January 20, 2010
Sundance 2010: First whispers about 'Howl' (video)
Jeffrey Wells of Hollywood Elsewhere digs up a Brit hype piece about the James Franco-starring Allen Ginsberg biopic "Howl" and notes that the piece is strangely reserved about whether the...
Red Hook woman battling for biker rights
Motorcycle and scooter enthusiasts say city policy is sending them on a highway to hell.Bikers are forced to avoid parking on blocks with muni-meters because, they say, there is nowhere...
Left's Thumbs Down
It's not only conservatives and independents are disappointed in Obama's first year. The Washingotn Times reports frustration among liberal groups over Obama's inability to turn the rhetoric of hope and change into real...
The "Barnyard" comes to Brooklyn?
The city has hired Zamperla USA to be Coney Island's new amusement park operator, which is the reason we're linking to this 2008 story detailing new rides the company had coming down...
Coney Island in for a new ride this summer
The biggest things to hit Coney Island last summer were Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus elephants. This year it’ll be thrill rides from an Italian outfit called Zamperla.The...
Deficit Of Ideas
Responding to the announcement that the White House and Democratic lawmakers cut a deal to create an independent budget commission to tackle the growing deficit, The Atlantic's Derek Thompson lists three reasons...
Special exhibit explores Egyptian attitudes toward death
The haunting culture of ancient Egypt comes brilliantly to life in a new exhibit at the Brooklyn Museum. Entitled “To Live Forever: Art and the Afterlife in Ancient Egypt,” the...
Station break
Station breakA straphanger waiting for the F train at the Fourth Avenue station was thrown against a wall and robbed last week, police said.The victim said that he was standing...
Running with scissors
Clark St. attackPolice have released a sketch of a man responsible for a robbery and attempted rape on a 13-year-old girl.The teen told police that she was on a south...
Sundance 2010: The Pregame
Perusing the offerings of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, the first one I've ever attended (for some reason I was picturing it being as manageable as Telluride--not even close), here...
Jef Aerosol solo show soars
Rumors of their demise were greatly exaggerated. Despite moving out of their longtime gallery space 49 Bogart Street in mid-January, Ad Hoc Art co-owners and husband and wife team Garrison...
NYPD cop's wife drowns in submerged car
The wife of an NYPD inspector was found dead today after she apparently backed her car into the swimming pool behind her family’s Rockland County home, police said. Marianne Bax’s...
Draw your 'Family' with Michael Alan
In one of the last remaining fully occupied artist warehouses in Williamsburg, artist Michael Alan hastily arranged a series of highly intricate ink drawings and papier-mâché cast figures. It is...
5 Queens artists win awards at Bayside Historical Society show
The Bayside Historical Society held its ninth-annual Celebration of the Arts winter show last weekend at which it presented prizes to five Queens artists whose work included paintings, sculptures and...
College Pt. woman charged in $90K scam at boro bank
A personal banker at the Long Island City branch of Astoria Federal Savings was charged last week with stealing more than $90,000 in customers’ funds over five months, Queens District...
Leftovers lead the way in flavorful pasta main dish
I have always loved leftovers.Yes, I am a fan of Chinese takeout the day after, and the day after that, and even the day after that, as well. And, at...
Dunked into cell
Dunked into cellTwo teenagers were hauled off to a jail cell last week after they held up a third teen outside a Court Street Dunkin’ Donuts, police alleged.Officials said that...
Trailblazing black pilot inspires students at Astoria school
A national aviation hero from Florida was cheered on by hundreds of students from Astoria’s IS 10 last week as he relayed the story of how he became the youngest...
Boyfriend charged with murder of LIC artist: Brown
The boyfriend of the late Long Island City artist Susan Woolf allegedly used two different knives to murder her and then fled to Florida where he was arrested last week,...
Amtrak finishes work on 31st St. overpass
After two years, Amtrak is removing the scaffolding around the 31st Street rail overpass, City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) said.“The scaffolding, although necessary, made the area unattractive, took many...
Bird strikes rise at JFK, LGA despite geese removal
A year after a collision with a flock of Canada geese forced U.S. Airways pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger to make a dramatic landing on the Hudson River after taking off...
St. John’s dispatches medical rescue team
After spending a decade doing aid and development work in Haiti, Kew Gardens resident Kevin Jamison was devastated to hear of last week’s earthquake that left the island nation in...
Queens leaders ask boro residents to donate to Haiti
Flushing resident Jack Dossous, a native of Haiti, said last Thursday with tears in his eyes that he did not know where his wife, 20- and 27-year-old daughters and 17-year-old...
Catholic school parents demand state $$
Hundreds of parents joined elected officials at Cardinal Spellman High School on Thursday, January 14 to pressure New York State to reimburse Bronx Catholic schools for mandated attendance and health...
Burglar fires gun, nabbed
Police apprehended an alleged burglar who took a shot at a Pierce Avenue homeowner in hot pursuit.At 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, January 14, the owner of a house on Pierce...
Jamaica Library celebrates King’s legacy with letters
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. died more than 40 years ago, but that did not stop groups of young students from the borough from showing their appreciation for...
Duo arrested in Norwood arson
When a fire looks like arson, smells like arson and occurs a month removed from another fire on the same block…The suspicions of many Norwood residents were confirmed on Thursday,...
Bronx responds to Haiti tragedy
In two decades as a clergyman, Rev. Nathanael Saint-Pierre has never worked so many hours, consoled so many congregants, seen so many tears. Saint-Pierre heads the Haitian Congregation of the...
Bronx founds African advisory council
Bronx Africans made history on Wednesday, January 13, when Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. joined immigrant leaders to launch the Bronx African Advisory Council. No parallel institution exists in the...
P.S. 15 vs. PAVE
Red Hook parents and teachers took to the street to demand that the PAVE Academy Charter School vacate P.S. 15’s building.The group rallied outside of P.S. 15, 71 Sullivan Street,...
Tractor trailer sparks slippery situation
A 53-foot tractor trailer was left resting on a concrete divider as its contents spilled out on the roadway following a collision at “the top of the world.”The connections between...
Lucky Publisher to Run Fairchild
Lucky publisher Gina Sanders is the new president and CEO of Fairchild Publications, publisher of Women's Wear Daily.She succeeds Richard Beckman, who jumped from the Conde Nast division to become...
Pacquiao on Mayweather: 'He didn't want to fight me'
Joshua Clottey smiled for photographs, hugged two Cowboys cheerleaders, then stood behind a podium and thanked Manny Pacquiao for the opportunity to fight him. Three times. The two will vie...
Cotto to fight at Garden in June
Former welterweight champion Miguel Cotto is expected back in the ring in June, likely challenging junior middleweight titleholder Yuri Foreman at Madison Square Garden. Cotto plans to watch countryman Juan...
Boro leaders say King fought for all minorities
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spent his life fighting for equality for black Americans, but Queens leaders and clergy members said minority residents of all backgrounds benefited from...
QUEENS FEELS HAITI TREMORS:%A0Flushing officials pledge aid for quake victims
Flushing’s diverse community of leaders met Monday afternoon to dedicate funds and support to those affected by the earthquake that decimated the island nation of Haiti last week.The event, hosted...
Jets' Sanchez on cover of Sports Illustrated
Let's hope the Jets don't believe in jinxes.Rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez is on the cover of Sports Illustrated, joining a handful of Jets who have been so honored by the...
QUEENS FEELS HAITI TREMORS:%A0Haiti quake refugee sets off JFK Airport lockdown
A Haitian man returning from his earthquake-devastated homeland shut down the American Airlines terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport Saturday evening when he entered a restricted area, the Port...
QUEENS FEELS HAITI TREMORS:%A0Queens mounts relief effort
Queens leaders, residents and organizations were gathering supplies and rallying manpower to send to Haiti to help the victims ravaged by last week’s 7.0 earthquake in the Caribbean island nation.Mayor...
QUEENS FEELS HAITI TREMORS:%A0Fearing the worst, S. Ozone Park doctor finds missing brother alive
One South Ozone Park family breathed a sigh of relief over the weekend after they learned that a missing relative was rescued from a destroyed Port-au-Prince government building.Dr. Augustine Delante...
QUEENS FEELS HAITI TREMORS:%A0Haitians anxious as news from home proves elusive
A week after a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti, much of the borough’s Haitian population is in limbo as to whether their relatives in the poor island nation are...
More people watch Super bowl for ads than game
No wonder the Super Bowl is the most expensive commercial time on television.According to a new Nielsen survey, more people tune in on Super Sunday to watch the ads than...
QUEENS FEELS HAITI TREMORS: Humanitarian disaster mobilizes borough
As Queens wept for Haiti,thousands in the borough tried desperately to contact their loved ones while others mounted efforts to raise funds nearly a week after a massive earthquake changed...
Nadler says Lander is best above rest
Nadler says Lander is best above restThe Prospect Park Picnic House was the place to be on a drippy Sunday afternoon, where scores of public officials, campaign volunteers, and supporters...
Sounds of Shemspeed at Southpaw
Shemspeed’s Winter Fest hits Brooklyn February 10, with a solid lineup of bands from the Williamsburg-based Jewish music label, including Lion of Ido, Dreams in Static, Six Point Star, and...
Frank and Caroline Giordano
When Brooklyn sweethearts Frank and Caroline Giordano fell in love and married in 1959, the New York Giants lost to the Baltimore Colts in the NFL Championship, Alaska was adopted...
Beard Ball, celebrating all things hirsute
Break out your finest for the Beard Ball. This February 4, the co-founders of the blog build-a-beard.com, which chronicles all things hirsute-related, are throwing a launch party at Matchless in...
Burglaries, strippers roil 94th Precinct
New year, same pressing concerns. At a 94th Precinct Community Council meeting (807 Manhattan Ave.), Deputy Inspector Dennis Fulton outlined the community’s concerns over a rise in thefts and noise...
The wisdom of crowds: Brownstoner edition
We've always enjoyed Brownstoner's "reader appraisal widget", which (as the name suggests) compiles reader appraisals of for-sale properties, determining what price the collective site readership would pay for a place....
Islanders' Sutton suspended two games
The Islanders will be without physical defenseman Andy Sutton for the next two games after he was suspended by the NHL for hitting Penguins forward Pascual Dupuis last night in...
Jets' Revis still 'mad' about Colts pulling starters
The Jets' Week 16 win over the Colts was crucial in keeping the Jets' playoff hopes alive. But Darrelle Revis still isn't happy about it.“I just feel that I didn’t...
US moves to ban 9 species of snakes
Federal officials want to keep Burmese pythons and eight other kinds of large snakes out of the country, saying they threaten the environment. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says the snakes...
Jones, Richardson, Ellis sit out Jets practice
The Jets had three starters not practice today, but all should be available for Sunday’s AFC Championship.Thomas Jones and Tony Richardson sat out, as they did last Wednesday. Rex Ryan...
The Democrats' Nation-wide Woe
The New Republic's John Judis explains why Obama and the Democrats are bleeding independents and white, working-class voters.
Nets send Brook into battle of brothers
PHOENIX -- Brook Lopez is expecting twin brother Robin to kick and gouge and bite and slap and elbow tonight when the two start against each other for the first...
Ailing Arnone helps Moore chomp Gators
Nicole Arnone was afraid of what would happen if she stopped moving. “I kept getting nauseous every time I stopped so I said I better keep running,” she said. That’s...
The Brooklyn Paper — right here, right now!
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Diane von Furstenberg
DvF always takes her women on a voyage -- and this season was a colorful adventure indeed. Her frocks were heavily influenced by a spicy, sandy, almost third-world palette, and...
Sheen's wife in intensive care with high fever
Charlie Sheen has an emergency order allowing him to visit his wife Brooke Mueller in the intensive care unit in a Los Angeles hospital despite an earlier protective order preventing...
Longtime Rangers publicist Halligan dies
John Halligan, a Rangers publicist and historian for 40 years, died Wednesday morning. He was 68. “John Halligan was an institution with the Rangers, and is as much a part...
Lazio gets Mondello's support
Rick Lazio is picking up the backing of former state GOP chair Joe Mondello this afternoon on Long Island, as he continues to try to push to be the party's...
Q&A: Tyne Daly
Former TV cop Tyne Daly can’t seem to get enough of her erstwhile crime-fighting partner Sharon Gless since “Cagney & Lacey” went off the air more than 20 years ago....
Angry Roddick tweets apology after win
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Andy Roddick acknowledged he wasn’t “100 percent right” for berating a chair umpire with a stream of expletives at the Australian Open. Roddick won his second-round match...
HAIKU-PON: Thailand
Ping Pong Olympics In Patpong -- spectator sport She holed out to win! --Friendly Planet Travel has wisely brought back its gangbusters, 9-day Taste of Thailand package due to "popular demand" (no worries:...
Ho, Yes! Judge says 'grammar glitch' not enough to stop trial
A Manhattan judge ruled today that a grammatical glitch in the prostitution charges against two buxom lap dancers doesn't scuttle the whole trial, which is now going forward with defense...
Detective charged in LI hit-and-run
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. — A Nassau County police detective has been arrested on charges he crashed an unmarked police vehicle while on duty, then fled the scene. Detective Sgt. William...
Gillibrand: Republicans are out to get me
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand had an interesting spin on her own political woes in a letter sent to supporters right after the stunning Massachusetts upset -- suggesting Republicans are "plotting" to...
NJ unemployment at 33-year high
TRENTON, N.J. — Unemployment in New Jersey climbed to a 33-year high of 10.1 percent in December. That’s the first time since October 2006 that the Garden State’s jobless rate...
Report: Lemaire sends Devils home from skate
Jacques Lemaire told his Devils to "go back to bed" during a lackluster morning skate prior to tonight's game against the Panthers.The Devils, who had a day off without practice...
Sanchez's dad not called to Haiti
Mark Sanchez's father Nick, a firefighter in California, will not be sent to Haiti to help with earthquake rescue efforts there.TMZ.com reports, "an 80 member group composed of rescue personnel...
Lunar tunes make Haydn opera out of this world
IN space, no one can hear you scream — but in a planetarium, everyone can hear you sing. The Gotham Chamber Opera proved as much Tuesday night, performing Haydn’s 1777...
Martha Stewart on the stripper pole (video)
Now Martha Stewart really has a leg-up on Rachel Ray. Stewart slipped on a sultry apron during yesterday's "Martha Stewart Show" so the domestic diva could swing around a stripper...
Kumon donates library to homeless shelter
Children living in Homes for the Homeless’ shelter on Kelly Street are hundreds of books richer thanks to the generosity of Kumon Math & Reading Centers, the world’s largest after-school...
Ford Earns a Perfect "Tenn"
Countering the claims of some NY critics calling Harold Ford an "extremist," Tennessee's Democratic Party Chairman paints a different picture.
Czech coach hopeful Elias can play in Olympics
PRAGUE -- Team officials for the Czech Republic believe captain Patrik Elias will recover in time for next month’s Vancouver Olympics even though the Devils have put him on the...
Fisk: Clemens' career would have ended in Boston without steroids
Roger Clemens is still fighting claims he abused steroids and performance enhancing drugs. Carlton Fisk isn’t waiting for him to come clean, the way Mark McGwire did recently."The reason [Clemens]...
Immigration Message from Mass.
Yesterday’s vote in Massachusetts’ special election certainly sent a clear message to the White House about voters’ unhappiness over heath care reform and national security policy. But Republican Scott Brown’s...
Fassel denies report he's talked to Raiders
Jim Fassel says he hasn't spoken to the Raiders about their head-coaching job, refuting a report that he's interviewed to replace current coach Tom Cable."No. Because, I mean, Tom Cable's...
FH hey...
So, today the FHA is announcing that it's raising its mortgage insurance premiums from 1.75 percent to 2.25 percent. Given that the agency's reserves have fallen to .5 percent of its outstanding loans (Congress requires it...
Lange predicted O'Brien's move to 'Tonight Show' was a bad idea
Artie Lange, the Howard Stern sidekick who recently tried to to stab himself to death, had some choice words for Conan O'Brien in 2008, before his move to "The Tonight...
The Democratic Brown-Out's Aftershocks
POLITICO profiles stunned DC Democrats scrambling for answers in wake of Massachusetts special election. The Boston Globe assess the growing voter anger Brown tapped into. The conquering hero heads to DC on Thursday.
Top player says Tiger needs to talk before playing again
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Former U.S. Open champion Geoff Ogilvy is hoping Tiger Woods will speak in public away from the course before playing in a pro golf...
Police, clergy to hold another gun buy-back
Police and clergy will attempt to reproduce the success of 2009’s gun buy-back on Saturday, January 23. Minus the grenade, perhaps.Two hours into a NYPD/Bronx District Attorney gun buy-back in...
EXCLUSIVE: Key labor leader to back Cuomo for gov
ALBANY -- A major New York labor leader, citing last night’s “stunning defeat’’ of the Democratic candidate in Massachusetts, will become the first top Democratic to endorse Attorney General Andrew...
Study: Sitting for too long can be deadly
LONDON — Here's a new warning from health experts: Sitting is deadly. Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for prolonged periods — even if you also exercise regularly — could...
Ford adviser talking to labor leaders
Bradley Tusk, one of Harold Fords advisers, is making the rounds with labor leaders, sources told The Post.Tusk, who worked as Mayor Bloombergs 2009 reelection campaign manager, has met with...
Bloomberg to Albany: Don't kill the golden goose
Mayor Bloomberg warned Albany legislators today that they risk driving "the entire state into the ground" if they try to balance the state budget on the backs of New York...
Bronx elephants on the march
Bronx elephants are on the march. Not in the Bronx Zoo but to Pelham Bay. The Bronx County Republican Committee has moved from Williamsbridge Road in Pelham Parkway to the...
Bank, city clean up vacant homes
Brian Nash of Throggs Neck and Scott Bernard of Waterbury-LaSalle were upset when nearby houses were allowed to fall into disrepair; weeds flourished and garbage littered both properties.Nash lives around...
Ja Rule loses battle to get gun possession case tossed
Rap star Ja Rule has lost his battle to get his 2007 gun possession case tossed, but his lawyer says he remains on track to fight the charges. Ja Rule...
Sao Paulo Fashion Week: Alexandre Herchcovitch, The Establishment
I've only previously seen Alexander Herchcovitch at New York's fashion week, where he adds a much-needed dose of over-the-top color and adventurous silhouette. No surprises here, Herchcovitch sends up a...
Sao Paulo Fashion Week: RONALDO FRAGA, Brazilian avant garde
By far the most entertaining and conceptually executed show of Sao Paulo Fashion Week's fall-winter season thus far was Ronaldo Fraga's backwards-forward show, where models paraded down the runway in...
'Terror mom' returns to courtroom, agrees to be quiet
A US-trained Pakistani scientist accused of shooting at Army officials returned to a Manhattan courtroom this morning after getting kicked out of her own trial the day before for calling...
Sao Paulo Fashion Week: ELLUS feat. Jesus Luz
Madonna's Brazilian boytoy Jesus Luz took two turns on the Ellus runway last night at the fall-winter Sao Paulo Fashion Week shows — once in sportswear and sunglasses and once...
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital opening new heart center
New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center is opening a new heart center in Manhattan. The facility will offer advanced diagnostic technology and treatments that are less invasive. It also will...
5 city students sue NYPD for mistreatment
The NYPD's civilian safety officers that protect middle and high schools treat the students like common perps, according to a class action lawsuit filed today by the NYCLU in Brooklyn...
Republican Senate candidate: I can be the next Brown
ALBANY – New York's own unknown Republican Senate candidate, Manhattan attorney Bruce Blakeman, didn't waste a second this morning to hop on Scott Brown's coattails."The reason why Scott Brown won...
Nate won't talk about Celtics' interest
Knicks guard Nate Robinson did not want to talk about a rumor that the Celtics are interested in trading for him."I just want to talk about Friday. If you want...
White House takes responsibility for Mass. Senate loss
BOSTON -- What a difference a year makes. President Obama offered a mea culpa today following the election of a Republican in true-blue Massachusetts -- warning that Democrats should not...
Report: Johnson rooting for Jets; Parcells won't say
Former Jets wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson, who left the team and won a Super Bowl with the Buccaneers, says he wants Rex Ryan's club to get rings of their own."I'm...
White House crashers invoke fifth amendment, won't testify for House
The so-called White House party crashers whose allegedly unauthorized presence at a November state dinner set off a firestorm about security procedures surrounding the President invoked their rights against self-incrimination...
Giants WR Smith replaces Fitzgerald in Pro Bowl
Steve Smith, who led the NFC and shattered the Giants’ single-season record with 107 catches in 2009, has been added to the conference’s Pro Bowl squad as a replacement for...
Bank of America's quarterly loss widens on TARP payback
Bank of America Corp. reported a more than $5 billion fourth-quarter loss as it got out from under some Washington oversight, including salary restrictions, by paying back its TARP investments...
Colts’ Freeney doesn’t fear Sanchez – and he’s really a Mets fan!
Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney says the Jets are smart to let Mark Sanchez hand off the ball rather than throw it.And even though Rex Ryan claims Sanchez isn’t a...
New York Times to begin charging for web site access
The New York Times today announced that it will begin charging non-subscribers a fee to view articles on its Web site.Under what it calls a "metered model," the Times will...
City plans Jets pep rally for Times Square
New York City will hold a Times Square pep rally on Thursday to cheer on the Jets.Gang Green is a win away from the Super Bowl and preparing for Sunday's...
Poll: Schumer taking a hit at home
A little-noticed number in last week's Marist College poll on the Gillibrand-Ford situation suggests that Sen. Charles Schumer's national profile could be affecting his approval rating at home.The poll had...
Ravens rooting for Jets, but haven't helped yet
Rex Ryan's former team, the Baltimore Ravens, played the Colts last week, but they haven't passed along any helpful information to the Jets head coach. Yet."No, he's pretty busy," Ravens...
What the Colts are thinking
Colts president Bill Polian had a lengthy Q&A session with the team's Web site this week. Here are some of the things he had to say about the Jets.From colts.com:Q:...
List of 2010 Grammy nominations
The Grammys are coming up on Jan. 31. Here's a list of the main categories. Album Of The Year: I Am…Sasha Fierce (Beyoncé)The E.N.D. (the Black Eyed Peas)The Fame (Lady...
List of 2010 SAG nominations
Here's a list of nominees for this year's SAG awards, which take place Jan. 23.: Film Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture “The Hurt Locker” “Precious” “Nine”...
Fresh Faces
Jennifer Rubin says GOP has a roster of new talent moving up and winning elections (Commentary)
Shadows of Russia Day 3: Our pals in the red army
Tonight we reach the halfway mark in our TCM film series "Shadows of Russia,'' beginning with two films that my co-conspirator, The Self Styled Siren, oranized under the theme "Our...
Months of work go into comedy montage for SAG awards
LOS ANGELES — Producer Quinn Monahan wants to show you the history of on-screen comedy in about two minutes. He and his team watched more than a thousand movies and...
Susan Boyle snubbed in Brit Award nominations
LONDON — Women are dominating the nominations for Britain's leading music awards — the Brits — but Internet sensation Susan Boyle was snubbed on the shortlist. Quirky chanteuses Florence and...
Heck of a Job, Brownie!
Lanny Davis says blame progressive leftists for loss (Wall Street Journal)
Healthcare Reform is Unconstitutional
Sen Orrin Hatch and Utah AG Mark Shurtleff say bill threatens liberty (Los Angeles Times)
Grammys to stage 3-D tribute to Michael Jackson
Last year, as the Grammys were approaching, the show's executive producer was in frequent talks with Michael Jackson to appear on the telecast to celebrate the 25th anniversary of "Thriller."...
Virginia shooting suspect may have rigged home with explosives
APPOMATTOX, Va. — A man suspected of killing eight people before disappearing into dense Virginia woods surrendered at sunrise Wednesday, and bomb teams searched a house they said he may...
Haiti's True Curse
Haitians must shape their own future (Christian Science Monitor)
Vac's Wednesday Whacks, playing out a truly great 'what-if.'
If you are a history buff, as I am, there is no greater game than the "What-If?" game. What if someone had kept John Wilkes Booth outside the Presidential box?...
Obama's pick for TSA withdraws nomination
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s choice to lead the Transportation Security Administration withdrew his name Wednesday, a setback for an administration still trying to explain how a man could attempt...
Photo shows Tiger Woods in Mississippi sex rehab center
Tiger's been spotted.Tiger Woods, who hasn't been seen since before his early morning car crash in November led to the emergence of countless women claiming to have had affairs with...
Istithmar boss Jackson steps down
David Jackson, the American-born CEO of Dubai's investment arm Istithmar World, is quitting as the company struggles under a mountain of debt and souring investments.Jackson's resignation ends months of speculation...
Strong aftershock hits, sending Haitians fleeing
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The most powerful aftershock yet struck Haiti on Wednesday, shaking more rubble from damaged buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets eight days after the...
Mass. Rebellion
David Harsanyi says it is a message problem (RCP)
The prix fixe is in for Restaurant Week
Talk about deals on meals! Winter Restaurant Week kicks off Monday, with more than 260 restaurants offering three-course prix fixe menus at lunch ($24.07 — for the city that never...
In Favre country, native son gets Saintly treatment
KILN, Miss. — At The Broke Spoke, the leaning, creaking, wood-frame bar proudly devoted to heralding the nomadic career of native son Brett Favre, the Packers jerseys, miniature green Jets...
Hot & heavy
New York women are all about skinny living — except when it comes to their handbags. A new study from British retailer Debenhams claims purses are getting lighter — allegedly...
In Indy, Peyton more than a quarterback
INDIANAPOLIS — New York might love Derek Jeter and Cleveland might cherish LeBron James, but the love affair between Peyton Manning and this Hoosier city is like none that has...
Jets' Rex set to pull out all the stops against Manning
Peyton Manning versus The Rexorcist. The most prolific quarterback of this era, a first-ballot Hall of Famer, matched against the man who has replaced Bill Belichick as the devious master...
Peyton was close to starting career with Jets
Football fans in two disparate football cities held their breath that afternoon as they watched Peyton Manning do to them precisely what he’s done to opposing defenses since he was...
Goodbye, wine and roses
“The era of runaway spending and higher and higher taxes has not worked. We have the largest budget deficit per person of any state in the union. We have the...
Jets started winning when Sanchez cut down on interceptions
It’s no secret the Jets’ success has been built on Rex Ryan’s defense and a rushing attack that really hasn’t been stopped this season. But it wasn’t until Mark Sanchez...
Where the MTA must slash
Jay Walder marked the end of his first 100 days as chairman of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority last week by issuing an aptly titled report: “Making Every Dollar Count.” He’s...
Girls basketball roundup: Hathorne leads SJP past McAuley
First place will likely be on the line when St. Saviour and St. John’s Prep meet again. The Red Storm took care of business with a 50-22 win over visiting...
Thoughts, thank yous from the New York Post CHSAA vs. PSAL Invitational
It wasn’t an auspicious start.The players on Manhattan Center and St. Peter’s were ready to go. It was just after 11 a.m. Public address announcer Dwayne Burnett asked everyone at...
Westinghouse center shares memories on trip to Alaska
Last week George Westinghouse took part in the Alaska Airlines Classic at West Anchorage HS in Alaska, going 1-2 and finishing fifth in the six-team tournament. Here, senior center Josh...
Freshman year at American Christian sent Yacoubou in right direction
Achraf Yacoubou didn’t see much playing time as a freshman at American Christian Academy, but it was a season that shaped him as a basketball player. Every day in practice,...
Starr report
"America's Got Talent" judge Piers Morgan says he'd listen if "American Idol" producers approached him about replacing Simon Cowell next season -- and says he'd like to work with Cowell...
Swell Bell shows pluck & strings swing
Joshua Bell has fiddled for presidents and royalty -- he even performed in a subway station -- but, scanning the house Monday at the City Winery club, he said, "I'm...
A look before 'Leap'
The big draw on Broadway last week was a lavish back ers audition for "Leap of Faith," the new musical from "Beauty and the Beast" and "Little Mermaid" composer Alan...
It's a jumble out there
'A Room and a Half" fictionalizes the life of Russian-American poet Joseph Brodsky in an anecdotal jumble of scenes about growing up in penury in the USSR and returning there...
Last man standing
Paula Abdul is gone and Simon Cowell is out after this season -- but reliable Randy Jackson says he won't be leaving "American Idol" anytime soon. "I'm there for a...
Another VH1 reality show murderer
VH1 is in trouble again, with a reality show contestant who is now on trial for murder. Opening arguments began yesterday in the murder trial of Jamal Trulove, who appeared...
All Meyer'd up for new Roman
The gang at my table at Danny Meyer's new, "nothing until 10 p.m." Maialino chuckled over the giant carving knife the waitress set down with abbacchio alla cacciatora -- braised...
Obama won't stop 'Lost'
President Obama's State of the Union address will air Wednesday, Jan. 27 -- a big relief to "Lost" fans. The White House had floated a possible Feb. 2 date for...
Newest 'Jersey'
The sun isn't setting on "Jersey Shore" just yet. Snooki, JWoWW, The Situation and their five housemates will live on past tomorrow night's season finale of the controversial MTV reality...
Conaway falls down stairs
Former "Taxi" star and "Celebrity Rehab" alumni Jeff Conaway fell down a staircase at his Los Angeles home yesterday -- breaking his hip, his arm, fracturing his neck and suffering...
A rough go for Jet fan
J-E-T-S! = J-A-I-L! A rabid Jets fan ticked off the wrong person -- an off-duty San Diego cop -- by loudly cheering his team's playoff upset Sunday against the Chargers....
Geithner's lifelong love of bailouts
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner faces tough hearings next week before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. But will any of the Congress members take him to task for his...
Bet on the OTB
David Seifman is dead wrong in describing NYC OTB's re-organization plan as "the largest expansion of gambling in the city's history" ("OTB Steps Up to Bar With Betting Kiosks," Jan....
Biblical verses in GIs' sights
WASHINGTON -- Combat rifle sights used by US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan carry references to Bible verses, stoking concerns about whether the inscriptions break a government rule that bars...
Fort Hood Foolishness: The Pentagon Goes PC
THE ISSUE: The Defense Department's recent report on the shooting rampage at Fort Hood. *** Ralph Peters passionately sums up the current ideology-driven policy toward terrorism as administered by Obama...
Dr. O's bill flatlining
WASHINGTON -- Scott Brown's stunning upset in Massachusetts blew a massive hole in plans for passing health-care reform, with Democratic Sen. Jim Webb of Virginia bluntly warning party leaders not...
Versace cells out
MILAN -- Italian fashion house Versace will launch its first luxury mobile phone, entering a blooming sector for designer brands, it said yesterday. The Milan-based house said it would launch...
Best AIDS Rx for newborns
Circumcising newborn boys to stop them from becoming infected with the AIDS virus in later life is more cost-effective than circumcising adult men, Rwandan health experts said yesterday. A study...
New revenge attack in Pak
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A suspected US drone attack in Pakistan's volatile tribal area killed five people yesterday as part of a wave of strikes since a deadly attack against the...
Jay-Z set to 'coast' along
Jay-Z will bring his "Empire State of Mind" to the West Coast for Coachella. The Brooklyn-born rapper will headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, which kicks off on...
Weird science school blast
BOICEVILLE, NY -- A small explosion in an upstate high-school science lab has injured seven students and their teacher, state police said. The injuries were minor and it wasn't immediately...
Oldest elm felled
YARMOUTH, Maine -- New England's largest and oldest elm tree, standing here since before the American Revolution, was cut down yesterday. The tree, known as Herbie and estimated to be...
High court jury verdict
WASHINGTON -- The US Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the constitutional right to a public trial in criminal cases means that jury selection should not be done behind closed doors....
'Spenser' for heaven at 77
BOSTON -- Robert B. Parker, the blunt and beloved crime novelist who helped revive the hard-boiled detective genre through his "Spenser" series, has died. He was 77. An ambulance was...
O's year of foreign-policy fumbles
Let me be clear (as President Obama loves to say): After a year in office, there isn't much for this White House to brag about foreign policy-wise, in spite of...
Qns. Qaeda terrorist trained to kill GIs: feds
A Queens man arrested by the FBI earlier this month for receiving al Qaeda terror training in Pakistan intended to use his new skills to murder US soldiers, federal prosecutors...
No Poe show after 60 yrs.
BALTIMORE -- Is this tradition "nevermore"? A mysterious visitor who left roses and cognac at the grave of Edgar Allan Poe each year on the writer's birthday failed to show...
Huge kick in the Mass. for Prez
A little-known Republican rode a wave of voter anger to a jaw-dropping upset victory last night for the Senate seat Ted Kennedy held in deep-blue Massachusetts -- a debilitating defeat...
Ma had kids hurt pets: DA
A Long Island woman accused of forcing her children to torture household pets and burying 42 animals in her backyard has been indicted on charges of child endangerment, animal cruelty...
NJ Chris-tening
TRENTON, NJ -- Republican Chris Christie was sworn in Tuesday as New Jersey's 55th governor, vowing to deliver the far-reaching change he said voters elected him to bring about. "You...
Brain cancer clue
The most common form of brain cancer in adults probably is a set of diseases, rather than a single disease, researchers said yesterday. The discovery of four distinct subtypes of...
Parole-playing Corzine
Just before he left office, New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine signed into law a controversial bill that gives convicts -- including murderers -- a better chance at parole. A provision...
'Love' dies with Segal, 72
LONDON -- Erich Segal, the author of the hugely popular novel "Love Story," has died of a heart attack, his daughter said yesterday. He was 72. Francesca Segal said her...
Mike shuffles the top brass
The No. 2 official at the Fire Department will soon be looking over the shoulder of rival NYPD brass as part of a temporary government shuffle announced yesterday by Mayor...
8 die in VA. massacre
A Virginia gunman yesterday shot eight people to death yesterday and then nearly took down a police helicopter trying to flush him out of the woods near Appomattox. Officers had...
'Slain' wife's words heard at cop's trial
JOLIET, Ill. -- Former cop Drew Peterson threw his wife to the floor one night, grabbed her throat and told her he "could kill her there and then," a one-time...
Brit clamp on bingers
LONDON --The British may soon be bidding goodbye to their country's all-you-can-drink deals -- as well as some of their more outlandish drinking games such as the "dentist's chair" where...
Curses! Trial set for Rev. Al ex and daughter
Now they REALLY have something to @#$%! about. The ex-wife and daughter of the Rev. Al Sharpton got some bad news yesterday when a Manhattan judge refused to toss out...
Havana sex change of heart
HAVANA -- Cuba has begun performing state-sponsored sex-change operations after the government lifted a longtime ban on the procedure in 2007, President Raul Castro's daughter said yesterday. A sexologist and...
Buffett cuts his stake
Warren Buffett, who committed most of his Berkshire Hathaway shares to charity, is speeding the pace at which he reduces his ownership stake with the $26 billion takeover of railroad...
Hottie all the Entou-'rage'
Apparently, she's got an entourage of her own. Canadian stunner Emmanuelle Chriqui, 32, who plays Sloan on TV's "Entourage," is the most desirable woman in the world this year, according...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan -- An 18-year-old student was found stabbed outside a Chinatown school yesterday. The teen was stabbed in the back during an altercation with an assailant outside the University Neighborhood...
Google: No cell China
After first threatening China with possibility of zero search results, Google is now putting the country on hold. The Internet giant yesterday said it will delay the release of two...
Judge tosses Dave foe's 'Tiger' defense
So much for the Tiger Woods defense. David Letterman's accused blackmailer yesterday lost his long-shot bid to have the charges tossed in the salacious, $2 million extort plot -- despite...
Haiti's true curse
The images from Haiti are, if anything, only getting worse. What was left of an already fragile society is starting to break down, as violence and chaos take over. Despite...
20 years for cop stabber
A man who stabbed a heroic NYPD cop who tried to issue him a summons for smoking on a subway platform has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Hugo...
Schools get PCB 'detox'
The city and the Environmental Protection Agency have announced a pilot program to address the problem of potentially harmful PCBs in some schools' construction materials. According to the EPA, hundreds...
Google News users stop there
Forty-four percent of visitors to Google News don't click through to the original links, according to a report by research firm Outsell. The study on the news habits of Americans,...
Mass. rebellion
Behold the marvel of American democracy: A truck, a Twitter account and an unassuming guy can move the world. Scott Brown did the mind-blowing last night. He won the Senate...
Lehman Bros. deal
There is at least one real winner from Lehman Brothers' stunning bankruptcy. Magazine publisher Hachette Filipacchi is close to landing at 1271 Avenue of the Americas, getting about 132,000 square...
'DWI cop' victim was drunk herself: autopsy
The minister's daughter run down and killed by an allegedly drunk off-duty cop last fall was drunk herself, with a blood-alcohol percentage more than three times the legal DWI limit,...
Schumer votes for scrutiny
Sen. Chuck Schumer is making trouble for the merger of the country's two biggest voting-machine companies. The Department of Justice is already planning to file a lawsuit against Election Systems...
Borders falls on sales
Borders Group, the owner of the Borders and Waldenbooks chains, dropped the most in more than a month in New York trading after reporting a decline in holiday sales. Borders,...
Probe AIG role, Ben says
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke invited congressional auditors to conduct a "full review" of the central bank's aid to AIG after lawmakers accused the Fed of trying to conceal information about...
Business briefs
AIG talks AIG is in talks to sell a non-US life insurer to MetLife for about $15 billion, a deal that would be the compa ny's biggest divestiture since taking...
Don't bank on Fox trot
Conan O'Brien's $30 million-plus divorce from NBC reminds me of that classic line from ABC's "The Odd Couple" about the word "assume"(Felix: "When you assume, you make an ass of...
'Powerful' lesson by teach unions
It was crystal clear yesterday that New York's teachers unions aren't just joined at the hip with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and the Democratic legislative leadership, they ARE part of...
Forbes staff shuffle
It's musical chairs time once again at beleaguered Forbes magazine. A little more than a year after moving from the company's flagship building at 60 Fifth Ave. to 90 Fifth...
A 'Major' disaster
The Fort Hood massacre major repeatedly was ripped by Army brass for unprofessional behavior, poor judgment, lateness and even being too fat -- but was still given glowing reports by...
Gov: End 'reckless' MTA suits
Gov. Paterson wants to eliminate personal-injury awards against the MTA stemming from "reckless" behavior -- like the $2.3 million verdict won last year by a Brooklyn man who lost a...
Big recall by Chrysler
Chrysler will recall 24,177 vehicles due to a potential defect in a brake system that could result in sudden brake failure, the automaker said in a filing with the National...
Ford's NY test drive
Potential Senate prospect Harold Ford Jr. is taking a monthlong leave of absence from his Wall Street day job as he travels the state weighing a run against incumbent Sen....
Ex-anchor's sex-suit role
Disgraced former NY1 anchor Dominic Carter might be brought back to court after he serves jail time for beating his wife -- but this time he'll be helping a lady...
Golden 'fleece'
Cash4Gold is nothing but a scam4customers. The company -- whose late-night ads feature famously broke '80s rapper MC Hammer -- pays customers a meager 11 to 29 percent of what...
Songman's 2 added rape raps
Creepy tunesmith Joseph Brooks will go from "You Light Up My Life" to "You're Locked up For Life" if Manhattan sex-crime prosecutors have their way with him. The DA slammed...
Pandit's gambit
Just when Vikram Pandit probably thought he was out of the woods, he finds himself in what could be the fight of his career. After more than two years at...
'$exxxy' duo use tongue
Talk about cunning linguists! Two curvy lap dancers are trying to wiggle out of prostitution charges on a tiny but important grammatical technicality -- prosecutors accidentally used the word "and"...
Upstart outraise$ Maloney
The little-known lawyer vying to unseat long-serving Rep. Carolyn Maloney on Manhattan's Upper East Side, has raked in a whopping $403,000 in the final quarter of 2009, according to her...
B'klyn coed to feel $$ pain on & off campus
Soda-swilling, cigarette-smoking coed Delayne DeMorgandie, 20, who lives mostly off a student loan and baby-sitting money, is about to get hit from all sides because of Albany's budget woes. Under...
Goldman delays its bonus announcement
After you, sir. No, after you. As Goldman Sachs' employees await word on the size of their bonuses, the gold-plated bank is hoping to tamp down some of the expected...
Intrawest foreclosure a threat to Olympics
The drama at ski resort and Winter Olympics venue Whistler Blackcomb may go beyond the competition related to the Games. Sources tell The Post that creditors holding $1.4 billion of...
MIT gal a 'vision of hate'
An MIT-educated Pakistani woman turned into a holy terror after she was captured in Afghanistan carrying plans to attack New York City landmarks, a witness testified yesterday. Army Capt. Robert...
No-class NY pols shaft kids
Grade: F! State lawmakers flunked by blowing yesterday's deadline to lift the cap on charter schools -- imperiling cash-starved New York's bid to win up to $700 million in federal...
Knaves and Dwarves
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and state Senate boss John Sampson, supine before New York's all-powerful teachers unions, tossed a chance for $700 million in federal school aid down an Albany...
Get-well card for drug biz, insurers
What was President Obama's pain became the health-care industry's gain -- and it could breathe new life into the lagging stocks of health-insurance and pharmaceutical companies. Last night's Senate victory...
Sirius adds 257K subs
Satellite radio provider Sirius XM said yesterday it added more than 257,000 net subscribers during the fourth quarter, the most since the third quarter of 2008, as it benefited from...
It's 'Starve Wars'
Valerie Bertinelli is a big, fat liar, a new suit says. Weight Watchers Interna tional filed suit yesterday against Jenny Craig, claiming the weight-loss company touted fake scientific research that...
Desperate Dave's $lash-&-burn plan
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson delivered a hard-times $134 billion spending plan yesterday that would slash school aid, deny hundreds of millions of dollars to the city's coffers, and raise taxes...
Conan's $32m leap for joy
NBC execs felt his show was a flop -- but Conan's got more than 32 million reasons to feel like a winner. The Peacock Network has agreed in principle to...
'Senior moment' tussle
Call 'em the fighting fogies. An angry 83-year-old brawler beat a 99-year-old man old with a metal steering-wheel lock in Brooklyn in a fight over parking, authorities said yesterday. The...
Voters kayo Ted's legacy
BOSTON -- All politics might be local, but it was the national issue of health care that drove disenchanted Massachusetts voters to pull the lever for Republican Scott Brown. Ted...
Mass. voters 'Tea' off on turncoat O
A friend who toiled in the magazine business tells a story. In the mid-1970s, the publisher of their national news weekly took him to lunch to celebrate how well things...
Heck of a Job, Brownie!
Think maybe the voters of Massachusetts caught President Obama's at tention yesterday? Think maybe he'll pay attention? The message couldn't possibly have been more clear: Voters in the bluest of...
Bam, wake up & smell the disaster
BOSTON -- The Republican knockout victory here last night should be a Code Brown alert for President Obama. It was a political earthquake of equal magnitude to the temblor that...
NYC rescuers save 2 Haiti quake kids
New York cops and firefighters pulled off a miracle last night -- rescuing a young brother and sister buried for seven days in the rubble of a Haitian supermarket. The...
Sexy hunk Scott Brown hits a big jump shot
He was dubbed "Downtown Scotty Brown" while a hot-shot college athlete and was once hailed as Cosmo magazine's "America's Sexiest Man." Now you can call him Senator Brown. Scott Brown,...
Nets desperate to pick up intensity at midway point
PHOENIX -- There are some truly frightening thoughts in the world. Global warming. Nations with nuclear capability. The Nets' season isn't even half over. Well, polar bears will remain in...
City throwing support behind underdog Jets
We live in an only-the-strong-survive city, so cut us some slack when we cheer for a bully sports team like the '86 Giants, or the '86 Mets or the '98...
American hopeful Oudin ousted at Australian Open
At this time last year, most tennis fans would have had trouble picking Melanie Oudin out of a two-person lineup. Starting 2009 ranked No. 177 in the world, she entered...
Rangers' Lundqvist feeling 'fresh' facing Flyers
Here's how the Rangers stand to benefit tomorrow night in Philadelphia from last night's 8-2 rout of the Lightning in Manhattan: Henrik Lundqvist goes in fresh. The King played last...
St. John's coach Roberts bleeds Gang Green
Growing up in Queens, Norm Roberts bled the red and white of St. John's -- and green, too. Yes, the Red Storm coach is a diehard Jets fan. "I think...
Islanders fall to Penguins after rallying from three goals down
PITTSBURGH -- Evgeni Malkin broke out of a slump with three goals and Sidney Crosby scored twice while figuring in every Pittsburgh goal as the Penguins recovered after blowing a...
The Post Line
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Concussion puts Devils' Elias on IR
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...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m; $19,000; cl($16,000); 4upNEWFY drops in class for local return after finishing third in his last two starts. ALL IN NO OUTS goes turf to dirt and drops in...
D'Antoni: Knicks' Duhon struggling with confidence
Just as he did last winter and again earlier this season, Chris Duhon has fallen into a funk and taken the Knicks offense with him. When the inconsistent point guard...
Molina nixes Mets' final offer, returns to Giants
Bye-bye, Bengie. Tired of haggling with Bengie Molina, the Mets yesterday played hardball and made one final offer to the free-agent catcher. They were rebuffed. Hours later, Molina agreed to...
Bills hire Gailey
Chan Gailey was hired by the Bills yesterday, getting a second chance to prove himself as an NFL coach and inheriting a team that has missed the playoffs for 10...
Oy, Bay! Health worries resurface for Mets new outfielder
Is Jason Bay damaged goods? That question will likely dog the Mets' new left fielder until he works well into his four-year deal worth $66 million -- a pact that...
Doc, Darryl going to Citi 'Hall'
The Mets yesterday announced yesterday that Darryl Strawberry, Dwight Gooden, Davey Johnson and Frank Cashen will be inducted into the team's Hall of Fame this summer. A new member hasn't...
Jets' Greene has Iowa coach remembering good times
When Kirk Ferentz saw Shonn Greene's game-clinching, 53-yard TD run on TV last Sunday, it certainly brought back some good memories. "Just looked like the same Shonn Greene that we...
Sports shorts
MLB: Felix, M's close to 5-year, $78M deal Felix Hernandez and the Mariners were closing in on a five-year contract worth about $78 million, according to a person familiar with...
Rangers explode for eight goals in rout of Lightning
The question following last night's 8-2 humiliation of the Lightning at the Garden is whether the Rangers are on a plan that gives them rollover goals. It's been a sweet...
Favre grew up rooting for Saints
MINNEAPOLIS -- It appears that Brett Favre is just like everyone else -- he never forgot his first love. Shortly after Favre and the Vikings dismantled Dallas on Sunday to...
Favre 12 years removed from last road playoff win
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- For all his playoff experience, 23 career contests to be precise, Brett Favre hasn't participated in a postseason road game in six years. It's been 12...
Clijsters coasts into third round at Australian Open
MELBOURNE -- U.S. Open champion Kim Clijsters took another step toward winning consecutive Grand Slams with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Tamarine Tanasugarn today in the second round of the...
Weird but true
All that, and he's got a hangover. As Derrick Pride, 39, of upstate Syracuse drove himself to the hospital after being shot, he crashed and was charged with DWI. He...
George Mason hands Hofstra third straight home loss
There was a sea of green in the stands at the start of last night's Hofstra game. When the final horn sounded, the only happy fans were the ones from...
Tennessee rolls past Alabama
Wayne Chism scored all 11 of his points over the final seven minutes and No. 8 Tennessee held off Alabama 63-56 last night in Tuscaloosa. Scotty Hopson scored 17 points...
UConn's Calhoun takes medical leave
St. John's forward Justin Burrell was asked yesterday his gut response to this phrase -- "Connecticut basketball." "Hall of Fame coach," he said. That coach, Jim Calhoun, won't be on...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Mount's Aguilar reaches milestone
Peter Aguilar scored a game-high 18 points, including the 1,000th of his career on a layup in the fourth quarter, to lead Mount St. Michael to a 53-50 win against...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Stokes keys Lincoln's win over Robeson
Lincoln exacted revenge on Robeson, besting the Eagles, 53-43, in Brownsville Tuesday night in Brooklyn AA action. Shaquille Stokes scored 22 points, Kamari Murphy had nine points and 12 rebounds...
A matter of trust: All Hallows edges Molloy
With the game up for grabs, Michael Alvarado had the ball in his hands following a mad scramble. There’s no one else All Hallows coach John Carey would want with...
NY cops & firefighters rescue kids in Haiti
New York cops and firefighters pulled off a miracle tonight - rescuing two kids buried for seven days in the rubble of a Haitian supermarket. The team, which had been...
Kidnapper capture
Kidnapper capturePolice have arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with a crafty kidnapping/robbery on Beverley Road.Suspect Sharif Lee and three other men allegedly grabbed a fourth male on Beverley Road...
Car-jacker busted on birthday
Car-jacker busted on birthdayNathan Butler apparently wanted to live it up on his birthday, but ended up stewing in a holding cell.The area resident, who turned 18 on January 12,...
Police: Lone shooter kills 8 in central Virginia
Police say a lone shooter killed eight people in central Virginia, with seven bodies found at one home. State police say officers had the suspect, 39-year-old Christopher Speight of Appomattox...
Want to help Haiti? Here's how
It’s as important as ever to help the people of Haiti — and there are more and more ways to do so this week. Here’s how:• The Red Cross: The...
Crosby, Malkin lead Penguins past Isles, 6-4
Evgeni Malkin broke out of a slump with three goals and Sidney Crosby scored twice while figuring in every Pittsburgh goal as the Penguins recovered after blowing a three-goal lead...
A Pause On Health Care
Virginia Democratic Sen. Jim Webb counsels no further votes on health care reform until Sen.-elect Brown is seated.
Senior rumble leads to arrest
Gersh Gofman gives new meaning to the term elder abuse.The short-tempered 83-year-old Sheepshead Bay resident was arrested Monday after he allegedly attacked an elder — a 99-year-old man who had...
The Brown Blueprint
Senator-elect Scott Brown's big win over Martha Coakley could be a template for future GOP victories.
Recrimination-A-Rama
Even before the polls had closed, post-mortems for the Coakley campaign were being made. Newsweek has one rundown. POLITICO identified the early finger-pointing among Democrats. And some is directed at the White...
"Signs" Of Bad Dem Times
Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen tours part of the Roxbury section that was enthused with passion for Barack Obama a year ago. He finds hardly any overt support for Martha...
Lawyers: Yards neighbors will enjoy decades of blight
State officials condemned Prospect Heights to 21 years of upheaval by ignoring the implications of giving Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner more time to build his mega-development when they renegotiated...
Fire threatens Dutch Reformed Church property
Investigators are probing the cause of a blaze that ripped through a community building behind the historic Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church.Officials said that the blaze was sparked on the second...
Dyker Heights gives thumbs down to bus cuts
Nestled between Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst, Dyker Heights has always been hard to reach via public transportation.This fact makes the MTA’s recent proposed cuts to local bus service to balance...
Pacquiao to fight Clottey at Cowboys Stadium
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Guys wearing jeans and cowboy hats ran through dry ice and past the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders, sparklers firing from the tips of the flagpoles they carried. Michael...
Scott Brown wins Mass. Senate race
In an epic upset in liberal Massachusetts, Republican Scott Brown rode a wave of voter anger to win the U.S. Senate seat held by the late Edward M. Kennedy for...
In the mailbag: A warning from bar-goers and a slam from the mayor
Steve deSeve, Brooklyn Heights• • •To the editor,The impending street closures in Prospect Heights are not only premature, but they are being imposed with inadequate notice to the community (“Block...
Mark Cannizzaro's Jets chat rewind
Mark Cannizzaro took your questions about the Jets-Colts AFC Championship game this morning. See what our beat writer had to say about Gang Green's chances of knocking off Peyton Manning...
Republican Gubernatorial candidates address Bklyn GOP
Two of the leading Republican candidates hoping to unseat Governor David Paterson brought their platform of reducing spending and lowering taxes to Brooklyn GOPers last week during a packed meeting...
East Flatbush crime down in 2009
The streets of East Flatbush are still rough and tough, but crime plummeted in 2009, according to unofficial year-end statistics.Crime in the 67th Precinct was down in the major felony...
Everybody's an extremist
What's the difference between a wannabe suicide bomber and a centrist Democrat from Tennessee? Leading Dems appear to be having a harder and harder time making the distinction.The Observer reports...