January 19, 2010
Clint Dempsey won't need surgery
U.S. Men's National Team midfielder Clint Dempsey will not require surgery on an injured knee, according to a statement from Fulham following an MRI evaluation. Dempsey suffered moderate damage to a...
Reason to R-ejoice for Ridge straphangers
Work has finally begun to overhaul the 86th Street R train station in Bay Ridge.Buoyed by a $13.5-million budget, Metropolitan Transportation Authority workers will re-tile walls, repair cracks and waterproof...
Suddenly close Mass. race threatens national Dems
BOSTON — In a contest with major national implications, Massachusetts voters chose a successor to the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy on Tuesday in a down-to-the-wire election that became a...
Garcia: Woods will be back sooner than you think
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Sergio Garcia said he thinks it won’t be long before Tiger Woods returns to tournament play. Woods is taking an indefinite break from golf...
Report: Braylon faces NFL discipline, but not during playoffs
ESPN.com reports Jets WR Braylon Edwards, who pleaded no contest to a disorderly conduct charge this month, could face a suspension from the NFL.Adam Schefter writes, "Edwards' case will be...
Animated video shows 'real' late night fight
Apple Daily, the Taiwanese newspaper that became known for animating Tiger Woods’ “fight” with his wife, has brought the late night battle between Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien to life...
Parker could face same fate as Monserrate
If State Senator Kevin Parker (D-Flatbush, Midwood) is wondering what will happen once the criminal charges against him are adjudicated, all he has to do is look at fellow Senator...
David Letterman's Jets Top 10
Here's David Letterman's list of the Top 10 signs the New York Jets Are Getting Too Cocky, from Monday night's "The Late Show:"
UConn's Calhoun takes medical leave again
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut men’s basketball coach Jim Calhoun took a medical leave Tuesday for an undisclosed condition, the latest health concern for the 67-year-old Hall of Famer. The school...
Dancewave is victimized by a travel agent scam
The head of Dancewave Studio told police last week that a $8,585 check that was intended to cover some of the plane tickets for her two dozen teenage performers was...
Cowboys owner backs head coach
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is giving every indication that he is picking up coach Wade Phillips’ contract option for the 2010 season, even without saying so....
Devils' Elias has concussion symptoms
There's no debate this time, and it's clearly going to imperil Patrik Elias' Czech Olympic captaincy. The Devils' all-time leading scorer was diagnosed yesterday with concussion symptoms, the result of...
Stats say Sanchez destined to be next Russell
Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez is one win from the Super Bowl but is destined for a mediocre NFL career, if he's lucky.So says Vince Verhal of Football Outsiders, who writes...
Great bike debate on Monday in Williamsburg
It’s not Lincoln vs. Douglas, but bike lane activists and opponents will participate in the 2010 version of the great debate at Pete’s Candy Store on Monday night.Organizers of the...
Flier denouncing mosque goes around Sheepshead Bay
An anonymous flyer distributed in parts of Sheepshead Bay last week proclaimed that the Muslim organization behind a proposed mosque and community center supports terrorist groups and encourages suicide bombings.But...
Steelband Association installs BOE
Members and supporters welcomed a new slate when the United States Steelband Association installed its Board of Directors and Executive Officers with ceremony. The rites were conducted at Sesame Flyers...
Robbed before drop off
Robbed before drop-off An employee of a local auto dealer was held up at gunpoint just as he was about to deposit the day’s receipts. The 32-year-old from Bay Ridge...
Bake sales for Haiti
Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA) may sell cupcakes to raise money for Haiti — but are restricted in selling desserts to benefit Brooklyn schools.“It’s terrific that they’ve rescinded the order. Schools want...
Buddy Ryan: Rex doing 'great job'
Buddy Ryan’s advice to son Rex when he took over as head coach of the Jets a year ago was simple: “Don’t screw it up.” No problem, Dad. Borrowing a...
Red Bull notes: Angel, Albright, Nikolov & Woly "Hopeful'' of a new CBA
The Red Bulls fly off to La Manga, Spain tomorrow for three friendly matches, and the first stages of preseason under new sporting director Erik Soler and coach Hans Backe....
Wild waive Sykora
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild have placed right wing Petr Sykora on waivers. Sykora, who played for the Devils and Rangers, and rookie Robbie Earl were placed on...
Ford to challenge White House policy in potential Senate run
Harold Ford Jr. is taking White House policy in his sights as he assess his potential Senate run against Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.In a brief interview with The Post Monday -...
Sen. Sampson at war with McDonalds
An ongoing push to have a notorious 24-hour McDonald’s restaurant on Rockaway Parkway and Conklin Avenue closed at night was given new life last week when State Senator and Democratic...
B67 Bus: Now on Twitter
For decades, bus riders waiting for the B67 bus had little idea how far away the next bus would be arriving beyond the MTA’s scheduled timesheet. Faced with the difficult...
John Paulson competing for cash with 'emerging' hedge funders
Star hedge funder John Paulson is competing for investor money against his former protégé and other "emerging" managers, according to a Goldman Sachs document obtained by The Post. Paulson's name...
Charter expansion 'dead,' risking $700M in federal funds
Get out the dunce cap again for the New York Legislature! Albany lawmakers blew the 4:30 p.m. deadline to lift the cap on charter schools -- thus jeopardizing New York's...
Pride center publishes city's first gay cookbook
Brooklyn will soon be home to the city’s first gay cookbook. Dozens of the borough’s gay-friendly foodies are coming together and coming out in Brooklyn Pride’s recipe compilation, “A Family...
Dancers lap it up following grammar snafu
Two curvy lap dancers hope to wiggle out of prostitution charges on a tiny, but important technicality -- Manhattan prosecutors accidentally used the word "and" instead of "or" in writing...
New Jersey's New Day
The Garden State's new exec promises tax relief and education reform: Gov. Chris Christie's inaugural address.
Edgar Allen Poe’s mystery visitor fails to show up
A longtime tradition seemed to end Tuesday when the “Poe Toaster,” a person of unknown identity who visits the poet Edgar Allen Poe’s Baltimore gravesite each year in the early...
The "Great Scott!" Brown Rise
How did little-known Massachusetts state Sen. Scott Brown turn a 30-point deficit into a neck-and-neck race -- and possible victory -- in the campaign for Ted Kennedy's US Senate seat? The Boston...
Here they are — your Police Blotters
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Senior trapped in car following wreck
Firefighters scrambled to free a senior citizen trapped inside his Honda following a car accident at the corner of Kings Highway and East 29th Street.Police said that the Honda and...
Land(er) Ho! Brad Becomes a Council Member
The Brad Lander era has officially begun.Surrounded by his family, supporters and colleagues, Councilmember Brad Lander (D-Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park) took the oath of office at...
P.S. 261 hails MLK
Singing proud songs of liberty and carrying homemade signs, pint-sized pacifists from Public School 261 walked in the shoes of a legendary freedom fighter, hailing Martin Luther King Jr., Day...
Dyker Heights Civic Association induction
A pomp-filled ceremony accompanied the rites when grassroots gladiators from the Dyker Heights Civic Association took the oath of office during an officer installation at St. Philip’s Church in Bay...
20 years for suspect in cop stabbing
A man convicted of stabbing a New York City cop who tried to issue him a summons for smoking on a subway platform has been sentenced to 20 years in...
FBI illegally collected phone records
WASHINGTON -- The FBI violated the law in collecting about 2,000 U.S. telephone records during the Bush administration, though the violations weren't intentional, officials said Tuesday. Citing internal memos and...
In a related story, two swans are AWOL
Two swans with fishing-related wounds have mysteriously disappeared, and some avian advocates fear the worst.The pair of sibling cygnets, dubbed “Hooky” and “Wired” for their scars from fishing hooks and...
Prospect Park now has a real swan lake
In a stunning development, two families of swans in Prospect Park have welcomed a new family of white-feathered visitors, flouting their reputation as territorial tyrants.The change in avian behavior comes...
Underground troublemakers
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownHeld upFour troublemakers brandished scissors and a knife at a man riding on a Manhattan-bound F train on Jan. 11, though they were arrested a short while...
GA group proposes $150M beau for Lady Liberty
CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Georgia-based group is suggesting that Lady Liberty should have a male counterpart. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports Rodney Cook of the National Monuments Foundation...
AccuScore: Jets need three sacks and interception to win
If the Jets defense sacks Colts quarterback Peyton Manning at least three times and has at least one interception, the Jets have a 59 percent chance to win the AFC...
Don't bring Dem to our party: Suffolk GOP leader
A Suffolk County GOP leader and Rick Lazio supporter is coming out swinging against state Republican head Ed Cox for his efforts to lure Democrat Steve Levy onto the "R"...
Mayor shakes up commissioners with temporary reassignments
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is reassigning all of his deputy commissioners. The move is temporary though. Bloomberg announced in his inaugural speech that deputies would move to another...
At least 600,000 cribs recalled after child death
WASHINGTON -- The death of a six-month old child has prompted the recall of about 635,000 cribs sold by Kmart, Sears, Wal-Mart and other stores. The Consumer Product Safety Commission...
Dischord at conservancy
78th PrecinctPark SlopeDischordSomeone stole nearly $1,300 from the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music late last year.The director of the Seventh Avenue music school told cops on Jan. 13 that $1,288 in...
Smoke-filled room
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens–Cobble Hill–Red HookGood arrestTwo teen terrors who mugged a teenager outside a Court Street Dunkin’ Donuts on Jan. 13 were collared within 10 minutes.The victim told cops that...
OyPhone theft on Bedford
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–WilliamsburgiStealTwo jerks ganged up on a woman and stole her iPhone on Bedford Avenue on Jan. 12.The victim told cops that the thugs approached her at about 6:45 pm...
Bernanke asks GAO to review Fed role in AIG rescue
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke took the unusual step Tuesday of asking Congress' investigative arm to conduct a "full review" of the Fed's role in bailing out insurance...
22 indicted in FBI sting on paying foreign bribes
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department says 22 employees of military and law enforcement suppliers have been indicted in an undercover sting operation aimed at schemes to bribe a foreign official....
Panty raider
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillA thief who favors sexy undergarments stole $3,200 worth of lingerie from the Victoria’s Secret on Flatbush Avenue on Jan. 16.An employee at the store between Hanson...
Two gals, one gun
90th PrecinctWilliamsburg–Bushwick2 gals, 1 gunA masked man held two women up for their purses on Leonard Street on Jan. 24.The two were walking between Devoe and Ainslie streets at about...
Maloney challenger brings in $403G
Reshma Saujani, the former Hillary Rodham Clinton fundraiser who is now running an effort to unseat long-serving Rep. Carolyn Maloney, raked in a whopping $403,000 in her first campaign filing...
Making Sense of MA
The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza identifies five keys to analyzing how Massachusetts Senate race will play out.
King remembered in Brooklyn birthday
Swayed by the inspiring sounds of the New Life Tabernacle Choir, Brooklynites lifted their voices in song to celebrate the progress that has happened since Martin Luther King, Jr.’s death...
Ford's lunch date with de Blasio
In his latest round of schmoozing New York politicians, Harold Ford had lunch today with city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio in City Hall Restaurant, sources told The Post.Ford, who...
You can save a life
A Brooklyn Heights father needs your help.Kieran Holohan, 42, is bravely battling leukemia and now desperately needs a bone marrow transplant.His diagnosis last month is especially heartbreaking since he and...
Obama: The (German) Musical
Thank you thank you thank you to the Playgoer blog, which has filled my heart with "Hope." The idea of an Obama musical is exciting enough: The story is perfect...
Ad recession soon over: analyst
After a brutal couple of years, the worst US ad slump in history may be at an end.A leading Madison Avenue prognosticator believes this quarter will be the last in...
French, British Fight Over Madoff Yacht
"Bull," a $7 million yacht owned by Bernie Madoff, has run aground in European courts.French police seized the 90-foot yacht in Riviera waters last year at the request of investment...
Battle of the bulge gets personal for Jenny Craig, Weight Watchers
It's often been said that all's fair in love and war -- and Jenny Craig is betting that's the case when it comes to losing weight.The popular weight-loss company is...
Queens terror suspect wanted to 'murder' US soldiers: feds
The Queens man with ties to an alleged al Qaeda associate conspired to kill US soldiers in Afghanistan after receiving military training from the terror network, a federal prosecutor said...
UPDATE: Haiti
So Royal Caribbean is sending its ships back to Haiti. The only thing less surprising than this announcement — after all, the cruise line's private port of Labadee was unaffected...
Ford takes leave of absence from Wall Street job to focus on NY bid
In another sign that he seriously plans to challenge embattled Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in this year's Democratic primary, ex-Tennessee Rep.Harold Ford Jr. has taken a leave of absence from his...
Bills hire Gailey as coach
ORCHARD PARK -- Chan Gailey was hired by the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday, getting a second chance to prove himself as an NFL coach and inheriting a team that has...
53 Haitian orphans arrive at Pittsburgh airport
CORAOPOLIS, Pa. -- A flight carrying 53 Haitian orphans has landed at Pittsburgh International Airport, a week after their orphanage was destroyed by the massive quake. Workers disembarked the plane...
Former Islanders captain Peca retires
TORONTO -- Former Islanders captain Michael Peca is retiring after 13 seasons in the NHL. The 35-year-old announced Tuesday that he’s calling it quits. The forward spent last season with...
Haitians can start applying Thurs. to stay in US
WASHINGTON -- A top immigration official says Haitians who are in the U.S. illegally will likely be able to apply as early as Thursday to temporarily stay in the United...
Battle of the bulge gets personal for Jenny Craig, Weigh Watchers
It's often been said that all's fair in love and war -- and Jenny Craig is betting that's the case when it comes to losing weight.The popular weight-loss company is...
Gooden, Strawberry headed for Mets Hall of Fame
The Mets today announced that Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry, along with Davey Johnson and Frank Cashen, will be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame.They are the first inductees...
Inside Paterson's Numbers
Gov. Paterson claims "significant spending reductions" in his new budget. EJ McMahon of the Empire Center For New York State Policy begs to differ and breaks down the numbers.
A crackdown on Indian cigs?
Buried in Gov. Paterson's Executive Budget message is the strongest indication yet that he finally wants to put a stop to trafficking of illicit untaxed cigarettes on New York's Indian...
Queens GOP rebel gets $120K from Bloomberg
The intra-party war in the Queens Republican Party is about to get mighty interesting since Mayor Bloomberg has written an eye-popping $120,000 check to a new political committee formed by...
Less than half of Google News readers click-thru to original source: report
Forty-four percent of visitors to Google News don’t click through to the original links, according to a report by research firm Outsell, TechCrunch reported Tuesday. The report on the news...
LI mom forced kids to abuse pets: court
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — A New York woman accused of forcing her children to torture household pets and burying dozens of animals in her backyard has been indicted on charges...
Gallinari should be part of All-Star weekend
Even if David Lee doesn't make his first All-Star Game, Nate Robinson should have company in Dallas next month. Danilo Gallinari should be named to the Rookie-Sophomore Game and it...
Recently fired Giants DC Sheridan becomes Dolphins assistant
DAVIE, Fla. -- Former Giants assistant coach Bill Sheridan has been hired as the Miami Dolphins' inside linebackers coach.Sheridan was fired two weeks ago as the Giants' defensive coordinator. In...
Editors' picks
SundayJanuary 24What’s in the food?Sick of GMOs? Sick of not even knowing what a GMO is? Well, the Park Slope Food Co-op and the Brooklyn Food Coalition want to help...
This week's calendar, Jan. 21 to 27
Thursday, Jan. 21 to Sunday, Jan. 24 The American Antiques Show Now in its ninth year, the American Antiques Show presents 17th- to 20th-century American folk art, furniture, American Indian...
Mets reach deals with Francoeur, Feliciano, Green
Jeff Francoeur and the New York Mets agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract, making him one of three players who settled with the team Tuesday before going to salary...
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Oscar Watch: Updated predictions!
Correctly picking out of 12 categories at the Golden Globes has emboldened yours truly to update my list of Oscar predictions for the first time this year. The major change is "Avatar" (duh)...
4 arrested in NJ prostitution shakedown
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Four people from New Jersey are accused of luring a man to what he thought was a rendezvous with a prostitute, posing as police and stealing...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, Jan. 22Film, “Soundtrack for a Revolution”: A new documentary by Bill Guttentag and Dan Sturman. 2 pm. Brooklyn Academy of Music [30 Lafayette Ave. near St. Felix Street. (718)...
Weiner's Worries
Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn/Queens) sees high stakes in Massachusetts Senate vote. He tells morning talk show that health care reform will be "dead" if Brown wins.
Chris Christie sworn in as New Jersey governor
TRENTON, N.J. — Republican Chris Christie was sworn in Tuesday as New Jersey’s 55th governor, taking over a state plagued by the nation’s highest taxes, a deficit that could hit...
More US troops land in Haiti; UN forces try to stem violence
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Scores of U.S. troops landed on the lawn of Haiti's shattered presidential palace Tuesday to the cheers of quake victims and the U.N. said it would throw...
Massachusetts Message
Massachusetts taxpayers have had enough, says the Boston Herald's Howie Carr. He declares a vote for Republican Scott Brown is payback for voters and taxpayers stressed out and taken advantage of by sweetheart...
Calif. man shoots his way out of sinking SUV
ROSEVILLE, Calif. -- A driver whose SUV plunged into a Northern California creek after he was startled by his hands-free cell phone device escaped the sinking vehicle by blasting out...
Afghans tighten security in Kabul after attack
KABUL -- Two U.S. service members were killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, a day after a brazen Taliban attack on the capital showed militants are...
Microsoft cuts IP address storage to 6 months
BRUSSELS -- Microsoft Corp. said Tuesday it would shorten the time it stores Internet users' addresses from Web search queries from 18 months to six months following a request from...
Obama to seek $1.35 billion more for education
FAIRFAX, Va. -- President Barack Obama announced Tuesday he'll ask Congress for $1.35 billion to extend an education grant program for states, saying that getting schools right "will shape our...
'Qaeda' mom tossed from Manhattan courtroom
An MIT-trained scientist charged with shooting at GIs in Afghanistan was thrown out of a Manhattan courtroom today after proclaiming her innocence following a tirade-filled outburst. Aafia Siddiqui, whom the...
Obama surprised, frustrated by closeness of Mass. Senate race
President Obama is both surprised and frustrated by the closeness of the race in Massachusetts, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs told reporters Tuesday. Asked by CBS News correspondent Chip...
Mets rejected by Molina; Torrealba waits for call
Free agent catcher Bengie Molina turned down all offers from the Mets and will return to the Giants.An source with knowledge of the negotiations indicated the Mets’ final offer was...
Brooklyn reps applaud temporary protected status for Haitians
Brooklyn elected officials applauded the move by the federal government to grant temporary protected status to Haitians living in this country.The move had been urged by many prior to the...
Tackling homeowner insurance issues head-on
Its coastal location may have drawn many residents to canarsie.However, being close to Jamaica Bay turns out to have its drawbacks, namely, a move by various insurance companies to stop...
Driver killed by own minivan following accident
A 32-year-old motorist was killed during a harrowing East Flatbush accident involving a minivan, a pothole and a telephone pole, officials said this week. Police said that six people were...
Haiti horror’s political repercussions
Haiti horror’s political repercussionsAs more and more horror stories from the aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake trickled in last week, Haitian-born City Councilmember Mathieu Eugene (D-East Flatbush) canceled his swearing-in ceremony...
Kings Plaza Theater closes doors
It seems that the curtains have finally closed on the AMC Loews’ Kings Plaza movie theater.The six screen cinematheque that thrilled audiences of all ages for over 30 years quietly...
Brooklynites urged to donate to reputable groups to help Haiti
For Brooklynites, the earthquake that devastated Haiti sent shock waves across the borough, which has some 75,000 Haitian residents, making it one of the largest communities of Haitians outside the...
Nabe leaders start donation drive for Haiti earthquake victims
Neighborhood residents will soon be joining the ongoing effort to help the thousands of families devastated by last week’s earthquake in Haiti.Local elected officials and members of Millennium Development announced...
Foodies flock to B'klyn’s new culinary melting pot
Flatbush residents appear to have a major appetite for good food these days. Indeed, Cortelyou Road has become something of a culinary Mecca, as storefronts along the strip blossom into...
Landmark proposal continues to raise eyebrows
A plan to expand the Carroll Gardens historic district is prompting the neighborhood’s “silent majority” to have their voices finally heard. “We do not want tall high rises that block...
Corner of Canarsie to go green
A blighted corner should soon be transformed into an oasis of green. The unpaved area just east of Paerdegat Avenue North, near Avenue J, is going to become a Greenstreet...
Haiti is down, but not out
Given the inequity of life, many of us will never experience the pain, suffering and losses of Haiti’s earthquake victims.Their nightmare has just begun.In the moments and years ahead, Mother...
DOE okays bake sales for Haiti
Parent-Teacher Associations (PTA) may sell cupcakes to raise money for Haiti — but are restricted in selling desserts to benefit Brooklyn schools.“It’s very heartwarming that the Department of Education and...
Activist blasts Berkeley Carroll School expansion
A preeminent Brooklyn Heights preservationist is blasting the expansion of a Park Slope private school, saying its plan has the potential to frustrate the fundamental values of the historic district....
Lachman considers race for 44th City Council District
A blast from the past could be throwing his hat in the ring in the 44th District City Council special election.Former State Senator Seymour Lachman said last week that he...
Report: Red Sox shrunk Bay offer because of knee problems
Another day, another knee problem for the Mets to worry about.Baseball analyst Peter Gammons says the Red Sox backed off signing Bay in late July due to a disagreement about...
Foreign Aid Hurts Haiti
Bret Stephens says helping Haiti means investment not sending money (Wall Street Journal)
Supreme Court orders fresh look at ex-Black Panther death penalty
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a lower court in Pennsylvania to reconsider its decision not to execute ex-Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal.
Mets impressed by Sheets' session
The Mets were one of several teams watching free agent pitcher Ben Sheets throw in Louisiana today and were impressed with reports they received on the right-hander. Sheets, who missed...
Our exclusive family calendar!
Sat, Jan. 2310 am and 11:30 am. Chocolate Chip Chamber Music performs “The Cats Meow (More Tails from the Opera).” $10. Old First Reformed Church [729 Carroll St. at Seventh...
Civic calendar
Sun, Jan. 24Civil rights festival. 11 am–12:30 pm. Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture [53 Prospect Park West at Second Street in Park Slope, (718) 768-2972], www.bsec.org. Tues, Jan. 26 78th...
The Butcher says that 'Murder' is most fair
“A Brief History of Murder” is an unsettling barrage of strange characters and horrific non-sequiturs set in a small town that only David Lynch would find hospitable. This disturbed play...
This 'Iris' has a focus on breakfast
Just when you think that the Iris Cafe is in the worst location in the borough, you walk in and can’t find a seat because the place is jammed. Though...
Keepin' it 'Ruff' at new Greenpoint dance party
I got on the free admission list by friending one of the DJs on Facebook (it’s oh-so-exclusive, don’t you know?) on Friday night, and made my way to Club Europa...
'State' of security at Atlantic Yards? ESDC won't tell us
Everyone’s been talking about the drastic security measures at the new $106-million Long Island Rail Road Terminal on Flatbush Avenue — but state officials still won’t talk about whether a...
Arby's to open on Thursday
Brooklyn’s best restaurant is now an Arby’s. The landmarked site of the former Gage and Tollner restaurant on the Fulton Mall — unoccupied since 2007 — reopened on Thursday serving...
Honor 'the dream' today
Our office is sort of closed to honor the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr. today, but we did want to fill you in on the big events going on...
Want to help Haiti? Here's how
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Marty not satisfied with Borough Hall repairs
Well, it’s a start.Hours after The Brooklyn Paper went online last week with its world exclusive about the disastrously broken sidewalk in front of Borough Hall, someone made a fairly...
Man arrested for dumping crap in the Newtown Creek
A Greenpoint property owner was collared on Wed-nesday for allegedly taking a huge dump in Newtown Creek.Jose Torres — owner of three commercial buildings on N. Henry Street near the...
Gas explosions rock the Heights
A series of underground explosions rocked the heart of Brooklyn Heights on Monday afternoon, sending residents out into the street, but causing minimal damage, police said.Officers responded to Joralemon Street...
No weekend service from Church Ave to Greenpoint
Greenpoint was cut off from the rest of the city last weekend — and will be again for the next three weekends as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority eliminates service on...
Civic OK with private school plan
An influential civic group needed less than a week to decide that a controversial expansion plan would not harm Park Slope’s historic district.In a statement released just prior to the...
Odors, Construction Delays Rankle NCMC
Less than two weeks on the job, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Cas Holloway is already receiving pressure from North Brooklyn community activists to reduce odors from the Newtown...
Skymaster touches down at Floyd Bennett
An authentic C-54 Skymaster touches down on the tarmac of historic Floyd Bennett Field where it will remain on display at Hangar B through the winter and spring months. Allied...
Repavings improve Canarsie thoroughfares; more to go
Canarsie streets are not as much of a roller coaster ride as they used to be. The city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) has repaved numerous thoroughfares in the neighborhood over...
Tourist business takes Brooklyn Public Library’s top entrepreneurial prize
A business that created a win-win situation became the big winner itself in taking the Brooklyn Public Library’s top prize in their 6th annual PowerUP! competition.Stacey Toussaint and Sheila Collins...
New vessels won't rock the boat, city says
Just because the city is entertaining permits for two new charter boats in Sheepshead Bay, that doesn’t mean it’s ready to throw the fishing fleet overboard.Despite criticism that two new...
Meet 'The Attitude Girl'
Sometimes it pays to have a little attitude. So says Brooklyn resident Mila Bernadkin, who penned the award-winning book, “The Attitude Girl.” “‘The Attitude Girl’ is an inspirational novel for...
New amphitheater could leave neighbors with concrete slab
Sixty-four million dollars is a lot of cash, but it still won’t be enough to pay for a skate park or ice skating rink at the new “Coney Island Center.”Last...
They’re off and running at 86th Street station
Work has begun at last on the $13.5 million renovation of the 86th Street station on the R line.The 24-month project — financed by allocations from State Senator Marty Golden...
Streetscape improvements planned for 86th Street
Now that the water main work along 86th Street is history, one local merchant group is looking to the future.The 86th Street Business Improvement District has allotted $100,000 for new...
CB6 OKs Berkeley Carroll expansion
Community Board 6 this week gave its blessing to the expansion plan posed by an elite Park Slope private school, determining that the controversial scheme would not spell doom for...
61st Precinct can't top Mother Nature
Captain George Mastrokostas, the commanding officer of the 61st Precinct, has a bone to pick with Mother Nature.When year-end NYPD CompStat numbers were doled out, Sheepshead Bay’s 61st Precinct had...
Chinese trim 'Avatar' run
The Chinese government has reportedly yanked "Avatar'' -- which has grossed $76 million, more than any other movie in the country's history -- from 1,628 2-D screens in that country....
Trial date set in Sharpton ex-wife-daughter shoving match
Now they REALLY have something to @#$%! about. The ex-wife and daughter of the Rev. Al Sharpton got some bad news this morning when a Manhattan judge refused to toss...
Indianapolis hotels filling up fast
If you’re planning to go to Indianapolis to see the Jets in the AFC Championship, book your hotel room now.Like, right now.WISH-TV in Indianapolis is reporting that downtown hotels near...
Free MetroCards a pipe dream for students
Time to buy walking shoes, kids. Gov. Paterson tossed a paltry $18 million back into the account for free student fares in his budget presentation today, well below the state’s...
DVD Extra: More Vidor at Warner Archive
King Vidor's little-seen immigrant epic "An American Romance'' (1944) is on the list of 18 new-to-DVD releases today at Warner Archive. Originally intended to reunite Spencer Tracy and Ingrid Bergman after "Dr....
'Tiger defense' fails to get charges dropped against alleged Letterman extortionist
Score one for David Letterman. The talk show host's accused blackmailer this morning lost his long-shot bid to have the charges tossed in the salacious, $2 million extort plot --...
US drone missile attack kills at least three in Pakistan
A US drone missile attack Tuesday killed at least three suspected militants in the 11th such strike targeting Pakistan's northwest Taliban stronghold this month, officials said. The strike took place...
Citi's $7.6 billion loss meets Wall Street estimate
Citigroup said Tuesday it posted a fourth-quarter loss of $7.6 billion, in line with analyst estimates and accounting for more than $6 billion in expenses to repay some government investments....
New sin taxes, $1B cut to schools in Paterson's new budget
ALBANY – Soft drinks and cigarettes would be the targets of new sin taxes and school aid would see a $1.1 billion cut under a hard-times 2010-11 spending plan unveiled...
Tale of the tape: Indianpolis vs. New York
HIGH-END DINING INDIANAPOLIS: White CastleNEW YORK: NOBU DAVID LETTERMAN:INDIANAPOLIS: Born thereNEW YORK: Moved here SITE OF: INDIANAPOLIS: Lincoln BirthplaceNEW YORK: LINCOLN TUNNEL MOTTO: INDIANAPOLIS: Crossroads of AmericaNEW YORK: Crossroads of...
Conan snags nearly $40M in exit agreement with NBC: report
Conan O'Brien is close to signing a nearly $40 million deal to walk away from his job hosting NBC's "The Tonight Show," in a new move that will also award...
The Bills Come Due
Poll: People like Paterson's proposals but not him for reelection (Albany Watch)Sandra Fish says lots of sates facing budget complications (Politics Daily)
Sending in the Marines
Max Boot says Marines' presence was good for Haiti (Commentary)Haiti needs to be secured to avoid chaos (Miami Herald)
Reality TV Tryouts: 'Glee'
"Glee" Your chance to audition for one of three new roles on the Golden Globe-winning comedy. You must be between 16 and 26 years old … so, high school age?...
Losing the Info War
John McCain on winning the war in Afghanistan (Heritage Foundation)
Whither Merryl Control?
Maura Walz on Paterson's compromise bill (Gotham Schools)North Country schools want the federal funds too (Plattsburgh Press Republican)
Meet a Colt: Pierre Garcon
All NFL fans know about the Colts’ big guns: Manning, Wayne, Freeney and Clark. Each day leading up to the NFL title game, The Post will introduce you to some...
Vac's Tuesday Whacks, on the toughest son of a gun in the room
Well, in case there was really any debate about the relative toughness quotient between football players and the rest of mankind, we now have Shaun Ellis to add to the...
Pope shooter free, predicts 'the end'
ANKARA, Turkey — The Turk who shot Pope John Paul II in 1981 was released from prison yesterday after more than 29 years behind bars, and proclaimed that he was...
Girls basketball roundup: Spellman tops Hill for third straight win
Cardinal Spellman has now won three straight games since a disappointing loss after the holiday break, including back-to-back victories over Staten Island foes. Troi Melton scored 13 of her 22...
Pinkston wins the battle, Harris wins the war
Jayvaughn Pinkston had just gone toe-to-toe with Tobias Harris in a heavyweight battle of two of the best players in New York State. And even after Bishop Loughlin dropped a...
Spoon-feed us masterful rock
SPOON “Transference” **** * “Indie rock” is often code for music so pretentious you need a Williamsburg address to appreciate it. Not so with the Texas band Spoon, whose seventh...
Young removed from Jefferson bench
The coaching carousel at Thomas Jefferson continues. Assistant Dinero Young, a key figure on head coach Dean Emma’s girls basketball staff, was let go by the school last week after...
Making change
Got a new you planned for the new year? If you’re like any of the three women on these pages — a recent college grad searching for her first gig...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
Is the top spot in The Post’s PSAL boys basketball rankings cursed? For the fourth straight week, we have a new No. 1 – the previous three (Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson...
Kearney loss has Molloy ready to buy in
It’s been a trying three days for Archbishop Molloy. On Sunday, the Stanners were routed by St. Peter’s on Staten Island and ripped by coach Tom Catalanotto. His new “my...
Raccuglia beats buzzer for Bishop Kearney
Taylor Raccuglia elevated over a pair of Archbishop Molloy players, just hoping to get a finger on teammate Meaghan McGoorty’s missed shot. She reached up, grabbed the ball with both...
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
All eyes in the CHSAA was on the cramped and packed gym at Bishop Loughlin Friday night, where the top two teams in the CHSAA, and in the Post’s New...
Corzine signs medical marijuana bill on last day in office
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine signed legislation granting chronically ill patients legal access to marijuana yesterday, one of dozens of bills he inked on his last full day in office....
Bishop Ford shocks St. Mike's
Brittany Lewis appeared totally calm as she stepped to the free throw line, but that was far from the case. “I was freaking out,” the Bishop Ford sophomore said. “I...
Stud finder
First there was "Hercules Unchained,"now there's Spartacus unclothed. And when that real-life, first-century slave-turned-rebel leader is not very graphically doing the nudie nasty in the new Starz series "Spartacus: Blood...
Jets roar & soar
The Cinderella Jets worked their ratings magic for CBS on Sunday -- while the "Favre Effect" scored big numbers for Fox. Gang Green's stunning 17-14 victory over San Diego, putting...
CBS benches Jack Benny
So, who's the cheapskate now? CBS has shelved about 25 recently unearthed episodes of "The Jack Benny Show" -- because it doesn't want the hassle of paying for licensing, etc....
Buy George
Plans for George Clooney's "Hope for Haiti" telethon have been slow to come together. The philanthropic-minded actor is producing a two-hour, TV fundraiser this Friday night, featuring a line-up of...
Bridge plan takes toll on crime fight
The ride across MTA bridges will soon be faster -- but police aren't sure it'll be safer. Law-enforcement officials are concerned that the agency's plan for no-stop tolls at its...
La G planes and cranes don't mix
Bonehead construction workers erected a crane on a barge in the middle of Flushing Bay -- right in the path of planes headed for La Guardia Airport. Luckily, no one...
The bills come due
Don't stop thinking about tomorrow. Don't stop, it'll soon be here. Eighteen years ago, Bill Clinton made that the theme song of his successful run for the White House. The...
Dennis Hopper rushes to divorce wife as he lies on death bed
Terminally ill Dennis Hopper doesn't want to kick the bucket until he boots the greedy wife he once lavished with expensive gifts, the movie icon's pals say. A longtime family...
Losing the info war
The Taliban scored a powerful psychological victory yesterday, as fewer than two dozen suicide attackers brought Afghanistan's government and capital city to a standstill. In a dramatic wave of attacks...
Hiring only New York's bravest
Good for Mayor Bloomberg for blasting the foolish decision handed down by Judge Nicholas Garaufis ("Mike Rips Judge's Ruling of FDNY 'bias'," Jan. 15). How quickly we forget the magnificence...
Bam can bank on this: tax bonuses, bust NY
Mayor Bloomberg is a very smart man and should have seen this coming ("Banks Blast Back," Jan. 17). Bloomberg would do well to recognize before it's too late that New...
Princeton, U are the one!
Princeton University has received a record number of applications -- more than 26,000 -- for its Class of 2014, the university said yesterday. The number of applicants is 19 percent...
MGM claims to have bidders
Movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer said it's received "numerous" indications of interest. The company continues to evaluate those bids and is in talks with the interested parties, Susan Arons, a spokeswoman for...
White House solutions creating new problems
If there is one law that the Obama administration has embraced over this past year it's the law of unintended consequences. Unfortunately, this is one statute that can't be repealed....
Book Jet plane to Miami
OK, I'M hooked. I'm all in. Rex Ryan is beating Peyton Manning and going to the Super Bowl. Mark Sanchez is beating Peyton Manning and going to the Super Bowl....
Gov'$ clock ticking: Shel
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson must raise more campaign cash -- and fast -- to be seen as a "viable" candidate for November election, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said yesterday. The...
Muslim groups still MIA on terror
If you believe the hype, the United States has a valuable new ally in the War on Terror: American Muslim leaders. Alas, it's called "hype" for a reason. Yes, some...
Taco Bell tolls
RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. -- Glen W. Bell Jr., the founder of the Taco Bell chain, died Sunday at his home. He was 86. Bell launched his first restaurant, Bell's...
Parents rage at Albany over charter-busting bill
Angry parents yesterday ripped Albany for putting the teachers union before kids, as lawmakers moved to block the expansion of charter schools -- jeopardizing New York state's bid to win...
MTA 'Vision': The same old denial
Last Friday, 100 days after coming in to head the MTA, Jay Walder issued a glossy report with his plan for the future, full of "making every dollar count" ideas....
Fab 4 win battle of the 'brands'
Forty years after their breakup, the Beatles are still topping the charts -- as the biggest "brand" in music, a British study says. The survey, conducted by PRS for Music,...
Buffett may bring shares down to size
After years of billing himself as just another average Joe, billionaire Warren Buffett is about to give regular folks the chance to own a piece of his Berkshire Hathaway empire....
AIG pay flap - again
Bailed-out insurer American International Group once again found itself at the center of a flap over compensation, this time over a $3.9 million golden parachute paid to the company's general...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan -- Police are looking for this sticky-fingered thief named Honey, who allegedly robbed four West Village and Chelsea stores at gunpoint. Timothy Honey, 46, allegedly knocked off the shops...
Push to nix pay perks in council
Here's one way to save taxpayers money and loosen the grip of the City Council speaker -- eliminate members' stipends, a new report recommends. Calling stipends "a throwback to an...
Don't dash a DREAM
With more than 99 percent of our families' students expressing satisfaction with their school as well as with the opportunities provided to be "involved in [their] child's education"; a student...
The riche get richer
Like their well-heeled clientele, luxury companies lately appear to be in more of a shopping mood. Emboldened by improved holiday sales, big luxury firms are not only ramping up growth...
Bx. 'gypsy' home thefts
A "team of gypsies" posing as utility workers scammed their way into six Bronx apartments and robbed elderly people of thousands in cash and jewelry, authorities said yesterday. Police have...
Sweet revenge: Kraft wins Cadbury for $19B
After five months of fighting, Kraft will finally get a side of créme eggs to go with its macaroni and cheese. Kraft and British candy maker Cadbury today are expected...
Bay State blizzard is Martha's only hope
MARBLEHEAD, Mass. -- Call her Martha Chokely. It should have been the easiest election cakewalk in the free world. But things have gotten so bad here for state Attorney General...
Teacher unions are big spenders on campus
ALBANY -- The teachers unions set to celebrate the state's failure to pass a charter-school overhaul by today's deadline spent nearly $5 million last year to push their agenda in...
Another Memphis guy with rock-star appeal!
HAROLD FORD JR. tiptoed into the House of Sharpton, unnoticed and unknown. In less than an hour, the Memphis transplant who wants to be senator performed shtick that made him...
Avon's Third Avenue move
Climaxing an unusually rapid negotiation, global beauty giant Avon Products has clinched a beaut of a deal to move its New York headquarters to the William Kaufman Organization's 777 Third...
Wife-beater newsman agrees to finish jail term
Former NY1 political anchor Dominic Carter yesterday abandoned a bid to be freed from jail pending appeal of his wife-beating conviction, and agreed to complete his 30-day sentence. "Dominic is...
NY doctors struggle to save earthquake victims
PORT-AU-PRINCE -- A team of New York doctors is fighting an uphill battle against time and primitive conditions to try to help the endless stream of wounded marching into the...
Holes in airport safety: Schumer
Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the federal government and the Port Authority to do a wide-scale review of security procedures at city-area airports, after two accidental safety breaches this...
Newest Apple gadget on slate
And on the seventh business day, Steve Jobs would hold a party for his latest creation. Apple Inc., Jobs' company, confirmed yesterday to an awaiting world of techies what they've...
Business briefs
Tyco buy -- Tyco International Ltd., the world's largest maker of security sys tems through its ADT unit, agreed to buy Brinks Home Security Holdings in a cash and stock...
Txt$ bring instant relief for Haiti disaster
Donations for Haiti poured in over the weekend, including a spike of about 10,000 text donations during a single minute during Sunday night's Jets game, bringing the total raised by...
Telltale Poe-trait
Edgar Allan Poe may have been a gloomy Gus, but the way he's usually portrayed -- with sunken eyes and the look of death -- may be dead wrong. An...
NY Regents are board stiffs: study
Not all charter-school authorizers are created equal. A recent study out of Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes found that kids in charter schools approved by the SUNY...
E. Side biz brothers 'twice burned' by nephew
A Queens man who was convicted of torching his uncle's Upper East Side tailor shop in 2002 is charged with swindling another uncle at the tailor shop that rose from...
Sanchez passing the luck
At first, Nick Sanchez says, he laughed when his superstar quarterback son, Mark, told him he would not shave his scruffy beard until the Jets won the Super Bowl. "I've...
Sufferin' cats! 35 in 1 apt.
Maybe the mice can finally get back to playing. Animal-care agents found an eye-popping 35 cats in a one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment yesterday after their crowded-out and increasingly cash-strapped owner broke...
Nordstrom eyes second discount store in Midtown
Nordstrom is angling to open one of its off-price Rack stores on Midtown's Fifth Avenue, The Post has learned. The Seattle-based department-store chain -- which already has announced it will...
EU browser-beats Microsoft
* European authorities are warning consumers not to use Microsoft's Internet Explorer Web browser because of a security hole that was exploited by hackers who last month breached Google and...
Obama is facing Mass. defection
BOSTON -- Underdog Scott Brown widened his lead yesterday over Democrat Martha Coakley in the battle today for Ted Kennedy's Massachusetts Senate seat, according to a slew of last-minute polls...
GMAC's infighting stalls ResCap sale
Infighting between the boards of bailed-out finance company GMAC and its struggling mortgage unit Residential Capital is jeopardizing GMAC's plan to sell the money-losing lending ship, sources tell The Post....
The education gap hits home
A single mother living in Harlem knows the plusses and minuses of charter schools firsthand -- because she has one son in a public school and another in a charter...
Underdogs with teeth
Jets? Colts? January? A white-knuckle upset win last weekend over the heavily favored San Diego Chargers has propelled the New York Jets into an American Conference championship game Sunday with...
Sending in the Marines
The massive Haitian earthquake has prompted a huge humanitarian response. Now Haitians can only pray that the world -- America, in particular -- makes sure the aid reaches those who...
Whither Merryl control?
Where is Merryl Tisch? The Board of Regents chancellor has publicly championed charter schools -- and was a key force behind Gov. Paterson's bill to lift the cap on the...
Laser pointed at JFK pilot
A fueling-company worker at JFK was arrested yesterday after shining a red laser light into the face of a JetBlue pilot sitting in the cockpit of an airliner preparing for...
Corzine OKs medical pot
New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine signed legislation granting chronically ill patients legal access to marijuana yesterday, one of dozens of bills he inked on his last full day in office....
Jay: How I took it on chin
Jay Leno got down to business on his show last night, for the first time seriously addressing NBC's late-night fiasco. He said his expected return to 11:35 p.m. could become...
Ryan worth his weight in gold
Fat is the new win. Jet coach Rex Ryan, who hates losing weight almost as much as he hates losing football games, started the season determined to shed many of...
Rev. Al's Gilly diss
The Rev. Al Sharpton gave potential Senate hopeful Harold Ford Jr. a boost yesterday, slotting him to speak before Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand at a Martin Luther King Day celebration --...
The dream lives on as nation salutes Dr. King
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was a living monument to the best of America, speakers around the country said yesterday at Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations. "Parents and...
Hot Pants: 'Idol' tune goes viral
"General" Larry Platt, who sang his original "Pants on the Ground" song last week on "American Idol," is now a bona fide pop-culture darling. The civil-rights veteran appeared on yesterday's...
Dave's lunch fox
Would you like some cheesecake for dessert, Gov. Paterson? The sexy mom who shared an intimate lunch with the married Paterson in a New Jersey steakhouse on Saturday sure knows...
Cop's son shot dead in Brooklyn projects
The son of an NYPD detective was killed at a Brooklyn housing project yesterday, police sources said. The 18-year-old victim, whom relatives identified as Sean Hayes, was shot at least...
Ship of ghouls
Not even hundreds of thousands of rotting corpses can keep boatloads of vacationers from Haiti. Royal Caribbean International is still cruising to private Labadee Beech, a mere 60 miles south...
Bronx field now city's $14M blunder land
A city plan to rebuild one of The Bronx's biggest sports fields has morphed into a money pit for taxpayers. Workers renovating Harris Field in Bedford Park recently uncovered contaminated...
Serena enjoys grand opening at Australian Open
MELBOURNE -- Serena Williams started the defense of her Australian Open title with a dominating 6-2, 6-1 win today over Polish teenager Urszula Radwanska. Williams also only lost three games...
Lucky or not, there's every reason to believe
In the wake of the Jets' wild and improbable ride to the brink of their first Super Bowl in 41 years, we borrow from that infamous rant of former NFL...
Confidence comes East with Jets after win
There's a sense of confidence from the Jets players entering this week's AFC title game against the Colts, because they've played the Colts before. "The one thing that we got...
Robinson ignites Knicks victory over Pistons, 99-91
Believe it or not, Nate Robinson was reluctant about accepting the NBA's invitation to defend his title in the Slam-Dunk contest All-Star Weekend in Dallas. Been there, done that, winning...
Nets dropped by Clippers, 106-95
LOS ANGELES -- Droughts. The Nets have complained about them all season. They go through those three-, four-minute periods where nothing goes right and the game is lost. Yeah, they...
High-flying Hawk sits in high Cotton
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. --Spent a couple hours in the mischievous presence of Connie Hawkins on Saturday at Turf Paradise for the sixth running of the Cotton Fitzsimmons Mile. Scores of current...
The Post Line
NFLSundayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogCOLTS 7 7½(40) JetsSAINTS 4½ 4 (52½)VikingsHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogGA TECH1½ClemsonOHIO ST.12½NorthwesternHOFSTRA4Geo. MasonTennessee3ALABAMAMISSOURI ST.9Indiana St.TEXAS A&M7½OklahomaPurdue3ILLINOISWICHITA ST.4½N. IowaMIAMI5Boston Col.UTAH1San Diego St.Home team in CAPSNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogCAVALIERS 9 RaptorsHEAT...
Looks like Phillips will return as Cowboys coach
IRVING, Texas -- Jerry Jones and Wade Phillips stood before disappointed Cowboys players yesterday and gave them some encouraging words to take into the offseason. "Keep it the way it...
After Islanders' rout, Devils have tired look
Devils coach Jacques Lemaire blamed the beating on fatigue. It can look that way when your team is a step slower. "We definitely looked tired," Lemaire said after his Jersey...
Marbury hitting the comeback trail ... in China
In recent months, Stephon Marbury has said he is more focused on his Starbury business than basketball. Marbury may have found a way to help both avenues. Marbury, who failed...
Rangers should say no to quick fix with Lecavalier
Tempting as it might be for Jim Dolan, Glen Sather and John Tortorella to fantasize about adding Vincent Lecavalier to the Broadway marquee, it is imperative that the Three Wise...
Islanders' DiPietro sheds rust to shut out Devils
The Jets aren't the only team around here pulling off improbable wins. Less than a week after dismantling the Red Wings, the Islanders made easy work of Martin Brodeur and...
Laydown vs. Jets still irks Colts fans
INDIANAPOLIS -- It was dreary, cold and overcast in Indianapolis yesterday, but Hoosiers here still were running hot over the Colts' decision to pull their starters against the Jets on...
Mets schedule early mini-camp
The Mets' first "spring" workouts are actually less than a week away. Itching to get a read on how much their injured players have progressed since last season, the team...
Jets still long shot
The Jets still aren't the favorites to win the Super Bowl, no matter what coach Rex Ryan says or what they've done the past two weeks -- but their odds...
As coach, Ryan fits Parcells mold
The recurring image is Bill Parcells, a few steps outside the visiting clubhouse at old Mile High Stadium in Denver, all the color having evacuated his face, all the life...
Jets' Rex dismisses 'frauds' label; beating Colts all that matters
After each improbable win, each giant step, even with the AFC Championship game remarkably on the horizon, the Jets are brutally reminded that they still are not being taken seriously....
D'Antoni's Knicks missing true point guard
Uneasy rests the crown on the head of the two-time defending NBA Slam Dunk Champion. "It's my goal to be the first to win three," said Nate Robinson. "But if...
Knicks' coach not swayed by drama
Mike D'Antoni called Larry Hughes' public griping over playing time regrettable, while other Knicks were privately vexed he'd created a distraction. And while D'Antoni insists he doesn't have a doghouse,...
Favre, Vikings have to keep ball away from explosive Saints
As a Pro Bowl guard, Steve Hutchinson seemingly has nothing to do with what his Vikings teammates are about to confront in dealing with the Saints' offensive might in Sunday's...
Ellis ready to lend a (broken) hand
On his first play in Sunday's win over the Chargers, Shaun Ellis knew he had a problem with his left hand. "I went to engage with an offensive lineman, and...
Scott: We don't care it's Colts
The fact the Jets get another shot to prove they are as good as the Colts in Sunday's AFC Championship game means nothing to Bart Scott. "If it was the...
Upstate camp forged Jets unity
From a bucolic, upstate New York town emerged a brutal, relentless, fearsome, angry green giant. And we're not talking about The Hulk. Jets coach Rex Ryan knew it was an...
Yankees sign Logan, Gaudin
The Yankees avoided arbitration with pitchers Chad Gaudin and Boone Logan, agreeing to a one-year contract with each. Gaudin made 11 appearances with the Yankees last season and went 2-0...
Sports shorts
FOOTBALL: Kenny Britt arrested Authorities said Titans wide receiver and former Rutgers star Kenny Britt was arrested in Glen Ridge, N.J., on Friday night when he was found to have...
Rachel tops Zenyatta for Horse of the Year
"Alexandra the Great" conquers all, again! Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta, two of the greatest racemares in history, never met on the racetrack (yet). But in a match race among Eclipse...
Chargers' Norv gets extension
SAN DIEGO -- The Chargers have given coach Norv Turner a three-year contract extension through 2013. The extension was announced in a release last night, 24 hours after the Chargers...
Weird but true
A math whiz from Seattle adapted an equation that predicts the possibility of alien life to figure out the odds of his finding a girlfriend. Peter Backus, a student at...
Kansas State knocks off No. 1 Texas
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Jamar Samuels scored 15 of his 20 points in a dominating first half and No. 10 Kansas State withstood a gut check rally to knock off top-ranked...
Big Apple Basketball HS Invitational roundup: Forest Hills struggles without Harkless
Ben Chobhaphand didn’t explain why he decided to bench star Maurice Harkless, other than repeatedly saying it was a “coach’s decision.��� A source close to the program told The Post...
NYC boys basketball rankings
The top two teams in the Post’s New York City boys basketball rankings clashed Friday night in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, but it was all about the boys from Harlem as...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Taylor shines in Pathways' big win
Harith Taylor tallied a team-high 21 points, Dwight Cox added 14 points and nine rebounds and Anthony Jacobs chipped in 10 points for Pathways College Prep in a 69-57 victory...
St. Mike's looking to regroup after lackluster two days
Apache Paschall saw it coming. The St. Michael Academy coach warned his team about taking opponents too lightly after it let Francis Lewis hang around for three quarters in an...
Dems block vote for plan to expand charter schools
ALBANY – Angry parents yesterday ripped Albany for putting the teachers union before kids, as lawmakers moved to block the expansion of charter schools — jeopardizing New York state’s bid...
Leno tells his side of the story
For a moment, the late-night jokes ended tonight as Jay Leno tried to explain his side of the story. During the taping of his canceled "The Jay Leno Show," the...
Yankees sign Gaudin, Logan
The Yankees announced today they have agreed to one-year contracts with right-handed pitcher Chad Gaudin and left-handed pitcher Boone Logan, avoiding arbitration with both players.Gaudin, 26, was acquired by the...
Nike launches new clubs without golfing superstar Tiger Woods
Nike Inc. will launch new golf clubs this month without the promotional muscle of golfing great Tiger Woods.That will be a challenge for the sporting-goods giant, which was largely a...
Cop's son shot to death in Brooklyn
The son of an NYPD detective was killed at a Brooklyn housing project yesterday, police sources said. The 18-year-old victim, whom relatives identified as Sean Hayes, was shot at least...
Hairston heading to Padres
The San Diego Padres have agreed to a $2,125,000, one-year deal with Yankees utilityman Jerry Hairston Jr. The deal with the infielder-outfielder comes two days after the Padres completed a...
Berto cancels Mosley bout due to earthquake
Citing mental and physical exhaustion from concern about family members devastated by the earthquake in Haiti, Andre Berto has pulled out of his welterweight unification bout with Shane Mosley set...