June 1, 2009
Pellegrini bolts Villarreal for Real Madrid
Anyway, what does this mean for Altidore's future with the Yellow Submarine? They wouldn't pay that kind of coin if they didn't believe in him, and they do have Europa...
BLOOMBERG: OBAMA TRIP GREAT FOR NYC
Mayor Bloomberg came to the defense of President Obama today for taking his wife on a date to New York City over the weekend at government expense, saying Republican critics...
Cavallari Classes Down 'The Hills'
Next season, "Laguna Beach" blondie Kristin Cavallari will head for "The Hills" to fill the leading role left vacant by Lauren Conrad.After years spent living under the control of the...
Cabrera back in lineup
APCLEVELAND -- Melky Cabrera was back in the Yankees' starting lineup on Monday after missing four games with a bruised right shoulder. He was scheduled to bat seventh and play...
NFL decision on Burress in limbo
APNFL commissioner Roger Goodell said today there is no timetable for making a decision on league disciplinary action for Plaxico Burress."You want to make sure you understand all the facts,...
COPS: WE'VE CAUGHT THE WINDSOR TERRACE DELI THUGS
Windsor Terrace grocers can finally relax now that cops have collared three suspects in connection with a month-long robbery spree. Police say they have nabbed their men, and charged them...
Betty's Back
For fans who can't get enough of "Betty Blue,'' the director's cut of the 1986 French film -- notorious for its full-frontal nudity and sex -- will get a big-screen...
Who's at the helm?
People always talk about a crisis in American playwrighting, but I think the real crisis lays with American directors and artistic directors.Recent Off shows like "A More Perfect Union,""Make Me"...
DEFENSE RESTS IN ST. GUILLEN SLAY CASE
Defense lawyers for the bouncer accused of murdering grad student Imette St. Guillen rested their case today after grilling two detectives about an extensive search of Darryl Littlejohn's home. NYPD...
FORMER COLLEGE STUDENT WAS TERROR HOPEFUL
ATLANTA -- A former Georgia Tech student was a budding terrorist who took choppy videos of potential targets in Washington, D.C., hoped to join the Taliban and desperately tried to...
Xbox Getting Motion Controls
Ultra overrated director Steven Spielberg today at E3 unveiled a prototype camera-controller device for the 360 that will, presumably, allow gamers to 'act' as the characters in upcoming games. Codenamed...
Pagan headed to the DL
(UPDATED) PITTSBURGH -- The injury hits just keep coming for the Mets, who are having to put outfielder Angel Pagan on the disabled list with a groin injury. Backup infielder...
No DL trip for Reyes
An exam today in New York showed only tendinitis in the right calf for Jose Reyes. He remains day to day and won't go on the disabled list.[Posted with iBlogger...
FORMER VEEP CHENEY SAYS HE BACKS GAY MARRIAGE
Looks like former Vice President Dick Cheney and most Republicans don't see eye-to-eye on the issue of same-sex marriage. Speaking at the National Press Club, Cheney said he's not against...
O.J. SIMPSON MEMORABILIA HAS HOME IN L.A.
LOS ANGELES -- The footballs, jerseys and photographs that landed O.J. Simpson in prison have a new home at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore says...
Game 50: Mets at Pirates
(UPDATED 3.0) PITTSBURGH -- Winners of seven of their past eight and coming off a 5-1 homestand, the Mets will try to keep the good times rolling here tonight when...
Wright leads in All-Star voting
PITTSBURGH -- David Wright continues to lead all third baseman and all of his Mets teammates in fan balloting for the NL All-Star team in results released by Major League...
CROCKEFELLER'S EX-WIFE TAKES STAND IN KIDNAP TRIAL
BOSTON - Maybe she should've gone out with Colonel Mustard instead. The genuine ex-wife of the phony Rockefeller accused of kidnapping their daughter says she was first drawn into his...
ISRAELI WOMAN ONLY INJURED AFTER ATTEMPTING TRAIN TRACK SUICIDE
Talk about getting a second chance at life. A 56-year-old Israeli woman was only slightly injured after lying down on a train track as a fast-moving passenger train raced right...
PASSENGER LIST FROM FLIGHT 447
The official list of victims will be released by Air France, accordingly to the Brazilian Agency of Civil Aviation (ANAC), but accordingly to information by relatives, friends and assistants, the...
New mini PSP for your collection
As seen on the Wired blog...Here are official, but leaked, Sony publicity shots of the new PSP Go.Details of the wee handheld:-3.8-inch wide screen (down from 4.3 inches)-16GB flash storage-Less...
AMERICAN TROOPS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN
KABUL -- The U.S. military says four American troops have died in two separate roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan. Spokesman Col. Greg Julian says the two strikes happened Monday in...
'24' Season 8 Recruits
Photo: (left to right) Startraks, Wireimage, NBC, Getty ImagesIt's out with the old and in with the new for "24."The eighth season of "24" has a new location (New York...
MTV Movie Awards: THAT'S Entertainment
"Maturity" was certainly not the theme at last night's MTV Movie Awards - aside from the hilarious Bruno/Eminem debacle, we saw a naked Andy Samberg clambering across Justin Timberlake's lap,...
VAST SEARCH OF ATLANTIC OCEAN FOR AIR FRANCE JET
An Air France jet with 228 people on a flight to Paris vanished over the Atlantic Ocean after flying into towering thunderstorms and sending an automated message that the electrical...
MAN SUSPECTED OF KILLING ABORTION DOCTOR JAILED, NOT YET CHARGED
WICHITA, Kan. -- A man suspected of fatally shooting abortion doctor George Tiller in church was in jail Monday while investigators sought to learn more about his background, including his...
SEN. ROBERT C. BYRD HAS STAPH INFECTION
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Robert C. Byrd, the Senate's longest-serving member, has developed a serious infection and is being treated in the hospital with antibiotics. Byrd's office described the staph infection...
BLAGO COULD GET SPRING 2010 TRIAL
CHICAGO -- The federal judge presiding over ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption case is shooting for a trial in spring 2010. U.S. District Judge James Zagel told a hearing Monday...
Leon Washington rejoins Jets
By MARK CANNIZZAROFinally, the Jets have a full backfield.Both of the team's top running backs, Thomas Jones and Leon Washington, reported to camp for today's organized team activity (OTA) practice...
The gang's all here
By PAUL SCHWARTZWell, almost the entire gang.The Giants went through their third OTA (Organized Team Activity) of the off-season and of the 89 players on their roster, 88 were in...
OIL RISES TO $68 A BARREL
LONDON -- Oil prices rose to near $68 a barrel Monday, hitting a new high for the year as world stock markets rallied and investors banked on hopes that the...
Time Warner Cable Pulls the Plug on 'The Girlfriend Experience'
Mark Cuban's's HDNet, an on-demand channel that's brought such dubious fare as Steven Soderbergh's "The Girlfriend Experience'' and James Grey's "Two Lovers'' (with Gwyneth Paltrow and Joaquin Phoenix) to cable...
FAMILY OF JAILED U.S. JOURNALIST PLEAS FOR RELEASE FROM N.KOREA
SEOUL, South Korea -- U.S. journalist Laura Ling, jailed for three months in one of the world's most isolated nations, wrote to her family that she "cried so much" her...
REPORT: NORTH KOREA PREPS MISSILE LAUNCH
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea has transported its most advanced missile, believed to be capable of reaching Alaska, to a site where it could be ready for launch in...
'TWILIGHT' TAKES A BITE OUT OF MTV MOVIE AWARDS
The MTV Movie Awards were a blood bath Sunday night with "Twilight" taking five trophies, including best movie. But it was Sacha Baron Cohen who gave the show its trademark...
Bruno Straddles Eminem at MTV Movie Awards
Poor Zac Efron.The "High School" hottie was awarded with the Worst Timed Acceptance Speech when the winner had to follow up Sacha Baron Cohen (aka Bruno)'s reverse-straddle attack on rapper...
It's Baby Time!
I watched the MTV Movie Awards last night, and that helped inspire today's list. That's because of Eminem, who - unless this was staged - acted like a complete baby...
NYC STUDENTS NARROW GAP IN STATE TESTS
NEW YORK - New York city students are narrowing the gap with the rest of the state on standardized math tests. Out of all the students in grades 3 to...
DUNGEON DAD VICTIM 'IN LOVE' WITH BODYGUARD
INCEST dungeon victim Elisabeth Fritzl is in love with her bodyguard, it was claimed today. The 42-year-old has fallen for the guard - named as Thomas W - and has...
POLICE: 400 ABDUCTED IN NW PAKISTAN
MIRAN SHAH, Pakistan -- Suspected militants armed with rockets, grenades and automatic weapons abducted some 400 students, staff and relatives driving away from a boy's school in a troubled tribal...
RANGEL CALLS FRIENDLY-FIRE 'JOKE' INAPPROPRIATE
Shoot-from-the-lip Rep. Charles Rangel apologized today for making a racially provocative remark about a cop-on-cop, friendly-fire tragedy in Harlem, saying "it was entirely inappropriate" to have mentioned President Obama when...
'Roger & Me' and Bankuptcy
Here are Michael Moore's caustic musings about General Motors' bankruptcy. He doesn't mention it in his post, but Moore rose to fame 20 years ago with "Roger & Me,'' a...
Studs & Duds of the week
By JUSTIN TERRANOVAYankees stud -- Mark TeixeiraTeixeira extended his hit streak to 13 games this week and belted three home runs with the Yankees going 4-2 in Texas and Cleveland....
Coverage in The Post
PITTSBURGH -- The Mets arrived here for the start of a four-game series with the Pirates tonight riding the high of a 5-1 homestand after Sunday's Sunday's 3-2 win over...
Leno Scores
Jay Leno's final show as host of "The Tonight Show" was big. Complete figures won't be available until later this week, but preliminary numbers indicate that Leno drew an 8.8...
LAWYER: MARSHALL WANTED TO BE CHARITY BIG WIG
Being a millionaire trust fund kid at age 78 wasn't good enough for Anthony Marshall, according to this morning's testimony in the Brooke Astor swindle trial. No, Tony wanted juice....
SENTENCING SET FOR SPITZER'S HOOKER BOOKER
A woman who was caught on government tapes arranging a meeting between former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and a prostitute is scheduled to be sentenced. Temeka Lewis was scheduled...
YANKEES: SUBPEONE WILL COST MORE THAN $5M
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York Yankees officials say it would cost taxpayers more than $5 million if the team is forced to provide internal records sought by lawmakers looking into...
Deal of the Day-Nine West
The perfect shoe to go with your cuffed boyfriend jeans or cropped trousers is this soft leather the Ebby by Nine West.Because of its platform heel, the shoe is comfortable...
Pulse Sales: Diane von Furstenberg
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG260 Fifth Ave., between 28th and 29th streets; 212-725-5400Sale: June 2-6. Tues., 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m./Wed., 10 a.m.-8 p.m./Thurs., 10 a.m.-7 p.m./Fri., 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m./Sat., 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Signature wrap...
JUDGE OKS SALE OF MOST CHRYSLER ASSETS TO FIAT
A federal bankruptcy judge approved the sale of most of Chrysler LLC's assets to Italy's Fiat, moving the American automaker a step closer to its goal of a quick exit...
CELEBRITY FRIENDS PREP CONAN FOR NEW GIG
Celebrity words of wisdom (and oh the memories!) from Katie Couric to Al Roker to Kathy Griffin to Chelsea Handler:ALEC BALDWIN SAYS: "You are in Hollywood, now, and Hollywood is...
Chelsea inks Ancelotti
Back at work after a little mini-vacation, but wanted to let you guys know this was in my in-box, a press release from Chelsea on hiring Carlo Ancelotti as manager....
OBAMA: GENERAL MOTORS WILL RISE AGAIN
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama pushed General Motors Corp. into bankruptcy on Monday and said it was part of a "viable achievable plan that will give this iconic company a...
3 UP: MATSUI'S LONG GOOD-BYE
Yes, I am at twitter at http://twitter.com/nyp_joelsherman1. In Sunday's Post, I wrote a column about the death of the traditional DH; the single-dimensional type who need not even have a...
The Daily Whacks, Monday Edition
I must admit, I go back and forth on Brett Gardner, whose bat sometimes looks too Quadruple-A-ish too often, but whose speed is slump-proof and whose attitude is as much...
3 UP: MATSUI, MANAGERIAL STUPIDITY, PUTZ
Yes, I am at twitter at http://twitter.com/nyp_joelsherman1. In Sunday's Post, I wrote a column about the death of the traditional DH; the single-dimensional type who need not even have a...
Winged Victory: Bottoms Up
Sasha Baron Cohen's "Bruno'' got a helluva promo last night at the MTV awards, as the wing actor, his buttocks largely exposed, sailed over the audience in character as the...
LIRR CHIEF: SWEETER MTA DEAL FOR RATNER COULD GET YARDS BACK ON TRACK
Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner is poised to receive new, generous terms from the MTA that supporters say could jumpstart his stalled mega-project even as a new report revealed that...
ABORTION DOC MURDERED
WICHITA, Kan. -- Dr. George Tiller, who remained one of the nation's few providers of late-term abortions despite decades of protests and attacks, was shot dead yesterday in a church...
CHARTERS GET MONEY TO BUILD ON
Despite a prohibition on using state funds to build charter schools, the city has quietly expanded available funding for charter school construction to as much as $3.8 billion. A recent...
LAST SURVIVOR OF THE TITANIC DIES AT 97
LONDON -- Millvina Dean, who as a baby was lowered into a lifeboat in the frigid North Atlantic, died yesterday -- the last survivor of the Titanic. She was 97,...
BILLY BOB'S KID IN TOT-SLAY BUST
Actor Billy Bob Thornton's estranged daughter was charged with child neglect after a 1-year-old she was baby sitting died suspiciously from a blow to the head, officials said. Amanda Blumfield,...
CRASH! AUTO GIANT GM GOING BANKRUPT TODAY
Welcome to US General Motors. GM, for decades the symbol of American economic might, will file for bankruptcy today, and emerge with US taxpayers owning more than half of the...
GEITHNER: ECONOMY DOING OK
BEIJING -- Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said today that the global recession seems to be losing force but that it will be critical for the US and China to institute...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Two arch rivals with iron stomachs, who compete over hot dogs every July Fourth at Coney Island, met in California over the weekend to do battle over pizza. Takeru Kobayashi...
TOT PROPERTIES
It's just past 6 p.m. on a Wednesday, and Allison Schlanger is turning off the last of many lights in Apple Seeds, a vast children's play space in Chelsea. Her...
GO TO GREG
Q Are there any tips or tricks for standing out among the crowd at job fairs? With hundreds and sometimes thousands of other job seekers, what are employers looking for...
SKOOLZ OUT!
Kick it '90s style with fresh prints and neons - and some city kid 'tude.PHOTOS: See the looksPulse Sales: Diane von FurstenbergLOOK 1: Roxy bikini top, $46, and Roxy bikini...
FARRAH'S SIDE
AS Farrah Fawcett -- a woman of such unearthly beauty that men have fought over her her entire life -- lays dying, two men who love and are seemingly obsessed...
'MILLION' DOLLAR QUESTION
REGIS Philbin's final answer: don't expect him to do it again. Regis is trying to manage expectations about the 10th anniversary, primetime edition of "Who Wants To be a Millionaire"...
RAI$ING KIDS
THE latest version of reality hit "The Real Housewives" franchise -- this one set in New Jersey -- is all about the buh-bies. And we're not talking girl parts -...
S &M IS PAINFUL TO WATCH
THE spring season gal loped to the finish line with a series of good shows in March and April. Since then, however, it's been slim pickings -- clearly the tide...
LENO SCORES
JAY Leno's final show as host of "The Tonight Show" was big. Complete figures won't be available until later this week, but preliminary numbers indicate that Leno drew an 8.8...
SICKO 'JON & KATE' SALE
ONE man's pain is another man's gain. The brother of a woman who allegedly fooled around with "Jon & Kate Plus 8" reality star Jon Gosselin wants to sell his...
JOURNOS' N. KOREA TRIAL SET
Two American journalists, including the sister of Lisa Ling, a former star on "The View," go on trial this week in North Korea on charges that could land them in...
STARR REPORT
June noveltiesAmber Benson, who spent three seasons playing Tara Maclay on "Buffy the Vam pire Slayer," will be at Mid town Comics (200 W. 40th) June 27 to sign copies...
SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING KNICKKNACKS
ZAKIYYAH Alexander's new play has two as sets: Tracie Thoms and Natalie Venetia Belcon. At least, that's what you'd expect, based on their appearances in "Rent" and "Avenue Q," respectively....
YR DARK UNTIL SAT.
Yonkers is taking an early-June live racing break, as previously scheduled and approved by the New York State Racing and Wagering Board. Yonkers does not race again until Saturday night,...
PED SPECULATION HAS BECOME PART OF BASEBALL
FOX baseball man Ken Ro senthal last week muscled up and swung hard at everyone everywhere who has publicly suggested that David "Big Papi" Ortiz's sudden and sustained power outage...
SWEDE WINS ELITLOPPET
STOCKHOLM -- Torvald Palema finished strongly on the final straightaway to win the Elitloppet trotting classic yesterday. The 8-year-old stallion, with Swedish driver Ake Svanstedt, won the one-mile race by...
PLETCHER HOPING FOR TURNAROUND
DUNKIRK, dubbed here as the Derby Dilemma horse because no one knew what to expect of him in the Kentucky Derby, is back to confuse the customers again in Saturday's...
WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE BOREL IN THE SADDLE
Bennie "Chip" Woolley Jr., 45, trains Kentucky Derby winner Mine That Bird, a fast-closing second in the Preakness, and the favorite for Saturday's Belmont Stakes. This week Woolley shares his...
TRAINER IS FEELING CHARITABLE
Every Triple Crown race has its wiseguy, bet-down horse. In Saturday's 141st Belmont Stakes, that horse will be Charitable Man. Trained by Kiaran McLaughlin, Charitable Man is owned by Mr....
SEEKING 5-PEAT, TOP SEED FALLS
PARIS -- For 31 matches, Rafael Nadal ruled the red clay of Roland Garros, boasting an unbeaten record and an unbreakable will. For 31 matches, this was his surface, his...
BULLPEN FAILURE IN 9TH DOOMS YANKEES
CLEVELAND -- Until the Yankees find dependable help in front of Mariano Rivera, the biggest weakness will continue to shatter pinstripe hearts. TONIGHT'S PREVIEW: Yankees at IndiansBOX SCOREPHOTOS: Yankees Rally,...
FOR THIS ACE, YANKS CAN WAIT, PSAL FINAL CAN'T
Mariel Checo could have pitched at an invitation-only pre-draft workout in front of scouts today at Yankee Stadium. Instead, the right-hander helped his top-seeded Norman Thomas squad into the PSAL...
GARDNER: BLAME ME FOR YANKEES DEFEAT
CLEVELAND -- Phil Hughes, Phil Coke and David Robertson didn't pitch particularly well. The Yankees missed a chance to dent Carl "American Idle" Pavano in the first inning when they...
YANKEES' WANG READY TO START, IF ...
CLEVELAND -- If Andy Pettitte's lower-back problem prevents him from taking the ball Wednesday, the Yankees feel good about having a resurgent Chien-Ming Wang as a backup. However, Wang replacing...
NELSON'S FINAL EVALUATION
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Magic are evaluating All-Star point guard Jameer Nelson for a possible return for the NBA Finals that begin Thursday night in Los Angeles. Magic spokesman Joel...
METS' MAINE FIGHTS OFF MARLINS, FLU IN A GUTSY PERFORMANCE
Talk about some quality hurling. John Maine wasn't about to let a little stomach virus interfere with his scheduled start against the Marlins yesterday. His only regret after pitching six...
MARTINEZ DELIVERS IN CLUTCH FOR METS
The lead was the slimmest possible -- one run. The opponents were the Marlins, who have sort of made a habit of breaking the Mets' hearts in recent history. But...
PARNELL SETS UP METS FOR SUCCESS
The situation took an unforeseen turn for the Mets -- and definitely not a good one. J.J. Putz, acquired to be eighth inning lord and master, was slapped around after...
THIS MUCH IS CERTAIN FOR METS: K-ROD
THERE are few certainties in base ball, of course. Every buck-twenty hitter has a chance to bleed one through the hole. Sometimes an unknown kid named Hobbs can throw a...
LEBRON UNCERTAIN ABOUT FUTURE
Wearing a Yankees cap, LeBron James said Cleveland's loss to Orlando will not impact his future with the Cavaliers. James said Sunday he hasn't given any thought to signing a...
YANKEES' TEIXEIRA CAPS MONSTER MAY SURGE
CLEVELAND -- This is why the Yankees paid big bucks in the offseason for Mark Teixeira. TONIGHT'S PREVIEW: Yankees at IndiansYANKEES BLOG After hitting .200 (14-for-70) with three homers and...
BOSTON BLASTS 4 HRS WITH NEW-LOOK LINEUP
Kevin Youkilis homered twice, Dustin Pedroia hit a three-run shot and Jon Lester (4-5) struck out a career-high 12 as the Red Sox beat the Blue Jays 8-2 yesterday in...
REYES ON TRACK TO RETURN FRIDAY
The countdown is under way for Jose Reyes' return. Reyes was in the Mets' clubhouse yesterday, but departed for Port St. Lucie during his team's 3-2 victory over the Marlins....
PENS FALL FOR SECOND STRAIGHT NIGHT
DETROIT -- The Red Wings found a perfect way to move halfway to a repeat -- beat the Penguins back-to-back. So much for Detroit being old, beaten down and needing...
SPORTS SHORTS
GOLF: Stricker emerges from Colonial playoff In Fort Worth, Texas, Steve Stricker birdied the second hole of a sudden-death playoff to beat Tim Clark and Steve Marino and win the...
FISH STICK IT TO HONDO
Hondo's winning streak screeched to a halt at four yesterday when the Marlins failed to carry out their assignment in Flushing, resulting in wad-reduction to 500 sakatas. Today, he expects...
FSU HAS NO MERCY
Stephen Cardullo set a tournament record with seven hits, including three of Florida State's NCAA-record 15 doubles, as the Seminoles routed Ohio State 37-6 yesterday in Tallahassee. "I can honestly...
GOV RACE SPURS DEM 'CIVIL WAR'
DEMOCRATS are on the brink of an "all- out civil war" as unelected Gov. Paterson desperately fights to hold an office few think he can win at the polls next...
NEW VACCINES BATTLE CANCER
ORLANDO, Fla. -- After 30 years of false starts, researchers are reporting their first big successes in getting the immune system to fight cancer. The method is called a cancer...
JERSEY 'SURPRISE'
TRENTON, NJ -- Turnout is expected to be low for New Jersey's gubernatorial primary elections tomorrow, and that could make things interesting. Political scientists say that if a lot of...
PERV LAW ALARM
Records show that at least two of New York state's nine most dangerous sex offenders freed under a 2-year-old civil-confinement law have faced arrest on sex charges again, including one...
B'KLYN TURNAROUND KIDS A PERFECT 'TEST' CASE
Educators don't fret about the racial achievement gap at Gateway IS 364 in Brooklyn -- because they've eliminated it. "I like to say we're the best-kept secret in Brooklyn," Principal...
INCREDIBLE SHRINKING RACE GAP AT SCHOOLS
There's a significant fact that critics of mayoral control often gloss over: Black and Latino students have delivered the greatest performance gains on the state's math and English exams under...
STORES DITCH BIG-SIZE DUDS
Here's some more motivation to lose those extra pounds -- recession-stung retailers are dropping plus-size clothing from their collections because it's too costly to produce. Popular brands like Ellen Tracy...
TWO HAMAS CHIEFS SLAIN
QALQILYA, West Bank -- Six people were killed yesterday when forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas raided a Hamas hideout, just days after he promised in Washington to fulfill...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Brooklyn Two motorists were arrested for assaulting each other during an argument over a parking spot in Bushwick, authorities said yesterday. Fulvio Mercado, 44, clashed with Casildo Navarez-Parson, 66, on...
HEEERE'S CONAN!
The most famous seat in late-night television gets a new owner tonight as funnyman Conan O'Brien takes his much anticipated turn as host of "The Tonight Show." PHOTOS: Celebs Prep...
APPLE TOURIST BOOM LOOMS
Summer in the city is shaping up to be a good one for millions of tourists, who are expected to flock to the Big Apple in droves thanks to cheap...
BOOSTS IN MATH ARE ADDING UP
City kids' math scores are up again this year -- with many schools delivering double-digit increases in the number of students passing state exams, education insiders told The Post. While...
HEARTLESS MUGGER POUNCES ON GRAMPS, 91
A frail, 91-year-old man became one of the latest victims of Village violence when a hulking mugger attacked and robbed him. "He was strong, powerful, menacing," Eugene Schaffer, who lives...
'PLOT' SYNAGOGUES $ECURE
The two Bronx synagogues targeted in a bombing plot this month will be able to improve their security thanks to federal grants. Gov. Paterson announced yesterday the Riverdale Temple and...
BISHOP IS DEFIANT ON THREATS
A Brooklyn bishop accused of using his bully pulpit to blackmail legislators over a molestation bill he opposes said yesterday he has no plans to repent. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio told...
GIVING NEW MEANING TO 'JET SET'
It's a hell trip in the heavens for a Queens man who hatched a bizarre plan that he thinks will finally cure his fear of flying. Mark Malkoff said he...
APOLOGIZE, SONIA: GOP
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans aren't satisfied with President Obama's assertion that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor would have "restated" her controversial comment that a "wise Latina woman" would rule better...
NY'S FAST CASH
WASHINGTON -- New York is coming out of the gate faster than any other big state when it comes to getting federal stimulus cash. The Empire State has already gotten...
ISRAEL PRIDE PARADE
Peace and pride were on display yesterday as thousands of supporters jammed Fifth Avenue to celebrate the birth of Israel. Waving Star of David flags and wearing "I ò Tel...
IRAQ VET'S FATAL FLAW
The family of a driver charged in a fatal drunken-driving crash on the FDR yesterday grieved for his victim. "We're hurting for all the families, for everybody," said the wife...
RONNIE IS STILL AROUND IN SPIRIT
Nancy Reagan says she still sees her beloved Ronnie -- and talks to him. "It sounds strange, but I see Ronnie," the 87-year-old former first lady tells Vanity Fair in...
'HOAX' MA FREED
PHILADELPHIA -- A Pennsylvania woman accused in an abduction hoax involving her daughter has been released from prison, her lawyer said. Authorities say Bonnie Sweeten falsely told 911 dispatchers Tuesday...
VILLAGE BLITZ
The NYPD has declared war on crime in Greenwich Village, flooding the neighborhood with extra patrols, mounted cops and a mobile command center and light towers as part of an...
BEYOND THE CALL OF BOOTY
Tens of thousands of dollars in Somali pirate booty has apparently vanished -- leading the Navy to probe members of its own elite assault team, The Post has learned. The...
ESPRIT DE CORP.
Lydia Cristobal was an Army nurse, treating wounded Iraq war GIs at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, when she had a dream: becoming a hospital CEO and reforming the nation's...
BAD 'NEIGH!'BORS
It was a scene straight out of "The Godfather" -- only this drama occurred in upstate horse country and involved two men with a financial interest in a farm called...
RANGEL MISFIRES: MIKE
Shoot-from-the-lip Rep. Charles Rangel ducked for cover yesterday as Mayor Bloomberg angrily blasted him for making a racially provocative crack about a cop-on-cop, friendly-fire tragedy. Rangel had snidely warned President...
HAVANA TELLS O: LET'S TALK
WASHINGTON -- The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume direct talks on immigration and open discussions on establishing direct mail service between the two countries, an American official...
BLOCK-HEAD WILL DINO$CORE
It would certainly make for interesting dinner conversation. This 5½-foot Triceratops skull is going up for sale at Bonhams' Natural History auction today on Madison Avenue -- and it could...
B'WAY BAMS GOOD FOR BIZ
The Broadway show that President and First Lady Obama saw Saturday night got a big boost at the box office yesterday. The number of advance tickets sold yesterday for "Joe...
METS HAIL FLU VICTIM'S SON
He threw one last strike for his dad. Jordan Wiener, 18, whose father, Mitchell, a Queens assistant principal, was the city's first swine-flu fatality, threw out the ceremonial first pitch...
Q'BORO TURNS 100
Happy birthday, Queensboro Bridge! All this week, the city is celebrating the centennial of the span, a k a the 59th Street Bridge. Festivities that began yesterday include a parade...
OFFICER'S OLD TEAM WINS FOR FALLEN PAL
They brought it home for Omar. New York's Finest trounced the Bravest, 18-9, in their annual matchup yesterday at Hofstra University. The NYPD team carried onto the field the jerseys...
'DREAMGIRL' HUDSON PREGNANT
Oscar-winning actress and songstress Jennifer Hudson is about to star in a new role: mom. The 27-year-old "Dreamgirls" co-star and former "American Idol" contestant is pregnant, confirmed a pal who...
AN 'UP' MARKET AT THEATERS
LOS ANGELES -- The animated action comedy "Up" took flight with a $68.2 million opening weekend, maintaining a perfect box-office track record for Pixar Animation, whose 10 films all have...
SUSAN BOYLE RUSHED TO HOSPITAL
LONDON -- Scottish singer Susan Boyle was suffering from exhaustion after taking second place in a TV talent competition that turned the humble church volunteer into an Internet sensation and...
YOUR NAME HERE*
The Wollman Rink is already taken and so is the Delacorte Theater, but if you've got about $5 million to spare, your name could grace Central Park's sprawling tennis center....
P.A. COP 'AIDED' GUNMAN
Port Authority police are investigating one of their own officers who tried to get a gun-toting sailor with a mental disorder onto a jet at Kennedy Airport -- two days...
LIVE NATION DROPS SOME FEES
Live Nation Inc., the world's largest concert promoter, is opening the summer season with a promotion every Wednesday that eliminates some ticket fees, the surcharges that have caused fans to...
PRYING EYES ON THE WEB
Flying under the radar of the Google-Microsoft rivalry in the high-stakes search industry is a new gang of sites that build deep dossiers on your secrets -- and those of...
DOLLAR DOWNER: CHINA GETS NERVOUS
WE owe China more than a trillion dollars. For years, that country's sent us sneakers, microwave ovens and other stuff we like, and we've sent back green bits of paper...
GREEN JUSTICE
GREENS have a lot to be happy about now that Sonia Sotomayor is poised to be come the next Supreme Court justice -- she's shown she's willing to impose their...
STRONG BANKS LOOK TO BUY FAILING BANKS
A wave of bank failures this year is expected to create a feeding frenzy among would-be buyers, with private-equity firms likely edged out as relatively healthy banks like JPMorgan Chase...
CEOS SPLIT ON THE ECONOMY
The chief executive officers of Caterpillar Inc. and Xerox Corp. said hiring at their companies likely won't accelerate until markets and the economy show more signs of stability. "We have...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Auto sales A late-month surge in sales from Chrysler deal erships that are losing their franchises as part of the automaker's bank ruptcy may have driven US auto sales in...
TV GUIDE PREZ REPLACED IN WEEKEND SHAKEUP
In a sudden change at TV Guide, new owner Open Gate Capital has replaced Scott Crystal as president, and tapped Michael Clayton, the company's executive vice president, as his interim...
GRADING GIZMOS
With the world's technorati scheduled to converge on Los Angeles later this week, we at Media City have just a month to wait before we can start cutting and pasting...
END ZONE IN SIGHT
Kids in the city's public schools may be about to catch a break. Big-time. The signs increasingly suggest that Albany will renew the law that put City Hall in charge...
SHOW SOME PUPPY LOVE
I have never seen a more insidious contraption ("Dog-o-matic a Real Spot Cleaner," May 26). Inventor Romain Jarry says, "Dogs don't seem to get bored, they just sit there," but,...
WHAT THE GOP NEEDS: TO REMAIN TRUE TO ITSELF
Yes, it is true that the GOP has fallen on hard times, with much of the problem due to self-inflicted wounds ("Republicans Desperately Need a Star," Charles Hurt, May 26)....
SUNY: ENGINE OF THE EMPIRE STATE
SUNY must be part of any smart strategic economic plan for the state. I woke up this morning with about 439,694 stu dents. How's that for a teacher? Challenging to...
NY'S PENSION PERIL
NEW York state's pension system lost 26 percent on its investments and shrunk by a net $45 billion in fiscal 2008-09, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli disclosed last week. Those losses will...
DODD'S DENOUEMENT?
Meet the poster child for ethical con flict in the Northeast: Connecticut Democrat Sen. Chris Dodd. His dubious activities have produced two Republican opponents and a Democratic primary challenger, Air...
LeBron won't commit to Cleve. extension
APWearing a Yankees cap, LeBron James said today he hasn't given any thought to signing a contract extension with the Cavaliers this summer.Cleveland can offer the extension on July 18,...
Kidman's Younger Replacement
Little-known British actress Lucy Punch is replacing Nicole Kidman in Woody Allen's untitled new film shooting this summer in London. Variety reports Kidman was supposed to be playing a high-end...
Box Office: 'Up,' Up and Away
Pixar's "Up'' opened with $68.2 million, at the upper end of expectations. It's Pixar's third best opening after "The Incredibles'' and "Finding Nemo,'' which both bowed around $70 million. The...
SUSAN BOYLE RUSHED TO CLINIC WITH 'EXHAUSTION'
Fame can be exhausting! Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle suffered a breakdown tonight, collapsing from the weight of her meteoric rise to fame, according to a published report. The physically...