Mike the guard at the Sea Girt Army Camp had his radio tuned to a Fantasy Football broadcast when I drove up to the gate last week. We talked about his Fantasy team and I asked him what it was called. He said, “It’s kind of embarrassing. I have to change it.” When I pressed,… Read More »
The Jets’ defense has been a top-five unit the last three seasons. But a new regime is in place with coach Aaron Glenn and defensive coordinator Steve Wilks. And they know what type of unit they desire to be. “Physicality, number one,” Wilks said. “Playing smart, not beating ourselves. “Our talent level and the things… Read More »
The Giants enter the 2025 season navigating something of a balancing act. By drafting Jaxson Dart in April, the Giants invested in their not-so-distant future, identifying the 22-year-old quarterback as a franchise cornerstone whose development is paramount for a team still seeking “the guy” six years after Eli Manning’s retirement. But after last season’s 3-14… Read More »
The trial of two national MS-13 leaders set to start in October in Brooklyn Federal Court marks the latest chapter in a years-long effort by federal authorities in New York City and Long Island to dismantle the notorious El Salvadorian gang. The sprawling case covers four brutal murders and several other violent crimes in New… Read More »
What if you held an election and nobody won? For now, Democrats are in a deep hole with their lowest polling and registration in decades while Republicans are tainted by a leader with the worst presidential polls in history at this point (and declining). Both are true yet miss the far bigger trend line —… Read More »
The City Council has done a top-notch report on the prevalence of illegal ghost plates — fake, covered, otherwise modified or expired license plates, making cars effectively unregistered — now the joint MTA/NYPD/State Police ghost plate enforcement task force should use the report as a road map to confiscate these illegal vehicles and tow them… Read More »
This imposed catastrophe implicates all of us Brooklyn: In a world of abundance, where food waste runs into billions of tons each year and supermarkets overflow with choice, the image of a starving child is not just heartbreaking — it is condemnable. Nowhere is this tragedy more urgent than in Gaza, where children are not… Read More »
Dear Eric: “Sue” and I have been neighbors and friends for more than 50 years. She and her husband are godparents to one of our children, we are members of social groups together, like book club and bridge group. We have shared many occasions together, at the holidays and with our families. A couple of… Read More »
Instead of trying to overthrow urban hotspots like Chicago and New York City in his bogus bid to combat violent crime, President Trump should take a more simple approach. He should embrace meaningful gun control. Because, if there is anything that the shooting incidents plaguing these troubled neighborhoods have in common, it’s the prevalence of… Read More »
NEW YORK (AP) — Jannik Sinner got broken for the first time in Week 1 of the U.S. Open, then dropped a set in the tournament for the first time since last year’s quarterfinals. Later, he fell behind in the third set. Still, the No. 1-seeded Sinner emerged to beat No. 27 Denis Shapovalov 5-7, 6-4,… Read More »