June 28, 2015
Escaped killer's mom says he was bad from Day 1
He’s lucky the law got him before his mama did. The mother of escaped killer David Sweat said she’s glad he’s alive — but she would have knocked him out...
'Poor doors' are no more thanks to rent-regulation bill
No more “poor doors”! Developers who receive tax breaks to build apartment buildings with affordable units can’t segregate tenants based on income, or have separate entrances for those residents living...
Cuomo one-ups de Blasio by marrying couple at Pride Parade
Showing up the mayor in his own back yard, Gov. Cuomo married two men in front of a historic Greenwich Village bar Sunday — before stealing the spotlight at the...
Bad news for Knicks? Monroe wants a team 'ready to win'
Pistons free agent center Greg Monroe said Sunday he will meet with five teams this week, including the Knicks, and said he wants to play for a club “ready to...
Hondo’s feeling Angelic
It was whiff or wallop for the Sawx against Tampa Bay’s Chris Archer on Sunday, an unfortunate scenario for Hondo as his accounts payable ballooned to a crisp 1,430 pearsons....
Cuomo used state Senate to stymie his own party: sources
Despite public claims to the contrary, Gov. Andrew Cuomo worked behind the scenes with the Republican-led Senate to defeat Assembly Democrats on such key “progressive” initiatives as tenant rights and...
'Unreal': Matz family -- including Grandpa Burt -- in disbelief
They stood in the bowels of Citi Field, about 15 members of Steven Matz’s immediate family and his closest friends, all of them beaming, grinning broadly and looking spent at...
Steven Matz changed feeling of doom around Mets
Matz for mayor? Matz for owner? Matz for the (not really) Babe Ruth schedule of “Pitch every sixth day, play outfield the other five”? Steven Matz did more than just...
De Blasio continues crusade against smoking at home
Mayor de Blasio is ramping up the city’s war against smoking — at home, The Post has learned. The administration is planning to select and pay four health-advocacy groups $9,000...
Probe reveals police captain's shady crime-reporting tactics
An NYPD transit boss was caught trying to drive down his district’s crime numbers — by bullying some victims into downgrading their complaints and discouraging others from even filing a...
Jon Niese trade winds pick up as 2 teams are interested
While the Mets say they’re committed to a six-man starting rotation for the long haul, they obviously are open to trading veteran lefty Jon Niese. The Cubs and Dodgers are...
Reds dumbfounded by Matz's bat -- and his arm: 'Tip your cap'
It was the obvious move. First base open, the rookie pitcher making his major league debut on deck, walk the eighth-place hitter. But there was nothing obvious about Steve Matz’s...
Why each World Cup semifinalist could go home champs
The Women’s World Cup semifinals kick off Tuesday in Montreal, with United States against Germany, a matchup of the top two seeds overshadowing England against Japan in Edmonton on Wednesday...
These magazines will cater your summer sweet tooth
OK, admit it. This time of year, you have to sneak a peek, right? You can’t pass a magazine rack without a glance and you think: What a stack! Those...
Masters of grilled cheese melt into Midtown
Maybe NoMad should be called the Meat-eating District. Rocco Steakhouse will be the latest meat mecca to land in the neighborhood when it opens at 72 Madison Ave. next month....
Troubled CTPartners set to file for bankruptcy
Wall Street headhunter CTPartners has gone from predator to prey in just six short months. The New York City-based executive search firm — once the seventh-largest in the US and...
Scout raves about 'star' Porzingis, avoids dreaded comparison
The first impression of Kristaps Porzingis remains indelible for Tim Shea, the former Knicks European scout who still lives in Spain. And it wasn’t his height. It occurred three years...
Give up now on luring away Brook Lopez or Marc Gasol
Maybe it’s simply a tale of two centers. In addition to each guy having a brother currently playing on an NBA front line, there is one other obvious connection between...
Cops catch driver smuggling $10K load of untaxed cigarettes
A U-Haul driver was caught trying to smuggle $10,000 in illegal cigarettes into Queens on Sunday, law-enforcement sources said. The stash was hidden in moving boxes, sources said. Bridge and...
Under the MTA's anti-speech rules, even a movie ad is banned
In trying to shut down the political viewpoints of someone on the right, the MTA wound up shutting down folks from the left. It should surprise no one. Last week,...
The Confederate flag and Hamilton: Getting the nation's symbols right
The awful mass murder in Charleston, SC, helped spur a nationwide debate over the Confederate flag (with a slight detour into a relitigation of the causes of the Civil War)....
Bill de Blasio's wisdom in hiring unpaid interns
At City Hall, what goes around, comes around. And Mayor de Blasio is learning that the hard way — via criticism he’s getting for not paying his interns. That’s right:...
If Andrew Cuomo stacks court with Democrats, watch out NY
Another New York institution may be about to turn all blue: the Court of Appeals. Will the last conservative in New York please turn off the lights? After serving more...
The message for politicians in 'Jurassic World's' shift against big business
When the original “Jurassic Park” blockbuster hit screens nearly a quarter-century ago, Americans had just booted George H.W. Bush from office in favor of Bill Clinton. All was right with...
Once again, Albany fiddles while NY festers
Albany has been described as an alternate universe, a place totally disconnected from the concerns and realities of everyday New Yorkers. The just-ended 2015 legislative session looked like an exaggerated...
Selfies get a bad rap — but they're here to stay
If you’ve visited Instagram, Facebook, Match.com or other social media/dating sites in the past few years, you’ve likely been greeted by a woman, lips pursed, head angled and arm extended,...
Matz dominates at plate, on mound in historic Mets debut
On the Mets’ off day, Steven Matz should invite the Wilpons out to his Stony Brook home and see if he can persuade the team owners to open their checkbooks....
Red Bulls assert their dominance over NYCFC with blowout
Up a man in your first rivalry game and lose? Strike one. Blow a second-half lead at home in the rematch? Strike two. New York City FC is on the...
The solace Yankees can take from demoralizing loss
HOUSTON — After watching Masahiro Tanaka not be able to bounce back from a terrible outing when he was spanked again Saturday, the Yankees took a morsel of good feeling...
Ellsbury passes key test, finally gets rehab assignment
HOUSTON — Jacoby Ellsbury’s pregame workout Sunday, watched by manager Joe Girardi and bench coach Rob Thomson, was good enough for the main attraction to get a plane ticket to...
What LeBron's opting out means for his future
Yes, LeBron James has opted out again to become a free agent July 1, according to reports. No, he won’t consider any other team, including the Lakers and Knicks, until...
Comically inept Yankees can't help resurgent Pineda
HOUSTON — Almost three months into a baseball season during which no team has announced itself as a lock to win the AL East, the Yankees are certainly in the...
Sam Dekker's adorable mom keeps embarrassing him on Twitter
Sam Dekker is an athletic freak with a shot as pure as anyone's. He was the No. 18 pick in the NBA draft and will be making millions playing for...
'Extant' returns, 'MasterChef' celebrates a milestone and more
To mark "MasterChef's" 100th episode, each team will prepare a two-course menu.
Day later, Mets end marathon hitting misery to edge Reds in 13
It truly seemed like Steven Matz’s first start would never come. Playing out the conclusion of Saturday’s rain-suspended game, the Mets’ offense frustrated every fan and fumbled every opportunity it...
Escaped prisoner David Sweat shot, in custody
Escaped cop-killer David Sweat was shot and captured Sunday by an eagle-eyed state trooper who spotted him strolling along a road about two miles from the Canadian border, authorities said....
Caroline Wozniacki's weekend: 'Andy' come-on, Taylor Swift love
Rory McIlroy, Ryan Kerrigan, JJ Watt and ... Andy? Whether Caroline Wozniacki is on the market or not, a one-named charmer is interested. The tennis star, in tweeting out mostly sponsored...
Escaped killer 'may have been wasted' during final stand
Escaped prisoner Richard Matt died of “severe skull fractures and brain injuries” after being shot three times in the head by a federal agent, New York State Police said Sunday....
Your essential 'turn it up' summer jam guide
Move over, Charlie Puth and Wiz Khalifa, because summer is not the time to be listening to drippy ballads like “See You Again.” The sun’s out, the mercury is rising...
'What are we doing?' Racers slam IndyCar after horrid crashes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGq8uEFSdi8&feature=youtu.be FONTANA, Calif. -- Graham Rahal avoided a penalty despite driving out of pit road with part of his fueling mechanism attached and held on through a wild finish for...
Good luck trying to put down these 5 juicy beach reads
If your beach-read preference ranges toward the dark side, you’re in luck. This summer is loaded with deck-chair-gripping thrillers. “The Blondes” by Emily Schultz An epidemic is turning blonde women...
ISIS slaughters more than 200 civilians near Syrian border
ISIS butchered more than 200 civilians — including women and children — in the Syrian border town of Kobani before being killed or driven out by Kurdish fighters, activists said...
Priceless Estée Lauder collectibles raided from warehouse: suit
Estée Lauder claims it lost hundreds of collectible and one-of-a-kind items because a New Jersey storage company’s employees stole them, a lawsuit charges. Iron Mountain Management workers at a South...
Fake music executive busted for using interns as cash machines
He’s not singing “dolla, dolla bill y’all” any more. A phony record executive who stole the IDs of his no-pay interns so he could open credit cards and apply for...
Cuomo officiates gay wedding at historic Stonewall Inn
Now he's officially the Luv Gov. Gov. Cuomo presided over his first nuptials since obtaining the authority to officiate weddings last week, by marrying two men before Sunday's Gay Pride...
City continues ban on non-white pool attire
What is the stylish set wearing to the pool this summer? If you’re taking a dip in one of the city’s 56 public pools, which opened for the season on...
Ref blows end of title bout as Bradley wins amid controversy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu54cQ1zJCU CARSON, Calif. -- Timothy Bradley got rocked in the final minute and survived a confusing finish to beat Jessie Vargas by unanimous decision Saturday night, claiming the interim WBO...
Greece to shut banks, stock exchange as crisis deepens
Greek banks and the stock exchange will be shut on Monday after creditors refused to extend the country's bailout and savers queued to withdraw cash, taking Athens' standoff with the...
Donald Trump's wife wants him to lay off Jeb Bush
WASHINGTON – An influential force wants Donald Trump to knock off his attacks on fellow GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush: his wife, Melania. “I was actually told that by my...
Haute stuff! Dive into the style world's most sizzling trends
Three spicy brands reveal the styles that are flying off the racks fastest this summer.
Embattled 9/11 lawyer facing $1M fine over unauthorized spending
The receiver overseeing the beleaguered 9/11 law firm Napoli Bern is so fed up with partner Paul Napoli’s conduct he is seeking to fine him up to $1 million and...
The top 10 trends that will heat up your summer
Scorcher of a sandwich: David Chang's Fuku At David Chang’s new Fuku (163 First Ave.), there are just three menu items: fries, salad and a fried chicken sandwich — a...
The 5 hot summer shows everyone's talking about
Who’s got a knack for provocative satire and over a billion multiplatform streams? These guys.
'Angry Pacifist' says he was attacked by church guards
A Staten Islander who calls himself the Angry Pacifist claims a Trinity Church rep beat him. Demonstrators have been sleeping on the sidewalk outside the downtown Manhattan church for two...
Ex-NY college hoops coach shot before fatal car crash
https://twitter.com/Ayy_Gilley23/status/613874410018238464 MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A former college assistant basketball coach was one of the two men killed in a fatal crash that's being investigated as a double homicide. The...
Oft-injured Michigan stud: Jim Harbaugh pressured me to quit
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan defensive lineman Ondre Pipkins tells ESPN.com he plans to transfer, and he says the Wolverines' staff asked him to sign a medical scholarship form that...
Woman attacked by laundromat worker over broken machine: suit
Laundry day turned dangerous for a Harlem woman who says a worker assaulted her when she asked for help with a broken washer. Akua Parker, 36, says the attack happened...
Morrissey delivers a vegetarian snoozer at MSG
Heaven knows it was miserable chow at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, as Morrissey headlined the venue under the strict stipulation that no meat was to be served. It...
Louisiana, Mississippi still fighting against gay marriage
Louisiana and Mississippi could be the last states standing against gay marriage. Officials in those Deep South states decried Friday’s Supreme Court decision giving same-sex unions the green light. Of...
Top NFL prospect arrested for 'punching' stepfather -- to protect mom
OXFORD, Miss. — University of Mississippi football coach Hugh Freeze confirmed Saturday that offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil has been arrested in a domestic violence case involving his stepfather in Oxford....
'Scary' errant throw leaves massive welt on Robinson Cano
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Heads up, Robby! No one in the Seattle Mariners' dugout expected a ball to come flying in and hit Robinson Cano — the All-Star second baseman getting...
SpaceX launch ends in failure as rocket explodes
An unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying supplies and the first-of-its-kind docking port to the International Space Station broke apart Sunday shortly after liftoff. It was a severe blow to NASA, still...
Suspect in beheading at France warehouse admits to killing
PARIS — The top suspect in the beheading of a French transportation company manager admitted to the killing that authorities have called a terror attack, officials said Sunday. Yassine Salhi,...
Another school bars poor kids from carnival over $10 fee
Only weeks after a Queens principal was bounced for barring students from a carnival for not paying a $10 entry fee, Staten Island’s Morris Intermediate School 61 has done the...
Driver dies after slamming into two parked cars
A Bronx driver fatally crashed his car into two parked cars causing them to strike another car, cops said.
Passenger 'head-butted' bus driver in fight over A/C
A MTA bus driver and a passenger got into a fight in the Bronx after the passenger complained about the lack of air conditioning on the bus, police sources said....
Hate crimes against Jews and Muslims surge
Hate crimes have surged 9 percent in the city, with 127 confirmed incidents between Jan. 1 and June 7 compared with 116 during the same period last year, according to NYPD...
Uproar over FDNY activist's 'white boy privilege' rant
The leader of the city’s female firefighters has sparked outrage for blasting “white boys” and “white privilege.” Sarinya Srisakul, president of United Women’s Firefighters, is taking heat from fellow Bravest...
Queens teacher says school punished him for whistleblowing
A Queens gym teacher who blew the whistle on a dirty fitness room has been bounced to the rubber room. Peter Maliarakis, a P.E. teacher at William Cullen Bryant HS...
Meeks still owes NY more than a grand
Queens Congressman Gregory Meeks apparently can’t scrounge up enough cash to pay his taxes. Meeks and wife Simone- Marie were so delinquent that the state filed a $2,346.99 lien against...
Agencies fight over 'Next Top Model' winner
The famed Wilhelmina modeling agency stole a South Korean stunner from her Manhattan management company by promising to sponsor her work visa, according to a lawsuit. Muse Management says it...
Tech bro sued for trashing $13K-a-month West Village pad
He should have left home without it. A New Jersey man who launched a perk-filled membership card for millenials — modeled after the posh American Express black card — is...
City workers liable for thousands in exploited E-ZPass trips
They abused their free E-ZPass tags like crazy. More than 100 employees of two psychiatric hospitals on Randalls Island exploited their state-issued tags to the tune of close to $300,000,...
Kids get free carnival after being banned from paid event
The Flushing school blasted for banning children who didn’t pay $10 for a playground fair put on a better carnival — free for all.
How two killers pulled off one of the craziest jailbreaks in history
On Friday afternoon, three weeks after escaping from the maximum-security Clinton Correctional Facility, Richard Matt was shot and killed by federal agents in the upstate town of Malone. David Sweat,...
Dear John: So what’s the post-QE deal?
Dear John: I spent 25 years working with fixed-income investments. I have been looking at and questioning what is going on with the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet since the end...
Taylor Swift's business plan outwits Apple executives
What does it say about Apple and its executives that Taylor Swift, in a social media post, was able to make it reverse its decision not to pay artists for...
The legendary NYPD cop who broke through the 'Italian barrier'
“Why Italians Are Useless in Police Work.” That was the headline on an 1896 editorial in the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper — the premise being that newly arrived Italian immigrants would...
NYPD goes back on the beat as murders and shootings skyrocket
It’s been a tough summer so far for the NYPD. Murders and shootings are up, while a department survey found that 85 percent of cops say they fear being proactive because...
Gay marriage decision raises questions for religious groups
On Friday, in a momentous decision, the Supreme Court allowed same-sex marriages nationwide. But the fight over how those weddings are accommodated or recognized, particularly by religious organizations, is far...
The pain in Spain: Inside the Running of the Bulls
On July 11, 2013, Peter Milligan, a Pennsylvania lawyer, was in Pamplona, Spain, for the annual Running of the Bulls, an event he’s participated in every year for several decades....
Hamptonites outraged at Madonna's 'farm fraud'
Ol’ Madonna had a farm — and on this farm she had a huge tax break.
City 'fixes' grades for failing high school students
How do you fix a failing high school? Change the grades. Under pressure to boost student achievement, the state-designated “out of time” Automotive HS in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, has resorted to...
Daily Blotter
Manhattan An East Harlem man was fatally shot and stabbed early Saturday at the housing project he called home, police said. Andre Santiago, 29, left his home at around midnight....
Sick of cats and dogs on Instagram? Follow these cute critters instead
Prairie dogs! https://instagram.com/p/3fR8GYjfhx/?taken-by=prairiedogpack @prairiedogpack 43.1K followers Spunky prairie dogs Swarley (left) and Bing don’t let the “rodent” family name get them down. The tiny Texan pets can be found dressing...
Obama plays 'Let's Make a Deal' with nuclear Iran
The gods of news are working overtime. They delivered the twin bombshells from the Supreme Court, President Obama’s moving eulogy for one of the victims of the savage South Carolina...
Matt Harvey admits to unforeseen post-surgery struggles
Matt Harvey looks like an ace again — allowing one run or fewer for the third straight start, Saturday against the Reds — after enduring the worst stretch of his...
Why Nolan Ryan believes Eovaldi was a good pickup for Yankees
HOUSTON — Nolan Ryan watched fellow Alvin, Texas, native Nathan Eovaldi throw six solid innings Friday night against the Astros at Minute Maid Park. The Hall of Fame pitcher was...