February 16, 2010
Arrested for rape
Arrested for rapeAn 18-year-old East Flatbush man was in custody this week after he allegedly raped and robbed a teenage girl on Schenectady Avenue.Police said that the Shayquan Davis, a...
Summer of 2010 shaping up to be lively in Coney Island
Coney Island will not be dark this summer — in fact, it’s shaping up to be a lot brighter than it’s been in awhile.Not only is international ride manufacturers Zamperla...
Threat to poison dog runs leave pooch owners on edge
The city’s Parks Department has put borough canine owners on notice that there might be someone trying to poison their pooch.The notice came after the threat of poison being placed...
Borough cop busted for sex abuse
It was a developing nightmare: After year upon year of sexually abusing a young flatbush girl, the alleged criminal was given a gun and badge and told to catch criminals.That,...
Bill goes on offensive against heart disease
Bill Clinton is wasting no time after his latest heart surgery in redoubling his efforts to prevent heart disease - he's set to face the press tomorrow at his Harlem...
DVD Extra: Reagan, Montgomery, Pidgeon musicals
Ronald Reagan plays a liberal college professor in "She's Working Her Way Through College,'' one of seven lesser-known musicals debuting on DVD today at the Warner Archive. Reagan defends the...
Foreman could fight Cotto at Yankee Stadium
NEW YORK — Jewish boxing champion Yuri Foreman hopes to defend his title at Yankee Stadium in June — unless a bar mitzvah gets in the way.The 154-pound champion would...
Buffalo university library successfully searched, campus safe
Police successfully evacuated the library at the University at Buffalo's North Campus on Tuesday - with reports of a gunman on-site remaining unconfirmed. The University at Buffalo's independent student newspaper...
Former Knick Camby traded by Clippers to Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Trail Blazers are picking up needed help on the interior, acquiring Marcus Camby from the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for guard Steve Blake and...
White House to name Bowles, Simpson to co-chair debt commission
President Barack Obama will name former Clinton White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles and former Wyoming Republican Sen. Alan Simpson as co-chairmen of a bipartisan commission to tackle the...
Paul Volcker marries long- time assistant
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker married his long-time assistant last week, Reuters reported Tuesday. Volcker, 82, serves as chairman of President Barack Obama’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. The bride...
Rihanna gets 'Rude Boy'
Boy-o, how far Rihanna has come since her dancehall days of "Pon de Replay." It's only been five years since she hit the scene with that single, but when compared...
USA Hockey defeats Switzerland, 3-1, in Olympic opener
VANCOUVER -- So much for a lack of Olympic experience. After a workmanlike win over Switzerland in the opener, the U.S. men’s hockey team is suddenly loaded with it. Bobby...
Trinity thieves: Thugs wanted for three robberies
Cops have connected three recent robberies to two armed felons with an apparent penchant for music.Officials said that the duo has hit a Hispanic music company and a record shop...
Paulson slams Volcker proposal
Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson wants to liquidate your assets.At least, that’s the power Paulson hopes regulators are granted, as Washington explores ways to fix how the government manages large,...
This week's calendar: Feb. 18 to 24
PICK OF THE WEEK Through Feb. 21 New York State Energy-Efficient Appliance Rebate Program Buy a new ENERGY STAR-qualified refrigerator, freezer, clothes washer or dishwasher to replace your old one...
Report: Jets want $200,000 to have camp at Cortland
The Jets are looking for financial assistance to return to Cortland for training camp and have asked Sen. Charles Schumer for help.The Syracuse Post Standard reports, Schumer said the Jets...
Loomis looms large again
William Loomis has made a comeback as one of the key advisors to Terra Industries on its $4.1 billion sale this week to Yara International.Loomis, the former CEO of Lazard’s...
Three more leave Time Inc. for Conde Nast
Three more top ad people are following Michelle Myers from Time Inc., to Conde Nast.Last week, Myers jumped from being publisher of People StyleWatch, which had grown by 25 percent...
Violations abound on 86th Street fire building
The city has filed a slew of violations against the owner of a Bensonhurst building where five people died during a raging fire.Inspectors discovered last week that 2033 86th Street...
Warehouse 11: Let's make a deal!
A williamsburg condominium may be saved from foreclosure.This week, developers for Warehouse 11 and officials with Capital One Bank reached a tentative deal for the developers to purchase the building’s...
Ford accepts another 'paid' speaking gig
By MAGGIE HABERMAN Harold Ford Jr. is apparently heading back upstate Thursday, where he's slated to give a "motivatonal lecture" in honor of Black History Month at the University of...
Killed in deli dispute
Boy dies in fireAn 11-year-old boy died tragically Tuesday after an all hands fire broke out in his Coney Island apartment — a blaze that investigators say the child may...
Accused Linda Stein killer coldly watches as DA shows autopsy photos
Accused bludgeoner Natavia Lowery watched grim-faced -- but unflinchingly -- as horrific autopsy photos of her alleged victim, Realtor to the Stars LInda Stein, flashed before her on video screens...
Phillies start quest for third straight Series
PHILADELPHIA -- Before leaving Yankee Stadium last fall, the Philadelphia Phillies already set their sights on this season: Two out of three is their goal. The Phillies fell two victories...
Vestibule villains
Vestibule villainsNot everything was pure as the driven snow during last week’s storm: A 22-year-old man was beaten and robbed after two brazen thieves followed him into the vestibule of...
Q&A with Aliens vs. Predator Project Lead Tim Jones
When I was a kid, nothing - literally, nothing (Well, OK, except maybe blowing up model rocket ships) - was cooler than the film Aliens. At that time, for me,...
Sabathia doesn't see Yankees' letdown
TAMPA -- CC Sabathia says there won’t be any let up in the World Series champion Yankees this season. The reason is simple, the Yankees pitching ace says. The club’s...
CC expects LeBron at Yankee Stadium
TAMPA -- Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia said he expects this friend, Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James, to attend some games at Yankee Stadium this summer. “I’m sure he’ll be at...
Former NJ gov punched in the face on London street
TRENTON, N.J. — The son of former New Jersey governor Brendan Byrne says his father is sore but otherwise OK after being assaulted on a London street by a man...
Mary Powell celebrated as inspiring leader
Tenacious and tender-hearted Mary Powell is being remembered fondly this week as an inspiring civic activist who cultivated both an independent spirit and a giving soul.The president of the Madison-Marine-Homecrest...
'Jersey Shore's' JWOWW: I'm not actually Italian
When MTV announced it was debuting a little television show called "Jersey Shore," scores of Italian-Americans decried the program, claiming it promoted unhealthy ethnic stereotypes. Jenni "JWOWW" Farley told Fox...
Group lists city council members who took stipend cash despite criticizing it
A “hall of shame” list is being circulated to highlight names of City Council members who told a government watchdog group they oppose stipends for committees but took the cash...
UPDATE: Plane punctuality
Might not be the best day to bring this up. Especially if you're reading this while snowed-in at Terminal 5. But just sit back, order up another one of those yard-high beers...
Mets' Reyes: 'I can come back better'
Jose Reyes said the "best part" about his hamstring injury being healed is that he is back around his Mets teammates, after spending most of last season rehabbing on his...
Gov billing taxpayers to fly upstate for campaign stop
ALBANY – Gov. Paterson, whose hapless election campaign is wracked by financial difficulties, plans to use the state plane to fly upstate when he kicks off his election bid for...
Brooklyn fire kills 11-year-old boy
An 11-year-old autistic boy left home alone was tragically killed in a two-alarm, Brooklyn high rise fire that he started, the FDNY said today. Tavon Turpin's grandmother had briefly stepped...
Malandrino
Upon first entering the Malandrino presentation at the Chelsea Art Museum, one’s first thought was: whoa, don’t mess with this. And by "this," we mean the row of black-clad models...
Spotted: Whitney Port
Certain "celebrities" always fascinate me. Take the Malandrino presentation: Why, oh why, does anyone care about Whitney Port? Sure, she looked fantastic in her mix’n’match printed outfit that was topped...
Betsey Johnson
Betsey's back! After seasons of presentations in locations as diverse as her Garment District studio and The Plaza Hotel, Johnson returned to the runway, guns blazing. SEE THE PHOTOS Sure,...
Ma'am Boxer vulnerable
Senator from California may be in trouble like other incumbents (Don Surber)
Feds demand Toyota recall documents
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Department demanded documents related to Toyota’s massive recalls in the United States on Tuesday to find out if the automaker acted swiftly enough. Toyota, meanwhile, said...
Iraqi Kurdistan becoming Syria
Michael Rubin says it is the least tolerant place in Iraq (National Review Online)
City to vaccinate raccoons near Central Park
The New York City Health Department will begin vaccinating raccoons in and around Central Park following a recent outbreak. Health officials said Tuesday that so far this year they’ve documented...
Tony winners to read at Ted Kennedy tribute
Tony Award winners Fritz Weaver and Tammy Grimes will be among those reading at a tribute to the late Sen. Edward Kennedy. Selections from Robert Frost, Walt Whitman and other...
Judge sides with city in bike ride controversy
A judge says it is constitutional for New York City to require groups of 50 people on bicycles to get a parade permit from the police department. Judge Lewis Kaplan’s...
Harold Ford Jr. to face protest at speech
Harold Ford Jr. won't exactly be getting the welcome wagon at his upcoming speech at the Stonewall Democratic Club -- protesters are using Facebook to organize a "crash" event urging...
Brooklyn eateries high on the pecking order
From tobasco-dripping, nose-clearing, pepper-packing to lighty-seasoned, skin-moistened, backed-in flavor to grease-bursting, deep-fried crispy-crunchness — there were more chicken wings in the place than a Maryland henhouse.More than 17 of the...
Qns. blaze declared accidental
Fire marshals say a malfunctioning boiler caused a weekend fire that ripped through a row of businesses in Queens. The Fire Department said Tuesday that the blaze, which started in...
Cotto, Foreman fight could be headed for Yankee Stadium
Jewish boxing champion Yuri Foreman hopes to defend his title at Yankee Stadium in June — unless a bar mitzvah gets in the way. The 154-pound champion would fight former...
Indicted Seabrook spotted at City Hall
Larry Seabrook made a surprise visit to City Hall just days after a bombshell, 66-page indictment accusing the Bronx City Councilman of fraud, money laundering and extortion.One Councilman said he...
Obama campaign guy helping Gillibrand raise money
President Obama's campaign manager is emailing-for-dollars for embattled Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand -- with a quasi-raffle aimed at soliciting $5 donations for a chance to sit down with her next week....
Red Sox have closer ready to take over from Papelbon
Jonathan Papelbon may be closing for the Yankees sooner than you think.The Boston Globe reports Daniel Bard has set a goal of becoming the Red Sox closer, taking over from...
Victoria Beckham
There’s a reason why she’s called Posh. This season, Victoria Beckham presented her collection in the Upper East Side. She opted for intimacy over glitz, as demonstrated by her insistence...
V-Day greetings from Victoria Beckham
OMG. Victoria Beckham is so dern teeny tiny and cute. I’m totally digging her black, long-sleeve mini-shift. Love that she started out the presentation by wishing all of us a...
Update: Dansby looking for $30M, from Giants or someone else
Free agent linebacker Karlos Dansby is looking for $30 million guaranteed, from the Giants or somebody else.The Cardinals will not put the franchise tag on Dansby, a move that would...
Feds won't charge officers in Sean Bell shooting
Federal authorities will not pursue charges against the officers involved in the fatal shooting of Sean Bell, the unarmed bridegroom who died in a hail of police bullets outside a...
Paterson to kick off campaign this weekend
Gov. David Paterson's campaign is alerting the media to his campaign kickoff events this weekend - filled with a rather light schedule of stops for a whirlwind tour made by...
Bomb explodes outside a JP Morgan office
A bomb detonated Tuesday outside JP Morgan Chase & Co.’s offices in Athens, Reuters reported, citing a police source. No injuries were reported. It was a time-bomb at JP Morgan's...
Woods eyes golf return; wife refuses to move back in with him
Beleaguered golfer Tiger Woods has reportedly gone from his Florida home to the bungalow he owns in the same gated community for a meeting with officials from the Tavistock Cup...
Knicks' Harrington headed to Bulls or Rockets, but talks with Houston cool
CHICAGO -- Al Harrington is expected to either wind up in Chicago in a deal for young Tyrus Thomas, or in Houston in a Tracy McGrady package, according to a...
Bloomberg spars with Biden over 9/11 funding
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg disagrees with Vice President Joe Biden about the cost of providing security during a trial of Sept. 11 suspects. Biden said Sunday that Bloomberg...
Report: Thole has chance to be Mets starting catcher
Josh Thole will compete with Omir Santos this spring training to be the Mets' starting catcher, GM Omar Minaya told NJ.com.That leaves Henry Blanco out of the three-man competition."Right now,...
Thanks for the mysteries
Two of my favorite authors passed away this year -- Robert Parker of Spencer and Jesse Stone fame, on January 18, and Dick Francis, retired Steeplechase jockey and writer of...
Long Live the Olympics!
The 21-year-old from the Republic of Georgia set the bar in fortitude and indomitable spirit when he succumbed to a practice run at the precarious Whistler Sliding Centre, leaving fellow...
Hotel 'momster' charged with second-degree murder in son slay
The pharmaceutical-exec mom who allegedly killed her 8-year-old son inside a Midtown hotel, and then attempted suicide, pleaded not guilty today to second-degree murder charges -- as her lawyer argued...
Wang signs with Nationals
A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that pitcher Chien-Ming Wang and the Washington Nationals have reached an agreement on a $2 million, one-year contract. The deal...
Thorn to meet with Nets owner in Vancouver
Nets president Rod Thorn flew via private jet to Vancouver yesterday for two days of meetings with incoming owner, Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov. Thorn met with two of Prokhorov's associates...
Coney Island to add new amusement park, with 19 new rides
It may have been snowing today, but Mayor Bloomberg had summer on his mind. Hizzoner gleefully unveiled 23 new Coney Island rides — including a "human sling shot" — that...
Winning Aqueduct bid made public
The winning bidder of the controversial Aqueduct gambling contract released paperwork today in an effort to show that it's the best-suited to rebuild the Queens racino. Gov. David Paterson announced...
Beloved williamsburg Deli Owner Dies
A much-loved deli owner’s sudden death has brought a period of momentary pause and reflection this week to williamsburg’s busiest corner.Every day for 13 years, Deli Mart proprietor Ali Al-Humaidi,...
NY court overturns adoption by J&J heiress
ALBANY — New York’s top court has overturned the adoption of a Cambodian orphan by a Johnson & Johnson heiress who’s been fighting for custody of the child with her...
Real estate honcho pays the penalty for bonuses
The project director who put together the $1.76 billion sale of the West Side rail yards has paid $130,000 in business taxes and penalties on a $1 million bonus he...
No DNA evidence to support cop sodomy allegations: defense
The lawyer for a Brooklyn cop on trial for allegedly sodomizing a handcuffed pot-smoking man with a police baton told a jury today that there’s no solid DNA evidence to...
Life without Tiger hits home with Match Play
How much does golf miss the star power of Tiger Woods? As is becoming more obvious with each passing week, too much. After a flat six weeks to open the...
King Tut died from malaria, broken leg
CAIRO — Egypt’s famed King Tutankhamun suffered from a cleft palate and club foot, likely forcing him to walk with a cane, and died from complications from a broken leg...
Unruly passenger takes swing at Mitt Romney on flight
BOSTON — A spokesman for Mitt Romney says the former Republican presidential candidate was threatened by an unruly airline passenger on a flight out of Vancouver. Spokesman Eric Fehrnstrom says...
Luongo to start for Canada over Brodeur today
Roberto Luongo will start in goal for Canada in its Olympic hockey opener Tuesday against Norway, with Martin Brodeur starting Thursday against Switzerland. Canada coach Mike Babcock, whose team is...
Survivor: Professor shot colleagues in the head until gun jammed
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A survivor of an Alabama university shooting said the professor charged in the attack that claimed three lives methodically shot the victims in the head until her...
Schumer: $83M to convert Post Office into new Penn Station
Sen. Charles Schumer says the federal government will award $83.3 million for a project to transform New York City’s main post office building into a rail gateway. Schumer said Tuesday...
Endy signs with Rangers
Former Mets playoff hero Endy Chavez has signed a minor-league deal with the Texas Rangers.Chavez is coming off surgery for a major knee injury that limited him to 54 games...
Report: Damon, Tigers getting closer
Johnny Damon and the Tigers have exchanged contract proposals, and the two sides are crawling toward a deal, according to FOXSports.com.Ken Rosenthal writes, "There is now only a 'very small'...
Do it, Donnie!
CHICAGO – Donnie Walsh has spent the season trying to open up more cap space so he can land two maximum free agents. It is why there's been such resources...
Champions League resumes with Milan-United clash
Manchester United will look to eliminate AC Milan for the first time while Real Madrid seek a maiden victory over Olympique Lyon when the Champions League returns on Tuesday after...
Questionable future of Brooklyn schools
A lawsuit could determine the future of several Brooklyn high schools.The verdict in the United Federation of Teachers’ (UFT) lawsuit to stop the closure of 19 city public schools will...
Welcome back Totonno’s
Coney Island’s most famous pizzeria is back!On Friday, February 12, Totonno’s Pizzeria finally reopened at 1524 Neptune Avenue.“It’s one of the greatest things that could have happened and one of...
Mom of Ave. N traffic victim disputes police findings
As she sits by his bedside in Kings County Hospital and looks upon his still unconscious form, Vanessa Summers can’t believe what the police are saying: Her 12-year-old son Xavier...
Ridgite finalist in condom competition
A Bay Ridge man is hoping his condom wrapper design will arouse the public to choose safe sex. Twenty-four-year-old Gene Lambert is among the five finalists competing in the NYC...
Nets back where it started coming apart
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- This is where the mess really started. Okay, technically it was in Minnesota on opening night (strange things always happen in Minnesota to the Nets). In that...
Stabbed and mugged
Stabbed and muggedCops are looking for a knife-wielding thug who stabbed and sliced a 17-year-old on Nostrand Avenue during a recent mugging.Officials said that the teen was walking along Nostrand...
Vac's Tuesday Whacks on Knicks' Dynamic Duo and a muddled Big East
We are quietly entering into a critical junction in the Donnie Walsh-Mike D'Antoni stewardship of the Knicks. Knicks fans have long testified that they will indeed buy into a rebuilding...
Navy helicopter recovers body from Mt. St. Helens crater
The body of a veteran climber who fell 1,500 feet into the crater atop Mount St. Helens has been recovered after he spent more than a day in the snow,...
Joe disses Mike
William McGurn on Biden's diversion strategy (Wall Street Journal)
Palins fire back at 'Family Guy' Trig joke
Former vice presidential candidate and Facebook fan Sarah Palin has taken to the social networking site again, this time in response to Sunday's "Family Guy" episode that appeared to mock...
Reality TV Tryouts: 'Dream Home'
FRIDAY HGTV Dream Home Giveaway Your last chance to win that dream house ... in New Mexico. Deadline for entries is Feb. 19. For more info: Go to hgtv.com. MONDAY Horatio Caine impression...
'Warming' meltdown
Activist agenda taints science (Trentonian)Climategate fraud admitted (Tulsa Today)
Why we need 1 WTC
Big four commercial real estate giants make a comback (Crain's New York Business)Rising steel at the World Trade Center (Downtown Express)
The terror plan of the day
Former CIA director Michael Hayden on real story of interrogations (The Daily Caller)Ed Morrissey asks will Obama throw Holder under the bus? (Hot Air)
These women want to make you skinny
It’s Friday morning at a sleek Midtown office, and a sharp-suited businessman is waiting his turn. Suddenly a door swings open and an enviably thin woman in a bustier, tight...
Which blow-out is a bargain?
Every girl needs to treat herself to a good blow-out, especially during Fashion Week. But in a city with more salons than Starbucks, finding the perfect job at the perfect...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
The unpredictable PSAL boys basketball season had a predictable week: plenty of upsets and tons of movement. Forest Hills and Robeson parlayed productive borough tournaments to move into our top...
Fashion Week buzz: Tuesday, Feb. 16
* SUPER BOWL STYLIST Now that Saint Reggie Bush has added a Super Bowl ring to his own wardrobe, he gets to advise his girlfriend on her style choices. “I...
Flounces & flourishes grace Fashion Week runway
When Marc Jacobs ripped the brown paper off the box on stage, he revealed an army of working girls. One by one they took to the runway in their muted...
Southern discomfort
'Good Ol' Girls" makes me glad I live in New York. This new musical revue directed by that specialist of the genre, Randal Myler ("It Ain't Nothin but the Blues,"...
Jack back in action
'24" star Kiefer Sutherland is expected back at work this week after missing some time due to a medical problem. Sutherland, 43, suffered a ruptured cyst near his kidney last...
Same Story, no surprises
STORY OF THE YEAR "The Constant" *** HEADBANGING metal is safe in the hands of St. Louis rockers Story of the Year, fronted by singer Dan Marsala. The quintet's new...
Olympics winning over viewers
Interest in the Vancouver Olympic games went well beyond Friday's opening ceremonies. The games averaged 28.6 million viewers on NBC over the weekend -- the best opening weekend for a...
'Been there' Babs KOs Oscarcast
Barbara Walters' annual Os car-night celebrity interview special will fade to black. Walters said yesterday that her upcoming "Barbara Walters Special," airing March 7, will be the last of the...
'Idol' change: some of Top 24 revealed tonight
'American Idol" is shaking things up. With new judge Ellen DeGeneres yesterday's news, Fox has found a new way to spice up TV's top show -- by changing the way...
Animated Gervais & Co. are crazy, fun
God help me. I've truly turned some sort of dangerous corner and I need to seek professional help. And it's all Ricky Gervais' fault. Not only did I enjoy the...
Rabbi runs a Kabbalah 'con' in NY
The Brooklyn DA is investigating whether a shadowy, Israel-based Kabbalist rabbi bilked vulnerable New York Jews out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by offering divine promises for cash, The...
Glass warfare
Forget Judith Miller. The next big legal test of a journalist's right to protect her sources pits Sean "Diddy" Combs against a Brooklyn glassblowing magazine. Lawyers for Combs filed papers...
Spain to take 5 from Gitmo
MADRID -- Spain is willing to take in five Guantanamo Bay terror suspects, not just the two announced last month. Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos yesterday voiced confidence that the...
Vatican to pervs: Repent
VATICAN CITY -- A top Vatican official yesterday told Irish bishops in Rome for talks with Pope Benedict on the Irish church's vast pedophilia scandal that clergy who had sinned...
Gipper tops in NJ
TRENTON, NJ -- Ronald Reagan narrowly edges Bill Clinton in a poll about New Jerseysans' favorite presidents. Of 803 people questioned in the Monmouth University/Gannett survey, 24 percent chose Reagan...
Talibastard is captured
The top military commander of the Taliban has reportedly been captured in Karachi, Pakistan, during a secret raid by US and Pakistani intelligence forces. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar -- the...
Tax clamp on gramps
The state is targeting a new group of alleged tax deadbeats: elderly residents with 30-year-old bills -- and little chance of finding the paperwork to rebut their cases. They include...
Why we need 1 WTC
'Why rent there when you can rent on Park Avenue?" That's what Donald Trump is saying to friends about the new 1 World Trade Center, according to The Post's Lois...
She'll get her tenure -- in jail
Amy Bishop was so angry she was not granted tenure that she killed three co-workers (" 'Slay' Prof Killed Brother in '86," Feb. 15). Well, she will definitely get her...
A history of fiscal folly: Christie sets NJ straight
New Jersey inherited a divine stroke of wisdom and guts when Gov. Chris Christie was elected ("What a Real Gov Does," Editorial, Feb. 13). Christie may be a heavy man,...
Hill: Iran near a dictatorship
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- In a ratcheting up of official US rhetoric against Iran, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton flatly accused Tehran yesterday of trying to build nuclear bombs, and...
Schools' $tash blunder
ALBANY -- An audit has found state public schools have been socking away hundreds of millions of dollars in reserve accounts that they can't touch now in the midst of...
Toyota 'toll' rises to 34
WASHINGTON -- The feds have received new complaints that bring to 34 the number of deaths since 2000 in Toyota vehicles due to sudden acceleration, according to government data posted...
Hot docs trigger 7Tº blast
WASHINGTON --The Department of Energy has created the hottest temperature ever, 7.2 trillion degrees Fahrenheit -- hot enough to break matter down into the kind of soup that existed microseconds...
Belgian train crash kills 18
BRUSSELS -- Two commuter trains collided head-on yesterday after one ran a stop light at rush hour in a Brussels suburb, killing at least 18 people and injuring 55, a...
1 in 3 sees a Web link to love
If you spent Valentine's Day looking for love online, then you are among the one in three Internet users who regard the Web as a good place to find a...
Simon says: Make ‘Vain’ vid
YOU’RE so vain, you’ll probably think the video is about you, too. After 37 years, the name of the man who inspired Carly Simon to write “You’re So Vain” remains...
China needs to have some fun pushing us around
While we were all watching Greece beg for money in Europe, a bunch of things were happening last week in China that were at least as noteworthy for our country....
Levers' vote of confidence
It's a good thing the city's Board of Elections hasn't already scrapped the old mechanical-lever voting machines. With federal prosecutors now investigating the award of a $50 million contract for...
La G airliner in bird-strike scare
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A bird strike yesterday forced a New York-bound jet carrying 229 people to return to South Florida after takeoff. Spirit Airlines Flight 758 landed safely at...
Jacko art on tracko for subway
A bustling Brooklyn subway station is about to get a real "Thriller" of an entrance. The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership local development corporation says it brokered a deal to enliven an...
Shaq's in the paint with new art show
Shaquille O'Neal is a true Renaissance man. The 15-time NBA All-Star has long led a varied life off the hardwood as an actor, rapper, US deputy marshal, comedian -- and...
'Warming' meltdown
Climate alarmists conjured a world where nothing was certain but death, taxes and catastrophic global warming. They used this presumed scientific certainty as a bludgeon against the skeptics they deemed...
Frightening stroke data
WASHINGTON -- One in four people who have a stroke will likely die within one year from any cause and 8 percent will suffer a second stroke within a year,...
Deutsche to hit bonuses
Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest bank, introduced a sliding scale forcing top bankers to defer a bigger proportion of their bonuses, said two people with direct knowledge of the plan. The...
New Haiti tragedy
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- A school wall collapsed yesterday, killing three children in Cap-Haitien, about 80 miles north of this earthquake-ravaged capital. The Red Cross said the wall came down at...
Nokia and Intel will join forces
Nokia said it will work with Intel to develop a joint software platform for mobile devices, making it easier to create applications that can be used on various types of...
Oh, sit! $50 for feet on a seat
Seems the subways are so safe that police are still busy hunting down early-morning riders who put their feet up on seats or -- heaven forbid!-- cross their legs And...
Less of Jess
An elegant -- and slimmed-down -- Jessica Simpson shows off her glorious gams in a sultry spread for the new issue of Allure. The "Dukes of Hazzard" star tells the...
Dumbphone no longer
Microsoft is rebooting its mobile business. After misreading the size of the consumer market, the software giant is trying to get back in the smartphone race with a new operating...
Mosler plans C&W dream team
When Cushman & Wakefield CEO Bruce Mosler completes the transition to co-chairman of the global firm he has led for nearly five years, he'll no longer "be traveling like 300...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan "Avatar" is a real hit -- even with crooks. Joe Smith, 48, was busted with a stolen credit card and pepper spray while trespassing in the IMAX theater on...
WTC transit hub faces delay beyond '14
Construction of the long-awaited World Trade Center transit hub could take a year longer than even the latest deadline set by the Port Authority, pushing the massive $3.2 billion project's...
Business briefs
Sweet success Kraft Foods said it has more than 90 percent ac ceptances from Cadbury shareholders in its $18.4 billion takeover of the British confectioner. After a five-month battle for...
Elderly duo pulled from Bx. inferno
Firefighters smashed down a Bronx apartment door and fought off flames and heavy smoke to rescue an elderly couple, officials said yesterday. The blaze had trapped Ichilda Bird, 85, and...
GI learned to do battle on streets of B'klyn
This soldier's using the bare-knuckle lessons he learned growing up on the mean streets of Brooklyn to help beat back the Taliban. Army Lt. Gavin McMahon, 24, of Red Hook...
Be seeing ya, CNBC
Fox Business Network is near a deal to steal Charlie Gasparino away from rival CNBC. The famously feisty Wall Street reporter has officially departed from CNBC after being largely absent...
Profit drop for L'Oreal
L'Oreal, the world's largest cosmetics maker, said full-year profit fell 8 percent as European and US consumers pared spending on makeup and perfume. Net income declined to 1.79 billion euros...
MTA switches C & D lineups
Call it the subway shuffle. It'll be a tough week for lower Manhattan C and D line riders trying to get to the Upper West Side, after the MTA made...
What union bosses think
Oops. An Albany cop-union boss just let the protect-and-serve mask slip. Albany Police Officers Union President Chris Mesley says that, regardless of the faltering economy, a no-raise new contract is...
Joe disses Mike
Vice President Joe Biden on Sunday basically branded Mayor Mike a liar over the latter's claim that holding those misguided 9/11 terror trials in Lower Manhattan would nick the city...
The terror plan of the day
Every day, it seems, brings a new version of the Obama administration's plan for trying Khalid Sheik Mohammed and his 9/11 confederates. Yesterday, Attorney General Eric Holder -- whose handling...
Snow comparison to last storm
Now for the calm after the storm. The one to three inches of snow expected last night won't have the same effect on the workweek as last week's blizzard, which...
Ruined genius scared 'slay' prof
The way she saw it, her life had two roads: Be a tenured professor or drive a bus. Amy Bishop, the troubled neurobiology professor at University of Alabama, Huntsville, accused...
EU slips on Greece
An economy that can be compared to the Titanic is bad for Greece, but good for the dollar. Greece's Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou set an ominous tone yesterday by admitting...
Kirsten's new a-tax on Harold
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand laced into potential primary challenger Harold Ford Jr. yesterday over questions critics have raised about his taxpaying in New York state, calling it a "very important" issue...
Apollo's game: Make bankrupt firms pay
Buy the discounted debt of a struggling company that is similar to one you own; take over the firm when it goes bankrupt and fold into your business; repeat. The...
Investors fret over retailers' outlooks
Investors are bracing for bad news from retailers, who will start giving profit forecasts for 2010 in the coming weeks. Wall Street analysts currently expect J.C. Penney to generate a...
Director 'fed' up
Hollywood heavyweight Kevin Smith rejected lukewarm apologies from Southwest Airlines yesterday, after the popular carrier deemed him too fat to fly. The moviemaker was still steamed about his "portly misadventure"...
Partiers make off with Haring-tribute art
Most guests stick to swiping the flower arrangements. Overebullient glitter- and body-paint-bedecked revelers may have walked off with two dozen Keith Haring-inspired photographs -- together worth tens of thousands of...
Doc's H2O claim is all wet: airline
He was pushy -- and his boy kicked an airline official in the groin. A New York doctor's charge that he was taken off a delayed flight for griping he...
JFK notes to Swedey on block
Love letters penned by then-Sen. John F. Kennedy hit the auction block yesterday, offering a never-before-seen look at the future president's affair with his Swedish flame. The dashing, 35-year-old senator...
Bank robbers use getaway taxis
Two robbers put a new twist on the classic heist -- enlisting unwitting cabbies as getaway drivers while they ripped off four Manhattan banks, police said. Robert Krieg, 42, and...
Slain Realtor's dad dead at 93
Ira Adler, father of tragic Realtor to the Stars Linda Stein, died of complications from a stroke on Valentine's Day -- midway through the trial of his daughter's alleged murderer,...
Gawker editor shuffled out as it buys Cityfile
Cityfile has been sold to Nick Denton's Gawker Media, in the company's first-ever acquisition. The site, which chronicles notables in New York's media, finance, and politics circles, will be folded...
SI vet to Sporting News
The Sporting News, part of the Newhouse family's Advance Publications empire, has tapped a former top executive of Sports Illustrated, Jeff Price, to be its new president and publisher. It...
Gov child-care plan gives union its dues
ALBANY -- The United Federation of Teachers could reap a multimillion-dollar windfall if lawmakers approve a little-noticed provision in Gov. Paterson's budget that would force day-care workers to pay union...
O's Bayh-way to hell
WASHINGTON -- Popular Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh shocked the political world yesterday when he announced he won't run for re-election this year, saying he's fed up with Congress -- immediately...
FDNY makes dramatic rescue in The Bronx
Ten people -- including a 7-month-old child who was dangled from a fourth-floor window by her terrified cousin -- were plucked from a Bronx apartment inferno in a stunning series...
Aque-losers in leak pique
Two firms that lost out on the Aqueduct "racino" deal charged yesterday that state officials leaked confidential information in their plans to competitors -- including the politically wired winning consortium...
11-member hit team killed Hamas big in Dubai
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- An 11-member hit squad carrying European passports and disguised in wigs, fake beards and tennis clothes was behind the assassination of a Hamas commander in...
Mike poll watcher also rented office
There's a new mystery surrounding the Queens political operative who ran a poll-watching operation last year using $750,000 that Mayor Bloomberg channeled through the state Independence Party, and it involves...
Tour-flight tragedy
Five people, including two boys, were killed yesterday when their small plane crashed at a New Jersey airport, scattering debris more than 200 feet. The plane had just taken off...
Dogs get their day at Garden
From beagles to borzois, a parade of thousands of pampered pooches kicked off the world's most famous dog competition at the world's most famous arena yesterday. More than 170 breeds...
'Susie-Q' star Hawkins dies
Rockabilly pioneer Dale Hawkins, who climbed the charts with the classic 1957 single "Susie-Q," has died after a battle with colon cancer. He was 73. The singer/songwriter, whose hit was...
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball Favorite Line Underdog GEO. MASON 2½ Wil. & Mary OLD DOMIN. 22 Towson Hofstra 2 DELAWARE GEORGIA ST. 5 James Mad. SOUTH FLA. 3½ Cincinnati Houston 3 UCF...
Islanders face 'huge challenge' to remain in contention
The Islanders have kept things interesting through the first 62 games this season. Now they have to figure out a way to keep it that way once they get back...
Sather will look to improve Rangers at deadline
The weekend victories over Pittsburgh and Tampa Bay not only sent the Rangers into the winter recess with restored equilibrium, they also ensured that general manager Glen Sather will attempt...
Fair Grounds Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 1/16m; $14,500; cl($15,000); 3upNUMINOUS drew the rail for route debut after breaking maiden as the favorite and being claimed. CANDY RUN was a gate to wire maiden winner...
Jacobellis vies to erase flop
Whistler, British Columbia -- Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis gets another shot at Olympic gold today. Will she screw it up again? Jacobellis famously flopped yards from the finish line in snowboardcross...
Decathlon? A cool combo
Johnny Spillane -- who so far has the gold-medal name of this Olympics -- became the first American ever to win a medal in the Nordic combined event the other...
With start of hockey, Olympic Games really begin
VANCOUVER -- The people here, they do the best they can to project how pleased they are to be hosting the Winter Olympics. They fill events on mountaintops and in...
Time to refuel for tired Devils
The Devils will return a different team than the one that skidded into the Olympic break. Whether they'll be better depends on whether coach Jacques Lemaire can restrain himself and...
Knicks' Harrington OK with swap talk
When it comes to possibly getting traded, Al Harrington insists he appreciates the interest. The Knicks forward is in the middle of trade rumors again, this time with the Rockets...
Bruised shin making Vonn nervous
WHISTLER, British Columbia -- As Lindsey Vonn walked off the downhill slope after her second training run yesterday, the look on her face and the sound of her voice did...
Shedding Hill would be small price for Knicks
Jordan Hill was shooting free throws yesterday and working with assistant coach Herb Williams well after the other Knicks had concluded their practice and headed for the showers. With his...
Motivated Miller medals in downhill
WHISTLER, British Columbia -- America's skiing bad boy turned bronze yesterday. Bode Miller, the villain of the 2006 Turin Olympics, took third place in the men's downhill, his first event...
New Yankee Granderson ready for any, every role
TAMPA -- Curtis Granderson is fine playing center field or left, hitting second or seventh. Talk to the personable Yankees outfielder and you get the impression that if equipment manager...
Minaya remains mum on Mets' eighth-inning man
Omar Minaya is taking the fifth on who will pitch the eighth. The Mets general manager has arrived in Port St. Lucie, certain there will be open competition for several...
Bode goes from cynic to cheer-worthy in one race
VANCOUVER -- This time, there was no way to rehearse the too-cool-for-school act, mostly because nobody was paying attention. Four years ago, Bode Miller entered the Turin Olympics as the...
Post-Olympic wear and tear a rising concern for NHL teams
Basically, every NHL franchise is bursting with pride with its Olympians it wishes deep down would not have been chosen. If everyone's worst nightmare is losing a star for the...
Royals have a peak
RADNOR, Pa. -- Christ the King feels it has matured at just the right time. The Royals rued not closing out wins against nationally-ranked teams this season, but there was...
Jets to tender Smiths
Add special teams standout Brad Smith and safety Eric Smith to the list of restricted free agents getting tender offers from the Jets. Continuing to anticipate an uncapped year, Jets...
Nets have six on the brain
CHARLOTTE -- The trading deadline is two days away. And avoiding disgrace on a historic, near Biblical scale, is six wins away. The Nets (4-48) gathered yesterday and began prepping...
Joe Johnson: I love D'Antoni
CHICAGO -- If the Knicks lose out on LeBron James, their consolation prize could be Atlanta's Joe Johnson. And that would be just fine with Johnson, who says he would...
Wescott defends title in snowboardcross
VANCOUVER -- So you probably think these newfangled events at the Winter Olympics are populated by an army of Jeff Spicolis who would just as soon compete in a Hacky...
Fairfield's big run leaves Manhattan in dust
Very early in Manhattan and Fairfield's MAAC matchup last night in Riverdale, it became quite apparent which team was hanging near the top of the league standings and which team...
Sports shorts
COLLEGE: UConn beats No. 3 'Nova In Philadelphia, Kemba Walker scored a career-high 29 points and Connecticut continued the four-day run of Big East top 10 upsets, beating No. 3...
Knicks may add Hill to McGrady deal
The Knicks and Rockets were closing in on a blockbuster deal yesterday that not only would bring Tracy McGrady to New York -- but more important, could open up $9.5...
China's Shen, Zhao win pairs gold
This is why Shen Xue and Zhao Hongbo came back. The Chinese pair finally won the Olympic gold medal that eluded them for so many years, a prize so compelling...
Nets need six wins to avoid history
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The trading deadline is two days away. And avoiding disgrace on a historic, near Biblical scale, is six wins away. The Nets (4-48) gathered yesterday and began...
NBA trade rumors with a view
Cant' wait for the NBA trade deadline to expire day after tomorrow . . . or, as we call it, "prisoner exchange." I'm getting groggy trying to follow the perpetual...
Weird but true
A Kentucky man got his just reward for providing information about a burglary -- free room and board at the local lockup. Cops in Clay City said the 20-year-old implicated...
Top Taliban military chief captured in raid
The Taliban’s top military commander was captured in a joint operation by U.S. and Pakistani forces in Karachi and is being questioned in the same city, sources confirmed to Fox...
Diane von Furstenberg
Diane von Furstenberg is in an enviable position. She's so popular with her buyers and the consuming public that she could probably send out paper bags and still get rousing...
Girls basketball roundup: Mary Louis tops SFP, B/Q playoff seeds set
The final pieces of the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I puzzle have fallen into place. Archbishop Molloy claimed fourth place with St. Francis Prep’s 72-62 loss to visiting Mary Louis Monday...
Monique Lhuillier
People are swayed by ball gowns. It is hard not to be entranced by beautiful, full-skirted gowns that make a statement when one enters a room. Usually, Monique Lhuillier is...
Donna Karan
Seeing the Donna Karan collection for fall without hearing her explanation of what it is will leave anyone a little bewildered. Giant cocoon coats? Sculpted jackets and skirts that don't...
Joe Cool: Gambardella leads Farrell to Game 2 win
In case Pete Jerabeck ever wondered why the ‘C’ is on the front of Joe Gambardella’s sweater, the Monsignor Farrell hockey coach was reminded in a big way Monday afternoon....
Locals leading St. John's women to historic season
Their name is the Red Storm, they hail from Queens and they might be New York City’s last chance at March Madness. No, it isn’t the St. John’s men’s basketball...
NYC boys basketball rankings
It was a busy Valentine’s Day in the high school hoops world, with borough bragging rights decided in the PSAL and some of the top CHSAA squads competing in the...
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
CHSAA teams take note, perhaps next year you guys can skip the trip to Trenton on Valentine’s Day weekend. Four Class AA squads make the trek to the Primetime Shootout...
Tadashi Shoji
No matter what the red carpet event, Tadashi Shoji always seems to get some big celebrity in one of his dresses or gowns. With his track record we would expect...
Halston
Halston designer Marios Schwab is in an unenviable position. As the designer of the Halston signature label, he may be an uber-creator (we're still in the fence on that one),...
Poster child: O'Neill goes from nothing to stardom
Jennifer O’Neill grew up only knowing one thing: hard work. Her mother, Maritza Robles, was a single mom, working multiple jobs to make ends meet as she raised her family...
PSAL Class AA boys basketball seeding delayed
Although the seeding meeting was held Monday, the PSAL Class AA boys basketball brackets won’t be released until Tuesday morning, commissioner Mel Goldstein told The Post. They were initially posted...
Ready Royals knock off nationally ranked Carroll
RADNOR, Pa. – Christ the King feels its matured at just the right time. The Royals have rued not closing out wins against nationally ranked teams this season, but there...
Meat your sweetie at Greenpoint Food Market
Few dispute that the way to a woman or a man’s heart is through his or her stomach. Fortunately, the Greenpoint Food Market (Church of the Messiah, 129 Russell St.)...
Yassky Looking for a Lil’ TLC?
Yassky Looking for a Lil’ TLC?That’s Taxi and Limousine Commission, not tender lovin’ care. The scuttlebutt from political blogs and the New York Times on February 12 was that former...
Hipster book deal party not ironic
If you wrote a blog called “Stuff Hipsters Hate” and were offered a book deal, what’s the first thing that you would do? If throw a party that burned the...
Liquors Galore bash
Residents were in for a heady revel when Liquors Galore marked the first anniversary of its new store with a rollicking community celebration. Affable owner Aaron Zimmerman, a 13-year veteran...
Dyker Heights gets long sought after traffic study
Helen KleinAfter chronic squeaking, the city’s Department of Transportation is finally applying some grease to Dyker Heights traffic woes.For three years, the Dyker Heights Civic Association (DHCA) has been clamoring...
Marching missive: Bay Ridge troup lovingly remembers Bloody Sunday victims
Irish-Americans throughout the borough spent this past Sunday bestowing Valentine’s Day salutations on the Derry 13 - 38 years after British paratroopers made sure their hearts wouldn’t beat anymore.Once again...