January 16, 2015
Families of slain cops get anonymous $1M donation
It was a gesture of enormous generosity — and it came from a mystery man 8,000 miles away. An anonymous entrepreneur from Hong Kong on Friday donated $1 million to...
Etan Patz mystery witness is another inmate: attorney
The last-minute mystery witness prosecutors said will testify against accused Etan Patz killer Pedro Hernandez is another prisoner, defense lawyers said Friday. “I want to know the substance of this...
The D-League big man who has caught the Knicks' eye
With the 10-day contracts of forwards Lance Thomas and Lou Amundson expiring next week, the Knicks have expressed interest in Austin D-Leaguer, JaMychal Green, a 6-foot-9 big man out of...
Property tax increases leave condo, co-op owners fuming
Co-op and condo owners are up in arms over the new preliminary tax rolls issued by the city — which will hit them with an increase twice as large as...
Multiple teams pursuing Mets' Dillon Gee
One order of Dillon Gee to go could be the extent of the Mets’ remaining offseason moves. According to industry sources, three to four teams remain interested in Gee, whom...
Former soldier sues ex for $4M over ‘stalking’
A scorned ex-Army-wife has turned stalker on her former husband, a one-time Special Forces soldier, even tracking him from her Manhattan home over 2,000 miles to Colorado where she pretended...
Scott Stringer's campaign war chest hints at 2017 mayoral run
First-term Comptroller Scott Stringer is amassing a 2017 campaign war chest fit for a mayoral candidate — and some Democrats say that’s not by chance. Stringer, who insiders say is...
Less than half of New Yorkers think de Blasio is doing a good job
More than a year into office, Mayor de Blasio is struggling to break 50 percent in his approval rating, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Friday. The poll found...
Leon Cooperman tears into Altisource management
Acid-tongued hedgie Leon Cooperman tore into the management of Altisource during an investor call on Friday, asking “whether your testicles are bigger than your brains or your brains are bigger...
Caesars bankruptcy ratchets up pressure on other AC casinos
It will get worse before it gets better for Atlantic City’s beleaguered casinos. Gaming giant Caesars put its biggest unit into bankruptcy this week — a move that will add...
All of a sudden, St. John's nearing powerhouse recruiting class
Don’t count out Steve Lavin’s landing a massive 2015 recruiting class just yet. For quite some time, the St. John’s coach has zeroed in on this year as a key...
Kyle Okposo pours in four goals to power Islanders over Pens
There aren’t too many games like this at this time of year, just a blur of action, noise and fanfare. And standing tallest at the end of this one was...
Goldman bankers bracing for smaller bonuses
Even the masters of the universe are no match for the markets. Lloyd Blankfein’s Goldman Sachs reduced compensation to one of its lowest levels in years as lighter trading —...
Brook Lopez (still a Net) helps B'klyn rout Wizards, snap skid
WASHINGTON — Maybe the Nets were right to reconsider trading Brook Lopez. Behind 26 points from Lopez — including 25 in the second half — the Nets came away with...
Latest Charlie Hebdo issue finally in New York... sort of
Charlie est ici! Two Manhattan bookstores gave New Yorkers their first look at the latest issue of France’s Charlie Hebdo, featuring a cartoon of a weeping Prophet Mohammed holding a...
Wet Seal the latest teen clothing chain to file for bankruptcy
The bankruptcy courts have claimed yet another fashion victim. Wet Seal filed a Chapter 11 reorganization plan on Friday, the latest mall-based teen-clothing retailer to succumb to brutal competition in...
Rangers offense wakes up, Lundqvist slams door vs. Jackets
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sometimes, when the season becomes a grind, you must win games by grinding it out. Which is what the fancy-pants Rangers did here Friday night in breaking...
Rangers, Marc Staal agree on six-year extension
COLUMBUS, Ohio — All that is necessary now is for Marc Staal’s six-year, $34.2 million contract extension to be signed, sealed and delivered, as The Post has been told by...
Pagano vs. Belichick -- can good defeat evil?
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Standing on the home sideline for Sunday’s AFC Championship bout between the Patriots and Colts at Gillette Stadium will be venerable, emotionless and (for some) intimidating Bill...
Gov. Unserious
If anyone still thinks Gov. Cuomo is serious about addressing New York’s economic woes, two ideas he rolled out this week should put a quick end to that fantasy. The...
Hollywood: Beyond the pale
And the Academy Award for Most Hoisted on One’s Own Petard goes to . . . Hollywood! Yes, that liberal bastion of politically correct mores is getting a media pounding following Thursday’s...
Praising a terrorist: Council speaker's odd eulogy
City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito on Tuesday eulogized a convicted terrorist and sponsor of political violence against the United States, calling the late Isabel Rosado Morales “our icon and national...
Ducking reality on the Paris attack
Could this argument be any dumber? The Obama administration has forced America and much of the world into a debate no one wanted or needed. Namely, does Islamic terrorism have...
Letting kids walk free
When I started second grade at St. Mary’s Elementary School in Albuquerque, my parents decided it was time I learned how to walk to school. The trek from my grandparents’...
The surprising challenge that awaits St. John's
Games of the Week St. John’s at DePaul (Sunday, 2:30 p.m.) The Red Storm ended their three-game losing streak with a much-needed win at Providence, but a win over the...
The forgotten Patriot who could be X-factor in AFC title game
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Jonas Gray had no idea then, and he has no idea now. In the days leading up the Patriots’ 42-20 win over the Colts on Nov. 16,...
Teacher who had sex with 2 students gets probation
The Queens gym teacher who had sex with two underage students won’t face any jail time long as she completes a year of mental-health treatment. Joy Morsi, 40, pleaded guilty...
What happens when you think of someone else during your proposal?
Thinking about other people during the proposal is more common than you'd think. It's also a gold mine of information about the emotional work you may have ahead of yourself...
The most expensive residence ever purchased in NYC
A mystery buyer has set a New York record, paying more than $100 million for a duplex occupying the top floors — the 89th and 90th — of a skyscraper...
NYPD to host benefit for families of slain officers
Fellow cops will raise the roof – and money – Saturday night at 7pm at a benefit to help the families of slain officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu. Active...
Red Bulls coach outrage, on T-shirts and highways near you
The Red Bulls’ hardcore supporters may not own a piece of the team the way many European soccer fans or even Green Bay Packers fans do, but they’re sure trying...
Jets' new GM starts cleaning house
New Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan has begun to clean house. Maccagnan fired longtime personnel executive Terry Bradway along with director of college scouting Jeff Bauer on Friday. Those were...
The biggest heavyweight title fight in US since Holyfield-Tyson
The last time a heavyweight championship fight was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Mike Tyson was chomping on Evander Holyfield’s ear. That was nearly 18...
This Sunday is 'like football porn for a quarterback guy'
These conference championship games Sunday are ARMageddon. The defending Super Bowl champion quarterback for the Seahawks versus the 2014 MVP for the Packers in the NFC. The precocious young phenom...
How it went so wrong, so fast for Derek Fisher in Year 1
LONDON – It sounded like a perfect setup when he got hired in June. Derek Fisher, consummate leader as a player, would take the reins with legend Phil Jackson as his...
The day in photos
Koalas canoodle, protesters take on the PBA, Sec. of State John Kerry tries mending fences with France and more.
6 times Kim Kardashian worked a fierce fur look
With freezing New York temperatures in full effect, Kim Kardashian has had to make a challenging transition from the hot California weather conditions that she’s used to. Luckily, Kim K...
Supreme Court to decide if same-sex couples can marry nationwide
WASHINGTON — Setting the stage for a potentially historic ruling, the Supreme Court says it will decide whether same-sex couples nationwide have a right to marry under the Constitution. The...
A peek inside Rob Gronkowski's booze-fueled party bus
http://youtu.be/ITM8baF-Hnk If you’re going to Sunday’s AFC Championship game at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro and looking to have a few pops before kickoff, try checking out Patriot tight end Rob...
Career criminal who shot at 2 cops gets 40 years
A career criminal convicted of shooting at two cops received the maximum sentence of 40 years behind bars Friday while almost 40 cops and the president of the police union...
Holiday tale 'Beautiful Day in November' fails to score
The making of a Thanksgiving feast is often compared to a marathon. For Kate Benson, it’s more like a basketball game. Unfortunately, the playwright’s whimsical new show can be as...
The best fantasy game plan for championship weekend
There is every reason to believe the Patriots will run right through the Colts in Sunday’s AFC Championship game. And there is every reason to believe one of the New...
Pampered pooch to inherit 6-figure trust fund, $1M house
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZXrf1n0rAw A Queens woman loves her pet Maltese so much that she rewrote her will to leave the pooch a million-dollar fortune consisting of jewelry, a trust fund and vacation...
The cute hidden message on red flag that beat Cowboys
GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Packers are off to Seattle to continue preparations for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the Seahawks. Coach Mike McCarthy says a Friday departure helps flush...
6 ways to experience NYC luxury for less this winter
It’s cold out there — like SERIOUSLY cold — which makes this an ideal time to stay inside and snuggle up with a loved (or lusted) one. Of course, home...
Blunt and Bosworth sizzle while Goop’s latest look fizzles
Now that award season is in full swing, all bets are off when it comes to the red carpet. And while some celebs have gotten the memo regarding the do’s...
Paul Pierce on Nets: 'Any team without Paul Pierce misses him'
WASHINGTON — You can count Paul Pierce among those who feel the Nets have missed his presence on and off the court this season. “Any team without Paul Pierce misses...
230 hopefuls audition to be the next Carole King in ‘Beautiful’
They came in every size, height, and hair color and texture — straight, curly and frizzy — each one a candidate for “Beautiful,” the Carole King musical. Tony winner Jessie...
Officials won't say if de Blasio will attend Sharpton MLK event
City Hall officials are refusing to say whether Mayor Bill de Blasio plans to attend the Rev. Al Sharpton's annual Martin Luther King Day day event on Monday — an appearance...
Second of 2 cops shot released from hospital
He earned this hero’s salute. The second of two cops shot this month while responding to a Bronx bodega stickup was released from the hospital Friday as columns of cops...
DeMarco Murray in limbo as Jerry Jones faces 'challenge'
Dallas Cowboys owner/GM Jerry Jones was named the NFL’s executive of the year. He’ll have to earn that distinction this offseason, with stars Dez Bryant and DeMarco Murray potentially hitting...
This cow knows how to bust a moooove
http://youtu.be/DiEk-E5F1C0 This cow’s milkshake is bringing everyone ... to the supermarket. Manchas, the dancing mascot of Mexican dairy company Alpura, went viral on Thursday after a video of the enthusiastic...
NCAA agrees to return 112 wins to Paterno, Penn State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State’s football team is getting back 112 wins wiped out during the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal and the late Joe Paterno has been restored...
NYPD recovers 'WMD' at housing development
https://twitter.com/NYPD40Pct/status/556142928100589568 Anti-crime cops recovered a “WMD” from a Bronx housing development, the NYPD tweeted Friday. The 40th Precinct’s official account posted the photo of what appears to be an explosive...
The Grizzlies' secret to success that has them talking NBA title
The Memphis Grizzlies have been granted something few teams in today’s hyperactive NBA are allowed to have: time to grow together. Just look at their roster. Yes, the Grizzlies have...
Cab driver robbed by passenger at knifepoint
The passenger took out a knife, held it to the cabbie’s neck and demanded his money, according to police.
The miserably bad NHL team that statheads secretly love
Want to witness a pile of numbers betray what the eye sees? Watch the Minnesota Wild. They are in the midst of what is being widely described as a season from...
5 Whitney Houston moments that should be in Lifetime's biopic
With so much criticism leveled at Lifetime’s 2014 biopic “Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B,” fans are eagerly awaiting Angela Bassett’s directorial debut with Saturday’s premiere of “Whitney” — based on...
Vanished teen lovers wanted in multi-state crime spree
LEITCHFIELD, Ky. — Two Kentucky teenagers who vanished nearly two weeks ago are suspected in a multi-state crime spree that had police desperately searching for the couple — an 18-year-old...
60 years after its demise, rare videos reveal Third Avenue elevated line
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii91Zxvt7Iw Here’s some rare newsreel footage of the very last elevated subway line to run through Midtown Manhattan — along Third Avenue — which ceased operations in the very different...
Teen admits he lied about dying, going to heaven
The boy who came back from heaven was full of malarkey — and he's finally fessed up to it. A best-selling novel about a 6-year-old's trip through the afterlife while he...
Grateful Dead to reunite for final concerts in July
NEW YORK — The Grateful Dead is coming back to life for final concerts in July. The band announced Friday that surviving members Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh and...
Construction worker survives being speared in head by steel rod
A Chinese construction worker survived being speared in the head with a 5-foot steel rod. "It was like something out of a horror film," work buddy Kang Chien told Central...
Gay show 'Looking' has a woman problem
Back in mid-2013, the HBO drama “Looking” was heralded by many as a gay man’s version of “Sex and the City.” But as it continues Sunday with its second episode...
Hoops coach suspended after winning by unbelievable score
A girls high school basketball coach whose team throttled its opponent by 159 points earlier this month reportedly has been suspended for two games by his school. Michael Anderson, coach...
I gained 43 pounds to prove obese people are lazy
http://youtu.be/oWkQndGku5E British businesswoman and columnist Katie Hopkins has a controversial view on the obesity epidemic: that the solution is simply to eat less and exercise more — and that fat...
Hunt on for suspected killer who made threats against police
Cops from a small town in North Carolina today warned the NYPD that a man suspected in a trailer park shooting there has ties to Staten Island — and that he...
The 15 best and worst biopic performances
The announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations has reinforced the Academy’s love of biopics. Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”) and Benedict Cumberbatch (“The Imitation Game”) received nods for their...
Goldman profit falls 7.1% in 4th quarter
Even the masters of the universe are no match for the markets. Lloyd Blankfein’s Goldman Sachs has reduced compensation to one of its lowest levels in years as lighter trading...
2014 was Earth's hottest year on record
WASHINGTON — For the third time in a decade, the globe sizzled to the hottest year on record, federal scientists announced Friday. Both the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and...
Yankees finalize Stephen Drew deal -- a whopping 10 days later
Infielder Stephen Drew and the Yankees have finalized a $5 million, one-year contract, a deal that puts him in position to become the team's starting second baseman. Drew's agreement was...
Fendi teams with Rihanna, SJP and more for charity
Rihanna and Sarah Jessica Parker already know a thing or two about designing, but this time around they’ll be getting their hands dirty for a good cause. Elsewhere, Diane von...
NBA rookie's WAG becomes prom date after bad bet
A Detroit high school senior won a prom date with an NBA rookie's gorgeous girlfriend -- and he didn't even have to look up from his phone. It started Wednesday...
2015 could be easiest year to cheat IRS
As Americans get ready to fill out their 1040s and pay Uncle Sam, the IRS offers up this little tidbit of news: 2015 may be the best year ever to...
Medicare chief who oversaw ObamaCare rollout to step down
WASHINGTON — Medicare chief Marilyn Tavenner — who oversaw the rocky rollout of the president's health care law — says she's stepping down at the end of February. In an...
Arrest made in cyberattacks on PlayStation, Xbox systems
British police said Friday they had arrested a man in northwest England following the 2014 cyberattacks on the Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox systems. Both systems suffered long outages over...
'Vice' is intriguing, but routine
Recombining elements of “Blade Runner,” “Strange Days” and “A.I.” makes Bruce Willis’ “Vice” an intriguing sci-fi thriller, but in the end it doesn’t do enough with its ideas. Willis plays...
College student dies after falling 8 floors, landing on pedestrian
PHILADELPHIA — A freshman Temple University student plunged to her death while taking photographs from an eighth-floor window ledge in downtown Philadelphia. University President Neil Theobald identified the student Friday...
Kerry honors Charlie Hebdo victims, trots out James Taylor
WASHINGTON – After a major US diplomatic flub, Secretary of State John Kerry brought along folk singer James Taylor to Paris to help mend fences and pay his respects to...
2 dead, 3 in custody, another at large after Florida crime spree
HAINES CITY, Fla. — A 72-year-old woman and her daughter are dead, three men are in custody and one suspect remained at large Friday morning following a crime spree in...
Teacher gets felony convictions for showing horror movie in class
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A former substitute teacher who showed a movie featuring graphic sex and violence to a high school class has been convicted of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles....
Watch Rory McIlroy bury his first career hole-in-one
http://youtu.be/Qy5YMVghzDY ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Rory McIlroy made his first competitive hole-in-one as a professional as part of a brilliant back nine that propelled his pursuit of Martin...
North Korea targets tourists at Swiss travel fair
North Korea, a hereditary dictatorship under international pressure over its nuclear weapons program and human rights record, has sent a representative to a travel fair in Switzerland to attract visitors...
Undercover agents deployed to catch 'lying' Long Island fishermen
WASHINGTON — Authorities smell something fishy on Long Island — and are deploying undercover agents to go after commercial fishermen who lie about how much fish they’re catching. Last week,...
Pope strongly defends church teaching against contraception
MANILA, Philippines — Pope Francis issued his strongest defense yet of church teaching opposing artificial contraception on Friday, using a rally in Asia's largest Catholic nation to urge families to...
Miracle football player overcomes paralysis to get to NJ statehouse
WOOLWICH, N.J. — A former Penn State football player who recovered from a devastating spinal cord injury is headed to New Jersey's Statehouse as an assemblyman. Adam Taliaferro won the Democratic...
Armed man takes hostages near Paris
PARIS - An armed man who earlier took several hostages at a post office northwest of Paris on Friday has surrendered with no one hurt, a French police official told...
Dozens of terror suspects arrested in Europe raids
BRUSSELS — French, German and Belgian police arrested more than two dozen suspects in anti-terrorism raids Friday, as European authorities rushed to thwart more attacks by people with links to...
Kerry to meet Iranian foreign minister in Paris
PARIS — An American official says US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with his Iranian counterpart in Paris on Friday in what will be their second face-to-face encounter...
Nonprofit push to expand pre-K programs petering out
A nonprofit launched by Mayor Bill de Blasio to boost pre-K expansion and other pet initiatives has collected $405,000 since July from just 11 donors, many of whom have real...
Chobani mogul's ex-wife stakes claim to $1B share on handwritten scribbles
The ex-wife of the Chobani Greek yogurt mogul is trying to base her $1 billion claim to the business on handwritten scribbles, according to new court papers. The mogul, billionaire...
Duo arrested at LI Dunkin’ Donuts after alleged stick-up
A couple of crooks who allegedly tried to rob a Dunkin’ Donuts on Long Island are in a “hole” lot of trouble, thanks to an undercover cop who boldly foiled...
Famed Manhattan restaurateur takes own life
The colorful owner of French celebrity haunt Chez Josephine in Hell’s Kitchen committed suicide after struggling for years with depression, close friends confirmed to The Post. The body of Jean-Claude...
Rangers, Marc Staal closing in on six-year deal
BOSTON — The deal is not yet done, but the Rangers and Marc Staal are making progress toward a contract extension that would keep the alternate captain in New York...
Commish: Hellish Knicks, Nets seasons won't poison NY All-Star
LONDON — NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he’s not worried All-Star Weekend will be a bust next month in Brooklyn and Manhattan because the two local teams are experiencing dreadful...
Ex-Wall Street intern: How I came to porn
Now she’ll manage her own assets. Wall Street intern-turned-aspiring porn star Paige A. Jennings told The Post that even as she sweated over spreadsheets, she dreamed of someday spreading her...
With no deal in place, Discovery pulling shows off Netflix
Don’t cry kids, but most “My Little Pony” shows are flying off Netflix. The subscription streaming service is set to lose most of the popular kids show plus a host...
Sam Smith proves to be a dreary Garden headliner
Time to throw out your preconceptions, because Sam Smith wants to set the record straight. "A lot of people think I write sad poetry and cry every night,” he chirped...
Obama's win in 2012 catalyst for Malcolm Smith bribery scandal
It’s all President Obama’s fault! A $200,000 bribery scheme to secure the Republican line in the 2013 mayoral race for then-state Sen. Malcolm Smith, a Queens Democrat, was the result...
Charlie Hebdo victim gets fitting farewell with cartoon-clad coffin
Friends and family gave a slain Charlie Hedbo cartoonist a fitting farewell Thursday — adorning his coffin with comical doodles to honor his life’s work. Artist Bernard “Tignous” Verlhauc was...
National Magazine Award finalists reveal who's hot and who's not
The National Magazine Awards finalists revealed Thursday will never eclipse the Academy Award nominations in terms of celebrity firepower — but the NMAs are still being closely watched to determine...
Penske considers reducing print editions of Women's Wear Daily
Jay Penske, who took over Fairchild in August, is mulling a change that could cut the frequency of the print edition of Women’s Wear Daily. “Nothing is confirmed, but there...
Price of latest Charlie Hebdo issue takes a dive on eBay
Copies of the French weekly Charlie Hebdo are still nearly impossible to find in the US — but the good news is that the price for copies on eBay is...
Millionaire investor says ex threatened him with knives
The knives were out — literally — in the courtroom battle between a wealthy investor and his much younger former girlfriend. In a Hail Mary attempt to win the upper...
Missing man's body found in trunk of his own car
The body of a 24-year-old Fort Lee, NJ, man was found in the trunk of his 2013 BMW in The Bronx on Thursday, two days after his girlfriend reported he’d...
Why refreshed Carmelo is resisting 'the easiest thing to do'
LONDON — Prince Harry would have been proud. Anthony said his knee and body felt very good after his two-week break and said he wants to be there for the...
After-school enrollment up, but still shy of lofty de Blasio goals
The de Blasio administration managed to boost enrollment in after-school programs for middle-schoolers this year — but still fell short of its lofty goals, a Post review found. On Wednesday,...
City property-tax bills soar amid surging real estate market
City homeowners will get socked with higher property-tax bills this year thanks to the Big Apple’s surging real-estate market. New tentative assessments released Thursday show that the market value for...
Aaron Rodgers vows no fear of Richard Sherman this time
Of course it is a sign of respect. No doubt, it means the opponent is, if not afraid, certainly wary to the point where it wants no part of you....
Cuomo launches billion-dollar competition to generate jobs
Gov. Cuomo is pumping more money upstate, launching a $1.5 billion competition to award grants to three regions that come up with the best proposals for generating jobs. Hours after...
Herbstreit, Fowler and the worst of ESPN -- in its biggest moment
Given ESPN’s incapacity to provide significant statistical and historical context, its first telecast of the first official college football championship, Monday night, was its worst. And by far. Another ESPN...
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A mustachioed hipster thief snatched a coat from a Greenpoint restaurant patron, cops said. The suspect grabbed a 27-year-old man’s coat containing a wallet and other items at Anella...