August 10, 2019
Yankees have tough Luke Voit decision coming
TORONTO — There is a chance for a resolution to Luke Voit’s hernia problem this week. Either the Yankees first baseman is going to be able to return to action...
Mickey Callaway setting high bar is extending unlikely Mets run
After the Mets had a seven-game winning streak snapped just over a week ago, Mickey Callaway came up with this sound idea. “Let’s just start another streak,” the manager said....
Dark horses also in the hunt at wide-open Northern Trust
Sunday’s final round of The Northern Trust at Liberty National in Jersey City figures to be a shootout, with nine players within four shots of the lead, a number of...
Author petitions judge to let him exhume Dorothy Kilgallen's body for DNA evidence
Mark Shaw, who wrote “The Reporter Who Knew Too Much” and “Denial of Justice,” filed a petition in Westchester Supreme Court last week to disinter Kilgallen's body from the Gate...
Beleagured Big Apple Circus faces lawsuit from out of work clowns, ringmaster
They aren’t clowning around. A trio of circus performers wants a hefty payout after the Big Apple Circus canceled a tour on short notice. Clowns and Adam Kuchler, along with...
Bloomberg joins de Blasio in blasting Trump over gun control
New York’s current and most-recent former mayors slammed President Trump at an all-day gun-control forum in Iowa on Saturday — but first, Michael Bloomberg took a dig at one of...
This kid holds the world record for solving Rubik's cube — with his feet
He’s ready to square off. Daniel Rose-Levine, 16, holds the Guinness World Record for solving a Rubik’s cube — with his feet. The upstate Red Hook, NY, teen can do...
Astros' other deadline move is fantasy baseball game-changer
There is really nothing better than stumbling across a game-changer this late in the fantasy baseball season. The MLB trade deadline didn’t exactly produce the normal frenzy we see in...
NYU professor rakes in millions from sweet real estate deal with school
A New York University law school professor struck it rich, raking in $8.3 million from the university thanks to a sweetheart real estate deal. Richard Stewart, who heads the Frank...
How a beloved HIV doctor became one of NY's top opioid distributors
For HIV-positive New Yorkers, Dr. Joseph Olivieri was a lifeline. “I stood 5-foot-11 and weighed 138 pounds when I started seeing Dr. Olivieri in 2007,” said one patient of the...
Gary Sanchez's Yankees return couldn't have gone better
TORONTO — Gary Sanchez’s left-groin strain had healed to the point at which the Yankees removed him from the injured list and put the All-Star catcher in the lineup for...
Internet floods with conspiracy theories after Jeffrey Epstein's death
Suggestions that Epstein’s death had something more nefarious behind it began popping up almost immediately after news of his death was reported.
Exclusive Hudson Yards supper club caters to super rich with Michelin-starred chefs
You just dropped tens of millions on a hot slice of Manhattan real estate. But that doesn’t mean you’re in the club. In October, the city’s poshest new private supper...
Brooklyn Jewish girls' school first in NYC to install bullet-resistant doors
In the wake of the latest mass shootings, a Crown Heights yeshiva for girls is the first school in NYC to install metal security doors aimed at protecting kids from...
Suicide supposedly nearly impossible at ulta-secure Jeffrey Epstein lockup
Jeffrey Epstein’s shocking death occurred at an ultra-secure federal lock-up where suicide is supposedly next to impossible. Yet Epstein, 66, apparently managed to hang himself in his cell in the...
Mets find late magic again as amazing run continues
There was another comeback, another celebration, another delirious crowd. It was just another night at Citi Field. The seemingly never-ending party in Flushing resumed Saturday night, as the Mets pulled...
Four FDNY medics injured in Bronx ambulance crash
Four FDNY EMT's were hurt Saturday when their ambulances collided in the Bronx, an FDNY spokesman said. The ambulances crashed into each other shortly after 4 p.m. on Brook Avenue...
De Blasio protesters beat him to Iowa State Fair
DES MOINES, IOWA — Mayor de Blasio continues to stand out among the presidential candidates - wherever he goes, he usually attracts more protesters than supporters. A group of protesters...
'Brave young women' who outed Jeffrey Epstein can still expect justice: feds
Jeffrey Epstein’s death of an apparent suicide resolves, however frustratingly, his child sex trafficking case, in which he was named as sole defendant — but the feds have vowed to...
De Blasio tells Trump to use his 'tiny little hands' to act on gun control
A campaigning Mayor Bill de Blasio called for a boycott of Walmart Saturday in the wake of last week's mass shooting in El Paso -- and also took aim at...
Principal ousted from out-of-control high school where kids threatened staff
“Everyone is so relieved,” said a teacher at ITAVA. “There are tears of joy, literally, among the remaining staff. A lot of good people have left because of her.”
Yankees must embrace creative pitching fix for playoffs
TORONTO — I’m bullish on the Yankees using an opener in the playoffs, although that stems from a bearishness on their actual starting pitchers. I’ve changed my perspective on this...
'Heads must roll': Outrage at how high-security jail could let Jeffrey Epstein die
“Every single person in the Justice Department — from your Main Justice headquarters staff all the way to the night-shift jailer — knew that this man was a suicide risk,...
Patrick Reed needed break from golf to change everything
It was after the PGA Championship at Bethpage Black when Patrick Reed decided he was quitting golf. Not for good, but at least for a few days to figure out...
Meet Jeffrey Epstein's gang of accused slave 'recruiters'
Jeffrey Epstein maintained his financial empire -- and his perverted sideline of preying on underage girls for sex -- with the aid of an army of alleged enablers.
Best fantasy answers to the quarterback waiting game
In the third of a six-part fantasy draft preview series leading up the NFL season, Fantasy Insanity discusses the war-room game plan for quarterbacks in the draft. Next week: running...
Danny Willett unexpectedly makes noise at The Northern Trust
Danny Willett called it “a nice day’s work,’’ adding he “wasn’t quite expecting’’ the 5-under 66 he shot in Saturday’s third round of The Northern Trust at Liberty National in...
What the rich and powerful have to say about Jeffrey Epstein's death
Elected and public officials angrily took to Twitter Saturday demanding answers in the apparent suicide of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. “I’m dumbfounded,” wrote Preet Bharara, former United States Attorney for...
One killed, two others hurt in Long Island construction accident
A construction worker was killed and two others hurt when they became entangled in wiring that got stuck under a pick-up truck on Long Island, authorities said.
Michael Conforto fuels familiar Mets magic with tiny change
The euphoria had worn off. But the playoff vibe was still very much there. A day after Michael Conforto’s walk-off RBI single capped a four-run ninth-inning rally for a 7-6...
Meet the NY women who weren’t good enough for Chirlane McCray's monument
She was America’s first saint, a tireless advocate who founded an upstate orphanage, a school for girls in Washington Heights and 67 organizations for the needy in the late 1880s....
Yankees can't contain rising Blue Jays trio this time
TORONTO — Even umpire Chris Segal could see, from across the diamond, the biggest difference between the teams in Saturday’s Yankees-Blue Jays game at Rogers Centre was an excuse-me swing...
The solution to golf's slow-pace nightmare
Bryson DeChambeau might be the defending champion of The Northern Trust, which completed its third round Saturday at Liberty National in Jersey City, but that’s not to say he’s universally...
Lifelong Giants fan making surprise case for final roster spot
The way Jake Carlock sees it, he must overcome all the “nots’’ that make him who he is. As once one of the longest of longshots to stay around when...
'Velo Barber' gives fashionable cuts to New York's elite from his Citi Bike salon
Julien Howard’s barbershop is wherever you need it to be. A recent summer afternoon found him in lower Manhattan at the corner of Lafayette and Howard streets trimming one customer’s...
Former MCC inmate: There's 'no way' Jeffrey Epstein killed himself
A former inmate of the Metropolitan Correction Center in lower Manhattan, where Jeffery Epstein was found unresponsive Saturday, and declared dead at a hospital of an apparent suicide, has claimed...
Getting to know Mets revelation J.D. Davis
Steve Serby takes some time for a Q&A with J.D. Davis, the surprising slugger who has been a key piece to the Mets’ revival: Q: What are your career goals?...
A mother's fight to get an ex-CUNY prof barred from teaching
A New York woman is trying to ban from all classrooms the professor who left her daughter, who commit suicide in 2017, heartbroken and distraught.
Jets get rid of another Mike Maccagnan holdover
Another Mike Maccagnan draft pick was shown the door Saturday by new Jets general manager Joe Douglas. The team waived cornerback Derrick Jones, who was a 2017 sixth-round pick. That...
'It's extortion': Is this the latest airline money-making scam?
In addition to charging for checked bags, unchecked bags, extra legroom and priority boarding, many airlines are now marketing a private tech company that uses fingerprints and iris scans to...
Meet the man behind Twitter's most hilarious sports account
My 24th wedding anniversary is Monday, and there are many who assume the only way a sports columnist can achieve such bliss is if he finds a mate who also...
Inside the illicit fetish parties held at this elite Chelsea penthouse
The two-story, 2,500 square-foot penthouse — outfitted with a glass-bottom jacuzzi, rooftop garden terrace, spiraling staircase and crystal chandelier — is the epicenter of some of New York City’s most...
The redemption story fantasy baseball owners can't ignore
Everyone loves a good redemption story. Think of all the movies you’ve seen where a character is saved from sin or error, making a triumphant return to grace. Every fantasy...
Cuomo slams vandal who scrawled 'kill the gay away' on East Village building
"In New York we have zero tolerance for this sort of vile and cowardly act of hate," Cuomo tweeted.
Motorcyclist dies in Harlem crash
One person died in a Harlem motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The biker was traveling south on the Harlem River Drive near Exit 23 around 2:40 p.m. when he...
Mom blasts Carranza over refusal to meet parents at decaying PS 9: 'He's a chicken'
A Queens mom blasted Chancellor Richard Carranza as a coward for failing to meet with parents before deciding to revamp a decaying Queens school for special-needs kids.
'Painful' plan Mets avoided is happening all around them
TORONTO — It’s far less fun here at Rogers Centre, or especially where the Yankees visited prior to this, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, than at Citi Field nowadays. What...
Michael Bloomberg sasses Elizabeth Warren for digs on the 1 percent
DES MOINES, IOWA - Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he sassed Sen. Elizabeth Warren for making the super rich her political punching bag. “If my company wouldn’t...
NHL award thinks ex-Islanders star played for the Rangers
It may be the offseason, but former Islanders goaltender Robin Lehner still needs one more big save. On Saturday the 28-year-old Swede tweeted a picture of what appears to be...
The death of a local newspaper rocks America to its core
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — When the press stops rolling at The Vindicator this month, a lingering question will once again taunt the residents of the Mahoning Valley: How much collapse can...
Kevin Spacey's weird #MeToo antics might be his best work yet
What to do when your career has been blown up by sexual-misconduct scandal? Strategies differ. You could deny and claim the real enemy is the NRA (Harvey Weinstein). Or vaguely...
Trump slams media coverage of hospital visits with mass shooting victims
President Trump disputed media claims — and denounced “fake reporting,” calling out a journalist by name and saying he was angered by coverage of his visits to victims of last...
Why New York harbor is the cleanest it's been in 110 years
Paul Sieswerda was supposed to be retired by now. The 77-year-old, who has worked as a curator for the New England and New York aquariums since the late 1960s, was...
Jets receiver's heartwarming bond with brother transcends words
Jamison Crowder always greets his brother Jamaris with a hug and a kiss on the forehead. The kiss brings a smile to Jamaris’ face, the exchange a clear and simple...
Perseid meteor shower 2019: How to see the best meteor shower of the year
Your weekend highlights may include stumbling out of a bar early Sunday morning, but — depending on your location — if you time your exit right, you can see a...
Jeffrey Epstein's lawyer blames prosecutors, judges and press for his suicide
One of Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers ripped "overzealous prosecutors," "pandering politicians" "compliant judges" and a "hysterical press corps," as he laid blame Saturday for the convicted pedophile's apparent suicide in a...
Movie about killing deplorables canceled after angry Trump tweet
A controversial soon-to-be released movie trashed by President Trump on Twitter Friday has been canceled entirely, Universal Studios announced Saturday. “The Hunt,” starring Hilary Swank — and billed as a...
'Abolish ICE' protesters shut down West Side Highway
Dozens of “ABOLISH ICE” protesters lined up to be arrested Saturday after blocking traffic on the West Side Highway, just yards from one of the agency’s New York offices. Cars...
Genetic research proves Ozzy Osbourne is a mutant and that's why he's still alive
In 2010, when scientists at Knome Inc. were looking to study a remarkable human’s DNA, they didn’t ring up Steve Jobs or Beyoncé. Instead, the Cambridge, Mass.-based human genome company...
Solving the Yankees' inevitable Urshela-Andujar debate
TORONTO — OK, let’s address the Urshela in the room. Ever since Gio Urshela emerged as a Yankees hero at large in April, replacing the injured Miguel Andujar with a...
Don't blame Trump for shootings, former Democratic party leader says
President Trump has an unlikely ally defending him against claims that his rhetoric is at fault for last week’s mass shootings: former Democratic Party head Donna Brazile. “President Trump had...
The Dems can't win in 2020 if they keep listening to Twitter
Everyone knows that Twitter is a sewer. It’s also a terrible newspaper editor and a lousy campaign manager. Paul Begala knows something about the last of those. Begala has had...
YouTube star has a history of hating on her pooch: report
It looks like Brooke Houts is staying in the dog house. The YouTube star, who was busted in a homemade video earlier this week hitting and spitting on her doggo...
Cyber-attack ruled out in UK power outage
Neither a cyber-attack nor unpredictable wind power generation were behind a power outage that left nearly one million people in England and Wales in the dark Friday. The outage stranded...
MLB's Mets swap epitomizes failed pledge to young fans
Is it harsh to suggest that Rob Manfred, Commissioner of Major League Baseball, is a well-paid liar? You tell me. In March of 2017, Manfred said this: “Major League Baseball’s...
Former doorman pens novel on a secret New York
Timothy Brandoff was in a library in California sometime in the 1990s when out of curiosity he typed his own last name into The New York Times name index. What...
Malliotakis cozies up to Trump in the Hamptons
Nicole Malliotakis, the GOP assemblywoman and former mayoral candidate who has said she regretted her 2016 vote for President Trump, showed up at his posh Hamptons fundraiser anyway — an...
Tim Tebow's season is over
Brodie Van Wagenen’s most famous former client won’t play for the Mets this season — if ever. For the second straight year, Tim Tebow’s season has been cut short by...
Pissed-off worker douses pea line with urine
A worker at a frozen foods plant in Britain apparently gave the ultimate "piss-off" to his employer. A video that appears to show a stream of urine washing over peas...
Barr 'appalled' over Jeffrey Epstein's apparent suicide, FBI probing
US Attorney General William Barr said he's "appalled" that Jeffrey Epstein was able to kill himself while in federal custody, as the FBI announced Saturday that it would be probing...
Marianne Williamson: 'Powerful forces' trying to keep me from debate
Marianne Williamson has sensed a dark new energy — from her Democratic rivals. The longshot presidential candidate told party activists at the Iowa Wing Ding dinner Friday that other Dems...
North Korea apologizes for missile tests: Trump
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered “a small apology” for the ongoing missile tests — and said they were in retaliation for the joint military exercises that American and...
Jeffrey Epstein was not on suicide watch when he hanged himself
Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was not on suicide watch in the Manhattan prison where he hanged himself Saturday morning, officials said. Department of Justice spokesman Lee Plourde told The Post...
What's going on with Aaron Judge?
TORONTO — That season-high nine-game winning streak that ended on Friday night when the Yankees lost to the Blue Jays 8-2 at Rogers Centre was built on home runs. Just...
My professor became my stalker — and a secret I kept for years
A package sat unopened on Donna Freitas’ table for weeks. She refused to read it. Inside, she knew, was something from her professor; once her mentor, now her stalker. He...
Jeffrey Epstein accusers angry he won't have to face justice
Jeffrey Epstein's accusers aren't going to let his apparent suicide silence them. "Epstein is gone, but justice must still be served," said Jennifer Araoz after learning that the convicted pedophile...
AOC demands answers after Jeffrey Epstein's death
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is demanding answers after billionaire and accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in an apparent suicide. "We need answers. Lots of them," she tweeted out Saturday...
This is a good matchup for the Red Sox
Vegas update. Mets have a 37.3 percent chance of becoming a wild-card team. John Hickenlooper has a 3 percent chance of becoming POTUS and Stitches has a 40 percent chance...
Biden claims there are 'at least 3' genders, blows up at college student
Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden claimed there are more than two genders, then blew up at a young woman who pressed him on the question. “There are at least three,”...
Fox Nation pundit says she'll wear 'MAGA' hat at SoulCycle amid fundraiser backlash
Reality TV star-turned-conservative pundit Erin Elmore said she will wear a MAGA hat to SoulCycle, amid a boycott against the fitness chain after its majority owner hosted a fundraiser for...
Bigot wrote 'KILL THE GAY AWAY' on gate of vacant East Village building
A bigot scrawled "KILL THE GAY AWAY" on the front of an abandoned East Village building, police said. The vandal scribbled the hateful message in black spray paint on the...
Photos show Jeffrey Epstein as he's wheeled into hospital
Paramedics frantically tried to revive convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein early Saturday morning after he was found unresponsive in his cell in downtown Manhattan, exclusive photos shot by The Post...
Hong Kong protesters continue marches in defiance of police ban
HONG KONG — Protesters marched in two Hong Kong neighborhoods Saturday in defiance of a ban by police who have clashed repeatedly with government critics. Hong Kong is in its...
18 dead after super typhoon slams China
At least 18 people have been killed in China after a powerful super typhoon slammed into the country's Zhejiang province. Another 14 people were missing, Reuters reported. The deaths were...
Jeffrey Epstein dead in apparent suicide
Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein died overnight in an apparent suicide, federal officials said Saturday. Epstein, 66, was found unresponsive in his cell in the Special Housing Unit of Manhattan Correctional...
Amed Rosario did it all
Amed Rosario has grown by leaps and bounds lately — with his glove and his bat. He took that in a literal sense Friday night. The Mets shortstop saved Marcus...
A bullpen session date in sight for rehabbing Dellin Betances
TORONTO — Looking a lot more aggressive than he had been in recent flat ground throwing sessions, Dellin Betances was encouraged by Friday’s activity when he threw from right-center field...
Michael Conforto just 'scraped up a bit' after scary collision
Michael Conforto collided with Jeff McNeil on the warning track in right-center while they tried to catch up with Anthony Rendon’s RBI triple in the fourth inning of the Mets'...
Mets hoping new reliever can author 2nd late-season revival
Brad Brach shook off an ugly first half in Baltimore last season and pitched well down the stretch after being traded to the Braves. The Mets are looking for a...
Benches clear at end of Dodgers-Diamondbacks game
LOS ANGELES — Instead of walking off with another win, the Los Angeles Dodgers walked right out onto the field to confront Archie Bradley. They were met by Bradley, Robbie...
Mets are pressing all of the magical buttons right now
The only question was whether it would land fair, but Todd Frazier crushed this fastball so darn hard it never had a chance to hook foul. Home run. Tie game....
This is already not the same old Jets
It wasn't as obvious as Sam Darnold throwing a touchdown pass or the Jets’ defense causing a turnover. It was much more subtle than that, but very telling. Perhaps the...
A no-decision never felt this good
Marcus Stroman was prepared to pick up the loss in his home debut. Then, the Long Islander found himself gleefully sprinting through the Citi Field clubhouse in his boxers, having...
Rory McIlroy avoids penalty in ruling reversal
Golf just can’t seem to get out of the way of its own rulebook, no matter how many times they tweak it. Luckily for Rory McIlroy, he did not suffer...
Why Justin Rose is already talking FedEx Cup repeat
Justin Rose believes he’s ready to win again. He won the Farmers Insurance Open in the winter and has contended in some big tournaments since, the Englishman has not added...
Jets survivor has become perfect Quinnen Williams mentor
The interview will have to wait. Practice ended a few minutes ago at Jets training camp, but Steve McLendon still has work to do. The veteran nose tackle heads to...
Couple who couldn't afford medical bills dies in apparent murder-suicide
An elderly married couple who died in an apparent murder-suicide in Washington State this week left several notes saying they could not afford medical bills that had been piling up...
MLB should have to say they're sorry for umpire mistakes
TORONTO — What if Friday night’s biggest lesson at Rogers Centre must be applied not to J.A. Happ or anyone else wearing a Yankees uniform, but rather to all the...
New York-New Jersey to battle for LLWS spot
Either New York or New Jersey will have a team in the Little League World Series. With a 15-4 win over Northwest Washington from the nation’s capital, in the Mid-Atlantic...