August 2, 2011
City workers prowl streets listening for water main breaks
John LoBello walks the city streets with a high-tech microphone, and if he hears anything, it’s bad news. He’s one of a cadre of city workers who prevent water main...
Video shows Jaycee Dugard kidnapper luring another girl into van
SAN FRANCISCO — Disturbing new video released Tuesday shows the wife of convicted kidnapper and rapist Phillip Garrido luring a young girl into the couple's van, asking her to do...
Moody's confirms US triple-A credit rating
WASHINGTON -- Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday confirmed its triple-A credit rating for the US after congressional leaders reached a deal to raise the federal debt ceiling, but assigned a...
Thug snatches purse from elderly B'klyn woman in wheelchair (VIDEO)
Cops are hunting the heartless goon who swiped a purse off an elderly Brooklyn woman seated in a wheelchair. In shocking surveillance video released today by police, the 78-year-old victim...
Brooklyn Bridge park to get pool, ice skating rink, sports bubble
Brooklyn Bridge Park is finally getting its own pool, ice-skating rink and other long-delayed recreational amenities. Park officials today announced a temporary pool would be installed at a yet-to-be decided...
Marlins rally past Mets 4-3 on error by rookie 2B
Rookie second baseman Justin Turner committed a crucial throwing error in the ninth inning, allowing the Florida Marlins to score two runs and rally past the New York Mets 4-3...
Tex powers Yankees past Chicago in rain game
CHICAGO — Mark Teixeira set a major league record by homering from both sides of the plate for the 12th time and Phil Hughes pitched six innings to send the...
Agent yet to find team willing to pay Giant price for Osi
The agent for Osi Umenyiora is busy making calls trying to find a trade partner for the Giants and says he’s had contact from 21 teams. The interest is there...
Livery cab fare-hail expansion won't help disabled: advocate
The new plan to let livery cabs pick up street hails in the outer boroughs won’t help wheelchair bound New Yorkers get around, a leading advocate for the disabled wrote...
Crime story of the week! Homeland Security car burglarized
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Man beaten to death on Baltic St.
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Mets' Santana to have tests on shoulder after feeling 'discomfort'
Now you can call it a setback.Johan Santana won't make his next rehab start in Port St. Lucie Wednesday or Thursday, as the Mets had hoped he would.Instead, the lefty...
Jeter back in Yankees lineup
CHICAGO -- Derek Jeter returns to the Yankees lineup after missing one game with a bruised middle finger. The Yankees captain sat out the team’s 3-2 win over the White...
1 man a suspect in 10 sex crimes: NYPD
The NYPD says it believes one man is responsible for 10 sex crimes since May 18. The crimes occurred from around 29th to 115th streets on the east side of...
Tiger feels pain-free at Bridgestone after three-month layoff
AKRON, Ohio -- Tiger Woods was on the practice range just as the sun began to rise Tuesday over Firestone, his first time on a PGA Tour golf course in...
Yankees consider calling up Montero soon
CHICAGO — According to Yankees GM Brian Cashman, there is a chance Jesus Montero could be in pinstripes before the rosters expand Sept. 1.Asked if the right-handed hitting catcher, who...
Tumors '80 percent better' for Mets great Carter
Good news for Gary Carter on Tuesday after the Hall of Famer got the results of his MRI exam.According to his daughter Kimmy Bloemers, the brain tumors are "80 percent...
New Jersey lawmaker resigns after texting nude photos
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, N.J. -- A married southern New Jersey lawmaker resigned Tuesday after emailing nude photos of himself to a woman. Photos of Cumberland County Freeholder Louis N. Magazzu, a...
Former Knicks guard Nate pushing for Seahawks tryout
The current NBA lockout has led to many players looking overseas for opportunities to play in 2011. While Nets guard Deron Williams is set for Turkey, Lakers’ Kobe Bryant is...
Leonard Street building hit four times in one day
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Dow plummets despite debt deal
Stocks plunged Tuesday amid worries over the state of the economy, pushing the market to its longest losing streak in nearly three years and sending the Standard & Poor's 500-stock...
Former city worker pleads guilty in $7M food-stamp scam
A former city welfare worker faces more than four years in the slammer for her role in a massive food-stamp scam that cost taxpayers at least $7 million. Tori Jackson,...
Peacock escapes from Central Park Zoo
A peacock flew the coop today from the Central Park Zoo and remains on the loose on the Upper East Side, authorities said. “The peacock poses no danger to anyone,”...
Rutgers picked to finish last in Big East
NEWPORT, R.I. — West Virginia has been picked to win the Big East, with Pittsburgh and South Florida also receiving first place-votes in the conference’s preseason media poll. The Mountaineers...
Putin parades tough-guy credentials with arm wrestling and pan crushing
MOSCOW -- Vladimir Putin tried to bend a frying pan with his bare hands and took part in an arm wrestling contest in his latest attempt to win over Russian...
Haskell winner Coil arrives at Saratoga; Travers up next
Coil, winner of last Sunday’s $ 1 million Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park arrived by van at trainer Bob Baffert’s barn at Saratoga Tuesday morning to begin preparation for the...
Wreckage from space shuttle Columbia found in dried up Texas lake
NACOGDOCHES, Texas -- This summer's devastating drought in Texas has had some unexpected consequences -- in drying up a lake, it revealed a piece of wreckage from the space shuttle...
Kings of Leon tour canceled due to frontman's alcohol issues, sources claim
Kings of Leon bandmates are urging lead singer Caleb Followill to get treatment for alcohol issues after the rock group was forced to cancel their US summer tour. "They are...
Man gets 12 years’ prison in Manhattan shop burglaries
A serial shop burglar has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. He stole thousands of dollars in cash and goods from a half-dozen Manhattan businesses, ranging from a pizzeria...
Israeli-style security comes to American airports
Boston's Logan airport will debut a new billion dollar security program called SPOT -- based largely on Israeli-style interview techniques by reading responses to seemingly routine security questions. Skeptics, like...
Brutal beating on Garfield Place!
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Syria tightens Hama siege, Italy pulls ambassador
BEIRUT — Syrian troops tightened their siege on the city of Hama Tuesday, sending residents fleeing for their lives and drawing a fresh wave of international condemnation against a regime...
NY loses more residents to other states: report
ALBANY, N.Y. — A think tank reports that New Yorkers moving to other states in the last decade totaled more than the populations of Buffalo, Rochester, Yonkers, White Plains and...
SUV driver who killed 13-year-old B'klyn girl was a loan shark: police
The driver of an out-of-control SUV who struck and killed a 13-year-old Brooklyn girl was a loan shark who had gotten into a dispute with another man over money before...
Giants sign DT Watson, WR Clayton
Looking for some depth on the interior of the defensive line, the Giants Tuesday worked out then signed Gabe Watson, the former Cardinals defensive tackle. There’s a need to fill...
Jets camp, Day 2: Ryan plans to air out offense
The Jets are holding their first practice that is open to the public Tuesday afternoon. In the morning, they went through a walkthrough. Afterward, coach Rex Ryan and several players...
Attendance, wagering up at Saratoga
On the eve of the second full week of racing at Saratoga, both attendance and handle figures have posted an increase over last year’s 2010 meet according to the New...
Yankees to open Marlins new stadium
MIAMI -- The Florida Marlins will play the New York Yankees in two exhibition games next year in what will be the team's first games in its new ballpark, the...
Judge shoots down bid to toss indictment of accused arms dealer Viktor Bout
Accused international arms dealer Viktor Bout got shot down for a second time today in a bid to toss out charges he schemed to sell weapons to a Colombian terror...
Casey Anthony to challenge one-year probation order, report says
ORLANDO -- Casey Anthony's attorneys were expected Tuesday to challenge a judge's ruling that will force her to return to Orlando, Fla., to face one year of supervised probation in...
Jets give Harris $29.5 million guaranteed with new 4-year deal
The Jets and linebacker David Harris agreed to a longterm contract Tuesday, a few hours after Harris promised reporters the deal would be done soon.The deal is for four years,...
A brutal scary mugging on Berry Street
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Jets' Ryan explains meaning of new tattoo
All those intricate shapes and swirls tattooed on Rex Ryan's right leg have a pretty simple meaning.And it has nothing to do with the Super Bowl or the New England...
Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller release ‘harmonious’ family picture
LOS ANGELES -- Charlie Sheen and Brooke Mueller apparently ended their long-running feud -- and even posed for a happy family photograph to prove it. The former couple, previously embroiled...
Miley Cyrus to produce and star in comedy about God
LOS ANGELES -- Singer and actress Miley Cyrus will produce and star in an upcoming comedy about God, the Christian Post reported Tuesday. Cyrus, 18, will play the lead role...
NBC's new sports channel going after ESPN
The Peacock is gunning for ESPN.NBC says it will change the name of its little-watched cable channel Versus to NBC Sports Network in an attempt lure viewers away from one...
Obama signs debt deal bill, says raising ceiling is only a first step
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed a bill crafted by leaders of both parties that narrowly avoided default by raising the country's debt ceiling, but set the stage...
Chargers GM calls out Jets coach
The rest of football may be getting a little tired of Rex Ryan’s guarantees. A Super Bowl prediction was not among the Jets head coach’s boasts on Monday, but it...
DSK's wife 'howled' in pain, could not talk after learning of hubby's arrest: report
Dominque Strauss-Kahn's wife stood behind him after the former IMF chief was accused of sexually assaulting a Manhattan hotel maid -- but that doesn't mean she took it well when...
NBA files lawsuit against players union
The ugliness continues. The NBA went further on the attack Tuesday, filing two claims against the Players Association: an unfair labor practice charge before the National Labor Relations Board, and...
Mets revamped farm system gaining recognition
When Sandy Alderson was introduced as the Mets' general manager last October, he said that the Mets farm system was "probably somewhere in the middle of the pack." In his...
Skinny six-year-old slips through White House fence
WASHINGTON -- For a six-year-old girl skinny enough to slip through the fence outside the White House, thin meant in -- much to the consternation of the Secret Service, FOX...
Court date put off for Fla. suspect in Novak killings
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A Florida woman accused of arranging the 2009 killings of her husband and mother-in-law is still waiting to hear whether New York prosecutors will seek the...
Worker charged with prostitution at NJ Dunkin Donuts
ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Police say there was more on the menu than lattes and a dozen glazed during the late shift at a Dunkin Donuts in northern New Jersey....
Bronx teen who had been missing for nearly two weeks is found safe
A Bronx teen who had been missing for nearly two weeks is safe at home, authorities said this morning. Anabell Vargas, 13, had last been seen by her grandmother on...
New Zealand on top of the World
After completing two full rounds of the World Driving Championship (WDC), New Zealand’s Dexter Dunn is on top of the World. Dunn came from last to first to take the...
Thief loots car — then asks victim to call the cops
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Man beaten to death on Baltic St.
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Hands-on with 'Rage'
Rage is one of the year’s most hotly-anticipated titles. The brainchild of two major developers with some pretty legitimate street cred, id Software and Bethesda have created a post-apocalyptic shooter...
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim impressions
When a new Elder Scrolls title is rolled out, it’s a pretty huge deal. This time around, it’s no different.During an extended demo of Skyrim, I was able to see...
Charlie Sheen's character to be killed off in 'Men' season premiere: report
Charlie Sheen will be going six feet under when "Two and a Half Men" returns to CBS this fall. Sheen's character, Charlie Harper, will be killed off at the beginning...
DVD Extra: Pre-code madness -- 'Kongo,' 'The Letter' -- and soap
Its lurid reputation wasn't enough to prepare me for William Cowen's "Kongo'' (1932), the most out-there of a raft of pre-codes released recently by the Warner Archive Collection -- the...
Libyan rebel fighters enter Khadafy-held Zliten
ZLITEN, Libya -- Libya's rebels said Tuesday that they launched a post-dawn attack on the western town of Zliten, punching through to the center and sparking fierce clashes with forces...
Ground Zero mosque developer says project may take years
The developer of a controversial Islamic community center and mosque near Ground Zero says it may take years to determine what kind of project Muslims and non-Muslims want. Sharif El-Gamal...
Manchester City striker Balotelli subjected to fishy prank
MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester City soccer stars played a rotten prank on bad-boy striker Mario Balotelli, leaving a stinking fish in his luxury car while he was on tour in...
Manchester United legend Scholes hails target Sneijder as 'brilliant'
MANCHESTER, England -- Paul Scholes labeled potential Manchester United signing Wesley Sneijder as a "brilliant" player, Sky Sports reported Tuesday. Scholes, who is now on the coaching staff at Old...
Ramadan begins, Syria opens fire
Does respect for religion matter in a place where respect for human life and dignity doesn't? The current situation in Syria proves that tyranny is blind to the difference. In Hama...
Nassau nix leaves door open for Islanders move to Brooklyn
If the Islanders want to come to Brooklyn, it's smooth skating now.Nassau County voters last night rejected a referendum to borrow $400 million for a new arena for the Islanders,...
Terrence Samuel Diary No. 5: Ready to rest after grueling month
Over the next month, The Post will bring you into the world of South Shore/New Heights point guard Terrence Samuel as he travels from Indiana to Reading, Pa., to King...
Osi fuels Giants rift with rant
The damage is done and it is unimaginable it can be repaired. The staunch refusal by Osi Umenyiora to play for his current salary makes it seemingly inevitable he’s headed...
Bradshaw back with Giants on the cheap
Ahmad Bradshaw has forged a place for himself in the Giants backfield with his ability to find a hole even when none exists. But he couldn’t find enough interest from...
Former Jet Braylon in new brush with law
Just days after the Jets cut ties with Braylon Edwards, the troublesome wideout reportedly was present when a member of his entourage cut up an employee at a Michigan bar....
VIDEO: Durant drops 66 points at Rucker Park
Kevin Durant’s performance created an evening for the ages at Rucker Park. “Some nights are very special,” DC Power guard Randy (White Chocolate) Gill said. “This is going down as...
Braziller: City's best of the live recruiting period
When the high school basketball season ends, we here at NYPost.com compile an all-city list based on the best players. So, I figured, after a never-ending month of action, why...
Reana Mohamed Diary No. 5: Visits scheduled after eventful summer
This summer, The Post has brought you into the world of Mary Louis and Positive Direction rising senior guard Reana Mohamed as she plays through the final stage of her...
Double chipping: Exodus NYC wins two titles in same day
Apache Paschall decided to raise the level of difficulty on his Exodus NYC travel team. The head man, known for his outside-the-box methods, registered them in two separate tournaments at...
Lightning McNeil wins Big Shots DC Slam blue title
As good as Shandue McNeil’s Long Island Lightning team is, many of his best players were glued to the bench during the last high-school season. Jason Boswell sat behind Mike...
Jets' Ryan sports new tattoo
Plaxico Burress was not the only addition the Jets were sporting yesterday. Head coach Rex Ryan showed off a new tattoo on his lower, right leg. The black, tribal design...
Jets again say they’re team to beat
Rex Ryan delivered a message to the rest of the NFL on the Jets’ first day of practice yesterday. “I think we need to find someone out there to beat...
Cromartie returns to Jets with 'chip on my shoulder'
If Antonio Cromartie's play this year is as bold and aggressive as the words he delivered yesterday, this could be one special year for the Jets and their defense. "Just...
Jets' great expectations start with Sanchez
The last time we’d seen them all together, their sweat was frozen to their cheeks, their road-white uniforms were covered in the muck and misery of a western Pennsylvania wasteland....
More high-rises coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park as state pols surrender veto power
Two state legislators are relinquishing their power to keep more controversial high-rise housing from being built at the new Brooklyn Bridge Park, under a deal with the city to be...
After big July, Xaverian's Burns commits to C.W. Post
Dillon Burns didn’t waste any time. The July live recruiting period finished up Sunday and less than 24 hours, the Xaverian rising senior point had a college. On Monday evening,...
Lightning Dingle finishes productive July with title
Long Island Lightning Dingle finished the July live recruiting period with a flourish, not only winning the Big Shots DC Slam orange division 17U tournament in the nation’s capital, but...
Forget the ceiling, the GDP is underground
It is certainly good news that Congress and the White House seem to have an agreement that'll allow the US to pay its bills beyond today. USA shouldn't stand for...
Business briefs
FCC decision Rules approved by the FCC yesterday aim to make it easier for indie TV programmers to get their channels carried in cable system lineups.Hedge play London hedge fund...
Syms told to open its books
Syms may soon be forced to educate at least one of its disgruntled shareholders. A New Jersey judge has ordered the off-price clothing chain -- whose slogan is "an educated...
Growing fear of losing AAA
Saving America's AAA credit rating may take more than raising the debt ceiling. Despite a last-ditch deal to raise the debt limit, there are lingering fears on Wall Street that...
Gabelli to face suit
Marc J. Gabelli, a former portfolio manager of Gabelli Global Growth Fund, must face a lawsuit brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, a federal appeals court said, reversing a...
Showdown on East 57th St.
A classic, only-in-Manhattan holdout struggle is unfolding at 48 E. 57th St., one of a half-dozen retail townhouses CIM Group wants to raze for its planned skyscraper on the former...
Street still slumps
While Washington averted disaster with a tentative debt deal, Wall Street investors are turning their attention to another pressing problem: the struggling economy. Stocks swung wildly up and down yesterday...
Dowdy buyer digs in
Finally, Talbots has attracted a big-spending shopper. The notoriously stuffy women's clothing chain -- whose aging clientele lately has done little more than cherry-pick its markdown racks -- has become...
Cuti's bitter pill
Anthony Cuti, the disgraced former chief executive of Duane Reade convicted by a federal jury last summer of fraudulently inflating the drugstore chain's profits, claims the whistleblower at the center...
McGraw-Hill juiced by stake sale
McGraw-Hill Cos. shares rose as much as 5.1 percent in late trading after the company's talks with hedge fund Jana Partners LLC, which said it bought a stake in the...
Apple's new TV deals create bigger cloud
Apple has moved more media into the cloud thanks to deals with the TV industry, The Post has learned. The Cupertino, Calif., company yesterday expanded its cloud service, allowing users...
Relativity Media near $800M stake sale
Relativity Media chief Ryan Kavanaugh is near a deal to sell a minority stake in the movie studio to a JPMorgan-led group of investors for as much as $800 million,...
Tot survives 4-story fall
A 2-year-old Brooklyn girl miraculously survived a four-story fall from a window last night -- and she didn't even break a bone, cops said. The toddler tumbled out of the...
Biden: Tea stands for 'terrorist'
WASHINGTON -- Vice President Joe Biden yesterday condemned Tea Party Republicans for "acting like terrorists" during the debt fight, sources said. Biden made the shocking statement during a closed-door meeting...
Voters nix new Islanders arena
Tax-sick Nassau County residents iced a controversial plan to borrow $400 million for a new New York Islanders arena yesterday, in a vote marked by low turnout and high emotion....
Probation twist in Casey case
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Casey Anthony, whose whereabouts have been a secret since her dramatic murder acquittal last month, may have to report to a probation officer in central Florida this...
Dunkin' gift-card 'sharks'
Take the money -- leave the doughnuts! Two men were indicted on charges they reprogrammed Dunkin' Donuts gift cards to dispense cash at Queens ATMs, prosecutors said. Daniel Gheorghe and...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A Harlem woman suffering from Alzheimer's wandered off from her home over the weekend and has yet to be found. Betty Wendler, 84, (pictured) was last seen at around...
New regs for birth control
WASHINGTON -- Health-insurance plans must cover birth control as preventive care for women, without co-payments, the Obama administration said yesterday in a decision with far-reaching implications for health care as...
Bulls and the bares
Wall Street hasn't seen cojones this big since Gordon Gekko. A horde of 50 "actors" -- mostly disguised as dapper day traders -- suddenly stripped off their clothes and frolicked...
Mike & Health Dept. in food-cart feud
Mayor Bloomberg's got a beef with his own Health Department. He wants letter grades posted on the city's 5,100 street-food carts, just as they are on its 22,541 restaurants. But...
Mike: We're on road to ruin
The nation is headed toward a "very tragic" fall unless Washington moves decisively to bring the budget under control, Mayor Bloomberg warned yesterday. Saying lawmakers missed an opportunity to "put...
'Catch' of the day
Hello, 911? Hey, I got your thief right here! Bronx auto-store clerk Nelson Lozanda made the call of duty yesterday, chasing and tackling a suspected shoplifter, then holding him down...
He's a tortured troll
Obviously, the carpet does not match the drapes. Georgia cops posted this mug shot last week of a 27-year-old man with a troll-doll hairstyle who was busted on a suspicion-of-battery...
Driver dies in idling bus
An NJ Transit driver keeled over and died in his empty bus at the Port Authority terminal -- and it took nearly five hours for anyone to discover his body...
Foul hack goes nuts on riders
A berserk cabby threatened to assault his two fares after they demanded the most horrifying thing possible -- a ride to Brooklyn. "Get the f - -k out! I'll break...
LI musician viciously beaten
A popular Hamptons musician was brutally beaten early Sunday after his girlfriend's former beau ambushed him with a crowbar, cops said. Mick Hargreaves, 49, of Southampton, had finished performing at...
Sex-tracurricular college boss
This kinky college chancellor has a master's degree in BDSM. David Lee, head of the University of Northern Virginia, yesterday put his unaccredited, for-profit school on the map after he...
J.Lo: 'I am loving myself'
Jennifer Lopez ditched hubby Marc Anthony because he wouldn't treat her "right" and she had enough self-respect to "walk away," she told Vanity Fair in her first public explanation of...
Watts up? Electric cop cars
The newest Police Department vehicles are good for Mother Earth, bad for double-parkers. The 10 fully electric Chevrolet Volts (pictured), unveiled yesterday, will be used by NYPD traffic agents, adding...
Model wants pretty penny
It's not cheap being a supermodel mommy! Glamorous cover girl Linda Evangelista came to Manhattan Family Court yesterday -- and slapped her deadbeat billionaire French baby-daddy with a $46,000-a-month support...
FDNY 'bias' trial gets hot
A city official was grilled yesterday about the FDNY's decision to hire two of the four white police officers who fatally shot African immigrant Amadou Diallo -- while rejecting black...
It's the day the emperor officially has no clothes
If Barack Obama loses next November, we'll look back on Sunday -- July 31, 2011 -- as the day he became a one-termer. He demonstrated the one key quality common...
Judge's 'drunk' justice
In a bizarre ruling, a Long Island judge has tossed out a case against a man who admitted to cops at a car-crash scene that he had been intoxicated while...
2nd Ave. serenade
A Second Avenue Subway hardhat with a velvety voice is helping to soothe the headaches of construction-weary Upper East Siders. For the past two weeks, Gary Russo -- a Local...
'D.B.' suspect is dead: FBI
That latest lead into the mystery of skyjacker "D.B. Cooper" has gone cold. The most promising suspect in years in the unsolved 1971 sky heist "has been deceased for upwards...
Subprime muscle guy off to jail
A celebrated Long Island bodybuilder will have plenty of time to pump iron while doing five years in prison for a $10 million-plus, subprime-mortgage scam. Micah Meyers, 32, of Copiague,...
Grade-cheat probe bared
As scandals involving teachers and administrators fudging grades to make their students and themselves look better pop up nationally, New York state's Education Department yesterday announced the creation of a...
Indebted to you, Gabby!
WASHINGTON -- It's a done deal -- and it's good enough for Gabby! Nearly seven months after surviving an assassination attempt, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords made her dramatic return to Congress...
'Killer' millionaire mom's blood sample missing
Prosecutors can't find the only surviving blood sample that was drawn from pharmaceutical millionaire Gigi Jordan in the hours after she allegedly gave a fatal drug overdose to her son,...
WTC concrete nixers
Several key construction projects -- including the World Trade Center's flagship tower -- could be stuck in cement following a walkout yesterday by city concrete workers. Angered over stalled talks...
Fulton hub 'enter'ing a new era
Straphangers desperately waiting for the much-delayed Fulton Street Transit Center to open got a hint of progress yesterday. The MTA unveiled a new entrance to the complex, giving riders easy...
'Myth' of the elite city HS's
Dying to get into Stuyvesant? Desperate to get into Bronx Science? Don't bother! A new study shows that going to the top public schools in New York City or Boston...
Wanted: dead - not alive!
Forget "Dead or Alive." The Navy SEALs who raided Osama bin Laden's Pakistani compound never intended to capture the 9/11 mastermind, according to a new report. The New Yorker magazine's...
Chris/Andy - what a team
Talk about an odd couple. Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie cheekily offered to join forces with his cross-Hudson frenemy, Democratic Gov. Cuomo, to tutor the White House and Congress...
Hotel exec booked in 'scam'
A Central Park hotel executive netted $218,000 over four years with a side-business travel agency by falsifying reservations so he could claim unearned commissions, authorities said yesterday. Long Islander Savio...
SUV-slay blame
Pals of the stabbed ex-con who was behind the wheel of a speeding SUV that fatally struck a 13-year-old Brooklyn girl blamed the city yesterday for her death -- saying...
The Boss' team protected Ted
Newly released FBI documents reveal that threats against the late Sen. Edward Kennedy continued long after the assassinations of his brothers, at one point prompting the future owner of the...
Cheat heat for U-Haul principal
A Brooklyn principal who recklessly sent students on a long trip for furniture in a U-Haul truck is also being probed over claims of Regents cheating at her school, The...
City tax flub $ocks 5,000 landlords
The city's tax bills don't add up -- again. For the second time this year, the Department of Finance botched its most important function, this time by sending landlords at...
Building boost for Bridge Pk.
Two state legislators are relinquishing their power to keep more high-rise housing from being built at the new Brooklyn Bridge Park, The Post has learned. When the city acquired the...
VP watchers pay him rent
WASHINGTON -- In between keeping Vice President Joe Biden and his family safe, the Secret Service also cuts him a $2,200 monthly rent check. Since April, Biden has raked in...
$6.5M drug bust
Four New York City men were caught yesterday transferring 51 pounds of methamphetamine (street value $4.8 million) and 11 pounds of heroin ($1.75 million) from a tractor-trailer to a car...
Homegrown terrorism: another case for the books
The Issue: The Muslim GI accused of plotting to kill his fellow servicemen in Texas. Thank God our military learned its lesson from Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who was...
Targeting teacher tenure
The Issue: A decrease in the percentage of city teachers who received tenure this year. The suggestion that any grammar- or high-school teacher deserves tenure is preposterous (“Big Drop in...
One small step
After last-minute jockeying and angry accusations by hardliners in both parties, the House last night passed the debt-ceiling deal reached on Sunday, moving it to the Senate for action. Many...
‘Warming’ not?
Every day it seems new evidence emerges that the “evidence” for global warming has been exaggerated, manufactured or just plain wrong. Take the case of Charles Monnett of the US...
Debt downgrade: still possible
Don’t expect the debt-cap deal reached Sunday night to avert a costly downgrading of the government’s triple-A credit rating. Ignore the complex details: The credit rating agencies know that there’s...
The right way to redistrict now
To the fevered consternation of editorial boards and good government groups, Albany is going ahead with redistricting in “the same old way.” The Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and...
Our runaway rhetoric
‘Poverty” should be a leading contender for the title of Most Misleading Word Used in Politics. Each of us may have his own idea of what poverty means -- especially...
Biden’s big mouth
It’s no secret that just about every time Joe Biden flaps his jaw, something stupid tumbles out of his mouth, but Mr. One-Heartbeat-Away-From-the-Presidency sure outdid himself yesterday. Speaking to a...
Something for everyone
Sen. Dick Durbin, the liberal lion from Illinois, pronounces the debt deal “the final internment of John Maynard Keynes.” The burial ceremony should be a nice, simple one after the...
Not the big Brecht you've been waiting for
If aliens came to New York in the summer, they'd assume the only plays here are by Shakespeare. Everywhere you turn, there he is: in the park, in the parking...
Shakespeare in the parking lot
There's one thing to be said about the Drilling Company's "Hamlet": You can't beat the parking. That's one of the perks of Shakespeare in the Park(ing) Lot, a series of...
Wayne's world
Album of the week FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE "Sky Full of Holes" ***½ THE well from which Fountains of Wayne draws their clever story-songs is as deep as ever with "Sky...
We say no to babies and yes to NYC
Amanda Chatel always dreamed she’d get married and have kids. Then she turned 10. “I realized I wanted to be a writer in New York City,” says the 33-year-old East...
Mets suffer grand letdown after game-tying homer in ninth
Jason Bay has seen his share of misfortune since joining the Mets prior to last year, but neither he -- nor anyone else -- ever has seen anything like what...
Tomorrow's Saratoga Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 1/8m(T); $53,000; alw; 3up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Puzzling(L),119A Solis1-2-6McGghyII 6-12Inflation Hedge(L),117A Garcia1-8-2Violette 7-23Loure(L),117JCastellno1-3-xAlbrtrni 3-14Kathern's Kitten(L),121J Leparoux5-3-2Maker 6-15Miss Laa...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Max Will Start (8th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $14,000; cl($12500)1Pacific Fleet N(D Dube)8-4-29-53OurConnorMacN(BSears)3-4-54-18Rawhide N(G Brennan)6-4-812-12TooMuchPepper(TTetrick)4-7-18-14Oil Magnet(P Lachance)6-2-48-15Majo Just Do It(C Manzi)7-4-412-16LordOfTheBling(JPantlno)8-5-510-17DynamicRayzer(AColetta)3-2-715-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $14,000; cl($12500)7ShowMeTheMonet(JStrattn)3-8-16-16Rydeabout(B Holland)2-3-810-14Winterleebrook(SBouchrd)7-3-33-11LongStoryShort(CManzi)8-1-26-12WindsunBellagio(JGregry)5-8-612-13Mr Chipster(B...
Affrunti's Delaware Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm.FIRST-6f; $22,500; mdn cl($30,000); 3up1-RailBender 3-23-Estrll'sSn 15-17-PrzsIncldd 2-14-West Birch 8-12-Moises 6-15-JnsMstrDnc 5-16-ElusiveRom 20-1SECOND-1m&70y; $20,000; cl($20,000); 3up5-BelgianBer 2-16-Saigon Story 8-11-BlueRghtBy 4-12-Peace Frog 8-13-TakeanOath 6-14-Jazz Age 3-17-AsianStorm 10-1THIRD-6f; $22,500;...
Hondo huffs and puffs
You can't get bludgeoned every night. Hondo proved that last night when Kershaw and Co. stayed classy in San Diego, which resulted in the deficit tumbling to 2,075 parnells. Tonight,...
Mets' Murphy makes mess of pickle
Jason Isringhausen was the loser in the Mets' 10-inning, 7-3 defeat to the Marlins last night, but Daniel Murphy was the goat. Murphy blew a chance to get a key...
Saratoga Charts
Aug. 1, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6f; $25,200; clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 1:01. Good. swung 6w 1/4,rallied, Trainer: John PucekTime: 22.46, 46.10, 58.93, 1:12.17.Winner:...
NBA Commissioner rips union as talks falter
A dour Commissioner David Stern suggested the players' association is not bargaining in good faith and isn't serious about getting a deal done, putting a damper on yesterday's nearly three-hour...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $28,000; mdn cl($25,000); 3upHE HAS PASSION made a wide premature move in last and was caught late. Should get good trip in here. FIVESIXSEVEN has been victim of...
New Jets receiver Burress eager to take flight
Plaxico Burress' shirt said "New York" on his chest, but the newest Jets wide receiver said he felt far from the city where he accidentally shot himself in the leg,...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-5 1/2f; $22,000; mdn clm; 3up.9Pull (Montanez) 12.804.202.607Big Tree Fall Hard (Arce)2.202.108Steinbrenner (Pellot)2.60 * Exacta (9-7) $24.40 * Trifecta (9-7-8) $53.00SECOND-7f; $23,000; clm; 3up1AllnsTchDwn (Cruz) 10.405.803.408Old Bud (Pellot)5.803.409Cruzin With Cash...
Tannenbaum says Jets still shopping
The Jets made two big signings at wide receiver over the last week, and they may not be done making moves at the position. The NFL Network reported yesterday the...
Mets delay Santana's next rehab start
In what Mets general manager Sandy Alderson called a "tweak in the schedule" and not a "setback," Johan Santana's next rehab start likely will be pushed back from tomorrow to...
Phillips expects a Giant season
There is no Giants defensive player who had his season expectations raised like Perry Fewell did with Kenny Phillips yesterday. "I'm looking for him to take a quantum leap," the...
Nicks set to lead Giants
Four times in his two-year career with the Giants, Hakeem Nicks has faced the Eagles. In that time, he has hauled in 20 passes for 291 yards and two touchdowns....
Yankees Burnett, Posada on trade waivers
CHICAGO -- The Yankees have put A.J. Burnett, Rafael Soriano and Jorge Posada on trade waivers, The Post has learned. That doesn't mean any of the trio will be dealt....
Today's Sports on Air
BaseballNoonAAA: Buffalo at RochesterMLBN7 p.m.Marlins at MetsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Williamsport at CyclonesWKRB (90.3 FM)8 p.m.Teams TBAMLBNBasketball8 p.m.WNBA: Phoenix at MinnesotaESPN2Soccer10 p.m.CONCACAF Champions League:Toronto FC at Real Esteli FCFSCHorse Racing12:25...
Rex eyes Jets-Giants matchup
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Boss waits as Giants sign former Cardinals tight end
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Seton Hall among schools that could get Big East boot
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Moss calls it quits after 13 seasons
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Wheeler scuffles way through Mets debut
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It's Amazin' Mets even in playoff hunt
It's a stretch larger than Willie McCovey to claim that the Mets are seriously in the wild-card race coming out of last night's third straight defeat -- and second straight...
Yankees sticking with six-man rotation
CHICAGO -- Joe Girardi says there are multiple options in play when it comes to his starting rotation. Included in that is the Yankees staying with a six-man starting staff...
D'Antoni eyes Woodson for Knicks defense
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Umenyiora must be included in Giants' championship blueprint
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Klinsmann aims to kick-start U.S.
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Devils White, Hunter clear waivers
For once, the Devils could join February's trade deadline frenzy as a buyer, not a seller. Instead of sweating being able to start the season or using a short bench...
Jones vows Giants comeback after serious accident
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'Posse' rules at Old Spa
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CC lifts Yankees to 4th straight win
CHICAGO -- On a night when his manager said his stuff wasn't crisp, CC Sabathia came within two clicks of reaching triple digits with his fastball in his eighth and...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 2WEDAug. 3THUAug. 4FRIAug. 5SATAug. 6SUNAug. 7MONAug. 8YankeesWhite Sox8:10TV -- YES NetworkRadio WCBS 880 AMC.W.S.8:10YESWCBSC.W.S.8:10YESWCBSBos.7:10YESWCBSBos.4:10FOXWCBSBos.8:05ESPNWCBSNOGAMEMets Florida7:10TV -- SportsNet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AMFla.7:10SNYWFANNOGAMEAtl.7:10SNYWFANAtl.7:10SNYWFANAtl.1:10WPIXWFANS.D.7:10SNYWFANLibertyAtlanta7:30No TVNOGAMEChi.NoonMSGNOGAMEWash.7:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMER.S.L.9:00MSGWADONOGAMENOGAMESiyanksMahoning Valley7:05No TVM.V.7:05No TVM.V.7:05No TVBklyn7:00No TVBklyn6:00No...
Get into the cold
WELCOME to August. Forecast? Sweaty. Times like these call for a contingency plan. And while you could beg your friends who planned ahead for couch space in their beach house,...
Trebek burglar: 'Not guilty'
The answer is: What is not guilty? The woman accused of sneaking into "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek's San Francisco hotel room last week and robbing him was in court yesterday...
Hannibal Lecter TV show
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Where's the 'Money'?
There's a suitcase with $100,000 in it. The fake robbers have an hour to hide it, and the real cops have 48 hours to find it. If the cops don't...
'Men' at work
The Ashton Kutcher era at "Two and a Half Men" began yesterday. "First day on the new job," the actor tweeted yesterday morning after arriving at Warner Bros. studios in...
Starr report
Those actors who've been able to create memorable TV characters are few and far between -- and it's even more impressive when their TV alter egos have played supporting roles...
The new teen queens
Flip through the newest fall ad campaigns in the fashion mags, and you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d picked up a Back to School catalog. An ad for the Marc...
Weird but true
Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife? If yes, press "enter." If no, press "delete." A computer has conducted the wedding of Miguel Hanson and Diana...
Search on for missing Harlem grandmother
An elderly Harlem woman suffering from Alzheimer’s wandered off from her home over the weekend and has yet to be found. Betty Wendler, 84, was last seen Sunday around 11:30...
Year in pokey possible for pugilistic pol
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Young quarterback impressive for Giants
David Carr arrived today and now the Giants have four quarterbacks in camp. The youngest, the only one with no NFL experience, is showing some signs in practice thus far...