January 6, 2010
Senesh courtyard to get city eye
The city is vowing to take a closer look at cars parked in the courtyard of a Carroll Gardens private school, a situation that has long vexed some in the...
Violence in Vinegar Hill
Violence in Vinegar HillAn area couple was found dead in a Sands Street apartment in a murder-suicide on New Year’s Eve.Officials said that the 43-year-old man and the 41-year-old woman,...
Bklyn’s in the house: De Blasio takes new Advocate position by storm
When he packed his bags and headed over to Centre Street in lower Manhattan last week, Bill de Blasio made sure he took a bucket full of Brooklyn moxie with...
Clarett's 'Collection' gets committee nod
A Community Board 6 committee this week threw its support behind a series of applications that would legalize the construction of a massive Carroll Gardens residential development.The Clarett Group’s project,...
Hinske to sign with Braves
ATLANTA -- A person familiar with the negotiations says Yankees utility man Eric Hinske and the Atlanta Braves have reached a preliminary agreement on a one-year contract. The person spoke...
Mangini mum after Browns' meeting with Holmgren
CLEVELAND -- Eric Mangini drove away from the Cleveland Browns’ team headquarters. It’s not known if he’s coming back. The embattled former Jets coach left the Browns’ training facility at...
14 Queens libraries to close weekends
Weekend operations at 14 Queens library branches are slated to end at the start of next month and the borough’s leaders are vowing to do what they can to make...
Guv to pick Aqueduct bidder soon
After months of delays, Gov. David Paterson said Friday he will announce his choice of a group to install and operate video lottery terminals at Aqueduct Race Track within the...
I agreed to give up Casey's dogs, says Tila Tequila: report
TV personality Tila Tequila says she gave up her recently deceased partner's dogs after it was agreed they would not be put to sleep, TMZ reported. Police were called to...
Ride honors fallen cyclists
Pablo Pasaran became a statistic Aug. 8 as he rode his bicycle to make a food delivery near the Ravenswood Houses in Long Island City.The 26-year-old Bronx father of three...
Guv expected to propose major ethics reform
Gov. David Paterson was slated to plunge ahead with a dramatic state ethics reform package Wednesday, calling for a revamp to the state Legislature’s oversight commission, public campaign finance for...
Board of Elections chooses vendor for new voting machines
Eight years after the federal government ordered states to update their voting machines with new electronic devices, the city Board of Elections selected a vendor Tuesday in a vote.The Help...
Koala upstages Andy Roddick, Brooklyn Decker
Andy Roddick is used to media attention but he may not have realised he was losing the spotlight to amorous marsupials. Roddick and wife Brooklyn Decker played tourist at Lone...
Jets' Schottenheimer downplays interest in coaching Bills
Brian Schottenheimer is rumored to be a candidate for the Bills' head coaching job, but the Jets offensive coordinator said today he's content right where he is."For the first time...
Suit: Man buried as John Doe despite search, ID'd 5 years later
A British woman says New York City officials didn’t identify her missing son until more than five years after burying him as an unknown man, despite his family’s efforts to...
Suicide attack on CIA agents 'was planned by bin Laden inner circle'
US intelligence officials believe the suicide bomb attack that killed seven CIA officers in Afghanistan last month was planned with the help of Osama bin Laden’s inner circle, raising fears...
Brooklyn Drinks Liberally
A new chapter has opened in Drinking Liberally’s rapidly expanding social network empire, and it is in downtown Brooklyn.For Brooklyn’s left-leaning socialites looking to gather in the warmth of a...
Queens principal fired for allegedly soliciting sex from students
The New York City Department of Education has fired a Queens principal after a special investigation alleged that he inappropriately touched male students and asked them for oral sex, officials...
Barclays Blames Regulators for a Gloomy 2010
Last March, when stocks were hitting the lowest levels seen in decades, British investment bank Barclays put out a report saying they were seeing “green shoots” -- signs of an...
Norah Jones home sparks push for Landmark changes
It looks like the window of opportunity to have a glass-heavy landmarked home just like Norah Jones’ is closing.The push is on to change a city Landmark’s Preservation Commission’s (LPC)...
Crime fall: 2009 banner year for robbery reduction
Muggers avoided Brooklyn like the plague in 2009.Year-end statistics show that 1,650 fewer people were robbed on borough streets in 2009 when compared to 2008.In southern Brooklyn, 2898 residents reported...
House Dems say they're close to final health-care bill
House Democratic leaders wrapped up a meeting on health care with President Obama at the White House Wednesday saying that progress was being made on getting a final bill to...
FIFA won't step in on MLS labor dispute
FIFA will not intervene in a labor dispute involving Major League Soccer that could be headed for a work stoppage next month. A day after soccer’s international union accused MLS...
Ochocinco fully participates in Bengals practice
CINCINNATI -- Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco fully participated in practice on Wednesday and is expected to be fine for a wild-card playoff game against the Jets. And no, sex had...
Real American heroes
The Observer's Max Abelson profiles Bank of America bigwig Lisa Carnoy this week, and, well, there are plenty of details that will probably make you not like her very much.Our...
Bengals' Palmer puts playoff debut in past
CINCINNATI -- Carson Palmer’s playoff career consists of one perfectly thrown pass that turned out very badly. Palmer connected with Chris Henry on his only pass during the Cincinnati Bengals’...
Redskins introduce Shanahan
ASHBURN, Va. -- At the podium stood Mike Shanahan, who has a $35 million, five-year contract that gives him final authority over football decisions as head coach and executive vice...
Report: Weis to join Chiefs' staff
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Former Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis reportedly will become the Chiefs' new offensive coordinator.Head coach Todd Haley, who served as his own offensive coordinator during a...
Brooklyn politics
Cheers...um, you are over 21, right?Borough President Marty Markowitz was feeling festive on New Year’s Eve.Gliding through the crowd gathered for the big countdown at Grand Army Plaza, with staff...
Fine dining at Cobble Hill center
Residents at the Cobble Hill Health Center are now also discerning diners, thanks to an overhaul of meal service at the nursing home, 380 Henry Street, which offers clients a...
The Remarkable Ms. Nehme
My comrade Farran Smith Nehme, who blogs as The Self-Styled Siren, has just posted a piece on our "Shadows of Russia'' series -- beginning in a little over three hours at TCM -- at Moving Image...
White House budget director ditched pregnant girlfriend for ABC News gal
President Obama’s budget guru has a secret love child — with the woman he jilted before hooking up with his hot new fiance, The Post has learned. White House budget...
Giants fire DL coach Waufle
The dismantling of the Giants defensive coaching staff did not end with the firing of coordinator Bill Sheridan on Monday. Mike Waufle, the well-liked defensive line coach, was fired today...
Hardball on the Hall
As usual there is a lot of anger and recriminations that come after the announcement of the Hall of Fame voting. And my vote is that fact is just great....
Revis: Rex's tears turned team around
Rex Ryan took a lot of heat for the tears he shed during a team meeting following a Nov. 15 loss to the Jaguars, but that may be what led...
Our exclusive family calendar!
Fri, Jan. 811:30 am: Storytime with Emily. The Moxie Spot [81 Atlantic Ave. between Hicks and Henry streets in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 923-9710]. Visit www.themoxiespot.com for info.Sat, Jan. 910:30 am:...
Taxman reopens coffee shop after jolt of cash
A quirky, self-styled revolutionary coffeehouse that was seized and shuttered by the taxman last month has reopened.Vox Pop, the bookstore, eatery, and jam space at Cortelyou and Stratford roads in...
Pols say 'All aboard' at new LIRR gateway
The Long Island Rail Road restored a bit of grandeur to train travel on Tuesday, as pols and other officials cut the ribbon on a new $108-million terminal near the...
New LIRR terminal is a monument to fear and paranoia
Why bother having the terror trials in a courthouse when we could have them at the new Long Island Rail Road terminal?After all, the new “Atlantic Terminal” rail station that...
The Domino does not fall as city begins review of $1.2B project
The $1.2-billion redevelopment of the old Domino Sugar factory — which calls for several skyscrapers surrounding a historic refinery building with a glass-walled penthouse along the Williamsburg waterfront — moved...
Seton Hall's Pope shares hometown bond with Jets star
Seton Hall big man Herb Pope and Jets Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis grew up together in Aliquippa, Pa., bonded by the dangerous streets of a gritty city of which...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, Jan. 8Art, Exhibit, “Last Day of the Myrtle Avenue El”: Photos by Teresa King, who rode on the Myrtle Avenue El line until it was torn down in 1969....
Civic calendar
Sat, Jan. 9Mulchfest 2010. The annual Christmas tree chop-up. 10 am–2 pm. Prospect Park (Prospect Park West at Third Street in Park Slope) and Cobble Hill Park (Clinton Street at...
Editors' picks
FridayJanuary 8Bats and ballsFinally, a tale of baseball, masculinity, athleticism and repressed homosexuality! Starting tonight, the Heights Players revive Richard Greenberg’s tragic-comic play, “Take Me Out,” which is set almost...
Food on tap
— Gersh Kuntzmangkuntzman@cnglocal.com
It's 'Mission' accomplished with pro-Soviet propaganda at BAM
Everyone loves a little Soviet propaganda from time to time.And nobody did it better than writer Howard Koch and director Michael Curtiz — the same creative team behind the 1942...
Can't wait? Neither can we!
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Call it Hole Foods! Grocer will clean toxic site, but may not build store
The proposed site of a Whole Foods store along the Gowanus Canal may remain nothing more than a hole, but at least it will be a decontaminated one.State officials announced...
It's trench warfare as city eyes quick BQE fix
The notorious trench portion of the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway would be cleaned up and beautified under a less-than-ambitious proposal put forward by the city late last month.City officials announced that they...
Expansion and co-existence! Panel backs Berkeley Carroll plan
An elite private school in Park Slope got initial approval from a community board panel to proceed with a controversial new building and a rooftop play area that many neighbors...
Another crime at Perks
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens–Cobble Hill–Red HookPerky perpsFour thugs were arrested after a bar brawl at New York Perks on Dec. 26 spilled out onto Smith Street, cops said — the second...
Another OyPhone swipe
78th PrecinctPark SlopeGive it upThree vicious thugs knocked down a man as strolled on Union Street on Dec. 28, roughing him up and stealing his iPhone.The 30-year-old victim told cops...
Tomb raters! Commuters think those bollards are for the birds, too
The Long Island Rail Road is cutting the ribbon today on its new terminal near the intersection of Atlantic and Flatbush avenues, but commuters we talked to weren’t too impressed...
Could the Broke-lyn Philharmonic be back next year?
The Brooklyn Philharmonic may no longer be playing the blues.The cash-strapped symphony announced last week that the 2011 season is on, even as classical music fans are still smarting from...
Random attack on Richardson
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–WilliamsburgRandom attackTwo crooks attacked and choked a man, then stole his stuff, on Richardson Street on Dec. 29.The 32-year-old man told police that he was headed home when the...
Help Divers at Boat Show
Boating enthusiasts citywide will soon get a chance to experience a Brooklyn environmental group’s labor of love that made a splash this past summer. The Urban Divers Estuary Conservancy will...
Hillbilly hipsters decamp in ‘Burg
For many Williamsburg hipsters, the point of moving to Brooklyn was to leave their homes in more rural parts of America behind for the promise of better opportunities and the...
Bensonhurst teach is tops
A physics teacher at John Dewey High School has made the grade.Michael Klimetz, a Bensonhurst resident, has won a First Annual Sloan Foundation Award for Excellence in Teaching Science and...
Crime blotter
Steaming Jumanee It seems that City Councilmember Jumanee Williams (D-Flatbush) certainly knows that the best way to get to a woman’s heart is with coffee -- especially on a cold...
Board 7 chairman passes torch
Term limits may have forced Randy Peers to step down as chairman of Community Board 7 this week, but his descent was hardly a steep one. Peers, 39, will now...
New lost city found in ‘Burg Warehouse
As the clock counted to midnight, more than one thousand revelers crammed inside two three-story warehouses in East Williamsburg to dismiss 2009 and welcome 2010 in glamorous fashion. Following the...
Brooklyn’s own Barrak makes a splash
A charismatic student leader has emerged at one East flatbush high school and his middle name is, coincidentally, Barrak.Tall and slender, with a commanding presence, Qaim Barrak Wynter, a senior...
Let’s Play Bridge!
Often overlooked but rarely underappreciated, transit fans unofficially celebrated the centennial birth of the Manhattan Bridge on December 31, 2009.The 1470-foot suspension bridge, which connects DUMBO to Chinatown and holds...
Councilman Williams: Lets bring everyone together
As he looks forward to his first 100 days in office, Flatbush Councilmember Jumaane Williams wants to make sure that everyone, from the elderly tenant to precinct commanding officer, all...
Across one Senate district, over 600 locations cleaned of graffiti since May
An infusion of cash in 2009 has resulted in the diminution of an urban scourge — graffiti — across a swathe of southern and western Brooklyn.State Senator Marty Golden allocated...
Ghost (bicycle) riders in the sky
They rest affixed to street signs, stark whitewashed bicycles locked on sidewalks near dangerous intersections where accidents have claimed the lives of cyclists and pedestrians.On Sunday, January 3, a group...
Helping their own: Gerritsen Beach opens their hearts to five victims
At first, Jim Donovan was surprised by the outpouring of support his neighbors have given the Hayes family as they recover from a devastating fire that left their lives in...
Food Fight!
Brooklyn resident and Food Network host Sunny Anderson has had it with Cablevision.“I’m so disappointed that some of my neighbors no longer have access to Food Network,” said Anderson, who...
Simcha Felder steps down to work for comptroller
In an unexpected move, popular City Council member Simcha Felder resigned his post to join incoming Comptroller John Liu as a Deputy Comptroller of Budget and Accounting. Felder, whose 44th...
So long Simcha, thumbs down to Dear
In a world where city politics is often seen as a blood sport, City Councilmember Simcha Felder is a class act.Known for his wry wit, intelligence and charm, Felder was...
Bensonhurst festive firehouse hosts Holiday bash
Brooklyn’s Bravest took time out of fighting fires to ignite the holiday spirit with a Yuletide revel for the community they serve at their Bensonhurst firehouse. The selfless smoke-eaters from...
Residents play in the snow at Prospect Park
The emerald empire morphed into a crystal kingdom when Mother Nature slipped on her winter coat and blanketed Prospect Park with 20 inches of the white stuff, wooing mom, dad...
Slope revelers ring in 2010
A brownstone stoop morphed into a sidewalk stadium for South Slope revelers, who rang in Year 2010 with a rip-roaring rock show — complete with a “ukulele drop” as the...
Alvin Aileys rocks P.S. 235
Budding Alvin Aileys kicked off the holidays with a rollicking dance performance at Public School 235. The starry-eyed bunch plied their nimble feet to a medley of crowd-pleasing learned in...
First 2010 baby at Brooklyn Heights center
Ahhh! Nurse Babeth Goffe pampers proud Bed-Stuy mom Louise Truluck as she cradles her new baby girl, Larue, at Long Island College Hospital after giving birth on New Year’s Day....
First baby of 2010
Precious dreams, lil’ one! An infant boy snoozes peacefully, blissfully unaware that he was the first baby of 2010 born at Lutheran Medical Center, 150 55th Street. Ali Youssef, born...
Bloomberg lends a helping hand
Mayor Mike Bloomberg takes his public service shtick seriously. Hizzoner jumpstarted his third term by turning kitchen hand at the Park Slope Christian Help (CHIPS) pantry, 200 Fourth Avenue, where...
Coney Island Circus Sideshow
Freakin’ freaks — and proud of it — are Dick Zigun Andrea Giaconi and “Xecutioner” Tom Dax as the keister-kickin’ triumvirate from the Coney Island Circus Sideshow takes a breather...
New LIRR transit station will bring people to Brooklyn
The imposing, $108 million structure, which took six years to construct and connects the LIRR to 15 bus and subway lines, will attract more people to Brooklyn, said Borough President...
Domenic Recchia named City Council Finance Chair
Coney Island City Councilmember Domenic Recchia will be named chair of the Council’s finance committee, according to sources close to negotiations with City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.Sources said the tipping...
Stirring the pot on Church Avenue
For many of the borough’s shopping strips, the trick — definitely easier said than done — is striking the right balance between the divergent needs of diverse populations living cheek...
Five-year-old left on freezing bus
A bus driver and matron were both in handcuffs Monday after they left a five-year-old mentally handicapped child in a locked, freezing-cold bus for nearly an hour and a half,...
Jihadists beware! Citizen Braveheart to the rescue!
Fugghedabout Homeland Security, John. Q. Public-the-avenger has arrived to save us from the evil clutches of terrorists.Valiant Dutch video producer Jasper Schuringa deserves a drum roll, a round of applause,...
Ghost bullet
Ghost bulletCops are trying to figure out a New Year’s morning shooting in East Flatbush that may only exist in the victim’s mind.Officials said that the victim, who had been...
2009’s ups and downs
2009’s ups and downsCanarsie’s felony assaults — as well as shootings — dipped in 2009 while robberies took an unexpected jump, according to year-end CompStat figures.Officials said that the number...
New Year’s Eve mug
New Year’s Eve mugTalk about a bad end to 2009! An 18-year-old Bay Ridge Avenue resident looking for a pre-New Years Eve celebration ended up being accosted and robbed of...
Crooks targeting crooks
Crooks targeting crooksTalk about the “Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight.”A crew of gun-toting thugs ended up accidentally shooting each other during a daring heist at a Bensonhurst jewelry store last...
Brooklyn a big player in NY tourism success
A Brooklyn eatery that has benefited from the city’s tourism efforts took center stage as Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced two upcoming promotions designed to encourage travelers to choose New York...
Battle for Coney Island’s boardwalk
The new planks recently installed on the Coney Island boardwalk are already falling apart, area residents claim.“I went to visit the boardwalk and I did see some planks up. These...
Ave. U garbage piles up
As garbage continues to pile up along Avenue U, local merchants are complaining the city’s Department of Sanitation is targeting them with an avalanche of summonses. Compounding the situation is...
Board poised to back city effort to curb curb cuts
One local volunteer group is poised to support a proposal to revamp the city’s zoning to curb the proliferation of curb cuts and front-yard parking pads.Members of Community Board 14...
NBA suspends Gilbert Arenas indefinitely
The NBA has fired back at Gilbert Arenas. The league suspended the embattled Washington Wizards sharpshooter this afternoon indefinitely and without pay, officials said. NBA Commissioner David Stern said in...
Johnson owed over $100,000 in unpaid bills before her death
Baby-shampoo heiress Casey Johnson may have been worth millions on paper -- but she couldn't pay her escalating bills over the past few years, according to court papers made public...
DEALS: RF's Europe
Despite that Cyrillic-looking backwards "R" in Sir Rocco Forte's sanguine logo, the dude's no Bolshevik. If you couldn't tell by his first name, Rocco's a stone-cold capitalist to his core -- his family's worth over a...
TSA worker in Newark security flap placed on leave
The Transportation Security Administration screening agent whose absent-mindedness allowed a trespasser to enter a secure area at Newark Airport without being checked has been placed on indefinite administrative leave, the...
Oh shoot! Arenas gives teammates two-handed gun salute
PHILAELPHIA -- You've really blown it now Gilbert Arenas. Just days after apologizing for keeping guns in his DC locker room, the embattled Washington Wizards sharpshooter gave his teammates a...
Hearing scheduled in Roman Polanski case
LOS ANGELES — A court spokesman says a Los Angeles judge has scheduled a hearing Wednesday in Roman Polanksi's criminal case. Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini says Judge Peter Espinoza...
Jets fan won't 'sleep with enemy'
CINCINNATI -- When "Fireman" Ed Anzalone's phone lit up Monday with a text message from Chad Ochocinco, he thought it was a joke. When the Bengals receiver actually called him...
Nigerian indicted by federal grand jury for plane bomb attempt
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the suspect in the attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound plane on Christmas, was indicted Wednesday on six terror-related charges by a federal grand jury in Detroit, Fox...
Bengals corners look to turn game around
CINCINNATI -- It is clear what the Bengals' defensive game plan is against the Jets: Stop the run, force Mark Sanchez to make plays.And when Sanchez throws a bad ball,...
Explosives end up on fight during failed security test in Slovakia
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — A failed airport security test ended up with a Slovak man unwittingly carrying hidden explosives in his luggage on a flight to Dublin, Slovak officials admitted Wednesday...
Accused Holocaust museum shooter Von Brunn dies in prison
WASHINGTON — A government official says the 89-year-old man accused of a deadly shooting at Washington's Holocaust museum has died in a prison hospital. The official, speaking on condition of...
Alomar, Mattingly fall short of Hall; Dawson elected
Former Mets second baseman Roberto Alomar fell eight votes short of induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame, and former Yankees first baseman Don Mattingly remained far away from enshrinement...
Gov. Paterson gives state of the state address
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson is using his State of the State address to draw a blueprint for turning New York into a national model of economic strength and...
Elin steps out in Florida
As rumors swirl as to Tiger's whereabouts (so far we've heard Afrida, on a boat, in Long Island, in New York City), one thing is for sure: Elin's in Florida.She...
Bengals' Benson on injured Harris: Never heard of him
Jets linebacker David Harris, nursing a sprained right ankle, hasn't practiced this week, but that doesn’t mean he won’t be on the field for the Jets’ wild-card game against the...
Autopsy: Remains found at NY trash center were baby boy
YAPHANK, N.Y. — An autopsy has determined that remains found at a Long Island trash recycling center were that of a full-term baby boy. Suffolk County police were called to...
Report: Mitre avoids arbitration, re-signs with Yankees
Sergio Mitre will be back in pinstripes this season after the right-hander signed a one-year deal with the Yankees, according to ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick. The deal is for $850,000 with...
'Diff'rent Strokes' star Gary Coleman taken to the hospital
"Diff'rent Strokes" actor Gary Coleman is in a Los Angeles hospital for tests after complaining that he didn't feel well. Coleman's agent, Robert Malcolm, says the 41-year-old actor was doing...
Staten Island prisoner injured in failed escape
Talk about being gone with the wind. A prisoner was able to inexplicably break free this morning as he was being taken out of the 120th Precinct stationhouse on Staten...
Bengals and Jets have Benson to thank for playoff spot
The Jets owe Cedric Benson a big "Thank you," and not just because the Bengals’ rejuvenated running back sat out Sunday night’s win-and-they’re-in game for Gang Green for precautionary reasons.No,...
This week's calendar, Jan. 7 to 13
Friday, Jan. 8 Emerging Trends in Real Estate The Urban Land Institute presents this annual event, featuring a presentation on ULI and PricewaterhouseCooper's recent forecast report, followed by a panel...
Rex: Jets best team in tournament
If one thing has become clear in Rex Ryan's first season, it's that the Jets head coach doesn't lack confidence, and isn't afraid to say so.Asked today if he liked...
Initial review of flaws in US intelligence sharing to be released Thursday
An unclassified version of White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan’s review of US intelligence in the wake of the failed Dec. 25 terror attack will be released Thursday, President Obama's...
NYPD to help solve gang-related crimes in Bermuda: report
Looks like crime is so low in New York that the NYPD is reportedly loaning out officers to Bermuda to solve a series of gang murders. The island also has...
Listless Obama
Mark Gerson says War on Terror requires something else: Vigilance (Washington Post)
Girls, 12 and 14, rob Ohio bank
Two girls who police believe are aged about 12 and 14 robbed a bank Tuesday in Symmes Township, Ohio, and evaded police capture despite helicopters and dogs being sent to...
Thousands mourn civil rights attorney Percy Sutton
Thousands of mourners filled Riverside Church on Wednesday for the funeral of Percy Sutton, a former Tuskegee Airman who became a pioneering civil rights attorney representing Malcolm X, a power...
Cops seek woman who went on rampage at McDonald's (video)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Police in Kansas City, Mo., are looking for a woman who went on a rampage at a McDonald's because she didn't like her hamburger. Police say...
Dodd won't seek re-election
EAST HADDAM, Conn. — Connecticut Democrat Christopher Dodd says he won't seek re-election to the U.S. Senate, ending a more than 40-year career in Congress. Dodd made the announcement Wednesday...
Police to interview Tila Tequila about Casey Johnson's drug use
Police investigating the death of Casey Johnson plan to talk with her fiancee, Tila Tequila, about her reported claims that the 30-year-old socialite died of a prescription drug overdose. Detectives...
Obama promised 8 times during campaign to televise health care debate
The health care revolution will not be televised despite what President Obama promised you two years ago. Obama has broken his campaign promises to make the health care debate a...
Tween star Justin Bieber to perform at LI school
LIDO BEACH, N.Y. — A successful canned food drive has won Long Island students a concert by tween pop sensation Justin Bieber. Officials at Long Beach Middle School say the...
Mom, baby dead after car-SUV wreck
GRAND ISLAND, N.Y. — An SUV pulling a trailer with two snowmobiles on it has crashed into a car on a snow-covered roadway in western New York near Niagara Falls,...
Noted artists to lead Harlem’s Three Kings Day Parade
A Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, a Broadway composer and an influential artist will lead New York City’s festive Three Kings Day Parade today. Thousands of children are expected to march through...
Jets' Harris sits out practice; 'It's a big concern'
Jets linebacker David Harris did not practice today, and though he reportedly told teammates he'll play on Saturday against the Bengals, he might not be at full strength.Rex Ryan said...
15 Chihuahuas arriving in NYC from California
Fifteen Chihuahuas are arriving in New York City from California. A glut of the tiny dogs is overloading the Golden State’s animal shelters. The dogs are coming on two flights...
Brit PM Gordon Brown fights leadership challenge
LONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown fought to defeat a leadership challenge Wednesday from two senior figures in his Labour Party, months before a national election that disaffected Labour...
Anti-whaling ship struck by Japanese fishing vessel
SYDNEY — A conservation group's boat had its bow sheared off and was taking on water Wednesday after it was struck by a Japanese whaling ship in the frigid waters...
Twin Tower t-shirts cause ire
DEARBORN, Michigan — At least nine Detroit area high school juniors are in trouble for wearing sweat shirts bearing a design that evokes the terrorist attacks that destroyed the World...
37 House Dems Could Abandon Obamacare
Robert Costa's discussion with Rep. Eric Cantor (NRO)
Tiger Woods hiding out at Dolan's LI mansion
Tiger Woods has reportedly been holed up at the palatial Long Island mansion of billionaire Cablevision boss Jim Dolan for the past month where a shrink routinely goes to counsel...
Serie A: New year, same result for Inter
Inter Milan continued their charge for the league title with a 1-0 victory Wednesday over Chievo Verona following Serie A's three-week Christmas break. Mario Balotelli's first half goal proved to...
'Shadows of Russia' Day 1: Dietrich, the Barrymores, Beatty
"Shadows of Russia,'' the series I created with Farran Smith Nehme (who blogs as The Self-Styled Siren) finally arrives on TCM tonight with a superb kickoff: Josef von Sternberg's "The...
3 al Qaeda members caught in Yemen
SAN’A, Yemen — Yemeni security forces arrested three suspected al-Qaida militants from a cell that the U.S. has said was linked to a plot against the American or other embassies,...
Obama to meet with top Congressional leaders on health care
U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with top congressional leaders Wednesday to discuss strategies to ensure a comprehensive health care reform bill is passed. Leaders in the House of Representatives...
Vac's Wednesday Whacks on Why 'Same Old Jets' is a Myth
OK, at the top:I just performed a Google search of "Same Old Jets" and "Mike Vaccaro," and it yielded 75,900 hits. Now, not every one of those hits brings back...
Tiger staying with Jim Dolan?
In the latest of "Where is Tiger" reports, Us Magazine claims that Tiger Woods is staying with Cablevision owner and New York son Jim Dolan."Jim reached out to Tiger," one...
Blindsided by Dorgan
Democrats didn't know retirement was in the offing (Politico)
Appeals Court Overturns Felon Disenfranchisement
J.P. Green explains court reversal of law barring freed felons from voting (Democratic Strategist)
Gitmo Two-Step
Jennifer Rubin asks why the administration is always last to get it (Commentary)Dafydd ab Hugh on Yemeni Crickets (Hot Air Blog)
Sylvester Stallone broke neck while filming latest movie
Action movie icon Sylvester Stallone broke his neck while filming a fight scene in his latest film, it was revealed Wednesday. Stallone was hurt shooting a scene with former wrestler...
Gay Marriage Long Shot
Political missteps mean it won't happen in New Jersey (Newark Star-Ledger)
'How Could You Vote for Legislation like That'
In 2006 Harry Reid opposed secret deals and manager's amendments (RCP Video)
US mother, baby girl killed by elephant in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya — A lone elephant charged out of the brush as an American family was hiking near Mt. Kenya and trampled to death a mother and the 1-year-old daughter...
US drone kills 11 in Pakistan
Two U.S. drone attacks killed at least 11 militants in Pakistan's tribal belt on the Afghan border Wednesday, flattening an extremist Taliban training center, Pakistani officials said. The attacks targeted...
Obamacare vs the Constitution
John Walker says individual mandate isn't necessary (Fire Dog Lake)Is healthcare reform constitutional? (UPI)
An Opening for GOP
Brendan Miniter interviews Virginia's new GOP Gov Bob McDonnell (Wall Street Journal)Dan Gerstein says Dems have to attack Cheney to win (Forbes)Jim Manzi on Keeping America's Edge (National Affairs)
Dems Against Democracy
Nick Gillespie critiques plan to pass and then explain the bill (Reason)Hijacking 'reform' (Charleston Post Courier)Health Care reform suffering from political process (Poughkeepsie Journal)
Long weigh home for 'Biggest' winner
At the end of Season 3, “Biggest Loser” winner Erik Chopin walked away 214 pounds lighter and $250,000 heftier. Three years later, he was out of work and 150 pounds...
Open & shut case
AND Tavern on the Green makes three. Last week saw the closing of the huge Central Park restaurant, making it the city’s third iconic, landmark-venue eatery to be shuttered over...
Dine of the times
Now that the year-end parties are over, it’s time to start getting excited about all the places you’ll go in the coming months. Read on for a rundown of everything...
All that Twitters not gold
What's sad and oversharing and 140 characters all over? Twitter: The greatest trainwreck chronicle of our times. With the shocking death of 30-year-old Johnson & Johnson heiress Casey Johnson, it’s...
Girls basketball roundup: Spellman tripped up in OT
Tia Scott had a 3-pointer bounce off the rim late in overtime and stepped out of bounds on Spellman’s final possession. The Pilots fell, 42-39, to Maria Regina in CHSAA...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Allen leads Eagle Academy past Truman
Stedman Allen scored 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Eagle Academy knocked off Truman, 60-49, in Bronx AA boys basketball action Tuesday night. Yusef Graves finished with 18 points...
Rallying Railsplitters reclaim top spot in Brooklyn AA
When it comes down to crunch time for Lincoln, it’s Shaquille Stokes and everyone else. Everybody in the Thomas Jefferson gymnasium knew the high-scoring junior wanted the ball in his...
Timid Terriers tamed by Christ the King
JoAnn Wagner posed a simple question to her team in a long postgame meeting and got the answers she was looking for. The Terriers had just lost their third straight...
Starr report
Regis Philbin says the emphasis was on "walking, walking, walking" while he recovered from hip-replacement surgery last month. "I had a doctor over at the Hospital for Special Surgery who...
We've herd it's sheep-shape
John Wayne wouldn't recognize the cowboys in "Sweetgrass." First of all, they're herding sheep, not cattle. They carry high-powered rifles, cameras and walkie-talkies. And one nearly comes to tears complaining...
Adam getting O show?
Oprah Winfrey usually keeps the subject of future shows top secret -- but she may have tipped her hand yesterday about an upcoming Adam Lambert show. On the "Share Your...
Must Zzz TV
THE first "senior-friendly" LCD high-def set will be unveiled later this week with the kind of features only someone who went to Woodstock will love. Manufactured by TV Ears, the...
Sharon Stone turns good cop on 'SVU'
NBC has snagged Sharon Stone (left) for a four-episode arc on "Law & Order: SVU." Details are still sketchy, but Stone will play a former cop-turned-prosecutor in the episodes, scheduled...
Denzel's mind on the stage
The anchors of a Broadway season are usually blockbuster musicals: "Wicked," "Jersey Boys," "Phantom," "Mamma Mia!" But this year things are different. Two potential blockbusters are struggling. "Spider-Man" is in...
Manhattan's bride & joy
If you build it, they will wed. Manhattan's sleek new Marriage Bureau was a hot spot for couples tying the knot last year, while the city's four other bureaus lost...
Hero's Second Chance: A Well-Deserved Pardon
THE ISSUE: Gov. Paterson's pardon of Army Specialist Hernandez for a gun-possession conviction. *** Army Specialist Osvaldo Hernandez went from ex-con to hero soldier, and he'll achieve his dream of...
Time for town halls
Mayor Bloomberg announced in his inaugural speech on New Year's Day that now is a time for him to listen. "The building behind me is yours," he said about City...
ObamaCare vs. the Constitution
The health bills in Congress rob you of your constitutional rights. Here are five provisions (of many) that fail the constitutionality test and reveal Congress's disrespect for the public: *...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan -- Two times was a charm for this crook. A man failed to knock off a Chelsea bank, but crossed the street and successfully robbed a different one, cops...
An opening for GOP
Karl Rove had some good advice for Republicans in his year-end Wall Street Journal column. "It won't be enough to surf voter dissatisfaction with Mr. Obama and Democrats," he wrote....
Hilfiger wins sock lawsuit
Tommy Hilfiger really knows how to sock it to 'em. The fashion designer's licensing firm won $5 million from a clothing company that failed to meet sales quotas for Tommy...
A'jad falls 'pray' to Web trick
Hack you, Mahmoud. A cyberprankster broke into the Web site of Iran's hard-line president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, yesterday and created a page that offered a prayer for his death. "Dear God,...
Housing data dip is deep
The number of buyers who agreed to purchase previously occupied homes fell sharply in November, a sign sales will fall this winter, undermining last summer's recovery. The National Association of...
Ford pulls ahead in showroom showdown
Ford proved once again that rejecting a government bailout is the secret to selling more cars, as the automaker for the fifth time in six months posted a jump in...
Disney eyes Times Square store
Walt Disney Co. will open an interactive store in New York's Times Square this year to spur retail sales after profit declined at its theme parks and film studio. The...
Saks' Midtown firing draws labor lawsuit
A retail workers union has accused Saks Fifth Avenue of "gross labor law violations" following the firing of more than 100 workers at the retailer's Midtown flagship last month. In...
Teachers sue city
The city teachers union filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education yesterday, charging officials with misappropriating $760 million in state funds that were earmarked for class-size reduction over the...
Editor not In Touch
Stunned In Touch insiders are still trying to figure out why Editor-in-Chief Richard Spencer abruptly left his job on Monday. Signs point to a monumental blow-up between Spencer and Hubert...
Yemen sends out forces to combat Qaeda
Terrorist-riddled Yemen has dispatched an army of 10,000 security forces to battle al Qaeda strongholds in three provinces. Five operatives were captured in yesterday's actions, which came on the heels...
Tishman sees lease upsurge
With more than 1.05 million square feet worth of leases signed in December, Tishman Speyer Properties is on a lease roll. As Post colleague Steve Cuozzo reported yesterday, CB Richard...
Business briefs
Dutch auction Van der Moolen Holding NV, the bank rupt 117-year-old Dutch stock broker that was once a major market maker on the New York Stock Exchange, will sell cars,...
Art fence sentenced
A depressed heroin addict got a no-jail deal yesterday for trying to sell a stolen drawing worth $125,000 to an undercover cop at a Lower East Side Starbucks last year....
Apple buys mobile ad marketer
Apple lost out to Google in the battle for AdMob, but it is still focused on the mobile ad business. On the same day Google unveiled its highly anticipated smartphone,...
Teach admits he's 'Net perv
A Brooklyn high school teacher has pleaded guilty to using the Internet to lure someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl into meeting him for sex, authorities said yesterday. The...
Google's new 'superphone'
My phone's smarter than your phone! Google yesterday launched its first "smart" mobile phone, Nexus One, hoping to take a big bite out of Apple's hugely popular iPhone. It unveiled...
Out-to-lunch O living out a disaster film
Someday, somebody not from Hollywood will make a movie about President Obama's disastrous vacation. About how his aides waited for nearly three hours after the Christmas airliner attack to wake...
O's knickers in knot as he rips terror team
WASHINGTON -- Call it the underwear briefing. For two hours yesterday, President Obama huddled in the White House Situation Room with his top military, intelligence and diplomatic officers to come...
Good night, Irene
Talk about unpalatable options. Kraft CEO Irene Rosenfeld, who had grand plans to buy British chocolate maker Cadbury, has had three bid attempts turned down. Now she has two choices...
Raj fed fraud rap balloons to $36M
Raj Rajaratnam, the Galleon hedge fund billionaire at the center of an insider-trading probe, pocketed a whopping $36 million in gains by paying for information, government prosecutors allege. That's double...
Drake's new take
The fat lady hasn't yet sung for the former Drake Hotel site -- or the Macklowe family's plans to develop it. Harry Macklowe and his son, William, appear to have...
Hang in there, Angelina!
Angelina Jolie sure knows how to live the high life! The daredevil actress, who does her own stunts, is suspended by wires from a helicopter over Bethpage, LI, this week...
The Gitmo two-step
President Obama yesterday announced that no more Gitmo detainees will be released to Yemen. Well, that's a relief. But will the policy maintain beyond, say, today? Good question. To say...
Dems against democracy
As DC Democrats slink behind closed doors to craft a final health-care bill -- thousands of pages long and sure to sap the nation's economic future -- Americans need to...
Pelosi takes shot at prez
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took a rare jab at President Obama on Capitol Hill yesterday after reporters pressed her about his promise of transparency amid closed-door negotiations on a health-care...
Tragic Casey's grim final daze
Tragic baby-shampoo heiress Casey Johnson spent the last months of her life in a suicidal drug haze, living in squalor, surrounded by hangers-on and cut off from her family fortune,...
Newark cameras not rollin'
Surveillance cameras at Newark Airport were not recording when a man walked into a secure area without being checked -- a breach that set off near pandemonium and inconvenienced thousands...
6 mos. for $12M gold theft
A Scarsdale mom who smuggled about $12 million in bullion from the Queens jewelry manufacturer she worked for struck gold yesterday ---landing just six months behind iron bars for her...
New device is 'voted in'
New York City voting entered the 21st century yesterday, after the Board of Elections selected a high-tech ballot-scanning machine that will replace the creaky, lever-operated old ones. Under pressure to...
New Bam nephew
President Obama and First Lady Michelle have a new nephew. Austin -- son of the first lady's older brother, Craig Robinson, and his wife, Kelly -- was born Monday, weighing...
From a 'sweet' billionaire child to lonely addict in a perpetual downward spiral
If there was ever a poster child for the notion that money can't buy you happiness, Casey Johnson was it. Being born into a life of extreme affluence with nearly...
3rd suit hits club
Four women yesterday sued a trendy SoHo nightclub for allegedly turning them away for being black and Hispanic -- the third such discrimination lawsuit against the club since October. Cynthia...
Jayson Williams breaks neck in 'boozy' crash
Ex-NBA star Jayson Williams skidded closer to rock bottom yesterday. The former New Jersey Net added to his list of alcohol-fueled foul-ups when he drunkenly crashed his SUV into a...
Bill nixes run against Gilly
Former City Comptroller Bill Thompson last night put to bed speculation that he might run against poll-challenged Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand -- saying he's focusing his sights on a mayoral-campaign rerun...
Mike eyeing ex-Tenn. Dem in race vs. Kirsten
Mayor Bloomberg, who has had a frosty relationship with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and disagrees with her on the Senate health bill, is open to backing former US Rep. Harold Ford...
Philly fans taunt run-n-gun Arenas
Fans fired back at NBA sharpshooter Gilbert Arenas last night with a fusillade of taunts at the Washington Wizard's first on-court appearance since his armed locker-room dustup, even as he...
3 killed in spate of road accidents
Three women were killed and a man was critically injured in a rash of pedestrian and cyclist accidents across the city yesterday. On Staten Island, a Brooklyn woman, allegedly high...
Gov bids to expose lawyer pols' $ecrets
ALBANY -- Legislators who moonlight for fat-cat law firms, such as top Dems Sheldon Silver and John Sampson, would be forced to make their client lists public under an ethics-reform...
Take our jobs and shove 'em: US workers
Think working folks are happy to have a job -- ANY job -- in this miserable economy? Think again. The number of Americans who reported being happy with their careers...
Dems’ Conn. man Dodd bowing out
Connecticut's controversial Senator Christopher Dodd -- dogged by ethics problems, free-falling poll numbers and weakening political clout after the Wall Street meltdown and his own failed presidential bid -- has...
2010 form stirs in-census-tivity
It seems like a word from out of the 19th century, but it appears on the 2010 census form. A question asking Americans to state their race lists "black, African...
Cop-shoot mayhem as dog attacks; 4 arrested
Two narcotics cops were wounded by bullet fragments last night after a third officer shot a pit bull that attacked them in a Bronx apartment. Neither suffered life-threatening injuries. The...
An Injection of Common Sense
THE ISSUE: A Health Department campaign educating drug users about safe injection methods. *** Unlike The Post, I applaud the Health Department's pragmatic pamphlet to help injecting drug users be...
Fixing Giants' leadership problem starts with Eli
Once again, it's on Eli. No, not blame for the demise of the Giants and not the embarrassing and shameful way they slinked away from the season. Manning has never...
Knicks' D'Antoni denies communication breakdown
Mike D'Antoni insisted he wasn't bothered by Larry Hughes' criticism of him, and neither man believes the two sides need to have a chat about the situation. Essentially, the non-communication...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $43,000; str alw; 3YO; (f)CHEERS DARLING moves to starter allowance after breaking maiden this distance in career debut. FUZZY BRITCHES cuts back to sprint after finishing third in...
'Excited' Bay joins Mets
Jason Bay's first move upon donning his No. 44 jersey for the Mets yesterday was to play a little defense. Did he or didn't he want to play for the...
Mets' Minaya has faith in beleaguered pitching staff
Omar Minaya's shopping list still includes a catcher and starting pitcher. The Mets GM indicated yesterday -- without mentioning Bengie Molina's name -- that he still plans to add a...
The Post Line
NCAA FootballTonightGMAC BowlAt Mobile, Ala.FavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogCent. Mich. 2½ (63½)TroyTomorrowBCS ChampionshipAt Pasadena, Calif.Alabama 4 (45½)TexasNCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogMICH. ST.7WisconsinWEST VA.19RutgersDREXEL1Va. Common.OLD DOMIN.18J. MadisonHOFSTRA11TowsonWill.-Mary4DELAWARETENNESSEE16CharlotteLouisville3PROVIDENCESYRACUSE6½MemphisUNC WILM.3½Georgia St.TEMPLE16½Saint Joseph'sRichmond1DUQUESNEST. BONAV.3George Wash.UMASS14FordhamTULSA15TulaneKANSAS20CornellIllinois St.5EVANSVILLEBRADLEY4½Indiana St.CREIGHTON13DrakeMISSOURI ST.3Wichita St.WYOMING2½Colorado...
Face it, Bay is now one of us
Look, we'd all like the athletes who play with "New York" stenciled across their chests to take that honor as seriously, and as sacredly, as we would. We would love...
Pressure on Romo, Cowboys to end playoff woes
PHILADELPHIA -- It's been hard for America to see its team go 12 years without a playoff victory, but no tougher than it is to get Tony Romo to reference...
Holliday signs with Cardinals for $120 million
ST. LOUIS -- Matt Holliday and the Cardinals agreed yesterday to a $120 million, seven-year contract that is baseball's richest deal of the offseason and the biggest in franchise history....
Nets buy out Alston; acquire Quinn from Heat
The Nets bought out and waived Rafer Alston yesterday and then quickly moved to add a third point guard by acquiring Chris Quinn plus a 2012 second-rounder from Miami, essentially...
Giants reportedly want Jets' Sutton to replace Sheridan; run defense
Might the Giants raid the Jets coaching staff to find a new defensive coordinator? Perhaps. The National Football Post reports that Jets linebackers coach Bob Sutton has been targeted as...
Shanahan agrees to coach Redskins
WASHINGTON -- Mike Shanahan agreed yesterday to become the coach of the Washington Redskins, the latest step in a major overhaul of a troubled franchise. Shanahan's decision to join the...
Sports shorts
COLLEGE: Iowa swats Jackets Iowa QB Ricky Stanzi threw two early touchdown passes as the 10th-ranked Hawkeyes (11-2) posted a 24-14 victory over No. 9 Georgia Tech last night in...
Juggernaut Devils take aim at history after blanking Stars, 4-0
C'mon. The best-ever Devils? These? Halfway through, disagreement requires rejection of fact and denial of hard evidence. The surprises never stop with this Jersey Juggernaut, which leads the league with...
Stars may be spark for Rangers' Avery
A visit from his former team may be just what Sean Avery needs to get going. The Rangers are looking for their seventh win in their past 10 games tonight...
Islanders' DiPietro to make season debut on road trip
Scott Gordon has been the Islanders' head coach for one and a half years. He has had Rick DiPietro in net for just five games over that span. But Gordon...
3-31 Nets stink up Swamp in 22-point loss to Bucks
At this rate, the NBA and NCAA offices can expect a call any day from Kentucky's John Wall, who'll swear that if the Nets do end up with the No....
Giants final report card
QUARTERBACKS: What a waste of a fine season by Eli Manning, who set single-season records for completions (317), passing yards (4,021) and touchdowns (27). He did it all despite a...
Jets players' prayers go out to Johnson
As the Jets prepare for Saturday's AFC wild-card game in Cincinnati, they understand if Gang Green chairman and CEO Woody Johnson could care less about the playoffs. Loss took on...
Time for Sanchez to grow from caretaker to playmaker
This is the $50 Million Question for the Jets now: When -- not if -- the Bengals dare Mark Sanchez to beat them Saturday, can he beat them? Can he...
Jets' Sanchez living in the moment
Mark Sanchez is a pretty easy read. His emotions are usually spray-painted all over his youthful face like New York subway graffiti. Sanchez would never cut it as a Texas...
Time to exorcise Same Old Jets
The tag Same Old Jets is as bad for the Jets as the Curse of the Bambino once was for the Red Sox. For the Jets and their fans, things...
Johnson in Jets' prayers
As the Jets prepare for Saturday's AFC wild-card game in Cincinnati, they understand if Gang Green chairman and CEO Woody Johnson could care less about the playoffs. Loss took on...
Chad: Bedroom moves prove knee is just fine
CINCINNATI -- Chad Ochocinco said his left knee is feeling fine. He tested it out Monday -- not on the football field, though. "I had sex yesterday,'' the Bengals receiver...
Revis: Ochochinco's pride injured
Darrelle Revis leaves the trash-talking to teammates like Bart Scott and opponents like Chad Ochocinco. But the Jets' quiet corner -- who has grudgingly grown into a more vocal leadership...
Weird but true
This book presumably won't need much editing. Two grammar geeks who trekked across the country fixing mistakes on public signs were charged with vandalism -- but scored a $150,000 advance...
N.Y. walk-on goes for ring with Texas
PASADENA, Calif. -- C.A. Vergari cringes when he hears the comparisons to Rudy. He is not a quaint story, not a tackling dummy, not a poor kid from a small...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Loughlin remains hot
Jayvaughn Pinkston scored a game-high 22 points and Branden Frazier added 16 to lead Bishop Loughlin, the No. 3 team in The Post’s New York City boys basketball rankings, to...
Wings escapes against Pierce-less Kennedy
Jeffrey Short was on fire and it seemed like everything he was tossing up was falling. The John F. Kennedy senior’s off-balance 3-pointer, with two defenders draped all over him,...
In Short, Kennedy misses Pierce in Wings loss
John F. Kennedy has been billed this season as a two-man show with point guard Naquan Pierce and Jeffrey Short leading the way. On Tuesday, it became a solo act...
All Quiet In Mayweather Pacquiao Talks
No news is good news when it comes to the negotiations on a proposed bout between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. Representatives for the boxers emerged without comment after a...
Edwards fuels Royals defense in rout of St. Francis Prep
Christ the King appears to be a different team since returning home in late December after the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona. The biggest improvement has come on the...
Poor final quarter proves costly for Jefferson
The gym, so deafening moments earlier, had turned eerily quiet. The capacity crowd filed out, one by one, that “did that really happen,” look etched on everyone’s face, the same...
Bogut scores 18 to lead Bucks over woeful Nets
Andrew Bogut scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half and the Milwaukee Bucks scored a rare road win with a 98-76 decision over the woeful New Jersey...
Brodeur stops 28 in Devils' 4-0 win over Stars
Martin Brodeur made 28 saves for his third shutout in seven games, and Patrik Elias scored twice as the New Jersey Devils beat the Dallas Stars 4-0 on Tuesday night....
No evidence heiress committed suicide: report
The Los Angeles coroner's office has not found any indication that Casey Johnson, troubled heiress to the Johnson & Johnson fortune and daughter of Jets owner Woody Johnson, committed suicide,...
Brooklyn’s Top 10 stories of the decade
Brooklyn was certainly busy the past decade with the biggest news between 2000 and 2009 centering on Coney Island, Atlantic Yards and the borough’s desire to have professional sports again....
Cardinal Hayes fails test vs. Iona Prep
Just two days back from the Christmas break, both Cardinal Hayes and Iona Prep had a pop quiz on Tuesday afternoon. For Hayes, the matchup against the defending CHSAA Class...
Rex: Sanchez will soon be our strength
The talk about Mark Sanchez is constantly about the Jets trying to play around his inexperience and rookie mistakes. The message to Sanchez all season has been about protecting the...
Cop shoots pit bull, hurts 2 comrades
Two cops were wounded by bullet fragments tonight after a third cop shot a pit bull that attacked them in a Bronx apartment. Neither suffered life-threatening injuries. The cops, whose...
Randy Johnson retires
Randy Johnson is retiring after 22 major league seasons. The Big Unit, who played for the Yankees from 2005-06, made the expected announcement Tuesday on a conference call. A five-time...
Bengals trying to fix offense
CINCINNATI -- Laveranues Coles had what amounted to a big game against his former Jets teammates. He actually caught a pass from Carson Palmer. No other Bengals receiver did as...
