December 22, 2009
Brazilian court says NJ boy must be returned to father
A Brazilian Supreme Court Chief Justice ruled Tuesday that 9-year-old Sean Goldman must be returned to his father in the U.S., according to a report from Reuters. Supreme Court Chief...
'Sherlock Holmes' is elementary listening
Having had the pleasure of going to an advance screening of "Sherlock Holmes" last night, I have two things to say: 1) Go see it, it'll be worth every farthing...
Mangini hopeful Holmgren will keep him with Browns
BEREA, Ohio -- Eric Mangini’s banking on Mike Holmgren’s coaching background to buy him another year with the Browns. With Holmgren set to assume control of Cleveland’s fractured football operations...
Schiano confident about Rutgers' future
Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano held his season review press conference Monday, two days after the Scarlet Knight’s beat the University of Central Florida 45-24 in the St. Petersburg Bowl....
'Star Trek' fan's lawsuit against Christie's shot down
A "Star Trek" fan's lawsuit seeking an astronomical $7 million from Christie's for selling him "bogus" memorabilia has been photon torpedoed by a panel of appellate judges. Lifelong Trekkie Ted...
Best of the best
indieWIRE asked some 120 critics and bloggers, including this one and my colleague Kyle Smith, to name the best films of 2009 and the decade. Olivier Assayas' French drama "Summer Hours'' took the...
Judge Puts Brakes on Microsoft Word
Smack! Take that Microsoft. A federal judge is barring the software giant from selling anymore Word software unless it coughs up $260 million to pay a court judgment. And it...
Holiday Cards from "Goldman Sachs" Circulating on Wall Street
Happy Holidays from the vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, as Goldman Sachs has been come to be known. While the vaunted investment bank run by CEO Lloyd...
Coughlin: Giants 'have to win'
Tom Coughlin knows what he can control and what he cannot and this afternoon he put the Giants situation in perspective when he said "We just try to do the...
Rutgers tackle Davis leaving for NFL
Saying the NFL “has been in my heart for a while,” Rutgers offensive tackle Anthony Davis is skipping his senior season and entering the draft. “It’s always been in the...
Marquis wraps up deal with Nationals
WASHINGTON -- After a game at Nationals Park last season, Jason Marquis had a chance to talk with John Lannan, a second-year pitcher atop a rotation consisting of four rookies....
DiNapoli: Health officials bungled $92M in Medicaid claims
ALBANY – Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli scolded state health officials yesterday for failing prevent Medicaid fraud while he released audits exposing another $92 million in sham payments by the massive health...
It Could be Worse...Or Worst For Nets
Just get to 10 wins. No one is talking aloud about that of course but the NBA's all-time standard for stinkage by a team in a season is the delightful...
Alabama Congressman Griffith switches parties to join GOP
Rep. Parker Griffith, a freshman Democrat from Alabama, announced Tuesday that he's switching parties to become a Republican. "I have become increasingly concerned that the bills and policies pushed by...
Giuliani not running for Senate or NY governor's seat
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, viewed by many New York Republicans as a savior for the struggling party, said Tuesday that he won't run for political office next...
Public Option Still a Problem
Conference committee may revisit divisive health care provision (Politico)
How Griffith Switched
Robert Costa explains one Dem's flip to the GOP (Corner)
Yankees winners in Vazquez trade
From a talent standpoint, there is little doubt that the Yankees have emerged as the clear winners in today's trade to acquire Javier Vazquez from the Atlanta Braves.The two teams...
Man found shot to death in NJ bank parking lot
BELLEVILLE, N.J. — Authorities in northern New Jersey are investigating the shooting death of a 67-year-old man whose body was found beside his car in a bank parking lot. The...
Report: Mets near with Dickey
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press the Mets are nearing agreement on a minor-league contract with knuckleballer R.A. Dickey.The person spoke on condition of anonymity Tuesday...
Simon Monjack now wants to know what happened to his wife
Brittany Murphy’s husband, who at first told doctors he didn’t want an autopsy on his wife, now wants to know how she died. "This is what's killing all of us....
Hardball's 10 thoughts on the Vazquez trade
Ten thoughts on the Yankees’ acquisition of Javier Vazquez:1. The Yankees pursued both Roy Halladay and made a hard, late push for Cliff Lee. They always felt that Toronto would...
Stackhouse blows stack on D'Antoni over Nate
Veteran guard Jerry Stackhouse, who tried out for the Knicks last summer and never got a contract offer, blasted Mike D'Antoni over his treatment of Nate Robinson, calling him "so...
Obama gets lowest approval rating since taking office
Forty-six percent of the nation’s voters strongly disapprove of the way President Obama is doing his job compared to just 25 percent who strongly approve, giving the president the lowest...
From Week 15 of the NFL season
The Giants destroyed the Redskins on Monday night; now they have to hope they didn’t destroy the Redskins will. Big Blue needed a win over the Redskins to stay in...
Union defends DC cop who pulled gun in snowball fight
WASHINGTON — The head of the Washington, D.C., police union is decrying the police chief's public criticism of a detective for pulling a gun during a snowball fight. Videos of...
Teen reaches plea deal in Facebook sex scam
WAUKESHA, Wis. — A Wisconsin teen who blackmailed dozens of fellow high school students into sex acts by using photos and videos obtained in a Facebook scam faces up to...
Experts: NY dog is 1st in nation with swine flu
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A dog in suburban New York is the first in the nation confirmed to be carrying the same strain of swine flu that is infecting humans,...
Alkaline Trio tour dates announced
There are few bands in the world who can create albums that I absolutely love from start to finish on a consistent basis - and Alkaline Trio is one of...
Report: Walter Zenga linked to RBNY, why not Hugo Sanchez too?
With the MLS SuperDraft just weeks away, the Red Bulls are still without a coach. Many of their fans are pushing for interim Richie Williams to get the job, but...
Police called to handle unruly Delta crowd at JFK
Police say officers were called in to help with an unruly crowd at the Delta Air Lines terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Port Authority of New York and...
Woman and boy, 5, killed as Amtrak train hits car
EFLAND, N.C. — An Amtrak train heading from Charlotte to New York struck a car at a North Carolina railroad crossing, killing two people. Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Jeff Gordon...
Theater once planned for WTC, coming to 42nd St in 2012
An independent theater company that had once planned to move to ground zero will get a new home designed by Frank Gehry in New York City’s theater district. Mayor Michael...
FBI releases files on Michael Jackson
The FBI’s explosive, secret dossier on Michael Jackson was made public today and includes sickening — and surprising — allegations involving the kiddie-molestation raps against the superstar. The sensational files...
Mom of dead pregnant woman: EMTs were 'inhuman' not to help
The Fire Department has suspended the two EMTs accused of callously refusing to help a dying, pregnant mom during their coffee break. The mother of the woman who died after...
Auschwitz sign theft commissioned by person 'outside Poland'
WARSAW, Poland — Investigators said Tuesday the brazen theft of the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" ("Work Sets You Free") sign was commissioned by a foreigner outside of Poland. In a...
Long Island man sentenced in assault of boy, 7
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A Long Island man will serve up to 16 years in prison for severely beating his girlfriend’s 7-year-old son. Louie Rivera received the sentence Monday in Suffolk...
Audits: NY’s Medicaid system leaking millions
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli (dee-NAP’-oh-lee) says New York has lost $92 million in Medicaid billing errors and waste at a time the state can ill...
32-year-olds don't simply drop dead, doctors say
Two days after Brittany Murphy’s sudden death, doubts are growing about the coroner’s belief that the actress died of natural causes. “When you have a 32-year-old person dying suddenly, and...
Tiger's popularity continues to dive
Tiger Woods continues to plummet in the polls. In a survey taken from Dec. 16-20, his favorable rating dropped to 34 percent, according to a CNN/Opinion Research Coprporation poll. Days...
Rachel Uchitel catches rays in Florida
Tiger Woods still has his head stuck in the sand over his scandal -- but the woman who supposedly started it all is hitting the beach. Rachel Uchitel, the Chelsea...
Recovery Slower than Predicted
Growth rate lags what was expected for 3rd quarter (Associated Press)
Man who inspired 'Rain Man' dead at 58
The man who inspired the Oscar-winning film "Rain Man" starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise has died. Kim Peek, a gifted "savant" who could memorize a book after reading it...
Yankees trade Cabrera to Braves for Vazquez
The Yankees have finalized a five-player trade with the Braves that will return Javier Vazquez to their rotation. “I didn’t want to leave my first time out,” Vazquez said. “I’m...
Yankees trade Melky to Braves for Vazquez
The Yankees have finalized a five-player trade with the Braves that will return Javier Vazquez to their rotation. The deal sends Vazquez and lefty reliever Boone Logan to the Yankees...
Health bill clears 2nd Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's health care overhaul easily cleared its second critical Senate hurdle on Tuesday morning, moving it a step closer to passage by Christmas. Democrats remained united...
Obamacare Could Fund ACORN
John McCormack reports that Sen. Burris had new language inserted in Reid's bill (Weekly Standard)
Murtha Gets Off
Pennsylvania lawmaker and 3 others' ethics investigations closed (CQ Politics)
NY's Budget Crunch: Charters Can Help
A New Charter School Plan (Legislative Gazette)State Law obstacle to charter serving kids without English (Gotham Schools)
Bombs Not Away
Thomas Harding see glimmers of hope in Helmand (Telegraph)George Stanley has an urgent message for Afghanistan (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
A Cipher in the Senate
Thompson beats Gillibrand says poll (Legislative Gazette)Medical Device Tax delayed but not removed from Senate bill (Mass Device)
Harry's Favor Factory
The Price of a Vote (North County Times)
Court demands cop-shoot data
The state Supreme Court has ordered the NYPD to hand over all race-related data in shootings by city cops from 1997 to 2006. Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Joan Madden issued...
Smith, Edwards lead CK past Riverdale Baptist
There has been one constant during Christ the King's time in Arizona. Bria Smith and Ariel Edwards have led the way and are playing at the level the Royals' stars...
Coughlin’s team not dead yet
LANDOVER, Md. — Who were those guys? And where the hell have they been? Fear must be a powerful motivator in football, because the Tom Coughlin’s Giants, with Eli Manning...
The top 209 songs from 2009
SONG OF THE YEAR 1. “Billie Jean,” Michael Jackson. Sure, it’s 26 years old, but when he died this June, the entire universe moonwalked again. 2. “Be A Bee,” Air...
Adjustments come too late for cold shooting Villa
Nothing was falling from the outside for St. John Villa and second-chance points were nearly nonexistent in the first half. Still, the Bears kept shooting and turning the ball over...
NY's budget crunch: charters can help
Why is the Legislature strangling the growth of public charter schools? Charters cost taxpayers less than traditional public schools, and charter-friendly policies could attract hundreds of millions of dollars in...
Regis Jesuit raids Big Apple
Don’t let the losses to St. Michael Academy and Murry Bergtraum fool you. Regis Jesuit, out of Aurora, Colo., is a legitimate perennial national powerhouse much like Bergtraum and St....
Girls basketball roundup: Alonso shoots Kennedy past Truman
Junior guard Isis Alonso had 20 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead John F. Kennedy to a 68-55 home win against Truman in PSAL Bronx AA girls basketball Monday. The...
Smith helps Hilltoppers hold off St. John Villa
Keelan Smith was replaying the game in her head as she sat on the bench late in the third quarter watching St. John Villa make it a contest. The St....
Boys basketball roundup: Rice advances to Chick-fil-A Classic final
Rice advanced to the Chick-fil-A Classic final with a 58-49 victory over Richland (Columbia, S.C.) Northeast, the host school, in boys basketball action Monday night. Kadeem Jack had game-highs of...
Love it or hate it, here's our look back at 2009
To some, it was the worst year in decades. To others, it was merely mildly horrible. But for us at The Brooklyn Paper, 2009 will go down in history as...
Marty bought $1.45M home with hard work — and a big slip-and-fall case
How did Borough President Markowitz, whose city salary is $160,000, manage to buy a $1.45-million lovenest in Windsor Terrace? All it took was money from a “slip-and-fall” case that put...
Bergtraum blazes by Regis Jesuit
The Murry Bergtraum players didn’t know much about Regis Jesuit (Colo.) outside of one thing: rival St. Michael Academy beat the visiting Raiders by 40 points Saturday at the Festival...
The psychology behind goodwill
EMPATHY -- the capacity to feel the emotions of others as one's own -- is the glue that binds people. It's the psychological software that allows us to worry about...
Naughty & nice
Leave the kids at home when you see "Nutcracker: Rated R." This burlesque version of the classic has stripping, cursing and drugs along with pointe shoes, but it's all in...
Underwood engaged
Carrie Underwood is engaged to her boyfriend of more than a year. The 26-year-old "American Idol" star left cowboy casanovas behind when she started dating Canadian hockey player Mike Fisher,...
TV bigs plotting rival to Emmys
The Emmys could be facing some stiff competition. The Paley Center has approached the networks about creating a new TV awards showcase. The effort is being led by Sony Pictures...
Betting on 'Boss'
CBS is giving the bosses a taste of their own medicine -- and betting it will turn out big. The network has awarded its plum post-Super Bowl slot to "Undercover...
Simon's out of 'Idol': bro
Simon Cowell is preparing to announce that he's leaving "American Idol" after the end of next season, according to someone very close to him -- his brother. And radio host...
Golden girl
As Diane Sawyer took the hot seat at "ABC's World News" last night behind teases about her interview with Iran's Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the question hung in the air: Would she...
Fraud rabbi jailed
A Los Angeles federal judge yesterday sentenced the head of a Brooklyn-based Orthodox Jewish sect to two years in prison for a decade-long tax fraud and money laundering scheme. Grand...
Obama's lost cause: change in Copenhagen
President Obama is 0-for-2 in Copenhagen ("Obama Does It Again," Editorial, Dec. 19). First he struck out in his attempt to bring the Olympics to Chicago in 2016. Then, not...
Bombs not away
As part of his push to win over the people of Afghanistan, top US Gen. Stanley McChrystal in July abolished air attacks in all but the most dire of circumstances....
Israel dig finds Jesus' home for the holidays
NAZARETH, Israel -- Just days before Christmas, archaeologists yesterday unveiled what they believe were the remains of the first dwelling in Nazareth that can be dated back to the time...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx -- Two gunmen struck within an hour in Highbridge last night, wounding five people in two unrelated incidents, cops said. A man was shot on Teller Avenue at about...
Goldman factor haunts Bernanke's testimony
You probably couldn't expect a straight answer to this question: "Mr. Bernanke, is someone rigging the stock market?" Ben Bernanke, the current and probably future head of the Federal Reserve,...
Developing gift ideas
It's presumptuous to guess what the city's real estate kings and queens would like to find in their holiday stockings. Presumptuous, but too much fun not to -- so we'll...
Gov aide ethics slap
ALBANY -- The state Public Integrity Commission yesterday slapped former Deputy Mayor Bill Lynch, a top adviser to Gov. Paterson, with a $10,000 fine for failing to report nearly $400,000...
Business briefs
GM names GM, reaching outside the company and the auto industry for a new chief financial officer, hired Microsoft Corp.'s Chris Liddell as vice chairman and CFO. Lid dell, 51,...
Steven Cohen slept with both spouses while divorcing
A month into his 17-year marriage to his current wife, ultra-secretive hedge fund billionaire Steven Cohen spilled his guts to a TV talk-show host about his fractious, on-again-off-again relationship with...
Plunderer is finally free - from his wife
Some view Anthony Marshall's one-to-three-year prison sentence as a death sentence. I see it as an all-expense-paid vacation from Marshall's obscenely greedy wife, Charlene, to be known in perpetuity as...
Citigroup returns are rotten
Warrants the US holds in Citigroup Inc., once the most valuable bank in the nation, may provide the lowest return for taxpayers who stepped in with $45 billion to save...
Harry's favor factory
Too bad Barack Obama hasn't followed through on his promises of legislative transparency. Then we all could have watched Harry Reid live on C-SPAN handing an oversized Publishers Clearing House-style...
Dave and Mike: Med plan would be bitter pill for NY
Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Paterson yesterday ripped into the US Senate's health-care bill, charging that it punishes New Yorkers. "It will be very devastating to health care in this city,"...
Yelp's making noise
Yelp may be playing chicken with one of the Internet's biggest players. Last week, Google was said to be close to buying the popular review site for $550 million. But...
Fish guys 'too fresh'
A Bronx woman says there's something fishy about her being canned by the Fulton Market. Cynthia Gomez, 38, claims her bosses at the fish market, now doing business in the...
No. 7 train extension on track
Seventh heaven has gotten just a bit closer for residents and businesses on Manhattan's far West Side. Two massive tunnel-digging machines have completed the first phase of the subway tubes...
City Council approves West Side development
A proposed mini-city of office towers, apartments and parks above the MTA's West Side rail yard got City Council approval yesterday, in a move hailed by Mayor Bloomberg. Council approval...
FDNY vet to be new commish
A lifelong firefighter who was cited for bravery five times over his 40-year FDNY career was tapped yesterday to head the department. Salavatore Cassano, currently the highest-ranking uniformed officer in...
GOP blasts 'kickback' health fix
ALBANY -- Unable to block President Obama's health-care legislation, Republicans yesterday focused their outrage on Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska and the "Cornhusker kickback" Democrats gave him to secure his...
In Brit fit, Goldman sees Spain
Goldman Sachs is so angry over a steep bonus surcharge being levied in London that it is vowing to move more than 1,000 highly paid employees to Spain. Under new...
Bat-beat thug stuck in jail
Fat chance. An appeals court upheld "Fat Nick" Minucci's hate-crime convictions for attacking a black man in Howard Beach with a baseball bat in 2005. Minucci, then 20, appealed in...
Pols save 5-minute 'grace'
Drivers and traffic agents now have a whole new reason to square off on city streets. Cars parked at Muni-Meters and along streets with alternate-side rules will be allowed to...
TV's Ratigan apologizes
MSNBC host Dylan Ratigan apologized yesterday for his "very rude" conduct last week during an interview on health care with a Florida congresswoman. Saying he was frustrated by Democrat Debbie...
Ed groups kick gla$$
ALBANY -- Education groups yesterday blasted the Paterson administration's decision to approve a $50 million state Capitol renovation at the same time schools face a freeze in state aid. "The...
Twitter tweets out a profit: report
It was already popular -- and now it may finally be profitable. Twitter will eke out a small profit this year, thanks to search deals with Google and Microsoft's Bing,...
Street renamed for Sean Bell
The City Council yesterday approved renaming a Queens street after police-slaying victim Sean Bell, but several legislators said he wasn't worthy of an honor often bestowed on cops killed in...
Armory deal officially dead
A proposal to turn the vacant Kingsbridge Armory in The Bronx into a major shopping center got the official red light yesterday in the City Council. The council formally killed...
The FBI fumbles again
A case could be made that a substantial threat to American national security may reside in . . . the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In the latest in a series...
A cipher in the Senate
Where were New York's two US senators over the weekend, while Majority Leader Harry Reid was buying votes for his health-care bill? Standing by while New York taxpayers' pockets were...
Tiger babe is Sandy Dandy
Tiger Woods still has his head stuck in the sand over his scandal -- but the woman who supposedly started it all is hitting the beach. Rachel Uchitel, the Chelsea...
New Gal(leon) sets plea
What a difference an arrest can make. When the FBI busted hedge fund whiz Danielle Chiesi on charges of insider trading, she looked straight out of central casting for a...
Rookie cops get sensitive
About 230 cops who are graduating the Police Academy spent yesterday morning at the Apollo Theater in Harlem listening to critics as part of a sensitivity program launched after the...
DA probes EMTs in mom's death
Two EMTs accused of callously refusing to help a dying, pregnant mom during their coffee break became the target of a criminal probe by the Brooklyn DA's Office yesterday --...
Rudy nixes Senate bid
Rudy Giuliani is expected to announce today that he won't run for the US Senate next year, sources said last night. That's good news for appointed Democrat Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand....
Yank fan guilty
A New Hampshire woman has been convicted of second-degree murder for hitting a man with her car after he taunted her for being a Yankee fan. The guilty verdict against...
Relief at last for 'tarmac captives'
Let my passengers go! The Department of Transportation played Moses yesterday -- announcing that passengers stuck on grounded airliners must be allowed to disembark after three hours. The new rules...
Ashanti fan a nut: juror
A sex-obsessed Ashanti fan may be too kooky to convict, says an alternate juror in a bizarre Manhattan stalking case. "He clearly seemed delusional," the alternate told The Post after...
Crook judge free
Ex-Judge Gerald Garson will be sprung tomorrow from a Harlem halfway house after a total prison term of two years, five months and 18 days -- about six months less...
Debts and arrests in husband's dark past
To actress Brittany Murphy, he was a "soulmate." To others, he's the dubious, debt-riddled dude widely known as "Conjack." Little-known British screenwriter Simon Monjack, 39, found himself suddenly thrust into...
'Piggy' roasted by Astor judge
Tony got the prison sentence. Charlene got the back of the judge's hand. A judge yesterday sentenced Anthony Marshall to one to three years in prison for trying to swindle...
Iran funeral turns to rally
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Tens of thousands of chanting Iranian mourners turned the funeral procession of the country's most senior dissident cleric into an anti-government protest yesterday. Huge crowds...
Hackers in breach of Citi: report
Online bank robbers believed to be linked to a Russian gang stole tens of millions of dollars after hacking into Citibank computers, it was reported last night. The Wall Street...
Brittany's 'crash course'
Brittany Murphy's sudden death came as little surprise to those familiar with the "Clueless" star's ugly, drug-fueled descent over the past few years. A Hollywood insider told The Post yesterday...
Devils' Brodeur breaks shutout record
PITTSBURGH -- Games, victories, shutouts. Now those records are all Martin Brodeur's and his alone. This one, he said, was different, this 104th shutout that set the NHL record, the...
The Post Line
NFLFridayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogTITANS 2½ 3 (47) ChargersSundayGIANTSOFFOFF(OFF)PanthersCOLTS 7 7 (41½)JetsPACKERS13½14 (41) SeahawksBROWNSOFFOFF(OFF)RaidersBENGALS13½13½(41) ChiefsFALCONS 7 8½(41½)BillsDOLPHINS 3 3 (45) TexansSAINTS16 15 (50) BuccaneersPATRIOTS 8 7½(43½)JaguarsSTEELERS 2 2½(41) RavensEAGLES 8 7 (41½)BroncosCARDINALS14...
Stephenson learns ropes at Cincinnati
Lance Stephenson has played just 10 games in college and says that he is only thinking about this year, but thanks to his workouts with fellow former Lincoln star Sebastian...
Turf Paradise Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $10,000; cl($16,000); 3up; (f&m)KAY S was hard used throughout and broke maiden as the favorite this distance in last start on dirt. TWENTY FIVE RED drops in class...
Idle Mets lose out on Marquis
Jason Marquis won't be headed home to pitch for the Mets. The veteran right-hander and Staten Island native reportedly agreed to a two-year deal worth $15 million with the Nationals...
Sanchez needs time ... they all do
It was a rough day to be Mark Sanchez on Sunday, let's be honest. Bad enough to throw those two first-half picks. Bad enough that he couldn't figure a way...
Yi's return shakes up Kiki's Nets
For the first time since Kiki Vandeweghe took over as coach of the 2-25 Nets at the start of this month, they had a real practice yesterday with no opponent...
Ryan retreats, lays out Jets' playoff path
Late Sunday afternoon, just minutes after the Jets suffered an inexcusable 10-7 loss to the Falcons, a distraught Rex Ryan stood at the podium at his postgame press conference and...
Wade sees LeBron as future teammate
"We know each other away from basketball, and I have an unbelievable respect for the person I've gotten to know during our seven years in the league." MIAMI -- Dwyane...
Yankees owe luxury tax
Winning came with a hefty price for the Yankees. The World Series champions were hit with a luxury tax of nearly $25.69 million yesterday, according to information received by clubs....
Rangers top Hurricanes for third straight win
RALEIGH, N.C. -- A pair of benched veterans returned for the Rangers. So did the team’s confidence. The Rangers won their third straight game by beating the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1...
DiPietro will return to ice; Islanders lose to Lightning
Rick DiPietro got back on the ice yesterday for the first time since leaving a rehab start 10 days earlier because of leg tightness. And while he said he felt...
Braylon: Jets not deserving of playoff spot
Playoffs? A disgusted Braylon Edwards says the Jets have no place at that party. "We don't deserve to be in the playoffs, not the way we played [Sunday]," the wide...
Hopefully, it's not too little, too late for Giants
LANDOVER, Md. -- Yes, on this night even the jolliest of Redskins fans was in a foul mood, sitting through the frightful weather and the fitful football, all to see...
Giants bury Redskins with postseason ferocity
LANDOVER, Md. -- It took three words for Tom Coughlin to describe what his Giants did in last night's devastatingly dominant and overwhelming 45-12 mauling of the Redskins at FedEx...
A 'dream' night for Bradshaw, Giants
LANDOVER, Md. -- All that came later? That was just filler. The brief brouhaha between Albert Haynesworth and Brandon Jacobs. The silly gadget play that Redskins coach Jim Zorn used...
Fast start fuels Eli, Giants
LANDOVER, Md. -- Eli Manning had the ball first, and wouldn't let go. The 16-play, 80-yard opening drive that consumed 9:13 turned out to be the first-round knockout of the...
Jacobs likely faces fine after scuffle with Redskins' Hall
LANDOVER, Md. -- Brandon Jacobs got away with one. Early in the fourth quarter of last night's 45-12 demolition of the Redskins, Jacobs, a huge boxing fan, made like a...
Sports shorts
NFL: Childress downplays spat with Favre A day after their first public spat, Vikings coach Brad Childress said he was only thinking about quarterback Brett Favre's safety against a ferocious...
Brooklyn's Stephenson learns ropes at Cincinnati
Lance Stephenson has played just 10 games in college and says that he is only thinking about this year, but thanks to his workouts with fellow former Lincoln star Sebastian...
Knicks president Walsh would consider buying out Robinson
Knicks president Donnie Walsh said he could be amenable to a Nate Robinson buyout if the number was right. Walsh and Robinson's agent Aaron Goodwin spoke yesterday about the Saturday-night...
Weird but true
"Merry Christmas. You're under arrest!" That's the holiday greeting cops in Boynton Beach, Fla., had for a woman busted for obstructing an investigation. And the officers weren't talking about the...
St. John's burned by Cornell in shooutout
This is what happens when you forget who you are: A great first month of the season gets wiped away on your own home court in a tournament your program...
Giants rout Redskins, 45-12
LANDOVER, Md. -- Not only did the Giants keep their postseason hopes alive, they for the first time in a long time actually looked like a real playoff team, battering...
Giants show signs of what could have been
LANDOVER, Md. -- You want this to be a sign of good things to come for the Giants. You want to believe the defense is every bit as good as...
Council OK's Broadway Triangle rezoning
The City Council strongly backed a plan to encourage residential development inside the now mostly commercial “Broadway Triangle” on Monday, but the battle isn’t over as a coalition of 40...
Devils' Brodeur sets shutout record
Martin Brodeur broke the NHL record with his 104th career shutout, and maybe the only surprise was how easily it came against the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Brodeur needed...
It's a grand 'Union' for Court Street
Suddenly, Court Street is a gourmet’s paradise.Union Market, the Park Slope-based mini-chain, will open its third location today in the long-empty Blockbuster Video site between Douglass and Degraw.At 4,000 square...
Marty on the menu! Local deli honors Beep with beef
Windsor Terrace locals are certainly excited about their new neighbor, Marty Markowitz, but one man is going the extra mile.In honor of its new neighbor, the owner of Pierre’s Deli...
Broadway Triangle a Council 'hit'
The show must go on!On the last day of the 2009 session, the City Council passed the Broadway Triangle rezoning plan by an overwhelming margin, 36 voting yes, 10 no,...
Iraq veteran honored for taking gun off the street
From the war-torn alleys of Fullujah, Iraq to the rough and tumble streets of East flatbush, Police Officer Kevin Tagnosky has seen his share of conflicts.However, it was a recent...
Seasonal spectacular at Aviator
A spectacular synthesis of sport and artistry greeted seasonal spectators when Aviator Sports and Recreation Complex presented a holiday ice fantasy show at Floyd Bennett Field.World class ice and circus...
Festive fir and nativity at St. Cecilia’s Church in Greenpoint
The Yuletide revel drew the faithful to the house of worship, 84 Herbert Street, where they joined festive forces for a program of Christmas cheer.The Rev. Jim Krische delivered the...
Winter wonderland for these skiers
Fugghedabout Aspen, Prospect Park provides a scenic winter wonderland for resourceful Prospect Heights pedestrians Gail Rothschild and Stan Vinokur, who take to their skis during the first snowfall of the...
Merry mug-ful of cheer aboard the Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan
Santa swapped his sleigh for a bright red 18-wheeler, gliding in front of the Key Food in Mill Basin to dispense a merry mug-ful of cheer aboard the Coca-Cola Holiday...
It’s nice to be nice
Year 2009 ends on a sour note for foul-mouthed Senator Charles Ellis “Chuck” Schumer amid public astonishment that New York’s $174,000-a-year top representative on Capitol Hill – a husband and...
In terms of job losses, Brooklynites battered by recession
Brooklyn residents, particularly those living in some of the borough’s less affluent neighborhoods, have been particularly hard-hit by the current recession.A recently released study by the Fiscal Policy Institute (FPI),...
Homeownership 101: A primer for Marty
Long-time renter Marty Markowitz has bought a $1.45-million crib in Windsor Terrace, but life as a homeowner isn’t as free and easy as renting. Here are some the issues he’ll...
Marty bought Windsor Terrace home with hard work, scrimping and a big slip-and-fall settlement
How did Borough President Markowitz, whose city salary is $160,000, manage to buy a $1.45-million lovenest in Windsor Terrace? All it took was money from a “slip-and-fall” case that put...
Giants at Redskins
The Giants try to improve their playoff chances tonight when they face the division rival Redskins in Washington.
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Fri, Dec. 2510:30 am: Xmas Day service. Free. Bethlehem Lutheran Church [Fourth and Ovington avenues in Bay Ridge, (718) 748-9502], www.bethlehembayridge.org. Sat, Dec. 261:30 pm: Science power hour. Learn about...
OyPhone! Thieves are picking Apples right out of people's hands!
She never saw it coming — but now she’s sounding the alarm.Park Sloper Alex Beers became the latest victim of a new breed of criminal — the silent iPhone thief...
Man, you gotta see the crash picture from Red Hook
That was one pretty serious-looking accident at the troubled corner of Van Brunt Street and Dikeman Street in the heart of Red Hook on Friday afternoon.But cops say that no...
Manhattan Beach private security teeters on edge of closure
A longtime neighborhood security patrol is threatening to silence its sirens if Manhattan Beach residents don’t cough up more money by the end of the year.Beachside Neighborhood Patrol (BNP) board...
PS 249 holiday cheer
Ho, ho, ho!Students united in cheer, ringing in the season with a merry mingle with Kris Kringle, during a holiday romp at Public School 249, hosted by Councilmember Mathieu Eugene.The...
Holiday festivities with the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club
Santa’s in da house!The pint-sized set enjoys a merry mingle with Kris Kringle during holiday festivities at the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club, where youngsters were feted with glad...
Holiday cheer with the Madison-Marine Homecrest Civic Association
A a dollop of goodwill and cheer greeted seasonal frolickers as festivities got underway for the Madison-Marine Homecrest Civic Association’s annual holiday party at the King’s Chapel.The brisk weather didn’t...
70th Precinct fetes residents with a holiday party
Mirth and merriment reigned supreme when the 70th Precinct Community Council feted local residents with a holiday party in Flatbush.The revel offered neighbors an opportunity to meet their law enforcers...
Living Nativity at the New Utrecht Reformed Church
Parishioners felt the spirit of the holy night during a living Nativity at the New Utrecht Reformed Church in bensonhurst.Celebrants assembled outside the house of worship, 18th Avenue and 84th...
Huff and puff; and blow that snow away!
Huff and puff, and blow that snow away!A Kensington school maintenance worker trudges along a thick carpet of flakes while clearing a path free of the white stuff outside Public...
Yuletide celebrations at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church
A tree glows in Bay Ridge.Seasonal cheer, holiday songs and the illumination of a festive fir marked Yuletide celebrations at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church.The house of worship, 8401 Ridge...
Fillmore Real Estate annual toy drive
Ebeneezer who? The borough’s underprivileged youngsters were in for a bright holiday season, thanks to the big-hearted efforts of Fillmore Real Estate, which launched its annual toy drive for the...
Cops in UK on hunt for man who sniffed worker's rear 20 times
COPS are hunting a pervert who smelled a supermarket worker's rear end at least 20 times. The bespectacled man, who is around 40, repeatedly sneaked up behind a 20-year-old employee...
He's making wine — in Red Hook!
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Here's a resolution you can keep: You will not spend too much this New Year's
It’s New Year’s Eve and you know the drill: Fork over $100 for a couple of drinks, two wilted hors-d’oeuvres, and a grim resolution to not spend a dime until...
Love it or hate it, here's our look back at 2009
To some, it was the worst year in decades. To others, it was merely mildly horrible. But for us at The Brooklyn Paper, 2009 will go down in history as...
Prokhorov talks Nets
Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov hasn’t talked much about his prospective purchase of the Nyets - sorry, Nets - but SovSport caught up with him this weekend and got his take...
Hope lives for Jets
Twenty-four hours after saying, “We’re obviously out of the playoffs,’’ following the Jets loss to the Falcons Sunday, Rex Ryan told his players today there’s hope. “First off, I was...