March 6, 2015
Animal hospital explosion leaves three workers injured
An explosion in a New Jersey animal hospital left several workers injured, including one critically — but the center’s furry patients were unscathed, officials said. About 60 dogs, cats and...
From conference semis to this: Lesson Knicks, Pacers can learn
Given the agony that has transpired this season, it only seems as if Indiana beating the Knicks in the Eastern Conference semifinals — the one in which Roy Hibbert blocked...
Manhattan takes a moment to remember the feeling it's chasing
ALBANY — The college basketball season rarely affords the opportunity to look back, with the next opponent being the top priority as soon as the last second ticks off the...
Ferguson fires three employees over DOJ racism allegations
FERGUSON, Mo. — The city has fired three city employees and is pursuing a range of other reforms in an effort to negotiate a settlement with the US Justice Department...
Nets blow big lead, get stunned by Suns in OT loss
The Nets specialize in excruciating losses. Friday night’s game against the Suns was just the latest example, as after leading by 15 points midway through the fourth quarter the Nets...
Mets host slain NYPD cops' families at spring training
The families of two slain NYPD cops are meeting the Mets in Florida this weekend — thanks to a pitch by team captain David Wright. The team invited the relatives...
NBC's voices carry biggest punch in boxing's return to prime time
Once the punches are thrown, the plan is for the boxers to become the stars, but heading into Saturday’s night debut of Premier Boxing Champions on NBC, the star appeal...
Jets fans can salivate as Bowles-Maccagnan plan becomes clear
Mike Maccagnan’s Marshall Plan is a shrewd one. The rookie Jets general manager made a nice catch in his first major move, a low-risk gamble on the mercurial Brandon Marshall....
Preet Bharara wants to clean up Albany like Times Square
If Times Square could be cleaned up, why not Albany. That was Preet Bharara’s message Friday at a Fordham Law School forum on fighting public corruption. The crusading Manhattan US...
Charter advocates hit double standard on school closures
The city’s decision to close two poorly performing charter schools led critics on Friday to question why more than 50 regular public schools that can’t make the grade are still...
Hedgie sees Lumber Liquidators stock dropping to $9
Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson has a new number for Lumber Liquidators: $9. That’s where the head of Kase Capital Management said he believes the stock of the embattled hardwood...
Released Gitmo prisoners return to evil ways: report
WASHINGTON — More than 100 prisoners released from Guantanamo Bay went right back to being terrorists when they got out, according to a new report. Out of 647 detainees who...
De Blasio leaves Tax Commission operating at half-strength
A city panel that oversaw more than $500 million in property-tax reductions last year is operating at half-strength because Mayor de Blasio hasn’t filled three of its six positions, The...
Robust jobs report pressures Yellen to raise interest rates
The strong jobs report was good news for Main Street — and bad news for Wall Street. The US economy extended a healthy streak of hiring in February by adding...
NYSC owner seeks a sale, but all’s not gym-dandy
The owner of New York Sports Clubs has to get in shape fast or risk becoming the biggest loser in the gym space. Town Sports International, which bills itself as...
Brandon Marshall's past filled with these red flags
The Jets will be getting a talented, mercurial and at times troubled addition all in the same package with the proposed trade with the Bears for Brandon Marshall. While Marshall...
Time Inc. can cut 900 jobs and still receive $7M state grant
Time Inc. can slash its workforce by one-third and still pocket a $7 million grant designed to keep its headquarters in New York. The biggest US publisher — which has...
For Iona, 3 good days in MAAC tourney means dance ticket
ALBANY — Tim Cluess has had remarkable success since becoming coach at Iona in 2010-11, producing six consecutive 20-win campaigns while leading the Gaels this season to their third regular-season...
Man fatally shoots girlfriend, kills self: cops
A man fatally shot his girlfriend at her Queens home Friday afternoon before turning the gun on himself, police sources said. The bodies of Song Shim, 41, and the 42-year-old...
The silver lining of Lundqvist's injury that helps Rangers' hopes
When Henrik Lundqvist went down with a sprained blood vessel in his neck in early February, it seemed as if the bottom was falling out of the Rangers’ world. Now,...
Mets' Murphy X-rayed after getting plunked in hand
PORT ST. LUCIE — Daniel Murphy’s exhibition season is off to a rough start. The Mets second baseman was drilled in the right hand by a fastball from the Tigers’...
The one to catch, and the many to watch at wide-open Doral
DORAL, Fla. — This is J.B. Holmes’ tournament to win, but the weekend figures to be wide open in the chase for the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Trump Doral. At one...
How Knicks' Tim Hardaway Jr. is handling his sophomore slump
His initial season produced NBA All-Rookie First Team honors. It also brought a lot of second-year expectations for the Knicks’ Tim Hardaway Jr., who has not met the level of...
Brain surgeries, chunk of skull gone: How Doral leader keeps fighting
DORAL, Fla. — The five hours J.B. Holmes spent on Trump Doral’s Blue Monster on Friday were a microcosm of the fighting spirit he has shown in his life —...
Devils unable to gain ground in loss to Blue Jackets
Jordin Tootoo and Peter Harrold scored for the Devils, but it wasn’t enough as they suffered their first loss to the Blue Jackets this season, 3-2, Friday night at the...
Robert Duffy sells West Village townhouse for $5.5M
The president of Marc Jacobs has sold his posh townhouse for far less than its original $8 million asking price.
Deaf man convicted of fatally stabbing girlfriend 38 times
It took a Manhattan jury less than two hours Friday to convict a deaf Harlem man of murder for stabbing his deaf girlfriend 38 times then stuffing her corpse into...
Where failure is an option
The equation: Hundreds of kids + failing schools = no learning. The solution: Shut down the bad schools. This has always been The Post’s position. If a public school is...
Edward Cardinal Egan, 1932-2015
New York lost a good priest this week when the Lord called Edward Cardinal Egan home. Back when Egan was first appointed archbishop of New York, some dismissed him because...
From Selma to Obama
On this day in 1965, a group of black Alabama citizens began a peaceful march from Selma, their sights set on the state capital of Montgomery and the opportunity to...
Searching for immigration solutions
Now that Republicans have walked back from the brink on funding for the Department of Homeland Security, it’s time to figure out whether there is any way forward on the...
The road to forever: Hilary Duff's marriage miscue
Hilary Duff, who recently filed for divorce, is sounding a cynical note about marriage. “I don’t want to sound bitter because I’m definitely not,” Duff told Cosmopolitan, “but I don’t...
Democrats' Hillary question
The grim forced march to a Hillary Clinton coronation just got a little grimmer. The Hillary e-mail scandal — on top of the revelation of continuing foreign donations to the...
Lawyer busted for stealing nearly $500K from clients
A greedy Manhattan personal injury lawyer was busted Friday for brazenly stealing nearly half a million dollars from settlements belonging to his needy clients including a grandmother and a 9-year-old...
Award-winning NYC teacher busted for kiddie porn
An award-winning teacher and debate coach at the prestigious Bronx High School of Science — who likes to dress up like Liberace — paid teenage boys to send him nude...
Get your first look at Melissa Benoist as 'Supergirl'
Here's your first look at CBS' "Supergirl." Warner Bros. on Friday released photos of Melissa Benoist in-character as the DC Comics heroine, which shows the actress sporting a "Man of...
Lily and Sarah play princess, while bad girl Rita blunders
They say it’s every girl’s dream to become a princess — and actresses Lily James and Sarah Hyland befittingly channeled their inner royal in gorgeous bedazzled gowns at the “Cinderella”...
Somewhere over the rainbow: Holi brightens up India
Holi is making India more colorful than ever.
The day in photos
Pooches vie for Best in Show in the UK, soldiers prepare for the worst in Ukraine and more.
Restaurant offers Notorious B.I.G.-inspired menu on death anniversary
Biggie's foodie fans can now sink their teeth into some gourmet eats inspired by the late rapper. All’onda chef Chris Jaeckle and Talde’s Dale Talde are joining forces to create...
Mike Trout's plan to reach yet another level of awesome
As if Angels star Mike Trout weren’t already a devastating enough hitter, the 23-year-old reigning American League MVP says he has the key to getting even better. "I'm looking to...
Villa embracing the NYC FC role meant for Lampard
The first player New York City FC signed took the biggest leap of faith. David Villa already had a World Cup and a Champions League medal, but left Atletico Madrid...
Billionaire Putin slashes Kremlin salaries -- including his
Vladimir Putin, by some accounts the richest man in the world, has ordered an across-the-board pay cut for government workers — including himself. Falling oil prices and tightened economic sanctions have...
Bloomingdale’s to open outlet store on UWS
Good news for your bank account: Bloomingdale’s will be opening an off-price retail outlet on the Upper West Side this fall. Meanwhile, Kanye West’s new Adidas clothing line plans to...
Rory McIlroy launches club into lake after awful shot
http://youtu.be/gJyj36rMyoc DORAL, Fla. — Rory McIlroy was finally mad as hell, and he wasn’t going to take it anymore. Trump Doral’s Blue Monster had been having its way with the...
DOJ to file corruption charges against Bob Menendez
The Justice Department will file corruption charges against New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez after a two-year probe that began with claims of underage prostitution, a source told The Post Friday....
Watch this woman shoot a bow & arrow with her feet upside down
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7 times ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ cast members evaded death
Geena Davis’ guest-starring role on “Grey’s Anatomy” has been nothing short of random, but it seems as if her tenure on the show is coming to a close. In Thursday...
Matt Harvey's brilliance blinds you from perspective
Perfect. Before, during, after. This was perfect for the Mets and Matt Harvey. Imagine Eddie Murphy coming back to stand up all these years later and nailing every set-up, killing...
Add a jolt to your morning with some Men and Coffee
Hot Dudes Reading may bring the sizzle on the subway, but nothing gets the day started quite like Men and Coffee. Instagram’s newest trend of capturing average guys engaging in...
DNA frees woman after 30 years locked up for murder
RENO, Nev. — Prosecutors are dropping the case against a Nevada woman who spent more than 30 years in prison for a 1976 murder before a judge ordered a new...
The path to Rangers-Islanders showdown we're desperate for
It’s time to start seriously looking at it because you know front offices are. All teams in the NHL now have 20 or fewer games to be played before the...
Syracuse whines about NCAA: Black Sox investigation shorter
On Friday the NCAA suspended Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim for nine games, took away a dozen scholarships and vacated 108 wins for a host of violations. The Orange’s ridiculous response was a...
Matt Harvey's perfect return at 99 mph
PORT ST. LUCIE — And then Superman returned. After waiting 18 ½ months to pitch in a game, Matt Harvey walked to the mound at Tradition Field on Friday and...
Brandon Marshall: Harvin upgrade or Santonio sequel?
New Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan made his first big move Friday when he agreed to a deal with the Bears to acquire Brandon Marshall for a fifth-round draft pick,...
Man arrested after calling 911 to say wife stole his cocaine
ALLIANCE, Ohio — Police say a northeast Ohio man called 911 to report that his wife stole his cocaine and was then arrested himself. The Review newspaper in Alliance reports...
Meet the last tattooed women of Burma
Take a rare glimpse at the women Burma has kept hidden for years.
Jets re-sign LB David Harris to three-year, $21.5M deal
The Jets took care of one of their own Friday. Just hours after trading for Brandon Marshall, the Jets re-signed linebacker David Harris, a mainstay in the middle of the...
Wig-wearing bank 'bandit' arrested after $100K heist
Count this as two mysteries solved in one shot. The suspected androgynous bank robber who scored more than $112,000 in a New Jersey heist last month is in custody —...
Björk's MoMA exhibit is weak
Got Björk questions? Well, if you go and see the new “Björk” exhibit at MoMA, chances are you’ll have even more. It was always unlikely that the eagerly awaited retrospective...
'Grey Gardens,' 'Gimme Shelter' filmmaker Albert Maysles dead at 88
NEW YORK — Albert Maysles, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker who helped pioneer feature-length nonfiction movies that used lightweight, hand-held cameras to spontaneously record the lives of both the famous and...
NCAA hits Jim Boeheim with 9-game ban over Syracuse cheating
There is no postseason ban moving forward, but the NCAA hammered Syracuse’s men’s basketball program in every other possible way Friday, the result of a lengthy investigation that revealed a...
Michelle Beadle lobbies way into 'Sharknado 3' role
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcr2l00vS9c Ask (or lobby extremely hard on social media) and you shall receive. Looking to follow in the footsteps of Matt Lauer and Al Roker before her, ESPN reporter Michelle...
Steve Kerr mocks Rockets GM for boasting Harden as MVP
With Houston’s James Harden and Golden State’s Steph Curry both having MVP-caliber seasons, the Rockets and Warriors are taking opposite approaches toward campaigning for the award. While Houston is actively...
6 of Bill Murray’s greatest onscreen cameos
When you need a cameo, who you gonna call? Bill Murray is doing yet another pop-in appearance this summer with a gig on the TBS comedy “Angie Tribeca,” starring Rashida Jones....
Jets acquire Brandon Marshall from Bears for fifth-round pick
Mike Maccagnan wasted no time starting to rebuild the Jets roster. The new Jets general manager pulled off a blockbuster trade Friday, acquiring wide receiver Brandon Marshall from the Bears,...
The 7 most annoying things health-nut Instagrammers do
On most Sunday mornings, as the blistering sun streams through my window and I sweat out the liters of rosé still pumping through my veins, I always make the mistake...
Apple to replace AT&T in Dow index
Apple, the largest US company by market value, will join the Dow Jones Industrial Average on March 18, replacing AT&T, S&P Dow Jones Indices said on Friday. With a market...
What it's like getting shot out of a cannon twice a day
Every day, Gemma "The Jet" Kirby gets shot out of a cannon at 65 mph, touring the country as a Human Cannonball.
Mike Grella pumped for unlikely homecoming with Red Bulls
Mike Grella’s journey from Glen Cove to England and Denmark and finally back to his family and his hometown Red Bulls has been a winding, decade-long trek that would’ve made...
Alec Baldwin to star as NYC mayor in new TV series
He’s flirted with the idea of running for mayor before — and now he’ll get to live out his dream on the small screen. Actor Alec Baldwin is starring in an...
The world's 8 most terrifying bungee jumps
In 1988, daredevils AJ Hackett and Henry van Asch created the world’s first commercial bungee jump in Queenstown, New Zealand: the Kawarau Bridge Bungy at just 439 feet high. Think...
Salt shortage cited in hockey stick attack on truck
SOUTHAMPTON, Pa. — Police in a southeastern Pennsylvania township are investigating a hockey stick attack on a public works truck, apparently by someone upset that their street wasn't getting road...
Blazers star, potential Knicks target Matthews tears ACL
PORTLAND, Ore. — Trail Blazers guard Wesley Matthews ruptured his left Achilles tendon in Portland's game against Dallas on Thursday night and is out for the season. Matthews was running...
Police can't crack this house-egging case
EUCLID, Ohio — An 85-year-old man says his suburban Cleveland home has been pelted with eggs several times a week for a year, but police haven't cracked the unusual case....
Beaver problem in town called Beaverton in the Beaver State
BEAVERTON, Ore. — Beaver dams are causing a problem in Beaverton, Oregon, in the Beaver State. Busy beavers built a dam over the winter that is flooding Greenway Park. KGW...
Andrew Lack returns to NBC to help battered news division
It’s official: Andy Lack has returned from media Siberia. Lack, who ran the Peacock network’s news division from 1993 to 2001, is moving from the sleepy backwaters of the broadcasting...
Boy sent home from school for Christian Grey costume
https://twitter.com/DaiIyMANCHESTER/status/573804705811320832 LONDON — Thousands of British students mark World Book Day by going to school in costume as their favorite fictional characters. But one 11-year-old found himself in a bind...
This priest is spreading God's word in Antarctica
KING GEORGE ISLAND, Antarctica — Sophrony Kirilov pulls hard on the strings of the heavy Russian bells from inside the world's southernmost Eastern Orthodox church, calling to Mass anybody wanting...
Despite Peter Gallagher’s absence, ‘Twentieth Century’ steams ahead
I haven't seen it yet, but I hear the Roundabout’s revival of “On the Twentieth Century” is great fun — even when Peter Gallagher isn’t in it. Gallagher’s been battling...
Youth minister shoots teen in head after drug dispute: cops
BOSTON — A Boston youth minister who worked for city schools has been charged with attempted murder after police say he shot a high school student who was selling marijuana...
NBA world welcomed Craig Sager back with touching tributes
CHICAGO — Craig Sager returned to his familiar spot on the NBA sideline Thursday after being treated for leukemia. The sideline reporter worked Oklahoma City's game against Chicago for TNT, 11...
US added 295K jobs in February
US employers extended a healthy streak of hiring in February by adding 295,000 jobs — the 12th straight monthly gain above 200,000. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment...
Woman crashes into police car, makes bomb threat at airport
http://youtu.be/3KTX9Z1XkrM MIAMI — Authorities say a 33-year-old Honduran woman crashed her vehicle into a police patrol car at Miami International Airport and screamed that she had a bomb. The Miami...
Delays, canceled flights at LaGuardia after plane skidded
Anxious travelers faced canceled flights and significant delays at LaGuardia Airport on Friday morning — just a day after a plane skidded off the runway during a snowstorm — though Runway 13 was...
Murdered Russian opposition leader's girlfriend gets death threats
KIEV, Ukraine — Authorities in Ukraine say the sole witness in the killing in Moscow of prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov has received death threats since returning to her family...
Palestinian rams car into Israeli pedestrians, injuring 7
A Palestinian man plowed his car into a crowd of border policewomen in East Jerusalem on Friday morning — injuring seven people, including four cops, before fleeing the vehicle while brandishing...
This heli-ski trip can be yours -- for half a million dollars
“Dunn-duh-duh-DUNNNN-DUNN, dunn-duh-duh-DUNNNN-DUNN . . ." When’s the last time you felt like blasting “Ride of the Valkyries” on your way up a ski slope? Ah, yes, I love the smell of lip...
Thief busted after robbing same 3 banks: court papers
A robber twice knocked off the same three Queens banks over the past 3¹/₂ months before cops busted him Tuesday, according to court papers. Passing notes to tellers, Reuben McLaughlin,...
Cops force janitor to wear ‘I’m Dope’ shirt: suit
Two heartless cops forced a mentally challenged janitor at their precinct station house to put on a T-shirt that read, “I’M DOPE” — then cruelly laughed as they snapped a...
Good riddance to celebrity 'New Yorkers' who bolt for Hollywood
Is New York City over? Hard-core New Yorker Lena Dunham appears to be the latest obnoxious celebrity to try her luck on the West Coast. The creator, writer, director, co-executive...
Mike Maccagnan has $55 million -- and no room for error
He is Money Mike Maccagnan, holding Woody Johnson’s $55 million in one hand, the hopes and dreams of long-suffering Jets fans in the other. This is his personal Super Bowl,...
Carlos Beltran's new offseason approach following career low point
TAMPA — You could argue no active major league player carries as strong a bond to his native land as does Carlos Beltran to Puerto Rico. Yet this past winter,...
The pros and cons of possible Knicks pick Emmanuel Mudiay
When he’s not calling the Knicks as the team’s radio voice, broadcaster Mike Crispino has gotten a chance to do what most NBA fans haven’t done — watch top-5 draft...
Firefighter injured by manhole cover after Brooklyn blast
A firefighter was hit by a flying manhole cover in Brooklyn Thursday night. He had been rushing to the scene of another manhole fire at 1291 Broadway at around 10...
In spring debut, Mets' Bartolo Colon shows why he's ageless
VIERA, Fla. — Rust must be for pitchers in their 20s and 30s. Bartolo Colon didn’t show any evidence of rustiness Thursday, retiring all six batters he faced in the...
End of an era: NYU's historic Coles gym approaches finish line
The Jerome S. Coles Sports Center will be hosting the women's NCAA Division III tournament this weekend in what may be the last basketball games NYU’s venerable facility sees for...
Driver slams into four cars while fleeing cops at JFK
A maniac driver was busted after fleeing police officers and smashing into four parked cars during a failed getaway in Queens Wednesday night, sources said. Christopher Morgan, 44, fled the...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan Police have linked three men to a Harlem shooting. The suspects were caught on video surveillance in the building near the intersection of Park Avenue and East 130th Street where a...
Daily News owner Zuckerman keeps quiet on sale chatter
Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman popped by the lobby of 21st Century Fox and News Corp. enroute to a TV appearance on a Fox News Channel show — but Zuckerman...
Former Fox exec 'front runner' to be president of People & EW
Former Fox and News Corp executive Richard Battista is said to be the front runner to be named to the newly created position of president of the People and Entertainment...
New editor Impoco has Newsweek back in the black
One year after the embattled Newsweek returned to print as a small run weekly, Editor-in-Chief Jim Impoco has apparently done something that eluded previous high-flying editors Tina Brown and Jon...
As season nears, Red Bulls sign three players to fill out roster
With the MLS season opening this weekend, the Red Bulls are filling out their roster, signing rookie draft pick Shawn McLaws and young Canadian National Team defender Karl Ouimette. But...
Why Nets believe ugly loss to Hornets was just a one time thing
There’s no escaping the fact the Nets’ 115-91 drubbing at the hands of the Hornets on Wednesday night — a loss that dropped them from eighth to 10th in the...
Ex-girlfriend claims retired NFL star fumbled child-care duties
A former star NFL running back had no problem picking up yards — but he won’t pick up his 19-month-old daughter on time, says his ex. The bitter custody fight...
Judge orders slain cherry tycoon's company to pay $100K bill
Just eight days after maraschino cherry king Arthur Mondella killed himself during a drug raid, a Brooklyn federal judge ruled Wednesday that his collapsing company must immediately pay off roughly...
Jacob deGrom set to unleash new weapon to baffle hitters
PORT ST. LUCIE — One year ago, Jacob deGrom was just trying to make the Mets. And look what happened. He became NL Rookie of the Year. This spring deGrom...
'As Seen on TV' vendor pays $8 million for duping customers
But wait, there’s more — hidden charges! A company that hawks “As Seen on TV” wares like the Snuggie and Perfect Bacon Bowl will fork over $8 million to settle charges...
LaGuardia's unlucky Runway 13 has a skidding history
Maybe they should change this runway’s unlucky number. Thursday’s skidding landing of Delta Flight 1086 on La Guardia’s Runway 13 came nearly 21 years to the day after another plane...
'Everyone loved him': Friends pay final respects to Anthony Mason
Anthony Mason was a fixture in his Queens neighborhood, whether he was a star with the Knicks or after his playing career was over. “Everyone loved him,” said Kyle Thomas,...
Passenger recounts harrowing tale from jet's exit row
Like anyone who agrees to sit in the exit row of a plane, Sam Stern was well apprised of his duty to assist the crew in the event of an...
NFL free agency preview: Suh, Revis and be wary of Raiders
The frustrating wait is almost over for a lot of NFL veterans. After three years of wondering when their share of the sport’s revenue gusher that was promised during the...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan Police have linked three men to a Harlem shooting. The suspects were caught on surveillance inside the building near the intersection of Park Avenue and East 130th Street where...