October 22, 2010
Randy Quaid and wife arrested in Vancouver
Actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi were arrested in Vancouver Friday on immigration violations, days after a California judge issued a warrant for their arrest following their failure to...
Sweating it out at the theater
While the new Broadway show "Lombardi" is far from bad, I really wish it was better because I'm itching to see good theater about sports. As I pointed out in...
LIRR, Metro-North raising booze prices
Boozy riders on the commuter railroads are about to get soaked. In the oddest MTA fare hike yet, the LIRR and Metro-North will increase the price of beer, wine, and...
Man caught smashing cars with ax in Co-Op City: cops
A crazed man wielding a pick-ax was arrested after he vandalized several parked cars in Co-Op City this morning. The unidentified, armed madman was walking along Erskine Place at about...
Follow Post writers at ALCS Game 6: Yankees at Rangers
Our Post baseball writers have you covered from the first pitch until the final out at Game 6 of the ALCS between the Yankees and Rangers in Texas. Phil Hughes...
Full-body scanners installed at NYC airports
Air travelers already give up their shoes and bottled water to pass through security at New York City’s airports. Some will now also be asked to part with their modesty....
Chinatown murderer who slept days with corpse gets 19-to-life
"I'm far from perfect," a Chinatown man conceded today, as he was sentenced for strangling a beautiful young woman, then sleeping for two days with her decomposing body. Michael Lenahan,...
Liam Neeson steps in after Mel Gibson dropped from 'Hangover 2' cameo: report
Liam Neeson will step in for a cameo appearance originally slated for Mel Gibson in "The Hangover 2" after Gibson was dropped from what could have been a career-saving role...
Granderson hits second for Yankees; Cruz in Rangers lineup
Curtis Granderson bats second in ALCS Game 6 tonight for the Yankees, who have Lance Berkman at first base again with Marcus Thames the DH.Rangers right fielder Nelson Cruz, who...
Shark kills man off California coast
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — A body boarder bled to death Friday after a shark bit off his leg and a nearby surfer pulled him to shore and called...
Mets cut GM field to Alderson, Byrnes
The Mets cut their list of GM candidates from six to a pair Friday, with only Sandy Alderson and Josh Byrnes returning for interviews next week with owner Fred Wilpon...
President Obama joins internet campaign to stamp out gay bullying
An internet campaign to stamp out the bullying of gay teens drew its highest profile supporter on Thursday with U.S. President Barack Obama telling of his own experiences of being...
Odds-on favorite falls in third race at Belmont
They're off, you lose! Proving that there is no such thing as a sure thing, trainer Kiaran McLaughlin's 2-year-old colt Opening Move – favored at 2-5 in his second start...
Tuck, Nicks skip Giants practice but say they'll play
The Giants had two glaring injury absences from practice Friday, Justin Tuck and Hakeem Nicks, but both standouts said they will play Monday night at Dallas.Tuck sat out with a...
Taiwanese bride bemoans lack of men and marries herself: report
A Taiwanese woman left uninspired by the standard of men on offer in her city will finally tie the knot -- with herself, Shanghai Daily reported early Saturday. Chen Wei-yih...
Rutgers plays Pittsburgh week after losing LeGrand
PITTSBURGH -- One week later, the feelings remain raw. The hurt lingers. All the tears haven’t dried, and how could they? Somehow, maybe this will be the best therapy for...
Twins get identical sentences for $2M Ponzi scheme
Now they have identical handcuffs -- and sentences. A pair of evil, identical twin securities crooks were sent off, sobbing, to serve at least 3 1/2 years prison today for...
Ponzi scheme twins sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison
Now they have identical handcuffs -- and sentences. A pair of evil, identical twin securities crooks were sent off, sobbing, to serve at least 3 1/2 years prison today for...
OJ Simpson appeal denied by Nevada Supreme Court
LAS VEGAS — The Nevada Supreme Court refused Friday to overturn O.J. Simpson's armed robbery and kidnapping convictions stemming from a gunpoint Las Vegas hotel room heist. The court said...
Jets waive LB Cummings
The Jets have waived linebacker Kenwin Cummings, who played mostly on special teams for them. Cummings joined the Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2008 and wound up on...
Long Island man held in shooting death of girlfriend
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A Long Island man is being held without bail in the shooting death of his girlfriend. Joseph DeFelice was arraigned Friday in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead...
Blagojevich lawyers want 5-month delay in retrial
CHICAGO — Attorneys for Rod Blagojevich asked Friday for a five-month delay of the ousted Illinois governor's corruption retrial, saying his scaled-down defense team is overworked and can't be ready...
Shot Pace student was legally drunk: report
The Pace University football player shot by cops last weekend reportedly had a blood alcohol level of .13 at the time of the shooting. Danroy Henry, 20, of Easton, Mass.,...
No guarantee Chandler starts for Knicks
MONTREAL -- Wilson Chandler is no lock to start at shooting guard when the season-opening road trip begins next week in Toronto and Boston. Mike D'Antoni still is mulling whom...
Canucks player suspended six games for fight with fan
Vancouver enforcer Rick Rypien was suspended six games Friday for grabbing a fan during the Canucks’ loss to Minnesota this week. Rypien was headed to the locker room Tuesday night...
Winfrey lands President Bush, Jackson's parents
CHICAGO — Former President George W. Bush and Michael Jackson's parents are among the big names booked by "The Oprah Winfrey Show" during November ratings sweeps. Harpo Productions released a...
Tuck, Nicks sit out Giants practice
The Giants are maintaining an unwanted tradition on Fridays of coming up with unforeseen injuries that times have affected their game that weekend. Not sure if this is another step...
Is Mad Mel washed up?
You know the time to stick a fork in Mel Gibson's U.S. career may be fast approaching when Zach Galifanakis (!) can veto the former superstar's cameo role as a...
West Virginia seeks ninth-straight win over Syracuse
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Whenever West Virginia needs a happy ending, it can usually count on Syracuse. The No. 20 Mountaineers (5-1, 1-0 Big East) will be going after their ninth-straight...
Mel Gibson can't catch a break
Man, tough year. First, Mad Mel gets accused of abuse by his girlfriend who has an accent straight out of an early James Bond movie. Then his career gets destroyed...
Navy meets Notre Dame at Meadowlands
For more than four decades, it was just as reliable as the leaves falling off the trees in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame plays Navy, the Fighting Irish win. Forty-three...
UConn looks to continue win streak vs. Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville coach Charlie Strong has made the Cardinals competitive in his first season. He’s hoping not to have to wait until next season to make them winners....
Judge convicts woman of killing her newborn
A heartless woman who savagely killed her newborn baby moments after giving birth was found guilty of Manslaughter today in Brooklyn Supreme Court. Tracie Crawford-Pickett sat expressionless as Judge Matthew...
Fla. pastor picks up car for canceled Quran burn
SOUTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The Florida pastor who canceled plans to burn a Quran has picked up a new car in New Jersey. Car dealer Brad Benson offered Terry Jones...
Christie delays decision on NY-NJ tunnel
TRENTON, N.J. — It appears the deadline has been extended to determine whether to continue the biggest public works project under way in the nation. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie...
Jay-Z to release first book, memoir 'Decoded': WSJ
U.S. rapper Jay-Z will release his first book next month -- a hybrid of music history, social commentary and memoir, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. "Decoded," to be published...
3UP: Lee, Hamilton and Wood
1. I wrote this column today about how the Yankees want to get to Cliff Lee in both Game 7 and also across the negotiating table. In both instances the...
Photographers say Russell Brand's guards assaulted them
RANTHAMBHORE NATIONAL PARK, India -- Russell Brand's bodyguards assaulted four news photographers, including one from The Associated Press, when they were taking pictures of the British comedian Friday in an...
State is still too timid on human rights
Two events set to take place in the coming weeks in Bahrain highlight, once again, how the US administration can and often is too timid about human rights. Bahrain is...
Grounded UK nuclear submarine freed (video)
One of Britain's most advanced nuclear submarines, which ran aground off the western coast of Scotland Friday, was towed free later in the day. HMS Astute ran into trouble in...
Billionaire Soros pays for additional NPR reporters
Juan Williams may be gone from National Public Radio's lineup of commentators, but billionaire liberal icon George Soros has donated $1.8 million to hire 100 new reporters for 50 of...
Russia 'repatriates' 10 'lost' American films
Victor Fleming's 1923 adaptation of Zane Grey's "The Call of the Canyon'' (1923) with Richard Dix and Rex Ingram's filmed-in-Tunisia "The Arab'' (1924) starring Ramon Navarro are among 10...
Liverpool manager Hodgson vows to fight on at EPL club -- Sky Sports
Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson insisted he is at the English Premier League side for the long haul after coming under pressure in the job, Sky Sports reported Friday. The former Fulham...
Cholera outbreak hits rural Haiti - 142 dead
ST. MARC, Haiti — At least 142 people have died in a cholera outbreak, and aid groups are rushing in medicine and other supplies Friday to combat Haiti's deadliest health...
'Cult' leader Keith Raniere makes killer claim on newly released video
An accused con man who runs an upstate "cult" bankrolled by the Bronfman booze fortune has "had people killed," he boasts in an explosive new video. Keith Raniere, who runs...
England legend Paul Gascoigne arrested in drugs raid
Former international soccer player Paul Gascoigne faced questioning by cops Friday following his arrest in a drugs raid on a house in northeastern England. Police said the arrest took place...
Wayne Rooney signs five-year deal to stay at Manchester United (VIDEO)
Wayne Rooney _ who will miss at least another three weeks with an ankle injury _ agreed to a new five-year contract to stay at Manchester United. The striker tied himself to...
L.I. woman files bedbug suit vs Waldorf
A Long Island woman claims her one night at the Waldorf Astoria hotel has cost her $13,000 because her room was infested with bedbugs that came home with her. Susanne...
Pace student’s shooting not about race: parents
BOSTON — The parents of the Pace University football player shot by police outside a Thornwood, N.Y., bar say they do not want to turn their son’s death into a...
Deutsche Bank fatal fire defendants to stand trial Jan. 18
Three demolition supervisors blamed in the deaths of two firefighters at Ground Zero's Deutsche Bank building will go on trial for manslaughter January 18, a Manhattan judge ordered today. In...
Columbine-obsessed NY schoolgirls draw up hit list of 90 fellow students
Two New York schoolgirls allegedly obsessed with the Columbine massacre were suspended from school after teachers discovered they wrote a hit list of 90 fellow students, local media reported Friday....
Obama can't learn
Talking to a group in Seattle on a campaign stop yesterday, Presdent Obama tried to explain why he thinks people have a negative view of the stimulus. His version is that...
Lindsay Lohan avoids jail, judge sends her back to rehab until Jan. 3
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Lindsay Lohan sidestepped another jail stint Friday when a California judge sent the 24-year-old troubled starlet back to rehab, telling her she was an addict and...
Chat rewind: ALCS Game 6 with Brian Costello
New York Post baseball writer Brian Costello took your questions on the Yankees' do or die ALCS Game 6 against the Rangers live from cloudy Texas.Phil Hughes will start for the...
Netanyahu needs to learn from "The Godfather"
What are the Israelis or the Americans willing to do to stop the Palestinians from seeking a unilateral declaration of statehood? That's the question faced by both governments as rumors swirl that if...
1 man dead after SUV slams into auto repair business upstate
MURRAY, N.Y. — Authorities say a man has died after his sport utility vehicle slammed into an automobile repair business in western New York, setting off a fire that damaged...
New WikiLeaks documents suggest US forces turned a blind eye to Iraqi torture, say media
U.S. authorities failed to investigate hundreds of reports of abuse, torture, rape and even murder by Iraqi authorities, according to thousands of secret military documents leaked to the media via...
Queens bus driver rescues 2-year-old; police search underway for absent mother
An eagle-eyed Queens bus driver rescued a two-year-old boy when he spotted him shivering on the street at 4:00 a.m. wearing only underwear – and now police are searching for...
Do-or-die Yankees want another shot at Rangers' Lee in Game 7
ARLINGTON, Texas — Seeing Cliff Lee on the mound in October is like seeing a Great White’s dorsal fin slowly circle your inflatable life raft. It’s probably not going to...
Girls soccer roundup: Tigers clinch PSAA regular season title
Step one is now complete for Staten Academy. The Tigers completed an unbeaten league season with a 2-0 win over host Portledge in PSAA girls soccer in Locust Valley Wednesday....
Dallas in blunderland
Derperation is one of the NFL’s most powerful betting angles. When one team is playing with it and the other is riding even a little high, you often can throw...
Guaranda goes from goal to goals for Cardozo
The decision was unanimous. After a lackluster first half, the Benjamin Cardozo players all voted to move Ebelyse Guaranda out from the goal and into the midfield with the team...
2009 bought A-Rod time, now he must make Rangers pay
ARLINGTON, Texas — The best part about this postseason for Alex Rodriguez is the calendar: It is 2010, not 2009. If it were 2009, you would certainly know that in...
Cablevision using conflicting tactics
Cable fables Cablevision takes conflicting negotiation tactics NOT ON OUR SCREEN: Cablevision customers were unable to watch, among other programming, Sunday's Giants-Lions game on Fox due to contentious contract negotiations...
Girls volleyball roundup: Shin, Tottenville exact revenge on MSIT
Sarah Shin had five kills and five digs to lead Tottenville to a 25-19, 25-6 win against visiting McKee/Staten Island Tech in PSAL Staten Island A9 girls volleyball Thursday. The...
Girls volleyball tournaments preview: Unofficial city champ to be crowned this weekend
Arguably the two biggest girls volleyball tournaments in New York City will go down Saturday. Between Francis Lewis and Tottenville, there will be seven teams ranked in The Post’s NYC...
Forward thinking: Beacon's Angione excelling at new position
If Jennifer Angione was driving on the soccer field, her glove compartment would be filled with tickets. She has a tendency to swerve. “Jenny has been working on positional discipline,”...
Go Seattle in bird battle
Whatifsports.com’s NFL simulation engine bases its weekly predictions on the statistical inputs of thousands of NFL games. Those inputs are based on rigorous analysis of each team’s roster, depth chart...
O/U Rico!
Rico went 5-9 (2-1 Best Bets) on the over/unders last week. The season record is below .500 44-45-1 (11-7). The selections for Week 7: OVER: Steelers / Dolphins, Falcons /...
Private security on patrol after fans protest outside Man Utd star Rooney's house -- Sky News
Manchester United sent a security team to patrol soccer star Wayne Rooney's house through the night after police were forced to break up a fans' protest Thursday outside his home,...
The Great Dane
The Red Bulls completed a worst-to-first story that even coach Hans Backe had called impossible last night, followed one of the worst seasons in MLS history by clinching the regular-season...
CHSAA boys soccer roundup: Xavier tops Regis
Eddie Sullivan netted two goals and Marco Fronterre added another to lift No. 5 Xavier (8-4-3) to a 3-1 win against No. 7 Regis Thursday afternoon at Randall’s Island. Billy...
On the fast track: Mendoza is PSAL's best back after missing most of last season
Gil Mendoza was like Tottenville’s head cheerleader last year – minus the skirt and purple pom poms. The Pirates star running back went down in Week 3 with a sprained...
Beasts of the East: Red Bulls complete worst-to-first turnaround
As he took a victory lap around Red Bull Arena moments after the Red Bulls clinched the Eastern Conference title, capping the greatest turnaround in MLS history, Dane Richards couldn’t...
EXCLUSIVE: 'Dust Bowl' to get a parrot-centric name
The Dust Bowl era appears to be over.Councilman Vince Gentile (D–Bay Ridge) and the Parks Department are poised to announce that the recently renovated field inside Leif Ericson Park at...
Six car pileup on Flatbush Avenue
Seven people — including two children — were hospitalized on Thursday morning following a devastating six-car pileup on Flatbush Avenue outside the main branch of the Brooklyn Public Library.Witnesses said...
Dueling rallies over bike lane! Supporters out-spoke foes
Supporters vastly outnumbered opponents in dueling rallies over the Prospect Park West bike lane last Thursday morning, as 250 cyclists rallied in Grand Army Plaza and then took a victory...
Oy vey! Marty is on mute after throat procedure!
Brooklyn has lost its voice.Borough President Markowitz underwent a procedure on his throat last Tuesday that has forced him to temporarily muzzle one of his most powerful weapons: his mouth.“I’m...
Coney dream! While Sitt tears down, hopefuls push a preservation plan
The “new Coney Island” is about to claim two of the last remnants of the old Coney.Developer Joe Sitt has begun demolishing the dilapidated Coney Island Bank building at W....
Hill outlasts Beacon in playoff tune-up
Gianna Smith immediately turned to the sideline and apologized to coach Tom Siller after one-touching a pass at the goal instead of taking a full shot to the left side...
It's still Miller time
The "Pompatus of Love," mentioned just once in the 1973 Steve Miller hit "The Joker," endures as one of rock 'n' roll's great mysteries. Smokers, jokers and midnight tokers have...
Offbeat 'sister' achieves divine
'The Portuguese Nun" is an unconventional movie that requires an unconventional mindset to appreciate. The story is simple: Julie, a young French actress, goes to Lisbon to star in a...
Taps into Spinal spoof
"Punching the Clown" is wel come proof that there remains at least one industry in which the US can compete with New Zealand: the parody folk-song business. This low-key, low-budget,...
Broadway tackles the in-Vince-able man
The problem with sports tales "based on fact" or "inspired by true events" is simple: They can't serve two masters. Sports fans demand accuracy and attention to detail -- but...
Baby boom
'16 and Pregnant" -- a reality documentary series which each week follows a 16-year-old expectant teen from her first trimester to the delivery of her baby -- started out a...
Dr. Oz is most popular O spawn
'Dr. Oz" is turning the battle of the afternoon "Oprah" spinoffs into a rout -- at least in New York. The sophomore show, hosted by Dr. Mehmet Oz, has opened...
Kelly, Mark co-star
Kelly Ripa is returning to prime time -- this time with her husband in tow. Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos will star in an ABC sitcom called "Port Love," about...
Knucklehead
A fast-talking fight promoter who needs money to pay off a loan shark stumbles upon a gentle giant who might be the answer to his problems in "Knucklehead," a 2010...
Leaves logic gasping for breath
A straight-arrow New Mexico prosecutor (Dermot Mulroney) heads south of the border to buy a new set of lungs for his dying daughter in "Inhale" -- and he's shocked, shocked...
Getting in 'Gear'
The "Top Gear" machine is officially kicking into over drive. Details about History's highly anticipated (and long-awaited) take on the famed British "Top Gear" motoring show are leaking out in...
Rock in role for big stage
A very impressive en semble cast has come together for Stephen Adly Guirgis' new play "The Motherf - - - er With the Hat" -- hereafter known, for obvious reasons,...
Starr report
CBS' "Face the Nation" wore its Sunday best last week, beating NBC's "Meet the Press" in total viewers for the first time in over two years to finish first in...
Sniff of smelly telly
Forget 3-D TV and Google TV -- the next boob-tube innovation could be the return of Smell-O-Vision. Japanese scientists have successfully adapted an ink-jet printer to shoot little spurts of...
Bearcity
Douglas Langway's mid dling comedy is sort of a "Sex and the City" for big, hirsute gay guys and the younger cubs who fancy them -- such as 20-something Tyler...
Hot-spot haunts
Now that you’ve got your costume, here’s where to wear it. *Chelsea Room (222 W. 23rd St.; thechelsearoom.com) This newly opened lounge’s locale is certainly spooky enough — it’s in...
Kalamity
The supposed psychological thriller "Kalamity" trickles along like kholesterol through a klogged artery. After a bad breakup with his girlfriend in Ohio, a morose young man named Billy (a bland...
Short of a touchdown
Considering how obsessed we are with football, it’s downright crazy that theater doesn’t tackle it more. This may go back to high school, when drama-club members split from jocks. At...
State of disgrace
How pervasive is political corruption in New Jersey politics? When I was a reporter there in the late ’70s, I politely declined a couple of cash-stuffed envelopes from municipal candidates...
The Taqwacores
Welcome to Buffalo, a hot bed of Muslim punk rock. That such a scene exists in that depressed upstate city is revealed in Eyad Zahra's "The Taqwacores," a murky fictional...
Commish fired
ALBANY -- The head of the state Environmental Conservation department said he was fired yesterday by Gov. Paterson's top aide after the exec's memo criticizing the governor's plan to cut...
Sex assault on 78-yr.-old
A sicko sexually assaulted and robbed a 78-year-old Brooklyn woman after breaking into her home early yesterday, cops said. The ruthless robber, in his 30s, got into the victim's house...
State's $tim skim
In his op-ed "NY Needs Answers," E.J. McMahon discusses looming state budget shortfalls due in part to the loss of federal stimulus money (PostOpinion, Oct. 18). Part of that stimulus...
I'm sorry I called Kristin Davis a hooker
I apologize for calling gubernatorial candidate Kristin Davis a hooker in a column published in this paper on Tuesday. I offer this apology for calling Kristin Davis a hooker, after...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens He's a real life Duke of hazard. A man named Royal Duke, 36, allegedly slashed his pal in the face with a razor in St. Albans when the man...
Strangled by bikes
Brooklyn residents yesterday rallied against an ugly, two-way bicycle lane on majestic Prospect Park West -- just the latest costly and increasingly destructive traffic-rerouting scheme imposed by city Transportation Commissioner...
Slashing the state
Britain's Conservative- led government inherited one of Europe's most debt-ridden economies. On Wednesday, Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne unveiled their plan to put the nation's fiscal "flat"...
Ignoring the cri$i$ at the MTA
The MTA is too damn broke. But don't look for the next governor to fix it: With no worthy opposition, Andrew Cuomo is getting away with platitudes. And the city's...
October surprise ruins the whole party
ALBANY -- The inspector general's scathing report on the Aqueduct corruption scandal could hand control of the Senate back to the Republicans and take down Democratic Sen. Eric Schneiderman's front-running...
NY's gov-wannabes: circus comes to town
THE ISSUE: The New York gubernatorial debate, which featured all seven candidates. *** The only conservative "Republican" I heard in the Hofstra gubernatorial debate was Attorney General Andrew Cuomo ("Jokers...
Yet more hot water for Hiram
The hits just keep coming for Hiram Monserrate. Two days after being indicted on federal fraud charges, the former state senator from Queens found himself in another legal jam when...
Jobless numbers down, slightly
A batch of new US data yesterday painted a picture of an economy stuck in slow-growth mode, reinforcing views the Federal Reserve will ease monetary policy further next month to...
Charlie pal's tax scam
A top official at a Harlem nonprofit tied to embattled Rep. Charles Rangel has admitted exploiting his post to pull off a $250,000 tax-refund scam. Kelvin Crucey, a senior vice...
NPR fired me for telling the truth
Yesterday, NPR fired me for telling the truth. The truth is that I worry when I am getting on an airplane and see people dressed in garb that identifies them...
Cops & robbers: Brass to attack crime spree
Top NYPD brass will convene an emergency summit today to address a surprise spike in robberies citywide, sources told The Post. Robberies jumped 29 percent between Oct. 11 and Oct....
It's the LIRR-arrrgh!
The LIRR will derail trips for thousands of riders this weekend as it essentially shuts down service to work on a massive signal and switch overhaul. Passengers on the nation's...
Fannie, Freddie faltering
If the US housing market continues to crumble, taxpayers face a total bill of more than $400 billion to bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by 2013, a report...
Kravis reels in prop trading team
Henry Kravis is hoping that a little bit of Goldman Sachs' trading sheen rubs off on him. The private-equity titan announced yesterday that his KKR & Co. bagged a nine-person...
In$urer hikes slip past law
Many New Yorkers will get socked with double-digit premium hikes on their health insurance despite a new state law aimed at blocking exorbitant increases, officials said yesterday. The "prior approval"...
Dispatches from the campaign trail
An Albany area lawmaker -- decked out in a cowboy hat and blue jeans -- got caught on video pulling an opponent's campaign signs from the side of the road...
Tighten your belts: Andy
Andrew Cuomo surrounded himself with 15 of the state's most liberal politicians yesterday to unveil his "urban agenda" -- but the Democratic gubernatorial candidate sounded only conservative themes when it...
Business briefs
Ringing up AT&T reported a re cord third quarter, post ing revenue of $31.58 bil lion, thanks in large part to its best-ever total of 5.2 million iPhone activa tions.McProfits...
Della Valle luxe out
Diego Della Valle -- an Italian luxury mogul who is said to have created the trendy "driving shoe" -- has put himself in the driver's seat among Saks investors. The...
Public school teacher: Even I say we should drop our report guard
As a teacher who scored in just the 41st percentile, I should probably be concerned about my grades being made public. But the truth is, the reports, while imperfect, serve...
Overkill by recycle cops
No can do. A Staten Island newspaper delivery man got slapped with a $2,000 ticket by the city's Sanitation Department for collecting recyclable cans and bottles from customers along his...
UFT's calls for transparency ring false
The teachers union is all in favor of transparency, but apparently if only they can see through the glass. UFT President Mike Mulgrew and his predecessor, Randi Weingarten, have both...
Search: tax breaks
Google is known for innovation in technology -- but taxes? It turns out the Silicon Valley giant also excels at exploiting tax loopholes. By employing tactics such as the "Double...
Toddler's HIV scare
A 2-year-old girl who went to Montefiore Medical Center because of a rash left with a potential life sentence after getting pricked with dirty needles that had been left in...
Amazon 3Q profit up 16%
More shoppers flocked to Amazon.com's Web site during the third quarter, helping the online retailer's net income climb 16 percent and easily beat analyst expectations. For the July-September quarter, Amazon...
Baby-faced Mexican sheriff to take on the world's worst drug gangs
She has no gun, no experience and some say no hope -- but Marisol Valles Garcia is ready to lay down the law in one of Mexico's most dangerous areas....
Albany's load of horse$#*%
ALBANY -- The Big Fix was in. A detailed state investigation released yesterday paints a stunningly rich portrait of Albany corruption from A to Z -- accusing several Senate Democratic...
Albrecht no star in GQ interview
Liberty Media stood by Chris Albrecht, the CEO of its Starz unit, yesterday after the executive gave a boozy interview to GQ magazine in which he lobbed a grenade at...
GGP to exit bankruptcy next month
General Growth Properties Inc.'s reorganization plan was approved yesterday, paving the way for the mall operator to exit bankruptcy a year and a half after it was brought to its...
B&N finds a Nook at Wal-Mart
Barnes & Noble Inc. will ship its Nook electronic readers to 2,500 Wal-Mart stores this month to reach more shoppers ahead of the holiday season. The devices will hit Wal-Mart...
Icahn fights for Lionsgate-MGM merger
Mgm plans to make public a merger proposal from rival Lionsgate in a bid to undercut the potential deal, The Post has learned. The financially troubled studio, controlled by its...
Taped crusader
Insider trading is like a "financial steroid" all too available on Wall Street and on Main Street, according to the Justice Department's top enforcer for Manhattan. Preet Bharara, the US...
More static on tube
Not so fast, search boys. Google's plans to marry TV and the Web hit a snag yesterday when several networks revealed they don't have deals to make programming on their...
Paper cut
New York Times Co. shareholder Harbinger Capital reduced its holdings in the newspaper publisher to 10.7 million shares, down from 13.1 million shares as of June 30, according to a...
UFT claims parents won't be able to make sense of ratings
Parents just won't understand! That's one of the main arguments in a lawsuit the teachers union filed yesterday seeking to block the Department of Education from going public with its...
Bauer takes aim at male readers for a change
A new male-oriented magazine covering science, nature and psychology, to be called ID, Ideas and Discoveries, is in the works from Bauer Publication for launch before year's end. It marks...
Schneiderman's corrupt crew
State Inspector General Joseph Fisch yesterday referred to state and federal prosecutors his findings regard ing last year's eye-poppingly corrupt Aqueduct racino deal -- in the process undercutting any reasonable...
National putrid radio
It's now a fireable offense to fear a Mus lim terror attack -- or it is, at least, if you work at National Public Radio. Juan Williams found that out...
UFT casting change into 'Superman'
Call them the men and women of "steal." The city teachers union ripped a page from the very documentary that slammed it -- handing out blue Superman-style T-shirts Wednesday to...
EMI trial
Two Terra Firma Capital Partners employees -- Kirsten Randell and Riaz Punja -- supported the testimony of their boss, firm founder Guy Hands, that Citigroup banker David Wormsley misled him...
'Rapist' on tape
She hoped the twisted rapist would take the bait and call her -- and cops were ready when he did. In an astounding tape-recorded telephone exchange, a gutsy Queens waitress...
14 years for 'Mini Madoff'
An ailing, aging hedge-fund fraudster who revels at his nickname -- "the Mini Madoff" -- may soon get to meet his inspiration. Arthur Nadel, 77, was slapped yesterday with a...
Time Warner Center statue attracts gropers
Here's the rub. One package at the Time Warner Center's mall is getting more attention than most from shoppers and visitors alike -- the genitals of a 12-foot-tall bronze nude...
SI 'killer' speaks
The Staten Island schizophrenic accused of butchering his parents told The Post in an exclusive interview yesterday that he "was set up." "All I know is I went home and...
Teacher's 'kid sex'
An utterly depraved junior-high teacher carried on a yearlong affair with a 13-year-old student and attempted to seduce two other teens before he was finally fired, investigators said yesterday. Wayne...
'Bias vs. wiseguys' suit
It's a class-action suit for guys who are connected. Crane operators working with a mobbed-up union are crying discrimination -- claiming that the city is trying to revoke their licenses...
Saddled with $200M OTB tab
Talk about bad bets. The deal Gov. Paterson announced to save the beleaguered Off-Track-Betting Corp. includes a provision that could cost New York City taxpayers as much $200 million, Mayor...
$10,000 from heaven for homeless SI woman
A Staten Island woman went from living in a homeless shelter to shopping for furniture after cashing in on a just-discovered $10,000 life-insurance policy that had been held by the...
British in class $truggle
LONDON -- Britain's poor and powerful clashed yesterday over who will lose out most under austerity measures that will slash benefits, jobs and government services to reduce the country's crippling...
Pension riots rock France
PARIS -- Police used tear gas and water cannons against rampaging youths in Lyon yesterday, while the government showed its muscle in Parliament, stopping a tense Senate debate on a...
'Senseless' slay
A Pace University student at the chaotic scene where a popular football star was gunned down by cops said yesterday that the killing was "over the top, aggressive and unnecessary,"...
A bidder end at feud house
A long-simmering sibling spat over a Greenwich Village townhouse was brought to a swift close last night after the posh property was sold at auction in just three minutes. The...
Elex board's ballot bungle
New York's rocky transition from mechanical voting machines to paper ballots read by optical scanners just got a little more difficult. A legal scholar at NYU's Brennan Center for Justice...
Gilly's aut-O-matic vote
Republican Senate candidate Joe DioGuardi tried to erase his double-digit poll deficit last night in a debate against US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, portraying her as a puppet of President Obama...
Airplane croc shock kills 19
It would have been better if only snakes had gotten on this plane. A hungry crocodile, smuggled in a carry-on bag aboard an airplane in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa,...
They'll take Manhattan over Bronx
Frank Sinatra once sang "The Bronx is up and the Battery's down," but a new survey says it's the other way around. The study -- released yesterday by the Municipal...
Sports shorts
NBA: Instant replay changes The NBA's Board of Governors approved several modifications to its instant replay rules. Referees now can turn to review during the last two minutes of regulation,...
Sloppy defense dooms Giants in loss to Phillies
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Freak and Friends will have to spray their victory champagne on the Liberty Bell, if they get to celebrate anything at all. Given a chance last...
Hurting Halladay toughs it out for Phillies
SAN FRANCISCO -- This is what it takes not to get eliminated. This is why the Phillies are so difficult to beat. Roy Halladay pitched through a strained right groin...
Gutsy Phillies ace prevails despite sore groin
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Phillies have to reach the World Series before they can get too worried about Roy Halladay's potential availability, but it's a situation that will bear monitoring....
Sunday's Best
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWSTEVE SERBYMARK CANNIZZAROPAUL SCHWARTZTIM BONTEMPSSteelers 3 (40.5) DOLPHINS (Sunday, 1:00, CBS)DolphinsDolphinsSteelers★ Steelers★ SteelersFALCONS 3.5 (42.5) Bengals (1:00BengalsBengalsFalconsBengalsFalconsCHIEFS 4.5 (43.5) Jaguars (1:00)ChiefsJaguarsJaguars★ ChiefsChiefsTITANS 3 (43)...
5 questions for ... Ron Jaworski
Ron Jaworski had a long, successful career as a NFL quarterback and now is doing TV work for ESPN, including being a color analyst on "Monday Night Football." He spoke...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogSteelers 3 3 (40½)DOLPHINSFALCONS 4 3½(42½)BengalsCHIEFS 4½ 4 ½(43½)JaguarsTITANS 3 3 (43) EaglesBEARS 3 3 (40) RedskinsSAINTS14 13 (43) BrownsRAVENS13½13 (39½)Bills49ers 3 3 (35½)PANTHERSBUCCANEERS 1½ 3 (38) RamsSEAHAWKS...
Despite diagnosis, Giants' Kiwanuka believes he'll be back
Despite growing evidence to the contrary, Mathias Kiwanuka said he still believes he will play again for the Giants this season. "Absolutely," the defensive end said yesterday. "That might be...
Hondo has his Phil
Hondo, who'd been heating up, turned chilly last night when the Giants failed to close it out, which caused the deficit to expand to 2,620 blanchards. Tonight, in the Hughesy-Lewis...
Success gives Texas better chance to sign Lee
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Yankees are hoping for two painful, but ultimately successful confrontations with Cliff Lee in the near future: One from 60 feet, six inches tomorrow night, the...
Win tonight sets up World Series for Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Avoiding Game 7 of the AL Championship Series is forefront in the Rangers' thoughts -- not only because it will mean they are on their way to...
NFL players rail against helmet-to-helmet rules
The NFL's crackdown on helmet-to-helmet hits has come under fire inside the Timex Performance Center, where the Giants do not believe that commissioner Roger Goodell has led with his head....
Sabathia set to provide relief for Yankees
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Boone Logan won't be the only left-hander in the Yankees' bullpen tonight. CC Sabathia said yesterday he will be available to pitch in relief in Game 6...
Rangers' Cruz plans to play
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Nelson Cruz's hamstring injury isn't as severe as Mark Teixeira's, but the Rangers corner outfielder needed to find out how it would respond to running yesterday. He...
Bruised Berkman ready to go for Yankees
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Other than a bruised ego and a sore bottom, Lance Berkman is ready to go tonight in Game 6 of the AL Championship Series. After taking a...
Amar'e: Knicks must ignore 'Melo
MONTREAL -- Carmelo Anthony did not clear Canadian customs and join the Knicks for their practice yesterday at McGill University. With 'Melo matters, as team president Donnie Walsh called it,...
Chargers' Jackson to report
Wide receiver Vincent Jackson will report to the Chargers next week and sign his contract tender, his agent said yesterday. By reporting Oct. 29, Jackson will be able to serve...
Don't write off Nets in 'Melo talks
Let's see ... Wednesday night, the Carmelo Anthony-less Knicks lost by 27 points at Philadelphia and the Carmelo Anthony-less Nyets lost by 15 at Boston. So, let's skip discussing the...
Solid team effort powers Rangers
TORONTO -- This is the template for a Rangers team that has to learn how to win without the singular goal-scoring talents of Marian Gaborik. This 2-1 victory over the...
Moulson gives Islanders OT win over Lightning
TAMPA, Fla. -- The Islanders got a tip that they had won long before the referees made it official. Matt Moulson scored a delayed, video-reviewed goal in overtime to give...
Biron gives Rangers lift in net
TORONTO -- As Rangers debuts go, Martin Biron had a darn good one, recording 24 saves in last night's 2-1 victory over the Maple Leafs. That included a left-pad stop...
Blackfish are biting for reel
The blackfish season got off to a slow start, but this week saw some promising results both in the Atlantic and in the Sound. Last weekend saw most anglers get...
Preseason finale could determine Knicks' final rotation
MONTREAL -- Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni acknowledged tonight's preseason finale vs. Toronto at Bell Center could decide who makes up his nine or 10-man rotation for Wednesday's opening night in...
Shutout shows Brodeur, Devils still have it
MONTREAL -- The perfect game doused the doubts, for now, that Martin Brodeur was playing like a 38-year-old goalie. The Devils have two victories this season, both on Brodeur shutouts....
Red Bulls clinch Eastern Conference
The Red Bulls completed a remarkable worst-to-first turnaround last night, defeating the New England Revolution, 2-0, in front of 15,866 fans at Red Bull Arena in their regular season finale....
Yankees' Hughes out for redemption
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Phil Hughes entered this season hoping to be the Yankees' fifth starter. He takes the mound tonight with the team's season on his shoulders. The 24-year-old right-hander...
Knee, toe led to Teixeira's hamstring strain
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Two weeks ago, Mark Teixeira's right knee began to swell and the first baseman began to worry it would lead to a blown hamstring. He was already...
Mets to shorten GM list
Now the real interviews can start. After Sandy Alderson met with Mets COO Jeff Wilpon and assistant general manager John Ricco again yesterday at Citi Field, the team announced they...
Giants defense ready for Cowboys attack
For every theory or warning put out there about the gifted state of the Cowboys pass-catching options, Kenny Phillips offered a counterpoint. This is the best group the Giants have...
Woozy, wobbly Hondo gets bell rung — again
While the NFL tries to KO its concussion problems, Hondo is dealing with some head games of his own, having fallen into a two-week funk that has seen him follow...
Weird but true
Would you like fries with that affidavit? A Connecticut law firm has become the first known legal office to boast of having its own drive-through window. Car-bound clients can drop...
Buoniconti: There will be cure for paralysis
No news likely remains bad news concerning Rutgers defensive tackle Eric LeGrand, now well past the 72 hours in which doctors hope to see evidence of sensation or function in...
Pecora lighting fire under Fordham
Tom Pecora came to Fordham to light a spark -- and the new head basketball coach is doing just that. "Before our season starts, one night I'm gonna call [the...
Buck, McCarver set for 13th World Series together
We’re in the midst of the most consistent time in the history of World Series television broadcasts, and that means when the Fall Classic starts Wednesday, Joe Buck and Tim...
Moulson scored delayed, video-reviewed OT winner
Matt Moulson scored a delayed, video-reviewed goal in overtime to give the New York Islanders a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. Moulson was credited with...
In rematch with MLK, Beacon keeps eye on Sangary
The first time Martin Luther King Jr. and Beacon met, back on Sept. 28, the lasting image was of Moriken (Chelsea) Sangary turning a giveaway into a goal just three...
NY environmental commissioner fired
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis says he was fired by Gov. David Paterson’s top aide after his memo critical of the governor’s...
Most NYers find their city livable
Most New Yorkers love their city. That’s according to a new survey by the Municipal Art Society released Thursday. But the survey also found that the degree of satisfaction varied...
Biron beats Leafs, earns 1st win with Rangers
Ruslan Fedotenko and Artem Anisimov scored first-period goals, and Martin Biron made 24 saves in his Rangers' debut as New York beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Thursday night....
SI homeless woman gets $10,000 from long-forgotten insurance policy
A Staten Island woman went from living in a homeless shelter to shopping for loads of new furniture after cashing in on a just-discovered $10,000 life-insurance policy that had been...
West Village manse at center of family feud sells for $6.63M
A West Village mansion at the center of a bitter fight between two brothers with a dark family history was sold tonight for $6.63 million. The town house -- a...
The Butler Did It: Imperfect perfect seasons?
There are still three undefeated teams in the CHSFL, but two – Fordham Prep and Archbishop Stepinac – have caused the greatest stir around the league. St. Anthony’s is 6-0...
Nets' new deal for Anthony doesn't include Harris: report
The Nets remain involved with the Nuggets in trade talks for Carmelo Anthony but point guard Devin Harris is no longer part of the deal, NJ.com reports. The report says,...
Phillies rally to beat Giants, 4-2, in NLCS Game 5
SAN FRANCISCO — One rough inning from Tim Lincecum proved to be just enough to prevent the San Francisco Giants from holding a pennant-clinching party on the shores of McCovey...