January 22, 2010
Judge denies Polanski bid to be sentenced in absentia
LOS ANGELES — A judge ruled Friday that Roman Polanski must return to the U.S. to be sentenced in a decades-old sex case. Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza said he...
Rookie coaches couldn't be more different
Jim Caldwell is as comfortable being a soft-spoken offensive wizard as Rex Ryan is as a brash defensive guru. Like their styles or not, the contrasting rookie coaches have their...
2 ex-Ernst & Young partners sentenced to prison
Two ex-partners of the accounting firm Ernst & Young each have been sentenced in New York to more than 1 1/2 years in prison, the second set of former partners...
Brooklyn borough president setting sights on banks too
Barack Obama’s not the only president who’s getting tough on banks.Borough President Marty Markowitz is planning to focus a “laser” on big financial institutions this year, arguing that recipients of...
Here's an idea: NBC should sell DVDs of Conan's final week
As cruel as the back and forth between NBC and Conan O'Brien has been the past few weeks, there's a way the network could be crueler still: Package the last...
First legal male prostitute hired in Nevada
BEATTY, Nevada — A brothel in a Nevada desert town has hired the state's first male prostitute, a muscular college dropout who abandoned a brief stint as a porn actor...
Swede Jonson on trial w/ RBNY
The Red Bulls hit their second day of training in La Manga, Spain, and have an extra body in camp. They brought in Frederic Jonson, according to Red Bulls Reader....
To cheat, or not to cheat
Graceline Court wants you to keep your New Year's resolutions. At least that's the takeaway from the 16-story, 32-unit Harlem condo's event tomorrow afternoon -- a combination yoga session and...
'Glee' will not save musical theater
I'm coming late to it, but James Wolcott nails "Glee" in the current issue of "Vanity Fair." I think he's wrong in one major respect, though: "Glee" is not "a...
Pro-choice Gilly has awkward meeting with Archdiocese of New York
Kirsten Gillibrand’s usually pretty vocal about her pro-choice position on abortion, but the junior senator was pretty uncomfortable broaching the divisive issue at an event with the Archdiocese of New...
2 Tamil Tiger backers to serve time in US
Two supporters of the now-defeated Tamil Tiger insurgents in Sri Lanka have been sentenced in New York to prison in the United States. Nadarasa Yogarasa and Sathajhan Sarachandran had pleaded...
The weekly wrap-up, January 22
This week we learned that...... You don't want to rent to Mischa Barton. ... The MTA is making life hard in Long Island City. [WCBS]... This is awkward. [NYSh*tty]... Harvey Araton is...
Nets get more from Humphries
SAN FRANCISCO – Kris Humphries in four games has done more than Eduardo Najera did in over two months. Granted, there was some garbage time involved, but Humphries scored 54...
Colts CB misses practice again
INDIANAPOLIS -- Colts cornerback Jerraud Powers has missed his third straight practice and is questionable for Sunday’s AFC Championship against the Jets. The rookie starter appeared to hurt his left...
Kid-porn bust at Fort Drum
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Federal prosecutors say a U.S. Army officer at Fort Drum who served in Iraq has been charged with possessing child pornography. Prosecutors say Lt. Col. Christopher Butler...
CNBC's slippery GE talk
Looks like CNBC is up to its old semantic tricks when it comes to reporting on parent company General Electric.On Friday morning's "Squawk on the Street," anchor Bob Pisani said...
British government says terror strike highly likely
Britain raised its terror threat assessment today from "substantial" to "severe", the second-highest level, suggesting an attack on the country is "highly likely," Home Secretary Alan Johnson said. The change...
Amazing dog rescue caught on tape in rain-soaked LA (video)
A dog airlifted to safety Friday in a dramatic rescue from the storm-swelled Los Angeles River was reported doing well hours later at an animal shelter. The male German Shepherd...
Brooklyn Sept. 11 memorial mock-ups shown
Mock-ups of waterfalls meant to evoke memories of the Sept. 11 dead are spilling down nearly 30 feet into a pool in Brooklyn. The cascading effect of the waterfall designed...
Rescue ship reaches Russian vessel stuck in icy waters
MOSCOW — A rescue ship reached a Russian cargo vessel stranded in icy waters off eastern Russia on Friday night and prepared to evacuate its 30 crew members, officials said....
Biden in Iraq to help ease pre-election tensions
BAGHDAD — Vice President Joe Biden brought Washington's concerns about Iraqi political tensions directly to leaders in Baghdad on Friday, but officials appeared to leave little room for outside mediation...
Dow hammered again, falling 217 points
Stocks suffered a third straight day of steep losses Friday, led by technology shares, which suffered from analyst downgrades and sky-high earnings expectations. The selling picked up in the afternoon...
Colts ready to return to Revis Island
INDIANAPOLIS -- Reggie Wayne is ready to take another trip to Revis Island. The Indianapolis receiver is preparing man-to-man coverage, strong-armed tactics and turbulent conditions with the hope of earning...
UK brothers, aged 11 and 12, sentenced for torture
LONDON -- A pair of British children who lured two other youngsters to a secluded area and subjected them to a horrifying catalog of near-fatal abuse were sentenced to at...
Mets still seek pitching
Omar Minaya said he will continue to explore pitching options on the free-agent market, according to MLB.com. In recent days, the Mets have been linked to Ben Sheets, John Smoltz...
Judge nixes St. Peter's petition
Bronx Supreme Court Judge Geoffrey Wright has tossed Westchester Square business owners and residents to the curb. On Tuesday, January 19, Wright dismissed demands that the Department of Homeless Services...
MTA revises doomsday plan
The Bx4 and Bx34 buses dodged the Metropolitan Transportation Authority axe on Friday, January 22. The Bx14 bus remains in danger but the MTA has plans to keep Country Club...
Bank Brands Rebounding
The bull is roaring back.Even before Bank of America launched its fall ad campaign aimed at reviving the Merrill Lynch brand, the bank and its iconic bull logo were staging...
Report: Yankees' Vazquez doesn't plan to play for long
Yankees pitcher Javier Vazquez says he may have three years left to play, and the 33-year-old is "definitely not going to play until 40." MLB.com reports that Vazquez told a...
Betty White's career to be honored at SAG awards
LOS ANGELES — Actress Betty White says she couldn't believe it when the Screen Actors Guild decided to honor her. "They told me about the SAG Lifetime Achievement Award, and...
Roddick moves on at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia -- John Isner is one of two American men standing at the Australian Open. Isner advanced to the fourth round along with Andy Roddick. It’s only the second...
Harley-Davidson posts 4Q loss, first in 16 years
NEW YORK -- Harley-Davidson Inc. reported a fourth-quarter loss Friday, its first quarterly deficit in 16 years, as restructuring costs and the sluggish economy wore on the motorcycle maker. Harley-Davidson...
Brooklyn man fatally stabs woman and her two kids: police
A Brooklyn mother and her two daughters were found brutally stabbed to death inside their apartment today — and the man who answered the door when cops arrived was taken...
Jets' Sanchez calls on 'Wonderboy'
Mark Sanchez is hoping lightning strikes twice. The Jets’ rookie quarterback showed up at his news conference Friday wearing a black T-shirt with the word “Wonderboy” printed across the chest,...
Oscar Watch: SAG predictions!
The Screen Actors Guild Awards, which have long been held on Sunday evening, will take place tomorrow, the same day that polls close for Oscar nominations. Saturday's winners should give us a...
'Prophet' cometh
Jacques Audiard’s powerful crime drama “A Prophet” headed the nominations on Friday for the Cesar awards, France’s version of the Oscars, Reuters reports. The dark thriller was named in 13...
Jets' Rhodes says he'll be fine
Kerry Rhodes almost sounded like he wouldn’t say otherwise. But the Jets safety, who hurt his right knee in practice yesterday, said he he’ll be OK for Sunday's AFC Championship.Before...
Queens man pleads guilty to raping 2 women
A 22-year-old Queens man has pleaded guilty to raping two women after breaking their noses. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown says Robinson Fana faces 23 years in prison in the...
Mobile billboard hits the borough
Jeff Scheck makes his living behind the wheel of an Isuzu truck and ads are his only cargo. Scheck is the cutting edge of Bronx marketing. Trucks equipped with digital...
Shockey sits out Saints practice
METAIRIE, La. -- New Orleans Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey missed practice Friday with a sore right knee. Shockey also did not participate in team drills the previous two days...
Brooklyn pol open to Ford Jr.
Assemblyman Vito Lopez, the Brooklyn Democratic Chairman, came away - like other New York leaders who've met with Harold Ford Jr. - "impressed," and added he wants someone "who can...
Jets' Ellis has 'no limitations' Sunday
Shaun Ellis said he is planning to play despite having a broken left hand, but will pull himself from the AFC Championship against the Colts if he’s incapable of doing...
Ex-Jersey City official 1st sentenced in sweep
NEWARK, N.J. -- A former aide to the mayor of Jersey City has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for his part in New Jersey's largest corruption sweep, the...
Man who died at sobriety checkpoint was killed: lawyer
BOSTON — A lawyer for the family of a Massachusetts man who died after his arrest at a police sobriety road block says he died of blunt trauma to the...
Former Giants RB Droughns facing marijuana investigation
A Denver television station is reporting former Giants running back "Reuben Droughns is under investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency for growing marijuana inside his Centennial (Colo.) home." Droughns, who...
English-only at Conn. bookstore sparks controversy
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A popular bookstore and cafe near Yale University wants its many Hispanic employees to speak English only around customers. That's sparking controversy in immigrant-friendly New Haven,...
Judge rejects Hep-C nurse's plea
DENVER -- A federal judge on Friday rejected a 20-year prison sentence for a surgery technician who infected three dozen people with hepatitis C, bringing surprise and relief to some...
Defiant Obama pushes Congress to pass jobs bill
ELYRIA, Ohio — A combative President Barack Obama exhorted Congress Friday to pass a new job-creation bill, taking a populist appeal to America's recession-racked Rust Belt in hopes of recapturing...
Prince records Vikings song
MINNEAPOLIS — Prince has recorded a purple-tinted tribute to the Minnesota Vikings. The "Purple Rain" superstar told Fox affiliate KMSP-TV that he penned "Purple and Gold" after he saw the...
Burger King bars to offer beer, burgers
Burger King's have-it-your-way promise is about to come with an age restriction. The restuarant chain is set to open a Whopper Bar, offering hamburgers and beer, in the South Beach...
MS-13 member gets 38 years for killing wrong man
A Brooklyn federal judge sentenced a ruthless, unrepentant MS-13 street gang member to 38 years in prison for murdering the wrong man in a 2006 Christmas Eve revenge killing in...
Sundance 2010: Lennon pic 'Nowhere Boy' a charmer
The John Lennon biopic to be released by the Weinstein Co., "Nowhere Boy," had its first press screening today and pretty much nailed young John -- the cocky hurt, the...
Cops: Woman killed boyfriend with antifreeze-laced margarita
FARMINGTON, N.Y. — They met in a Veterans Affairs hospital, a former airman with bipolar disorder who drank too much and a clerical assistant struggling to cope with her teenage...
CEOs to Hill: Quit calling us for campaign cash
WASHINGTON -- Dozens of current and former corporate executives have a message for Congress: Quit hitting us up for campaign cash. Roughly 40 executives from companies including Playboy Enterprises, ice...
Police: Boy found hanged in Texas school bathroom
THE COLONY, Texas -- A 9-year-old boy was found hanged in the bathroom of a Dallas-area elementary school in an apparent suicide, police said. Counselors were on hand Friday for...
Jackson estate opposes stipend for Joe Jackson
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's estate has opposed a bid by the late singer's father to receive a monthly allowance, saying it would take money away from the singer's young...
NY man accused of beheading claims he was battered
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The founder of a Muslim-oriented television station accused of beheading his wife will claim he was a victim of years of abuse at home. Muzzammil Hassan (moo-ZAHM'-mel...
Marbury ready for China trip
Saying he wants to play in the NBA, Stephon Marbury is looking forward to resuming his basketball career in China.Speaking on "The Dan Patrick Show," Marbury said he will play...
Jersey employee accused of headbutting co-worker
BRICK, N.J. — Brick Township police say a man headbutted a co-worker during a training session and then attacked police officers who tried to arrest him. Brad Sorrentino faces numerous...
Manhattan judge increases bail on 'Light Up' fiend
Creepy "You Light Up My Life" tunesmith Joseph Brooks has one week to come up with $3 million bail, a judge told him this morning, citing the "compelling" grand jury...
Schumer: NYC to get 'dirty bomb' security funds
Sen. Charles Schumer says the Department of Homeland Security has approved funding for a program to protect New York City against a “dirty bomb” or nuclear attack. Schumer says the...
Phillies give Victorino 3 years, $22M
PHILADELPHIA -- All-Star center fielder Shane Victorino and the Phillies have finalized a $22 million, three-year contract, a day after pitcher Joe Blanton and Philadelphia completed a $24 million, three-year...
Brooklyn delegation gets juice in city council
and Aaron ShortIt was Christmas in January at City Hall and as first reported by this newspaper, Coney Island City Councilmember Domenic Recchia received the biggest present.Recchia was named chair...
'Pants' guy has copyright concerns as more people cover 'Idol' song
General Larry Platt, who became a national obsession after performing his original tune Pants on the Ground during an American Idol audition, said that he is being taken advantage of...
Knicks to honor '70 champs on Feb. 22
The Knicks today formally announced they will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 1969-70 World Championship team at the Second Annual Knicks Legends Night, Feb. 22, when the team takes...
Clijsters loses, Henin wins at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Kim Clijsters came to the Australian Open as an inspiration to her countrywomen and mothers everywhere. After her unexpected win at the U.S. Open, hype about back-to-back...
Mets get Gary Matthews Jr. in trade with Angels
The Angels were so eager to dump Gary Matthews Jr., they agreed today to pay the Mets $21.5 million to take him off their hands. The trade for reliever Brian...
Many California evacuation orders to be lifted
LOS ANGELES -- Southern California authorities say many evacuation orders in Los Angeles County will be lifted as the threat of debris flows and mudslides eases. Sheriff's Chief Neil Tyler...
Haitian woman, 84, pulled from rubble alive
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Doctors in Haiti were trying to save the life of 84-year-old Marie Carida Romain, whose relatives said they freed her Friday from the ruins of her house...
Oscar Watch: BAFTA nods like 'District 9,' but not 'Nine'
Looks like "Nine' will be MIA on Oscar ballots as well as DOA at the box-office when polls close on Saturday. At least that's the impression I get from this...
Box Office: Winter camp
"Avatar'' is expected to retain its death grip on the box-office for a sixth consecutive week, though experts disagree over exactly how much of a Golden Globes bounce it will...
Brooklyn hearts tUnE-YaRdS
Merrill Garbus feels the Brooklyn love.“I feel very embraced by Brooklyn,” says Garbus, the woman behind the indie folk outfit tUnE-YaRdS. “I feel like the Dirty Projectors were such a...
Galapagos channels the 1940s with 'Speak Easy'
Brooklyn’s got a speakeasy on its hands.On February 5 and 6, Galapagos Art Space channels the early half of the 20th century with “Speak Easy,” an aerial circus cabaret from...
Marine Park 'trashes' Sanitation Department
The city Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is dumping on Marine Park — literally. “If the garbage bag breaks on the sidewalk, it’s their responsibility to clean it up. It’s their...
Brooklyn home values skid, sales up
Home values in Brooklyn plummeted 8.7 percent in the fourth quarter from the year prior, representing the ninth consecutive quarterly decline, according to a recent report.The median sales price of...
DOE “slaps” Brooklyn parents
The city Department of Education (DOE) has delivered a “slap in the face” to parents in southern Brooklyn.At an education meeting last week, parents from Coney Island and Bensonhurst criticized...
Give a cat a new home
Potential cat owners can have the pick of the litter, after officials removed 35 cats and kittens from a one bedroom apartment last week in East New York. While the...
Playing Catch-Up on the Brighton Line, but Aiming for an On-Time Finish
The rehabilitation of five stations along the Brighton line is moving forward, with the goal of completing work on the southbound side by September.Jim Steers, project manager for Granite Construction...
Tariq Ramadan allowed into US
Daniel Pipes explains why Muslim extremist academic is now allowed into America (Hudson New York)
No to Deficit Panel
Senators from both parties reject Obama's proposal (Washington Post)
Rutgers hires St Louis' Dan Donigan
Rutgers has named former St. Louis coach Dan Donigan as its head men's soccer coach, replacing the resigned Bob Reasso. Donigan is a 43-year-old Trenton native and Steinert (NJ) High...
Conan still trashing NBC in final days on 'Tonight Show'
Conan O'Brien and his team are walking away from NBC with a whopping $45 million settlement, but there's a condition - "The Tonight Show" host can't bad-mouth the Peacock Network...
Ford in Senate race opens door for others
Harold Ford Jr.'s presence as an increasingly likely Senate primary rival against Kirsten Gillibrand is fueling speculation that other Democrats who'd been warned off running by the White House and...
Drama Mama: All Stars, No Substance
Sometimes, as Mama lies in her bed at night before the Ambien kicks in, she thinks of questions about her favorite shows. Here are a few for this week: "Damages"...
Gov. Paterson's campaign strategist resigns
Tracy Sefl, the Washington-based strategist and chief spokesman for Gov. Paterson's troubled election campaign, has abruptly resigned, saying "my decision is a business one.'' Sefl, in a formal statement released...
Gov. Paterson's campaign strategist resigns
Tracy Sefl, the Washington-based strategist and chief spokesman for Gov. Paterson's troubled election campaign, has abruptly resigned, saying "my decision is a business one.''Sefl, in a formal statement released a...
From Gitmo to Algeria
Thomas Jocelyn says government isn't saying what Algeria will do with 2 former detainees (Weekly Standard)
Haiti: Job for the UN
Haitian leaders face 'hell of a job' (Toronto Star)Lessons from Haiti (Forbes)
Obama's Kool-Aid
Alex Singleton says Obama must drop his statism (Telegraph)James Surowiecki says Obama's trouble is overpromising (New Yorker)Transcript of Obama interview (ABC News)
A-Mays-ing wannabes
Introducing ... the next Billy Mays? A gaggle of hopeful hawkers vied yesterday to take over the late-night infomercial reins from the late celebrity pitchman in a glass-shattering Midtown audition.More...
High Court Rules for Free Speech
Jonathan Tobin says freedom of political speech has been protected (Commentary)Lyle Denniston on the rehabilitation of the corporate 'person' (SCOTUS Blog)Ed Whelan explains why the Left could be angry with...
Colts up front about stopping Jets’ ground game
INDIANAPOLIS — “Been there. Done That.” That’s the collective response the Colts have to repeated questions about how they plan to deal with the Jets’ ground-and-pound running game in Sunday’s...
Meet a Colt
All NFL fans know about the Colts’ big guns: Manning, Wayne, Freeney and Clark. Each day leading up to the AFC title game, The Post will introduce you to a...
Rex has brother’s unwavering support
Rob Ryan insists that his twin brother, for almost a decade now, has been the single best coach in the NFL. His brother, of course, is Rex Ryan, who will...
Saying Jets have a ‘puncher’s chance’ against the Colts is a compliment and a curse
You tell the Jets they have a “puncher’s chance,” because that’s the phrase you hear everywhere now: on the radio, in the papers, on the Internet, over a beer in...
Sundance 2010: Inside Afghanistan hell with 'Restrepo'
Sundance's opening-night documentary about the trials of a combat platoon in a Taliban-dominated valley in Afghanistan, "Restrepo," is a visceral slice of you-are-there reality by directors Sebastian Junger (author of...
Sundance 2010: 'Howl' is reconstituted 'Milk'
The big-opening night narrative feature, "Howl," starring James Franco as poet Allen Ginsberg, David Strathairn as a straitlaced prosecutor trying to convict Ginsberg's Beat publisher of obscenity in San Francisco...
Favre, Jets find success after split
The verdict is in — Brett Favre and the Jets are better apart than they were together. “It’s funny how things line up and you get the feeling that this...
Miss Charleen
SUNDAY: Jets (Over), Saints (Over).
Tim Sullivan
SUNDAY: Colts (Under); Saints (Under).
Beaten Hondo bends, looks broke
Hondo’s system is not working. Even Janet Napolitano would have to agree with that assessment after Mr. Aitch went 2-6 in the Divisionals (1-3 in both the spread and O/U...
Pound the Jets
Two weeks ago in Cincinnati, it was “churn and burn,” the Jets’ power running game that opened the door to two killer Mark Sanchez naked bootlegs and a Shonn Greene...
Edison pulls off yet another shocker at Cardozo
Thomas Edison did it again to Cardozo in Bayside. For the third time in four years, the Inventors pulled off a shocking road win over the longtime Queens powers, leading...
Sundance 2010: Cash register opens for Davis Guggenheim pic
The first sale of the Sundance Film Festival (which hasn't even opened yet) is "Waiting for Superman," the curiously-titled documentary by Davis Guggenheim that explores the teeming cesspool that is...
Soundtrack for a revolution
The documentary "Soundtrack for a Revolution" retells the epic of the civil rights era in song, using the struggles of the Freedom Riders and Martin Luther King Jr. to introduce...
Little achieved with procrastinator’s tale
Two scenes stick in my mind from “The Paranoids,” the debut feature of Argentine director Gabriel Medina. One I’d like to forget: Luciano, the film’s antihero, vomiting into the toilet....
Weekend Calendar
FRANCE & DANCE Bonjour, Francophile music fans. Not one, but deux French acts are in town this weekend. As an entree, the always fascinating Nouvelle Vague is performing their ambitious...
'Extraordinary' schlock doc
You don’t often see a Hollywood movie taking a positive view of big business — but “Extraordinary Measures” does just that. Still, despite bona fide big-screen stars Brendan Fraser and...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: South Bronx survives Smith, closes in on division title
South Bronx inched closer to its second straight Bronx A East title Thursday night in typical fashion: by outscoring the opposition in what was the basketball version of a track...
Girls basketball roundup: Domenech, Edison escape Forest Hills
Alexirain Bove Domenech scored 13 points, including the game-winning layup as time expired, to lead Thomas Edison to a 42-40 win against Forest Hills in PSAL Queens B East girls...
They're losing their censors
When the Urban Bush Women titled their new program "Zollar: Uncensored," they meant it. There was nudity onstage Wednesday at Dance Theater Workshop, and simulated orgasms. Loud ones. The Brooklyn-based...
Darwin's unnatural introspection
What the Charles Darwin biopic "Creation" mainly creates is a do-over for Paul Bettany: This time he gets to have a beautiful mind. Bettany, who played an imaginary friend to...
Verdi, Verdi mixed results
In two Verdi operas per formed less than a week apart, legendary tenor Plácido Domingo revealed that, as a conductor, he makes an OK baritone. The singer, who turned 69...
Starr report
Even though the "All My Children" cast and crew have moved to LA, they'll return here March 21, along with fel low ABCers from other soaps, for the annual ABC/...
Few laughs but a fancy setting
Producers seem to think of Noel Coward plays as safe bets in uncertain times: Dress the stars in smoking jackets and gorgeous gowns, surround them with canny supporting players, and...
Moment of Cylons
'C aprica" imagines a sci-fi creation even more terrifying than a Cylon: a teenage girl. This fully frakkin' satisfying prequel to "Battlestar Galactica" is a little light on special effects...
'Trek' show lives
The "Star Trek" creator has posthumously had one of his pilots pulled out of the trash heap -- 40 years after he shot it. Ron Howard's production company Imagine Entertainment...
'Hours' of pleasure
You've got to hand it to old Netherlands' Catherine of Cleves: Betrothed at age 6, wed at 13 -- and royally miserable thereafter -- she tried to kick her husband...
Dave vs. Jay: Now it's on
Jay Leno is taking over "The Tonight Show" again March 1 -- and David Letterman is sharpening his knife. The two late-night hosts have been hurling rocks at each for...
'Tooth Fairy' doesn't fly, but it bites
Dwayne Johnson, the for mer wrestler sometimes known as The Rock, deploys his usually reliable gift for self-mockery for naught in the bland and unfunny family comedy "Tooth Fairy." He...
Sermon in heavy syrup
"The producers would like to thank: GOD" say the closing credits of the Christian drama "To Save a Life" -- and I had pretty much the same sentiment when it...
Weekend Guide: Theater
PREVIEWS “AGES OF THE MOON”: Stephen Rea and Sean McGinley play old friends and rivals in Sam Shepard’s new drama. Atlantic Theatre Company, 336 W. 20th St.; 212-279-4200.Opens Wednesday. “MR....
Little achieved with procrastinator's tale
Two scenes stick in my mind from "The Paranoids," the debut feature of Argentine direc tor Gabriel Medina. One I'd like to forget: Luciano, the film's anti-hero, vomiting into the...
Express route to media firestorm
Some women will go to extremes to feel loved. Take Jeanne, the heroine of "The Girl on the Train," written and directed by one of France's most applauded filmmakers, André...
'Perv' teach at O kids' school
SILVER SPRING, Md. -- A social-studies teacher at the prestigious Washington, DC, school President Obama's daughters attend has been charged with sexual abuse of a minor and other offenses. The...
Grading the gov's budget
Gov. Paterson's second Executive Budget is not nearly as tough as his rhetoric (or the headlines) would imply. But in dollars and cents terms alone, it is relatively restrained and...
Obama's Kool-Aid
Denial, arrogance and self-pity are ingredi ents for a pretty toxic cocktail. And yet it seems that the occupants of the White House bunker, shell-shocked by Scott Brown, are coping...
GOP's new Mass-Scott: Brown bucks tradition
THE ISSUE: Mass. GOPer Scott Brown's victory Tues. in the race for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat. *** As a New York resident, I would like to personally thank all of...
Haiti: Job for the UN
The United Nations has elevated Bill Clinton to be its top coordinator for Haiti. It's an excellent move that should help the eventual transition back to UN leadership of world...
High Court rules for free speech
The Supreme Court yesterday confronted a fact in constitutional law that has been hard to justify: How is it that the First Amendment protects obscene speech, nude dancing and talk...
Floodgate$ open
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that big business can spend its millions to support or oppose candidates for president and Congress, a decision that sharply reverses a century-long...
Mike: Budget means layoffs
Get ready for layoffs if Albany whacks the city badly in the upcoming state budget, Mayor Bloomberg warned yesterday. The mayor pointed out that every county stands to lose 5...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan--The bundled-up bank thief pictured above got away with nearly $2,000 after claiming he had a gun in an Upper West Side branch. The bandit passed a demand note to...
Great Scott! Newest senator thrills the Hill
WASHINGTON -- Republican Scott Brown cemented his reputation as the Senate's newest rock star yesterday as he paid his first visit to the Capitol since his stunning victory in Massachusetts....
Crawford satellite TV biz sold
Bruce Wasserstein loved magazines, but his investment firm has an affinity for the airwaves. In its first investment since the founder's death, Wasserstein & Co. yesterday acquired the satellite transmission...
Knockoffs KO'd
Cops raiding a Chelsea warehouse seized $750,000 worth of counterfeit designer handbags and knockoff NBA and NFL jerseys, and busted four people -- including a 77-year-old man, police said. Alia...
Payback vs. mad Barron
After four years of vicious fights with firebrand City Councilman Charles Barron (D-Brooklyn), Speaker Christine Quinn finally exacted revenge yesterday by removing him from his chairmanship of the Higher Education...
Pelosi: Senate health bill needs overhaul
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delivered another body blow to health-care reform yesterday, saying rattled House Democrats lack the votes to pass legislation approved in the Senate. "In its present form,...
'Power play' for NY
Double down, New Yorkers. On Jan. 31, the Empire State, New Jersey and about 30 other states will begin selling Mega Millions and Powerball lottery tickets. Before now, participating states...
Bloomie's plugs into outlets
Bloomingdale's is becoming a bargain retailer. Looking to lure recession-addled shoppers, the upscale department-store chain said yesterday that it is finally dipping a toe into the red-hot outlet sector, beginning...
City unfurls 'umbrellas'
Goodbye, sidewalk sheds. Hello, urban "umbrellas." In a bid to beautify city sidewalks, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday rolled out a replacement for the hideous steel and plywood sheds that have been...
Pro-charter pol pal axed
ALBANY -- An ally of a pro-charter senator from Long Island has been booted from his $75,000-a-year patronage post in the wake of this week's bitter legislative battle over charter...
Nighttime buses spared
Three major overnight bus routes will be taken off the MTA's list of service cuts needed to make up a $400 million budget hole. The M66, M79, and M96, which...
Andy puts squeeze on Espada son
ALBANY -- Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office served the son of embattled Democratic Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and two other employees of Espada's for-profit company with subpoenas yesterday...
Fury as EMT duo returns
Relatives of tragic Brooklyn mom Eutisha Rennix were furious that two EMTs who stood by while she suffered a fatal asthma attack returned to work yesterday. "The family is upset...
Business briefs
Jobless The number of US workers newly applying for unemployment bene fits unexpectedly rose last week and regional manufacturing slipped in January. The Labor De partment said initial claims for...
I'm the pop, says the weasel
Disgraced former presidential contender John Edwards has finally 'fessed up -- admitting yesterday that he is the father of a girl whose mom he repeatedly bedded during his 2008 White...
Fire-hire quota
A Brooklyn federal judge wants to impose a temporary hiring quota on the FDNY to make up for what he has called an "intentional" pattern of discrimination against black and...
'Burbs new Ford stumping ground
Harold Ford Jr. ventured to the suburbs yesterday to test the waters outside New York City for a possible US Senate bid. The ex-Tennessee congressman visited with patrons and local...
Wing & a prayer in terror scare
A Jewish teen's prayers were answered with mass hysteria yesterday when a flight attendant mistook his religious paraphernalia for a bomb. Shortly after taking off from La Guardia, Caleb Leibowitz,...
Feds lose $1.5B on Citigroup stake
President Obama fired a $1.5 billion shot into his own foot. His overhaul plan for Wall Street triggered global routs yesterday for panicked investors holding banking stocks -- including Uncle...
NY Fed behind blanks in AIG's SEC filings
American International Group submitted four rounds of regulatory filings in six months, with more than 1,000 redactions, as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York pressed the insurer to withhold...
Divorce on hold in Tiger bid to change stripes
Sexual healing may just keep Tiger Woods' marriage alive. The golf great may have saved his marriage when he went into sex-addiction therapy at the insistence of wife Elin Nordegren...
Zaslav's big Di$covery
Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav made more in one day last week than most of his bosses make in a year. Zaslav, who oversaw the cable network growth at NBC...
'Populist' prez bonks the banks
Striking a fighting populist stance in a bid to reverse his sagging political fortunes, President Obama yesterday portrayed himself as the champion of Main Street while unleashing an all-out war...
Blinging it all on herself
An accused burglar-of-the-stars accessorized her way into additional criminal charges yesterday after allegedly wearing Lindsay Lohan's stolen beaded necklace to court, authorities said. Courtney Leigh Ames, 19, an alleged member...
Free speech triumphs
Score a big one for the First Amend ment. The US Supreme Court yesterday found that an activist group had every right to distribute a documentary critical of Hillary Clinton...
Bam hits 'snooze'
Poor, misunderstood Barack Obama. Americans just aren't aware of all the good things he's done. The "system," you see, is broken. Believe it or not, that's what President Obama told...
Police 'sodomy victim' did it himself: lawyer
Lawyers for three cops charged with committing sodomy in a Brooklyn subway station portrayed the victim as a scam artist who suffered no injuries -- except those he inflicted on...
'Octopussy' & 6 others indicted
A former Galleon Group trader -- nicknamed "Octopussy" -- got himself into a legal knot yesterday when a federal grand jury in New York indicted him and six others on...
Buyers needled
Nordstrom is taking fresh steps to centralize a management structure that has long given unusual sway to regional executives, sources told The Post. The Seattle-based department-store chain told employees this...
Cablevision, Scripps settle
Cablevision customers in the New York Tri-State area can watch the Food Network and HGTV again beginning today. The cable company and Scripps Networks Interactive said yesterday they reached an...
Bronx cops beat me, too
A friend of the Bronx man whose brutal assault at the hands of a rookie cop was caught on videotape said the beating he himself took off camera was even...
'There's no way to bring back' my Casey
Jets owner Woody Johnson spoke publicly for the first time yesterday of his unbearable grief over losing his daughter -- saying in a heart-wrenching interview that even his team's success...
Teamsters urge 'no' vote on Newsday labor pact
TEAMSTER boss James Hoffa Jr. inserted himself yesterday into Newsday's labor contract vote, throwing the process into chaos. Hoffa dispatched an e-mail urging the 1,100 workers covered by the contract...
Google goes for the gold
Google reported strong fourth-quarter results, giving the search giant something to talk about other than its showdown with China over censorship. Google's profit jumped more than fourfold while revenue rose...
A bill only crooks could love
"I really think that the legislation is a whitewash . . . I didn't think it went far enough." -- Gov. Paterson, speaking yesterday about the state Legislature's recently passed...
Zero pity for sorry, sleazy ruin of a man
WASHINGTON -- A normal, compassionate human ex posed for the first time to the debauchery that remains of John Edwards' dishonest life and career could be forgiven for feeling a...
'Terror mom' jurors 'rifle' through evidence
Jurors got up close and personal yesterday with the military assault weapon that "terror mom" Aafia Siddiqui allegedly used to open fire on American personnel after she was caught in...
Queens DWI slayer gets 15 years
A Queens man pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter yesterday for stealing an idling car and drunkenly killing two pedestrians. Kenneth Guyear mowed down Robert Ogle, 16, and Alex Paul, 20,...
Traders floored
For the second week in a row, the White House gut-punched the financial services industry with a fresh set of proposals that, if enacted, could effectively end much of what...
Man found slain in Hell's Kitchen
A corporate-events planner was found fatally slashed in the neck in his Hell's Kitchen apartment yesterday, police said. Cops went to the West 46th Street apartment at 2:30 p.m. after...
Qns. man in skiing tragedy
A vacation turned tragic for a Queens mailman this week when he skied off a marked trail at a Wyoming resort and froze to death in a treacherous canyon, officials...
Video of lap dancer bust shown in XXX-rated trial
Take two lap dancers with a popular Thursday-night lesbian floor show. Add one wealthy Mexican fabric trader. Put them all together on a stained bed in the "Champagne Room" of...
Career mugger guilty in slay of 81-year-old man
A 6-foot-6 career mugger was convicted of murder in Manhattan yesterday for fatally bludgeoning an 81-year-old man while robbing him in an elevator. William Hill will face anywhere from 15...
Rage and record earnings at Goldman
Police barricades, bomb-sniffing dogs -- they're hardly what you'd expect at the headquarters of a leading bank. But they were part of the scene outside of 85 Broad St. yesterday,...
Sully's miracle jet is facing a 'bidder' end
For sale: one badly banged-up airliner, with some really nasty water damage. The Airbus A320 that Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger splash-landed in the Hudson River will be auctioned off by...
Stabbing at Algonquin
There's only one thing at The Algonquin hotel that's sharper than Dorothy Parker's wit -- the butter knives in the kitchen! An angry waiter proved that Sunday, when he picked...
A bid for Bernie's luxe apt.
Bernie Madoff's palatial Manhattan penthouse has a buyer. And the offer is a "high" bid for the luxury duplex apartment at 133 E. 64th St. -- originally listed at $9.9...
'Bonnie & Clyde' correx cops sue
Two city correction officers are suing their union over claims they were smeared with sexual innuendoes and forced to quit lucrative labor posts as punishment for challenging powerful union chief...
Jilted mistress proclaims love for exec ex with billboard
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned -- and then there's this lady. A fuming mistress catapulted retribution into a new orbit by plastering the country with billboards that...
O's wild about Harry
WASHINGTON -- President Obama plans to visit Las Vegas next month to help boost embattled Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's flagging re-election bid. Obama has flopped as a campaigner since...
Miracle boy: 'I smiled because I was alive'
He had every reason to smile. The little Haitian boy who greeted rescuers with a beaming grin as they freed him from a huge pile of rubble said yesterday, "I...
Hi-ho, Kermit the 'bomber'
It's not easy being dead. Kermit the Frog's grisly remains set off a terrifying bomb scare yesterday when employees at a Colorado school found him stuffed into a duffel bag...
5 questions for Boomer Esiason
CBS analyst and WFAN morning host Boomer Esiason talked to The Post's Justin Terranova about Sunday's conference championship games -- and New York's love affair with the Jets. Q: The...
Advice to these Jets from ghosts of title games past
I remember the visiting locker room in the Orange Bowl after the Mud Bowl in January 1983 -- shell-shocked Jets sitting in stunned silence, slow to remove their mud-stained shoes...
Human touch got Rex dream job as Jet pilot
For Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum, it was love at first sight -- even before Rex Ryan walked into the room. Tannenbaum and owner Woody Johnson were looking for the...
Serby's Playoff Q&A with ... Mike Tannenbaum
The Post's Steve Serby sat down with the Jets' executive vice president and general manager in the lead-up to the AFC Championship game. Q: What will you be like in...
Getting inside Peyton's head key to success
It might be the scariest sight for a defense in the NFL. Peyton Manning walking to the line of scrimmage . . . eyes scanning the field . . ....
Jets ride wave of good breaks & smart moves to title game
The Jets sit 60 minutes from the Super Bowl, and it is impossible not to see an army of unsuspecting butterflies positioned throughout the world, all of them having helped...
Brackett busts out of shadows for In-D
INDIANAPOLIS -- Gary Brackett can stick his chest out these days and talk trash with other players in the NFL about the exploits of their respective alma maters. The Colts...
Bumper crop of prop bets
Tough to mention the word “proposition” these days without some sort of Tiger Woods joke popping up, but we will try to do so with just that one reference to...
With dogged determination, Collie learns Colts' tricks
INDIANAPOLIS -- For a rookie, trying to learn the Colts offense is like taking a crash course in honors calculus, chemistry and the theory of relativity all in the same...
Speedy Colts ends addicted to sacks
Colts defensive ends Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney will be sprinters Sunday afternoon. The finish line won't be yellow tape, though. It will be the 6 on Mark Sanchez's jersey....
Sunday's Best
The experts make their picks: THE LINE GREG GALLO STEVE SERBY MARK CANNIZZARO PAUL SCHWARTZ TIM BONTEMPS RICO COLTS 7½ Jets (Sunday, 3:00, CBS) Colts Jets Jets Jets Jets Colts...
Dallas keeping Phillips
IRVING, Texas -- Wade Phillips is sticking around as coach of the Cowboys for two more years. Dallas won the NFC East for the second time in Phillips' three seasons....
The Post Line
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Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $20,000; clm($14,000); 3YOCORCHO stretches out for local debut after a gate to wire victory in the slop at Laurel. IRVING RULES drew rail for local return. He...
Garcon doing all he can for Haitian family
INDIANAPOLIS -- Andre Berto, who boxed for the Haitian Olympic team in Athens, pulled out of a championship fight next week in Las Vegas because he was too physically and...
Sports shorts
MLB: Cabrera treated for alcoholism Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera spent three months in a treatment program for alcoholism following a much-publicized drinking binge during the final weekend of the regular...
Fond farewell to our Halligan
"W hich John Halligan?! Our John Halligan?!" Odd, how out-of-the-blue bad news can turn one instantly stupid. Why would anyone be calling with word that some other John Halligan died?...
Knicks wonder how to stop Kobe
Is there really a fitting encore to "61?" The Knicks find out tonight. Kobe Bryant has made sure that number no longer is sole copyright of Roger Maris in New...
Garden brings out best in Bryant
The closest thing Mike D'Antoni probably has to a rock concedes he will be in a very hard place tonight. "You can't go through a game saying you want to...
Jets' Hoosier TE now part of enemy
Rooting for the Colts as a kid in Indiana, Dustin Keller was a big Peyton Manning fan. The respect remains. The rooting is over. "Really, ever since Peyton's been there,...
Jets envision themselves being Super
The Super dreams have begun in earnest for the Jets, just 48 hours from Sunday, just 60 minutes from the Super Bowl. They can't help themselves now. With each passing...
Nets on the brink of making (bad) history
SAN FRANCISCO -- Finding positives in the Nets' 2009-10 disaster might depend on point of view. For example, they have gotten themselves in the history books. True, the entry is...
One man, one All-Star vote
The NBA announced its All-Star starters last night in an election that shocked the Commonwealth. As my faithful parishioners have known for decades, I have an unwavering precept against losers...
Lakers coach Phil Jackson declines Knicks' 40th anniversary invitation
Phil Jackson, back at the Garden tonight, has declined the Knicks' invitation to attend their 40th anniversary celebration of their first championship, according to a source. The 64-year-old Lakers coach...
Westhoff wants Super chance
Win or lose, Mike Westhoff will watch the Super Bowl on TV -- that's no problem. He has attended the Super Bowl twice as a fan, but he refuses to...
Islanders win sixth straight at Coliseum
The Islanders hardly played their best game of the season, but though they struggled to score and had several questionable calls go against them, coach Scott Gordon didn't see their...
If Delgado a no-go, Mets may tab Tatis
The Mets' hunt for another first-base option includes a longtime favorite of general manager Omar Minaya. According to an industry source, if Carlos Delgado is not re-signed, Fernando Tatis is...
A.I. an All-Star starter
Allen Iverson was voted to start in the All-Star game, while Steve Nash and Tim Duncan made late moves to claim starting spots for the Western Conference. Nash passed the...
Vikings feeling the hurt
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Just three days away from the NFC title game, the Vikings' injury situation isn't looking any better. Defensive tackle Kevin Williams and de fensive end Ray...
Cavs smash Lakers behind LeBron's 37
CLEVELAND -- As chants of "M-V-P" filled the electrified air, LeBron James locked his thumbs under his maroon jersey and made it pop off his chest. The Cavaliers had beaten...
Jets' Web store puts jinx on team
As if Jets fans weren't already fearful of a possible jinx as a result of quarterback Mark Sanchez gracing the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated, now comes word that...
Jets fans turn Times Square into Green zone
Chants of J-E-T-S! Jets! Jets! Jets! echoed in Times Square last night as thousands of screaming, green-garbed fans converged for a pep rally before their team heads to Indianapolis for...
Rangers show little fight in loss to Flyers
PHILADELPHIA -- John Tortorella's sense of honor, an amorphous concept to begin with, was offended last night when Flyers' thug Daniel Carcillo dropped his gloves to throw punches at the...
Woody Super confident in Jets' chances
Jets owner Woody Johnson came very close to guaranteeing a trip to the Super Bowl yesterday. Recalling the last time the Jets got to the AFC Championship game in 1999,...
Coordinator Pettine making own mark on Jets' defense
Coach Rex Ryan casts a rather large shadow -- literally and figuratively. That shadow could be a potential detriment to the career advancement of Jets defensive coordinator Mike Pettine. Because...
Boats docking at Javits
FOR those not wanting to codfish this weekend, head to the West side of Manhattan for a cruise around the Javits Center and take in what the New York Boat...
Gionta ready to face off vs. Devils in new jersey
Brian Gionta liked New Jersey, liked playing for the Devils and he certainly liked the Stanley Cup he won with them as a 24-year-old in 2002-03. Yet, the money from...
Henin, Roddick reach 4th round
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Justine Henin staged another memorable comeback today to advance in her first Grand Slam out of retirement, beating No. 27 Alisa Kleybanova 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 in the...
Weird but true
Big Brother didn't know what he was watching. A British man repeatedly got speeding tickets in the mail because he parked his car in the line of sight of a...
Seton Hall holds off charging Louisville
It looked as if Seton Hall was going to cruise to an easy win over visiting Louisville. But nothing has come easy for the Pirates in the Big East this...
Weekend Guide
CABARET ALGONQUIN HOTEL: Steve Ross debuts his new show, "Puttin' on the Ritz," a tribute to dancing great Fred Astaire. Tonight and tomorrow night at 8:30 and 11, and Tuesday...
Weekend Guide: Music
POP, ROCK, FOLK DARROW FLETCHER: Part of the Big Dipper series, which seeks to resurrect forgotten stars of the past, this Chicago soul singer will give it his all. Tomorrow...
The Butler Did It
Tom Murray doesn’t need to look at a calendar to know where he’ll be the last weekend of March. That’s because for about as long as he can remember, the...
In-depth John F. Kennedy Challenge preview
Over the past few days I’ve received a bunch of texts, e-mails and phone calls asking for one thing: the revised schedule for this weekend’s John F. Kennedy Challenge. I...
New weapons have Colts in for surprise
There’s a distinct feeling among the Jets offensive players as they ready themselves to go to Indianapolis for Sunday’s AFC Championship game that they’re bringing a more potent arsenal than...
Jets' Sheppard keeping foes on short leashes
One side of the Jets’ secondary has recently famous for being called “Revis Island” in honor of Jets’ shutdown cornerback Darrelle Revis, who’s going to his second consecutive Pro Bowl....
Jets-Colts: The matchups
Welcome to the most important Jets-Colts game since Super Bowl III. That one, on Jan. 12, 1969 in Miami, decided the championship. This one will decide who gets to go...
Don't be fooled, Goldstein gets it done
When the Leon Goldstein girls basketball team walks into a gym, it hardly looks imposing. Actually, it wouldn’t even look like a basketball team if the jerseys and shorts didn’t...
Emery shuts down Rangers in Flyers' 2-0 win
Ray Emery made 24 saves for his second shutout of the season, and James van Riemsdyk and Mike Richards scored in the Philadelphia Flyers' 2-0 victory over the New York...
Finding a way to win, Lincoln holds off Transit Tech
Lincoln’s fourth straight league victory left the Railsplitters pleased, but not elated. There were faint smiles after their 55-52 home win over Transit Tech that kept them tied with Boys...
Hudson miracle plane being auctioned off
For sale: One badly banged-up airliner, with some really nasty water damage. The Airbus A320 last flown by Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger is being auctioned off by a subsidiary of...
Playoff QBs impressed by rookie Sanchez
NEW ORLEANS -- Brett Favre, Peyton Manning, Drew Brees — and Mark Sanchez? Yep, the rookie from Southern Cal is keeping some heady company. He’s gotten a whole lot further...
Colts say facing Ravens will help against Jets
INDIANAPOLIS -- Peyton Manning and his Colts have spent nearly a month preparing for the type of aggressive, 3-4 scheme played by the Jets. Indianapolis hopes to turn all of...
Jets chat rewind with Steve Serby
Post columnist Steve Serby answered your questions on Sunday's AFC Championship game between the Jets and Colts in Indianapolis. See what Steve had to say here: Jets at Colts, Steve...