July 12, 2013
Forgive our trespasses: Judge tosses convictions for vets arrested in Vietnam Memorial name-reading ceremony
They're guilty — but exonerated. A Manhattan judge today convicted 11 Vietnam veterans and one Bronze Star-holding World War II veteran of trespassing for refusing to stop reading the names...
Third victim dies from injuries in Asiana plane crash
A Chinese girl on the Asiana Airlines plane crash died from her injuries at a San Francisco hospital this morning – making her the third fatal victim of the tragic...
New Jets TE Winslow: I can catch 100 passes this year
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — The Jets signed Kellen Winslow off the scrap heap last month, but the tight end sounds confident he can have a big impact.Winslow, who participated in...
Government's plan to rein in leak probes is leaked
This government can't keep anything secret. Hours before the Justice Department planned to release new rules changing the way it investigates leaks to the press, key parts of the new...
Sanchez: I'll 'absolutely' be Jets starting QB this season
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. – Mark Sanchez left no doubt who he believes will be the Jets starting quarterback this season.When asked if he would win the competition with Geno Smith,...
Sharknado inspired by studying real-life weather patterns
The mastermind behind the campy shark movie thriller turned social media sensation "Sharknado" came up with the concept after studying real-life weather patterns -- inspiration that could prompt a possible...
Jets' Aboushi angrily defends himself against radical Muslim accusations
Embattled Jets rookie Oday Aboushi lashed back today at accusations he is a fundamentalist Muslim who associates with radicals opposed to Israel, labeling the charges “lies and smears.” In an...
Give Insection your money
As you may have noticed, we're pretty big fans of co-op games. In particular, ones that let us either chainsaw zombies Osama bin Ladens or blow up alien bug monsters.So...
Star Wars Left 4 Dead 2: Our triumphant return goes terribly
We decided that, for our return to the Left 4 Dead 2 campaign, a Star Wars-themed adventure would be great. So we donned our new Survivor suits: Imperial Survivors. I...
Yankees' Jeter out through All-Star break with quad strain; DL possible
Derek Jeter’s return to the Yankees lasted all of seven innings.The shortstop was shut down at least through the All-Star break after an MRI exam Friday revealed a Grade 1...
Thugs who didn't have 'cojones' to shoot connected to string of robberies
The two thugs who “didn’t have the 'cojones' to shoot” a SoHo woman during a robbery last week have been connected to seven other robberies throughout Manhattan and Queens, cops...
Alien Breed 2: Apparently a game about standing in a corner while shooting
We really wanted to like Alien Breed 2: Assault. But it was kind of ... How do I put this?Crap. It was kind of crap. Check out our YouTube channel.
Child, 7, tumbles six stories and lives — but there are signs of abuse, drugs
A 7-year-old girl miraculously survived a 6-story fall from the window of a Brooklyn housing project, authorities said. The child, who lives in Florida, was visiting relatives at the Gravesend...
Ex-Knick Davis says he was ‘actually abducted by aliens two weeks ago,’ and it turned out pretty good
Former Knick guard Baron Davis said he was recently scouted — by a bunch of ETs!“I was actually abducted by aliens like two weeks ago,” the two-time NBA All-Star announced...
Costume Couture: Storm
Our Superstylist-in-Residence Caitlin Burke is back once again and this week examining everyone’s favorite mohawked superhero, Storm. Anyway, here’s Caitlin, the New York-based fashion editor and stylist. Check her out...
Suicidal stranger 'Julian Po' is the talk of the town
A drifter wanders into a small town and changes the lives of its inhabitants. No, it’s not “Picnic” or “The Rainmaker” but “Julian Po,” the strange, intriguing new musical, part...
Prokhorov says 'basketball gods have smiled on Nets' as Garnett, Pierce deal official
ORLANDO – Two weeks after the blockbuster trade between the Nets and Celtics was agreed upon, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett are officially Nets.“Today, the basketball gods smiled on the...
Final arguments wrap up in Trayvon Martin slay trial - Jury set to begin deciding Zimmerman's fate
SANFORD, Fla. — George Zimmerman's lawyers made one last attempt Friday to convince a jury the neighborhood watch volunteer shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in self-defense, saying the prosecution's case for...
'Savages' deliver a dark, full-body experience
Hearing about hype bands from England on the blogosphere is nothing new but on Thursday night at Webster Hall, the sight of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs nodding intently and Yoko...
Police: Marijuana, cocaine found in car of Ole Miss' Henderson
JACKSON, Miss. — The Oxford police chief says Mississippi guard Marshall Henderson appeared to be in possession of a small amount of marijuana and cocaine during a traffic stop in...
Heil no! Judge nixes Nazi bid to get son back — he named tot after monster Heinrich Himmler
The Hitler-loving New Jersey dad who callously named his children after history's most hated Nazi leaders has been denied custody of one of his sons, it was reported today. A...
Chinese teenager who died in Asiana plane disaster was hit by fire truck on tarmac
SAN FRANCISCO — One of the Chinese teenagers who died in the Asiana Airlines disaster was struck by a fire truck while she was covered in foam that crews had...
Grab the garlic! 'Vampire gravesite' found in Poland
Archaeologists in Poland have discovered what they believe to be a vampire gravesite which was designed to make sure the dead "stayed dead." The skeletons, found outside on a road...
Schumer puts Kelly's name in ring to replace Napolitano after Homeland Security secretary announces resignation
Sen. Charles Schumer today recommended that President Obama tap city Police Commissioner Ray Kelly to become the new federal Homeland Security secretary, just hours after Janet Napolitano announced she’s stepping...
JETS TOP 25: No. 9 Chris Ivory
As the Jets get close to training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25 players on the Jets roster. Each weekday we will...
J.R.'s brother knows he has to earn Knicks roster spot
LAS VEGAS – Point guard Chris Smith has to now prove he’s more than J.R.’s younger brother.That Smith is a lock for the 15-man roster as part of a package...
Red Bulls must work harder vs Montreal
Both as a player and a coach, Mike Petke has been about hard work and all-out effort. That’s why it stung so much to see his Red Bulls didn’t show...
Six dead, 9 gravely injured in Paris train derailment
PARIS — A train carrying hundreds of passengers derailed and crashed into a station outside Paris on Friday on the eve of a major holiday weekend. Six people were killed...
Cruel kitty killer gets year in jail after trying to blame cat in vicious beating
A convicted cat killer tried to blame the brutal attack on the animal in a desperate attempt to receive leniency from a Queens judge – but he didn't buy it....
#sharknado rules Twitter as campy shark thriller starring ex-'90210' star becomes viral hit
Campy shark movie thriller "Sharknado" exploded into an insane pop culture phenomena last night — raking in Twitter numbers about a fourth of the Super Bowl. The unexpected hit —...
Chinatown building blasted apart by 'bug bombs' violated subdivision rules, used illegal gas and plumbing lines
The Chinatown building blasted apart by pesticide bombs had been illegally subdivided and was using illegal gas and plumbing lines, city building officials said. The slipshod structure at 17 Pike...
India's telegram service goes dark after 163 years
NEW DELHI — For 163 years, lives across the vast Indian nation have been upended by the knock of the khaki-clad postal worker armed with a telegram. Families used them...
Man swims 5 hours to save his family, wife: 'we clinged to the side of the boat and got stung by sea nettles'
DEAL ISLAND, Md. — John Franklin Riggs swam for hours to reach help for his family, including two children, after their boat capsized in a storm. Riggs climbed rocks along...
Homeless man put under house arrest in sleeping bag, asked to go to jail but was denied
Every evening cops arrive at the same spot to check 48-year-old convict Domenico Codispoti is tucked up in his sleeping bag on the street. The serial crook then has to...
FDA sets new limits on arsenic in apple juice
WASHINGTON — Parents who have been fretting over the levels of arsenic found in apple juice can feel better about buying one of their kids' favorite drinks. The Food and...
Russian government goes back in time; will use typewriters to leak-proof sensitive classified documents
The Kremlin is going back in time and will start using typewriters again to leak-proof sensitive classified documents, according to a new report. Russia's Federal Guard Service, which is tasked...
Fire slays daughter-in-law of late Bronx powerbroker, 3 others critical after blaze rips though home
One woman is dead and three others are in critical condition — including the son of a late city councilman — after an early morning fire swept through a Bronx...
'Flea market' abortions booming as Texas senate vote nears on wide-ranging pregnancy termination restrictions
Pregnant women in parts of Texas are turning to 'Flea Market' abortions due to hefty medical fees and an impending shutdown of clinics across the state. According to a new...
Autistic trainer turned basketball folk hero will have jersey retired by upstate high school
Seven years later, and his 15 minutes still aren’t up for good reason. Jason McElwain gained national recognition in February 2006 when the autistic basketball trainer was put into a...
'Dead' candidate elected in south Mexico village
MEXICO CITY — Prosecutors are investigating how a man certified as dead got elected mayor of a village in southern Mexico. Authorities say relatives of Lenin Carballido used a death...
SEE IT: Celtics take out ad in Boston papers thanking new Nets Garnett, Pierce
ORLANDO – With Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett set to officially change addresses from Boston to Brooklyn, Friday, the Celtics took out a full-page ad in the Boston Globe and...
Wayne Manor: Collyer’s Mansion? Batman is a hoarder
Others have already touted this but we’re getting in on the action because this is utterly fantastic and as a DNA-level Batfan, I had to keep it going.Parody cartoonist Kerry...
'My daddy, my hero' - Thousands mourn UK soldier Lee Rigby hacked to death in London terror attack
LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron joined thousands of mourners Friday at the funeral of a British soldier killed in broad daylight by alleged Islamic extremists. Lee Rigby, 25,...
FIRST PHOTO: Edward Snowden at Russian airport; due to meet with Amnesty International
MOSCOW — A Russian official of Amnesty International says he plans to meet with Edward Snowden, the leaker of US National Security Agency secrets. Sergei Nikitin, head of the rights...
American, two Spaniards gored during running of the bulls
PAMPLONA, Spain — An American and two Spaniards were gored Friday during a danger-filled sixth bull run of Spain's San Fermin festival, with one loose bull causing panic in the...
Rob Bruce: King of Awesome Stuff
You’ve seen him on AMC’s “Comic Book Men.” He’s Rob Bruce, resident expert in pop-culture collectibles, comics and whatnot.He’s also partners with Cliff Galbraith, whom we profiled here, and is...
Awesome Stuff: SDCC exclusives I’d want
If money were no object and I had time to stand on the lines or work the web just the right way, there’s a whole bunch o’Awesome Stuff I’d want...
Some thoughts on Nets landing Kirilenko
ORLANDO – When the Andrei Kirilenko news broke late Thursday afternoon, everyone inside the Amway Center, which is playing host the Orlando Summer League this week, had the same reaction:Wow.What...
All-Star week fan guide
New York will really be a baseball town again over the next five days leading into Tuesday night’s MLB All-Star Game at Citi Field. Here’s everything you need to know...
A-Rod's smart play is shutting up during meeting with MLB
It has that “movie climax” feel, doesn’t it? Alex Rodriguez, cornered after all these months. Facing tough questions. Let’s envision him nervously licking his lips, gulping loudly while drinking his...
WATCH: Suzuki catch helps secure Yankees’ win
Derek Jeter’s long-awaited return to the Yankees lineup drew all the attention. Ichiro Suzuki’s inspired play, meanwhile, yet again propelled the Yankees to victory. Ichiro continued to produce at the...
Yankees' Robertson falls short in All-Star vote
David Robertson had admitted that being in the bullpen with Mariano Rivera for the closer’s final All-Star Game would mean a lot to him. But the Yankees’ superb set-up man...
Pirates' Alvarez in Home Run Derby after all
Pedro Alvarez will get to show off his power stroke Monday night at Citi Field after all. The Washington Heights product and Pirates All-Star third baseman, whose 23 home runs...
Yankees' A-Rod quiet on verge of MLB meeting
TAMPA, Fla. — Alex Rodriguez has questions he is trying to answer every day, mostly revolving around whether he can ever be a productive major league player again. But, he...
Happy Birthday! Yanks turn HOPE Week into big party
Thursday was a special day at Yankee Stadium for 25 children, and the memorable afternoon had nothing to do with Derek Jeter’s return to The Bronx. As part of HOPE...
Beat-up banks bill
Too-big-to-fail banks, better watch out: They’re looking to trim you back. That’s if Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has her way. Yesterday, the hard-charging lawmaker led a fresh crusade to introduce...
Icahn to boost bid as Dell big reboots
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has one more trick up his sleeve. The activist has promised to sweeten his proposal for Dell shareholders just days before a July 18 shareholder vote...
Business briefs
‘Shack’s SOSShares of RadioShack dropped sharply after a report the struggling electronics chain may hire a financial adviser to help it improve liquidity. Shares closed down 7 percent, at $2.63.Kindle...
Bloomberg mag cover is, uh, hard to ignore
The new cover of Bloomberg Business Week created quite a stir yesterday on Wall Street and beyond with its phallic cover calling out hedge funds as overrated. One p.r. pro...
Big Bernanke high
The economy may be sputtering, but Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is juicing the stock market to all-time highs. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 indices hit record levels yesterday after...
No Falcone plan on LightSquared
The tug-of-war between hedge-fund titan Phil Falcone and satellite mogul Charlie Ergen over the future of wireless start-up LightSquared is starting to feel like a game of Jedi mind tricks....
Rate roof at 4.51%
The average 30-year fixed mortgage hit a two-year high on concerns that the Federal Reserve will pull back on mortgage bond purchases.The 30-year home rate averaged 4.51 percent, up from...
Glass menagerie
It looks like the hype around Google Glass has given shareholders a distorted view of the company’s stock. Google shares — which closed yesterday near an all-time high of $920...
June boon to retailers
Retailers’ June sales suggest overall consumer spending is improving, even though lower-end shoppers are holding back on nonessential purchases.Eleven stores posted a 4.8 percent hike in same-store sales, topping analysts’...
Groups, FTC to talk Herbalife probe
Consumer advocates are planning to ask regulators on Monday for their commitment to investigate allegations that Herbalife is a pyramid scheme, The Post has learned. The National Consumers League —...
Hulu place in the sun
The Hulu sale is casting a shadow over Sun Valley. The auction for the Web video hub is starting to rankle bidders, with suitors wondering what program rights are included...
Microsoft shuffles structure
Microsoft yesterday announced the biggest restructuring in its near 40-year history, in a bid to break up fiefdoms and create more company unity. The software giant is doing away with...
Sprint vows data deal for life
Sprint yesterday offered its customers unlimited data services for as long as they keep their account with the No. 3 US operator, as it looks to steal away customers from...
Special Surgery ex-boss in kickback ’fess
The former CEO of Manhattan’s Hospital for Special Surgery pleaded guilty yesterday to pocketing nearly $300,000 in kickbacks from a subordinate staffer in exchange for negotiating payment of her annual...
LI doc: I gave addicts pills
A 70-year-old Long Island doctor is facing 20 years in prison for admittedly distributing painkillers to people he knew to be addicts.William Conway, of Baldwin, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges,...
$9.5 million!
Now that’s what you call a treasure chest! A wooden box bought for $150 and used for decades as “Daddy’s bar” and a TV stand sold for $9.5 million after...
I ♥ you, Daddy Jacko
LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s kids loved their dad, and his family has that in writing. A handwritten letter from the King of Pop’s daughter, Paris, was introduced yesterday in...
B’klyn tops outer-boro jobs boom
Go east, young job hunter. While Manhattan is still the heart of the city’s employment center, it’s the outer boroughs — especially Brooklyn — that are adding more jobs and...
Cop clings to crook beau’s stolen 130G
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office wants to seize the Bronx home of an NYPD sergeant and mother of two whose crooked boyfriend was tossed in prison last year for his...
Feisty Soho woman who fended off armed robbers warns others not to do the same
Plucky Soho robbery victim Anna Graham yesterday demonstrated how she faced a gun-wielding mugger and coolly told him he didn’t have the b--ls to shoot — but she warned others...
$plit plan for Sandy Hook kin
A local foundation in Newtown, Conn., yesterday made a recommendation on how to divide $7.7 million in donations made to families affected by the Sandy Hook school massacre.The decision would...
British teen unwittingly runs up $6,000 phone bill posting to Facebook during NYC trip
A snap-happy British teen posted pictures of her New York City dream vacation on Facebook — and got socked with a nearly $6,000 phone bill, her mom says. Casey Snook,...
Cop-killer Ronell Wilson’s expert witness earned $5,000 in taxpayer money — for less than two hours of work
Some expert! A defense witness in the sentencing retrial of cop killer Ronell Wilson earned $5,000 in taxpayer money in less than two hours yesterday — mostly to read excerpts...
Judge lets George Zimmerman’s jury consider lesser charge of manslaughter
SANFORD, Fla. — In an unmistakable setback for George Zimmerman, the jury at the neighborhood-watch captain’s second-degree-murder trial was given the option yesterday of convicting him on the lesser charge...
How Gaga beats the city heat
No shirt? No problem! Lady Gaga, apparently proud of her recent weight loss, flaunts a flat belly in just a miniskirt and bra in sweltering Midtown yesterday. Just five months...
Getting kink out in B’klyn
There will be no more “happy endings” in Bay Ridge.A dozen massage parlors that allegedly doubled as brothels and advertised “sweet young girl” and “best Asian massage” on Craigslist and...
Bid to protect kid athletes
A surge in sports-related brain injuries among youths is pushing US health officials to call for public-policy changes after similar safety efforts helped reduce deaths from motor-vehicle accidents.While deaths from...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Staten Island *** An off-duty Staten Island cop was allegedly trying to have sex with a drunken 16-year-old girl when his wife walked in on them. Officer Peter Ciollo, 29,...
Boston Strangler suspect to be exhumed after DNA break
BOSTON — The man who once claimed to be the Boston Strangler has been linked to one of the 11 victims by DNA evidence for the first time, leading authorities...
Serb prez charged
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Appeals judges at the United Nations’ Yugoslav war-crimes tribunal yesterday reinstated a genocide charge against Radovan Karadzic linked to a campaign of killing and mistreating non-Serbs...
Inventor of Twister dies
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Chuck Foley — whose party game Twister launched decades of awkward social interactions — died here on July 1. He was 82 and had Alzheimer’s, said...
Pope toughens sex-crimes laws
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis overhauled the laws that govern the Vatican City State yesterday, criminalizing leaks of information and specifically listing sexual violence, prostitution and possession of child pornography...
Miracle message in a bottle on LI
Workers cleaning beach debris on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy discovered a heartbreaking message in a bottle penned by a child who died years ago — and delivered it to...
Cory has lot of bucks on the books: Booker pulls in $4.6M for NJ Senate run in past 3 months
Newark Mayor Cory Booker, the front-runner for New Jersey’s open Senate seat, raised $4.6 million in the past three months for his campaign, solidifying his reputation as prolific fund-raiser. Booker...
Foes spank O’Care ‘mastermind’ Weiner
It seems Anthony Weiner can’t stop taking credit for ObamaCare.At a Greenwich Village forum yesterday, Democratic mayoral rivals Sal Albanese and Bill de Blasio went after Weiner’s record, including his...
Eliot Spitzer says he has 27,000 signatures to put him on the ballot for comptroller
The political “Steamroller” is back on the move. Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer said last night he had gathered 27,000 voter signatures in his bid to run for city comptroller....
Ear’s bad news for MP3 listeners
You’d better hear this. People are going deaf pumping up the volume on their MP3 players.A city Health Department survey released yesterday found that nearly one in four high-volume headphone...
Victoria’s Secret Angels wouldn't be caught dead on a Citi Bike
The catwalkers of Victoria’s Secret wouldn’t be caught dead on a Citi Bike — telling The Post that cycling is best kept indoors and off the scary city streets. “I...
Crystal shines for LI
Billy Crystal is going to bat for his Long Island hometown.He has made a television commercial exhorting tourists to visit Long Beach, which was left reeling by Hurricane Sandy.Crystal, a...
Building blast is ‘bug a boom’: Several injured after 'roach bomb' causes partial collapse, fire in Chinatown building with code violations
Two dozen pesticide bombs exploded in a rickety Chinatown building yesterday — and the fiery blast caused a partial collapse that injured at least nine people, authorities said. The canisters,...
Georgia tourist says she was raped by Village pick-up artist who promised stunning views of the Empire State Building
A Georgia tourist was repeatedly raped by a “predator” who lured her to his tony Greenwich Village brownstone with promises of stunning views of the Empire State Building, police sources...
‘Hook’ like a million dollars: Call gal offered to throw in 'haircuts, Jacuzzi ride' for alleged romp with undercover cop
They should have charged her with price gouging. Accused Midtown hooker Janet Croom allegedly asked an undercover cop for $1 million for sex last April. It’s a steep price, even...
Piano feud at UWS co-op: Nabe fumes over round-the-clock home concerts: 'If he got better, I might say, OK, it’s not that bad'
Can you PLEASE stop playing that damn piano! A Central Park West resident slapped his downstairs neighbor with a $30,000 lawsuit for driving him to distraction with his round-the-clock piano...
Conn. a new tornado alley
MANSFIELD, Conn. — The National Weather Service yesterday identified this week’s tornado as Connecticut’s fourth of the summer. Starting at 5:19 p.m., Wednesday’s twister hit about 90 mph between Andover...
Pete Seeger’s wife dies at 91
BEACON, NY — Toshi Seeger, the wife of folk singer Pete Seeger for 70 years, has died. She was 91.Longtime family friend Thom Wolke says Toshi Seeger died Tuesday night...
New sex accusers vs. Yeshiva
Six more former students of Yeshiva University’s prestigious all-boys high school have stepped forward to allege that administrators there covered up decades of sexual and physical abuse.Days after 19 other...
Jury finds party boy Nicholas Brooks guilty in Soho House murder of designer girlfriend
Cries of “Yes!” rang out in a Manhattan courtroom as trust-fund playboy Nicholas Brooks was convicted of strangling and drowning his swimsuit-designer girlfriend in the bathtub of their Soho House...
Snag for student loan deal
WASHINGTON — A Senate deal to lower the interest rate on most new federal student loans hit a snag yesterday when congressional researchers reported it would cost $22 billion over...
Morsi-Hamas probe on tap
CAIRO — An investigation will be launched over allegations that now-toppled President Mohammed Morsi broke out of jail with help from Hamas during Egypt’s 2011 revolution, officials said yesterday.Critics of...
Khalid Sheik Mohammed tinkered with vacuum cleaner, read Harry Potter books in custody
A twisted mind is a terrible thing to waste — so Khalid Sheik Mohammed was allowed to reinvent the vacuum cleaner. The CIA feared that the confessed 9/11 mastermind might...
Crash focus lands on pilots
SAN FRANCISCO — Investigators have found no mechanical problem with the Asiana jet that crashed here last Saturday, putting the focus of the probe squarely on the pilots. NTSB Chairwoman...
New ‘Jerksee’ Transit bus
A New Jersey bus driver is accused of pleasuring himself while behind the wheel of a bus as it entered the Lincoln Tunnel during evening gridlock. George Simpson, 41, of...
Dithering on Egypt
Are President Obama and/or Secretary of State John Kerry going to come up with an Egypt policy? It’s been more than a week since Egypt’s army overthrew an elected president,...
The turmoil in Egypt: Why pres. Morsi had to go
The Issue: The recent ousting of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi by military forces after protests. *** Tyranny, religious or secular, begets violence (“The Silence of the Brotherhood,” Editorial, July 9)....
Dumb and dumber
Until now, you’d have been hard-pressed to find a body more given to self-destructive legislation than New York’s City Council. This week, however, the District of Columbia confirmed the existence...
A campaign emerges
For months now we’ve been urging New York Republicans to spell out some real differences from their Democratic rivals. This week the three GOP candidates for mayor did so, and...
Rand Paul’s confederates
Rand Paul has never been in the mainstream of the Republican Party. And we’ve just been given a fresh reminder. The Washington Free Beacon this week carried a story on...
Welfare reform in the balance
In all the mayoral campaigning, a longtime hot-button issue — welfare — has been conspicuous only by its absence. Yes, the city’s welfare system has operated effectively in recent years....
Get smart, Mr. prez
Apparently our federal government is smart and getting even smarter. That was the message of a largely overlooked presidential speech Monday, in which Barack Obama outlined a “new management agenda.”...
Hot new loveseats at a Manhattan multiplex help with the moves at the movies
The movie makeout session has always been a furtive act; cramped seats, disapproving glares, couples hiding in the dark in the back of the theater. But this summer, there's good...
Hop aboard the ferry to Governors Island, where a vintage French carnival awaits
In 2011’s “Midnight in Paris,” Owen Wilson hops in a car and finds himself magically transported to Paris in the 1920s. Starting tomorrow, you don’t need magic to do the...
'Fruitvale Station' tells some, omits some
Early in the morning on New Year’s Day 2009, 22-year-old black drug dealer Oscar Grant was shot in the back and killed by a white cop in Oakland’s Fruitvale Station...
Engaging and harrowing ‘Hunt’ for truth
Mads Mikkelsen, the hulking Danish actor best known in this country for playing a villain in “Casino Royale,” won best actor honors at the Cannes Film Festival for his performance...
Indie drug ‘Fairy’ fails to deliver the goods
Anything can happen when Michael Cera wanders around Chile without a script on a mission to get high on mescaline. Or, in the case of “Crystal Fairy,” nothing could happen,...
Hidden footage should stay lost in 'V/h/s/2'
This sequel to the innovative 2012 indie is not for the faint of stomach, more for its relentless hand-held camera reliance than blood and guts (though there are plenty of...
Simon McBurney's 'Shun-kin' exquisitely staged but somewhat lifeless
For a show that touches on sadomasochism, self-mutilation and disfigurement, “Shun-kin” is awfully decorous. Director Simon McBurney’s Complicite theater production is as gorgeous and delicate as a Japanese porcelain doll...
A flock of Peter Pan-inspired shows may be heading our way
‘Peter and the Starcatcher,” Rick Elice’s charming and inventive spin on the Peter Pan story, is still doing a brisk business at off-Broadway’s New World Stages. It moved there after...
'Israel: A Home Movie' leaves many questions unanswered
There’s an inherent poignance to old 8mm-film footage of people and places long gone, a piecemeal history with meaning mostly to those who recognize the faces in the footage. Director...
Hormones take over in 'Hot Flashes'
"You’re forcin’ me to go all Lifetime Television for Women on ya now,” drawls the coach (Mark Povinelli) of the women’s basketball team that gives this movie its subtle title....
Waitin’ for peace
LAS VEGAS — Mike Woodson said Knicks fans should preach patience as they wait for Peace. It’s official! Metta World Peace, the former Ron Artest, was waived via the amnesty...
McCarver recalls Seaver memory with his All-Star finale at hand
Tom Seaver will be throwing out the first pitch at this year’s All-Star Game, though he will be throwing a tad bit slower than he did 46 years ago when...
5 questions for Harold Reynolds
Harold Reynolds, who will be a part of the MLB Network’s 14 hours of All-Star coverage, talks Matt Harvey, the Yankees second half and the Dodgers resurgence with The Post’s...
Sports Shorts
GOLF: Phil 3rd at Scottish Open Phil Mickelson eased back into links golf with a 6-under 66 at the Scottish Open, leaving him tied for third with six others and...
Red Sox top Mariners
Daniel Nava hit a two-out single in the top of the 10th inning to score pinch-runner Jackie Bradley Jr., and the Red Sox rallied from a 5-1 deficit for the...
Debbie Little's Yonkers Grade
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Debbie Little's Meadowlands Grade
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Monmouth Park Graded Entries
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Hondo sticking with Reds
Formerly sizzling Hondo had his winning streak snapped at seven last night when the Reds failed in Atlanta, causing the deficit to fall to a quarter of a mile below...
Home Team Lineups
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Vulgar Red Bulls fans won’t be bought off
With MLS and commissioner Don Garber adamant about eliminating the persistent and profane “You suck a..hole” chants around the league, the Red Bulls front office reached out to its three...
Patriots CB arrested on DUI charges
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Patriots cornerback Alfonzo Dennard was arrested and accused of drunk driving early yesterday in Nebraska while on probation for assaulting a police officer, the second Pats player...
After hinting otherwise, Smith decides to miss Sanchez’s Jets West
Geno Smith won’t be attending Jets West, after all. The second-round pick and Mark Sanchez will prep for their upcoming quarterback battle on opposite coasts after an NFL source confirmed...
Devils’ Kovalchuk retires, leaving $77M on table
The 17-year nullified contract that became a 15-year deal ended yesterday after just three years. That’s three years (plus a part of a preceding fourth) in New Jersey and out...
Nets grab Kirilenko on 2-year deal after losing out on Bogdanovic
ORLANDO, Fla. — Billy King’s backup plan turned out to be a stroke of genius. Yesterday, one day after the Nets moved on following an agreement with Bojan Bogdanovic that...
Lakers amnesty World Peace; Woodson says Knicks interested
LAS VEGAS — Mike Woodson said Knicks fans should preach patience as they wait for Peace. It’s official! Metta World Peace, the former Ron Artest, was waived via the amnesty...
Bargnani all about winning with Knicks after ‘weird’ years in Toronto
LAS VEGAS — Andrea Bargnani is thrilled to get out of a “weird’’ situation in Toronto with a chance at new life as a Knick. Saying he is “really starving...
Greedy MLB ripping off All-Star fans with tix add-ons
Scratch and sniff. Then gag. It seems every ticket to anything around here now comes attached to the stink of a boiler-room operation, the stench of a pump-and-dump. From the...
Yanks turn HOPE Week into big party
Yesterday was a special day at Yankee Stadium for 25 children, and the memorable afternoon had nothing to do with Derek Jeter’s return to The Bronx. As part of HOPE...
Yankees' Nunez may get chance at third base
The Yankees may need Eduardo Nunez at shortstop a while longer, especially because of the right quadriceps injury Derek Jeter suffered in Thursday’s 8-4 win over the Royals at the...
Mets’ pitcher deGrom turning heads at Triple-A
PITTSBURGH — On deck, Jacob deGrom? Carlos Torres will be the ninth different starting pitcher the Mets have used this season when he takes the mound tomorrow at PNC Park,...
Mets’ future looking brighter because of their pitching
PITTSBURGH — Perhaps the Mets can be the next Pirates. Arrr! The Pirates have turned it around this season because of some great pitching and the Mets are trying to...
Young providing an Amazin’ boost at top of Mets lineup
PITTSBURGH — Eric Young Jr. has become the latest player to bring respectability to the Mets’ “what outfield?” In assessing the factors responsible for his team’s noticeable improvement over the...
Derek Jeter brings out Yankees’ best as he returns to team
The Real story, the important parts of this chapter, all of that is still to come, still in the future, still to be played out across the next few weeks...
Yankees' Pettitte: 'I'm ready to hang myself’
The first innings of games have been a bit maddening for Andy Pettitte. “I’m ready to hang myself, is what I’m ready to do,” Pettitte said. “I’m not going to...
Jeter return a welcome sight for Yankees fans
Even though Derek Jeter needed to leave yesterday’s victory over the Royals early, fans at Yankee Stadium were ecstatic to see the captain back on the field in his season...
Latest Jeter injury shows these Yankees may never get healthy
The dream scenario worked something like this for the Yankees: Derek Jeter would return with a couple of clutch hits and run the bases effortlessly. Andy Pettitte would toy with...
Yankees win dampened after Jeter exits with quad injury
Derek Jeter finally made his season debut yesterday at Yankee Stadium and his twice-fractured left ankle made it through the 8-4 win over the Royals just fine. The same can’t...
Adam Lambert gets a guest spot in ‘Glee’
Adam Lambert, the “American Idol” runner-up, will have a guest role on the upcoming season of “Glee.” Show creator Ryan Murphy tweeted yesterday, “I am thrilled to announce that the...
'Secrets of Chatsworth' an old money icon
It must be coded into our genes: New money is funny and old money is fascinating — even though old money was once new money. On Sunday night, PBS feeds...
Cote de Pablo makes her exit on 'NCIS'
‘NCIS” co-star Cote de Pablo is leaving TV’s top-rated drama. But not quite yet. De Pablo, who’s played Israeli special agent Ziva David for eight seasons on the long-running CBS...
Talk show guests
FRIDAY STAR JONES, CANDICE DELONG, JENNIFER WADSWORTH - Dr. Phil, 6 a.m., (OWN)NANCY GRACE, PAUL MONES, DR. DENISE BOOTS - Dr. Phil, 8 a.m., (OWN)CONGRESSMAN BOB FILNER (D-CALIF.), COLONEL DAVID...
NBC’s game for ‘Wall of Fame’
NBC has given a straight-to-series order to Endemol USA’s “Wall of Fame.” Each of the eight hour-long episodes of the series will feature one family winning money if they cannot...
Betty White is 'Off' the air
Even red-hot Betty White isn’t immune from the cancellation scrap heap. NBC has canned White’s “Candid Camera”-type show, “Off Their Rockers,” after two seasons of middling ratings. The series, in...
Andy Zuno upped to recurring-character status on 'Bold and the Beautiful'
‘The Bold and the Beautiful” has upped telenovela star Andy Zuno (Rafael) to recurring-character status. On “B&B,” which is the only daytime soap simulcast in Spanish (via SAP), Zuno translates...
Weird but true
New Jersey construction workers were abuzz about a hive of 60,000 bees found behind a wall of a home. A beekeeper called in to relocate the buzzers was glad to...
Eliot Spitzer collects 27,000 signatures in bid to get on the ballot in city comptroller's race
Disgraced ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer said tonight he gathered 27,000 voter signatures as part of his comeback bid to run for city comptroller. The 27,000 names collected is seven times more...
Blatche: Nets taking steps toward being championship team, 'I wanted to be a part of that'
ORLANDO – The Nets gave Andray Blatche a chance to resuscitate his career a year ago.That, combined with having a chance to play for a contender, made the big man’s...
Lakers waive Metta World Peace, but Knicks must wait
LAS VEGAS - The Lakers have waived Metta World Peace, leaving the door slightly ajar for him to sign with the Knicks. But a lot has to happen. The Knicks...
Bus drivers rally for better protection
Bus drivers in Brooklyn rallied today for greater police presence on city buses, and stiffer penalties for thugs who assault them-- after a week where three drivers were attacked in...