August 30, 2013
Go Greenpoint!
Williamsburg’s neighbor to the North is heating up as a host of hip new bars and restaurants launch.
Glass is half full on crashing rupee for India’s Prime Minister
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sought to soothe worries about the Indian economy on Friday, telling parliament that the crashing value of the rupee was part of a needed adjustment that...
Snooki suing ‘Snazzy’ perfume
Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi is ready to give a rival perfume maker a “fist pump.” The mini-sized guidette' of “Jersey Shore” TV fame filed a $6 million-plus lawsuit in Manhattan Federal...
Gee pitches Mets past Nationals, 3-2
WASHINGTON — Dillon Gee probably wouldn’t have been your first, second or third choice to lead the Mets in wins when the season began, but stuff happens. The honor is...
Polish woman claims she’ll attempt to sleep with 100,000 men in global sex marathon
Don't try this at home, folks. A Polish woman is making a bizarre attempt to sleep with 100,000 men in a global sex marathon. Ania Lisewska wants to travel to...
Arresting officer of man who ran onto field writes hilarious report blasting ‘hapless’ Blue Jays
This guy is in the wrong line of work. The officer who busted a man for running onto a field during a baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and...
Child injured in Vidalia Park shooting
An argument at Vidalia Park erupted into gunfire tonight, injuring a child and a young man in the Bronx, police say. Witnesses say two males got into a heated argument...
Teen found guilty of murdering baby in stroller
MARIETTA, Ga. — An 18-year-old man was convicted of murder in the shooting of a baby who was riding in a stroller alongside his mom in a town in coastal...
County approves huge new studio proposed by Disney
LOS ANGELES -- A gigantic new Disney studio planned for oak-studded ranchland north of Los Angeles has won the approval of Los Angeles County - a milestone in the effort...
Giants’ Brown to miss 4-6 weeks with broken leg: source
Andre Brown will be out 4-6 weeks, according to a source, after breaking a bone in his left leg in Thursday night’s preseason loss to the Patriots.Brown has a small...
Michelle Dockery adds a touch of class
Lady Mary shows some leg! “Downton Abbey” star Michelle Dockery — you know, the one with a voice like cut glass — joined her actress sister Jo for a Red...
Red Bulls’ Petke talks dustup with Thierry Henry, facing rival DC & more
The Red Bulls, mired in a three-game winless skid and yet another summer swoon, are preparing for tomorrow's tilt against visiting DC (8 p.m., NBCS). Head coach Mike Petke and Designated...
Several injured Giants eyeing Monday return
Tom Coughlin admits he’d love to know who will be on the practice field and who won’t on Monday, when the Giants begin preparation for the regular-season opener against the...
Liberace mansion buyer plans to restore
LAS VEGAS -- The British businessman who bought Liberace's 15,000-square-foot Las Vegas mansion for half a million dollars said Friday he plans to work on it relentlessly to restore it...
Ex-Jet Woody on QB controversy: No one’s scared of either, so ‘pick one & move on’
Rex Ryan continued saying little to nothing on the Jets quarterback competition in his Friday conference call, but one of his former players echoed the thoughts of the rest of...
Target’s Netflix competitor featuring next-day TV shows to launch ‘soon’
Target is putting a bull’s eye on Netflix and iTunes. The retail giant is set to launch a new video streaming service called Target Ticket that will directly compete with...
Falcons to cut exonerated Banks, but may find another role for him: report
ATLANTA -- The Falcons will release longshot linebacker Brian Banks, who spent more than five years in prison for a crime of which he was falsely accused and later exonerated....
Judge awards black firefighters society more than $3 million in discrimination case
A federal judge has awarded a black firefighter's society more than $3 million in legal fees to cover the costs of their controversial discrimination case against the city, according to...
JFK ‘ramp rats’ busted for stealing thousands from travelers’ luggage
Seven thieving “ramp rats” -- JFK Airport baggage handlers working for a company hired by El Al Airlines -- have been busted for stealing thousands of dollars worth of bling...
‘Pop one on and you’ll feel better’: Clothing collection showcases prescription drug shirts
Is drug use becoming fashionable? The California-based retail chain Kitson seems to think so. The clothing company recently debuted a new line, featuring jersey-like T-shirts and sweatshirts with prescription drug...
Adolf Swift-ler? Pinterest page attributes Hitler quotes to Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift can’t hold onto a man, but she sure can, in theory, rule a group of people through fear and violence. A Pinterest page has been posting quotes from...
Red Bulls star Thierry Henry, coach have to be pulled apart in near practice brawl
One of the most well known players in Major League Soccer and his coach nearly came to blows during practice Thursday. Red Bulls star Thierry Henry and coach Mike Petke...
Racist Dunkin’ Donuts ad in Thailand uses black face to sell chocolate donut
BANGKOK -- A leading human rights group has called on Dunkin' Donuts to withdraw a "bizarre and racist" advertisement for chocolate doughnuts in Thailand that shows a smiling woman with...
Canadian indigenous peoples fertilize ocean with 100 tons of iron dust
Last year the Haida, an indigenous group in Canada, set out to increase their salmon stocks and save the planet. Helped by American businessman Russ George, a group of villagers...
Buccaneers coach says Revis will play vs. Jets, barring setback
Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano confirmed what has been expected since April – barring a setback this week Darrelle Revis will play against his former team on Sept. 8 when Tampa...
Patriots cut former Giants TE Ballard, which is a good sign for Gronkowski
Jake Ballard’s time with the Patriots is ending, which likely means Rob Gronkowski will avoid the PUP list. Ballard was cut by the Patriots following their preseason finale against the...
Lhota would have let kittens get run over, says subway shouldn’t have been shut down
The two wayward kittens who caused chaos on the B and Q lines were recovering from their adventure today, as the mayoral candidates weighed in on the frisky felines. Former...
Kerry: Assad forces planned chemical attack that killed 1,429 Syrians days in advance
WASHINGTON — The US has evidence that Syrian poison gas killed at least 1,429 people -- including 426 children, Secretary of State John Kerry said today in an impassioned plea...
Dog killed by LIRR train after owner trespasses on tracks
A Queens man lost his best friend this morning after trespassing on train tracks with his dog, authorities said. The man, who lives in a home next to the tracks...
Ted Nugent’s wife arrested after airport security find handgun in luggage
DALLAS -- The wife of rock musician Ted Nugent has been arrested after a handgun was found in her carry-on luggage at an airport security checkpoint. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport...
New Yorkers jump aboard Post campaign to replace beloved ‘Gus’ at Central Park Zoo
There's “snow” denying New Yorkers want another polar bear! Dozens of animal-loving New Yorkers hopped on board with The Post's campaign to replace Central Park Zoo's late and legendary polar...
Austin says he wanted to get his ‘hands around Tebow’ to help him make Giants
Defensive linemen trying to make a name and survive on the final roster know putting hits on the quarterback is one of the best ways to stay around. Getting a...
NSA tracked Al Qaeda cell phones in search for bin Laden; DNA test confirmed terrorist’s ID after shooting
Secret documents leaked by Edward Snowden show that the National Security Agency penetrated guarded Al Qaeda communications to locate Osama bin Laden’s hideout. The NSA managed to track cell phone...
Boy, 8, won’t face charges after 6-year-old sister dies in car crash
PHOENIX -- An 8-year-old boy who took the family car and crashed it into a power pole probably won't face criminal charges in the death of his 6-year-old sister, who...
Hip-hop remix of Shakespeare’s ‘Othello’ strikes a chord with Chicago inmates
CHICAGO — Act I, Scene 1: Four actors in well-worn coveralls and baseball caps take the stage at the county jail. They're here to tell a tale of love, friendship,...
Navy training could kill thousands of dolphins and whales: studies
HONOLULU -- Navy training and testing could inadvertently kill hundreds of whales and dolphins and injure thousands over the next five years, mostly as a result of detonating explosives underwater,...
‘Full of grief:’ Red Sox broadcaster Remy will sit out rest of season after son’s murder charge
Jerry Remy has opted not to return to the Red Sox broadcast booth two weeks after his son, Jared, was charged with murder. Jerry spoke out against his son immediately...
Staten Island family learns son killed in Afghanistan during their vacation
A Staten Island couple vacationing in Europe received the devastating news that their 24-year-old son, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael H. Ollis of New Dorp, was killed this week by...
Inflation hits the Tooth Fairy as kids demand up to $50 for baby teeth
Kelly Bird Pierre knew the world had changed when she heard what the Tooth Fairy was giving out these days. The 39-year-old educator from South Orange, New Jersey used to...
A look at the latest Syria developments around the world
United Nations experts are investigating the alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria as the United States and its allies prepare for the possibility of a punitive strike against President...
FRIDAY FIVE: September surges
Your updated playoff seeds: AL: Texas (1) vs. winner of Tampa Bay (WC1) and Oakland (WC2), Boston (2) vs. Detroit (3) NL: Atlanta (1) vs. winner of Pittsburgh (WC1) and...
Assad’s brat 11-year-old kid reportedly goads US into attacking Syria in bizarre Facebook rant
The 11-year-old son of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Hafez, has reportedly goaded the US to strike Syria in a Facebook post. "I just want them to attack soooo much," Hafez...
Just do it, Mr. President
At least when Jimmy Carter speaks, he’s undermining some other president’s foreign policy. Not so President Obama, who may be the first president who seems determined to undermine his own....
There’s a bright side to Arab chaos – the Israeli Spring
Israel could be forgiven for having a siege mentality — given that at any moment, old frontline enemies Syria and Egypt might spill their violence over common borders. The Arab...
Lacking the will to confront Assad
Almost exactly a year ago, President Obama warned the use of chemical weapons was a red line President Bashar al-Assad should not cross. Six months after the warning, Assad did...
Fall Theater Preview
Edward Watson isn't your average ballet prince. The riveting principal dancer of England’s Royal Ballet has portrayed psychopaths so often that if he doesn’t strangle someone onstage, you feel cheated....
An inside look at Day 4 of the Open
While hundreds of radio talk shows descend on the Super Bowl city for a week, the U.S. Open is more understated. Tennis aficionado Chris Russo has been a mainstay hosting...
New Jersey’s McHale moves on at U.S. Open
John McHale, father of Christina, no longer has to be her daughter’s chauffeur to the U.S. Open. McHale, tennis’s Jersey girl, has stayed at her parents’ house in Englewood Cliffs...
Top-seeded Serena cruises into 3rd round
With Maria Sharapova withdrawing because of a shoulder injury and the second-round elimination of Venus Williams, the women’s draw at the U.S. Open has lost a lot of its star...
Timing of A-Rod decision has to be just right for cost-saving Yankees
It is not quite wait until next year yet for the Yankees. They are just close enough to a wild-card spot with just enough games against divisional foes remaining to...
Yankees at death’s door on eve of crucial homestand
The DOA Yankees will spend September paying homage to the great Mariano Rivera and having their postseason dreams stuffed into pinstriped coffins. The soon-to-be dethroned defending AL East champions open...
Yankees heart won’t give out, but lack of talent will eventually prove fatal
Thirty days and 29 games to go, starting tonight. Maybe that’s why, in a quiet but calm Yankees clubhouse Wednesday night at Rogers Centre, CC Sabathia thought back to the...
Business briefs
In the ‘Soup’Campbell Soup reported quarterly revenue that fell short of analyst estimates as sales in its core US business slowed, sending shares down 3 percent to $43.33.Full bore ‘forceGlobal...
Delay of game: CBS-Time Warner Cable fight could drag past football season start
The CBS-Time Warner Cable blackout may not be over when the local NFL season kicks off next weekend. While most cable TV analysts and insiders had been predicting the power...
Morgan: BlackBerry worried
Morgan Stanley is holding off on upgrading its employees to BlackBerry.’s newest smartphones and operating system because of concerns that the Canadian company may not back its platform long-term, according...
IPO to fly if AIG deal off
American International Group is carrying on with plans for a possible initial public offering of its plane-leasing unit if an agreement to sell the business to Chinese investors collapses. AIG’s...
Preet gets FBI backup
Today is the last day on the job for Jim Margolin, the long-time spokesman for the FBI’s New York office, The Post has learned. After 25 years, including 17 years...
Ski champ Lindsey Vonn gushes over her ‘awesome’ relationship with Tiger Woods
Serial adultery apparently doesn’t faze Lindsey Vonn. The world-class skier is very pleased with beau Tiger Woods, now known as much for his history of philandering as he is for...
North Korean dictator executes singer ex & bandmates
It’s “Bad Romance,” North Korean-style. A popular North Korean singer — and former gal pal of baby-faced dictator Kim Jong-un — was executed by firing squad over trumped-up allegations that...
Weird but true
Some convicts sue over lousy jail food — one Los Angeles County inmate claims in a lawsuit that he was shot with a ray gun. Andrew Lars Fuchs says deputies...
Mister Softee sues four ice cream truck imposters
Mister Softee wants to lick their imitators. The iconic mobile ice cream company has sued four treat selling truck owners whose vans bear a suspicious resemblance to their famed brand,...
Our blood runs Red! Earth life was born on Mars, prof says
We are all Martians. That’s the astonishing claim from a biochemist who says he has evidence that essential ingredients for life originated on Mars and made the journey to Earth...
Google transfers Glass staffer after billionaire Brin’s mistress outed
The girlfriend at the center of the split between Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife will no longer be working side by side with her billionaire beau in the...
Thompson vows get rid of ‘temporary’ classroom trailers
Mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson promised yesterday he’d retire the city’s deteriorating stock of classroom trailers if elected. The former Board of Education president seized on reports highlighting the unhealthy conditions...
Let’s go negative!
More negative ads, please. That’s not what you say in polite society. In polite society, you wax indignant about how negative ads coarsen the political debate, distract from “the real...
Eliot losing steam
Only days ago, the “steamroller” looked set to run right over Scott Stringer on his ride into the city comptroller’s office. But in a reminder that it’s not over so...
The freedom to offend
“In the university environment, exposure to such robust and discordant expressions, even when personally offensive and hurtful, is a circumstance that a reasonable student in higher education may experience.” —...
‘Abigail Harm’ centers on a magical tale
“Your voice,” says an elderly man (Burt Young) to Amanda Plummer’s Abigail Harm. “I don’t like your voice.” It seems like a wink to Plummer’s presence; her squeaky rasp of...
Deep-seated torment emerges in ‘Dark Tourist’
In this unsettling — and eventually just unpleasant — psychological thriller, loner Jim (Michael Cudlitz) is an overnight security guard whose hobby is visiting the murder sites of famous serial...
Texas A&M’s Manziel, Alabama wearing the bull’s-eyes as season begins
There is actually some football in Johnny Football’s future and for the rest of us, too. The season starts in full force tomorrow with Texas A&M’s Heisman-winning Johnny Manziel returning...
5 Questions for Cris Collinsworth
Nbc analyst Cris Collinsworth talks NFL with The Post’s Justin Terranova as the season is set to kick off Thursday night with the Ravens and Broncos. Q: Do you expect...
Giants owner Mara: $765M concussion lawsuit settlement worth it
Giants co-owner John Mara said he believes the $765 million settlement in the NFL concussion lawsuit will be “money well spent’’ because it will fund ailing players who need the...
Hondo is bucking up
Hondo had a successful Fenway flight last night with the Orioles, who overcame the odds and beat the Sawx to lower the deficit to 1,385 skinners. Tonight, it’s not Miller...
The Post Line
NCAA FootballTonightFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogMICHIGAN ST.28 (44 1/2)W. MichiganMIAMI32 (53 1/2)FauTexas Tech5 (59 1/2)SMUTomorrowWISCONSIN44 1/2 (53 1/2)UmassMICHIGAN31 1/2 (52)C. MichiganOHIO ST.34 1/2 (54 1/2)BuffaloNC STATE14 (62 1/2)La. TechMARYLAND22 (49 1/2)FiuIOWA3 (53 1/2)N....
Belichick mum on report he knew Hernandez was unstable; Patriots president says story inaccurate
Bill Belichick and the Patriots are under renewed heat over the Aaron Hernandez murder case in the wake of accusations lobbed in a bombshell report this week by Rolling Stone...
Battle at Jets safety too close to call
The quarterback competition draws all the attention around the Jets, but the tightest competition might be at safety. Antonio Allen and Jaiquawn Jarrett have fought all summer for the starting...
Wright won’t forget Mets’ promise to spend
The news hit, David Wright said, “like a sledgehammer.” That would be the news regarding Matt Harvey, the news that arrived Monday, the news that sent a shiver down the...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYCHRIS BROWN - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4TYLER PERRY, OPRAH WINFREY - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7GRETTA MONAHAN, LAUREN GRAHAM - Rachael Ray, 10 a.m., Ch....
Spidey’s song now revealed
Judas speaks! In my hot little hands is the manuscript of “The Song of Spider-Man,” Glen Berger’s forthcoming tell-all (from Simon & Schuster, Nov. 5) about “Spider-Man: Turn Off the...
Giants game may mark end of Tebow’s NFL career
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Thursday night may or may not have been the last sighting of Tim Tebow in an NFL uniform, but it is at least a strong possibility. The...
Day in photos: August 29, 2013
Today in photos: Hindus build a human pyramid during Janmashtami celebrations in Mumbai, and Russian gymnast Margarita Mamun performs in the rhythmic gymnastics world championships.
Wife busted in slay attempt after trying to get undercover cop to run over hubby
A woman who lives in the same lower Manhattan apartment building as Police Commissioner Ray Kelly was busted yesterday on charges of trying to hire a hit man to murder...
Bid for new ‘Gus’ at Central Park Zoo
The only way to truly honor the late, great Gus would be to fill his Central Park Zoo enclosure with another mighty polar bear, New Yorkers told The Post yesterday....
Foot doc sues Yelp
A Park Avenue podiatrist is suing the online-review site Yelp, claiming the company posted a phony critique of her practice so she would buy ads from them.Dr. Johanna Youner is...
Jail-guard gal busted in fire that injures 11 after ‘dumping gas before torching building’
A crazed correction officer burst into a Brooklyn brownstone yesterday and splashed gasoline inside before torching the place, leaving 11 people injured, including four in critical condition, witnesses and police...
‘Get me off this ride!’ Terrified woman trapped on Wonder Wheel so Beyoncé can board
A woman who claims she is deathly afraid of heights got stuck on the Coney Island Wonder Wheel for nearly half an hour last night — because of Beyoncé. Dorris...
Fans take cult ‘Fifth Element’ off the screen and onto the deck of an NYC party boat
As passengers board a World Yacht vessel at Pier 81 on the West Side on Tuesday, they can see a gorgeous sunset on one side and the New York skyline...
Documentary’s remix of Nixon tapes reveals tricky tale
John Cusack does a meanly funny cameo as Richard Nixon in “Lee Daniels’ The Butler,” but the man nicknamed Tricky Dick was a much more complex character than the paranoid...
We’re all on Bard with it
Everything old is new again — at least it is this fall, when Broadway’s hottest tickets are plays by Pinter, Williams, Beckett and the Bard. Just look who’s performing in...
Making a play for fall
The biggest name in new plays this season will be in the program, not on the stage. It’s John Grisham, whose legal thrillers and other works have sold a whopping...
Doc ‘Tokyo Waka’ gives birds’-eye view
Tokyo is home to some 13 million people, but the 20,000 crows that also live there are holding their own, according to this documentary by John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson....
Tigers walk it off
Torii Hunter hit a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting Detroit over the Athletics 7-6 yesterday in Detroit in a game the Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera left...
Fordham wins opener over Rhode Island
Last year, Fordham quarterback Michael Nebrich tore his ACL, ending his season after just three games, but Thursday night, he returned in style. Playing for the first time in nearly...
No. 6 Gamecocks roll
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Mike Davis ran 75 yards for a touchdown, Connor Shaw and Dylan Thompson each threw long scoring passes and All-American Jadeveon Clowney helped No. 6 South Carolina’s...
Simms son deserves shot at dream with Jets
There was no Super Bowl on the line last night for Matt Simms, the way it was on the line for Phil Simms on the evening of January 25, 1987...
Singer hits mysterious note
Billionaire hedge-fund mogul Paul Singer mysteriously canceled a hastily requested hearing before a federal judge yesterday. Singer’s Elliott Management requested the hearing over its epic legal battle with Argentina just...
Two blamed in Fed ‘mistake’
Two Federal Reserve staff members failed to follow the central bank’s rules that dictated how to handle the minutes of policy meetings before they are released to the public, an...
Killer among us: Female crime experts zero in on local suspects in ‘Cold Justice’
Collinston, Louisiana, is a place where everyone thought they knew each other — until Mattie Williams, the 67-year-old mother of 13, was murdered on Aug. 27. 2006. To say the...
Marshall: I ♥ mama Astor
He may have swindled her, but he still loves her. Brooke Astor’s son, Anthony Marshall, 89, told the parole board that sprung him from prison last week that he pines...
Man arrested for trying to steal propeller
Staten Island *** A man was arrested for trying to steal a ship’s propeller and other metal from a Great Kills shipping yard, authorities said. Kevin Masinski, 29, broke into...
NYPD stakeout detective admits to stealing $6K in fraud scam
A veteran NYPD detective has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $6,000 from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office — where he had headed a wiretap and surveillance squad. Michael Bazerman, who...
Queens man files first of new frisk lawsuits
Consider the floodgates open! A Queens man yesterday filed the first of what is expected to be a slew of false-arrest suits, citing a judge’s finding that the NYPD’s controversial...
Brooklyn Iowa-plate puzzle
And you thought the Park Slope mommies had a monopoly on being busybodies in Brooklyn. After nosy Ditmas Park resident Joel Siegel noticed a slew of cars with Iowa license...
Commuters fur-ious as kitties scratch subway service for 2 hours
It was the purr-fect storm for Brooklyn commuters. A major subway route took a two-hour catnap yesterday while two adorable kittens risked their nine lives to frolic on the rails...
Quinn campaign tells students: skip school to work for us
Christine Quinn’s mayoral campaign is encouraging her interns to skip the first days of school so they’ll be available for the critical get-out-the-vote drive before the Democratic primary, The Post...
Assad gassed Syria 15 times since 2012 – US weighing strike options
Syria’s Bashar al-Assad attacked his own people at least 15 times with lethal chemical weapons since 2012, Britain revealed yesterday in laying out the case against his bloodstained regime. There...
Assad in the cross hairs: Making a Syri-ous mistake
The Issue: Whether the United States should attack Syria, after reports of a chemical attack there. *** Getting involved in Syria would be a colossal mistake (“Target Assad,” Editorial, Aug....
Bill’s ‘classy’ bid
Cue the class warriors. Bill de Blasio’s startling emergence as the dominant presence in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary — or, at least, at the top of one conversation-setting...
A little right music for everyone to fall into
It’s autumn: Do you feel a song coming on? Broadway sure does — and this season’s new musicals have something for every taste. Those craving a big ol’ traditional tuner...
‘The Lifeguard’ drowns in its own boredom
A depressed New York journalist flees back to her Connecticut parents, and her former poolside job, in the dull yet contrived drama “The Lifeguard.” Kristen Bell plays the 29-year-old title...
‘Afternoon Delight’ fails to hit the sweet spot
The 24-year-old British actress Juno Temple is blessed with the prettiness of a 1930s chorus girl. Unfortunately, her dainty looks seem to get her parts like “Afternoon Delight,” where she’s...
Debbie Little at Yonkers
Post Time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Summertime Lea (3rd)FIRST: Mile pace; $94,325; N.Y.S.S.1 Cheyenne Miriam(AMiller)3-3-26-55 Road Bet(MMiller)5-3-410-14 Sir Lehigh ZTam(PLachance)4-5-38-12 My Shiyen(DDube)6-1-65-13 Naughty Marietta(BSears)2-1-412-16 Give Me An Amen(JGregory)7-7-88-1SECOND: Mile trot; $24,000;...
Tiger’s ‘back’ to normal
NORTON, Mass. — On and off the golf course, Tiger Woods didn’t look anything like the player who only four days ago dropped to his knees with back pain.He took...
Duval’s storybook run ends quickly at U.S. Open with loss to Hantuchova
Victoria Duval wowed everyone at the U.S. Open Tuesday night with her tennis skills. Yesterday, the 17-year-old American impressed in other ways, by the way she graciously handled defeat, a...
American Riske pulls stunner to advance to third round
Bet against her now at your own risk. Alison Riske, the obscure Pittsburgh native, has stormed the U.S. Open, moving into the third round with yesterday’s 6-4, 6-2 victory over...
If Glickman can become legend without a gimmick, why can’t anyone follow lead?
It’s A corruption of Descartes’ “I think, therefore I am.” It reads, “We get it, therefore we don’t get it.” As HBO’s superb documentary Monday on Marty Glickman entered the...
Lucky break? Brown leg injury ‘just a crack’ as Giants fall to Pats
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Andre Brown was put in the unenviable position of comparing breaks to his left leg, the one he sustained last night and the one that short-circuited his...
Giants’ Thomas has strides to make in return
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Terrell Thomas took a big step forward last week, getting into his first game in two years when he played against the Jets. Coach Tom Coughlin was...
Simms makes case to be Jets’ third-stringer; Sanchez still unable to throw
Matt Simms may have played his way onto the Jets last night ... if he can walk this morning. The quarterback made his case to be the team’s third-string quarterback...
Yankees captain Jeter starting to shake off rust
An AL talent evaluator who tracked Derek Jeter for three games in Toronto saw some positive signs from the shortstop swinging the bat. “He looked a little rusty but in...
Nasdaq’s CEO cops to a failure to communicate
Nasdaq CEO Bob Greifeld, criticized for not sufficiently communicating the exchange’s problems during a three-hour shut down last week, admitted yesterday to those faults. The exchange, in a letter to...
JPM’s Asia bribe probe eyeing 200 hires
An internal investigation into JPMorgan Chase’s hiring practices in Asia is examining the employment of around 200 people for instances of possibly illegal nepotism, a source said, indicating the bank’s...
Wanted: ‘American Idol’ judge
The musical chairs at “American Idol” continues. Harry Connick Jr. is the latest name being floated as the third judge on the in-flux singing competition show. Sources told E! News...
Bill Murray spoofs Liberace for Dave Letterman’s 20th anniversary
David Letterman marks his 20th anniversary at CBS tonight. To mark the occasion, The irrepressible Bill Murray is his special guest. His entrance, in a White Rolls and costumed as...
Same-sex couples getting IRS tax-filing boost
WASHINGTON — In a major ruling, the IRS announced yesterday that married same-sex couples will receive the same tax treatment as heterosexual couples — potentially saving them millions when they...
Showing a Lhota love for late Lab
Joe Lhota is now without one of his most faithful supporters — his dog, Harmony. The GOP mayoral candidate’s 15-year-old black Lab had to be put down Monday. “Losing Harmony...
Stringer has Spitzer all tied up – polls show huge surge in comptroller race
Game on! The formerly lopsided race for comptroller between little-known Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer is suddenly even-steven, the latest poll numbers show. In...
UK Parliament votes down military action
The Obama administration’s plans for a punitive allied attack on Syria suffered a serious, surprise blow yesterday when the British Parliament defeated a get-tough measure. Prime Minister David Cameron’s coalition...
Who are the neo-con cowboys now?
The secretary of state boiled with moral indignation, American pride and war bluster. The defense secretary huffed that America has “moved assets in place” and is “ready” to punish the...
Breaking the bank
Earlier this summer, we noted the explosion of business fines during Mike Bloomberg’s tenure as mayor, which now amount to $850 million a year. But it turns out the city’s...
So vulgar they’ve got a name for It
I Learned a new word from my daughter thanks to Miley Cyrus: twerk. By now, probably most of the uncool older adult world has learned the word, thanks to the...
Hot picks
Post insiders tell you where to go, and this week, it's Governor's Island!
Out of this world!
Fans of cult film “The Fifth Element” play dress up for a New York City party boat.
NFL settles concussion suit, bringing relief and outrage
The NFL and its owners dodged one of the biggest threats to the sport itself yesterday by reaching a $765 million settlement with 4,500 former players who alleged the league...
Sports Shorts
NBA: Hawks new coach pulled over Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer has apologized for his arrest on a driving under the influence of alcohol charge. According to a report from the...
Federer ‘caps’ off another easy win U.S. Open
Roger Federer, after his second-round 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 romp over Carlos Berlocq Thursday, wore one of his many different colored “RF’’ ballcaps to the post-match press conference. His initials on...
Sock, Isner move on at U.S. Open; Querrey ousted
One step forward, two steps back. Such is the state of American tennis. Just hours after Jack Sock, a 20-year old Nebraskan who is beginning to find himself, advanced to...
Mets catcher Recker slams homer on birthday
Anthony Recker turned 30 yesterday. And the best present the catcher received came from his bosses with the Mets when they recalled him from the minors Tuesday. Then to add...
Phillies’ Young wants to see Mets make Wright decision on return
The Phillies have become unofficial medical advisors to the Mets. While Roy Halladay advised Matt Harvey on his experiences with elbow woes, Philadelphia third baseman Michael Young sought out his...
Mets close out difficult homestand by routing Phillies
No one discovered they needed surgery. Nothing broke, other than some Philadelphia bats. The Mets had an upbeat, positive day yesterday. Honest. First, David Wright gave a favorable report on...
‘Scandal’s’ red menace
Although giving away Season 3 spoilers is strictly forbidden on the set of “Scandal,” Darby Stanchfield, who plays crisis manager Abby Whelan, gives a few tantalizing glimpses of what’s coming...
Apple ‘Down’ with new tame makeover of hookup app ‘Bang with Friends’
Bang With Friends, the Facebook hookup app, has gotten a tame makeover. For starters, the app maker, which found itself in a storm of controversy earlier this year, dumped the...
Red alert on Tylenol
Bottles of Tylenol sold in the US will soon bear red warnings alerting users to the potentially fatal risks of taking too much of the popular pain reliever. The unusual...
Phil’s stock ‘spin’
Billionaire investor Phil Falcone sent shares of Harbinger Group, the crown jewel of his otherwise troubled empire, up 6 percent yesterday after announcing plans to raise up to $100 million...
Microsoft checking into Foursquare investment
New York social startup Foursquare is reportedly in talks with Microsoft about a strategic investment. Foursquare, the location-based social network that pioneered “check-ins,” could get a needed cash infusion from...
‘Suicide’ CFO boss resigns
Three days after a Swiss insurance executive was found dead in his home of an apparent suicide, the company’s chairman has resigned. In a bizarre twist to a tragic event,...
Home Team Lineups
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Black heavy-hitters for Bill Thompson
Bill Thompson is enlisting prominent African-American leaders from across the country to help boost his black support and halt a surging Bill de Blasio in the Democratic race for mayor,...
Brown breaks leg as Giants end preseason with loss
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Giants could not escape their final preseason game without suffering a major injury, to running back Andre Brown, who went down in the first half of...
Simms makes case to be Jets third-string QB
Matt Simms may have played his way onto the Jets Thursday night … if he can walk this morning. The quarterback made his case to be the team’s third-string quarterback...
Giants lose RB Andre Brown to another broken left leg
FOXBOROUGH – The Giants suffered a major loss Thursday night in their final preseason game, losing valuable running back Andre Brown to a broken left leg. It is the same...
Giants owner says NFL concussion settlement is ‘money well spent’
Giants co-owner John Mara said he believes the $765 million settlement in the concussion lawsuit will be “money well spent’’ because it will fund to ailing players who need the...