Some of the financial firms eyeing a move to the $3.1 billion One Vanderbilt may be having mixed emotions over the impact of the observation deck planned for floors close to the twisty top of the 1,301-foot-high skyscraper. While tourists and New Yorkers alike love to gawk at killer views made available to the masses...
Chris Taylor, who has spent two decades as a public relations specialist for two NYC billionaires — Ronald Perelman and Mike Bloomberg — is planning to hang out her own shingle. She had spent 10 years at Bloomberg LP, but decided not to follow Mayor Mike to City Hall. Instead, Taylor jumped to Perelman’s MacAndrews...
Don Kaplan, the deputy head of content/features at the Daily News for the past five years, has jumped to the press office of Gov. Andy Cuomo. Earlier, Kaplan worked at The Post for 15 years. Sources tell us he’s the newest deputy communications director in Cuomo’s press office, specializing in human services.
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Tiger Woods will not attend his arraignment Wednesday on a driving under the influence charge, his attorney said, meaning under court rules the superstar golfer will be pleading not guilty. Attorney Douglas Duncan said in an email Tuesday to The Associated Press that Woods will not be attending the hearing, but...
Speculation is swirling around Rodale, now that first-round bids landed at Allen & Co. on Aug. 3. Axel Johnson, the Sweden-based multinational conglomerate, is still in the hunt, one source said. Though its holdings in the past include energy, IT, real estate and grocery chains, sources say the conglomerate’s head of North American operations, Clare...
The Tool in the Pool is back. Ryan “Blame it on Rio” Lochte successfully returned from his 10-month suspension by winning the 200-meter medley in record time Sunday at the U.S. Open in Long Island. Of greater importance though is that the gas station bathrooms in and around the East Meadow N.Y. area are still...
When Shabaka Shakur was released from prison after 27½ years behind bars for a double murder he didn’t commit, he struggled to make sense of life outside a cell. There were little things he didn’t understand, like how to use a smartphone or a new computer. And there were bigger, more basic issues, like how...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — So often in sports, we’re numbed by the numbers. We take them for granted and, with society’s scant attention span, we mindlessly move onto the next thing. Phil Mickelson, who’s both one of the best golfers the game has ever seen and a fan of the sport, is no different. Until it...
A restoration of the city’s “crown jewel” public swimming pool has turned into a money pit after it began falling apart immediately following its 2012 grand reopening, The Post has learned. The Parks Department is enmeshed in a legal battle with contractors who oversaw a $54 million restoration of the McCarren Park pool in Greenpoint,...
The MTA has derailed its defense of a $30 million wrongful-death lawsuit — brought by the family of a Queens dad pushed into the path of an oncoming train — potentially making it easier for the kin to collect a hefty verdict. Last month, homeless drifter Naeem Davis was cleared of criminal responsibility for fatally...
When it comes to the Department of Education, there’s no such thing as a routine Freedom of Information Law request. Diane Tinsley of Community Education Council 5 in Harlem submitted what she thought was a minor FOIL application to the DOE in April 2016. Concerned by a severe shortage of school librarians, the CEC —...
For the second straight practice, quarterback Christian Hackenberg got reps with the first-team offense. Tuesday didn’t go as swimmingly as his first. In the first practice since the Jets announced they had lost top receiver Quincy Enunwa for the season, Hackenberg did throw two touchdowns, including his best throw of camp. But after having not...
President Trump once said that he would “negotiate like crazy” with North Korea — rather than go to war with the Hermit Kingdom — should it develop a nuke that could fit on a missile. “First, I’d negotiate,” Trump said during a 1999 interview on “Meet the Press.” “I would negotiate like crazy and I’d...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In an odd look players have been wearing shorts in practice rounds at Quail Hollow, something the PGA has implemented for the first time. “I think it’s pretty cool,’’ defending champion Jimmy Walker said. “It’s just kind of thinking outside the box a little bit, and I applaud the PGA for doing...
Protesters — many supporting Queens City Council candidate Hiram Monserrate — slammed the city Board of Elections for “voter suppression” Tuesday over a plan to move polling places out of Monserrate’s LeFrak City stronghold. About 20 people gathered outside the board’s lower Manhattan offices to demand it reconsider the move, which they said was taken...
Joe West can count three games off his landmark season as MLB’s longest-tenured umpire, ironically thanks to comments he made in a story honoring his career. MLB suspended the 64-year-old West for three games starting Tuesday,
Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan turned 50 on Monday. For a present, he received the news that Quincy Enunwa was lost for the season with a bulging disc in his neck. Happy birthday! No one is confusing Enunwa with Jerry Rice, but he was team’s most experienced receiver and a key figure in a Jets...
The old line that “politics ain’t beanbag” is an all-purpose warning to those with weak stomachs and soft hearts. Yet even hardened New Yorkers must be shocked by the crude cynicism of Mayor de Blasio. Facing re-election just as subway riders endure a “summer of hell,” de Blasio was caught off guard by demands that...
The second phase of the reconstruction of La Guardia Airport kicked off on Tuesday when Delta Air Lines broke ground on its new building. The $4 billion airport reconstruction, which has been plagued by nightmare traffic and a rampant mosquito problem, started in June of last year when La Guardia started rebuilding its Terminal B....
The NYPD promoted a new safety initiative for senior citizens and issued bracelets that can make an alarm sound if they stumble into a dangerous situation. The department’s Community Affairs Bureau launched the Senior Safe event on Tuesday and handed out anti-crime goodie bags while dispatching safety tips. Cops from the bureau plan to visit...
When it comes to getting into shape, everyone wants to find an easy fix. The simple truth is getting fit requires endless hours in the gym, dedication and motivation. But that doesn’t stop people from trying to find a magic trick that speeds up the process. Men are now tying up their arms in the...
New Yorkers reacted with equal parts outrage and envy on Tuesday to The Post’s revelation that Mayor de Blasio routinely conks out on a City Hall couch when he’s too tired to put in a full day of work. “I’d love a nap in the middle of the day. Who wouldn’t? The only reason I...
The kids might be alright. First-round pick Evan Engram and second round-pick Dalvin Tomlinson both had very strong showings at practice Tuesday, earning praise from Giants coach Ben McAdoo. Engram produced the play of the day during the first team’s two-minute drill — after the Giants offense was shut out on three attempts Monday —...
Mayor de Blasio is an imperious bully of a boss who threatens his underlings with dire punishment if they fail to meet his demands, emails obtained by The Post reveal. “What do I need to get you guys to follow a direct order? Do you need to experience consequences?” he threatened in one 2015 diatribe....
A KFC diner was scarred for life after suffering horrific second-degree burns when she accidentally spilled boiling gravy across her bare lap. Beth Smale claims she was left in agonizing pain and required weeks of medical treatment – but she now fears others could be hurt. Photos show a six-inch blistered wound on Beth’s right...