October 29, 2009
Live blog: Phillies at Yankees, Game 2
Top of the ninth: He’s the best for a reason. Rivera gets Howard looking at a nasty cutter that paints the outside corner and Werth on a liner to second....
Cincinnati tries to stay in BCS mix vs. Syracuse
SYRACUSE -- First-year Syracuse coach Doug Marrone hoped Cincinnati would be undefeated when it came to town. He has his wish. The fifth-ranked Bearcats (7-0, 3-0 Big East) visit the...
Mailbag: 'This is It'
For some reason, there were a few people who didn't agree with my one star review of "This Is It.'' Besides the many comments, pro and con, appended to my review, below...
Jeter wins Clemente Award
Derek Jeter has won the Roberto Clemente Award. The Yankees captain was presented with the award Thursday before the start of Game 2 of the World Series against the Philadelphia...
Game 2: Yankees 3, Phillies 1
A.J. Burnett and Mariano Rivera altered the mood in the Yankees’ universe better than any legal -- or illegal -- drug. Armed with a filthy curveball he was able to...
Is title-losing error bad sign for A-Rod?
With Alex Rodriguez in his first World Series, The Palm Beach Post was kind enough to post video of the error the superstar made that ended his high school career.With...
SI Muslim woman slashes sleeping husband over religion
A devout Muslim woman from Pakistan who wed a fellow countryman who did not share her faith tried to stab him to death as he slept in their Staten Island...
DEALS: St. Thomas, USVI
AS the only Caribbean island named for the patron of English muffins, Saint Thomas has the added responsibility of making every nook and cranny warm and inviting -- oh yeah, and...
Pace tones down trash talk
The trash talk has been decidedly toned down this week between the Jets and Dolphins, a marked difference from the chatter that took place before, during and after the two...
Philly hopes to avoid World Series transit strike
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s transit agency remained in negotiations with its largest union Thursday in hopes of avoiding a strike that could disrupt bus and subway services just as the New...
Hayes Out; Nets Will Welcome Vince
The Nets news of the day is Jarvis Hayes being lost for two to three weeks with a strained left hamstring, which was confirmed by an ultrasound test. The Nets...
Wagner Casts Shadow over BLS Consolidation
As scores of Brooklyn residents and legal advocates began publicly protesting plans to consolidate the branches of Brooklyn Legal Services, the memory of deceased attorney Rick Wagner loomed large over...
Brooklyn senior poses nearly nude
A 90-year-old borough native has become a pin-up in an upcoming 2010 calendar.Joe Manzo, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, is the oldest model in the soon-to-be-published “nearly nude”...
Clarke urged to support Superfund
Despite most of her colleagues in local government offering an opinion on the designation of the Gowanus Canal as a Superfund site, Rep. Yvette Clarke has largely remained silent —...
Carroll Gardens rezoning approved, 100th in city
The City Council this week unanimously approved a rezoning plan for Carroll Gardens, a measure intended to preserve in perpetuity the neighborhood’s charming low-rise aesthetic.The proposal, whose origins can be...
Lobby looting
Two gun-toting toughs are being sought for a robbery on Baltic Street.A 19-year-old man told police that he had just walked inside the lobby of a building between Hoyt and...
Living Off 5th Avenue
Brooklyn’s Fifth Avenue Committee brought its board members and financiers on a Prevost bus this week for a tour of its latest construction projects, and its staff members were repeatedly...
Girardi not worried about first postseason hole
Joe Girardi did not feel the need to rally the troops with his team facing their first postseason deficit in 2009. “The one thing our club has been is resilient...
Hale tabbed to coach third base
The Mets have told former Diamondbacks third-base coach Chip Hale that he is their choice to replace Razor Shines in the same role in Flushing.A formal announcement isn't expected until...
Carter's wife says NY1 anchor not behind assault, host put on indefinite leave
The wife of hot-headed NY1 political anchor Dominic Carter testified today that it was a day laborer who beat her up last October in an argument over payment for work...
Gallinari could start vs. Bobcats
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bobcats coach Larry Brown held a two-hour film session today after his club managed to score 59 points on opening night in a Boston massacre Wednesday.Following the...
Bullet hits Lou Dobbs’ NJ home
WANTAGE, N.J. — New Jersey State Police are investigating a recent incident in which CNN commentator Lou Dobbs’ home in rural northwest New Jersey was struck by a bullet. State...
Paterson says deficit up to $10B over next 2 years
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson says the state now faces a deeper, $10 billion deficit over the next two years. The Democrat is opening a meeting with legislative leaders...
Buffalo father charged in infant’s beating death
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo man has been charged with beating to death his baby son. Police say 25-year-old Darnell Miller confessed to the crime Wednesday, two days after 9-month-old...
Hairston in, Swisher out of Game 2 lineup
Nick Swisher’s struggles have landed him on the bench.Joe Girardi has opted to start Jerry Hairston Jr. over Swisher in right field tonight, citing Hairston’s success against Phillies Game 2...
Coyotes maul singer on hike in Canadian park
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — Two coyotes attacked a Canadian woman while she was hiking in a national park in eastern Canada, and authorities said she died Wednesday of her injuries....
Queens Dems back Monserrate challenger
The Queens Democratic Party is backing a challenger to disgraced state Sen. Hiram Monserrate in next year's primary. Party leaders are endorsing Assemblyman Jose Peralta over Monserrate in the September...
Forbes cuts ForbesLife editor
The toll keeps mounting at Forbes Media, with about 100 people laid off this week. In the latest sign that the cuts are reaching into the highest ranks of Forbes,...
Heights residents fight tourist choppers
As this paper went to press, the Brooklyn Heights Association was set to meet with city officials over the helicopter tourism industry’s increase of traffic in their neighborhood.The issue gained...
New Parking rules in affect
Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights and Boerum Hill residents have to start being on the lookout for traffic enforcement officers.That after the city completed updating alternate-side parking signs and will again...
Rubbed on the rails
Rubbed on the railsA 37-year-old straphanger was arrested last week after he rubbed up against a woman on a local 4 train rolling through downtown Brooklyn.The victim told police that...
Drunk drivers targeted in 84th Precinct
It’s never a good idea to drive while intoxicated — especially in the 84th Precinct, where chances are you’ll be caught.The precinct has made a concerted effort to target drunk...
Top cop honored
Officer Cesar Valerio isn’t wasting any time.Only in his first year at the 84th Precinct and three years total as a cop, but Valerio is already accumulating accolades. Last week,...
25 accused of gang drug conspiracy in Albany
ALBANY, N.Y. — Federal prosecutors have charged 25 people with drug conspiracy as members or associates of the “Original Gangsta Killers” from Albany’s South End, a gang they say was...
Sting: Obama best person to handle world's 'mess'
Sting isn't a religious man, but he says President Barack Obama might be a divine answer to the world's problems. "In many ways, he's sent from God," he joked in...
Giants' Bradshaw has broken bone but will keep playing
Running back Ahmad Bradshaw revealed today that he has a cracked bone in the outside of his right foot. He will continue to rest during the week and play on...
TV ratings best since '04 Series
The Yankees are back in the World Series, and television ratings are back up. The Philadelphia Phillies’ 6-1 win in Game 1 on Wednesday earned an 11.9 fast national rating...
Mafia hit in Italy caught on tape
NAPLES, Italy - Italian prosecutors released a video on Thursday of a mafia-style murder in Naples met with indifference by bystanders, hoping it would help break a wall of silence...
'Millionaire' Medicaid cheats busted
Millionaires on Medicaid! Manhattan prosecutors today busted 19 people they're calling money-bag Medicaid cheats -- including a dentist who earns six-figures, a guy who owns two waterfront mansions in the...
Serie A: Napoli mounts amazing comeback against AC Milan
Napoli scored two goals in stoppage time Wednesday night to grab a 2-2 draw at home against 10-man AC Milan. At the same time, Juventus took second place -- behind...
Bail for janitor eyed in priest's slaying set at $1M
MORRISTOWN, N.J. — A judge has ordered that bail be kept at $1 million for the janitor accused of killing a New Jersey priest by stabbing him 32 times. Jose...
PSAL football predictions, Week 9
Every week in the fall, NYPost.com’s Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi will attempt to prognosticate the coming PSAL football weekend in the City Championship division. RECORDS AFTER WEEK 8 Braziller:...
More fun for Mangini; Browns fans plan protest
BEREA, Ohio -- Add another problem to Eric Mangini's list.One of the most loyal Dawg Pounders is done barking about the sad state of his beloved Cleveland Browns. It’s time...
2 NY brothers guilty in asbestos fraud scheme
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A federal court jury says two upstate New York brothers are guilty of illegally dumping asbestos. Paul Mancuso of Utica was convicted Wednesday in federal court of...
New Yorker plans US Senate run in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho — A New York City resident plans a long-distance run as a Democrat for the Idaho U.S. Senate seat now held by Mike Crapo, a Republican. William Bryk,...
2nd Ave. Subway water main break floods nearby hospital
An MTA contractor working on the Second Avenue Subway caused a water main break on the East Side today, flooding the basement of a nearby hospital, the city said. Skanska,...
Obama honors fallen Americans at Dover
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — Standing in the pre-dawn darkness, President Barack Obama saw the real cost of the war in Afghanistan: The Americans who return in flag-covered cases...
Bradshaw back after seeing doctor; Canty, Boley practice
Ahmad Bradshaw was back at the Giants training facility today, a day after traveling to Charlotte to see Dr. Robert Anderson, a foot and ankle specialist. The Giants wanted to...
Danis to start for Devils tonight
BOSTON -- The Devils' team-record 5-0 road start will be at stake against the Bruins here tonight, when backup goalie Yann Danis is expected to make his first start for...
Fox homers in Game 1
The Yanks lost last night--but Fox still won big with its baseball coverage. Game 1 of the World Series snared 19.5 million viewers, up 34 percent from last year's Game...
Is Obama Tough enough?
Robert Kagan wonders if Iran and Russia are getting the better of us (Washington Post)
A quick question
What, exactly, does Antoine Walker's mother do with her full-court basketball court?
Gov declares emergency over swine flu
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson declared a state of emergency, saying a recent rise in swine flu cases has created a “disaster” and that certain provisions of state law...
Brother-in-law: NY1 anchor has secret family
NY1 political anchor Dominic Carter’s brother-in-law today said Carter has physically and verbally abused his wife for years – and while married fathered two children out of wedlock with his...
Yankees turn to Burnett, change lineup for Game 2
Even CC Sabathia admitted after the Yankees’ Game 1 loss that “we need [A.J. Burnett] more than ever now.” There’s no question the ace lefty is right. Don’t think so?...
UPDATE: Walkway/Hudson
Crossing the Hudson River on foot just got a lot easier. This weekend, shuttle buses will ferry people from the Poughkeepsie train station to the entrance of the new Walkway...
Transcript: Chandler's call to ITV News
Here is a transcipt of Paul Chandler's phone call today to ITV News as he is held hostage by Somali pirates: ITV News reporter Angus Walker: Paul, can you describe...
Somalian captors let UK man give interview to news show
A British man recounted today in horrifying detail how he and his wife were kidnapped by vicious armed Somali pirates while they slept aboard their yacht in middle of the...
Carter denies assault on wife; trial starts today
Hot-headed NY1 political anchor Dominic Carter this morning defiantly denied assaulting his wife as he headed to a trial for the alleged attack – and as his emotional spouse stood...
Ex-NYC police detective settles civil rights suit
A former undercover narcotics detective has accepted a settlement in his civil rights lawsuit against New York City. According to a proposed judgment filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, Zaher...
Prison for ex-NYC child welfare agency official
A former supervisor assigned to investigate fraud in New York City’s child services agency has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison. Prosecutors say Nigel Osarenkhoe scammed the Administration...
Queens rape suspect on the loose
New York City police are beefing up their presence in a Queens neighborhood where two women were raped in as many days. Police say they are searching for one suspect...
Aces are up
In many ways the participants for the 105th World Series were determined in a mansion in Fairfield, Calif., last December and as the clock ticked toward the July 31 trade...
This Friday — The Brooklyn Paper inside your New York Post!
The Brooklyn Paper and The New York Post — perfect together!Starting this Friday in selected areas of Brooklyn, copies of The Post will include The Brooklyn Paper — giving Post...
Possible zoning changes for P.S. 128 and I.S. 690
Two Bensonhurst schools want to form a partnership. The principals of P.S. 128, 2075 84th Street, and I.S. 690 Brooklyn Studio Secondary School, 8310 21st Avenue, attended a meeting of...
Livery looting
Livery lootingA livery cab driver was robbed of his property as he took two passengers through East Flatbush last week.Police said that the cab was at the corner of Rutland...
East Flatbush streets plagued with violent crime
Despite hard-working cops, violent crime continues to ebb up on the streets of East Flatbush, according to police statistics. “We’re doing well overall with major crimes down 200 incidents over...
BSA frustrates CB14
Community Board 14’s frustration with the Board of Standards & Appeals and its tendency to ignore their special permit recommendations has some members wondering why they even bother considering building...
Flatbush follies: Mud flies in Stewart’s last ditch pitch for the 45th
When it comes to campaign politics, City Councilmember Kendall Stewart has gone to the dark side.Over the last few weeks, registered voters in the 45th District have received several mailings...
Ghoulish gangs to hit the streets this Halloween
On this All Hallow’s Eve, ghouls and goblins won’t be the only ones seen hitting the streets of Canarsie.Local gangs may be stirring up a fright as well, police said.Cops...
Gang link to shooting
Gang link to shootingDetectives believe that the ongoing rivalry between the Bloods and Crips street gangs may have lead to last week’s shooting death of a 17-year-old.Officials said that Dudzinskis...
CB18 wishes for survival
High on Community Board 18’s list of items it wants the city to address in next fiscal year’s budget is something close to its heart — its own existence.On the...
Foreclosures put Canarsie homeowners on edge
Hard-pressed Canarsie homeowners struggling to keep their American Dream alive turned out for State Senator John Sampson’s Community Advisory Meeting held this weekend at Holy Family Church on Flatlands Avenue....
Afternoon horror: Canarsie teen attacked, nearly raped
A 14-year-old girl was grabbed and nearly raped during a confrontation with a knife-wielding lunatic Tuesday, police said.Now armed with a sketch of the suspect, investigators are scouring the streets...
Economy grew at 3.5 percent pace in third quarter, best rate in 2 years
WASHINGTON — The economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter, the best showing in two years, fueled by government-supported spending on cars and homes. The Commerce...
Diabetic devil
Diabetic devilOver $2,600 in blood glucose strips were swiped from an area Duane Reade pharmacy, police were told last week.Officials said that the chain store on 86th Street between Fourth...
The Value of an Ace
In many ways the participants for the 105th World Series were determined in a mansion in Fairfield, Calif. last December and as the clock ticked toward the July 31 trade...
3UP: The Yankee Worry Edition
In my column in today’s Post, I wrote about the implications of Cliff Lee pitching so well in Game 1 and possibly being in line to start Game 4 and...
Empire State Suicide
New York one of the highest for property taxes (Tax Foundation)Richard Bronwell says NYers fleeing bad government (New Majority)
Dodd's Card Trick
Connecticut senator's latest grandstanding move (Wall Street Journal)
Low-flying helicopters around Manhattan today for movie
Don’t be alarmed if you see low-flying helicopters around Manhattan. New York City officials say they’re being used for a movie. They’ll be around the city between 7 a.m. and...
1 dead, 2 hurt in upstate NY crash
SCHODACK, N.Y. — Authorities say one person has died and two others are hospitalized after a car collided with another vehicle while fleeing police in an Albany-area town. State Police...
Corzine's Money is his fuel
Outspending his rivals is keping him in the race (Star-Ledger)
First, a Step Back
Steve Chapman on the Unhealthy Public Option (RCP)Daniel Henninger says Obama health reform is looking old hat (Wall Street Journal)What about reforming fraud (Bemidji MN Pioneer)
UN-Welcome Visit
All About Affordable Housing (Curbed)Lack of affordable housing is a human right? (A Blog for All)Julian Ku on the legality of UN investigation (Opinio Juris)
CC not satisfied with loss
Even though CC Sabathia surrendered only two runs and logged seven innings, he wasn’t happy with his performance. And not just because he was the losing pitcher. Sabathia said his...
Yankees ace has no answers for Chase
The word was Chase Utley’s foot hurt. The word was his hip hurt. Last night, Utley made the Yankees hurt. Utley delivered two big Game 1 blasts to send the...
Lee dumps ice on A-Rod hot streak
Alex Rodriguez has been talking about how he’s trying to keep it simple, and he chuckled when asked about that last night. “I did keep it simple today,” Rodriguez said...
Game 1: Yankees out for revenge after losing opener to Phillies
Cliff Lee’s evil arsenal and control good enough to consistently hit a gnat’s backside combined with Chase Utley’s biceps to put the Yankees in a World Series ditch last night...
The Utley truth: This guy is good
THESE are the small things, the every-day things, that define who the Phillies are, that explain all they do, all they’ve accomplished. These are the at-bats. This is the mind-set....
Gold digger strikes again
A heartless female grifter who preyed on sick, elderly men was busted for swindling an 89-year-old Manhattan man out of $60,000, The Post learned yesterday. Cher Thompson, 27, last year...
The Butler Did It
Listening to the excitement in his voice, the words coming out of his mouth, you’d think Abraham Akanmu was talking about a major Division I basketball program he just verbally...
Regis optimistic despite Archdiocesan defeat
The bitter disappointment was etched on the faces of every player on the Regis soccer team as they huddled together after a 1-0 loss to Iona Prep in the Archdiocesan...
The public option in the real world
Like many other doctors, I've been looking at my panel of patients and trying to decide whether a "public option" in health reforms will help them. Unfortunately, I can't think...
St. Francis Prep girls tennis wins 12th straight state crown
They huddled together, joking and laughing and taking photos of one another. The St. Francis Prep girls tennis team didn’t want to leave the Alley Pond tennis courts Tuesday afternoon...
First, a step back
It's increasingly clear that the initial impact of President Obama's health-care reform will be to raise the cost of health insurance and the number of uninsured Americans, perhaps sharply. You...
The Long view
You could call Sara Benjamin one of Long Island City’s faithful. “I was the second person to move there from my church,” says the actress and singer, who just closed...
Phat chance
Ms. Fabulosity, Kimora Lee Simmons, has reduced the price of her 35,000-square-foot home in Saddle River, NJ, to $16.5 million. The 10-bedroom, 11-bathroom spread on 4 acres was listed for...
Bernhardt, Zelikowitz lead Lewis to PK win over Brooklyn Tech
Julia Bernhardt mustered all the courage she could for the penalty shootout as she remembered last season’s semifinal against Beacon. “I was so nervous because I was in the same...
Home field advantage
For most New Yorkers, going to the World Series isn’t realistic. Just ask the Mets. Lucky for those of us who won’t be in the world’s biggest bar tonight —...
Making waves
Much of the Miami real estate and hospitality market is in free fall. But at 8 p.m. on a recent Wednesday — and smack dab in the middle of the...
Gridiron gals
If you’re interested in girl-on-girl action — and sports — there’s a new league that’s just the ticket. The Lingerie Football League offers players who could be the offspring of...
Menage a trois goes mainstream
Britney Spears’ newest single “3” is an ode to the ménage à trois. Hunky Gerard Butler just went on MTV’s “It’s On With Alexa Chung” to say he’s had a...
Vince Visiting Nets Friday
MINNEAPOLIS – Vince Carter expects the Nets fans will give him a warm ovation. There's no reason to think he'd be greeted any other way. After V.C. and his new...
Haute list
Vampy vampire lovers will love Twilight Beauty’s two new launches — Luna Twilight and Volturi Twilight, inspired by the films. Just in time, too, since the line includes lots of...
The new Gosselins
Eight was enough for “Jon & Kate” — but this family’s going ’em two better. The Hayes family, from Central New Jersey (Marlboro), has three sets of multiples via fertility...
Italian flavor
My philosophy of a home is that it should reflect the life of the owner,” says Lidia Bastianich. Considering Bastianich is a famous chef, best-selling cookbook author, restaurateur and host...
Nets Game 1 Downer
MINNEAPOLIS – So how do you say "never mind, I'll buy a Roller Derby team" in Russian anyway? For over three quarters, life was good for the Nets who looked...
Girls volleyball roundup: SCA wins second straight B/W title
Alessandra Rosso had eight kills and Lauren Paylor had 11 assists to lead St. Catharine Academy to a 27-25, 25-14, 25-17 win Tuesday against Aquinas in CHSAA Bronx/Westchester Division I...
Maturing Rams advance to CHSAA quarters
They wear the same uniforms and play on the same home field, but there’s very few similarities between last year’s Fordham Prep boys soccer team, a senior-laden group that played...
Hang time
I didn’t know I needed a hard hat to go to the bathroom at my spin class, but boy, did I find out the hard way! As I shut the...
Pawelec shattering records at Lewis
Alicja Pawelec knew where she stood when it came to the Francis Lewis school record for most kills in a career. At the beginning of the season, she needed to...
Lewis, Dozo girls volleyball teams have unique relationship
It was only minutes earlier that the Cardozo girls volleyball team fell victim to powerhouse Francis Lewis in a big PSAL Queens A6 match Wednesday in Fresh Meadows. But there...
Post extends Callahan's scoreless streak
So there were Vinny Prospal and Ryan Callahan on a two-on-one seven minutes into the second of what was then a 1-1 game against the Islanders. A nifty exchange and...
Brooklyn Tech lets two-goal lead slip away
Jessica Riccardi and Brooklyn Tech took control of the game early, but spent the rest of the time watching it slowly slip away. “We had a lead in the beginning...
Opener all too familiar
MIAMI – It was déjà vu all over again. At least the Knicks got great weather in their short time in Miami – high 80's and sun-splashed while it rained...
Despite loss in state final, Molloy tennis has plenty to smile about
The Archbishop Molloy girls tennis team had a simple goal when the year began: to make the city finals. So after the Stanners gutted out a tough victory over Mary...
Stars in charity charades
Julia Roberts, last seen (and ske wered) in "Three Days of Rain," is coming back to the stage -- and she's playing to win. Charades, that is. The LAByrinth Theater...
Loose, lithe, languid -- and then airborne
Garth Fagan's dances may be amorphous, but his dancers aren't. They all have distinct personalities, but the company specialty is jumping. What you recalled most afterward was the time they...
Scary funny
Rewind the tape. When "Community" debuted last month, I found it so unfunny that I wanted to steal somebody else's study notes just to get through it. But it was...
'Housewife' Kandi talks about murder
It's been nearly a month since A.J. Jewell, the ex-fiancé of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star Kandi Burruss, was killed in a fight outside his Atlanta strip club. Jewell was...
Pee-o'ed at 'Curb'
The Catholic League is slamming Larry David over Sunday night's "Curb Your Enthusiasm." In the episode, "The Bare Midriff," medication causes Larry to inadvertently urinate on a painting of Jesus...
'V' NYC stunt axed
Spraying giant Vs in the sky to promote a TV show might not have been the best strategy. ABC has shelved plans to hire skywriters to spray giant red Vs...
Maks, Kym on B'way
After "Dancing With the Stars" finishes its season next month, it looks like Maks and Kym are going to dance on Broadway. Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Kym Johnson, two of the...
Bernie buddy beaned
A judge yesterday questioned the value of any testimony from Bernard Madoff's right-hand man -- coldly declaring that anyone who could be hurt by Frank DiPascali is "in prison in...
Fans: we'll even the score
Yankee fans left the Stadium damp, disappointed and defeated last night after Philadelphia took Game 1 of the World Series -- but vowed the Bombers would bounce back tonight. "I'm...
Taxes: the new 'expert' quack cure
Once upon a time, health care was simple: If you had a cut or hemorrhoids, you reached for a leech. There was no medical problem that couldn't be solved, in...
It's the jobs, stupid
How many times have you heard Barack Obama talk about "the fierce urgency of now"? The president has used the quote, from Martin Luther King Jr., to call for quick...
This murder suspect claims he's too fat to kill
A Florida man accused of killing his son-in-law in New Jersey is arguing that he was unable to commit the crime because he was too fat. When Edward Ates took...
A Tale of Hoffman: getting the GOP right
I have followed Doug Hoffman's race in the 23rd District from afar ("Doug Hoffman for Congress," Editorial, Oct. 27). As a fellow American who agrees with his assessment of the...
Post hails NY's unsung heroes
Regis Philbin and a host of city luminaries toasted 10 of the everyday shining stars who brighten the lives of New Yorkers, as the eighth annual New York Post Liberty...
NYPD daily blotter
Manhattan A burglar got in touch with his feminine side when he grabbed $12,000 in trendy pocketbooks from a SoHo store, cops said yesterday. The crook was somehow able to...
Housing stimulus without ballooning the deficit
IN a dazzling display of fiscal re sponsibility seldom seen in Washington, Congress this week was leaning toward not extending the $8,000 gift to first-time homebuyers. It was thinking of...
Inside story of the night that Polanski raped a child
In the flat light of the grand-jury room, a nervous, deeply embarrassed 13-year-old girl sat alone -- no attor ney, no mother, no friend. The questions that day in March...
School swine-flu shots begin
City officials began administering swine-flu vaccine to schoolchildren yesterday in an effort to head off a repeat of last spring's outbreak that sickened hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers and...
Near miss on LA runway
LOS ANGELES -- A runway incursion brought two passenger planes within 90 feet of each other on the ground at Los Angeles International Airport, the FAA said yesterday. Agency spokesman...
Way too silly about the Frillies
Doctored photo ("The Frillies Are Coming to Town," Oct. 27)? I thought that was the dress code for all of the National League East teams. Jim Howarth Staten Island ***...
Beatle babe goes buggy
Flaky MTA board member and trucking-fortune heiress Nancy Shevell yesterday publicly ripped a paratransit contractor who begged the agency to help with its bedbug infestation -- though it took a...
A bargain to die for
MILWAUKEE -- The world's largest retailer wants to keep its customers -- even after they die. Wal-Mart has started selling caskets on its Web site at prices that undercut many...
Rival gives Mike 'D' for debateable
Another fight has erupted between Mayor Bloomberg and Bill Thompson over grades -- but this time, it's personal and not about schools. Bloomberg's campaign yesterday began airing a TV commercial...
Judges get a 5G boost
ALBANY -- New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman is doubling expense allowances to $10,000 for the state's judges, who are working an 11th straight year without a pay raise. The...
It's howdy 'doody' time at MTA-union showdown
Second grade is now in session -- at the fearsome TWU. A top official at the Transport Workers Union called the MTA board -- including its new chief, Jay Walder...
Prop taxes slam NY area hardest
Hard-hit New York and New Jersey homeowners not only pay more in property taxes than anyone else in the nation, they also give up a bigger percentage of their income...
Judge won't give Kerik a jail break
A federal appeals court yesterday rejected former Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik's appeal of a ruling forcing him to await his corruption trial in jail. The decision came after the 2nd...
Google plots GPS course
Google plotted a course into the GPS market yesterday by offering a phone-based navigation system free of charge. The search giant rolled out Google Maps Navigation -- which provides turn-by-turn,...
Dunkin' Donuts exec settles java case
Competition between Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts has gone beyond mochas and lattes to high-level executives. Paul Twohig of Hilton Head, SC, a former Starbucks Coffee US senior vice president who...
Tax-woe GOPer dares Rangel
WASHINGTON -- A Republican congressman yesterday called on embattled Rep. Charles Rangel to release his tax returns to prove that he had not shorted Uncle Sam at the same time...
Win for 'high' art
The City Council put the finishing touches yesterday on the Museum of Modern Art's request to build an 82-story tower that would rise as high as the Chrysler Building, granting...
Jones profit: $30M
Jones Apparel yesterday reported a steeper-than-expected quarterly sales drop, stoking worries that Wall Street's recent optimism about holiday shopping has gotten ahead of itself. The New York-based maker of brands...
Haute stove league
No reservations, no problem. Some of the city's most exclusive restaurants are going empty, with everyone forgetting foie gras and focusing on the Yankees. "It's a great night to call...
Diddy's shoot pal deported
The rapper who took the fall in the "Diddy" Club New York shooting was deported back to his homeland yesterday. Jamal "Shyne" Barrow reportedly was shipped back to his native...
State charting new course for old HS's
State officials are seeking to dismantle as many as a dozen large city high schools and turn many of the newly created smaller schools that will occupy their buildings into...
Drunk horse's ass
An NYPD detective-turned-Fox 5 reporter admitted to driving impaired in a collision with a police horse in Manhattan. Mike Sheehan, 61, pleaded guilty yesterday to driving while impaired by alcohol....
Sam's sad sob story
Sam Zell is complaining about losing what amounts to pocket change on his ill-fated takeover of the Tribune Co. He said he suffered the worst loss of his long career...
Business briefs
Marts fall Stocks tumbled in a broad sell-off, after weak data on new home sales heightened concerns about the pace of the re covery. The Dow Jones in dustrial average...
UBS tax dodger is sentenced
The first US client of UBS AG prosecuted in the US government's wide-ranging offshore tax-evasion probe was sentenced yesterday to three years of probation and a year of home-confinement. Defendant...
Fashion's Night Out returning
Fashion's Night Out is coming back. The citywide effort to jump-start fall and holiday spending by offering shoppers food, drink and celebrity guests will be staged again on Sept. 9,...
Rehab a made-up cure for sex jerks like Steve
Steve Phillips is the world's luckiest man. He's proven that you, too, can profit from adultery. Fired by ESPN for hav ing sex with an unglued junior staffer who embarrassed...
It's '30' for Forbes editor corps
Forbes axed at least 30 people this week, say company insiders, and the layoffs are expected to continue. In the third round of cuts this year, the business magazine's bureaus...
Bank temp's $1M 'ID scam'
As terrible temps go, officials say this one took the cake -- and whatever mother's maiden names he could get his hands on. Manhattan prosecutors say a 19-year-old Nigerian computer...
TWU-pay arbiter is eyed in fee-donation 'conflict'
The $900-an-hour arbitrator who awarded fat, hotly contested raises to rank-and-file transit workers this year wants to donate his entire fee to a union-controlled fund -- a move that has...
Madoff Ponzi losses clear $21.2B
The losses linked to Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme were bigger than initially thought, and now top $21.2 billion, according to the government-appointed trustee in charge of returning the convicted fraudster's...
CBS Web boss will step down
CBS's chief Internet strategist, Quincy Smith, is stepping down in January to start his own Silicon Valley consulting firm. Smith's departure has been rumored for months, with reports that he...
Honeymoon's over
The top of the New York Observer masthead has a hole in it once again. Tom McGeveran resigned suddenly after only five months as editor of the salmon-colored weekly, and...
Latest Ken putting on the dog
A date with Barbie is the last thing on this Ken doll's mind! Meet the "Palm Beach Sugar Daddy Ken" -- the latest version of Mattel's iconic Barbie boyfriend, infused...
New CIT aid is in hedges
A group of hedge funds yesterday offered to lend troubled finance company CIT Group $4.5 billion in order to shore up creditor support for a controversial debt swap, pitting the...
Feds wooed 'Gotti' lifer
Talk about a get-out-of-jail-free card. A defense witness for John "Junior" Gotti testified yesterday that an FBI agent offered to help spring him from the slammer in exchange for evidence...
The best of New York
A hearty cheer for the 10 New Yorkers honored at The Post's eighth annual Liberty Medal Awards last night. The medals pay tribute to the everyday heroism that so many...
An UN-welcome visit
Looks like the notorious UN Human Rights Council has taken a break from its constant bashing of Israel and is focusing on (ready for this?) housing violations in US cities,...
Empire state suicide
As Gov. Paterson and legislative lead ers meet today to tackle a multibil lion-dollar budget shortfall, they should note a new report's warning: New Yorkers are fleeing in droves --...
Dope fiend
The doped-up driver in a deadly Queens wreck confessed to smoking crack, doing heroin and having a drink in the hours before she climbed behind the wheel of a minivan...
Music to search
Google is playing to the masses, literally with a new music feature that will bring its US searchers one click away from listening to a full-length song. The new search...
NYC-TV big scammed 60G
His secret's out. An ex-boss at the city's award-winning TV station faces up to 18 months after pleading guilty to a $60,000-plus scam. Trevor Scotland -- who produced NYC-TV's popular...
Cher 'gal' is feeling like a man
Chaz Bono is finally feeling like a man. "[I'm] still not anywhere near what I will look like, but really, for the first time, I am feeling much more comfortable...
Queen slay-suicide
A Manhattan diamond merchant experiencing business and health problems shot and killed his 78-year-old wife in their Queens home, then turned the gun on himself, sources said. Neighbors found the...
Short to '1st': Jeter plants one on Mrs. O
The captain and the first lady shared a warm moment at Yankee Stadium last night. Derek Jeter gave Michelle Obama a peck on the cheek before last night's Game 1...
Bomb kills 105 in Pakistan market
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A car bomb struck a busy market in northwestern Pakistan yesterday, killing 105 people -- mostly women and children -- as visiting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham...
Tragic rev. eyed boot for 'killer'
WIND GAP, Pa. -- One day before he was stabbed to death in the kitchen of his church rectory, a New Jersey priest had discussed firing the janitor later charged...
$5M Lotto mom a 1st-time buyer
Mi Hyun Moon walked into a Queens deli to get $5 in change -- and walked out with $5 million. The former New York resident was in town visiting friends...
Political anchor in court to answer to assault charges
Hot-headed NY1 political anchor Dominic Carter is due in court today after being accused by his wife of punching, choking and kicking her in their suburban home, The Post has...
Mich. feds kill Islamist
DETROIT -- The feds yesterday busted members of a radical Islam group -- killing one of its leaders at a shootout in a warehouse, authorities said. Agents had been trying...
She's fooled by a screwball
PHILADELPHIA -- She thought she was being Punk’d. One minute, Phillie fanatic Susan Finkelstein was having a “jovial, friendly, joking” conversation at a bar with a man she’d just met...
Frail Boss back in Bronx
The Boss was indeed in the house that he built last night, as a frail George Steinbrenner returned to Yankee Stadium for the World Series opener. Steinbrenner's arrival came at...
Hughes no help out of bullpen
Phil Hughes is no longer on an October roller-coaster ride through hell. He's now entered the zero gravity free fall. The struggling right-hander last night walked the only two batters...
Cliff's nifty glovework dazzles Yankees
Cliff Lee put on quite a fielding display last night. His pitching wasn't too shabby, either. Lee was simply masterful in shutting down the Yankees in Game 1 of the...
Phillies ace their Sabathia test
JOE Girardi has so many mov ing parts with his rotation in this World Series. He has to decide whether Chad Gaudin, a $100,000 August pickup, was worthy of starting...
Hondo plays 'em again
Hondo plunged deeper into the abyss last night when the Yanks failed to cooperate in el Bronx, which left him holding IOUs of 1,885 tenaces. Tonight, more of same --...
Defending champs show true grit
THIS was not the Twins and Angels running silly around the bases. This was a composed team with a killer on the mound, a leader at shortstop and a big...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $43,000; alw; 3up(f)VICARIOUS made a middle move to gain the lead and tired to finish second in the slop while going longer. HOLD THE CRUISER broke maiden...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogEAGLES 3 1 (44) GiantsJETS 4 3 (40½)DolphinsRAVENS 3½ 3½(41½)BroncosBEARS13½13 (40) BrownsTexans 3½ 3½(41½)BILLSPACKERS 3½ 3 (47½)VikingsCOLTS10 12 (43½)49ersLIONSOFFOFF(OFF)RamsCOWBOYS 9½ 9½(46) SeahawksCHARGERS16½16½(41½)RaidersTITANS 3 3 (45) JaguarsCARDINALS 7½10 (41)...
Reese keeps faith despite Giant sputter
Nearing the midpoint of their season, riding a two-game losing streak and facing a trip to Philadelphia for a tangle with their fierce NFC East rival, it sure appears to...
Smith has fodder for Eagles ears
Eagles bulletin board, meet Steve Smith. It's not as if Smith was trashing the Eagles' experienced cornerback tandem of Sheldon Brown and Asante Samuel, but yesterday the Giants' third-year receiver...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The experts make their picks:THE LINEGREG GALLOTIM SULLIVANLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISW. Va. 3 S. FLA. (Tom., 7:30, ESPN2)S. FloridaW. VirginiaW. VirginiaS. FloridaUCONN 7½ Rutgers (Sat., noon, SNY)★ UConnRutgers★ RutgersUConnCincinnati 14½ SYRACUSE...
Pedro on mound will be great theater
PEDRO Martinez on the mound against the Yankees tonight in the World Series should be great theater. I'll be the first to admit it: I didn't give Pedro a chance...
Jets defense motivated for Dolphins rematch
Rex Ryan stood before his team in yesterday morning's team meeting and began pushing motivational buttons Bill Parcells style. Ryan read a quote from Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown that...
Sanchez: Get your red hots here!
In a hurry to clean up an image that the Jets felt was tarnished when Mark Sanchez was caught on camera eating a hot dog on Sunday in Oakland, Sanchez...
Nets are banking on Mr. Versatility
MINNEAPOLIS -- Terrence Williams laughs at the notion he was born too late. Two decades or so sooner and he could have been muscling on the blocks with Karl Malone...
Pedro's shown he's still got it
PEDRO Martinez on the mound against the Yankees tonight in the World Series should be great theater. I'll be the first to admit it: I didn't give Pedro a chance...
Drury deals with doing less on offense
THE personnel is different this year, so is the head coach, and so is the role that Chris Drury has been assigned to fill on a Rangers team that brought...
Devils may be home-icidal after latest loss
The Devils chase records on the road, their own tails at home. They visit the Bruins tonight with a team-record five-victory road start, but the Devils fell to 1-4 in...
Sports shorts
NFL: Goodell testifies to Congress NFL commissioner Roger Goodell would not acknowledge a connection between head injuries on the football field and later brain diseases while defending the league's policies...
Islanders' Weight had swine flu
The Islanders finally played a complete game. All it took was a visit from their arch-rivals, the return of Doug Weight from swine flu and an insurance goal from John...
Heat wallop Knicks 115-93
MIAMI -- The normally affable Mike D'Antoni got angry yesterday morning when peppered with questions about 2010 free agency, hours before his Knicks' 2009-2010 season opener vs. the Heat. "This...
Islanders take it to Rangers, 3-1
Marian Gaborik wasn't all that was missing from the Rangers in last night's 3-1 defeat to the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. For the Blueshirts, who have won only one of...
Nets lose their laugher, become punchline
MINNEAPOLIS -- So how do you say "never mind, I'll buy a Roller Derby team" in Russian? For over three quarters last night, life was good for the Nets, who...
Crowd shows Rollins the Bronx
True, in Philly, an Eagles crowd once pelted Santa Claus with snowballs. But New York never forgave Charles Smith for being so nice that he refused to dunk the ball...
Don’t look for Posada at DH
When the Yankees carried three catchers for the first two rounds of the playoffs, manager Joe Girardi mulled using Jorge Posada as the designated hitter when Jose Molina caught A.J....
Zim denies dissing Martinez's mom
Don Zimmer strongly denied saying something about Pedro Martinez's mother during their part of an ugly Yankees-Red Sox brawl in 2003 at Fenway Park. "He was trying to punch my...
Pedro rips Post for coverage of Zimmer incident
The Post is in Pedro Martinez's head. On the eve of his Game 2 World Series start against the Yankees, Martinez complained about a Post headline from 2004 that still...
Umpires strike back with right call
Three giant cheers for the men in blue -- they got one right. A group discussion in last night's fifth inning led the umpires to overturning an initial missed call,...
Strong night for McCarver
GAME 1, from the top: Fox World Series pregame host Chris Rose last night was so locked into his hip-dude Fox Sports Net act he couldn't simply say, "home runs,"...
Heat's on A.J. in Game 2
A.J. Burnett doesn't have the luxury of a series lead or the leeway to struggle at all tonight. Last night in Game 1 of the World Series, CC Sabathia pitched...
Strong game but no goals for Callahan
Matt Gilroy, perhaps nervous playing his first game on his native Long Island, was extremely shaky with and without the puck all night. Indeed, it was Gilroy who allowed Matt...
Weird but true
Well, strike that commandment. A man busted for trying to steal a car from a dealership in Lexington, Ky., told cops he did it because God told him to do...
Plucky Ducks choice at home vs. Trojans
SEPT. 3 was a long time ago in the college football world. Sam Bradford actually was healthy. Florida State actually was ranked. And Cincinnati, believe it or not, wasn't. It...
Time to dump LJ
Chiefs running back Larry Johnson has endured a terrible year. His offense is stagnant and he has no skip to his step. His team is dreadful, and worse, his fantasy...
What do you think: Are Yankees in trouble?
The Phillies took it to the Yankees Wednesday night at the Stadium. Cliff Lee was in control throughout and may have two more starts in him if Charlie Manuel decides...
Yankees have to Chase Phillies now
The story goes something like this: Chase Utley was a kid, raw as sashimi, green as wasabi, and he was covering second base on a steal. The runner, his name...
Girls soccer roundup: Late goal sends Wolverines to quarters
Nadine Penkovsky scored the winner off a scrabble in the box after a Taylor Murtaugh throw-in with less than a minute left in the game. It allowed No. 1 Bronx...
Your weekly newsbriefs
No love for WebberAdd City Councilmember Domenic Recchia to the chorus of Coney Island watchers directing jeers at Broadway bigwig Andrew Lloyd Webber.The celebrated composer drew cheers from Brooklynites when...
King's header helps Petrides hold off Bayside
Kim Caccese wasn’t sure where Carlee King came from, but she was glad she was there. Bayside sent a corner kick in the box with last then a minute left...
Johnson decides to return
Mets vice president of scouting Sandy Johnson, who had talked about retiring since the end of the season, has decided to return after heavy lobbying from ownership, team officials confirmed.SI.com...
Knicks lose opener to Heat, 115-93
Dwyane Wade picked up where he left off. So did the defenseless Knicks. Wade began defense of his NBA scoring title with 26 points, Jermaine O’Neal finished with 22 points...
District 21 CEC welcomes new president
School District 21’s Community Education Council (CEC) has finally elected a president.Yoketing Eng, who held the presidency until his term expired this summer, won the seat at last week’s CEC...
TV star hearts Brooklyn
He’s a TV star, author, executive chef and Brooklynite!Bensonhurst native Michael Lomonaco was honored during Borough President Marty Markowitz’s Italian-American Heritage Month celebration for his contributions to the borough.“It’s a...
Islanders defeat Rangers, 3-1
Islanders captain Doug Weight, in his first game back following a bout with swine flu, earned an assist on Kyle Okposo’s tiebreaking, power-play goal in the second period that lifted...
St. Michael's Davis transfers to Francis Lewis
St. Michael Academy sophomore guard Jasmine Davis, the sister of former St. Mike’s star Janine, has transferred to Francis Lewis, The Post has learned. Davis enrolled at the Queens public...
Lewis 'D'-lightful in victory against Cardozo
If there was one thing that Francis Lewis didn't excel at before the year it was defense. The two-time defending champion Patriots had just about everything else down pat, from...
Game 2 talk from the Stadium
Mike Vaccaro answered your questions on Game 2 of the World Series between the Yankees and Phillies and let you know where he thinks it's headed.World Series Game 2 with...
Twenty-nine & counting
There’s something to be said for women’s groups. Yes in the liberating 60’s, women wanted to get into men’s clubs. And I must admit as a youth I wanted that...
Line jumpers
Down to the wire with Dave Green Party candidate David Pechefsky may or may not be victorious in his bid for the 39th District’s New York City Council seat next...
Help find them
Help find themPolice are seeking the public’s help in their search for two people reported missing over the last week.Betty Don, 66, was last seen at her home on Bridgewater...
Possible zoning changes for P.S. 128 and I.S. 690
BY MICHÈLE DE MEGLIOTwo Bensonhurst schools want to form a partnership.The principals of P.S. 128, 2075 84th Street, and I.S. 690 Brooklyn Studio Secondary School, 8310 21st Avenue, attended a...
Archbishop Molloy tops St. Mary's, will defend title
Lauren Spota thought the play was over. Senior midfielder Kathryn Edwards fired a ball into the box that deflected off a St. Mary’s defender and went right to freshman Victoria...
Carroll Gardens rezoning approved, 100th in city
The City Council this week unanimously approved a rezoning plan for Carroll Gardens, a measure intended to preserve in perpetuity the neighborhood’s charming low-rise aesthetic.The proposal, whose origins can be...
Clarke urged to support Superfund
Despite most of her colleagues in local government offering an opinion on the designation of the Gowanus Canal as a Superfund site, Rep. Yvette Clarke has largely remained silent —...
There Are Only Two Choices On Iran
Either a US or Israeli strike -- or a nuclear Tehran, argues Eliot Cohen (Wall St. Journal)