December 1, 2010
Fire deaths hit all-time low in NYC
Fire deaths have hit an all-time low in New York, the Fire Department said today. Just 56 people have died in fires in 2010 — an 18 percent drop from...
Next wants to hold money models are seeking
A lawsuit brought by three models against their former agency is all about looks, the spurned company says. Anna Aleksandra Cywinska, Anna Maria Jagodzinska and Karmen Pedaru filed suit against...
US officials say Canadians have an inferiority complex
Blame Canada! US diplomats in Ottawa had no sense of humor when it came to the portrayal of Americans and the US government on TV, newly released WikiLeaks cables reveal....
Rex Ryan's Greatest Hits
No doubt, there is no more entertaining coach in the NFL than Rex Ryan. Super Bowl guarantees and tummy tucks. Curse fests on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” and tears after a...
Favre 'not concerned' about Sterger investigation
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Brett Favre has faced demanding questions from the media for 20 years, never more than this season while he’s been embroiled in a messy NFL investigation...
Giants sign Tejada to play shortstop
SAN FRANCISCO -- The World Series champion San Francisco Giants have found their new shortstop, passing on Derek Jeter and agreeing to terms with free agent Miguel Tejada on a...
Ex-Portfolio editor Lipman spotted at Daily Beast
Joanne Lipman, the former editor-in-chief of Condé Nast’s defunct Portfolio, was spotted at the Daily Beast’s offices today, where she met with top editor Tina Brown and her deputy, Edward...
Kids all smiles for Santa Claus in Queens
Dozens of happy children went all the way to the North Pole and met Santa Claus today — and never had to leave Queens. About 100 kids and many parents...
Former New Orleans police officer sentenced to 8 years in prison over post-Katrina shooting
A former New Orleans police officer was sentenced to eight years in prison Wednesday for his role in the shooting of unarmed civilians on the Danziger Bridge in the days...
Kara DioGuardi to release memoir about her days as 'American Idol' judge
Former "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi will release a memoir about her stint on the popular reality singing competition, HarperCollins confirmed Wednesday. The book by the singer-songwriter, "A Helluva High...
Festival of Lights burns up charts with Hanukkah YouTube sensation
A group of Jewish college students had their Hanukkah wishes answered before sundown Wednesday, as their Festival of Lights-themed twist on Taio Cruz’s “Dynamite” exploded into a fast-growing YouTube sensation....
Yankees' Aceves hurt in bike accident; surgery for Gardner
A miserable year got worse for Yankees reliever Alfredo Aceves on Tuesday when the valuable right-handed pitcher had surgery to repair a fractured left clavicle.The Yankees also announced that starting...
Splatterhouse: I love this 'gore'geous game
This game is so METAL.Splatterhouse was a favorite of mine when I was a kid -- and even later when I 'grew up.' Difficult, gruesome, and bizarrely Lovecraftian. What wasn't...
Todd Palin could be next on 'Dancing with the Stars'
After Bristol Palin brought unprecedented buzz and ratings to "Dancing with the Stars," the show's producers are dying to go back to the Palin well, FOXNews.com reported Wednesday. This time...
Off-Track Betting board votes to shut down
ALBANY — New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. voted Wednesday to close the 40-year-old state-owned bookmaking enterprise on Friday and lay off its remaining 800 employees. The unanimous vote of...
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Wall Street soars on data, upbeat Fed report
Stocks rose sharply Wednesday on economic data and the Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book report showing the economy was heading in a positive direction. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose...
Big traffic schmear in Grand Army Plaza from AIDS 'bagels'
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Lee tells Rangers teammate: 'Wait it out'
Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler tried to recruit Cliff Lee on Tuesday, and he wasn’t the only one from the organization to do so. Kinsler told ESPN Radio in Dallas...
Sundance unveils dramatic competition
The Sundance Film Festival today released a list of 16 films in the U.S. dramatic competition, as well as in the documentary and world competitions. All of the titles are...
Obama confident on getting deal to extend Bush-era tax cuts
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama expressed confidence on Wednesday that Democrats and Republicans would be able to break a political deadlock and reach a deal on soon-to-expire Bush-era tax cuts....
Big brother will turn off your cellphone
Tough to decide what is more disturbing about the story that the government is considering using technology to turn off your cell phone when you are in a moving vehicle....
Russian tourists mauled in Red Sea shark attacks
A shark mauled at least three Russians, tearing off limbs, in attacks near Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, medical sources and the Egyptian health ministry said Wednesday. The...
Elizabeth Smart storms out of Salt Lake courtroom during kidnapping trial: Report
Elizabeth Smart stormed out of the courtroom Wednesday after a witness testified that her kidnapper Brian David Mitchell had been motivated to abduct her because of his desire to have...
Amazon boots WikiLeaks from servers amid uproar
The WikiLeaks website was booted off Amazon.com servers on Wednesday as fury grew over the dissemination of more than 250,000 US diplomatic cables. "WikiLeaks servers at Amazon ousted," the controversial...
Giants WRs Smith, Nicks eye return next week
There’s no chance Hakeem Nicks will be on the field Sunday when the Giants face the Redskins. There’s very little chance Steve Smith plays either. But the Giants starting receivers...
'Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson' to close in January
The zany rock musical "Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson" will be part of Broadway history early next year. Producers said Wednesday the show will close Jan. 2 after playing 120 performances...
Jets' 'Super Brad' named player of week
The nicknames started to fly as soon as Brad Smith’s left shoe popped off. Shoeless Brad Smith. One-Shoe Smith. Slash. Mr. Do-It-All. Sione Pouha has one he thinks says it...
Obama is staying on the left wing
Could we now please stop with all the talk about how Obama is going to "pivot" to the center "a la Clinton" in order to set up his reelection in...
'Dirty Dancing' star Jennifer Grey to undergo surgery for dancing injury: report
"Dirty Dancing" actress Jennifer Grey will undergo surgery for an injury she aggravated during her victorious stint on "Dancing with the Stars," People magazine reported Wednesday. "It's just going be...
Patriots’ Woodhead doesn’t hold release against Jets
The Jets deemed Danny Woodhead expendable, but he doesn’t hold it against them. “Stuff like this happens,’’ Woodhead told the Boston Globe on the verge of playing his first game...
Kevin Spacey and Sam Mendes to team up again on London stage
Actor Kevin Spacey announced Wednesday he will team up again with director Sam Mendes for a stage production of "Richard III" in London -- their first collaboration since the blockbuster...
Johnny Depp wants Brad Pitt for 'Lone Ranger' remake: report
Actor Johnny Depp had such a positive experience filming "The Tourist" with co-star Angelina Jolie, he is now interested in teaming up with Jolie's partner Brad Pitt, Entertainment Tonight reported...
Heavy rain, high winds kill 1 in NJ, strand air and rail travelers
A fierce storm ripped through the New York area today, killing one man and seriously injuring his wife when a tree was uprooted and was sent crashing into the couple's...
Valentine named to ESPN's 'Sunday Night' booth
Bobby Valentine has a new job, and it’s still not as a major-league manager. The former Mets skipper is the newest analyst for ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball,” joining Orel Hershiser...
City officials seeking to terminate 'hooker-teacher'
City officials are seeking to terminate hooker-turned-teacher Melissa Petro, who, while employed as a Bronx public school educator, openly blogged about her prior daliances with stripping and prostitution. Petro, 30,...
Gov. David Paterson calls tenure 'painful at times' during sports radio show appearance
ALBANY – Lame-duck Gov. David Paterson celebrated his last month in office today by spending the entire afternoon on WFAN sports radio batting around questions about his blindness, his rocky...
Hollywood 'bling ring' burglar Alexis Neiers arrested for black tar heroin possession: Report
Lindsay Lohan's prison neighbor and celebrity burglar Alexis Neiers was arrested Wednesday after police discovered black tar heroin at her LA home, TMZ reported. Law enforcement officials paid the 19-year-old...
Wesley Snipes to report to prison next week
ORLANDO, Fla. — Actor Wesley Snipes was ordered Wednesday to voluntarily surrender at a federal prison in Pennsylvania next week to start his three-year sentence for failing to pay taxes....
Nets' Harris has knee strain, will miss two games
Nets point guard Devin Harris has been diagnosed with a left knee strain after Wednesday's MRI exam. He will sit out the next two games, Wednesday night against Oklahoma City...
CBS analyst Simms to miss game after back surgery
CBS analyst Phil Simms won't call a game this week while he recovers from back surgery.Dan Fouts will fill in alongside play-by-play voice Jim Nantz for the Oakland-San Diego game...
Britney Spears claims her agent-turned-boyfriend 'beat on' her: report
Pop star Britney Spears claims she was "beat on" by her boyfriend -- confiding in a close friend that he roughed her up, according to a bombshell new report. Spears...
NCAA rules Auburn's Newton eligible to play
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA says Auburn quarterback Cam Newton's father did indeed shop his son to another school, but ruled the Heisman Trophy front-runner is eligible to play in the...
Netflix in deal to stream first-run films
Netflix said Wednesday that it has cut a deal with movie distribution, production and financing company FilmDistrict to stream first-run films over the internet shortly after they are released on...
Rumors of alien life stir scientific frenzy over mysterious NASA announcement
A mysterious NASA press release sent shockwaves through the scientific community Wednesday over the possibility scientists have new revelations on the existence of extraterrestrial life. The release announced an event,...
New 'Angels' on the block
The good news: "Angels in America" is extending once again, to March 27. I have reservations about Michael Greif's production for the Signature company (see my original review and a...
Fed ID's companies that used crisis aid programs
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve revealed details Wednesday of trillions of dollars in emergency aid it provided to U.S. and foreign banks during the financial crisis. New documents show that...
Kate Gosselin admits her kids are struggling with 'anger issues' after divorce
A calm and collected Kate Gosselin appeared on the "Today" show Wednesday to deny rumors her kids were expelled from their school but she admitted they had struggled to control...
United States pitches diversity in 2022 World Cup bid
ZURICH -- Former President Bill Clinton stressed the diversity of the United States in its bid to host the 2022 World Cup, telling the FIFA executive committee on Wednesday that...
Giants' Ross undergoes tests; Jacobs still starter at running back
CB Aaron Ross was able to practice Wednesday and the Giants seem confident that after a battery of tests their nickel back will be able to continue to play despite...
Amtrak service halted at Penn Station
Holiday commuters are stranded because no Amtrak or NJ Transit trains are entering or leaving Penn Station today, mostly because of complications from the weather. Amtrak service is suspended because...
US actress Heather Locklear hospitalized for bacterial infection: report
"Melrose Place" actress Heather Locklear was in a Los Angeles hospital Wednesday suffering from a bacterial infection, TMZ reported. Locklear was prescribed antibiotics and is expected to be released later...
Ex-City Council big Andrew Stein pleads guilty in tax fraud scheme
Former City Council President Andrew Stein pleaded guilty today in Manhattan federal court to a misdemeanor charge tied to the Kenneth Starr fraud scheme. A shame-faced Stein, 65, admitted that...
Appeals court hands Park Avenue church another win
Party on! An appeals court this morning upheld the right of a landmark Park Avenue church to rent out space for swanky soirees despite griping from its influential neighbors. The...
'Dora the Explorer' app gives Arkansas girl an X-rated shock
A "Dora the Explorer" phone app gave one five-year-old Arkansas girl more than she bargained for when racy pop-up ads led to an X-rated eyeful, myFOXtampabay.com reported Wednesday. Ashley Holman's...
Goodbye to comprehensive immigration reform
In an effort to get the DREAM act passed, a group of labor and immigration advocates are using a major ad buy to try and convince a group of GOP senators to...
Judge rejects Trump suit over Fla. jet noise
MIAMI — A Florida judge has rejected a lawsuit by Donald Trump that claims noise from a nearby airport is hurting his oceanfront Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach. Trump's attorney...
Survey: NY retailers merry about 1st holiday sales
ALBANY — A survey by a New York trade group finds that retailers across the state are mostly a merry bunch after the Black Friday weekend boosted sales. The Retail...
Rep. Charlie Rangel asks supporters to call Capitol switchboard
WASHINGTON — In an extraordinary plea, Rep. Charles Rangel of New York asked supporters Wednesday to call the Capitol switchboard and urge their representatives to oppose a resolution to censure...
'My Son John' hits Netflix Instant; Warner Archive Collection streaming too
My treasured comrade Farran Smith Nehme, who has more contacts than your average KGB agent, informed me last night that Leo McCarey's "My Son John'' (1952) has turned up for streaming...
Oil rig explodes on same day Obama halts eastern Gulf oil drilling
An oil rig exploded Wednesday morning in a Louisiana bayou just north of the Gulf of Mexico on the same day President Barack Obama is expected to announced a long-term...
Biden makes Bible gaffe during Mark Kirk's swearing-in ceremony
There was a slight mix-up during the swearing-in of Illinois Republican Senator Mark Kirk, myFOXchicago reported Wednesday. On Monday, during Kirk's official swearing-in ceremony on the Senate floor, Vice President...
Collins: Mets looking into Padres' Young 'pretty heavy'
Terry Collins was quick to say at his introductory press conference that he wouldn’t get involved in building the Mets roster, instead leaving that job to new GM Sandy Alderson.But...
Jack Sparrow was written for Hugh Jackman, 'Pirates' writer says
Hollywood heartthrob Johnny Depp was not originally in line to play oddball pirate Captain Jack Sparrow in the hit "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie franchise -- the part was written...
Senate Republicans vow to block all legislation until budget and tax cuts issues are resolved
Senate Republicans Wednesday delivered a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announcing they will block all legislation during the lame-duck session of Congress until legislation is passed extending...
Bronx man allegedly driving drunk before fatal LI crash
A Bronx man has been charged with drunk driving in connection with a fatal crash authorities say was caused as he was drag racing on a Long Island highway. Everardo...
States' looming budget black hole includes unemployment debt
The Senate didn't extend unemployment benefits for a fifth time yesterday because of disagreements as to how to pay for it. The result is that states like New Jersey have already...
International police operation breaks up al Qaeda-linked terror cell
Spanish police arrested six Pakistanis and a Nigerian suspected of providing forged passports to groups linked to al Qaeda, in particular those behind the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, the interior...
North Korean soldier at border wishes for peace
SEOUL, South Korea — As the U.S. and South Korea ended war maneuvers following North Korea's deadly bombardment of a front-line island, a North Korean soldier at the heavily armed...
UK, Europe gripped by arctic conditions
Britain was engulfed in travel chaos Wednesday following the country's worst November snowfall in almost 30 years in some areas, officials said. Temperatures plummeted to make much of the UK...
10 arrested in Bloomberg protest at World Aids Day gathering in Brooklyn
Ten protestors gathered this morning outside an AIDS World Day breakfast in Brooklyn attended by Mayor Bloomberg were arrested, police said. Nearly 40 members of Housing Works -- all dressed...
Aqueduct cancels Wednesday's races
Due to heavy rains and high winds, Aqueduct Racetrack was closed Wednesday for both live racing and simulcasting.
Obama ready to compromise, in a stubborn sort of way
President Obama and Congressional Republicans and Democrats met yesterday to talk about taxes. Supposedly the discussion was cordial and productive but here's an interesting tidbit. "Obama signaled he was ready...
Practice makes perfect for Monachino, Tottenville
The playoffs weren't rolling along as Jessica Monachino had hoped. The Tottenville sophomore, who was ranked sixth in the PSAL during the regular season with a 161.9 average, was bowling...
Jefferson rallies past South Shore to honor Parker
When Gregory Parker passed away last week from fatal gunshot wounds, nobody was more upset than Tyquan Goodlett. The St. Anthony (N.J.) transfer had known Parker, who went by the...
Oh, oh, Domino! Lawsuit seeks to halt megaproject on Williamsburg waterfront
Hold the sugar!Critics of the $1.5-billion redevelopment of the former Domino Sugar factory into 2,200 units housing sued the city and the project’s developer last week to reverse the rezoning...
Knicks' Turiaf on sidelines again
For the fifth time in 12 games, Knicks center Ronny Turiaf had to sit on the sidelines because of his ailing left knee. It was Turiaf's second straight game on...
Amare's 35 points power Knicks past Nets
On any normal night, the story of this latest Knicks-Nets encounter could have been the game-high, personal season-high, 36-point explosion of Nets center Brook Lopez. Knicks stud Amar'e Stoudemire made...
Stoudemire bringing buzz back to Knicks
There were 97 seconds left in the game, 97 seconds remaining in another study session in which Amar’e Stoudemire had reminded Madison Square Garden what a basketball night is supposed...
Nets' Harris injures knee
Devin Harris is going to have an MRI exam today on his left knee, a test that has Nets coach Avery Johnson worried. The Nets' point guard went down after...
Jets' Sanchez can't worry about Patriots' Brady
Mark Sanchez didn't come here to kiss Tom Brady's rings. Sanchez is here now to win his first Super Bowl before Brady wins his fourth. Their duel Monday night at...
CHSAA A-South boys basketball preview
Denis Nolan has no idea what to expect from the CHSAA A-South division. In his first year back at his alma mater, the Bishop Ford coach was with the Lincoln...
Blitz only way for Jets to beat Patriots
The Jets' Monday night mission against the Patriots in New England is simple: Pummel the Pretty Boy. The Jets will not escape Gillette Stadium at 10-2 and with control of...
Girls basketball roundup: Heaney, Wagner pull off comeback against PR
Meaghan Heaney had 30 points and 11 rebounds to lead Susan Wagner to a 57-55 win over host Port Richmond in PSAL Staten Island A girls basketball Tuesday. Wagner (1-0)...
Mary Louis escapes scrappy Spellman
The expectations were off the charts after Saturday’s performance. Mary Louis beat Holy Cross (Md.), a team regionally ranked by USA Today, and the buzz around the Hilltoppers was that...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Modzelewski, McClancy maul Moore
Jordan Tripp thinks his team was overanxious, Chris Tavatzis surmised that perhaps they were talking too much about a big division-opening game Friday night against Bishop Ford. Whatever the case,...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Martin leads MSIT past Curtis
Charlie Donohue was thrilled when Kareem Martin transferred into McKee from Moore Catholic. Even though the 6-foot-3 forward saw little playing time as a junior, the McKee/Staten Island Tech coach...
New Dorp outlasts Brooklyn Tech for first boys bowling crown
Robert Huber made it clear to his family where he wanted to be in late November and away from home wasn’t one of the options. The New Dorp junior and...
World Cup decision day looms
The eyes of the soccer world -- make that the sports world -- will be on Zurich Thursday for FIFA's announcement of who will host the 2018 and 2022 World...
Whiny Giants' Rolle needs lesson in New York booing
The great Wellington Mara always viewed booing by the hometown fans as a sign of passion. At least they care. Empty seats, now that was trouble, that led to players...
Belichick won’t ‘kick’ back at Ryan
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Noted journalism expert Bill Belichick yesterday offered an opinion on what is and isn't newsworthy. According to the Patriots coach, Rex Ryan's stated desire to "kick his...
Patriots defense playing like bunch of buffoons
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- No. 12 has been terrific, but 31 could be a much more telling number for the Patriots than 9-2. Alleged defensive genius Bill Belichick's group is 31st...
The Post's All-Brooklyn girls soccer honors
There were plenty of goals being scored in the Brooklyn this year, home of Fontbonne Hall’s Katie Henderson, Brooklyn Tech’s Niri Halperin and Leon Goldstein’s Pamela Wishart. Brooklyn again proved...
The Post's All-Bronx boys soccer honors
It was a year of close calls, surprises and memorable matches in The Bronx. In the CHSAA, Fordham Prep won the Archdiocesan title for the first time since 2007 and...
South Shore starts fast, but shows youth late in loss
Terrence Samuel looked up at the scoreboard and noticed how quiet the gym, so loud at opening tip, had become. Everything was going right for South Shore, which held a...
Cursed 'Money'
'I Love Money" is cashing in its chips. The VH1 competition reality show that became famous for all the wrong reasons -- a cast member was involved in a brutal...
Life coaches: Unsuccessful and egocentric
I hereby tender my resignation as a crabby columnist. I have decided to go for the big bucks and become a crabby TV parenting/financial/dating and overall life coach. The only...
Boyle bails in middle of 'View' performance
Call it the "catch" heard 'round the TV world. Susan Boyle stopped her self abruptly in mid-song on "The View" yesterday when she got a frog in her throat and...
New anchors at 'Early Show'
'The Early Show" will have a different look come January. Erica Hill and Chris Wragge will become the third-place morning show's new co-anchors, replacing Harry Smith and Maggie Rodriguez --...
Starr report
Z100's popular "Jingle Ball" concert will be televised for the first time in its history. Fuse will air the concert, which this year features Katy Perry, Enrique Iglesias and Bruno...
Daring 'web' zinger!
In "Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark," our dangling hero vanquishes a parade of villains -- the Green Goblin, Swarm, Electro, Carnage, Swiss Miss and Kraven the Hunter. But Spidey may...
Oprah's headache
Oprah Winfrey is shaking up the top ranks of her new cable network again — just a month before it is due to launch. OWN, as the much-anticipated Oprah Winfrey...
Holiday caffiends
They’re baa-ack! ’Tis the season to indulge, and coffee chains are taking advantage of the holiday spirit by introducing seasonal beverages loaded with heavy cream, milk and tons of extra...
It's showtime
On my fourth visit to the wannabe-Italian restaurant Lincoln, merely enjoying pasta I wished I could love, I wondered: Had “Nutcracker” mice run off with the magic we expected of...
N. Korea's chilling boast
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea boasted yesterday of advances in its nuclear program, saying it had thousands of working centrifuges. Revelations about its uranium enrichment, which gives the North...
'Times' are ka-chinging
Bob Dylan's original handwritten lyrics for "The Times They Are a-Changin' " are heading for the auction block. They could sell for an estimated $200,000 to $300,000. Written in pencil...
Gran's fatal 'tot-toss'
McLEAN, Va. -- A Virginia grandmother threw her 2½-year-old granddaughter several stories to her death from a shopping mall walkway after a family outing, police said yesterday. Carmela Dela Rosa,...
Judge nixes hosp layoffs
A Manhattan judge has blocked the municipal hospital system from laying off 150 carpenters, electricians and laborers -- dealing a blow to its financial-reorganization plan, officials said yesterday. Supreme Court...
'WikiRapist' hunted
Now he's an international man of misery. The international police agency Interpol yesterday put WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on its worldwide most-wanted list -- even as he remains in hiding...
Spin masters
All they want for Hanukkah is a new world record -- and they apparently got it. Two Yeshiva University students led the effort to best the current simultaneous-dreidel-spinning champs in...
Newark lays off 167 cops
More than 150 Newark police officers lost their jobs yesterday after negotiations between their union and New Jersey's largest city broke off, reducing the police force as violent crime has...
Mex. drug massacre
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- Soldiers found 18 bodies buried on a ranch near the New Mexico border on Monday, and gunmen killed a female police chief in the latest bout...
Cuomo spent 3 to 1 vs. Carl
ALBANY -- Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo outspent millionaire Republican Carl Paladino by nearly 3-to-1 in the race for governor in New York. Cuomo spent more than $8 million in the last...
Elizabeth's kidnapper collapses
SALT LAKE CITY -- The former street preacher charged with kidnapping and assaulting Elizabeth Smart suffered an apparent seizure in the courtroom yesterday and was rushed to a hospital. The...
The 'pariahs' who tamed Aids
This World AIDS Day, some 30 years after the epidemic began, we should recognize how the hard work of thousands of dedicated scientists transformed the most dreaded disease of the...
Albany: Don't drill, baby, drill
ALBANY -- The New York Assembly has approved a temporary ban on "hydrofracking" and plans to return for more action following an overnight session that ended at about 4 a.m....
Yanking Derek Jeter: Will NY strike out?
Poor Derek Jeter -- $45 million for three years is just not enough for him ("Winter Freeze," Nov. 30). Shall I repeat that again so that the people who feel...
'Gender swap' sheepskin
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- A transsexual former student has won a battle to be granted a replacement graduation diploma with his new name and gender printed on it, the University...
Fears of Pak nukes top latest bombshells
American diplomats are terrified that Pakistani government workers could "gradually smuggle" enough nuclear material to Islamic terrorists for a bomb, newly disclosed government communiqués revealed yesterday. News of anxiety about...
New raps vs. dad in bomb plot
Federal prosecutors have brought additional charges against the father of an al Qaeda associate who plotted to use homemade bombs for a suicide attack on New York's subway system, according...
More Bern suits filed
The trustee seeking to recoup money for defrauded ex-clients of Bernard Madoff filed dozens of lawsuits yesterday to recover hundreds of millions of dollars, including one seeking money from an...
Calcium-rich
WASHINGTON -- Contrary to popular wisdom, many Americans get plenty of calcium and vitamin D and most do not need extra supplements to keep their bones strong, experts said yesterday....
My wife beat me up: White Plains mayor
A Westchester mayor on trial for domestic violence is denying he ever assaulted his wife, and says she was the one who regularly attacked him. White Plains Mayor Adam Bradley...
New food laws have more bite
WASHINGTON -- The Senate yesterday approved the biggest overhaul to the nation's food-safety laws since the 1930s. The 73-to-25 vote gives vast new authorities to the Food and Drug Administration,...
Beijing's rabid pet
It's time to get over the no tion that China is going to play a strong, pivotal role in handling its belligerent nuclear neighbor, North Korea. Beijing is certainly capable...
Shed no tears for DeLay
The conviction of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay should get as much ink as Rep. Charlie Rangel ("DeLay Dancing Within Jail Bars," Nov. 25). Rocco Pellone Manhattan *** DeLay...
Life no honeymoon for wiseguy
One of the big drawbacks of being married to the mob is that sometimes, the feds trample on your wedded bliss. Just ask the blushing bride of Vito Pipitone, a...
The smallest victims of ObamaCare
For the last two years, President Obama has promised our children universal health care for all. But the White House entitlement mandates are a predictable bust. Take it from ObamaCare's...
Pay pushback is picking up
Pay practices at the six largest US banks have "worsened" since the credit crisis as regulators encouraged higher base salaries and firms didn't properly tie bonuses to long-term performance, according...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island Cops are hunting for this suspected bandit in a heist at a New Springville bank. The armed man demanded money from the teller in the Citizens Bank at...
The usual suspects
It's like clockwork: The markets implode, average Americans lose money -- and prosecutors go looking to win some headlines. Back in the late 1980s, as the junk-bond market cratered and...
Goldman secrets trial starts
A former Goldman Sachs computer programmer charged with theft of valuable speed-trading code did not, and could not, harm Wall Street's most influential bank, his lawyer told a jury yesterday....
Business briefs
Citi hire Citigroup is in ad vanced talks to hire for mer White House Bud get Director Peter Orszag, 41, in its invest ment-banking division, sources said.EU-Google The European Union...
Love helps me defeat my cancer
He's a survivor even Gordon Gekko could admire. A brutal battle with cancer almost killed Oscar winner Michael Douglas, but the "Wall Street 2" star says the fight has made...
Senate piggies kill anti-earmark bill
WASHINGTON -- The Senate yesterday refused to go on a no-pork diet. A Republican bill to stop senators from sneaking earmarks for pet projects into spending bills was handily defeated,...
'DWI' car kills teach
A beloved yeshiva teacher was killed when a speeding drunken driver slammed into his car in Brooklyn yesterday, police said. Moshe Berkowitz, 25, was driving northbound on Ocean Avenue when...
MTA terror-proofs bridges & tunnels
The MTA is nearing completion on a $250 million anti-terror project to reinforce underwater subway tunnels and bridges against a bomb blast, The Post has learned. Since 2004, agency contractors...
Diamond on 5th at roughly $30M
Areal estate stocking stuffer is coming to market and should sell for over $30 million. The 43,000-square-foot 587 Fifth Ave. sits between 48th and 49th Streets on the east side...
Groupon pays off
Groupon is turning into a big save for one of its earliest investors. Venture-capital giant New Enterprise Associates is on the brink of a comeback, thanks to the huge return...
Guilty plea in gay bashing
A young Queens thug yesterday pleaded guilty to a hate crime for helping to beat a gay man last year. Daniel Rodriguez, 22, faces 12 years in jail in the...
So what did you sign, Dave?
Gov. Paterson refuses to make public the legal compact he signed with a Wisconsin-based Indian tribe to open a new full-scale Catskills casino. Why? Paterson counsel Peter Kiernan claims the...
Here's hoping it was us
Who is killing the great nuclear scientists of Iran? Who cares? That is, as long as enough of them are offed to stymie development of a deliverable Iranian nuke. President...
Let this nag die
State lawmakers just won't stop beating this dead horse-betting agency -- that is, New York City's OTB. Assembly members yesterday OK'd Gov. Paterson's plan to throw a life preserver to...
'Lizard-in-my-gizzard' gal rips in-fright meal
A beautician from Puerto Rico testified yesterday that she "wanted to die" after munching on a lizard served up as part of an in-flight chicken dinner. Monserrate Luna said she...
Co-host spittin' mad over Spitzer
Eliot Spitzer's TV sidekick is so fed up with playing second fiddle to the hooker-loving ex-gov that she's threatening to walk, sources told The Post yesterday. Washington Post columnist Kathleen...
O vows to reach tax-cut deal
WASHINGTON -- President Obama held a powwow at the White House yesterday with congressional leaders after which he promised to reach a deal with Republicans on how much of the...
Here's the real disgrace
The international clamor and juicy gossip surrounding the WikiLeaks fiasco are obscuring critical facts. Sweep away the smoke to see the Big Picture: FIRST, the Obama administration did nothing to...
Icky Wiki rumors slam BofA
Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan may be quaking in his wingtips. Yesterday, Moynihan watched as BofA's shares were hammered by more than 3 percent after Wall Street rumors...
Screams for pal in DWI crash
The surviving victim of an allegedly drunken driver -- whose van jumped a Midtown curb crushing a pregnant woman on her wedding anniversary -- tearfully recounted the horrific scene for...
Nook costs nick B&N results
Barnes & Noble's lavish spending on its $249 Nook e-reader is getting mixed reviews from investors -- including Los Angeles billionaire Ron Burkle. The New York-based book chain -- headed...
New tool in battle vs. bikes
New Yorkers will have a new weapon in their arsenal to fight bike lanes, pedestrian plazas and other traffic measures they believe are unnecessary: a law forcing city transportation officials...
Level 3 fee tiff may be static for NBC merger
Level 3 Communications, which helps online movie-rental site Netflix stream videos to viewers, stepped up its attack on top US cable provider Comcast Corp. for demanding a fee to carry...
Congress cut off jobless
A divided Congress let unemployment benefits for millions of out-of-work Americans expire this morning at the stroke of midnight -- a swift kick that will cut off 200,000 New Yorkers...
Price tags torpedo EA's urge to merge
Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello said the No. 2 US videogame publisher has considered a wide range of acquisitions and found most too expensive so far. "There are probably 25...
Mourning sickness
Tiger Woods' No. 1 mistress suggested yesterday that she took up with the golf great because she saw him as her "knight in shining armor" after losing her fiancé on...
A royal letdown
K ate Middleton and Prince William ended up snagging four celebrity magazine covers this weekend -- People, Us Weekly, Star and OK! -- but with the exception of People, the...
Eagle silver coins soar
The US Mint's American Eagle silver coins sales are set to rise to a record above 4 million ounces in November, as a European debt crisis and economic uncertainty prompted...
Drown principal fired
City officials yanked the principal of a Harlem school scarred by tragedy when a 12-year-old girl drowned on a field trip -- but not because of that. Columbia Secondary School...
City aims to ad-just drinking habits
Lay off the salt, the soda, the fat -- and the now the booze. The city Health Department yesterday unveiled its latest campaign aimed at changing New Yorkers' eating and...
OTB to shut down Friday
ALBANY — Don’t bet on OTB. The first layoff notices went out for more than 1,000 workers at the city’s Off-Track Betting Corp. yesterday as the Paterson administration charged ahead...
'Daily Show' write-stuff suit
"Daily Show" correspondent Aasif Mandvi is being sued by a former writing partner who claims he stole her work for the culinary comedy "Today's Special." Court papers say Mandvi agreed...
Dem concedes in Buffalo
ALBANY -- Republicans yesterday inched closer to recapturing the state Senate when Democratic incumbent Sen. Antoine Thompson of Buffalo finally conceded to his GOP challenger. In what was considered a...
No-cut$ pols hurt NY: Andy
ALBANY -- Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo blasted the Legislature yesterday for leaving Albany without passing a $315 million budget-gap-closing plan. "They failed the people of the state of New York once...
Stalker is a real pain in harass
Uma Thurman's weirdo stalker was busted again for harassing the sexy "Kill Bill" star -- and the lovelorn loser was literally Googling her name when cops stormed his mother's Maryland...
Big stall in bldg. jobs
Signs of an economic recovery may be showing up in department-store aisles, but they've yet to be seen on construction projects around the city, where the number of stalled building...
Extorter gets 15 months
A reputed mob associate was sentenced yesterday to 15 months in the slammer and a year of house arrest for shaking down his boss in a "boiler room" investment-fraud scam....
A hi-class operation
She had the first-day jitters, but incoming Schools Chancellor Cathie Black strove to put the bumpy road to her approval behind her yesterday during her first official classroom visit. After...
Ex-con arrested in E. Side mug spree
Cops yesterday nabbed a career criminal wanted in a push-in robbery spree last week that targeted women as they entered their Upper East Side apartments, officials said. Tyrone Hunter, 55,...
'2nd Ave. subway' lawsuit
The owner and residents of an Upper East Side apartment complex filed suit yesterday to force transit officials to justify planned entrances for the Second Avenue subway in front of...
Rangel faced Trump card
WASHINGTON -- Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel bailed out on his House ethics trial just as committee lawyers were preparing to call a parade of corporate bigwigs who would testify about...
Killer app it's not
Virgin mogul Richard Branson (pictured in front of the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue) nailed the title of his new monthly iPad magazine, Project — because for many it was...
Hank confident Derek will stay with Yankees
Following a conversation between Derek Jeter's agent and Yankees brass yesterday, Hank Steinbrenner said he and his brother, Hal, are confident their captain will return to the only major-league team...
This a holdup: N.J. targets saltwater anglers
If you are a New Jersey saltwater angler, you will have to start paying the government to fish beginning in 2011. On Jan. 1, saltwater fishermen in New Jersey will...
Montana: Giants-Jets Super Bowl a possibility
With the Jets sitting atop the AFC East at 9-2 and winners of four in a row and the Giants at 7-4 and tied for the lead in the NFC...
Second-quarter fizzle dooms Nets in loss to Knicks
The Nets lost their chance when Devin Harris was injured midway through the third quarter. But they probably lost the game when a nine-point lead virtually evaporated late in the...
Yankees GM to rappel down Connecticut building dressed as elf
What the elf is he doing? Yankees general manager Brian Cashman is about to do something crazier than arguing over Derek Jeter's contract -- he's going to dress as Santa's...
U.S. aiming to land 2022 World Cup on Thursday
Bidders promise another burst of explosive growth if FIFA's executive committee awards the 2022 World Cup to the United States when it votes tomorrow in Zurich. Australia, Japan, Qatar and...
Sports shorts
NHL: Burns' widow's car vandalized The morning after her husband's funeral, Pat Burns' widow made a shocking discovery: Her car had been broken into, and valuables including his collection of...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m; $27,000; cl($25,000); 3up; (f&m)ALL ABOUT ALEX was an impressive winner as the favorite this distance at Monmouth when making first start for a tag and was claimed. SPRING...
Rangers set to push Yankees with 5-year bid for Lee
Armed with the belief the Yankees are willing to pay Cliff Lee $23 million a year, the Rangers are on the verge of making an official offer to retain the...
Mets' Feliciano declines arbitration, now free agent
The Mets already decided to part ways with one left-handed reliever and could be on the verge of seeing another one head out the door. Pedro Feliciano rejected the team's...
Schilling can't imagine Jeter on another team
Like many Yankees fans who feel that it's just a matter of time before Derek Jeter re-signs with the team, Curt Schilling said he thinks the team's franchise player for...
Yankees should follow Rockies' road to fair contract with Jeter
If the frugal Colorado Rockies can give their shortstop $20 million a season, the cash cow Yankees can do the same for Derek Jeter. Troy Tulowitzki, 26, signed a contract...
Ryan denies Pettitte pitch from Rangers
Rangers owner Nolan Ryan concedes there is no chance Andy Pettitte will pitch for his team. Ryan said he has not recruited Pettitte, refuting a report published Monday. Pettitte, 38,...
Nets owner fires back at Knicks
If they can get the games to be as spirited as the marketing war that's raging, the Knicks-Nets on-court rivalry might become really interesting. The latest installment yesterday found Nets...
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Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
Timing is everything to Boston-area bank robber Dimitri Long, dubbed the "U30 Bandit" because he can pull off a heist in under 30 seconds. "I would like to go home...
St. John's excelled on Alaska trip
St. John's struck gold in Alaska. A team that was left emotionally broke last season after blowing game after game in which it had leads found itself in that very...
Vito serves it up for seniors
Bushwick’s seniors gave thanks for three things this Thanksgiving season: oven-roasted turkey, continued health, and Assemblyman Vito Lopez.Lopez (D–Bushwick) and the Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council hosted their annual Thanksgiving...
Hostel move? Hostel owner buys iconic Williamsburgh Savings Bank
The owner of a low-price hostel chain has bought one of Williamsburg’s most-iconic landmarks for possible conversion into a high-end lodge, restaurant or retail shopping center.Juan Figueroa, owner of the...
Gunmen raid home
Cellphone snagA 16-year-old was arrested on Nov. 24 after he tried to steal a cellphone from another teen on Avenue U.The victim was nearing Flatbush Avenue at 7:12 pm when...
Stephen Solarz, longtime Brooklyn congressman, is dead at 70
Stephen Solarz, the tough-talking, nine-term Brooklyn congressman who was as comfortable blasting a foreign leader as he was negotiating a landlord-tenant dispute in Brighton Beach, died on Monday of esophageal...
Criminal quartet attacks teen
Four on oneA criminal quartet jumped a 17-year-old on Ocean Avenue on Nov. 25, taking his cellphone.The fearsome foursome approached the victim as he neared Avenue T at 11:22 pm,...
Man killed on E. 93rd Street
Face timeA gunman opened fire on E. 93rd Street in East Flatbush on Nov. 29, killing a 35-year-old man chatting up a group of young women.The victim, identified as 31-year-old...
Thug robs Access-a-Ride office
Access-a-robA gun-toting thief was buzzed into a Foster Avenue Access-a-Ride office on Nov. 23, where he took $10,000 in receipts.Workers at the store, which is near E. 105th Street, said...
Remembering Steve
Here’s what colleagues and friends are saying about Stephen Solarz, who represented southern Brooklyn in Congress from 1975 to 1993.Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D–Sunset Park): “New York has lost a native...
Rockefeller Center tree lit as thousands watch
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Rockefeller Center on Tuesday night to watch the lighting of the country's most famous Christmas tree, just days after a terror scare at...
Cops nab man suspected of Upper East Side robbery spree
Cops have nabbed the mugger wanted for a push-in robbery spree last week — targeting women as they entered their Upper East Side apartments, officials said. Tyrone Hunter, 55, was...
John D’Agostino, drawer of Archie and GI Joe, dies
PHILADELPHIA — The artist whose work brought to life comic book characters from Archie and Jughead to the Incredible Hulk and G.I. Joe, has died. John D’Agostino Sr. was 81....
OTB says it will shut down Friday
A day after New York's Senate failed to act on a rescue plan, New York City Off-Track Betting Corp. announced it will close its offices "permanently" at the close of...
Interpol issues global arrest alert for WikiLeaks' Assange, over Swedish rape allegation
The global police agency Interpol confirmed Wednesday it had alerted member states to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on suspicion of rape on the basis of a Swedish arrest warrant....
Stephen Solarz, longtime Brooklyn congressman, is dead at 70
Stephen Solarz, the tough-talking, nine-term Brooklyn congressman who was as comfortable blasting a foreign leader as he was negotiating a landlord-tenant dispute in Brighton Beach, died on Monday of esophageal...