December 7, 2011
UConn not planning to leave new Big East
HARTFORD, Conn. -- University of Connecticut president Susan Herbst says the school is thrilled with the westward expansion of the Big East and is not in discussions about joining another...
Marlins will sign Buehrle, too
DALLAS -- The Miami Marlins plucked another free agent prize Wednesday, reaching a deal with four-time All-Star pitcher Mark Buehrle for $58 million over four years. Manager Ozzie Guillen praised...
Brute gets one year jail for nearly blinding woman who rejected his advances
A muscle-bound brute was sentenced to one year jail today for literally nearly punching the daylights out of a beautiful student who'd rejected his advances at an Upper East Side...
Alec Baldwin apologizes for plane outburst
Alec Baldwin apologized Wednesday for the behavior that got him booted from a plane in Los Angeles. American Airlines claimed Baldwin, 53, stormed into the plane lavatory and slammed the...
Harlem Hospital doc acquitted in ER patient grope case
A Harlem Hospital resident was cleared of damaging sex charges today in a bizarre, emergency room doctor-patient groping incident. "He felt like his whole life was at stake," defense lawyer...
New Mets reliever Francisco 'good guy' despite past
Frank Francisco may be best remembered for throwing a chair into the stands that struck a woman in Oakland as a rookie in 2004, but the Rangers GM at the...
This week's calendar, Dec. 8 to 14
Thursday, Dec. 8 to Tuesday, Dec. 13 Real Simple Holiday Pop-Up Shop The Real Simple Holiday Pop-Up Shop will stock its 5,000-square-foot space with more than 75 items, including products...
Red Sox manager Valentine says 'I hate the Yankees'
It's not even Spring Training, but new Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine is in midseason form."I hate the Yankees," Valentine said with a smile Wednesday at a Winter Meetings press...
EXCLUSIVE: At House hearing Thursday, Corzine expected to plead the Fifth
Former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine will not answer questions from a congressional committee seeking to get to the bottom of the brokerage firm’s collapse, The Post has learned. Corzine,...
Favre has 'no plans' to return
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Former Jets quarterback Brett Favre has nixed rumors that he could be available for an NFL team. “In spite of reports about playing with various teams, I’m...
Moore staying to help Jets offense
Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer now has company in the offensive meeting room.Offfensive consultant Tom Moore will remain with the team for the rest of the season. Moore, who has...
BERMAN: Knicks' Stoudemire, Billups should have arrived earlier
Jared Jeffries, who agreed to terms with the Knicks but hasn’t signed his contract yet, was the latest player to show up Wednesday for voluntary workouts at the team's Westchester...
Bank fraudsters bilk TD Bank via 90 casino day trips
It was America’s Most Convenient Bank — for scammers. A band of crafty fraudsters recruited more than 90 “mules” to open TD Bank accounts — filled with false deposits using...
Bill Clinton says wife Hillary just 'wants a good night's sleep'
Former President Bill Clinton dropped by "The View" on Wednesday and dismissed rumors that his wife had her eye on the White House. "She wants to stay in one place...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Giants, Jets wishing for gift of playoff chance on Christmas Eve
The Jets and Giants hoped their Christmas Eve matchup would be about playoff positioning. Instead they are hoping it’s about playoff survival. The teams have put themselves in position where...
German police intercept suspicious package mailed to Deutsche Bank CEO,
German police on Wednesday intercepted a suspected parcel bomb addressed to the CEO of Deutsche Bank, prompting US authorities to put mail rooms at New York branches of the German...
Big East adds Boise State, 4 others
The new Big East will span four time zones, 3,000 miles from coast to coast and, eventually, have 12 teams. The beleaguered and ever-changing conference hopes it all adds up...
McCarver into Hall of Fame as broadcaster
DALLAS -- Tim McCarver found it a bit hard to offer any analysis after this honor. McCarver, an All-Star catcher who discovered a second career as a folksy announcer known...
'Drunk' cop drives 8 miles the wrong way on LI freeway
A drunk-as-a-skunk off-duty cop careened eight miles the wrong way down a Long Island freeway -- until a startled driver finally blocked the boozy motorist. Three-year NYPD veteran Candice Smith,...
FANTASY FLASHBACK: Greene-r Pastures
I wrote last week about how the Jets offense was filled with solid fantasy starts, and they proved me right in Week 13 against the Redskins.RB Shonn Greene had his...
'MythBusters' cannonball rips through house, van
DUBLIN, Calif. — Zany experiments testing scientific theories in real world settings have earned the TV show "MythBusters" a devoted following, but a stunt gone wrong met with an unhappy...
Anti-vote fraud protests in Russia for 3rd night
MOSCOW — Police in Russia's two largest cities have arrested scores of demonstrators in a third straight night of protests against the ruling party and alleged election fraud. The demonstrations...
Apple's Grand Central store to open Friday
Apple Inc.'s store in Grand Central Terminal is set to open Friday at 10:00 a.m., in time for holiday shoppers to visit the company's much anticipated new location. The store,...
Rangers confirm Sauer has concussion
Rangers coach John Tortorella confirmed what was expected: Defenseman Michael Sauer has been diagnosed with a concussion and is day-to-day, although Tortorella said he did not know what grade concussion...
Officials recover missing sex worker's jeans, shoes, ID and cell phone during dredge of LI marsh
A pocketbook containing missing sex worker Shannan Gilbert's ID and cell phone as well as a pair of jeans and shoes were found during a search of a Long Island...
Queens gym teacher busted for being loan shark
A muscle-bound intermediate school gym teacher at an Astoria school who moonlights as a professional bodybuilder was busted for being a loan shark. Sean Harris, 36, of East Meadow, was...
Superhero team heading to DUMBO
Brooklyn is so hip these days that it is now getting its own superhero team. Comic book company Heroic Publishing’s most prominent superhero team, the “League of Champions,” is soon...
Jets were ready to draft Plaxico in 2000
Plaxico Burress' arrival with the Jets could have come much earlier than 2011, Chiefs coach Todd Haley revealed Wednesday.Haley, the Jets receivers coach in 2000, said the team was ready...
BB gun-wielding teen among those arrested in SI cop attack
A teen punk packing a BB gun was among the nine people arrested last night after cops were attacked outside a Staten Island home in a wild free-for-all involving more...
Police hunt two men linked to string of robberies
Two violent thugs are wanted in connection with a crime spree in Chelsea and Gramercy over the past six weeks, police said. The men have claimed to have a gun,...
Stars’ Fistric suspended for hit on Islanders’ Niederreiter
The hit that left Islanders forward Nino Niederreiter with a concussion will cost Stars defenseman Mark Fistric three games. The NHL suspended Fistric with the league’s head disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan...
Jets' Moore skips practice, expected to play
Jets guard Brandon Moore did not practice Wednesday because his surgically repaired hip was bothering him."I still think Brandon is going to play," Jets coach Rex Ryan said. "We all...
Sandusky jailed on new child sexual abuse charges
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Accused child molester Jerry Sandusky was transported to jail Wednesday after being arrested on additional charges of child sexual abuse. Sandusky, 67, was taken into custody...
Yankees win bid for Japanese shortstop
The Yankees submitted the winning bid for Japanese shortstop Hiroyuki Nakajima. The Yankees now have an exclusive 30-day negotiating window with the 29-year-old, who would serve as a utility infielder...
Arrest made in murder of Georgia seven-year-old
CANTON, Ga. -- Police on Wednesday charged a 20-year-old man with the murder of Jorelys Rivera, a young Georgia girl whose body was left in a dumpster after she was...
Devils CEO against realignment
While refusing to reveal whether he was among the four dissidents voting against the NHL's new realignment plan, Devils CEO Lou Lamoriello on Wednesday left no doubt he would have...
Mets 'didn't do anything' to keep Reyes from Marlins
DALLAS -- Jose Reyes will be arriving to South Beach via the Citi dump. The All-Star shortstop views his departure from the Mets in those terms, saying Wednesday he felt...
NYPD matched 20 'offensive' Facebook parade posts to cops
Twenty “offensive” Facebook posts about the West Indian Day Parade have been matched up with names of police officers, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said today. The officers now face Internal...
Harry Morgan, who played Col. Potter on M*A*S*H, dies at 96
LOS ANGELES – Actor Harry Morgan, who played gruff but lovable Colonel Potter on the long-running television series M*A*S*H, died Wednesday at 96 at his Los Angeles home, the New...
Feds oppose new trial for Cameron Douglas' drug supplier
Cameron Douglas' latest brush with the law was just more of the same old, same old, according to the feds. Prosecutors are opposing a convicted drug dealer's bid for a...
Four indicted over alleged theft of $29K in state grants
They stiffed the parents and kids. State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today charged four defendants in a scheme to steal state funds obtained through Queens Sen. Shirley Huntley’s office. The...
Blagojevich sentenced to 14 years in prison
CHICAGO -- Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years in prison plus a $20,000 fine Wednesday for his 18-count corruption conviction on charges that included an attempt...
Baas out with 'intense headaches;’ Giants sign Ugoh
The Giants offensive line continues to undergo changes based on players’ inability to stay on the field. Their latest malady doesn’t appear to be clearing up any time soon; center...
'Sopranos' actor Tony Darrow gets six months house arrest, two years probation
An actor who played a wiseguy on “The Sopranos” and in “GoodFellas” -- and is a Gambino associate in real life -- was sentenced today in Brooklyn federal court to...
Devils' Zajac practices for first time this season
For the first time this season, Devils top center Travis Zajac practiced with the team Wednesday, coming back from Aug. 18 Achilles tendon surgery. Zajac, who has skated on his...
Breaking down the Nets schedule
Now that we’ve got our hands on the schedule for the Nets’ final season in New Jersey, let’s take a look at how it breaks down in what promises to...
Airline says Baldwin's plane antics 'alarmed' pilots
A day after Alec Baldwin was booted from a New York-bound American Airlines plane, the airline slammed the hot-headed actor today -- giving a detailed account of what took place...
AC Milan chief claims agreement in place for Tevez
MILAN -- Italian soccer giant AC Milan agreed to terms Tuesday with Carlos Tevez and has sent an offer to Manchester City to take the unsettled striker on loan. Tevez's...
Galaxy star Donovan puts Australian clubs on red alert
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Los Angeles Galaxy star Landon Donovan put Australian soccer clubs on red alert Tuesday, saying he loves the country and has been impressed by the standard of...
French star Anelka heads to China
LONDON -- The veteran Chelsea striker Nicolas Anelka on Wednesday agreed a deal to join Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua, after requesting to leave the English Premier League (EPL) club. The...
Guns N' Roses, Beastie Boys among Rock Hall of Fame inductees
CLEVELAND -- Guns N' Roses, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the Beastie Boys are among the acts to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in...
Officials bust 38 'gang' members for alleged drug dealing
Authorities have rounded up 38 suspected members of a notorious street gang following a two year investigation, authorities said. The suspected members of the Trinitarios, a Dominican-based gang, face charges...
Mexico foils plot to smuggle in Khadafy family members
MEXICO CITY -- Mexican authorities said Wednesday they foiled an international plot in September to smuggle in Saadi Khadafy, the son of the former Libyan dictator, and other members of...
Issa launches probe of alleged DEA-laundering operation in Mexico
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) is launching a congressional investigation into the Drug Enforcement Administration following claims that the agency helped drug cartels launder money -- an operation the...
Statute of limitations passed in Bernie Fine case: DA
SYRACUSE -- The district attorney for Onondaga County in New York said Wednesday that former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine cannot be charged with child molestation because the...
City's 4th, 8th-grade math and reading scores stagnant compared to '09 levels
After years of slow but generally steady gains, city fourth and eighth graders saw their scores on national math and reading exams flat-line this year compared to 2009, officials announced...
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum begins $54 million redesign
New York City’s Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum is announcing that it has raised $54 million to renovate its Upper East Side mansion. The museum says the redesign will allow it...
Website unveils FDR’s Dec. 7, 1941 daily schedule
HYDE PARK, N.Y. — When the first Japanese bombs landed on Pearl Harbor 70 years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was finishing up a meeting with the ambassador from China....
Shoulder may keep former Jets QB Pennington off field
I spoke with Chad Pennington on Tuesday for this column on Mark Sanchez. I couldn’t get into this in the column, but I asked the former Jets quarterback about his...
US launches Iranian 'virtual embassy'
WASHINGTON -- The US launched a "virtual embassy" in a bid to challenge the Islamic regime's stranglehold on information, in the absence of a formal diplomatic mission in Tehran. The...
Baby left behind at Queens Burger King
A baby was left behind on a table at a Burger King in Queens, police said Wednesday morning. It happened about 10:50 p.m. Tuesday at the fast food restaurant on...
Pakistani president's medical trip fuels rumors
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari was being treated in a Dubai hospital Wednesday after complaining of chest and arm pains, officials said, denying rumors that the embattled and...
Kremlin blames Medvedev's obscene retweet on rogue staffer
MOSCOW -- The Kremlin has said a rogue staffer working with President Dmitry Medvedev's official Twitter account was responsible for the retweet early Wednesday of a lawmaker's highly obscene attack...
American among Afghan shrine victims, Karzai blames Pakistani group
KABUL -- An American citizen was one of at least 55 people killed by a bomb at a shrine in Kabul, which Afghan president Hamid Karzai on Wednesday said was...
Police arrest 70 as 'Occupy San Francisco' camp raided and shut down
SAN FRANCISCO -- Police arrested 70 "Occupy San Francisco" protesters early Wednesday after hundreds of police officers in riot gear cleared out the movement's downtown encampment. Officers entered the Justin...
Seton Hall defeats NJIT
Herb Pope scored 25 points, leading Seton Hall to an easy 78-48 victory over the New Jersey Institute of Technology Tuesday night. The victory was the fourth straight for the...
Knicks will re-sign Jeffries
The Knicks and Jared Jeffries agreed to terms on a one-year deal Tuesday believed to be at the veteran’s minimum of $1.4 million. If the Knicks don’t sign a center...
Syria's Assad tells US TV only a 'crazy person' would kill protesters
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian president Bashar al Assad denied ordering the killing of protesters to suppress the uprising against his rule, saying only a "crazy person" would do this, according...
'Smartest' president is just making stuff up now
President Obama was supposed to be the smartest guy in the room. But he's sunk so low in the polls and his policies have done so much harm that now...
The Post's All-Staten Island girls volleyball honors
A few years ago, it would have been silly to say, but Staten Island has become somewhat of a power borough in girls volleyball. Susan Wagner returned to the PSAL...
Lincoln defense stifles E-Hall with inspired second half effort
Erasmus Hall quarterback Wayne Morgan declared all season that his Dutchmen would be the ones holding the PSAL City Championship division banner come December at Yankee Stadium. Lincoln’s defense had...
Braziller: Elite football at Lincoln here to stay
Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, Lincoln had a forever moment, a championship 18 years in the making, a title built on patience and determination. With Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New...
Girls basketball roundup: Feldman, Dalton come back on Loyola
Dalton pulled out a tight one. With Loyola up two with under a minute remaining, Isabel Feldman knocked down a 3-pointer and Dalton held on for a 36-33 win in...
CHSAA/Private boys basketball roundup: Moore beats Regis, off to 5-0 start
Break up the Mavericks. Scott Schaefer had 12 points and Mark Fiorello added 10 points to lead Moore Catholic to a 54-49 win over Regis in CHSAA Class A boys...
E-Hall injured star running back keeps head up
Wayne Morgan knelt down on the 40-yard line, his head bowed toward the field. His Erasmus Hall teammates all left the field around him, devastated after the 20-12 loss to...
Hall short: Dutchmen held down in first city final
Erasmus Hall had its shot – a number of them actually. There was the two times the Dutchmen got tremendous field position after Lincoln turnovers, once at the end of...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Jones' triple double leads Boys High past Transit Tech
Bryce Jones took complete advantage of a golden opportunity. With starting point guard Tyliek Kimbrough out, he led Boys & Girls to a 74-56 victory over Transit Tech in Brooklyn...
Ashton is bust-ed!
Ashton Kutcher gleefully keeps his eye on the prize—“Glee” beauty Lea Michele’s plunging neckline—at the Los Angeles premiere of their star-studded flick, “New Year’s Eve.” It was the soon-to-be-single Kutcher’s...
Business briefs
Citi slashCitigroup CEO Vikram Pandit said the bank will cut about 4,500 jobs in coming quarters as he seeks to trim costs amid slumping revenue. Citigroup will take a charge...
United artistes
This time it’s bankers pitching story ideas to Hollywood. With box-office revenue down and Wall Street money drying up, Tinseltown players are predicting a wave of matchmaking among smaller film...
HBO vs. Netflix is next battle of Hastings
Netflix boss Reed Hastings believes his biggest challenger isn’t Amazon, Blockbuster or even newcomer Verizon — but Time Warner’s HBO. After a string of stumbles that have crushed his stock,...
Sandra Lee splits
Sandra Lee — celebrity chef, TV host, cookbook author and gal pal of Gov. Andrew Cuomo — is shopping for a new publisher. For the past three years, her magazine,...
Sycamore bid boosts Talbots
Talbots just got a major dressing down — and its shares are way up.Fashion-focused buyout fund Sycamore Partners yesterday offered $212 million in cash, or $3 a share, to acquire...
Drake site is fit for LVMH
Luxury laden LVMH is sniffing around the L-shaped Drake site at 56th and 57th streets and Park Avenue, we’ve learned. The company has an eye on adding to its city...
Welcome to McHattan
More Big Macs are coming to the Big Apple. After several years of stagnant growth in New York City, McDonald’s plans to add at least 10 burger joints to Manhattan...
Lehman plan OK’d
Lehman Brothers was given permission by a federal judge to begin the final phase of the biggest bankruptcy in US history, as the defunct securities firm seeks to distribute $65...
Exchanges miss mark
European Union regulators told Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Euronext that the concessions they offered didn’t go far enough to eliminate antitrust concerns over their deal, sources said. EU officials told...
Pols on MF: Bad watchdog!
Financial watchdog Gary Gensler was blasted yesterday for his handling of the MF Global fiasco, with Capitol Hill lawmakers accusing him of “evading” questions and “ducking” his responsibilities. As head...
Packers in stock blitz
The Green Bay Packers took their unbeaten record to the equity markets yesterday and from all appearances chalked up another win to shake the money tree of adoring fans and...
20 years for salon shooter
The hapless robber who stormed a Brooklyn beauty salon only to have the gun shot out of his hand by a fearless off-duty cop pleaded guilty yesterday to attempted murder...
‘Hayworth’ pals doubt suicide
Distraught friends and family of the dashing young Hollywood scion found dead in his Chelsea apartment Sunday with a plastic bag over his head are hotly disputing claims that he...
Shrink killer still unfit for trial
Four years ago, paranoid schizophrenic David Tarloff admittedly slashed a well-loved psychiatrist to death in her Upper East Side office — and yesterday, there was more hardship for the victim’s...
Cop-beating victim gets 450G
A man badly beaten by NYPD officers as he left a Labor Day weekend barbecue in Brooklyn last year got a $450,000 settlement from the city yesterday, records show.James Hill...
Obama’s ‘Rough’ GOP $lap
WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday railed against the “gaping inequality” in the United States and slammed his Republican foes in a speech meant to evoke “Rough Rider” Teddy Roosevelt.Speaking in...
‘I can’t stop’ shooting
Authorities yesterday revealed chilling new details about how a Queens madman allegedly ambushed his wife as she walked her dog, dragged her by the hair up her front steps, and...
Singin’ in the rain
Things were looking pretty bright for City Councilman Larry Seabrook despite the rain yesterday after jurors at his corruption trial ended a third full day of contentious deliberations without a...
Powerball trio swears: just us
Three Connecticut men who claimed a $254 million Powerball prize swore in an affidavit to lottery officials that they are the only beneficiaries of a trust set up for the...
Facebook boss snafu
An embarrassing Facebook security flaw exposed private pictures of founder Mark Zuckerberg — and they were about as exciting as the terms-of-agreement page.There’s Zuckerberg with his dog, Zuckerberg with his...
Holy-day terror strike
Twin blasts killed at least 60 people, many of them women and children, in Afghanistan yesterday in an apparent bid by insurgents to trigger Iraqi-style religious violence. A suicide bomber...
Cabby raped me, says ‘drunken’ passenger
A taxi driver allegedly raped a drunken female passenger in the back seat of his cab in Harlem early Monday, police sources said. The reported attack occurred around 3:15 a.m....
LI serial-slay find
Long Island cops recovered evidence off exclusive Oak Beach yesterday that could be linked to Shannan Gilbert, the prostitute whose mysterious disappearance triggered the discovery of 10 bodies dumped in...
Celeb nanny agent guilty
A nanny headhunter to the stars — who boasted of finding domestic staff for such luminaries as billionaire financier George Soros, Mariah Carey and Robert De Niro — was convicted...
Scarred for life
Their names are Julissa and Melissa, they sport matching smiles and — thanks to one razor-wielding career thug from their Lower East Side neighborhood — they will forever wear long...
Woman chase-r
A Wall Street high flier is likely to see his career crash and burn after a British court yesterday convicted him of the transatlantic harassment of his former flame. Lovesick...
NY union bigs take heat over junket
It was rainy and chilly in New York City yesterday, but hundreds of local union bigs wouldn’t have known it.As many as 300 labor bosses, who represent New York’s struggling...
Beauty conquers the beast in rape case
It’s a real-life Broadway beauty-vs.-beast story, and after braving an unimaginable assault and tremendous evidentiary odds, the beauty has won.Repeat sex offender Henry Gaston — who shares a name with...
Shop-cart kid laughed
The 13-year-old boy who admittedly threw a shopping cart over a fourth-story railing in Harlem — striking a philanthropist mom of two — showed a startling lack of concern for...
Pearl Harbor tribute
An airborne remembrance of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 70 years ago is planned over New York City today.Two World War II-era propeller planes will drop 70 roses over...
MTA forgot about stranded blizzard train
The MTA’s subway boss admitted yesterday that transit officials got so overwhelmed during last year’s Christmastime blizzard they “forgot” about an A train stuck on the tracks for nine agonizing...
Sup’t faces boot
A legendary Long Island high-school football coach accused of pressuring his subordinates to inflate grades for a star player will be asked to temporarily step down as district superintendent by...
Mobster’s plea fishy to judge
He fished for leniency — but a Brooklyn judge wouldn’t bite.Carlo Profecta, a 69-year-old acting capo in the Luchese crime family, promised to change his criminal ways and devote himself...
History as gay marriage prevents deport
Time for the second honeymoon! A federal immigration judge has issued a landmark ruling that could pave the way for thousands of undocumented immigrants who are partners in same-sex marriages...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A quick-thinking sex- attack victim snapped a photo of a creep moments after he allegedly groped her in Times Square, police said. The pervert allegedly grabbed the buttocks...
Red, blue TV divide
Even TV fans are split right down the political aisle. Liberal Democrats are more likely to watch sitcoms like “The Office” and “30 Rock,” while conservative Republicans prefer scripted dramas...
E-scam rocks tycoon
A Manhattan billionaire’s obsession with e-mail may have just cost her half a million dollars. Candia Fisher, 64, a member of the storied Fisher Brothers real-estate family, is such an...
XXX nabe in cyberia
The Internet’s red-light district opened for business yesterday, as dot.xxx domain names were sold to the general public for the first time.Thousands of smut-peddling start-ups grabbed new exclusive handles with...
Airline boots 3 gripers
Three Westchester women say they were booted from an AirTran plane by a nasty flight attendant after they calmly complained about the airline’s customer service.The middle-aged trio — a lawyer,...
Protesters help family Occupy foreclosed home
Protesters from Occupy Wall Street yesterday marched through Brooklyn to highlight the large number of foreclosed houses — and then helped a family move into one that was vacant.The 300...
‘Plane crazy’ Alec grounded
Hothead Alec Baldwin was kicked off an American Airlines flight in LA yesterday after flipping out and throwing a tantrum when he refused to turn off his iPhone — because...
$weet side of a pact some may find sour
ALBANY — The deal Gov. Cuomo struck with state legislative leaders yesterday to change the tax code includes plenty of sweeteners, from a $1 billion fund for infrastructure repair to...
Tax-deal slap at millionaires
ALBANY — After repeated promises during the first 11 months of his term that there would be no tax increases, Gov. Cuomo agreed yesterday to a new rate — the...
A bizarre win – for political hocus pocus
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo offered a dazzling display of political jujitsu yesterday as he abandoned his pledge to end the “millionaires tax’’ in a deal with lawmakers that offers modest...
NYPD probes cop ‘racism’
The NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau is investigating whether cops made racist comments on a Facebook page about West Indian Day Parade revelers. No officers were questioned as of yesterday because...
Disgraced CityTime firm to repay $232M
The company responsible for the fraud-ridden CityTime payroll system acknowledged yesterday it will have to pay back at least $232 million to the Big Apple, according to records filed with...
Fotog foe gets break
Prosecutors yesterday dropped the most serious charge against an alleged school scammer who went Kung Fu crazy outside court. After Ziming Shen was arraigned in federal court on fraud charges...
Cancer-Rx doubt
New research casts doubt on a popular treatment for breast cancer: A week of radiation to part of the breast instead of longer treatment to all of it.Women who were...
Bravest’s gush hour
Cops who found themselves on the losing end of a fight with a mob of armed thugs in front of a Staten Island home were rescued yesterday — by firefighters...
Our $ad-sack world
For weeks, I’ve been conducting my own little plebiscite on the future of the world. My proposition goes like this: There is a 25 percent chance that, within a year,...
A condom question? Cali’s craziness
Sacramento It looks like Los Angeles citizens will vote in June on whether to require porn actors to wear condoms on screen. Although state law already requires condom use during...
A new Pearl Harbor?
The US strategic position in the Pacific is starting to look a lot like it did 70 years ago — on the eve of Pearl Harbor. Back in 1941, President...
Herman Cain’s flameout: Who gets the blame?
The Issue: Herman Cain’s decision last Saturday to drop out of the presidential race. *** It is sad that Herman Cain has left the Republican primary race, given his opportunity...
Obama’s numbers game
The Issue: The federal government’s recent report of a dip in US unemployment numbers. *** The US Department of Labor claimed that after adding 120,000 jobs in November, the unemployment...
Larry, Curly and Moe
New York’s spendocracy greeted Gov. Cuomo’s tax-hike coup with qualified high-fives and alleluias yesterday — yes, it had just gotten another $2.6 billion to spread around. But no, that wasn’t...
That infamous date
It was 70 years ago this morning that, as President Roosevelt put it the following day, “The United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air...
Newt’s dirty secret
Newt Gingrich wants to pay poor kids to clean toilets, and all of the right people are horrified. The Nation says Gingrich is running on “a platform that seems to...
‘Once’ more than enough for Dublin your pleasure
In 2006, the intimate Irish movie “Once” conquered millions of hearts with its sincere romance between two young musicians in Dublin. The film earned back 100 times its $200,000 budget,...
A hit list of B’way misses
The scent of flop sweat is in the air. Harried, nervous, terrified producers are scurrying around Broadway desperately trying to figure out how to save several shows that are dangling...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogSTEELERS13½14 (39) BrownsSundayCOWBOYS 3½ 3½(49) GiantsJETS 9½ 9 (36½)ChiefsRAVENS16 16½(41) ColtsBENGALS 1 3 (37½)TexansPACKERS12 11 (52½)RaidersLIONSOFFOFF(OFF)VikingsSaints 4½ 3½(48½)TITANSDOLPHINS 3½ 3 44 EaglesPatriots 8½ 8 (48) REDSKINSFalcons 3 2½(48)...
Vic Cangialosi's Parx Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-7 fur; $20,000; clm; 3up2-What a Smile 12-11-AndrsAthn 9-53-She Wants 5-24-Wilreign 3-15-HabbyQtrz 4-16-FrstLdyGln 12-1SECOND-5 ½ fur; $22,000; clm; 2YO6-Fly Right 7-51-CleverChc 10-12-MddsnsPssn 8-13-Easy Summer 8-14-Milestone 10-15-Lil' Dante...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $28,000; clm($14,000); 3upFULL OF GUT drops in class after losing four race win ning streak when tiring badly in the slop versus op tional claimers. AWEDACIOUS CAREN...
Turf Paradise Results
FIRST-$7,000, mdn cl, 2YO F, 5½f3Foxy Lady Packin (Rvr) 26.8010.805.406Giacomo Girl (Trimble)3.202.607Our New Tale (Von Rosen)5.00 Off 12:31. Time 1:05.79. Fast. * Exacta (3-6) $79.20 * Quinella (3-6) $32.60 *...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70yds; $29,000; clm($14,000); 3up(f) PN Horse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Poppy Day(L),116R Curatolo1-3-3Young6-12 Freud'sNotebok(L),121RDomingz2-5-1Sciacca2-13 Pelican Lake(L),121C Hill2-4-4Signore12-14 Judge Margaret(L),121M Luzzi6-1-2Grusmrk8-15 Mordecai Jones(L),116I Ortiz, Jr4-3-2C Martin6-16 Beautiful...
Parx Charts
December 6th, 2011 Raining and Muddy©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile; $25,000; alw; 3upOff: 12:26. Good. vied 2 wide, drivingTime: 25.06, 49.46, 1:14.54, 1:27.71, 1:4.59.Trainer: Edward AllardWinner: DK B/ G,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 7THUDec. 8FRIDec. 9SATDec. 10SUNDec. 11MONDec. 12TUEDec. 13RangersNO GAMET.B.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEBuff.7:00MSGESPNFla.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEDal.7:00MSGESPNIslandersNO GAMEChi.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEPitt.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEMont.7:30MSG+2WRHUDevilsNO GAMEOtt.7:00MSG+2WFANNOGAMEMont.1:00MSG+WFANNOGAMET.B.7:00VS.WFANFla. 7:30 MSG+ WFANSunday, Dec. 11Sunday, Dec. 11GiantsCowboys8:20TV - NBCRadio - WFAN 660 AM JetsChiefs1:00TV - CBSRadio - ESPN 1050...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Arizona at Florida ESPN7 p.m.Colorado State at Duke ESPN27 p.m.IUPUI at Louisville SNY7 p.m.Cent. Connecticut State at Michigan State ESPNU 7:30 p.m.Western Carolina at Purdue BIG TEN9 p.m.Xavier at...
Islanders beat Lightning
In one room, there was confusion, frustration and anger. In the other, smiles and good feeling. For a change, the positive vibes come from the Islanders’ side of the hallway....
Sports Shorts
Nfl: Lions’ Pettigrew apologizesLions tight end Brandon Pettigrew said yesterday he is sorry for his actions in last weekend’s loss at New Orleans. Pettigrew was called for a personal foul...
Bonds’ attorneys looking for probation
Lawyers for Barry Bonds asked a federal judge yesterday for probation when Major League Baseball’s career home-run hitter is sentenced for obstruction of justice later this month. Bonds, 47, was...
Magic CEO quits after late-night call to Howard
As the Magic continue to try and decide what to do with star center Dwight Howard, the team’s CEO, Bob Vander Weide, unexpectedly retired yesterday. Vander Weide originally joined the...
Coach believes keeping Deron can make Nets contenders
As the countdown to July 1 and Deron Williams’ eventual opt-out begins, coach Avery Johnson said he understands that it’s up to the Nets to prove to their star point...
Devils defeat Maple Leafs in overtime; end four-game skid
TORONTO -- It was beginning to look a lot like last Christmas until Clutch Clarkson pulled the Devils back from the brink of another descent into disaster. "It was big,"...
Playoffs sure thing for Giants' Rolle
Did Antrel Rolle yesterday guarantee a victory this Sunday night against the Cowboys? Of course he didn’t, but he stated in no uncertain terms the Giants, 6-6 and riding a...
Yankees possible spot for Mets' Wright
The future is not bright for the Mets, but it is glowing for David Wright. Sure, this upcoming season is a year in baseball purgatory for Wright, if the Mets...
Mets unlikely to sign free-agent catcher
DALLAS — The more they stare at the listing of available catchers, the more the Mets have become convinced they can stay in-house for an answer. According to team officials,...
New York City could be lure that gets Grant to Knicks
The Hills of Scottsdale, Ariz., face the great dilemma: choosing to make a move to better their careers or better their family life. Grant Hill’s interest in joining the Knicks...
Hawks land in final New Jersey opener (SCHEDULE)
The Nets say goodbye to New Jersey after this season, much to the dismay of what seems like their dozens of loyal fans. Their 35th straight NBA season in New...
Heat visit Knicks at Garden once (SCHEDULE)
The NBA schedulemakers didn’t have big dreams for the Knicks. Miami’s Dream Team will make just one trip to the revamped Garden, and not until April 15. But the Knicks...
Pennington says Sanchez up to Jets' challenge
Chad Pennington knows what the boos Mark Sanchez heard last week sound like. Pennington knows what it’s like to be dissected on talk radio, blogs and in the newspaper. No...
Forces ‘align’ against Rangers, Devils, Islanders
Understand this: The road to the Stanley Cup, let alone to the playoffs, will become exponentially more difficult for the Rangers, Islanders and Devils to travel upon inception next season...
Mets moves not sexy, but make sense
DALLAS — None of this replaces Jose Reyes, especially when it comes to filling seats. No one ever bought a ticket to specifically watch Jon Rauch pitch. But the Mets...
Mets sign relievers Francisco, Rauch; trade Pagan
DALLAS — Summarizing just part of a wild night, the Mets traded with San Francisco, signed a Francisco and won’t be reunited with Francisco (Rodriguez). The Mets’ big splash, a...
Giants coach deserves another year
The Giants finished 10-6 last year but did not make the playoffs, becoming the first team since 1991 to win 10 games in the NFC and not qualify for the...
Yankees trying to trade Burnett
DALLAS — The Yankees have inserted A.J. Burnett into the trade market at the Winter Meetings, The Post has learned. According to multiple teams, the Yankees have let it be...
Yankees manager challenges Hughes
DALLAS — Joe Girardi arrived at the Winter Meetings and promptly delivered a challenge for Phil Hughes. “We need Phil Hughes to come back and be Phil Hughes, and that’s...
Pursuing Pujols, Marlins have stolen baseball spotlight
DALLAS — Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria and three of his top lieutenants moved across the lobby of the Hilton Anatole around noon yesterday and with each step picked up another...
‘Son’-Set Flip
Last night’s remarkable “Sons of Anarchy” season finale was packed with revelations. From Jax Teller (Charlie Hunnam) taking the SAMCRO throne from evil step-dad Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman), to the...
Chris Matthews’ brother accused of perjury
The brother of cable-news host Chris Matthews is being charged with lying to a grand jury investigating political corruption in suburban Philadelphia. Jim Matthews, a Montgomery County commissioner, was arraigned...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYZAC EFRON, ANDREW CARMELLINI - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7JO FROST, AVRIL LAVIGNE - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch. 7PAULA DEEN - The Dr. Oz Show, 11 a.m.,...
Rosie the riveted
Rosie O’Donnell’s whirlwind courtship with 40-year-old stunner Michelle Rounds happened so fast, the bride-to-be didn’t have time to tell her parents she was gay. O’Donnell’s announcement Monday that she was...
Gorga attacks strip rumor
Melissa Gorga, the newest cast member “The Real Housewives of New Jersey,” is threatening to sue TMZ — or any other news outlet — that calls her an ex-stripper. Fans...
Starr report
This one will give you paws to consider. Ellen DeGeneres, Chelsea Handler, Paula Abdul, Kate Walsh and other celebs have hand-painted dog bowls to benefit PAWS/LA’s “Bowl Project 2011,” an...
It’s kitchen bitchin’ 2011
As 2011 winds down, it’s time to tackle the dreaded question diners grew sick of hearing in all kinds of restaurants this year: “Is everything to your liking?” Maybe inspired...
Dining in the dark
Walking into the bar area of Dans le Noir in London seems no different than strolling into any other restaurant. People mingle, drinks are served and, when table settings are...
Whoopie!
The people of Pennsylvania and Maine can debate all they want about the origin of the whoopie pie (was it dreamed up by Amish moms or a frugal New Englander...
Weird but true
No terrorist would dare show his face in Montcalm County, Mich. — its citizens would attack them with snow cones. A grant from the state’s Homeland Security Program financed the...
Villanova falls to No. 10 Missouri in Jimmy V Classic
For Jay Wright, it was like looking through a time capsule at one of his vintage Villanova teams: Great guard play, unselfish ball-movement, and quick, experienced Top-10 contender. Unfortunately, he...
Big East all over map with new members
The Big East will announce its new members today. Commissioner John Marinatto, if he opts to comment, will stress the league’s Sasquatch-sized footprint. He will boast about the percentage of...
Lincoln tops Erasmus Hall, wins first city title in 18 years
All season, Lincoln was criticized for its soft schedule. The opponents the Railsplitters routed game after game were described as cupcakes by pundits. So, 10 days ago, when Lincoln reached...
Mets deal Pagan, sign relievers
While their NL East rival Miami Marlins attempted to reel in Albert Pujols Tuesday night after agreeing to terms with Jose Reyes on Monday, the Mets made some moves of...
Broadway 'Beauty' bests 'Beast' in sentencing of Hells Kitchen home invasion rapist
It's a real-life Broadway Beauty-versus-Beast story, and after surviving an unimaginable assault and tremendous evidentiary odds, the beauty has won. Repeat sex offender Henry Gaston -- who shares his surname...
World's oldest living dog dies in Japan, record still held by Aussie hound
SAKURA, Japan -- The world's oldest living dog -- a male crossbreed named Pusuke -- has died in Japan, aged 26 years and nine months. Pusuke died peacefully at home...
Isles score 3 in 1st, coast to win over Lightning
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Matt Martin scored his second game-winning goal in his three-year NHL career, and the New York Islanders shook off a slow start and routed the Tampa Bay...
Amid clouds of controversy, Syracuse wins again
SYRACUSE -- No. 3 Syracuse won again at home, and nobody asked about that big distraction. Indeed, it seemed like just another night for Orange coach Jim Boeheim. Finally. Dion...
Lincoln tops Erasmus Hall, wins first city title in 18 years
All season, Lincoln was criticized for its soft schedule. The opponents the Railsplitters routed game after game were called cupcakes by pundits. So, 10 days ago, when Lincoln reached the...
Nanny headhunter to stars convicted of misdemeanor
A nanny headhunter to the stars -- who boasted of hiring domestic staff for such luminaries as Mariah Carey, Robert DeNiro and Tommy Mottola -- was convicted today of nine...
Nets 2011-12 schedule
The Nets say goodbye to New Jersey after this season, much to the dismay of what seems like their dozens of loyal fans. Their 35th straight NBA season in New...
Knicks 2011-12 schedule
The NBA schedulemaker gave the Knicks a break, as they will play in one back-to-back-to-back in the condensed 66-game schedule announced Tuesday night. Because the season is starting almost two...
Lucchese capo gets 46 months in jail
Fishing is a sport that makes immense demands on a person’s patience ... but four years is a long time to wait to hook a big one. A 69-year-old acting...