October 5, 2009
Budget Process Kicks Off in Midwood and Flatbush
Among the items that Community Board 14 will consider, when it develops its list of budget priorities for Fiscal Year 2011, are the resurfacing of Church Avenue and the installation...
JUST BACK: Poughkeepsie
HIGH Line? Please. If you want to experience a rails-to-trails conversion made for hiking boots rather than high heels, head north to Poughkeepsie. Last Saturday marked the opening of the...
Transit wait times to go digital
In the near future, waiting might not be hardest part. That’s the hope held by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which is planning to install technology that will tell commuters when...
WFP weak on Thompson?
WFP weak on Thompson?Mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson was the “third happiest man” in New York City last week following run-off victories by Working Families Party-endorsed Bill de Blasio and John...
Recession takes its toll on Brooklyn
The borough is bleeding jobs and personal income continues to fall, according to the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s annual Labor Market Review.On the plus side, the borough is seeing growth...
It’s all good in District 21
School District 21 is in the clear.“We are no longer a ‘District in Need of Improvement.’ We are a ‘District in Good Standing,’” Community Superintendent Ann Marie Lettieri-Baker announced at...
Walk for a cause in Prospect Park
Throw on a pair of sneakers and you can join the fight against heart disease and breast cancer.Prospect Park will play host to two walkathons — the American Heart Association’s...
BC Dorm Could Open This Coming Spring
Brooklyn College’s new dormitory could be open as soon as next spring.Steve Little, the vice president of finance and administration for the college, and Sefi Zvieli, of New Brooklyn Development,...
Fake National Grid workers scam elderly
Con artists posing as National Grid workers are preying on the elderly in Coney Island.“This is a major concern,” Renee McClure, a community affairs rep for National Grid, said at...
'Medicate' on AFI's latest video
A makeup-free Davey Havok with a ho-hum hairstyle puzzles me, but it won't stop me from digging the first single off AFI's new album, "Crash Love." In fact, it's probably...
Sanchez must avert blockhead blocks
The Jets certainly hope this doesn't become a habit _ throwing intercepctions and chasing defensive players down after making the turnover, but Mark Sanchez needs to learn how to block and tackle...
NCT Takes a Bow
The Narrows Community Theater (NCT) was in the spotlight during the September meeting of Community Board 10.NCT President Susan Huizinga received the board’s Honor of the Pledge at the meeting...
Local not-for-profit asks for help
A Bay Ridge-based organization dedicated to helping individuals with developmental disabilities is turning to the community to help it cope with funding shortfalls. The Guild for Exceptional Children has mounted...
Let the Work Begin: Groundbreaking on New Library Later This Month
The construction of the new Kensington library will get underway later this month.The long-awaited project will kick off with a ground-breaking on October 23, said Malika Granville, a spokesperson for...
Ridgites Looking to Found Disaster Site to Help Those in Need
Building on community response to a devastating fire earlier this year, a group of Ridgites wants to found a pantry for clothing and other necessities that would be accessible to...
Churchgoers disrupting peace and quiet on Canarsie Street
Nighttime activities at one Canarsie church have neighbors praying for peace and quiet. Those who live near the Liberty Hall Cathedral of Praise, 1387 East 96th Street, descended on the...
New legislation would mandate oversight of cell towers
The struggle to limit the proliferation of cell phone antennae in New York City has been a frustrating one. Given the broad latitude provided to cell phone companies by the...
Crime Reduction Continues in 70th Precinct
In terms of crime reduction, the 70th Precinct is “doing three times better than last year.”That was the word from Deputy Inspector Ralph Monteforte, the precinct’s commanding officer, during the...
Neighbors jeer CB13's 'Iron Curtain'
“The former Soviet Union no longer exists, but it looks like it’s alive and well on Community Board 13.”That’s how former Community Board 13 member Ida Sanoff is reacting this...
Wilpon: Mets will be active, spend
Jeff Wilpon continued to insist today that the Mets will be aggressive in free agency, trades and payroll this offseason as they try to pick up the pieces from this year’s 70-92...
Long Island boat crash kills 3, injures 4
WANTAGH, N.Y. — Police are investigating the crash of a powerboat that was seen speeding in Long Island waters just before it ran aground in marshland, killing three people and...
Yankees cut more ticket prices
The Yankees are reclassifying more than a quarter of their ritzy Legends Suite seats next season, and slashing prices on many of the remaining tickets by up to $1,250. A...
Subdued Letterman says he has work to do with wife
David Letterman is in hot water at home. At the taping for tonight’s "Late Night" show, the uncharacteristically subdued CBS funnyman told the audience that he has his work cut...
Playoffs put A-Rod front & center
Alex Rodriguez has become the Phantom of the Clubhouse, hardly ever seen by his locker during times the room is open to outsiders. Other players’ high-tech stalls at the new...
No playoff bluster from Boss
George Steinbrenner issued a relatively mild statement ahead of the Yankees' first-round playoff series against Detroit or Minnesota.“This has been a tremendous year for our team as we have settled...
Still time for Oktoberfest!
ELEVEN months out of the year, nobody gives two schnitzels about us German Americans — no special holidays off work, no speeches from the president hailing us for, uh, whatever...
Cab, pedicab fight in Times Square
A pedicab operator and a taxi driver got into a brawl in the middle of traffic on Broadway near Times Square Monday morning. A Fox 5 News crew happened to...
Relaxing south of the border
DRIVE about one hour in any given direction from San Diego’s airport and you’ll likely wind up hitting a spa. You can’t help it — they’re endemic to the landscape...
The shining jewel in the Organa crown
I was a little surprised this morning by the amount of love lavished on Carrie Fisher's show, "Wishful Drinking." At worst, the reviews were indulgent, and mine -- which isn't even...
DVD Extra: Karloff and Lugosi
Even if it weren't the third and last horror feature by the future director of "Casablanca,'' Michael Curtiz, "The Walking Dead'' (1936) is one of Boris Karloff's best, if least known, pictures. Six writers...
In China, they just call it food
AS a high-school girl growing up in the beachy Southern California town of Dana Point, my summers weren’t spent making frenemies or partying hearty on Catalina Island like you might...
50 STATES: Oregon
YES, they still make Airstream trailers — I know this because I recently bought one. Not that I could afford new. New starts at $35,000 and goes up to $90,000....
Manuel defends keeping most staff
You wouldn’t know it from the changes Jerry Manuel made to his coaching staff today, but the Mets lost 92 games this season. That depressing fact seemed to escape Manuel...
US won't seek death penalty for embassy bombings in Africa
The U.S. government has decided not to seek the death penalty against a Guantanamo detainee charged in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa. A letter released publicly...
Coach sues Target over bags it says are copies
Coach Inc. is suing low-price retailer Target Corp. over bags the luxury handbag maker says too closely resemble its own designs. Coach wants Target to stop selling the bags and...
Dodgers have Torre in playoffs – again
LOS ANGELES -- Joe Torre wears his Dodgers cap high on his head, revealing a vast expanse of forehead with fewer worry lines than expected for a manager who spent...
Your weekly newsbriefs
Instead of reading them, Jay makes headlines TV host Jay Leno is donating his customized Star V-Max motorcycle for an Oct. 10 auction to benefit Bailey’s Cafe community center, 196...
Public money goes to private beach
You can’t beat Mother Nature, but a federal lawmaker is hoping that a few million greenbacks might at least appease her. With that in mind, Rep. Jerrold Nadler last week...
Who's twisting and turning now?
My Grandma Jenny never went to school, but she really knew how to teach life lessons. I didn’t understand them then, but the older I get the more her stories...
Billyburg! Mayoral candidate Thompson opens new campaign office
Amid a cheerful crowd spilling out onto the street and chanting “Eight is Enough!”, City Comptroller William Thompson, the Democratic nominee for mayor, officially opened his Williamsburg campaign office on...
Dolphins want second win vs. Jets
DAVIE, Fla. -- Speaking at a near whisper, Miami Dolphins rookie receiver Brian Hartline was looking over his shoulder Monday when explaining what he did with the ball he caught...
Jim Jones pleads guilty to assault
Rapper Jim Jones has pleaded guilty to assault in a scuffle with a friend of Ne-Yo's as the R&B crooner looked on at a Louis Vuitton store in New York...
Third Avenue festival
An end-of-summer adventure – and then some – was in store for revelers as they marched to the jaunty beat of one of Brooklyn’s premier parties, the Third Avenue festival,...
Ragamuffin Parade
Jaunty floats, pulsating music and a surge of revelers transformed the area into a dazzling boulevard of fun and frolics as the annual children’s Ragamuffin Parade got underway in Bay...
Doggie Olympics
Marine Park has gone to the dogs – complete with a wag-nificent awards ceremony. Man’s best pal offered a woof of approval and enjoyed an afternoon of sportsmanship at the...
Dynamite Youth Center event
A large crowd of participants kicked off the 12th annual jaunt along the Bay Parkway/Shore Road Bike Path to the Verrazano Bridge, presented by Dynamite Youth Center (DYC) to raise...
St. Rose of Lima Church holds animal blessings
Some of the “parishioners” had four legs and their howls, yelps and chirps could be heard from blocks away as the annual blessing of the animals got underway at St....
St. Columba Church blesses animals
Some of the “parishioners” had four legs and their howls, yelps and chirps could be heard from blocks away when St. Columba Church held its annual blessing of the animals...
Boulud's Daniel joins short list of elite NYC restaurants
Celebrity French chef Daniel Boulud's name-sake restaurant has achieved three-star status, the highest rating given by Michelin that ranks eateries around the world. Boulud's Daniel joined Jean Georges, Le Bernardin,...
One 'Antic' of a Sunday
Everyone from Mayor Bloomberg to the staff of The Brooklyn Paper enjoyed the city’s best street fair on Sunday, as the 35th Atlantic Antic stretched out from Hicks Street all...
Mets plan to change injury treatments; make changes to coaching staff
Mets owner Jeff Wilpon said today the club will alter its training practices for treating and preventing injuries. He also said the team’s payroll for 2010 should be similar to...
NYC judge tells Astor jury to keep deliberating
Jurors in the five-month-long criminal trial over New York City philanthropist Brooke Astor's will have been told to keep deliberating after indicating they're struggling to reach a verdict. Judge Kirke...
Schumer endorses Thompson for mayor
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer wants his fellow Democrat to unseat billionaire New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, saying the city can’t become too divided between the rich and poor. Schumer...
Bedford chainsaw massacre! Cops cut bikes in Billyburg last night
Cops sawed through bike locks and removed two-wheelers from Williamsburg last night, spraying sparks across Bedford Avenue and sparking debate over the city’s derelict bicycle policy.Officers from North Brooklyn’s 94th...
Did Eli leave mark on Cowboys' new stadium?
A reader of NBC’s Dallas-Fort-Worth affiliate sent in a photo to the Web site showing that Eli Manning had autographed a concrete column in the visitor’s locker room of the...
Hey, Yassky — how about cleaning up your mess?
Councilman John Liu mopped the floor with Councilman David Yassky in last week’s Democratic runoff for comptroller, but it looks like the Brooklyn Heights pol still needs to do some...
Wilpon: No changes to med staffs
Despite widespread criticism, the Mets are sticking by their training and medical staffs after one of the most injury-filled seasons in club history.Team COO Jeff Wilpon told reporters today that...
3 Americans share Nobel medicine prize
Three Americans won the Nobel prize in medicine on Monday for discovering how chromosomes protect themselves as cells divide, work that has inspired experimental cancer therapies and may offer insights...
Reyes set for surgery
Mets shortstop Jose Reyes finally gave in and decided to have surgery to clean up scar tissue around his torn right hamstring tendon, the club announced this afternoon.The surgery would have...
Leonardo loses voice -- not his job
AC Milan's Brazilian coach Leonardo yelled at his under-performing players so loudly following Sunday's 1-1 draw at Atalanta that he completely lost his voice.The coach -- under pressure after a...
Harrison teases Brady's toughness
In the Patriots' 27-21 win yesterday, they had two drives extended thanks to questionable roughing the passer calls against the Ravens. On one of the plays Ravens LB Terrell Suggs...
Andrews suspect out on bail, eyed other women
CHICAGO — The accused peeping tom who allegedly stalked ESPN sports reporter Erin Andrews and uploaded her images on the Internet also spied on other women, federal prosecutors said today....
Manning: I'll play with plantar injury
Eli Manning said on his weekly radio report that the MRI exam of his right heel revealed that he has plantar fasciitis, but Manning said, "My gut feeling always is...
Poisonous Cocktail
Peter Schweizer on expanding Community Reinvestment Act (Forbes)
Make the Road for Sick Leave
Barely two weeks after the Democratic primary, several hundred Latino immigrant workers and students pressed City Council members new and old to pass paid sick days legislation in a mass...
'Antichrist' Distrib: You're on your own
IFC Films doesn't plan to emulate exploitation producer William Castle and have a doctor on duty when "Antichrist'' begins its theatrical run later this month, a spokesman for the flick says, despite a medical incident that disrupted the...
GOP Minority candidates ready for 2010
Richard Ivory reports (New Majority)
Wyden Threatens 'No' Vote
Democrat is against Baucus bill and no one should be surprised (FireDog Lake)
Possible gunman on Florida campus
TAMPA, Fla. — University of South Florida police are searching for a possible gunman at the school's Tampa campus. An alert posted on USF's Web site Monday afternoon says people...
Iran Could Make a Bomb
New UN 'secret annexe' report says so (Times of London)
Jury problem plagues Gotti trial
Chaos ruled at the John "Junior" Gotti trial today, just three weeks after testimony got underway. The day began after juror No. 3 -- identified only as a 55-year-old black...
DJ AM drug-intervention series to debut Oct. 12
MTV has confirmed that DJ AM's reality series, "Gone Too Far," will debut on Oct. 12. The eight episode drug-intervention documentary series wrapped filming in August, three days before DJ...
Suspect, 100 NY firefighters at murder arraignment
YONKERS, N.Y. — The evicted tenant blamed for a fire that killed a 39-year-old firefighter has been arraigned on a murder charge. Rafael Roldan appeared Monday in a Yonkers courtroom...
Video shows Travolta extortion attempt
NASSAU, Bahamas — A jury on Monday watched a hidden-camera videotape of negotiations between a lawyer for John Travolta and a former Bahamas senator accused of trying to blackmail the...
Met to get Michelangelo statue
A marble statue widely attributed to Michelangelo is being loaned to New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art by the French government. The "Young Archer" is not traveling far; it's...
Jose will clean up scar tissue; no work on tear
Mets shortstop Jose Reyes will undergo surgery to clean up scar tissue around the hamstring tendon behind his right knee, the Mets said today. Reyes will not require surgery for...
McDonald's invades the Louvre
PARIS — French culture and American convenience will come together in December — thanks to plans by the McDonald’s restaurant chain to hang its shingle in the shadow of the...
Counselors at school where stray bullet killed teen
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says grief counselors are at the school of a 13-year-old who was killed by stray gunfire on a New York City street. A 16-year-old has been arrested...
Hubby gets two years for plan to hack wife's hand
A jealous husband was carted off to serve two years prison today for hiring a hit man to chop off the hand of his straying, stripper wife -- and bring...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, Oct. 9Film, “A Time to Love and a Time to Die”: Part of the Hungarians in Hollywood retrospective. $11. 3, 6, 9 pm. Brooklyn Academy of Music [30 Lafayette...
DVD extra: 'Snow White' and 'Oz'
Tomorrow's Blu-ray debut of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,'' which I wrote about over the weekend, comes just one week after "The Wizard of Oz'' got the high-def treatment....
GOP mailers tie Paterson to state Dems
ALBANY – A new round of Republican attacks are attempting to make Gov. Paterson an albatross on the necks of Senate Democrats going into next year's campaign. The glossy mailers...
Newtown Creek gets its own beer!
Kelso of Brooklyn, the Fort Greene brewery that has brought so many fine beers to Brooklyn barrooms, is now hawking a lambic-styled draught named after the fetid Newtown Creek. But...
Biggest N.Y. arrivals; LeBron can top 'em all
Yesterday was busy -- between LeBron James’ cameo on 'Entourage', Eli Manning’s injury and the Knicks-Nets preseason game -- and it serves as a good segue into today’s list. In...
Report: BofA to select emergency CEO
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Bank of America Corp. plans to select an emergency CEO this week in case Ken Lewis steps down before the end of the year, The Wall Street...
Prez makes health care push in sea of white-coated doctors
WASHINGTON -- The doctor made a White House call Monday -- 150 of them, in fact, all costumed in white hospital coats -- to try to help President Obama administer...
Manning to have MRI exam
Eli Manning will have an MRI exam later this afternoon and the Giants say they will provide an update after doctors review the results and discuss them with Manning and...
Erin Andrews set to testify
CHICAGO - ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews is all set to take on her Peeping Tom face to face in court. Jailed insurance salesman Michael David Barrett, 48, is scheduled to...
'Party Marty' picks Bloomberg as Brooklyn leaders balk
Borough President Marty Markowitz’s endorsement of Mayor Bloomberg is not sitting well with Brooklyn’s Democratic leaders. Twenty-four hours after Markowitz endorsed the Republican for his bid for a third term...
Supreme Court opens term with Sotomayor on bench
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with Justice Sonia Sotomayor on the bench as the court tried to hash out how long a suspect's request for...
'Neil Diamond is Forever'
For all his fame and fortune, at heart, Neil Diamond is still a Brooklyn cowboy.In “Neil Diamond is Forever,” an illustrated history of the musician, with exclusive photos and interviews,...
Eaton keeps seat as GOP chair
GOP chair Craig Eaton was overwhelmingly re-elected to another term last week, besting challenger and longtime borough Republican politico Arnaldo Ferraro.The call for Eaton’s continued stay in office came during...
Civic calendar
Mon, Oct. 12Free flu shots. 10-11:30 am and 1:30-3:30 pm. Prospect Park Residence [1 Prospect Park West in Park Slope, (718) 622-8400]. Tues, Oct. 13Free mammograms. Appointment is necessary. Noon-6...
Bloodbath at Conde Nast; 4 mags axed
Conde Nast CEO Charles Townsend said Monday he was shutting down four magazines, including the awarding winning Gourmet, parenthood title Cookie and two of the company’s bridal magazines, Modern Bride...
Sampdoria and Inter level on points
Sampdoria played Parma to a 1-1 draw at home Sunday to move level on points with Serie A leader Inter Milan.Giampaolo Pazzini gave Sampdoria the lead in the 23rd minute,...
Islander move not a Long shot
My first hockey memory is of Wayne Gretzky hoisting his first Stanley Cup. His Edmonton Oilers had just defeated the incumbent New York Islanders, who had won the previous four...
Suspect's lawyer: Dave is master of manipulation
Gerald Shargel, the lawyer for alleged David Letterman extortionist Robert Halderman, says Letterman is a "master at manipulation"-- and hinted there's more to the sordid story, which Letterman bared on...
'Golden Age' of soccer
Soccer fans everywhere will appreciate Phil Tuckett's new PBS documentary, "The Golden Age," which takes the viewer on an enthralling, and very engagaing, look at the topsy-turvey season of the...
Herb says be patient with Hill
There are many factors why the eighth pick in the draft, 6-foot-10 Jordan Hill, won't make a big impact this season as a rookie . The roster makeup is heavy...
3 Americans share Nobel Prize in medicine
STOCKHOLM — Americans Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider and Jack W. Szostak won the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discovering a key mechanism in the genetic...
Method Man busted on tax rap
Grammy Award-winning hip-hop star Method Man turned himself in to authorities this morning after failing to pay nearly $33,000 in back personal income taxes, officials said. The Wu Tang member...
6 dead in suicide blast in Iraq
BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber struck a funeral Monday in western Iraq, killing at least six mourners for a member of a prominent tribe with ties to security forces, a...
Kate Gosselin: Jon took $230,000 from joint account
Jon Gosselin swiped $230,000 from the joint checking account he shares with his soon-to-be ex-wife, Kate Gosselin alleged on TV today. “He took $230,000 of the $231,000 we had,” Kate...
The Daily Whacks, Monday Edition
First order of business today: an invite to anyone within the sound of The Whacks' voice who's looking for a few hours to fill between the end of work and...
Suicide bomber hits UN agency in Pakistan, 5 dead
ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber disguised as a security officer struck the lobby of the U.N. food agency’s Pakistan headquarters Monday, killing five people a day after the new leader...
Mets' coaching changes announced
The Mets announced the changes to Jerry Manuel's staff this morning, with the biggest surprise being the return of Dan Warthen as pitching coach.Also retained were hitting coach Howard Johnson...
Coverage in The Post
Now the heavy lifting begins for the Mets after they finally put an end to their dreadful season Sunday with a 4-0 win over the Astros. Changes to the coaching...
Does Obama Have the Votes?
Rich Baehr does the math on health care legislation (Pajamas Media)
Paterson issues challenge to 2010 candidates
Come out, come out wherever you are! Gov. Paterson this morning tried to smoke out potential 2010 foes -- presumably Democrat Andrew Cuomo and Republican Rudy Giuliani - when he...
Iran's Big Victory
John Bolton says Geneva was good for Tehran (Wall Street Journal)
Palin, Provocateur
Ed Morrissey explains the former governor's appeal (Hot Air)
Pack of raccoons maul Florida woman
LAKELAND, Fla. — Animal control officers hope to trap a pack of raccoons that mauled a 74-year-old Florida woman who tried to chase them from her yard. The sheriff in...
Pregnant victim of gym shooter sues his estate
PITTSBURGH — A pregnant aerobics instructor who was wounded in a health club shooting in August sued the estate of the gunman Monday, saying related stress put her in danger...
Smarter than a Surge
Peter Galbraith on what he saw at the Afghan elections (Washington Post)
Homeless program expands into Hamptons
EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — A New York program that houses the homeless in churches on winter nights is expanding into the Hamptons. Maureen’s Haven has run for seven years, primarily...
3UP: Towers/Ricciardi, Verlander, AL MVP
1. In today’s Post I wrote this story reporting that Omar Minaya already has reached out to Kevin Towers and J.P. Ricciardi to offer kind words after both men were...
3 stabbed, 1 fatally in Brooklyn
Police have arrested a New York City man in a triple stabbing outside an Internet cafe that left one person dead. Police said Monday that the 19-year-old man was held...
'Kill Granny' Bill
Robert Book on health promises vs. reality (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)Patricia Allen says Walmart Medicine is the solution (24/7 Wall St)
Shaming Charlie's Pals
Bunch of hypocrites? (Newsweek) What's good enough for William Jefferson is good enough for Charlie Rangel (NOLA)
Two Queens coaches do all they can for their players
Among the many reasons local players cite for leaving New York City is to be frequently seen by college coaches. It’s a legitimate gripe. Several of the prep schools kids...
Get a good read on your own look
PERSONAL style is all about individuality — but everybody’s got an opinion about how you should be you. Here’s the lowdown on the newest books claiming to help you sharpen...
Style by the book
AMANDA Brooks says she never brushes her hair. She only washes it once a week, even if she has someplace fabulous to go. And she always packs a peasant blouse,...
Let us give pranks
To Kate Torok, the ominous phrase that kept appearing on her laptop seemed like a message from beyond the grave. “I’m watching you.” It continued to materialize as the rookie...
Lee Schrager
If celebrity chefs are today’s rock stars, then Lee Schrager is the food-and-wine world’s answer to Michael Lang, the man who pulled Woodstock together. It’s Schrager’s job to work his...
Stunt trouble
SOMETIMES a work prank yields a few laughs and a good party story. Then there are those that lead to firings and worse. Some cautionary tales: * A worker at...
Go to Greg
Q I am senior programmer analyst/developer with more than 23 years of experience, who’s been out of work for the past two and a half years. When I was laid...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Best I Ever Had, Drake 2. Knock You Down, Keri Hilson 3. Run This Town, Jay-Z 4. Boom Boom Pow, Black Eyed Peas 5. Successful, Drake...
PSAL boys soccer roundup: Wirz helps Bard remain undefeated
Gabriel Wirz notched a hat trick and had an assist, Nathan Miller struck once and had two helpers and Sam Embry made five saves as Bard shutout Millennium, 5-0, Sunday...
Vikings put early success behind them
St. Joseph by the Sea is putting together a resume that is making it the team to beat in the CHSFL this season. The Vikings are 3-0, including a stunning...
Good barber, fair princess
EVEN at the Metropolitan, opera isn't foolproof, as seen last weekend when it presented one hit and one miss. The company was at the top of its game for "Il...
Sherri on top
MAYBE they don't pay a lot on "The View," because the co-hosts all seem to be taking second jobs. Last week Joy Behar debuted in her own talk-news show, "The...
'Housewives' ex-fiancé murdered
A character from "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" -- Kandi Burruss' ex-fiancé, A.J. -- was killed over the weekend in a parking lot brawl outside an Atlanta strip club. Ashley...
Starr report
Rob Morrison, who was let go from Ch. 4 in May 2008, has landed at Ch. 2, where he'll co-anchor the sta tion's Saturday and Sunday morning newscasts with Mary...
Ballet's future Russian ahead
WHEN Alexei Ratmansky's "Russian Seasons" opened at New York City Ballet a few years ago, The Post's Clive Barnes called it "brilliant and moving." Now, after wowing audiences in New...
'NCIS' boys are busted
"NCIS " has landed on the wrong side of the law. Usually responsible for sending bad guys to jail, special agents Tony DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly) and Timothy McGee (Sean Murray)...
'Drinking' not top-shelf
CARRIE Fisher has ac cumulated a life time's worth of good will. This isn't be cause as Princess Leia she proudly wore a metal bikini in "Return of the Jedi."...
'Hell's' little devil
IT'S no surprise for "Hell's Kitchen" contestants to be verbally humiliated by nasty host Gordon Ramsay. But they're in for a shock on tomorrow night's episode when they're cut down...
Nuke inspection set
UN experts will inspect Iran's newly disclosed uranium-enrichment plant on Oct. 25, the world body's nuclear-agency chief said yesterday, praising a shift "from conspiracy to cooperation." The underground facility near...
Twins and quints
BUFFALO, NY -- A new mom from a small town outside Buffalo was still hospitalized but doing well yesterday -- in anticipation of taking her new quintuplets home to her...
Cops in a 'nick' of time
TWO NYPD commanders and six detectives working in a highly sensitive task force at the forefront of Mayor Bloomberg's anti-gun war are in hot water after an internal audit found...
Cost-wary Ravitch in $lash clash with gov
EVEN his handpicked lieutenant is butting heads with Gov. Paterson. Newly legitimized Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch and Paterson are clashing behind the scenes over the governor's refusal to propose cuts...
Here's who's sue at the zoo
Two women, who acted like lions protecting a cub while stranded for five hours with a bawling toddler in a stalled tram over the Bronx Zoo, are suing over the...
Thou shalt double park
Where's the fire, rabbi? The city Correction Department rabbi who resigned after The Post revealed he organized a bar-mitzvah bash for an inmate's son behind bars recently has been parking...
More US kids autistic: feds
CHICAGO -- Two new government studies have identified as autistic 1 in 100 US children -- a significantly higher estimate than the previous 1 in 150. Broader definitions and the...
Greece goes socialist: polls
ATHENS -- Socialists were on course to win yesterday's Greek election with enough seats to oust conservatives, who had failed to reduce graft or improve a flailing economy, exit polls...
WFP flexes '10 muscle
The labor-backed Working Families Party, fresh off major wins in its first forays into citywide elections, is poised to parlay those victories into other races throughout the state next year,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Five thugs used a metal traffic barrier in a savage attack on a man outside a trendy Meatpacking District club, police said yesterday. José Delaespada, 23; Omar Steele, 39,...
'Zombieland' tops box office
The undead were alive and well at movie theaters over the weekend as Woody Harrelson's horror comedy, "Zombieland," opened on top with $25 million, according to studio estimates. But the...
Bam aide hails Iran 'progress'
WASHINGTON -- The White House said yesterday it sees signs of progress in confronting Iran's nuclear program, while members of Congress endorsed tougher US economic penalties against the Tehran government....
Cri$is looms for nursing homes
HARTFORD, Conn. -- The nation's nursing homes are perilously close to cutting services and possibly even closing because of the recession and deep spending cuts, industry experts say. A Medicare...
Dump depraved Dave now, CBS!
CBS has got to dump David Letterman. Right now. If the Tiffany Network continues to coddle the crotchety king of late night, it will rightly be known as the destination...
Bullion & medallions are investors' dream
If you bought a city taxi medallion in 2001, you're driving on Easy Street. According to Crain's New York Business, the value of a medallion has jumped 179 percent this...
Aspiring boxer slain on street
A man was busted yesterday for allegedly stabbing an aspiring boxer to death as he left a party on the Upper East Side. Exequiel Reyes, 23, of The Bronx, was...
'Shakedown' to be blamed on breakdown
The jilted journo charged with trying to shake down David Letterman for $2 million will be portrayed in court as a desperate guy -- emotionally and financially, sources said. "Everything...
'DWI guilt to haunt cop'
Even if he beats the rap, accused DWI killer cop Andrew Kelly will carry a torturous burden the rest of his life, said a former NYPD sergeant -- convicted years...
Dinner to aid tragic DEA kin
A special benefit for the families of slain DEA agents is scheduled for Oct. 16 to coincide with Red Ribbon Week, which was established in honor of murdered Special Agent...
Lenox Hill Hospital bleeding money
One of New York's last independent hospitals is on life support and looking for a transfusion. Lenox Hill Hospital has been hemorrhaging money for years and is looking for a...
Ban road texting: Chuck
Text-messaging while driving has resulted in almost 100 teen deaths over the last five years in the city and on Long Island, Sen. Charles Schumer said. Schumer (D-NY) released the...
Midtown to get new security blanket
A high-tech web of surveillance cameras and license-plate readers will feed information to a command center in lower Manhattan as part of the Midtown Security Initiative that Mayor Bloomberg and...
Mom cuts baby's throat: cops
A Brooklyn mother, apparently upset when her baby wouldn't stop crying, slashed him across the throat yesterday and then plunged a knife into her own leg, police said. Cops took...
Guards keep cons away from Burress
With a team of prison guards blocking for him, Plaxico Burress doesn't have to worry about any unnecessary roughness during his stay at Oneida Correctional Facility. The guards at the...
The 'kill granny' bill
AS the health-reform bills move through Congress, the prognosis for Medicare pa tients gets worse and worse. The Senate Finance Committee bill (generally called the Baucus bill, after Chairman Max...
B'way star show-stop stroke fear
Veteran actor Tony Roberts fell ill on stage yesterday, bringing the matinee performance of "The Royal Family" to a halt. Roberts, 69, had just made his entrance in the comedy...
Flying fists in air-crew brawl
Talk about air turbulence! A wild fight broke out among two Air India pilots and a pair of stewardesses, spilling out into the cabin of a Dubai-to-New Delhi flight as...
Kate irate after Jon cleans out bank account
Just call it "Kate Plus Eight" minus a whole lot of cash. Reality-show dad Jon Gosselin's bitter divorce battle with his wife, Kate, took a nasty turn when he cleared...
Gang of nine tales
A new report is backing what critics have been saying about the federal relief effort since the financial system nearly blewup last October -- that the nation's top banks were...
Star pals toast Simon's big 5-0
It was a birthday bash fit for an "Idol." Mean-but-lovable TV tycoon Simon Cowell toasted his 50th birthday with a $1.6 million blowout this weekend that included A-list celebrities, big-name...
Teen busted in Qns. kid's slay
A youth was arrested yesterday in the slaying of a 13-year-old boy who was killed by a stray bullet as he walked home from his school in Queens, officials said....
Call of the wild
Who's afraid of the big, bad wolf? Not Maggie Howell, 37, who traded in her Wall Street job years ago to run the Wolf Conservation Center in the sleepy Westchester...
Letterman may need to win back female fans
David Letterman may owe an apology to his legion of female viewers. The late-night-TV king appears to have weathered the storm from the revelation that he's slept with female "Late...
Smarter than a surge
A "SURGE" isn't the answer in Afghanistan. We need to fight smarter, not bigger -- and alongside new Afghan leadership. The Taliban, despite their recent gains, enjoy little popularity in...
Bair turns up the heat in Istanbul
Sheila Bair may just not stand idly by to see hedge funds get a regulatory free pass. In remarks yesterday in Istanbul, the feisty regulator of US banks said the...
Business briefs
Goldman Goldman Sachs stands to make $1 billion if CIT Group Inc. files for Chap ter 11 bankruptcy protec tion, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter....
Barack's adventures in wonderland
LAST Thursday, the president's "engagement" with Iran began. This Wednesday, the US war in Afghanistan will enter its ninth year. And US foreign policy is entering a White Queen phase....
A teachers' contract that helps kids
IT'S once again time for the city to renegotiate its contract with public school teachers. Mayor Bloomberg should re sist demands by the United Federation of Teachers for substantial pay...
Awesome foursome
Call them the fab four of New York's Finest. When US Airways Flight 1549 crash-landed in the Hudson River on Jan. 15, four NYPD detectives -- Michael Delaney, 33, and...
Housekeeper sues Columbia over 'abuse'
A former housekeeper at the president's residence at Columbia University says she was roughed up by her ex-boss -- and then brushed off by the school. In a suit being...
Hate show for Letterman ex's beau
After David Letterman broke up with his sexy young assistant and she found a new boyfriend, the late-night TV talk king couldn't stand being around the guy, sources revealed yesterday....
City bridge's 100-yr. span
It's been the easiest way to get from Flatbush Avenue to Canal Street for a century, and yesterday, the Manhattan Bridge was given a 100th-birthday bash, complete with fireworks, vintage...
Reggae star vs. 'Samurai'
A reggae star was slashed by a samurai-sword-wielding neighbor in Brooklyn yesterday during a fight over a woman, authorities and witnesses said. Major Mackerel, whose real name is Garfield Dixon,...
Playgrounds $timulated
WASHINGTON -- The federal government is launching a multimillion-dollar investment in plastic slides and monkey bars by using federal stimulus funds to build playgrounds nationwide. Many of the playgrounds are...
Health insurer's 'bait & switch'
A sleazy insurer duped desperate New Yorkers into signing up for medical coverage that stiffed them out of tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills, The Post has learned....
3 die in LI boat horror
A large speedboat ran aground and flipped on an island north of Jones Beach yesterday -- killing three of the seven people aboard and seriously injuring the others. The tragedy...
Khadafy tongue-twisted me
Moammar Khadafy's interpreter admits that he couldn't keep up with the Libyan strongman's bizarre 96-minute diatribe at the United Nations, but insists he didn't collapse under the strain of making...
Dave's stupid tricks: not so funny now
THE ISSUE: David Letterman's on-air admission to having had sexual affairs with staff members. *** David Letterman made the only sensible move, despite the ensuing bad publicity, when he refused...
Deluxe editions
The rich are different from you and me. For one thing, they have money in these times. One year after the bottom fell out, we look at where they are...
Late-night TV staple turns into a gold mine
Cash4Gold, which became a household name with a Super Bowl ad featuring cash-strapped celebs Ed McMahon and MC Hammer, has managed to turn desperation into dollars. Despite growing competition and...
More Medicaid misery for NY
Bad as it is, New York's Medicaid mess is about to get worse: A Kaiser Family Foundation report last week shows the $50 billion state program taking on water fast...
Shaming Charlie's pals
House Republicans, clearly frustrated by the sloth-like pace at which the Ethics Committee is looking into the tangled financial affairs of Rep. Charles Rangel, have finally decided to take the...
Pope rips West
VATICAN CITY -- Western materialism and immorality have contaminated Africa like "toxic waste," Pope Benedict yesterday charged as he opened a bishop synod. "The so-called First World continues to export...
Mass grave for quake dead
PADANG, Indonesia -- Indonesians dug a mass burial pit in the earthquake-shattered city of Padang yesterday, while in nearby hills villagers with wooden hoes clawed in the mud in a...
Russians in 'decline'
MOSCOW -- Russia's population has fallen by 6.6 million since 1993, despite the influx of millions of immigrants, according to a United Nations report being released today -- and by...
Devils worried about first win, not Rangers
It's not the impressive Rangers the Devils will fret first tonight in Newark. They are more concerned about themselves than they are about their rivals. Their first-ever season-opening loss (10-1-2)...
Meadowlands Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $10,000; clm($10,000); 3upDRIVEN BY SAARLAND tired in the slop as the favorite when dropped to this level for local debut. SARATOGA KAZ drops in class after tiring...
Loyalties tested as Favre faces Packers
MINNEAPOLIS -- These Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Minnesota have much in common, including an intense dislike of each other's football teams. It's more polite than the East Coast, but...
Forget injuries: Mets' culture of entitlement must change
THIS was the perfect day for the imperfect baseball team. The sun was shining at Citi Field. The play was crisp. In so many ways it was the perfect tease...
Brady's bunch flashes old form, holds off Ravens
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Mark Clayton got open and waited for the fourth-down pass that could keep the Ravens' chances alive. Joe Flacco reached his target inside the Patriots 10-yard line...
Here's how to 'keep your head on a shrivel'
SATURDAY and Sunday morning TV used to mean cartoons. Now, the funny stuff doesn't start till noon. Saturday: Early in the South Florida-Syracuse game, Big East Net analyst John Congemi...
A-Rod blasts into playoffs with record day
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Yesterday's record-setting day was nice. Now it's time for Alex Rodriguez to produce in the postseason: the only time that counts in the Yankees' universe. By...
Boss takes in Bombers' season finale
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- George Steinbrenner paid a visit to the Yankees' clubhouse before yesterday's regular season finale against the Rays at Tropicana Field and told his club to continue...
Girardi's crew keeps eyes on AL Central tie-breaker
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Yankees are interested in the outcome of tomorrow night's Tigers-Twins playoff game. Nevertheless, they aren't going to sweat every pitch. "I will watch the game...
Nets' offense centers on Lopez
ALBANY -- By halftime yesterday, Brook Lopez had 19 points -- his total at the end of the game. So someone joked about watching football games after halftime and asked...
Fish fry Bills; Pennington eyes '10 return
With quarterback Chad Henne making his first NFL start, the Dolphins controlled the ball for 37 minutes and earned their first victory by beating hapless Buffalo 38-10 yesterday. Miami (1-3)...
Mets mess ends with win in Houston
Hallelujah, it's all over. If ever there was reason to open champagne bottles and celebrate the conclusion of a lost season, this was it. But these being the Mets, somebody...
The Post Line
NFL Tonight Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog VIKINGS 3 4 (46) Packers Sunday GIANTS OFF OFF (OFF) Raiders RAMS OFF OFF (Off) Vikings CHIEFS OFF OFF (OFF) Cowboys PANTHERS 5½...
Knicks want more offense from Gallinari
ALBANY -- If Danilo Gallinari is to be the featured guy in the Knicks' offense -- as coach Mike D'Antoni one day hopes -- it was not apparent in yesterday's...
Giants cruise past Chiefs, but Eli leaves with heel injury
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It will be a fitful few days for Eli Manning and the Giants as the injury to his right heel sorts itself out and his availability...
'Easy Eli' really one tough guy
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It's probably the best compliment a quarterback can receive from an offensive lineman, a term of endearment that tells you how the large men up front...
Hondo's Packin'
Hondo started and finished well yesterday, but the middle was a mess as he hit with the Giants and Steelers to largely offset losses with the Jets and Cowboys, putting...
Sports shorts
MLB: Finale for Big Unit?Randy Johnson made what could be the last appearance of his brilliant, 22-year big-league career, pitching one adventuresome inning of relief in the Giants' 4-3, 10-inning...
Do or die: Twins, Tigers head to playoff
More than 51,000 fans and dozens of players from Metrodome lore turned out yesterday to say goodbye to this big, dingy building after 28 weird, wacky and sometimes wonderful baseball...
Saints praise Sanchez's grit
NEW ORLEANS -- Though the Saints sacked Mark Sanchez four times, intercepted him three times and forced him into surrendering two touchdowns in a 24-10 victory over the Jets yesterday,...
Mark's miscues lead to Jets' 1st loss
NEW ORLEANS -- There was bound to be a day like this for Mark Sanchez and the Jets. They just hoped it wouldn't come this soon. The Jets and their...
Jenkins jumps to wrong conclusion
NEW ORLEANS -- The Jets already had held the Saints on two critical fourth-and-one plays -- defensive stands that had kept them in a game their quarterback was throwing away...
This time, rookie can't rise to occasion
NEW ORLEANS -- Here's the word from Mark Sanchez after Saints 24, Jets 10: Blame me. As you wish. The beautiful swan turned into the ugly duckling on the day...
Minaya might hire fired GMs
Omar Minaya reached out to Kevin Towers and J.P. Ricciardi over the weekend to express his support after the two were fired as general managers and also to lay the...
Chamberlain likely to be used as ALDS reliever after solid showing
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Were nine quality pitches that pushed speed guns into the mid-90s enough to secure Joba Chamberlain an ALDS roster spot? Likely. Knowing he needed to impress...
Shonn finally gets Greene light
NEW ORLEANS -- Tired of seeing their running game struggle, the Jets finally unveiled Shonn Greene yesterday, giving their rookie third-round draft pick some carries in the first half after...
Drury absent from power play
The time has passed in New York where players are assigned roles on credit or because of their names or payroll stubs. And that's how it must be if the...
Second-half sack-cess a Giant relief
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- For two full games, the Giants came close on defense but registered no sacks. Then they spent the first half of yesterday's 27-16 victory over the...
Veteran safety Sharper makes key interception
NEW ORLEANS -- Saints free safety Darren Sharper had heard all the barbs from his teammates about being 75 years old and needing friendly assistance to cross the street at...
Steelers stave off Chargers
PITTSBURGH -- Ben Roethlisberger's throwing got fast-starting Pittsburgh going on its first two drives, Rashard Mendenhall surpassed his previous career total with 165 yards rushing and two scores and the...
Weird but true
Talk about a date from hell. A Detroit man got two years in prison for stealing a woman's car after skipping out on the check -- on their first date....
Lenn Robbins' Top 25
Post college football expert Lenn Robbins breaks down his top 25 after another interesting Saturday on the gridiron. Miami was the big mover after their upset win over Oklahoma. 1....
Miami looking like the ’Canes of old
MIAMI -- We can’t yet be certain that Miami is back, and God forbid one should pose that question to Hurricane’s coach Randy Shannon, whose team is now a startling...
Girls soccer roundup: Bruno leads MSIT over Port Richmond
McKee/Staten Island Tech remains unbeaten. Jacquelyn Bruno scored two goals and dished out an assist for MSIT in a 6-0 win over Port Richmond in PSAL Class A Staten Island...
PSAL football rankings: Week 5
After five weeks of action, we’ve found out plenty about the PSAL football landscape. But there’s so much left to learn. Our top five, in order, of Fort Hamilton, Erasmus...
McCombs runs Sea past Kellenberg
Lyle McCombs had every reason to be boastful, but was humble instead. His St. Joseph by the Sea football team had just dismantled Kellenberg, showing no sign of a letdown...
Shutting Gitmo harder than thought
WASHINGTON — The White House’s national security adviser says the Obama administration is hard at work on fulfilling President Barack Obama’s deadline to shut down the Guantanamo detention center for...
Bam will end 'don't ask' -- but not now
President Barack Obama will focus “at the right time” on how to overturn the “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban on gays serving openly in the military, his national security adviser...
New York City girls volleyball rankings
There isn’t typically much moving and shaking in the world of New York City girls volleyball. But that wasn’t the case this week. After the top two – Francis Lewis...
Body found on suburban street
HUNTINGTON STATION — Police are investigating the fatal stabbing of a man whose body was discovered by a motorist on a street in New York’s suburbs. The man whose body...