November 12, 2009
It's not safe to go into the water
The head of the FBI, Director Robert Mueller, has decided to investigate whether or not his agency bungled and underestimated the whole matter of Maj. Nidal Malik Hassan, the psychiatrist...
Candy raid
Candy raidA gun-toting goon sucked all of the innocence out of a neighborhood ice cream parlor by holding up the place.Officials said that the thief, described as a 5’10” black...
Lady Gaga's product placement opus
Say what you will about Lady Gaga, but there's one thing you can't argue with: The girl knows how to work a visual. It's been a very long time since...
Two-sport star Kobena has Hayes thinking 'AA' title
Jeramiah Kobena is fast enough to even tire his teammates out. The explosive Cardinal Hayes running back has the propensity for reversing the ball across the field from one side...
Rangers' injuries give young centers chance
The Rangers would never have scripted it this way, but the injuries that have sidelined centers Chris Drury and Brandon Dubinsky have created opportunities for pivots down the food chain...
Former Yankee Wetteland hospitalized for 'mental' issue
Former Yankees World Series MVP John Wetteland was rushed to a hospital today after police responded to his Texas home for a report of a possible suicide. Cops from the...
Newark gun buyback program runs out of funds
NEWARK, N.J. — A gun buyback program in Newark has turned into a local version of “cash for clunkers.” The Newark police department says 280 guns were turned in Wednesday...
Jayson Williams' father dies
BLUFFTON, S.C. -- The father of former St. John's and Nets star Jayson Williams has died. The Brice W. Herndon and Sons Funeral Home said Elijah Joshua “E.J.” Williams died...
Six-figure book deal for journalist caputured by North Korea
Current TV correspondent Euna Lee, who with her colleague Laura Ling was captured by North Korea and sentenced to 12 years hard labor before being freed, is writing her memoir...
Feds move to seize mosques, NYC skyscraper possibly linked to Iran
Federal prosecutors Thursday took steps to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian...
Palin says Levi is 'part of the family'
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says you betcha when asked if Levi Johnston is still part of the family. In a taped apperance on Oprah Winfrey's show that will air...
Footwork for new dance studio
Brooklyn may have a plethora of recording studios, art studios and rehearsal studios, but one Brooklyn resident sees one area where the borough is lacking – dance studios.Since she was...
LeBron wearing special Yankees sneakers
LeBron James is wearing a new Nike shoe saluting his favorite New York team -- the Yankees, not the Knicks.Nike personally designed for King James a Yankees shoe commemorating their...
Palin: Yes, there were tensions with McCain aides
The rumors are true, according to Sarah Palin: The McCain-Palin campaign was not a happy family. In Palin's "Going Rogue," Palin confirms reports of tension between her aides and those...
Cop bank robber sentenced to 78 months in prison
Former NYPD cop Christian Torres was sentenced today in Manhattan federal court to 78 months in prison for armed bank robbery. Manhattan federal court Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered 12...
Surfer drowns in choppy waters off Rockaways
A surfer drowned today after the leash on his board became tangled on a Queens jetty and storm-churned surf pounded him underwater, police said. The man, who has not yet...
Father-daughter racketeers busted in $1M scheme
An angry group of underpaid school construction workers has gotten even with its father-and-daughter bosses, Manhattan officials said today in announcing an alleged $1 million wage rip-off scheme. Based on...
Lee Hopes To Play For Nets, CD-R Maybe
It didn’t look good. Courtney Lee, testing out the groin strain that has kept him out of 2 ½ games, was sliding defensively in front of Chris Douglas-Roberts (who is...
Former Nets coach Scott fired by Hornets
The New Orleans Hornets fired Byron Scott only nine games into the season on Thursday and replaced him with general manager Jeff Bower, hoping the man who put the current...
Obama rejects Afghanistan plans, asks for revisions
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama rejected the Afghanistan war options before him and asked for revisions, his defense secretary said Thursday, after the U.S. ambassador in Kabul argued that a...
Playboy bidding war about to erupt
A bidding war may be about to erupt for Playboy Enterprises, Inc., the adult entertainment empire founded by Hugh Hefner in 1953. Inconix, a publicly traded brand management company that...
Jobless claims fall
WASHINGTON — Fewer people are claiming unemployment benefits — but still too many to signal that the economy is close to gaining jobs. First-time claims for jobless benefits dropped last...
D'Antoni: Duhon is my point guard
A day after saying he didn’t know if he was going to bench Chris Duhon, Mike D'Antoni backed his struggling point guard. Even with rookie Toney Douglas emerging and sparkplug...
AOL restructing may cost $220M
"Project Everest," AOL's codename for its restructuring effort, is going to cost the struggling Internet unit a mountain of money. AOL disclosed in a regulatory filing today that it plans...
Jury to decide mom's mental health in murder trial
SAN ANTONIO -- Otty Sanchez got six weeks in a state mental hospital after she was found wandering around a drug store last year, shopping for an imaginary trip to...
Photog: There was 'blood everywhere' after Tyson punched me
The photographer who Mike Tyson allegedly beat up said there "was blood everywhere" once the boxing legend punched him in the face. "I thought my life was in danger," Tony...
NJ lawyer charged with murder can leave solitary
NEWARK, N.J. — A judge has ruled that a New Jersey lawyer who represented Queen Latifah, Lil’ Kim and other rap artists can be removed from solitary confinement. Paul Bergrin...
Man clings to life following Coney Island Ave. accident
Officials said that the 20-year-old victim, who was not named, was crossing Coney Island Avenue near Dorchester Road at 10 p.m. November 8 when the 2003 van slammed into him.Responding...
Impacts of bus rapid transit plan concern Nostrand merchants
Creating a bus rapid transit route along Nostrand Avenue has been vaunted as a way of streamlining the commute for the tens of thousands of riders who utilize the B-44...
Legal van owners want unlicensed vans off the street
The flood of illegal vans on Flatbush and Utica avenues is making it increasingly difficult for the legal van operators to stay in business, and is also endangering community residents....
Report: Red Bulls' Williams interviews in DC, Onalfo up for RBNY sporting director gig
Red Bull interim coach Richie Williams has interviewed for the D.C. United head coaching job and is the frontrunner, according to the Washington Post. The story not only states that...
DEALS: Sri Lanka
Asian luxury chain Aman Resorts is one of the best five star set-ups in the world, renowned for its spectacular, unintrusive service, lavish suites with private pools, once-in-a-lifetime locations --...
WorkForce: Getting teens ready for the working world
A key to helping the community’s youngsters stay on the straight and narrow is providing them with employment opportunities.To that end, Tony Dandridge, the president of the School District 18...
Braves sign Hudson, set up to trade for offense
ATLANTA -- Tim Hudson agreed to a $28 million, three-year contract with the Atlanta Braves on Thursday, giving the team a wealth of starting pitching and setting up a likely...
Bloomberg regrets greeting '93 WTC 'plotter'
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says if he had known a Brooklyn imam was a character witness for a convicted terrorist he would not have greeted him. Siraj Wahhaj was among clergy...
Recent surge in car thefts in Canarsie
Owners of Maximas and Camrys need to be careful. In Canarsie, those two vehicle models are the most popular cars among thieves who steal vehicles for their parts, according to...
Frustration about District 18’s CEC vacancy
School District 18’s Community Education Council (CEC) is struggling to cope with member absences and council vacancies.“It’s necessary to have parent volunteers because without six parents we can’t function,” explained...
Live by the gun...
The man who allegedly gunned down a 17-year-old on East 96th Street and Flatlands Avenue last month was put behind bars after he was shot up outside of an East...
At long last, traffic light to be installed at East 79th Street
It took about 40 years, but a traffic light is finally being installed at the intersection of Farragut Road and East 79th Street.Assemblymember Helene Weinstein shared the news with members...
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Report: Twins' Mauer puts off talk of contract extension
Twins catcher Joe Mauer -- who would be the overwhelming prize of next year's free-agent market -- denied a report that he and the team were talking about a contract...
Despite concession, 23rd House race tightens
ALBANY, N.Y. — It turns out that the special election last week for the 23rd Congressional District seat in New York may not be over after all. Although conservative Doug...
Local lawmaker looks to save state money
Embarrassing scofflaws into paying back taxes, granting a tax amnesty program and getting rid of unnecessary consultants.Those are three ideas that one Brooklyn lawmaker is floating in Albany to bring...
Club caper
Club caperA man who suffered a seizure while working out at a New York Sports Club almost had a relapse when he learned someone had seized the property -- which...
Red Bulls Coundoul, Kandji have surgery
Red Bull keeper Bouna Coundoul and striker Macoumba Kandji underwent successful surgeries this week. Coundoul had a procedure performed on his left knee by Dr. Riley Williams at the Hospital for Special...
As winter nears, gearing up to help the homeless
With the cold weather drawing close, the authorities in Bay Ridge are stepping up their response to homeless individuals living in the neighborhood. “We are trying to reach out before...
50 - High School of Telecommunication, Arts and Technology
350 67th Street, Brooklyn Average Class Size: NA Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 90% SAT Score: 1387 Graduation Rate: 78% Dropout Rate: 7% College Entrance: 95% attend, 75%...
49 - Bronx Academy of Letters
339 Morris Avenue, Bronx Average Class Size: 24 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 93% SAT Score: 1260 Graduation Rate: 91% Dropout Rate: 3% College Entrance: 87% attend, 76%...
48 - Manhattan Center For Science and Mathematics
260 Pleasant Avenue, Manhattan Average Class Size: 29 Progress Report Grade: B Average Daily Attendance: 94% SAT Score: 1478 Graduation Rate: 82% Dropout Rate: 5% College Entrance: Over 90% accepted,...
47 - Francis Lewis High School
58-20 Utopia Parkway, Queens Average Class Size: 30 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 92% SAT Score: 1446 Graduation Rate: 82% Dropout Rate: 5% College Entrance: 90% accepted MOST...
46 - High School For Environmental Studies
444 West 56 Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: 29 Progress Report Grade: B Average Daily Attendance: 90% SAT Score: 1350 Graduation Rate: 84% Dropout Rate: 4% College Entrance: 98% attend...
45 - Frederick Douglass Academy
2581 Seventh Avenue, Manhattan Average Class Size: 28 Progress Report Grade: B Average Daily Attendance: 91% SAT Score: 1410 Graduation Rate: 80% Dropout Rate: 5% College Entrance: 100% accepted, almost...
44 - Benjamin N. Cardozo High School
57-00 223rd Street, Queens Average Class Size: 31 Progress Report Grade: B Average Daily Attendance: 92% SAT Score: 1523 Graduation Rate: 84% Dropout Rate: 5% College Entrance: 99% accepted PACKED...
43 - Tottenville High School
100 Luten Avenue, Staten Island Average Class Size: 25 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 95% SAT Score: 1416 Graduation Rate: 82% Dropout Rate: 7% College Entrance: 91% attend...
42 - Midwood High School
2839 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn Average Class Size: 30 Progress Report Grade: B Average Daily Attendance: 94% SAT Score: 1525 Graduation Rate: 83% Dropout Rate: 5% College Entrance: 95% attend, 80%...
41 – High School Of Fashion Industries
225 West 24 Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: 25 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 90% SAT Score: 1228 Graduation Rate: 89% Dropout Rate: 3% College Entrance: 96% attend...
40 - Marble Hill High School for International Studies
99 Terrace View avenue, Bronx Average Class Size: 27 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 93% SAT Score: 1145 Graduation Rate: 88% Dropout Rate: 4% College Entrance: 92% accepted...
39 - Pelham Preparatory Academy
925 Astor Avenue, Bronx Average Class Size: 26 Progress Report Grade: B Average Daily Attendance: 90% SAT Score: 1328 Graduation Rate: 88% Dropout Rate: 7% College Entrance: 100% accepted, 99%...
38 - Pace High School
100 Hester Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: 25 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 92% SAT Score: 1335 Graduation Rate: 86% Dropout Rate: 6% College Entrance: About 95% attend...
37 - School of the Future High School
37 - School of the Future High School 127 East 22 Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: NA Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 93% SAT Score: 1479 Graduation Rate:...
36 - NYC Museum School
333 West 17 Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: 29 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 91% SAT Score: 1416 Graduation Rate: 95% Dropout Rate: 4% College Entrance: 96% attend,...
35 - Aviation and Technical Education High School
45-30 36 Street, Queens Average Class Size: 21 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 94% SAT Score: 1347 Graduation Rate: 82% Dropout Rate: 3% College Entrance: About 85% attend...
34 - Benjamin Banneker Academy
71-77 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn Average Class Size: 26 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 89% SAT Score: 1437 Graduation Rate: 92% Dropout Rate: 3% College Entrance: 92% accepted, 80%...
More trouble for Mangini
BEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns are being beaten and beaten down by coach Eric Mangini. That’s Jamal Lewis’ take. Frustrated by another losing season, the veteran running back blasted...
33 - High School For Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow
600 Kingston Avenue, Brooklyn Average Class Size: 22 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 93% SAT Score: 1238 Graduation Rate: 92% Dropout Rate: 6% College Entrance: 99% accepted STUDENTS...
32 - Riverdale/Kingsbridge Academy
660 West 237 Street, Bronx Average Class Size: 19 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 93% SAT Score: 1325 Graduation Rate: 86% Dropout Rate: 3% College Entrance: 100% accepted,...
31 - Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science
475 Grand Concourse, Bronx Average Class Size: 20 Progress Report Grade: B Average Daily Attendance: 91% SAT Score: 1281 Graduation Rate: 92% Dropout Rate: 3% College Entrance: About 90% attend,...
30 – Academy of American Studies
28-04 41 Avenue, Queens Average Class Size: 29 Progress Report Grade: B Average Daily Attendance: 94% SAT Score: 1464 Graduation Rate: 89% Dropout Rate: 1% College Entrance: 100% accepted, 93%...
29 - Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice
283 Adams Street, Brooklyn Average Class Size: 24 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 91% SAT Score: 1255 Graduation Rate: 91% Dropout Rate: 0% College Entrance: 96% attend, 80%...
28 - Bedford Academy High School
1119 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn Average Class Size: 24 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 92% SAT Score: 1320 Graduation Rate: 97% Dropout Rate: .9% College Entrance: 90% attend HIGH...
27 - Brooklyn College Academy
2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn Average Class Size: 28 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 95% SAT Score: 1389 Graduation Rate: 97% Dropout Rate: .8% College Entrance: 98% accepted AN...
26 - Manhattan Village Academy
43 West 22 Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: 20 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 96% SAT Score: 1374 Graduation Rate: 92% Dropout Rate: 5% College Entrance: 97% accepted...
25 - Talent Unlimited High School
300 East 68 Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: 24 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 94% SAT Score: 1406 Graduation Rate: 94% Dropout Rate: 2% College Entrance: 95% attend...
24 - High School For Dual Languages and Asian Studies
350 Grand Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: 21 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 96% SAT Score: 1382 Graduation Rate: 89% Dropout Rate: 3% College Entrance: 97% attend, 93%...
23 - Frank Sinatra School Of The Arts
30-20 Thomson Avenue, Queens Average Class Size: 27 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 92% SAT Score: 1486 Graduation Rate: 98% Dropout Rate: 0% College Entrance: 92% attend college,...
22 - Beacon High School
227 West 61 Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: 28 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 95% SAT Score: 1678 Graduation Rate: 89% Dropout Rate: 2% College Entrance: 93% attend,...
21 - Michael J. Petrides School
715 Ocean Terrace, Staten Island Average Class Size: 27 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 93% SAT Score: 1514 Graduation Rate: 94% Dropout Rate: 1% College Entrance: 92% attend...
20 - Queens Gateway to Health Sciences
150-91 87 Road, Queens Average Class Size: 28 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 95% SAT Score: 1576 Graduation Rate: 94% Dropout Rate: 1% College Entrance: 100% accepted, all...
19 - Leon M. Goldstein High School For The Sciences
1830 Shore Boulevard, Brooklyn Average Class Size: 31 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 96% SAT Score: 1575 Graduation Rate: 87% Dropout Rate: 5% College Entrance: 94% accepted, 88%...
18 - Millennium High School
75 Broad Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: 27 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 95% SAT Score: 1530 Graduation Rate: 97% Dropout Rate: 2% College Entrance: 100% accepted, about...
17 - Young Women’s Leadership School
105 East 106 Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: 25 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 95% SAT Score: 1364 Graduation Rate: 96% Dropout Rate: 0% College Entrance: 100% accepted,...
16 - Manhattan / Hunter Science High School
122 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan Average Class Size: 21 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 96% SAT Score: 1405 Graduation Rate: 97% Dropout Rate: 1% College Entrance: 100% accepted, almost...
15 - Bard High School Early College
525 East Houston Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: 22 Progress Report Grade: B Average Daily Attendance: 95% SAT Score: 1806 Graduation Rate: 92% Dropout Rate: 1% College Entrance: 100% accepted,...
14 - New Explorations Into Science, Technology and Math High School (NEST+M)
111 Columbia Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: 26 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 96% SAT Score: 1709 Graduation Rate: 97% Dropout Rate: 2% College Entrance: 100% accepted, all...
Precinct Council honors Night Out helpers
Indeed, there was a flurry of certificates of appreciation and plaques at the October meeting of the 68th Precinct Community Council, as council President Ilene Sacco and the 68th Precinct’s...
13 - Baccalaureate School For Global Education
34-12 36 Avenue, Queens Average Class Size: 24 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 95% SAT Score: 1640 Graduation Rate: 98% Dropout Rate: 0% College Entrance: 100% accepted, 97%...
12 - Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and Performing Arts
100 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan Average Class Size: 29 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 96% SAT Score: 1713 Graduation Rate: 97% Dropout Rate: .3% College Entrance: 98% attend, 25%...
11 - Baruch College Campus High School
55 East 25 Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: 26 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 97% SAT Score: 1596 Graduation Rate: 97% Dropout Rate: 1% College Entrance: 100% accepted,...
Ft. Hood suspect charged; Obama orders review of intelligence
FORT HOOD, TEXAS — The Army psychiatrist accused in the Fort Hood shootings was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder in the military's legal system, making him eligible for...
10 - NYC Lab School For Collaborative Studies
333 West 17 Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: 29 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 95% SAT Score: 1753 Graduation Rate: 99% Dropout Rate: 1% College Entrance: 99% accepted,...
9 - Eleanor Roosevelt High School
411 East 76 Street, Manhattan Average Class Size: 23 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 96% SAT Score: 1696 Graduation Rate: 99% Dropout Rate: 0% College Entrance: 100% accepted,...
8 - Queens High School for the Sciences at York College
94-50 159 Street, Queens Average Class Size: 25 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 97% SAT Score: 1830 Graduation Rate: 100% Dropout Rate: 0% College Entrance: 100% accepted, all...
McClancy-Farrell melee caught on tape
Did he or didn’t he? That’s the question that was hotly debated last night at Alumni Stadium and continues to be a hot topic today. Did Monsignor Farrell star Chris...
Lundqvist will return to Rangers nets tonight
The King is returning to his castle. Henrik Lundqvist, who missed Saturday's game in Calgary due to a right thigh or groin issue, will be in nets tonight when the...
7 - High School for Mathematics, Science and Engineering at City College
138 Convent Avenue, Manhattan Average Class Size: 23 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 96% SAT Score: 1792 Graduation Rate: 99% Dropout Rate: 0% College Entrance: 100% accepted, about...
6 – Brooklyn Technical High School
29 Ft. Greene Place, Brooklyn Average Class Size: 31 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 95% SAT Score: 1824 Graduation Rate: 96% Dropout Rate: 0.4% College Entrance: 97% attend,...
5 - High School of American Studies at Lehman College
2925 Goulden Avenue, Bronx Average Class Size: 22 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 96% SAT Score: 1815 Graduation Rate: 97% Dropout Rate: 0% College Entrance: 100% accepted, all...
4 - Staten Island Technical High School
485 Clawson Street, Staten Island Average Class Size: 28 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 96% SAT Score: 1907 Graduation Rate: 100% Dropout Rate: 0% College Entrance: NA HIGHLY...
3 – Townsend Harris High School
149-11 Melbourne Avenue, Queens Average Class Size: 30 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 98% SAT Score: 1920 Graduation Rate: 100% Dropout Rate: 0% College Entrance: 100% accepted, almost...
2 – Bronx High School of Science
75 West 205 Street, Bronx Average Class Size: 32 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 97% SAT Score: 1949 Graduation Rate: 99% Dropout Rate: 0.3% College Entrance 100% accepted,...
1 - Stuyvesant High School
345 Chambers St, Manhattan Average Class Size: 31 Progress Report Grade: A Average Daily Attendance: 97% SAT Score: 2080 Graduation Rate: 99% Dropout Rate: 0.1% College Entrance: 100% accepted, almost...
Local merchants survey shoppers
The businesses along one of Bay Ridge’s main drags want to know what those who live in the community enjoy along the strip. To that end, the Merchants of Third...
ACORN sues Congress for cutting off its funding
In another nutty move, ACORN has sued the feds for cutting off funding in the wake of a video-sting scandal. ACORN claims the government was wrong to pass judgment “without...
City celebrates ‘Sesame Street’ 40th anniversary
Kaufman Astoria Studios can tell you how to get to “Sesame Street.”The studio, at 34-12 36th St. in Astoria, has hosted the popular children’s television show — which debuted its...
New playground for PS 203
If the local park is crowded, parents have another fun spot to entertain their kids in – the new playground at Public School 203.Students, staff and other members of the...
Exclusive: First look into Albany's 'man cave' shows drug-use, sleeping
ALBANY – Here’s are three portions of the secret video that was used by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s office to win guilty pleas today from two state workers who operated...
Ida drenches East Coast as it moves north
RICHMOND, Va. — Relentless rain drenched much of the Atlantic seaboard Thursday, triggering coastal flood warnings and watches from North Carolina to New York's Long Island, inundating streets and forcing...
Judge tosses conviction after man spends 18 years in the slammer
A Manhattan judge tossed out a murder case today against a man imprisoned for nearly 20 years, declaring that he was innocent after a witness lied about him being the...
USS New York leaves after inaugural visit
The ship has sailed. The USS New York has left its namesake city after finishing up its inaugural visit. The Navy ship was built in Louisiana with steel from the...
Jon King to take Lou Dobb's slot
John King is replacing Lou Dobbs on CNN. John Klein, CNN president, said Thursday that veteran reporter King will move into the 7 p.m. EST slot that's been vacated by...
Your weekly newsbriefs
Not enough H1N1 vaccineStrong demand for the swine flu vaccine is straining supplies, according to the city Health Department.The agency says New Yorkers have turned out in “record numbers” for...
Veterans host marines from U.S.S. New York
Just one day before the commissioning of the U.S.S. New York, local veterans welcomed Marines from the ship built with World Trade Center steel in its bow.Pat Devine, commander of...
Demand soars for Grant Avenue co-ops
Grand Concourse resident Beverly Beja thought she’d be “dead and buried under Joyce Kilmer Park” sooner than she’d see her neighborhood reborn. But the Lorlei Fountain has been restored, there...
Home invasion hits Throggs Neck apartment
A bizarre home invasion where the victims were held hostage and tortured in a Throggs Neck apartment building has led to one arrest. Police continue to search for two other...
CB 10, service provider square off about group home
Community Board 10 and Leake and Watts faced off at a recent state hearing about a proposed group home for six developmentally disabled women near Westchester Square.CB 10 district manager...
Diaz Jr. to hold economic summit
Bronx Council on the Arts’ Deidre Scott wants to promote creative industries. Monroe College president Stephen Jerome wants to create jobs. Westchester Square business leader John Bonizio wants to lower...
Residents oppose Deegan plan
The $250 million NYSDOT plan calls for a new and longer two-lane exit and southbound off-ramp from the Major Deegan to E. 138th Street. It also calls for a fourth...
S.U.N.Y. Maritime hosts 2nd annual firehouse chili cook-off
Firefighters from around the borough were on hand before S.U.N.Y. Maritime’s football game on Friday, November 6 to serve up spicy chili to fans at the college’s 2nd annual FDNY...
Bones found in Seton Falls Park
Seton Falls Park is beautiful, make no bones about it. But neighbors were unsettled when a Parks Department worker found bones in the park on Monday, November 2. Although the...
Possible homeless housing pops up in Hunts Point
Candido Resto wants to stay in Hunts Point. But he claims that his apartment building has quietly become a de-facto homeless shelter and that his building management company wants him...
Clean air P.U.M.P. is future of the Bronx
Imagine a tree farm on the banks of the Harlem River. Imagine a clean air pump on the Major Deegan Expressway. Imagine a pump factory near the Grand Concourse.Intersections: Grand...
Seniors flex muscles at AIA
March. March. March. Punch. Punch. Uppercut. The gym rumbles in military time. But these are no soldiers and Theresa Webb is no drill sergeant. These are septuagenarians and arthritis patients....
3 missing after fishing boat sinks off NJ coast
POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. — Coast Guard boats, planes and helicopters searched the storm-tossed ocean off Cape May on Thursday afternoon for three commercial fishermen whose boat sank a day...
Dozens arrested in Hudson Valley drug raid: report
MONTGOMERY, N.Y. — Authorities say dozens of people have been arrested in a major drug bust in the Hudson Valley. About 60 people were being taken in vans to the...
Ultra Slim Fast causes NJ Transit delay
RAHWAY, N.J. — Police say a suspicious substance found on an NJ Transit train was Ultra Slim-Fast. Spokesman Dan Stessel says the diet supplement was found on the floor of...
ESPN star's mistress speaks out
The woman at the center of the Steve Phillips sex scandal said she did things she regrets -- but that she's no stalker. Instead, Brooke Hundley said she contacted Phillips'...
Cops honored for car jacker crack down
Two cracker-jack Bensonhurst cops were honored for cracking down on a car-jacker looking for a free set of wheels.Gathering at a recent 62nd Precinct Community Council meeting, Sergeant Jeremy Bersen...
War of amphitheater words
It’s a war of the flyers.Borough President Marty Markowitz’s office is currently distributing a one-page fact sheet about the beep’s controversial plan to construct a $64 million amphitheater in Asser...
3UP: The Granderson Edition
1. Curtis Granderson would be an ideal fit for the Yankees and is available. He is a very good player with a reputation as a better person. So he would...
Conspiracy Theorist: Is Disney preparing to welcome back the Weinsteins?
I'm fascinated by Variety's report the other day that the Weinstein Co.'s "Nine'' is going to be promoted on "Dancing With the Stars'' and a bunch of other broadcast properties...
Conspiracy Theorist: Last Man Standing at FSLC
I have absolutely nothing to back this up, but I have to admit that the hiring of Scott Foundas as associate programmer at the Film Society of Lincoln Center has me...
Kingsborough College home to two sex assaults
In the last three weeks, two female students at Kingsborough Community College have reported being groped and manhandled by unruly male classmates with apparent idle hands.Officials said that the two...
Iran diplomacy isn't working
Con Coughlin says Obama should admit strategy is a failure (Wall Street Journal)
Balloon boy's parents to plead guilty in hoax
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The Colorado parents who reported their 6-year-old son floated away aboard a helium balloon will plead guilty to some charges and serve probation so that the...
Urge against the Surge
Laura Rozen reports ambassador asks Obama to wait until Karzai fights corruption (Politico)
A Bitter Abortion Pill
EJ Dionne says don't let abortion scuttle health care reform (San Francisco Chronicle)Alexander Burns reports no easy way out for Dems on abortion (Politico)
Tehran's Tricks
Yemen raps Iran's meddling (Gulf Daily News)Minding the Iran weapons pipeline (Strategy Page)Scott Peterson reports on Iran and the Yemen conflict (Christian Science Monitor)
MGM celebrating 85th birthday by selling itself again
Creditors are forcing MGM to put itself up for sale for the fifth (I think) time by the end of the year, Variety, Business Week and various other publications are reporting....
Prospects for a deeper hole very real for Mets
CHICAGO — Understand that what is at stake for the Mets is not just Omar Minaya’s job or the franchise’s status in 2010. To say that the Mets are at...
Mets ‘absolutely in’ on Figgins
CHICAGO — Though they are fixated on adding a power bat such as Matt Holliday’s or Jason Bay’s, the Mets are in the words of an involved party “absolutely in”...
Giants' Coughlin used to taking heat
KEVIN Gilbride has been on the other side before. He has been a head coach in the NFL, and he knows the things that bother a head coach, that concern...
Giants' Ross gets back on field
There has been an Aaron Ross sighting. The missing-in-action cornerback hasn’t played at all this season because of lingering hamstring issues, but yesterday he finally was out on the practice...
Giants coach: Falling to Chargers my fault
We should have thrown the damn ball. Kevin Gilbride didn’t phrase it exactly that way, but the Giants offensive coordinator yesterday admitted after looking back at a fateful, and ultimately...
Iowa backup seeks Columbus cover
YOU’LL search a long time before finding someone who knew these names in August: Landry Jones, Zach Frazer, and Zach Collaros. In fact, good luck finding anyone who knows two...
The Butler Did It
The white banners above the stands behind each goal at Belson Stadium speak of St. John’s soccer excellence, of Big East championships, of NCAA tournament appearances, of All-Americans and of...
Mike Tyson arrested for hitting photog
LOS ANGELES — Mike Tyson allegedly hit a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport and was booked and released on suspicion of misdemeanor battery Wednesday, police said. Tyson and the...
McClancy fights back to beat Farrell in CHSAA 'B' semifinal
Down by two goals at Monsignor Farrell Wednesday night, Monsignor McClancy coach Michael Sylvester was impressed with his team’s heart, fighting back, literally, to beat the Lions, 3-2, in a...
Mr. Clutch: Whelan scores two overtime winners for Molloy
Glenn Whelan spent much of the season playing in the shadow of Greg Davis, one of the most dangerous attacking players in the city. But in the biggest games of...
Lions season ends in emotional semifinal defeat
Joe Caruana had aspirations of ending his high-school career with a CHSAA Class B intersectional championship, adding yet another banner at Alumni Stadium. Instead the Monsignor Farrell co-captain left the...
Close-knit Jefferson plans on movin' on up
Thirty minutes after the Thomas Jefferson boys basketball team’s scrimmage against Forest Hills ended, the entire team was still in the gymnasium. The Orange Wave wasn’t waiting on coach Lawrence...
Former Knick Jamal Crawford could make playoffs with Hawks
Jamal Crawford is on course to finally break his ignomious streak of playing more NBA games without ever making the playoffs (609). The multi-talented Hawks, who won 47 games last...
Manhattan bulks up, Costco style
Need 64 ounces of soy sauce ($4.89), 128 ounces of Hellmann’s mayonnaise ($10.59) or 80 ounces of Hidden Valley Ranch ($8.89)? Probably not. But starting today, if you’re ever in...
Flighty Heidi, dense Spence on fame
Just when you thought they’d gone away, Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag are at it again. The two blonds (stars of the MTV pseudo-reality series “The Hills”) will release a...
What’s map-pening!
Maps try to make sense of the world, but in the hands of an artist they can make the world more confusing than ever — in the best possible way....
Haute list
American Eagle is so square. Next Thursday, the cargo short and denim haven opens its brand-spankin’-new Times Square flagship location (1551 Broadway; 212-205-7260), complete with a “denim library” stocked with...
Just sold!
Manhattan GRAMERCY $559,000 102 E. 22nd St. Prewar one-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 600 square feet, with beamed ceilings, renovated island kitchen with Corian counters, window AC, steel casement windows and S/E...
A place to Liev
Vespa-loving thespians Liev Schreiber and Naomi Watts are zipping around the city, on the lookout for another downtown pad. When we last checked in with the doting parents of two...
Breaking the bank
Rates are low. Real estate prices have fallen. You have a nice nest egg squirreled away and found your dream condo next to the Victoria’s Secret showroom. The stars seem...
Wrong 'number'
Don't go to The Village. And I mean that sincerely. If you are one of the tens of fans of the 1960s Brit cult series "The Prisoner," may I suggest...
Mr. Met hopes for a winning opera season
Peter Gelb doesn't like playing cheerleader. Invited to get Post readers fired up about "From the House of the Dead," opening tonight, the Metropolitan Opera's general manager shrugs. "Opera doesn't...
Steven Tyler: Aerosmith breakup 'just ain't true'
Breakin' up is hard to do -- especially when you're Aerosmith, one of America's most beloved rock bands. In the face of rumors that the band was kaput, Steven Tyler...
History lesson afoot
ABE Lincoln is a tall topic to dance. There was no big guy in whiskers and a stovepipe hat at the Joyce Tuesday, but Bill T. Jones put more than...
Needs to pick up the pace
When staging a 1930s comedy, you've got to follow the KIFS rule: Keep It Fast, Stupid. Even if Sidney Howard's 1932 "The Late Christopher Bean" takes place in rural Massachusetts...
Jon: Kate hate on hold for Christmas
It's going to be a jolly, holly, awkward holiday at the Gosselin homestead. Jon Gosselin says he and estranged wife Kate are calling a temporary halt to hostilities when he...
Welcome to 'Oz'
Mehmet Oz is thisclose to catching Phil McGraw as TV's top doc -- in what would be a seismic shift in the daytime landscape. "The Dr. Oz Show," hosted by...
'Hank' yanked
'Hank," we hardly knew ye. ABC has yanked Kelsey Grammer's ratings-challenged sitcom, "Hank," which didn't make it to the half-season mark. The show, in which Grammer played a laid-off CEO...
Back-to-back McCartney, Beyoncé on Turkey Day
ABC will air back-to- back Paul McCartney and Beyoncé concerts Thanksgiving night. McCartney's special will feature footage from his July gig at Citi Field. Beyoncé's concert is from a performance...
Dog trainer murder mystery
ANACORTES, Wash. -- Mark Stover, 57, was the Pacific Northwest's dog trainer to the stars. He taught obedience to the pets of Pearl Jam and Nirvana and Seattle Mariners outfielder...
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree chosen, chopped down
A 76-foot Norway spruce that was the pride of Maria Corti's back yard in Easton, Conn. was cut down yesterday and sent to Manhattan to become the Rockefeller Plaza Christmas...
Homeless-vet woe
Homeless military veterans in the metropolitan area number nearly 10,000, Sens. Charles Schumer (NY) and Robert Menendez (NJ) reported yesterday. Support programs for homeless vets face funding shortages, the Democratic...
Gotbaum's cuts
"Gotbaum Blowing Through Budget Before Leaving Office" (Nov. 6) lacks something critical to decent reporting -- facts. Alleging that I did nothing to restrain spending in the wake of a...
Fix Afghan plan: Bam
WASHINGTON -- President Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions clarifying how and when US...
Crime crackdown
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- The government proposed a bill yesterday that would authorize confiscation of illegally obtained assets in a bid to crack down on crime and corruption. The bill is...
Tehran's tricks for squeezing saudis
For almost a decade, Arab regimes have worried about alleged Iranian plans to create a "Shiite crescent" from the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean, encompassing Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and a...
South Korea warns North
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea warned it was ready to deter any retaliation by North Korea following the two countries' first naval clash in seven years, reportedly deploying two...
Eateries' 'ire'water
UTICA, NY -- Three upstate New York associations representing restaurant owners are suing the State Liquor Authority, claiming it illegally granted alcohol-catering permits to the Indian-owned Turning Stone Resort and...
Craigslist ad: Take my wife, please!
A Bronx man who Connecticut police say offered strangers paid sex with his wife in a Craigslist ad has been fined $2,000. Florian Penev, 49, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor...
Nation won't let you down
ARLINGTON, Va. -- On a cold, rain-soaked Veterans Day, President Obama walked slowly through the white stone markers at the section of Arlington National Cemetery reserved for troops killed in...
Labeling Albany a circus is smear on Bozo
As the state of New York burns like a latter-day Rome, why should we worry? It was Happy Hour once again at the state Capitol! Albany this week was a...
Latest 'thrax scare hits Russians
A letter containing a suspicious white powder has turned up at a sixth United Nations consulate -- this time at the Russian Mission on the Upper East Side, authorities said....
Hezbollah: Obama's pro-Israel
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Hezbollah's leader yesterday accused President Obama of absolute bias in favor of Israel and disregard for the dignity of Arabs and Muslims. Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said Obama...
Poor reception
The big networks are putting the squeeze on local TV stations, trying to wring out some of the fees affiliates get from cable and satellite companies. In better times, when...
A bitter abortion pill
The battle to pass health-care reform is teaching pro- choicers some bitter les sons. Abortion-rights supporters went berserk Saturday, after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi let pro-life Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.)...
Prison loophole for killers closed
ALBANY -- Murderers won't get a break in New York. Gov. Paterson and the Legislature have agreed to close a loophole affecting criminals convicted a second time for murder or...
Teen Romeo, you got jail
A Belgian teen who flew more than 3,500 miles to New York to meet up with his cyber-sweetheart was tossed in jail after authorities discovered the girl was only 14,...
Quinn a parking 'valet' for Mike
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who many insiders believed was secretly supporting Mayor Bloomberg's re-election, did a special favor for Hizzoner before Election Day, The Post has learned. Quinn (D-Manhattan)...
Study makes talking points
Why can humans talk and chimps cannot? Researchers said yesterday it may be in how the genes function. Humans and chimpanzees share most of their DNA and a UCLA team...
Bitter bettor biting back
A Queens bar dedicated to playing the ponies is going to the dogs, one patron claims. Austin's Steak and Ale House, a mecca for betters with its own Off-Track Betting...
NYPD daily blotter
Staten Island A gun-wielding thug was busted for critically wounding a man in St. George, authorities said yesterday. Rahiem Green, 23, allegedly shot the victim in a building at Taft...
Gov may pull plate fee
Gov. Paterson said yesterday he's willing to revoke the fee for new gold and blue vehicle license plates -- as long as someone else is willing to pay the piper....
Teachers must give - to take
The city can't afford to give raises to teachers in line with those given to other unions without significant cost-saving concessions, according to a new report released yesterday. Mayor Bloomberg...
Ring tosser is dumpfounded
Sanitation workers saved a New Jersey husband from the biggest doghouse ever, when they helped comb through 1,000 bags of garbage at their trash facility and found a wedding band...
Meet mayor's new 'honey'
For a guy who prides himself on never watching TV, Mayor Bloomberg has suddenly gone gaga over a British mystery series -- and its leading lady. "I've fallen in love...
Business briefs
H-P buy Hewlett-Packard said it has agreed to buy net working software and equipment maker 3Com Corp. for about $2.7 bil lion in cash. 3Com's products will be folded into...
Mike hints at job cuts
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday would not rule out the possibility of municipal layoffs to deal with the city's budget woes. "It's really much too early," he said when asked if some...
Maclaren defect went unfixed for 5 years
Maclaren knew for at least five years that its strollers could lop off a child's finger, but did nothing about the dangerous defect until federal regulators all but forced it...
It ain't easy being sneezy
Aaaa-choo! You'll have to excuse a 12-year-old Virginia girl, or say gesundheit -- about 8,000 times a day. Lauren Johnson has been sneezing every 10 seconds, except when she sleeps,...
Korea GI gets his Purple Heart
A retired NYPD detective wounded 56 years ago in the Korean War was finally awarded a Purple Heart yesterday at West Point. Randy Jurgensen, 75, was clearing mines with the...
Widow tells of Taser cop's torment
The decision that started it all -- commanding his officers to Taser a naked and deranged man who then fell to his death from a metal awning cover in Brooklyn--...
Web search finds dad 'lost' for 30 years
A long-lost father and daughter who spent years searching for each other were finally reunited after 30 years -- when she happened to Google her name. April Becker-Antoniou was only...
Hell on wheels in Chinatown smash-up
What a load of trouble! A runaway cement truck sideswiped half a dozen cars -- including one filled with children -- and then crashed through the front of a wireless-phone...
Humbug forecast hits Macy's shares
Macy's beat expectations yesterday -- and missed them. The department store giant reported better-than-forecast profits and sales for the third quarter, but its shares dropped when it said its holiday...
Gotti juror jumps gun
Call it a case of premature deliberation. A juror at the John "Junior" Gotti trial expressed doubt about the case yesterday before jury discussions even began. The panelist sent the...
Patriots parade up Fifth
A sea of red, white and blue marched up Fifth Avenue yesterday in a Veterans Day celebration -- with heroic Big Apple soldiers remembering the dead and those who continue...
Disney shakes things up amid Jim Carrey flop
Disney's beleaguered film studio, now under the direction of Mouse House corporate cheerleader Rich Ross, elevated several of his allies yesterday as part of a reorganization of its marketing, distribution...
Life lessons
"The military teaches responsibility, etiquette and professionalism. You learn how to keep your composure in any situation. Being in harsh environments and in harm's way teaches you not to complain...
Professors for terror
Why are American universities so infatuated with terrorists who want to destroy America? The University of Massachusetts -- citing its supposed commitment to "academic freedom" -- will play host today...
Racing to disaster
Time's running short for those who fear ObamaCare's radical impact on American prosperity. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday he plans to have legislation ready by next week and...
Not going yet, folks: AIG boss
Rumors of Robert Benmosche's pending departure from AIG are greatly exaggerated. At least, that's what the AIG CEO told nearly 100,000 employees in a one-page memo yesterday. "I and the...
Oprah unveiled maimed chimp attack victim
The Connecticut woman left horrifically disfigured by an attacking, 200-pound chimpanzee unveiled her mutilated face on TV yesterday -- incredibly insisting she bears no bitterness. In an interview with Oprah...
Feds may change tactics after Bear
When it comes to nailing Wall Street's bad actors, Uncle Sam may soon decide it's better off taking the civil approach. Experts say the government went too far in bringing...
Treasure trove
Eliot Spitzer's potentially explosive secret e-mail account he used during his days as New York's attorney general and governor could be made public in a court ruling within days. Amid...
Ad-venture by YouTube
Google's YouTube is giving users the option to skip past the ads that run before videos on its site in a test of what people will watch. By now most...
Punks torch school books
Three Long Island youths have been charged with breaking into a local school and creating a bonfire of social-studies textbooks. The three, ages 16 and 17, broke into the Center...
Hollywood (Reporter) on the Hudson
Jimmy Finkelstein has been deeply involved in New York's media world for years. Now he's on the brink of diving into Hollywood. Finkelstein's company, News Communications, is said to be...
Ft. Hood cop: How I took down Army terrorist
America's toughest policewoman was as modest as she was mighty yesterday in her first public words since taking down the murderous Fort Hood Islamist in an exchange of gunfire. Still...
Parade a real golf 'hazard'
He should have said, "Fore!" A hapless Veterans Day Parade organizer putting around in a golf cart plowed over an NYPD sergeant during yesterday's march in Midtown -- earning the...
More general stupidity: PC earns top rank
Sen. Joe Lieberman questions whether anyone noticed the warning signs of Maj. Nidal Hasan's radical behavior ("Eyes Wide Shut," Editorial, Nov. 10). Of course they did, but the US Army...
The merit-pay test
With Election Day behind him, Mayor Bloomberg is politically free to drive a much tougher bargain in negotiations on the city's teacher-union contract than he did four years ago. The...
The AMA's 'reform' sellout
The American Medical Association leadership is spineless when it comes to the health reforms now before Congress. The organization has focused almost entirely on a single issue -- the repeal...
Hasan prober feared backlash
An Army investigator claimed he would have been "crucified" if he blew the whistle on Fort Hood killer Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan's correspondence with a Yemeni jihadist. "Had we launched...
Ad firms ask feds' help with GM bills
Ad-production firms are protesting GM's onerous payment terms and are calling on Uncle Sam -- the car company's majority owner -- to intervene. The Association of Independent Commercial Producers, a...
Morgan goes for brokers
Morgan Stanley's brokerage unit is getting more aggressive in trying to lure financial advisers as the wider retail brokerage job market heats up. Morgan Stanley acquired most of Citigroup's Smith...
1993 WTC 'plotter' in Mike meet
A controversial imam who was an "unindicted co-conspirator" in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing was among a group of Muslim leaders invited yesterday to a meeting with Mayor Bloomberg...
Dobbs: I am done at CNN
CNN's Lou Dobbs abruptly resigned last night, astounding viewers with a vague explanation that he'd be devoting more time to "constructive problem solving." Eight minutes into "Lou Dobbs Tonight," the...
Stir the pot! 'Liquid marijuana' bust in B'klyn
A Brooklyn dealer regularly listed a cornucopia of intoxicants on his drug menu -- but it was the "liquid marijuana" special that really caught law enforcement's attention. "It has not...
How the job market depends on the stock market
HERE'S the dilemma facing the job market. If stock prices stay at current levels or go even higher, corporate executives will remain unwilling to hire new workers. But if stock...
Family at war over dad's cab permit
The bureaucrats call it taxi medallion No. 3B24. But for Sylvia Manela, a sick and struggling Upper East Side Holocaust survivor, it's a lost $575,000 legacy -- taken from her...
Facebook alibi saves jailed teen
Pass the syrup -- this lucky guy is eating breakfast at home instead of on Rikers Island. A Brooklyn teen's playful Facebook message to his pregnant girlfriend about pancakes sprung...
Mets fans tixed off
The Mets are not only losers, but liars, long-suffering fans howled yesterday. After wrapping up their dismal season, the team promised ticket prices would drop by an average of 10...
Spitz ethics lecture?!
Harvard University is casting aside Eliot Spitzer's moral lapses and has invited the scandal-scarred former governor to do a star turn as a speaker today -- for the school's highly...
Surgery will regrow breasts
A surgical technique that could help cancer victims who had mastectomies regrow their breasts will soon undergo testing by Australian scientists. If the three-year trial of the experimental stem-cell technique,...
Hot 'shot' in a wheelchair
SOMERVILLE, NJ -- A quadriplegic man blocked from buying a gun to go hunting has the right to bear arms, even though he will have to use a wheelchair mount...
Costumed duo rob SI cabby
These Mario Brothers aren't so super. Cops are looking for four Halloween revelers, who robbed and assaulted a livery cab driver in Staten Island. Two of the thugs were dressed...
Warhol has 43.7M 'Dollar' day
It looks like it should be worth $200, but it sold for a whopping $43.7 million. An Andy Warhol painting called "200 One Dollar Bills" fetched the megasum at Sotheby's...
Tax-rich health plan
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is considering a plan for higher taxes on upper-income earners to help finance health-care legislation he intends to introduce in the next several...
Mike's amusing $95M Coney deal
A Brooklyn developer and the Bloomberg administration have ended their game of chicken over the future of Coney Island -- agreeing to a $95.6 million deal that will get the...
Doom and gloom for Dems in 2010 polls
WASHINGTON -- The worst is still to come for Democrats hoping to stop election losses, according to two polls released yesterday that found deep and broad discontent with current political...
Current TV Gore-d
Current TV, the cable channel founded by former Vice President Al Gore, laid off about 20 percent of its work force yesterday as part of an overhaul of its programming....
Tyson, fotog duke it out
LOS ANGELES -- It ended in a draw. Former heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson and a photographer were both busted yesterday after brawling at Los Angeles International Airport. The fotog...
This season of 'Idol' is the Brit-ter end
Dreadful! Simon Cowell, the real "American Idol," is leaving the show he built into a ratings monster. "Idol's" upcoming ninth season will be the last for the acid-tongued Cowell, who...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 1/2 fur; $45,000; alw; 2YO(f)THIS CHIC'S GOT IT returns to face the girls after winning starter allowance versus the boys as favorite at Penn National. GRAEMY was a...
The Post Line
NFLTonightFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) Underdog49ERS 3 3 (43½)BearsSundayJETS 6 7 (40) JaguarsBroncos 4½ 3½(36½)REDSKINSSTEELERS 6½ 7 (41½)BengalsTITANS 6 6½(40½)BillsVIKINGS15 16½(47½)LionsSaints14 13½(50) RAMSFalcons 2 1½(44½)PANTHERSDOLPHINS 9½10 (44) BuccaneersRAIDERS 2 1½(36½)ChiefsCARDINALS 7½ 8½(47) SeahawksCHARGERS+1...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Tiger up Down UnderTiger Woods lived up to eight months of anticipation in Melbourne yesterday by running off three straight birdies late in his round of 6-under 66 that...
Rangers must defend The King
So Henrik Lundqvist, who may or may not return to net tonight at the Garden against Atlanta, says that the right thigh or groin injury he's nursing was not sustained...
Playoff push begins for Gang Green
For the Jets, the playoffs begin Sunday. Sure, it's just November and there are no postseason checks coming to Jets players with a win over the Jaguars on Sunday at...
Time for Jets' rookie coach to get his act together
BECAUSE the rookie quarter back's mistakes have been magnified, the rookie coach's errors largely have flown under the radar. What do you call the next game after the "must win"...
Sanchez vows to clean up mistakes in second half
Like many of the Jets players, Mark Sanchez spent some of his bye week time off doing some self scouting. As a guy who likes to "get to the truth"...
Ryan defends bye week plan
Coach Rex Ryan said yesterday he knows he's left himself open to possible criticism for giving his players six days off for the bye last week. Ryan's decision, certainly popular...
Singletary not focused on Bears
SAN FRANCISCO -- Mike Singletary became a Hall of Fame linebacker with the Bears during a 12-year career spent all with the same club. Photos of Singletary and his Monsters...
Rollins, Victorino win Gold Gloves
Shortstop Jimmy Rollins has won his third consecutive NL Gold Glove, and Phillies teammate Shane Victorino has won for the second straight time in the outfield. St. Louis catcher Yadier...
Hawks' Johnson would fit Garden
I know Knicks GM Donnie Walsh hates all the talk about the summer of 2010 and coach Mike D'Antoni has his hands full just trying to win a game these...
LeBron zipping his lips
If the Knicks still are on his radar, LeBron James will no longer give out any hints. A frustrated James said yesterday he won't talk about his possible free agency...
Devils roll again, Penguins up next
The Jersey Juggernaut hunts big game tonight. Plays one, too. These shocking Devils have so much on the line, so early in this season, when they visit the Penguins tonight....
Isles lose in shootout
WASHINGTON -- Chris Clark scored the deciding goal in the 11th round of the shootout, and backup goalie Semyon Varlamov came on in relief and carried the Capitals to a...
Knicks' 1-8 start ties team record
A disgraceful start to the season took another devastating turn last night. Atlanta's Jamal Crawford was back at the Garden -- a reminder of when the Knicks actually had a...
Nets fall late, stay winless
They were all set to chill the champagne, ready the confetti and prep the Canyon of Heroes. V-NJ was about to arrive. Victory in New Jersey Day. Get that famous...
No timetable for Drury's return
Henrik Lundqvist, who has not played since last Monday in Vancouver and who missed his scheduled start in Calgary because of a right thigh or groin issue, practiced yesterday but...
Beltran: Bring back Delgado
Carlos Beltran knows who he would like to see play first base for the Mets next season, and his name isn't Daniel Murphy. The All-Star center fielder, appearing at a...
Yankees likely to target available Granderson
CHICAGO -- In a cost-cutting frame of mind, the Tigers have let teams know Curtis Granderson could be had for the right package, an NL executive told The Post. The...
Playoff push begins for Jets
For the Jets, the playoffs begin Sunday. Sure it's just November and there are no postseason checks coming to Jets players with a win over the Jaguars Sunday at Giants...
Crawford: Trade kept Knicks out of '08 playoffs
Jamal Crawford is on course to finally break his ignominious streak of playing more NBA games without ever making the playoffs (604). Crawford's Hawks, which won 47 games last season,...
Islanders lose in 11th round of shootout
WASHINGTON -- The Islanders didn't have to face Alex Ovechkin, the Capitals top scorer, but it didn't matter, because Washington keeps finding different ways to win. Chris Clark scored the...
Weird but true
We know the shaky economy has put the squeeze on schools, but it can't be allowed to come to this. A North Carolina middle school sold 20 test points to...
Saturday's Heroes Tackle The Spread
The experts make their picks:THE LINEGREG GALLOTIM SULLIVANLENN ROBBINSBRIAN LEWISS. Florida 1 RUTGERS (7:45, ESPN)Rutgers★RutgersSouth FloridaRutgersCINCINNATI 9 Wvu (Tom., 8:00, ESPN2)CincinnatiCincinnati★Cincinnati★CincinnatiGa. Tech 13 DUKE (Saturday, noon, ESPN2)Georgia TechGeorgia TechGeorgia TechGeorgia...
Rutgers faces another test on national TV
PISCATAWAY -- Three years since Rutgers posted the most celebrated regular-season win in school history, ESPN's Thursday night college football game is causing some discomfort among coaches, but also is...
Syracuse gets another win
Not surprisingly, Syracuse cruised to an easy win over Robert Morris tonight at the Carrier Dome in their second game of the 2K Classic. The Orange put up 100 points,...
Arthritis forces out legendary Martin coach
It has been 30 years since the August Martin girls basketball team has played a game without legendary coach Joel Ascher walking the sidelines. Now, sadly, simply walking has become...
Brooklynite runs for Senate seat — in Idaho!
He’s never been to Idaho — heck, he’s never been west of Buffalo! — but Bay Ridge resident William Bryk wants to be the Spud State’s next U.S. senator. MORE:...
Dobbs leaving CNN - immediately
Longtime CNN host Lou Dobbs shocked his viewers Wednesday by announcing that he would be leaving the network effective immediately. The daily host of "Lou Dobbs Tonight" addressed his viewers...
Idaho vs. Brooklyn — a smackdown!
So, Brooklyn writer and political gadfly William Bryk wants to be the next Democratic senator from the state of Idaho. Let’s see how his hometown compares to the fiercly independent...
It's not safe to go into the water
The head of the FBI, Director Robert Mueller, has decided to investigate whether or not his agency bungled and underestimated the whole matter of Maj. Nidal Malik Hassan, the psychiatrist...
Ross, Falcons get one more chance to fly
Ryan Ross was told his season was over. The Bishop Ford wide receiver/defensive back broke his left ankle when a Cardinal Hayes player fell on it all the way back...
Kid power powers Cobble Hill
By Joe ManiscalcoGood news. If you happen to live in tony Cobble Hill, you’re probably riding out the economic downtown just fine.“Economically, we’re doing pretty well,” Lauren Young, personal finance...
Navy and city may have to pay for Gowanus cleaning
The United States Navy and the City of New York could be the latest entities footing the bill for the clean-up of the fetid Gowanus Canal, this paper has learned....
39 CD loser embroiled in flier flap
Joe Nardiello just won’t let things go.A week after being trounced by Brad Lander in the fight to replace City Councilmember Bill de Blasio in the 39th District, the Republican...
Expectations through the roof for defending Queens champ Forest Hills
Ben Chobhaphand wore a white T-shirt that read, in bright large letters, "Forest Hills Queens champions" on the front. It was merely coincidence, the coach said, not a reminder to...
'Beyond the Game'
Jos de Putter's documentary, 'Beyond the Game,' serves several important purposes: it shows the tears and emotion that run through the brains of professional digital warriors, it shows the almost...
'SNL' writer at the Knitting Factory
Have your laughs in Williamsburg each Sunday, when comedy comes to the Knitting Factory. Starting November 15, Hannibal Buress hosts a weekly comedy show at the Williamsburg venue, inviting friends...
Coney deal Struck - city now looks for amusement park operator
This week’s $95.6 million deal to buy almost seven acres of Coney Island real estate from Thor Equities has brought the city’s goal of constructing a new, year-round amusement park...
Pistoleer sought
Pistoleer soughtAn area man has been connected to a pistol-whipping and robbery in Brooklyn Heights, officials said.Police said that 32-year-old Tommy Hairston, a resident of George Street, was being sought...
Candy raid
Candy raidA gun-toting goon sucked all of the innocence out of a neighborhood ice cream parlor by holding up the place.Officials said that the thief, described as a 5’10” black...
Sanchez reboots for better second half
Like many of the Jets players did, Mark Sanchez spent some of his bye week time off doing some self scouting. As a guy who likes to “get to the...
Crime down in 76 Precinct
Crime continues its steep descent in the 76th Precinct, recent police data reveals. For the year, all major categories of crime continue to slide 76th Precinct, according to police statistics...