 70 percent off women's ready-to-wear. Ben-Amun 246...
Toll from Pakistan storm rises to 45
April 27, 2015 | 9:12amPESHAWAR, Pakistan — Officials say the death toll from severe weather in northwestern Pakistan has risen to 45. Mushtaq Ghani, the information minister for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, provided the latest...
Man in critical condition after Queens car crash
April 27, 2015 | 9:12amA man is in critical condition after crashing his car in Queens Monday, cops said. The 25-year-old driver was heading east on the Long Island Expressway when he lost control...
Hondo cut by Cards
April 27, 2015 | 8:05amThe Cards stranded 14 in their Sunday loss to the Brewers (15 if you include Hondo), but the Yankees limited the damage when they disposed of the playoff-bound Metamucils to...
Should I take a job I love or one that pays more?
April 27, 2015 | 7:00amI’m graduating from college in May and I have three job offers — that’s the good news. The bad news is that the one that pays the most is the...
STFU millennials: 5 easy ways not to act entitled
April 27, 2015 | 7:00amA few years ago, Jill Rigby Garner received an email from a graduate student asking for her help with a book he had written. After reading the entire manuscript, Garner...
Teen dies after falling off motorcycle
April 27, 2015 | 4:38amA teen died after falling off his motorcycle in Staten Island Sunday night, authorities said. Joseph Todisco, 18, was found with head trauma in front of I.S. 2 on Midland...
Man shot dead on street corner
April 27, 2015 | 4:32amA man was fatally shot on a Williamsburg street corner early Monday morning, authorities said. The unidentified victim — believed to be in his 30’s—was found with a gunshot wound...
Scooter driver in critical condition after hit-and-run
April 27, 2015 | 4:30amA scooter driver is in critical condition after a hit-and-run in Queens Sunday night, authorities said. The 35-year-old victim was riding north on Woodhaven Boulevard in Ozone Park at approximately...
Man busted with 18 pounds of pot, crack and mushrooms at airport
April 27, 2015 | 4:18amA career Bronx drug criminal on his way to the Caribbean made a rookie mistake when he packed enough drugs in his checked luggage to get the whole plane high,...
Minority teachers file $300M suit claiming licensing test bias
April 27, 2015 | 4:02amAn old teacher-licensing test that blacks and Hispanics had trouble passing poses a grave threat to city coffers — $300 million, according to internal budget documents obtained by The Post....
How America's youngest congresswoman conquered the mean girls at school
April 27, 2015 | 4:00amWith her strong handshake and assertive manner, it’s hard to imagine Elise Stefanik did not always possess the determination and self-belief it took to become America’s youngest woman ever elected...
New Yorkers mourn the dead and missing from Nepal quake
April 27, 2015 | 3:56amA New Jersey woman was killed and two Brooklyn natives were missing in the devastating Nepal earthquake. Danny Cole and Mendy Losh, both originally from Crown Heights, were climbing in...
Working up an appetite for the Hamptons this summer
April 27, 2015 | 2:33amHungry Hamptonites will have no shortage of options come July, when the season’s biggest culinary event fires up the grill. Dan’s Taste of Summer attracts foodie fans to sample the...
Revamped Tavern on the Green tops expectations
April 27, 2015 | 2:28amThe new Tavern on the Green has topped its sales goal despite kitchen turmoil and operating constraints, The Post has learned. The famed Central Park eatery, which reopened a year...
Apple expected to impress with second-quarter earnings
April 27, 2015 | 2:24amIt won’t be like last quarter, but Apple will still blow the doors off. That’s the consensus from Wall Street, which expects Apple to post staggering numbers after the bell...
Bratton claims police unions and city have reached 'truce'
April 27, 2015 | 2:15amNYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton on Sunday declared an end to hostilities in Mayor de Blasio’s war with the police unions — but rank-and-file cops accused him of jumping the gun....
Animal Control blasted over $11K in 'questionable' spending
April 27, 2015 | 2:12amWhat a bunch of pigs! A city-funded animal-welfare organization shelled out more than $11,000 in “questionable” expenses — including $2,500 for pet-store gift cards, $820 at Amish Market, and more...
Baltimore protesters grieve at Freddie Gray's wake
April 27, 2015 | 2:08amViolence turned to grief in Baltimore on Sunday as mourners gathered to remember the life of a local man whose mysterious death in police custody sparked a series of mass...
UFO buzzes NYC
April 27, 2015 | 1:45amThe truth is out there — and it’s hovering over The Bronx. A mysterious light in the sky so freaked out some Hunts Points residents that they called authorities to...
'Awesome' Yankees bullpen continues to be just that
April 27, 2015 | 1:36amThe Yankees’ relay-race bullpen was at it again on Sunday night. One guy passes the baton to the next guy who forwards it to the next guy and so on...
De Blasio: New Yorkers are too mean to me at baseball games
April 27, 2015 | 1:35amHey Bill, there’s a reason it’s called a “Bronx cheer.” Mayor Bill de Blasio whined to a crowd of hayseeds in the Midwest about how New Yorkers are too mean...
Daniel Murphy's breakout comes with a blooper reel
April 27, 2015 | 1:23amDaniel Murphy finally had a big night at the plate, but that was obscured Sunday by his two biggest foes — defense and base running. The beleaguered Mets second baseman...
George W. Bush rips Obama on foreign policy
April 27, 2015 | 1:22amIn rare public comments about his successor, George W. Bush slammed President Obama’s foreign policy in a speech over the weekend. The former president, addressing a meeting of Jewish Republican...
Yanks' Beltran finds lone positive in another miserable night
April 27, 2015 | 1:17amThe final offensive line for the game looked awful for Carlos Beltran: 0-for-4, two strikeouts, one double-play grounder. And yet he managed to find the positive. “It doesn’t matter,” said...
Terry Collins can't afford to fall back on old habits now
April 27, 2015 | 1:08amThe Mets couldn’t have picked a worse time to … (Columnist’s note: The way you finish that sentence says a lot about the level of dread, doom, fatalism and pessimism...
Meteorologist: My millionaire ex said he'd kill me if I didn't get an abortion
April 27, 2015 | 1:02amA TV meteorologist claims her millionaire ex-boyfriend forced her to abort their baby — and choked her while she was recovering from the procedure, Manhattan court papers show.
Why A-Rod passing Mays in Boston would be absolutely ideal
April 27, 2015 | 1:01amA simple request to the baseball gods, from whom I haven’t asked a darn thing since the time Orlando “El Duque” Hernandez threw his entire glove (with the ball inside) to...
Yanks tab familiar sixth starter to give rotation a break
April 27, 2015 | 12:56amUnless something comes out of left field, Chase Whitley will start Tuesday night for the Yankees against the Rays at Yankee Stadium. With the Yankees in a stretch of 30...
Mets' David Wright nearly has return date, and it's soon
April 27, 2015 | 12:55amIn a best-case scenario, David Wright could return to the Mets by this weekend. The Mets captain, who is recovering from a strained right hamstring, will begin baseball activities on...
NYC set to hand over $1B in lawsuit payouts
April 27, 2015 | 12:55amThe de Blasio administration is set to fork over more than $1 billion to resolve a handful of budget-busting court cases, according to internal government documents obtained exclusively by The...
How more Yanks, Mets magic could set up NY's juiciest matchup
April 27, 2015 | 12:47amThe Mets and Yankees arrived to their Bronx showdown in first place. That had never happened before, both New York teams atop their divisions for a Subway Series. It brought...
New Yorkers have stopped breeding
April 27, 2015 | 12:29amMore New Yorkers are keeping their nests empty. The city’s birth rate is the lowest since 1936 — having steadily declined over the past decade, according to data obtained by...
Taxi mogul faces assault charges after 'choking' wife
April 27, 2015 | 12:20amThe city’s taxi king slammed and choked his pretty young wife weeks before she filed for divorce, new court papers charge. Eccentric multimillionaire Gene Freidman, 44 — who owns more...
Daily Blotter
April 27, 2015 | 12:15amThe Bronx Two prowlers have swiped thousands of dollars from apartment-building laundry rooms since January, authorities said Sunday. In each of the 15 break-ins, the crooks forced their way into...
Clinton Foundation CEO admits to disclosure errors on tax forms
April 27, 2015 | 12:07amWASHINGTON — The head of Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton’s foundation admitted Sunday to making financial-disclosure errors on their tax forms. “Yes, we made mistakes, as many organizations of our...
This week: ABC goes 'Beyond the Tank'
April 27, 2015 | 12:01amWhat happens to entrepreneurs after appearing on “Shark Tank”?
Larry King, Steve Harvey reach the '500' club
April 27, 2015 | 12:01amTV vets Larry King and Steve Harvey are within striking distance of the “500 Club” — celebrating the 500th episodes of their respective shows. King, 81, who spent 25 years...
Balance of power shifts in latest 'Game of Thrones'
April 27, 2015 | 12:01amhttps://youtu.be/-BgNITbTweI The balance of power continues to shift in “High Sparrow,” this season’s third episode, where new positions (some literal — you go, Tommen!) and necessary concessions abound. In Braavos, Arya...
'Ripper Street' season opener is off the rails
April 27, 2015 | 12:01amThe new season of “Ripper Street” is off the rails — literally. Season 3, which premieres Wednesday night (10 p.m.) on BBC America, opens with a terrifying, bloody crash as...