October 24, 2012
Off-duty NYPD officer shot in The Bronx; suspect killed
A heroic off-duty NYPD officer was shot Wednesday after breaking-up a mugging in The Bronx — but the wounded officer managed to chase down and kill one of the robbers,...
'He didn't deserve to die like this': widow of slain motorist speaks after tragic double murder on Cross Island Parkway
The grief-stricken widow of a motorist gunned down on the Cross Island Parkway was furious yesterday that the alleged killer was even allowed on the streets given his criminal history....
'Pizza Boy Rapist' cops to burglary: police
At least he's forthright. A month before confessing to being "horny" in attacking a sleeping Upper West Side woman, so called "Pizza Boy Rapist" Cesar Lucas, 16, had also easily...
Cruise guns for gossip mags in $50M defamation suit
Tom Cruise filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit on Wednesday against magazines that claimed he had abandoned his daughter, Suri, following his divorce from actress Katie Holmes. The "Mission: Impossible"...
VIDEO: Costello discusses if Sanchez is the problem with the Jets offense
Is Mark Sanchez the biggest problem with the Jets’ inconsistent offense?In this video, New York Post beat writer Brian Costello discusses that topic and the biggest concern for Gang Green...
SI teen jumps to her death as horrified classmates look on
A distraught Staten Island teen jumped to her death in front of train today as classmates looked on in horror, The Post has learned. Felicia Garcia, 15, leaped in front...
Ex-chairman of Manhattan Chamber of Commerce sentenced for stealing $2.5M
It's not just the theft -- it's the betrayal. The disgraced ex-chairman of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce was sentenced today to serve as little as three and a half...
Subway Wi-Fi service expands
The next stop for underground subway cell phone and Wi-Fi service will be Queens. The MTA announced yesterday it will add the perk in 40 stations in Queens sometime in...
List of stations getting wireless internet
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UFC's St-Pierre on criticism that he doesn't finish enough fights: 'I agree'
Georges St-Pierre has heard people's gripes that he doesn’t finish enough fights. And one of the best MMA fighters to ever grace the cage isn’t just OK with them.“I agree...
Jets' Landy: Dolphins' Bush 'will remember' big hit
Jets safety LaRon Landry is looking forward to seeing Dolphins running back Reggie Bush on Sunday. Landry plans on getting up close and personal with Bush – againLandry was in...
Frequent fliers: NYC sets passenger record
A record-setting 10.8 million passengers flew into and out of New York-area airports in August, stats show. Improvements to infrastructure, increased service to international destinations and the rebounding economy are...
Hall of Famer Moon: Criticism of Panthers' Newton is racially driven
One of Cam Newton’s biggest supporters took to the airwaves to defend the second-year quarterback again this week, saying the criticism surrounding him has racial undertones.Hall of Fame quarterback Warren...
Olympic gold medalist, MMA pioneer dies of heart failure
Jeff Blatnick, who overcame cancer to win a gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1984 Summer Olympics, died in upstate New York at age 55. Ellis Hospital in Schenectady,...
Ex-Goldman director Gupta sentenced to 2 years in prison and ordered to pay $5M fine
Fallen business titan Rajat Gupta was sentenced to 2 years in prison and ordered to pay a $5 million fine for leaking tips to convicted hedge-fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam. Gupta,...
Buyer signs contract to purchase Robert F. Kennedy Jr's Westchester mansion
A buyer has signed a contract to buy Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s eco-friendly home for close to its asking price – though the deal has yet to close, sources said....
WATCH: Texans' Watt tells Ravens' Rice 'I've eaten burritos as big as you'
JJ Watt’s trash talk might be as big as his monstrous hands.The Texans defensive end, who leads the NFL with 9.5 sacks and is second in passes defended (10), punked...
Host axed for 'get fired or die' tweet toward ESPN's Howard
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Columbus sports talk-show host who was suspended after he tweeted he wished ESPN’s Desmond Howard would get fired or die has been dismissed by his station....
Giants' Nicks confident he can handle Cowboys rookie this time
In Week 1 this season, Cowboys rookie cornerback Morris Claiborne was the main player covering Hakeem Nicks. And Nicks was held to four catches for 38 yards in the Giants’...
Simon Cowell wants Carmen Electra for 'America's Got Talent'
Simon Cowell is lobbying for Carmen Electra to join the judges’ table at “America’s Got Talent,” The Post has learned. “He wanted to add her last year [as a fourth...
Eli thanks Redskins' Hall for 'giving' Giants winning TD pass
Thank you.That is Eli Manning’s response to cornerback DeAngelo Hall’s contention that the Redskins gave him and the Giants the game-winning 77-yard touchdown pass to Victor Cruz in the closing...
Cops bust fugitive in 16-year-old cold case murder
He nearly got away with murder. A raging Manhattan lover who allegedly mowed down his girlfriend 16 years ago in a drunken rampage and fled to Ecuador has finally been...
Federal Reserve takes no new action, says economy improving
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that the U.S. economy is improving only moderately and still needs its support to help lower unemployment. The Fed took no new action...
IAC posts strong search, dating revenue growth
IAC/InterActiveCorp on Wednesday reported strong third-quarter revenue growth in its search and online dating units, but its bottom-line profit fell because of one-time tax gains from an acquisition in the...
Little-known Jones could play big role with St. John's
At the time, Christian Jones' commitment raised eyebrows. He was an unknown, a 6-foot-7 forward from IMG Academies (Fla.) whose reputation -- or lack thereof -- paled in comparison to...
NFL to use pink penalty flags during Jets-Dolphins game
There will be more pink visible on the field during the Dolphins-Jets game this weekend.The NFL announced Wednesday officials will be using pink penalty flags for Sunday's game after an...
Linsanity in Texas as new era dawns for Rockets
HOUSTON -- Jeremy Lin and the Houston Rockets are making a fresh start together. After a dizzying 10 months, the 6-foot-3 point guard is ready to lead the rebuilt Rockets...
Cuomo says NY will boost beer, wine, liquor sales
ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo says state government will put the promotion of beer, wine and liquor made in New York "on steroids" to boost jobs and help the growing...
Magic: Knicks will come down to 'health of Stoudemire'
It's all on Amar'e Stoudemire.So says ESPN's Magic Johnson, who believes Stoudemire's health determines whether the Knicks give the Heat a scare this season -- or even contend for the...
'AliceGraceAnon' falls sloppy dead at Irondale
It was a good idea, but ooh, that execution ... Using the familiar premise of an imaginary meeting of famous characters/people, Kara Lee Corthron's "AliceGraceAnon" brings together Lewis Carroll's Alice, Jefferson Airplane...
Jets coach thinks Dolphins' Bush should apologize for Revis injury talk
Jets coach Rex Ryan expects an apology from Reggie Bush over comments the Dolphins running back made last month.Things got chippy between Bush and the Jets when he was injured...
Stranded jet skier insists he tried to get caught at JFK: report
The stranded jet skier who walked undetected on to JFK runways insisted insisted he didn’t sneak sneak in -- he wanted to get caught! Daniel Casillo, 31, who inadvertently showed...
Taylor Swift not feeling sorry for John Mayer
Dear John (Mayer), Taylor Swift thinks you should get over it. In this clip from Friday’s episode of “Katie,” Swift talks to Katie Couric about her love life past and...
Three things to watch in Nets-Knicks
It may not count, but the Nets and Knicks will finally face each other Wednesday night at Nassau Coliseum in the preseason finale for both teams before next week’s season...
Brooklyn woman fails to set record for fastest trip through NYC subway system
History eluded the Brooklyn woman trying to beat the world record for the quickest trip through the city’s subway system. Stefanie Gray, 24, failed to finish in under 22 hours,...
Girardi expects A-Rod to open next season as Yankees 'every day third baseman'
Yankees manager Joe Girardi doesn’t regret benching Alex Rodriguez in the playoffs and believes the third baseman will be back in the lineup next season.“I expect Alex to be our...
VIDEO: Hubbuch previews Giants-Cowboys
The Giants have a chance at revenge Sunday when they head down to Dallas to take on the rival Cowboys. Big Blue fell to them in Week 1 on opening...
The 10 most intriguing people in the World Series
Here’s my column leading up to tonight’s Game 1 at AT&T Park. And now here’s a feature I used to do in my previous gig. You care about World Series...
180 pre-entered for 2012 Breeders' Cup
A full field of 14 entered for the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic highlights the pre-entry list of 180 top-class thoroughbreds pointing for the 29th running of the Breeders' Cup...
Bradshaw, center Baas not practicing for Giants
The Giants are getting healthier, with only six players appearing on their injury report heading into the week but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any issues, because there always are.Center...
Former City Council candidate Albert Baldeo busted for using 'straw donors' to steal matching funds
A prominent Queens Democrat and one-time candidate for City Council was busted this morning for allegedly using bogus “straw donors” to rip off matching funds from Campaign Finance Board. Albert...
Woodson: Knicks played 'championship' defense last year
Mike Woodson has not stopped believing defense will be key to whether the Knicks have a special season. And he points to last season as a big stepping stone in...
Bank of America being sued for $1B for mortgage fraud
Bank of America boss Brian Moynihan must be ruing the day the bank laid eyes on Countrywide Financial. Manhattan US attorney Preet Bharara slapped the bank with a $1 billion...
White says women fighting in the UFC will 'absolutely happen:' report
Ronda Rousey – and women fighters in general – are coming to the UFC.UFC president Dana White told SI.com on Tuesday that a UFC women’s division is “absolutely going to...
Bronx judge signs off on release of 'wrongly convicted' cabby 'killers'
Two prisoners, wrongly convicted of murder, tasted sweet, sweet freedom for the first time in 15 years this afternoon after a Bronx judge vacated their sentence. Eric Glisson and Cathy...
SNAP COUNT: Scott gets just nine plays for Jets Sunday
Taking a look at the Jets playing time from their 29-26 overtime loss to the Patriots:OFFENSE (82 plays)Quarterback Mark Sanchez 81 (99 percent)Tim Tebow 5 (6 percent)Analysis: Sanchez stayed on...
WATCH: Clint Eastwood stars in TV ad supporting Romney
WASHINGTON — Clint Eastwood is starring in a new ad to support Republican Mitt Romney's election to the White House. The "Dirty Harry" actor criticizes President Barack Obama's economic record...
This week's calendar, Oct. 25 to 31
Thursday, Oct. 25 Heritage Ball Architects, designers and industry professionals join together for the annual AIA New York and Center for Architecture Foundation black tie event, which celebrates the tradition...
Obama launches whirlwind cross-country tour
DAVENPORT, Iowa – President Obama today launched a whirlwind campaign tour across the country, urging supporters in Iowa to help him win re-election because “we’ve come too far to turn...
Ex-employee of Georgia megachurch sought in fatal shooting
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. — A church volunteer leading prayer was shot and killed Wednesday inside the chapel of a Georgia megachurch, and authorities were searching for a former church employee...
New-home sales rise to highest level in more than two years
WASHINGTON — US sales of new homes jumped last month to the highest level in more than two years, further evidence of a sustained housing recovery that could help lift...
AT&T sees fewer customers in third quarter
The flow of customers into AT&T's wireless stores slowed further in the latest quarter, putting the company far behind rival Verizon Wireless. AT&T Inc. on Wednesday said it added a...
Boeing raises 2012 guidance as deliveries of commercial airplanes pick up
Boeing said its net income this year will be bigger than it had expected as deliveries of commercial airplanes picks up. Higher pension expenses hurt Boeing's third-quarter profit, but other...
Name Check: Scott Baio
Eighties heartthrob actor Scott Baio talks about his new show, “See Dad Run” on an all-new Name Check. With just a little bit of gray in his hair, actor Scott...
Visa names Charles Scharf as next CEO
SAN FRANCISCO — Visa says former JPMorgan executive Charles Scharf will become its next CEO, effective Nov. 1. Scharf also is a former Visa Inc. director. He will replace Joseph...
August saw record month of passenger traffic at NY-area airports
NEWARK, NJ — The New York area's three major airports are experiencing record passenger traffic. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says traffic at LaGuardia, JFK and...
Woman's body found in vacant East Village lot
The body of a woman was found inside of a vacant lot in the East Village this morning, authorities said. The woman, believed to be in her 30’s, was spotted...
Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel denied parole bid
SUFFIELD, Conn. — Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel was denied a bid for freedom Wednesday at his first parole hearing since he was convicted a decade ago of killing his neighbor...
Islanders to move to Brooklyn in 2015
The hockey puck stops here -- in Brooklyn! The Islanders are moving to Barclays Center in fall 2015, after signing a 25-year lease with the new Brooklyn arena and agreeing...
Eli Lilly third-quarter earnings up 7 percent, despite revenue slide
INDIANAPOLIS — Eli Lilly's third-quarter earnings climbed 7 percent, as a drop in expenses and a payment from a former partner helped offset an 11 percent slide in revenue, but...
Warren Buffett feels good after cancer treatment, hunting for big acquisition for Berkshire Hathaway
OMAHA, Neb. — Warren Buffett says he is feeling fine more than a month after finishing his prostate cancer treatments. The 82-year-old chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway said Wednesday...
US Airways posts record third-quarter profit
DALLAS — US Airways made its best profit ever for the 3-month stretch that covers much of the peak summer vacation season. Net income for the third quarter totaled $245...
Rogue trader Jerome Kerviel gets three years in prison, $7B fine
PARIS — The Paris appeals court on Wednesday ordered former Societe Generale trader Jerome Kerviel to spend three years in prison and pay back a staggering €4.9 billion (about $7...
Bristol-Myers swings to third-quarter loss as sales plunge
Drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. posted a rare loss in the third quarter as US sales hemorrhaged due to new generic competition to blood thinner Plavix and the company took a...
Barnes & Noble calls PIN pad tampering 'sophisticated' crime
Barnes & Noble Inc. said Wednesday the tampering of devices used by customers to swipe credit and debit cards in 63 of its stores was a "sophisticated criminal effort" to...
White House, State Dept. were advised two hours after Libya attack that militant group had taken credit, emails show
Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on September 11 that an Islamic militant group...
Iconix buying Nike's Umbro soccer brand for $225M
Nike has found a buyer for its Umbro brand, known for its soccer jerseys, in Iconix Brand Group Inc. The clothing licensing company is purchasing Umbro for $225 million in...
Hedge fund manager and nephew of Julian Robertson had cocaine and alcohol in system when he drowned
WILMINGTON, NC — A prominent New York hedge fund manager who drowned in his car off a coastal island north of Wilmington had alcohol and cocaine in his system. The...
Pope names 6 new cardinals, including American Archbishop James Harvey who supervised former butler
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI named six new cardinals on Wednesday, adding prelates from Lebanon, the Philippines, Nigeria, Colombia, India and the United States to the ranks of senior...
Take a hike! Google cameras map popular Grand Canyon trails
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — Google and its street-view cameras already have taken users to narrow cobblestone alleys in Spain using a tricycle, inside the Smithsonian with a push...
LG Electronics post profit on smartphone sales
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean consumer electronics maker LG Electronics Inc. reported a third straight quarterly profit on Wednesday as sales of smartphones designed for faster wireless networks helped...
Yelp buys European review service Qype in $50M cash-and-stock deal
SAN FRANCISCO — Online business review service Yelp has purchased European review service Qype in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $50 million in a move to increase its presence...
Eurozone debt hits 90 percent of its economy
LONDON — In spite of years of harsh spending cuts and tax increases, Europe's debt problems are getting worse. Official figures showed Wednesday that the total debt of the 17...
EU sends Microsoft formal antitrust complaint
BRUSSELS — The European Union's executive arm formally accused Microsoft on Wednesday of failing to comply with a binding agreement to give customers a choice among Internet browsers. In 2009,...
Cat with feline HIV escapes carrier at JFK, remains missing
It's the case of the missing tabby A 4-year-old cat named Xiaohwa escaped her carrier at John F. Kennedy Airport last week and remains missing. She was to board a...
The Post’s Serby ranks the 32 NFL starting quarterbacks
1. Eli Manning , Giants Two-time Super Bowl MVP with best yet to come. 2. Aaron Rodgers , Packers As accurate as a predator drone and mobile, too. 3. Tom...
Lincecum goes back to Giants bullpen
SAN FRANCISCO — Giants manager Bruce Bochy normally waits until after Game 1 to announce his Game 2 starter, but Tuesday night he went against that policy and said Madison...
Step aside Aaron, Tom and Drew — Giants' Eli now NFL’s best quarterback
By now, calling Eli Manning elite is like calling the late George Steinbrenner bossy, or Leona Helmsley the Queen of Mean. No need to insult our intelligence. It is time...
Giants' Cruz has big payday coming soon
He had to be a one-year wonder and his outrageous 2011 season had to be a fluke. No disrespect to Victor Cruz, but star NFL receivers don’t just show up...
No Tebow trade, and Jets don’t know how to use him
Let’s get this out of the way immediately: The Jets are not trading Tim Tebow. He’s not going to his hometown Jaguars. The Jets are not shopping him around. They...
Tigers pitching makes them World Series favorites
SAN FRANCISCO — If good pitching negates good hitting, then what is to be made of outstanding pitching versus pedestrian hitting? Going into tonight’s Game 1 of the 108th World...
Tigers, Giants show there's no sure-fire blueprint for building a World Series winner
SAN FRANCISCO — We’re here at AT&T Park, ready to kick off the eighth World Series in nine years without a New York presence tonight. And clearly, by seeing how...
Tortorella worries about rusty Rangers
The mutual trust that’s been built between John Tortorella and his players has become an essential ingredient of the Rangers’ DNA. But even as the coach whose whistle has been...
The department of the interior
What makes an apartment luxurious? It’s not just the size, location or building pedigree. It’s those small details — a well-crafted piece of furniture, a jewel-toned cashmere throw, high-quality linens...
He will Hirt you
In the last few weeks, Extell Development’s Gary Barnett has used club/restaurant owner Michael Hirtenstein as a piñata while hyping One57, Extell’s new condo tower opposite Carnegie Hall. Hirtenstein admits...
Floored
In every Alexa Luxe Living, we break down an elite floor plan. Here’s a four-bedroom, 4 ½-bathroom condo. At around 6,000 square feet, it’s the only post-construction combination in the...
Higher & higher
Last year, the New York City real estate market set a previously unthinkable record: Sandy Weill’s 6,744-square-foot, four-bedroom, four-plus bathroom condo at 15 Central Park West sold for $88 million,...
Letter from the editors of Alexa
Alexa, the high-end fashion broadsheet from the New York Post, is all about luxury shopping. So now we’re expanding the brand beyond the catwalk. Welcome to Alexa Luxe Living, showcasing...
Now you’re cooking
Chelsea Green isn’t the name of your kid’s classmate; it’s a new eco-friendly condo development on West 21st Street. Though the 51-unit building — which is aiming for LEED Gold...
Business briefs
Coach bagsCoach, the largest US luxury handbag maker, reported fiscal first-quarter profit that exceeded analysts’ estimates as it kept expenses for acquisitions and e-commerce from increasing too quickly.LightsquaredPhilip Falcone’s bankrupt...
‘Underpaid’ Karmazin to be unemployed
Mel Karmazin is stepping down as chief of Sirius XM, ending a months-long battle with media mogul John Malone for control of the satellite-radio broadcaster. His departure Feb. 1, after...
Times’ public editor takes aim at incoming CEO over BBC sex abuse scandal
The burning embers from the wildfire BBC sex abuse scandal yesterday landed inside the New York Times. In a piercing blog post, the Times’ public editor questioned whether Mark Thompson,...
Facebook shares up 13% after hours on mobile ad growth
Mark Zuckerberg hopes this shuts up his critics. Facebook shares, unmercifully beaten by Wall Street because of a perceived inability to capture mobile ad dollars, soared nearly 13 percent in...
Low subs sink Netflix shares
Netflix Inc., the world’s largest online video service, reported new customer sign-ups that missed analysts’ projections, a shortfall that forces the company to cut its US growth outlook for the...
Dr. Oz might be the Rx for mag publisher
Publishers looking for promising ideas are said to have approached talk show host Dr. Mehmet Oz about doing an eponymous magazine. According to the industry grapevine, Rodale, Hearst and Time...
Apple shares fall on big price of new mini tablet
Apple’s new iPad mini doesn’t come with a mini price tag. The opening $329 price for the smaller, lighter version of the full-sized iPad weighed on Apple as Wall Street...
Inside trader Gupta to learn fate
It’s judgment day for Rajat Gupta. The fallen business titan, who once rubbed elbows with the likes of Deepak Chopra and Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein, will learn his fate when...
Wild Wings lays an egg
Buffalo Wild Wings dropped in late trading after lowering its full-year net income forecast because of rising food costs. The shares fell 11.3 percent to $74 in after-hours trading. The...
Bad nos. drop Dow 243 pts.
US stocks retreated, giving the Dow Jones industrial average its biggest decline since June, amid disappointing results at companies from 3M to DuPont and as commodities erased their gain for...
LayoffVille: Zynga cuts 5% of staff
Zynga, the social-game maker that held an initial public offering last year, is cutting 5 percent of staff, shutting offices and ending more than a dozen titles to compensate for...
Academic interest in 1 Park
One Park Ave. may be sold all or in part to New York University. The NYU Langone Medical Center is already the 20-story building’s largest tenant, with 367,584 square feet....
Secret weapons
When I moved to New York from Sweden in 2002, I had no Rolodex, no contacts. I didn’t know street names, nothing. But I decided to get my real estate...
Storybook Park Avenue
Author Susan Fales-Hill is a woman with truly discriminating tastes. So, in 1997, when she and her husband, Aaron Hill, were looking for an apartment, she knew exactly what she...
Suddenly going by the ‘book’: Obama pulls out glossy new plan brochure
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Two weeks before Election Day, and now he’s the man with a plan. Fresh off the heels of his third and final debate against Mitt Romney,...
‘Gallop’-poll heroes
Hold your horses, President Obama. The military may no longer have the cavalry, but a small band of elite soldiers is still trained to ride horses to the rescue. Special...
ADA botches ‘slay dad’ trial
A Brooklyn prosecutor’s “mistake’’ forced a judge yesterday to declare a mistrial in the case of a brute who confessed to fatally beating his stepdaughter with a hammer. Suspected killer...
GOP slams ‘arrogant’ prez on defense cuts
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans expressed shock yesterday at President Obama’s debate claim that “sequestration” cuts in defense spending scheduled to go into effect on Jan. 1 “will not happen.” “I...
Kid born of rape God’s will: GOPer
NEW ALBANY, Ind. — Republican US Senate candidate Richard Mourdock said last night that when a woman is impregnated due to rape, “it’s something God intended.” Mourdock was asked during...
Disdain is the stain on Obama
So, WHAT’S to like? That question danced around my head during Monday night’s debate. Every time President Obama mocked, personally attacked and sneered at Mitt Romney, I kept wondering why...
Police big hits DA on frisks
A top NYPD official took a public swipe at Bronx District Attorney Robert Johnson yesterday, saying he’s told his ranks to dot their i’s and cross their t’s to ensure...
Alicia Keys, hubby Swizz Beatz to buy Eddie Murphy’s NJ manse: sources
R&B diva Alicia Keys and her producer husband, Swizz Beatz, are buying Eddie Murphy’s sprawling New Jersey mansion for nearly $15 million, The Post has learned. It’s a perfect fit...
Kennedy nurse grill
A maternity-ward nurse was scolded like a child yesterday for sounding a baby-abduction alarm on Douglas Kennedy although she knew he wasn’t trying to steal his own son. Nurse Anna...
LT child vic tells tale of abuse
What a guy! Retired Giants Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor sure knows how to treat a lady. Lying naked in a Rockland County Holiday Inn with abused child Cristina...
Trio terrorized ’burbs: feds
Three armed thugs pulled off a wave of violent home invasions of multimillion-dollar mansions throughout the suburbs over the past year, federal prosecutors in White Plains charged yesterday. Brothers Paul...
Beauty and beasts as gals throng Yves bargain sale
They were dressed to kill for Yves Saint Laurent in the Fashion District yesterday. Hundreds of bargain-hungry shoppers lined up at 4 a.m. on West 33rd Street for the first...
Rape vic ‘forever haunted’
Fourteen years later, a rape victim has stopped sleeping with a knife under her pillow — but the pain is “never ending,” she told a Manhattan judge yesterday.“It seemed like...
Mom tips off cops to teenage sons in girl's murder
A New Jersey mom ratted out her teen sons for the murder of a 12-year-old girl after reading a Facebook posting hinting that one of them wanted to go on...
B'klyn gal's subway record on wrong track
A Brooklyn woman’s attempt to hit every subway station in record time got off to a late start yesterday — thanks to a service disruption at her very first stop....
‘Rape fiend’ memory lapse
Minutes after allegedly beating, stripping and raping a 21-year-old actress in Hudson River Park in TriBeCa, a suspect claimed he was zonked on Four Loko drinks and asked cops, “Did...
‘Flatfoot’ rap reduced
No break turned out to be a good break for this millionaire playboy. Manhattan prosecutors yesterday reduced the felony-assault charge against swell-about-town Julien Chabbott to a misdemeanor, saying there were...
Dean’s dog put bite on student
Even the family dog abused the scholars-turned-slaves of accused St. John’s University embezzler Cecilia Chang, a former student testified yesterday. Chen Yu Yang, 27, echoed testimony from other former students...
Mom’s 45G loan may have served as seed money for papa pimp: court papers
The Brooklyn stroller dad accused of running at least four brothels may have his commercial-actress mom to thank for unwittingly providing his start-up money. William “Will” Thomas received $45,000 in...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A 23-year-old man was killed after jumping in front of a subway train yesterday morning at a Hamilton Heights station, authorities said. Brent Ellis was struck at about...
Wis.-slay gun in Mike’s sites
Ten months ago, Mayor Bloomberg urged Washington to take action against weapons sales over the Internet, on which private gun owners are ready to sell to anyone who comes along....
Cops eye firearm buyback on Lower East Side
It took the shootings of two cops and a year of pleading from local residents for the Lower East Side to finally get its first gun buyback. The event will...
Dad sues own kid in matter of ‘trust’
This’ll make for an awkward Thanksgiving. A high-powered Manhattan lawyer has filed a $3 million libel suit — against his daughter. Richard Fischbein says his little girl, Beth Fischbein-Bodner, essentially...
Apple’s latest iPad a mini marvel
Meet the iPad’s little brother — it’s as thin as a pencil and as light as a pad of paper. Apple unveiled its highly anticipated iPad mini yesterday, a tech...
Furor as ‘new’ now old
Apple’s release of the fourth-generation iPad yesterday was a slap for customers still breaking in the “new” version that came out just seven months ago.The company usually waits a year...
Cop killed by madman who then guns down innocent driver on Cross Island
A deranged parolee executed a Nassau County cop during a traffic stop in Queens yesterday, blew away an innocent highway motorist during his getaway, and then tried to kill himself...
PA getting its WTC antenna
The new World Trade Center can continue rising. The Port Authority has settled a dispute with a Canadian company that it had accused of holding “hostage” the steel for the...
Plazas $weet for city biz
Pedestrian plazas and bike lanes may be annoying for drivers — but they’ve been a bonanza for businesses, according to a new Department of Transportation study. Retail sales around the...
Unhappy ending for strip-club tax suit
ALBANY — Lap dances are not art. The state’s highest court yesterday ruled against a strip club owner who sought to avoid paying state sales taxes by citing an exemeption...
NYers take worst tax hit in nation
ALBANY — The Empire State is tops again — for having the highest tax burden of any state in the nation. In what’s become an annual ritual, New York, followed...
Chelsea Market rezone expected
A major rezoning of Manhattan’s Chelsea Market is on its way to approval in the City Council next week, sources said after a heated, four-hour hearing on the project.Council Speaker...
Central Park has new angel: $100M gift from hedge exec
Central Park has never seen this much green. A 56-year-old hedge-fund manager who was wheeled around Central Park as a baby yesterday pledged an extraordinary $100 million to the nonprofit...
The prez misleads on the military’s needs
President Obama said a couple of dangerously misleading things in Monday’s debate, one of them a regular talking point. Let’s set the record straight. Yes, technology’s advance means today’s military...
Your health at stake
Few election issues will have as much impact on our lives as what will happen to America’s health-care system. After all, health care represents a sixth of the US economy...
America’s pain abroad: Obama takes the rap
The Issue: How President Obama’s foreign policy has affected America and its allies during his term. *** It’s sad and occasionally tragic that the Arab Spring will ultimately lead to...
Giving judges a pass
The Issue: Surrogate Judge Nora Anderson’s escaping felony charges over her campaign finances. *** In The Post’s editorial “Judicial Panel, Heal Thyself” (Oct. 22), you state Manhattan Surrogate Nora Anderson...
The ‘Hustler’ tax
“I do not read Hustler magazine; I would rather read The New Yorker. I would be appalled, however, if the state were to exact from Hustler a tax that The...
In the line of duty
New Yorkers yesterday got another stunning reminder of the dangers their police officers face — and of the quiet heroism they practice every day on patrol. Nassau County Police Officer...
Paying for TWU pensions
MTA fares are going up. No news there. The agency said so last week, when it presented four different revenue proposals — each, in its own way, aimed at extracting...
Cuomo’s stopped offering change
Two years from now, Gov. Cuomo will be running for re-election. It’s not too early to ask if he deserves our respect or our love. That question comes courtesy of...
Team O’s Jewish woes
It was not surprising that President Obama took the opportunity to say kind things about Israel during Monday’s debate — which after all was held in Boca Raton, the Mecca...
Manhattan’s rock star doula
Childbirth expert Latham Thomas helped her client into the hospital elevator — and held the doors as the husband dragged in three huge pieces of Louis Vuitton luggage and a...
Louis C.K. reigns as comedy’s king
Louis C.K. is sitting on top of the world. His FX series and recent stand-up special won him a couple of Emmys, and he’s popular enough to play 14 solo...
Pacino is Broadway's $6 million man
Al Pacino is Broadway’s $6 million man. At a time when every producer is looking for money, when the desperate, pathetic producers of “Rebecca” have sold their souls to the...
‘Happy’ time for good mourning
Based on its title, can you guess the subject of the new play “Wild With Happy”? More hints: Two people flirt in a very inappropriate setting, and there’s a high-speed...
Cat Power’s Powerful set at Hammerstein
There has always been a sense of anything can happen — and it probably will — when watching Chan Marshall play. Her history of erratic behavior and onstage meltdowns while...
World Series matchups
Tigers vs GIANTS MATCHUPS CATCHER Alex Avila and Gerald Laird played well against the Yankees in the ALCS, but neither became a front-runner for MVP this season, as Buster Posey...
Marlins cut bait on Ozzie
Tweet if you saw this one coming. Ozzie Guillen, who praised Fidel Castro in one of his first acts as manager of the Marlins, angering the many Cuban-Americans in the...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16 miles(T); $77,000; alw; 3up(f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 a-Abaco(L),121JVelazquz1-1-3McGgeyII3-12 WeekendFntsy(L),121I Ortiz, Jr5-8-2J Jerkens6-13 Truth Will Tell(L),121E Castro3-1-2Baker15-14 Romin Robin(L),121J Alvarado5-4-2R Dutrow7-25 Warm...
Parx Charts
October 23rd, 2012Cloudy and Fast©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile; $20,000; clm($5,000); 3upOff: 12:26. Good. dueled, drew awayTime: 25.32, 49.27, 1:13.97, 1:27.14, 1:4.93.Trainer: Alfredo VelazquezWinner: CH F, 4, by Suave-NumuthejHorseWt.PP1/41/2Str.FinJockeyOddsSocial...
Calder Graded Entries
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. FIRST-6 fur; $12,000; clm($16,000); 2YO8-MarilinaMAmre3-14-DistingshedCt10-11-Araucana 12-15-WelsprngLegcy8-12-Captiva'sCallng6-16-Maura's Image 4-13-Dakota Eyes 5-27-Vaz Hope 8-1SECOND-1m&70yds; $10,500; cl($6,25); 3up5-Sir Charlie 5-24-Carina Bay 8-11-Bring DaRuckus6-16-Run Smart One 4-12-FrwrdObserver3-17-Master Tassel 4-13-UnbridledFtre12-1THIRD-1 1/16m;...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Fisk charged with DUI in Illinois corn field Carlton Fisk was charged with a DUI on Monday in New Lenox, Ill., after he found unconscious behind the wheel of...
Dutrow appeal denied
Trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. took a big step toward finally being shown the door yesterday when New York’s top court rejected his appeal to overturn a 10-year revocation of his...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYOct. 24THUOct. 25FRIOct. 26SATOct. 27SUNOct. 28MONOct. 29TUEOct. 30Red BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEPhil.1:30NBCWPATEndof Reg.SeasonTBDTBDKnicks&Nets7:30MSG NetworkNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENets&Knicks7:30MSG NetworkNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
Hondo’s Serie-ous investment
Know your Sun Belt Football! Hondo breezed with the Red Wolves of Arkansas State last night, which trimmed his accounts payable to 1,400 amalfitanosTonight, Mr. Aitch will drop a 20-unit...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball8 p.m.World Series, Game 1: Tigers at Giants FOX, ESPN (98.7 FM)Basketball7:30 p.m.Preseason: Knicks vs. Nets (at Nassau Coliseum) MSG8 p.m.Preseason: Rockets at Hornets NBATV10:30 p.m.Preseason: Lakers at Clippers NBATVGolf4...
Avery: Knicks-Nets rivalry now stronger
After a summer of hype, the Knicks and Nets finally will face each other for the first time tonight. But, unlike next week’s season opener, tonight’s game won’t be on...
Valentine: Red Sox's Ortiz quit after trade
The Red Sox finally got their man — the one they wanted before they had to settle for Bobby Valentine. But that didn’t stop Valentine from upstaging the team and...
The Post Line
World SeriesOdds to win seriesFavorite Line LineUnderdogTigers-175+155GiantsNFLTomorrowFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogVIKINGS66 1/2(41 1/2)BuccaneersSundayJETS32(40 1/2)DolphinsGiants+1 1/21(47 1/2)COWBOYSx-Patriots6 1/27(47)RamsTITANS33 1/2(46 1/2)ColtsPACKERSOFFOFF(OFF)JaguarsChargers32 1/2(44 1/2)BROWNSEAGLES2 1/22 1/2(46 1/2)FalconsLIONS1 1/22(43 1/2)SeahawksBEARS7 1/28(43)PanthersSTEELERS45(47 1/2)RedskinsCHIEFS11 1/2(41 1/2)RaidersBRONCOS6 1/26(55)SaintsMonday49ers6 1/27(37 1/2)CARDINALSx-at LondonHome...
Wallace finally hits practice floor for Knicks
Rasheed Wallace knows the deal. The Knicks really need him now. With Amar’e Stoudemire laid up again with a bum knee and Marcus Camby not yet ready to practice, Wallace...
Knicks' Chandler up for Nets 'challenge' tonight
The Knicks get their first look at the Brooklyn Nets Wednesday night when they travel to Nassau Coliseum for their final exhibition game before the regular-season opener — also against...
Rolle: Cowboys should get ready for Giants payback
The Giants are 0-1 against the Cowboys this season, but when the NFC East rivals square off again this weekend, safety Antrel Rolle says, “We will show them who is...
Union seeks Tagliabue recusal in bounty case
The NFLPA sent a letter to Paul Tagliabue asking him to recuse himself from the bounty appeals case, sources with knowledge of the situation told CBS Sports.com.The NFLPA has issues...
With Giants up next, Cowboys LB Lee out for season: report
The Cowboys will be without one of their most valuable and important defensive players on Sunday when they face the Giants, as inside linebacker Sean Lee is done for the...
Who's your No. 1? Rank the NFL QBs 1-32 here
The Post's Steve Serby has Eli Manning as his No. 1 quarterback. Who do you think deserves the honor? Ranks the NFL quarterbacks from 1-32 here.
Starr Report
CNN’s Alina Cho will be among the honorees at tomorrow night’s The World of Children Award’s 15th annual gala, emceed by Stephanie March (“Law & Order: SVU”) — with presenters...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAY JAMES VAN DER BEEK, KRYSTEN RITTER - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7 NICOLE “SNOOKI” POLIZZI, JIONNI LAVALLE, DONNA KARAN - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4 TED DANSON,...
Third Bam-Mitt matchup least-watched
Monday night’s presidential debate pulled in 59 million viewers — the least-watched of the three verbal sparring matches between President Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney. That was down from...
‘Houstons,’ we have a problem
Halfway through tonight’s premiere of “The Houstons: On Our Own,” a reality show about life after Whitney, Pat, the singer’s former sister-in-law and the series’ executive producer, cries about the...
Oprah dad’s dirty divorce
Opah Winfrey’s father is divorcing his school teacher wife of 11 years — and the court papers are good enough for a juicy daytime TV drama. Vernon Winfrey, now 79,...
Pig out at Pig and Khao
Pig and Khao gives grown-ups a reason to brave the Loisaida boozing ground. “Top Chef” star Leah Cohen’s rough-edged new Southeast Asian spot isn’t pretty, but it’s adorable. The vibe’s...
NYC's power breakfast wars
Hotelier Jonathan Tisch is having trouble sleeping at night. Ever since it was announced in September that his Loews Regency hotel — the city’s reigning power breakfast spot since 1975...
Weird but true
When police in Port. St. Lucie, Fla., responded to a call of a man pleasuring himself in his car in a parking lot, the guy insisted he was merely scratching...
LIU Brooklyn thinking big after being picked to win NEC again
First-year LIU Brooklyn coach Jack Perri isn’t calling his two-time defending Northeast Conference champions “the team to beat,” but just about everyone else is. The Blackbirds, looking to become the...
Players excited as Lavin back as face of St. John's
Rick Pitino was raving at Big East Conference media day Wednesday about the job Steve Lavin has done breathing new life into the St. John’s basketball program. Pitino said Lavin...
Hey guys, I'm still alive! says man at his own funeral
SAO PAULO — A 41-year-old car washer shocked his family when he interrupted a funeral being held for him at his mother's home in the town of Alagoinhas in northeastern...
Cowboys lose MLB Lee
The Cowboys will be without one of their most valuable and important defensive players on Sunday when they face the Giants, as middle linebacker Sean Lee is done for the...