November 19, 2010
NYC subway signal inspections falsified, shocking investigation finds
It’s a disaster waiting to happen. NYC Transit supervisors falsified thousands of vital signal inspections across the subway system for years, leaving straphangers at risk for deadly collisions like the...
Former Devils coach Burns dies
Former Devils coach Pat Burns, the last to lead the team to a Stanley Cup, passed away in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Friday at age 58 after a six-year battle with cancer....
'Bells Are Ringing' loud and clear
As you can see here, I loved the Encores! production of "Bells Are Ringing," which is at City Center until Sunday. Now, some people insist that Kelli O'Hara is wrong...
Jets' Revis ready for test from Texans star
Darrelle Revis is used to big weeks like this. The Jets cornerback dissects film of the opposing team’s top wide receiver and identifies their tendencies, weaknesses and how he’s going...
76-year-old facing prison for looting 98-year-old pal's account
That's no way to treat your elders. A 76-year-old Manhattan man faces up to 15 years prison on charges he looted $330,000 from the bank accounts of his old pal...
Elizabeth Smart’s captors claim religious revelation compelled them to kidnap
In her second day of testimony Friday in the Elizabeth Smart kidnap trial, Wanda Barzee told jurors that her husband Brian David Mitchell was compelled to abduct the then-14-year-old girl...
Yankees let Albaladejo leave for Japan
The Yankees have released Jonathan Albaladejo to allow the right-hander to sign with a Japanese club. The 28-year-old has spent the past three seasons with the Yankees and had a...
'Glee' to cross the pond for UK concert tour starring cast
The US cast of "Glee" will bring their high-class karaoke to the UK next year with a short series of concerts in England and Ireland, the FOX broadcast network announced...
Preakness winner Lookin At Lucky retired
For the sixth time in the past seven years, the 3-year-old champion colt will not race as a 4-year-old after it was yesterday that Lookin At Lucky has been purchased...
Reputed Gambino boss sentenced to three years in the slammer
The reputed boss of the Gambino crime family was sentenced today to three years in prison after plea-bargaining to an assault charge in a 1989 murder plot against a suspected...
Minaya offered job by Diamondbacks: report
Former Mets GM Omar Minaya has been offered a front-office job by the Diamondbacks, the Wall Street Journal reports. Minaya would be special assistant to GM Kevin Towers. "Omar and...
Airline pilots to skip physical security checks under new TSA rules
Airline pilots will get to skip physical security checks at US airports under new rules designed to let screeners spend more time on passengers, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) confirmed...
Ethics trial for Calif. Rep. Maxine Waters postponed
The House Ethics Committee announced Friday that the Nov. 29 hearing in the ethics trial of Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) was canceled due to new evidence. The case was referred...
Israel tapped to head Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) tapped New York Rep. Steve Israel Friday to head the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) for the 2012 election cycle, Politico reported. Israel, one of...
Murphy, Williams inactive for Nets tonight vs. Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Two guys who figured to be major rotation pieces for the Nets – as in the top six – are inactive tonight, Troy Murphy and Terrence Williams.Avery...
Yankees name Rothschild pitching coach
The Yankees on Friday named Larry Rothschild their new pitching coach. He was given a three-year deal to replace Dave Eiland. Rothschild comes to the Yankees after nine seasons in...
Jay-Z brings it all back home
Brooklyn’s finest returned to the borough where it all began on Thursday night, reminiscing about being a crack king in the Marcy projects before becoming hip-hop royalty in the 1990s.In...
International arrest warrant issued for WikiLeaks' Julian Assange
The Swedish National Criminal Police on Friday issued an international arrest warrant for Julian Assange, the founder and chief editor of the WikiLeaks website, Dow Jones Newswires reported. Assange had...
Ayoub's Fornino is a high-end, family friendly joint
Michael Ayoub has done the impossible — again — by creating a truly fancy restaurant that is truly family friendly.It’s no surprise that Ayoub has once again reinvented high-end cuisine...
Eagles DE Parker likely to keep streak alive vs. Giants
PHILADELPHIA -- Defensive end Juqua Parker returned to practice Friday and likely will play Sunday night when the Philadelphia Eagles host the New York Giants for first place in the...
D'Antoni says 3-pointers all part of Knicks' plan
SAN FRANCISCO -- Judging by the reduced number of 3-point attempts by the Knicks in Wednesday's win at Sacramento, and the increased number of pump fakes and inside buckets, Mike...
Dolce & Gabbana accused of $1.4 billion fraud
Italian prosecutors Friday requested the trial of famous fashion house Dolce & Gabbana for alleged tax fraud of around €1 billion ($1.4 billion), ANSA news agency reported. The request came...
Playboy perv prince says he doesn't even know where his money goes
Playboy Prince Jefri Bolkiah has so much money that he barely bothers to even think about where millions of dollars go. He even said he had no clue he had...
Will ring your 'Bells'
Though it boasts a golden pedigree — a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, music by Jule Styne — “Bells Are Ringing,” from 1956, is often considered...
UPDATE: American Airlines
It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas ... or is that pancreatitis? All December long, your thoughtfully enabling pal American Airlines is discounting beer, wine and cocktails down to...
Cabbie cheats score temporary halt on license removal
Taxi commission bosses narrowly escaped a restraining order today that would have halted 150 prosecutions of taxi drivers who allegedly charged riders the double-rate suburban fare inside city limits. This...
Google Street View captures naked German guy inside trunk of his car
You can pretty much get a view of anything on Google maps -- even a naked German guy. Google Street View launched today in 20 German cities such as Berlin...
Rutgers plays Cincinnati with bowl chances on line
CINCINNATI -- The Big East’s two-time defending champions are down to their last chance. For a title? No, Cincinnati surrendered those hopes long, long ago. The Bearcats have fallen so...
Brazen escape artist got away using cops' cruiser
Houdini could get a second job as a circus strongman. Muscle-bound escape artist Jose Rodriguez furiously fought for his life before fleeing from the NYPD — cuffed and shackled —...
'Harry Potter' conjures $24M at midnight showings
LOS ANGELES — Harry Potter has added to his billions with a whopping $24 million domestic haul from midnight screenings of his latest adventure. According to box-office tracker Hollywood.com, that...
Wrigley Field football game will use one end zone
CHICAGO -- The friendly confines of Wrigley Field are a little too tight for the Big Ten. The league announced Friday that Illinois and Northwestern had agreed to some drastic...
Rev. Al Sharpton, NYPD team up to get guns off streets
Civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton, often a vocal critic of the New York Police Department, is teaming up with the department to help get illegal guns off the...
Parcells hints at another return: report
Bill Parcells might not be done with the NFL yet.The former Giants and Jets coach who recently stepped aside from his front office role with the Dolphins says in an...
CHSFL Class AAA final preview
CHSFL beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down Saturday’s CHSFL Class AAA championship game between St. Anthony’s and Iona Prep Who: No. 1 St. Anthony’s vs. No. 3 Iona Prep What:...
Jets to play another announcer-less game: report
The Jets game against the Bengals on Thanksgiving night will be shown again without announcers the following Saturday, the Houston Chronicle reports.The showing will use "only the words of players...
MSNBC suspends Joe Scarborough for political donations
MSNBC on Friday said it has suspended "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough for two days after he acknowledged making political donations during his time at the network, Politico reported. Scarborough...
CHSFL Class AA final preview
CHSFL beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down Saturday’s CHSFL Class AA championship game between Archbishop Stepinac and Kellenberg. Who: No. 2 Archbishop Stepinac vs. No. 9 Kellenberg What: CHSFL Class...
Xbox 360 Holiday Gift Guide
It's that time of year again, kids. The time to be good consumers and buy stuff. Over the next few days, we here at the Post will be publishing our...
Four suspects busted in three borough, armed robbery spree: police
Four suspects looking to raise money to start their own record label have been busted after allegedly committing 19 armed robberies in Manhattan, Queens and the Bronx, police said today....
Jets' Cotchery out with groin tear
Wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery was ruled out Friday for the Jets' game against the Houston Texans with a groin injury that held him out of practice all week. “It was...
Over 10,000 Ground Zero workers settle suits against city over dust exposure
More than 10,000 workers exposed to the tons of toxic dust that blanketed ground zero after the World Trade Center fell have ended their bruising legal fight with New York...
Wesley Snipes ordered to prison on tax evasion charges
Actor Wesley Snipes was ordered to begin his three year prison sentence Friday on tax evasion charges, Fox News Channel reported. The 48-year old had requested a new trial, but...
Giants' Andrews confident he can play vs. Eagles
After two major operations on his back, Giants lineman Shawn Andrews knows he can’t take anything for granted. Ever since Andrews signed with the Giants in August, the offensive lineman...
Tigers sign reliever Benoit
DETROIT -- The Tigers finalized their $16.5 million, three-year contract with right-handed reliever Joaquin Benoit on Friday. Benoit, who gets $5.5 million a year, reached a preliminary agreement during the...
Talking about 'The Scottsboro Boys'
Mark your calendars: On Monday, November 22, I will participate in a panel about "The Scottsboro Boys," more specifically the musical's journey "from inception to Broadway." We'll get the story straight from...
CHSFL championship doubleheader live blog recap
The CHSFL playoffs conclude Saturday at Mitchel Athletic Complex with the Class AA and Class AAA championship games. Two teams will look to remain perfect and take home the hardware,...
Robert Pires seals 6-month deal at Aston Villa
Four years after leaving English soccer, French veteran Robert Pires was preparing Friday for his English Premier League return after signing a six-month contract with Aston Villa. Pires won two league...
EPL side Blackburn confirms $36.7M Indian takeover
The vastly-wealthy Rao family became the first Indian owners in the English Premier League on Friday after finally settling a $36.7 million (£23 million) takeover of Blackburn Rovers. Venky's London Ltd....
Ohio to shorten death row prisoners’ last words after killer's 17-minute speech: report
The final words of condemned prisoners in Ohio could be shortened, edited or stopped under new state prison rules, the Columbus Dispatch reported Friday. The change was prompted by the...
Rooney, England strike partner readied for EPL comebacks
Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney was set to be eased back into English soccer action Saturday after a controversy-filled spell on the sidelines. Rooney was tipped to make the bench...
Plans for $400M posh hotels in Catskills still alive
ALBANY, N.Y. — A $400 million plan to build posh hotels high in the Catskill Mountains near an existing ski center has been knocking around since 1999. Supporters say it...
Psychiatric defense planned in stabbing of NY boy
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A movie theater usher accused of repeatedly stabbing an 8-year-old boy playing video games at a restaurant arcade had been treated for a psychiatric disorder before the...
Geezer fleecer is promised stiff sentence
A wild-haired gold-digger is going to prison for at least three and a half years after pleading guilty in Manhattan today to hooking and crooking two sick and elderly men...
Italy's Berlusconi replaces body parts on statue, angers experts
ROME — Italy's culture ministry on Friday defended Premier Silvio Berlusconi for giving ancient marble statues in his office replacement body parts, to the horror of art restorers. The ministry,...
US sending tanks to southern Afghan fight: sources
WASHINGTON — Defense officials say the Pentagon is sending tanks to help Marines fighting insurgents in southern Afghanistan. Two senior defense officials say 14 M1A1 Abrams tanks and 115 additional...
Man questioned after failed Times Square attack due in court
BOSTON — A Pakistani man arrested during the investigation of the failed Times Square bombing is due back in federal court in Boston. A detention hearing is scheduled on Friday...
PlayStation 3 Holiday Gift Guide
It's that time of year again, kids. The time to be good consumers and buy stuff. Over the next few days, we here at the Post will be publishing our...
Columbine clippings found in Australian suicide pact girls' luggage
Clippings about the Columbine school massacre were found in the luggage of twin sisters at the center of a bizarre suicide pact, the Herald Sun reported in its Saturday editions....
Port Authority curbs free toll perks
FORT LEE, N.J. — No more free tolls for Port Authority of New York and New Jersey board members and retirees. All nonunion employees hired after the Sept. 11 attacks...
Author John Doyle talks world soccer and the US's 2022 Cup bid
TV critic and and soccer fan John Doyle decided to combine his past travels to the World Cup and European Championship and compile a book detailing these wonderful experiences. Consider...
New York City is hyprocrisy capital
New York wants to control what residents put in their bodies -- no salt, no trans fats, no soda, no cigarettes -- but opposes using security scanners that show images...
Italy announces return from US of 2 stolen statues
ROME — Two ancient statues stolen in the 1980s from Italian museums are now back home, thanks in part to a police art squad expert who spotted one of them...
Man convicted in '09 fatal car crash in Westchester
A Westchester County jury has found that a driver who was drunk was guilty of killing a retired auto worker and injuring his family in a head-on collision. George Kiaha...
Gas delays search for 27 miners in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Rescue crews waited impatiently outside one of New Zealand's largest coal mines Friday night for the all-clear to begin a search for 27 men missing after...
Trees stinking up Queens neighborhood: residents
Residents of a Queens neighborhood say the trees on their street are stinky. New York City’s Parks Department acknowledges that the gingko biloba trees it planted years ago present a...
Priest in Conan O’Brien stalker case arrested again
COHASSET, Mass. — A suspended Roman Catholic priest once accused of stalking late night TV personality Conan O’Brien has now been charged with harassing a Boston TV journalist. Cohasset police...
Michelle Obama preaches to the wrong audience
First Lady Michelle Obama's signature issue is childhood obesity and more power to her for highlighting the problem. But where, when and how she decides to promote her "Let's Move"...
Google to delete UK personal data after Street View spying scandal
Google was set Friday to delete all the personal data its Street View cars collected from unsecured Wi-Fi networks across Britain -- breaches which sparked an international outcry. The internet...
Tiger: I'm a new man
Tiger Woods yesterday in an interview on ESPN Radio, said he’s an “infinitely” happier person now than he was a year ago, though the events that brought him to where...
O/U Rico!
Rico went 8-6 (2-1 Best Bets) on the Over/Unders last week. The season record stands at 71-72-1 (18-12). For the second week in a row, the league had 11 Overs....
Paper trail! Windsor Terrace community board begs for vital office supply
Brother, can you spare a ream?That’s the question being asked by Community Board 7, whose finances are so tight that staffers are begging the public for that most basic office...
LIRR service limited after person struck by train
The Port Washington branch of the Long Island Rail Road is running on a limited schedule. Police say a person was struck and killed by a train at the Auburndale...
Driver in Tom Brady car crash loses license for 60 days
BOSTON -- The driver who was accused of running a red light and crashing his minivan into a car driven by New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has lost his...
Drama Mama: TV for Relative Removal
You’ve bought the turkey, 20 pounds of potatoes and a gallon of gravy. Now you just wish your relatives would leave so you could enjoy a couple days off. Oust the...
Message to Holder: Resign
The chorus and calls for the resignation of Attoney General Eric Holder are growing louder.Michael Gerson: "Some on the left believe Holder should resign out of principle. Some on the...
Redefine the war on drug cartels
If the drug cartels in Mexico use terrorist tactics, it may be time to redefine terms and understand that this isn't a war on drugs or drug crime but a war...
Police believe slain Hollywood publicist Ronni Chasen shot from another car
LOS ANGELES — Detectives suspect that a slain Hollywood publicist was shot from another vehicle, possibly an SUV, the mayor of Beverly Hills said. Mayor Jimmy Delshad told the Los...
Giants must treat this like playoff fight
This isn’t November football, this is playoff football. And the pumped-up Giants went about their business that way yesterday. That’s the first step to getting it right after Sunday’s terrible...
Giants offense prepared for points against Eagles
With the Eagles coming off an offensive performance for the ages, it could be that on Sunday night the Giants are going to have to figure out a way to...
Eagles' Vick to Giants: Catch me if you can
PHILADELPHIA — Michael Vick isn’t afraid of the big, bad Giants. Should Big Blue’s defense think Vick is the least bit concerned about becoming the sixth quarterback it knocks out...
Live action no longer safe from ads
Apparently, we’ve reached the point of too late. Once, it was considered an unpardonable professional sin to lose live play on TV or radio to a commercial. Now, it’s a...
On-the-mark Hondo keeps kickin' the Cann
It was another solid, ground-gaining performance by Hondo, who compiled an 8-6 record in the Week 10 compulsories that put him one game behind Mark Cannizzaro, aka the Poseur at...
Eagles not landing vs. Giants
Michael Vick isn’t so much a great quarterback as is he a video-game rendition of a great quarterback, replete with all the available superpowers. He won’t put up another 59...
Brownies will batter Jags
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...
Experienced Bishop Kearney ready for strong finish
Bishop Kearney spent the summer realizing just how close it came. The Tigers held fourth-quarter leads in five CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I league games only to see them slip away,...
Toomer: Injuries could lead to another Giants collapse
The Giants swear this team is different, that they have learned from past failures and that there will be no second-half collapse like the one that derailed this team last...
St. Ann's Warehouse to restore Tobacco Warehouse
The St. Ann’s Warehouse theater company — the world-renowned troupe based in Brooklyn Heights and DUMBO for 21 years — will take over and renovate the vacant Tobacco Warehouse in...
Love geese? Then stop feeding them!
The geese of Prospect Park will be safe from future federal massacres under a plan that calls for destroying their eggs, bringing in bird-chasing dogs, designing new landscapes to be...
Ripple of 'Hope'
It was born millions of years ago and 100 miles underground. It had a one-in-a-million chance of making it up to the surface of Earth, let alone of being discovered...
Labor dispute's strikingly good
Basically a cross be tween "The Full Monty" and "Norma Rae," "Made in Dagenham" is an unlikely crowd-pleaser of a docu-dramedy about female workers who campaigned for pay parity with...
Today's Special
Charming and mouthwatering, "Today's Special" is a comedy about a Man hattan sous chef (Aasif Mandvi, who also co-wrote the script based on his off-Broadway play) forced to take over...
You oughta be in pictures
The lead character in "Nothing Personal" is You. She's a 20-something woman with fiery red hair and a temperament to match, and she refuses to give her name. So people...
Eye-catching French twists
'White Material" unites France's most precious actress, Isabelle Huppert, with one of that nation's leading directors, Claire Denis. The result is as impressive as one would expect. The setting is...
All's well that ends well in overstuffed play
A spectacular folly has just crash-landed at Lincoln Cen ter Theater. Eight years in the making, John Guare's latest play, "A Free Man of Color," is an ambitious, awkward, fascinating,...
'Teen Wolf' leaked
An unauthorized teaser trailer for MTV's up coming remake of "Teen Wolf" has hit the Web, and it's creating quite a stir. The leaked two-minute preview of the series --...
Next up: 'Mob Wives'
When mobsters go away to jail, they leave behind more than their expensive suits. "Mob Wives," a reality show based on the lives of the wives of four alleged Mafia...
Host defends Bristol
'Dancing With the Stars" host Brooke Burke says she is rooting for Bristol Palin, but she doesn't think she will win. "She's grown the most," Burke told FoxNews.com yesterday. "I'm...
'Idol' not scared of 'X Factor'
"American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe has a message for his former cohort Simon Cowell and his new show, "The X Factor": Good luck with that. "I don't think the...
Schwartz again 'Pippin' hot
"Pippin" -- Stephen Schwartz's perennially popular and tuneful 1972 musical -- is headed back to Broadway. The production will be directed by Diane Paulus, who was nominated for a Tony...
Starr report
There's busy -- and then there's Deon Taylor busy. Taylor, the triple-threat hyphenate (filmmaker-TV producer-entrepreneur) who's in business with Jamie Foxx, not only has an NBC series in the pipeline...
Grudge match
When football fans talk about New York being a two-team town, they’re generally referring to the Jets and Giants, who share a stadium in New Jersey. But tomorrow, the Big...
Me, Too
Can a 34-year-old man with a college degree and Down syndrome find happiness with a female co-worker at a social-services agency whose bad bleach job and life of drinking, smoking...
Crowe magnum
"The Next Three Days” resembles another quietly involving little thriller: “The Town.” Only this time, the loot is a woman instead of a sack of money — now we’re talking...
LI teen faces HS-threat rap
A 17-year-old Long Island boy was arrested yesterday for allegedly scrawling a terrorist threat against a Levittown high school on park bleachers. Anthony Larosa, of Levittown, was accused of writing...
LA's mad bats
LOS ANGELES -- If the threat of earthquakes, wildfires and mudslides isn't enough to worry Los Angeles residents, public health officials are now warning of an unusually high number of...
Mel: Give me baby
Mel Gibson is seeking sole custody of his 1-year-old daughter, Lucia, with Oksana Grigorieva, according to celebrity news Web site TMZ.com. Lawyers for the 54-year-old actor also plan to request...
Forget the 'porn machines'
Air travelers in the United States are now given two options at the security gate -- be groin-groped by gloved Transportation Security Administration agents, or photographed "naked" in the back-scatter...
Inviting the bear back to A'stan
Ronald Reagan must be seething in his grave. President Reagan's success in help ing Afghanistan expel the Russians proved a pivot point for victory in the Cold War. Yet now...
In Chris Quinn's corner
THE ISSUE: Council Speaker Christine Quinn's prospects as a rising political leader in the city. *** Thank you for publishing your extensive profile of City Council Speaker Christine Quinn ("Behind...
Body scan or scam? TSA's touchy tactics
THE ISSUE: The TSA's airport-security enhancements, including full-body scanners. *** I'm wondering why Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano didn't demonstrate the airport body scanner herself when she held her...
Math skill$ add up
The better you are at math, the likelier you are to be wealthy. That's the conclusion of a Rand Corp. study that found that couples that scored well on a...
1 in 5 are mentally ill
More than 45 million Americans -- or 20 percent of the adult population -- had some form of mental illness last year, and 11 million had a serious mental illness,...
HS readers below '90 level
High-school seniors have made some improvements in reading but remain below the achievement levels reached nearly two decades ago, says a national assessment released yesterday. The National Assessment of Educational...
Bid to recall NJ Dem fails
TRENTON, NJ -- A Tea Party group's effort to recall US Sen. Robert Menendez was thwarted by the New Jersey Supreme Court yesterday, when the justices ruled a recall unconstitutional....
Bid to bust WikiLeaker
STOCKHOLM -- Swedish prosecutors will seek an international arrest warrant for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after a court approved their request yesterday to detain him for questioning in a rape...
Hacker gets dis'credit'ed
A Malaysian man was charged yesterday in Brooklyn federal court with hacking into the computer network of the US Federal Reserve Bank and possessing more than 400,000 stolen credit and...
Med-waste 'sucker' punch
A Long Island nurse has been charged with breaking into medical offices and sifting through piles of waste to steal still potent painkilling patches he'd suck for a popular new...
Snubbed NYU architects are no Pei pals
NYU is backing out of a controversial plan to add a 38-story tower to a landmarked complex of three high-rises after world-renown architect I.M. Pei signaled that he would flunk...
State's in need of a $10B belt tightener
ALBANY -- Brace for impact! The state's budget chief warned New Yorkers yesterday to prepare for massive cuts next year as the economy sputters and money runs out. Budget Director...
Union denied charters' info
ALBANY -- The state's top court yesterday barred teachers unions from getting the names and addresses of charter-school employees. The Court of Appeal's 4-3 ruling reverses a lower-court decision granting...
City's bridges a regional threat
ALBANY -- New York City's rapidly deteriorating bridges pose a serious threat to the entire Northeast, Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch warned yesterday. And the state, he said, has "no credible...
Samurai teen gets slay retrial
They'll take another stab at it. A Long Island teen convicted of slaying his retired NYPD stepfather with a samurai sword in 2005 has been granted a new trial by...
Gluck gets West End site: $68M
Larry Gluck bought the Windermere Hotel on the Upper West Side yesterday for $68 million. The 23-story apartment hotel with 374 units had been in the Zarucki family since 1973,...
Holder's fiasco
The Obama administration wants us to believe that one out of 285 ain't bad. A jury in New York acquitted Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani on 284 out of 285 charges for...
'Empire' saved
LAKE PLACID, NY -- Community leaders in the Lake Placid region have rallied together to save this winter's Empire State Games, local officials said yesterday. Organizers of the Olympic-style amateur...
More say 'I don't' to nups
We're just not the marrying kind. Only half of US adults are taking a walk down the aisle to say "I do" -- down from 72 percent in 1960 --...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A bank bandit claiming to be carrying a bomb brazenly robbed two branches in broad daylight, sources said. Peter Manisero, 30, struck the Flushing Bank on Third Avenue near...
No more free ride for misbehaving cabbies
A loophole that lets bad cabbies draw out disciplinary hearings for years was hacked apart by taxi officials yesterday. In the past, cabbies got an unlimited number of postponements when...
PA bigs lose 'free-ZPass'
The free ride is over. Port Authority commissioners, retirees and all non-unionized employees hired after 9/11 will no longer get free E-ZPasses, agency brass said yesterday. It's expected to save...
Bill hits cruel pet chainers
This bill has more bite than bark. City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. is pushing a bill to outlaw chaining an animal for more than three hours in a 12-hour period...
2 Madoff aides busted
Two women from Bernie Madoff's inner circle were arrested yesterday on federal fraud and conspiracy charges after profiting for decades from his multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, authorities said. Annette Bongiorno and...
DOE asked to probe rules leak
Lawmakers are asking the Department of Education's watchdog to probe possible leaks to short-sellers regarding the regulatory agency's plans to crack down on the for-profit education industry. On Wednesday, Senators...
CopyKates shop for 'ringers'
Kate Middleton's sparkling sapphire engagement ring is inspiring legions of bluish-American princesses. Knockoffs of the royal bauble originally worn by Princess Diana will be the accessory of choice this holiday...
Foreclosure rule unchanged
The New York Bar Association has failed to water down a new rule that forces lawyers to guarantee the accuracy of legal papers filed in foreclosure cases. The lawyers' group...
Coming up on NBC
Steve Burke, who will replace Jeff Zucker as chief executive of NBC Universal once Comcast's takeover is complete, ended the waiting game yesterday and announced a long-expected management shakeup at...
Avoid bus lanes if you're camera $hy
Bus-ted! Motorists who enter bus-only lanes along First and Second avenues will be recorded on camera and slapped with a $115 fine in a program that starts Monday. Five cameras...
'iPhone bandits' rung up
Call it the "iSting." A small army of undercover cops took down a pair of iPhone thieves who stole the pricey gizmo from a tourist at a swanky Manhattan bar,...
Appliance has-been
In the rough-and-tumble appliance business, Eddie Lampert is getting hung out to dry. Since he merged Sears and Kmart in 2005, the reclusive hedge-fund billionaire has slashed costs at both...
Houdini in chains
NORWICH, Conn. -- The authorities took no chances with "Houdini" this time. A shooting suspect who escaped from NYPD cops in their own unmarked car -- while cuffed and shackled...
Qns. sailor nets $2M in lottery
Call it fisherman's luck. A boater from Bayside, Queens, will take to the high seas in style next season after hitting a $2 million jackpot in the New York Lottery....
Fool's Dead Sea 'scold'
A Manhattan lawyer -- convicted of waging a kooky, identity-theft cyberwar against his dad's academic rivals -- was sentenced to six months behind bars yesterday, and led out of court...
Business briefs
Jobless claims Initial jobless claims in creased by 2,000 to 439,000 in the week ended Nov. 13, the Labor Department said. That was less than analysts ex pected.Social share MySpace...
Last-ditch mercy plea for naught
Excerpts from Rep. Charles Rangel's statement yesterday before the House ethics committee voted to censure him: I was gratified when I heard the ethics committee's own counsel agree with me...
'Charming' betrayal of trust
WASHINGTON -- The sad, wrenching spectacle we saw yesterday of a grand old man, crumpled in an armchair, his face broken, weeping into his hands, was just another dramatic display...
Inside the marriage of Erin Barry, Tony Parker's sexting gal pal
The home wrecker behind Eva Longoria and Tony Parker's bust-up is a real-life desperate housewife and Catholic-school girl turned bad. Erin Barry, 38, the estranged wife of Brent Barry, a...
Principal pulls a 'Bueller' bust-in
A suburban middle-school principal who apparently got all his training from the comedy "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" barged into the home of two brothers who called in sick and confronted...
Can airport scanners: pol
As controversy swirls over the use of full-body scanners in airports nationwide, some members of the City Council want to see them outlawed locally. "The images produced by these naked...
Burying band of brothers
They fought together in war and now they've been laid to rest -- together. A hero soldier from Queens, decorated Sgt. 1st Class Luis M. Gonzalez, of South Ozone Park,...
Drunk ran down pregnant gal: DA
A former van driver for Gristedes went on trial in Manhattan yesterday on charges that he drunkenly jumped a curb near the Empire State Building and crushed a pregnant woman...
The little IPO that beat GM
While LPL Investment Holdings, a little known network of independent brokers, got out-hyped by GM yesterday -- both companies' trading debuts -- the fast-growing Boston company certainly outperformed the carmaker....
Cops defend chess move
The NYPD yesterday stuck to its guns over the ticketing of seven chess players for pushing pawns in a Manhattan playground reserved for kids -- and revealed that two of...
TWC test
Time Warner Cable will start testing lower-priced cable TV packages in New York City and Ohio in a bid to give more options to customers struggling with the rising bills....
Bloomy set to ax 10K jobs
With pension costs skyrocketing and federal stimulus funds evaporating, Mayor Bloomberg released a plan yesterday to slice the city's payroll by 10,366 jobs over the next 18 months -- including...
Hands off our models
It's a catfight on the catwalk! A high-powered modeling agency is suing a rival for allegedly poaching three models it had under contract. Wilhelmina Models claims in the lawsuit, filed...
Cathie Black's book is hot
Sales of Cathie Black's business memoir, "Basic Black," have spiked since Mayor Mike Bloomberg unveiled his decision last week to tap the media executive as the new chancellor of the...
Druggie convicted of Pace student strangle
A homeless young cokehead was convicted yesterday of strangling a Pace University honor student two years ago -- a senseless slaying the murderer chalked up to burglary and boredom. Jeromie...
Say goodbye, Charlie
To just about everyone's surprise, the House Ethics Committee last night voted overwhelmingly to recommend that Rep. Charles Rangel be formally censured by the House of Representatives -- the most...
Your move, commissioner
The budget numbers Mayor Bloom berg released yesterday make one thing alarmingly clear: This isn't the time for a leadership vacuum at the Department of Education. With all due respect...
Dance troupe causes scare running through Lincoln Tunnel
A camouflage-clad Florida dance troupe desperate to make it to a live TV talent show set off a rush-hour terror scare when they ditched their cars in merciless Lincoln Tunnel...
No joke, Will Ferrell fined as Finra case flops
Funnymen Will Ferrell and Larry David were laughed off the stage recently by Wall Street's self-policing arm, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, for their slapstick effort to sue brokerage firm...
Harrah's float postponed; rumors swirl
Harrah's may not quite be a Caesar. The world's biggest casino chain yesterday postponed pricing shares for a highly anticipated public offering until Monday amid speculation there was not enough...
The body shaper
Michelle Obama and 9-year-old Alexandro Rodriguez share tips on keeping fit yesterday as the first lady brings her campaign against childhood obesity to the Police Athletic League's Harlem Center. Earlier,...
Damn elex board!
The state Board of Elections was too damn polite. And unsuccessful gubernatorial candidate Jimmy McMillan is so damn upset about it, he's suing the board for $350 million. The founder...
Running on fumes
GM's cars are going to have to perform a heck of a lot better than its shares did yesterday. After rolling out one of the most hyped initial public offerings...
B'klyn principal, ass't bounced from school
Two Brooklyn administrators with checkered work histories were yanked from their elementary school yesterday after investigators substantiated new charges against them, authorities said. Jonathan Straughn, principal of PS 276 in...
Del Monte buy
Kkr is within days of buying Del Monte Foods, a source close to the situation told The Post. DealReporter first broke the news yesterday of KKR being in talks to...
Bridge cop in bullet mishap
A Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority officer accidentally fired a bullet yesterday, sending a colleague to the hospital, authorities said. She was taking her gun out of her locker when...
New bla$t at labor boss
Corrupt labor leader Michael Forde didn't just sell out his union to crooked contractors -- he also embezzled at least $196,000 of its funds for lavish, cocaine-fueled getaways, prosecutors have...
Andy slams car czar in pension suit
Andrew Cuomo and financier Steven Rattner went to war yesterday -- with the attorney general moving to ban him for life from the securities industry in the state and Rattner...
iPhone's 'white' hot kid
A brainy high-school tech whiz from Queens is taking a bite out of Apple. The iPhone fanatic is making big bucks selling special kits that give the iPhone 4 a...
10 cents 'Batman' fetches 500G
Holy monetary appreciation, Batman! A comic book that an 84-year-old California man bought for 10 cents as a teen in 1939 was auctioned in Dallas yesterday for a half-million bucks....
City Hall: Black is the new black
In a continued push to prop up the mayor's nominee for schools chancellor, city officials touted nearly a dozen academics and politicians who support a waiver for Hearst Magazines honcho...
Rangel facing censure despite tears
WASHINGTON -- The House ethics committee last night hit Rep. Charles Rangel with the stiff penalty of censure -- after the teary-eyed Harlem congressman begged for mercy and told the...
Bears' 'D' stymies Dolphins
MIAMI -- The Bears had a ready response for Brandon Marshall's taunting. Julius Peppers and a swarming defense allowed only 187 yards and a single third-down conversion last night, and...
Sports shorts
NFL: Hasselbeck to start Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is ready to play against the Saints despite two cracked bones in his left wrist. * Brian St. Pierre will start at...
Sunday's Best
The experts make their picks:THE LINECHRIS SHAWSTEVE SERBYMARK CANNIZZAROPAUL SCHWARTZTIM BONTEMPSDOLPHINS 1½ (40) BearsBears★DolphinsDolphinsDolphinsDolphinsJETS 7 (45½) Texans (Sunday, 1:00, CBS)★JetsJets★JetsTexansJetsEAGLES 3 (48½) Giants (8:20, NBC)GiantsEaglesGiants★Eagles★EaglesSTEELERS 7 (41) Raiders (1:00)SteelersRaiders★SteelersSteelersSteelersRavens 10...
Bad back won't keep Giants' Andrews from playing Sunday
Shawn Andrews for the second straight day was unable to practice because of soreness and stiffness in his back, but his Giants teammates cannot believe he will miss a start...
Devils lose to Leafs; Brodeur bothered by elbow
TORONTO -- While the Devils called a players' meeting to save their sinking season, Martin Brodeur is calling his doctor and heading to New Jersey to heal his ailing right...
Plenty of bass and blues for anglers
Sportsmen and women who haven't headed north for the tomorrow's opening of New York's big game hunting season still can enjoy themselves on the water by putting away some B...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $45,000; str alw; 3up; (f&m)SNEAKY GIRL cuts back in distance and moves to starter allowance after coming off the pace to win as the favorite last out. KISSA...
5 questions for ... Jeff Van Gundy
ESPN analyst and former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy defends Mike D'Antoni, questions Amar'e Stoudemire and tells The Post's Justin Terranova if he thinks Knicks fans were expecting too much...
Blazers' bust Oden became too big, too fast
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- So, Part I; let's see if I fully comprehend doctors' opinions pertaining to Greg Oden's latest career-threatening injury. According to a Portland press release, the microfracture surgery...
Rex tells Jets to put it all together
Rex Ryan likes to deliver his messages, whether to his Jets players, coaches, opposing teams or reporters, straight up and without a twist. Case in point: Ryan's direct and impassioned...
Jets' Cotchery won't play this week
The Jets have not publicly ruled injured receiver Jerricho Cotchery out for Sunday's game, but according to sources, he won't play. In fact, that the Jets are set to sign...
Yankees' Sabathia loses Cy Young to Mariners' Hernandez
Felix Hernandez finished with eight fewer victories than CC Sabathia this year, but the Seattle right-hander still won his first AL Cy Young Award -- and Hernandez isn't apologizing. "For...
Rangers look for advantage vs. Avalanche tonight
Before last night, 41 goals had been scored in the NHL this season by teams who had a 5-on-3 advantage, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Not one of them...
Islanders pull plug on reporter
The straw that broke the camel's back came on Tuesday, when Chris Botta, one of the few remaining reporters covering the Islanders on a daily basis, did numerous radio and...
Johnson making Nets defense a priority
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Brook Lopez was discussing the Nets' new-found emphasis on defense and was relating how every day, players receive a written report, critiquing their defense, stressing areas to improve....
Rangers losing edge over Yankees for Lee
ORLANDO, Fla. -- In the two-plus weeks since the World Series ended, you can already feel some of the momentum seeping away from the Rangers' confidence when it comes to...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing11:30 a.m.NASCAR: Spring Cup, practiceESPN21 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide Series, practiceSPEED3 p.m.NASCAR: Spring Cup, qualifyingESPN26:30 p.m.NASCAR: Nationwide Series, practiceSPEED8 p.m.NASCAR: Camping World Truck Series, Ford 200SPEEDBasketball5 p.m.Coaches vs. Cancer, consolation gameESPN27...
Derek's talks with Yankees test of respect for Humble Hal
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Hal Steinbrenner often appears the accidental owner, atop the Yankees masthead because his father passed the team on and his older brother, Hank, fumbled it away. He...
Interviews over, Mets GM to decide on manager by Monday
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Sandy Alderson, it's your call. After two weeks of interviews that spanned four cities and two countries, the Mets general manager completed his inquiries yesterday and moved...
The Post Line
NFL Sunday Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog EAGLES 3 3 (48½) Giants JETS 6½ 7 (45½) Texans STEELERS 8½ 7 (41) Raiders Ravens 8 10 (37½) PANTHERS TITANS 6½ 7...
Knicks reserves separated after fight at practice
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Toughness has not been a Knicks trait in years. Yesterday, the Knicks, after breaking their six-game losing streak in Sacramento, were feeling feisty at practice as a skirmish...
Azubuike says debut with Knicks close
OAKLAND, Calif. -- There are plenty of skeptics, but guard Kelenna Azubuike just may beat coach Mike D'Antoni's Christmas prediction for his Knicks debut. Back in the Bay Area yesterday on...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYNov. 19SATNov. 20SUNNov. 21MONNov. 22TUENov. 23WEDNov. 24THUNov. 25KnicksGolden State10:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio--ESPN 1050 AML.A.C.10:30MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMECha.7:30MSGESPNCha.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENetsSacramento10:00TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WFAN 660 AMDen.9:00YESWLIBNOGAMENOGAMEAtl.7:00YESWFANBos.7:30YESWBBRNOGAMERangersColorado9:00TV -- MSGPlus NetworkRadio--WNYM 970 AMMinn.8:00MSGESPNNOGAMECal.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMET.B.7:30MSG2WNYMNOGAMEIslandersFla.7:00MSG+2WRHUAtl.5:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEClmb7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEDevilsSt.L8:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEWash.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMECal.7:30MSG+2WFANNOGAME
Weird but true
A woman in Idaho has been busted for allegedly posing as a plastic surgeon and performing breast exams on other women -- in a bar. Kristina Ross went by the...
Pitt stands tall in Garden win over Maryland
Sometimes effort only can take you so far, and coach Gary Williams and his Maryland team found that out the hard way last night. Matched against a very large and...
Army, Notre Dame try to regain past glory at Yankee Stadium
It was once the Super Bowl of college football: Army vs. Notre Dame at Yankee Stadium. It didn't get any bigger or more important than that. Knute Rockne, Doc Blanchard...
Heartless
A supernatural take on "Death Wish" meets "Faust," "Heartless" is an uneasy mixture of B-movie shocks, social commentary and sentimentality that shows a potent imagination at work. An appealing Jim...
Youthful Stanners counting on advanced chemistry
Archbishop Molloy believes it will be young in name only. The core players from a the team that unseated Christ the King as CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens champions two years ago have...
Regis' Kinsley catches on at Furman
Jake Kinsley had an awakening this summer. Sure, the Regis catcher was confident in his abilities, but he wasn’t tested against some of the nation’s elite players until he competed...
Cop shot cop
A Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority officer’s gun accidentally discharged a round that sent a colleague to the hospital today, a source said. The injured officer suffered a stomach wound...
Nets' Murphy works, waits, will sit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As coach Avery Johnson stressed today, “It’s a long season.” So imagine how long it is if you’re a veteran and not playing. Troy Murphy, whose acquisition...
Changes don't hurt Eagles defense
The Eagles’ defense began the season with five different starters from last season and a sixth playing a different position. Through nine games, there have been five more changes to...
Wilhelmina sues Next for poaching its models
It's a cat fight on the catwalk! A high-power modeling agency filed a lawsuit today against a bitter rival for allegedly poaching three lovely lookers from its stable of beauties....