January 26, 2010
9-11 memorial passes a test at Brooklyn Navy Yard
It’s taken almost 10 years, but the centerpiece of the proposed 9-11 memorial at Ground Zero is nearing completion — and the prototype was tested last week at the Brooklyn...
Paterson budget plan draws more jeers than cheers
From cuts in education to selling wine in grocery stores to shelling out more money on soda and cigarettes, Gov. Paterson’s $134 billion proposed 2010-11 state budget will affect Brooklynites...
Judge: Obama 'HOPE' artist under criminal investigation
A judge disclosed for the first time that the artist known for his Barack Obama “HOPE” image is under criminal investigation. Details were not divulged. A grand jury began an...
Report: Potter finale getting 3-D treatment
With "Avatar'' expected to pass "Titanic'' as the top grossing movie of all time, studios are racing to beef up their 3-D offerings. Warner Bros. is converting the remake of...
Brooklyn deli wars
Purists beware — there’s a new deli in town.Just opened in Boerum Hill, Mile End has taken your favorite Jewish deli staples and given them a Montreal flair.“We still have...
Hikind endorses Lazar in city council race
If there ever was a heimishe Goliath, Assemblymember Dov Hikind fits the bill. The 28-year State Assembly veteran representing Borough Park has been painted as such from supporters of David...
Yankees acquire former first-round pick Greg Golson
The Yankees acquired former Phillies first-round pick Greg Golson from the Texas Rangers today in exchange for minor league infielder Mitch Hilligoss.Golson, who signed with the Phillies after they picked...
Wakefield wants spot in Red Sox rotation, says Mets will love Bay
Tim Wakefield has not given any thought of shifting to the Red Sox bullpen. The veteran knuckleballer is coming off back surgery and the Red Sox have six starters for...
US troops rescue man from rubble in Port-au-Prince
The U.S. military pulled a Haitian man alive from under the rubble in Port-au-Prince Tuesday, two weeks after an earthquake leveled the city, according to an AFP photographer on the...
TRENDS: Food (and traveling for food) in 2010
SO, here at the Travel desk, we’re spending the week obsessing over food. Truthfully, this week is not all that different from other weeks; this time, however, we’re torturing you...
UBS' McCann distances his business from bank
When you think of one of the world’s premiere wealth management units, Weehawken, N.J., doesn’t exactly come to mind. But newly hired UBS Wealth Management head Bob McCann is hoping...
Fewell plans to keep Giants' staff intact
Perry Fewell, hired last week as the Giants new defensive coordinator, sounds as if he's happy with the staff he's inherited and that no major changes are forthcoming."I have a...
Red Bull prospects lead U.S. U20 to tie with Brazil
New York Red Bull academy products Juan Agudelo and Bryan Gallego led the U.S. Under-20 National Team to a 1-1 draw with Brazil at the Copa Chivas in Guadalajara, Mexico....
Roddick, Nadal out at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Andy Murray had been warned about the fireworks, the crackle and dazzling burst of color that lights the sky to mark Australia Day celebrations. So the pyrotechnics...
Yahoo posts 4Q profit as ad revenue jumps
Yahoo Inc. swung to a fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday following year-earlier charges as the company saw demand for premium display advertising rebound significantly. For the first quarter, Yahoo expects revenue...
Kiefer Sutherland roped in $900K cattle investment scam
Kiefer Sutherland, who plays slick counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer on TV's “24,” lost $869,000 in a complicated investment scam, TMZ reported Tuesday. He was roped into giving money to a...
Jets' Rhodes rooting for Saints; has five MRI exams
Kerry Rhodes may not be addressing his future with the Jets, but he's been using his Twitter page to talk about a lot of other things, like who he's rooting...
Nancy Kerrigan's brother has mental evaluation
BOSTON — The brother of figure skater Nancy Kerrigan has been sent for a psychological evaluation after being charged with assaulting his 70-year-old father, who later died. TONYA HARDING OFFERS...
Skiier Bode Miller wants to play in tennis U.S. Open
WHITE PLAINS -- Bode Miller will trade his skis for a tennis racket after the Olympics and World Cup season. Miller will attempt to qualify for the U.S. Open through...
Brooklyn students give back
With 15 bags of clothes, Sheepshead Bay students are helping the less fortunate. A class of eighth-graders at J.H.S. 14 Shell Bank has spent months collecting apparel to benefit a...
By Aaron Short
Michael Alan’s plaster-covered models writhed, twisted and fluttered in a series of poses on January 23 in a Williamsburg loft teeming with sundry antique objects scavenged over two decades by...
Life expectancy on the rise
Kids may not grow up to make more money than their parents, but according to the latest stats from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, they...
Hasid vs. Bikester Debate Settles Little
A debate between the Hasidic community in South Williamsburg and cycling advocates over the removal of the Bedford Avenue bike lanes revealed that both sides have irreconcilable differences over improving...
Chris Cuomo defends brother on radio show
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo got a bit of brotherly love from sibling (and non-politician) Chris Cuomo this morning, who defended the potential statehouse hopeful from claims by Gov. Paterson that...
Sundance 2010: The politics of Sundancing
Here at the Sundance film festival, each feature is preceded by an animated short of a minute or two that illustrates one theme or another of the SFF. One of...
So what's all this jive about 'Sweet Sweetback'?
— Stephen Brownsbrown@cnglocal.com
Filmmaker who targeted ACORN arrested for trying to bug La. senator’s office
The FBI arrested four people Monday for an alleged plot to wiretap the New Orleans office of US Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA), the Times Picayune reported Tuesday. Among those arrested...
'Sweet' revenge! Melvin Van Peebles brings his X-rated masterpiece to the stage
After nearly 40 years, Melvin Van Peebles is resurrecting his fiery, militant film, “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song,” for an audience that, in his opinion, has become numbed to the racial...
Report: A’s still talking to Damon, despite signing Sheets
The thinking was that the A’s would only pursue Johnny Damon if they could not sign Ben Sheets. But even though Oakland just forked over $10 million for Sheets they...
Silver takes shot at Bloomberg over budget
City budget crisis? What budget crisis? Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) doesn’t seem at all impressed with Mayor Bloomberg’s Monday warning that Gov. Paterson’s proposed budget would cost the city...
Sundance 2010: 'Extra Man' entirely superfluous
A giddy crowd stormed the Eccles Theater in Park City Monday night to see "The Extra Man," which promised to be a sharp, edgy New York comedy about an impecunious...
Yankees acquire minor-leaguer Golson from Rangers
The Yankees have acquired outfielder Greg Golson from the Texas Rangers for infielder Mitch Hilligoss in a swap of 24-year-old minor leaguers.Texas also got between $15,000 and $20,000 cash in...
Sundance 2010: 'Killer' mauls Jessica Alba
I wasn't going to reveal this plot point but so many other bloggers have that the cat is out of the bag. (Or maybe the cat is in the bag,...
7 charged in drug sweep on Long Island
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — Prosecutors on Long Island have announced the arrests of seven people on charges they sold or possessed Ketamine, an animal tranquilizer. Two of the suspects were charged...
MTA security project in $hambles
The MTA’s most wide-ranging subway security project in history is in shambles because the agency doesn’t have enough money to finish the project, a report said. Only $59 million remains...
Phillies manager wanted Lee with Halladay
PHILADELPHIA -- Just like the boisterous fans that pack the ballpark, manager Charlie Manuel wishes the Philadelphia Phillies still had Cliff Lee. Six weeks after the two-time NL champions made...
Brooklyn jobless rate continues to grow
After seven months of unemployment, Novia Watson, a single mother in Flatbush, said she’s cut down on the extras to pay for rent, light and gas. Watson, 51, said she...
'Attack' on Brooklyn high schools
Four of southern Brooklyn’s “persistently lowest achieving” high schools may be closing. The state Education Department gave that designation to Sheepshead Bay High School at 3000 Avenue X, Franklin D....
State senator to survey express bus riders
Express bus riders angered by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s plans to slash the services they use will have the opportunity to speak out, early next month, as one local elected...
'Reflecting Absence'
Workers had been conducting the tests in an undeveloped part of the industrial park — 63 Flushing Avenue — to deduce how to maintain water flow amid such crimps as...
Foodies flock to K & M Bar
Foodies headed for K & M Bar, 225 North Eighth Street, for the twilight treat-time, which showcased the Big Apple’s remarkable sweet and savory culinary skills while raising money for...
Brooklyn represents in Empire State Building Run-Up
After eight rounds of chemotherapy and six surgeries in her battle against breast cancer, Jennifer Bolstad was so weak she didn’t think she’d be able to climb her stairs again,...
Local church setting up food pantry in Canarsie
One local house of worship is hoping to help residents of Canarsie who are in need.The Christian Church of Canarsie, at 606 East 89th Street, is currently in the process...
No new mosque in 'Brooklynstan'
Muslims should be the first to understand why a mosque in 2010 Brooklyn, USA would be problematic.The proposed construction of a four-story “masjid” and community center at Voorhies Avenue and...
Boxing and writing comes to East Flatbush
At first thought, there isn’t a lot in common between boxing and an essay writing contest, but both are being used to help youth stay on the straight and narrow...
Felony car stop earns cop award
Making a felony car stop is one of a police officer’s more dangerous jobs, but it also earned one of the 67th Precinct’s finest his first “Cop of the Month”...
Dentsu is not satisfied with only being big in Japan
After years of trying to crack the US market, Japanse ad giant Dentsu is still intent on becoming a major player outside of Tokyo.Dentsu's US unit, known as Dentsu Holdings...
Sundance 2010: Do the monster mashup in 'Splice'
One of the Midnight series of genre films that is attracting interest from distributors, the horror flick "Splice," stars Adrien Brody and Sarah Polley (pictured) as a pair of freewheeling,...
Nady signs with Cubs
A person familiar with the negotiations says outfielder Xavier Nady and the Chicago Cubs have reached preliminary agreement on a one-year, $3.3 million contract. The person spoke to The Associated...
Registration for Fresh Air Fund summers now open
The winter cold will soon turn to warmer weather, bringing with it Fresh Air Fund summers.The Fund is currently registering boys and girls, six to 12 years old, in all...
XXX star found not guilty in prostitution trial
Another lap dancer over the fence! The second of two strippers accused servicing the laps they danced upon has been cleared of all charges in a wacky Manhattan prostitution trial....
2 DC Metro workers killed on tracks
WASHINGTON -- Two veteran workers on the Washington area's transit system were struck and killed by a maintenance truck while working on a track Tuesday, the latest in a string...
Harris won't play in Nets' next game
Devin Harris didn’t practice with the Nets today, except for taking some free-throws left-handed, Bo Kimble-style, due to an injured wrist. Though the Nets point guard wasn’t ready to rule...
Lab tech accused in Yale killing pleads not guilty
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- An animal research technician charged with killing a Yale University graduate student pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murder and a new charge of felony murder. Raymond...
Elin's decided not to divorce Tiger: report
The divorce is off -- for the good of the kids. Tiger Woods' wife Elin Nordegren is hoping to save her marriage because she doesn't want to raise their two...
The newest venue for weddings and bar mitzvahs: Columbia's Faculty Club
Columbia University has finally finished renovating its historic Faculty Club, and to help make ends meet for Columbia's budget-busting campus expansion uptown, the university's bean counters will rent you the...
Volcker plan finally gets a thumbs-up from someone with Wall Street cred
With everyone saying former Federal Reserve chief Paul Volcker's plan to fix Wall Street is the dumbest thing they've heard since Pets.com had its initial public offering, it's refreshing to...
Furyk: Tiger will return to mixed reaction
Not everyone will be excited to see Tiger Woods back on the PGA Tour, says fellow pro Jim Furyk. “There will be people who probably won’t be as friendly and...
Don't forget 'Coraline,' the musical
In her portrait of author Neil Gaiman for "The New Yorker," Dana Goodyear mentioned Henry Selick's film adaptation of Gaiman's "Coraline" but not last year's musical. It's a weird oversight,...
The Weinsteins embrace mobile technology
Good news, film lovers -- The Weinstein Co.'s latest movie is coming to your mobile phone, so you can avoid watching it there, too!The audience-challlenged film studio founded by brothers...
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...
For Tishman, it's not hard to say goodbye
Anyone who thought the owners of Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village were bluffing when they said they would walk away from the massive apartment complex might want to think again.Why? Because...
Gillibrand slams Ford Jr.s' 'parakeet' comment
An hour after tweeting her outrage at Harold Ford Jr. for dubbing her a "parakeet" of Democratic leaders, Gillibrand laced into her potential primary rival in an interview with The...
Panel wants to limit Muslim face veils in France
PARIS — A parliamentary panel that wants Muslim women to stop veiling their faces recommended Tuesday that France ban such garb in public facilities, including hospitals and mass transit, and...
Car bomber kills 21 at crime lab in Baghdad
BAGHDAD -- A suicide car bomber struck a police crime lab in central Baghdad Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring dozens a day after suicide attacks hit several...
John Travolta flies relief supplies to Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — John Travolta has flown a jetliner carrying relief supplies into the Haitian capital, along with doctors and ministers from the Church of Scientology. The 55-year-old actor piloted...
Sessions almost signed with Knicks over summer
As agent Jimmy Wells tells it, the Knicks were very close to signing point guard Ramon Sessions last summer."I thought a couple of times we had something done,'' Wells told...
No plans to run in 2012, 2016 or 20-anything: Bloomberg
Just because he's hiring a top Democratic political operative doesn't mean he's dreaming of the White House again, Mayor Bloomberg said today."I can't believe you're even asking it," the mayor...
Tonya Harding: 'Sad' for death of Nancy's dad
Talk about trying to melt the ice. While Nancy Kerrigan mourns the shocking death of her dad, her one-time skating rival Tonya Harding offered her condolences to the family. "Tonya...
Waldorf shooter to get 15 years in plea deal
The man who shot a retired cop who was working as a security guard during a brazen robbery inside the swanky Waldorf-Astoria hotel is set to get a 15-year prison...
Mets miss out on two more starters; Smoltz could be next
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Two more starters gone from the free-agent pool, still a big question mark at the back of the Mets’ starting rotation. Ben Sheets and Jon Garland...
Holy horrors!
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownTabernacle turmoilIs a thief haunting the Brooklyn Tabernacle?A bandit swiped three watches from a desk in the Smith Street house of worship on Jan. 19 — all...
Obama to announce bioterrorism response plan
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address to unveil a new plan for a better and quicker response to bioterrorism threats and attacks, the...
Dem leaders in uphill push for health overhaul
WASHINGTON — There are no quick fixes for President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, the No. 2 House Democrat said Tuesday, as supporters agonized over whether to move the bill...
Senate rejects Obama-backed deficit task force
WASHINGTON — The Senate has rejected a plan backed by President Barack Obama to create a bipartisan task force to tackle the deficit this year. The special deficit panel would...
1-man crime wave on the Fulton Mall
Cops are investigating whether the same armed thug was responsible for a crime wave on the Fulton Mall last week. In the first incident on Jan. 20, the thug approached...
Burg residents can learn secret of success
Ditch the plan, folks! Entrepreneurs learn the unconventional secrets of success during a free workshop led by author, coach and Startup Company founder David Madie at the Danish firm’s Williamsburg...
Stein daughter on the witness stand for a second day
Yesterday, she gave wrenching testimony about finding her mother's body. Today, the daughter of Realtor to the Stars Linda Stein was on the witness stand for a second day and...
Pitt buys bachelor pad in Hollywood Hills: report
Brad Pitt has secretly purchased a $1.13 million bachelor pad in the Hollywood Hills, the UK’s Daily Mail newspaper reported Tuesday. The paper reported that the house has two bedrooms,...
Ending One-Party Rule in New York
In Massachusetts, Brown win foretells needed competition (Boston Globe)
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...
Dem leader Sampson will take action on Monserrate
ALBANY -- Senate Democratic leader John Sampson of Brooklyn said this morning that action will be taken on a resolution to expel or censure controversial Queens Sen. Hiram Monserrate no...
Here they are — your Police Blotters
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Cats out of this bag
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–WilliamsburgDrunken masterSome quiet bandits sneaked through a woman’s N. Sixth Street apartment while she slept on Jan. 23.The victim told police that she’d had some drinks before bed, and...
What’s up with that, Chachi?
What’s up with that, Chachi? Dyker Heights born Scott Baio is now apparently a political satirist — but it’s unclear if anyone is laughing with the 40-something actor. The former...
Mets' Santana makes a successful return to the mound
PORT ST. LUCIE -- A Mets franchise desperately in need of some good news got some today when Johan Santana threw a successful bullpen session at the team’s mini-camp in...
Mets' Santana has successful return to mound
PORT ST. LUCIE -- A Mets franchise desperately in need of some good news got some today when Johan Santana threw a successful bullpen session at the team’s minicamp.Santana took...
7th-grader suspended for Facebook attack on teacher
MATTYDALE, N.Y. — A seventh-grader at a suburban Syracuse middle school has been suspended for setting up a Facebook page that officials say hosted a barrage of libelous, obscene and...
Sanitation worker pinned by trailer, garbage truck killed
New York City sanitation worker has died after being pinned between a tractor trailer and his garbage truck. City officials say Frank Justich died Tuesday morning while working in Astoria,...
'Terror mom' should not take the stand: defense
Lawyers for the MIT-trained Pakistani scientist on trial for attempted murder petitioned a federal judge today in order to not have her testify on her own behalf because of "severe...
Instant replay: Jets fan gets manhandled by Indy cops
Talk about committing unnecessary roughness! Indy cops manhandled a Jets fan from New Jersey while they attempted to arrest him -- clearly overreacting while a nearby crowd of blue-clad Colts...
Man with guns, grenades, map of military base arrested in NJ
A man was arrested Monday after several high-powered weapons and a map of a U.S. military base were found in his New Jersey motel room, police said Tuesday. Lloyd Woodson,...
Report: Red Bull signs Estonian international Joel Lindpere
Red Bull has signed Estonian international Joel Lindpere, according to multiple reports from Europe. The left-winger played in 75 games over the past three seasons for Norwegian side Tromso, but...
The oyPhone bandit strikes again!
78th PrecinctPark SlopeoyPhone attemptA bike-riding bandit who has stolen iPhones from gabby Slope pedestrians made another attempt at a swipe on Jan. 23, but was foiled.Cops say that a 48-year-old...
$1,000,000 of your money for 2 days in Copenhagen
Sharyl Attkisson reports on the cost ot taxpayers for members of Congress' trip to Copenhagen for the climate change conference. Turns out they couldn't negotiate a treaty or good hotel...
It Still Won't Work
New Poll shows Americans want health reform that includes GOP ideas (Personal Liberty Digest)
Short lived crime spree
Short-lived crime spree An 18-year-old bandit was arrested Friday after he and a friend held up two men in the space of 15 minutes, police alleged. Police alleged that Dady...
Jeep hunt
Jeep huntCops are on alert for a blue jeep used in a disturbing incident in which the man driving tried to lure three 10-year-old girls to his vehicle.The girls, all...
Gunned down on Beverley
Gunned down on BeverleyCops are looking for the gunman who ended the life of a 19-year-old on Beverley Road Monday night.The victim, who was not named as this paper went...
No Way To Fight A War
Abdulmutallab in 50 minutes (Wall Street Journal)Daniel Foster says White House is updatng its position (National Review Online)
Help find him
Help find himCops are asking the public’s help in finding a seven-year-old foster child who’s been missing from Spring Creek since January 22.Officials said that little Patrick Alford was last...
Motoring menace
Motoring menacePolice apprehended a 31-year-old unlicensed driver after he nearly killed a beat cop as he zipped through Dyker Heights, officials allleged.Prosecutors said that Willinge Feliciano was arrested after he...
Brigham St. home invasion
Brigham St. home invasionCops are looking for a pair of masked thieves who forced their way into a Brigham Street home and began choking a 26-year-old man during a failed...
CB 18 wants footbridge over congested Flatbush Avenue
If they can’t get across Flatbush Avenue, why not go over it?Such is the mindset behind Community Board 18’s pie in the sky idea to erect a pedestrian footbridge over...
State: Ave U site good to go
The state this week deemed the cleanup of a toxic Gravesend site to be complete, paving the way for the construction of a residential building and synagogue.The Department of Environmental...
Triple homicide rocks East Flatbush
Blood has little meaning to Jermaine Ruiz, unless it’s his own blood.That’s what police are saying about the 24-year-old triple homicide suspect who was ordered jailed without bail during his...
As cell phones work again, Haitians get voicemails, texts from dead
The final words of thousands of earthquake victims were seen and heard for the first time as Haiti's cell phone system began working again, The Sun reported Tuesday. Frantic voice...
What’s up with that, Chachi?
What’s up with that, Chachi? Dyker Heights born Scott Baio is now apparently a political satirist — but it’s unclear if anyone is laughing with the 40-something actor. The former...
Obama: Tape shows Osama bin Laden has been weakened
WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Barack Obama said in an interview aired on Tuesday that al Qaeda has been weakened by U.S. actions against terrorism, and pointed to a taped message...
Crotch-bomber boo-boo
Byron York asks who authorized miranda rights (Orange County Register)FBI's treatment of bomber may have cost valuable intelligence (Detroit News)A mistake that can be recitified if only Obama would do...
Reality TV Tryouts: 'Last Comic Standing'
"Last Comic Standing" Season 7 of the stand-up standoff. If NBC's treatment of late-night comics are any indication, watch your back. When: March 14 Where: Gotham Comedy Club, 208 W....
Vote: Which Jets should stay?
Here’s a look at some prominent players on the Jets’ roster who may or may not be back with the team in 2010 — and why. * KERRY RHODES, safety:...
Thoughts on the Kennedy Challenge
Another long girls basketball weekend came to an end Sunday night and there was plenty left to chew on when all was said and done. Enough happened at the John...
The flirty dozen
It’s time for a harsh reality check. With Derek Jeter firmly linked to the gorgeous Minka Kelly, there is a vacancy for the city’s most eligible bachelor. Who said there...
Thinking inside the box
PARK CITY, Utah -- The first few days of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival were like a dance in which a handsome bachelor passed up a line of slinky supermodels...
Have faith in gospel disc
PATTY GRIFFIN, "Downtown Church" **** -- WITH old-time acoustic arrangements and lovely, pure vocal tones, country's underrated and under-appreciated Patty Griffin has made a stunning gospel record that's hip yet...
Saints in OT killed
The Jets might have lost their bid for the Super Bowl -- but they were ratings winners all the way. Gang Green's 30-17 loss to the Colts Sunday was the...
No Joy for Alley
A pretty spectacular Twitter war has broken out between former "Fat Actress" star Kirstie Alley and "The View"co-host Joy Behar -- though it's unclear why. The two TV stars have...
'Caprica' bomb
The prequel to "Battlestar Gallactica," a new series called "Caprica," got off to a stumbling start in the ratings last week. Only about 1.6 million viewers tuned into the show's...
'View' in lead to replace Oprah in 2011
There will be a huge hole to fill when "Oprah" calls it quits next year -- and just who can fill her high heels is just about the No. 1...
Protests against Tebow ad
Women's groups are calling on CBS to scrap a planned Super Bowl ad featuring college football star Tim Tebow and his mother, which critics say is likely to convey an...
DEP recycles staffer snared in nudie flap
The city's environmental agency has quietly rehired an employee who left in 2006 after being caught with dozens of nude pictures stored on his office computer, The Post has learned....
Mayor adds a top adviser
Howard Wolfson, who helped craft and drive the message in Mayor Bloomberg's re-election campaign, is joining his City Hall team in a senior advisory role as the administration begins a...
America's looming China challenge
A dangerous storm is brewing over the Pacific, as America and the People's Republic of China enter what may be their tensest decade since President Richard Nixon's visit to Beijing...
Farming out profit
Dean Norton is right. Most downstate dwellers purchase their food after it has traveled more than 1,500 miles, often ripening in transit and creating a substantial carbon footprint in the...
Mass killer Chemical Ali is executed
BAGHDAD -- Ali Hassan al-Majid -- the Saddam Hussein cousin who earned the chilling nickname Chemical Ali when he ordered a poison-gas attack that killed 5,000 Kurds, most of them...
You can bank on this: Bam's out to hurt NY
You are way off base with your editorial "Obama Targets New York" (Jan. 23). The bankers went well beyond the limits of any risk-management scheme with sub-prime mortgages and their...
Booze beep for Jayson
Ex-NBA star Jayson Williams is wearing an alcohol-detecting ankle bracelet while he awaits sentencing for accidentally shooting a limousine driver. A Manhattan judge ordered the former New Jersey Net to...
Paul Volcker has president's ear on economy
Welcome back, Paul Volcker! Now let's you and me get together. Volcker needs no introduction, but I'll give him one anyway. The tall former head of the Federal Reserve is...
Iraq carnage
BAGHDAD -- Suicide bombers struck near three hotels popular with Western journalists and businessmen yesterday just as Iraq announced the execution of Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin known as "Chemical Ali."...
Hosp's no to chimp victim
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- An Ohio hospital has told the family of a Connecticut woman mauled and blinded by a chimpanzee a year ago that it cannot perform a face...
Keith is now Stone-cold sober
He can't get no satisfaction from booze anymore -- legendary rocker and imbiber Keith Richards has gone on the wagon. The Rolling Stone guitarist, 66, has not had a drink...
Crotch-bomber boo-boo
Intending to die in the act of destroying a jetliner, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab instead landed alive in Detroit as a kind of message in a bottle from al Qaeda in...
It still won't work
In the wake of Scott Brown's as tounding win last week in Massachusetts, President Obama has been backpedaling faster than Darrelle Revis on health-care reform, telling reporters that Congress should...
Ex-cop's kin shot dead on B'klyn street
The nephew of an ex-cop was shot dead in Brooklyn last night. "Come home, Pharley! Pharley, come home!" Pharley Petigny's devastated mother, Livonia, a school-safety agent, cried as she was...
Astoria's 'short stories'
The city plans to rezone a 240-block swath of Astoria, Queens, to prevent high-rise towers from overwhelming an old-world neighborhood of three-story homes and mom-and-pop shops. Under the proposal, most...
Gov taunts silent Andy
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson yesterday accused Attorney General Andrew Cuomo of hiding in a "candidate-protection program," as he called on his all-but-announced gubernatorial rival to "stop ducking the hard questions."...
Ex-LI pol guilty of tax evasion
A former Long Island legislator pleaded guilty day to lying to the IRS about nearly a quarter of a million dollars in unreported income. Roger Corbin, 63 admitted to filing...
Bulge in teen pregnancy rate
WASHINGTON -- Teen pregnancy rates in the United States rose in 2006 for the first time in more than a decade, a think tank reports today. The overall teen-pregnancy rate...
Business briefs
Jag exit David Smith, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, will step down from leading the UK carmaker, a spokesman said. Jaguar Land Rover is owned by India's Tata Motors.Stanford Ralph...
Ending one-party rule in New York
Scott Brown's upset victory last week in Massachusetts follows last fall's Republican wins by Chris Christie in New Jersey and Rob McDonnell in Virginia. Something is happening, all across the...
NY Fed wanted lid on AIG bailout
US securities regulators originally treated the New York Federal Reserve's bid to keep secret many of the details of the American International Group bailout like a request to protect matters...
Mike: Gov budget is city nightmare
ALBANY -- Facing the possible loss of $1.3 billion in state aid, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday played the doomsday card -- warning that if the money isn't restored, he'd have to...
Wild wind lashes city
What a way to start the week. Torrential rain and wind gusts that topped 60 mph wreaked havoc on the city and suburbs yesterday, knocking out power, toppling trees, snarling...
Home sales plunge 16%
Sales of previously-owned US homes suffered a record drop last month as the boost from a popular tax credit waned, raising doubts the housing market recovery can be sustained without...
Elderly, disabled take MTA hit
The cash-strapped MTA is trying to slash costs by reducing the eligibility of handicapped and elderly riders, officials said yesterday. Some paratransit riders are technically allowed to be picked up...
Newsday nixes pact
Newsday is headed back to the bargaining table after union workers overwhelmingly rejected a tentative contract that would have cut wages and vacation and lengthened the work week. The Long...
It's 'Squawk!' radio
Potential Senate hopeful Harold Ford Jr. yesterday compared Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to a boss-controlled "parakeet" as he continued an upstate swing testing the waters for a Democratic primary race against...
Sony 'hacked'
A New Jersey man who hacked into Apple's iPhone three years ago claims to have topped himself -- by breaking into Sony's "unhackable" PlayStation 3. It took five weeks to...
Feds OK Live Nation/Ticketmaster with strings
Federal regulators gave the OK for Live Nation to merge with Ticketmaster -- with compromises to create more competition in the ticket retail market. Lawmakers and artists were worried that...
Hey, just ask my mistress!
Tiger Woods picked the worst character witness to try to prove to his wife that he wasn't cheating -- actually putting his favorite mistress on the phone with her to...
Bus cuts to strand SI, Queens riders
They're in the no man's land of MTA budget cuts. But riders of the little-used Q79 bus route in Floral Park, Queens, and the S60 route in Grymes Hill, on...
Law bites 'sex' coach
A girls volleyball coach at an elite Brooklyn private school was busted after her smooching sessions left a 14-year-old player with a telltale hickey, authorities said yesterday. The Poly Prep...
New sites eyed for 9/11 trials
If Governors Island can't be used to hold the 9/11 terror trials, lower Manhattan officials will ask the feds to consider four other alternatives to the downtown courthouse, including West...
Woman's tear in Picasso slashes value by $65M
A woman who lost her balance and tore a hole in a Pablo Picasso painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art likely cut the $130 million painting's value in half,...
Ancient bird a dino-soar
WASHINGTON -- One of the earliest feathered dinosaurs -- the Microraptor gui --seems to have been a successful glider. Scientists believe modern birds are descended from dinosaurs, and examples of...
FBI spy sues over jailing
LOS ANGELES -- A Southern California man who says he spied on mosques for the FBI has filed a lawsuit accusing the agency of letting him go to jail for...
Long(er) live new yorkers!
A Big Apple a day keeps the Grim Reaper away. New Yorkers' life expectancy has skyrocketed to a record high of 79.4 years old, according to a study released yesterday...
'Victim' gives graphic testimony of 'cop sodomy'
The Brooklyn man who claims cops sodomized him in a Flatbush subway station related in graphic detail yesterday how the officers allegedly tackled, handcuffed and kicked him before violating him...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens -- Police responding to an anonymous call at about 6 a.m. yesterday discovered the body of a nude man in his 30s on the beach near Beach 93rd Street...
Auto pilot setting
In just 10 months, General Motors has gone through three CEOs, and the third -- veteran AT&T chief Ed Whitacre -- held his debut news conference yesterday to reveal who'll...
Times Sq. tower's boost
S teven J. Pozycki's SJP Properties and law firm Proskauer Rose have reached a term-sheet agreement for a prospective Proskauer move to new 11 Times Square, three different sources said...
'Avatar' $inks 'Titanic' record
"Avatar" is the new king of movies. The science-fiction thriller was just $2 million shy of the $1.843 billion box-office record set by "Titanic" when last weekend's figures were tallied....
Computers lead Apple earnings
Apple is going into the unveiling of its new touch-screen tablet on a massive winning streak. Even as the economy struggles to get back on its feet, Steve Jobs' company...
It's 'payback' time in rent overcharge
In a ruling that could pave the way for tens of millions of dollars in refunds, a Manhattan judge ruled yesterday that the city Rent Guidelines Board has overcharged hundreds...
Goldman bonuses grow on Obama stock rout
By trying to do the right thing on bonuses, Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein might have inadvertently done very right by his employees -- while at the same time creating...
Vultures circling
Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross yesterday said he's ready to save beleaguered Manhattan apartment complex Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village the moment someone asks for his help. "To the degree there is...
Crittenton guilty, but avoids jail in gun case
Gun-toting Washington Wizard Javaris Crittenton yesterday escaped with one year's proba tion and a misdemeanor weapons rap after pleading guilty to an armed, locker- room confrontation with teammate Gilbert Arenas....
'Terror ma' trial 'cursed'
Two jurors were excused from the "terror mom" trial yesterday after they saw a spectator point his fingers like a gun and silently curse the jury. The unidentified man in...
The job is senator from New York
Former Tennessee Rep. Harold Ford, eyeing a challenge to unelected Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, showed last weekend that he understands more about New York's vital interests than the senatorial sock-puppet he...
No way to fight a war
Two key senators yesterday handed President Obama a chance to prove he's serious about prosecuting the War on Terror as a war, not a crime. But don't expect him to...
Gang Green's great run
Mark Sanchez, Rex Ryan and the rest of the New York Jets will have to wait 'til next season for another shot at Super Bowl glory -- but Gang Green...
'My mom is dead! help me!'
"My mom! She's dead, I think! I don't know! Please! Help me! Help me!" Jurors in the "Realtor to the Stars" murder trial heard the wrenching 911 tape of victim...
Kerrigan's family tragedy
Olympic ice princess Nancy Kerrigan's father died yesterday after a bizarre scuffle with his hotheaded jailbird son, who thought his dad was faking it when he collapsed in their Massachusetts...
CEO Benmosche signs plane-lease agreement
American International Group and Chief Executive Robert Benmosche have signed an aircraft time-sharing agreement covering the rules for when he may take a company jet on personal detours from business...
Hopper's wife: Blame daughter
Dennis Hopper's estranged wife claims he really doesn't want a divorce -- but is being pressured into a split by his greedy daughter, according to court papers filed yesterday. Victoria...
Horndog grounded stewardess: suit
Her ticket to ride was a skimpy outfit, says a flight attendant who claims that she was barred from boarding a flight because her outfit failed to turn on a...
Kin curses Opera Man
It's a family feud of operatic proportions. A nephew of opera-loving fraudster has urged a judge to throw the book at the "self-absorbed a- -hole" for conning his sister out...
Only Oprah tops Beck
They are the yin and yang of the talk-show circuit -- and the nation's two most popular TV celebrities. Oprah Winfrey clawed her way back to the No. 1 slot,...
Two settle in Galleon case
The US Securities and Exchange Commission said that it agreed to settle its lawsuit against Galleon defendants Ali Far and Richard Choo-Beng Lee, the founder and former president of California...
O plan$ a deep freeze
President Obama, under the gun over the exploding budget deficit, will ask Congress for a three-year freeze on several domestic programs beginning in October, administration officials said yesterday. The spending...
School flunks out
The city is about to pull the plug on a Brooklyn charter school that's rife with financial mismanagement, The Post has learned. East New York Preparatory, which has booted low-performing...
Biden son nixes Senate run
DOVER, Del. -- Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced yesterday that he would not seek election to the US Senate seat long held by his dad, Vice President Joe Biden...
Code red looms for St. Vinny's
A rival, powerhouse medical group has proposed taking over and shuttering the 160-year-old St. Vincent's Medical Center in Greenwich Village, which would spell the end of the city's only remaining...
Mike testy with pol
Mayor Bloomberg bristled at "finger pointing" yesterday when state Sen. Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) blamed the city for "opting out" of an application for $700 million in federal school aid. "I...
'Bulletproof' CEO in $10M 'scam' trial
Even body armor might not help him now. The Long Island bulletproof-vest mogul who shelled out $10 million for his daughter's star-studded bat mitzvah financed the fete and other wild...
'Tasered' Jet fan flags cop
The Jet fan locked up Sunday in Indianapolis said yesterday that he got "a raw deal" and that a cop overreacted -- threatening him with a Taser gun and needlessly...
LeBron steals win from Wade
MIAMI -- LeBron James hit two free throws after a scary tumble with 4.1 seconds left for the winning points, and Dwyane Wade missed a jumper at the buzzer as...
The Post Line
NFLSuper BowlFeb. 7At DolphinsFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogColts 3 5 (56) SaintsNCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogMichigan St.1MICHIGANMARYLAND6½MiamiKent St.12TOLEDOMiami, Ohio2BALL ST.Clemson1½BOSTON COL.DAYTON5Rhode IslandBAYLOR2½Kansas St.UAB4½TulsaWest Virginia15DEPAULMARQUETTE18RutgersN.C. STATEPickNorth Car.Kentucky6½SOUTH CAR.MINNESOTA12½NorthwesternUNLV21½Air ForceHome team in CAPSNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKNICKS 6½T'wolvesLakers 8½WIZARDSMAVERICKS 8...
Philadelphia Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 7f; $28,000; str alw; 3YOFREE FIRE ZONE steps up to starter allowance after gate to wire victories in both career starts. DOMESTICATED MAX drew rail after breaking maiden while...
Knicks' Hughes 'prepared' to back up struggling Duhon
Knicks starting point guard Chris Duhon is in the midst of one of his horrific stretches, which means coach Mike D'Antoni is in the midst of trying to spin it,...
Returning Sutton gives Islanders toughness
As coach Scott Gordon pointed out yesterday, he's happy to have Andy Sutton back, regardless of what team the Islanders are playing. But it's particularly important to have the defenseman...
Giants' Snee, Diehl added to Pro Bowl
Who Dat going to the Pro Bowl? Why, it's two more Giants offensive linemen, guard Chris Snee and left tackle David Diehl, and they have the Saints to thank. Snee...
Rib injury leaves Jets' Greene aching for another chance
It took three games for Shonn Greene to get his first carry as a Jet, and even longer for him to begin to make an impact. But after rushing for...
Devils' Zubrus rushes back to lineup
Time will tell, and quickly, if Dainius Zubrus' one-practice comeback is hurried, regrettable folly. With the Olympics-compressed schedule prompting his now-or-never decision, the Devils forward joined the team yesterday for...
Backup QB Clemens might be done with Jets
As Mark Sanchez became the most talked-about player on the Jets, Kellen Clemens became their forgotten man. Clemens once was considered the Jets' future quarterback, after they took the Oregon...
Just like father, Haas wins Hope
LA QUINTA, Calif. -- Bill Haas made a short birdie putt on the 18th hole to earn his first PGA Tour victory at the Bob Hope Classic yesterday, beating Matt...
Ryan: Jets plan on keeping Braylon
The Jets' 30-17 AFC Championship Game loss in Indianapolis on Sunday showed both their glaring need to get more multiple on offense and Braylon Edwards' importance to that plodding unit....
Mets minicamp must: End injury excuses
PORT ST. LUCIE -- The Mets need to get off the injury excuse and admit they stunk last year. That's the first step to making 2010 a successful season. It's...
Mets' Manuel in no rush to go after starting pitching
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Manager Jerry Manuel values starting pitching as much as the next guy, but isn't necessarily in a hurry for the Mets to make a move. "I...
Santana's rehab right on schedule
PORT ST. LUCIE -- One step at a time for Johan Santana. The Mets ace had some gusto on his throws yesterday as he long-tossed to Oliver Perez at the...
Quiet Ryan likely spells end for Jets' Rhodes
If messages and statements from all parties can be decoded, it appears Kerry Rhodes' chances of returning to the Jets next season are about as good as Rex Ryan running...
Ex-Giant Shockey vows to be healthy for Super Bowl XLIV
NEW ORLEANS -- As the "Real Men of Genius" Budweiser radio commercial suggests, the last time tight end Jeremy Shockey got to a Super Bowl, he needed a Tibetan Sherpa...
Saints' Brees looks to take down another elite quarterback
NEW ORLEANS -- They don't play against each other, of course, but quarterbacks are always judged, compared, evaluated and eventually ranked based on how they stack up with their peers...
Ryan-Sanchez team has 'Super' outlook
They were the very last words Mark Sanchez uttered before stepping down from the podium after 30 Minutes From The Super Bowl became 365 Days To the Super Bowl. "We'll...
Injured Washington, Jenkins eager to find their way back with Jets
One man's misfortune is another's opportunity. No question, Shonn Greene and Sione Pouha ran with theirs all the way to the AFC Championship game. Statistically, the Jets got better against...
Wizards' Crittenton not innocent after all
The Lakers stopped by the White House yesterday to meet President Obama, whose approval rating is within the margin of error of the NBA team down the street. Ah, those...
Ryan & Jets won't mute their swagger
Rex Ryan made it clear yesterday the cocky attitude he and his Jets displayed during his rookie season as head coach isn't going to be any less arrogant next season....
Favre: Return 'highly unlikely'
Saying it's "highly unlikely, but it's been an awesome year," Brett Favre remained undecided yesterday about his return for another season as the Vikings quarterback. Favre told ESPN he wasn't...
Rex to Revis: Speak up!
The Jets have the NFL's top-ranked defense, and its best cover man. Darrelle Revis can shut down Terrell Owens and shut up Chad Ochocinco, but for Gang Green to get...
Jets' Cotchery: We need RB Jones back
One of the most resounding messages out of the Jets locker room yesterday came from one of their most reserved, soft-spoken players. "I think the NFL is very aware of...
Nets pursuing Suns' Stoudemire
Though the summer free agent class is expected to include the likes of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, a well-placed source said because neither is likely headed to New Jersey,...
Ryan blusters 'big' after bitter defeat
At first, Rex Ryan tried to slip into the sailing vestments of Ahab, declaring once more that Peyton Manning has become his personal Moby Dick. He had studied the coaching...
Sanchez's progress has coach fired up for 2010
In the aftermath of the Jets' spirited run to within 30 minutes of Super Bowl XLIV and the subsequent sudden ending to their ride, coach Rex Ryan met with his...
Henin in Australian Open semis
MELBOURNE, Australia -- Former No. 1-ranked Justine Henin reached the semifinals in her Grand Slam comeback, beating Nadia Petrova 7-6 (3), 7-5 early today to take out the last seeded...
Sports shorts
NBA: Big Baby wants new nickname Celtics forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis said he'd like to drop his nickname. When asked what he'd like to use in place of it,...
Rangers drop third straight as Penguins score late
Henrik Lundqvist operates with no margin for error. Last night the Rangers' franchise goaltender made one with fewer than 10 minutes to play in a tie game against the Penguins....
NHL union cuts Kelly deal
The NHLPA has reached a tentative settlement with Paul Kelly in which the union will pay its former executive director $1.5M plus $200,000 in attorneys’ fees, The Post has learned....
Angry Walsh to explore potential trades for Knicks
Knicks president Donnie Walsh would not guarantee he will make a trade by the Feb. 18 trading deadline. But Walsh admitted scenarios will be explored at this week's scouting meetings,...
Weird but true
He forgot that you're supposed to cover your mouth while coughing. Cops in Joplin, Mo., busted a man after witnesses reported he swallowed a $20,000 diamond ring he allegedly had...
Syracuse rolls past Georgetown after falling down 14-0
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim winced with every early shot by Georgetown. When the game was over, he couldn't help but smile after the Orange's stirring comeback. Kris Joseph scored 15...
Syracuse continues to prove doubters wrong
Before tonight's game between Georgetown and Syracuse at the Carrier Dome, I thought the Hoyas would win because Chris Wright would dominate the point guard matchup and Greg Monroe would...
Big news for Coney! Big gun to run theme park this summer
Coney Island’s going back to the big time, as the city announced last Wednesday that the amusement wizards behind the popular Victorian Gardens theme park will begin running an amusement...
Playoffs in grasp for defensive-minded John Bowne
At 0-4, John Tsapelas didn’t see a winless team. Neither did his players. But for different reasons, the John Bowne boys basketball coach said. Two of the Wildcats’ losses were...
Revealed! LIRR bollards are bigger than they need to be!
The controversial, tomb-like bollards around the new Long Island Rail Road terminal at Atlantic and Flatbush avenues — which were supposedly installed at the behest of the police — are...
Girls basketball roundup: Dalton's Lechich reaches 1,000-point mark
Stephanie Lechich earned herself a place in a very exclusive club. The senior guard scored 19 points, including the 1,000th of her career, as Dalton beat Beacon, 60-36, in non-league...
Buffalo to host 2012 Triple-A All-Star Game
The Buffalo Bisons, the Mets' Triple-A affiliate, will play host to the 2012 Triple-A All-Star Game.Buffalo also played host to the first Triple-A All-Star Game – which pits players from...
Sundance 2010: Little man 'Abel'
The directorial debut by Diego Luna (pictured, "Y tu mamá también") looks at a little boy of maybe eight named "Abel" (accent on the second syllable) who at the outset...
Wolfson to City Hall as top adviser to Bloomberg
Howard Wolfson, who helped craft and drive the message in Mayor Bloomberg's re-election bid, is joining the mayor's City Hall team in a broad senior advisory role as the administration...
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
Rice took its act on the road and showed the fine folks in Morgantown, W. Va. what we in New York City already know – the Raiders are damn good....
2 LI men charged in house fire tied to murders
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Two Long Island men have been charged in connection with a house fire in which three people were found shot to death. Thirty-three-year-old Thomas Singletary, of...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
The Post's PSAL boys basketball rankings' top spot jinx didn’t bother Boys & Girls at all. In fact, the Kangaroos enjoyed another productive win, going 3-0, to run their win...
Former US Sen. Charles Mathias of Maryland dies
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Former U.S. Sen. Charles McC. Mathias, a liberal Republican from Maryland who championed civil rights and protection of the Chesapeake Bay during his 26 years in Washington,...
Hell on wheels
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens–Cobble Hill–Red HookTwo men were arrested after leading an officer on a high-speed, multi-collision chase through the streets of Red Hook — and then a subsequent foot chase...
Editors' picks
FridayJanuary 29It’s a thrillerThe only problem with Michael Jackson? He couldn’t rock. Don’t get us wrong, we love the guy. He was a fashion icon, a tremendous musician and had...
NYC boys basketball rankings
It may have taken until late January for the PSAL to break into The Post’s NYC boys basketball rankings top three, but the way Boys & Girls is playing, The...
When You've Lost Jack Cafferty...
CNN liberal commentator is outraged over Speaker Nancy Pelosi's refusal to explain ultra-expensive congressional junket to Copenhagen climate change conference. After being regular defender of Democrats and administration, Cafferty finally...
Obama to ask for partial 3-year spending freeze in 2011
WASHINGTON - Facing voter anger over mounting budget deficits, President Barack Obama will ask Congress to freeze spending for some domestic programs for three years beginning in 2011, administration officials...
Party Buzz-Kill
The New Republic's John Judis describes how President Obama's plunging approval numbers are dragging down Democratic Party candidates across the county.
Sundance 2010: 'Spellbound' followup less than spellbinding
Director Jeffrey Blitz (pictured), whose spelling-bee documentary "Spellbound" was one of the most delightful documentaries of the previous decade, followed that one up with a narrative film, "Rocket Science," about...
Catch wrestle mania next weekend
Get out the old Ric Flair T-shirt and work on that fist pump — the borough is about to receive its first piledriver of the decade.Brooklyn’s finest warriors will join...
Sundance 2010: A Hasidic Henry Hill?
Excuse me, are you Jewish? Would you like to maybe earn a little extra gelt? You see, we have this import business. It involves bringing in medicines for rich people....
Fred Test Drives A Ford
Former Rep. Harold Ford discusses his possible Senate candidacy with Post State Editor Fred Dicker.
Dennis Hopper's wife wants custody of daughter
LOS ANGELES — Court records show Dennis Hopper's wife wants full custody of their young daughter as part of their divorce case. Victoria Hopper filed a response Monday to a...
Chavez's No. 2 resigns, citing personal reasons
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela's vice president has resigned, citing personal reasons. A government official said Monday that President Hugo Chavez has accepted the resignation of Ramon Carrizalez, who also served...
Where's Kernan? At Mets minicamp
Quick hits from today’s Mets minicamp here in Port St. Lucie:Johan Santana said he already feels better than last year following his elbow cleanout surgery. And he looks better, too....
Bay Ridge parents organizing to shine spotlight on reckless driving
Speeding cars. Vehicles that run red lights or stop signs. Illegal U-turns.These are just a few of the threats facing Bay Ridge pedestrians these days when they venture into area...
Rumors swirl about Kings Plaza Diner’s possible closure
It’s a plan of expansion and contraction that’s bound to give local diner lovers indigestion. As they wolfed down their mouth-watering burgers or any number of three-star restaurant style entrees,...
Contretemps over East 80th Street ticketing
Canarsie residents are clearly tired of cops hanging out at Avenue J and East 80th Street during the morning rush hour, waiting to catch cars that make an illegal left...
New commander of 60th precinct checks out nabe
Between Coney Island’s streets on the western end, the infamous Coney Island amusement district in the middle and the Russian-American enclave of Brighton Beach on the eastern end, Dep. Inspector...