October 27, 2013
Knicks trying to get Jeremy Tyler's D-League rights
Injured center Jeremy Tyler, cut controversially by the Knicks on Friday to make room for J.R. Smith's brother, Chris Smith, is still rehabbing at the Knicks' Westchester training facility as...
Robert Downey Jr. is Hollywood’s most valuable star
Robert Downey Jr. really is invincible. The “Iron Man” actor is Hollywood’s most valuable movie star for a second straight year, according to New York Magazine’s version of Tinseltown algebra....
Cheaters prosper in 'Betrayal'
With its flashy pedigree — stars Daniel “007” Craig and his real-life wife, Rachel Weisz, plus powerhouse director Mike Nichols — Broadway’s new revival of “Betrayal” was a hot ticket...
9 in 10 older workers 'happy' with their jobs
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Not happy with your job? Just wait. A study by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 9 in 10 workers who are age...
Muhammad Wilkerson tirade doesn't inspire Jets
Defensive end Muhammad Wilkerson had one of the few good plays for the Jets on Sunday against the Bengals and he had a good moment at halftime. Wilkerson, an emerging...
Win-now Islanders trade for high-scoring forward Vanek
The answer to how serious the Islanders are about winning now came around dinner time on Sunday night, when general manager Garth Snow acquired high-scoring forward Thomas Vanek from the...
‘Bad Grandpa’ beats ‘Gravity’ at the box office
Apparently astronauts are no match for Jackass. Paramount's "Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa" topped the weekend box office with $32 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, sinking three-week champ "Gravity" to...
66% of New Yorkers don't use condoms: survey
New Yorkers just aren’t up for condoms. Only one in three adults in the city used a condom the last time they had sex — or just 31.8 percent of...
Uneven Geno Smith accountable in latest plunge
CINCINNATI — Rex Ryan didn’t bring the soft-shoe when the time arrived to describe the afternoon his rookie quarterback endured. Not this time. “Was this a step back for Geno...
Jets CB Dee Milliner torched by Bengals
CINCINNATI — Welcome to Milliner Island, where quarterbacks and wide receivers enjoy visiting for a leisurely Sunday vacation. It was never fair to compare the Jets’ No. 1 draft choice...
Hedge fund chief explores selling NY satellite firm
Hedge fund manager Mark Rachesky is ready to launch a sale of Loral Space & Communications — and this time investors are hoping for liftoff. Rachesky, who is Loral’s chairman...
Jets Blitz: Rex didn't prepare his team
HERO Bengals wide receiver Marvin Jones ripped the Jet secondary apart to the tune of eight catches for 122 yards and four touchdowns, matching the most receiving touchdowns the Jets...
Jets report card
OFFENSE Inept, incompetent, incapable of moving the ball. That about sums it up. QB Geno Smith (20-of-30 for 159 yards, 2 INTs) piled up the completions after the game was...
Family, friends bid Mazer farewell
A funeral service for sports broadcasting icon “The Amazin’’ Bill Mazer, was held Sunday at Temple Israel Center in White Plains, with Mazer’s daughter, Francine, remembering how her father would...
5 Napkin Burger tries out NoMad location
A new burger joint is the latest entry to NoMad’s new restaurant district. 5 Napkin Burger has signed a lease for a large, roughly 5000 square foot space at 1133...
The charter school that turned my life around
I’m in my first semester of college. For millions of American teenagers, that’s a fairly common event. For me, however, it represents an unlikely dream for an African-American man from...
This week's magazines hit the ground running
If the New York City Marathon’s one-year Sandy gap has left you with pent-up anticipation, race out for these top four running mags. Runner’s World stumbles out of the gate...
Quarterly earnings expectations run high for Facebook
On Thursday Facebook investors might make like Charlie Brown and come home with a bag of rocks. That’s because expectations will be high when the world’s No. 1 online social...
Giants showing unity despite ugly record
PHILADELPHIA — This is how you save a season: Together. With everybody all in. The Giants did not defeat the Eagles 15-7 Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field because Eli Manning...
MSG deserves better from City Council
Madison Square Garden formally unveiled its spectacular three-year, $1 billion renovation Thursday. The governor hailed it as “the economic engine for New York’s future.” Too bad the city’s politicians are...
NBA GMs continue preseason of dissing the Knicks
After Saturday’s Knicks practice at the Garden, a reporter looking for a story asked players if they felt slighted or motivated by the club being a consensus pick as fifth...
Pull Baghdad from Iran's orbit
A decade ago, in the euphoric days that followed its liberation, Iraq was supposed to re-emerge as one of the United States’ staunchest regional allies. That didn’t happen, partly thanks...
Fantastic Series game finish too late for many to see
Did you see the end of Saturday night’s Boston game? Wow! One of the craziest finishes ever! And that was two hours before the Red Sox-Cardinals game ended. I’m referring...
Jon Beason in the middle of Giants 'D' turnaround
PHILADELPHIA — If you are a Giants fan you are well aware of the numbers: 36, 41, 38, 31, 36 and 27. No, these were not winning Pick Six lottery...
'We still believe': Eli not giving up on season
PHILADELPHIA — Even at 2-6, Eli Manning doesn’t see any reason why the Giants should throw in the towel. “We still believe,” Manning said after a 15-7 victory Sunday over...
Nets team has many leaders -- not just one
The Nets are not destined to play follow the leader this season. It will be more like follow the leaders. Coach Jason Kidd acknowledged he does not plan to name...
Giants 'snap' back to inept for one play
Zak DeOssie was on the verge of a panic attack, having one of those “Ever want to get away?’’ moments. Steve Weatherford was stunned. Tom Coughlin was speechless. The wide...
Victor Cruz OK after crushing blow
PHILADELPHIA — Victor Cruz made no secret this past week that playing at Lincoln Financial Field does not rank high on his list. “It’s not the worst place in the...
'Am I ugly?' YouTube trend is disturbing
http://youtu.be/iJr6vFf-YqM In a rather unfortunate YouTube phenomenon, young girls ages 9 to 14 ask a faceless world whether they’re pretty or ugly. It brings to mind a line from Tolstoy’s...
Seesaw season no way for Jets to make playoffs
CINCINNATI — Rex Ryan was raging mad, and it was all coming too late. It was coming good and loud at halftime, and it should have come long before the...
Boston manager: Umpires were right, but rule is bad
ST. LOUIS — Don’t kill the umps. As floored as John Farrell was with Saturday’s obstruction call on Will Middlebrooks that gave the Cardinals the winning run in Game 3...
Nothing rivals NYC's crime drop
Only ignorance about the city’s public-safety triumph can explain why New Yorkers are willing to risk that success for the thrill of voting for a “progressive” mayor who’s made attacking...
Red Bulls win first championship, earn best record in MLS
For the first time in their 18-year torturous, title-less history, the Red Bulls are finally champions of something. The Curse of Caricola is over, smashed with a 5-2 come-from-behind rout...
Defensive meltdown leaves Jets as humiliated as ever
CINCINNATI — There’s getting beat; in the NFL, you’re going to get beat. If you’re the Jets, you’re going to get beat in even-numbered weeks. Everyone gets beat sooner or...
Jets rollercoaster goes off the rails in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI — The Jets equipment staff will have a challenge this week getting the tire marks out of the team’s uniforms. The Bengals ran over the Jets on Sunday, handing...
Going against the grain made Lou Reed great
Back when the Velvet Underground was starting up, one of its first live audiences consisted mainly of a group of sailors. Annoyed at the band’s abrasive take on rock ’n’...
Why raising NJ minimum wage is a bad idea
This Election Day, New Jersey finds itself threatened by something that could end up inflicting more long-term damage on the state than Superstorm Sandy. We’re talking about a ballot initiative...
Spying is the one thing Obama's doing right
Give President Obama a round of applause. He seems to be doing a good job on at least one front in the War on Terror: spying. And we’re not being...
Eagles QB problems ruining their season
PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles’ quarterback situation is a mess, and it’s threatening to take their entire season down with it. With Nick Foles still sidelined with a concussion and Michael...
Rangers coach wonders if Kreider can keep it up
The question to Alain Vigneault concerned the coach’s level of confidence in Cam Talbot, who yielded a sum of four goals in helping the Rangers to a split of the...
Cops catch bikers on pre-Halloween terror run
A gang of 50 bikers in Halloween costumes terrorized drivers across at least four Suffolk County towns Sunday, in the latest case of motorcycle madness. The cyclists cut off other...
Giants Blitz: Josh Brown got his kicks
HERO Veteran kicker Josh Brown had a career-best day, converting all five of his field-goal tries while providing the Giants all of their points. They weren’t all chip shots, either,...
Paul Pierce, Andrei Kirilenko miss practice
Prevention beats cure. So caution was a buzzword at Nets practice Sunday. Paul Pierce was held out because of a jammed big toe, a condition suffered in the last preseason...
Giants report card
OFFENSE No touchdowns, no red-zone efficiency but also no turnovers, which made all the difference. Eli Manning (25-of-38, 246 yards) got the ball out quickly. Peyton Hillis (20 rushes, 70...
Job interviews gone horribly wrong
Having placed job candidates in the tri-state area for more than 40 years, Tony Beshara, owner and president of Texas-based Babich, Inc., and author of “Acing the Interview,” has seen...
Go to Greg: How many interview questions is enough?
At the end of the interview, when you’re asked if you have any questions, is it possible to have too many questions? What’s the right number? The answer, my friend,...
Henrik Lundqvist set to return for Rangers
The long and winding road on which the Rangers won three of their first nine games has finally led to Broadway and the remodeled Garden. And when the puck drops...
Life with the Lhotas
Joe Lhota smelled smoke. And with reason — the mac and cheese casserole was on fire. “Tamra, Tamra!” he called, and his wife flew into the kitchen, their daughter, Kathryn,...
The hottest sales in town this week
Aloha Rag 545 Greenwich St., between Vandam and Charlton streets; 212-925-0882 Sale: Nov. 7-10. Thurs.- Sun. 12-6 p.m. Up to 80 percent off women’s and men’s clothing from brands including...
The viral power of one-word show titles
What’s in a name? When it comes to TV show titles, apparently, it’s a very short story. One-word show titles are all the rage now. First there was “Revenge” and...
Fox renews 'Dads' for full season
"Dads” will stick around long enough to finish out the season. Fox has ordered nine more episodes of the sitcom, giving it a full-season order. The series, produced by “Family...
Lifetime renews 'Drop Dead Diva'
Lifetime has renewed “Drop Dead Diva” for a sixth season. The series, starring Brooke Elliott, Margaret Cho and Jackson Hurst, will return with 13 new episodes next year. The show’s...
Giants beat Eagles for second straight win
PHILADELPHIA — Before a scruffy-faced Eli Manning walked out of the visitors’ locker room at Lincoln Financial Field he grabbed a hot dog, with mustard, and took a hearty bite....
Fish scarier than ghosts and vampires
If you don’t think fish can give you a fright, watch Animal Planet’s Halloween special “River Monsters: Worst Nightmares.” In the episode, airing Tuesday, extreme angler Jeremy Wade travels to...
King: Obama should 'stop apologizing' about spying
President Barack Obama should “stop apologizing” and "stop being defensive' about the National Security Agency spying on our allies in Europe, New York Rep. Peter King said on NBC's "Meet...
ObamaCare website might have to be rebuilt
The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee said ObamaCare’s Web site, already a tangled mess, might need to be rebuilt from scratch to to protect against cyber-thieves because he fears...
Schumer: $6.3B coming to New York for hurricane relief
The help can’t come soon enough. New York homeowners still waiting on Hurricane Sandy relief will be awash in federal dollars next year, Sen. Chuck Schumer vowed on Sunday. “The...
Media bashed police for delusional mom's DC rampage
Forgive such a brutally harsh question, but it’s experimental, perhaps a way to prove a point about the absence of common sense throughout our TV news media. Here goes: Would...
Alleged Brooklyn butcher is a Chinese illegal alien
The blood-splattered relative charged with hacking to death five family members inside their Brooklyn apartment is an illegal alien from China, a police source told The Post on Sunday. Ming...
Rocker Lou Reed dead at 71
Lou Reed, the punk poet of rock 'n' roll who profoundly influenced generations of musicians as leader of the Velvet Underground and remained a vital solo performer for decades after,...
Banksy rips New York Times for rejected op-ed
It isn’t news that’s fit to print. Elusive British graffiti artist Banksy took a swipe at the New York Times today for denying him a spot on the newspaper’s coveted...
Russian cops bust Brooklyn 'killer'
MOSCOW -- Russian police have sensationally arrested and charged a suspected New York double murderer who fled to Moscow soon after his wife and stepdaughter were knifed to death in...
Jealous butcher decapitated 2: cops
An illegal Chinese immigrant, bitter over his failure to achieve the American dream, repaid his cousin’s kindness by butchering the man’s wife and four young children, cops said Sunday. Mingdong...
Brandon Jacobs out vs. Eagles
PHILADELPHIA – Brandon Jacobs made the short trip here and spent part of the pregame warmups doing his usual sparring session, hitting the padding on the goal post with lefts...
Immaculate Obstruction new craziest World Series ending
ST. LOUIS — We have a new champion for the most stunning end to a World Series game. Move over Bill Buckner, take a seat Kirk Gibson. From now on,...
Man in car killed execution style
A man in Brooklyn was shot to death execution style while sitting inside of a Range Rover, authorities said. Police found the body of Schriff Williams, 38, slumped over in...
MTA bus driver busted for drunk hit-and-run
Just because he drives for a living doesn’t mean he’s a good driver. An off-duty MTA bus driver broke just about every traffic law imaginable when he drunkenly got into...
Waiter gets anti-gay message instead of tip
A gay waiter was shocked to find a group of customers had written an anti-gay message on their bill, and given no tip. The server at Carrabba's Italian Grill in...
Meet the world's first underwater machine gun
With just over 100 days to the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the Russians have unveiled a not-so-secret weapon which may help defend the Games. The firearm in question is...
Woman slain, 5 hurt in New Haven nightclub shooting
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — One woman was killed and five people were injured at a New Haven nightclub early Saturday. Gunfire rang out inside the Key Club Cabaret at 3:30...
From champ to drug and sex addict: Tyson tells all
By the time he was 22 years old, Brooklyn born Mike Tyson was a worldwide phenomenon. A pro fighter since the age of 18, he had won his all but...
Ray Kelly apologizes to father of missing boy
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly paid a visit Saturday to the father of Avonte Oquendo and expressed regret for saying he feared the missing 14-year-old autistic boy was dead. “He was...
Bloomberg falls short on public restrooms
Mayor Bloomberg has two months to get his legacy out of the toilet. Hizzoner can brag about Manhattan’s beautiful High Line and the gleaming new ballparks in The Bronx and...
Photog's signed celebrity Polaroids for sale
He always got the big pictures — and the little ones. But now photographer Tim Boxer is letting them all go, auctioning off his cherished collection of 212 autographed Polaroids...
Buchholz hoping injury won't hinder him in Game 4
ST. LOUIS — Clay Buchholz is banking that his right shoulder won’t be a problem on Sunday. “It’s going to be my first World Series experience being on the field,”...
Sloppy St. Louis gets Series' biggest break
ST. LOUIS — The Cardinal Way was given whole new meaning Saturday night. An Obstruction Walk-Off. On the wackiest ending to a World Series game ever, the Cardinals, who gave...
Royal family's picture of George’s christening
For a very little guy, he’s got an awfully big name. The official pictures of the christening of His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge were released Saturday...
De Blasio flouting filing rules on $1.1M rental pad
Bill de Blasio, who owns $2.3 million in Brooklyn real estate, is violating the city’s housing rules, The Post has found. The Democrat mayoral candidate has not registered his $1.1 million,...
Beg Apple: Subways overrun with homeless
It’s an express train — to the bad old days. Cops are giving homeless people and panhandlers in the subways the kid-glove treatment, arresting subterranean scofflaws far less frequently than...
Middlebrooks may join Buckner in Boston infamy
ST. LOUIS — Will Middlebrooks looked bewildered, flummoxed, aggravated. As would we all, had we just played a starring role in arguably the most bizarre game ending in World Series...
Rape survivor: State trooper stripped and abused me
A Brooklyn rape survivor says her body was repeatedly probed and prodded by an overzealous state trooper determined to prove she was a drug mule, according to a lawsuit. The...
Hallowieners bow wow ’em! Tompkins Square dog parade
Hundreds of costumed canines strutted Tompkins Square Park on Saturday for the 23rd annual Halloween Dog Parade — including a spaniel impersonating Banksy and a German shepherd manning a Zoltar...
Melissa Joan Hart: I was coming down from ecstasy during shoot
Sabrina was more scandalous than anyone knew. In her memoir “Melissa Explains It All,” out Tuesday, Melissa Joan Hart, the onetime star of “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” reveals she posed...
Wild win gives Cardinals lead in World Series
ST. LOUIS — Fireworks erupted literally and figuratively as Allen Craig came crashing into home plate with the winning run for the Cardinals on Saturday. Craig was tagged out and yet...
HUD region lost $23M to scams while de Blasio was in charge
Bill de Blasio presided over millions of dollars in wasted taxpayer money when he oversaw the federal government’s public-housing programs in New York and New Jersey, records show. He served...
True stories from the fake world of wrestling
‘An honest man can sell a fake diamond if he says it is a fake diamond, ain’t it?” Today’s kingpin CEO of professional wrestling, WWE owner Vince McMahon, would agree...
Killer butchers woman and her 4 kids
A crazed man turned a Sunset Park, Brooklyn, home into a slaughterhouse late Saturday, leaving a 37-year-old mom and her four young children stabbed to death. Ming Dong Chen, a 25-year-old...
Helen Fielding on why she brought Bridget Jones back
After a 14-year absence, chronically indecisive singleton Bridget Jones is back — and no one’s more surprised by her reappearance than her creator, British novelist Helen Fielding. The fictional Jones,...