August 17, 2014
Kuroda finally pitches like an ace
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hiroki Kuroda’s streak of retiring 17 straight Rays was fractured when Matt Joyce laced a leadoff double to right in the seventh inning of the Yankees’...
School clothings: Four differing visions of girls' fall fashions
School bells are starting to ring, and clothing stores hope cash registers will do the same. To get a jump on the fashion trend for this back-to-school shopping season, check...
A makeover in Times Square? BR Guest!
Times Square is getting an upscale makeover, Side Dish has learned. A new flagship Dos Caminos is coming to the W Hotel, along with an updated take on Blue Fin....
Kushner, Normandy pick up downtown tech haven
Jared Kushner and Normandy Partners have scooped up another downtown office building that will likely be renovated for tech tenants. The companies closed Friday on the purchase of a half...
Dubai blocks heavily pierced man at customs
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A heavily tattooed German man whose face is embellished with horn implants and more than 100 piercings said Sunday he was refused entry to Dubai...
An outburst of honesty from a NY union leader
Far be it from us to get involved in a spat between labor groups, but police-union boss Pat Lynch made several noteworthy points in The Post on Sunday in a...
Tanaka ready for next step, which comes with a curveball
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The next step in the Masahiro Tanaka rehab tour will come this week, when the right-hander will throw breaking balls from a mound. According to Joe...
Obama deserts an ally in wartime
What kind of ally refuses to send you desperately needed weapons when you’re smack in the middle of a war? Apparently, that’s what the Obama folks did with Israel, which...
Gov. Cuomo's party pooper
When it rains, it pours for Gov. Cuomo. For months, he’s had US Attorney Preet Bharara breathing down his neck, examining the governor’s abrupt shutdown of the Moreland Commission. Then...
Mets fans: You may see Jacob deGrom on the mound again soon
Jacob deGrom’s stint on the disabled list could be, as the Mets rookie right-hander predicted, a short one. DeGrom, shelved since Aug. 11 after being diagnosed with right rotator cuff...
Sure sign David Wright is suffering: He avoids questions
David Wright’s disappointing season continues to be a source of frustration. If it’s not his swing, it’s his health. The Mets captain, hit by a pitch on the back of...
Now the Yankees can afford to give Derek Jeter a rest
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — This is what it is going to take for the Yankees to survive. In their last 10 innings of baseball against the Rays, they got clutch...
Couples behave badly in Rebeck’s ‘Poor Behavior’
Many stories about a get-together or reunion build up to a big, cathartic blow-up. Theresa Rebeck’s new play, “Poor Behavior,” opens with one. And it’s all downhill from there for...
Hondo's bearing up well
Hondo, who faltered Saturday night by losing two of three with the Pirates, Mariners and Indians, jumped back into the pool Sunday and ended up treading water as he connected...
Giants' rookie lineman looks like a starter
The Giants selected Weston Richburg out of Colorado State in the second round of the draft because they think he is an offensive-line prospect who can play right away and...
D-pressing: Giants need Fewell's crew to pick up the slack
There is plenty of angst surrounding the performance of the Giants’ first-team offense during Saturday night’s preseason game against the Colts in Indianapolis. The Giants emerged with a 27-26 win...
Worst intern ever! Employers dish on workers' worst offenses
Summer intern season is winding down — and for every batch of impressive apprentices, one or two will always be remembered for all the wrong reasons. Here, three city employers...
What's the best way to leave work for a job interview?
I’m looking for a new job, and a prospective employer can only seem to schedule interviews during the workday. Is it cool to leave for two hours during the day...
NJ farm — not aliens — carves corn maze in Jeter's honor
This one's sure to get Derek Jeter's ear. A farm in South Brunswick, N.J., saluted the retiring captain by etching Jeter's likeness into a five-acre corn maze, complete with the message: "Von Thun...
Salty Coughlin on Giants offense: 'They better' get it together
Eli Manning said he sees signs the Giants’ offense is getting better. Despite the dismal results, Victor Cruz said, “I’m not concerned’’ and that “there were definitely some positive things...
Calvin Pryor 'knocked some dudes out' in smash debut
It has been a quiet preseason for the Jets’ rookie class, but a few of them made some noise in Saturday’s game with the Bengals. Safety Calvin Pryor led the...
Derrick Rose, Mason Plumlee and what to watch for with Team USA
Team USA — fresh off a 95-78 win over Brazil in Chicago in its first exhibition game Saturday night — begins a week of preparation in New York for the...
Yankees still have pulse, stop Rays for second straight win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — They remain extreme long shots to catch the Orioles in the AL East and have two clubs to pass for the second wild-card ticket. Yet, by...
2 unconscious women are rescued from NYC apartment fire
A rookie firefighter and two other smoke eaters rescued a pair of young women from an East Village apartment blaze Sunday morning. FDNY Lt. Michael Demeo, firefighter John Rocchio and...
Rafael Montero gives sparkling start, but offense lets Mets down
For one afternoon, Rafael Montero looked like he was worthy of the hype. Of course, the woeful Cubs likely had a lot to do with the best start of his...
Mets have pitching, Cubs hitting -- so why hasn't a deal happened?
The rest of the sport keeps trying to play matchmaker between the Mets and Cubs. Talk to an executive about the Mets’ search for hitting or the Cubs’ hunt for...
Unheralded WR catching TD after TD for Giants — against all odds
The later it is in the game, the higher Corey Washington rises in his uphill challenge to stick around on the Giants’ roster. Rookies have been highly productive in the...
Kliff Kingsbury dares Beyoncé to do the ice bucket challenge
Just when we thought we reached fever pitch with the ice-bucket challenge to raise money for ALS research, Kliff Kingsbury throws down the ultimate gauntlet. On Friday, the Texas Tech head coach...
Jadeveon Clowney reminds QBs: Be terrified of me
HOUSTON — Jadeveon Clowney is already showing how dominant he can be in the NFL. The top overall pick in the draft made big hits behind the line on consecutive...
Geno Smith needs to step up despite shoddy treatment from above
Geno Smith won’t have to worry about Rex Ryan throwing him to the wolves during garbage time to win the Snoopy Bowl Friday night against the Giants, the way poor...
Feds to get a second autopsy on Michael Brown's body
FERGUSON, Mo. — Attorney General Eric Holder on Sunday ordered a federal medical examiner to perform another autopsy on a black Missouri teenager whose fatal shooting by a white police...
Miss Texas throws one of the worst first pitches ever
The world has found the one pitcher who can't help the 48-76 Rangers. Taking her rightful place on the pantheon of first-pitch nightmares, joining 50 Cent and Chrissy Teigen, is Miss Texas,...
Ultimate Warrior's widow slams Hulk Hogan
The widow of wrestling great The Ultimate Warrior has accused Hulk Hogan of being a fake when speaking publicly about her late husband. Dana Warrior released a statement this weekend...
The growth and grief of a Jets CB: 'I couldn't do any more funerals'
CINCINNATI — Darrin Walls’ phone rang around 3 a.m. on the morning of May 29, one of those calls that when you hear the phone ring, your heart starts pounding....
Neighbors refused to open doors for stabbed screaming woman
A Bronx woman who was being beaten and about to be knifed by her abusive boyfriend desperately pounded on a neighbor’s door and screamed for other residents’ help Sunday —...
13 shot in bloody weekend in NYC
An aspiring rapper and his manager were fatally shot in Manhattan early Sunday, part of a bloody weekend in which 13 others also were wounded by gun violence, authorities said....
Islamic State beheads hundreds of members of Syrian tribe
The Islamic State militant group has executed 700 members of a tribe it has been battling in eastern Syria during the past two weeks, the majority of them civilians, a...
Eminem, Rihanna rock the house at MetLife
Jay Z and Beyonce named their tour "On The Run," but it's Eminem and Rihanna who are this summer's real rebels. The double-headlined "Monster" tour arrived at MetLife Stadium on...
Three men shot in Harlem park
Three men were wounded in a hail of bullets Saturday night at an East Harlem park. Bystanders said the shots rang out just before 10 p.m. in crowded Jefferson Park,...
George Takei on social media, William Shatner and what it takes 'To Be Takei'
Septuagenarians don’t come much hipper than George Takei. At 77, he’s spent the past years increasing his cool cred with spots on shows such as “The Big Bang Theory” and...
How the CIA set a terrorist up with 'groupie' for marriage — and death
In September 2009, Morten Storm, a young Danish national-turned-Islamic jihadist, flew to Yemen to visit an old friend — Anwar al-Awlaki, the American-born terrorist leading al Qaeda in Yemen. Awlaki had...
Why Obama is driving Jews from the Democratic Party
A friend who is conservative and Jewish asks a question: “Given Obama’s hostile treatment of Israel, isn’t it time for Jews to have their Ronald Reagan moment?” By that, he...
NY 'fixed' Common Core tests -- and scores surged
State officials touted increases in scores on tough Common Core exams this year but failed to reveal that they had lowered the number of right answers needed to pass half...
NYC teachers, police unions in all-out war
In an open letter to The Post, the spitting-mad boss of the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association ripped his teachers-union counterpart Saturday for the “disgraceful” decision to co-sponsor the Rev. Al Sharpton’s...
Jets fan who punched woman: 'Unfortunately it wasn't the guy'
The unrepentant Jets fan who infamously punched a female Patriots fan in the kisser last year will soon be back rooting in person for Gang Green — but not before...
Developer demands $1M from Crown Heights garden volunteers
A small-time Brooklyn developer says green thumbs and schoolchildren can keep their community garden — if they can come up with the lettuce. Steve Billings of TYC Realty says the...
Rutgers offense outshines its defense in final scrimmage
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — In Rutgers’ last scrimmage before its Aug. 28 opener at Washington State, the Scarlet Knights’ offense looked as if it were ready for a bowl game …...
This Giants TE showed his potential in preseason win
INDIANAPOLIS — Adrien Robinson said, “I’ve been waiting for a chance to make plays like that.’’ The Giants have been waiting for it, too. Saturday night, the third-year tight end...
1 shot, 7 arrested after Ferguson curfew
The first night of a state-ordered curfew in Ferguson, Mo. ended Sunday morning with seven arrests and one person critically wounded during protests. Cops fired smoke bombs and tear gas...
The one position the Mets need to upgrade in 2015
Wilmer Flores probably isn’t the answer at shortstop, and the Mets know this. But they see no downside in continuing to give him a look. If the Mets are lucky,...
Contractors fail to prune trees, put public in danger: report
The Parks Department is stumped when it comes to the city’s street trees — paying contractors for phantom prunings and failing to trim trees that need it, an audit by...
Hondo's a Pod picker
Hondo scored easily with the Tribe again Saturday night but whiffed with the Mariners and Pirates, whose late collapse raised the deficit to 1,530 shows. Sunday: Mr. Aitch will take...
Jets get flagged to all hell to get revenge on Bengals
CINCINNATI — The Jets played some flag football in Saturday night’s 25-17 preseason victory over the Bengals. The Jets drew 12 penalties for 133 yards in the game. Seven of...
Flash mobs used to bolster turnout at Queens church
A Manhattan church is about to get mobbed up next week. Michael Cadigan is stirring the faithful to fill the pews at St. John the Baptist Church on Aug. 24...
David Wright gets drilled exactly where he didn't want to
David Wright left Saturday’s 7-3 win over the Cubs after being drilled by a pitch from Dan Straily on the left shoulder, virtually in the same spot that has been...
Despite Rex's bravado, DBs must improve or Jets are in trouble
CINCINNATI —Jets coach Rex Ryan was cornered, and he knew it. So first he tried humor. “First off, I will not be answering any questions on the secondary,” he said,...
Illegal donation bins blight city, spur council action
Unsightly and illegal clothing drop boxes are spreading across New York like rats — and they’re just as unsavory. Now lawmakers are moving to rid city sidewalks of illegal bins,...
Hakeem Nicks taunts, shreds Giants: They miss him already
INDIANAPOLIS — The Giants’ first-team offense could have used Hakeem Nicks on Saturday night at Lucas Oil Stadium. The only problem was he was wearing a Colts jersey and having...
In a Tiger-less golf world, can Rory steal his throne?
The question is pertinent now, because it has to be. With the first leg of the FedEx Cup to begin on Thursday at Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus, N.J., and...
Why the Obama administration sees racism everywhere
The Obama administration has done little to calm racial tensions as they spread from Manhattan to St. Louis to Los Angeles. Quite the opposite, some top officials have fueled African-American...
What it meant when the British burned down the White House
On the evening of Aug. 24, 1814, a man — unelected and not American — walked into the House of Representatives in Washington, DC, and sat in the chair of...
A legendary Manhattan DA's wife recalls their long relationship
Billionaire cosmetics magnate and noted philanthropist Ronald Lauder wasn’t exactly the picture of charity during a run-in with then Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau in 1998. Lauder, then chairman of...
How banning gambling can save Atlantic City
It’s time for one last-ditch effort to save Atlantic City. They’ve tried everything else, so why not this one: Make gambling illegal. Now is as good a time as any...
Why some Muslims want to kill the Yazidis by genocide
To hear President Obama tell it, one might think that recent bombing raids by the US against jihadist positions between Mosul and Erbil in northern Iraq have already removed the...
Ghetto mobster or innocent man? An NYC murder case falls apart
John Giuca was accused of being a gang boss who ordered the death of a teen. But as the case slowly falls apart, he may turn out to be just...
Carlos Beltran looks smooth in return to outfield
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Carlos Beltran returned to right field Saturday for the first time since May 12 when a bone spur in the right elbow forced him to the...