June 21, 2016
Cheaper housing is slowly coming to the city
The good news is that three huge housing projects totaling 3,857 apartments are in the works with two in The Bronx and one in Manhattan — and roughly 3,000 of...
It's over, Yankees: Let the fire sale begin today
Tear it down. Here are three more words to guide the Yankees: Sell, sell, sell. Sure, Hal Steinbrenner does not want to raise the white flag, he is a Steinbrenner...
ABC Carpet shuts down legendary Bronx warehouse
ABC Carpet & Home, the city’s venerable purveyor of high-end home goods, is closing its warehouse outlet in The Bronx in September after a three-decade run. More than 70 people...
Girl's hair chopped off without permission at after-school program
A 9-year-old Brooklyn girl left at an after-school program came home with her hair chopped off, her mother says in a lawsuit.
First in her family to go to college and accepted to 22 top schools
Surrounded by poverty, addiction and peer pressure as a South Bronx youngster, Camill Fernandez was an unlikely candidate for a future Ivy League acceptance. No one in her family had...
Rooftop bars are the absolute worst
Every year it happens. The weather finally warms up, and I’m tempted by a trashy siren’s song luring me to drink on a rooftop. It is almost always a bad...
Teixeira rehab begins as Yankees may be souring on Ike Davis
Mark Teixeira went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly in his first rehab game with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday in his attempt to come back from torn cartilage in his right...
Instagram takes aim at Snapchat after overtaking Twitter
Instagram has blown past Twitter — but still faces a fierce battle with Snapchat. The photo-sharing app owned by Facebook said it now has more than 500 million monthly active...
WWE suspends top star for violating wellness policy
Former WWE champion Roman Reigns (Joe Anoa`i) will be sitting on the sidelines for the next 30 days after he was suspended for the WWE called a violation of the...
Messi makes mockery of USA in back-to-reality beatdown
HOUSTON — Lionel Messi was too much for the United States to contain. The five-time world player of the year set up Ezequiel Lavezzi's opening goal in the third minute,...
Robert Plant says he doesn't remember seeing Spirit perform
Led Zeppelin front man Robert Plant, who testified Tuesday in the trial over whether his band ripped off a Spirit song for “Stairway to Heaven,” said he doesn’t remember seeing...
Ivan Nova leads the plunge in ugliest Yankees loss of the year
DNC doesn’t always mean Democratic National Convention. Tuesday night it was short for Did Not Compete, which is what the Yankees did against the Rockies at Yankee Stadium in an...
Donald Trump bites the bullet and asks donors for money
Donald Trump on Tuesday made his first formal pitch to potential campaign donors, saying in an e-mail that, “I need your help . . . to beat Crooked Hillary” —...
NYC could be on verge of making the worst kind of history
As they seek to prove big crimes, prosecutors must present large amounts of evidence, some of it complex. But persuading juries also requires a simple theory of the case that...
The 'Netflix of magazines' is about to get a lot bigger
Texture, dubbed the Netflix of the magazine world, is set to get a big boost when Apple clears it for in-app purchases through its iTunes store. Texture CEO John Loughlin...
Hearst is looking to spend money on women-led startups
Hearst’s early-stage investment vehicle is hunting for women-led startups to get up to a quarter-million dollars in seed money. HearstLab’s most recent deal was a $250,000 investment in strongDM, a...
Scout Media's CEO transitions into role of chairman
Big changes are afoot at Scout Media, the operator of sports Web sites that is partly funded by Bob Pittman’s Pilot Group. Jim Heckman, the founder who was brought back...
Former Ebony editor slated to become exec at Interactive One
Former Ebony Editor-in-Chief Kierna Mayo is heading to Interactive One, the digital arm of Radio One, as senior vice president of content and brands, effective June 27. She resigned after...
Mets' bullpen relay team comes up huge in inspiring win
The Mets went from up the creek without a paddle to somehow cruising unscathed across the finish line Tuesday night. In possibly their most inspired victory of the season, the...
Judge rules love-triangle realtor can get records of her arrest
A Manhattan real-estate agent who confronted longtime Big Apple radio DJ Carol Miller in a love triangle involving another New York radio legend is entitled to records related to her...
Isaiah Whitehead quit baseball, made a vow about to come true
The journey to Thursday night began in earnest in the summer of 2008. That’s when Isaiah Whitehead traded in his baseball spikes for high tops, when basketball became his life....
Truth behind Rangers GM's 'reset' plan: Stars must be traded
Jeff Gorton is not seeking a rebuild for the Rangers, but rather what multiple individuals within the industry have categorized as a “reset” following the 2015-16 Last Ride that ended...
Demoted prosecutor gets a new top job thanks to Bronx DA
Bronx DA Darcel Clark has promoted an assistant district attorney to deputy chief of a new Homicide Bureau — even though she was demoted five years ago for bungling the...
The president's Israel problem
Even after years in the White House, President Obama didn’t understand how support for Israel is written into US law. That revelation comes courtesy of former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta....
Slapping down de Blasio's latest giveaway
Here’s one judge who’s certainly got Mayor de Blasio’s number: Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Carol Edmead just threw out the mayor’s water rebate to a limited group of homeowners —...
Hillary's 'economy' attack is hopeless
Hillary Clinton is known for her shameless hypocrisy, but her broadside Tuesday against Donald Trump was over the top — even for her. Start with the fact that, while her...
America's arrogant elites should take Brexit as a warning
It’s anyone’s guess how things will go in Thursday’s referendum on British membership in the European Union, also known as “Brexit.” Right now the polls are essentially tied at around...
Obama is gutting Medicare
Under the guise of “reform,” President Obama is dismantling Medicare — dooming seniors to needless pain and disability and shortening their lives. The stakes are high, because Medicare and the...
The liberal narrative about free condoms at schools is debunked
Another liberal narrative got deflated last week when the National Bureau of Economic Research showed that the distribution of free condoms at high schools seemed to be correlated with a...
Fast Takes: Another PC implosion at Mizzou, and other notable commentary of the day
From the right: Mizzou Implodes . . . Again On the college PC front, the University of Missouri — where else? — is warning students that considering people with disabilities to be...
Cashman: These 3 Yankees can make us buyers, not sellers
The schedule says the Yankees have until Oct. 2 to prove they are a playoff team. The reality, though, doesn’t give them that much time. “Between now and July 31,”...
Trump has been giving out fake diamond cuff links for years
Donald Trump has been doling out diamond cuff links to unsuspecting pals as presents — but they’re actually fabulous fakes, sources say. At least three recipients later learned that the...
Jeanie Buss: Why Phil Jackson won't abandon Knicks
It’s growing more likely if the Knicks part ways with president Phil Jackson after this season, it will be owner James Dolan’s decision. Jeanie Buss, Jackson’s fiancée, reiterated he is...
Bartolo Colon exits after 4 pitches with thumb contusion
Bartolo Colon’s start against the Royals lasted only four pitches on Tuesday. The Mets righty was struck on the pitching hand by a Whit Merrifield line drive leading off the...
Cuban slugger Yulieski Gourriel to privately work out for Mets
Yulieski Gourriel is set to audition for the Mets. The highly regarded Cuban third baseman will soon work out privately for team officials, according to general manager Sandy Alderson —...
Jose Reyes is desperate for Mets reunion; he's 'a no-brainer'
Jose Reyes doesn’t just want to come back to New York now. He’s wanted to rejoin the Mets almost as long as he’s been away from where he started and...
Judge grants request for anonymous jury in al Qaeda terrorist's trial
A Brooklyn federal judge has ordered that an anonymous jury will be impaneled in the upcoming trial of an al Qaeda terrorist — charged with killing US servicemen in Afghanistan...
Mark Sanchez cheated out of $7.8M by 'good Christian' scammer
HOUSTON — Several professional athletes, including San Francisco Giants pitcher Jake Peavy, Denver Broncos quarterback Mark Sanchez and retired Houston Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt, were cheated out of more than...
Nate Berkus, Jeremiah Brent sell Greenwich Village duplex for $9.8M
It may not be on the East Side, but it’s still a deluxe apartment in the sky. Celebrity interior-designer husbands Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent have sold their Greenwich Village...
'Mets know fans don't want to cheer domestic abuser Jose Reyes'
Many Mets fans would cheer the return of Jose Reyes, the former star who spent his first nine seasons in Queens. But a women’s rights group says many more wouldn’t...
'Groundhog Day' Broadway musical is in big trouble
Is “Groundhog Day” ever going to come out of its burrow? Since Scott Rudin abruptly severed ties a few weeks ago with the musical adaptation of the 1993 Bill Murray...
Rangers, Isles get key schedule break after World Cup of Hockey
Home, sweet home for the New York hockey teams. After the Rangers and Islanders open the 2016-17 regular season with a rivalry match at the Garden on Oct. 13, both...
Red Sox's bill for useless players climbs to $39M
The Red Sox are challenging the Dodgers for the dead money champions of baseball. Rusney Castillo cleared waivers Monday and was outrighted to Triple-A Pawtucket. He has about $52 million...
The day in photos: June 21, 2016
A gorilla gets christened, yogis get twisted and more.
Army vet takes plea deal for stabbing ex-Knick outside club
The U.S. Army vet who stabbed ex-Knick player Chris Copeland outside a Chelsea hot spot last year took a plea deal Tuesday in Manhattan Supreme Court in exchange for approximately...
Why Indians are handcuffed in trying to match Cavaliers
The Cavaliers' victory parade Wednesday morning will begin at Quicken Loans Arena, down the block from Progressive Field. So close, so far. The love-fest for the Cavaliers is expected to...
'Hamilton' fraudster gets jail time for selling bogus tickets
A man was hauled into court Tuesday for allegedly selling phony tickets to the Broadway smash “Hamilton.” Anthony Huger, 32, advertised the bogus tickets on Craigslist and sold or attempted...
Saint Laurent's new ads have no clothes, just naked people
Saint Laurent has released a sneak peek at its first ad campaign under new designer Anthony Vaccarello — and, weirdly for a fashion label, there aren’t any clothes. The initial...
Zack Wheeler hits worrying setback in Tommy John return
Zack Wheeler’s rehab will take a detour to New York. The Mets right-hander has experienced discomfort in his surgically repaired right elbow, according to general manager Sandy Alderson, and will...
Cuomo orders MTA to step up subway patrols amid surge in sex crimes
ALBANY – Gov. Cuomo ordered the MTA to step up subway patrols on Tuesday, after The Post reported that the number of reported sex crimes on trains skyrocketed more than...
Jose Reyes eerily mirrored Carl Crawford's on-field demise
Carl Crawford and Jose Reyes are baseball clones. Reyes has 6,588 career plate appearances, Crawford 6,655. Both have a career .290 average and OPS-plus of 105. Crawford has 480 steals,...
Omar Mateen bought his family plane tickets before massacre
Orlando mass murderer Omar Mateen cased out the inside of the gay nightclub he attacked hours before he opened fire there, and had purchased plane tickets for his family one...
This marks the beginning of the end for the Times Square mascots
After numerous complaints, NYC has finally decided to crack down on the mascot situation in Times Square. No longer free to roam where they wish, the colorful characters must now...
Hacker reveals how DNC stacked deck for Clinton
The Democratic National Committee amassed a mountain of information to defend Hillary Clinton as the party’s presidential nominee — long before the first primary election, according to internal documents. A...
Man accused of killing estranged wife and her twin
McKINNEY, Texas— Police say a man has been charged in the fatal shooting of his estranged wife and her twin sister in an attack at a North Texas house. Collin...
New bipartisan proposal would bar those on no-fly list from buying guns
WASHINGTON – Nine senators, led by Republican Susan Collins of Maine, unveiled a bipartisan proposal Tuesday to stop people on the government no-fly list from buying weapons in what may...
How 'Game of Thrones' pulled off that gruesome death scene
Warning: This article contains spoilers from the "Game of Thrones" episode "Battle of the Bastards." It seems fitting that the one prop Iwan Rheon took with him when he left...
Israel looking to build $5B destination island off Gaza Strip
Israel is mulling construction of a $5 billion island off the embattled Gaza Strip that could contain an airport, seaport and hotels and provide a desperately needed link to the...
Documentary exposes the dark underbelly of competitive tickling fetish
Competitive endurance tickling videos featuring young men being restrained and tickling each other are all over the internet. Journalist David Farrier and his filmmaking partner Dylan Reeve set out to...
ESPNers 'were not allowed' to disagree with Skip Bayless
As Skip Bayless exited ESPN on Tuesday, it seems many of his now-former colleagues were lining up to kick him on his way out. Bayless concluded his last episode of...
How the 'prince of Montauk' ended up in a jail cell
The “f--king prince of Montauk” ended up behind bars when he was busted driving while high as a kite, cops said Tuesday. Hotshot real estate broker Dylan Eckardt — who...
Brandon Marshall is on the Todd Bowles diet — and it looks awful
Brandon Marshall is on a diet, but the reason has nothing to do with looking good at the beach this summer. In a video he posted on Twitter, Marshall revealed...
Man arrested for killing bride-to-be found inside her burning home
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A man has been charged with murder in the death of a North Carolina bride-to-be who was pulled from her burning apartment. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police told local media...
Knicks up to $30M in cap space as Afflalo, Williams opt out
Arron Afflalo and Derrick Williams will opt out of their respective contracts, which should leave the Knicks with at least $30 million of cap space when free agency begins July...
Twins want to be the same in every single way -- including their boob jobs
While you might assume that most identical twins are desperate to have their own identities, that couldn't be further from the truth for Lucy and Anna DeCinque. The twosome from...
Widespread failures found with Rikers Island response to sex abuse
New York City's Rikers Island jail has entrenched problems dealing with sexual abuse, including emergency hotlines that don't work, confidential complaints read by fellow inmates and investigations that don't interview...
Vegan freaks out when he realizes he just ate cheese
Vegans don't just not eat meat, they don't consume anything that comes from an animal in any way at all. This footage of a vegan vlogger realizing he just ate...
Apple has been ripping you off for years and owes you money
Apple is preparing to pay out a total of $400 million to huge numbers of ordinary people after it lost a long court battle over the price-fixing of ebooks. The...
The wild stories behind Joan Rivers' most opulent possessions
Her comedy may have been filthy, but she kept her personal belongings in pristine shape. A collection of luxury items from legendary comedian Joan Rivers’ lavish Upper East Side penthouse...
Vince Wilfork bares all '325-plus' pounds for ESPN
On Tuesday, ESPN The Magazine announced a star-studded list of professional athletes for the eighth edition of the Body Issue, an annual celebration of athletes' bodies. One athlete on this...
'Madoff of landlords' close to plea deal in fraud case
A notorious Manhattan landlord who the state attorney general likened to Bernie Madoff is close to reaching a plea agreement on his mortgage-fraud case, his attorney said Tuesday. “We are working...
Road rage in Saudi Arabia looks like something out of 'Mad Max'
This video captures an aggressive driver trying to pass an SUV, which ends up flipping the car. The footage was captured by a third driver's dashcam.
You can boo, but Jose Reyes makes sense for Mets
This all could be a moot discussion regarding a reteaming of Jose Reyes and the Mets. Some Mets officials believe that the Rockies could find a trade partner for the...
Greg Hardy is a new man — just look at his Twitter page
It’s a very thinly veiled attempt by Greg Hardy, and who knows if there is a sucker out there waiting to be convinced that he has changed. The villainous defensive end...
Nick Young snaps back at D'Angelo Russell's ill-timed phone joke
https://twitter.com/gregbeacham/status/745090164024713217 Smile, D'Angelo Russell, you're on a too-candid camera. The second-year Lakers point guard was as mopey as a young millionaire with his arm around a hot date could be...
Ousted 'Bachelorette' villain proves he's the worst
"Bachelorette" baddie Chad Johnson is getting the last laugh. After he was dumped by JoJo Fletcher in the June 7 episode, the 28-year-old villain made a brief video appearance on...
Cops shut down Lincoln Tunnel lane for 'King of Diamonds'
An Israeli billionaire known as the “King of Diamonds” is the bigshot businessman who allegedly got a police escort through the Lincoln Tunnel in a lane that was closed to...
Why banning 'assault weapons' is nothing but symbolism
After Omar Mateen used a Sig Sauer MCX rifle in an attack on an Orlando nightclub that left 49 people dead, USA Today urged Congress to "ban assault weapons now."...
Firecrackers spark stampede on NYC subway
It was every man for himself at the Central Park North subway station Tuesday morning when a couple of pranksters set off firecrackers on a packed 2 train — sparking...
3 arrested with loaded guns, body armor at Holland Tunnel
Three backwoods gun nuts were busted on their way to play vigilante in New York City — while riding in a pickup truck loaded with weapons and plastered with their...
The FDA just approved a device that looks a lot like bulimia
Doctors are attempting to sue the FDA for approving the Aspire Assist device as a weight loss tool. The Assist works with a tube placed in the user's stomach through which...
Daring medical rescue under way in Antarctica
WASHINGTON — A daring South Pole medical rescue is under way. An airplane left a British base in Antarctica on Tuesday for the 1,500-mile trip to evacuate a sick worker...
David Ortiz gives glimpse into his excruciating farewell season
David Ortiz announced in November he would retire at the end of the 2016 season, and now it can't come soon enough for his ailing body. Since Ortiz suffered a...
How many Tate insults will it take to break Rousey's silence?
The long-running rivalry between Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey has reached a strange new normal: Tate rips Rousey, Rousey doesn't respond and the fight world is left wondering, "WTF?" The...
Softbank's Arora is stepping down
A Japanese tech dynasty has abruptly reshuffled its ranks — and up-and-coming executive Nikesh Arora’s career is taking a major hit. The former Google honcho on Tuesday was ousted as...
Maggie Gyllenhaal is hooker chic on set of 'The Deuce'
The Big Apple’s bad old days are back — and it’s all Maggie Gyllenhaal’s fault. The 38-year-old actress was spotted strutting her stuff in Washington Heights in a ’70s-era stripper...
Pricey meds are jeopardizing Americans' retirement plans
Nearly one-third of Americans who take a prescription drug were hit with price hikes for medications in the past year – and the pricey pills are jeopardizing retirement plans, family...
Bounce house breaks loose and flies directly into power lines
Bounce houses are the best part of any birthday party, but only as long as they stay on the ground. As this video shows, things can go very wrong when...
China holds annual dog-meat-eating contest despite protests
Warning: Graphic content YULIN, China — A city in southern China went ahead with an annual dog-meat-eating festival Tuesday despite heavy criticism and protests from animal rights activists. Vendors slaughtered...
How barber's photo caused Noah Syndergaard's agent to freak out
The task was daunting for Chris Houlihan. A 6-foot-6, 240-pound man walked into Ellum Hair Studio in Dallas and sat down in his chair. A seemingly insignificant favor for longtime...
Rihanna piles on the Steph Curry shade
Count Rihanna on Team LeBron. After the Cavaliers topped the 73-win Warriors in Game 7 of the NBA Finals Sunday night, the "Work" singer took aim at two-time MVP Steph...
Can you tell the celebrity from their wax statue?
The resemblance is uncanny, but can you tell the difference? Test yourself.
Teen escaped from police custody by tricking rookie cop
A teen escaped from police custody by tricking a rookie cop into letting him use the bathroom — and instead slipping out a back door to freedom, sources said. Rhamar...
After 50 years, Dolan family is out of the pay-TV business
Netherlands-based Altice completed its acquisition of Cablevision on Tuesday — marking the first day in half a century the tri-state area’s cable market hasn’t been directly influenced by the Dolan...
Marathon runner miraculously survives bear mauling during race
A woman running a marathon in New Mexico was attacked by a bear just a few miles short of the finish line on Sunday — after the athlete sprinted past...
Hedge fund exec kills himself week after insider trading bust
A Wall Street hedge fund manager slashed his throat with a kitchen knife Monday night because he "couldn't live with himself" after he was charged with a $32 million insider...
Biden wants a bigger FBI
Watch out, Hillary Clinton. The vice president is calling for a larger FBI. Reacting to the mass murder at an Orlando night club, Joe Biden said that while he is...
Clinton has raised 9 times more cash than Trump
Hillary Clinton is thrashing Donald Trump in campaign fundraising, raking in nearly nine times as much money as the mogul last month, electoral filings show. Trump raised just $3 million...
RG3 can't even congratulate Cavaliers without controversy
The Cavaliers are riding high in Cleveland, after just ending the city's 52-year pro championship drought. And everyone wants a piece of them, apparently even new Browns quarterback Robert Griffin...
Teen accused of encouraging boyfriend's suicide could still walk free
BOSTON - Time could be running out for Massachusetts prosecutors seeking to put a teenager on trial for encouraging her boyfriend to take his own life by sending him dozens...
Hillary leads Trump in swing state voters
Hillary Clinton has opened an 8 percentage-point lead over Donald Trump in all-important Florida, and the two presumptive presidential nominees are neck and neck in two other critical swing states,...
I was fired because I'm white: TV anchorwoman
A Pittsburgh anchorwoman, who was fired after comments in a Facebook post about a shooting were deemed racially insensitive, filed a lawsuit against her former employer Monday saying the television...
Pakistan man attacked with acid by girlfriend dies of wounds
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani police say a man whose girlfriend threw acid on him for refusing to marry her has died of his wounds at a hospital. Local police official Bashir...
Trump's campaign spends millions of its money on Trump companies
NEW ORLEANS — Donald Trump's campaign likes to keep it in the family. When Trump flies, he uses his airplane. When he campaigns, he often chooses his properties or his...
Lewandowski: Getting fired by Trump was nothing like 'Apprentice'
Getting fired by Donald Trump in real life is not like it is on the mogul's reality TV show, ex-campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said Tuesday. "He didn't say, 'Hey, you're...
Loretta Lynch opposes Obama's Guantanamo Bay proposal
President Barack Obama is again facing dissent from within his administration — this time from Attorney General Loretta Lynch — over his plans to shutter the Guantanamo Bay military prison,...
Wanna sell your home? Hire a Hollywood director
Splurging on glossy renderings is so early aughts; now, the hottest sales tool for a luxe NYC crash-pad is a custom-made mini movie. And the Scorsese of selling homes is Curt...
The surprising way to snag fancy furniture for cheap
Tori Toth, of StylishStagers.com, was recently hired to custom-decorate a four-bedroom home on the Lower East Side, in the hopes of luring perspective buyers. But a “nosy neighbor” from the floor...
Idiotic bar game is a great way to strain your neck
Drunk people will find any way to amuse themselves, regardless of how they look while doing it. Apparently, people in London are tying belts around their heads and playing tug...
Why Wikipedia belongs in schools
Most college freshmen learn on Day 1 they shouldn’t use Wikipedia. It’s framed as a crime on par with cheating: a mortal sin against the gods of academia. In hundreds...
Man wearing fake bomb belt prompts lockdown in Brussels
BRUSSELS — A man claiming to have been kidnapped and outfitted with a bomb belt shut down a section of central Brussels during the Tuesday morning rush hour but a...
Creep accused of groping unaccompanied minor during flight
PORTLAND, Ore. — A judge Monday ordered the continued detainment of an Oregon man accused of groping a 13-year-old girl during an American Airlines flight last week. Chad Camp, 26,...
This Texan eatery could be America's best restaurant
Upon touching down in ATX on a Friday night this spring, I immediately headed to Emmer & Rye, a new American eatery that the Eater Austin blog had put on...
This hidden Hamptons' haven is totally on Point
North of Southampton, hugging the Peconic Bay, lies a corner of the East End unlike almost any other: Towd Point. Rimmed by salty marshlands and dotted by quaint houses, it’s...
Sorry ISIS — 5 European LGBT-friendly cities you can't scare visitors from
Despite the recent terror attack in Orlando, LGBT Pride events will continue as planned across the globe throughout the summer months. (For one, New York City’s massive PrideFest is this...
Teens in Colorado don't smoke as much weed as you'd think
Marijuana consumption by Colorado high school students has dipped slightly since the state first permitted recreational cannabis use by adults, a new survey showed on Monday, contrary to concerns that...
ISIS cross-dressers busted trying to escape Fallujah
Many Islamic State fighters have tried to elude investigators by posing as refugees, but a bumbling team of terrorists in Iraq reportedly tried a different angle — dressing as women...
Army-approved exercise tips to help you beat the summer heat
This season’s predicted to be a scorcher, but if you’re worried about exercising in the heat, doctors say, “Don’t sweat it.” That’s because we’re actually pretty well-suited to the hot...
Dems vying for Rangel's seat call on Bratton to resign over scandals
The leading Democratic candidates vying to succeed retiring Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel in Congress said Police Commissioner Bill Bratton should resign in the wake of police corruption scandals. During a...
GMOs are not the enemy
With healthy-eating activists questioning the safety of GMOs — genetically modified organisms — as food, the results of a recent report indicate they shouldn’t worry about it. The report, released...
Teen caught jumping subway turnstile escapes police station
A teen turnstile-jumper escaped from a police station in Brooklyn Monday night, cops said. Rhamar Perkins, 16, bolted from inside Transit District 32 in Crown Heights at 9:45 p.m., according...
'Elves' delivered gifts to high-ranking NYPD cop: feds
Two politically connected businessmen at the center of the federal NYPD corruption probe once dressed up as elves to deliver Christmas gifts to a high-ranking cop accused of accepting bribes,...
Are eco-friendly dry cleaners really safe?
The solvent used by most dry cleaners is a toxin that’s truly earned the label: The Environmental Protection Agency recently deemed perchloroethylene, or perc, a likely carcinogen when inhaled, making...
Private eye offers to sell alleged Whitewater files to Trump
A private investigator in Arkansas has found what he claims are a load of documents from special prosecutor Ken Starr’s Whitewater investigation of the Clintons and has offered to sell...
What's separating Mets from Nationals? Supposed gimmes
The Mets completed the weekend trailing the Nationals by six games. Almost all of it can be explained by this: Washington has taken care of business against the weak elements...
Chase Headley's resurgence hasn't only been at plate
On May 24, Chase Headley was batting .208 following an 0-for-3 game against the Blue Jays. At that point, the switch-hitting third baseman had played in 39 games and there...
Yes, prenatal depression is a thing
For three out of her four pregnancies, Rebecca Hartley-Woods struggled with dark, anxiety-filled thoughts. “I thought I was crazy, hormonal, and that if I gave voice to what I was...
LeBron's Cleveland mission is done: Lakers next? Knicks? Heat?
LeBron James probably won’t retire a Cavalier, and he doesn’t have to. Now that King James of Akron has accomplished his No. 1 career mission of ending Cleveland’s 52-year sports-title...
There's a good chance the Second Avenue Subway won't be finished on time
An MTA honcho is worried the Second Avenue subway line won’t be completed on time — because construction crews are simply not showing up for work. The head of capital...
What should the Staten Island Yankees' new name be?
This is a good way to have your team wind up with the name “Basey McBallsface.” The Staten Island Yankees announced Monday that they are changing the team’s name —...