October 19, 2011
Lenny Dykstra takes grand theft auto plea deal
Former Mets outfielder Lenny Dykstra has changed his plea from not guilty to no contest on charges of auto theft and providing a false financial statement. Los Angeles Deputy District...
Cardinals beat Rangers, 3-2, in World Series Game 1
ST. LOUIS — Texas manager Ron Washington joked about not being able to match wits with Tony La Russa. No joke. Who can, these days? The St. Louis boss looked...
Vicious Village mugger gets 65-year sentence
A violent serial gunpoint mugger who terrorized the East and West Village in November and December of '08 -- putting his victims in chokeholds and breaking one woman's jaw after...
Luke Rodgers on Red Bulls all-important finale: There's no more hiding
After calling every game for the past month a must-win, the underachieving Red Bulls are finally playing a true “must-win” tomorrow vs. Philadelphia with a playoff bid at stake (8...
Big East has to revive football TV talks
The Big East was working on a plan for members to hand over their most lucrative television rights to the league before Syracuse and Pittsburgh decided to leave. Commissioner John...
Velázquez announces legislation to boost jobs for public housing residents
Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY) today introduced legislation to increase jobs for Americans living in public housing. The "Affordable Communities Employment Act" (ACE Act) would improve how public housing agencies...
VIDEO: Costello on Jets-Chargers
Post beat writer Brian Costello reports from Florham Park on why the Jets have struggled so far this season and what the keys are to beat the Chargers.csprtContainer();
VIDEO: Hubbuch on Jets
Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch tells CineSport's Noah Coslov why Sunday is another must win game for the Jets facing the Chargers.csprtContainer();
VIDEO: Hubbuch on Giants
Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch and CineSport's Noah Coslov discuss how the Giants are now in the NFC East driver's seat as hit their bye week with a 4-2 record.csprtContainer();
This week's calendar: Oct. 20 to 26
Thursday, Oct. 20 Brick NY 2011 Awards The Chair of the Battery Park City Authority, William C. Thompson, Jr., will be recognized for his long and distinguished record of public...
US Open considers having Monday final permanent
After four consecutive years of rain-postponed men’s finals, the U.S. Open is looking into changing its schedule as soon as next year and could become the first Grand Slam tennis...
Rex 'would have had' Super Bowl rings with Chargers
Now Rex Ryan is guaranteeing Super Bowls with other teams.The Jets head coach said Wednesday if the Chargers had hired him in 2007, "Well, I think I would have had...
'Racist' cop being held in protective custody
A rogue NYPD officer who hauled an innocent black man to jail and was caught later using the "N-word" on a wiretap is now being held in protective custody for...
Avery says path back to NHL isn't with Rangers
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Former Rangers forward Sean Avery said Wednesday he does not expect to be recalled by the team and said thinking about a return to the NHL "is...
'Bookworm' indicted in Manhattan library theft spree
So-called "bookworm" Andrew Hanson pleaded not guilty to a spree of three alleged felony Manhattan library book robberies and burglaries today, and was ordered held on $10,000 bail. Prosecutors also...
NY politicians: Oversight needed on street stops
New York City politicians are calling for a federal probe of the NYPD’s “stop and frisk” strategy. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and state Sen. Eric Adams said at a...
Yankees decline option on Marte
The Yankees have declined a $4 million option on Damaso Marte, making the injured left-hander eligible for free agency.Marte has missed the last 1 1/2 seasons because of a torn...
LI motorcyclist sentenced in death of teenager
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A New York motorcyclist who admitted driving drunk in a crash that killed a teenager has been sentenced to up to nine years in prison. James Ryan...
Charges dropped against Park Slope grope suspect
They got the wrong guy. The NYPD has dropped sex crime charges against a Manhattan bartender busted for one of the Park Slope grope attacks, law enforcement sources told The...
NBA talks will resume Thursday
NBA owners and players ended negotiations Wednesday after more than eight hours. Federal mediator George Cohen said the two sides would resume bargaining Thursday afternoon. Owners had to leave to...
Post NFL Power Rankings: Packers only team without flaws
The Packers are the NFL’s lone unbeaten team, its most complete team, and right now everyone is trying to figure out how to get that level. The Giants and Jets...
MLB '11 The Show predicts the World Series winner
The Texas Rangers will win the 2011 World Series – or at least MLB ’11 The Show thinks so.Sony’s premiere baseball franchise ran a simulation of this year’s World Series...
Alleged Kips Bay baby-shake uncle hit with manslaughter charge
The Kips Bay man accused of shaking his 6-month-old nephew to death in May is now facing heavier charges -- manslaughter instead of just assault. Luis Melendez, 33, remains held...
SONY Wireless Stereo Headset review
I'm known as a gadget freak. So much so that one of my nicknames over the years was "Inspector" (having the sweet trench coat also helped.) So when I bought...
Dirty facility may have caused deadly listeria outbreak in cantaloupes
WASHINGTON -- Unsanitary packing conditions and dirty, hard-to-clean equipment may be to blame for the deadly outbreak of listeria in cantaloupes from a Colorado farm, health officials said Wednesday. The...
Devils' Brodeur out at least another week
Surgery is not required, the Devils say, but Martin Brodeur will miss another 7-10 days with the right shoulder injury he suffered last Thursday. The decision was made after Brodeur...
Cuomo taps top economic advisor to run Port Authority
ALBANY - Gov. Cuomo today tapped Patrick Foye, his top economic advisor, to run the Port Authority beginning next month. Foye, Cuomo's deputy secretary of economic development and a former...
Prequel to ‘Peter Pan’ heading to Broadway
Disney’s prequel to “Peter Pan” is flying to Broadway. Producers said Wednesday that “Peter and the Starcatcher,” the first play commissioned by Disney, will be staged in the spring. It...
U.S. striker Charlie Davies files $20 milion lawsuit over 2009 car crash
WASHINGTON -- D.C. United striker Charlie Davies argues in a $20 million lawsuit that a D.C. nightclub was negligent in serving alcohol to the driver in a 2009 crash that...
Jets CB Revis named AFC Defensive Player of Week
Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Dolphins on Monday Night.Revis had two interceptions in the game, including a 100-yard...
NYFCC Shocker: Awards moved up by 2 weeks
The New York Film Critics Circle, which rarely agrees on anything and almost never assembles a quorum at its annual business meeting, actually had enough members on hand this morning...
Wingnut Steven Slater gets year of probation and fine for 2010 JetBlue incident
The wing nut got his wings. Steven Slater, the former JetBlue flight attendant who made a dramatic take-this-job-and-shove-it exit from his job in August 2010, graduated today from a court-ordered...
Judge revokes Lindsay Lohan's probation, rips her for not doing community service
A Los Angeles judge ripped into Lindsay Lohan today and revoked her probation -- saying the actress has blown off her court-ordered community service and even questioning the starlet's commitments...
Mangold sits out Jets practice
Jets center Nick Mangold and cornerback Antonio Cromartie did not practice Wednesday due to injuries but are expected to play Sunday.Running back LaDainian Tomlinson also was held out of practice,...
Bernie Madoff's daughter-in-law recounts final months before husband's suicide
Bernie Madoff's daughter-in-law recalled the final months before her husband killed himself and the agony he had endured, saying she plans to someday tell her kids that their disgraced financier...
Bye 'came at a good time' for Giants' Rolle
The timing of the bye week is just right for Antrel Rolle. “Bodies are banged up,’’ the Giants safety said on Wednesday during his weekly WFAN radio spot. “Right now...
HBO's Gumbel wrong to paint Stern as racist
Lost amidst the historic 16-hour federal mediation that ended at 2 a.m. Wednesday morning was Bryant Gumbel’s undignified, racially-tinged remarks against commissioner David Stern on HBO last night.And you thought...
Prosecutors wrapping up in trial of Jackson doctor
LOS ANGELES — The trial of the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death resumed Wednesday after days of delay, with jurors hearing from a leading expert on the powerful anesthetic...
Companies commit to hiring 25K veterans, spouses, White House says
HAMPTON, Va. -- First Lady Michelle Obama announced Wednesday that companies such as ConAgra Foods and Tyson Foods are committing to hiring 25,000 veterans and military spouses by the end...
Redskins to start Beck over Grossman at quarterback
ASHBURN, Va. -- John Beck is the new starting quarterback for the Washington Redskins. Coach Mike Shanahan informed his team Wednesday that Beck will get the nod for this week's...
St. John’s picked to finish 12th in Big East
Big East coaches expect St. John’s to go through some growing pains. In the annual preseason poll of the league’s coaches, St. John’s was picked to finish 12th in the...
Accounting boosts Morgan Stanley profit
Morgan Stanley's third-quarter results surged from a year ago, boosted by a huge accounting gain, higher revenue in equities trading and more fees from advisory work within investment banking. Net...
French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gives birth to baby girl
PARIS -- French First Lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy gave birth to a girl Wednesday at about 8:00pm local time at La Muette clinic in Paris, Europe 1 reported. President Nicolas Sarkozy...
Fantasy Tracker Trade Deadline Special
The NFL trade deadline has come and gone, but not without some big fantasy implications. This week, in addition to my regular Fantasy Flashback and Live Chat, I will be...
Heather Mills sued over $80K hair stylist bill
LOS ANGELES -- Heather Mills owes her former hairdresser more than $80,000 in unpaid bills, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles. Los Angeles hair stylist David Paul claims...
Show The Post your home decorated for Halloween!
If you take Halloween to heart, prove it. Mail The Post a photo of your over-the-top, ghoulish décor and some info (such as how long it takes to set up)...
3UP: The CC Sabathia edition
1. In yesterday’s Post, I wrote this column about how negotiations between CC Sabathia and the Yankees may take shape. I may be in the minority, but I think they...
No verdict after first day deliberations for consultant charged with swindling Bloomberg out of $1.1M
There's no verdict yet after a busy first day of deliberations in the blockbuster Manhattan campaign cash-swipe trial of consultant John Haggerty -- accused of tricking Mayor Bloomberg into paying...
US Marines allowed to wear KIA bracelets
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. -- US Marines will be able to wear "killed in action" (KIA) bracelets honoring fallen friends after commanders ended a controversial ban, the Marine Corps Times reported....
NYC Sept. 11 memorial raises $700M
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum says it has raised more than $700 million so far. It outlined its funding in a statement seeking federal funding authorization. The statement...
NJ Transit partners with Google Wallet
NEWARK, N.J. — Some NJ Transit passengers will be able to wave their smartphones instead of digging into their wallets for cash or credit cards when they purchase tickets. The...
US soldiers to be armed with mini drones in backpacks
LOS ANGELES -- A miniature drone that is small enough to fit in a backpack will be used soon by US soldiers going into battle. The weapon, named Switchblade, weighs...
NYPD says skeleton found in Staten Island basement was result of homicide
Police say a skeleton found in a basement crawl space of a Staten Island home last month has been determined to be that of a human. Police say the medical...
Cops investigating Philadelphia dungeon rescue ten young people
PHILADELPHIA -- Police investigating the Philadelphia dungeon basement, where four adults with learning disabilities were found locked up at the weekend, took ten young children and teens into protective custody...
LA homicide detective in 'Twitter jail' after posting image of murder victim
LOS ANGELES -- A veteran Los Angeles crime detective who posted a picture of a murder victim on Twitter claimed that he has been banned from sharing details of his...
Google music store coming soon, and with a twist
HONG KONG -- Google is close to launching its music store and cloud-based storage service, after a previous attempt to get major record labels on board failed, a senior Google...
Cyber experts warn of Stuxnet-like computer virus in Europe
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- A new computer virus that shares the same code as last year's Stuxnet worm was discovered on computer systems in Europe. Security software firm Symantec, based...
Consumer prices climb 0.3% in September, driven by gas prices
WASHINGTON -- The US consumer price index (CPI) rose a seasonally-adjusted 0.3 percent in September, while so-called core prices rose 0.1 percent, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. Economists surveyed by...
Housing starts surge 15% to 17-month high in September
WASHINGTON -- US housing starts surged 15 percent in September to the highest level in one and a half years, according to data released Wednesday, aided by increased demand for...
Terror alert, bomb scare triggered after San Antonio courthouse break-in
SAN ANTONIO -- An attempted break-in at a courthouse in downtown San Antonio triggered a bomb scare and FBI terror investigation early Wednesday morning. FBI agents and a bomb squad...
Social security benefits to jump 3.6% in 2012, first rise in three years
WASHINGTON -- Americans who receive Social Security will get a 3.6 percent increase in benefits in 2012, the first hike in three years. Increases in benefits are determined by the...
Watch: 'Cinderella' thief leaves shoe behind while fleeing British pub
MANCHESTER, England -- A burglar who lost a shoe as he fled a British pub was hoping that comparisons to Cinderella would not include the successful identification of the owner...
Poll shows Ray Kelly would lead in race for mayor
The NYPD's clashes with Wall Street protestors haven't done much to diminish Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's popularity. A Quinnipiac University poll released today found that Kelly would lead the current...
VIDEO: Giants at bye week
Post beat writer Paul Schwartz details the state of the Giants heading into their bye week.The Giants are 4-2, in first place in the NFC East, after a 27-24 win...
Top down health reform is lousy, so to for education reform
The GOP presidential debate had a good section on the problems with top down solutions for very complex problems. Mitt Romney was hammered not only for having authored RomneyCare which provided...
Owner kills self, sets wild animals free in Ohio
ZANESVILLE, Ohio — Sheriff's deputies shot nearly 50 wild animals — including 18 rare Bengal tigers and 17 lions — in a big-game hunt across the state's countryside Wednesday after...
Pepper cop stung with loss of days
The highranking NYPD cop who pepper-sprayed a young teacher’s aide during an Occupy Wall Street protest has been docked 10 vacation days for the incident, officials said yesterday. Deputy Inspector...
Girls soccer roundup: Fort Hamilton remains a top Brooklyn A-III
Fort Hamilton is still in control of its own destiny. The Tigers suffered its first loss of the season to Midwood last week and watched the Hornets and Leon Goldstein...
Girls volleyball roundup: Fieldston sweeps Poly Prep, remains undefeated in Ivy
Poly Prep was the only team Fieldston had not played in the Ivy Prep League this season. Consider the Eagles’ latest test passed with flying colors. Arianna Francis had 10...
Red Bulls finally face real must-win Thursday vs. Union
After Thierry Henry had proclaimed a string of games as “must-wins,’’ it’s ironic the Red Bulls finally play a real must-have tilt _ tomorrow’s regular-season finale against Philadelphia, with a...
Streak-busting Stanners: Molloy beats SFP in B/Q for first time since 2005
Archbishop Molloy flipped the script. No longer were the Stanners the comeback kids. No longer where they the underdogs. When junior setter Amanda Price got the ball to start the...
INSIDE THE CHSFL: Undermanned St. Peter's excelling, Scardapane's availability uncertain
St. Peter’s is learning to do more with less. The Eagles started the season with just 27 players on their roster and the number is down to 23 because of...
Hondo's Tex. message
Hondo gave back half of his Monday night score with the Jets yesterday, losing with Please Be Quiet in the sixth at Parx to raise the negative numeral to 3,155...
Gourd-geous Blake
The girls were gossiping yesterday about why fashionable and lovely Blake Lively was hoisting a pumpkin and apparently hoping to hail a taxi on the Upper East Side. Perhaps it...
Bats figure to bludgeon World Series, starting in Game 1 tonight
ST. LOUIS — The baseball purists who dig dynamite pitching and low-scoring games have a good chance of being repulsed by the 107th World Series. What happens when the most...
Rangers explode in 3rd to beat Canucks, 4-0
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Henrik Lundqvist made 40 saves, and the New York Rangers broke open a scoreless game with four goals in the third period to beat the Vancouver...
Regis routs star-less Iona Prep, 5-0
Regis coach Vinny Catapano felt the biggest key to victory for his third-place Raiders was to score early and score often. “We don’t look at records, but against the No....
Keeping Pujols will be tough for Cardinals
ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols is Derek Jeter. Albert Pujols is Alex Rodriguez. “Albert is,” in his manager Tony La Russa’s words, “our pivot. He is our anchor.” He also...
No matter what Rex says, Jets mired in mediocrity
Maybe Rex Ryan just has a foggy crystal ball. As usual, the Jets coach predicted big things from his team this year. The Super Bowl talk and boasts about his...
Jets signing Burress bust so far
This is not what the Jets signed up for when they signed Plaxico Burress as their prized offseason free agent acquisition. This certainly is not what Jets fans envisioned, and...
Jets can’t afford to sputter early vs. Chargers
Here is what’s going to happen to the Jets when they play the Chargers Sunday at MetLife Stadium if they start the game as sluggishly as they did in Monday...
Lucky 13: Sloan's early goal sparks Beacon past LaGuardia
The opening whistle blew and to her surprise Tyler Sloan was already heading to goal. It took just 13 seconds for the Beacon junior to control a bad pass to...
Bart's Tuesday Trenchwork: NFL wrapup and a look ahead
4-DOWN TERRITORY1. Mike Brown has long been known as one of the most bullheaded, miserly and mistake-prone owners in the NFL, to the point where it was hard to believe...
CHSAA boys soccer roundup: Farrell wins Island, two Peter's players ejected after brawl
Monsignor Farrell ended St. Peter’s four-year reign as CHSAA Staten Island champion with a 2-0 win Tuesday in New Brighton. But an ugly incident in the second half marred what...
Business briefs
Big bluesIBM dropped 4.1 percent to $178.90 yesterday after missing sales estimates for the first time in five quarters.Hogs penned Harley-Davidson’s third-quarter net income rose to $183.6 million, or 78...
The 1-percent solution: Buy more toys
Double dip? You mean like when you’re digging into your wallet for that second pair of Blahnik pumps?Luxury shoppers are shrugging off the threat of a global recession, braving choppy...
Big shoes to fill
Apple, Wall Street is disappointed in you. The world’s highest valued company fell short of its lofty expectations yesterday, missing analysts’ earnings estimates for the first time in six years....
Viacom rips YouTube
Viacom told an appeals court that Google’s YouTube willfully violated copyrights by letting users post videos of television shows without authorization.Both sides made oral arguments yesterday before the US Court...
Chiesi behind bars
Danielle Chiesi has traded pumps for prison stripes. The teen beauty queen turned trader, who pleaded guilty as a tipster in the insider-trading ring of hedge fund pal Raj Rajaratnam,...
Google makes Donny search
Who will blink first, Google or Donny Deutsch? Deutsch’s ad agency has a lease that ends in 2013 for 140,000 square feet on the 14th and 15th floors at the...
$75M to power Vivint into solar
One of the country’s largest residential home security companies is making an aggressive move into residential solar power, The Post has learned.The company, Vivint, a privately-held Salt Lake city firm,...
A penny-lame Q3
Yahoo! pinched its pennies to eke out a better-than-expected quarter. The Internet portal, which dumped CEO Carol Bartz last month and said it would explore its strategic options, continued to...
It’s foodie ferment as Last can’t at ‘Everyday’
Rumors that Anna Last is exiting from Everyday Food, the Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia-owned food title, are true, Media Ink has learned -- even if they have taken Last by...
Giant gripe fest
The anti-Wall Street protesters aren’t the only ones with complaints. Buffeted by the choppy markets and crushing regulations, bank bosses Lloyd Blankfein and Brian Moynihan would also like to get...
Goldman’s average pay takes a hit
Wall Street’s “fat cats” are slimming down. Goldman Sachs is on pace to pay its workers an average of $293,000 this year -- less than half the amount workers reaped...
Starbucks goes blonde
Starbucks, the world’s largest coffee company known for its dark-roasted beans, unveiled its lighter blend “Starbucks Blonde Roast” yesterday. Starbucks shares rose $1.29, or 3.1 percent, to close at $42.45.
EU rumor triggers stock run
A stock-buying stampede raced through Wall Street yesterday, sparked by an apparently false rumor that European officials had reached a $2.7 trillion deal to bail out the euro debt crisis....
‘Bungler’ asst. DA demoted
A senior Bronx prosecutor was demoted -- and her pay cut by $5,000 -- because she flubbed the case of a parolee accused of trying to kill a cop. Christine...
‘Soprano’ mob bust
A bit actor who has appeared in “The Sopranos” and “Boardwalk Empire” and a city trash hauler are two of more than three dozen men collared in a mob-connected gambling...
Ed. Dept. sharpens job ax for hubby slayer
Battered wife Barbara Sheehan is in jail on a gun charge related to killing her husband, but at least she still has a job -- for now. City officials confirmed...
Dog gets his day
Cops dramatically rescued a dog yesterday in the Bronx River, where the thankful dogpaddler licked them and wagged his tail. Members of the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit formed a human...
Trial Mike-roscope
Mayor Bloomberg -- victim or trickster? Jurors in a blockbuster $1.1 million campaign-larceny trial heard wildly different descriptions of the mayor during closing arguments today, with prosecutors calling him a...
The job destroyers
With each passing day, the Occupy Wall Street movement is picking up steam. The growing roster of A-list supporters at home and from around the globe is impressive, if that’s...
‘Flat’ fee in cop assist
The Bronx cop at the center of the massive ticket-fixing probe is being investigated for receiving stolen electronics -- including a flat-screen TV -- in exchange for taking care of...
Take a whack at ’Dafy: Hill
TRIPOLI, Libya -- The Obama administration offered millions of dollars in new aid to Libya as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton encouraged the country’s new leadership to commit to...
Axed eateries’ Coney ‘come back’
Well that’s embarrassing! After rudely giving them the boot, an Italian company tapped by the city to revive Coney Island will likely have to ask some longtime seaside businesses to...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan***An armed thug and four cohorts robbed a man beneath High Line Park in Chelsea yesterday, then used a Porsche as a getaway car, authorities said. The crew approached the...
‘Back of bus’ furor
Rosa Parks must be spinning in her grave! A Brooklyn bus contracted by the city to operate a Williamsburg-to-Borough Park route -- catering to Orthodox Jews but open to the...
Kid-hostage standoff
A terrified 3-year-old girl and her 11-year-old brother were held hostage by their deranged father in their Brooklyn apartment for more than four hours yesterday. The standoff began at about...
‘Commish sked’ suit
The New York Civil Liberties Union is suing the NYPD to try to get Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s schedules over the past several years.The NYCLU filed the suit yesterday on...
Cop pensions stay undercover: court
A lawsuit by a good-government group seeking the names and annual pensions of New York City Police Pension Fund retirees was quashed by a panel of three Appellate Division judges...
Mike sneers at FDNY monitor
Mayor Bloomberg is fighting back, telling a federal judge that the FDNY doesn’t need a special monitor to ensure that minorities in its ranks are treated fairly. In anticipation of...
Love's a 100G loser
Her rock band is Hole, and now Courtney Love is in a financial one. A Manhattan judge has found the grunge goddess is responsible for more than $100,000 worth of...
Breakthrough on malaria
The quest for the world’s first malaria vaccine appears to have taken a big step: a study in Africa shows experimental shots cut the risk of disease in young children...
Expansion on plate for Elaine’s site
The Upper East Side building that housed the famed restaurant Elaine’s is in contract to be sold for more than $8.4 million -- and the developer may more than double...
Favored pizzeria making big dough
They’re every capitalist’s dream. The Occupy Wall Street crowd camped out in downtown’s Zucotti Park have created a big-business venture for one pizza twirler -- who’s now rolling in the...
GOP big fractures tax plan
ALBANY -- There could be a fracture in state Republicans’ opposition to the “millionaires tax.” And it hinges on hydrofracking. The state Senate’s second-in-command said yesterday he could support keeping...
Back away from radicals, Dems told
ALBANY -- A top Democratic pollster has a message for his party’s leaders: Don’t Occupy Wall Street. “Swing voters in the middle want purposeful change, conciliation and cooperation,” Douglas Schoen,...
Cordon bleu behind the cordon of blue
If an army fights on its stomach, Zuccotti Park is in for a long, full-bellied siege. But forget chef Eric Smith’s boast of “5-star” cuisine. The meal I tasted last...
Protest mob is enjoying rich diet
They may sleep in the park, but they eat like kings. Hundreds of grimy protesters laying siege to Wall Street and stuffed into the now-smelly Zuccotti Park dine each night...
O’s on a highway to $ell
WASHINGTON -- President Obama pleaded for patience with the sluggish economy yesterday on Day 2 of his bus tour through North Carolina and Virginia. Virginia Republicans, however, focused on bus-route...
A ‘prompt’ recovery
WASHINGTON -- The feds were left speechless yesterday after a thief stole a truck with the president’s Teleprompter and other equipment in rural Virginia.“A government vehicle was stolen, and has...
Cain needs to hire NH staff, but fast
WASHINGTON -- Herman Cain still has a long, long, long way to run.Despite topping recent polls in the Republican presidential race, Cain faces a lot of hard work to become...
The gloves come off
WASHINGTON -- Last night’s GOP presidential debate in Las Vegas turned into a heavyweight fight as Rick Perry body-slammed Mitt Romney for having illegal immigrants mow his lawn, and Romney...
Cops pinch 2nd B’klyn ‘groper’
A Heartland Brewery bartender was nailed for one of the Park Slope gropings -- and he’s being eyed for several other attacks that have terrorized the area, police sources said...
Great suburban-train robberies
Here’s one more reason not to move to the ’burbs. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s two commuter-rail lines have seen a sharp spike in felonies this year, fueled by a rash...
Just ‘desserts’ for pusher
He wasn’t in a “Good Humor.” A forlorn Louis Scala Jr., was sentenced yesterday to 3 1/2 years in prison for selling oxycodone pills out of his innocent-looking Staten Island...
D-train killer jailed
The man who stabbed a total stranger to death on a D train two years ago -- because the person wouldn’t move his bag from the seat -- was sentenced...
Westchester man kills wife, kids and himself in murder-suicide
A family of four was found dead in an apparent murder-suicide last night in a tony Westchester town. Cops came upon the horrifying scene in the home on Lambert Ridge...
DOE big 'outed' in LIFO repeal lobby effort
A high-level city education official who had worked on Mayor Bloomberg’s re-election campaign pushed school staffers to engage in political lobbying on behalf of the administration, a city investigation found....
‘Race-hate’ cop sued in 2 arrests
An NYPD officer who the feds say knowingly hauled an innocent black man into jail and then boasted that he had “fried another n----r” has a long history of abusive...
Hamas cry for more Gilads
Thousands of delirious Palestinians celebrated the release of 477 prisoners yesterday in exchange for one Israeli soldier with massive rallies and chants calling for more cross-border kidnappings. “We want a...
We salute the Big Apple’s core
Twelve everyday New Yorkers -- ages 11 to 92 -- who represent the very best of the Big Apple were honored last night at the 10th annual New York Post...
Maiden-Aunt America
Societies promote and enforce cohesion by dealing with the everyday. Jews and Moslems are prohibited from eating pork, Hindus from eating beef -- and shared preference brings together the religious...
After 10 years, getting A’stan right
Ten years ago today, the first American Special Forces landed in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. Five weeks later, the fighting was over, as Osama bin Laden and...
Columbia cash 101
Recent Post coverage of Columbia University’s robust financial aid program for undergraduates includes highly inaccurate information (“Very Well Endowed,” Bill Sanderson, Oct. 14 and “Poison Ivy’s Rash of Cash,” Andrea...
The Tea Party’s evil twin: Dems cozy up to Zuccotti
The Issue: Political support for OWS and whether it’s the Democratic equivalent to the Tea Party. *** Once a great American entity, the Democratic Party has now hit rock bottom...
A tale of two polls
Speaking of the Occupy extravaganza, a new poll -- you should pardon the expression -- suggests that New Yorkers are madly in love with the movement. The Siena Research Institute...
Occupy the poorhouse
The one real constant of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations -- apart from the goofy “This is what democracy looks like!” chant -- is the recurrent demand for a “millionaires...
Clean Up NY’s Nonprofit Sewer
News that the state attorney general is investigating allegations of financial improprieties at Nos Quedamos/We Stay, Inc., a Bronx-based nonprofit affordable-housing developer, comes as another staggering below-the-belt punch to residents...
O’Care: Reality bites
If only blinkered denial were a sound guide to policy. Then, ObamaCare might be vindicating all the promises made on its behalf during the fevered push for its passage. Alas,...
Millionaire mistake
It is truly the era of the New Math when a couple making $125,000 a year each are taxed at rates that are said to apply to “millionaires and billionaires.”...
A great debate
At the moment about half an hour into last night’s Republican candidate kerfuffle when it looked (seriously!) like Mitt Romney and Rick Perry might haul off and start busting each...
Meet the new Crocodile Dundee
Matt Wright, the star of Nat Geo Wild, National Geographic’s new wildlife channel, shows zero fear when it comes to wrestling crocodiles, surfing in shark-infested waters and capturing wild buffalo,...
Absurd ’60s thinker gets his due
Paul Goodman is mainly forgotten today, but once upon a time he was so well known that he rated a mention in Woody Allen’s “Annie Hall.’’ According to Jonathan Lee’s...
Ricky’s ‘Evita’ too loca for ‘Follies’
Stephen Sondheim is being tossed to the curb for Andrew Lloyd Webber. The revival of Sondheim’s “Follies,” a surprise hit and a bright spot in an otherwise dreary fall, is...
Sports shorts
GOLF: McIlroy, Bradley lead at Slam U.S. Open champ Rory McIlroy made four birdies on the back nine to grab a share of the lead with PGA winner Keegan Bradley...
Comeau gets message from Islanders coach
Jack Capuano will not elaborate, will not speak lines that people can try to read between, and will not rationalize his decision for the court of public opinion. What the...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball8 p.m.World Series, Game 1: Rangers at CardinalsFOX, ESPN (1050 AM)Soccer2:30 p.m.UEFA Champions League:Arsenal at MarseilleFSC8 p.m.CONCACAF Champions League:Colorado at SantosFSC10:30 p.m.CONCACAF Champions League:Monterrey at SeattleFSCHorse Racing1 p.m.Belmont ParkCh. 711:15...
Red Sox pitchers deny drinking beer in dugout
BOSTON -- Embattled Red Sox pitchers Jon Lester, Josh Beckett and John Lackey denied a TV report yesterday that said they drank beer in the dugout during games. The allegation...
Lundqvist shutout carries Rangers to first victory of season
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The dirty old chapeau atop Henrik Lundqvist's head was a crown fit for a King. Because on a night the Rangers were in desperate need of...
NBA labor talks last 16 hours, will resume today
The NBA's federal mediation lasted 16 hours and they are not done yet. Federal mediator George Cohen worked overtime late last night and into the wee hours of Wednesday morning,...
Duck stamps good investment for hunters
In this tough economy it's hard to imagine that someone is actually looking to increase what it costs to hunt, but this plan may actually be a good one. Dale...
Determined attitude pays off for road-weary Rangers
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The Rangers strategy of not dwelling on getting their first victory paid off. "You don't want to make too much out of it or overthink it,...
Delaware Results
FIRST- 1 1/16m; $15,000; wvr cl; 3up4BrinyLad (StnaJr.) 66.4023.609.206Italian Gambler (Cintron)9.207.208Maximoso (Feliciano)5.60 Off 1:18. Time 1:46.30. Fast. Scr: Outclass. * $1 Exacta (4-6) $311.00 * $1 Superfecta (4-6-8-1) $6,161.70 *...
DaSilva Analysis
Post time: 1:15 pm. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6 1/2f; $12,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m) ONEFASTWILDCAT faces maiden claimers for first time. I'M READY third this distance...
Brodeur unlikely to play for Devils against Sharks
Martin Brodeur could be playing his last season with the Devils. At this rate, one wonders how many games he has left in the tank. Once-durable Brodeur, who is unsigned...
Waiting for light to turn green
Locked-out Knicks rookie first-round pick Iman Shumpert is writing a periodic diary for The Post detailing his offbeat transition into the NBA because of the league's work stoppage. As the...
Giants' Jacobs says he'll play, unless he can't
Anyone who expects Brandon Jacobs to play through an injury again is going to be sorely disappointed. The Giants backup running back guaranteed that yesterday, saying he made a big...
'Filipino Flash' set to light up Garden
California's loss is New York's gain. At least for this weekend when Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire defends his WBC and WBO bantamweight titles Saturday night at the Theater at...
Giants know tougher tests are ahead
Call us crazy, but let's say, for the sake of discussion, the Giants come off their bye week and somehow, someway, muster up enough pride and effort and points and...
The Post Line
NFL Sunday Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog Chargers +1½ 2 (45) JETS x-Bears +1½ 1 (44) Buccaneers PANTHERS 3 2½ (44½) Redskins BROWNS 3 3 (40½) Seahawks TITANS 3 3...
Harbaugh had previous run-in
So maybe Jim Harbaugh isn't such a gracious winner. Apparently, he might not be the most accommodating loser, either. Long before Harbaugh, the 49ers head coach, was embroiled with Lions...
Ponder to start for Vikings over McNabb
The sports agency that represents Christian Ponder tweeted yesterday that the rookie quarterback will start for the Vikings on Sunday against the Packers. Vikings coach Leslie Frazier hand-picked 34-year-old Donovan...
Oakland snags Palmer for two high draft picks
ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Carson Palmer went to bed a retired football player resigned to the fact that the Bengals would never grant his wish to be traded. He woke up...
Wheldon substitute set for race in Australia
Darren Turner will replace Dan Wheldon in the V8 Supercars Gold Coast 600 this weekend at Queensland Raceway in Australia. Wheldon was killed Sunday in a 15-car accident in the...
Hunter giving Jets protection
Somewhat lost in the Jets' 24-6 win Monday night was the performance of right tackle Wayne Hunter, who stifled Dolphins linebacker Cameron Wake, one of the best pass rushers in...
Gooden details missing Mets' parade in drug haze
Instead of riding up the Canyon of Heroes with his teammates after the Mets won the 1986 World Series, Dwight Gooden now says he was in a drug-induced haze in...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYOct. 19THUOct. 20FRIOct. 21SATOct. 22SUNOct. 23MONOct. 24TUEOct. 25RangersNOGAMECalg.9:30MSGESPNNOGAMEEdm.10:00MSGESPNNOGAMEWinn.8:30MSGESPNNOGAMEIslandersNOGAMET.B.7:30MSG+WRHUNOGAMEFla.7:30MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEPitt.7:00MSG+WRHUDevilsNOGAMENOGAMES.J.7:00MSG+WFANPitt.7:00MSGWFANNOGAMENOGAMEL.A.10:30MSG+WFANRed BullsNOGAMEPhil.8:00ESPN2WADOEndofReg.Sea.GiantsSunday, Oct. 30Dolphins1:00TV -- CBSRadio -- WFAN 660 AMJetsSunday, Oct. 23Chargers1:00TV -- CBSRadio -- ESPN 1050 AM
Debbie little at Monti
Best Bet: Typical Newyorker (6th) Post time: 12:50pm First Race: 1m; trot; $5000; conditioned 4 Sin To Win(WParkerJr) 6-8-13-1 1 Cornishman N(BAldrichJr) 5-5-75-2 6 Mainspring(GMerton) 7-1-14-1 2 CrestwdKtchMe(CMcCrcken) 7-6-68-1 3...
Parx racing charts
October 18th, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights Reserved First-1m; $22,000; clm; 3up Off: 12:26. Good. wide, drew off handily Time: 24.83, 48.78, 1:13.68, 1:26.6, 1:39.8. Trainer: Ramon...
Tomorrow's Belmont entries
All horses appear in post position order FIRST 6 fur; $22,000; md cl($25,000); 3up; f&m PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 TrainerOdds 1 City Ransom(M),120 JRodriguz x-x-x JhnCmJ15-1 2 Risk...
Giants' Prince on track to make debut after bye week
The Giants broke for their bye week yesterday knowing their Prince -- as in first-round pick Prince Amukamara -- will soon be coming. The cornerback from Nebraska, whom the Giants...
Starr report
The first week of Rosie O'Donnell's "The Rosie Show" on OWN wasn't much to write home about. The show, which airs live at 7 p.m. from Chicago, averaged nearly 500,000...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYTY PENNINGTON, ROGER GOODELL, JACQUES PÉPIN - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7MARTHA STEWART, STING, ELIZABETH OLSEN - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4RICKY GERVAIS - Live with Regis &...
Andy Cohen’s guide to the World Series
Nothing in life is guaranteed -- but you can bet that Bravo exec and on-air personality Andy Cohen will be watching his beloved St. Louis Cardinals tonight when they battle...
‘Real World’ casts Occupy Wall Street
‘Real World: Wall Street”? Reality TV producers Bunim/Murray have posted an ad on Craigslist seeking people participating in the ongoing Occupy Wall Street movement as potential cast members for MTV’s...
Elmo’s Girl
Not long after Kevin Clash first put Elmo on his right hand and created a billion-dollar, pre-school phenomenon, he left something behind -- a daughter. Shannon Clash, now 19 and...
‘Real House’ for sale
Camille Grammer has pulled a “Million Dollar Listing” after her ski house was featured in an episode of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” She quietly relisted the six-bedroom, seven-bathroom...
Best greasy spoons of NYC
Who needs designer burgers? According to a recent survey of restaurant spending prepared for The Post by finance-data site Bundle.com, when it comes to New Yorkers’ favorite dining destinations, the...
Worth Peru-sing
More than once at La Mar Cebicheria Peruana, the hosts couldn’t find our reservation or had the wrong number of people in my party. Waiters wordlessly dropped off strange items...
Weird but true
And we thought guns were the weapons of choice in Texas. Dallas cops are on the hunt for the man who attacked a woman with a frozen armadillo. The man...
Rutgers freshman Nova getting better as quarterback
For the third straight year, Rutgers coach Greg Schiano has benched his starting quarterback and entrusted his team to a true freshman. And while Gary Nova has shown his inexperience,...
Big East could lose teams to Big 12
While conferences around the country strengthen themselves via alignment, the Big East is left to take superficial action that looks good on paper but has no teeth. As reported last...
Scoring early and often, Fordham routs Xavier, closes in on Iona Prep
Despite a standout season, failing to finish has frustrated Fordham Prep all year. The Rams have no problem creating chances – their physical and speedy midfield often lives in the...
Prosecutors pushing for Lohan to go to jail for probation violation: report
LOS ANGELES -- Prosecutors will ask a Los Angeles court to send Lindsay Lohan to jail Wednesday for violating her probation by failing to complete her required community service for...
Mature beyond his years, Rajovic fits for Fordham in net
Mark Rajovic is a 15-year-old sophomore who stands just 5-foot-8. You wouldn’t think he would be the starting goalkeeper for one of New York City’s top boys soccer teams. From...
Romney and Cain under fire at feisty GOP debate marked by personal clashes
LAS VEGAS -- Herman Cain and his controversial 9-9-9 tax plan were hit by a series of attacks from his fellow Republican presidential candidates at the opening of a feisty...
One-eyed albino shark sparks internet feeding frenzy
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico -- An incredible picture of an albino baby one-eyed shark was going viral Tuesday amid reports that, despite looking like a sci-fi spoof, the creature had...