November 29, 2010
TV producer charged with killing wife denied bail
LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles judge has denied bail for a reality TV producer being held on suspicion of killing his wife in Mexico. Former "Survivor" producer Bruce Beresford-Redman...
Syracuse AD says TCU makes Big East 'more attractive'
SYRACUSE -- Months after many figured it was just a matter of time before the Big East would be mortally wounded by defections, the conference received a big boost on...
Microsoft says Kinect sales top 2.5M units
Microsoft said Monday afternoon that sales of its Kinect motion-sensing video game device have reached more than 2.5 million units in the product's first 25 days on the market. Microsoft...
Judge cuts into trial so lawyer can attend circumcision ceremony
A judge today agreed to briefly recess a mortgage-fraud trial next week so a defense lawyer can attend his grandson's Jewish "bris" ceremony in Philadelphia. Earlier this month, lawyer Bennett...
Portland teen pleads not guilty to Christmas tree lighting bomb plot
A Somali-born teen accused of trying to bomb Portland's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony pleaded not guilty Monday to a charge of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction....
Texans' Johnson, Titans' Finnegan fined $25,000 each for fight
The NFL fined Houston’s Andre Johnson and Tennessee’s Cortland Finnegan $25,000 each Monday for their fight in Sunday’s game, but is not suspending them. The Texans’ star wide receiver and...
Pier 6 restaurant set to open next fall
It’s a view for eating that will certainly rival the nearby River Café -- but at much cheaper prices.City officials overseeing the Brooklyn Bridge Park project began soliciting bids from...
State grants Cathie Black waiver to become schools chancellor
They’re betting on Black. State officials granted publishing executive Cathie Black a waiver this afternoon that will allow her to become the next city schools chancellor. The approval — which...
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
Only a few teams took the court in a game that counts on Thanksgiving week, while most CHSAA teams took the chance to fine tune a few more things before...
Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian says its 'not normal' she lost her virginity at 14
"Keeping Up with the Kardashians" star Khloe Kardashian joined her sisters Monday on "The View" to dish on the intimate details of their celebrity family -- including losing her virginity...
'Project Runway' judge Nina Garcia welcomes a baby boy
Nina Garcia -- "Project Runway" judge and Marie Claire magazine fashion director -- gave birth to a baby boy over the weekend, she announced Monday. "Delighted to announce that over...
Fashion designer Stella McCartney welcomes fourth child: report
Fashion designer Stella McCartney welcomed a baby girl, Reiley, on Nov. 23, E! News reported Monday. The baby was the 39-year-old McCartney's fourth with her husband of seven years, British...
CHSFL rankings
Thanksgiving Day put an official end to the CHSFL season. Mount St. Michael held off rival Cardinal Hayes and Fordham Prep capped a historic season with a win over Xavier....
Actress Kirsten Dunst forgot filming racy scene with Ryan Gosling
Kirsten Dunst has been in show business since she was just three years old and the film veteran, now 28, has become so accustomed to the ins and outs of...
Jets' Ryan 'models' self after Patriots' Brady
Tom Brady’s got nothing on Rex Ryan.While discussing the Jets' AFC East showdown with the Patriots on Monday, Ryan deadpanned, “I never realized how similar I am to Tom Brady....
NJ construction firm pays $20M to settle with Justice Dept.
A New Jersey construction company with multimillion-dollar contracts for Big Apple public works projects has agreed to pay $20 million to avoid criminal charges after admitting to illegally skirting minority-hiring...
Devils attend funeral for former coach Burns
MONTREAL -- Pat Burns, who coached the Devils to the 2003 Stanley Cup title, was remembered Monday for his booming voice, big heart and the ability to draw the most...
Whole Foods finally moving to Brooklyn
After five years of being plagued with environmental delays, Whole Foods says it's finally moving forward with plans for a superstore on the banks of Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal. The long-delayed...
Patriots' Brady gaining 'confidence' against Ryan's Jets
Tom Brady respects the Jets defense, but he also is getting a feel for playing against it. “I definitely have a lot more confidence the fourth time playing them than...
Patriots coach admires 'clutch' Jets
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The long weekend is over for the New England Patriots. Let the hype begin. The Patriots are preparing to face the Jets next Monday night in a...
Giants don't expect injured players back this week
Don’t expect any reinforcements to be taking the field Sunday when the Giants face the Redskins at New Meadowlands Stadium. None of the five injured offensive starters are expected to...
Swisher still confident Jeter will be back with Yankees
The talk has gotten nasty between the Yankees and Derek Jeter, but teammate Nick Swisher still doesn’t expect the captain to sign with another team. “It would be hard to...
Rangers rookie says he'll 'Step' up vs. Crosby
The first and last time the Rangers met the Penguins this year, freshman Derek Stepan was on the ice briefly against Sidney Crosby during a pair of mid third-period shifts...
Mugshot released after Willie Nelson busted on pot possession charge
Officials today releassed a mugshot of Willie Nelson after his bust on pot possession charges. Nelson was charged with marijuana possession after 6 ounces was found aboard his tour bus...
Fatal crash on infamous Queens strip
One man was killed and another injured this morning after a high-speed crash on a notorious stretch of road in Queens known for drag-racing. A 2003 black Nissan Maxima was...
NJ must pay $271M for killing tunnel
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey owes the federal government more than $271 million for canceling a rail tunnel connecting the state with New York. An invoice from the Federal Transit...
Goodbye, 'Elling'
Poor "Elling": It officially opened on Broadway on November 21 and closed last night. I liked the show more than most of my colleagues, but clearly "Elling" was not an...
Oscar Watch: Franco concedes Best Oscar race before he's nominated
Virtually every Oscar prognosticator thinks James Franco is going to be nominated for Best Actor for his tour-de-force as a hiker trapped in a cavern in "127 Hours.'' So why...
Rangers' Gaborik doubtful to face Penguins
The Rangers apparently have decided not to promote a forward from the AHL Whale for tonight's match at the Garden against the Penguins even though Marian Gaborik remains under the...
Mariah Carey fuels rumors she might be pregnant with twins: report
Mariah Carey has hinted she may in fact be expecting twins, OK! magazine reported Monday. Only weeks after the singer finally confirmed she was pregnant, Carey explained during an interview...
Obama says he has clean bill of health after stitches; ready to play ball
WASHINGTON — President Obama is rebounding nicely, saying today that he has a "clean bill of health" on his cut lip. Three days after getting 12 stitches to his lip...
Woody sits out Jets practice but plans to play vs. Patriots
Jets starting right tackle Damien Woody didn’t practice Monday because of his sprained right knee. He rode the stationary bike during practice and walked with a noticeable limp in the...
Three Dutch embassy workers busted for assaulting cops after walking out on bar tab
Three Dutch embassy workers were busted last night after brawling with four cops following an argument over their $300 bar tab at a trendy Manhattan jazz and blues club, authorities...
Bronx man stole millions from Columbia: DA
A Bronx man was nabbed by Manhattan District Attorney’s Office investigators for allegedly swiping millions from Columbia University, according to a criminal complaint. George Castro is described in the complaint...
Recap: Sarah Palin’s Alaska
Sarah Palin’s Alaska is so different from regular Alaska. First of all, it tastes sort of gamey. Judging solely from the random filler shots interspersed between the action, Sarah Palin’s...
James Franco, Anne Hathaway confirmed as 2011 Oscars hosts
Actors James Franco and Anne Hathaway were confirmed Monday as co-hosts of the 83rd annual Academy Awards, to be broadcast Feb. 27, 2011. "James Franco and Anne Hathaway personify the...
City teen drowns in northeastern Pa. hotel pool
CLARKS SUMMIT, Pa. — Officials say a teen from New York City drowned in the pool of a northeastern Pennsylvania hotel over the weekend. Lackawanna County Coroner Joseph Brennan tells...
BACK PAGE: Jets should take any 'ugly' wins they can get
I watched as the Jets fell apart in the second half against the lowly Texans — before miraculously pulling out the victory — and thought this team cannot possibly be...
'Empire Strikes Back' director Irvin Kershner dies
LOS ANGELES — Irvin Kershner, who directed the Star Wars sequel "The Empire Strikes Back" and the James Bond film "Never Say Never Again," has died at age 87. Kershner...
HLN hires Dr. Drew Pinsky for prime-time show
Addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky will have a new prime-time show weeknights on HLN starting next spring, talking about issues from Charlie Sheen to airport pat-downs. The network, formerly CNN...
Cutting state government: What about college?
As states across the nation as facing major budget crises, every governor and state legislature is looking for ways to make their state more efficient and cost less. The question...
Obama proposes two-year federal pay freeze for civilian employees
President Obama proposed a two-year civilian pay freeze for federal employees Monday, saying getting the deficit under control will require “broad sacrifices.” “And that sacrifice must be shared by the...
DVD Extra: Disney docs
Don Hahn's "Waking Sleeping Beauty,'' out tomorrow on DVD, is an anamoly among the relentlessly upbeat documentaries features about Disney's history that the studio has released to theaters in recent...
Staggering Picasso trove turns up in France
PARIS — A retired French electrician and his wife have come forward with 271 undocumented, never-before-seen works by Pablo Picasso estimated to be worth at least €60 million ($79.35 million),...
Spanish tourist mowed down by cabbie in Midtown
A Spanish tourist suffered serious injuries last night after she was hit by a livery cab driver in Midtown who once admitted he liked to text on his phone while...
TCU to join Big East for all sports
As reported exclusively by The Post in late-September, the Big East has landed TCU to become its 9th member in football, giving the league a legitimate Top-10 program. Big East...
Clinton calls WikiLeaks documents 'an attack on the international community'
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized the massive WikiLeaks disclosures today as "an attack on the international community" -- and summed up the fiasco by saying that a...
Search for missing boys moves to Ohio campground: Report
Law enforcement officers looking for three missing Michigan boys searched an Ohio campground Monday for clues in the disappearance. More than 60 officials combed the 100-acre Lazy River Campground near...
UN agency pushes new rules on air cargo security
The U.N. agency that oversees aviation is pushing new guidelines for cargo security to counter al-Qaida's new mail-bomb strategy, but is stopping short of calling for 100 percent screening of...
Jury selection to start in NJ pol's trial
NEWARK, N.J. — Jury selection is set to start Monday at the trial of a former New Jersey assemblyman snared in the state's largest corruption sting. L. Harvey Smith is...
'That program must be stopped'
On Nov. 4, 2009 a cable, released in the latest tranche of Wikileaks material, quotes the king of Bahrain as telling Gen. David H. Petraeus, then head of U.S. Central Command, which is...
Iranian government minister blames CIA, Mossad for scientist killing
Iran's interior government minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar accused the US and Israeli intelligence services -- the CIA and Mossad -- of killing a prominent nuclear scientist on Monday, state television...
British Airways approves merger with Iberia
British Airways (BA) shareholders Monday approved a merger with Spanish carrier Iberia, in a deal valued around $9 billion, which will create Europe's third largest airline by revenue. The deal...
Kraft challenges Starbucks over bid to end grocery contract
Kraft Foods said Monday it initiated an arbitration proceeding to challenge Starbucks Coffee Co.'s attempt to end the agreement under which Kraft has distributed Starbucks bagged coffee in grocery stores....
Six American troops killed in Afghanistan shooting
Six NATO troops killed in eastern Afghanistan on Monday by a man in a police uniform were identified as Americans by a US defense official. The US official, who spoke...
Woman dies in four-car crash near Rochester
PARMA, N.Y. — Authorities say a woman has died after the car she was riding in was involved in a four-vehicle crash on a road outside Rochester. The Monroe County...
Saddam Hussein's half brothers acquitted of Kurd atrocities
BAGHDAD — An Iraqi court has found two of Saddam Hussein’s half brothers not guilty in 1980s-era atrocities that the dictator led against Faili Kurds during the Iran-Iraq war. Iraqi...
Justin Bieber, Sandra Bullock, LeBron James, Kate Middleton among Barbara Walter's 'Most Fascinating People'
What does octogenarian funny lady Betty White share with teen singing sensation Justin Bieber? What do film star Sandra Bullock and hoops star LeBron James have in common? All are...
Swiss deportation plan not so neutral
Another day another European country trying to handle an onslaught of immigration. Today it is the Swiss who voted in a national referendum to deport any foreigner who is convicted of...
NYC girls basketball rankings
Last week we said that there were more powerhouse teams playing each other the first weekend of the season than ever before – and that was true. Yet there’s just...
Determined Dolphins finish fine season with fight
Victor Nazario’s postgame speech was genuine, emotional and full of pride even in defeat. The Beach Channel coach thanked his players for their effort, not just in Sunday's Bowl division...
Muller time: Senior runs Truman to Bowl championship
Isayah Muller spent the last week eating and breathing football. He dreamed about Truman’s PSAL Bowl division championship game by night and imagined the possibilities by day. “Every minute, every...
20-month-old in Upstate NY dies after being shot
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Police say a 20-month-old boy has died from injuries sustained in a shooting in the city’s South Side. Authorities say Rashad Walker Jr. was in his car...
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
The CHSAA league season is already underway if you can believe that. Behind its trapping press, No. 2 Nazareth pulled away from rival and No. 4 Bishop Ford in the...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
The season started off with a bang this weekend. But the rankings didn’t really change, except toward the bottom. Grand Street Campus made a jump to No. 7 with two...
Fall 2010 postseason awards links
Throughout the coming weeks, the New York Post will honor the best players in New York City from the fall sports. FOOTBALL Tuesday, Dec. 14: All-Bronx/Manhattan Wednesday, Dec. 15: All-Queens...
Fordham Prep rebounds to trouce Chaminade
Before reaching Abe Stark Rink, the Fordham Prep coach bus made a quick pit stop down Surf Avenue for some pre-game hot dogs at Nathan's. When they took the ice...
MSIT turns Henry into ordinary Joe, paving the way to Cup crown
Joe Henry ran for 1,592 and 23 touchdowns in 10 games against Cup division foes not named McKee/Staten Island Tech. He was flat-out ordinary against the Seagulls, held out of...
CHSAA Class A-North boys basketball preview
Looking for the CHSAA Class A intersectional champion? The odds are pretty good that team is coming out of the stacked A-North division. The division is home to last year’s...
Kline's second half helps St. Peter's pull away from Kennedy
For St. Peter’s to be successful this year its big three of Christine Kline, Jamie O’Hare and Ashley Motrechuk need to be the team’s main scorers night in and night...
Girls basketball roundup: Hayes, Wings fly past Brooklyn Collegiate
Aquillin Hayes admitted to having some butterflies in her stomach before Wings Academy’s season opener. That sentiment was certainly shown by her teammates, but coach Juan Gonzalez had a cure...
Falcons falter in fourth, fall short against Naz
For three quarters Mike Toro felt his team proved they were as good, if not better than Nazareth – it was the other quarter that was the problem. “We can’t...
Manhattan Center trying to get Ram tough
Jaywana Bradley was as happy as a coach could be after being on the wrong end of a 25-point beating on day following a 14-point loss. Of course, she wished...
Giants report card
OFFENSE No turnovers for the first time all season. Eli Manning was patient and effective. No sacks allowed by makeshift line. Brandon Jacobs, as the starter, and Ahmad Bradshaw, as...
Giants blitz
HERO He only caught three of the eight passes thrown his way and suffered a glaring drop, but those three second-half receptions by Giants tight end Kevin Boss — capped...
Cuevas helps Nazareth cut down Ford in the fourth
Apache Paschall fittingly calls Bianca Cuevas “The Natural.” On Sunday night you could have easily called her "The Magician" after her sleight of hand display. “When she puts her mind...
Google TV in trouble 1 month in
Google TV -- the first great effort to combine the Internet with television -- is in trouble only a month after it was launched. Makers of the new Google TV...
Let the holiday joy begin!
Ah, tradition. New York City Ballet's "The Nutcracker" is as much about kicking off the holiday season as it is about dance. Opening night Fri day had a light, warm...
Bleeping news
The Sunday morning public affairs shows are starting to sound more like "Jersey Shore." Author Edmund Morris, who wrote Ronald Reagan's authorized biography, had to be bleeped yesterday by network...
Bowersox snoop rehired
A snoopy government employee who was fired for illegally tapping into "American Idol" star Crystal Bowersox's personal info has gotten his job back. Jay Wright, 47, who worked for the...
College football blowout
Friday night's thrilling "Iron Bowl" game -- when undefeated Auburn came back from a24-point deficit to beat Alabama -- was the most-watched college football game of the year. In fact,...
It nails politics to a Tea
A country racked by in tense division be tween the right and left; character assassination by a biased press -- and ruthless political figures willing to do whatever it takes...
Real war
Forget every movie you've ever seen wherein pampered Hollywood actors smudge their faces with dirt, rub on some fake blood and pretend they are soldiers fighting for their country and...
Powerful Pinter plays make dynamic duo
A canny pairing of early and late one-acts by Harold Pinter, "The Collection & A Kind of Alaska," makes it clear that the Nobel Prize-winning playwright's talents only deepened over...
Lawsuit: Firm a gin dummy
Brad Estabrooke was laid off from a job trading bonds and struck by an inspiration -- make gin. He founded the Breuckelen Distilling Co. -- only the second distiller to...
Lawyer suing 'Sex and the City's' Chris Noth for allegedly stiffing him out of $109K
A lawyer is suing "Sex and the City" star Chris Noth, saying he and his partner in the defunct Cutting Room nightclub took advantage of a banking error and stiffed...
Andy & Shelly holding secret 'peace' talks
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver -- who has stymied governors' agendas for the past 15 years -- has held several secret "peacemaking" meetings with Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo in hopes of avoiding...
Don't get me START-ed on nukes treaty: Kyl
WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Jon Kyl yesterday denied he was obstructing ratification of a new nuclear-arms deal with Russia, saying Congress had bigger issues to work on before its Christmas...
Berlusconi's 'minor' woes
ROME -- A self-described "escort" says Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi personally invited her to two parties at his villas, where young, foreign women were plentiful. Nadia Macri, 28, yesterday said...
Israeli Africa furor
JERUSALEM -- Israel's Cabinet voted yesterday to erect a massive detention facility to hold thousands of Africans who have slipped illegally through the porous southern border with Egypt. Critics accuse...
Marines 'voted out'
TOKYO -- Okinawa's incumbent governor, who campaigned for removal of an unpopular US Marine base from the Japanese island, appeared headed for re-election yesterday, in a test of the US-Japan...
Cuomo's Nassau test
The challenges confronting Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo won't be limited to closing a state budget gap now estimated at between $9 billion and $11 billion. Cuomo and the Legislature will also...
Lez hot spot goes bi-bi
A landmark lesbian resort has gone bisexual -- nudged toward its new "all welcome" policy by tough economic times. Pearl's Rainbow had catered to an all-lesbian clientele since 2000, benefiting...
Beach battle
Brooklyn leaders are pushing a public-promenade plan that would reconnect the exclusive seaside neighborhood of Manhattan Beach with the rest of the borough’s less affluent southern shorefront. Under the proposal,...
Charlie to beg: Gimme a break!
WASHINGTON -- What gall! In a last-ditch effort to save his scandal-scarred name, disgraced Rep. Charles Rangel is asking to speak before the House in an effort to land a...
Address mess
A beloved former Hamptons fire chief died from a heart attack after emergency crews responded to the wrong house because of a bizarre address mix-up. Sherri Ross frantically but clearly...
Motorist's smashing entrance
A customer sure must have liked the service yesterday at a Brooklyn convenience store, for he returned mere minutes after picking up a few items -- except that this time...
Killers on the rise
A lone Lebanese hero cop, Wissam Eid, pieced together compelling evidence against top Hezbollah operatives who were contracted by Syria to assassinate former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005. But...
Let the failing States go bankrupt
We won't be able to say we weren't warned. Huge federal budget deficits will eventually mean huge hikes in government borrowing costs, Erskine Bowles, co-chairman of Barack Obama's deficit-reduction commission,...
Business briefs
Irish bailout Ireland won approval for a $113 billion emer gency-aid package as Eu ropean finance ministers battled to contain the fis cal crisis. Ireland will re ceive $90 billion...
Armed and ready
WASHINGTON -- The United States and South Korea yesterday began four days of naval war games in the Yellow Sea with displays of nuclear power, sending a tough message to...
Off-duty cop dies in crash
An off-duty NYPD sergeant was killed yesterday morning in a fiery one-car crash on Long Island. Anthony Johnson, 32, was driving home when he lost control of his Jeep Cherokee...
A leaden GoldToe
Stephen Schwarzman is finding GoldToeMoretz the darnedest investment. Private-equity titan Blackstone Group tried to find a buyer this year for one of the world's largest sock companies -- but couldn't...
Bam gets no lip this time
President Obama returned to the basketball court yesterday, two days after suffering a split lip that required 12 stitches in a bruising encounter during a rousing game of hoops. But...
US eyes strike on nuclear Iran: military chief
The United States is considering military options against Iran since the Islamic regime announced it has a nuclear power plant up and running, the top US military officer said yesterday....
Potter gold at the flicks
Harry Potter fans conjured up enough ticket sales this weekend to hold back a challenge from a fairy tale princess and keep "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I"...
UFT in sneaky peek at names
The UFT has long been using back-door tactics in its efforts to unionize teachers at charter schools -- the same techniques an upstate judge had deemed illegal, critics charge. The...
Hilfiger SoHo credit scam
Joseph Diaz was doing a lot more than checking out clothes as a cashier at the trendy Tommy Hilfiger store in SoHo. He had another employer -- a gang paying...
Eroding mayoral control
If all goes according to plan, state Education Commissioner David Steiner today will anoint Cathie Black as city schools chancellor -- but not before having substantially trashed Mayor Bloomberg's hard-won...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A suspected thief returned to the scene of his crime five days later -- and was promptly nabbed by his victim. The victim told cops that he had parked...
Cathie may get OK today
State Education Commissioner David Steiner is expected to formally approve a waiver as early as today that will allow publishing executive Cathie Black to become the next city schools chancellor,...
Cruel fate in fatal Bx. fire
In a tragic twist of fate, a beloved barber afraid of dying in a fire was killed in a raging inferno that ravaged his Bronx apartment building over the weekend....
Sweet scent of the deal
Coty Inc., the seller of perfumes by Sarah Jessica Parker and Vera Wang, is close to buying nail-care company OPI Products Inc. for about $1 billion in cash, said two...
Rabbi's wronged in write
An angry Brooklyn rabbi says a cop who slapped him with a jaywalking summons as he crossed Kings Highway on Friday had a lot of chutzpah for making him break...
Harder to keep secrets in brave, new digital world
LONDON -- The diplomatic cables so far released by WikiLeaks might embarrass US diplomats, but probably won't shatter any international relationships. The key lesson so far seems to be just...
Oregon 'terrorist' may have been upset about parents' divorce
Oregon's teenage Christmas-tree bomber wannabe was his immigrant mom's golden boy until his terrorist fervor took hold and was possibly intensified by anger over his parents' divorce, friends said yesterday....
Qns. man run over twice on pizza run
A man walking to a Forest Hills pizzeria was mowed down by a teenage hit-and-run driver, then struck by a second vehicle, police said yesterday. Dominik Winnick, 31, is in...
Hasid attacked in W'burg
A Jewish schoolteacher was viciously beaten by three thugs in Brooklyn, police said. Joseph Weinberger, 26, wearing Hasidic garb, was walking home on Wallabout Street in Williamsburg at 7:30 p.m....
Playing by the Rules of Rangel
No matter the situation, one thing always remains the same. There are the rules. And then there are Charlie's rules. When Charlie Rangel appeared before the ethics committee for his...
Druglord loves Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber has groupies where you'd least expect them. An army of Brazilian cops raided the Rio headquarters of one of the country's most notorious drug gangs, The Guardian newspaper...
Shoppers willing but wary as season opens
The crucial holiday shopping season is off to a solid start, but there are still signals that consumers remain skittish about the economy. During the post-Thanksgiving weekend that traditionally kicks...
Tax battle in DC promises a 'lame' result
The first showdown of the lame duck Congress is expected to take place over extending the Bush tax cuts -- and it will do nothing but highlight the gulf between...
Teaching Mike a lesson: Who rules the schools?
THE ISSUE: Mayor Bloomberg's choice of Cathie Black to succeed Joel Klein as schools chancellor. *** Mayor Bloomberg certainly earned the mistrust and rejection of his selection of Cathie Black...
'Hearing' loss costs city board fine funds
Let's not go to the audiotape. Summonses issued by numerous city agencies are getting tossed on appeal because recordings of the original hearings are either missing or inaudible. The Post...
Cart away scofflaw vendors, biz big says
Scofflaw street vendors, who routinely ignore hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines, ought to have their carts confiscated, the head of a Midtown business group said. "We have reached...
A shuttle for Intrepid
The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Mu seum on Manhattan's West Side re mains in the running to become permanent home to one of three retired NASA space shuttles when...
A payoff with merit
"We used to pay farmers not to grow crops; let's pay congressmen to stay out of Washington, DC. Mark Twain said that our liberty [and] our wallets were safest when...
NYC's clean-air peddlers
THE ISSUE: The 1,745-plus citations issued to pedicab operators by the city this year. *** How disappointing that you have joined the City Council in making life miserable for pedicabs...
Teen wasteland
For those of us who forget what it was like to be 16, these magazines bring you back. It's up to you to decide if that's a good thing or...
Documents show dish-respect
Omg! Can you believe what US officials were saying about world leaders? Much of the WikiLeaks dump of 250,000 previously secret documents is gossipy chatter occurring behind the backs of...
Overtime of his life for JFK cop
How much do you earn in two weeks? Port Authority Police Department Sgt. John Farrell recently raked in a mind-boggling $30,000 in just 16 days while working for the cash-starved...
The last laugh
LOS ANGELES -- Surely, you can't be serious. Leslie Nielsen, who traded in his dramatic persona for inspired bumbling as a hapless doctor in "Airplane!" and as accident-prone Detective Frank...
Forgetful sellers' surprise housewarming 'gifts'
A classy seller of a posh apartment may leave a bottle of champagne for the new owners. But some New Yorkers have left behind everything from cash and diamonds to...
WikiLeaks documents reveal hidden actions involving US leaders and foreign diplomats
These leaks could swamp Washington. More than 250,000 diplomatic documents released yesterday by the whistleblower Web site WikiLeaks yanked back the veil on a devastating array of secret policies, decisions...
Best holiday gift is a date
Single people don't stress about buying gifts or planning the perfect party -- the true sum of all their fears this holiday season is finding a date. The relationship Web...
First 'Spider-Man' preview filled with problems
Not even Spider-Man could avert this disaster. Last night's opening pre view of Broadway's most expensive production ever, "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark," was an epic flop as the $65...
New rifles shoot through walls
Revolutionary new rifles -- years in development -- are being issued to combat units in Afghanistan, and more of the game changing firearms are on the way, it was reported...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. We R Who We R, Kesha 2. Forget You (Glee Cast Version), Glee Cast 3. Firework, Katy Perry 4. Raise Your Glass, Pink 5. What’s My...
Go to Greg
I read an article recently about colleges attracting students by allowing them to create their own major, such as magic, historical clothing, sociology of fashion. My son is a sophomore...
Jorge Bendersky
Think you work with a bunch of dogs? Jorge Bendersky can one-up you. As New York’s dog stylist to the stars, the ebullient 39-year-old spends his days shampooing, shearing and...
60 seconds with
What are recent changes in employment law that folks don’t know about? Recently, the Supreme Court has become favorably disposed to recognizing retaliation in the workplace. I often tell my...
Text message
Ever since cavemen gathered on rocks to decide how to divvy up a slain mammoth, it’s been no secret that business meetings don’t always engage participants. But the space age...
TD erases shaky start for Giants' Boss
Things weren't going very smoothly yesterday for Giants tightt end Kevin Boss. He was called for a false start penalty in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Giants...
Giants' win shows why Manning is franchise QB
A week earlier, an avalanche of angst overcame the hand-wringers and the head-shakers and the shoulder-shruggers, all who specialize in lamenting Eli Manning's flaws, in underlining all the things he...
Secondary effort lifts Giants
After a first half in which the Giants got out-muscled and out-hustled by Jackson ville, physically beaten up in their own building, it was in many ways their secondary --...
Jaguars' Garrard avoids knockout, but still 'pretty banged up' by Giants
The Giants didn't officially get Quarterback Victim No. 6 yesterday, but they might have notched an asterisk. The Jaguars' David Garrard was in visible pain with a heavily swollen left...
Stoudemire, Felton push Knicks over Pistons in double OT
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- As each game goes by, Amar'e Stoudemire is showing why he's worth $100 million and point guard Raymond Felton is showing why he has become one...
Giants' Pierre-Paul leads 'D' way past Jaguars
Giants rookie Jason Pierre-Paul is no fool. He'd heard the every-growing whispers, the ever-louder talk. A first-round pass-rusher without a single sack, doubters wondered aloud could Pierre-Paul be a B-U-S-T?...
McGrady calls Heat mix 'terrible'
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- In perhaps the harshest critique yet of Miami's Dream Team, Tracy McGrady said yesterday the chemistry between LeBron James and Dwayne Wade is "terrible" and James...
ABC/ESPN mum over running up score
It was a Sean McDonough Saturday. If only McDonough could have been in two places at once. This column first became smitten with McDonough's play-by-play late in the 1990 Holiday...
Jones-Drew upset over Jaguars' adjustments vs. Giants
If one punch wasn't enough to stop The Champ, then it certainly shouldn't have been enough to stop the Jaguars yesterday. That's how Maurice Jones-Drew saw Jacksonville's 24-20, come-from-ahead loss...
Stirring halftime speech awakens sleeping Giants
Another collapse was com ing for the Giants. Another 30 minutes and another season would likely end in disgrace, failure, sorrow. And right then and there, inside an angry, prideful...
Giants' comeback vs. Jaguars stops two-game slide
The surprisingly-nimble David Garrard had just danced around and through about half of the feeble Giants defense on a 5-yard scramble into the end zone. Justin Tuck, as he trudged...
Falcons defeat Packers on last-minute FG
ATLANTA -- Don't even mention a third straight winning season to the Falcons. Their goals are so much bigger than that. The Falcons stayed atop the NFC when Matt Bryant...
Bears pick off Vick; Cutler picks apart Eagles
CHICAGO -- Still doubting the Bears? They're making it tougher. Jay Cutler tied a career high with four touchdown passes and the Bears beat Michael Vick and the Eagles 31-26...
Sports shorts
FOOTBALL: Ex-Jet on Canton ballot Ex-Jets star Curtis Martin is among the 26 semifinalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's class of 2011. Also on the ballot is the...
Steelers get 'drop' on no-fold Bills
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Bills receiver Steve Johnson was inconsolable for letting a victory slip through his hands. The Steelers weren't going to let him or Buffalo get a second...
Jaguars coach blasts refs for penalty
The Jaguars were fuming about an offensive pass interference penalty that proved crucial in their 24-20 loss to the Giants yesterday. Jacksonville coach Jack Del Rio and quarterback David Garrard...
Gaborik must be Rangers' focus
Regarding the Rang ers, 4-1 in their past five games and 7-3 in their past 10 as they get set to meet the Penguins, winners of six in a row...
The Post Line
NFLTonightFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) Underdog49ers 2½ 1 (40) CARDINALSThursdayEAGLES 7 8 (50) TexansSundayGIANTS 8 7½(44) RedskinsVIKINGS 6½ 6½(45) BillsDOLPHINS 5½ 4½(43) BrownsTITANSOFFOFF(OFF)JaguarsCHIEFS 6½ 7½(47) BroncosBears 3½ 3 (44) LIONSPACKERSOFFOFF(OFF)49ersSaints 6½ 7 (47)...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball7 p.m.Virginia at MinnesotaESPN27 p.m.St. Peter's at Seton HallSNY, WABC (770 AM)8:30 p.m.Rockets at MavericksNBATVFootball8:30 p.m.49ers at CardinalsESPN, WFAN (660 AM)Hockey7 p.m.Penguins at RangersMSG, ESPN (1050 AM)7:30 p.m.Stars at HurricanesVS.Horse...
Texans' win marred by fistfight
HOUSTON -- Andre Johnson politely asked Cortland Finnegan to stop it. By the fourth quarter, Houston's star receiver had simply had it with the Tennessee cornerback's antagonistic antics. Their feisty...
Source: Yankees haven't increased Jeter offer
The Yankees have not upped their offer to Derek Jeter. According to a report last night, the Yankees had added $5 million to their three-year, $45 million offer to Derek...
Surprise workout pays off for Nets with win over Blazers
Next, five-mile desert hikes with full backpacks. If getting them up early to attend a morning shootaround in a back-to-back situation can produce the kind of results the Nets got...
Murphy glad to be on court for Nets
The opportunity arose. And Troy Murphy answered. Murphy had not played in seven straight games, and was inactive in the last six, but he put his Nets uniform on last...
NFL roundup: Chargers defeat Colts
The Chargers intercepted Peyton Manning four times, returning two for scores, and Mike Tolbert scored on a 3-yard run as they beat the Colts 36-14 last night in Indianapolis. The...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
This cemetery was sporting guns and roses. Cops in Spartanburg County, SC, were amazed to find a handgun decorating a grave. It turned out a woman hadn't been feeling well,...
Walker has UConn off to flying start
By the time Kemba Walker was done turning the Maui Invitational into his own personal hoops honeymoon, his UConn teammates had no choice but show their love for the tournament...
Spartans set for date with Blue Devils
Durrell Summers scored 21 points, and No. 2 Michigan State warmed up for its showdown with top-ranked Duke with a 73-55 win over Tennessee Tech yesterday in East Lansing, Mich....
For TCU's sake, Let's go South Carolina!
An open memo to Steve Spur rier, the Ol' Ball Coach: You have been great for college football, an outstanding tactician and a gusher for reporters who hang on your...
Stanford, Wisconsin crash BCS party
Stanford was the big winner in the latest BCS standings. The Cardinal, along with Wisconsin, all but locked up bids to the Bowl Championship Series, and Oklahoma earned a spot...
Boys basketball roundup: Dobie beats buzzer, Wadleigh in Bayside's opener
When the ball found William Dobie’s capable hands with the clock winding down, Corey Semper felt relieved. Sure, his Bayside boys basketball team trailed Wadleigh by a point, but Dobie...
All over the map: Elite players who left the city recently
A look at where the top boys who left the city are playing now, and where they will be going to college: F Jason Boswell Bronx St. Patrick (Elizabeth, N.J.)...
Walker, Fisher took different paths to success in Big East
Kemba Walker and Corey Fisher grew up five minutes apart in The Bronx, attended the same junior high school and are starting point guards in the Big East — Walker...
It's different for girls: the best stay home
Girls basketball players haven’t started leaving the city in mass quantities like the boys have — and the biggest reason has little to do with basketball, according to people who...
Why boys hoops stars are flocking to preps, 'burbs
New York City’s economy isn’t the only thing in recession. The talent level in Big Apple high school boys basketball has hit a sharp decline — you can make an...
Actor Leslie Nielsen dead at 84
LOS ANGELES — Leslie Nielsen, who traded in his dramatic persona for inspired bumbling as a hapless doctor in "Airplane!" and the accident-prone detective Frank Drebin in "The Naked Gun"...
South Korean prez vows revenge
South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak Monday vowed to make North Korea "pay the price" for its "inhumane" artillery attack on a frontline island that killed four people and sparked global...
Giants tied for first after Eagles fall to Bears
CHICAGO -- Still doubting the Chicago Bears? Jay Cutler tied a career high with four touchdown passes and the Chicago Bears beat Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles 31-26 to...
Red Bull notes
The Red Bulls may have been bitterly disappointed in an early playoff exit, winning the Eastern Conference only to get bounced in their first-round matchup with San Jose, but the...
Boys & Girls ring in new season with dominant victory
Before beginning to defend its first city championship in 31 years, Boys & Girls went back in time on Sunday. There was the 2009-10 senior class of Leroy Isler, Jonathan...
McCain: 'Regime change' time for N. Korea
WASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain said today it was time to discuss "regime change" in North Korea, but the former Navy combat pilot didn't say how he advocates changing the...