December 9, 2009
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...
Gowanus joins Generation Facebook
The Gowanus Canal has finally joined the 21st century: The fetid waterway has its own group on Facebook. The Environmental Protection Agency created the page, reachable though facebook.com/eparegion2, with the...
Rangers' Dubinsky may be back in week
CHICAGO — Help is on the way for the Rangers ... though there is no timetable specifying when that help in the person of Brandon Dubinsky will arrive. The injured...
Pol says Columbia case should halt Atlantic Yards
Is this the last hope for Atlantic Yards opponents? State Sen. Bill Perkins (D-Manhattan) is asking Gov. Paterson not to appeal a recent court ruling blocking the use of eminent...
Ka-Pow! Brooklyn comics and graphics festival overpowers Williamsburg
Comic-Con it was not. Hundreds of graphic novel and comic book enthusiasts dressed in all manner of plaid shirts, ironic-slogan t-shirts, funky sneakers, and thick-rimmed glasses flocked to a cozy...
Robbed right outside home
Robbed right outside homeA 64-year-old man was beaten and robbed as he was dropped off in front of his home on Schermerhorn Street.The victim told police he was entering his...
Ex-LIC man gets 75 yrs for Jamaica senior robs
Queens Supreme Court Judge Gregory Lasak called the man who beat and robbed two elderly Queens women “disgusting” and said he will grow “lonely and old” in state prison, where...
CB 2 approvesplans for park at Hunters Pt.
The elaborate, 11-acre plan for a park at the new Hunters Point South development project moved past Community Board 2 last week, but not before board members insisted on natural...
Christmas gifts pour in for kids at Forestdale
The lagging economy has not stopped borough companies and organizations from donating presents to Forestdale, a foster care nonprofit in Forest Hills, and the group has seen a big jump...
Drug ring busted in Flushing karaoke bar
More than 30 people were arrested at what authorities said was a karaoke bar in Flushing Saturday as a police sting uncovered what was allegedly a drug and counterfeit cigarette...
The Post's All-Brooklyn girls volleyball honors
This season marked a Brooklyn girls volleyball renaissance. Fontbonne Hall became the first team from the borough in eight years to advance to the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens championship match, Midwood made...
House fire kills 35-year-old Floral Park man
A Floral Park man died in a house fire Sunday morning in Floral Park while his father attempted to rescue him from his two-story bedroom in a blaze that also...
Wrongfully arrested Elmhurst brothers can sue city
The Elmhurst brothers who lost their supermarket after being falsely arrested on drug charges can proceed with a federal lawsuit against the city, a judge ruled last week.Jose and Maximo...
Bruno conviction brings call for ethics reform
Please silence your BlackberryNote to government officials: When trying to at least feign interest in participatory democracy, shut off your Blackberry.Critics of the plan to erect luxury condos inside Brooklyn...
Park Slope raises money for one of its own
James Fitzpatrick may have moved from Park Slope years ago, but this holiday season, the neighborhood is showing it never forgets one of its own.Five local bars are collecting money...
CB 11 votes yes to resolution on overcrowding
Community Board 11 members voted unanimously this week in favor of a resolution that called for building capacity limitations on the number of students at district schools as well as...
CB 10 OKs one-way plan for Spritz Road
Following a recommendation from the city Department of Transportation, Community Board 10 unanimously voted to change a South Ozone Park road from a two-way street to a one-way operation last...
Dept. of Ed eyeing new Queens schools
City officials said at a Monday night Borough Board meeting that they are working to alleviate overcrowding at Queens schools by opening the Metropolitan Avenue campus in Forest Hills and...
City looks to close Beach Channel HS
Citing low graduation rates and “widespread dissatisfaction,” the city Department of Education is proposing to close Beach Channel High School in Far Rockaway.“We know that closing a school is a...
Doug sewer filter set for Nov ’10 completion
A city project that would halt flooding in Bayside and filter sewer overflow in Douglaston as well as upgrading grasslands along Northern Boulevard will be completed by November 2010, a...
Crowley wants speed reduced after bus crash
After a school bus full of toddlers tipped over in a collision with a car that ran a stop sign last week on 69th Street in Middle Village, City Councilwoman...
Source: Angels leader for Halladay
INDIANAPOLIS -- According to an MLB official, the Angels remain the leaders to satisfying the Blue Jays in a deal for Roy Halladay.The Angels are apparently willing to include shortstop...
Improve traffic safety at 21st Ave.: Officials
Astoria elected officials and community activists rallied last weekend at a site along 21st Avenue where they called for new traffic safety measures in the wake of a man being...
Republican wants to change CFB
Next time, if there is a next time, he want’s a more even playing field.So said Republican City Council candidate Joe Nardiello as he demanded the city’s Campaign Finance Board...
How Tiger duped Elin for so long
Tiger had a few tricks up his sleeve -- he changed his number up to four times to keep her off his trail. “He always texted or called with a...
Bayside native to dissolve marriage in protest
Matthew D’Olimpio is seeking to annul his marriage, not because of the relationship he has with his wife, but because of the tight relationship he has with his gay brother.“My...
Schneider patients visit Santa at North Pole
Everyone knows Santa Claus leaves the North Pole once a year on Christmas, but some children can still pay him a visit up there.A group of young patients from Schneider...
Another Tiger 'mistress' sacked with child dispute
Earlier this week, The Post reported that one of Tiger Woods' alleged mistresses, Cori Rist, was about to enter into an ugly custody battle with her ex.Now, Radaronline.com is reporting...
FIELD TRIP: Goin' bowlin'
However mixed your feelings about the BCS mafia forcing TCU and Boise St. into a cockfight instead of letting them each take on AQs, this is going to be one helluva bowl season. Starting today, we'll feature each...
Carroll Gardens still heated over courtyard controversy
Councilman-elect Brad Lander should expect an earful from Carroll Gardens constituents when he takes office in January. And it will be over a controversial elementary school expansion plan submitted by...
Sanchez mad at Ryan's decision
Rex Ryan described Mark Sanchez as “mad as a hornet’’ at him when he informed his rookie quarterback today that he wouldn’t be playing against the Buccaneers on Sunday in...
Angels have interest in Matsui
Angels GM Tony Reagins admitted free-agent DH Hideki Matsui was a possibility for the AL West champs. But Reagins was hardly making promises."He’s definitely an option," Reagins said. "But there...
Victims' family to sue Taconic crash driver's estate
The family of a father and son killed on the Taconic State Parkway by a drunk, wrong-way driver will sue her estate tomorrow to unravel the mystery behind a series...
Bruno conviction parallels Seminerio’s scheme
Former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno (R-Saratoga Springs) was found guilty Monday of two federal corruption charges stemming from his relationship with an Albany businessman.After deliberating for eight days...
Report: Moss, 3 other Patriots sent home from practice
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Wide receiver Randy Moss and three linebackers are not at the New England Patriots practice.Coach Bill Belichick declined to comment on their absence. According to the Providence...
Bayside novelist pens holiday tale of crime and magic
Bayside author James J. Rush pulls off a holiday heist with his new novel “A Christmas Gift,” a seasonal crime story with supernatural elements he had originally written as a...
Secret Theatre in LIC celebrates expansion
The recession has not been kind to the theater community, according to Richard Mazda, the artistic director of the Secret Theatre in Long Island City.Despite the struggles with budget and...
City to EPA: We want the creek clean, too
Mayor Bloomberg’s administration wants Newtown Creek cleaned up, but they are not sold on Superfund just yet. At a public forum in Williamsburg this week at Automotive High School (50...
Vigilantes repaint Bedford bike lanes
Some cycling activists are taking the law into their own hands. Nearly one week after Department of Transportation (DOT) workers sandblasted 14 blocks of bicycle lanes on Bedford Avenue in...
SC lawmakers vote to keep Gov. Sanford in office
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday quashed a move to oust Gov. Mark Sanford over his summertime tryst and his use of state aircraft, say his embarrassing conduct...
Jamaica HS pegged for closure
Jamaica High School’s student body, alumni and elected leaders said they will not let the school die without a fight and want to get more answers from the city on...
Francis Lewis HS team takes 3rd in Siemens contest
Three Queens teens’ archeological project landed them $40,000 and third place in the 2009 Siemens Competition, a prestigious contest in which some of the country’s best and brightest student researchers...
Queens Film Fest founder accused of running scam
Several individuals and institutions involved in the distribution and screening of films have accused Queens International Film Festival founder and Executive Director Marie Castaldo of duping them out of thousands...
More hilarious Tiger Woods animated videos surface
Last week, a hilarious animated video surfaced from a Taiwanese news group re-enacting the night Tiger Woods crashed his SUV outside his own house. Now as more sordid details emerge...
Nets messaging TWill
The Nets are trying to send a message to Terrence Williams.And believe it, they are not going to post it on Twitter."Our job is to help this kid get better...
Clemens to start for Sanchez on Sunday
Rex Ryan made official today what he kind of knew on Monday but didn’t announce until today: Kellen Clemens will start as Jets quarterback in place of Mark Sanchez in...
NY brothers who beat cops sentenced to years in prison
NEW CITY, N.Y. — Two brothers who injured two New York police officers in a brawl have been sentenced to prison terms. The Rockland County district attorney’s office says 31-year-old...
Today in unfortunately prescient press releases
From the October 2008 press release announcing the opening of the New York offices of Istithmar World Capital, the investment arm of Dubai World, which is currently in the process...
NJ baby stabbed in attack remains 'critical'
NEWARK, N.J. — Police say a baby who was stabbed multiple times in a knife attack that killed his mother in New Jersey remains in critical but stable condition. Jersey...
22 more animal carcasses taken from Long Island ‘pet cemetery’
SELDEN, N.Y. — Authorities resumed digging up a Long Island woman’s backyard this week and found 22 more animal carcasses, an official with the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty...
Queens spoils marriage hopes
State Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D-East Elmhurst) and three other Queens Democrats came under fire from some constituents after voting to kill the same-sex marriage bill in the state Senate, which...
Liza Minnelli secretly settling $ex harass suit
Liza with a Z has become Liza with a Shhh! — Liza Minnelli has struck a secret deal to end the sordid $100 million sexual harassment lawsuit by her former...
Monserrate avoids jail but still faces peers
The saga of state Sen. Hiram Monserrate’s (D-East Elmhurst) assault case is out of the courtroom for the time being, but although the first-term legislator avoided any jail time on...
NJ Transit approves Jersey shore to airport bus
NEWARK, N.J. — Jersey shore residents will be able to ride a bus to Newark Liberty International Airport. NJ Transit’s Board of Directors on Wednesday approved a $10 million contract...
Holder tours federal courthouse ahead of 9/11 terror trial
US Attorney General Eric Holder today toured the jail cells that will house suspected 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four terrorist cohorts in advance of their controversial Lower Manhattan...
Granderson trade to Yankees official after eye exam
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Yankees today officially completed the trade that brings Curtis Granderson to the Bronx. The seven-player, three-team deal was finalized when no glitches were discovered in medical reports...
Former Devil Madden gives leadership to Blackhawks
CHICAGO -- The Mad Dog did a double take.“It’s funny, I had gotten a lot of texts from friends of mine when the Devils called up [Dean] McAmmond and gave...
You must see 'Brief Encounter'
I'm not a big theater maven -- I have some Broadway reviews from around 1980 to prove it -- and I'm especially dubious of musicals based on old movies (take "Sweet Smell of...
Tiger hits new low in poll
Tiger keeps tumbling in the polls. No, he's not running for office. But everyday people's opinions of him matter -- a lot -- to his sponsors. In just one week,...
Paterson calls Wall Street bonuses 'misunderstood'
Gov. Paterson Wednesday defended Wall Street bonuses saying they were a "misunderstood" asset to the New York economy and government revenue. "If you want the money to come back to...
Your complete collection of Tiger Woods' ladies galleries
Here's a little recap of all the galleries we've posted on the Tiger Woods saga. In case you missed them. Because there have been a lot.First up, Tiger Wood's wife,...
Report: Accidents increase on Verrazano, decrease on RFK
It’s getting safer for drivers on the RFK Bridge – but watch out for the Verrazano-Narrows. The MTA released new figures today showing accidents and injuries by crossing, giving commuters...
Sanchez won't play for Jets on Sunday
Mark Sanchez will miss the first game of his NFL career on Sunday against the Buccaneers, and he is not happy about it. Rex Ryan announced today the Jets will...
Coats wanted
Borough President Marty Markowitz and New York Cares are asking Brooklynites to give the coats off their back, sort of.Markowitz was joined recently by students from Believe Northside and Southside...
Save the date: 'Mission to Moscow' at BAM
In the latest in my seemingly never-ending announcements about Michael Curtiz' "Mission to Moscow,'' I can now let you know that this jaw-dropping, pro-Stalin propaganda epic from 1943 will be receiving...
PayPal’s Thiel: Boomers to blame for bust
Baby Boomers have been called the greediest generation and the most influential generation. Silicon Valley venture capitalist and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel says they're the “dumbest generation.” In an interview...
Adams fined $50,000 for shoving Tuck
IRVING, Texas -- The NFL has docked Cowboys left tackle Flozell Adams $50,000 for shoving Giants defensive end Justin Tuck in the back. League spokesman Randall Liu said the fine...
Poll: Tiger drops 18 points in favorability
Tiger is in a tailspin. Only 38 percent of Americans have a favorable opinion of Tiger Woods, as the floodgates open on the golf star’s raunchy sex life, according to...
Pedro put Post poster in locker
When Pedro Martinez was shown a picture of The Post’s full-page poster of his head on a baby’s body from Nov. 4, the day of his start in Game 6...
Jayson Williams' lawyers want off his case
Defense lawyers for ex-NBA star Jayson Williams want to withdraw from his New Jersey manslaughter case, saying they recently have been unable to communicate with him, a source familiar with...
Pedro won't sign if it takes till midseason
Pedro Martinez is hoping to pitch a full season in 2010. But after sitting out for half a season before signing with the Phillies last year, Martinez said he isn’t...
Mets lose out on Wolf, who signs three-year deal with Brewers
INDIANAPOLIS -- Pitcher Randy Wolf and the Milwaukee Brewers have reached a preliminary agreement on a three-year contract worth $27 million to $30 million, a person familiar with the negotiations...
Mets lose out on Wolf
INDIANAPOLIS -- Pitcher Randy Wolf and the Milwaukee Brewers have reached a preliminary agreement on a three-year contract worth $27 million to $30 million, a person familiar with the negotiations...
Harkless commits to Connecticut
Forest Hills forward Maurice Harkless has verbally committed to Connecticut, he told The Post. The 6-foot-8 junior with a 7-foot-2 wingspan picked the Huskies over St. John’s, Kentucky, Fordham and...
Eagles' Westbrook unlikely to play; Jackson at practice
PHILADELPHIA -- Back at practice for the first time since sustaining two concussions in a three-week span, Brian Westbrook said he wasn’t completely healed the last time he returned to...
Satmar sect split seeps into zoning showdown
Borough President Marty Markowitz found himself in the middle of a simmering feud between the leaders of two rival Hasidic factions over a troubled Williamsburg waterfront development project this week....
Ashanti 'stalker' locked up
An Indiana man has been locked up by New York authorities for allegedly stalking and harassing R & B superstar Ashanti and her family. Cops say Devar Hurd sent more...
5 Americans detained in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — Pakistani police on Wednesday arrested five American men believed to have gone missing from the Washington, D.C. area last month, officials from both countries said. The men were...
Messier named GM of Canada's World Championship team
TORONTO -- Former NHL star Mark Messier has been introduced as general manager of Canada's team for the 2010 world championship.Mark Messier was officially introduced Wednesday during a news conference...
Pastor blames hate-filled vandals for Bronx fire
The pastor of a Bronx church that mysteriously caught fire early this morning said vandals torched the house of worship after scrawling its walls with hate-filled satanic messages. Fire officials...
Congressman pulls award bid for Tiger
Tiger Woods can forget about adding a Congressional Gold Medal to his trophy room.Rep. Joe Baca has withdrawn a bill aimed at giving Woods the award, which a congressional Web...
Snee, Johnson sit out Giants practice
Two starters battling through injuries were not able to practice today for the Giants. Right guard Chris Snee sat out with a knee injury and safety Michael Johnson worked on...
Hell hath no fury like Elin scorned!
Tiger Woods' furious wife called New York party girl Rachel Uchitel about 90 minutes before the golf great's bizarro car crash, yelling at her, "I know everything" -- and hurling...
Confident Mayweather: 'I'll be victorious' vs. Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather guaranteed he would be "victorious" should he meet Manny Pacquiao this spring to decide the best pound-for-pound man in boxing. He also warned the public it shouldn't be...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Stabach leads Sea to OT win
Joe Stabach scored a game-high 29 points to lead St. Joseph by the Sea to a 61-59 overtime win Tuesday afternoon in The Bronx. Peter Carlino led Fordham Prep (1-1)...
Tiger's 'naughty' texts revealed
Tiger Woods is quite a texter. Us Magazine published a slew of electronic missives between him and reality TV star Jaimee Grubbs.Grubbs, who carried on an affair with Tiger over...
Tiger tried to buy silence of girl who witnessed affair: report
Radaronline.com is reporting that Tiger Woods' camp tried to pay off a witness to his affair with club girl Rachel Uchitel. Ashley Samson was reportedly offered $200,000 to change her...
Crime slide continues in 76th Precinct
Crime statistics in the 76th Precinct are mostly good, a little bad, but certainly not ugly, according to the precinct’s top cop, who pointed to data showing a downward trend...
Tennessee man gets 14 years for $33M Ponzi scheme
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — An investment fund manager from Tennessee has drawn a 14-year federal prison sentence for helping to orchestrate a $33 million Ponzi scheme that bilked more than two...
NYC takes up legislation on 'green' buildings
The New York City Council is expected to pass legislation intended to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings. That’s the city’s largest source of heat-trapping gases. The Council is voting...
Time names StuyTown worst biz deal of 2009
Time magazine is out with its TOP 10 best and worst lists for the year. Topping the roster of the worst business deals is none other than Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper...
Mets likely to make Molina offer today
Mets officials are set to meet this afternoon with Bengie Molina's representatives and are likely to make their first substantive offer to any free agent, The Post has learned. The...
Mets to make Molina offer today
Mets officials are set to meet this afternoon with Bengie Molina's representatives and are likely to make their first substantive offer to any free agent, The Post has learned. The...
Parents arrested after baby dies
New York City police have arrested the parents of an 11-month-old boy who died after having difficulty breathing. The NYPD said the baby already had been taken to a Brooklyn...
Murdered on Henry
Murdered on HenryA Red Hook teen was gunned down as he walked home along Henry Street Friday.Police said that Ronald Williams was returning from a store shortly after midnight on...
Ex-lover arrested in killing of missing Queens mom
The ex-lover of a Queens woman, whose body was found outside a vacant home on Long Island Monday, was arrested today and charged with her murder, police said. Marvon Jemmott,...
$583M contract awarded for Hudson tunnel project
TRENTON, N.J. — NJ Transit’s board on Wednesday unanimously approved the first tunneling contract for an $8.7 billion rail tunnel between New Jersey and Manhattan. Barnard Construction Co. of Pompton...
Bruce Springsteen backs gay marriage in NJ
TRENTON, N.J. — “The Boss” backs gay marriage in the Garden State. Bruce Springsteen posted a statement on his Web site urging support of the gay marriage bill that’s up...
Firms owned by Clinton pollster received $6M in stimulus funds
Almost $6 million in federal stimulus funds was given to two firms run by Hillary Clinton's former presidential campaign strategist, The Hill newspaper reported Wednesday. Mark Penn, who worked as...
Student killed by exploding gum
A chemistry student has been found dead with his jaw blown off by what is believed to be exploding chewing gum. The 25-year-old's disfigured remains were discovered at his parent's...
Leonardo da Vinci instrument gets NYC premiere
The first-ever functional model of a harpsichord-viola designed by Leonardo da Vinci more than 500 years ago will have its premiere in New York City. The instrument combines a harpsichord...
After 55 years, Pink Tea Cup eatery to close
The Pink Tea Cup, a fixture in New York City’s Greenwich Village neighborhood for more than five decades, has announced it is closing. Third-generation owner Lisa Ford said Tuesday that...
Tiger had elaborate tricks to keep affair secret
As Tiger Woods’ cheating ways grew, his efforts to keep that part of his life secret from his wife became more elaborate, according to a new report. He changed his...
Yankees re-sign Pettitte to one-year deal
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Yankees’ first off-season priority came after they addressed another need. But that didn’t mean the Yankees weren’t thrilled to bring Andy Pettitte back to The Bronx.“He gives...
Text messages between Tiger Woods and Jaimee Grubbs
Tiger: Hey Sexy I can't come out this week. Something came up family wise (July 20, 3:04 p.m.) Jaimee: That's okay I hope everything is fine ... would have liked...
Why Yanks Know Granderson Well
The Tigers collapsed down the stretch and didn’t make the playoffs. But the fact that they almost did still helped the Yankees become comfortable with Curtis Granderson. For most of...
Mistress' texts show playful relationship, string of broken dates
A sexy collection of text messages between Jaimee Grubbs and Tiger Woods published today reveal a playful relationship between the reality TV star and star golfer. Grubbs, who carried on...
Gov. Paterson to unveil budget-slashing plans
ALBANY – Gov. Paterson is expected to detail more budget-slashing plans – including how he'll make good on threats to withhold aid payments from schools and local governments – today...
Bloomberg vetos five-minute parking grace period
City drivers may yet catch a break from getting a parking ticket when the meter expires, but it won’t be on Mayor Bloomberg’s dime.As promised, hizzoner vetoed the City Council’s...
3UP: Halladay, Joba and Kennedy
1. Roy Halladay is this year's Mark Teixeira for Brian Cashman. If you remember, last year the Yankees had other priorities, namely adding CC Sabathia and another pitcher who turned...
Nicky Hilton's LA home burglarized
LOS ANGELES — Police say they are investigating a burglary at the Los Angeles home of Nicky Hilton. Officer Gregory Baek says police were called Tuesday afternoon and were told...
The Gatekeeper
Peter Suderman on how the CBO became thorn in Obama's side (Reason)
Still Killing Jobs
William Galston says Obama has trouble prioritizing (The New Republic)Richard Epstein has two words for Obama: 'free markets' (Forbes)
The Albany Cesspool
Cara Matthews reports on new quest for ethics (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle)Brian Keeler says senate rules should be named co-conspirator (Huffington Post)
To Tackle the Taliban, Try the Tribes
Steve Coll says Taliban won't negotiate (New Yorker)Walid Phares explains what Taliban think of Obama's surge (Fox News)Everything has already been tried (Foreign Policy in Focus)
Clutch is the question with Granderson
INDIANAPOLIS — Curtis Granderson fits so well with where the Yankees want to take their roster. He is in his prime, not turning 29 until March. He is affordable, making...
Yankees remain in hunt for Halladay
INDIANAPOLIS — If you think Curtis Granderson is going to be the only big move of this offseason for the Yankees, then you don’t know the Yankees. Even while finalizing...
Yankees pulled off Grand theft, Van Slyke says
Andy Van Slyke used to be on Jim Leyland’s coaching staff in Detroit. Safe to say he was pretty fond of Curtis Granderson. “He’s almost too good to be true,”...
The Post's All-Brooklyn football honors
The talent that came out of Brooklyn this fall was scary. From Fort Hamilton receiver Brandon Reddish to Erasmus Hall quarterback/safety Wayne Morgan and Poly Prep playmakers Devante Wheeler and...
Giants' Smith proves he’s been one great catch
All Steve Smith needed to do Sunday was squeeze his soft and sure hands around the football and the Giants were safe. The pass into the right corner of the...
Nets' rookie Williams in hot water for negative tweets
CHICAGO – Rookies are supposed to make mistakes. But they are also supposed to seek veterans for advice, keep their mouths shut, watch and learn. Terrence Williams, who had his...
Barber says Sanchez can play with pain
Tiki Barber knows Mark Sanchez can play despite a strained posterior cruciate ligament. How does Barber know this? He played virtually his entire 10-year career without a PCL in his...
LIVEBLOG: Branson, MO
The holidays didn't used to be a big deal in Branson. According to Lynn Berry, the media interface person (not her real title) with the local Chamber of Commerce, the...
Girls basketball roundup: Aloizos leads Molloy past Holy Trinity
Kyra Aloizos had 17 points to lead Archbishop Molloy to a 53-36 win against Holy Trinity in non-league girls basketball Tuesday night in Hicksville, L.I. Marielle Duryea and Kelly Guerriero...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Edison overcomes Beach Channel in overtime
Kris Owens and Stephen Nwaukoni each scored 15 points as Thomas Edison knocked off Beach Channel, 76-70, in overtime in Queens AA boys basketball action Tuesday evening. Nwaukoni also had...
Curtis claims early Island bragging rights
The game was tied with 10 seconds left. The overflow crowd was going crazy. Staten Island supremacy and neighborhood bragging rights were on the line. For Quentin Tate, none of...
Lead, game slip away from Sea Gulls
The court is small and the margin of error for a road team is even smaller. Charlie Donohue knows all about playing at Curtis. “I hate coaching here,” the McKee/Staten...
Snooty & the feast
‘Would you have a table next July at 9 p.m.?” Ha, ha, ha. Few restaurants open dripping as much mystique and malarkey as Le Caprice, recently beamed in from London’s...
Garden-fresh faces
A little vodka goes a long way this holiday season. A shot to ease the family drama, and a shot for your face — it’s the secret ingredient in celeb...
Taylor's return not enough for Boys & Girls in loss to Jefferson
Dating back to 2007, Boys & Girls has played 18 games agaisnt league foes at its home gym in Bed Stuy and won 15 times. Lincoln hasn’t beaten them the...
Gallagher center of attention for Sacred Heart
Catherine Gallagher had a choice to make when she was a sophomore. She could travel abroad to France with her Convent of the Sacred Heart classmates for three months, but...
Trolley jolly
The wheels on the trolley go ’round and ’round. We know this isn’t San Fran, but starting tomorrow, New Yorkers will have a trolley service at their fingertips — a...
Bite size
Nine-year-old Jean-Baptiste Riffaud is seated at a table inside the elegant new seafood shack Ed’s Chowder House near Lincoln Center, about to dip into a mini-cauldron of pumpkin chowder. “Look...
Coley-led Jefferson strikes first blow in Brooklyn AA
By the time Boys & Girls and Thomas Jefferson tipped off, 70 minutes after the scheduled start time, electricity and anticipation had engulfed the gymnasium. Every inch was covered with...
All Hallows climbs the Mount
Pete Aguilar had just completed a personal, 11-0 run with a 3-pointer from the top of the key, forcing All Hallows coach John Carey to call a timeout. Mount St....
Barbara spices up lineup this year
No movie stars, no politicians, no models. It's a little like the "Seinfeld" creed -- no hugging, no learning -- with Barbara Walters as Larry David. This fall, Walters set...
'Encounter' of the best kind
Though it shares its title and plotline with David Lean's 1945 weepie, this "Brief Encounter" in Brooklyn transcends its source. A don't-miss import from Cornwall, England's Kneehigh Theatre, the show...
Starr report
The folks at WEtv's "The Locator" are steamed over "Find My Family" executive pro ducer Tom Forman's claim in The Post that his show -- a new rival to "The...
David Mamet's tough 'Race' is seeking stamina
Is David Mamet going the way of Neil Simon? These star playwrights, whose names on a marquee once guaranteed a hefty advance sale, are stumbling this season on Broadway. The...
'Idol' wannabe dies in crash
Jessika Baier, who auditioned last year for "American Idol," was killed early yesterday in a Michigan car crash. Baier, 21, died at the scene in Sylvan Township when her car,...
Morning shift
Chris Cuomo is out as "Good Morning America" news reader and will be replaced by ABC News correspondent Juju Chang. There's a good chance that Cuomo, who's highly regarded at...
Daly back to radio
Carson Daly is returning to his radio roots. The "Last Call" host will begin hosting a morning-drive show on LA's KAMP-FM beginning Jan. 4, the station announced yesterday. Daly, who...
Chicago to keep Harpo
Oprah Winfrey isn't totally saying goodbye to Chicago. Winfrey, who will give up her Chicago-based "Oprah" in Sept. 2011, will keep her Harpo production company in the Windy City. "We're...
AG gets Dem nod for Ted seat
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley last night handily defeated three rivals -- including one personally backed by Mayor Bloomberg -- to win the Democratic nod for the late Sen. Ted...
To tackle the Taliban, try the tribes
On Friday, the Obama administration cleared the way for more drone attacks from the skies of Pakistan. Yet that can't be the extent of the new strategy for dealing with...
It's a global con job
President Obama flies to Copenhagen next week for a fresh round of taxes and spending. To slay an imaginary beast called "global warming," Obama and other leaders will discuss a...
Columbia's cozy coeds
THE ISSUE: The gender-neutral housing policy Columbia University plans to implement next fall. *** Your article on the gender-neutral-housing policy under consideration by Columbia University ("Dorms Go Coed at Columbia,"...
100-yr.-old perv
BUFFALO -- A 100-year-old man who is New York state's oldest registered sex offender could be released from a halfway house soon, much to the dismay of a prosecutor who...
Spreading New York's bad medicine
New York's individual health-insurance market is not often held up as a national model, and for good rea son. It's the most regulated, most expensive and, as a result, one...
Gates puts 'win' in Afghan spin
Finally, someone in the Obama administration has uttered the word "win" when it comes to the nation's military objective in Afghanistan. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made the pronouncement while...
School of hard Knox: Italy's trial by error
THE ISSUE: American foreign-exchange student Amanda Knox's murder conviction in Italy. *** The Amanda Knox case has set jurisprudence back hundreds of years ("Foxy Knoxy Convicted in Gal Slay," Dec....
Big no to O's Nobel: poll
Two-thirds of Americans believe President Obama does not deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize he'll be awarded tomorrow, according to a Quinnipiac Poll released yesterday. "It's probably a good...
Polanski pic fetches 11G
A nude photograph of director Roman Polanski and his wife, Sharon Tate, taken shortly before she was brutally murdered, sold for $11,250 at an auction in Rockefeller Center. The large-scale...
NYPD Daily Blotter
A patient with a large chip on his shoulder stabbed a psychiatrist after he asked him how he was feeling at Beth Israel Hospital at 11:30n a.m. Friday, police said....
Tragic kin to sue over 'DWI' cop
The family of a Bronx grandmother killed by an allegedly drunken-driving detective has slapped the NYPD and the feds with a $20 million notice of claim, The Post has learned....
Still killing jobs
In his economic speech yesterday, President Obama made it clear that his administration will take a step forward on job creation. Unfortunately, it's also taking three steps backward -- which...
Nun-assault robber gets 15 years
A Brooklyn man who punched a 62-year-old nun in the face during a robbery spree was sentenced to 15 years in prison yesterday after he pleaded guilty. Eric Ferguson, 19,...
We can have it all: Bam
President Obama tried to have it both ways on the faltering economy yesterday, encouraging lots of new spending on public works while also vowing to pay down the ballooning deficit....
Mayor puts out fat-wah
With top health clubs here 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...
NY Times sees ad revenue bouncing off bottom
Advertising at the New York Times keeps falling, but at least the declines are easing up for the embattled publisher. The company said yesterday that it expects print ad revenue...
Gaga's crown yule
Queen Elizabeth II really drew a wild card! No-holds-barred Lady Gaga -- decked out in an outrageous "Poker Face" outfit -- wowed the British monarch during the annual royal Christmas...
A 'Ban' on all dissent
COPENHAGEN -- For some in the great debate over climate change, sci ence is for sale and any evidence that does not support their prejudices is irrelevant. Leading that charge...
Crematorium's green smoke
Two Danish dioceses are going the extra mile to reduce carbon emissions -- building a huge crematorium to which coffins will be brought in a specially designed bus. The transporter...
Morgy throws flag on Plax end run
Watch out, Plax -- Manhattan prosecutors want to block your furlough. The DA's Office will oppose the work-release application filed recently by former Giants superstar Plaxico Burress, senior officials said...
Tempers heating up over US 'secret'
The temperature is rising in Denmark! The Copenhagen climate talks blew up yesterday as a secret document emerged that would allow the United States to dictate terms to the United...
Case of genetic justice
In a first-of-its-kind case, a Bronx judge has ordered DNA testing of a dead man -- a former bodyguard to rapper Busta Rhymes -- to determine whether a boy born...
Gumbel: I had cancer surgery
TV sportscaster Bryant Gumbel said yesterday he'd had a cancerous tumor removed from next to his lung, and still isn't sure he's been fully cured. "He had a malignant tumor...
Mayor sticks it to parkers
As promised, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday vetoed a bill that would give motorists a five-minute grace period at most parking spots, including muni-meters. "While characterized as a 'grace period' to benefit...
Bam's whiny blame game
The other day, I wrote that President Obama has "run out of both charm and ideas." I was too kind. To judge from the string of whoppers in his dreary...
Green light for green bldgs.
The city is moving toward greener buildings with a new law expected to be approved today by the City Council that requires energy retrofits and other measures for larger properties....
Today is Woman's Day
Woman's Day hired "Today" show regular guest and lifestyle expert Elizabeth Mayhew to be the new editor-in-chief of the magazine, sources told Media Ink. She replaces Jane Chesnutt, who has...
Stimu-loss for words
WASHINGTON -- The feds have spent millions in stimulus cash on "silly" projects, including left-leaning puppet shows, a martini bar, and a study of Viking civic life, according to a...
Fuzzy math behind NY test gains: critics
New York City fourth- and eighth-graders have made little if any improvement since 2007 on the "gold standard" national math test -- prompting critics to question the hefty gains city...
Business briefs
CIT plan CIT Group won court approval of a plan to cancel old shares, shed debt and exit bankruptcy court protection with new stock worth as much $11 billion. The...
GM sets sights on new CEO, CFO
General Motors' board can expect an update on the search for a new chief executive by next month as a recruiting firm compiles a short list of candidates, a person...
Remade Talbots on track
Shares of Talbots surged 14 percent after the women's clothier swung to a surprise third-quarter profit and said it's buying out its longtime majority owner. Under a new financing plan,...
Jackson's (W)Hole
The foundation under the house that Istithmar CEO David Jackson built for the Dubai-owned investment company showed its first major crack yesterday after he lost a last-minute bid to keep...
Dick Fuld's atonement: help the little guy
A year after he was at the center of the biggest bankruptcy in US history, former Lehman Brothers boss Dick Fuld appears to be trying to pay penance for the...
Spending on ads to stay slow in US
Most everyone on Madison Avenue expects next year to be better than this one, but the bigger question is how much better. After the worst ad downturn in decades, forecasters...
Disbelief over blood-test ban
A Florida prosecutor's decision to deny a trooper's request to subpoena Tiger Woods' blood samples for signs of intoxication is under fire. "I would be fairly hard-pressed to look into...
Woods no handicap for Yahoo!
Tiger Woods' pain is Yahoo!'s gain. While the star golfer's extramarital practice rounds are causing turmoil within the Woods' household, it has resulted in a Web traffic boom for Yahoo!,...
StuyTown tenants set list of demands
Two months after the tenants of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village claimed victory by blocking a plan to jack up rents at the storied apartment complex, they are writing up a...
High Court: Vague law may free Conrad Black
Conrad Black's ego could swell even larger if he succeeds as the convict who opened the cells of some of the most notorious white-collar criminals jailed in the past decade....
A stormy, icy apple
Bundle up, Big Apple. Brace yourself, break out layers of clothes and prepare for a slap of cold and windy weather more typical of the dead of winter. "It's certainly...
Tiger 'chipped in' for affairs
A smokin'-hot lingerie model not only got Tiger's attention -- she also got a bundle of his dough to stay in his den, an astounding new report says. Jamie Jungers,...
'World' coming to end
"The World" has just nine more months to turn. CBS dropped the ax on one of TV's longest-running soaps yesterday, notifying the cast and crew that it's canning "As The...
Tavern will go out with a bang
It's going to be one hell of a wake! Central Park's legendary Tavern on the Green will bid goodbye in style -- with a huge New Year's Eve party, including...
Oracle deal is not EC
Larry Ellison's Oracle is preparing to make its final pitch to the European Commission tomorrow in its bid to acquire Sun Microsystems after behind-the-scenes attempts to win European approval failed,...
A lesson from Long Island
Curious as to how New York's fundamentally corrupt political culture ac tually works? Look to Long Island -- the land of the recession-proof teacher. Gotham's eastern suburbs are providing an...
The Albany cesspool
And so Joe Bruno, the former state Senate majority leader, now joins the ever-lengthening line of politicians so clumsy and inept as to be convicted of a major crime in...
'Oh, my god! my mom collapsed!'
Tiger Woods' mother-in-law was rushed to a hospital early yesterday after collapsing from stomach pains in his Florida mansion -- where she had gone to comfort her daughter over his...
Bruno scandal sparks new sleaze bill
ALBANY -- With Albany reeling from the corruption conviction of former Senate boss Joe Bruno, key lawmakers yesterday introduced a measure slapping an ironclad ban on using state workers for...
Gatorade dumps Tiger drink
Gatorade is dropping its Tiger Woods-branded drink -- a decision that may be a not-so-subtle hint of things to come for the scandal-tainted superstar. The company is pulling the plug...
Baghdad bloodbath
BAGHDAD -- A series of coordinated attacks struck Baghdad yesterday, including two suicide car bombs and another vehicle that blew up near government sites. At least 127 were killed and...
Stamos: 'Extort' pix aren't piXXX
John Stamos says the photos blackmailers threatened to make public if he didn't fork over $680,000 are so tame, he will soon release them himself. "At the conclusion of the...
Bikers in the spokey
Police yesterday busted two of the hipster Brooklyn cyclists who repainted whole sections of Williamsburg bike lanes the city had just removed at the request of the neighborhood's Hasidic community....
Dems ditch public option
WASHINGTON -- After days of secret talks, Senate Democrats tentatively agreed last night to drop a full-blown government-run insurance option from sweeping health-care legislation -- a concession to party moderates...
Gate-crashers: We'll take 5th
The White House gate-crashers plan to plead the Fifth Amendment if they are subpoenaed to appear on Capitol Hill about the security breach. Reality-TV hopefuls Michaele and Tareq Salahi said...
Angry Elin confronted Rachel: report
Tiger Woods' furious wife called New York party girl Rachel Uchitel about 90 minutes before the golf great's bizarro car crash, yelling at her, "I know everything" -- and hurling...
Nets hold off Bulls for second win of season
CHICAGO -- Devin Harris was a little sick and a lot ticked off. Chris Douglas-Roberts was enjoying the challenge. Brook Lopez was confident. The Nets were viewing matters differently, but...
Yankees hit winter jackpot with Granderson deal
INDIANAPOLIS -- It took a month of complicated, three-team negotiations, but the Yankees completed the personnel portion of a trade yesterday that brings Curtis Granderson to the Bronx. All that's...
Matsui trying to prove he can still play outfield
INDIANAPOLIS -- Free agent Hideki Matsui is working out in California and is participating in outfield drills. The plan is for Matsui to show teams he can still get around...
Secret of Rex-cess: Adjusting on fly
You might get the first punch in on Rex Ryan, but don't expect to get another lick in, because he'll adjust and break you down from there. Ryan must have...
Devils' Brodeur goes for record shutout No. 104
The watch is on, not just to break the NHL's career shutout record, but to certify Martin Brodeur's place in Hockey's Pantheon, right there with the likes of Gordie Howe,...
Rangers' Redden returns tonight
The Rangers face the Blackhawks in Chicago tonight looking for their second straight road win, and defenseman Wade Redden, who has been out since Nov. 25 with an injured shoulder,...
Nate-Gate: Benching hasn't broken Knicks' Robinson
For all his supposed immaturity, Nate Robinson has said, done and acted like a winner during his banishment by Mike D'Antoni. "He's been great," D'Antoni said. Privately, Robinson feels D'Antoni...
Aqueduct analysis
Today's analysis. 1. 1m&70y; $39,000; cl($35,000); 3up CRAFTY BEAR drops in class for local debut after finishing third in last three starts. Reunited with Dunkelberger, who won the last three...
Curry doesn't want to 'mess up' rolling Knicks
Knicks center Eddy Curry is lighter on his feet these days but doesn't want to be a heavy burden on the new, tight rotation. Curry, his left knee healed, is...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogSteelers 9 10 (34½)BROWNSSundayGIANTS 1 1 (44½)EaglesBUCCANEERSOFFOFF(OFF)JetsCOLTS 8 7 (44) BroncosVIKINGS 7 6½(43) BengalsCHIEFS 1½Pick(37) BillsPackers 3½ 3 (41) BEARSFALCONSOFFOFF(OFF)SaintsRAVENS13 13 (40) LionsJAGUARS 2½ 3 (44) DolphinsPATRIOTS13 13½(44)...
Pitching market puzzles Mets
INDIANAPOLIS -- In the midst of yet another strategy session to unearth a capable starter, one Mets official suddenly began talking about Derek Lowe. He certainly is available because the...
Manuel's first concern: Delgado's mobility
When it comes to Carlos Delgado's health, Jerry Manuel insists that his concern is Delgado's defensive mobility, not his bat. The 37-year-old Delgado is no guarantee to return to the...
Tavares nets two, but Islanders romped by Flyers, 6-2
PHILADELPHIA — The ailing Philadelphia Flyers found the perfect remedy for their losing ways — a timely visit from the New York Islanders. Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Claude Giroux...
Sports shorts
COLLEGE: McCoy was clueless on clock Texas QB Colt McCoy said he didn't realize the football must hit something before the clock stops when he tossed away a pass at...
Markets hit Greece skid
Stocks dropped for a second day as a reduction in Greece's debt rating and a $3.65 billion loss by a Dubai developer added to concern that global credit markets are...
Weird but true
A Boise, Idaho, boy yesterday experienced a painful problem made famous in the classic 1983 movie "A Christmas Story" when his tongue became stuck to a metal fence pole. Firefighters,...
St. John's rushes Thomas' return
The injury list giveth and the injury list taketh away. One day after learning power forward Justin Burrell would be lost for about three weeks for a high ankle sprain,...
Kelly, Notre Dame moving closer to deal
There was no reason not to believe Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly when he wrote on his Twitter account yesterday, "I'm just in NYC for the Hall of Fame dinner. No...
Indiana tops Pittsburgh in Garden matchup
With Bob Knight looking on from the Garden stands -- watching Indiana in person for the first time since his firing in 2000 -- coach Tom Crean showed his Hoosier...
Cheney: Trying 9/11 suspects in NYC 'huge mistake'
Former Vice President Dick Cheney says trying suspected Sept. 11 terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in New York City will make him "as important or more important than Osama bin Laden."...
Flyers top Islanders 6-2
Mike Richards, Jeff Carter and Claude Giroux scored two goals apiece, and the Philadelphia Flyers beat the New York Islanders 6-2 on Tuesday night for their first win under new...
Hellllllllo Kitty
Once in a while you stumble upon someone who tells you that because of globalization, those telemarketer jobs in India have Indian people practicing American accents to fool American customers...
Group home to offer short-term respite for families of disabled kids
Usually, group homes are long-term residences, in which several developmentally disabled individuals live together for years and years. However, a new type of group home is being developed in Midwood,...
Report: Everton wants Donovan loan
Landon Donovan is reportedly being pursued by Everton to a winter loan to the Premier League. Well, at least it isn’t the Bundesliga again. According to the Guardian, David Moyes...
Your weekly newsbriefs
Santa-free Salt & SeaHere’s a rare find: a Christian-based mission that doesn’t want anything to do with the merry old elf in the big red suit.This year, as with every...
Ansel Adams 'Moonrise' print sold for $360K in NYC
A 1948 print of Ansel Adams' iconic photograph "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico" has sold for $360,000 at an auction in New York City. Swann Auction Galleries said the rare print...
Graffiti plagues Sheepshead Bay and Homecrest area
Graffiti is rearing its ugly head again.According to several people at the recent Sheepshead Bay/Plumb Beach Civic Association (SBPBCA) meeting, the scrawling and defacing of both public and private property...
Satmar sect split seeps into zoning showdown
Borough President Marty Markowitz found himself in the middle of a simmering feud between the leaders of two rival Hasidic factions over a troubled Williamsburg waterfront development project this week....
Photo book a paean to wild places within the City
The contrast between nature and art is at the very heart of a new volume that takes as its subject New York’s multifarious and distinctive parks. Legacy: The Preservation of...
Community Boards fear mayoral hit list
Like school boards, and the doomed dodo bird before them, members of Brooklyn’s community boards are on edge this week fearing that Mayor Mike Bloomberg is intent on putting them...
Braves part with Church
The Atlanta Braves' surplus of closers forced the team to part ways with outfielder Ryan Church on Tuesday. Church was designated for assignment by the Braves to clear a spot...