December 8, 2009
Caroling in Boerum Hill this holiday season
Get in the holiday spirit with some good old-fashioned caroling.On December 20, the Hoyt Street Association will be organizing neighborhood caroling, a Boerum Hill tradition.Song sheets, Santa hats, and jingle...
White House crashers to decline to testify before Congress
Tareq and Michaele Salahi have told the House Homeland Security Committee that they will invoke their Fifth Amendment rights against self-incrimination and refuse to testify if the panel goes ahead...
Board defers vote on gas drilling in Watershed
Despite a looming deadline for commenting on the state’s plans to allow gas drilling close to or inside the New York City watershed, Community Board 14 has declined for now...
Hixon gets special teams honor
Domenik Hixon has been selected as the NFC Special teams Player of the Week.On Sunday, the fourth-year pro made one of the biggest plays in the Giants’ 31-24 victory over...
P.S. 217 parents fear 'Dreams'
If Brooklyn Dreams Charter School opens in Flatbush, P.S. 217 will suffer, parents say. Brooklyn Dreams, which was approved by the State University of New York (SUNY) Charter School Institute...
Figgins signs with Mariners
Chone Figgins is moving to the Seattle Mariners -- and perhaps a new position. The former Los Angeles Angels sparkplug finalized his $36 million, four-year contract with Seattle on Tuesday,...
Including Jackson in Granderson trade right move for Yankees
Austin Jackson has been one of the top prospects in the Yankees' system for a couple of years now. The right-handed athletic center fielder has excelled at every level, including...
Damon: Granderson won't keep me out
Johnny Damon said he doesn't believe Curtis Granderson’s arrival will hurt his chances of returning to the Yankees."I don’t think it affects what I can still do. Either they come...
Steve Cohen prepares to be dazzled by ... Steve Cohen
Hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen can list many things he'd like to make disappear, such as last week's revelation that he has employees at his SAC Capital who force underlings...
Bloomberg calls for 100 trainers to help New Yorkers get fit
With top health clubs charging as much as $170 a month, Mayor Bloomberg put out a call yesterday for 100 professional gut-busters willing to help New Yorkers get fit for...
Staten Island residents respond to 'SNL' skit
Staten Island residents aren't very happy about being the butt of a "Saturday Night Live" joke over weekend. During Saturday night's show, castmembers and host Blake Lively hopped on the...
DA gets creative with SI anti-shoplifting campaign
A new anti-shoplifting advertising campaign in Staten Island is making thieves famous. In an attempt to curb shoplifting at the Staten Island Mall, DA Daniel Donovan is giving a handful...
Board opposes home extension, again
A local community group has reiterated its opposition to a home enlargement that leaves only half an inch between the structure and its neighbor. At Community Board 14’s December meeting,...
Bumpy ride for online shopping raises holiday jitters
The holiday season is off to a bumpy start for online retailers, raising the suspense as final deadlines loom for Christmas shipping.To date, holiday sales are up a middling 3...
Bray a perfect fit at Staten Island Academy
Casey Bray is adapting quite well to her new surroundings and team at Staten Island Academy. Her friends are still adjusting though. “None of my friends know who I am...
The Post's All-Queens girls volleyball honors
There’s no question that Queens is New York City’s volleyball haven. The best team in the CHSAA – St. Francis Prep – is from Queens and two teams from the...
Jets, Giants keep playoff hopes alive
The Jets and Giants both prevailed in Week 13 matchups against division rivals to keep their postseason hopes alive.Both teams were on life support, but the plugs did not have...
Two charged in John Stamos extortion plot
MARQUETTE, Mich. — Two people in Michigan's Upper Peninsula have been charged with threatening to sell photos of actor John Stamos unless he paid $680,000. Allison Coss and Scott Sippola...
Cover-Up at Obama's Justice Dept
Latest news on Black Panther scandal (Powerline)
Today's Jobs Proposals
Jake Tapper tracks what they are and how much they will cost (Politial Punch)
EPA Move Worse than Copenhagen
Jonathan Tobin says it is Cap and Trade without Congress (Commentary)
Homicide victim ID’d as missing Queens mom
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Police have identified a woman whose body was found by a meter reader outside an empty house on Long Island. Nassau County Police said Tuesday that the...
Nets Rookie Blahs and Tweets
CHICAGO – It wasn't a punishment, okay? Terrence Williams was running the steps at United Center with assistant Doug Overton – who stayed with the rookie step for step. But...
Iranian fishing vessel hijacked by Somali pirates
Iran Tuesday saod Somali pirates had hijacked an Iranian fishing vessel and were holding its 29 crew members hostage, state-owned Press TV reported. The vessel was boarded by armed men...
Second day of student protests in Iran
TEHRAN, Iran — Hard-line militiamen firing tear gas and throwing stones stormed a crowd of thousands of university students protesting for a second day Tuesday, as Iran threatened a tougher...
Man rescued from Long Island cess pool
EAST HILLS, N.Y. — A man was rescued after spending more than four hours Tuesday trapped up to his chest in sewage waste after falling into a Long Island cesspool,...
Bloomberg vetoes 'grace period' parking bill
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has vetoed a bill that gives drivers a five-minute grace period in certain parking zones around the city. The City Council has the 34 votes needed to...
MPFree: Twilight Hours song download
Supergroups have been the rage for years now, what with bands like Velvet Revolver, A Perfect Circle, Zwan etc taking off so successfully. (Going back further, of course, there's Cream,...
Yankees to watch Chapman work out
The Yankees may get a chance to see flamethrowing Cuban lefty Aroldis Chapman hold an audition for prospective suitors. His agent, Randy Hendricks, said they were in the process of...
Funny business
It's a good time for comedies, so here's a quick roundup. Coincidentally, they're all by women and provide stand-out parts for actresses. (Women can be funny, no matter what Christopher Hitchens says.)Kristen...
NYC architect pleads guilty in commercial check cashing scheme
A Manhattan architect who hid $1.3 million from tax authorities is the latest collar in an ongoing probe of the shady, multi-billion dollar commercial check cashing industry. Steven Chang, 38...
Netflix on PS3: thumbs up
If you haven't already checked it out, you should definitely get onboard the good ship Watching Netflix Streaming on Your PS3. Xbox has had Netflix capabilities for a while now,...
MTA eyes service cuts
No fare increases are on the table for 2010, but New York City’s transit system has until next week to plug a whopping $343 million budget gap. The board of...
NbPAC Lights Up Your Life
When the sun goes down, McCarren Park will be warmly illuminated this month, only it has nothing to do with the holidays.One of Brooklyn’s largest parks will welcome an intriguing...
Jump Shots: With full roster, Seton Hall aiming high
Last season, Seton Hall played much of its schedule using six players – and that's including John Garcia, who gamely struggled through most of the season while basically playing on...
This week's calendar, Dec. 10 to 16
OUR PICK OF THE WEEK Friday Dec. 11 to Sunday, Dec. 13 Target To-Go Pop Up Anyone who has ventured out to the Target in Brooklyn's Atlantic Terminal knows that it can...
CBS cancels 'As the World Turns'
CBS canceled "As the World Turns" today, putting the company that coined the phrase "soap operas" out of the business of making daytime dramas for the first time in 76...
Knicks' winning locker room getting crowded
There is loud music, loud voices and happy faces in the Knicks locker room now. And last night after the Blazers win, there were sardine-packed conditions, as crowded as it's...
Your weekly newsbriefs
Improved Belt ParkwayThe city Department of Transportation (DOT) is finishing work on the Belt Parkway between Fresh Creek Basin and Paerdegat Basin Bridge this month.Lanes were closed overnight as workers...
Yankees get Granderson in three-way trade
INDIANAPOLIS -- It took a month of complicated, three-team negotiations, but the Yankees completed the personnel portion of a trade today that would bring center fielder Curtis Granderson to The...
Future Generation Art Prize to honor artists under 35
A new $100,000 biennial prize has been established to recognize a new generation of artists age 35 and under. The Future Generation Art Prize is being launched by the Victor...
Topless photo of Polanski, Tate sold in NYC
A topless photo of filmmaker Roman Polanski and his wife, Sharon Tate, taken just months before her death has sold at a New York City auction for $11,250. The black...
Torrie Zito, arranger for music greats, dead at 76
The music world is mourning the loss of Torrie Zito, a pianist and arranger whose work is heard on albums of greats like Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli....
Police: NY man attempts robbery with paintball gun
YONKERS, N.Y. — Police say a man tried to rob a New York diner while wearing a paintball mask and carrying a paintball gun. Yonkers police Sgt. Patrick McCormack says...
VOTE: Who should win the Heisman Trophy?
The race for the Heisman Trophy is wide open between the five candidates heading to New York where they will announce the winner on Saturday. Who do you think should...
Chang replacing Cuomo on 'GMA'
Chris Cuomo is leaving as "Good Morning America" newsreader and will be replaced by ABC News correspondent JuJu Chang, The Post has learned. ABC officials had no comment, but there's...
NY’s oldest sex offender, 100, free on parole
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A 100-year-old man who’s New York state’s oldest registered sex offender could be released from a halfway house soon, much to the dismay of a prosecutor who...
DA: Slain teacher apparently walked in on killer
NEW CITY, N.Y. — Authorities say a teacher was on the phone with her boyfriend when she apparently walked in on her killer at her suburban New York apartment. Rockland...
LIVEBLOG: Route 66
Yahoo! Travel just announced the final tally of the most popular destinations for the past year; Las Vegas, Miami, Honolulu, Paris and such. I’m in none of those places today....
Obama plans to 'spend our way' out of downturn
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama outlined major new government stimulus and jobs proposals on Tuesday, saying the nation must continue to “spend our way out of this recession.” Without giving...
Ohio executes inmate with 1-drug lethal injection
LUCASVILLE, Ohio — Ohio has executed a convicted killer through the first U.S. lethal injection using a single drug, a longer but supposedly less painful method than previous executions with...
DA: Fake Queens agent rented out Long Island home
MINEOLA, N.Y. — Not only did Ozell Neely collect $2,200 a month in rent on a house prosecutors contend he didn’t own, but they say he also tried to evict...
Milk truck wreck shuts some lanes on LIE
SYOSSET, N.Y. — Any commuters who cried during a Long Island traffic jam may give pause over the cause: a truck wreck that spilled thousands of gallons of milk. The...
Yankees, Pettitte's agents 'working' on deal
Andy Pettitte’s representatives, Alan and Randy Hendricks, arrived at the GM Meetings in Indianapolis this morning, but not necessarily to talk to the Yankees about the veteran lefty. Randy Hendricks...
New Tiger 911 call: 'My mom just collapsed'
In a frantic 911 call, Tiger Woods’ wife or sister-in-law cries as she tells the operator, “Hurry up, my mom just collapsed.” “The collapsed in the bathroom, what do I...
Yankees can pressure Damon with Tigers deal
INDIANAPOLIS — Curtis Granderson potentially fills two roles for the Yankees: Long-term center fielder and short-term leverage against Johnny Damon. As The Post first reported at the early-November GM Meetings,...
Bryant Gumbel had lung cancer surgery
Veteran broadcaster Bryant Gumbel told a TV audience today that he has lung cancer and had secret surgery two months ago to remove a malignant tumor. Gumbel, 61, was filling...
Students make little gain on national math test, despite higher scores on state level
New York City fourth and eighth graders made little if any improvement since 2007 on a respected national math test this year — prompting critics to question the hefty gains...
New proposed law to deter gang recruitment
With gang activity on the increase in Coney Island, the lawmaker representing the area is looking to put more teeth in prosecuting crime related to it.Under a bill recently introduced...
Vac's Tuesday Whacks: On New Life at the Garden, A Good Book and a Scary Rumor
Is this an early Christmas present, or what? We can write a few paragraphs about the Knicks this morning without putting a paper bag over our head. We can discuss...
3UP: Mets pitching, Yankees prospects and Granderson
1. It was a bad first full day at the Winter Meetings for the Mets not only because one of the pitchers they had an eye on, Randy Wolf, was...
Time's Squires steps down to lead publishers' e-reader venture
John Squires is leaving Time Inc. to become managing director of a new consortium backed by five major publishers -- Time Inc., Conde Nast, Hearst, Meredith and News Corp. --...
Journalism and Freedom
Rupert Murdoch says government assistance is greatest threat to industry (Wall Street Journal)
From 'Gitmo poet' to Qaeda Kingpin
Andy McCarthy has harsh words for the Saudi rehab program (Corner)
Global Warming's Doomsday Prophets
Joel Kotkin says capping emissions really means suicide (Forbes)
Reality TV Tryouts: 'America's Best Dance Crew'
SATURDAY "America's Best Dance Crew" Brush up your moves for Season 5 of the Randy Jackson-produced dance off. When: Dec. 12 -- line starts at 8 a.m., doors open at...
911 call for Tiger Woods' mother-in-law released
After Tiger Woods’ mother-in-law collapsed in the bathroom of his Florida mansion early today, a hysterical woman called 911 only to tell a dispatcher seconds later that everything was "fine."...
Iraq bomb blasts kill at least 103
BAGHDAD — A series of coordinated attacks struck Baghdad today, including three car bombs that blew up near government sites. At least 103 were killed and 197 wounded in the...
An EPA Power Grab
Catalog of energy projects held up by regulatory issues (US Chamber of Commerce)
Obama's Jobs Cap
Thomas Sowell on jobs and snow jobs (Creators)Michael Fumento asks where did all the warming go? (Washington Times)
Yankees working on 3-way Granderson trade
INDIANAPOLIS — The Yankees’ effort to acquire center fielder Curtis Granderson from Detroit intensified yesterday when Arizona joined the process. Two club sources said the Yankees spent the first day...
Snee’s knee ‘very sore,’ but serious injury avoided
Chris Snee’s ailing knee doesn’t feel very good at the moment, but the valuable starting right guard did not suffer a serious injury when he was forced out in the...
Giants respond to defensive shakeup
There is a meaningful, emotional-laden, rivalry-driven battle ahead for the Giants, who saved their season by beating the Cowboys and now as a reward get to knock heads with their...
Despite concussion, Eagles' Jackson says he will play against Giants
As one of the best deep threats in the NFL, Eagles wideout DeSean Jackson gives opposing defenses little time to react to his blazing speed. Luckily, the Giants have been...
Yankees deal Bruney to Nationals
The Yankees and Nationals made a swap yesterday that shipped Brian Bruney to Washington. In exchange for the right-handed reliever the Yankees will tell what player the Nats will take...
Girardi wants Pettitte back in mix
Joe Girardi has a spot waiting for Andy Pettitte. The Yankees manager yesterday indicated he wasn’t surprised by the left-hander’s decision to return for a 16th major league season and...
Giants can turn tables and finish off Eagles
After all the sad-sack, weak-kneed football from the Giants, all the inner turmoil, all the head scratching and soul-searching, all the plantar fasciitis, those fine feathered friends from Philadelphia now...
Lackey’s pricetag makes rotation depth likely path for Mets
INDIANAPOLIS — The Mets know they need a starting pitcher. They have talked more about starting pitchers in their internal sessions at the Winter Meetings than any of their other...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
That didn’t take long. Just one week into the season, The Post’s PSAL boys basketball rankings has a new No. 1: Boys & Girls. The 3-0 Kangaroos replaced Thomas Jefferson,...
Bergtraum exacts revenge against Manhattan Center
Murry Bergtraum’s season came to an end in March, when it fell to St. Michael Academy in the New York State Federation Class AA final in Glens Falls, N.Y. That...
Royals rue missed opportunities, mistakes in loss to Ford
Nia Oden isn’t ready to forget any moment of what happened at Bishop Ford. The Royals shot poorly, didn’t rebound well enough, turned the ball over too much and watched...
The Post's All-Queens football honors
It was a banner year for Queens football across the board. Both Campus Magnet and Flushing had a ton of success in the PSAL. Campus Magnet won its first playoff...
Girls basketball roundup: Smith, Clinton trump Truman
Sara Smith had 17 points and Tayna Pena had 13 points to lead DeWitt Clinton to a 55-50 win against Truman in PSAL Bronx AA girls basketball Monday at Clinton....
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
One week in the books in the CHSAA and we’ve already had a few surprises. The Class A league is more than holding its own with the big boys in...
Jefferson holds on tight against Midwood
Thomas Jefferson was looking for something, anything, a spark, to ignite its confidence and halt Midwood’s frenzied comeback. The Orange Wave led by 16 points at halftime, but there they...
Kennedy's Alex Vega fired as football coach
Alex Vega was fired from his job as John F. Kennedy’s football coach and he has no idea why, he told The Post on Monday. Vega, who had just completed...
Waverly wannabe
When the Waverly Inn opened its doors in 2006 — technically, the clandestine West Village eatery never officially “opened” — it was shrouded in top-level mystery. There was no phone....
NYC boys basketball rankings
If you didn’t have a calendar, you could tell it was basketball season simply by the brisk weather. Of course, the action on the court has already heated up, at...
No room to serve
Monkey Bar, GoldBar . . . the American Lung Association? The recession has given New Yorkers so much free time that charities are turning away volunteers as though they were...
Daisey cashes in at new show
In what I hope may kick off a new trend, each theatergoer is handed some cash before taking a seat for Mike Daisey’s new solo show. Ranging in denomination from...
Cold comfort in song
At every stage in his musical career, Sting has made it his goal to keep his fans guessing. He did it as a young jazz bassist, he did it again...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: New Utrecht's rebounding edge keys victory
New Utrecht crushed Sheepshead Bay on the boards and squeaked out a 57-55 victory in Brooklyn A South boys basketball action Monday evening. The Utes held a 59-33 rebounding edge...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
That didn’t take long. Just one week into the season, The Post’s PSAL boys basketball rankings has a new No. 1: Boys & Girls. The 3-0 Kangaroos replaced Thomas Jefferson,...
Falcons soar: Ford stuns Christ the King in overtime
Shayra Brown’s layup went the through the net, the referee’s whistle blew and the crowd at Bishop Ford erupted. The normally quiet Brown let out a yell of her own...
Dictatorship of the diva
Lily Darnley's presence is felt even when she isn't around -- now that's star power! For a full 15 minutes before this legend of the New York theater appears in...
Major 'Monk' finale
USA's "Monk" went out with a bang Friday night. The show's finale snared 9.4 million viewers, a new viewership record for a basic-cable drama series. That was nearly 40 percent...
Will March Madness go cable?
Talks are underway to move the NCAA "March Madness" basketball tournament to cable next year -- and perhaps expand the number of teams, according to reports. The move to cable...
Favre factor falters
Brett Favre's NFL ratings magic was diluted a bit Sun day. Not only were Favre's Vikings beaten by the Cardinals 30-17, but the game snared about 18.3 million viewers --...
Pacino: Shylock in the park
Maybe they made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Then again, it's hardly the first time Al Pacino has said hello to his friend, William Shakespeare. This time he'll play...
This journey into hell lacks fire
The myth of Orpheus and Eurydice has exerted a siren pull on artists through out the ages, so it's no surprise that Rinde Eckert, an avant-garde theater director/playwright/performer, would have...
Adam Lambert goes home to Fox
Adam Lambert is returning to the network that made him famous -- the first time around. ABC may not want the "American Idol" runner-up performing live, but he's getting an...
Italian exec behind 'Jersey Shore'
MTV refused to send out advance screeners for review. The show is not listed anywhere on its press site. And the man responsible for foisting the most hateful, anti-Italian-American show...
Radio active
The war between National Public Radio and Fox News Channel is heating up again. NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson has been asked to "reconsider" her frequent guest appearances on...
Dave clubs Tiger
David Letterman took a swing at fellow swinger Tiger Woods in his "Late Show" monologue last night, joking that he wishes the golfer would stop calling him to ask for...
Body could be missing mom's
A body feared to be that of a missing Queens mother was found near an abandoned Long Island home yesterday, law-enforcement sources said. Authorities believe the dead woman found in...
Work-visa scam
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- Eleven suspects are under arrest in connection with a scam that raked in $53 million and ripped off some 4,500 people seeking temporary visas to work...
Good tidings to all . . . no matter your religion
I read with interest Bill O'Reilly's column concerning the increase in advertisements by the American Humanist Society in promoting "A Godless Christmas" during the holiday season ("A Godless Christmas," PostOpinion,...
Red Baron shock
WARSAW, Poland -- A Polish historian says he made a surprising find when poring through World War I archives: the death certificate of Manfred von Richthofen, the German fighter ace...
Tiger bombs as fans flip birdie
Tiger's multiple birdies have flown off with his reputation. His scandal-weary fans are furious at their one-time hero -- who has spent his entire career creating the image of a...
Persian thugs' brutal attack on Iranian protesters
TEHRAN -- Iranian security forces and paramilitary groups clashed with anti-government protesters yesterday, witnesses said, wielding batons, firing tear gas and stunning people with electrical batons to disperse crowds outside...
Trial set for hero SEALs
RICHMOND, Va. -- Two Navy SEALs accused in the mistreatment of an Iraqi suspect in the 2004 slayings of four US contractors were arraigned in military court yesterday. The judge...
Yank charged in Mumbai plot
CHICAGO -- A Chicago man accused of planning an attack on a Danish newspaper was charged yesterday with conducting surveillance on potential targets in Mumbai, India, before last year's terrorist...
I was a birther before Obama's certificate questions
The Labor Department is hurrying to correct inaccuracies in its monthly employment statistics that could cause the Obama administration big problems early next year. Those corrections, however, will probably also...
A Bernie bill for not-so-rich
Finally, financial relief for Bernie Madoff's poorer victims. Thousands of folks whose life savings were unknowingly invested with the Ponzi schemer could get the same tax breaks as his wealthier...
Shock jock mistrial
A radio shock jock and Internet blogger accused of making death threats against three Chicago judges left court triumphant yesterday after a jury declared it was deadlocked. The Brooklyn federal...
Girls see ma slain
A Bronx woman taking her two young daughters to school was fatally shot yesterday morning as the girls shrieked, "Mommy, Mommy! I want my mommy!" Laikisha Scriven, a 30-year-old said...
Global warming's doomsday prophets
The phrase "doomsday cult" entered our collective vo cabulary after John Lof land published his 1966 study, "Doomsday Cult: A Study of Conversion, Proselytization, and Maintenance of Faith." Lofland wrote...
An EPA power grab
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson yesterday an nounced that the EPA has determined that global warming, allegedly caused by mankind's burning of fossil fuels, endangers public health. The finding...
LI teen wins top prize for bio breakthrough
He's the brightest of the brainiacs. Long Island whiz kid Rouyi Jiang is an accomplished violinist and artist, but it's his biophysics chops that earned him top honors at the...
NYPD daily blotter
Brooklyn -- A Bushwick grandmother was found brutally stabbed to death in a stairwell yesterday, cops said. Hazel Clemons, 50, was discovered with stab wounds to her chest at 1...
Pearl Harbor heroes recalled & thanked
PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii -- Dozens of survivors solemnly recalled those who died in Japan's aerial assault on Pearl Harbor 68 years ago -- as a Navy commander said yesterday their...
Mayor ends DA war
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday declared an end to his war with Manhattan DA Bob Morgenthau over how to split the cash collected by the DA's office. "The district attorney said he...
From 'Gitmo poet' to Qaeda kingpin
A former Guantanamo de tainee has emerged as a leading ideologue and theo logian for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula -- one of the strongest al Qaeda affiliates in...
What a bunch of windbags!
COPENHAGEN -- Say goodbye to Copernicus, Thomas Edison and Al bert Einstein. Meet the modern scientist. Or, more accurately, today's advocate-scientist. They're basically lobbyists with a background in science who...
Go to space for 200G
Now you can travel into space economy class. Richard Branson, the man who founded Virgin Atlantic Airways, announced yesterday he's going to sell suborbital space flights for $200,000 a ticket....
Beyond Bruno
Former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno has been found guilty on two counts in his federal corruption trial, but the issue of corruption in New York remains all too...
Conn. nixes chimp rap
The owner of a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a woman will not face criminal charges, Connecticut's top prosecutor said yesterday. Since officials never actually warned Sandra Herold that her...
Swedish pol puts heat on Obama
Global talks on climate change opened in Copenhagen yesterday with dire predictions of storms and floods -- and an unexpected slap at President Obama from a top European official. Anders...
Business briefs
EBay plan EBay wanted to acquire Craigslist when it bought a minority stake in in 2004, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman testified at the start of a trial in which...
Chef surprise
A celebrity chef received a knuckle sandwich from a blitzed partygoer during the grand opening of his Brooklyn eatery, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. Cody Utzman, 31, who has appeared on...
Feinberg eyeing AIG salary hikes
Kenneth Feinberg, Uncle Sam's paymaster, will exempt some executives at AIG from a $500,000 salary cap after at least five employees threatened to quit because of the limits, people familiar...
Isle of misfit Toy Buildings
There's no end in sight to the mess at 1107 Broadway, the northern-most of the two former Toy Buildings that was slated for condo conversion. Two years after developer Yitzchak...
MTA: Service cuts up ahead
New York state came up $200 million short of its payroll-tax projection for 2009 -- and that could lead to MTA service cuts as early as next year, sources said...
Yank-fan slay trial
The trial of a die-hard Yankee fan accused of killing a man with her car after she was taunted for her love of the Bombers began yesterday with jurors touring...
Russia linked to e-hack
WASHINGTON -- The scandal of the hacked climate-change e-mails may bear the fingerprints of Russia's notorious intelligence services. The hacker who got the e-mails, in which top scientists discussed keeping...
'Kung Fu' musical grave
Survivors of actor David Carradine honored the "Kung Fu" star with a loving, musical tribute at his grave. Family members last week placed a marker at his Forest Lawn Hollywood...
Own probe OKs ACORN
An internal review commissioned by scandal-tinged ACORN concluded there was no systemic corruption involved in a string of incidents in which the group's staffers were caught on tape counseling people...
Google gets real
Google is opening up a new front in the search engine wars. In a bid to outmaneuver rivals, the Internet giant yesterday announced a big addition to its search engine:...
Mike's pool party
It took 25 years, but it looks like the historic McCarren Pool in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, will finally be getting its long-needed makeover. Mayor Bloomberg presided over a ceremonial groundbreaking yesterday...
Cuban is fumin'
He may have had his insider-trading case with the Securities and Exchange Commission tossed, but bombastic billionaire Mark Cuban's feud with the Wall Street watchdog is far from over. A...
Liguori is named COO at Discovery
Discovery Communications named television industry veteran Peter Liguori as chief operating officer. Liguori, fresh off a stint serving as a consultant to Comcast in its merger with NBC Universal, replaces...
A grave insult
This is one sordid family plot. Two peeved brothers are demanding their sister dig up their dastardly dad from his resting place next to their mom in a Long Island...
Verdict may finally spur ethics law
ALBANY -- The conviction of former Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno on federal corruption charges makes it more likely that, at long last, the Legislature will pass an ethics-reform measure...
EMI sets Vevo deal
Vevo, the self-described YouTube for music, yesterday inked a deal with EMI Music for video content. Of the four big labels only Warner will be AWOL when Vevo launches today....
Fishmonger racism suit
Black male workers at a Brownsville fish market suffered an especially cruel brand of harassment on the job -- with one boss even jabbing their butts with fish hooks, according...
Canada fleeced
It turns out that some of the loudest complainers about copyright infringement may also be some of the worst offenders. A little-noticed lawsuit out of Canada accuses the Canadian divisions...
NBA star's ex shot dead
A woman who had a child with former NBA star World B. Free was running to help her niece's boyfriend when she was shot dead on a Brooklyn street, sources...
Hipsters repaint bike lanes in brush off to Hasids
Groups of bicycle-riding vigilantes have been repainting 14 blocks of Williamsburg roadways ever since the city sandblasted their bike lanes away last week at the request of the Hasidic community....
Mike team in Mass. appeal
Mayor Bloomberg has dispatched the head of his get-out-the-vote operation and a team of top aides to Massachusetts to push for votes for a candidate who hopes to replace the...
Weirdo window watch
The couple having sex on the kitchen table had no idea someone was lurking outside the window -- pointing her camera straight at them. Neither did two other lovers, crying...
City to close more schools
A half-dozen high schools and several small schools created since 2003 will begin closing at the end of the school year, the Department of Education said yesterday. The latest death...
NY Times buyout count gets to 53
The number of people stepping forward at The New York Times for voluntary severance packages passed the 50 mark late yesterday, but could go higher. Times economics reporter Edmund Andrews...
Clear Channel gets breather
For debt-laden radio and billboard giant Clear Channel, the fourth time may be a charm. After teetering on the edge of collapse, market sources yesterday said the company's planned $2.5...
Roger foe wins TWU
A subway-track inspector is apparently the new chief of the Transport Workers Union, beating a candidate backed by the leader who launched the crippling holiday-season strike in 2005. John Samuelsen,...
Corrupt Bruno gets convicted
ALBANY -- Former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno yesterday was found guilty on corruption charges for collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars in private consulting fees from a businessman with...
Cori's angry ex lining up shot in custody war
The ex-hubby of a New York party girl who was one of Tiger Woods' many alleged mistresses says he will use the scandal as proof she's unfit to raise their...
Ben: Rates to stay low
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned that it's too soon to know whether the economic recovery will last and again pledged to hold rates at record-low levels for an "extended...
Plaxico's loophole play
Plaxico Burress is still looking for his get-out-of-jail-free card. The former Giants wide receiver, who's two months into a two-year sentence for illegal gun possession after he shot himself in...
Obama's jobs cap
Never mind Copenhagen. Never mind Congress: President Obama's over- reachers intend unilaterally to lower the Earth's temperature -- or kill the US economy trying. In a radical move that stands...
Citi, Wells looking for BofA TARP treatment
Uncle Sam is taking a decidedly paternalistic approach to Citigroup's and Wells Fargo's pleas to pay back billions in bailout loans, telling both banks they've got more chores to do...
Fake-rape gal's tale a wicked plot to get attention
All this because she wasn't getting enough sympathy from her pals. Biurny Peguero Gonzalez concocted an elaborate story in 2005, claiming that a Bronx man held her at knifepoint as...
Zhu Zhu toys OK after all
Toy-safety regulators said yesterday that Zhu Zhu Pets -- one of the holiday season's hottest crazes -- do not violate federal safety standards, despite a watchdog group calling them dangerous....
Health bill's abort snag
WASHINGTON -- The divisive issue of abortion emerged yesterday as an obstacle to Senate passage of President Obama's health-care overhaul, as a moderate Democrat proposed tough restrictions that liberals said...
Watch out for crazed Central Pk. raccoons!
Some masked troublemakers are causing big concerns in Central Park -- three rabid raccoons have been found there in the past few months. Two of the raccoons were discovered last...
Rover's no rocket scientist
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Here at Camp Marlin Doggy Daycare, University of Florida psychologist Clive Wynne and three graduate students are testing canine intelligence. The first subject: a fat, friendly basset...
Morgan's execs move
Morgan Stanley may announce today management changes that are expected to include teaming finance chief Colm Kelleher and veteran banker Paul Taubman to led the bank's largest division, according to...
'Slavery' slur at GOPers
Republican foes of the president's health plan are just like those lawmakers who once dragged their heels to end slavery -- doling out the "same excuses" to wrongly maintain the...
Bar's porn-star nights
BURBANK, Calif. -- Even the most ardent fans of porn star Julie Meadows are unlikely, it seems safe to say, to have ever seen her like this. But there she...
Alexa's holiday in hell with mom
The troubled daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brink ley tried to kill herself days after a dysfunctional family getaway with her mom, sources told The Post yester day. A...
Tiger's wife buys new home in Sweden
She's really teed off now! Tiger Woods' beautiful wife, Elin Nordegren, is making plans for a quick exit amid the onslaught of shocking claims that the golf great cheated on...
Packers win 4th in a row
The standings say the Packers are in good shape for the playoffs. But last night's victory over the Ravens showed they still have some work to do to be taken...
The Post Line
NFLThursdayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogSteelers 9 10 (36) BROWNSSundayGIANTS 1 1 (46) EaglesBUCCANEERSOFFOFF(OFF)JetsCOLTS 8 7 (44) BroncosVIKINGS 7 6½(44) BengalsCHIEFS 1½Pick(37½)BillsBEARSOFFOFF(OFF)PackersFALCONSOFFOFF(OFF)SaintsRAVENSOFFOFF(OFF)LionsJAGUARS 2½ 3 (44) DolphinsPATRIOTS13 13½(44) PanthersTEXANS 4½ 6 (44½)SeahawksTITANS13 13 (41½)RamsRedskins+2...
Islanders visit Philadelphia hoping to revive power play
The Islanders, coming off an 0-for-6 performance on the power play at Tampa Bay, spent significant time practicing their special teams yesterday and even then the results didn't please defenseman...
Philadelphia Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 7f; $22,000; mdn cl($12,500); 2YOGRAND CHASE drew the rail for return to sprint. He finished third when adding blinkers two back in last start sprinting. Entrymate BIGSTORMRISING drops in...
Jets' Sanchez sits out practice, but Ryan optimistic he'll play
Unless you looked closely, you'd have thought Mark Sanchez was practicing yesterday despite being only four days removed from suffering a right knee injury against the Bills in Toronto. Sanchez's...
For Jets, somehow No. 1 D + No. 1 rush = 6-6
Take a look at the league rankings through the first three quarters of the season and you'll see the Jets own the NFL's top-ranked overall defense and rushing offense. Traditionally,...
Win over Cowboys could be Giants' turning point
The best turning points, the real turning points, are the ones you never see coming, the ones you never even identify as turning points until much later, over a beer,...
Trip to Europe in works for Knicks
LeBron James better brush up on his French and Italian. The Knicks were informed last week they are tentatively headed to Paris and Milan in October to play two or...
Devils' Brodeur ties shutout mark in win over Sabres
BUFFALO -- Roger Maris chased a younger record than the one Martin Brodeur matched last night. This is history. The Devils' shutout puck collector added his first lifetime Sabre biscuit...
Knicks' Nate Robinson benched for pregame yuks
According to a source, the final straw in Nate Robinson's banishment came in the hour before last Wednesday's game in Orlando, when Mike D'Antoni caught Robinson yukking it up during...
Sports shorts
MLB: Hall calls Herzog, ump Harvey Manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey got the call yesterday, elected to the baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Herzog and...
Sympathy for Oden after season ender
Greg Oden's simplicity and fortitude make it very easy to root for him and compound the widespread dejection felt Saturday when the latest in a momentous line of Frail Blazers'...
Knicks win again with Nate on bench
Dare we dream. After a franchise-worst 1-9 start, the Knicks are back in the season -- back to relevance, back to being considered in the running for a playoff berth,...
Including Curry could spoil Knicks' momentum
The NBA is supposed to be in an era dominated by guards and forwards, but much of the talk at the Garden last night centered -- no pun intended --on...
Pettitte's return is key to Yankees' offseason plans
INDIANAPOLIS -- Andy Pettitte has moved from being an afterthought last off-season to the linchpin of this Yankee winter. Hey, you didn't think the Yankees were prioritizing the lefty for...
Sympathy for Blazers' Oden after season ender
Greg Oden's simplicity and fortitude make it very easy to root for him and compound the widespread dejection felt Saturday when the latest in a momentous line of Frail Blazers'...
Nets take latest skid to Chicago
It didn't take long for Kiki Vandeweghe to rediscover his competitive streak. A 1-1 record in two games as interim head coach of the Nets was all he needed. "Losing...
Georgetown, Pitt gear up for Garden twinbill
The Garden hosts the Jimmy V Classic tonight, with Georgetown facing Butler (7:00, ESPN) and Pittsburgh playing Indiana in the nightcap. The classic means different things to different teams, a...
Brodeur blanks Sabres, ties NHL shutout mark
BUFFALO -- Roger Maris chased a younger record than the one Martin Brodeur matched last night. This is history. The Devils' shutout puck collector added his first lifetime Sabre biscuit...
Hot streak puts Devils' Rolston at ease
BUFFALO -- The knack is back, eight goals in 15 games, and Brian Rolston is relieved. He admits he was worried after last season, hampered by injury, and a snail-start...
Weird but true
Researchers have finally answered the momentous question that has baffled mankind since the beginning of time: What do cats do when they're home alone? The researchers strapped cameras to 50...
Seton Hall's defense makes Gonzalez proud
Seton Hall had plenty of offense in last night's 86-68 win over Massachusetts at the Prudential Center. But after the game, the first thing coach Bobby Gonzalez talked about following...
Kelly will talk to Notre Dame today
As reported in yesterday's Post, Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly will interview today for the Notre Dame coaching job. Kelly posted the following message on his Twitter account yesterday: "Just informed...
Virgin Galactic unveils commercial spaceship
The sleek, bullet-shaped spacecraft is about the size of a large business jet - with wide windows and seats for six well-heeled passengers to take a ride into space. It's...
Fontan says sayonara to Fordham
In what is at least somewhat of a surprise move (at least to me), Jio Fontan has been granted his conditional release from Fordham.After a published report had stated Fontan...
Knicks to play preseason games in France, Italy
LeBron James better brush up on his French and Italian. The Knicks were informed last week they are tentatively headed to Paris and Milan in October to play two or...
Agent meets with Mets, Yankees
Agent Arn Tellem told The Post he plans to meet with both the Mets and Yankees this week "about all our free agents," a crop that includes Joel Pineiro, Randy...
Agent for Piniero, Wolf, Harden, Matsui to meet with Mets, Yankees
Agent Arn Tellem told The Post he plans to meet with both the Mets and Yankees this week "about all our free agents," a crop that includes Joel Pineiro, Randy...
St. John's Burrell out 3 weeks
St. John’s has announced that forward Justin Burrell suffered a high ankle sprain at Duke on Saturday and will be out about three weeks. He joins Rob Kennedy (groin) and...