April 25, 2016
Dentist avoids jail for shipping pot to Housing Authority worker
A San Francisco dentist who admitted to shipping 30 pounds of marijuana to a crooked NYC Housing Authority worker was sentenced to three years’ probation Monday. Dr. Jerome Weitz, 63,...
The legend of John Tavares, who was meant for these moments
To know what brought this moment into existence, and what brought this player into ascension, let us go back to a living room in Oakville, Ontario. It’s 1995, and a...
Board rules city managers can't carpool with subordinates
Managers in city government are going to have to find other ways to get to work aside from car pools with lower-level co-workers under a ruling issued Monday. The Conflicts...
Is Marco Rubio the key to Donald Trump's demise?
Donald Trump could face a stiffer challenge securing 1,237 delegates to win the GOP presidential nomination and avoid a brokered convention because forces close to Marco Rubio are involved in...
Trump attacks Kasich's 'disgusting' eating habits
Donald Trump opened an odd line of attack Monday on John Kasich’s eating habits. Trump labeled as “disgusting” the Ohio governor’s scarfing down of sandwiches, desserts and just about anything...
How much could Rangers get in a Ryan McDonagh trade?
Jeff Gorton has a mandate to overhaul the Rangers in his first full offseason as the club’s general manager, but the road of reconstruction is littered with obstacles, including rules...
Court proves Goodell's had Brady by the balls all along
On the day that Deflategate became Reinstategate, Tom Brady learned once and for all that if you have the balls to mess with the integrity of Roger Goodell’s game, and...
Eovaldi with electrifying peek at potential -- now the hard part
ARLINGTON, Texas — Nathan Eovaldi is a hard-throwing right-hander — like Nolan Ryan. He’s from Alvin, Texas — also like Nolan Ryan. And that’s pretty much where the similarities end...
The real reason millennials are broke
Millennials are making peanuts in the Big Apple, earning 20 percent less than their counterparts of a generation ago, according to a report released on Monday. One-third of New Yorkers...
Ohio State CB about to live a dream -- wherever he's drafted
For once, Eli Apple won’t be sitting in front of the television on draft night. Each of the last 10 years, he’s made sure to clear his schedule and watch...
Neil Walker rescues Syndergaard night in Mets' 4th straight
So Thor is mortal. Noah Syndergaard is human after all. But Neil Walker? He’s still white hot, and he lifted the Mets to a 5-3 win over the Reds on...
Joseph Chetrit keeps promise with Sony Building $300M flip
Don’t say Joseph Chetrit bought the Sony Building to flip it. As we reported on Monday, Chetrit and his partners are in contract to sell 550 Madison Ave. to a...
Mike Tirico bolting ESPN for NBC in major booth shake-up
Mike Tirico, who has done just about everything for ESPN, both on television and radio, since he joined the network 25 years ago, reportedly is leaving when his contract expires...
WeWork marches north, adds Midtown to office space
The relentless march north of WeWork continues. The burgeoning co-working/community space provider just made its first move into the Plaza District — a 60,000- square-foot lease at Charles S. Cohen’s...
Prince music sales soar following icon's death
Prince’s music has racked up almost $10 million since his untimely death last Thursday. The purple one, who passed away unexpectedly in his mansion at 57, sold a stunning 654,861...
Victor Cruz and the Giants to watch at bonus mini-camp
Here they are, in the week of the NFL draft, and for the next three days the Giants will put their players onto the field for a three-day mini-camp that...
De Blasio's 'ordinary politics' defense rings of Shelly Silver
Team de Blasio is answering charges that it massively broke state election laws by calling its fund-raising “ordinary politics.” Hmm: The last local to use that defense, ex-Speaker Sheldon Silver,...
How the state of the economy is literally killing people
Middle-aged people laid off and unable to find work are taking another way out. They’re killing themselves. Suicide rates are soaring, according to federal data released last week. Especially in...
Sears bids adieu to New York design office
Eddie Lampert is not just axing unprofitable stores these days. The hedge fund mogul, who controls Sears Holdings, is shutting the department store’s 154-employee New York apparel design office. The...
The silly plan to draft Gen. Mattis shows what's wrong with GOP
Warrior Monk is not going to be President Monk. So what’s up with the drive to draft him? Retired four-star Gen. James Mattis — known as “warrior monk” to some,...
Uber's NYC fare cuts haven't helped drivers
Uber’s New York operation has hit a bump in the road. Big Apple price cuts of 15 percent implemented in late January produced a revenue increase over the next two...
New York cops are handcuffed by ignorant, biased watchdogs
Chairman Richard Emery may be gone, but that doesn’t end the Civilian Complaint Review Board’s problems. So says the head of the captains unions, and he’s right. What’s wrong goes...
Wall Street's worried about Apple's poor sales
Apple and the iPhone had a rough quarter. Will it get any better in 2016? That’s the key question as the tech giant is expected Tuesday to report its worst...
Mike Conley's Grizzlies demand may give hesitant Knicks a shot
Last week Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace guaranteed point guard Mike Conley would be re-signed. Not so fast, Conley said Monday. Conley, considered the best point guard available in free...
Cruz and Kasich's 'Hail Mary' proves they have no plan to win
The Ted Cruz-John Kasich plan to tag-team Donald Trump is a desperation move — showing that both camps know Trump is solidly on track to the GOP nomination. The plan...
New York Times to discuss layoffs at Paris bureau: sources
New York Times management is expected to hold a meeting with a handful of union members in Paris Tuesday, as staff brace for bad news. While the nature of the...
Pats QB hunt? Everything to know about Brady ban fallout
A federal appeals court ruling Tom Brady must serve his four-game suspension for his involvement in Deflategate answers some questions, but raises more. Here’s a look: Q: Who will replace...
De Blasio's administration might be the dumbest in modern times
Bill de Blasio can’t even whine coherently. No wonder he’s in so much trouble. Take the lawyer’s letter the mayor dispatched Sunday, complaining about a leaked report accusing him of...
Lloyd Blankfein blamed for Goldman Sachs' 'lost decade'
Has anybody seen Lloyd Blankfein? About 15 months after Goldman Sachs called for a break-up of its chief rival JPMorgan Chase, a prominent bank analyst has taken Blankfein’s bank to...
The obstacles Jets face to a trade for Sam Bradford
Any quarterback who becomes available right now has to be a consideration for the Jets, and the latest one is Sam Bradford. ESPN reported Monday Bradford has told the Eagles...
GDP report will be a massive headache for Janet Yellen
The dimwits at the Federal Reserve are going to have a very difficult week. Thursday’s report on the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of 2016 is...
Axed Re/code editor Ken Li joins Newsweek
Newsweek has a fast and furious managing editor. Ken Li, the founding editor of Re/code who was forced out in February after it was taken over by Vox Media, has...
Detective at center of NYPD probe suspended after trying to retire
An NYPD community-affairs officer who was stripped of his gun and badge tried to retire Monday — triggering his immediate suspension because he is still a target of a federal...
Syrian refugee who lost leg in bombing to carry Olympic torch
ATHENS, Greece — As a swimming-mad teenager in Syria, Ibrahim Al-Hussein was glued to his TV set for the 2004 Athens Olympics. Twelve years later in Athens, and now a...
This boy is selling lemonade to fund his own adoption
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A third-grader in Missouri has been selling lemonade to help pay for his adoption. Nine-year-old Tristan Jacobson sold $1 lemonades Friday in front of the home in...
'Love-seeking' gunman found guilty of attempted murder
A Baltimore man who claimed that he was in the city just “looking for love on Facebook’’ when he opened fire on a crowd of people in Brooklyn in 2014,...
NYPD shuts down sprawling East Coast gun ring
The NYPD has shut down an elaborate gun-running ring that funneled more than six dozen firearms into the city from New Jersey and other “Iron Pipeline” states over the last...
Bill Bratton gives advice on how not to get shot by cops
Police Commissioner Bill Bratton has some simple advice for New Yorkers - if you don’t want to get shot by cops, don’t point a gun at them. “The best way...
The day in photos: April 25, 2016
A white tiger cub practices his roar, candidates hit the campaign trail and more.
New HD footage of NYC from 1993 is surreal
Before the invention of DVDs, JVC electronics recorded everyday New York scenes in HD VHS. The high-quality footage offers a new look at the vintage fashion and streetscapes of the city in 1993.
ISIS offers marriage counseling to stop jihadi brides from fleeing
ISIS is being forced to offer marriage counseling to stop their brides from fleeing the terrorist group during tough times. The terrorists opened their first “relationship counseling center” for troubled...
Josh Norman's oddly calm view of Odell Beckham rematches
Games within the division are always anticipated and often enthralling, but some have more appeal than others. With the shocking signing of cornerback Josh Norman in Washington, Giants fans should...
Glorified tool shed listed for 'only' $500K in Brooklyn
Room with a...screw! The Brooklyn housing market is so hot, a slick realtor is asking half a million dollars for a glorified tool shed in Gravesend. The faded yellow 1-bedroom...
What’s it really like to be a CIA spy?
Intelligence agencies have been in the news a lot for the past few years thanks to the Snowden leaks, but also the recent wave of terrorist threats and attacks that...
Apple’s latest ‘flop’ is selling way better than the first iPhone
In 2007 Apple launched the iPhone, a product that would forever change the cell phone industry. It would set the bar by which all other phones were measured. It would...
Drug suspect wants $2M from city after losing finger tip in jail cell
A drug suspect had the tip of his crucial right middle finger lopped off thanks to a careless Manhattan jail guard — and the city should have to pay for...
The 15-day DL is absurd and old-fashioned -- here's how to fix it
The Yankees and Mets are currently playing short-handed. But that should be for the NHL playoffs, not for major league teams. The Yankees and Mets are examples why a change...
Tamir Rice lawsuit settled for $6M
The city of Cleveland on Monday reached a $6 million settlement in a lawsuit over the death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy shot by a white police officer...
'Southern Charm' star: My baby mama won't speak to me
"Southern Charm" star Thomas Ravenel can sum up his relationship with ex gal pal Kathryn Calhoun Dennis in one word: frosty. "Right now, we're incommunicado," Ravenel tells The Post. "We're...
Onlooker remains unimpressed as man flees fire tornado
Firefighter Vincent Pashko narrowly escaped a fire tornado in Canada by jumping into a lake. The incident was caught on tape by a local, unexcitable environmentalist, Stuart Loomis.
Sam Bradford going on strike over Eagles QB fiasco
The Eagles’ head-scratching trade to move up to No. 2 overall in this week’s NFL draft is already blowing up in their face. Sam Bradford blindsided the Birds on Monday...
Donald Trump wants haters to leave Tom Brady alone
WARWICK, R.I. — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is weighing in on Deflategate, saying, "Leave Tom Brady alone." Trump made his comments during a campaign appearance in Rhode Island on...
Massive dead whale washes up at popular surf spot
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — A dead whale has washed up at a popular California surf spot, and a boat captain says he saw another whale carcass off shore. The Orange...
Dancers say clubs stripped them of their tips
Strippers at two Manhattan jiggle joints are suing their employers for taking a 50 percent cut of the dough they earned from private dances. Louisa Dennis, a former dancer at...
Cops nab ex-con suspected of violently mugging senior citizens
Cops have arrested a dangerous ex-con wanted in a violent string of muggings in Brooklyn and Queens -- all targeting the city's elderly. Clarence Jones, 64, is being held at...
Obama is the geek-in-chief
The tech geek-in-chief strolled through virtual reality on Monday, chatting with developers at a huge technology convention in Germany. President Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel saw the future in...
What's 6 feet long, scaly and full of teeth? Your neighbor's pet
This pet would have had no qualms about biting the hand — and body — that feeds it! Wildlife officials hauled a 6-foot alligator out of a Medford, Long Island,...
3 reasons why Patriots will easily survive Tom Brady's ban
For those of you who forgot Deflategate was a thing that actually happened and somehow captivated America for a solid nine months in 2015, all those memories of PSI, Ted...
Thank you, Beyoncé, for not holding back
If you haven’t yet watched “Lemonade,” the hour-long short film that aired on HBO Saturday night prior to the release of Beyoncé’s sixth solo album, where exactly to begin? How...
Even when Tom Brady loses, he finds a way to win
Tom Brady’s four-game “Deflategate’’ suspension is back in play — but he will barely feel the pain financially, thanks to a crafty contract maneuver. A Manhattan federal appeals court ruled...
Who's going to die next on 'Game of Thrones'?
Warning: This article contains spoilers from the "Game of Thrones" Season 6 premiere. Last season, it was Jon Snow (Kit Harrington). In Season 4 of "Game of Thrones," poor old...
Horndog CEO's wife is headed to anger management
The wife of disgraced Wall Street horndog Benjamin Wey dodged jail time Monday by agreeing to undergo anger management for assaulting a photographer during her husband’s sex-harassment trial. An exhausted-looking...
Former Sony Building to be flipped for a $300M profit
Barely three years since buying Midtown Manhattan’s former Sony Building, wily investor Joseph Chetrit is poised to sell it for at least a $300 million profit, The Post has learned....
Man U and Crystal Palace set to bring thrills to FA Cup final
A closer look at the weekend's Premier League (and FA Cup) action.
These are the most deliciously unhealthy creations on the internet
Tym Bussanich is becoming a social media sensation for his ability to turn fast food items, such as burgers, into super-elaborate dishes. Nothing he creates looks healthy, but that doesn't...
Australian man lights river on fire
Fracking is a controversial issue around the world, and one Australian lawmaker decided to show the effects in the most dramatic way possible. Jeremy Buckingham of Queensland went down to...
Tour the world’s most magnificent treehouses
Some people make a living turning childhood fantasies into adult-size realities. That’s the case with the architects and designers of La Cabane Perchée, a French company that has designed more...
Cop recounts harrowing final moments before partner's death from arson fire
A Brooklyn cop whose partner died as they responded to a blaze set by a “bored” teen at a housing project recalled the terrifying drama in court Monday — speaking...
Hackers stole $81M -- and compromised the global financial system
The attackers who stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank probably hacked into software from the SWIFT financial platform that is at the heart of the global financial system,...
It's 'Hamilton' creator vs. hedge funds in Puerto Rico fight
This could be Lin-Manuel Miranda’s toughest fight yet. The creator of the smash Broadway hit “Hamilton” — who won a Pulitzer Prize for the rap musical and recently convinced the...
Would you ride a waterslide the height of a skyscraper?
A pair of brave daredevils have tackled a death-defying waterslide, which is the equivalent of 18 stories high. The terrified men launched themselves from the top of the slide and...
Tom Brady's Deflategate suspension is back on
Tom Brady’s four-game Deflategate suspension is back on. A federal appeals court reinstated the ban Monday morning while delivering a stinging rebuke to both the NFL Players Association and the...
Rory McIlroy would rather party with the boys than hot fiancée
Rickie Fowler and Jordan Spieth are giving fellow Rory McIlroy a serious case of FOMO. The PGA studs, who had been vacationing in the Bahamas with fellow pros Justin Thomas...
Tribune cool to $815M takeover move by Gannett
Two of the largest US newspaper publishers aren’t seeing eye to eye on a merger proposal. Gannett, the publisher of USA Today, said on Monday it offered to buy Tribune...
'Terrifying': Longtime pal begs Johnny Manziel to get help
Johnny Manziel's Coachella posse may not be overly concerned about his well-being, but one friend certainly is. On Sunday, longtime pal Nate Fitch, who acted as Manziel's manager at Texas...
What is that thing on Rick DiPietro's shoulders?
https://twitter.com/TheAlexRogers/status/724428955311288320 If Rick DiPietro's very loud blazer is any indication, he's starting to get this TV analyst thing figured out. The former Islanders goalie delivered a tribute to Craig Sager...
LGBT-magazine editor hacked to death in Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh — Suspected Islamist militants hacked to death two people, including an editor of a transgender magazine, in the Bangladeshi capital on Monday, police said. The attack came two...
Josh Norman was willing to go great lengths to stay in Carolina
Josh Norman realized too late the Panthers weren't bluffing. The All-Pro cornerback made a desperate last-ditch effort to sign the $14 million franchise tag with Carolina -- even offering to...
Jared Fogle just had his best day in a long time
Disgraced Subway pitchman Jared Fogle can get his dough back from his partner in crime, a judge has ruled. Fogle sued Russell Taylor — currently serving a 27-year sentence for...
Dumb kids once ate paint chips, now they eat laundry detergent
More kids than ever before are being poisoned by ingesting candy-colored laundry packets, a new study revealed Monday. Researchers analyzed data from 62,254 calls made in 2013 and 2014 to...
Top cop at JFK Airport quits job, but not without a free trip first
The top cop at JFK Airport made sure he gave himself a nice parting gift before taking a new job — a weeklong trip to Brussels, sources told The Post....
Trump hires another of his rivals' aides
Donald Trump hired another top aide of a one-time rival, inking Chris Christie’s former campaign manager Ken McKay. McKay will join a team that now includes at least two other...
Warriors have to survive at least two weeks without Steph Curry
OAKLAND, Calif. — Steph Curry will miss at least two weeks for Golden State with a sprained ligament in his right knee, dealing a blow to the Warriors' hopes of...
There's no place like home, even if home is Chernobyl
Some people found life away from home so unbearable, they decided to return, even when home was the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster. Maria Lozbin was one of...
20 years after wife's death, ex-senator is marrying a much younger man
Former U.S. Sen. Harris Wofford talks tenderly of his two loves — his late wife Clare and his soon-to-be spouse Matthew Charlton — in a New York Times opinion piece....
Why everything Rihanna touches turns to gold
She's sold 200 million records, had 14 No. 1 hits and designed apparel for the likes of Puma and Manolo Blahnik: It would seem that there’s nothing else left for...
Hair perfume is a lazy girl's best friend
Bye-bye, sweaty gym hair doused in dry shampoo — this spring, the luxury item is perfume . . . for your hair. Upscale fragrance brands are creating hair “perfumes” and “mists” based...
Meet the one woman who's not afraid of Anna Wintour
A week from Monday, Vogue will host its annual gala for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute — a 600-person, celebrity-packed event filled with glamour and ostentatious ballgowns. But...
How to get Kate Middleton's perfect summer wardrobe
Earlier this month, Prince William and Kate Middleton embarked on a seven-day tour of India and Bhutan, inciting a predictable media frenzy focused almost exclusively on the Duchess of Cambridge’s...
Battle over 'uninhabitable' party penthouse put to rest
You can’t claim your $8.3 million Greenwich Village penthouse apartment is “uninhabitable” when you have a half-dozen models and club promoters staying there and throwing parties. That’s the lesson being learned...
Man tips hooker with monkey
A married Oregon pet shop worker paid a prostitute with cash from a Girl Scout donation jar and tipped the sex worker for her services with a small exotic primate,...
All Lakers eyes on Luke Walton after delayed Scott firing
It took the Lakers 11 days from their end of the season to Sunday night to fire coach Byron Scott, despite the fact he won only 38 of the 164...
Conor McGregor's return to UFC 200 is another Twitter stunt
Perhaps it was a dream that Conor McGregor mistook for reality when he tweeted early Monday morning: “I’m back on UFC 200! Shout out to @danawhite and @lorenzofertitta on getting...
3 real estate trends making mega waves across South Florida
SURFSIDE SAFARI Surfside — a sleepy enclave perched north of Miami Beach — is witnessing a flurry of luxury residential development this year. Not only is its coveted Atlantic-front location...
From its priciest pad to biggest pool, the stats powering Miami
Once considered only a winter getaway, Miami — the sun-soaked, beachfront, multilingual metropolis where culture and commerce collide with Latin flair — is now a year-round draw. With global tourists...
Pot farms found in homes of 8 relatives executed in Ohio
Police have found marijuana growing operations at three of the four sites in an Ohio town where eight members of the same family were shot dead, authorities said Sunday. Investigators...
Hot girl nipples make surprisingly good paintbrushes
Daniel Gill is an artist who uses women's naked bodies as tools for painting. Here is how he creates some of his work.
Obama is sending more troops into Syria
AERZEN, Germany — President Barack Obama on Monday announced the deployment to Syria of an additional 250 U.S. special operations forces to assist local troops who are trying to dislodge...
There's no such thing as a weekend in investment banking
When Dave finally calls it a day and leaves his downtown employer on a Friday night at 9 p.m., he doesn’t officially log off of his computer. That’s because the...
Why you shouldn't check your work email during a meeting
My boss just busted me in a meeting full of colleagues for being on my phone. It was humiliating — but it wasn’t like I was on Facebook, I was...
Schumer supports Obama's $1.9B plan to fight Zika
Sen. Charles Schumer vowed on Sunday he’d fight for President Obama’s proposal to spend $1.9 billion to fight the Zika virus. About 800 Americans — including 60 residents of New...
Get ready to say goodbye to these six shows
While the month of May marks the end of the traditional TV season, the past week has already seen season finales of “Supergirl,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” “Better Call Saul,” “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,”...
9/11 Memorial guards order kids to stop singing national anthem
https://www.facebook.com/connie.s.scanlon/videos/vb.1851093859/10204491192280429/?type=2&theater Two tone-deaf security guards at the 9/11 Memorial got tough with some wide-eyed middle school kids visiting the city for the first time from their small town in North...
Now your pets can poop at the airport like the civilized creatures they are
Kennedy Airport may be in the toilet for fliers, but now it’s No. 1 with their pets. The airport last week opened a pet potty — complete with fake grass...
Road rage victim is stable after being stabbed 11 times
A man stabbed in a road-rage incident on the Upper East Side is a married dad on his way home from a pickup baseball game, his family said Sunday. David...
Stephen Hawking may have a shot at a Nobel Prize now
Stephen Hawking’s decades-old black-hole theory has been confirmed by another scientist — and that may finally land the renowned physicist on the short list for a Nobel Prize. Hawking —...
Bergen County's first female African-American mayor dies
The first African-American woman to be elected mayor in Bergen County, NJ, died on Sunday after being hospitalized for “respiratory issues,” officials said. Lizette Parker, elected mayor of Teaneck in...
Massive fire in Brooklyn engulfs multiple homes
Five people were injured in a massive Brooklyn fire that destroyed three homes Sunday night, officials said. The blaze broke out at about 6:30 p.m. at a house on Arlington...
Tenor makes Metropolitan Opera debut in jeans and a t-shirt
The Italian tenor who made his Metropolitan Opera debut Saturday with only five minutes notice — wearing a T-shirt, jeans, and sneakers — called his surprise performance “the crowning of...
Donation in race for New York Senate seat is raising suspicion
A hefty 11th-hour campaign contribution from a powerful labor union to the Nassau County Democratic Party is raising eyebrows in light of the fund-raising scandal that has engulfed Mayor de...
Trump trading-in politics for golf if he doesn't win Republican nod
Donald Trump said he will take his ball and go home if he doesn’t nab the Republican nomination this summer. “I don’t think I’m going to lose, but if I...
Outstanding Thomas Greiss is no longer anonymous backup
Thomas Greiss was the question mark. He was the career backup who wasn’t intended to be featured in the playoffs, the journeyman who had spent the past four years with...
Trump will have to fight for delegates in Pennsylvania
There are 71 GOP delegates up for grabs in Pennsylvania. The winner gets 17 statewide delegates, but the remaining 54 delegates are elected by congressional district and are unbound —...
John Tavares stands alone, vanquishing 23 years of Isles misery
It was John Tavares, of course, because it had to be Tavares, because the only reason the Islanders were even playing in this second overtime at all was because Tavares...
So, the Russians have combat dolphins
The Russian military is enlisting special new recruits — five bottlenose dolphins — for combat training. Russian Defense Ministry officials recently posted an online request to buy the three male...
Obama and Merkel play nice during his last visit to Germany
In his final visit to Germany as commander-in-chief, President Obama cozied up with Chancellor Angela Merkel, greeting her with warm kisses on both cheeks and showering her with praise as...
A Queen Camilla might not be that horrid after all
To the British royal family, physical beauty and eating disorders are so 1997. Crow’s feet, turkey necks and middle-age spread are the new black. It’s time to make peace with...
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The Bronx An NYPD traffic-enforcement agent was arrested Sunday morning and charged with choking his wife during a fight in Belmont, cops said. Albert Sloh, 40, choked his spouse...