November 3, 2010
Jets' Sanchez won't pass blame for loss
Watching the play unfold on film made Mark Sanchez cringe. He never saw it while it was actually happening, which was bad enough. But there on the screen was a...
Rats not welcome at Brooklyn Bridge Park
Is there a rat problem at Brooklyn Bridge Park? "Absolutely not," said Regina Myer, president of the city development corporation overseeing the park’s construction, when asked today about the city...
Mets keep Reyes for $11M
Jose Reyes future with the Mets isn’t guaranteed, but the team holds all the cards. In Sandy Alderson’s first real move as general manager, the Mets announced Wednesday that they...
Jeter agrees with Yankees: This is business
Hal Steinbrenner won't be the only businessman in the room. Responding to Steinbrenner’s comments Monday that the Yankees want Derek Jeter to remain with the Yankees but there is a...
Sultan of Brunei brother Prince Jefri doesn't want jurors to see pix of statues that show him having sex
The outrageous brother of the Sultan of Brunei has finally learned humility — he wants to bar a Manhattan jury from seeing statues that portray him having sex. Lawyers for...
Son of NYU VP fighting to stay alive
The son of a prominent NYU official shot in a drug-related robbery in Greenwich Village was “on the brink,” but fighting to stay alive today, his distraught mom said. NYU...
Knicks will play at Garden on Friday
The Garden is back open for business. One day after an asbestos scare canceled the Knicks-Magic game due to a maintenance accident involving falling debris, the Garden announced Wednesday it...
YouTube removes videos of radical cleric Awlaki
YouTube has started to remove hundreds of videos that feature Anwar al Awlaki, the radical American-born cleric based in Yemen who has been linked to several terrorist plots against the...
Belichick vs. Mangini when Patriots play Browns
BEREA, Ohio -- Once the game’s over, Browns coach Eric Mangini and Patriots boss Bill Belichick will meet somewhere near the 50-yard line and face yet another of those painfully...
Mazel Tov! Jewish Ushers replace Oscars for golden thespians at Ateret
Move over Hollywood, Midwood’s the new Tinseltown.The red carpet made its debut in the lobby of Ateret Avot Senior Residence on Monday, rolling out a fitting runway for talented elders...
QB Hasselbeck one of seven Seahawks starters who miss practice
RENTON, Wash. -- Coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider spent their first seven months in charge of the Seattle Seahawks shuffling around players, trying to find the right...
News Corp. profit rises on cable channel strength
News Corp. said Wednesday its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 36 percent on solid results at its cable networks and television stations, topping most analysts' forecasts. The media conglomerate said it...
President Obama's odds at winning re-election dwindle following GOP sweep
A day after Republicans marched to victory in the House and made gains in the Senate, President Obama’s 2012 re-election hopes also took a major hit, according to gambling prognosticators....
Civetta saves his best for last
In the crapshoot that is the penalty kick shootout, with the attacking player standing just 12 yards away with an entire net to shoot at, the goalkeeper is supposed to...
Melvin, Jauss first to talk with Sandy
Bob Melvin and Dave Jauss will get the first crack at interviewing for the Mets’ managerial opening. The team announced last night that Melvin and Jauss, who had not previously...
Red Bulls go after first home playoff clincher Thursday
When the San Jose Earthquakes enter a packed Red Bull Arena for Thursday's return leg of the Eastern Conference semifinals (8 p.m., ESPN2), it'll mark the first time in Red...
'Fiddler On the Roof' composer Jerry Bock dies
An attorney for Jerry Bock says the Tony Award-winning composer of such hit Broadway musicals as "Fiddler on the Roof" and "Fiorello!" has died. Richard M. Ticktin said Bock died...
Giants preparing for noise in Seattle
Tom Coughlin has challenged the Giants to have “poise in the noise’’ on Sunday when they face the Seahawks in Seattle. Qwest Field is considered the loudest stadium in the...
Moore's Baggs picks Caldwell
Moore Catholic forward Taylor Baggs has verbally committed to Division II Caldwell College. The Post’s All-Staten Island Player of the Year scored her 1,000th point last year and has helped...
Titans get Moss; Bills claim Merriman
The Tennessee Titans passed on wide receiver Randy Moss once before, back in the 1998 NFL Draft. Not again. The Titans claimed Moss off the waiver wire Wednesday, choosing not...
Guild Wars 2 Q&A: no fees is good fees
NCSoft's Guild Wars, more a competitive online role playing game (CORPG) than MMORPG, has been wow-ing (pun intended) gamers for years. Hell, over 6 million copies of the game have...
Roofus: Republican wave drowned McMahon
This week, Roofus weighs in on Rep. Mike McMahon’s surprise election [email protected]
'Fair Game' can't handle the truth
The Sean Penn-Naomi Watts take on the Joseph Wilson-Valerie Plame story is coming to theaters on November 5, and though political movies almost always flop and it's likely to suffer...
NBC picks up Chelsea Handler primetime TV show: report
Late-night TV host Chelsea Handler will work with NBC to develop a primetime comedy project based on her book "Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea," Deadline reported Wednesday. The...
TBS brings in Letterman vet for George Lopez show
With all the attention concentrated on Conan O'Brien's debut next week, TBS has quietly brought on veteran late-night producer Robert Morton to take charge of George Lopez's talk show in...
On the other hand, he really fights for loft tenants
Assemblyman Vito Lopez is staking considerable political capital and effort into saving the homes of tenants in an illegally converted loft — despite receiving round-the-clock treatment for a recurrence of...
Nets’ rookie Favors won’t lose time with Murphy back
Avery Johnson insisted he won’t know for sure about whether Troy Murphy will play tonight until pre-game. But he was absolutely certain about one thing. Whether Murphy plays or not,...
The victim! Vito rails against media and his ‘enemies’ at public meeting
Assemblyman Vito Lopez is out of the hospital and he’s going back to his roots — bullying the media and his opponents in front of friendly crowds of constituents.In his...
Bill Clinton stumps for Lil Wayne on radio show
Former President Bill Clinton did some campaigning – but not the kind you would expect. Clinton phoned in to Pittsburgh’s 96.1 Kiss FM "Morning Freak Show" and revealed that he...
Parents don't know why woman threw their son off a balcony: officials
The parents of a 3-year-old boy who was tossed to his death off a Queens balcony said they have no idea why a woman who was staying with them flipped...
Fed leaves rates unchanged, will buy $600B in Treasuries
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it will initiate additional purchases of up to $600 billion in government debt to try to stimulate the still-struggling U.S. economy. The Fed said Wednesday...
Mortar shell found in Bronx garage
A family cleaning out their deceased relative’s Bronx home today stumbled upon an old mortar shell stashed in the garage. Pat Brady and her husband were sorting through the belongings...
Gehry returns to the borough of his greatest failure
Starchitect Frank Gehry will return to the borough where he proposed his most ambitious design — and which became his greatest failure — next week.In one of his first public...
Grimm must move to center
Really, Bay Ridge? Really?Voters in the southwestern corner of Brooklyn picked a strange way of displaying their apparent anger towards President Obama by repudiating freshman Rep. Mike McMahon, a centrist...
Mets cutting ticket prices average of 14 percent
After blaming the weather and a poor 2009 season on their poor ticket sales last year, the Mets acknowledged Wednesday that their prices were too damn high. The combination of...
Week 8 Fantasy Recap: I'd elect Washington
I cannot tell a lie! Ok well maybe the headline is a bit of an exaggeration, especially if you have listened to some of my advice in the past, but...
Former car service driver accused of writing anti-Semitic notes in Long Island
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A former Brooklyn car service driver is accused of writing threatening, anti-Jewish notes on torn up vouchers and dropping them around Long Island. He faces similar charges...
Our full election roundup
Brownstone Brooklyn pushed back against the Republican wave on Tuesday night, with no Democratic incumbents losing. Here’s a look at how the key races went down (all results were preliminary):AssemblyJames...
Rangers' Lundqvist OK after taking slapshot to neck in practice
The Rangers' organization regained its breath today the moment Henrik Lundqvist was able to catch his after taking a Brian Boyle slapshot on the right side of the neck that...
New study shows rocker Ozzy Osbourne is a genetic mutant: report
A new study shows that legendary heavy metal rocker Ozzy Osbourne may be a genetic mutant. The 61-year-old former lead singer of Black Sabbath has several gene variants that "we've...
PA's Corbett hearts NJ's Christie
Tom Corbett, the next governor of Pennsylvania, assured supporters during his victory speech last night that he's got a plan for the state's future: "I'm going to look across the...
Jets don't put claim on Moss or Merriman
The Jets didn’t make one of their surprising splashes this week. The team decided not to put a waiver claim on either WR Randy Moss or LB Shawne Merriman, an...
Miley Cyrus 'upset' but remaining neutral in the midst of her parents' split: report
Disney star Miley Cyrus is not taking sides as her parents proceed with their divorce after being married for 17 years, a source told People magazine Wednesday. "Miley is not...
MSG quiet after asbestos scare
Officials at Madison Square Garden wouldn’t say Wednesday when they might reopen the arena after an asbestos scare. City environmental officials who inspected the 42-year-old sports and concert hall Tuesday...
Obama agenda dead, long live Obama agenda
Charles Krauthammer makes a troubling prediction when asked about what happens to the Obama agenda going forward. The Obama legislative agenda is dead, he argues but it will continue through...
Bye week helped Giants get healthier
The Giants appear to have come off their bye week healthier than the way they went into it. There are five names on today’s injury report and all of them...
Time Warner profit down 10% on debt costs
Time Warner said Wednesday that its third-quarter profit declined 10 percent on costs related to the redemption of debt and difficult comparisons with year-ago results at the Warner Bros. movie...
Shots fired at Coast Guard building linked to other military shootings in DC area
Shots fired at a US Coast Guard Recruiting Office in Virginia have been linked to four other military-related shootings in the area, Fox News Channel confirmed Wednesday. Through ballistic tests,...
3 UP: The Cliff Lee Edition
1. In this column in today's Post I broke down the issues surrounding a Cliff Lee pursuit for the Yankees. In conversations with multiple Yankees officials I have not sensed...
Humanoid robot set to be Discovery shuttle's seventh crew member
A humanoid robot will become the seventh crew member on board the Discovery shuttle, due to launch Thursday, in a first for space exploration. Robonaut 2 (R2), created by NASA...
'Law and Order' actress got ‘bad feeling’ from accused stalker
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star Kathryn Erbe broke down on the witness stand today when prosecutors displayed a doctored photo of her 14-year-old daughter that her accused stalker allegedly...
Wilson concedes, DiNapoli wins state comptroller race
The Republican former hedge fund manager who challenged the Democratic incumbent for New York comptroller is conceding the race. In a statement Wednesday, 39-year-old political newcomer Harry Wilson, who received...
Reputed mob figure sentenced to 4 years in prison for role in $1.2B ponzi scheme
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A reputed Italian mobster linked to a massive Ponzi scheme was sentenced Wednesday to 4 years in prison for money laundering conspiracy charges brought after the...
Cargo bomb makers timed blasts for plane arrivals in US
An analysis of the cell phone circuitry in two package bombs intercepted last week suggested the terrorists intended to delay any explosion until the US-bound planes carrying them were close...
Delta flight attendants vote against unionizing
Flight attendants at Delta Air Lines Wednesday voted against organizing themselves into a collective bargaining unit, and ended 60 years of unionization at its Northwest Airlines unit, the Association of...
Boehner calls for smaller, less costly government
WASHINGTON — House Speaker-in-waiting John Boehner pledged Wednesday that Republicans will use their new House majority to seek a "smaller, less costly, and more accountable government," and said he hoped...
Taylor Swift sells more than 1M copies of new CD
Taylor Swift fans have spoken — more than a million times. The country-pop superstar sold more than 1 million copies of her new album "Speak Now" to debut at the...
German leader Merkel calls for improved air freight security
Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday urged better air freight security coordination after a parcel bomb from Greece was seized at her office and two US-bound parcel bombs were sent...
MGM files for bankruptcy to cut $4B worth of debt
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the fabled studio with rights to the James Bond franchise, filed for bankruptcy protection in Manhattan federal court this morning.If approved by the court, the long anticipated pre-packaged bankruptcy...
United's Najar beats out Red Bulls' Tim Ream for Rookie of the Year
D.C. United's 17-year-old Andy Najar became the youngest player to win MLS' Rookie of the Year Award today, topping one of the best rookie classes in league history. Red Bull...
Bruce Wayne to announce funding Batman in new comic
PHILADELPHIA — Batman’s alter ego, Bruce Wayne, is going public about his role behind the Dark Knight. After a lifetime spent wearing the cowl — and a scowl that’s made...
Reid says he can work with Republicans, Tea Party and Rand Paul
In a rare, live television interview Wednesday, a visibly weary Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who handily won reelection in a hard-fought race against a Tea Party candidate, said...
Slain Pace football player's arrested teammates seek dismissal
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Four college football players who were arrested after their teammate was fatally shot by police are seeking an immediate dismissal of the charges against them. Defense...
President Obama says he'll work with GOP; takes 'direct responsibility' for losses
Less than a day after the Republicans made historic gains in Congress by riding a tidal wave of voter discontent, President Obama said this afternoon that the result signaled Americans...
Former Yankees manager, GM King passes away
GOLDSBORO, N.C. -- Former Yankees manager Clyde King, whose baseball career spanned six decades, has died in North Carolina. He was 86. Wayne Memorial Hospital spokeswoman Amy Cain said King...
Jets: No one from team met with Moss
A short time after a report by WFAN surfaced this morning that the Jets met with Randy Moss yesterday in New Jersey, a Jets team official shot down the report,...
Walsh says Gallinari not affected by Anthony trade talk
The postponement of the Knicks-Magic game last night put off the Knicks debut of Anthony Randolph and the potential slump-busting game of their other top prospect, Danilo Gallinari. Randolph missed...
Riders will have to deal with limited LIRR service this weekend
Long Island Rail Road riders should brace themselves for another weekend of limited service. The LIRR says there will be “extremely limited service” Saturday and Sunday. It will be running...
Rare sighting of common ground dove has L.I. bird watchers talking
Bird-watchers on Long Island are all atwitter at the sighting of a common ground dove, normally not seen north of South Carolina. The tiny bird was spotted at Captree State...
70 percent of city's high schools scored 'A' or 'B' on annual progress report
Nearly 70 percent of the city’s 331 high schools earned an “A” or “B” grade on their annual school progress reports, but 10 percent received a dreaded “D” or “F”...
'Witless Protection' helmer to handle Reagan pic
Charles Carner, the distinguished auteur who directed the notorious Larry the Cable Guy vehicle "Witless Protection'' (Rotten Tomatoes score: 4 percent positive reviews) has been signed to helm "Lowell Park,'' an...
US private sector adds 43,000 jobs in October, ADP report finds
US private sector employment rose 43,000 in October, exceeding expectations, according to the ADP employment report released Wednesday. Analysts forecast a 22,000 increase in private sector jobs last month. Employment...
New York man tells of wife's death after alternative cancer therapy in Australia
A New York man told an inquest how his wife became "unresponsive" after she underwent an alternative cancer treatment program in Australia and then died, The Australian reported Wednesday. Speaking...
Iran keeps pushing for the bomb
President Obama might want to use some of his time at today's news conference to talk about issues he and the new Republican Congress can agree on. Take Iran, for...
Luna Park operator defends booting Coney boardwalk businesses
In the end, the recent decision by the operators of Luna Park to give nine longtime Coney Island boardwalk businesses their walking papers was all about “vision.”“They didn’t have the...
Mocking rights, as usual
An Iranian woman originally sentenced to be stoned to death for adultery will instead be hanged today, officials in Tehran have announced. That’s more than a little ironic: Iran, along...
Exploiting the transport workers
Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union — which nearly brought the city to its knees five years ago during an illegal Christmas-week strike — is under federal and local...
Adelphi has Terriers' Halaby feeling right at home
JoAnn Wagner knew something was different about Jenna Halaby when she walked into her office in the middle of October. When the St. Francis coach asked her star senior about...
How Barack Obama built this defeat
Two years after Barack Obama swept into office and Democrats regaled the country with silly stories about a political realignment that would change the course of politics, voters last night...
Terriers lack bite in semifinal loss
Frank Biordi thought it was destiny. Surely St. Francis Prep was supposed to beat Iona Prep after the Terriers co-captain scored the most unlikely equalizer imaginable. Alex Kapp, who spent...
Girls volleyball roundup: Lewis wins 60th match straight versus PSAL opponent
It was a day of milestones for Francis Lewis. The Patriots’ 25-16, 25-23, 20-25, 25-22 non-league win Tuesday against Bronx Science marked the 60th straight against PSAL teams for the...
Girls soccer roundup: Focused Science tops Bayside
Bronx Science is rounding into form at the right time. The Wolverines breezed through another other unbeaten season in Bronx A, but last week scrimmaged top-seeded Beacon and No. 11...
A Gael-force upset: Iona Prep shocks St. Francis in semis
Alex Kapp wasn’t necessarily looking for redemption. The Iona Prep goalkeeper just wanted to play in the CHSAA Class A intersectional title game on Sunday. Kapp made up for a...
Yankees favored to win 2011 World Series
The Giants hadn’t shed their massive hangover from winning the World Series yesterday when the Yankees were installed as the favorite to win next year's Series. And that's before they...
Yankees call comments by Rangers owner ‘stupid’
It does not sound like Hal Steinbrenner and Chuck Greenberg will be sharing drinks at the next MLB owners meetings. Steinbrenner, appearing on two radio shows yesterday, labeled the Rangers...
Yankees warn of ‘messy’ talks with Jeter
Hal Steinbrenner wants Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera back and, without mentioning Cliff Lee by name, said the Yankees will be a major player for the ace left-hander. That was...
Murphy could make Nets debut tonight
The Nets are coming off a wipeout by the Heat. This weekend, they have back-to-back road games with powerful Orlando and that warm-and-fuzzy Heat team again darkening their horizon. So...
Alderson adds Ricciardi to Mets' front office
Sandy Alderson made his first acquisition as Mets GM yesterday, bringing in J.P. Ricciardi as his special assistant. It’s just the beginning of what figures to be a significant reshaping...
Our full election roundup
Southern Brooklyn rode the Republican wave on Tuesday night, as the GOP gained two seats in the neighborhood, with Michael Grimm and Nicole Malliotakis unseating Democratic incumbents and state Sen....
Hard-Lee an easy choice for Yankees
The Yankees’ solution is their problem. Cliff Lee is everything they need, yet everything wrong with them. The Yankees are prioritizing adding a high-end starter, and Lee is a pressure-tested...
Lorraine Furniture, Downtown stalwart, yields to changing tastes
One of Brooklyn’s longtime furniture retailers will be converted into offices after the store closes for good later this year.The owners of Lorraine Furniture — which served the borough with...
Fordham Prep gets its kicks in shootout win against Molloy
As he prepared to take the biggest shot of his life, Mark Higgins got some last-second words of advice from close friend Nihad Musovic. “He told me to be confident...
Inside the city's McCarren Park Pool project
That pile of dirt and concrete slabs over there? That’ll be a shallow platform complete with shower fountains at the front of the new McCarren Park Pool.The spare brick façade...
So what is a nutria?
A lot of people ask us, “So, what is a nutria?” Here’s a primer:• Originally native to South America.• They resemble a large rat, though they can weigh 20 pounds.•...
Conte, Notre Dame Academy stun top-ranked Hilltoppers
The only ones not shocked by Notre Dame Academy’s upset of St. Joseph Hill may have been the Gators themselves. “Last time we played a great game, but fell apart...
Late lead slips away from Goldstein
Following a first-round win filled with scoring frustration, Leon Goldstein picked up on a disturbing trend when scouting Bard, its next opponent. The Raptors had allowed just eight goals during...
Jones' star turn sends Cardozo back to quarterfinals
Creshana Jones was one of the best players in the city last year, scoring 17 times, tops in Queens A East. Her senior year, however, didn’t follow such a prolific...
Kessler kicks Bard past Goldstein, into quarterfinals
Luckily for Bard, Zoe Kessler’s shot was better aimed than her celebration. The sophomore sprinted to the Raptors sideline for a string of high fives. She was overcome by emotion...
McMahon shun! Newbie swipes Ridge House seat back for GOP
Freshman Rep. Mike McMahon drowned in a Republican tsunami as newcomer GOP challenger Michael Grimm trounced him by a 51.5 to 48 percent vote, early returns show.Grimm, a Marine vet...
CHSAA girls volleyball playoff roundup: Sea joins Hill in Archdiocesan semis
History was being made all over Staten Island on Tuesday. Just minutes after St. Joseph Hill swept Preston in the CHSAA Archdiocesan quarterfinals, St. Joseph by the Sea pulled off...
Asthma girl parents sue city, cop in 11-year-old's death
The family of an 11-year-old Carroll Gardens girl who suffocated from asthma this summer is suing the city and the 84th Precinct cop whose inability to perform CPR may have...
A knight & two married women walk into a Bard
Shakespeare -- even the comedies -- can be heavy lifting, so it's a pleasure to report that "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is lighter than air. Imported from London's Globe...
Sheen drama boosts 'Men'
Charlie Sheen must have been very good in a previous life. How else to explain that -- a week after being found naked and ranting in a trashed Manhattan hotel...
Algerian brothers in arms
Algeria's submission for the foreign-language Oscar, Rachid Bouchareb's "Outside the Law," is a powerful, decades-spanning epic about that country's fight for independence centering on three brothers. Driven from their home...
Jack Bauer does Broadway
Jack Bauer and Mr. Big are headed to Broadway. Producers announced that Kiefer Sutherland and Chris Noth will join Jason Patric, Brian Cox and Jim Gaffigan in a revival of...
Selena's battle with bullies
Bullying is the word of the day in Hollywood -- a hot topic that actors have been coming out of the woodwork in droves to speak out against, even while...
Step right up
No, I never wanted to run away and join the circus. For one thing, circus life always seemed sad to me -- sort of like being in a traveling trailer...
Next 'Ugly Betty'
Salma Hayek's found herself a new "Ugly Betty." The Mexican actress who helped push through ABC's adaptation of the Columbian telenovela, "Yo Soy Betty La Fea," now has set her...
'Spider' spins out of control
When it comes to "Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark" -- my favorite show since "Taboo" -- expect delays. The $65 million spectacle is scheduled to play its first preview Nov....
Did Disney destroy Demi?
She’s struggled with an eating disorder, bullying problems, cutting herself, breaking up with Joe Jonas and then going on tour with him, and now she’s completely checked out. This past...
Country comfort
You don’t expect cornmeal-dusted catfish to be excellent in Manhattan. You sure as Dixie don’t expect it to be good in the West Village, a zone full of clubby scenes...
Schneiderman KOs Donovan in AG race
Democratic state Sen. Eric Schneiderman last night beat back attacks tarring him as a symbol of Albany corruption to handily defeat Republican Dan Donovan for state attorney general. Schneiderman garnered...
Party establishment doomed NY GOP
New York Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox and his inner circle are giving themselves high-fives today because they believe their political acumen is responsible for the GOP taking back House...
Qns. tot thrown to his death
A 3-year-old boy died last night after he was thrown from a seventh-floor terrace in Queens by a "very depressed" woman living in his family's apartment, authorities said. Jerry Xhou...
Macy's T-day parade will be hip-hip Kanye!
This year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will have some big names to go along with the big balloons. Macy's yesterday announced the list of celebrity performers for the event. It...
Turnpike shooting 'deliberate'
A shooting that left two men wounded on the New Jersey Turnpike yesterday does not appear to be random, according to State Police. Sgt. Julian Castellanos said it appeared the...
GOP women & liberals' smear
As Michelle Malkin says, the hypocrisy of the media is appalling ("The Assault on Ladies of the Right," PostOpinion, Oct. 30). The way that the media and shows like "The...
City designs plan to boost fashion
In a move to sew up the city's standing as "Fashion Capital of the World," the Bloomberg administration announced six initiatives yesterday to promote the industry -- including a "boot...
GOPers wrest Dems' gov gigs in 7 states
WASHINGTON -- Republicans yesterday captured governorships from Democrats in at least seven states. Lost in the GOP onslaught were the top posts now held by Democrats in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin,...
Cuomo takes Paladino out
Democrat Andrew Cuomo last night became the first son of a New York governor to be elected to the same office, crushing loose-cannon Republican Carl Paladino -- and declaring his...
Through rain or snow: Terror's enduring goal
It should be no surprise to see us continuously victimized by those who vehemently oppose our ideological principles ("Bomb Suspect No. 1," Nov. 1). As long as the Muslim and...
Dems stubbornly built this backlash
They can't say they weren't warned. Last night, the Democrats suffered a bloodbath that was historic but not dramatic. True drama would have required the unexpected. The Red Tide that...
Rough road is ahead
ALBANY -- Now comes the really hard part. Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo, having crushed hapless Carl Paladino, must move swiftly on his pledge to rebuild the state's crippled economy, cut spending...
Fiend tried in absentia
Sana'a, Yemen -- Yemen, under pressure to crack down on militants after a foiled plot involving air-freight parcels bound for Chicago, yesterday began the trial in absentia of a radical...
Homeownership at a 10-yr. low
The nation's homeownership rate remained at its lowest in more than a decade, hampered by a rise in foreclosures and weak demand for housing. The percentage of households that owned...
Fed's QE2 base: $500B
Chairman Ben Bernanke and The Federal Reserve will probably introduce an unprecedented second round of unconventional monetary easing today by announcing a plan to buy at least $500 billion of...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Sixteen revelers were busted for raising hell at Sunday's 38th annual Halloween parade in Greenwich Village, police said. The arrests came along the Sixth Avenue route from Spring to...
Look where you stick it, Tiger!
Tiger Woods whipped his sword out -- in public, no less! The randy duffer got his tai chi on yesterday during a promotion in Shanghai for this weekend's WGC- HSBC...
Rival TWU bigwigs rat each other out
This is hardly a "union." The MTA's largest union has descended into chaos -- with two honchos informing on each other and setting off city and federal investigations into rampant...
Earning his 'bars'
The baby-faced Staten Island "jihadi" who went to Times Square and tried to join the Army in hopes, officials say, of martyring himself by attacking American soldiers was ordered held...
Now comes the real fight
Will Andrew Cuomo defy the special interests that have long controlled Al bany -- starting with the public-sector labor unions whose political arm endorsed him -- to deliver the kind...
Grimaldi's seeks $lice of landlord
The owner of world-famous Brooklyn pizza joint Grimaldi's is firing back at the landlady who tried to evict his landmark restaurant -- claiming in a lawsuit that she's just out...
Charney charity
Dov Charney is determined to maintain his grip on American Apparel even as the clothing chain's finances deteriorate. The chief executive of the struggling hipster clothier -- which warned this...
Future owe so bleak
ALBANY -- Here we go again -- another state budget deficit. That was the word from Gov. Paterson yesterday as he announced that the state faces a projected $315 million...
Sturner grabs 509 Fifth Ave.
N orman Sturner has just signed a contract to sell one building and has closed on another. Sturner ponied up $32 million to buy 509 Fifth Ave. from embattled Joseph...
A delay may roll at MGM
MGM may delay filing for bankruptcy while creditors hash out a deal with activist investor Carl Icahn. Sources said talks with Icahn revolve around a handful of issues, including whether...
A hiccup in proceedings
The young Florida woman known as "Hiccup Girl," for a bout of unstoppable hiccups in 2007, cried so hard in court yesterday while asking for bail on a murder charge...
'Cheater' principal cleared after probe
Department of Education probers took nearly three years to clear a Manhattan high-school principal of test-tampering charges and issue a report that some teachers are deriding as a whitewash. Former...
Newsweek post yet to be filled
Newsweek's new owner, Sidney Harman, now calls the fruitless merger talks involving Barry Diller, Tina Brown and The Daily Beast an "unfortunate dalliance" while he concedes that he is nowhere...
Cop corrals 'bank robber'
A cop on Election Day detail in Greenwich Village foiled a bank robber's escape yesterday, arresting the suspect after hearing his description on a police radio, cops said. The officer...
Feds tie doc to insider trading
A prominent French physician was busted yesterday on charges that he helped a hedge fund avoid a $30 million bloodbath by leaking inside information about a deadly drug trial. Dr....
Passenger's plea to Yank
A friend who was in Jim Leyritz's SUV the night of his deadly crash says he desperately tried to warn the ex-Yankee to stop as they blasted through a yellow...
Social Security's multi-billion dollar goof
The nation's wealthiest aren't as rich as they were just two weeks ago -- at least according to the Social Security Administration. In mid-October, the federal agency reported that the...
NYU VP's son in ambush
One of the two men shot inside a drug-filled Greenwich Village apartment is the son of a respected NYU official, The Post has learned. Alex Bongard and a pal were...
Obama urges Yemen to tighten freight security
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday pressed his Yemeni counterpart to boost security in the wake of a foiled bomb plot involving packages sent from the Mideast country to targets in...
The juror is out
In a bizarre plot twist, a juror with ties to muckraker filmmaker Michael Moore was ousted from the court battle between British financier Guy Hands and Citigroup over the buyout...
Gratuitous gratuity ends
A Meatpacking District hot spot has pulled the plug on its mandatory 20 percent tip policy -- just days after The Post exposed the presumptuous practice. "We are pleased to...
Business briefs
Google suit Google said a federal judge preliminarily ap proved an $8.5 million settlement to a class-ac tion lawsuit that claimed a sharing app violated Gmail users' privacy.Discovery Discovery Communi...
Termites take power in Qns.
Termites took down a series of utility poles in Queens yesterday, cutting power to 60 Con Ed customers and smashing a car. In a feat of steady chewing that could...
Iran 'stoning' gal to be hanged: monitors
BERLIN -- An Iranian woman whose barbaric sentence of execution by stoning for adultery provoked a worldwide outcry will instead be hanged for murder today, a human-rights group said last...
Mail bombs blitz Europe
A package addressed to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi found on a cargo plane from Athens caught fire when police opened it, a police source said today. Italian police were...
Belt Pkwy. pedaler
Motorists stuck in a massive traffic jam yesterday on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn couldn't believe their eyes when they saw the cause -- an 89-year-old man riding a tricycle....
Scene was staged for 'Waiting'
A producer of the much-heralded and controversial documentary "Waiting for 'Superman' " admitted yesterday that it misrepresented the timing of one particularly moving scene. Leslie Chilcott told The Post that...
Exit polls reveal angst and anger
WASHINGTON -- They're mad as hell! Voters are worried sick about the economy, the direction of the country and the performance of President Obama, exit polls showed yesterday. The angst...
'L&O' nut terrorized teen: dad
An actor once married to a "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star said yesterday that their daughter became hysterical after receiving a Facebook message apparently from a man now on...
Andy's Sandy will feast on new NY role
Only New York could have a "First Girlfriend" who is possibly more famous than her other half. Sandra Lee -- highly rated cable-TV star, best-selling author and editor of her...
Madison 'Scare' Garden is closed
Dusty "debris" spewing from a Madison Square Garden ceiling shut down the Knicks yesterday even faster than the Orlando Magic's defense. Wimpy Garden bosses -- describing the material as "asbestos-related"...
Power to the people!
Nothing short of a revolution. That's the only way to describe the public upheaval that took place yesterday. Nancy Pelosi has been fired, the Senate is far more balanced and...
Sens. Chuck and Kirsten coast
Democratic US Senate incumbents Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand easily swept their opponents aside last night. Schumer thanked voters for giving him "the opportunity, the sacred opportunity to spend the...
A voter rollback on their 'terms'
New Yorkers overwhelmingly restored the city's two-term limit for elected officials last night, two years after Mayor Bloomberg successfully pushed to overhaul the law so he could run for a...
No time to celebrate
The most remarkable thing about last night's over whelming GOP victory in the midterm elections is the utter lack of triumphalism. "This is not a time for celebration," said John...
House is now set to give Bam the red light
Las Vegas -- Winning control of the House does not put Republi cans in the driver's seat in Washington but will give them just enough of a toehold on power...
Bell-wether race too close
The seven-way Queens City Council race featuring the fiancée of police shooting victim Sean Bell was too close to call last night, although candidate Ruben Wills claimed victory. As of...
An election of 'no'
Voters sent a resounding message yesterday to President Obama, handing the GOP substantial gains in the Senate and solid control of the House, toppling senior Democrats in the bargain. Whether...
Cuomo's challenge
Congratulations to Andrew Cuomo, governor-elect of the all-but-sky- blue state of New York. The attorney general yesterday easily deflected a challenge from Republican businessman Carl Paladino, and fellow Democrats were...
'Reid it & weep' for Schumer
Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid hung on to win Nevada's grueling Senate race yesterday, dashing any hope that Sen. Charles Schumer may have had of taking over the powerful Senate...
House party for triumphant GOP
WASHINGTON -- Republicans rode a wave of voter anger and frustration last night to wrest the House from Democratic control in a historic landslide -- and deal a body blow...
The message to O
"The American people's voice was heard at the ballot box. For far too long, Washington has been doing what's best for Washington, not what's best for the American people. Tonight,...
Dinapoli surges into 'comptrol'
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli posted a late push to apparently stave off scrappy Republican Harry Wilson in last night's most suspenseful statewide race. With 94 percent of the returns counted...
State Senate races remain thisclose
Several cliffhanger races to determine the fate of the state Senate were too close to call this morning -- making it possible the 62-seat chamber could be equally divided between...
'Legal weed' push up in smoke
Californians heeded warnings of legal chaos and other dangers yesterday, and rejected a ballot measure that would have made their state the first to legalize marijuana for recreational use. The...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogGiants 5 5½(41½)SEAHAWKSJets 3½ 4 (41½)LIONSx-Bears 2½ 3 (40½)BillsChargers 1½ 1½(50) TEXANSSaints 6½ 7 (42½)PANTHERSVIKINGS 8 9 (40½)CardinalsFALCONS 9½ 8½(44½)BuccaneersRAVENS 4 5½(40½)DolphinsPatriots 4 4½(44) BROWNSRAIDERS 1 2½(40½)ChiefsEAGLES 2½...
PSAL to use pitch counts
New York City public school baseball pitchers will have to do more with less this spring. Through Department of Education spokeswoman Margie Feinberg, the PSAL announced it will hold a...
Meb has edge vs. Hailein NYC Marathon
Haile Gebrselassie, the greatest road runner ever on two feet, on Sunday will race the New York City Marathon for the first time. And yesterday, for the last time, the...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball7 p.m.Bobcats at NetsYES, WBBR (1130 AM)8 p.m.Bucks at CelticsESPN10:30 p.m.Lakers at KingsESPNFootball7 p.m.Rutgers at South FloridaESPN2, WOR (710 AM)Hockey7 p.m.Islanders at HurricanesMSG Plus, WRHU (88.7 FM)8:30 p.m.Devils at BlackhawksMSG,...
Sports shorts
MLB: Brewers hire Roenicke The Brewers hired Angels bench coach Ron Roenicke to be their new manager. Other reported candidates for the job were Bobby Valentine, White Sox bench coach...
Redskins can't clarify McNabb 'benching'
On Day 3 of the Redskins' attempt to explain the benching of Donovan McNabb, the head coach's son gave it a try. He was doing a decent job -- until...
Patriots still big obstacle for Jets
A funny thing has happened to the Jets on their way to establishing themselves as the kings of the AFC East en route to the Super Bowl this year. With...
Zenyatta running for history at Breeders' Cup
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- After two years of dodging and weaving, debate and acrimony, perfection and doubt, Zenyatta, the magic icon of thoroughbred racing, finally is about to lay her reputation...
Zenyatta 8-5 in Cup Classic, may race again
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- In what might not be the final start of her career after all, Zenyatta will break from post 8 in a field of 12 as the solid...
Garden problems postpone Knicks-Magic game
The Garden's "transformation" already has transformed one Knicks game into a postponement. The roof has not caved in on the Knicks' season yet, but it did enough to cancel last...
Giants out to take better care of ball
Life in the fast lane is not without risks and it is up to the Giants to decide how much is too much. Speed excites. But it also kills. The...
Devils lose Parise for three months
Already in shambles at the bottom of the NHL, more disaster piled upon the Devils last night when they announced star left wing Zach Parise would be lost three months...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
Nobody will be in any rush to break this record. Eugene Tyner, of Pikeville, NC, has asked the "Guinness Book of World Records" to certify that he had the heaviest...
New era for Lavin, St. John's
St. John's media and fans saw the public Steve Lavin yesterday, wearing a natty charcoal gray suit, Clorox-white shirt, diagonally striped navy and off-white tie and a smile that looked...
Rutgers looks to pound South Florida -- again
TAMPA, Fla. -- South Florida's Skip Holtz put away the motivational ploys this week. With Rutgers coming to town, all the coach had to do to get the attention of...
New coach brings calm to Seton Hall
Kevin Willard is entering his first season at Seton Hall with as much talent as any of the new coaches in the metropolitan area, but he may be facing the...
Big East football expanding to 10 teams
Months of careful evaluation and strategizing culminated in the Big East announcing yesterday it will expand its football membership from eight to 10. As reported exclusively in Sunday's Post, a...
Beep cash could get Fourth Ave F station back on track
A stalled plan to refurbish the dour Fourth Avenue F-train station — and perhaps jumpstart a renaissance of the roadway beneath it, too — is back on track, thanks to...
Teens terrorize Gerritsen Beach during Halloween
Roughly 50 Gerritsen Beach teens celebrated Halloween by scaring the crap out of the neighborhood. The neophyte ruffians pelted buses, cars, cop cars, a fire chief and other passersby –...
Fontbonne bounces back in third-place match, bound for states
When Linda Strong got home Thursday night, she sat down and almost cried. Her favored Fontbonne Hall squad was upended by Archbishop Molloy in the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I semis...
Defending democracy! Poll worker beaten — but he still works a full shift
Call him a hero of democracy!Election worker Stanley Denker, 73, was bloodied in a brutal mugging on his way to open a Greenpoint polling site early Tuesday morning — but...
Toddler thrown to his death in Queens
A three-year-old boy died this evening after he was thrown from a seventh floor terrace in Queens by a "very depressed" woman living in his family’s apartment, authorities said. The...
Hill to history: Hilltoppers advance to Archdiocesan semifinals
Virginia Mayrose knew this was a possibility, going back three months ago. Her St. Joseph Hill squad had made the CHSAA Archdiocesan quarterfinals last year, taking a set off Cardinal...
Some real election buzz — at the sex toy shop!
As if you didn’t need another reason to vote beside stellar, impeccable candidates and easy-to-understand ballot referendums, here’s another: Voters can go to Babeland and get a free vibrator.Yes, for...
Down to five: Lincoln All-American makes cuts
And then there were five. Lincoln football All-American Ishaq Williams, one of the nation’s more sought-after prospects, has whittled down his college list, at one time as long as 30,...
Democrat Andrew Cuomo tops GOP's Carl Paladino in race for NY governor
Democrat Andrew Cuomo became the first son of a New York governor to be elected to the same office tonight as he swept to victory after defeating Tea Party-backed Republican...
High and dry: Thieves steal $63,000, get arrested for marijuana possession
Up in smokeTwo boneheads swiped $63,000 from a Ralph Avenue businessman during a daring midday robbery, but ended up getting pinched a short time later after they used some of...
Burglarizing backpacker busted
Brazen break-inA thief broke into an E. 82nd Street home on Oct. 27, taking an assortment of electronics.Police said that the 18-year-old thief entered the home, which is between Farragut...
Nutria — if you can't beat 'em, wear 'em!
The nutria is an invasive pest wreaking havoc on Louisiana’s wetlands, but it also makes a great shawl.Brooklyn designers and artists are teaming up with Louisianans to stage Nutria-palooza!, a...
Rubio in Florida
AP calls it for Republican Marco Rubio!