September 21, 2013
For winless Giants, game against Panthers is crucial
The Giants like to think of themselves as keeping elite company, but so far this season, as one of eight winless teams, they are consorting with the dregs of NFL...
Soriano baserunning ignored, just like Kelly's Oregon past
But perhaps the most outrageous part is that there is no outrage; we’re now expected to accept as acceptable the way things are done. Thursday in Toronto, second inning of...
NYC Comptroller John Liu failed to report $736M in lawsuits, settlements
City taxpayers shelled out $736.6 million — the most paid in over a decade — on legal claims, lawsuit settlements and court awards last fiscal year, records show. But City...
Only 4 teens help clean up damage at ex-NFLer home
Stephentown, NY — Just four of the hundreds of hard-partying teens who rampaged through an ex-NFLer’s upstate home during an unsupervised bash broadcast on social media have returned to help...
Serby's Q&A with the Yankees, talking Rivera, Pettitte
Steve Serby huddled with surrent and former Yankees to talk about the retiring stars Mariano Rivera and Andy Pettitte. Q: How would you describe what Mariano’s legacy will be here?...
Rookie QBs Geno, EJ should prepare to be rattled
Geno Smith and EJ Manuel get thrown to the wolves now, because the Jets and Bills and their respective fan bases are desperately seeking their own RG3 and Andrew Luck...
My life of hell in an Afghan harem
Phyllis Chesler, 72, is a feminist scholar and a professor emerita of psychology and women’s studies at City University of New York. In her 14th book, “An American Bride in...
Mistress says she should keep Chelsea pad bought by ex-lover
A Manhattan woman says she shouldn’t have to give up her West 23rd Street home just because she’s no longer in a relationship with the married man who bought it...
Islanders get taste of Barclays, but will miss Coliseum
Something is being shrouded in all the excitement with the Islanders pending move to Brooklyn, and that thing is sentimentality. Make no mistake: Nobody is lamenting the fact that soon...
Inside America's secret swinging subculture
A 60-ish woman named Louise shows off the “limp-free gait” resulting from her recent hip-replacement surgery, while bragging about her great new osteoporosis medication. Mona’s cosmetic surgery cannot obscure her...
New book questions Matthew Shepard killing
Fifteen years ago this Oct. 6, Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard was savagely pistol-whipped by two homophobes for being gay, then pitilessly strung up on a log fence to die....
Time running out for mediocre Yankees
The Yankees and Ivan Nova are so much alike. Bring on the weaker teams and they have success. In the big games against big competition, they falter. Nova and the...
Woman dies after cosmetic surgery by dubious doc
New York authorities last year slapped a crooked quack on the wrist rather than seek jail time — a deadly deal that might have cost four women their lives. Hector...
Iran's other evil is jailing US citizens
When it comes to what a nuclear-armed Iran would mean, we take a back seat to no one in our conviction that Tehran must not be allowed to acquire this...
Putting teachers to the test
From the moment students enter a school, the most important factor in their success is not the color of their skin or the income of their parents, it’s the person...
This week's must-read books
The Lowland by Jhumpa Lahiri (Knopf) From a Pulitzer-winning author of intimate stories of immigrants, an epic. Lahiri (“Interpreter of Maladies,” “The Namesake��) covers two continents and four decades in her...
Nova leads Rutgers to comeback win over Arkansas
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Trailing at home by 17 in the third quarter, after being concussed the week before and hammered repeatedly Saturday afternoon, Rutgers quarterback Gary Nova gathered his team...
What's on Weird Al's bookshelf
Given his parodies — “Eat It,” “White and Nerdy,” “Like a Surgeon” — you’d figure Al Yankovic for a former class clown. But no: “I was the straight-A guy you...
Bronx native Marrone takes winding path to Bills sideline
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — I trekked to Western New York during the week to spend time with Bills head coach Doug Marrone with a plan to discuss his early experiences...
Lender’s padlock keeps woman from selling Trump pad
A Florida woman claims she was trumped by the Trump Plaza co-op board. Mitra Chappell claims she was forced to sell her Upper East Side pad in the building back...
Barry Sanders likes some of today's top RBs
The Browns never have won a Super Bowl, and won’t until they find their Joe Flacco or their Ben Roethlisberger. Trent Richardson wasn’t about to carry them to one anymore...
Serby's special Q&A with Jets' Damon Harrison
Jets defensive tackle Damon “Snacks” Harrison gobbled up some Q&A from Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Who gave you the nickname “Snacks?” A: [Defensive line coach Karl] Dunbar (chuckle). I...
Chelsea Clinton gets $750,000 break on new condo
Maybe there’s a presidential discount. Chelsea Clinton and hubby Marc Mezvinksy paid $9,250,000 for a four-bedroom apartment in the celebrity-studded Whitman condominium building on Madison Square Park, city records filed...
Largest student loan provider quits education reform lobbyist
Back to the drawing board for Sallie Mae. It’s no accident the nation’s largest private student-loan provider has quit the controversial lobbyist for educational reform known as the American Legislative...
Dear John: What's the best way to invest 401K?
Dear John: I have my 401(k) retirement fund heavily weighted toward bond funds, but am now worried, since May had very poor bond-market returns. Then again, I feel like the...
We need Fuld in the pits
It’s been five years since Ben Bernanke turned Dick Fuld away from the discount window, sealing both their fates. Lehman Bros. — love it or hate it — was a...
App could save you from parking tickets
Even parking garages are going the way of mobile shopping these days. SpotHero, an online parking-reservation firm, just launched its New York service to help garage companies conquer their inefficiencies...
Freelance gigs more desirable
Forget about working for someone who doesn’t care about your career goals and your passions. Create your own job. That’s what tens of millions of freelancing Americans say they are...
'A big act': Newark mayor's 'urban legends'
Gunshots rang out between the red-brick apartment buildings at Pilgrim Village, and Newark Mayor Cory Booker ran to the noise. When Wazn Miller — the 19-year-old who was shot and...
JFK airport employee arrested after kids get burned by Drano
A JFK Airport employee has been arrested after two children were accidentally burned when a bottle of Drano dripped all over them on a Queens bus Saturday, cops said. The...
Moms start lunch-delivery service
Put this under the heading: You want to come back in your next life as your kids. Inboxyourmeal.com, a new lunch-delivery service started by two French, New York-based moms who...
Top 5 ways to seduce like a sex researcher
According to randy rompers near the Museum of Sex... “Say, ‘Don’t worry — everything we do tonight is for science!’” — Ryan “Tell them, ‘I’d love to study you all...
Who will be this fall's Pop Princess?
The pop arena has never before been primed for a showdown of such epic proportions. As soon as Katy Perry returned to the spotlight with her single “Roar” last month,...
Are entrees extinct?
You might not realize it, but until recently, many of New York’s top toques were subject to what chef Wylie Dufresne has called the “tyranny of the entree.” Under the...
'Avengers' spinoff fall's hottest action show
#Coulsonlives. That’s both a Twitter hashtag and a popular request from fans of the blockbuster film “The Avengers.” They are getting their wish this week when Clark Gregg stars as...
Emmy victor 'Homeland' puts Claire Danes in hot seat
Only one show could have ended “Mad Men”’s Emmy-winning streak and that was “Homeland.” A winner in the drama categories last year for Best Series, Best Actor (Damian Lewis) and...
CEO host huge backstage lounge at Las Vegas music festival
If Bob Pittman has any concerns about cozying up to one music label, he isn’t showing it. Pittman’s radio-station conglomerate Clear Channel and Len Blavatnik’s Warner Music Group hosted a...
Rivera going-away festivities Sunday at Yankee Stadium
Mariano Rivera’s farewell tour has resulted in standing ovations at stadiums throughout the league and produced unique, often odd gifts. The tour finally gets to The Bronx on Sunday, when...
Jets plan to keep running over Bills
The Jets ran for 129 yards last week, getting a ground game going to help out rookie quarterback Geno Smith. Now, can they keep it going? The Bills defense appears...
Wall Street vet plays apologist in new big banks book
Outspoken financial analyst Dick Bove is banking on, well, banks. The industry pundit plays apologist for big financial institutions like JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citigroup in his debut book,...
Fordham's own 'Johnny Football' leads Rams to Liberty Cup
Michael Nebrich doesn’t have to worry about autograph-signing controversies, and he hasn’t had the privilege of hanging out with R&B star Drake, but he sure looked like Johnny Football on...
Kris Jenner to school Ad Week on her $80M brand
Want to know how to transform minor celebrity into a global retail business? Ask Kris Jenner, Kim Kardashian’s mom. She’s set to speak this Tuesday as part of Advertising Week,...
Wheeler's last start nixed due to shoulder scare
PHILADELPHIA — Zack Wheeler’s season is over before he can potentially scare the Mets stiff. The rookie right-hander has been scratched from his scheduled Monday start in Cincinnati — which...
Yankees get lift from Ryan's gem on defense
Even for Brendan Ryan, the play he made in the seventh inning of the Yankees’ 6-0 win over the Giants on Saturday at the Stadium was a new one. After...
In Icahn investments, son also rises
Brett Icahn is firing on all cylinders down a road less taken (by his dad, anyway). Carl Icahn’s son, 33, is making his father tech-savvy, but with a decidedly different...
'Boardwalk' villain Jeffrey Wright plays king of Harlem
Jeffrey Wright has played his share of heroes and icons—Martin Luther King, Colin Powell and controversial artist Jean-Michel Basquiat—so it must be time, acting-wise, to try a villain. “Boardwalk Empire”...
Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tony Danza reunite in 'Don Jon'
It says a lot about Joseph Gordon-Levitt that he can make even a sex fiend charming. The actor stars in “Don Jon,” opening this Friday, as Jon, a New Jersey...
Watch these shows instead of the Emmys
“Boardwalk Empire” (9 p.m., HBO) Yes, there are times when the Atlantic City drama feels as much like a musty history lesson as that Emmy montage of deceased stars we...
NYC's least popular pooches can make great city pets
The city is full of bulldogs and Labradors, but those popular varieties are hardly the only dogs that make wonderful pets. Next weekend, the American Kennel Club will put on...
Businessweek's cheeky Apple cover
As directional indicators, magazine covers are about to go the way of the weather vane any month now, so why let a good one go to waste? I’m referring to...
Five surprising facts about Richie's classic 'All Night Long'
Lionel Richie has been hitting the gym and working on his stamina. After all, the 64-year-old just embarked on a monthlong North American tour, “All the Hits, All Night Long,”...
Your favorite TV actors return to the small screen
Chloe Bennet OLD SHOW: “Nashville,” ABC Bennet — a former teen pop star in China — played Hailey, the mid-season girlfriend of handsome singer Gunnar (Sam Palladio). But the romance,...
Time for Rangers to cut deal with Stepan
By any objective measure, the $7 million over two years Derek Stepan is attempting to get from the Rangers is below market value. The problem for Stepan is that as...
Girardi might shuffle with Yankees pitching staff
Thanks to Monday being dark on the Yankees’ schedule, they can alter their starting rotation for the three-game series against the Rays that starts Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium. Since...
Adam Richman: My Brooklyn
Before asking Adam Richman about Brooklyn, make sure you have plenty of time to spare, because his response is likely to be pretty long and very excitable. The “Man v....
This week's couple: Get the picture
Occasionally two first-daters just “get” each other. That was the case for Aaron, 25, and Kristina, 26, who met at Casa Pomona on the Upper West Side. Despite Kristina dropping...
Meet Market: Brooklyn-based trivia pro seeks gal who won't play games
Andy, 31, is an art-world publicist who usually knows the right answer — but he’s stumped when it comes to meeting the girl who’s right for him. Snack time When...
NY may lose 100K+ good jobs by '15
It’s like the 2008 financial meltdown all over again — only worse. New York state will lose hundreds of thousands of well-paid back-office, finance, tech and manufacturing jobs over the...
20M homes fear they'll never live debt-free
The American dream has become the American debt trap. During the economic downturn, millions of cash-strapped Americans relied on credit cards to pay unexpected medical bills or to weather unemployment....
Louis CK: Smartphones kill
You know the feeling. You're alone and all of a sudden you get the urge to check your phone. Fifteen minutes later you can't really remember what you were originally...
SUV plummets onto parkway, no one hurt
A nightmarish accident ended miraculously for two women in a Jeep who plummeted off of Union Turnpike in Queens, crashed onto the lower Jackie Robinson Parkway below and walked away...
Security guard starts fires so he can go home early
What a burn-out! A slacker security guard was so mad about his late-night shift he set fires in two trendy Manhattan hotels— just so he could get some shut-eye, according...
You hear Sterling, you think Yankees -- and that's comforting
The Yankees honored John Sterling the other night, commemorating 25 years of service as their radio play-by-play man, and here are two of the things that stuck and struck the...
Are NFL kickoff returns dead as we know them?
Are we witnessing a slow death of the kickoff return in the NFL? If statistics from the first two weeks of this season are any indication, at this rate there...
Giants won't have Brown vs. Panthers this time
A year ago, Andre Brown made his first NFL start one to remember, rushing for 113 yards and two touchdowns as the Giants crushed the Panthers, 36-7, in Charlotte, N.C....
Nova goes distance, yet Yankees still face long odds
Like everyone else who has worn a uniform or is a front-office decision maker, Ivan Nova has to absorb some of the blame for the almost hopeless situation facing the...
Witt's NFL picks Week 3
Richard Witt makes his selections for Week 3 of the NFL season. Buccaneers (+7) over PATRIOTS: Lost in the lack of discipline and subpar QB play from Josh Freeman is...
Bengals get chance to show they're for real
It is one of the longest-running mysteries in the NFL: How is Marvin Lewis still coach of the Bengals? It says plenty about both the sorry history and the fascinatingly...
The Rumble: YES analyst Leiter talks Rivera, Pettitte
YES Network ace analyst Al Leiter fires some fastballs as Yankee Stadium honors and celebrates Mariano Rivera on Sunday, then likely watches Andy Pettitte for the last time: THE MO...
Webster ruled out, Ross to start for Giants at corner
The Giants began their work week looking remarkably healthy, a development that was brought to the attention of coach Tom Coughlin, who was understandably pleased. “I hope it helps,’’ Coughlin...
Best supporting pooches
They won’t sell you out to the tabloids. They stand by you even when the audiences won’t. They don’t take 10%. Yep, dogs are truly a star’s best friend. The...
Joe Lhota turns up the heat on Bill de Blasio
Republican mayoral contender Joe Lhota continued to pound away at his Democratic opponent Bill de Blasio as the race’s only “soulless” candidate Saturday. “He changed his position in the same...
Hollywood dogs
The only one allowed to upstage a movie star is their pet dog.
Police investigate after man plummets to his death
Police are investigating how a man fell to his death inside of a Crown Heights building, authorities said. The victim, identified by family and friends as Thomas McKenzie, 68, toppled...
Wheelchair-bound bag snatcher caught
The wheelchair-bound bandit who has been stealing women’s purses from high-end Midtown restaurants and hotels has been caught, authorities said. Matias Moreno-Boza, 25, was arrested Friday and charged with four...
3 foreign troops dead in Afghanistan insider attack
KABUL, Afghanistan — An Afghan wearing a security forces uniform turned his weapon against foreign troops Saturday, killing three in eastern Afghanistan, NATO and Afghan officials said, in another apparent...
'Hiccup Girl' guilty of murder, will serve life
CLEARWATER, Fla. — A Florida woman who became famous for her uncontrollable hiccupping was found guilty of first-degree murder Friday night and will serve life in prison without parole.A Pinellas...
FBI, foreign experts work in hellish conditions to identify Kenya mall bodies
FBI agents started fingerprint, DNA and ballistic analysis Wednesday to identify victims and al-Shabab gunmen who attacked the Nairobi shopping center. Terrorists killed more than 60 people and took dozens...
Blasts rock Kenya hostage mall
Multiple large blasts have rocked Kenya's Westgate Mall where a deadly hostage siege is in its third day. Reporters on the scene Monday heard multiple blasts and a barrage of...
Wall Street working on Twitter's credit line
Call it tweet consolation! JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley have nabbed lead roles on a planned revolving line of credit for Twitter ahead of the red-hot tech company’s much anticipated...
US almost detonated nuke over N. Carolina
The U.S. Air Force nearly detonated an atomic bomb over North Carolina in 1961 that would have been 260 times more powerful than the device that destroyed Hiroshima, according to...
'Grand Theft Auto' makes $1B in record time
Grand Theft Auto V has crossed the $1 billion sales mark after three days in stores, a rate faster than any other video game, film or other entertainment product has...
Man shot dead in Queens
A 33-year-old man was shot dead in Queens and a 14-year-old boy was wounded in a Brooklyn park in separate shootings Friday night, cops said. Cops responded to a report...
Kidnap fiend used window to hang self
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cleveland kidnapper and rapist Ariel Castro committed suicide by hanging himself with a sheet attached to a window hinge in his prison cell, coroner's investigative notes show....
Subway Samaritan OK after track-shove
A gutsy student tried to save a woman from a crazed homeless person and was shoved onto the subway tracks for his effort, police said Friday. Pace University student Jered...
Disney, Bruckheimer end partnership
LOS ANGELES — The Walt Disney Co. has announced that it would not renew its first-look deal with producer Jerry Bruckheimer, bringing an end to a longtime partnership between the...
Hot debut for FireEye
The shares of cybersecurity company FireEye Inc leapt 80 percent in their trading debut on Friday in a sign of how red hot cybersecurity is on Wall Street at the...
BlackBerry to cut 4,500 jobs
TORONTO — It was once so addictive it inspired the nickname "CrackBerry." President Barack Obama confessed to being among the millions of devotees who couldn't bear to stop tapping feverishly...
Student: Class forced to re-enact slavery
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Middle school-aged students from Connecticut on a field trip last year were forced to re-enact slavery by pretending to be sold at auction and in fields...
$9.9M jury award in Brooklyn cart mishap
She won this jury award in bulk. A pain-wracked mom scored a stunning $9.9 million verdict last week after she was smacked with an out-of-control shopping cart at a Costco...
Vietnam vets get medals, 46 years later
SAN DIEGO — Two Vietnam veterans were awarded the Silver and Bronze Star medals Friday for their courage in a battle on a jungle hillside where more than 75 percent...
NFLer's son stunned that pals trashed his house
STEPHENTOWN, NY — The son of a former NFL star whose upstate home was destroyed by teens in a break-in party was devastated to learn his boyhood pals took part...
Vampire Weekend's own corner of indie rock
Dressing like a rock star is obviously something that Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig doesn’t think too much about. Arriving on stage Friday night at Barclays Center clad in a stiff...
Your guide to NYC's beer fests
Sept. 21 HUDSON RISING: Fall flavors and heritage clipper ships converge at this waterfront festival, with suds from upstate breweries (Broken Bow, Yonkers), ciders from the Hudson Valley and wines...
Raise your glass to Oktoberfest
The New York region’s craft beer scene has undergone a meteoric rise over the past few years, with dedicated specialty-beer bars and local microbreweries popping up all over. Although some...
10 brew-tiful ways to rock Oktoberfest
Meat your match To insulate your stomach, stock up on sausages from family-run Schaller & Weber in Yorkville. Try the lightly spiced, pork-and-veal weisswurst, traditionally served in the morning alongside...
Dead gators found in snake-guy's lair
The Long Island snake merchant who had 850 live serpents in his garage also kept alligator carcasses in his freezer. Richard Parrinello, 44, of Shirley, got a $250 ticket from...
Mayor rips stop-frisk judge over 'killed' kids
Mayor Bloomberg said on Friday that he was alarmed by the rise in shootings that followed a federal judge’s ruling against the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy — and he fears the...
'Addicted' Biden niece blames veep pressure
Uncle Joe is making her life a living hell. Friends say Caroline Biden is a “hot mess” with a history of booze and pill addiction — and she blames it...
Dolan: 'Thank God' for pope's new tone
You go, pontiff! Timothy Cardinal Dolan on Friday cheered Pope Francis’ declaration that the church has become “obsessed” with abortion, homosexuality and contraception. “He wants to shake us up. He’s...
Goldman Sachs banker charged with rape
A butt-naked Goldman Sachs managing director shoved his way into a bathroom at his flashy Hamptons rental and raped a young Irish seasonal worker, prosecutors said Friday. Jason Lee, 37,...
Lucky A-Rod passes Gehrig for grand slam mark
Considering the circumstances, Alex Rodriguez might consider himself the luckiest man on the face of this baseball earth. A-Rod passed Lou Gehrig Friday night with the 24th grand slam of...
Yankees' CC bounces back with gritty start
CC Sabathia had lost his previous two starts and hadn’t resembled the ace he is expected to be for most of the season. He changed form Friday night, coming up...
Wright homers in return as Mets beat Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Now the Mets know what they were missing. David Wright wasted all of one pitch Friday night before making nearly as dramatic a return as the Mets could...
Mets call up Wilfredo Tovar
PHILADELPHIA — Just when Wilfredo Tovar thought his season was over, he is getting to wear a major league uniform for the first time. The 22-year-old infielder had already returned...
Icahn can't sell Herbalife
It looks like billionaire investor Carl Icahn will have to keep drinking those Herbalife shakes a while longer. Shares in the nutritional supplements company dropped 5.1 percent Friday in a...
Super models stung by Lipman closure
The surprise closure of luxury ad agency Lipman could leave some fashion stars a bit thin in the wallet. A source told The Post that super model Kate Moss and...
LI broker risks it all for just $8,824
A 39-year-old Long Island investment adviser is in hot water and could lose his license after allegedly trading on an insider tip on a $3.6 billion pharmaceutical deal — info...
News Corp. posts quarterly profit
News Corp. returned to profitability in the year ended June 30 as revenue climbed 2.7 percent. The publishing company, which owns the Wall Street Journal and The Post, reported a...
Deal in $300M heiress fortune
The warring beneficiaries of late copper heiress Huguette Clark’s $300 million fortune reached a tentative settlement Friday, with her distant relatives getting $34 million while her long-term nurse would have...