October 3, 2012
Ex-con killed building handyman because he had no heat or hot water: prosecutors
A Brooklyn ex-con allegedly stabbed his Flatbush building’s handyman to death because he was furious his home was without heat or hot water in the middle of winter, prosecutors said...
Israeli enmeshed in SI Grimm election probe released on bail
An Israeli national enmeshed in a probe into a Staten Island congressman’s election campaign was released on bail today after spending more than a month behind bars. Ofer Biton, who...
VIDEO: Schwartz talks Giants injury troubles
The banged-up Giants will try to overcome their tough Sunday night loss to the Eagles with a win against the Cleveland Browns at MetLife Stadium. The New York Post's Paul...
Athletics sweep Rangers to win AL West
OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics captured the AL West with another improbable rally in a season full of them, coming back from four runs down and a 13-game division...
LIRR crew's antics cost agency $160K and doubled project time for replacement staircase
A LIRR crew assigned to replace a staircase routinely showed up late and left early — a racket that cost the agency over $160,000 and took two times longer to...
Orioles settle for wild card with loss to Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Evan Longoria hit three home runs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Baltimore 4-1 Wednesday, ending the Orioles' bid to force a one-game tiebreaker for the...
Accused Times Sq. mulitation murderer not automatically 'crazy': Prosecutors
There's "crazy," and then there's legally crazy, Manhattan prosecutors are telling potential jurors for the horrific mutilation murder of a Portuguese fashion writer. "You hear the defendant cut off the...
Judges toss B'klyn woman's manslaughter conviction for death of newborn
Appeals judges have tossed out the manslaughter conviction of a Brooklyn woman accused of smothering her newborn daughter moments after birth. The ruling today came as a a “tremendous relief”...
Eagles' Vick spent nearly 95 percent of earnings in four years: report
Michael Vick is close to being broke.The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback has spent nearly 30 of his $31 million in earnings since filing for bankruptcy in 2008, according to TMZ. Vick’s...
This week's calendar, Oct. 4 to 10
Saturday, Oct. 5-Sunday, Oct. 7 10th Annual OHNY Weekend To celebrate the city’s architecture and design, the 10th Annual openhousenewyork Weekend will once again unlock the city, allowing New Yorkers...
'McPimp' gets 8 years after stabbing security guard
Would you like a hooker with that? A career con artist who worked as a phony McPimp -- scamming drunken customers at an Eighth Avenue McDonalds out of hundreds of...
School bus crashes into Long Island home
A school bus carrying students from a Long Island school crashed into a home across the street from the elementary school today - smashing through the foundation and sending the...
Yankees-Orioles one-game playoff would be Thursday night
If the Yankees and the Orioles have to play a one-game playoff Thursday to determine the AL East champion, the game will be played at 7:10 p.m. at Camden Yards...
Red Sox to fire Valentine shortly after season ends: report
The Red Sox intend to fire manager Bobby Valentine soon after the season ends, according to a report by CBSSports.com.Jon Heyman, who cites people familiar with the situations, writes that...
Martial arts instructor scams student out of $1,500 using fake marshal's notice
A martial arts instructor from Maspeth used a fake city marshal’s notice in an attempt to collect $1,500 from a student that he claimed owed him money for canceled classes,...
Authorities scour Arizona desert in search of clues in shooting of US border agents
PHOENIX - U.S. authorities combed rugged border terrain on Wednesday for clues into the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent who was shot and killed while responding to a...
Activision CEO Eric Hirshberg talks Call of Duty Black Ops II, Skylanders Giants
If you don’t know what Call of Duty is, you should probably cut your Jumanji beard and get out from the rock you have been living under for the past...
Teacher can't be fired for Facebook tirades
The Department of Education can't fire a teacher who insulted students and immigrants on Facebook, joked about guns in school and walked the halls with a baseball bat, The Post...
VOTE: You're the Mets GM -- decide who stays and goes
The Mets will finish the season Wednesday after a nightmarish second half.The team faces many questions this offseason, particularly about star third baseman David Wright and Cy Young contender R.A....
Davis, Hairston homer in Mets' season-ending win over Marlins
MIAMI — Ike Davis hit his 32nd homer and Scott Hairston got his 20th Wednesday to help the New York Mets win their season finale by beating the Miami Marlins...
Resident Evil 6 Producer: 'You Won’t Be Disappointed'
Resident Evil 6 came out yesterday, and while we’ll have a full review of the game shortly, it was such a marquee title for the month, that we wanted to...
'Breaking Dawn Part 2' made $1.17 million in its first day of advance ticket sales
If Lionsgate execs were worried that Kristen Stewart's recent cheating scandal would hurt interest in the final installment in the "Twilight" saga, early ticket sales suggest they don't need to...
Mets GM optimistic about Wright, Dickey deals with Madoff mess in past
MIAMI ---- The Mets have already begun "informal" conversations with David Wright about his future, general manager Sandy Alderson said Wednesday, and have made re-signing the All-Star third baseman and...
Cubs' Soriano wants one more shot at title, open to trade
CHICAGO — Chicago Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano says he is open to being traded in the offseason. The 36-year-old is having his best season in years. He said Wednesday...
Francona to interview with Indians on Friday
CLEVELAND — Terry Francona has been doing his homework on the Cleveland Indians. He’s got a test coming up. The former Boston and Philadelphia manager will interview Friday with the...
HP CEO warns company's earnings will fall in 2013
SAN FRANCISCO — Hewlett-Packard Co. is expecting earnings to fall by more than 10 percent next year as CEO Meg Whitman struggles to fix a wide range of problems in...
Gary Barber becomes sole CEO of MGM
LOS ANGELES — Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc., the movie studio that is co-financing the upcoming James Bond film, "Skyfall," said Wednesday that Gary Barber will be the sole chairman and CEO of...
State Dept. opens probe into attack on US consulate in Libya
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is pledging a full and transparent inquiry into the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, that killed the US ambassador...
Nassau County Legislature officer Peter Schmitt dies of heart attack
Peter Schmitt - the presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature - died this morning after a massive heart attack during a government meeting in Mineola. The county "has lost...
WATCH: Max Talbot shoots Assassin’s Creed III promos
So this is what you do when your employer locks you out.Philadelphia center Maxime Talbot is spending his time away from the ice shooting viral promotional videos for the upcoming...
Transgender NY woman wins right to sex change paid for by insurance
A Queens transgender person – who says that for 34 years she’s been a woman trapped inside a man’s body – has won the battle to get a health insurance...
Ryan explains why Jets won't bring back Burress
Many Jets fans wanted the team to sign one of the big-name, veteran wide receivers who are free agents, but the team instead opted for little-known Jason Hill.There has been...
Tennis referee charged with killing husband gives DNA sample
LOS ANGELES — A nationally known professional tennis referee charged with the coffee-cup killing of her husband gave police a DNA sample Wednesday after dropping her opposition to the procedure....
Taylor, Blatche sit out Nets practice with injuries
Here’s a look at Wednesday’s second day of Nets training camp practice:-- Tyshawn Taylor sat out of practice for the second straight day with his strained right quad, and was...
Giants' Cruz jersey the ninth best-selling in NFL
Victor Cruz stormed onto the scene last year to become one of the top wide receivers in the NFL.Now, the Giants phenom is among the most popular.Cruz has the ninth...
Suburban slay mom might have suffocated four-year-old son
Police are considering the possibility that a suburban New York woman intentionally suffocated her 4-year-old son, an official familiar with the investigation said Wednesday. The official also told The Associated...
Cops hunt iPhone thug who attacked woman at PATH station
Cops are searching for an iPhone-crazed thug who viciously attacked a New Jersey woman in the 9th Street PATH Station, slamming her into walls like a rag doll as he...
Best Buy founder presses on with buyout plan
Best Buy Co Inc founder Richard Schulze and at least four private equity firms have started examining the books of the world's largest consumer electronics chain, in early steps toward...
Jacobs ready to return for 49ers, but what will his role be?
It will be interesting to see how Brandon Jacobs’ time in San Francisco will turn out. It was a slight surprise (to me) when the 49ers signed him this offseason...
Hofstra suspends top two players for violating team rules
Hofstra took a calculated risk by bringing in problematic transfers Taran Buie (Penn State) and Jamal Coombs-McDaniel (Connecticut), and even before their first game with the Pride, the two have...
Players to be fined by NBA for repeated 'flopping'
Stop the flop. The NBA will penalize floppers this season, fining players for repeated violations of an act a league official said Wednesday has “no place in our game.” Those...
Rasheed came out of retirement for Woodson, chance at title with Knicks
Rasheed Wallace is officially a Knick and officially gunning for that “gold ball.’’Knicks GM Glen Grunwald announced Wallace has signed his contract, which is for the veteran’s minimum of $1.7M....
Credit to private sector: One measure of how badly we're doing
We interviewed Prof. James Gwartney, one of the authors of the "Fraser Institute's Economic Freedom of the World: 2012 Annual Report" the other day and along with enjoying the conversation,...
Patriots' Welker says Brady's on-air curses were directed at him (Video)
Wes Welker has admitted to being one of Tom Brady’s b------.The Patriots wide receiver explained he and fellow receiver Deion Branch were actually the targets of Brady’s cursing Sunday against...
Rex: 'There's no way' Jets quit against 49ers
Jets coach Rex Ryan disagrees with 49ers cornerback Carlos Rogers about his team's effort Sunday.Rogers said the Jets defense quit in the 34-0 loss. Ryan said that's not the case."I...
Aurora shooting victim meets with Bloomberg
A 22-year-old wounded in the mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater says he hopes both presidential candidates will support background checks for every gun owner in their first debate....
Security company preparing to defend itself against claims it was responsible for fire at De Niro's CPW apartment
You suin' me? You better not be suin' me! A security company is preparing to defend itself against claims it was responsible for a smokey blaze at Robert De Niro's...
Nasdaq cancels some Kraft trades following unusual spike after market opened
The Nasdaq is cancelling some trades of Kraft Foods Group Inc. following an unusual spike after the market opened. Kraft's shares opened at $45.55 Wednesday before surging to $58.54. The...
Theismann: Cowboys' Romo 'not a very good quarterback'
All it took was a five-interception game for someone to figure it out, but Joe Theismann was the man.The former Redskins quarterback and current TV analyst came to the conclusion...
Families set to hear last trial in 2007 NJ schoolyard killings
In a Newark courtroom this week, jurors and a packed gallery will hear how four college-bound friends gathered at a schoolyard one summer night five years ago to drink sodas...
Feds bust spy ring who smuggled 'cutting-edge' US technology to Russian military since 2008
A large-scale ring that for years allegedly illegally exported cutting-edge microelectronics through JFK Airport to Russian military and intelligence agencies has been busted up by federal authorities, officials announced today....
WR Hill signs with Jets, year after calling team 'overhyped'
The Jets signed wide receiver Jason Hill on Wednesday morning, the team announced.The Jets are preparing for life without top receiver Santonio Holmes, who is expected to miss the rest...
Manhattan lawyer pleads guilt to stealing $10m from clients
A Manhattan lawyer has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $10 million from his clients. Douglas Arntsen once worked for Crowell & Moring LLP. According to the Wall Street Journal,...
LoLo creates stir after trash-talking LeGrand
Hurdler Lolo Jones trash-talked about head injuries to former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand after he jokingly challenged her to a race on Twitter. What she didn’t know was the...
Missing NJ teen who sent hoax tweet found safe
The New Jersey runaway, who launched massive Twitter hoax, has been found safe and sound just outside Wilmington, Del., police said today. Clark teenager Kara Alongi was spotted by Jersey...
Giants' Barden has concussion, unlikely to play vs. Browns
Another week, another Giants receiver down.On an injury report crowded with 13 players, Ramses Barden is one of the newcomers to the list distributed before Wednesday’s practice. Barden, unbeknownst to...
JetBlue's 'election protection': Get a free flight if 'other guy wins'
JetBlue said today it’d offer free seats to the most bitter political partisans, who might want to bolt America after Nov. 6. The Queens-based airline wants voters -- convinced the...
Red Sox's Valentine in bike accident while reading Pedroia text: report
Red Sox Manager Bobby Valentine suffered minor injuries to his knees and hips after skidding on his bike and sliding down a hill in New York's Central Park. Valentine told...
WATCH: Action-packed trailer for 'Lone Ranger' released
The action-packed trailer for next summer's highly anticipated movie "The Lone Ranger" is out. Armie Hammer, who plays the title character, debuted the clip on last night's "Tonight Show." The...
Grandfather of 6-year-old Aurora victim wants thief to return stolen photos of girl
DENVER — The grandfather of a 6-year-old girl killed during the Aurora theater shootings wants a thief to return pictures of the child that were stolen from his home in...
Prokhorov and sister's interests in Brooklyn go beyond basketball
In the months that followed Mikhail Prokhorov’s purchase of the now Brooklyn Nets, there were plenty of skeptics – both here and abroad – of his decision to buy the...
T-Mobile USA to merge with MetroPCS
NEW YORK — T-Mobile and MetroPCS have agreed to combine their struggling cellphone businesses in a deal aimed at letting them compete better with their three larger rivals. The combined...
Man climbs dome of St. Peter's Basilica to protest Italian government
VATICAN CITY — An Italian man who eluded Vatican security to scale the 426-foot high dome of St. Peter's Basilica spent a full day Wednesday protesting the economic reforms that...
34 killed in wave of suicide bombings in Syria
BEIRUT — Three suicide bombers detonated cars packed with explosives in a government-controlled area of the battleground Syrian city of Aleppo on Wednesday, killing at least 34 people, leveling buildings...
Butler stole papers pope wanted destroyed: Vatican police
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict's former butler stole highly sensitive papers the pontiff had marked "to be destroyed" and compromised Vatican security through his actions, the Holy See's police told...
A quick look back and forward at the Mets
First, your updated playoff standings: AL: Yankees (1) vs. winner of Oakland (WC1a) or Texas (WC1b) and Baltimore (WC2), Oakland (2a) or Texas (2b) vs. Detroit (3) NL: Washington (1)...
Poll: Dem Latimer, GOP Hanna lead in Senate races
ALBANY — It's status quo in two key state Senate races - and that could be good news for Republicans trying to hold their slim majority. Democratic Assemblyman George Latimer...
Teen bride Courtney Stodden lands in 'Couples Therapy'
UPDATE: Dr. Jenn Berman, the host of “Couples Therapy” has just reached out to The Post to share her thoughts on the controversial couple: “When I was told that Courtney...
Gator goes ‘shopping’ on LI
Shopping for food can cost you an arm and a leg these days — literally. A 2-to-3-foot alligator was spotted strolling through the parking lot of a supermarket in Baldwin,...
Deron excited for fresh start after being 'pissed off' at Nets losing attitude last season
There wasn’t much about last season that was easy for Deron Williams. The Nets and their star point guard spent the campaign in a temporary home playing in front of...
Evans: Nets-Knicks not like Clippers-Lakers
Reggie Evans knows what it’s like to play on an NBA team challenging for the spotlight in its own city. Evans spent last season playing for the Clippers,who share Staples...
Red Bulls name new GM
The Red Bulls appointed Jerome de Bontin as their new general manager. The experienced investment man will oversee the club’s business operations and replace GM/Sporting Director Erik Soler, who stays...
Ibanez’ heroics leave Yankees in spot to take East tonight
He runs like damp cement and his head hasn’t felt the sensation of a brush in years. On a team of Baseball Senior Citizens, Raul Ibanez fits like a comfortable...
Ibanez ideal hero as Yankees-Orioles push each other to final day
Of course there was a bird in the infield. Of course there was. For a month the Orioles have been pursuing the Yankees, the Birds chasing the Bombers, so it...
Jets can’t afford repeat of 2011 dysfunction
You can’t blame anyone around the Jets if they are feeling a little déjà vu this week. A year ago, the Jets suffered a humiliating Week 4 loss in Baltimore...
Calls for Giants rookie Randle to step up effort
Players usually take care of their own — especially when a teammate is criticized on a television broadcast by an announcer who is not around the team on a regular...
Class welfare: Unemployed millionaires on the public dole
Even millionaires need a helping hand, right? A new report showing that some 2,400 “jobless millionaires” received unemployment checks during the depths of the economic downturn has renewed calls on...
Business briefs
Cars zoomUS auto sales for September looked set to have jumped about 13 percent to 14.8 million vehicles from a year ago, beating analyst estimates of 14.5 million. Holiday$ The...
SEC warns ISS over ‘proxy rat’ tale
Institutional Shareholder Services, the nation’s largest and most influential shareholder adviser, is facing a lawsuit by the Securities and Exchange Commission after an ex-employee admitted selling confidential voting data to...
C’est fini for mag
Shape France is folding. In the process, Sue Yein Butcher, one of the longest- serving executives at parent American Media, is exiting the company. Butcher was seen as a close...
DC has view to a ‘kill’
In an effort to control the machines on Wall Street, “kill switches” are getting closer to a reality as a way to tap the brakes on frenzied trading powered by...
Fox fixed for Series til ’21
Major League Baseball agreed with Fox and Turner Sports on eight-year contracts that will run through 2021 and keep the World Series on Fox.The amount baseball receives from the two...
Hedgie Einhorn says, No quiero Chipotle
Maybe David Einhorn should add grill master to his résumé. The famed short-seller, who famously struck out in his bid for a majority stake in the New York Mets, sent...
Hostess, union negotiations coming to a head
Bankrupt Hostess Brands is turning up the heat on its bakers’ union. A judge today is expected to give the maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread the right to impose...
Madoff minions trial in ’13
Five longtime employees of Bernard Madoff’s investment firm will go to trial Oct. 7, 2013 for their alleged roles in history’s biggest Ponzi scheme, a judge said. US District Judge...
Google pulls patent gripe
Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility has dropped a complaint of patent infringement against Apple. In an International Trade Commission filing, Motorola Mobility said it was dropping a complaint Apple had violated...
Artists get $weeter Rdio deal
Subscription music service Rdio is turning musicians into viral marketers. Rdio, which competes with the likes of Spotify and Rhapsody, will pay artists $10 a pop for each new paying...
Homes’ biggest rise in 6 years
US home prices rose 4.6 percent in August compared with a year ago, the largest year-over-year increase in more than six years. Prices in New York were up 5.8 percent....
Pastis building gets tasty redo
The Meatpacking District building that houses Pastis, the famed French bistro, is headed for a historic redevelopment along with the adjacent property. William Gottlieb Real Estate, which owns 9-11 Ninth...
Shock at ‘slay’ by mom
A suburban single mom, despondent over the latest round in a custody battle with a prominent Manhattan doctor over their 4-year-old son, killed the little boy and then botched a...
Fired woman sues diocese
What happened to forgiving sins? That’s what a woman is asking after filing suit against the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn for firing her after learning she had been convicted of...
Long leash of the law
What comes around, goes around. The ticket-happy city — which The Post reported earlier this week fined a vendor $1,000 for not producing his permit fast enough — has been...
City pressures filmmaker for Central Park jogger clips
The city wants PBS icon Ken Burns to cough up outtakes from his documentary “The Central Park Five,” about the teens wrongly convicted of the infamous 1989 jogger rape. City...
‘He’ll do it again’: Diallo mom fumes as cop gets gun back
Amadou Diallo’s heartsick mother was furious yesterday to learn that one of the cops involved in her son’s death would get his service revolver back — and predicted more bloodshed...
‘Testy’ Quinn vs. Mike
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn split with Mayor Bloomberg yesterday over an NAACP complaint about the use of entrance exams as the only criteria for getting into the city’s elite...
Council ‘fine’ tuning absurd small-biz regs
Small businesses that complain of being besieged by city fines for obscure rules and regulations may soon get a reprieve.The City Council announced yesterday it is examining outdated and onerous...
Slaying in Rockaways
A Queens woman reported missing by her husband was found stabbed to death yesterday in a neighbor’s apartment, cops said. Karla Shah-Boguwalski, 39, was discovered with multiple stab wounds to...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** The three men pictured below jumped a pedestrian in Inwood and fled with his phone, wallet and money, police said. The suspects pounced on the 26-year-old victim at...
Court ‘slay’ rage
Grief turned to rage outside a Bronx courtroom yesterday as the mother of a strangled nurse crossed paths with the woman whose son stands trial for her murder. “Why are...
‘Legs’ make a deal!
One of Upper East Side madam Anna Gristina’s gorgeous, $2,000-an-hour hookers is now off the hook. Beautiful Catherine Devries — whose girl-on-girl performance for an undercover cop at an East...
FDNY hero pulled gal from blaze
Brooklyn firefighter Matthew Roberts saw that the living room was in flames and knew that if he went past it, the blaze could spread into the hallway and trap him...
Mike’s GOP gal for Dem
Mayor Bloomberg’s girlfriend, Diana Taylor, is crossing party lines to support Democratic congressional hopeful Sean Patrick Maloney — who is trying to unseat Republican freshman Congresswoman Nan Hayworth to represent...
Dirty ol’ DSK has reason to smile
French prosecutors yesterday dropped gang-rape charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn, after an alleged victim recanted her tale and said she had consensual sex with the international horndog. The Belgian prostitute, who...
Watchdog eyes Roos. Is.
The state inspector general is probing the “leadership and management structure” of Roosevelt Island, The Post has learned.Residents were unhappy with Leslie Torres, who was squeezed out as Roosevelt Island...
Solitary ‘crisis’
ALBANY — The state prisons’ frequent use of solitary confinement is an “urgent human-rights crisis,” the New York Civil Liberties Union declared yesterday.Citing some 68,100 inmate sentences to isolation —...
School ratings are F-ing confusing
You suck! No, wait. You’re the best! Dozens of city schools that were given low marks by the state in late August were given high grades by the city this...
DiNapoli rips MTA’s runaway fare hikes
MTA fares and tolls are on a path to climb 35 percent over an eight-year span ending in 2015 — more than double the rate of inflation, according to a...
Ex-city bigs admit graft
Two former city officials pleaded guilty yesterday to bribery charges for accepting tens of thousands of dollars from contractors seeking to secure lucrative government contracts.Michael Provenzano, 49, who worked as...
PA cops in inspect probe
Three Port Authority cops assigned to the Holland Tunnel have been suspended for fudging truck inspections, sources said.The cops, whose duties involve inspecting bills of lading from truckers and examining...
A lot too loose
American Airlines workers are scrambling to inspect nearly half of its fleet of Boeing 757s — because those jets may have been flying with loose seats, officials admitted yesterday. The...
New ‘Grease’ release
Forget summer lovin’ — “Grease” co-stars John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John are planning a winter blast with a new Christmas album. The “Grease” co-stars decided to get back together after...
$25M for historic mansion
The historic Rothschild mansion is being sold for $25 million — and the buyers are restoring it to its former glory as a single-family estate.The deal is in contract and...
New tree is a ‘fruit salad’
They’re branching out.Australian farmers have created “fruit-salad” trees that grow more than one type of fruit at a time.One magic formula involves an orange tree that also grows lemons, limes...
Biden blunder ‘buries’ Bam
With a running mate like this, who needs an opponent? Vice President Joe Biden told a North Carolina campaign rally yesterday the middle class has been “buried” for the past...
Obama’s ‘race’ vid resurfaces
DENVER — Video of a fiery 2007 speech by then-Sen. Barack Obama containing racially charged rhetoric re-emerged on the eve of tonight’s presidential debate — again bringing up his past...
Come out fighting: Obama & Romney will go at it in 1st debate
WASHINGTON — The gloves are coming off tonight when President Obama and Mitt Romney duke it out in Denver. They’ve been holed up for days practicing their jabs and sucker...
Hosp duo’s demand of Kennedy
Two nurses say a healthy dose of money and a public apology on the “Today” show will help cure the “pain and suffering’’ they’ve endured since Douglas Kennedy moved his...
DOE probes vice principal’s car rides and 1,400 texts with female student
It’s nothing to LOL about. A popular Brooklyn high school assistant principal got overly cozy with an 18-year-old female student — giving her rides in his car and texting her...
Port Authority provides ‘keys’ to fight security lapse
The Port Authority — which suffered several serious security breaches this year — has very strict procedures for keeping track of its master keys so they don’t get into the...
Bieber fans ‘clubbed’
Here’s something else to make Justin Bieber sick to his stomach.Less than a week after he threw up twice onstage in concert footage that went viral, the singer’s official fan-club...
The $hady guy whose ‘Phantom’ razed the curtain
Now this is a drama that should actually be on Broadway. A shadowy Long Island businessman previously accused of rampant fraud was the go-between for producers of the Broadway theater...
Rival tarnished my name: pizza man
He says his name is mud — thanks to the man who bought it. In a new court filing, Brooklyn pizza pioneer Patsy Grimaldi says that even if he could...
WATCH: Nicki Minaj curses out Mariah Carey at 'American Idol' auditions
It was another day of diva-versus-diva drama yesterday at “American Idol.” Nicki Minaj reportedly cursed out her fellow judge, Mariah Carey, during auditions in Charlotte, NC. “I told them, I’m...
‘Navy’ kid slain in Bronx
A Bronx teen set to join the Navy was gunned down trying to play peacemaker, cops and relatives said yesterday. Victor Maldonado, 19, was visiting a friend when he encountered...
Mitt, it’s nothing to smile about
Forget it, Mitt. You don’t stand a chance. David Letterman is against you. The gang on “The View” is unmovable. Polls show you’re behind everywhere. And get this — Americans...
Why unions fear this film
Union protesters demonstrated outside the premiere of the new pro-education reform movie “Won’t Back Down.” As well they should have. Just as tobacco executives should have protested at the opening...
Don’t dare mess with Bronx Science
There they go again: The NAACP Legal Defense Fund has filed a complaint with the federal Education Department claiming that the admissions test for the city’s specialized high schools bars...
The judge is a ass
A judge’s bizarre decision declaring unconstitutional the actions of the NYPD during the 2004 Republican National Convention needs to be tossed right away. On Monday, federal Judge Richard Sullivan declared...
Clear the books, Bill
For the umpteenth time, likely mayoral candidate Bill Thompson has been ordered to pay the city nearly $600,000 in fines dating to his 2009 run for mayor. Thompson refuses. The...
On tap tonight
There’s one issue that probably won’t be raised at the first campaign debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney tonight. Which is unfortunate — because it contains many of the...
Enflaming passions: Garaufis vs. the FDNY
The Issue: Judge Garaufis’ handling of a lawsuit that claims the FDNY has discriminated against minorities. *** Thank you for printing the piece by Paul Mannix (“Biased and Arrogant,” PostOpinion,...
Going wishy-washy on Iran
The Issue: President Obama’s UN speech, in which he defended Islam from those who wish to “slander” it. *** Obama’s doublespeak sends our enemies a convoluted message (“Defender of the...
Filling the US vacuum
After months of “medical leave” in Germany, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is returning to Baghdad to face a three-part crisis that could re-plunge the country into instability and sectarian conflict....
Bam’s recipe for cyber-disaster
If you like airport security, just wait until the same folks get control of how we protect our power grid, nuclear plants and banking system from cyber attack. The Transit...
Domingo Zapata's brush with fame
After seeing Polaroids of “Modern Family” vixen Sofia Vergara clad in nothing but the tiniest of black thongs, a push-up bra and bright paint courtesy of artist Domingo Zapata, who...
'Marry Me a Little' review
Stephen Sondheim’s musicals have been called textbook examples of integration — stories told through a seamless fusion of book and songs. And yet many of Sondheim’s tunes easily stand on...
Sports Shorts
GOLF: Olazabal stepping aside Jose Maria Olazabal said being European Ryder Cup captain can be “torture” at times and he ruled out staying on for another two years in the...
NHL set to cancel openers
While ESPN3 ironically considers online streaming Kontinental Hockey League games, one player in on the lockout talks says the NHL is risking its very stature, as well as its attraction...
Belmont Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 1/16m(T); $40,000; cl($35,000); 3upKITTEN’S KID gate to wire winner as the favorite versus conditioned claimers and was claimed....
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $57,000; mdn spcl wt; 2YO PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2 M Six ,120RDomingz5-x-xPletcher4-13 Ultimate Empire ,120J Rosario3-x-xAlbertran6-14 Chrisandlrspss(M),120CVelasquz8-x-xJJerkens15-15 Slimshady ,120J Espinoza9-6-8LO'Brien20-16 No Nukes(L),120R Maragh6-2-6Badgett15-17...
Parx Racing Charts
October 2nd, 2012 Rain And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 1/2f; $17,000; mdn cl($10,000); 3upOff: 12:26. Good. dueled, drew awayTime: 23.1, 47.1, 59.97, 1:06.77. Trainer: Michael Peterson, Sr.Winner: DK B/...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball2 p.m.Astros at Cubs WGN4 p.m.Mets at Marlins SNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Red Sox at Yankees YES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Orioles at Rays ESPN2SoccerNoonUEFA Champions League: AC Milan at Zenit...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogCardinals31 1/2(38 1/2)RAMSSundayGIANTS10 1/210(44)BrownsFalcons33(50 1/2)REDSKINSSTEELERS43 1/2(44)EaglesPackers6 1/27(48 1/2)COLTSVIKINGS6 1/25 1/2(44)TitansBENGALS5 1/24 1/2(44 1/2)DolphinsRavens6 1/25(46)CHIEFSPANTHERS33(44)SeahawksBears45 1/2(40 1/2)JAGUARSPATRIOTS6 1/27(51 1/2)Broncos49ERS109 1/2(44 1/2)BillsSAINTS34(54)ChargersMondayTexans77 1/2(41)JETSHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballTomorrowFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogUCF14 (47)E. CarolinaSouthern Cal14 (47...
Affrunti’s Delaware Grade
FIRST-1m; $12,500;cl($6,250); 3up4-Strategic Hope 9-53-Poppy Cat 10-17-Cat in Motion 5-25-Yesterdy'sStry15-12-Rayraider 3-16-Mr Good 6-11-FiveGunsWest15-1SECOND-6f; $14,000; mdn cl($15,000); 2YO; (f)5-Should Make It 3-12-Wanton Wench 6-17-EardropDiamnd2-13-HotCatProspect8-16-C C's Pride 4-14-Malibu Babs 10-11-Forgetthefntsy8-1THIRD-1m&70y; $13,500; wvl...
Calder Race Course Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m.FIRST-1m&70y; $11,000; cl($10,000); 3upUNO AGAIN stretches out after closing to finish second as the favorite this level when switching to bugboy Chamafi. CHIPTEASE was a gate to...
It’s all A’s for Hondo
Hondo, who lost with the Tigers last night, was spared a double-draino last night when the Yankees rushed to his rescue in El Bronx to leave the damage at 1,155...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYOct. 3THUOct. 4FRIOct. 5SATOct. 6SUNOct. 7MONOct. 8TUEOct. 9YankeesBoston7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMEndofReg.SeasonMetsMiami4:10SportsNetNYWFAN 660 AMEndofSeasonRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAME Chi.3:30NBCWPATNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
Kidd OK being Felton’s backup with Knicks
Knicks coach Mike Woodson squashed any scent of a training-camp point-guard controversy Tuesday. An in-shape Raymond Felton is the starter, future Hall of Famer Jason Kidd is the backup. “He’s...
Knicks, Rasheed still finalizing deal as practice opens without vet
Rasheed Wallace is already behind the 8-ball, and coach Mike Woodson sounded frustrated. Wallace missed the Knicks’ first practice — a three-hour workout heavy on conditioning — because his contract...
Despite last-place season, Reyes glad he chose Marlins
MIAMI — For a change, Jose Reyes isn’t playing for a fourth-place team. But instead of sipping champagne in the NL East penthouse, the former Mets shortstop is enduring life...
Mets ace Dickey needs surgery for April ab injury
MIAMI — R.A. Dickey’s storybook season added a new twist Tuesday night, when the Mets knuckleballer said he pitched most of this season with an abdominal tear and will need...
Romney, Obama square off over Sanchez, Tebow
Let the Obama versus Romney presidential debate begin, centered around our most pressing issue: Mark Sanchez or Tim Tebow? Romney: Our country needs a change in leadership, and clearly, so...
UPDATE: Jets put Holmes on season-ending IR with torn ligaments in foot
The Jets lost their best defensive player for the season last week, and now they are without their top playmaker on offense. Wide receiver Santonio Holmes suffered torn ligaments in...
At end of difficult year, Yankees' Cervelli has something to smile about
Aug. 29. Lehigh Valley versus Scranton/Wilkes-Barre at Lehigh Valley. That, to answer today’s trivia question, marks the last time Francisco Cervelli batted in a game that counted. At least, the...
Henson back with Yankees as Rookie League coach
Drew Henson is back with the Yankees, The Post has learned. Henson, a greatly hyped two-sport star who got nine big-league at-bats with the Yankees and played briefly in the...
Tigers' Cabrera on verge of Triple Crown
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Miguel Cabrera had two hits, drove in two runs and pressed ever closer to the first Triple Crown in 45 years Tuesday night. Now, the question...
Orioles stay alive in AL East
ST. PETERSBURG —There was a thunderclap of creative cursing in the Orioles clubhouse here last night at Tropicana Field when Raul Ibanez’ ninth-inning, pinch-hit home run off Red Sox reliever...
Yankees prospect Banuelos needs Tommy John surgery
An elbow injury prevented Manuel Banuelos from helping the Yankees this season and now Tommy John surgery will knock him out of 2013 as well. The 21-year-old lefty is scheduled...
Yankees manage win despite Girardi’s off-Mark call
Joe Girardi sensed the urgency of Game 161 and replaced a struggling Ivan Nova with rookie David Phelps. Girardi sensed the urgency of Game 161 and replaced a fading Andruw...
Rough times for struggling Yankees closer Soriano
The availability and effectiveness of the Yankees’ closer in the biggest game of their season may be an issue tonight. Last night, Rafael Soriano worked more innings and threw more...
Yankees' Kuroda: I’ve never enjoyed baseball
Hiroki Kuroda is scheduled to start Wednesday night’s regular season finale against the Red Sox, potentially the most important game of his brief Yankees career as they try to avoid...
The Starr Report
“Good Morning America” has grabbled the lion’s share of attention for its vault into first-place in the morning — but its network cousin is making some noise in the early...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAY QUEEN LATIFAH, CHRIS POWEL - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7 HEDY GOLDSMITH, SHAQUILLE O’NEAL - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4 LAURA BUSH - Rachael Ray, 9 a.m.,...
Report card on daytime’s new talk-shows
Newly minted talk show hosts Steve Harvey, Katie Couric, Jeff Probst and Ricki Lake have now had a month (give or take) to prove themselves in the daytime arena. And,...
George R. R. Martin tried to nix ‘Thrones’
Author George R. R. Martin tried desperately to talk HBO out of making a TV show out of his epic “Game of Thrones” books — for fear that a flop...
Latifah on 'Steel Magnolias' remake
Will the replacement cast of “Steel Magnolias” fare better than the replacement refs in the NFL? If you initially didn’t have anything nice to say about a remake of the...
Jesus wife special delayed
‘The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife,” scheduled to premiere last Sunday night on the Smithsonian Channel, has been mysteriously postponed. The documentary’s major piece of evidence was a papyrus fragment written...
Not our type of Guy
The Guy’s American Kitchen waitress studied the half-chewed pork, slaw, salmon, mashed potatoes and maybe moon rocks we’d left on our plates. I wouldn’t feed the mess to a cat...
The rise of gamey meat
‘Beef forward.” It sounds like the greatest unused campaign slogan of all time (it’s not too late to print up a bunch of bumper stickers, Mitt), but it’s actually how...
No horsemeat at M. Wells Dinette
I never got to the original M. Wells in Long Island City. I’ll never know if it was worthy of its hype — or a hoax. But I’m skeptical about...
Weird but true
Clowns, magicians and pony rides are so yesterday.The latest trend for kids’ birthday parties in Florida is inviting an alligator to swim with the guests in the family pool.An entrepreneur...
49ers CB says Jets quit in rout
If the Jets’ 34-0 loss to the 49ers on Sunday was not humiliating enough, now San Francisco cornerback Carlos Rogers is saying the Jets basically quit."It kinda seemed like, after...
Nicki Minaj gets into curse-laden argument with Mariah Carey on 'Idol' set
It was another day of diva versus diva drama Tuesday on the set of “American Idol.” Nicki Minaj reportedly cursed out her fellow judge, Mariah Carey, during auditions in Charlotte,...
The $hady guy whose 'Phantom' razed the curtain
Now this is a drama that should actually be on Broadway. A shadowy Long Island businessman previously accused of rampant fraud was the go-between for producers of the Broadway theater...
Teen set to join Navy slain trying to make peace in Bronx
A Bronx teen --- who was set to join the Navy --- was gunned down after trying to play peacemaker, cops and relatives said. Victor Maldonado, 19, was visiting a...
Ex-Haiti cop takes stand against man accused of trying to kill him
A former Haiti cop who was shot eight times on a Brooklyn street took the stand today against the Haitian man accused of trying to kill him. Ex-detective Guiteau Nelson,...