March 19, 2017
Kristaps Porzingis says Knicks are 'not that good of a team'
LOS ANGELES — At times, 21-year-old Kristaps Porzingis sounds like a wizened veteran. He admits he wants to be a leader next season. Certainly Porzingis has been outspoken. According to...
Nets couldn't do anything to stop Mavericks after Jeremy Lin left
The Nets lost point guard Jeremy Lin. Then they dug themselves into a deep hole. And even after fighting all the way back, they couldn’t get the stops they needed...
UFC star says she pooped her pants in front of Vladimir Putin
One thing led to another, and former UFC star Julie Kedzie found herself looking in a mirror inside a Russian palace and searching for a place to hide her poo-soaked...
Duke is done, so you can scrap the rest of your brackets now
GREENVILLE, S.C. — That sound you hear is all the air coming out of this week’s East Regional at Madison Square Garden. Remember all the buzz of a possible Duke-Villanova...
Michigan coach ambushes team with water gun after upset win
The Michigan Wolverines upset No. 2 Louisville Sunday to advance to the Sweet 16.
Ex-49ers wide receiver famous for The Catch reveals he has ALS
Former San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Dwight Clark announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with ALS. The 60-year-old, who made one of the most memorable catches in NFL history,...
Uber's president resigns after just six months on the job
Uber has been thrust deeper into turmoil with the departure of company president Jeff Jones, a marketing expert hired to help soften its often abrasive image. Jones quit less than...
Selfie-crazed teens keep falling through frozen Central Park pond
Another group of kids attempting to take a selfie on top of some ice at The Pond in Central Park plunged into its icy waters, officials said. Two teenage boys,...
Housing Authority mistakenly sends eviction notices to tenants
In an embarrassing case of bureaucratic bungling, tenants at a public housing complex on the Lower East Side mistakenly received “termination” notices threatening eviction — even though they did nothing...
Oregon pushed to the absolute brink by Rhode Island
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The magic missing from an underwhelming start to the NCAA Tournament had finally emerged. With only 16 teams remaining, America would have at least one underdog to...
Casual taqueria to open in Gramercy Park
Casual bar/taqueria Street Taco will open in Gramercy Park at 358 Third Ave. next month. The casual bar-taqueria concept comes from FOX Lifestyle Hospitality Group’s Mark Fox, who previously launched...
Traveling after graduation won't hurt your job prospects
Dear Greg, I’m graduating college in May and unlike many of my pals, I do not have a job lined up. I was actually thinking of taking the summer off...
Don't be suckered into donating to all your coworkers' causes
Last fall, while her co-workers were raving about how fulfilled they felt after completing their various fund-raising walks and runs, Julie (who asked that her last name be withheld) remembers...
Jets QB mystery deepens with Josh McCown departure
The Jets' great quarterback search of 2017 continues. Free agent Josh McCown left town on Sunday without a deal after visiting the team over the weekend. It is unclear if...
Massive Target store coming to Midtown
Macy’s is getting a new neighbor in Manhattan. “Cheap chic” discounting giant Target has leased 43,000 square feet for a new store that will open this fall at 112 W....
Paris airport gunman had drugs and alcohol in his system
PARIS — Blood tests determined Sunday that a suspected Islamic extremist consumed drugs and alcohol before a frenzied spree of violence that ended when he took a soldier hostage at...
Yankees have to question if Luis Severino belongs in big leagues
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — If this keeps up, Luis Severino is going to find himself in the starting rotation to start the season— at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. No fastball command....
The next battle in the school lunch wars
America’s schoolchildren can hope for more edible lunches soon, as lobbyists for the nation’s school cafeteria programs are pushing for an easing of former first lady Michelle Obama’s dietary diktats....
Chuck Schumer calls for chaos
It’s right out of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”: The ghost of Chuck Schumer past issuing a dire warning to today’s Senate minority leader. Back in 2013, recall, a GOP...
Cuomo's no-win Port Authority power grab
Think the Port Authority is slow and dysfunctional now? Watch what happens if lawmakers OK Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s demand for a new “New York” inspector general/prosecutor for the PA. A...
Jacob deGrom's progress is everything Mets want and need
PORT ST. LUCIE — Jacob deGrom’s nearly spotless spring was sullied as he worked to build up his pitch count in Sunday’s sixth inning against the Marlins. To that point,...
Cuomo: Conditions at Rikers Island are intolerable
Gov. Cuomo on Sunday took another swipe at Mayor de Blasio’s handling of the city’s failing Rikers Island jail, describing conditions there as “intolerable” as he mocked the administration for...
Ignore the scolds: Why it's OK to 'ghost' people
"This was so fun. I’ll call you tomorrow,” she said at the end of the best first date ever. And then you never heard from her again. You’ve been “ghosted.”...
North Carolina survives first weekend with a serious scare
GREENVILLE, S.C. — All that talk of redemption, getting revenge after last year’s national championship game loss at the buzzer, was fading. Forget the Final Four, a Sweet 16 berth...
Why Wall Street's decline will never end
Since President Trump’s election, bank stocks have soared more than 30 percent, with investors thinking the new president will be great for the finance industry. But a new report by...
Rock ’n’ Roll’s first guitar god and other notable comments
China Expert: What Beijing Is Thinking About N. Korea China’s policy of using North Korea as a buffer between it and US forces in the south might be putting the...
First responders fall into frozen lake while rescuing deer
A group of New Jersey first responders wound up splashing around in a frigid lake after they tried to save a deer from an ice patch and their water vehicle...
Wildfire forces hundreds to flee homes in Colorado
BOULDER, Colo. — Firefighters made progress Sunday in battling a small wildfire that forced people to flee hundreds of homes in the mountains just outside downtown Boulder, Colorado, and ignited...
Coach's wife booted from NCAA Tournament game for cursing
INDIANAPOLIS — A security guard asked the wife of Wichita State coach Gregg Marshall to leave the lower bowl of Bankers Life Fieldhouse after she started loudly cursing shortly after...
Company recalls 21,000 pounds of frozen pizza
A California-based company is recalling more than 21,200 pounds of frozen pizza sold at Walmart retail stores in 11 states due to potential listeria contamination. RBR Meat Company Inc. issued...
'Beauty and the Beast' debut unfazed by anti-gay backlash
Disney's live-action "Beauty" was a beast at the box office, opening with an estimated $170 million in North American ticket sales and setting a new high mark for family movies....
Senator: Trump owes America an explanation on wiretap claims
BANGOR, Maine — Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she doesn't yet know if President Donald Trump owes an apology to former President Barack Obama over his accusations of...
Drunk frat bro uses beached shark's teeth to shotgun beer
The sick stunt has sparked outrage online.
Cops bust two teens with loaded guns
Cops busted two teens with loaded guns in The Bronx, police said Sunday. The plainclothes narcotics officers first spotted a pair of teens around 4:20 p.m. Thursday walking in an...
Drunk thief hammers hole in shop window, gets stuck
PARIS — Arrests can't come any easier than this. French gendarmes called to a robbery found the suspected thief stuck in a hole he'd made with a hammer in a...
Jay Bruce's body isn't used to taking grounders
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jay Bruce’s first-baseman’s mitt should have come with conditioning instructions. The Mets outfielder has a sore right hip and was removed from Sunday’s starting lineup after...
Former police chief says he was detained at JFK
A retired top cop from North Carolina detailed his unwarranted detention at JFK in an emotional Facebook post -- after he was held for an hour and a half following his...
New Yorkers are really pissed about another subway fare hike
New Yorkers are predictably sore about the fare hikes taking effect Sunday — griping that the annoyances of subway commuting remain the same while the fares continue to increase. “You...
Kentucky survives a nailbiter too good for Round of 32
INDIANAPOLIS — The last two chances for Wichita State were not squandered or missed or even blown. They were obliterated, first by Malik Monk, next by Bam Adebayo. Officially, they...
Committee chair: Justice Dept. has no evidence of wiretapping
WASHINGTON – House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes confirmed on Sunday that the Justice Department could not provide evidence of wiretapping at Trump Tower -- as the president has alleged....
Schumer: Trump's budget cuts will weaken national security
Sen. Chuck Schumer blasted President Donald Trump's newly released budget proposal as endangering New Yorkers from future terror or disaster threats -- likening the budget cuts to a "punch in...
Jimmy Breslin's widow speaks after his death
Jimmy Breslin's widow on Sunday said the legendary newspaperman lost interest in writing columns and began concentrating on books but never lost his love for the characters that inhabited his...
Eric Trump insists he doesn't talk business with his dad anymore
With his father in the White House, Eric Trump is missing his dad’s advice at Trump Tower — and even his New York Post press clippings. “I miss him, honestly,...
Man shot to death after argument at illegal nightclub
A 22-year-old man was fatally shot in the face inside an illegal nightclub in Brooklyn early Sunday, cops said. Jefferson Exantus was attending a party at the unlicensed club on...
Paris airport gunman's dad says his son wasn't a terrorist
The bereaved father of a Paris man killed by authorities following a Saturday Orly airport attack on a French soldier maintained Sunday his son was "not a terrorist" and instead...
The coffee isn't the only thing that'll perk you up at this cafe
A coffee shop has a bikini dress code that the female boss claims is “empowering” but a city councilman has argued exploits women. The uniform sees the women don bikinis...
Michigan's storybook run continues into Sweet 16
INDIANAPOLIS — There was no Golden State Warriors in Michigan on this day, not even a trace of the uncanny long-range shooting acumen that propelled the Wolverines into the second...
Jeremy Lin goes down again
Stop us if you’ve heard this before. Jeremy Lin is hurt. Again. The point guard’s injury nightmare continues. After his trio of hamstring strains helped to scuttle the Nets’ season,...
How Jimmy Vesey holds the key to Rangers' best lineup
Regarding the Rangers, three weeks away from crossing (over into) the Atlantic: 1. Jimmy Vesey’s revival meeting in Saint Paul on Saturday in which the rookie not only scored his...
Guy wearing Trump hat sues bar for refusing to serve him
Bartenders at a West Village hot spot served up discrimination — with a liberal twist — refusing to serve a customer because he was wearing a “Make America Great Again”...
Paul Ryan talks a big game on getting health bill passed
WASHINGTON – The GOP healthcare plan will be updated to include more generous tax credits for older Americans to buy insurance, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Sunday, noting that he's...
Why won't cops stop 'The Spitting Lady of 77th Street'?
The Upper East Side is in deep spit. A deranged woman has been spitting on residents and visitors for at least five years — and victims say police have told...
Jim Boeheim's successor bails, leaving Syracuse in disarray
Syracuse didn’t need to receive an NCAA Tournament bid to join March Madness. It created its own brand of craziness Sunday. Successor-in-waiting Mike Hopkins left the Orange to take the...
Middle school teacher arrested in $6 million drug bust
Georgia deputies raided a middle school teacher’s home and seized guns and $6 million in cocaine and heroin. The teacher, Karla Alvarez, 28, and two others are facing drug trafficking...
Bad news for pregnant employees
Remember the mad rush to offer employees weeks and weeks of paid leave for all new parents? Turns out that trend was limited to a certain sector of the American...
Dude says he slipped Secret Service, got a selfie in Trump's Mar-a-Lago study
https://twitter.com/nmeyersohn/status/843315036932268032 A guest at President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago manse claims he gave Secret Service agents the slip to snap a selfie in Trump's private study — but the president's security detail...
Subway slasher strikes on the 4 train
A Brooklyn ex-con who just got out of prison after serving 23 years for manslaughter slashed a straphanger for bumping into him Sunday, law-enforcement sources said. Earl Spivey, 45 —...
I made $150 just by wearing a Trump hat
When I think of The Happiest Hour in New York City’s West Village, I picture a pretty fratty cocktail bar known for attracting a good-looking crowd of 20-to-30-somethings — not...
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jimmy Breslin dies at 88
Jimmy Breslin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist who chronicled life in New York City for more than five decades and became known as the champion of the common man, died Sunday....
Another place Chuck Berry left his mark? The silver screen
"I guess you guys aren’t ready for that yet . . . but your kids are gonna love it.” So said Marty McFly in “Back to the Future,” having just slayed his...
North Korea tries to show off for Rex Tillerson
TOKYO — North Korea has conducted a ground test of a new type of high-thrust rocket engine that leader Kim Jong Un is calling a revolutionary breakthrough for the country's...
Insane video shows accused EMT killer going berserk on cops
WARNING: Extremely graphic and offensive language The crazed ex-con accused of fatally driving over an FDNY medic with her own ambulance violently kicked out a police van window while hurling...
De Blasio official axed over probe says it was to warn others to keep quiet
He’s Mayor de Blasio’s fall guy. The only city official fired in the just-concluded federal and state probes into de Blasio says he was axed for one reason — to let other...
Meet the 'fierce' heiresses wielding unchecked power on Broadway
Broadway has always been a boys’ club. Sure, there are some powerful female producers — Daryl Roth (“Kinky Boots”), Lynne Meadow (the head of the Manhattan Theatre Club) and Fran...
Father of the bride sues over 'hostage' wedding videos
The happiest day of this couple’s life has turned into months of misery. Peter Campbell and his bride Alex Carl’s opulent wedding was held in 2015 at her family’s Southampton...
The terrifying DNA discoveries that are making science-fiction fact
Imagine a world where parents can give birth to superbabies with bones so strong they’re impervious to a surgical drill and a heart less prone to failure. A world where...
How driving ambulances during World War I inspired Hemingway
When it comes to visionaries, give war a chance. Several major artists and innovators of the 20th century served as volunteer ambulance drivers during World War I, shaping their experiences...
New Yorkers are obsessed with strange pets -- even if it's illegal
New Yorkers are running ‘afowl’ of the law. Since Jan. 1, 2016 there have been 389 exotic animal complaints in the Big Apple — and nearly half of those have...
High-risk sex, girl-on-girl experimenting linked among NYC teens
Nearly half the Big Apple’s sexually active high-school girls have had female partners — and many engage in behavior that endangers their health, an alarming new study finds. Researchers from...
Use ride sharing services? Prepare for some drunken antics
As a comedian and waitress who works late hours, Sydnee Washington, 29, uses apps such as Uber and Lyft up to five times a week to commute from Manhattan to...
Landlord sues to boot vodka exec due to constant partying
A fed up landlord is seeking to boot a former vodka exec from its Tribeca building, saying the party girl doesn’t deserve another shot. The party hasn’t stopped since former...
Woman accused of pocketing $263K with fake Hurricane Sandy fund
A Queens woman created fictional disaster victims to pocket $263,000 in Hurricane Sandy relief funds, according to a lawsuit. Regina Lewis allegedly deposited 27 checks meant to help those devastated...
Pre-K students are terrified of their teachers, probe finds
Pre-kindergarten is a place to learn and play — and in some city classrooms, it’s also a place where kids are terrified of their teachers. When a tyke in her...
Drake shows his fetish for Brits on new release 'More Life'
Love him or hate him, there’s no denying that Drake is one of the hardest working guys in the game. Less than a year since his epic “Views” album (which...
Here are 23 ways Trump should follow up his wiretap claims
President Trump is facing calls to retract and apologize for his sensational claim that former President Barack Obama wiretapped Trump Tower last year. The chances of that happening are approximately...
Yogi's secret to getting guys into her 'broga' classes: free beer
A Brooklyn yogi has discovered the secret to luring out-of-shape bros off the couch and onto the yoga mat: free beer! Emma Galland launched her “Beer and Broga” class last...
Why is this ex-NBA star taking tickets at Mets games?
PORT ST. LUCIE — You never know who you will find at a Mets spring training game. A football player like Tim Tebow could be in the outfield, or a...
Complete guide to Sunday’s best games of March Madness
Your guide to Sunday’s best games in Day 4 of the NCAA Tournament: (2) Louisville vs. (7) Michigan 12:10 p.m., CBS Rick Pitino compared Michigan to the Golden State Warriors...
One TV hoops analyst stands out by delivering informed calls
Sometimes TV gets it right ... eventually. Thursday’s Notre Dame- Princeton game on CBS was heading for the wire when Jim Spanarkel calmly and concisely gave a complete rundown of...
Jay Bruce on A-Rod, Cespedes, and being 'the next big thing'
Mets outfielder Jay Bruce takes a swing at some spring training Q&A with Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: When you were 9 years old, you called the Kingdome to try...
Team USA advances with space-launch homer and insane catch
SAN DIEGO — The United States is going to the semifinals of the World Baseball Classic for the second time thanks to another impressive home run by Giancarlo Stanton at...
Man claiming to have explosives nabbed outside White House
A driver pulled up to a White House checkpoint at 11:05 on Saturday night and claimed to have a bomb in his car — but was arrested without incident, CNN...
Kids TV shows push cultural limits -- but they're damaging kids
Uh-oh. The Disney Channel’s ratings are slipping (down 18 percent among 2-11 year olds from this time last year). And you know what that means? Once again it’s time to...
Couple's plan to expand pad being thwarted by neighbor: suit
A Manhattan couple with big expansion plans for their Upper East Side town house were thwarted by a neighbor who refused to let them touch her property, a lawsuit says....
Cops beat autistic man while conducting search: suit
An autistic Bushwick man was pulled naked out of the shower and beaten by cops executing a search warrant at his home, his mother claims. Jose Tejeda, 30, who has...
Woman claims co-worker said she 'really needs to get a man'
Life at this Manhattan firm really stunk for this worker, who in a new lawsuit is accusing her colleagues of harassment. Letisha Archer helped set up food trays at catered...
High-school baseball coach fired because of ‘crybaby parents'
A well-heeled Long Island town is in the midst of its very own “Trojans War” — over the firing of a beloved high-school baseball coach who some supporters say is...
Rangers' Marc Staal comes up big in right-side cameo
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — So there was Marc Staal paired with Ryan McDonagh for the seventh straight game, but wait ... Staal on the right side? When, he was asked...
Gennady Golovkin's still the champ; Danny Jacobs is a star
Danny Jacobs thought he fought the perfect fight; thought he had done all he needed to do to upset Gennady Golovkin and capture the middleweight championship before 19,939 at Madison...
Let's stop using Social Security cash to fund federal overspending
Last week President Trump put forth an aggressive federal budget designed to cut excess from various government agencies while protecting Social Security. This is the right tack budget-wise, because as...
Airbnb chief's mom told Terry Lundgren how she once lost son in Macy's
When Terry Lundgren met Airbnb chief Brian Chesky’s mother, Deborah, at a luncheon last week, they made an instant connection. “I was happy to meet Brian’s mother,” the Macy’s chief...
Consumer Electronics Show may lift MGM Resorts' earnings
Shareholders in MGM Resorts could be in for a big win when the Las Vegas hotel operator reports its first-quarter earnings. Thanks to the Consumer Electronic Show and the insane...
Why Kentucky-Wichita St. 2014 classic seems like a lifetime ago
INDIANAPOLIS — It was three years ago and might as well have been a lifetime ago. Neither one current Kentucky player nor one Wichita State player played even a minute...
Louisville will put an end to Michigan's dream run
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Well, at least the bonus picks (10-6-1) are hitting, so we’ve got that going for us, which is nice. Louisville (-2½) over Michigan: I am not dancing...
US hockey icon: Women should boycott if no equality
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Separate and unequal. It may be only now that the U.S. National Women’s Hockey Team’s righteous fight for equal opportunity has become part of the public’s...
Preet Bharara is plotting his revenge
Preet Bharara is ready for his close-up. Bharara — who was dismissed as Manhattan US attorney last weekend when he refused a Trump administration order to resign — is angling...
What to do when a bank won't get you the info you need
Dear John: I know my problem is not really long-term, as many other readers’ are. But my frustration level with Synchrony Bank in Florida is off the charts. The sticking...
How to rent a car in America without breaking the bank
Dear John: Last year, as part of a vacation of a lifetime, we rented a car from Avis in Skagway, Alaska. The Corolla was shoed in low-profile tires that are...
Secret Service bust man trying to get on White House property
The Secret Service busted a man who leaped over a low metal barrier just outside the White House on Saturday. White House press secretary Sean Spicer tweeted that the person,...
People really want the 'Fearless Girl' statue to be permanent
Hell no, she better not go! Lawmakers and activists gathered in lower Manhattan Saturday to press city officials to keep the “Fearless Girl” statue as a permanent installation. The 50-inch-tall...