December 7, 2012
Bonanno mob underboss gets 2 years in racketeering case
The underboss of the Bonanno crime family was sentenced to two years in prison today on racketeering extortion charges after he was caught on tape by the ex-husband of a...
Spurred by parents' concerns, city check finds asbestos, mold in storm-ravaged Queens school
City education officials found mold and asbestos in a storm-damaged Queens school that was cleared for students to return to last week — but only after parents insisted they check....
'Split right down the middle': Released juror would have acquitted Hasidic leader in underage sex trial, others torn
One of the alternate jurors released today from serving on the explosive sex trial of a prominent Hasidic leader said she would have voted to acquit — and two other...
NBA's Stern scolds Christie over NJ's sports betting move
NBA Commissioner David Stern scolded Gov. Christie and said New Jersey "has no idea what it's doing" by seeking to allow sports betting in the state in a deposition published...
UFC on FOX 5 preview: Title fight, stacked card will be ratings test
Last November, more than 8 million people watched Junior dos Santos knock out Cain Velasquez in just over a minute on FOX. It was the UFC’s first-ever foray into network...
OWS tweeter heading to trial
No retweet, no surrender. An Occupy Wall Street protester who has made government access to social media postings the center of his legal battle refused to plead guilty today because...
Only a miracle can keep Red Bulls from getting Juninho: report (VIDEO)
The Red Bulls have serious and concrete interest in bringing in Juninho sources told the Post, and reports from Brazil state it would take a “miracle” to keep the venerable...
Kate Spade collaborates with Keds
In celebration of Kate Spade New York’s 20th anniversary, the label is collaborating with Keds for a special footwear collection. The eight-style line will showcase both the classic Keds design...
Celebs flock to Art Basel
Both literally and figuratively, Miami is the hottest place to be this week. The eleventh installment of Art Basel has thus far been one big party, with both celebrities and...
BEST BETS: UFC on FOX 5
It’s all about passing the torch.The main event of UFC on FOX 5 on Saturday night from Seattle features Benson Henderson defending his lightweight title against Nate Diaz. Both men...
Retired cop to save Christmas for Sandy victims
Thirty years ago, a rookie cop saved Christmas by reaching into his own pocket to help a Brooklyn burglary victim whose kids’ presents were stolen by a heartless Grinch. That...
Bah humbug! Upstate Salvation Army trumpeter muted by Wal-Mart
POTSDAM, N.Y. — A retired music school professor says he was told to stop playing holiday songs on his trumpet while collecting for the Salvation Army outside a northern New...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Verdict still out on Lakers
This was a week for celebration for the Lakers because Kobe Bryant, arguably the franchises greatest player of all-time scored his 30,000th point.For all of the fanfare, celebration and comparisons...
Supreme Court will hear gay marriage cases
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will take up California's ban on same-sex marriage, a case that could give the justices the chance to rule on whether gay Americans have the...
Yankees, Gardner avoid arbitration, agree to one-year deal
Speedy outfielder Brett Gardner and the Yankees have agreed to a $2.85 million, one-year contract that avoids salary arbitration.Gardner can earn $150,000 in performance bonuses under Friday's deal: $25,000 each...
Brooklyn charter school being charged $4M above market rate for current lease: audit
A for-profit management firm is charging a publicly-funded Brooklyn charter school nearly $4 million above market rate for its current five-year lease, a state audit found. The Michigan-based National Heritage...
House Speaker Boehner says there's been no progress in fiscal cliff talks
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner said Friday there has been no progress in negotiations to avert a "fiscal cliff" combination of automatic tax increases and spending cuts in January...
Brooklyn residents bash new RAMBO neighborhood
RAMBO has officially invaded Brooklyn. The newest neighborhood to earn a questionable name — RAMBO stands for “Right Around the Manhattan Bridge Overpass” — has popped up on Google Maps....
Jaguars top WR Shorts out vs. Jets
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jaguars have ruled wide receiver Cecil Shorts out for Sunday's game against the Jets due to concussion symptoms. Shorts' symptoms are the result of a hit...
FOUR CORNERS: Felton made Knicks fans forget about Lin in 18 games
This is where Linsanity took its meds last year. The Knicks and their new hero Jeremy Lin roared into Miami on Feb. 23 of last season and the Heat said,...
SC governor seems to shut door on Colbert to Senate
COLUMBIA, SC — South Carolina's governor appears to have closed the door on appointing Stephen Colbert to the US Senate, all because the comedian didn't know the state drink was...
Drunk Queens man accused of mowing down elderly man gets probation after guilty plea
A boozed-up Queens man accused of mowing down an elderly pedestrian earlier this year will only serve five years probation and attend a slew of court-ordered programs. Demitrios Matsoukatidis, 67,...
Nicks returns to Giants practice, questionable for Sunday
After sitting out Thursday’s practice with an ailing knee, Hakeem Nicks was back working in practice Friday, a promising development regarding the Giants wideout’s status for Sunday against the Saints.Nicks...
Yankees' chances for Hamilton hinge on Greinke decision
Zack Greinke is the dam of this offseason. He is blocking the natural flow of baseball winter activity. Until he resolves his situation – likely picking either the Rangers or...
Ryan: Tebow a game-time call; Jets could have 3 QBs active vs. Jaguars
The Jets could have all three quarterbacks active for Sunday’s game at Jacksonville after Rex Ryan listed Tim Tebow as questionable Friday on the official injury report.Tebow, who has been...
Blow hard Baldwin rips into Quinn
Council Speaker Chrstine Quinn has landed on bloviator Alec Baldwin’s enemies’ list. The “30 Rock” actor ripped into Quinn as unworthy to be mayor because she overturned term limits to...
Producers of Sandy benefit concert warn against counterfeit tickets
When they’re not scalping tickets, they’re forging them. Producers of next week’s star-studded Sandy relief concert warned music fans that scumbags are peddling counterfeit tickets to the massive event, just...
Rolling Stones join all-star Sandy Benefit Concert
The Rolling Stones have been added to the list of artists performing at the Superstorm Sandy benefit concert next week in New York City. Next Wednesday's bill had already included...
Subway shove monster: I couldn't stop the voices in my head
The homeless man charged with fatally shoving a Queens father into the path of a subway train said he couldn't drown out the voices in his head. "I heard, ‘Naeem...
LI man made good on alimony - but checks were covered in poo
Now that's a bitter divorce. The feds arrested a Long Island bartender yesterday after they say he sent his ex-wife a series of alimony checks in the mail that were...
Rangers' Nash aggravates groin injury, leaves Swiss League
The Rangers' Rick Nash was on a Friday morning flight from Zurich to New York after reaggravating a groin injury late last week while playing for HC Davos of the...
On verge of title defense, UFC's Henderson compares himself to disrespected Giants
Benson Henderson grew up near Seattle and trains in Arizona. But he compares his recent career to the New York Giants.The Giants have won two Super Bowls in the past...
Chiefs' Hillis calls former Browns teammate Thomas 'crazy ex-girlfriend'
The least appetizing of all NFL games this week (with Jets-Jaguars coming in a close second) has one interesting storyline coming into it.A war of words has developed between Browns...
City blames Hurricane Sandy for latest bike share program delay
Now they’re blaming Sandy. The city announced today that its long-delayed bike share program — which was initially supposed to open over the summer — is being pushed back yet...
Lopez misses shootaround; Nets to get Evans back
Brook Lopez didn’t participate in the Nets shootaround Friday morning before the Nets take on the Warriors at Barclays Center Friday night, but Nets coach Avery Johnson said that his...
'I do not have sex for money!' Beat-down tranny testifies in assault case
Ho no! "I do not have sex for money!" smokin' FDNY beat-down transsexual Claudia Charriez insisted to a Manhattan assault jury today, on her second day of testimony against hunky...
Bus driver in deadly Bronx crash found not guilty of manslaughter, negligent homicide
A Chinatown bus driver was cleared of all counts of manslaughter for his role in a horrific crash that killed 15 passengers in The Bronx last year. This morning’s stunning...
WATCH: Best of ‘Gangnam Style’ 2012
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, and even if you have, you know what “Gangnam Style” is. The monster hit by Korean pop artist Psy has taken the world...
Bahama drama: 'The Real Housewives of Miami' dish on last night's bombshell episode
Fans of Bravo's "Real Housewives" franchise have endured Kelly Bensimon's breakdown in St. John, Kim and Kyle Richards' ugly battle over a missed flight in Hawaii and many Ramona Singer...
Yankees target Youkilis says he has ‘good choices,’ jokes about pinstripes
For Kevin Youkilis it could come down to the man that led him against the Yankees or playing for the Yankees. The Post reported that Youkilis has a one-year, $12...
Bk'lyn man critical after jumping in front of train
A man is fighting for his life after jumping in front of an oncoming subway today in Brooklyn, authorities said. The unidentified man was at the East 105th Street L-train...
Secret Service under investigation after agency employees' personal info left on DC Metro train
The Secret Service is the target of an investigation into an "immense breach" involving the loss of two backup computer tapes left on a Washington, DC Metro train that contained...
Nurse for Kate Middleton 'commits suicide': cops
A hospital nurse caring for the Duchess of Cambridge, who was duped by two DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles, is understood to have committed suicide....
$100K in jewelry stolen from Calif. Rep. Issa home
VISTA, Calif. — San Diego County authorities say $100,000 worth of jewelry has been stolen in a burglary at the home of California U.S. Rep. Darrell Issa. U-T San Diego...
A conversation with White Sox manager Robin Ventura
This past Tuesday afternoon at the winter meetings in Nashville, I spoke with White Sox manager Robin Ventura. He is most popular on the South Side of Chicago, but he...
Three things to watch for in Nets-Warriors
After losing two straight games to last year’s participants in the NBA Finals, dropping one game to the Heat in Miami before losing to the Thunder at home, the Nets...
Utility workers who helped restore power after Sandy complain of pay delay
Mike Valaskatgis slept in his National Grid truck for two nights, and then on a cot two more nights before getting a bed in a hotel room during a 10-day...
146,000 jobs added in Nov.; unemployment rate falls to lowest level in 4 years
WASHINGTON — The US economy added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008. The government said Superstorm Sandy had only...
Tsunami warning lifted after 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Japanese coast
TOKYO — A strong earthquake Friday struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami, generating small waves but no immediate reports of heavy damage. Several...
O/U Rico
Rico went 6-10 (1-2 Best Bets) on the Over/Unders last week. The season record is 74-113-4 (14-24-1). The selections for Week 14 are: OVERS: Giants / Saints; Redskins /Ravens; Colts...
Jets must get behind Sanchez the way they did McElroy
“A little help here, please.’’ THIS should be the mantra of Mark Sanchez right now, because he is a struggling quarterback who needs all the help he can get. This...
Rex: My future with Jets not tied to Sanchez decision
Jets coach Rex Ryan disagrees with the idea his future is linked to quarterback Mark Sanchez’s success or failure. Ryan named Sanchez his starting quarterback on Wednesday and said, “I...
Sparano defends job he’s done with Jets struggling offense
For an offensive coach, Tony Sparano sure is defensive. The Jets offensive coordinator might be feeling the heat of leading the 29th-ranked unit in the NFL in this 5-7 season....
Felton hits six of Knicks’ 18 treys in statement victory vs. Heat
MIAMI — No Melo. No problem. No mercy. Carmelo Anthony chose to sit out with a cut middle left finger and the Knicks chose to step up in sensational fashion,...
Knicks' Anthony sits out against Miami
MIAMI — Carmelo Anthony thought he was going to play in Thursday night’s showdown in Miami but after shooting during warmups and getting advice from Tyson Chandler, he elected to...
Without Carmelo, this was a team masterpiece by Knicks
MIAMI — Tyson Chandler was the one who saw how much pain Carmelo Anthony was in, who saw the grimace attached to his face all day, who wasn’t fooled by...
MNF mouthpiece ruins game after game
What are we going to do? We can’t go on like this. And it’s not us; it’s them. Led by shot-callers who clearly don’t know good from bad, TV continues...
Moore? Less!
Demi Moore is caught at an unflattering moment at a Miami Beach party with Lenny Kravitz. More in Page Six.
Business briefs
Sirius buyoutThe board of Sirius XM Radio approved a $2 billion common stock repurchase program and issued a special dividend, giving a big payout to its biggest shareholder, Liberty Media.Jobless...
‘Mac’ in the USA
Investors jumped back into Apple shares yesterday, pushing the stock up 1.6 percent after CEO Tim Cook said the tech giant would shift a small piece of its China manufacturing...
David Ganek, SAC's Michael Steinberg 'insider-trading' co-conspirators: judge
Uncle Sam’s widespread insider trading crackdown just slimed two more investment bigwigs. Manhattan federal judge Richard Sullivan yesterday ruled that SAC Capital money manager Michael Steinberg and Level Global co-founder...
Incoming Tribune CEO Peter Liguori plans WGN facelift
Tribune Co. CEO-in-waiting Peter Liguori will focus on a makeover of the company’s WGN America cable station as soon as the media giant emerges from reorganization, The Post has learned....
Zynga rolls dice
Zynga gained the most in six weeks after filing an application with the Nevada Gaming Control Board, a step toward operating real-money gambling sites in the state, a possible new...
Netflix FB post nets SEC probe
Netflix and Chief Executive Officer Reed Hastings were told by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff that they may face a civil claim over statements about use of the service...
Deck the publishing halls with pink slips
Talks to sell Whole Living to OpenGate Capital and Jack Kliger collapsed at the 11th hour — pushing Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to shutter the publication. Staffers were given the...
New shelf life: Indie bookstores carve new niche$
Here’s a startling plot twist for readers: local bookstores are making a comeback. After two decades of beatings from big-box retailers and Amazon, independent booksellers are swinging to nationwide growth...
Peluso to lead Gilt Groupe
Fashion tech startup Gilt Groupe named a new CEO yesterday. Michelle Peluso — who has served on Gilt’s board since 2009, was Citigroup’s chief marketing officer, consumer, and once headed...
Morgan Stanley tightens broker incentives
Morgan Stanley boss James Gorman taketh and giveth as he rejiggers incentive pay packages for its more than 17,000 brokerage force. The changes, announced during an internal call to brokers...
PokerStars eyeing AC
Online poker company PokerStars is discussing a $50 million deal to buy the Atlantic Club casino in Atlantic City, NJ, from investment firm Colony Capital LLC, the Wall Street Journal...
JPM bonus bummer
JPMorgan Chase’s bonus pool for the corporate and investment bank may shrink as much as 2 percent this year as the firm completes performance reviews, three executives with direct knowledge...
Diamondback: redemption, then death
More hedge fund agita is spreading through Stamford, Conn., the small coastal city that is home to some of the largest and most successful hedge funds in the US. One...
Moody’s: It’s deal or die
The American economy will fall into “severe recession by the spring” unless Congress lessens the tax increases and spending cuts that are set to begin in January, said Mark Zandi,...
Lulu’s not a lemon
Lululemon Athletica Inc. gained the most in three months after the Canadian yoga-wear retailer hiked its annual profit and sales forecasts, helped by strength in its online business and store...
Union’s shame
Disgruntled union workers put their fight against Cablevision over the fight against cancer at a Times Square protest last night. About 50 members of the Communications Workers of America Local...
‘Evil stepma’ settlement
The adult children of a renowned cancer doctor have settled their lawsuit against the woman they once accused of killing him for his $5 million fortune — their stepmother.In 2006,...
NY’s foster mon$ter
The city yesterday agreed to pay nearly $10 million as the first installment in the legal settlement of one of the most disturbing child-abuse cases in recent history.The money is...
Slay raps on Queens ‘pill mill’ doctor
A Queens doctor charged with supplying more than 2,500 OxyContin pills to the drug addict who killed four people in a Long Island pharmacy last year left behind a trail...
’Hood winked
Rambo has invaded Brooklyn. The newest neighborhood to earn a questionable name — RAMBO, or “Right Around the Manhattan Bridge Overpass” — has popped up on Google Maps. The service...
Doorman in ‘rob’ arrest
A resident at a posh Upper East Side co-op saved his Christmas tip for cops this year — dropping a dime on his allegedly crooked doorman.Liridon Zeqaj, 25, was charged...
McAfee back in jail after hospital stay
Software mogul John McAfee was hospitalized briefly yesterday after being denied political asylum in Guatemala — as his lawyers said they were making a last-ditch effort to keep him from...
My lost girls give me my strength: ‘Santa-free’ fire mom
Madonna Badger wants nothing to do with Christmas this year. When the first anniversary of the horrific Dec. 25, 2011, house fire in Stamford, Conn., that killed her three children...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A man was busted yesterday after trying to hold up two banks in Harlem, authorities said. Luis Colon, 44, went into the Chase Bank at West 125th Street...
Sandy soaks rob trial
Hurricane Sandy may have blown away the bank-robbery case against a Gambino-connected ex-con. Brooklyn federal prosecutors revealed yesterday that evidence against Gary Fama left behind in the getaway car was...
City loses test case
That’s one hell of a costly lesson. The city could be liable for as much as $455 million in damages after a federal court ruled that a decades-old teacher certification...
Verdict today in bus deaths
They’re guilty — of delaying the verdict.Bronx jurors yesterday reached a decision in the trial of a casino-bus driver who crashed in The Bronx, killing 15 passengers, but a judge...
Subway sadness
She couldn’t let go. Ashley Han, whose beloved father was shoved to his death in front of a subway train, clutched a photo of the tragic victim throughout a heartbreaking...
This time, a happy ending! Track rescue
Two men escaped the path of an oncoming subway train in lower Manhattan last night after one tumbled onto the tracks and the other went down to help.The drama at...
US, Russia get Syrious
DUBLIN, Ireland — Diplomatic efforts to end Syria’s civil war moved forward yesterday with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joining Russia’s foreign minister and the UN peace envoy to...
‘Zimm’ sues NBC
The man who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager in Florida sued NBC yesterday, claiming he was defamed when the network edited his 911 call to police to make it...
The girl can’t Yelp it
Look before you Yelp! A Virginia woman who ripped a contractor on Yelp was ordered by a judge yesterday to delete parts of her scathing posts as the court weighs...
XXXmas bonus is 5G!
That’ll buy a lot of whips. Employees at Random House — from top editors to mailroom clerks — are getting a $5,000 Christmas bonus thanks to the runaway success of...
Hey, cheapo, burn thi$!
Ryan Leslie may have to dig even deeper to pay off the man who won a $1 million verdict for returning the cheapskate rapper’s stolen laptop and hard drive.Armin Augstein...
NY could get fiscal stiffed out of $43B
Going over the fiscal cliff would cost New Yorkers $43 billion in tax hikes, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli warned yesterday, as President Obama and congressional Republicans remained at a stalemate....
Jets pathetic even as political football
WASHINGTON — The Jets have sunk so low that they’ve now entered the acrimonious debate on the fiscal cliff. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) compared the Republican Party’s leadership...
Rudy pals lure Lhota
Friends of Rudy Giuliani are launching a campaign to draft MTA boss Joe Lhota to run for mayor, sources said yesterday. “They want to draft Lhota. Lhota is a great...
Pearl Harbor remembered
A wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the attack on Pearl Harbor 71 years ago will be held today at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.The annual event will take place...
It’s ‘hook and laid her’ out
A glamorous, pre-op transsexual hooker is holding a kinky FDNY calendar boy’s feet to the fire in a Manhattan courtroom — accusing him of punching, biting and choking her during...
PHOTO: NASA satellite image of Sandy making landfall over New Jersey
Even from 512 miles up, Sandy looks scary. NASA has released dazzling night images made by a satellite high over the Earth’s surface that provide a look of Frankenstorm Sandy...
Killer cop guilty of car horror
Jurors yesterday convicted a former NYPD detective of manslaughter for mowing down a Bronx grandmother three years ago, but let him slide on a more serious charge because they thought...
Mike eyes sea change
Concerned that sea levels keep rising, Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday that he’s ordered his aides to prepare plans to keep the city operating “come hell or high water.” “We may...
Race zinger at gov & Senate
The NAACP’s New York head warned Gov. Cuomo yesterday against letting the state Senate’s new nearly all-white ruling coalition freeze out the chamber’s blacks and Hispanics.“Governor Cuomo can’t stay out...
Chris on O’s red carpet
WASHINGTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie came to Washington yesterday to drum up disaster aid for his state, and was given VIP treatment by President Obama, who got a...
$uperscalp Sandy outrage
Shameless scalpers are cashing in on a Hurricane Sandy benefit concert by hawking tickets online at overly inflated prices. The star-studded concert at Madison Square Garden sold out within minutes...
Hasidic ‘power perv’
Prosecutors say he was a feared power broker in the most insular of Orthodox Jewish sects in Brooklyn who thought he could get away with anything — including the alleged...
Hit Hiram with hard time: feds
Crooked ex-pol Hiram Monserrate richly deserves up to 27 months in the slammer for a corruption scheme to help him win higher office, the feds say. In court papers filed...
Probation for love cop
Ex-NYPD Sgt. Bobby Hadid was sentenced yesterday to five years’ probation for lying about his romantic relationship with a Brooklyn homicide suspect.The lying love cop traveled to Paris in 2007...
De Blasio lesbian ‘leak’ was political sapphotage
The little-known lesbian past of Bill de Blasio’s wife was dropped on his mayoral campaign like a hot potato this week to try to stop him from gaining traction in...
Hanging offense: LI laundry ban
Residents of a village on Long Island’s Gold Coast are turning up their noses at their neighbors’ dirty laundry. Great Neck Village officials have made it a crime to hang...
Burns journo spurno
He may be an award-winning documentary filmmaker, but PBS icon Ken Burns’ latest project isn’t “independent journalism,” the city says. City lawyers are asking a judge to reject Burns’ claim...
The Republican crisis
If you want to know why Republicans and conservatives are in a political crisis, you need only consider the fact that the Right’s deeply held view now boils down to...
Park Slope’s new diversity problem
‘I miss the diversity”: That’s what parents who’ve just moved to the suburbs inevitably tell me. Sure, we have backyards and more bedrooms and nice kitchens and decent public schools....
The NYPD’s lesson for the FBI
The NYPD has notched a pretty good record working with federal authorities to frustrate terror plots here in New York. Well, guess what? When the feds get cold feet and...
Profitable not-for-profits
Satmar Hasidim — they’re just like everybody else! New Yorkers got a look inside the insular culture of ultra-Orthodox Brooklyn this week thanks to the sexual-abuse trial of a prominent...
Catholic schools’ plight: Successful and endangered
The Issue: Assemblyman Karim Camara’s opposition to shutting down successful Catholic schools. *** Thank you, Assemblyman Karim Camara (“Closing Good Schools,” PostOpinion, Dec. 4). Finally, someone in government has recognized...
From Mayor Mike to Mayor Hill?
The Issue: Reports that Mayor Bloomberg urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to run for mayor.***The lord mayor of New York City wanted Hillary Clinton to run for mayor (“Hill...
For his next crisis
Saving the planet isn’t easy — or cheap — especially in California. The state’s anti-global-warming cap-and-trade program is the latest gimmick to leave it with yet another big hole to...
Commander in cheat!
Half as long and twice as much fun as the self-important “Lincoln,’’ Roger Michell’s charming sex-and-politics comedy “Hyde Park on Hudson’’ is basically a frothy tabloid take on presidential history....
Little joy in ‘Family’
Holiday entertainment falls into two camps: life-affirming (“Miracle on 34th Street,” “Elf”) and stress-affirming (“Bad Santa,” “A Charlie Brown Christmas”). Writer/director Ed Burns leans toward the latter — his tinsel-decorated...
Play keep-away with ‘Keeps’
Looking for a way to rebuild his relationship with his son, he gets roped into coaching the boy’s soccer team. But his attempts to finally become an “adult” are met...
'Wagner and Me' review
Britain’s Stephen Fry, known mainly to Americans in his role as Jeeves, is a fan of Richard Wagner. That would be an understated English way of saying that Fry worships...
'Waiting For Lightning' review
‘Waiting for Lightning’’ is a fawning documentary about Danny Way, a young skateboard daredevil from a broken home. In 2005, 31-year-old Way, with the help of two giant ramps, jumped...
'In Our Nature' review
Nuanced work by the great John Slattery (“Mad Men’’) as an emotionally distant dad isn’t enough to sustain more than sporadic interest in Brian Savelson’s underwritten, slow-moving indie, which plays...
'Off-White Lies' review
Adolescent Libby (Elya Inbar) arrives in Israel in 2006 to meet Shaul (Gur Bentwich), the father she barely knows, and finds herself spending her first night in an air-raid shelter....
'Heleno' review
Brazilian soccer star Heleno de Freitas, whose career heyday was in the 1940s, was revered for the grace of his scoring, for which he often used his chest. But you...
'Lay the Favorite' review
British director Stephen Frears continues to display an impeccable sense of character and setting in the Las Vegas gambling dramedy “Lay the Favorite.” Rebecca Hall plays a one-time stripper with...
A heavenly interpretation of Massenet
If people know Jules Massenet’s 1894 “Thaïs” at all, it’s for the violin interlude “Meditation” that’s a staple at pops concerts and weddings. But the Manhattan School of Music’s charming...
‘Golden Boy’ is a knockout — for the most part
Here’s one way you know “Golden Boy” is set in the past: Its hero is torn between idealistic music-making and a lucrative sports career. But instead of micro-managing him to...
'The Bodyguard' likely to land on Broadway
When the gorgeous Heather Headley entered the ballroom of 8 Northumberland Avenue, a swanky London nightclub, Nick Scandalios, vice president of the powerful Nederlander Organization, fell to his knees and...
'Deadfall' review
Beats me why anyone would want to basically remake “Reindeer Games,” a costly Ben Affleck flop from a decade ago that was John Frankenheimer’s final, unfortunate effort as a director...
No treats for this kitty
A horny talking feline who wants a bar mitzvah is just the start of the weirdness in the loopy yet unfunny animated feature “The Rabbi’s Cat.” Set in Algeria in...
As wins pile up, Knicks-Nets meet again Tuesday
What took 14 seasons to accomplish will be repeated two weeks later. When the Nets beat the Knicks in overtime on Nov. 26, it was the first time the two...
5 Questions for Herm Edwards
Espn analyst and former Jets head coach Herm Edwards talks about Rex Ryan’s dubious handling of the quarterback situation, the Giants struggling secondary and more with The Post’s Justin Terranova....
Gulfstream Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-6 1/2f; $22,500; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)MAE RULER takes big class drop in third start back off layoff. SING IT AGAIN dueled, settled for third vs. tougher field...
Hollywood Park Graded Entries
Post Time: 3:30 p.m.FIRST-6f; $48,000; alw; 2YO; (f)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds4 Heir Kitty(L),120GGomz5-5-28-53 ImwiththeblndL120JHrnnd1-3-29-51 Pat's Back(L),120OMojic7-1-36-12 EconomyofMtnL118ABison2-8-115-15 WildcatAngie(L)120MPedrz3-6-15-16 Spooky Lady(L),118MGarci1-x-x5-1SECOND-7f; $22,000; mdn cl($30,000); 3upPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds5 Only theGold(L),122CNaktn5-5-48-51 Marv(L),122T...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $22,500; clm($10,000); 3up6Fr All Wh Cng (Cstlln)2.802.202.108Lord Chelsie (Cohen)4.603.804No Act (Alvarez)3.00Scr: Behind the Pew.* dq_No Act (2-3) , Lord Chelsie 1-2 * Exacta (6-8) $12.20 * $1...
Hollywood Park Results
FIRST-6 fur; $48,000; alw; 2YO1Z Bg Apple (Garc)3.602.10out5Mco Margarta (Nakatan)2.10outScr: Kafister.* $1 Exacta (1-5) $2.10 * Quinella (1-5) $2.40 * $1 Trifecta (1-5-4) $3.20SECOND-6 fur(T); $30,000; clm($25,000); 3up5Prmscssncs (Mldnd)5.403.402.406So She...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $28,000; cl($15,000); 3upLITTLE DALE scratched out of tougher spot yesterday. JUNIOR OFFICER rallied for close finish when dropped...
Red Bulls deal Le Toux
The Red Bulls yesterday traded striker Sebastien Le Toux to Philadelphia for allocation cash and young forward Josue Martinez.“We’re excited to bring Josue to the Red Bulls. Our staff considers...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $35,000; cl($20,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Catalan(L),121J Alvarado4-2-2Ness2-12 Taproot(L),121I Ortiz, Jr1-2-7Kennelly8-13 HandsomeHrbr(L),120P Morales4-3-6Schsber15-14 D' Sauvage(L),121M Studart6-6-2Chtterpl30-15 Nebikon(L),115W Garcia4-5-3Rojas15-16 King Rock(L),121CVelasquz3-6-5Rodrigez5-27 MadmanDiaries(L),116J Ortiz2-2-3Guerrero4-18...
Affrunti at Tampa Bay Downs Graded Entries
FIRST-7f; $11,000; mdn cl($12,500); 2YO; (f)4-WelsprngLegcy9-53-IslandSerende15-12-Roar for More 2-16-Body by Gaff 5-15-Sandman's Girl 9-27-C. C. d'Or 10-11-Fran's Image 20-1SECOND-6f; $9,000; mdn cl($8,000); 3up2-Rule Sixty Two10-14-Von Carldawn 12-17-Favorite Slam 5-25-Renegde'sSprt30-18-Mighty Gideon...
Aqueduct Charts
December 6th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m(T); $41,000; mdn clm($50,000); 2YOOff: 12:30. Good. off beat slow, 4w 5/16Time: 24.54, 5.38, 1:15.36, 1:4.43, 1:46.54.Trainer: Joseph...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogJets32 1/2(38 1/2)JAGUARSGIANTS65(53)SaintsREDSKINSPk2 1/2(47 1/2)RavensBROWNS56 1/2(37 1/2)ChiefsSTEELERSOFF 6(42 1/2)ChargersCOLTS5 1/25 1/2(48)TitansBears33(39)VIKINGSFalcons3 1/23 1/2(47 1/2)PANTHERSBUCCANEERS8 1/27 1/2(47 1/2)EaglesBILLS33(42)RamsBENGALS33(45 1/2)Cowboys49ERS10 1/210(39)DolphinsSEAHAWKS1010(35 1/2)CardinalsPACKERS6 1/27(51)LionsMondayPATRIOTS4 1/23 1/2(51 1/2)TexansHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballTomorrowFavoriteCurrent (O/U)Underdogx-Navy7 (56...
Big Ben OK to start
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Broncos top Raiders, winning streak at 8
OAKLAND — Everyone on the outside might be focusing on Peyton Manning setting more records and the Broncos getting an eighth straight win to move a step closer to a...
NHL talks hit snag
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’Cuse home win streak hits 27
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Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 7SATDec. 8SUNDec. 9MONDec. 10TUEDec. 11WEDDec. 12THUDec. 13KnicksNOGAMEChi.8:00MSGESPNDen.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENets7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEL.A.L.8:00TNTESPNNetsGolden State7:30YES NetworkWBBR 1130 AMNOGAMEMIlw.6:00YESWBBRNOGAMEKnicks7:00YESWFANTor.7:00YESWFANNOGAMESt. John'sNOGAMEFord.7:00MSG +WBBRNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
Sports Shorts
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Nets will sit hurt Lopez for fourth straight game
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Former Knicks guard, Warriors coach Jackson glad hoops in Brooklyn
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Pacquiao's legacy as much about not fighting Mayweather than wars with Marquez
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LeBron: Knicks beat us up
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Jets’ Landry going against brother Dawan in Jacksonville
The Jets’ clash with the Jaguars on Sunday is a nondescript matchup of losing teams. The game, however, has extra meaning for the Landry family: It’s the first time safeties...
Jets' Westhoff no fan of NFL proposal to punt kickoffs
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Giants' Cruz amused with Knicks' Smith salsa impression
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Sunday's Best
The lineBRIANCOSTELLOSTEVESERBYMARKCANNIZZAROPAULSCHWARTZDREWLOFTISJUSTINTERRANOVAMS. CHARLEENBARTHUBBUCHRICOBroncos 10 1/2 (48 1/2) RAIDERS (Broncos, 26-13)Broncos (W)Raiders (L)Raiders (L)Broncos (W)Raiders (L)Broncos (W)Broncos (W) ★ Broncs (W)Broncos (W)Jets 2 1/2 (38 1/2) JAGUARS (Sun., 1:00, CBS)JaguarsJaguars ★...
Jets will bag Jags
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Hey, stop Raven about Redskins!
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Niners are boss coming off loss
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Hondo’s rally bad show
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Giants need fans to overwhelm Saints with noise
When the Giants talk about All In, they mean a stadium shaking with a howling blue army — their 12th Man, its deafening roar thundering Sunday through a place that...
Nicks’ knee is a sore spot again for Giants
Hakeem Nicks’ left knee woes emerged again yesterday, an alarming development heading into the Giants’ game Sunday against the Saints. Nicks, who has had an injury-plagued season, had to miss...
Giants going against former coach Spagnuolo, league-worst Saints defense
The Saints’ defense is dead-last in the NFL this season, allowing 440.5 yards per game, but there are signs things are improving as the Giants prepare to face New Orleans...
Phillies, Rangers mull deal for Young
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By George, old Yankees’ brass wouldn’t pass on Hamilton
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Dickey, Mets, rest of baseball view knuckleballer differently
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Dickey's status with Mets unresolved as Winter Meetings end
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Presented with a bear market, the Mets chose hibernation for the Winter Meetings. Team brass vacated the Gaylord Opryland hotel Thursday with a better idea about the...
Re-upped with Mets, Wright visits Staten Island hurricane victims
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Yankees, Indians slugging it out for former Red Sox star Youkilis
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Yankees are one of at least two teams who would like to add Kevin Youkilis to their infield. In an effort to fill the gaping hole...
Starr Report
These are busy times for Tony Sirico. The former “Sopranos” star (Paulie Walnuts) has been booked to play the recurring role of Vinnie the Dog on “Family Guy” — and,...
Senate spot for Colbert?
Two words: Senator Colbert. It’s actually, sort of a possibility. The late-night comic and host of “The Colbert Report” suddenly found himself at the center of a political guessing game...
Shot through the heart
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Snooki's not a girl, she's a brand
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Talk show guests
FRIDAY ALBERT BROOKS, CATHERINE ZETA JONES, JESSE TYLER FERGUSON - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7 IYANLA VANZANT - Rachael Ray, 7 a.m., (OWN) MARK BITTMAN - Today, 7...
Who's zooming who!
1. X Factor 4,760,739 2. Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 3,104,772 3. The Walking Dead 1,661,804 4. NFL: Panthers vs. Chiefs 1,660,207 5. NFL: Saints vs. Falcons 1,506,173 6. The Voice...
Kosher club
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Weird but true
A man was arrested in Lincoln, Neb., for arriving at a funeral home and allegedly posing as an undertaker in a bid to take two engagement rings off the fingers...
Knicks stun Heat in South Beach without Melo
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New Jersey gets baked for the first time
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Find 'Princess' and 'Furball' on pets lost during Hurricane Sandy website
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Jury to start deciding the fate of the 'Vaad Father' accused of sexually abusing 12-year-old-girl
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Police hunting W.4th St. subway cellphone thieves
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