December 10, 2010
Dolphins practice at Meadowlands, head to Broadway
The sight of Giants players leaving their practice facility at the Meadowlands at the same time team buses carrying the Miami Dolphins pulled up was awkward to say the least....
Nick Brooks charged with attempted murder in SoHo House death
The son of Oscar winning accused perv composer Joseph Brooks was charged with attempted murder this evening in the death of a swimsuit fashion designer found splayed out and half-naked...
Jewish hate crime victim testifies after being beaten by two teens
A Brooklyn Jewish school teacher today gave chilling testimony of how he was brutally attacked on Thanksgiving by two teens, saying they briefly knocked him unconscious, then ripped off his...
Hartline, Carey out for Dolphins vs. Jets
Dolphins receiver Brian Hartline and tackle Vernon Carey have been ruled out of Sunday’s game against the Jets. Hartline hurt a finger on his left hand during last week’s loss...
A veteran actor and a rising one
Catching up with recent shows, I saw "Devil Boys from Beyond" at New World Stages and Adam Rapp's "Ghosts in the Cottonwoods" at Theatre 80, produced with the Amoralists company, at...
Giants list Smith, Nicks as questionable: report
Giants receivers Steve Smith and Hakeem Nicks are listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Vikings, NJ.com reports. "I wanted to see if they could practice, if they could...
Royals add Cabrera to outfield with Francoeur
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Kansas City Royals will open next season with a completely new outfield. In left will be Alex Gordon, who played third base in the beginning...
There's now room to wine at Brooklyn Oenology's 'tasting' space
Why are you not reading this in Brooklyn Oenology’s new tasting room right now?Seriously, you have no excuse.For starters, urban winemaker Alie Shaper has taken an old warehouse space and...
US military expands ban of external media on secret network
US troops are now forbidden from using any removable media -- including CDs, DVDs, portable hard drives and memory cards -- on the military’s secret network known as SIPRNet, Stars...
NYPD Commish Kelly outraged that gunman who wounded cop walking free
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is outraged that a wounded hero NYPD cop is spending the holidays in exhaustive rehab sessions, learning how to walk again, while the teenaged gunman walks...
Ex-NYC EMT admits posting corpse photo on Facebook
An ex-EMT admitted he took a gruesome cell phone picture of a dead Staten Island woman at a murder scene and posted it on the Internet. Mark Musarella, 47, pleaded...
NY sends formal notice of 900 state layoffs
ALBANY, N.Y. — About 900 New York state workers are receiving formal layoff notices effective Dec. 31. Gov. David Paterson says he was forced into ordering layoffs because union leaders...
Diplomat Richard Holbrooke hospitalized with blood clot: report
Richard Holbrooke, the Obama administration’s Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, was hospitalized with a blood clot Friday after falling ill while meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,...
Ihedigbo out, Woody questionable for Jets
Safety James Ihedigbo will not play Sunday when the Jets play host to the Miami Dolphins because of an injured right leg. Ihedigbo did not practice all week after suffering...
Cowher says he'll listen to coaching 'opportunities'
If an NFL team wants to talk, Bill Cowher is willing to listen -- eventually.The former Steelers coach and current CBS pregame host told USA Today, “I’m open to listen...
Cops were seconds from drawing guns on mob attacking Prince Charles' car
Armed officers were just seconds from drawing their weapons on student protesters who attacked Prince Charles' car and poked his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, with a stick in London's...
6 people injured when a bus, van, SUV and truck collide in Queens
Six people miraculously survived a massive car accident in Queens this afternoon after a city bus, minivan, SUV and tractor-trailer were all involved in a crash -- flipping over an...
NY appeals court won’t lift block on Indian cigarette tax
SALAMANCA, N.Y. — New York state remains barred for now from taxing cigarettes sold by Indian retailers to non-Indian customers. A federal appeals court Thursday rejected the state’s request to...
Madoff trustee seeks nearly $20B in latest action
The trustee seeking to recover money for investors who lost billions of dollars in jailed financier Bernard Madoff’s fraud said Friday he has filed civil racketeering charges against an Austrian...
Brodeur backs Devils coach, says team needs 'stability:' report
Martin Brodeur returns to Devils nets tonight in Ottawa, and the goaltender who should restore some normalcy to the ice said Friday the team needs the "stability" it gets by...
Upstate NY town pays tribute to 'Wonderful Life'
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — For years, civic boosters have pointed out intriguing parallels that suggest Seneca Falls, N.Y., was the inspiration for Bedford Falls, the make-believe mill town in "It's...
Conn. man charged with accepting wrapped pot
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Despite a generous gift from Santa, police in New Haven say a local man has been naughty this Christmas. Police arrested 29-year-old Julio Ramos this week...
Jury decides ex-Goldman Sachs programmer stole code
A former Goldman Sachs programmer was convicted Friday of stealing secret computer code that enables high-speed trading from the investment bank when he took a new job with a rival...
Nun accused of embezzling allowed to remain free
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — A Catholic nun who ran a suburban New York City college’s finances embezzled more than $850,000 and spent it on herself, federal prosecutors said Friday. The...
Favre takes snaps at Vikings practice, listed as questionable
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Brett Favre still hasn’t been able to throw a proper pass in practice, and the Minnesota Vikings still haven’t given up hope their quarterback will extend...
Walsh, D'Antoni discuss whether it's bad time for Knicks to trade
WASHINGTON -- As the Knicks take their 11-1 spree into tonight's game here, going for their eighth straight road win, the franchise faces a conundrum. If there's a trade out...
College degree scam and a better Dream Act
Richard Vedder has produced a troubling study of the declining value of college degrees (thanks for the tip Instapundit). In the piece, Vedder produces statistics that prove that for many,...
Obama brings in Bill Clinton to push tax cut compromise
Former President Bill Clinton made a surprise appearance at President Barack Obama's side on Friday to back the tax cut compromise Obama negotiated with Republicans. "I don't believe there is...
President Obama honors imprisoned Nobel laureate
Here is President Obama's statement on the awarding of this year's Nobel Peace Prize to imprisoned Chinese democracy activist Liu Xiaobo:One year ago, I was humbled to receive the Nobel...
Former Miss Arizona gets prison for kidnap plot
TUCSON, Ariz. — A former beauty queen and University of Arizona law school student accused of orchestrating the kidnapping and torturing of her ex-boyfriend is going to prison. Pima County...
Office of second Assange attorney denies US indictment imminent
ABC News reported Friday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s lawyer claimed he could soon face spying charges in the US, but the office of another of his lawyers told Fox...
'Shore' star gets porn offer
As if we didn’t all see this coming!According to an exclusive report on Radaronline.com, “Jersey Shore” cast member Angelina Pivarnick has been offered a deal to star in a “Shore”-themed...
Parents of Sylvie Cachay say breaking up with boyfriend may have resulted in her death
The grief-stricken parents of the swimsuit fashion designer found dead and half naked in a Soho House hotel bathtub are convinced she was "murdered" -- saying she never took baths...
Miley Cyrus caught smoking a bong -- asks, 'Is it me tripping' (Video)
LOS ANGELES -- Is her career now up in smoke? A goofy and giggly Miley Cyrus has shocked her legions of young fans after a video surfaced this morning showing...
In NJ, Republicans and Democrats agree to agree
The burning question after Gov. Christie announced an agreement between his office and Democrats to reform union arbitration is whether the three-year-long effort will indeed serve to lower property taxes in...
Original rules of basketball to be sold for $4M at NYC auction today
A historic document that details the original rules of basketball, written 119 years ago as a winter sport for boys of a Massachusetts YMCA, was sold for more than $4...
Police eye expert to assess woes in L.I. crime lab
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Long Island police department is bringing in an independent expert to assess problems with the lab that evaluates evidence in criminal cases. Earlier this week, the...
A new war for the states
Chris Matthews had the Attorney General of Virginia on his show to berate him about the proposed "repeal amendment" which would amend the Constitution to say that states should have...
Federal jury convicts Elizabeth Smart kidnapper, rejects insanity defense
Pedophile street preacher Brian David Mitchell was found guilty today by a Utah jury in the 2002 Elizabeth Smart kidnapping. After just five hours of deliberation, a federal jury in...
Nobel peace ceremony goes ahead with empty chair
OSLO, Norway — Clapping solemnly, dignitaries in Norway celebrated this year's Nobel Peace Prize winner, imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, with an empty chair. Friday's ceremony was the first time...
Palestinian hissy fit
Things were going along fine there for a while, with the US administration pressuring Israel to agree to another "settlement" building moratorium for another 90 days so that the Israelis...
Feds say Gov. Christie knew risk of Hudson River tunnel
TRENTON, N.J. — Federal officials say New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie knew the Garden State would have to repay federal funds spent on the canceled Hudson River rail tunnel. The...
Rutgers student killed crossing highway
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Authorities say a pickup struck and killed a 21-year-old Rutgers University student who was crossing a busy highway. Authorities say the woman, whose name has not...
Obama's Bill Clinton moment
Bill Clinton used the State of the Union to turn the tide on his presidency when he stole a Republican idea and declared "the era of big government is over." Barack Obama,...
Feds: Va. Tech broke law in '07 shooting response
RICHMOND, Va. — Federal education officials have found Virginia Tech broke the law when it waited two hours to warn the campus that a gunman was on the loose, too...
Donald Trump loses appeal for state to pony up $500M in damages for Jones Beach hall
WANTAGH, N.Y. — Donald Trump has lost another round in his quest to build a catering hall at Long Island’s Jones Beach. After a midlevel appeals court affirmed a ruling...
North Korea will rely on nuclear might for defense, foreign minister says
North Korea will rely on nuclear might to defend itself against the United States and South Korea, the country's foreign minister Pak Ui-chun told Russia's Interfax news agency Friday. "We...
David Hasselhoff’s reality show pulled after just two episodes: report
"Baywatch” star David Hasselhoff’s reality show has been canceled after just two episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter Thursday. The A&E network confirmed it was pulling the show "The Hasselhoffs,"...
FAA missing info on 119,000 planes
The Federal Aviation Administration is missing key information on who owns one-third of the 357,000 private and commercial aircraft in the U.S. — a gap the agency fears could be...
Drama Mama: Sunday dramas
Your guide to Sunday’s drama-filled lineup: “Dexter” (9 p.m., Showtime) Wife Rita’s murder shocked us in last season’s finale, so how about this year’s surprise be that Dexter forgets the...
Yankees offer Lee 7 years, but fear he may slip away
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Yankees’ money offered to Cliff Lee has sweat stains on it. When it comes to high-end free agents, the Yankees are used to getting...
Former NYIT lax coach earns Hall of Fame nod
Jack Kaley believes his first game and first team as NYIT coach set the tone for the rest of his 17 years. His Division II men's lacrosse team opened up...
Kennedy powers past Gompers in fourth
As Tyshawn Dinkins’ final free throw danced around every part og the rim, the Kennedy senior guard had just one thought in this mind. – “Go in, go in.” The...
Girls basketball roundup: Astel leads MSIT over Villa
Kaitlyn Astel had 19 points and Alicea Ulmer had eight points to lead McKee/Staten Island Tech to a 43-25 win over St. John Villa in non-league girls basketball Thursday on...
Beer on Bruce? Could be, if you take the subway
Take the train to a Nets game — and get a free beer!It’s one idea being floated by transportation advocates as an incentive to get future Barclays Center ticketholders to...
Martin catches starting offer from Yankees
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Yankees have extended an offer to free-agent catcher Russell Martin, and explained to his agent they view him as a starter. “They made an...
Mets stock up at thrift store
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — About the only way the Mets could have made a splash at the Winter Meetings was if GM Sandy Alderson had tossed a few coins...
Frazier says Knicks need to beat elite
The objects of the Knicks’ affection past and present will come to the Garden in the next eight days, but for once the talk in New York is about the...
Crawford adds to Yankees-Red Sox rivalry
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Red Sox have fired back. Sure it took two years to respond to the Yankees’ nearly half-billion-dollar offseason that netted, in particular, CC Sabathia...
Wizards' Wall could sit out vs. Knicks
Landry Fields may not have the chance to battle one of the NBA’s other elite rookies tonight. Wizards stud point guard John Wall, who was the first overall pick in...
Big game by Amar'e tonight would make Knicks history
Amar’e Stoudemire is 30 points from Knicks history. The sizzling superstar is on a scoring binge, ripping up opponents for at least 30 points in each of the prior six...
Hondo still ravin’ mad
Week 13 was bad luck for Hondo, who stumbled over a black cat while walking under a ladder en route to a 7-9 record that dropped him three games behind...
Pattern points to Dolphins over Jets
Will the Jets bounce back with a prideful, tour-de-force performance against the Dolphins after their 45-3 whipping in Foxborough on Monday night? Or were they Rexposed, as The Post’s back...
Adamek earns TKO over Queens' Maddalone
Tomasz Adamek continued his quest toward a shot at the heavyweight championship Thursday night earning a fifth-round TKO over Vinny Maddalone at Prudential Center.Adamek, a native of Poland who trains...
The Post's All-Brooklyn girls volleyball honors
Call it the borough of middles. Four girls who played the position in Brooklyn are honored this year on the first team and two more are on the second team...
‘Sea’ sure by the Bay
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 9-7 (2-1 Best Bets) last week on the Over/Unders. The season record is 100-90-2 (24-15). The selections for Week 14: OVER: Jets / Dolphins; Steelers / Bengals; Bills...
New 'Day' for Studio B as hot artist plans live-work space in notorious club
Renowned artist Matthew Day Jackson is moving to Greenpoint — and taking over the former lair of the notorious nightclub Studio B.Jackson, who has shown his striking sculptures and paintings...
Tower power! CB 2 pushes 'Skyscraper District' plan forward
Brooklyn Heights’ community board narrowly backed a “Skyscraper Historic District” for Court Street last Wednesday night, bucking many locals who actually live in the proposed landmark zone.At its monthly meeting,...
Hugh-ge honor! Battery Tunnel to be renamed for former governor and Brooklyn legend
The Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel is about to be renamed for Hugh Carey — the Park Slope congressman who achieved his greatest fame as the governor who saved New York from fiscal...
Mean Streets special: Marty sings his contempt for bike lanes at hearing
Janette Sadik-Khan, who disputed the notion that her agency fails to consider local opinion on a proposed bike lane. “Every single [bike lane] that exists in New York City today...
Santa's helper
Even Santa isn’t immune to Dr. Mehmet Oz’s take-no-prisoners attitude toward healthy living. On Monday’s “Dr. Oz Show” (3 p.m./Ch. 5), Santa gets the once-over from the doc, who’s focusing...
No heroes in super 'Men'
Three years or so into the worldwide economic melt down, "The Company Men" deploys a Murderers' Row of Oscar-winning ac tors in the latest of what is still less than...
New 'Narnia' a shipshape fantasy
So Aslan says to Hogwarts: I'll see your Harry Potter and raise you a "Pirates of the Car ibbean." The eye-popping and entertaining "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of...
Bout as fun as a beating
Pity the boxing movie that thinks it can be both "Raging Bull" and "Rocky." "The Fighter" (did you stay up all night working on that title, fellas?) is the real-life...
Not taken by storm
Julie Taymor's star- laden and utterly leaden film version of Shakespeare's final play, "The Tempest," was mysteriously chosen as the centerpiece of the New York Film Festival, instead of, say,...
Saint Misbehavin': The Wavy Gravy Movie
No, Wavy Gravy isn't some psyche delic blend to go with holiday tur key. It is the name of a hippie icon who had a Ben & Jerry's flavor named...
You Won't Miss Me
In the "of interest strictly to close friends and family of the filmmaker" genre comes "You Won't Miss Me," a vanity piece starring and co-written by Stella Schnabel. Schnabel, daughter...
Asian actioner is a real killer
Few directors make ac tion movies with the pizazz of Hong Kong's Johnnie To, although his films rarely get runs in New York. That's all the more reason to see...
Nate back at work after his surgery
Nate Berkus returned to work yesterday, nine days after having his appendix removed. "The Nate Berkus Show" host underwent surgery at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center last Tuesday night, Nov. 30, after...
'Lombardi' legend
When I was growing up, my dad and brother worshipped at the altar of Vince Lombardi -- not because he was the first Italian-American coach to bring glory to the...
Kelly's 'DWTS' surgery
'Dancing with the Stars" helped Kelly Osbourne get a wicked figure, but her feet have had to foot the bill for it. All those grueling hours of practicing dance routines...
You don't know Jack (yet)
About 4 a.m. on Dec. 12, 1976, Jack Cassidy, the suave, handsome char acter actor, poured himself a scotch and soda and settled down on the couch in his West...
Strong voices, clear diction rise above 'Smoke'
Next year's centennial of Tennessee Wil liams' birth got off to an early start Wednesday with a revival of Lee Hoiby's "Summer and Smoke." But while the Manhattan School of...
Rehab for 'Wild' star
'Pretty Wild" star Alexis Neiers was ordered into rehab yesterday -- and a judge threatened to toss her into the slammer if she violates her probation again. Neiers, 19, who...
Starr report
TV One's Cathy Hughes sits down for a revealing interview with Snoop Dogg this Sunday at 9 p.m. In the hour-long "One on One" interview, Dogg -- born Cordozar Calvin...
Hemingway's Garden of Eden
Cast about in your mind for an actress to play an enticingly erotic interna tional Jazz Age vamp, and it seems likely that Mena Suvari is not the first name...
And Everything is Going Fine
Spalding Gray's new film, "And Everything Is Going Fine," is 89 minutes long. What a coincidence! That's exactly 89 more minutes of Spalding Gray than I can stand. Gray was...
Dearth in Venice
"You are the least down-to-earth person I’ve ever met,” someone tells Angelina Jolie’s character, in what may be the understatement of the century. In the dud thriller “The Tourist,” Jolie...
Son of 'sicko' songwriter grilled after swimsuit designer found dead at Soho House
The bruised body of a beautiful swimsuit designer was found splayed and half-naked in an overflowing bathtub at the exclusive Soho House club and hotel yesterday, and cops are grilling...
When 'gods' bleed
President Obama has often been compared, with some justification, to a fic tional self-made man -- Kosinski's Chance the Gardener, Fitzgerald's Jay Gatsby -- but after this week's tax deal...
'Wealth' of holiday cheer
Another 17 of America's richest people, including Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and AOL co-founder Steve Case, have pledged to give away most of their wealth. Mayor Bloomberg has already signed on...
The anti-biz zones
New York and New Jer sey are the worst states in America for starting up, building or running a business -- with the Garden State ekeing out a "victory" as...
ObamaCare: Flight of the MDs
For all the times that President Obama promised "you'll get to keep your doctor" under his health-care reforms, he apparently failed to ask any practicing doctors. A recent survey finds...
Take a hike, New Yorkers
THE ISSUE: Whether preservation of the Adirondacks compromises Upstate's economic welfare. *** In no other region of New York have the indigenous people been forced to cede as much of...
Arne has Black's back
US Education Secretary Arne Duncan defended in coming Chancellor Cathie Black yesterday, saying her lack of educational credentials won't be an im pediment to running the city's enormous school system....
Profiling passengers: A cabby's best choice
THE ISSUE: A suggestion by a cabbie group's president that drivers should profile passengers. *** Fernando Mateo, president of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, stated: "I don't...
The real crisis of the working class
The unemployment rate for people with a college degree or higher is 5 per cent. If that were the rate for everyone, it'd be the 1990s again. But college graduates...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens A man was gunned down in Jamaica early yesterday. The victim ,28, was walking on 105th Avenue near Liverpool Street at 11:20 a.m. when an armed thug approached him...
Gov: 'Neigh' to OTB redo
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson bucked Republican calls for an OTB do-over yesterday, saying the network of city betting parlors would stay closed unless senators immediately return to Albany and enact...
Inside the Wiki lair
This is the underground lair where WikiLeaks' own Doctor Evil stores the 250,000 secret cables that are wrecking US diplomacy. It's a high-tech granite cave, carved out of hard rock...
'Drug' den Columbia frats shut
Party's over, dudes. Three Columbia University frat houses whose members were busted as suspected drug dealers have been ordered to "cease all activities" -- including recruitment, initiations and parties. The...
GZ imam looking to expand
The man behind a plan for the most controversial mosque in America isn't satisfied with just Ground Zero. Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf's vision includes facilities in Indonesia and Kosovo, as...
Sterger to NFL: Bench Favre or '$uit up'
Brett Favre's sext-scandal accuser won't sue if the NFL sidelines the grid great and sets up an anti-harassment program, her rep said yesterday. Former Jet game-day hostess Jenn Sterger wants...
DC 'disgrace'
WASHINGTON -- Outraged New York pols from City Hall to Capitol Hill yesterday vowed to "keep fighting" after Senate Republicans voted down the 9/11 health bill. But reviving the bill...
Mike's wandering eye
Mayor Bloomberg launched a high- profile national campaign this week -- but for what exactly is not clear. And though he makes valid points, he fails to offer any specific...
Gitmo forever
The House voted Wednesday to block President Obama from sending Guan tanamo Bay inmates to the continental US for civilian trials, thus ensuring that the prison stays open. Good for...
Goldman code case
Former Goldman Sachs Group programmer Sergey Aleynikov is a "thief" who on his last day of work took some of the company's proprietary trading code to use at his new...
Business briefs
Kodak chat Eastman Kodak shares surged as much as 15 percent on heavy volume yesterday as Internet chatter circu lated about a potential takeover bid. A com pany spokesman de...
Shock the jock
So much for not accepting a pay cut. Shock jock Howard Stern, who earlier in the week said there was no way he was going to re-sign with Sirius XM...
Lulu nets profit for Geithner
Profit at Lululemon Athletica, a Canadian yoga-wear retailer that has caught the eye of US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, nearly doubled in the third quarter, and the company sees more...
Team Andy stars AG, HUD & Mario alums
ALBANY -- Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo yesterday tapped key aides from his Attorney General's Office, his old job as federal housing secretary, and the administration of his father, former Gov. Mario...
Madoff trustee in '24'-like race
It's down to the wire for Irving Picard, the trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff's firm who for almost two years has hounded hedge funds, banks and individual investors worldwide to recover...
US home values to sink $1.7T
Us home values are poised to drop by more than $1.7 trillion this year amid rising foreclosures and the expiration of homebuyer tax credits, said Zillow, a provider of home...
Apple gets booted
Who's afraid of Steve Jobs? Costco isn't. The notoriously stubborn CEO of Apple has become accustomed to pushing around record moguls and film-studio chiefs -- but he may have just...
O's own party is holding people hostage
WASHINGTON -- Watching House Democrats mount the barricades this week and bare their bloody chests in a crusade to raise taxes on the wealthy would be comical if it were...
Pedal peril crackdown
"Don't be a jerk." City officials will be targeting that ad slogan squarely at rogue cyclists who recklessly tear across sidewalks, run over pedestrians and violate every traffic law in...
Senate keeps it in closet
WASHINGTON -- Republicans blocked a last-ditch effort in the Senate to lift the military's ban on openly gay troops yesterday, dealing a major blow to gay-rights groups and making it...
Top 'load stars
"Hey, Soul Sister," you made a mint for iTunes this year. The hit song by the band Train was 2010's most downloaded music single on Apple's online music mega-retailer, according...
Swank and swell rule ritzy club
The welcome mat isn't out for just anyone at the exclusive Soho House club. The ritzy, six-story members-only club in the Meatpacking District caters to New York's wealthy, beautiful and...
Dust off the reels
Newly independent Miramax is in talks with the Weinstein Co. about a partnership to handle some of their jointly-owned assets. According to a source, the Weinstein Co. holds about 50...
Fear over Ronni tip
The anonymous "America's Most Wanted" tipster who cops said helped crack the Ronni Chasen murder mystery was so afraid of the alleged triggerman that he nearly didn't come forward, show...
Riot rocks royals
A mob of angry protesters attacked the limo of Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla Parker-Bowles, in London last night as the shocked royal couple were being chauffeured to a...
Average US family's wealth soars $10,400
What are you going to do with your $10,400 of added wealth? That's how much the average US family's wealth increased between July and September, according to the Federal Reserve,...
Broken heart of fashion talent
Sylvie Cachay appeared to be living out her dream -- she had a high-end swimsuit line, a swank West Village pad and membership at Soho House. But the Peruvian-born 33-year-old...
Class-backwards
State officials identified 43 city schools as persistently low achieving yesterday -- a black mark that will spark major overhauls at the schools beginning in July. The list includes 21...
Stonewashed up
Rock & Republic has been dashed upon the rocks -- again. The bankrupt denim label is now facing liquidation after a $60 million deal to save it unraveled, The Post...
See ya in 3 years, Snipes
LEWIS RUN, Pa. -- Actor Wesley Snipes arrived yesterday at a federal prison to begin serving a three-year sentence for failure to file income tax returns. Snipes, 48, will do...
Flash: Jan. trial for O streaker
PHILADELPHIA -- The Staten Island man accused of streaking at a rally featuring President Obama for a cash prize is set to go on trial next month in Philadelphia. Juan...
Trump pays down hotel debt
Developers of the Trump SoHo hotel-condo building "substantially paid down" the debt owed on the project to iStar Financial after receiving a new loan from CIM Group. Trump Soho is...
Pregnant teacher tragedy
High-school horseplay escalated into horror when a Bronx teacher miscarried after being accidentally kicked in the stomach while trying to break up a fight between two students, authorities said yesterday....
Kennedys' 'swing' vote
Some like a hot threesome -- and a winning bidder yesterday paid $9,150 for a rare photo of Marilyn Monroe with Jack and Bobby Kennedy. The photo is from 1962,...
A peek inside the $7B Bloomberg news operation
Bloomberg LP, the financial data and media company founded by Mayor Mike Bloomberg, is expected to post revenue of just under $7 billion in the 12 months ending Dec. 31,...
Lionsgate cards not in Icahn's favor
Carl Icahn's bid to take over movie studio Lionsgate was dealt a setback yesterday when a state court judge allowed a company board member to cast his recently acquired shares...
Job news improves
The number of workers filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments fell last week in the US, showing the labor market continues to improve. Applications for jobless benefits decreased to...
Wrist-slap for gem-keep p.r. gal
A disgraced p.r. princess yesterday landed a sweetheart plea deal after returning the treasure trove of jewels she had been charged with pocketing. Mallory Montilla, 25, who has rubbed elbows...
Zazi dad denies rap
The father of the New York City subway-bomb plotter appeared yesterday in Brooklyn federal court to plead not guilty to immigration fraud. Prosecutors say Mohammed Zazi, 54, committed the fraud...
Comic wasn't so 'stand-up'
"Daily Show" correspondent Aasif Mandvi and several co-defendants yesterday were slapped with $6,200 in fines for failing to acknowledge Mandvi's ex-writing partner in his new movie. Mandvi agreed to include...
FDNY wants cash for car-crash help
If you get into a car accident in New York City, hope you don't need the help of the Fire Department -- because there will likely be a bill attached....
War hero dog has his day
Rufus, a hero dog who saved 50 GIs from a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, was honored by the Animal Medical Center last night at a charity event at the American...
Mike isn't done yet
Speaking out on national issues that impact the city is part of his job, Mayor Bloomberg argued yesterday as he announced plans to continue making speeches on big-picture issues that...
Nun charged with embezzling $1.2M from Iona
Talk about a really bad habit. A nun known as Sister Susie was charged yesterday with embezzling more than $1.2 million from a Catholic college in Westchester County. Sister Marie...
Hate raps in imam attack
A Queens imam was pummeled and robbed by a Muslim-hating straphanger during a fight on a Chinatown subway-station platform, authorities said yesterday. Hate-spewing Albert Melendez, 30, and his buddy, Eddie...
Creepy life with Oscar-winner 'rapist' father
Nick Brooks was a virtual unknown. His father, Joseph, on the other hand, is a different story -- an Oscar-winning songwriter who is now best known as an accused casting-couch...
Dems buck Obama
WASHINGTON -- Furious House Democrats dug in their heels in their battle with the White House over a plan to extend the Bush-era tax cuts -- vowing yesterday to block...
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Post Time: 12:25 pm.FIRST-5 1/2f; $10,200; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)6-SeedofFaith 1201-SettheTrend 1207-Joan'sRylDwn 1205-My Espresso 1202-Master Tricky 1133-MissDoubleJet 1154-LaughingMttrs 115SECOND-1 1/16m; $10,700; cl($6,250); 3up1a-Cove Star 1202-SeattleZipper 1125-Dug In 1201-Mstrofbllydyle 1206-ConcertosSong 1233-Gmmwnkpppy 1174-Lost...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 pm.Best Bet: Beths Boy N (7th)FIRST-mile; trot; $9,200; conditioned2Captain Sully(P Berry)4-4-79-26FairwayToPlay(MKakaley)6-1-53-13Whatnblazes(T Tetrick)4-4-75-21Tuscan Lindy(R Tisbert)3-4-112-14Amour's Brother(M Gray)7-3-315-15FourStarzFoxy(JMeittins)6-5-710-17Crushproof(S Smith)4-6-615-18Right Out(D McNair)8-2-36-19BigSkyAngelina(DDancer)3-5-815-110V I P Hall(D Miller)6-2-1015-1SECOND-mile; pace; $9,200; conditioned9GerriesMadison(TTetrick)1-7-79-56Amora Hanover(A...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Ramona Disomma (5th)FIRST-mile; pace; $7,000; cl($10000)1TerrysStarDragon(DDube)4-1-44-12Mimi'sBonoBest(BHolland)4-1-43-15MedolandModelA(JBartltt)6-1-18-53Hez Da Man N(C Manzi)3-3-16-14Sun Lover N(R Dane)5-1-25-16FlakJacketN(JStratton)2-7-312-17River Waltz N(A Morgan)7-1-330-18Mattruly(S Bouchard)7-3-320-1SECOND-mile; trot; $19,500; conditioned2Light Headed(D Dube)5-6-48-51SpecialCommand(JMarshll)5-7-45-13Deep Chip(C Manzi)5-6-35-14Dc'sPiggyBank(YGingras)4-6-66-15ArmbroExpressway(TButer)1-1-16-16Haste(M Forte)4-5-520-17Aachoo(J...
Post Time: 12:30 pm. All horses appear in post position order
**6f; $18,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)FIONA FREUD lost all chance stumbling at the start when dropped to this level latest. INDIAN RUSH rallied to miss by length vs. similar foes. AEGEAN...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $20,000; cl($10,000); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Dontstealmyland(L),121M Luzzi7-11-9Metivier 50-12Wadi Suki(L),121A Lezcano6-7-3Persaud 20-13Missile Motor(L),114JRodriguez2-1-2Terrccno 5-14Coaltown Legend(L),121D Cohen1-2-4Jacobson 12-15Ramsgate(L),121J Pezua3-1-1Chattrpl 5-26Surfing Ian(L),121A Khan3-3-2Baker...
Aqueduct Charts
Dec. 9, 2010 Clear And Fast. Turf: Good. ©2010 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST1 1/16m(T); $19,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:31. Good. took over, drew clearTime: 23.67, 48.84, 1:14.01, 1:41.45, 1:47.95.Trainer: Scott...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-6f(T); $33,000; clm; 3YO; (f)2Hot Citizen (Rsro) 6.603.202.406ComeHmQck (Bejno)3.202.601SeekingthQun (Tlmo)2.60 Off 12:32. Time 1:09.79. Firm. * $1 Exacta (2-6) $9.30 * Quinella (2-6) $8.40 * $1 Superfecta (2-6-1-4) $42.00 *...
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Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $18,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)FIONA FREUD lost all chance stumbling at the start when dropped to this level latest. INDIAN RUSH rallied to miss by length vs. similar foes....
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The Post Line
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