October 5, 2013
Man claims auctioned Basquiat drawing was stolen
Back off my Basquiat! A Manhattan man claims he is the rightful owner of a Jean-Michel Basquiat drawing that raked in $627,000 at a Christie’s auction. Francesco Pellizzi, 73, says...
Rutgers blows big lead before winning in 3OT
DALLAS — Rutgers freshman Justin Goodwin still had fresh legs in the seventh period of football. As a result, he was able to break SMU tackles on the way to...
What will Nets do when Kidd messes up again?
DURHAM, N.C. — Everyone knew this was coming, of course, so it wasn’t like the men who run the Nets had to be knocked over with a feather when the...
Giants at crossroads of believe and bereave
This is a quote from Sugar Ray Robinson, and it is read to Antrel Rolle: “To be champ, you have to believe in yourself when nobody else will.” It unleashes...
Red Sox 'Pap' off again on Rays for 2-0 lead
BOSTON — John Lackey has watched David Ortiz wreak destruction on playoff opponents before. He finally got a chance to see it from the same dugout. “I like it a...
How one cop just missed rescuing Elizabeth Smart
She could have been saved so much sooner. Elizabeth Smart, the young Mormon girl kidnapped in 2002 and held hostage for nine months, was spotted by a homicide detective two...
Full service returning on New Haven line
Full service will return to Metro-North’s New Haven train line starting Monday after a 12-day power failure, MTA officials said. A broken Con Edison feeder cable knocked out an eight-mile...
Time is now for NHL to outlaw fighting
LOS ANGELES — Have you ever noticed how the most ardent defenders of fighting in hockey either resort to name-calling or fall back on the tired refrain about it always...
Peyton's Broncos could go undefeated
We may as well call him Perfect Peyton, because he is playing the position of quarterback better than anyone has played it at any time, in any era. Perfect Peyton...
Dear John: The Fed will never stop quantitative easing
Dear John: Why don’t you tell your readers the truth? The reason the Federal Reserve will never stop quantitative easing is [that] it can’t. This whole thing is a lie to...
Carlos Beltran would 'listen' to Mets offer
PITTSBURGH — Carlos Beltran will be all ears if the Mets want to make him an offer this offseason. The All-Star outfielder didn’t leave New York on the best of...
Kidd's college highlight was Duke upset
DURHAM, N.C. — When you first walk into the basketball practice facility at Duke University, your eye immediately is drawn to the banners adorning the wall. In a manner that...
Woodson hoping his defense never rests
Mike Woodson was going through a defensive “skull” session toward the end of the Knicks’ practice Saturday afternoon. It was more of a walk-through than anything, with players slowly reviewing...
Thousands of NYC residents still living in foreclosed homes
Thousands of metro-area residents are still living in their foreclosed homes, even after ownership has reverted to the bank. In its first look at the phenomenon, foreclosure research firm RealtyTrac...
Rays ace could be prize of offseason
BOSTON — This was a late Sunday morning a few days before the July 31 trade deadline. Joe Maddon and I sat in the visiting dugout at Yankee Stadium and...
Mattingly's questionable moves might have cost Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — We will see Sunday night if the Dodgers have Donnie Baseball’s back. The Dodgers cannot afford to lose this series to the Braves, if they do, there’s...
Ireland voters reject plan to abolish Senate
DUBLIN — Irish voters rejected a government plan to abolish the country's much-criticized Senate, a surprise result Saturday that dealt a blow to Prime Minister Enda Kenny. Kenny had personally...
Duke excursion gave Nets chance to bond
DURHAM, N.C. — After spending the past several days away from the hustle and bustle of the New York metropolitan area for training camp, the Nets wrapped up their five-day...
New Yorkers unprepared, unconfident for retirement
The New York City area continues to rank near the bottom in retirement readiness among the nation’s 30 largest cities. The Big Apple ranks 25th in the poll, which measures...
Islanders blow 2-0 lead, fall to Blue Jackets
This point, this one doesn’t exactly feel good. The Islanders spent the majority of Saturday night delighting their 16,170 fans at the sold-out Coliseum, using the home opener as a...
'Laptop lawsuit' rapper files for bankruptcy
It’s no money, mo’ problems for Harvard-educated rapper Ryan Leslie. The Manhattan-based musician filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy last month in an effort to ditch his debts, including a $1.180...
Post-Louis Vuitton life won't be easy for Marc Jacobs
Marc Jacobs makes cutting-edge clothes, but he’s playing catch-up when it comes to building a fashion empire. The 47-year-old designer, thought by many critics to be the most talented of...
Axed nurse claims female colleague propositioned her
This Nurse Ratched has a thing for cleavage. An axed registered nurse claims she was ogled, smacked on the rear and repeatedly propositioned by a senior female colleague — who...
Red Bulls tie, clinch playoff spot
When Tim Cahill’s cultured last-ditch header floated over New England keeper Matt Reis and into the net, the Red Bulls had pulled out a 2-2 draw that clinched a playoff...
Twitter IPO debut at fork in the road
Can Twitter describe why investors should buy its IPO in 140 characters or fewer? Apparently that’s not an issue right now for the microblogging site, which is looking to raise...
Shutdown is warm-up act for debt-ceiling fight
Over the last five years since the financial crisis, American families have been forced to tighten their purse strings and balance their own budgets more than they ever have had...
World Cup host Brazil worth a closer look
For an ongoing and deadly serious news story, the Edward Snowden/US intelligence leaks saga often seems loaded with slapstick comedy. For example, Snowden’s revelations that the US has spied on...
Guest stars abound on returning series
The guest stars are already out in force as returning series fight for your attention: “Hawaii Five-0” (Friday, 9 p.m., CBS) Jorge Garcia is the latest “Lost” alum to make...
Julia Ormond casts a spell on 'Witches'
In Lifetime’s “Witches of East End,” premiering tonight at 10 p.m., Julia Ormond stars as Joanna Beauchamp, a witch with two daughters, a wacky sister and an evil clone. The...
Don't miss: A preview of the week's top shows
'ARROW' RETURNS In the season premiere of “Arrow,” Diggle (David Ramsey) and Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) travel to Lian Yu in search of Oliver (Stephen Amell), who left Starling City...
High hopes for Allison Janey's two new series
When Allison Janney drove to work to start filming her CBS comedy “Mom,” she felt like Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard” in the scene where Desmond returns to the studio...
200 episodes in, is 'Grey's' still McDreamy?
On a glittering ballroom set in LA, the “Grey’s Anatomy” cast huddles, trying to do the latest American dance craze. Sara Ramirez is flailing her arms and wildly shaking her...
Laid-off Newsweek employees bid farewell in cheeky e-mails
On the same day that the first digital edition of Newsweek under new owner IBT Media appeared, some of the 20 laid-off workers from the old shop at IAC/Interctive Corp....
How close is 'Captain Phillips' to the real thing?
And you thought your job stank. Back in 2009, Capt. Richard Phillips was going about his business piloting a cargo ship bound for Kenya when four armed Somali pirates boarded,...
50 shoes under $500
Pumps, boots and loafers for the fall for a great price
New game show lets you hook up single friends
It's a recent Sunday night at a hip Brooklyn venue and, like any typical evening, hormones are raging, and singles in their 20s and early 30s are on the prowl....
Disney World gets twisted makeover in horror film
When Randy Moore went to Disney World, he brought a camera, as so many people do. Only he wasn’t making a home movie on his little Canon 5D Mark II....
Sexy stockings line gaining celebrity following
A young Brooklyn designer’s sexy hosiery has caught the attention of Madonna, Rihanna and Alessandra Ambrosio. Beyoncé even has a custom-made, nude-colored set of Erica M stockings. Erica M’s designs,...
Biker beatdown was 6-on-1 attack
One biker shattered the Range Rover’s window, then five or six more dragged the driver out, pummeling his head and body with fists, boots and helmets. A week after a...
Magazines becoming replaced by high-priced ‘bookazines'
The number of magazine launches is dropping, but the market for bookazines — high-priced one-shot special issues costing $10 or more — is on the rise. That’s the observation of...
Ann-Margret dishes on sexy legacy
She starred in “Kitten with a Whip” — but these days, actress Ann-Margret’s the woman with the daredevil pussycat. “Hold on a moment, please,” she tells The Post. “My cat...
Guns N' Roses' Slash now makes horror flicks
In the horror film “Nothing Left to Fear,” which hit theaters Friday, a sense of adventure proves to be the kiss of — well, we don’t want to spoil it...
BMG injects $150M into NYC talent shop
Just call him See More Green. Primary Wave’s boss, Larry Mestel, hit the jackpot last month when BMG spent $150 million for a controlling stake in his music publishing venture....
A-Rod enlists a convicted drug dealer to beat MLB
The key witness going to bat for Alex Rodriguez in his shocking suit against Major League Baseball is an ex-con who did hard time for weapons and drug possession. Robert...
Cinnabon president worked as Hooters waitress
Cinnabon’s 35-year-old chief, Kat Cole, has always worked on the naughtier side of the food industry. Before being named Cinnabon president three years ago, where she oversees a business with...
Rupert Grint takes on Cheetah Crome in 'CBGB'
The rule with rock ’n’ roll movies is to tell the legend. But, as Cheetah Chrome of 1970s punk band the Dead Boys tells The Post, the myth of how...
Daniel Boulud's former stars vie for his approval
Daniel Boulud has been a shining light of the NYC dining scene since opening Daniel, his first restaurant here, 20 years ago. And working in one of his seven Manhattan...
How pets grieve when their furry friends die
When Adam Marsh lost his 6-year-old Pomeranian, Astor, to lung disease in June, he wasn’t the only one in their downtown apartment devastated by the death. Marsh’s other dog, Cooper,...
Top 5 ways to date a diplomat
According to intriguing internationalists at the World Bar. “Keep it classy and say, ‘I’ve seen London, I’ve seen France, can I see your underpants?’ ” — Miranda “Ask, ‘Interested in...
Meet Market: Georgia peach seeks guy with courtside seats
Mallory, 27, is a thoughtful Upper East Side gal seeking a gentleman — Southern or not — who can remember to DVR her favorite shows. Cookie-cutter Mallory can easily devour an...
This week's couple: Last legs
Try something new: Always good advice, but especially for those who are single and dating. So we sent John, 25, and Emily 24, out to do exactly that at Malbec...
IBM now employs more workers in India than US
The sun is rising in India for America’s outsourced jobs. But it’s a bad sign for New York’s dwindling middle-class workforce, say labor analysts. New York’s labor markets are in...
In my Library: André Leon Talley
Few loom taller in haute-couture circles than André Leon Talley, and not just because he’s 6-foot-6. A front-row fixture at fashion shows in New York, Paris and Milan for a...
Famous attorney a bemused witness to celebrity
Alan Dershowitz worries the first line of his obituary will be that he was a celebrity lawyer and uncritical defender of Israel. Maybe so, but at least his new memoir...
Four Kenya attack suspects named
NAIROBI, Kenya — A military spokesman on Saturday confirmed the names of four men implicated in the attack on an upscale mall in Kenya's capital last month, an assault that...
Which workers will survive the robot age?
In the next two decades, 47% of US jobs are at risk of being automated away, an alarming Oxford study found last week. But computers create as well as destroy...
It's obvious why people don't trust ObamaCare
If you’re puzzled why ObamaCare is so polarizing, consider how a law that’s ostensibly about fairness — health care for all — can be so unfair. Favored groups like unions...
Discrimination lawsuit against Hasidic stores silly
Exhibiting a complete lack of common sense, the city’s Human Rights Commission is determined to take seven Hasidic-owned stores in Brooklyn to trial for the high crime of requiring modest...
Girardi mulling Yankees' contract offer
After making Joe Girardi an offer to remain the Yankees manager on Friday, the Yankees still were waiting for an answer on Saturday. According to a person familiar with the...
Bloomberg shouldn't use private e-mail for public issues
Just how private are private e-mail accounts? That’s become a hot issue in New York. For good reason: It’s a convenient way for government officials to avoid creating a public...
Giants lose CB Aaron Ross for season
The Giants lost another key player Saturday when cornerback Aaron Ross was placed on season-ending injured reserve with a back issue. Ross started the past two games in place of...
Knicks' Kenyon OK with plan for more rest
Kenyon Martin is at odds with Mike Woodson. The coach said his goal is for the Knicks to be a top-10 defensive team.“I told him top-five,” Martin said Saturday after...
Douglas-Roberts out to earn spot on Knicks roster
The odds are long for a roster spot, but ex-Net Chris Douglas-Roberts is approaching Knicks training camp the only way he knows. “Just play hard, do what I do. Be...
Plane crashes near University of Florida football game
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Two people are hospitalized after a small plane towing a banner crashed near tailgaters gathered for the Florida football game against Arkansas. University of Florida Police Chief...
Jets wary of ageless TE Tony Gonzalez
It does not take much to jog Rex Ryan’s memory when it comes to Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez. The Jets coach has faced Gonzalez just once as a head...
This week's must-read books
Dallas 1963 by Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis (Twelve) Among the millions of words written to mark 50 years since the JFK assassination, this book by a pair of Texan...
The family behind Derek Jeter's famous bat
ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. — One Hall of Fame career. One model of bat. One family’s baseball legacy. Leslie Wayne Pinkham came so close to playing in the majors in the 1950s,...
Tragedy inspires Michigan-bound NJ football star
It was the most traumatic night of his life, and also the most important. Jabrill Peppers, the All-American, do-it-all gridiron superstar from Paramus Catholic High School in northern New Jersey,...
Colts QB faces stiff test vs. Seattle
Peyton Manning might be riding an incredible hot streak in Denver, but it’s not as if his old team is struggling with his successor. The Colts enter Sunday’s test with...
Surging Red Bulls on verge of playoff berth
Red Bull star Thierry Henry has done a lot of winning in his career, from the Premier League to the Champions League to the World Cup. But the French striker...
Giants simply need more from Eli Manning
His big brother has been making a mockery of defenses, performing as if he is giving a clinic at the Manning Passing Academy. Eli Manning is 0-4. Which means it...
Female alcohol abuse is a 'global epidemic'
Alcohol abuse is rising in much of the developed world — and in many countries, female drinkers are driving that growth. This is global: the richer the country, the fewer...
No easy fix for 0-4 Steelers
The city of Pittsburgh is having a “Bizarro World’’ Seinfeld moment. The Pirates own the town and the Steelers stink. Pittsburgh’s major league baseball stadium, PNC Park, sits just a...
Old defensive habits die hard for Rangers
LOS ANGELES — There was Ryan McDonagh, taking a puck on the jaw before the three-minute mark of the first period of the first game. There was Brian Boyle, twice...
Fordham thumps Lehigh to go 6-0
Contrary to popular belief, New York football isn’t dead. The Jets and the Giants seasons may appear over before November, but Fordham is just getting started. The undefeated Rams’ best...
MSG reporter gives lowdown on stylish hoopers
Jill Martin, the MSG Network’s celebrity Knicks reporter, came out with her third fashion book this past summer — “Weekend Makeover.’’ Martin, who also is the fashion correspondent for “The...
Jets likely to have WR Hill vs. Falcons
It looks as if the Jets will have wide receiver Stephen Hill in the lineup Monday night against the Falcons. The second-year receiver officially was listed as probable. He suffered...
Thief swipes more than 600 pumpkins from farm
This thief was out of his gourd. More than 600 pumpkins were stolen from a Long Island farm last week, just as the autumn tourist season kicks off. No one...
Witt's NFL picks Week 5
SUNDAY Ravens (+3) over DOLPHINS: Still respect Dolphins, but Ravens defense frequently came up big against Buffalo, and QBs who take down in the neighborhood of $20 mill a year...
'Drunk' woman critical after falling out of cab's window
Two pedestrians are in critical condition after they were nearly killed in separate incidents in Manhattan authorities said. A man was severely injured when he was struck by a hit...
DA won't prosecute MTA worker accused of being get away driver
The Queens District Attorney's office is declining to prosecute an off-duty MTA bus driver accused of acting as a get away driver for a pal who allegedly robbed a woman...
The Pentagon orders 400K back to work
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is ordering most of its approximately 400,000 furloughed civilian employees back to work. The decision by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is based on a Pentagon legal...
Abusive, violent teachers let off the hook
A male teacher touched middle-school girls, stroked their hair and told one, “You’re so beautiful.” A special-ed instructor smacked children with a broomstick. A second-grade teacher had kids wash their...
Rangers' Miller demoted to make room for 'Fast' rookie
LOS ANGELES — Not so Fast about Jesper coming out of the Rangers’ lineup to accommodate Ryan Callahan’s expected return on Monday here against the Kings. For rather than scratch...
Black Panther dies 3 days after release from 42-year solitary stint
NEW ORLEANS — A 71-year-old man who spent more than four decades in solitary confinement in Louisiana died Friday, less than a week after a judge freed him and granted...
Man who set self ablaze on National Mall dies
WASHINGTON — A man who set himself on fire on the National Mall in the U.S. capital has died of his injuries, which were so severe that authorities will have...
Furloughed workers will get back pay
WASHINGTON — Their government has failed to keep the doors open and has told federal workers to stay off the job as the political parties fight over spending and health...
Obama: I'd consider changing Redskins' name
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says that if he owned the Washington Redskins, he would "think about changing" the team name, wading into the controversy over a football nickname that...
Obamacare site to go down 'for repairs'
WASHINGTON -- It's not the sign the Obama administration wants people to see on its health overhaul website: Down for repairs. Using overnight hours this weekend to debug the system,...
Off-duty cop busted in fatal hit-run
A boozed-up, off-duty NYPD cop was charged with vehicular manslaughter for fatally ramming into a St. George Ferry Terminal dock worker Friday morning, police said. William Hemphill, 51, was at...
Poll: 90 percent of US fed up with Washington
Nearly 90 percent of Americans are fed up with Washington, a CBS News poll found on Friday — with 43 percent describing themselves as “angry,” up 13 points since March...
Reggie Jackson denies disparaging quote about Munson
Reggie Jackson insists in his new autobiography that he never disparaged Thurman Munson in an attention-grabbing Sport magazine report 36 years ago, a claim the author immediately denied. Jackson also...
Scherzer, Cabrera lead Tigers past A’s
OAKLAND, Calif. — After watching Max Scherzer breeze through a dominant playoff opener, Detroit closer Joaquin Benoit began talking big. “We took the first step,” Benoit said. “It’s great. I feel...
Man gunned down in apartment lobby
A man was found shot to death in the lobby of a Brooklyn apartment building Friday night, authorities said. The 26-year old man was found at about 5:49 p.m. with...
Two struck by cars in Queens
Two people are fighting for their lives after being struck by vehicles at around the same time in separate incidents in Queens Friday night, cops said. A 65-year old woman...
Hunt for mugger in beating of elderly man
Cops are searching for a suspect who viciously beat an elderly man for his iPhone in The Bronx. The 69-year old man was approached by Tyler Simmerman, 22, on St....
Twitter may look to double IPO to $2B
Now this is operation fast and furious. Twitter is racing toward the year’s most eagerly awaited stock market debut with plans to start its roadshow for prospective investors in New...