November 3, 2011
Groupon prices at $20 a share, above range
CHICAGO -- Daily deals website Groupon Inc. priced its initial public offering Thursday at $20 a share, above its expected range of $16 to $18. The company, which sold 35...
Last night at the Yellowcard show
Florida pop-punks Yellowcard stopped by Irving Plaza last night and played an enthusiastic show to a sold out crowd of loyal fans. The band all but disappeared off the face...
Khadafy son believed to be in hiding & plotting in vast Sahara
JOHANNESBURG — A fugitive wanted by the International Criminal Court, Moammar Khadafy's one-time heir apparent appears to have disappeared in the Sahara Desert's ocean of dunes and could remain hidden...
Upstart Bills boasting like Jets
Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson added a little spice to Sunday's Jets-Bills game, saying it's Buffalo's time to rule the AFC East.“I don’t want to say [the Jets are] too...
Giants owners called NFL's best
Like fathers, like sons.Since taking over for their late fathers, Giants owners John Mara and Steve Tisch have seen their team value increase 33 percent, earning them the top spot...
Texas police won't charge judge caught on video beating daughter
ROCKPORT, Texas -- Police in Texas said Thursday charges will not be filed against a judge, videotaped in 2004 repeatedly beating his disabled teenage daughter with a belt, because the...
Keith Urban to undergo throat surgery
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Country singer Keith Urban revealed Thursday that he will undergo throat surgery to remove a polyp growing on his vocal chords. "The surgery, an out-patient procedure, while...
Rescued Chilean miner to race for second time in NY marathon
Edison Pena, one of the 33 Chilean miners pulled out alive after 69 days underground, will run in the New York City Marathon Sunday, hoping the feat will help him...
'Porky's' actor Wyatt Knight found dead in suspected suicide
MAUI, Hawaii -- Actor Wyatt Knight, who played Tommy Turner in the "Porky's" trilogy, has been found dead, TMZ reported Thursday. Cops suspect Knight, 56, committed suicide, the website said....
'Twilight' rivals Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner reunite at Hollywood ceremony
LOS ANGELES -- "Twilight" stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner all joined forces Thursday to leave their hand and footprints in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood....
Patriots pass defense prepared to face Giants
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- With the lowest-rated pass defense in the NFL and one of the league’s top quarterbacks coming to town, it could be a busy Sunday for the New...
Boise State cleared to join Big East
BOISE, Idaho -- The Idaho State Board of Education has given Boise State permission to pursue membership with the Big East Conference, a move that would mean more revenue and...
Bills get OL Hairston back to face Jets
ORCHARD PARK -- Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Chris Hairston is set to return and play at least a backup role at left tackle in the team’s game against the Jets...
Uncharted 3 review
The Uncharted series always gives me the same kind of earnest, adventurous joy that Indiana Jones flicks Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Last Crusade do. There's a certain...
Jets passed on punter Dodge after 'average' workout
The Jets came away unimpressed with former Giants punter Matt Dodge after working him out during their bye week last week."To be honest with you, it was just a very...
LT calls Jets game 'do or die'
Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson didn’t mince words Thursday when assessing the critical current stretch of the season the Jets are in, beginning with Sunday’s game against the AFC East-leading...
Chargers GM tweaks Tomlinson as 'not the guy'
Their game is almost two weeks old, but the Chargers and Jets continue to spar off the field.After hearing LaDainian Tomlinson called Chargers QB Phillip Rivers "distracted" and "it's hard...
VIDEO: Schwartz on Giants injuries
Post beat writer Paul Schwartz reports from Giants practice on the team's key injuries and how to stop Tom Brady and the high-powered Patriots offense.csprtContainer();
NBA 2K12 announces 45 new players with "Legends Showcase" DLC
The lockout isn’t stopping NBA 2K12 from beefing up its roster.2K Sports announced today that it would be expanding its Legends Showcase roster with 45 new legends as part of...
Peyton to Simms: No one watches your show
Peyton Manning isn’t spending his new-found free time watching “Inside the NFL.”The injured Colts quarterback was asked about Phil Simms’ recent comment on the Showtime program that Manning would not...
Postal worker who struck Dershowitz sis-in-law with truck charged
The veteran postal worker who mowed down the bike-riding sister-in-law of famed attorney Alan Dershowitz in Midtown was charged with leaving the scene of an accident, authorities announced today. Ian...
Accused rapist Hugues Akassy made ascot out of Rikers Island bedsheets
Rooftop-sleeping "French journalist" Hugues Akassy is sporting some dashing fashion neckwear while awaiting a jury's verdict on his five-woman alleged spree of sex and harassment attacks -- a white ascot...
Ex-Bronx cabbie fatally beaten over $15 wanted to bring jobs to former neighborhood
An ex-Bronx cabbie -- beaten to death for a measly $15 -- had just moved out of the building where he was mugged, and had plans to help bring jobs...
Giants' Nicks sounds like he'll sit out vs. Patriots
It sure doesn’t look as if Hakeem Nicks is going to play on Sunday against the Patriots.The Giants receiver came out of last week’s victory over the Dolphins with a...
Follow Giants-Patriots with Post writers
The Post has today's Giants-Patriots game from Foxborough covered goal line to goal line with the best football writers in the business.It's a matchup of first-place teams as the Giants...
Review: Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure
One of gaming’s biggest icons is back and better than ever.Spyro the Dragon is back in what is his biggest and most innovative adventure ever in Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure.Skylanders is...
Jury to begin deliberating in Conrad Murray case Friday morning
LOS ANGELES – The jury in the Conrad Murray case will begin deliberating the doctor's fate Friday morning after the defense and the prosecution finished their closing arguments Thursday. The...
Nearly 3,500 state public employees avoid layoffs after passing new contract
ALBANY – Saved! Nearly 3,500 state workers will stay on the job after they and their union brethren overwhelmingly passed a new contract that calls for three years of basic...
PSAL football predictions, Week 9
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...
Noxious paint fumes from PA Bus Terminal renovation causes mass evacuation
A cloud of noxious paint fumes emanating from the renovation of the Port Authority Bus Terminal seeped into a nearby 10-story commercial building today causing people to be evacuated, authorities...
Beyond Buckner: MLB Network looks back at classic ’86 postseason
Bill Buckner has become synonymous with the 1986 World Series, but that is unfair to Buckner and the memory of that postseason, which is among the best in baseball’s history....
WATCH: Police release graphic video from brutal Nevada IHOP attack
Nevada police released dramatic and graphic new video and photos of a paranoid gunmen's attack on a Caron City IHOP, where he killed four people before turning his gun on...
16 OWS protesters arrested at Goldman Sachs HQ
Sixteen Occupy Wall Street protesters have been arrested at Goldman Sachs’ headquarters in lower Manhattan. Many of the protesters were carried off by police after refusing to move. Several hundred...
Obama tops Forbes' list of world's most powerful people
What do President Obama, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, the Dalai Lama and the head of the Sinaloa drug cartel have in common? They're all on Forbes Magazine's list of the...
Van Gundy says these Knicks were 50-win team
Had the 2011-12 NBA season been an 82-game slate, Jeff Van Gundy said he believes the Knicks would have been a 50-win team.“I really do believe the Knicks have made...
Jets' McKnight honored for special teams' work
Jets kickoff returner Joe McKnight was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October.McKnight, who replaced injured Antonio Cromartie as the team's return man, had 11 kickoffs for...
CHSFL predictions, Week 9
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 8 Raimondi: 50-23 (Last...
Giants' Bradshaw has foot fracture, return unknown
The Giants could be facing the most grueling stretch of the season without their leading rusher. According to a source, Ahmad Bradshaw suffered a fracture in his foot in last...
Knicks' Billups says veterans willing to sacrifice season
Knicks guard Chauncey Billups has 14 million reasons for the NBA season to start. He says he's willing to give them all up.Billups told ESPN Radio he would endure the...
Beats by Dr. Dre store opens in SoHo
Music lovers now have an all-new hot spot to shop at in Lower Manhattan. The first-ever Beats by Dr. Dre pop-up store opened last night at 67 Greene Street in...
Poorest poor in US hits new record: 1 in 15 people
WASHINGTON — The ranks of America's poorest poor have climbed to a record high — 1 in 15 people — spread widely across metropolitan areas as the housing bust pushed...
Bloomberg says OWS practice of not reporting crime is 'despicable'
A day after a man was arrested in Zuccotti Park for allegedly groping a female demonstrator, Mayor Bloomberg said today that it's "despicable" if protesters are failing to report crimes....
James Bond's 23rd mission titled 'Skyfall,' Javier Bardem confirmed as villain
LONDON -- The 23rd movie in the James Bond franchise will be titled "Skyfall" and will see Oscar winner Javier Bardem star as the villain opposite Daniel Craig, the Bond...
Yankees' Cano carries MLB stars in Taiwan exhibition
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Robinson Cano doubled in a run in the seventh inning to help an MLB All-Star team beat Taiwan's national team 5-3 Thursday in the second game of...
Cain accuser could release statement Thursday
WASHINGTON -- One of the women who received a settlement from the National Restaurant Association (NRA) after accusing presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment may release a statement to...
Port Authority to test sirens
NEWARK, N.J. — Officials say New Jersey and New York residents should not be alarmed if they hear sirens near port facilities. The Port Authority will conduct a routine test...
House panel approves subpoena on Solyndra loan
WASHINGTON — A Republican-led House panel has agreed to subpoena White House documents related to Solyndra Inc., the failed California solar company that received a half-billion-dollar federal loan. By a...
Most Occupy arrestees reject dismissal deals, insist on trials
Call it Occupy Criminal Court. There were only nine takers when the DA's office offered dismissal deals today to the first batch of Occupy Wall Street protesters getting arraigned on...
Greek opposition calls for transition government to ratify EU deal
ATHENS -- Greece's main opposition leader Antonis Samaras called for the creation of a transition government that will ratify a new eurozone aid package for Greece and prepare the country...
ECB unexpectedly cuts rates
FRANKFURT -- The European Central Bank on Thursday cut its key lending rate by a quarter point to 1.25 percent in the face of deteriorating economic data and persistent market...
PHOTOS: Chaos at Occupy Oakland protests
OAKLAND, Calif. — A protest that shut down the Port of Oakland to show the broadening reach of the Occupy Wall Street movement ended in violence when police in riot...
Sharks star apologizes for Rangers rant: report
Sharks captain Joe Thornton said he did not mean to call the Rangers soft after his team lost to them 5-2 Monday night at the the Garden. "Every couple of...
Strauss-Kahn ancestor ran a whorehouse, book reveals
PARIS -- Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is descended from the owner of a whorehouse, according to a new book that explores the family trees of French lawmakers. The book,...
NYPD seeks suspect who punched woman in Bronx elevator
The NYPD are looking for a man who repeatedly punched a 55-year-old woman inside an elevator and then took off with her cell phone, jewelry and money. Police say the...
'The Dark Knight Rises' to film in Newark
NEWARK, N.J. — It’s lights, camera, Batman in New Jersey’s largest city Thursday. Scenes will be filmed in Newark for the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Rises.” City and...
Announcement due in Public Employees Federation contract vote
ALBANY, N.Y. — With layoffs hanging in the balance, New York’s second-largest public workers union is set to announce whether it will accept a contract proposal negotiated with Gov. Andrew...
Red Sox to interview Sveum, Alomar Jr. for manager's job
BOSTON -- Dale Sveum remembers both good times and tough times in Boston. Now, he'd like another chance with the Red Sox - as manager. Boston interviewed Sveum, currently the...
Death threats force French 'Mohammed' paper offline
PARIS -- The website of the French satirical weekly -- whose offices were firebombed after publishing images of the Prophet Mohammed -- was offline Thursday because of death threats against...
VIDEO: Serby previews Giants-Patriots
Post NFL columnist Steve Serby and Mark Hale preview the Giants' game against the Patriots to be played at New England on Sunday.Each team enters the Super Bowl XLII rematch...
Jacko's family denied access to the star before his death
LONDON -- Two of Michael Jackson's siblings said Wednesday they knew "something bad was going to happen" in the months before his death but could not get to their brother...
Weekly jobless claims fall below 400K, beating expectations
WASHINGTON -- New applications for jobless benefits in the US fell by 9,000 last week to 397,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected new claims...
Worshipping at the altar of hip hop for $40,000 a year
A glowing profile of Michael Eric Dyson and his course on Jay-Z in today's Washington Post shouldn't surprise. It is a liberal paper, with a liberal reading audience. But did...
Saving libraries? Kindle to the rescue
Should we just give up on the idea of public libraries since so many are in difficult financial straights and really, who reads anymore? Well, Amazon certainly thinks people still...
Girls volleyball roundup: Spellman, Preston advance to Archdiocesan semifinals
Spellman went a long way to do it, but the Pilots are back in the semifinals. Kerri Connelly had 14 assists and Amanda Butler had seven kills and 15 digs...
Countdown to the Breeders' Cup: Juvenile
The Post will profile each of the nine Breeders’ Cup races to be run Saturday at Churchill Downs. The Countdown to the Cup spotlights potential nice-price winners as handicapped by...
Cross country roundup: Molloy girls win third straight B/Q title
Archbishop Molloy completed a three-peat in dominant fashion. The Stanners swept the top four spots en route to a third straight CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens girls cross country title Tuesday at Van...
Girls soccer roundup: Rubin, Columbia Prep stun SIA in OT
Ella Rubin nearly let her moment scoot away from her. The Columbia Prep sophomore served a corner kick into the box that was headed back to her 18 yards along...
Boys soccer roundup: Packer bounces back, earns NYSAISAA quarters berth
Packer Collegiate bounced back from last Friday’s lopsided defeat to UNIS in the ACIS championship game by winning its first NYSAISAA tournament match in over three years. Oliver Wade, Jake...
Five alive: St. Francis Prep beats rival Molloy in epic B/Q title match
Kelly Flynn sat out practice last week and missed the semifinals against Mary Louis due to a mild concussion. How did she celebrate her return in the finals? By landing...
Boyle nets three, sends TMLA to Brooklyn/Queens final
Therese Boyle had her shot all planned out as she dribbled into the box, but that idea didn’t last very long. “I wanted to take it sooner, but there was...
Plummer's fast start has Xaverian set for strong finish
It wasn't the type of start Tushaun Plummer was hoping for – it was better. “I knew I was going to start out fast,” the Xaverian senior said. “I was...
INSIDE BOYS SOCCER: Ajax club players could decide NYSAISAA title
John Lathan will spend the next four days trekking from site to site, catching as much of the NYSAISAA tournament as possible. Just don’t ask him to pick a side...
BEACON OF LIGHT: Reflecting on a successful regular season
Fordham-bound senior midfielder Ryan Cupolo will bring you into the world of the Beacon Blue Demons soccer team, one of the best in the city and the defending PSAL Class...
Poly Prep's Coposio commits to Felician
Matt Coposio figured less is more. The Poly Prep senior outfielder had the option of playing Division I baseball at Long Island University, but with no assurances. Division II Felician...
The first lady of NYC sports: Kennedy excels despite learning disability
Jacquie Kennedy might be the best all-around female athlete in New York City. She’s Poly Prep’s star outside hitter in volleyball. She’s the school’s starting softball catcher and a middle-of-the-order...
Coney Island shops facing the boot hold boardwalk fire sale
Coney Island’s boardwalk has resembled a fire sale this week with some longtime businesses facing evictions auctioning off their equipment, memorabilia and other items at super cheap prices.Roughly 700 items...
Differences split Team New York summer baseball program
Team New York, a summer baseball program that merged two of the area’s top teams and many of its top prospects, has split up. Citing philosophical differences, Ian Millman and...
Business briefs
Home PlateDavid Plate, who admitted to participating in an insider-trading ring with former Galleon Group trader Zvi Goffer, was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to forfeit $289,000. Six...
Occupy Spring St.: Trump SoHo to give 90% refunds on deposits
They cried “fraud!” -- and now, a bunch of well-heeled apartment hunters will get a staggering 90 percent of their deposits back on posh pads they intended to buy at...
Ben applies ‘Greece’ to marts’ wheels
Wall Street rebounded from a two-day sell-off amid Fed chief Ben Bernanke’s words of reassurance meant to soothe investors on edge over Greece’s debt crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average...
McCourt, MLB prep Dodgers sale
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Major League Baseball struck an agreement to sell the National League’s most successful franchise.Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, in exchange for agreeing to sell the bankrupt...
The Syms saga: From rags to riches to rags
Syms and Filene’s Basement are preparing for their final markdowns. The tattered off-price clothing chains -- whose cluttered stores have struggled to compete since their botched merger two years ago...
Madoff-Mets deal near
The New York Mets’ owners have reached a tentative settlement with Elyse S. Goldweber, a widow who said they should be held accountable for losing more than $16 million in...
News Corp. Q1 beats estimates
News Corp. reported first-quarter profits and revenue that beat Wall Street’s expectations, fueled by a strong performance by its cable operation, its most profitable segment. The results, reported yesterday after...
Picky beats Picasso: $1.1B auction a flop
Rich art collectors got too greedy trying to cash out during hard times, causing a stunning flop in the $1.1 billion season-opener of the art auction world. Several multimillion-dollar works...
Fast & loose at MF
While the auditors were away, Jon Corzine played. MF Global, the Corzine-run brokerage firm that collapsed on Monday, has been accused of playing a cat-and-mouse game with regulators by transferring...
Groupon IPO price will be raised
Just like some of its popular deals, Groupon’s IPO has more takers than offers available.The daily deal company’s public debut is oversubscribed, and will likely fetch a higher share price...
Howard’s end
Sony Corp. Chairman and CEO Howard Stringer may only have two more quarters to weather at the helm of the Japanese electronics giant before passing the mantle to his successor,...
Potter lifts Time Warner
Time Warner, owner of Warner Bros. film studios and HBO, reported a third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates as the latest “Harry Potter” movie boosted sales at its film division....
Comcast shares barely budge on mixed earnings
Comcast shares inched into positive territory as the media giant posted mixed results yesterday.The firm added 261,000 broadband Internet subscribers in the third quarter, but lost 165,000 video customers.NBC Universal’s...
Comeback!
When Heather Hacker began seriously looking to buy in Harlem 1 1/2 years ago, there was no shortage of co-ops or condos. “When I started looking, I was shocked at...
Just sold!
ManhattanCHELSEA $743,000555 W. 23rd St.One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 726 square feet, with open kitchen, washer/dryer and open city views; building features doorman, parking 2,000-square-foot sundeck and gym. Common charges $611, taxes...
Zeck, yeah!
William Lie Zeckendorf, a co-developer of 15 Central Park West and a co-owner of the brokerage firm Brown Harris Stevens, is in contract to buy a two-bedroom, 17th-floor apartment at...
Boerum trill
It might surprise you that the former frontwoman of indie band Rainer Maria is an avid gardener. “I grow. That’s my favorite thing about this space,” says Caithlin De Marrais...
O recruiters in for NYC marathon
He always said campaigning for president is like a marathon. President Obama will make a political run in Sunday’s New York City Marathon -- through an army of supporters who...
Third ‘strike’ for Cain
WASHINGTON - A third woman yesterday anonymously accused Republican presidential contender Herman Cain of sexual harassment in the 1990s. The new allegations closely resembled the others: That Cain made sexually...
‘Rape & frame’ ex on trial
The trial of a private eye accused of raping his ex-girlfriend in her Queens home and then framing her for a string of armed robberies began yesterday. In March 2009,...
47 city schools on hit list
The city Department of Education is eyeing 47 schools for potential closure -- including six struggling charter schools and 17 high schools.The list includes two high schools where graduation rates...
Ax ‘Bell’ officer: NYPD
The cop who touched off the 50-shot barrage that killed unarmed groom Sean Bell on his wedding day should be fired from his job for panicking and blowing his cover,...
Judge silences a ‘noted’ juror
He must have confused the jury box with the peanut gallery.A juror at the political- corruption trial of Brooklyn Democratic Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. yesterday sent a note in a...
The ‘Jig’ is up
They were dancing with the devils. A bunch of crooked Queens doctors paid their patients to take ballroom dance lessons in their clinic basement -- and then masqueraded the sessions...
Lo the book at her, judge!
There is no justice. Not while Lindsay Lohan treads the earth in $1,000 Louboutins and a sneer. The walking, breathing, drinking, drugging, obscene human train wreck will not be stopped....
Gov budget-cut order
ALBANY - Gov. Cuomo’s budget director is ordering state agency heads to request 2.5 percent less money next year. And that’s after taking a 10 percent hit on their operating...
Stun of a gun
Not even the “Merchant of Death” could sell this defense. A jury yesterday convicted notorious Russian weapons dealer Viktor Bout of conspiring to arm Colombian narco-terrorists -- rejecting claims that...
Jefri’s battle royal at an end
The couple accused of bilking Prince Jefri of Brunei out of millions can now feel free to live like royalty. The Brunei Investment Agency has dropped its appeal of a...
Abuse caught on tape
ROCKPORT, Texas -- A judge was caught on video repeatedly beating his disabled teen daughter with a belt as she begged him to stop. William Adams struck his daughter Hillary...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan This crook took an Apple from the teacher. A bicycle-riding burglar stole Macbook Air and HP laptop computers from an Upper East Side private school, cops said yesterday. The...
Let Glee-dom ring!
Bronx-born “Glee” star Lea Michele is joining an elite post-high-school sorority -- as one of Glamour magazine’s 2011 “Women of the Year.” The 25-year-old singer/actress, who got her start on...
Controller hails Polish pilot
The tower controller who guided a crippled jumbo jet in for its belly landing in Poland was amazed by the skills shown by the plane’s cool-handed pilot. “The approach looked...
Fatal ‘hockey jet’ blunder
A Russian investigation blamed pilot error and bad airline management for a plane crash that wiped out one of the nation’s top pro- hockey teams, including several former NHL players....
Subway grope victim beat up attacker
Don’t mess with her! A fearless City College senior told The Post yesterday how she bravely turned the tables against a perv who groped her on the Union Square subway...
$105M MTA contract for 2nd scandal firm
The MTA sure can pick’em. Last week, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority awarded a $105million contract to upgrade subway-patrol cops’ radio systems to telecommunicat--ions giant Alcatel-Lucent, which just months ago agreed...
Meeks eyed for campaign $henanigans
WASHINGTON - Queens Rep. Gregory Meeks has engaged in “gross disregard” of federal election laws, a campaign-watchdog group alleged in a detailed complaint against the congressman filed yesterday. The sweeping...
Hausfrau a caf-fiend
MUNICH, Germany -- A 60-year-old German housewife appeared in court yesterday -- accused of stealing 2,398 jars of coffee from discount stores in the Munich area.The woman is thought to...
A run for the money
The path of the New York City Marathon is paved in gold. This Sunday’s massive, five-borough road race is expected to bring the largest economic windfall to the city of...
Amazin’ suit is settled
Fat’s all, folks! A woman whose back was broken by a falling fat guy at Shea Stadium has settled her big-bucks lawsuit against the Mets, court records show. Ellen Massey...
Nice $hare of bike revenue
The city expects to make $13million on its ambitious bike- share program in its first five years of operation, a Department of Transportation official said last night.The hefty haul will...
Time to throw the bums out
Time's up: The Zuccotti Park vagabonds have had their say - and trashed lower Manhattan - for long enough. They need to go. Be it voluntarily - by packing their...
Protester busted in tent grope, suspected in rape of another demonstrator
An Occupy Wall Street kitchen worker has been charged with groping one female demonstrator -- and is a suspect in the horrifying rape of another, law-enforcement sources told The Post....
Other 99% fires back
The protesters have had their say -- and now hard-working New Yorkers want to be heard. Backlash against the chaos caused by Occupy Wall Street intensified yesterday, as outraged family-business...
‘Power’ players help out
Crews from as far away as Tennessee and South Carolina converged on Westchester County yesterday to help Con Ed repair power lines and other equipment damaged by the freakish pre-Halloween...
Quiz makes ‘rapist’ blush
Accused sex fiend Hugues Akassy showed his bashful side yesterday, his third and final day testifying before a Manhattan jury -- complaining that a prosecutor’s questions about his alleged Riverside...
1 punch, 1 medical nightmare
Seven months later, her skull is still not healed. She wears a protective helmet -- with “Princess” inscribed on the front in pink letters -- and her recovery remains a...
5 airport guns a day
WASHINGTON - Federal airport screeners find four or five handguns in people’s luggage every day, the head of the Transportation Security Administration revealed yesterday. “Yesterday, we found six, including one...
$15 mugging victim dies
A Bronx man died yesterday after two thugs beat him over the head for a measly $15, cops said.Bimal Chanda, who was married and had a daughter, walked into his...
Kim’s ex: Gimme the rock
Put a ring on this divorce! Dumped hoops hubby Kris Humphries wants Kim Kardashian to cough up the $2 million rock he slipped on her finger earlier this year. Humphries...
‘Jailed’ star nixed by nuns
A judge yesterday sentenced Lindsay Lohan to 30 days in jail -- and told the “Mean Girls” actress that she’s a such a train wreck, homeless women shouldn’t be subjected...
Baby mama's court filing reveals steamy details of 'sex' with Bieber
Meet Mariah Yeater -- the baby mama who rocked Justin Bieber’s world with bombshell claims that he got her pregnant during 30 seconds of backstage passion after confessing he was...
Hang tough, Andrew
The radical leftist Working Families Party is pushing the old hippies and young narcissists of Occupy Wall Street to champion one of its pet issues -- extension of New York’s...
Republicans & immigrants: like cowboys & indians?
The Issue: Whether the GOP risks losing votes in the presidential election because of its immigration policy . *** Illegal immigration remains a contentious issue and one that could adversely...
Dirty dealing
“I actually am someone who doesn’t believe in playing the race card on either side. I’ve seen it played, by the way, on the other side quite a lot, too....
Thank the Palestinians
Three cheers for Palestinian officials in New York: They’re foolish, malevolent and shortsighted -- and they’ve just done US taxpayers a considerable favor. As part of their unilateral push for...
Andrew’s first tax
By all accounts, it was an emotional scene Tuesday as Gov. Cuomo signed a bill requiring health insurers to cover the cost of screening, diagnosing and treating autism. It may...
The ‘self-reliance’ menace
At a San Francisco fund-raiser last week, President Obama warned the audience that if he’s not re-elected, it will bring a new era of self-reliance in America. In this dystopian...
How many spies remain?
Anna Chapman and her gang that couldn’t spy straight -- arrested by the FBI in June 2010 and swapped a few days later for four Russian double agents -- were...
Meet the new matchmakers
When Julien Farel says his salon is a full-service Madison Avenue salon, he means it. Clients who sip Champagne or cappuccino in the four-story space sometimes walk out the door...
‘Fall’ over the place
Tuesday was out-of-town night at Fall for Dance, a sampler of far-flung companies New Yorkers don’t often get to see. The Australian Ballet crossed the Pacific to perform Glen Tetley’s...
If only ‘Charity’ had stayed home
Titling your play “A Charity Case” is just asking for it, and Australian playwright Wendy Beckett doesn’t make it any easier to resist. This play about adoption “from the adoptee’s...
Handicapping Euro invaders at Breeders' Cup
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The British are coming! And the Irish and the French, too. The European invasion is in full force for the Breeders' Cup World Championships tomorrow and Saturday...
Nabokov back at Islanders practice
The Islanders' three-headed goaltending monster got a little bit closer to whole yesterday when Evgeni Nabokov participated in a full practice for the first time since leaving a game early...
Rhines finds old stride for NYC Marathon
Not that long ago, Jen Rhines was a 36-year-old who figured her marathoning days were over and feared her running days might be coming to a close, too. But a...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1:15 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 1 1/16m(T); $41,000; mdn spcl wt; 3up; (f&m) PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Notell(L),122...
Churchill Downs Charts
Nov. 2, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6f; $16,000; clm; 3up (f&m)Trainer: Brad CoxTime: 22.89, 46.62, 58.25, 1:10.31. Scr: Dixieland Bull.HorseWt.PP1/41/2Str.FinJockeyOddsFloating Alone1186621½15¼Castanon3.00This Time11881125½22¾Gnclves0.90Grace by...
Churchill Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $18,000; clm($30,000); 2YOOUR ELEANOR drops in class after setting the pace and tiring when making her career debut. RIVA'S DISPUTE faces maiden claimers for the first time...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISDREW LOFTISFlorida State 15 BC (Tonight, 8:00, ESPN)Florida St.Florida St.Florida St.BCUsc 21.5 COLORADO (Tom., 9:00, ESPN)USCColoradoUSCColoradoWEST VA. 13.5 Louisville (Sat., Noon, SNY)West...
Brodeur gives up 5 goals; Devils lose to Maple Leafs
Their voices are starting to strain as this autumn starts to resemble last fall. Losers of five of their past six, the Devils clearly are worried as they head to...
Van Gundy warns Stern about NBA lockout return
Jeff Van Gundy has a message for NBA commissioner David Stern: Learn from the lockout mistakes of 1999. Van Gundy is calling for Stern not to shorten training camp or...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Epstein fires Quade Cubs manager Mike Quade was fired yesterday in the first major move by Theo Epstein since becoming the team’s president of baseball operations. Epstein, who has...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 3FRINov. 4SATNov. 5SUNNov. 6MONNov. 7TUENov. 8WEDNov. 9RangersAnaheim7:00TV - MSG NetworkESPN (1050 AM)NO GAMEMont.7:00MSGESPN Winn.7:00MSGESPNNO GAME NO GAMEOtt.7:30MSGESPNIslandersWinnipeg7:00TV - MSG Plus 2WRHU 88.7 FMNO GAMEWash.7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMEBost.7:00VS.WRHUNO GAMENO GAMEDevilsPhiladelphia 7:00TV -...
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 (51 1/2) Giants Falcons 8 7 (44 1/2) COLTS SAINTS 7...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Exhibition: Bellarmine at Louisville SNYFootball8 p.m.Florida State at Boston College ESPNGolf4:30 p.m.Champions: Charles Schwab Cup Championship, first round GOLF11 p.m.WGC: HSBC Champions, second round GOLFHockey7 p.m.Ducks at Rangers MSG,...
Kardashian split won't hurt Humphries' quest for NBA contract
Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian still may squabble over who gets custody of the wedding cake, but the 6-foot-9 power forward probably won’t be hurt in his quest for a...
Rangers won't use Avery tonight against Ducks
Sean Avery returned from exile for his first practice back with the Rangers yesterday, but like the fans calling for his return, the gritty forward will be a spectator for...
Breeders' Cup adds safety steps
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A year after one of the ugliest incidents in Breeders’ Cup history -- when 7-2 second choice Life At Ten was virtually eased in the Ladies’ Classic...
Red Bulls, Galaxy to decide semifinal tonight
Thierry Henry doesn’t shy from the challenge or hide from the stark reality. But for his Red Bulls to survive and advance in the postseason, they’ll have to do what...
Cold, hard truth rests in Ice Box at Breeders' Cup
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Sometime Saturday, I plan to close my eyes, hold my nose, then step up to the windows and bet a few dollars on one of the most...
Yankees enter market looking to be smart shoppers
A year ago, after finalizing a deal with Derek Jeter, the Yankees shortstop spent much of the rest of the free agency period chasing Cliff Lee. They visited the lefty...
Nationals, Brewers favorites in race for Reyes
The Jose Reyes sweepstakes officially is under way. At 12:01 a.m. this morning, the All-Star shortstop became free to sign with any major league team, after the Mets’ exclusive window...
Giants pushing Prince, Ramses toward playing
Giants coach Tom Coughlin said yesterday receiver Ramses Barden, who almost is ready to come off the physically unable to perform list, “is going to be pushed a little harder...
Jets hitting hard after bye
Looking to shake off some of the rust after a long bye week, coach Rex Ryan had the Jets hitting hard and often at yesterday’s practice -- a rarity during...
Broncos' Tebow shrugs off Lions’ mocking
DENVER -- You won’t find Tim Tebow among the critics of the Lions for mocking the NFL’s most polarizing player last Sunday. In his first comments since controversy bloomed over...
Jets' Holmes only happy to be winning
If you’re happy and you know it ... duck the question? Wide receiver Santonio Holmes did little to defuse the idea he is unhappy with his role in the team’s...
Bills' Smith set to face former Jets teammates
In the end, the only wide receiver Nnamdi Asomugha ended up shutting down for the Jets was Brad Smith. The longtime Jets utility man bolted for Buffalo during free agency...
Jets must ‘Ground & Pound’ way to victory
Ground and Pound is schtick. It’s a slogan. It’s manna for headline writers and columnists. It’s wonderful for fans who draw on banners and call into radio stations, perfect for...
Giants' Rolle puts Patriots on notice
If the Giants are all thinking like Antrel Rolle, they are going to be a feisty, combative bunch some Sunday afternoon at Gillette Stadium. The ultra-confident safety is not exactly...
Giants play the respect card
The Giants heard Rex Ryan’s summertime call for the rest of the league to beat the Patriots, and they are ready to do their part, no matter what the oddsmakers...
Stop Welker and you can stop New England
Prediction: If the Giants defense holds Wes Welker to the kind of modest numbers the Steelers held him to last Sunday, the Giants will ride triumphantly out of Gillette Stadium...
Drama mama
Affairs of the heart fill the dramas this week: • “Bones” (Thursday, 9 p.m., Fox) After last season’s finale bombshell that Brennan is preggers (to accommodate portrayer Emily Deschanel’s real-life...
Hot as ‘Hell’
You might not love their shows as much as the critics do. You might not even like the likes of Don Draper, who is the emptiest suit this side of...
‘View’ wants GOP debate
‘The View” wants to bring the GOP presidential debates out into the daylight -- the daylight hours, at least. The Barbara Walters-hosted morning show is lobbying Republicans to stage a...
‘Jack’ attack
Hard-charging Queens restaurateur William Degel has a TV career on his menu. Degel, the owner of New York’s Uncle Jack’s Steakhouse franchise -- he was once dubbed “America’s Toughest Boss”...
‘NJ Housewife’ Jacqueline sued
Another day, another “Real Housewives” lawsuit. “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member Jacqueline Laurita and her husband have been named in a nearly $7.8 million lawsuit. According to court...
Weird but true
An Alabama auto dealer has been forced to fork over $7.5 million for calling a rival’s business “Taliban Toyota.” The slander judgment was spurred by workers at Bob Tyler Toyota...
Bama to slamma LSU
The Game of the Century is two days away -- Survivor Tuscaloosa. No. 1-ranked LSU visits No. 2-ranked Alabama. Hide the women and children. This is not a game for...
Tide’s the 1-derful pick
Football expert Phil Steele is owner and publisher of Phil Steele’s College Football Preview, regarded as the college football bible. Get in-depth coverage of football 24/7/365, including more write-ups at...
Saban, Miles more than big personas
If they were a pair of detectives, you’d have to go with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jim Belushi in “Red Heat’’. Alabama coach Nick Saban would play the role of the...
Luck out!
Buy some gifts for the holiday and for yourself this weekend at the eighth annual Lucky Magazine, Lucky Shops event, which kicks off tomorrow at the Highline Stages in the...
Kelly Slater wins 11th world surfing crown
SAN FRANCISCO -- As tradition would have it, Kelly Slater waited until the final two minutes of his heat to knock off the competition and win a record 11th world...