December 5, 2011
Religious fanatic hangs banner from St. Patrick's Cathedral
A nimble religious fanatic scaled the scaffolding outside St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Midtown today and unfurled a banner advertising his Facebook page, authorities said. “I thought he was going to...
Jury weighs life or death in Conn. home invasion sentencing
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Jurors on Monday began deliberating whether a man convicted of killing a woman and her two daughters in a 2007 home invasion should get the death...
Luck, Griffin, Richardson, Mathieu and Ball named as Heisman finalists
Andrew Luck, Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson, Tyrann Mathieu and Montee Ball are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy. Luck, the Stanford quarterback and preseason favorite, is a finalist for...
Court records detail search of Fine's home; third accuser admits to molesting boy
ALBANY, N.Y.— Court records unsealed Monday show federal investigators were looking for pornography that could be used “to sexually arouse or groom young males” for sex when they searched the...
5 grenades found in checked bag at Newark Airport
NEWARK, NJ -- Five non-operational grenades were found inside a piece of checked luggage at Newark Liberty Airport, federal officials said Monday. The grenades, determined to be inert, were discovered...
Mets getting trade calls on Murphy
The Tigers, Blue Jays and Padres have all inquired on Daniel Murphy. Detroit appears most intrigued, viewing Murphy as a third base replacement for Brandon Inge. The Mets like the...
Coney Island’s neglected creek getting a boost
After years of working to revive Coney Island’s fabled beachfront, the city is finally showing some love to a long-neglected waterway in the seaside community. The city Economic Development Corporation...
Ex-fund titan Rajaratnam reports to prison
FORT DEVENS, Mass. -- Former hedge fund titan Raj Rajaratnam reported to prison Monday afternoon to begin serving a sentence of more than 11 years after he was convicted in...
Bail set at $10M for NJ man accused of throwing daughter into creek
FREEHOLD, N.J. — The man accused of killing his toddler daughter by throwing her from a New Jersey overpass had his bail set at $10 million Monday as prosecutors revealed...
Grandson of actress Rita Hayworth found dead in apparent suicide
The grandson of legendary actress Rita Hayworth was found dead of an apparent suicide in his Chelsea apartment, law-enforcement sources said today. The body of Andrew Embiricos, 25, was found...
Ex-Miss Russia sent back to NYC jail after getting tossed from drug rehab
Miss Congeniality she ain't. A retired Miss Russia is back in jail after getting kicked out of her Bronx-based drug rehab program for allegedly slapping another female patient and making...
Connor Lade on joining the Red Bulls: It's surreal
The Red Bulls added Connor Lade today, making the diminutive St. John’s fullback the fifth product of their academy to sign with the big club via the Home Grown Player...
Sundance: Stars shine, Spike is back in premieres
Stephen Frears' "Lay the Favorite'' starring Rebecca Hall as "an adventurous young woman gets involved with a group of geeky older men who have found a way to work the sportsbook...
S&P to put entire eurozone on watch for downgrade
The 17 nations of the eurozone will be placed on "credit watch negative" by Standard & Poor's Rating Services, according to people familiar with the matter. The ratings firm is...
Giants' Coughlin 'sick' over photo of Ballard non-touchdown
Tom Coughlin said Monday afternoon that he “just saw a picture that made me sick to my stomach’’ and the fact that the Giants coach believes what’s in the picture...
Aaron Sorkin's HBO drama titled 'Newsroom'
LOS ANGELES -- HBO's new cable news drama by Oscar-winning scribe Aaron Sorkin will be called "Newsroom," TV Newser reported Monday. The series will follow the antics of the "News...
Knicks rookie 'excited' to finally work out with team
You’d think that being able to finally sign his first professional contract would be the biggest reason why Knicks rookie guard Iman Shumpert would be glad the NBA’s lockout has...
DA takes it slow on bomb plot case; January indictment mulled
Prosecutors won't seek a grand jury indictment against accused terror bomb plotter Jose Pimentel until next month in a delay agreed to today by both the DA's office and defense...
Deadlock looming at Seabrook's corruption trial
A deadlock appears to be looming at the corruption trial of city Councilman Larry Seabrook this afternoon after the panel sent out its second note indicating an impasse. "After much...
Revival Circuit: Warner Bros. gets a jump on its 90th anniversary
Warner Bros. isn't waiting until 2013 to begin celebrating the 90th anniversary of its founding in style. Starting in February, it will co-host a series of film festivals throughout the year...
Bloomberg cautions 'you can't tax your way out of problems'
Without taking a position on Gov. Cuomo's plan to raise state income taxes, Mayor Bloomberg cautioned today that "fundamentally you cannot tax your way out of problems" and that growing...
Islanders' Moulson named NHL's First Star of the Week
Six goals equaled one star for Matt Moulson. The Islanders forward was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week on Monday after tallying six goals, including a career-best four...
Former Ranger Barnaby fired from ESPN after being charged with DWI
Former Rangers forward Matthew Barnaby was fired from his job as an ESPN analyst Monday, after he was found driving without a front tire in the early hours and charged...
PSAL football predictions, championship edition
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...
Redskins Davis, Williams to be suspended for season
ASHBURN, Va. — It was apparently too much to ask. The Washington Redskins just can’t seem to get through a season without a major off-the-field distraction. Players and coaches waited...
Prosecutor: NJ man threw girl's car seat in creek
FREEHOLD — A New Jersey man accused of killing his 2-year-old daughter weighed her car seat down with a car jack before throwing it into a creek with the child...
FAA Administrator placed on leave of absence after DWI charge
FAIRFAX, Va. -- The Department of Transportation (DOT) placed the head of the Federal Aviation Administration on a leave of absence Monday following his Saturday arrest for allegedly driving while...
Leonhard taking over as Jets punt returner
Rex Ryan has grown tired of watching his punt returners fumble the ball. The Jets coach said Monday the team will give primary return duties to sure-handed Jim Leonhard moving...
Amanda Knox signs with heavyweight Washington literary agent
WASHINGTON -- Amanda Knox has signed with a literary agent who has brokered book deals for President Barack Obama, Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton, among others. TMZ reported Monday that...
Red Bulls lose Carlos Mendes, sign St. John's Connor Lade
The Red Bulls lost a defender at the tail end of his career and added one at the start of his. Veteran centerback Carlos Mendes, the last remaining MetroStar, was...
Deron has 'strong feeling' he's staying with Nets
Those shouts of joy emanating around New Jersey and reverberating to Brooklyn Monday were from the Nets hierarchy after they no doubt heard Deron Williams’ take on all things Nets,...
Oscar Watch: Go, Uggie!
Sunday's pet column in The Post was about the groundswell of support for Uggie, the Jack Russell terrier who gives such an extraordinary performance in "The Artist.'' I'm quoted and it mentions that I unsuccessful...
Model loses hand after walking into airplane propeller
MCKINNEY, Texas -- A north Texas woman was recovering in the hospital Monday after her hand was severed when she walked too close to a small plane's propeller. Witnesses said...
Warner Music's Bronfman to step down as chairman
Warner Music Group Chairman Edgar Bronfman Jr., who stepped down as CEO earlier this year, is giving up the chairman's seat as well, The Post has learned. Bronfman will remain...
Oscar Watch: Perils of Paulette, or, can Rudin unilterally ban Denby from screenings?
I don't really want to drag out Dragongate, but I feeled compelled to bring you up to date about a couple of extraordinary things that occured after my much-quoted post on...
Ten killed in Baghdad amid attacks on Shiite pilgrims
BAGHDAD -- Bomb attacks in Baghdad killed at least 10 people and wounded 30 on Monday amid a wave of bombings targeting Shiite pilgrims, security officials and medics said. "Eight...
Rutgers to play Iowa State in Pinstripe Bowl
Rutgers will play Iowa State in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium on Dec. 30. It’s the first meeting between the Scarlet Knights of the Big East and the Cyclones...
Cuts to first-class mail to slow delivery in 2012
WASHINGTON — The cash-strapped US Postal Service said Monday it is seeking to move quickly to close 252 mail processing centers and slow first-class delivery next spring, citing steadily declining...
US military confirms missing stealth drone in Iran
TEHRAN -- The US military lost an RQ-170 Sentinel drone over Iran -- the same type of stealth craft the Islamic Republic claims to have shot down near its eastern...
Pakistani actress sues over 'nude' photos
NEW DELHI — Pakistani actress Veena Malik is suing a popular Indian men's magazine for millions of dollars, accusing it of publishing photos she says were doctored to make her...
Family of accused Queens bus gunman apologizes to victims
The family of the ex-con accused of going on a shooting spree aboard a Queens bus expressed their remorse today to the family of the victims outside the courthouse. "We...
Martin Sheen visits convicted murderer in Sing-Sing
He played the president on TV. But Martin Sheen played a judge in real life today, holding a courthouse press conference to pronounce an ex-cop's convicted murderer an innocent man....
Fleet of Ferraris ruined in Japan sportscar pileup
TOKYO — An outing of luxury sportscar enthusiasts in Japan ended in an expensive freeway pileup — smashing a stunning eight Ferraris, a Lamborghini and two Mercedes likely worth more...
Hodges falls short of Hall of Fame again
Gil Hodges missed out on the Hall of Fame again.Hodges fell three votes short on the Golden Era Committee vote, appearing on nine of the 16 ballots in an announcement...
Jockey Chavez out 5 months after Aqueduct spill
Jockey Jorge Chavez, 50, suffered multiple fractures in a spill at Aqueduct on Sunday that will sideline him for at least five months, according to his agent, David Grace. “He’s...
British police fly to Spain to re-examine case of missing Madeleine McCann
LONDON -- British detectives have visited Spain to re-examine the disappearance of UK youngster Madeleine McCann from neighboring Portugal, it emerged Monday. London's Metropolitan Police joined the hunt for the...
Two men rekindle Red Sox sexual abuse case, seek $10M
BOSTON -- Two men are accusing late Red Sox clubhouse manager Donald Fitzpatrick of sexual assault in 1991 and are seeking $5 million each in damages. The men informed Sox...
Patriots hold off Colts
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Rob Gronkowski scored three more touchdowns. Chances are the New England Patriots are thinking more about the three touchdowns they allowed in the fourth quarter. Against the...
Former FIFA president Havelange quits IOC days before ethics report
LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Former FIFA president Joao Havelange has quit the International Olympic Committee (IOC) just days before an ethics commission was due to reveal its report into bribery allegations...
Giants had Prince on bench for final drive
Jordy Nelson is one of Aaron Rodgers’ favorite targets and thus it came as no surprise Sunday in crunch time the Packers quarterback looked for Nelson against the Giants. What...
Newt meets with Trump, says he can beat Obama
Surging GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich arrived at Trump Tower today and met with real estate mogul and "Apprentice" star Donald Trump. After the two met privately, Trump said, "It's...
Beckham to decide future after Christmas
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Soccer star David Beckham said Monday he wanted to take some "down time" with his family before deciding on his next team and that an announcement was...
Jets in five-team fight for final playoff spot
LANDOVER, MD. – Two weeks ago the Jets talked about winning their final six games to make the playoffs. Two down, four to go.The Jets' playoff hopes are more than...
NJ's latest bear hunt starts
TRENTON, NJ — Hunters are heading into the woods for New Jersey's black bear hunt, which began at dawn Monday. Environmental Protection Department officials say the six-day hunt is needed...
Winners & losers from Jets win
LANDOVER, MD. – The Jets are not getting style points, but they keep getting wins. It was another fourth-quarter comeback for the Jets against the Redskins on Sunday, this one...
14 supercars in $3M Japan pileup
YAMAGUCHI, Japan -- Fourteen luxury cars -- including eight Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benz, a Lamborghini and a Nissan GT-R -- were badly damaged in a seriously expensive pile-up Sunday on a...
Few teens sexting racy photos, new research says
CHICAGO — Teen sexting of nude photos online or via cellphone may be far less common than people think, new research suggests. Only 1 percent of kids aged 10 to...
LI beach search for NJ prostitute resumes
OAK BEACH — Police investigating the killings of 10 people whose bodies were found strewn along a desolate beach highway found no new evidence when they returned to the crime...
WikiLeaks chief can pursue extradition hearing at UK's Supreme Court
LONDON -- WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange said he was "thankful" after being granted the right Monday to pursue his appeal against extradition to Sweden at Britain's Supreme Court. The 40-year-old...
VP Biden jokes about US bailout for Greece
ATHENS -- As eurozone officials race to save the single currency, US Vice President Joe Biden chose to make light of the situation during a visit to the bloc's most...
Cops question ex-husband in Astoria shooting that killed daughter, left wife in critical condition
A psycho was charged with murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon after he allegedly shot and killed his step-daughter and left his Russian immigrant wife in critical condition....
Water leaks from crippled Japanese nuclear plant
TOKYO — Japan's crippled nuclear power plant leaked about 45 tons of highly radioactive water from a purification device over the weekend, its operator said, and some may have drained...
Madonna to star in halftime show of Super Bowl XLVI, NFL confirms
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Madonna will perform in the halftime show of Super Bowl XLVI on February 5, the NFL announced late Sunday. She joins a who's who of music on...
Amazon executive among two dead as searchers locate downed plane by Lake Huron
ST. IGNACE, Mich. -- Searchers on Sunday found the wreckage of a plane that crashed in the Straits of Mackinac, in Michigan, killing two people on board -- including an...
US lifts hold on development funds for Afghanistan
BONN, Germany -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Monday that the United States was ending a freeze on hundreds of millions of dollars in development funds for Afghanistan amid...
Microsoft to add voice and gesture controls to Xbox
REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft is planning to add voice and gesture controls to the Xbox in a massive software update Tuesday, which will begin the game console's transformation into an...
Will Obama get vetted this time around?
In a story about Newt Gingrich's prospects from the perspective of some Democratic strategists, one comment stands out:“If [Gingrich]’s able to leverage his authenticity and unpredictability to be a real...
Metro-North Railroad readies for winter
WHITE PLAINS — Metro-North says it has some new weapons against winter. The commuter railroad says the new equipment includes Rolls Royce jet engines. The turbine engines produce exhaust at...
The Post's All-Manhattan girls volleyball honors
Call it a Manhattan girls volleyball renaissance. There were a bunch of successful programs in the borough this year. Brearley advanced to the NYSAISAA final, Stuyvesant earned the No. 1...
Dozo's Panisse works way to historic cross country season
Track wasn’t Alexis Panisse’s first love growing up. She was even upset there wasn’t a football team she could try out for when she first arrived in high school. “I...
An in-depth look at the Lincoln Railsplitters
NYPost.com PSAL football beat writer Zach Braziller takes a closer look at the 2011 Lincoln Railsplitters, who will meet Erasmus Hall in the PSAL City Championship final Tuesday at 5...
POST GAMES TO WATCH: Dec. 5-Dec. 11
The Post’s high school staff looks ahead to the most intriguing matchups in football, boys basketball and girls basketball for the week of Dec. 5 through Dec. 11. FOOTBALL Lincoln...
POST PERFORMERS OF THE WEEK: Nov. 28-Dec. 4
The Post high-school staff takes a look at the top performers in boys basketball and girls basketball from the week of Nov. 28. BOYS BASKETBALL Omar Calhoun, Christ the King...
An in-depth look at the Erasmus Hall Dutchmen
NYPost.com PSAL football beat writer Marc Raimondi takes a closer look at the 2011 Erasmus Hall Dutchmen, who will meet Lincoln in the PSAL City Championship final Tuesday at 5...
Giants report card
OFFENSE Cannot give Packers points and Eli Manning did that with awful INT to Clay Matthews. But Manning (23-of-40, 347 yards, 3 TDs) also kept his team in the game...
PSAL girls basketball rankings
There are wholesale changes this week. Murry Bergtraum and its two first-week losses have moved down to No. 3, making way for South Shore to procure the top spot. Banneker...
NYC non-'AA' boys basketball rankings
One week into the season and already we have upheaval in our NYC non-'AA' boys basketball rankings. Top-ranked Brooklyn Collegiate holds at No. 1, but the similarities from last Sunday...
Boys basketball roundup: St. Ray's stymies St. Peter's in fourth quarter
St. Raymond pulled away late against a tough league opponent. Daniel Dingle had 19 points and seven rebounds and Shane Rector had 13 points and four assists for St. Ray’s...
NYC girls basketball rankings
A lot can change in a week and it wasn’t even a busy one. With Murry Bergtraum slipping all the way to No. 10 after two straight losses to begin...
Jets blitz
HERO Santonio Holmes hauled in the go-ahead TD (above)late in the fourth quarter for the second straight week. Yesterday he caught Mark Sanchez’s 30-yard pass to give the Jets a...
Giants blitz
HERO Fresh superlatives are increasingly difficult to come by in describing Aaron Rodgers’ season. Green Bay’s magnificent passer couldn’t have made the game-winning field goal march look any easier, and...
NYC boys basketball rankings
The best acted that way over the first week of the season. Eight of our top 10 teams enjoyed perfect debuts – the only two teams (Thomas Jefferson and Holy...
NYC non-'AA' girls basketball rankings
The rankings for the most part held pat after their inaugural week. No. 5 Bishop Kearney and No. 8 Horace Mann are the only teams not to see action yet...
Jets report card
OFFENSE This should be two grades: first through third quarters: D; fourth quarter: A. The schizophrenic offense did its thing again yesterday, providing little production until there was five minutes...
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
Our top three teams had a big few days. Christ the King beat PSAL power Thomas Jefferson on Saturday, St. Raymond picked up wins over league opponents All Hallows and...
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
The CHSAA season got started with few surprises, but that could change this week. No. 1 Nazareth will get going next week and second-seeded CK opens with No. 4 Bishop...
South Shore happy with effort, not result, against nationally ranked Whitney Young
South Shore will take more positives than negatives from its loss to nationally ranked Whitney Young. The players, however, couldn’t help but think of the opportunity they let get away....
Go to Greg
I e-mailed my boss an idea. He opened the e-mail but never responded. Several weeks later, my co-worker e-mailed him the same idea. Our boss wrote back telling him his...
60 seconds with Mike Song
You did a recent study where you calculated that workers wasting time on the job cost employers over $1 trillion annually. How did you arrive at that figure? We ask...
Charm schooling
Want to be better liked? Here are a few pointers. Ask questions. “When you’re genuinely interested in what someone is saying, you’ll find that place of connection,” says career coach...
Winning on appeal
He was an up-and-comer at a Wall Street financial services firm, and he had it all — impeccable technical skills, years of experience within the organization, an MBA from an...
What's in a name?
Consultants and copywriters are out. “Gurus” and “word herders” are in. That’s the word from the Rhode Island-based business-card printer Moo.com, which has tracked the changing ways business people are...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Sexy and I Know It, LMFAO 2. We Found Love, Rihanna 3. It Will Rain, Bruno Mars 4. Good Feelin’, Flo Rida 5. Someone Like You,...
O, Hark the Herald Angels superstore
The Victoria’s Secret Angels are spreading their wings into a 50,000-square-foot flagship superstore in Herald Square. The Post has learned that Sitt Asset Management has bought out a parking garage...
Buyer shoe fetish
Buyout firms are in a shopping mood again, and this time they’re looking to feed a shoe obsession.Private-equity firms as well as rival retailers are sniffing around Collective Brands —...
Business briefs
Italian feverItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti announced $40 billion of austerity and growth measures as he seeks to cut the euro-region’s second-biggest debt and prevent a breakup of the euro....
Finger lickin’ new spot
Two twentysomething food lovers with attitude are delving into the realm of traditional kid food with the hope of raising it to a new level.Sticky’s Finger Joint is schedued to...
Honing your crafts
When the thought of one more day at the mall makes you feel ill, then try another form of masochism: making gifts by yourself. These magazines can take some pain...
American Apparel opens a ‘Gap’ on its rivals
Cash registers at American Apparel are beginning to ring with holiday cheer.The racy clothing chain’s comparable-store sales surged 10 percent in November as young shoppers snatched up its hipster fashions,...
Thomas Edison weeps
It’s coming faster than a speeding bullet. Starting Jan. 1, the government is taking away your light bulbs. This sounds like a twisted plot to mate George Orwell’s Big Brother...
Heist cop hired to drive B'klyn bus
He’s gone from Butch Cassidy to Ralph Kramden! An infamous dirty cop — who was caught moonlighting as a bank robber in the 1990s — has a new gig driving...
LIRR to introduce quiet cars for hush-hour ride
Quiet cars are on track for the Long Island Rail Road.Picking up on the wildly popular Metro-North and NJ Transit program, the LIRR will forbid cellphones, electronics and loud talk...
Bloodbath at box office but ‘Twilight’ cleans up
“The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1” cast the longest shadow, with $16.9 million for a third-straight No. 1 finish during one of the year’s slowest weekends at the...
Levi’s nuts or I’ll quit: att’y
The lawyer for the Brooklyn man accused of butchering a lost Leiby Kletzky is so certain his client is nuts that he’s betting his career on it.Howard Greenberg told New...
Sheen’s ex busted in bar attack
Colorado cops arrested Charlie Sheen’s ex-wife Brooke Mueller and charged her with carrying cocaine and throwing a punch during a wild Aspen pub crawl, according to news reports yesterday. Mueller,...
Andrea Peyser’s mother dies
Ruth Peyser, mother of Post columnist Andrea Peyser, died Saturday at 87. Born Sophie Staendig in Vienna, Austria, she emigrated to then-British Palestine in 1939 and served in the Israeli...
Filthy biz district’s boss gets broomed
The Bloomberg administration has fired the longtime boss of a taxpayer-funded business-improvement district in Queens, vowing to target other bumbling leaders, too.BID boss Sharada Devi was recently canned from her...
City took 5 yrs. to probe school’s grade scam
Even Clouseau isn’t this slow. The city Department of Education’s internal policing arm took more than a mind-boggling five years to complete a probe of transcript-tampering at a Bronx high...
Vote’s a blow to Putin’s rule
MOSCOW — Exit polls cited by Russian state television are showing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s party tallying less than 50 percent of the vote in Russia’s parliamentary election.The results represent...
Bouncer slain
A bouncer was fatally shot by a booted patron at a notorious Bronx nightclub early yesterday — in a building owned by a retired NYPD detective. Terrance Drayton — a...
Drug bust for dad of shot SI tot
The drug-dealing father of a 2-year-old Staten Island girl who lost an eye to gunfire in September was busted after cops found 66 small bags of crack and cocaine strapped...
Carriage horse down
A carriage horse slipped and fell near Central Park yesterday afternoon. It happened around 4 p.m. on Central Park South near Fifth Avenue, cops said. A carriage-horse driver said that...
Tax & don’t spend
Despite a newfound willingness to raise taxes on the rich, Gov. Cuomo is still insisting he’s fiscally prudent and will hold the line on state spending next year, The Post...
A real bright idea
Staring down the barrel of a federal ban on light bulbs as we know them, a local genius has taken a page from his family’s old friend, Thomas Edison. “You,...
We took out US spy drone: Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s armed forces shot down an unmanned American spy plane that violated Iranian airspace along the country’s eastern border, the official IRNA news agency reported yesterday.An unidentified...
Pandas A-OK in the UK
LONDON — Two giant pandas from China landed yesterday in Scotland, where they’ll become the first pandas to live in Britain in nearly two decades. The two 8-year-old animals, named...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** Detectives have caught a thug who fatally shot a man earlier this year on the Upper West Side, authorities said. “Why did you disrespect my girl?” Marc Moise,...
Biker Gaga sleighs ’em
She’ll be chrome for Christmas. Nothing says yuletide like red boots and bikes, and Lady Gaga doesn’t disappoint, with an outfit that would make Santa blush. Gaga, who headlines Z100’s...
Call in a swat team!
A stretch of the Upper West Side has turned into an urban jungle, where swarms of ferocious mosquitoes never got the message that winter’s around the corner. “We just moved...
Customers ‘flag’ cabs on price but enjoy ride
Nearly half of New York taxi riders have a six-figure income — but still think the fare is too damn high. That’s the surprising result of a new survey of...
Andy eyes ‘bettor’ way to boost jobs
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo yesterday revealed that he will propose authorizing “destination gaming locations” to help spur the state’s ailing economy.He also hinted at what is expected to be a...
Occupier gets an occupation
She’s gone from Occupy Wall Street to occupying a job on Wall Street. Down-on-her-luck protester Tracy Postert spent 15 days washing sidewalks and making sandwiches at Zuccotti Park — then...
$$ shot saves dope-y dealer
A New Jersey man’s huge wad of cash kept a bullet from ripping into his thigh. But it wasn’t all good luck for Jaquan Taylor, 21, of Paterson — who...
Uhura’s Spock shock
Seems logical. Nichelle Nichols, famed for playing Lt. Uhura on “Star Trek,” says she was originally considered for the role of Spock when the landmark show was first being cast...
Liu got $$ from dad’s co-crook
Embattled Comptroller John Liu, the city’s chief fiscal officer, took an $800 campaign contribution from a man who was convicted of bank fraud along with Liu’s father, The Post has...
Syracuse gridder got report card ‘boost’ at LI high school
A legendary football coach at Long Island’s Bellport HS has been accused of successfully pressuring school officials to pump up a star player’s math grades so the teen would qualify...
Bus-slay victim an ex-cop
The man killed at random by a madman aboard a Queens bus was a detective in his native Trinidad, according to a report.Marvin Gilkes was riding the Q111 Friday afternoon...
Dems plan payroll push
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats today plan to get “serious” about extending the year-old payroll-tax holiday.Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad (ND) said Democrat leaders would offer a “compromise” plan to...
Trump’s blown-off steamed
Snub me, snub you! Donald Trump said yesterday he won’t miss GOP presidential hopefuls Ron Paul and Jon Huntsman when the real-estate mogul plays host to a GOP debate in...
Cain set to back Gingrich
WASHINGTON — Just two days after quitting the presidential race, former pizza exec Herman Cain is reportedly set to endorse new front-runner Newt Gingrich today. Cain, who dropped out after...
Million-dollar prexies put profs to $hame
Local college presidents rake in as much as seven times what an average professor at their school earns — a gap roughly twice the national average, a new survey shows.The...
Foster fiasco
It’s a colossal foster-care nightmare that ended with the disappearance of a 7-year-old boy two years ago — and it didn’t have to happen. Top-notch lawyers appointed by a judge...
Poverty on rise in NYC
The harsh recession drove more New Yorkers to apply for food stamps and other financial assistance in numbers not seen in decades, local charities and government agencies say.By year’s end,...
DSK tranny grill
French probers questioned Dominique Strauss-Kahn in 2006, after he was stopped by police sweeping a Paris park notorious for transvestite prostitutes. French Interior Minister Claude Gueant scoffed at hints that...
Bogus-hack ‘attack’ bust
A phony hack was busted for allegedly attacking two Taxi & Limousine Commission agents who seized his car at JFK Airport yesterday. The arrest of Jonathan Kwansa, 58, was part...
Team O: blaming Israel — again
It didn’t last too long. Last week, President Obama and Jewish campaign donors boasted that his is the most Israel-loving administration in history. This weekend, his top officials gave a...
Fast & furious lies
It was all a lie. The angry denials, the high dudgeon, the how-dare-you accuse-us bleating emanating from Eric Holder’s Justice Department these last nine months. Operation Fast and Furious —...
Read Andrew’s lips
“You are kidding yourself if you think you can be one of the highest-taxed states in the nation, have a reputation for being anti-business — and have a rosy economic...
The Liu clock ticks
City Comptroller John Liu decided last week to return some dubious donations to his 2009 and planned 2013 campaigns. Too late. Liu seems to be admitting that the gifts he...
A reasonably ripe target
Another day, another political transformation for chameleon Kirsten Gillibrand, New York’s ever-shifting junior senator. Capital New York reports that the moderate congresswoman turned hard-left senator (but Wall Street cash favorite)...
A fallen-out-of-love letter: cracks in Obama’s base
The Issue: Whether President Obama is living up to voter expectations and his campaign for reelection. *** Leon Cooperman eloquently and respectfully hits the nail on the head (“Please, Mr....
Fracking in NY: death by 1,000 stalls?
The state Department of Environmental Conservation is on course to kill any hope of a New York natural-gas boom with the death of 1,000 stalls. The DEC is taking too...
Andrew’s lip service
Few Albany policy fights in recent memory have generated more heat and less light than the dispute over whether to extend higher state income-tax rates on high-income households. Now Gov....
‘Dinner’ guest too restrained
In the classic 1939 comedy “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” an outrageously obnoxious character wears out his welcome. The same can be said for the Peccadillo Theater Company revival...
A perfectly sweet ‘Cherry’
Anton Chekhov’s “The Cherry Orchard” is one of the funniest dramas ever written. Or maybe it’s one of the saddest comedies. That makes it tough to pull off, and shows...
Parx Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70yds; $22,000; clm($12,500); 2YOTRULY A CHAMP rallied for third in improved effort. ALEX'S MOJO ran third in both starts as heavy favorite; drops again. LEMON ZING dangerous if he...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Lean On You (12th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $9,000; claiming4Cheyenne Oxe(J Bartlett)3-1-88-51FoxValleyTribal(DDube)2-8-93-13Rexasauris(E Goodell)4-6-812-12RightToTheTop(CManzi)1-4-810-15Allmyrowdyfrinds(SBchrd)7-7-620-16Mr Delite(G Brennan)1-6-35-17MaggiesSonA(JStratton)2-8-712-18PegasusOsborne(LStalbam)8-1-14-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr; $9,000; claiming8S F Ciro(J Stratton)8-5-64-12Smashing Revue(B Sears)7-6-29-51The Count(G...
Vic Cangialosi's Turf Paradise Grade
Post Time: 2:30 p.m. FIRST-6 fur; $15,500; alw; 2YO(f) 7-Wine Thief 7-2 1-CenturyUnn 5-2 2-SilversTBr 6-1 3-DiamndDncr 5-1 4-YllwChmrn 4-1 5-MyBlueRbbn 9-2 6-Gotaminute 10-1 SECOND-5 ½ fur; $13,000; alw; 3up(f)...
Columbia pulls off sweep in L.A.
Meiko Lyles scored 16 points to lead Columbia past La Sierra 78-56 in the Loyola Marymount Centennial Classic yesterday in Los Angeles. The win completed a 3-0 weekend for the...
The Post Line
NFLTonightFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogChargers 3 3 (39) JAGUARSThursdaySTEELERS13½13½(39½)BrownsSundayCOWBOYS 3½ 3½(49½)GiantsJETS 9½ 8½(37) ChiefsRAVENS16 15 (41) ColtsBENGALS 1 2½(37½)TexansPACKERS12 11½(53½)RaidersLIONSOFFOFF(OFF)VikingsTITANSOFFOFF(OFF)SaintsDOLPHINSOFFOFF(OFF)EaglesPatriots 8½ 8½(48) REDSKINSFalcons 3 2½(48½)PANTHERSJAGUARSOFFOFF(OFF)Buccaneers49ers 3½ 4 (40) CARDINALSBRONCOS 4 3½(36½)BearsCHARGERSOFFOFF(OFF)BillsDec. 12...
Sports Shorts
Tennis: Nadal, Spain win Davis Cup Rafael Nadal is a winner once again. The second-ranked Nadal overcame a terrible start to beat Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 1-6, 6-4, 6-1,...
Tomorrow’s Parx Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 mile; $25,000; alw; 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Doublethestyle(L),115L Rivera,Jr3-6-5Tzortzaks9-22 Mad Tunes(L),115S Elliott1-1-2Palmer4-13 BenevolentNate(L),120SGonzalez5-1-4Cannon8-14 I'm Broke(L),110C Orm2-3-4Houghton6-15 De la Warr(L),117JHmpshrJr2-1-8Coletti7-26 Disco Rhythm(L),115RMontanz3-2-10Allard2-17 Majestictrobdr(L),110ABowman6-9-3Wlhel-S10-1SECOND-1m&70yds;...
Aqueduct Charts
December 4th, 2011 Clear and FastTurf Good©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70yds; $20,000,; clm; 3up(f) Off: 12:20. Good. quick move, handilyTime: 24.62, 49.61, 1:15.76, 1:41.25, 1:45.73.Trainer: Dominic GalluscioWinner: GR/RO F, 3,...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-$16,500, mdn cl, 2YO, 5 1/2f9Sheik Polis (Saez)6.803.202.402Abuelotonto (Solis)3.403.001Stow It (Jurado)3.60* Exacta (9-2) $23.80 * $1 Superfecta (9-2-1-10) $258.70 * $1 Trifecta (9-2-1) $34.80SECOND-$56,500, alc opt cl, 3YO up F&M,...
Parx Results
FIRST-$28,000, mdn cl, 3, 4 & 5YO, 5f, clear.4Ra (Flores)4.402.602.106Muffins Magc (Qunones)5.203.003Not for Sale (Alvarado,Jr.)2.40Scr: Heckuva Ride.* Exacta (4-6) $14.00 * Trifecta (4-6-3) $47.20SECOND-$22,000, cl, 3YO up F&M, 5 1/2f,...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-$27,000, mdn cl, 2YO, 6 1/2f, clear.6Cll M Klly (Mldnd-Alc)3.60outoutScr: Hammer the Bay, V. C. Ali Mac, Visible Marq* $1 Exacta (6-5) $4.10 * Quinella (5-6) $3.80 * $1 Trifecta...
For Nets, it’s hey, hey, Nene
As the new general manager in 2008, Kiki Vandeweghe was ecstatic when the Nets drafted Brook Lopez at No. 10 — about as thrilled as he was on his first...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 5TUEDec. 6WEDDec. 7THUDec. 8FRIDec. 9SATDec. 10SUNDec. 11RangersToronto7:00MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMNO GAMENO GAMET.B. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMEBuff.7:00MSGESPNFla.7:30MSGESPNIslandersNO GAMET.B. 7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEChi. 7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMEPitt.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEDevilsNO GAMETor.7:00MSGWFANNO GAMEOtt. 7:00 MSG+2 WFANNO GAMEMont.1:00MSG+WFANNOGAMESunday, Dec. 11Sunday, Dec....
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.St. John's at Detroit ESPN2, WBBR (1130 AM)7 p.m.Brown at Providence SNY7 p.m.Charleston Southern at Florida State ESPNU9 p.m.Wisconsin-Milw. At DePaul SNYFootball8:30 p.m.Chargers at Jaguars ESPN, WFAN (660 AM)Golf3:30...
Cotto ‘proud’ after victory over Margarito
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Rangers in HBO spotlight
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Woods’ win snaps two-year drought
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Knicks have eye on center Foster
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Little available for Yankees’ shopping list
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Manny files for reinstatement
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Mets lose star player along with credibility
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Reyes leaving Mets for $106 million deal with Marlins
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Stat boxes kill telecasts
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Steelers, Ravens on North-best course
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Tebow drives Denver into 1st
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Texans’ third-string QB lassoes a win
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Timeout costs Cowboys in OT loss to Cardinals
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Kerley culprit on Jets' latest muffed punt
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Spending gameday with the Jets owner
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Greene’s third TD makes Jets coach see red
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Maybin having sack-cess for Jets
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Jets show it's how you finish that matters
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Jets rally to beat Redskins
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Giants' last-minute offensive line holds up
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Packers move closer to unbeaten season
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Bitter Giants ‘call’ out officials
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Packers' Rodgers stands up to Giant pressure
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Giants defense fell apart on winning drive
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Giants hoping for a 2007 replay
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Giants lose to perfect Packers on last-second field goal
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Talk show guests
MONDAYJEFFREY DONOVAN, ELIZABETH OLSEN, PAULA DEEN - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7KRISTEN JOHNSTON - The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m., Ch. 5 and 3 p.m., Ch. 9JANE FONDA,...
Beach bodies
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Oprah never sent ‘letter’ to Wendy: Gayle
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Oprah, but funny
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Real ‘Bad’ prof
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Pulse sales
CURRENT/ELLIOT, EQUIPMENT + JOIE 260 Fifth Ave., between 28th and 29th streets; 212-725-5400 * Sale: Dec. 6-10. Tues., 9 a.m.-7 p.m./ Wed.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-8 p.m./ Fri., 10 a.m.-7 p.m./ Sat.,...
Weird but true
Cops busted two suspected shoplifters at an Orlando, Fla., Walmart after one of them used a baby’s car seat — with the infant still strapped in — to take a...
St. John's out to spoil Vitale's big night
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LSU-Alabama set for BCS title rematch
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Reyes rejects Mets, agrees to $106M contract with Marlins
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U.S. Under-17 team - with five Red Bull prospects - beats Brazil to win Nike International Friendlies
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Delivery man shot by stray bullet in Brooklyn
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Marlins' $100M offer to Reyes too rich for Mets
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LSU, Alabama to meet in BCS title game
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Kennedy turns it on in the fourth against Kellenberg
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Brooklyn judge set to pick jury in bank loan fraud case
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Giants nearly upend Packers but lose on last-second field goal
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