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  • Jennifer Gould Keil

    Jennifer Gould Keil

    Vamp in Cooper Sq.

    Bloodsucking “Twilight” beauty Ashley Greene has signed a lease for a one-bedroom at the new 2 Cooper Square rental building, where one-bedrooms...  

  • Ah, the start of Labor Day weekend. Wouldn't it be nice if tomorrow's monthly employment report was good enough to honor its namesake holiday!...  

  • This was the very definition of a "quality start": six innings pitched, three earned runs allowed (we can discuss how great the "quality" of such an...  

  • The Jets were talking hard cash on "Hard Knocks" last night. Hard cash waiting for Darrelle Revis. With only 11 days remaining before the regular...  

  • PHILADELPHIA -- On the surface, tonight's preseason finale between the Jets and Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field is a garbage-time exercise, a...  

  • They'll knock themselves out to win the U.S. Open, literally. While running in the gym yesterday morning to warm up to face Gisela Dulko, Victoria...  

  • This game should have come with a warning: Do not pick if under the influence of preseason hype. Yes, Pitt has had some strong recruiting classes...  

  • Michael Starr

    Michael Starr

    Starr report

    Steve Harvey is making his first foray into the game show world -- but the new host of "Family Feud" says his training as a stand-up comic fits...  

Tropical storm warning issued for Long Island and NJ

Tropical storm warning issued for Long Island and NJ

It's the calm before the storm. Parts of eastern Long Island and New Jersey's shoreline are bracing for a massive storm this Labor Day weekend as Hurricane Earl continues to pack 125 mph winds as...  Read Full Story

4-year-old Brooklyn girl weighing only 15 pounds found dead, tied to crib

4-year-old Brooklyn girl weighing only 15 pounds found dead, tied to crib

A 4-year-old Brooklyn girl who weighed only a shocking 15 pounds was found dead this morning, with her arms and legs tied to a crib with twine, The Post has learned. Cops are now questioning the...  Read Full Story

Gulf oil rig explodes off La. coast; mile-long oil slick seen

Gulf oil rig explodes off La. coast; mile-long oil slick seen

Thirteen people were plucked from the Gulf of Mexico Thursday after the oil platform they had been working on caught fire, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The rescued workers were moved to a nearby...  Read Full Story

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  • Letterman extortionist Halderman released from jail

    Letterman extortionist Halderman released from jail

    The former television producer who tried to blackmail David Letterman over the comedian’s office affairs was freed from jail Thursday, city Correction Department records show. Robert “Joe” Halderman served four months of his six-month sentence in...   10:53 AM

  • Nassau County has its 1st West Nile death

    Nassau County has its 1st West Nile death

    NORTH HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — West Nile virus has claimed its first victim this year in Nassau County. The Nassau County Health Department said Thursday that a North Hempstead resident over the age of 80 has died. The unidentified victim is one of 24...   3:03 PM

  • Campaign promotes rail service to Newark airport

    NEWARK, N.J. — Two transportation agencies have launched a campaign to encourage travelers to take the train to Newark’s airport. Officials of NJ...   3:03 PM

  • Madoff investors oppose payments to bankruptcy trustee

    Madoff investors oppose payments to bankruptcy trustee

    Hundreds of Ponzi king Bernard Madoff's victims today challenged the latest bill from his bankruptcy trustee, which seeks more than $34 million for 120 days of work. The Aug. 20 bill, for services rendered between Feb. 1 and May 31, works out to...   12:58 PM

  • Six-alarm fire in Bronx injures 12 firefighters, disrupts subway service

    Six-alarm fire in Bronx injures 12 firefighters, disrupts subway service

    A six-alarm fire that spread through a row of businesses in the Bronx has been brought under control. The FDNY says firefighters fought the blaze for nearly six hours before bringing it under control around 6 a.m. Thursday. It says 12...   12:58 PM

  • Comptroller says state retirement fund employer contribution rates will increase in 2012

    ALBANY -- With the economy continuing to show signs of weakness, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli announced today increases over the previous year in the...   11:50 AM

  • State Senate candidate David Mejias arraigned on menacing charges

    State Senate candidate David Mejias arraigned on menacing charges

    State Senate candidate David Mejias was arrested overnight and charged this morning in a domestic incident after Long Island cops said he followed his ex-girlfriend in his car, forced her off the road before she got away. Mejias, 39, was charged...   12:50 PM

  • Sick and dead animals found in L.I. home

    WEST HILLS, N.Y. — A triggered automatic fire alarm has led to the discovery of dozens of malnourished and dead animals at a spacious Long Island home....   11:07 AM

  • Dodge Charger owner upset vehicle crushed by suicidal fall

    Dodge Charger owner upset vehicle crushed by suicidal fall

    Her car was crushed -- and so is she. A New Jersey woman is devastated that her precious sports car -- just repaired and fully gassed up -- was wrecked by a suicidal man's 40-story attempted death leap on the Upper West Side. "I miss it. It...   1:44 PM

  • Four NJ men accused of selling fake ferry tickets

    FREEHOLD, N.J. — Four men are accused of selling bogus tickets for ferries that shuttle passengers to and from New York City. SeaStreak alerted the...   10:46 AM

  • Tropical storm warning issued for Long Island and NJ

    Tropical storm warning issued for Long Island and NJ

    It's the calm before the storm. Parts of eastern Long Island and New Jersey's shoreline are bracing for a massive storm this Labor Day weekend as Hurricane Earl continues to pack 125 mph winds as it makes its way up the East Coast, authorities...   4:12 PM

  • DeCamp Bus Lines drivers striking in New Jersey

    MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Trouble for commuters in northern New Jersey who ride DeCamp Bus Lines. There’s no service because drivers are on strike Thursday....   6:28 AM

  • Heiress' shady visitor

    Heiress' shady visitor

    An accountant being investigated for his handling of 104-year-old Huguette Clark's vast fortune has visited the hospitalized heiress in the past several days trying to get her to sign legal documents, The Post has learned. Sources said they did...   10:46 AM

  • Former 'car czar' Rattner rats on Obama in new book

    Former Obama administration car czar Steven Rattner is coming out with a new book that depicts him swashbuckling through the financial crisis and shows...   4:09 PM

  • Wash. acid attack victim says sunglasses saved her sight

    A woman who suffered severe burns from an unprovoked acid attack in Vancouver, Wash., was doing well after surgery and said Thursday that a pair of...   3:01 PM

  • Sarah Palin slams 'impotent,' 'whack' reporters in radio interview

    Sarah Palin slams 'impotent,' 'whack' reporters in radio interview

    Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin slammed reporters who write about her using anonymous sources Thursday, calling them “impotent” and “whack.” The 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee made the remarks in an appearance on Sean Hannity’s WABC...   3:06 PM

  • Mideast peace envoy announces second round of peace talks

    Mideast peace envoy announces second round of peace talks

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas concluded the first round of direct peace talks Thursday and will meet again on Sept. 14 and 15 in the region, U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace, George...   2:34 PM

  • Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks habit

    Indonesia's smoking toddler kicks habit

    A two-year-old Indonesian boy who smoked about 40 cigarettes a day kicked the habit after receiving intensive specialist care, a child welfare official said Thursday. Ardi Rizal shocked the world when a video of him drawing heavily on cigarettes...   10:53 AM

  • US must apologize for Yemenis' arrest in Amsterdam, says Yemen ambassador

    US must apologize for Yemenis' arrest in Amsterdam, says Yemen ambassador

    The U.S. must apologize for the wrongful arrest on terror charges of two Yemenis on Dutch soil and investigate how such a "mistake" was made, Yemen's ambassador to The Hague said Thursday. "Our government should ... receive a letter from the U.S....   10:06 AM

  • Bullet-riddled cat locked in carrier, left to drown in Florida

    Florida investigators were searching Thursday for someone who riddled a cat with small bullets, locked it in a carrier and threw it into Tampa's McKay...   10:10 AM

  • Environmental fanatic killed after taking hostages at Discovery Channel

    Environmental fanatic killed after taking hostages at Discovery Channel

    A fanatical eco-nut wielding explosives and a handgun stormed the Discovery Channel headquarters outside Washington yesterday, holding three terrified workers hostage until he was shot dead by cops. James Jay Lee, 43, left behind a hatred-filled...   11:29 AM

  • Undersea quake near Athens rattles Greek capital

    Undersea quake near Athens rattles Greek capital

    An undersea earthquake measuring 4.3 points on the Richter scale rattled Athens early on Thursday, the Greek geodynamic institute said. The quake in the Corinthian Gulf struck at 6:53am local time, with an epicenter 60 kilometers (37 miles) west of...   10:06 AM

  • Oregon homeless man calls 911 demanding hug, hot chocolate

    Oregon homeless man calls 911 demanding hug, hot chocolate

    A homeless man in Oregon was arrested for trespassing after sneaking into a local hot tub and calling 911 to request "a hug and a warm cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows," The Oregonian online newspaper reported late Wednesday. Officers...   10:06 AM

  • Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband wants to plastinate wife's body

    Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband wants to plastinate wife's body

    The German husband of ailing 93-year-old Hollywood actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor said he wanted to preserve her body by plastination after she dies, Bild newspaper reported Thursday. "My wife has always dreamed that her beauty would be...   8:37 AM

  • Sabathia gets 19th win with 1-hitter

    Sabathia gets 19th win with 1-hitter

    CC Sabathia pitched one-hit ball for eight innings to earn his major league-leading 19th win, Curtis Granderson homered twice, and the Yankees beat the Athletics 5-0 Thursday for a four-game sweep. Sabathia (19-5) breezed on a steamy afternoon,...   4:08 PM

  • Yankees' Pettitte makes progress

    For 25 intense pitches Wednesday, Andy Pettitte pushed his body. It did not push back. “He got after it. He tested it,” pitching coach Dave Eiland...   8:06 AM

  • NHL wants givebacks to approve Kovalchuk's contract, others

    NHL wants givebacks to approve Kovalchuk's contract, others

    The NHL has given the NHL Players Association an ultimatum regarding not only the contested, front-loaded, long-term contract between the Devils and Ilya Kovalchuk, but of similar contracts the league registered last summer between the Blackhawks...   3:10 PM

  • Exclusive: NHLPA remains leaderless as Kovalchuck deadline approaches

    The NHLPA remains without an executive director after Wednesday night's conference call among the 30 player reps comprising the union's executive board...   12:55 PM

  • Wild preseason will end for Jets without Revis

    Wild preseason will end for Jets without Revis

    PHILADELPHIA -- Darrelle Revis still is nowhere to be found as the Jets prepare to close out an exhibition season filled with drama and controversy tonight against the Eagles. Neither side expected the dispute to get nearly this far, but the Jets'...   1:27 PM

  • Jets' Holmes isn't completely banned

    PHILADELPHIA -- It turns out Santonio Holmes will not be banned from the Jets' facility during his drug suspension, after all. In what will qualify...   8:13 AM

  • Final tuneup for Eli, Giants

    Final tuneup for Eli, Giants

    This week Eli Manning said he has no idea what his record is in preseason games, and it sure sounded as if he didn't much care. "I don't know if it's good or bad or what," he said casually. For a bottom-line guy like Manning, such a cavalier...   1:18 PM

  • Sources: Leinart not on Giants' radar

    Coach Tom Coughlin will jump in a hot tub with Tiki Barber before Matt Leinart is traded to the Giants to serve as backup quarterback to Eli Manning....   5:09 AM

  • Nuggets tell teams Anthony isn't available: report

    The first job of the Nuggets' new GM is to NOT trade Carmelo Anthony. ESPN.com reports the Nuggets have told five teams the possible free-agent-to-be...   3:10 PM

  • Roddick out of Open after foot-fault tirade

    Roddick out of Open after foot-fault tirade

    Mono didn't cost Andy Roddick an embarrassing second-round exit in last night's U.S. Open. Roddick's temper after a third-set foot fault was his undoing. Echoing last year's ugly memories of another American, Serena Williams and her profane tirade...   8:13 AM

  • Manuel in limbo; Mets lose third straight to Braves

    Manuel in limbo; Mets lose third straight to Braves

    ATLANTA -- Jerry Manuel is suffocating from the silence above him. The embattled Mets manager admitted yesterday that he would "love to know" if the organization plans to bring him back next season, but he also isn't about to seek out GM Omar...   8:13 AM

  • Returning Mejia gets shot to start for Mets

    ATLANTA -- Jenrry Mejia never had a doubt he would pitch again in the major leagues this season. The 20-year-old Mets rookie will see his wish...   8:13 AM

  • Vazquez back in Yankees rotation

    In hopes of giving his sagging starting rotation a jolt, Yankees manager Joe Girardi is putting Javier Vazquez back in and taking Dustin Moseley out....   8:13 AM

  • Douglas sees Knicks making playoffs

    Douglas sees Knicks making playoffs

    Toney Douglas only could laugh when two of the first three questions from young kids at a Knicks youth camp in the Hamptons were on his thoughts on LeBron James choosing Miami over the Knicks. Douglas said he only can control what he can control....   10:11 AM

  • Pondexter leads Liberty into conference final

    Pondexter leads Liberty into conference final

    Instead of wasting their time chasing LeBron James this offseason, maybe the Knicks should have gone after Cappie Pondexter. The former Rutgers star spurred the Liberty to a come-from-behind 77-74 win over the Indiana Fever last night to advance...   7:50 AM

  • Schiano has Rutgers on right track

    Schiano has Rutgers on right track

    Greg Schiano has heard the chatter. How could he not? He never should have left Miami. He should have taken the Michigan job. What the heck was he thinking announcing the day he got hired at Rutgers nine years ago that the goal was to win a...   7:47 AM

  • Poker ace

    Poker ace

    Meet the luckiest guy in New York. Last year, Andy Frankenberger, 37, quit his high-paying job running the equity derivatives trading desk at BNP Paribas because, after 15 years as a banker, he wanted to try something new. This year, he decided to...   1:19 PM

  • Zsa Zsa Gabor released from hospital, returns home: report

    Zsa Zsa Gabor was released from the hospital and is back at her Bel Air mansion, but she is unable to get out of bed and is begging for the "pain to...   3:05 PM

  • 'Machete' reminds me of...Barack Obama, Michelle Rodriguez says: report

    'Machete' reminds me of...Barack Obama, Michelle Rodriguez says: report

    “Avatar” actress Michelle Rodriguez said she was hesitant to sign on to her latest film “Machete” until she realized the movie was a symbol of hope – like President Barack Obama’s election, the Los Angeles Times reported Thursday. Rodriguez was not...   3:05 PM

  • Lanvin is H&M's newest partner

    Lanvin is H&M;'s newest partner

    Lanvin will be the next high-fashion house to become a partner of fast-fashion retailer H&M. The joint collection, featuring womenswear and menswear, will go on sale Nov. 20 in North America and then to the rest of the world three days later. "H&M...   1:26 PM

  • Guns N' Roses bottled off stage by angry fans in Ireland: report

    Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose stormed off stage in Dublin as angry fans booed and chucked bottles at the rock group when they showed up an hour late to...   1:19 PM

  • Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges

    Rapper T.I., wife arrested on drug charges

    WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Grammy-winning rapper T.I. was arrested along with his wife on suspicion of possessing methamphetamines, five months after the hip-hop star finished a prison stint on weapons charges. The 29-year-old rapper and his wife,...   1:19 PM

  • Martha Stewart wants to do interviewer thing

    Martha Stewart wants to do interviewer thing

    Martha Stewart is virtually running daytime programming for the Hallmark Channel now. Martha Stewart is determined to strike off interviewing perfection from her to-do list. The domestic and lifestyle diva intends to use her partnership with...   10:18 AM

  • 'Days' star sues fan club prez

    An unusually nasty feud between fading soap-star Deidre Hall and the president of her fan club has landed in federal court. The former “Days of Our...   1:19 PM

  • 'Office' may hire Harvey Keitel

    'Office' may hire Harvey Keitel

    Duck, here comes another trial balloon -- but this one is kind of big. Just like "American Idol" is going after Elton John as a judge, "The Office" is trying to hire Harvey Keitel to replace Steve Carell next year. "He's probably the only...   10:18 AM

  • 'DWTS' dream team

    If ABC had a fantasy "Dancing With the Stars" league, Sylvester Stallone, Condoleezza Rice and Ann Coulter would be top dancer picks. They're on...   1:19 PM

  • Obama fades as TV star

    Obama fades as TV star

    President Obama needs a network makeover. The president's televised prime-time press conferences -- and his addresses from the Oval Office and East Room -- have been trending downward over the past year. Monday night's address to the nation...   10:18 AM

Page Six

Wesley Snipes has private eyes after Ponzi schemer Starr's wife

Wesley Snipes has private eyes after Ponzi schemer Starr's wife

The pole-dancer wife of accused Ponzi schemer Ken Starr claims...   8:51 AM

Tiger Woods isn't THAT desperate for an apartment

Tiger Woods isn't THAT desperate for an apartment

Don't start rolling out the welcome mat for Tiger Woods just yet....   8:51 AM

Sports

Sabathia gets 19th win with 1-hitter

Sabathia gets 19th win with 1-hitter

CC Sabathia pitched one-hit ball for eight innings to earn his...   4:08 PM

Wild preseason will end for Jets without Revis

Wild preseason will end for Jets without Revis

PHILADELPHIA -- Darrelle Revis still is nowhere to be found as...   1:27 PM

Steve Serby Steve Serby

Ryan 'Knocks' burger-eating Jets

The Jets were talking hard cash on "Hard Knocks" last night. Hard...   8:40 AM

Entertainment

Poker ace

Poker ace

Meet the luckiest guy in New York. Last year, Andy Frankenberger...   1:19 PM

Defeating diabetes -- now that’s sweet!

Defeating diabetes -- now that’s sweet!

One year ago, I learned I had Type 2 diabetes — an increasingly...   10:18 AM

Michael Starr Michael Starr

Starr report

Steve Harvey is making his first foray into the game show world...   4:31 AM

Markets

Dow: 10297.17 27.7 Nasdaq: 2195.57 18.73

Business

Social director

Social director

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is borrowing the best of Facebook and...   9:18 AM

Fuld: Uncle Sam saved everyone but Lehman

Fuld: Uncle Sam saved everyone but Lehman

Don't hold your breath for any mea culpas from Dick Fuld....   3:40 AM

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The Post's business reporters deliver local and national scoops...  

Real Estate

Strawberry's patch

Strawberry's patch

Darryl Strawberry is standing in the living room of his two...   8:46 AM

Jennifer Gould Keil Jennifer Gould Keil

Vamp in Cooper Sq.

Bloodsucking “Twilight” beauty Ashley Greene has signed a lease...   9:07 AM

Opinion

The assassin's veto

The assassin's veto

Yet another round of Mideast talks kicks off in Washington today...   8:37 AM

Chris Quinn's cliques

Chris Quinn's cliques

A bunch of City Council lefties recently had a brainstorm: Let's...   4:01 AM

Knickerbocker: The latest from The Post's NY politics blog

From the state capitol to City Hall, The Post's reporters deliver...  

In Today's Paper

Case of artful dodger

Case of artful dodger

The case of the missing "plaster-piece" might be a counterfeit...   10:36 AM

Party on, gals

Party on, gals

Lola can still get into the Copa for free. A federal appeals...   10:38 AM

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