September 12, 2011
Betsey Johnson
It was all about the T+ A today at Betsey Johnson. In front of a wacky front row that included songbird Nicki Minaj (who was wearing an equally wacky powder...
NYPD investigating video showing cops' dirty dancing at West Indian Day Parade
The NYPD is investigating a raunchy YouTube video that shows semi-nude women gyrating against uniformed officers’ crotches at the West Indian Day parade in Brooklyn. The video shows several officers...
Edun
In the nearly pitch-black warehouse space that Edun, the eco-conscious line founded by Ali Hewson (who is also U2 frontman Bono's wife) and designed by former Louis Vuitton in-house designer...
Veteran Star Joan Collins again blasts today's female celebrities
LONDON -- Former "Dynasty" star Joan Collins pulled no punches in her assessment of current female celebrities like Kate Winslet and Keira Knightley in an interview with the (London) Daily...
Kim Kardashian stops by Cantor Fitzgerald 9/11 charity day
Kim Kardashian proved to be the ultimate businesswoman Monday as she lent her hand to the trading desk at Cantor Fitzgerald for the firm's annual fundraiser marking the anniversary of...
Actor Dustin Hoffman to make directorial debut
LONDON -- Veteran actor Dustin Hoffman will make his directorial debut with a film about retired opera singers, The Hollywood Reporter said Monday. Hoffman is scheduled to begin shooting "Quartet"...
Amy Winehouse's parents thought they 'were out of the woods' before her death
Amy Winehouse's parents broke their silence Monday, remembering the late English soul singer and revealing their absolute shock at her death, on the premiere of Anderson Cooper's syndicated show "Anderson."...
Giants' Tuck says neck 'isn't getting any better'
Giants defensive end Justin Tuck last week was listed as questionable to play against the Redskins because of a lingering stiff neck. That means Tuck was 50-50 to play in...
No game balls for Jets defense
Calling his defense's performance "painful," Jets coach Rex Ryan did not hand out any game balls on the defensive side Monday after Sunday's 27-24 victory over the Cowboys.The Jets gave...
Dictator's daughter wants to host fashion show at Cipriani
Next up on the menu at Cipriani: hot potato! Gulnara Karimova, the fashion-designing daughter of Uzbekistan’s ruthless dictator, aims to stage her runway show at upscale restaurant Cipriani after getting...
Stosur heads home to Australia a US Open champ
Sam Stosur can just picture the moment when Australian Open announcer Craig Willis reads her bio in January at Melbourne. It will include the words "2011 U.S. Open champion." The...
U.S. to play Ecauador at Red Bull Arena Oct. 11
The U.S. National Team will play at Red Bull Arena for the first time, hosting Ecuador on Tuesday, Oct. 11 (7 p.m., ESPN2, Univision.).The match will be the second for U.S. head coach Jurgen Klinsmann in...
Fan uses illegal stun gun at Cowboys-Jets game
A South Carolina man was arrested after allegedly using an illegal stun gun in a fight with other fans during the Dallas Cowboys-New York Jets game Sunday night, state police...
Carlos Miele
Given Miele's flair for dramatic presentations, opening with a quad of models decked out in fluttery kaftans set a most appropriate tone for designer's vision, which took inspiration from "an...
Fans of Hemingway may not love 'The Select' but others will
I had mixed feelings, to say the least, about Elevator Repair Service's "Gatz" -- an 8-hour, word-for-word reading of Fitzgerald's novel -- but I found myself loving "The Select (The...
Passengers on Detroit-bound flight cleared on 'Mile High' charges
DETROIT -- The passengers who prompted a terrorism scare on a Detroit-bound flight on Sunday, the tenth anniversary of 9/11, were not joining the Mile High Club in the airplane...
Giants' Nicks to have X-rays on knee; status unknown for Week 2
Seemingly the only positive to come out of the Giants’ 28-14 loss to the Redskins was that there were no new injuries for a team that has sustained too many...
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine: FOR THE EMPEROR
Warhammer 40K has been around for a long time. Since 1987, in fact. The universe, and the lore, is incredibly expansive and -- for folks who've taken to calling Space...
Times Square 'Gears' up for game launch
The world is “Gearing” up for the launch of one of the fall’s hottest titles.The release of “Gears of War 3,” scheduled for September 20, will be celebrated worldwide, with...
NYPD cancels controversial 'no gun' memo for off-duty cops at 9/11 memorial
The NYPD cancelled a controversial memo that barred off-duty cops from packing heat at the 9-11 Memorial site, The Post has learned. The decision to prohibit off-duty cops from carrying...
'Book of Mormon' to hit the silver screen
The Broadway smash musical "Book of Mormon" will be coming to a theater near you, according to a new report. "South Park" creators and "Mormon" co-writers Trey Parker and Matt...
Columbia students could dine with Ahmadinejad as part of event: report
Pass the bread, Mahmoud. Columbia University students may get the unique chance this month to dine with madman Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad when he visits New York, according to the...
Kate Gosselin vows to return to reality TV
Though Kate Gosselin's long running stint on television comes to an end Monday, she is optimistic her brood of eight children will once again be featured in a reality series....
Coldplay reveals Rihanna collaboration on upcoming album
LONDON -- British rock band Coldplay revealed Monday that its upcoming album will feature a collaboration with US R&B star Rihanna. The band revealed the tracklist for its fifth album...
LI driver arraigned in crash that killed policeman
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Long Island man has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving, assault and other charges in a crash that killed an off-duty New York City police officer....
Toronto: 'Barrymore'
Just when you think Christopher Plummer can't top his remarkable late-career work -- his Oscar nominated turn as Leo Tolstoy in "The Last Station'' and playing a dying man who...
Toronto: 'Anonymous'
Master of disaster Roland Emmerich abandons the likes of "2012'' for an alternate-history version of "Shakespeare in Love'' crossed with a sequel to "Elizabeth: The Golden Age'' in "Anonymous,'' which...
Toronto Oscar Watch: 'Shame'
British director Steve McQueen's "Shame'' showcases an Oscar-caliber performance by Michael Fassbender as a Manhattan sex addict in a film already notorious for its full frontal male and female nudity,...
Serena fined $2,000 for US Open tirade
Serena Williams has been spared. The USTA fined Williams just $2,000 today for her abuse of a chair umpire during Sunday's final loss to Aussie Samantha Stosur. Even more importantly,...
Amy Winehouse likely died of seizure, dad says
LOS ANGELES -- The father of British singer Amy Winehouse said he believed his daughter died of a seizure brought on by ending years of binge drinking. In his first...
Post Power Rankings: ‘Panic’ time in Boston
We asked for some pennant races and now we have them.The Red Sox getting swept by the Rays means their AL wild card lead is down to 3 ½ games....
Khadafy home video shows him clowning with kids
TRIPOLI, Libya — This was a side of Moammar Khadafy only available behind closed doors: Kneeling on a prayer mat in a white track suit and clowning around with two...
Star Trek
PARIS DOES PARIS After a series of ultra-late nights in Paris, France, working on her new house music album with DJ Afrojack, Paris Hilton and her collaborator pal jetted off...
10 things to eat in Los Angeles right now
Los Angeles is hardly foreign territory to New Yorkers. We go on business, we visit our friends who defected for the better weather and backyards. But it’s rare for a...
Zac Posen
The once-celebrated designer, who decamped to Paris last year in a not-so-celebrated snit, is back in the Big Apple. And he did it up big. PHOTOS: ZAC POSEN With everyone...
Swatch didn't meet terms of deal, Tiffany & Co. alleges
Jewelry retailer Tiffany & Co. fired back at The Swatch Group Ltd. Monday after Swatch said it was terminating its partnership with Tiffany due to alleged breach of contract. In...
Rick Perry cements frontrunner status in new poll
ATLANTA -- Texas Gov. Rick Perry has emerged as the firm frontrunner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination, according to a poll released Monday, outpacing former Massachusetts Gov....
Diane Sawyer nabs first interview with Rep. Gabrielle Giffords
Diane Sawyer will interview Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) for the congresswoman's first TV interview since she was shot in the head during a shooting rampage in January, ABC News announced...
Winners & losers from Jets opening victory
The Jets put up a W in their first game of the 2011 season, but it wasn’t always pretty. Here’s a look at the winners and losers from Sunday night’s...
4-Down Territory: Lucky Jets, old WRs, Jacobs MIA, Phillips struggling
1. While the Jets’ furious rally to upend the Cowboys 27-24 provided a big emotional lift, it was also the definition of a giveaway game and can’t mask some worrisome...
Jets-Cowboys highest-rated 'Sunday Night Football' opener
NBC's first "Sunday Night Football" game of the year was the highest-rated Week 1 prime-time game in 15 years, according to overnight numbers released by Nielsen Monday. The New York...
Giants to face bruised and battered Rams
The Giants are hurting emotionally after their season-opening 28-14 loss to the Redskins but their next opponent is hurting in a very different way. The Rams visit MetLife Stadium on...
Bronx prosecutor accused of DUI gets new lawyer
A Bronx prosecutor accused of a DUI smash-up today got a new lawyer after concerns that her prior lawyer's assistant DA daughter is going to be a key witness against...
Cops questioning two people in hoops star shooting: sources
Cops are grilling two people with information about the brazen, execution-style shooting of high school hoops star Tayshana "Chicken" Murphy, law enforcement sources told The Post today. This comes after...
Witness stand may be hot seat for Bloomberg in campaign cash case
The witness stand in an upcoming campaign larceny trial may well turn into a hot seat for Mayor Bloomberg. The mayor is the alleged victim -- and likely the star...
Orangutan banned from smoking after zoo rescue (VIDEO)
Shirley the orangutan is going cold turkey after Malaysian wildlife officials banned her from smoking cigarettes. Shirley was rescued by the authorities who thought she was living in unacceptable conditions...
Carolina Herrera
Carolina Herrera took flight with her stunning spring collection. For the ever-chic lady who lunches, there were '40s-inspired canary and sparrow-printed chiffon day dresses, taupe embroidered cropped jackets and silky...
DKNY
For spring, Donna Karan tipped her hat to the American spirit, a theme that rang loudly in her DKNY collection as well as during the models' final walk to the...
Derek Lam
The Kaufman house in Palm Springs, with its mid-century “strict lines and raw space,” as well as a mix of luxurious living by people like Frank Sinatra and the Rat...
Rangers name Callahan 26th captain in team history
And a Blueblood shall lead them. Ryan Callahan, the personification of the Black-and-Blueshirt mentality that identified the 2010-11 Rangers, was named the Rangers' 26th captain Monday morning by coach John...
Tracy Reese
Designer Tracy Reese has her followers and my, how they always come out for the show. Sitting front row for the spring show were two faces that have been popping...
British prime minister 'would have made good Russian spy': Medvedev
MOSCOW -- British prime minister David Cameron would have made a "good KGB spy," Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said Monday as the two met in Moscow in a bid to...
Thakoon
After the show started, the setting of The Plaza Hotel Grand Ballroom with ornate gold detailed walls and sparkling floor all made sense. It was the ultimate setting for the...
‘Top Gun’ to return to the big screen in 3D
AMSTERDAM -- A 3D version of the iconic 1980s movie "Top Gun," due for a re-release in theaters, was revealed Monday, The Hollywood Reporter said. A preview of a flight...
Bank of America to cut 30,000 jobs to save $5B per year
Bank of America Corp. said Monday it will cut $5 billion in annual costs by the end of 2013 and slash 30,000 jobs out of its consumer-oriented businesses as part...
Obama says he will send jobs bill to Congress Monday
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama said he will send his American Jobs Act to Congress Monday, urging lawmakers to pass the bill "immediately." "This is the bill that will put...
Judge dismisses heroin charge against ex-cop cleared of rape
A Manhattan judge this morning dismissed the last remaining charge against the ex-cop at the center of the notorious "rape cops" trial -- taking him off the hook for the...
Casey Anthony's parents talk about Caylee disappearance
The parents of Casey Anthony, who was acquitted of killing her daughter, said they knew nothing about their granddaughters's disappearance and whether they knew she was dead, according to a...
France nuclear explosion kills one, no leaks reported
NIMES, France -- An explosion rocked the Marcoule nuclear site in southern France on Monday, but there was no leak of radioactive material, the French government said. One person was...
9/11 memorial plaza opens to public for first time
The plot of land known for a decade as “the pile,” “the pit” and “ground zero” opened to the public Monday for the first time since that terrible morning in...
New schools report: The kids must be stupid
A new report on middle-class public schools finally exposes the real truth: It isn't the money or the teachers, it's the kids. What else to conclude from a summary of...
VIDEO: What went wrong for Giants
CineSport's Josh Thomson and New York Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch recap the Giants' 28-14 loss to the Redskins at FedEx Field.csprtContainer();
VIDEO: Breaking down the Jets unlikely win
Post beat writer Brian Costello takes a look at how the Jets pulled off an unlikely 27-24 victory over the Cowboys at MetLife Stadium.csprtContainer();
Douglas deal in jeopardy
A judge wants to know what happened to Cameron Douglas’ cooperation deal. Prosecutors recently said the drug-dealing son of Oscar winner Michael Douglas will take the stand to testify against...
Joran van der Sloot trial likely in 2012: lawyer
LIMA, Peru — The attorney for the family of a Peruvian woman allegedly slain by Joran van der Sloot says it appears likely the young Dutchman's murder trial will not...
Khadafy forces attack oil refinery as deposed leader vows to fight 'until victory'
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Moammar Khadafy's forces put up unexpectedly fierce resistance Monday, launching a deadly raid on an oil refinery far behind the front lines as the ousted despot's son...
French police interview Strauss-Kahn over Paris rape allegation
PARIS -- French police Monday interviewed Dominique Strauss-Kahn over an attempted rape allegation filed by the writer Tristane Banon, AFP reported. Strauss-Kahn, 62, who returned to France on Sept. 4...
McGraw-Hill set to split into two companies
McGraw-Hill Cos., which has been reviewing its businesses, will split up into two companies with one focused on education and the other on capital and commodities markets. The move comes...
Bloomberg's approval rating up after strong performance during Hurricane Irene: poll
Mayor Bloomberg's strong performance during Hurricane Irene has restored his popularity to the same high level as before the botched Christmas-time blizzard, according to a poll out today. The Quinnipiac...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Sept. 12-18
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in football, boys soccer, girls soccer and girls volleyball for the week of Sept. 12 through Sept. 18....
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: Sept. 5-12
The Post high school staff takes a look at the top performers in football, boys soccer and girls soccer from the week of Sept. 5 through Sept. 12. FOOTBALL Kareem...
Girls soccer roundup: Tots, MSIT play scoreless draw
Tight games have become the norm between rivals McKee/Staten Island Tech and Tottenville. In their first meeting this season they couldn’t break the deadlock. “Both teams really want to win,...
PSAL football rankings
It felt like forever for the football season to come, but it sure was worth the wait. The opening week in the PSAL was memorable, highlighted by Campus Magnet’s thrilling...
CHSFL rankings
The opening week of the CHSFL season went off without too many surprises, but that can certainly change when league play opens Friday. The top seven teams in these rankings...
Only hockey player to survive Russian plane crash dies
MOSCOW — The only member of a top Russian hockey team to survive a plane crash that killed 44 people died Monday of his injuries in a Moscow hospital. The...
Girls volleyball predictions, 2011 season
Post girls volleyball beat writer Marc Raimondi looks two months into his crystal ball to see how the 2011 season turns out. Read below to get a glimpse into the...
POST BURNING QUESTIONS: Girls volleyball, 2011 season
What are the biggest storylines heading into the 2011 girls volleyball season? Post beat writer Marc Raimondi examines them below. Will anyone touch St. Francis Prep in CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division...
Girls volleyball preseason rankings
This season has started off much like we left it last season with St. Francis Prep and Cardozo atop the city. Many of the teams below have key players back,...
POST PLAYERS TO WATCH: Girls volleyball, 2011 season
Post girls volleyball beat writers Marc Raimondi takes a look at some of the city’s top players – and who you should keep an eye on in the coming months....
Ray commits to Quinnipiac, continuing family legacy
Growing up, Kendrick Ray was always in a gym watching big-time basketball, from St. Raymond’s in The Bronx to Villanova University for his older brother Allan or Aquinas to Rutgers...
NYC football rankings
If Week 1 was any indication, the 2011 football season is going to be extremely interesting. Tottenville, Xaverian and Fort Hamilton both looked extremely impressive in victories, Campus Magnet showed...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Girls volleyball, 2011 season
Post girls volleyball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down five of the 2011 season’s most interesting matches. Poly Prep @ Horace Mann (Sept. 19, 4:30 p.m.) We find out all...
PSAL Brooklyn A girls volleyball preview: Ye, Littell lead 'rebuilding' Tech
In a perfect world for coach Rosanne D’Augusta, new setter Amy Ye would get a great pass from the back row and lay the ball up for middle hitter Colette...
Jetz blitz
HERO Joe McKnight delivered the game-turning play with just over five minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Leading 24-17, the Cowboys punted from their own 41-yard line, and McKnight...
Jets rally to beat Cowboys in 4th-quarter thriller
At the end of the night, Mark Sanchez looked a lot like his team — shaken but still standing. The Jets quarterback and his team survived a wild, come-from-behind 27-24...
Gritty Jets become true America’s Team
It was the way they fought. The Cowboys had the Jets down. But could not keep them down. The Jets’ improbable 27-24 comeback victory over the Cowboys wasn’t pretty. But...
Giants report card
OFFENSE Eli Manning never looked very comfortable with his protection and he made one huge costly blunder when his only INT went for a Redskins TD. Short-yardage with Ahmad Bradshaw...
Jets report card
OFFENSE This was heading for an F in the first half, but the unit rallied to play a strong second half. They rolled up 360 yards, even though they seemed...
Nadal’s requested delay could help Djokovic more
Be careful what you wish for. Defending champion Rafael Nadal campaigned after last week’s two rainouts to have the U.S. Open switch the men’s final from yesterday to today to...
Arizona State receiver keeps Tillman close to heart
( ) Yesterday was a somber day for all Americans, especially those who lost loved ones 10 years ago when cowards attacked. Arizona State receiver Aaron Pflugrad suffered his loss...
NYC girls basketball community remembers, mourns 'Chicken'
Tayshana (Chicken) Murphy was always smiling and always providing them. “That kid always found a way to make me laugh,” Nazareth assistant coach Lauren Best said. “No matter what kind...
Giants call 9/11 anniversary loss to Redskins 'embarrassing'
LANDOVER, Md. – They lost more than a game. Let the record show the Giants yesterday spent three hours doing very little to excite anyone about their prospects for this...
Giants blitz
HERO Rex Grossman made Mike Shanahan look like the genius the Washington coach considers himself to to be, riddling the Giants’ depleted defense for 305 yards and two touchdowns while...
Manning's pick-six deep sixes Giants
LANDOVER, Md. – He wasn’t supposed to be there. He was supposed to be on the ground, eating turf, safely removed from Eli Manning’s sight. That’s the way the play...
Suspensions follow brawl at iS8
A skirmish involving two of the top teams in the prestigious iS8/Nike Fall Tip-Off Classic marred an otherwise intense battle Sunday in South Jamaica and the ramifications for one greatly...
Surprising hitting has Midwood coach happy heading into season
Thomasina Lenzi is one of the deans of New York City girls volleyball. There’s very little she hasn’t seen in her career, from CYO to making St. Saviour into a...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: Rivals Bryant, Adams play to 2-all draw
Kiyo Scot and Joshua Lawrence each scored once on feeds from Victor Ortiz and Washington Ramirez as John Adams played William Bryant to a 2-all draw in PSAL Queens A...
Turner leading Weprin day before special election to replace Anthony Weiner: poll
Republican congressional candidate Bob Turner is in position to pull off a huge upset in tomorrow's special election for Anthony Weiner's old Queens-Brooklyn House seat, according to a new poll...
Folk's FG leads Jets to 27-24 win over Cowboys on 9/11 anniversary
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rex Ryan wanted this one badly for the New York area — and his Jets delivered. But it was far from easy. Nick Folk kicked a...
Ivy League girls volleyball preview: Expectations tempered for inexperienced Mann
The core players who have been so vital to Horace Mann’s ascent to Ivy League powerhouse are just about gone now. The current Lions have large shoes to fill, the...
Rebuilding
In early September 2001, Geoff Newson was a Marine stationed on a warship in the Pacific Ocean. He and his crewmates were docked in Australia for training and a few...
Go to Greg
How do I age-proof my resume? I’m 50, and it seems these young entrepreneurs are driving business and only hiring from their own generation. Let’s see . . . you...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Someone Like You, Adele 2. Pumped Up Kicks, Foster the People 3. Moves Like Jagger, Maroon 5 4. You and I, Lady Gaga 5. Party Rock...
Devils skate to verge of bankruptcy
The New Jersey Devils training camp doesn’t open until tomorrow but already the three-time NHL champs are skating on thin ice, The Post has learned. The attendance-challenged, heavily indebted team...
Business briefs
Greece fire US stock futures fell late yesterday, indicating the S&P’s 500 index will extend last week’s loss, as speculation Germany is preparing for a Greek default spurred turmoil in...
Fro-yo expansion pleasure in the Village
Frozen yogurt’s latest craze is coming to Greenwich Village. 16 Handles, the fast-growing self-serve fro-yo franchise, is opening a 2,765 square foot space at 498 Sixth Ave, between 12th and...
Learning how to speak geek
You’re changing the channel with the remote, while balancing your computer on your lap with your cell phone nearby. What does that make you? Normal. And here are some mags...
Principal faces ax
The Brooklyn high school principal who put students in harms way in the back of a moving truck may have to pack it in herself. Department of Education officials confirmed...
'DWI' . . . with kids
A Long Island man was drunk when he drove onto a curb with three 15-year-olds in the back seat, police say. The incident happened at 3:10 a.m. yesterday in Hempstead....
Cheater meter readers
The city says you have a right to use unexpired muni-meter time at another spot -- but try telling that to meter maids and judges. The city Department of Transportation...
Council in compliance
The City Council, under heat at the time from the slush-fund scandal, created the position of chief compliance officer three years ago and then hired Emily Steed, an attorney with...
Tricky move by pol’s campaign boss
Talk about getting a leg up on the competition. The campaign manager for Rafael Espinal -- a candidate in tomorrow’s special election to replace state Assemblyman Darryl Towns -- got...
Department of Transportation doesn't fix holes in street because they're not potholes
They look like potholes. They eat cars like potholes. But, in an amazing display of bureaucracy at its most annoying, officials say they can’t fix them -- because they’re wholly...
Fed-up Libya rebels attack
WADI DINAR, Libya -- Rebel forces battled their way back into a key stronghold of Moammar Khadafy loyalists yesterday, seizing control of the northern half of Bani Walid with an...
Sadr: Hands off GIs so they can exit Iraq
BAGHDAD -- An anti-American cleric is urging his followers to stop attacking US troops in Iraq so that their withdrawal from the country isn’t slowed down.In a statement posted on...
Terrifying reminder
KABUL, Afghanistan -- A truck bomb that wounded 77 US soldiers and killed five Afghans -- including a 3-year-old girl -- served yesterday as a reminder that, 10 years after...
Brits woo Russia
British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived in Moscow yesterday trying to secure crucial new trade and warmer ties with an often-difficult ally, some five years after the poisoning death of...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A 36-year-old man with expensive taste and poor judgment was caught on surveillance video walking out with a $16,000 jacket from an Italian clothing boutique in the Financial District,...
'Class'y lady aids poor kids
The children of Hunts Point in the South Bronx live in one of the nation’s poorest neighborhoods -- and Maryann Hedaa is working to make it rich in opportunity, In...
McDonald’s happier, healthier meal debuts
“You want apples with that?” McDonald’s revamped Happy Meal -- complete with a side of apple slices and smaller fries -- will be rolled out in New York City today,...
Safety rules' bum steer
Turns out those “restricted areas” on the Staten Island Ferry aren’t so restricted after all. Despite changing a slew of safety rules after the ferryboat Andrew J. Barberi crashed in...
Inside deluxe detox
When the party’s over in the Hamptons, there’s a place for the rich and famous -- and addicted -- to go. A posh rehabilitation spa recently opened on a hidden,...
Grisly LIRR accident
A man was decapitated in a gruesome accident involving a Long Island Rail Road train at Penn Station yesterday, officials said. The man -- described as in his 40s --...
Off-duty cop killed in ‘DWI’
An off-duty New York City police officer was killed in an accident on Long Island that reportedly involved a drunken driver.Kevin Jessup, 25, of Massapequa, was driving on the Southern...
Dems are O so afraid they’ll win
Top Democrats have privately told GOP leaders that they want David Weprin defeated in tomorrow’s special congressional election for the Anthony Weiner seat in order to send “a wake-up call...
Turner is good for Granny, wife says
Hurt seniors? Not my man, Bob! That’s the message Republican candidate Bob Turner’s wife has for the elderly -- and anyone else voting in tomorrow’s special election to fill the...
'SpongeBob' in hot water
CHICAGO -- A study today suggests that watching just nine minutes of “SpongeBob SquarePants” can cause short-term attention and learning problems in 4-year-olds. The problems were seen in a study...
The oy of sex online
This will have her screaming “Oy vey!” in no time. A new online store hawking kinky battery-operated sexual aids and fetish gear is aimed exclusively at Orthodox Jewish couples looking...
Busch crying in its beers
This Bud’s no longer for you!Brewing giant Anheuser-Busch dominates a list of beers that Americans have stopped chugging, according to a sobering analysis by financial-news Web site 24/7 Wall St.Since...
'Contagion' catching on
“Contagion” infected enough moviegoers to top the box office. The pandemic thriller, directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring an A-list cast that includes Matt Damon, Kate Winslet, Jude Law and...
Forever etched in the city’s memory
Ground Zero is gone -- replaced with an inspiring memorial that finally gives the families of the fallen a fitting place to honor their dead. Many wept, others fell to...
As nation remembers 9/11, father 'finds' dead son at memorial
Robert Peraza didn’t need a map to help him find his son’s name yesterday at the World Trade Center memorial. He was just walking around the giant square where the...
CBS and Fox punt to NFL
Most CBS and Fox stations infuriated viewers yesterday by cutting away to the opening Sunday NFL match-ups -- in the middle of the 9/11 memorial coverage. WCBS in New York...
'Loo'ny terrorist air scare
Fighter jets intercepted and escorted airliners bound for New York and Detroit yesterday in two bizarre false alarms. In one case, three passengers were flagged for taking odd bathroom breaks;...
Lock on the block
Not even the state’s most recognizable last name could earn a quick pass through yesterday’s security lockdown at the World Trade Center. Mario Cuomo was New York’s governor for 12...
Tears for those lost
The names of the dead -- some read by weeping children too young to remember the day that would change their lives forever -- yesterday echoed around the dazzling new...
World’s apart in one city
How soon we choose to forget. From the happy sidewalks of Rye Playland to the gun-ravaged streets of Brooklyn, post-West Indian Day Parade, the lessons of 9/11 have faded from...
High-school hoops star killed in case of 'mistaken identity'
One of the city’s top female high-school hoops stars was hunted down and fatally shot in her Harlem building yesterday by a thug who apparently mistook her for a male...
Flay grill spill sparks $5M suit
She probably would have preferred a bad case of food poisoning. An elderly woman who was left brain-damaged after taking a tumble at celebrity chef Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill is...
'Non!' to DSK hopes
PARIS -- A majority of French voters thinks ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn should stay out of the 2012 presidential election now that he’s home following his Manhattan sex scandal, a...
Social Security’s monstrous lie
Social Security was long known as the “third rail” of American politics -- touch it and die. But now one politician is not just touching it, but grabbing it with...
Egypt’s oldest scapegoat
Friday’s mob attack on the Israeli embassy in Cairo was a new instance of an old rule: Whenever Arabs hit a wall, their first instinct is to unite behind Israel...
Presidents or pretenders? The GOP’s Reagan debate
The Issue: Whether Rick Perry could be considered a GOP front-runner after Wednesday’s debate. *** Tough-talking Rick Perry’s no-nonsense debut was a breath of fresh air in an atmosphere filled...
Elect Bob Turner
Congressional races aren’t exactly known for arousing keen public interest. But tomorrow’s special election for ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner’s seat surely merits extra effort to get to the polls. A great...
When the floods recede
Tropical Storm Lee turned the Southern Tier into a sprawling lake, and towns all over Upstate and in the North Country are in the drink, too -- a watery nightmare...
Okay, so let’s try real science
People have alleged that Rick Perry and others like him are anti-science. That’s horrible. Science is extremely important. It’s given us microwaves, dinosaurs and the “Mr. Wizard Show.” And medicines....
Jewish right turn?
What to make of the Siena College bombshell poll placing Republican Bob Turner with a six-point lead -- up from a six-point deficit last month -- over Democrat David Weprin?...
Something new under 'Sun'
Probably the last things that come to mind when thinking about Ernest Hem ingway are "laughs" and "awesome dance moves." And yet there are plenty of both during "The Select...
'Faust'-class opera leads devil of a season
Even though the New York City Opera's in hibernation until spring and Met maestro James Levine's on the injured list, this season's off to a thrilling start. The action officially...
Tomorrow's Parx Racing Entries
Post Time: 12:25 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6 1/2f; $28,000; mdn cl($25,000); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyOdds1Terminal Velocity(L),120SBmdez 20-12Tribute(L),118RAlvdo 6-13Uncensored(L),118F Ortiz 5-24He Has Passion(L),118J Arce 4-15My Italian Ex(L),113K...
Affrunti's Delaware Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm.FIRST-1m; $17,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3up5-MachTwelve 2-16-Hghvd Thnder 8-11-PncIntSprn 3-12-Short Cut 10-13-CasualAmor 4-14-Clean Energy 8-17-Mad Tunes 6-1SECOND-1m&70y; $15,000; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)8-HomGrwnLss 7-21-MusiclMndt 8-16-Latika Love 2-12-Lilly Leggs 5-13-SthrnSnstn 6-14-Au...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Delano (4th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $17,000; cl($15000)5BallMccartneyN(GBrennan)1-1-18-52Real Image(J Bartlett)6-1-65-14KeepthepeaceN(JPantalno)2-3-28-11TivoliHanover(BHolland)2-1-26-13Major Domo(R Anderson)6-3-25-16Pick A Trail(L Stalbaum)5-4-510-17DvcGiftedIndeed(BSears)6-5-46-18LordOfTheBling(AMiller)4-5-312-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $12,000; cl($10000)6ShowMeTheMonet(JStrattn)1-2-74-17Winterleebrook(BHolland)1-8-59-55RushmoreHanover(JGregry)5-4-25-11Credit Limit(S Bouchard)2-4-48-12Mainspring(J Pantaleano)2-4-18-13The Big Bam(A Miller)5-5-410-14Little Bob(J Bartlett)4-3-210-18FourStarzConway(LStalbm)5-3-720-1THIRD-1...
Belmont Charts
Sep. 11, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. Turf: Good. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6f; $22,080; clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 1:01. Good. 4w pursuit, gamely, Trainer: David JacobsonTime: 22.95, 46.78, 58.70, 1:11.06.Winner:...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-7f; $22,000; mdn clm; 3up; (f&m)3Jesdarand (Frey) 9.004.602.101Tickling Tori (Bmdz)9.002.602Sarsta Emprss (Pngtn)2.10 Off 12:26. Time 1:25.18. Fast. Scr: Sally's Contender. * Exacta (3-1) $35.60 * Trifecta (3-1-2) $63.80SECOND-6f; $22,000; clm;...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 5 1/2f; $22,000; cl($7,500); 3upDIRT TRACK DEMON finished third as the favorite in the slop this distance and level. MANOS DE PIEDRA had a troubled trip this level and...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-1 1/16m; $18,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)1SayItWthaKiss (Serpa) 5.403.202.103Burning Clries (Trjllo)5.203.004Tonigail (Lopez)2.60 * Exacta (1-3) $24.80 * $1 Superfecta (1-3-4-2) $57.20 * $1 Trifecta (1-3-4) $28.30SECOND-1m; $16,000; clm; 3up8Secret Getaway (Trujillo)...
Fairplex Results
FIRST-4f; $14,000; mdn clm; 2YO8Elegnt Eve (Vrgra) 18.207.204.009Tony'sPngni's (Delgdllo)4.403.201Frndly Mry (Mlddo-Alca)4.00 Scr: Ms. * Sweet Freedom, Secret Songbird, Sheza Great Friend. $1 Exacta (8-9) $36.00 * Quinella (8-9) $33.00 *...
Fans expected to believe TV, radio drivel is a fact of life
Apparently, every TV and radio entity has a copy of it. You'd think, by now, it would have been leaked. Clearly, a national survey was conducted that showed sports fans...
Steelers melt down against rival Ravens
BALTIMORE -- The Ravens had just beaten their bitter ri vals in record-break ing fashion, and some of the players felt in clined to put some per spective on their...
Colts 'Pey' price without QB
HOUSTON -- Hey, Peyton Manning, if there was ever a doubt about what you mean to Indianapolis, there isn't anymore. Final score in yesterday's season opener: Texans 34, Colts 7....
Vick's Eagles are off and running
Michael Vick was in dazzling form. The Eagles' other game-breakers were hard to catch, too. Vick rushed for 98 yards and passed for two scores, LeSean McCoy scored twice and...
Giants 'D' torn to shreds by Redskins' Grossman
LANDOVER, Md. -- Preseason fears about the Giants' injury-ravaged secondary didn't need long to become regular-season reality. That reality was embarrassing, too, as Big Blue let much-maligned journeyman Rex Grossman...
Redskins' Cofield ecstatic to get best of Giants
LANDOVER, Md. -- Barry Cofield wanted to beat the Giants so badly yesterday he had to tell himself to calm down. Still smarting from Big Blue's decision to let him...
Giants missed kick was rally killer
LANDOVER, Md. -- It appears the Giants do not have the sort of talent and depth on their roster to get by with sloppy work on special teams. They embarked...
Serena meltdown mars Stosur's Open triumph
Serena Williams lost her game, lost her cool with a chair umpire and lost the women's final at the U.S. Open yesterday in a shocking upset. And now she's in...
Sports shorts
GOLF: U.S. loses Walker Cup Britain & Ireland regained the Walker Cup from the United States for the first time since 2003, holding off the Americans in the afternoon singles...
Dad says Serena was 'tired'
After Serena Williams' stunning loss in the U.S. Open women's final yesterday, with Samantha Stosur pulling off a 6-2, 6-3 upset, Williams' father, Richard, didn't blame the chair umpire's decision...
Yankees snap four-game skid, up AL East lead to 3 1/2 games
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- As the Yankees trudge through the dog days of September, they are black and blue and working with tired limbs. Yet thanks to the Red Sox going...
Torre joins Yankees 9/11 tribute in Anaheim
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Joe Torre joined the Yankees in a pre-game 9/11 ceremony yesterday when he stood next to Joe Girardi as the Yankees and Angels were on the baselines...
Giants' Tuck eyes Week 2 after missing opener
LANDOVER, Md. -- He arrived at FedEx Field expecting to play, but he did not get the chance. And so, Justin Tuck yes terday missed his first game in five...
Pick three for Hondo
Hondo, who soared to a marvelous four-for-five performance Saturday, returned to earth yesterday when the Jets, Browns and Chiefs failed miserably in their openers, leaving him with dirty digits totaling...
Callous MLB, Torre won't let Mets wear 9/11 hats
It's one thing to be stabbed in the back. It's another to be stabbed in the back by someone you consider your own. The Mets had long planned to wear...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball7 p.m.Nationals at MetsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)8 p.m.Tigers at White SoxMLBN10 p.m.Yankees at MarinersYES, WCBS (880 AM)Football7 p.m.Patriots at DolphinsESPN10:15 p.m.Raiders at BroncosESPN, WFAN (660 AM)Tennis4 p.m.U.S. Open: Men's finalCBSHorse...
Mets fall to Cubs in extra innings
The Mets had Mike Piazza catch the first pitch before last night's game. They could have used his bat. After squandering chances to win the game in the ninth and...
MLB forbids Mets from honoring first-responders
Among the lasting images of the games following the 9/11 attacks 10 years ago were those involving Mets players wearing hats from New York City uniformed service departments. For a...
Jets blocked punt turns tide vs. Cowboys
Sometimes things don't go according to design. And sometimes, they work out anyway. With just over five minutes to go in the Jets' season opener against the Cowboys last night,...
Ware-ing down Jets new tackle Hunter
Wayne Hunter may want to skip the film review of last night's 27-24 win over the Cowboys. The Jets right tackle had a terrible time dealing with Cowboys outside linebacker...
Jets keep fans on edge of their seats
Now, that was entertainment worthy of a curtain call. If you're a football fan and weren't exhilarated by the Jets' scintillating 27-24 comeback victory over the Cowboys last night at...
Knicks set for Vegas league
It's on to Sin City for the Knicks. A handful of Knicks will compete on the "A Team" in a two-week unofficial NBA league in Las Vegas that starts today....
The Post Line
NFLTonightFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogPatriots 4 7 (46) DOLPHINSBRONCOSPick 3 (40½)RaidersSundayJETSOFFOFF(OFF)JaguarsSAINTS 6½ 7 (47) BearsLIONS 8½ 8 (44) ChiefsBILLSOFFOFF(OFF)RaidersREDSKINS 4½ 4½(42) CardinalsRavens 6 5½(37½)TITANSSTEELERS13½14 (38) SeahawksPackers10½10½(45) PANTHERSVIKINGS 3 3 (41) BuccaneersBrowns 3...
Home Team Lineups
YankeesSeattle10:10TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WCBS 880 AMSea.10:10YESWCBSSea.10:10YESWCBSNOGAMETor.7:07WWORWCBSTor.1:07YESWCBSTor.1:07YESWCBSMetsWashington7:10TV -- SportsNet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AMWash.7:10SNYWFANWash.7:10SNYWFANWash.1:10SNYWFANAtl.7:35SNYWFANAtl.4:10FOXWFANAtl.1:35SNYWFANLibertyNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEInd.8:00ESPN2NOGAMEInd.4:00NBATVNOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEDal.8:30MSGWADONOGAMESiyanksAuburn7:05No TVAub.7:05No TV#Aub.7:05No TV#-if necessary GiantsMonday, September 19Rams8:30 TV -- ESPNRadio -- WFAN 660 AM JetsSunday, September 18Jaguars 1:00TV...
Talk show guests
MONDAYGREG KINNEAR, PAUL WESLEY - Live with Regis & Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7DR. PHIL MCGRAW - The View, 11 a.m., Ch. 7BLAKE MYCOSKIE - Tavis Smiley, 1 p.m., Ch....
Buffy is back
Maybe CBS thought that skinny Sarah Michelle Gellar wasn’t hefty enough an actress to play herself twice -- as twins. And they were wrong. Turns out that instead of keeping...
'Real Housewife' marries again in $25G dress
"Real Housewives of New Jersey” stars Teresa and Joe Giudice, who are supposed to be dealing with the fall-out from a multi-million-dollar business bankruptcy, staged a big-bucks second wedding for...
This year’s bootlegger
"Mad Men” nostalgia ain’t the only craze in town. How about Prohibition chic? The JFK-era splendor of “Pan Am” and nightclub noir of “The Playboy Club” will compete this season...
Last laugh
"Drugs couldn’t kill me. Sex couldn’t kill me. The press couldn’t kill me. ‘Two and a Half Men’ couldn’t kill me. Did you really think your little jokes were going...
Fashion buzz for Sept. 12, 2011
MARK RONSON, GROUNDED At her after-party at LES restaurant Co-Op, designer Charlotte Ronson, stepping away from guests such as Emma Roberts and Whitney Port, recalled the morning of the Sept....
Brights & blossoms for spring
Diane von Furstenberg gave out little American flags, and Donna Karan’s company made a donation to Action America, an initiative to turn Sept. 11 into a day of volunteerism —...
Weird but true
A Continental Express flight touched down at Southland Field in Sulphur, La., without incident. One problem: The puddle jumper was supposed to land at Lake Charles Regional Airport, five miles...
Pac-12 allows Trojans' late TD
LOS ANGELES -- If Southern Cal's victory in the first game in Pac-12 history is any indication of what's in store, the rest of the country had better not fall...
L.A.M.B.
Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B. show normally shuts the curtain on Fashion Week in a packed to the rafters spectacular, where onlookers are inevitably treated to sightings of the pop star-turned-designer's adorable...
Tommy Hilfiger
Leave it to Tommy Hilfiger to find new ways to interpret the prepster mantra. With Peter Som holding court as a consultant to the women's collection, Hilfiger took the swinging...
'Our people still work in skyscrapers' ... Obama hails post-9/11 resilience
WASHINGTON — Ten years after Americans were horrified — but unified — by terrorist attacks, President Barack Obama honored the legacy of Sept. 11, 2001 victims on Sunday by personally...
Red Bulls fall out of last playoff spot
The Red Bulls woke up this morning _ on the 10th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks _ out of the playoff picture for the first time all year. However emotional...
Lela Rose
Lela Rose commenced the tenth anniversary of September 11 with a moment of silence, followed by playing The Beatles' "Imagine" while guests sat in total darkness. Touching, indeed, but one...
