October 26, 2011
TSA disciplines screener who freaked out passenger with sex toy note
NEWARK, N.J. -- A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) screener at New Jersey's Newark Airport who found a sex toy in the baggage of a transatlantic traveler -- then advised her...
West Virginia not in Big 12 yet: sources
No decision was made by the Big 12 to add West Virginia, Louisville is still a candidate to replace Missouri in the conference and a decision about expansion is not...
Accused rapist stole art gallery keys & started squatting there, woman testifies
The last of five accusers of alleged rampaging Romeo Hugues Akassy took the stand against him today, telling jurors that the homeless creep stole the keys to her Upper West...
Mechanic to testify against boss in fatal 2008 Lomma crane collapse
The mechanic blamed for a fatal, 2008 tower crane collapse on East 91st St. will not go to jail providing he cooperates against his millionaire magnate boss, James Frank Lomma,...
Brodeur practices with Devils: report
Goalie Martin Brodeur practiced with the Devils in Phoenix on Wednesday, NJ.com reports.It was his first practice since injuring his shoulder in a game Oct. 13. "Now I know I'm...
On-the-market Wilson needs Rangers to make him 'feel special'
Pitcher C.J. Wilson is ready to marry the Rangers. He doesn't know if they feel the same way.The potential free agent told a Dallas radio station Tuesday the Rangers "weren't...
Woman gives birth at gallery as part of art performance
Baby X has finally arrived on the New York art scene. Brooklyn conceptual artist Marni Kotak delivered her biggest performance ever — giving birth to a baby before an audience...
VIDEO: Giants-Dolphins previews
Post beat writer Paul Schwartz previews the Giants' game against the Dolphins at home and the return of injured first-round pick Prince Amukamara.csprtContainer(); csprtContainer(); csprtContainer();
Corzine may consider sale of MF Global
Jon Corzine’s embattled MF Global has asked a second advisory firm, JPMorgan Chase, to work with boutique advisory Evercore Partners to explore options for the broker-dealer, The Post has learned....
Paul Kemsley officially steps down as Cosmos CEO
Paul Kemsley officially stepped down from the board of the New York Cosmos, and resigning his position as Chairman/CEO.According to a release, he wanted to pursue other interests and commitments, and the Board...
Bernie Madoff and wife attempted suicide after Ponzi scheme was uncovered
Bernie Madoff and his wife unsuccessfully attempted suicide by ingesting pills after it was revealed that he had ripped off investors out of millions of dollars, according to a new...
Yankees head home after meeting in Florida
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and other high-ranking team officials have gathered here to address offseason plans. A meeting on Wednesday lasted around 6 1/2 hours at...
Strauss-Kahn and wife list Georgetown home for $5.2M
WASHINGTON – Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is apparently ready to cut another tie with the US, placing his Georgetown home on the market for $5.2 million. The house, which...
NBA lockout meetings resume with Stern
NBA owners and players resumed talks aimed at ending the lockout Wednesday, less than a week after three intense days of mediation didn’t produce a new labor deal. The sides...
City asks judge for two-month delay on firefighter exams
New York City today asked a federal judge to delay the administration of upcoming firefighter entrance exams by nearly two months, partly out of concern for potential cheating. City officials...
Darkness II: the pumpkin-ing
Oh my gourd.I walked into the office today to find an excellent surprise on my desk. A wonderful, carved pumpkin bearing a monstrous demon tentacle from The Darkness II ....
NYPD cop in deadly 50-shot Sean Bell barrage testifies
One of the cops who opened fire on an unarmed Sean Bell broke his silence today for the first time about the deadly 2006 shooting, saying he fired 11 bullets...
This week's calendar: Oct. 27 to Nov. 2
Thursday, Oct. 27 “Evan Joseph at Night” Exhibit Opening Photographer Evan Joseph specializes in jaw-dropping pics of New York City’s architecture (and its real estate). This “At Night” series was...
Game 6 of World Series rained out
ST. LOUIS -- Game 6 of the World Series was postponed Wednesday because of a wet forecast, delaying the Texas Rangers’ bid to clinch their first championship. Major League Baseball...
Witness in 'Merchant of Death' case recounts key Moscow meeting
The star witness against accused Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout is taking center stage in the federal trial in New York. On Wednesday, Andrew Smulian recounted a key Moscow meeting...
Yonkers man finds suspected bomb in attic, puts firehouse on lockdown
A Yonkers man found what looked like a land mine in his grandfather’s attic — but instead of leaving it be and calling cops, he brought it to a firehouse....
Mysterious giant Lego man washes up on Florida beach
SIESTA KEY, Fla. -- An eight-foot-tall Lego man was found washed up on a Florida beach Tuesday -- prompting more questions than answers. Jeff Hindman told the Herald-Tribune he spotted...
Devils claim Carter off waivers from Panthers
The Devils have claimed forward Ryan Carter on waivers from the Florida Panthers.The Devils announced the move on Wednesday and said the five-year veteran will join the team on its...
4th trial yields conviction in 1996 NY double murder case
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A man who had been tried four times was convicted Wednesday for a 1996 double murder in the New York City suburbs. Selwyn Days, 46, was...
New locker room highlights tour of renovated Garden
I did something this morning Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony can’t do – visited the plush, brand-new Knicks locker room at the transformed Garden.During a private Garden tour of the...
Post NFL Power Rankings: Giants move up without playing -- can't do that Sunday
Week 7 of 2011 will be remembered for mismatches (Saints-Colts) and matches we’re glad we missed (Seahawks-Browns). But amongst the rubble, the Jets had their most significant win of the...
Add one more to the best Shakespeare on film
A very fun list comes down the pike, courtesy of the Time Out New York's film and theater critics: the top 25 Shakespeare film adaptations. As with all lists, the...
Ex-ACORN operatives playing role in 'Occupy Wall Street' movement
The former New York office for ACORN, the disbanded community activist group, is playing a key role in the self-proclaimed "leaderless" "Occupy Wall Street" movement, organizing "guerrilla" protest events and...
Amanda Knox in daily contact with ex Raffaele Sollecito: report
Freed Amanda Knox is in daily contact with her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, he has revealed. Italian Sollecito, 27 — cleared with Knox of murdering Brit Meredith Kercher — revealed the...
PSG reportedly orders 20,000 Beckham shirts as star's MLS exit looms
PARIS -- Rumors that David Beckham's stint in U.S. soccer is set to end intensified Wednesday when reports claimed French team Paris Saint-Germain has already ordered 20,000 jerseys bearing his...
Ethan Coen to debut 3 new one-act plays next month
Ethan Coen has another set of one-act plays on the way. The Atlantic Theater Company said Wednesday that the Academy Award winner — best known in the film world as...
Giants healthy as they prepare for Dolphins
The bye week has come and gone, and Tom Coughlin sensed a potential problem when the Giants on Wednesday hit the practice field for Sunday’s game against the winless Dolphins.“I...
Report: Arsenal scouting Tim Ream tonight, lead chase for Red Bull defender
Arsenal will reportedly send representatives to the Red Bulls’ playoff opener tonight at FC Dallas to scout Tim Ream, after already having a transfer bid for the young U.S. National...
Conrad Murray tears up in court after praise from patients
Conrad Murray wiped away tears as a selection of his patients told a court Wednesday he was a kind and gentle doctor who always had their best interests in mind....
Cowell talks voting by social media on 'X Factor'
Simon Cowell doesn't use Twitter but he wants "X Factor" fans to use the site to vote for their favorite contestants. The Fox show announced Tuesday that beginning Nov. 2,...
LeGrand to lead Rutgers on field vs. West Virginia
PISCATAWAY -- Paralyzed Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand will lead the Scarlet Knights on to the field for Saturday's game against No. 25 West Virginia. It will mark the first...
Most NY'ers support Vegas-style casinos at state race tracks, poll shows
A majority of New Yorkers support allowing Vegas-styled casinos at the state’s horse racing tracks, according to a new poll released today. The findings come as the city’s first "racino"...
Cops questioning man for East Harlem granny slay
Cops are questioning a man wanted in connection with the brutal death of an East Harlem grandma. Gregory Velez, 35, is suspected in the slaying of 73-year-old Judy Hernandez. The...
Jack the Cat found at JFK airport after 2-month search
Long-lost Jack the Cat, who caught international attention when he went missing at JFK Airport more than two months ago, miraculously emerged alive yesterday after falling through the ceiling tiles...
Washington State and others still trying to end prohibition
Watching Ken Burns' recent documentary on the history of Prohibition it was easy to feel superior to those who tried to ban alchohol supposedly for "the good" of the citizenry....
Convict's parents to testify in Conn. home invasion sentencing phase
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The parents of a man convicted of killing a woman and her two daughters in a brutal Connecticut home invasion are expected to testify as defense...
H&M to release Lisbeth Salander clothing line
STOCKHOLM — Swedish fashion retailer H&M says it will release a collection of clothes inspired by the rebellious character Lisbeth Salander in Stieg Larsson's best-selling crime novel "The Girl With...
Record 193 horses pre-entered for Breeders’ Cup
Three-year-old colt Uncle Mo and 4-year-old filly Havre de Grace, who will vie for favoritism in the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic, are among the record 193 horses pre-entered for...
Ex-weather gal Heidi Jones sentenced to 350 hours community service at not-for-profit for false report
A little sprain in the forecast didn't stop "cry-rape" weather gal Heidi Jones from limping into Manhattan Supreme Court today to be sentenced for snowing authorities last fall. Jones, 37...
Full list of talent for '24 Hour Plays on Broadway'
Actors/Actresses: Amber Tamblyn (Emmy and Golden Globe Nominee for Joan of Arcadia) Billy Crudup (Tony Award Winner for Coast of Utopia) Carla Gugino (Watchmen, Entourage, Desire Under the Elms) Cheyenne...
Big names sign on for '24 Hour Plays on Broadway' benefit
Some of Hollywood’s biggest names will once again be teaming up with six writers and directors to put together one of Broadway’s most extreme rites of theater. The Post has...
Amy Winehouse died from too much alcohol
LONDON — Amy Winehouse died as the unintended consequence of drinking too much alcohol, a British coroner ruled Wednesday. Coroner Suzanne Greenaway gave a verdict of "death by misadventure," saying...
Nokia unveils its first Windows Phone smartphones
LONDON -- Seeking to turn back the dial on the industry perception of it as an out-of-favor smartphone maker, Nokia unveiled Wednesday its inaugural devices that will run on Microsoft's...
Jets waive fill-in Baxter
The Jets waived center Colin Baxter on Tuesday, a month after he started two games for the team.Baxter, a rookie from Arizona, started in place of Nick Mangold, who missed...
Rajat Gupta surrenders to FBI on insider trading charges
Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta — the most prominent name to be caught up in Wall Street’s biggest trading scandal — was criminally charged today with leaking inside information...
Philadelphia dungeon suspect was 'ringleader' in 1981 murder
PHILADELPHIA -- The accused ringleader in the Philadelphia dungeon case also was called the "ringleader" in a 1981 murder case, according to court documents obtained by myFOXphilly.com. The new information...
Staszewski's PSAL Class A girls soccer mock seeding
It’s that time of year again. It’s that day I use my legal pad and four-color pen for something other than doing play by play for football games. The PSAL...
WATCH: Oakland cops use tear gas to repel horde after evicting 'occupy' campers
OAKLAND, Calif. — Dozens of police in riot gear and hundreds of protesters supporting the Occupy Wall Street movement engaged in a game of cat-and-mouse in downtown Oakland last night,...
Parroting Obama, Palestinians refuse to negotiate
The Palestinians are refusing to return to the negotiating table and we have President Obama to thank for their intransigence. "Palestinians have said they will not return to the talks...
NYPD daily blotter
Brooklyn A man seen riding a pink bicycle with a red basket in Coney Island before allegedly murdering his exwife was arrested yesterday, cops said. Dimitry Kamenev, 76, allegedly shot...
Mom-slay busts
A gangbanger was settling the score with a rival crew when he wildly sprayed a Brooklyn street with gunfire — killing a hero mom as she shielded her child and...
Girls volleyball roundup: TMLA gets past CK, advances to semis
Mary Louis is headed back to the semifinals. Kristen Freile had 10 kills and Gianna Lugo had eight kills to lead TMLA to a 25-17, 25-21, 25-21 win over Christ...
Personal nurse: Jacko pleaded for his drugs
LOS ANGELES—Michael Jackson made a junkie’s plea for propofol to combat insomnia, despite warnings that it was too dangerous for home use, his emotional nurse told jurors yesterday. RN Cherilyn...
Rolodex mobster ‘Mike the Butcher’ cuts a deal
The bumbling Bonanno crime family soldier who filled a Rolodex with phone numbers of his colorfully named mobster pals — including their ranks in the Mafia hierarchy — pleaded guilty...
‘Thieves’ in till-tale ad
Pssst . . . wanna buy a backhoe? A city Housing Authority worker and his doofus pal were busted after allegedly peddling a pair of agency owned Bobcat backhoes through...
Unmarked grave for Mo
MISRATA, Libya — Moammar Khadafy was buried along with his son Muatassim and former defense minister Abu Bakr Younis early yesterday in unmarked graves with only a few people allowed...
Freedom pizza for Qns. kid
Israel’s security Cabinet yesterday signed off on a prisoner swap with Egypt that will bring a Queens law student home for a pizza dinner by the weekend after four months...
Girls soccer roundup: Columbia Prep reaches NYCAL final
Columbia Prep's dominance of the NYCAL is one game from completion. The Lions topped LREI 4-0 in the league’s girls soccer semifinals on Randall’s Island Tuesday. Carly Doyle, Carly West,...
INSIDE THE CHSFL: Path to 'AA' playoffs still unclear
The CHSFL’s ‘AA-A’ division is headed toward a wild scramble for the final Class AA playoff spots. Even the league’s coaches are unsure how it will all pan out because...
CHSAA Class AA boys soccer playoff preview
NYPost.com’s CHSAA boys soccer beat writer Marc Raimondi takes an in-depth look at the upcoming Class AA intersectional playoffs, which begin this week. SCHEDULE FIRST ROUND Tuesday 4 p.m. –...
TMLA's Munday humbled by being voted NYC's top sweeper
Deirdre Munday didn’t vote for herself, but plenty of other people did. “I didn’t like going on it,” the Mary Louis senior said. “It made me nervous.” Tuesday morning she...
Braziller's PSAL Class A boys soccer mock seeding
I don’t feel quite the same intrigue for the PSAL Class A boys soccer seeds this year. I take responsibility for that – all year I’ve said the PSAL is...
Bart's Tuesday Trenchwork: NFL wrapup and a look ahead
4-DOWN TERRITORY1. Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers continue to grab all the attention (and justifiably so) for piling up eye-popping passing numbers, but Ben Roethlisberger is quietly putting himself back in...
Right up their alley: Molloy bowling keeps it in the family
Archbishop Molloy had just won the city championship and the bowling lanes were clear. Everyone was in the front of the building when Thomas Cacioppo grabbed a ball. Cacioppo was...
St. Francis Prep girls tennis record winning streak hits 200
John Brennan’s mission at St. Francis Prep is maximizing talent. He wants to see his players improve and eventually play college tennis. But make no mistake, the Terriers never-ending winning...
Cardinals manager blames himself for Series phone foul-up
ST. LOUIS — The Genius wore a dunce cap to Busch Stadium yesterday and admitted to a Cardinal screwup. “It’s my fault for not handling [things] better and making sure,”...
Double talk, double standard from Cardinals manager
ST. LOUIS — Tony La Russa allows his star player to do pretty much what he wants, but will not allow one of his coaches to even question a strategy...
Hit-and-run that crashed Cardinals was Pujols’ call
ST. LOUIS — In the utter kookiness of the Cardinals’ universe, manager Tony La Russa yesterday opened his World Series news conference with unsolicited remarks aimed at defending Albert Pujols....
Preston prevails in five-setter, ties Maria Regina atop B/W division
All Preston needed was a little nudge, something to turn momentum its way in a wild, five-set match. It happened to cap a back and forth point that seemed to...
X-FACTOR: Binckes, Xaverian enjoy comforts of home, looking to win out
Senior wide receiver Sean Binckes will bring you into the world of the Xaverian Clippers football team, one of the best in the city. The highly recruited Binckes and the...
Xaverian's Kalman picks George Washington
Eric Kalman, Xaverian’s well-rounded third baseman, visited George Washington in late August. He felt comfortable with the coaching staff, notably head coach Steve Mrowka and assistant Tim Brown, the program’s...
Billionaires feud over EMI label
The EMI sale is turning into a real New York street fight. The storied music label, home to David Bowie, Coldplay, Katy Perry and scores of other artists, is expected...
Business briefs
No to MetLife MetLife said its plan to increase the dividend and resume share repurchases was rejected by the Federal Reserve.IBM CEO IBM’s chief executive, Sam Palmisano, will step down...
Corzine’s ‘2nd Goldman’ hit by hard realities
Wall Street veteran Jon Corzine is fast learning that the road to becoming the next Goldman Sachs is paved with losses, downgrades and more than a little disappointment. The 64-year-old...
Preet nets ex-Goldman big fish
Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta is expected to face criminal charges of leaking inside information to convicted hedge fund boss Raj Rajaratnam. Gupta, the former head of consulting firm...
All the social media news not fit to print
Four magazines covering social media -- with separate titles devoted to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google -- have launched this week from GSG World Media. Perhaps not too surprisingly, only...
Scoring direct hit
The video game industry’s fourth-quarter comeback will be led by virtual armies. The retail invasion was led yesterday by Electronic Arts’ “Battlefield 3,” the eleventh installment in the long-running franchise,...
DiCaprio’s new role: ltd. partner
Leonardo DiCaprio is making the jump from the big screen to start-ups.The actor led a $4 million investing round at Big Apple-based Mobli, trying to score hits on both coasts...
It’s do-or-die time for supercommittee
It’s crunch time for the congressional “supercommittee” tasked with creating a 10-year plan to reduce the nation’s deficit by $1.5 trillion.The 12-member panel, split between Democrats and Republicans, has until...
Netflix flameout blisters investors, employees
Netflix’s spectacular meltdown is leaving behind scorched investors who jumped on the once-red-hot stock at the wrong time. Yesterday, shares of the movie rental giant plunged a stunning 35 percent...
Kindle costing Amazon
The millions of dirt-cheap Kindle e-readers that Amazon plans to sell this Christmas will come at a hefty price -- to investors. The Internet retail giant’s stock plunged nearly 20...
Panda blue$
DreamWorks Animation, maker of the “Kung Fu Panda” franchise, reported third-quarter profit fell 51 percent on shrinking DVD and box-office sales. Net income dropped to $19.7 million, or 23 cents...
NBC Sports picks Conn.
NBC Sports Group has chosen Stamford, Conn., for new studios and offices at a former Clairol factory, promising to add 450 jobs in return for a $20 million loan, Gov....
Chelsea morning for HP
The compact but prominent Chelsea Art Museum building has been leased by tech giant Hewlett-Packard. The three-story loft structure at 556 W. 22nd St. sits on the northeast corner of...
Big Apple push for Brookstone
Massage chairs, nose-hair trimmers and remote-controlled helicopters will be easier to find in the Big Apple this Christmas.That’s because Brookstone -- the 46-year-old gadget purveyor that went private in 2005...
Rikers cons flood Zuccotti for free eats
Newly sprung ex-cons and vagrants rousted from other parks are crashing the Occupy Wall Street protest, where gourmet meals are free and boozy, drugfueled parties are on tap, the movement’s...
Mike gets a ‘D’ for denial
New Yorkers have been hit with a blizzard of education statistics lately, but there are two sets that really matter: First, about 65 percent of New York City high-school students...
‘Key’ to DSK’s fight
French horndog Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s legal team has gone into all-out defense mode against the explosive Bronx civil suit he’s facing, new court papers reveal. Lawyers for the powerful politico have...
Rape-case cop school daze
Rape-case ex-cop Kenneth Moreno will soon be helping half-naked women onto hospital gurneys instead of into bed, according to testimony at a Family Court hearing.Moreno, who was acquitted in May...
End of the road for bus bias
The Orthodox Jewish-run Brooklyn bus company that stuck women in the back seats is putting an end to the controversial practice after a reprimand from the city. The Private Transportation...
Clemens’ pitch for fed $$
Former Yankee pitcher Roger Clemens yesterday asked a federal judge to make the US pay “fees and costs” he incurred defending himself in a perjury trial aborted because of prosecutor...
Octo-grab parents get deal
A Manhattan couple who kidnapped their eight kids from a Queens foster-care center have copped a plea deal that cuts more than 199 years off their possible prison term, their...
Fired ‘Arts’ boss sues
The ousted head of the National Arts Club sued his successor and the tony Gramercy Park institution yesterday, charging they’ve been trying to publicly “tar and feather” him.In papers filed...
Turning on the charm
She thought he was charming and handsome -- an international journalist, he’d told her in his French accent. But after a fifth platonic outing together, accused date-raping fiend Hugues Akassy...
Maestro! Mike-stro!
Drumroll, please. Mayor Bloomberg last night feted the reopening of Manhattan’s famed New York City Center after its $56 million renovation by personally conducting The Encores! Orchestra. “Ah, yes, that’s...
CityTime case will be a drag
The wheels of justice are spinning slower than usual on the CityTime payroll scandal.Criminal trials against those indicted for allegedly bilking the city in the massive payroll-automation scam are unlikely...
‘Tax the rich’ union rally
With the Wall Street protest just blocks away, minority lawmakers and union leaders rallied at City Hall yesterday to step up their call for a New York “millionaires tax” --...
Cheers as quake infant is rescued
And she came out of it with hardly a scratch. Grim-faced rescue workers suddenly broke into cheers yesterday as a Turkish doctor cradled a 2-week-old baby who had just been...
Suit: Life’s no banquet at Waldorf
It’s no party working as a Waldorf-Astoria banquet-hall supervisor, a new lawsuit charges.Egyptian-born Samir Abdel-Mesih, 53, a longtime banquet captain, is suing the hotel for allegedly cutting his gratuities in...
Fun-loving granny slain
An East Harlem grandmother who at 73 still loved to dance was found murdered last night with a plastic bag over her head and her feet bound with a scarf,...
NYPD rogues’ ‘smugglers’ cove
A veteran NYPD officer assembled an “army” of his fellow Finest to smuggle guns, cigarettes and slot machines into New York, the feds said yesterday in busting a dirty dozen...
The man who silenced the Big Apple
Let’s buy this man a beer! City Hall’s stern warning that cabbies need to lay off the horn or face a whopping $350 fine was spawned by a single e-mail...
Backseat jiver wanted
Here’s your chance to be the most-hated TV personality in New York.The city is seeking 30-second audition tapes from potential emcees for a new public-service channel for the backseat televisions...
Noise-battered NYers embrace peace
Cabbies are fuming over the citywide warning about incessant honking, but grateful New Yorkers have embraced it with open arms. Taxi officials warned cabbies Monday to hold their horn blowing...
Ex-FBI chief to secure SATs
The fallout from a mushrooming SAT cheating scandal on Long Island will affect how the college- entrance examination is administered. Speaking at a state Legislature hearing on the scandal yesterday,...
Mayor aboard subway to NJ
Mayor Bloomberg is pushing forward with a proposal to extend the No. 7 train to New Jersey and get the project locked in before he leaves City Hall in two...
Sean Bell officers go public
Two of the cops who opened fire on Sean Bell will speak publicly today for the first time about the deadly 2006 incident that gave the Police Department a black...
O laughs with Leno
Washington -- On a campaign swing through Tinseltown, President Obama derisively compared his Republican opponents to conniving contestants on “Survivor.” “Tonight Show” host Jay Leno asked Obama -- who came...
Italian-Americans rip Cain-firm ads
Italian-American leaders have blasted the Godfather’s Pizza chain -- once famously headed by Herman Cain -- for making dough off negative stereotypes of Italian-Americans as mobsters.Godfather’s has a “Godfather’’ mascot...
Perry flattens ‘fat cat’
Washington It’s turning into a Republican catfight. As he unveiled his 20 percent flat-tax plan yesterday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry branded GOP rival Mitt Romney a “fat cat” for opposing...
Sorry: Obama’s just no good at politics
Last year, President Obama issued a warning: Republicans had been “politicking” instead of “governing,” he said. “Well, we can politick for three months,” he said. “They forgot I’m pretty good...
A pack of nonsense
Memo to the Republican field: You’re running for president. Of the United States. Of America. Start acting like it. Stop proposing nonsense tax plans that won’t work. Stop making ridiculous...
Waging war on Walmart: New York jobs at risk
The Issue: Speaker Quinn’s concerns about worker heath-care from Walmart, which has no NYC stores. *** City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is so deeply invested in the city’s municipal unions...
Sacrificing our seniors
The Issue: The need for the government to address the runaway costs of long-term care for the elderly. *** Those who have no knowledge of how our system works are...
Rumble at Ground Zero
Port Authority boss Chris Ward isn’t even out the door yet -- he officially steps down Monday -- and already the World Trade Center site is slipping into political chaos....
A most dubious declaration
Back in the 1960s, during the heated national debate over the Vietnam War, Sen. George Aiken of Vermont suggested that Washington simply declare victory and bring the troops home. This,...
Why we must lose the darn 1 percent
The Occupy Wall Street crowd has correctly identified two distinct groups in this country: the wealthiest 1 percent and the other 99 percent, who suffer from the 1 percent’s vast...
To fix the MTA
New York is a city on the move. Each day, 8.5 million riders depend on the transit system to go about their lives, from going to work or school to...
You won’t tire of ‘Sidewalls’
The sweet Argentine romance “Sidewalls’’ is a tip of the hat to “Manhattan.’’ Like Woody Allen’s film, it begins with a meditation on a cityscape -- in this case, that...
Flashes of wit, but the jocks fall flat
The Reduced Shakespeare Company has managed to distill and find the funny in Shakespeare, the Bible and the history of America. But it seems to have fumbled with “The Complete...
‘Ain’t’s alive! Revue reborn
There are a handful of original cast recordings from the ’70s that musical-theater lovers played so often, the vinyl crackled with wear and tear. “A Chorus Line” was probably on...
N.Y. State Boxing Hall names inaugural class
"Sugar" Ray Robinson, perhaps the greatest fighter to lace up a pair of gloves, headlines the inaugural class to be inducted into the New York State Boxing Hall of Fame...
Sports shorts
MLB: Lackey needs elbow surgery Red Sox starter John Lackey will undergo Tommy John elbow surgery and miss the 2012 season. The right-hander was 12-12 with a 6.41 ERA in...
Higher striped bass numbers bring cautious optimism
For the first time in almost a decade, striped bass had a successful spawning year class, but there are those who believe we still should be cautious. A recent report...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGIANTS10 10 (43) DolphinsTITANS 9 9 (43½)ColtsTEXANS 9½ 9½(40½)JaguarsPANTHERS 4 3½(47½)VikingsRAMSOFFOFF(OFF)SaintsRAVENS13 13 (44) CardinalsBills-x 4 6 (46) RedskinsBRONCOSOFFOFF(OFF)LionsPatriots 2½ 3 (51) STEELERS49ERS 8½ 9½(38½)BrownsBengals 2 3 (38) SEAHAWKSEAGLES...
Today's Sports on Air
BaseballWorld Series: Rangers at Cardinals, Game 6FOX, ESPN (1050 AM)Basketball7 p.m.Pikeville at LouisvilleSNYFootball8 p.m.UConn at PittsburghESPNOlympic Sports8 p.m.Pan American GamesESPN2Soccer2:30 p.m.Italian Serie A: Parma at AC MilanFSC9 p.m.MLS Playoffs: Red...
Parx Racing Charts
Oct. 25, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m; $26,000; clm; 3upOff: 12:26. Good. prompted, bid, clear, Trainer: Ramon PreciadoTime: 23.74, 48.13, 1:13.79, 1:27.00, 1:40.76.Winner: B C,...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 1/16m(T); $53,000; alw; 3up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2Miner's Tune(L),116R Curatolo6-8-4Hills 20-13Fire Assay(L),118C Nakatani1-7-5Toner 6-14Tapit Dancer(L),118JCastellno7-4-3Asmussn 5-15Royal Sighting(L),118A Solis8-7-1PKelly...
Red Bulls primed for playoff run
The Red Bulls open their postseason tonight in the same place they started to salvage their regular season: at FC Dallas. But when they kick off their wild-card game at...
Delaware Results
FIRST- 6 fur; $20,000; cl; 3up4Mad Tunes (Rose) 6.003.402.805Okeetee (Napravnik)5.004.202MstrBrnstn (SntnaJr.)7.20 Off 1:16. Time 1:12.39. Fast. * $1 Exacta (4-5) $13.80 * $1 Superfecta (4-5-2-6) $216.20 * $1 Trifecta (4-5-2)...
Tizway retired
Next Saturday's Breeders' Cup Classic at Churchill Downs lost one of its leading lights yesterday when Horse of the Year contender Tizway was retired with a suspensory injury. The 6-year-old...
Cardinals star likely to keep on walking
ST. LOUIS -- Ron Washington's Rangers might lose the World Series, but it won't be Albert Pujols beating them with a hit in a key situation. If walking Pujols intentionally...
Red Sox GM has work to do
The Red Sox have not won a playoff game since Oct. 18, 2008. That's a wicked hard fact. They haven't even made it to the postseason the last two seasons...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYOct. 26THUOct. 27FRIOct. 28SATOct. 29SUNOct. 30MONOct. 31TUENov. 1RangersNOGAME*Tor.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEOtt.3:00MSGESPNNOGAMES.J.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEIslandersNOGAMEPitt.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMES.J.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEDevilsNOGAMEPho.10:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEDal.8:00MSGWFANNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERed BullsDallas9:00TV -- Fox Soccer ChannelGiantsSunday, Oct. 30Dolphins 1:00 TV -- CBS Radio -- WFAN 660 AM JetsBye WeekNext Game: Sun., Nov. 6...
Clever Hondo has the Spirit
Hondo’s pick 3 at Parx ended in tragedy yesterday when neither Indy’s Spell nor Fire Eater prevailed in the sixth, which caused the deficit to grow to 3,625 schultzes. Actually,...
Devils shut out Kings
LOS ANGELES -- While Dainius Zubrus and the Devils ended the Kings' franchise-record shutout streak, Johan Hedberg started one of his own. Zubrus scored two of the Devils' three second-period...
Epstein will try to end second curse with Cubs
ST. LOUIS -- Just 37 years old, Theo Epstein has gone all-in on his legacy. He has moved every chip to the center of the table and bet on himself...
Harrison would start for Rangers in Game 7
ST. LOUIS -- With heavy rain in the forecast for tonight’s Game 6 at Busch Stadium, Rangers manager Ron Washington has an option for Game 7 if it’s played Friday...
Rangers face issues down middle
This must be home because those coins in my pocket aren’t loonies. Speaking of whom, no, John Tortorella (we kid), did not bench Marian Gaborik in the third period of...
Islanders shut out by Penguins
The Islanders have three goaltenders on their roster, but the team is still waiting for one of them to establish himself as the clear No. 1. The dilemma hasn’t been...
Nets’ Brooks handles NBA lockout with ‘class’
Under original plans, MarShon Brooks would play his fifth preseason game tonight, running with Deron Williams and continuing his NBA rookie education with the Nets. Guess what? Original plans were...
NBA, union will meet today: sources
NBA owners and the players’ association will meet this afternoon in Midtown, less than a week after talks broke down with a federal mediator, sources said. The meeting will be...
Jets get extra motivation from critics
Every morning a packet of articles arrives on Rex Ryan’s desk. It contains everything that was written about the Jets that day. Sometimes the packet reaches 50 pages. The coach...
Giants can’t play down to Dolphins
One day early, 45 medium, large and extra-large guys will spend three or so hours in New Jersey on Sunday afternoon, not trick-or-treating but nevertheless dressed in Miami Dolphins costumes...
Yankees want new deal with Sabathia before deadline
ST. LOUIS -- By the time two days of meetings in Tampa end tomorrow, the Yankees will develop a plan they hope will keep CC Sabathia from opting out of...
Explanation about phone an elaborate La Ruse
ST. LOUIS -- The irony is that Tony La Russa has spent 30 years carefully crafting an impeccable dossier that places him, in any context, among the best managers in...
Starr report
Call me cynical. But they tell me this really happened. Anyway, the story goes that, last Thursday, "Modern Family" co-star Sarah Hyland and Matt Prokop, who are co-starring in Disney...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYTY PENNINGTON, PAUL DIMEO, PAIGE HEMMIS - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7ANTONIO BANDERAS, SALMA HAYEK, EDDIE MURPHY - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4SALMA HAYEK - Live with Regis...
Obama speechwriter gets his own sitcom
A former White House speechwriter will bring the comedic side of the West Wing to NBC in the not-so-distant future. The network has ordered a pilot to be made called...
Maks the knife
Hotheaded hoofer Maksim “Maks” Chmerkovskiy remained defiant on last night’s “Dancing With the Stars” -- refusing to apologize for telling judge Len Goodman to “get out!” during a testy exchange...
Reach back
The year was 1993. President Clinton was new to the office, Janet Jackson was the biggest female pop star and “The X-Files” premiered. The Branch Davidian siege began and ended,...
Dr. Phil getting ghoulish
Dr. Phil McGraw has a real-life Halloween special in the works -- exhuming the body of a multi-millionaire’s girlfriend for the show. The family of Rebecca Zahau -- who was...
A spirit grows in Brooklyn
Kary Laskin was driving on the Belt Parkway with her father when he broached a subject that had been on his mind: alcohol. What he had in mind wasn’t a...
Weird but true
You’d think that by the time kids get to college, they’d stop fighting about eating their vegetables. Not the ones who go to Smith, the prestigious women’s college in Massachusetts....
Notre Dame may have to leave Big East
West Virginia might have been the last straw -- for Notre Dame. The Mountaineers' decision to join the Big 12, as reported in yesterday's Post, has placed greater pressure than...
Rutgers will count on Miller for leadership
Basketball coaches often tell their players to make the extra pass. Rutgers coach Mike Rice, on the other hand, has spent the past few months telling junior swingman Dane Miller...
Boise State, Navy, Air Force to get Big East invitations
Seemingly staggered by the loss of West Virginia to the Big 12, the Big East Conference is poised to ward off demise one last time by extending invitations to six...
St. John's defeats C.W. Post in exhibition
Not even when St. John's had Chris Mullin has there been a roster comprised of so much young talent, all of whom are intent on playing professionally. Not when it...
Couple who kidnapped their 8 kids from foster care cop a deal
A Manhattan couple who kidnapped their eight kids from a Queens foster-care center have copped a deal that cut more than 199 years off their prison term. Mom Shanel Nadal,...
Park officers say their B'klyn building is being overrun by sewage & rats
A rickety, city-owned building that houses peace officers who patrol Brooklyn parks had to be evacuated today — after officers claimed they were being overrun by raw sewage and rats....
Dominique Strauss-Kahn legal team wants hotel room-card records
French horndog Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s legal team has gone into all-out defense mode against the explosive Bronx civil suit he’s facing, new court papers reveal. Lawyers for the powerful politico have...
East Harlem woman found dead with bag on head & bound
An elderly East Harlem woman was discovered dead this evening with a bag over her head, and her feet tied up with a scarf, police sources said. The victim's daughter...
Steven Tyler hospitalized in Paraguay after fall in shower
ASUNCION, Paraguay -- Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler was treated in a hospital in Paraguay on Tuesday after suffering a fall in a hotel room shower, TMZ reported. Several of Tyler's...
Big East to extend invitations to 6 schools
Seemingly staggered by the loss of West Virginia to the Big 12, the Big East Conference is poised to ward off demise one last time by extending invitations to six...
Former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta to face criminal charges, sources say
US federal prosecutors are expected to file criminal charges on Wednesday against Rajat Gupta, a former Goldman Sachs Group director who allegedly leaked inside information about the Wall Street giant...