November 1, 2011
Judge tosses Madoff trustee's $19B bank claim
A New York City judge has rejected a $19 billion claim a trustee recovering money for Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff's investors demanded from JPMorgan Chase, a bank used by...
Man who hit woman over parking spot says he didn't mean to hurt her
A police video shows an electrician said he hit a woman with his fist but didn't mean to hurt her in a New York City parking-space fight that ended with...
Shakira to receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
LOS ANGELES -- Colombian pop singer Shakira's legacy will live on indefinitely in Hollywood when she is honored with a star on its Walk of Fame later this month. The...
NBC's 'Rock Center' starts slow with 4.1 million viewers
"Rock Center with Brian Williams" premiered Monday night to an audience of 4.1 million, a relatively slow start for the NBC news magazine which launched with some of the biggest...
FBI to probe MF Global over possible account shortfall
WASHINGTON -- The FBI plans to investigate MF Global Holdings Ltd. in the wake of its bankruptcy filing and questions about a possible shortfall in client funds, a person familiar...
VIDEO: Next step for Yankees
CineSport's Noah Coslov asks former MLB GM Jim Duquette where the Yankees need to focus their offseason shopping after reaching a new deal with CC Sabathia.csprtContainer();
Big East ready to extend invitations: source
PHILADELPHIA -- The Big East is ready to start adding members after spending the last month and a half losing them. A person familiar with the decision told The Associated...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on Giants in NFC
Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch and CineSport's Noah Coslov discuss the Giants' role in the the NFC East race as the Eagles start to turn their season around.csprtContainer();
VIDEO: Hubbuch on Jets in AFC
Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch and CineSport's Noah Coslov discuss where the Jets fit in the AFC landscape heading into Sunday's game at Buffalo.csprtContainer();
2nd Ave. Subway won't lose fed funding
The chairman of the US House Transportation Committee said today the Second Avenue Subway is not in danger of losing federal funding, despite a round of proposed cuts to infrastructure...
Red Bull coach Hans Backe fires back at Landon Donovan, absolves Rafa Marquez
The Red Bulls’ 1-0 loss to L.A. in the home leg of their Western Conference semi ended with Rafa Marquez throwing a ball at Landon Donovan to touch off a...
Jurors hear openings in corruption trial of William Boyland Jr.
Jurors at the corruption trial of a state assemblyman were told Tuesday that they must decide whether the $175,000 in salary he received from a hospital was a bribe for...
Assembly Speaker Silver sees hope for 'millionaire tax'
ALBANY, N.Y. — Powerful New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says public support for a “millionaire tax” to avoid more spending cuts is growing and he thinks Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
UFT says budget cuts hurting kids
The union that represents New York City teachers said Tuesday that budget cuts have forced schools to raise class sizes and cut tutoring programs. “We are cut to the bone,”...
Jets ‘upset' with Thursday night scheduling: NFL Network
Mike Mayock is excited to have the Jets as part of the NFL Network’s Thursday night second-half lineup. But Mayock, who is taking over as the analyst in the Thursday...
Stocks fall sharply on Greece worries
Stocks tumbled for a second consecutive session Tuesday, as Greece's plans for a referendum fueled worries that the eurozone bailout plan might fall apart. At one point on Tuesday it...
Yankees' Granderson leads MLB stars in Taiwan exhibition
XINZHUANG, Taiwan -- Curtis Granderson hit a grand slam to lead a team of major league stars to a 7-0 win over Taiwan's national team on Tuesday night. The Yankees...
Yankees release former first-round pick Brackman
Pitcher Andrew Brackman has been released by the Yankees, four years after signing a contract for a $3.35 million bonus.The Yankees drafted Brackman in the first round with the 30th...
FANTASY FLASHBACK: Brown Out
I think it is only fitting that following a weekend storm that left thousands across the northeast without electricity that I start off with a power reference.The Cleveland Browns’ woes...
Devils' Brodeur hopes to play Wednesday
Martin Brodeur said Tuesday he is healthy and ready to return. When he actually does, though, is still to be determined.The Devils goaltender, who suffered a bruised shoulder three weeks...
Rangers coach says 'classless' Thornton should 'shut up'
Rangers coach John Tortorella wasn’t feeling so “wonderful” about Joe Thornton’s “softest team” comments on Tuesday. The Sharks center called out the Rangers on Monday night after San Jose lost...
Jerry Seinfeld to guest host 'LIVE! with Kelly' after Regis retires
Jerry Seinfeld will guest host "LIVE! with Kelly" after longtime co-host Regis Philbin retires in November, ABC announced Tuesday. Seinfeld, 57, will give daytime TV a try with remaining host...
Undercover cop who exposed tix fix scandal to be promoted in secret ceremony
The undercover officer who infiltrated the barbershop of allegedly crooked cop Jose Ramos – ultimately setting off the widespread investigation into ticket-fixing in the Bronx – is being promoted today...
AFTER FURTHER REVIEW: Eagles look like team they dreamed about
The two most popular preseason picks to meet in the Super Bowl started in opposite directions but seem now to be meeting in the middle. After a 1-4 start, the...
Reputed mobsters charged with taking over company
CAMDEN, NJ — Federal prosecutors say members of a Philadelphia-area mob have turned to a modern crime — pillaging the assets of a mortgage company — in a sign that...
'Merchant of Death' case goes to jury
A federal jury Tuesday began deliberating the case of a Russian businessman known as the "Merchant of Death" who is accused of being one of the world's largest dealers in...
Giants' Jacobs blames struggles on not being 'happy'
Brandon Jacobs was smiling a bit easier this morning than he did after Sunday’s victory against the Dolphins, but the Giants veteran running back still isn't happy.“I already forgot about...
Feds sue mortgage broker, alleging lending fraud
The federal government sued one of the nation's largest privately held mortgage brokers on Tuesday, saying its decade-long fraudulent lending practices cost the government hundreds of millions of dollars and...
Jacko doc will not testify, defense rests its case
LOS ANGELES -- Closing arguments are expected to begin Thursday in Conrad Murray's five-week long involuntary manslaughter trial in the death of Michael Jackson after Murray declined to testify in...
Hazmat team responds to small explosion at O'Hare airport
A Level 1 hazmat response was ordered Tuesday morning after reports of a small explosion in the baggage claim area of the United Airlines terminal at Chicago's O'Hare airport. Chicago...
Macy's unveils $400M renovation of its New York flagship store
Macy's iconic flagship store, which is already the world's largest, is about to get even bigger. The department store chain announced Tuesday that it plans to spend about $400 million...
Austrian police revive' zombie' on motorway
VIENNA -- A bloodied body caused a fright in an Austrian motorway rest area Tuesday, before police raised it again from the dead. Passersby alerted the authorities at dawn that...
Alicia Keys to donate instruments to her high school
Alicia Keys is heading back to high school. The Grammy-winning singer will visit the Professional Performing Arts School in Manhattan on Tuesday and donate music instruments to its students. Keys...
Jimmy Kimmel to headline 2012 White House Correspondents’ Dinner
WASHINGTON -- Comedian and late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel was announced Tuesday as the headlining act for the 98th annual White House Correspondents' Dinner. Kimmel, who hosts "Jimmy Kimmel...
NYC mayors past and present clash over Wall Street
It was a clash of the mayors. Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Mayor Ed Koch disagreed with each other at a panel discussion Tuesday when asked about their response to...
Justin Bieber's Christmas charity album drops
LOS ANGELES -- Justin Bieber's Christmas album "Under the Mistletoe" dropped Tuesday and was quickly rising in the iTunes charts. Bieber, 17, described the release, featuring duets with Boyz II...
Sister back on stand in Conn. home invasion trial
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The sister of a Connecticut man convicted of killing a woman and her two daughters during a brutal home invasion testified Tuesday that her parents didn’t...
B'klyn PTA mom pleads guilty to grand larceny, avoids prison
The Brooklyn woman who swindled more than $80,000 from the PTA at her daughter’s school pleaded guilty today to grand larceny, agreeing to make full restitution and avoiding a prison...
Giants' Eli finalist for weekly award
Quarterback Eli Manning is one of three finalists for the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week award after his performance in leading the Giants to a 20-17 victory over...
Patriots receiver arrested for allegedly groping woman
BOSTON -- New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman was arrested early Tuesday at a Boston nightclub for allegedly groping a woman, the Boston Globe reported. According to the police...
Bank of America kills debit card fee plan
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Bank of America announced today that it is dropping its plan to add a $5 monthly fee for debit card purchases. "We have listened to our customers...
NASCAR team owner Hendrick, wife injured in plane crash
KEY WEST, Fla. -- Hendrick Motorsports said Tuesday that NASCAR team owner Rick Hendrick broke his clavicle and a rib when the Gulfstream 150 jet that he and his wife...
Duchess of Cambridge crowned Britain's best dressed woman
LONDON -- Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, was voted the Best Dressed Woman of 2011 by style bible Harper's Bazaar. The Duchess narrowly beat the edgy, flame-haired singer Florence Welch...
Syria lays landmines along Lebanon border
SERHANIYEH, Lebanon — Syria is planting landmines along parts of the country's border with Lebanon as refugees stream out of the country to escape the crackdown on anti-government protests, officials...
Cashman says Yankees need 'pitching, pitching, pitching'
One day after locking up pitchers CC Sabathia for at least another five years, the Yankees on Tuesday announced GM Brian Cashman was re-signed to a three-year contract.Cashman then said...
SI domestic violence offenders to be required to wear GPS bracelet
Domestic violence offenders in Staten Island who repeatedly violate court-mandated orders of protection and continue to harass their victims will soon be required to don a GPS monitoring bracelet that...
NY's 4th graders only students to lose gound in national math testing
New York state’s fourth graders were the only students in any state to lose ground in math since 2009 – even as the national average rose, results of the latest...
Accused rapist grilled over Charlie Rose plagarisms
Liz Smith loves him. Morley Safer adores him. And Charlie Rose -- well, they're just two international broadcast legends in a pea pod. A creepy, ascot-wearing man-- on trial for...
Pauly D talks Halloween, spin-off, 'Beavis and Butt-Head'
Pauly D was absolutely devilish while celebrating Halloween in Manhattan last night.The “Jersey Shore” star took in the sights of the Big Apple from aboard a float in the city’s...
Avery clears waivers, heading back to Rangers
The stage is set for Sean Avery’s return to the Rangers after the winger cleared re-entry waivers Tuesday. John Tortorella on Monday endorsed the Rangers’ move to reinstate Avery, the...
Namath takes shot at Ryan's weight
Now Joe Namath is making it personal. The former Jets quarterback fired another shot at coach Rex Ryan on his weekly Monday appearance on ESPN 1050 Radio. Namath was told...
Mother of Secretary of State Clinton dies aged 92
WASHINGTON -- Dorothy Rodham, the mother of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, died Tuesday at the age of 92. Rodham died shortly after midnight in Washington, D.C., surrounded by her...
Husband of tossed cart woman says family is going through 'very difficult time'
The husband of the wealthy Manhattan real-estate agent who was nearly killed by two 12-year-old punks who dropped a shopping cart on her from four stories above said today that...
WATCH: Flight from Newark makes crash landing in Poland
WARSAW -- More than 200 passengers on a flight from Newark, N.J., to Poland had a miraculous escape Tuesday after the pilot landed the Boeing 767 on its belly. The...
Man struck and injured by train in Brooklyn
Officials say a man was struck by a subway train entering the Church Avenue station in Brooklyn. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the man was struck by...
Man struck and injured by G train in Brooklyn
Officials say a man was struck by a subway train entering the Church Avenue station in Brooklyn. A spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the man was struck by...
City to pay $70 million in Medicaid settlement
New York City has agreed to pay $70 million to settle a federal lawsuit that accused it of overbilling Medicaid for millions of dollars in reimbursements for personal care services....
Social Security minority madness
When you learn some of the rules of our entitlement programs you just have to scratch your head. For example, you can draw on Social Security even if you are...
Rubin kicks Gators to Archdiocesan semifinals rematch with Hill
Free kicks are Shannon Rubin’s specialty and it didn’t take long for Good Counsel to find out the hard way. Both of Notre Dame Academy’s goals came off the senior...
Girls soccer rankings
Rain, wind and even snow put a big-time damper on the girls soccer playoffs last week, making for a loaded seven days ahead. The PSAL Class A first round gets...
NYPost.com Poll: Who is New York City's top football running back?
Running back is the star position on a football field, particularly in high school, and there is no shortage of talent in the backfield this fall. We're always asked who...
PSAL boys soccer rankings
The arctic weather conditions delayed the start of the PSAL Class A and B boys soccer playoffs until Tuesday. Fortunately, they were spread out enough that the snow and rain...
INSIDE PSAL FOOTBALL: South Shore flying high in Cup division
Matt Ciquera talked a big game back in August about bringing South Shore back among the city’s elite sooner rather than later. His players have backed up the first-year coach’s...
NYC boys soccer rankings
The postseason is upon us. All three leagues – the CHSAA, PSAL and NYSAISAA – get in full swing this week and the CHSAA and NYSAISAA will crown their main...
CHSAA/Private boys soccer rankings
By this time next week, we’ll have a pair of champions – in the CHSAA ‘AA’ and the NYSAISAA. Meanwhile, the CHSAA Class A intersectional playoffs also kickoff Tuesday. It’ll...
Packer peeved by perceived NYSAISAA slight
Packer Collegiate believe something doesn’t add up when it comes to the NYSAISAA tournament as the The AAIS regular season and postseason runner-up was left out of the eight-team girls...
Business briefs
RoastedGreen Mountain Coffee Roasters, the largest US seller of single-cup coffee packets, fell 8.4 percent to $65.02 in the wake of questions about the company’s accounting by short seller David...
Scary Halloween trick: Dow lops off 276
Stocks ended an historically chipper month in a dour mood yesterday -- perfect for the Halloween funeral of ex-New Jersey governor John Corzine’s troubled broker-dealer, MF Global. The Dow Jones...
Political suicide
Jon Corzine, the CEO of bankrupt broker-dealer MF Global, saw his reputation tossed from the frying pan right into the regulatory fire yesterday when investigators discovered as much as $700...
Sour ‘Puss’ a DreamWorks nightmare
The claws came out for DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg after his latest film, “Puss in Boots,” fell far short of Wall Street expectations in its opening weekend. The big-budget...
Disney does 2 rerun deals
Disney announced two deals to sell digital copies of its reruns, All Things Digital reported. The entertainment giant has renewed a two-year-old deal with Netflix to stream older shows that...
McCourt may sell Dodgers
Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig and Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt are nearing a deal to settle their feud over the fate of the bankrupt team. Sources said the warring...
Zynga, SEC hold final IPO talks
Zynga is working to appease regulators, who want more details about how it makes its money, and will likely file an updated public report this week with new earnings and...
Harper adds good book
A week after taking over a longtime publisher of Hollywood scripts, HarperCollins Publishers, part of News Corp., which owns The Post, announced plans to buy Thomas Nelson Inc., a 200-year-old...
Red-letter day
After years of US budget deficits and a prolonged economic slump, Uncle Sam is now just days away from what once was unthinkable -- running up a debt larger than...
There’s no place like home
Americans spent more to watch movies and shows in their homes in the third quarter, marking the first year-over-year increase since the recession hit in 2008. Overall spending on home...
Bova on top at Maxim
Maxim Editor-in-Chief Joe Levy, who piloted the laddie mag for the past two and a half years, is leaving and will be replaced by his former No. 2, Executive Editor...
Judge nixes both Tribune reorg plans
US Bankruptcy Judge Kevin J. Carey rejected two competing plans for bringing Tribune Co. out of bankruptcy, a move that could trigger lawsuits over the company’s disastrous buyout. The plans...
Meatpacking goes prime
A vacant, former meat-processing plant will soon blossom into a six-story office/retail jewel with a dramatic glass-and-steel crown across the street from the Standard Hotel. Taconic Investment Partners (which sold...
Coach HQ to Hudson Yards
Mayor Bloomberg and Related Cos. Chairman Stephen M. Ross today will announce what’s long been predicted: luxury leather-goods maker Coach Inc. will move its office headquarters to the first tower...
Axed cop sues for $1.4M pay
An ex-cop wants his old job back -- plus more than $1.4 million in back pay -- after the NYPD falsely arrested and fired him 16 years ago, according to...
Lower E. Side neighbors rat out rodent feeder
He’s a big cheese on the Lower East Side -- for all the wrong reasons. Residents are seething that neighbor Frank “Rat Man’’ Calzarano’s love of the vermin has led...
‘Buddha’ bloodshed
Things weren’t so happy at the Happy Buddha vegetarian restaurant in Queens yesterday -- when the owner allegedly stabbed an ex-worker outside.James Lin, 61, was charged with attempted criminally negligent...
Reserved parking
City residents may soon get the exclusive right to park on the streets where they live. After years of false starts, state and city legislators are seriously looking at a...
DOE cheater probe prospers
The investigative arm of the city’s Department of Education has confirmed 106 cases of cheating since high-stakes testing expanded to nearly all public- school grades in 2006, officials said yesterday.That’s...
GOPer vows: No ‘rich’ tax
ALBANY -- Bulletin to millionaires: You’re safe from higher state taxes -- for now. The state Senate’s majority leadership made its opposition to a millionaires tax clear yesterday as the...
12 yrs. for fogey felon
A seething Manhattan judge slapped a geriatric stickup artist with a 12-year prison term yesterday and dismissed his rickety condition as grounds for mercy.“The fact that you are old and...
Cheap buses deadly, too
Interstate buses that do curbside pickups -- like the ones that congregate around Penn Station and Chinatown -- are seven times more likely to be in a fatal crash than...
Shock acquittal in cabby shoot
A Brooklyn jury yesterday found a woman not guilty of robbing and blinding a cabby -- despite testimony from her alleged accomplice/former lover fingering her as the shooter.Ivana Pittman, who...
State’s GOP in hell-rai$er
ALBANY -- While unionized state workers are getting hit with three years of wage freezes, and Gov. Cuomo and his top aides are taking 5 percent wage cuts, state Senate...
Inwood to get civilian ‘cops’
Facing a crime surge in upper Manhattan’s 34th Precinct, the NYPD has agreed to give residents what they’ve been clamoring for -- civilian patrols.Volunteers in such neighborhoods as Inwood and...
Fight of his life
The former Junior Olympic boxing champ who miraculously survived a 75-foot fall from an icy stretch of Bronx highway underwent emergency surgery yesterday to repair severe liver and lung damage,...
‘Rapist’ Romeo’s grate sex
A creepy, ascot-wearing vagrant spent his second day on the witness stand yesterday trying to convince jurors that his bruise-inducing Riverside Park encounter with a terrified Russian tourist was no...
Love kid is Conan Jr.
Like Conan, like son. Joseph Baena, the love child that Arnold Schwarzenegger kept secret for 14 years, picked a familiar pre-Halloween costume for a night out at a California theme...
Plaza jewelheist
That’s no way to treat a princess. Thives swiped more than $230,000 in fancy baubles and pricey handbags from the ritzy suite of a young Dubai royal at The Plaza...
WATCH: Hizzoner a Post ‘headliner’ on 'Conan'
The Post has a new headline writer. In a sketch on Conan O’Brien’s talk show last night, Mayor Bloomberg was asked to write some hypothetical headlines for New York’s favorite...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan * Cops say this sicko (right) groped a young woman at the Union Square subway station -- but his victim fought back and chased after him. The 19-year-old woman...
The biggest Liu-ser!
City Comptroller and mayor wannabe John Liu has lost his challenge to the biggest campaign-poster fine ever meted out in the Big Apple, according to records released yesterday. Only three...
Ancient gauze of death
Doctors have figured out what killed an Egyptian man 2,250 years after he died -- they took a high-tech look at his mummy and found signs of prostate cancer, ScienceNow...
Scarlett bares all about steamy cell pix
Scarlett Johansson has broken her silence on the smartphone nude photos she snapped of herself, saying, “I know my best angles.” “Those are old, from three years ago,” she tells...
Occupy ‘ball’ street
It’s the Autumn of Love! Occupy Wall Street protesters are flocking to nearby health clinics for STD and HIV testing after getting their freak on in ’60s-style hookups with crusty...
Second ‘stimulated’ green firm KO’d
WASHINGTON -- Another one of President Obama’s “green jobs” companies has bitten the dust.Massachusetts-based Beacon Power Corp., which got a $43 million loan from the Department of Energy, filed for...
Apple is weather beaten
For a pre-winter storm with no name, the weekend nor’easter that blew through town packed quite a powerful punch, closing schools, clogging highways and leaving hundreds of thousands of residents...
Healthy O kicks butts
Washington President Obama’s latest health exam from the White House physician should make his health-conscious first lady proud: He’s healthy, active, and finally “tobacco free.” “The president is in excellent...
It’s a breath of fresh air
These cabs won’t need pine-tree air fresheners. The “Taxi of Tomorrow,” unveiled by officials yesterday, includes a magic ceiling that absorbs all odors that leave New Yorkers holding their noses....
$9M for a lucky Lotto ma
A stay-at-home Bronx mom who had chosen the same Lotto numbers for years made a lucky change last month -- and won $9.5 million in the New York lottery.“I was...
Kim & Kris in a ‘split’ second
“Forever” turned out to be 10 weeks. Kim Kardashian dumped her hoops hubby, Kris Humphries, yesterday, citing “irreconcilable differences” in divorce papers to end their 72-day “marriage.” The reality-TV star...
For richer, or richer: Inevitable collapse of a scam marriage
She’s a fame whore for hire who became fabulously wealthy not for her looks, brains, sex appeal or talent. But for the super-sized quality of her protruding butt. He’s tall,...
City vows ‘Time’ly oversight
This is change the mayor can believe in.Faced with criticism over bloated and scandal-plagued technology contracts, one of Mayor Bloomberg’s top lieutenants told the City Council yesterday that the administration...
Suicide flip-flop
Bernie Madoff is backing up his wife Ruth’s suicide story. Months after claiming that he never considered taking his life -- “It’s just not the way I am,” he told...
Cop boss dodges DA charges
A top cop -- already shamed in a love-triangle scandal -- avoided arrest in the sweeping Bronx ticket-fixing crackdown but now faces departmental charges in that ongoing disgrace, The Post...
Witness undercuts Jacko doc
Los Angeles -- An expert testifying for Michael Jackson’s embattled doctor admitted yesterday that the criminally charged physician deviated from standard care by feeding Jacko anesthetics for insomnia. Dr. Paul...
Hizzoner’s hi-tech U.phoria
Seven teams of universities are vying for a chance to build a high-tech campus in the city -- a deal that comes with an offer of $100 million in public...
UN Palestine vote rile$ US
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration yesterday cut off funding for the UN cultural agency after its member countries defied an American warning and approved a Palestinian bid for full membership...
Cain feeling heat
WASHINGTON -- GOP presidential front-runner Herman Cain forcefully denied allegations yesterday that he sexually harassed employees while running a trade association in Washington, describing himself as the victim of a...
Dr. Bam issues go-alone Rx for drug shortage
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday accused Congress of dropping the ball again, this time by failing to prevent prescription-drug shortages.Obama signed an executive order -- his fifth in a week...
Hubby accuser gagged
Zip it! A Manhattan judge has ordered the estranged wife of a prominent Manhattan attorney to stop bad-mouthing him to the media — for now. Justice Laura Drager issued the...
Tossed cart hit philanthropist
A wealthy Manhattan real-estate agent buying Halloween goodies for underprivileged kids at an East Harlem mall was nearly killed by two 12-year-old punks who dropped a shopping cart on her...
Selfish book worms
For a malefactor whose crimes are practically mythological in scope, Bernard Madoff is pretty lame. The two new books about him and his family -- one by a daughter-in-law, the...
Euro bailout: China’s sweet revenge
One hundred and fifty years ago, no one could mistake the relative power of Europe and China. When the British defeated the Chinese in the First Opium War, they imposed...
Ambushing Herman Cain
Looks like the political world really is starting to take Herman Cain seriously: Anonymous “sexual harassment” charges have been exhumed against him by Politico, the left-tilting, Web-centric press organization. How...
Zuccotti anarchy
Does rape now go unreported at Zuccotti Park -- and no one cares? So it would seem. The Post first reported -- weeks ago -- that women were being molested...
Obama’s IOU misstep: an unforgivable college try
The Issue: President Obama’s plans to lower student-loan payments and forgive some debt. *** The student-loan debate overlooks one of the underlying problems that plagues higher education: rising tuition (“A...
Quit horsing around, New York
The Issue: Whether the city should ban the carriage-horse industry for humane reasons. *** Should we let these poor creatures suffer miserable lives for tourism (“It Behooves City To Keep...
Why this guy’s no sexual harasser
New Yorkers find it hard not to believe the worst of people -- especially politicians. Bill Clinton, Eliot Spitzer, Mark Sanford, Anthony Weiner. We hear the news of their indiscretions,...
Labor-law racket
Last week, the feds indicted 11 Long Island Rail Road retirees and their alleged associates in a “massive fraud scheme” to steal a billion dollars through fake disability claims. But...
Florence sings as sweetly as a nightingale
Album of the week FLORENCE + THE MACHINE “Ceremonials” 4 STARS Florence Welch is a well-oiled vocal machine for “Ceremonials,” the follow-up to her much praised 2009 debut, “Lungs.” Yet...
More giddy than witty
In his zany comedy “Love’s Labour’s Lost,” Shakespeare quadrupled the romance factor: There’s not one, not two, but four young couples, and they engage in four times the amount of...
‘Claws’ is up to scratch
A show doesn’t have to be first-class to make a memorable impression. Exhibit A: “Now the Cats with Jewelled Claws,” an obscure Tennessee Williams one-act at La MaMa. The production...
NYC Marathon to honor Waitz, Lebow
When Sunday's 42nd New York City Marathon is dedicated to Grete Waitz, it will mark only the second time the race has been dedicated to a person. And it just...
Rangers coach ready for Avery's return
John Tortorella yesterday endorsed the Rangers' move to reinstate Sean Avery, the coach stating before last night's 5-2 Garden victory over the Sharks, "It's the right decision." After the game,...
Parx Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 5f; $24,000; mdn cl($16,000); 2YO; (f)BRUSH CREEK HONEY cuts back in distance and drops in class after finishing fourth when dropped to this level. CREVETTE races with Lasix and...
Devils center attention on Oilers' Gagner
Wait, or win? The Devils may have the chance to solidify their patched-up center position, and might have already asked the Oilers about 22-year-old Sam Gagner. The patience route was...
Niederreiter back at Islanders practice
What was supposed to be a couple of days turned into a full month, but yesterday the news was finally good for Nino Niederreiter, as the 19-year-old skated in a...
Sports Shorts
FOOTBALL: Chiefs boot Bolts in overtime Ryan Succop kicked a 30-yard field goal in overtime, giving the Chiefs (4-3) a stunning 23-20 victory over the Chargers (4-3) last night in...
Affrunti’s Delaware Grade
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Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 1WEDNov. 2THUNov. 3FRINov. 4SATNov. 5SUNNov. 6MONNov. 7RangersNOGAMENO GAMEAna.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEMont.7:00MSGESPNWinn.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEIslandersNO GAMENO GAMEWinn.7:00MSG+2WRHUNO GAMEWash.7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMEBost.7:00VS.WRHUDevilsNO GAMETor.7:30MSG+WFANPhil.7:00MSG+WFANNO GAMEWinn.7:00MSG+2WFANNO GAMENO GAMERed BullsNO GAMENO GAMEL.A.11:00ESPN2NO GAMENO GAMENO GAMENO GAMESunday, Nov. 6Sunday, Nov. 6GiantsPatriots4:15TV...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Exhibition: Cal State-L.A. at Syracuse SNYFootball7 p.m.Northern Illinois at Toledo ESPN2Hockey7:30 p.m.Ducks at Capitals VS.Soccer3:30 p.m.UEFA Champions League:Chelsea at KRC Genk FSCHorse Racing12:25 p.m.Parx Ch. 711:15 p.m.Delaware Park Ch....
The Post Line
NFL Sunday Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog BILLS 1 1/2 1 1/2 (44) Jets PATRIOTS 8 1/2 8 1/2 (52 1/2) Giants Falcons 8 7 (45) COLTS SAINTS 7 1/2...
Islanders could claim Avery instead
The stage is set for Sean Avery’s return to the Rangers this afternoon via re-entry, but The Post has been told Islanders’ general manager Garth Snow has been coy concerning...
Knicks happy salary cap won't shrink with new labor deal
Knicks owner James Dolan is frustrated the lockout rages on and the club’s season opener tomorrow against the Heat at the Garden has been wiped out. But Dolan, part of...
Mets will let Reyes get other offers
The Mets aren’t putting a clock to the Jose Reyes negotiations. With the shortstop already a declared free agent and in position to speak with other teams beginning on Thursday...
Callahan line powers Rangers to win over Sharks
So, in the Rangers' 10th game, they got back to basics, which basically meant having the puck instead of chasing it, and even more so, having the puck down low...
Trainer Baffert running 10 in Breeders' Cup
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Bob Baffert, the ubiquitous, silver-haired maestro of the training business, won two Breeders’ Cup races in 2007, then rolled right back the next year to win two...
Havre de Grace has slow work at Breeders' Cup
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Sunday, Breeders’ Cup Classic favorite Uncle Mo failed to impress the clockers with his morning workout. Yesterday, it was the Classic’s second choice, the 4-year-old filly Havre...
DaSilva on menu
Post ace handicapper John DaSilva will be at Gallagher’s Steak House tonight for its Breeders’ Cup Preview Handicapping Seminar and Steak Dinner at 6:30.Tickets are priced at $105 for the...
Uncle Mo favorite in Breeders' Cup Classic
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- It’s been a long and winding road for owner Mike Repole’s champion colt Uncle Mo, who was scratched on the eve of the Kentucky Derby with a...
Jets back after bye with shot at AFC East lead
Jets coach Rex Ryan gave his team a lesson in the AFC East standings when it arrived back at the team’s headquarters yesterday after its bye week. Many players did...
Jets' Slauson calls Hunter 'upgrade' over Woody
Jets left guard Matt Slauson put on his analyst hat yesterday and fired a zinger at a former teammate. Slauson praised right tackle Wayne Hunter and took a shot at...
Jets must maintain edge after bye
To borrow from those brilliant Dos Equis beer commercials, a message for the Jets as they return to work from their bye week: Stay thirsty, my friends. This is a...
Giants don't see Sunday as rematch with Patriots
What exactly is taking place Sunday at Gillette Stadium? “It’s the Giants versus the Patriots,’’ left guard David Diehl said. “This isn’t the Super Bowl.’’ It’s not even close, though...
Giants get clues from Patriots loss to Steelers
With an assist from Rex Ryan, the Steelers might have written the blueprint Sunday on how to slow down Tom Brady enough to beat the Patriots. The Giants and Jets...
Giants lose Tryon after he played with broken arm
Coach Tom Coughlin marveled how reserve cornerback Justin Tryon was able to play nearly three quarters of the Giants’ 20-17 victory over the Dolphins with a broken right arm. Tryon...
Giants respect Brady, but revere Manning
The Giants are completely unfazed it’s Tom Brady and the Patriots who will be kicking off the Murderers Row stretch of their schedule, mostly because Eli Manning is playing at...
La Russa retires from Cardinals after title
Managers matter. Tony La Russa proved that in the 33 years he managed and yesterday, the man who redefined the job, went out on top, retiring after winning the 2011...
Mets won't go to wall for Reyes
Fences in, Reyes out. The Mets are doing the right thing by moving the fences in at Citi Field and making them blue instead of their hitters blue. This is...
Mets reveal changes to Citi Field dimensions (PHOTOS)
Swinging for the fences next year at Citi Field won’t seem like such a daunting task. After much debate and discussion, the Mets yesterday revealed specific configuration changes that will...
Sabathia agrees to $122M deal with Yankees
It was getting close. But CC Sabathia and the Yankees were able to get his new contract done last night to avoid the ace opting out of his previous deal....
Starr report
One of the featured auctions on tonight's episode of Discovery's "Auction Kings" revolves around Oliver North's dress sword from his days in the US Navy. North, who graduated from the...
Royal return
Queen Latifah is getting a second shot at daytime success. Latifah, who hosted the syndicated “The Queen Latifah Show” for two seasons (1999-2001), has inked a deal with Sony to...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYBRIAN WILLIAMS, CHAR - Live with Regis & Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7GABOUREY SIDIBE, TOM BROKAW - The View, 11 a.m., Ch. 7LAURA DERN - Tavis Smiley, 1 p.m., Ch....
Cartman represents the 1%
‘South Park” is going downtown to Occupy Wall Street this week. In a preview clip of tomorrow’s episode posted online yesterday, the “South Park” gang reconfigured the financial-crisis protest into...
Solid as a rock
For the past decade, TV news bosses have spent millions of dollars trying to dumb down, dress up and turn news into entertainment. And they have failed miserably. Evening news...
Getting in character
Daytime personalities don’t need much prodding to be silly -- and when it’s Oct. 31, well, all the better. TV’s salute to Halloween has become a tradition, with a galaxy...
All about Eva
When Eva Jeanbart-Lorenzotti walks, there’s the distinct sound of jewelry shaking. A petite lady with her hair pulled up, she’s no gypsy drowned in beads — but it’s almost as...
10 things to eat in Miami right now
The Dutch, white-hot New York chef Andrew Carmellini’s tribute to American flavors, is scheduled to open at the W South Beach this month, in time for Thanksgiving. Milos, known for...
Star trek
“Mad Men” actor Vincent Kartheiser, currently co-starring in the sci-fi actioner “In Time,” recently explored a “terrifyingly dark” lava flow cave in Maui. “I was driving by and went, hey,...
Da best Bronx eats
Restaurant snobs and food geeks citywide don’t really give The Bronx the respect it deserves. Aside from the red-sauce staples on Arthur Avenue, what else does The Bronx have, these...
Weird but true
She needs a “Get Out of Jail Free” card. Some women assault their boyfriends because they suspect they’re cheating on them. But Laura Chavez, of Santa Fe, NM, was busted...
St. John's to play final exhibition
When St. John’s takes the floor tonight at Carnesecca Arena against Division III St. Mary’s of Maryland for its final tuneup before the start of the regular season, none of...
Big East looking for seventh school to invite
Big East commissioner John Marinatto arrived in Philadelphia yesterday ready to officially invite six schools to join the conference. The problem is, he needs seven. The defection of West Virginia...
Anderson's PK save seals AAIS crown for St. Ann's
Ava Anderson was in an unfamiliar position. The sophomore spent her first year in goal and there she was, a penalty kick save a way from sealing the AAIS title...
Low-budget curb-side interstate buses more likely to be involved in fatal crash
Interstate buses that do curbside pickups — like the ones that congregate around Penn Station and Chinatown — are seven times more likely to be in a fatal crash than...
Two Iranian players banned for 'immoral' goal celebrations
TEHRAN -- Iran's soccer federation on Monday imposed indefinite bans on two players for their "immoral acts" during goal celebrations, state television's website reported. The incidents, condemned by officials and...
Masked intruders threaten German player over poor performance
MAGDEBURG, Germany -- Five masked intruders broke into the home of a German soccer player and threatened him over his poor performance. The men entered the home of FC Magdeburg's...
Lady thriller
This fall, nobody’s more in touch with their inner Lisbeth Salander than the women of Brooklyn, terrorized by more than 20 sex attacks in Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and Kensington...
Judge orders estranged wife to stop bad-mouthing hubby
Zip it! A Manhattan judge has ordered the estranged wife of a prominent Manhattan attorney to stop bad-mouthing him to the media — for now. Justice Laura Drager issued the...
B'klyn woman found not guilty of robbing, shooting cabby
A Brooklyn woman was found not guilty today of robbing and shooting a cab driver in a trial that saw her lesbian-lover alleged accomplice testify against her. Ivana Pittman —...
Bills cashing in with pass rush
ORCHARD PARK -- Marcell Dareus was bursting at the seams with such enthusiasm the defensive lineman had difficulty containing himself Monday, a day after putting the charge back in the...
4-Down Territory: Giants beware Eagles, ditch Jacobs, Eli is clutch, Jets in a good spot
1. The Giants might have a two-game cushion in the NFC East, but the fast-charging Eagles probably still need to be considered the favorite simply because of the two teams’...