Day: June 15, 2018

The Great Mystery of Michael Porter Jr. has deepened. Porter’s on-again, off-again workout Friday in Chicago is back on. The Knicks brass, along with a small group of other lottery teams, were on hold because of Porter’s recently strained hip. A source told The Post Porter was to get reevaluated Thursday night and Yahoo reported…

Kristaps Porzingis admits he doesn’t have a timetable for when he’ll return to the court for the Knicks.

Knicks Draft target Michael Porter, Jr. has cancelled his second Pro Day — which was to take place on Friday — due to a hip injury.

Knicks SG Damyean Dotson loves what he has seen so far from new head coach David Fizdale.

Despite putting up a brave face, Vanessa Trump is not handling news of her estranged husband’s new girlfriend very well, sources say.

On Wednesday, Don Jr. attacked Daily News columnist Linda Stasi over her column calling on Fox News to consider firing pundit Kimberly Guilfoyle for her reluctance…

A white man at a hotel pool singled out a black family for an eye-popping tirade about “diseases” and questioned whether a 5-year-old girl had bathed before going for a swim, according to cell phone footage and the child’s stunned mother.

Mom Carle Wheeler was vacationing in southern California…

The City Council is considering legislation to further restrict Airbnb in New York City. That’s a bad idea, built on shoddy data.

Critics argue that Airbnb hosting takes housing off the market and raises rents. There is no convincing or concrete evidence that Airbnb does either.

In contrast, our…

The city hospital system has paid nearly $500,000 to settle lawsuits accusing two of its high-level doctors of being sexist sickos, a review of public records shows.

One settlement went to a surgical technician at Lincoln Hospital who accused the hospital’s director of anesthesiology of fondling…

A Black Lives Matter activist is planning a $5 million lawsuit, charging city bicycle cops gave him a two-wheeled trouncing during a wrongful arrest three months ago.

A video of the confrontation shows five cops descending on sign-carrying protester Walter (Hawk) Newsome — with one landing two…

A Queens man with two young kids and a U.S. citizen wife is facing deportation to his native China — after getting arrested by ICE when he showed up for an interview to get his green card.

Xiu Qing You, 39, of Flushing, came in for the interview late last month thinking he was on track to finally…

Never mind the “gang database” alarmism. That the NYPD keeps a list of members of groups thought to be involved in street crime — the better to prevent violence and catch perpetrators — should comfort New Yorkers.

Fact: Police have built a tool for keeping track of who is in the roughly 500 gangs…

Gang database harms innocents

Manhattan: NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea’s June 13 Op-Ed “Keeping up roster of goons keeps city safe” raises more questions than it answers.

Nowhere in this piece does Shea address gang policing’s racial disparity, and why 99% of New Yorkers in the gang database…

MIAMI — Two men who Florida police say tried to impale an officer with a tow truck are charged with attempted murder.

The Miami Herald reported Wednesday that 26-year-old Yariel Valdespino Rodriguez and 32-year-old Sergio Aguirre have been arrested in connection to the crime. Miami-Dade police…

An off-duty FBI agent charged with assault after an accidental shooting while dancing at a Denver bar would like to meet with the man who was injured and is praying for his recovery, the agent’s attorney said Wednesday.

Chase Bishop appeared in court Wednesday morning, out of custody after turning…

WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats put aside the sectarian hostilities that have increasingly defined this town and came together on the baseball diamond Thursday, a year after bullets from a would-be mass assassin shook Congress to its core.

Democrats prevailed 21-5 in the 57th Congressional…

A child was killed in a parking lot shooting that left two more critically wounded outside a dental office in a Denver suburb Thursday afternoon, officials said.

The young boy was shot around 3 p.m. local time along with his brother, who is in critical condition. Their mother was also shot and…

Five people were shot and wounded at the Chapel of the Chimes mortuary in California late Thursday night.

Union City police, responding to several 911 calls, arrived at the scene and found three people suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Nixle.com.

Emergency personnel found two other victims…

A trio of NYPD officers plucked a man clad only in his underwear from the choppy waters of the East River off Queens on Thursday night, saving him before the current pulled him into the machinery of a nearby Con Edison plant.

The 26-year-old man was clinging to a sea wall in Astoria, struggling…

PHOENIX – Michael Conforto, Brandon Nimmo and Amed Rosario each hit solo home runs Thursday, but the Mets’ pitching, which had been stellar through a long offensive drought, could not hold off the Diamondbacks, who won 6-3 at Chase Field.

The Mets have lost three straight and 11 of their last 12…

Michael Cohen has asked a California judge to sign off on a gag order preventing Stormy Daniels’ publicity-loving lawyer from talking about his legal woes.

A lawyer for President Trump’s troubled attorney requested a restraining order against Michael Avenatti late Thursday by detailing more than…

A hate-filled attacker yelled an anti-white slur at a woman in Tribeca, then clocked her in the face with a large metal box, police said Thursday.

“White b—-, take that!” screamed the attacker, who cops described as a black woman in her 30s or 40s, right before clobbering the victim on Warren…

It took 19 games, but Domingo German was finally able to seal his first career major-league win with a kiss.

Pitching coach Larry Rothschild presented German with a ball in a case at his locker following the Yankees’ 4-3 victory over the Rays on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium.

German, who overcame…

Gary Sanchez dropped a foul popup and his batting average fell once again, but Aaron Boone was pleased with the catcher’s return to the lineup for the Yankees’ 4-3 win over the Rays Thursday after Sanchez had a three-day, two-game break. Sanchez went 0-for-2 but did draw two walks and scored on…

“Nasir” came home to Queensbridge Thursday night.

Nas held a listening party for his new album, “Nasir,” about an hour before the clock struck midnight on its official release date, in Queensbridge Park, a stone’s throw from the public housing project where the “Illmatic” rapper grew up.

Under…

Former Jets tight end Kellen Winslow was arrested in California and charged with multiple sex crimes on Thursday.

Winslow, who was arrested on a burglary charge last week, now faces two counts of forcible rape, one count of forcible sodomy, one count of forcible oral copulation, one count of kidnapping…

Former University of Miami football star and ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow was arrested in California and charged with multiple sex crimes on Thursday.

Winslow, who was arrested on a burglary charge last week, now faces two counts of forcible rape, one count of forcible sodomy, one count of forcible…

Six people were hospitalized Thursday night after their roller coaster car plunged off the track at a Daytona Beach, Fla., theme park, fire officials said.

First responders scaled the ride to rescue 10 passengers, some of whom were trapped in the dangling car around 8:30 p.m. at the Daytona Beach…

WASHINGTON — AT&T completed its $81 billion takeover of Time Warner on Thursday, one of the biggest media deals ever. A federal judge approved the combination just two days earlier over objections by the Trump Justice Department that it would hurt consumers.

The merger could shape the way consumers…

This time, they stuck to the issues — mostly.

Republicans Rep. Daniel Donovan and ex-Rep. Michael Grimm faced off in a more subdued second debate Thursday on Staten Island, punctuated by attempts by Donovan to remind voters that he took over the seat because Grimm pleaded guilty to tax evasion…

Despite putting up a brave face, Vanessa Trump is not handling news of her estranged husband’s new girlfriend very well, sources say.

On Wednesday, Don Jr. attacked Daily News columnist Linda Stasi over her column calling on Fox News to consider firing pundit Kimberly Guilfoyle for her reluctance…

A white man at a hotel pool singled out a black family for an eye-popping tirade about “diseases” and questioned whether a 5-year-old girl had bathed before going for a swim, according to cell phone footage and the child’s stunned mother.

Mom Carle Wheeler was vacationing in southern California…

The City Council is considering legislation to further restrict Airbnb in New York City. That’s a bad idea, built on shoddy data.

Critics argue that Airbnb hosting takes housing off the market and raises rents. There is no convincing or concrete evidence that Airbnb does either.

In contrast, our…

The city hospital system has paid nearly $500,000 to settle lawsuits accusing two of its high-level doctors of being sexist sickos, a review of public records shows.

One settlement went to a surgical technician at Lincoln Hospital who accused the hospital’s director of anesthesiology of fondling…

A Black Lives Matter activist is planning a $5 million lawsuit, charging city bicycle cops gave him a two-wheeled trouncing during a wrongful arrest three months ago.

A video of the confrontation shows five cops descending on sign-carrying protester Walter (Hawk) Newsome — with one landing two…

A Queens man with two young kids and a U.S. citizen wife is facing deportation to his native China — after getting arrested by ICE when he showed up for an interview to get his green card.

Xiu Qing You, 39, of Flushing, came in for the interview late last month thinking he was on track to finally…

Never mind the “gang database” alarmism. That the NYPD keeps a list of members of groups thought to be involved in street crime — the better to prevent violence and catch perpetrators — should comfort New Yorkers.

Fact: Police have built a tool for keeping track of who is in the roughly 500 gangs…

Gang database harms innocents

Manhattan: NYPD Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea’s June 13 Op-Ed “Keeping up roster of goons keeps city safe” raises more questions than it answers.

Nowhere in this piece does Shea address gang policing’s racial disparity, and why 99% of New Yorkers in the gang database…

MIAMI — Two men who Florida police say tried to impale an officer with a tow truck are charged with attempted murder.

The Miami Herald reported Wednesday that 26-year-old Yariel Valdespino Rodriguez and 32-year-old Sergio Aguirre have been arrested in connection to the crime. Miami-Dade police…

An off-duty FBI agent charged with assault after an accidental shooting while dancing at a Denver bar would like to meet with the man who was injured and is praying for his recovery, the agent’s attorney said Wednesday.

Chase Bishop appeared in court Wednesday morning, out of custody after turning…

WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats put aside the sectarian hostilities that have increasingly defined this town and came together on the baseball diamond Thursday, a year after bullets from a would-be mass assassin shook Congress to its core.

Democrats prevailed 21-5 in the 57th Congressional…

A child was killed in a parking lot shooting that left two more critically wounded outside a dental office in a Denver suburb Thursday afternoon, officials said.

The young boy was shot around 3 p.m. local time along with his brother, who is in critical condition. Their mother was also shot and…

Five people were shot and wounded at the Chapel of the Chimes mortuary in California late Thursday night.

Union City police, responding to several 911 calls, arrived at the scene and found three people suffering from gunshot wounds, according to Nixle.com.

Emergency personnel found two other victims…

A trio of NYPD officers plucked a man clad only in his underwear from the choppy waters of the East River off Queens on Thursday night, saving him before the current pulled him into the machinery of a nearby Con Edison plant.

The 26-year-old man was clinging to a sea wall in Astoria, struggling…

PHOENIX – Michael Conforto, Brandon Nimmo and Amed Rosario each hit solo home runs Thursday, but the Mets’ pitching, which had been stellar through a long offensive drought, could not hold off the Diamondbacks, who won 6-3 at Chase Field.

The Mets have lost three straight and 11 of their last 12…

Michael Cohen has asked a California judge to sign off on a gag order preventing Stormy Daniels’ publicity-loving lawyer from talking about his legal woes.

A lawyer for President Trump’s troubled attorney requested a restraining order against Michael Avenatti late Thursday by detailing more than…

A hate-filled attacker yelled an anti-white slur at a woman in Tribeca, then clocked her in the face with a large metal box, police said Thursday.

“White b—-, take that!” screamed the attacker, who cops described as a black woman in her 30s or 40s, right before clobbering the victim on Warren…

It took 19 games, but Domingo German was finally able to seal his first career major-league win with a kiss.

Pitching coach Larry Rothschild presented German with a ball in a case at his locker following the Yankees’ 4-3 victory over the Rays on Thursday night at Yankee Stadium.

German, who overcame…

Gary Sanchez dropped a foul popup and his batting average fell once again, but Aaron Boone was pleased with the catcher’s return to the lineup for the Yankees’ 4-3 win over the Rays Thursday after Sanchez had a three-day, two-game break. Sanchez went 0-for-2 but did draw two walks and scored on…

“Nasir” came home to Queensbridge Thursday night.

Nas held a listening party for his new album, “Nasir,” about an hour before the clock struck midnight on its official release date, in Queensbridge Park, a stone’s throw from the public housing project where the “Illmatic” rapper grew up.

Under…

Former Jets tight end Kellen Winslow was arrested in California and charged with multiple sex crimes on Thursday.

Winslow, who was arrested on a burglary charge last week, now faces two counts of forcible rape, one count of forcible sodomy, one count of forcible oral copulation, one count of kidnapping…

Former University of Miami football star and ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow was arrested in California and charged with multiple sex crimes on Thursday.

Winslow, who was arrested on a burglary charge last week, now faces two counts of forcible rape, one count of forcible sodomy, one count of forcible…

Six people were hospitalized Thursday night after their roller coaster car plunged off the track at a Daytona Beach, Fla., theme park, fire officials said.

First responders scaled the ride to rescue 10 passengers, some of whom were trapped in the dangling car around 8:30 p.m. at the Daytona Beach…

WASHINGTON — AT&T completed its $81 billion takeover of Time Warner on Thursday, one of the biggest media deals ever. A federal judge approved the combination just two days earlier over objections by the Trump Justice Department that it would hurt consumers.

The merger could shape the way consumers…

This time, they stuck to the issues — mostly.

Republicans Rep. Daniel Donovan and ex-Rep. Michael Grimm faced off in a more subdued second debate Thursday on Staten Island, punctuated by attempts by Donovan to remind voters that he took over the seat because Grimm pleaded guilty to tax evasion…

A dominating college player in the early 1980s, she went on to win championships as a coach in the W.N.B.A. and the Summer Olympics.