Exclusive | Amazon has vowed to fire thousands of NYC workers if Mamdani labor bill passes — what experts say could happen

Amazon has vowed to close more than a dozen warehouses and shed thousands of workers across New York City over a labor bill being pushed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani — and the e-commerce giant is likely to make good on the threat if the controversial legislation is enacted, industry experts told The Post.  The Delivery Protection Act would force Amazon to directly hire upwards of 5,000 delivery workers citywide who are currently employed by third-party contractors. Proponents say the legislation will increase workers’ pay and improve safety conditions at Amazon and other delivery firms including FedEx and DoorDash. But Amazon…

Karl-Anthony Towns doesn’t miss a beat in return to Knicks playoff-like form

Karl-Anthony Towns was facilitating like it was the 2026 playoffs.  The All-Star center collected six assists and five points in the first 7 ½ minutes of Thursday’s 122-120 preseason finale victory over the Raptors, setting the tone for a stat-stuffing evening while using his height and vision to create from…

Heroes and zeros: Dodgers’ October nightmare ends with a whimper

Heroes, zeros and other observations from the Dodgers’ 6-4, season-ending loss to the Brewers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series, which completed a pennant-clinching sweep for Milwaukee: Zero: The Dodgers’ offense –– after the second inning In 2004, one clutch stolen base changed everything for the Boston…

Domino’s growth slows amid broader slump in pizza sales

Domino’s sales slowed in the most recent quarter amid a broader slump in demand for pizza as Americans pinch their pennies. While the largest pizza company in the world beat Wall Street’s expectations on both profit and revenues, its shares swooned by more than 4% Tuesday as it warned about…

Nolan Traore isn’t giving up his Nets minutes without a fight

WASHINGTON — To the surprise of no one, the Nets’ leading scorers so far in preseason are standout vets Michael Porter Jr. and Julius Randle.  To the shock of many, up next is Nolan Traore.  The youngest player on the NBA’s youngest team, the 20-year-old Traore has already found himself…

Bank of America hit with .2B fine for money laundering, sanctions violations

The US Treasury Department said Tuesday that it’s imposing $1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for allegedly violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. The fines on America’s second-biggest bank amount to the third-largest in the department’s history. “When a bank of this size fails to meet its anti-money…

Bill Belichick no-shows Patriots celebration for 2001 Super Bowl team

Two notorious figures were nowhere to be found during this weekend’s 25th anniversary of the Super Bowl-winning 2001 Patriots team: Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. Brady’s absence, as a color commentator for Fox, was expected due to him being on assignment in Seattle for the Seahawks-49ers game.  Belichick, on the…

Mariners interviewing Joe Espada with his Astros future in limbo

The Astros’ current manager is interviewing for a divisional rival.  In one of the strangest situations in baseball, the Mariners requested permission to interview Astros manager Joe Espada, and Houston granted it, per MLB.com. The bizarre situation comes as the Astros are uncertain about nearly everything that involves the team’s…

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