November 16, 2009
Union looking into Browns' complaints against Mangini
The NFL Players Association is trying to set up a meeting with Cleveland Browns players this week to talk about coach Eric Mangini’s practices, a person at the union told...
Mayweather Sr.: Floyd would whoop Manny
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather Sr. has no doubt about who would win a proposed showdown between his son, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Manny Pacquiao. "I think Little Floyd is...
Knicks' Walsh clears up some comments
Donnie Walsh reiterated his full support for Mike D'Antoni to the full press corps at Knicks practice today, after talking to my colleague Marc Berman about it for a story...
Titans owner fined $250,000 for obscene gesture
The NFL has fined Titans owner Bud Adams $250,000 for making an obscene gesture at Buffalo fans while celebrating Tennessee’s victory over the Bills. Commissioner Roger Goodell notified Adams of...
Martinez aims for all of 2010; started Game 6 with flu
FOXSports.com reports that Pedro Martinez intends to come back for an 18th major-league season and wants to pitch right from the start."Absolutely," agent Fern Cuza told Jon Paul Morosi in...
Community board joins fight over Norah Jones’ window-in-brick trick; City not budging
The district manager of Brooklyn Community Board 6 today joined Norah Jones’ neighbors in calling on city landmarks officials to host a public review before the Grammy winner breaks ground...
Jets' Leonhard has surgery on thumb
Jets safety Jim Leonhard is having surgery on his broken right thumb, and coach Rex Ryan is uncertain how long he might be sidelined. Ryan said Leonhard is having surgery...
Bruno's state secretary handled outside business too
ALBANY, N.Y. — Former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno's longtime statehouse secretary says she handled paperwork and accounting for his sideline consulting firm without being paid by the business....
Modern Warfare 2: You already bought it, didn't you?
In my defense, the main reason I haven't written a review for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 is simple: I haven't stopped playing the damn game since it came...
A time to chill
THAT'S right campers -- Thanksgiving is just around the corner, unleashing yet another holiday season on an ill-prepared public. Time to gird your loins and wade into the fray. But...
Spring training schedule released
The Mets announced their 2010 spring training schedule today that includes two trips to Fort Myers, one to St. Petersburg and another to Sarasota.The numerous visits to the Gulf Coast...
2009 word of the year: 'Unfriend'
What word sums up the year 2009? How about “unfriend?” That’s the New Oxford American Dictionary’s 2009 Word of the Year. It means to remove someone as a friend on...
Alice in Wonderland Justice
Pete Wehner says Obama should be honest about KSM (Commentary)
City Council OKs 5-minute cushion to some parking zones
The New York City Council is granting drivers get a five-minute cushion in certain no-parking zones. The vote of 47 to 2 means the council has the 34 votes needed...
Horror in the Bronx: teen shot in head on way home
A tragic 15-year-old schoolgirl was caught in the middle of a Bronx shootout while walking home from classes today and wound up with a bullet in her head, authorities said....
UN: Once-secret Iran nuclear site to start in 2011
VIENNA -- Iranian technicians have moved highly sophisticated technical equipment into a previously secret uranium enrichment site in preparation for starting it up in 2011, the International Atomic Energy Agency...
NYC agencies told to cut $1.75 billion in expenses
New York City agencies are being told to cut expenses by 12 percent as Mayor Michael Bloomberg tries to bridge next year’s multibillion-dollar deficit. Budget director Mark Page says in...
Police: Conn. man set fire over assault accusation
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A man set his girlfriend on fire and also tried to douse her 12-year-old daughter after the girl accused him of inappropriately touching her, police said....
Frank floats loan plan for unemployed homeowners
FALL RIVER, Mass. -- Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank is floating a proposal to use the interest the government collects from the federal financial bailout fund to give loans to unemployed...
City high schools rated 'A' on the rise
The percentage of high schools rated with an A under the city’s controversial grading system grew by five percentage points compared to last year — to 45 percent — even...
Body of Chicago School Board leader found in river
CHICAGO -- Family members say the body of the Chicago Board of Education president has been found in the Chicago River. Chicago Public Schools issued a statement on behalf of...
Accused celeb burglar pleads not guilty in LA
LOS ANGELES -- A suspected member of a burglary ring that stole cash, jewelry and clothing from celebrities' homes has pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles. Alexis Neirs, 18, is...
Still waiting for the great Pizzicato 5 musical
The definitive Pizzicato 5 musical remains to be written, but "Talk Like Singing" (at NYU's Skirball Center until Sunday) gives us a rough idea of what it could be like. Indeed,...
Ashton Pankey commits to Maryland
Bronx native Ashton Pankey of St. Anthony (N.J.) in Jersey City verbally committed to Maryland Monday afternoon, New Heights AAU coach Kimani Young told The Post. Pankey plans to sign...
Belichick stands by decision; odds were in his favor
Patriots coach Bill Belichick today stood by the failed fourth-and-2 call that gave the Colts a short field that led to a last-second, game-winning touchdown Sunday night."I thought it was...
Soldier mom refuses deployment to care for baby
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- A Georgia-based Army cook and single mother could face criminal charges after she refused to deploy to Afghanistan, saying no one could care for her 10-month-old son....
Marlins' Coghlan, A's Bailey win rookie awards
Florida Marlins left fielder Chris Coghlan won the National League Rookie of the Year award in a close vote Monday, and Oakland Athletics closer Andrew Bailey took the AL honor....
Giants refreshed after bye
A brief practice today at the Timex Performance Center left the Giants saying they feel energized following their bye week and eager to get back on track as they carry...
Astronauts board space shuttle Atlantis for launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis rocketed into orbit Monday with six astronauts and a full load of spare parts for the International Space Station. The supply run...
Dennis Rodman temporarily detained in Germany
BERLIN -- Former basketball star Dennis Rodman was temporarily detained in Germany for allegedly skipping out on a euro3,400 ($5,100) hotel bill for a post-game party, a prosecution official said...
Diarra-rhea of the mouth
While the football leagues took a break this weekend to accommodate World Cup qualifying ties, tension bubbled up at the end of the match between France and Ireland.According to Irish...
Lazio calls out Cuomo in Gov. race
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Republican candidate for governor Rick Lazio is coming to the defense of Democratic Gov. David Paterson, who he says is being undermined by the unannounced campaign of...
FAA splitting Hudson airspace into local and long-distance
NEWARK, N.J. — The crowded airspace over the Hudson River, where nine people died in the collision of a small plane and a sightseeing helicopter, will be split into a...
Gov changes his mind: Sept. 11 trial in NYC a bad idea
The government's plan to put Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four others accused of masterminding the 9/11 attacks on trial in Manhattan is a bad idea, Gov. Paterson said today. "This...
Janet blames doctor for Michael Jackson's death
Janet Jackson blames Dr. Conrad Murray for her brother Michael's death. She told ABC News in an interview to air Wednesday that Murray should no longer be allowed to practice...
Sarah Jessica Parker's surrogate mother to take the stand in theft trial
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — A prosecutor says the woman who carried twins for Hollywood couple Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick is expected to testify at the trial of an...
Cleaning up after Barack and Hillary
Bill Clinton's useless diplomacy in Jerusalem (Powerline)
The Importance of Being Lieberman
Roger Simon on the most pivotal person in Congress (Pajamas Media)
Contract with America 2
Newt Gingrich has a plan for GOP in 2010 (The Swamp)
Belmont-winning trainer Frankel dies
LOS ANGELES -- Bobby Frankel possessed a gift for coaxing top performances out of ornery, high-strung thoroughbreds, a gruff Hall of Fame trainer who was hard in his dealings with...
Police find body of missing NC girl
SANFORD, N.C. (AP) -- A missing 5-year-old whose mother was accused of offering her for sex was found dead off a heavily wooded road in a rural area Monday, ending...
Spano proposes 4.9% Westchester tax hike
WHITE PLAINS -- Outgoing Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano is proposing a 4.9 percent increase in county property taxes - despite cuts that include a week's unpaid furlough for government...
NY man drives wrong way on highway, nobody hurt
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — State police say a 94-year-old man who drove several miles the wrong way on an upstate New York highway had been reported missing by his daughter a...
Warriors trade Jackson to Bobcats
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Stephen Jackson got the trade he wanted, just not to the Knicks. The Golden State Warriors found a home for the disgruntled swingman Monday, sending him to...
Backman 'thrilled' to manage Cyclones
Wally Backman was hired Monday as manager of the Mets’ Brooklyn Cyclones farm team in the New York-Penn League. A member of the Mets’ 1986 World Series championship team, Backman...
Players eligible for arbitration
Courtesy of the MLBPA, here is the list of players potentially eligible for salary arbitration (the tender deadline is Dec. 12): Player Service Team Position1 Aardsma, David 3.082 SE RP 2 Accardo, Jeremy...
BBWAA New York chapter awards
As you might imagine, the Mets aren't much of a presence among this year's winners of the annual awards given out by the New York chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America.Here is...
Palin skewers Levi's decision to pose nude, calls it porn
Sarah Palin came down hard on her grandson’s baby daddy Levi Johnston — saying it’s “heartbreaking to see the road he’s on right now.” “By the way, I don’t know...
Fire wrecks NY hunger relief charity
EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — The Suffolk County arson squad is investigating a fire that destroyed a hunger relief charity working to help the poor during the holidays. The weekend fire...
NY college student dead after fall at Italy church
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. — A college student from New York has died after falling from a steep flight of stairs leading to an ancient church in Rome, Italy. Marist College spokesman...
Fawcett left Ryan O'Neal zilch in will
Farrah Fawcett left nothing to long-term boyfriend Ryan O'Neal, her newly revealed will shows. The actress, who was 62 when she died of anal cancer in June, left her son...
NJ man who played Santa imprisoned for sex tourism
NEWARK, N.J. — A small-time actor and former children’s entertainer who was known for playing Santa Claus was sentenced Monday to nearly 20 years in prison for his role in...
NY police ID young victim of bike accident
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Police on Long Island have learned the identity of a bicyclist who was struck and killed by a car. Nassau County police say 14-year-old Bryan Enriquez of...
Cops, community council, honor vets
Cops and community members came out in force to salute the neighborhood’s veterans last week during a meeting aptly scheduled on the national holiday.With the exception of a quick crime...
2 men shot in car, 1 fatally, in Staten Island
Two people have been shot inside a car in New York City. Police say officers discovered the two men in the car early Monday outside a home in Staten Island....
Greenpoint's Borkowsky waxes on and off about Karate
It has been 15 years since Mr. Miyagi made a sacred pact with Daniel-San to teach him karate, “I say, you do, no questions,” and for almost as long, Steve...
Resting Giants got help in standings
Don’t play, gain in the standings. Nice work if you can get it. The slumping Giants got it this past weekend as they enjoyed a productive bye week. They rested...
Jets cut Carroll
The Jets today have released a reserve defensive back -- but perhaps not the player you might have thought.Based on the fact that Justin Miller, who was re-signed to replace...
Alleged Fort Hood shooter visited strip club, shooting range: report
Accused Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Malik Hasan was reportedly a regular at a Texas strip club and shooting range in the days before the bloody shooting. Women employed at...
1 dead, 3 hurt in Queens fire
An elderly Air Force veteran who helped save his wife and eight-months-pregnant daughter from their burning Queens home died today after he inexplicably ran back inside to grab his cell...
'Project Runway' Recap: Tim Gunn deserves better
It's a shame that we had to wait for the finale of "Runway" to get any sort of sense of the designers' personalities. Who knows how these broads live? We...
Poll: Cuomo leads gov by 59 points in potential primary
ALBANY -- Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has opened up a staggering 59-point lead over Gov. Paterson after the embattled governor spent $500,000 on personal TV ads aimed at trying to...
Homecrest development hole ordered filled
Homecrest’s black hole might soon be a thing of neighborhood lore. The Department of Buildings last week declared 1610 Avenue S a stalled development site, and ordered developer Samuel Kahan...
World Cup qualifiers: New Zealand reaches finals
New Zealand reached the World Cup for the first time since 1982, and Cameroon and Nigeria also qualified Saturday for next year’s tournament in South Africa.Algeria was seconds from qualifying...
Lopez’s legacy looms large
Two weeks after the general election, Assemblymember Vito Lopez (D-Williamsburg) is looking forward to a busy legislative agenda in Albany this winter. On tap are new affordable housing initiatives, programs...
Brooklyn sneaker guru on nationwide tour
Brooklynite Kiante Young is a sneakerhead without a collection — and that, incredibly, is by his own choosing. Back in 2008, Young, 29, donated about 400 pairs of his sneakers...
Revamped Red Hook pharmacy a sign of the times
For years, Bernard Glezerman was hearing Red Hook loud and clear: “Mr. Pharmacist, tear down this wall!” On Nov. 3, Glezerman and business partner Boris Natenzon answered the neighborhood with...
CB13 drops Brighton Beach rezoning
Community Board 13 no longer considers rezoning Brighton Beach a “priority.” Each year, the board assembles a list of capital and expense priorities which is meant to encourage city agencies...
GM reports loss, to repay gov't sooner than expected
DETROIT — General Motors Co. says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous quarters and...
Oscar Watch: Latest predictions
Below are ranked predictions in the eight top Oscar categories that I shipped off to the Gold Derby at the L.A. Times' The Envelope. I wouldn't take my prognostications all...
Box Office: '2012,' 'Fox' Soar
Roland Emmerich and Sony's "2012'' opened to an estimated $65 million domestic, plus $160 million overseas. The $200 million-plus disaster epic bowed slightly under Emmerich's "The Day After Tomorrow,'' which took...
DVD Extra: 'Make Way for Tomorrow' finally gets a date
Leo McCarey's "Make Way for Tomorrow'' (1937), which may be the best movie you've never heard of and is certainly one of the finest never available on video in this country, will...
Our Constitutional Moment
Interview with Seth Lipsky (Wall Street Jounal)
The Daily Whacks, Monday Edition
Here is the most remarkable thing about Bill Belichick turning into a nifty combination of Rich Kotite and Ray Handley down the strecth of last night's surreal Colts-Patriots game: on...
Oh, Right -- Jobs
Alan Blinder on how to create jobs (Wall Street Journal)More government spending isn't the answer (Dallas Morning News)
O Discovers the Deficit
Chuck Todd says O trying to tie deficit to Asia trip (MSNBC)Dale McFeatters says administration may throw TARP over deficit (NC News Chief)
On the job: The sky’s the limit
Bill McLoughlin holds the lives of tens of thousands of people in his hands on a daily basis. As an air traffic controller at La Guardia, he guides up to...
Dream Job: Amy Rose Marsh
Amy Rose Marsh has seen more Broadway plays come and go than the TKTS booth. It’s her job to attend practically every performance in the city — more than 100...
Pulse sales
JUDITH LEIBER 317 W. 33rd St., between Eighth and Ninth avenues; 718-747-1656 Sale: Nov. 16-19. Mon., 9:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m./Tues., 9:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m./Wed., 9:30 a.m.-630 p.m./Thurs., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Up to...
60 seconds with Gary Vaynerchuk
You say people can make money off their passion by leveraging social media like Facebook and Twitter. You did yourself, creating a video blog on wine that grew your family’s...
Good hunting
Q Dear Greg: As if it isn’t hard enough to find a job, there’s all this conflicting advice out there about what tactics to use to find work in this...
State final loss leaves St. Joseph Hill hungry for more
St. Joseph Hill accomplished two of its goals. The Hilltoppers wanted to push a superior St. John the Baptist team to overtime and limit them to shots from outside the...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Best I Ever Had, Drake 2. Run This Town, Jay-Z 3. Down, Jay Sean 4. Successful, Drake 5. Break Up, Mario 6. I’m Goin’ In, Drake...
St. Catharine makes history
At the start of the season, the question around St. Catharine Academy was if it could match or even exceed the 2005 team, the program’s best ever. Now it’s if...
PSAL Class A girls volleyball second round roundup: Midwood exacts revenge on Science
Midwood went through a rough patch this season, culminating in a poor performance at the John F. Kennedy tournament. One of its losses in The Bronx that day was against...
Top trio taken down a notch in volleyball playoffs
No. 1 Francis Lewis, No. 2 Susan Wagner and No. 3 Cardozo all faced setbacks in the PSAL Class A girls volleyball second round Sunday at York College in matches...
'Secret' is out
A British scientist has re vealed that she is Belle de Jour, the anonymous blogger whose accounts of life as a call girl were turned into the cable TV series...
Rosie back in action
Rosie O'Donnell let it slip on her radio show that her partner Kelli Carpenter moved out on her two years ago -- not just recently, as first reported last month....
Starr report
Jonathan Groff, who's joining the cast of "Glee," joins emcee Whoopi Gold berg and her "View" cohort, Sherri Shepherd, at YAI Network's Benefit for Hope Gala Wednesday at The Plaza....
Essence of a nation reduced to a huddled mass
Set in the very early years of the 20th century, the sprawl ing, wildly ambitious 1998 musical "Ragtime" could be subtitled "The Making of Americans." It's about nothing less than...
Met knocks 'em 'Dead
CRITICS aren't sup posed to use the word "perfect." It sounds excessive and insincere, because, after all, nothing in life or art is absolute. But when confronted with a production...
'Rogue' trip
SARAH Palin week has begun. The former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate is hitting the tube hard to flog her new memoir, "Going Rogue: An American Life." The first...
Confronting ugly truth about us
TRY as we might, we just can't look away. Her face is our own. When Oprah took the veil off the hideously damaged visage of Charla Nash, the stark view...
Yankees savor suite victory over Mets
The Yankees can now legitimately claim to be twice as good as the Mets -- at generating cash for the city. The World Series champs produced "at least $200,000" by...
Medical nicotine
Holy smokes! Columbia University investigators are studying whether nicotine can be used as a temporary pain reliever. Researchers have given small doses of nicotine nasal spray to patients with chronic...
Times are hard, men less so
The recession is really hitting men below the belt. A new survey by Men's Fitness and Shape magazines is showing that the economic slump is making more than just men's...
Rap 'Gang' war
This is no rapper's delight. A Manhattan federal court fight between two members of the hip-hop group the Sugarhill Gang and their former manager's son has grown to include $6...
Nabe, cops parking row
A Queens neighborhood is boiling mad over a broken NYPD promise not to hog parking spots with civilian employees' cars. Ever since four police units moved into a vacant office...
HS principal 'cheat' twist
Red-faced city Department of Education officials are trying to figure out how a principal forced out amid allegations of test-tampering at a failing Manhattan high school in 2008 wound up...
Clock ticking for Iran: prez
SINGAPORE -- President Obama said yesterday that "time is running out" for Iran to sign a deal to ship its enriched uranium to Russia for further processing, and Russian President...
Oh, right -- jobs
President Obama told the House Democratic Caucus before the roll-call vote on health care on Nov. 7 that they'd be better off politically if they passed the bill than if...
Teen's throat slashed by kite string
The South Asian sport of kite-fighting -- featured in the book and movie "The Kite Runner" -- nearly cost a skateboarding Queens boy his life when a razor-sharp wire sliced...
Changing the subject
As he flew to Asia on Saturday, President Obama told the media in Alaska that he opposes a congressional investigation into the Fort Hood massacre, saying that we must "resist...
'Scammer' is soup-canned
No soup for you, Dina Wein-Reis! The Upper West Side multimillionaire -- charged with bilking at least $20 million from Fortune 500 firms -- was booted Saturday from a gig...
Dem boss: Andy looks like a go
The head of the state Democratic Party -- a key ally of Gov. Paterson -- conceded for the first time yesterday that Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is "prepared" to run...
Neighbors bash Norah's window-in-brick trick
Norah Jones’ neighbors don’t want a window into her soul — or her home, for that matter. The sultry, introspective Grammy winner quietly scored city approval to let a little...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx *Police are asking for the public's help in finding an elderly woman (pictured below), who disappeared from her Mott Haven home. Ole McLeod-Addison, 86, was last seen at her...
Hill up for coffee talk with Palin
A coffee summit may be brewing. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said yesterday that she would like to chat with former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin over a cup of...
NY eyes $1B tax slap on health
It's enough to make you sick. While the nation debates health-care reform, state Democrats are secretly considering $1 billion in new taxes on medical services, The Post has learned. Although...
Source: CNN wanted Lou out
CNN was so sick of Lou Dobbs, it gave him an $8 million severance package to leave, The Post has learned. "They wanted him out," according to a source. Dobbs,...
Post looking great at 208
The Post turns 208 years old today. But fear not, dear reader: The newspaper first published by Alexander Hamilton on Nov. 16, 1801, is not about to start acting its...
City Hall a $90M fix-err-upper
The cost of renovating City Hall has zoomed to an eye-popping $90 million -- nearly 50 percent more than the original estimate, The Post has learned. Matthew Monahan, a spokesman...
Serving up tower lunches
Welcome to Ground Hero. As the Freedom Tower makes its ascent into the city skyline, rising alongside it atop a crane will be a Subway sandwich shop that will turn...
Profits of doom at theaters
Doom spelled dollars at the box office as the global-disaster tale "2012" opened at No. 1 domestically, with $65 million, and pulled in $225 million worldwide. The Sony Pictures action...
Giuliani furious about 9/11 trial decision
Stop coddling the 9/11 killers -- the war on terror is far from over, former Mayor Rudy Giuliani fumed yesterday. The decision by the Obama administration to put the self-proclaimed...
Charities feel pinch
American charities have weathered a significant drop in giving this year, and while they're hoping for a holiday miracle, a recent survey shows that instead they will probably see a...
Farmers, consumers 'milked' in New York
A top antitrust investigator from the US Justice Department is investigating why New York farmers are getting record low payments for milk and consumers are seeing just a fraction of...
Business briefs
JPM Cazenove JPMorgan Chase is in talks to acquire the half of Cazenove Group it doesn't already own for about 1 billion pounds ($1.7 billion), according to a person familiar...
O gets START on arms pact
SINGAPORE -- President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said yesterday they hoped to strike a new deal for arms cuts by the end of the year. After talks here...
Jurors will give Sheik fair shake
The feds won't have any trouble finding a "fair and impartial" New York jury to weigh the fate of 9/11 architect Khalid Sheik Mohammed, even in the courthouse just blocks...
Feds ride rails to stop bombers in their tracks
Federal officers equipped with nuclear- and biological-weapons detectors have begun to ride the nation's rail system, including Amtrak, to prevent terrorists from hauling dirty bombs and other explosives to big-city...
Chuck blames Fort Hood horror on fed lapse
The Army shrink who killed 13 at Fort Hood "walked right through a gaping hole" in the federal system to keep guns away from terrorists, Sen. Charles Schumer charged yesterday....
Bravest busted at MSG concert
A firefighter got overheated at a Metallica concert and was arrested for kicking in a plate-glass window after security guards ejected him from Madison Square Garden, police said yesterday. Gerard...
Bank of temerity
Investigators are poring over fresh evidence they say suggests Bank of America strong-armed Uncle Sam into ponying up billions in taxpayer support, using as leverage the threat of nixing its...
Pols KO license to 'steal'
The plates are off the table. The controversial plan to require state motorists to spend $25 for new license plates they don't want appeared to be dead in the water...
Bam's Muslim-world muddle
Half a year ago in Cairo, President Obama addressed the Muslim world. Global leftists lauded the speech as heralding instant change in the Middle East. The Obama-adoring pundits were right....
Taxpayer-paid prayer?
It turns out that government-run health in surance means politician-decided health benefits. Pro-choicers got a nasty surprise on Nov. 7 when the House voted to exclude abortion from taxpayer-subsidized ObamaCare...
Obama's Afghan hesitancy
THE ISSUE: Whether Pres. Obama is taking too long to decide America's strategy in Afghanistan. *** Not deciding is a decision in itself ("Undecider-in-Chief," Editorial, Nov. 13). The hemming and...
Adding insult to injury: 9/11 thugs unwelcome
THE ISSUE: Whether Khalid Sheikh Mohammed should be tried in a civilian court in NYC. *** The latest evil and cruel decision by our president and Eric Holder is to...
NYPD to NYers: How we doin'?
The NYPD, for the fifth time since 2007, is conducting a survey intended to measure the public's satisfaction with its members' promptness, knowledge and professionalism. Continuing through next weekend, about...
Cops kill 'celeb' bouncer
Cops breaking up a brawl at a Brooklyn club early yesterday wounded one man -- and then shot and killed a bouncer who once served as a bodyguard for the...
Palestinians bypass Israel in statehood bid
JERUSALEM -- Palestinian officials said yesterday they are preparing to ask the United Nations to endorse an independent state without Israel's consent because they are losing faith in peace talks....
City workers let junkies ransack house
Bumbling city Buildings Department workers marked the wrong Brooklyn house for demolition, ordering the lock snapped and allowing thieves free rein, a lawsuit alleges. "They left the premises unsecured, for...
Leona kin $crew the pooch: suit
The dogs are nipping at the heels of Leona Helmsley's multibillion-dollar estate. More than 30 animal-rescue groups have written letters to the judge presiding over the administration of the late...
Time running out on city pedi-pests
Prepare for a mass extinction -- of pedicabs. With just four days left to get legit or get off the road, only 321 of the estimated 1,000 renegade rickshaws on...
Mom torched
An embittered ex-boyfriend doused a pregnant woman with gasoline and set her on fire in the doorway of her Queens apartment yesterday as her horrified children looked on, officials and...
Bam says Shang-hi
SHANGHAI -- Pressing for freedoms on China's own turf, President Barack Obama said today that individual expression is not an American ideal but a universal right that should be available...
Vivendi sets a high bar on NBCU
General Electric and Vivendi execs spent the weekend in talks over the value of the French conglomerate's 20 percent stake in NBC Universal, The Post has learned. The window for...
Vice & necessary
With the holiday season upon us, it's time to make peace: this week with our demons, as we check out what the vice mags are offering. It's surprisingly easy to...
ACORN's nutty suit
Well, well, well: Looks like ACORN may be cracking from the heat. The radical pressure group, best known for trying to help hookers and pimps commit housing fraud, is suing...
O discovers the deficit
Now this is alarming: Washington's budget woes -- and the harm they're likely to do to the US econ omy -- have grown so dire that even Team Obama says...
New York's day of reckoning
"It's about saving our house . . . The one thing I'm trying to do right now is to save the state." -- Gov. Paterson, speaking last week, as budget...
Jets burn timeouts on blunders
If Herman Edwards were coaching this team, Jets fans would be calling for his job, or worse, today based on the Jets' gross waste of timeouts in yesterday's loss to...
Jets' loss to Jaguars all but ends postseason dream
Jets head coach Rex Ryan looked sick to his stomach. Loquacious linebacker Bart Scott was left with virtually nothing to say. And the Jets' playoff chances are basically kaput with...
Meadowlands analysis
Today's analysis. 1. 6 fur; $18,000; clm($5,000); 3up MAKE THE POINT was an impressive winner as the favorite this distance when dropped to this level. HOT FINANCE drew rail after...
Networks sidestep arrests in college
CBS didn't duck it. Not exactly. In the open to Tennessee-Ole Miss, play-by-player Craig Bolerjack said, "[Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin] was stunned by the arrest of three freshmen Thursday." And...
Rising Islanders struggle in shootouts
As unexpected as the Islanders' competitive start has been, it could have been even better. They head into tonight's game in Boston having begun their seven-game road trip with two...
Lighter Curry eager to give Knicks needed lift
It would require a bigger dreamer than John Lennon to imagine the return of Eddy Curry will catapult the 1-9 Knicks back into the realm of respectability. After all, the...
Jones-Drew takes knee to seal Jaguars' win
Maurice Jones-Drew had a clear path to the end zone and was inches away from his second touchdown of the day, because the Jets were trying to let him score....
Talk now turning to Pacquiao-Mayweather
LAS VEGAS -- Is it Mayweather-Pacquiao 24/7? Or Pacquiao-Mayweather 24/7? That alone may take several weeks to settle, so imagine how volatile the rest of the negotiations will be for...
Avery's edge missing for Rangers
Ever since John Tor torella came to New York late last February, the Rangers' head coach has responded to questions about Sean Avery by saying, "It's not about Sean Avery."...
Williams a spark for 0-10 Nets
The Nets haven't had many highlights in their NBA-worst 0-10 start, and former first-round pick Sean Williams hasn't had many bright spots in an underachieving career. Maybe Saturday's great game...
Wie cops 1st LPGA title
Michelle Wie won the first LPGA event of her career yesterday, fulfilling the promise of a decade with a 3-under par 69 to win the Lorena Ochoa Invitational by two...
Bengals seize control of division
PITTSBURGH -- Maybe it wasn't a concession speech, even if it sounded like one. The Bengals spent most of the last 20 seasons chasing Pittsburgh, and now it's the other...
Johnson nears new NASCAR record
AVONDALE, Ariz. -- Jimmie Johnson rebounded from a rare bad race with a dominating victory at Phoenix International Raceway that pushed him to the edge of a NASCAR record fourth...
Devils' road record on the line
PHILADELPHIA -- On Dave Schultz Night, the Devils might have to fight for their record. It would not be surprising, at all, for the Orange Crud to be inspired to...
No defense for playing blame game
Jets Nation would had to have been blind not to see Kerry Rhodes running a yard behind Marcedes Lewis on the 33-yard completion that essentially sealed a fate the Jets...
Rex's blatherers forced to eat their own words
The Jets didn't just lose yesterday. They didn't just turn themselves into Irrelevant Team Walking with seven full weeks of football season left. No, we saw something else from the...
Edwards fits right in with losing Jets
Losing seems to stick to Braylon Edwards' ribs, much like the Jaguars' Reggie Nelson on the Jets' attempted two-point conversion near the end of yesterday's 24-22 loss to Jacksonville. The...
Future rabbi brings title to Brooklyn
LAS VEGAS -- Yuri Foreman will be heading back to his synagogue on the corner of Union and Bond in Brooklyn this week to celebrate a dream come true, capturing...
The Post Line
NFL Tonight Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog Ravens 10½ 11 (39½) BROWNS Thursday PANTHERS 3 3½ (43½) Dolphins Sunday GIANTS OFF OFF (OFF) Falcons PATRIOTS OFF OFF (OFF) Jets LIONS...
Saints bag 9th straight
ST. LOUIS -- Reggie Bush helped the unbeaten Saints overcome another bundle of mistakes and get off to the best start in team history. Bush scored twice for the first...
Sports shorts
SWIMMING: No wins for Phelps Racing in an old-style swimsuit and with little practice, Michael Phelps didn't join the swimmers in high-tech suits who went on a world record binge...
Jets' defensive prowess an illusion
The Jets dug down, got lower than even were their voices in the aftermath, plowing beneath Maurice Jones-Drew, undercutting those strong legs on a 5-foot-7 frame, actually being the defense...
Tortorella: Rangers need puck
The Rangers will pass the quarter-pole with tomorrow night's match at the Garden against the Caps as a team that's still attempting to place its stamp on the season. For...
Jets postgame report card
OFFENSE The Jets offense seemingly did enough to win -- giving the team a 22-21 lead with 5:04 remaining. But there were plenty of damaging plays that could have made...
Same old Jets
It could have been any Jets head coach standing there, anyone after Weeb Ewbank, standing there shell-shocked and devastated. . . . any Jets quarterback standing there, anyone after Joe...
Giant gains: 'Boys, Birds fall
Charles Woodson helped Green Bay's defense finally play up to its potential against a big-time opponent, forcing two fumbles and picking off a pass by Tony Romo on the goal...
Patriots' gamble leads to victory for Colts
INDIANAPOLIS -- Bill Belichick risked everything on one play last night. It cost him a victory, and it may wind up costing him a trip back to Indianapolis for a...
Weird but true
Live strippers on the back of a truck is too much -- even for Sin City. A Las Vegas strip club agreed to stop an ad promotion that involved hauling...
Rutgers women drop opener
PISCATAWAY -- Kayla Pedersen scored 22 points and Nnemkadi Ogwumike added 21 to help second-ranked Stanford power past No. 25 Rutgers 81-66 yesterday. Stanford finished with a 50-33 rebound advantage,...
Rutgers cracks AP Top 25
For the first time in more than two years, Rutgers is ranked among the top 25 teams in college football. Coming off a 31-0 pounding of then-No. 23 South Florida...
Lenn Robbins' Top 25
1. Florida (10-0, won 24-17 at South Carolina) UP NEXT: vs. FIU PREVIOUS: (1) THE SKINNY: Sweet Home Alabama? 2. Texas (10-0, won 47-14 at Baylor) UP NEXT: vs. Kansas...
Seton Hall rolls past Monmouth
The most important season in coach Bobby Gonzalez's career at Seton Hall got off to a rocky start last week. First, it was the suspension of Keon Lawrence, a highly...
Fairfield trips up Fordham
Freshman Derek Needham scored a career-high 19 points and Fairfield rallied to beat visiting Fordham 63-55 last night. Needham made 10 of 12 free throws for the Stags (2-0). Fordham...
Texas keeps faith in BCS hunt
There is disagreement at Texas. Not over the latest BCS rankings which were released yesterday. The Longhorns, despite a 47-14 win over Baylor, remained third. You won't hear much grumbling...
Ever-evolving MSIT bests Hunter in second round
McKee/Staten Island Tech has been through multiple setters and umpteen rotations this season. And just when everything seemed to be coming together, just in time for the playoffs, coach Dave...
Rembert's family appreciates team's support
There was an extra hand on Kyle Rembert’s jersey in the Mount St. Michael locker room. Rembert’s father, Tommie, addressed the team following its 28-21 win over visiting St. Francis...
PSAL Bowl/Cup playoff football roundup: Martin shocks Truman, flies to final
August Martin had enough. After four consecutive losses to No. 1 Truman, including an overtime defeat last year and a close setback earlier this season, the fourth-seeded Falcons left little...
Bailey and Jefferson run over Adams, advance to Bowl final
Stephen Edwards was told by everyone – opposing coaches, players, colleagues – he should request his Thomas Jefferson football team move up to Level 5, the highest division in the...
Mount continues winning to honor Rembert
Tarik Hawkins ran off the field the same way he ran onto it. The Mount St. Michael junior held a photo collage remembering teammate Kyle Rembert, who died of carbon...
Engineers roll over Explorers in second round
It’s like clockwork. After every point, the back row players on Brooklyn Tech will walk toward the end line, bend down, touch it and then return to their positions. It’s...
RBNY's Garcia on trial at Leeds
When Red Bull signed Walter Garcia sight-unseen for the rest of the MLS season, coach Juan Carlos Osorio had said the Argentine refused to go on trial before signing, and...
Stanners stunned in CHSAA state soccer final
Greg Davis has an impressive resume that he’ll take with him to Providence College in the fall. He’s earned all-city honors and has led Archbishop Molloy to back-to-back CHSAA Class...
St. Francis Prep can't finish comeback in loss to Mount
Brendan Stackpole was the last St. Francis Prep player to walk off the field with a noticeable look of disbelief and disappointment written all over his face. “We had so...
Gov, Legislature agree to ax plate fee
The rallying cry of "no new plates" has apparently reached the ears of the state's top elected officials. Gov. David Paterson said today that he would drop support of a...
Johnny on the spot: Alvarez lifts McClancy to CHSAA 'B' title
A year ago, Jonathan Alvarez couldn’t buy a goal. He lamented missed opportunities and was crushed when Monsignor McClancy lost to Salesian in the CHSAA Class B intersectional championship game...
Doubts linger about heart drugs Zetia, Vytorin
A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin — drugs that are still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year...