• • • • SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2024 / Showers, cloudy, 77°/ Weather: Page 85 SUNDAY nypost.com • • • • $2.00 LATE CITY FINAL H H ‘BATTERY’ PARK 3 muggings in 27 hours in Central Park, where robberies have surged 400% An attempted gunpoint mugging Friday night in Central Park — the third holdup in just 27 hours, and the 18th of the year there — has brought back nightmarish memories of violent “wildings” and the infamous 1989 rape of a jogger in the iconic green space. But the latest target wasn’t having it. “I might just be crazy, but I was like, ‘You’re going to shoot me over a phone? You don’t have the balls to pull the trigger,’ ” said Ashikur Chowdhury (above) of the teenage bandit. PAGES 4-5 Aristide Economopoulos KNICKSVS76ERS TODAY 1PM ET
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New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 3 By RICHARD POLLINA The unsettling curse of King Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt has long been feared to be linked to the mysterious deaths of multiple excavators who discovered it in 1922. Now a scientist claims to have solved the mysteries of the “Pharaoh’s Curse” more than 100 years later. Toxic levels of radiation emanating from uranium and poisonous waste are believed to have lingered inside the tomb since it was sealed over 3,000 years ago, Ross Fellowes wrote last month in the Journal of Scientific Exploration. The radiation level inside Tutankhamun’s tomb is so high that anyone who comes in contact with it could very likely develop a fatal dose of radiation sickness and cancer. “Both contemporary and ancient Egypt populations are characterized by unusually high incidences of hematopoietic cancers, of bone/blood/ lymph, for which a primary known cause is radiation exposure,” Fellowes wrote. He said “unusually high radiation levels have been documented in Old Kingdom tomb ruins” throughout Egypt. “Radiation has been detected by the Geiger counter at two sites at Giza adjacent to the pyramids,” he wrote, adding that radon — a radioactive gas — has also been detected in “several underground tombs at Saqqara.” “Modern studies confirm very high levels of radiation in ancient Egyptian tombs, in the order of 10x accepted safety standards,” the study found. It’s theorized that those who built the tombs were aware of the toxins. “The nature of the curse was explicitly inscribed on some tombs, with one translated presciently as, ‘they that break this tomb shall meet death by a disease that no doctor can diagnose,’ ” Fellowes wrote. Finders felled Lord Carnarvon funded the excavation and walked through the treasured-filled rooms in the Valley of Kings. “Carnarvon was dead within a few weeks of the uncertain diagnosis of blood poisoning and pneumonia,” Fellowes wrote. Howard Carter, the first person to walk inside Tutankhamun’s tomb with Carnarvon, died in 1939 after a long battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In total, six of the 26 people present when the tomb was opened died within a decade from cancer, asphyxia, stroke, diabetes, heart failure, pneumonia, poisoning, malaria and X-ray exposure. TOXIC TOMB OF TUT ‘Curse’ is radiation If you’ve got it, “Flaunt” it! Paris Hilton uncovers to cover the mag (right), reflecting on her daring style sense and how it’s inspired others: “I love that people are finally giving me the credit that I deserve.” They’re wagering on a Swift engagement. Sports books around the world are offering special bets surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship — and one milestone bettors can put money on is when the power couple will announce they’re tying the knot. There is a 75% chance that the pop princess and the football star will make their engagement public before the NFL season kicks off Sept. 5, according to a report this week by the online sports betting community OLBG. “People will bet on them, especially with the rise of Swift being on television a lot with the NFL,” Jake Ashton, OLBG senior news editor, told The Post. “The markets now for each of Kelce’s games, they all have Taylor Swift specials in there because there has been an increase in men watching it with their partners who have shown interest in Swift. They’re at a fairly early stage, so it will be in the tens of thousands that will have bet on them so far.” Bookmakers such as BetUS are offering Swift-Kelce engagement specials, such as, “Will Travis Kelce propose to Taylor Swift by June 30, 2024?” and “Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce to Get Married by June 1, 2025?” Angela Barbuti Travis ’n’ Tay 4 eva? Bet on it! “Challengers” won the box office game on its first night in theaters, earning over $6.2 million Friday, according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo. The romantic sports drama starring Zendaya and Mike Faist could enjoy a $15 million weekend, according to Hollywood Reporter. Christian drama “Unsung Hero” was in second place, taking home $3.65 million. “Civil War” fought its way to third with $1.9 million while “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” took fourth with $1.76 million. Angela Barbuti Victory to the ‘Challengers’ The Morelli Brothers / FLAUNT
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Felony assaults rose 8% and auto theft is up 2%. There have been two murders so far this year, up from zero in the same period a year ago. “It’s crucial that . . . Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins reconsider bail reform laws for the safety of her community,” Frank McDonald, head of the Yonkers Police Benevolent Association, told The Post. “Public safety should be paramount, and measures must be taken to break the cycle of repeat offenders that threatens the well-being of residents in Yonkers and all of New York state. “The priority should be to ensure the community’s safety, not to cater to the whims of habitual criminals,” he added. Heastie and lawmakers like Stewart-Cousins are facing pressure to address a rise in violent crime in New York. The two Democratic leaders were leading advocates of the state’s controversial 2019 criminal justice reforms, which eliminated cash bail for most misdemeanor and non-violent felony charges. ‘Cous’ taking toll on Yonkers CENT. PARK By GEORGIA WORRELL and TINA MOORE They tried to rob the wrong guy. One of the victims in a spate of robberies in Central Park fought back when two teens — one armed with a gun — tried to mug him on a walking trail Friday night. “You don’t have the balls to shoot me,” he recalled saying. “I became the aggressor. “I might just be crazy, but I was like, ‘You’re going to shoot me over a phone? You don’t have the balls to pull the trigger,’ ” Ashikur Chowdhury, who is 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds, told The Post. Chowdhury had been out walking for much of the day and was headed home to Harlem when the teens tried to grab the 25-year-old’s cellphone on a darkened trail around 9:30 p.m. “Any reasonable thug wouldn’t dare attack me, but they couldn’t be older than 16,” he said. “I was on my phone just looking at the GPS trying to figure out where this bike path was leading . . . and all of the sudden a hand reaches over and tries to grab my phone,” he recalled. “I clutch it . . . and then he gets out in front of me and is just staring at me.” That’s when one of the teenagers pulled out a pistol from his pocket. “The initial guy takes it from his hand and points it up to my face and says ‘Give me the phone,’ ” Chowdhury said, adding that the teens were speaking Spanish. ‘I think I got lucky’ He found himself thinking about his mom and friends. “I thought about her,” he said. “I thought about my friends, the people I interact with — my siblings, the kids that I work with every day . . . and I feel lucky and grateful that he didn’t pull the trigger.” Chowdhury, who works as a kindergarten paraprofessional at an Upper East Side school, said his first response was to feel for the teens. “As a teacher, my reaction is kind of to empathize. . . . You’re going to risk all of this for a phone?” he recalled. He decided to make a police report in part because his older brother is an NYPD lieutenant. “I just thought he’d be disappointed if something happened to me and I didn’t do something about it,” Chowdhury said. “If it happened to me, it could happen to anyone.” He’s disappointed that crime is up in the park. “It’s really tragic that crime is back on the rise, because for a little bit there Central Park was staying out of the headlines,” he said. “I think I got lucky.” I might just be crazy, but I was like, “You’re going to shoot me over a phone? You don’t have the balls to pull the trigger.” — Ashikur Chowdhury FEARLESS: Ashikur Chowdhury of Harlem refused to hand over his cellphone to a pair of gun-toting teens in Central Park on Friday night. “I think I got lucky,” he said. Aristide Economopoulos for The NY Post
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 5 By TINA MOORE, GEORGIA WORRELL and KHRISTINA NARIZHNAYA A third shocking attack has unfolded in Central Park in just 27 hours — recalling darker days when the iconic green space was plagued by violent “wildings” and the infamous 1989 rape of a jogger in a case that sent shock waves through the city. The spate of violent robberies was followed on Saturday by a brazen snatch-and-grab theft, when a tourist sitting on a bench near East 74th Street had a bag with pricey camera equipment, worth $2,000 to $3,000, grabbed by a thief, who ran off, police said. That comes on the heels of three violent robberies, including an attack Friday night by two armed muggers — who appeared to be just 14 or 15 years old — who accosted a man as he cut through the park Friday night, demanding his iPhone around 10:12 p.m. at 110th Street and East Drive, cops said. The brave victim escaped by charging at his young attackers, prompting them to run, emptyhanded, police said. He then tripped and hurt his finger. The would-be robbery followed two other, disturbing incidents: a man held at gunpoint, robbed and assaulted while taking pictures inside the park, and a woman who was set upon by a pervert who grabbed her and demanded, “Give me your phone, give me your wallet, give me sex,” authorities said. Crime in the park has soared. Robberies are up 400% — with 15 as of April 21, compared to three in the same period a year prior, NYPD data show. The three newest attacks aren’t included in those statistics. ‘It’s unsafe’ Word of the scary incidents has left New Yorkers shaken. A lifelong New Yorker said the city is “already in” the bad old days. “It’s unsafe,” said the Upper East Sider, 63, who declined to give their name. “We had a good 20 years, under [Mayor Rudy] Giuliani and [Mayor Mike] Bloomberg. . . . Now it’s getting worse and worse every day. “Even the doormen don’t feel safe, even in our area,” the filmmaker claimed. “You have stores being robbed. It’s unpleasant.” Steven Bollon and his wife, Caroline, live in Manhattan but are considering moving to Florida, they said, in part because of the crime. “Since COVID something snapped. There are a lot more incidents,” said Bollon, 60, adding they feel a sense of “uneasiness.” The spate of crimes unnerved Hermon Daniel, a restaurant hostess who walks through the park to get to and from work. “That’s really crazy,” said Daniel, 27, who lives on the Upper West Side. “It’s not an affordable area so you would think, if I’m going to spend this much more in rent for peace of mind, it should be safe.” Police need to spread their presence throughout the park, said Upper East Side resident Debbie Landau, who was walking her dog Saturday. ‘Very disturbing’ “I find it very disturbing,” said Landau, 68, adding the Central Park attacks are reminiscent of the recent spate of cases in which women have been suckerpunched in unprovoked assaults. “There is a lot of police presence on the Great Lawn, but the Great Lawn is packed, I don’t think that’s where they are needed,” she said. In the 80s, groups of teenagers were known to go into the park in groups and attack unsuspecting victims as a pack, which became known as “wilding,” with the roving perps stealing from and punching their targets. “They’d swarm the people and beat them and rob them,” a police source recalled. “The more you resisted, the worse it was.” The victim earlier Friday taking photos in the park was punched twice in the face as one of the robbers pointed the gun at his head, cops said. They then stole an iPhone 8, an iPhone 13 and his wallet before taking off on mopeds on a bike path. The set-upon woman, meanwhile, was punched in the face and knocked to the ground during the attack at West 97th Street and West Drive, in which the perp made off with her iPhone 11, authorities said. It wasn’t clear if any of the attacks were related. Additional reporting by Larry Celona and Georgett Roberts CRIME GONE WILD The Reservoir The Loch The Pool American Museum of Natural History Lincoln Center Columbus Circle Fordham University Great Lawn North Meadow The Great Hill The Ramble Sheep Meadow Heckscher Playground The Mall The Dairy CENTRAL PARK UPPER EAST SIDE UPPER WEST SIDE Friday 6:10 a.m., East 59th Street and East Drive Man beaten: gunpoint robbery Harlem Meer Friday 10:12 p.m., 110th Street and East Drive Attempted robbery: victim scares off teen perps Thursday, 7:20 p.m., West 97th Street and West Drive “Give me sex”: woman attacked, robbed Conservatory Pond Belvedere Lake The Lake The Pond E. 59th St. E. 84th St. E. 96th St. W. 110th St. E. 110th St. E. 79th St. W. 81st St. W. 72nd St. W. 97th St. 5th Ave. Columbus Ave. Manhattan Ave. Madison Ave. Park Ave. Lexington Ave. 3rd Ave. Central Park W. 65th St. Transverse 72nd St. Transverse 79th St. Transverse 86th St. Transverse 97th St. Transverse Amsterdam Ave. Broadway West Dr. West Dr. West Dr. East Dr. East Dr. East Dr. East Dr. ON GUARD: Police respond to an attack at the Central Park Pond on Friday. James Messerschmidt
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 6 ELECTION 2024 By MARY KAY LINGE A blistering Gallup Poll is a new low blow for Joe. President Biden is the least popular commander in chief at this point of his term in the last 70 years, below even Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter, according to the survey poll — imperiling his chances of reelection. Biden, 81, notched a dismal 38.7% job approval rating for the first quarter of 2024, the poll released Friday found, three points lower than that of the one-term George H.W. Bush at the same point in his presidency. “With about six months remaining before Election Day, Biden stands in a weaker position than any prior incumbent,” the pollsters concluded. In contrast, former President Donald Trump, who is vying with Biden for a second White House term, had a 46.8% approval rating at this point in his presidency. Even Nixon and Carter had higher ratings than Biden, with 53.7% and 47.7%, respectively, while Dwight Eisenhower had the highest rating at 73.2%, according to the poll. The results of Gallup’s presidential approval polls, which the organization has compiled since the presidency of Eisenhower began in 1953, have been strongly predictive of reelection success. Historically, every incumbent in the past seven decades with an approval rating above 50% has won a second term. Only Barack Obama bucked the trend: his 2012 victory came despite a middling 46% approval six months ahead of that year’s general election. No first-term president in Gallup’s history has returned to the White House with approval numbers as low as Biden’s — whose results this quarter ranked among the worst of the post-World War II era, in the bottom 12% of all presidential quarters going back to 1945. And while this quarter marks a new low for Biden in Gallup’s polling, his popularity has remained stubbornly mired in the low 40s since the first year of his presidency, amid skyrocketing inflation, a worsening border crisis and the disastrous pullout from Afghanistan. His re-election campaign has been plagued by embarrassing gaffes, and aides have struggled to shield their octogenarian boss from the press as his halting, shuffling gait offers evidence of his advanced age. Yet current polls show the 2024 presidential election as a tight race, with Trump holding a 0.3% edge over Biden in the RealClearPolitics aggregate of national polls. Gallup’s national survey of 1,001 Americans, conducted from April 1 to April 22, has a four-point margin of error. Historically bad numbers for Joe PRESIDENTIAL DISAPPROVAL POLL POWER: President Biden’s poll rating at this point in his presidency is dwarfed by every US leader in the past 70 years. AP;Reuters Ex-Attorney General Bill Barr responded to harsh criticism from his former boss Donald Trump by doubling down on backing him over “unfit” President Biden on Friday, despite being an outspoken critic of the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee since leaving his administration. “I think that Biden is unfit for office,” Barr told CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins. Barr has become a vocal Trump antagonist since resigning in late 2020, when Trump was a lame duck president. Less than a year ago, he warned of “chaos” and a “horror show” in the country if the billionaire ever returned to the White House. He has said many of Trump’s legal troubles were “entirely of his own making” and that his verbal skills were “very limited.” In response, Trump sarcastically blasted Barr on Truth Social. “Wow! Former A.G. Bill Barr, who let a lot of great people down by not investigating Voter Fraud in our Country, has just Endorsed me for President despite the fact that I called him ‘Weak, Slow Moving, Lethargic, Gutless, and Lazy’ (New York Post!). “Based on the fact that I greatly appreciate his wholehearted Endorsement, I am removing the word ‘Lethargic’ from my statement,” Trump wrote. Jon Levine Barr doubles down on Trump endorsement President Biden took the stage at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday and tried to joke away questions about his age. Biden spoke before a crowd of nearly 3,000 journalists, celebrities and political insiders at the Hilton in Washington, as hundreds of anti-Israel protesters rallied outside. The 81-year-old made light of voters’ concerns about electing in his advanced age. “The 2024 election is in full swing. And yes. Age is an issue. I’m a grown man running against a 6-yearold,” the president quipped about Donald Trump. “I feel great, I really feel great,” he assured the crowd. “I’m campaigning all over the country. Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina. I’ve always done well in the original 13 colonies.” Biden also took the offensive against Trump. “Age is the only thing we only have in common,” he said about himself and Trump, who is 77. “My vice president actually endorses me,” he teased the former president for not receiving the endorsement of his vice president, Mike Pence. Before the event, anti-Israel protesters ran amok outside, draping a massive Palestinian flag over the side of the hotel, and shouting at Biden’s motorcade and guests as they headed inside. Caitlyn Jenner was among the guests mobbed by protesters. Some protesters even stormed the red carpet at the star-studded event, video shows. As Biden’s motorcade passed by, some demonstrators yelled “Stop the genocide in Gaza!” They also were seen chanting “F--k Joe Biden!” over and over while beating drums. Patrick Reilly Age just a number of jokes for Biden Lowest historical prez ratings: Eisenhower (1956) 73.2% Reagan (1984) 54.5% Nixon (1972) 53.7% Clinton (1996) 53.0% G.W. Bush (2004) 51.0% Carter (1980) 47.7% Trump (2020) 46.8% Obama (2012) 45.9% G.H.W. Bush (1992) 41.8% Joe Biden (2024) 38.7% Source: Gallup
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 7 Queen Elizabeth II’s royal ride can be yours — and you need not be heir to the throne to afford it. The 2001 Daimler Majestic (left) owned and driven by the late monarch is up for auction through Bonhams until Monday. “A very rare opportunity to own a vehicle that Her Majesty personally optioned [specified] and drove,” Bonhams gushed. “This incomparable Daimler will surely be an outstanding addition to any collection,” the auction house added, estimating it will fetch up to $75,000. As of Saturday, there were 50 bids, with the highest at $59,000. The queen was the only person in Britain who could drive without a license or number plate, and she never had to take a driving test. The queen possessed the car until 2007, when it was returned to the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust before later moving to a private collection. It has logged a mere 16,200 miles. Dean Balsamini Bids on a sports car fit for the Queen carsonline.bonhams.com ‘NO use permitting some prophet of doom to wipe every smile away!” sings Sally Bowles in the musical “Cabaret.” Well, I’m not here to erase every grin in Times Square, but I guarantee that a lot of folks on Broadway won’t be beaming come Tuesday morning. That’s when the 2024 Tony Award nominations will be announced, and this year that list carries almost as much weight as the coveted prizes themselves. “Pity the shows that don’t make the cut for Best Musical,” said a wag. “This year especially. It will be hard to get through the summer without a nomination.” During the 2023-24 season, a whopping 15 new musicals opened — the widest field of the past 30 years at least. The competition, for audiences and awards, is as ferocious as the Sharks and Jets. Or, to reference one contender, “The Outsiders,” as vicious as the Greasers and the Socs. Ten of those 15 eligible productions are still running, but there will be only five Best Musical nominees called out (six if there’s a tie). So, more than half of what’s on could get the brush. A Tony nod is a big deal for reasons beyond the prestige. The lucky nominees get to perform on the CBS telecast for 4 million potential ticket-buyers, many of whom are hearing about these shows for the first time. And they’ll be able to do additional rounds of national press appearances right as summer tourists hit NYC. However, that enhanced exposure will be tougher to achieve in what is the most unpredictable year on Broadway in recent memory. Part of the confusion is that nothing new has emerged as a major box-office hit, à la “Hamilton,” “The Book of Mormon” or “Dear Evan Hansen.” Some shows (“The Outsiders,” “Hell’s Kitchen,” “The Great Gatsby”) are chugging along, hoping for a Tonys boost. Others (“Lempicka,” “The Heart of Rock and Roll”) are on fumes, praying they’ll hail the Cash Cab. Without grosses as a guide, the industry has looked to reviews for clarity. The last two months, when nine musicals opened, were like presidential primaries. Theater folk pored over critics’ appraisals on opening night trying to make sense of the March and April madness. I’ve never received so many baffled texts at 9:01 p.m. But my cohorts and I, while liking (and loathing) a lot, couldn’t agree on what the show is. So the culling comes down to the 44-person Tony nominating committee — and then the 800- or-so Tony voters, including the “road voters,” a 100-strong group that lives outside of New York. “The road will want ‘Hell’s Kitchen,’ ” a source said of the Alicia Keys musical at the Shubert. “Probably the only one. ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ or ‘Water for Elephants.’ ” Another voter expressed particular fondness for “The Outsiders,” the touching show at the Jacobs based on S.E. Hinton’s teen novel. Everybody admires “Illinoise,” a beautiful dance piece set to the music of Sufjan Stevens, which opened Thursday at the St. James, but there are also whispered doubts of whether or not it’s a musical. Who else has a shot? “Suffs” and “Here Lies Love,” maybe. But I bet the nominations throw a curveball. While Best Musical is completely up for grabs, it’s a cinch to predict the winners of the other big three categories — even before the noms are uttered. “Stereophonic” takes Best Play, “Appropriate” wins Best Revival of a Play and “Merrily We Roll Along” has Best Revival of a Musical wrapped up. Can the pricey revival of “Cabaret” starring Eddie Redmayne give “Merrily” a race? No dice, old chum. New musicals fight for noms — and survival CROWDED FIELD OF HONOR: “Hell’s Kitchen” (above), “Illinoise” (left) and 13 other shows are vying for five Best Musical nominations, and the vital exposure that comes with a Tony nod. Marc J. Franklin JOHNNY OLEKSINSKI
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 8 ISRAEL UNDER ATTACK A CRAZED State Attorney General Letitia James offered sharp criticism of Columbia University’s pro-Hamas student encampment this week — even as she pockets tens of thousands of dollars as a member of the university faculty. “The events that have occurred at Columbia University have been deeply concerning and painful for many,” James (inset) said in a statement. “When peaceful protest devolves into hate and antisemitic violence, the line is crossed and will not be tolerated. My office is monitoring the situation closely.” James has served as the William S. Beinecke Visiting Professor of Public Policy in the Faculty of International and Public Affairs since 2021, according to her faculty bio. Her class, “Public Management Innovation,” is part of the Executive MPA program for graduate students. James co-teaches with William Eimicke, a veteran of Gov. Mario Cuomo and Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s administrations. She earned $15,000 from the part-time gig in 2023, and plans to teach again in 2024, with an expected $20,000 paycheck, according to a spokesperson. Despite the widespread antisemitism plaguing the Ivy League campus — and criticism of the administration’s lax response to it — James will not drop her gig. Jon Levine So Ti$h won’t quit Columbia ‘Criticism’ conflict Embattled Columbia University president Nemat “Minouche” Shafik screwed a former underling out of credit on a research paper published 30 years ago, a Yale University professor claims. Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak posted the bombshell allegations in a blistering thread on X early Friday, juxtaposing images of a 1992 report Shafik co-authored for World Bank with researcher Sushenjit Bandyopadhyay, along with a journal published in Oxford Economic Papers two years later in which Bandyopadhyay’s name was removed. Mobarak, an economics and management professor at Yale, told The Post the findings and research cited in both papers are pretty much equal. “It got rewritten, but fundamentally it’s the same paper,” he alleged. Bandyopadhyay declined to comment when asked whether he felt slighted. Columbia University said the claim “lacks credibility.” Rich Calder, Chris Nesi Prexy ‘scam’ slap Faculty at Morehouse College are in uproar over plans for President Biden to deliver the school’s commencement address next month, due to his support for Israel. “I’ve spoken with several faculty members who say under no conditions are they going to sit on a stage with Joe Biden,” Andrew Douglas, a political science professor at Morehouse, told NBC. Jon Levine College: Stay away, Joe! By MATTHEW SEDACCA Hamas has released new video footage showing the first proof-of-life footage of American hostage Keith Siegel. Siegel, a father of four and grandfather of five, appears gaunt and exhausted in the 3½-minutelong edited film, where at one point his eyes welled up with tears before he folded his head over and cried into his arms. The Chapel Hill, NC, native appeared in the video with another fellow hostage, Omri Miran. They said in Hebrew they are praying for a deal between Israel and the terrorist group that sees them and other captives returned home, The Times of Israel reported. The newly released footage is undated, but Siegel, 64, discussed the Passover holiday, and Miran, 46, says he has been held captive for 202 days. The two also said they had seen demonstrators in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem pressing for their release, according to i24. The hostages urged Israelis to continue their efforts, suggesting the constant heat could push the Israeli government into negotiating a deal with Hamas. Abducted with wife Siegel was kidnapped along with his wife, Aviva, 62, a teacher, at their home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, which was ravaged by Hamas terrorists during the Oct. 7 attacks that saw roughly 1,200 people killed and another 253 taken hostage. The couple have lived in Israel for decades. Aviva Siegel, who instructed Jewish and Arab children, was among dozens of hostages freed in November as part of a weeklong cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel. “We were there for 51 days, and there wasn’t a minute that we didn’t experience abuse,” she said. Miran was ripped from his wife and two young daughters at their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz amid the hideous, harrowing massacre that sparked the war in Gaza. The Hamas video of Siegel and Miran is the second proof-of-life propaganda clip shared in recent days by the terrorist group. On Wednesday, Hamas released footage of Israeli American dual citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, who was kidnapped Oct. 7 while attending the Supernova rave in the Negev Desert. On Saturday, Hamas officials said they were reviewing new Israeli terms of a cease-fire-forhostages deal, which were made in response to a proposal from the terrorist group two weeks ago, AFP reported. The group did not share Still alive, and praying for a deal
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 9 ISRAEL UNDER ATTACK By GEORGETT ROBERTS and KATHERINE DONLEVY The anti-Israel tent encampment at Columbia University is being led by a cohort of controversial student leaders, some of whom express solidarity with Hamas and say “Zionists don’t deserve to live.” These students are the ones negotiating directly with leaders of the Ivy League university, holding the campus hostage with dozens of tents and hundreds of protesters splayed out on the lawn in Morningside Heights. Khymani James, 20, is one of the most prominent voices behind Columbia United Apartheid Divest, which is demanding that the university divest from any company that does business with the Israeli military, including a wide swath of the Fortune 500. James was banned from campus Friday in response to a resurfaced video that showed them saying “Zionists don’t deserve to live.” James issued a half-hearted apology, placing the onus of the controversy on “far-right agitators.” Columbia did not make clear if barring James meant that the student was suspended or permanently expelled. Before attending the university, James made headlines in their native Boston as a student representative for the Boston School Committee. “The ultimate destination is Congress,” James told the Bay State Banner in 2021, noting that they also hoped to work with farleft The Squad member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-BronxQueens). James resigned from the committee over “adultist” policies in March 2021, and was later filmed saying, “I, too, hate white people” while discussing two former members accused of discrimination, according to The Boston Globe. When another The Squad member, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), visited the Columbia campus Thursday with her daughter, suspended Barnard College student Isra Hirsi, she was spotted shaking hands with James. The students also forced university officials to wave the white flag on trying to break up the camp. Late Thursday, the administrators dropped a deadline they had attempted to enforce that demanded the protesters leave by Friday morning. The protest leaders later crowed that they were winning. “We are not actually negotiating on the state of the encampment as of now,” Palestinian graduate student Mahmoud Khalil, one of the protesters’ lead negotiators, told The Post on Friday afternoon. Instead, the negotiations were starting with Columbia’s addressing their divestment demands, they said. Troubling history The protest continued apace on Saturday, with dozens of students milling around the camp, which was stocked with snacks, including a “nut station” and feminine hygiene products. One protester boasted that she had been suspended, but was still on campus, although the university is only letting people with active school IDs beyond the gates. Khalil, who did his undergraduate study in Beirut, told the Columbia Daily Spectator that he has not participated in any of the protests over the past week and a half because he is worried about losing his student visa that allows him to remain in the US. Khalil was a political affairs officer with UNRWA — the United Nations agency that supports Palestinian refugees — from June through November, according to LinkedIn. UNRWA lost hundreds of millions of dollars in funding this year when an Israeli dossier suggested that its workers were linked to the Oct. 7 terrorist attack. Earlier this week, an independent review commissioned by the UN announced that a nine-week probe found a lack of serious evidence that the group had legitimate connections with Hamas. Columbia United Apartheid Divest and its leaders were disciplined for extremist statements even before the tent camp went up. In March, organizers hosted a “Resistance 101” event, during which one of the speakers insisted that “there is nothing wrong with being a fighter in Hamas.” Three students were suspended for the event, including postgrad Aidan Parisi, 27, and Maryam Alwan, 21, a senior. Although they are technically barred from campus, Parisi has since shared multiple social media updates from the encampment as well as hateful, anti-Israel messages. “Que viva la intifada,” Parisi wrote in an Instagram post addressing their original suspension — “long live the rebellion.” The camp continues with no end in sight and little sign that Columbia officials are willing to once again call in the NYPD to remove the protesters. CAMP ‘COUNCIL’ Pro-Hamas organization leads tent city in talks with university the details of Israel’s proposal. “Today, the Hamas movement received the official Zionist occupation response to the movement’s position, which was delivered to the Egyptian and Qatari mediators on April 13,” Khalil Al-Hayya, Hamas’ deputy chief in Gaza, said in a statement. “The movement will study this proposal, and upon completion of its study, it will submit its response.” An Egyptian delegation visited Israeli officials Friday in the Jewish state to discuss reviving cease-fire and hostage negotiations with Hamas. The Israelis warned their Egyptian counterparts that Jerusalem would give the negotiations “one last chance” before launching their ground invasion of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians are currently sheltering in Gaza, senior officials told Axios. [email protected] SICK VIDEO: Hamas provided the first evidence since Oct. 7 that hostages Keith Siegel (left) and Omri Miran are still alive. Siegel’s teacherwife, Aviva, was freed in November. The couple was kidnapped at their home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza during an attack in which 1,200 people were slain. Hamas Military Wing via social media KHYMANI JAMES ISRA HIRSI MARYAM ALWAN MAHMOUD KHALIL
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 10 ISRAEL UNDER ATTACK By OLIVIA LAND A former DEI manager and Instagram model is suing the University of Minnesota for firing her over a photo that showed her posing near an Israeli flag emblazoned with swastikas. In the filing this week, Mashal Sherzad accused the school of violating her First Amendment rights as well as discrimination, the Star Tribune reported. She also asked to have her job reinstated and wants more than $75,000 in damages. Sherzad is also known for posting saucy fashion photos online, including a glam photo shoot of her carrying a Palestinian flag during an anti-Israel protest. She started working as a program manager for diversity, equity and inclusion at the university’s School of Public Health at the end of October. She was terminated in January, when the university became away of photos on her Facebook page that showed her at a December protest against the IsraelHamas war in Barcelona, Spain. One of the pictures showed Sherzad in front of an Israeli flag with swastikas painted on it. During a news conference on Friday, she insisted that the flag belonged to someone else. “I cannot be responsible for somebody else’s intellectual property,” she said. In the lawsuit, Sherzad also claimed that she posted the photos to her private Instagram, and that they were automatically shared on her public Facebook without her knowledge. As of Saturday morning, the photos from the protest appeared to have been deleted from her profile. In the letter of termination dated Jan. 10, School of Public Health Dean Melinda Pettigrew told Sherzad that “your conduct directly undermines your credibility in this role.” “I find that continuing your employment would create a real risk of significant disruption to School and University activities,” the letter viewed by The Post read. ‘Highly inflammatory’ “This is particularly true given the current climate around the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, within the University community and around the globe, and the highly inflammatory nature of the image you posted.” Sherzad’s discipline file also included a November post in which she referred to Israel’s retaliatory bombardment of the Gaza Strip as genocide, the Star Tribune revealed. On Friday, Sherzad’s supporters said they felt that she was being unfairly targeted for her pro-Palestinian stance. “The facts of this case are completely unbelievable. It is a dark day for freedom of speech,” said Jaylani Hussein, the executive director for Minnesota’s chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. The University of Minnesota declined to comment on the ongoing litigation. Though the original flag photo is no longer available, Sherzad’s public profile has multiple recent posts regarding the ongoing war. Earlier this week, she reposted a series of images including a graphic that read “Zionism = Nazism,” with the caption “all of this.” Ex-DEI head sues U. over A glamour shot She’s a sad grad. By GEORGIA WORRELL with swastikas Four years after her high school graduation ceremony was scrapped because of pandemic restrictions, a University of Southern California senior is “in tears” at the school’s decision this week to cancel its “main stage” graduation following out-of-control antiIsrael protests on campus. “If you would have told me 10 years ago that I would graduate high school and not have a graduation, get into USC, go all four years at USC and not have a graduation, I would have been like, what? Like, that doesn’t make sense,” USC senior Gracie Flynn said in a Thursday TikTok captioned “just so upsetting and disappointing.” “We as a whole senior class have never had a real graduation because of COVID first, which we thought was like a one-time thing,” Flynn laments in the video, which has amassed more than 2.6 million views so far. “Now all my roommates are depressed and we [are] all just literally sitting in the living room, like, in tears,” the gloomy grad continues. On Wednesday, police arrested nearly 100 student demonstrators at USC during tense protests opposing Israel’s war in Gaza following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on the Jewish state. One protestor was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, LAPD said. While Flynn (above) acknowledges “a lot has been going on” with “protests and everything” on the elite California school’s campus recently, “I just feel like there could’ve been a different way to go about this than to cancel the graduation for a class that never even got a high school graduation either,” she bemoans in the twoand-a-half-minute-long clip. In a message to the school community on Thursday, USC blamed the cancellation of the 65,000- person graduation ceremony at Alumni Park on May 10 to newly implemented safety measures, which they said wouldn’t allow guests to be processed in a timely manner. Grad’s ‘day’ nixed again First COV, now protests A political commentator was met with blank stares from antiIsrael protesters at the UCLA when he asked them to define the “intifada” they were yelling about. “You guys are shouting for intifada?” an incredulous Cam Higby asked a group on Friday, as chants could be heard in the background. One masked protester gave a feeble nod but nobody spoke up. “What is it?” Higby asked the demonstrators, who were clad in N-95 masks, facial piercings and keffiyeh scarves. “You guys are proud of shouting for intifada? Yeah? Woo,” he said with a shocked laugh. Higby later explained the Arabic word meaning “uprising” on X: “The first and second intifadas in the late ’80s-early ’90s and then again in the early 2000s were responsible for killing thousands of Jewish civilians via suicide bombing at night clubs, shopping malls, markets, and more.” Deirdre Bardolf Clueless on intifada DISCIPLINED: Mashal Sherzad’s glam nature (right) and protest bent (above) collided in a photo of her near an Israeli flag covered with swastikas. The University of Minnesota fired her. She’s suing.
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 11 ISRAEL UNDER ATTACK By LAUREN ELKIES SCHRAM Blame it on COVID. Campus protesters roiling colleges across the nation are part of a generation shaped by the pandemic, who grew up isolated and angered by school shutdowns and social distancing and are desperate to find a connection, community and a voice, experts told The Post. The pro-Palestinian cause allows discontented youth to express “long-withheld rage,” said forensic psychiatrist Carole Lieberman. It gives them an “opportunity to identify with the ‘oppressed’ against ‘oppressors.’ ” These kids are susceptible to propaganda. “People who offer an escape from this confusion, by promoting a direction they claim will lead to happiness and purpose, have found a hungry audience,” said Lieberman, a Californiabased trial expert witness. Protests and encampments ostensibly “in solidarity” with Palestinians have ramped up in the past week, starting with embattled Columbia University and stretching as far as Texas and Atlanta. Jewish students have reported feeling harassed and unsafe on campus as protesters chant things like, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” It appears many young demonstrators don’t even have a full understanding of the movement, Lieberman said. “The worst example of ignorance is that the protesters do not know that terrorists want global jihad — not just to destroy Israel,” Lieberman added. They also don’t know what they are saying, when they chant, “From the river to the sea,” the psychiatrist said of the phrase advocating for the death of Israel. Two Columbia students participating in an anti-Israel rally Wednesday at NYU admitted they had no idea what the protest was about and wished they were “more educated.” Their remarks were captured on a video that went viral after it was shared by former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Another relic of the pandemic has become a common sight at college demonstrations: masks. Protesters’ clinging to the facial fashion is a sign of fear of the virus, as well a bid to shield their identities, reported news outlet Semafor, which noted the prevalence of covered faces in the current wave of demonstrations. “To us, the optics are communicating that we deny the Biden administration’s narrative about COVID — that it’s no longer a big deal,” Olan Mijana, a spokesman for the March on DNC 2024 coalition, was quoted as saying. “It’s about collective safety, and it’s also about connecting this COVID neglect to the very issues that we’re marching on the DNC for.” The communal aspect of the demonstrations may also provide comfort to protesters who were denied socialization at a key point in their lives, said psychologist Jennifer Gittleman. “The protesters may feel angry for the pandemic taking away pivotal, highly anticipated experiences for them — for example socialization in college and missing graduations — and, thus, they are using protesting as a way to release their anger,” she said. ANGER OF THE ‘COVID’ GENERATION Rallies draw ‘isolated youth’ SAVING FACE: A Columbia protester last week wears a face mask, a common sight that, for some, is a statement about “COVID neglect.” Getty Images her firing for . . . Photos by Mashal Sherzad/Instagram
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 12 By SUSAN EDELMAN The city will pay a total $2.1 million to three white Department of Education executives demoted under ex-Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and replaced by less-qualified people of color, they charged. Lois Herrera, Jaye Murray and Laura Feijoo — who will receive $700,000 each — reached a settlement three months after a judge ruled they “offer evidence of race-based discrimination in Carranza’s DOE,” paving the way for a June trial. “This landmark case is a resounding affirmation that discrimination of any form should not be tolerated in educational institutions, regardless of the race of those negatively impacted,” their lawyer Davida Perry told The Post. Filed five years ago, the suit alleged Carranza waged a crusade against “toxic whiteness” in the city Department of Education. Herrera, who had a Harvard University master’s degree, was working successfully as CEO of the Office of Safety and Youth Development when one of Carranza’s deputy chancellors abruptly stripped her title and replaced her with a “less-qualified” black man, Mark Rampersant, who held a GED, the suit said. Herrera retired in January 2023. Murray, then executive director of the Office of Counseling Support Programs, was told to report to Rampersant, the first in a series of demotions. She remains on the DOE payroll but with sharply reduced duties. Feijoo — then-senior supervising superintendent who oversaw 46 DOE superintendents — was replaced by an underling, Cheryl Watson-Harris, who is black and, at the time, lacked the required NY licensing. Feijoo left the DOE for another job in November 2019, and Watson-Harris quit in June 2020 for an ill-fated top spot in Georgia. ‘Fixated on diversity’ Former Mayor Bill de Blasio appointed Carranza chancellor in 2018, his second choice after Miami school superintendent Alberto Carvalho bowed out. An internal DOE email written by the DOE’s then-chief operating officer, Ursulina Ramirez, said de Blasio was “fixated on diversity.” In sworn depositions, both de Blasio and Carranza insisted they wanted to hire the most qualified candidates, but also leaders who “looked like New York City.” Those picked to replace the three white women got the jobs after “a tap on the shoulder,” without the positions being advertised and other candidates interviewed, the suit charged. Carranza quit the chancellor’s job in February 2021 and de Blasio left office on Dec. 31, 2021. Now, the three women “feel justified and vindicated by the resolution of this significant legal battle,” Perry said. “They hope the light that was shed on the DOE’s policies will help other institutions understand that every individual deserves to be treated with dignity and fairness.” The city admitted no wrongdoing in the settlement. “The DOE and City are fully committed to fair and inclusive employment practices, and we maintain that these claims lack merit,” a spokesman for the Law Department said. 3 white educators get 700G each over ‘racial demotions’ PAYBACK: DOE execs Lois Herrera (from top), Laura Feijoo and Jaye Murray have won a settlement in their lawsuit over unfair demotion by former Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza (right). Matthew McDermott DOE PAYS THE PRICE Bankers’ woke style guide is ‘no cakewalk’ JPMorgan Chase bank says using these unwoke words and phrases should be avoided: cakewalk grandfathered disabled good school good neighborhood blacklist illegal immigrant manpower crackdown articulate Ya don’t say! JPMorgan Chase employees mocked a recently unveiled DEI style guide that clamps down on anti-“woke” language. The glossary of “not recommended” words and phrases lives on the company’s internal intranet and was obtained by The Post courtesy of an anti-woke whistleblower. “To communicate with empathy, we recommend you use the most inclusive terminology,” the guide declares in a preamble. Employees should avoid gendered terms like “man hours” and “manpower” and instead use “labor hours” and “workforce.” References to “good schools” and “good neighborhoods” are to be replaced by the term “wellresourced.” Instead of “blacklist,” the firm recommends “disallow list.” Company “pow-wows” — which could upset Native Americans — are also a no-no. Other verboten terms include “cakewalk.” “Like ‘white glove treatment,’ this term is rooted in the history and mistreatment of enslaved African Americans in the United States. Instead use ‘easy to do or achieve,’ ” the bank noted. The phrase comes from a pre-Civil War dance once performed by slaves. A rep for JPMorgan insisted the glossary has existed internally at the company since 2021 and use was “entirely voluntary.” Jon Levine
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 13 Michael Goodwin [email protected] WE now have clear proof of the adage that a lie gets halfway around the world before the truth can put its boots on. It comes in the form of an Associated Press report that carried this headline: “Hamas official says group would lay down its arms if an independent Palestinian state is established.” What a scoop! It was so sensational that news outlets across America and the world ran with it, including CNN, ABC News and even the Times of Israel. And why not, it was a breakthrough offer that could bring peace at last, right? Wrong. It was a public relations ploy disguised as an olive branch. The way other organizations swallowed it hook, line and sinker illustrates how Hamas skillfully plays western news organizations and gullible journalists. The incident also demonstrates how far the AP has fallen from its days as a boring but trustworthy news organization. In a race to rack up clicks, it has featured the article on top of its online “world” section since Wednesday despite the fact that it’s a dead letter. The story, based on an interview with a Hamas leader in Turkey by an AP freelancer, was misleading and woefully incomplete. And it came loaded with the AP’s usual bias against Israel. It called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “hard line” for rejecting a Palestinian state. Meanwhile, Hamas was called a “militant group” and its terrorists described as members of its “military wing.” To its credit, the Times of Israel saw through the ploy. In addition to adding other details that undercut the way the AP portrayed the offering as a concession, it reported that the same Hamas official who spoke to the AP, Khalil al-Hayy, delivered a different message to a London-based Arabic paper. There he said that, regardless of any deal with Israel, the Palestinians would retain their “historic right to all Palestinian lands.” In other words, Hamas claims all the land “from the river to the sea” and remains deadly serious about wiping Israel off the map. Although the AP deserves the blame for the distortions, including how it underplayed the conditions the Hamas leader attached, any journalist who read the whole piece should have seen through it. Even Israel-bashing CNN should have figured this one out. Certainly the American and Israeli governments did, which is why neither took the interview seriously despite their eagerness to couple a cease-fire with the release of the hostages Hamas is holding. In truth, the conditions attached to the promise of peace were so onerous that they amounted to poison pills and reveal — as if there was any doubt — Hamas is not serious about ending the war it started. Border madness One condition was a return to the pre-1967 borders of Israel, which would mean it would need to relinquish all of East Jerusalem and the West Bank, which, joined with Gaza, would make up the new Palestinian state. The Golan Heights, which Israel took from Syria in the Yom Kippur War of 1973, also would have to be returned. The second nonstarter was the demand that all “refugees” who left pre-’67 Israel would have the right of return. Including all those who left voluntarily or were forced out, plus their descendants, the total would be nearly 6 million Arabs, meaning the end of Israel as a Jewish majority state. Notably, the AP story did not mention that number or its impact on Israel. A third condition was that Hamas terrorists would become part of a new Palestinian National Army. That would mean amnesty for those who took part in the savage brutality of Oct. 7, 2023, and provide them with another chance to kill more Jews. Seen through the conditions, the interview revealed that Hamas will only silence its guns temporarily and then only if Israel signs its own death warrant. Although there is no connection between the AP interview and the spread of pro-Hamas demonstrations on American college campuses, both developments serve to underscore the ignorance of many Americans about the Mideast. And that includes far too many members of the media. The twin developments also reflect a “blame the Jews” mindset that is part and parcel of the shocking outbreak of antisemitism in the United States and around the world. It is especially mind boggling to realize this lurch backwards to the ancient hatred came after Israel suffered a terrorist attack that claimed more Jewish lives than any day since the end of the Holocaust. As for the Hamas double speak, Israelis are long accustomed to the habit of Palestinian leaders saying one thing to English-speaking audiences and something entirely different to Arabic audiences. Hamas has become adept at the scam, and knowing that is likely what led the Times of Israel to discover the Arabic-language paper where al-Hayya contradicted what he said to the AP. It was there he stressed that Hamas is still committed to destroying Israel and would remain so even if a cease-fire took place. Ridiculously ignorant Yet contrast that reality with the college students who, chorus-like, reflexively repeat the refrain that Israel is the one who is guilty of committing “genocide” in Gaza. It’s a ridiculously ignorant charge, and the numbers prove it. The beachfront strip has one of the world’s highest rates of population growth, according to the US Census, and had a prewar population of 2.3 million. And while the AP cited “local health authorities” to say Israel’s invasion has “killed more than 34,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children,” it doesn’t report that Israel says it has killed more than 13,000 terrorists. Indeed, that’s not a number you will hear in most American media and certainly not in college protester tents. It’s as if not a single terrorist has been killed and all those who died in Gaza were innocent. Even after Gaza health officials, who work for Hamas, lied that 500 civilians died in an Israeli strike on a hospital when no strike occurred, the media still cites whatever numbers they release. Ditto for their claims of mass famine, which is always just days away, and has been for months. The repetition by the media and protesters of any scare number Hamas puts out helps explain why its leaders expressed gratitude for the support they get at the demonstrations. They appreciate having their lies repeated and magnified by American dupes. To be clear, the loss of a single innocent civilian is tragic, but Israel goes to extraordinary lengths to minimize civilian casualties. In fact, taking both the Hamas claims of total deaths and the Israeli claims of terrorists killed, it would mean about 40 percent were combatants. That’s a proportion far better than even the American military achieved in wars that involved urban combat, as this one certainly does. Oops, sorry. I apologize for letting facts get in the way of the big lie. DON’T BE FOOLED: Palestinians celebrate the destruction of an Israeli tank near the Gaza-Israeli border on Oct. 7, in this photo by the Associated Press, which has fallen hook, line and sinker for a Hamas “peace” ruse. AP
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 14 Movie molester Harvey Weinstein is back in Manhattan — undergoing a battery of medical tests at an Upper East Side hospital, his lawyer said. “The doctors told him he’s like a car with 100,000 miles on it and he needs an oil change,” attorney Arthur Aidala said. “He’s not in good health. They’re doing a lot of tests.” The 72-year-old “Pulp Fiction” producer was serving 23 years in upstate Mohawk Correctional Facility when he learned Thursday that the New York State Court of Appeals overturned his 2020 rape conviction. He was then moved to Bellevue Hospital’s prison ward, said Aidala — who claimed he didn’t know the specifics about the producer’s condition. Weinstein would have been transferred back to Rikers Island jail if he hadn’t gone to the hospital. Such a hospital stay would typically be funded by taxpayers, since he’s in the government’s custody. In overturning his conviction, the appeals court ruled that the judge in Weinstein’s trial prejudiced the jury by allowing women to testify about allegations that were not part of the case. New York prosecutors have indicated that they hope to retry Weinstein on the charges. He was sentenced separately in 2022 to 16 years in prison for forcible rape, forcible oral copulation and penetration with a foreign object after a Los Angeles trial. The charges helped usher in the #MeToo movement, which encouraged women to speak out about sex crimes. Tina Moore Harvey at NYC hosp for ‘oil change’ HARVEY WEINSTEIN Sex abuser in for tests. By ANGELA BARBUTI The subways used to be a lot prettier. The timeless beauties who once reigned as “Miss Subways,” and had their faces plastered on train posters, are having a reunion at Ellen’s Stardust Diner in Times Square May 2. The stunning straphangers would apply for the bimonthly contest, which ran from 1941 to 1976, by sending in their photo. Three winners, now in their 80s, recalled how they became local celebrities after their pictures appeared on 14,000 train placards for 6 million daily commuters to admire. Ellen Hart, Miss Subways March-April 1959, recalled getting handwritten marriage proposals. “I don’t even know to this day how they got my address,” she told The Post. “I was only going on 18, so I think I was not ready for marriage. “Although back in the day they told you that if you were 21, you were an old maid,” recalled Hart, who is now the owner of the famed diner that bears her name. Now 82, Hart was a senior at Jamaica HS in Queens, and had just won best-looking in her class, when she applied. “My whole neighborhood encouraged me to send in my picture,” she said. Mary Gardiner Timoney, Miss Subways May-June 1953, grew up in Washington Heights and was working for Scandinavian Airlines when her female boss sent in her photo. “I got a postcard, which I still have, and it said, ‘You have been invited as a possible Miss Subways to come for an interview,’ ” recalled Timoney, now 89 and living in Lakewood, NJ. “Well, I nearly died. I was a very timid person.” Timoney’s poster got the attention of Radio City Music Hall producer Leon Leonidoff, who hired her to be a model in stage shows. “What is she doing sitting behind a desk?” he told her relative. Jackson Heights native Dolores Mitchell Byrne, Miss Subways January-February 1961, took home the title at 17 after her sister submitted her photo. At the time, Byrne, now 81, was working in Rockefeller Center as a switchboard operator. About two years later, she landed a modeling contract. “I wound up doing a lot of catalog work,” explained Byrne, who lives in Manhasset, LI. “After I got married, I had children and put them into modeling, and then my husband. We did family modeling.” Meet ageless Miss Subways again Nostalgic ride with beauties HEY GOOD LOOKIN’: Ellen Hart (above) — who was Miss Subways MarchApril 1959 and now owns Ellen’s Stardust Diner — is meeting up with Mary Gardiner Timoney (below left) and Dolores Mitchell Byrne (below right). I was only going on 18, so I think I was not ready for marriage. Although back in the day they told you that if you were 21, you were an old maid. — Ellen Hart, Miss Subways March-April 1959, on marriage proposals she received
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 15 By LYDIA MOYNIHAN and SARA NATHAN A NNA Wintour is facing embarrassing questions about her multimillion-dollar deal with TikTok to sponsor the Met Gala, Page Six has learned. The Vogue editor-in-chief will be joined by TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on the red carpet, just days after President Biden signed a bill into law to either ban the Chinese social media platform or force its sale. The lavish ball will be hosted on May 6 by Wintour along with Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth. TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has spent millions to sponsor the event in a deal which TikTok sources stressed had been made long before the ban became law. One Met Gala source told Page Six, “It’s true that the deal was cut way before this bill passed, but this is a PR disaster. “What does Anna do? Does she un-invite TikTok a week before? She can’t. Anna is the total dictator of this event every year, let her talk her way out of this one!” ‘TikTok is insulting’ The source pointed out that many of the stars who attend the gala also have ties with music giant Universal. Last month Universal banned its artists from the app in a standoff over licensing fees, and accused TikTok of “bullying” by wanting to pay a “fraction” of the rate other platforms do for its music. Notably, Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican singer and rapper — real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio — is signed to Universal. Rihanna, a Met Gala regular who is slated to attend, is also signed to Universal and had her music removed from TikTok. The Met source added, “There will be a lot of musicians who were basically paid nothing by TikTok. Having TikTok as the sponsor is insulting.” TikTok sources, however, said the company’s executives are negotiating with Universal and hopeful of a deal soon. The Senate passed the bill Tuesday that gives ByteDance up to a year to sell TikTok, or have the app, which has 170 million American users, banned entirely. The House had already passed the bill, allowing Biden to sign it into law immediately. It was driven by widespread fears among lawmakers that China could access Americans’ data or use the app for surveillance. CEO Chew insisted they expect to win a legal challenge to block the legislation — although Reuters reported that the Chinese owners would rather close the app than sell it. “Rest assured, we aren’t going anywhere. We are confident and will keep fighting for your rights in the courts,” Chew said. $50,000 for a ticket Tik Tok has long argued it is not a security threat and says its parent company is not controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. Chew said in January that TiKTok is investing $2 billion in trust and safety and that US data is held in servers owned by Oracle. Despite this, one longtime Met Gala attendee told Page Six it will “politicize the event to have the old guard being sponsored by new media that the government just banned.” The Met Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, which was renamed the Anna Wintour Costume Center in 2014. Wintour, 74, is a high-profile Democratic supporter and has held a string of political fundraisers at her Greenwich Village townhouse. A single ticket to the gala costs at least $50,000, while an entire table for 10 starts at $300,000. This year’s theme is “The Garden of Time,” inspired by the British novelist J.G. Ballard’s 1962 short story of the same title. “There is nothing they can do about the TikTok affiliation now,” one attendee said. “They chose it because TikTok wrote a check — and there are not that many people who can write a seven-figure check these days. It’s also integral to the fashion world.” Sources within the Met and at Condé Nast strongly denied there was any disquiet at TikTok’s sponsorship. One Condé source called the company “very generous . . . great partners.” The ban “has nothing to do with the charitable contribution that TikTok has made to the Met,” said the source. A TikTok source said that “170 million Americans subscribe to TikTok and it’s at the forefront of the zeitgeist. Everyone is excited for the Met.” Asked about the current UMG deal, the source said TikTok chiefs were negotiating with Universal and hopeful of a deal soon. Reps for Vogue, The Met and Wintour were unavailable for comment. The Met Gala source critical of Wintour suggested embarrassment over TikTok would only prove temporary and said, “She’s the greatest survivor in the history of this world, there’s nobody like her!” UN-APPY AT ANNA A-LIST CATNIP: The 2023 gala attracted celebrities including (from left) Kim Kardashian, Kendall Jenner, Jared Leto and Kylie Jenner. Getty Images ‘Dictator’ Wintour under fire for taking TikTok’s cash for Met Gala AFP via Getty Images; Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue MAY ISSUE: Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is facing a “PR disaster” by making TikTok the main sponsor of the Met Gala, which will be hosted by Bad Bunny (left). By JON LEVINE The bipartisan effort to force TikTok to divest from its Chinese-owned parent company contained a major Democratic sweetener — which could have far-reaching implications for the 2024 presidential election. The bill, which passed last week as part of a pivotal $95 billion foreign-aid package, allows TikTok nine months to part ways with Chinabased owner ByteDance or face a ban in the United States. That timeframe is extendable up to a year at the discretion of the president. While TikTok foes hailed the success, the long runaway ensures that Democrats will be able to use the platform as it is currently constituted for the November elections. Team Biden regularly engages with an army of TikTok and other social-media influencers to spread messages. The Biden campaign TikTok account, BidenHarris HQ , has more than 300,000 followers. An earlier version of the TikTok bill only allowed for a six-month window and would have forced the issue before November. “They will utilize it as a political tool. It is very helpful to [Democrats],” said Rep. Jeff Van Drew, (R-NJ). “There are millions of young people who go on it and are very faithful to it. “They wanted to get that extra bite at the apple. There is no reason they couldn’t divest within six months.” A second GOP congressman offered “a theory that some may call conspiracy . . . Joe Biden wants his Chinese friends who influence ByteDance to have a November opportunity to help him out.” Other House insiders closer to negotiations said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) faced headwinds from Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wa.), the chair of the Senate Commerce Committee, who publicly took credit for extending the window. Jon Levine Dems: Ban Tik after the elections
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 16 Present day soon HOLLYWOOD agency WME, digital media outlet Puck and tech outfit Snapchat teamed for a buzzy Washington, DC, bash ahead of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. WME cochairmen Christian Muirhead and Richard Weitz hosted the bash with Puck co-founder Jon Kelly. Guests included “The West Wing” whiz Aaron Sorkin, ex-House Speaker John Boehner, Jeffrey Katzenberg, White House adviser Anita Dunn, “Pod Save America” host Jon Favreau, author Kai Bird, new Daily Beast boss Joanna Coles (above) and WME players Bradley Singer, Jay Mandel, Gail Ross, Howard Yoon and Henry Reisch. INTERNATIONAL Aussie treasure Kylie Minogue admits criticism early in her career stung. “It’s not pleasant, that’s for sure,” she told PageSix.com’s Nicki Gostin at the Time 100 Gala. “That time was really difficult. You have those voices ringing in your head and that brings up doubts about one’s own ability.” But Minogue was gracious about it all: “I guess we rise, we rise above.” Meanwhile, she said she’s proud to be one of the foremost gay icons of her generation. “It’s fabulous,” Minogue told us. “As we know, the relationship has been going on for such a long time. And long may it continue.” It did, in fact, continue inside the event, where “Dear Evan Hansen” composer Benj Pasek had her sample some matzo and intone, “Happy Passover to the gays!” Unleavened ego JESSICA Lange burst out laughing when Page Six informed her there was an audible gasp when she began disco dancing in her Broadway show “Mother Play.” “I love that part of the show because it’s a brief moment when you can just have fun,” she told us. Her co-star Jim Parsons — who grooves along with her in the scene — told us, “I became very paranoid when we had to start staging those disco scenes. I was like, ‘Oh my — I have to dance with Jessica!’ ” But the Emmy winner says his favorite part is when he goes to the side “and watches her boogie on her own. She’s unbelievable. Those legs move!” In the new play, “The Big Bang Theory” alum (above) and Celia Keenan-Bolger play the children of the Oscar winner’s titular character. Dance card’s full THEY’VE been boxed out! After Page Six reported that Lower East Side artists were putting pressure on Lady Gaga to cancel plans to host her sister’s bachelorette party at The Box amid a sex-harassment suit against the club, we’re told she’s nixed the bash. Outrageous and audacious nightclub The Box — which is just as well-known for its explicit and sometimes-scatological stage shows as its starry clientele — is being sued by a former staffer who claimed in 2022 court documents that managers “ordered and coerced female waitresses, performers, and employees to dress provocatively and travel throughout New York City in order to lure male customers to [The] Box, where they would be serviced with sexual acts, sexual intercourse, drugs, and excessive alcohol by other female employees who had been forced to perform these acts.” (The Box has denied the allegations. The case is ongoing.) And sources said Gaga’s team had asked her to move the bash for her fashion-designer sis, Natali Germanotta, rather than show her support for the club amid the legal battle. It’s a tricky spot for the “Bad Romance” star. On the one hand, The Box is one of the cornerstones of the Lower East Side community that famously gave birth to Mother Monster. On the other, she also owes a lot to the neighborhood’s artists and performers, many of whom have worked there for years. But after our story ran, sources told us Gaga had canceled plans for the party. It’s unclear where they’ll toast the brideto-be, who’s set to marry photographer Alex Dolan in Maine in June. We hear Medieval Times is a hoot. The club has been open since 2007 and has hosted stars including Zoë Kravitz, Lindsay Lohan and Miley Cyrus, and is a go-to for Fashion Week events. Reps for The Box and Lady Gaga didn’t get back to us. Gaga picks corner in Box fight Timeout at magazine gala Ian Mohr [email protected] Oli Coleman [email protected] Mara Siegler [email protected] Carlos Greer [email protected] AS college campuses continue to descend into chaos, Palestinian photographer Motaz Azaiza and Jewish comedian Alex Edelman were having a calm conversation at Jazz at Lincoln Center during the Time 100 event for this year’s most influential names. A spy told us they saw Edelman — who wrote and starred in the hit Broadway comedy show about antisemitism, “Just for Us” — approach Azaiza at the gala dinner between courses. “It was about a five-minute chat,” said the spy, who noted that while the two come from different backgrounds, “it seemed to be in the spirit of productivity. They were having a dialogue.” Earlier in the evening, Edelman, who grew up Modern Orthodox and attended yeshiva in Israel for a year, told Page Six that among all the celebrities in attendance, he wanted to meet Azaiza. He said he’d never heard him speak, but Edelman explained, “My show is about conversations between people who don’t see eye to eye in pursuit of a productive dialogue.” He noted that he tends to keep his opinions on such “difficult things largely to myself,” but is open to conversation. @Page Six Page Six® THAT the recent Youth America Grand Prix were recognized by the Guinness World Records for most ballerinas en pointe, with 353 dancers on their tippytoes at Lincoln Center . . . THAT dermatologist Dr. Howard Sobel was at La Goulue . . . THAT Paragon Sports will host a comedy festival in May with 30 stand-ups for 1,200 guests. We hear DA’VINE Joy Randolph confesses that the past few months — which included picking up an Oscar for her role in “The Holdovers” — feels like a “fever dream.” Randolph has even been too busy to peruse the goodie bags from the many awards shows she attended. Of the Oscars swag, “I actually need to fully open it and go through it,” she told Page Six. And “at the Golden Globes, we got a book, almost like a coupon book, and you have to call and say, ‘I want this gift.’ ” The “Rustin” star said she hasn’t done so yet, and “I hope there’s some gifts left!” Power at play SplashNews.com Nicole Scherzinger, who’s been busy with London nights out and awards-show wins, catches her breath with help from a meditation gong.
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New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 18 Gimme Shelter JENNIFER GOULD Concierge Auctions (2) 10122 Baywood Court BEL Air Ridge in Los Angeles may not be a Boogie Wonderland — but it was home to the late, great Earth, Wind & Fire founder Maurice White (inset). The Grammy-winning funk star passed away in 2016, at age 74. Now, the California home where he lived for some four decades, at 10122 Baywood Court, has hit the market for $3.98 million, Gimme Shelter has learned. Built in 1978, the Tudor-style pad was remodeled to showcase modern interiors. White bought the property that year for $340,000. It sold two years after his death, in 2018, for $2.22 million. The current sellers are named Larry Greifer and Robert Adams. At 4,165 square feet, it features four bedrooms and sits on a cul-de-sac overlooking Beverly Glen Park. The home’s main bedroom features a fireplace and a sun terrace with panoramic canyon, city and ocean views. The listing brokers are Jill Epstein of Nourmand & Associates, and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties brokers Daniel R. Banchick and Amy Dantzler. It’s elementary Jeff Ong; WireImage 135 Eastern Parkway NATALIE PORTMAN’s (inset, top) fictional home in the Oscar-winning film “Black Swan” has listed for $1.7 million. The unit — a prewar co-op — is also in the Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, residential building where the late comedian Joan Rivers (inset, bottom) grew up. Born Joan Molinsky, she called apartment 107 her home with her parents and sister. This 13th-floor offering, full of natural light, is 1,800 square feet, and comes with two bedrooms and 2½ baths. “It’s a beautiful apartment,” said listing broker Debra Bondy of Compass, who reps it alongside Kristina Leonetti, adding that fans will recognize it as where Natalie Portman’s character lived with her mother. The residence opens to a foyer with hardwood floors and high ceilings. Spread your wings Allyson Lubow; Fox Searchlight via Everett Collection 162 E. 63rd St. FRANK SINATRA and actress Mia Farrow (both below) — who had one of the most improbable marriages in Hollywood and show business history — once called this Upper East Side townhouse their home. Now, the landmark residence that the couple shared has hit the market for the first time in more than 50 years — for $4.45 million. Built in 1872, the historic home at 249 E. 61st St., between Second and Third avenues, is where Sinatra resided from 1963 to 1969 — before, during and after his marriage to Farrow. The couple met on a studio set in 1964 when Sinatra was 49 and Farrow was 19. At 16 feet wide, the 3,730-square-foot home comes with four bedrooms, 4½ baths and an additional 933 square feet below ground. It’s now part of the Treadwell Farm Historic District. The listing brokers are Thomas Wexler and Jed Garfield of Leslie J. Garfield. Buy me to the moon 249 E. 61st St. Michael Finkelstein TIARA FIRMA A PICTURESQUE Park Slope brownstone that fashion icon Jenna Lyons (left) sold to Erasure and Depeche Mode’s Vince Clarke (inset) and his late wife, music publicist and film producer Tracy Hurley Martin, has traded hands once again. The 1880s home, at 178 Garfield Place, snagged $5.99 million, according to records. Lyons and her then-husband Vincent Mazeau, bought it for $1.3 million in 2004. By the time Lyons’ marriage to Mazeau was ending, the home listed for $3.75 million in 2011. Clarke and Hurley Martin bought it for $4 million in 2012. The five-bedroom, 20-foot-wide home is 4,424 square feet. The listing brokers, Jeremy V. Stein and Jennifer Henson of Sotheby’s International Realty, declined to comment. The buyer was repped by Compass’ Ante Jakic. The Lyons den 178 Garfield Place ‘R EAL Housewives of New York City” alum Sonja Morgan (left) has opted to auction off her stunning Upper East Side townhouse next month, Gimme Shelter has learned. The five-story home, at 162 E. 63rd St., will be sold online on May 29 by Concierge Auctions in cooperation with longtime luxury broker Adam Modlin of the Modlin Group. The sale opens on May 15, with no minimum. Beginning bids are expected to range between $1.75 million to $3.75 million, according to Paulina Kimbel, vice president of business development at Concierge Auctions. The dwelling, which famously comes with a secret elevator that was often part of Bravo’s hit “RHONY” series, has been on and off the market since 2013 when it first asked $9.95 million. Up until last week, it was listed for $7.5 million. Morgan, who was married to banking heir John Adams Morgan from 1998 to 2006, starred in the hit Bravo reality show from 2010 to 2021. Over the years, the home has itself been a star on TV — during times when Morgan renovated it, rented it and had it on and off the market. It includes a sauna, a gym, a library and tony details such as custom mosaic floors in the entry. There are also two large master baths with nautical motifs that reflect the interests of Sonia’s ex, as well as his father, grandfather and great-grandfather, J.P. Morgan. Design details also include marble floors, silk wallpaper and cedar-lined closets. At 4,650 square feet, the townhouse delivers five bedrooms, along with an 800-square-foot basement. Outside, there’s a 575- square-foot garden with a fountain and a koi pond. WireImage Yale Wagner; Getty Images (2)
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New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 20 THE KENNEDYS’ By DANA KENNEDY F OR one brief shining moment, Ethel Kennedy got what she wanted for her 96th birthday earlier this month: a celebration at home in Hyannis Port, Mass., surrounded by her nine surviving children, including controversial presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as well as her grandchildren. But any distant memories of Camelot faded away on April 18 when six of RFK Jr.’s siblings — former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy, former US Rep. Joe Kennedy II, human rights activist Kerry Kennedy, filmmaker Rory Kennedy, lawyer Max Kennedy and businessman Christopher Kennedy — appeared in Philadelphia alongside Joe Biden in a showy endorsement of the president’s bid for re-election. “With a family like this, who needs enemies?” a source who has known RFK Jr., a k a Bobby, and his family for more than 35 years told The Post. “This is not a dinner party discussion at home among siblings. These people are slandering him.” The en masse endorsement had been expected since the Kennedy family visited the White House last month for a St. Patrick’s Day celebration — sans Bobby, 70, who is running for president as an independent. Asked by reporters if he would encourage his brother to drop out of the race, Joe Kennedy II, 71, replied: “Of course. “We cannot do anything that in any way, strips even one vote from President Biden,” he said. “You put the name Kennedy on the ballot and Democrats are going to feel torn. We are trying to make them understand that this is an issue that they do not have to feel torn about.” Last fall, Kerry, 64; Rory, 55; Joe and Kathleen, 72, called Bobby's decision to oppose Biden “dangerous to our country.” In a statement at the time, they wrote, “Bobby might share the same name as our father, but he does not share the same values, vision or judgment” and “We denounce his candidacy.” ‘Tragically wrong’ The public war between the candidate and his siblings dates at least back to RFK Jr.’s 2018 announcement that he didn't believe that convicted killer Sirhan Sirhan had acted alone in assassinating their father, Robert F. Kennedy Sr., in 1968. Bobby later said he supported parole for Sirhan. All of Bobby’s surviving siblings, except Fox News Channel reporter Douglas, 57, argued vehemently against parole in 2021 and matriarch Ethel Kennedy issued a rare public statement saying Sirhan “should not have the opportunity to terrorize again.” The family has also come out against Bobby's anti-vax stance, with his sister Kathleen, brother Joe and late niece Maeve Kennedy McKean (Kathleen’s daughter) authoring a 2019 Politico piece headlined “RFK Jr. Is Our Brother and Uncle. He’s Tragically Wrong About Vaccines.” Longtime Kennedy family insiders and observers of the family are split on their own theories about what's behind the feud. Bobby himself has played down the fight, posting on social media after the Philadelphia rally that he was “pleased” his family is being politically active and calling it a family tradition. He also pointed out that other members of his family — such as his daughter-in-law, Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, a former spy for the CIA who is his campaign manager — and his six kids support his candidacy. But members of his campaign who have echoed the candidate’s diplomatic comments about his family in the past now appear to be changing their tune. “RFK Jr. is a corruption fighter just like his father and uncle,” publisher Tony Lyons, a close friend and campaign aide to Kennedy, told The Post. “The family members who have stood against him when instructed to do so show their lack of integrity, backbone and honor. “They have abandoned their core Kennedy values,” Lyons added. “They are part of the corruption that RFK Jr. has been fighting with all his heart for the past 40 years.” Dynasty power fading Kyle Kemper, the half-brother of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau who has worked closely with RFK Jr.’s campaign, told The Post that he believes the Kennedy siblings are “dishonest” in how they are allying themselves with Biden. “[Bobby’s] interfering with their racket,” Kemper said. “They're all working in different ways with the [Biden] administration and Democratic Party NGOs . . . They're trying to dissuade and smear rather than engaging in healthy debate. “This is the tragedy within the American political system today and the Kennedy family is a microcosm of it.” But a number of other Kennedy insiders told The Post they think the siblings truly believe that Bobby is a menace to the country — mainly because they fear his candidacy could throw votes to Republican Donald Trump. They also pointed out that the dynasty has faded in power. “Bobby’s the end of the line for a family that has been in decline for quite some time,” Laurence Leamer, author of “The Kennedy Inside the dynasty’s weird war, as six of candidate RFK Jr.’s siblings endorse Joe Biden @joekennedy/X 1 3 5 6 7 8 9 4 2 ALL IN THE FAMILY: A family feud didn’t keep anyone from matriarch Ethel Kennedy’s (3) 96th birthday party this month. Despite decrying the presidential run of brother Robert F. Kennedy (5), with wife Cheryl Hines (7), siblings Kerry (1), Joe (2), Christopher (4), Max (6), Rory (8) and Kathleen (9) gathered ’round. COLD SHOULDER: RFK Jr. got no love from six of his surviving siblings when they chose to snub his presidential campaign this month and instead endorse Joe Biden — seen embracing Kerry Kennedy while brother Joe and sister Kathleen clap in the background.
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 21 FAMILY FEUD Men: 1901-1963” and other books on the family, told The Post. “He’s the last major public figure in the family. These are serious accusations the family is making and it certainly has changed the dynamics between them. This is the first time they have gone against each other, and I assume the siblings are speaking out against Bobby from a moral compulsion,” Leamer added. “They were always about being united no matter what, so this must be devastating for all of them.” The Sirhan problem Dan Moldea, the author of 1995's “The Killing of Robert F. Kennedy: An Investigation of Motive, Means and Opportunity,” also said he felt the siblings are acting from a moral imperative. “The fact that the family has endorsed Biden is a public service — and public service is what the family has done for years,” Moldea told The Post. “Distancing themselves from their brother is part of that public service.” The author said he believes that Bobby Jr.’s crusade for Sirhan's parole, which was rejected by California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 and denied again in 2023, was the straw that broke the family's back. Moldea himself initially believed the conspiracy theory that Sirhan did not act alone and that security guard Eugene Cesar, who had been hired the day before, fatally shot Robert Kennedy Sr. from behind. But after interviewing both Cesar and Sirhan several times and doing exhaustive research, Moldea concluded that Cesar was not involved and Sirhan was guilty. “I think Bobby Jr. has attempted to explain to his family why he believes what he believes about his father but he does it in such a way that he's overwhelming them with minutiae about ballistics, powder burns and witness testimony — but none of them know the case well,” Moldea said. “Bobby is poking the bear and it's fairly inexplicable unless he saw it as a means of making a splash and to enhance his public persona.” Blame it on Ethel? Jerry Oppenheimer, author of “RFK Jr. and the Dark Side of the Dream,” flatly dismissed the notion that the family feud stems from some pious sense of moral duty to the public — and blames matriarch Ethel Kennedy. “It's bulls--t when they say it’s all still love and roses between them and Bobby,” Oppenheimer said. “How do they expect the American public to believe that? The Kennedys are experts at covering up the truth since Chappaquiddick and before. It's clear they're feuding and there's lots of animosity. “Biden is the worst president this country has ever had and how a family once thought of as America's royalty could back him is mind-boggling. Their family brand was unity and now it’s all over the place. They wield no power and for them to sit in a family photo with Biden at center of this Kennedy scrum is incredible.” Oppenheimer said that Ethel Kennedy has long “mistreated” Bobby — something RFK Jr. alluded to himself in his 2018 memoir, “American Values: Lessons I Learned From My Family.” “Ethel, despite the fact she is 96, still wields the power and what she says goes. She’s the one behind the decision to force the family to go against Bobby,” Oppenheimer said. But a woman who dated one of the Kennedys for years said Bobby was never a pariah — and, in fact, has been one of the family leaders. “When I saw his interaction with the family, whether it was in Bedford, Aspen or the Cape, he was a centerpiece, a beacon,” she told The Post. “He organized the flag football. The Kennedys, the Lawfords, the Shrivers all looked up to him . . . The older brother [Joe] is not a star. Bobby’s the one with the charisma. All eyes would be on him when he’d walk in the room. You’d want to die, he was so physically exquisite. If anything I think some of his siblings are jealous of him. “Imagine if this happened in the Corleone family. The Kennedy siblings are all Fredos. They’ve gone against their brother.” EPA-EFE/Shutterstock; Getty Images KATHLEEN KENNEDY TOWNSEND: Also copenned op-ed against his anti-vax stance. Getty Images KERRY KENNEDY: Called his stance on COVID being engineered for ethnic targeting “deplorable.” @KerryKennedyRFK /X JOE KENNEDY II: Joined sibs at Philly Biden rally. MediaNews Group via Getty Images MAX KENNEDY: Joined family and Biden at White House on St. Patrick’s Day. BFA.com/Shutterstock CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY: Only recently endorsed Biden. FilmMagic RORY KENNEDY: “Concerned” bro will take votes away from Biden. Getty Images KENNEDY SIBLINGS ENDORSING BIDEN
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 22 ALARMING SURF ON TURF Teens’ bus-roof rides TAKING A STUPID STAND: A daredevil balances on top of a moving MTA bus, part of a trend inspired by subway surfing — itself a dangerous social-media stunt that has led to the deaths of two people this year. X/@EJonatha4766004 By MATTHEW SEDACCA It’s the latest wave of transit stupidity. Adrenaline junkies are now surfing atop Big Apple buses barreling down major thoroughfares — a new twist on the deadly transit trend of surfing subway cars. One audacious roof rider captured their illegal trip on an M15 articulated bus, the streetscape blurring past as the steel behemoth hurtled down Second Avenue in Manhattan’s Murray Hill neighborhood, video shared on Instagram this week showed. Another vertigo-inducing clip posted on X in February showed a hoodie-clad youth crouching down on the roof of a different articulated bus — before hopping on to a different section of the vehicle and ducking beneath an electric cable line. ‘Could ruin lives’ “If there’s something ridiculous, foolhardy and dangerous, teens will figure out how to do it,” straphanger Pamelda Candusso Hirsch, 71, griped to The Post. “They could forever ruin so many lives.” Mustapha Sawaneh, who has driven MTA buses along crosstown routes for six years, warned that the brazen surfers taking their stunts from the subways to the streets face more “unpredictable” and dangerous terrain. “If a cab cuts in front of you, you have to slam on the breaks. If someone steps out on the street, you have to swerve the bus,” said Sawaneh, 26. “If you’re [subway] surfing you can see a train curve ahead, what’s coming up [but] when you’re bus surfing you don’t know what’s going to happen.” Several bus drivers suspected the reckless riders were somehow scampering aboard their vehicles while they were parked during their 10-minute breaks, or even at a 30-second stop at a red light. Deadly fad “Operators are going to need to check before we head out,” said veteran driver Jason Williams, 40, referring to the tops of their buses. Williams warned that it’s impossible to tell from the driver’s seat whether their bus has a roof-level stowaway “unless someone tells you, and then it might be too late.” New York City and state officials have attempted to crack down on the scourge of transit surfers, which they say has become more common among teens who are trying to copy what they see on TikTok and Instagram. In September, the Adams administration and the MTA deployed a public service campaign with ads and announcements warning about the dangers of subway surfing. At least two people have been killed riding outside of trains this year, including 14-year-old Alam Reyes, who died after he was thrown from the top of a southbound F train in Brooklyn. Last year, at least five teens were killed while subway surfing. The extensive police search of a remote area on Long Island is not tied to suspected Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann — but to another possible serial killer, police sources told The Post. Cops are looking for new evidence related to the 1993 murder of Sandra Costilla — and they are hoping to finally tie the case to convicted killer John Bittrolff, according to sources with knowledge of the Suffolk County case. Cops have also shifted their focus from the woods in Manorville to North Sea, a hamlet located within Southampton Town. That’s where Costilla, 28, of Queens, was found savagely beaten and strangled by hunters on Nov. 20, 1993. Bittrolff, who is in prison after being convicted of killing two other women on Long Island, was previously named as a suspect in Costilla’s murder, but has never been charged. Authorities on Saturday continued combing through the dense North Sea woods, including with cadaversniffing dogs. It was unclear what new information led detectives back to both locations — or if they have found anything pertinent during the searches, the sources said. Bittrolff, a 57-year-old former carpenter, lived in Manorville, not far from where cops were conducting their search this past week. He is serving 50 years to life for the murders of Rita Tangredi, 31, and Colleen McNamee, 20. Chris Harris LI cops’ slay hunt not tied to Gilgo Tri-state area taxpayers can expect the biggest shakedown from Uncle Sam. New York, New Jersey and Connecticut rank among the top five states for residents paying the most in federal and state taxes on their lifetime earnings, according to a recent study. The Garden State leads the bank-breaking pack, with residents shelling out a staggering $987,117 on average for various taxes during their lifetime, or roughly 54.3% of a resident’s total lifetime earnings, a report by financial technology company Self found. Connecticut ranked second in the nation, with Nutmeggers paying an average $855,307 on their lifetime earnings, according to researchers with the Texasbased company. New York came in fourth, with residents’ average lifetime payments at $748,199, including a staggering $327,636 in taxes on their earnings. Matthew Sedacca Tri-state tax burden tops in US A former MLB player learned his fate Friday after pleading guilty to sex crimes against a teenage girl he was trusted with to train in softball. Dustan Mohr, 47, was sentenced to 9 years in an Indiana jail for three separate charges for sexually fondling a 13-year-old girl multiple times over a six-month span. The girl’s family hired Mohr to provide softball lessons at Strike Zone Training Center in Fort Wayne, Ind., according to WANE 15 TV. When the family chose the training facility to send their daughter, they were told it was a safe place for children. “This was not a safe place,” the girl’s father told Allen Superior Court in Fort Wayne. During their training sessions, Mohr sexually fondled the girl, who told him she was only 13. Nicholas McEntyre Major-league perv gets prison
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New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 24 Philadelphia 76ers’ forward Kelly Oubre Jr.’s shot at the stars on at Madison Square Garden’s famed Celebrity Row has banged off the rim. Oubre called the high and mighty who sit courtside fake fans — and the bold-faced names are firing back. “They’re gonna give celebrities those $100,000 [worth of] free tickets just to be there and not care about the game. That’s what they do,” Oubre said at an April 19 news conference ahead of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, with the Knicks playing the 76ers in Game 4 on Sunday. “He’s talking a little bit out of his ass there and he’s wrong, because they’re real fans,” Steve Schirripa, of “The Sopranos,” told The Post. “I don’t know who he’s talking about. The guys in the front row, they care. Tracy Morgan, a huge fan. Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, myself, Matthew Modine, John McEnroe, Fat Joe, all fans. They probably know more about basketball than him, believe it or not.” Stiller, who grew up on the Upper West Side, retorted to Oubre’s jab with a tweet: “Oh I think I care a lot more than you think that you thought I cared . . . Kelly Who-bre?” “Good for him, Ben’s a New Yorker through and through,” Modine told The Post from his trailer on the Manhattan set of Netflix’s upcoming series “Zero Day.” Angela Barbuti Sixer’s personal celeb foul ‘STILL’ THE ONES TO ‘ROCK’ THE HOUSE: Chris Rock and Ben Stiller get into a Knicks game from front row. NY Post: Charles Wenzelberg By ANGELA BARBUTI Pimpin’ ain’t easy. The 24-year-old Mets fan affectionately called the “Rally Pimp” — who clownishly dresses in a fur coat, sunglasses, track suit and massive gold chain, and whose presence at Citi Field has coincided with the team’s hot streak — is striking out with the woke crowd. SNY reporter Andy Martino took a swing at upstate Goshen native Max Wiener with a post on X whining about how “pimp imagery is problematic on so many levels.” Fans who consider Wiener a fun figure and a welcome good-luck charm fired back. “People were reaching out to me. They’re like, ‘Hey man, are you OK?’ And I’m like, ‘What? Watching Andy Martino get wiped on X because he made an extremely cold take. This is the greatest thing ever,’ ” Wiener told The Post before the Mets game Friday. “It backfired on him so hard because more people came to me in my defense to be like, ‘This is just a guy having fun at a baseball game.’ And then he even doubled down and was like, ‘He’s culturally appropriating black culture and he’s being racist,’ and then people were like, ‘What are you on, brother?’ ” Wiener, a comedian who lives in Midtown East, crafted a hilarious rebuttal video to appease Martino, where he donned different costumes — including the Rally Virgin, Rally Joe Namath, Rally Amish Housewife and Rally Pope. Martino still has not reached out to Wiener directly and the Rally Pimp — who’s gained close to 10,000 social media followers since his debut — could not care less. “I’ve heard nothing from him, nor do I think I will, and nor do I really care to, because I’m not going to change anything I’m doing just because one beat writer said it was offensive,” he said. “Because again, and I have to keep reassuring people, I’m not a pimp. Sorry, guys. The cat’s out of the bag. I don’t own women.” The name “Rally Pimp” was not even Wiener’s idea; it was bestowed upon him by fans on social media after he was first captured on camera at an April 4 game. Since that game, the Mets have gone 11-6. “I did not pick that name. I did not choose this life. The pimp life did choose me, unfortunately,” he explained. Although Wiener said spectators may think he is “ho-ing himself out for the camera,” this is his everyday look, which he’s been donning at Citi Field for years. “I’m wearing this to CVS. I’m wearing this to get a slice and a beer,” he explained. “I had been wearing it to the games for the past couple of seasons, and I guess it was just this year that they were like, ‘Let’s give this guy a shot on the camera.’ ” He is also getting the attention of marketers. Athlete Logos has designed two T-shirts (left) using his image. Rocky’s NY Deli in Georgia even created a turkey and ham sandwich in his honor. “If they had gotten my input, I would have told them, ‘Listen, this is cool, but . . . let’s put a little prosciutt’ in there, a little bit of chicken,’ you know?” he said. [email protected] COLORFUL: Citi Field comedian Max Wiener endured beanballs over his “pimp-like” garb. Photos Aristide Economopoulos Met-fan ‘pimp’ battles brushbacks
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New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 26 By JACQUELYNN POWERS MAURICE S HE is no ordinary Miami sports mom. When Shakira watches her sons play basketball in a community center she wears yoga pants and tees — but rocks up in a custom Lamborghini. Welcome to Shakira’s new life in Florida, where she has put disastrous years of infidelity, tax evasion and a musical drought behind her, to launch a stunning comeback as the Queen of Latin Music. Shakira, 47, moved to Miami with her sons Milan and Sasha in April 2023 to build a new life as a single mom, after their father Gerard Piqué cheated on her with a model more than 20 years her junior. She left behind life with Piqué in Barcelona, where she also faced jail for tax evasion, determined to enter a new era. And it seems to be paying off. Last weekend she made a surprise appearance at Coachella standing in front of a sign saying “world tour,” then announced a 14-date tour in fall to showcase her new all-Spanish album, “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran” — which translates to “Women No Longer Cry” and features 16 eyebrowraising songs, some of which appear to be diss tracks about her ex. Much to the delight of festivalgoers, Shakira joined Argentinean producer Bizarrap for two songs, including “La Fuerte.” Clad in a customdyed, fiery ombré silk chiffon knit dress by Natalia Fedner, knee-high leg warmers and 3-inch patent leather boots, Shakira slayed the Indio, Calif., scene. The album is her first record in seven years and takes listeners on a musical journey, following her contentious 2022 split with Piqué — who cheated on her with model Clara Chía Marti. Shakira supposedly found out about the affair from an empty jar of jelly in her fridge, although the singer has disputed that account. Marti, 25, is now officially 37-year-old Piqué’s partner. But the singer has not disputed that she placed a witch-like mannequin on the balcony of her Barcelona home, which faced that of her former mother-in-law, Montserrat Bernabeu. And one of her new album tracks, “BZRP Music Sessions #53,” is clearly aimed at Piqué with the lyrics, “You left my mother-in-law as my neighbor, with the press at the door and the debt in the treasury.” The debt included millions in unpaid taxes for which the Spanish government was prosecuting Shakira, with the threat of up to eight years in prison. She cut a deal to pay a $7.6 million fine and accept a suspended sentence in November. Ex caused song drought The album is a return to music after a long hiatus which she laid at her — now retired — professional soccer player partner’s feet. “For a long time I put my career on hold, to be next to Gerard, so he could play football,” the Grammy winner told the Sunday Times. “There was a lot of sacrifice for love.” But in Miami, she has found her new voice, with her new album already number 1 on Billboard’s Top Latin chart, making her the first woman with number 1 albums across four decades. And she has been on a publicity blitz, including a pop-up concert in Times Square which attracted over 40,000 fans, and appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and legendary music producer Nile Rodgers’ podcast, “Deep Hidden Meaning Radio.” The world tour will, of course, include a Miami date. CARPOOL KARAOKE: Latin music queen Shakira, 47, has built a new single life in Miami,wearing yoga pants and tees to watch her sons Milan, 11, and Sasha, 9, play basketball at a community center (right). She arrives in her Lamborghini SUV (left) which boasts a neon interior. Shakira/Instagram; MEGA BAD OMBRÉ: Shakira delighted her “wolf pack” fans with this stylish appearance at the Coachella music festival to announce she is touring her new album in the fall. Invision/AP RED CARD: Shakira split from Spanish soccer star Gerard Piqué, 37, when she discovered he was cheating on her with model Clara Chia Martí, 25. They are now a couple (above). 3gerardpique/Instagram WORLD TOUR CHEATING EX DA tries to pull rank By PATRICK REILLY and DANA KENNEDY She thought she was above the law. An upstate prosecutor refused to stop for cops when she was caught speeding — and instead drove home and called the police chief to complain about the “a-hole” officer who tried to pull her over, bodycam video shows. Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley admitted she was driving 55 mph in a 35 mph zone on Monday on Phillips Road in Webster — less than half a mile from her neighborhood, WHAM TV reported. ‘I’m not a threat’ “Once I realized that the intention of the [police car] was to pull me over, I called the Webster Police Chief to inform him that I was not a threat and that I would speak to the Officer at my house down the street,” she said in a statement. The cop followed and issued her a ticket, which she accepted. The DA pleaded guilty in municipal court Tuesday “because I believe in accepting responsibility for my actions and had no intention of using my position to receive a benefit,” Doorley (above) said. However, bodycam footage released by Webster PD Friday shows the tense exchange in which the DA appears to have been doing just that. When the cop tells her she was doing 55 in a 35, she tells him, clearly irritated, “I don’t really care.” The Rochester City Council wrote to state Attorney General Letitia James on Saturday asking for a probe, writing that the DA’s conduct “erodes public trust.” A Florida mayor has called out the police officer who pulled over a distressed Gisele Bündchen for his approach as the supermodel complained about being stalked by paparazzi. Surfside Mayor Charles Burkett said Wednesday’s interaction between the unidentified cop and Bündchen was “wholly unacceptable” and didn’t reflect what residents expect from police as the officer showed a “dismissive posture.” “I was dismayed yesterday to watch a video interaction of one of our residents speaking to one of our police officers,” Burkett wrote in a letter, obtained by WPLG, to Surfside Interim Police Chief Henry Doce. “It becomes clear very early . . . that the resident is upset and frightened.” Bodycam footage showed the officer dismiss Bündchen’s concerns and refer her to the Miami Beach police. Nicholas McEntyre Pol rips Gisele cop Paul Giovine / WHAM TV ‘Special’ speeder
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 27 MIAMI HEAT: The singer took part in a steamy video with British actor Lucien Laviscount, 31,who stars in Netflix’s “Emily in Paris.” They have since been romantically linked but sources say it is not serious. Shakira VEVO/YouTube LATIN QUEEN: In March, she made a spectacular return to performing in New York with a concert on a stage above Times Square in front of 40,000 fans. Her world tour returns to the city in November. TheNEWS2 via ZUMA Press Wire/SplashNews.com HOW SPORTS MOM SHAKIRA CONQUERED MIAMI (with help from a neon Lamborghini) ROMANCE NYC CORONATION Friends attribute her success to her settled life in Miami Beach, where her parents William Mebarak Chadid, 92, and Nidia del Carmen Ripoll Torrado, 81, also reside. The “Hips Don’t Lie” singer is often seen zipping around town in her custom matte purple Lamborghini Urus — the world’s fastest SUV. The car’s interior boasts custom neon lime-green-and-white seats and matching steering wheel. Its top speed is 192mph. Shakira uses the $260,000 SUV to ferry Milan, 11, and Sasha, 9, between her $20 million home and the $46,000-a-year Miami Country Day School as well as the nearby community center where the boys play sports. Several local moms revealed that Shakira often attends their basketball games in the low-key gymnasium, enthusiastically cheering her sons on. When it comes to her kids’ extracurricular activities, the fashion-forward singer seems to have adopted the Miami mom look, eschewing her signature corsets and short skirts for yoga pants, tees, sneakers and a lightweight bomber jacket. “Shakira comes to a lot of the games,” one mom divulged. “She dresses down and totally blends in. You wouldn’t know it’s even her.” Topless younger man However, her flashy Lamborghini stands out, even in a sea of the usual G-wagons and Ferraris driven by moms. It also made a recent appearance on Shakira’s Instagram feed, with the Colombian belting out her new song “Punteria” while driving with a friend. And there is a possible romance with the British actor Lucien Laviscount, 31, whom she met when he was cast in Shakira’s video for “Punteria.” In the steamy video, Shakira and Cardi B, who also sings on the track, are Amazonian women hunting a centaur with toned abs and hooves, played by a shirtless Laviscount. Shakira wounds him with an arrow and then heals him. In the video, their sexual chemistry is palpable. Since then, the couple was spotted having dinner at Carbone in New York City. While Laviscount flew to Miami for the video, the hunky actor lives in England and films his hit show, “Emily in Paris,” in France. Nevertheless, a friend told The Post, “It’s not serious. Every time she goes out with a man, they create a romance. That’s the price of being a public icon.” The friend confirmed that Shakira is firmly entrenched in Miami and is not looking for longdistance love. Laviscount has also been branded as a social climber with dalliances with female singers like Kerry Katona and Jesy Nelson, as well as Kelly Osbourne. Laviscount and Shakira’s representatives did not respond for a comment. Since her split from Piqué, Shakira has also been linked to F1 racecar driver Lewis Hamilton and, closer to home, the Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler. Neither of those relationships were ever officially confirmed. Even Tom Cruise allegedly made a play for a date, during the 2023 F1 Grand Prix in Miami, but was rebuffed. Hanging with Gisele The “Wherever, Whenever” singer often pops up at Miami’s biggest events. Page Six revealed that she attended Art Basel last December with her brother Tonino, where she inspected a painting by the artist Mickalene Thomas, “High Priestess,” which had been previously sold for $500,000. Shakira also visited the Red Dot fair with her son Sasha, to support Colombian artist and friend Yei Duran. And last month, Shakira brought her kids to the Miami Open, the glitzy tennis tournament, for the men’s final match, played between Italian Jannik Sinner and Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov. Shakira, clad in a cream-colored corset, mingled with fans before watching Sinner win. The kids have also become friends with Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen’s son Benjamin, 14, and daughter Vivian, 11, thanks to their moms taking them to dinner together. All four children attend Miami Country Day. Aside from being a devoted sports mom, Shakira also takes her kids jet-skiing right from the dock of her $11.6 million, waterfront Miami Beach mansion. Sasha and Milan also hang out with their famous mom while she’s recording at Sony Music’s studio across the causeway in Miami. They are so comfortable at the recording studio that Sasha and Milan made their singing debut on the track, “Acrostico.” According to Shakira, her children’s involvement with the song happened organically. “They started to sing the song on the microphone because they already knew it by heart from listening to me,” Shakira told Nile Rodgers during her podcast interview. “How could I resist?” she continued. “Their voices sound so sweet, and I feel like they’re really good singers. And they were in tune with the song, you know, with the sentiment in the song.” The proud mom told Rodgers, “I’ve had many wonderful collaborations on this album, in my career, but nothing like with my kids.”
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New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 29 Ellis Kaplan, a quirky but beloved veteran Post shutterbug who made Queens courts his unrivaled turf during a spectacular four-decade career, has died. He was 78. Kaplan (inset) was found dead earlier this week in the scenes in his giant Hummer, of course,” she said. “A quintessential son of Queens, he served on the front lines of the tabloid wars during a bygone era. As we say on the streets, we’ll see you on the next one, Ellis.” Rich Calder Four-decade Post photog dies at 78 By DEAN BALSAMINI An upstate man secretly recorded women and girls using the bathroom in the Putnam County park where he worked for 20 years, federal authorities said. John Towers, 54, of Mahopac, planted hidden cameras in the ladies room of the public park — which authorities refused to identify — to record women and girls in various stages of undress, a Manhattan federal complaint alleged last week. Towers had 10 spy cameras in the Locust Hill Road home he shares with his father, including three that looked like ballpoint pens, authorities said. Investigators also recovered a hard drive with more than 800 videos of women and girls using a bathroom, prosecutors allege. “This is quite shocking — it’s like something you would see on ‘Law & Order,’ not something you would expect to happen here, in this idyllic setting,” one county mother of two told The Post. The woman, who asked for anonymity, slammed authorities for refusing to identify the park, calling it “disturbing.” “What is the reason for keeping that information from parents?” she fumed. “I feel we have the right to know.” The office of US Attorney Damian Williams, and the county district attorney’s and sheriff’s offices, all refused to reveal the name of the green space, except to say it is a privately owned, public park. The Clarence Fahnestock State Park includes a privately owned 3,800-acre area. The feds would not address why they got involved or if they found and notified victims. Towers, who worked at the park from 2004 until March, was out on bail on child-porn possession charges when he was collared on the federal raps, authorities said. Sheriff got tip The feds believe the hidden cameras were in the bathroom from at least July 24, 2018, up to Dec. 9, 2019. Towers is charged in the federal complaint with sexual exploitation of a minor and possession of child pornography. The sheriff’s office began an investigation after getting a tip that a man possessed images of child sex abuse. Towers had DVDs containing video files he downloaded from the Internet depicting prepubescent minors engaging in sexual activity, the feds said. He was arrested and charged in Carmel Town Court, the documents said. Towers’ father, Donald, hung up the phone on a Post reporter seeking comment. PARK ‘PERV’ BUST Cams in bathroom JOHN TOWERS 20-year park worker. Mack Chitulescu There was a lot to chirp about in this Long Island town. A lazuli bunting, known for living on the West Coast, visited the bird feeder at Meigan Madden Rocco’s Flanders, Long Island, home — to the surprise of bird lovers near and far. Hundreds of visitors, from Connecticut, New Jersey, Buffalo and Ithaca, flocked there to see the blue songbird, which is a rarity in the Northeast and has only been spotted in New York once before, in 1998. “There were people that would see this bird and start crying,” Rocco told The Post. “They were praying, hugging each other, high-fiving when the bird would come. This is apparently on every birdwatcher’s bucket list.” The creature first made an appearance on April 18 and returned every day until Monday, once an hour. “That’s pretty much what they do during any migration, but especially such a long one. They’ll stop along the route and fill up and fuel themselves for the next leg,” she explained. Angela Barbuti ONCE IN A BLUE MOON: The lazuli bunting is usually found only on the West Coast, but this one decided to make a migratory pit stop in Flanders, Long Island — to the delight of bird watchers (below) from across the tri-state area. same Jamaica, Queens, apartment he had lived in since 1963, where he once cared for his mother before she died at 101, recalled friends and longtime colleagues. He joined The Post in 1981. Lia Eustachewich, managing editor of news, fondly recalled working with Kaplan. “I’ll always remember Ellis for his colorful personality — and rocking up to
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 30 News World® OF THE The Sicilian town of Ustica stripped Benito Mussolini of his honorary citizenship, which the fascist dictator was granted there and in all of Italy’s nearly 8,000 municipalities during his murderous regime. The town, which has a population of 1,300, passed a law decreeing that only the living could be given such a title. Hamad International Airport was ranked No. 1 in the world for comfort, according to the Sky trax World Airport Awards. In the annual ranking, more than 500 airports are rated based on customer satisfaction surveys on things like cleanliness, friendliness of airport staff, terminal design and dining options. Hamad International, which knocked 12-time winner Singapore Changi Airport down a notch to second place, served more than 45 million passengers in 2023. A coffee roastery in Helsinki debuted a java blend made by artificial intelligence. Kaffa Roastery, Finland’s third largest coffee maker, introduced the “AI-conic” blend as a trial to see how AI could assist in its roasting. Finns drink the most coffee in the world, consuming more than 26 pounds per capita annually. A woman is a frontrunner in the upcoming presidential election in Mexico, and activists are questioning what that will mean for gender rights in the country. If elected on June 2, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo will be Mexico’s first female president. Citizens in the country, which has experienced a surge of femicides and violence toward women, are wondering if she will emphasize women’s rights in making policy. The number of homeless people in Land of the Rising Sun has decreased by 8%. There are now 2,820 without homes there, the lowest number since 2003. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare credited the improvement to the success of social-service measures. Angela Barbuti, Wires JAPAN QATAR INVASION By MATTHEW SEDACCA US intelligence officials do not think Russian President Vladimir Putin is responsible for the death of Alexei Navalny, according to a report slammed by one critic as “absurd.” Navalny (bottom inset) was found dead in a notorious Arctic penal colony in February, sparking worldwide outrage over the loss of the opposition leader who was widely seen as Putin’s strongest critic. But various US agencies — including the Central Intelligence Agency, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the State Department’s intelligence unit — agree Russia’s strongman is likely not directly to blame, people familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal. The conclusion is based on classified details as well as public available information, including the timing of Navalny’s death and how it overshadowed Putin’s re-election in March, the outlet reported. The findings have been shared with a number of European intelligence agencies, but some nations are still skeptical that Putin (top inset) didn’t have a direct role in Navalny’s death, given his tight grip over Russia, The Wall Street Journal reported. Leonid Volkov, a Navalny ally, blasted the US intelligence agencies’ assessment, calling it absurd. Pushback American spy agencies “clearly do not understand anything about how modern day Russia runs,” Volkov told The Journal. “The idea of Putin being not informed and not approving killing Navalny is ridiculous.” Navalny, a lawyer and married father of two, collapsed and died during a Feb. 16 walk in the penal colony, Russia’s prison service claimed at the time. Putin has said he did not have Navalny killed. Navalny had been serving three prison sentences, totaling more than 30 years, on charges he and his supporters slammed as bogus. His death prompted a global outpouring of grief, along with 500 new sanctions by the United States to punish Moscow. It also came as Russia and Western officials had negotiated a prisoner swap involving him and the jailed Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov on Saturday batted down The Journal’s report. [email protected] Vlad’s up with that? US intel ‘clears’ Putin on Navalny WE’RE NOT HIDING: Ukraine denies that US-made Abrams tanks like this one in Finland’s army have been withdrawn from the battlefield. AFP/Getty Images Ukraine’s military denied a recent report that it had pulled US M1A1 Abrams tanks from the front lines because too many were being blown up by Russian drones. “The tanks are doing a great job on the battlefield, and we are definitely not going to hide from the enemy what makes them hide,” Ukraine’s 47th Separate Mechanized Brigade, which operates the armored vehicles, wrote on Telegram. “And even more so — to leave our infantry without such powerful fire support.” On Thursday, two US military officials told the Associated Press that Kyiv had sidelined dozens of the Abrams, which are the US military’s main battle tank, amid concerns that they can be too easily targeted by drones. At least five of the 31 tanks were badly damaged in a matter of weeks, the officials told the AP. Ukraine campaigned heavily for the United States to send it the tanks to help breach Russian lines, but by the time they arrived in September 2023, the battlefield had changed significantly, the outlet reported. Russia’s use of surveillance drones and hunter-killer drones in particular have increased the ability to detect the vehicles and made them more difficult to protect, the AP reported. The AP did not respond to a request for comment. Last week, the Biden administration OK’d a military aid package to Ukraine. Matthew Sedacca Ukr. tanks AP story
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 31 By SHANNON THALER I T’S the wheel deal. Blade — the helicopter company that shuttles city elites to the Hamptons for $1,000 a flight — is rolling out a swank coach service as a more affordable, but still luxe, alternative. “We’re excited about the ‘white space’ that exists between a $40 Jitney ride and $1,000 helicopter flight,” Blade’s CMO Roisin Branch told The Post. The new Blade Streamliner buses will feature first-class amenities such as deep-recline seats with memory foam backs and power leg rests, ultra fast Wi-Fi, pillows, blankets and hottowel service. Plus, the tricked-out coach will have just 19 high-tech seats, each with 5 feet of legroom, allowing the Hampton-bound to stretch their Pilates-toned limbs. By comparison, standard coaches pack in around 50 travelers. The seats themselves were specially developed by Bose to eliminate 90% of bumps and vibration and help prevent motion sickness. The so-called “HoverSeats” are “the most advanced passenger seats in the world,” according to a press release. To score one of the cushy seats, passengers will have to shell out $195 for one of the 12 seats on the right side of the bus, which features six rows of double seats, or $275 for one of the seven single seats on the left side of the bus. Passengers can also bring their pups for an additional fee, and there will be doggy extras from luxury pet accessories company Bonefly. All of the amenities stand in stark contrast to the Hampton Jitney. It costs just $41 when tickets are purchased in advance, but, in recent years, customers have complained about the once beloved service falling into dirty disrepair. Last season, a longtime Jitney rider griped to The Post that riding it was now “like taking an old Greyhound bus.” Meanwhile, Blade’s Streamliners will even come with their own “Passenger Experience Team Members” who move through the bus to serve light food and drinks, along with offering pillows and blankets and even hot towels — all at the press of a call button. Light bites available on board will vary depending on the time of day. Morning service, for example, will include NYC’s Popup Bagels, a lauded purveyor of the iconic carb that recently collaborated with Dominique Ansel on an escargot bagel. The bagels will “come in nice and warm” each day, Branch said. There’s also a full bar — wellstocked with bottles of Château La Coste’s acclaimed rosé — and a lavatory large enough for passengers to change out of their summer Friday best and into their Hamptons looks. For now, the Streamliner will only depart from the Big Apple to the Hamptons from the corner 33rd Street and 11th Avenue. That should prove incredibly convenient for those who work in the Hudson Yards offices of Warner Bros. Discovery, Blackrock, Facebook and JPMorgan. On the way back, the Streamliner will stop on the East side of Manhattan before making a final stop at Hudson Yards. Unlike the Jitney, it will spare passengers the indignity of stopping at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens and having to switch buses on Long Island in Manorville or Southampton. The company said it expects its first-class service to appeal to those who pay $350 to $750 to take a car service to the Hamptons but might not spring for helicopter service. “Until electric vertical aircraft are available, we can’t make helicopter travel less expensive,” Branch said. “But what we can do is elevate the ground travel experience, which has not changed in over a century.” JITNEY UPGRADE: Seats on the new Blade Streamliner (above), traveling from Midtown to the East End, were developed by Bose to eliminate 90% of bumps and help prevent motion sickness. BLADE (3) REAL POWER TRIP New Hamptons commuter bus offers drinks, luxe ride for $195 FILL ’ER UP: “Passenger Experience Team Members” serve drinks on demand, including Château La Coste rosé. The pro-Palestinian flyer who recorded herself confronting Mayor Adams while boarding a New Yorkbound jet last weekend said she had no qualms about giving Hizzoner several pieces of her mind — and would do it again. “I only wish it had come out more eloquently,” explained Alexis, who opened her verbal salvo against Adams with a “F--k you.” In her first interview since video of the encounter went viral, Alexis — who declined to give her last name — recalled boarding her flight home Sunday after spending the weekend in Miami. “Just as I was walking down the aisle, I noticed a shiny, bald head and I was like, ‘That’s Eric Adams,’ ” Alexis said. “I obviously didn’t know he was going to be on my plane, so I had no time at all to think about what I was going to say.” But she took out her phone and started filming.” In the 30-second footage, Alexis — who describes herself as a politically inclined, lifelong New Yorker in her mid-30s — told Adams he doesn’t “actually care about the citizens of New York.” Alexis ripped Adams for being in Florida while NYPD officers were detaining student protestors at Columbia University. Chris Harris Flyer: I’d rip Eric again! Two people have been charged in the death of a month-old boy on Staten Island, police said Saturday. Cops found the “unconscious . . . infant,” at the West Brighton Houses at around 6:45 a.m. The baby had “visible signs of trauma to the left arm,” and was taken to Richmond University Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Leonard Thompson, 38, and Jenice Lightfoot, 36, were charged with reckless endangerment. Police did not reveal their relationship with the baby, but sources said detectives are interviewing the parents. Dean Balsamini Arrests in baby death
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New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 33 OPINIONS & IDEAS The Watergate Tapes at 50 P. 36-37 needs to establish that inciting hatred was "likely" rather than "intended." In other words, the language is vague and the consequences for offenders severe — even if offense was in no way the intention. The origin of modern day hate speech laws date back to a time when Communism cast an ominous shadow across the west. Back then, liberal democracies were all for individual rights and basic freedoms — they’re what set us apart from the reds. Today, however, it’s western nations like Ireland and Scotland curtailing those same basic freedoms. The effect of this silencing shift is being felt on newer democracies as well. Poland’s new leftist government, for instance, has recently introduced a "hate speech" censorship law. If passed, those found guilty could face up to three years in prison for making offensive comments. Like Scotland and Ireland, Poland's proposed legislation focuses on hate speech toward “protected classes” such as sexual orientation and gender identity, along with age and disability. While no citizen should be forced to endure verbal harassment, the new wave of "hate speech" laws sweeping across Europe have an eerie feel to them. They appear to be more about conformity and control than keeping people safe. If anything, their focus on outcome rather than intent simply leaves folks living in fear. Perhaps, worse of all, the inevitable ‘hate speech’ investigations will only distract law enforcement from attending to far more serious crimes. In Scotland, the police force is struggling with the financial implications of their new law, with more than 6,000 complaint calls logged since its introduction on April 1. This surge in reports not only takes up officers' time, it may also result in police budget cuts. Scotland is already plagued by violent crime, and the country's police force is experiencing its lowest personnel count since the establishment of Police Scotland in 2013. Ireland is also grappling with similar recruitment and retention challenges. Hate speech laws won't help the average citizen in either of these countries feel safer — or freer. Then again, perhaps they were never designed to help these people in the first place. They are designed to give more power to elites and special interests, and silence anyone who dares speak out. Europe doesn't have a monopoly on this madness. In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government recently implemented new legislation targeting online abuse, which includes severe consequences for hate crimes, including life imprisonment for inciting genocide. Closer to home, state Attorney General Letitia James has led New York’s efforts to pass sweeping hate speech laws that would, if signed into effect, pose a direct threat to New Yorkers’ First Amendment rights. Hate speech is consuming the West. Brace yourself, and be sure to watch your mouth. I RELAND has a new taoiseach (pronounced tee-shuck) — a new prime minister. His name is Simon Harris and he's the youngest taioseach in the nation's history. However, the Irish people — and their Irish eyes — are not smiling. In truth, many are disillusioned, despondent and downright dissatisfied. That’s because Harris, 37, is just more of the same: another talking head who fails to reflect the wishes of average Irish citizens. This is a man, after all, in his previous role as Minister for Justice, who allowed transgender females to be detained in the same prisons as biological females. Back in 2019, meanwhile, Harris, then Minister of Health, was criticized for doing little to address a hospital overcrowding crisis that brought, and continues to bring, Ireland to its knees. A fan of taking to TikTok to spread his own brand of wokeness, Harris is a staunch supporter of a new “hate speech” bill that poses a direct threat to Irish civil liberties. If signed into effect, it will grant outsized power to prosecutors, making it easier to secure convictions against those deemed guilty of committing various “sins.” Specifically, unlike the current law — which allows defendants to appeal by proving their lack of intention to spread hatred — the new legislation will hold defendants accountable even if their actions were unintentional. The proposed legislation includes a number of "protected characteristics" like race, gender, religion and sexual orientation. Surveys indicate that approximately 75% of Irish citizens oppose the law. Harris, however, is firmly in the 25% camp. He recently rejected calls to scrap the legislation, stating that the bill is appropriate for its intended purpose. It's not — unless the purpose is to scare the Irish people into submission. And Ireland is hardly the only nation today where the right to free speech is being unraveled. The European Parliament recently approved a report urging the Council of Europe, an international human rights organization, to categorize hate speech and hate crime as "Euro crimes.” This means that offensive speech in one EU-member state could potentially become a criminal offense that all member states are required to incorporate into their legal frameworks. Then there’s Scotland, where a new hate crime law even worse than what is being proposed in Ireland has just been passed. Specifically, the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act of 2021 has been updated. Lawmakers have introduced a fresh offense known as "inciting hatred" in relation to age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, transgender identity, or being intersex. The maximum punishment for this offense is a prison term of seven years and behavior deemed "insulting” is also included in the bill. Most worrisome, the prosecution only JOHN MAC GHLIONN In his former role as health minister, Ireland’s Simon Harris was slammed for enabling hospital overcrowding like here in Limerick. Limerick Post Speak no evil Across Europe, new ‘hate-speech’ laws are proving particularly punitive — and North America could soon catch up Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris (left) champions a hatespeech law that 75% of the nation opposes, while Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration is targeting online harassment. NY Post composite
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 34 POSTSCRIPT Culture Club “There’s nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. It’s called democracy.” — Defense attorney Todd Blanche at Donald Trump’s Manhattan hushmoney trial “I really think it’s disheartening to see how our education is being punished as a result of this.” — Columbia physics major Michael D’Agostino after classes went remote for the remainder of the semester amid anti-Israel protest “We just can’t allow this kind of hatred and antisemitism to flourish on our campuses.” — House Speaker Mike Johnson, calling on Columbia president Minouche Shafik to rein in protests or resign CHAOS ON CAMPUS national K-12 system failing to adequately prepare students to even enter college. And low-income and minority students are being disproportionately hurt most. In Chicago Public Schools, for instance, reading proficiency among 11th graders was 22% in 2023, but the district still graduated 83% of its class. Those who manage to leave college with a degree are usually saddled with loans. Many are forced to drop out — and they, too, leave with loans. In fact, the bulk of student loan debt is driven by individuals who dropped out before they completed their degrees. Among black students, the sixyear college graduation rate is just 40%, compared with 64% of white students and 54% of Hispanic students. Meanwhile, among 2016 graduates, roughly 40% of black students left college with $30,000 or more in debt, compared with 29% of white students, 23% of Hispanic students, and 18% of Asian students, according to PBS “NewsHour.” It’s clear elementary and secondary schools are not preparing students to complete a university degree. But instead of helping close the gap, supporters of student loan forgiveness are often critics of K-12 school choice — even though school choice most benefits low-income and minority families. Chief among those critics are teachers unions. National teachers’ unions and their local counterparts have been unrelenting in anti-school choice measures. They have engaged in lobbying and media campaigns to discredit school choice by inaccurately claiming it siphons money from public education. The Chicago Teachers Union, for instance, has fought and lobbied against any kind of educational choice for families. They were the chief supporters of the closing of Illinois’ only school choice program in 2023 — a tax credit scholarship program. Now, through their former union lobbyist turned mayor — Brandon Johnson — they are working towards the elimination of selective enrollment and magnet schools, which see higher proficiency rates than other Chicago Public Schools. As a result, we are failing black, brown and low-income families with our current system. Ending this cycle can be addressed by first permanently capping the annual loan repayment to a fixed percentage of income, capping interest on federal student loans and canceling debt after a fixed number of years. But this must also be accompanied by serious limits on higher education costs. More long term, America must look to end the practice of appeasing teachers’ unions who put politics over educating students. This means adequately preparing our students for higher education and adopting widespread school choice so families — not special interests — can select the best public or private schools for America’s children. Paul Vallas is a policy adviser to the Illinois Policy Institute, was the first CEO of Chicago Public Schools and has 18 years of experience leading large city school districts in Philadelphia, New Orleans and Bridgeport, Conn. P RESIDENT Biden vowed to fix the student loan system and now is in a mad rush to forgive as much debt as possible before the November election. The White House recently canceled another $7.4 billion in student loans for over 277,000 borrowers. That brings the total to nearly $153 billion in federal student loans wiped away for almost 4.3 million Americans. This latest move cancels debt for folks whose balances have increased beyond what they initially borrowed. But none of Biden’s actions prevent students from taking on new debt in the first place. Because at the heart of America’s problem is unconstrained college costs and an education system that doesn’t properly prepare students for advanced learning. Around 43 million people owe nearly $1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt. Fueling these numbers are college costs, which have risen 1,200% since 1980, astronomically higher than the cost of living and goods, which is up 236%. That’s led to a roughly 750% increase in student loan debt from 1995 to 2022, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Studies point to college debt and local property taxes as the two biggest factors leading to the decline of the US middle class. While college graduates’ lifetime earnings far exceed those who have not graduated, much of those earnings are offset by student debt. That impacts their ability to save, buy homes and invest in their own children’s futures. The US government will continue to issue loans to help Americans afford college, meaning colleges will continue to raise their prices, forcing Americans to take out even more loans. Compounding all of this is a PAUL VALLAS Adobe Stock LOAN SMARTS Ending the college debt crisis requires lowering tuition costs and boosting school choice — not just White House generosity President Biden’s efforts to forgive existing student debt won’t keep future students from falling into it. Part of the problem is poor K-12 education, as in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s Chicago. “She — not the Democrats — [is] the biggest risk to us getting back to a majority.” — Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tried to block foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan Chatter
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 35 People in the US who consume cannabis 10+ days per month by education status — Gallup LOOK WHO’S TOKIN’ Americans’ view on what should be a top priority in US foreign policy — Pew WORLDLY MATTERS 550th anniversary celebration at Germany’s University of Heidelberg, even though Heidelberg had been purged of Jewish faculty, instituted a Nazi curriculum and had hosted a burning of books by Jewish authors. Columbia's delegate to the event, Prof. Arthur Remy, gushed about the “very enjoyable” reception, hosted by Nazi propaganda minister Josef Goebbels. Meanwhile, back in Morningside Heights, more than 1,000 Columbia students and faculty signed a petition opposing the university’s participation in Heidelberg. Students staged a mock book burning with posters declaring “Butler Diddles While the Books Burn.” They also protested in front of Butler's mansion. The administration responded by permanently expelling rally leader Robert Burke from the university, for the crime of having "delivered a speech in which he referred to the President [Butler] disrespectfully." Now the roles have been turned on their heads. Today, Columbia students shout “We are Hamas!,” embracing Palestinian terrorists who openly admire and mimic the Nazis. The killers who burned, beheaded and raped Jews in southern Israel last Oct. 7 were following in Hitler’s footsteps — Arabic-language copies of Adolf Hitler’s manifesto, “Mein Kampf,” have been found in Hamas hideouts. The Columbia extremists now chanting “Burn Tel Aviv!” want to see the Nazi-like slaughter extended to Israel’s other cities. Columbia’s timid policy of negotiating with the extremists is part of the problem. But faculty bias is the root cause of the crisis. Just weeks after the Oct. 7 pogrom, 179 Columbia professors signed an open letter defending the Hamas horrors as “armed resistance by an occupied people” — even though Israel withdrew all of its soldiers from Gaza more than 18 years ago. Nearly one-fourth of the signatories teach history at Columbia, many specializing in Middle East Studies. Almost all the others are in fields such as political science, anthropology, or media studies, where Middle East issues often arise. So dozens of proud Hamas supporters are now teaching their twisted version of history in Columbia’s classrooms. If students are taught Israel is evil and Arab terrorists are heroes, it’s only a matter of time before they are marching across campus, shouting their love for Hamas and their hatred of Jews. Clearly that time is now. How should today’s Columbia administration address the current crisis? First, by facing its past: acknowledge its mistake in befriending Nazi Germany; award Robert Burke a posthumous degree; and remove Nicholas Murray Butler’s name from the Columbia University library — just as it recently removed the name of notorious racist and eugenicist Edward Thorndike from another campus building. Of course, those gestures will not remedy the current situation. For that, the Columbia administration needs to treat pro-Hamas protesters exactly as it undoubtedly would treat white supremacist students shouting “We are the Ku Klux Klan” or “Burn Harlem” — by expelling the leaders, suspending the participants and disciplining faculty members who aid and abet them. Dr. Medoff is founding director of The David S. Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies and author of more than 20 books about Jewish history and the Holocaust. N EARLY a century ago, Columbia students staged mass protests against the university’s friendly relations with Nazi Germany. Today, Columbia students are protesting in support of Hamas terrorists who mimic the Nazis. How did this strange role reversal come about? In December 1933, Columbia president Nicholas Murray Butler invited the Nazi German ambassador to the United States, Hans Luther, to speak on campus. Students staged a huge protest rally against Luther. Some years ago, I interviewed one of those protesters. Nancy Wechsler — later a distinguished Manhattan attorney — told me: “Hitler had been in power for almost a year already — enough was known about his totalitarian and anti-Semitic policies that his representative should not have been welcomed on campus.” It was at the anti-Luther demonstration that Nancy met her future husband, James Wechsler, editor of the student newspaper, the Columbia Daily Spector. He would later serve as editor of the New York Post. President Butler shrugged off the protests. Ambassador Luther represented “the government of a friendly people” and therefore was “entitled to be received . . . with the greatest courtesy and respect,” he insisted. Butler claimed the protests were themselves a form of “persecution.” Columbia continued to pursue friendly relations with Nazi Germany, as Stephen Norwood recounted in his study, “The Third Reich in the Ivory Tower.” The university participated in student exchanges with Nazi Germany — even after a Nazi official boasted his country's students were being sent abroad to serve as “political soldiers of the Reich.” In 1936, Columbia took part in the RAFAEL MEDOFF Getty Images; SOPA Images/Shutterstock Future Post editor James Wechsler (left) protested school president Nicholas Murray Butler’s invitation to a Nazi leader. AP; Corbis/VCG via Getty Role reversal A century ago Columbia students protested against Nazis — so why do they now chant in favor of their heirs, Hamas? Columbia students once protested the university’s cozying up to Nazi Germany but now chant pro-Hamas slogans. 5% 63% HS or less Some college/ technical school College degree Postgrad degree 13% 11% 7% Protect the US from terror attacks Reduce the import of illegal drugs Prevent the spread of WMDs 73% “Rest assured -- we 64% aren’t going anywhere.” — Tiktok CEO Shou Zi Chew after President Biden signed a bill ordering ByteDance to sell the app — Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, introducing a bipartisan bill to stop the Manhattan congestion toll “There is a problem with the mentally ill. You see them in Port Authority, Penn Station . . . it’s very unsafe here in New York City.” — NJ dad Daniel Salvatore, who survived a random stabbing outside the bus terminal “The MTA’s war on cars is bankrupting commuters.”
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 36 tee, which was examining impeachment and had subpoenaed 42 Watergate-related conversations. Attached to the submission was a legal brief in the president’s defense. Compounding Nixon’s troubles was the disclosure, in November 1973, that the tapes contained a gap: five to nine deliberate erasures that obliterated, with buzzing noises, 18 and ¹/2 minutes of an Oval Office conversation recorded on June 20, 1972: three days after the Watergate arrests. Contemporaneous notes showed the discussion focused on the public relations implications of the Watergate arrests; but the gap’s mere existence worsened the president’s standing. Hours after the April 29 speech, the Judiciary Committee voted to declare that the president had “failed to comply” with its subpoena. Litigation ensued. In July, the Supreme Court ruled 8-0 that the demands of O N April 29, 1974, President Richard Nixon delivered a primetime televised address that marked a decisive moment in Watergate — and, in ways no one could appreciate at the time, a turning point for civilization. “We live in a time of very great challenge and great opportunity,” the president said. It was the Cold War: when two nuclear-armed superpowers, America and the Soviet Union, an expansionist Stalinist empire, vied for hegemony across the globe and even in space. But a steady stream of revelations from the Watergate scandal, arising from a break-in and wiretapping at Democratic National Committee headquarters staged by employees of Nixon’s re-election campaign, had gripped the nation for two years. And now, as the president spoke, all anyone wanted to know was: What’s in the binders? The camera had widened out to reveal, left of Nixon’s elbow, two stacks of black binders adorned, in embossed gold, with stately lettering and the presidential seal. “In these folders that you see over here,” Nixon explained, “are more than 1,200 pages of transcripts of private conversations I participated in between September 15, 1972, and April 27 of 1973, with my principal aides and associates with regard to Watergate.” The Watergate tapes — public at last! Their existence had surfaced in July 1973, when Nixon aide Alexander Butterfield disclosed in televised hearings before the Senate Watergate committee that, starting in early 1971, the president had secretly recorded himself for more than two years. So poorly managed was the taping system that it was two days after Butterfield delivered his bombshell before the Sony TC800B recorders were paused and dismantled. E VERY president since Franklin Roosevelt had recorded some conversations. But as technology improved, the practice, like an errant machine, accelerated: John F. Kennedy generated 260 hours of tapes, Lyndon Johnson, 800 hours. Operated by the Secret Service, Nixon’s system was the most ambitious. In a 90-day period from February to May 1971, two dozen microphones were installed in Nixon’s Oval Office desk; the wall lamps over the Oval Office fireplace; the Oval Office telephone; the Cabinet Room; the Lincoln Sitting Room telephone; Nixon’s “hideaway” office in the Old Executive Office Building; and the presidential office, and telephones, at Aspen Lodge at Camp David. With the exception of the Cabinet Room, all the microphones were voice-activated. This meant that Nixon himself could not stop or pause the recording process, a feature designed to compensate for the president’s clumsiness, well known among subordinates, with mechanical devices. The Nixon administration thus became the best-documented regime in human history: 3,700 hours of the world’s most powerful leader, captured on the job in real time, on 950 reels of magnetic tape, poorly labeled and haphazardly stored in an unmarked half-closet underneath a staircase in the Executive Office Building. The junior staffer entrusted with the key took to calling the space, with suitable Cold War menace, “Safe-Zone 128.” In the 1984 book “Secret Agenda,” author Jim Hougan cited the previously unreported account of William McMahon, a former officer of both the Central Intelligence Agency and the Secret Service who worked in the Nixon White House. McMahon disclosed that CIA regularly “detailed” employees from the agency’s Office of Security to the Secret Service division that maintained the taping system. This revelation suggests, as Hougan noted, that CIA had enjoyed “unrivaled access to the president’s private conversations and thoughts.” I N his April 29 speech, Nixon said the binders were being delivered to the House Judiciary CommitJAMES ROSEN Aug. 9, 1974: With his resignation soon to take effect, Pres. Nixon leaves the White House for the last time, flashing his trademark Vfor-victory wave before boarding Army One. Bettmann Archive US Representatives Edward Boland (D-Mass., front) and Jack Edwards (R-Ala., second from the front) listen to Nixon’s White House tapes, compiled from some two dozen recording devices. Getty Images POSTSCRIPT Watergate Facing a subpoena from the House Judiciary Committee, President Richard Nixon speaks to the nation in prime-time on April 29, 1974, announcing that he would release edited transcripts from his White House tapes relating to the Watergate scandal. He would resign from the presidency three months later.
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 37 ClosedCaptionsZone/YouTube a criminal investigation outweighed Nixon’s claims of “executive privilege.” The tapes — not just transcripts — must be produced. When they were, on August 5, they included the “smoking gun.” Recorded on June 23, 1972, the Oval Office tape captured Nixon acquiescing in a plan to enlist the CIA director to pressure the FBI into shutting down its investigation. The outcry was overwhelming. Nixon resigned on August 8. G ESTURING at the binders on live television, Nixon said that in addition to going to the Judiciary Committee, they would also be released to the public. No leader in world history had ever allowed so vast and intimate a record of his day-to-day decision-making to be released to those he governed. Only “clearing the air,” Nixon declared, would “allow this matter to be brought to a prompt conclusion.” It was: He resigned 101 days later. In addition to the revelations of abuse of power, the country was stunned by the casual profanity of the Quaker president, scarcely concealed by the recurring phrase “[expletive deleted].” This was the coinage, along with the term “smoking gun,” of a young White House lawyer, Geoff Shepard, who oversaw the preparation of the binders. “We have seen the private man,” editorialized the Chicago Tribune, “and we are appalled.” The Omaha World-Herald, which had endorsed Nixon in three presidential campaigns, demanded he resign. “Our leader should be setting a good example,” lamented CBS News’ Dan Rather. Others demurred. “I have known five presidents,” said Reverend Billy Graham, “and I suspect if we had the transcriptions of their conversations, they, too, would contain salty language.” “A real man knows how to swear,” novelist Norman Mailer told The New Yorker. To him Nixon came off as “the good, tough, even-minded, cool-tempered, and tastefully foulmouthed president of a huge corporation.” Comedians recorded satirical albums. But the damage was real— and lasting. Writer Michael Novak assessed that the tapes had “weakened the symbolic power of the presidency . . . central to civil religion.” William Rehnquist, who served under President Nixon when appointed to the Supreme Court — the reason Rehnquist did not participate in the 8-0 ruling — told me in a 1993 interview, in chambers as chief justice, that Nixon, eager to “sound tough,” spoke as he imagined the Kennedys had. After Nixon resigned, Congress voted, effectively, to seize the tapes for the National Archives. Clips One of the Nixon White House’s Sony TC-800B recorders. Every president from FDR through Nixon recorded some of their conversations. AP were played at three trials in the 1970s, but not until 1988 were the first audio segments, processed by federal archivists, publicly released. Supported by a 27,000-page “finding aid,” the release of “new” tapes continued for decades. In 2000, this reporter became the first private citizen to listen to the most sensitive tapes of all: from December 1971, when Nixon learned, in a nighttime Oval Office session, that the Joint Chiefs had systematically spied on him and national security advisor Henry Kissinger, stealing 5,000 classified documents — in wartime. Attorney General John Mitchell could be heard calmly dissuading Nixon from pressing espionage charges. T HE April 29 speech, and the Court’s ruling, changed everything. Public figures were served notice: Your private musings will come out. The mind reels at how many public figures have ignored the lesson. A further irony is that the tapes’ contents — fatal to Nixon, their release a watershed — have never been agreed upon. The nontelephone recordings were so muddy that H.R. Haldeman, the chief of staff who supervised Butterfield, later wrote that “there can be no such thing as a completely accurate transcript” of them. The Judiciary Committee and prosecutors released their own transcriptions. Newspapers rushed out glossy paperbacks. Worst was “The Nixon Defense” (2014), a volume of “new” transcriptions edited by John Dean, the central Watergate conspirator whose defection, and false testimony, helped seal the fate of Nixon and his men. Dean’s volume used omission, distortion, summaries, and other sleights of hand to minimize, yet again, his own culpability in the scandal. Ultimately, abuse of power segments make up only about 5% of the tapes’ total content. “The most significant revelation of the Nixon tapes is that they capture what it is like to be president,” historian Luke Nichter, the co-editor, with Douglas Brinkley, of two volumes of Nixon tape transcripts, told me recently. “A president spends most of his time reacting to problems.” Some 500 hours remain withheld; of the rest, now public, only 10% have been transcribed. In many respects, these extraordinary documents remain a mystery. “We learn a lot on the Nixon tapes about what others thought, but not always what Nixon thought,” Nichter says. “They are a story with a middle, but not often a beginning or an end.” James Rosen is a White House correspondent for Newsmax and the author, among other books, of “The Strong Man: John Mitchell and the Secrets of Watergate.” Secret Service officers deliver the Nixon tapes to federal district court in Washington, DC in August 1974. Shutterstock Fifty years ago this week, Richard Nixon released the first transcripts of his secret Watergate tapes. More than 500 hours remain unreleased, prompting new questions about the scandal that ended a presidency. Alexander Butterfield
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 38 New York’s squatter nightmare has gotten so far out of control that even liberal lawmakers are finally moving to plug the loopholes that have facilitated the crisis. Democratic as well as Republican lawmakers in Albany are pushing measures to crack down on the outrageous scourge, including one bill introduced by lefty Sen. John Liu (D-Queens) that was included in the just-completed state-budget agreement. Liu credited coverage by The Post and others for bringing “to our attention a problem that needed to be addressed.” You bet it does. Until now, anyone who stayed in a home beyond for a certain length of time (just 30 days in the city!) could claim legal occupancy and force landlords into drawn-out legal proceedings that could take years to get them evicted. Moreover, among the disastrous changes to housing law under Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2019 was one that required “a special proceeding” to kick out squatters. Squatting has soared — up as much as 20% over the past two years, per one real-estate expert. Gov. Hochul, who signed off on the budget deal that included the legislation, also praised media efforts: “No one else stood up,” she said. Some of the cases The Post has reported are, indeed, compelling: l Two teen squatters allegedly murdered a Manhattan apartment owner when she showed up. l A crew of gun-toting illegal immigrants took over a unit in The Bronx. l In Queens, cops actually arrested a homeowner for trying to get rid of squatters. l Another scammer tried to steal a $2 million home from an elderly couple with a disabled son. l A migrant TikToker with 500,000-plus followers encouraged squatting in recent video, announcing that under US law, “if a house is not inhabited, we can seize it.” Liu promises that the new legislation makes “crystal clear” squatters are not tenants; that change will “get the ball rolling” to address the issue while lawmakers take up further measures. State Sen. Mario Mattera (R-LI), meanwhile, has a reform package that would let cops boot squatters on the spot, based merely on a sworn complaint from an owner. Of course, that may go too far for the crime-friendly progressives who dominate the Legislature. On the other hand, that crew normally includes Liu, so perhaps Mattera’s ideas won’t get quashed in committee; at least, lawmakers are talking about more steps to get tough. One small step toward sanity won’t be enough to end New York’s squatting scourge: The Post will keep on “standing up” to bring “the problem” to Albany’s “attention.” AMERICA’S OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY PUBLISHED DAILY NEWSPAPER Squashing Squatters and nonprofits have little ability to fight; reformers finally got a less-insane replacement on the Golden State ballot this November. Not that trial lawyers are the only special interest that would exploit EmPIRE: It would also be a gift to labor unions looking to organize a particular shop or industry. Unions and the tort bar, not coincidentally, are two of the top sources of Albany campaign donations. To be clear: Even businesses with pristine records would suffer under the EmPIRE Act, since their already-obscene costs for liability insurance would soar even more. This will force some firms (e.g., many fast-food franchises) that already operate with thin profit margins to shut down, killing lower-wage jobs in the name of rescuing low-wage workers. An Echelon poll for New Yorkers for Local Business found that only 32% of New Yorkers support the intention of the bill when it’s fully explained. New Yorkers know a con when they see one, which is why so much Albany business is done out of sight. And so why the state’s business climate grows ever more hostile, and pretty much everything here, less affordable. Gov. Hochul and moderate legislators need to stomp on this bill now. “No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the Legislature is in session,” wrote Manhattan Surrogate Judge Gideon Tucker in 1866 — and the likes of state Sen. Brad Hoylman are still proving him right, over 150 years later. His worst current brainstorm is the so-called EmPIRE Act, which would “privatize” labor-law enforcement by letting anyone initiate class-action lawsuits on behalf of alleged wage-theft victims. Hoylman (D-Manhattan) and Assemblywoman Joanne Simon (D-Brooklyn) say the state Department of Labor is too understaffed and underfunded to do the job. So why not fund and staff it up? We’re plenty worried about crime in general, but we don’t argue for legalizing vigilantes. And certainly not vigilantism for profit, as this bill does: It’s an open invitation to tort lawyers to initiate lawsuits against small employers (or even some big ones) in hopes of a fat go-away settlement. New York already hosts a swarm of trial-lawyer locusts who work that legal racket on a host of fronts. EmPIRE aims to copy a 20-year-old California law, the Private Attorneys General Act, that has brought a wave of lawsuits that small businesses Vigilante Labor Justice? The New York Post is published by N.Y.P. Holdings Inc. 1211 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036 Chair Lachlan Murdoch Publisher Sean M. Giancola Print Editor-in-Chief Stephen Lynch K YIV — I was elated on Saturday night as I watched the House of Representatives wrap up its vote on a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine. Even six months after President Biden proposed the increased aid, bringing the bill up for a vote took historic courage and leadership from House Speaker Mike Johnson, who could still lose his job for defying the will of the majority of House Republicans who oppose aid. But here in Ukraine, the reaction has been surprisingly muted. The weaponry likely to flow in coming weeks will be essential on the battlefield and in cities across the country, where Russian air attacks have intensified sharply in recent weeks. It should start to stabilize the front in eastern and southern Ukraine, where Moscow is currently poised to break through, and help Ukrainians shore up their defenses in anticipation of the Russian thrust that many expect in coming months as spring sunshine hardens the muddy ground between the two armies. What the package is unlikely to do is enable Kyiv to go on the offensive, turning the tide of the war and positioning Ukraine to win. This isn’t new. Since the Russian invasion in February 2022, the US and other allies have kept Ukraine on a short leash, providing just enough weaponry to prevent Russia from winning, but not enough to enable Kyiv to triumph. This worked for a while, with Ukrainians’ ingenuity and resourcefulness making up for what they lacked against a far more powerful enemy. But it’s not a winning strategy for the long run. “It all comes back to the math,” one Ukrainian friend reminded me after the House vote. Russia’s population, an estimated 144 million, is more than three times that of Ukraine. According to one authoritative estimate, Russian fighters in Ukraine number more than 450,000 and are growing. The Ukrainian parliament recently passed a new mobilization law, and President Volodymyr Zelensky signed an older bill lowering the draft age from 27 to 25. But neither measure goes far enough to make as much difference as many had hoped in filling out the ranks of the armed forces. Perhaps most significant — Russia’s most daunting advantage — is the gap between the two economies. Despite Western sanctions, President Vladimir Putin has been able to put the Russian economy on a war footing, converting shopping centers into munitions plants and ramping up round-the-clock production. The Ukrainian economy is still clawing its way back from the first year of the war, when GDP fell by a devastating 29%. Also, many recent Russian air attacks have targeted Ukrainian weapons factories, skewing the imbalance TAMAR JACOBY POSTSCRIPT Editorial Chairman Emeritus Rupert Murdoch Editor-in-Chief Keith Poole Editorial Page Editor Mark Cunningham A SOLID America’s new Ukraine aid package will help keep Russia at bay, but only sustained support will beat Putin back to Moscow
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 39 further still. In the face of numbers like these, Ukraine needs not just matching weapons but overwhelming superiority — in both quantity and quality. The House bill takes a step in the right direction, mandating that future US aid include long-range ATACMS missiles — a weapon the administration has so far been loath to send. But this is only the beginning of what’s needed. The next tranche of US aid will include artillery shells and ammunition. Defense Department officials have told the media there will be armored vehicles and personnel carriers. There will also be some other new missiles, including crucial interceptors to arm the Patriot air defense systems that have proved so essential in recent months in protecting Kyiv and other cities. All of this will help — Ukraine is running disastrously low on all these items. But it won’t be a game changer. Ukrainians watch with envy as neighboring Poland, a NATO member increasingly concerned about the Russian threat, shops for US weapons. Among other items, Warsaw is waiting for delivery of 48 Patriot air defense batteries (Ukraine has three), 18 HIMARS mobile missile launchers (this will bring its stock to 38, nearly double Ukraine’s 20), 45 ATACMS missiles (Ukraine is said to have 20, but most have been modified to fire only about half as far as the standard variant) and 32 F-35 fighter jets (Ukraine is still waiting for the older F-16s it was promised over a year ago.) But what’s needed from Washington, and Biden could still provide it, isn’t just weapons. It’s a new resolve — a definition of victory and a plan to achieve it. What’s our vision beyond stabilizing the front? What’s our strategy for the long haul — a few more months of stalemate and perhaps, over the coming year, a gradual increase in incoming European weaponry? The US and other Western allies are afraid of the potential consequences of a Russian defeat — destabilization, the dissolution of the Russian Federation, nuclear weapons falling into the wrong hands or worse. But ultimately one side will win in Ukraine, which means the other must lose. Will it be Ukraine or Russia? We need to decide. Until then, we’re just buying time, and Ukrainians are paying with their lives. Tamar Jacoby is director of the New Ukraine Project at the Progressive Policy Institute. Post your comments on stories at www.nypost.com E-mail [email protected], or write to: The Editor, The New York Post, 1211 Avenue of the Americas, NY 10036. Include name, address and daytime phone number. No unverifiable letter will be published. The Post reserves the right to edit all letters. CHATTER Mealy apple Chutzpah? Effrontery? Gall? Temerity? Melissa DeRosa’s article is all of these and more (”State budget bites Apple,” April 22). Although she rightly condemns everyone from Gov. Hochul to Mayor Adams to the state Assembly, she conveniently omits condemnation of her old boss, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. From Cuomo signing the sanctuary-state law and the catastrophic no-bail and other criminal-justice reforms to his deadly policies on nursinghome patients, Cuomo should have been in jail years ago. If DeRosa wants to point fingers for the causes of New York’s current “Third World Nation” status, she should look to Cuomo, or perhaps locate a mirror. James McCaffrey, Yonkers Think of the kids Contrary to Naomi Schaefer Riley’s belief, we take our responsibility to protect children very seriously (“How New York’s Child Services system is failing city kids,” April 21). Reports alleging child maltreatment go to the state; ACS staff respond to every report accepted, quickly conducting a safety assessment. And nearly 5,000 investigations last year involved parental substance misuse that may impact a child. We continue to invest in our workforce; we’ve even increased the number of former NYPD detectives working as investigative consultants. We also take racial disparity very seriously, getting families the help they need upfront. Last quarter, families engaging with supportive services grew 30%. We reject the narrow notion that we cannot protect children and address racial disparity at the same time; children and families deserve both and our staff work hard every day toward those ends. Jess Dannhauser, Commissioner of the NYC Administration for Children’s Services, Manhattan Ticking clock The Senate has addressed a serious problem in passing a potential ban on TikTok (“Ban vote ticks off TikTok,” April 22). The only short-sighted thinking here is that they didn’t include the rest of the social media web devoted to bullying, baiting and believing the unbelievable. Cat videos don’t balance the scales. Social media has so much potential. Sadly, it’s misused by a small but vocal group that might be better if they left their dingy basements and headed out into the sun for a walk. Dennis Fitzgerald, Melbourne, Australia Vagrancy laws On April 22, our Supreme Court was asked if homeless people can be ticketed or if ticketing is a “cruel and unusual” punishment under the Eighth Amendment (“No Right to Rough,” April 24). In an article about the Oregon case, it was stated that “on any given night, more than 650,000 people in the United States are experiencing homelessness, according to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.” Imagine how many could be helped if the billions of dollars spent by the government on combatting global warming or aid for migrants were used to house the homeless. David F. Lipton, Toms River, NJ The people’s radio The fact that NPR is funded with taxpayer money is a disgrace (“Left counter punch,” April 25). Its new CEO, Katherine Maher, is an arrogant elitist who truly believes that freedom of speech is something to be suppressed. NPR is nothing more than Democratic propaganda. Robert DiNardo, Farmingdale AP; Reuters Beyond shoring up the front, President Volodmyr Zelensky’s government is looking to President Biden for a clear path to victory that will end the fighting. START House Speaker Mike Johnson did his part, mobilizing enough support for vital Ukrainian military aid, yet munition and manpower advantages remain on Russia’s side.
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 40 POSTSCRIPT Books Real Americans: A novel Rachel Khong (Knopf) This social novel from the author of “Goodbye, Vitamin” examines social mobility. In the late 90s in New York City, Lily, a broke intern from Tampa, falls in love with Matthew, the East Coast heir to a pharmaceutical fortune. Years later, Lily is a single mom to a teenage son who starts asking questions about his father. The New Menopause: Navigating Your Path Through Hormonal Change with Purpose, Power, and Facts Mary Claire Haver (Rodale Books) Haver, an OB/GYN and the author of “The Galveston Diet,” looks to empower middle-aged women with information for coping with hormonal changes. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War Erik Larson (Crown) The bestselling author of “The Splendid and the Vile” sheds a light on November 1860 to April 1861 — the months between Abraham Lincoln’s election and the start of the Civil War. Did I Ever Tell You? A Memoir Genevieve Kingston (Simon & Schuster) When Kingston’s mother passed away from cancer when she was 11, she left her daughter gifts and letters for each milestone. But mom also left behind less heartwarming archives, namely unfiltered confessionals on video and a contact for her longtime therapist. The Swans of Harlem: Five Black Ballerinas, Fifty Years of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History Karen Valby (Pantheon) Before there was Misty Copeland, there was Lydia Abarca. At the height of the civil rights movement, she was a founding member of Dance Theater of Harlem, the first black woman to appear on the cover of Dance magazine and the first black prima ballerina for a major company. ADHD is Awesome: A Guide To (Mostly) Thriving With ADHD Penn and Kim Holderness (Harper Horizon) The content creators and “Amazing Race” winners bring a new perspective on living with ADHD, born out of personal experience: Penn was diagnosed with the disorder in college. “Having ADHD doesn’t mean you can’t reach the top of your field,” they write. “The path you take to get there might not be the typical one — it will probably be a lot more interesting.” REQUIRED READING by Hailey Eber By DOREE LEWAK A S he was stepping out of a sushi restaurant in North Hollywood earlier this month, TV host and sports analyst Emanuel Acho was stopped and verbally accosted. “I hope they paid you well,” a “darkskinned” woman wrapped in a headscarf hissed at him. When the human-rights activist — who has shined a light on surging antisemitism since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel — turned around to ask, “Who is ‘they?’ ” the woman replied simply, “Zionists.” The former football star admitted he didn’t know what the demeaning patron was capable of as he exited into the LA night. “If I‘m scared,” the 6-foot-2, 240-pound former NFL linebacker who’s used to taking a punch on the field, told The Post, “imagine my little Jewish friends.” That shameful ambush only illustrates the need for his new book, “Uncomfortable Conversations With a Jew,” co-written with Israeli actress, producer and activist Noa Tishby. His previous tome, 2020’s “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man,” had Acho answering squeamish questions in order to go deep into the experiences of African Americans in this country. Now he’s the one asking all of the “uncomfortable” questions. “Rather than talking about racism and the misunderstandings of the Black struggle,” writes the 33-year-old Nigerian-American who was raised in Dallas, “we’re going to talk about antisemitism and the misunderstandings of the Jewish struggle.” Acho’s goal for the book, proposed some 15 months before the Hamas massacre, wasn’t to be in perfect lockstep with Tishby — just to learn. The duo warts-and-all flap in the final copy. “We’re two people who are very different, who put those differences aside for the greater good. And to me, not enough people can do that,” said Acho, adding it would be a “farce” to gloss over major road bumps. “We moved past it — that’s real life.” I T’S the book’s bluntness that makes it so real. Direct, if uneasy, questions tackle “the Z word,” in a chapter on Zionism that became Acho’s “favorite conversation” — despite admitting he originally hoped to avoid using the word due to its “controversial” nature online. Tishby explained at its core it means “Israel’s right to exist,” breaking through the “uncomfortable” moment for Acho. Other topics tackle enduring stereotypes — Acho innocuously believing if all “Jews weren’t, like, Crazy Rich Jews,” and asking, “Is it unfair to say that Jewish What happens when a black activist and a Jewish activist come together to write a book about antisemitism? Footballer Emmanuel Acho and actress Noa Tishby found out A photo of the Siman Tov family hangs outside their burned home in Israel’s Kibbutz Nir Oz, where they were murdered Oct. 7 by terrorists. Tishby and Acho’s unlikely partnership developed days after the massacre. Reuters were introduced by their agents after Acho learned about Tishby’s online activism and saw her potential as a partner. Yet the pair’s platonic and professional lovefest — and subsequent book project — was almost permanently derailed. D AYS after Oct. 7, Tishby agreed to film a video interview with Acho to help put a face on the tragedy for his massive “Uncomfortable Conversations” YouTube following. When he sent her the trailer, she writes she was “devastated” to see herself in a split screen alongside a noted antisemite, Noura Erakat, who blamed Israel for the attack and has appeared in a panel alongside a senior Hamas leader, Ghazi Hamad, in 2020. She had no problem with another point of view, but the gobsmacked actress noted that there hadn’t been a single military action taken by Israel at that point, writing, “What other side of the story? No context required. There was no other inconceivable side.” She accused Acho of “covering” himself with his followers by having it both ways and, for her part, “the book collaboration ended.” But Tishby — who's appeared on television show such as “Big Love” and "Leverage” — soon realized that the book’s impact far outweighed any temporary pain. “I knew this was much more important for the black and Jewish communities and for the culture right now,” Tishby told The Post. Neither author hesitated to include the
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 41 people control the [Hollywood] industry?” — in order to cut through the tired cliches and narrative hijackings. “I needed to ask you questions about being Jewish the same way white people asked me questions about being black,” he writes. The result was eye-opening for Acho. He admitted, for instance, that he thought there were “at least” 200 million Jews in the world — not 15 million, which “blows” his mind — despite his previous work with Jewish activists such as Holocaust-survivor Tova Friedman, whom he interviewed on MTV on 2021. But the collaboration between two friends in Los Angeles — one black man, one Jewish woman, in conversation-style prose — would not be without its backlash, which Acho portended early in the book. The sushi-restaurant incident is a prime example of antisemitic-fueled hypocrisy and the odious “conspiracy theories” about Jews, Tishby, 48, said. “You saw firsthand the antisemitic conspiracy that they think you’re being paid by ‘Zionists,’ by the Jews,” said the Israeli-born mom of a young son, Ari. “She literally went to the biggest cliche.” An ongoing theme in the book is the fixation on race — “are Jews white,” “not white enough,” or even “too white?” — and how that plays into whether they’re automatically shoved into the “oppressor” or “oppressed” category. A CHO told The Post he thought the greatest misconception about the Jewish people is this perception that they’re all white. “If Jewish people aren’t white, then you Emmanuel Acho; Getty Images Holocaust survivor Tova Friedman of Morristown, NJ, who works with her grandson to fight antisemitism online. AP The rise of protests in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel has fueled the timeliness of Tishby and Acho’s project. Alamy can’t be dancing for ‘the Man,’ ” he said, adding that he believes Jews “get a lot of the benefits of being perceived as white” in this country — which fuels some of the “animosity” from the black community. Tishby painted a bleak picture about Jews today, many of whom are concealing their identity to survive — and how this fear of self-preservation does not fit neatly into the “privilege” category often assigned to them. “The rules of the game have changed,” she said, noting that the Nazis considered Jews as its own, inferior race. “The Jews just don’t fit into this concept of oppressor and oppressed — it doesn’t work.” Much as it might disappoint the woke enfant terribles hijacking campus quads across the country, “You can’t assign these categories on everything; they don’t fit neatly and when you try to put the Jews in them they don’t fit.” A S long as Jews hide who they are, they can “survive,” she claimed, “But as soon as they say they’re Jewish and Israel has the right to exist, that puts them in danger in today’s America.” Acho insisted he’s “1,000 percent” proud of the book, especially how it could help heal the battered blackJewish connection that’s been “hijacked” by misunderstanding. “If the two communities would just spend more time talking, they would understand the similarities, and thus the tension would dissipate,” he said of the natural affinity both communities have had for one another throughout American history. Tishby said the artificial fissure is due to bad actors, notably the “infiltration” into black communities by anti-Israel entities with their own “agendas,” hiding behind a mandate to “save and protect” the Palestinians or “brown people in the Middle East.” The poisoned relationship, she added, “is not by accident, it’s by design.” Both authors said they learned from the other’s perspective. Acho said that he feels like he really “understands” the Jewish community’s truly “empathizing” with it, with its “generational trauma,” while Tishby explained the gratification when Acho “really got” how “anti-Zionism is the new antisemitism.” Even through roller-coaster moments, they saw the book through — and said they’re stronger than ever. “Of course we’re friends,” Tishby said. “We have to learn to have uncomfortable conversations, as humanity. “The younger generation gives so much more credence to safe spaces and being comfortable than to get to know the other side — which can sometimes be uncomfortable.” HARD TALK Noa Tishby from TV’s “Leverage” (left) and former NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho team up to bridge cultural divides in “Uncomfortable Conversations With a Jew.”
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 42 POSTSCRIPT Books by LARRY GETLEN I N 2011, only six years after starting his education at the London School of Economics, Gary Stevenson was one of the world’s most prominent currency traders, making $35 million for Citibank and earning himself a $2.5 million bonus. But Stevenson — a working-class lad from East London who’d once been expelled from high school for selling cannabis but had a natural talent for math — was not adapting well to the stress of the job, especially when he realized that he owed his success to the kind of financial inequality that was harming many in his old neighborhood. As he writes in his new memoir, “The Trading Game: A Confession,” (Crown Currency, out now), despite all that cash, he was losing weight at a rapid pace, wearing shoes with holes in them and living in a flat with no furniture. “I’m not sure I knew I had a problem,” Stevenson writes. “There was a point where it had occurred to me that it was probably not normal to be pathologically unable to buy sofas, or, in fact, any item of household furniture. But I allowed that moment to pass. There were other pressing issues at hand, like interest rates.” He soon made the decision to quit, and that’s when his life got super weird. Stevenson writes that Citibank structured his bonus to be paid out over five years, so that if he left, he would forfeit the amount he hadn’t yet received. His life became a battle of wits and wills against Citibank. When he requested a sabbatical, not only was the request denied, Stevenson was forcibly transferred to Tokyo to work with a trader named Caleb, the man who had helped recruit him at the economics school. Caleb temporarily left the bank years earlier, but kept his bonus due to a rule that employees could do so if they worked for a charity. But as Stevenson made arrangements to work for a charity dedicated to combatting wealth inequality, Citibank still denied his request to leave. Then, he writes, came the day that Caleb took him out for a meal and an ultimatum. To Stevenson’s shock, Caleb told him about a talented young trader who tried to leave Deutsche Bank. The bank didn’t want him to leave, so they made his life hell, dragging him through lawsuit after lawsuit until he went bankrupt. “I think you’re a good person,” Stevenson quotes Caleb as warning ominously. “But sometimes, bad things happen to good people. You are going to learn that. We can make life very difficult for you.” The stress had destroyed Stevenson to the point where a doctor ordered a three-month rest, then another. Had he taken a third, he would have forfeited his bonus. Citibank then assigned him to an administrative office where he had no actual work to do, in a dimly lit office he describes as “the room you wait in when you’re going to hell but there’s some sort of administrative delay.” His employment had turned into a game of cat and mouse, with each side prodding the other to see who would give first. All the while, Stevenson was busy doing, well, almost nothing each day — except for increasingly going crazy. “I would come in at about 10 a.m. and start studying or drawing,” Stevenson writes. “Sometimes I would have paperwork from my lawyers, which I would print on the printers that were conveniently nearby. At about 12 I would go and get lunch, and then I’d go straight home.” He felt his mental state slipping away, and began to fear that he’d be stuck in this purgatory for the rest of his life. “What would it mean if I couldn’t get out?” he writes. “What would I do? Would I sue the bank? . . . What would I become?” He began emailing anyone who might be able to move the needle, from the company’s global head of HR to its CEO. And then, just like that, it was over. Stevenson doesn’t reveal the details — it seems safe to assume he was sworn to confidentiality — other than to reveal that he won. After a meeting with HR, Stevenson and his money left Citibank and the trading life, never to return. He has since earned a master’s degree from Oxford and started a YouTube channel called Gary’s Economics, where he teaches real-world economic principles including how economic inequality affects us all. Thinking back to his life at the bank, he now understands that the traders he earned millions of dollars with were no different than the drug dealers he had dealt with in high school. “What I realized then, at that moment, is that we are all the same. The only difference is how rich our dads were,” Stevenson writes. “If those drug dealers went to Eton, they would be there, with me, on the trading floor. And if those traders were born where I was born, in East London, then they’d be there too, selling drugs on the corner. We are all the same.” Getty Images (2) Gary Stevenson Working-class East Ender Gary Stevenson (below) got a foot in the door at the London School of Economics and eventually Citibank, making millions while nearly losing his sanity in the process. Inside one banker’s wild ride — and creepy escape — from the riches of the trading floor With LSD finally gaining mainstream acceptance — just last month, the FDA granted breakthrough status to an LSD formula to treat anxiety — author Norman Ohler investigates how it took so long for the drug’s therapeutic benefits to be taken seriously. His conclusion: Blame the Nazis. Not only was the US government introduced to LSD through Nazi research, the Third Reich “shaped much of the federal government’s early attitudes around it and other psychedelics,” Ohler writes in “Tripped: Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age” (Mariner Books), out now. When the Nazis ”elicited a potential weaponized use for LSD, the drug was never able to shake that taint.” The Germans had access to LSD as early as 1943, thanks to the close relationship between Nazi biochemist Richard Kuhn, who was developing biochemical weapons for Hitler, and Werner Stoll, a Swiss psychiatrist who conducted the first scientific studies on LSD effects. But it’s unclear if LSD was part of the experiments at Dachau, where Nazi scientist Kurt Plötner used Jewish prisoners as test subjects in his search for a truth serum. Dr. Plötner’s notes mysteriously disappeared just before the Nuremberg trials in 1945, likely by agents working for the US military-funded Alsos Mission, who “wanted the subject kept secret,” Ohler writes. The US military was determined to, in their words, “exploit German science and technology for the benefit” of America. With the help of Harvard researcher Henry K. Beecher — who realized Nazis likely used LSD because it’s easier than mescaline to dose patients without their knowledge — the top secret MKUltra program was launched in 1953 to investigate if psychedelics could be weaponized just as the Nazis intended. When they discovered that LSD couldn’t turn people into living puppets, the US government followed the other Nazi protocol when it came to drugs: Strict prohibition. Drug-users in Nazi Germany were often sent to concentration camps. “When people think of LSD, they don’t think of the Nazis,” writes Ohler. “And yet that unseen hand played a role in framing our laws.” Time will tell if that Nazi thinking about LSD will become a thing of the past. — Eric Spitznagel BUZZ BOOK: LSD and the Nazis
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 43 Very Easy #6,532 Difcult #6,322 1 5 3 6 52 38 91 67 2 1 35842 8 6 43 85 74 29 6 8 1 9 8 1 3 7 628 53 6 2 1 89 4 3 372 5 6 9 2 9 6 2 4 1 3 2 7 56 8 5 64 47 9 5 91 8 3 9 7 2 Challenging #448 “Obviously!” By Chandi Deitmer Across 1 Luminescent gems 6 Fish head? 10 “Who Let the Dogs Out” group __ Men 14 Act extempore 19 Lear daughter 20 Breakfast scramble 21 Some deleted contacts 22 Enlightenment philosopher Thomas 23 Poorly put together trays? 26 Mary-in-mourning piece 27 Marshmallow Man in “Ghostbusters” 28 Capital of Tibet 29 Literary whaler 30 Start and end of a faceoff? 31 __ of strength 32 Boyfriend 33 Rap’s Snoop __ 37 God destined to slay the sea serpent Jörmungandr 39 Donkeys who got caught in the rain? 45 “Snowy” bird 47 Ice rink leap 49 Self-satisfied 50 Bankrupt 51 Pews? 54 Sacred text 55 Bob in the Basketball Hall of Fame 56 Dutch painter Frans 57 Pat Benatar’s “Love __ Battlefield” 59 Historic space station 60 Stern direction? 61 Stinging insect 62 Dorky one 64 Picnic pest 65 “We all see the obvious here, right?,” and how to make six long answers in this puzzle match their clues? 70 Citrusy suffix 71 Piccata bud 72 Marine mammal in a matrilineal group 73 Anti-fraud org. 74 Bear’s lair 75 Reddit forum for inquiries 76 Early educ. 77 Potent potion 81 Purple or green herb 83 Khaki work uniform? 88 Checkout unit 89 Waffle __ 90 Identical 91 Spine-chilling 92 Request from one who prefers dry mashed potatoes? 96 95-Down beds, maybe 98 Talk back to 99 Yule tune 100 “No problem!” 102 Spy org. 104 Surreptitious one 107 French composer Gabriel 109 Former police procedural starring Kathryn Morris 114 Jazz great Armstrong 115 Energy supplies that are just OK? 117 “You mean a lot to me” 118 “This __ fair” 119 Pool table fabric 120 Tempts 121 Yearned (for) 122 Flight nos. 123 Takes a load off 124 “Thus ... ” Down 1 Fantasy baddies 2 Impudent 3 Tlaxcala water 4 Pop’s __ Gaga 5 Dig (at) 6 Toque 7 Paying strict attention 8 Comm. system with visual cues 9 Beluga, e.g. 10 Gets feedback from an early audience 11 Weapons thrown at targets, in some social settings 12 Greek goddess of childbirth 13 Beast of burden 14 Seem (to be) 15 Rum cocktail 16 In __ of 17 Engrossed by 18 Drop of sweat 24 Clump of hair 25 Defrost 29 Word that may be replaced by a slash 31 NPR show hosted by Terry Gross 32 Open carriages 33 Lily-Rose __ of “The Idol” 34 Fantasy baddie 35 Determination 36 Location metadata 38 Skin care brand 40 “Ew, stop sharing” 41 Steamed bite 42 Abolitionist Harriet 43 Conditioning, as a bamboo cutting board 44 Hägar’s dog 46 Like some glasses 48 Path of __ resistance 52 Gp. concerned with crashes 53 Swiss instrument traditionally made from red pine 54 Pastel shade 58 Ocean floor 61 “Raw” org. 62 Puckered expression in a selfie 63 Iga Swiatek’s org. 65 Conceptualize 66 More on edge 67 __ awareness 68 Twistable cookies 69 Birds mummified in ancient Egypt 70 Madison Ave. industry 76 Ensembles associated with Hillary Clinton 78 Bonus, in 70-Down lingo 79 “Bearded” flower 80 Marbled breads 82 “Try to stop me now!” 84 Nickname that drops -ing 85 French pronoun 86 “TBH” kin 87 Actual expenditures 93 Gave a boost 94 Film critic Reed 95 Steppes tent 97 Rural tower 101 Underwater ecosystems 103 “Mrs. America” Emmy winner Uzo 104 Marina space 105 Centers 106 Currency also known as the renminbi 107 Rock, in Rock, Paper, Scissors 108 __ Mae Bullock: Tina Turner’s birth name 109 Gaul or Breton 110 Ocean Spray prefix 111 Base’s chemical opposite 112 Complete groups 113 Provincial petrol provider 115 Old-timey “ugh” 116 Camping gear co-op Post SU DOKU You must put a number, from 1 to 9, in each empty box. Each number must appear once in each horizontal row, as well as in each vertical column and in each of the 3-by-3 grids. Super Su Doku, inside, multiplies the challenge — and your enjoyment. For that one, put a number from 1 to 12 in each empty box, making sure each number appears once in each horizontal row, as well as in each vertical column and in each of the 3- by-4 grids. Tips and in-depth strategies at www.SudokuWiki.org. For more Su Doku puzzles, see tomorrow’s New York Post. © Syndicated Puzzles Inc. All Sunday puzzle answers on Page 52 © 2020 Tribune Media Services Celebrity Pics of the Week / TV / Horoscope / Puzzles Sunday Break
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 44 White to play and win. H. Niemann-A. Tari Djerba 2024 Last week: 1…hxg3 2 Rxd7 Rh1+! 3 Kxh1 Qh3+ and mates. Or 2 Qxg3+ Rg5 and 2 Bxg3 Qh3. 1 c4...................... e6 2 Nc3 ...................d5 3 d4 ..................... c6 4 e4..................dxe4 5 Nxe4 ............ Bb4+ 6 Bd2 .............. Qxd4 7 Bxb4 ..........Qxe4+ 8 Be2 .................Na6 9 Bd6 .............. Qxg2 10 Bf3............... Qg5 11 Ne2...............Ne7 12 Ng3............... Nf5 13 Nxf5...........exf5? 14 Qb3!........... Nb8? 15 Kf1............... Qh6 16 c5....................b5 17 cxb6............axb6 18 Re1+.............Be6 19 Qxb6..........Qh3+ 20 Ke2 .............. Nd7 21 Qxc6 .............Rb8 22 b4 ................... g5 23 Qc3..................f6 24 Kd2 ................Kf7 25 Rxe6! ..........Kxe6 26 Re1+!..........Kxd6 27 Qc6............ Mate SLAV DEFENSE Djerba 2024 Aryan Tari Marc Maurizzi Checkmate is most common way a game ends among beginners. It almost never occurs in a slow game of the world’s young stars. So how did a 16-year-old grandmaster get mated in 27 moves? The answer is he played like a beginner. First, Black grabbed two pawns in a high-risk opening. Then he bet on castling his way to safety with 14…Be6 and 15…0-0-0. This was foiled by 14 Qb3!. After one more beginner’s move, 14…Nb8?, Black was lost. At move 26 he had a choice. He could have lost his queen with 26…Kf7 27 Bd5+. Or he could have allowed mate in seven moves with 26…Ne5 27 Rxe5+! fxe5 28 Qxe5+. He chose door number three and allowed mate in one move. From the word or phrase above, form at least 27 five-letter words, without using more than one form of the same word. For example, drink or drank, not both. Sunday PEDANTRY Word Force On the move By Andy Soltis Chess © Andrew Stuart, Syndicated Puzzles #448 5 10 6 7 21 12 22 14 7 16 8 18 6 23 6 22 6 9 14 12 22 11 29 14 17 4 26 23 28 11 17 6 8 15 3 16 15 11 27 20 14 Place 1 to 9 in each white cell. To choose the right number, you need to work from the clues in around the edge. The numbers below the diagonal lines are the sums of the solutions in the white cells immediately beneath. The numbers above the divide are the sums of the solutions immediately to the right. Rows and columns do NOT have to be unique. All Sunday puzzle answers are on Page 52 Kakuro A measure of success, I believe, is not how you look at a problem, but whether you look at the same kind of problem the same way as a year ago. My columns this week focused on resolving guesses -- for instance, a two-way guess for a missing queen -- by drawing inferences from the bidding or play. A beginning declarer is unable to organize his thought-processes well enough to draw inferences; he has other worries, such as whether to draw trumps. But most “card-reading” is simple in principle. It takes focus and practice, but anyone can do it. Today’s South plays at four spades after North has opened one club in fourth position. West leads the jack of hearts, and declarer takes the king and sees a possible loser in each suit. If West has both black kings, South may make an overtrick; but if East has both, the defense will have time to set up and cash a heart trick. At Trick Two, South correctly leads a diamond. He hopes to set up a diamond trick in dummy for a heart discard. West follows low. Should South play the king or the jack from dummy? If it’s a guess, does he have anything to indicate the winning guess? South should assume the worst: both black kings are wrong. But East, who didn’t open the bidding, is marked with the queen of hearts, so South should not assume that he has the ace of diamonds. South should put up the king. If East has the ace, South will still succeed since at least one black-suit finesse will win. Problem-solving is the essence of the game. g East dealer N-S vulnerable NORTH ♠ AJ95 ♥ 753 ♦ KJ5 ♣ AJ6 WEST EAST ♠ 4 2 ♠ K 7 ♥ J 10 9 6 ♥ Q84 ♦ A 10 8 6 ♦ Q9732 ♣ 842 ♣ K95 SOUTH ♠ Q 10 8 6 3 ♥ AK2 ♦ 4 ♣ Q 10 7 3 East South West North Pass Pass Pass 1 ♣ Pass 1 ♠ Pass 2 ♠ Pass 4 ♠ All Pass Opening lead — ♥ J ©2024 Tribune Content Agency, LLC Bridge CHALLENGING 2- 3- 5- 6+ 90X 16+ 3- 30X THE LOGIC PUZZLE THA MAKES YOU SMARTER. 3: 1- 32X 3- 9+ 3- 3: l : u " I ! ! " # " j # . ·c ! c # . c $ C $ %! $ E ! " & ©'(4 KenKe) Puzzle* L+C,-kenken./0m 24KenKenPuzzleLLCAll'ights'ese'vedDistbyAnd'ewsMcMeelwwwkenke(c*mEach row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating. The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners. Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner. KENKEN
New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 45 INSTRUCTIONS: Find as many words as you can by linking letters up, down, side-to-side and diagonally, writing words on a blank sheet of paper. You may only use each letter box once within a single word. Play with a friend and compare word finds, crossing out common words. R YOUR BOGGLE RATING R BOGGLE POINT SCALE B G P H E A M I U W O O G L S K BOGGLE is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc. 2024 Hasbro, Inc. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC. All Rights Reserved. By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek R 4-28-24 R 151+ = Champ 101-150 = Expert 61 -100 = Pro 31 - 60 = Gamer 21 - 30 = Rookie 11 - 20 = Amateur 0 - 10 = Try again 3 letters = 1 point 4 letters = 2 points 5 letters = 3 points 6 letters = 4 points 7 letters = 6 points 8 letters = 10 points 9+ letters = 15 points Boggle BrainBusters Bonus We put special brain-busting words into the puzzle grid. Can you find them? R Find AT LEAST SIX AQUATIC MAMMALS in the grid of letters. ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ ________________________ BONUS Complete the crossword puzzle by How to play looking at the clues and unscrambling the answers. When the puzzle is complete, unscramble the circled letters to solve the BONUS. by David L. Hoyt Sunday Puzzle J U M B L E R ACROSS CLUE ANSWER DOWN CLUE ANSWER 1. Wunderkind 2. Grasp 6. Speech 3. Drop, trickle 8. ____ reliever 4. Ancient Italian city 11. Twist around 7. Hounding 9. Matured 5. One ____ 12. Covering for a wound 10. Framing component D Y G P R I O Z R I L A E E TA I R O O N P D I R N I P A E P P I M I O D A E G R E N U H D D N T I N E W E N N A I G G G E G D N A A B U T S D 2024 Tribune Content Agency, LLC. & Hoyt Designs. All Rights Reserved TM 4-28-24 1 4 5 7 10 9 11 12 6 8 2 3 CLUE: This author lived in Cuba on and off for more than 30 years. All Sunday puzzle answers are on Page 52 HORSES ARE BEAUTIFUL SOLUTION: 10 LETTERS © 2024 Andrews McMeel Syndication www.wonderword.com NERAMDOORB L I P I Z Z ANST OE EO E J OC K E Y T N I A P A R HQ RS T SO R L O V L S Y NOP R E O ED EH TSRMOORGPA UADNRC TR HAOR A O X L R I Y H L I I ORK L E CL ROA F H E NAGO GE UA Y Y AP RL TP FWDRNNON TGC E YMNR EE XE E N E DE S A S HKNEOODE PBOS A T A R A T L B EK K RGUGO DA F L S L E R SORR CNA S RNNB L L RE U N E UH E L A OB T F A T I L I AWS I I MR D A H D URM I S A K I WF I A R Y L R UC F G EQ E E S I CN CA RR I A GE A T G L UN L L SNAK NT AHWO H S E Y A A I DB D DNRE A F CG T Y P E S R R I DN E U E I ER GO I I T I A G I A I A NRG L R E RS RANE A B RABASH A I R E SGRB OL GNO I L L A T S N SDMNR A BB MA NE D O O L BMR AWE L S H COB First read the list of words, then look at the puzzle. The words are in all directions - vertically, horizontally, diagonally, backward. Circle each letter of a word found and strike it off the list. The letters are often used more than once, so do not cross them out. It’s best to find the big words first. When you find all the words listed in the clues, you’ll have a number of letters left over that spell out the Wonderword. Andalusian, Appaloosa, Barb, Barn, Belgian, Blinkers, Boerperd, Breed, Bridle, Broodmare, Buggy, Carriage, Caspian, Cool, Cracker, Curly, Donkey, Exmoor, Falabella, Farrier, Fasten, Field, Foal, Fox Trotter, Gait, Gidran, Grass, Groom, Gypsy, Hackney, Haflinger, Hair, Hay, Holsteiner, Hoof, Horse, Jockey, Lipizzan, Mane, Miniature, Misaki, Morab, Morgan, Mustang, Neigh, Oldenburg, Orlov, Paint, Percheron, Pony, Quarab, Quarter, Racing, Racking, Ride, Rocky Mountain, Ropes, Saddle, Sense, Shetland, Shire, Show, Sled, Stallion, Straw, Thoroughbred, Trainer, Types, Warlander, Warmblood, Welsh Cob, Western, Wild Wonderword 9 11 10 3 7 10 4 3 7 9 2 5 12 1256 6 8 9 2 10 3 12 6 8 4 2 1 8 5 2 3 10 9 8 11 7 11 8 9 12 7 4 10 1 5 8 10 6 2 7 3 11 1 5 11 Super Su Doku
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New York Post, Sunday, April 28, 2024 nypost.com 50 LOOK WHO'S TALKING THIS WEEK'S GUESTS THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT 11:35 p.m./ CBS Monday: Jean Smart, Gayle Rankin Tuesday: Jeff Daniels (above) Hannah Einbinder, Béla Fleck Wednesday: Carol Burnett, Phil Keoghan, Jacob Collier WATCH WHAT HAPPENS LIVE 3:30 a.m. / Bravo Monday: Rachael Harris, Dylan Pierre De Villiers Tuesday: Katie Maloney, Ariana Madix (above) Wednesday: Jim Gaffigan, Kyra Sedgwick THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON 11:35 p.m./ NBC Monday: Anne Hathaway, Melanie Lynskey, Lang Lang Tuesday: Tiger Woods, Benny Blanco, Todd Barry, Zayn Wednesday: Doja Cat, Winston Duke (above) Sunday April 28, 2024 Evening SP C F 6:30pm 7:00pm 7:30pm 8:00pm 8:30pm 9:00pm 9:30pm 10:00pm 10:30pm 11:00pm 11:30pm 2 WCBS 222 News 60 Minutes The Equalizer: Legendary Tracker: Into the Wild CSI: Vegas: Coinkydink CBS 2 News at 11PM (11:35)CBS 2 News 4 WNBC 444 NBC Nightly News Weakest Link: You May Call Me Miss Lynch (R) The Voice: The Playoffs Premiere (R) Dateline NBC: At the Edge of Town (R) News 4 New York at 11 News4 NY 5 WNYW 555 TMZ Next Level Chef: It’s All Greek to Me (R) The Simpsons (R) Krapopolis The Great North Grimsburg The 10 O’Clock News Sports Extra In Depth Raw Travel 7 WABC 777 ABC World News America’s Funniest Home Videos American Idol: 714 (Top 10): The Top 10 contestants perform songs released during their birth years. 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