Exclusive | NY socialist pols want free childcare for infants to 12-year-olds — with taxpayers footing B annual tab

Democratic Socialists of America pols are demanding full-day, “free pre-teen care for all” statewide – with taxpayers footing the $13 billion annual tab, The Post has learned. Brooklyn state Sen. Jabari Brisport told fellow comrades during an NYC DSA “Tax the Rich” powwow last week that the universal childcare system the party wants goes far beyond what Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned for — serving children from six weeks to 12 years old. Mamdani’s scheme calls for free universal childcare for kids six weeks to 5 years old. Brisport estimated the cost of the pie-in-the-sky proposal would range from $8 billion to…

Mets undergoing expected defense learning curve at first, third base

In the second game of the season, it became obvious that the Mets are starting a third baseman with virtually no experience at third base and a first baseman with virtually no experience at first base. Bo Bichette committed an error and Jorge Polanco flirted with two (but was charged…

Will Smith’s late home run lifts Dodgers to season-opening sweep

The Dodgers have shown one thing in their opening three games of the season. They have no problem erasing early deficits. For a third-straight night against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Dodgers found themselves in a two-run hole at the start of the game. But for a third-straight night, they managed…

Mayor Mamdani’s budget mess is creating chaos in the NYC bond market

New York City’s bonds have suddenly become a hot topic on Wall Street — and you can thank socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani for this certifiably ­bizarre development. This past week, the Big Apple went to investors to sell billions of dollars in municipal debt. With Mamdani doing his best imitation…

Giants’ bats awaken, but not enough to avoid sweep vs. Yankees

SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants are officially on the scoreboard. Now, how about the win column? One step at time: They can try holding a lead first. The Giants pushed across their first run of the season Saturday. They needed to do it at least three more times to avoid…

‘No Kings!’ Tens of thousands of protestors rally in Manhattan against Trump

Tens of thousands of people marched through Manhattan Saturday, protesting President Donald Trump and his policies, as part of the larger “No Kings” movement that included more than 3,000 other planned demonstrations nationwide. Demonstrators gathered at Columbus Circle and Central Park and marched down Seventh Avenue, banging drums and railing against…

Exclusive | AOC broke law by spending k in campaign cash on ketamine-therapy shrink for ‘personal use’: complaint

Far-left “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) violated federal election and House ethics rules by misusing nearly $19,000 in campaign cash last year on a shrink who specializes in controversial ketamine therapy, a bombshell new complaint claims. DC-based National Legal and Policy Center filed a joint complaint Friday with the Federal Elections Commission…

Padres to sign Nick Castellanos after unceremonious Phillies exit

Nick Castellanos already has a new home. Castellanos agreed to a deal with the Padres for the veteran’s minimum, pending a physical, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed Saturday morning. The Phillies, who were his home for four seasons, released Castellanos on Thursday with one year and $20 million remaining on his…

Steve Cohen found Edwin Diaz bolting Mets for Dodgers ‘perplexing’

Edwin Diaz’s defection to the Dodgers still isn’t quite adding up for Steve Cohen. The Mets’ owner was asked during an interview with longtime radio voice Howie Rose about the star closer bolting for the two-time defending World Series champions in free agency this winter after seven years in Queens. …

Love Nina Dobrev’s Swanky Black Dress? Copy her Look for

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Whether you’re heading to a cocktail soirée or your regular date night, having a black dress that feels both elevated and easy to wear is a closet game-changer. For Nina…

Ilia Malinin has hot-mic moment after disappointing Olympics showing

Ilia Malinin wished he could go back four years. The 21-year-old star Team USA ice skater had a rough showing Friday, with the “Quad God” shockingly finishing eighth and not medaling in the men’s free skate in an Olympic stunner. In a hot-mic moment, Malinin reportedly lamented not having any…

Science news this week: China turns a desert into a carbon sink, a Viking Age grave holds a giant who had brain surgery, real-life inception, and a last-minute Valentine’s gift idea from nature

This week’s science news was filled with astonishing stories about ecological transformations. Topping the list was the finding that China has planted so many trees around the Taklamakan Desert that it has turned one of the world’s largest and driest places into a carbon sink that sucks up more carbon…

CORTIS steals show at NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

In a game that featured Tacko Fall dunks, mascots playing defense and NBA and MLB MVPs on the sidelines, it was a boy band that actually stole the show on Friday night at the Kia Forum. CORTIS consistently drew the biggest cheers at the Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game in…

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