October 27, 2011
Madoff son thought text from dad was suicide note
A son of disgraced Wall Street financier Bernard Madoff called authorities in a panic after receiving a text message he thought was a suicide note from his dad months after...
Eighth annual Metro Classic set for Sunday at Archbishop Molloy
Last Saturday, New York City’s top boys basketball players blitzed New Jersey; can they repeat the feat against the top players from Long Island and Hudson Valley? You can find...
Charlie Sheen's new sitcom airing on FX in 2012
LOS ANGELES — Charlie Sheen is coming back to TV in a new sitcom. The FX channel says it has acquired the series "Anger Management," based on the 2003 Adam...
Cardinals force Game 7 with 10-9 win off Freese's leadoff homer
ST. LOUIS — The Rangers' big bats finally came alive. Too bad for Texas: So did the Cardinals'. Adrian Beltre and Nelson Cruz hit back-to-back homers Thursday night, and Texas...
Rangers fans embrace new Garden
Before the Rangers played the Maple Leafs last night in the first game after the first of three renovations for Madison Square Garden, fans were embracing the new changes.“We’ve been...
Ex-TSA agents admit to stealing cash from JFK bag
Two former Transportation Security Administration officers based at John F. Kennedy Airport have admitted to stealing $40,000 in cash from a checked bag. The Queens District Attorney's Office says 44-year-old...
Ailes Apprentice Program celebrates its 7th graduating class
Geraldo Rivera, former New York mayor David Dinkins, ex-astronaut Jose Hernandez and Fox News Channel chairman/CEO Roger Ailes (left to right) were all in attendance yesterday to celebrate the seventh...
Man busted in Village bodega robberies
A bungling bandit has been busted for a string of bodega stickups in the East and West Village, The Post has learned. Jed Cappelli, 33, allegedly pretended he was purchasing...
Boise State confirms Big East meeting
BOISE, Idaho -- A Boise State spokesman says Big East officials traveled to Idaho and met with university President Bob Kustra. Spokesman Mike Journee did not share any details of...
New Mexico woman goes directly to jail after Monopoly game sparks stabbing
SANTA FE, N.M. -- A New Mexico woman was in dire need of a "Get Out of Jail Free" card Thursday after cops took her in for allegedly stabbing her...
Yankees have offer ready for Sabathia
ST. LOUIS — The Yankees have put together a contract proposal for CC Sabathia the left-handed ace will receive shortly.Will it be good enough for Sabathia to not opt out...
Academics could keep UConn from 2013 NCAA tournament
STORRS Conn. -- Changes in NCAA rules have left in question whether defending national champion Connecticut might be barred from participating in the 2013 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Under the...
Stocks rocket on Europe deal as Dow rises over 330 points
Stocks surged Thursday as Wall Street cheered Europe's debt deal and data showed that the US economy in the third quarter grew at its most rapid pace in a year....
Patriots defense readies for tough test against Steelers
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- The New England Patriots' defense hasn't exactly been drawing comparisons to Pittsburgh's esteemed Steel Curtain. It's been porous at times, lacking consistency and depending on Tom Brady...
CHSFL predictions, Week 8
Each week in the fall, New York Post beat writers Marc Raimondi and Joseph Staszewski will attempt to prognosticate the coming CHSFL weekend. RECORDS AFTER WEEK 7 Raimondi: 43-20 (Last...
T.O. assistant described pill overdose as suicide attempt in 911 call
LOS ANGELES -- Terrell Owens' assistant told a 911 operator that the former NFL wide receiver had overdosed on painkillers in what she believed was a suicide attempt, TMZ reported...
Boras says he was kidding; knows Yankees won't adjust Cano's contract
ST. LOUIS — Scott Boras wants a few things cleared up regarding comments he made to The Post on Wednesday when he talked about Robinson Cano's two option years with...
Sean Penn to direct Robert De Niro and Kristen Wiig in 'The Comedian'
LOS ANGELES -- Sean Penn will direct actors Robert De Niro and Kristen Wiig in "The Comedian," a drama about a washed up funnyman, Deadline reported Thursday. De Niro, 68,...
Judge challenges SEC on Citi settlement
A federal judge with a history of challenging settlements by the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday questioned why he should approve the regulator's $285-million pact with Citigroup Inc. over...
Brooklyn man pleads guilty to trafficking human organs
TRENTON, NJ -- A Brooklyn man pleaded guilty Thursday to trafficking live human organs, the first person ever convicted of the crime in the United States, according to a new...
PSAL football predictions, Week 8
Each week in the fall, New York Post beat writers Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi will attempt to prognosticate the coming PSAL football weekend in the City Championship division. RECORDS...
SEGA announcement roundup
It was a big day for our good friends at SEGA, who made some major announcements regarding some of the developer’s upcoming releases.Here’s all you need to know about SEGA’s...
NBA talking again day after 15-hour meeting
With a day of progress behind them and the hope of a full 82-game season still ahead, NBA players and owners resumed talks toward ending the lockout Thursday. Small groups...
Rich snapping up lux Hamptons homes
The rich are scooping up luxury homes in the Hamptons again -- in volumes that haven’t been this high since the good ‘ole days pre-Lehman. So far this year, nine...
Red Bulls finally playing as a team
For much of the summer, the Red Bulls couldn’t get a result and couldn’t buy a win. Sabotaged as much by individualism and attitudes as they were by injuries and absences,...
16 cops arrested in ticket-fixing scandal
As many as 100 raucous cops turned up at midnight at the Bronx DA’s Office, screaming their support for 15 fellow officers who were scheduled to surrender in the NYPD...
Four SI couples busted in alleged Medicaid fraud scheme
They wallowed in the lap of luxury, but allegedly accepted handouts. Four couples from Staten Island have been busted for defrauding Medicaid out of tens of thousands of dollars in...
Save the galaxy with friends in Mass Effect 3
You will be able to enlist the help of your friends in the war against the Reapers next year.For the first time in the series’ history, Mass Effect will be...
Second cop says he thought Sean Bell was trying to run over undercover detective
A second NYPD cop who fired his gun at Sean Bell and his friends testified today that he saw another officer raise his gun and thought the Queens man was...
Former Giants punter Dodge works out for Jets: report
The Jets worked out former Giants punter Matt Dodge on Wednesday, according to an NJ.com report. Dodge had a turbulent rookie season with the Giants, low-lighted by punting to the...
Devils sign Bernier to minor league deal
The Albany Devils have signed former NHL right wing Steve Bernier to an AHL contract.General manager Chris Lamoriello announced the signing on Thursday without disclosing details.Bernier spent last season with...
Cops charge Bronx man with murder of 73-year-old great-grandmother
Cops have arrested the 35-year-old suspect they believe killed a great-grandmother in an East Harlem housing project. Gregory Velez of The Bronx was charged today with the murder of Julia...
Mayor Bloomberg plans to consolidate its 5 pension funds
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced a plan to consolidate management of New York City’s five pension funds. The plans have combined holdings of about $120 billion. Until now, each fund...
Jacobs doesn’t expect to be with Giants after 2012
Brandon Jacobs has outwardly accepted his role as the Giants backup running back to Ahmad Bradshaw without complaint. Until now. Jacobs, in an interview with Men’s Fitness, said he cannot...
Expert says Jacko likely addicted to pain med
LOS ANGELES — An addiction expert testifying for the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death told jurors Thursday he believes the singer developed an addiction to a powerful pain medicine...
Healthy Giants face tough choices for Sunday's inactives
The Giants are going to actually have to make decisions on who is active and who is not for Sunday’s game against the Dolphins based on factors other than health,...
Duchess of Cambridge's scar caused by childhood operation, palace reveals
LONDON -- A childhood medical operation caused the white scar spotted on the Duchess of Cambridge's skull, the palace revealed Thursday after speculation arose over the mark above her left...
Big Sean takes plea in NY concert assault case
LEWISTON, N.Y. — Rapper Big Sean has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of unlawful imprisonment stemming from a backstage incident at a New York concert over the summer. The...
Libya says it will try Khadafy killers as UN ends mandate
BENGHAZI, Libya -- Libya's new leaders vowed Thursday to bring Moammar Khadafy's killers to justice in a sharp break with their previous insistence he died in a crossfire with his...
Kevorkian estate to auction disputed paintings in NYC
The estate of Dr. Jack Kevorkian is proceeding with plans to auction 17 paintings by the assisted-suicide advocate that are in storage at a Massachusetts museum. Kevorkian’s attorney Mayer Morganroth...
Six escaped exotic Ohio animals to be quarantined
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio state officials ordered six exotic animals quarantined on Thursday, halting their transfer from a zoo back to a woman whose husband set them and others free...
Rangers pregame show: Brooks at home opener
Post NHL columnist Larry Brooks and Mark Hale preview the team's home opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs from Madison Square Garden. Watch as the pair discuss the Rangers' opening...
NYPD sergeants threaten to sue Wall Street protesters
"Deeply concerned" police sergeants are coming out swinging today against obnoxious Wall Street protesters, saying they plan to "pursue legal action" against demonstrators who injure any of its members. Ed...
Unserious primary, serious general election
The Republican primary is looking like a train wreck these days. Lots of time is being wasted on insubstantial stuff (Herman Cain's "smoking" ad) and insubstantial arguments (Mitt Romney and...
Cheers! Booze finally comes to New York City movie theaters
History will be made just past midnight Thursday night when Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg becomes the first bona-fide movie theater in New York to legally serve alcoholic beverages in its...
Blue Jays could make run at Ortiz: report
David Ortiz could leave the Red Sox and still be a rival of the Yankees. The Boston Herald reports the Blue Jays “will not rule out” making a serious run...
Judge refuses to dismiss charges against John Edwards
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- A federal judge has refused to dismiss criminal charges against former North Carolina Senator John Edwards for allegedly using campaign funds to cover up an extramarital affair...
Some Facebook funds to Newark go to consultants
NEWARK, N.J. — Some of the $148 million contributed to Newark’s schools by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and other donors has made its way to consultants and contractors with ties...
Man wanted in Bronx shooting captured upstate
ELMIRA, N.Y. — A man sought in a double shooting in New York City has been arrested after a five-hour standoff at an upstate home. Elmira media outlets report that...
Farrelly Brothers plan 'Dumb and Dumber' sequel with Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels
LOS ANGELES -- Peter and Bobby Farrelly have wrapped their "Three Stooges" movie, and now they are gearing up to make another stooge tale, of a sort: a sequel to...
Steven Tyler says fall was due to illness, not relapse
BUENOS AIRES -- Aerosmith front man Steven Tyler said that the Paraguay shower fall that knocked his teeth out and cut his face was caused by food poisoning not a...
Egypt frees Queens student accused of spying in prisoner trade
TEL AVIV -- A US-Israeli citizen accused of spying in Egypt arrived in Tel Aviv Thursday under a prisoner exchange deal that saw Israel release 25 Egyptian detainees. Israeli television...
Weekly jobless claims fall 2K to 402K, beating expectations
WASHINGTON -- The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits fell slightly in the latest week, continuing an encouraging trend of stable readings, US data showed Thursday. Initial jobless...
Taliban hits US-run base in southern Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Taliban militants armed with guns and explosives struck a US-run base in Kandahar on Thursday, with blasts and gunfire reverberating in the southern Afghan city, police and...
US GDP climbs 2.5% in third quarter, allaying recession fears
WASHINGTON -- US economic growth accelerated this summer as consumers and businesses boosted spending, allaying at least for now concerns of a slide back toward recession. Gross domestic product (GDP),...
Most NY'ers support Wall St. protest, millionaire's tax: poll
New Yorkers support Occupy Wall Street and the extension of a millionaire’s tax – and it isn’t just the Democrats backing a levy on the rich. A Quinnipiac Poll released...
LIVE PREGAME SHOW: Rangers home opener, Noon
Join Post NHL columnist Larry Brooks and Mark Hale as they preview the Rangers' home opener at new-look Madison Square Garden today at noon. The Rangers face the Toronto Maple...
11 charged in massive $1B LIRR pension fraud: feds
Eleven people, including a former union president and two orthopedists, were slapped with fraud charges today in connection with a massive pension scam involving fake disability claims by Long Island...
WATCH: Conn. woman in chimp attack gives first interview since face transplant
STAMFORD, Conn. -- A woman who almost died after being attacked by a pet chimp has spoken publicly for the first time since undergoing a face transplant. Charla Nash, a...
Vivendi walks away from EMI deal, source says
PARIS -- Vivendi has pulled out of a race to buy the UK-based music label EMI Group, a person familiar with the matter said Thursday. The struggling music group's pension...
Bernie Madoff says he's happier in prison
BUTNER, N.C. -- What upsets convicted Ponzi schemer Bernie Madoff as he sits in his prison cell? "Not seeing my family and knowing they hate me." But as for the...
Michael Lohan arrested again less than 12 hours after being released on bail
TAMPA, Fla. -- Michael Lohan was arrested again Thursday, less than 12 hours after being released on bail in a domestic violence case, TMZ reported. Lohan's estranged girlfriend Kate Major...
Hope for NBA deal after 15-hour talks
A 15-hour negotiation that ended at 3 a.m. this morning led both sides of the NBA labor dispute to smile, talk of significant progress, and acknowledge the possibility of reaching...
Ten-man Red Bulls win playoff opener
Ten-man Red Bull rode a rock-solid defense and a huge goal by terrier Joel Lindpere for a 2-0 upset at FC Dallas in last night’s MLS wild-card playoff opener. After...
After Game 6 rainout, Cardinals could use ace in Game 7
ST. LOUIS — Albert Pujols broke into a small smile yesterday as he mentioned Chris Carpenter’s name and the possibility of the Cardinals ace starting a Game 7 of the...
Cardinals living on brink since August
ST. LOUIS — As they face the 11th hour in their quest of an 11th championship, let us at least take the time to appreciate that the Cardinals still are...
Yankees could learn lesson from Rangers catcher Napoli
ST. LOUIS — No eavesdropping devices were necessary to learn the main subject at a meeting of Yankees officials that concluded yesterday in Tampa. The Yankees still are obsessed with...
Girls soccer roundup: Surging Poly tops Fieldston
Poly Prep’s late-season surge continues. The Blue Devils have lost just twice in their last 10 games including a 2-0 victory over visiting Fieldston in Ivy League girls soccer Wednesday....
Senior moment: Fieldston comes back from brink to stun Poly
Fieldston was down two sets and Collin Henry left the huddle. It wasn’t out of frustration. The Eagles coach just put the responsibility on his veterans. “I told the seniors...
Rangers face Maple Leafs in first game at new MSG
The Rangers had a rare practice at Madison Square Garden yesterday. After opening the season with seven games in three countries on two continents, spanning 10 time zones, the Rangers...
Girls volleyball roundup: Maria Regina wins Bronx/Westchester for first time in six years
Maria Regina needed a little boost. After dropping a wild five-set match just a day earlier to Preston, the Tigers found themselves down a set to the Panthers with first...
St. Francis Prep wins 14th straight CHSAA girls tennis state title
Another day, another milestone. St. Francis Prep won its 14th straight CHSAA state title in girls tennis Wednesday afternoon, blanking St. Joseph by the Sea, 5-0, to pick up its...
Hockey night in Manhattan
There was this grand and famous marquee outside the old Garden, the really old Garden where Red Berenson hit the post, between 49th and 50th on Eighth. And if everything...
Staszewski: Thoughts on PSAL Class A girls soccer seeding
Now the fun can begin. The PSAL released its Class A and B girls soccer seeds Wednesday night and there were few surprises. The whole thing gets underway Saturday and...
Braziller: Thoughts on PSAL Class A boys soccer seeding
The PSAL boys soccer seeding committee gathered Wednesday evening to create the pairings for the PSAL Class A and B boys soccer playoffs. Without further ado, below are the seeds....
Fordham Prep bests Iona in PKs for Archdiocesan title
For 80 minutes, it was The Alex Kapp Show. Balls lofted into the box, breakaways, crosses – the Iona Prep keeper got to everything. The two 10-minute overtime sessions and...
Precocious freshman propels Christ the King into quarterfinals
According to Christ the King coach Ovid Cusu, Stepinac is “a big, fast, and tough team with tremendous goalie play.” His team wasn’t too intimidated by his pre-game speech. Christ...
Stanners see season end on PKs by Trinity
The Archbishop Molloy players fell to the ground, some to their knees and others flat on their backs as the tears and emotions flowed out. “I’m in disbelieve that I’ll...
INSIDE BOYS SOCCER: PSAL clears Tottenville, Petrides for playoffs, Ceja eyes return
Tottenville and Petrides are headed to the playoffs, though the two teams will be shorthanded as the result of last Saturday’s ugly melee. Following a hearing, the Staten Island schools...
Angry Iona coach clamors for neutral field in Archdiocesan title game
Every time an Iona Prep player stepped up to take a penalty kick, the crowd at Fordham’s Murphy Field grew to a roar. When a Fordham Prep player came to...
CHSAA/Private boys soccer roundup: Packer reaches ACIS finals
Packer Collegiate advanced to the ACIS championship game with a 5-3 victory over St. Ann’s on Wednesday afternoon. The ACIS regular-season champions will meet the Dwight/United Nations School winner Friday...
Business briefs
JetBlue downJetBlue Airways’ quarterly profit dropped 41 percent to $35 million, or 11 cents per share, compared with $59 million, or 18 cents per share, a year ago. The airline...
Package dealing: FTC zeroes in on Android phone pre-loads
Federal antitrust investigators, nearly four months into a wide-ranging probe of Google, appear to be focusing on whether the search giant is pressuring handset makers to pre-load phones with Google...
Jobs to Sony iPod grab: No way, Lack
If only he had a nickel for every iPod sold. Former Sony Music boss Andy Lack argued that Apple should pay royalties for each iPod sold during his iTunes negotiations...
Indicted Gupta finds that greed isn’t good
He desperately wanted to be a billionaire -- and now he’s paying the price. A former Goldman Sachs director eager to cash in on his connections was busted yesterday for...
HARP strains: Who’s paying for that refi?
President Obama wants you to be able to refinance your home. And I’m sure you are thrilled at that possibility.But who is paying for the president’s generosity?As I’ve been writing...
Euro trash talking
Never say something nasty about a guy’s wife in Italy, particularly on the floor of parliament in Rome. The chamber had to be shut down after fists flew and choking...
EU debt deal may be near
European banks agreed early this morning to accept losses of 50 percent on their Greek bonds, a European Union official said, removing the last apparent roadblock to a broad plan...
Frenzy at MF global
Jon Corzine’s embattled MF Global has asked a second adviser, JPMorgan Chase, to work with boutique investment bank Evercore Partners to explore options for the broker-dealer, The Post has learned....
A Staff defection at retailer
After just seven months, Marty Staff is quitting American Apparel. The eccentric retail whiz -- who joined the cash-strapped clothier to help engineer a turnaround -- abruptly resigned from the...
Walmart closes Midtown fashion office
Walmart is packing up its Big Apple ambitions -- when it comes to fashion, at least. Bruised by a botched multiyear bid to compete with rival Target’s trendier clothing lines...
BofA CEO ‘incensed’
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said he’s “incensed” by public criticism of his company and is pushing back by reminding local leaders of the bank’s contributions to their economies.Moynihan,...
Kenny in Yahoo! leader loop
David Kenny, who has been floated as a candidate to lead Yahoo!, stepped down as president of Akamai, saying he wanted to pursue “emerging opportunities in consumer Internet.” Kenny has...
The heat is on
Summer was hardly a vacation for those in the business of selling Miami real estate. “I didn’t go to St. Tropez because of this,” says developer Gil Dezer, whose Sunny...
Just sold!
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Wide awake above Midtown
If ever there was a bedroom meant for sweet dreams, it has be the Midtown West bedroom of WPIX-TV anchor Tamsen Fadal. There’s a luxe, king-sized bed Tempur-Pedic mattress, numerous...
El done
Alec Baldwin has even more real estate news to celebrate. Baldwin, who’s bought a penthouse condo at the Devonshire House building in Greenwich Village for $11.7 million, is now in...
XXXtracurricular activity in school
Clearly, I was born too soon. The city’s public schools are transitioning into a gross and kinky pleasure palace, with sixth-graders -- kids as young as 10 -- being drilled...
Training day at MTA
Gov. Cuomo’s appointee to head the MTA made a surprise visit to its board meeting yesterday -- and was confronted with an only-in-New-York spectacle that likely made him wonder just...
Man grilled in murder of granny
Cops last night were questioning a 35-year-old suspect in the slaying of a great-grandmother in an East Harlem housing project, authorities said.Gregory Velez of The Bronx was picked up around...
Coroner: Boozing killed Amy
London Amy Winehouse drank herself to death. That was the ruling of a coroner’s inquest into the death of the Grammy-winning soul singer, who died with empty vodka bottles in...
Creepy rape suspect ‘hung’ in gallery
The last of an alleged rampaging Romeo’s five accusers took the stand against him yesterday, telling jurors that the homeless creep stole the keys to her Upper West Side art...
Star Queens HS soccer player paralyzed after being shot in back
A star Queens high-school soccer player was left paralyzed when a cowardly thug shot him in the back outside a house party, police said yesterday. Justin Thompson, 16, a straight-A...
Cleared in bike slay
A driver charged with criminally negligent homicide was acquitted yesterday in the death of a bicyclist in Brooklyn last year, after a surveillance video helped convince the jury of his...
Khadafy’s son looks for a deal
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Moammar Khadafy’s son Saif al-Islam Khadafy and former intelligence chief Abdullah al-Senussi propose to hand themselves in to the International Criminal Court, a senior official...
LI fish clan off the hook
The fish scales of justice have been tipped. A Long Island judge sank a criminal case against a family of Hamptons fishermen who claim a 1686 royal decree protects them...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Police yesterday released this photo (top picture) of a bank- robbery suspect wanted in connection with two heists, in Gramercy and Midtown. He first struck at 12:25 p.m. Oct....
Mine man’s mad move
What a dud! A Yonkers man thought he found an active landmine in his grandfather’s attic yesterday -- and instead of calling cops, he caused chaos by walking the thing...
NY slack on frack permits
Albany It could be 2013 before the fracking starts in upstate’s natural gas-rich Marcellus Shale region.Gov. Cuomo’s environmental-conservation commissioner said it’s “really hard to predict” whether the state will issue...
Qns. woman acquitted of killing hubby says he visited tranny hookers
The Queens woman acquitted in the fatal shooting of her abusive, cross-dressing, diaper-wearing, ex- cop husband says she withheld sex from him for a decade because he patronized transvestite prostitutes....
It behooves city to keep horses: Mike
Mayor Bloomberg raced to the defense of the city’s carriage horse trade yesterday, arguing that most of the horses pulling tourists through Central Park wouldn’t be alive if they didn’t...
3 more face bust in SAT cheating scam
Get some more dunce caps ready -- cops in Nassau County are preparing to arrest three more students in the SAT cheating scandal, sources said. The targeted students have already...
Christie supports mayor’s tunnel vision
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is all aboard on plans to extend the No. 7 subway line to Secaucus -- saying yesterday he was working with the city, state and...
Newborn as ‘pop out’ art
Baby X has finally arrived on the New York art scene.Brooklyn conceptual artist Marni Kotak delivered her biggest performance ever -- giving birth before an audience at an art gallery...
Facebook on ice
Stockholm, Sweden Facebook plans to build a large server farm in northern Sweden near the Arctic Circle, taking advantage of the chilly climate to keep its equipment cool, a Swedish...
Ruth Madoff tells '60 Minutes' that she and Bernie tried to kill themselves
Ruth Madoff, wife of the world’s biggest Ponzi schemer, claims she and her husband tried to kill themselves because they could no longer live with the guilt and the hatred....
‘Cheat wary’ city eyeing fire-exam delay
The city wants a federal judge to delay the upcoming firefighter entrance exams by nearly two months -- out of concern for potential cheating.Michael Cardozo, the city’s chief attorney, wrote...
Obama the loan ranger
WASHINGTON - President Obama yesterday announced a new plan to help students manage their burgeoning college loan debt, as part of his campaign to bash Congress for failing to meet...
Hill’s shock poll climb over Bam
WASHINGTON - Yes she can! Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton bests all the Republican presidential contenders in theoretical head-to-head matchups -- and by larger margins than her boss, President...
Whipped 'Working' party cuts elex arm
The Working Families Party is downsizing. A humbled WFP agreed to shut down its controversial electioneering arm used to aid its favored candidates under a court settlement announced yesterday, The...
Never saw the gun
The cop who shot the first of 50 bullets at unarmed groom Sean Bell broke the officers’ five-year silence yesterday -- admitting that he never actually saw a gun when...
ACORN taking root again amid protests
ACORN’S back -- and it’s occupying Wall Street. The reincarnation of the defunct New York ACORN chapter -- a group called New York Communities for Change -- is a big...
Alec & GOP in war of twitwits
ALBANY -- Liberal standard-bearer Alec Baldwin launched a Twitter tirade yesterday at New York’s top Republican, who earlier called out the sitcom star for pushing a new millionaires tax. In...
Iraq vet is injured in Oakland riot
A violent clash between protesters and Oakland cops in riot gear left a Marine veteran who served two tours in Iraq in critical condition with a fractured skull. Scott Olsen,...
Occupy Wall Street kitchen staff protesting fixing food for freeloaders
The Occupy Wall Street volunteer kitchen staff launched a “counter” revolution yesterday -- because they’re angry about working 18-hour days to provide food for “professional homeless” people and ex-cons masquerading...
Scrolls in divine visit
New Yorkers can step back into biblical times tomorrow with the opening of a new exhibition featuring 20 of the Dead Sea Scrolls. A three-ton stone from Jerusalem’s Western Wall...
Miracle cat needs a 10th life
Jack the Cat, the cagey kitty who vanished at JFK more than two months ago, has amazingly emerged alive at the airport, but doctors are worried about his survival. “He’s...
Home of ‘deprave’
A retired cop, busted by the feds along with seven other current and former NYPD officers in an interstate gun-smuggling ring, is living the high life in a tony section...
Fatal-crane testimony deal
The mechanic blamed for a 2008 tower-crane collapse that killed two men on East 91st Street will not go to jail, providing he cooperates against his millionaire boss, James Frank...
$60M op-botch award
A Brooklyn woman won a staggering $60 million judgment after a botched operation at Maimonides Hospital left her stomach paralyzed.Kaitlyn Nelson, 24, underwent surgery in December 2000 -- when she...
Patients hail Jacko doc
Los Angeles A parade of patients sang the praises of Michael Jackson’s embattled physician yesterday, painting Dr. Conrad Murray as a selfless caregiver who dedicated himself to the poor. Murray...
TV gal is miss cast
There was a little sprain in the forecast. But that didn’t stop cry-rape weather gal Heidi Jones from limping into Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday to be sentenced for lying to...
Coney go-karts
Coney Island could be in for quite a ride next summer. The Italian company tapped by the city to revive the amusement district is looking to bring Go-Karts back to...
G-man in ‘love leaks’
An FBI agent “abused his power” by leaking secret documents to aid a confidential informant with whom he was having an affair, a prosecutor told jurors yesterday. Disgraced G-man Adrian...
Hero-mom shooting order
One of the gangbanger brothers involved in the slaying of a heroic Brooklyn mom gave the chilling go-ahead to take out a member of a rival crew, authorities said yesterday....
Union kin in $2.4M ‘extort’
Three relatives who control a Brooklyn-based labor union were busted yesterday on charges they pocketed more than $2.4 million through a long-running extortion and theft scheme.Founding President Anthony Fazio Sr.,...
Let Europeans handle their own crisis
‘Iatrogenesis,” derived from a Greek word, describes how a patient’s condition can worsen because of complications from prior medical treatment. And iatrogenesis is precisely what the European Union is experiencing...
Protesters’ corporate pals
The Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street movements were both born out of the despair following the 2008 financial crisis, and both have tapped into the public’s anger over the...
Bravo to returning heroes: What’s next for Iraq?
The Issue: President Obama’s declaration last week that he will be removing all troops from Iraq. *** President Obama has declared an end to the war in Iraq -- a...
The thugs win again
On an otherwise humdrum Tuesday night on the Lower East Side, Seward Park High School turned into Zuccotti Park Lite -- part union rally, part protester circus. Department of Education...
Mike, meet Andrew
Mayor Bloomberg is pushing an intriguing idea: Stretch the No. 7 subway line clear across the Hudson, all the way to Secaucus. Interesting. Alas, Bloomberg seems to have forgotten that...
An NYC space hub
Last April, New York City won a snazzy prize. Amid fierce competition, NASA chose the Intrepid Museum on the Hudson as the home for the space shuttle Enterprise. Now the...
How class warfare weakens America
Class is not a fixed designation in this country. We are an upwardly mobile society with a lot of movement between income groups. The Treasury Department’s latest study on income...
Euri-pity about weak ‘Bacchae’
It takes work to make one of the grisliest Greek myths completely bloodless. But on Tuesday night, Luca Veggetti did just that to “Bacchae.” The show is the product of...
Artsy ‘Cries’ lacks Bergman’s Swede stuff
Imagine the exact opposite of a joy ride: That would be “Cries and Whispers,” the stage adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s 1972 movie. Set in a literal house of pain, the...
'Silence' is golden
Standing on line to see “Silence! The Musical,” for the third time, Kips Bay salesman Scott Kirschenbaum explains why he can’t stop coming back to the hottest new off-Broadway cult...
Strip-club manager slaps Eagles QB with suit
Vince Young is being sued by a Dallas strip-club manager he allegedly punched in the face last year. Creiton Kinchen claimed in a lawsuit filed in a Dallas court Tuesday...
Sports shorts
COLLEGE: Pitt stomps UConnTino Sunseri threw for a career-high 419 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another score as Pittsburgh rolled past visiting Connecticut 35-20 last night. The Panthers...
Dr. J: Memorabilia auction not tied to lawsuit
PHILADELPHIA -- Julius Erving yesterday denied an upcoming auction of his personal basketball memorabilia collection is tied to a lawsuit filed against him by a Georgia bank. Erving, 61, said...
Rangers' Hamilton lusts for power
ST. LOUIS -- As Josh Hamilton was signing a bat at his locker yesterday, C.J. Wilson asked the Texas center fielder a question. "Josh, can I have a bat you...
Islanders coach trading goatee for goals
Islanders coach Jack Capuano knows his team has gotten off to a historically bad offensive start, and he's decided to take it out on his facial hair. Capuano got rid...
Cano's agent wants contract redone; Yankees GM hasn't returned call
ST. LOUIS -- Robinson Cano's effort to get his two club contract options deleted and a new deal hasn't penetrated the wax in the Yankees' ears. Nevertheless, the team is...
Red Bulls hang on, face Beckham next
FRISCO, Texas -- Joel Lindpere scored in the 61st minute and the Red Bulls withstood a late charge to hold off FC Dallas 2-0 on Wednesday night in an MLS...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Quite Possible (11th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $10,000; conditional2Angelino(B Holland)3-4-34-13Jilsander N(L Stalbaum)4-6-58-56Windsun Countess(D Dube)4-2-25-11PreciousShark(EAbbatllo)1-8-56-14BrickyardNellie(RBaynes)8-2-330-15StyxDelightN(JStratton)2-3-35-17Searchfortheshrk(GBrnnn)8-6-610-18Golden Opt(J Pantaleano)5-5-720-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr; $14,000; claiming3RuleByStrength(BHolland)1-1-53-11MoveItMoveIt(LStalbaum)4-1-15-12Heaven And Hall(D Dube)7-4-56-14Montanachampinn(GBrnnn)4-4-75-15S F Ciro(J...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 1m; $43,000; alw; 3up PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Raecinjasin(L),117 JCastellno 3-6-7 Gallusco 5-1...
Affrunti's Keeneland Grade
Post Time: 1:15pm. FIRST-6 1/2f; $12,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m) 3-SilverTeql 7-2 4-SterlngVxn 30-1 5-Starunna 4-1 1-SynNoMore 10-1 7-NeedtoBelv 5-2 2-DosGardens 20-1 6-Sprngnhrst 10-1 8-AscndngBrg 30-1 9-FantsyDncr 12-1 10-Wild Flare...
Santa Anita Analysis by Vic Cangialosi
Post time: 4:00 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m; $19,000; cl($12,50); 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds3ElusivSchms(L),122RBjrno1-5-38-52Morganouska(L),122JRosro2-4-95-21WaytooMuch(L),122DVrgra5-7-16-14CapturthCll(L),122MPdrza4-6-19-25My Boy Luke(L),120MGarca1-5-28-16RoyalImport(L),122VEspna6-3-39-2SECOND-5 ½ fur; $22,000; cl($30,0); 2YPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1Jack O Lyn(L),120HBerrs2-3-x8-53Zairsacat,120JVldvax-x-x8-12Arathorn,120PVlnzax-x-x5-24OfficrBvtta(L),120ADlgdo11-x-x8-15Wrrn'sMrshl(L),120MPdrza10-4-x15-16DbtsndCrdts(L),120MGarcax-x-x9-27NlrnnfrJyci(L),120GGavca7-4-820-18PromethsBll,120DVrgra5-x-x8-1THIRD-6 ½ fu(T); $28,000; cl($32,0); 3upPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds4CactusFlyer(L),124JRosro2-3-67-55RainbowLuck(L),122JTalmo5-6-45-21Powerofvodo(L),115JMedna4-4-912-12Melbisha(L),124RBjrno7-8-58-13FollowMyTal(L),121MPdrza10-6-112-16AttarofRose(L),122AQunnz8-5-68-17Rebecca(L),124PVlnza6-9-36-18Sugar Spike(L),124KStra10-7-412-1FOURTH-6 ½ fur; $18,000; cl($20,0);...
Belmont Charts
Oct. 26, 2001 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6f(T); $40,000; str hcp; 3upOff: 1:03. Good. cut corner,alt crs 1/8, Trainer: David JacobsonTime: 22.60, 45.93, 57.05,...
Delaware Results
FIRST-6f; $16,500; clm; 3up1DblNvsblGrge (SntnJr) 7.603.802.406Risky Alabi (Felicno)2.602.104Code Name Noah (Vargas)3.40 Off 1:18. Time 1:11.91. Fast. * $1 Exacta (1-6) $9.10 * $1 Superfecta (1-6-4-5) $55.90 * $1 Trifecta (1-6-4)...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISDREW LOFTISMIAMI 13.5 Virginia (Tonight, 8:00, ESPN)★ Miami★ Miami★ Miami★ Miamix-TCU 13 BYU (Tom., 8:00, ESPN)TCUTCUBYU★ TCULOUISVILLE 3 Syracuse (Sat., Noon, SNY)SyracuseSyracuseLouisvilleSyracuseNEBRASKA...
Yankees reliever Soriano won't opt out
ST. LOUIS -- If CC Sabathia opts out of his Yankees contract following the World Series he won't have company on the way through the door. According to Scott Boras,...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGIANTS10 10 (43) DolphinsTITANS 9 8½(43½)ColtsTEXANS 9½ 9½(40½)JaguarsPANTHERS 4 3½(47½)VikingsSaints13 13 (47½)RAMSRAVENS13 13 (43) Cardinalsx-Bills 4 6 (46) RedskinsBRONCOSOFFOFF(OFF)LionsPatriots 2½ 3 (51) STEELERS49ERS 8½ 8½(38½)BrownsBengals 2 3 (38)...
Hondo back on the horses
Clever Spirit wasn’t nearly cunning enough to win the fifth race at Belmont yesterday, so Hondo, whose Ranger investment was rinsed last night, saw his deficit grow to a season-high...
Today's Sports on the Air
Today's Sports on the Air Baseball 8 p.m. World Series: Rangers at Cardinals, Game 6 FOX, ESPN (1050 AM) Football 8 p.m. Virginia at Miami ESPN Golf 9 a.m. European:...
Yankees' Nova says Sabathia 'not going anywhere'
The Yankees are trying to make sure that CC Sabathia doesn’t leave The Bronx and Ivan Nova doesn’t believe the big lefty will. “What I feel is that he’s not...
Uncle Mo, Harve de Grace to race in Breeders' Cup Classic
Can the 3-year-old colt Uncle Mo, returning to the scene of his championship romp in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Juvenile, continue his remarkable comeback by winning the $5 million Breeders’...
Six injured Giants back at practice
The bye week has come and gone, and coach Tom Coughlin sensed a potential problem yesterday as the Giants hit the practice field for Sunday’s game against the winless Dolphins....
Jets’ Burress glad he’s making impact
Entering Sunday’s game against the Chargers, Plaxico Burress had spent several weeks having a minimal impact on the Jets’ offense. But that all changed against San Diego. Burress torched the...
Giants CB Webster ready for rematch with Dolphins receiver
Corey Webster does not really bask in the glow because he’s not that kind of guy. But he certainly was enjoying his place in the spotlight after his two interceptions...
Giants QB Manning backing up summer boast
It is clear now that eight years after the Giants traded for him on draft day, all the teams currently involved in the Suck For Luck Sweepstakes would be falling...
Dolphins disaster work of Parcells
The 0-6 Dolphins, who limp into MetLife Stadium to face the Giants this weekend, are looking more and more like the Waterloo on Bill Parcells’ Hall of Fame resume. The...
Starr report
Jets star LaDainian Tomlinson hosted an opening-night reception Tuesday night at POP! International Galleries for South African artist Bermano -- who is donating proceeds from the sale of his painting,...
Drama mama
Who needs yet another week of ghosts and zombies when we have the living to scare us silly this Halloween:*“Boardwalk Empire” (Sunday, 9 p.m., HBO) Love the gore and guts...
Second season bad news for ‘Homeland’?
Showtime yesterday renewed the hit freshman drama “Homeland” for a second season -- but that might not be great news for fans of the show. The current season follows Carrie...
Purely divine
Here’s “Mike & Molly” star Melissa McCarthy like you’ve never seen her before -- vamping it up as cinema drag queen Divine in the pages of Entertainment Weekly. McCarthy, who...
Paula tells real ghost story
Quick, someone call the ghostbusters! Paula Abdul says her former LA home was built on an ancient burial ground and is possessed by spooky spirits. “It wasn’t just me,” she...
Simon’s Twitter takeback
Simon Cowell has embraced his inner Twitter. Cowell, who once slammed tweeting as a self-indulgent waste of time, has done an abrupt about-face -- and will now incorporate the mega-popular...
Eddie forgives ‘SNL’
Eddie Murphy is saying he’s ready to bury the hatchet with “Saturday Night Live.” “They were s--ty to me on ‘SNL’ a couple of times after I’d left the show,”...
Hair we go
Comedian Jerry Seinfeld hasn’t always been known for his luscious locks, but that’s changed since he started using a new treatment, Restore, from celebrity hairstylist Julien Farel. “Last time I...
Weird but true
Her car wasn’t as fast as her outfit. Cops in Ohio busted a woman after she took them on a 128-mph chase wearing only fishnet stockings, a G-string and high...
Louisville looking to leave Big East for Big 12
This is how irrational the Big East's realignment saga has become: Teams that are not in the league eagerly want to get in. Teams in the league are stabbing each...
Good sign for ND
Some might say we’re going too far out on the limb. Anyone who watched Notre Dame’s retched 31-17 home loss to USC last week would say it. A lot of...
Rushing to back K-State
Football expert Phil Steele is owner and publisher of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview. Get in depth coverage of football 24/7/365, including more write-ups at PhilSteele.com. KANSAS STATE (+13 1/2)...
Banks reach agreement on Greek debt after EU crunch talks
BRUSSELS -- The eurozone sealed a grand deal to overcome its festering debt crisis early Thursday when banks agreed to take a 50 percent loss on Greek debt, an EU...
Biker killed after collision with taxi
A motorcyclist was killed today after his bike collided with a taxi in Hell’s Kitchen, authorities said. The driver, aboard a Kawasaki, slammed into the driver's side of the taxi...