September 11, 2012
74 films to be featured at 12th Annual Coney Island Film Festival
The 12th annual Coney Island Film Festival will run Sept. 21 through Sept. 23 and feature 74 films from around the world, event honchos said. Here’s most of the press...
Hansbrough's mother involved in latest North Carolina scandal: report
North Carolina may be in hot water again.After the NCAA turned a blind eye to an alleged academic scandal at the ACC school, a new problem has arisen. Former star...
Chris Benz
Chris Benz really knows how to have fun, and he did just that at his presentation yesterday. A giant crowd, which included celebrities Hailee Steinfeld and Kelly Osbourne, turned out...
Rats spotted scurrying through UWS supermarket
Oh, rats! A pair of sneaky rodents were recently spotted scurrying around the Fairway supermarket on the Upper West Side, outraging some customers in the tony neighborhood. Blogger Michael Erbsen,...
Cruz says loss, drops vs. the Cowboys are 'a nice little rude awakening'
Like the team he plays for, Victor Cruz did not have a strong 2012 debut in the season-opening 24-17 loss to the Cowboys and, thinking back to three dropped passes,...
Gay ND football player says kiss got him booted
DICKINSON, N.D. — A concussion kept Jamie Kuntz from suiting up for his first college football game. A kiss from his much-older boyfriend at that game led the freshman linebacker...
GAMETRACKER: Nationals at Mets
Follow live as R.A. Dickey goes for his 19th win of the season and tries to improve his Cy Young resume against the Nationals. Washington will throw righty Jordan Zimmermann...
Ellsbury's single gives Red Sox 4-3 win over Yanks
BOSTON — Jacoby Ellsbury singled in the winning run with his fourth hit of the game in the ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat New York 4-3 on...
Knicks add four players to fill out training camp roster
The Knicks signed four players Tuesday – guard Oscar Bellfield, forwards John Shurna and Mychel Thompson and center Henry Sims – to help round out their training camp roster.The biggest...
Bobby V says he's the 'best man' for the Red Sox job
BOSTON – Bobby Valentine still thinks he’s the best man for the job. In a year of upheaval for the Red Sox, a nightmare year in which the Boston organization...
Nets sign Childress to one-year deal: source
The Nets have made plenty of moves since free agency began July 1. But, despite all of their maneuvers this summer, they still needed a backup small forward.It took them...
Harbaugh, Schwartz dismiss handshake controversy as 49ers, Lions prep for rematch
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Jim Harbaugh would love it if his postgame handshake with Detroit coach Jim Schwartz last season was ancient history 11 months later. If only. Not this...
Cops pack Queens courtroom to watch alleged cop shooter John Thomas' arraignment
Police officers packed a Queens courtroom this morning to watch the arraignment of an accused trigger-happy cop shooter. John F. Thomas was remanded by a Queens judge for shooting Sgt....
Steelers coach hoping LB Harrison can play against Jets
PITTSBURGH — Ryan Clark will be back. Maybe James Harrison too. Still, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin thinks the two veteran defenders are hardly the cure-all for a defense that...
Korean couple called 'chinx' on food bill at Queens Hooters restaurant
Red-faced Hooters restaurant officials admitted in court documents that one of their Queens hostesses slurred a Korean-American couple by writing “chinx” on the pair’s takeout tab. Kisuk Cha and his...
Jets waive WR Turner
The Jets waived fifth wide receiver Patrick Turner on Tuesday. The 25-year-old played in 15 games last season for the Jets, making eight catches for 96 yards. This could be...
Reem Acra
Reem Acra started her spring show with laser-cut leathers paired with neon pointy-toe pumps. They were ladylike with edge, but along with the black belted suiting, felt heavy for spring....
Ewing ‘insulted’ by Knicks offer to coach D-League: report
Patrick Ewing wasn’t that desperate. The Knicks great was offered a chance to coach his former franchise’s D-League team, the Erie Bayhawks, but passed on the opportunity, according to ESPN.com....
VIDEO: Hubbuch on if Jets can keep rolling vs. Steelers
New York Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch discusses the Jets win over the Bills and if they can continue their success against the Steelers.Hubbuch and CineSport's Noah Coslov talk about...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on how Giants should prepare for Bucs
New York Post NFL reporter Bart Hubbuch talks about what the Giants need to do to prepare for the Buccaneers after losing their opener to the Cowboys.Hubbuch and CineSport's Noah...
Ohne Titel
For Ohne Titel's spring season, it was all about mixing the brand's signature knits with lighter silks — with a bit of mesh for athleticism thrown in as a nod...
Rock Band Blitz review
When I interviewed John Drake from Harmonix on the developer’s new entry into the Rock Band franchise, Rock Band Blitz, I have to admit—I was a little sad that I...
UFC's Jones won't embrace villain role, because 'I'm the nicest person ever'
Jon Jones has been pegged as a villain over the last month for his role in the cancellation of UFC 151. But in his mind, he’s “the nicest person ever.”In...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Teixeira loss bigger than just bat and glove for Yankees
Mark Teixeira’s bat and Gold Glove-caliber defense will surely be missed, but the intangibles the slugger brings to the team are just as important.The very nature and situation surrounding Teixeira’s...
Judge to Twitter: Give up tweets -- or pay up
Twitter could get its wings clipped. A judge threatened the social media company with contempt of court charges today for failing to comply with a two-month old order to turn...
Deron: Nets getting good turnout for workouts
With the first day of practice officially three weeks from Tuesday, the Nets are already back in the gym gearing up for the start of the season.Deron Williams said Monday...
Egyptian protesters scale US Embassy wall in Cairo
CAIRO — Egyptian protesters, largely ultraconservative Islamists, climbed the walls of the U.S. Embassy in Cairo on Tuesday, made their way into the courtyard and brought down the flag, replacing...
Officials looking for possible Jaguar on the loose in the Hamptons: report
A big game cat, perhaps a jaguar, could be on the loose and prowling through East Hampton, according to published reports. State Department of Environmental Conservation officials said they’ve received...
Dershowitz's brother describes rushing to wife's aid after hit-run
She squeezed his hand. Visibly straining to keep his emotions in check on the witness stand this morning, the brother of noted attorney Alan Dershowitz, himself a lawyer, described rushing...
Zero + Maria Cornejo
At first, the neoprene/scuba material was jarring at Maria Cornejo, a designer known for her draping of soft, flowy material. But, as it turned out, scuba material could be draped...
Failed Iran policy is failing our ally Israel
Bad news: Iran sanctions aren't working. The Los Angeles Times reports that Tehran has found ways around the international sanctions meant to limit its oil sales. And this is after the...
Karen Walker
Karen Walker's designs are so pretty in an unusual way that they could be called whimsical — if they weren't so downright wearable. PHOTOS: KAREN WALKER One highlight was polka-dot...
St. Anthony star Cooke commits to Oregon State, Obama's brother-in-law
Oregon State coach Craig Robinson, the brother of First Lady Michelle Obama, recently spoke at the Democratic National Convention and used the opportunity to jokingly ask if there were any...
Red Bulls bring in Kaka's brother Digão on trial
Earlier this summer, the Post first reported that Kaka had interest in playing for the Red Bulls, and that the team submitted a bid to AC Milan for the Brazilian star. Now...
Details from Nora Ephron's will released
What Nora almost left Harry . . . was a lot nicer than a wagon wheel coffee table. "When Harry Met Sally. . . " writer Nora Ephron remembered one...
Carlos Miele
Carlos Miele's woman was re-interpreted as a sexy jungle cat who stalked the runway in multicolored animal prints, her robes of silk chiffon and charmeuse flowing behind her. Prints included...
B'klyn teen cyclist injured after being struck by van
A 13-year-old bicyclist was hit by a van at the corner of 12th Avenue and 47th Street in Boro Park today. The boy was rushed to Lutheran Medical Center, where...
AFTER FURTHER REVIEW: Jets at their best when we expect the least
The Jets were widely criticized for their decision to acquire Tim Tebow, the non-QB controversy that ensued with Mark Sanchez and a punchless preseason offensively. Rex Ryan and Mike Tannenbaum’s...
Zang Toi
Zang Toi opened with boudoir looks — a gorgeous ivory floor-length morning gown with ruffled borders and a beaded ivory mini-robe. Naughty secretaries in pinstripes followed with visible garters (printed...
Despite rocky past, Scott thinks Kidd will have big impact for Knicks
Byron Scott expects the Knicks and Nets to be among the Eastern Conference’s most improved teams this season. The Cavaliers coach said that he believes both teams have made moves...
'America's Got Talent' dance crew causes chaos at NJ hotel
A popular dance troupe that’s waltzed its way to fame on “America’s Got Talent” nearly got the boot from their New Jersey hotel because of rowdy behavior, sources said today....
IRS awards $104M to UBS tax whistleblower
US tax authorities have awarded $104 million to a whistleblower in a major tax fraud case against Swiss bank UBS AG that widened a government crackdown on Americans avoiding taxes...
Bail set for Bx. man who allegedly beat cowering dog in elevator
Bail was set at $3,500 this morning for the accused dog-batterer in a cowardly, caught-on-video attack. Prosecutors say the video positively identifies Brian Freeman, 28, of the Bronx, as the...
Investor buys Ali's childhood home
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- A fan of Muhammad Ali has acquired an important piece of memorabilia: the boxing legend's boyhood home. Louisville Realtor Dave Lambrechts told The Associated Press on Tuesday...
Woman killed after being struck by 2 train
A woman was killed today after being struck by a subway in Greenwich Village, authorities said. The accident happened at the 14th Street & Seventh Avenue station at 9:16 a.m....
Moody's set to downgrade US 'AAA' rating due to no budget deal
The U.S. government's debt rating could be heading for the "fiscal cliff" along with the federal budget. Moody's Investors Service on Tuesday said it would likely cut its "Aaa" rating...
WATCH: Giuliani has mixed memories of 9/11
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani says he has both terrible and wonderful memories in connection to the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Giuliani — dubbed "America's Mayor" after the...
Yankees-Red Sox comparison; Phillies’ and Brewers’ resurgence
For today’s Post, I wrote this column opining that the Yankees’ best chance to avoid repeating the 2011 Red Sox’s path might be the existence of the 2012 Red Sox....
Toronto 2012: 'At Any Price'
Maybe the best picture I've seen this year, "At Any Price'' signals the arrival of Iranian-American New Yorker Ramin Bahrani in the ranks of major U.S. directors. Switching gears from...
GM is alive -- if by alive you mean dying
Team Obama must be counting on voters believing that the auto bailout was a success because that theme was pushed 150 different times during the Charlotte convention. Of course, President...
Officials probing string of car fires in Harlem
Fire marshals and police are investigating a series of mysterious car fires in Harlem this morning, authorities said. The blazes broke out this morning in the vicinity of Jackie Robinson...
Toronto 2012: 'Much Ado About Nothing'
Joss Whedon's contemporary update of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing'' turns out to be an awful lot of fun, and the largely young audience at the film's world premiere at...
Iran moves closer to nuke weapon, UN atomic agency says
VIENNA - The UN atomic agency has received new intelligence that Iran has moved further toward the ability to build a nuclear weapon by advancing its work on calculating the...
Jolie hears 'horrific' accounts of Syrian refugees
ZAATARI, Jordan — Her eyes welling up with tears, actress Angelina Jolie said Tuesday she heard "horrific" and "heartbreaking" accounts from Syrian refugees who fled the civil war in their...
Parents of SEAL Team Six member say unit endangered by Obama officials
Identifying the Special Operations Force behind the Osama bin Laden raid amounted to placing a target on the back of the team members as well as their families, according to...
YouTube offers new iPhone app to fill looming void
SAN FRANCISCO - YouTube is being reprogrammed for the iPhone and iPad amid the latest fallout from the growing hostility between Google and Apple. The changes are being made because...
NY, nation marks 11th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Americans marked the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks Tuesday in familiar but subdued ceremonies that put grieving families ahead of politicians and suggested it's time to...
Chicago students, teachers brace for Day 2 of strike
CHICAGO -- Rose Davis wasn't about to let her two young grandchildren walk alone through one of the city's most violent neighborhoods, even though they were going to a school...
Obama and Romney campaigns avoid negative ads on 9/11 anniversary
WASHINGTON -- It could be the only day before Nov. 6 without explicit partisan rancor. Both President Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney plan to take down their negative ads...
Serena's dad missed Open because of pregnant wife
Is there another future Williams’ tennis star on the way? Serena Williams won her fourth U.S. Open title Sunday, but it was the first without her father, Richard, present. According...
Opening flop has Giants staring up at NFC East foes
Venkman: This city is headed for a disaster of biblical proportions. Stantz: Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling! Spengler: Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes!...
Tuck: Giants ‘disgusted’ with opener
Upon returning to work after three days off, Justin Tuck yesterday made it clear what he believes the attitude of the Giants is looking back on the season-opening 24-17 loss...
Prince on mend, could return for Giants in Week 2
The last we saw of Prince Amukamara, he had not yet been given medical clearance to try to run on his high ankle sprain. The Giants cornerback was not expressing...
Yankees on deck at Red Sox
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS YANKEES: Kuroda will be making his fourth start since July 6 against the Red Sox, going 1-0 with a 3.74 ERA. However, he has struggled in his...
Bum leg will sideline Yankees' Teixeira for 10-14 days
BOSTON — There is a strong chance the Yankees will play the most important 22 games of the season without Mark Teixeira. Yesterday, the AL East leaders announced the results...
2012 Red Sox could save Yankees from 2011 Boston fate
BOSTON — The water-treading Yankees open up a series with the Red Sox tonight at Fenway Park, but this is not at all your standard rivalry matchup. No, the only...
Trio of Yankees hold keys to the postseason
The Yankees are down to 22 games, seven series, and the AL East is close enough — one up on Baltimore, two on Tampa Bay — that these are seven...
Mets on deck vs. Nationals
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS METS: Dickey has provided a quiet strain of excellence as the Mets have collapsed in the second half, going 5-2 with a 1.84 ERA in eight starts...
Graphic scenes from designers’ front rows!
Marc Jacobs sure knows how to turn the page on a set of trends. With a blast of punk sound, Jacobs ushered in a mean, Mod mini-malism that swept away...
Gym, tan, laundry, burbs!
Latest nudes: Mia Tyler Steven Tyler’s stunning 33-year-old daughter, Mia, may not be professionally modeling anymore, but that doesn’t mean she can’t sext a nude pic or two to her...
Face time
Practicing her walk for the Boy Meets Girl show, first-time New York Fashion Week model Cassandra Bankson has a confident stride. The pretty 5-foot-11 teenager seems so poised, it’s tough...
Courting the catwalk
It's commonplace during Fashion Week to see Amazonian bodies walking around the tents. But this season, they’re growing by leaps and bounds. That’s because enough NBA stars to field a...
Business briefs
No plasticUS consumer credit fell in July for the first time in nearly a year, to $3.28 billion, as Americans reduced credit card debt, a worrisome sign for the US...
UMG’s hit parade: EU may seek $350M asset sale for EMI deal OK
Talk about buyer’s remorse. Vivendi’s Universal Music Group, still days away from gaining regulatory approval in Europe to buy rival EMI, is already eager to unload upwards of $350 million...
MS wins out on brokerage valuation
Morgan Stanley emerged as the surprise winner in the closely watched valuation battle surrounding its joint-venture stake in Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, The Post has learned. Perella Weinberg, a third-party...
Labor pains: Jobs figures could get worse
This month there will be two employment reports. The second one — coming on Sept. 27 — will get very little attention but could be more important to the Republicans...
Report: pink slips for Xmas
New York metro area employers are turning more bearish on hiring, one report out today reveals.Firms in the New York-New Jersey area expecting to issue pink slips nearly doubled to...
‘Truck off, Carl!’ Navistar vs. Icahn gets ugly in Illinois
Embattled truck and diesel engine maker Navistar International yesterday poured gasoline on the fire ignited Sunday when billionaire investor Carl Icahn called the company’s board a “poster child for abysmal...
US $18B AIG sale
American International Group shares were priced at $32.50, less than yesterday’s closing value on the New York Stock Exchange, as the US cuts its stake to below 50 percent for...
Nick’s ad cuts aren’t just a minor scratch
Quick, someone give SpongeBob SquarePants a hug. Viacom’s Nickelodeon network, home to the popular cartoon character, which has been experiencing a ratings and advertising-revenue slide in 2012, will continue to...
Deutsche tightens wallet
Deutsche Bank is expected to announce today a tougher bonus structure for its top executives. The Frankfurt-based bank, co-run by Anshu Jain and Jürgen Fitschen, is expected to announce that...
Zynga’s exit of the day
Zynga’s Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer, Jeff Karp, has resigned, the latest executive to leave the largest maker of social games for Facebook, as a share-price decline erodes the value...
Twitter loses round in OWS case
Twitter lost a key legal battle yesterday as it tries to fight a court order to release a user’s tweets in an Occupy Wall Street protest investigation.An appeals court in...
Daddy hack attack
Woe Daddy! Internet hosting giant GoDaddy, which has provided Web services to about 50 million businesses and is widely known through its commercials featuring race car driver Danica Patrick, yesterday...
iPhone5 to lift GDP
The next generation iPhone 5, which Apple plans to release this week, could not only boost the tech giant’s bottom line — but could give a significant boost to the...
It’s war at Grand Army Plaza
The sponsors and other companies involved in the development and early management of the starchitect Richard Meier’-designed On Prospect Park, at One Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, are being sued...
Casino king a $20M Wynn-er
This was a real Wynn win. Casino mogul Steve Wynn hit the jackpot yesterday, ringing up a $20 million courtroom prize against “Girls Gone Wild” peddler Joe Francis for his...
Rivals blast no-show Naomi at debate
Bronx Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera — facing investigations for putting two boy toys on the public payroll — ducked a cable-TV debate last night against her challengers in Thursday’s 80th District...
Student blew Stuy whistle
It was a fellow student who finally revealed the cheating by classmates at prestigious Stuyvesant High, a new report says.After one Regents exam there in June, “a student with knowledge...
Cops sued as vid frees beaten man
A Bronx man is suing the city and two cops he claims gave him a “brutal and sadistic” beatdown that was partially videotaped by a neighbor through a window, leading...
Deaf ‘slayer’ tape is OK’d
A Bronx judge yesterday denied a deaf murder suspect’s bid to suppress his purported confession, saying a sign-language interpreter had clearly informed him of his rights beforehand. Gabriel Thompson, 48,...
Doorman in ‘apt. heist’
He’s gotta be the worst doorman in the city! Instead of minding the front entrance, a crooked concierge at a posh Upper East Side apartment building was busy allegedly looting...
Hardhat crushed to death in Brooklyn building collapse
A Brooklyn building under construction collapsed yesterday in a twisted heap of broken concrete and mangled steel, killing one worker and seriously injuring another. Investigators will now look into whether...
Gucci ‘crash’ dummy jailed
The Grinch who stole Gucci is off to the clink. A disgruntled ex-computer tech at Gucci’s Manhattan headquarters was sentenced yesterday to two to six years in prison for hacking...
Cops bust butts for nothing
Great job, officers — now, get lost!Bronx prosecutors last week dropped charges against two career crooks who’d just been caught on video allegedly boosting a Columbia University grad student’s purse...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A peeping Tom is in hot water for photographing women using a Flatiron District bakery’s bathroom, cops said yesterday. Duwayne Chance, 42, was charged with unlawful surveillance, burglary and...
DSK’s new belle
Dominique Strauss-Kahn has a new girlfriend — blond, pretty and 20 years younger than he is. Photos of the disgraced former International Monetary Fund chief and the woman vacationing on...
City election bigs will be memory stick-lers
Under fire for its vote tallying, the city Board of Elections will try a new system for counting the ballots after Thursday’s primaries in hopes of reducing “human error,” officials...
Sloan-Kettering’s $1B cancer-center deal
Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center will build a $1 billion facility on the Upper East Side, right next to a new $400 million nursing school for Hunter College in a gigantic land...
Liu caught a nasty ‘bug’ from the feds
The feds tapped city Comptroller John Liu’s phone in a bid to nail him on campaign-finance charges, according to bombshell court papers filed yesterday. The stunning revelation came from a...
Third arrest for ‘fake Columbia student’
She really loves Columbia University — a bit too much. A woman passed herself off as a Columbia student for months — socializing with undergrads, eating in dining halls and...
Blake ‘kids’ around
Newlywed Blake Lively wants 30 kids — that’s human babies, not goats. The “Gossip Girl” star — who married Ryan Reynolds over the weekend — rocks the goat in Allure’s...
Teen finally escapes Bx. HS’s ‘rubber room’
A Bronx high-school notorious for allegedly trying to transfer struggling students to keep up its stellar graduation rate has eased up on at least one teen in the wake of...
Crane big: I want my balls
The DA still has his balls -- and crane magnate James Lomma wants them back. Five months after Lomma was cleared of all criminal charges in a fatal E. 91st...
Teach-student 'affair' scandal rocks elite city girl's school
The exclusive Upper East Side Nightingale-Bamford School for girls has been rocked by scandal after married teacher Jonathan Fuller was suspended amid allegations he had an affair with a student,...
Poison peril for pooches
The ASPCA is probing whether four dogs that all mysteriously died after being walked in Riverside Park were poisoned. The dogs had the same symptoms — seizures and foaming at...
Huntley backer’s lynch lob
A primary race in Queens turned ugly when a supporter of indicted state Sen. Shirley Huntley accused Attorney General Eric Schneiderman of trying to carry out a “political lynching.” The...
Ethics panel adds Silver to Vito probe
The state’s new ethics panel voted yesterday to launch a massive investigation into the actions of everyone involved in the Vito Lopez sex scandal — including Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver,...
Bloomberg’s ballot secret
He knows, but he won’t tell. Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday that he’s decided how he’s going to vote in the presidential race — but he won’t say if his choice...
O-ver the top: Obama edges Romney in August fund-raising
WASHINGTON — President Obama raised $114 million in August, slightly more than challenger Mitt Romney — despite pleas to donors that he will be outspent. Romney and the Republican National...
President’s poll vault
WASHINGTON — It must have been a good party. President Obama has seen at least a 5-point bounce in the polls after the Democrats’ convention in Charlotte, NC, last week....
The iBumbler-in-chief
WASHINGTON — He ran the most high-tech political campaign in history, but President Obama needs some 411 when it comes to dialing an iPhone. Obama, a regular BlackBerry user, tried...
No flip, Mitt camp insists
WASHINGTON — It took less than 24 hours for Mitt Romney to have second thoughts about praising parts of ObamaCare.His campaign yesterday issued a “clarification” to explain exactly what the...
Mark’s got game
Mark Sanchez is one high-flying Jet. Fresh off a season-opening smackdown of the Buffalo Bills, Gang Green’s hunky signal caller savored the spoils of victory in his first 24 hours...
Bid to name ferry for Rudy
WASHINGTON — Rep. Michael Grimm wants to name a Staten Island Ferry boat after former Mayor Rudy Giuliani to laud his leadership during 9/11. “It’s taking a terrible tragedy and...
Rockers lose on a-peel
A judge has peeled back one of The Velvet Underground’s legal claims involving the use of the band’s famed banana logo. Manhattan federal Judge Alison Nathan tossed the legendary band’s...
Sanchez: ‘Clowning’ around fine by me
Mark Sanchez says he’s no Bozo — no kidding! The Jet quarterback claims he has skin as thick as a circus elephant’s, and didn’t mind cartoons casting him and his...
Cancer payouts to dip: Mike
Families of 9/11 victims should expect smaller compensation checks now that the federal government has increased the number of eligible cancer types to 50, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. “Unless you...
Following her Finest father, who made ultimate sacrifice on 9/11
NYPD Sgt. John Coughlin died on 9/11 trying to help people escape from the World Trade Center — and now his oldest daughter is picking up his badge. Erin Coughlin,...
Ex-member: Di$band LMDC
A former member of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. — which has a glut of staffers — slammed the agency yesterday for hoarding funds and demanded that it be dissolved.Julie...
Deal is a real museum ‘peace’
Construction on the stalled 9/11 museum in lower Manhattan will resume next week after officials hammered out a deal late yesterday, hours before the ceremony commemorating the 11th anniversary of...
The GOP mini-panic
So after President Obama’s small but measurable convention “bounce” in the polls — and a brilliant effort by his campaign to convince credulous and emotionally involved journalists that this four-point...
Michelle’s dad & America’s real crisis
After all the oratory at both political conventions, one line stands out. It was from Michelle Obama, talking about her late father, Fraser Robinson, and his insistence on paying his...
Eleven years on
The forecast is for a cloudless sky this morning, boundlessly high and cobalt blue — just as it was exactly 11 years ago, when a pair of pirated airliners hurtled...
Cuomo tightens the screws
After a decidedly unsubtle push from Gov. Cuomo, the state’s new ethics watchdog is going all in on the Vito-Lopez-Sheldon-Silver-Eric-Schneiderman-Tom-DiNapoli coverup scandal. That, The Post reports, is the upshot of...
The Dems’ Charlotte party: boring, unpopular, extreme
The Issue: How speakers at the Democratic National Convention last week came across to Americans. *** In the uproar about the American public’s being asked to pay for abortions and...
Clinton vs. Obama
The Issue: Bill Clinton’s endorsement of President Obama and their once-strained relations.***I agree that Bill Clinton’s speech endorsing President Obama was electrifying (“Bubba Is Back,” Dale McFeatters, Sept. 7). But...
Driving away New York’s young
Young people are fleeing New York — and it’s obvious why. Astronomical property taxes have made raising a family and putting down roots nearly impossible in the tri-state area. As...
Divided by ‘rights’
Late last month, the city Board of Elections reported that it won’t manage to fulfill the federal requirement that it have ballots available in Bengali in Queens for Thursday’s primaries....
Cult hit!
TORONTO — “The Master’’ isn’t the Scientology exposé it was rumored to be, despite speculation that its release was moved up a month to exploit the headlines surrounding the Tom...
New Chaplin biomusical is unsound
It’s not a great sign when you leave a musical thinking more about the visuals than the songs — which is exactly what happens at Broadway’s new “Chaplin.” The show...
Dylan delivers a stormy ‘Tempest’
Albums of the Week Bob Dylan “Tempest” ★★ 1/2 WITH two epics topping the nine-minute mark, Dylan’s new outing features his most ambitious songwriting since 1997’s “Time Out of Mind”...
Canadiens players try to prevent lockout
The players opened the can of worms, and the NHL is scrambling to reseal its leak-proof lockout lid. With no weapons to combat the lockout the league is threatening for...
Eminger, Rangers OK one-year deal
With five shopping days remaining until the NHL imposes its second owners’ lockout in the last eight years, the Rangers took care of a back-of-the-house issue yesterday by re-upping unrestricted...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Astros may let Clemens pitch Astros owner Jim Crane said there’s a possibility Roger Clemens could pitch for Houston this season. Crane said he would not pitch the 50-year-old,...
Union looks north to avoid NHL lockout
The players opened the can of worms, and the NHL is scrambling to reseal its previously leak-proof lockout lid. While the NHL disputes the point, the Players Association believes it...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m; $23,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)LADY S tried a higher level on grass in last. Now drops for strong barn...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $56,000; alw opt clm; 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Hot Splash(L),118CVelasquz7-3-1Violette5-12 GuyanaPrincss(L),114W Garcia6-7-4Lalman20-13 Lady Gracenote(L),121JCastellan3-4-4Servis4-14 Lenders Way(L),118E Castro5-1-4Ryerson10-15 Easy Ending(L),121RDomingz2-1-4Rodrigez2-16 Paper Plane(L),121J Lezcano3-1-1Kennelly5-27 Myrtle's...
Parx Racing Charts
September 10th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $23,000; cl($7,500); 3upOff: 12:26. Good. rail duel, edged awayTime: 23.28, 47.97, 1:.9, 1:14.47.Trainer: J. GuerreroWinner: GR/RO F, 3, by Unbridled...
Debbie Little at Monticello Graded Entries
Best BetL See You Smile (5th)FIRST: mile; pace; $4000; cl($2200)6 Stonebridge Deco(GMerton)1-8-75-25 Art Aficionado(BAldrichJr)2-3-33-12 MichaelCHnover(JTaggrtJr)5-3-25-11 Big Reuben(JPrimeau)3-5-28-13 WaterfrontSuccess(MMrtn)7-5-210-14 Joshuas Jet(MForte)7-4-312-17 You Slay Me(WParkerJr)3-3-27-28 GeneralMaximusN(CStrattn)3-2-34-1SECOND: mile; pace; $2200; cond2 Halsey Hanover(CStratton)8-1-63-14...
New Nets court shines in Brooklyn
Gimme a B! Nets officials yesterday gave The Post an exclusive first look at the team’s new basketball court at Barclays Center, boasting it includes a “one-of-a-kind” herringbone pattern of...
Nets' Deron scores as pitchman
Deron Williams has been one of the NBA’s top point guards for several years. But the Nets star — and cover athlete for “NBA Baller Beats,” a new video game...
A’s hurler on the mend
Oakland pitcher Brandon McCarthy has walked a few steps and is making encouraging progress in his recovery from surgery in a Bay Area hospital after getting hit in the head...
The Post Line
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Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball7 p.m.Yankees at Red Sox WWOR, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Nationals at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Rays at Orioles MLBNSoccer3 p.m.World Cup Qualifier: Ukraine vs. England FSC8 p.m.World Cup Qualifier:...
Hondo: No beans for Bosawx
Hondo, who pushed his broom to a Sunday sweep with the Jets and SF Giants, cleaned up again last night when he cashed with the Ravens and Padres to lower...
Home Team Lineups
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Finger Lakes Grade
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Giants' Beatty says he's ready to start again
Will Beatty says he’s ready to return to the starting lineup at left tackle. “I know I can handle it,’’ he said yesterday. Now the question is this: Do the...
Five-week replacement ref plan in place
The NFL has devised a temporary five-week schedule for using replacement officials. A person familiar with the schedule said the setup is done through Week 5 of the regular season....
Ravens unveil new high-flying offense in rout of Bengals
The Ravens’ new no-huddle offense gave the Bengals no chance to win. Joe Flacco threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns, Ed Reed took an interception 34 yards for a...
Slump adds to Swisher's unclutch rep with Yankees
BOSTON — Mark Teixeira’s aggravated left-calf strain will test the Yankees’ lineup depth again, as well as their defense. And Nick Swisher figures to be affected by both realignments. Swisher...
Despite heavy use, Soriano feels 'great' for Yankees
BOSTON — Rafael Soriano is only five appearances and 5 1/3 innings away from matching his workload from his most successful season as a closer, but he insists it’s not...
Jeter: Red Sox series 'very tough' for Yankees
BOSTON — Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez are in Los Angeles. David Ortiz is on the disabled list. Bobby Valentine is believed to be in the final three...
Mets' Dickey pegs Nationals’ Gonzalez as main Cy Young award rival
R.A. Dickey has one name in mind, above the rest, when identifying his chief competition for the NL Cy Young Award. Asked by The Post yesterday whom he would select...
Shoppach drop helps eliminate Mets from NL East race
Kelly Shoppach can rip, but he still needs to get a grip. The Mets catcher had an embarrassing moment last night, dropping a routine pop-up behind the plate in the...
Wasn't easy, but Murray finally triumphs in Grand Slam final
Andy Murray, a skeptic by nature, didn’t dare think this was going to be easy, did he? Even at age 25, four devastating losses in Grand Slam finals had to...
Murray takes U.S. Open classic to end Britain's drought
It was the best of times, it was the best of times for Andy Murray and all of Great Britain last night. Murray took London’s Olympic torch and burned his...
Djokovic disappointed by loss
Novak Djokovic walked away from his five-set loss to Andy Murray in last night’s U.S. Open final bitterly disappointed at not successfully defending the title he won last year or...
Jets optimistic Revis will play after concussion
Just when everything seemed to be going right for the Jets, they got the news yesterday that star cornerback Darrelle Revis did indeed suffer a concussion in Sunday’s win over...
Jets impressive rookie battled Hill-ness during debut
The legend of Stephen Hill grows by the day. The Jets rookie wide receiver had two touchdowns in his debut Sunday, and coach Rex Ryan revealed he was sick during...
Here’s a ‘Wild’ idea: Jets should keep focus on Sanchez
It takes a special breed to stand in there as the New York quarterback. They don’t ask just anyone to shoot a panty-hose commercial, or host Saturday Night Live. Life...
Starr Report
Anderson Cooper opened the new season of “Anderson Cooper Live” by making his first televised remarks about coming out this past summer. Yesterday’s “ACL” co-host, Kristin Chenoweth, broached the subject,...
Best part of ‘New Normal’ is the cast
While some of the jokes are so heavy handed they could have been delivered by Mike Tyson, NBC’s “The New Normal” is, well, normally pretty darned good. The series is...
The next Bethenny
NeNe Leakes wants to be the next Bethenny Frankel — and host her own talk show. “I would keep it real for the whole hour!” the “Real Housewives of Atlanta”...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYMATTHEW PERRY, OLIVIA WILDE - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7LESTER HOLT, BETSY JOHNSON - The Wendy Williams Show, 10 a.m., Ch. 5 and 3 p.m., Ch....
Broncos set record
Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos debut posted the best overnight rating for any prime-time NFL game in 15 years, NBC said yesterday. More than 26 million people are estimated to have...
Katie vs. Steve
With all the new talkers showing up on daytime TV, the two that everyone is really talking about are Katie Couric and Steve Harvey. Harvey began his new show last...
‘SNL’ adds another
'Saturday Night Live' added a third new featured player yesterday to replace departing castmates Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Abby Elliott. Cecily Strong, yet another performer from Chicago’s Second City...
Northern Thailand on two wheels
“This is Thailand,” said Noom, dramatically. He’s called Noom because his real name is Ratthapoom Worasutpisan, which doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. Particularly for a first-time visitor to the...
Weird but true
This Las Vegas artist has created a whole new genre. Abigail Goodman, a former crime reporter for the local paper, creates “die-o-ramas’’ of murders. She said she was inspired by...
WWE commentator Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler has heart attack during show
WWE commentator and wrestling personality Jerry “The King” Lawler collapsed ringside during Monday night’s episode of Raw. Lawler, who had just participated in a tag-team match alongside Randy Orton, reportedly...
Lawsuit over 'too gay' jacket comment
A former costumer on the hit show “Person of Interest” says his boss had discriminating taste in clothing. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Richard Zimmer said he felt...
WATCH: Man repeatedly stabs stranger in buttocks; attack called completely random
A thug followed a stranger into a Queens deli and repeatedly stabbed him in the buttocks, cops said today. The assault, seen on shocking surveillance footage, occurred inside the store...
Rivera ducks TV debate
Facebook-loving Bronx Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera finally met a camera she didn’t like. The scandal-scarred pol — already facing probes for putting a pair of boytoys on the public payroll —...
SI Rep wants to name ferry after Giuliani
WASHINGTON – Its a ferry good name. Rep. Michael Grimm (R-SI) wants to name a Staten Island ferry boat after former NewYork City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, particularly to laud his...
Murray finally wins Grand Slam with US Open title
Andy Murray has won the U.S. Open in five grueling sets to become the first British man since 1936 to capture a Grand Slam title. Murray beat defending champion Novak...
Elie Tahari
Elie Tahari's spring clothes came charged in electric hues that spanned the spectrum from tangy lime to flourescent pink. Neon printed pants and jackets put a playful spin on prep,...
Joanna Mastroianni
Joanna Mastroianni’s tropical show tonight captured the style of a chic international jet-setter. Her line had European influences mixing many exotic prints — mainly florals — and making me feel...
Public School
For anyone crazy enough to stand in line at the absurdly overbooked Milk Studios (or diva enough to skip it) they found their reward in Public School's sophisticated sophomore effort....
Ohne Titel
For Ohne Titel's spring season, it was all about mixing the brand's signature knits with lighter silks — with a bit of mesh for athleticism thrown in as a nod...
Diane von Furstenberg
Post-show, everyone was abuzz over DVF’s jam-packed front row: Sarah Jessica Parker! Oscar de la Renta! Valentino! And the list goes on. And on. PHOTOS: DIANE VON FURSTENBERG The looks...
Armed thug busted with Uzi in Bronx
Cops busted an armed thug after he was caught red-handed tossing a loaded Uzi onto the ground inside of a Bronx housing project, authorities said. Quasean Shaw, 23, was smoking...
David Wright honors FDNY heroes ahead of 9/11
The Mets’ David Wright swapped his baseball glove for darts while honoring FDNY heroes on the eve of 9/11. The third baseman visited Squad 18 on W. 10th Street today,...
Cops nab brute who kicked, slapped pitbull
Police nabbed a heartless man who was wanted for cruelly kicking and slapping a pitbull in Manhattan, authorities said. Brian Freeman, 28, of the Bronx, walked the dog into the...
Wes Gordon
Wes Gordon presented a collection for the downtown ladies who lunch with a full on romantic take and a dash of Goth. PHOTOS: WES GORDON Corset detailed jackets and skirts,...
