July 23, 2013
LIRR 'scammer' used same fake forms to help retirees sham disability pensions: testimony
She didn’t have a cure, but she did have a form for what ails ya. A Railroad Retirement Board employee on trial in the LIRR “gravy train scam” repeatedly used...
State facilitiy spends thousands on groceries for exotic animals consuming doughnuts, hot dogs and Gatorade
COLUMBUS, Ohio — It turns out doughnuts, dog food and Gatorade are bear necessities. At least those were the preferred foods of Dewey, a 400-pound Asiatic black bear temporarily housed...
Fmr. Gov. Pataki reveals that a personal incident fueled his campaign to lock sex offenders in psych wards
Former Gov. George Pataki confided today that his push to have convicted sex offenders locked up in psych wards after they’d served their jail time got jump-started nearly two decades...
Killer receives 40 to life for attempted murder of hero cop who survived shot to the head
A hero cop who survived being shot in the head by a cold-blooded killer walked out of a Brooklyn courtroom to cheers from fellow cops after a judge today slapped...
Petke says Red Bulls should look toward South America, young DPs
Nearly two weeks ago, the Post reported that the Red Bulls had given up their pursuit of veteran superstar Kaka and shifted their intentions and philosophy toward younger standouts they...
Man in subway suicide leap
A man committed suicide by hurling himself in front of an A-train in Washington Heights, authorities said. The victim leaped onto the tracks at Broadway and West 168th as the...
NYPD re-opens 'Baby Hope' cold case of murdered infant who was never reported missing
The NYPD is taking a fresh look at the unsolved and heartbreaking case of “Baby Hope,” the murdered infant whose body was found in a picnic cooler off the Henry...
Griffith, who killed opponent in ring, passes away at 75
Emile Griffith, a middleweight champion in the 1960s and one of the best boxers in the history of New York, passed away in his sleep Monday night. He was 75....
Cool Event: Dare2Draw
The latest Dare2Draw event is Thursday night, June 25, at the Society of Illustrators on the Upper East Side.The special art mentor is Costa Vavagiakis, who will be doing a...
Gotham Post: The Batman Family
Last week here at Gotham Post, our Batman blog-within-a-blog, I ran down the five mainstream DC titles starring Batman and how they’re doing these days – the good, the better...
St. John's non-conference schedule includes matchups with Wisconsin, Syracuse
The St. John's men's basketball team released their non-conference schedule Tuesday, and it is highlighted by a season-opening game against Wisconsin in Sioux Falls, S.D. on Friday, November 8th, as...
DVD Extra: Stanwyck, Lorre, Benny and Lots of Announcements
Between Kyle Smith's vacation, lots of high-profile theatrical openings, grandparenting duties and some time off for myself, it's been a month since I've been able to file a column. This...
Fordham prof wife found dead of possible suicide
The wife of a Fordham professor was found dead with a kitchen knife jutting out of her chest today in their Manhattan aparrtemnt, law enforcement sources told The Post. The...
Patriots' Brady has 'moved on' from Hernandez after murder arrest
Tom Brady is ready for life without Aaron Hernandez. The Patriots star quarterback became the first former teammate to speak about the tight end, who was charged with the murder...
Red Bulls' Bradley Wright-Phillips pursuit to be decided by tomorrow (VIDEO)
After a month of trials and courtships, the Red Bulls expect to finally have closure on target Bradley Wright-Phillips by tomorrow – if not sooner. “I think that issue will...
Red Bull coach Mike Petke can't rewatch Toronto non-effort, breaks DVD
Coach Mike Petke was so disgusted with his Red Bulls’ dour scoreless draw in Toronto that when he got the game video to review, he just couldn’t do it. He...
Prosecutors: give cop killer death
Kill the bastard. Prosecutors urged jurors to sentence convicted cop killer Ronell Wilson to death during their closing statements today, painting him as a remorseless thug who shouldn't be allowed...
Fed’s star witness fingers ‘Fab’
The government’s star witness in the trial of ex-Goldman Sachs banker Fabrice (“Fabulous Fab”)Tourre said she was led to believe that hedge-fund titan John Paulson was backing the complex mortgage...
Police errors may have caused victims their lives in CT home-invade horror
Shocking 911 tapes emerged today that suggest cops responding to the horrific 2007 Connecticut home-invasion murder case made a series of glaring mistakes that may have cost the victims their...
'Sociopath' who murdered his grandma then hired a hooker to 'mourn her death' gets 25-to-life
"I object!" murderer Larry Davis shouted at his sentencing today for killing his own grandmother, when a Manhattan prosecutor referred to the “sexual relationship” he’d once had with a transsexual,...
Devils, Jagr agree on one-year deal
It started as a novel idea for Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello, and it very quickly turned into a necessity.The Devils’ courting of Jaromir Jagr was consummated Tuesday...
Royal debut: William and Kate reveal son as world welcomes new heir to British throne
Beaming first-time parents Prince William and Kate Middleton proudly presented their baby to the world this afternoon, telling well-wishers they still haven’t settled on a name for the future king...
Redskins greats say name change could be in order
Redskins greats Art Monk and Darrell Green are questioning if the name should be changed for the franchise. Monk and Green, both Hall of Famers, are speaking out on the...
Jets sign kicker Cundiff to compete with Folk
The Jets agreed to terms on a one-year deal with kicker Billy Cundiff on Tuesday, creating a kicking competition two days before they report to training camp.Cundiff, 33, is a...
Livestrong donations down 8.1 percent following Lance Armstrong drug investigations
Livestrong, the cancer charity founded by disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, recorded a drop in donations for the third straight year, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. Livestrong received donations worth $22.7 million...
Weiner admits to XXX online chats with woman for 6 months after resigning from Congress because of sext scandal; won't drop out of race
Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner admitted today he had another extended, raunchy online sexual relationship with a young woman — just months after resigning in disgrace from Congress in a sexting...
TIFF 2013: 'Fifth Estate' Opens Lineup Including Lots of Oscar Bait With Streep, Ejiofor, Elba, McConaughey, Winslet
Bill Condon's "The Fifth Estate,'' starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the controversial Julian Assange and Daniel Bruhl as his WikiLeaks colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, will make its world premiere at next month's...
NYPD praises officers who spotted suspected killer dumping traffic agent's body in dumpster
The three Bronx cops who nabbed the suspected killer of a female NYPD traffic agent after noticing his lousy parking job were praised for their instincts to stop and question...
Americans are more OK with topless beaches than the rest of the world
Not shaking sand in your neighbor’s face is unspoken beach etiquette. But did you know that nearly one quarter of the world think that it’s okay to go topless on...
SoHo clubs hit with $10K fine, 10-day liquor license suspension after Chris Brown-Drake brawl
It wasn’t just Drake and Chris Brown’s fault. A Manhattan judge disciplined the owners of the SoHo sister nightspots WiP and Greenhouse today by approving a $10,000 fine and 10-day...
WATCH: Florida Gulf Coast players hit on UFC stunner Tate, get shot down
OMFGCU: The Florida Gulf Coast University men's basketball team hit on Miesha Tate and failed miserably.Led by dreadlocked shooting guard Sherwood Brown, the Eagles flocked around the UFC women's bantamweight...
Al Qaeda takes responsibility for high-security Iraqi prison breaks that set hundreds of suspected militants free
Al Qaeda's branch in Iraq claimed responsibility Tuesday for brazen raids on two high-security prisons on the outskirts of Baghdad this week that killed dozens and set free hundreds of...
NY man gets up to 25 years in prison for possessing another man's winning $5 million lottery ticket
SYRACUSE — A New York man convicted of possessing another man's winning $5 million lottery ticket has been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison. The Onondaga County prosecutor's...
Ergen offers $2.2B to be ‘stalking horse’ bidder in LightSquared auction
Satellite mogul Charlie Ergen has upped the ante in his battle with billionaire financier Phil Falcone over bankrupt LightSquared. Ergen today told a bankruptcy court judge that he plans to...
JETS TOP 25: No. 2 D'Brickshaw Ferguson
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players on the Jets roster. Each weekday we will...
Un-happy holidays: Ohio woman ordered to spend next 5 Christmases in jail after issuing state ID's and driver's licenses to illegal aliens
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A central Ohio judge has ordered a woman to spend the next five Christmases in jail as part of her sentence for issuing state ID cards and...
Woman shot and killed three days after mayoral hopefuls unrolled sleeping bags at housing project
A woman was killed at East Harlem's Lincoln Houses just days after some of the top Democratic mayoral candidates -- Bill Thompson, John Liu, Bill de Blasio, Christine Quinn and...
Got the need for speed? US Air Force looking for fighter pilots as interest in career wanes
It used to be every teen's dream job — speed, adventure, glamor all rolled into one — but the Air Force is struggling to keep fighter pilots in jets at...
Soriano, Braun and Garza
Sometimes, I wake up in the morning, and say to myself, “Self, what should I blog about today?”That wasn’t really an issue this morning. Good grief. Plenty to discuss. Let’s...
California girls' 'Book of Rules' turns a page, finds a publisher
When two California girls lost their small wirebound notebook outside a local Walmart, detailing a list of "rules" based on their life experiences, they had no idea what awaited them....
Eight month construction standstill at N. Korean launch site might mean slow-down on rockets
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has stopped construction work at a site meant to launch bigger and better long-range rockets, a possible sign that Pyongyang is slowing or even...
Man who 'bet' Packers' Rodgers about Braun says he doesn't need year's salary, one game check would do
Ryan Braun’s loss could be Todd Sutton’s gain.Who’s Todd Sutton? In February of 2012, Sutton tweeted Aaron Rodgers about Ryan Braun after the Brewers star avoided suspension for testing positive...
Royal baby name - odds in favor of tradition
Thousands of bettors are banking on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge picking a traditional name for their newborn son. George is the favorite at odds of 9/4, according to...
Top US military officer Dempsey lays out plans for Syria including 'limited' strikes on 'high-value regime'
The nation's top military officer has laid out five options the Obama administration is considering on Syria, including "limited" strikes against the Assad regime and an all-out campaign to secure...
2 NYC hospitals launch prescription fruit and vegetable program
Two New York City hospitals are joining a national program that lets doctors write high-risk, low-income patients prescriptions for fruits and vegetables. The pilot program is being launched by Harlem...
WATCH: Thigh high advertising — women become walking billboards
Surrounded by flashing lights and giant billboards it is easy to understand why consumers in Tokyo have tuned out ads, but one ad agency is selling ad space in an...
It's a small world: NASA takes picture of tiny earth from Saturn, 900 million miles away
Cape Canaveral, Fla. - A robotic space probe nearly 900 million miles from Earth turned its gaze away from Saturn and its entourage of moons to take a picture of...
Yankees sleepwalk through shutout loss
ARLINGTON — A dawn arrival in Texas after an extra-inning loss in Boston had the Yankees looking for a closet of caffeine last night at Rangers Ballpark. Due to the...
In desperate need of power, Yankees near deal for Soriano
ARLINGTON — In dire need of a bat with thump and an indication the Yankees may believe that Alex Rodriguez isn’t going to play this season, the toothless Bombers are...
Yankees on deck vs. Rangers
TONIGHT 8:05, WWOR RHP Phil Hughes (4-9, 4.57) vs. RHP Alexi Ogando (4-2, 2.93) TOMORROW 8:05 P.M., YES LHP Andy Pettitte (7-7, 4.47) vs. RHP Matt Garza (6-1, 3.17)* THURSDAY...
Mets on deck vs. Braves
TONIGHT — 7:10 P.M. RHP Carlos Torres (0-1, 0.79) vs. RHP Kris Medlen (6-9, 3.64) TOMORROW — 7:10 P.M. RHP Jeremy Hefner (4-7, 3.93) vs. RHP Tim Hudson (7-7, 4.08)...
Case against Yankees' Rodriguez gets stronger as Braun acceptance gives Bosch credibility
The greatest enemy of Alex Rodriguez, as it turns out, is not Bud Selig’s investigators or Yankees officials who loathe him. It is Ryan Braun. Braun’s acceptance of a season-ending,...
A-Rod could be next to go after Braun accepts 65-game ban for Biogenesis
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Major League Baseball recorded its first victory in the Biogenesis investigation yesterday, and this was the equivalent of the Yankees blowing out the Red Sox on Opening...
In desperate need of power, Yankees close to deal for Soriano
ARLINGTON — In dire need of a bat with thump and an indication the Yankees may believe that Alex Rodriguez isn’t going to play this season, the toothless Bombers are...
Business briefs
Nokia callingNokia will unveil a new smartphone for its Lumia line today, said people familiar with the matter. The device will be priced at less than $330 and will have...
Jersey ‘Cheetah’ gets a $3M fine
This Panther is a cheetah.Panther Energy Partners, a high-speed trading firm based in Red Bank, NJ, agreed to a one-year ban and a $2.8 million fine to settle allegations that...
Dan’s $1B profit: Loeb clears $300,000 an hour on Yahoo! play
Dan Loeb’s profits on his two-year play on Yahoo! reached $1.2 billion yesterday — one of the largest scores in Wall Street history on trades of a single company’s shares....
Dell may delay shareholder vote on buyout again
Dell Inc. may delay a shareholder vote on a $24.4 billion buyout offer from founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake for a second time, The Post has learned....
Ex-stats insider: Time to trash outdated CPI
The Consumer Price Index is broken and needs to be fixed, says Keith Hall, the former head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, whom my readers met last week. Hall...
Money to sex ed, that Cosmo guy
Ask him anything! It looks like hedge-fund manager Whitney Tilson just found his calling — as a sex columnist for Cosmopolitan magazine. Tilson’s unsolicited advice to his daughters for dealing...
Pal’s hurray for Tourre
Gail Kreitman, a former Goldman Sachs saleswoman and colleague of Fabrice Tourre, heaped praise on the ex-Goldman VP in court yesterday, saying she was “very impressed” with his knowledge of...
Ex-CFO to head Time Inc.
Time Warner wrapped up a four-month search for a CEO of its soon-to-be spun off Time Inc. division, tapping Joe Ripp, a former Time Warner CFO, for the top job....
‘Yankee bean’-ball scalds ex-Bombers
A bubbling legal dispute with the Original Soup Man — the fast-food chain made famous by the hot-headed Soup Nazi character from “Seinfeld” — is about to boil over. Tempers...
Netflix down stream
Netflix shares slid as much as 7 percent in after-hours trading last night after the video-streaming service failed to meet Wall Street’s growth expectations. Despite critically acclaimed original programming, the...
Gannett’s profit falls
Gannett Co., the owner of USA Today, said yesterday that net income fell 5 percent in the most recent quarter as newspaper advertising revenue fell and the company took charges...
DreamWorks shares hold wake as ‘Turbo’ sputters
DreamWorks Animation SKG fell 4.5 percent after an analyst predicted a writedown of as much as $50 million on the new movie “Turbo,” citing a disappointing opening at the box...
McDonald’s stock fries on disappointing results
New promotions and cheaper eats couldn’t save McDonald’s from economic weakness in Europe.The fast-food giant missed second-quarter profit and sales estimates and its shares dipped 2.7 percent — its largest...
Homes dip
Sales of previously occupied homes slipped in June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.08 million, but remain near a 3 1/2-year high, the National Association of Realtors said...
Tavern takes a turn
At long last, there might be a sign of life at Tavern on the Green. Emerald Green Group, the Philadelphia restaurateurs tapped by the city to re-launch the Central Park...
S&P has a Saks problem
A Saks buyout could leave the luxury retailer more indebted than the worst of shopaholics.Standard & Poor’s said yesterday it is weighing a possible downgrade of Saks’ already junk-rated bonds,...
Scam cams will capture MTA vandals
Working on the railroad is about to get much harder for the crooks who break MetroCard vending machines so they can sell swipes to subway riders.The MTA yesterday announced that...
Zimm rescues trapped family
George Zimmerman, under wraps since beating murder and manslaughter charges, emerged from hiding to help passengers trapped in an overturned SUV, Florida officials said yesterday. The former suspect, who gained...
She made me ‘sick’: LIRR faker rats on key retire-‘con’ gal
A former Long Island Rail Road director said yesterday she was recruited to jump aboard the agency’s “gravy train” scam by an insider who “exaggerated” the director’s paperwork with fake...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan At least she has good taste. A shoplifter was busted after she swiped more than $4,000 worth of pricey merchandise from the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store in Midtown,...
Mom warned Jacko of smacko
LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s mom warned the King of Pop to stay off drugs shortly after his acquittal on child-molestation charges in 2005, she told jurors yesterday. Katherine Jackson,...
The city scrubs its tow
Pay up or get the boot! The Bloomberg administration quietly launched a citywide push to put the boot on vehicles of scofflaw drivers instead of towing them, The Post has...
19 Bravest hurt in 5-alarm fire
An overloaded electrical outlet sparked a five-alarm blaze that tore through a Hamilton Heights apartment yesterday, drawing 300 firefighters to the scene and leaving 19 of them injured, authorities said.The...
Dubai frees rape victim
DUBAI — A Norwegian woman jailed in the United Arab Emirates after reporting she’d been raped said yesterday that she’s been pardoned and is going home.“I am overjoyed. I have...
Lawyer’s a ‘killer’
He’s got an accused serial killer for a lawyer. The Staten Island man charged with three murders of Brooklyn businessmen last year fired his court-appointed lawyer and was granted a...
Bar belle jailed 2 days sues over cuff treatment
An Idaho native’s hipster dreams turned hellish after she was searched and arrested by NYPD cops during a late bartending shift in Brooklyn — and later tossed into a paddy...
Helluva cop – in real life & reel life: Dennis Farina, 69, dies
Dapper cop-turned-actor Dennis Farina — famous for his role as a detective on NBC’s “Law & Order” — died yesterday at 69. The silver-haired Farina suffered a blood clot in...
Shipwrecks’ 61-ton silver lining
A deep-sea salvage company said it retrieved more than 61 tons of silver bullion this month from a World War II shipwreck nearly three miles under the surface of the...
Fake legal eagle shot down
He’s nothing if not polite. The fake lawyer who walked into Manhattan courtrooms last year pretending he was a real attorney was sentenced yesterday to up to three years in...
Brawl for nothing: Judge tosses $16M suit against Drake, Brown
Chris Brown and Drake don’t owe a cent to a nightclub owner for the infamous bottle-throwing brawl between their entourages over sultry songbird Rihanna, a Manhattan judge has ruled. Jon...
Plucked from V’zano firetrap
Quick-thinking cops saved the lives of a man and woman who were trapped in a truck that caught fire after it collided with a garbage truck on the Verrazano Narrows...
Hammer-wielding thugs attack two men in Harlem: cops
Two men were attacked in Harlem early yesterday by a hammer-wielding gang of thugs, police sources said. The first victim of the seemingly random violence, Timmie Sampson, 31, was hit...
Laut widow backs Pallone
The widow of US Sen. Frank Lautenberg yesterday threw her support behind Democratic Rep. Frank Pallone to fill her late husband’s seat.Bonnie Lautenberg made the announcement in the parking lot...
Christie has Hillary’s number in 2016 - Iowa poll shows Clinton tied with NJ gov in Hawkeye State for White House run
In the solidly blue state of Iowa, Hillary Rodham Clinton is only tied with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, in a possible preview of the 2016 presidential race, a new...
Bill failing his filings: elex board
Bill Thompson is slacking on his campaign filings, and it’s costing him. The Democratic mayoral candidate (pictured) skipped the last two consecutive filings with the state Board of Elections for...
Paterson weighs House run
ALBANY — Former Gov. David Paterson says he may run for Congress if Rep. Charles Rangel retires. But Paterson also made a case for recruiting a younger candidate if his...
WATCH: Terrifying La Guardia landing as jet's gear collapses
The landing gear on a Southwest Airlines jet collapsed as it landed at La Guardia Airport yesterday, sending the Boeing 737 skidding across the runway on its belly as flames...
A step down for Harry - William's brother gets bumped to 4th in line to throne on birth of son
Prince William’s baby boy bumps Prince Harry down the royal succession list to the throne — pushing him out of the top three. The single, red-headed royal now stands at...
Grandparents get chance to meet newest royal as baby set to go home with William and Kate today
The next king of England met his heir’s heir today! An overjoyed Prince Charles and his wife Camilla Parker Bowles dropped by a London hospital this afternoon to get their...
Probe ghouls:9/11 kin
Outraged families of 9/11 victims demanded yesterday that the Manhattan DA and Gov. Cuomo’s office investigate staffers from the city’s chief medical examiner’s office who kept “trophies” after the terror...
O’s approval slip-sliding
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s job-approval rating dropped to 48 percent for the most recent quarter. Obama’s approval has declined for two quarters in a row, after increasing for the previous...
I said do not disturb! Luv-guv Eliot Spitzer ordered cops to back off on nights he met with call girls
When Eliot Spitzer ordered up hookers, the State Police were ordered to make themselves scarce, a bombshell new report claims. The then-governor was so determined to carry out his illicit...
Sen. Gillibrand backs Stringer over Spitzer for city comptroller
New York’s top female politician stuck it to Eliot Spitzer yesterday. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand endorsed rival Scott Stringer over Spitzer in the heated contest for comptroller — settling an old...
Liam too much for a wife to scandal - Gallagher's wife found out about alleged cheating while on vacation
The pop-star wife of alleged two-timing rocker Liam Gallagher is struggling to cope with his reported cheating and the likely end of their marriage. Nicole Appleton was on vacation in...
All dork, little action: Cuomo and Bloomberg are less than a dynamic duo in Adirondack raft race
INDIAN LAKE, NY — Don’t worry, New Yorkers. We’re in charge — really! Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Cuomo channeled their inner mountain men — and showed off their office tans...
Weakened arsenal: More than 50 original mayors have quit Bloomberg's anti-gun group
WASHINGTON — Mayor Bloomberg’s anti-gun club suddenly isn’t such a hot ticket. His gun-control group Mayors Against Illegal Guns has lost more than 50 of its original mayoral members in...
Long Island ‘hate crime’
Four people have been charged with assault as a hate crime after a weekend attack in Babylon, Suffolk County police said.Three teens and a 20-year-old asked two men for directions...
Abuse line busy
ALBANY — The new protectors of about 1 million New Yorkers with disabilities have logged more than 5,000 calls to their abuse hot line in the first three weeks.The Justice...
O to salute B’klyn pol
Brooklyn Councilman Brad Lander will be honored by President Obama at a White House ceremony today. Lander, who was elected to the council in 2009, will be named a Champion...
‘Rai$ing’ homes
About 2,700 New Jersey homeowners will get federal grants to elevate homes damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Gov. Chris Christie announced the grant program yesterday in a visit to a Brick...
Spike Kicking up funds
The next Spike Lee joint will be a Kickstarter production. Following in the footsteps of “Veronica Mars” and Zach Braff, Lee has launched an online campaign to finance his next...
FDNY forced to resort to pen and paper as 911 snarled by six new glitches
Part of the city’s problem-plagued 911 system failed so many times yesterday that FDNY dispatchers were forced to revert to using pen and paper to jot down calls, while patrol...
$6M bail in serial murders
EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio — A man charged with kidnapping and murdering three women whose bodies were found wrapped in plastic bags was ordered held in lieu of $6 million bail...
‘Striptease’ bust at pool
A Manhattan woman was busted for pretending to do a striptease in a pink thong bikini at a public city pool, police sources told The Post yesterday.Raiz Nunez, 21, kept...
Thoughts from wise thinkers
‘We shall not grow wiser before we learn that much that we have done was very foolish.” (F.A. Hayek) * ‘‘Many respectable writers agree that if a man reasonably believes...
‘Predator’ student loans
‘Help Jenna join the Convent!” A number of friends posted the link from fund-raising site YouCaring.com to Facebook, so I clicked. Jenna Andrews, it turns out, is a 30-year-old Catholic...
The race conversation: Obama’s divisive role
The Issue: President Obama’s comments on Friday comparing himself years ago to Trayvon Martin. *** Rich Lowry’s piece on the nation’s current obsession with the result of George Zimmerman’s trial...
Chucking China
When advocating on behalf of American steel, I have two main concerns: jobs and long-term affordability. The Post’s editorial takes neither into account (“Man of (Overpriced) Steel,” July 21). No...
Michael Moore and Detroit
Might be just a coincidence. But we notice Detroit’s filing for bankruptcy comes at more or less the same moment filmmaker Michael Moore has filed for divorce. We get the...
A Marine speaks on Iran
Even for a Marine, Gen. James Mattis was speaking bluntly when he addressed the Obama administration policies toward Iran. In a nutshell, the former head of US Central Command —...
Eliot’s Business
It’s hard to know which is the more egregious Eliot Spitzer: the sitting governor who was making all the arrangements for a rendezvous with a hooker during what was supposed...
Detroit’s bankruptcy: A warning to NYC
What a difference four decades makes. In the mid-’70s, New York City’s threat of bankruptcy was a horror that the state, feds and city ultimately avoided. Last week, Detroit declared...
It was suicide by government
The case of the city of Detroit isn’t much of a murder mystery. Various suspects have been fingered in its demise: The global economy. The fall of the auto industry....
Is Hamm too sexy to win an Emmy?
As Don Draper, the dark and stormy ad executive from “Mad Men,” Jon Hamm has won millions of fans and critical acclaim, as well as six Emmy nominations for Outstanding...
Girls serve up angst in 'Volleygirls'
After the cheerleader musicals “Bring It On” and “Lysistrata Jones,” it’s nice to see girls finally take the court. And they do so — winningly — in “Volleygirls,” about a...
'Best Song Ever' is the wrong Direction
Downloads of the Week ONE DIRECTION “Best Song Ever” ★ 1/2 BRITAIN’S biggest boy band rolls out this song from their new biopic, “This Is Us,” out next month —...
Royal baby fever
Hovering over monarchy merchandise at British cafe Tea & Sympathy in the West Village yesterday, Wendy Kohlenberg was in the mood to celebrate. “I’m just excited because Kate Middleton is...
Return of Soriano could reenergize Yankees in season of letdowns
ARLINGTON, Texas — The 2013 Yankees have been all about letdowns, so much so that the idea of Alfonso Soriano parachuting into this mess possesses significant appeal. This offense-deprived team...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Rangers deal for Cubs’ Garza Matt Garza was traded to Texas from the Cubs, giving the Rangers a pitcher they have long coveted. The deal completed last night gives...
Devils goalie (not Brodeur) gets Olympic invite
A Devils goalie made an Olympic tryout roster, and it wasn’t Martin Brodeur. For the first time since the Olympics started taking NHL players, Team Canada announced yesterday that Brodeur...
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Debbie Little at Monticello Graded Entries
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Bigger is Bettor takes Stakes
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Bigger Is Bettor won by a head in a four-horse battle to the wire to take the $100,000 Evan Shipman Stakes at Saratoga Race Course for horses...
Debbie Little at Yonkers Graded Entries
Best Bet: Clint Westwood (8th) FIRST: mile; pace; $13,000; cond; 2 GiddyUpBlackfly (MMcDnld) 7-5-7 3-1 3 Eridanus N (GBrennan) 3-7-1 4-1 4 True Desire (BSears) 2-5-2 8-1 1 Overnight Delight...
Hondo eyes Ray payday
Hondo bounced back from his Sunday double-beating by scoring easily with the Reds, who trimmed the debt to 505 doerrs by proving him prescient with his Lincecum Post-No-Hitter-Letdown Theory.Tonight, Mr....
Wright says Ike treating every at-bat like it's 'make-or-break'
David Wright has never been sent down to the minors in the middle of the season nor been a candidate for being released at the end of the season. Yet...
Home Team Lineups
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Today's Sports on the Air
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Mets prospect d’Arnaud ready for rehab assignment
Mets catching prospect Travis d’Arnaud, out since April 17 after breaking a bone in his left foot with Triple-A Las Vegas, was scheduled to go to Port St. Lucie last...
King overhauls Nets’ roster, credibility
When the Nets headed into free agency last summer, they were coming off a sixth straight losing season, had virtually an empty roster and their most important player, Deron Williams,...
Robinson signs two-year deal with Nuggets
The Nuggets just quickened an already speedy backcourt by bringing in Nate Robinson. The former Knicks point guard agreed to a two-year deal yesterday, a person familiar with the negotiations...
Mickelson secures legacy with British Open win
GULLANE, Scotland — Phil Mickelson could have won the Masters in April as well as the one next April, with next month’s PGA Championship win wedged in between, and it...
Yankees' Jeter tests quad on field
ARLINGTON — Derek Jeter got on the field yesterday to take ground balls hit at him and made throws to first base as he tested the strained right quadriceps injury...
Jets LB Davis has Scott’s big shoes to fill
DeMario Davis is not Bart Scott. The Jets’ new starting inside linebacker has very little in common with their old starting inside linebacker other than playing the same position. Scott’s...
Jets QB Smith officially inks deal
The Jets’ quarterback competition is finally official. The team signed second-round pick Geno Smith to a four-year contract worth around $5 million yesterday. The Jets selected Smith in the NFL...
Broncos LB Miller faces ban that could keep him out of Giants game
You can be sure Eli Manning and the Giants will have a plan in place to deal with — or at least attempt to deal with — menacing linebacker Von...
Docs clear RG3 to practice
Robert Griffin III has passed a major test toward his goal of playing in Week 1, getting the go-ahead from team doctors days before Washington opens training camp. “Doctors cleared...
Parnell spoils Gee's gem in Mets loss to Braves
First, Dillon Gee flirted with a no-hitter. Then Justin Turner came within inches of delivering a game-tying hit with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. But both came...
Mets' Wright ‘tired’ of PED issue
David Wright is like many of his baseball brethren and said he’s “tired” of the sport’s ongoing PED problem. “I’m tired of talking about it, tired of hearing about it,”...
Mets see opportunity to take control in NL East
Here we are, catch us. That is the dare the Braves seem to be issuing NL East foes, none of whom can get rolling long enough to threaten a team...
National Geographic goes 'Inside' New York's 'Five Families'
If timing is everything, Nat Geo’s new series, “Inside the American Mob,” is a ticking metronome. Over the past month, the death of James Gandolfini, who played North Jersey mobster...
'Questions' abound for Syfy's Joe Rogan
Let me be the first to confirm: There is no such thing as Sasquatch — aka, Big Foot. And Joe Rogan, host of a new Syfy show, “Joe Rogan Questions...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYHEIDI KLUM - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7GRETTA MONAHAN, DR. ANNE CHAPAS, VANESSA WILLIAMS - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch. 7DR. GADGET, PIPER PERABO, NINA PARKER...
Betty White’s ‘Cleveland’ show moves to Russia
If Betty White lives long enough, she can travel to Russia and do a cameo on the first foreign adaptation of “Hot in Cleveland.” The TV Land comedy about a...
‘Bunheads’ is one and done
ABC Family is not moving forward with “Bunheads.” The ballet drama from Amy Sherman-Palladino (“Gilmore Girls”) starring Broadway veteran Sutton Foster had wrapped its 18-episode first season in February. The...
‘Amish Mafia’ enforcer Lebanon Levi back for more
Get ready for more Lebanon Levi. “Amish Mafia,” which set Discovery Channel records last December, is coming back for a second season on Aug. 13. And, once again, its narrative...
SDCC afterglow: Grant Morrison and ‘18 Days’
Self-declared rock star of pop culture Grant Morrison, whose career so far has spanned just about every DC Comics property (Batman, et al.), and a thick stack of Vertigo titles...
Portland’s strange attraction
The Independent Film Channel (IFC) recently announced the renewal of its cult comedy series “Portlandia” for two more seasons, certain to fuel Portland-mania for years to come. What better time...
Spring breakers
When you think of hot springs, you probably think of the stinky sulfuric geysers of Yellowstone. But the waters of Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas are just the opposite....
The sweet life
Pink slips Santa Monica’s Shutters on the Beach is celebrating its 20th anniversary, and it’s shaping up to be a tasty one. The upscale hotel has teamed up with “luxury...
Weird but true
Why stop and frisk potential criminals when you can just send them a strongly worded letter? In crime-ravaged Chicago, officials plan to issue people named on a police list of...
NCAA tournament ruined if power leagues exit NCAA
Pick your favorite NCAA Tournament upset. Go ahead, there’s no right or wrong answer. Princeton knocking off defending national champion UCLA in 1996? Bucknell’s 2005 flip of Kansas? Davidson’s 2008...
Ohio State suspends top RB Hyde after alleged assault
Ohio State coach Urban Meyer disciplined four players for legal problems, including suspending top running back Carlos Hyde from all team activities in the wake of an alleged assault against...
