‘Assistance’ puts peons in the spotlight
With its tangy tale of overqualified underlings suffering humiliations by a horrific boss, Leslye Headland’s office comedy “Assistance” smacks of “The Devil Wears Prada” and “Swimming With Sharks.”...
View ArticleHarley fuels Wadleigh; Lincoln overcomes suspension
Basil Harley picked up 39 points in eighth-seeded Wadleigh's 77-71 win over No. 9 Bayside in a PSAL boys "AA" playoff matchup in Harlem. In Coney Island, Lincoln didn’t miss Tafari Whittingham in its...
View ArticleLopez Nets 38 in 93-92 victory over Mavs
Jason Kidd faltered down the stretch for the Mavs, missing two potential game winners in the final 24 seconds as the Nets again toppled a contender on the road, 93-92. Williams added 12 points with 12...
View ArticleAmar'e: 'Stay tuned' for second-half comeback
As Knicks guard Jeremy Lin returns to Madison Square Garden Wednesday night ready to square off with No. 1 draft pick Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers, questions linger regarding Lin’s support...
View ArticleBobby V heats up Yanks-Sox rivalry
What you have to remember about Bobby Valentine, especially on a day when he makes news taking jabs at the Yankees, is that he never says anything by accident. And he truly seems to enjoy being an...
View ArticleWe want a total ban on cars from Prospect Park, Brooklynites tell city
The city’s new plan to cut Prospect Park traffic doesn’t go far enough, lovers of the Brooklyn oasis complained Tuesday night — they want cars banned altogether.
View ArticleGOP primaries: Romney wins Michigan, Arizona
Mitt Romney seized a pair of wins Tuesday night, but his far-closer-than-expected margin of victory in his native Michigan left the Republican race for the White House wide open. Romney and Rick...
View ArticleFederal probe nabs John Liu’s campaign treasurer
Embattled City Controller John Liu may have known some contributions to his mayoral campaign were fishy, court records revealed as a second member of his political circle was busted Tuesday.
View ArticleChow down at the New York Public Library
The New York Public Library is taking a leaf out of Barnes & Noble’s playbook by launching food-and-drink areas inside its flagship building. Beginning Thursday, patrons can buy drinks and snacks...
View ArticleMayweather stands by tweet tweaks of Lin
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was not backing away from his Twitter comments about Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin from two weeks ago, but he wanted everyone to know that he has nothing against Lin.
View ArticleVictims: Pols must firm up abuse laws
New York lawmakers will give sexual predators another one-year pass to abuse children if they fail to approve a bill that would extend the state’s statute of limitations in molestation cases, a...
View ArticleKnicks center Chandler goes on wrist watch
To get away from basketball during the All-Star weekend, Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin went fishing, and forward Amar’e Stoudemire spent time snorkeling with his family.
View ArticleBoy sentenced in tossing of shopping cart
A boy who shoved a shopping cart off a mall walkway, leaving a Manhattan mother with severe head injuries, was sent to a group home Tuesday for as little as six months. The sentencing came as a lawyer...
View ArticleMan arrested in stnagogue theft
Police arrested a man Tuesday in the theft of more than a dozen religious artifacts from a Queens synagogue after he took them to a pawn shop, police said.
View ArticleHagelin goes on defensive
Late in the Rangers’ 2-0 win over the Devils Monday night, rookie left wing Carl Hagelin blocked a shot. Immediately, he reacted in pain, skating gingerly and looking to get off the ice quickly. The...
View ArticleYanks rotation now a competition
It’s hard to imagine the Yankees opening the season without either Michael Pineda or Ivan Nova in the rotation, but Joe Girardi said Tuesday that both second-year pitchers were not guaranteed to be one...
View ArticleAfter breakout, Nova must follow through
Following his breakout season in 1996, Mariano Rivera came to camp in 1997 with more than the responsibility of being the Yankees’ new closer.
View ArticleOhio suspect is 'someone who's not well'
The accused teen gunman in an Ohio high school shooting spree is facing three counts of murder after two more students died from their wounds.
View ArticleEstelle takes a turn toward melody with ‘All of Me’
When we last left Estelle, she was crooning a randy ode to an “American Boy,” ogling whatever lies beneath his baggy jeans while promising “to show you to my bedroom.”
View ArticleREVIEW: Escape Plan widens PlayStation Vita range
To win the pending portable gaming war, the PS Vita will need to support more than massively beautiful, super-pricey, console-quality games. Somehow, the Vita also will need to deliver a more...
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