August 9, 2010
Time Inc. officially names Jack Griffin CEO
Time Warner yesterday officially named ex-Meredith executive Jack Griffin as CEO of its Time Inc. division, the nation’s largest magazine publisher, whose titles include Time, People, Sports Illustrated and InStyle....
Pitch perfect! Three Heights bars back different British teams
Get those red cards ready!On one small stretch in Brooklyn Heights, there’s not one, not two, but three soccer bars, merely doors apart, that all hold an allegiance to different...
Sticky situation! Anti-bike vigilante is gluing locks in Williamsburg
No bicycle in Williamsburg is safe.A longtime neighborhood resident has gotten so frustrated by sidewalks packed with parked bicycles that he has actually begun injecting Krazy Glue into locks as...
Brooklyn United bunts and dashes to victory!
Top-ranked kickball team Brooklyn United steamrolled another rival Sunday with its 16th straight win, as it has cleared the way to a likely top seed in next month’s playoffs.Brooklyn United...
Syracuse gets RB Carter back
SYRACUSE -- Syracuse coach Doug Marrone began preseason practice on Monday with a pained smile. Before taking questions at the team’s media day, Marrone announced that star running back Delone...
Man killed in Harlem shootout likely killed by NYPD bullet
A bullet likely fired by police killed a man whose struggle with an acquaintance over a gun touched off a shootout with officers and the man he was fighting, according...
Van Gundy: Heat won't lose two in a row, will set record
Guess Jeff Van Gundy is glad he isn't coaching in the NBA anymore. Unless it's for the Heat.The ESPN basketball analyst over the weekend told the Miami Herald that the...
Before big road trip, a day game win at MCU Park
Tigers 2Cyclones 5Monday, Aug. 9 at MCU ParkThis rare day game was a bit lethargic, but the Cyclones won it with their normal combination of great pitching and timely hitting,...
Sticky situation! Anti-bike vigilante is gluing locks in Williamsburg
No bicycle in Williamsburg is safe.A longtime neighborhood resident has gotten so frustrated by sidewalks packed with parked bicycles that he has actually begun injecting Krazy Glue into locks as...
Bob Bradley talks job status
Bob Bradley still hasn't had in-depth talks about returning as U.S. National Team coach, and now finds himself as the British bookmakers' favorite to be named Aston Villa manager after...
Learn how to love Los Angeles
THERE are plenty of cities around the world that present themselves tidily, neatly, easily. Get out your guidebook, hop on the preferred mode of public transportation, start ticking boxes. Los...
Inside Copenhagen's design craze
TIME and again we’re told by some “scientific“ poll or other that, of all the world’s populations, the Danes are the happiest. It could be all that cycling (90 percent...
New video surfaces of Justin Bieber getting hit in the head by water bottle
Video from a Justin Bieber live performance emerged Monday showing the the teen-pop sensation getting hit in the head with a full water bottle thrown by an audience member with...
Manager: Reality show to focus on political run
JUNEAU, Alaska — From Playgirl to ... politico? That's right: Levi Johnston's manager, Tank Jones, is confirming a report that Johnston is planning to run for city office in his...
Jodie Foster not yet interviewed by cops about alleged May attack on teen: report
More than two months after an incident in which she is accused of attacking a teenager at a Los Angeles shopping center, actress Jodie Foster has yet to be interviewed...
Delgado makes his Triple-A debut tonight
Carlos Delgado begins his path back to the major leagues tonight in Moosic, Pa.The former Mets first baseman, who signed a minor-league deal with the Red Sox over the weekend,...
Devils lose Kovalchuk case, re-open contract talks
Ilya Kovalchuk's contract with the Devils, the cornerstone of the franchise's future, was permanently annulled by arbitration ruling today. The Devils now will be hard-pressed to reassemble a deal that...
Jersey Shore' star Snooki says she is ‘too pretty’ for prison: report
The disorderly conduct arrest of “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi last month made headlines and pleased the publicity-happy mayor of Seaside Heights, N.J., but the tiny reality star has...
Former Vice President Dick Cheney released from hospital
Former Vice President Dick Cheney was released Monday from a Washington, D.C.-area hospital, about a month after doctors installed a new pump in his chest to assist his damaged heart,...
Now, Rep. King weighs in on Weiner's eruption!
We all learned it in civics class: The U.S. House of Representatives has 435 Members. For a bill to pass, 218 Representatives must vote “yes.” It’s pretty simple. House Democratic...
Accused Riverside Rapist chatting up Manhattan grand jurors
They've already heard from "multiple" female victims. But today, a Manhattan grand jury heard accused sweet-talking "French Journalist" rapist Hugues Akassy speak in his own defense for some 90 minutes....
The 'Midwood Mouth' roars! Weiner pens op-ed about his House burning
You may have seen how angry I was on the House floor last week.But the story behind that 110-second video clip is one of years of delay and some outrageous...
The Mommyheads are back, which is good news
Never say never.Twelve years after calling it quits, The Mommyheads are back at it, pulling from their six-album canon and rocking out like it’s 1992.The 1980s and ’90s saw the...
Google, Verizon detail arrangement on 'network neutrality'
Google and Verizon detailed the companies' proposal for addressing the controversial issue of network neutrality, outlining an arrangement on Monday that could maintain open access on the so-called public Internet,...
'Vampires Suck' dodges critics' stakes, at least temporarily
It's not unusual for what studios euphemestically term "audience pictures'' to avoid critical scrutiny by opening without advance critics screenings -- or screening them the night before opening, too late...
Magazine circulation continues to drop
Single-copy sales of weekly news magazines continued to dive during the first half of the year but many titles aimed at women logged strong sales gains on the newsstand, according...
Fake lawyer busted in bogus Haitian earthquake charity scam at UN
A convicted, immigrant-bilking con artist was re-arrested today for an alleged Haitian earthquake charity scam first reported last month in The Post. Marc Payen, of Manhattan, 28, pleaded not guilty...
'Black' is beautiful at new photo exhibit from Brooklyn's past
Jacqui Woods has lived in Bedford-Stuyvesant for nearly 40 years. She moved to the neighborhood when it was really in decline — when political unrest and riots were prevalent —...
Missed kicks against Jets put Chargers’ Kaeding into therapy
Rex Ryan’s Jets have sent someone into therapy. Chargers kicker Nate Kaeding, who missed three field goals in January's 17-14 playoff loss to the Jets, saw a psychiatrist this offseason...
JetBlue attendant flips out at JFK, flees through emergency chute
Coffee, tea or — I’m out of here! A crazed JetBlue flight attendant who lost his cool after a flight from Pittsburgh landed at JFK Airport today hurled obscenities at...
DWI mom to take plea in fatal, seven-girl crash
Maybe she'll get one year. Maybe she'll get as much as 12. Accused killer drunk driver Carmen Huertas -- the Bronx mom who infamously joked to a car full of...
Salahis get served with court papers at 'Housewives' premiere party: report
"Real Housewives of D.C." couple and notorious White House gatecrashers Michaele and Tareq Salahi were served with court papers for a $15,000 debt while they partied away at a nightclub...
Ex-Mrs. 'American Gangster' in plea discussions with feds
The ex-wife of notorious "American Gangster" drug lord Frank Lucas is eyeing a possible plea deal for allegedly selling two kilos of cocaine to undercover drug agents. A lawyer for...
Mel Gibson’s father says the Pope is a homosexual: report
Hutton Gibson, the 91-year-old father of disgraced actor Mel Gibson, called Pope Benedict XVI a homosexual during a radio interview over the weekend, TMZ reported Monday. In the interview, the...
King wants simple majority House vote on 9/11 health-care bill
Fresh from his dust-up with US Rep. Anthony Weiner over the 9/11 health-care bill, Republican Peter King has joined forces with a prominent New York Democrat calling on the House...
Jennifer Aniston granted restraining order against duct tape wielding stalker: report
Jennifer Aniston was granted a three-year restraining order against a “delusional stalker” who believed he was dating the actress, TMZ reported Monday. The "Friends" star applied for a restraining order...
Officials: Belt-tightening will cut Joint Forces Command
WASHINGTON— The Defense Department plans to shed one of its 10 major military commands as Defense Secretary Robert Gates tries to pare billions from the Pentagon budget, officials briefed on...
'Superman' Phillips returns to Giants practice
ALBANY -- Giants safety Kenny Phillips finally made it back to the practice field, 11 months after microfracture surgery on his left knee. Phillips has an arthritic condition in the...
Ricky Gervais gets serious, gets sent straight to DVD
In comedy circles, "The Office" creator Ricky Gervais is thought of as a sort of creative visionary, a laff equivalent of his onetime guest star on a particularly classic episode...
Audrey Hepburn ‘can’t really act,’ Emma Thompson says: report
Emma Thompson dished out some harsh criticism on the singing and acting abilities of Hollywood luminary Audrey Hepburn, OK! Magazine reported Monday. “She can’t sing and she can’t really act,”...
Johnny Carson posthumously donates $156m to his charity foundation: report
The late "Tonight Show” host Johnny Carson donated more than $156 million to his charitable foundation last year, five years after his death, The Smoking Gun reported Monday. According to...
New season of ‘Survivor’ pits older against younger: report
The 21st season of CBS’ reality competition series “Survivor” will divide its teams by age, pitting older contestants against younger ones, Entertainment Weekly reported Monday. “Survivor: Nicaragua” will feature a...
'The best film never released' gets released
"Colin Fitz Lives!" a 1997 black comedy premiered at the 1997 Sundance festival to decent notices. But despite starring talent known names William H. Macy, Martha Plimpton and John C....
Mets fan sues team and bat-maker after getting smacked in the face
A Mets fan who was hit in the face by an exploding Luis Castillo bat at a Mets game three years ago is suing the light-hitting second baseman -- and...
Isiah: Donnie's fine with me coming back to Knicks
Isiah Thomas brushed off reports Donnie Walsh is livid over his recent hiring as part-time consultant. The Sunday Post reported that Walsh told Thomas two weeks ago he did not...
1 of 2 Arizona escapees captured in Wyoming
PHOENIX — Authorities say they have captured one of the two convicted killers who escaped from an Arizona prison in Wyoming. The U.S. Marshals office says Tracy Province was arrested...
Jets reject offer from Revis
CORTLAND -- Hours after it was revealed that Jets management met with Darrelle Revis’ agents on Friday and Revis’ representatives delivered a contract proposal, Jets owner Woody Johnson and general...
From Giants camp: O'Hara back at practice
ALBANY – The return of safety Kenny Phillips wasn't the only return for today's morning practice. Center Shaun O'Hara hasn’t worked since the first day of training camp because of...
Yankees' Burnett says back feels better
The Yankees are trying to?take three straight?against the Red Sox this afternoon at Yankee Stadium. Here are some pregame notes: BURNETT'S BACK: A.J. Burnett said his back felt better this...
Yankees lose to Red Sox, 2-1
The Yankees had a chance to bury the Red Sox, but they dropped their shovels and it could come back to haunt them. The Red Sox escaped the Bronx with...
Jacobs shows support for Burress
ALBANY – Clearly, Brandon Jacobs picked today as his first day to agree to a large media interview session because he wore a special shirt to mark the occasion. Jacobs...
Russian 'smuggler' trying to negotiate plea in smuggling case
Anna Fermanova -- that sexy suspected smuggler -- had her bail conditions relaxed by a Brooklyn federal judge today so she can try to find a job as both sides...
Goldman reports 10 days of 2Q trading losses, Morgan Stanley posts 11
Goldman Sachs had 10 days of trading losses in the second quarter and Morgan Stanley reported 11 such days, according to separate company filings Monday with the U.S. Securities and...
Widow pleads not guilty in Fontainebleau Hotel heir slaying
A former stripper accused of plotting the murders of her hotel-heir husband and his elderly mother also schemed to snuff out a witness in the case, a prosecutor said today....
Ethics panel charges Rep. Maxine Waters with 3 violations
The House ethics committee formally charged Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) with three counts of ethics wrongdoing Monday, for alleged intervention on behalf of a bank, in which her husband had...
Nets will play in London
They've got a Russian owner. They've got preseason games in China.So now the Nets get regular season games in Europe."The NBA will be playing its first regular season games in...
4-Down Territory: Mangold black cloud, Giants' PSL fibs, Revis, Cushing
1. It’s not getting as much attention as the standoff with Darrelle Revis, of course, but Woody Johnson’s hard line with Nick Mangold is?equally perplexing – and just as dangerous...
VOTE: Dolan's dumbest moves
Knicks fans were dumbfounded when word of Isiah Thomas’ hiring reached them.At first I was shocked, too. But after thinking it over, it really shouldn’t have come as that much...
Charlie Sheen says fight with wife sparked by ‘Jupiter’ song
Actor Charlie Sheen said his altercation with wife Brooke Mueller on Christmas Day 2009, which led to his arrest for assault, was sparked by Mueller’s jealousy that Sheen and one...
Briton becomes first to walk length of Amazon River
A British man has become the first person known to have walked the entire length of the Amazon River, Sky News reported Monday. Ed Stafford's epic 4,000-mile (6,437 km) journey...
Levi Johnston walks the red carpet with 'gorgeous' new date: report
Levi Johnston stepped out with a “gorgeous” new lady at the Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles, Entertainment Tonight reported Monday. The former fiance of Sarah Palin’s 19-year-old daughter walked...
Khamenei aide says Iran ready for talks with Washington
Iran is ready to discuss its nuclear program with the United States, the adviser to the Islamic republic's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Monday during a visit to Syria....
Judge in 'Fabulous Fab' case offers to sell Goldman IRA
The judge overseeing civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs trader Fabrice Tourre revealed this morning that he has a "small" IRA managed by the investment bank. Manhattan federal Magistrate Judge...
NY Attorney General subpoenas J.P. Morgan, Citi over 'predatory' health care credit cards
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Monday he subpoenaed J.P. Morgan and Citigroup over "predatory health care lending" in their credit card units. Last week, Cuomo subpoenaed 14 dental...
Hedge fund manager Ackman buys Stuy Town debt
Activist hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, who recently made a splash in his battle with retailer Target, is making a move for beleaguered Manhattan apartment complex Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village....
John Lennon's killer up for parole again in NY
BUFFALO, N.Y. — John Lennon's killer will seek his freedom this week for a sixth time. Mark David Chapman is scheduled to appear before a parole board at Attica Correctional...
Patricia Neal (1926-2010)
Patricia Neal, who died Sunday at 84, survived a long series of tragedies, including a series of strokes,?a longtime?extramarital affair?by the husband (Roald Dahl of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory''...
Jennifer Aniston defends single moms: FOXNews.com
Actress Jennifer Aniston, whose new movie "The Switch" is about a single woman who decides to get pregnant with a sperm donor, is speaking out in defense of single mothers...
‘Hills’ star Lauren Conrad gets surprise proposal from a stranger: report
While her former “The Hills” co-star Heidi Montag is fresh off filing for divorce from reality-TV hubby Spencer Pratt, Lauren Conrad is fighting off marriage proposals from strangers in the...
Dispute over Marlon Brando's ashes intensifies: report
It's a kick in the ash for Marlon Brando's family. The ex-wife of the legendary Hollywood actor is reportedly locked in a bitter feud over Brando's remains -- ashes that...
Kearns, Thames in Yankees lineup
The Yankees will go with a right-handed heavy lineup against Red Sox lefty Jon Lester.Austin Kearns steps in for Brett Garnder in left field, while Marcus Thames will bat DH...
White House 'gatecrashers' plan Barbie doll, Halloween costumes
Notorious White House "gatecrashers," the Salahis, plan to release their own range of memorabilia -- including a Barbie doll and Halloween costumes, celebrity gossip website RadarOnline reported Monday. Michaele and...
3UP: Mets youth, Blue Jays, Moseley
1. I endorse what the Mets did over the weekend in promoting Ruben Tejada and Fernando Martinez, and pledging to make them regular players. The Mets are not really contenders...
'Muppet Show' bandleader Jack Parnell dies at 87
LONDON — British jazz drummer Jack Parnell, who served as bandleader on "The Muppet Show," has died aged 87, his family said Monday. The family said Parnell died at his...
Liberty edge Lynx for sixth straight win
MINNEAPOLIS — The Liberty barely extended their longest winning streak in six seasons. Nicole Powell scored 21 points and Cappie Pondexter added 17 to help the Liberty win their sixth...
Today's Yankees coverage
The Yankees get an unlikely victory over the Red Sox, 7-2.Joel Sherman writes that Dustin Moseley lived the dream last night.Derek Jeter moved past Babe Ruth on the all-time hits...
The Coming War...Over Taxes
The brewing debate over whether the Bush tax cuts should expire is just one part of a bigger discussion -- how fairness and the tax code:? While a?Pittsburgh Tribune-Review editorial...
BP says oil spill response bill now $6.1 billion; deposits $3 billion in victims' fund
BP said Monday it has so far spent $6.1 billion on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill response and that no oil has flowed into the Gulf since July 15,...
Rod Stewart to be a dad again: report
British rocker Rod Stewart is to be a father again, celebrity gossip website People.com reported Monday. The 65-year-old singer announced that his wife Penny Lancaster-Stewart was expecting their second child...
Mia Farrow, Campbell's ex-agent contradict model's 'blood diamond' story
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands — Naomi Campbell told Mia Farrow that she received a "huge diamond" from the former president of Liberia, the actress said from the witness stand Monday, contradicting the...
2 US Marines killed by prisoner in Afghanistan
A prisoner killed two U.S. Marines in southern Afghanistan after escaping a prayer room and grabbing a rifle, NATO said Monday. "The prisoner escaped a room where he was observing...
T.O., Bengals fall to Cowboys in preseason opener
CANTON, Ohio -- With Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice in the house one night after going into the hall, an offensive show seemed in order. Neither the Dallas Cowboys nor...
LiLo's assistant 'miserable' working for star's mom, sister
Lindsay Lohan's personal assistant is "miserable," "super-stressed" and "incredibly worn out" after being made to work for Lohan's sister Ali and mom Dina Lohan while the fallen star remains in...
Art from Lehman Brothers' European offices for sale
LONDON — Fancy a credit-crunch keepsake or a meltdown memento? Artworks, objects and office signs from the European offices of Lehman Brothers are being auctioned to help pay creditors of...
Mia Farrow testifies at 'blood-diamond' trial, contradicting Naomi Campbell's story
U.S. actress Mia Farrow said Monday that Naomi Campbell named former Liberian leader Charles Taylor as the man who sent a "huge diamond" to the supermodel's room in 1997. "She...
Pulse sales
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Starr report
Well, that looked painful: "Early Show" co-anchor Harry Smith sliced his finger open last Friday morning during the show’s live cooking segment with Katie Lee — and lived to tell...
Showdown at Saratoga
Post handicappers John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine and Vic Cangialosi challenge defending champion steeplechase jockey, backstretch insider and co-publisher of the Saratoga Special, Sean Clancy, as they battle for bragging rights...
Moseley steps in for Burnett, beats Red Sox
No matter what happens today, the Yankees are playing with house money against the Red Sox. When Dustin Moseley beats Josh Beckett there isn’t another way to view last night’s...
Moseley unlikely Yankees' hero, except to himself
Dustin Moseley still hurt when he ran in early January, still had not yet climbed up on a mound since undergoing August 2009 hip surgery similar to the kind Alex...
On the job: The haul truth
Kermyt Padilla learned about hard work while growing up in a Puerto Rican family in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. His father worked as a porter in luxury apartment buildings and his mother...
Press unwind
When it comes to vacations, many workers happen to go on them. Alas, not all actually take them. They may be on a beach with a brew or at Six...
Go to Greg
Q For managers like me, the shootings last week in Connecticut are a reminder of how dangerous it can be to make decisions such as when to fire someone. How...
Fund times for tech biz
Mayor Bloomberg wants the next Twitter to be built in New York, and he’s put the city’s money where his mouth is. His administration has rolled out several initiatives to...
Dot.come-ons
When John Auerbach told colleagues at the investment bank where he worked that he was leaving to join an Internet startup, he got more than one cockeyed look. “You’ve gotten...
60 seconds with John De Graff, national coordinator, 'Take Back Your Time'
Are American workers getting enough vacation? Definitely not. It’s pretty amazing when we compare the vacation time Americans get with folks in other countries — and even poorer countries. In...
Conrad McRae girls hoops notebook: Budding star leaves Ford for Banneker
One of the top rising sophomores in New York City has found herself a new home. Africa Williams, who helped lead Bishop Ford’s junior varsity to a CHSAA city title,...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Not Afraid, Eminem 2. Airplanes, B.O.B. 3. Love the Way You Lie, Eminem 4. Your Love, Nicki Minaj 5. California Gurls, Katy Perry 6. Find Your...
Castle's hill: Change ways for senior season
It’s Ashley Castle’s time right now and she knows it. The last two years have been plagued by issues off the court and inconsistencies on it. But in a few...
Staten Island man stabs girlfriend, his two kids, then himself
A deranged, out-of-work chiropractor stabbed his live-in girlfriend and their two toddlers in their necks last night before fatally slashing his own throat, cops said. “All we heard was a...
Manhattan Center star looking to lead the way
It wasn’t too long ago that Brea Castro Gambrell was the new girl in town. Manhattan Center coach Jaywana Bradley dubbed her “my sophomore secret” two seasons ago after the...
Red Bulls blow chances, settle for 0-0 tie in Chicago
In the Red Bulls' highly-anticipated tilt at Chicago that saw a record five Designated Players take the field -- and one, Thierry Henry hobble off -- it was Macoumba Kandji's...
New Heights wins third straight Uptown Challenge
New Heights has competed in the Uptown Challenge the last three summers. Each time it has walked away with the tournament title. The program’s White team secured its latest championship...
Queens Day a way to give back to the community for Hargrave
Queens Day is Haron Hargrave’s very personal labor of love. The former Campus Magnet standout watched a string of violence rip though the borough of Queens during his college years....
Jeter leads Yankees to 7-2 win over Red Sox
Derek Jeter stood on first after his second-inning single and took off his shin guard. Just another hit to help the Yankees. Sorry, Derek. The fans — and those giant...
Heights team wins 'Kings Cup'
Fugghedabout that racket across the pond.The nation’s largest tennis association decided that Wimbledon’s strawberries and cream were no match for Brooklyn’s hot dogs and egg creams when it chose Prospect...
'Bach' at it
I may go straight to hell but, God help me, ABC has come up with a "Bachelor" show that I actually like. I know. I'm very ashamed. Yes, their newest...
'Jersey Shore' stars: 'We'd never strike'
Who blinked? The cast of "Jersey Shore" says there was never any danger of a salary-related work stoppage. "We were going to Jersey regardless," housemate JWOWW revealed during an informal...
Keith Olbermann dropped by 'Sunday Night Football'
Bombastic cable news commentator Keith Olbermann is being yanked off NBC's "Sunday Night Football" this year, according to reports. Olbermann's MSNBC bosses are said to be behind the move to...
How O got Ro
The morning after hosting a 49th birthday dinner for President Barack Obama at a gourmet Chicago restaurant, Oprah Winfrey made the move that will -- at least for the near...
End of 'Entourage'
It's official, the "Entourage" posse is being disbanded next year. There is talk, à la "Sex and the City," of a movie version once the series is done. But officials...
'Wolves' at the door of the indecipherable
The new play "Wolves" can be so disarmingly charming that it's hard to nitpick -- you feel as if you're going after a kitten with a baseball bat. But nitpick...
From the mouths of babes
No wonder "Bachelorette" has been extended twice: Leslye Headland dishes out some of the best dialogue in town. When her booze- and coke-stoked characters discuss the strategic use of oral...
Insulting Israel -- again
Why did it take the State Department 24 hours to figure out that Israel was the victim in last week's clash on the Lebanese border? After all, even the United...
Drop the FDNY quotas
City Hall says it plans a speedy appeal of Brooklyn Federal Judge Nicholas Garaufis' latest attempt to rebuild the FDNY to his personal racial specifications. Good move. For several years...
One giant leap for student-kind
Ilene Feldman, judging by at least one review, wasn't a particularly good teacher. But she still left students with a useful lesson: If you can't pass your test, throwing yourself...
Parental Guidance Dept.
Labor Day is around the corner, and back-to-school ads are popping up, which can mean only one thing -- a nation of anxiety-ridden school-age children and the parents who love...
Briber's 'unjust' deserts
The shady money man who coordinated efforts to have divorce and custody cases heard before a paid-off Brooklyn judge has served more prison time than the villainous jurist. Nissim Elmann,...
3 caught on Zzz train lose no sleep over job security
It was a power nap. Three Brooklyn transit workers responsible for maintaining power to the third rail were caught dead asleep on the job -- but suffered only a collective...
Double-dip LI pol gets paid twice for his job
His double-dipping nets a Long Island assemblyman big bucks -- and a political foe hopes it costs him his job. Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach) collects both a legislative salary...
You are what you eat
THE ISSUE: New guidelines being developed by the FDA to encourage healthy eating habits. When the government steps in to tell you what not to eat, you know it’s not...
Rangel's woes hit upstate Democrat
UTICA, NY -- More than 200 miles from Harlem, Charlie Rangel has become a household name. That's a problem for Rep. Michael Arcuri. The Oneida County Democrat, locked in one...
'Ice' man to testify vs. Gotti pal
A crooked Diamond District jeweler is cooperating with the feds and poised to testify against one of the late John Gotti's most trusted henchmen, The Post has learned. Brian Greenwald...
Shel-Mike 'shame' tiff
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, state poli tics' most powerful Orthodox Jew, is making it clear he doesn't agree with Mayor Bloomberg's claim that opponents of a proposed mosque near Ground...
Retired NYPD cops probed for 'faking' mental illness to get benefits
Crazy like a fox! Up to 24 retired NYPD cops, some already getting tax-free disability pensions, are being investigated for allegedly feigning mental illness to add Social Security benefits to...
Fugitives among us
Meet some of the city's most dangerous fugitives -- coldblooded killers, multimillion-dollar swindlers and drug kingpins believed to be hiding among us, authorities said. They share the dubious distinction of...
Pol's Afghan about-face
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Ed Towns, who last month voted against funding the troop surge in Afghanistan, has experienced a change of heart after a visit to the war zone. "You...
Scores: A wake-up call for NY schools
As leaders of a local charter-school network, we've grown eager in re cent years for the annual release of state test scores and the usually high marks they've been giving...
One bridge fixed...
Whaddya know? You can get there from here. Today, the new Willis Avenue Bridge is due to be eased into place, completing its carefully planned journey by barge to its...
LI prodigy: Prof crook stole work
Former child genius Alia Sabur of Long Island, who started college right after the fourth grade, is suing her graduate school for fraud and defamation, charging that her professor stole...
Taliban-slay doc's legacy will live on
WASHINGTON -- A pastor at Loudonville Community Church near Albany yesterday said the death of parishioner Tom Little, who was part of a Christian-sponsored medical team gunned down in Afghanistan...
Republicans' 'what now?' challenge
Republicans are starting to think about how to answer the Robert Redford question. You know the scene. In the 1972 movie "The Candidate," the Redford character, having won the election,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens A cyclist was brutally beaten by a bat-wielding man in Bayside, police said yesterday. Duane Snoddy, 47, was armed with the bat when he climbed out of a parked...
An'Other' film beats 'Inception'
"The Other Guys" are the main guys at the box office, knocking off "Inception" to take the No. 1 spot. The buddy-cop parody starring Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg made...
Demand's IPO plan
Demand Media, the developer of applications for social-media websites, plans to raise as much as $125 million in an initial public offering, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing....
LI man kills wife: cops
A man fatally stabbed his estranged wife while their 6-year-old son played with friends outside her Long Island home, police said yesterday. Wesley Paul, 38, was visiting Monica Paul at...
Gov's veto a retirement gift for rookies
Here's one advantage to being a rookie cop or fireman. When Gov. Paterson vetoed a "pension extender" bill in June 2009 -- effectively pushing back the retirement age for cops...
Find your 'calling'
The smartphone stereotypes are mostly true. Chances are, that 40-something corporate lawyer is packing a BlackBerry. And that skinny-jeaned 25-year-old head of social networking is probably posting to Twitter on...
The it girl at H-P
The "close personal relationship" that spelled the end of Mark Hurd's five-year run as chief executive of Hewlett-Packard was with Jodie Fisher, the star of the movie "Intimate Obsession." The...
City Hall stingy on aide's charity hours
They're not being very charitable. City Hall aides yesterday declined to reveal how many hours Deputy Mayor Patricia Harris devotes to the $1.6 billion Bloomberg Family Foundation while on the...
Business briefs
RIM threat BlackBerry maker Re search In Motion and Saudi mobile firms are testing three servers to send communications and data through Saudi Arabia to address Ri yadh's concerns over...
Iraq blast kills 8
BAGHDAD -- A suicide car bomber struck a police patrol west of Baghdad yesterday and killed eight people, most of them civilians standing in line outside a post office to...
Bam, stars hoop it up
WASHINGTON -- Basketball superstars joined President Obama yesterday in a game for troops and teens. Obama shot hoops with LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Hall of Famers Bill Russell and...
Upper West Side man who head-butted movie production assistant is local hero
Breffny Flynn, your fans salute you. Neighbors of the 43-year-old stagehand yesterday applauded his head-butt response to a worker on the set of "Premium Rush" who wouldn't let him walk...
Doom$$day is coming: pol
WASHINGTON -- House Minority Leader John Boehner yesterday said Americans need to have an "adult conversation" about fixing Social Security and Medicare so the country doesn't go broke -- including...
BP cited lax safety
The drilling rig that blew up in the Gulf of Mexico in April had severe safety shortcomings and a lengthy maintenance backlog, according to an internal BP audit seen by...
Qns. Mr. Clean a marvel at 108
Here's 108-year-old Carl Berner's golden rule: You're never too old to be a good neighbor. Three years ago -- after he recovered from a second hip surgery -- the Middle...
Lazio: Let's pull plug on mosque
GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio yesterday called on the Public Service Commission to zap the Ground Zero mosque because of the revelation that Con Ed owns half the site. "As...
11 subway trains hit unseen woman
The operator of a subway train that ground to a sudden stop when a woman fell between cars overlooked her body while searching the track bed -- and resumed the...
Meals to die for
That value meal could be your last supper. The Top 10 fast-food restaurants in the nation boast entrees loaded with stomach-stuffing, artery-clogging saturated fat, sodium, and calories, according to a...
Rangel hissy nonpro-fit
Rep. Charlie Rangel yesterday came roaring to the defense of a financially troubled nonprofit that won millions in federal grant money with his help. "Anyone who wants to challenge the...
FCC readies Comcast net neutrality trap
He's ba-a-ack! Just months after a stinging rebuke by a federal appeals courts and days after his industry talks on net neutrality collapsed, Federal Communication Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski is...
Pregnant teen cut at parade
A pregnant 16-year-old was slashed in the back of the head after her boyfriend got into a dispute with a group of men at yesterday's Dominican Day Parade, police said....
Naomi Campbell's diamond testimony 'false,' ex-agent will say
It's about to get very ugly for beautiful Naomi Campbell. The cantankerous catwalker, who insisted under oath last week that she did know who sent her "dirty-looking pebbles" that turned...
Pigeon lover may lose nest
Coney Island is a continent away from Alcatraz, but the spirit of the "Birdman" lives on in a neighborhood woman who loves and feeds pigeons -- and it might cost...
Cops hit in deadly Harlem shootout
A wild Harlem gunfight early yesterday left one man dead and two police officers injured -- including one shot in the chest by a fellow cop amid the mayhem, authorities...
Oscar-winner Patricia Neal dies
Patricia Neal, the willowy, husky-voiced actress who won an Academy Award for 1963's "Hud" and then survived several strokes to continue her career, died yesterday. She was 84. Neal, who...
Doc stabs family
A deranged, out-of-work chiropractor stabbed his live-in girlfriend and their two toddlers in their necks last night before fatally slashing his own throat, cops said. "All we heard was a...
Keeping bodegas in 'site'
For New Yorkers who want the bodega experience without the trip to the corner store, a new Web site promises to deliver. BodegaDelivery.com, launched last week, lists phone numbers as...
A foolish trip
The first lady's well-publicized, expensive vacation in southern Spain last week was a PR gift to her husband's opposition. After all, we're in the middle of a major recession, with...
Rudy, it's time to be a real dad
Can this family be saved? Friends and discarded pals of former Mayor Rudy Giuliani are unanimous -- probably not. When Caroline Giuliani allegedly stuffed more than $100 worth of Sephora...
Coney businesses fear board-walking papers
The local lovefest over Coney Island’s new Luna Park is over. A new turf fight is heating up along the fabled boardwalk – and this time the park’s operator, renowned...
Poor little rich girl's five-finger discount
THE ISSUE: Rudy Giuliani's daughter's arrest for shoplifting more than $100 in Sephora goods. *** Friday's headline should have read, "Donna Hanover's Daughter Arrested," not, "It's Cuff Love for Rudy...
This week, New York owners really stuck it to fans
Although we're often reminded that this is the nation's most sophisticated sports town -- boo ya! -- it sure hasn't seemed that way, not in a long time. The folks...
Mets look D.O.A. after latest wreck
PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies fans didn't waste their energy taunting the hated Mets for most of yesterday's game. Why bother speaking ill of the dead? A make-or-break road trip concluded yesterday...
Blue Jays' Morrow fans 17 Rays in near no-hitter
Brandon Morrow wasn't about to hang his head after coming inches away from a no-hitter. The Blue Jays pitcher still tossed his first shutout -- first complete game, in fact...
Nightmare continues for Beltran
PHILADELPHIA -- Carlos Beltran hasn't exactly been the savior the Mets thought they would be getting. The slumping center fielder literally hit the wall yesterday, before finishing 0-for-4 with three...
Gimpy Beltran in center of Mets' collapse
PHILADELPHIA -- He has never been a darling of Mets fans, not in his first year (when he struggled to acclimate himself to New York) and not in his finest...
Phillies give Dickey knuckle sandwich
PHILADELPHIA -- On June 23, R.A. Dickey pitched eight shutout innings to beat the Tigers and improve to 6-0 in his first seven starts with the Mets. It was the...
Hondo: Carpe diem!
The miserable Metamucils prevented Hondo from achieving his financial goal yesterday, stumbling and bumbling in Philly to raise the NRN (nasty red number) to 1,450 frisches. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will...
Source: 2 owners rip Thomas deal
At least two NBA owners have complained to the league about the Knicks' new arrangement with Isiah Thomas, who became their part-time consultant Friday while also remaining at FIU, according...
Stephon to Knicks: Good luck with Isiah
Stephon Marbury told The Post yesterday that he is done with the NBA. He will never get a second chance with the Knicks like Isiah Thomas, whose NBA life was...
Sports shorts
WNBA: Liberty wins sixth in a row In Minneapolis, Nicole Powell scored 21 points and Cappie Pondexter added 17 to help the Liberty extend its winning streak to six games...
Hunter bags big tourney
AKRON, Ohio -- Hunter Mahan took a big step toward joining the elite in golf yesterday, winning his first World Golf Championship title to lock up a spot on the...
Jeter passes Babe on all-time hit list
Derek Jeter bumped Babe Ruth in the record books last night. Jeter's second-inning single was the 2,874th hit of his career, moving him past Ruth into 39th place all-time. Jeter...
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Record-breaking night for Yankees
Every so often, the Yankees remind us about their pinstriped place in history. It's always a little more fun when they do it against the Red Sox. Consider what they...
Poor location sinks Red Sox's Beckett
At different points in last night's first inning, Josh Beckett blew cutters past Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez. A few hours later, the Sox ace was asked if his cutter...
Coles says Jets are final stop
CORTLAND -- Laveranues Coles is hoping the third time is a charm. The veteran receiver, in his third tour of duty with the Jets, doesn't know how long this is...
Berkman goes from jeers to cheers with three-hit night
Lance Berkman finally arrived from Houston. The Yankees' new designated hitter had been MIA for his first week in pinstripes, but he showed there's life left in his bat last...
Sore A-Rod reaches steal milestone
With his left ankle heavily taped under a sock, Alex Rodriguez emerged from the first-base dugout last night at Yankee Stadium, where the biggest pregame question was whether he would...
Jets' 'Little LT' has big dreams
CORTLAND -- He is a short man who has been a long shot all of his life. They call Larry Taylor "Little LT" here at Jets camp, because he bears...
Moss going long as Giants' senior WR
ALBANY -- How can it be that Sinorice Moss has been with the Giants the longest of all the receivers, that at just 26 years old he is the oldest...
Devils waiting for Ilya decision today
The Devils are expected to learn today if they're as successful opposing the league's will as they have been in supporting it. Arbitrator Richard Bloch is expected to rule today...
'Perfection' wins at Spa
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- The name says it all; well, almost. Majesticperfection is not perfect -- he lost his first start finishing third Jan. 24 at the Fair Grounds. But since...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
A nauseous school-bus driver carrying dozens of kids opened the door so he could vomit but ended up falling out of the bus. The bus then continued on without him,...
Dollar van man has plan — but can it stand?
Sulaiman Haqq is a man with a van, and a plan.Haqq, co-owner of Brooklyn Van Lines, hopes to be the new face of “public” transportation, thanks to a city-led pilot...
Williamsburg Bridge roadwork will be hellish this weekend
It is life imitating art — as the Williamsburg Bridge will be partially closed this month.Two lanes of eastbound traffic on the span will again be shut down to traffic...
Shakespeare in the Park? Feh —?we got Calderon's 'Dream' play
There was Shakespeare in the Park this summer. Now there’s Calderón in the Park.Festival of Fools got a little tired of the prevalence of the British bard in outdoor classical...
B-52s to turn Coney into a Love Shack on Aug. 19
To paraphrase the B-52s, Coney Island — that’s where it’s at this summer.So, perfectly enough, the fabulous foursome behind the iconic pop songs “Love Shack” and “Rock Lobster” will turn...
Jackson's long recruiting journey lands her at Adelphi
Sade Jackson called it a long and dreadful process. The Aquinas grad's search for a college continued through July as she was looking for an offer from a Division I...
Contractor linked to former HP CEO Mark Hurd is reality TV star
The marketing contractor linked to former Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) chief executive Mark Hurd is Jodie Fisher, an actress who most recently appeared in the reality TV show "Age of Love,"...
Here's the beef! Brennan and Carr is simply the best
Any self-respecting connoisseur of roast beef absolutely must make the pilgrimage to Sheepshead Bay and visit the Mecca of slow-cooked meat, Brennan and Carr.The delicious, old-school eatery at Avenue U...
Demoralizing, error-filled loss
Tigers 6Cyclones 3Sunday, Aug. 8 at MCU ParkDefense continued to plague the first-place Cyclones, with a phenomenal five errors turning into four unearned runs and a depressing Cyclone loss.Connecticut scored...
Teen stabbed during Dominican parade
A pregnant 16-year-old was slashed in the back of the head when her boyfriend got into a dispute with some men at the Dominican Day Parade in Midtown this afternoon,...