August 16, 2012
SI ex-con busted for wild Atlantic City joyride in stolen car
An ex-con from Staten Island was arrested this week for swiping an SUV from an autobody shop – and then driving the hot wheels to Atlantic City so he could...
Woman rescued after jumping off SI ferry
A woman jumped off the Staten Island ferry today and was rescued by the Coast Guard in the Upper Bay of New York Harbor, authorities said. The unidentified victim, described...
GAMETRACKER: Mets at Reds
Follow live as the Mets try avoid a sweep in Cincinnati. Matt Harvey gets the start for the Mets against Homer Bailey.
Cabrera's positive test results in more than just a suspension
Melky Cabrera’s 50-game suspension for testing positive for using performance enhancing drugs caught the baseball world off guard, but it does say a few things about the process and Cabrera’s...
Cowboys' Witten hopes to be ready for Giants opener
OXNARD, Calif. -- Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten is hopeful that he will be ready to play in the season opener in three weeks. Witten is dealing with a...
Carriage goes out of control at Columbus Circle when horn spooks young steed
A runaway carriage horse carrying a terrified tourist couple near Central Park today crashed into a parked van and a moving car – and was finally corralled several blocks away,...
Tommy John cites ‘Yankees screwing Joba over’ while discussing Nationals’ Strasburg
Tommy John does not think the Nationals should hold back Stephen Strasburg and he points to the Yankees bumbling of Joba Chamberlain as one reason why. John, who pitched from...
Barclays to host women’s A-10 Championship Game
The championship game of the Atlantic-10 women’s basketball tournament will be held at the Barclays Center starting in 2013. The title game will be the first women’s basketball game played...
WATCH: Knicks' Anthony hires 'Melos' to show off gear in new ad
Carmelo Anthony can now play his own starting five.In a new promotion for Anthony's Foot Locker apparel line, the Knicks star shows off all of his clothing items by having...
Mets send Beato to Red Sox to complete Shoppach deal
CINCINNATI — The Mets sent right-hander Pedro Beato to Boston on Thursday to complete the trade in which they acquired catcher Kelly Shoppach on Tuesday. The 25-year-old Beato opened the...
WATCH: McGee overcomes heroin addiction, clinical death to fight in UFC
Court McGee has gone from heroin addict who overdosed and was pronounced dead to UFC fighter. In 2005, he was clinically dead for eight minutes after a day-long binge on...
Giants' Beatty 'back on the shelf' with back injury
The Giants held their first post-training camp practice on Thursday at their team facility and it was surprising not to see Will Beatty on the field manning the left tackle...
No home games for Knicks in preseason
The Knicks preseason schedule was released Thursday and, as expected, they won’t be playing any home games.The Knicks will have five preseason games all away from Madison Square Garden, as...
Macy's sues JCPenney over Martha Stewart deal
Macy's Inc took its legal battle over its agreement to exclusively sell certain Martha Stewart items directly to JCPenney Co Inc on Thursday, accusing the rival department store chain of...
Nets open up Barclays Center in preseason Oct. 15
The Nets are less than two months away from their debut in their new home.The team released its preseason schedule yesterday, with the first-ever Nets game at Barclays Center scheduled...
Rousey-Cyborg, biggest women's MMA fight ever, on horizon
Sarah Kaufman who?Ronda Rousey, the most recognizable female fighter in MMA, defends her Strikeforce women’s bantamweight title Saturday against Kaufman. Yet the only thing people want to talk about this...
'Sharpie parties' fuel rampage on foreclosed homes
LOS ANGELES -- In the age of Facebook and Twitter, a new crime has hit America: "Sharpie parties," gatherings of party revelers armed with "Sharpie" magic markers and lured by...
$32k reward for info in NYC police shooting
Authorities are offering a $32,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in connection with the wounding of a New York City police officer. Sgt. Craig Bier was shot in...
Ryan on Medicare cut: Obama did it first
WARREN, Ohio — Republican vice presidential contender Paul Ryan says he never would have included a $700 billion Medicare cut in his budget if President Barack Obama hadn't done it...
Judge sets Oct. trial date for Bx. man accused of rape-murder of ex-girlfriend
A judge has set an Oct. 9 trial date for the Bronx man accused of the heinous rape-murder of his ex-girlfriend, a beautiful Borough of Manhattan Community College student from...
Jacobs calls Jets a ‘circus,’ who will never ‘one-up the Giants’
Brandon Jacobs is far removed from the Jets-Giants rivalry, but the now-49ers running back still has an opinion on the subject. In an interview with CBSSports.com, Jacobs said the Jets...
Congressional probe launched into allegations of lewd conduct at ICE
Graphic allegations of "sexually charged" conduct rocking a federal agency have attracted the attention of Congress, with Republican Rep. Michael McCaul launching an investigation this week into the charges. FoxNews.com...
Elderly embezzler to plead guilty in $1M diocese scam
An elderly embezzler is poised to plead guilty to stealing $1 million from the Diocese of New York in a deal that carries at least 4 1/2 years prison, her...
CC remains on target for Yankees return after first catch
CC Sabathia vowed to pitch Aug. 24 after stiffness in his left elbow landed him on the DL.Thursday, after playing catch for the first time since the injury, the Yankees...
NYPD repairing Chevy Impalas as part of nationwide recall
Recalling all cars. Recalling all cars. The NYPD will be repairing its fleet of Chevrolet Impalas as part of a nationwide recall that affects more than 36,000 police cruisers from...
Key county execs support suburban NY bridge
WHITE PLAINS, NY — County executives from Westchester, Rockland and Putnam have announced their support for the new Tappan Zee Bridge in the New York suburbs. The leaders' backing is...
Jets' Sanchez agrees that he should be a top-10 QB
CORTLAND – Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez agrees with Bart Scott that he can be a top-10 quarterback in the NFL."Sure," Sanchez said. "You've got to think that. You've got to...
Biden vs Ryan: No. 2s key in campaign
DENVER -- Paul Ryan likes exercise, budget charts and the Green Bay Packers. Joe Biden likes train rides, foreign policy and talking - a lot. In some ways, these presidential...
Cablevision customers getting the NFL Network
Cablevision customers will be getting some more football. The NFL Network and Cablevision announced a deal Thursday to bring the network to that cable system starting Friday. The network, which...
Trial date moved for man in Saudi ambassador plot
A Texas man charged with plotting to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the United States will have to wait until next year for his New York trial. An October trial...
Joba hears boos as Yankees can't complete sweep of Rangers
Joba Chamberlain took a few steps off the mound and exhaled. The crowd at Yankee Stadium also let loose. Once a fan favorite, Chamberlain got jeered Thursday after yet another...
Facebook hits new low as IPO lock-up ends
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook's stock plunged to a new low Thursday after the expiration of a ban that had prevented some early investors and insiders from dumping millions of additional...
Giants' Austin says his injury is 'just a little backache'
The Giants finally got some positive injury news from their defensive line Thursday when an exam showed no structural damage to tackle Marvin Austin's back."It was just a little backache,"...
Oakley: Anthony, Stoudemire don’t make Knicks teammates better
The Knicks have their own “Big Three” in Carmelo Anthony, Amar’e Stoudemire and Tyson Chandler, but proved to be no match to the eventual NBA Champion Miami Heat in the...
WATCH: 'Fierce Five' shows off as interns on 'Colbert Report'
The “Fierce Five” is back to work.The gold-medal winning U.S. gymnastics team appeared on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report” on Wednesday night posing as interns, acrobatically getting host Stephen Colbert...
Pathologist: Drew Peterson's 3rd wife was murdered
JOLIET, Ill. -- A pathologist who performed a second autopsy on Drew Peterson's third wife years after she was found dead in her bathtub says the only plausible explanation for...
Tebow would welcome college teammate Demps on Jets
CORTLAND – Tim Tebow would love to reunite with running back Jeff Demps again.Tebow spent two years playing with Demps at the University of Florida and, now that Demps is...
Tebow's last Jets practice at Cortland is his worst
CORTLAND – It was a rough final day in Cortland for Tim Tebow.Tebow finished Thursday's practice – the final one in Cortland of the season?– 2-for-10, including an interception and...
PepsiCo creates new role for noncarbonated drinks
PepsiCo Inc. said Thursday that it will create a new position to oversee Gatorade, Tropicana and other noncarbonated drinks, marking the company's latest push to build up its core brands....
Washington Heights super crushed by elevator, suffers head trauma
A super in Washington Heights was badly hurt in an elevator accident, authorities said today. The victim, whose name was not released, was hurt at about 8:40 a.m. as he...
Red Bulls sign English midfielder Sam
The New York Red Bulls have signed English midfielder Lloyd Sam. The MLS club announced the signing on Thursday, saying the 27-year-old will be available to play once his transfer...
Justice Department approves deals between Verizon and cable companies, with conditions
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department's antitrust division on Thursday approved deals between Verizon Wireless and four of the nation's largest cable companies but applied conditions. Most significantly, the agency said...
Giants cut disappointing former second round pick Sintim
High draft status only keeps a player around for so long. Linebacker Clint Sintim, a second-round draft pick in 2009 who made no impact and battled numerous injuries, is no...
NJ early childhood academy searching for best baby Springsteen
FREEHOLD, NJ — A New Jersey early childhood academy is looking for fans who drool over Bruce Springsteen — literally. The Learning Experience is holding a Bruce Springsteen look-alike contest...
Companies gave CEOs more than they paid in taxes: study
Twenty-six big U.S. companies paid their CEOs more last year than they paid the federal government in tax, according to a study released Thursday by a liberal-leaning think tank. The...
GameStop second-quarter net income falls as sales slow
GRAPEVINE, Texas — GameStop, the world's biggest video game retailer, reported a 32 percent decline in its second-quarter net income on Thursday as sales slowed because not enough new games...
Melky's trangressions and King Felix's perfection
First, your updated playoff standings:AL: Yankees (1) vs. winner of Baltimore (WC1) and Tampa Bay (WC2), Texas (2) vs. White Sox (3)NL: Washington (1) vs. winner of Atlanta (WC1) and...
Upstate NY getting older faster than rest of US: report
New York is growing old faster than the rest of the nation but is becoming a bit better educated, according to a study released Thursday. Meanwhile, the young have continued...
UFC now committed to putting top fights on free television
The UFC is finally about to put its best foot forward on free TV.After seeing ratings for its Fox shows decline from last fall’s hit debut, the company has assembled...
Best Buy co-founder says he's committed to takeover bid
MINNEAPOLIS — Best Buy Co. co-founder Richard Schulze said Thursday that he is committed to his offer for the electronics retailer and has heard from a number of private equity...
Police in NJ to crackdown on drunken drivers
TRENTON, NJ — Police around New Jersey will begin stepping up patrols targeting drunken and impaired drivers beginning Friday. More than $750,000 will be distributed to 172 departments in the...
US home construction dips, but signs point up
WASHINGTON — U.S. builders slowed their pace of housing construction slightly in July. But in a hopeful sign for future construction, applications for building permits rose to their highest level...
Rangers' Nash denies plans to play in Switzerland: report
Rick Nash has no definitive lockout plans after all.Contrary to reports Thursday morning that Nash, the Rangers new winger, would again play for HC Davos in Switzererland, his agent Joe...
LI man suspected of faking own drowning is re-arrested
Walking dead man Raymond Roth washed up back in jail this morning after allegedly violating protection orders and repeatedly calling his estranged wife, authorities said. Roth, 47, is already facing...
$20K reward for info on tossed puppy case
BRENTWOOD, NY — There's a reward of $20,000 for information leading to the arrest of the individual responsible for throwing a puppy out of a moving vehicle on Long Island....
Ryan blasts Obama camp over Biden's 'chains' remark
Paul Ryan is taking on the Obama campaign directly over Vice President Biden's "back in chains" comment, calling them the mark of a "desperate" campaign as President Obama defends his...
Ecuador grants political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
LONDON — He's won asylum in Ecuador, but Julian Assange is no closer to getting there. The dramatic decision by the Latin American nation to identify the WikiLeaks founder as...
Judge denies Manhattan 'madam's' request to have charges thrown out
Accused Hockey Mom Madam Anna Gristina got some bad news in a Manhattan courtroom this morning — as a judge denied her request to toss the charges for what she'd...
Wal-Mart second-quarter profit up 5.7 percent, retailer raises outlook
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s second-quarter net income rose 5.7 percent as the world's largest retailer is wooing back frugal shoppers across the globe by doubling down on low prices. The discounter...
Applications for unemployment benefits up by 2,000 last week
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits edged up slightly last week but remained at a level consistent with modest gains in hiring. Unemployment benefit applications rose...
Sears second-quarter loss narrows; sales keep falling
HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Sears Holding Corp. cut expenses and reduced inventory in its second quarter, helping the struggling retailer post a narrower loss than last year. The company's adjusted...
Priscilla and Lisa Marie Presley surprise fans at Graceland
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Thousands of devotees converged on Graceland to mark the 35th anniversary of Elvis Presley's death and got a surprise welcome from the King's former wife and daughter,...
Taliban kills 7 American soldiers in Afghan helicopter attack
KABUL, Afghanistan — Seven American troops and four Afghans died in a Black Hawk helicopter crash on Thursday in southern Afghanistan, the NATO military coalition said. The Taliban claimed their...
20 Shiites shot, killed in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A Pakistani official says gunmen forced 20 Shiites off buses in northern Pakistan and killed them. The police official said the incident happened Thursday in the Naran...
Pedestrian struck by LIRR train
The LIRR says a pedestrian was struck and injured near the Babylon train station. LIRR spokeswoman Marjorie Anders told Newsday that the person was not authorized to be on the...
Elderly Qns. man allegedly robbed by two men posing as water department employees
The NYPD is searching for two men who posed as water department employees to gain access and rob an elderly man at his Queens home. Police say the suspects knocked...
NYPD looking for suspect in Harlem salon burglaries
Police are looking for a suspect wanted in a spate of nail and hair salon burglaries in Harlem. After entering the locations, the suspect removes computer and electronic equipment. Police...
Wave of attacks in northern, central Iraq kill 22
BAGHDAD — A wave of insurgent attacks killed at least 22 people and wounded dozens in central and northern Iraq on Thursday, the latest series of persistent strikes aimed at...
Voters dislike Bloomberg's plan to restrict baby formula, size of sugary soft drinks: poll
New Yorkers want Mayor Bloomberg to keep his hands off their breasts. A Quinnipiac University poll reported that the mayor's plan to encourage new mothers to breast-feed by making baby...
3-point stance: The three question marks out of camp
CORTLAND – It's the last day of practice here before the team heads back to Florham Park. Players, coaches and staff (and media members) are ready to return home. This...
WATCH: Thomas Haden Church's 'educational' PSA
Thomas Haden Church probably isn't your best babysitting option. The "Sideways" actor explored child-swapping in an insensitive but funny mock PSA on last night's episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” The...
Will Obama's immigration ploy get votes?
Yesterday was the first day of President Obama's immigration ploy known as deferred action. The executive order allows illegal-alien children brought to the country by their parents to apply for...
Moscow-bound plane that left JFK lands in Iceland after 'explosives' threat
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — An Aeroflot plane carrying 256 people from New York to Moscow made an unscheduled landing in Iceland on Thursday following a report of a bomb on board,...
Man shot to death inside Harlem B&B
A man was shot to death inside of a Harlem bed and breakfast inn early today, police said. The 23-year-old man got into a fight and was shot in the...
Giants hope Prince can handle job
He gets paid to play, not formulate the gameplan, but if safety Antrel Rolle was going to switch sides and attack the Giants defense he knows whom he’d target. Prince...
Winning Powerball ticket worth $337M sold in Michigan
LAPEER, Mich. — A gas station in a small Michigan city is buzzing with excitement after the state lottery said Thursday that a $337 million jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold...
Justin says he will Tuck in at tackle for Giants if needed
The interior of the Giants defensive line is not as thin at it may seem. With the team dealing with numerous injuries to its defensive tackles, defensive end Justin Tuck...
Chavez adapting to extra playing time for Yankees
This increased playing time is working out pretty well for Eric Chavez. If only it didn’t involve playing every day. Chavez had his sixth straight multi-hit game in the Yankees’...
Garcia helps Yankees top Rangers again
Josh Hamilton aside, Freddy Garcia toyed with the suddenly limp Rangers lineup last night. Hamilton turned two Garcia mistakes into long homers, but the other eight bats in the Rangers’...
Yankees veterans needed now, hopefully not in October
There’s no polite way to put this, so here goes: If Freddy Garcia is on the Yankees’ postseason roster, then something elsewhere has gone wrong. But if the Yankees attain...
Ban will cost former Yankees OF Melky money, reputation
Melky Cabrera was supposed to have an impact on this pennant race and the upcoming free-agent class — but not how he will now. Cabrera was suspended for 50 games...
Eavesdropping on a ‘chat’ between Rex and Tom
It is 7 a.m. and the telephone is ringing in Tom Coughlin’s office. “Tom? Rex Ryan.” “(Pauses) Uh, hello Rex. What can I do for you?” Rex: “Ready for the...
Jets' Scott: Time for Sanchez to become a Top 10 QB
CORTLAND — Bart Scott expects Mark Sanchez to rise up the charts this season. The Jets linebacker said Sanchez is ready to become one of the top quarterbacks in the...
Jets now giving some respect to champion Giants
CORTLAND — When the Giants and Patriots faced off in Super Bowl XLVI in February, you would have thought the Jets couldn’t bring themselves to root for either their fellow...
Liberty look to start second half on strong note
There are two ways to view the Liberty, which is getting ready to start the second half of the season after their Olympic break. For those who believe the Liberty,...
Former Fordham star Skelton leads Cardinals QB race
A starting quarterback job just may be in the Cards for John Skelton. Skelton, a fifth-round pick by Arizona in the 2010 draft out of Fordham, is currently competing with...
Yankees on deck vs. Rangers
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS YANKEES: After consecutive losses, Nova bounced back in his last start to lead the Yankees to a 5-2 victory over the Blue Jays. In that outing, Nova...
Mets on deck at Reds
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS METS: In his last start, Harvey gave up a two-run homer to Jason Heyward in the first inning but allowed just one hit in the next five...
Staszewski: PSAL softball should take cue from counterparts, change for the better
PSAL softball needs to look at what’s going on elsewhere and get with the times. For the second straight year, a major PSAL girls sport is realigning its divisions to...
PSAL girls soccer coaches applaud blowout-busting realignment
PSAL girls soccer coaches applauded the league’s new division alignments, saying it will bring competitive balance and allow programs to grow in the Class A and B divisions. “You want...
South Shore nips Christ the King in August classic with March feel
The calendar and the muggy weather said otherwise, but Wednesday night at the Kennedy Center in Harlem had a March feel to it. Two of the city’s top boys basketball...
Senior-laden Bayside shows promise, tops Boys High in Smartball semis
Of the four teams in Wednesday’s Smartball Classic semifinals, three were penciled in at the outset of the two-week, single-elimination tournament. Christ the King and defending state Federation Class AA...
Tebow tracker
A daily look at Tim Tebow’s time in Cortland: 8:00 a.m.: Tebow and the Jets take the field for the final practice of training camp in Cortland open to the...
Showdown at Saratoga
In this summer’s Saratoga Showdown, The Post’s pony pickers, John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine, Vic Cangialosi and Anthony Affrunti, square off every day of the meet. Each starts with a bankroll...
Video captures cop shooting dog in East Village
Newly-released video shows a Monday East Village shooting in which a cop fired on a pit bull trying to protect its owner. The video, posted on Gothamist.com, shows the pit...
Chef who appeared on 'Hell's Kitchen' drowns at Hamptons beach
A former reality show chef based on the East End drowned at a popular Hamptons beach Tuesday after a morning swim. Keith Greene, 35, was discovered at 11 a.m. by...
Videogame maker EA attracting PE interest
This game is just getting started. Electronic Arts — the force behind such popular video games as “SimCity” and “Madden NFL” — is quietly exploring a sale, The Post has...
Business briefs
Dolan sellsAMC Networks said yesterday that Cablevision founder Charles Dolan sold 1.75 million shares of its Class A common stock on Tuesday. Dolan, whose family controls the company, would’ve received...
Devils owner is on verge of deal: sources
New Jersey Devils owner Jeffrey Vanderbeek is close to a deal with lenders to retain control of the cash-strapped hockey team, sources told The Post. The proposed deal would buy...
Phil helps himself
Talk about one hand washing the other. Beleaguered hedge fund honcho Phil Falcone’s big bet on his own publicly traded entity, Harbinger Group, is helping to lift his troubled hedge...
Another fluky stat exposed: July retail sales
One Wall Street economist put it this way: “Here comes the consumer.” He was reacting to the Census Bureau’s announcement that US retail sales had unexpectedly jumped 0.8 percent in...
Schneiderman probing Libor
New York’s top cop is keeping the heat on suspected rate-riggers. Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has issued subpoenas to JPMorgan Chase, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, HSBC...
Victims suing Standard
Standard Chartered was sued in US District Court in New York by victims of the 1983 Iran-sponsored terrorist bombing of US Marine barracks in Lebanon, over allegations the bank conspired...
Redbox parent Coinstar mulling sale, vending-machine expansion
Redbox parent Coinstar is ramping up the money machine. Coinstar, best known for its self-service movie rental kiosks, is holding talks about a potential sale while it also navigates a...
Trustee in suit vs. MF execs
The trustee responsible for recouping money for burned MF Global customers penned an agreement yesterday to join forces in suing former executives of the company, including fallen CEO Jon Corzine....
A&F beefs up stock buyback
Abercrombie & Fitch plans to splurge on its own shares — but it’s still a little early for shopping season. Confirming an exclusive July 11 report in The Post, the...
Schumer to rescue of New York suitmaker
The cash-strapped owner of the Hickey Freeman suit brand has won emergency financing with the help of US Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY). HMX Group — whose suits are worn by...
Tesla CEO’s big option
Elon Musk, Tesla Motors’ chief executive officer and co-founder, was granted an option to buy 5.27 million shares in the maker of luxury electric cars as part of a long-term...
Buying a share of an icon
A Madonna-linked UK millionaire and the CEO of WeWork have just been outed as minority stakeholders in the $150 million residential transformation of the Woolworth Building’s tower. The two, Abraham...
DWIs gin up biz to foil them
Keeping an eye on drunken drivers is big business. Sales of high-tech, DWI-busting gadgets that can detect booze, kill a car engine and dispatch cops to the scene — all...
Lawyers quit FB suit
A New York law firm that represented Paul Ceglia in his suit claiming to own part of Facebook Inc. quit the case after determining the contract on which he bases...
Holy cow! Gov. backs NY Yogurt
Governor Andrew Cuomo said he wants New York to become the yogurt capital of the US, just as California’s Silicon Valley dominates the global high-tech industry. New York is home...
Superiority complex
One of the best amenities (among many) that Nicole Daw can point to at the massive Newport development in Jersey City is the elephants. “That’s where we meet a lot...
Just sold!
Manhattan CHELSEA $1,900,000 420 W. 25th St. Two-bedroom, two-bath condo, 1,578 square feet, with entry with built-in bar, kitchen with Italian glass cabinets, formal dining room, great room, fireplace and...
Ichi spot
After an exhaustive apartment hunt, new Yankees star Ichiro Suzuki — with his wife, Yumiko Fukushima, and their dog, a Shiba Inu named Ikkyu — moved into a high-floor residence...
Path to glory
Like some desperate boy on the make, Brooklyn and Long Island City spent a long time trying to convince apartment hunters to give them a chance. Now it’s Jersey City’s...
Teacher sues over ‘preach’ of contract
She confused teaching and preaching, school officials say. A veteran public-school teacher who was canned for calling students “racist” and referring to herself as a “Messenger of God” is suing...
Stars $mashed
It was rap stars Chris Brown and Drake — and not their posses — who set off a bottle-throwing fracas at a Manhattan nightclub over pop star Rihanna, a $16...
It’s beer madness as NYPD is sued
That’s a hell of a way to announce last call! A hip Brooklyn bar was mistakenly raided by cops — led by the commanding officer of the local precinct —...
'Mugger' who swiped $19 from Bx. boy held in jail
The coldhearted mugger who swiped $19 from a 9-year-old Bronx boy on an errand to buy soap for his mom was tossed in jail yesterday, unable to make bail, authorities...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Cops want to question three men about a Harlem shooting that left two people wounded. Surveillance video captured images of the trio running from the scene on East 112th...
Relief for NY's aliens who can live and work here without fear of deportation
It wasn’t the Dream Act, but it was still a dream come true. Young illegal-immigrant New Yorkers lined up by the thousands yesterday to learn about the new federal program...
Closer to dream as US journalist
For Antonio Alarcon, 18, who emigrated from Mexico seven years ago, “deferred action” means a better chance of realizing his goal of landing a job as a journalist in the...
His goal – ‘to help people’
Chilean native Juan Fernandios, 30, came to the United States 16 years ago with his mom, and sees “deferred action” as a means to accomplish things that citizens take for...
Door opening for school & career
Cuny student Yenny Yanaylle, 20, says the “deferred-action” policy will allow her to get a work permit so she can continue her studies at CUNY, where she hopes to finish...
You can’t hide your Ryan eyes
This is sexual progress? America just endured The Year of the Bimbo. Attractive Republican women, from Rep. Michele Bachmann to Sarah Palin, were demonized and derided by lefty comic Bill...
‘Hidden’ agenda
State education officials didn’t publicly share their positive reviews of schools the city sought to close this year — even though the findings came well ahead of a city panel’s...
Perv sex assault
A man posing as a good Samaritan offered to help a drunk 28-year-old to her Greenwich Village apartment — where, she told cops, he put her on a couch and...
LI prof’s sick joke
A professor at the US Merchant Marine Academy on Long Island was reportedly suspended after joking about the Colorado movie-theater massacre to a class that included a student whose dad...
He’s washed up
The Long Island man suspected of faking his own drowning for insurance money was finally arrested yesterday — then blamed the whole kooky plot on his son. Raymond Roth, 47,...
Texas teacher on trial for having sex with five students
They were all the teacher’s pet. A hot-to-trot 28-year-old Texas high-school teacher repeatedly had sex with five of her students — including group romps with four of them — while...
Mighty Quinn’s healthy lead
She’s still the leader of the pack. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn remains far ahead of the other five Democratic mayoral contenders in the 2013 mayoral race, according to a...
Brooklyn pol’s cozy little hideaway loan
WASHINGTON — Brooklyn Rep. Ed Towns excluded from a subpoena he issued the fact that he and other members of Congress received special home loans from a mortgage lender he...
Adding a lot of class to private schools
Some of the city’s swankiest private schools are expanding to meet a huge demand for seats in pre-K and kindergarten classes in the upcoming academic year. Tony Upper West Side...
‘Dead’ Shatner lives!
LOS ANGELES — William Shatner’s Priceline Negotiator isn’t a goner after all. He just went surfing. Seven months after a commercial showed him plunging off a cliff into apparent oblivion,...
Kim’s rival warns her to butt out
Trouble’s koming for Kim Kardashian. Lawyers for the bootiful reality star are slated to depose lookalike Myla Sinanaj in New York next week as part of Kardashian’s divorce case against...
NJ man who shot detective found him naked in bed with wife, learned of affair from 5-year-old daughter
The New Jersey man who shot a Brooklyn detective with the officer’s own gun found the cop butt naked in bed with his estranged wife — after embarrassingly learning of...
The $320M numbers
If you picked 6, 27, 46, 51 and 56, plus 21 as the Powerball, call the boss and quit your day job — you’re now officially filthy rich. Those were...
Chick-fil ‘A-OK’
Keep your unpalatable politics out of our plump chicken sandwiches! That was the message of New York City voters yesterday in a new Quinnipiac poll showing that an overwhelming majority...
Hello? I’ve got a flood of deliveries
Hold that delivery! UPS driver Robinson Ovalle nearly had to paddle his packages to the doors yesterday after a fast-moving storm left his truck disabled in a Brooklyn flash flood....
Homeland Security aide takes temporary leave amid new claims, as Napolitano ponders stepping down
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security boss Janet Napolitano’s embattled high-ranking immigration aide took a leave of absence following salacious new claims about the agency’s alleged sexually hostile environment toward men, while...
Wiki leaker safe haven
Ecuador is ready to grant asylum to Wiki leaker Julian Assange, who has spent two months holed up in its London embassy, it was reported early today. He’s trying to...
SI wife killer chokes on chicken days before sweetheart sentencing
“The chicken got served.” The Staten Island creep who killed his wife because she refused to pay for cable TV during his hospital stay dined on a huge helping of...
‘Breast’ gal racks up a win
She had four busts. Now she’s left with three. Serial breast-barer and performance artist Holly Van Voast won a judge’s dismissal yesterday of charges that she violated the MTA’s hygiene...
‘Big-spend’ gen. probe
WASHINGTON — A four-star Army general who was the first head of the new US Africa Command is under investigation and facing possible demotion for allegedly spending hundreds of thousands...
Toxic field killed Westchester kids: kin
Playing fields were killing fields in the well-to-do Westchester town of Briarcliff Manor, say stricken families who blame toxic fill under school property for the cancer deaths of four children....
Seabrook: Mistress did it
Crooked ex-pol Larry Seabrook says he shouldn’t be held accountable for the sins of his mistress.The former Democratic city councilman from The Bronx filed court papers yesterday seeking to overturn...
'Slave' reveals torment at learning about leather lad's new love
She’s no Anastasia Steele. Unlike the bondage novice in the hit book “Fifty Shades of Grey,’’ the longtime fetish slave of a Manhattan investment banker yesterday told The Post that...
New York, Blue States get hit with biggest hikes if Bush tax cuts expire
OXFORD, Ohio — The end of the Bush-era tax cuts will mostly whack blue states — and New York will take one of the biggest hits, a startling new analysis...
O sticks up for Biden
WASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden’s boss had his back yesterday over the gaffe-prone veep’s claim that Republican repeal of Wall Street regulations would put voters “back in chains.”Obama said...
Ryan set for Medi-war
OXFORD, Ohio — Bring it on! That was GOP vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan’s battle cry last night for a fight with President Obama over Medicare. “We want this debate. We...
Shrink ‘killer’ called fit
Cleaver-wielding schizophrenic David Tarloff is mentally fit to stand trial in the hacking slay of an Upper East Side psychiatrist — but just barely, and his current address on Rikers...
Drug-cash rap vs. Hasid trio
Three Hasidic Jews from Brooklyn were busted yesterday for allegedly laundering millions of dollars for an international drug ring that operates in Israel, England and the US. The suspects collected...
Don’t blame sexism for the pay gap
It’s a staple of feminist rhetoric: Women make less money than men because of discrimination. “We’d all like to think, in 2012, that pay discrimination is a thing of the...
Paul Ryan’s Irish clan
The elevation of Rep. Paul Ryan is a game changer because it is a conversation changer. His selection as veep nominee puts front and center the need to rein in...
Middle East madness: has Obama done enough?
The Issue: The White House’s record on Middle East issues, especially in Egypt and Israel. *** Ambassador John Bolton should perhaps state why the US should care about the upheaval...
Financing America’s future
The Issue: Whether the US can remain economically strong without reforms to its entitlement programs. *** I believe that this is the last chance to pull the country back from...
What Biden really said
Is Joe Biden everybody’s goofy uncle — or David Axlerod’s attack hand-puppet? More the latter than the former, it would seem — with Exhibit A being the veep’s unsubtle race-baiting...
Ed Towns’ coverup
Brooklyn Rep. Ed Towns insists he got no favorable treatment from Countrywide Financial when the subprime lender gave him two loans in 2003 to buy homes. And yet, according to...
Excellence in journalism
Congratulations to Andrew Ferguson, who yesterday was honored with the 14th annual Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Opinion Journalism. Ferguson is a senior editor at The Weekly Standard. Each...
Bam’s cigar trouble
Could cigars tip this year’s election? President Obama’s Food and Drug Administration is widely rumored to be working on a new regulation that would ban sales of cigars through mail-order...
NYC waters down school discipline
The New York Civil Liberties Union this week issued a report finding that the overwhelming majority of arrests in the city’s public schools are of minority students. This dog-bites-man news...
Tapping into baseball & B’way lore
Imagine owning a home plate that once graced the old Yankee Stadium. Or the glove worn by the player who ended Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak with a catch. Or...
A rocking tale of ’60s star sung in Shlomo
Long before Matisyahu made Orthodox Judaism hip, there was Shlomo Carlebach. This “Rock Star Rabbi,” whose accessible brand of Jewish music made him an unlikely pop star in the 1960s,...
A sexy montage of Minaj
As Nicki Minaj stormed onto the Roseland Ballroom stage on Tuesday night, it was clear that she had a point to prove. Back in June, the Queens-raised rapper was due...
Sports Shorts
Tennis: Nadal pulls out of U.S. Open Rafael Nadal, citing his recent knee problem, withdrew from the U.S. Open yesterday. The injury already forced the third-ranked Spaniard out of the...
Vic Cangialosi’s Calder Grade
FIRST-6 fur; $13,500; alw; 3up(f)1-Cool Vixen 4-15-La Torera 12-12-Audrey 20-16-Bernardine'sGft6-13-Beloveda 6-57-Starship Nova 8-14-Tikitocki 6-18-Forever Noble 10-1SECOND-1 1/16mT; $19,500; cl($32,0); 3up4-ConwayTwStep5-15-StarshipShawty8-11-Chistosa 6-16-Greatest Dream5-22-Arestedfrpssn15-17-ChampagneJne8-13-Outwildcattin 3-18-High Player 6-1THIRD-5 1/2 fur; $12,000; clm($16,0); 2YO2-b-L.A.'sAwese6-12-b-Maddy...
Saratoga Charts
August 15th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm?2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 1/2 fur(T); $36,000; clm($20,000); 3up(f)Off: 1:00. Good. shiftd out 1/8,ralliedTime: 21.53, 44.73, 56.69, 1:02.92.Trainer: Patrick KellyWinner: GR/RO F, 3,...
Del Mar Graded Entries
Post Time: 5:00 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16 miles(T); $71,000; alw; 3YO(f)PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds4 Wild Truffles(L),118JTalam4-1-34-12 Koko Loca(L),118GGomz3-6-25-21 TornadoAllie(L),118EMldnd1-1-99-23 Belle deLune(L),118MSmth8-2-54-15 Viva Carina(L),118VEspnz1-x-x6-16 RicspretentisglL118KKriggr2-2-23-1SECOND-5 1/2 fur; $36,000; cl($50,0); 2YOPN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds5...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 4:00 pm.FIRST-1 mile; $16,000; clm($16,000); 3upRANDISAPPPROVAL cuts back in distance after finishing second. BOYZ NIGHT drops in class for return to dirt. CRAFTY LEGACY removes blinkers for route...
Del Mar Results
FIRST-1m(T); $40,000; clm($32,000); 3up 6 Muny (Talamo) 9.40 4.40 3.00 2 Why Not Be Prfct (Grydr) 7.40 4.00 1 Slammer Time (Gomez) 2.80 * $1 Exacta (6-2) $42.10 * Quinella...
Seven set for ’Bama
SARATOGA SPRINGS — With the 3-year-old filly championship still very much up in the air, Saturday’s Grade 1, $600,000 Alabama Stakes — always a pivotal race in determining the year-end...
USA soccer gets first win in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Second-half substitute Michael Orozco Fiscal scored in the 80th minute to give the United States its first-ever win at Mexico with a 1-0 victory in a friendly...
NHL commissioner scoffs at union offer
The proposal the Players Association offered the NHL was progressive, inventive, far-reaching, owner-friendly, sport-growing and didn’t have a prayer. Oscar Wilde would call it The Unimportance of Being Earnest. Hockey’s...
Pride drives New Jersey Little League skipper
Mike Ruggiero wanted to help his oldest son, Evan, move in at Kean University yesterday. He couldn’t. Ruggiero had planned to take his second eldest boy, high schooler Ryan, to...
The Post Line
Preseason NFLTonightFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogFALCONS3 1/24 1/2(38)BengalsPACKERS4 1/23(40)BrownsTomorrowBUCCANNEERS32 1/2(37 1/2)TitansPANTHERS54(37)DolphinsRAVENS3 1/22 1/2(38 1/2)LionsVIKINGS2 1/22 1/2(37)BillsSAINTS6 1/26 1/2(39)JaguarsCARDINALS35(37)RaidersSaturdayJETS+21 1/2(36 1/2)GiantsChiefsPk1(36 1/2)RAMSBEARS2 1/21(37)RedskinsTEXANS33(37)49ErsBRONCOS31(37 1/2)SeahawksCHARGERS33(37)CowboysSundaySTEELERS4 1/23 1/2(38)ColtsMondayPATRIOTS3 1/22 1/2(41)EaglesHome team in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.LLWS: Japan vs. Caribbean ESPN1 p.m.Rangers at Yankees YES, WCBS (880 AM)3 p.m.LLWS: West vs. New England ESPN5 p.m.LLWS: Europe vs. Asia-Pacific ESPN27 p.m.Red Sox at Orioles MLBN7 p.m.Mets...
Hondo trying for two
Hondo whiffed with Bill Maher’s Mets last night but was spared a double wipeout by the Orioles, who smacked the Sawx to put the negative numeral at 2,155 chandlers. Today,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 16 FRIAug. 17 SATAug. 18 SUNAug. 19 MONAug. 20 TUE Aug. 21 WEDAug.22 Yankees Texas1:05 YES NetworkWCBS 880 AM Bos. 7:05 WWORWCBS Bos.4:05FOXWCBS Bos. 8:00ESPNWCBS Chi. 8:10 YESWCBS Chi....
Mets manager confirms six-man rotation
CINCINNATI — The Mets have a new rotation plan, one that affects every starter but R.A. Dickey. Manager Terry Collins said Wednesday the team will employ a six-man rotation, with...
Hernandez pitches first perfect game for Mariners
SEATTLE — King Felix now has a crowning achievement. Felix Hernandez pitched the Mariners’ first perfect game and the 23rd in baseball history, overpowering the Rays in a brilliant 1-0...
Holmes, Po’uha may sit till Jets regular season opener
CORTLAND —The Jets could be missing two starters for the rest of the preseason. Wide receiver Santonio Holmes and nose tackle Sione Po’uha may be out until the regular-season opener...
Jets contact Olympic sprinter
CORTLAND — Many people feel the Jets have a need to add some speed. Well, they’re trying. The team has contacted Olympic sprinter turned NFL hopeful Jeff Demps, according to...
Spleen to slow Witten
OXNARD, Calif. — Jason Witten has a spleen injury and the Pro Bowl tight end for the Cowboys will likely miss the rest of the preseason. It is unclear if...
Paterno wept after Penn State firing, new book says
Joe Paterno, who had seemed so invulnerable to so many for so long, wept uncontrollably the day after he was fired by the Penn State board of trustees in the...
Dickey rocked as Mets fall to Reds again
CINCINNATI — This would rank as one of R.A. Dickey’s worst starts of the season, one of Josh Thole’s toughest games behind the plate of the season and one of...
Yankees' Sabathia ready to throw on flat ground
In the large picture it’s not much because it’s simply one human throwing to another on flat ground. Nevertheless, when CC Sabathia does that Thursday at Yankee Stadium it will...
Cabrera suspended 50 games for positive testosterone test
Melky Cabrera was suspended without pay for 50 games after testing positive for testosterone Wednesday, and though he’s now in San Francisco, the reverberations were felt in The Bronx. “It’s...
Starr Report
It’s getting tougher and tougher to ignore the inroads YouTube is making in the TV end of things, considering they’ve now launched something like 867 channels encompassing all aspects of...
Drama Mama
Everything old is new again this week: “Copper” (Sunday, 10 p.m.., BBC America) Like other summer dramas that have premiered this summer, the 1864 New York series comes from a...
Prince of hearts
Call it a real-life version of “Coming to America.” TLC has just wrapped “Secret Princes,” a new five-part series in which four multinational royals move to Atlanta and live undercover...
Kimmel to wed show writer
Jimmy Kimmel and his longtime girlfriend, Molly McNearney, are engaged. Kimmel, 44 and McNearney — a co-head writer on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” — have been dating since 2009. Kimmel popped...
Bad baby blues
It’s a tough call — but somebody’s got to do it. With two dozen new series debuting on TV this fall, we got down to business and singled out the...
Looking for Mr. ‘Right’
Men, do you have what it takes to be a model on “The Price Is Right”? CBS said yesterday that the game show known for its female models will add...
New NFL theme
Cee Lo Green’s about to shake up the NFL. Green is taking over the NFL Network’s “Thursday Night Football” intro, and in typical fashion for the flamboyant rapper-singer, he’s putting...
Battle of the bulge
Lady Liberty may be massive, but she’s modest. You can’t say the same for David Beckham, who’s putting his impressive manhood, well, smack in our faces. Starting today, his package...
Weird but true
What a dum-bass. A Texas fisherman is in hot water after his bass catch exceeded the limit by 35 — and he bragged about it on on a blog. Dustin...
New commish set to fight for Big East
After being introduced as new Big East Conference commissioner Wednesday at the venerable New York Athletic Club, Mike Aresco was recounting his halcyon days as a high school freshman quarterback...
Cops raided the wrong B'klyn bar, dumped booze: owner
That’s a hell of a way to announce last call! A hip Brooklyn bar was mistakenly raided by cops — led by the commanding officer of the local precinct —...
US beats Mexico in Mexico for 1st time
MEXICO CITY — The United States ended 75 years of frustration in Mexico, winning at its southern neighbor and regional revival for the first time Wednesday night when Michael Orozco...
Cops hunt alleged Queens robber
Cops are searching for an armed thug who is wanted for 11 robberies throughout Queens, police said. Darren Hicks, 28, has allegedly held up the locations in the neighborhoods of...