May 21, 2009
MTA NOMINATES INTERIM CEO
Long Island Rail Road President Helena Williams has been nominated as interim executive director and chief executive officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority until a successor is appointed to replace...
JOBA HURT IN YANKEES' WIN
Fourteen pitches into tonight's game against the pathetic Orioles, the Yankees lost arguably their most consistent starter across the first quarter of the season.BOX SCORE From the opening bell until...
Wang's next start in minors
By GEORGE A. KING IIIWanting to see a repeat of the stuff Chien-Ming Wang displayed Tuesday in a bullpen session, the Yankees will leave the righty in the minors for...
FLA. AIRLINE FINED FOR OVERWORKING PILOTS
Federal regulators are fining a Florida-based regional airline $1.3 million for overworking its pilots and dispatchers. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday that Gulfstream International Airlines of Fort Lauderdale violated...
Buccaneers show interest in Plax
NFL.com reports the Buccaneers are one of the two teams that have expressed interest in signing Plaxico Burress to agent Drew Rosenhaus.The Jets have admitted to contacting Rosenhaus prior to...
2 TERROR SUSPECTS WERE KNOWN AT UPSTATE MOSQUE
A mosque where two suspects in the Bronx terror plot were known is led by a state prison chaplain with a criminal record who had converted to Islam years ago...
'Antichrist' has done its homework
Say what you will about this movie - and there have been many opinions, some of which you can read in Lou's earlier writeup on the film's reception at Cannes...
REYES AVOIDS DISABLED LIST, FOR NOW
The Mets finally got some good injury news when Jose Reyes avoided a trip to the disabled list. Reyes was determined to have nothing more than tendinitis in his upper...
B'KLYN PRINCIPAL BUSTED FOR ALLEGEDLY ATTACKING TEACHER
A reviled Brooklyn principal -- whom angry parents have compared to Hitler -- was arrested today for allegedly slapping, kicking and beating one of his teachers, sources told The Post....
Veteran tackle Reyes signs
APThe Giants added depth to their offensive line with the signing of 10-year veteran Tutan Reyes.Reyes, signed Thursday, has started 37 of 53 regular-season games in a career that has...
Welcome Back A-Rod
Alex Rodriguez returned to the Yankees lineup on May 8 after missing the first five weeks of the season recovering from hip surgery, and his impact was felt immediately. Forget...
NOTRE DAME WANTS GAME AT YANKEE STADIUM
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame is interested in celebrating its football history by playing games that will recall some great games of the past, including playing at the new...
Clemens helping Sanchez
Though Mark Sanchez was drafted to replace Kellen Clemens as the Jets starting quarterback, the incumbent said today he has no problem helping the rookie first-round draft pick. "Sometimes he...
AIG CEO, CHAIRMAN ED LIDDY TO STOP DOWN
American International Group Inc. on Thursday said its chairman and chief executive plans to step down when a search for replacements is complete. The company also said its board agreed...
TWO TEENS KILLED IN CRASH ON SNAKE ROAD
Dozens of friends of a Richmond Hill High School student were in mourning after he and another teen were killed Wednesday afternoon in a car carrying six youths on the...
Vikings coach won't rule out Favre
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Words about Brett Favre's retirement always include a qualifier, and Vikings coach Brad Childress offered the latest: "As far as I know."Childress declined Thursday to close...
COMMISSIONER DEFENDS YANKEES' 'MOAT'
Baseball commissioner Bud Selig today defended the Yankees against criticism that they unleashed class warfare at their new $1.5 billion ballpark, which has a concrete moat dividing the seats closest...
CHUCK BASS BETS HIS ASCOT ON THE CW
To help entice the advertisers in the audience at its upfront presentation today, the CW called in a favor from its newest partner, Bass Industries. Speaking at the WaMu Theater...
WOMAN FOUND GUILTY IN HUSBAND'S SHOOTING DEATH
A jury convicted the widow of a Staten Island fire marshal of coldly killing her husband in his sleep. Janet Mercereau, 40, showed no emotion as the jury pronounced her...
No DL trip for Reyes
Finally, some good news on the injury front for the Mets: An exam today in New York showed only tendinitis in the right calf for Jose Reyes. He remains day...
More Sanchez photo fallout
Mark Sanchez seems to have no problem with his recent GQ photos, no matter how much ribbing he takes from current and former teammates.The Jets rookie QB used his Twitter...
JOBLESS CLAIMS DROP BY 12,000
WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment insurance dropped slightly last week after spiking due to auto layoffs, while continuing jobless claims moved closer to 7 million....
'JON & KATE' SNEAK PEEK
Jon and Kate Gosselin's scandalous marital problems have taken their toll on the embattled cable couple. The stars of TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus Eight" appear somber, beaten down and...
Boldin, Cardinals working it out
NFL.com reports that the Cardinals and Anquan Boldin continue to work on a new contract for the unhappy wide receiver.The Web site quotes Cardinals president Michael Bidwill, who was at...
NY OFFICIALS, WTC DEVELOPER MEET ON REBUILDING
Top elected officials from New York and New Jersey are meeting with the developer of the World Trade Center site in hopes of resolving an impasse over who will pay...
CONFIRMED CASES OF SWINE FLU RISE TO 333
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Health officials say New York has 34 new cases of swine flu, bringing the total confirmed to 333. New York Gov. David Paterson says the new cases...
DEALS: Swiss Air fare hack-n-slash
The Swiss, besides having offered all-in-one pocket thingamajiggers to wet-eared army grunts and don't ask, don't tell piggy banks for Nazi gold depositors (or was that Lucky Luciano's gold?), are...
'PIRATE' PLEADS NOT GUILTY
The accused Somali pirate who grinned for the cameras after his arrest appeared nervous and subdued as he pleaded not guilty this morning to an indictment that could send him...
Adam Lambert: 'Idol' Ratings Killer?
Tuesday night was the lowest-rated final singoff show in "American Idol's" eight-season history, and Wednesday night didn't fare much better. The reality show crowned Kris Allen as this year's "Idol"...
PROSECUTORS: TERROR SUSPECTS 'WISH THEY COULD ATTACK WTC'
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Four men arrested after planting what they thought were explosives near two New York City synagogues were disappointed that the World Trade Center wasn't still around...
FED TO AID CAR-MANUFACTURING COMMUNITIES
DAYTON, Ohio -- The federal government will give car-manufacturing communities $50 million in grants to train laid-off workers for jobs in the energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors, the White...
TWITTER CRITTER
NEW YORK -- He's one of the most popular users on Twitter. More than 500,000 follow his growing celebrity, his every adventure and, well, his cat naps. Meet Sockington. Twitter's...
NEW WARRANT ISSUED FOR CHEMO-DODGING MOM
NEW ULM, Minn. -- A new felony arrest warrant was issued Thursday as the search continued for the Minnesota mother who fled with her 13-year-old cancer-stricken son to avoid chemotherapy...
ACCUSED "CRAIGSLIST KILLER " MISSES HEARING
BOSTON -- The former Boston University medical student accused of killing a 25-year-old masseuse he met through Craigslist skipped a brief procedural court hearing Thursday. Philip Markoff was not required...
KISSINGER: ASTOR DIDN'T RECOGNIZE KOFI ANNAN
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger took the stand in the Brooke Astor swindle trial this afternoon, describing how the beloved philanthropist turned to him during a dinner party she...
Manuel: Reyes not what you think
By MIKE BATTAGLINOMaybe it's because he didn't bust it out of the box against the Braves last week. Maybe it's because he's been thrown out on the bases more than...
Phrases I Never Expected to Hear
Matthew Modine and Geena Davis "'Cutthroat Island' on Blu-Ray."From the press release:Cutthroat Island, the fun-filled, action-packed pirate movie starring Academy Award® winner Geena Davis (The Accidental Tourist, Best Supporting Actress,...
LAMBERT PLANS FOR LIFE AFTER 'IDOL'
At the press conference after the show, Adam Lambert was interrupted by host Paula Abdul, who was dispensing hugs and jewelry. She gave Lambert a silver chain with a black...
HENRY KISSINGER DESCRIBES BROOKE ASTOR'S DECLINE
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is the latest witness to testify at the trial of Brooke Astor's son that the socialite was failing mentally in her final years. Kissinger...
Chat rewind: May 21
Click on the replay arrow in the graphic below to revisit my hour-long live chat on the Mets:Mets chat with Bart Hubbuch
OBAMA, CHENEY SPAR OVER GITMO
WASHINGTON -- President Obama forcefully defended his decision to close the Guantanamo detention camp today and said some of the terror suspects held there would be brought to top-security prisons...
Mischa Barton Back on Teen TV
Corbin Bleu as Isaac, Mischa Barton as Sonja, Nico Tortorella as Kai, Sara Paxton as Raina, Ben Hollingsworth as Chris, Ashley Madekwe as Marissa, Jordan Woolley as EganAlong with "Beautiful,"...
Agent: Thomas isn't unhappy
The agent for runing back Thomas Jones says his client is not unhappy with the Jets and there is no acrimony with the team, but he would like a new...
AIR FORCE SERGEANT SPOTS JETLINER FUEL LEAK
An eagle-eyed Air Force sergeant spotted a fuel leak on a jetliner just before it was about to head out over the Pacific Ocean toward Japan, but the flight attendant...
THEATER OF THE OUTRAGED
âShameful,â âabsurdâ and âhorrificâ â" those are just a few of the choice words opponents of Borough President Marty Markowitz's bid to construct a $64 million amphitheater at Asser Levy...
DEMOCRATIC HOPEFULS TAKE AIM AT BLOOMBERG
The richest man in the city doesn't have a clue about what regular people are going through. That's the message Democratic hopefuls for the offices of New York City public...
RUNES OF HATE
There's a battle of wills brewing over âTriumph of Willâ and other Naziâ'era graffiti that has been seen sprouting up around the borough of late. Police said that they are...
BOROUGH HALL'S PINK SLIP BLIZZARD
The axe is again being sharpened on workers at Borough Hall: at least a dozen more employees can expect pink slips if Mayor Bloomberg's recently submitted $41.4 billion executive budget...
BOY SENT INTO COMA ON WAY TO CLASS
A 12â'yearâ'old boy was left in a coma Thursday after he was clipped by an SUV on his way to school. As this paper went to press, the unidentified chid...
CHILLING TERROR PLOT THWARTED
Four homegrown Muslim terrorists on a mission from hell were arrested last night as they planted what they thought were high-powered plastic explosives at two Bronx synagogues, authorities said. Obama,...
The Geezers of 'Up'
I was as impressed as Lou was with Pixar's latest classic, "Up." For older filmgoers, I think the movie plays a couple of little inside jokes. One character is a...
The Daily Whacks, Thursday Edition
You want to talk about self-fulfilling prophesies? How about this doozy by my buddy Joe Posnanski, Cleveland's own, who all but begged the gods to enact the SI cover jinx...
Oscar Watch: 'Up,' Of Course
Just in case anyone had the slightest doubt, Pixar is going to receive another Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature and is the putative frontrunner for its latest instant classic,...
3 UP: WASTING MO'S BULLETS
It was ridiculous that Mariano Rivera went back out to pitch the ninth just to get a save after the Yanks turned a 5-3 game into an 11-3 game. Rivera...
A Mets trade proposal
From JOEL SHERMAN You could point to many failings of the Omar Minaya administration, but to me at the very top has been the inability to stock the organization with...
3 UP: METS TRADE IDEA, MO AND THE BOSS
My friend and colleague Mark Hale has started his own blog at http://blogs.nypost.com/sports/hale/ that he writes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. His hope is to provide interesting lists and debates,...
Revival Circuit: Vaughn on McQueen
I had hoped to talk with Robert Vaughn, star of my favorite TV show as a teenager, "The Man From UNCLE,'' last fall when Warner released a superb set of...
Eagle Oaks to 'Honor' Marines
Eagle Oaks Country Club in N.J. will honor Marines by making them members for a day. BY GEORGE WILLISThe privilege of enjoying a country lifestyle can be traced to many...
ASTRONAUT TAKES METS ALLEGIANCE TO FINAL FRONTIER
OVER the years, I've interviewed thousands of people, but never anyone who was in space. Astronaut Mike Massimino bolts down the honor of being the biggest Mets fan in the...
IT'S GIT-NO FOR BAM BID TO SHUT JAIL
WASHINGTON -- President Obama hit his first major snag in Congress yesterday -- and got a staggering rebuke from his own party -- when the Senate voted 90-6 to block...
FIRST TEST MIXED BAG FOR MURPHY
LOS ANGELES - Daniel Murphy's ill-fated stint in left field is over. Manager Jerry Manuel officially brought an end to it here yesterday by shifting Murphy to first base. At...
LEWIS' LATE 3 PROVIDES MAGIC TRICK
CLEVELAND -- LeBron James chewed on his fingernails as he talked quietly with Mo Williams in the corner of Cleveland's muted locker room. As they reviewed the game's final seconds,...
'BIRD' OWNER WANTS REMATCH IN BELMONT
One of Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird's owners, Mark Allen, tried to prevent the super filly Rachel Alexandra from running in last Saturday's Preakness Stakes. Now that she has...
RED BULLS FALL SHORT
Unlike their last meeting with D.C. United, when the Red Bulls gave away the game by allowing last-minute goals, they gave away last night's 5-3 U.S. Open Cup play-in loss...
HONDO HOPS ON BREWS
The Pirates -- Pittsburgh's, not Somalia's -- stole one from the stinky Nats last night, giving Hondo a wild vic tory that bumped his big fat wad to 485 mediches....
BIG PAPI FINALLY HOMERS
David Ortiz broke a career-high 149 at-bat homerless drought in a six-run fifth inning, Brad Penny pitched his best game of the season and the Red Sox beat the Blue...
SPORTS SHORTS
NFL: League may expand Rooney Rule In Fort Lauderdale, Fla., NFL teams looking to hire general managers may soon be required to interview at least one minority candidate. Commissioner Roger...
METS' REYES SENT HOME, MAY LAND ON DL
LOS ANGELES -- The outlook is suddenly ominous for Jose Reyes. Just one day after returning to the Mets' starting lineup after a five-game absence, Reyes was lifted in the...
METS DROP 4TH IN ROW; REYES LEAVES GAME WITH CALF INJURY
LOS ANGELES -- A 10-game trip that started with such promise has turned into a hellish, injury-filled slog for the Mets. The losses -- both in the standings and on...
Coverage in The Post
LOS ANGELES -- The Mets limped to Boston today for this weekend's series with the Red Sox riding a four-game losing streak after Wednesday night's 2-1 loss to the Dodgers...
SHUL MEMBERS IN SHOCK
Jewish leaders and members of the two Riverdale synagogues targeted in last night's foiled terror plots were alarmed by what could have happened -- but thankful that authorities were there...
DEMOCRACY THRIVES
DEMOCRACY doesn't march forward. It lurches, stumbles, wanders off and, sometimes, drops to its knees. Then it gets back up. And limps on, doggedly, toward a better future. Given democracy's...
MAYORAL CONTROL 2.0
MOST of us who backed the 2002 law that gives the mayor control of the city's schools believed that it would bring stability, accountability and cohesion to the system. We...
DVD'S WILL SOON HAVE BIGGER BYTE
"Five-dimensional" discs with a capacity 10,000 times greater than current DVDs could be on the market within 10 years, researchers reported yesterday. A team from Swinburne University of Technology in...
2ND 'SLUMDOG' KID HOME RAZED
MUMBAI, India -- The shanty home of another "Slumdog Millionaire" child actor was torn down by Mumbai authorities yesterday as they demolished part of a city slum where she lived....
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan * A Florida man terrorized his girlfriend in a popular Times Square hotel while holding her hostage for 19 hours, authorities said yesterday. José Fernandez, 33, allegedly threw the...
NOTRE DAME NO-NO: OBAMA TAKES THE PULPIT
I don't know why there is such a fuss about President Obama speaking at Notre Dame ("Obama in the Lion's Den," May 18). He is not a Catholic, and his...
FOR MORTGAGE PROBLEMS, JUST CALL A PROFESSIONAL
A few months ago, a reader phoned because he was upset with a major bank. "I should just get my gun and go down there," I remember him saying. His...
WITNESS-SLAY RAP VS. ATT'Y
A New Jersey defense attorney and former federal prosecutor was charged yesterday with arranging the killing of one witness and trying to hire a hit man to kill another. Paul...
GRILLING O'S NOMINEES: GOP RECIPE
THE swords are being sharpened for the next grand battle in the judicial wars, and based on reports of how both sides are preparing, it seems like the struggle will...
INTERNATIONAL GROUP HIRES GM VETERAN
Ad giant Interpublic Group hired its own "car czar" as General Motors, its biggest client, heads in the direction of Chapter 11. The ad firm tapped Martin Walsh, a 33-year...
CONDé NAST REFRESHES PORTFOLIO.COM
Condé Nast might have tossed the financial magazine Portfolio into the dustbin, but its companion Web site looks like it's getting a new lease on life. Portfolio.com is being taken...
GOV DROPS FRESH $3B BUDGET BOMB
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson told astonished state leaders yesterday that the state's newly adopted, record-high budget may already be as much as $3 billion in the red. But that was...
IRAN'S MISSILE MESSAGE
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran test-fired a missile capable of striking Israel, US Mideast bases and Europe yesterday -- a show of strength from President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as he battles for...
STAR WARS CAPTURES STAR WARS
"Star Wars" is in a galaxy far, far away from its science-fiction rivals. A new movie poll named the groundbreaking 1977 flick as the best sci-fi movie of all time....
WARNER MUSIC GROUP CHIEF WATCHING EMI
Two years ago today, Terra Firma bought EMI for $4.7 billion -- a price so wildly out of whack that since then Warner Music CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. has been...
DEMS GO ALL NIMBY ON GITMO
HOUSE and Senate Democrats waxed hysterical about the urgency of closing down Guantanamo Bay when George W. Bush was president. Now that it's their responsibility, the urgency has miraculously abated....
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Chrysler head Robert Kidder, a pri vate-equity investor and former consultant who once worked for Ford Motor Co., will become the chairman of Chrysler Group once the auto maker emerges...
POST-VOTE BLUES IN CITY'S $6B DEFICIT
A fiscal hurricane is headed toward the city next year and the tough decisions needed to deal with it "are unlikely to be addressed" until after the mayoral election in...
VICK ARRIVES HOME AFTER RELEASE FROM PRISON
HAMPTON, Va. -- Suspended NFL star Michael Vick arrived at his Virginia home in a car with blackout curtains Thursday morning after being released from federal prison to begin home...
BERNANKE'S PREDICTING 10% UNEMPLOYMENT
The White House hoisted its bad-news banners higher yesterday, dousing cold water on any premature hopes of a quick recovery this year. President Barack Obama warned flatly that unemployment lines...
GOOGLE'S SCHMIDT AND PAGE DIFFER ON TWITTER
For a so-called poor man's e-mail, Twitter has done a great job of beating Google in the real-time race. At least that's the conclusion one comes to when ranking recent...
NATALIE GETS NEW KIDNEY
LOS ANGELES -- Singer Natalie Cole, who has been battling Hepatitis C, received a new kidney in Los Angeles and is resting comfortably, her spokeswoman said yesterday. Cole, 59, the...
2 BUSTED IN TOT CHOKING DEATH
The owner and assistant director of a Long Island day-care center where a 2-year-old choked to death on a carrot stick were charged yesterday with reckless assault, reckless endangerment and...
POOLHARDY CHOICES BY 'HEIST' COP
The retired NYPD sergeant charged with robbing a bank because of heavy debts recently did extensive work on his house and pool -- less than two years after forking over...
IMETTE'S ANGUISHED MOM CAN'T BEAR TESTIMONY
The mother of murdered student Imette St. Guillen left a Brooklyn courtroom in tears yesterday because she could not bear to hear grim testimony about her daughter's body. Medical Examiner's...
GEITHNER SEES TOXIC CLEANSING
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said yesterday the Obama administration was making progress in calming financial markets and would have a program to cleanse toxic assets from banks' balance sheets...
BIBI AIDE RIPS O PLAN
WASHINGTON -- An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli/Palestinian problem "childish and stupid" -- just two days after President...
GOLFING GREAT'S ANGUISH
The golf world was rocked yesterday by the heart breaking news that Amy Mickelson, the wife of golf superstar Phil Mickelson, has breast cancer. Phil, 38, the world's No. 2...
TRANSIT-HUB 'BLOOD OATH'
The 50-foot glass building and metal dome that will tower over a revamped Fulton Street Transit Center won't be completed until June 2014 -- a date one MTA official swore...
BURY GOOD LAND OFFER IN B'KLYN
City officials are dying to sell Canarsie Cemetery. The only graveyard owned by the Big Apple has been on and off the market for 25 years, and is again up...
NEW GLIMPSE OF WTC LOW-RISE COMPROMISE
Here's the first look at a scaled-down World Trade Center -- with retail shops replacing two of the site's towers, under a new design the Port Authority will present at...
CLASSROOM SIZE HALF-BAD
Nearly half of the city's public schools students are in overcrowded schools, temporary trailers or annexes in different locations, according to a new report. Worst among these are 20 schools...
RUDY KID'S BOGEYMAN
Andrew Giuliani's lawsuit against Duke University has landed in the rough. A pun-loving federal judge quoted "Caddyshack" -- and employed seemingly every golf term in the book -- to scoff...
JOSEPH STEVENS & CO FIRM BUSTED
A now-defunct Wall Street brokerage firm swindled hundreds of investors out of millions, prosecutors said yesterday. The two owners of the now-shuttered Joseph Stevens & Co., three traders and eleven...
SHADOW OVER SEC
Wall Street's sheriff could be in for a showdown over its future. A battle in Washington is emerging over the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission, with officials from...
PATRONAGE PLUM EYED FOR GOPER
A former Queens Republican councilman is in line to be appointed by Mayor Bloomberg as a $172,311 commissioner at the Housing Authority -- considered a prime patronage post -- just...
POL GETS JAIL IN $3M SCAM
Crooked Queens ex-pol Brian McLaughlin got 10 years in prison yesterday for a "mind-boggling" $3.1 million rip-off -- but shaved five years off his sentence by cooperating with prosecutors. Federal...
TONY TOTALLY WHIPPED BY MUMSY & CHARLENE: SON
OEDIPUS REX, meet Yoda from "Star Wars." I'm not much of a shrink. Or movie critic. But yesterday's trial against Anthony Marshall, accused of robbing his mother, Brooke Astor, turned...
IT'S THE UPPER EAST SLIDE AS ROBBERIES SPIKE
Robberies have jumped almost 10 percent this year on the Upper East Side -- where a crazed woman carrying bicycle chains terrorized three people in a 10-minute span. Through Sunday,...
SEC EYES EASING PROXY FIGHT RULES
The Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday unveiled a plan that may make it easier and cheaper for investors, including hedge fund agitators like Bill Ackman and Carl Icahn, to fight...
FLINGSTEEN $HOCK
A New Jersey husband who accused his wife of having an affair with Bruce Springsteen did so because he thought the rocker would pay "big money" to make the accusations...
GMAC GETTING $7B FROM FEDS
GMAC, the auto and home lender that was bailed out in December, will receive more than $7 billion in government funds to provide financing for customers of Chrysler and General...
RANDI RELENTS?
Teachers union head Randi Weingarten takes a step in the right direction in her op-ed on mayoral control today, which appears on the opposite page. The union boss hints that...
THE GROUND ZERO SUMMIT
The eagles, so to speak, gather. Mayor Bloomberg today hosts As sembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Gov. Paterson, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine, Port Authority CEO Chris Ward and developer Larry...
FIRE SALE BY THE BERN-ED
Their money is going, going, gone -- and now, so are their heirlooms. A group of Bernard Madoff's broke victims auctioned off beloved prints by Picasso and Chagall, a stunning...
LIFE NOT ALWAYS 'FAIR'
She knew the name, just couldn't place the world-famous face. During two posh but cozy luncheons in the early 2000s, New York's grande dame, Brooke Astor, posed a most remarkable...
WACKO FAN ATTACKS JOKER CHOKER SIMON'S EX
A 200-pound "American Idol" fan reportedly attacked Simon Cowell's former girlfriend outside the show's Los Angeles taping Tuesday because she was angry at the sharp-tongued judge's antics. Hefty hellion Janice...
NY GETTING 'QAEDA' TRIAL
WASHINGTON -- An Obama administration official says a top al Qaeda suspect held at Guantanamo Bay will be sent to the Big Apple for trial. Ahmed Ghailani would be the...
SCHOOL ALERTS GO HIGH-TECH
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson has signed legislation to require New York City schools to notify parents by e-mail, text messages or phone calls when there's a school emergency. Scheduled to...
MADOFF TRUSTEE PICARD RECEIVES $100T OFFER
Not sure if it came in an e-mail, but the bankruptcy trustee liquidating Bernard Madoff's securities firm moved yesterday to block a purported $100 trillion offer to buy the convicted...
MIKE LAMENTS SWINE FAUX PATIENTS HOGGING ERS
More worry-warts than swine flu victims are flooding hospital emergency rooms, Mayor Bloomberg said as he suggested flu fear is overblown even as three more Queens public schools were closed...
FUROR ON CHARTER 'UNIONS'
Only in Albany! Two state lawmakers introduced a bill requiring that all charter-school staffers be union members. But when asked by a reporter about the controversial measure, one of them...
CRAIGSLIST SEX-RING RAID
A round-the-clock Queens prostitution ring that got its clients through racy ads on Craigslist has been busted by state authorities -- the latest in a string of crimes linked to...
VAN HITS SENIOR
An elderly woman was hit by a van on the Upper East Side yesterday as she tried to cross Lexington Avenue in the middle of a block, police and witnesses...
BIG$HOT DEMS BACK BLOOMY
The Bloomberg campaign has lined up a group of deep-pocketed Democrats to endorse the billionaire mayor in his bid for a third term, The Post has learned. "Democrats for Bloomberg"...
BID FOR 145% BEER-TAX HIKE
WASHINGTON -- Drunk on power and dazed by ambition, members of Congress have stumbled upon a novel way to keep their spending binge rolling -- and leave American taxpayers with...
KRIS TAKES THE CROWN
Despite the hype and hysteria over the judges' favorite, Adam Lambert, dark horse Kris Allen became the newest "American Idol" last night. MORE: Allen and Lambert After 'Idol'PHOTOS: 'American Idol'...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Hissssssss! A high-school student in Pittsburgh is facing animal-cruelty charges for using a snake as a jump rope in biology class. Officials didn't know what breed of snake was involved,...
Pitching set for Red Sox series
Johan Santana against Daisuke Matsuzaka on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series with the Red Sox promises to be the marquee matchup of the Mets' first trip...
YANKEES' CHAMBERLAIN WON'T REVEAL PLANS FOR HUFF
If Joba Chamberlain has any plans to retaliate against Aubrey Huff, the Yankees pitcher kept them to himself. Chamberlain is scheduled to start tonight, his first game against the Baltimore...
Reyes a strong DL possibility
LOS ANGELES -- The Mets announced after Wednesday night's 2-1 loss to the Dodgers that Jose Reyes will fly to New York to have his calf examined by a team...
A-ROD LOOKS UP AT PUJOLS IN MAG'S TOP 50 LIST
Alex Rodriguez's unofficial reign as the "best player in baseball" is finished.BOX SCOREWORST RECENT TRADESJETER OPENS GYM FOR CHILDREN At least according to a Sporting News survey released yesterday. The...
BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK HOMERS POWER YANKEES OVER ORIOLES
NASA should build launch pads as efficient and stunning as Yankee Stadium. The Yankees and Orioles staged the latest home run derby in The Bronx last night, combining for six...
SOARING BY ROLLS TO GRAB OPENER
FIRST RACE -- Duke of de Buqe, 33-1, and 11-1 Mr. Serious hooked up in speed duel, chased outside by 2-1 favorite Soaring By. Turning for home, Duke of de...
MCCANN LATEST JASPERS STAR FROM SAME HS
With college baseball conference tournament season starting, this is the third in a series on local teams and their conferences. Today: Manhattan and the MAAC. Mike McCann followed former Manhattan...
HORSE DIES AFTER BOLTING INTO STATUE
A bizarre, deadly accident rattled Belmont Park yesterday before the fifth race when a horse dumped its rider in the post parade, raced back to the saddling area at full...
HAMMON TRADE STILL HAUNTS LIBERTY
Prior to the start of the 2007 season, Liberty fans were given a hard core dose of reality the likes of which perhaps only Mets fans could relate to. Becky...
KNICKS COACH D'ANTONI HAS EYE ON CURRY
With the Knicks locked in with the No. 8 pick, coach Mike D'Antoni weighed in yesterday on Davidson point guard Stephen Curry -- the front-runner to wear a blue-and-orange jersey....
YANKEES' WANG REMAINS IN HOLDING PATTERN
It sure doesn't sound as if manager Joe Girardi is clearing immediate space in the rotation for Chien-Ming Wang. After watching Wang throw in the bullpen Tuesday, no decision was...
WIFE OF FORMER METS RELIEVER SCHOENWEIS FOUND DEAD
FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. -- The wife of Diamondbacks pitcher Scott Schoeneweis was found dead at her home yesterday. Police said the cause of death hasn't been determined. The Maricopa County...
YANKEES ARE (A WINNING) FAMILY
THESE Yankees are such a fun bunch that, why, they even played a laugher last night at the Stadium. They want us to believe that the winning streak that reached...
JOBA: HUFF IS ENOUGH
Joba Chamberlain still hasn't seen Aubrey Huff's two fist pumps after belting a three-run homer off him in the first inning May 10 in Baltimore. Nor does he seem bothered...
HUGHES COULD BE SENT DOWN DESPITE SOLID START
Phil Hughes tread water nicely on a night he probably needed to make headway against the current. BOX SCORETONIGHT'S PREVIEW: Orioles at YankeesWORST RECENT TRADESJETER OPENS GYM FOR CHILDREN With...
ST. JOHN'S SURVIVES IN BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Junior right-hander Bruce Kern allowed two runs in his first career complete game to lead St. John's past Cincinnati, 12-2, in the second round of the Big East Tournament in...
LOWEST 'IDOL' FINALE EVER
TUESDAY night's showdown between Adam Lambert and Kris Allen was the lowest-rated final singoff show in "American Idol's" eight-season history. The show averaged 23 million viewers from 8 to 9...
WANT 'WIFE'
THE venom spewed by the "Real Housewives of New York City" at their highly rated two-part reunion barely settled before the casting call went out today for possible replacements for...
NOT ENOUGH PLUSES IN BALLET
SOMETHING bloody is going on in Verona. From the lurid red glow at the beginning to the tangle of bodies at the end, Peter Martins' "Romeo + Juliet" is a...
FALL SEASON LOSERS
THIS week's broadcast network upfronts proved that being a familiar face just wasn't enough to get a new series. Now that the networks have locked in which series they'll be...
FILM FEST FIT FOR MCQUEEN
SIZE mattered very much to Steve McQueen, says his longtime buddy Robert Vaughn. On location in Mexico with Yul Brynner for "The Magnificent Seven," Vaughn recalls how McQueen asked him,...
WHEN ANGRY, SERVE BACON
HAD Prozac been around 50 years ago, Francis Bacon's work might not have sizzled. He was an atheist and an existen tialist, a gay man in an England that imprisoned...
MEET LARRY KING JR.
LARRY King is going public with the news that he has a son -- Larry King Jr., no less -- he didn't acknowledge for 33 years. The son -- from...
THE 'LINK' PANTHER
Ida was found by an anonymous fossil raider who had kept it preserved in resin for a quarter of a century. The oldest fossil ever found was not found by...
HAUTE LIST
Sweet Swede tennis player Bjorn Borg is best known for his 11 Grand Slam singles titles -- and now fans can get to know him more, um, intimately. Bjorn Borg...
NEW DEAL!
IS your social circle flattened by hard times? Happily, dining out on a budget doesn't limit you to extra-value meals and 10-cent wing specials. There's surprisingly posh fare out there...
BROTHER 'HOODS
Those adorable Jonas Brothers are house hunting (for a rental) on the East End. Hey, it's not far from their New Jersey roots, and they will be playing Long Island's...
JUST SOLD!
Manhattan CHELSEA $805,000 77 Seventh Ave. One-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 875 square feet, with dining area, windowed kitchen, renovated bath and Empire State Building views; building features doorman and roof deck....
TIMING IS EVERYTHING
My wife and I have rented for many years. In the past, we've discussed buying but always got cold feet. Now that the real estate market is dropping, we are...
UPPER WEST SIDE
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 725 Maintenance: $1,160 -- With eastern exposures, this West End Avenue co-op in "mint condition" is a great place to wake up and greet...
BAYVILLE, LI
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3 1/2 Square feet: 2,300 -- Recently redone "inside and out," this 1959 Colonial on a cul-de-sac is within walking distance of village shops and two private,...
WEST VILLAGE
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 839 Common charges: $538 -- You might not think "luxury full-service condo" when you think of the West Village, but this "impeccably designed" home...
KENSINGTON, BROOKLYN
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1 Square feet: 860 Maintenance: $604 -- Talk about a "must-see." This co-op on East Seventh Street is going for less than $300 per square foot! "Bright...
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN
Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 2 1/2 Square feet: 3,900 -- Bed-Stuy? This four-story townhouse on Lexington Avenue will have you thinking Upper East Side -- thanks to a "perfect fusion" of...
CHELSEA
Ignore that big price tag for a moment and consider another big number: 30. That's the number of windows you'll find in this "beautifully renovated" co-op loft on West 26th...
DARIEN, CONN.
Who says a chateau can't be classic just because it was built in 2008? This "stunning," 6,956-square-foot, five-bedroom, 4 1/2-bathroom house features plenty of traditional luxuries, including hardwood floors, a...
CENTRAL PARK WEST
This 1,745-square-foot two-bedroom, 2 1/2-bathroom condo in the Robert A.M. Stern-designed 15 CPW feels prewar (in the best sense of the word), but boasts all the luxe 21st-century amenities. These...
TALL ORDER
DURING the recent housing heyday, the city made its way to the suburbs in the form of sparkly new high-rises, the likes of which Westchester had never before seen. Chock-full...
PULSE SALES
JULIE HAUS & GUSTTO 39 W. 38th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues; 212-239-4100 Sale: May 27-29. Wed.-Fri., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Discounted frocks and handbags. CHARLOTTE RONSON 1071 Avenue of...
Red Bulls embarrass themselves in DC
The Red Bulls' last meeting with D.C. United was maddening, giving away a game late. But tonight's tilt was humiliating, a flat, listless 5-3 U.S. Open Cup play-in loss to...
Reyes aggravates calf injury
LOS ANGELES -- Uh, oh: Jose Reyes has been lifted from the game in the bottom of the third inning after aggravating the calf injury that recently forced him to...
YANKEES HIT 3 STRAIGHT HOMERS, WIN 8TH IN ROW
Nick Swisher hit the first of three consecutive homers that sent Phil Hughes and the New York Yankees to their eighth straight victory, 11-4 over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday...
NY TERROR PLOT FOILED
Four homegrown Muslim terrorists on a mission from hell were arrested last night as they planted what they thought were high-powered plastic explosives at two Bronx synagogues, authorities said. The...
Live chat: 12 p.m. Thursday
LOS ANGELES -- I will be holding another of my weekly, hour-long blog chats on the Mets tomorrow (Thursday) at 12 p.m. EST. So be sure to check back then...
WIFE OF FORMER METS PITCHER FOUND DEAD
The wife of former Mets pitcher Scott Schoeneweis was found dead at her home Wednesday. Police said the cause of death hasn't been determined. The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office said...
KRIS ALLEN TAKES THE 'AMERICAN IDOL' TITLE
Folksy singer Kris Allen is the new "American Idol," turning judges' favorite Adam Lambert into an also-ran. Host Ryan Seacrest said on Wednesday's finale that nearly 100 million votes were...
Murphy done in left field
LOS ANGELES -- Daniel Murphy's ill-fated stint in left field is over. Jerry Manuel officially brought an end to it here today by shifting Murphy to first base. Murphy's scheduled...
Thomas Jones return? It's about time
By MARK CANNIZZAROSo Thomas Jones' agent, Drew Rosenhaus, twitted and tweeted on Tuesday that Jones will finally show up to the Jets' organized team activity (OTA) next Wednesday.My response: It's...