Russell Hornsby says he used Shakespeare to play a paralyzed cop on the new NBC series “Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector.” “Because of my conservatory training at Boston University — you’re steeped in Shakespeare,” says Hornsby, 45. “And Shakespeare is about letting the words work, standing still on the stage and presenting the...
News that a top de Blasio administration staffer fired an employee for cooperating with an investigation into the mayor’s fundraising practices, and then apparently lied about it under oath, should provoke renewed scrutiny of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s dealings with donors. But this new evidence also suggests the mayor’s office orchestrated the firing of the...
The Knicks may be dysfunctional, but they still could be attractive to a top executive — mostly because of the money. But many top names have lost their reputations at the Garden, so it’s a risk. Here’s a list of candidates — some of whom may want to make the leap after getting small-market wages....
The Brooklyn District Attorney will not pursue charges against two NYPD officers involved with fatally shooting a man who they say approached them with a 13-inch knife during a 2017 house call, the office announced Tuesday. The Brooklyn DA informed the family of James Owens on Tuesday that the criminal investigation into his death is...
The first New York City patient to undergo testing for the coronavirus does not have the deadly ailment, officials announced Tuesday. Test results from the patient, which were sent to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, came back negative, according to the city’s Health Department. The unidentified 40-year-old fell ill after returning from...
The curtain is lowering on President Trump’s trial in the Senate. A vote is scheduled for Wednesday. Inevitably, it will be an easy acquittal. So, what have we learned? That the Framers were wise to fret over the specter of impeachment as a partisan weapon. The House impeachment inquiry was shoddy. The president’s counsel was...
Hedge fund manager Steve Cohen’s $2.6 billion deal to buy the Mets is on life support, and fans of the ball club are not happy. On Tuesday it was revealed Cohen grew deeply unhappy with the current ownership group headed by the Wilpons after it changed terms of the deal late in negotiations, sources told...
The biggest winner in the Iowa Democratic caucus debacle may well have been a candidate who didn’t bother to campaign in the Hawkeye State — billionaire Mike Bloomberg. Bloomberg campaign insiders said the former three-term New York City mayor’s strategic decision to skip Iowa and other early states and instead run a broad national campaign...
The thousands of coronavirus cases in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the center of the epidemic, is likely “just the tip of the iceberg,” a medical expert said. David Hui Shu-cheong, a professor at Chinese University of Hong Kong, said the official count of 5,000 only reflects severe cases of the virus where patients have...
Here’s something big going right: For the first time in four years, US life expectancy rose in 2018, reports the National Center for Health Statistics. The preceding three-year drop was a huge sign of deep trouble: With medical science always advancing, rising death rates suggest serious social dysfunction. And even the small uptick, from 78.6...
Showtime’s drama series “Ray Donovan” starring Liev Schreiber will not be getting a final chapter. The Season 7 finale — which is now a series finale — aired on January 19. “After seven incredible seasons, ‘Ray Donovan’ has concluded its run on Showtime,” the network said in a statement. “We are proud that the series...
Shootings jumped nearly 30 percent in January, along with spikes in four more of the NYPD’s seven “major crime” categories, for an overall 17 percent rise. Subway crime’s up nearly a third, too. Yet Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie wants New Yorkers to give his no-bail reforms more time to work. Sorry, Mr. Speaker: “More time”...
An Arizona mom crushed her infant son to death as she fell on him while suffering a fatal medical episode at her home, officials said. Larinique Meadows, 38, and her 4-month-old son Denari Meadows were both found dead Saturday night at their townhouse in Tempe, authorities said. The mom had been using her cellphone to...
Valentine’s Day is the ideal time to show the special people in your life just how much you care. But when it comes to finding the right gift, you may feel a little conflicted on what exactly to buy for your loved ones. You can go with a classic bouquet of roses and pretty piece...
Four children were found alive after they went missing on a snowmobile during a blizzard in Alaska, officials said. The kids — Christopher Johnson, 14, Frank Johnson, 8, Ethan Camille, 7, and Trey Camille, 2 – were located Monday around 18 miles away from their home in Nunam Iqua after an extensive search, news station...
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency claims that Navy Fireman 1st Class Rex Wise, 21 and Navy Fireman 1st Class Hadley Heavin, 23 have been accounted for, KSN NBC reports.
Workers in hazmat suits have started cleaning up the debris and toxic material at the Kobe Bryant helicopter crash site. The team from BMS-Cat, a Texas-based company, which specializes in emergency cleanups, was hired by AIG Insurance to clean out the area, according to the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District, which has a headquarters that...
Josefa Campos is one of New York's premiere pasta makers. She learned on the job, and her skills will be on display when Da Toscano opens within the next week or so.
The NFL season officially ended Sunday night, and it’s been over for more than a month for the two local teams. The sight of one of New York’s biggest star athletes running with a football in his hands had to be a welcomed sight for the Nets’ fan base. Kevin Durant ran diagonal sprints with...
Cabbage is having a moment, like Brussels sprouts, kale and cauliflower before it.
One of the latest wildfires to ravage Australia was accidentally sparked by a careless beekeeper, according to new reports. The blaze was kicked up in the Pialligo Redwood Forest in Australia’s Capital Territory on Jan. 22 when a beekeeper’s “smoker” — a device used to keep bees calm — ignited the dry brush, the Australian...
A year ago, I almost got engaged. Instead, the 4½-year-long relationship ended. Amid apartment moves and counseling sessions and therapeutic runs, I stared at a blank Google calendar once filled with dinner dates, birthday parties and — most important for a couple who shared a passion for off-the-beaten-path adventure — trips abroad. After the breakup,...
Goldman Sachs’ massive 1MDB scandal has claimed its biggest scalp yet. The Federal Reserve imposed a lifetime ban from the banking industry on Goldman partner Andrea Vella Tuesday for ignoring the multiple red flags as the bank arranged $6.5 billion in loans for 1MDB, a Malaysian development fund that was later looted by now-fugitive partyer...
Collins said on the Senate floor that Trump was wrong for seeking a Ukrainian probe into former Vice President Joe Biden — but said she wold vote to acquit him anyway because he had learned a lesson.
DES MOINES, IOWA — Iowa’s Democrats on Tuesday afternoon began to release long-delayed results from the party’s chaotic caucus, showing ex-South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg in first at 26.9 percent in the state delegate counts with just 62 percent of the results counted. Sen. Bernie Sanders was second with 25.1 percent, Sen. Elizabeth Warren at...