August 1, 2012
Niese, Mets top Giants, 2-1
SAN FRANCISCO — Jonathon Niese scattered three hits over seven innings and Ruben Tejada homered for the first time in almost two years and singled twice, leading the New York...
HBO to produce film with Larry David
HBO hasn't curbed it's enthusiasm for Larry David. The network announced today that it will produce an original movie with the "Seinfeld" creator to air in 2013. "It is not...
B'klyn street collapses
A large chunk of a Brooklyn street collapsed late afternoon today, creating a nearly 20-foot by 30-foot hole that has already swallowed three cars parked nearby, sources said. Emergency personnel...
911 calls to be turned over to alleged Cashman stalker
The batty British babe accused of shaking down Yankees general manager Brian Cashman scored a victory in court today. The NYPD agreed to turn over all the 911 tapes Louise...
YANKEES VIDEO: Joba on retun, McGehee on debut
Joba Chamberlain made his return to the Yankees on Wednesday in their win over the Orioles.While Casey McGehee made his debut in pinstripes. Both talked about their appearances after the...
Queens aunt gets wristslap at sentencing for shaking 21-month-old nephew
A cold-hearted Queens aunt accused of shaking her baby nephew so hard he got brain damage received a slap-on-the-wrist punishment today. Susana Gil, 27, of Corona had pleaded guilty to...
Trump ex Maples won't face footwear fetish stalker after plea deal
Donald Trump ex-wife Marla Maples won't have to face her freaky footwear fetishist in court again under a hush-hush deal in a bizarre harassment and stalking case now being negotiated...
Charges dropped against man accused of Standard Hotel rape
All charges have been dismissed in a 23-year-old woman's January claim that she was sexually violated in a bathroom of the rooftop bar of the Standard Hotel. Prosecutors dropped the...
'Watchman' accused of rape: I'll prove my innocence
A career con charged with raping a drunken 29-year-old woman in a West Village stairwell -- after lying that he was a neighborhood watchman -- insisted today that he'll prove...
Coughlin frustrated after Giants full-pad practice cut short
ALBANY – The Giants, for the first time all summer, were decked out in full pads for Wednesday’s practice but they barely got down to some real hitting. Their scheduled...
J.R. Smith's brother signs with Knicks
The Knicks have signed free-agent guard Chris Smith, the younger brother of guard J.R. Smith. Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed Wednesday. Smith played for the Knicks' Summer League team...
Coughlin: No 'common sense' suspending Giants' Sash
After Tyler Sash claimed his violation of the NFL’s Performance Enhancing Drug policy was just an innocent mistake – that he merely took a prescription drug he had no idea...
Olympic legend Phelps plans on buying Thoroughbreds
Michael Phelps, fresh off becoming the most decorated Olympian in history, is already looking ahead to his post-competitive swmming career with an interest in Thoroughbred ownership. Phelps, who won his...
Joba shaky in first Yankees appearance in over a year
Joba Chamberlain didn’t have the greatest outing, but the important thing was that he was on the mound in the big leagues.The Yankees right-hander gave up two runs on four...
This week's calendar, Aug. 2 to 8
Thursday, Aug. 2 Bridgehampton Charity House Tour & Design Symposium The day’s events begin with a design symposium, “Perspectives on Hamptons Style,” and will be moderated by interior designer and...
Mayweather to be released from jail by weekend
LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather Jr. is due for release from a Las Vegas jail by the weekend after serving two months in a domestic battery case. Records show the...
Schmitt, U.S. women get gold in 4x200 swimming relay
LONDON — Allison Schmitt pushed the United States in front in the anchor leg to win the 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the London Olympics on Wednesday. The Americans clocked an...
Leyva wins bronze, Orozco finishes eighth for U.S. in individual all-around gymnastics
LONDON -- Danell Leyva, a Cuban-American from Miami, walked the bowels of North Greenwich Arena last night wearing a new Olympic bronze medal around his neck. Bronx’s John Orozco sauntered...
'Brooklyn Butcher' Levi Aron gets 40 years to life in plea deal; likely to die behind bars
The Brooklyn Butcher will likely die behind bars under a plea deal that would land him 40 years to life in prison, sources said today. Under the deal, confessed killer...
American Soni sets world record in 200 breast semis
LONDON — Rebecca Soni of the United States set a world record in the 200-meter breaststroke semifinals at the London Olympics on Wednesday. Soni timed 2 minutes, 20.00 seconds, shaving...
Rays release former Yankees star Matsui
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Tampa Bay Rays have granted Hideki Matsui his release. Matsui was designated for assignment last week and manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday that the team released...
USA's Adrian wins 100-meter freestyle by smallest of margins
LONDON — Nathan Adrian took out the Missile by a fingertip. Then Allison Schmitt dealt more heartache to the team from Down Under. Adrian, a 23-year-old largely overshadowed by American...
Rex blames Jets injuries on players being out of shape
CORTLAND – Rex Ryan has watched one Jets wide receiver after another leave practice with leg problems in training camp, and the Jets coach is clearly annoyed about it.The Jets...
WATCH: UFC's Davis stars in national Sprite commercial
Phil Davis might still be looking for his first UFC title shot, but he can boast a rare accomplishment for an MMA fighter: Starring in a widely circulated TV commercial.The...
Pimp gets 3 to 9 years after teen forced into prostitution
A Manhattan pimp is going to prison for three to nine years for selling a 17-year-old girl on the street -- first branding her with a tattoo and making her...
Plane lands safely after colliding with a bird
DENVER -- A United Airlines flight has landed safely after colliding with a bird as the plane descended into Denver International Airport. Flight 1475 from Dallas-Fort Worth collided with the...
Hitch outpoints Welles in Sight and Sound Poll
After exactly half a century atop Sight and Sound magazine's poll of the Top 50 Films of All Time, Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane'' has been shoved aside by the 846...
WATCH: UFC's Koscheck says he hopes his old gym 'burns to the ground'
Josh Koscheck has never been one to pull punches – not in the cage nor with his words.The brash UFC star says in a promo for the new show “Fight...
Calif. professor's emails reveal shooting plot after son's suicide
SANTA ANA, Calif. — A professor arrested on arson charges wrote in emails that he was thinking of getting a dozen machine guns and shooting at least 200 students at...
Justice Sotomayor joins Yankees Bleacher Creatures
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor happily sat on a much more exciting bench today — the bleachers of Yankee Stadium. The Bronx native took in the team’s 12-3 massacre of...
JG Wentworth hits auction block for $1B
Financial firm JG Wentworth is on the block for as much as $1 billion, The Post has learned. The Radnor, Penn., company’s private-equity owner, JLL Partners, is looking to unload...
Supreme Court Justice sits in bleachers at Yankee Stadium
Sonia Sotomayor traded benches for day, joining the New York Yankees’ Bleacher Creatures. The Supreme Court justice and Bronx native attended the Yankees’ game against Baltimore on Wednesday and sat...
Eva Rausing, wife of heir to Tetra Pak fortune, was dead for 2 months in London home
The body of the American wife of one of Britain's richest men rotted for over two months before being found at their London home, a British court was told on...
WATCH: Bobby V video bombs Red Sox reporter yelling 'I'm not trying to get fired'
Contrary to what some may believe, Bobby Valentine is not trying to get fired.The Red Sox manager videobombed Boston Globe sports writer Dan Shaughnessy prior to Boston’s 4-1 win over...
Obama's messages to the U.S. gymnastics girls
First you’re getting a gold medal. Then you’re on the phone with the president of the United States. What a 24 hours. President Barack Obama spoke to the American gymnasts...
Lawyer: Sandusky upset over Penn State sanctions
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky is distraught over the NCAA penalties issued to Penn State's football program for the school's handling of his child sexual abuse scandal and maintains his...
'Talk is cheap:' Giants won't fire back at Cowboys owner
ALBANY – Will the Giants get their butts kicked on October 28 when they play at Cowboys Stadium?“I don’t know, that’s why we play the game,’’ Justin Tuck said Wednesday...
Court record showing Colo. massacre 'shooter' was seeing psychiatrist altered, reposted online
DENVER - A court document revealing that the man accused of the deadly Colorado movie theater shooting was seeing a psychiatrist has been reposted on a court website with that...
NYer gets prison for sex trafficking
A New York City man will spend three to nine years in prison for the sex trafficking of an underage girl. Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance Jr. announced the...
WATCH: WWE personality jokes on-air about Kobe's alleged sex assault
Nobody does poor taste and outdated humor quite like WWE.One of the pro wrestling company’s personalities cracked a joke about Kobe Bryant’s nine-year-old alleged sexual assault in Colorado on Monday’s...
Yankees offense finally breaks out in rout of Orioles
Robinson Cano hit a grand slam in a seven-run third inning, and New York sent Zach Britton to another shellacking at Yankee Stadium in a 12-3 rout of the Baltimore...
Head of London Games 'not sure' if Phelps is greatest Olympian
LONDON — With 19 medals, Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympian. But the greatest? Not for Sebastian Coe. Coe, the two-time gold medalist in the 1,500 meters and head...
Venus ousted from Olympics by German Kerber
WIMBLEDON, England — Playing Olympic tennis twice a day proved too much for Venus Williams, and her workload at Wimbledon will now be a lot lighter. Williams squandered a lead...
Breaking down the Nets schedule: Games 1-10
Nets coach Avery Johnson often likes to talk about the Nets schedule in 10-game increments as ways to gauge the way his team is playing.So, with that in mind, over...
Ducasse, Pouha miss practice time for Jets with injuries
CORTLAND – The Jets had a pair of players go down with injuries Wednesday that seemed worse initially than they turned out to be.Offensive lineman Vladimir Ducasse, who is in...
Bonus checks for GSA workers total far more than previously reported, lawmaker reveals
Employees at the obscure General Services Administration are quietly gobbling up 10 percent of the entire federal government's bonus checks, a top Republican lawmaker revealed Wednesday, with the tab reaching...
U.S. boxers go 0-3 in Olympics
LONDON — The U.S. Olympic boxing team realized it faced a brutal slate of matchups Wednesday, taking on a Cuban world champion and two hulking Russian heavyweights. None of the...
Ryan vows to end Jets' controversy between Cromartie-Schilens
CORTLAND – Chaz Schilens doesn’t agree that Antonio Cromartie is the Jets’ second-best wide receiver.“I think it’s a slight, I’m not gonna lie,” Schilens said after Wednesday’s practice. “I just...
Jets defense outplays Sanchez, Tebow again
CORTLAND – The Jets offense had another rough day Wednesday. Coach Rex Ryan has been rewarding the unit that plays the best with black jerseys. The offense may be waiting...
Judge in Peterson case considers mistrial request
JOLIET, Ill. — The judge in Drew Peterson's murder trial said he will announce Wednesday afternoon whether to declare a mistrial after blasting prosecutors a second time for bringing up...
Obama pitches tax cuts as pocketbook issue in Ohio
WASHINGTON — Dueling with Republicans on taxes, President Obama is urging the House to pass a tax cut for households earning less than $250,000 a year and drawing a bright...
Tale of two platforms: Gay marriage vs. audit the Fed
Democratic and Republican operatives are working hard on the platforms that will be approved during both parties' conventions later this summer. But the issues that are causing controversy are very different....
Eli: Giants haven't done enough to be called a dynasty
Don’t use the ‘D’ word in front of Eli Manning. The Giants quarterback was direct in saying that his team is not a dynasty in an interview on NFL AM...
Trade deadline analysis
Every Aug. 1, I wake up, look at the playoff brackets if the season ended today and book my hotels accordingly. I figure we’re essentially at the two-thirds mark now....
Straphangers vote C train city's worst, Q as the best
For the fourth year in a row, the trouble-prone C train was ranked the worst subway line in the city, according to the mass transit advocacy group the Straphangers Campaign....
Djokovic comes from behind to reach Olympic quarters
WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic hit 16 aces and came from behind to beat Lleyton Hewitt of Australia 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 Wednesday to reach the quarterfinals at the Olympics. The...
Yankees' Ichiro to play in left field for first time since 2001
The last time Ichiro Suzuki played left field, the Yankees were in the ballpark. But that was more than a decade ago and the Bombers were the opposing team.When Suzuki...
Christie heads to Colorado for GOP meeting
TRENTON, NJ — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will be in Colorado Wednesday, meeting with fellow Republican governors. Christie and some of the other state executives have been mentioned as...
Environmental report due for bridge in NY suburbs
WHITE PLAINS, NY — The sped-up process toward a big new bridge in the New York suburbs is reaching a milestone. The state is expected to issue its final report...
CEO says NBC set to 'break even' on Olympics
NBC is set to "break even" on its Olympics coverage, rather than lose money as previously expected, the head of NBCUniversal said Wednesday. The company had expected at one point...
MTA cop subdues panhandler who had attacked a man
A quick-thinking Bridge and Tunnel officer subdued a panhandler who attacked another man outside of a donut shop in Turtle Bay, authorities said. The victim was coming out of the...
Serena dominates, heads to Olympic quarterfinals
WIMBLEDON, England — Three times on a single point, Serena Williams hit a serve that clipped the net before plopping into the service box for a let, a sequence that...
WATCH: U.S. women's gymnastics song parody set to One Direction's 'What Makes You Beautiful'
Winning the United States’ first gymnastics gold medal in the Olympics since 1996 is nice and all. But you haven’t really made it unless there’s a song parody created about...
Former NBA bad boy Rodman to write children's book
There isn’t much Dennis Rodman hasn’t done in his 51 years on this planet – from winning multiple NBA titles and being inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame to...
What a racket! 8 badminton players tossed from Olympics after being accused of throwing matches
LONDON — Eight female badminton doubles players were disqualified Wednesday from the London Olympics after trying to lose matches to receive a more favorable place in the tournament. The Badminton...
USA's Armstrong wins second straight cycling gold
HAMPTON COURT, England — Kristin Armstrong of the United States won her second straight gold medal in the Olympic cycling time trial Wednesday, beating Judith Arndt of Germany by more...
Revival Circuit: 'Christmas' in July, noir style
As part of its admirable "Universal 100" series, Film Forum is devoting Thursdays to a mini-tribute to the studio's master of noir, director Robert Siodmak. This week it's a double...
VIDEO: Vaccaro chats about gymnastics, Phelps and hoops
History was made for the U.S. in women’s gymnastics and by Michael Phelps on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the USA basketball team, which was led by Carmelo Anthomy, looked a bit sluggish...
B'klyn shooting kills 2
Two cousins were gunned down in East New York today, authorities said. The victims, Mario Mejia, 28, and Leonardo Saravia, 24, were found outside on Georgia Avenue near Dumont Avenue...
Bulgaria releases image of suicide bomber that killed 5 Israeli tourists
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian police on Wednesday released a computer-generated image of the suicide attacker involved in the bombing in Bulgaria that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus...
Blast hits military intelligence HQ in east Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya - An explosion believed to have been caused by a bomb ripped through the military intelligence building in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi at dawn Wednesday, causing damage...
Panetta: US force an option against Iran nukes
ASHKELON, Israel -- US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Wednesday that Iran must either negotiate acceptable limits on its nuclear program or face the possibility of US military action to...
Syria's Assad urges his army to step up fight
BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar Assad urged his armed forces Wednesday to step up the fight against rebels as the UN reported a significant escalation in the civil war with...
Power restored across India after historic failure
NEW DELHI -- Factories and workshops across India were up and running again Wednesday, a day after a major system collapse led to a second day of power outages and...
3-point stance: Right tackle, Kerley and Coples
CORTLAND – The Jets get back to work Wednesday morning after a day off. The team has three days of practice before the Green and White scrimmage. Here are three...
Ted Cruz cruises in Texas win
Republican Ted Cruz beat David Dewhurst in a Texas run-off last night to fill the Senate seat being vacated by Kay Bailey Hutchison. There is a lot of talk about...
Poll: Among Democrats Obama does better
There's a new Quinnipiac/New York Times poll in three swing states of Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania that is weighted more towards Democrats and registered Democrats than Republicans or independents. Guess what...
Romney doubles-down on truth about culture
Mitt Romney has published an op-ed in response to the controversy about remarks he made in Israel. His point in Jerusalem and his point today are the same: culture matters."What...
Paynter may miss Travers Stakes at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Paynter, trainer Bob Baffert’s budding supercolt fresh off a 3¾-length victory in Sunday’s Haskell Invitational at Monmouth Park that made him the heavy early favorite for the...
Cahill impressive in debut; Red Bulls lose to Tottenham
Red Bull debutante Tim Cahill wasted no time showing why his new team forked over a seven-figure transfer fee to get him, setting up their only goal in a 2-1...
Yankees' Nova says he had good stuff, despite terrible performance
Imagine if Ivan Nova hadn’t pitched well last night. The 25-year-old right-hander, who never has been accused of a lack of bravado, was either delusional or in denial insisting that...
Nova clobbered as Orioles shave Yankees’ lead to 5 1/2 games
A little more than three months ago, Ivan Nova anointed himself the best pitcher in the world. Today, he should be a candidate for a demotion for the second straight...
Pinstripe plus: A look back at Yankees in July
At the end of June, the Yankees had a five-game lead in the AL East. Despite posting a pedestrian 13-13 July record after last night’s 11-5 loss to the Orioles,...
Winners and losers of deadline deals
Keep in mind the Marlins were viewed as a big winner last offseason and spent this month in a salary dump. The Red Sox were the champs of the previous...
Phelps bags record 19th Olympic medal
LONDON — When it was over — when the iconic record Michael Phelps had just inked indelibly into the history books and the enormity of the moment was sinking in...
Phelps' coronation goes swimmingly at Olympics
LONDON — The good had to outweigh the bad on a night like this, because this was history. This was forever. There will be time aplenty to marvel at the...
Roddick sent packing by Djokovic at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON — Andy Roddick’s Olympics are over. Are his days playing the lawns of Wimbledon over, too? Roddick was obliterated by Serbian machine Novak Djokovic yesterday 6-2, 6-1 in the...
Gore Vidal, celebrated author, playwright, dies
LOS ANGELES — Gore Vidal, the author, playwright, politician and commentator whose novels, essays, plays and opinions were stamped by his immodest wit and unconventional wisdom, died Tuesday, his nephew...
Showdown at Saratoga
In this summer's Saratoga Showdown, the Post's pony pickers John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine, Vic Cangialosi and Anthony Affrunti square off every day of the meet. Each starts with a bankroll...
Business briefs
UnforgivenFederal Housing Finance Agency Acting Director Edward J. DeMarco said Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac won’t forgive principal on delinquent mortgages, even as the Treasury Department offers incentives for writedowns.Global...
Finkelstein & Burkle battle for Variety
Jimmy Finkelstein — co-owner of The Hollywood Reporter, Billboard and Adweek — is one of two final bidders for cash-strapped Variety, The Post has learned. All three Finkelstein publications compete...
Changes coming to Universal, Meyer tells pals
Insiders at Universal Pictures, riding the crest of a comeback year, are nonetheless expecting changes at the 100-year-old studio, The Post has learned. NBCUniversal owner Comcast is widely expected to...
SI dream investigative team
Sports Illustrated is beefing up its investigative team after cutting its staff by 8 percent just two weeks ago. Peter Thamel, a college sports reporter for the New York Times,...
Charities spurn Madoff money
Bernie Madoff’s name is so radioactive that his kin can’t even give their money away. Donations totaling more than $250,000 from charitable organizations founded by the Ponzi king’s two sons,...
Zynga COO loses games
Zynga Chief Operating Officer John Schappert, who was wooed from Electronic Arts last year, was stripped of his role overseeing game development in a reorganization aimed at reviving growth, people...
Twitter: Sorry!
Twitter apologized for a “mess up” surrounding the suspension of journalist Guy Adams, who used tweets to criticize Olympics coverage by the company’s business partner, NBC. Twitter blocked Adams’s account...
Apple up on talk it may split
An Apple split would be sweet! Shares of the iPhone maker rose yesterday after an analyst suggested that the company is on the verge of a stock split, potentially paving...
HMX Group returning to auction block
The men’s suit maker that owns the Hickey Freeman and Hart Schaffner & Marx labels is headed for the auction block — again. HMX Group — a New York firm...
UBS suing Nasdaq over Facebook
Nasdaq CEO Bob Greifeld is no friend of UBS. The Swiss banking giant slammed Nasdaq for its “gross mishandling” of Facebook’s stock sale and said it would sue the exchange...
Coupon cut clips Coach
Leather goods maker Coach suffered a sharp slowdown in quarterly sales growth after an ill-timed move to eliminate coupons at its outlet stores just as the economy weakened. The results...
SEC loses fraud suit vs. Stoker
A former Citigroup manager was found not guilty yesterday of civil charges of misleading investors, a blow to regulators in one of the few fraud cases brought against a Wall...
Hudson River view: $75M
Talk about your mansion on a hill. Several acres in Hastings-on-Hudson are being transformed into a dramatic, $75 million hillside home for the secretive and brilliant billionaire math whiz and...
Rosen reconnoitering 350 Madison Avenue
Aby Rosen is itching to get back in the buying game with what could be a $350 million splash.The German-born — but Americanized — art and landmark-building collector and his...
Vets get jobs shot
With a $600,000 assist from his older daughter, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday opened the city’s only employment and services center exclusively for veterans. Among those Bloomberg thanked for making the center...
‘Pimp’ is guilty in cell theft
A Brooklyn man accused of raping and pimping out an Orthodox Jewish girl for eight years was convicted yesterday of stealing cellphones, court records show. In his latest legal troubles,...
Caught in a rhino no-no
A double-crossing Manhattan antiques dealer pleaded guilty yesterday to illegally buying the stuffed heads of two rhinoceroses after signing up to help the feds crack down on black-market sales of...
Hussy Kristen put nail in own coffin
She’s pure poison. Even in amoral Hollywood, where sex is frequently confused with a handshake, actress Kristen Stewart is leading the race to the landfill. At 22, Stewart had won...
‘Twilight’ tug-of-love pup
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are locked in an emotional dogfight over their pet pooch. They adopted their mutt, Bear, from a Louisiana animal shelter while they were filming a...
‘High’-end LI coke shuttle
A Bronx-based drug crew used secret car compartments activated by air conditioning and wiper buttons to deliver up to four kilograms of cocaine to the East End of Long Island...
Celebrity writer Vidal dead at 86
Gore Vidal, the author, playwright and commentator whose works were marked by his immodest wit and unconventional wisdom, died yesterday in his LA home, his nephew said yesterday. Vidal, 86,...
‘Who’ knew? 1979 tix deal
Some die-hard fans of The Who finally redeemed their tickets for a canceled 1979 show in Providence, RI. The rock concert was scrapped by the mayor after 11 people died...
Perfectly Frank home swings!
Start spreading the views. Frank Sinatra’s swanky former Manhattan penthouse — where President John F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe and Andy Warhol once partied — is set to go on sale...
Brooklyn, with app-itude
Brooklyn officials are going high tech in an effort to sell visitors more than just a world-famous bridge. The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is working on an app and beefed up...
Yank GM hit by subpoena
Yankees GM Brian Cashman could be on the hot seat today — and it’s not over his team’s lagging performance. He’s been subpoenaed to appear in Manhattan Civil Court in...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** The fourth time was a charm. A Manhattan thief made off with nearly $3,000 during his fourth bank job after failing to score in three earlier attempts, police...
It was kingpin or me
And you think you’ve got a cutthroat job. A lawyer for an accused killer told a Brooklyn jury yesterday that his client shot his boss to death because it was...
‘Rent scam’ rabbi in plea deal
A disgraced former city jail chaplain and his younger brother are set to plead guilty in a federal housing-fraud case.Rabbi Leib Glanz and Menashe Glanz have “reached an agreement in...
Cop on trial in dead wife club
A creepy ex-cop and suspected serial wife killer — whose case long riveted the nation and inspired a TV movie — is finally facing justice. Drew Peterson is on trial,...
Proud to be a subway savior
Ems Lt. Luis Corrales is dedicated to saving lives — even when he could be risking his own to do it. He was awarded the 2011 New York Post Liberty...
Beloved pub on the ropes
An Irish pub in Queens that’s known for its burgers — as well as a feud with the Health Department — could soon serve its last quarter pounder. The Woodside...
Swift thinking
It’s what grandmothers love to do. Matchmaking Ethel Kennedy helped put grandson Conor and Taylor Swift in each other’s arms last week at the family compound on Cape Cod. Kennedy,...
The Dogg is now roaring
Snoop Dogg’s now a cool cat. Hip-hop rapper-turned-reggae-wannabe Snoop Dogg yesterday announced he’s changing his name — to Snoop Lion — after receiving the new moniker during a “born-again’’ experience...
Bitter foes of sweet shoppe
Maybe they’re channeling Nanny Bloomberg! A new sweet shoppe opening on the Upper West Side has residents turning sour — complaining that neighborhood kids will develop tooth decay and juvenile...
Outrage at LGBT-club endorsement
ALBANY — Gay-marriage supporters are up in arms over a citywide LGBT Democratic club’s endorsement of a state Assembly candidate who opposes same-sex nuptials. The Stonewall Democrat Club narrowly endorsed...
Quinn ‘Chick’ chuck put on back burner
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn is still sizzling over the anti-gay marriage stance of fast-food chain Chick-fil-A’s president — but she insisted yesterday she won’t use her political muscle to...
GOP eyeing ‘Mayor’ Malcolm
Former state Senate Democratic Majority Leader Malcolm Smith is considering running for mayor — as a Republican — in a move that could shake up the 2013 mayoral contest. The...
Check’s not in the mail
The US Postal Service confirmed yesterday that it won’t make a $5.5 billion payment to the Treasury for future retirees’ health care. The service has said it can’t afford the...
City parents in dark at 3 ‘danger’ schools
The state Education Department quietly added three city public schools to its list of “persistently dangerous” schools last month — but nobody bothered to tell students or parents, The Post...
Gov vetoes ‘religious’ special-ed $$
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo yesterday vetoed a bill that he said would lead to far more special-education students being placed in private schools at taxpayer expense.The bill would have required...
State will look into lobbie$
ALBANY — State ethics cops voted yesterday to open the books on $5,000-plus donations to lobbying campaigns dating back to June 1. But the proposed regulations from the Joint Commission...
Hammer nut’s blows
The hammer-wielding psycho who attacked a tourist in City Hall Park told cops he hit the man “approximately 10 times” — and prosecutors said yesterday the victim might have died...
‘Suicide’ sgt. busted in rank
FAYETTEVILLE, NC — An Army sergeant found guilty of maltreatment and assault has been sentenced to 30 days in prison, demoted to specialist, and forced to forfeit one month’s pay...
Names the same
The 24 city schools whose overhauls were at the heart of a court battle between the city and the teachers union will keep their old names in the coming school...
Shy gal Jess: Oh my bod!
This is the face and body of insecurity. Jessica Chastain — Oscar nominee for “The Help” — says she may be coming out of her shell. “I’ve spent my life...
$4M piece found
A multimillion-dollar Roy Lichtenstein painting that disappeared 42 years ago has popped up in a Manhattan warehouse — and its owner is trying to make sure it doesn’t pull another...
Ministers’ gay-nups heat on O
WASHINGTON — The head of a national black ministers group yesterday blasted President Obama over his support of gay marriage, urging black voters to withhold their support unless the president...
Romney aide an ‘a**’ act
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney hailed Pope John Paul II at the conclusion of his overseas trip in Poland, where tensions between the candidate’s staff and traveling press boiled over when...
Veep app
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s campaign has released a phone app that it will use to announce the GOP vice presidential pick.The “Mitt’s VP” app, for iPhones and Android devices, will...
$1.7M Ed. thief plays ‘cougar’ card
A former city Department of Education consultant convicted of stealing $1.7 million from the city school system says he deserves leniency due to the sexual shenanigans of his self-described “cougar”...
City ferrets out ‘conflict’
Put this one in the weird-but-true file: a conflict of interest involving a ferret has cost a city employee his $41,101-a-year job. Officials reported yesterday that Kempe Hope, a “job-opportunity...
Heavyweight turtle rescue
Rescuers on Long Island saved a 1,000-pound swimmer — an endangered, 6-foot-long Leatherback Turtle — trapped in mooring lines of lobster pots. “This is the first time we’ve ever encountered...
21G ‘camera thief’ in jail
A career con artist who spent 15 years in prison for preying on tourists is behind bars again — this time for allegedly stealing $21,000 in cameras and other equipment....
Wrist slap for Willis daughter
Scout Willis, the 21-year-old daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis, will have her misdemeanor drinking-in-public case dismissed providing she serves two days community service and keeps her nose clean...
‘Steal’-willed Wang
She’s unlucky with grooms — but has great taste when it comes to shoplifting. The bride jilted at the altar by celebrity chef Todd English allegedly stole from Bergdorf Goodman...
$731M online-poker ante
The world’s biggest online-poker company is betting $731 million on the future of Internet gambling in the United States.In a deal announced yesterday in Manhattan federal court, PokerStars agreed to...
First, the ‘fast & furious’ small fry
Yesterday’s report on the Fast and Furious fiasco was just the first shoe. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), whose House Oversight Committee has been spearheading the investigation, promises two more. Shoe...
A winning road trip
Closing out with a home run — an endorsement from Poland’s national hero, Lech Walesa — Mitt Romney ended his high-profile foreign road trip at least 2 for 3. The...
Mitt in the shark pool
The self-righteous reporters covering Mitt Romney abroad this week have been so busy manufacturing “gaffes” that they couldn’t even shut their yaps yesterday at Poland’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier....
Mike’s bike boondoggle
So much for Velodrome City. Or so it would seem: Mayor Mike’s plan to provide rental bikes for everyone seems to have hit a speed bump. Alta, the company contracted...
Speaker Quinn’s coop d’etat: Fowl attack on free speech
The Issue: Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s attempt to ban Chick-fil-A in New York over its owner’s views. *** Chick-fil-A president Dan Cathy is entitled to his view of gay marriage...
Taxmageddon in 2013
Here are the stakes: The US economy is growing so slowly right now that if just about anything goes wrong, anything at all, it could mean another recession — quite...
Why NYC can’t keep great teachers
When I first became a teacher 10 years ago, I envisioned a long career helping countless children reach their potential and go on to accomplish great things. By all measures,...
NYC's night life king gets dirty
Handsome hotelier Andre Balazs is standing in a field surrounded by chickens, looking very much the gentleman clad in tweed, cashmere and rubber wellies. He protectively clutches a bunny rabbit...
Public fever for the Flavor’s going strong
It’s a big reflection of Flavor Flav’s celebrity that Public Enemy gives him his own personalized entrance. “Say what you want, but we all got one of these in our...
Theater leader Long overdue
The American Theatre Wing, one of Broadway’s longest-running institutions, has a dapper new chairman — William Ivey Long, the celebrated costume designer of such shows as “Chicago,” “Hairspray” and “The...
Parx Racing Charts
July 31st, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1m&70y; $22,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3upOff: 12:26. Good. rail trip, long driveTime: 24.13, 49.15, 1:13.78, 1:39.96, 1:44.03.Trainer: Raphael KissoonHorseWt.PP1/41/2Str.FinJockeyOddsDeposit On...
Del Mar Graded Entries
Post Time: 5:00 p.m.FIRST-5f(T); $71,000; alw opt clm; 3up; (f&m)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1 BlackiesCrownL124EMldnd1-2-35-17 GraceforGraceL120RBejrn5-5-18-16 MagicSchool(L),124JTalam4-5-55-22 AllOntheTable(L124GGomz2-1-52-13 Cosset(L),124GAlmd3-1-820-14 SondeAmericaL118JHrnnd5-5-720-15 Not to Notty(L),122AGrydr1-9-98-18 Eileen'sDream(L118MGarci2-3-87-2SECOND-1m; $25,000; mdn cl($20,000); 3up; (f&m)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast...
Sports Shorts
NCAA: Penn State loses RB Redd to USC Star tailback Silas Redd has bolted Penn State for Southern California. The 1,200-yard rusher opted yesterday to leave a Nittany Lions program...
The Post Line
Preseason NFLSundayHall of Fame Game at Canton, OhioFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogSaints33(34 1/2)CardinalsThursday, Aug. 9BILLS2 1/22(35)RedskinsPATRIOTSOFFOFF(OFF)SaintsEAGLES32 1/2(34)SteelersFALCONS32 1/2(34)RavensCHARGERS2 1/22 1/2(37)PackersBEARS33(33)BroncosFriday, Aug. 10BENGALS1 1/21 1/2(33)JetsJAGUARSPk 1(33 1/2)GiantsDOLPHINS2 1/22 1/2(33 1/2)BuccanneersLIONS4 1/23(36)BrownsCHIEFSOFFOFF(OFF)Cardinals49ERS54(33)VikingsSaturday, Aug. 11PANTHERS21 1/2(35 1/2)TexansSEAHAWKS33(34)TitansSunday,...
Saratoga's pick 6 could be worth a cool million
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- With 10 days of racing in the books, we’re already a quarter of the way through this meet, and we head into August with a two-day pick...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.Orioles at Yankees YES, WCBS (880 AM)2:10 p.m.Pirates at Cubs WGN7 p.m.Tigers at Red Sox ESPN8 p.m.Amateur: Big League Baseball Championship ESPN210 p.m.Mets at Giants SNY, WFAN (660 AM)Soccer8...
Hondo makes a Giant wager
The Pie Man of the Pirates spared Hondo the dreaded four-flusher last night as he did all he could to offset the losses with the Nats, Mets and Tigers, who...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 1THUAug. 2 FRIAug. 3SATAug. 4SUNAug. 5MON Aug. 6TUEAug. 7YankeesBaltimore 1:05 YES Network WCBS 880 AMNOGAMESea. 7:05 YES WCBS Sea.1:05YESWCBSSea. 1:05 YES WCBSDet. 7:05 YES WCBSDet. 7:05 YES WCBS MetsSan...
Wimbledon missing traditional charm at Olympics
WIMBLEDON — The grass is still green with its usual muddy brown spots by the baseline, the strawberries and cream are still priced at 2.50 pounds at the All-England Club...
U.S. women defend Man U turf
LONDON — The U.S. women’s soccer team clinched first place in its Olympic group with a 1-0 win yesterday over North Korea at Old Trafford, the venerable home of Manchester...
Chamberlain returns to Yankees’ bullpen after Qualls trade
Of course Joba Chamberlain made it all the way to Trenton before he found out instead of another rehab appearance with the Double-A affiliate, he was going to rejoin the...
Yankees 1B Teixeira avoids DL, no major damage to wrist
Mark Teixeira wasn’t too concerned Tuesday’s MRI exam on the left wrist was going to produce terrible news. Yankees manager Joe Girardi wasn’t so sure. “That was a huge relief,’’...
U.S. gymnasts whip Russians for gold
LONDON — By the end, it turned into a thrashing, the kind of rout you might expect when the United States plays Tunisia in basketball, not anything remotely resembling the...
Chinese teen calls it ‘clean’ sweep after 200 IM
LONDON -- It was a surreal scene. Ye Shiwen, a 16-year-old Chinese swimmer, had just won her second gold medal in these Olympics when she captured the women’s 200-meter individual...
Carmelo, U.S. bench rip Tunisia
LONDON — At least Tunisia forced Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski into his first benchings of the Olympics. With his team shockingly trailing Tunisia by three points late in the...
Giants safety Sash hit with four-game ban
Tyler Sash says he wanted some help dealing with anxiety issues brought on by public speaking appearances he was going to make back in March and so, under a doctor’s...
Jones: Cowboys will ‘beat Giants’ asses’
The Giants used the Cowboys as a springboard to a Super Bowl title, beating their NFC East rivals twice in the final four weeks of last season to win the...
Prince must take throne for Giants
ALBANY — It is three weeks away from an unfortunate one-year anniversary that defensive coordinator Perry Fewell recalls “kind of threw everything into a tizzy for a while.’’ The tizzy...
Rex: I’ll be more involved with Jets defense
CORTLAND — Part of the Extreme Jets Makeover: Rex Ryan Edition will include the Jets’ head coach making more of the defensive play calls this year. Ryan, who called himself...
Otah deal off; Jets seek offensive tackle
CORTLAND — In the wake of the failed Jeff Otah trade, Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum gave Wayne Hunter, at best, a tepid endorsement as the team’s starting right tackle....
Harvey victim of no run support in Mets’ loss
SAN FRANCISCO — Matt Harvey’s misfortune last night included not only having to deal with an opposing Freak, but the Mets’ own freak show defense. The rookie right-hander was plenty...
Mets GM Alderson: ‘We haven’t given up’
SAN FRANCISCO — The non-waiver trade deadline became the non-trade “we’re not dead” line by Mets general manager Sandy Alderson yesterday. In a nutshell, there were no additions or subtractions...
Sandy stands pat as Mets bank on young pitching for future
SAN FRANCISCO —There were no trades at the deadline for the Mets but Matt Harvey and Zack Wheeler both pitched last night, and that’s all you need to know about...
Starr Report
“Cake Boss” star Buddy Valastro and his mother, Mary Valastro, are speaking for the first time about Mary’s battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), an incurable degenerative motor neuron disease....
Baby-snatch case a TV movie already
That was quick! No sooner was the heartless “kidnap mom” Ann Pettway sentenced to prison than the notorious case has become a TV movie. “Abducted: The Carlina White Story” —...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYRASHIDA JONES, RACHAEL RAY - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7JOSS STONE, CARSON KRESSLEY - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7DAMBISA MOYO - The Daily Show with Jon...
Oprah set to turn first profit by late ’13
Oprah Winfrey’s struggling cable network, OWN, could turn a profit by late 2013, according to Discovery officials. Discovery and Winfrey are partners in the network, which has proven to be...
Exits mid-show
'Good Morning America' co-anchor Robin Roberts, who’s undergoing chemotherapy, left yesterday’s show at the top of the second hour because she wasn’t feeling well. “A full disclosure here,” Roberts told...
Bump-y ride
Claire Danes, the star of “Homeland,” plans to take her newborn baby with her to the Middle East when filming begins next spring on Season 3 of the hit suspense...
Highs & lows of synthetic marijuana
Next time someone gives you a nice gift basket with bath salts and incense you could, of course, light a candle and sink into a nice, warm bath — or...
Julia still sizzles!
Julia Child’s peculiar brand of gawky kitchen confidence inspired not just home cooks, but a whole generation of chefs. Starting Tuesday, 100 restaurants around the country will pay homage to...
Fig-get about eating here
‘Would you like to see menus?” the sweet waitress at the Purple Fig asked 15 minutes after we’d ordered our meal. Welcome to the year’s eeriest new restaurant, a purple...
Weird but true
“Keep your mitts off my girl!’’ Lowell Turpin, 40, of Claxton, Tenn., allegedly became enraged when he saw a picture of a man he couldn’t recognize on his girlfriend’s Facebook...
Big East closing on commissioner
NEWPORT, R.I. — When a university or conference, especially one that has fallen on hard times like a Bowery Street beggar, is looking for new leadership, few phrases excite the...
Ogunbiyi happy to (finally) be a Red Bull
Three years after being drafted by New York – and failing to come to contract terms – Babajide Ogunbiyi is finally a Red Bull. And, now an experienced veteran of...
GK Bill Gaudette could supplant rookie star Ryan Meara
Journeyman keeper Bill Gaudette has been nothing short of a revelation for the Red Bulls while Ryan Meara has been injured, and was stellar again in keeping tonight’s 2-1 loss...
Red Bulls fall 2-1 to Tottenham in Cahill debut
Red Bull debutante Tim Cahill wasted no time showing why his new team forked over a seven-figure transfer fee to get him, setting up their only goal in last night’s...
Big year continues for former St. John's star Burrell after MVP, summer league invite
For Justin Burrell, his first professional season was not about himself despite his personal success on the court. The former St. John’s University standout earned Most Valuable Player honors in...
Mets lose to Giants, 4-1
SAN FRANCISCO — Tim Lincecum struck out seven in seven innings and the San Francisco Giants took advantage of a two-run error by shortstop Ruben Tejada to beat the New...
Extent of ligament damage the key for Terrell Thomas
In the best-case scenario, hobbled cornerback Terrell Thomas could be back on the field in 4-6 weeks. In the worst-case scenario, his career could be in danger of prematurely ending...
OWSers sue city claiming they were injured by pepper spray
Three Occupy Wall Street protesters sued the city today over claims they were injured by pepper spray after cops corralled a large group of demonstrators in Union Square last year....
Accused rapist facing more jail time after conviction for stealing cell phones
A man accused of raping and pimping out an Orthodox Jewish girl for eight years — but had the charges dismissed after spending a year in prison — now faces...
Xaverian's Smith earns All-American track honors, set to visit 'Cuse
The USATF Junior Olympics was just another chance for Laray Smith to prove himself. “A lot of people realized I wasn’t only good at football,” the Xaverian running back said....