January 20, 2012
Jets coach says boasting 'added pressure on our players'
Jets head coach Rex Ryan said Friday he will consider toning down his bravado and brash talk next season after hearing what running back LaDainian Tomlinson said this week about...
Appeals court sides with Park Ave. residents over church catering hall
The prayers of residents near Park Avenue and 63rd Street have been answered by an appeals court, which has just ruled that a catering hall inside an historic church in...
Rangers coach gets Alfredsson as All-Star captain
Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara will see some familiar faces behind the bench at the NHL All-Star Game. Claude Julien and his Boston staff will handle coaching duties for Chara’s team...
Sundance 2012: 'Beasts of the Southern Wild'
Benh Zeitlan's arrestingly told fable about life in a Southern Delta community told from the point of view of a feisty six-year-old girl is one of the most impressive feature...
Third Bernie Fine accuser drops case, says he has 'weeks' to live
SYRACUSE -- The third man to accuse former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine of sexual assault reportedly said Friday he wants to drop the case, adding he only had...
Yankees give Gardner 1-year, $2.8M deal
Outfielder Brett Gardner and the Yankees have agreed to a $2.8 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. The agreement announced Friday was at the midpoint between the $3.2 million...
Guinness World Records 2012: Gamer's Edition has something for everyone
Think you know all there is to know about gaming? Think again.I’ve worked my way through the Guinness World Records 2012: Gamer’s Edition and it is the ultimate guide for...
Bloomberg slams Garaufis over FDNY discrimination ruling
Mayor Bloomberg has launched a stinging broadside against a federal judge who last year mandated broader judicial oversight over New York City's fire department after that ruling minority firefighters were...
Jets coach predicts Giants-Ravens Super Bowl
Rex Ryan is still making Super Bowl predictions. But the one he made Friday had nothing to do with the Jets. The coach said he believes the Giants and Ravens...
Undercover police will dress as Giants fans at game
SAN FRANCISCO -- The 49ers and the NFL have adopted extraordinary security measures for Sunday’s NFC Championship against the Giants after opposing fans complained of harassment by unruly 49ers faithful...
POST POWER RANKINGS: D’Antoni’s seat heating up
It is a good thing the Giants and Rangers are doing so well, or New York would be calling for Mike D’Antoni’s head right about now.The same Knicks team that...
Carl Robinson joins Vancouver coaching staff
Carl Robinson has officially retired as a player. The Welsh midfielder will take a position with Vancouver as an assistant coach. There is a prior connection, as he played at...
Richards sits out Rangers practice after 'cheap play'
Rangers center Brad Richards was held out of practice Friday due to a stiff neck he suffered after a hit by Penguins forward Matt Cooke in Thursday’s 4-1 loss. Richards,...
Giants Ballard, Nicks suffer slight injuries
The Giants were hit with two injury wrinkles Friday. Tight end Jake Ballard underwent what Tom Coughlin called “a little procedure” on his knee last night and wide receiver Hakeem...
Possible Yankees DH Pena rejoins Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays have added a familiar bat to the middle of their lineup. A person with knowledge of the agreement tells The Associated Press...
Boeheim keeps Syracuse on track
SYRACUSE -- When he leaves his home on a cul-de-sac in a secluded Syracuse suburb, coach Jim Boeheim has to drive past the house belonging to his former assistant, Bernie...
Jets won't play Rams in London; Patriots will
LONDON -- The St. Louis Rams took the first step to becoming Britain’s “home” team Friday, agreeing to play a regular-season NFL game in London in each of the next...
Kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart is engaged
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart is engaged to be married, a family spokesman told the Deseret News Friday. Smart, who was taken at knifepoint from her...
VIDEO: NFC Championship Preview
The Post's Mark Hale and Steve Serby sit down to dissect the Giants' upcoming game against the 49ers in San Francisco.With the forecast calling for rain Sunday, which team will...
Queens man gets 18 years for savage beating of cop
A Howard Beach man was sentenced to 18 years in prison today for the savage beating of an off-duty police officer who had to have his face reconstructed after the...
Ryan admits he had trouble understanding Jets offense
Jets coach Rex Ryan admitted he had trouble understanding the team’s offense last season but has committed to learning the new offense under new coordinator Tony Sparano.Ryan and general manager...
Man wandering WTC PATH train tracks snarls AM commute
A man found meandering the PATH train tracks caused commuter chaos in Lower Manhattan this morning, authorities said. PATH trains were diverted to the World Trade Center station for 30...
Victim identified in Hollywood body parts case
LOS ANGELES — Coroner’s officials on Friday identified a man whose dismembered head, hands and feet were found in a Hollywood park as a 66-year-old from Los Angeles, and police...
Legendary singer Etta James dead at 73
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Etta James, the sultry, powerful blues, R&B and jazz singer who infused her work with a depth of emotion culled from hard-fought experience, died Friday in Riverside,...
Colombo crime family associate Scott Fappiano facing jail time
A reputed Colombo crime family associate who served more than 20 years in prison on a wrongful conviction now faces more jail time for a new crime he admits committing....
Rookie Diary: MarShon's running errands
Nets rookie MarShon Brooks has quickly become a fan favorite. The 25th pick in the NBA Draft last June out of Providence is averaging 15.1 points and 4.4 rebounds through...
'Jersey Shore' recap - Season 5, episode 3
It may sound like an awful action/thriller flick, but last night's "Jersey Shore" should have been titled "The Bosnian"Also, if we learned anything from last night’s episode, it’s that things...
Rookie Diary: MarShon's running errands
Nets rookie MarShon Brooks has quickly become a fan favorite. The 25th pick in the NBA Draft last June out of Providence, Brooks is averaging 15.1 points and 4.4 rebounds...
Sundance: Kennedy family secrets
Today is Kennedy family day at the Sundance Film Festival, with around 25 members of the fabled clan, led by matriarch Ethel Kennedy, expected to attend the world premiere of...
Congress puts antipiracy bills on hold
WASHINGTON -- Under pressure from protesters and critics, Congress backed down Friday from two controversial bills that take on web piracy. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) said his...
Cruise ship's mystery woman says she's not the captain's lover: report
ROME — The mystery women who reportedly had dinner with Capt. Francesco Schettino on the night he smashed his cruise ship into rocks off the Italian coast today denied being...
Former Rutgers student accused of using webcam to spy on roommate appears in court
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — The former Rutgers student accused of using a webcam to spy on a roommate who later committed suicide is in court for a pre-trial conference. At...
Bloomberg avoids NJ-NY border war, calls Giants 'regional team'
Mayor Bloomberg headed off a New York-New Jersey border war today by describing the New York Giants as a "regional team" that could be celebrated by both states if they...
Rafa Marquez breaks English media boycott; vows Red Bull commitment
In what Red Bulls coach Hans Backe called the “messiest” season of his career, his $13 million team underachieved thanks to terrible chemistry. And the player who disappointed the most,...
Romney wins endorsement of Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell
Mitt Romney won the endorsement of Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) early Friday -- a significant Southern boost for the GOP front-runner ahead of this weekend's South Carolina primary. McDonnell,...
Iran shuts down toy shops selling Barbie dolls
TEHRAN, Iran — Police have closed down dozens of toy shops for selling Barbie dolls, part of a decades-long crackdown on signs of Western culture in Iran, the semiofficial Mehr...
Monitors want more time to observe Syrian slaughter
"Without the correct tools, without the correct authority … we can't do the job," said one observer, who, like others interviewed, asked not to be identified because the league has...
CHAT REWIND: Schwartz on Giants-49ers
Join Post beat writer Paul Schwartz here as he answers your questions on Sunday's NFC Championship between the Giants and 49ers.The game will be played Sunday at 6:30 p.m. at...
Salman Rushdie cancels appearance at Indian literature festival after warnings he could be targeted for assassination
JAIPUR, India — Booker-Prize winning author Salman Rushdie canceled plans to appear at an Indian literature festival Friday after protests from Muslim clerics and warnings that he could be targeted...
Fort Hamilton's Akinleye picks Columbia
At this time last year, Toba Akinleye wasn’t thinking about playing Division I football. He was more concerned with getting his starting job back and proving to everyone – his...
PSAL girls basketball roundup: High-scoring Smith leads Queens Vocational
Queens Vocational Tech has made a statement as a top contender in PSAL Class B and Shakirra Smith continues to be one of the top players in the league. Smith...
Making his Mark: Fordham Prep's Kramarchuk chooses Bucknell
Mark Kramarchuk was all but lost when it came to college soccer two years ago. He wanted to focus on academics and wasn’t sure what level he could play at....
Red Bulls coach expects Ream departure, mum on Agudelo
As the Red Bulls open preseason camp, head coach Hans Backe said he expects Tim Ream will be transferred before the end of the month, and wouldn’t guarantee the return...
Super outlook for Giants QB Manning
MANN FRANCISCO — This is when you separate the Mann from the boys. Win one game. Win this game. The hope and dreams of a storied franchise, of a city...
Meet a Niner: Andy Lee
Each day leading up to Sunday’s NFC Championship, The Post will introduce you to a 49ers player who figures to make a big impact: * It’s not often that the...
Giants getting breaks lately
It is hard to deny the Giants have been a different team since losing four straight in Weeks 10-13. Improved health and a rediscovered confidence have certainly made the biggest...
GM made strong signings, picks to save 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jim Harbaugh gets the attention and the accolades, but Trent Baalke deserves a big share of the credit for the 49ers’ incredible turnaround this season. Trent...
INSIDE PSAL GIRLS HOOPS: Naz transfer leading August Martin
Shiclasia Brown was crushed in the fall when she found out she could not return to Nazareth. After a minor altercation with another student, Naz assistant coach Lauren Best said,...
Stepinac football star decommits from William & Mary, headed to UPenn
It was an opportunity that was worth the wait and one Austin Taps couldn’t pass up. The Archbishop Stepinac senior defensive end committed to William & Mary in mid-December, but...
Regrouping Cardozo, Yearwood rout Campus Magnet
Benjamin Cardozo finally got a chance to regroup from the loss of Jermaine Lawrence with a team meeting Wednesday. A day later they gave the city a better glimpse of...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Robeson snaps kids, tops Westinghouse
Denzel Wilson had 14 points and five steals and Isaiah King followed with 11 points as Robeson snapped a six-game league losing streak with a 47-44 victory over George Westinghouse...
Red Bulls don't expect Frank Rost back, seek goalkeeper
It’s unclear who will start in goal for the Red Bulls when they open the season March 11 at FC Dallas; but according to coach Hans Backe, it won’t be...
Rangers got boost from Bickel’s fight
Stu Bickel got in a fight, then he got stapled to the bench. With the Rangers coming out of the gate flat-footed in the first period of Thursday night’s 4-1...
Mixed results for cod anglers
Cod is still king, but the crown may be a little tarnished. Most party boats from Montauk had an up and down week fishing south of Block Island. Anglers had...
Cardozo girls volleyball takes City Hall
The Cardozo girls volleyball players were excited Wednesday when they got a chance to see City Hall in Manhattan. There were some long faces, though, when they realized Mike Bloomberg...
'Hell' and back: Wings wins second straight tight contest
Billy Turnage described this stretch as “Hell Week” – road contests at borough rivals John F. Kennedy and Eagle Academy followed by a home tilt against Harlem powerhouse Wadleigh. He...
CHSAA/Private boys basketball roundup: Pavlin reaches 1,000, leads Calhoun past Berkeley Carroll
Zuri Pavlin reached the 1,000-point plateau Thursday night, and most importantly it came in a big non-league victory over Berkeley Carroll. The 6-foot-6 wing scored 18 points and added 11...
Business briefs
Mixed bagNationwide, initial claims for state jobless benefits fell 50,000 to a seasonally adjusted 352,000 last week, the lowest level since April 2008. However, Wall Street axed 2,000 workers in...
Heavy metal rift
For Carl Icahn, it’s the kind of vindication money just can’t buy. Last week, the billionaire and shareholder agitator dropped his $1.7 billion bid to buy Commercial Metals Co. after...
Gap gets consultant, Old Navy chief leaves
Christmas is 11 months away — quick, grab a merchant!Floundering apparel giant Gap said it has hired former company exec Tracy Gardner as a temporary consultant to fix its women’s...
Tinseltown offensive: Studios strike back with $3M SOPA ad blitz
Hollywood strikes back! The Motion Picture Association of America and its member studios are planning a $3 million print and online ad blitz to beat back opponents of controversial Internet...
Running Big Apple parents media not child’s play
It’s hard to say what’s more challenging — raising children in the city or trying to publish magazines aimed at the parents of those kids. Consider that Time Out New...
Feds’ site hacked in Web ‘revenge’
WASHINGTON — Hackers aligned with the global cyber collective known as Anonymous have claimed responsibility for taking down at least six prominent Web sites, including those of the Department of...
‘Negotiator’ done for
William Shatner’s stalwart Capt. James T. Kirk died in the line of duty. Now the actor’s bargain-touting Priceline Negotiator is headed heroically to his final frontier in a new 30-second...
Morgan Stanley’s surprise
Look Wall Street, I shrunk the bank! That’s how CEO Brian Moynihan eked out a profit at his beleaguered Bank of America. The nation’s No. 2 bank managed to generate...
Google clicked off 8%
Google shares took a click licking yesterday. The search giant, hampered by a drop of 8 percent in the amount of cash it collects each time someone clicks on an...
Sears, creditor CIT make peace
Sears has won its first big face-off with trade creditors.Commercial-lending giant CIT told clothing manufacturers late Wednesday it will once again extend credit for deliveries to Sears — a week...
M’soft boost
Microsoft reported second-quarter profit of $6.62 billion, or 78 cents a share that beat estimates, lifted by holiday sales of Xbox machines and Kinect sensors, as well as corporate software...
Foreclosure deal by Feb.
Sometimes the waiting is the hardest part. While the nation’s five biggest mortgage servicers are ready to sign off on a sweeping foreclosure settlement, it’s state and federal officials who...
WebMD on failed sale
WebMD Health, the Internet provider of medical information, said talks with potential buyers led to the conclusion that any proposed offers would be less than the market value of the...
Ex hammers Newt the brute
CHARLESTON, SC — Newt Gingrich wanted an “open marriage” so he could continue a steamy affair with his mistress, his second ex-wife charged in a bombshell TV interview yesterday —...
Chris: Don’t be a$hamed, Mitt
WASHINGTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie yesterday insisted Mitt Romney shouldn’t have to apologize for his riches — even as the leading GOP presidential candidate continued to be dogged...
Gingrich rips into CNN moderator over question about affair
CHARLESTON, SC — Newt Gingrich exploded at the moderator at last night’s GOP debate — turning a question about a stunning report that he sought an “open marriage” with his...
Rick did win Iowa
WASHINGTON — Better late than never. The final tally from the Iowa caucuses yesterday showed that Rick Santorum actually won — although that news came more than two weeks after...
Taxing times
WASHINGTON — Newt Gingrich owed $613,517 in federal taxes in 2010 on more $3.1 million in income. Tax returns released yesterday show the former House speaker owed roughly 31.6 percent...
MTA breakdown
The sulking head of the MTA’s largest union abruptly walked away from contract negotiations yesterday, accusing the agency of “bad faith” bargaining and sending the already tense talks into turmoil....
Crane $$ is under wraps
Six of the wrongful-death cases stemming from the horrific crane collapse on East 51st Street have settled — but the companies who made the payouts are trying to erect a...
Suit in UES drag horror
A fashion stylist run over by a dump truck working on the Second Avenue Subway project did not have to die, court papers say. Laurence Renard, 35, was “lawfully and...
Six Marines killed in Afghan copter crash
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Six US Marines were killed when their helicopter crashed in southern Afghanistan yesterday, Fox News Channel reported.The tragic service members were part of NATO’s International Security Assistance...
9/11 hero passes
Richard Sheirer, the former head of the Office of Emergency Management who helped guide New York City’s recovery after the Sept. 11 attacks, died yesterday of heart failure. He was...
Out of left field
Pieces of Citi Field history — all three years of it — are on sale to the highest bidder. In a decidedly odd online auction, the cash-strapped Mets are hawking...
Pratt prof in kid-porn bust
A noted architect and professor at Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute was busted after firefighters found kiddie porn hidden while battling a blaze at the Jersey Shore home he designed for himself,...
Gold Apple for Obama; prez sings Al Green
President Obama last night raked in millions for his re-election bid at glitzy back-to-back fund-raisers, ending at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. Obama first spoke at two high-roller events at the exclusive...
$1M offer to acquitted kid-slay ma Casey
She’s the million-dollar woman. Casey Anthony is reportedly being offered a seven-digit payday for her first sit-down since beating a murder rap in her daughter’s death. CNN reported that Anthony...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx *** A weapon-wielding thug stabbed a foe to death in Van Nest, cops said. Londell Mitchelson, 25, clashed with the assailant on Taylor Avenue near Van Nest Avenue...
Reefer gladness
A glossy-mag photographer walked out of Manhattan Criminal Court a free woman today — despite getting caught with 10 pounds of pot in her SoHo apartment last summer. Lenswoman Jennifer...
9/11 film's ‘Incredibly’ insensitive burning tower ad by WTC
Critics of a subway ad for a new 9/11 movie say the campaign hits incredibly close to home. For one thing, the video promotions show the burning Twin Towers. Secondly,...
A heart-y sex life
CHICAGO — Good news: Sex is safe for most heart patients. If you’re healthy enough to walk up two flights of stairs without chest pain or gasping for breath, you...
State staffer in $1M theft bust
A state employee was busted yesterday for allegedly stealing nearly $1 million from a housing-subsidy program for the poor. Agnes Bernier, 55, of The Bronx, is accused of swiping hundreds...
Pot vendor a ‘cereal’ dealer: cops
Snap! Crackle! Pot! Cops arrested two men Wednesday after busting up their half-baked East Village drug deal and discovering a sweet stash of dozens of marijuana-laced Rice Krispie’s Treats, The...
Elevator torcher’s boast
The half-charred face may have given him away. But the fire fiend who torched a woman to death in a Brooklyn elevator — and burnt himself in the process —...
‘Craning’ for view in B’klyn
Old Brooklyn, meet new Brooklyn. A plush $12 million riverside park planned for the isolated Columbia Street Waterfront District will feature views of the Manhattan skyline — and massive shipping...
Model on mend
She’s the picture of poise and inner strength. Pretty Texas model Lauren Scruggs was spied leaving a Dallas rehab center Tuesday — the first photo of the 23-year-old since she...
Rap on ‘Mob Wives’ dad
The father of “Mob Wives” star Renee Graziano was indicted yesterday on extortion conspiracy charges. Brooklyn federal prosecutors say former Bonanno crime-family consigliere Anthony “T.G.” Graziano, 71, conspired to collect...
Bus teen shot on ‘slay’ line
A 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg yesterday while riding a bus on the Queens line that saw a fatal shooting last month, authorities said.The shooting took place at...
Clampdown on nonprofit pay
Heads of the 140,000 nonprofits that receive state funding are looking at a pay cut as Gov. Cuomo launches a crackdown on the sometimes-excessive pay of CEOs at social-service agencies....
Feuding pols ‘week’ havoc
ALBANY— The often-contentious state Senate battled yesterday over the wording of an “awareness week” for women. The Democratic minority had wanted to call the week “Reproductive Rights and Justice Week”...
Insurers: We’ll be truer
ALBANY — State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced settlements yesterday with eight health-insurance companies requiring them to ensure the accuracy of their Web-site provider directories.The firms — which vowed to...
Ready, set, hike in city property taxes
Here we go again! Big Apple property owners will be hit with higher tax bills on July 1, after the city raised the assessment rolls yesterday. In what is almost...
Skipper's sexy siren
The cowardly captain who abandoned his cruise ship as it sank had wined and dined a beautiful woman, and then brought her to the bridge just before his boat smashed...
SI man guilty of DWI slays
A Staten Island man pleaded guilty yesterday to aggravated vehicular homicide and vehicular assault after he finally admitted to being the driver in a booze-fueled car crash that killed two...
Latest battle in state teacher-review war
The case must go on.A day after Gov. Cuomo urged an end to the court battle that’s delaying the implementation of new teacher evaluations, the State Education Department filed new...
Hard to interpret
Disgraced St. John’s University Vice President Cecilia Chang is using an English-to-Mandarin interpreter in Brooklyn federal court — although she’s been in the US education system for 20 years. Chang...
Tennessee speed guns
Gun nuts in the Tennessee state legislature have declared civil war on New Yorkers — saying they will retaliate for the prosecution of a woman who was carrying an illegal...
Shock cop suicide in Queens
An NYPD cop fatally shot himself last night while on-duty and interviewing the victim of a Queens car break-in, sources told The Post. The officer, whose name was withheld pending...
‘Pay’ respects at memorial, Mark: 9/11 kin
Sorry’s fine, but relatives of victims killed on 9/11 said loudmouth actor Mark Wahlberg should put some action behind his apology. The “Contraband” star admitted he was way off the...
It’s a Blue’s bar: San Francisco tavern a home for Giants fans
SAN FRANCISCO — The only Giants bar in enemy territory here is going to need extra security this weekend! A former Westchester County resident who owns a New York-centric sports...
Freestyle-ski champ dies at 29
Sarah Burke, the popular Canadian freestyle skier who crashed at the bottom of a superpipe in Utah nine days ago, died yesterday. She was 29. Burke, a four-time Winter X...
‘Community’ crisis
Nearly eight of 10 city public high school graduates who enrolled as freshmen at CUNY community colleges in the fall required remedial work in math, reading, writing — or all...
‘Qaeda’ subway plotter No. 4
Federal prosecutors have revealed that there was a fourth man in the United States connected to a 2009 al Qaeda-sanctioned plot to blow up subway lines in New York City....
Swiss con artist ‘berned’
A Swiss swindler will be overstaying his tourist visa a little longer after being sentenced today to six months in jail for tricking three kind-hearted vacationers into handing over their...
Mob cops eye ‘Gotti’ appeal
Two former NYPD detectives who moonlighted as hit men for the mob are waging a fight to appeal convictions that condemned them to life in prison — and late wiseguy...
Sandy’s sonny day in LA
Here’s America’s sweetheart getting incredibly close to her son. Sandra Bullock caught a loud, contagious case of the giggles trying to round up on Louis on his second birthday yesterday...
Ailing gramps’ mystery NY trip
He’s 81, he’s broke, and he has Alzheimer’s — yet a California man somehow managed to travel 3,000 miles to Manhattan in a journey that has baffled cops on both...
Brooklyn gang members busted after bragging about shootings online
Forty-three members of two warring Brooklyn street gangs — who boasted about their shootings on Twitter and Facebook — were busted in a massive sweep, authorities said yesterday. The bloodshed...
Historic document on display
The New-York Historical Society will start displaying a rare Abraham Lincoln-signed copy of the 13th Amendment on Feb. 1, the 147th anniversary of the signing of the law that constitutionally...
DiNapoli pension tension
ALBANY — State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli threw in with his union pals yesterday, lambasting the kind of 401(k)-style pension plans for government workers that Gov. Cuomo proposed this week. DiNapoli...
Good lard, Paula, just spit it out!
Steve Cuozzo, The Post’s restaurant critic, has Type 2 diabetes. Come clean, Paula Deen! The public has a right to know a lot more about the Food Network star’s Type...
Hacks mad for ad $$
A new plan to put ads on the back of yellow-cab receipts isn’t sitting well with many drivers — because they wouldn’t get a cut of the profits. “We all...
Mike lays green on yellow-cab allies
The battle over the bill to expand street-hail cab service to the outer boroughs was good for one group of New Yorkers — the bill’s sponsors. Filings show that Mayor...
Planning genocide in plain sight
When a group of high-ranking Nazi bureaucrats sat down 70 years ago today (Jan. 20, 1942), they didn’t plot the death of 6 million Jews; they aimed at 11 million....
Now who’ll pay NY’s bills?
After a disappointing year, the big banks are pulling way back on their bonus pools. This is going to be hard on bankers whose salaries are usually a very small...
Cruise ship’s captain: He was in over his head
The Issue: The sinking of the cruise ship off the coast of Italy and its captain’s alleged negligence. *** One is not fit to command others when one cannot command...
DiNapoli delivers
New York’s public-sector unions went all in for state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli as he sought election to a full term in 2010 — and now they’re calling in their chits....
Stop, thief!
“SOPA does not censor the Internet. It only targets activity that is already illegal and only targets foreign Web sites that steal and sell America’s technology, inventions and products.” —...
Council: Stuck on stupid
If there’s one thing that New York drivers really, really hate, it’s those almost-impossible-to-remove fluorescent stickers that get slapped on the windows of parked cars that block city street-sweepers. Never...
Newt’s new marriage problem
How badly will Marianne Gingrich’s interviews hurt Newt? Go back to October 2004 and the third George W. Bush-John Kerry presidential debate — and the last question from moderator Bob...
The college racket
When President Obama gives his state of the union address next week, you can count on his making a big pitch for education. In last year’s speech, he said, “Cutting...
Newt’s night
After the first South Carolina debate, everyone was astonished that Newt Gingrich managed to get a standing ovation. Last night, he got two in the opening minutes. It has become...
Lots of action, so-so climax
‘Haywire” is a wannabe, or rather a wanna-B, and that B is for “Bourne.” As each imitator comes and (rapidly) goes, my appreciation for the best superspy franchise deepens. Even...
Elegant, fascinatin’ dancing starts with Mr. B
"Who Cares?” You should, particularly if Tiler Peck is dancing the lead. New York City Ballet opened its winter repertory season Tuesday, and the company looked energized, dancing an all-Balanchine...
Cohl mines ‘Spidey’ saga
Buried in the deliciously nasty lawsuits between Julie Taymor and her former “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark” colleagues is a tussle over a behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of the...
Flawed, but a beauty
There’s exciting talent on display in Mexico’s hopeful for an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, “Miss Bala,” though this strange and eerie noir is more a collection of...
Watching TV With The Red Chinese
‘Watching TV With the Red Chinese’’ was originally to have opened here in December, but its debut was pushed back to today. If the producers of this mess were smart,...
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
‘Death of the ‘City of the Future,’ ” reads one 1974 headline about the demolition of St. Louis’ infamous Pruitt-Igoe housing projects, the subject of this bleak, clear-eyed documentary. But...
Ethel Kennedy spills family secrets
PARK CITY, Utah — Robert F. Kennedy feared the Mafia would try to blind his young children in an acid attack to deter his investigation into labor racketeering, his widow,...
Ethel Kennedy’s starry birthday surprise from RFK
The documentary “Ethel’’ also captures many lighter moments in Ethel Kennedy’s 17-year marriage — including an extraordinary surprise gift from hubby Bobby at her birthday party. “At one point, Daddy...
The Front Line
‘The Front Line,’’ South Korea’s entry in the race for the foreign-language Oscar, is a potent anti-war movie with breathtaking battle sequences. Set during the closing weeks of the war...
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
The rise and fall of ’70s design superstar Halston is a worthy, if familiar, story for a documentary. It’s unfortunate that director Whitney Sudler-Smith seems to have spent more time...
'Tail' blazers
An inspiring, rousing tribute to the heroic, history-changing Tuskegee Airmen and World War II movies of the ’40s, “Red Tails’’ would probably be acclaimed as a minor masterpiece if it...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Spagnuolo headed to Saints Former Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo has agreed to take over as defensive coordinator for the Saints, according to a person with knowledge of the...
Lopez unsure of future with Nets
Brook Lopez would like to be part of the Nets’ foundation as they move into their new digs in Brooklyn next season. But the fourth-year center knows whether that happens...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Jolting Kate (4th)FIRST: mile pace; $10,500; claiming7 Star Of The Game(RPierce)1-4-39-29 Ol' Man River(DMiller)3-3-37-23 Hagi(TButer)6-2-53-11 Blowout(PBerry)8-7-720-12 Power Surge(AMiller)5-4-412-14 Gaelic Thunder(BSears)4-7-16-15 Frankthebank(DDube)5-6-610-16 Tyree(PLachance)4-2-415-18 Scare Tactics N(YGingras)3-6-312-110...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m&70yds; $38,000; clm($30,000); 4up(f)TOUGH MARKET set pace and tired to fourth this distance versus cheaper and was claimed last...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $27,000; clm($7,500); 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2 Jitalian(L),123L Perez5-6-3Grusmrk20-11 a-Keechi Bullet(L),116K Navarro4-2-4Chatterpl4-13 Al's Lark(L),123RDomingz6-2-5Levine7-24 Leap Day(L),116JRodriguz3-5-4J Russo12-15 Drink WithPride(L),123J Alvarado2-4-4Araya8-11 a-Khan ofKhans(L),123J...
Aqueduct Charts
January 19th, 2012Clear and Fast ©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $43,000; clm($25,000); 3YOOff: 12:20. Good. bump start, hand urgedTime: 23.55, 47.34, 59.56, 1:11.96.Trainer: Chris EnglehartWinner: B G, 3, by...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderPost Time: 12:35 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $16,500; clm($12,500); 3YOPEDACITOS drops in class for return to dirt. KUJAA showed some closing ability...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-1 1/16m; $19,000; clm($15,000); 3YO 2 Spelberg (Margh) 4.60 3.40 2.60 6 Mson's Comprse (Cntno) 10.80 4.20 5 Senor Castrico (Castellano) 2.80 Scr: Reject Evil, Zebulon Road. * Exacta (2-6)...
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The Post Line
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