December 7, 2009
Eagles always heat up in December
PHILADELPHIA -- There’s something about December that brings out the best in the Philadelphia Eagles. After two straight comeback wins in the fourth quarter, the Eagles kicked off their favorite...
Eagles won't rule out Jackson, Westbrook
Eagles coach Andy Reid said today WR Desean Jackson and RB Brian Westbrook could return to practice this week and neither has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the...
Pols Break Ground at McCarren pool
Nearly 70 years after it was first constructed through a federal Works Progress Administration project, McCarren Park Pool is nearly ready to once again play host to Brooklyn’s swimmers, bathers...
Fidler for Finance?
Fidler for Finance? The chair for the City Council’s powerful Finance Committee could have a Brooklyn state of mind. Three names reported as potential successors to current chair David Weprin...
Graffiti plagues Sheepshead Bay and Homecrest area
Graffiti is rearing its ugly head again.According to several people at the recent Sheepshead Bay/Plumb Beach Civic Association (SBPBCA) meeting, the scrawling and defacing of both public and private property...
Seventh annual Jewltide coming
The nightlife may slow down a bit right up on the holidays, but for those looking to celebrate Hanukkah with a bang this year, look no further than Southpaw.The Park...
Buy a dreidel, fight dyslexia
Leah David is hoping to beat dyslexia using one dreidel at a time. The executive director of Ohr Halimud is crafting the four sided tops used during the Jewish holiday...
Spend the holidays with Dar Williams
Along with the Christmas trees hawked on street corners and vacant lots, decorations on main drags, and various renditions of “The Nutcracker,” one thing that’s come to be expected each...
Meet 'Cooking for Bachelors'
There’s a new cooking show in town. DUMBO resident Jyl Ferris is taking the Internet by storm with her how-to show for singles, “Cooking for Bachelors,” which just began its...
Board rivalry takes friendly turn as members vie for chair post
With the tenure of Community Board 10’s current chair winding down, the race is on for his successor. When Dean Rasinya leaves the post at the end of this year,...
LIVE: Joel Sherman at the Winter Meetings
Check in here for Joel Sherman's updates from baseball's Winter Meetings in Indianapolis.
Hedge Fund world has a new star
It seems the world of hedge funds is as fickle as Hollywood. Just ask Israel Englander of Millennium Partners.Santa Barbara, Calif.-based hedge fund firm Alpha Titans has booted Millennium from...
Tiger Woods' wife moves out: report
Elin Nordegren can’t stand to be in the same house with Tiger Woods, according to a new report. Woods’ ex-model wife has moved out of the couple’s palatial Florida home,...
Sanchez sits out Jets practice
Though it appeared Mark Sanchez was out there on the field inside the Jets practice facility today, because his No. 6 jersey was present at Jets practice today, the jets injured...
Times economics reporter Andrews to leave paper
The number of people stepping forward at The New York Times for voluntary severance packages continued to accelerate today on the last day of eligibility, with the latest being Times...
Coughlin wants Adams punished
Mike Pereira, the NFL vice president of officiating, had already reviewed the tape of what the Giants believe was yet another dirty play by Cowboys left tackle Flozell Adams before...
Get outta town
THERE is no naughty or nice in our book. Just savers and suckers. This holiday season, tell your family presents are off and take them out of Dodge for a...
50 STATES: Colorado
COLORADO’S relentless outdoorsiness is evident the instant you deplane in Denver. There’s a specially designed carousel running the entire length of the baggage hall: it’s custom made for the odd-shaped...
Paul Tudor Jones' black-box fund is up 5% this year
Paul Tudor Jones’ black-box, computer-driven trading fund Tudor Tensor is up 5.37 percent this year, show data on select hedge funds that do futures trading.As it turns out, that's nothing...
Joe Bruno guilty of two of eight charges
ALBANY – A federal jury found former Senate boss Joseph L. Bruno guilty today of robbing taxpayers of his "honest services" by collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in outside...
Your weekly newsbriefs
Improved Belt ParkwayThe city Department of Transportation (DOT) is finishing work on the Belt Parkway between Fresh Creek Basin and Paerdegat Basin Bridge this month.Lanes were closed overnight as workers...
Your weekly newsbriefs
Santa-free Salt & SeaHere’s a rare find: a Christian-based mission that doesn’t want anything to do with the merry old elf in the big red suit.This year, as with every...
Manhattan Beach icon is honored
The deeds one does in life are often what is most remembered by loved ones and the community at large after a person dies. Such is the case of May...
Gowanus joins Generation Facebook
The Gowanus Canal has finally joined the 21st century: The fetid waterway has its own group on Facebook. The Environmental Protection Agency created the page, reachable though facebook.com/eparegion2, with the...
60 cop promoted, celebrates 20 years in Coney Island
Coney Island has been home to a lot of carnies and clowns over the years. Now it’s home to a bona-fide detective.John Nevandro, the burly and sometimes brassy community affairs...
Broadway Triangle rezoning passes two key council votes
The lights are still up on the Broadway Triangle. The City Council’s Land Use Committee and its Subcommittee on Planning, Dispositions and Concessions passed the controversial Broadway Triangle plan Monday...
Liberty make Donovan permanent head coach
The Liberty didn't have to venture far for a new head coach. The team announced Thursday that Hall of Famer Anne Donovan, who replaced Pat Coyle midway through last season,...
Cops believed Tiger Woods had been drinking: report
Cops wanted a blood sample for Tiger Woods because they suspected he’d been drinking, according to a new report. The Florida Highway Patrol listed “driving under the influence with property...
FBI probes chef's disappearance during cruise
LOS ANGELES -- The FBI joined in an international investigation Monday into the disappearance of an Italian chef who may have gone overboard during a Caribbean cruise. Federal agents got...
Police jail Fla. man for rubbing burger in wife's face
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- A 25-year-old Port St. Lucie man was arrested for allegedly rubbing a hamburger on his wife's face during an argument. Police said Daniel Boss and...
Murder indictment for neighbor of slain NY teacher
NEW CITY, N.Y. — The next-door neighbor of a grade-school gym teacher has been indicted on murder charges in her killing. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe said Monday that...
Soler has a lot on plate as Red Bulls' new sporting director
Erik Soler was officially unveiled as Red Bull New York's sporting director today, and the former IK Start owner touched on a number of topics at the team's headquarters, including...
Mets have interest in Adam Kennedy
Adam Kennedy, who had one of the best seasons of his career with the A's this past year, has piqued the Mets' interest as a possible second base replacement for...
Mets interested in Kennedy
Adam Kennedy, who had one of the best seasons of his career with the A's this past year, has piqued the Mets' interest as a possible second-base replacement for Luis...
Brothers sue after dad buried next to mom, against her wishes
This is one sordid family plot. Two peeved brothers are demanding their sister dig up their dastardly dad from his resting place next to their mom in a Long Island...
Lawyers meet over Astor estate
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The court fight over New York philanthropist Brooke Astor’s estate has resumed with a closed-door meeting of more than a dozen lawyers. The gathering Monday at...
Mets going after Willingham, Rivera to fill left-field hole
INDIANAPOLIS -- Fearing the market for Jason Bay and Matt Holliday will soar beyond their financial parameters, the Mets have intensified their pursuit of the Nationals’ Josh Willingham and the...
Adams' shove among worst cheap shots in sports
A couple quick things before today's list: -I know they won the game. But that final two-minute offense by the Texas Longhorns on Saturday night was maybe the worst I’ve...
Plea scheduled for fund manager in $150M ripoff
NEW YORK -- A judge has warned investors that a fund manager accused of cheating investors of about $150 million is expected to resolve his case with a plea this...
Federal agency sues well-known NY fish market
NEW YORK -- Federal authorities are suing a well-known New York fish market after employees claimed they were exposed to racist comments and crude behavior. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity...
WH: Obama favors legislation on global warming
WASHINGTON -- A White House spokesman says President Barack Obama still prefers legislation on climate change and that Monday's EPA declaration on greenhouse gas dangers was done in response to...
Giants' Snee 'very, very sore'
The most significant injury to come out of the 31-24 victory over the Cowboys was to right guard Chris Snee, who hurt his knee in the first quarter and by...
Feds eye unmanned drones for ocean smuggler patrol
SAN DIEGO -- Predator aircraft drones will soon be scanning U.S. waters for smugglers. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it's buying two Predator B aircraft for sea patrols....
Hasbro wins 10-year deal for Sesame Street toys
NEW YORK -- Elmo is getting a new home - or his toys are, at least. Toy maker Hasbro Inc. said Monday it will make and market toys and games...
Suspect charged in killing of Pittsburgh-area cop
PENN HILLS, Pa. -- A suburban Pittsburgh police officer awaiting backup was fatally shot in his parked patrol car by a man who emerged from a home moments after killing...
SEC accuses 3 ex-New Century execs of fraud
WASHINGTON -- Federal regulators have accused three former top executives of collapsed mortgage lender New Century Financial Corp. of fraud, saying they misled investors as the company's subprime loan business...
UN climate conference opens with pressure on US
COPENHAGEN -- The largest and most important U.N. climate change conference in history opened Monday, with organizers warning diplomats from 192 nations that this could be the last, best chance...
Kearney windmiller signs with Bridgeport
Tiffany Irrera didn’t want to go far from home. So over the summer the Bishop Kearney pitcher sent her highlight film to colleges from conferences, one of them being the...
Injured Sanchez skips Jets practice
Mark Sanchez did not practice for the Jets on Monday while recovering from a sprained right knee, but coach Rex Ryan is optimistic about the rookie quarterback’s chances of playing...
Poll: Tiger Woods' favorability rating tumbles
The number of women who say they’ve been with Tiger Woods is growing but the ranks of his fans are falling. A new CNN Opinion Research poll shows that Woods’...
NCAA tournament could expand to 96 teams
The NCAA men's basketball tournament could be expanded to 96 teams as part of a possible new television agreement, according to a published report.Sports Business Journal writes, "The idea talked...
Woman confesses to lying about rape story that sent man to prison
All this because she wasn’t getting enough sympathy from her pals. Biurny Peguero Gonzalez concocted an elaborate story in 2005, claiming that a Bronx man held her at knifepoint as...
Judge declares mistrial in shock blogger trial
There’s a hung jury at the trial of a New Jersey blogger charged with making death threats against three Illinois judges. A judge declared a mistrial in the case of...
Tiger had $235, 2 clubs at crash scene: cops
WINDERMERE, Fla. — A police officer who responded to Tiger Woods’ SUV accident outside his Florida home found two iron golf clubs on the ground and $235 in the vehicle....
Pacino set to play Shylock in Shakespeare in the Park
Al Pacino meets William Shakespeare next summer in New York City's Central Park. The 69-year-old Pacino will portray Shylock in "The Merchant of Venice," one of two offerings by the...
Several NY schools on lockout over perp search
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. -- Things are back to normal at seven Long Island schools that were placed on a short “lockout” while police searched for a criminal suspect in the...
ACORN probe: no illegal conduct on videos
WASHINGTON — An internal investigation of the community-organizing group ACORN concluded there was no criminal conduct by employees caught on videos offering advice on how to hide assets and falsify...
Rei Kawakubo for Barbie
Brand new for holiday: Barbie by Rei Kawakubo -- dressed in Comme des Garcons' newest limited-edition print, "Jingle Flowers." The Jingle Flowers Barbie hits Comme stores this week and will...
Tens of thousands protest in Iran, battling police
TEHRAN, Iran - Security forces and militiamen clashed with thousands of protesters shouting "death to the dictator" outside Tehran University on Monday, beating them with batons and firing tear gas...
Alleged terrorist from Chicago linked to Mumbai attacks
CHICAGO — A Chicago man accused of planning an armed attack on a Danish newspaper was charged Monday with conducting surveillance on potential targets in the Indian city of Mumbai...
Yankees trade Bruney to Nationals for Rule 5 pick
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Yankees and Nationals agreed on a deal today that shipped Brian Bruney to Washington for the first pick in the upcoming Rule 5 draft, The Post has...
Obama sending envoy to communist North Korea
SEOUL, South Korea -- After a year of tensions, President Barack Obama is sending a veteran diplomat to North Korea on Tuesday for the highest-profile talks between Pyongyang and Washington...
Pope to lead midnight Christmas Mass at 10 p.m.
VATICAN CITY -- Rumors abound about the health of Pope Benedict XVI after it was announced he would celebrate Midnight Mass two hours early this Christmas Eve. The Vatican denies...
Bronx woman shot to death in front of children
A supervisor at the city’s Administration for Children’s Services who was taking her two young daughters to school in The Bronx was shot dead this morning as the girls looked...
NJ funeral director sentenced in case of selling body parts
NEWARK, N.J. — A former New Jersey funeral director has been sentenced to four years probation for his role in harvesting and selling body parts. Robert Maitner Jr. was sentenced...
Ohio killer asks appeals court to stop execution
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A condemned killer scheduled to become the first person in the U.S. put to death with a single drug on Tuesday is asking a federal appeals court...
Rutgers will go for fourth straight bowl win against C. Florida
It certainly isn’t the bowl destination it had hoped for three months ago, but considering Rutgers’ last two postseason trips took the Scarlet Knights to Toronto and Birmingham, Ala., perhaps...
LI student wins $100,000 science prize
A New York high school student and a three-student team have won $100,000 each at the Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology. Five other high school students and five...
Schedule favors Giants in NFC East race
It was tough to imagine when the losses piled up in October and November, but the Giants have a good a chance as any of winning the NFC East. Yesterday’s...
Gavel to Gavel
Fourteen years for legal eagleA Brooklyn attorney who was accused of threatening and intimidating witnesses scheduled to testify against his drug lord client was sentenced to 14 years in prison...
Oprah, others clamor for first Tiger Woods interview
Oprah Winfrey is doing her best to get an interview with Tiger Woods but she’s not alone. In what would be the get of the year, Winfrey, who is personal...
Falling granite slab kills worker in Brooklyn
A worker has been killed after a slab of granite fell on him inside a New York City construction supply store. Fire and police officials say the accident occurred around...
2 blasts rock eastern Pakistani city
LAHORE, Pakistan -- Two explosions ripped through a crowded market in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Monday, wounding at least 20 people, police said. TV footage showed cars...
NYC testing out quiet buses
The hiss and rackety clatter of New York City buses could soon be history. Three new buses being tested by the city are being lauded for their quiet and smooth...
Police: High LI woman drives car into neighbor's living room
HOLTSVILLE, N.Y. — Police say a Long Island woman, high on a prescription painkiller, backed her car across her neighbors’ lawn and right into their living room. The family of...
More than 90 security breaches at White House in 29 years: report
Secret Service checkpoints are more like revolving doors according to a shocking report that details more than 90 security breaches dating back to the Carter Administration. According to an internal...
New kings plot future while Levin is crowned
While Brooklyn Democratic leaders celebrated Councilmember-elect Steve Levin’s ceremonial inauguration at stately Borough Hall, a group of 50 Democratic activists met in a dingy first-floor room of a Williamsburg church...
New search for NY teen missing in SC fruitless
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A new search for a New York teen missing in South Carolina since April has turned up nothing of significance. Multiple media outlets reported that a...
No charges for owner in chimp attack
The owner of a wild chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a Connecticut woman will not face criminal charges, the state’s top prosecutor said today. Since officials never actually warned Sandra...
Cops to motorists: Don't drink and drive
As happens every year, local motorists have been on the receiving end of advice that is intended to make sure that everyone’s holiday is merry: Don’t drink and drive. While...
City quarter way to tree planting goal
So far, approximately 250,000 trees have been planted citywide as part of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Million Trees program, which aims to add that many trees to the city landscape, both...
Facebook creates online safety board
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Social networking site Facebook on Monday said it is creating a global safety advisory board to protect its users against online predators such as sex offenders....
The Enemy Within
Obama Administration realizing threat of homegrown terror (Los Angeles Times)
GM plans to invest $336M investment in Volt plant
DETROIT -- General Motors Co. says it will invest $336 million in a Michigan plant that will build its new rechargeable electric car called the Volt due in showrooms next...
Tenn. man says cows licked $100 in damage to house
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. -- A Tennessee man's homeowners insurance apparently doesn't cover "acts of cow." Jerry Lynn Davis called the Hawkins County Sheriff's office on Thursday, complaining that a neighbor's cows...
Are We All Isolationists Now?
Claude Barfield on a new Pew Poll (The American)
SC gov's impeachment trial focuses on South America trip
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers debating whether to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford are focusing on a trip to South America during which he says his relationship with an Argentine...
Revival Circuit: Whale at Film Forum
One of the joys of living in New York are Bruce Goldstein's wonderful revival series at Film Forum, including the one-week James Whale retrospective that my colleague V.A. Musetto wrote...
Nobody asked me to Twitter, but...
Congratulations to Mike D’Antoni. He has shown a lot by benching Nate Robinson. Robinson has never really understood basketball is a team game. Nate's not the Show. Last week I...
EPA rules greenhouse gases are a danger
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency has concluded greenhouse gases are endangering people's health and must be regulated, signaling that the Obama administration is prepared to contain global warming without...
Box Office: 'Up in the Air' soars
Sorry, technical issues prevented me from posting yesterday. Among other things, the BW and I were debating which is a better movie, "Up'' or "Up in the Air'' (I gave both...
Tiger Woods' marriage is a sham: 'mistress'
One of Tiger Woods' latest mistresses, an unnamed former Florida cocktail waitress, says the world's best golfer's marriage is a sham. "It's only for publicity," Michael O'Quinn, attorney for the...
Privacy warning fuels speculation of royal marriage
Queen Elizabeth II's warning about paparazzi intrusion on the British royal family has fueled speculation that Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton are planning a Christmas engagement. Leading online...
Vac's Monday Whacks: Local Playoff Chases and a Fun Night at Foley's
Scoreboard watching is a pastime generally reserved for baseball, but in an age of instant scoring updates and DirecTV's Red Zone package, Jets fans and Giants fans were undoubtedly working...
Braves' Soriano problem
The Braves may defy the cliché about never having too much pitching.They have offered Type-A free agent Rafael Soriano arbitration and the expectation of several executives is that he is...
Knicks win over Blazers would prove D'Antoni right on Nate benching
The Knicks play host to the Blazers tonight, a darn good Blazers team at 13-8, even without center Greg Oden, now out for the season. The Blazers are also without...
NbPAC Lights Up Your Life
When the sun goes down, McCarren Park will be warmly illuminated this month, only it has nothing to do with the holidays. One of Brooklyn’s largest parks will welcome an...
Fast acting cops honored by 76th Precinct Council
A cell phone snatcher was no match for a duo of dynamic cops from the 76th Precinct, recognized recently by the 76th Precinct Community Council for dialing in some fine...
Coats wanted
Borough President Marty Markowitz and New York Cares are asking Brooklynites to give the coats off their back, sort of. Markowitz was joined recently by students from Believe Northside and...
Local business people weigh in on ban of roll down metal shop gates
Local businesses and business leaders checked in with their views on the recently passed city legislation that would gradually ban the use of roll-down metal security gates on shops to...
Key moment and player from Giants win
Key Moment: Brandon Jacobs caught a screen pass from Eli Manning late in the third quarter and went 74 yards to the end zone, giving the Giants a 21-17 lead....
Sawyer to end 'GMA' run this week
Diane Sawyer says this week is her last as co-anchor of ABC's "Good Morning America" as she prepares to replace Charles Gibson on the network's "World News." Gibson is retiring....
Crime slide continues in 76th Precinct
Crime statistics in the 76th Precinct are mostly good, a little bad, but certainly not ugly, according to the precinct’s top cop, who pointed to data showing a downward trend...
Red Sox-Yankees murder trial starts in NH
NASHUA, N.H. — A second degree murder trial is getting under way for a New Hampshire woman charged with killing a man with her car after allegedly being taunted for...
Step out of the car seat and put your hands up
I was unable to find any parents who have received tickets for not using car seats, but it seems the NYPD is enforcing the rules mandating that kids are properly...
Former Giants teammates 'sad' about Plax prison term
ALBANY -- Plaxico Burress' former teammates expressed sadness today after hearing that the wide-receiver accepted a plea dreal that will keep him behind bars for two years. "It's just sad,"...
Bruney could be traded to Braves
INDIANAPOLIS -- According to a team that talked to the Yankees about acquiring Brian Bruney, the right-handed reliever could be headed to Atlanta. "We asked about him but hear he...
3UP: Pettitte, Halladay and Castillo
1. The Yankees have tried to get a one-year contract done quickly with Andy Pettitte as I reported in this column. The Pettitte issue is seen as vital within the...
Jones and White House Fog
Michael Goldfarb says NSC director doesn't seem to be getting the message out (Weekly Standard)
When Can't NY Take Your Land
Gabe Pressman says Let the Public Beware (NBC New York)Is 'blight' the new Eminent Domain? (Hub and Spokes)Tom Steward on threat of eminent domain over wind farms (Big Government)
The Don't-Check List
Nat Hentoff explains the Cold Heart of ObamaCare (Cato Institute)Worries grow about cost of health reform overhaul (Boston Globe)
Errant Nonsense
Task Force hearing in Mt Vernon (Lower Hudson Journal News)Interview with Damon Hewitt, task force leader (WNYC)
Giants report card, Week 13
OFFENSE Raise your hand if you expected running back Brandon Jacobs (13 carries, 39 yards and one touchdown) to take a swing pass and sprint 74 yards for a touchdown....
Reports: Tony Adams next Red Bull coach, wants Thierry Henry with him, Williams out of running for DC post
Reports on one side of the Atlantic peg Tony Adams as the next Red Bull coach, while a story from this side said Red Bull interim Richie Williams is out...
Demotion pays dividends for Wadleigh
When Karim Rowson was sent to the bench by Wadleigh coach Mike Crump, his first reaction was to lash out. His second was to prove Crump wrong. Sunday afternoon, Thomas...
Point taken: Houston leads Wings past Forest Hills
Kristian Foriest spent his Saturday night talking basketball, telling Deonte Houston how important the junior point guard was to the Wings Academy basketball team’s success. Sunday evening, Wings coach Billy...
Kennedy's Batman and Robin continue to excel
With several simple flicks of the wrist, Jeffrey Short brought the LIU Wellness Center to life. It was the finale of the PSAL Tip-Off Classic, the fifth of five games,...
Harkless returns to court, nears decision
Maurice Harkless returned to the court Sunday afternoon from a broken bone in his left foot, but that isn’t the biggest news the talented 6-foot-7 junior forward will be making...
Where I work: Brian Williams
JOB Anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News,” the nation’s most watched evening newscast. Williams, a boyish-looking 50, has collected a bevy of awards — Murrows, Emmys, a Peabody...
Go to Greg
Q I recently received a job offer and gently trying to negotiate the terms when the company announced a major layoff. The next day I received a call saying they...
Tweet meet
Using social networks to make hires may be a growing practice, but the marketing agency BFG Communications went a step further when they recently went looking for a social-media director,...
Rating season
It’s year-end review time, and across the city palms are sweating. Most employees wait passively for the dreaded conversation, hoping for the best along with a salary bump. But you...
'Net working
Ask him how his job search is going, and Craig Stack will tell you he’s frustrated as hell. The displaced trade operations manager wakes up at the crack of dawn...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Best I Ever Had, Drake 2. Run This Town, Jay-Z 3. Down, Jay Sean 4. Break Up, Mario 5. I’m Goin’ In, Drake 6. Wasted, Gucci...
Pulse sales
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG 260 Fifth Ave., between 28th and 29th streets; 212-725-5400 Sale: Dec. 8-11. Tues., 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m./Wed., 10 a.m.-8 p.m./Thurs., 10 a.m.-7 p.m./Fri., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Up to...
Festive faces
Shake up your makeup this holiday and bring on the drama. “Wear three coats of mascara, it’s the holidays!” says Tony Losavio, director of makeup artistry for Chanel. So, in...
Special K: Freshman's poise propels MSIT
Kelin Walsh was the picture of poise. She was fearless on drives to the basket and cold-blooded from the free-throw line. The McKee/Staten Island Tech guard helped her team weather...
Girls basketball roundup: Vaughan leads Ford past LuHi
Consider it a tune up for Bishop Ford for Monday’s matchup with defending CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens champions Christ the King. With Boston College-bound guard Shayra Brown in foul trouble, sophomore guard...
Vinnie: movie star
'Entourage" will likely become a movie -- just like "Sex & the City" -- after it finishes its TV run in about two years. The show's exec producer, actor Mark...
Starr report
Ray Romano, whose new TBS series, "Men of a Certain Age," premieres tonight, will also star in the second-season opener of Golf Channel's "The Haney Project" (pro duction has just...
No winner in 'Race'
The most stunning thing about the David Mamet play that opened last night is how clunky it is. The man's written books about drama and filmmaking, so you'd think his...
Loving Raymond
Comedians should never play sad clowns. Think Jerry Lewis. Worse, Robin Williams. There's a good reason for this -- or several, really. For one thing, when comedians play tragic figures,...
Been there, back again
This year's "American Idol" might give you a serious case of déjà vu. Ninth season "Idol" auditioners will look a lot like those from last year's tryouts -- according to...
Silver slams Dave's blame game
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is hit ting back at Gov. Paterson for attacking the Legislature as a pack of political cowards afraid to cut key spending programs despite a runaway...
US charter schools 'state' case to NY
See cap, run. Charter-school operators from other states are urging New York's elected officials to increase the number of charter schools allowed in the state or risk having them set...
Lawyers & jerks putting the 'ex' in Xmas
HOW did the Grinch steal that Christmas tree? The iconic, 76-foot Norway spruce cur rently propped up in the middle of Rockefeller Center is no random bush. The tree represents...
Not so fast, ya dirty pol
It'll be another summer behind bars for disgraced Brooklyn pol Diane Gordon. Prison doors won't swing open until September at the earliest for the bribe-taking ex-assemblywoman, whose parole was pushed...
Taconic mom P.I. is felon
The high-profile private eye who defended wrong-way DWI killer driver Diane Schuler on "Oprah" and elsewhere is a convicted felon who resigned from the NYPD after he was busted by...
Rape-lie indict
A grand jury has voted to indict a woman whose lies about being "raped" sent an innocent man to prison for four years, The Post has learned. The perjury indictment...
Axed teach sues over kid attack
A public-school teacher who works with sick kids at a Bronx hospital says the city fired her after a student attacked her so viciously that she had to take more...
Frisky risky for city kids
More city public high-school kids are testing positive for sexually transmitted diseases now than two years ago -- when the city started its nearly $1 million education and testing program...
Denmark's warm and 'fuzzy facts'
COPENHAGEN -- Shakespeare's Marcellus was right. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. In this hotbed of homogeneity, where global warming is a sacred assumption for the faithful, 15,000...
Osama's become a commuter
WASHINGTON -- Osama bin Laden nowadays stays "sometimes on the Pakistani side of the border, sometimes on the Afghan side," a White House confidant said yesterday. Recent estimates place bin...
Mayor's hot-head scientists push climate ahead of jobs
Forget about the recession and job security. The threat of global warming is more important than the economic meltdown that is ravaging the Big Apple. At least that seems to...
Last-second Teddy push
BOSTON -- Forget the ads, debates and endorsements. The only thing that matters now to Democratic candidates for the late Edward Kennedy's Senate seat is getting their backers to tomorrow's...
When can't New York take your land
A New York appellate court last week harshly rejected the state's effort to take property from businesses in upper Manhattan and give it to Columbia University for its campus expansion,...
The don't-check list
What kind of "health-care reform" is this that could make me replace my regular checklist of preventive-care tests for a "don't-check list" of exams I won't be able to order?...
The GOP farm team
The New York Republican Party is a lot like the Yan kees -- of 1989, when they were one of the worst teams in the majors. And the question of...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan -- Thieves ripped off some pricey timepieces at Macy's -- paying for the watches with forged credit cards, authorities said yesterday. Gadell Gibbs, 27, used a bogus credit card...
'Twilight' blindsided by Bullock
Sandra Bullock is back. Her new film, "The Blind Side," scored the top spot at the box office this weekend with $20.4 million in tickets sold, sacking the previous two...
Kuwait lops $4.1B Citi stake
Kuwait Investment Authority, the nation's sovereign-wealth fund, sold its stake in Citigroup for $4.1 billion after helping the US bank boost capital during the financial crisis. The fund converted Citigroup...
4 more yrs. in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday that Americans should expect a significant US military presence in Afghanistan for two to four years more. The Pentagon chief said the...
College Inn broth recalled
Stop & Shop and Giant Food supermarkets removed College Inn's No MSG Chicken Broth from their shelves over the weekend after its manufacturer, Del Monte, announced a nationwide voluntary recall...
Managing rifts
Now comes the hard part. As Comcast prepares to take over NBC Universal, one of the most difficult tasks the cable giant faces will be integrating two vastly different corporate...
Tiger teed up
While the world's greatest golfer was caught in the rough, we were scarfing down every tidbit we could find about Tiger Woods' car crash, his "transgressions" and the growing legion...
Talk about a 'house' boat!
The latest in luxury yachts is a 190-foot cabin cruiser that looks like it should have Captain Kirk at the helm. A team of French designers is behind the space-aged...
Revolving-door probation
It's an argument for tossing 'em in jail and throwing away the key. Convicted criminals sentenced to probation rather than prison time are nearly three times likelier to break the...
Heat on nations
COPENHAGEN -- Leaders from more than 100 nations will begin gathering here this week for the world's largest summit on climate change, with most, including President Obama, carrying pledges to...
O presses Dems on health bill
WASHINGTON -- President Obama delivered a locker room-style speech yesterday to rally Democratic senators who can't agree on a game plan for health care. During the rare Sunday meeting, "he...
1,000 UK bankers hit exits over pay
In a London preview of Wall Street's bonus nightmare, more than 1,000 investment bankers have quit Royal Bank of Scotland to work at rivals due to curbs on their paychecks,...
'Cover'-up over Tiger's flapjack floozy
Tiger Woods' sizzling date with a hotcakes waitress was the reason he agreed to pose for a rare cover shoot for Men's Fitness magazine, sources said yesterday. Woods was "getting...
Business briefs
Oil rising Oil seems on track to jump to $80 a barrel. In off-market electronic trading yesterday at the New York Mercantile Exchange, crude rose 53 cents from its seven-...
Quinn faces far-left rival
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is facing an attack on her leadership post from the left -- the far left. Councilman Charles Barron of Brooklyn, a former Black Panther who...
Cops buckle down in car-seat tix blitz
Cops are cracking down on city parents who don't buckle up their kids in car seats. NYPD officers wrote 4,160 tickets for car-seat violations in the first 10 months of...
Burress eyes work release - and shot at playing
Barely two months into his two-year gun-possession sentence, Plaxico Burress is already angling to get out of prison -- and to shop for a lucrative NFL contract. The disgraced former...
Upper-crust radio shows
This new radio station can't "contain" its buzz. Brooklyn's Heritage Radio Network begins broadcasting 24/7 today from its unique home studio -- two converted metal shipping containers in the back...
Joel daughter made 911 call herself
"Took pills. Want to die." Alexa Ray Joel, the troubled daughter of singer Billy Joel and supermodel Christie Brinkley, dialed 911 herself and told an operator those words after popping...
NY club gal, Fla. waitress join Tiger Woods' 'harem'
There's no end in sight for this Tiger's tale -- with as many as nine birdies now in the picture. A 26-year-old former cocktail waitress in Orlando, Fla., is the...
Another lost battle for Gov & gay rights
THE ISSUE: The state Senate’s rejection last week of a bill that would legalize gay marriage. *** Gov. Paterson could not get the legislators to cut spending because they weren't...
Zhu Zhu toxic: watchdog
ST. LOUIS -- Researchers are warning parents and other holiday gift buyers that one of the season's must-have toys is unsafe -- but the maker of Zhu Zhu Pets insists...
Icy crash hurts Weezer singer
The lead singer of the rock band Weezer suffered minor injuries when the group's tour bus hit some ice, skidded across the New York State Thruway, struck a guardrail and...
Peeve of absence
One of the city's top overtime earners was bounced from his job 11 months ago -- but continues to collect his $57,000-plus annual salary while on extended sick leave, The...
New prez, same Afghan war
THE ISSUE: Pres. Obama's announcement that he'll send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. *** During George W. Bush's presidency, any dissent regarding the War on Terror was met with feigned...
Crooked ref: My slime had limits
Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy says he refused to make calls to affect games even if it meant he lost money and it angered the mob. In one game...
$200B slash in TARP cost
The Obama Administration plans to cut its estimate of the projected costs of the government bailout program by $200 billion, a Treasury official said yesterday. The official said the White...
Ex-NBA great's girlfriend shot, killed while aiding family
A Brooklyn woman killed by what was believed to be a stray bullet was actually shot after she ran to the aid of a family friend who was being car-jacked...
Fraud fight sinks high-fashion trucking firm
A high-end fashion delivery firm in Manhattan has imploded amid accusations of embezzlement and tax fraud. Dispatch Transportation Corp. -- a Midtown-based company that has served luxury stores like Bergdorf...
A caveat on Copenhagen
"Only a treaty ratified by the United States Senate or legislation agreed to by Congress may commit our nation to any mandatory emissions-reduction program. Congress has the sole responsibility to...
One union sees sense
What happens when labor unions real ize they no longer have unlimited access to the public kitty? Sometimes they get . . . reasonable. Witness the deal Mayor Bloomberg struck...
Errant nonsense
Gov. Paterson set up a task force ostensibly to help cops avert friendly- fire tragedies. But judging from the panel's public hearing in Harlem last Thursday, you'd think the idea...
Football voices dish nonsense
Nothing toggles my switch (or is it the other way around?) more than being told that someone just did something "single-handedly" or all by himself in a football game. Outside...
Tiger’s a nonperson on NBC
Saturday, for the first time in his 13-year pro career, Tiger Woods was deemed commercially unacceptable and/or inappropriate during a golf telecast. NBC's three-hour coverage of the World Challenge --...
Texans, Titans losses lift Jets' hopes
The NFL season has hit the three-quarter pole and stunningly the Jets find themselves in the middle of a pack of teams still chasing playoff berths in the AFC. The...
Dolphins' upset of Patriots pulls Jets within 1 game in East
MIAMI -- The Patriots' road woes sent Tom Brady to his knees yesterday. When his final desperation pass was intercepted, he stooped over and buried his face in the turf,...
Brodeur: Sabres' Miller 'no doubt' top U.S. goalie
BUFFALO -- The incumbent Canadian Olympic goalie says the Sabres netminder he'll face here tonight is the one the U.S. will pin its hopes on barely two months from now...
Vick-tory for Eagles in Atlanta
ATLANTA -- Back in the city he once ruled, Michael Vick put up a pair of touchdowns -- one running, the other passing, both of them his first since 2006...
Lip service: Nets' Yi gets 50 stitches
Sean Williams did a double take when he heard that teammate Yi Jianlian required 50 stitches for a gash in his lip. "Fifty? Is that a misprint?" Williams asked. Williams...
Sorry, Knicks fans, Nate's stuck on the bench
Those Knicks fans in the cheap seats who chanted "We want Nate" at various times yesterday afternoon at the Garden, might as well save their breath. After collecting his third...
Harrington may stick as starter for Knicks
Al Harrington may be off the trading block and back in the starting lineup for good, replacing Danilo Gallinari. Knicks president Donnie Walsh said before the Knicks' 106-97 victory over...
Saints survive Redskins, join Colts at 12-0
Garrett Hartley kicked an 18-yard field goal 6:29 into overtime yesterday, and the Saints improved to 12-0 with a 33-30 victory over the Redskins yesterday in Landover, Md. The Saints...
Kiki's Nets start new streak
Face it, the Nets just aren't the same team on the road. So after celebrating their first victory of the season, they became a case of one and done through...
Pettitte turns down Yankees' 1-year offer
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Yankees claimed Andy Pettitte was their No. 1 offseason priority. And they have put their money where that statement is at while continuing to monitor the Roy...
Mets interested in trading for Royals' Meche
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Mets intend to check in on the three top free agents -- Jason Bay, Matt Holliday and John Lackey -- during the Winter Meetings, with the strongest...
Another December loss bothers Cowboys
Wade Phillips left Giants Stadium yesterday resembling a man who had just been hit by a bus. Why not? His Cowboys owned the stat sheet, but somehow left town on...
Jacobs' tip-toe TD a truly magical 'feet'
The pall was palpable, a thick cloud hover ing in the frosty air above Giants Stadium. There were 79,244 peo ple in the stands, and for the time being it...
Jacobs' breakout game comes against 'hated' Dallas
Take that, Cowboys. Brandon Jacobs will admit it: His 74-yard touchdown reception yesterday was extra special because of whom it came against. "Dallas is a team that I just absolutely...
This was a season-saving win for Giants
This was all about pride, and heart, and fight, and long-lost fire and emotion. It was about a team that stood up and announced, "Enough is enough," a team that...
Tuck: Cowboys' Adams is 'dirt bag' and 'coward'
Flozell Adams is Public Enemy No. 1 for the Giants. The Cowboys left tackle wasn't high on their list before the Giants yesterday beat them 31-24 for the way he...
Comeback revives Giants' playoff dream
As Domenik Hixon finally crossed the goal line after his 79-yard punt-return journey, the man with the close-cropped silver hair and reddening face went wild. Giants coach Tom Coughlin raced...
Hixon's TD punt return a Giant boost
Domenik Hixon didn't appear to be on the verge of breaking off a punt return for a touchdown after Dallas' Mat McBriar was able to force him into fair catches...
Sports shorts
COLLEGE: Florida's Meyer briefly hospitalized Florida coach Urban Meyer was treated at a campus hospital for dehydration yesterday, just hours after his team lost 32-13 to Alabama in the SEC...
Lundqvist again allows late goal; Red Wings beat Rangers, 3-1
The "backbone" of the Rangers, as head coach John Tortorella last night called Henrik Lundqvist, is bending. If he breaks, the impotent Blueshirts have no chance at being a factor...
Osi makes key fumble recovery
It seemed like it had been about two years since Osi Umenyiora had made a play for the Giants. All it took for him to finally make another one was...
The Post Line
NFL Tonight Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog PACKERS 2½ 3½ (43) Ravens Thursday Steelers 9 10 (37) BROWNS Sunday GIANTS 1 1 (46½) Eagles BUCCANEERS OFF OFF (OFF) Jets COLTS...
Yankees drawing early buzz at Winter Meetings
INDIANAPOLIS -- General manager Brian Cashman was scheduled to arrive at the Winter Meetings after midnight. Nevertheless, that didn't mean the World Champions were ignored by the Baseball Universe gathered...
Knicks' surge continues against lowly Nets
The Garden fans chanted "We want Nate" in the second quarter when the Knicks were behind. They chanted "We want Nate" in the fourth quarter when they were comfortably ahead....
Rangers coach focusing more on defense
Coach John Tortorella came to the Rangers preaching a philosophy whose tenets included, "It's not about defense. . . . It's not about the defensive zone. . . . I...
Motivated Rowson propels Wadleigh
When Karim Rowson was sent to the bench by Wadleigh coach Mike Crump, his first reaction was to lash out. His second was to prove Crump wrong. Yesterday afternoon, Thomas...
Weird but true
Oops! Parents of uninsured Florida children called the governor's office for help and were directed to dial the toll-free number of the state's KidCare line. But two numbers were transposed...
UConn's Edsall joins Kelly on Notre Dame's list
Now that the regular season is complete, Notre Dame's search for a new head football coach goes into overdrive with athletic director Jack Swarbuck poised to interview candidates as soon...
Saban will be wary of Texas trap
ATLANTA -- When The Post asked Nick Saban last night on a telephone conference call how he would guard against the fact that his team has been established as the...
NYC girls basketball rankings
Our entire top 10 is still undefeated, but this might be the last week we can say that. St. Mike’s travels to the Iolani Classic in Hawaii this weekend, No....
PSAL girls basketball rankings
This week will not be a very good indication of the rest of the season. There wasn’t a single change with the season still coming to a boil. So far,...
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
There is no movement in the rankings. All of the top teams held serve. No. 6 Archbishop Molloy fended off a furious comeback from No. 9 Bishop Loughlin, which also...
BCS Title: Alabama vs. Texas
Alabama and Texas get to play in a national title game. For TCU, Cincinnati and Boise State, the math doesn't quite add up but they still get a spot in...
Adams' Chavis proves he can hang with PSAL elite
Akeeme Chavis heard all the talk, but was waiting for a chance to back it up. The 6-foot-1, 180-pound John Adams wide receiver kept being told that he was good...
Wilson, Lewis respond well to adversity
Tatiana Wilson always feels like she has to be aggressive, like she has to assert herself on offense. That didn’t necessarily change for the Francis Lewis junior when stars Kelly...
Queens tops Staten Island in Fugazzi Senior Bowl
Jim Desantis’ Queens roster wasn't filled with players from big name schools in the PSAL's top football division. On the Staten Island sideline across from him were kids from teams...
Big Blue holds off Cowboys, 31-24; back in NFC East race
Tom Coughlin raced onto the field and wildly pumped his right arm, windmill style. Then he did it again. Finally, the Giants had something to celebrate. Coughlin exulted after Domenik...