August 2, 2015
Teacher on why she passed student who ‘begged’ to fail
The Queens teacher who passed a high school student practically begging to be failed made a stunning admission Sunday — she did it because of the “tremendous amount of pressure”...
Bills finally slap suspension on ‘minor-punching’ coach
PITTSFORD -- The Bills suspended offensive line coach Aaron Kromer without pay for the first six games of the regular season for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy. Bills President...
DAs meet with Cuomo and Schneiderman on police-involved deaths
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman secretly assured the state’s 62 district attorneys that they are competent to prosecute Eric Garner-type killings by police — even as they...
Mets dump Nats for monumental sweep, move into 1st-place tie
Let’s see, this has been a typical time for the Mets, correct? They called up Michael Conforto. They traded for Kelly Johnson, Juan Uribe and Tyler Clippard. They lost Jenrry...
Just when sports is at its darkest, here comes Wilmer Flores
It wasn't exactly “The Shot Heard ’Round the World,” but it sure made it to Chicago in a hurry. After Wilmer Flores’s soap-operatic home run ended Friday’s Nationals-Mets game, even Michael...
Hondo hopes Lester is more
The A’s worked some overtime to beat the Native Americans on Sunday, and it was for a truly worthy cause — getting Hondo’s deficit below the 2,000 mark at 1,960...
Eric Decker is suddenly in the shadows — and loving it
The spotlight was planted firmly on Eric Decker last year. The Jets signed the wide receiver to a five-year, $36.25 million before last season, one of the few players then-general...
Magazines that will get you thinking
Is your shrink away on summer vacation, at a home built with your weekly payments? You can either drive yourself nuts with that fact — or take a deep breath...
Eagles camp opens with big blow to Mark Sanchez
PHILADELPHIA — If the Eagles are indeed going to have the quarterback competition coach Chip Kelly promised last month, it wasn’t apparent from the first practice of training camp Sunday....
Puerto Rico is $72B in debt
Puerto Rico is expected to default on a small bond payment Monday — for the first time in its history. The island commonwealth, which said in late June that it...
Helicopters: City Council’s next target
New York politicians don’t seem happy unless they’re trying to kill some jobs — especially ones in transportation. Mayor de Blasio’s early drive to ban horse carriages fell apart amid...
‘Affordable’ housing’s not so progressive after all
Afederal audit of low-income housing is a warning on Mayor de Blasio’s “affordable” housing push. In an audit of the Housing and Urban Development Department, the Office of Inspector General...
Instead of teaching, NY schools become fraud factories
The whole city should be just as outraged as Melissa Mejia, the William Cullen Bryant HS “grad” who revealed in Sunday’s Post that she’d been awarded a fraudulent diploma. Well,...
How President Obama’s clean-air rules slam cities
For nearly two full terms, President Obama has made it abundantly clear that furthering the cause of his urban base — perhaps the most vital component of the coalition that...
The horrors behind Planned Parenthood’s chatter
Executives of Planned Parenthood’s federally subsidized meat markets — your tax dollars at work — lack the courage of their convictions. They should drop the pretense of conducting a complex...
Team de Blasio’s best idea for saving schools: Copy the charters
How nice it was to read American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten gushing the other day about some innovative public schools in New York City that are using their...
New York guys flee ‘Trainwreck’ women
It’s the oldest piece of dating advice in the world: Everyone enjoys the life of the party, but no one wants to take her home. But is it still true...
US Open to serve good ‘taste’ at charity foodie event
The US Open will be serving up lots of delicious options starting with the annual Taste of Tennis, which brings together players and chefs at the top of their game....
Mets’ Collins gives dreaded cap warning about young aces
The Mets want to avoid a Stephen Strasburg fiasco. So while manager Terry Collins raised the possibility the Mets’ young starting pitchers might need to be shut down through a...
Now’s not the time for vet Fitzpatrick to take Geno’s job
Ryan Fitzpatrick went to Harvard. So he can read. He’s well aware of the book on him. He knows exactly what the scouting report from the outside world is on...
Calvin Pace: Bowles’ camp already tougher than Rex Ryan’s
Calvin Pace didn’t even like training camp in high school, so after 13 years in the NFL he has been through a bunch of them and developed a special kind...
Bloomberg routinely turns over chat records to investigators: source
The new kid on the block is making chat room inroads against stalwart Bloomberg by playing to banks’ desire for sole control of their communications. Symphony, the buzzed-about system, promises...
Wall Street has found a new way to evade pesky probes
Forget about Sen. Elizabeth Warren. The worst scourge on Wall Street is overly chatty traders. Since 2010, the world’s 13 biggest banks have shelled out more than $74 billion to...
Jets’ Wilkerson, seeking big deal, ‘tweaks’ his hamstring
Jets star defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson left practice Sunday with what coach Todd Bowles described as a “tweaked” hamstring. Bowles said he was hopeful Wilkerson would not miss much time...
Limping Carlos Beltran can’t complete game in return
CHICAGO — After being forced to sit out Saturday night’s game due to a sore left foot after taking a foul ball off it Friday evening, Carlos Beltran returned to...
Yankees’ expectations for Severino after refusal to trade him for ace
CHICAGO — Debuting in the big leagues is enough to deal with, yet when Luis Severino starts Wednesday against the Red Sox at Yankee Stadium, the pressure will be more...
Wacky, musical Giants practice shows how Coughlin’s changed
Tom Coughlin may have never envisioned overseeing a practice like the one he put the Giants through on Sunday, but times, and Coughlin, have changed. From start to finish, the...
American Pharoah backs up Triple Crown with Haskell win
The scene in the paddock was something to behold Sunday. In one corner, there was comedian Bill Murray, taking selfies and yukking it up with the crowd. In another, there...
Kraft recalls 36K cases of cheese
The Kraft Heinz Company KHC, +0.33% has voluntarily recalled 36,000 cases of Kraft Singles because they might make you choke. Not on the cheese, though -- the company says the...
Yankees display their road map to the playoffs in rout
CHICAGO — With two months left in the season, it has become very clear the Yankees will get to play in October on the strength of their muscles. The rotation,...
Lolo Jones’ plan to outlast Ronda Rousey’s punching bags
It's no longer a question of if but when Ronda Rousey will win. And the answer has been "immediately." Lolo Jones thinks she can at least postpone the inevitable. The...
Man who ‘decapitated wife, dogs’ leaves hospital for jail
PHOENIX — A man accused of decapitating his wife and their pet dogs before mutilating himself has gone from a hospital bed to a jail cell. Phoenix police identified the...
Beaning wars escalate, erupt in fights around baseball
[mlbvideo id="324454583" width="600" height="350" /] And all this on the Lord's day. Bench-clearing altercations broke out in Cincinnati and Toronto on Sunday afternoon, as enough batters were hit that they wanted...
Trump to GOP: Treat me fairly, or else
WASHINGTON — Days before his GOP presidential debate debut, Donald Trump threatened an independent run if his fellow Republicans don’t play nice. “If I'm not treated fairly by the Republican...
Dealer accused of shooting customer over $10 bag of pot
A Long Island pot dealer allegedly went nuts over a customer’s complaint that his “dime” bag of marijuana was a “penny” short. James Nicholson shot Shawn Everett in the groin...
Chris Christie: National teacher’s union deserves a punch in the face
WASHINGTON -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Sunday the American Federation of Teachers deserves a punch in the face. “They are the single most destructive force in public education...
How nightmare of murdered dad fuels NFL dreams of Giants DT
There are dreamers in every NFL camp, long-shot free agents trying to beat the odds. One of the biggest dreamers comes out of Harlem, 147th between 7th and Lenox, and...
1 in custody after fatal shooting of Memphis cop
A person of "interest" has been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a police officer during a traffic stop in Memphis, police said Sunday.
Troll Patriots fan taunts Goodell’s vacation home
https://twitter.com/OnlyInBOS/status/627576511017541632 SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- A man hired a plane to fly a banner over NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's vacation home in Maine, telling him to go back to New York....
Public Enemy’s Chuck D is a Taylor Swift fan
When Chuck D — frontman of the legendary hip-hop group Public Enemy — takes the stage at Nile Rodgers’ FreakOut! Let’s Dance Festival in Riverhead, LI, on Tuesday, it will...
Trump surges to front of GOP pack
Donald Trump has solidified his center-stage spot in Thursday’s crowded first GOP presidential debate with a new poll out Sunday confirming his front-runner status. An NBC/Wall Street Journal survey on...
9-year-old bat boy in critical condition after swing to head
https://twitter.com/schreiber_18/status/627707380080336896 WICHITA, Kan. — A 9-year-old bat boy is hospitalized after being hit in the head during a National Baseball Congress World Series game. The Wichita Eagle reports that the...
Giants GM: Defense will be ‘really good’ — even without JPP
The first part is his opinion and thus impossible to prove or disprove right now, but it is difficult to dispute the second part of what Giants general manager Jerry...
The secret behind Meryl Streep’s badass rocker tattoo
Meryl Streep has mastered Margaret Thatcher’s brawny gait, put on 15 pounds playing Julia Child and conquered countless accents for movie roles: British, Irish, German, Polish and Brooklyn, to name...
Ice-T and Coco already have two famous children
Coco Austin and Ice-T surprised fans last week by announcing they’re expecting their first child — but as mom to two English bulldogs, Coco’s already spent years practicing for the...
Ronda Rousey to MMA legend: Quit the steroids and fight me
The past four opponents who have stepped in the Octagon with Ronda Rousey have lasted a combined 130 seconds. For all her trash talk and promise of taking the UFC...
Dear Hollywood: Let poor Kevin Bacon make a comedy already
"Hollywood's not gonna spend $25-30 million on a Kevin Bacon comedy. It’s not gonna happen,” says, oddly enough, Kevin Bacon. The actor has played everything from a dancing rebel-with-a-cause in...
Teen dies after stabbing at Israel gay pride parade
A teenage girl seriously wounded after an anti-gay extremist stabbed her and several others in last week's attack on Jerusalem's gay pride parade died Sunday, a hospital official.
Empire State Building shines a light on endangered animals
Dozens of people stopped in Manhattan intersections gazing at photos of endangered animals shining on the side of the Empire State Building. Organizers say the Saturday night event was a...
Man dies after jumping from window to escape fire
A Manhattan man jumped to his death from the window of his seventh-floor apartment in a desperate attempt to escape an early-morning fire, officials and neighbors said. The man, believed...
Zimbabwe suspends hunting as 2nd American eyed in lion kill
Zimbabwe suspended the hunting of all of its wildlife on Sunday as authorities revealed that they had a second wealthy American in their cross hairs for illegally killing a lion....
Torn ACL likely final blow for ex-Jets draft bust
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Carolina Panthers have waived injured wide receiver Stephen Hill after he suffered a torn right ACL in practice. Panthers assistant coach Steve Wilks made the announcement...
Surge by Trump, Sanders a sign of voters’ unhappiness with politics as usual
There is a disturbance in American politics. But no one in the political class seems to be pinpointing the correct source. Donald Trump gets all of the credit for it...
Feisty Mark Sanchez: ‘Crazy’ to call Chip Kelly racist
PHILADELPHIA — Chip Kelly just can’t seem to escape the ugly accusation that he’s a racist. The Eagles’ quirky coach was on his heels once again Sunday after yet another...
Man who paid $45K for Hamptons rental ‘forced’ to stay in Comfort Inn
The Hamptons it ain’t. A man says his summer was ruined when he had to cancel his big Fourth of July weekend plans at his $45,000-per-month rental — and sleep...
De Blasio eyes new council plan to limit Uber’s pricing
Restart those engines! The de Blasio administration is revving up City Council proposals to slow down Uber after the company rear-ended his efforts last month to stop issuing new licenses...
CUNY dean on leave amid sexual harassment probe
A famed architect and CUNY dean has been put on leave after a student accused him of unwanted advances. George Ranalli, 68, who has helmed the Spitzer School of Architecture...
Lucille Ball’s birthplace to get state-supported National Comedy Center
Take my governor — please! Gov. Cuomo announced Saturday that the state will help fund a new National Comedy Center in upstate Jamestown, comedienne Lucille Ball’s birthplace. Melissa Rivers, Lucie...
Clinton’s top aide accused of receiving $10K in overpayments
Huma Abedin was overpaid $10,000 by the State Department while working for Hillary Rodham Clinton, an internal probe alleges. She was compensated for days that she was instead working for...
Execs jumping ship in wake of pay scandal at nonprofit
A taxpayer-funded Brooklyn nonprofit is in turmoil after its last two directors abruptly left, one with a fat pay package.
Bratton: Homelessness problem is worse in LA than NYC
If you think the vagrants in New York City are bad, you should see Los Angeles, according to NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton. “LA has probably the worst situation in the...
Dentist ‘tried to impress’ waitress with photos of Cecil’s carcass
Reviled dentist Walter Palmer tried — but failed — to impress a waitress with his hunting prowess by showing her a gruesome photo of Cecil’s carcass. Palmer told the waitress...
Rescuers pull 5 from NYC waters in separate incidents Saturday
Five people had to be pulled from the rough surf off Queens and Long Island in three separate incidents Saturday night – including a 23-year-old Brooklyn man who was stranded...
Nearly 3,000 Iraqis have been killed this summer in war with ISIS
It’s been a deadly summer in Iraq, where almost 3,000 people were killed by violence amid urban terrorism and the war against ISIS, the UN said Saturday. In July, at...
Hedge-fund magnate gives $11.1M to Cruz campaign
Long Island hedge-fund magnate Robert Mercer dumped $11.1 million into Texas Sen. Ted Cruz’s campaign coffers, according to federal filings released Friday. A former computer programmer at IBM, Mercer earned...
Queens school being investigated for alleged abuse against students
Administrators at a Queens middle school are being investigated after widespread allegations they physically and verbally abused students, The Post has learned. Principal Rushell White allegedly allowed three assistant principals...
Man sues accountant after losing property with fracking revenue
A Broadway producer who says cash gives him the creeps claims he lost a Pennsylvania property, and its fracking rights worth a fortune, because his longtime accountant failed to pay...
Landlord irate after ‘squatter’ rents out pad on Airbnb
First she got herself adopted by a dying old man to hang onto his rent-controlled flat — and now she’s turned it into a hotel. Maria DeTommaso not only refuses...
New York men offering love for a place to cool off
Some of the city’s hound dogs in heat are panting after women in a bid to get into the gals’ air-conditioned apartments. As the mercury soared last week, guys started...
Firefighter allegedly grilled over GoFundMe campaign for suspended colleague
The FDNY firefighter who launched a campaign that raised $41,500 for a disciplined deputy chief wound up in hot water himself, sources told The Post. Firefighter Anthony Henry of Engine...
Gisele a laughingstock in Brazil for trying to hide boob job
“She went through all this trouble just so she could say that her beauty is absolutely ‘natural,’ said one commenter. “It’s laughable!”
Students say school lets them cheat in online summer classes
Graduating from William Cullen Bryant HS in Queens is as easy as click, cut and paste. In the past two years, hundreds of students have been assigned to summer-school classes...
How to get food carts and trucks under control
New Yorkers started selling food from city streets and curbs long ago. “New Yorkers love to eat, and they love to eat fast,” said Danielle Linzer, co-curator of a 2012...
Blaming sexism & racism for everything demeans real struggles against prejudice
“I find it offensive as a woman, and as a Latina who is leading this legislative body, that somehow the impression is that I was forced to my position, that...
Trophy hunters worry Cecil’s killer will ruin their hobby
They had been tracking the lion on foot for hours, and now, under a scorching Kalahari Desert sun, the king of beasts stood a mere 25 yards away. “The lion’s...
Cut Planned Parenthood’s public funding if you want a solution
How awful are the revelations contained on a series of undercover videos starring Planned Parenthood executives discussing the sale of baby body parts? So awful that this week even Hillary...
Student’s stunning plea: Why did NYC let me graduate high school?
Melissa Mejia, 18, was stunned and embarrassed when officials at William Cullen Bryant High School in Long Island City, Queens, told her she had met all the requirements to receive...
Blazing a trail: Which celeb suits your summer style?
Whether you’re Park Avenue or Prince Street, a crisp, lightweight jacket equals summer cool. Reese Witherspoon Olivia Palermo
Was Governor Hugh Carey a drug dealer?
There are a million tales surrounding the Lufthansa heist, the $6 million robbery at JFK in 1978 that spawned the movie “Goodfellas.” But perhaps the strangest — revealed this week...
Nine shot after gunfire erupts at memorial party
Thirteen people were injured during a barrage of gunfire at a backyard house party in Brooklyn early Sunday — one of four shooting incidents overnight, cops said.
Gutsy Jacob deGrom gets it done in big spot without ‘best stuff’
It was obvious pretty quickly that Jacob deGrom wasn’t going to overwhelm anyone Saturday night. Hit hard throughout a 31-pitch first inning, deGrom gave up two runs and got a...
Red Sox honcho who labeled Yanks ‘the Evil Empire’ stepping down
BOSTON — Larry Lucchino, who labeled the Yankees "the Evil Empire" in the New York Times, is stepping down as president and CEO of the Boston Red Sox at the...
Mets closer Jeurys Familia back to his dominating ways
It was shaping up as a week not only to forget for Mets closer Jeurys Familia, but a week to change your name, roll up in a fetal position and...
These various formats can spice up your fantasy football league
Standard scoring and PPR formats with two QBs, two to three WRs and a Flex player seem to be the accepted norms in fantasy football leagues nowadays, with most owners...
Luis Severino gets Yanks debut date — on enormous stage
CHICAGO — The Red Sox being dead in the AL East pennant race will subtract some of the drama from Wednesday’s Red Sox-Yankees game at Yankee Stadium. Nevertheless, for Luis...
Yoenis Cespedes reveals one quality Mets fans will love
For drama and big splash appeal, the Mets’ debut of Yoenis Cespedes Saturday at Citi Field certainly lacked the flair of, say, Wilmer Flores’ week. But the stage certainly was...
Manhunt underway after Memphis cop fatally shot during traffic stop
A manhunt continued Sunday following the fatal shooting of a Memphis police officer who was killed the previous night during a traffic stop, Tennessee police officials said.
Ronda Rousey KOs Bethe Correia in 34 seconds in UFC 190
RIO DE JANEIRO — That was quick. Ronda Rousey defended her bantamweight title by knocking out Bethe Correia only 34 seconds into the first round at UFC 190 on Saturday...
How Yoenis Cespedes’ mere presence let Duda play Mets hero
Sometimes, the hired gun doesn’t parachute in and save the day all by himself. Sometimes, his mere presence makes it easier for someone else to be the hero. So went...
Why Geno Smith is so convinced this year will be different for him
This is a different Geno Smith. A less defensive Geno Smith. A Geno Smith oblivious to the naysayers. A Geno Smith who never has stopped believing in Geno Smith. Maybe...
Meet the mystery, record-setting QB rising from Brady’s scandal
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The life of a backup quarterback, when you can be thrust into the blazing limelight at a moment’s notice, is by its very nature an occupation filled...
Jets’ possible O-line solution is available — if price is right
The Jets have a hole at right guard and they have considered veteran free agent Evan Mathis to fill it, but it sounds like his asking price is too high...
Why Schumer will side with Obama on Iran deal
Imagine an alternative scenario. Instead of Barack Obama in the White House, it is a Republican president who negotiated the Iran deal and now demands Sen. Chuck Schumer’s support. What...
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Brookyln This suspect swiped an iPhone from a straphanger on an L train in Williamsburg, authorities said. When the doors of the Canarsie-bound train opened at the Lorimer Street station...
‘Poldark’ ends debut season, and more on TV this week
1. "Welcome to Sweden" Sunday, 8 p.m., NBC Gustaf (Christopher Wagelin) accompanies Bruce (Greg Poehler) to the American Club of Stockholm, an establishment for Yanks and their acquaintances. While there,...