October 29, 2010
'Shore' star Angelina Pivarnick attacked in Staten Island
Former "Jersey Shore" cast member Angelina Pivarnick and a girlfriend became target practice today when a group of haters attacked them inside a trendy Staten Island Mall boutique, cops said....
Brooklyn landlord charged in tenant’s killing
A Brooklyn landlord has been charged in the shooting death of her 55-year-old tenant. Jacqueline Wesley-Rosa pleaded not guilty at her arraignment Friday on murder and weapon charges. Prosecutors say...
Girardi, Yankees make return official
Joe Girardi and the Yankees made it official Friday, announcing a new three-year deal to keep him as manager. There never seemed to be a question of whether Girardi would...
'Angels in America' needs to slay us
What I want to see is a far-sighted director like Robert Lepage tackle "Angels in America" at the Park Avenue Armory. Because the current Signature's revival (my review here) is far too...
Jets' Slauson isn't scared anymore
Matt Slauson always believed he would be the Jets’ starting left guard. Being able to adequately replace Alan Faneca and not be the weak link on the offensive line was...
Saturday recipe corner! It's easy being green with beans this good
City Tech isn’t just about technology. If you’re looking to brush up on cooking skills, or even just looking for new ideas, the continuing education is offering special culinary classes...
Hand injury will keep Josefson out of Devils game: report
Rookie center Jacob Josefson will not play for the Devils on Friday against the Ducks due to an injured hand, NJ.com reports.Josefson was slashed on the hand then fell on...
Officials release details of death about Brooklyn toddler
A severely malnourished and abused 4-year-old girl found dead in her Brooklyn apartment last month — weighing just 18 pounds — died of drug poisoning, blunt impact injuries, malnutrition and...
Here it is: Our annual 'free flu shot' story!
It’s time to get your flu shot — after all, state Sen. Daniel Squadron has gotten his.The Brooklyn Heights Democrat will co-sponsor another round of gratis vaccinations next Monday, Nov....
NFL Superstars Invade Victoria's Secret PINK
If you are either a fan of hot football players or sexy lingerie models, be sure to high tail it to the Victoria's Secret PINK Soho store this Monday from 6:30...
Three NYC high-end cocaine dealers busted by cops
Charlie Sheen isn't the only one now with powder on his face. Three high-end drug dealers were cooling their heels behind bars yesterday after police smashed their door-to-door cocaine delivery...
Late-night comics happy to joke about Barack Obama
Late-night comics are over any initial reluctance to make President Barack Obama the butt of their jokes. The Center for Media and Public Affairs found that Obama was the most...
Mobster-turned-informant gets time served, witness protection
Former Bonanno crime family underboss Salvatore Vitale, who switched sides to become one of the most helpful government informers in U.S. mafia history, was sentenced Friday to time served and...
Long Island businessman admits to $413M Ponzi scheme
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A New York businessman has pleaded guilty to charges he orchestrated a $413 million Ponzi scheme that victimized thousands of clients. Nicholas Cosmo pleaded guilty to...
Mets unveil Alderson as GM
Calling it "really the best job available in baseball,” Sandy Alderson was introduced as Mets GM on Friday afternoon at Citi Field. The new executive said the Mets are shooting...
Packers DE Jenkins plans to play vs. Jets
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Packers defensive end Cullen Jenkins is cautiously optimistic he will play Sunday against the Jets. Jenkins had limited practice Friday after passing tests for a calf...
Mistrial declared in LI 'hit mom' case
A judge today declared a mistrial in the case of a Long Island mom who is charged with trying to hire a "hit man" to kill her husband. The judge...
Nets' Outlaw has something to prove
The Nets were saying they have to help Travis Outlaw. But Outlaw was pointing fingers only at himself. “I should have brought a little more energy to the game. When...
Packers LB Bishop gets to start over
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Packers linebacker Desmond Bishop is making the most of a second chance to be a starter. Bishop started one game in 2008 after Nick Barnett went...
Bloomberg met with aide on sham campaign funds: DA
A veteran campaign operative accused of stealing $1.1 million from Mayor Bloomberg during last year's mayoral campaign met personally with the mayor a few days before collecting the money, according...
Favre game-time decision for Vikings after limited practice
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Brett Favre’s healing ability has been tested before. It’s headed for another down-to-the-wire finish. The latest will-he-or-won’t-he drama in Favre’s 20-year career continued Friday when Minnesota...
Knicks' Gallinari has pain in shooting wrist
BOSTON – Knicks forward Danilo Gallinari admitted his shooting wrist is in discomfort, but does not believe it was the reason he shot bricks in Toronto on opening night Wednesday...
Granny-mugging teen busted in Staten Island
A granny-mugging teenaged goon from Staten Island has been busted for snatching purses from seniors after tossing his elderly prey to the ground, authorities said. Matthew Broadhead, 16, of Stapleton,...
Jenn Sterger’s TV show canceled
Jenn Sterger’s TV show has been thrown off the air. The former New York Jets hostess has been featured in “The Daily Line,” but Versus has canceled the irreverent sports...
This Washington crossing needs Gen. Jeff!
Jeff Sherman has been hit by a car at the intersection of Washington and Atlantic avenues for the last time!The Prospect Heights resident is so angry about the death trap...
Juror in Conn. home invasion case dismissed after derogatory comment
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Connecticut man convicted of a deadly home invasion was portrayed Friday by his defense as someone who took pains to avoid confrontations and as a...
Christensen struggling to find role on Rangers
It's a vicious cycle for Erik Christensen, whose unique combination of skill, unrealized potential and insecurity could ultimately find the 26-year-old center spun out of a Rangers uniform with the...
Bieber to debut music video during World Series
Game 3 of the World Series will be targeted to teenyboppers, thanks to Justin Bieber. Major League Baseball says Bieber will debut the music video for his song "Never Say...
Economists agree economy sucks
A survey of 200 economics bloggers from the Kaufman Foundation turned up lots of differences of opinion, but on one issue there was near unanimity: Ninety-nine percent of respondents are pessimistic...
Starr report
CNN’s “Parker Spitzer” continues to struggle in the viewership department. The talking head show, co-hosted by Kathleen Parker and Eliot Spitzer, premiered Oct. 4. In its first three weeks, it...
Bronx gas station attendant killed in robbery
Confronted after he grabbed a candy bar at a Bronx gas station and announced a robbery, a crazed gunman opened fire, killing one attendant and wounding another, cops said. The...
Judge sentences DWI mom to four to 12 years in prison
An anguished single dad dramatically pulled his dead daughter's picture from a folder and held it over his head at an emotional courtroom hearing today -- at which the Cognac-loaded...
Charlie Sheen was naked in restaurant bathroom: report
Charlie Sheen was so out of control the night he trashed a Plaza suite that at one point he ended up naked in a restaurant bathroom with cocaine all over...
Cargo planes searched after explosives found
President Obama said Friday that suspicious packages intercepted at a central England UPS facility and a Dubai FedEx distribution center contained "explosive material" and posed a "credible terrorist threat" to...
2 wounded in shooting after costume contest at Hamptons club
HAMPTON BAYS, N.Y. — Police say two people were wounded when gunfire erupted at a Hamptons nightclub following an argument between contestants in a Halloween costume contest. Southampton Town Police...
British man dies of caffeine overdose: report
A British man died after poisoning himself with two spoonfuls of caffeine powder bought over the internet, local media reported Friday. Michael Lee Bedford, 23, from Mansfield, central England, was...
Red Bulls open playoffs in San Jose going for broke, not draws
With the Red Bulls opening their home-and-away playoff series in San Jose on Saturday with the return leg next Thursday in Harrison -- where they have one of MLS' best...
2 students tied to Rutgers student's suicide withdraw from college
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — Two Rutgers University freshmen, accused of secretly broadcasting a classmate's sexual encounter online, have withdrawn from the school. The classmate later committed suicide. Attorney Steven Altman...
Nearly 50 percent of Americans are for legal pot
According to Gallup, 46 percent of Americans favor legalizing pot. Doesn't that suggest that if California's Prop 19, the ballot initiative to legalize marijuana, passes that other states will follow...
More shots fired at Marine Corps museum outside Washington, DC: report
Cops were hunting a gunman Friday after more shots were fired at the National Marine Corps Museum in Triangle, Va., local media reported. The shooting overnight Thursday followed three other...
DWI mom faces sentencing in drunken driving crash
A mother is scheduled for sentencing after she admitted drunkenly driving a station wagon full of children into a New York City highway wreck that killed one of them. Carmen...
Hundreds in Mass. gather to mourn Pace football player Danroy Henry
BOSTON — He was a little boy beaming under Mickey Mouse ears. He was a driven college football player nicknamed Smooth and had a wrist tattoo that read “Family First.”...
Palestinians can't handle the truth
In a shocking (shocking!) development, a UN apparachik has spoken the truth about Palestinian refugees. And predictably the man is being attacked and condemned. Andrew Whitley, the New York Director...
Registered sex offender turns himself in on live TV in Los Angeles: report (video)
A Southern California registered sex offender who went missing after removing his ankle monitoring bracelet surrendered Thursday -- to a reporter on live TV. Valentino Rodriguez Jr., 46, approached KTLA-TV...
Black Eyed Peas accused of ripping off music for 'I Gotta Feeling' and 'Boom Boom Pow'
The Black Eyed Peas were slapped with two separate copyright infringement lawsuits Thursday in California by musicians who claim the group stole material for hit songs “I Gotta Feeling” and...
Michael Jackson's family planned to kidnap him before his death, bodyguard says: report
Michael Jackson’s family considered "kidnapping" the late pop star to combat his drug habit, his former bodyguard told the Brisbane Times on Friday. Matt Fiddes, who became friends with Jackson...
US man pleads guilty to exporting ivory to Britain
A Florida man pleaded guilty to illegally selling and exporting African ivory to the U.K. after an international undercover sting. Joseph John Puleo Jr., 55, admitted Thursday to a federal...
Eva Longoria not at fault in Hollywood car accident, police say
Police said American actress Eva Longoria was not responsible for a car accident on Hollywood Boulevard last week. Law enforcement sources said police finished their investigation into the two-car crash,...
Russia, US complete joint Afghan drug raid
Russia and the U.S. destroyed four drug laboratories in their first joint anti-drug operation in Afghanistan, Russia's top drug control official said Friday. The raid "destroyed 932 kilograms (2,055 pounds)...
Chinese court denounces Nobel Peace Prize awarded to dissident Liu Xiaobo
BEIJING — A spokesman for the Beijing court that upheld an 11-year prison sentence for Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo denounced the award on Friday in the latest indication...
Drama Mama: Spooky 'Housewives'
Mama’s putting the final touches on her spray-tanned Snooki costume before heading out to scare the trick-or-treaters. What she’ll watch as she’s rinsing away the shame: “Desperate Housewives” (Sunday, 9...
Undemocratic Democrats
What is it with the Democratic Party that competitive races and competition between candidates is anathema? This morning brings stories of President Bill Clinton pressing Democratic candidiate Kendrick Meek to drop...
San Francisco finally falls for its Giants
SAN FRANCISCO -- In the beginning, there was the belief that this city might consider itself too good for the Giants. That was especially galling to the baseball cognoscenti of...
Suspect in fatal Queens deli shooting being questioned
Police early today were questioning a suspect in the fatal shooting of a Queens bodega owner, The Post has learned. The suspect, whose name was withheld, was picked up on...
Mary Louis' O'Connor to play at NYU
Julia O’Connor had it all planned out. After living in Manhattan her whole life she wanted to get away for college and experience campus life. She spent much of September...
Giants take 2-0 Series lead over Rangers
SAN FRANCISCO — Yes, they Cain. The Giants have been America’s underdog throughout October, but are beginning to seem like a sure thing. Two more victories and they will be...
Rangers bullpen makes mess of Game 2
SAN FRANCISCO — Blood may not have been the only thing to ooze out of C.J. Wilson’s left middle finger last night. The Rangers’ chances of winning the World Series...
Giants veteran Renteria delivers another clutch Series shot
SAN FRANCISCO — Later on, it was impossible to remember what the fifth inning had felt like. Later on, as Rangers manager Ron Washington made like Buttermaker from “The Bad...
Middle management: Prep blocks way to B/Q final
Kevin Colucci had a dilemma at the beginning of the season. The St. Francis Prep coach had a handful of talented hitters, but he wasn’t quite sure how they would...
Girls soccer roundup: Fuller's PK nets Tigers PSAA crown
Darlene Crowe had a huge decision to make with plenty of choices. Her Staten Island Academy girls soccer team was just awarded a penalty kick because of a handball in...
Yankees fans want Posada benched
Jorge Posada, benched for an ALCS game this postseason, should get used to it. In an exclusive online poll conducted by nypost.com, Yankees fans overwhelmingly endorsed hot-shot catching prospect Jesus...
Happy ending: College scholarship in sight for Truman star
John Burke didn’t have to wait long for Happy Orere Amadu to make quite a first impression. The then-junior had just immigrated to the United States from Nigeria last September...
Jets are next victim of Dolan’s cable greed
In the throes of this Cablevision/FOX calamity, it figures: Sunday, when the NFC/FOX Giants are off, the Jets are home against an NFC opponent, thus the game will be on...
Stats ‘Lion’ about Redskins
Whatifsports.com’s NFL simulation engine bases its weekly predictions on the statistical inputs of thousands of NFL games. Those inputs are based on rigorous analysis of each team’s roster, depth chart...
O/U Rico
Rico went 10-4 (3-0 Best Bets) on the over/unders last week. The season record rebounded to 54-49-1 (14-7). The selections for Week 8: OVER: Jets / Packers; Lions / Redskins;...
So-so Hondo in sevens heaven
After two straight sub-.500 performances, Hondo last week took it to the next level — mediocrity — as he went an even-steven 7&7. That calls for a toast: Here’s to...
Jets' rapid re-start
Usually when my pal Steve Serby starts talking in October about the Jets going to the Super Bowl, it signals the beginning of an ugly collapse. But this time, not...
NBA experts say Knicks, Nets improved, but ...
Next year is finally here. When the calendar turned to December last year, the Knicks and Nets seasons were basically over and both teams had their eyes on the free-agent...
Bill Clinton was in Downtown — and all we got were these photos!
Former President Bill Clinton energized a standing-room-only crowd at City Tech in Downtown on Wednesday afternoon, urging the Democratic faithful to get out and vote on Nov. 2 — and...
Truly F'd in Park Slope! Someone took over popular website — and turned it into a porn site
thefutureofconeyisland.com, was hijacked and redirected to the indispensible Belgium-based porn site, sexeporno1.com.Sitt had let the site lapse like Reitman — though it’s unclear whether Reitman let it go on purpose...
'Brooklyn Girls' rock and roll Southpaw
Eat your heart out fellas, this pulse-pounder’s strictly for the gals.Smitten sapphos made a beeline for Southpaw last Saturday to press the flesh — in many cases, literally — with...
MISTRIAL! Murder trial of WABC newsman ends in deadlock
The murder trial of WABC newscaster George Weber was declared a mistrial on Wednesday — and friends and neighbors of the Carroll Gardens broadcaster were left feeling like another crime...
City: Cement will make a better Boardwalk
The test results are in — and a concrete Boardwalk is inevitable!Parks Department officials announced on Wednesday night that concrete fared far better than wood or artificial material as a...
The 'Do-Gooders' have been named!
The good news is that six Brooklynites have just won the first annual “Do Gooder” awards. The bad news? They can’t keep the prize money.But then again, these “do gooders”...
Look, Norman Rockwell was no white-bread hack
The Brooklyn Museum is about to change the way you think about Norman Rockwell.The legendary-but-easily-dismissed artist made a career out of his white-bread depictions of American life. But the new...
There will be blood
'Give me the axe! I need more guts!" No, that's not Lady Gaga stepping into a meat dress, it's what brave sheriff Rick Grimes announces to a small group of...
The original Danno dies
James MacArthur, who played Danno in the original "Hawaii Five-O," died yesterday in Florida. He was 72. MacArthur, the son of actress Helen Hayes and playwright Charles MacArthur, died of...
It's a below-average 'Jo'
So bad it's almost (but not quite) good, Dan Ireland's "Jolene" is an unusually elaborate and excruciatingly long vanity production based on a short story by E.L. Doctorow ("Ragtime") about...
Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields
I must admit that I was not familiar with musician Step hin Merritt and his group the Magnetic Fields until I watched the documentary "Strange Powers." My guilt quickly evaporated...
Inspector Bellamy
The career of the so- called Hitchcock of France, Claude Chabrol, comes to a restless rest with his final picture, the typically oblique detective film "Inspector Bellamy." The Hitchcock comparison...
'Welcome' performances
Audiences tend to avoid Kristen Stewart's non- "Twilight" movies like vampires fleeing daylight. Believe me, it's their loss. "Welcome to the Rileys," her latest, is another gritty indie drama from...
We like her, we really like her
Kristen Stewart is an extremely talented young actress who may well get an Oscar nomination some day -- if she manages to appear in a successful movie outside the "Twilight"...
'Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest' looks fierce, has no sting
The "Millennium tril ogy" -- I think it's called that because the three movies are about a thousand minutes long -- staggers to a close with the world's longest epilogue,...
Complex characters help 'Angels' take wing
Nearly two decades after it opened on Broadway -- and seven years after the HBO miniseries with Al Pacino and Meryl Streep -- Tony Kushner's "Angels in America" is considered...
Hit-man comedy delivers killer jokes
Ace British character actor Bill Nighy ("Pirate Radio") teams up with the ever-delicious Emily Blunt in Jonathan Lynn's "Wild Target," an eccentric little comic thriller filled with enough laughs that...
Kid Rock calls 'Idol' 'stupidest thing [Steven Tyler's] ever done'
Aerosmith frontman Ste ven Tyler's decision to take on "American Idol" judging duties isn't impressing his fellow Billboard chart-toppers. "I think it's the stupidest thing he's ever done in his...
Series sink
Game 1 of the World Series was down nearly 25 percent in viewership from last year's opener between the Yanks and Phillies. Wednesday's Giants-Rangers matchup, an 11-7 San Francisco victory,...
Obama 'Daily Show': Web hit
Jon Stewart's interview with President Obama is raking in viewers. The day after Obama's precedent-setting chat with "The Daily Show" host aired, Comedy Central officials are reporting that Web views...
'Spider-Man' safety scare
'Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark" is the most expensive and technically complex show ever produced on a Broadway stage. It may also turn out to be the most dangerous --...
The Kids Grow Up
Question: Who is Doug Block and why is his col lege-bound daughter, Lucy, so annoyed with him? Answer: Block is a documentary filmmaker who keeps sticking his camera in Lucy's...
Monsters
The only thing remotely scary about "Monsters" is that Magnolia is releasing this boring scare-, suspense- and gore-free horror movie (which reportedly cost less than $100,000) on Halloween weekend. It's...
Waste Land
One man's garbage is another man's art. That's the les son in Lucy Walker's fascinating documentary "Waste Land," a portrait of Vik Muniz, a successful Brazilian-born, Brooklyn-based artist. Muniz's work...
The 3 mosque-teers
So what exactly is their, um, "Game"? Mayor Bloomberg and Feisal Abdul Rauf, the imam behind the hugely controversial Ground Zero mosque, were all smiles last night as they posed...
El Loco's nuke push
If something isn't done to prevent it, we'll likely be facing an emerging nuclear threat from President Hugo Chavez's Venezuela sometime in the next 10 years. He vows that "nothing...
Bronx 'slayer' blames gal pal
A Bronx man accused of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old -- one day after the accused killer was freed from jail on domestic-violence charges -- claimed yesterday that the girlfriend he...
Caprio: He's lucky Bam won't back him
THE ISSUE: RI Democrat Frank Caprio's reaction after not receiving Obama's endorsement. *** In the past, getting an endorsement from a sitting president was a coveted prize ("Prez Caught in...
Nothing but net from rules sale
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The original rules of basketball will be auctioned off in Manhattan in December. The two pages, used by James Naismith to write the first basketball rules,...
Don't end 'don't ask, don't tell'
THE ISSUE: President Obama's decision to appeal an injunction on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." *** I agree that President Obama is handling "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" correctly ("The Right Repeal,"...
It's not about the GOP
As the electoral wave ap proaches, pundits and news analysts have morphed into meteorologists, reading the complex undercurrents that will merge and swamp Democratic politicians nationwide on Tuesday. They're all...
An endless string of broken promises
There's one big reason Democrats face disaster Tuesday: They've done almost nothing in the last two years to make anyone -- left or right -- want to vote for them....
Informer: BofA hawked risky deals to customers
Bank of America aggressively pushed complex derivatives products on customers in the midst of the financial meltdown without warning them of the substantial risks associated with them -- and even...
Mariah Carey-ing child
Sexy songstress Mariah Carey and hubby Nick Cannon yesterday confirmed that she is pregnant. The baby is due in the spring, the lovebirds said. "It's been a long, long journey,"...
SUNY eyes broken-charter fix
SUNY officials are mulling a new move that would try to turn around failing charter schools rather than just shuttering them -- an initiative that could get its first trial...
McMahon hubby joins fray
Wrestling impresario Vince McMahon -- who has largely avoided the role of political spouse and whose World Wrestling Entertainment alter ego has been on hiatus during his wife's Senate campaign...
Bush talks turkey in memoir
Saudi Arabia's angry ruler almost abandoned a Texas summit with President George W. Bush until he spotted a magical bird -- a wild turkey -- on the road near Bush's...
Sugary ad a big fat 'lie'
It seems the city's Health Department added a little fudge to its widely promoted campaign warning sugary-soda drinkers they could gain 10 pounds a year by consuming a can a...
A method to O's midterm 'madness'
WASHINGTON -- President Oba ma's next book -- titled "Nightmares of My Midterm: The Audacity of Throwing Friends Under the Bus" -- is due to hit shelves next week. On...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A fugitive gang-banger wanted for his role in a violent Crown Heights drug crew surrendered yesterday after more than two months on the run, authorities said. James Dowtin is...
Notre Dame kid's tragic last tweets
The Notre Dame student killed when a tower collapsed amid violent winds as he videotaped football practice offered terrifyingly prophetic Twitter messages shortly before plunging to his death, it was...
Wacky mistrial
A Brooklyn judge declared a bizarre mistrial yesterday after jurors failed to reach a decision in the trial of a teen accused of killing a radio newsman he met through...
Death takes a cig break
New Yorkers have been kicking butts -- and their eight-year dip in lighting up has been accompanied by a 17 percent drop in smoking-related deaths, the city reported yesterday. The...
Gov lays off 900 workers
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson said yesterday he will send layoff notices to nearly 900 state workers, including prison chaplains and motor-vehicle clerks, angering unions that didn't expect job losses before...
$25M fine for Verizon
Verizon Wireless agreed to pay a record $25 million to the US and refund at least $52.8 million to 15 million customers, ending an investigation into "mystery fees" charged to...
65% of voters would ax every Congress member
WASHINGTON -- Democrats, Republicans -- who cares? Throw all the bums out of Congress! That's what an overwhelming majority of Americans say, a new poll reveals. A Rasmussen Reports survey...
Halloween app tracks candy kids
Parents can keep kids safe from ghouls this Halloween with a new app that tracks the location of trick-or-treaters. With TrickorTracker, currently available only for Android phones, parents can receive...
HS laptops stolen
No wonder our city schools are failing; they can't keep their computers from being stolen. A prowler lifted a dozen MacBooks -- worth $12,000 -- from the HS of Arts...
Activists push to arm 14,000 delis with legal guns
Bodega and deli robbers would eat bullets under a community activist's push to put legal guns behind the markets' counters. Fernando Mateo's group, Hispanics Across America, plans to distribute gun-permit...
Business briefs
BofA suit Bank of America told customer-service reps to mislead homeowners who ask about loan modifications, ignored completed modifica tions and failed to credit payments, according to a lawsuit filed...
Hate-crime 911
A 24-hour hotline for gay and lesbian hate-crime victims who are uncomfortable calling 911 has been set up in Brooklyn, the district attorney announced yesterday. "They may not want to...
State AGs circle Wells Fargo in foreclosuregate
Wells Fargo has become both a target of US states investigating bank foreclosure practices and an example of how the mess might be cleaned up, as attorneys general from across...
TPG stays in hunt for Seagate
Private-equity firm TPG Capital has brought in a partner to replace KKR in a joint bid to buy Seagate Technology, The Post has learned. TPG is still very much in...
Chef leaves old man al 'dented'
A hotheaded gourmet chef boiled over with rage and pounded an elderly man like a veal cutlet -- for accidentally brushing up against him on a Greenwich Village sidewalk, cops...
Living in the lap
Prada shoes, Hermes handbags and Valentino dresses are selling briskly, as are shares of the companies that own those luxury brands. French luxury conglomerate PPR said yesterday its sales in...
DiNapoli in 'pay to play'
Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's campaign has reaped more than $340,000 from law firms seeking legal work from his agency, The Post has learned. The massive sum from firms that represent --...
$140M suit vs. invest crook
He was already facing up to 12 years in federal lockup for swindling his clients, and now disgraced money manager to the rich and famous Ken Starr can add a...
Hubby's revenge
A Long Island man whose estranged wife is on trial for trying to hire a "hit man" to kill him got some overdue payback yesterday -- testifying at her attempted...
Halliburton shares slip on oil slick
Halliburton Co., the world's second-largest oilfield-services provider, fell the most in five months after a government report said the company recommended to seal BP's Gulf of Mexico well was unstable...
Key pols scratched at Big A
Yesterday's groundbreaking for the long-awaited video-slot casino complex at Aqueduct Race Track couldn't escape the whiff of scandal. Even with key Democratic leaders implicated in a bid-rigging probe conspicuously absent,...
Teachers 'pretty' costly
They're real beauts. Teachers in Buffalo spent nearly $9 million in taxpayer money on beauty treatments such as chemical peels and laser hair removal last year, officials said yesterday. The...
Quiet day in TV spat
As the standoff between Cablevision and Fox entered its 14th day, no new carriage agreement talks between the two companies were scheduled. The dispute has resulted in the network pulling...
French 'ki$$ed off' Hamptons rent
How déclassé. A fussy French financier ran out on a $165,000 rental bill for a luxury Southampton home, court papers charge. Matthieu Pigasse had agreed to rent the $20 million,...
Carl $lipped aunt's home to mistress
While serving as his incapacitated aunt's financial guardian, Carl Paladino engineered a series of sales of her home -- including to the employee who would become his mistress. Legal experts...
Google yearns to make YouTube a TV network
YouTube wants to be the boob tube. Google is pitching YouTube not only as a popular Web destination, but as a content channel to have a place in the living...
Anna Nicole convictions
LOS ANGELES -- A jury yesterday convicted Anna Nicole Smith's psychiatrist, Khristine Eroshevich, and boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, of conspiracy counts, but acquitted the doctor who prescribed drugs for the...
NY women tell City Council of catcall horrors
Vulgar catcalls and come-ons that are more suited for X-rated movies than city streets are a common frustration for New York women, victims said yesterday at a City Council hearing....
47 schools marked as Grade A failures
City officials yesterday earmarked 47 troubled schools for the chopping block -- including 16 identified for the first time as failing. Two of the newly flagged schools opened only in...
Knives flying at Bon Appétit
A big behind-the-scenes food fight doomed Carol Smith's short, six-month run as the publishing director of Bon Appetit -- the latest sign of upheaval in the always turbulent executive ranks...
'Strangler' Miranda tactic
The admitted killer of a Pace University student wants his confession tossed -- claiming cops got it by interrogating him without reading him his Miranda rights. But prosecutors countered in...
When principle matters
It's hard to think of a bigger mistake vot ers can make next week than to return control of the state Senate to the Democratic brigands now running it --...
Just a matter of time
Another American Qaeda-wannabe has been arrested, this one charged with plotting to bomb the DC metro system. Farooque Ahmed, 34, is the second would-be martyr arrested in a week --...
Dump DiNapoli
Not only did pay-to-play shenanigans at the state comptroller's office con tinue after Alan Hevesi was evicted, it's worse than anyone knew. All the more reason, then, to give the...
911 call in 'red auto' slay horror
The wife and daughter of a man fatally shot on a Queens highway, allegedly by a lunatic on a booze-and cocaine-fueled rampage, relived the horror yesterday as prosecutors played a...
Liberalism in the genes
And you thought your parents had nothing to do with your political beliefs. Scientists claim they've identified a "liberal gene" that's hot-wired into your DNA, according to a research paper...
Penthouse won't use $tash to buy Playboy
Penthouse owner Marc Bell has won financial backing to expand his adult-content empire -- but don't expect a big deal with Playboy. The tech-entrepreneur-turned-porn-king opened the kimono yesterday, revealing he...
Icahn's double trouble
The Lionsgate-MGM drama is turning into a Hollywood thriller that few in the entertainment capital would believe is real. Twenty-four hours before MGM creditors will vote on a possible management...
Blackstone exec: Deals are pricey
Won't overpay. The market looks too frothy for some private-equity firms. Tony James, president of the PE giant the Blackstone Group, said the prices some firms are paying to win...
Charlie Sheen's XXX-film gal leads double life
Christina Walsh is a sweet, "conservative" Irish lass from The Bronx. Capri Anderson is a smokin' hot porn star who loves to get nasty with lesbian lovers on California video...
Nintendo hit by weak Wii
Nintendo, the world's largest maker of video-game players, saw second-quarter profits fall 15 percent as sales of Wii consoles and DS handheld players slumped. Profit fell to $285 million in...
Feds going to bat for Mafia 'super rat' Sal
In the world of New York's five families, "Good Looking Sal" might be considered a "super rat." Seven years ago, Bonanno crime family underboss Salvatore Vitale violated his omerta, switched...
Rape-text suspect is acquitted in stunner
A convict busted after he texted the woman he was accused of raping to ask her for a date was acquitted of all charges yesterday. Timothy West, 26, embraced his...
Pace slay car clues
Nothing in the car of a Pace University football player killed by police in Westchester County shows he was out to cause trouble, one of his family's lawyers said yesterday....
Dispatches from the campaign trail
Gop comptroller candidate Harry Wilson is campaigning jointly with Republican attorney-general candidate Dan Donovan in the final days before the election. And noticeably absent is GOP gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino....
Duo executed at Queens cemetery
Like a scene from a gangster movie, a man and woman were found shot to death execution-style in the front seat of a car that was left parked and running...
Charlie's gal 'goes' for 12G
She comes easy -- but not cheap. Bad-boy actor Charlie Sheen promised $12,000 to a hot New York porn star for sex -- but trashed his Plaza hotel suite in...
Clothes call for LT at courthouse
Giants legend Lawrence Taylor must have been concerned that a Rockland judge would flag him for being out of uniform yesterday at a hearing to discuss his pending trial on...
Muslim helped thwart DC subway-terror plot
WASHINGTON -- The tip that led to the FBI's DC subway bomb-plot sting came from a source in the Muslim community, law-enforcement officials said yesterday. That tip in early January...
Sunday's Best
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWSTEVE SERBYMARK CANNIZZAROPAUL SCHWARTZTIM BONTEMPSJETS 6 (42½) Packers (Sunday, 1:00, FOX)Jets★ Jets★ JetsPackersJetsx- 49ers 1 (41½) Broncos (1:00)49ersBroncos49ersBroncos★ BroncosCOWBOYS 6½ (42½) Jaguars (1:00)CowboysCowboysJaguarsCowboysJaguarsLIONS 2½...
Sports shorts
NFL: Favre misses 2nd practiceBrett Favre missed his second straight day of practice for the Vikings yesterday, but walked around the facility without the oversized boot that had been protecting...
Islanders send top pick back to juniors
When it gets down to it, the harsh reality is that Nino Niederreiter is not John Tavares or Josh Bailey. Nor is this the same Islanders team that Tavares stuck...
Giants place Kiwanuka on season-ending IR
As recently as last week, Mathias Kiwanuka said he was "absolutely" sure he would play again this season, confident that the herniated cervical disk that forced him out after three...
Chandler could be Knicks' version of Cano
You see the flashes of potential, those moments where his talent is clearly obvious. It's just not marginal talent either. It's the kind of talent that can dominate a game...
5 questions for ...Tony Siragusa
Fox analyst Tony Siragusa talks about the surging Jets, who play the Packers this week, and Giants with The Post's Justin Terranova. And the former Ravens DT explains why Rex...
Rangers' forward lines in flux
Rangers forward Artem Anisimov, who was cleared by the medical staff following yesterday's MRI exam on the right ankle he injured in blocking a second-period shot on Wednesday that sidelined...
Jets prepared for Packers 'psycho' defense
The Jets will be up against a pair of psychos when they play the Packers on Sunday at the Meadowlands. One of the Packers' favorite defensive schemes is called "psycho,"...
'Melo drama in Denver now soap opera
Here we are, just a scant few days into the season, and unlike those infuriatingly relentless campaign ads, I promise not to go negative. No need; so many others have...
With Joe's deal done, Yankees turn to Derek, Mo -- and Cliff
SAN FRANCISCO -- With Joe Girardi off their to-do list, the Yankees have turned their attention to solidifying the coaching staff, re-signing Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, and formulating a...
Selig happy Mets hired Alderson
SAN FRANCISCO -- Bud Selig invoked the best interests of baseball clause yesterday when asked why he allowed Sandy Alderson to leave MLB to become general manager of the Mets....
Howe, La Russa praise old boss, new Mets GM
The Sandy Alderson era begins for the Mets today, when he will officially take the reins as general manager. The former Athletics and Padres executive, who will be introduced at...
Alderson's ideas alien to Mets ... but that's a good thing
Mets ownership finally found a guy with the right "skill sets," an executive who truly deserves "autonomy" to run baseball operations. When a Wilpon officially announces Sandy Alderson as general...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing10 a.m.NACAR: Camping World Truck Series, practiceSPEED2, 3:30 p.m.NACAR: Sprint Cup, practiceSPEEDBasketball7 p.m.Kings at NetsYES, WFAN (660 AM)7:30 p.m.Knicks at CelticsMSG, ESPN (1050 AM)8 p.m.Magic at HeatESPN10:30 p.m.Lakers at...
V.C. Day for Hondo
Florida State flopped in Raleigh last night, which snapped Hondo's winning streak at two and raised his deficit to 2,855 bedrosians. Today, Mr. Aitch is riding shotgun at Belmont with...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogJETS 4½ 6 (42½)Packers49ers-xPick 1 (41½)BroncosCOWBOYS 7 6½(42½)JaguarsLIONS 1 2½(44½)RedskinsRAMS 3 3 (37) PanthersBENGALS 1 2 (43½)DolphinsCHIEFS 9 7½(46) BillsCHARGERS 3½ 3½(44) TitansCARDINALS 3½ 3 (39½)BuccaneersRAIDERS 1½ 2½(42)...
Giants' Guillen linked to HGH probe
SAN FRANCISCO -- Was it Jose Guillen's performance or performance-enhancers that kept him off the Giants' postseason roster? According to a published report, the Giants outfielder is linked to a...
Plenty of good fishing for anglers
There are so many choices right now for outdoors enthusiasts that it's hard to decide whether to fish or hunt. The regular big-game season in the Northern Zone of New...
Cain more than able as Giants take control of World Series
SAN FRANCISCO -- This is the real Giants. This is what general manager Brian Sabean had in mind when he built this team. He wanted a team that could beat...
Jets coach won't coddle struggling rookie Wilson
Rex Ryan was one of Kyle Wilson's biggest advocates just a few short weeks ago. Not anymore. With the Jets knee deep in their quest for a Super Bowl, Ryan...
Ryan says Revis 'ready to roll' for Jets
When coach Rex Ryan was asked yesterday about whether he was concerned about Darrelle Revis' hamstring, the Jets head coach politely interrupted and said: "We're past that now. "He's ready...
Nuggets' Anthony says 'It's a time for change'
BOSTON -- Carmelo Anthony has revived his campaign to get the heck out of the Rocky Mountains and touch down by the Hudson River. With next week's release of a...
Fields owns 2-guard spot for Knicks
BOSTON -- This is no shooting-guard experiment. Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni foresees second-round rookie sensation Landry Fields spending the entire season as the starting shooting guard, meaning Wilson Chandler could be...
Knicks invade Celtics combat zone
BOSTON -- Bring on the Celtics! Amar'e Stoudemire believes the Celtics -- not the dreamers from Miami -- are the team to beat in the East and didn't discount a...
Cousins won't do Nets any Favors
Nothing personal, Derrick Favors. Yeah, right. Kings center DeMarcus Cousins, who earlier made no attempts to hide his disdain about being drafted fifth -- and being selected behind another big,...
Nets' Lopez excited to face Kings' Cousins
If Sacramento's DeMarcus Cousins really wants to get at Nets forward Derrick Favors, he will have to get past Brook Lopez first. "I'm excited. He's a very talented young guy, athletic...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYOct. 29SATOct. 30SUNOct. 31MONNov. 1TUENov. 2WEDNov. 3THUNov. 4KnicksBoston7:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio--ESPN 1050 AMPort.7:30MSGWNYMNOGAMENOGAMEOrl.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEChi.8:00TNTESPNNetsSacramento7:00TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WFAN 660 AMNOGAMEMia.1:00YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMEChar.7:00YESWBBRNOGAMERangersCarolina7:00TV -- MSGPlus NetworkRadio--WNYM 970 AMTor.7:00MSG+WWRLNOGAMEChi.7:00MSGWNYMNOGAMENOGAMEPhil.7:00MSGWNYMIslandersMontreal7:00TV -- MSGPlus2 NetworkRadio--WRHU 88.7 FMPhi.7:00MSG+2WRHUNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMECar.7:00MSG+WRHUOtt.7:30MSG+WRHUDevilsAnaheim10:00TV -- MSGPlus...
Would you let your child trick or treat in this?
Whatever happened to little girls dressing up as kitty cats for Halloween? These days, they’re more likely to take their costume inspiration from one of Tiger Woods’ mistresses — whether...
Weird but true
That's $269.24 a pound. In a decision Mayor Bloomberg, the city's top calorie cop, probably would like to see duplicated in New York, a Brazilian judge ruled McDonald's must pay...
CHSAA 'B' boys soccer playoff roundup: McClancy routs Sacred Heart
Three days after going to the hospital because of a broken blood vessel in his eye during a match against St. Joseph by the Sea, Bruno Alexander scored a hat...
Molloy gets last laugh, advances to B/Q championship
Nothing about the expression on the Archbishop Molloy players’ faces said they thought there was a possibility of losing. Not when they first entered the gym. Not even after dropping...
Step up: This year's Crusaders deserved 'AAA' shot
The imbalance in the CHSFL 'AAA' division and Archbishop Stepinac's dominance of the 'AA-A' has begged the question all season: Should the Crusaders have moved up this season?Stepinac is ready...
Meek: Clinton didn't convince me to drop Sen. bid
MIAMI -- Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek on Thursday denied reports that he agreed to drop out of the Florida Senate race under pressure from former President Bill Clinton. Clinton last...
'Real Housewives' star Vicki Gunvalson hospitalized for internal bleeding
“The Real Housewives of Orange County” star Vicki Gunvalson has been hospitalized for internal bleeding -- just over a week after filing for divorce from her husband of 16 years,...
Leon leads Mount past St. John's Prep in 'B' first round
John Keane knows exactly how lethal and accurate Fabian Leon is on free kicks. That’s because the Mount St. Michael goalkeeper watches the junior forward’s masterpieces fly behind him in...
Halliburton tests on BP well showed faulty cement before spill
Testing conducted by oil giant Halliburton on BP's Macondo well before the April spill in the Gulf of Mexico showed that a cement product used to seal the well would...
Pace football team to honor slain student at game
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. — The Pace University football team plans to honor slain teammate Danroy Henry at its first game since the 20-year-old student was shot by police in New York....