November 15, 2012
Tigers' Cabrera, Giants' Posey win MVP awards
Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera won the American League’s Most Valuable Player award on Thursday after becoming baseball’s first Triple Crown winner in 45 years, and San Francisco’s Buster Posey was voted...
Red Bulls decline options on four players
The Red Bulls declined to pick up team options on defensive midfielder Teemu Tainio, midfielder/defender Jan Gunnar Solli, goalkeeper Bill Gaudette and young striker Jose Angulo. The Star-Ledger was the...
City to reinstate alternate side parking rules for five Brooklyn neighborhoods
Bad news for residents of some of Brooklyn's trendiest neighborhoods. The city is reinstating alternate side parking rules in Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Gowanus, Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill. The...
Queens-Midtown Tunnel reopens to all traffic
The Queens-Midtown Tunnel has reopened to all traffic for the first time since the storm. The crossing reopened to trucks this morning, after opening to cars on Nov. 9. “The...
NICKEL COVERAGE: Patriots welcome Luck, Colts to Foxborough
During the NFL season, The Post’s Anthony Sulla-Heffinger will break down five storylines to watch for each week. Rivalry Renewed The New England-Indianapolis rivalry was one of the better battles...
On crutches, ex-Knicks coach D'Antoni takes over Lakers
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Although Mike D’Antoni is still on crutches after his recent knee surgery, he’s already at work with the Los Angeles Lakers. D’Antoni coached his first practice...
WNBA legend wanted by police after allegedly firing gun into ex-girlfriend's car: report
WNBA legend Chamique Holdsclaw is wanted in Georgia for an incident where she allegedly fired a gun into her ex-girlfriend’s car after bashing its windows in with a baseball bat,...
Cromartie denies he's anonymous Jet who called Tebow 'terrible'
Antonio Cromartie, who has been accused of being one of the anonymous sources behind the reported Tim Tebow bashing, claimed today that he didn’t say anything.LaDainian Tomlinson, one of Cromartie’s...
FOUR CORNERS: Knicks-Lin split working out for both sides
Jeremy, who?The Knicks’ decision not to match the Rockets’ offer sheet Jeremy Lin had the potential for disaster if the team got off to a slow start and Linsanity was...
WATCH as Superstorm Sandy floods PATH stations
No wonder they still aren’t up and running! Superstorm Sandy unleashed all of her fury on Hoboken and Exchange Place PATH stations, as these dramatic videos taken during the height...
Family of Gilgo Beach serial killer victim Shannan Gilbert files lawsuit against physician
The family of the sex worker whose disappearance led police to discover the Long Island serial killer’s graveyard filed a wrongful-death lawsuit today against a physician, claiming he was one...
Jets' Greene denies he said Tebow should start over Sanchez
Jets running back Shonn Greene denied that he said in a report that Mark Sanchez should be benched for Tim Tebow, not only insisting his remarks were taken out of...
‘Dog Whisperer’ Cesar Millan attempted suicide
Cesar Millan, whose reign as TV’s “Dog Whisperer” ended last summer, tried to commit suicide in May 2010 — a desperate call for help that left him unconscious and hospitalized....
Fuel TV's Glazer unsure of how UFC's St-Pierre will respond after torn ACL
Georges St-Pierre is a favorite of more than 3-to-1 at most sports books. But Fuel TV analyst Jay Glazer is unsure of how the welterweight phenom will fight Saturday at...
Jose Ramos, former suspect in Patz murder, ordered to stand trial for 'misleading' cops
DALLAS, Pa. — The man long suspected in the 1979 disappearance of a New York City boy was ordered to stand trial Thursday for allegedly misleading police about where he...
'Bonkers' McAfee still on the run, wanted only for questioning: Belize prime minister
SAN PEDRO, Belize — Software company founder John McAfee said Wednesday he is in hiding, unarmed and accompanied only by a young woman, changing locations and telephones frequently to stay...
49ers' Jacobs tweets advice not to 'hate' your boss as coach has heart procedure
SAN FRANCISCO — 49ers running back Brandon Jacobs posted advice on Twitter with a reference to never working “in a place where you hate your boss so much, you should...
Christopher Street PATH station to begin weekend-only service
The Christopher Street PATH station will begin weekend-only service this weekend and the World Trade Center station could open later this month, officials said. There's no time table for reopening...
Selig reviewing Marlins-Blue Jays mega-trade
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Bud Selig was on hand when the Miami Marlins played their first regular-season game in their swanky new ballpark in April. The commissioner provided a glowing review...
Rex insists Jets getting better offensively despite numbers
Even though the scoreboard reflects nothing of the sort, Rex Ryan believes the Jets’ languishing offense is improving.In the last two games, facing the Dolphins and Seahawks, Mark Sanchez and...
Sandy victims to get seats along Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route
About 5,000 bleacher seats along the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade route will go to families affected by Superstorm Sandy. Distribution of the tickets will be coordinated by local elected officials...
Three things to watch for in Nets-Celtics
The Nets enter Thursday night’s matchup with the Atlantic Division rival Celtics riding a three-game winning streak and with a chance to make a big impression on national television.Here are...
Interview with Jen Taylor, the voice behind Halo 4's Cortana
She has one of the most recognizable voices on the planet, but who is Jen Taylor?The Post Game Report had a chance to speak to the Seattle native and delve...
Verizon, AT&T say wireless networks fully back up after suffering Sandy damage
Verizon and AT&T say their wireless networks are fully back up after Superstorm Sandy blew into the New York and New Jersey on Oct. 29. Verizon says its network is...
Woody 'not happy' with 3-6 Jets, won't comment on Rex, Tannenbaum futures
Jets owner Woody Johnson is not happy with his team's record, but believes things will get better soon."I didn't sign up for a 3-6 season," Johnson said Thursday. "We haven't...
Cone calls Blue Jays, not Yankees, 'the favorite' in AL East after blockbuster trade
David Cone was so impressed with the haul the Blue Jays will get from the Marlins, he thinks Toronto is the team to beat in the division.“I would think they’d...
Lopez ally pleads guilty to duping feds
A close ally of embattled Assemblyman Vito Lopez pleaded guilty this afternoon to giving the feds falsified documents during a probe of the social-services empire that serves as his power...
Knicks' Smith admits NYC 'nightlife pretty much got to me' last season
SAN ANTONIO – J.R. Smith, in responding to Knicks coach Mike Woodson’s remarks that he has become “more professional’’ this season, candidly admitted he partied too much last season, swept...
FC Dallas CEO Quinn busted for beating his wife
FC Dallas CEO Hal Douglas Quinn’s birthday bash in the city ended up with him allegedly bashing his wife according to a Post report, allegedly beating and suffocating her in...
Wallace out, Brooks likely to play for Nets vs. Celtics
The Nets will once again be without Gerald Wallace for Thursday night’s early season showdown against the Boston Celtics.Wallace will miss his sixth straight game after suffering a sprained left...
WATCH: Swedish striker nets incredible 30-yard bicycle kick
LONDON — Ibracadabra. Ibrahimagique. Goal from the Gods.Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was the toast of the football world — and newspaper headlines — on Thursday after scoring with a magical...
Paulson pumps, then dumps, gold-mining pick
Hedge-fund billionaire John Paulson dumped a sizable chunk of his stake in South African gold-mining company AngloGold Ashanti just months after recommending it to investors as one of his top...
Shot of death? FDA investigating 'energy shots' connected to 13 deaths
WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is investigating reports of 13 deaths possibly linked to so-called "energy shots" and cautioning consumers to talk to their doctors before they take...
POST POWER RANKINGS: The Giants and getting over the November ‘hump’
Before their win over the Redskins, back when the Giants were rolling, the team’s former center Shaun O’Hara offered this explanation for the November swoons that have become commonplace."November is...
Bellator to debut on Spike TV in Atlantic City: report
Bellator’s debut on Spike TV will be close to home for New York area MMA fans.The up-and-coming MMA organization has reserved Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall for Jan. 10, according to...
Red Bulls' Thierry Henry MVP finalist, Heath Pearce Fair Play finalists
Red Bulls star Thierry Henry was named as one of three finalists for the MLS Volkswagen MVP Award today. San Jose forward Chris Wondolowski, the league’s leading scorer, and Sporting...
Parks workers in Queens find body buried in sand
Parks Department workers cleaning debris off a Queens beach today discovered a man’s body buried in the sand, police sources said. The decomposed corpse was found in dunes along the...
DMV hopes to soon open temporary SI site to replace damaged office
The Department of Motor Vehicles is hoping to open a temporary site soon to replace a Staten Island office damaged in Superstorm Sandy. DMV spokesman Nicholas Cantiello says that for...
Teens got lap dances at boy's 16th birthday party upstate
SOUTH GLENS FALLS, NY — Exotic dancers performed lap dances on teenagers at a boy's surprise 16th birthday party in an upstate New York village, police said, and investigators were...
Obama views Sandy recovery in aerial tour of NYC
President Obama singled out an NYPD cop today for his work during Hurricane Sandy, giving him a “shout out” for comforting a grieving Staten Island family. The president toured some...
Hunter signing: Another Yankees tell
When the Yankees’ season ended with a playoff loss – sparked in part by another brutal Nick Swisher postseason – I would’ve bet at least $8 that Torii Hunter would’ve...
US Postal Service reports record loss of $15.9B for year
WASHINGTON — The struggling U.S. Postal Service is reporting a record annual loss of $15.9 billion. The financial losses for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30 were nearly $11 billion...
NYPD working to prevent tow truck drivers from taking storm-damaged vehicles
New York City police are working to prevent unscrupulous tow truck drivers from taking storm-damaged vehicles before insurance companies can get to them. NYPD Deputy Inspector Joseph Kenny tells WABC-TV...
United Airlines strands thousands after huge computer outage
Thousands of United Airlines passengers around the globe were delayed for hours Thursday after another huge computer outage at the world's largest carrier. The outage lasted for about two hours...
Accused Etan Patz killer makes court appearance; will plead not guilty
He no longer believes his own confession -- and he'll take that to a jury. Pedro Hernandez, the mentally-troubled accused killer of iconic missing child Etan Patz, was formally informed...
Yankees Triple-A affiliate renamed RailRiders
DICKSON CITY, Pa. -- The top minor league affiliate of the Yankees is looking to northeastern Pennsylvania's history for its new identity.After spending all of last season as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre...
Petraeus, Broadwell chatted at same gala right before scandal broke
One for the road! Two weeks before CIA chief David Petraeus stepped down, amid disclosure of his extramarital affair, he hobnobbed with military VIPs at a black-tie dinner -- where...
Circuit City's Web site going away
RICHMOND, Va. — The last remnants of electronics retailer Circuit City is going away. Systemax Inc. has announced it is merging the CircuitCity.com website with its TigerDirect.com e-commerce brand. In...
Springsteen, Paul McCartney, other big names set for Sandy benefit at MSG on Dec. 12
Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band and Kanye West will hit the stage at a Superstorm Sandy benefit concert next month at Madison Square Garden in New...
Wal-Mart's third-quarter profit up 9 percent
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported a 9 percent increase in third-quarter net income as the world's largest retailer continues to woo back shoppers by reemphasizing it has the lowest prices. But...
Target's third-quarter profit up 15 percent; outlook beats expectations
MINNEAPOLIS — Target's third-quarter net income climbed 15 percent, helped by a gain related to the pending sale of its credit-card business. Heading into the critical holiday shopping season, the...
Consumer price index rises slightly in October due to higher food costs and rents
WASHINGTON — Rising food costs and higher rents offset a drop in gas prices last month, leaving consumer inflation all but flat in October. The consumer price index rose a...
Lack of summer blockbuster hurts Viacom's fourth-quarter earnings
Viacom Inc., owner of the Paramount movie studio and several cable TV channels, said Thursday that net income grew 13 percent in the latest quarter even as revenue fell more...
Father killed on daughter's birthday in B'klyn hit-run, woman injured
A Brooklyn father of two was struck by two cars and killed in a Williamsburg hit and run this morning -- on his daughter’s 8th birthday, authorities and family said....
Sandy pushes number of people seeking unemployment benefits last week to highest level in 18 months
WASHINGTON — Superstorm Sandy drove the number of people seeking unemployment benefits up to a seasonally adjusted 439,000 last week, the highest level in 18 months. The Labor Department said...
BP to pay $4.5 billion, largest criminal penalty in US history, in settlement over Deepwater Horizon spill
NEW ORLEANS — BP said Thursday that it will pay $4.5 billion in a settlement with the US government over the massive 2010 oil spill and will plead guilty to...
WWII-era love letters wash ashore in NJ during Hurricane Sandy
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS, NJ — World War II-era love letters written by a New Jersey woman to her boyfriend washed ashore during Superstorm Sandy. A 14-year-old found the 57 letters inside...
Batman shooter makes 'half-hearted' suicide attempts
CENTENNIAL, Colo — Accused Colorado theater gunman James Holmes was taken to the hospital on Tuesday for a medical condition that left him unable to attend a court hearing set...
Long Island charities struggling to feed needy for Thanksgiving because of storm relief efforts
Long Island charities say they're struggling to help the needy put a Thanksgiving meal on the table because of storm relief efforts. Pastor Jim Ryan of the Lighthouse Mission in...
US and Afghanistan start talks about status of US troops in country after withdrawal at end of 2014
KABUL, Afghanistan — The United States and Afghanistan are starting negotiations on an agreement that will shape America's military presence in the country after the withdrawal of most foreign combat...
'Zipper' rides high again in new Coney Island documentary
It’s been five years since the spinning, soaring “Zipper” ride in Coney Island was taken apart and shipped overseas after being a casualty of a game of chicken between the...
Rockets from Gaza jolt Tel Aviv area
JERUSALEM — Palestinian militants barraged Israel with nearly 150 rockets on Thursday, killing three people as Israel pressed a punishing campaign of airstrikes on militant targets across the Gaza Strip....
Mets' ageless wonder Dickey becomes first knuckler to win Cy Young
If 2012 turns out to be R.A. Dickey’s final season with the Mets, he certainly made it count. Dickey became just the third Met — and first knuckleballer — to...
Marlins-Blue Jays deal upsets MLB owners
ROSEMONT, Illinois — Jeffrey Loria, the Marlins’ maverick owner, reported to the Major League Baseball owners’ meetings looking and sounding cantankerous. “Not today, boys,” Loria told a group of reporters...
Voters leave no doubt in runaway Cy Young victory for Mets' Dickey
ROSEMONT, Ill. — R.A. Dickey captured too many constituencies to lose this campaign. He convinced the saps with his rags-to-riches tale of perseverance. He romanced the eccentrics by developing not...
WATCH: Lindsay Lohan wears a blonde wig for Fallon appearance
Hairstylist is probably not her calling – but the blonde wig was a good look. Lindsay Lohan appeared on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” last night, starring in the show’s...
Tebow doesn’t deserve this kind of treatment from Jets
You can say what you want about Tim Tebow, and everyone sure does. But he deserves better than this, deserves better than having to endure cowardly lions, the kings of...
Jets' Cromartie silent, Scott angry at Tomlinson's leak accusation
Former Jets running back LaDainian Tomlinson said he thinks he knows who is ripping Tim Tebow. On his Sirius XM NFL Radio show yesterday, Tomlinson was read the quotes and...
Jets’ Ryan blasts anonymous source for not owning up to ‘terrible’ Tebow remark
Rex Ryan stood in front of his team Wednesday morning in a meeting room and challenged them. “Stand up,” he said. The Jets coach was addressing a published report filled...
Giants’ TE Bennett says he needs to do more
Martellus Bennett is surrounded by reporters, answering question after question about the poor play of Eli Manning, with little changing but the adjectives phrased to the Giants tight end. Bennett...
Steelers' Roethlisberger confident season not lost
Ben Roethlisberger tried to stay positive yesterday after the worst — and by far the most harrowing — injury of his career. The Steelers quarterback believes he can return this...
Delusional Rex spins Jets' debacle for all he’s worth
Like so many Jets head coaches before him, Rex Ryan stood at a podium in a crowded interview room yesterday and played the part of the unconcerned leader in a...
Jets' Greene denies he was asking for Tebow switch: source
Shonn Greene is happy with Mark Sanchez, just not the Jets' losing ways. A source close to the running back said his quote was misinterpreted by Yahoo! Sports and he...
Jets players ripping Tebow shifts focus from Sanchez
Mark Sanchez was off Wednesday. Oh, he showed up for work, went to meetings and practiced for Sunday’s game against the Rams in St. Louis. But, for one day, the...
Knicks’ Woodson high on 'professional' Smith
SAN ANTONIO — Knicks coach Mike Woodson vowed last season to make J.R. Smith “more professional’’ and a better player and better person. Mission accomplished. Woodson said Smith is surging...
Against Spurs, Knicks can find out if they’re really championship worthy
SAN ANTONIO — Are the Knicks for real? Tune in tonight to find out. Coach Mike Woodson would like more evidence his scorching team is serious about snapping the franchise’s...
AROUND THE CAGE: Silva's 'vacation' from UFC won't happen
Anderson Silva told Brazilian media outlet Tatame (via ESPN.com) this week that he was “on vacation from fighting” and won’t come back until “the end of next year.”Don’t believe a...
Business briefs
2 for ‘Today’Comcast’s NBC appointed two execs to take charge of the “Today” show. Don Nash, a broadcast producer who has worked on the morning TV show for 23 years,...
Rihanna among musicians fighting Pandora's move to cut royalties
Rihanna, Billy Joel, Jimmy Buffett and scores of other music stars are fighting mad over a move by music-streamer Pandora to cut the amount of royalties it pays them. By...
Sum of a Fitch! Abercrombie up 34%
Abercrombie & Fitch just got its shirt back. Shares of the tattered preppy clothier spiked 34 percent yesterday — their biggest one-day gain since going public in 1996 — after...
Post-storm, it’s clear skies for scammers
Some people deserve to go to hell. It’s not bad enough that folks had their homes destroyed or damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Now, say authorities, they have to worry about...
Lloyd ♥ Barack
President Obama got a surprising new booster: Lloyd Blankfein. The head of Goldman Sachs, who has maintained a relatively chilly relationship with the White House, expressed support of raising taxes...
Hertz deal is on, but LGA is out
Hertz will gain regulatory approval to buy Dollar Thrifty by Friday, which will reduce the number of major national car-rental agencies from four to three, The Post has learned. To...
House report blames ex-CEO Corzine for sinking MF Global
It was Jon Corzine who sank MF Global last year — bringing financial pain to thousands of investors. Corzine’s outsize appetite for risk plus his authoritative management style — which...
Argentina’s new dance
Argentina is developing a plan to sidestep a federal court ruling and not pay Paul Singer’s Elliott Management as much as $1.3 billion, lawyers for the billionaire hedge-fund mogul said...
Diamond’s bad hand
Snack maker Diamond Foods’ shares fell 18 percent in after-hours trading yesterday after the scandal-tarred firm wiped out $56.5 million in profit for fiscal years 2010 and 2011 and posted...
Twinkies’ maker may have 24 hours to live
Hostess Brands said it would seek this week to liquidate the company unless enough workers stopped striking by the end of the workday today to allow the maker of Wonder...
Hedgies back off of Apple
Hotshot hedge funds began selling out of Apple in the third quarter, just as the tech giant was beginning to sink. Lee Ainslie’s Maverick Capital, Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global, Eric...
Fur to fly in tipster twister
There’s going to be plenty of mud-slinging today in Manhattan federal judge Richard Sullivan’s courtroom. That’s because Jesse Tortora, the government’s first key witness in an insider-trading case against two...
Lockup ‘Likes’
Facebook is full of surprises. The social media stock was widely expect to slump yesterday as the biggest lockup on more than 800 million shares was lifted allowing insiders to...
FCC may ease key rules
The Federal Communications Commission is set to decide whether to relax media ownership rules, in votes that could help Tribune Co. retain its common control of TV stations and newspapers...
Dag, this is nice
Yesterday Arthur and William Lie Zeckendorf, along with Global Partners, unveiled their next project, 50 United Nations Plaza, and also made a pledge of $100,000 to Friends of Dag Hammarskjold...
Gramercy spark
After any big, show-stopping number, a great entertainer is left with an impossible question: What do you do for an encore? Since creating the most successful residential building in the...
Just sold!
Manhattan GREENWICH VILLAGE $1,265,000 101 W. 12th St. One-bedroom, two-bath co-op, 950 square feet, with renovated kitchen, dining area, marble bath and terrace; building features doorman, roof deck and laundry....
Laughing matter
‘I’ve lived basically in this two-block radius for 10 years,” comedian Eugene Mirman, 38, says from one of the two decks at his Park Slope duplex It’s the outdoor space...
Soros Ex-tra
Susan Weber Soros, ex-wife of billionaire George Soros, can easily afford to buy a new trophy home even though she’s still trying to find a deep-pocketed buyer for her current...
Legal-fee fortune
These guys must be glad they weren’t working on contingency.Two lawyers who scored a $30,000 settlement for their clients in a false-arrest case saw their bill for nearly 10 times...
Bam: I won, deal with it
WASHINGTON — President Obama set the table for new talks on the fiscal cliff with a brash reminder to Republicans: He won the election. And that means the GOP must...
Lance loses another title
The Lance Armstrong Foundation has dropped the name of the disgraced cyclist from its title, it said yesterday. It was the latest move by the cancer charity to distance itself...
Taxpayers ‘stripped’
This Brooklyn woman’s alleged scam may strip her of freedom. Janna Doheny conned taxpayers out of $29,000 by claiming she made poverty wages at a Queens strip club — when...
Israeli strike a bull’s-eye
The Middle East was plunged into turmoil yesterday when Israel launched fierce airstrikes in the Gaza Strip that killed Hamas’ military commander in his car and hammered other targets. Israel’s...
Ma’s firing gives birth to lawsuit
A former manager at the swanky Standard Hotel says she was booted from her job after giving birth in one of its rooms. Tara Tan (pictured, with infant) often worked...
NY nightmare-athon
Take a flying leap off our streets! The New York City Marathon has for 42 years clogged Big Apple byways with the promise not only of promoting fitness to couch...
Lunch with Mike: 185G
Someone who is very rich and very eager to have lunch with Mayor Bloomberg plunked down an astonishing $185,000 for the opportunity yesterday in a thrilling online auction to benefit...
Science radio showdown
The long-running National Public Radio show “Science Friday” is trying to make a creationist knockoff go the way of the dinosaur.In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the show’s producers,...
Crooks steal $1.5M in iPads from JFK
It beats waiting in line at an Apple Store. A pair of brazen crooks punched another hole in the lax JFK security when they stole a trove of new Apple...
‘Elmo’ kid’s fuzzy past
The man who accused Elmo Muppeteer Kevin Clash of having sex with him when he was underage has been identified as a wannabe model with multiple prior arrests — including...
Hit with ‘Rebecca’ con rap
The show will go on — in court — for the ex-stockbroker charged with derailing the Broadway production of “Rebecca: The Musical.”A Manhattan federal grand jury has indicted Mark Hotton...
Slay victim’s fiancé rips killer in court
“You son of a bitch!” A Manhattan chef who came home last November to discover his fiancée’s raped and slashed corpse blasted her murderer yesterday in a scorching — and...
Faux-get about it, feds say
The feds bagged a multimillion-dollar shipment of imported, knockoff accessories set to sail though a New Jersey port, authorities announced yesterday.US Customs and Border Protection agents uncovered the contraband in...
Mystery of ‘assault’ on soccer star Solo
Former NFL tight end Jerramy Stevens spent Tuesday — which was to have been his wedding day — in court after being arrested in a Seattle suburb on suspicion that...
Murder rap 33 years later
A mentally ill former SoHo bodega clerk was indicted yesterday on charges that he lured 6-year-old Etan Patz into a basement and killed him 33 years ago. A Manhattan grand...
Bronx judge sentences ex-cop to life for wife's murder
An ex-cop convicted of murdering his wife blubbered like a baby yesterday before a judge sent him away for up to life behind bars. Weeping wife-killer Eddy Coello got hit...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens Police are hunting for a man (pictured) who allegedly sexually abused two children in Jackson Heights, authorities said. The suspect went into an apartment building on 73rd Street between...
Recall for 2.8 million Toyotas
TOKYO — Toyota is recalling 2.8 million vehicles around the world for a water-pump problem and a steering-shaft defect. The recall affects 670,000 vehicles in the United States, including the...
‘Live’ nude dude
Michael Strahan may be retired from the NFL, but he’ll gladly run the naked bootleg. The former Giants and current “Live with Kelly and Michael” co-host stripped down to nothing...
Met in fee-for-alll
There’s been a multimillion-dollar heist at the Met — and it’s being carried out by the museum itself, court papers charge. Two longtime Metropolitan Museum of Art members say they...
Jill Kelley loses military base access over Petraeus situation
The social-climbing military groupie at the center of the David Petraeus sex scandal has been banned from MacDill Air Force Base. Jill Kelley — who played unofficial hospitality hostess to...
FBI found classified information on mistress's computer, gov't documents in home: sources
The FBI found a substantial amount of classified information improperly secured on the personal computer of disgraced CIA director Gen. David Petraeus’ mistress, sources said yesterday. The files were discovered...
‘Obama Part 2’ a lousy sequel
So Much for the honeymoon. Just a week after his re-election, President Obama showed only occasional flashes of conciliation yesterday, with his press conference sounding more like a sequel to...
Feds: Toast bagel pol Larry
The feds say it’s time for Larry Seabrook to get creamed.The crooked ex-pol — who was famously accused of forging a receipt for a bagel sandwich and a diet Snapple...
Bribe was ‘fruit’less, con-man pol admits
What a basket case! Former Queens Assemblyman Jimmy Meng admitted yesterday he tried to convince a businessman under investigation for fraud that all the man had to do to make...
Crooked Comptroller Hevesi gets parole
Disgraced former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi will be paroled later this year, according to state correction officials. Hevesi made his second annual bid for release at a parole board hearing...
B’klyn Dems: Boot ‘betrayer’ Felder
Brooklyn Democratic leaders want to toss turncoat state Sen.-elect Simcha Felder (pictured) from the party. “We’re looking at the rules — the Kings County organization rules and the state Democratic...
School’s out for jeans and jeggings
Teen fashion staples like jeans and jeggings aren’t simply banned from one Queens high school — wearing them can get students suspended, The Post has learned. The “business casual” code...
Bon Jovi kid OD shock
Shot through the arm. And you’re to blame. Upstate cops busted the teenage daughter of famed New Jersey rocker Jon Bon Jovi, after she allegedly overdosed on heroin, authorities said....
Nor’easter for holiday? No Thanks!
There may be an uninvited guest this Thanksgiving in the guise of a nasty nor’easter winter storm that could snarl travel along the Eastern Seaboard, weather forecasters warn.The storm, coming...
Homeowner in ‘sex assault’ on FEMA gal
A Staten Island homeowner was arrested yesterday for allegedly sexually assaulting a FEMA inspector who was checking his house for storm damage, law-enforcement sources said.The inspector, a 49-year-old working for...
Exec full of excuses for LIPA sucking
He’s had regrets, but Hurricane Sandy isn’t one of them. Outgoing LIPA chief Michael Hervey says he’s not sorry for much of anything, not the downed power lines, not the...
Tough brake for bike share
Hurricane Sandy may have claimed another victim — the city’s long-awaited bike-share program. Bikes and electronic docking components for the program are being stored in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, which...
Sandy-damaged SI prepares for President Obama's visit with disaster Christmas tree
It’s not exactly a red carpet, but a Staten Island man whose home was devastated by Hurricane Sandy has just the thing to welcome President Obama today to his storm-ravaged...
General failure
This is personal. My two decades in the US Army were the centerpiece of my life. I believe in the ethics professed by the officer corps. Yet, I recognize that...
Conservatives: What next? rebuild and reform!
The Issue: What the future holds for the Republican Party, and if it can continue on the same path. *** Some say conservatives should move to the left if we...
When health care’s bill is due
The Issue: The impact ObamaCare will have on many Americans when it goes into full effect. *** Reading Betsy McCaughey’s article regarding ObamaCare was really upsetting, because common sense no...
The devil went up to Albany
People sell their souls all the time. But in public? Meet Simcha Felder, the Brooklyn Democrat who was elected to the state Senate last Tuesday, and who, quick as a...
Only the beginning
“We recommend that no Hamas operatives, whether low level or senior leaders, show their faces above ground in the days ahead.” — A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, on...
‘Go after me’
An unexpectedly defensive President Obama yesterday dared Capitol Hill Republicans to “go after me” on the Benghazi consulate intelligence debacle. Well, he can’t say he didn’t ask for it. “Whoever...
Bam Consults Biz-World ... Yes-Men
It’s hard to imagine a bigger waste of time than yesterday’s meeting between President Obama and the leaders of the nation’s biggest corporations on how best to deal with the...
Give us the truth
Downtown landlords and real-estate brokers need to come clean about how ruinous Hurricane Sandy was to the precious district below Chambers Street. No, it wasn’t 9/11. Relatively few lives were...
Good to the last bite!
The anemic Bella gets a much needed transfusion in the cheerfully hammy final chapter of this teen saga. After spending the past four films being toted around by her two...
Family goes modern
East meets West with a bang in “Golden Child,” David Henry Hwang’s 1996 play at the Signature Theatre, which has dedicated a season to the “M. Butterfly” playwright. Set in...
The ‘Emotional’ & blotchy Clearasil monologues
Eve Ensler, who told us everything we ever wanted to know about vaginas (“The Vagina Monologues”), shifts her attention to the female teenage psyche in “Emotional Creature,” a theatrical collage...
XXX ‘Performers’ flaccid
In case you were wondering: No, an avalanche of lewd double-entendres and sex jokes isn’t enough to carry a comedy — you still need trivial things like, oh, a plot...
Who’s vintage show
Any unwitting soul who walked into the Barclays Center last night may well have thought they were walking into some kind of AARP recruitment convention. Going by the average age...
Rangers stars to aid Sandy victims
Brad Richards and up to a half-dozen of his Ranger teammates will be on the ice to lead a pair of youth hockey clinics tomorrow in Staten Island for a...
Brooklyn's Lynch picks Florida International
As Jaquan Lynch prepared to sign his National Letter of Intent to Florida International yesterday, memories began flooding back, all the way to his middle school days, a wilder time...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $28,000; clm($14,000); 3up(f)ELUSIVE JOZI drops in class after finishing second by a nose as the favorite in...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $25,000; mdn cl($16,000); 2YO; (f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Mill Basin Mama ,120A Smith12-x-xMcPeek15-12 Should Make It(L),115W Garcia7-3-5Contessa7-23 MyBrwnEydBby(L),120CMontalv10-10-2Aquilino12-14 Winmor Gold(L),120RDomingz6-x-xLauer5-25 Westerday(L),120CVelasquz9-4-xGalluscio5-16 Profitsharon(M),120J...
Aqueduct Charts
November 14th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf: Good.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $30,000; cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:20. Good. 5w upper, hand urgedTime: 22.84, 46.55, 58.6, 1:1.8. Trainer: Jason ServisWinner: B...
The Post Line
NBA Favorite Line Underdog NETS 2 1/2 Celtics SPURS 5 Knicks NUGGETS Pick Heat Home team in CAPS
Calder Graded Entries
FIRST-6 fur; $16,000; clm($20,000); 2YO 1-MmbWthMrly 9-5 3-Hann'slckystr 12-1 5-Dublin'sDiamnd 3-1 1a-Rhnd'sLemnd 9-5 6-Graduation Day 5-1 4-Silver Sashay 2-1 2-Ring and Run 10-1 SECOND-1 mile; $16,000; clm($25,000); 2YO 1-Chile Dude...
Affrunti at Calder
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. FIRST-1m; $16,000; mdn cl($25,000); 2YO; (f) 2 Second Tme (Sez) 5.80 3.80 2.40 4 Foxie Afleet (Cruz) 3.60 2.80 1 a-Maura's Image (Panici) 2.10 Scr: Letngo.*...
Sports Shorts
NBA: Magic cheerleader on the mend Jamie Woode, a cheerleader and stunt team member, is in stable condition after falling on her head during a performance at Tuesday’s Knicks-Magic game...
If Blue Jays trade goes through, Reyes faces tax hit
Jose Reyes’s income-tax bill could surge by $8 million during the next six years if his trade to the Blue Jays goes through, according to EisnerAmper LLP, a NewYork-based accounting...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 15 FRINov. 16 SATNov. 17 SUNNov. 18 MONNov. 19 TUENov. 20 WEDNov. 21 Knicks San Antonio8:30MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FM Mem.9:30MSGESPN NOGAME Ind.NoonMSGWBLS NOGAME N.O.8:00MSGESPN Dal.8:30MSGESPN Nets Boston8:00TNTWFAN 660 AM/101.9...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball 10:30 a.m. Puerto Rico Tip-Off: Akron vs. Oklahoma State ESPNU 12:30 p.m. Puerto Rico Tip-Off: UNC-Asheville vs. Tennessee ESPNU 3 p.m. Charleston Classic: Baylor vs. Boston College ESPNU 5...
Hunter snubs Yankees, signs with Tigers
Torii Hunter is on his way to Detroit instead of The Bronx, but according to a source, the Yankees haven’t changed their mindset about 2013. The Yankees stayed on Hunter...
Nets face first big division test against Celtics
For everything the Nets have talked about accomplishing in Brooklyn — up to and including winning a championship — they first have to win their division. And in each of...
Knicks GM Grunwald glad D’Antoni landed Lakers’ job
SAN ANTONIO — Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald, who rarely speaks to the media, made an exception when it came to his friend, Mike D’Antoni, the Lakers’ new coach. When...
Starr Report
His fans know that he’s always impeccably dressed, but Steve Harvey will really outdo himself on next Tuesday’s episode of “Steve Harvey” (3 p.m./Ch. 4). Harvey, who always wears really...
Drama mama
Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst one-hour shows Breaking the law this week: “CSI: NY” (Friday, 9 p.m., CBS) The “CSI” and “Law & Order” people should CC...
Complete cougar
When 76-year-old Hattie Wiener had a hip replacement last year, the first thing she asked her doctor was how soon she could have sex. Next, she asked when she would...
Newest ways to have a baby
If you’re part of the 7.3 million people in the US struggling to have a baby, you will find tonight’s “My Future Baby: Breakthroughs in Modern Fertility” mandatory viewing (this...
Elmo puppeteer takes more time off ‘Sesame Street’
Kevin Clash — the Elmo puppeteer who was caught up in an ugly, underage sex-charge scandal this week — will not be returning to work right away. “Kevin has asked...
Guy is toast
Guy Fieri may never eat again. Or cook. His Times Square restaurant, Guy’s American Kitchen & Bar, was savaged by the New York Times this week in a review that...
Weird but true
Knock, knock. Who’s there? The cops! A bawdy “knock, knock” joke got a Rhode Island man arrested after he illustrated the punch line by pulling down his pants and waving...
St. John’s freshman Obekpa hopes to continue block party
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Ever since Manute Bol came out of Africa with his 7-foot-7 frame and fascinating tale of having killed a lion with a spear, the American media has...
Baylor will upset Kansas State
Anyone who puts down money on a gut call is asking for trouble. So you should know up front we are not picking Baylor to upset Kansas State on Saturday...
Sooners will stop West Va.
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Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The line CHRISSHAW LENNROBBINS BRIANLEWIS DAVIDSATRIANO TEDHOLMLUND JUSTINTERRANOVA HONDO RICO Unc 3 1/2 VIRGINIA (Tonight, 7:30, ESPN) Virginia Virginia UNC Virginia Virginia ★ Virginia UNC Virginia AIR FORCE 22 1/2...
Manager booted from job at swanky hotel after giving birth in one of the rooms: lawsuit
A former manager of the swanky Standard Hotel says she was booted from her job after giving birth to a baby in one of the hotel rooms. Tara Tan often...
5 ways to bring the 'Twilight' saga back for more
Ciao, Bella. “Twilight” is done with tonight’s release of “Breaking Dawn: Part 2.” It’s been only four years since the first “Twilight” movie, but due to a production schedule that...
Standard Hotel manager: I was canned for giving birth in a room
A former manager of the swanky Standard Hotel says she was booted from her job after giving birth to a baby in one of the hotel rooms. Tara Tan often...
Elmo puppeteer accuser revealed to be wannabe model with multiple prior arrests: report
The man who accused Elmo Muppeteer Kevin Clash of having sex with him when he was underage has been identified as a wannabe model with multiple prior arrests — including...
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: Shooting in the past, Brooklyn's Lynch signs with FIU
As Jaquan Lynch prepared to sign his National Letter of Intent to Florida International on Wednesday, memories began flooding back, all the way to his middle school days, a wilder...
Truck driver who allegedly hauled pot busted over Facebook threats
A truck driver charged with secretly hauling huge loads of pot for a major drug ring was busted for allegedly using Facebook to threaten the family of a co-worker who...
Lawyers get $290,000 bill upheld against White Plains
These guys must be glad they weren’t working on contingency. Two lawyers who scored a $30,000 settlement for their clients in a false-arrest case saw their bill for nearly 10...
Dickey becomes first Mets pitcher to win Cy Young since Gooden in 1985
R.A. Dickey of the New York Mets is the National League's Cy Young Award winner. Dickey was an easy choice for the NL honor in balloting by the Baseball Writers’...
Lander calls on developer to alter Gowanus project citing Sandy flooding
A Brooklyn councilman is trying to use his political clout to block a 700-unit luxury apartment complex from rising along the Gowanus Canal’s shores after flooding from the toxic waterway...