(Saturday, September 01, 2018 2:00:00 AM)
The Bible tells us that when Jesus, considered by the Romans to be a criminal, was arrested in the days before his crucifixion, St. Peter was confronted by different local people about his suspected affiliation with the man.
Each time Peter was confronted, he denied any association or even knowing…
(Saturday, September 01, 2018 1:10:00 AM)
Mayor de Blasio is back in the saddle on a crazy crusade he pledged would be won on Day One. Yes, the push to extinguish Central Park horse carriages and their 200-plus good union jobs is baaaack.
This time, rather than a gallop toward extinction, Hizzoner is offering what on its face sounds like…
(Saturday, September 01, 2018 1:05:00 AM)
We gather to bestow final rites on the Village Voice, once a giant of New York City print journalism, a global beacon for social and political and artistic movements chronicled in its pages, reduced last year to a URL and, as of Friday, to a legacy.
But what a legacy — not least, of herculean reporting…
(Saturday, September 01, 2018 1:00:00 AM)
Why should any foreign nation try to work a deal with the United States when our President seems incapable of negotiating in good faith?
Latest example: Friday, President Trump alerted Congress to a NAFTA replacement based on a bilateral deal with Mexico, promising that Canada would soon be on…
(Saturday, September 01, 2018 12:00:00 AM)
Impeachment: Tough to toss Trump
Brooklyn: “What impeachment is for” is an intelligent piece (Op-Ed, Aug. 29). However it fails to stress that impeachment is only a rather difficult first step toward removal of a high government official from public office. It is unconstitutional to remove a President…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 10:55:00 PM)
Serena Williams may have been queen on the court at the U.S. Open Friday night, but Colin Kaepernick was king off it.
The former 49ers quarterback and ex-teammate Eric Reid received a standing ovation from the crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium during Serena’s dominating 6-1, 6-2 win over her older sister…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 10:15:00 PM)
The sister of a slain deliveryman is looking for answers after her only brother was gunned down in front of his Harlem pizza Wednesday night.
Police are still investigating the crime. A video of the shooting shows that Jose Alvarado, 37, never suspected what was coming.
“Why did the killer take…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 10:00:00 PM)
The Yankees made a post-midnight move for another infielder, staying busy at the waiver trade deadline.
They acquired shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria and cash considerations from the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
In a corresponding move, left-handed…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 9:15:00 PM)
Aaron Boone lit a fire under the Yankees, but it was the umpires, really, who played heroes for the Bombers Thursday night.
Home plate umpire Nic Lentz’s ejection of the pinstriped skipper gave the Yankees some motivation, and what appeared to be a blown call by first base umpire Paul Nauert on…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 9:00:00 PM)
General Horoscope for September 1, 2018
Although the weight of six planets in practical earth signs enables most of us to keep our feet planted firmly on the ground, this wave of sensibility will not last. We might compensate with overly cautious behavior as the steadfast…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 8:15:00 PM)
The latest meeting of the most successful siblings in sports history had fans at the U.S. Open yearning for something special Friday night.
They got it from one side of the net.
In a commanding performance, Serena Williams sent notice in a 6-1, 6-2 rout of her big sister Venus at Arthur Ashe Stadium…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 6:25:00 PM)
Gary Sanchez is back and looking better than ever, according to manager Aaron Boone.
The Yankee skipper plans to have his newly fit catcher back in the lineup Saturday after Sanchez came through his rehab assignment “really well.”
“I think he’s in a really good place right now, physically, conditioning…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 5:35:00 PM)
SAN DIEGO — The Trump administration is under increasing pressure to speed up the reunification of immigrant families it separated at the Mexican border, following allegations three youngsters were sexually abused while in U.S. custody.
The government of El Salvador said the three, ages 12 to 17,…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 5:25:00 PM)
It was harder than expected for Rafael Nadal. But he survived. And the result was an epic match.
Clearly bothered by a knee issue, the top-ranked defending champion trailed by a set to 27th-seeded Karen Khachanov, but rallied in a gut-check victory that included two tiebreakers, 5-7, 7-5, 7-6 (7),…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 5:00:00 PM)
The deranged leader of a New Mexico cult believed she could reincarnate Jesus Christ through the body of her polygamist husband’s disabled son so he could guide them to corrupt institutions that needed to be destroyed, according to the FBI.
The twisted theory came to light Friday when the feds…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 4:50:00 PM)
Even the emergency dispatcher questioned “BBQ Becky’s” mental health.
Four months after a white woman nicknamed “BBQ Becky” called police on a group of black people enjoying a cookout in an Oakland, Calif., park, officials have released dramatic 911 audio from the now-viral incident.
In two calls…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 4:50:00 PM)
A former NL MVP will join the Yankees on Saturday after shaving his beard and cutting his hair and no, his name is not Bryce Harper.
Andrew McCutchen’s Bronx welcome can’t come soon enough, with the Yankees hurting in the outfield minus Aaron Judge and suddenly looking sluggish on this homestand…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 4:00:00 PM)
Weeks after the New York City Housing Authority signed a consent decree with the federal government promising to get its act together, the embattled agency keeps breaking the rules by failing to properly address the problem of toxic lead paint, prosecutors alleged Friday.
On June 11, the authority…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 4:00:00 PM)
Good government group Citizens Union swallowed hard on Friday and offered a lukewarm endorsement of Gov. Cuomo for the Democratic gubernatorial nominee while acknowledging his checkered history of government ethics reforms.
“After careful consideration and extensive interviews with both candidates,…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 3:00:00 PM)
Sanitation Salvage won’t be able to operate on city streets until an independent auditor — which the city will pick, but the company will pay for — can clean up the killer carting company’s mess, officials said.
In a 10-page decision handed down Friday, the Business Integrity Commission said Sanitation…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 2:40:00 PM)
Gunfire in Queens left a man shot in the head and cops looking for the shooter, police said.
The 20-year-old victim was shot Friday just after 4 p.m. on Beach 25th St. near Collier Ave. in Wavecrest, officials said.
Reuven Sharp, 43, who has lived in the neighborhood his whole life, said he was…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 2:35:00 PM)
President Trump’s legal bulldog is barking at his dirty trickster.
Rudy Giuliani questioned Friday why Roger Stone, Trump’s longtime friend and political ally, keeps raising the possibility that he will be indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller.
“Has anyone ever told Roger it isn’t good to…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 2:30:00 PM)
They’re back home after a years-long public feud with their landlord resulted in substantial repairs to their Chinatown apartment building.
After seven months away, 75 residents of 85 Bowery were home in their apartments Friday after their landlord, Joseph Batesh, completed extensive repairs to…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 2:00:00 PM)
The city’s overall spending to operate the public school system jumped by roughly $850 million from 2017 to 2018, even as enrollment in district-run schools fell by nearly 19,000 students, newly released city Education Department data shows.
Figures published Friday by the Education Department…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 1:40:00 PM)
The Jets will trim their roster from 90 to 53 by the league’s Saturday 4 p.m. deadline.
Although Todd Bowles & Co. have much of their initial 53-man roster set, there were a few spots up for grabs entering the preseason finale against the Eagles on Thursday night.
Gang Green has solid depth at…
(Friday, August 31, 2018 10:45:16 AM)
Metta World Peace thinks two of his former teams, the Knicks and Lakers, will square off in the NBA Finals.