October 18, 2011
Crooked cop busted in $900K drug cash treasure hunt
A former NYPD cop may be sentenced to no more than one year after 'fessing up today to a wacky, but potentially violent plot to break into an Inwood apartment,...
Aliens: Infestation review
Aliens: Infestation is an absolutely fantastic game. It at once compliments the source material, expands on it, and rejoices is what it brings.Now, Aliens games -- like the films --...
NYPD officer who pepper sprayed protester has vacation days docked
The high-ranking NYPD cop who pepper-sprayed a young teacher’s aide during an Occupy Wall Street protest has been docked 10 vacation days, cops said today. Deputy Inspector Anthony Bologna was...
Bloomberg: FDNY doesn't need special monitor to watch treatment of minorities
Mayor Bloomberg is fighting back, telling a federal judge that the FDNY doesn't need a special monitor to ensure that minorities in its ranks are treated fairly. In anticipation of...
Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. calls evidence about other pols 'overly prejudicial'
It appears there's no honor among disgraced pols. Indicted state Assemblyman William Boyland Jr. doesn't want his upcoming corruption trial to include any mention of the other officials a former...
Judge says let jury decide if McHero beat-down justified as self defense
So-called McHero Rayon McIntosh -- busted in the violent, caught-on-video beat-down of two women customers who'd jumped the counter at his West Village McDonalds -- may have a self-defense case,...
Historical evidence shows soccer was played 300 years before modern game
LONDON -- Historians have discovered new evidence to suggest soccer was being played 300 years before the game was thought to have been invented. Experts believed that prior to the...
Giants' Jacobs says he'll play, unless he can't
The season isn’t turning out the way Giants running back Brandon Jacobs planned. This was supposed to be his bounceback year. The season the 29-year-old split carries with good buddy...
Canucks to honor late Rypien before game with Rangers
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The Canucks will pay tribute to Rick Rypien on Tuesday night with a video honoring the Vancouver enforcer who committed suicide in the offseason after struggling...
'King of All Pimps' won't get psych evaluation
He's not crazy, just colorful. Self-professed "King of All Pimps" Jason Itzler won't get his head examined, despite prosecutors' request for a psych evaluation, thanks to his lawyer's insistence that...
MPFree: Canadian Blasts off at CMJ
Over the years, the Great White North has given us many famous, chart-topping musicians, including (but not limited to) Avril Lavigne, Bryan Adams, Simple Plan, Paul Anka, Leonard Cohen, k-os,...
For road-weary Rangers, getting first victory 'on everyone's mind'
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- It isn’t so much that the Rangers had lost three straight (0-1-2) entering Tuesday night’s match here against the Canucks, it’s that they hadn’t won a...
'Mario & Sonic' do London (for the 2012 Olympics)
The London 2012 Olympics are going to be awesome. Rowing, field hockey, sailing, running really fast...all against the backdrop of good ol' Blighty? What's not to love. There are still...
'SimCity' for rock bottom prices
Think you can run a city better than the people currently in charge or the windbags who want the position? Here's your chance to do it...for the low, low price...
Former Jets coach Mangini consults with Dolphins: report
Eric Mangini regularly gives Dolphins owner Stephen Ross advice, but the former Jets coach is not in line to take over that team, the Miami Herald reports.The newspaper reports that...
Yankee Stadium, MetLife would welcome Big East title game: report
Spokesmen for Yankee Stadium and MetLife Stadium each said they would welcome a Big East championship game in football, Bloomberg.com reports.Yankees president Randy Levine and Mark Lamping, chief executive officer...
Yahoo earnings fall 26 percent
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Yahoo Inc. reported a 26 percent decline in its third-quarter earnings Tuesday as sales slipped during a period highlighted by the firing of top executive Carol Bartz...
Courtney Love found liable for $100G in missing jewelry
A New York judge has ruled that rocker Courtney Love is liable for jewelry that she borrowed to wear to a charity event and never returned. But Judge Doris Ling-Cohan...
B'klyn man sentenced to three months in jail for hiding weed in daycare center basement
The Brooklyn man who 10 pounds of marijuana in the basement of a daycare center was carted off to jail today despite his plea to remain free and protect his...
Apple earnings up 54 percent, but miss targets
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple Inc.’s fourth fiscal quarter earnings missed estimates on Tuesday afternoon despite a 54-percent jump in net income, as sales of the iPhone fell off from the...
'Sopranos' actor busted for role in mob gambling ring
A bit actor who has appeared in "The Sopranos" and "Boardwalk Empire" was collared for his role in a mob-connected gambling ring in Brooklyn, the state Attorney General’s office announced...
Psycho D train stabber gets 25 years prison
The wild-eyed exterminator who stabbed a total stranger to death on a half-empty D-Train two years ago -- because the stranger wouldn't move his bag from the seat next to...
NYCLU sues to get police commissioner’s schedules
The New York Civil Liberties Union is suing the NYPD to try to get Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly’s schedules over the past several years. The NYCLU filed the suit Tuesday...
Top pick Prince could debut in Giants' next game
First-round pick Prince Amukamara was the center of attention Tuesday when the Giants practiced for the final time before breaking for their bye week.The cornerback from Nebraska, who suffered a...
Texas woman attacked with frozen armadillo
DALLAS -- A man used a frozen armadillo to attack a 57-year-old Dallas woman after the two argued about the price he was asking for the armored mammal. According to...
SI ice cream man gets 3 and 1/2 years for selling drugs from truck
He wasn't in a "Good Humor" at all. A sad-looking Louis Scala Jr. was sentenced to three and a half years prison today for selling massive quantities of $20-a-pop prescription...
Devils' Brodeur unikely to play this weekend
Martin Brodeur injured his right shoulder Thursday against the Kings in the first period, did not play in the Devils’ win over the Predators on Saturday, and did not practice...
Ancient stone to be part of scroll exhibit in Times Square
A three-ton stone from Jerusalem's Western Wall will be part of an upcoming exhibition on the Dead Sea Scrolls at Discovery Times Square. It will be part of "Dead Sea...
Big East expansion 'sooner the better'
The Big East wants to expand to 12 football teams “the sooner the better.” The problem is the Big East can’t be sure if its current members are staying put...
Get your 'Greek' Season 4 DVD on now
ABC Family's decision not to renew "Greek" made for a sad, sad day here in the office. And not just because it was the death knell of a fantastically written...
Father took 2 kids hostage inside B'klyn apartment
A deranged father took his two young children hostage and barricaded himself inside a Bed-Stuy apartment for over four hours. The standoff began at about 11 a.m. when the unidentified...
Harry Belafonte denies falling asleep during live TV interview
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- A representative for singer and actor Harry Belafonte said Tuesday that the 84-year-old did not fall asleep during a live television interview last week and was in...
DVD Extra: Loving Lucy, Part 2: Columbia Pictures
In last week's column, I covered three recently released B pictures that Lucille Ball -- whose 100th birthday is being celebrated this year -- made during her busy 1935-42 stay...
Ryan pleased with 'resilient' Jets
Jets coach Rex Ryan said Tuesday he saw Monday night’s 24-6 win over the Dolphins at MetLife Stadium coming.“I think what we saw was what we expected,’’ Ryan told reporters...
Apple to close stores Wednesday during Jobs memorial
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple said it will close some of its retail stores for at least an hour Wednesday, according to two people familiar with the matter, a gesture that...
MTA says felonies up 6 percent on Metro North railroad
HARTFORD, Conn. — Felonies rose on New York’s commuter rail system by 6 percent so far this year over 2010 with thefts of electronic gadgets accounting for most of the...
Two accused in death of basketball star Tayshana Murphy plead not guilty
The two fugitives accused in the cold-blooded shooting of heralded Harlem high school basketball star Tayshana "Chicken" Murphy pleaded not guilty to her murder today -- as family members on...
FANTASY FLASHBACK: Like a Boss
When asked during my weekly fantasy football chat about potential sleepers at the tight end position, I mentioned Giants TE Jake Ballard.Ballard, an undrafted rookie a year ago, has become...
Anne Hathaway joins cast of ‘Les Miserables’ movie
LOS ANGELES -- Anne Hathaway has joined the cast of "Les Miserables," a film adaptation of the novel and play, Deadline.com reported Tuesday. Hathaway will play the working-class Fantine in...
Mike Daisey takes a bite of Apple
Reading the reviews of Mike Daisey's new show, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," this morning (mine's here), I was amused by the ones revealing newfound guilt --...
Loughner's lawyers argue against Mo. commitment
PHOENIX — Lawyers for the Tucson shooting rampage suspect are arguing against his continued commitment at a Missouri prison facility. In a court filing late Monday, Jared Lee Loughner's attorneys...
Jets blitz
HERO Darrelle Revis might have saved the Jets’ season with his 100-yard interception return in the first quarter and ended up with two picks on the night. The Dolphins weren’t...
Obama to NC audience: 'Don't be bamboozled' by GOP claims on jobs bill
JAMESTOWN, N.C. -- President Obama on Tuesday warned voters not to be "bamboozled" by Republican claims that his jobs bill will raise their taxes. Speaking at the YMCA on the...
AFTER FURTHER REVIEW: Jets' performance won't beat anyone else
The Jets should be relieved.Relieved that their three-game losing streak is over and that they avoided a disastrous loss. But mostly they should be relieved it was the awful Dolphins...
DOE official in hot water over using school workers to lobby to end LIFO practice
A high-level Department of Education official pushed school workers to lobby on behalf of the administration’s bid to end teacher seniority layoff rules — a move that was in violation...
Winners & losers from Jets victory
The Jets ended their three-game skid with a 24-6 victory over the Dolphins on Monday night. Here’s a look at the Jets winners and losers from that game:WINNERS1. Darrelle Revis...
Consultant slams Bloomberg in closing arguments for $1.1M mayoral campaign cash heist
Mayor Bloomberg -- victim or trickster? Jurors in a blockbuster $1.1 million campaign cash larceny trial heard wildly different descriptions of the mayor during closing arguments today, with prosecutors calling...
Three rescued from Midtown spa blaze, 1 FDNY injured
Firefighters responded in force this morning to a blaze at the Happy Valley Spa on the second floor of a five-story building at 31 West 46th Street near Fifth Avenue....
Cops arrest second man in connection with B'klyn groping incidents
A second man has been arrested in connection with the rash of gropings near Brooklyn subway stations, authorities said. Joshua Flecha, 32, of Queens, was busted Monday standing near several...
Raiders acquire Palmer from Bengals
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Oakland Raiders made a bold move to replace injured quarterback Jason Campbell on Tuesday, trading two high draft picks to the Cincinnati Bengals for Carson Palmer....
Britain freezes assets of five men over alleged Iran-backed US terror plot
LONDON -- Britain froze the assets of five men suspected of involvement in the alleged Iranian-backed plot to assassinate Adel al Jubeir, the Saudi Arabian ambassador to the US, the...
WATCH: Child run over and ignored in China
Video footage of a 2-year-old child run over by a van and ignored by passersby in China has ignited public uproar for what some are calling the immorality of modern...
VIDEO: Reaction to Jets win
The Post's Brian Costello breaks down the Jets 24-6 victory over the Dolphins with the Sun-Sentinel's Andrew Carter from MetLife Stadium on Monday night. csprtContainer(); Rex Ryan and Tony Sparano...
Britain would strike first in cyber warfare, government says
LONDON -- Britain is prepared to strike first to defend itself against a cyber attack from an enemy state, Foreign Secretary William Hague said Tuesday. His warning was the first...
Bank of America swings to 3Q profit of $6.2B
CHARLOTTE, NC -- Bank of America said Tuesday that its third-quarter profit increased to $6.2 billion, or 56 cents a share, compared to a year-ago loss of $7.3 billion, or...
WATCH: Philly 'dungeon' victims speak out as conspiracy details emerge
PHILADELPHIA -- Three of four mentally handicapped people found in a Philadelphia basement over the weekend spoke out about their ordeal, as new details emerged about the alleged interstate conspiracy...
Goldman swings to red in 3Q on steep investment losses
Goldman Sachs Group said Tuesday that it swung to a third-quarter loss, as stiff markdowns in the value of its massive lending and investing portfolio forced the investment bank to...
Obama's teleprompter, $200K of equipment stolen in Virginia
HENRICO, Va. -- President Obama's teleprompter, podium, presidential seals and $200,000 of audio equipment were stolen by thieves in Virginia, FOX News Channel confirmed Tuesday. A white box truck containing...
Majority of NY'ers support Wall St. protest: poll
ALBANY - Keep Occupying Wall Street, New York voters say in another poll. A Siena College survey released today found 58 percent of state voters felt Occupy Wall Street protesters...
Driver, passengers freed from bus after NYS thruway crash
SLOATSBURG -- Emergency crews freed a driver who became trapped in a tour bus Tuesday after an accident involving a tractor trailer in upstate New York, MyFoxNY.com reported. The New...
Half of all Americans agree: Legalize pot
Gallup has an amazing poll result showing that for the first time since they began asking the question in 1969, 50 percent of Americans believe pot use should be legal....
'Transformers' star LaBeouf beatdown
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Actor Shia LaBeouf was knocked to the ground and repeatedly punched in the head during a wild brawl outside a nightclub in Vancouver, British Columbia. Video...
Israeli soldier Shalit arrives home after five years in captivity
MITZPE HILA, Israel -- Freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit arrived at his hometown in northern Israel on Tuesday, after a historic prisoner swap deal brought an end to his five-year...
NYPost.com Poll: Who is New York City's top girls soccer sweeper?
All too often we are enamored with goals and the gaudy numbers some of New York City’s best players are putting up. Even so this is the year of the...
Girls soccer rankings
It’s a week of tweaks and one big change in the rankings. We welcome Christ the King into the New York City list for the first time this season fresh...
Girls volleyball roundup: Bayside bests Townsend Harris, keeping playoff hopes alive
Sharon Ribera is not interested in bemoaning her team’s situation. Yes, Bayside could end up missing the playoffs because of the strength of its division when it has beaten definite...
Girls soccer roundup: Addison sparks Spellman past Good Counsel
Mel Brown has watched Taylor Addison torment defenses during her four years at Cardinal Spellman. Monday against Maria Regina was no different. “There is no one in this league who...
NYC boys soccer rankings
Martin Luther King took care of Beacon for a second straight time, 1-0, on Monday afternoon at Riverside Park. There’s little doubting that Beacon is one of the PSAL’s best...
CHSAA/Private boys soccer rankings
In five days, the CHSAA ‘AA’ regular season will be all over. But there is plenty of wiggle room in a tight race in the Archdiocese. Iona Prep, Fordham Prep,...
Raiders QB could miss 6 weeks
Raiders quarterback Jason Campbell will undergo surgery on his broken collarbone and said he could be back before the end of the season. Campbell, injured late in the first half...
Dolphins wash up on shores of Revis Island
So this is what it looks like when the best player on the field, best player on the Jets roster, is fully engaged, fully challenged, treated as a football player...
Jets report card
OFFENSE C+ They were heading for an F early in this game, but they played much better in the second and third quarters. Mark Sanchez (14-of-25, 201 yards, 1 TD)...
Touchdown helps Holmes put Jets' sniping in past
Santonio Holmes, utilizing his Jets captaincy as a platform, has had a lot to say of late. Following the loss in Baltimore three weeks ago, he criticized the offensive line...
Taylor in no mood to talk after Dolphins loss to Jets
This wasn’t how Jason Taylor wanted the Jets to see him again. The frustration of the Dolphins’ 0-5 start was written all over Taylor’s face as he stood in the...
Last laugh: Grubler, Cardozo hold on against rival Francis Lewis
Ashley Grubler grabbed the ball to serve, took a deep breath and smacked it long. It was a crucial error – the match was tied at 23 in the second...
Rebuilt Giants line coming together
There are those who will take a look at the numbers and wonder what all the fuss is about. Rushing for 122 yards in a game — averaging less than...
Giants hopeful bye week will help healing players
The Giants get to rest up during their bye week. After a light week, players will receive a four-day break before reporting back on Monday, for a short practice heading...
PSAL boys soccer rankings
It took almost the entire regular season, the playoffs are almost upon us in fact, but we finally have a new top four. Stuyvesant replaces Bayside at No. 4 after...
South Shore's Price picks Marshall, achieving lifelong dream
Fannisha Price’s future is coming together and she couldn’t be more thankful. The South Shore senior forward committed to play women’s basketball at Marshall on Monday, choosing the Thundering Herd...
Faith in each other keeping Giants afloat
As bad as it looked heading into the season when injured bodies were falling faster than rain drops in a thunderstorm, there’s a lot to like about the 2011 Giants....
Sabathia talks with Yankees could push limits
MILWAUKEE — A.J. has a better chance of being in the Yankees’ 2012 rotation than CC and way better likelihood than C.J. This is the Yankees’ initial problem this offseason....
INSIDE PSAL FOOTBALL: Parity the buzz word in wacky 2011
Tottenville started the season as the odds-on favorite to win the city title. Since then? The PSAL has been a tossup. Fort Hamilton and Lincoln, the two teams who played...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: Sheepshead Bay clinches Brooklyn A West crown
Miguel Arauz and Mike Ledain each scored once as Sheepshead Bay topped Midwood, 2-1, and clinched the Brooklyn A West boys soccer crown. Barak Yosef had two assists for the...
Elite group of veteran sweepers leading NYC's top girls programs
It takes a special type of person to be an elite sweeper and New York City girls soccer is filled with them this season. “New York is known for an...
Mount explodes in first half for statement win over Spellman
Mount St. Michael believes it finally has the win to make the rest of the league take notice. The Mountaineers came into the game with rival and defending CHSAA Class...
Devils’ creditors on horns of a dilemma
The New Jersey Devils are back in the penalty box.The debt-laden, attendance-challenged hockey team missed a deadline yesterday for repaying an $80 million loan that was originally due Sept. 1,...
Oracle’s all wet
Lately, Wall Street has even financial whiz Warren Buffett seeing red. Facing a wave of dour bank earnings this week, the legendary investor is ringing up billions in paper losses...
Business briefs
Stocks slamUS stocks staged their steepest drop in two weeks Monday, on fresh European sovereign debt worries. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 247.49 points, or 2.1 percent, to 11,397.00,...
Red-faced BlackBerry giveaway
Nothing says sorry like free apps. Research in Motion said yesterday it will give away $100 worth of apps in an attempt to appease millions of BlackBerry users angered by...
Yahoo! feels pressure to cheer suitors
With buyers circling and talk of a breakup looming, Yahoo! is facing added pressure to show a turnaround in its core advertising business. The Web giant will report third-quarter results...
A new rival for Netflix
The team behind Skype is at it again -- this time with a Netflix competitor called Vdio.The streaming video service is still in beta and is first set to launch...
Timberrr! Wolff falls
The turbulent era of Michael Wolff came to an end yesterday after the acerbic media critic was ousted as Adweek’s top editor following clashes with management over the direction of...
Give me your poor (ideas)
What dumb ideas! Thanks for sharing them. Earlier this month I suggested that Washington enact an elevator tax for people who wanted to ride up and down buildings rather than...
Moinian puts million on sale
Joseph Moinian, who controls 10 million square feet of residential and office properties, is prepared to say goodbye to 1 million more. The energetic builder-landlord has put an ultra-prime development...
No balks, McCourts settle $130M suit
The divorce feud between battling billionaire Frank McCourt and his wife, Jamie, came to an end yesterday with a deal for Frank to pay her $130 million cash to relinquish...
JPMorgan: $30B in CMBS in 2012
Property owners needing to refinance will fuel commercial mortgage-backed securities to as much as $30 billion in 2012, according to JPMorgan Chase.Sales of securities tied to shopping mall, skyscraper and...
Navajos on warpath with Urban cowboys
Urban Outfitters’ line of Navajo-branded clothing and accessories has set off a firestorm online and within the Navajo Nation government, with allegations of trademark violations and criticism of the products...
NYers back rich tax & Wall St. marchers
ALBANY -- New Yorkers like the little guy. Tax the rich, lay off the layoffs, question Wall Street and let the protesters stay as long as they want, voters said...
Pepper spray gal: Nail cop for a-salt
A young teacher’s aide who was pepper-sprayed during an Occupy Wall Street protest met with prosecutors yesterday to demand misdemeanor-assault charges against the deputy inspector caught on video doing the...
Thieves preying on fellow protesters
It’s a den of thieves! Occupy Wall Street protesters said yesterday that packs of brazen crooks within their ranks have been robbing their fellow demonstrators blind, making off with pricey...
Qns. pol threatens street justice
A third sex attack in their neighborhood in less than a week has some Queens residents reeling -- and their councilman roiling with talk of street justice. “If we can...
Night fears stalk B’klyn gals
The serial sex fiends terrorizing Brooklyn have spooked women into changing their daily routines to avoid being the next victim. Women who were night owls either for work or play...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens A mad-as-heck motorist pleaded guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct after raging against a tow-truck driver who was trying to cart away his car from its illegal parking...
EMT sues over FDNY ‘racism’
One of the FDNY’s first black female EMTs is suing the city over alleged racial harassment by co-workers. Lt. Valerie Brancato, 49, says a series of “blatant” incidents began soon...
City’s ‘hit’ parade
Taking a stroll in Midtown is taking your life in your hands. The area is the most dangerous for pedestrians in the entire city -- with an average of one...
Gunfire terror in B’klyn
A shooting in Brooklyn last night left a man dead and a female bystander wounded, police said. The assailant fired at a 31-year-old man at 6:40 p.m. on the corner...
Chelsea shelter disgust
Told you so.Chelsea residents say New York’s bad old days are back with a vengeance on West 25th Street in the heart of the tony neighborhood, where mentally ill derelicts...
He’s missing on an island of cannibals
Police in French Polynesia are investigating whether a German yachtsman who disappeared on a remote island was cannibalized -- since all that was found were remains in a smoldering campfire....
Slay-rap att’y: Don’t trust folks like my clients
A New Jersey lawyer who built a reputation representing alleged murderers urged jurors yesterday to reject murder charges against him -- because the case was based on lies by the...
Selena ‘death threats’
LOS ANGELES -- Police yesterday were reportedly investigating a known stalker who allegedly threatened to kill Disney starlet Selena Gomez.Gomez, girlfriend of teen pop star Justin Bieber, obtained a restraining...
Plunder boys
CAIRO -- The sons of Egypt’s ousted President Hosni Mubarak own assets worth $340 million in Switzerland and might have been involved in money laundering, a justice official tasked with...
Kelsey: My ex wed ‘Frasier’
Kelsey Grammer showed he can be as catty as any Real Housewife.The sitcom star laid a shot at his ex-wife Camille yesterday, when he told CNN’s Piers Morgan that he...
‘Kidnap’ parents hire Tacopina
A well-known New York City defense lawyer is now representing the parents of a missing Missouri baby.Joseph Tacopina said he’s been hired by Deborah Bradley and Jeremy Irwin, whose 10-month-old...
Revised GED ‘te$ting’ NY’s free-for-all policy
A major overhaul of the nation’s GED exam could force New York to start charging test-takers for the first time, officials and advocates warn. While the new, computer-based version of...
Layoffs now in union’s hands
ALBANY -- Nearly 3,500 state workers holding pink slips could keep their jobs if the rank and file of the state’s second-largest public employees union ratifies a revised contract proposal....
Cuomo taps old foe McCall to lead SUNY
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo yesterday named former political rival H. Carl McCall to chair the SUNY board of trustees. The appointment to the unpaid post came after McCall delivered key...
Mike Tells ‘SNL’: Forget actors! Just cast me
So a billionaire mayor walks into a bar ... Stand-up comedy probably isn’t his strong suit, but Mayor Bloomberg expressed mock outrage yesterday that “Saturday Night Live” officials chose an...
XXX-rated ‘Sesame’
For several hours on Sunday, “Sesame Street’s” YouTube channel was brought to you by the letters P, O, R and N.Hackers replaced the wholesome show’s videos with hard-core pornography --...
Swap frees Israeli soldier Shalit after 5-year ordeal
Gilad Shalit, the Israeli sergeant who was held captive for five years by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas, was released early this morning and handed over to Egyptian officals, reports...
Dad ‘raced with kids’
A Long Island man was busted for drag-racing early Sunday -- with his 7-month-old daughter and 3-year-old son in the back seat, cops said.The children were unharmed, even though doofus...
Actress’age rage at IMDb
Asking a woman her age isn’t just impolite -- it can get you sued.An unnamed actress is demanding $1 million from Amazon.com, accusing the company’s popular movie Web site, IMDb,...
‘Racist’ cop in civil-rights rap
A hate-spewing city cop roamed his beat like it was Mississippi in the ’60s -- once even hauling an innocent black man to jail for talking back, then boasting that...
Cooking up food-truck crackdown
A food fight is erupting between the City Council and New York’s increasingly popular lunch trucks. Councilwoman Gale Brewer (D-Manhattan) introduced a bill yesterday requiring the Department of Health to...
Gal lashes out at spanking by the AG
She’ll beat you. She’ll bite you. And she can get you locked up for 15 to life. Former state prosecutor Alisha Smith, a k a the feared dominatrix Alisha Spark,...
Gov invites feds to NY cab gab
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo is trying to make a federal case of the taxi bill. He has invited the US attorney for the Southern District of New York into negotiations...
Haggerty windup is today
Closing arguments are set for today in the blockbuster campaign-cash larceny trial of John Haggerty, the political consultant accused of tricking Mayor Bloomberg out of a $1.1 million contribution by...
Cain’s able, Obama
Watch out, President Obama. Here comes “the Herminator.” A new Rasmussen tracking poll shows Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain leading Obama, 43 to 41 percent, in a hypothetical head-to-head matchup....
O catches the bus to campaign
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is skewering Republicans, kissing babies and rallying supporters on a taxpayer-funded swing through North Carolina and Virginia -- two states he desperately needs to win in...
Inn soap ‘thief’ all washed up
A homeless man sneaked into a luxury Upper East Side hotel, where he raided maids closets of soap before finally being busted after trying to get into a guest’s room,...
Chris: Veep door open
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has said hell no to running for president -- but he would consider running for vice president. On Sean Hannity’s radio show yesterday, Christie said...
Return of the Pit?
For a guy so worried about World Trade Center cost overruns, Gov. Cuomo sure is taking chances. His arbitrary decision to move the site of the new St. Nicholas Greek...
Fracking gets a clean bill of health
Back in April, anti-drilling Chicken Littles gleefully cackled and clucked about a massive “blowout” at a Pennsylvania natural-gas well and speculated that “thousands of gallons of frack fluid” were poisoning...
Keeping up with the burqas
The Issue: Kim Kardashian’s donning of a burqa during a publicity trip to Dubai. *** I am not a Kardashian fan and have never watched the family’s reality show, but...
Herman’s ‘Hue’ and Cry: an end to racial politics
The Issue: Whether a presidential race between two black men could signal an end to racism in America. *** Due to entrenched political correctness, there is still a long way...
Bench bad Judges
A Bronx detective had it exactly right about Judge Carol “Set ’Em Free” Feinman’s reassignment last week to a Brooklyn civil court: “Good news for The Bronx and bad news...
Free to kill again
Now that the identities of some of the Palestinian terrorists being set free in exchange for long-imprisoned Israeli Staff Sgt. Gilad Shalit have become known, the horror of the deal...
Why it’s so hard to hear the hippies
This economic climate has been so hard for everyone that many of us have overlooked its effect on one of our nation’s most vulnerable groups: the hippies. With all the...
Hope for Syria?
Over the last six months, as Syria has edged closer to full-scale civil war, Western powers have blamed “Arab inaction” for their own lack of a robust policy to stop...
Too cool schools
Besides great academics, an influential Greek scene and top-rated professors, there’s a new measure of prestige when it comes to rating college campuses — the green rating. “A college’s environmental...
Doing your homework
It’s the “American Idol” of college admissions. The Big Apple College Information Program this weekend enables area students to meet and potentially wow college admissions representatives from schools nationwide, all...
Finding your funding
How did your folks make out on your last car leasing deal? Or when trying to negotiate down the price of their latest appliance? Believe it or not, the ability...
Read all about it
The Ultimate Scholarship Book 2012: Billions of Dollars in Scholarships, Grants and Prizes, by Gen and Kelly Tenabe. ($26.95, Supercollege, LLC) Data on thousands of scholarships, grants and prizes is...
Get the most out of the fair
* Do your due diligence. Go to the Big Apple College Fair’s Web site (bigapplecollegefairs.com) and view the schools that will be represented there. You won’t have time to hit...
Winning it big
Before the ninth grade, Bonnie Nortz had been uprooted twice — first from New York to Texas, and then with a move to Rochester, N.Y. “It was a big change...
How to get what you want from men
At age 18, Detroit native DIANE PASSAGE came to New York City with big dreams — and zero contacts. Seventeen years after she first stepped into Times Square, Passage, now...
Old money meets young honeys
Stop by the Doubles Club on a Tuesday night, and you’re likely to see the typical clientele of the private dining establishment: old money socialites and Mayflower-pedigreed businessmen picking at...
Cyber fun pure joy-shtick
It’s hard to get anything done when the Internet beckons -- with yet another friend request, Twitter updates and the latest YouTube video of a dancing cat. It’s even harder...
Fruit of the poisoned Mac
Hell hath no fury like a geek disappointed. Example No. 3,854: “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs,” the new solo piece by Mike Daisey. With shows such as...
‘Beyond’ classic rock
On Chris Isaak’s latest record the country rock singer is a one-man Million Dollar Quartet. “Beyond the Sun” finds the pompadoured Isaak breathing new life into the music of Sun...
Sanchez declares Jets 'back on track'
You can go ahead and take Mark Sanchez and the Jets out of the intensive care unit. Monday night medicine came mercifully in the form of a winless Dolphins team...
Affrunti's Delaware Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm. FIRST-1 1/16m; $15,000; wvr clm; 3up 1-RandomMove 5-1 2-Babo 15-1 8-Maximoso 4-1 3-Outclass 8-1 7-Lookin Left 3-1 4-Briney Lad 10-1 5-MisterDish 5-1 6-ItalnGmblr 8-1 9-CopperCscd 10-1...
Debbie At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Cyclone Cully N (11th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $10,000; cl($10000)1Kuai Diam N(J Bartlett)2-7-63-14Racsan Matt(J Devaux)3-5-46-12FiveStarStud(LStalbaum)6-1-55-13Tevenay Hall(S Bouchard)1-8-24-15MidnightGambol(GBrennan)5-7-48-16Cam Van Bussel(C Manzi)6-6-312-17Triple Bars(B Holland)5-6-610-18Sand Cruiser(J Gregory)8-5-420-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $11,000;...
Another quiet night for Jets' Burress
Did the Jets trade Plaxico Burress, too? For most of last night's 24-6 victory over the Dolphins, it seemed like Burress had been exiled like his buddy Derrick Mason. Burress...
Delaware bettor hits 15 games, wins $100,000
WILMINGTON, Del. -- An unidentified bettor in Delaware correctly picked the outcome of 15 straight NFL games to win $100,000 on a $5 parlay wager, the Philadelphia Daily News reported....
Islanders aim to build on quick start
A lot has changed in a year's time, but the Islanders are doing everything they can now in order to not repeat the past. Last season, the team got off...
Rangers set for Western test
After a rocky start to the season, the Rangers begin their four-game swing through western Canada tonight against the Canucks, hoping to get their first win of the season. The...
Jets still struggle for yardage
How the Jets beat the Dolphins 24-6 last night at MetLife Stadium despite the offensive way they played offense early in the night can be easily explained: The Dolphins stink....
The Post Line
NFL Sunday Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog JETS OFF OFF (OFF) Chargers x-Bears +1½ 1 (43) Buccaneers PANTHERS 3 3 (44) Redskins BROWNS 3 3 (40) Seahawks TITANS 3 3...
Hopkins wants replay used for fight-ending injuries
Bernard Hopkins was scheduled to undergo an MRI exam late yesterday to determine the extent of damage to the left shoulder he injured during a bizarre ending to his light...
Former Mets, Yankees reliever takes pride in Cardinals bullpen
Octavio Dotel wasn't about to start spewing bull after the Cardinals won the pennant Sunday: He was tired, the bullpen exhausted, and hoping the script will change beginning in Game...
Dejection, no ejection, for Dolphins receiver Marshall
Brandon Marshall didn't keep his word last night. The Dolphins' mercurial wide receiver was still on the field after halftime, thereby breaking his bizarre promise last week to get ejected...
NBA hopeful mediator can end stalemate
Go get 'em, George. George Cohen, President Obama's appointee as a chief federal mediator, met with David Stern and his NBA labor relations committee yesterday morning at the league offices,...
Parx Results
FIRST- 6 fur; $23,000; cl; 3up2Attack Jack (Arroyo) 3.202.205Moon Royal (Frey)2.20 Off 12:26. Time 1:10.37. Fast. Scr: Dream of Atlantis, Uncle Eli. * Exacta (2-5) $5.20SECOND- 1 mile; $24,000; cl;...
Knicks' Turiaf near deal to play in France
Au Revoir, Ronny? Ronny Turiaf, the Knicks oft-injured center, may take his cranky knees overseas to France to play for Villeurbanne during the NBA lockout. The French League team announced...
Bernard backs Amar'e as Knicks' beast in East
Bernard King once made the adjustment from West to East when he joined the Knicks in 1982. And he thrived. So the former Knicks superstar forward was dumb founded when...
Sports shorts
NHL: Kennedy out Penguins forward Tyler Kennedy is out indefinitely after being diagnosed with concussion-like symptoms. Coach Dan Bylsma said it's uncertain how long Kennedy will be out and isn't...
Nets could pair Howard with Williams
These were words that normally would shake the Nets to attention. Dwight Howard, in a magazine interview, sounded frustrated with Orlando when he said, "I just don't know what else...
Hondo: 'Quiet' please
Hondo began yet another comeback from oblivion last night, soaring with the dissension-riddled Jets to lower the deficit to 3,055 hartacks. Today, Mr. Aitch is turning to the horse sense...
Jets defeat Dolphins to end losing streak
Rex Ryan gathered his Jets on Saturday and showed them two slides on the screen in their meeting room. They were the same two slides he showed them on the...
Cowboys owner unhappy with coach
Jerry Jones isn't going to fire Jason Garrett, but the Cowboys owner is also making it clear he isn't afraid to turn up the heat on his hand-picked coach. Though...
Beer not cause of Red Sox collapse: Lester
BOSTON -- Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester admitted yesterday he drank beer in the clubhouse during games when he was not starting, but argued it had nothing to do with...
NFL should've disciplined coaches for postgame actions
The same way you can not take your eyes off one of those beer-muscle fights between a couple of knuckleheads in the stands at a football game, you cannot take...
Parx Analysis
All horses appear in post position order 1. 1m; $22,000; cl($7,500); 3up T MAN ROCKS drops to lowest level thus far after flattening in last but should it nicely with...
Debbie Little at Monti
Best Bet: Winbak Fox (4th) Post time: 12:50pm First Race: 1m; pace; $5000; conditioned 1 LomboPowershotA (LStalbm) 8-7-7 5-2 4 Petes Elect A (BAldrichJr) 7-8-8 5-1 6 Mcmantle (JTaggartJr) 5-2-2...
Dutrow wins stay in court
Controversial trainer Rick Dutrow Jr., banned for 10 years last week by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board effective today, was granted a 30-day stay of that penalty...
Tomorrow's Belmont entries
Post Time; 1:00 pm. All horses appear in post position order FIRST 6f; 29,000; mdn cl($50,000); 2YO PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Little Wyatt(L),115 I Ortiz,...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-6f; $6,000; clm’; 3up 2 Attck Jck (Arroyo) 3.20 2.20 out 5 Moon Royal (Frey) 2.20 out Scr: Dream of Atlantis, Uncle Eli. * Exacta (2-5) $5.20 SECOND-1m; 24,000; mdn...
Calder Charts
October 17th, 2011 Clear And Fast Turf Firm ©2011 Equibase. All Rights Reserved FIRST-6 1/2f; $11,750; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m) Off: 12:31. Good. off rail, held sway Time: 22.53, 45.96, 1:12.46,...
IndyCar must deal with Wheldon’s death
Sebastian Wheldon is never going to remember his dad. Baby Oliver will never know him. This can’t happen. It shouldn’t happen. But it happens in auto racing, and we want...
NASCAR champ says oval tracks unsafe for Indy cars
CONCORD, N.C. -- Five-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson called on IndyCar to stop racing on ovals in the wake of Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon’s death. Wheldon was killed...
Starr report
"Sons of Anarchy" has earned a fifth season from FX, based on its strong fourth-season performance. "Sons" (Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman, Katey Sagal) is averaging nearly 6 million viewers so...
Cancer battle
E! star Giuliana Rancic is battling breast cancer. Rancic, 36, made the announcement on yesterday’s “Today” show. Rancic, who hosts “E! News,” “Fashion Police” and Style Network’s “Giuliana & Bill”...
Ex-coworker calls Fieri lewd and homophobic
Food Network star Guy Fieri is lewd and homophobic if you ask the creator of his popular show, “Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.” “You have to protect Guy from all of...
After death
As a tech correspondent and occasional host on G4’s “Attack of the Show” and the host of the popular twice-weekly “Nerdist” podcast, comedian Chris Hardwick is a sucker for all...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYPATRICIA HEATON, JOHN CARTER CASH, DONNY OSMOND - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7KEVIN SPACEY, ANNE HECHE - Live with Regis & Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7RALPH MACCHIO, BILL...
Bieber joins Gaga for ‘Rockin’ New Year
Times Square will be “Rockin’ ” more than usual this year. Pop superstar Justin Bieber has been added to ABC’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve” -- joining an already...
Whole lotta lava in Nicaragua
It was big, dark and menacing. And it was getting closer. No, it wasn’t a storm cloud, or a howler monkey, or any one of the enormous insects that make...
Star trek
“Pretty Girl Rock” singer Keri Hilson took time on her European tour to enjoy Switzerland’s great outdoors. “I went running in the Swiss hills with my trainer, and it was...
Weird but true
It costs money to be another brick in the wall at Bucks County, Pa., public schools. The Pennsbury School District is selling ads on walls, floors, lockers, locker-room benches and...
Big East set to unveil new exit fee
Big East commissioner John Marinatto will hold a telephone conference call today with the media to discuss some aspects to the league's realignment plan, it was announced yesterday. Sources told...
Revis INT helps Jets snap skid vs. Dolphins
For a team in turmoil, this was one therapeutic win. It certainly wasn't pretty or convincing. But it did the job for Rex Ryan and his feuding New York Jets....
Embattled Nazareth coach to face greatest challenge yet: cancer
Starting one month from now, Apache Paschall was supposed to have one sole focus: guiding his nationally ranked Nazareth girls basketball team to a second straight New York State Federation...
LAPD investigating 'stalker' death threat against Selena Gomez
LOS ANGELES -- Police in Los Angeles were investigating Monday after a known stalker allegedly threatened to kill Disney starlet Selena Gomez. Gomez, the girlfriend of teen pop star Justin...
MLK tops Beacon, but Blue Demons show the divide has lessened
At the final triple whistle, applause came from the Beacon sideline. The Blue Demons players held their heads high. Martin Luther King Jr., by contrast, was sullen. Its coach, Martin...