August 3, 2015
Giving birth is now an acceptable reason for missing the city's promotion exams
Pregnant city workers no longer have to choose between giving birth and getting promoted. In a policy reversal announced Monday in a statement from the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, the city...
Why Donald Trump is nervous about debating
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump admits he’s a “little bit nervous” heading into the first GOP presidential debate, but insists that’s a good thing. “You have to be a little bit...
A rookie and a rental could have Mets swinging into October
MIAMI — Road kill to road warriors. The first-place Mets showed Monday night they can hit on the road like they’ve hit at Citi Field. Now they have to keep...
She didn't go to class, but 'free pass' grad is heading to college
The Queens teen who admitted she received a high school diploma she didn’t deserve is looking forward to attending Marymount Manhattan College in the fall — and aspires to be...
Fari?a's commitment to 'success' is failing our students
“Raising the success rate of our students is the only goal,” said Carmen Fari?a the day then-Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio announced that she would head New York City’s 1.1 million-student...
NY's regulator cuts off Promontory Financial from consulting with banks
It’s cop versus cop in the latest battle over bad behavior on Wall Street. New York’s financial watchdog on Monday effectively suspended a prestigious consulting firm after a probe found...
City finally decides to probe rampant grade-fixing
A special investigator is probing the snowballing grade-fixing scandal in city schools, including the case of a failing Queens student who told The Post she was shocked she was awarded...
DeMarco Murray has become an Eagle ... and he's loving it
PHILADELPHIA — Even DeMarco Murray still seems to find it jarring to see himself in an Eagles uniform. Players don’t switch sides very often in the fearsome Birds-Cowboys rivalry, especially...
McDonald's trying to drum up business by acting like Chipotle
From super-size to customize — that’s the path McDonald’s is taking in an effort to reverse 11 straight quarters of declining same-store sales. New Yorkers can be among the first...
The GDP's hilarious (false) numbers
I’m going to write a hilariously funny column about the relationship between men and women, about life at the beach, Major League Baseball and adorable pets — but not today....
South of Chambers Street not a dead market after all
The supposedly stalled office market south of Chambers Street quietly racked up over 300,000 square feet in new leases over the past few weeks, laughing off second-quarter data that appeared...
Mets alone in first place after offense, Colon steamroll Marlins
MIAMI — The penthouse has room for only one tenant, so the Mets’ message to the Nationals on Monday was essentially, “Get the hell out.” After dismembering their NL East...
Tim Tebow's ascending with Eagles, and nobody cares
PHILADELPHIA — Tebow Mania has cooled considerably, even though speculation continues to build that Tim Tebow will make the Eagles’ regular-season roster. Normally the focus of intense media attention, Tebow...
Randle gaining one piece that would make him a complete receiver
Giants receivers coach Sean Ryan joked that Victor Cruz getting back to his former self has raised expectations through the roof and put more pressure on him as a coach....
Giants willing to try anything at weakest position
With the Giants losing all their veteran safeties and missing their free-agent targets, the position was going to be in a state of flux this season anyway. The movements already...
Father and daughter killed as circus tent collapses
LANCASTER, N.H. — New Hampshire Gov. Maggie Hassan says the two people who were killed when a circus tent collapsed during a storm were a father and daughter. Their names...
The 'careless' play that had Tom Coughlin irritated after practice
This is something Tom Coughlin never, ever wants to see. As Eli Manning stepped up into the pocket, looking down the field during Monday’s practice, there was congestion at his...
Caitlyn Jenner versus the thought police
Caitlyn Jenner hasn’t transitioned enough for some folks. That much became clear in a segment on her reality series, “I Am Cait,” as she chatted with her new transgender friends...
Fire Carmen Fari?a -- or be complicit in rampant school fraud
Does Mayor de Blasio support systemic fraud in the city’s schools? If not, he’ll fire his schools chancellor, Carmen Fari?a. Pronto. As The Post has been reporting, the schools under...
Planned Parenthood's pathetic '3 percent' lie
The nation’s premier provider of abortions doesn’t want to be known for providing abortions. Planned Parenthood, embroiled in a scandal over secret videos capturing its cavalier dismemberment of unborn babies...
The new war on boondoggles
From Boston to Tokyo, from Rio to Madrid, people have found a common cause: They’re tired of marquee mega-projects. That’s a good thing — mostly. Even as we’ve got to...
Sneaking corrupt pork back into state politics
Assembly Republicans should pass on pork. Democratic Speaker Carl Heastie has agreed to allow each Republican Assembly member to receive $125,000 of pork, known officially as “district allocations” and “district...
DARE's accidental pro-pot stance was prescient
It seems appropriate that an organization called DARE would do something bold. That’s what seemed to happen last week, when Drug Abuse Resistance Education, the well-known anti-drug group — which...
NYC's top structural engineer sells Pythian condo for $1.45M
New York City's top structural engineer Silvian Marcus — who once made a video that went viral explaining how 432 Park Ave., the tallest residential structure in the Western Hemisphere,...
Jackson hints Knicks would've taken Okafor with No. 1 pick
The consensus prior to the NBA draft lottery was had the Knicks lucked out and won the top pick, they would’ve selected Karl-Anthony Towns. But in his latest sit-down with...
Cecil the lion is now a Beanie Baby
https://twitter.com/TyInc/status/628271713894006784 Creator of the beloved Beanie Baby, TY Inc. is dedicating its latest toy to Cecil the lion, whose recent death has caused an uproar around the world. The plush...
Cashman's spot-on prediction of Didi Gregorius' evolution
Two months into replacing Derek Jeter, it wouldn’t have shocked many if the Yankees sent Didi Gregorius to Triple-A. Two games into August, the 25-year-old shortstop has developed into a...
Bill to de-fund Planned Parenthood blocked by Senate
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats successfully blocked a GOP attempt to de-fund Planned Parenthood Monday night, but Republicans viewed the vote as their opening salvo against the abortion provider. A measure...
Willie Colon sizes up the Jets' 4-man right guard competition
Jets guard Willie Colon is entering his 10th year in the NFL. He has won a Super Bowl, dealt with injuries, watched the team that drafted him cut him loose...
The SNL writer behind the new Tina Fey and Amy Poehler movie is having a baller year
Late nights in the “Saturday Night Live” writing room are stuff of legend. Some of the best gems of Paula Pell’s career started there, including doofy elementary student Gilly, who...
Robert Ayers turns to Giants legends -- his heroes -- for fuel
This was a scene that took place last year inside the lunchroom of the Giants practice facility: Robert Ayers, Jersey City native, in his first season with the Giants, the...
Crazy cheap car rentals and other news and notes
Free parking There’s a new way to rent some wheels at Newark Airport — and it’s cheaper, too. FlightCar, a San Francisco-based company that offers owners free parking, cleaning, insurance...
Welcome to Barcelona's hottest historic 'hood
As?Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter continues its inexorable transformation from charming historic district to tourist central — Segway and bicycle tours clog its winding streets, and tacky souvenir shops abound — those...
Haute hotel face-off: Istanbul's two newest properties
SOHO HOUSE The lure The exclusive members-only club, founded in London, is on an expansion streak — and Turkey’s outpost is lucky number 13 worldwide. VIPs including Oscar winner Eddie...
Worker seriously hurt after falling at construction site
A worker was seriously injured Monday after he fell about 40 feet from a Midtown construction site, authorities said. The hard-hat accidentally plunged from one of the buildings going up...
Delta Air Lines will no longer ship hunting trophies
NEW YORK — Delta Air Lines had a major change of heart about shipping hunting trophies, announcing Monday afternoon that it would no longer accept lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros and...
Late additions and 2 other lessons from ghosts of Yankees past
More with the Yankees than with any other North American sports team, you dig into the files. You look at the 2015 Yankees, and you ask: Of which previous year...
Why you have bad breath -- and how to get rid of it
Bad breath stinks, but what can you actually do about it? Chew some gum? Suck on a mint? These strategies offer some benefit, but they’re short lasting. And brushing your...
How Yankees' fireballing stud should handle the massive hype
When the fastball pushes speed guns into the mid-90s and comparisons to Hall of Fame great Pedro Martinez surface, it is almost impossible to live up to the hype. Ask...
Packers tight end shattered after losing daughter at birth
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Green Bay Packers tight end Andrew Quarless revealed Monday he missed the first two days of training camp because his daughter died at birth last week....
Wild turkey finally captured on college campus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWjnGkrX-80 ANN ARBOR, Mich. — A wandering turkey is in custody after causing a stir at the University of Michigan. The bird attracted the attention of university students and staff...
FDA approves first 3-D printed drug
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first prescription drug made through 3-D printing: a dissolvable tablet that treats seizures. Aprecia Pharmaceuticals said Monday the FDA approved...
Etan Patz murder suspect's retrial set for early 2016
NEW YORK — A judge on Monday scheduled the retrial of a suspect in the 1979 kidnapping and slaying of Etan Patz for early next year. State Supreme Court Judge...
Obama unveils final plan to cut power plant emissions
WASHINGTON — Calling it a moral obligation, President Barack Obama unveiled the final version of his plan to dramatically cut emissions from US power plants, as he warned anew that...
Eating the same thing every day prevents you from losing weight
Your Greek yogurt for breakfast, quinoa and veggie bowls for lunch, and salmon for dinner routine makes clean eating crazy easy. The macros and calories are already figured out, so...
Position change may be secret to unleashing Jets' Calvin Pryor
For Calvin Pryor, the feeling has been like going home. The second-year Jets safety is back in his comfort zone, playing strong safety instead of free safety, where he played...
Is this why Phil Jackson soured on Alexey Shved?
Alexey Shved impressed Phil Jackson, but not enough to net him the money he wanted to stay in New York. In the latest sitdown with author Charley Rosen, the Knicks...
Keith Hernandez and Clyde Frazier are back with hilarious new 'Just for Men' ad
This could be considered one of the greatest comebacks in the history of sports. “My ’stache is back, and so are we,” announced an excited Keith Hernandez Monday morning. The...
The actual causes of plane crashes will surprise you
The decade’s biggest aviation mystery may be inching closer to resolution: the whereabouts of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which disappeared without a trace in March of 2014 with 239 people...
Charming 'Shaun the Sheep Movie' will delight kids and adults alike
Short, sweet, charming and often very funny, “Shaun the Sheep Movie’’ has essentially no intelligible dialogue and doesn’t need any. The latest from Britain’s great Aardman Animations (“Chicken Run’’) will...
Hernandez had 'sexually explicit relationship' with tipster: prosecutor
The anonymous tipster who claimed that there was a lying juror on the Aaron Hernandez case is romantically linked to the former New England Patriots player, a prosecutor revealed Monday....
American doctor killed lion in 'good faith': guide
The Zimbabwean hunting guide accused of conducting an illegal hunt for a wealthy American doctor claims his client didn't break any laws -- and instead acted in "good faith" when...
Playoff oddsmakers slap Mets fans back to reality
Don’t print those playoff tickets just yet, and hold off on planning the parade down the Canyon of Heroes, Mets fans. The oddsmakers aren’t buying this Mets renaissance just yet....
Giants' Andre Williams explains his Super Bowl guarantee
It has only been a few days, but Andre Williams can see it and feel it. He can sense it. “I think Big Blue, they got something special this year,’’...
Amy Schumer fights for tougher gun laws after 'Trainwreck' shooting
Comedian Amy Schumer got teary-eyed Monday as she joined her cousin Chuck and vowed to fight for tougher gun-control laws following the deadly shootings in a Louisiana movie theater that...
Woman accused of bragging about fatally beating family dog
A woman has been arrested on charges she used a shovel and claw hammer to fatally beat her family's dog, then bragged about it, authorities in New Jersey said. Mercer...
‘Bachelor’ spinoff in ‘Paradise’ gets off to crazy start
While Kaitlyn Bristowe and Shawn Booth ride off into the sunset, “Bachelorette” castoffs are fleeing south of the border for a second chance at love. ABC’s reality train wreck, “Bachelor...
Scissors removed after 3 years in woman's body
A woman found out the brutal pain coming from her stomach was a pair of surgical scissors left in her body three years ago, according to Central European News.
Flirty Cristiano Ronaldo publicly shamed by Aussie stunner
Things aren't looking up for Cristiano Ronaldo down under. After the Real Madrid striker attempted to woo Melbourne model Aline Lima through a series of risque messages, the Australian beauty...
Disabled chicken getting prosthetic leg
CLINTON, Mass. — This chicken leg isn't for eating. A hen owned by a Massachusetts woman who specializes in chicken rehabilitation and rescue is getting fitted with a prosthetic leg...
Channing Tatum is making a huge mistake playing Gambit
He might want to consider going back to stripping before this. News broke Saturday that Channing Tatum, fresh off the male exotic dance drama “Magic Mike XXL,” has signed up...
2nd Special Olympian vanishes after 1st turns up 350 miles away
LOS ANGELES — An Albanian athlete who disappeared from the Special Olympics in Los Angeles turned up safe early Monday 350 miles away in the San Francisco Bay Area city...
Richie Incognito returns while bullying victim retires
The catchphrase “nice guys finish last"?appears to pertain to football, too. While Richie Incognito appears set to start at left guard for the Bills, the player he famously bullied during...
$48M in punitive damages awarded to families of 2 who died in crane collapse
A Manhattan jury awarded the families of two men who died in a 2008 crane collapse on the Upper East Side another $48 million in punitive damages to punish construction...
Vikings curiously promote Adrian Peterson as face of Family Day
If the Vikings are trying to rebrand Adrian Peterson, this was a clumsy first attempt. The team's Twitter account posted a picture early?Sunday morning of the embattled running back --...
Meet the master of NYC's burlesque scene
Bradford Scobie, aka Sir Richard Castle, is the driving force behind the?Wiggle Room, a burlesque show at the?Slipper Room in New York City. In a show described as being for...
Gunman fatally shoots defendant waiting at courthouse: sheriff
CANTON, Miss. — A man fatally shot a defendant waiting in a small courtyard outside a county courthouse in Mississippi on Monday morning, and a suspect is in custody, law...
Will Ronda Rousey's film career derail hyped megabout?
The complete dominance was expected, as was the lightning-brief length of the fight, but Ronda Rousey’s future remains a question. How much longer will the blossoming movie star fight? And...
Man awoken on tracks after train passes over falls back asleep
RICHMOND, Ind. — Police say an eastern Indiana man tried to return to sleep on top of railroad tracks after a conductor woke him to say he had been struck...
'Crying like a baby': Baseball's newest rivalry gets vicious
For the past two decades, they have been among the worst teams in baseball. But while the Royals' and Blue Jays' luck is changing, there are still many years of...
'Must watch:' Cowboys proudly promote Dez Bryant fight
https://twitter.com/dallascowboys/status/628038738589822976 Dez Bryant got into a heated brawl with cornerback Tyler Patmon on Sunday, and the Cowboys could were thrilled to let you know all about it. The team posted...
Man survives after falling onto subway tracks
A 71-year-old man cheated death and suffered only minor injuries on Monday when a subway train passed over him in Manhattan, authorities said. The southbound 1 train passed over the...
Tidal music sees 2 executives leave
The troubling string of departures from Jay Z’s companies, including his Tidal music streaming service is getting longer with the recent exit of two more executives, according to a report....
China probing distillers who put Viagra in liquor
Chinese police are investigating if two distillers in the southwestern region of Guangxi added impotence treatment drug Viagra to their liquor in the latest food-safety scare in China. The Liuzhou...
Cop saves skunk from yogurt container, then runs
A hungry skunk whose head was stuck in a yogurt container has a hero: a suburban Detroit police officer.
What buzzy NYC building inspired this $1,150 It bag?
Feeling the I-need-a-new-bag itch? Say hello to Max Mara’s “Whitney” top handle, named after the newly reopened museum?of American art that’s become a summer Instagram rite of passage in NYC....
Thousands called to evacuate as wildfires rage across California
LOWER LAKE, Calif. — Fire officials called for thousands of evacuations as numerous homes remained threatened by Northern California wildfires Monday, while more than 9,000 firefighters battled 21 major fires...
Woman dies in crash after 'American Idol' audition
Police say one woman was killed and five others were injured in a car crash in suburban Philadelphia after attending "American Idol" auditions.
Future ruins Ciara's cute moment with Russell Wilson and son
https://twitter.com/KarenCivil/status/627670968517799936 Future sure knows how to ruin a Kodak moment. After photos surfaced of Ciara and their 12-month-old son, Future Zahir, joining Russell Wilson at the Seahawks training camp over...
Fatal tent collapse at festival outside Chicago
One person was killed and at least 15 were injured at a festival outside Chicago on Sunday, when hail and high winds uprooted a tent where revelers had taken shelter...
The Giants finally make contact with Jason Pierre-Paul
Tom Coughlin is hoping there is finally a thaw in the cold shoulder Jason Pierre-Paul has given the Giants ever since he nearly blew off his right hand in a...
Stuntman defies death surfing on motorbike: 'Thought I was dead'
What do you do in your spare time??Robbie Maddison spends the day riding his motorbike in the surf at Teahupoo. The Australian stuntman — who blew our minds by backflipping...
Greek stock market reopens to a bloodbath
Greece's stock market plunged over 22 percent as it reopened Monday after a five-week closure, giving investors their first opportunity since late June to react to the country's latest economic...
9-year-old bat boy dies after swing to head
A 9-year-old batboy for a Kansas baseball team died on Sunday after being accidentally struck in the head by a player taking practice swings while waiting for his turn at...
Former NFL cheerleader still shaking it -- to help animals
This former NFL cheerleader is showing some skin to save animals’ hides. Marlina Moreno, a former San Diego Charger Girl, spends her weekends dancing?at a California nightclub to fund her...
Iran is a sweltering 165 degrees
New Yorkers who’ve had it with the hot weather should be glad they’re not in Iran — where the heat index skyrocketed to 165 degrees over the weekend. “That was...
Veteran busted for bringing gun to 9/11 memorial
Another tourist has been busted for bringing a gun to a Big Apple landmark, this time a Texas woman treating the 9/11 memorial like an Old West saloon. Elizabeth Anne...
Political donations by charitable groups draw ire, scrutiny
Charitable donations that are supposed to aid the needy are ending up in the coffers of politicians — in violation of federal law, The Post has learned. Dozens of tax-exempt...
How to make the most of your summer vacation
The average American gets about 16 days of paid vacation every year — but only 25 percent say they take all of it, according to a 2014 survey by Glassdoor....
Is there an appropriate way to tell my boss STFU?
I sit next to my boss, who talks to herself all day. It’s as if she’s having full-on conversations with another person. Besides being distracting, it’s also bizarre — I...
Find out what this woman eats to look 20 years younger than she is
Elizabeth Peyton-Jones may be 49 but she could easily pass for a 30-something. The naturopath and herbalist, whose clients include large corporations and celebrities such as actress Thandie Newton, 42,...
School sued after staph infection spreads among wrestlers
Administrators at a Long Island high school are being slammed for not flipping over a sodden wrestling mat for seven sweaty years — a failure that led to a rash...
De Blasio bails on Community Council meeting
Mayor Bill de Blasio stood up a group of Pakistani New Yorkers at a community event in The Bronx. The mayor let members of the Bronx Community Council wait for...
Off-duty cop saves woman from assault: police
An off-duty New Jersey cop who was in Manhattan Sunday sprang to the aid of a woman being attacked in Hell’s Kitchen by a homeless man who had just been...
Pilot refuses to move his plane out of his driveway
A Long Island man who has angered neighbors by parking his Cessna in his driveway has been offered a free space to store it at an airport — but he’s...
Travelers want a theme park at new-and-improved LaGuardia
La Guardia Airport travelers want the planned state-of-the-art complex to include trendy amenities such as spas, theaters and art galleries — not to mention better food. “As it stands now,...
Experts: LaGuardia makeover will take longer than expected
The overhaul of LaGuardia Airport will likely take years longer than planned — and create a snarl of air traffic no matter what, experts told The Post. While Port Authority...
Duo arraigned in Central Park mugging
Two men who allegedly mugged a couple sitting on a Central Park bench were arraigned early Monday. Lorenzo Devone, 29, and Dwayne Turner, 23, were charged in Manhattan Criminal Court...
19 people were shot this weekend in Brooklyn
Brooklyn residents said Sunday that they fear the return of the bad old days of “Crooklyn” — and placed the blame squarely on Mayor Bill de Blasio — after a...
Trump adviser fired after discovery of racist rants
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s campaign fired a staffer Sunday after it was reported the aide made racist rants on Facebook. Sam Nunberg, a political adviser for the GOP front-runner, was...
Nats stud helpless against Mets' 'hottest guy in baseball'
Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann thought he threw an unhittable pitch. But these days, Lucas Duda is hitting everything. “It was up and in for a ball and somehow he kept...
'Unbelievable': Mets erasing years of misery at electric Citi Field
The?calendar was a liar. It was late September, not the first week of August, in Queens on Sunday night. The pomp, the circumstance, the hype, the loud, spontaneous chants “Let’s...
Noah Syndergaard goes from 'big arm' to so much more in 3 months
Noah Syndergaard followed the best performance of his career with the biggest win in Citi Field history. Following an incredible eight-inning outing in which he approached perfection, Syndergaard again showcased...
Nationals not worried: New-look Mets 'no more difficult'
The quiet of the Nationals’ clubhouse relayed all the information that once would have been impossible to process. After being swept by the Mets, the preseason World Series favorites were...
Modell’s CEO in family battle over manager tied to Madoff
The boss of the Modell’s Sporting Goods empire is fighting a bid by his sister-in-law to appoint a money manager who once convinced her to invest with Ponzi villain Bernie...
9/11 victim's kids grew up in poverty unaware of $1M payout
The three sons of a 9/11 victim lived in poverty for more than a decade after government officials failed to deliver more than $1 million they were awarded in victim...
De Blasio’s campaign committee still paying firm over a year later
Mayor de Blasio’s 2013 campaign committee has continued to pay big bucks for services from a prominent public-relations firm more than a year after the mayoral race ended, records show....
Jon Stewart signs off, ‘True Detective’ limps to finish line this week
“Playing House” Tuesday at 10 p.m. on USA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EI8YhTam8zk The Lennon Parham-Jessica St. Clair buddy comedy returns for Season Two with single mom Maggie (Parham) and childhood friend Emma (St....
Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Police are looking for this man in the attempted rape of a 26-year-old woman in Sunset Park. The victim was walking on 16th Street near Fifth Avenue at 6:10...
‘Law & Order’ cast shares 25 years of memories
"Law & Order,” the quintessential New York series, which ran for 20 years on NBC (1990-2010), has continued a strong run in syndication. To celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary, WE...