October 17, 2012
'Rebecca' con man ordered held without bail
The con man accused of derailing the planned $14 million Broadway production of “Rebecca: The Musical” was hit with additional charges in Manhattan federal court today as a judge ordered...
LIVE BLOG: Yankees-Tigers, Game 4
Follow every big play from Game 4 of the ALCS between the Yankees and Tigers here -- and let your voice be heard in our comments section below.Post questions, interact...
Brooklyn Bridge Park taking proposals for 'Smokestack Building' conversion
A tiny building with a big smokestack at the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge will be dishing out food and beverages to park patrons by summer. Brooklyn Bridge Park officials...
Follow Game 4 of Yankees-Tigers with Post writers
The Post has you covered from foul line to foul line with the best writers in the business.The Yankees are facing elimination for the second time this postseason in a...
UFC's Sonnen on Jones: 'I'll take his belt right now if I want to'
Chael Sonnen lost two UFC title shots at middleweight and will now move up to light heavyweight and earn another chance at a championship despite coming off a loss. The...
Ford Models files $4M anti-poaching lawsuit
Hands off our models! Ford Models has filed a $4 million anti-poaching lawsuit against competitor Men Women NY Model Management, alleging the brazen theft of two of its top models....
Two ex-hospital workers sentenced for roles in NY Presbyterian kickback scam
Now they get to kick back in prison for a few years. Two former executives at New York Presbyterian Hospital yesterday got hit with multi-year prison terms for soliciting more...
Accused murderer Renato Seabra doesn't flinch when shown grotesque photos of victim
He can still look his sugar daddy in the eye. Killer boy toy Renato Seabra didn't even flinch today as a medical examiner walked a Manhattan murder jury through the...
Qns. man recalls girlfriend he stabbed to death during sentencing hearing
A Queens man who admitted to viciously stabbing his girlfriend to death after a verbal squabble, awkwardly reminisced with the court today about his artistic and talented victim. “I’m deeply...
Yankees' Girardi worried about 'long-term effect' of sitting A-Rod
DETROIT -- With the Yankees’ season on the verge of ending, Alex Rodriguez was slated to be held out of the starting lineup for a second straight game before last...
A Rod (the horse) finishes seventh in eight-horse field at Belmont Park
At least this A Rod got to play.After riding the bench since Feb. 18, A Rod (the horse) returned to the starting line-up in Wednesday's sixth race at Belmont Park,...
Giants' Canty playing 'catch up,' hopes to play vs. Redskins
Giants defensive tackle Chris Canty practiced Wednesday for the first time since offseason knee surgery and while admitting he has “a long ways to go before I can help and...
UFC's Jones-Sonnen superfight targeted for New Jersey
One of the biggest fights in UFC history could be headed to our area.A light heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen has been targeted for New...
ABC recruiting former CBS News exec to replace Jeff Zucker as producer of Katie Couric's daytime show
After less than two months on the air, Katie Couric may have to find a new person to run her new daytime talk show, it appears. Jeff Zucker, the former...
Yankees deny rumors of A-Rod to Marlins trade
DETROIT -- Two Yankee sources strongly denied discussions between the club and the Marlins about a trade involving Alex Rodriguez have been held.According to MLBlogsNetwork, the clubs have talked about...
Yankees' Jeter will have surgery on broken left ankle
Derek Jeter will be having surgery after all.The Yankees shortstop has elected to have a procedure on his left ankle, which he broke in Game 1 of the ALCS against...
New venture capital platform opens door to small investors
Want to be a venture capitalist? You can start with just $5,000. Two prominent tech firms that help startups raise money are joining forces, paving the way for a new...
Top hoops recruit cleared by NCAA to play at Kentucky
Kentucky only gets good news these days, it seems. John Calipari and Co. found out on Wednesday that Nerlens Noel, the top recruit in the country who was reportedly being...
Bloomberg sends Deputy Mayor on emergency mission to help moderates around US
In an extraordinary last-minute push to influence national and local elections, Mayor Bloomberg is going to dispatch his senior political aide with more than $10 million to support moderate candidates...
Terrorist arrested after trying to 'destroy America' with Fed Reserve Bank attack
A young Bangladeshi on a mission to “destroy America” tried to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in lower Manhattan Wednesday with what he thought was a 1,000-pound van bomb,...
Knicks' Brewer is back; Camby says he’ll return next week
Ronnie Brewer was back at Knicks practice Wednesday and backup center Marcus Camby feels he’ll be joining the bunch soon, probably next week. Camby assured he’ll be ready for the...
Flavor Flav jailed on charges stemming from dispute with fiancee, threats to attack her teenage son with knife
LAS VEGAS — Police in Las Vegas say entertainer Flavor Flav is jailed on felony charges stemming from a domestic argument with his fiancee and threats to attack her teenage...
Fla. man charged in NY dinosaur fossil smuggling case
MIAMI — A Florida man was charged Wednesday with smuggling dinosaur fossils into the United States, including a nearly complete Tyrannosaurus Bataar skeleton from Mongolia, federal prosecutors said. Eric Prokopi,...
Traffic cop hit by car in Bronx
A Bronx cop is recovering after a driver smashed into him this morning, authorities said. Video taken from the scene showed the 42-year-old officer pinned between a traffic scooter and...
Jets' Ryan: Patriots' Belichick 'the best coach in the league'
Rex Ryan is never short on confidence, but if there’s one man whom he at times finds a place of reverence for, it’s the opposing head coach come late this...
VACCARO VIDEO: Any reason for Yankees optimism?
Post columnist Mike Vaccaro discusses whether there is any reason for optimism from the Yankees, who trail the Tigers 0-3 in the ALCS. Vaccaro talks with CineSport’s Justin Shackil about...
Rehearsing East Village band the noisiest of neighbors
An East Village band has been using their apartment as a rehearsal space – infuriating neighbors including one who went to the cops. The Virgins, who have played on David...
This week's calendar, Oct. 18 to 24
Thursday, Oct. 18 NYC Real Estate Expo More than 3,000 people representing all facets of the region’s commercial real estate industry are expected to attend the fourth annual New York...
Jets 'terminate' FB Conner
The Jets waived/injured fullback John Conner on Wednesday.The team drafted him in the fifth round of the 2010 Draft and he quickly gained fame during "Hard Knocks" for his big...
Construction worker trapped in hole after suffering apparent stroke
A construction worker suffered an apparent stroke this morning in Manhattan and wound up trapped in a hole, officials said. The Skanska crew was laying the foundation for the new...
US, Israel to hold major missile defense exercise
JERUSALEM — The United States and Israel will hold a major missile defense exercise in Israel this month, sending a message of close cooperation as both countries weigh their options...
Giants' Coughlin: Redskins' RG3 has 'energized' Redskins
Over the summer, Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora just didn’t seem all that impressed with the Robert Griffin III hype. Umenyiora, a proven veteran, felt Griffin, an unproven rookie, needed...
LB Williams out for Giants; foot issues return for Bradshaw
It figured that Jacquian Williams would be a big part of the game-plan this week, as he’s the fastest linebacker on the Giants roster and that speed would be useful...
Man pleads guilty in plot to kill Saudi ambassador
A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to plotting to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, agreeing to hire what he thought was a drug dealer in Mexico last...
Second presidential debate the third biggest social media event of all time
Tuesday's presidential debate was a big hit on social media. The 90-minute nationally televised exchange between President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney generated 12.24 million comments on Twitter and...
Aereo expands to PCs as broadcasters challenge legality of startup's live TV transmissions over Internet
Billionaire Barry Diller's Aereo is broadening availability of its service even as broadcasters challenge the legality of the startup's live television transmissions over the Internet. Aereo is still limited to...
Dish exec wants to apologize for ‘pushing’ elderly man in court
Dish programming boss Carolyn Crawford, whose courtroom antics culminated in her nearly toppling an elderly man, will be back in court Monday — this time to apologize. Dish lawyers asked...
Decades late, FDR memorial park dedicated in NYC
Celebrating a design 40 years in the making, dignitaries on Thursday dedicated a new memorial park to President Franklin Roosevelt overlooking the United Nations that he helped found. The Franklin...
$5m lottery windfall claimed by brothers 6 years after buying ticket
SYRACUSE, NY — Two brothers from central New York have claimed a $5 million lottery prize for a scratch-off ticket they bought at their parents' Syracuse store six years ago,...
Union not impressed with NHL's 50-50 offer
Early union reaction has thrown ice water on commissioner Gary Bettman’s 50-50 plan to end Lockout III and start the NHL season Nov. 2.The Players Association is expected to respond...
WATCH: Google's Larry Page speaks for first time since losing voice
Google CEO Larry Page is talking publicly again. The 39-year-old Mr. Page made his first public comments in several months when he appeared Tuesday at Google's annual Zeitgeist conference in...
Blatche continues impressive preseason with Nets
Here are some takeaways from the Nets third win in three preseason games, a 97-96 victory over the Celtics that saw the Nets sit their entire starting lineup:-- Andray Blatche...
Lloyd Sam itching for Red Bull return
As delighted as Lloyd Sam had been with his Red Bull starting debut – his pace and 1v1 attacking helping spark a 4-1 rout of Toronto – he was far...
9/11 'mastermind' KSM speaks during pre-trial hearing, gives 'advice' and references terror attacks
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba -- A military judge gave mass murdering Khalid Sheik Mohammed a chance to rant today at his pre-trial hearing, pouring salt in the wounds of 9/11 victim...
2012 Tigers not as susceptible to collapse as '04 Yankees
Here is my column, in which I defend Robinson Cano from some of the nastier character accusations, from last night.So can the Yankees duplicate the 2004 Red Sox’s miracle? Sure,...
Giants' Rolle named NFC Defensive Player of the Week
Giants safety Antrel Rolle is in his eighth NFL season and had never intercepted two passes in a game before this past Sunday, when he picked off Alex Smith twice...
Picked to finish 10th in Big East, St. John's motivated by low expectations
D’Angelo Harrison wasn’t surprised St. John’s was picked to finish 10th in the Big East by the league’s coaches and media, but the Red Storm’s leader doesn’t feel his team...
American Airlines parent loses $238 million in third quarter
American Airlines parent company AMR lost $238 million in the third quarter on employee severance payouts and other costs related to its bankruptcy. Without those charges, the Fort Worth, Texas,...
Europe's wine grape harvest to be smallest in half a century, vintners say
BRUSSELS — Drought, frost and hail have combined to ravage Europe's wine grape harvest, which in key regions this year will be the smallest in half a century, vintners say....
Tentative June trial date set in Trayvon Martin case
SANFORD, Fla. — A judge set a tentative trial date next year for a neighborhood watch volunteer charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. In her first hearing since taking over...
Lakers star Kobe tries to motivate Yankees' A-Rod with pep talk: report
Kobe Bryant has not had to deal with benchings too often, if ever, and certainly not in the playoffs. But the Lakers star did try and cheer up his friend,...
Harper’s Bazaar’s O’Neill to be named editor of WSJ Magazine
Kristina O’Neill, the executive editor of Harper’s Bazaar, was tapped as the new editor of WSJ Magazine, the Wall Street Journal’s lifestyle magazine. O’Neill, the No. 2 editor at Harper’s...
Texas man buys car once owned by Babe Ruth
AMARILLO, Texas — For an astronaut it's the moon. For a jockey it's the Kentucky Derby. For Pampa's Lonnie Shelton — and baseball fans across the nation — the ride...
Rare 1992 McJordan BBQ sauce sells for $10K
BISMARCK, ND — A man who used to own McDonald's restaurants in North Dakota is about $10,000 richer after selling a 20-year-old container of McJordan barbecue sauce to a buyer...
Kentucky, ESPN set to embark on reality show
It’s getting too easy for John Calipari at Kentucky. Not only does the head coach seemingly have a monopoly on the nation’s top prospects, but now he has his very...
Director of Secret Service suspected of lying about Colombian hooker scandal: report
An investigation for the agency that oversees the US Secret Service suggests Director Mark Sullivan lied during his congressional testimony in the Colombia prostitution scandal that ensnared 13 of his...
Bronx double murder suspect kills self after officials corner him in Miami
The man wanted for killing his estranged wife and her beau in a Bronx motel, killed himself yesterday in Miami as authorities attempted to arrest him, sources said. Joseph Kernizan,...
Bank of America posts narrow quarterly profit, beats Wall Street expectations
Bank of America said Wednesday that it narrowly turned a profit from July through September, good enough to beat Wall Street expectations. The bank earned $340 million in the most...
Knight Capital posts third-quarter loss due to fallout from software glitch
The Knight Capital Group Inc. trading firm said it lost $764.3 million in the third quarter because of a software glitch that flooded the stock market with trades one day...
'Viable' explosive device, warning note found at LI Home Depot
Cops evacuated an Elmont Home Depot today, in what could be the second explosive threat against the massive hardware chain in Long Island, authorities said. The Home Depot at 600...
PepsiCo's profit dips amid turnaround push
PepsiCo Inc.'s net income dipped 5 percent in the third quarter, as the food and beverage maker poured more money into bolstering its flagship brands and developing new products that...
1 injured in floor collapse in Upper Manhattan
One person was seriously injured after the second floor of an apartment collapsed in Upper Manhattan. Fire officials say the victim was taken to St. Luke's Hospital in critical condition...
Majority of NJ voters believe Chris Christie deserves second term: poll
TRENTON, NJ — A new poll finds a majority of New Jersey voters believe Gov. Chris Christie deserves a second term. The Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday shows 56 percent...
5 found dead in apparent arson-homicide at Denver bar
DENVER — Five people were found dead in a neighborhood bar where a fire broke out around early Wednesday, and police think the blaze was set to cover up their...
Libyan rebels 'executed' Khadafy loyalists: human rights group
CAIRO — Libyan rebels appear to have "summarily executed" scores of fighters loyal to Moammar Khadafy, and probably the dictator himself, when they overran his hometown a year ago, a...
Staff evacuate US embassy in Sweden after suspicious letter found
STOCKHOLM — The staff of the US embassy in the Swedish capital have evacuated the building after a suspect letter was found and police are investigating, police and the embassy...
Beach Boy Mike Love to use 'I Get Around' to help dedicate highway roundabout
RENO, Nev. — The Beach Boys hit "I Get Around" will take on a whole new meaning when one of the band members who co-wrote the 1964 song helps dedicate...
Lance Armstrong stepping down as chairman of Livestrong charity; Nike ends cyclist's contract
AUSTIN, Texas — Lance Armstrong stepped down as chairman of his Livestrong cancer-fighting charity and Nike severed ties with him as fallout from the doping scandal swirling around the famed...
Inside pitch
HERO Justin Verlander has had difficulties against the Yankees in the past, but not last night. He did not allow a baserunner until Ichiro Suzuki singled with one out in...
Yankees pushed to the brink by Verlander, Tigers
DETROIT — Robinson Cano stood in the middle of a Yankees’ clubhouse so quiet you could hear the water pelting the shower floor harder than the Yankees have hit lately....
Yankees can’t win if they can’t score
DETROIT — The 2004 Red Sox? Stop, in this ALCS these Yankees more resemble the 2012 Red Sox — lifeless and hopeless. There have been 30 innings. They have led...
Yankees Ver-tually done, thanks to Tigers ace
DETROIT — After Eduardo Nunez smacked his leadoff homer in the ninth inning Tuesday night, Justin Verlander was at 124 pitches. There was nobody out, the Tigers led by just...
Bad back forces Yankees starter Hughes out
DETROIT — Phil Hughes said he felt “great” leading up to Tuesday night’s start against the Tigers in Game 3 of the ALCS. That didn’t last long. The right-hander exited...
Santonio injury could jump-start Jets, Sanchez like losing Shockey did for Giants, Eli
Over the offseason, Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez studied the career arc of Eli Manning, his counterpart across town with the Giants, and made note that Manning’s fourth season was the...
Former Giants DT Cofield: RG3 gives Redskins Eli-te feeling
There is little or nothing about Robert Griffin III that makes anyone immediately think “Eli Manning’’ except for the feeling he instills in his new teammates, a sense of confidence...
Wall Street reactions to Pandit's exit
“He’s [Vikram Pandit] a total stand-up guy. [John] Havens is total stand-up. I have no idea what’s going on here. This is major, and something is very wrong.” Jim Cramer,...
Citigroup chairman Michael O’Neill behind Pandit's resignation
Meet Citigroup’s new puppet master. In the wake of Vikram Pandit’s sudden resignation as CEO of Citigroup, all eyes turned to Citigroup’s new chairman, Michael O’Neill, who has been burnishing...
Citi shrinkage: Pandit-monium to result in downsized bank
The sudden exit of Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit signaled to Wall Street that the shrinking financial colossus is headed for an even bigger downsizing. Citi’s new chieftain, Michael Corbat, a...
Capitalist content
SAN FRANCISCO — The wall between editorial and advertising collapsed here yesterday when a controversy erupted over a Forbes program that allows advertisers to pay outright for stories. The debate...
News Corp. adds two directors
News Corp. shareholders backed the company-nominated board of directors at yesterday’s annual shareholder meeting — while rejecting a proposal to split the CEO and chairman positions. Two new board members,...
Albanese to NY Observer
Jared Kushner, real-estate scion and owner of the New York Observer, has landed a new company president for the mini-media empire anchored by the salmon-colored weekly paper. Former Spin Publisher...
‘Mini’ intro likely Oct. 23
Apple has a little more it wants to show us. That “little” reference comes from the long-awaited invite Apple finally sent out yesterday — and presumably alludes to the iPad...
Microsoft Surface tablet finally priced: $499
Microsoft finally priced its new Surface tablet — and the company is not playing in the cheap end. Consumers could pre-order the Windows 8 Surface yesterday, starting at $499 for...
Business briefs
A123 Ch. 11A123 Systems, the electric car battery maker that received a $249.1 million federal grant, filed for bankruptcy in Delaware and said it would sell its automotive business assets...
Circus maximus: Dish exec berates Cablevision lawyer
A Dish Network executive yesterday stormed out of the courtroom sobbing after being insulted by the judge — only to return and launch into a finger-wagging verbal assault on a...
Whole Foods to 125th St.
In what will be a game changer for the neighborhood, Whole Foods has inked a deal to open in Harlem at 100 W. 125th St. on the southwest corner of...
Costume drama: OWS Halloweenies kill party at Trinity Church
Occupy Wall Street will ruin Halloween! Legendary Trinity Church called off its family-friendly Halloween party, fearing parents and kids would be harassed by an OWS offshoot that’s taken up residence...
Violent cabdriver is cut off
A cabby was stripped of his license after Midtown security cameras caught him getting physical with a rider. Sidikiba Diallo, a taxi driver for 20 years, testified that passenger Glenn...
Safety recall for Ford Fiesta
Ford Motor Co. announced yesterday that it is recalling 262,000 Fiesta subcompacts from model years 2011-13 to reprogram the passenger-side curtain air bags. Ford will reprogram a computer module on...
Bitter pill for Rx $cammer
A pharmacist coughed up $1.2 million to state authorities, settling claims he overbilled Medicaid for drugs he bought on the street then sold to customers, prosecutors announced yesterday. Rao Veeramachaneni,...
Barclays neighbors call foul on 311 over gripes
City 311 operators are brushing aside complaints of illegal parking, public urination and other quality-of-life issues near Brooklyn’s new Barclays Center — and even disconnecting callers or wrongly telling them...
Green light today for FDR park
The new FDR memorial Four Freedoms Park is free to open on Roosevelt Island today, thanks to some quick work by a Manhattan judge. Two lawsuits by major donors to...
Cuomo ‘raises’ doubts on pols’ pay-hike plea
ALBANY — Forget about a state legislative pay raise this year.That is, unless lawmakers boost New York’s minimum wage, decriminalize pot possession during stop-and-frisk procedures, and tackle other “reforms,” Gov....
Room for ‘Rainbow’ landmark
Seventy-eight years after it opened as the city’s most wondrous night spot, the ageless Rainbow Room was designated yesterday as an official city landmark. “It retains not only many of...
NatGeo TV on terror alert
The National Geographic Channel has beefed up security at its Washington headquarters after being “bombarded” by threats over its upcoming film, “SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden,”...
‘Super’ gig for Beyoncé
All the single ladies will be watching the upcoming Super Bowl along with football lovers — because Beyoncé is the halftime show’s headliner. The NFL confirmed it yesterday after Beyoncé...
Suit claims looker snooker
New York’s biggest modeling agencies have been cheating their beauties out of royalties for years, despite pushing their pictures to advertising agencies, a new lawsuit charges. Top-notch agencies such as...
Famed 0-basher scandal
A conservative scholar behind a documentary that condemns President Obama is under investigation by the Manhattan evangelical college he leads over a report that he took a woman who is...
Rhino massacre
A record number of rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa this year, driven by the use of their horns in Chinese medicine and a spreading belief in Southeast Asia,...
Hamptons peeper: ‘Landlord’ cam spied on renters, lawsuit claims
This is not the view they expected with their Hamptons summer rental. An East Hampton landlord set up a spy-camera system that secretly recorded a family — including three young...
Electrifying art returned
A Roy Lichtenstein painting worth $4 million was returned to its Manhattan owner yesterday — 42 years after it disappeared. “Maybe I’ll frame it,’’ said Barbara Castelli, whose late husband,...
‘Killer’ rats self out: DA
He’s not that Julio Iglesias — but he sure does sing a lot.A Brooklyn gang-banger is on trial for three murders because he couldn’t keep his mouth shut, telling a...
BQE death smash
Two delivery trucks collided on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway last night in Williamsburg, leaving one man dead, cops said. A FedEx truck and a UPS vehicle smashed near the Metropolitan Avenue...
Off the wall! Museum art is too hot to sell
They’ve painted themselves into a corner. Thieves brazenly stole hundreds of millions of dollars in world-famous paintings from a Dutch museum — but experts said yesterday they’ll be nearly impossible...
Judge: Favre can keep it in his pants
Brett Favre’s penis has no place in a Manhattan courtroom — yet. A Manhattan judge has rejected a bid to force the grid great to say under oath whether he’s...
Bienvenido a NY
New York City is making a push to court Mexican travelers as part of a growing effort to lure Latin American visitors, officials announced yesterday.NYC & Co. Chief Executive George...
$ky-high living! Upper E. Side moves on up to the top
For the first time ever, the priciest place to buy a home in the United States is in New York City — a slice of the Upper East Side, where...
JFK drug ‘wing’pin
A voodoo-practicing, drug-smuggling baggage handler will rot in prison after a Brooklyn federal judge yesterday slammed him with three life sentences — and then some — for endangering the lives...
Witnesses bare their stop-&-frisk woes
A parade of witnesses testified yesterday that they were humiliated by cops searching for guns and drugs as part of an ongoing class-action suit challenging the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk program.“[I felt]...
NYers hail new upstate saints
ALBANY — Hundreds of Catholics from central and eastern New York are headed to Rome for this weekend’s canonization of two women with upstate roots.About 400 parishioners from the Syracuse...
Vampire duo just suckers for love
She doesn’t look very comfortable and he’s not exactly cozying up to her, but here are “Twilight” bloodsuckers Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson after having lunch with their posses in...
Gun ‘play’ shock: Weapons sold at day-care center, feds charge
This day-care center was armed to the teeth. Authorities yesterday smashed a gun-dealing ring operated by members of three violent Brooklyn motorcycle gangs — including a man who allegedly sold...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** Cops are looking for the the man (police sketch above) who allegedly sexually abused a young girl at a library in Flushing. The 10-year-old girl was in the...
City schools want hire authority
City Department of Education officials said they’re planning to seek state approval to certify teachers on their own for the first time, without the aid of colleges or universities. The...
NY ’burbs turn their police brass to gold
ALBANY — Here’s a get- rich-quick scheme: land a job as a cop in the suburbs. New York’s 20 highest-paid local-government employees — mostly police officers and brass — outside...
He can sure spot 'em! A-Rod's flirt gal a bikini model
A-Rod’s hitting stinks, but there’s nothing wrong with his eyes — he managed to pick out a bikini model to flirt with during last Saturday’s playoff game at Yankee Stadium....
NYPD’s case vs. lazy DAs
The NYPD is waging war on apathetic prosecutors. Department brass issued a new directive ordering cops to carefully document instances where an assistant DA refuses to take a case —...
Hosp safety scare for Pak girl; 2 questioned in visit attempt
BIRMINGHAM, England — British police have questioned two people who tried to visit a hospitalized Pakistani teenager shot for promoting girls’ education, raising fears about her safety following pledges by...
Brave$t helmet headache: Angry over $100 fee to keep 'badge of honor'
Firefighters are blazing mad over a new requirement that they turn in their beloved helmets after 10 years as the FDNY upgrades the equipment — or pay $100 to keep...
Best of the worst: Readers pick fare-hike plan
Screw the base fare — just keep our monthly MetroCards as cheap as possible! The most attractive of all the unattractive subway fare-hike options adds the smallest increase on weekly...
MTA’s ‘lessen’ for NY
The MTA will launch a marketing campaign to teach riders how to pay the least amount of money for the greatest number of rides, the agency’s chief told The Post....
Hey, O shows up this time
President Obama went for the jugular in last night’s presidential debate rematch with Mitt Romney, rolling out a barrage of attacks that he failed to unleash in their Oct. 3...
Rom’s blow for leadership staggers Comeback Kid
It’s the future, stupid. If the test of last night’s showdown is whether President Obama was more aggressive and energetic than he was in the first debate, then he wins...
Dogged pursuit of sign thief
Democratic vandals, beware: Tear down my Romney lawn signs and we’ll take a chomp out of your hide! That’s the message an infuriated Victoria Gregory sent to her tony Montclair,...
Romney onward & upward: Leads nationally by 4 in Gallup poll
COLUMBUS, Ohio — President Obama can see Mitt Romney closing in on almost every front — from key swing states to a new Gallup national poll that has Romney up...
Gitmo prisoner no fan of LeBron
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — Maybe they should change LeBron James’ number to 007. The lawyer for an al Qaeda prisoner at Gitmo yesterday disclosed a secret so explosive, it could...
War-drobe: Guantanamo judge rules 9/11 beast KSM can don camouflage at trial
GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — Evil 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed will be allowed to dress up like a soldier for his military trial next year — and could even shame...
Against the wind
Gov. Cuomo last month ordered state officials to study the health effects of hydraulic fracturing — and so continued to prevent drillers from exploiting the Marcellus Shale. But if he’s...
US army motto: See no (Islamist) evil
‘Know your enemy” is an old military adage. Now our Army wants to dump that invaluable advice when it comes to Islamic radicalism. That’s the only possible conclusion from the...
Don’t foster more crime: Keep stop-and-frisk strong
The Issue: The City Council’s proposed reforms for the Police Department and its stop-and-frisk program. *** Councilwoman Helen Foster’s objections to stop-and-frisk are understandable when viewed through the prism of...
NY sinking under union costs
The Issue: Cities in New York that have asked Gov. Cuomo for bailouts in the face of bankruptcy. *** Thank you for a great story that you won’t see anywhere...
Per-diem pocket-padding
Forget working for their money; New York pols don’t even have to sleep for it. We’re not kidding: As last Sunday’s Post reported, state lawmakers routinely bill taxpayers for “per...
Mitt, on points
That was no heavyweight bout last night between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney — more like a couple of welterweights jabbing away at each other. But give Romney the victory...
The liberal democratic ‘Ayatollahs’
Apparently, Paul Ryan and Joe Biden are both theocrats willing, nay eager, to use state power to impose their religious views on the rest of us. In last week’s vice...
Wrestling at Hofstra
So sure, President Obama won last night. He had a pulse, he gave Mitt Romney lots of whacks, he had a moment of undeserved high dudgeon on Libya and he...
Hollywood’s obscene cancer-test lie
In the latest ad from the Hollywood Women for Obama Club, a trio of Tinseltown actresses spreads one of the stupidest lies about Mitt Romney this election cycle. Fantasyland needs...
The Girlie Show!
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are so simpatico, they say they only really disagree about two things: The first is where to get the best sandwich in Chicago (Poehler likes...
Poetic justice for Harold Pinter
‘A Celebration of Harold Pinter” is richly deserved, and not for the reasons you might expect. This one-man show by British actor Julian Sands, in his New York stage debut,...
Sprecher's life after 'Rebecca'
When news of the “Rebecca” scandal first broke, the sense around Broadway was that lead producer Ben Sprecher was either a criminal mastermind or a fool. Well, the verdict’s in,...
Belmont Park Analysis
1. 7f(T); $40,000; cl($20,000); 3upSHMOOZ TALKER defeated cheaper while going shorter on dirt and was claimed last out. JESS NOT JESSE lost four race winning streak when finishing third as...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $30,000; cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 QueenoftheLak(L),121J Alvarado7-2-1Servis6-12 No ThreeWords(L),121RDomingz3-5-4Hennig4-13 Blondecat(L),121A Lezcano3-8-3Galluscio6-14 Karma Police(L),118I Ortiz, Jr7-2-1Signore5-25 Scott's Aly Cat(L),121E Castro9-2-5McLaghln3-16 System...
Parx Racing Charts
October 16th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 1/2f; $17,000; mdn cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. 5. angled out, just upTime: 23.85, 48.69, 1:01.9, 1:08.82.Trainer: Alan BedardWinner:...
Monday’s Yonkers Results
FIRST-mile; pace; $11,500; cond1Optcrombe(GBrennn)2.602.102.102Jetta Blue Chip (D Dube)4.402.406Artie's Gift (J Pantaleano)2.20* Exacta (1-2) $9.10 * Triple (1-2-6) $19.80Winner by Debbie LittleSECOND-mile; trot; $11,500; clm1Extrcurrculr(JPntlno)7.304.303.504Wisdom Way (J Bartlett)5.203.603Mr Chipster (B Sears)5.20*...
Affrunti’s Calder Grade
FIRST-1m&70y; $11,000; cl($6,250); 3up; (f&m)6-Odalys Halo 8-55-Hear Her Roar 5-13-Aqua Jean 6-11-MissLeonard8-12-Sacred Class 3-11a-Cool Carolina8-14-Saratoga Blitz 4-1SECOND-6f; $17,000; mdn cl($32,000); 2YO3-Starship Titan 2-14-Keyner Veloz 6-16-Via Marina 4-15-D K Edge 12-12-Holy...
Rockies may hire Giambi as manager: report
The punchless Yankees probably could use the bat of 41-year old Jason Giambi in their lineup against the Tigers in the ALCS. But the former Yankees first baseman/DH will be...
It’s a Sab story for Hondo
Kate Upton’s boyfriend made the Yankees look like a bunch of big boobs last night, which forced Hondo, firmly implanted in the red, to watch his deficit balloon to 1,570...
A-Rod starting ... at Belmont
As Alex Rodriguez was relegated to watch last night’s ALCS Game 3 in Detroit from the Yankees bench, A Rod the 4-year-old gelding comes off the bench to make his...
Sports Shorts
SOCCER: Dempsey scores twice in USA win Clint Dempsey scored twice as the U.S. rallied to beat Guatemala 3-1 in Kansas City to reach the last round of continental World...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYOct. 17THUOct. 18FRIOct. 19SATOct. 20SUNOct. 21MONOct. 22TUEOct. 23YankeesDetroit8:07TBSWCBS 880 AMESPN 98.7 FM$Det.4:07TBSWCBSESPNNOGAME$Det.8:07TBSWCBSESPN$Det.8:07TBSWCBSESPNTBDTBDRed BullsNOGAMENO GAMENO GAMEK.C.7:00MSGWPATNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEKnicksNOGAMENOGAME&Tor.7:00MSG2&Bos.7:30MSGNOGAME&Phil.7:00MSGNOGAMENetsNOGAME&Bos.8:00TNT&Phi.7:30YESNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
The Post Line
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Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball4 p.m.NLCS, Game 3: Giants at Cardinals FOX, ESPN (98.7 FM)8 p.m.ALCS, Game 4: Yankees at Tigers TBS, WCBS (880 AM), ESPN (98.7 FM)Basketball7 p.m.Preseason: Cavaliers at 76ers NBATV8 p.m.WNBA...
Taylor solid in Nets debut
BOSTON — After spending two weeks on the sidelines, Tyshawn Taylor finally made his NBA debut last night against the Celtics. It was worth the wait. Taylor impressed in the...
Nets’ backup plan sinks Celtics
BOSTON — In order to win the Atlantic Division this season, the Nets will have to get past the five-time defending champion Celtics. But although the two teams squared off...
Brewer practices with Knicks for first time
Now for some good news on the Knicks’ bleak injury front: Ronnie Brewer, their projected starting shooting guard, practiced today for the first time as a Knick and could make...
Knicks' Novak trying to be more than 3-point shooter
Did someone kidnap Steve Novak on the bus ride to Hartford Saturday? In the preseason game against the Celtics at XL Center, Novak was 1-of-6 from 3-point land and 3-of-5...
Tigers manager gets 'no pleasure' from playing Jeter-less Yankees
DETROIT — Yankees manager Joe Girardi said Derek Jeter was examined in North Carolina Tuesday, but didn’t shed much more light on what the next step is regarding Jeter’s fractured...
Patriots' Belichick: Jets' Tebow is ‘a valuable guy’
The way Bill Belichick spoke about Tim Tebow yesterday, you have to wonder why the Patriots didn’t deal for the Jets’ backup quarterback — or whatever he is — in...
Progress as NHL offers 50-50 revenue split
If the NHL winds up with a full 82-game season and the 50-50 revenue split it finally proposed Tuesday, its third lockout will become a full triumph, because that’s the...
Theriot solid backup for Giants if Scutaro can’t play
ST. LOUIS — If he’s needed to start in Marco Scutaro’s place for the Giants today, Ryan Theriot certainly won’t be overwhelmed by the surroundings. The only difference is Theriot...
Cardinals rookie manager pushing right buttons
ST. LOUIS — Following the Cardinals’ miracle 9-7 win over the Nationals in Game 5 of the NLDS, Mike Matheny checked his texts. There was one from an old teammate,...
Yankees' Cano needs to have big Game 4 to keep haters at bay
DETROIT — This isn’t about advancing to the World Series anymore. The Yankees stand so far away from the Fall Classic, they couldn’t see the Commissioner’s Trophy with the Hubble...
Ace Sabathia looks to keep Yankees alive
DETROIT — CC Sabathia will start tonight trying to save the Yankees’ season once again. He got the Yankees to the ALCS with a complete-game performance in Game 5 of...
Delmon a playoff demon for Tigers
DETROIT — For the second straight year, a Delmon Young home run put the Yankees on the verge of vacation. In Game 3 of last year’s ALDS, Young broke a...
Down 0-3, Red Sox provide Yankees their only hope
DETROIT — There was only one man to talk to after this one was over, of course, after the Tigers had survived a funhouse ride of a ninth inning to...
A-Rod, Swisher on pine make no difference for punchless Yankees
DETROIT — Desperate times call for desperate measures, and with the Yankees down two games heading into last night’s Game 3 of the ALCS, Alex Rodriguez landed on the bench...
Starr Report
Joey Travolta’s Inclusion Films has hired respected industry vet Ivey Van Allen-Steinberg to oversee its new marketing and public relations division. Van-Allen Steinberg’s resume includes her role as former VP...
‘Iron Chef’ original will return
'Iron Chef” — the camp-classic, original Japanese edition — is coming back. And it will have a new, younger Chairman Kaga — but that’s the problem. “Iron Chef” — which...
Jesus Khrist!
A noted religious scholar doubts the veracity of a papyrus text that purports to reveal that Jesus had a wife — but includes a typo. The Coptic text from the...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAY TYLER PERRY, ETHEL KENNEDY, BOBBY FLAY - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4 KALEY CUOCO - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7 GRETTA MONAHAN - Rachael Ray,...
Nets big open
The newly minted Brooklyn Nets slam-dunked their first local TV appearance. Monday night’s preseason game against the Washington Wizards at Barclays arena — the first professional sports game in Brooklyn...
'Asylum' is a 'Horror'
There are moments in TV that are so pivotal, seminal and memorable that you remember them forever. I mean, who could ever forget say, “Frankenfish” or “Sharktopus”? Tonight, “American Horror...
Dishes of Le Cirque
Tuna tartare, creme brulee, pasta primavera . . . today, these dishes are so ubiquitous on restaurant menus across the city as to elicit a jaded foodie yawn. But there was a...
East Side says salud to Salumeria
‘The real Cesare is back,” a relieved friend said one night at Cesare Casella’s hotly awaited Salumeria Rosi Parmacotto. Earlier meals had been duds. The herbs for which the chef...
Weird but true
Talk about shotgun weddings! A jewelry store in North Liberty, Iowa, is offering free rifles to guys who spend at least $1,999 for engagement rings. Jeweler Harold van Beek said...
Ex-Knick Orr has home targeted with racist graffiti
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Police in northern Ohio said they are investigating racist graffiti scrawled in chalk in front of the home of Bowling Green State’s basketball coach Louis Orr....
Big East tourney not leaving MSG
The Big East and Madison Square Garden are poised to announce a multi-year extension that will keep the league’s men’s basketball tournament in the mecca of college basketball, a source...
Yankees still have pride to play for -- and that starts with Cano
DETROIT -- This isn’t about advancing to the World Series anymore. The Yankees stand so far away from the Fall Classic, they couldn’t see the Commissioner’s Trophy with the Hubble...
Yankees shut down by Tigers' Verlander, now just game away from elimination
DETROIT -- Even the largest self-loathing Yankee fan can't pin the latest dreadful performance on everybody's favorite whipping boy. Because Joe Girardi opted to bench Alex Rodriguez on Tuesday night,...
Hughes leaves Yankees game vs. Tigers in fourth inning with stiff back
DETROIT -- Phil Hughes said he felt “great” leading up to Tuesday night’s start against the Tigers in Game 3 of the ALCS.That didn’t last long.The right-hander exited the game...
Nets rally for one-point preseason win over Celtics
BOSTON — Mirza Teletovic made a foul shot with 4.1 seconds left and the Brooklyn Nets reserves rallied from a 12-point deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 97-96 in a...
Barclays neighbors call foul on 311 over gripes
City 311 operators are routinely brushing aside complaints of illegal parking, public urination and other safety issues that popped up along neighborhood streets near Brooklyn’s new Barclays Center – even...
Dempsey's two goals lead US over Guatemala in World Cup qualifier
KANSAS CITY, Kansas — Clint Dempsey scored twice as the United States rallied to beat Guatemala 3-1 Tuesday night and reach the last round of continental qualifying for the World...
Aggressive Obama; Romney gives as good as he gets
HEMPSTEAD — An aggressive President Barack Obama ripped into Mitt Romney's economic blueprint in a town hall style debate Tuesday night, accusing his rival of favoring only a "one-point plan"...
Harlem man critically injured when bathroom floor collapses
A Harlem man was critically injured Tuesday after his bathroom floor collapsed and he helplessly plummeted to the apartment below, authorities and witnesses said. The 58-year-old victim was in his...