April 15, 2009
RANDOLPH TO ATTEND STADIUM OPENER
MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers' schedule worked out just right for Willie Randolph to make it back for the opening of the new Yankee Stadium on Thursday. Randolph, a six-time...
Drury misses Game 1 with injury
By LARRY BROOKSThe Rangers opened their playoff run tonight without captain Chris Drury on the ice.Drury skated in warmups before Game 1 against the Capitals in Washington, but did not...
Luminaries talk Jackie Robinson
From BRIAN LEWISSixty-two years to the day after Jackie Robinson broke major-league baseball's color barrier, every major league player, coach and umpire wore No. 42 to honor him, and the...
Cardinals put Boldin on market
The Arizona Cardinals official Web site reports that the team will entertain offers for unhappy WR Anquan Boldin."It would be foolish from our standpoint not to listen to those opportunities...
Game 8: Padres at Mets
Losers of four of their past five, the Mets look to bounce back tonight when the unpredictable Oliver Perez takes on the Padres at Citi Field. Here is the 3-4...
Stadium opener schedule
From the YankeesYankee Stadium ceremonies begin at 12:10 p.m. with the West Point Marching Band performing John Philip Sousa's "Washington Post March" and "Stars and Stripes Forever" in a tribute...
ROD BLAGOJEVICH WANTS TO JOIN REALITY TV SHOW
Just when you thought the saga of ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich couldn't get any stranger, it has. Blagojevich wants to star on the NBC reality show "I'm a Celebrity......
A-Rod continues workouts
By KEVIN KERNANST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Alex Rodriguez continued his light baseball workouts at the Yankees minor league complex in Tampa.Unlike the first two days, however, he did not come...
OBAMAS MADE $2.7M LAST YEAR
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is one taxpayer who filed his returns on time. Tax returns released by the White House show Obama and his wife, Michelle, together made $2.7 million...
RETURN OF THE LIVING TOLLS
Bridge tolls are back from the dead. Gov. Paterson is again on board with a plan that would toll 13 now-free East and Harlem River bridges at the cost of...
'Idol' Fix: DeGarmo Stalker Spends Easter Behind Bars
Add Diana DeGarmo to the list of "American Idols" who have stalkers (paging Paula Abdul). Tanye Maree Quattrocchi, 23, was convicted of blackmailing and stalking the season three runner-up in...
Pelfrey downplaying tendinitis
From BRIAN LEWIS Mike Pelfrey has been pitching through forearm tendinitis, spotted yesterday by an MRI exam. The big righty says he gets tendinitis all the time, just not in...
IN PRAISE OF THE TROP
I know Yankee Stadium officially opens tomorrow and it is a gorgeous ballpark, maybe the greatest ever built.But today I want to praise Tropicana Field. All you ever hear is...
Wang throws batting practice
APStruggling right-hander Chien-Ming Wang, who is 0-2 with a 29.38 ERA in two starts this season, threw a 21-pitch batting practice session. He has had trouble keeping his pitches down...
Champions League: Manchester United and Arsenal Move To Semifinals
Defending European champs Manchester United defeated FC Porto 2-0 in their Champions League quarterfinal at the Estadio do Dragao on Wednesday night thanks to a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo giving...
Octomom Confirms TV Deal
Octomom Nadya Suleman is not going away anytime soon. The mother of 14 - including octuplets born in January - has confirmed her TV show deal - but it won't...
DOLAN OFFICIALLY INSTALLED AS NY ARCHBISHOP
Former Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan was formally installed this afternoon as the city's 10th Roman Catholic archbishop during a joyful Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral that was packed with politicians...
QUEENS ARMY RESERVIST HIT WITH THEFT CHARGE
An active-duty Army reservist was charged today with theft of government property after a federal probe uncovered that he allegedly ordered electronic equipment valued at over $200,000 and then some...
LIVERY CARS TO CARRY DRIVER ID CARDS
Livery passengers soon won't have to worry about hopping into a shady ride. The city wants the 40,000 livery cabs, black cars, and luxury limos on the streets to have...
FLESH AIR FOR OXYGEN
Beauty and bountiful flesh are key for Oxygen. This summer, the cable network launches the competition series, "Dance Your Ass Off," hosted by "Hairspray" actress Marissa Jaret Winokur. During the...
Nady heading to DL; exam 'not good'
APST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Yankees right-fielder Xavier Nady will be put on the disabled list with a right elbow injury and could be sidelined for an extended period.Joe Girardi said...
Red Bulls' Mac Kandji gets asylum, Danny Cepero still not cleared to play
Macoumba Kandji got his asylum status, and that his paperwork has been approved by MLS, according to Red Bulls Reader. That means the 23-year-old striker is now considered a domestic...
UNITED HIKES FARES FOR EXTRA-BIG PASSENGERS
Super-sized people will have to pay double fare on United Airlines. Starting today, United is requiring extra-big passengers to purchase the seat next to them. The rule applies to passengers...
MAN SUES NYPD OVER BATHROOM BREAK AT YANKEE STADIUM
A Queens man belted the NYPD with a lawsuit today for kicking him out of the old Yankee Stadium last year because he got up and tried to use the...
THINKING CAPS
WASHINGTON -- He won one in 2004 by guiding Tampa Bay to the championship, but John Tortorella had no intention of even saying the words, "Stanley Cup," at the Rangers'...
DEVILS THINK THEY'RE RIGHT AT HOME
Home-ice advantage isn't so if the advantage isn't taken. The Devils, who used to make the Meadowlands a playoff fortress, will be looking for their first postseason victory in Newark...
Let the uncertainty begin!
By BRETT CYRGALISAt this point in the season, after seeing the Rangers put together such a wildly inconsistent 82 games, no result of any kind would surprise me with the...
BOY DIVES OFF ROOF, DIES, DOING WRESTLING MOVE
A 9-year-old boy obsessed with wrestling and superheroes donned a homemade parachute and leapt off the roof of his Brooklyn apartment, cops and family friends said today. Little Domori Miles...
'24' Packing Up, Moving to NYC
Update: Rene and President Taylor will return for Day 8.Jack Bauer will say goodbye to Washington, D.C. and hello to New York City on the next season of "24." After...
OBAMA: NO MORE DREADFUL TAX DAYS
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama declared on tax-filing day that he aims to take the dread out of deadline day. Obama said at a White House event Wednesday that he's...
Report: Pedro turned down by Angels
The agent for Pedro Martinez reached out to Angels General Manager Tony Reagins to see if the team is in need of his client's services.According to the agent, Martinez has...
Jets Draft Preview: WRs
By BRIAN COSTELLOIn the days leading up to the NFL Draft on April 25, we will examine the draft position-by-position through the eyes of the Jets. Today we take a...
DEALS: NYC to The Bahamas, $79/ow
Naught more needs to be said, other than: Where) Departing JFK, arriving Lynden Pindling, Nassau; When) Travel April 29-June 24 (blackout May 21, 22 & 25), book by May 8;...
Chat rewind: April 15
Click on the replay arrow in the graphic below to revisit my hour-long live chat on the Mets:Mets chat with Bart Hubbuch
CUOMO: FORMER LIBERAL PARTY BOSS RAN PAY-TO-PLAY SCHEME
ALBANY - Attorney General Andrew Cuomo today revealed the inner workings of an $800,000 pay-to-play kickback scheme at the state comptroller's office involving former Liberal Party boss Ray Harding and...
ARCHBISHOP DOLAN VOWS TO OPPOSE GAY MARRIAGE BILL
Archbishop Timothy Dolan today promised to oppose Gov. Paterson's same-sex marriage, just one day before it will hit the floor of the Legislature. "You can bet I would be active...
Why would anyone hire Isiah?
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAWhen I was a student at Fordham University, I watched Bob Hill run the men's basketball program into the ground. Hill started my freshman year and was fired...
AMERICAN APPAREL SLAMS WOODY ALLEN'S SEX LIFE
A clothing company known for its racy ads is fighting a $10 million lawsuit brought by Woody Allen, arguing that it can't have damaged his reputation by using his image...
Yanks Prez: No plans to lower prices
Those of you hoping that the Yankees would lower their ticket prices with the economy in disarray should not be holding your breath.ESPN 1050's Andrew Marchand talked with Yankees President...
WOMAN KONKED BY FALLING DEBRIS
A pedestrian was injured when she was struck by debris that fell from a building in the financial district early this morning, fire officials said. Firefighters and other emergency crews...
MEL GIBSON'S RUSSIAN BEAUTY COMES FORWARD
A sexy Russian pop singer now claims to be the mystery woman blamed for ending actor Mel Gibson's marriage. Oksana Pochepa, 24, admitted today that she has fallen for the...
RUSSIAN BEAUTY: I'M MEL GIBSON'S LOVER
A sexy Russian pop singer now claims to be the mystery woman blamed for ending actor Mel Gibson's marriage. Oksana Pochepa, 24, admitted today that she has fallen for the...
'Britain's Got Talent' Boyle Becomes Viral Star
When the frumpy, middle-aged Susan Boyle stepped onto the "Britain's Got Talent" stage and told judge Simon Cowell she dreams of becoming a professional singer, everyone laughed.A dismissive audience and...
Cortland leading camp site
NJ.com reports today that SUNY-Corltand is the likely site for Jets training camp this summer.The Web site reports that despite the team's $75 million training complex in Florham Park, N.J.,...
STEVE-O BOOTED FROM 'DANCING WITH THE STARS'
After weeks of dismal scores, Steve-O was booted from the "Dancing With the Stars" ballroom Tuesday. The 34-year-old reality star and his professional partner, Lacey Schwimmer, were eliminated from the...
Giants 2009 Schedule
Sun. Sept. 13; WASHINGTON ; 4:15 p.m.Sun. Sept. 20; at Dallas; 8:20 p.m.Sun. Sept. 27; at Tampa Bay; 1 p.m.Sun. Oct. 4; at Kansas City; 1 p.m.Sun. Oct. 11; OAKLAND;...
CREW: SOMALI PIRATES VERY 'SCARY' AND 'MEANT BUSINESS'
The crew that tried to fight off Somali pirates last week recounted their harrowing experiences today - saying they had no remorse about the pirates' deaths because they "got greedy"...
DVD Extra: Bogdanovich on 'Irreconcilable Differences'
"It's a terrible movie,'' Peter Bogdanovich said when I asked him recently about "Irreconcilable Differences,'' the 1984 comedy where Ryan O'Neal plays a thinly disguised Bogdanovich, Shelley Long is a...
The Office Pool Bettor's Guide: 'American Idol' (Week 6)
"American Idol" has become "Beat the Clock." After last week's episode spilled more than eight minutes over, "Idol" producers last night chopped the judges comments in half with only two...
Coverage in The Post
While the Mets were enjoying a day off before resuming their Citi Field series with the Padres tonight, GM Omar Minaya was telling The Post that he has permission to...
The Daily Whacks, Wednesday Edition
And as for Isiah Thomas and his new job at Florida International? You know what? Good for him. No: great for him. Look, no one has beaten Zeke up more...
Obama Assists U.S. World Cup Bid
Can the U.S. host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup? Yes, we can!The U.S.'s bid to host the 2018/2022 World Cup received an assist from none other than President Obama,...
Comparing Perez to Burnett
From JOEL SHERMAN In yesterday's Hardball post, I pointed out the similarities between the Mets' and Yankees' righty sinkerballers Mike Pelfrey and Chien-Ming Wang. Both teams also rely upon lefty...
3 UP: BURNETT AND JOBA
In yesterday's Hardball post, I pointed out the similarities between the Mets' and Yankees' righty sinkerballers Mike Pelfrey and Chien-Ming Wang. Both teams also rely upon lefty aces Johan Santana...
3 UP: PEREZ/BURNETT, JOBA AND CHURCH
1. In yesterday's Hardball post, I pointed out the similarities between the Mets' and Yankees' righty sinkerballers Mike Pelfrey and Chien-Ming Wang. Both teams also rely upon lefty aces Johan...
Cannes: Berney Reportedly Makes First Deal for New Campion
Jane Campion's much-awaited "Bright Star,'' centering on the tragic romance of poets John Keats and Fanny Brawne, will apparently be the first release from Bob Berney's new company, the Hollywood...
FINALE COULD BE KNICKS SWAN SONG FOR LEE, ROBINSON
When the Knicks play their regular-season finale tonight against the Nets (8:00, MSG2, WABC 770 AM), they will look to forget about this dismal season that began with such high...
CAPITALS WARY OF RANGERS CHANGES
WASHINGTON -- As a coach with his playoff face on, Bruce Boudreau naturally wants his Washington Capitals to disregard the fact that they beat the Rangers three out of four...
STRICT FISHING LIMITS ARE FLOUNDERING
There are some in the recreational fishing community who feel the very restrictions imposed on anglers may have a reverse effect on the governments goals. Such strict limits placed on...
JETS OPEN SEASON IN TEXAS
The Rex Ryan era begins in Houston on Sept. 13 with the Jets' season-opener against the Texans. The team's schedule, released last night, features two games in prime time --...
DEEP QUOTE
YOU should do cardio." Not the thing one wants to hear from a lover right after a romp between the sheets. But, according to saidinbed.com, this was just the advice...
IT'S A CLOTHES CALL
ON Friday, the gleaming new Armani/Ristorante 5th Avenue was out of some things because "We had a party last night," the waiter explained. But how, on any day, can a...
SUPER SURPRISE ME
WHEN McDonald's became an official sponsor of Fashion Week earlier this year, it was a symbol of grim new economic realities as well as a subject of gossipy conjecture: Would...
CAN'T MAKE A CASE
YEAH, pretty, copper- topped Neko Case is the darling of alt-country, and she deserves praise for her poetic songwriting and nimble voice. But Monday night at the Nokia, she was...
STARR REPORT
This and that: The Dave Matthews Band, who per formed at the Garden last night, stopped by Radio City on Monday to tape an inter view for Fuse, airing closer...
RAKE EASY TO TAKE
THE secret to picking up women? According to the Metropolitan Opera, it's easy: Act classy and sing with a beautiful voice. That was the lesson taught Monday night at Mozart's...
AGED CHEESE
HELP! My cholesterol has just shot up to an alarming five million. I swear it was below normal just two days ago, but then, I was forced, tragically, to watch...
PERU-SING THE LITTLE PEOPLE OF LIMA
PROLIFIC filmmaker Heddy Honigmann, the champion of the little people, is back and in fine form. In "Oblivion," Honigmann -- she was born in Lima, Peru, and now lives in...
BRAVO'S REALITY: DRAMA
BRAVO is giving scripted TV a shot with two series currently in development. "Blueprint," a dramedy from Laurence Andries ("Six Feet Under," "Boomtown") and Alloy Entertainment ("Gossip Girl"), explores the...
WE ELECT ...
HBO will dramatize last year's riveting presidential election -- from the primary battles through election day. The movie will be based on "Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and...
'GOSSIP GIRL'S' HAND-ME-DOWN
'GOSSIP Girl" Leighton Meester's leaked cover of pop song "Birthday" was originally written for disqualified Season 8 "American Idol" contestant, Joanna Pacitti. According to mtv.com, songwriter Nick Scapa of production...
LATE-NIGHT GRUDGE LIVES
OLD grudges apparently die hard. In a wide-ranging interview with GQ.com, "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno says that, following David Letterman's 2000 quintuple-bypass heart surgery, he wrote his longtime rival...
STEPS LIVE AS LYRICS FADE
'EVERY Little Step," the documentary about the casting of the 2006 revival of "A Chorus Line," is a superb chronicle of the struggles, the desperation, the crushing defeats and the...
A-ROD AIMS FOR EARLY COMEBACK
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Sore but good. That was Alex Rodriguez' description of his surgically repaired right hip one day after he increased his rehab process by adding baseball drills...
2ND 'ACE' MEANS WINNING HAND
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Three hours before last night's game, A.J. Burnett placed a tight white sleeve on his right arm to keep it warm. That golden arm was on...
A.J.'S GEM TEMPERED BY NADY'S MRI EXAM
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Between A.J. Burnett flirting with a no-hitter and Derek Jeter cementing a much-needed victory with a late three-run homer, the Yankees may have suffered a huge...
OSCAR HANGS UP GLOVES
Saying "this is the end of the road for me inside the ring," Oscar De La Hoya announced his retirement from boxing yesterday during an elaborate press conference in Los...
ISIAH LEAVES FOR COLLEGE
He's finally gone! The Knicks breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as Isiah Thomas cut the final ties with the organization. On the eve of tonight's Knicks season finale vs....
MIKE GOES OFF 'D'-EEP END
Mike D'Antoni only gets defensive when he's asked about his defense -- ranked second-worst in the NBA. Entering tonight's season finale vs. the Nets, the Knicks (31-50) have allowed 108.2...
ROBBY'S DAY AT CITI
This afternoon at Citi Field, Rachel Robinson and her family will be on hand as the Mets officially dedicate the Jackie Robinson Rotunda. There also will be on-field ceremonies before...
LUNDQVIST, RANGERS MUST FOIL CAPITAL OFFENSE
WASHINGTON -- Then there's the Imp factor, the Imp of course being played by Sean Avery, who had these incendiary words to offer The Post going into tonight's playoff opener:FOCUSED...
SHEFF EYES HR NO. 500
It's too late for Gary Sheffield to hit the first home run in Citi Field history, but the slugger will have a milestone in mind tonight when he makes his...
FRANK, NETS PLAN FOR NEXT SEASON
Lawrence Frank enters tonight's season finale versus the Knicks (31-50) with an uncertain future as coach of the Nets (34-47). Principal owner Bruce Ratner said Monday Frank has done a...
'CANES WILL SUCCUMB TO DEVILS
The urgency that drove the Devils to the Atlantic Division lead and the desperation they played with in front of Scott Clemmensen all vanished after Martin Brodeur set the NHL...
METS NEEDS OLIVER PEREZ TO REBOUND
Maybe those really weren't boos Oliver Perez heard upon his introduction at Citi Field on Opening Night. Given Met pitching coach Dan Warthen's spring-training assertion that Perez was out of...
FAN MULLS SELLING HISTORIC BALL
Wayne Westerfield, who ended up with Jody Gerut's inaugural Citi Field home-run ball, told The Post yesterday that he's all ears in terms of possibly putting the souvenir up for...
GIANTS MULL MAKING PASS AT EDWARDS
No doubt the Giants have two game plans heading into the April 25-26 NFL Draft. One if they trade for a veteran receiver and one if they don't. The receiver...
JETS SHOULD TRADE UP FOR USC QB
JETS GM Mike Tannenbaum made a bold move when he traded for Brett Favre last August and now he needs to make another one. Tannenbaum cannot sit still with the...
OMAR: WE COULD ADD TO PAYROLL, IF ...
It's not win at all costs this season for the Mets. But while the budget is limited, the economy is terrible and the Wilpons are hundreds of millions poorer thanks...
HONDO'S HISTORY LESSON
Hondo leapfrogged back into the black last night when he reeled in the Marlins in Atlanta to put the accounts receivable at 60 kellers. Today, a quick check of the...
PICK 1: ISLANDERS HIT LOTTO JACKPOT
After a dreadful season that featured almost too many injuries and losses to count, the Islanders finally won something: the top pick in this year's NHL draft. Although they had...
SPORTS SHORTS
MLB: Sox ace Beckett suspended 6 games Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett was suspended for six games and fined by Major League Baseball, which determined he intentionally threw a pitch...
VENDOR PAYMENTS ARE NOW IN THE CARDS AT L &T
Scrambling to keep hot fashions flowing despite tight credit from traditional lenders, some big retailers are breaking out the plastic. In a little-noticed move that's unusual for a major chain,...
LIVE NATION MERGER IS NOT 'JUST THE TICKET'
The Department of Justice should reject the proposed Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger, according to an analysis of the deal conducted by The American Antitrust Institute, adding a fresh voice to a...
YAHOO! HONES JOB AX
Struggling Internet search giant Yahoo! is close to unveiling a new round of layoffs, the first job cuts since Carol Bartz joined the company as CEO in January. Exact numbers...
RETAIL SALES DISAPPOINT
Retail sales in the US unexpectedly dropped in March for the first time in three months, raising concern the biggest part of the economy may falter once again heading into...
A 'GREY' HOORAY FOR DREW
Dazzling Drew Barrymore arrives at the Ziegfeld last night for the premiere of her HBO movie, "Grey Gardens." She plays kooky blueblood "Little Edie" Beale alongside Jessica Lange as her...
BRUCE BABE A 'DEAR' IN SPOTLIGHT
Here's a gal who looks like she's been "Blinded by the Light." Following her husband's shocking accusation that she rode a "Tunnel of Love" with rocker Bruce Springsteen, Ann Kelly...
B'KLYN KID IN DEATH PLUNGE
A 10-year-old boy died after falling from a Brooklyn building last night, cops said. "Give me my baby! Give me my baby!" screamed the boy's mother when she came on...
NEW TWIST IN MOGUL'S SLAY
New evidence backs up a theory that real-estate tycoon Andrew Kissel hired his chauffeur to kill him days before he was to plead guilty to federal fraud charges, it was...
PIRATES THREATEN TO KILL US SAILORS
MOMBASA, Kenya -- Somali pirates vowed to hunt down American ships and kill their sailors Wednesday and French forces detained 11 other hijackers in a high-seas raid, raising tensions a...
TALIBAN'S THUGS SLAY ELOPE PAIR
A young Afghan couple trying to elope were dragged before a Muslim court, sentenced to death for "immoral acts," and shot by a Taliban firing squad outside a mosque in...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Brooklyn The smell of incense so incensed a Flatbush man that he attacked his roommate, authorities said yesterday. Bakhit Jarou, 35, argued with Ousmane Djarou, 39, about the incense scent...
THAI PROTESTS CALLED OFF
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Police issued arrest warrants yesterday for 14 leaders of an anti-government movement, including ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as protesters abruptly ended violent demonstrations in Thailand's capital....
TEACHER QUALITY PAYS
Mayor Bloomberg is convinced the quality of a classroom teacher is the most important factor in educating students, so boosting teacher pay and making instructors more accountable are among the...
MIKE ASKS QUICK PROBE OF CITY BIG'S LOVE LIFE
Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday he wants an expedited investigation into city Finance Commissioner Martha Stark's relationship with a woman who used to work for her at the city agency. Both...
CUNY STUDENTS BOOST AID BIDS
Applications for federal aid by City University of New York students rose 33 percent this year compared to this point last year, new data show. Nationally, aid applications were up...
WE NEED MORE SCIENTISTS: O
WASHINGTON -- President Obama offered cautious optimism yesterday on the economy, while saying America needs more scientists instead of brokers on Wall Street. "For so long, we have placed at...
JOBSEEKERS' AID
The New York Public Library, with branches in Manhattan, Staten Island and The Bronx, yesterday launched a free program to help people looking for jobs. "We have added more than...
SALES TAX HAUL IN BIG FREE FALL
State sales-tax collections across the nation recently suffered their most dramatic drop in 50 years -- with further local revenue declines anticipated for the coming months, according to a report...
MACHINE-GUN MAMA
A smirking, 20-year-old gun moll was caught red-handed guarding a Mexican drug cartel's arsenal -- including an anti-aircraft machine gun, authorities said yesterday. Anahi Beltran Cabrera was seized Monday when...
SLAP FOR 'PORKY WINDBAG' RANGEL
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Charles Rangel was given the "Mighty Windbag Award" yesterday by a taxpayer group for his effort to secure almost $50,000 to put a windmill on a Harlem...
'RAP'ANESE DOG-ON-DOG MAUL
She never had a chance. A vicious pit bull belonging to Japanese hip-hop star DJ Honda made mincemeat of a fluffy Yorkshire terrier owned by a celebrity facialist when the...
HAMPTONS' 'REAL' PAIN CONTINUES
New year, same pain. The Hamptons real-estate free fall showed little sign of slowing in the first three months of the year, as prices and sales continued to plummet, according...
MTA WATCHDOGS GIVE 'FARE' WARNING IN ADS
Ads that imitate the MTA's infamous service-advisory posters are running in at least 14 local newspapers across the city, providing the name and phone number of state senators believed to...
JEW-SLUR GAL GUILTY
A Brooklyn woman accused of leading a group of toughs who assaulted and hurled ethnic slurs at a Jewish couple aboard the Q train pleaded guilty yesterday and agreed to...
'E-'SHARP SYMPHONY
Practice, practice, practice isn't the only way to get to Carnegie Hall -- now there's the Internet. A symphony orchestra made up of 90 musicians from 30 countries who submitted...
MAFIA BOSS BOOT
The feds last week secretly busted the alleged acting head of the Bonanno organized-crime family -- Salvatore "Sal the Ironworker" Montagna -- and are on the verge of deporting him...
DEMS DESERT GAY-WED BILL
ALBANY -- The gay-marriage bill Gov. Paterson is expected to unveil tomorrow faces huge hurdles in the narrowly divided Senate, where several lawmakers from the governor's own party are lining...
CHUCK 'AIRS' NEW GRIPES
A plan to transfer four weather forecasters and about 100 FAA engineers to offices out of the New York area will pose a safety hazard and cause airplane delays, Sen....
PLEA DEAL IN FELINE FLING
"Project Runway" finalist Kenley Collins avoided having to don drab prison duds yesterday after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct for hurling a cat at her fiancé. The plea deal means...
COURT GRILL FOR RATHER IN SUIT
Dan Rather and CBS went before a state appellate panel yesterday, where the network asked that the remainder of the former "Evening News" anchor's $70 million suit be tossed. Justice...
FIRST DOG UNLEASHED ON PUBLIC
WASHINGTON -- The Obamas formally introduced First Dog Bo to the nation yesterday, parading him on the South Lawn of the White House. The official debut of the Portuguese water...
REFORMS GET HIGH MARKS
Tom Buxton has seen it all during his 38 years of teaching -- how the schools operate now under mayoral control and how they ran in the past under the...
A VERY SMART IN-VESTMENT
Sean Baker has a vested interest in the installation of New York's newest archbishop. His firm has once again been called upon to provide the ceremonial garb of the area's...
A-LIST WITNESSES
Dignitaries mingle with gardeners. A butler and a home-health aide bump elbows with a UN ambassador and a museum director. The witness list for the Brooke Astor swindle trial was...
TERROR-SNOOP COP PROBATION
An NYPD sergeant was sentenced yesterday to 12 months' probation and a $500 fine for illegally accessing a terrorist watch list database on behalf of Canadian woman embroiled in a...
LEHMAN HAS TONS OF NUKE 'WA$TE'
It turns out we were looking in the wrong place for weapons of mass destruction. They weren't in Iraq. They were in Lehman Brothers' portfolio. The bankrupt investment bank holds...
KNOCK ON HEAVEN'S DOOR
He knocked on the St. Patrick's Cathedral door, and the faithful answered. With Edward Cardinal Egan at his side last night, Archbishop Timothy Dolan was given a warm embrace by...
PATERSON SHOWS A LITTLE 'GIVE'
ALBANY -- Just don't call him a tightwad. Gov. Paterson -- who gave a shockingly low $150 to charity in 2007 while serving as Eliot Spitzer's lieutenant governor -- showed...
'PREYER' MEETING
An unholy alliance of church leaders fleeced their Queens flock out of more than $9.3 million in an investment scam that preyed on the elderly and disabled, authorities said yesterday....
GOWANUS PLAN PANNED
The Bloomberg administration last night said the feds' controversial plan to declare Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal a Superfund site stinks, contending that such a designation would delay ongoing cleanup efforts and...
EX-PARTY BOSS DUE IN COURT ON KICKBACK RAP
Power broker Ray Harding, the former head of New York's Liberal Party, says he'll surrender today to face charges in a so-called pay-to-play scheme -- where big-buck investments by public-employee...
'JUNGLE BOY' BLAGO EYEING TV
CHICAGO -- Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich wants to be allowed to leave the United States -- so he can do a reality-TV show in the Costa Rican jungle. NBC...
POLICE HQ REPORTERS GET BOOT
The city's top cop is summarily evicting police reporters from their small warren of jampacked offices in 1 Police Plaza. Commissioner Ray Kelly's terse edict -- a stunning decision apparently...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
This service cut is enough to make you sick. A cash-strapped hospital in Madison, Wis., pulled a nurse out of surgery -- to hand her her walking papers. Officials said...
HARD TO SWALLOW
Meghan Clyne pokes some good-natured fun at my bill to add a bittering agent to auto coolant ("Keystone Congress: Lawmakers' Silly Priorities," Post Opinion, April 6). She chides that I'm...
WHO'S LEADING NYC -- THE UFT OR BLOOMBERG?
THE ISSUE: The UFT's cue cards for City Council members at a hearing on charter schools. *** You used an extreme, unfair epithet in your editorial to refer to UFT...
DR. TOM'S DIRTY TRICKS
WANT a lesson in political cyni cism, dressed up as concern for public health? Then grab the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, and read city Health...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Marts fall Stocks retreated, halt ing a three-day ad vance. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 137.63 points, or 1.7 per cent, to 7,920.18. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index...
KEEP THE EMBARGO, O
IN another outreach to rogu ish regimes, the Obama ad ministration on Monday an nounced the easing of some restrictions on Cuba. Team Bam hopes that a new face in...
BOB VILA VILLA TOPS NEW OFFERING
THE Cushman & Wake field capital-markets team has started marketing the 140,000-square foot commercial/retail condo at 15 E. 26th St. They are hoping to reach $250 a foot for a...
ELLE-ISH INTERNAL MEMO
HACHETTE Filipacchi CEO Alain Lemarchand swung the ax again yesterday, imposing 6 percent pay cuts on all overtime-exempt employees and 3 percent pay cuts on all hourly employees. At the...
UNION AT GLOBE WARMING TO CUTS
The Boston Globe's largest union said it was ready to negotiate concessions to keep the paper afloat if owner The New York Times Co. agreed to a list of demands...
HANGING UP SKYPE
Online-auction giant eBay continued its effort to unwind the misfit collection of businesses ex-CEO Meg Whitman acquired during her 10-year reign, announcing that it will spin off its Web phone...
FOOL'S GOLDMAN TARNISHED BY AIG CASH
On a day when Goldman Sachs should have been celebrating its strong first-quarter results, Wall Street's golden child spent the day defending itself against an increasingly skeptical investment community. Questions...
WELL DONE, CARDINAL EGAN
Bishop Timothy Dolan of Milwaukee will be installed today as the 10th archbishop of New York -- making him the most prominent leader of America's 75 million Roman Catholics. Meanwhile,...
TIME TO MAKE SOME NOISE
One trillion dollars is a sum that con centrates the mind. That's where the federal deficit is heading -- $956.8 billion just six months into the current fiscal year. And...
SACK SOME FAT CATS, DAVE
OK, David -- no more Gov. Nice Guy. It's time to cut to the chase. Or, more to the point, time to cut a chunk from the state payroll. Gov....
SAILORS WHO THWARTED PIRATES BACK IN US
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AP) -- The saga of the American merchant seamen who clashed with Somali pirates on the high seas off Africa ended early Thursday with a...
NY COMPANY'S SHIP DAMAGED IN SOMALI PIRATE ATTACK
Somali pirates attacked and damaged an American ship carrying humanitarian aid Tuesday, but the ship and crew were safe under Navy escort, the military and shipping company said. The pirates...
BURNETT FLIRTS WITH NO-HITTER, YANKEES BEAT RAYS
A.J. Burnett is already paying dividends on his big contract with the New York Yankees. The free-agent catch took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning in his second start...
Alfredo Pacheco's ITC arriving tomorrow, Dufty waived, other Red Bull notes
After one of the most drawn-out, protracted player acquisition sagas in recent memory, Alfredo Pacheco is FINALLY about to be a full-fledged, official Red Bull. Multiple sources told the Post...
Has Serie A Lost Its Competitive Edge?
It is widely accepted that Serie A has fallen behind the English Premier League as the most competitive league on the planet. Problems with violence and a match-fixing scandal two...
Islanders Get No. 1 Pick
APThe New York Islanders have won the NHL draft lottery and will have the first overall pick.The Islanders finished 30th overall this season and had the best odds of landing...
NYPD BOOTS REPORTERS OUT OF HEADQUARTERS
The New York Police Department has told news organizations it wants to remove police reporters stationed at its lower Manhattan headquarters to make way for a new command center. Letters...
NFL Weekly Schedule
2009 NFL Schedule; By The Associated PressFirst WeekendThursday, Sept. 10Tennessee at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.Sunday, Sept. 13 Miami at Atlanta, 1 p.m.Kansas City at Baltimore, 1 p.m.Philadelphia at Carolina, 1 p.m.Denver...