• Ellen serves up surprise pizza at the Oscars

    A-listers, they’re just like us — just sitting back eating pizza watching the “Oscars.” Host Ellen DeGeneres ordered in three pies and passed them out to the actors in the...
  • Twitter erupts over Kim Novak's stiff speech

    Ouch! The knives were out for Kim Novak on Twitter Sunday night after the 81-year-old actress struggled to speak while presenting the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The star of...
  • Cuomo's election year games

    Gov. Cuomo is abusing his power over the MTA to make life better for some commuters — for now. Over time, though, Cuomo’s move could hurt all outer-borough commuters just...
  • Lupita Nyong'o wins Oscar for her first movie

    LOS ANGELES — Lupita Nyong’o has won the Academy Award for best supporting actress for her harrowing portrayal of a slave who’s caught her sadistic master’s eye in “12 Years...
  • Furor as Little Italy bakery peddles its own ‘Cronuts’

    The Canal Street area is notorious for knockoff handbags and watches — and now, fake Cronuts. A bakery is being accused of peddling an unofficial version of the world-famous croissant-doughnut...
  • The real cost of public campaign finance

    The millionaires are at it again, pushing for New York state to adopt taxpayer funding of political campaigns a la New York City. Here’s betting it goes nowhere — not...
  • (L to R, clockwise) Cate Blanchett, Matthew McConaughey, Lupita Nyong'o, Alfonso Cuaron, Steve McQueen and Jared Leto all took home Oscars.

    And the 2014 Oscars winners are ...

    “12 years a Slave,” the gripping, true account of a man’s struggle for freedom, beat out the highly decorated space thriller “Gravity” to win Best Picture at the Oscars Sunday...
  • This month's top comfort food magazines

    Mother Nature is taking her time deciding whether or not we’ll have spring this year. In the meantime, we can draw comfort from food. Here’s a look at what some...
  • Rangers mull Callahan's future after second straight loss

    Rangers management has been fixated for more than a month on the twin sagas of Dan Girardi and Ryan Callahan, the former completed and the latter still pending. But with...
  • Ellen's Oscar selfie most retweeted tweet ever

    Ellen DeGeneres’ “Oscars” super-star selfie is now the most retweeted tweet ever — beating out President Obama’s “four more years” tweet from November 7, 2012, the night he was re-elected....
  • Pharrell gets stars dancing at Oscars

    Pharrell Williams got a little help from his friends — namely Academy Awards nominees Lupita Nyong’o, Meryl Streep and Amy Adams — during the Oscars performance of his track, “Happy.” After...
  • Ailing Toys 'R' Us to lay off nearly 200 employees

    Toys “R” Us got nicked in a nasty Christmas fight with Amazon — and now the bleeding has begun. The cash-strapped toy chain is poised to lay off as many...
  • Taxi smashes through East Side store window

    A cabbie lost control of his yellow taxi and crashed through the front of an East Side eyeglass store Sunday, officials said. The driver and his passenger were treated for...
  • Brazilia Café aims to ‘blend’ in on Broadway

    Sweetwater Social, a 2,300 square-foot subterranean lounge, is slated to open this week, just above the recently opened Bleecker Kitchen & Co. Sweetwater bills itself as an ode to New...
  • The 86th Academy Awards

    The 2014 Oscars as they happened.
  • Woodson: Jimmer never on Knicks’ radar

    CHICAGO — Upstate New York’s Jimmer Fredette got a near standing ovation at United Center on Sunday when he checked in with 3:08 left, making his Bulls debut. He promptly...
  • Gerald Ford III is one NFL hopeful to root for

    His name is Gerald Ford III, and he isn’t running for president, he’s running against all odds for his NFL dream. “Every time I go to swipe my debit card...
  • McIlroy's breakdown paves way for Henley at Honda

    PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — So this is what happened in the world of golf Sunday: All hell broke loose. Tiger Woods withdrew. Rory McIlroy choked. Phil Mickelson (missed cut)...
  • Henley eager for second attempt at Master-ing Augusta

    PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Russell Henley’s dramatic Honda Classic victory in a four-man playoff Sunday at PGA National was his second career win. He won $1.08 million for it....
  • Baffled Soriano nearing return

    DUNEDIN, Fla. — Alfonso Soriano still isn’t sure exactly what it was that knocked him flat the past week, but he’s glad to be regaining strength and should be fully...
  • Whole new Bull game for Nets

    After spending the past two weeks away from home, the Nets arrived in New York early Sunday to finally get a chance to sleep in their own beds and savor...
  • Disney won't fund Boy Scouts over gay policy

    LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Company will cut funding to the Boy Scouts of America beginning in 2015 because of a policy that bans gay adult leaders in the...
  • J.Law falls at Academy Awards, again

    Oscar nominee Jennifer Lawrence took a tumble on the Oscars red carpet, following an epic fall on the steps to accept her award last year. Dressed in a voluminous red...
  • Pharrell hits Oscars red carpet in shorts

    He left the hat at home, but Pharrell still made a fashion statement at the Oscars Sunday night. After causing a stir with his Arby’s-eque hat at the Grammys, the...
  • Lavin: St. John's players lost five loved ones in 48 hours

    St. John’s 72-64 victory over DePaul Sunday afternoon at the Garden was important for the Red Storm’s NCAA Tournament hopes — but it was even more significant for the beaten-down...
  • Liza Minnelli rocks blue hair on Oscars red carpet

    Liza Minnelli was feeling blue Sunday night. The 67-year-old actress arrived at the Oscars rocking an electric blue satin pant suit and a cobalt streak in her hair to match....
  • Storyful at the Oscars

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  • Why the Mets aren't fixing their Tejada problem

    JUPITER, Fla. — The Mets told Jhonny Peralta they had a Ruben Tejada problem, but only offered him two years to solve it or one fewer than the superior team...
  • Blue-state tax blues

    Even if we win, we lose. We’re talking about federal tax reform, and what it would mean for taxpayers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Today, the federal tax...
  • Amazin’s Tejada can’t get ‘leg’ up

    JUPITER, Fla. — Ruben Tejada has battled enough leg injuries in his career to know he shouldn’t push his luck. So when the Mets shortstop felt “tightness” in his left...
  • The forgotten Arab Christians

    If it weren’t for Israel, we often hear, the Middle East’s lions would all lie down with the lambs. The terrible fate of a Christian community in Syria is a...
  • Final spot in Mets’ rotation is veteran Dice-K’s to lose

    JUPITER, Fla. — The implication from the start of camp has been the fifth spot in the Mets’ rotation is Daisuke Matsuzaka’s to lose. Manager Terry Collins has additional options...
  • Bill's high horse

    If, as Mayor de Blasio and his friends say, it’s cruelty to animals simply to have them working in the city, we have a question: Where’s their big campaign against...
  • In likely last game before deal, Vanek scores pair in tough ‘L’

    The good news for the Islanders is at this juncture of the season, the final score of games is one of the least meaningful aspects. Because if that weren’t the...
  • Nationals ace Strasburg to Harvey: Take it slow

    VIERA, Fla. — Take note, Matt Harvey. Stephen Strasburg knows all about traveling down that Tommy John highway. Strasburg burst onto the scene in the majors with a rocket right...
  • Is it wrong to date your boss?

    I’m a legal assistant at a two-person law firm. I’m very attracted to one of the partners, and he seems attracted to me. He is getting divorced, and I don’t...
  • Devils power play falls short in loss to Sharks

    The Devils are hardly the only team facing some uncertainty as Wednesday’s trade deadline approaches, but most teams aren’t considering moving the most iconic player in their history. Despite the...
  • All the glam from the Oscars red carpet

    Hollywood's biggest stars hit the red carpet for the 86th Annual Academy Awards.
  • Meet three techies shaking up the NYC digital world

    In the cutthroat world of tech startups, long-term success is usually the exception to the norm. That’s the thinking behind the NYC Venture Fellows, a joint initiative between the city’s...
  • The Oscars red carpet as it happened

    It’s finally here — the 86th Academy Awards! The Oscar ceremony is kicking off at 8:30 p.m. ET Sunday with host Ellen Degeneres, from Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. Before the Academy...
  • GOP slams Kerry for making US look weak on Ukraine

    Secretary of State John Kerry’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine leaves President Obama and the US looking “weak” and outmaneuvered in the face of looming warfare, leading Republicans...
  • Cop injured by hit-and-run ATV driver

    An NYPD detective was run over and dragged by an all-terrain vehicle as he and other officers tried to stop its wild driver Sunday in Brooklyn, law-enforcement sources said. The...
  • Secretary of State John Kerry

    Kerry to meet with Ukrainian officials in Kiev

    WASHINGTON — A senior administration official says Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to the Ukrainian capital of Kiev Tuesday to meet with government officials. Kerry’s trip comes as...
  • Pineda throws simulated game, in hunt for final rotation spot

    DUNEDIN, Fla. — Having conquered the world of simulated games, Michael Pineda is finally in position to make a run at being the Yankees’ fifth starter. Pineda, who hasn’t pitched...
  • Teixeira takes optimistic view after lost season

    TAMPA — It can happen this quickly: One second you are perfectly healthy, a professional athlete in the very prime of your career, your only concern wondering if you can...
  • De Blasio marches in gay-friendly St. Patrick's Day parade

    Mayor Bill de Blasio marched in a gay-friendly St. Patrick’s Day parade in Queens Sunday — but said he still supported his police commissioner’s decision to participate in the traditional...
  • Obekpa’s swats help spark Storm

    A 20-point lead had been trimmed to four, a laughter suddenly becoming a white-knuckle nail-biter. Chris Obekpa, however, eased the frayed nerves of St. John’s and its fans, living up...
  • Man shot in leg outside Brooklyn apartment

    A man was shot in the leg in as he stood outside an apartment building in Brooklyn on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The unidentified victim, believed to be in his...
  • Putin accepts Merkel's plan for "contact group"

    BERLIN — The German government said Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday accepted a proposal by Chancellor Angela Merkel to set up a “contact group” aimed at facilitating dialogue in...
  • Tiger Woods plays a shot on the second hole during the final round of The Honda Classic on March 2. He withdrew shortly after without citing a reason.

    Woods quits tournament citing back spasms

    PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Drama seems to pursue Tiger Woods with the relentlessness of the paparazzi that stalk his every move. Woods suddenly withdrew from the Honda Classic Sunday...
  • Melo praises Bulls fan's recruiting poster amid post-game rant

    CHICAGO — The only things Carmelo Anthony liked about another mortifying afternoon were a couple of signs he saw at United Center lobbying for him to become a Bull. Behind the Knicks...
  • St. John's DePaul

    Red Storm snap losing streak with 72-64 win over DePaul

    One down, three to go. St. John’s snapped a two-game losing streak with a tougher-than-expected 72-64 victory over DePaul at the Garden Sunday afternoon, the first step in its hopeful...
  • Head of Ukrainian Navy 'defects' to pro-Russian Crimean government

    KIEV, Ukraine — A Ukrainian security official says the head of the country’s navy has been dismissed and faces a treason investigation after declaring allegiance to the pro-Russian government of the...
  • Ex-MTA train operator busted for cocaine possession

    A former MTA worker with eight priors—including a drug bust in August—was arrested over the weekend after cops spotted cocaine in his car when they pulled him over, cop sources...
  • Peralta: Mets’ 2-year offer ‘not really good’

    JUPITER, Fla. — Jhonny Peralta was high on the Mets’ wish list after last season, but it turns out he was closer to playing his home games in The Bronx than...
  • Middle of the Night

    Jonathan Hadary shines in Paddy Chayefsky’s ‘Middle of the Night’

    “I’m as mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore!” Pulled from Peter Finch’s epic rant in 1974’s “Network,” this may be the single most famous line...
  • Jimmer Fredette

    Woodson says Knicks didn’t consider Bulls’ Fredette

    CHICAGO – Mike Woodson indicated the Knicks weren’t willing to wait on combo guard Jimmer Fredette and the upstate New York native said he’s unaware if the club made any...
  • Oscar Pistorius

    Murder trial of Pistorius to start on Monday

    JOHANNESBURG — It could all hinge on the toilet door. Oscar Pistorius goes on trial for murder on Monday, but some experts not involved in the case say the double-amputee...
  • Fallon, Rahm Emanuel jump into freezing lake

    CHICAGO — Comedian Jimmy Fallon took a quick but icy dip in Lake Michigan — dressed in a full suit and tie — then screamed and darted out quickly with...
  • Denver car crash

    1 dead, 33 injured in 104 car pileup in Denver

    DENVER — One person died and 30 others were injured in a massive pileup on Interstate 25 as a band of heavy snow moved through south Denver on Saturday, authorities...
  • Marcus Thornton

    Nets rewind: Thornton can score in bunches

    Here are three thoughts from the Nets’ 107-98 win over the Bucks Saturday night in Milwaukee: 1. After Marcus Thornton got into Thursday’s game in Denver in the first quarter,...
  • kerry putin

    Kerry threatens Putin over Russian invasion

    WASHINGTON — As the Russian invasion of Ukraine advanced Sunday and hundreds of armed men surrounded a military base in Crimea, Secretary of State John Kerry all but ruled out a...
  • China attack seperatists

    China blames separatists for knife attack that killed 29

    KUNMING, China — Authorities on Sunday blamed a slashing rampage that killed 29 people and wounded 143 at a train station in southern China on separatists from the country’s far...
  • Razzies Will and Jaden Smith

    And the Razzies go to...Will and Jaden Smith

    LOS ANGELES — Will and Jaden Smith have something they can bond over: They were both awarded Razzies for their performances in “After Earth.” Jaden was selected as worst actor...
  • Police shooting Bronx

    Police shoot man after he points gun at them

    Police wounded a man in the Bronx Saturday after he pointed a gun at them, authorities said. The officers were inside the Sake II Restaurant on East 187th Street in...
  • Ukraine war

    Ukraine & Russia on brink of war

    KIEV/BALACLAVA, Ukraine – Ukraine mobilized for war on Sunday, after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared he had the right to invade, creating the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West...
  • Ukrainian soldiers Crimea

    Gunmen surround Ukrainian military base in Crimea

    PEREVALNE, Ukraine — Hundreds of armed men in trucks and armored vehicles surrounded a Ukrainian military base Sunday in Crimea, blocking its soldiers from leaving. The outnumbered Ukrainians placed a...
  • Six English bulldog puppies, and their mother, are seen at the Toledo Area Humane Society in Maumee, Ohio. A man tried to abandon the six puppies by zipping them inside a suitcase and leaving it outside an Ohio business near a trash bin with their mother. The man was charged after authorities found he'd left the luggage tag with his contact information attached.

    Many pet owners spend more on their pets than on themselves

    Almost half of pet owners say they pamper their pooches and cats more than they do themselves and the people in their households, a survey reveals. Of the 2,302 people...
  • Wrist-slap sentences for 'Baby Bones' death cover-up

    Three city residents were given wrist-slap sentences for covering up the notorious 2002 death of “Baby Bones,” a Harlem girl whose charred skeleton wasn’t identified until 2012. All three were...
  • Hamptons official shafted after objection to Lauder land deal: suit

    A Hamptons official who spoke out against a sweetheart land deal involving billionaire Ronald Lauder says he got shafted. Charles Butler, the secretary-treasurer of the Bridgehampton Fire District, says his...
  • Hotel hermit got $17M to make way for 15 Central Park West

    In 2004, developers Will and Arthur Zeckendorf bought the famed Mayflower Hotel and several adjacent lots on the Upper West Side for just over $400 million, with the goal of...
  • This week's couple: Special order

    The quickest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, but the same could be said for a woman. Marcus, 28, discovered this when he met Nimaako, also 28,...
  • Obama administration let anti-gay Muslim leader into U.S.

    Even as the Obama administration denounced what it called anti-gay legislation in Arizona and the president sat out the Sochi Olympics because of Russia’s crackdown on same-sex couples, the State...
  • Mom attempts to get a perfect SAT score

    Ethan, a happy-to-lucky junior with a B average and so-so extracurriculars, had a tendency to . . . coast. If he wanted to get into his chosen colleges — and...
  • The Jersey squeeze

    Call it Chris Christie’s lament. In the course of his budget address last week, New Jersey’s chief exec zeroed in on the $2.25 billion payment he proposes to make toward...
  • Sunshine for Albany

    Shelly Silver accuses the governor’s Moreland Commission of engaging in a “fishing expedition to intimidate legislators.” The Assembly speaker is probably right about that. Then again, even an angling novice...
  • Hoffman Ramis

    Will Hoffman and Ramis be in the Oscars' 'In Memoriam'?

    “Martin Scorsese is on the line.” It’s a phrase most in Hollywood would give their left breast implant to hear — except in this case. The legendary director was phoning...
  • Imagine Dragons soaring high after Grammy gig

    On Grammy night, most of the throwing up happens during the legendary booze-drenched afterparties. But for Imagine Dragons’ singer Dan Reynolds, it came right after his band finished their high-energy...
  • Fake mayhem of 'Spinal Tap' was all too real

    On March 2, 1984, the world learned that real guitar amps go to 11. That was the day that “This Is Spinal Tap,” starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry...
  • Chelsea

    Trendy traveler seeks guy who knows how to give her space

    Chelsea, 24 Is often out of town for her job as a merchandiser, so the Midtown gal needs a man who’s comfortable with some time apart Prehistoric times: Her favorite...
  • Men's tales from the online dating trenches

    As anyone who has swiped through Tinder knows, people have all sorts of intentions when it comes to online dating. In the first episode of Bravo’s new reality series “Online...
  • Tony Revolori steals the show in 'Grand Budapest Hotel'

    When 17-year-old newcomer Tony Revolori first met Bill Murray on the set of Wes Anderson’s latest film, the legendary bizarro actor was even kookier than Revolori could have imagined. “On...
  • Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays a shot during the third round of The Honda Classic

    McIlroy looks to close deal in Honda Classic

    PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Rory McIlroy is a lot of things.  He is one of the best golfers in the world.  He is a two-time major championship winner at...
  • Russell Henley reacts after making birdie on the 17th hole during the third round of The Honda Classic at PGA National Resort and Spa

    Henley set for final round test with McIlroy

    PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Russell Henley never has played a round with Rory McIlroy, but Henley knows it’s not going to be easy to catch the leader in Sunday’s...
  • Returning Lannan gets off to good start for Mets

    PORT ST. LUCIE — For John Lannan, it was a success just in that he could finish his allotted two innings on Saturday. The last time the veteran left-hander had...
  • New York Mets outfielder Chris Young steps up and takes batting practice during the workout.

    Serby’s Sunday Q&A with Chris Young

    Q: A lot has been made about the Mets signing you instead of Nelson Cruz. What would you say to Mets fans? A: All I can do as a player...
  • Ethel Kennedy, mother of Kerry Kennedy, arrives at the Westchester County Courthouse Monday.

    Ethel Kennedy also had run in with the law 15 years ago

    Ethel Kennedy fought the law, but unlike with daughter Kerry Kennedy, the law won. Fifteen years before Kerry Kennedy beat her drugged-driving rap, her feisty mom, now 85, had her...
  • 'Flushable' wipes clogging up drains citywide

    There’s no flushing away this problem. A Brooklyn dentist says the moistened wipes he used in the bathroom clogged his pipes — and he’s making a federal case out of...
  • Charter school expansions to be subject of city public hearings

    More co-location expansions — including those of charters inside traditional public schools — will be the subject of public hearings, the city announced Saturday. In jeopardy of seeing their expansion...
  • Storm could leave up to 7 inches of snow by Monday afternoon

    A snowstorm poised to sock the Big Apple will dump up to 7 inches by Monday afternoon, according to AccuWeather. “If you have the option to stay home on Monday...
  • Entrepreneur ticketed for early morning Central Park jog

    A flabbergasted Manhattan entrepreneur says he was ticketed for jogging too early in Central Park. “I just got a SUMMONS for running in Central Park at 430 am ‘before it...
  • Broadway’s ‘Motown the Musical’ goes on despite suicide on roof

    The show must go on! A man’s body hit the roof of Broadway’s Lunt-Fontanne Theatre from 50 stories up on Friday night — but “Motown the Musical” kept on keepin’...
  • Baby brought back by cop performing CPR

    An Upper East Side baby was saved from the brink of death Saturday morning — thanks to the hero cop who breathed precious life back into her in the front...
  • De Blasio still failing to register $1.1M rental property

    Mayor de Blasio has still failed to register his Brooklyn rental property with the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, three months after The Post pointed out the lapse....
  • Mark Farrell was arrested Monday for allegedly attacking his mother, Dorothy.

    Brooklyn tot allegedly beaten with bamboo rod

    A Brooklyn mother viciously beat her 2-year-old son with a bamboo rod, leaving him critically injured, police said Saturday. Shocked doctors called the cops after finding 90 percent of the...
  • Port Authority animal killing

    Port Authority killed 20,000 animals

    The Port Authority killed 20,000 animals over the past two years — including three bird species deemed endangered or threatened, The Post has learned. The agency shotgunned a northern harrier...
  • Alleged killer tried to destroy own fingerprints while on the run

    An alleged Brooklyn killer on the lam for over a decade tried to fight extradition from the Dominican Republic — by mutilating his hands to destroy his fingerprints, police sources...
  • Sandy evacuation order never given to Canarsie: lawsuit

    As Hurricane Sandy barreled toward the five boroughs, city officials put out color-coded evacuation maps, blanketed flood-prone neighborhoods with fliers and even went door-to-door to tell people to get out....
  • Rooftop tennis club's ball hit man in the eye: suit

    A Queens man says he was smashed in the eye by an errant ball that flew from a rooftop tennis club in Manhattan while he stood outside the Chelsea building,...
  • Eva Moskowitz

    Councilman vows Moskowitz investigation if kids at Albany protest

    A city lawmaker promised on Saturday to investigate former City Councilwoman and charter-schools founder Eva Moskowitz if she pulls kids out of class this week for a protest in Albany....
  • Assemblyman Karim Camara leads a protest in front of Borough Hall in Brooklyn about funding cuts to Charter Schools.

    Bilingual school's funding slashed under de Blasio charter cuts

    Mayor de Blasio has whacked this American Dream in the knees. A proposed dual-language charter school aimed at helping immigrant Latino kids in grades 6 to 8 prepare for college...
  • Queens bouncer punched model at club: lawsuit

    A Queens beauty claims a 280-pound bouncer bashed her in the eye at an Astoria nightclub — leaving her with a scar that could kill her burgeoning modeling career. “When...
  • Amato Opera House at 319 Bowery

    City's spooky spots have become real estate hotspots

    Home, strange home. Developers are making over shuttered opera houses, TB wards, asylums and poorhouses in the hope of luring new life to the city’s oldest haunts. Meanwhile, abandoned hospitals...
  • Brooklyn beauty-parlor ownership dispute heads to court

    A Brooklyn woman claims her Bed-Stuy hair salon was stolen out from under her by a hairdresser she hired to manage the place. Shirlonda Brailsford says in a Brooklyn Supreme...
  • Daily Blotter

    Manhattan A masked man forced his way into a Greenwich Village building and pistol-whipped a father and son in a robbery, cops said. The 31-year-old son was followed into his...
  • De Blasio’s anti-rich policies are driving wealthy people out of NYC

    Money — it’s the root of all evil. Behind every great fortune lies a great crime. Or at least an unfair advantage. That’s the gist of the liberals’ creed and...