A fight between two roommates in the Bronx nearly turned deadly when one of the men pulled what police described as a “pirate sword” and stabbed the other, authorities said. The fight kicked off at about 4 p.m. on Tuesday in the basement apartment the two men share on Huntington Avenue near Miles Avenue in … Continue reading "Bronx man accused of stabbing roommate in the chest with a ‘pirate sword’"

He raced fluidly across his field of dreams with the effortless moves of a natural athlete. For Eli Manning, for Daniel Jones, for Saquon Barkley, for every other New York Giant, this was another football day in May, another OTA. For the kid wearing Ballentine in white letters above 25 on his blue jersey, this … Continue reading "Giants only hope this is where Corey Ballentine heals from heartbreak"

This was not your usual on-air congratulatory baby announcement. Mike Francesa managed to air WFAN’s dirty laundry at the beginning of his Tuesday show while congratulating his producer, Chris McMonigle, and his wife, Sara, for having a baby boy named Andrew, the couple’s second son. “The reason we couldn’t get on the air at 3 … Continue reading "Mike Francesa turns baby announcement into WFAN rip job"

Dentsu Americas, the US arm of the Tokyo-based ad firm, is making a play for the largest floor at the Farley Building at 390 Ninth Ave., sources say. The US Postal Service building is being redeveloped by Vornado Realty Trust into 740,000 square feet of office space on its four top levels with lobbies, tons … Continue reading "Japanese ad firm Dentsu eyeing Farley Building office space"

CHICAGO — A Chicago White Sox employee of the month got to throw out a first pitch. And, to put it mildly, she was just a little bit off target. The rookie right-hander uncorked one of the most wayward first pitches ever when she plunked a team photographer standing close by, between the mound and … Continue reading "This could be the worst ceremonial first pitch ever"

Cops are looking for a man who they say grabbed and rubbed the inside of a teen girl’s thigh on the subway in Queens. The man, believed to be in his 30s, allegedly groped the 16-year-old on a Manhattan-bound F train at around 4:30 p.m. on May 18, cops said. The teen ran off the … Continue reading "Perv groped teen on F train in Queens: NYPD"

More Americans believe that President Trump has the personality and leadership qualities a president needs to get the job done than he did two years ago — but he remains underwater with the general public overall. In a poll, 40 percent of Americans think the commander-in-chief has what it takes compared to just 33 percent … Continue reading "More Americans think Trump has presidential qualities than 2 years ago: poll"

Five people were shot and killed in New Orleans over Memorial Day weekend, including a charter school dean known as a “tough but fair” leader, colleagues said. Reginald Field, 50, the head dean of students and athletic director at Andrew H. Wilson Charter School, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting on A.P. … Continue reading "New Orleans charter school dean among 5 killed in shootings"

WARSAW, Poland — On a cold day in March 2017, a group of young adults stripped naked at the former Auschwitz death camp and chained themselves together to the “Arbeit Macht Frei” gate as one man plunged a knife into a sheep’s body over and over again. The two organizers of the stunt, including the … Continue reading "Auschwitz protesters get prison time for naked stunt"

Running away to join a renaissance fair sounds like the perfect recipe for a Lifetime series — and now it is, thanks to “American Princess,” based on a chapter from series creator Jamie Denbo’s life. “It’s inspired by a true story so it doesn’t seem that out of the box to me,” says Denbo, 45. … Continue reading "‘American Princess’ unveils ‘real lives’ at nerdy renaissance fests"