December 4, 2009
Good news on Sanchez
The Jets received what Rex Ryan termed “encouraging news’’ today about Mark Sanchez's injured right knee after an MRI revealed the ailment is a PCL (posterior cruciate ligament). "I think that...
B'klyn wife busted in plot to kill hubby's love child
A Brooklyn woman has been busted in a twisted plot to kill the love child of her husband’s mistress — by duping her into taking medicine to induce an abortion,...
Amanda Knox found guilty on all charges
PERUGIA, Italy — American student Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty of the murder and sexual assault of a British woman, Meredith Kercher. Knox...
Tom Brokaw OK after car crash on Bruckner Expressway
Veteran newsman Tom Brokaw and his wife miraculously escaped a horrific, fatal, car crash that unfolded one car in front of them in The Bronx this afternoon, authorities and his...
Potential Minaya successor returns
The Mets officially announced the return of Wayne Krivsky to their front office as special assistant to Minaya. Krivsky,55, had spent part of the 2008 season working for Minaya after...
Re-signing Pettitte is Yankees' top priority
TAMPA, Fla. - When the Yankees’ brass exited George M. Steinbrenner Field today, two things had been established: Hal Steinbrenner gave Brian Cashman a budget and Andy Pettitte’s return was...
Document shows life at SAC was a nightmare for one worker
As if SAC Capital's Stevie Cohen didn't have enough problems, what with his firm's name getting dragged into a larger FBI probe into insider trading at hedge funds.Now, a lawsuit...
Astor's son: I'm too sick for prison
Brooke Astor’s 85-year-old son says he’s too sick and doesn’t deserve to go to prison for plundering his philanthropist mother’s fortune. Anthony Marshall’s lawyers asked a court Friday to dismiss...
9/11 victim's family has harsh words for Tiger gal
The 9/11 terror attacks changed Tiger Woods’ alleged nightclub mistress from a devoted, grieving fiancee to an attention-seeking monster, according to the man who was going to be her father-in-law....
AOL's hip boss has himself a hip problem
Like school nerds, AOL is an easy target to poke fun at.And while we'd normally stick up for the defenseless -- picking on the unpopular is the provence of the...
Web giants' makeover names reveal much about their struggles
What's in a name?For AOL and Yahoo!, evidently it's a window into their beleagured psyches.The two Internet fogies have recently undertaken makeover projects with internal code names that expose their...
You're no tourist at this Bar Celona
Take a fashion guru’s interior design skills and mix it with the small plates of Spain and the cocktails of a hipster lounge and you have Bar Celona, the hot...
BusinessWeek shuts down SmallBiz
Just three days after Bloomberg LP completed its $9.3 million cash acquisition of BusinessWeek from McGraw-Hill Cos., the new magazine's new owner said it was doing away with the print...
Sundance: Non-competition slate
Sorry about the lightness of posts: it's been a crazy week for writing, as well as for screenings (around 12) and my brain is a little fried at this point. So...
DEALS: Coeur d’Alene
Go on, Dubai, have the tallest building in the world...what do I care? All the better for jumping off of when you go completely bankrupt. Meanwhile, we simple folk here...
Pacquiao Agrees To Mayweather Proposal
MANILA, Philippines -- Manny Pacquiao is likely to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. on March 13 after agreeing to a proposal from promoter Bob Arum on Friday. Arum presented "what he...
AG: No crime in Atlantic City firehouse sex
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has backed the decision of a county prosecutor not to file criminal charges in the case of Atlantic City firefighters...
Surprising Syracuse continues early-season roll
Jim Boeheim has a luxury he hasn't had for a while - a deep bench that can only help as the season wears on.When his eighth-ranked Orange (7-0) raced to...
Portrait of a writer done in drab hues
AS the Met chorus raised their voices at the climax of “Les Contes d’Hoffmann” Thursday night, the tavern setting opened up, revealing ... a gray wall. It was a sadly...
The weekly wrap-up, December 4
This week we learned that...... This probably didn't even seem like a good idea at the time. [Lileks]... Christopher Alexander sounds like a hell of a guy to get a...
Hey, Park Slope — your Armory is almost ready (really!)
The long-delayed Park Slope Armory’s rebirth as a neighborhood recreation center really is now imminent, The Brooklyn Paper has learned.Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, the city completed all its final...
Verdict reached in Foxy Knoxy murder trial
PERUGIA, Italy — An Italian court began deliberations Friday in the yearlong trial of American student Amanda Knox, who is charged with murdering her British roommate. After around 11 hours...
Stuck-open NJ bridge delays Amtrak service
NEWARK, N.J. — Trains are moving again between New Jersey and New York City after a bridge was stuck in the open position. However, commuters should expect delays of up...
Twelve Nets A-Dressing
On the 38th day of the season, the Nets gave to Kiki, 12 players dressing, 11 pipers piping. . . Okay, maybe not. But the Nets are expected to have...
Osi, Robbins likely benched
On Sunday against the Eagles, there's a chance that for the first time since Dec. 12, 2004, Osi Umenyiora won't be starting for the Giants in a game he'll be...
Don't miss FIGO tonight
If you're going to the GBH show at Webster Hall, be sure to go early and catch electro-rockers FIGO. They're on the lineup alongside New Order's Peter Hook and Ladytron's...
Correction
Last week’s story about alleged labor abuses at Park Slope restaurants — which reported that the worst offender was allegedly Coco Roco restaurant (“Restaurants’ Wage War,” Dec. 4) had some...
HIM returns with new single 'Heartkiller'
It seems like forever since Finnish love metal band HIM has been heard from, but good news, Ville Valo and the guys are back and they're brought something concrete for...
Fordham fires Whittenburg after another slow start
Fordham athletic director Frank McLaughlin decided against firing men’s basketball coach Dereck Whittenburg after going 3-25 last season. But after a 1-4 start to the 2009-10 campaign, including a 68-44...
World Cup draw results; US gets England, Algeria & Slovenia
The World Cup draw is over, and the U.S. got about as favorable a schedule as they could hope. Meanwhile, Brazil might always been the pre-tournament favorite, but they'll have...
United States plays England in World Cup opener; Algeria, Slovenia also in group
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- The United States will face England at the World Cup for the first time since a famous upset 60 years ago, then play Slovenia and...
Ex-gov’t official convicted in WTC cleanup case
A former government official once lauded as a Sept. 11 hero was convicted Friday of taking bribes to let an asbestos-cleanup company overcharge for work on the World Trade Center...
NJ trooper accuses fellow trooper of rape
TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey state trooper has accused a superior officer of raping and impregnating her and says she was subject to other sexual harassment and retaliation for...
Train service resumes in, out of NYC
NEWARK, N.J. — Trains are moving again between New Jersey and New York City after a bridge was stuck in the open position. However, commuters should expect delays of up...
EPA in no rush to Superfund; more tests coming for filthy canal
Hopes for the Gowanus Canal to quickly be designated a Superfund site were reigned in on Thursday night as a top federal official cautioned that it is very rare for...
Red Sox sign SS Scutaro to two-year deal
The Red Sox are hoping Marco Scutaro is the solution at shortstop, at least for the next two years.After cycling through seven shortstops since the middle of the 2004 season,...
NYPD cop part of coke ring, feds allege
A New York City police officer has been arrested on charges of cocaine distribution, extortion and illegal use of a firearm. Officer Juan Acosta was scheduled to appear in federal...
Edgar Allan Poe book sells for $622,500
A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe’s first book has sold for $662,500 at a New York auction. The copy of “Tamerlane and Other Poems” had been estimated to sell...
Iraq vet charged with murder in Fort Drum killings
EVANS MILLS, N.Y. — A Fort Drum military policeman accused of stabbing his two Army buddies to death has been arraigned on second-degree murder charges. A not guilty plea was...
Don't hold your breath on Knicks dealing Harrington for Tyrus
ATLANTA - There appears to be little seriousness or imminence to Donnie Walsh's talks with Chicago about injured Tyrus Thomas for Al Harrington. The Knicks aren't trading their leading scorer...
Friday Fun: Boras' clients pay off for Yankees
Here are some Hot Stove thoughts as we head into the Winter Meetings in one of my favorite towns Indianapolis. Seriously. Scott Boras’ clients pay off for the Yankees in...
Monserrate gets probation in gal pal assault
State Sen. Hiram Monserrate didn’t get jail time but he also didn’t get his girl back. Monserrate today was sentenced to three years probation for dragging his bleeding girlfriend through...
5 questions for Troy Aikman
The Giants season is on the brink,but they have a chance to stay in contention with the Cowboys in the Meadowlands on Sunday. Former Dallas quarterback and Fox analyst Troy...
A 'Streetcar' you'll desire
Watching the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s gripping but inconsistent — though sold-out nonetheless! — production of “A Streetcar Named Desire,” one could not help but feel the vague palimpsest of...
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame annex closing
CLEVELAND — The year-old New York City annex to Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum will shut down Jan. 3. A news release issued Thursday by S2BN...
Box found on plane prompts NY airport evacuation
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse airport officials say flight operations are back to normal after hundreds of passengers where evacuated from a terminal when a suspicious black box was found aboard...
3UP: Wagner, Polanco and Molina
1. In the past two days, the Braves either assembled a formidable late-game duo or a disaster. Billy Wagner and Takashi Saito are both talented. Both also are old and...
NJ 'Housewives’ star Staub says extensions pulled by castmate's daughter
WAYNE, N.J. — Hair, or more precisely a hair extension, will play a pivotal part in the new season of Bravo TV’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey.” Cast member Danielle...
Sanchez has knee sprain; Ryan 'optimistic' QB will play
Rex Ryan confirmed that Mark Sanchez has a sprained right knee, and the Jets coach said his quarterback could play next Sunday. “I’m optimistic that he’ll be ready to play...
The Friday Whacks: To Slide or Not to Slide; Fordham (the good) and Fordham (the bad)
Talk about a sporting conundrum for our times:We spend an inordinate amount of time as sports fans wishing, hoping, praying that athletes would take the games at least as seriously...
'Drunk' off-duty NYPD officer in Midtown Tunnel smashup
A veteran NYPD detective was busted early this morning for drunken driving after he smashed into a tollbooth at the Midtown Tunnel in Queens — the third cop in recent...
Box Office: Bullock set to vanquish Spidey, Travis Bickle
Neither Tobey Macguire nor Robert DeNiro, let alone the stars of two other new wide releases, are expected to keep the Sandra Bullock sports phenom "The Blind Side'' from finally reaching the top of the weekend's box...
Polanski begins house arrest in Swiss luxury resort
GSTAAD, Switzerland — Roman Polanski began his house arrest on $4.5 million bail Friday, rolling into the luxury resort of Gstaad in a police convoy to a warm welcome from...
Tyrus deal for future?
The Knicks are not eager to give up their leading scorer Al Harrington right now for an athletic forward in Tyrus Thomas whose still a couple of weeks from returning...
GM boss Whitacre moves to shuffle exec roles
General Motors Chairman Ed Whitacre today is expected to unveil a new executive lineup at the troubled automaker, shifting the role of well-known "car guy" Bob Lutz and installing younger...
Unemployment falls to 10 percent
The Labor Department shocked Wall Street this morning when it reporting that November unemployment fell to 10 percent as the US lost just 11,000 jobs last month.The number instantly sent...
Inconvenient Truths
Climate Scientist James Hansen hopes summit will fail (UK Times)Bjorn Lomborg has a different solution for climate crisis (The Australian)
Dramedy Mama: What's so funny?
With the holiday season upon us, Mama turns her attention away from the serial killers for a week (sorry, Dexter) and toward the hybrid shows that consider themselves comedies but...
Economic Suicide
Richard Lester explains what promises would mean in practice (Wall Street Journal)Karen Harbert says summit success depends on businesses (Politico)
Sanchez needs to heed the message
TORONTO — In one ear and out the other went Yankees manager Joe Girardi’s message, flashing through the vast space between Mark Sanchez’s ears as quickly as coach Rex Ryan...
Bedbugs in NJ's new psychiatric hospital
PARSIPPANY, N.J. — Exterminators are battling bedbugs in New Jersey’s new $200 million psychiatric hospital. The bugs have been found in a patient’s bedroom and in staff areas of Greystone...
Polanski released into house arrest
GSTAAD, Switzerland - Roman Polanski began his house arrest on $4.5 million bail Friday, rolling into the luxury resort of Gstaad in a police convoy to a warm welcome from...
Fraschilla one of several intriguing possibilities for Fordham
Just hours after firing head coach Dereck Whittenburg, Fordham athletic director Frank McLaughlin claimed that he already had several coaches lining up for his new job opening. That claim seems...
Business briefs
BofA prices Bank of America Corp., which plans to repay $45 billion of US government bailout money, raised $19.3 billion in a sale of common equivalent securities at $15 each,...
Newest Ranger Christensen looks to make impact
Two years ago Erik Christensen spent some time on Sidney Crosby’s wing before he was part of the rental package the Penguins sent to the Thrashers for Marian Hossa. Now,...
Lawrence to return Dec. 19 against Temple
Keon Lawrence was in the news for all the wrong reasons last month, after he was in a car accident while driving the wrong way on the Garden State Parkway.But...
Rex irked as Sanchez hurts knee on dive
TORONTO — The Jets last night won a game to remain relevant for at least one more week in their roller-coaster season, but they lost a quarterback in the process....
Serby's Q&A with Tim Tebow
Tomorrow, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow will try to win his second consecutive SEC Championship, and secure his Gators a spot in the BCS title game. He may also lock up...
TV talkers will give Tiger free pass
Hey, I'm worn out by this Tiger thing, too. But one more question: Now that he was caught driving the wrong way down his own one-way street, how’s it going...
Joel Wright decommits from Fordham
Former Thomas Jefferson star Joel (Air Jamaica) Wright has reneged on his commitment to Fordham, he told The Post. Concerned with the direction of the program which has started out...
SEC championship tilt should pack a wallop
Archie Manning has been a part of and witnessed some of football’s great games, and last year’s SEC Championship between Florida and Alabama was right near the top of the...
A Giant free fall
Iin the old NFL, the Giants would have been an easy choice this week against the Cowboys. They would come out of their coma with a prideful home victory that...
O/U Rico
Rico went 6-10 (2-1 Best Bets) on the Over/Unders last week, bringing the season record to 76-97-3 (12-23-1). The selections for Week 13: OVER: Broncos / Chiefs; Jaguars / Texans;...
Miss Charleen
LAST NIGHT: Jets (W) SUNDAY: Cowboys, Broncos, Steelers, Texans, Colts, Eagles, Lions, Redskins, Panthers, Bears, Dolphins, Chargers, 49ers, Cardinals MONDAY: Ravens BEST BETS: Texans, Lions, Cardinals
Tim Sullivan
LAST NIGHT: Jets (W) SUNDAY: Cowboys, Broncos, Steelers, Texans, Colts, Eagles, Bengals, Redskins, Panthers, Bears, Patriots, Chargers, Seahawks, Cardinals MONDAY: Packers BEST BETS: Steelers, Texans, Bears
Hondo says he’s sorry, claims he’s not perfect
Hondo would like to apologize to HondoNation for the five transgressions he committed in Week 12. Mr. Aitch is human and he’s not perfect. However, he sincerely hopes his 11...
On the Mapp: Reserve keys Boys & Girls' road win over Transit Tech
Jamal Mapp couldn’t stop smiling. He looked like a kid in a candy shop, except his treat wasn’t licorice but a victory he helped create. The senior, who barely played...
More heartbreak for Transit Tech as Paugh's shot hits off back iron
Out of his hands, the shot looked on target: perfect rotation and arc. But Shaquille Paugh knew better. “I kind of let it go off balance,” the Transit Tech junior...
Girls basketball roundup: Baker, Barber send Dalton to tourney final
Juliet Baker scored 12 points, Charlotte Barber had 10 points, and Jen Betts added eight as Dalton beat The Garden School, 65-23, in the first round of the Dalton Invitational....
A win for the people
In a scathing decision, the state Supreme Court's Ap pellate Division yesterday ruled against the threatened use of eminent domain by New York state to benefit one private party, Columbia...
Weekend Guide
DANCE NEW YORK CITY BALLET Balanchine's "The Nutcracker." Tonight at 8, tomorrow at 2 and 8 p.m., and Sunday at 1 and 5 p.m. Performances through Jan. 3 at the...
Weekend Guide: Music
POP, ROCK, JAZZ BRENDAN BENSON Benson breaks out of Jack White's shadow and plays sans his Raconteurs bandmates. Tonight at 7 at Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker St.; 212-505-3474. JOE...
Weekend Calendar
TENNESSEE IT NOW In the run-up to the Dec. 30 screen release of “The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond,” based on a never-produced play by Tennessee Williams, the IFC Center...
New CHSAA girls basketball state playoff formats
Last season, I screamed from the hills about the injust and faulty format of the CHSAA Class AA state playoffs. Someone obviously heard me.A year ago, the second-place team from...
Gang Green overcomes injury to Sanchez to beat Buffalo, 19-13
TORONTO — Looks like quarterback Mark Sanchez needs to take some more sliding lessons. At least the New York Jets’ bid to make a late-season playoff push is back on...
The Strip
The bottom of the remainder barrel at Blockbuster is too good for the inept workplace comedy "The Strip," which managed to snag a vanity booking at the none-too-picky Quad Cinema....
Mystery Team
Basically a YouTube short stretched way beyond endurance to feature length, Dan Eckman's "Mystery Team" is a spoof of the Encyclopedia Brown stories from the sketch troupe known as Derrick...
Breaking Point
Plausibility hits the "Breaking Point" early in this New York City action noir about a coke-addled defense attorney who gets tangled up in a series of increasingly unlikely murders, feuds...
Loot
The old saw about finding a needle in a haystack befits Darius Marder's documentary "Loot." The "needle" in this case is booty stolen during World War II by two American...
Until the Light Takes Us
Dostoevsky meets Chuck Klosterman in the heavy-metal doc "Until the Light Takes Us." Beginning with an exploration of the "black metal" scene in Oslo, Norway, where long-haired kids sought rebellion...
It's Billy's latest Rev-elation
Thank consumerism, the reverend is back!Perhaps it’s a good thing that Rev. Billy — a.k.a. Windsor Terrace performance artist Bill Talen — got only one percent of the vote for...
Bonds away! Bruce's bond rating means sale of notes is imminent
Attention investors! Now that the key bond-rating agencies have signed off on the financing for Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards arena, $500 million in tax-free notes are poised to go on...
Bloomberg vs. Thompson II: Mayor sues comptroller over jail reopening
The mayoral election has been resolved, but Mayor Bloomberg is still bashing outgoing Comptroller Bill Thompson — this time over the controversial Brooklyn House of Detention. Thursday morning, the Bloomberg...
Pole vault! Woman hit for thousands in fines for one illegal act
A Brooklyn Heights small business owner faces thousands in fines — even though she only posted one thing on a Court Street lamppost.The owner of Sketch & Hammer, Susan Hager,...
Suit: Coney rezoney was baloney!
The main opponents of a city plan to rezone Coney Island’s faded amusement area in hopes of encouraging the development of housing, retail and a new 12-acre ocean-front amusement park...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: West 50th St. stuns Wadleigh
Yunus Hopkinson scored 39 points, Lasalle Wright had 12 points and 14 rebounds and Chris Fernandez had 10 points and 10 rebounds as West 50th Street Campus (formerly Food &...
Starr report
Steven Seagal's box-office drawing power has dimin ished -- but maybe he's found a new home on TV. The premiere of A&E's "Ste ven Seagal Lawman" aver aged 3.5 million...
Presence under the tree
After seeing "Everybody's Fine," Paul McCartney of fered to write a song that plays over the closing cred its. That may be because the whole movie is like a celluloid...
Not enough charms from 'Brothers' in arms
Having seen the trailer for "Brothers" and now the finished film, I feel as though I just watched the trailer twice. A thin script written by David Benioff and directed...
Inherit the windfall
Helen Mirren outdoes even her Oscar-winning performance in "The Queen" with her tour de force as Countess Sofya Tolstoy in Michael Hoffman's delightful "The Last Station." It's 1910, and the...
Bathroom setting suits foul film
You've just learned your husband is leaving you for a younger woman -- so you duct-tape him to a toilet and try to make him fall back in love with...
He goes his own Uruguay
Welcome to Jara's weird world. He's the 35-year-old, overweight metal-head in the off- center Uruguayan export "Gigante." He works as a security guard at a supermarket in a Montevideo suburb,...
Short, spirited -- and on pointe
Wednesday night's gala opening of Alvin Ailey's season at City Center was short and glittery -- a sea of tuxedos and gowns, amid which were the Rev. Jesse Jackson, India.Arie...
Meredith phone ringing
Actress Meredith Baxter's out-of-the-blue admission that she's a lesbian may be a boost for her professional life. Suddenly, the under-the-radar "Family Ties" star's phone is ringing again, says her rep....
Wishy-washy 'Heart'
AT the very end of "The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter," a character named John Singer delivers a key speech. The problem isn't that Singer (Henry Stram) is deaf and...
He-he-he for the holidays
Televisions loss is our gain. Since his Emmy-winning turn on "Frasier," David Hyde Pierce has brought his priceless comic presence to the theater ("Monty Python's Spamalot," "Curtains"), winning a Tony...
It's lookin' 'Up' for 'Air'
The National Board of Review yesterday chose Jason Reitman's dark comedy "Up in the Air" as best picture and named star George Clooney best actor for his performance as a...
Human versus water body
What do you do for an encore when you have already swum the Mis sissippi, Danube and Yangtze rivers? If you're Slovenian daredevil Martin Strel, you try to swim the...
Top flight!
Ryan Bingham, the suave road warrior so brilliantly played by George Clooney in Jason Reitman’s razor-sharp, crowd-pleasing and Oscar-friendly comedy “Up in the Air,” thinks he has it all figured...
ABC war on Adam escalates
The Adam Lambert vendetta continues at ABC. The "American Idol" runner-up yesterday disclosed that his scheduled appearance on the Dec. 17 episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and an unannounced performance...
Facial share
Talk about a face-off -- or in this case, a "beard-off." "Inside the Actors Studio" host James Lipton has shot a series of public service announcements in which he removes...
Malice in underland
So this brunette martial arts expert walks into a bar and finds that everyone there is having their emotions sucked out of them, but they don't know it because they're...
Light up the 'Night'
Isn't it dark? Is that a tree? Trevor has turned out the lights. Steve cannot see. Send in Con Ed. Maybe they should be passing out flashlights along with the...
Weekend Guide: Theater
PREVIEWS “BRIEF ENCOUNTER”: A new take on Noel Coward’s classic about an affair between a housewife and a doctor mixes film and live action. St. Ann’s Warehouse, 38 Water St.,...
Woods in game of money ball
Tiger Woods is ready to shell out seven figures to keep a homewrecking mistress quiet -- while a "renup" of his prenup could cost him tens of millions more, it...
The FBI bungles on terror again
THE FBI's failure to see clear warning signs in the Fort Hood case revives the ques tion of whether it's up to the task of countering terrorism. Before his murderous...
Gotti gets off . . . again
THE ISSUE: John "Junior" Gotti's fourth racketeering and murder mistrial since 2005. *** What happened with John "Junior" Gotti's trial may very well be what will happen with upcoming terrorist...
Pol's kid carjacked
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The daughter of Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker was dragged out of her Chevy Tahoe and thrown to the ground by two carjackers in Washington, according to a...
Measles deaths plummet
LONDON -- Global deaths from measles fell by 78 percent between 2000 and 2008, thanks largely to mass childhood vaccination campaigns. But experts say death rates may rise again if...
Old bridge taking a toll
LONDON -- A privately owned toll bridge built in 1769 across the River Thames sold for more than $1.66 million at an auction yesterday. The Swinford Bridge brings in about...
Pain in the tra$h
This stinks. A Bronx woman has been inundated with summonses for having mounds of trash in front of her house after the MTA moved a bus stop right outside, she...
No climate for honesty: a global warming scam
THE ISSUE: Climate Czar Carol Browner's defense of the manmade-global-warming argument. *** Michelle Malkin has all these Frankenstein scientists in the Obama camp pegged ("All the Prez's Climategate Deniers," PostOpinion,...
Gov gives up on gay nups
ALBANY -- A still-smarting Gov. Paterson yesterday threw in the towel on legalizing gay marriage anytime soon, conceding he won't seek to have the measure voted on next year unless...
Manhattan DA blasts mayor's office
The war between Mayor Bloomberg and Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau turned nuclear yesterday -- with Morgy accusing the mayor's office of an attempted "power grab" and making "chickens- -t comments."...
Rare Poe for sale
Quoth the raven: A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first book could set a record at auction. One of 12 copies of "Tamerlane and Other Poems," published in 1827,...
Zazi planned own 9/11: feds
Alleged terror plotter Najibullah Zazi may face new charges -- for coordinating a bomb attack in New York City timed for the anniversary of 9/11, the feds said yesterday. The...
City $torm is abating
The dark fiscal clouds over the city are parting, but don't look for a rainbow anytime soon, according to an economic report released yesterday. The Independent Budget Office, a fiscal...
Closing bell for 4 more schools
A former jewel of a high school and two smaller programs opened since 2003 were among four schools tagged for closure by the city yesterday. Jamaica HS in Queens, the...
Thug going to hell: gran
The man who mugged Rose Morat got 75 years in prison, but the 103-year-old Queens woman says he has another kind of justice to worry about. "The man up there...
Cadillac tax axes benefits: survey
Nearly two of three businesses would slash workers' medical benefits to avoid the so-called Cadillac tax on more expensive insurance policies, according to a survey released yesterday The Senate health-care...
Sharp sight for old eyes
A futuristic lens is putting high-definition vision into focus for the elderly. The cutting-edge device, which is being implanted into patients' eyes in Britain, is fitted using standard techniques already...
Trippy tributes to Obama
President Obama's image has started showing up on some real vehicles of change -- ecstasy pills and sheets of LSD. Cops in Texas stumbled upon bags of the pills during...
Inconvenient truths
Next week's Copenhagen summit on climate change already seems doomed to failure, and voices on both sides of the global-warming debate are trying to pin the blame on Climategate. "Climategate"...
Pelosi likes Wall St. tax
A group of congressional Democrats proposed taxing large transactions in stocks and derivatives, an idea that has received a cool reception from the Obama administration. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
Hevesi took swank trips as 'payoffs'
ALBANY -- Former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi was implicated for the first time yesterday in a pay-to-play scandal after it was revealed he accepted six luxury vacations to Israel and...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Don't credit this duo with any modicum of intelligence. Two thieves were nabbed for a Park Slope shopping spree with a stolen credit card, cops said yesterday. Sean Green,...
NASA big: Scrap cap and trade
WASHINGTON -- One of the leading scientific promoters of global warming says the climate-change treaty being negotiated by the world's governments is so deeply flawed, it should be scrapped. James...
3 'party crash' agents shelved
Three Secret Service agents who allowed a pair of publicity hogs to crash President Obama's first state dinner have turned in their earpieces and badges, officials said yesterday. "The individuals...
Green-meeting polluters
WASHINGTON - The global-warming conference in Copenhagen that starts next week is going to put tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere -- as much as a small country would...
GE shareholders say: Good riddance!
For General Electric's investors, yesterday's deal to combine NBC Universal with Comcast was more like a burnt-out light bulb than a bright idea. While shareholders were gratified that GE was...
Stone rolls out of jail
Maybe she was trying to get out from under his thumb. Craggy-faced Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood was released on bail after spending a night behind bars for allegedly assaulting...
Offering dinos & degrees
The home of dinosaurs and a giant whale and squid is going to give out Ph.D.s. The state Board of Regents voted last month to award full accreditation to the...
What a sari day for homeland security!
WASHINGTON -- Meet the people who stand between us and the terrorists. The most powerful government on earth yesterday was held hostage by four ninnies -- a Secret Service chief...
McCartney's 'hot' beef
Paul McCartney is urging people to "Get Back" to an old tradition and start skipping meat once a week to fight global warming. "I grew up as a kid not...
Cuts mean tears at Times next week
Pearl Harbor Day will have a new and ominous meaning this year for the employees of the New York Times. On that day -- Monday -- members of the Newspaper...
$ave and a beauty for new Nets arena
Barclays Bank will shave $200 million off its $400 million naming-rights fee for a planned NBA arena in Brooklyn -- and may wind up with two pro teams for half...
Sale of NBC ends era and excuse for GE
Jeff Immelt will no longer have entertainment flops to blame for General Electric's troubles. All during GE's worst year on record, the GE chairman and CEO, along with his numbers...
Law could bang gang recruiters
Gangbangers caught recruiting could spend a lot more time in prison under laws proposed by the City Council yesterday. Getting new members or keeping old ones from leaving a gang...
Retail singing holiday blue$
Wall Street had hoped for a strong start to the holiday shopping season, but it got a lump of coal instead. Major retailers from Macy's to Gap to Abercrombie &...
Rihanna on 'star search'
Even when you're a Grammy Award-winning singing star, going to the airport can still be a hassle. Pop princess Rihanna fell into the clutches of the security "Umbrella" at Los...
33% of kids are teXXXters
Nearly one in three teens and young adults have shared or viewed sexually explicit photos and messages via cellphones or online, according to a new survey. Despite clampdowns by law...
Eminent no-main
The fix was in. The state and Columbia University conspired "in bad faith" to use eminent domain to seize six properties in West Harlem, the state Appellate Division ruled yesterday...
New shoes the 'height' of fashion
If you're looking for shoes with names like Juicy Fruity and Bumble Zoo, then spring will be the time to put your best freaky foot forward. The country's top shoemakers...
Roberts' (content) rules
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts yesterday completed his five-year quest to become a content kingpin. Taking some of the sting out of his failed bid to acquire Disney in 2004, Roberts...
GE loses NBC, but not 30 Rock
General Electric may be delighted to end its two-decade foray into entertainment, but giving up its space and signage at 30 Rockefeller Plaza is something else entirely. Despite the deal...
Hasty trial of hate blogger
The trial of a shock blogger accused of threatening to kill three federal judges ended abruptly yesterday when both sides rested. Prosecutors had lined up approximately 18 witnesses against Hal...
Just walk it off
Forget the spin classes -- New Yorkers can lower their blood pressure and keep the pounds off simply by running errands, according to a city Health Department report out yesterday....
DA takes gun gang down
They went by cute names: "Chocolaty," "Pimples" and "Shorty." But prosecutors say this upper Manhattan crew wasn't up to fun and games, and instead ran a one-stop, gun-and-coke wholesale "boutique,"...
How jobs are really born
The White House didn't invite the firms that will create new jobs to its "job summit" -- dominated by the CEOs of big firms, Ivy League economists and union officials...
Oracle leader blinks
Oracle boss Larry Ellison is backing down from his vow to fight European antitrust regulators who oppose his company's $7 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems, offering to quarantine a Sun...
Bouncer rape bust
A Manhattan bouncer who allegedly raped a woman in a Chelsea club was busted after police nabbed him for a violent mugging, authorities said yesterday. Hunter Dupree, 33 -- who...
Red-faced magazine crawls into a hole over Tiger cover
There's no mulligan for Golf Digest. The magazine's January issue is due to hit newsstands next week with a cover that screams: "The Top 10 Tips Obama Can Take From...
A stupid stonewall
So how dumb is this? Congress wants to know how unin vited fame-and-glory seekers Tareq and Michaele Salahi managed to crash last month's state dinner for the prime minister of...
Economic suicide
When Air Force One jets off to Co penhagen next week, clouds of greenhouse gases billowing in its wake, the president would be wise to recall why the US Senate...
'Bet' ref feared 'whack' on kin
Renegade former NBA ref Tim Donaghy claims he gave gangsters insider information to bet on games because he was afraid his wife and four daughters would get whacked. "They basically...
Should this man be able to fly on a plane?
Danger -- wide load! Federal aviation authorities investigated an Internet photo showing a massively fat flier's flab oozing hazardously into the aisle of an American Airlines plane -- but said...
StuyTown lawyer sees red on property report
The tenant lawyer who recently led a groundbreaking court battle over rents at Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village is up in arms over a Wall Street report that predicts the ruling...
Ashley sounds off on Tiger sex scandal
Ashley Dupre is teed off at all those Tiger Woods mistresses coming out of the woodwork. First of all, these gals are taking money and gifts while seeing a high-powered...
Bernanke is grilled
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke suffered the slings and arrows of outraged lawmakers yesterday at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking Committee on Capitol Hill. He stood up to...
Desperate OTB goes for broke
The government bookie is broke. The Off-Track Betting Corp. yesterday filed for bankruptcy while it develops a new business model that will stem the flow of red ink and allow...
2nd nude in 'Erin' probe
LOS ANGELES -- FBI agents want Yahoo! to turn over a video of a naked woman they suspect was taken by an Illinois man already accused of secretly recording ESPN...
Thanks, but no
The Long Island deli owner who gave a bandit $40 and a loaf of bread -- and got a thank-you note and a $50 bill in return -- wants cops...
Polo tale a load of horse $#!&
WASHINGTON -- The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services yesterday began probing the fund-raising practices of America's Polo Cup, the business run by Michaele and Tareq Salahi. Tareq Salahi...
Ailing Ahmad tries to heal the sprains
Ahmad Bradshaw can run straight ahead at full speed. He did that yesterday off on the side while the Giants were practicing. If he can add some cutting ability into...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogCowboysPick 2 (45½)GIANTSBroncos 4 4½(38) CHIEFSSTEELERS13½14½(37) RaidersJAGUARSPickPick(46½)TexansCOLTS 7½ 6½(47) TitansEagles 3 5½(44) FALCONSBENGALS13 13 (42) LionsSaints 9½ 9½(47) REDSKINSPANTHERS 6 6 (40) BuccaneersBEARS 9 9 (41) RamsChargers11½13 (42½)BROWNSSEAHAWKS+1Pick(41½)49ersVikings...
Sunday's Best
The experts make their picks:THE LINEGREG GALLOSTEVE SERBYMARK CANNIZZAROPAUL SCHWARTZTIM BONTEMPSRICOJets 3 (37) Bills (Jets, 19-13)Bills (L)Jets (W)Jets (W)Bills (L)Jets (W)Jets (W)Cowboys 2 (45½) GIANTS (Sunday, 4:15, FOX)CowboysGiants★ GiantsCowboysCowboysGiantsBroncos 4½...
Sports shorts
NFL: Peterson gets speeding ticket Vikings running back Adrian Peterson could lose his driver's license after police clocked him driving at 109 mph -- nearly twice the posted speed limit...
Jets' Jones hits 1,000-yard mark for 5th straight season
TORONTO -- Thomas Jones has exceeded 1,000 rushing yards for five straight seasons, which puts him in the company of only two active backs (LaDainian Tomlinson, Stephen Jackson) and in...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The experts make their picks:THE LINEGREG GALLOTIM SULLIVANLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISOREGON 9½ Oregon St. (Tonight, 9:00, ESPN)★Oregon St.OregonOregonOregon St.x- C. Michigan 13 Ohio (Tom., 8:00, ESPN)OhioC. MichiganC. MichiganC. Michigany-Houston 2½ E....
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $43,000; alw; 3upGOLDEN BOYCHICK ran to his 8-5 odds breaking his maiden by seven lengths in sharp time. WILLIAM THOMAS has set the pace in each of...
Giants defensive coordinator Sheridan defends self versus critics
Bill Sheridan is stand ing, back against the wall, fittingly, inside the Timex Underperformance Center, and on this day, it is my duty to ask the questions many disgruntled Giants...
Nets don't dispute CDR's 'soft' charge
Chris Douglas-Roberts slapped on the Nets, by his own admission, the worst label an NBA player can receive: soft. After the Nets plopped into the history books Wednesday with a...
Manning writes off Big D ink stink
Yeah, Eli Manning signed the wall inside the visitors locker room at brand-new Cowboys Stadium back on Sept. 20, after the Giants escaped with a thrilling 33-31 last-second victory. If...
Desperate Giants need to tap their hatred of Cowboys
Nothing has worked. Not reminding the Giants of the urgency of the situation. Not demanding greater attention to detail. Not even questioning their pride. All the attempts to beseech the...
Devils bear down after rare defeat
Their 35 points constitutes the best 25-game start in the Devils' impressive history. But nothing cut any ice yesterday, except for their skates, as Jacques Lemaire tried to ensure Game...
Coste rips Mets then signs with team; Amazin's also add Blanco
Chris Coste is burning bridges with Mets fans before he's even crossed them. The ex-Phillies catcher/first baseman signed with the Mets yesterday, just three days after expressing disdain for his...
George Steinbrenner heads honcho huddle
TAMPA, Fla. -- He might not be out front anymore, but that doesn't mean George Steinbrenner has lost his hunger for victory. When Yankees brass entered Steinbrenner's South Tampa home...
Rangers hope moves lead to wins
As far as Rangers shakeups go, this is not waiving Eddie Giacomin a week before trading Jean Ratelle and Brad Park in 1975. Having said that, the personnel moves over...
Kiki focuses on psyche as Nets gun for win No. 1
There were no Whoopee Cushions or cans of Silly String to be seen anywhere, but the first day of the Kiki Vandeweghe Nets' coaching regime yesterday was as much about...
D'Antoni meets today with Robinson
ATLANTA -- "Nate-Gate" raged on yesterday when Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni announced after the team practice at Georgia Tech he would meet with Nate Robinson this morning and try to...
Bobcats no easy task for Nyets
Kiki Vandeweghe got my Coach of the Year vote by parlaying street cred and executive privilege into disassociating himself with the Nyets' broken record. Unless this was an aging problem...
Moulson's hat trick lifts Islanders past Thrashers, 4-1
ATLANTA — It was one of the best games the Islanders have played this season, especially for Matt Moulson. Moulson scored three goals and the Islanders snapped the Atlanta Thrashers’...
Braylon explains awful drop
TORONTO -- Braylon Edwards is waiting for the ridicule. The Jets' wide receiver, who came here with a reputation for dropping too many passes, failed to reel in a gimme...
Revis dominates Owens -- again
As last night's 19-13 Jets victory wore on, Darrelle Revis could see he was breaking Terrell Owens' spirit. Few things produce a more satisfying feeling for a cornerback. For the...
Nets don't dispute Douglas-Roberts' 'soft' charge
Chris Douglas-Roberts slapped on the Nets, by his own admission, the worst label an NBA player can receive: soft. After the Nets plopped into the history books Wednesday with a...
Prepping for cod fishing season
The cod fishing season has yet to get started, but some boats already are gearing up for the season. After last winter's great action, the first in many years, anglers...
Weird but true
These bandits can commit crimes and chew gum at the same time. Police in Michigan are hunting for a pack of thieves who've been going into gas stations and walking...
Rutgers rolls past Princeton
He might not be very well known yet, but Gregory Echenique could be emerging as one of the better big men in the Big East. The Rutgers sophomore center blew...
No. 7 Oregon comes up Roses
EUGENE, Ore. -- Redshirt freshman LaMichael James ran for 166 yards and three touchdowns last night to send No. 7 Oregon to the Rose Bowl with a 37-33 victory over...
Whittenburg fired after a 1-4 start
Fordham athletic director Frank McLaughlin decided against firing men's basketball coach Dereck Whittenburg after going 3-25 last season. But after a 1-4 start to the 2009-10 campaign, including a 68-44...
'Nova lands Pinkston
Pulling a blue hat out of a plastic bag, Jayvaughn Pinkston made his highly anticipated announcement official yesterday at a press conference at Bishop Loughlin. "Next fall I will be...
Mangino quits Kansas
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Kansas coach Mark Mangino resigned yesterday in the wake of an investigation into his treatment of his players, stepping down just two years after leading the Jayhawks...
Seton Hall goes to 6-0; Lawrence rejoins team
It was good news on all fronts yesterday for Seton Hall. First, the Pirates found out Keon Lawrence, their star junior guard who has been suspended since Nov. 9, will...
Hofstra dumps its football program
Talk about swallowing your Pride. In a surprise move, Hofstra president Stuart Rabinowitz yesterday announced his school is immediately eliminating football, effectively ending a program that dated to 1937, first...
Controversial Wings flies by Bronx Science
Bob Gregory knew all about Wings Academy’s first two games – both blowouts by 121 points and 46 points, respectively. The Bronx Science coach, who felt like his Wings counterpart...
Kamari Murphy leaves Bishop Ford for Lincoln
Highly touted junior forward Kamari Murphy has withdrawn from Bishop Ford HS and has enrolled at Lincoln HS, The Post learned Thursday night. Murphy’s stepfather, Kaheem Draper, said Murphy registered...
Familiar face to Gowanus watchers to helm DEP
While the mayor introduced the city to the new head of the city’s Department of Environmental Protection this week, Caswell F. Holloway IV has been a familiar face to those...
City sues itself over Brooklyn House of Detention
If the city were jailed and went to court, it might have a good case for pleading insanity when it comes to the Brooklyn hoosegow.That after the city announced that...
Brooklyn Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens Cope With Increased Demand
More Brooklynites than ever are hungry.A report by the New York City Coalition Against Hunger — released against a backdrop of borough families preparing for Thanksgiving, a holiday characterized by...
Nets arena go-ahead gets more good news
It’s all systems go for the Brooklyn Nets arena, and perhaps an NBA championship banner hanging from the rafters following the 2011-12 playoffs in the borough.The idea did not seem...
The Post's All-Manhattan boys soccer honors
When it comes to soccer in Manhattan – and New York City, for that matter – the discussion often begins and ends with Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Jacobson’s Knights...
The Butler Did It
At a press conference at Bishop Loughlin HS in Fort Greene on Thursday afternoon, Jayvaughn Pinkston announced his intention to play basketball at Villanova University next season. The 6-foot-6 forward...
Cops on the hunt for brazen Queens robbers
A pistol-pointing crew of strong arm crooks were caught on-camera knocking off a Queens jewelry store in broad daylight, cops said. The jewelry heist took place Saturday afternoon at Gold...
Mets add Blanco to catcher mix
Just hours after announcing the signing of Chris Coste, the Mets continued to stockpile backup catchers by handing a one-year, $1.5 million deal to veteran Henry Blanco.Blanco, 38, is heading into...