January 13, 2010
Evangelist Robertson says pact with devil haunts Haitians
Evangelist and television commentator Pat Robertson suggested Wednesday that the Haiti earthquake may have been a direct consequence of a "Satanic pact." He even questioned whether Tuesday's quake - which...
'Dexter's' Michael C. Hall has cancer
LOS ANGELES - "Dexter" star Michael C. Hall is undergoing treatment for cancer and the disease is in remission, a spokesman said. "I feel fortunate to have been diagnosed with...
Waiting list for Championship game tickets
The Jets have created a waiting list for non-season-ticket holders so the club can contact interested buyers should any tickets to a possible AFC Championship home game become available. Newyorkjets.com...
Vikings' Farve says he's not thinking about next year
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Brett Favre walked to the podium wearing his usual baseball cap and workout shorts, taking a quick gulp of water to chase the peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich...
Steve Levin: also a young person
Steve Levin: also a young personIt is easy to forget sometimes that Council member Steve Levin (D-33rd District), who swept into office on a platform of affordable housing policy and...
Toll making DUMBO move
They may be growing sour on Gowanus, but a national homebuilder is sweet on DUMBO.Just before Christmas, Toll Brothers purchased 205 Water Street in the DUMBO historic district for $8.6...
The B25 is Alive!
The B25 bus line could be brought back from the brink.State Senator Daniel Squadron’s office has announced that the MTA reversed its proposal to cut service along the B25 bus...
B'klyn Public Library contest helps locals start small businesses
All it takes is an air-tight bucket filled with wheat bran, molasses and a few safe ingredients with microorganisms that ferment food.That’s basically Vandra Thorburn’s plan for her new business,...
Maine makes push for Mets to get Molina
Catcher Bengie Molina reportedly could sign with the Mets within days, and that would please at least one member of the team's pitching staff. "I feel a really good catcher...
Red Bull notes; Jeff Agoos, Richie Williams & schedule
The Red Bulls introduced new coach Hans Backe today, and both delineated their preseason schedule and discussed the status of holdovers Jeff Agoos and Richie Williams. Backe didn’t attend the draft combine, arriving...
NY appeals judges mock 'fleeting expletives' TV policy
A federal appeals court in New York seems poised to toss out a government policy that can fine broadcasters for using even a single curse word on live television. All...
Sign of the time(share)
Remember the free-spending days when the filthy rich were able to afford their own vacation homes? Ah, the mid-'00s. In our new age of austerity, however, even the wealthy are economizing,...
Teen busted after SI Apple store bomb threat
A dim-witted teen was busted for making a terrorist threat at the Apple Store at the Staten Island Mall, authorities said today. Jason Barry, 17, allegedly typed a letter under...
Red Bull unveil coach Hans Backe
Weeks after quitting Notts County, Hans Backe was unveiled Wednesday as the coach of Red Bull New York. And even though the 57-year-old Swede inherits one of the worst teams...
Feds won't try John 'Junior' Gotti a fifth time
The federal government announced Wednesday that it has decided not to seek a fifth racketeering trial against John "Junior" Gotti. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a one-paragraph statement: "In...
Should Democrats Have The Right To Choose?
Democratic Party primaries in New York are good things -- except when Chuck Schumer says no! The Village Voice's Wayne Barrett examines the multiple hypocrisies in the all-out effort to protect...
DA: Manhattan drug ring flaunted gang ties on MySpace
Prosecutors say a band of Manhattan drug dealers talked tough and flashed gang signs the 21st-century way: on a social networking site. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office said Wednesday that...
Bronx crime down, guns remain
Another year, another drop in Bronx crime. But borough leaders won’t celebrate, as gun violence and quality of life issues continue to trouble Bronx neighborhoods.The borough had witnessed 108 murders...
Novel proposal eyes cleaner Gowanus
A Park Slope man thinks he knows how to take the stink out of the Gowanus — and he’s aiming to teach the city just how to do it.Retired engineer...
Brooklyn post offices spared from chopping block
No Brooklyn post office will be closed in the near future as a result of efforts by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to balance its budget.According to published reports,...
New waterfront restaurant coming to Brooklyn
Move over, River Cafe, there’s a new waterfront eatery with spectacular views coming to the borough.The city’s Parks Department is seeking a restaurateur to operate an eatery overlooking the New...
Charter Revision roils CB chair
Would the city’s Charter Revision, occurring this November, eliminate community boards from existence? That’s the question that Community Board 1 Chair Chris Olechowski asked this week. Olechowski claims that the...
Roast beef nirvana comes to Brooklyn
Roast beef sandwich lovers, your pleas for salvation have finally been answered. It was announced this week that the long planned Arby’s slated for the Fulton Mall will finally open...
NY1 cuts ties with former anchor Carter
Cable news station NY1 says it has let go of its former political anchor, Dominic Carter. A day before Carter’s sentencing for an attempted assault on his wife, station spokeswoman...
Bayonetta: completely insane, sexy, stylish, awesome
Bayonetta - the latest offering from Sega and Hideki Kamiya (Devil May Cry, Viewtiful Joe, PS2's Ōkami) - is wonderful and insane.The game centers on a busty witch Bayonetta, who...
Critics: Too close for comfort at Park Slope school
Opponents of the expansion of a Park Slope private school vowed this week to press on with their cause, which they say has been tainted by a cozy relationship between...
Matthew Modine launches Green Cup challenge
Golden Globe Award-winner Matthew Modine came bearing a new green script when he visited Carroll Gardens to help jumpstart an energy conservation program at Middle School 442. The Tinseltown eco-buff...
Rose Plaza gets Marty’s thumbs up
Call it a split decision. Borough President Marty Markowitz signaled his general approval of the controversial Rose Plaza development project last week, only raising one objection to the project’s scope....
Everlast pledges $10,000 to burned Morris Park Boxing Club
Pejcinovic, a 40-year old Fowler Avenue resident who trained at the Morris Park Boxing Club as a teen, aquired the gym three years ago. He called Everlast’s commitment “a big...
Relaxed Braylon back at Jets practice
Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards returned to practice Wednesday after missing a day to make a court appearance in Cleveland. Edwards was placed on probation after pleading no contest to...
CB1 Committees’ musical chairs
Transportation and environmental community leadership in Williamsburg is entering a period of transition. Vacancies remain for two key committee chairmanships on Community Board 1, though concerns over transportation policy were...
‘Burg leaders get legal
Williamsburg’s community leaders are organizing to stave off a possible consolidation threat facing the Brooklyn branches of Legal Services New York City. At a meeting held in Long Island University...
As Brooklyn’s Haitian community waits for news, city and state pledge aid to ravaged country
On the day after the devastating 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti, Darlie Jerveis was at home in flatbush, trying to get information about her 76-year-old father who lives in Port-au-Prince. Phone...
Judge says FDNY hiring practices discriminate
A federal judge has slammed New York City for adopting hiring practices at the fire department that he says were designed to keep blacks from joining the force. In a...
Obama: Woods can be rehabilitated
President Obama believes disgraced golfer Tiger Woods can "absolutely" be rehabilitated following the scandal linking him to multiple mistresses, according to an interview with People magazine. “I don’t want to...
Arenas may plea in gun case: report
Suspended Washington Wizards sharpshooter Gilbert Arenas and the feds are reportedly negotiating a plea deal. Arenas' lawyer and federal prosecutors are discussing a possible plea bargain in which the suspended...
Ryan counting on Jones to play Sunday
Thomas Jones didn’t practice today, but Jets coach Rex Ryan said not to worry. The running back is expected to play against the Chargers on Sunday.Jones’ knee has been an...
Exploring the "Jungle of Cities"
Krakow's Teatr Nowy (not to be confused with Warsaw's more established Teatr Nowy, led by Krzysztof Warlikowski) is currently laying waste to Bertolt Brecht's "In the Jungle of Cities" at...
You say you want a revolution
You hear a lot about income inequality in America these days -- the rich getting richer, the poor getting poorer -- but what about the gap between the haves and...
Nets Versus "Worst-Ever" Tag
The plan always has been to improve the kids, create cap space, build for the future, all the stuff you've heard -- to use one of Rod Thorn's favorite expressions --...
MTA unveils overhauled site
Welcome to the digital age, MTA. The agency unveiled a complete overhaul of its Web site today, finally placing up front an easy-to-read list of service conditions by subway, bus,...
Jets have better chance with Greene than Jones
The Jets have a slightly better chance of beating the Chargers if running back Shonn Greene gets more carries than Thomas Jones on Sunday. That's the forecast from Accuscore.com, which...
NY court OKs Internet music sales lawsuit
A federal appeals court in New York has revived a lawsuit that accuses major record labels controlling 80 percent of U.S. digital music sales of scheming to charge high prices....
Ford a hot topic between Schumer, Gillibrand staffs
The Harold Ford Jr. pre-rollout has the chatter between Sen. Chuck Schumer's office and protege Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's office in overdrive as he suggestions how the junior senator should hit...
Jay Leno may walk out on NBC, too: report
TV funnyman Jay Leno is "furious" with how NBC has treated him and Conan O'Brien and is reportedly considering walking away from the network. A day after O'Brien threatened to...
2 NJ church groups in Haiti reportedly OK
NEWARK, N.J. — One New Jersey church group traveling in Haiti survived the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the Caribbean nation, and a member of a second group sent a text...
Wyclef Jean's tweeting for Haiti crashes charity site
Wyclef Jean is one of Haiti’s most famous sons, and his tweeting about the earthquake there has been a galvanizing force on the Web. Jean is most famously a member...
Chief in Parker-Broderick case gets house arrest
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — A suspended Ohio police chief has been spared jail time for his part in snooping on the woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and...
Body found in Bronx blaze ruled homicide
Fire officials are investigating a blaze as suspicious after the body of a 53-year-old man was found with his throat cut. The medical examiner’s office said Wednesday that Donald Holliday...
What's the rush, Marty?
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz was so concerned about missing Mayor Bloomberg's press conference today on aiding Haitian earthquake victims that he used blaring lights and sirens to get to...
Brooklyn man on trial for tot's brutal death
A man accused of not lifting a finger in the brutal death of the 3-year-old boy he helped care for went on trial in Brooklyn this morning. Lemar Martin, 27,...
Bloomberg reveals Superfund hypocrisy
This two canals, two strategies approaches raises one central question: if Superfund is good enough for the Newtown Creek, Mr. Mayor, why isn’t it good enough for the Gowanus Canal?...
Want to help Haiti? Here's how
• The Mayor’s Fund: Mayor Bloomberg is directing money for relief efforts through the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City. Call 311 to donate.• UNICEF: The United Nations Children’s...
Clarke's less-than-super stance on the Gowanus Canal
“Neither of them can do it alone.” Rep. Yvette Clarke stymied both Superfund supporters and detractors on Monday night, refusing to endorse either a federally-driven clean-up of the Gowanus Canal...
How to offer help in Haiti
Want to help victims of the earthquake in Haiti? Aid organizations need your assistance but warn that well-intentioned efforts like collecting bottled water and clothing on your own may not...
Crennel joins Chiefs as defensive coordinator
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Romeo Crennel, the defensive coordinator on the Patriots’ Super Bowl teams, agreed Wednesday to join the Chiefs in the same capacity, his agent said. The Giants...
Prosecutor: Wealthy LI couple stole $33G from Medicaid
MINEOLA, N.Y. — Prosecutors have charged a wealthy Long Island couple with stealing more than $33,000 in Medicaid benefits while living in luxury. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice says...
The Guv Sends Harold Some Luv
While a few Democrats want Harold Ford to stay away from challenging Kirsten Gillibrand, the man who appointed her to the seat, seems fine with Ford jumping in. POLITICO's Ben Smith...
UPDATE: Cancun
Not sure if it's due to recent hurricanes, arctic ice melting or if the Mexican Mafia just made off with both its kidneys, but Cancun put on some major water weight...
Europeans dominate Golden Globe foreign film group
The five nominees come from Italy, Spain, France, Germany and Chile, and only Spanish director Pedro Almodovar and Italy's Giuseppe Tornatore have seen previous films get nominated before. Both walked...
You Vote in Illinois, Sir
Lincoln Mitchell on Primaries and Democracy (Huffington Post)
This week's calendar, Jan. 14-20
Thursday, Jan. 14 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Seminar The New York District Council will host a panel discussion featuring real estate experts Sam Zell and Dr. Peter Linneman, who will...
Kate Hudson, Ashton Kutcher presenting at Golden Globes
LOS ANGELES — Kate Hudson, Ashton Kutcher, Zoe Saldana and Amy Adams will appear on the Golden Globes. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which puts on the Globes, says the...
How Public Servants became our Masters
Steven Greenhut describes the class war (Reason)
Al Qaeda-linked scientist stands trial in NYC
A U.S.-trained scientist allegedly linked to al Qaeda and charged with shooting at FBI agents in Afghanistan greeted potential jurors at her attempted murder trial Wednesday with a white scarf...
Hero hubby helps dig out wife in Haiti
An American aid worker from Connecticut – trapped for nearly 10 hours under piles of debris after her office building was destroyed in Haiti's massive earthquake – was eventually rescued...
Report: Jets' Schottenheimer won't interview with Bills
Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer has passed on the opportunity to interview for the Bills head coaching job. The Bills had been granted permission by the Jets to interview Schottenheimer...
Four Seasons chef out after 3 months
Well, that didn’t last long. Fabio Trabocchi, the highly regarded chef who took over the kitchen at the fabled Four Seasons restaurant in October, is already gone, insiders said. Trabocchi...
Sharpton: Ford 'bullying' could cause backlash
The Rev. Sharpton made clear this morning that he is absolutely fine with Harold Ford running against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand -- but said he'll have more of an opinion after...
Ford lauds NYers for helping Haiti
Harold Ford Jr. got out early today with a statement expressing condolences over the horrific earthquake in Haiti that ravaged the island -- praising the White House's rapid response and...
How Not to Grow Jobs
A new report by the Good Jobs First foundation determined that tax incentives to create more high-tech jobs in Pennsylvania failed miserably. Between 1990 and 2006 only 43 new employers...
Espada probed for using state money for personal use
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo went to court this morning against a not-for-profit Bronx company controlled by controversial Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, and revealed some interesting information about the on-going...
Organizing for Obama
The Politico reports that the President’s election arm, Organizing for America, is defending itself against critics from the left and the further left. According to reporters Ben Smith and Alex...
Pope meets, forgives woman who knocked him down
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI met on Wednesday with the woman who knocked him over at St. Peter's Basilica during Christmas Eve Mass, and he forgave her, the Vatican...
Bank CEOs: We didn't see financial crisis coming
WASHINGTON -- Wall Street's biggest banks acted like used car salesmen knowingly selling lemons to consumers, the head of a commission investigating the financial crisis said Wednesday, as top bank...
Yemeni forces kill al Qaeda kingpin
Yemeni security forces killed an al Qaeda kingpin in Shabwa province in intensive operations against the group believed behind the botched bombing of a U.S. airliner, an official said on...
Jon Gosselin's apartment ransacking a publicity stunt, cops suspect
New York police believe the ransacking of American TV personality Jon Gosselin’s apartment was a publicity stunt, according to "insiders" cited by RadarOnline.com on Wednesday. Gosselin, 32 -- known for...
Brodeur wins this round against Avery
The nemesis was at it again, but this time, Sean Avery didn't get Martin Brodeur's goat. Avery was yapping at the Devils' goalie in the second period of New Jersey's...
State lawmakers face stricter ethics rules
ALBANY – Lawmakers who hold lucrative side jobs will have to make public their outside income and detail consulting clients under an ethics reform deal reached late last night by...
'Shadows of Russia,' Day 2: Tender comrades, campus commies, and about last night
Who could have guessed we could nearly sell out a large auditorium at BAM for a 67-year-old Hollywood epic praising Joseph Stalin's praises that is available on DVD and airing on...
Haitian NYers worry about relatives
Haitian-Americans in New York tried frantically Wednesday to get through to their homeland and learn whether loved ones had survived the powerful earthquake that shook the Caribbean nation. “When I...
Knicks' Lee loses grandfather, will play tonight
PHILADELPHIA – Starting centers David Lee and Sixers' Samuel Dalembert will play tonight with heavy hearts.Lee's 92-year-old grandfather, E. Desmond Lee, who made his fortune in coat hangers in St....
Vac's Wednesday Whacks, on a big game for the Johnnies, a bad vote for Revis and a wee bit o' hockey talk
St. John's is in something of a tailspin right now, which means tonight's match-up at Madison Square Garden with Cincinnati (the featured event of an old fashioned doubleheader, by the...
Tens of thousands feared dead after Haiti quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Dazed survivors wandered past dead bodies in rubble-strewn streets Wednesday, crying for loved ones, and rescuers searched collapsed buildings as officials feared the death toll from Haiti's...
Gov: I can take a joke but 'SNL' goes too far
David Paterson says he "can take a joke" about his blindness, but the governor isn't pulling any punches about the bumbling parody of him on "Saturday Night Live.""By the way,...
Escaped convict who taunted UK police via Facebook caught
LONDON — An escaped British convict whose online antics drew an international Internet fan base has been caught after nearly four months on the run, police said Wednesday. Craig "Lazie"...
Jets chat rewind
Beat writer Mark Cannizzaro answered plenty of questions about the Jets this morning and their chances against the Chargers on Sunday. See what he had to say with the big...
Gov. Paterson: Son's bust a 'non-issue'
Gov. Paterson called his son's alleged possession of someone else's debit card a "non-issue" this morning during an appearance on "Imus in the Morning." The governor's 15-year-old son, Alex, was...
Fireworks expected today on Capitol Hill during Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
We just want readers to remember to tune later this morning to see what are sure to be fireworks on Capitol Hill at the first-ever hearing by the so-called Financial...
Nations send aid groups to Haiti to offer support
GENEVA — Sniffer dogs, high-energy biscuits and tons of emergency medical aid were heading to Haiti on Wednesday as governments and aid groups launched a massive relief effort for the...
Simon: I didn't want viewers to get sick of me
Simon Cowell said yesterday he just didn’t want viewers to get sick of him, and that’s why he decided not to do both "American Idol" and his new "The X...
Stimulus Working?
Christina Romer, President Obama’s economics guru, has had a strange week. On Sunday she seemed genuinely concerned about jobs, now, just two days later everything is hunky dory. Really? Romer...
Conan KOs 'Tonight'mare
People of Earth: In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste...
Jets punter Weatherford gets OK from docs
After multiple tests and some preventative medication, Steve Weatherford said he’s set to be back punting on Sunday. The Jets punter sat out last week’s wild-card win in Cincinnati when...
Chargers receivers tower over Jets corners
Marcus Henry figured he would check out Vincent Jackson on film yesterday. He needs to learn about the Chargers’ star wideout to help the Jets’ secondary handle him on Sunday....
Practice doesn't make perfect for St. Francis Prep
St. Francis Prep’s practice court turned into Pitaro Gymnasium the last few days. Coach JoAnn Wagner placed cones on the floor to shrink the court to simulate The Mary Louis...
Braylon needs to stop the drops
Mark Sanchez won’t stop growing his black beard until the Jets win the Super Bowl. Sunday in San Diego, a short ride on the freeway from his Mission Viejo roots,...
Girls basketball roundup: St. Peter's holds on against NDA
A fast start didn’t equal an easy night for St. Peter's. The Eagles scored the game’s first 14 points and held a 15-point, first-quarter lead. But with many of their...
Westinghouse set for memorable trip to Alaska
Marlon Cort sat idly by each of the last three years as the city’s best programs crisscrossed the country during the holidays, visiting sunny outposts in Florida, North Carolina and...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Wadleigh runs win streak to 10
The last time Wadleigh lost, the opponent was West 50th Street Campus. History, however, didn’t repeat itself as the Tigers thrashed the Manhattan school, 89-54, Tuesday night for their 10th...
Room with a view
The best window view from any Manhattan restaurant seat is at the corner table for two — a k a Table 31 — at Robert, the new eatery on the...
Salt of the hearth
Diet Dictator Mike Bloomberg declared war on salt this week — after tackling trans fats, sugary sodas and tobacco — with the goal of reducing the salt in packaged and...
Brown-out for opponents
Transit Tech isn’t blessed with extraordinarily gifted athletes or dead-on marksmen. You won’t find many five-star prospects in the Express’s layup line. So, you ask, how have they competed in...
Starr report
Former "SNLer" Chris Parnell, who co-stars in FX's new animated series, "Archer," says he's waiting to hear about a proposed Comedy Central sitcom in which he'd co-star with Jon Heder...
Teen spirit, unleashed and exciting to see
Blasting the Velvet Under ground's "I'm Waiting for the Man" is a great way to start off a show. As Lou Reed's voice fills the Duke Theatre, the young cast...
Grandpa Jack
Will "24's" Jack Bauer finally get his happy ending? As Season 8 of Fox's thriller opens, we find Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland) taking a nap on a couch while his...
Why '24' shot NYC scenes in downtown LA
Q: What kind of reaction did you get from New Yorkers? Howard Gordon: One day, I came running around the corner with a gun. It was a mix of our...
From Israel, a man of abstraction
'This is a poem about people, what they think and want, and what they think they want," French actress Jeanne Moreau intones in her unmistakable voice on the soundtrack of...
Rainbow end has gold pot
Although he's facing seven years in the clink, Garth Drabinsky still wants to be a player on Broadway. The disgraced Canadian producer, convicted in Toronto last summer of bilking investors...
Very bad week
'American Idol" creator Simon Fuller's week has gone from bad to worse. Hot on the heels of "Idol" judge Simon Cowell's Monday announcement that he is leaving the No. 1...
Host: Roz is a liar
She really did it. "The Bachelor" host Chris Harrison insists that it's true -- bachelorette Rozlyn Papa really did have an "inappropriate relationship" with a show staffer "that got physical."...
Prez: 'SportsCenter' helps my marriage
It's Nickelodeon and the Disney Channel for the First Kids -- and a lot of sports for the President and First Lady when it comes to their TV habits. "They...
'Sunshine' for 'Friend' Perry
Matthew Perry will try again to reclaim a bit of his mojo. The former "Friends" star will star in ABC's "Mr. Sunshine" as the manager of an aging local sports...
MTA's 175G hire will handle card shuffle
The MTA has hired a $175,000-a-year manager to oversee the switch from MetroCards to swipeless smart cards for use on subways, buses and commuter lines, The Post has learned. Amy...
Pension Particulars
January 10th's article about city pension benefits claims that there were "generous pension giveaways during prosperous years in the Giuliani administration" ("180G Retirement"). For the record, only the state Legislature...
Suozzi's TV gig
Former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi has landed a job with Cablevision. Suozzi was hired Monday as an adviser for the company's new high school sports venture, called MSG Varsity....
NY pharm-waste flush pact
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced a settlement yesterday with five health-care facilities that flushed pharmaceutical waste into the New York City watersheds. Cuomo reached agreements with the two hospitals and...
Iran nuke big slain by bomb
One of Iran's leading nuclear scientists was blown to bits by a remote-control bomb yesterday in a stunning attack that the Tehran government blamed on a conspiracy by the United...
Health 'Reform' Taxes Marriage, Too
The more Americans learn about this health-care package, the more they hate it. The more Democrats learn about how much Americans hate their health-care plan, the more they close ranks...
'Toon in to hate
Hamas' terrorist TV channel -- which routinely indoctrinates kids by portraying Israelis as ghouls -- is launching a new cartoon series that depicts another enemy, the Palestinian Authority police. A...
Dem's Way With Words: A Rude Reid Exposed
THE ISSUE: Sen. Harry Reid's comments about Barack Obama's race during 2008's campaign. *** The reaction of Democrats and the liberal media to the comments made by Senate Majority Leader...
NYU prof suicide
A brilliant NYU computer-science prof who had just become the father of twins jumped to his death last night from a 16th-floor balcony at his university-owned apartment, sources said. Sam...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn -- His sweet tooth landed him in jail. Devon Vannkeuren, 18, was busted after he stole $10 worth of cookies and ice cream from a downtown Brooklyn grocery, cops...
Tribeca's civil war over PS 234
Tribeca is embroiled in a bitter neighborhood-school war that some residents say is jeopardizing its sense of community, as well as its future. It's a story repeated from time to...
Business briefs
Bank fees A senior administra tion official said Presi dent Obama will an nounce tomorrow a White House plan to recover as much as $120 billion in Wall Street bailout...
As-salt on science
On Monday, city officials rolled out an initiative to curb the salt content in manufactured and packaged foods. But the idea behind it -- that salt intake has reached extreme...
Poison school pills
Will the Legislature do what's needed to qualify New York for some of the $4 billion in Race for the Top funds? After months of wrangling, Albany will decide sometime...
Picketing a fight with Mike
A group opposed to Mayor Bloomberg's plan for more charter schools filed suit yesterday for permission to protest in front of his Upper East Side townhouse next week. The Manhattan...
Disney production chief is latest casualty
If it were a TV show, it might be called "Extreme Makeover" -- or "Lost." Walt Disney Studios boss Rich Ross yesterday continued his systematic dismantling of the Mouse House's...
SEC sets new case vs. BofA
Bank of America has another lawsuit to fight from federal regulators. The Securities and Exchange Commission's latest filing accuses the Charlotte, NC-based bank of failing to tell shareholders about massive...
Long live big-butt women!
Those curves are making cardiologists smile. A new study out of Oxford University in England found women with "pear-shaped" figures -- ample extra padding around the hips, buttocks and thighs...
'Punch' drunk to get ed. ax
The tanked gym teacher who knocked out a "Jersey Shore" star on TV will no longer serve as a role model for Queens high-school students: he's being fired. Department of...
A blessed landmark
A long-running battle between an Upper West Side church and its neighbors ended yesterday when West Park Presbyterian Church was designated a city landmark, quashing plans to use part of...
New York gave Bam our love - but he despises us
It's enough to make you think Barack Obama doesn't love New York. OK, let me be clear: The president of the United States hates us. He socks New Yorkers with...
More heat in Cohen legal feud
Is there something about matters surrounding Steve Cohen that causes tempers to flare? Less than a month after the billionaire hedge-fund manager's ex-wife, Patricia Cohen, made a splash alleging he...
Try-ons end 'booby' trap
Women who want bigger breasts now don't have to worry that their new look may be a bust -- they can try the boobs on for size before surgery. The...
'Trying' time for WFP
Two Working Families Party bigwigs were subpoenaed for a trial set to begin today on whether the labor-backed party and its corporate arm skirted campaign-finance laws. WFP Director Dan Cantor...
STK on menu at Grace Bldg.
The one Group's sexy steakhouse, STK Midtown, is bringing a 9,000-square-foot restaurant plus sprawling outdoor casual dining and a takeout concept to the Grace Building on Sixth Avenue near Bryant...
$20 bil Peacock deal now a turkey
Right about now, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts is likely in his office curled up in the fetal position wondering if Jeff Zucker is going to destroy his $20 billion investment...
Stolen painting back to France
A 19th-century Impressionist artwork stolen off the wall of a French museum nearly three decades ago is going back to the scene of the crime. "Le Marche," a monotype print...
Rather suit bites dust
Dan Rather's $70 million lawsuit against his former bosses at CBS died yesterday when the state's highest court refused to hear his bid to have it reinstated. Rather, 77, called...
BB gunmen can cash in
What's next, water pistols? The Bronx is expanding its successful gun buyback program to include -- for the first time in the city -- BB and air guns, officials announced...
NJ med bill 'weeds' out homegrown
There's no self-service in New Jersey: not for gas, and, under the state's new medical-marijuana measure, not for grass. Unlike the 14 states that have legalized medical marijuana, New Jersey...
Screwy King Liuy tongue-tied
City Comptroller John Liu was at a loss for words yesterday. At least when it came to his demand that he be called "Mr. Comptroller" by staffers, who have also...
Cadbury CEO hoping for long shot Hershey merger
Cadbury's CEO hinted that he might be open to a merger with Hershey -- but sources close to the Pennsylvania chocolate company warn it might be too late for such...
CIT, Thain in talks to fill CEO post
John Thain, Merrill Lynch's ex-CEO has held talks about becoming head of CIT Group, the commercial lender that emerged from bankruptcy last month, according to people familiar with the matter....
Cuomo: Ford has right to fight Kirsten
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said yesterday that Harold Ford Jr. has every right to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand because "this is a democracy." "Do people have a right to run?...
Fashioning succession
Speculation is swirling about who might replace Richard "Mad Dog" Beckman at the Condé Nast division that publishes Women's Wear Daily. Beckman officially resigned as CEO of Fairchild Fashion Group...
Probe of AIG rescue
Congress is gearing up for a bare-knuckle brawl with the Federal Reserve and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner over the Fed's role in bailing out troubled insurance giant American International Group...
Raj loses bail hearing as feds up fraud figure
Raj Rajaratnam's profits from his alleged insider trading could top $50 million, up from an already revised figure of $36 million, federal prosecutors said. The amount was presented by Assistant...
Historic NY diner done
As if being a poor student wasn't hard enough. The Greek's Collegiate Restaurant, a staple for generations of City College students, is shutting its doors after 85 years, its owners...
Stein 'killer' all dressed up
One day after her dislike of an orange jumpsuit stalled jury selection, the accused killer of "Realtor to the Stars" Linda Stein traded her jail gear for more proper courtroom...
Manhattan cocktail faces bitter end
It's getting tough to get a Manhattan in Manhattan. The classic cocktail has gotten harder to find as a worldwide shortage of one of its key ingredients, Angostura bitters, has...
'Sex-fiend' cop trial
A community affairs cop accused in a string of on-duty sex attacks faced his first accuser in court yesterday -- a woman the officer allegedly demanded a sex act from...
Kidnap plea: I’m just a dog food salesman!
The New Jersey man who was Tasered, tied up and taken on a terrifying ride nearly halfway across the country kept insisting to his "idiot" abductors that he's just a...
Hilco's Salter eyeing move
Jamie Salter -- the rainmaker behind private-equity shop Hilco Consumer Capital -- may leave the Toronto-based firm to start his own investment fund, sources told The Post. Salter and parent...
Taser suicide fight
The city is fighting to withhold the suicide note left by a police lieutenant who killed himself after ordering the fatal Tasering of a deranged man, court papers show. Lt....
Miranda for jihadists?
Here's another reason why al Qaeda terrorists don't belong in US civilian courts: the right to a speedy trial. The lawyer for embassy bomber Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, the first Guantanamo...
The devil made them do it
The city Landmark Commission outdid itself yesterday -- voting to cast fall ing debris, forbidding scaffolding and scruffy vagrants in amber for residents of the Upper West Side to gaze...
You vote in Illinois, sir
What is it that gives President Obama the notion that he's entitled to a vote on who represents New York in the US Senate? He's made it clear from the...
Google searching for answers to China hacker attacks
Google threatened to pull out of China after the Internet giant came under a massive assault from hackers it believes targeted political dissidents. The company revealed yesterday that it was...
Copperfield cleared
SEATTLE -- No charges were filed against magician David Copperfield after a two-year probe into a former beauty queen's allegations of rape against him. The notice came in a brief...
Cryin' O'Brien breaks news to his staff
Conan O'Brien broke down in tears yesterday while reading to his writing staff his 553-word statement that he no longer wants to host the "The Tonight Show" if it's moved...
Dems' Mass. hysteria
WASHINGTON -- Nervous Democrats went sharply negative yesterday in the unexpectedly tight race to hold on to Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat in Massachusetts. Democrats and their money are flooding...
Hiram: You can't boot me
ALBANY -- Convicted Queens lawmaker Hiram Monserrate said yesterday he won't give up his state Senate seat even if ousted by his peers as expected later this month. The Senate...
Gov's combo $olution
ALBANY -- More than a dozen state agencies, including those tasked with helping fight terrorism, would be consolidated under the budget Gov. Paterson will present to the Legislature next week,...
Cybill kid 'thief'
Cybill Shepherd's son appears to be moonlighting as a thief. Cyrus Shepherd-Oppenheim was arrested early yesterday after a cross-country flight when passengers accused him of rifling through their carry-on bags...
'Weed farm' burns in Bx.
A massive pot-growing operation went up in smoke yesterday when fire erupted in a Bronx house where a cache of guns was also found, officials said. "It was like the...
Feds building Zazi link
The Queens man arrested last week for training in an al Qaeda terror camp in Afghanistan also plotted to attack the city with homemade bombs last year, federal prosecutors said....
Jet fowl shots on rise
Even after Canada goose sent hero pilot Chesley Sullenberger splash-landing into the Hudson River last January, sparking a crackdown, the risk of bird-plane collisions in New York continued to rise....
Simon's a bitter quitter
Simon Cowell can declare once a day, every day, for the next year that he didn't know he was quitting "American Idol" until the day before the ninth-season debut last...
Dice-y bust for the Gov's son, 15
He rolled the dice and lost. Gov. Paterson's teen son was busted near his elite Upper West Side school yester day after cops found him shooting craps for money --...
2M jobs saved: White House
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's top economist said yesterday the stimulus plan has created or saved up to 2 million jobs. The analysis is part of a quarterly report to Congress...
'Thousands' dead in Haiti horror quake
A devastating, magnitude-7.0 earthquake rocked Haiti yesterday, toppling buildings in the capital of Port-au-Prince and leaving trapped victims screaming for help as night fell. It was impossible to get an...
Knicks were right to pass on Iverson
PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson, with his cranky left knee, is listed as a game-time decision tonight, but it would seem unlikely he'd miss the showdown with the club that left...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70y; $30,000; str hcp; 4up; (f&m)SUCCESSFUL SARAH returns to route and switches to Dominguez after finishing third at this level. DANA'S BELL won starter handicap while going shorter last...
Ex-Giants TE Shiancoe is a beast for Vikings
In 2003, the Giants took a gamble on a well-built and swift tight end from Morgan State named Visanthe Shiancoe even though the year before they used their first-round pick...
Mets close on Molina
The Mets are inching closer to a deal with Bengie Molina. A baseball source confirmed a report yesterday that indicated the free-agent catcher has backed off the three-year deal he...
Cardinals' Boldin might play vs. Saints
Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin yesterday said he feels much better and is optimistic about his chances of playing in Saturday's divisional playoff game at New Orleans. Boldin said he...
Humphries set to help Nets rebound
The Nets take on the Atlantic Division-leading Boston Celtics tonight (7:30; YES, WFAN) looking for their fourth win of the season. Kris Humphries, acquired from the Mavericks this week, will...
Yankees' Damon fund dries up
The Yankees have signed lefty reliever Royce Ring and outfielders Reid Gorecki and David Winfree to minor-league contracts. Meanwhile, their chances to re-sign Johnny Damon remained remote. The Yankees are...
Giants still looking for defensive coordinator
Does anybody want to run the Giants defense? It sure seems as if filling the position of defensive coordinator is becoming more difficult than it should be. Not long after...
Sports shorts
MLB: Marlins agree to hike payroll The perennially frugal Marlins reached an agreement with the players' union to increase spending in the wake of complaints the team payroll has been...
Maris' son sees dad as true home run champ
Randy Maris made it clear yesterday that he feels for Mark McGwire after McGwire apologized to the baseball world and the Maris family on Monday for taking steroids for nearly...
Canseco needles McGwire over injection denials
Put these guys in a steel cage and let them settle their differences. Jose Canseco yesterday lashed out at Mark McGwire, after the latter denied receiving steroid injections from Canseco...
La Russa backs up McGwire
Tony La Russa last night said he believes Mark McGwire would have been a premier home-run hitter in the 1990s -- with or without the steroids. The Cardinals manager said...
Islanders look like contenders in 6-0 rout of Red Wings
A 6-0 score between the Islanders and Red Wings? A game stopped twice because of octopi tossed on the ice? No surprises there. Except that the Isles won, another sign...
Brodeur shuts out Rangers; Devils win in shootout
It was hockey theatre in the round building in Midtown, and when it was over, when the 96-shot double shutout Martin Brodeur and Henrik Lundqvist had thrown at one another...
Devils only dominating when not facing West
It's the one small blot on their season, but it's the one now facing the Devils. They have built their league lead on Eastern Conference domination, a whopping 28-8 after...
Rangers' top guns flunk shootout test
The Rangers entered the season with an overall 34-24 shootout record despite the lack of a certifiable offensive weapon. So now that they have added Ales Kotalik and Erik Christensen,...
Millrose first highlight of Richards' year
The Garden will host the 103rd Millrose Games on Jan. 29, and adopted New Yorker Sanya Richards -- the reigning women's world 400-meter champ -- will headline the meet. Richards...
Jets' Schottenheimer may pass on Bills interview
It was unclear as of yesterday if Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer was going to interview with the Bills this week for their vacant head coaching position. According to two...
Rookie Sanchez a win from rarefied air
If nothing else, it's been an eventful rookie year for Mark Sanchez. From the 3-0 start to the hot dog-eating incident, and from the head-first dive for a first down...
Rex unhappy after corner Revis loses out on defensive award
The Jets get no respect. Shut-down cornerback Darrelle Revis did not win the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year Award yesterday. In so many words, an irritated Rex Ryan said...
Knicks' Darko wants out of New York
PHILADELPHIA -- Center Darko Milicic told The Post he is hoping his agent can work out an agreement with the Knicks to be released. Milicic said he doesn't want to...
Only Devils' Elias able to crack either amazing goalie
The 104th time was the charm. Seven shootout participants and 96 shots in 65 minutes before that, all for naught. Finally, it took an expert, the Devils' all-time point-getter, to...
The Post Line
NFLSaturdayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogSAINTS 6½ 7 (57) CardinalsCOLTS 6½ 6½(44) RavensSundayCHARGERS 9 7½(42) JetsVIKINGS 3 3 (45½)CowboysHome team in CAPS NCAA BASKETBALLFavoriteLine UnderdogMICH. ST.7½MinnesotaUCONN5½PittsburghWest Virginia8½S. FLORIDAVA. TECH3½MiamiDUKE16Bost. Coll.N'EASTERN17DelawareDrexel5TOWSONST. JOHN'S2CincinnatiMEMPHIS22East CarolinaOld Dominion7UNC...
If father knows best, Jets are long Schott
Former Chargers head coach Marty Schottenheimer disagrees with Rex Ryan's contention that the Jets should be favored to beat the Chargers in Sunday's divisional playoff game at Qualcomm Stadium. "I...
Rangers-Devils classic full of zeroes, heroes
They should have played until they had to call another one because of darkness. After 5-on-5 and 4-on-4, they should have gone to 3-on-3, then 2-on-2, until eventually it was...
Weird but true
People really just don't know how to deal with snow in some places. A Tennessee man was arrested after allegedly pulling a shotgun on a neighbor who loudly stomped snow...
Stephenson diss spices up date with St. John's
St. John's has bigger concerns than the trash-talking of a former New York high school star who has been pampered for most of his athletic career. Maybe Cincinnati coach Mick...
Kiffin bolts Tennessee for USC
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Lane Kiffin is returning to Southern California as the Trojans' coach after just one season at Tennessee. Kiffin was chosen yesterday to replace Pete Carroll, his mentor...
Sanders' 31 leads VCU over Hofstra, 81-68
Hofstra guard Charles Jenkins was last year's Haggerty Award winner as the metropolitan area's best player. But the best player on the court last night at the Mack Sports Complex...
Quick-starting Hilltoppers run past Terriers
Mary Louis learned its lesson from its loss to Christ the King. The Hilltoppers got off to a slow start and trailed by 20 points at the break last Saturday....
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Loughlin holds off Molloy, 82-76
Jayvaughn Pinkston scored a game-high 34 points and Branden Frazier added 18 points to lead Bishop Loughlin, the No. 2 team in The Post’s New York City boys basketball rankings,...
Holy Cross holds on this time against St. Ray's
Holy Cross was nursing a three-point lead late against Bishop Loughlin on Sunday when Lions guard Branden Frazier knocked down a 3-pointer to send it to overtime. Loughlin would eventually...
Palin debuts as Fox News contributor
Sarah Palin accounts for the controversy she attracts by saying her opponents don’t like the “commonsense, conservative solutions” she represents. Debuting as a Fox News analyst, the 2008 vice presidential...
Queens cabbie returns $21K in purse to passenger
A New York City cabbie said he returned a lost purse containing more than $21,000 in cash and expensive jewelry because his mother always advised him to be honest. “I’m...
Coliseum dreams for McClancy and Mount
For much of the winter, Steven Esposito and his teammates on the McClancy hockey team travel to exotic locales like Mount Vernon, Yonkers and Coney Island to play league games...
Feds break up alleged S. Phila. brothel ring
PHILADELPHIA — Four illegal immigrants are accused of running brothels out of a pair of South Philadelphia houses. Three of the men were arrested Monday, the same day a federal...
Many UN personnel in Haiti missing after quake
UNITED NATIONS — UN says a large number of UN personnel in Haiti unaccounted for after earthquake.
Murder-suicide in Vinegar Hill!
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownJewel heist!Two thieves — one in a suit and tie — stole $10,000 in rings and literally shot their way out of a Fulton Street jewelry store...
Our exclusive family calendar!
Sat, Jan. 1610:30 am: Story time for kids. Greenlight Bookstore [686 Fulton Street, at South Portland in Fort Greene, (718) 246-0200].11:30 am: Martin Luther King tribute. Kids learn that words...
Editors' picks
FridayJanuary 18Yuk it upThere are plenty of comedy nights around town with big names, but it’s time for the next generation of comics to make a stand. Tonight at Coco66,...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, Jan. 15Art, “Who Shot Rock & Roll”: Great rock photographs from 1955 to the present. 10 am–5 pm. Brooklyn Museum [200 Eastern Pkwy. at Washington Avenue in Prospect Heights,...
Civic calendar
Sun, Jan. 17Electronics recycling. Drop off your obsolete equipment. 10 am–4 pm. Prospect Park [Prospect Park West at Third Street in Park Slope, (212) 360-1331]. Forum on Public Schools. Featuring...
'Bridge' to Shakespeare's worst show?
The Brooklyn Academy of Music’s trans-Atlantic “Bridge Project” will start its second season with a Shakespeare play that’s a bit of a comedown from prior works in the series, “The...
Meet a true film celebrity — Brooklyn Heights
And the Oscar for supporting actor goes to … Brooklyn Heights.Fabled for its gorgeous apartments, scenic streets and killer views of Manhattan, America’s first suburb has been a backlot so...
Heights Players hit home run with ballsy 'Take Me Out'
some with binoculars -— to get a close look at the lush full-frontal male nudity. Now, thanks to the cozy confines of the Heights Players playhouse on Willow Place, theatergoers...
David's brisket sandwich is the best thing we ate this week
When we talk pastrami, we mean business, and we don’t give just any tower of meat a seat among the borough’s best sandwiches.So it comes as a bit of a...
Block buster! State moves to close roads around Yards arena
The construction of Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards will enter a new phase next month when three major streets are permanently wiped off the New York City grid to accommodate the...
Windows 7 was Norah Jones's idea
Score one — or make it three — for Cobble Hill preservationists in their war against Norah Jones’s windows.The sultry singer quietly amended her bid to punch 10 windows into...
Cell mates: Thompson did big favor for Bloomy at House of D
On his final day in office, then-Comptroller Bill Thompson bowed to the mayor’s wishes and quietly approved a contract that paves the way for the controversial expansion and reopening of...
Murder-suicide in Vinegar Hill!
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownMurder-suicideCops found the bodies of a man and a woman who were both killed in an apparent murder-suicide inside a Sands Street apartment on Dec. 31. Cops...
Dramatic jewelry shootout!
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownJewel heist!Two thieves — one in a suit and tie — stole $10,000 in rings and literally shot their way out of a Fulton Street jewelry store...
Editor's coffin comments make some readers sick
Alexander Goldstein, Brooklyn Heights• • •To the editor,Kuntzman gave himself space on the front page to complain about the LIRR’s security measures. It was hard to know if Kuntzman was...
Fine — and dandy! Bizwoman's $3K summons is cut down to $75!
The Brooklyn Heights businesswoman who was facing $3,000 in fines for hanging a single envelope of business cards to a single lamppost last year fought City Hall — and won (mostly).Susan...
Here they are — your Police Blotters
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Superstunned! City backs fed clean-up of Newtown Creek
The Bloomberg Administration has quietly backed a federal effort to list North Brooklyn’s Newtown Creek as a toxic Superfund site — though the city continues to fight the very same...
The oyPhone thief strikes again!
78th PrecinctPark SlopeMore oyPhones!Thieves grabbed at least two more iPhones in separate incidents that fit an increasing — and disquieting — pattern.In the first incident, the iPhone bicycle thief struck...
Broombrawl
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens–Cobble Hill–Red HookStick brawlA trio of thugs — all women — got into an argument with a worker at a Clinton Street grocery store on Dec. 31 and...
Hope dims at Starlite Lounge — oldest gay bar in boro
Longtime regulars of the Starlite Lounge, the self-proclaimed oldest gay-friendly, black-owned watering hole in Brooklyn, are rallying to keep their establishment alive after the building was sold and the new...
Mix and match!
It was cold outside, but Brooklynites really heated up the subways on Sunday afternoon when hundreds took their pants off and hopped trains to convene on that other island.Slacks came...
Marty's 'Rose' thorn: Put affordable housing promise in writing
Borough President Markowitz has rejected a developer’s bid for an 800-unit apartment complex on the South Williamsburg waterfront — unless the builders set aside 100 more below-market-rate units than they...
Greenpoint club has an 'Exit' strategy
Greenpoint’s Club Exit — notorious for its rowdy crowds, short skirts and violence in and outside — suddenly closed on Friday night after 15 years as a nightlife epicenter.“We’re just...
Bay Ridge to MTA: Stop dead
Bay Ridge residents and their political leaders rallied on Monday against proposed Metropolitan Transit Authority service cuts that will slice across the neighborhood far deeper than elsewhere in the city,...
A salt on Borough Hall
Walk safely, Marty! The plaza around your Borough Hall office is now an obstacle course of disaster!The salt-covered sidewalk outside looks like it’s been through a Moscow winter, what with...
Brutal attack on Jewel
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–WilliamsburgBrutal attackSome jerk brutally punched and kicked a woman until she was unconscious, then stole her purse on Jewel Street on Jan. 8.The 22-year-old victim told cops that she...
Hold the phone, central!
90th PrecinctWilliamsburg–BushwickA phone’s throwA hooligan threw a phone and injured a woman in order to steal her purse on Manhattan Avenue on Jan. 9.The woman was following the perp, watching...
Two shot
Two shotTwo young men were hospitalized following a shooting near the corner of East 96th Street and Avenue J Monday, police said.Officials said that the victims were near the corner...
Van Nest bank makes 'cents'
Will a new bank change Van Nest? You can bank on it.It appears that Van Nest, bank-less for years, has finally found a financial institution to set up shop in...
St. Barnabas WIC site escapes elimination
You don’t often hear a Women, Infants, Children site compared to a house of worship. But Leomeris Veras, 28, counts on the St. Barnabas Hospital WIC site at 2021 Grand...
Place Matters honors six Bronx spots
You won’t find 52 Park on a Gray Line tour. You won’t find the Bronx River Houses on a sightseeing map. You won’t find Casita Rincon Criollo in an architecture...
Paterson: Bronx has borne brunt of state's problems
Governor David Paterson paid a visit to the Bronx and spoke about shared sacrifice in the economic downturn. He boldly asserted that that borough has disproportionally borne the brunt of...
MTA aims axe at Bx4, Bx34 buses
Look out straphangers! An MTA axe is headed your way. On Wednesday, December 16, the Metropolitan Transit Authority voted to okay a harsh round of fare hikes and service cuts...
45th Precinct shuts massage operation
Clients of a spa in Pelham Bay may have been receiving more than a back rub. Prostitution arrests have temporarily shut down a six-month old massage parlor and nail salon....
Boxing club burns
Bronx boxers absorbed a stiff uppercut on Tuesday, December 22 when flames engulfed the renowned Morris Park Boxing Club on Morris Park Avenue. The 32-year old gym, which trained world...
Man stabbed in Waterbury-LaSalle
Police found a 24-year old stabbed in his Merry Avenue apartment in Waterbury-LaSalle early on Thursday, January 8. The male Hispanic, who was removed to a hospital, where he remains...
DOE holds first school closure hearing in Bronx
Teachers, students and parents blasted the Department of Education at the School for Community Research and Learning on Tuesday, January 5 in the first public hearing on a proposed school...
Bronx teens tour White House
Bronx teenagers who traveled to Philadelphia to campaign for presidential candidate Barack Obama more than a year ago were treated to an exclusive tour of the White House in December....
Throggs Neck merchant hit by fatal heart attack
One of Throggs Necks’ most beloved residents suffered a heart attack and passed away last week, leaving behind fond memories for those who knew him.Steve Zeppieri, born on September 29,...
Serrano accepts LEAP Award from MHHC
Congressman Jose Serrano is fighting for better healthcare at home and in Washington, D.C., his supporters contend. The Morris Heights Health Center recognized Serrano’s efforts with its LEAP Award on...
Bronx post offices still in danger
In December, the United States Postal Service released yet another updated list of postal stations and branches under consideration for closure, but three Bronx stations and branches remain: Van Nest,...
Bx8 cuts would cripple neighborhoods
The MTA’s axe is set to execute Sunday service on the Bx8 bus and residents of geographically isolated neighborhoods such as Locust Point and Edgewater Park are upset.But so are...
Melrose jigsaw puzzle complete
In August, affordable housing builders gathered atop a mountain of gravel at E. 156th Street to break ground on St. Ann’s Terrace, a 600-unit mixed-income development. One builder gazed down...
New leadership to boost LPCA
The Locust Point Civic Association has a lot to be proud of. A new state-of-the-art playground is planned for its clubhouse grounds and more residents want to join its board....
DOT eases parking regs
Forget Kingsbridge. The neighborhood should be renamed “Parkingsbridge.” On Monday, January 4, the city suspended alternate side parking rules in east Kingsbridge, Kingsbridge Heights and Van Cortlandt Village. Residents and...
Internet cuts deeply into local businesses
Many merchants experienced a less than stellar holiday season this year, but feel it could have been a much better. Longtime customers of businesses on the E. Tremont Avenue shopping...
Hess Express construction begins
Hess Corporation has demolished a canopy at the former Shell gas station at E. Tremont and Baisley avenues. It appears that construction on a new Hess Express gas station and...
Groundbreaking celebrated at Fox Playground
The NYC Parks Department has begun yet another project in the Bronx, breaking ground on a much-needed reconstruction of Fox Playground in Longwood. On Thursday, November 19, Parks Department representatives,...
CEO Academy to help former inmates
People who have been incarcerated often have a hard time finding work when released. Some will now have the opportunity to train for certification in trades like plumbing, electrical work...
CB11 students earn leadership awards
Five remarkable young people accepted awards at a Community Board 11 general meeting on Thursday, December 17. Teens Nicholas Sette, Michael Zagreda, Lauren Murphy, Grace Fragale and Melissa Balais earned...
Throngs mourn accident victim
A steady stream of people, many of them teenage friends of Kaitlin Booth, mourned the death of the 12-year old Waterbury-LaSalle resident at her wake on New Year’s Day. Booth...
$2.4 million for Floyd Bennett Field clean-up
The present is catching up with Floyd Bennett Field’s past, officials announced this week.The former airport and naval station will be the recipient of $2.4 million to clean up a...
Brooklyn voters will encounter electronic voting in September primary
Very soon, a rite of passage for many Brooklynites will be only a memory, as New York finally retires its venerable lever voting machines.Earlier this month, just days before a...
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...
Worker injured at Yeshiva construction site
A 36-year-old construction worker was rushed to the hospital Tuesday after falling 30 feet into the basement of a Yeshiva being constructed in Kensington.Although the construction crew scrambled into action,...
Look out CB1, here comes Rob Solano
After experiencing Community Board 1’s collective wisdom firsthand in several votes last year, Williamsburg resident Rob Solano wanted to influence the group from the inside. Now he can, as a...
Questions swirl around who'll fill Marty's white dinner jacket
Someday, Borough President Marty Markowitz will have to hang up his signature white dinner jacket and say so-long to the concert stage.When he does, he hopes to leave behind a...
Proposed mosque causes concerns in community
The person behind the building of a controversial mosque on a residential street said he is surprised by recent racist remarks made against his faith.“We are not too familiar with...
P.S. 15 petitions to stop PAVE
Red Hook teachers and parents have launched an online petition to rid P.S. 15 of a charter school.“Please help save P.S. 15: join over 1,000 paper and electronic signatures and...
Paerdegat to get cash infusion
Paerdegat Basin is about to be “stimulated” by the feds, city officials said last week.The city’s Department of Environmental Protection announced the registration of a $15 million contract to restore...
No Pants? No Problem!
The MTA’s unmentionably bleak budgetary outlook did little to dissuade many straphangers from displaying some unmentionables of their own.What started as a cheeky subway prank by an improv comedy group...
Last weeks for williamsburg's MonkeyTown
Stain Bar. Black Betty. Sound Fix Lounge.The past year has seen several intriguing performance spaces in williamsburg close. Now, add to that list MonkeyTown.A multiple hyphenate (restaurant-bar-performance space-film house), MonkeyTown...
Is Bloomberg worth his salt?
Last month the mayor met quietly with health officials to plot a course that would effectively reduce the sodium content levels to be what they were way back in the...
Help save Jennifer’s life
You can help save the life of a Brooklyn mom.Jennifer Jones Austin, a resident of Prospect-Lefferts Gardens, is fighting a brave battle against Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) and desperately needs...
Coney Island shooter sought
Watch out, Celow.A scraggly-haired Coney Island felon is being sought for a shooting on Avenue W in Coney Island, officials said this week.John Thomas, AKA “Celow,” 34, allegedly opened fire...
Prospective Gowanus developer in legal dust-up
A national home builder once intent on building along the shores of the Gowanus Canal is embroiled in a legal wrangle over property it may shun if the canal is...
New councilmember looks to revamp approach to providing services
The new broom in the 45th Councilmanic District is starting out his tenure by sweeping clean.Freshman City Councilmember Jumaane Williams, who took over on January 1st from former City Councilmember...
Manhattan Beach private security patrol to remain open
The call went out and the Manhattan Beach community answered in the affirmative.The Beachside Neighborhood Patrol’s (BNP) critical cash shortage has been patched and the organization will continue to operate...
Canarsie slow down: stoplight coming to Flatlands Avenue
The breakneck traffic along Flatlands Avenue will be moving a little slower in the next few weeks now that the city is poised to put in a new traffic light...
School budget cut fears
Brooklyn public schools can weather budget cuts — but only for so long, according to a local parent leader.“District 22 schools have historically exceeded expectations with limited resources. But at...
New Seminar for Backyard Bar Owners
For restaurant owners with big backyards, class is in session.In response to a bevy of complaints from Williamsburg residents over the past year, Community Board 1’s Public Safety Committee, the...
Fewer crimes committed in Canarsie in 2009
After a record low year in crime, Canarsie cops are poising for the challenge of keeping the downward trend on track.Overall, crime in the 69th Precinct was down just over...
Opposition mounts to bus cuts
Local elected officials have joined residents on the warpath, opposing cuts to bus service planned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA).Indeed, despite the cold, dozens of people attended a Monday...
Yemen is the anagram for “enemy”
Bam’s yen for diplomacy over conflict is poised to bear poisonous fruit in his entanglement with a pivotal rogue gulf nation which, on the cusp of an economic and civil...
Fourth Avenue named a deadly street for pedestrians
Bustling Fourth Avenue, home to many restaurants and shops in Bay Ridge, has been deemed among the most dangerous for pedestrians in the tri-state region, according to a recent report....
Joe Rollino: Brooklyn strongman, boxer and war hero dies at 104
As a grizzled reporter covering Brooklyn, it’s hard to be impressed by tales of exploits, but Joseph Rollino was truly a one-of-a-kind person.Rollino, 104, a former Coney Island strongman, boxer...
Gun goons busted
Gun goons bustedLast week was a bad one for Shoyn Johnson and Nigel DaSilva. Not only were they busted for allegedly having an illegal firearm in their car, but that...
Teen shot outside school
Teen shot outside schoolA teen was rushed to the hospital Monday afternoon after two gunmen opened fire on him outside a local school.Officials said that the victim was near Intermediate...
Two killed in crash
Two killed in crashA boozed-up motorist was charged with vehicular manslaughter after his actions behind the wheel allegedly led to the deaths of two women.Officials said that the victims, ages...
Two killed in crash
Two killed in crashA boozed-up Sheepshead Bay motorist was charged with vehicular manslaughter after his actions behind the wheel led to the deaths of two women.Officials said that the victims,...
Martial artists honored
Why go to Cooperstown when there’s a Hall of Fame ceremony being held over the weekend right here in New York City?But instead of baseball, the honored sport will be...
Autopsy held in Au Bon Pain death
The results of a Kings County District Attorney probe will determine if the two EMTs will be left on the hook for not helping a pregnant mother while she died...
Remedy for Asser Levy "dustbowl" - concrete
Supporters of Borough President Marty Markowitz’s plan to construct a new $64 million, 8,000-seat amphitheater inside Asser Levy Seaside Park often malign the neighborhood green space as a terrible “dustbowl”.This...
No budget cuts for Canarsie and East Flatbush schools, parents say
Parents in Canarsie and East Flatbush fear the latest round of public school budget cuts will devastate art and music programs.“When the cuts come down, this is the first area...