August 2, 2010
Giants have 1,250 PSLs left to sell; Jets 1,350
With the NFL season a little more than a month away, the Giants still have 1,250 seats for sale. Over the past few days, the Giants have launched an advertising...
2 charged in shooting death of Qns. immigrant
A Bronx man allegedly helped his buddy shoot a gas-station attendant in Queens — and then looted the joint of cigarettes and cigars as the victim lay dying on the...
Blue Jays power way past Yanks 8-6
Travis Snider hit two of an AL record-tying six doubles in a seven-run fifth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays prolonged Alex Rodriguez's search for his 600th homer in a...
Trailer truck hits and kills teen biker
A 14-year-old boy was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer this afternoon as he tried to cross a busy Queens street on his bike, authorities said. Ferderich Enbre was knocked...
Braves beat Mets 4-1
Tim Hudson pitched six solid innings and Rich Ankiel drove in two runs with his first hit as a Brave, a two-out, two-run single in a three-run first inning that...
A van, a man, a plan
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red HookA van, a planThree men robbed a man taking a stroll near the Ninth Street Bridge in Gowanus on July 25 — but the victim was...
From Giants camp: Nicks drops, then catches on
ALBANY -- It is rare to see Hakeem Nicks put the ball on the ground; the Giants wide receiver catches almost everything thrown his way. That's why the sight of...
Charter member of the Real Housewives Tan Club
Guess who’s working out that $10 million bankruptcy debt one TV job at a time?“Real Jersey Housewife” Teresa Guidice is suddenly showing up on cable commercials.Check her out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Rx1AezEMTE&feature=player_embedded
Kovalchuk decision could drag into next week
A decision may not come until next Monday in the NHL Players Association's appeal of the league's rejection of Ilya Kovalchuk's $102 million, 17-year contract with the Devils. The case...
Bill Cosby tweets that he is not dead
Comic Bill Cosby used microblogging website Twitter Monday to let his fans know he was still alive after rumors he was dead swept the internet. As of Monday afternoon, "Bill...
It's a 'Bric' house! Arts group moves ahead with stunning studio rehab
The gritty home of Brooklyn public access television will be transformed into a modern, inviting “Today” show-style studio, thanks to renovations that will be completed by next year.The $31-million upgrades...
Pregame notes: Yankees-Blue Jays
The Yankees are back in the Bronx tonight, opening a three-game series with the Blue Jays. The new arrivals all have their pinstripes on. Here are some tidbits from the...
Coles will retire when this Jets' run is done
CORTLAND -- The third time will be the final stop for Laveranues Coles. The 32-year-old wide receiver, back with the Jets after two previous stints, will retire whenever this one...
I-Play reaches into classic literature with 'Gatsby'
I-Play creates 'hidden object' games (though you might know them from their #1 best-selling racing franchise, Fast and Furious) based on novels from mega-selling authors --Nora Roberts, James Patterson, and...
Toys 'R' Us coming to Downtown!
It’s Christmas in August!Toys “R” Us will open a “seasonal” store in the empty Sid’s Hardware store on Jay Street, plus two more in Park Slope, bringing toys, games and...
Mom who threw baby in hudson returns to husband
No hard feelings. The mother who threw her 19-month-old daughter in the Hudson this past Spring -- to take revenge on her husband -- was tearfully reunited with him today....
Ex-boyfriend faces murder charge in Queens fire
Prosecutors say a man charged with arson after his pregnant girlfriend was killed in a Queens apartment fire now faces second degree murder charges after an autopsy showed she was...
'Riverside Rapist' has another alleged victim
The "Riverside Rapist" has another alleged victim — and she’s an assistant district attorney, according to the accused attacker’s lawyer. But Hugues-Denver Akassy — charged last week with raping a...
Lazio stumps in Bay Ridge
Trailing in the polls, demolished in the money race, virtually unknown outside of a small group of political insiders, Rick Lazio did what any Republican gubernatorial hopeful would do to...
Stocks build on July's momentum
Stock investors kicked off the month with a bang Monday, pouring into riskier assets as hopes grew for a robust global economic rebound. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up...
Ethics Committee says Waters violated House rules
House ethics investigators Monday formally said they will hold a public trial to determine if Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) violated congressional rules by helping steer federal funds to a bank...
Lookin At Lucky on fence for Travers
SARATOGA SPRINGS – Trainer Bob Baffert won't decide for a week or more whether Lookin At Lucky, runaway winner of Saturday's Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park, will run in the...
Fox won't say whether Randy Jackson will return to 'American Idol'
Watch out, Dawg! Randy Jackson’s head could be next on the “American Idol” chopping block. Fox executives today refused to say that Jackson, the last remaining original member of the...
Report: Panthers' Smith vows revenge against Giants' Johnson in opener
Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith not only plans to play in the opener against the Giants after suffering a flag-football injury, he says he'll be aiming for safety Michael Johnson.SI.com...
Mexican captain officially joins Red Bulls
Mexican national team captain Rafael Marquez signed Monday with the Red Bulls, two days after he was released by Barcelona. The 31-year-old defender joined former Barcelona teammate Thierry Henry on...
Showalter takes over Orioles
BALTIMORE -- Buck Showalter is pledging to restore the luster to the Baltimore Orioles, a proud franchise that has fallen on hard times. The 54-year-old was introduced Monday as the...
'Devils' and 'Spacemen' fill the Brick Theater this month
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Simpsons recruit Harry Potter, 'Glee' stars and Facebook founder
"The Simpsons" may have been running for more than 20 years now, but the FOX animated hit still has a few more tricks up its sleeve. Lea Michele, Hugh Laurie,...
A-Rod back in Yankees lineup; Berkman DH
Alex Rodriguez is back in the Yankees lineup tonight to face the Blue Jays.Rodriguez, still looking for home run No. 600, did not start then pinch hit in Sunday's loss...
Mets won't skip Niese
ATLANTA -- Jon Niese won't skip his next start, after all.Jerry Manuel said the young lefty might miss a turn in the rotation after Sunday's loss, when Niese fell apart...
Jets owner willing to meet Revis 'wherever he is'
CORTLAND -- Jets owner Woody Johnson said today he’s “disappointed’’ Darrelle Revis has opted to hold out of training camp and insisted the team’s offer to Revis is fair to...
Mets move up Beltran in order for make-or-break Braves series
ATLANTA -- The Mets will try to stay relevant -- and redeem themselves after their worst game of the season -- with three games starting tonight at Turner Field. Jerry...
Chargers: It's a 'relief' that Tomlinson is gone
LaDainian Tomlinson has told anyone willing to listen he would be happy with any role this year with the Jets. His former Chargers teammates would likely disagree. Tomlinson is expected...
Jury convicts 2 in JFK Airport tank-blast plot
A Brooklyn federal jury today convicted two men of plotting to cripple the U.S. economy and kill thousands of people by blowing up the fuel pipeline at JFK. Russell Defreitas,...
Mel Gibson’s ex-lover alleges physical abuse in his first marriage
Mel Gibson’s former Russian lover allegedly told police she saw the Oscar-winning actor hit his then nine-year-old son in the head during a hockey game, RadarOnline reported Monday. And a...
From Giants camp: Webster catches, Fewell leads way at morning practice
ALBANY – Perry Fewell as lead blocker?Yup, that was the case in today's Giants morning practice, as the new defensive coordinator grew animated and excited over the play of the...
Russellmania Continues at Lincoln Center
I'm not sure any filmmaker ever chose a theme and stuck with it as doggedly as the British (cliche alert) "enfant terrible" Ken Russell, whose work is being celebrated at...
From Jets camp: Cromartie learning Revis' position
CORTLAND -- With Darrelle Revis’ absence a potentially long one, the Jets are working cornerback Antonio Cromartie, who’s played most of his career on the right side, on the left...
David Hasselhoff gets roasted by former co-costars
David Hasselhoff is finally at peace with his video demons. After a number of setbacks -- including the unceremonious bump off the judges' table on “America's Got Talent” -- Hollywood’s...
NFL quarterback Chris Simms fighting marijuana statements
The alleged toking-and-driving quarterback son of legendary Giants star Phil Simms claims cops misquoted him about admitting to smoking pot in his car -- but court records show that he...
MSG to broadcast ‘Boomer & Carton’
The loved — or hated — “Boomer & Carton” is coming to television. The show, which is on from 6-10 a.m. weekday morning, will be aired on MSG Network starting...
Ryan confident in Jets defense without Revis
CORTLAND -- Rex Ryan has referred to Darrelle Revis as the best defender in football, but the Jets head coach is confident the team can survive his absence. "If Darrelle...
Highlights from Jets' morning practice
CORTLAND – Still without Darrelle Revis, the Jets officially opened their 2010 training camp here at SUNY Cortland with their first practice this morning. The notable players missing from this...
Newsweek editor Meacham expected to leave after sale
Newsweek Editor-in-Chief Jon Meacham is expected to exit after the deal to sell the magazine to stereo-mogul Sidney Harman is completed, The Post has learned. "Meacham has told [Harman] he...
Feds seek to evict fraudster Hassan Nemazee's wife
The feds want to evict fraudster Hassan Nemazee's wife from their luxury Park Avenue apartment over mounting maintenance and mortgage bills that haven't been paid since he was busted. Prosecutor...
Ship found near WTC site en route to Md.
ST. LEONARD, Md. — An 18th century ship found buried near the World Trade Center site in New York is on its way to Maryland to be treated and reassembled....
Oprah’s Final Season teaser
Oprah’s people – and she has more than a few – released the promo for her final season this morning. And it’s a tear jerker. The theme? Everyone wants to...
More Shakespeare on the horizon
"Spider-Man" may be on indefinite hold but director Julie Taymor has been keeping busy. Her adaptation of "The Tempest" has just been picked as the centerpiece of the New York...
Yankees promote Laird to Triple-A
After dominating Eastern League pitching for the first four months of the season, Brandon Laird will get a chance to prove he can do the same in Triple-A.The third baseman,...
'Celebrate' Brooklyn's Queen of Funk this Saturday
All Sharon Jones really wants to do right now is go fishing.Since releasing her fourth album, “I Learned the Hard Way,” this March, it’s been non-stop for the singer and...
Obama reiterates pledge to end Iraq combat mission by Aug. 31
President Barack Obama said Monday that he would keep his campaign promise to end the U.S. combat mission in Iraq by August 31 and added that “a grateful America must...
4-Down Territory: Jets' deception, Mike T & Rex, Kenny Phillips, Eagles
1. For all the Jets’ attempts to demonize Darrelle Revis over his holdout and all their vague references to “complicating factors”, it boils down to this: Woody Johnson could get...
Second time's the charm
Recasting a show is tricky: The newcomer(s) can drag down a preexisting vision and suffer from the comparison with their prececessors -- which, after all, were the first choices, right?...
Lowell would have been a bad idea for Yankees
Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reported last night that the Yankees had discussions before the trade deadline about acquiring Mike Lowell. The deal would have been a three-team trade involving...
Save the date: 'Critic's Choice' on TCM
I can reveal today that I'm one of 16 film reviewers joining Turner Classic Movies' Robert Osborne as on-air guest programmers in October. I taped my segments for the "Critic's...
Charlie Sheen pleads guilty in dispute with wife, gets 30 days in rehab
ASPEN, Colo. — Charlie Sheen pleaded guilty today to assaulting his wife during a Christmas Day argument in exchange for a plea deal with no jail time and more serious...
Cops nab teen in connection with SI bias attack
A 15-year-old Staten Island boy has been arrested for robbing and beating a Mexican teen over the weekend as part of a recent rash of bias attacks to plague the...
Aunt who knifed girls near Martha Stewart's home called 911
A woman who attacked her two young nieces in a bloody rampage inside her sister's Westchester home across the street from Martha Stewart's farm was the one who called 911...
Outtakes: Kim Novak -- 'I bet you never did drugs'
"What kind of mother was that?'' Kim Novak asked me when I told her my late mom took me to see the graphic (for its time) drug-addiction drama "The Man...
Fans flock to Coney for Siren Music Fest
The Siren bird women of Greek mythology, who lured sailors with their sweet music to shipwreck on their rocky coast, would be proud to know that more than two thousands...
BP set to try 'static kill' to permanently seal Gulf well
NEW ORLEANS — Engineers on the Gulf of Mexico hoped to begin work Monday on a plan to shove mud and perhaps cement into the blown-out oil well at the...
Paterson: I've been stopped by cops, too
ALBANY – Gov. Paterson said this morning that he's been stopped and questioned by police three times.The governor made his surprising claim while discussing the NYPD's controversial stop-and-frisk policy with...
T-shirt contest dresses up Cyclone
Married Midwood bon vivants Allison Garber and Noah Klein are racking up quite a reputation in Coney Island.They’re six-time winners of the costumed Mermaid Parade — he’s been Octopop, she’s...
Russell Brand injured and 'shell-shocked' after car crash
British actor Russell Brand was "shell-shocked" after being involved in a car crash in New York, the Daily Mirror reported Monday. Brand, who is engaged to singer Katy Perry, had...
Rangers trade Brashear to Thrashers for White
Glen Sather has managed to erase another mistake, this one a dandy. The Rangers have expunged Donald Brashear and his looming $1.4 million over-35 cap hit from the books by...
Wounded warriors roar into B'hurst
There wasn’t a wuss in the bunch.Big bad “Paulie Walnuts” was cracked down to size when he pressed flesh with real-life war heroes from the Wounded Warrior Project, who roared...
3UP: Berkman, Mets trades, Yankees rotation
1. You ever see the pictures of people who get plastic surgery and then can’t stop, and keep feeling they have to touch up a chin here or nose there...
Yankees coverage in today's Post
The Rays take the series finale from the Yankees, cutting the lead in the AL East to one game. Here's George A. King III's game story.Mike Vaccaro writes the big-game...
Tower of Babble
After President Obama fired Gen. Stanley McChrystal as head of the Afghanistan effort last month, he called for his administration to speak with one voice. Well, his team may be --...
My Mother-In-Law, The VP?
This weekend, Hillary Clinton added one more title to a resume that has included First Lady, US senator and, currently, secretary of state -- mother-in-law, as daughter Chelsea finally tied...
Halle Berry in South Africa shark scare
Halle Berry already has a reputation as a brave woman, but her latest film role calls for major guts. The daring Hollywood actress is filming "Dark Tide" off the coast...
3 die as plane crashes into Alaska national park, causing forest fire
Three people were confirmed dead early Monday after a large cargo-type plane crashed and burst into flames at Denali National Park in Alaska. Park spokeswoman Kris Fister told the Anchorage...
Rap star Kanye West selects UK man as his one Twitter friend
Rap star Kanye West is one of the world's most famous performers and has a Twitter following to show for it -- boasting more than 377,000 fans Monday. But the...
Rowers smash 114-year-old Atlantic crossing record
A team of rowers was celebrating Monday after breaking the 114-year-old speed record for crossing the Atlantic in a rowing boat. The four men battled waves the size of three-story...
Elite US cyber 'A-Team' courts hackers to fight terrorists
An elite U.S. cyber team that stealthily tracked internet villains for more than a decade pulled back its cloak of secrecy to recruit hackers at a DefCon gathering Sunday in...
British PM Cameron in jet landing drama
British prime minister David Cameron was caught in a midair drama when an air traffic control system failed, The Sun reported Monday. The glitch -- leaving all pilots "blind" --...
New 'signs' of life along Downtown's history trail
Finally, there are signs that Brooklyn once had beautiful old buildings downtown.The Brooklyn Preservation Council means that quite literally, in fact, as the non-profit group has begun installing historic markers...
Nude looks like a Lady
Stripped of all of her outlandish accoutrements, Lady Gaga gets down to her bare essence in the pages of Vanity Fair. She tells the magazine’s September issue, due to hit...
Lindsay Lohan released from jail
Lindsay is free! "Mean Girls" actress Lindsay Lohan was released from Los Angeles County jail at 1:35 a.m. PST after spending 14 days behind bars. Lohan was apparently able to...
Cosmos reboot
Pele ended his stellar playing career with the New York Cosmos a generation ago. Yesterday, the greatest soccer player ever came to the Copa NYC final in Flushing Meadows Corona...
Mangold arrives at camp Cortland — without new deal
CORTLAND — Nick Mangold thought about taking the same route as teammate Darrelle Revis and holding out at the start of training camp. But unlike Revis, the Jets’ center arrived...
Pulse sales
ALEXANDER WANG 93 Mercer St., between Spring and Broome streets Sale: Aug. 5-8. Thurs., 2 p.m.-7 p.m./Fri., 10 a.m.-7 p.m./Sat., 10 a.m.-7 p.m./Sun., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Up to 80 percent...
Starr report
With apologies to the late Jack Paar: "As I was saying before I was interrupted . . . " *** A&E exec Robert Sharenow says William Shatner's "Aftermath," which premieres...
Month to remember propels heavily recruited Harkless
Google Maurice Harkless and the first result is his Rivals.com profile. It’s followed by various stories about his summer with the New York Panthers, his decision to decommit from the...
Danger cubed!
Though the following scenario is hypothetical, it is based on authenticated fact. Reader discretion is advised. The fire starts when Jeff in accounting jams a three-prong plug into the two-prong...
60 Seconds with Pamela Meyer
How do you define lying? I don’t include white lies. What I’m concerned with are the high-stakes lies, lies that are intended to either hurt another person or bolster one’s...
Pickup artists
Frankie Fidilio’s passion is the entertainment business. His day job is salvaging old metal from the streets of Brooklyn. While there’s no obvious connection between those two fields, they’re meeting...
Dream Job: Rima Fakih
As dream jobs go, Rima Fakih has come a long way from her gig dressing up in a mouse costume at Chuck E. Cheese. “Those kids were maniacs,” says the...
Karcz kicks Poland past Jamaica for Copa NYC title
Chris Karcz may not shower anytime soon despite playing 120 minutes of soccer. No, the midfielder’s hygiene isn’t poor, his play is just better. Karcz, who has spent time with...
Go to Greg
Q I’ve had several rounds of interviews with a few companies. When I ask about the process, they’re vague and say they’re still in the first few rounds or that...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Over, Drake 2. Eminem, Not Afraid 3. Airplanes, B.O.B. 4. California Gurls, Katy Perry 5. My Chick Bad, Ludacris 6. Your Love, Nicki Minaj 7. Love...
Age difference
Time was you were what you watched. People in their 20s watched the CW and folks in their 50s preferred CBS. No more. A new study by the ad agency...
A divine opus delivered with extra noise
Houston, did we have a problem? Jason "Spaceman" Pierce, presenting his acclaimed 1997 masterpiece, "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space," hit the retro rockets early at Radio City...
Send in the substitutes
By stepping into the revival of Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music," Berna dette Peters and Elaine Stritch are doing more than merely replacing Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury, respectively....
Gordon Ramsay owes $2M in taxes
Gordon Ramsay has run into some tax troubles -- about $2 million worth. The bleep-happy chef has been socked with three tax bills since last Christmas in connection with his...
Imperioli leaving NYC?
Michael Imperioli may be leaving New York for Motown. Last week, the former "Sopranos" star sold his off-off-Broadway theatre in Chelsea for a reported $4.1 million. Now, if his new...
Fox top spot
Fox News Channel is moving on up -- to the first row. After weeks of wrangling, the White House Correspondents' Association yesterday gave Helen Thomas' seat in the West Wing...
Launch 'Pad'
Yes, "Bachelor Pad" is a spinoff -- but with a high-school-reunion-type twist. "The Bachelor" creator Mike Fleiss says he got the idea for "Pad" after hearing about the "weird little...
Transplant horror
This hospital's got no heart, a grieving family says. A Queens dad died in agony just days after New York-Presbyterian Hospital surgeons shockingly transplanted a "diseased" heart into him, a...
A 'dream' principal
Why dance with the stars when you can be "dancing with dreams"? That's what students at East Harlem's PS/MS 57 will be doing during the coming academic year. Each year,...
A hot time in outer space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- One of two cooling systems serving the International Space Station's US, European and Japanese labs broke down, setting off a wave of equipment shutdowns meant to...
World stops for tweeters
Twitter was out of commission for several hours early yesterday for the roughly 100 million users around the world. Instead of the usual screen that allows people to send a...
Spain region bans bullfights
MADRID -- Most Spaniards do not like the centuries-old spectacle of bullfighting but don't want it banned, a poll showed yesterday after Catalonia announced that, as of 2012, it will...
Rain prayers in Russia
MOSCOW -- Russians were being urged to pray for rain yesterday as wildfires raged across the European parts of the country, sweltering since June during an unprece- dented heat wave....
Zimbabwe prez tells US and allies: 'Go to hell!'
HARARE, Zimbabwe -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe lashed out at Western powers yesterday over sanctions imposed on his ZANU-PF party, saying the European Union and United States were simply bent...
Iraq deaths mount
BAGHDAD -- The civilian death toll from violence in Iraq almost doubled in July from June, a sign that insurgents may be trying to exploit political tensions after an election...
Arabs to bar BlackBerry
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia will block BlackBerry messaging later this month, a telecommunications official said yesterday. The official did not explain why, but neighboring United Arab Emirates also...
Traffic-stop shooting
A speeding driver fleeing a Long Island traffic stop was shot by a state trooper yesterday -- but kept on running and was finally caught as he tried to hijack...
Ruling riles librarians
East Hampton Village's quiet library is providing the hamlet's loudest controversy. In a decision that some are ripping as elitist and exclusionary, the village's Zoning Board last week rejected a...
The late state of New York
Gov. Paterson and legislative leaders are likely to set a record for government dysfunction this month with the latest budget in state history, insiders told The Post yesterday. "It's not...
Mike to DC: Keep tax cuts
Mayor Bloomberg came down yesterday on the side of extending tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans, saying a pullback now poses too big a risk in this shaky economy. Appearing...
US strike against Iran 'on the table'
WASHINGTON -- The US military has a plan to attack Iran, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday -- although he thinks a military strike is probably...
Jurors know Anna arcana
LOS ANGELES -- A judge says questionnaires filled out by prospective jurors in the trial of Anna Nicole Smith's doctors and her lawyer-boyfriend show most of them know something about...
Creeps next door
Residents of a Brooklyn community have been living in fear since a dozen-plus neighborhood properties were converted into illegal boardinghouses crammed with the homeless, psych patients and ex-cons -- including...
Nuptial nuances
Even if you weren't invited to the Chelsea Clinton wedding, you can still be in the know on matrimonial mode. This week's Media City gives you everything but the calories...
'Double-dip' worries hinge on housing
If the current economic recovery is feeling like a recession, you're in good company. Ex-Fed boss Alan Greenspan called our current mood a "quasi-recession" yesterday, warning the economy might contract...
He's making a gouda livin'
Even though his product is available at every diner, deli and corner bodega, one New Yorker has found success selling grilled cheese on the black market. The underground chef takes...
'Inception' $till just dreamy
"Inception" is still a box-office dream for Warner Bros. The mind-bending thriller about the manipulation of dreams remained the No. 1 movie for the third straight weekend with $27.5 million,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Cops and members of a community patrol teamed up to catch a teenage purse-snatcher in Midwood, sources said yesterday. Thomas Corion, 17, sneaked up behind a woman on East...
Dad-to-be beaten to death in B'klyn gang ambush
A young father-to-be was beaten to death and four others hurt early yesterday by as many as 30 thugs during an attack in Park Slope. Alex "Ham" Santiago, 22, whose...
ABC's Lee on hot seat
ABC has its "work cut out" to reverse a decline in ratings, said Paul Lee, the executive named last week to lead the Walt Disney Co. television network. Lee headed...
Game changer
News Corp. is weighing a bid for the bankrupt Texas Rangers, The Post has learned. The media giant, which owned the LA Dodgers from 1998 to 2004, hasn't decided whether...
'Rapist' in web of lies
The alleged Riverside Park rapist is as big a phony about his journalism career as he was with women. Hugues-Denver Akassy -- the French-born "TV reporter" charged with raping a...
Business briefs
Biotech play Sanofi-Aventis SA may have to pay at least $80 a share, or $21.3 billion, to acquire genetic-disease drug maker Genzyme Corp. as activist directors drive up the price,...
Balcony is a party crasher
AUSTIN, Texas -- The second-floor balcony of an Austin condominium collapsed during a party yesterday, sending 23 people to the hospital. About 30 people were on the balcony when it...
Killers on lam
PHOENIX -- Two murderers who escaped from an Arizona prison are believed to be traveling together in a silver Volkswagen Jetta, police said yesterday. A third escapee, Daniel Renwick, 36,...
'Take it like a man!'
A Brooklyn girl who claims her high-school softball coach told her to "take it like a man" when she injured a finger during practice now wants to hit the city...
'Leaking' havoc
WASHINGTON -- WikiLeaks is at least morally guilty for releasing classified US documents on the Afghanistan war, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday, as investigators broadened their probe of the...
Aunt stabs two girls near Martha Stewart's farm
A woman baby-sitting her two young nieces went berserk and stabbed them repeatedly in a bloody rampage in her sister and brother-in-law's showcase Westchester home across the street from Martha...
Modern Luxury mags may go South
The Atlanta media family that controls radio station giant Cumulus Media is near a deal to acquire lifestyle magazine publisher Modern Luxury Media, The Post has learned. The magazine chain,...
Calif. winning wildfire fights
PALMDALE, Calif. -- Firefighters say higher humidity and lower temperatures have helped them nearly contain a wildfire smoldering north of Los Angeles. The outbreak has charred about 22 square miles...
The building case for bombing Iran
Here's welcome news: Key voices in Washington and elsewhere, including even some doves, now acknowledge that an attack on Iran's nuclear installations may be necessary, feasible -- and more likely....
Mario Cuomo: I moved in with son to cool off randy Andy
Talk about a buzz kill. When Mario Cuomo was serving as lieutenant governor, he moved in part time with his son, Andrew, who was then in law school in Albany...
City to give red-light scofflaws the hook
The city is about to put the brakes on thousands of drivers who've beaten the red-light camera program out of $47 million, The Post has learned. The red-light runners will...
Bam: Grade 'incomplete'
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is giving himself a grade of "incomplete" for his presidency even though he says he has a "pretty good track record." Obama told CBS's "Sunday Morning"...
Jail to rehab for Lindsay
When Lindsay Lohan gets out of jail, forget any welcome-home party -- her tough-love judge has ordered her straight to rehab. The "Mean Girls" star last night was preparing to...
$ilver lining in fare rise
The monthly MetroCard is still the fare-est of them all. As the MTA gears up for a massive overhaul of its fare system -- which includes eliminating the one-day and...
Know-nothing Nancy's loop-y claim on Rangel
WASHINGTON -- She might be the most powerful woman in America, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi played dumb yesterday about the extraordinary two-year investigation into Rep. Charlie Rangel. "I'm totally...
104 - and going strong
PONCE, Puerto Rico -- Emilio Navarro stretches his 5-foot-5 frame, swivels his hips, then bends down to touch his toes -- not bad for 104. He needs no glasses to...
Mexican teen beaten in SI's 11th bias bash
A Mexican teen who volunteers for an anti-bias youth group was beaten and robbed by four or five black men, just days after the NYPD beefed up patrols to halt...
Chelsea nightclub
RHINEBECK, NY -- Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was the last one dancing. The lavish sunset nuptials of Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky went on until 3:30 a.m. yesterday...
Dissing Arizona: judge's 'alien' ruling
THE ISSUE: A US district court judge's ruling blocking key parts of Arizona's immigration law. *** Rich Lowry provides an astute analysis of US District Judge Susan Bolton's decision to...
Gall's in his court
This phony lawyer has some real gall. Nathaniel McLeon, 66, who's awaiting trial in Brooklyn and Queens on charges of impersonating a lawyer, has allegedly been doing it for years...
Bus drivers sideswiped by muggers
It's a rough ride for female bus drivers. In the last month, four female bus operators at the MTA's Fresh Pond depot in Queens have been beaten or robbed taking...
Parking's a go at former bus stops
That's some parking break. Hundreds of new on-street parking spots are springing up across the city as the Department of Transportation converts now-defunct bus stops into prime real estate for...
Where all the oil went
The New York Times devoted a big chunk of its front page one day last week to noting that much of the spilled BP Deepwater Horizon oil has "dissipated." Most...
UFT's wrong answer
Who couldn't see this coming? Mere days after state officials cleared the air about New York's hereto fore watered-down student assessments, the usual suspects are using the news to try...
The Dems' deficit-hawk fakery
Come Jan. 1, Democrats will officially end their romance with John May nard Keynes. That's the day they hope to sock America with the largest tax hike in years, all...
Soaking the rich
The 2001 and 2003 tax cuts are scheduled to expire at the end of this year, which means a big tax hike in 2011. Tax rates for all brackets will...
A 'Success' story
The plunging scores on state tests released last week were a black eye for the city's public schools -- but provided "vindication" for a charter-schools crusader. Five years ago, the...
Bedbug baloney
'Don't let the bedbugs bite," it seems, is no longer a fashionable good-night wish for Big Apple kids, even in the city's high-rent districts and posh hotels. Growing infestations of...
Oil cap wrap
The only thing keeping millions more gallons of oil out of the Gulf of Mexico is an experimental cap that has held for more than two weeks but will be...
'Bomber' crashes
VICTORIA, British Columbia -- Search and rescue teams yesterday were trying to reach a waterbombing plane that crashed while fighting a wildfire. The blaze and steep terrain kept rescuers from...
Rich Susan Boyle living on a pittance
Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle lives like a pauper -- although she's sitting on more than $15.7 million in the bank, according to a stunning report yesterday. Boyle's managers have...
Jets — and money — talk, while Revis walks
CORTLAND -- For the sake of the fans, especially Jets fans who have endured a litany of unimaginable torment across 42 years, the madness has to stop. Darrelle Revis vs....
Slumping Francoeur exits early
Jeff Francoeur received a jolt when he was removed from the Mets' 14-1 loss to Arizona in the fifth inning, along with Jon Niese, as part of a double switch....
Mets may skip Niese's next turn in rotation
Jerry Manuel said he wants his young pitchers to skip a start occasionally to get revitalized. That could be happening to Jonathon Niese, thanks to an off day this Thursday...
Icons witness to Mets' disaster
It's not as if Dwight Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, Davey Johnson and Frank Cashen, the four men formally inducted yesterday into the Mets' Hall of Fame, haven't seen days like this....
Tomlinson OK with Jets' backup role
CORTLAND -- LaDainian Tomlinson may be a future first-ballot Hall of Famer, but on the Jets he's a backup. For the first time in his career, Tomlinson, 31, who spent...
Mets head to Atlanta after latest D'backle
Daniel Hudson yesterday, Tim Hudson tonight and bottom of the Hudson tomorrow. Then again, you could make the argument the Mets are asleep with Luca Brasi and the fishes already....
Appleby fires 59 to earn win at Greenbrier
Stuart Appleby hit golf's magic number yesterday, shooting a 59 to win the Greenbrier Classic in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Appleby's 11-under round put him at 22 under, giving him...
'Prayer' bags Ruffian Handicap
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Unrivaled Belle pumped her reputation as an up-and-comer when she ran down Rachel Alexandra to win the La Troienne Stakes at Churchill Downs on April 30. But...
Giants' D needs Fewell good men
ALBANY -- They were acting like a bunch of grade-school kids at recess, playing a game of hot potato and giggling at themselves whenever someone messed up. If you pictured...
Catcher, ump bond over best seat in house
Funny thing, rooting interests. Funny, too, how TV, which always used to provide audiences the best seat in the house, still now and then succeeds. Saturday, I became a big...
Giants' Phillips return to practice field on hold
ALBANY -- Soon. That's when Kenny Phillips thinks he will hit the field for practice. "They know what's right. They know what's best for me," Phillips said. "I'm pretty sure...
'Lucky' strikes Haskell jackpot
Solid, not spectacular, is how you would describe Lookin At Lucky's racing performances prior to yesterday's Grade 1, $1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park. Last year, trainer Bob Baffert's...
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Eagles are taking a huge risk with McNabb's heir
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- As far as NFL gambles circa 2010 go, they don't get much bigger than Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb. With a whopping 13 draft picks in camp and...
Eagles players are feeling the pain
BETHLEHEM, Pa. -- Take heart, Giants fans: Not only are the Eagles incredibly young, but also they're beat up. Philadelphia's first weekend of training camp looked more like an episode...
DT Jenkins wins Jets' weight-loss challenge
CORTLAND -- Now for some weighty issues from Jets training camp. Defensive Kris Jenkinsbecame the team's biggest loser by reporting at 359 pounds yesterday to win the offseason weight loss...
Pele, Cosmos team up again
Pele's soccer mission with the New York Cosmos continues. A new group has acquired the name of the old Cosmos soccer team of the North American Soccer League and made...
Hondo eyes Twin win
Hondo, who was beaten yesterday afternoon with Beautician in the sixth at Saratoga and the Bucs in St. Louis, bounced back last night with the Giants to put the debt...
Biffle takes flag for ailing owner
Greg Biffle won it for Jack Roush. Biffle raced to victory in an often-delayed Sprint Cup race at Pocono Raceway yesterday in Long Pond, Pa., to snap a 64-race winless...
Sports shorts
NFL: Pats activate WR Welker Patriots receiver Wes Welker was removed from the physically unable to perform list and placed on the active roster, seven months after tearing ligaments in...
Wood: Late pitching coach Acosta a big influence
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- When Kerry Wood was traded to the Yankees Saturday, he thought about Oscar Acosta. He was joining the same organization where his late pitching coach with...
Big Yankees sit as stakes Rays-ed
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- There was something a little off about things right away, from the moment the Yankees started filtering into Tropicana Field for getaway day, from the moment...
Rays take series from Yankees with Shields shutout
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- With two months left in the season the Yankees didn't come to the west coast of Florida to bury the Rays. Create separation in the AL...
Newcomers' goal: Make Giant impact
ALBANY -- Antrel Rolle and Keith Bulluck socialized a few times during the offseason and on each occasion, Bulluck had marching orders for Rolle: "He kept telling me, 'Antrel, put...
Clemens enters Jets training camp aiming for Marks
CORTLAND -- A year ago, Kellen Clemens was battling Mark Sanchez for the Jets' starting quarterback spot. Now he's battling for his professional life after the team signed veteran quarterback...
Bunt gives Red Sox another walk-off
The Red Sox can afford to forget that Jonathan Papelbon blew a three-run lead and cost Clay Buchholz a well-earned win. These days, nothing before the bottom of the ninth...
Sanchez: Rehabbed and ready for camp
CORTLAND -- Mark Sanchez had surgery in February to repair a patella-stabilizing ligament in his left knee, which he injured in 2008, prior to his final season at USC. But...
Revis a no-show as Jets begin training camp
CORTLAND — The Jets began their 2010 training camp with a dark cloud hovering overhead: Their best defensive player is missing and there's no telling when — if? — he'll...
Jets' top pick Wilson won't be a 'distraction'
CORTLAND -- One Jets cornerback officially began a holdout yesterday. Another began his first NFL training camp. While most of the focus surrounded Darrelle Revis, the Jets' first-round pick, Kyle...
Liberty blanket Sun with crunch-time 'D'
There was a moment late in the third quarter when it looked as if the Liberty were going to let yesterday's crucial game against the Connecticut Sun slip away. The...
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Weird but true
His soul was saved until he stole some soles. A repentant would-be robber -- who left a Florida cellphone store empty-handed after his intended victim invoked Jesus -- apparently had...
Who got taken to the cleaners?
Customers are scrambling to reclaim their freshly pressed clothes from a beloved Windsor Terrace dry cleaning shop after it was shuttered by the city marshal for not paying its rent.A...
R-E-S-P-E-C-T! Aretha to play Brooklyn twice this month
All hail the Queen of Soul!Aretha Franklin, the legendary singer whose influence knows no bounds and whose accolades would topple any mantel, is coming to Brooklyn. Twice.In his biggest coup...
Jazz man to 'Usher' in new score for Vince Price classic
Marco Benevento does not have quite the right disposition for “The House of Usher.”The laid-back, playful jazz musician doesn’t traffic in dark, melodramatic chords — hell, the colorful cover of...
Back in good Grace: Point guard rededicating himself to basketball
So much has changed for Davontay Grace over the last six months. Last March, Grace was the PSAL's only player with a Big East scholarship. That was before the Orange...
Pele announces Cosmos partnership with BW Gottschee
Pele's soccer mission continues with the New York Cosmos. The Brazilian soccer great played for the former NASL franchise more than 30 years ago to help grow the sport in...
E. Hampton nixes library expansion, ripped as anti-Latino
East Hampton Village’s quiet library is providing the hamlet’s loudest controversy. In a decision that some are ripping as elitist and exclusionary, the tony village’s zoning board last week rejected...
Gay wedding bells for 'Modern Family'
There’s going to be a big fat gay wedding on ABC’s Modern Family. It’s just a matter of when. “There is no doubt that is going to happen,” says actor...