February 1, 2012
Eagles star McCoy picks Giants to defeat Patriots
INDIANAPOLIS -- Before the season most people thought the NFC East team in the Super Bowl would be the Eagles, not the Giants. The Eagles first had to deal with...
Surprise appearance by Bradshaw puts every Giants player at practice
INDIANAPOLIS -- Giants coach Tom Coughlin during his morning session with the media Wednesday said he expected Ahmad Bradshaw to follow his usual course of action and sit out practice...
Rutgers keeps all but one recruit with new coach
New Rutgers coach Kyle Flood trusted his beliefs, and for that, he was rewarded. In his new position for two days, Flood lost one early commit on National Letter of...
UConn signs 25 players
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut has landed 25 football players for its 2012 recruiting class, including the most highly touted in-state quarterback prospect since Dan Orlovsky. Casey Cochran, the two...
Man goes to court for custody of 'kidnapped' dog
A Manhattan man has gone to court to regain custody of his kidnapped "son" - his dog Knuckles. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Craig Dershowitz says he hasn't...
Follow Post writers LIVE at the Super Bowl
The Best Sports in Town is live from Indianapolis, where the Giants are preparing to play the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.Click here for updates from all the events leading...
Simms says Jets QB Sanchez can get better
INDIANAPOLIS -- Unlike some of Mark Sanchez’s unnamed teammates, Phil Simms still thinks the Jets quarterback can improve. The former Giants quarterback said there is a need for improvement, but...
Super Bowl Live!
Join the Post's Mark Hale and a guest live from Indianapolis. Hale and his guest will talk about all of the news surrounding the Giants, Patriots and Super Bowl XLVI.
Super Bowl Live!
Join the Post's Mark Hale and a special guest live from Indianapolis. Hale and his guest will talk about all of the news surrounding the Giants, Patriots and Super Bowl...
Facebook files IPO
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Facebook filed preliminary paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for its highly-anticipated initial public offering Wednesday. To read more, go to WSJ.com.
Facebook files for IPO
Facebook is finally sharing with the public. The social-networking giant filed to raise $5 billion through an initial public stock offering, opening the books on the company and revealing key...
This week's calendar, Feb. 2 to 8
Thursday, Feb. 2 Net Zero Residences for the 88-99 Percent Net Zero homes are achievable now and can be done in a range of square footage costs from the very posh...
Schilling pitches an entirely new game with 38 Studios
Curt Schilling is best known for his ability to baffle hitters, but the former Red Sox pitcher is attempting to make a name for himself in a very different game.Schilling,...
Electric cars: The next big thing for the past 100 years
Kenneth P. Green destroys the argument for electric cars by correctly pointing out that the same argument has been made over and over and over again since "1911, when the...
Mayweather to fight Cotto on May 5 in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. got almost everything he wanted Wednesday, receiving a boxing license and naming an opponent and a date for his next fight. The unbeaten champion...
Nicks, Bradshaw add to Giants facing Patriots
INDIANAPOLIS -- Hakeem Nicks and Ahmad Bradhshaw were out with injuries when the Giants defeated the Patriots, 24-20, in the regular season.The Giants moved the ball well against New England...
American Airlines may cut up to 14,000 jobs
DALLAS — American Airlines wants to cut labor costs by 20 percent and eliminate 12,000 to 14,000 jobs at the nation's third-biggest airline. American's top labor-relations executive told employees at...
At least 74 killed in violence after Egyptian soccer game
CAIRO — At least 74 people were killed and hundreds injured after soccer fans rushed the field in the seaside city of Port Said Wednesday following an upset victory by...
Dozens killed in riot at Egyptian soccer game; Bob Bradley not present
CAIRO -- Dozens of soccer fans were killed in riots that followed a game Wednesday in Egypt's Port Said. Al Jazeera put the death toll at 40, citing a hospital...
VIDEO: Post Super Bowl Report
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Post's Mark Hale, Steve Serby and Paul Schwartz provide the latest update from the Super Bowl.
9-year-old Brooklyn boy fighting for life after 24-year-old brother 'attacked' him with a hammer
A 9-year-old Brooklyn boy was struggling for life today after his 24-year-old brother attacked him with a hammer, police said. At about 6 a.m., Jonathan Henderson, 24, attacked his younger...
Keller says Jets' problems 'blown out of proportion'
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jets tight end Dustin Keller said the past month has been no fun as he watched the playoffs from home and listened to people tear apart the Jets.Keller...
VIDEO: Schwartz at Super Bowl
INDIANAPOLIS -- Post beat writer Paul Schwartz and CineSport's Noah Coslov report from Super Bowl XLVI.They discuss what Antrel Rolle means to the Giants in the locker room and on...
Nick and Aaron Carter's sister Leslie dead at 25
Leslie Carter, the sister of singers Nick and Aaron Carter, has died at age 25, the family confirmed Wednesday. Leslie Carter died Tuesday in New York with no cause of...
Officiating crew announced for Super Bowl XLVI
INDIANAPOLIS -- John Parry will be the referee for Super Bowl XLVI.Parry is in his 12th season as an NFL game official. He was the side judge at Super Bowl...
Giants' Pierre-Paul true Super Bowl novice
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jason Pierre-Paul will play in his first Super Bowl on Sunday, one year after watching the game for the first time. “Last year, Steelers and Green Bay,” the...
Game 23: Pistons (4-19) at Nets (7-15)
Pistons (4-19) at Nets (7-15)Game Time: 7:30 p.m.Venue: Prudential Center, NewarkTelevision: YES NetworkNets expected starting lineup: PG Deron Williams: 20.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 8.4 apgSG Anthony Morrow: 13.6 ppg, 2.7...
Looking back at Nets-Pacers
Here are some thoughts on the Nets’ 106-99 loss to the Pacers Tuesday night in Indianapolis:- The one frustrating thing about this game, from a fan’s perspective – among a...
Knicks could pursue Cavaliers guard Sessions
Ramon Sessions? Mike D’Antoni didn’t dismiss that possibility of upgrading the Knicks roster, with the team linked to free agent Kenyon Martin and in the past having pursued Cavaliers point...
Qns. 'Catwoman' caged for 10 years for store stick-ups
The Catwoman has been declawed. A Queens woman who robbed an Astor Place boutique while wearing a cat mask was today ordered to be caged for 10 years - but...
Patriots tackle downplays 'individual rivalry' with Osi
INDIANAPOLIS -- Matt Light has been the missing man around the Super Bowl.The Patriots offensive tackle was a no-show Monday and at Tuesday’s Media Day because of a sickness. But...
Giants' Umenyiora misses media session, fined $20,000
INDIANAPOLIS -- Every Giants player and coach made the long trek down the elevator to attend Wednesday morning’s Super Bowl media availability, a 45-mintue mandatory session held in ballrooms on...
Pot arrests top 50K in 2011 despite NYPD order
New state data show New York City police arrested more than 50,000 people on low-level marijuana charges last year. That’s despite a drop-off after officers were told not to use...
Former Rutgers WR Britt resolves NJ court case
HOBOKEN — Tennessee Titans receiver Kenny Britt has pleaded guilty to a downgraded charge stemming from an arrest in New Jersey. Britt entered the plea in Hoboken Municipal Court to...
Cuomo amps up pressure on teachers, Legislature
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is threatening to impose his own teacher evaluations if unions continue to block the initiative. He also says the Legislature’s new redistricting proposal is...
Newark Terminal A open again after being closed briefly following security breach
NEWARK, NJ — The Transportation Security Administration says an airline employee has caused a security breach that briefly closed a terminal at Newark Liberty International Airport. Spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein says...
WATCH: Darth Vader back in Volkswagen Super Bowl ad
The dark side of the force is back for the Super Bowl. Darth Vader makes an appearance again in a Volkswagen ad, though this version seems more menacing than the...
GM January US sales down 6.1% as truck, crossover sales fall
DETROIT -- General Motors said Wednesday its US auto sales fell 6.1 percent in January as the manufacturer reported lower truck and crossover sales, though Chevrolet strength helped boost passenger...
'Buffett Rule' bill, imposing at least 30% tax rate on Americans earning $1M+ per year, introduced in Senate
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) introduced a bill in the Senate Wednesday that would require Americans earning over a million dollars a year to pay at least a 30...
Romney says GOP fight strengthens him for fall
TAMPA, Fla. — Barreling out of Florida with money and momentum on his side, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney said Wednesday that the bare-knuckled nomination fight thus far has toughened...
Jacobs says Giants more confident than four years ago
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Giants were significant underdogs to the Patriots when they met in Super Bowl XLII four years ago, and running back Brandon Jacobs said it felt that way,...
Nets sign Bogans
It was last week in Chicago when Nets coach Avery Johnson gave an indication about his feelings toward what is now his newest player, Keith Bogans. Johnson was asked about...
Giants' Canty tells fans to 'get ready for a parade'
INDIANAPOLIS -- When a New York television reporter asked Chris Canty to send a message to Giants fans back home Wednesday, the response came quickly. "Get ready for a great...
VIDEO: Coughlin, Tuck at Super Bowl
INDIANAPOLIS -- Giants head coach Tom Coughlin and defensive lineman Justin Tuck discuss the similarities between 2007 and 2011 as the team prepares to face the Patriots in Super Bowl...
Patriots guard says Jets 'full of hot air'
INDIANAPOLIS -- Patriots guard Logan Mankins had some choice words for the Jets Wednesday.Mankins was speaking about the Patriots natured to provide guarded comments and he referenced his AFC East...
Super Bowl Live!
Join Post columnist Steve Serby live from Indianapolis during Media Day for Super Bowl XLVI. Serby will talk with players and will discuss the Giants’ upcoming game against the New...
Super Bowl Live!
Join the Post's Mark Hale, Paul Schwartz and Brian Costello live from Indianapolis. Hale, Schwartz and Costello will talk about all of the news surrounding the Giants, Patriots and Super...
Ford January US sales rise 7.4%
DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford said Wednesday that its new-vehicle sales in the US rose 7.4 percent in January, as the automaker saw a 60 percent jump in Focus sales and...
Sneering thug charged in Brooklyn cop shooting
The thug who allegedly shot an NYPD officer in the head was charged tonight with attempted murder of a police officer, assault on a police officer, criminal possession of a...
US manufacturing expands at fastest pace since June
WASHINGTON — U.S. factories grew in January at the fastest pace in seven months, boosted by a rise in new orders. And builders ended a poor year for construction by...
Obama to detail broader housing refinance plan
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is trying to fix a stubborn drag on the economy by making it easier for millions of additional homeowners to refinance their mortgages at lower...
Amy Winehouse inquest could be ruled illegal following coroner's resignation
LONDON -- Tragic singer Amy Winehouse's inquest may be declared illegal after doubts were raised over the presiding coroner's qualifications. Suzanne Greenaway was appointed to the role of assistant deputy...
Red Bulls striker Luke Rodgers' visa approved
Red Bulls striker Luke Rodgers had his U.S. visa approved, and will join the team in Mexico for preseason camp. His arrival to camp was delayed due to immigration issues....
Missing MF Global client money has been traced; investigators unsure about recovery: report
US investigating authorities have traced more than 90 percent of the customer money which disappeared from MF Global around the time of its bankruptcy, citing people briefed on the investigation....
Giants excited to get to practice
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Giants have had more media sessions than practices since arriving here for Super Bowl XLVI.Tom Coughlin is glad that's about to change."We're looking forward to getting back...
Two former Credit Suisse trader pleads guilty in bond probe
Two former Credit Suisse Group employees pleaded guilty Wednesday to criminal charges over alleged misstatements regarding the bank's mortgage-bond valuations during the financial crisis. David Higgs, a UK citizen, pleaded...
Yankees best in AL East, Schilling says
Former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling picked the Yankees to win the AL East in 2012."I can’t bet against the Yankees right now, especially after doing the [Pineda] trade," Schilling...
'Soul Train' creator Don Cornelius shoots himself dead: report
LOS ANGELES -- TV host Don Cornelius, who was best known as the creator of "Soul Train," died Wednesday morning from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, MyFoxLA.com.com sources...
First Lady says Obama sings all the time, as she pushes Leno to eat healthy
BURBANK, Calif. -- Barack Obama's talent at holding a tune may have come as a surprise to most people -- but not to his wife. In an appearance on NBC's...
Pfizer recalls 1M birth control packets after packaging error
INDIANAPOLIS — Pfizer Inc. is recalling 1 million packets of birth control pills due to a packaging error that could raise the risk of an accidental pregnancy by leaving women...
Patriots TE Gronkowski doesn't practice
INDIANAPOLIS -- Day-to-day continues day after day.Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski did not practice Wednesday due to his sprained left ankle."He’s day-to-day," coach Bill Belichick said. “He’s getting better but,...
Pakistan jet strike kills 20 Taliban insurgents
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Pakistani warplanes pounded militant hideouts in the northwestern tribal area before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least 20 Taliban insurgents, security officials said. The jets targeted hideouts...
Brooklyn subway worker in critical condition after concrete slab fell on head
A man working in a Brooklyn subway station is in critical condition after a concrete slab fell on his head. The 26-year-old man was clearing concrete from the Smith-9th Street...
Leaked US report not an analysis of Afghan campaign's progress, NATO says
KABUL -- A highly-classified US report that said the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, is ready to take control in Afghanistan was not an analysis of the military campaign's progress, a...
Egyptian ambassador hopes for quick resolution to US citizens' travel ban dispute
CAIRO -- The Egyptian ambassador to the US said he hopes the escalating dispute over the fate of several Americans barred from leaving Egypt will be resolved quickly. Sameh Shoukry...
AOL profit falls 66% in fourth quarter on higher costs, but earnings beat analyst estimates
AOL reported Wednesday that it earned $22.8 million, or 23 cents a share, in the fourth quarter, compared to $66.2 million, or 61 cents a share, a year earlier, as...
Chrysler swings to full-year profit as sales surge 44% in January
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Chrysler said Wednesday that its US auto sales rose 44 percent last month as the manufacturer reported its strongest January in four years. The automaker, which...
Contracts could keep Jets from improving: expert
INDIANAPOLIS -- Fixing the Jets won't be so easy if you ask Michael Lombardi.The current NFL Network analyst and former league executive said he doesn't think the Jets have enough...
Rolle says Jets helped turn Giants season
INDIANAPOLIS -- Giants safety Antrel Rolle pointed to the week before his team's Christmas Eve showdown with the Jets as when things clicked for the Giants."The week of the Jets...
9 Islamists plead guilty to London terror plot targeting US embassy
LONDON -- Nine radical Islamists pleaded guilty Wednesday to involvement in a terror plot aimed at high-profile targets in the UK's capital, including the US embassy. The men, with roots...
Jets QB Sanchez won't visit Super Bowl
INDIANAPOLIS -- There was a thought Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez might make an appearance here this week and answer questions about the aftermath to the Jets season. But those questions...
Pro-Lifers win big against Planned Parenthood
The Susan G. Komen breast cancer charity will no longer fund Planned Parenthood and anti-abortion activists apparently have a lot to do with it. The official reason for the break...
NYPD investigating string of 15 burglaries in lower Manhattan
Police today released photos of the suspect wanted for breaking into 15 homes in SoHo and Greenwich Village. The nimble burglar slips in through windows, roofs or fire escapes and...
Markowitz donating $1M towards reviving Crown Heights armory
With the state set to give the city the keys to a century-old armory in Crown Heights, Brooklyn Borough President Markowitz plans to announce he’s jumpstarting the efforts to turn...
NYSE-Deutsche Borse merger likely over after EU blocks tie-up
BRUSSELS -- Deutsche Borse said Wednesday that the European Commission decided to prohibit its planned merger with NYSE Euronext on competition grounds. "Based on its definition of the market for...
Sony promotes Kazuo Hirai to president and CEO, replacing Howard Stringer
TOKYO -- Sony said Wednesday that it tapped Kazuo Hirai, a veteran of its PlayStation video-game business, to be the company's next president and CEO, in a move expected to...
Erasmus Hall's Morgan, city's top football recruit, to sign with Syracuse
New York City’s top high school football player has finally chosen his college destination. All-American defensive back Wayne Morgan of Erasmus Hall told The Post that he’ll announce Wednesday at...
Girls basketball roundup: Bergtraum squeaks out win over Lewis
Murry Bergtraum escaped Fresh Meadows with a razor-thin victory. Shequana Harris had two free throws to put the 13-time defending champion up with 19 seconds left and the Lady Blazers...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: O'Neill's eight 3s lead St. Edmund to comeback
Somehow, St. Edmund Prep climbed out of a massive hole for a big win. Matt O’Neill had 34 points, including eight 3-pointers, and the Eagles came back from 20 points...
Dingle does it: St. Ray's star gets redemption against Mount
Daniel Dingle doesn’t like failure. He loathes letting his teammates down. That’s what the St. Raymond senior felt he did earlier this month when he missed free throws that could...
Patriots owner Kraft praises Manning family
INDIANAPOLIS -- Patriots owner Robert Kraft, whose team has battled both Peyton Manning and Eli Manning repeatedly in the playoffs, gushed yesterday about the famous clan. “The Manning family,” Kraft...
Rangers' Richards blanked again in shootout
For the sixth time in six shootouts, the Rangers called on Brad Richards out of the two-hole. For the sixth time in six shootouts, Richards, who came to New York...
Giants' Baas fires back at Patriots' Wilfork
INDIANAPOLIS -- Giants center David Baas has heard quite enough about Vince Wilfork and the Patriots defensive line, thank you very much. The normally mild-mannered Baas let loose after getting...
Frankel-y speaking, Collegiate star voted top lead guard
Ryan Frankel has spent much of his brilliant and productive Collegiate career overlooked, whether it was serving as a complement to the program's star seniors two years ago or second...
INSIDE CHSAA/PRIVATE GIRLS HOOPS: LuHi's Boogie poised beyond her years
Watching Lauren (Boogie) Brozoski on Sunday afternoon, it was easy to forget she’s just a freshman. The Long Island Lutheran point guard had 28 points, four 3-pointers and a buzzer-beating...
Matchup to watch
Giants kickoff coverage vs. KR Danny Woodhead A former Jet, the speedy Woodhead had returned just one kickoff in his three-year NFL career when the Patriots handed him the job...
My Giants
Andrew Zimmern Boldface names tell The Post why they’re True Blue. Today, chef Andrew Zimmern, the bug-eating host of “Bizarre Foods America” on Travel Channel. “I’m pretty stoked! I grew...
Giants TE Ballard in overlooked position
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jake Ballard showed Rob Gronkowski a good time six years ago, but he’s hoping the Giants defense — and Gronkowski’s sprained ankle — don’t do the same here...
Gronkowski's 'day by day' injury status puts Patriots in game-plan fix
INDIANAPOLIS -- Rob Gronkowski may have broken another record yesterday — for the number of times saying “day by day.” The Patriots All-Pro tight end repeated the line over and...
Giants must be ready to lay it all on the line
INDIANAPOLIS -- They know how to win a Super Bowl. The Giants champions who prevailed over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII told The Post yesterday the mindset they will...
Giants' Manningham gunning 'four' score
INDIANAPOLIS — Receiver Hakeem Nicks is the most acclaimed of Giants receivers. Victor Cruz has been the breakout star this season. But it is Mario Manningham who is on the...
Giants follow Coughlin to brink of another title
INDIANAPOLIS — Tom Coughlin is the Giants’ boss, and Lord knows he is going to let the players hear it if they aren’t getting it done. The coach’s metamorphosis that...
Patriots offensive coordinator O'Brien will head to Penn State
INDIANAPOLIS -- The highest compliment for Bill O’Brien, the Patriots offensive coordinator who will leave to become the Penn State head coach the day after Super Bowl XLVI, came from...
Giants' Rolle stops short of guarantee
INDIANAPOLIS — Antrel Rolle is no Joe Namath. Rolle, the Giants’ safety, said the Giants would win Super Bowl XLVI over the Patriots yesterday, but then backed off the comment...
Three-week-old daughter gives Giants' Cruz Super strength
The first in a series of Post exclusive Super Bowl diaries by Giants star receiver Victor Cruz, as told to Steve Serby INDIANAPOLIS — I don’t want to pinch myself,...
Media Day moments
Belichick — NBA expert? Comedian Artie Lange was roaming the floor at media day. He stopped to ask Patriots coach Bill Belichick about — an NBA team? Lange introduced himself...
Devious Diva tries legal loophole
Martha Stewart isn’t launching a new line of home products at JCPenney stores — she’s launching them at a new chain of Martha Stewart stores, which just happen to be...
Making history: Bayside beats Dozo for first time since 2001
Before Tuesday, Bayside had not defeated Cardozo in 11 years. But just minutes into the second quarter, with a large lead, it was evident that the losing streak was coming...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Robeson tops Grady, clinches playoff berth
Robeson is headed to the playoffs. That much is clear after the Eagles thumped Grady, 46-32, in PSAL Brooklyn AA boys basketball Tuesday night. Denzel Wilson had 17 points, five...
Good to be Kings: Nazareth reasserts CHSAA dominance with rout of Ford
Darius Faulk and the rest of her Nazareth teammates wanted to leave no doubt about the hierarchy of New York City girls basketball, especially with Bishop Ford establishing itself as...
Business briefs
Great startThe Dow Jones industrial average rose 3.4 percent in January and the Standard & Poor’s 500 gained 4.4 percent, the best performances for both indexes to open a year...
Facebook IPO: second windfall for a few insiders
Imagine winning the lottery. Twice. That’s how it will feel today for an elite cadre of Facebook workers should the social network giant — as expected — file the paperwork...
Like: Sharing the wealth
An IPO offers Facebook the chance to show the power of its social network.Some Facebook watchers expect the company to shake up Wall Street with an unconventional public offering that...
Tax break in the offering
The timing of Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook IPO could swell the payoff for some insiders by tens of thousands of dollars.The 27-year-old Internet star, who famously launched his social networking site...
US confident (or not)
You’d have to excuse Americans if they didn’t know if they were supposed to be upbeat on the economy — are overly bearish. The Conference Board index yesterday showed that...
‘Smash’ better be
Like an actor on opening night, Bob Greenblatt must be feeling nervous about this Broadway turn. NBC’s entertainment chief has more riding on “Smash” — his heavily hyped backstage musical...
Believe It! New CoMag owner a Ripley’s sensation
Believe it or not, Canadian billionaire Jim Pattison has taken over CoMag, the national magazine distributor that was jointly owned by Condé Nast and Hearst. Pattison, an 82-year old entrepreneur,...
Report: Wall St. 4 to be ’cuffed
Former Credit Suisse employees will be charged with intentionally mismarking the prices of collateralized debt obligations and other securities, a person familiar with the matter said. The US Securities and...
Apple picks retail chief
Apple’s Tim Cook, in his first major hire since becoming CEO, picked the head of the largest UK consumer-electronics retailer to run the iPhone maker’s chain of stores and oversee...
Dis-honored
Fred Goodwin, the former Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive officer, who infuriated the British public by leading the bank to near-collapse and then walking away with a fat pension,...
Amazon profits tumble amid spending spree
The Kindle Fire may have been a Christmas flameout. Amazon yesterday reported disappointing fourth-quarter sales and warned it could post a loss for the current quarter — a signal that...
How CFTC missed MF
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is too busy writing new rules to deal with the crisis unfolding right before its very eyes — the collapse of MF Global.That’s the opinion...
SiriusXM tunes in 2 renewals
Talkative SiriusXM radio has zipped lips when it comes to its business plans, but we discovered the Mel Karmazin-led company has renewed leases at two city hot spots. The deals...
Puck-er up, B’klyn
The first pro team to break in Brooklyn’s new arena won’t be the Nets — it’ll be the Islanders.Barclays Center and Islanders officials confirmed yesterday the hockey team is set...
Workers to pay 30% more in taxes
WASHINGTON — Ouch! A new budget report released yesterday projects that federal taxes will shoot up 30 percent over the next two years due to a rise in personal income...
Dolan’s Nativity scene
JERUSALEM — Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan traveled to Bethlehem yesterday to pray at the site where, tradition holds, Jesus Christ was born. The New York archbishop, who will be elevated to...
Quinn $$ giveback
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn plans to return $2,000 from convicted felons after The Post questioned the campaign cash she was holding in her probable run for mayor.Her 2013 campaign...
4 teens sneak gun into Bx. HS
Four students were busted after they sneaked a loaded handgun into a Bronx high school yesterday, police said.Two 15-year-old boys first opened up a side door to let a 14-year-old...
‘Murder’ gang busted
Seven members of a vicious Brooklyn street gang were busted yesterday for allegedly committing four murders and shooting a little girl who was caught in their crossfire, authorities said.Cops said...
‘Visa con’ terror arrest
Her own scam blew up in her face. A Bronx smooth-talker who swindled more than $60,000 from illegal immigrants seeking US work visas is behind bars after allegedly threatening to...
Shop-cart idiocy
The city’s latest horrific shopping-cart attack started with a fight over a measly five bucks.A witness said an enraged livery driver pushed the cart over the railing of the third...
Friends mourn soap actor Nick Santino, who killed himself after he euthanized his dog, at funeral
Friends yesterday turned out for the funeral of Nick Santino, where they warmly remembered the soap-opera actor who put his beloved pit bull to sleep and and killed himself with...
‘Child dump’ ma held
The Brooklyn mother accused of abandoning her two toddler daughters was ordered held on $2,500 bail yesterday — half what prosecutors sought — after her lawyer claimed it was all...
Wanna buy a revolution?
Margaret Thatcher once said, “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” During my week in Cuba, I saw firsthand the truth of her...
DWI kid killer dodges prison
A drunken driver got a slap on the wrist from a Queens judge yesterday for drunkenly slamming his car into a 6-year-old girl who later died from her injuries. Kent...
Fallen Web whiz clawing his way back
He got rich quick — and poor even quicker.Andrew Fashion, a California high-school dropout whose Web wizardry earned him $2.5 million by his 21st birthday, squandered the whole thing by...
Yule-fire funds
Two funds have been set up to honor the memory of three young girls who died in a Christmas-morning fire in Stamford, Conn. One fund honoring Lily, Grace and Sarah...
Wrong-way crash plea
A woman who drove six miles in the wrong direction on I-95 in Westchester before killing a man in a crash admitted yesterday that she was drunk. Tanisha Gomez, 26,...
‘Robb’er Baron bopped
A Wall Street scion once married to supermodel Veronica Webb is no friend — and a lousy brother, two blockbuster federal lawsuits claim. George Robb Jr. and his supermodel ex-wife...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Detectives busted the woman getaway driver from a Jan. 24 jewelry-store heist in East Harlem, authorities said. An armed thief grabbed $14,000 in cash and more than $400,000 in...
‘Old’ money
ALBANY — Luxury-apartment mogul Leonard Litwin gave nearly $700,000 to state candidates in the last year, making the media-shy, 97-year-old real-estate baron the biggest individual donor in the state. Litwin...
’Cuse coach wife’s ‘pick & rolls’ in the hay
Lawyers for a former ballboy suing Syracuse University for slander are hoping some Orangemen will kiss and tell about their relationships with a coach’s wife. In papers filed in Manhattan...
Bx. ‘jungle’ gets jolt-ed
So, that’s why that old Bronx storage site was using so much electricity. Based on a tip — and a check of Con Ed records that showed a huge electric...
Red-hot Gossip Girl
Sexy Blake Lively is burning up with “scarlet” fever — from the top of this sizzling outfit to the bottom of her Christian Louboutin soles! And the “Gossip Girl” beauty...
Club PO’d at P-Funk
Give up the funk — or give back our money!Legendary funk master George Clinton and his band Parliament Funkadelic have been slapped with a lawsuit claiming they failed to perform...
Cops barred from wearing NYPD gear
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly — furious over cops showing up at crime scenes wearing sometimes offensive precinct T-shirts — has banned even off-duty officers from sporting anything with an NYPD...
Ed. probe bungling saved ‘ogle’ teacher
Department of Education bureaucrats bungled the city’s best chance to rid itself of its notorious $100,000-a-year rubber-room teacher by failing to secure the testimony of a series of students who...
Rubber-roomer ‘land$’ on his feet
Over the past decade while sitting in a rubber room — now called “administrative reassignment” — typing teacher Alan Rosenfeld has overseen a 14-property real-estate empire. The Post found that...
10 yrs. for arson
A Manhattan judge yesterday tore into a man who will do 10 years in prison for drunkenly torching a stairwell in Hell’s Kitchen after being booted from a party. “Defendant’s...
CBGB may B coming back
Hey Ho, Let’s Go!Legendary punk rock club CBGB, the home for bands such as The Ramones, Talking Heads, Television and Blondie during its 1970s heyday, may soon re-open after new...
Cop survives bullet to head
An NYPD cop is lucky to be alive after he was shot in the base of the skull last night while chasing a murder suspect through a Brooklyn housing project,...
Park and rile on SI
Irate motorists on Staten Island claim they’re getting slammed with unfair parking summonses by cops who’ve crossed the line to meet ticket quotas. The drivers say they’ve gotten $45 tickets...
Obama’s ‘bundled’ up with Corzine
Disgraced former MF Global CEO Jon Corzine was one of 83 New York metro-area donors who helped raise millions of dollars for President Obama’s re-election, according to a list of...
All over but the pouting by big loser
If you want to know why Mitt Romney’s landslide win last night in Florida really does mean the GOP nomination battle is all but over, consider this: Florida is the...
Newt nuked in Romney romp
TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney dealt Newt Gingrich a body blow in the Florida GOP primary last night, thumping the former speaker by double digits and snatching the biggest delegate...
Mike’s shotgun formation
In an unprecedented move, Mayor Bloomberg and his national coalition against illegal guns plan to air a 30-second ad during the Super Bowl. Bloomberg disclosed yesterday that he and Boston...
Madonna plays for new hit
Madonna is making her Super Bowl debut even more noteworthy — by introducing her brand new single. It’s called, “Give Me All Your Luvin’,” and she’ll be performing it at...
Rabbi says God’s true Blue
A Giants-loving rabbi who prayed for his team at the Western Wall in Jerusalem says God has Big Blue’s back. Rabbi Ira Budow, who directs a Hebrew academy in suburban...
America Super-sized
America has a Giant appetite when it comes to the Super Bowl, and this year’s contest stands to be a record breaker. More Americans than ever will celebrate Super Bowl...
Marty plans fine-al report
Enough with the hefty fines for minor offenses, already! That’s the message Brooklyn Borough Marty Markowitz plans to deliver to city officials during his annual State of the Borough address...
Skelos: Wage hike ‘job killer’
ALBANY — State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos called a state minimum-wage hike a potential “job killer” yesterday — a day after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver declared an increase his...
Cops probed in video beating
NYPD Internal Affairs is investigating four Bronx cops after they were caught on video viciously pummeling and kicking a drug suspect bloody. The officers, all assigned to the 42nd Precinct...
The bear is back
Syria is on the agenda of the UN Security Council this week, which above all means one thing: The bear is back. Russia is determined to prove itself a power...
The schools & fat kids: Is gov’t plan out to lunch?
The Issue: Whether the government’s school-lunch efforts are enough to combat childhood obesity. *** Thank you for putting into perspective what we food-service directors have been saying: Good eating habits...
Shooting craps?
Gov. Cuomo has placed his bet on a $4 billion convention center at the Aqueduct Raceway that would feature expanded gambling operations at the site. And, as he recently told...
Bam’s boodle bundler
When last heard from, former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine was telling a congressional committee he hadn’t the foggiest idea what happened to $1.2 billion of his Wall Street clients’...
Stop burning NY’s special-ed dollars
It’s time to shake up New York’s shameful special-education system — and the way to do it is with a school-choice program for students with special needs and other disabilities....
Saint Warren’s dark side
Imagine a Republican president regularly invoking the wisdom of a multibillionaire businessman who had profited off companies with questionable business practices, and who law-enforcement officials had recently asked to provide...
The wrath of Rudin
In his heyday, David Merrick was the most powerful producer on Broadway. He had taste. He was prolific. He knocked out hits — “Look Back in Anger,” “Hello, Dolly!” “42nd...
Sports Shorts
NCAA: Another Fine mess at Syracuse An affidavit filed in a slander suit against Syracuse University and basketball coach Jim Boeheim said the wife of fired assistant Bernie Fine had...
Affrunti’s Tampa Bay Grade
FIRST-5 1/2f; $9,000; cl($5,000); 4up; (f&m)1-Image of Grace 4-14-Stormy C's 6-15-Miss Gold Indy 3-16-Cove Bay 10-12-Drica's Luck 2-17-ForeverBeauty15-13-Party of Eight 9-2SECOND-6f; $22,200; alw opt clm; 3YO; (f)3-Sugadadeze 2-14-Mercy Lou 4-11-One...
Gulfstream Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderPost Time: 12:35 p.m.FIRST-5 1/2f; $51,500; mdn spl wt; 4upSOARING RIVER finished third going longer in career debut. RED MASERATI...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order 1. 1m&70y; $29,000; cl($15,000); 4up; (f&m) EVAN’S ROCKET set the pace and finished second as the favorite at this...
Islanders defeat Hurricanes; four points for Tavares
RALEIGH, N.C. -- Islanders forward John Tavares is a first-time NHL All-Star, and he can thank the Hurricanes for being a big part of his success. In the first game...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position order FIRST-6f; $48,000; cl($35,000); 3YO PN Horse, Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Little Wyatt(L),118 C Lopez 6-5-5 Barbara 6-1 2 Undrgrondrgltr(L),118 J...
Parx Racing Charts
January 31st, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m; $17,000; mdn cl($10,000); 4upOff: 12:26. Good. bid, steady handlingTime: 23.85, 47.46, 1:13.44, 1:27.35, 1:41.8.Trainer: Scott FairlieWinner: CH C, 4, by...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball6:30 p.m.Indiana at Michigan BIG TEN7 p.m.Connecticut at Georgetown ESPN27 p.m.Rutgers at Providence ESPNU, WOR (710 AM)7:30 p.m.Pistons at Nets YES, WFAN (660 AM)8 p.m.Thunder at Mavericks ESPN8 p.m.Memphis at...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 1THUFeb. 2FRIFeb. 3SATFeb. 4SUNFeb. 5MONFeb. 6TUEFeb. 7KnicksNO GAMEChi.8:00TNTESPN Bos.8:00MSGESPNNets7:30MSGESPNNO GAMEUtah7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENetsDetroit7:30YES NetworkWFAN 660 AMNOGAMEMinn.7:30YESWFANN.Y.K.7:30YESWFANNOGAMEChi.7:30YESWFANNOGAMERangersBuffalo7:30NBC SportsESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEPhil.1:00MSGESPNNOGAMEDevils7:00MSGESPNIslandersNO GAMENOGAMEOtt.7:30MSG+WRHUBuff.7:00MSG+WRHU NOGAMENOGAMEPhil.7:00MSG+WRHUDevilsNO GAMEMont.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEPhil.1:00MSG+WFANPitt.1:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEN.Y.R.7:00MSG+2WFANSunday, Feb. 5 At IndianapolisGiantsPatriots6:20TV - NBCRadio - WFAN 660 AMHOMEAWAY
The Post Line
NFLSuper BowlSunday - At IndianapolisFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogPatriots3 1/23(55)GiantsNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogMICHIGAN2 1/2IndianaPROVIDENCE1 1/2RutgersGEORGETOWN3 1/2UconnGeorgia St.4UNC WILM.RICHMOND2Saint Joseph'sTEMPLE17FordhamUmass4RHODE ISLANDXavier4 1/2GEO. WASH.FLORIDA ST.14Georgia TechDAYTON3 1/2DuquesneDrexel2 1/2N’EASTERNVcu13 1/2WILL. & MARYGeorge Mason4 1/2DELAWAREHOFSTRA14 1/2TowsonLA SALLE10 1/2CharlotteMARSHALL8 1/2TulaneAKRON14 1/2ToledoW....
Yankees' Teixeira threatens to try bunting
Mark Teixeira has resisted the idea for years, but after hitting a career-low .248 last season, the Yankees first baseman is considering adding bunting to his game. “One thing I...
Nets lose to Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Giants and Nets both arrived here Monday, but on entirely different missions. The Giants, of course, are hoping to cap their remarkable turnaround from a 7-7 team...
King-sized gamble fails for Rangers
The most singular weapon the Rangers have had over the last seven seasons while inexorably tilting the Battle of the Hudson toward the shores of Manhattan remained on the bench...
Devils defeat Rangers in shootout
The Rangers had their way for four years. Long enough, the Devils say. Notwithstanding that the Devils didn’t have to deal with Henrik Lundqvist, the Jersey Boys grasped gratefully at...
Knicks' Davis still not ready to return from injury
Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni acknowledged Baron Davis was too sore to practice Monday, and believes Davis’ Knicks debut may not take place until as late as “next week.’’ “We all...
Knicks defeat Pistons; Anthony scores 25 in return
This is exactly what Knicks owner James Dolan envisioned when he traded for Carmelo Anthony — greatness. This is what Dolan envisioned when he held Landry Fields out of that...
No retirement plan for Peyton
INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning says he isn’t the retiring type just yet. Though Manning missed the entire season with the Colts after a third surgery on his neck, he said...
D’Antoni buys time with Knicks win
These are the cold, hard facts. A coach’s No. 1 job is to win. His No. 2 job is to get the players to play together. On both accounts, Mike...
After 12 years with Patriots, Pepper looks to climb coaching ranks
INDIANAPOLIS — Pepper Johnson was roaming the field at Lucas Oil Stadium yesterday looking rather anonymous, wearing a black T-shirt and sweat pants. He looked more like one of the...
Patriots' Edelman won't cower from covering Giants' Cruz
INDIANAPOLIS -- When the question was posed to Giants receiver Mario Manningham, it was met with an uncomfortable pause and the body language of a guy wanting to speak his...
Giants DE Umenyiora says Patriots star will struggle on bad ankle
INDIANAPOLIS -- Osi Umenyiora couldn’t play on a high ankle sprain, and he doubts Patriots star tight end Rob Gronkowski can do it, either. The Giants defensive end missed four...
Jacobs says Plaxico won’t be with Jets in ’12
INDIANAPOLIS — Four years ago Plaxico Burress made the game-winning catch in the Giants’ Super Bowl defeat of the Patriots. This time when the teams meet, he will be watching...
For Giants LB Herzlich, beating cancer the real victory
INDIANAPOLIS — When Mark Herzlich first noticed the pain in his left leg, he did what most 21-year-old kids — and the rest of us, too, be honest — would...
Giants owner happy money moves worked out
INDIANAPOLIS — Giants owner John Mara looks back at the panic fans and media members felt about his team in August and smiles. After doing little in free agency besides...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYLISA MARIE PRESLEY, BECKY WORLEY, LORI BERGAMOTTO - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7MARK BITTMAN - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4JENNIFER LOPEZ - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch....
Spitzer makes TV return
Eliot Spitzer returned as a TV host last night for the first time since his CNN show was canceled last July. The disgraced ex-NY governor co-hosted Current TV’s “Countdown” with...
‘Shore’ spin not welcome
Memo to “Jersey Shore”: Take your act elsewhere. Hoboken, NJ Mayor Dawn Zimmer has denied a request from MTV to film a “Shore” spinoff in her city. MTV isn’t saying...
Joust a game
This ain’t your wandering minstrel’s Renaissance Faire jousting. “Full Metal Jousting” has the potential to makes UFC look like a Broadway chorus line. This isn’t some dentist’s re-enactment of when...
Why Paula?
Paula Abdul’s shocking firing from “The X Factor” late Monday night did not surprise one person — Paula Abdul. In fact, she says, she saw it coming “for a while.”...
Only more crazy can save ‘X Factor’
Cockiness pays off sometimes. Take Babe Ruth pointing to center field before smacking that homer, or Joe Namath guaranteeing a Jets Super Bowl win against 17-point odds. And sometimes it...
Starr report
Jane Velez-Mitchell used to have “Issues” — but, starting next Monday, those days are history. That’s because her HLN show, now called “Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell,” is dropping the “Issues”...
City of delights
In 2009, Amy Thomas scored every fashionista’s dream gig — a stint writing ad copy for Louis Vuitton in Paris. The cherry on top? The dessert-obsessed 39-year-old also had a...
Dull night at the museum
A new restaurant doesn’t have to be wonderful to be lovable. But love can only take a place so far. Take Caffe Storico at the New-York Historical Society, dewy as...
Bringing schmaltzy back
In the good old days, Saturday night at Kutsher’s Hotel and Country Club always meant chow time. Some 1,200 New York-area Jews would gather in the massive dining room at...
Weird but true
It sounds like a stoners’ paradise — a waterbed in every room and an unlimited supply of grass. Only two problems: It’s in Ohio. And it’s only for cows. Dairy...
St. John's wary of letdown against DePaul tonight
At first glance it might seem a bit audacious for the St. John’s Red Storm to even entertain the notion of overlooking an opponent. After all, the Red Storm record...
New head coach Flood vows Rutgers won’t sink
After coach Greg Schiano left Rutgers for Tampa Bay last Thursday and target Mario Cristobal left it at the altar on Monday, athletic director Tim Pernetti put the program —...
Harlem's Johnson transfers to Providence; Hofstra lands Fresno State big man
Sidiki Johnson is coming east – but not to St. John’s. The talented Harlem native has opted to transfer to Providence College and play for head man Ed Cooley, his...
Unruly crowd forces officials to end South Shore-Lincoln game early
Tuesday’s South Shore-Lincoln clash in Canarsie was halted with 4:01 remaining in the fourth quarter and Lincoln leading 49-41 because of a fight in the crowd that spilled onto the...
Hall good: Senior catches fire as Jeff tops shorthanded Boys High in OT
Thaddeus Hall's senior year has been filled with more stops and starts than rush hour traffic on the Brooklyn/Queens Expressway. From academic ineligibility to a lower back injury then a...
Anthony returns, Knicks rout Pistons to end slide
Carmelo Anthony scored 25 points in his return to the lineup, Landry Fields added 16 of his 18 in a flawless first half, and the New York Knicks snapped a...
Kovalchuk gets SO winner, Devils beat Rangers 4-3
NEWARK, N.J. — David Clarkson scored the tying goal for New Jersey in the final minute of regulation, and Ilya Kovalchuk netted the only goal in the shootout as the...
Patriots DE Ellis says Jets showed 'no loyalty:' report
Shaun Ellis, at Super Bowl XLVI with the Patriots, said Tuesday he left the Jets because they didn't want him."Yeah, I did. No loyalty," Ellis said at Media Day, according...
Cop shot in head chasing suspect in Brooklyn
An NYPD cop is “lucky” to be alive after he was shot in the base of the skull last night while chasing after a man wanted for murder through a...
Four Bx. teens busted for sneaking loaded gun to school
Four students were arrested after they snuck a loaded handgun into a Bronx high school this morning, police said. Two fifteen-year-old boys first opened up a side door to let...
Mike & the Mad Dog reunite on Radio Row
INDIANAPOLIS -- Mike Francesa and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo are set up 20 feet from each other on Super Bowl Radio Row. The two sat even closer on Tuesday when...
Romney wins big in Florida primary, routs Gingrich
TAMPA, Fla. — Mitt Romney routed Newt Gingrich in the Florida primary Tuesday night, rebounding smartly from an earlier defeat and taking a major step toward the Republican presidential nomination....
VIDEO: Post Super Bowl Report
Post columnist Mike Vaccaro and writer Mark Hale recap Super Bowl XLVI Media Day. The Giants and Patriots met with more than 1,000 journalists inside Lucas Oil Stadium, site of...
Giants linemen miss former teammates
INDIANAPOLIS -- Giants linemen Chris Snee and David Diehl sat side-by-side at their podiums at Super Bowl Media Day. Former teammate, center Shaun O’Hara, was sitting at his New Jersey...