It was a Memorial Day weekend to forget for riders of the city’s beleaguered $600 million ferry service on Sunday — as they faced massive lines, skipped stops and overcrowded boats along the Big Apple shore. Lines for the Rockaway Beach route at Wall Street’s Pier 11 stretched for several blocks by midday, forcing angry … Continue reading "Ferry fails as hundreds wait in hot sun for hours on Memorial Day weekend"

The recession and financial crisis of 2008 never ended for many cash-strapped Americans. While the economy and stock market are booming, and many Americans are enjoying the benefits, others are headed for financial disaster. That’s the warning of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In a new report, the AICPA notes that despite a … Continue reading "Despite booming economy, millions of Americans still on hard times"

Memorial Day inspires mixed emotions: pride in the valor of those who gave their lives in the cause of freedom; sorrow that such self-sacrifice should have been necessary. Pride in past valor may be best expressed in the St. Crispin’s Day speech from “Henry V” (Act IV, Scene iii), delivered by the young king on … Continue reading "We happy few \u2014 The Post\u2019s Memorial Day tribute"

A Republican member of the Senate Armed Services committee on Sunday broke with the White House over North Korea’s recent missile launches after President Trump tweeted he wasn’t “disturbed” by the latest provocation by leader Kim Jong Un. “I find them very disturbing, and certainly wouldn’t trust Kim Jong Un,” Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) told … Continue reading "GOP senator breaks with Trump over North Korea missile tests"

A Brooklyn man killed his mother and stabbed his father during an argument over shoes, a police source said Sunday. Oscar Rodriguez Jr., 55, is suspected of flying into a fit of rage and plunging a knife into his 77-year-old mother, Maria Rodriguez, when she tried to break up a fight between the two men … Continue reading "Brooklyn man killed mom, stabbed dad in fight over shoes: police"

I landed a job at Google and thought my career was made. I’m now a year in, and the glow of getting hired has diminished. Am I crazy for thinking of leaving, or should I stick it out longer and see if I can make it at what everyone perceives that it is — one … Continue reading "Should I leave my job at Google or stick it out?"

Top officials from virtually every state in the country called on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to forgive the $1 billion in student debt racked by the nation’s disabled veterans. “The Department of Education continues to require eligible veterans to take affirmative steps to secure the loan forgiveness that is their statutory right,” the letter signed … Continue reading "Give wounded vets a break on student loans: officials to DeVos"

Mayor Bill de Blasio is betting big on Nevada in his quixotic quest to win the White House. The long-shot president wannabe spent a second straight day in Las Vegas on Sunday, meeting with members of the teachers union. It was his second visit to the Silver State in less than two months. Campaign experts … Continue reading "De Blasio ‘rolling the dice’ in Nevada in bid to shake up 2020 field"

HERSHEY, Pa. — Chuck Duncan is not the kind of guy who sits on the sidelines. Duncan, who serves in the National Guard and was deployed to Jordan last year, was outraged when his local board of supervisors decided to raise property taxes to pay for a $32 million community center here. “I saw that as … Continue reading "How the Kennedy family is trying to strip Trump of his power"

“Vida” creator Tanya Saracho made sure that her series about Mexican American women was also reflected behind the scenes. Now in its second season (9 p.m. Sundays on Starz), the half-hour drama, which follows two sisters, has one of the most unique productions on TV — with a writers room that’s all Latinx, the gender-neutral … Continue reading "‘Vida’ creator: We break ‘new ground’ for Latinx and family shows"