September 24, 2009
Lee, Knicks reach 1-year deal
Knicks power forward David Lee reached a verbal agreement on a one-year, $8 million deal this afternoon that includes a $500,000 incentive clause for making the playoffs, his agent told...
Russian Billionaire buy Nets
And now, here’s your Brooklyn Nyets!As this paper went to press, it was announced that Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov will take over as majority owner of the NBA’s Nets team...
City wants to better secure stalled developments
Stalled condo projects and big blue “death fences” may be the order of the day throughout Brooklyn, but that doesn’t mean a community’s quality of life has to suffer.The City...
Holy Days to be marred by Christian protestors
For many, the weather forecast predicted for Park Slope’s Congregation Beth Elohim this Saturday will be “crazy with a chance of religious oddballs.”But to the super-religious, gay-hating right wing members...
Turf Battle at Cadman Park
It’s a turf war — literally.Local residents and schools are doing battle over the artificial turf field in the 10-acre Cadman Plaza Park.The park is bounded by Tillary Street, Cadman...
GOP aides: ACORN misusing contributions
The embattled community activist group ACORN appears to be collecting charitable contributions through affiliate organizations that it then uses for impermissible lobbying and political activity, says the Republican staff of...
Yankees' Hairston gets cortisone in wrist
Yankees utilityman Jerry Hairston Jr. has received a cortisone injection in his left wrist. Hairston left Wednesday’s game at the Los Angeles Angels midway through an at-bat because of sharp...
Giants: Hixon out; Manningham will start
It appears as if WR Domenik Hixon (knee) won't play this weekend. He rode a bike along with rookie WR Hakeem Nicks during practice. That means Mario Manningham is set...
Jets: Sheppard, Strickland skip practice
Neither CB Lito Sheppard (right quadriceps) nor CB Donald Strickland (right ankle) practiced yesterday, and both are questionable Sunday. Sheppard has a chance of playing; Strickland will not. If neither...
Titans' Johnson wants revenge on Ryan, Scott
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Chris Johnson only has to look across the field Sunday and see Jets coach Rex Ryan or linebacker Bart Scott for a reminder of what happened last...
Translator collapsed during Khadafy's rambling diatribe
After struggling to turn Khadafy’s insane ramblings at the UN into English for 75 minutes, the Libyan dictator’s personal interpreter got lost in translation. "I just can’t take it any...
Ryan not happy with practice
Rex Ryan is doing everything he can to make sure the Jets aren’t feeling too good about their 2-0 start. Ryan today criticized his players for a lackluster practice, saying...
Gothams to honor Tucci, Bigelow, Portman, Bevan, Fellner at first kudofest
Hard to believe the first awards nominations of the season will be coming down in a little over three weeks. That's when the Independent Filmmaker Project will announce its nods,...
Column: Jets fans just like coach -- fat, obnoxious
NBCSports.com contributor Michael Ventre put down his tea and crumpets long enough to rip into the Jets and their new-found, albeit early, success in the 2009 season. Ventre (whose type...
Holy crap: fan makes full-scale badass Fallout 3 model
The same fellow behind some absolutely stunning video game-to-life work, Harrison Krix, has created a full scale replica of the Laser Rifle from Fallout 3.Like Krix's other work (a remarkable,...
Pitching set for Marlins series
The pitching matchups are in for the Mets' three-game series with the Marlins that starts Friday night at Land Shark Stadium in Miami.Here is the breakdown:Friday -- RHP Tim Redding...
Report: SI man busted for wanting sex with woman, 14-month-old
A Staten Island man was reportedly busted after seeking a sexual encounter with a woman and her 14-month-old daughter. Pennsylvania prosecutors said Anthony Taylor, 48, met a woman in an...
Coverage in The Post
The Mets head to Miami nursing eight consecutive losses to the once-rival Braves following Wednesday night's 5-2 setback at Citi Field. Omir Santos didn't play again due to illness, but...
'Mercy killing' NY husband charged with wife's murder
NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. — A 77-year-old pharmacist who said he killed his ailing wife because he didn't want to put her in a nursing home has been charged with murder....
Unruly protests break out in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH — Police fired canisters of pepper spray and smoke at marchers protesting the Group of 20 summit Thursday after anarchists responded to calls to disperse by rolling trash bins...
Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the UN
Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Nearly 62 years ago, the United Nations recognized the right of the Jews, an ancient people 3,500 years-old, to a state of their own in...
Sanchez has tendinitis in knee
Quarterback Mark Sanchez has some tendinitis in his right knee that isn’t expected to affect his availability for this weekend’s game against Tennessee. Coach Rex Ryan said Sanchez “had a...
Chavez says he 'smells hope' -- not the devil Bush
Venezuelan despot Hugo Chavez told the UN General Assembly this afternoon he “smells hope” -- not sulfur -- in a reference to his branding of former President Bush as “the...
DEALS: Ritz-Carlton for $199
If you're like me, no holiday season is complete without a visit to Sing Sing to catch up with the relatives -- Uncle Charlie sure does make the best pruno...
Bloomberg hypes energy-efficient rooftop painting
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants New Yorkers to paint their rooftops white to make buildings cooler and more energy efficient, but the city hasn't painted hundreds of its...
Brutal park rape shock
A woman was brutally raped and mugged at knifepoint near a Queens park this morning. An unidentified thug approached a 29-year-old woman from behind at about 2:55 a.m. as she...
Rep: Obama didn't tell me to advise gov
ALBANY, N.Y. — Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks of Queens says he was involved in efforts to convince Gov. David Paterson to drop a bid for election because of concern from...
Netanyahu shows Auschwitz plans in Ahmadinejad challenge
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu challenged Iran’s denial of the Holocaust today before the UN's General Assembly -- boldly holding up a blueprint of the Auschwitz death camps for all...
Vivienne Westwood x Melissa's new collaboration
Vivienne Westwood + Melissa Wing Rocking Horse is available from October for $190 at Patricia Field.
'Great One' Quits Coyotes
Conspicuously absent from the Phoenix Coyotes pre-season, Wayne Gretzky's status as head coach was called into question. Well, the question has been answered; Gretzky quit today.It's been a long time...
Too clean? Swayze once doubted 'Dirty Dancing'
"Dirty Dancing" made Patrick Swayze a superstar, but when he first read the script, he found it a little clean. The actor, who died Sept. 14 of cancer, writes in...
Movie review: 'Damned United' offers thrills
You don't have to be a soccer expert, or even know much about the sport, to get sucked into the competing personalities and personal dramas depicted here. Sure, it probably...
Man responds to 'bite me' comment literally
MERIDEN, Conn. -- A Connecticut Police Academy instructor is serving probation for allegedly responding literally to a co-worker's "bite me" comment. A state judge granted Francis Woodruff's application for accelerated...
Editorial: Here's how to beat those crazies from Kansas
There are two main reactions that people have had to news that members of the virulently anti-gay, anti-Semitic Westboro Baptist Church are planning to picket outside a high school and...
NJT officials expect more delays after U2 concert
NEWARK, N.J. — Concertgoers should expect delays getting trains after the U2 concert at Giants Stadium Thursday night. NJ Transit spokesman Dan Stessel says those traveling by rail should buy...
Dunst testifies about hotel burglary
Spider-Man would've been proud. With a flip of her long blonde hair, and a perky, "Hi, how ya doin?" to the judge, super-hero squeeze Kirsten Dunst fluttered onto the witness...
Diana Reyna adds votes in recount for 34th
After three days of counting paper ballots and recanvassing machines, City Councilmember Diana Reyna won re-election to a third term by a mere 251 votes.The official count has not been...
Young planners arrive at Brooklyn boards
Graduate students will soon get real life civics lessons courtesy of two of the borough’s community boards.Community Boards 6 and 2 will be the first outer borough quasi-governmental bodies to...
MLS unveils 2010 openers; Red Bull Arena debuts w/ Chicago Fire
MLS announced its season openers for 2010. The campaign kicks off Thursday, March 25 when Seattle hosts expansion Philadelphia Union's debut league tilt (9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2 / ESPN Deportes)....
Pols pick sides on Paterson mess
Oh, Obama...Why’d you have to go and do something like that?That was the sigh-laden response among borough state legislators last week as they found themselves in a political lurch after...
94th Precinct cops address grand larcenies, homelessness
Crime is down in Williamsburg’s north side, but police officers remain vigilant about a rash of grand larcenies and incidents involving a roving homeless population that have occurred throughout the...
Water gushes down streets in drought-stricken LA
LOS ANGELES -- Not a drop of rain has fallen on Los Angeles in nearly four months, and the main river that runs through the city looks more like a...
'Lion King' costumes headed to Smithsonian
WASHINGTON -- Producers of "The Lion King" musical are donating two of the Broadway show's elaborate costume pieces to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. On Thursday, museum officials...
5 Wash. bikini baristas accused of prostitution
EVERETT, Wash. -- Five Washington state baristas charged customers to touch their breasts and buttocks at an espresso stand where servers wear bikinis to draw business, police said. The five...
Russian's purchase of Nets called 'unpatriotic' at home
MOSCOW -- Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov’s bid for the Nets may be a boon to the troubled basketball team, but some Russian legislators and analysts call it a blow to...
Gretzky quits as Coyotes coach
PHOENIX -- Wayne Gretzky has resigned as coach of the Phoenix Coyotes. Gretzky’s departure had been rumored as the bankruptcy court battle between Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie and the NHL...
And here are our favorite diners
Sometimes the greasiest spoon serves the tastiest food. So to suppliment our guide to the best late-night food, GO Brooklyn’s Ben Muessig offers his guide to his favorite 24-hour diners:Daisy’s...
Our guide to where to eat late at night!
We’re a part of the city that never sleeps — so it’s only fitting that sometimes we get hungry in the middle of the night.Most Kings County kitchens close at...
This issue is jam-packed!
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Who is this shadowy Russian oligarch?
The billionaire bachelor who might rescue Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards project made his fortune in the mines and spends his time at play.Mikhail Prokhorov is a self-made mogul who became...
Now the feds want to make Newtown Creek a Superfund site!
The Environmental Protection Agency revealed on Wednesday that it is considering classifying North Brooklyn’s fetid Newtown Creek as a Superfund site — a designation that would clear the way for...
Hate spreads to Windsor Terrace Jewish center
Another hate crime shocked Brooklynites this week when a vile villain scrawled an obscene anti-Semitic missive across a Windsor Terrace Jewish center’s sign — just days before the holy day...
Grand Bazaar coming to Brooklyn
The Grand Bazaar is coming to Brooklyn.As part of “Turkish Days in New York,” a week-long festival in the city that celebrates the Turkic and Balkan cultures, Prospect Park will...
Green’s problem(s)
Green’s problem(s) A longtime political veteran breaks down the runoff for public advocate between Bill De Blasio and Mark Green this way: “Who cares?”“Green’s support is based on name recognition,...
Shop Art times 3
Local art gallery Shop Art celebrates the opening of three exhibitions next month at its ground floor space on Bergen Street.In “Visual Vernacular,” opening October 3, artists show collage text...
Shark-filled waters for Aquarium's future
$100 million is a lot of clams, but that’s how much the New York Aquarium figures it needs to keep up with the Joneses in Coney Island. The Wildlife Conservation...
Green’s problem(s)
Mea Culpa,Vinny?Republican City Council candidate Bob Capano demanded an apology from Councilmember Vincent Gentile this week for allegedly using Brooklyn’s Fort Hamilton army garrison as a “political venue” — during...
News briefs
Brooklyn composer Leon Kirchner dies Leon Kirchner, the Brooklyn-born, Pulitzer and Guggenheim Fellowship-winning composer, died on September 17 at the age of 90. Born in 1919, into an immigrant Jewish...
Turnaround is Fair Play: Board Reverses Position on Karaoke Club
Nearly six months after turning a dramatic thumbs-down to a new karaoke club/restaurant proposed for the neighborhood, Community Board 10 has expressed support for the establishment, which, in the meantime,...
Campaign Workers to Gerry: Pay Up!
For campaign workers, numbers aren’t adding up, and it has nothing to do with votes.This week, four former employees for Gerald Esposito, who were hired during the final month of...
VH1 Divas rock BAM
Lights, camera, action — Divas! It was a night of stars, music and fashion when VH1 filmed its Divas concert on September 17 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard...
Tunnel maven gears up for tour
He rediscovered history once, and this winter, urban explorer Bob Diamond is hoping to do it again.In January, filming of a documentary about Diamond, the re-discoverer of the once forgotten...
Clarke defends her Caribbean trip as above board
Rep. Yvette D. Clarke last week lashed out at published reports alleging she violated the law while recently traveling to the country of Antigua for the naming of the country’s...
Fill out your census questionnaire — or else!
Brooklynites who fail to complete the 2010 U.S. Census questionnaire will be in for a big surprise.A representative for the U.S. Census Bureau revealed that residents who do not mail...
Still no president for District 21’s CEC
The struggle to elect a president for School District 21’s Community Education Council (CEC) continues.At the group’s meeting last week, Yoketing Eng, who held the presidency until his term expired...
Additional school funding for District 18
Public schools in Canarsie and East Flatbush are set to receive $5.3 million to lower class sizes and fund after-school programs.The money, dubbed Contracts for Excellence, is an offshoot of...
Insurance companies charged with steering business
If you have an auto accident and need to rent a car at the insurance company’s expense, you have a right to get the loaner from wherever you want.That’s the...
Burglar grab
Burglar grabA would-be thief was caught in the act of canvassing a Grand Street apartment last week, officials said.Police said that the suspect, who was not identified, was found inside...
Muggers and (too) close neighbors
Muggers and (too) close neighborsA 25-year-old man was arrested last week for not only mugging a Newkirk Avenue resident inside his apartment building, but for then taking up residence in...
Bum-rushed and robbed
Bum-rushed and robbedA woman’s instincts turned out to be right, albeit delayed, when the hairs on the back of her head told her that someone was following her on Bay...
Up, up and away...on the Belt Parkway!
The Belt Parkway would be a great place to construct an elevated express lane from Sheepshead Bay all the way to Kennedy Airport, a couple of community leaders are proclaiming...
Tix and Education Aimed at Cleaning Up 86th Street
First came the tickets.Now, the city is planning educational forums to try to get merchants along 86th Street to comply with the law.The violations were given out this past summer,...
Pol pushes MTA for F line study
State Senator Daniel Squadron recently learned a critical lesson in politics, commuting — and love.Elizabeth Weinstein — Squadron’s better half — was among the many constituents who complained to him...
Precinct Zeroing in on Quality of Life Offenses
There’s been a crackdown on quality-of-life offenses in Bay Ridge.Deputy Inspector Eric Rodriguez, the commanding officer of the 68th Precinct, told members of the precinct’s community council, gathered at the...
Getting a Head Start on July 4, 2010
The Fourth of July 2009 may be history, but local cops are already starting to think about next year’s festivities.To that end, they are trying to get a handle on...
Eager beaver bust: Young cop honored for arrest
An eager, no-nonsense cop was honored for a superb arrest that police say is becoming a rarer event than in the past -- thanks to a decrease in crime.During a...
Kudos to top cops
Call them the magnificent seven: Two 61st Precinct police crews were honored by the 61st Precinct Community Council recently for not only bringing a gunman to justice, but for also...
Murders continue in Coney Island
Murder continues to be on the rise on the streets of Coney Island, particularly in the 60th Precinct’s Impact Zone, where extra cops are flooded into a high-crime area.The 60th...
Nardiello secures Republican nod
The specter of controversy hanging over City Council Republican candidate George Smith did little to boost his chances for victory Tuesday as his opponent Joe Nardiello easily secured the nomination...
Lander secures Democratic nomination
When Brad Lander woke up early Tuesday morning to begin his last big pitch for City Council, one of the first things he heard coming out of the shower was...
Levin Buoyed by Hasidic Vote
In the aftermath of a particularly hard-fought 33rd District City Council race, Democratic nominee Steve Levin spent much of the week visiting senior centers, Hasidic groups and community organizations, thanking...
Possible expansions for Canarsie’s P.S. 279 and I.S. 211
Two Canarsie schools are seeking to expand.P.S. 279, 1070 East 104th Street, is asking the city Department of Education (DOE) to deem it a pre-kindergarten to eighth grade school. The...
Jumaane to 18: Thanks for the support
A community organizer turned City Council Democratic pick for the 45th Councilmanic District in Flatbush spent the day after his victory with friends and fellow activists he’s fought alongside with...
Public School 48 play-pen opens
If the local park is crowded, parents have another fun spot to entertain their kids in – the new playground at Public School 48. Students, staff and other members of...
Park(ing) Day
Members of the grassroots group turned a concrete, metered space at the intersection of Cortelyou and Argyle Roads into a mini-park, complete with grass, plants, seating and kid-friendly activities, as...
Rosh Hashanah celebrations
Hizzoner caused quite a stir at the bustling market, 1520 Avenue M, where he engaged staffers and shoppers with greetings for the Jewish New Year, sampled a homemade knish and...
Debbie Moss memorial walk
An “outgoing” Old Mill Basin woman, who was devoted to her family, was immortalized when her community organized a memorial walk in honor of the late Debbie Moss. The second...
Flatbush Frolic
A juicy end-of-summer adventure – and then some – was in store for revelers as they marched to the jaunty beat of Brooklyn’s premier party, the Flatbush Frolic, complete with...
Jets’ Scott rips Randy Moss
The trash talk has already started for the Jets-Patriots Week 11 rematch. Jets LB Bart Scott fired back at Patriots receiver Randy Moss, who said the reason he was shut...
Giants' Phillips done for season
The season is over for Giants safety Kenny Phillips. He was placed on injured reserve today with patella femoral arthritis in his left knee, four days after intercepting two passes...
Doc: Monserrate gal pal said pol smashed glass into her face
"You want the water? You want the water? Here’s the water!" With those angry words, state Sen. Hiram Monserrate smashed a glass of water into his girlfriend Karla Giraldo’s face,...
Traces of water found on moon
WASHINGTON -- The moon is not the dry, dull place it seems. Traces of water lurk in the dirt unseen. Three different space probes found the chemical signature of water...
AIDS vaccine shows promise
BANGKOK -- For the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with the AIDS virus, a watershed event in the deadly epidemic and a surprising result. Recent failures led...
Poll: Bloomberg holds 16-point edge over Thompson
Mayor Bloomberg holds a whopping 16-point lead over Democratic challenger Bill Thompson, according to a new poll released today. Despite new TV ads, Thompson has been denied a bounce just...
Britain's largest fort discovered in Hudson River
FORT EDWARD, N.Y. — Thanks to a blunder by crews dredging PCB-contaminated sediment from the Hudson River, archaeologists are learning more about the construction of what was once Britain's largest...
Training Day: Laurel Edition
There's no shortage of things to keep residents busy at The Laurel, a 128-unit condo building at 400 E 67th St. The development features common amenities like a screening room, a children's playroom and a game room with a...
Bettor Believe It: Thursday nights must-see TV
Give credit to the NCAA schedulemakers, who converged with the networks this offseason to create some fairly enticing Thursday Night matchups.The Thursday Night ESPN game has certainly evolved over the...
Must see TV on Thursday nights
Give credit to the NCAA schedulemakers, who converged with the networks this offseason to create some fairly enticing Thursday Night matchups.The Thursday Night ESPN game has certainly evolved over the...
Ravens defense struggling without Ryan
Ravens LB Ray Lewis said before the season the team would be just fine without defensive coordinator Rex Ryan. Despite getting off to a 2-0 start, the Ravens’ vaunted defense...
Arrests in killing of Bx. mom caught in gunfire
Police have arrested two people in the death of a woman who was shot outside her Bronx home as she returned from doing laundry with her young son. Police on...
Poll: NYers think Obama shouldn't intervene in gov race
ALBANY – Excuse us, Mr. President! It’s our job to toss the governor! A solid 62 percent of New Yorkers think it was wrong for President Obama to force Gov....
8 teens survive SUV crash on upstate NY road
MONTGOMERY, N.Y. — Eight teenagers crammed into a sport utility vehicle survived when the SUV went off a Hudson Valley road and flipped over several times. State police say the...
Beyonce won't be 'naughty girl' at Malaysia show
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Beyonce Knowles has sung about partying like a "naughty girl," but Malaysians can expect her to be on her best behavior for a concert in this...
Zazi sought explosive materials from salons, Internet, feds allege
Terror suspect Najibullah Zazi has been indicted on a charge of trying to detonate explosives in this country after allegedly seeking out bomb-making materials from beauty shops and on the...
VIDEO: Dykstra caught in pawn shop by Japanese crew
Lenny Dykstra‘s fall from the top of the business world landed him in a Beverly Hills pawn shop, where a Japanese television crew just happened to be waiting for him....
Serie A: Inter zoom to the top after Sampdoria lose
It took Inter just five minutes to build a 2-0 lead at home over Napoli Wednesday night to grab a 3-1 victory and first place in Serie A -- replacing...
Despite claims of incest, Phillips defends father
Mackenzie Phillips has defended her father John Phillips as "a good man" despite her claims that they had an incestuous affair. Meanwhile, her stepmother, Michelle Phillips, the ex-wife of the...
Binghamton hoops star busted for dealing cocaine
New York police have charged standout Binghamton University basketball player Emanuel "Tiki" Mayben with possessing and selling cocaine. Police say Mayben had 3.4 grams of cocaine when he was arrested...
Prisoners break out of Iraqi prison
BAGHDAD — Five al-Qaida-linked prisoners awaiting execution and 11 other inmates broke out of a prison in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, prompting a massive manhunt Thursday, officials said. A...
Charges dropped against NJ cop caught molesting cows
MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. — Animal cruelty charges have been dropped against a former New Jersey police officer because bestiality is not a crime in the state. Former Moorestown police officer...
U.N. Security Council votes to scrap nuclear arms
UNITED NATIONS -- With U.S. President Barack Obama presiding over an historic session, the U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a U.S.-drafted resolution Thursday aimed at ridding the world of nuclear...
Israel: The Arabs Hope
Israel and the Arab Axis (Doc Talk)
Stars honor Def Jam Records
Dozens of celebrities and rap royalty converged to Brooklyn on Wednesday for the taping of VH1’s “Hip Hop Honors.” The annual event, which airs Oct. 13, honors contributors to hip...
Former DNC chairman named Kennedy successor
BOSTON — The governor of Massachusetts named former Democratic Party chairman Paul G. Kirk Jr. on Thursday to temporarily fill the late Sen. Edward Kennedy's seat, acknowledging the appointment was...
US Census worker hanged in Ky.
MANCHESTER, Ky. — When Bill Sparkman told retired trooper Gilbert Acciardo that he was going door-to-door collecting census data in rural Kentucky, the former cop drew on years of experience...
Four cops shot in NJ town
LAKEWOOD, N.J. - Four Lakewood police officers have been shot executing a search warrant in New Jersey. Deputy Chief Michael Mohel says members of the tactical unit were serving a...
Naif-in-Chief
Worst Foreign Policy Ever (Washington Times)
3UP: Expand playoffs, Red Sox/Angels, Joba
1. My friend, Peter Gammons, has created some buzz by suggesting that the majors add an extra wild card team in each league. I totally agree. I agree so much...
Lovable Sap
Greg Sheridan says Obama is Richie Cunningham (Australian)Nile Gardiner says Obama is loved because he's weak (Telegraph)
Squatter in hot water
A squatter bickering with two other indigents tossed scalding water on them in Port Richmond, cops said yesterday. Kelly Brock, 48, clashed with two brothers in the abandoned building on...
Sale should lift Nets’ restraints
THE NETS’ financial hemorrhage reached $25 million in the first six months of 2009. And even with that spiffy “reversible jerseys” promotion planned this season, the money outlook wasn’t improving....
Former Giants RB Ward aims to turn tables for Tampa Bay
Every day. That’s how often Derrick Ward worked against the Giants defense. Every day in practice. Sometimes twice a day in training camp. That’s a lot, even for a fairly...
PSAL football predictions, Week 4
Every week in the fall, NYPost.com’s Zach Braziller and Marc Raimondi will attempt to prognosticate the coming PSAL football weekend in the City Championship division. RECORDS AFTER WEEK 3 Braziller:...
Shoulder is likely to keep Tuck out
There’s a time to force the issue and a time to use better judgment, and it sounds as if Justin Tuck is more inclined to sit out than to rush...
Ravings of a looney
1. He says: The UN should be moved to “somewhere more comfortable . . . All of you are tired, having jet lag . . . All of you are...
Favre on Jets fines: very unfair
Just days after the Jets, GM Mike Tannenbaum and former coach Eric Mangini were fined a total of $125,000 by the NFL for not listing Brett Favre on injury reports...
Collins next for Jets' QB-hungry defense
What does the Jets defense have in store for an encore this week? Texans quarterback Matt Schaub was so rattled by the Jets’ swarming defense on opening day, it appeared...
Sunday at 1 p.m. will be busy for N.Y. sports fan
Time to get those DVRs set or those remote-controlling thumbs warmed up. New York sports fans who don’t have tickets to the games will have one place to be at...
MRI exam for Hairston
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Prior to yesterday’s first pitch, the Yankees were relieved to be told Jorge Posada doesn’t have a broken bone in his right foot. Today they hope the...
A.J. helps exorcise Angels demons
ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Yankees finally buried the Halo Hex yesterday on the shores of the Pacific. Now, they will attempt to flush the Red Sox into the Atlantic tide...
Terror TV
THE KHADAFY SHOW Unlike other former leaders and disgraced politicians, Daffy Khadafy does not — repeat, does not — have a future in television. For one thing, the guy can...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: Bayside remains atop Queens A East
Kerone Johnson and Martin Reeves each had a goal, Jorge Gomez and Sanawullah Shairzai chipped in an assist apiece and keeper Constantine Pougiouklidis made eight saves for his third shutout...
Closing Indian Point would kill jobs
Through our years of work, the Teamsters and other unions have shown unwavering dedication to building a socially, economically and environmentally just New York. The economic challenges of the past...
Castro moves step closer to NBA dream
Courtney Castro was still in his full New Jersey Nets practice gear as he left the team’s training facility early Wednesday afternoon. The Brooklyn native was just let go by...
Just sold!
Manhattan CHELSEA $833,000 356 W. 23rd St. Prewar open loft, two-bath co-op, 1,000 square feet, with woodburning fireplace, washer/dryer, terrace and garden views. Maintenance $1,200, 50 percent tax-deductible. Asking price...
Talk of the townhouses
A little bit of London in New York City has become even more enticing now that two new townhouses, which can be converted into one monster home, are hitting the...
Haute list
ANN who? Ann Taylor, the store formerly favored by suburban soccer moms for twin sets and sensible dresses, just got some work done. And does she ever look good! The...
Mysterious movie marketing
IS “Paranormal Activity” the next “Blair Witch Project”? Paramount Pictures hopes so, and is employing an unusual viral marketing strategy for a major studio to sell this star-free horror flick,...
Cheaper by the Hudson
Manhattan prices still not low enough for you? You might do well to look west. Over in New Jersey, from Weehawken to Trenton and beyond, new and renovated condo buildings...
Fest of the world
The 47th edition of the New York Film Festival — the city’s most important cinematic event — opens tomorrow with “Wild Grass,” a love fantasy by veteran French director Alain...
Pillow stalk
IF you were to see the new French film “Wild Grass” without knowing who the director is, you might conclude that it is the work of a young, cutting-edge filmmaker....
High & low
THE Park Imperial building on West 56th Street isn’t what you’d call a DIY kind of place. Two-bedroom condos start at about $2.7 million. White-gloved attendants man the lobby. Its...
The lame game
Quit yer yapping, football widows. You’ve got nothing to complain about compared to gaming widows. For many wives, the return of autumn also means the return of lonely Sundays that...
Blitzed with words
BLOTTO. Fozzed. Hooshed. Gatted. In other words, drunk. No word in the English language has as many synonyms — 2,964 by the count of author and linguist Paul Dickson, whose...
Van Buren gets better of high-scoring Beach Channel
Winners of all four of its matches, claiming the city’s leading goal scorer in Carlos Mejia and an attack that had run circles around the opposition, Beach Channel entered Wednesday...
The Butler Did It
The Cardinal Spellman Falcons are grounded – for good. That’s not a Post headline about the demise of The Bronx school’s athletic program, but rather about the death of a...
Fall thaw
By MAX GROSS Being a developer in New York City in the past year was a bit like being dropped into a field of land mines. You had two choices:...
The write place
FOUR years ago, we left our Upper West Side co-op for many reasons. My husband needed a driveway. My toddler deserved a bedroom with windows. I had to get out...
Cheap tricks
THOUGH the past couple of months have yielded better news about the housing market, many owners and would-be sellers (like me) are still in shock from the nosedive in home...
Girls soccer roundup: Horace Mann holds off Riverdale
Horace Mann coach Tim Sullivan knew the game was long from over when his team took an early lead. The Lions were playing Riverdale, though a much younger version of...
Crib is rocking
TV on the Radio has become an alternative-rock sensation, with a blend of musical styles that’s not only innovative but also brilliantly authentic. For vocalist/guitarist Kyp Malone (who just released...
Fall rises from tap to ballet
FALL for Dance is coming of age. Its sixth annual season opened strongly Tuesday night with the first of five sold-out programs (check the box office for returned tickets) promising...
He makes New York N'awlins on the Hudson
The Hiro Ballroom in Chelsea is a dark wooden hall, high ceilings lit by Japanese paper globes dangling from the rafters. Yet with Harry Connick Jr. on the wide low...
Jazz's roots dig deep
WITH all the hyperbole over Woodstock's 40th anniver sary this year, scant mention has been made of the 50th of Ornette Coleman's landmark album "The Shape of Jazz To Come"...
The time travelers' strife
EVERY few years, a new series comes along that hopes to take the age-old time-traveling concept to another level. Sometimes it works ("Quantum Leap"); other times, low ratings claim a...
Stewardess show
THIS one was only a matter of time. The CW has announced plans for "Fly Girls," a new reality show that will track five Virgin America stewardesses as they cavort...
Moore versus 'GMA'
FILMMAKER Michael Moore bit the hand feeding his promotional machine on yesterday's "Good Morning America." Moore, on "GMA" to shill his new movie, "Capitalism: A Love Story," said he thinks...
NYU 'Girl' talk
NYU freshman orientation has begun on "Gossip Girl" -- and real-life NYU students are finding it, like, totally absurd. Keg parties on rooftops? Heading to the Housing Office to request...
Cable nets trade volleys
TENNIS Channel reluctantly made its signal available to Cablevision yesterday after a long dispute that caused most New Yorkers to miss Andy Roddick's epic five-set upset loss to John Isner...
O's am-Bush has leaders cheering at the UN
President Obama let the world know yesterday that the days of maverick US action are over -- and that he's no George W. Bush. "I took office at a time...
Paulson's rate-cut telethon doesn't ring true
IT'S clear that former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson considered himself a vital intermediary between Wall Street and Washington -- a job description that not only doesn't exist but which is...
LEED by example
Compliance with the LEED-rating system offers many benefits beyond energy savings, including reuse and recycling of building materials, sustainable production of new materials, decreased water use and others ("Fake Green...
A case for the CIA: Zazi proves left wrong
There could not be a more clear-cut case for the use of enhanced-interrogation methods than there is in the case of Najibullah Zazi and his imam, Ahmad Afzali ("Another Terror...
The rules murdering our troops
When enemy action kills our troops, it's unfortu nate. When our own moral fecklessness murders those in uniform, it's unforgivable. In Afghanistan, our leaders are complicit in the death of...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx A man and a teenager were being questioned by cops yesterday in connection with a shootout that killed a young mother who pushed her son to safety as bullets...
Angel to elderly
Licet Valois, who was a track and field champ in her native Colombia, now goes the extra mile in the Big Apple, reaching out to Spanish-speaking immigrants about Alzheimer's disease....
Ayatollah's wacky Wookiee army
And we thought Chewbacca was a good guy! Iranian soldiers looking like Wookiees parade yesterday past Ayatollah Khomeini's tomb in Tehran. The men, in camouflaged sniper uniforms, or "ghillies," were...
$11.2M Xanadu loan nixed
Xanadu, the long delayed mega-mall in the Meadowlands, suffered a multi-million-dollar legal setback this week. Developer Colony Capital lost its court battle to compel an affiliate of bankrupt Lehman Brothers...
Sorry, O: It is a tax
"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty told Alice, "it means exactly what I want it to. No more and no less." President Obama has clearly been studying at the...
Parole justice
Justice has been served. Parole was revoked yesterday for a drug dealer convicted of gunning down a Bronx prosecutor -- a week after The Post revealed that the Bronx District...
EBay may spin off PayPal
EBay Inc. CEO John Donahoe, working to reignite sales at the company's e-commerce site, said he's open to the idea of splitting off its faster-growing PayPal division. EBay would consider...
Debt man talking
ALBANY -- New York's budget gap is on track to balloon to $3 billion -- and the state could start issuing IOUs if state lawmakers fail to make cuts, Gov....
'Andy's tricks behind Bam nix'
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson has privately accused Attorney General Andrew Cuomo -- his would-be replacement -- of "wiring up" President Obama's unprecedented attempt to get him out of office next...
Luck saves scooter kid
A 6-year-old girl was hit by an SUV on the Upper East Side yesterday -- but luckily, a group of pediatricians from a nearby clinic rushed to her aid. The...
'Roid cop's battle
A high-ranking NYPD officer accused of breaking department regulations by using steroids will fight for his job at a departmental hearing that begins tomorrow. Deputy Chief Michael Marino could have...
Pan Am widow rages at Khadafy
I AM looking at the man who murdered my husband -- and he's in the city we loved and lived in together. I never thought I would live to see...
Prez comes across as a gullible sap
President Obama yesterday did his best impression of a high-school soph omore participating in his first Model UN meeting, retailing pious clichés he learned from his pony-tailed social studies teacher....
'Jr.' juror thought she was out, but judge pulls her back in
Could it be a case of Mafia fever? A juror who on Day One tried to weasel out of the John "Junior" Gotti trial forced a postponement yesterday when she...
Blackstone looks for 'amusement'
Blackstone Group LP is looking into a possible deal to buy Anheuser-Busch InBev theme parks, a person familiar with the matter said yesterday. Analysts have estimated a Busch sale could...
Financial reforms promised
The House of Representatives will move aggressively over the next two months to overhaul regulation of the financial services industry, taking aim at "too big to fail" firms, a top...
Dizzying spin through revolving jail doors
The city has identified 67 career criminals who are getting sentenced so often for so many low-level offenses that they're effectively "serving a life sentence 30 and 60 days at...
96 min. of Moammar madness
WASHINGTON -- Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy yesterday delivered a rambling, conspiratorial diatribe in his first speech at the United Nations -- whining about the effects of jet lag and blaming...
Forget Hiram; 'cut' to the chase
The third floor of Criminal Court in Kew Gardens, Queens, transformed this week into a cautionary tale for men accused of misbehaving. Just down the hall from Hiram Monserrate's trial...
'Homeless' doll costs $95 (hairstyling extra)
Barbie she's not. Meet Gwen Thompson, the newest addition to the American Girl canon of dolls -- the wildly suc cessful, extremely expensive brand of faux children that are sold...
'Working mother' Michelle's ID crisis
In what universe does Michelle Obama dwell? The first lady has been struggling with identity issues of late. Wearing a wide, dominatrix-style belt, she stepped up to help her embattled...
Landlord pans Bouley in $1.3M rent lawsuit
Famed chef David Bouley is in hot water. Bouley has been slapped with a $1.3 million lawsuit by a TriBeCa landlord who claims he hasn't paid the rent in almost...
SEC sues Perot exec
An employee at Perot Systems was sued by regulators on claims he illegally made "extremely large and profitable" bets on Perot based on confidential information about Dell's $3.9 billion bid....
Stocks tumble as Fed shrinks $timulus
Wall Street suffered its first symptoms of stimulus withdrawal after the Federal Reserve said it will slowly cut back injections of cash that have been keeping the economy afloat. Stocks...
Liz vet Scoop-ed up
Floundering fashion boutique Scoop finally has a new CEO. Scoop, a headache for billionaire investor Ron Burkle, who took control of it last year, is tapping Susan Davidson as its...
Gov wife to O: how dare you?!
Hell hath no fury like a first lady of New York scorned! Michelle Paterson yesterday lashed out at President Obama for pushing Gov. Paterson not to run for election next...
IRS drops tainted group
WASHINGTON -- The IRS announced yesterday it was severing ties with ACORN, joining a growing list of government agencies to end relationships with the community-activist group. The Internal Revenue Service...
Russian buyer for New Jersey Nyets
The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming! A billionaire Russian playboy is buying the Nets in a buzzer-beating deal that all but ensures the team moves to Brooklyn by...
'Damage' control
For Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, an embarrassment of riches has turned into embarrassing riches. Goldman's bonus pool is expected to swell to an estimated $16 billion after what's expected...
Kraft's Cadbury financing isn't cooked
Kraft is not very far along in lining up financing for its unsolicited $16 billion bid for Cadbury, despite having approached the candy maker nearly a month ago. Complicating matters,...
Party playboy knows how to 'score'
Meet Dr. J-vago. Mikhail Prokhorov, the billionaire would-be Nets owner, is a jet-setting, model-dating, free-spending, party-loving playboy -- and purported purveyor of prostitutes. He's also Russia's most eligible bachelor --...
Swig is close to bankruptcy
Developer Kent Swig is close to filing personal bankruptcy because he can't afford to pay a recent $28 million judgment on his defaulted Sheffield57 condo conversion project in Midtown. "We...
Plaxico's hostile reception
And he thought Cowboys fans were nasty. Plaxico Burress got a zero's welcome behind bars at Rikers Island, including taunts of "a - - hole!" and "The Giants suck!" according...
Gold comfort in DWI case
An Olympic gold-medal-winning track star has been charged with drunken driving on Long Island, authorities said yesterday. Derrick Adkins tried to impress the trooper who stopped him by pointing out...
Cleaning up the Bronx DA's mess
The state Parole Board yesterday reversed its decision to free Jose Diaz, who gunned down beloved Bronx Assistant District Attorney Sean Healy in 1990, citing an incomplete parole record. Thank...
New York's road to ruin
California, here we come. Fiscally speaking, that is. State political leaders met yesterday to discuss the state's yawning mid-year budget gap -- and hinted that New York may be heading...
The naif-in-chief
Who wrote President Obama's speech for the start of the UN General As sembly yesterday -- Rodney King? You know, the guy whose videotaped run-in with cops sparked the 1992...
Knight has fallen
Newsday Publisher Tim Knight abruptly quit yesterday, ending a tumultuous five-year reign during which he survived the aftermath of a circulation scandal, a walkout by top editors and the paper's...
Israel: the Arabs' hope
President Obama tough ened his tone toward Iran a bit yesterday -- but the Is lamic Republic's fearful neighbors are looking elsewhere, to Israel of all places, for real toughness....
Vile A'jad rips Israel & Western 'hypocrisy'
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the stage last night at the United Nations and accused Israel of brutalizing the Palestinians for decades with "inhuman policies." "How can one imagine that...
Dunst takes stand today
Spider-Man catches thieves just like flies, but the superhero's on-screen sweetie, Kirsten Dunst, will do her own catching today. The actress is poised to take the witness stand in Manhattan...
Slay judge stands firm
The judge in a Queens murder case who's been accused of siding with prosecutors refused to recuse himself yesterday while throwing every name in the book at the defense lawyer...
Phillips' 10-year affair with her dad
It was anything but a California dream life. Drug-addled former child star Mackenzie Phillips had a 10-year consensual incestuous relationship with her father, the late Mamas and the Papas frontman...
Travolta tells of race to save Jett
NASSAU, Bahamas -- In heart-wrenching testimony that brought his wife to tears, John Travolta yesterday described the tragic last minutes of their son's life and the desperate attempts to save...
Victoria tells all
Victoria Gotti has spent a lifetime not discussing her father's career as a Mafia boss -- but with the release of a sensational new memoir, she breaks her silence about...
Terror scare in Bronx
A Bronx block was abruptly shut down last night after bomb-sniffing dogs set off a terror search at a warehouse. A tip led investigators looking into a possible terror cell...
Outpouring of love & grief for Yale gal
In a heartbreaking memorial service, Annie Le's in-laws-to-be remembered the slain Yale grad student yesterday as an inspiring dreamer who "lit up" her fiancé's life. Jonathan Widawsky sat with his...
Liu: I'll cut off seed $$ for ACORN
John Liu, the front-runner in the hotly contested race for city comptroller, pledged yesterday not to invest pension funds in projects tied to ACORN, the community-activism group that is the...
Hiram gal's face scarred for life: doc
The girlfriend of state Sen. Hiram Monserrate needed 30 to 40 stitches to close the two cuts around her left eye, a plastic surgeon testified yesterday at the pol's trial...
Terror tent down at Camp Trump
Moammar Khadafy's Bedouin-style tent -- erected on a lawn on Donald Trump's sprawling Westchester property -- was dismantled yesterday, as officials said the colonel would be steering clear of the...
Vick psyched up for Wildcat strike
PHILADELPHIA -- Perhaps the token two-week suspension Roger Goodell tacked onto the 78 weeks Michael Vick did behind bars actually served the purpose the NFL commissioner had insisted. "Not further...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The experts make their picks:THE LINEGREG GALLOTIM SULLIVANLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISOle Miss 3½ S. CAROLINA (7:30, ESPN)★ Ole MissOle Miss★ S. Carolina★ S. CarolinaFLORIDA ST. 14½ S. Fla. (Sat., noon, ESPNU)Florida...
Renault names F1 head
LONDON -- Renault has appointed Bob Bell as temporary new head of its Formula One in the aftermath of one of the sport's biggest scandals. Bell is a former technical...
Avery jabs last year's Rangers
Sean Avery doesn't go through life thinking about consequences. So it was far from surprising yesterday at training camp when he decided to take a critical look back at last...
Hondo game for action
The Yankees hung on for Hondo yesterday, giving the Angels holy hell to reduce the deficit to 1,410 morrisons. Tonight, he'll give it the old college try with The Ol'...
Braves' Cox to quit after 2010
Bobby Cox will not have the Mets to kick around much longer. The 68-year-old Braves manager announced yesterday he intends to retire after the 2010 season. Cox has managed the...
Knicks, Nate near deal; Lee a holdout?
While Knicks guard Nate Robinson is close to signing a one-year deal for more than the $2.9 million qualifying offer, the real story is David Lee's situation, which is a...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Tiger eyes FedEx CupTiger Woods is keeping it so simple. He tees it up today in the Tour Championship against a 30-man field at East Lake in Atlanta. His...
Mets' Santos likely starter next season
Omir Santos is the front-runner to return as the Mets' starting catcher next season, almost by default as much as performance. The scorecard reads like this: Brian Schneider almost certainly...
Tavares makes Islanders’ home debut
Nassau Coliseum was not a pleasant place to be last year. Not with a team beset by injuries, the worst record in the league -- as well as it being...
Papi, Red Sox bash Royals
David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs, and Josh Beckett (16-6) allowed two runs over six innings to lift the Red Sox to a 9-2 win over the Royals...
Staff firings mean Minaya only guaranteed 1 year
OMAR Minaya is getting a pass from Mets ownership for this miserable season and for his own public missteps, but it's becoming increasingly apparent that the general manager's pass is...
Posada's foot injury not serious
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- X-rays on Jorge Posada's right foot taken yesterday were negative, and the catcher expects to return to the lineup tomorrow night against the Red Sox. "It's fine,"...
Weird but true
He's the biggest jailbird these cops ever busted. Mississippi police had to use a stun gun to capture an escaped emu that was spotted dodging in and out of traffic...
With all due respect, Clemson will prevail
DABO Swinney hasn't even been on the job a year, and already he has perfected the art of coachspeak. He's doing just fine in a few other categories, as well....
Herrera's late goal lifts Madison to much-needed victory
The moment Jorge Herrera’s header beat goalkeeper Mateo Arboleda to the back post, an enormous eruption broke out on the James Madison boys soccer team’s sideline. It lasted until the...
Walton girls volleyball follows in boys' footsteps with season-opening win
The Walton boys volleyball team had its best season ever in the spring. The Wildcats handed powerhouse John F. Kennedy their first league loss since 2001, shared the division crown...
Girls volleyball roundup: Experimenting Hunter pulls out opener
Most girls volleyball teams have a hard time adjusting to one new setter. At Hunter College HS, the Headhunters have two. Gail Sanders and Daniella Bartalini were both integral parts...
Siblings' soccer roots sowed in Gambia streets
Kwasi and Sylvia Ayisi learned how to play soccer where New York City kids pick up basketball – the streets. Except their streets were thousands of miles away in Gambia....
Fans pick seats for Red Bull Arena
A season ticket holder since the inception of the MetroStars in 1996, Tyler Hoeflinger never entertained walking away from the club, despite countless frustrations and years of disappointment. “After 14...
U.S. delegation walks out on Ahmadinejad
Under increasing attack over Iran's suspected nuclear weapons program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that Tehran was ready to meet conciliation with conciliation. Ahmadinejad spoke...