May 30, 2014
Cuomo challenger was once 'reprimanded' by a court
The law professor seeking to steal the Working Families Party line from Gov. Cuomo was once “reprimanded” for not telling the court where she lived. The North Carolina State Bar...
Blaming the culture is no answer to mass shootings
Can we please stop holding the country hostage to crazy people? Every year a tiny number of mentally ill people go on horrific killing sprees. It just happened in California....
The WFP's Party Favor
Will the Working Families Party prove itself to be just like the rest of New York’s minor parties — a patronage mill masquerading as a principled alternative? We may find...
Yankees start homestand with ugly loss to Twins
General manager Brian Cashman has never been shy about telling anyone who asks that he likes building the Yankees around left-handed power. It’s games such as Friday’s 6-1 loss to...
C-O-M-P-E-T-I-T-I-O-N
A draining, exhausting contest Thursday night brought glory to New York. No, we’re not talking about the Rangers’ return to the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in two...
Shinseki's scalp
So Eric Shinseki is now out as secretary of Veterans Affairs. Unfortunately, the scandalous VA hospitals remain. Shinseki had to go. The unconscionable wait lists and coverups occurred on his...
The Obama Doctrine — beat up on straw men
In President Obama’s world, everything — civil war in Syria, Russian power grabs in Ukraine, Chinese claims to Vietnamese and Japanese territory in the South China Sea, and peace in...
Magazine distributor’s demise is beach readers' loss
Don’t count on the gossip rags for your beach reading. A national shortage of magazines could hit this summer after the nation’s No. 2 wholesaler abruptly shut down, leaving publishers...
This rancid recovery is failing the young
It is said that the problem with the younger generation — any younger generation — is that it hasn’t read the minutes of the last meeting. President Obama, forever young,...
Ex-Goldman honcho Gupta headed to prison
Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta will begin serving a two-year prison term on June 17 after a federal appeals court rejected his bid to stay free while he appeals...
Phil Hughes -- Remember him? -- returning to Bronx on fire
Phil Hughes will come inside if necessary against Derek Jeter. Hughes is scheduled to make his first Yankee Stadium appearance Sunday in a uniform not adorned with pinstripes. The former...
SEC chair suffers blow with acquittals
This one might leave Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Jo White a bit red-faced. The tough-as-nails former federal prosecutor, who has pledged to turn the regulator into a more...
Ackman ups ante for Allergan
No one ever said hedge fund titan Bill Ackman is not a generous guy. In fact, the billionaire is so magnanimous that he’s willing to forgo $600 million in cash...
MSG's stock rises on Clippers sale
Madison Square Garden chief Jim Dolan doesn’t have to like disgraced Clippers owner Donald Sterling — but on Friday he had 111 million reasons to thanks him. MSG, which owns...
Wendy's investors shut down chairman's possible payday
Nelson Peltz just survived another turn on the grill at Wendy’s. The billionaire investor — who took control of the fast-food chain in 2008 after agitating for change as a...
NBA owners to vote on sale of Clippers
LOS ANGELES — Donald Sterling won't get to fight for his Los Angeles Clippers in front of NBA owners next week. His only chance now is in court. He could...
No money? No problem. Your guide to a free NYC summer
Don't let costs get you down. You can still have a blast this summer -- and here's how. A free island getaway! Hop on the free weekend ferry (before noon)...
Malaysian Muslims declare jihad against Cadbury
Angry Muslims in Malaysia demand a Jihad, or holy war, be declared on confectionery company Cadbury and their parent company after traces of pig DNA were found. In response Cadbury...
Vigneault guides Rangers to finals in first season
Alain Vigneault was able to make jokes, and laugh, and crack up a room stuffed with media types, a room heated by the pressure of cameras and glare of bright...
Vigneault’s crew ‘C’ Richards as true leader
Officially, the Rangers don’t have a Captain. No player has a “C” on his Blueshirt. But Brad Richards, one of the team’s three alternate captains, has earned the honor of...
This week's best and worst dressed celebs
This week saw the final few stunners at Cannes make their mark, while others went down the wrong route with post-Memorial Day white and summery shades of yellow. It’s getting...
The Rangers fight for the Cup blue-nited
The road to the Stanley Cup finals for the Rangers was bumpy, took quite a bit of time to smooth out and often was littered with doubt. It weaved its...
Mickelson, Icahn, Walters probed for insider trading
The feds are investigating whether golf legend Phil Mickelson, billionaire investor Carl Icahn and Vegas gambling kingpin William “Billy” Walters took part in an insider-trading scheme, federal law-enforcement sources told...
Old-school Sather pushes all the right buttons for Rangers
He operates at a rotary dial pace in an iPhone 5 world, but that’s all right. Glen Sather, The Last Lion of Winter, is having the last laugh on everyone...
Time to have a ‘sit’down with your fantasy letdowns
Every fantasy owner goes into each season with certain expectations for certain players — whether they were taken in the first round or the 20th. Unfortunately, sometimes we set our...
US confirms Syria suicide bomber was American
WASHINGTON — The State Department confirmed Friday that a U.S. citizen from Florida launched a suicide bombing against Syrian government troops earlier this week in what is believed to be...
Are the L.A. Clippers really worth $2 billion?
A high-profile NBA franchise in a major media market was suddenly available. A handful of power brokers from the technology, entertainment and venture capital fields were lining up for a...
'The Arsenio Hall Show' canceled after one season
Well, that didn’t last long. “The Arsenio Hall Show” was cancelled Friday after one season on the air. The late-night show, syndicated by CBS Television Distribution (11:30 p.m./Ch. 11), got...
Wall Street closes out 4-month winning streak
U.S. stocks closed out a fourth straight month of gains as the S&P 500 edged up to another record high on Friday after mixed economic data gave investors little incentive...
Friend of Boston bombing brothers arrested
BOSTON — A friend of the brothers suspected of bombing the Boston Marathon was accused Friday of obstructing the investigation into the deadly attack by deleting information from his computer...
The day in photos
A lion cub cuddles, the Thai coup government gets colorful, Jay Carney says goodbye and more.
Sterling family trust says Donald can't sue the NBA
Noted racist Donald Sterling, the embattled owner of basketball's Los Angeles Clippers, wanted sue the NBA for $1 billion in damages over the termination of his ownership according to his lawyer, Maxwell Blecher. Turns out...
Everybody hop aboard: Rangers bandwagon transcends hockey
The final horn groaned at 10:39 p.m. Thursday evening, and inside Madison Square Garden it was a merry mélange of color and sound and pageantry: part Times Square on New...
New York City FC still has nowhere to practice
New York City FC isn’t just looking for a permanent home. Now the MLS expansion team is back to square one in searching for a place to practice after announcing with...
SpaceX unveils sleek new spaceship
Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, on Thursday unveiled an upgraded passenger version of the Dragon cargo ship NASA buys for resupply runs to the International Space Station. Rather than parachuting...
Man detained after college campus gun scare
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police hunting for a possible gunman have taken someone into custody, ending a four-hour lockdown at two San Fernando Valley campuses. Officer Norma Eisenman says...
Who should get the lost Atari video games found in a landfill?
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — Officials in southeastern New Mexico began work on a plan this week to divide a cache of Atari video games dug up from an old landfill last...
Health Commish's home robbed while daughter was inside
A burglar slipped undetected inside the private Manhattan home of the city’s Health Commissioner occupied by her daughter and a friend --- and made off with cash and a computer,...
Giants release Josh Freeman after one month
Not long ago the Giants had five quarterbacks on their roster, needing extra arms because of the uncertain health status of Eli Manning coming off arthroscopic surgery on his left...
Celebs out in force cheering for Rangers
What do Robert DeNiro, Susan Sarandon and Mets pitcher Matt Harvey have in common? They're among the Blueshirts biggest fans. Oh and trust us, they know the Rangers goal song...
Why we're headed for Heat-Spurs rematch -- and why that's exciting
After seven months of basketball, we’re down to at most 11 games remaining in what has been a wildly unpredictable and vastly entertaining NBA season. After all the twists and turns,...
Giants may not welcome Will Hill back after 6-game ban
For Will Hill, three strikes almost definitely mean he’s out when it comes to suiting up again for the Giants. The talented but troubled safety has been suspended without pay...
Darrelle Revis sounds like he's not long for New England
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Darrelle Revis did nothing to change his mercenary image. Speaking to local reporters Friday for the first time since his surprise signing by the Patriots in March,...
Worker had to scrub toilets after reporting boss's sex harassment: suit
They treated her like crap – literally! A Westchester sales rep for a celebrity-favorite handbag company was transferred to toilet duty when she refused her boss’s sexual advances, a new...
Bickering politicians cancel press conference in wake of Bridgegate
Bickering New York and New Jersey lawmakers canceled a press conference on historic Port Authority reform after Bridgegate at the last minute on Friday morning. New Jersey assemblyman John Wisniewski,...
How chain restaurants are capitalizing on hipster trends
Sometime this summer, the residents of Williamsburg will be hit with a sight so bizarre — and yet, so familiar! — that heads might well explode. They will see the...
Syndergaard expected to rejoin Triple-A rotation next week
Noah Syndergaard is close to returning to the Mets’ Triple-A rotation. According to club sources, the organization’s top pitching prospect has begun long tossing and is expected to resume pitching...
7 stylish celebs step out in matching sets
What’s becoming the go-to ensemble this season, sported by celebs such as Rihanna and Naomi Watts? Matching sets. At first glance you might think some are just another dress or...
5 cruises to take you around the globe in style
Have a few extra vacation days … or months? Then think about booking a three-month stay aboard a cruise ship. Or perhaps try a 180-day, round-the-world trip and then spend...
Lundqvist: Rangers fever on par with hockey-mad Canada
Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers are feeling the love. New York City has become a hockey town with the Rangers reaching the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in...
Beach warning: Summer magazine shortage ahead
Don’t count on the glossies for your beach read. A national shortage of magazines could hit this summer after the nation’s No. 2 wholesaler abruptly shut down, leaving publishers scrambling...
Bad boy of tennis doesn't think women belong on the court
PARIS — Ernests Gulbis doesn't want his younger sisters to follow in his footsteps and become professional tennis players because women need "to think about kids." The Latvian player advanced...
Jackson: 'So many unknowns' regarding Fisher
Knicks president Phil Jackson is playing it cautious with his chances of landing coaching candidate Derek Fisher, especially with his revelation Friday Steve Kerr had reneged on a verbal “commitment’’...
A piano was mysteriously left in a NYC river
New Yorkers flocked to a grand piano that someone mysteriously plunked in the East River, staging MTV-style photo shoots and banging on its keys Friday. “This is a riot. I’m...
Top Times editor Baquet admits clash with Abramson led to firing
New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet used to get so furious at his higher-ups — Jill Abramson among them — that he punched holes in the newsroom walls. “It’s...
White House press secretary Jay Carney steps down
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama disclosed he's losing his chief spokesman on the same day that the president came to the White House briefing room to personally announce the resignation...
The top 5 moments of this Rangers playoff run
It has been a momentous postseason for the Rangers, reaching their first Stanley Cup final in 20 years. Having played 20 games in the first three rounds, they compiled some...
Tiananmen Square: Then and now
See Tiananmen Square during the height of the protests 25 years ago and today.
Obama reveals Malia attended first prom
WASHINGTON — A teenage rite of passage has come through the White House, with President Barack Obama revealing daughter Malia recently attended her first prom. Obama wouldn't say whether his...
Cat owners are smarter than dog owners
This is the cat’s meow: feline owners are smarter than their canine counterparts, according to a new study. The study, conducted by Carroll University on 600 students, scratched a sensitive...
J.Lo makes a sexy video, Christy Turlington covers Vogue and more
Christy Turlington makes a Vogue comeback, Katy Perry makes another perfume (and thus, presumably, another gazillion dollars) and now you can watch J.Lo roll around the desert scantily clad with...
Iman Shumpert's bizarre, racy new rap video
Iman Shumpert doesn’t seem to be too worried about who will be the next Knicks coach or whether Carmelo Anthony returns.
Ex-banker choked date after 9/11 argument: prosecutors
A first date ended with a felony assault rap for a former Citigroup banker who said he hated Americans and thought they got what they deserved on 9/11 — then hit...
'And then I realized I'm bleeding': Survivor of the killer virgin
She remembers his “smirky, grimacy smile” — just before he pumped five bullets into her body. Despite getting shot in the arm and chest, Bianca de Kock is still here, counted...
High-end art dealer robbed at knifepoint
A high-end art dealer was robbed at knifepoint in his Upper East Side pad by a handyman who took off with some cash — but left a showroom full of pricey...
Phil Jackson to Carmelo: Put off free agency for a year
There’s still a chance Carmelo Anthony may not become a free agent on July 1 after all. Knicks president Phil Jackson said he’s trying to convince Anthony to opt into...
Astros phenom granting home run wishes for wheelchair-bound kids
https://twitter.com/astros/status/472206496106049537 George Springer is so good right now, he's granting home-run wishes. The hot-shot rookie homered Thursday night for the seventh time in seven games, leading the Astros to a...
Nets' future may hinge on Brook Lopez's offseason
With the Nets season officially in the books, it’s time to look back at the year that was. We’ll look back at a different player each weekday, before wrapping up...
5 players who stood out during Jets OTAs
The Jets had their first organized team activity that was open to the media on Wednesday. The headlines were about the quarterbacks and some of the new acquisitions. But here...
Zuckerberg gives $120M to San Francisco public schools
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, are donating $120 million to the San Francisco Bay Area’s public school system. The couple’s gift will be spread over the...
Embattled VA secretary resigns
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki apologized in public and then resigned in the privacy of the White House on Friday, driven from office by a mushrooming scandal over...
Meet the NYPD cop who assisted at more than 20 'exorcisms'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ajDgSQDw9Q Meet the cop who busted scumbags by day — and Satan by night. The new horror film “Deliver Us From Evil,” due in theaters July 2, is based on...
The breakout stars of the Spelling Bee
Blooperific. An adjective, from the Latin (maybe), definition: having made a comical error. Let's use it in a sentence. The Scripps National Spelling Bee crowned young co-champions Thursday night, but two...
Teen student jumps to death after she's caught cheating
A bright student at a top city high school was humiliated in front of her classmates for cheating on a test — and was so ashamed that she jumped to...
Bank of America scores win with $2B Clippers sale
Brian Moynihan’s got game. The Wall Street chieftain’s Bank of America lined up a $2 billion offer for the Los Angeles Clippers in near-record time after the NBA threw down...
Co-champs at National Spelling Bee for first time in 52 years
Two boys tied for first place in the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday night — the first time co-champions have been crowned in 52 years. Sriram Hathwar, of 14, of...
Embattled VA secretary meets with Obama
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Friday he plans to have a "serious conversation" with Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki about whether he can stay in his job as the agency...
Poor man returns $125K dropped from Brinks truck
He deserves to eat like a king! A man who is so poor he only had $1 for lunch found a bag stuffed with $125,000 — but instead of celebrating with...
Google takes requests to scrub search results
Google is starting to accept requests from Europeans who want to erase unflattering information from the results produced by the world’s dominant search engine. The demands can be submitted on...
Law professor running against Cuomo
A liberal activist critical of Democratic Gov. Cuomo has launched a campaign website in a bid to run against him on the Working Families Party line. Fordham law professor Zephyr...
Hillary Clinton accuses Benghazi critics of 'flat-out deceit'
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton is firing a pre-emptive blast at her fiercest critics on the Benghazi issue, accusing them of “flat-out deceit” in her forthcoming book. Moving to confront a lingering...
Drugs, prostitution will add $16.7B to Britain's GDP
LONDON — Sex please — we're British. Britain's Office of National Statistics said prostitution and the import, manufacture and consumption of illegal drugs will be counted when making the government's...
Legendary DJ dies awaiting trial on child sex charges
NEWARK, NJ — Dave Herman, a pioneering New York City radio personality who was in a New Jersey jail awaiting trial on charges in a child sex sting, died Thursday....
Bands rally for fellow rocker fighting cancer
Downtown artists and musicians are heading to the Bowery Ballroom for a Sunday benefit for Simon Scott, a popular local artist and rocker who is trying to beat cancer. Hosted...
Demise of magazine wholesaler claims 6,000 jobs
About 6,000 people are about to be tossed out of work now that the nation’s No. 2 magazine wholesaler — Source Interlink Distribution — will be closing its doors. “While...
Falcone to FCC: 'Take action' to reverse hedge fund losses
Billionaire investor Phil Falcone is turning up the heat on Uncle Sam. Falcone, whose Harbinger Capital hedge fund owns the bankrupt LightSquared, a high-speed wireless start-up, is asking the Federal...
Plug pulled on 'Broadway 4D'
You know what the D in “Broadway 4D” stands for? Dead. The plug’s been pulled on this ambitious project, conceived by such prominent showbiz figures as “X-Men” director Bryan Singer,...
Rand musical more pain than ‘Anthem’
Once in a blue moon comes a show so laughably bad, it’s almost enjoyable — almost. Enter “The Anthem.” Loosely based on Ayn Rand’s 1938 sci-fi novella “Anthem,” this inept...
'Halt and Catch Fire' reboots '80s-era computer boom
As memorable friendship lines go, “Reverse-engineer an IBM PC with me!” is not exactly something from “Casablanca.” But Lee Pace (“Pushing Daisies”) ably sells the pitch as Joe MacMillan, a...
Hall of Fame rockers cut loose at ceremony
The fans who paid to be inside Barclays Center for the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony definitely got their money’s worth. The event (held April 10)...
Teenager jumps into Hudson after handing her ID to a stranger
This story has been updated. A disturbed teenager handed her belongings to a stranger — then jumped into the Hudson River Thursday, according to authorities. The teenager, whose name was...
Kid struck by car while playing basketball
An auto struck and critically injured an 11-year-old Brooklyn Thursday when he ran onto a busy street in Flatbush, cops said. The boy and two friends were playing basketball outside...
Obama catches heat for Veterans Affairs' failures boss
WASHINGTON — President Obama believes there needs to be “accountability” at the Department of Veterans Affairs, the White House said Thursday as more Democrats demanded the resignation of VA chief...
De Blasio gives Cuomo a hand to win liberals' support
Mayor Bill de Blasio appeared to give Gov. Andrew Cuomo a lesson in Left-Wing Politics 101 on Thursday. School was in session on Staten Island as the progressive mayor was...
Rangers just rooting for a Game 7 in the West
Now that the Rangers have clinched a spot in the Stanley Cup final, they look out west for the next opponent and they do have an open rooting interest. The...
After rough Game 5, Rangers defense comes up big
That defenseless performance in Montreal feels like weeks ago now. The Rangers followed up the no-show effort in Game 5 with as resolute and crisp an own-zone display as they...
Mets' d'Arnaud goes 0-for-4 in return from concussion
PHILADELPHIA — Travis d’Arnaud returned to the Mets’ lineup Thursday, but unless he begins showing dramatic improvement, that might not be such a good thing. “At this point you would...
Superstitious Rangers want no part of Prince of Wales Trophy
The Rangers want the Stanley Cup. Even for the time being, the Prince of Wales Trophy isn’t even a good enough substitute. After an emotional and hotly contested Eastern Conference...
Ferret ban mostly forgotten in the 15 years since it passed
For all the effort New York City has squandered on ferrets — studying and then banning them in 1999 and now studying and possibly legalizing them again — officials have...
Chiara, Dante de Blasio to be royals in Coney Island Mermaid Parade
Mayor de Blasio’s teenage kids are starting their summer off with a bang — as king and queen of a risqué parade featuring nearly naked “mermaids.” Chiara and Dante de...
School district to pay boy duct-taped by bus driver
A Long Island school district will pay the 13-year-old special-needs son of an NYPD cop $15,000 after a school bus driver duct-taped his mouth shut to keep him quiet during...
Tiffany & Co. is racist: lawsuit
Tiffany & Co. keeps blacks from upper management — due to an “antiquated” view that they can’t represent a luxury brand, a black manager claims in a lawsuit filed in...
Derek Stepan, Brandon Prust bury hatchet after broken jaw
The Garden crowd roared to life nearly every time Brandon Prust touched the puck on Thursday, loudly booing the Canadiens forward who broke Derek Stepan’s jaw with a late hit...
For veterans, Stanley Cup final run has extra meaning
For the three players who have been with the Rangers the longest, Thursday night’s Game 6 triumph in the Eastern Conference final — a 1-0 victory over the Canadiens that...
Check-cashing scammer funded sneaker obsession: prosecutors
He’s the Air Jordan bandit, prosecutors claim. A man accused of orchestrating a check-cashing scheme that ripped off more than $100,000 from New York banks used the cash to fund...
Canadiens' Dustin Tokarski valiant in defeat
In the end, Montreal wasn’t left questioning its goaltending, despite having an untested rookie in net for most of the Eastern Conference final. Instead, the Canadiens knew Dustin Tokarski actually...
Port Authority retiree still working for free, while collecting pension
A lawyer for the Port Authority gave up his paycheck for a pension because he could earn more that way — but still goes to work every day. Milt Pachter...
Ranger who returned after wife died sends team to Stanley Cup
Dominic Moore, for better or worse, has been best known as the veteran Rangers center who tragically lost his 32-year-old wife, Katie, to liver cancer in January 2013. Now Moore...
Silver orders Republican sponsors’ names off bills: GOP
ALBANY — Republicans in the state Assembly are charging that Democratic Speaker Sheldon Silver is trying to wipe out evidence of their existence. GOP Assembly members — who are outnumbered...
Exotic-animal lovers want more species legalized as pets in NYC
Exotic-pet laws in New York City are for the birds, animal lovers say. The city’s ferret-banning health code unfairly targets all sorts of lovable-but-strange pets — such as iguanas, pigs...
Duncan, Spurs rout Thunder, take 3-2 series lead
SAN ANTONIO — Back at home, this blowout went to the Spurs. Now they can clinch their return to the NBA Finals on the road, where they are the ones...
Lundqvist brings Stanley Cup final back to New York
When Henrik Lundqvist signed his seven-year, $59.5 million contract extension in early December, it wasn’t just the Rangers committing their future to the franchise goaltender, it was the franchise goaltender...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn An off-duty NYPD detective with 28 years on job was caught boozing behind the wheel in Bensonhurst, cops said. Detective James Nash, 53, was at Quentin Road and West...
City lawyers dismissed family's claims in EMT negligence suit
City lawyers callously dismissed the claims of the family of a young woman left unable to walk or talk by inept EMTs, warning them, “You can’t win this case.’’ But...
Waiver approved for Michelle Obama-backed school food standards
WASHINGTON — An intensifying p.r. campaign by Michelle Obama didn’t stop the House Appropriations Committee from passing a provision that allows schools to opt out of White House-backed lunch standards....
Drinks, chants and hugs as New York goes nuts for Rangers
Their Cup Runneth Over with joy, as New York floated on Cloud 1994. There is no better place to win than New York, which willed its Rangers to the Stanley...
Sex-slave crusader ousted from foundation as her tale crumbles
One of the world’s leading anti-sex slavery activists got bounced from her own foundation because her heartbreaking tale of being sold into child prostitution and years of abuse fell apart....
Lucky lottery machine nets $3M winner – again
It’s the luckiest lottery vending machine in Manhattan. A Rockefeller Center security guard bought a scratch-off ticket that turned out to be a $3 million winner from the machine at Pronto...
Gas fracking boosts US economy, energy independence: study
The Obama administration unveiled a report Thursday that credits fracking with making the United States more energy independent as well as creating 133,000 new jobs — including in New York...
Rangers complete 20-year climb back to final
This time, there was no need for hysterics or histrionics when it ended. There will be no forever call, which is just as well: Mount Vancouver doesn’t await them this...
Sympathy for the devil's parents: They tried to stop killer virgin
My daughter is a teenager filled with secrets, adolescent angst and enough inner drama to fill the pages of a Harlequin Romance novel. She tells me everything — except the...
No Josh-ing for Hondo
The bumbling Braves sent Hondo’s deficit back into four figures Thursday night when they threw it away against the Sawx to push the accounts payable to 1,030 blasses. Friday night:...