June 22, 2009
9 KILLED IN DC TRAIN DERAILMENT
WASHINGTON -- One Metro transit train smashed into the rear of another at the height of the capital city's Monday evening rush hour, killing at least six people and injuring...
FIREFIGHTERS USE SURFBOARD TO SAVE COUPLE
A group of firefighters plucked a couple from the waters off Far Rockaway this afternoon using a surfboard to hang ten them back to safety. Members of Company 134, who...
Connie Britton: 'Lights' Out 2011
"Friday Night Lights" has two more seasons of football and TV, star Connie Britton tells EW.com. "I think the intention is to do two more seasons and then that will...
CHRIS BROWN CUTS PLEA DEAL
This show will not go on! Minutes before Rihanna was set to sing on the witness stand against former boyfriend Chris Brown, lawyers cut a deal and the R&B crooner...
No Williams
By FRED KERBERScratch Terrence Williams' return visit tomorrow.The Louisville wing won't be coming in to workout for the Nets because of a sprained ankle suffered today."He won't be here," confirmed...
Hero Behind 'Heroes' Exits - Again
Just as "Heroes" was regenerating some creative abilities, the show's superstar writer-producer is leaving. "Development was really starting to heat up, and it appears like I may be writing multiple...
Devils not rushing to hire coach
By TOM CANAVAN, APLou Lamoriello says he won't accelerate his search for a Devils head coach just to have one hired before this weekend's NHL Draft."There is no sense of...
Nady encouraged for rehab stint
By GEORGE A. KING IIIXavier Nady is very encouraged by the way his right elbow is progressing on his way to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (Triple-A) to begin a rehab assignment Wednesday. "It...
The Final Workout
By FRED KERBERTwo guys, Terrence Williams of Louisville and Gerald Henderson of Duke - are on call back. Sort of.Those two, who worked out for the Nets last week, will...
Beltran heads to the DL
The Mets' injury situation turned ridiculous today when Carlos Beltran became the ninth key player to join their current disabled list. GM Omar Minaya said an MRI exam today showed...
'Jon & Kate' File For Divorce
*****Updated: 9:45 p.m.:Jon and Kate just announced they are separating on the show. After 40 minutes of dancing around the topic, they said they will share custody of the kids...
JET SKI RIDER AQUITTED IN YOUTH'S DEATH
The Brooklyn jet ski rider who was accused of killing another youth while racing in the waters of Mill Basin three years ago was acquitted today of seven criminal charges....
DEALS: $1,234 resort credit with 4 day stay in Mexico
The Four Seasons Resort in Punta Mita, Mexico, is offering a major deal: $1,234 credit applied to your bill at checkout. Not far from the Puerta Vallarta airport, the hotel...
SOUTH CAROLINA'S GOVERNOR GOES MISSING
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Where is South Carolina's governor? The lieutenant governor doesn't know, and neither does a state senator who's a close confidante. Even Gov. Mark Sanford's wife is in...
CC SAYS HE'LL START FRIDAY
ATLANTA -- CC Sabathia lowered the anxiety level in the Yankees' universe when he told The Post he will take the ball this weekend when the Subway Series shifts to...
New payments for Brooklyn plan
APThe Nets will get a 22-year delay on paying the full $100 million for the right to build a new arena in Brooklyn under a deal made public Monday.Developer Bruce...
RATNER TO MAKE PAYMENTS TO MTA UNDER NEW ATLANTIC YARDS DEAL
Developer Bruce Ratner will pay the Metropolitan Transportation Authority $20 million up front and another $80 million in installments for the right to use land it owns to build a...
AG: LAWYER COLLECTING PENSIONS FROM 6 SCHOOL DISTRICTS
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says he intends to file litigation against a Long Island lawyer for fraudulently collecting pensions from six different school districts at the same time. Cuomo...
JUDGE STRIKES DOWN GREEN CAB PUSH
A judge on Monday rejected the city's latest maneuver to force taxicab owners to buy fuel-efficient hybrids, the second time in eight months he deemed such rules to be pre-empted...
RIHANNA TO FACE CHRIS BROWN IN LA COURTROOM
LOS ANGELES -- Pop singer Rihanna will come face-to-face today with former boyfriend Chris Brown. Rihanna, 21, is slated to take the stand and testify against Brown -- who is...
MARSHALL FALLS FROM TREADMILL
Brooke Astor's 85-year-old son fell off his treadmill and had to go to the doctor today, his wife said. Anthony Marshall has a bad headache and bruised his left foot...
Red Bulls' Alfredo Pacheco and Dane Richards called up for Gold Cup
Red Bulls Alfredo Pacheco and Dane Richards will be called up by their National Teams for next month's Gold Cup.Richards will play both games this week _ at Toronto and...
OBAMA SIGNS ANTI-SMOKING BILLS
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama cited his own long struggle to quit the cigarettes he got hooked on as a teenager as he signed the strongest-ever U.S. anti-smoking bill Monday...
Game 68: Cardinals at Mets
(UPDATED) Losers of two in a row and six of their past eight, the slumping Mets will try to rebound tonight when Tim Redding takes on the Cardinals in the...
Beltran steady in All-Star votes
The MRI results on Carlos Beltran aren't yet public, but the Mets' center fielder is hanging tough in his bid for a starting spot in the All-Star Game next month...
PEREZ HILTON CLAIMS BAND'S TOUR MANAGER PUNCHED HIM
TORONTO -- Police have charged the tour manager of the Black Eyed Peas with assault after he allegedly punched celebrity blogger Perez Hilton outside a Toronto nightclub. Hilton said he...
EX-BLAGO FUNDRAISER SENTENCED TO 3 YRS IN JAIL
CHICAGO -- A federal judge has sentenced a former fundraiser for ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich to more than three years in prison for hiding from the Internal Revenue Service...
SO HERE'S THE DEAL: RATNER TO GET HUGE BREAK FROM MTA
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will move ahead with a massive public bailout of the struggling Atlantic Yards project, changing the project's financing to save developer Bruce Ratner hundreds of millions...
MICHIGAN TEEN MAKES 100-MILE WHEELCHAIR TREK
BIG BAY, Michigan -- A 14-year-old Michigan boy has completed a four-day, 100-mile trip in his wheelchair as part of a fundraiser. Gene Fletcher said he raised more than $20,000...
Julianne Hough to Star in 'Footloose'
Julianne Hough is "Dancing" her way over to "Footloose." The two-time winner of "Dancing With the Stars" is partnering up with for the 2010 remake, reports THR.com. Crawford of "Gossip...
U.S. MAY DROP DRUG CHARGES AGAINST MILLIONAIRE
WASHINGTON -- Federal prosecutors want to drop all U.S. charges against a Chinese-Mexican businessman accused of importing large amounts of methamphetamines to the United States. At a hearing Monday, prosecutors...
The big tease
I think I've seen enough buff chorus boys and busty chorus girls to last me quite a while. Yep, I went to "Broadway Bares," the annual benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity...
SEC CHARGES FIRM, 4 PEOPLE WITH FRAUD IN CONNECTION TO MADOFF SCHEME
Federal regulators have charged a brokerage firm called Cohmad Securities and four people with securities fraud, accusing them of funneling billions of dollars from investors into Bernard Madoff's pyramid scheme....
PATERSON REFUSES TO DELAY SPECIAL SESSION
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Gov. Paterson is refusing the New York Senate's request to delay ordering a special session for one more day as senators try to negotiate a power sharing...
APPLE: OVER 1M NEW IPHONES SOLD
NEW YORK -- Apple Inc. sold more than a million units of its latest iPhone model in the first three days, making it the most successful debut for a smart...
FRENCH POLICE ARREST 25 SUSPECTS IN 2008 JEWEL HEIST
PARIS -- French police have arrested 25 suspects in a euro 85 million ($118 million) heist of jewels last year on one of Paris' most fashionable streets and have recovered...
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ESPN lands la Liga, and UK rights to EPL
So is ESPN really the Big Boss Man of soccer?ESPN landed a share of U.S. broadcast rights to la Liga today, splitting TV rights to the Spanish league with GolTV....
CITY GRADUATION RATE PASSES 60 PERCENT FOR FIRST TIME
The city's four-year high school graduation rate has risen to a whopping 60.7 percent -- the first time in history that the graduation rate has surpassed the 60-percent mark, officials...
President Obama to attend World Cup
President Barack Obama is not only stumping for the World Cup to come to America, but he's accepted an invitation to attend the opening ceremony of next year's World Cup...
Teams scared of Plaxico punishment
The National Football Post reports that the teams interested in Plaxico Burress -- believed to be the Jets, Bears, Buccaneers and two others -- "are concerned about the ruling from...
'Transformers' -- Nothing But 'Spoliers'?
I made the mistake of printing out Paramount's press notes for Michael Bay's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,'' which just arrived by e-mail, in advance of this afternoon's screening in...
OBAMA ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT WITH DRUG COMPANIES
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Monday welcomed the pharmaceutical industry's agreement to help close a gap in Medicare's drug coverage, calling the pact a step forward in the push...
Five NBA Draft Prospects I'm A Fan Of
I love the NBA Draft and the NFL Draft. There are a lot of reasons why, but one of them is this - it's the only day of the year...
GOLDMAN ON PACE TO PAY RECORD BONUSES
Goldman Sachs Group Inc is on pace to make record bonus payouts after a robust first half, the Guardian newspaper reported on Sunday. Goldman staff in London were briefed on...
Pena, Valentin let go at Triple-A
The Mets released two veterans, outfielder Wily Mo Pena and infielder Javier Valentin, from Triple-A Buffalo today while activating newly claimed left-handed reliever Arturo Lopez to the Bisons' roster. Pena...
BERLUSCONI FACES MORE CLAIMS HE PAID WOMEN TO ATTEND PARTIES
He has made no secret of his love of women but the sex scandal surrounding Silvio Berlusconi is now threatening to topple him, as more claims emerge of the systematic...
RYAN O'NEAL TO MARRY FARRAH FAWCETT
Ryan O'Neal says he's going to tie the knot with terminally ill Farrah Fawcett. "I've asked her to marry me, again, and she's agreed," O'Neal, 68, tells Barbara Walters in...
'The Pacific' Trailer
HBO's epic miniseries, "The Pacific" has a trailer.For the follow-up to "Band Of Brothers," producer Steven Spielberg has enlisted actor Tom Hanks to executive producer and the "Brothers" creators themselves...
RYAN O'NEAL TO MARRY FARRAH FAWCETT
Ryan O'Neal says he plans to marry Farrah Fawcett, who is struggling to overcome cancer. The 68-year-old actor says in an interview with ABC television that he asked his longtime...
CRAIGSLIST SLAYING SUSPECT ARRAIGNED IN BOSTON
BOSTON -- A former Boston medical student pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he lured a masseuse he met through Craigslist to a Boston hotel, then bound her, beat her...
VIDEO OF DYING IRANIAN WOMAN BECOMES ICONIC IMAGE
Amateur video of a young Iranian woman lying in the street -- blood streaming from her nose and mouth -- has quickly become an iconic image of the country's opposition...
Cross Angels off Pedro's list
The Los Angeles Times reports the Angels have no interest in signing Pedro Martinez.This after the Yankees and Rays told the right-hander they don't intend to sign him, either.Those teams,...
AL QAEDA WOULD USE PAKISTANI NUKES ON U.S.
DUBAI -- If it were in a position to do so, Al Qaeda would use Pakistan's nuclear weapons in its fight against the United States, a top leader of the...
PREGNANT WOMAN SHOT IN BROOKLYN
A pregnant woman was shot and wounded early this morning when a gunman opened fire in Brooklyn, authorities said. The woman, who was seven months pregnant, was shot in the...
LI COP AND PASSENGER KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENT
An off-duty cop and the woman who was riding with him in a Ferrari were killed when their car slammed into a tree on Long Island, authorities said. Southampton Town...
MTA REACHES NEW BROOKLYN ARENA DEAL
The MTA is set to approve new deals for a $4 billion plan for a Brooklyn basketball arena to house the Nets, officials said. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority -- which...
JUDGE WON'T REVOKE JAYSON WILLIAMS' BAIL
Former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams remains free on bail. A New jersey judge rejected a prosecutor's request to revoke Williams' bail and send him to prison for allegedly...
Coverage in The Post
Well, at least the Phillies aren't doing any better. That's about all the solace the Mets can take after their abysmal pitching Sunday resulted in an ugly, 10-6 downer to...
POLL: STATE SENATE FIGHT TURNS OFF NEW YORKERS
New Yorkers give Gov. Paterson and state lawmakers low marks after the state Senate stalemate of the past two weeks, according to a poll released today. The Siena College poll...
IRAN USES FORCE AGAINST DEMONSTRATORS
CAIRO -- Riot police attacked hundreds of demonstrators with tear gas and fired live bullets in the air to disperse a rally in central Tehran Monday, carrying out a threat...
NEWBORN ABANDONED IN LI BUILDING
A newborn baby girl was found alive in a Timberland shoebox in the entrance to a Long Island apartment building, police said today. Residents of 5 Lafayette Avenue in Hempstead...
'City Island' Finds a Home
Congratulations to Raymond De Felitta, whose "City Island'' has been picked up for an undisclosed sum in the U.S. and key English-language terrorities overseas by Anchor Bay, sister company of...
Brad Strikes Out
Imagine someone in Hollywood actually saying no to smug Golden Boy Brad Pitt, and at the last minute to boot. Amazingly, Angelina's baby daddy is getting more time to spend...
Glover wins U.S. Open
Lucas Glover holed out a four-footer for par to win the U.S. Open by two strokes. 1:16 -- Barnes burns the left edge on his birdie putt, which ended any...
FINAL US OPEN ROUND RESUMES
The U.S. Open trophy was on display Monday morning. It remained anyone's guess who would hoist it at day's end. The leaders were going the wrong way. Tiger Woods was...
The Daily Whacks, Monday Edition
You can count me among the tweetin' Twitterers (or is that the Twitterin' tweeters?) now: http://twitter.com/MikeVacc*******One of my colleague Joel Sherman's pet peeves is when he's asked to give predictions,...
3 UP: MET CORE, A-ROD AND HIP PROBLEMS
Yes, I am on Twitter.1. My friend Ken Davidoff of Newsday is one of the most compelling reads for those who love baseball. And one reason I find him so...
On 'Whatever Works,' Zero Mostel and Woody's Teenage Muse
As Page Six reported at the time, "Woody Allen's beautiful young girlfriend is proving quite a distraction for the little genius. They were in Elaine's the other evening -- someone...
CRAIGSLIST 'SLAY' INDICTMENT
A grand jury has indicted suspected Craigslist killer Philip Markoff, Boston prosecutors said yesterday. Markoff is accused of robbing and murdering Julissa Brisman -- a New York-based massage therapist who...
RIHANNA TO 'SING' VS. CHRIS
Chris Brown is set to face the music -- and his battered ex-gal pal Rihanna -- in a dramatic Los Angeles courtroom confrontation this afternoon. Lawyers have told court officials...
STRUGGLE'S TRAGIC FACE
She's become the face of Iran's revolution. Horrifying video of a young woman shot to death on the streets of Tehran as she watched the protests with her father were...
MULLAH VS. MULLAH
TEHRAN, Iran -- A backstage struggle among Iran's ruling clerics burst into the open yesterday when the government arrested the daughter and other relatives of an ayatollah who is one...
ON THE ROPES
A hundred feet above the second level of the Booth Theatre on West 45th Street, Kenny McDonough straddles two iron beams. His massive arms strain as he uses a nylon...
GO TO GREG
Q I have a second job interview at company I applied to, and will be meeting with six different people. Should I send a thank-you card to each person like...
WISEGUY WISDOM
It's not every advice-book writer who can boast that his business acumen once earned him a spot a Fortune magazine Top 50 list. Fewer still can claim to have made...
LESSONS OF 'THE LIFE'
Former made man Michael Franzese isn't the only mobster who can teach us the ins and outs of business. In fact, almost every major underworld figure -- whether real or...
CROWN HEIGHTS
FORGET everything you've ever heard about beauty queens. Winning the Miss New York pageant is all sacrifice, tears, sweat and hard work, with hardly any glory -- like, it's not...
KAHNE ABLE TO HOLD OFF STEWART IN SONOMA
Richard Petty Motorsports has made news this season for all the wrong reasons. Caught in the financial crunch of Chrysler's bankruptcy, the team had a recent round of layoffs and...
BIGGER IS BETTER
'RUBY," the Style network's biggest hit -- excuse the pun -- falls right in line with summertime reality television's most prevalent topic: obesity. So much for those who say viewers...
SEACREST AND LOHAN TO MAKE TV SERIES
RYAN Seacrest and Lindsay Lohan are working on a reality show, the two stars say. "Met with Lindsay last night about a show idea I have for her . ....
STATION CAN'T PAY FOR 'PHIL'
CBS has filed an unusual lawsuit against a TV station in Providence claiming the station has stopped paying for such hits shows as "Dr. Phil" and "Rachael Ray." The lawsuit,...
'WE CAN'T GO BACK'
THE saga of "Jon & Kate Plus 8" is headed for its long-promised crescendo tonight. The tabloid-hounded parents of eight young kids -- twins and sextuplets -- have been on...
WHITFORDS PART
TV couple Bradley Whitford and Jane Kaczmarek filed for divorce after 16 years of marriage late Friday in Los Angeles, according to reports. Whitford, who starred in "The West Wing,"...
JONI, BUT NOT PHONY
FOR the past decade or so, Joni Mitchell tunes have graced Feinstein's and the Oak Room. When uptown cabaret canaries stray from the Great American Songbook, they often turn to...
RACIST-MOVIE 'REMIX'
PRESIDENT Woodrow Wilson famously described D.W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation" as "history written in lightning." Others have had less flattering things to say about this racist classic, even...
STARR REPORT
"Primetime: Family Se crets" returns tomorrow (10 p.m./Ch. 7) with Jay Schadl er's report on teen sex. Also premiering tomorrow is ABC's "The Superstars," fea turing tennis star Jennifer Ca...
LIBERTY DREAM UP 2ND STRAIGHT WIN
ATLANTA -- Shameka Christon scored 17 points and Janel McCarville had 15 to help the Liberty pull away for a 93-81 win over the Dream yesterday. The Liberty (2-3), who...
ROUT HELPS U.S. SNEAK INTO SEMIS
RUSTENBURG, South Africa -- On the verge of elimination and facing long odds, the United States came up with its best performance at a major international tournament in seven years...
VENUS EYES 6TH TITLE
WIMBLEDON, England -- Who says the oldest and most tradition-laden of tennis' major championships doesn't change with the times? There is, at long last, a retractable roof atop Centre Court...
KNICKS POINTING AT RUBIO
The Knicks have not given up hope on Ricky Rubio and are still trying to interview the 18-year-old Spanish point guard phenom this week before Thursday's NBA Draft, according to...
SKEPTICS CAN'T GET TO GLOVER
Lucas Glover did not feel the love from the gallery as the second favorite in the leading twosome, resigning himself to the role of underdog to Ricky Barnes in the...
PELFREY STUCK IN A JUNE FUNK
Mike Pelfrey is looking for answers. Over a stretch of five straight starts in May, Pelfrey appeared to be on the verge of becoming the pitcher the Mets have been...
YOUNG, TALENTED GUARDS AVAILABLE
With the NBA Draft fast approaching on Thursday night, and the Knicks and Nets both in need of players who can provide immediate help, The Post breaks down the five...
COVERING (UP) TIGER
ON his last hole in the U.S. Open on Saturday, Tiger Woods needed to make a 15-footer to stay at 2-over par, 10 behind the leader. He started the putt...
LEFTY LIKES HIS CHANCES
Do you believe? Phil Mickelson does. Mickelson would give just about anything in the world to duplicate what he did on the 18th hole to close his third round yesterday...
AWFUL ARMS PUT METS IN HOT WATER
Bobby Parnell sure has the right initials. But it's Brian Schneider's initials that best summarize the Mets. The beleaguered Parnell should have monogrammed "B.P." on the baseballs he threw in...
HONDO BEARING DOWN
The Blue Jays took care of business yesterday against the formerly hot Nots with a victory that provided stimulus to Hondo's bankroll, which now stands at 380 brosnans. Today, he...
MAINE, PEREZ NEARING RETURNS
The Mets could be close to having seven starting pitchers for five spots. BOX SCOREMETS BLOGHUBBUCH ON TWITTER Before his team's 10-6 loss to the Rays yesterday, manager Jerry Manuel...
WALK OFF HOMER LIFTS BOSOX OVER BRAVES
Nick Green homered just inside the right-field foul pole on the first pitch of the bottom of the ninth to give the Red Sox a 6-5 win over the Braves...
THAT'S THE TICKET!
The USGA is going the extra yardage to turn Thursday's public relations debacle into something positive today, when Thursday's tickets for the U.S. Open -- along with those marked Monday...
NO SHAKING THIS UPSTART'S CONFIDENCE
BY THE end, by the time the man with the horn finally arrived to save him just a couple of heartbeats before 8 p.m., Ricky Barnes looked like a '62...
MCILROY ENJOYING ROAR-Y OF THE CROWD
Rory McIlroy, the 20-year-old Northern Irishman, said the U.S. Open run of Ricky Barnes, who never has won a PGA Tour event, has showed him something. "It means it's pretty...
GOAL FOR BARNES, GLOVER: DON'T CHOKE IT AWAY
You won't find a more unlikely last pairing in a U.S. Open final round. Las Vegas wouldn't have even bothered to offer up odds on Ricky Barnes and Lucas Glover...
DESPITE STRUGGLES, WOODS WITHIN STRIKING DISTANCE
Darkness was falling, play was ending, and with his last shot of the day and evening, Tiger Woods climbed back into the U.S. Open last night. It's still a seven-shot...
PARS WON'T GET IT DONE THIS TIME
THE mantra at a typical U.S. Open is to stay patient, don't force it, and be happy to make par. Every round usually has the feel of a slow funeral...
YANKEES PROTEST LINEUP SNAFU
MIAMI -- Yesterday's loss to the Marlins might not be official yet. Because the Marlins had two players listed in the leadoff spot in the lineup card and on the...
DOCTOR ORDERS A REST FOR A-ROD
MIAMI -- On orders from Dr. Marc Philippon, the surgeon who operated on Alex Rodriguez' right hip in March, the Yankees' cleanup hitter will get one day off a week...
SPORTS SHORTS
MLB: Bosox shuffle Dice-K to DL Struggling Red Sox starter Daisuke Matsuzaka went on the 15-day disabled list yesterday with a mild right shoulder strain and could be sidelined much...
CC YANKED IN 2ND INNING WITH TIGHTNESS IN BICEP
MIAMI -- It took a $161 million arm to bark for the spotlight to dim on Alex Rodriguez's return from a two-game starting hiatus. BOX SCORE With all eyes on...
DUVAL CAN CAP OFF MAJOR COMEBACK
PHIL Mickelson winning the U.S. Open was unquestionably the best, most poignant potential story as the week unfolded at Bethpage Black. Tiger Woods winning his 15th major championship by successfully...
METS TROUBLES RUN DEEPER THAN THE DL
YOU get the sense the Mets are at the cross roads of their season following a particularly gruesome 10-6 defeat yesterday to the Rays, who pretty much had their way...
FRENCH HUNT LE MONSTRE
PARIS -- A French village is on alert after several sightings of a crocodile were reported in a local pond, and police and local anglers have joined the hunt for...
PILE OF PREP POOP
WELCOME (or not), ladies and gentlemen, to Bravo's newest bit of very white trash, "NYC Prep" -- a show about as real in its portrayal of New York City private-school...
JEWEL KING'S KIDS $TRUGGLE
The city's "amber king" is forcing his estranged wife and their three young kids to live like peasants by cutting off their $30,000-a-month support payments, the spurned spouse says. "Money...
'MEDIATOR' DAVE DRAWING HOOTS
GOV. PATERSON proposed his plan to "mediate" the Senate chaos without the approval of the parties involved, and they're dismissing it as little more than an effort to boost the...
SORRY FOR THE BABES, SILVIO
ROME -- A businessman who recruited young women for parties at Premier Silvio Berlusconi's homes apologized to him for causing a scandal. Giampaolo Tarantini also said he reimbursed the women,...
NEW COPS FACE PENSION PINCH
The fresh crop of police cadets who begin training next month must put in at least two extra years on the job before they can cash out with lucrative pensions,...
RICKSHAWS GET RAUNCHY
Pedicab drivers are turning into smut "pedalers." A Midtown strip club has made raunchy rickshaws out of the three-wheeled rides -- and management is plying the three-wheeler drivers with meals...
GOOD GOLLY, NEW DALIS
BUFFALO -- Fifteen drawings Salvador Dali made for a doctor who treated him are going on exhibit for the first time in Buffalo. The drawings the Spanish surrealist gave as...
REALITY CHECK FOR CONGRESS ON HEALTH
WASHINGTON -- A Republican senator seeking a bipartisan health deal spoke yesterday of "dialing down" expectations, while one of President Obama's Democratic allies questioned whether the White House had the...
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Bronx Police yesterday were searching for this elderly man (above), who wandered away from his Bronxdale apartment. David Koster, 77, who suffers from Alzheimer's, was last seen in his apartment...
ASTOR RICH LIST
She couldn't always remember them in life, but philanthropist Brooke Astor had hoped to remember them in death: more than two dozen beneficiaries of her last will and testament. But...
MIKE TAKES ON CLASS CLOWNS
A furious Mayor Bloomberg has declared war on Albany -- warning the Senate clowns and their ringmaster that he's sick of watching them play power games while the fate of...
AUSSIE IN NYC SWIM FOR GLORY
An Australian champ is hoping today to become the first woman to swim around Manhattan against the current -- a grueling 28-mile marathon swim through swirling, debris-filled waters accomplished only...
FANS TO SANDRA: 'WE DO!'
Movie audiences accepted a proposal from Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, who scored the summer's first big romantic-comedy hit. Bullock and Reynolds' "The Proposal" took in $34.1 million to open...
TAXI FIRMS FACE FINES OVER VIOLENT MADMAN CABBY
The city is going after 10 cab companies that leased taxis to a madman driver with a suspended license who was arrested three times for terrorizing passengers, including a racist...
JOSé A CASH MAGNET
WASHINGTON -- Bronx Rep. José Serrano is tops among his peers from New York in successfully securing the federal dollars he asks for by getting nearly two-thirds of his earmarks...
CRAIGSLIST APT. 'SWINDLE'
Elizabeth Mosh was so excited when she rented a Queens apartment for $650 a month last September, that she even ordered a bed and a flat-screen TV online so they...
NAYSAYER'S OWN DISTRICT MADE ED.WAY
The new state Senate Democratic leader, John Sampson of Brooklyn, was for mayoral control in 2002 -- until he was against it. City Hall insiders can't understand the recent flip-flop...
TIMES FEARED EXPOSING KIDNAP
The New York Times opted not to report on reporter David Rohde's abduction by the Taliban because "the wisest course for David's safety was to keep it quiet," executive editor...
GOV GIVES A SHOVE
ALBANY -- After watching the Legislature spiral into chaos over the past two weeks, Gov. Paterson yesterday finally got tough -- ordering state senators to get back to work or...
SUSPECT SHOT IN POLICE VAN
It's the last place he thought he'd catch a bullet. A drug suspect being transported in a police van was hit by random gunfire sprayed across a Brooklyn street early...
BIG APPLE IS KEEPING ITS COOL THIS MONTH
We're on track to brrring in the second-coldest June on record. So far, the average temperature for the month is 65.1 degrees. If that keeps up, it will make this...
CHOSEN PEOPLE RAN THE TOMBS
Jail chaplain Rabbi Leib Glanz wielded such power that correction officers who crossed him or any of the favored Jewish inmates would get transferred from the Tombs at his behest,...
RANGEL COP 'NIECE' EYED IN PERP BOOST
A Port Authority police lieutenant who officials believe is the niece of Rep. Charles Rangel helped spring a trio of suspected pot smugglers from jail -- just a month after...
FEELING RIGHT AT OM IN TIMES SQUARE
Here's a twist on summer. A horde of exercise enthusiasts makes New York look more like New Delhi yesterday, descending on Times Square for a little early-morning yoga. The more...
RIKERS: FOXY GOT NO FAVORS
The embattled city Correction Department said it's getting a bad rap, insisting Foxy Brown got no special treatment on Rikers Island. Correction spokesman Stephen Morello said yesterday that Brown's 2008...
HEY, STARS, MEET YOUR NIGHTMARE
CELEBS, behave. The era of Plaxico "I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!" Burress is coming to an end in January, when Manhattan gets a new district attorney --...
'DRANO BOMB'
Two boys were burned last night when they were hit with a caustic liquid tossed from a roof of a Brooklyn building, authorities said. The victims, 10 and 13, were...
SUNY PROF KILLED IN DWI HORROR ON LI
A SUNY Stony Brook professor who was a renowned autism expert was killed when a drunken driver smashed into his car, police said yesterday. Edward Carr, 61, was with his...
MTA DEAL A TECH WRECK
The MTA and one of its largest contractors are quietly trying to settle claims over a long-delayed high-tech project to outfit the transit system with fiber-optic cables, according to documents...
'SQUARE' TACTICS
Washington Square Park tokers, beware! A group of "wealthy, high-level" Greenwich Village residents plans to hire a security force of off-duty NYPD cops to keep the refurbished bohemian playpen from...
CRACK 'CON MAN' BUSTED
Cops in Washington Square Park have put the kibosh on a crack-addled con man's new twist to a classic scam, police said. Joseph Bacon, 45, was busted after duping at...
APT. BLDG. CRASHES DOWN
A four-story Brooklyn apartment building that had recently been cited for a crack in its facade collapsed yesterday, forcing the evacuation of six nearby structures. "It was pretty intense," said...
GRAD TIDINGS FOR CITY DIPLOMA RATES
The number of city high-school students earning a diploma rose 4 percent last year, The Post has learned. The hike, along with improvements in graduation rates for black and Hispanic...
JEWISH GIRL SNUBBED IN HS HOLY DAZE
An observant Jewish teenager won't be able to attend her high-school graduation this week because the ceremony falls on a Saturday, which conflicts with the Sabbath. Li Morse, 18, said...
SHARKS ARE SEA'S SERIAL KILLERS
Turns out "Jaws" wasn't so far-fetched after all. Great white sharks demonstrate some of the same traits as human serial killers -- including targeting specific prey and stalking their victims,...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Too bad they're not paying rent. Stan DiFruscio's home in St. Catharines, Ontario, has been invaded by 80,000 bees. Noting the global concern about the insects disappearing, DiFruscio theorized they...
THE ACLU'S SELLOUT ON WATCH LISTS
EVERYONE has a price. For the American Civil Liberties Union, it turns out to be about half a million dollars. Last week, the ACLU published a study condemning federal laws...
STANDING UP FOR STATES
Kudos to the US Supreme Court for its forthright stand this week for the principle of judicial restraint. Convicted rapist William Osborne had sued Alaska prosecutors for a DNA test...
A DUNCECAP FOR DAVID
Either they don't teach separation of constitutional powers at Columbia Law School, or Gov. Paterson cut classes that day. We note this because the Apparition of the Capitol yesterday inserted...
TOP NY EXECS MADE $1.2B
New York's 100 top paid executives took home a whopping $1.2 billion last year, at a time when the financial services industry had to be pulled from the brink of...
WHY DOCS FEAR GOVERNMENT 'HELP'
Physicians fear that near-mindless efforts to find cost savings . . . will damage our very ability to practice. WONDERING why the American Medical Association came out against a "public...
GAS PAINS MAY EASE
After rising nearly every day for the past two months and climbing 67 percent so far this year, gasoline prices may be ready to take a break amid an unexpected...
HEALTH-REFORM TRAPS: UNIVERSAL WHAT?
THE rush to remake the 17 percent of America's econ omy known as its health- care system is matched only by the muddle of the motivations driving it. Above all...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
3G-oogle Mobile USA's follow- up to the first "Google phone" will go on sale in early August, the car rier is set to announce today. The "T-Mobile myTouch 3G with...
BAM'S MIDEAST TACTICS: SWEET TALK & NO TALK
THE ISSUE: Iran's elections in the wake of President Obama's speech in Cairo. *** Ralph Peters has painted a perfect picture of our narcissistic president, who thinks he can deal...
MORGAN STANLEY NO.1 FOR M &A
When it comes to mergers and acquisitions this year, John Mack is the new king. Year-to-date through Friday, Mack's Morgan Stanley has been the lead adviser on $175 billion worth...
MEDIA SUDDENLY LOOKS LIKE A GOOD BET
After making it halfway through one of their worst years ever, media stocks are now starting to score double-digit gains for a promising comeback. Analysts say a new optimism for...
BUZZ ABOUT SAWS
The calendar says it's summertime, but weather is telling a different story. As a result, we at Media City are spending a lot more time at home, which inspires us...
CHRIS DODD'S OTHER PROBLEM
Sen. Chris Dodd, the dubious Democrat from the Nutmeg State, told a recent interviewer that it was "offensive" that the media would suggest that his wife, Jackie Clegg Dodd, has...
HOW SWEEP IT IS! CYCLONES TAKE TWO FROM HATED YANKS
There is joy in Metville once more: The Cyclones swept their two-game, rain-dampened opening weekend series from the hated Staten Island Yankees. On Friday night, a sellout crowd of 9,284...
The Trouble with "Stunning"
The mixed reviews that have welcomed David Adjmi's "Stunning" are troubling me. If you look at the handy Critic-o-Meter, you'll see that I'm the local critic who liked this production...
AMOROUS 'AMBER KING' CUT US OFF
The city's "amber king" is forcing his estranged wife and their three young kids to live like peasants by cutting off their $30,000-a-month support payments, the spurned spouse says. "Money...
U.S. gets 3-0 rout of Egypt & help from Brazil to make Confederations Cup semi
The entire U.S. National Team should call someback back home and play the lotto, or head over to Sun City for a night of gambling, because apparently million-to-one shots do...