August 12, 2014
Kin of driver whom Stewart nearly killed last year want him banned
CANANDAIGUA, NY — NASCAR hothead Tony Stewart nearly killed a female driver last year on the same track where he mowed down a rival Saturday — and the woman's family...
Dog ready to sniff out porn star's alleged attacker
Duane Chapman, better known as reality TV star Dog the Bounty Hunter, has pledged to track down the fugitive mixed martial arts fighter who allegedly assaulted porn star Christy Mack...
Sportscaster name-drops all of Robin Williams' movies
A sports anchor has made a clever and touching tribute to Robin Williams. Zach Klein namechecked 22 of the late actors movies in his sports roundup. “For those of you...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan A FDNY EMS worker was punched in the back while she was trying to tend to her assailant in Greenwich Village, cops said. The medic was responding to a...
Robin Williams’ divorces left the star strapped for cash
Robin Williams’ two messy divorces gave him plenty of material for bitter alimony jokes, but the state of his finances was no laughing matter. The comic shelled out $20 million to...
Odell Beckham Jr.: Giants can have best offense in NFL
You have got to admire the hubris and the chutzpah, if not the health. Giants rookie receiver Odell Beckham Jr. — whose handful of reps in 7-on-7s were his first...
Barney’s homesick for 17th Street locale
Talk about retail profiling. Ashkenazy Acquisitions, the owner of the condo that houses the elegant Barney’s store at 660 Madison Ave., signed a contract to pay $60 million for the...
Mets fall to Nats as Montero gets pounded in return to bigs
The Mets continue to insist they aren’t dead yet. Maybe not, but their season is fading fast. It took another hit on Tuesday, as they got steamrolled, 7-1, by Washington...
Bratton: Criminal suspects should not resist arrest
Criminal suspects should just surrender quietly and not resist arrest to avoid ugly clashes with cops, police commissioner Bill Bratton said Tuesday. “What we’re seeing … over the last several...
Jets should give rookie Jace Amaro a serving of tough love
CORTLAND — It’s not too soon for the Jets to tell Jace Amaro to get his act together. While the big tight end is a rookie and it’s only the...
Robin Williams' demons
"Alcoholics are God’s rodeo clowns. We’re the ones doing the stupid s - - t nobody else will do,” Robin Williams said during a comedy tour titled, ominously in retrospect, “Weapons of Self...
Hardwick’s back for tweet, tweet seconds on Comedy Central
Comedy Central has renewed Chris Hardwick’s late-night show, “@midnight,” for a second season season (40 weeks) set to premiere next year. The show, airing Monday through Thursday at midnight (natch),...
Bud Selig won't make prediction on next commissioner
BALTIMORE — Bud Selig arrived in this city on Tuesday. By the time he leaves Thursday, the baseball commissioner hopes to have a successor in place. Selig refused to express...
Kate Spade the latest handbag slinger to see its stock slide
Wall Street has been dipping into handbags lately — and getting its fingers caught. Kate Spade’s investors are the latest casualty in a brutal month for handbags, with the company’s...
Rex still won’t say it, but Geno will be the starter
CORTLAND — The Jets’ first team took 21 snaps in 11-on-11 drills at Tuesday’s practice. Geno Smith was the quarterback for 19 of them. Smith will start Saturday night’s preseason...
Apple not as diverse as it might seem
Apple primarily relies on white and Asian men for its top-paying technology jobs, feeding the perception that Silicon Valley's economic boom is largely excluding women, blacks and Hispanics. A breakdown...
ABS sells off Tribeca development site
After decades of family ownership, Alan S. Cohen and Adam Maxson of ABS Partners have sold the development site at 353 and 355-357 Broadway between Leonard and Franklin streets. The...
22 things the NFL preseason has taught us ... so far
Now that we are approaching preseason halftime — the period when we are approximately halfway between the opening of NFL training camps and the regular season — we figured this...
Knicks face tough tests to open season
The Knicks won’t have long to wait to find out how they stack up in the East. The revamped Knicks, who were 37-45 last season and missed the playoffs by...
Apple, Samsung market shares threatened by cheaper devices
Apple could lose a quarter of its smartphone market share by next year amid intensifying competition from emerging markets, Fitch Ratings warned in a report Tuesday. The ratings firm said...
McAdoo: Giants 'need to take leap of faith' with new offense
If the Giants’ offense is going to snap out of its early slump and get back to being one of the best in the NFL, it clearly has a long...
Giants may have found hidden gem in WR Washington
The position, the highlight-reel catches, and overlooked and undrafted status have brought on the inevitable question: Is Corey Washington the next Victor Cruz? And even if the Giants’ surprising wideout...
George Pyne to uproot from WME-IMG
George Pyne, the embattled head of college sports at the powerhouse WME-IMG, is about to leave the newly minted agency, The Post has learned. Pyne, 48, the president of IMG...
Model cleared on charges she ripped off beau's credit card
Manhattan prosecutors dismissed grand larceny charges against the model ex-wife of World Cup champion Lothar Matthaus arrested in April for allegedly using an old flame’s credit card to buy thousands...
Miriam Moskowitz fights to clear name despite spy conviction
A 98-year-old retired math teacher has asked a Manhattan federal judge to clear her “good name” — insisting she was never a “Red Menace” despite her 1950 conviction in an...
Damon Dash Jr. pleads guilty to harassing girlfriend
The son of former Roc-A-Fella records music mogul, Damon Dash, pleaded guilty to harassment Tuesday for allegedly strangling his girlfriend in Chelsea last year. Damon “Boogie” Dash, 22, was originally...
The day in photos
Newborn pandas are too cute for words, Israel and Palestine exchange collateral damage, floods and droughts cause havoc and more.
Livery driver fatally shot execution-style on Bronx street
A livery driver was shot execution-style in the head and left for dead in the middle of a Bronx street early Tuesday — the second fatal apparent carjacking of a...
#Fatkini body awareness campaign floods social media
To heck with counting calories and logging endless hours at the gym — thousands of plus-size women are accepting their bodies as is. In the face of constant scrutiny on...
72-year-old bleeding from brain after Village 'knockout' attack
A 72-year-old cancer survivor was left with bleeding on the brain when he was knocked out in broad daylight on a West Village street, law enforcement sources and the victim...
Public schools getting safer as violent incidents decrease
Public schools are getting safer-- but there were still more than 55,000 incidents last year. Violent incidents in schools fell 21 percent between 2011 and 2013, according to data released...
Landlord left disabled woman trapped in her own apartment: suit
A notorious Brooklyn landlord has left a disabled woman imprisoned in her own apartment by refusing to give her a key to a wheelchair-accessible entrance, the woman charges in a...
Giants secondary isn't your usual work in progress
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie doesn’t expect to do much trash-talking Saturday night when the Giants face the Colts in a preseason game at Lucas Oil Stadium. First of all, it’s only the...
Yankees will skip Kuroda's turn in rotation
BALTIMORE - In an effort to avoid watching Hiroki Kuroda tire down the stretch as he did a year ago, the Yankees are skipping the veteran right-hander. Kuroda worked Sunday...
How healing power could swing the pennant races
The week started with more of the same. Baltimore’s Manny Machado went down swinging while Detroit’s Justin Verlander could not go on pitching. The 2014 season: Where pain gains. There...
Police cite death threats, won't name cop who shot Missouri teen
FERGUSON, Mo. — Rev. Al Sharpton pressed police Tuesday to release the name of the officer who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in suburban St. Louis, and he pleaded...
The 10 all-time best ‘Real Housewives’ husbands
This week on the “Real Housewives” shows, the men have really been bringing the dude drama. Sure, you may hear about the ladies flipping tables and throwing prosthetic legs, but...
Steubenville football gives 'second chance' to player convicted of rape
Just over one year after being convicted of rape, Ma'Lik Richmond is back on a football field. Richmond, one of the two Steubenville, Ohio, high school football players convicted of raping...
'Candy Crush' maker's shares crash as much as 23%
Life wasn’t so sweet on Tuesday for the maker of the “Candy Crush Saga.” King Digital Entertainment shares tumbled 22 percent in after-hours trading Tuesday after the mobile game maker...
83-year-old man hits $11.5M Lotto jackpot
Better late than never! An 83-year-old Bronx resident who plays the New York Lottery every day can finally experience champagne wishes and caviar dreams now that he’s hit the jackpot...
Off-duty NYPD cop in deadly crash was driving wrong way
An off-duty NYPD cop was killed driving the wrong way on the New York State Thruway on Tuesday morning, slamming head-on into another car and killing that driver, too, police...
The life and times of Robin Williams
His California classmates voted him the funniest — and least likely to succeed. Williams proved them right. Then he proved them wrong.
Johnny Depp sports a serious ’stache for ‘Mortdecai’
Not satisfied with one iconic facial hair design, Johnny Depp is serving up a new mustache that’s sure to attract some attention. In the first teaser for his upcoming movie...
Duo claim Brooklyn Bridge white flags were theirs
Two German artists have claimed responsibility for the white flags planted on the Brooklyn Bridge last month — offering compelling video evidence that even the NYPD thinks is legit. Mischa...
Grenades, pistols found stowed in Brooklyn basement
A contractor cleaning out a Brooklyn basement made a startling discovery Tuesday — a couple of grenades and two pistols hidden in the debris, cops said. The worker found the...
Geno Smith shines through the rain at Jets practice
CORTLAND – The Jets went through a rain-soaked practice Tuesday and some players fared better than others in the elements. Quarterback Geno Smith had a strong day and seemed unaffected...
Starlet lost 'The Wizard of Oz' role because of Howard Hughes?
Did Howard Hughes cost a starlet a plum part in “The Wizard of Oz”? On the 75th anniversary of the Judy Garland classic, a new book revives the story that...
5 reasons to check-in to Soho House Chicago
The globally chic private club Soho House has extended its empire in the US once again. Now, along with those in New York, West Hollywood and Miami, the see-and-be-seen creative...
Peter Brant buys late artist's home for $27M
Art-collecting billionaire businessman Peter Brant paid $27 million — $2 million above the $25 million asking price — for an East Village home and studio where the late artist and...
Scholar busted for groping sleeping woman on flight
Dumb move, smart guy! A Cornell University visiting scholar was busted for allegedly groping a sleeping woman aboard a flight from Tokyo to Newark Liberty Airport on Sunday night. Eun...
Front-page squeegee man quits his 'gig'
The “squeegee man” featured on the cover of the New York Post last week has quit his window “washing” hustle after he was tossed in jail, he said Tuesday. “It...
Yankees-Orioles washed out by rain
BALTIMORE — The Yankees-Orioles game scheduled for Tuesday evening has been postponed because of rain. The game was scrubbed four hours before the scheduled 7 p.m. start time. Shane Greene...
It's LeBron James vs. Larry Bird (as recruiters)
Kevin Love's on the way. So whom will LeBron James be able to recruit to Cleveland next? Shawn Marion could be the next veteran to join the four-time MVP and...
'Downton' babies are growing up
http://instagram.com/p/rg-7W_NTfk/?modal=true The kids are all right! Yes, the motherless and fatherless but uber-privileged toddlers of “Downton Abbey” seem to be coming along beautifully. New photos courtesy of the “Downton Abbey”...
Red Bulls trade for talented striker Saer Sene
The Red Bulls completed one of the moves sporting director Andy Roxburgh had alluded to, trading for New England’s Saer Sene. The Red Bulls sent the Revolution allocation cash and...
Rex will start Antonio Allen vs. A.J. Green because 'What the heck?'
CORTLAND — The Jets are wasting no time in finding out whether Antonio Allen can play cornerback. Allen was moved from safety to cornerback on Monday, and now he will...
Korean Royals fan's trip is the feel-good baseball story of the year
When SungWoo Lee — perhaps the most unlikely Royals superfan on the planet — signed up to make the trip from Seoul, South Korea, to Kansas City to see his beloved baseball...
Top 50 fantasy football running backs, ranked
One of these days, the NFL finally may render fantasy running backs irrelevant, but that day is not here yet. What the growing reliance on the passing game has done...
Supermodels soak up the Turkish sun at the Maçakizi Hotel
Kate Moss and Naomi Campbell were just checking out as I was checking in to the Maçakizi Hotel. The gamine gal pals were trotting off to a nearby Greek island,...
Tesla's Model S gets dinged by Consumer Reports
It turns out Tesla’s sleek Model S sedan is far from perfect. Although Consumer Reports called the luxury electric car “the best” it ever tested last year, earning a score...
Manziel gaining ground in Browns 'fierce' QB competition
Johnny Manziel is making believers. Following his first preseason game -- in which he completed 7 of 11 passes for 63 yards, rushing for 27 yards -- the rookie quarterback...
Clippers sale goes through: Ballmer takes over for Sterling
LOS ANGELES — Steve Ballmer officially became the new owner of the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday for a record $2 billion. The team said the sale closed after a...
Robin Williams, comedy genius: His 50 greatest jokes
In memory of Robin Williams’ passing, here are 50 of his greatest jokes. 1. “If it’s the Psychic Network, why do they need a phone number?” 2. “The Second Amendment:...
Cara celebrates a birthday, Kate Moss’ fortune continues to grow and more
Today goes to the Brits: Henry Holland does handbags, Cara Delevingne has a birthday and Kate Moss makes more money than god. - Kate Moss: 40, fabulous and filthy rich....
Robin Williams shining on screen
Robin Williams burst onto the scene, and into the nation’s hearts, with his maniacal mugging and rapid-fire verbal dexterity on “Mork and Mindy,” which premiered on ABC in 1978 and...
Man busted for scamming Jazz great out of $500K
A Long Island man was charged Tuesday with stealing almost $500,000 that an elderly Brooklyn jazz great had been awarded by a Japanese arts foundation, the Brooklyn district attorney said....
Rikers inmates riot after being sent to bed with no TV
Horndog prisoners at Rikers Island went muy loco Monday night — when they rioted because new bedtime rules forced them to miss their favorite sexy Latin soap opera. Hardened jailbirds...
David Axelrod hits back at Hillary for foreign policy jabs
WASHINGTON — One of President Obama’s top political advisers is slapping back at Hillary Clinton for her harsh criticism of Obama’s foreign policy. David Axelrod — who was Obama’s top strategist during...
Teacher's aide admits molesting elementary school students
A 21-year-old teacher's aide admitted sexually abusing three Bronx students — including an 8-year-old girl he assaulted multiple times because she "was more his type," authorities said Tuesday. Steven Walters, an...
Nudists fight National Park Service nude beach ban by getting naked
When Marianna Grace visited Fire Island as a kid, she remembers shuddering at the sight of nudists letting it all hang out at Lighthouse Beach — which at the time...
NYT journalist injured in Iraqi aid helicopter crash
BAGHDAD — A Russian-built Iraqi military helicopter providing aid to those stranded on a mountain fleeing Sunni militants crashed Tuesday after too many tried to climb aboard, killing the pilot,...
Showalter: Jeter arrived late on famous flip play
http://youtu.be/ApoJk9X7Vto The "flip play" may be the most famous play in Derek Jeter's Hall of Fame career, but former Yankees manager Buck Showalter wasn't as impressed as everyone else. Showalter...
Woman dies in motorcycle crash
An early morning motorcycle ride ended in tragedy when a 21-year-old man lost control of the bike killing his female passenger, cops said. The duo was on Grand Central Parkway...
The High Line's latest condo champ
When offering NYP Home a sneak peak of the model unit at his latest building, 508 W. 24th Street a condo on the High Line with move-ins set for this...
Porn star's terrifying account of MMA fighter's 'attack'
Porn star Christy Mack has released a horrifying account of the night she was allegedly attacked by her ex-boyfriend, mixed martial arts fighter Jon Koppenhaver, better known as War Machine. Las...
Spanish priest dies from Ebola
MADRID — A Spanish missionary priest being treated for Ebola died Tuesday in a Madrid hospital amid a worldwide debate over who should get experimental Ebola treatments. After holding a...
Is travel addiction a real thing?
My name is Maggie Parker, and I am a travel addict. Many people say they are addicted to travel, but the difference between being a travel fanatic and being a...
Mom arrested for helping son set himself on fire
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A North Carolina woman has been arrested and accused of helping her son with a video in which he set himself on fire as part of the...
Fan defies death with epic catch at Wrigley
[mlbvideo id="35286217" width="612" height="360" /] If it weren't enough for retiree Mike Pullin to make an incredible grab over the back of the Wrigley Field bleachers on Monday night, then...
Russian army's aid convoy will be turned away by Ukraine
MOSCOW — A convoy of 280 Russian trucks reportedly packed with aid headed for eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, but Kiev said it would only allow the goods through under the...
Down on its luck, Atlantic City's Revel Casino is closing
The tallest building in Atlantic City — and the second tallest in New Jersey — will shut its doors next month. The bankrupt 57-story Revel Casino and Hotel, whose creative...
Times columnist Maureen Dowd to write for magazine
Gray Lady columnist Maureen Dowd, who recently penned a piece about eating a pot-laced candy bar during a stay in a Denver hotel, will add to her duties as a...
Man rescued after getting stuck in clothing bin
This was no charity rescue. A dimwitted thief trying to get his hands on donations inside a charity clothing bin in Upper Manhattan had to be rescued by firefighters early...
First known panda triplets born in China
BEIJING — China announced Tuesday the birth of extremely rare panda triplets in a further success for the country's artificial breeding program. The three cubs were born July 29 in...
Asbestos pushed in Asia as product for the poor
VAISHALI, India — The executives mingled over tea and sugar cookies, and the chatter was upbeat. Their industry, they said at the conference in the Indian capital, saves lives and...
Cowboys cornerback suspended for taking 'Molly'
Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick was suspended the first four games of the season after testing positive for MDMA, according to ESPN.com. Scandrick said he unknowingly took the drug, better known as “Molly”...
Police fire tear gas in second night of St. Louis unrest
FERGUSON, Mo. — Police in riot gear fired tear gas into a crowd of protesters in a St. Louis suburb where an unarmed black teenager had been fatally shot by...
Peeved law students sue after exam software fails
PORTLAND, Ore. — Law students taking the bar exam have it tough: Three years hitting the books. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in tuition. And all of it potentially wasted...
Hondo walkin' his dogs
The Cardinals put forth a solid effort to rally on Hondo’s behalf but came up a run short Monday night, falling to the Fish to increase the NRN (nasty red...
Jets' Amaro dismisses Rex Ryan's Ditka advice
CORTLAND — Rex Ryan’s recent suggestion that Jace Amaro get playing tips from old Mike Ditka game films got a chilly reception from the rookie tight end Monday. “I’m not...
Shocking 'knockout' attack on elderly man caught on tape
http://youtu.be/yJy-m9TfGrc A heartless creep slugged an elderly man in the face on a Greenwich Village street in an unprovoked knockout, cops said. The suspect was caught on a surveillance camera...
Naval Academy grad pleads guilty to Ponzi scheme
A Naval Academy grad pleaded guilty Monday to operating a $1.2 million Ponzi scheme in a plea deal that will land him in prison for a minimum of 1 ¹/₂...
Girl finds loaded gun while playing at the beach
A 10-year-old girl playing in the surf at Coney Island made a shocking and potentially deadly discovery Monday afternoon, finding a loaded gun buried on the packed beach, cops said....
Defense lawyer claims assaulted woman at fault for 'having eye open'
The lawyer for a Brooklyn man convicted of rupturing an elderly woman’s eyeball when he kicked in her car’s window in a post-Hurricane Sandy gas-line rage, Monday blamed the victim’s...
Taxi company to pay more than $1.6M for ripping off cabbies
A taxi company whose owner previously ran into trouble for turning junked cars into cabs in Chicago will pay more than $1.6 million to settle charges it ripped off nearly...
'Heartbreakers' casts blasts from the past
Investigation Discovery is well-known for its true-crime series. But for its latest show, “Heartbreakers,” it’s taken a novel twist — casting TV actors from the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s to...
5 Fringe Festival shows actually worth catching
Hard on the heels of an Ebola outbreak comes the New York International Fringe Festival. Now in its 18th year, this year’s fest seems as sophomoric and scrappy as ever....
'Shark Week's’ fin-tastic numbers
‘Shark Week” got off to a strong ratings start Sunday, with the annual Discovery event drawing 3.6 million viewers in its opening night. It also snared a record 2.27 rating...
Back to the future: Adieu, middle class
With shootings up and pressure on the NYPD to curb the kind of policing that has made the city so safe, it’s worth thinking about what the long-term effects of...
Attacking the city's top schools
Mayor de Blasio, like so many others who call themselves “progressive,” is gung-ho to solve social problems. In fact, he is on a crusade to solve an educational problem that...
Out of control: New York's non-leaders
The Rev. Al Sharpton has called off plans for a march across the Verrazano Bridge, in favor of a rally at the site of Eric Garner’s death followed by a...
The war Obama didn't end
There was a time not so long ago when President Obama boasted of how he had “ended” the Iraq War. It was, in his telling, a sign of his stalwart...
Hillary Clinton's slam against President Obama
Hillary Clinton’s sudden outburst against President Obama’s foreign policy — or lack thereof — was spot on. Question is: Why didn’t she say something when she was in a position...
Recognizing 9/11's real heroes
First responders who became ill after working at Ground Zero deserve every penny of compensation they get. But does that mean anyone claiming to be such a person should automatically...
New York stands with Israel
The governor of America’s third-largest state is headed to Israel tonight, and the trip couldn’t come at a better time. That governor, of course, is New York’s Andrew Cuomo. His...
Traffic nightmare feared if DNC comes to Brooklyn in 2016
If the Democratic National Convention comes to Brooklyn in 2016, it won’t just bring a lot of windbag politicians to New York — it will bring a traffic nightmare. Plans...
Top real-estate agent stole $2,000 in clothes from Saks
She rakes in piles of cash as one of New York’s top real-estate brokers, but she still couldn’t resist taking a five-finger discount at Saks Fifth Avenue. Kate Meckler —...
One of Sampson’s campaign donors is a mob associate
At least one major contributor doesn’t care that Brooklyn state Sen. John Sampson is running for re-election while facing corruption charges — a former legal client with ties to the...
Iraq begins rescuing Yazidis trapped by jihadis
Refugees trapped on a northern Iraq mountaintop burst into tears of relief Monday as they were hauled aboard a rickety Iraqi rescue helicopter that also delivered lifesaving supplies to those...
NYPD ordered to 'drive around flashing lights' to deter crime
Members of the NYPD’s elite Emergency Services Unit — many ex-military members who scale bridges to rescue jumpers and turn into rooftop snipers to nail hostage-takers — have been ordered...
Politician made anti-corn movie, but has stock in corn companies
WASHINGTON — A New York congressional candidate who made a documentary about the hazards of a corn-fed diet is up to his ears in conflict since his wife owns more...
Alleged mobster barred from daughter’s equestrian show
Births, deaths and graduations are important life events — show jumping, not so much. A reputed Bonanno acting capo under house arrest since January was barred from attending his daughter’s...
'Athleisure' trend sends denim sales plummeting
It’s a crisis of acid-washed proportions. The “atheleisure’’ craze that has city women donning comfy yoga pants and other leggings for everyday wear has dramatically cut into the sales of...
Racer says crash that killed Kevin Ward Jr. was avoidable
Upstate cops intensified their probe into whether NASCAR driver Tony Stewart intentionally mowed down and killed a rival — while another racer said he thought the tragedy could have been...
Falcone files for 'divorce' from LightSquared
Billionaire Phil Falcone is getting a divorce — not from his fashionista wife Lisa Maria, but from his dreams of owning a nationwide 4G LTE wireless network. On Monday, Falcone...
If Yankees want Cuban phenom, it's nearly time to show it
BALTIMORE — If the Yankees want in on the bidding war for Rusney Castillo, they will have to submit a bid by the end of the week. The Cuban defector,...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan Cops are looking for a man who stole a pendant right off a woman’s neck in the elevator of a Lower East Side apartment building. The suspect targeted and...
Yankees right back at the brink of irrelevance
BALTIMORE — This one stung, so much so that Joe Girardi couldn’t even find his mask of tranquility late Monday night. So much so that the Yankees coaches sat en...