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The most shocking thing about Harlem gangster Ellsworth “Bumpy” Johnson is that he died like a schnook. Lauded as the Godfather of Harlem, he was the Golden Age cat with nine lives. He sidestepped some dozen shootings as if bids for his death were drops of rain. Pimp, drug lord, numbers racketeer and peddler of protection, Johnson traveled with a straight razor and had no aversion to using it: He slashed those who crossed him and is said to have destroyed a guy’s eyeball with a spoon. Yet when it was his time to go, in 1968, he died of a heart attack. Johnson was eating a breakfast of fried chicken and eggs at Wells Restaurant in Harlem when cholesterol accomplished what his adversaries could not. That he lived 62 years without quitting his life of crime — he was out on $50,000 bail, stemming from a narcotics rap as he ate his last meal — speaks volumes of his wits and resiliency. “Guys who survived the crime scene in Harlem were special, powerful, strong-willed people,” Paul Eckst...

A decision by WeWork’s seven-member board on whether to keep Adam Neumann as CEO could boil down to a tie-breaker — with a Chinese investor who’s little known in the West casting the deciding vote. Neumann, 40, has told supporters that he faces opposition from just three out of seven directors — and that he expects to beat back their efforts to boot him as CEO of WeWork’s parent company, We Co. sources said. The only director who Neumann fears could be a wild card is John Zhao, the founder and CEO of Hony Capital, according to a person with knowledge of Neumann’s thinking. The board tally comes as Neumann faces growing pressure to step down as head of the upscale office rental company amid questions over his leadership, including a troubled stock offering and a recent report that a jet owner had to recall a plane Neumann was on after the crew found marijuana shoved in a cereal box on the flight. Calls for Neumann to step down are being led by Japanese investment giant SoftBank, wh...

LOS ANGELES — The TV Academy is apologizing for using a photo of a living composer instead of the image of the late Andre Previn during an Emmy’s memoriam segment. The segment on Sunday used a photo of 75-year-old conductor Leonard Slatkin. The academy, Fox and Emmy producers say in a statement issued Monday that it was an “error.” Previn died at 89 in February. He was a composer, pianist and conductor whose work ventured into Hollywood, jazz and classical music. Previn won four Oscars for his orchestrations of such stylish musicals as 1964′s “My Fair Lady.” Slatkin posted a picture on Twitter of Previn, saying he ” deserved better  .” The academy says all mentions on its website will feature accurate imagery of Previn. Credit: Source link The post Emmys apologizes for wrong photo during memoriam segment appeared first on Fox USA Live . from Fox USA Live https://ift.tt/2kFGey7

One man’s 12-ton, 16-foot tall fighting robot is another man’s treasure. Eagle Prime, the crown jewel of MegaBots Inc.’s fleet of sci-fi-inspired piloted robots, is being sold on eBay for a single dollar. Founded by Gui Cavalcanti, Matt Oehrlein and Andrew Stroup, the company is shuttering operations amid money trouble. Their latest high jinks, a futuristic bot battle between the US and Canada, drew thin crowds online. “It was meant to be monster trucks meets UFC with a hint of WWE,” Oehrlein tells The Post. “The goal was to build a multibillion-dollar sports league of robots fighting in stadiums.” MegaBot Inc. spent all of its $2.4 million seed funding from May 2016 plus another $100,000 to build Eagle Prime. Now, the giant mech — that’s the technical term for the hydraulic humanoid — can be yours for a buck. “I think it’s time to pass the torch to whoever will do it next and wants to take on the responsibility of the mission,” Oehrlein says. The auction, for which there is n...

What if Jeff McNeil was meant to do this? What if Brodie Van Wagenen’s overagressiveness last winter actually will bring out McNeil’s best self? Many rookie general managers would have seen what McNeil did last year as a rookie, playing virtually every day at second base and raking, and handed the young man the keystone job right then and there. Van Wagenen, as you know, acquired not only Robinson Cano but Jed Lowrie as well, turning McNeil into a jack of all trades. And McNeil, to steal a line from “Seinfeld,” is … into it. So much so that, if you’re trying to put together next year’s puzzle, he’d rather you not peg him into one position. “It keeps it fresh,” McNeil told The Post on Monday, before the Mets tried to keep their long-shot playoff hopes afloat with a game against the Marlins at Citi Field. “It’s something new every [day].” McNeil started at second base on Monday, his 24th start there. He has started 43 times in left field, 39 in right field and 15 games at third bas...

A Kansas man is refusing to remove a pride flag outside his home after it was torched this weekend in an apparent arson attack police are investigating as a possible hate crime, local media reported. Zack Gingrich-Gaylord woke up on Saturday morning to find the 15-foot flag attached to his Wichita front porch, “melted down into a plastic mess,” he told a local television station. “It could have been a lot worse,” he told NBC affiliate KSNW. “It’s scary, then of course you’re really mad about it.” Gingrich-Gaylord — who is married with children — originally installed the flag as a sign of support for family and friends who are part of the LGBTQ community, but neighbors don’t seem to share his sentiments. The flag was stolen a couple of weeks ago, with a neighbor finding it in their front yard and returning it, before this weekend’s arson attack. More people on the block had recently begun installing their own pride flags, but Gingrich Gaylord believes his display was targeted beca...

Three Navy sailors assigned to the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier killed themselves last week in separate incidents, officials said Monday. The commanding officer of the carrier, which is docked at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia, announced the deaths in a post on the ship’s Facebook page Monday. “It is with a heavy heart that I can confirm the loss of three Sailors last week in separate, unrelated incidents from apparent suicide. My heart is broken,” Captain Sean Bailey wrote in the announcement. None of the deaths occurred on the carrier, which is docked at the shipyard for repairs, Navy Times reported. The crew members who killed themselves last week are the third, fourth and fifth sailors assigned to the ship to commit suicide in a two-year period, Capt. Bailey added in his statement. Bailey urged sailors on the carrier to come forward with suggestions on how to put an end to the string of suicides. “We need All Hands to engage by bringing forward your suggesti...

Even an act of heroism couldn’t stop this Philly fan from hating on the Eagles. Local hero Hakim Laws took a shot at wide receiver Nelson Agholor, as he described to reporters how he and others caught babies being thrown out of a burning apartment building. “My man,” (the babies’ father), “just started throwing babies out the window, we was catching ’em … unlike Agholor,” Laws told CBS Philadelphia. No one was killed in the blaze and three people were taken to the hospital. The dig came hours after Agholor had a fumble and dropped two key passes in the Eagles’ 27-24 loss to the Lions. The video caught the eye of Agholor, who responded with class, asking those on Twitter to help him get in though with Laws. “Thank you for being a hero in the community, would like to invite you and your family to the next home game,” Agholor wrote . Agholor, despite the drops, had a strong game overall with five catches for 50 yards and two touchdowns. Credit: Source link The post Nelson Agho...

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday joined a groundswell of support for permanently banning serial transit pervs from riding subways and buses. “If someone is a threat to others — as long as it’s done while respecting constitutional rights — I think it’s a real proposal that needs to be looked at,” Hizzoner told NY1’s “Inside City Hall.” “Many [straphangers] are anxious knowing that there are folks around that might mean them harm,” he added. “If we can help ensure that it’s done constitutionally, I think that’s an idea that has some real merit.” Last week, the NYPD said that transit serial sickos who are convicted of transit crimes more than once could be banned from the subways and buses permanently. And earlier this month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo also came out in favor of such a ban. The Post last week exclusively reported that cops nabbed James Hunt — one of the “Dirty Dozen” repeat offenders who has scores of arrests for subway sex crimes — at the 42nd Street Bryant Park statio...

This smoker got smoked out. Facebook video shows a Utah business owner blasting a smoker in the face with a fire extinguisher after the man refused to put out his cigarette. Jon Bird was puffing on his stogie Friday in Salt Lake City, where he’d been volunteering at an arts festival, when he was confronted by a restaurateur, KUTV reported. “It’s a customer area,” the businessman can be heard saying in the video, referring to the eatery’s nearby outdoor seating. “You can’t smoke right here.” Bird insists that he’s standing 25-feet away from the seating area, as is required by Utah law. “You’re really going to spray him in the face with a fire extinguisher?” someone off-camera is heard asking. “I’m gonna put that cigarette out,” the restaurateur responds. When Bird defiantly takes a puff — he makes good on his promise. “Call the cops,” the sprayer says, adding: “You can’t f–ing smoke right here.” Bird claimed to KUTV that a security guard told him he could smoke where he was s...

A Florida police officer has reportedly been fired amid outrage for arresting two 6-year-old elementary school children last week, authorities said Monday. Orlando Police Chief Orlando Rolón announced that school resource officer Dennis Turner was axed amid a probe into his bust of two youngsters last Thursday, according to NBC News. “This will not stop,” Rolón said of the investigation. “But at my level, I have the opportunity to be able to exercise that and when I came in today, I knew there was no choice here. He was going to be terminated.” Department policy dictates that officers must obtain the approval of their commanding officer before initiating an arrest of a child under 12. Turner neglected to abide by that policy when he arrested 6-year-old Kaia Rolle for throwing a tantrum and kicking someone at the Lucious and Emma Nixon Academy elementary school, her grandmother, Meralyn Kirkland, said. Rolle was fingerprinted and charged with battery. But when a supervisor got win...

A missing New Jersey teen whose family feared she became a sex trafficking victim was found safe in Philadelphia on Monday — more than a week after she went missing, authorities said. Aviana Weaver, 17, was first reported missing in Mount Holly, NJ, on Sept. 12 after she went to a friend’s house to study. Her mother told police she received a text message from an unknown number claiming it was her daughter and she was being held against her will. On Monday, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office announced Aviana was found safe in Philadelphia by the local police department and thanked authorities for their help. “She is in the process of being reunited with her family,” read a tweet from the prosecutor’s office just before 5 p.m. “Out of respect for Aviana and her family, no further details will be released.” Weaver’s phone last pinged in Philadelphia, but it was shut off. Aviana’s worried mother Angelica Scarlett said investigators found “pornography pictures” of her daughte...

A day after falling to 0-3, the Jets got some good news. Starting quarterback Sam Darnold, who has missed the past two games with mononucleosis, underwent testing Monday and got positive results. The Jets are hopeful he can play in their next game, on Oct. 6 against the Eagles. Darnold was not quite Joe Namath on Monday, but did predict the Jets are going to turn things around. “We’re going to go on a little run here,” Darnold said on a conference call with reporters. “It’s going to be fun, but it’s going to take a lot of work. I know a lot of the guys on the team are willing to put in that work.” The Jets looked like they needed a lot of work after Sunday’s 30-14 defeat to the Patriots. Getting Darnold back should give the 32nd-ranked offense a nice boost. It is also a morale boost for a team that could use it as it enters their bye week. “It starts with [Darnold],” coach Adam Gase said. “I know he’s determined to really help kind of get things turned around. As long as our defe...

The feds aren’t feeling much compassion for Peter Gotti. The 79-year-old former Gambino boss begged for compassionate release earlier this summer — asking to be sprung 17 years into his 25-year sentence due to medical issues including an enlarged prostate, gastric reflux, and early onset dementia. But prosecutors think the aging mafioso still poses a “substantial danger to the community” despite his laundry list of ailments, they wrote in a letter filed Monday. “Gotti argues that he is incapable of his violence due to his age and medical condition,” writes Assistant US Attorney Jun Xiang while insisting that argument should be rejected. “The danger posed by a Gambino Family leader like Gotti is not that he will personally engage in acts of violence, but that he can command others to do so.” Gotti served as the acting boss of the Gambino organized crime family from 1999 to 2002, according to court papers, and spent an estimated $70,000 on failed attempts to hunt down Salvatore “Sa...

Didi Gregorius’ rough 2019 season hasn’t shown any signs of improving as the playoffs approach. After missing the first two-plus months rehabbing from offseason Tommy John surgery, Gregorius has had brief runs of success at the plate, but not sustained. And before Aaron Boone gave him a day off in Sunday’s home finale, Gregorius found himself in another slump. Over his past eight games, the shortstop is 5-for-31 with one extra-base hit, four walks and eight strikeouts. After the Yankees closed out their home slate with a win over Toronto, Gregorius said his timing has been off. “That’s what it is, more than anything,’’ Gregorius said. Asked if he felt like he was close to getting it fixed, Gregorius said: “Not lately, no.’’ And the difficulties at the plate haven’t begun only recently. Didi Gregorius AP Since making his season debut in June, Gregorius’ strikeout rate is its highest since 2014. His OPS, which reached a career high of .829 a year ago, has dipped to .736, the ...

A former federal prosecutor turned state senator is pushing for a new law to bar ex-pols convicted of felony crimes from running for office for at least ten years. Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Nassau) said he will put on a full-court press to pass the bill next year after The Post reported that disgraced ex-Bronx Assemblyman Eric Stevenson, who was convicted in 2014 of pocketing more than $22,000 in bribes to help local developers, is running for his old seat in 2020. “With 125,000 people in the district we can find someone who is not a criminal to represent them,” said Kaminsky. “We want to restrain those who abuse the public trust from running for public office.” The legislation would bar individuals from holding public office or positions of political party leadership for a period of ten years when convicted of certain felonies and also prohibit them from joining a political party for a period of five years following the completion of any sentence. Kaminsky said he was hopeful that hi...

A couple from Indiana is accused of ditching their adopted 10-year-old daughter and moving to Canada — but they claim the girl is actually an adult with dwarfism running a psychotic scam, according to reports. In a story that eerily mirrors the 2009 horror flick “The Orphan,” Kristine Barnett and her ex-husband Michael Barnett claimed to local station WISH-TV that Natalia, the girl they adopted from Ukraine in 2010, is a grownup and a diagnosed psychopath and sociopath. At the time of the adoption, Kristine Barnett, 43, said she was told that Natalia, who has a form of dwarfism called spondyloepiphyseal, was 8 years old. But in 2012, she says she realized the adoption was a scam and got the girl’s age legally changed to 22 in an Indiana Probate Court. Then, in July 2013, the couple set the girl up in an apartment in Tippecanoe County and moved to Canada with their two sons. Kristine told Natalia to tell people she “looks young” if questioned about her age, according to court docu...

ALBANY— Following a failed economic development project that wasted millions of taxpayer dollars, an empty upstate-based field will finally gain a tenant state officials announced Monday. Over a six-year period, $1 billion will be poured into the Marcy Nanocenter, a spot on the SUNY Polytechnic Institute campus located near Utica, N.Y., by Cree, Inc., a LED light manufacturer from North Carolina. It’s a second chance for the site — presently a fallow field that overlooks Utica — after Austrian chip manufacturer AMS AG backed out of a lease in 2016, abandoning $600 million in state funding. That project had been overseen by SUNY Poly’s founder, Alain Kaloyeros, who was convicted in a bid-rigging scandal in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s tainted “Buffalo Billion” program meant to generate economic development in upstate. The corruption case brought down several upstate developers as well as Cuomo’s former aide Joe Percoco, who was convicted of accepting bribes from the construction honchos. ...

Another person in Kansas has died from a vaping-related lung injury — the second fatality this month — officials announced Monday. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said that a man over 50 died from complications of vaping amid deaths and illnesses linked to the smoking habit. A woman over 50 with a history of smoking e-cigarettes also died in the state, officials reported on Sept. 10. At least nine deaths and over 500 cases of lung injuries associated with vaping have been reported in 38 states and 1 US territory, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency said that the patients in all the cases have a history of e-cigarette or vaping use. The alarming statistics have prompted policymakers to act. Earlier this month, the Trump administration announced a crackdown on flavored e-cigarettes — arguing they are too appealing to kids. New York last week became the first state to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes with the exception of menthol and tobacco flavor...

Hold onto your seat! The number of riders bring thrown around on city buses is up this year, the MTA reported Monday — with officials blaming drivers swerving to avoid cars, bikes and pedestrians. The number of “bus customer accidents” — reported mishaps that do not involve collisions — is up 11 percent through the end of August, from 442 in 2018 to 494, according to MTA data provided to The Post. Of those, 207 — or 41.9 percent — were caused by “throwing movements,” a 5.5 percent jump from last year. The MTA blames its drivers — and traffic. “That seems to be mostly due to operators trying to avoid cars, pedestrians or bicyclists,” safety official Robert Diehl told MTA board members on Monday. The agency has sought to address the issue by more closely monitoring driver behavior and through an information campaign targeting drivers at bus depots, where collisions and accidents have increased, Diehl said. The second most common bus mishap — slips or falls that occur when riders ...

WASHINGTON — Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the Senate Intelligence Committee would be looking into the whistleblower complaint against President Donald Trump this week — and wagged his finger at top Democrats for “politicizing” the issue. “As my friend Sen. Schumer is aware, Chairman Burr and Vice Chairman Warner have been working together to get the acting director of intelligence and the intelligence committee’s inspector general before the committee this week to discuss the matter,” the Republican McConnell said in a floor speech opening up the Senate Monday afternoon. “As with most matters before the committee, I believe it’s extremely important that their work be handled in a secure setting with adequate protections in a bipartisan fashion and based on facts rather than leaks to the press.” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) had just concluded his own remarks in which he tried to shame Republican colleagues for not investigating the whistleblower complaint im...

Happy the elephant shouldn’t plan on packing her trunks just yet. Animal-rights activists, appearing in Bronx court Monday, argued that the Bronx Zoo pachyderm is an “autonomous being” whose “liberty is being violated” by her cramped lonely quarters, and they want her moved to a sanctuary.+ But lawyers for the zoo shot back that Happy is, well, happy where she is — and that the notion of granting her “legal personhood” to ensure she is transferred somewhere else is ludicrous. “What would make you think that Happy, who has been in this [zoo] environment for 40 years, would be able to survive [elsewhere]?” Judge Alison Tuitt asked lawyers for the plaintiff, the NonHuman Rights Project. Steven Wise, who is helping to rep the group, said affidavits from its experts indicate that Happy “would be welcomed” by other elephants at a sanctuary. But the zoo argued that Happy, age 48, is receiving loving care from its workers — and that to move her now would cause her harm. “If NHRP were tr...

A US Army private charged Monday with distributing bomb-making information and seeking to join radical terror groups wanted to target CNN “with a large vehicle bomb,” the news network reported. Sources familiar with the investigation said the Atlanta-based network was the bombing target referenced by soldier Jarrett William Smith, 24, in online chats on Facebook that were detailed in a federal complaint, the network reported. Smith, who was stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas, was hit with federal charges Monday for repeatedly going into chat rooms, seeking to join radical terror groups and providing bomb-making information. Among the targets Smith allegedly discussed were Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke and the headquarters of “a major American news network.” The FBI redacted the name of the network in a seven-page complaint. Credit: Source link The post US Army private charged by feds wanted to bomb CNN, network says appeared first on Fox USA Live . from Fox USA...