December 25, 2014
Man sues Taxi and Limousine Commission for 'ruining' his life
A man who claims the Taxi and Limousine Commission ruined his life has filed a $1 million suit against the agency and two of its officers. Michael Davis, 49, and...
Man threatened to hang himself in plane bathroom
A man flying to New York on Christmas locked himself in a JetBlue plane bathroom and threatened to hang himself, authorities said. The passenger, 37, was drunk and said he...
Nightclub owner suing cops over brawl
He took on Hooters — and now, he’s going after some boobs at the Suffolk County Police Department. Long Island night-life impresario Tim Lorito — who once put a local...
Veteran should get special trial after destructive rampage: mom
An Iraq war vet with serious combat injuries is languishing on Rikers Island for crimes he doesn’t remember committing — when he should be getting special treatment through veterans programs,...
Tourists will pay a pretty peso to visit Cuba
HAVANA — It may be the workers’ paradise — but its prices would put even Manhattan capitalists to shame. American tourists hoping to score a cheap vacation by visiting Cuba...
Eric Garner's daughter posts address of cop at his death
One of Eric Garner’s daughters marked Christmas Day by spreading personal information about an NYPD cop who was present during the chokehold death of her father — outraging officers still...
Shopping for bargains on day after Christmas
Deck the halls — then hit the malls! The Christmas Day shopping lull was over in the blink of an eye, as post-holiday sales were set to draw hordes out...
On the second day of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas, we celebrate the birth of a child. On the second day of Christmas, we learn if the message took. At its core, the story...
How Hillary could make ObamaCare worse
AN ABC-Washington Post poll shows 61 percent of Democrats support Hillary Clinton for president in 2016, far more than other contenders. If she wins the White House, health reform could...
Florida beats New York
We’re No. 4! We’re No. 4! New York state, that is. And it’s nothing to cheer about. The numbers-crunchers have been predicting it for more than a year, but the...
Grimm realities
Who says bipartisanship in New York is dead? Add the name of Michael Grimm to the ever-expanding list of corrupt New York pols from both parties. The Republican congressman from...
It's the lawlessness
Mayor de Blasio’s call, apparently unheeded, for protesters to stand down until after the funerals for Police Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu was meant to give a city torn...
Why Jets, Giants are good bets in garbage time
The season finales for the Jets and Giants fall into the same Week 17 handicapping category. They are teams that have been out of contention for a long while, who...
Hondo serves a holiday picks buffet
By now, the Yule Log embers are cooling and the reindeer droppings have been rinsed from the roof, which means it’s time for Hondo, who surged above .500 with a...
Case Keenum and playoff pressure? Pass on the Texans
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Broncos won't cover two touchdowns vs. Raiders
Including the 1997-2013 seasons in The Post, Cat’s record in print stands at 501-474 (54 percent) against the spread. Sunday Jets (+5 ½) over DOLPHINS: Gang Green is seeking a...
O/U Rico -- Week 17
Rico slipped last week on the over/unders, going 5-11 (1-2 Best Bets). The season record dipped to .500, standing at 120-120 (21-27). The selections for Week 17 are: Over: Giants...
Film startup Moviepilot takes on IMDb
Moviepilot is a relative newcomer to Hollywood, but it has already captured the imagination of movie marketers. A hybrid digital fan club and social media agency, Moviepilot is now neck...
New app links indie bookstores to buyers
Amazon boss Jeff Bezos might be no match for two Big Apple poets. It’s been a tough year for the city’s independent book sellers — good-bye Shakespeare & Co. and...
Lawsuit accuses Auction.com of using 'shill bidder'
There’s a new real estate show in the works: “Shill Hunters.” An upcoming courtroom showdown will delve into the ethically murky world of real estate, where transparency can be as...
John Wall: Don't know why Acy attacked me like that
John Wall was doing whatever he wanted. The Wizards’ star guard had decimated the Knicks’ defense all afternoon, using Road Runner speed and Wile E. Coyote creativity to penetrate the...
Questions about Amar'e as Knicks up 'recovery' days
Despite this nightmare Knicks season, one of the bright spots has been Amar’e Stoudemire’s health. That now is in question with coach Derek Fisher saying a more conservative approach may...
Just when it can't get worse for Phil Jackson's Knicks, it does
If you can’t beat John Wall, try to beat him up. That became the new Christmas Day credo for these pathetic Knicks of Phil Jackson. The Knicks have been losers...
Revisiting the Indian Ocean tsunami 10 years later
Photos taken ten years apart show the immediate devastation of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami on one Indonesian town and how much it has been rebuilt since the tragedy that...
Dad fatally beats 4-month-old son: cops
A Queens baby who was allegedly beaten by his dad died Christmas Eve, authorities said. Tiny Nevin Jandu, only 4 months old, was discovered unconscious and struggling to breathe by...
The sobering truth about Giants' finishing kick
Players and coaches will throw up their arms in protest when anyone attaches the description of “meaningless” in front of these late-season, no-playoff-strings-attached games, and, indeed, anyone who witnessed the...
Nets vie for embarrassingly short season-long win streak
BOSTON – The Nets have had a season full of fits and starts, following flashes of success by falling flat against inferior opponents. But after picking up back-to-back home wins over...
Congress passes law to curb manufacturing of fake coins
WASHINGTON – Fake antique gold and silver US coins – many purporting to be more than 200 years old -- are flooding the US resale market from China, and Congress...
NYC moviegoers flock to see 'The Interview'
New York moviegoers said screw you to North Korea, as they turned out to see the formerly nixed Sony film “The Interview” at three independent theaters in Brooklyn, Manhattan and...
It goes beyond Jameis: Three years to process Florida State rape kit
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Tallahassee Police say that while processing a public records request, they discovered a misstep in a sexual assault case involving a Florida State football player. Spokesman David...
15 names to watch for Jets GM
The word has been circulating for weeks now around the NFL that John Idzik is out as the general manager of the Jets. This week, it became clear Idzik will...
Bill Raftery: Big East title not out of question for St. John's
FOX Sports analyst and former Seton Hall coach Bill Raftery dissects the surprising start by St. John’s heading into its Big East opener against the Pirates with The Post’s Justin...
Rangers reset: Why another Cup run is on the way
Two years with Alain Vigneault behind the Rangers’ bench, two years in which it took more than two months for the coach to arrive at stable personnel combinations. Oh, it’s...
Topless activist storms St Peter's Square nativity on Christmas Day
A topless feminist activist let it all hang out in St. Peter’s Square on Christmas Day, as she ripped off her shirt and tried to steal a statue of the...
Quincy Acy swings at John Wall as Knicks fold vs. Wizards
Madison Square Garden was decked with elbows and folly. For the second straight Christmas, the Knicks were embarrassed at home in front of a national audience, showcasing their ineptitude in...
Queen Elizabeth II drops Game of Thrones into Christmas message
Queen Elizabeth II has delivered her traditional Christmas broadcast, referencing reconciliation, World War I and ... Game of Thrones. Delighting the show’s fans around the world, the Queen mentioned her...
Christmas burglars fail to find cash, steal puppies instead
WOOSTER, Ohio — With no cash to offer their burglars, an Ohio couple was robbed of their four puppies on Christmas morning instead. A Wayne County sheriff's captain says three...
Devils reset: Almost time to think about draft lottery
It’s not news that older teams are more likely to deal with injuries. Yet it would have been morbid to foresee what has happened to the Devils. With the oldest...
Baseball's most over-rated and over-hated in 2014
Merry Christmas! First, let’s catch up on last week’s Pop Quiz question. From Sam Lerman of Queens: In a 1989 episode of "The Golden Girls," Dororthy (Bea Arthur) sarcastically tells...
Son of slain cop asked Cardinal Dolan to 'pray with us'
The stricken eldest son of slain Officer Rafael Ramos had one request of Cardinal Dolan when he met the church leader earlier this week -- "Please pray with us,'' Dolan...
Top 10 breakout sports stars of 2014
While it is impressive to watch longtime stars in sports continue to succeed, there is no thrill like seeing a previously unknown player emerge and take over the spotlight. Even...
Germaphobe slugs elderly man who sneezed near him
A germaphobic punk punched an elderly man who sneezed near him at a Queens subway station Wednesday, police said. The thug slugged on the left side of the sneezy 68-year-old's...
Islanders reset: Halak on fire, but when will Tavares catch up?
There were expectations the Islanders would be better this season. But no one in their right mind predicted this, a 24-10-0 start, in second place in the Metropolitan Division and...
Vile rant of 'cop-killer wannabe': They should have killed two whites
A Queens man who wished the two assassinated city cops had been white was overheard vowing to make it right by drawing fresh NYPD blood — and he had the...
The most important selfies of 2014
Though “selfie” was technically 2013’s word of the year, it wasn’t until 2014 that the phenomenon took off. Launched into international superstardom by host Ellen DeGeneres at the Oscars, people...
Somber Pope Francis says there are 'so many tears' this Christmas
VATICAN CITY — A somber Pope Francis steeped his Christmas message to the world Thursday in sadness for those with little cause for joy — abused children, refugees, hostages and...
Christmas traveler threatens to hang himself in airplane bathroom
A depressed man flying to New York on Christmas morning locked himself in a Jet Blue plane bathroom and threatened to hang himself, authorities said. The passenger, 37, was drunk...
1 dead after 4 shot in downtown St. Louis
A shooting at a downtown St. Louis convenience store on Wednesday left one person dead and three others badly wounded, police said. Police said no suspects were in custody some...
Hawaii is having a white Christmas
https://twitter.com/NWSGray/status/547823891075588096 HONOLULU -- Some people in Hawaii are dreaming of a White Christmas. A blizzard warning remained in effect Wednesday for the summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on...
13-year-old girl: My father gave me to Boko Haram
KANO, Nigeria -- A 13-year-old says her father gave her to Boko Haram extremists and that she was arrested after refusing to explode a suicide bomb in Kano, Nigeria's second...
13 surprising things that happened on Christmas Day
All sorts of world-changing events have happened on Christmas Day (and you thought people simply sat around in their pajamas opening presents). Karl Rove and Humphrey Bogart are just two...
Protesters rally for 2nd straight night in St. Louis
BERKELEY, Mo. — Demonstrators took to the streets for a second night after a white police officer in Berkeley, Missouri, killed a black 18-year-old who police said pointed a gun...
Passenger tossed after flipping out over staff's 'Merry Christmas'
Bah, humbug! A passenger was tossed off a plane at La Guardia Airport on Tuesday after flipping out — because airline workers wished him a merry Christmas. The man was...
4 arrested after 40 incidents of threats against cops
Cops around the city are being tormented by maniacal threats phoned into station houses and messaged directly to their cellphones. Four people were arrested for making terroristic threats, and cops...
Public transit tops list of the most depressing jobs
Cut bus drivers and subway conductors some slack — folks in public transit are more depressed than those in any other job, a new study has found. Researchers determined the...
Mother saves cancer-stricken daughter's life with new kidney
An adorable little girl’s mom gave her a very special present this year — a part of herself, literally. Little Madison Rivera, 3, received a lifesaving kidney from her mother,...
State taxpayers to cover $2.4M in Bruno criminal defense costs
Former state Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno should check his stocking for a generous $2.4 million gift from the state after beating federal corruption charges in May. Attorney General Eric...
Donovan touted to replace convicted Grimm in Congress
WASHINGTON — Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan — under fire for not securing a grand-jury indictment in the Eric Garner chokehold case — is being touted to replace convicted...
College paper editor defends editorial despite cop killings
The CUNY grad student who wrote a venomous editorial calling for violent anti-police protests doubled down on his vile views Wednesday — despite the assassinations of two city cops since...
Judge frees 2nd cop-hater in 2 days
She keeps turning ’em loose. A day after freeing a gang member who posted an anti-cop death threat online, a Brooklyn judge ignored the admonishment of a court boss —...
Independent films provide silver lining for movie industry
It was a breakthrough year for the indie movie business. The art-house contingent, which rode to the rescue of Sony Pictures’ “The Interview” after major theater chains refused to show...
Soft box office in 2014 expected to come on strong in 2015
There’s been plenty of drama in Hollywood this year — but not the kind that helps the box office. Even before “The Interview” was pulled from most theaters in a...
Viewers should take a pass on ‘The Interview’
America fought for this? Sony Pictures released the “The Interview” online Wednesday after a storm of controversy sparked by terrorist threats — but many early viewers said it wasn’t worth...
A gift to all the p.r. people who were blown off in 2014
Merry Christmas! I wish I could give all of you a present, but that’s not going to happen on my salary. I am, however, going to offer a gift to...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan A man who vowed to commit “suicide by cop” in the city was caught just outside the Port Authority Bus Terminal after police in Vermont issued an alert to...