February 17, 2010
Knicks will send Darko to Wolves
As the wild NBA-trade-deadline eve rages on with the Knicks the clear frontrunner for Tracy McGrady, the Knicks made a minor deal in dispatching Darko Milicic to the Wolves for...
Reed Krakoff
As the creative force behind Coach's remarkable resurgence, you could only assume that Reed Krakoff, who has worked for designers Tommy Hilfiger and Ralph Lauren, would ultimately want to expand...
Mentally ill man breaches Olympics security to get near Biden: report
A mentally ill man with a fake security pass came within feet of US Vice President Joseph Biden during a security breach at the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympic...
Cavaliers trade for Jamison in three-way deal
The Cavaliers, Clippers and Wizards have completed a three-way trade that sends Antawn Jamison and Sebastian Telfair to Cleveland; Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Al Thornton to Washington; and Drew Gooden to...
Exclusive: Time Warner's Bewkes taps ex-News Corp. exec Ginsberg as senior adviser
Time Warner plans to hire former News Corp. executive Gary Ginsberg to be a senior adviser to CEO Jeffrey Bewkes on a wide range of corporate issues, including oversight of...
Jeremy Scott
It's always a good sign when the audience is dressed like the ultimate fan base. And if Jeremy Scott's show was any indication -- everyone from loads of Japanese press...
Another senior Taliban figure captured in Pakistan
U.S. officials late Wednesday confirmed the capture of another top Taliban leader in Pakistan, Fox News reported. "The capture of an Afghan Taliban 'shadow governor' is positive, good news," an...
Michael Jackson mural plan moonwalks into Brooklyn
A downtown Brooklyn memorial to the late Michael Jackson is being planned after all.The New York Post reported last week that the owner of the building above the Hoyt-Schermerhorn subway...
'Big Easy' in the Burg
Williamsburg morphed into the “Big Easy” as jubilant revelers donned their sparkly purple and gold beads, and heralded the arrival of Lent with a Mardi Gras celebration and street parade...
Burg Fashion Weekend, Clothes Included
For the sixth williamsburg Fashion Weekend, founder and designer Arthur Arbit has ironed out the wrinkles for what is expected to be the smoothest fashion weekend ever.Shows at Glasslands over...
American White reaches halfpipe final
WEST VANCOUVER -- Shaun White saved the drama — and his biggest trick — for the finals at these Olympics, laying down a solid run Wednesday to easily make it...
Marchesa
Marchesa designers Keren Craig and Georgina Chapman should be enjoying their moment in the sun. The beautiful sculpted roses this couple has showed in past seasons have sprung up on...
Rangers' Jokinen scores for Finland in 5-1 win over Belarus
VANCOUVER -- Fully aware this likely will be the final Winter Olympics for several members of Finland’s old guard, Niklas Hagman doesn’t intend to let anyone down. Hagman scored twice,...
Amare's agent says he expects trade
PHOENIX -- The agent for Amare Stoudemire says he expects the All-Star power forward to be traded by Thursday’s deadline, with Cleveland and Miami the most likely destinations. Happy Walters...
Wait, that's illegal?
From the Real Deal comes this story of one Louis Cherico, an attorney currently facing up to 30 years in prison for allegedly purchasing "multi-million dollar residential properties in the...
Red Bulls gore US U17s; Agudelo stars, Tchani, Lindpere, Miller & Suazo debut
The Red Bulls continued an unbeaten preseason, drilling the U.S. Under-17 National Team 6-0 today in Florida. Yes, these are the same overmatched kids that just got hammered 7-0 by...
Newsmagazine in the works for Woodhaven area
In conjunction with the 175th anniversary of Woodhaven, the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association is planning to publish a newsmagazine for the community.Edward Wendell, president of the WRBA, said the organization’s...
Windsor Pk. Library closes until autumn for renovation
The Queens Library at Windsor Park will close Feb. 19 for a renovation project that is expected to wrap up later this fall, but in the meantime the library will...
Diesel Black Gold
While getting into Diesel's Black Gold show proved to be complete hell for the hundreds of guests clamoring to get in to view design Sophia Kokosalaki's first collection for the...
SE Queens group aids youth
During these tough economic times, some young adults need an extra push to make their goals a reality, according to the administrators of the Southern Queens Park Association’s Young Adult...
Jill Stuart
There was a refreshed vibe at Jill Stuart this season, and it showed. Serving up a bevy of cool, funky and totally wearable separates, Stuart showcased some of her best...
Cuomo can go ahead with Madoff-related suit
A judge has rejected a bid by an accused Bernie Madoff accomplice to have a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Cuomo dismissed. Ezra J. Merkin, who is accused of...
Still going strong at Jill Stuart
Day Five of Fashion Week is usually where I start to get a slightly sleepy – but this show is so much fun, it instantly gets me back into top...
Knicks may be Rockets' only option for McGrady
The Knicks became favorites to win the Tracy McGrady Sweepstakes before Thursday's 3 p.m. NBA trading deadline and make their cap-clearing coup when the Bulls dropped out of the bidding...
Touro founder dies at 94
Touro College founder and President Dr. Bernard Lander, 94, of Forest Hills, led his school to international acclaim over the past four decades, those mourning his death last week said.“I’ve...
Albany cutbacks threaten St. Saviour’s park plan
Belt-tightening in Albany could result in a major loss for Maspeth, preservationists said.The former site of St. Saviour’s Church could be eligible for state Environmental Protection Fund grants to transform...
Erin Fetherston
Erin Fetherston picked up where she left off last season – and the results were lovely. Taking cue from Nico, the girlish designer showed a refreshing series of clothes that...
Straw that broke the camel's back?
This Stuy Town foreclosure complaint (via the Observer's Eliot Brown) is good reading, especially if you're a fan of legalese. Particularly entertaining is the long line of entities putting forth claims on a...
Yankees would pass on paintball
Last spring Joe Girardi used a pool tourney as a bonding tool that helped the Yankees win a World Series.This year the manager will do something to bring players together....
Girly girls at Erin Fetherston
One of my favorite things about the Erin Fetherston show is checking out all of the front-row eye candy. There are always girly-girls galore – dressed up in divine, sparkly,...
Ozone Pk. site in limbo as bidder loses out
When Aqueduct video lottery terminal contract bidder SL Green made a presentation to the Queens Chamber of Commerce in September, it pointed to the purchase of property near the Ozone...
3.1 Phillip Lim
Designing for the woman who occupies the space between disco and punk, Phillip Lim was attempting to design young/old clothes for an easy/fussy woman and guess what? He did just...
Astoria resident sets sights on Gianaris seat
One could easily call Aravella Simotas a striver. The longtime Astoria resident enrolled in college when she was 16, got her law degree and rose through the ranks to become...
Koreans observe Lunar New Year at Flushing center
More than 100 members of Flushing’s Korean community came together Friday afternoon to celebrate the Lunar New Year in the spirit of “hyo,” the traditional Korean virtue of reverence for...
Feds will not charge officers in Sean Bell case
After nearly two years of waiting, Sean Bell’s family and friends learned Tuesday that the federal government would not charge the five officers who killed the bridegroom in a hail...
Genovese mob boss indicted on racketeering charges
A reputed former acting boss of the Genovese crime family was indicted today on racketeering charges that include the 2003 murder of Massachusetts mob captain who was believed to have...
Group tells Rich Hill residents how to fill out Census
The last time the Census was taken in 2000, Richmond Hill’s response rate was lower than 40 percent — well below the national and citywide averages.But this year a number...
Queensbridge man found guilty in ex-girlfriend slay
A Long Island City man has been found guilty of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death more than three years ago, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.Former Queensbridge Houses resident Erik...
Bushwick trailer park circles up, retreats
Is this the end of the Bushwick Trailer Park? Like the defeated cowboy who rustles his corral departing for greener pastures, the trailers inside a former nut factory warehouse have...
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...
Transportation Concerns Shadow Sugarland
williamsburg’s transportation advocates are raising questions about the expansive New Domino project’s effect on the region’s infrastructure, if approved in the coming months.The proposal calls for the addition of 2,200...
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership contract with city is up
The public/private non-profit organization charged with marketing and spearheading the drive to make downtown Brooklyn a 24/7 destination could be losing a major funding stream. The downtown Brooklyn Partnership Development...
Suitcase swipe
Suitcase swipeA cabbie cleaning out his car on Fourth Avenue is cursing the day he got some unwanted help.Cops were told that the man was working on his car near...
Dig devil
Dig devilThe big dig from last week’s snowfall ended in a hospital stay for one Brooklyn Heights resident.Officials said that a 56-year-old was taken to the hospital after a neighbor...
Fulton Street robber sought
A gun-toting mugger has turned the Fulton Mall into his own personal hunting ground.Officials said that the 5’11” to 6’2” black male in his mid to late thirties has been...
QCC wins prize for promoting technology in classrooms
A bilingual consortium that focuses on Hispanic education honored Bayside’s Queensborough Community College for its teaching practices and use of technology in the classroom during a conference in Puerto Rico...
Eight freed missionaries held over Haiti kidnap claims on way to U.S.
Eight of 10 American missionaries held in Haiti on charges of kidnapping children were flying back to the U.S. late Wednesday (EST and local time) after being released from jail...
Queens Village man shot in home
Police were looking for whoever was responsible for killing a 38-year-old father inside his Queens Village home during a burglary Tuesday morning.Officers received a 911 phone call about a break-in...
Father of terror suspect Zazi gets bail
A Colorado man accused of trying to destroy chemicals and other evidence in the terror case against his son was granted bail Thursday, but ordered not to speak to his...
Glen Oaks high school helps students make WISE decisions
When Bellerose resident Tiji George began her senior year at the Queens High School for Teaching last year, the student knew she wanted to pursue medicine in college, but was...
Let's see those palms
Welcome to the new airport security regime: Hands Up! According to a CNN report, the Transportation Security Administration is responding to the Christmas Day bomber by instituting a new procedure...
N.J. woman alleges swindling by Queens Film Fest founder
A 54-year-old office manager from New Jersey is the latest person to come forward and contended she was bilked by Queens International Film Festival founder Marie Castaldo, who has been...
Jon and Kate Gosselin back with TLC after lawsuit settled
Jon Gosselin has settled his legal case with cable television station TLC, potentially clearing the way for a TV return for the Gosselin family, MyFox Philly reported Wednesday. Gosselin's lawyer...
Guv hears Rockaway’s woes
Gov. David Paterson said he was in favor of lengthening the school day in an effort to quell teen violence and other problems during a town hall meeting last Thursday...
Champions League: United tops AC Milan 3-2
Manchester United were disappointed to concede a late goal in their 3-2 Champions League win over AC Milan after a pair of Wayne Rooney headers had given them a two-goal...
Flushing leaders fume as DOT pulls one-way plans
A city plan introduced nearly four years ago to make Main and Union streets in Flushing one-way was tabled earlier this month, surprising and aggravating community leaders.The plan, which the...
Paterson seeks crowd for his campaign kickoff
Gov. Paterson is beating the bushes to make sure he has enough people at his kickoff rally at Hofstra University this weekend -- asking school officials to invite students to...
Flake proteges under fire
The questions surrounding the controversial nonprofit co-founded by state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-St. Albans) have put the elected official and several of his associates in the crosshairs of federal investigators...
Kernan: Mets have better attitude this year
PORT ST. LUCIE – Just got to Florida and already saw my first mattress on the highway, a Sunshine State staple, about 10 miles out from the airport.The world champion...
Monserrate fights removal with suit
State Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D-East Elmhurst) did not waste time last week after being expelled from the Senate by his fellow lawmakers. Two days later he and his lawyers filed...
Scarborough worried over school plans
The city is mulling the placement of an all-boys public school in Springfield Gardens, a move that has made state Assemblyman William Scarborough (D-St. Albans) and community members nervous about...
Manhattan psychic nothing but a scammer: suit
A Greenwich Village fortune teller was actually a fortune taker, a dissatisfied client claimed today in a lawsuit. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Dane Chan claims psychic Silvia...
Library hosts play on Beals
Queens residents caught an intimate glimpse last week into the life of Melba Pattillo Beals, one of the Little Rock Nine students who faced mobs chanting death threats and dodged...
Weprin to challenge city education policies
When it comes to education, City Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) plans to be a thorn in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s and city Schools Chancellor Joel Klein’s sides.Weprin left Albany after...
Former 105th Precinct police officer receives kidney donation from son
Nicole Dean gave her son the gift of life and he returned the favor when she was in need of a kidney transplant.A former community affairs officer at the 105th...
Deliveryman killed by drunk LIC driver: DA
An Elmhurst deliveryman died last week after a Long Island City driver suspected of being drunk hit him on the Long Island Expressway service road and then fled the scene,...
Jung will not run for office in 2010
Despite widespread rumblings that he was gearing up to run for the state Assembly, S.J. Jung said he does not intend to run for any office this year, leaving what...
Knicks, Celtics making Nate deal after all
The Knicks will formally announce today they have traded Nate Robinson to the Celtics for Eddie House and J.R. Giddens and possibly either a first- or second-round draft pick. A...
Knicks trade with Celtics for Nate on hold
The Knicks have agreed in principle to trade Nate Robinson to the Celtics in a deal involving Eddie House, a team source confirms. However, sources said the complexity of the...
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Fire in Jax Hts. destroys businesses
Maria Lalita stared, her eyes brimming with tears, on Monday at a strip of Jackson Heights stores reduced to shells of their former selves by a four-alarm fire last weekend.Standing...
TimesLedger offers paid summer internship
TimesLedger Newspapers is one of many publications in the state eligible to take on a paid summer intern through a program from the New York Press Association.The internship is paid...
City will close gate at Hart Playground
Tensions between neighbors, day laborers and a mobile soup kitchen appear to be on the wane at Woodside’s Hart Playground, where the city has begun taking measures to gently discourage...
Church fleecers plead guilty
Two senior members of a Forest Hills church pleaded guilty last week to swindling more than $9.3 million from elderly parishioners, the U.S. attorney’s office in Brooklyn said.Robert Riddle, 60,...
Forest Hills woman fights ethnic cleansing
Forest Hills resident Azra Smailkadic-Brkic was a teenager when her home country, now Bosnia and Herzegovina, became embroiled in a genocide and war that killed about 100,000 people, many of...
Civic fears St. Sarkis parking lot
The Doug-Bay Manor Civic Association met last Thursday evening to discuss a problem it thought had been set to rest years ago.At issue is a plot of land adjacent to...
Queens judge OK’s use of new scan for DNA in case of Jamaica killing
A Queens Supreme Court Judge approved last week the use of a new type of DNA scan in a case involving a Guyanese man accused of killing a Jamaica woman...
Bearak quits Civic Congress amid flier furor
Corey Bearak, the former campaign manager for state Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows), said he resigned as president of the Queens Civic Congress last week in order to spend more...
Empty Greyhound bus stolen in NYC
This time, everyone missed the bus. An empty Greyhound bus got swiped from a garage in Manhattan, finally showing up abandoned in Queens today. But officials have no idea who...
AEG dismisses foes as wrong for Queens
Aqueduct Entertainment Group, the entity selected for the contract to operate and install 4,500 video lottery terminals at Aqueduct Race Track, publicly released the details of its bid Tuesday, which...
Turning the page to a new life
A Queens-based nonprofit that provides depressed or mentally ill people with skills for re-entering the workforce opened its first bookstore on Bell Boulevard earlier this month.Turn the Page... Again, at...
Tiger Woods to apologize for behavior, discuss future on Friday
Tiger Woods emerged from hiding on Wednesday - the same day his managers announced the top golfer will finally appear at a press conference to apologize for his past behavior.Woods...
Avella plans to run for Padavan seat
Former City Councilman Tony Avella said he expects to officially announce his bid to challenge longtime state Sen. Frank Padavan (R-Bellerose) for his Albany seat this fall.Avella said he will...
Astoria Mardi Gras celebration helps out Jamaica group
Dozens of Queens artists, from comic book illustrators to fashion designers, donned beads and boas at a Mardi Gras celebration in Astoria Saturday night in an effort to raise money...
Addabbo trashes LIC rail link for city waste disposal
Putting a rail siding on the property of a waste transfer station in Long Island City is out, state Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) said at a meeting in Maspeth...
It's an un-'Stable' situation in Kensington
A plan to treat city horses better than some human residents is about to put the venerable Kensington Stables out of business.If the Health Department goes ahead with new regulations...
Report: Kicker to try out for Giants, Jets
Kicker Nick Folk, let go by the Cowboys before the end of last season, will try out for both the Jets and Giants, according to ProFootballTalk.com.Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes is...
Report: Kicker to try out for Jets, Giants
Kicker Nick Folk, let go by the Cowboys before the end of last season, will try out for both the Jets and Giants, according to ProFootballTalk.com.Jets kicker Jay Feely is...
Nanette Lepore
Nanette Lepore's brand of kicky little dresses is always refreshing to see. This season's bits are in shades of berry, cherry and coppery brown, some printed with a chandelier pattern...
Back to the Future: BA's Top 10 Yankees prospects in 2007
Beating the Bushes is counting down to the start of the 2010 baseball season, which kicks off April 4 at Fenway Park when the Yankees take on the Red Sox.In...
Girardi's top concern is deciding on Yankees lineup
TAMPA -- Considering how high profile Joba Chamberlain is and nobody knowing where he fits into the picture, it was a little surprising Joe Girardi didn’t say the battle for...
Ford: What's Gilly hiding?
Harold Ford Jr. laced into Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand today, pivoting off a Post exclusive noting that the senator wasn't forthcoming with her own tax details in her 2006 congressional race...
Jets' Sanchez surgery successful
Mark Sanchez says his knee surgery "went exceptionally well" and he should be ready for Jets training camp as expected. "Out of surgery. Doc says it went exceptionally well," Sanchez...
Police search for baby tossed off NJ bridge
New Jersey authorities are continuing to search for a three-month-old baby girl Wednesday night after her 21-year-old father told police he threw her off a bridge. East Orange police said...
Metro-North service delayed after commuter train kills woman on tracks
NORWALK, Conn. — A woman has been struck and killed by a passenger train in Norwalk, shutting down service temporarily on Metro-North Railroad’s Danbury branch. Metro-North spokesman Dan Brucker says...
'American Idol' takes gold, beating Olympics in TV ratings
Give a gold medal to "American Idol." NBC's efforts to strike ratings gold were thwarted by the popular Fox show on Tuesday night, according to News Corp. The two-hour "Idol"...
Report: White Sox 'would be surprised' if Damon doesn't sign
Johnny Damon played gold Monday with White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski and broadcaster hawk Harrelson, according to FOXSports.com.Ken Rosenthal writes, "Pierzynski lobbied Damon to sign with the White Sox, and...
John Paulson buys Apollo Group, ups stake in troubled banks
Hedge fund guru John Paulson didn’t back down from banks last quarter, according to a 13F filing released late yesterday. In the quarter ended in December, he increased his stakes...
ABC taps new ad sales chief
ABC tapped Geri Wang, who heads up primetime ad sales for the network, to be its new sales chief.As president of sales and marketing, Wang replaces her former boss, Mike...
New beer celebrates Coney’s planned Luna Park
Shmaltz Brewing Co., the makers of popular Coney Island Craft Lagers, announced yesterday that it is brewing up a new beer being named after a new amusement park heading to...
Back to the Future: BA's Top 10 Mets Prospects in 2007
Beating the Bushes is counting down to the start of the 2010 baseball season, which kicks off April 4 at Fenway Park when the Yankees take on the Red Sox.In...
Workers at ailing St. Vincent's Hospital agree to take pay cut
Workers at St. Vincent's Hospital voted to accept a temporary 10 percent wage cut over the next 120 days in a bid to decrease the ailing hospital's costs, union officials...
Wright: Mets expect to win World Series
PORT ST. LUCIE — Don't try telling David Wright the Mets have no shot at contending for the playoffs this season.The optimistic Mets third baseman took it even a step...
Activists 'PERC' up to new findings
PERC may be even more dangerous than previously thought. Two recent scientific studies about the carcinogenic effects of a chemical that has been found in East williamsburg and Greenpoint is...
Lindsey Vonn wins gold in women's downhill; USA also gets silver
WHISTLER, British Columbia -- If this is how Lindsey Vonn skis with a bruised shin, then the rest of the field has no chance. Vonn showed no signs of discomfort...
Michael Kors
Michael Kors is at his best when he sticks to the true American sportswear he's known for. SEE THE PHOTOS His mastery at combining tailoring and softness was the driver...
Lab found guilty following 'concrete' evidence
Here's one company that didn't live up to its name. Testwell Laboratories was found guilty today by a Manhattan jury of falsifying records of some 3,000 concrete-strength test results on...
Survey: US is world's laziest country
Americans may be winning more medals at the Winter Olympics than any other country, but they also take the top prize when it comes to being the laziest people on...
Back to the Future: BA's Top 10 Yankees Prospects in 2006
Beating the Bushes is counting down to the start of the 2010 baseball season, which kicks off April 4 at Fenway Park when the Yankees take on the Red Sox.In...
Coney Island is the next mayor's problem
It’s tempting to see Tuesday’s announcement of new rides this summer to Coney Island as the culmination of a decades-long effort to revitalize the area’s internationally known amusement core.Indeed, most...
POSTCARD: Los Cabos
Did you ever desperately want to get stranded somewhere? We’ve all been one place or another that really floated our boat. Yet rarely will the heavens — or the temperamental...
Toll Brothers looks to DUMBO
Toll Brothers may try to reach for the sky in DUMBO.The mammoth suburban developers — fresh from a bruising withdrawal from the toxic Gowanus Canal — says it may seek...
UPDATE: Walt Disney World
With Universal Orlando gathering steam for the opening of its Wizarding World of Harry Potter land at Islands of Adventure this spring — there was that Super Bowl ad, plus...
Pup poisoner on the loose? Not likely, Parks Department says
Dog lovers across the borough remain on high alert after a creepy Craigslist post threatened to poison pooches with deadly dog treats.“Too many dogs!” read the post, which has since...
Tibi
Fall 2010 at Tibi is for girls who like boys who like girls. Or you know, girls who love to mix it up. SEE THE PHOTOS Deisgner Amy Smilovic's collection...
Kardashians for Bebe
Kim Kardashian was born to design for Bebe. In the ultimate pairing of retailer and celebrity, Kardashians for Bebe is everything it needed to be -- short, tight and so...
Tory Burch
People love orange. The trouble with wearing orange is that it's hard to wear (turns skin yellow) and can come off as clown-y. SEE THE PHOTOS Tory Burch is tackling...
Carolina Herrera
It all came together. The bits and pieces of trends all came together on Carolina Herrera's catwalk. There were bold graphic patterns, smartly utilized furs, deep vivid reds and bright,...
Boy mowed down by bus in Brooklyn after slipping on ice
A 4-year-old Brooklyn boy was struck and killed by a school bus this morning in front of his home after slipping on ice, police and witnesses said. Amron Altman was...
Bloomberg's job approval rating falls to 61 percent
For Mayor Bloomberg, 60 is the new 70.A new Quinnipiac University poll out today shows that the mayor's job approval rating -- which hovered in the 70 percent range for...
Challenges facing Oscars producers
LOS ANGELES — Putting on the Academy Awards is a major undertaking, as first-time Oscar producing pair Bill Mechanic and Adam Shankman are learning. They've agreed to talk with The...
Colin Firth: I'm sick of being Mr. Darcy
British star Colin Firth is desperate to win the Best Actor Oscar next month as he's sick as being known as Mr Darcy, The Sun reported Wednesday. The housewives' favorite...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Christ the King edges St. Ray's in OT
Despite losing starting point guard Corey Edwards to a pre-game knee injury, Christ the King bounced back from a tough loss to Half Hallows Hills West (L.I.) to defeat St....
Ovechkin leads Russia over Latvia, 8-2
Alex Ovechkin leaned over the boards from the bench, looking like he desperately wanted to get on the ice when Russia had power plays. The Russians, though, chose to evenly...
Van Gundy: McGrady will help Knicks, if healthy
Jeff Van Gundy believes Tracy McGrady would work out just fine with the Knicks, if he’s traded here. The former Knicks and Rockets coach cited McGrady’s passing ability and basketball...
AG hopeful Rice hires ex-Paterson strategist
Just a few weeks after she stepped off the floundering Gov. Paterson campaign, Democratic strategist Tracy Sefl has landed with Attorney General hopeful Kathleen Rice. Sefl is joining onto the...
10 ways Congress is letting you down
When Sen. Evan Bayh stunned the political world Monday by announcing he would not seek re-election, the popular Indiana Democrat said: “I’ve had a growing conviction that Congress is not...
Babies bounced after 5 at Windsor Terrace bar
Order your martini shaken or stirred, your whiskey on the rocks or neat, but don’t dare ask for a chaser of apple juice in a sippy cup for the rug...
Yankees may not give Joba chance to win fifth starter's competition
The Yankees fifth-starter’s competition is set up for Joba Chamberlain to win. But he won’t. The rules that shackled his development as a starter by limiting his innings have been...
Espada bill would freeze stablized rents
ALBANY, N.Y. -- A Senate bill being introduced would freeze the rent for low- and moderate-income households in rent-subsidized apartments in New York City. Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada is...
Poll: NYC mayor’s approval ratings slip
A new poll finds Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s approval ratings have slipped slightly. The Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday found 61 percent of New York City voters approve of the job...
Why did Detroit really trade Granderson?
If the Tigers sign free-agent outfielder Johnny Damon - and even if they do not - fans again will ask, “Why the heck did they trade Curtis Granderson?”The question will...
Mets 50-50 to sign Barajas
A Mets official termed it "50-50" that the club will sign catcher Rod Barajas, who has been offered a minor-league contract. If added, Barajas would join Omir Santos, Josh Thole...
Report: Nets owner mum on meeting with Thorn
The billionaire believes silence is golden.Future Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov refused to discuss any details of his meeting Monday with Nets president Rod Thorn when interviewed yesterday at the Olympics...
McQueen hanged self in wardrobe: inquest
A post-mortem examination of fashion designer Alexander McQueen's body found he died as a result of asphyxiation and hanging, an inquest heard Wednesday. McQueen reportedly hanged himself in his wardrobe...
Internal affairs
Internal affairsKenn Lowy’s tenure as president of Brownstone Brooklyn’s Independent Neighborhood Democrats club might be coming to an unceremonious close. Last year, Lowy chose stepping aside instead of collecting petition...
Walgreen to buy Duane Reade for $1.1B
Walgreen has the right prescription for Duane Reade's debts.The national drugstore giant announced today that it was offering $1.1 billion to buy its New York City rival, a chain that...
Walgreens to buy Duane Reade for $1.1B
National drugstore giant Walgreens this morning said that it was offering $1.1 billion for New York City rival Duane Reade, a chain that for months has been struggling under a...
Film Preservation's 'Grey' area: Shirley Temple, Randolph Scott and Public-Domain Hell
This is my first contribution to a blogathon. "For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon,'' which began Sunday and runs through Sunday, is sponsored by my initimable "Shadows...
Big capture, big questions
Capture the beginning of a trend? (Washington Post)Is Baradar capture a game-changer? (The National)
Hitting the Mullahs at their pumps
China's position on sanctions 'a mystery' (AFP)Treasury's quiet war against Iran (CNN Money)
Team O: incoherent on Iran
M K Bhadrakumar says Russia not ready to sanction Iran (Asia Times)Amir Taheri on Iran's emerging military dictatorship (Wall Street Journal)
Erway’s fail-safe recipe
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spread chopped root vegetables on a baking tray and coat with about 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast for about...
My personal kitchen confidential
On a hot summer day four years ago, Cathy Erway was sitting in a crowded Brooklyn beer garden, eating a burned burger off a greasy paper plate, when she thought:...
Robinson leads TMLA past LuHi
The Hilltoppers are putting a strong finish to an excellent regular season and so is their star guard. Karin Robinson scored a season-high 32 points, collected 10 steals and grabbed...
Dove vs. hawk in 'feed' war
An Upper East Side woman who loves birds so much that she changed her name to Dove claims she was attacked by a neighbor who flew into a rage when...
Deep Judges claim another PSAL Queens title
Minus three of its best runner from a year ago Cardozo again illustrated the depth it has grown famous for over the years. Tessa West graduated, Claudia Francis left the...
St. John's brings big-time women's hoops to NYC
As I hurried to the media room at Carnesecca Arena after the St. John’s women’s basketball team’s enormous victory against No. 4 Notre Dame, I took a peak up into...
Healthy Xavier crushes St. John's Prep
The Xavier boys basketball team is starting to get healthy, and teams around the CHSAA better start paying attention. Some of the Knights who have spent the entire season neatly...
St. Francis Prep earns first league win in three years
Roger Harris was honored before the start of Tuesday’s regular-season finale against Xaverian, one of five seniors recognized in Fresh Meadows, Queens before their final home game. And when the...
Luxe be a lady tonight
The sister designers of Rodarte are riding a wave of glory of late, what with their $10,000 dresses on view in an exhibition at the Cooper-Hewitt and having graduated from...
Thierry Henry-to-New York makes $en$e
Thierry Henry has essentially gone from super to surplus at Barcelona, from indispensible to disposable. And for those doubters convinced the French star will never play for Red Bull, I...
Fashion buzz: Wednesday, Feb. 17
* THESE VIPS ARE MIA It was a night of early departures for marquee designers like Marc Jacobs and Zac Posen, who both left their own after-parties before they ended....
PSAL gets it right -- for the most part -- a day later
The PSAL boys basketball seeding committee released its Class AA bracket a day later than planned, but the final result is well thought out, accurate and fair. The second round...
After fast start, Holy Cross falters late in loss to Loughlin
Paul Gilvary had a simple explanation for what wrong Tuesday night in Holy Cross’ 54-48 loss to Bishop Loughlin. “We went away from what was working,” the Knights’ coach said....
Goalie goes to Matt to keep helmet phrase
VANCOUVER — Ryan Miller enjoyed a couple of victories yesterday during the opening hours of the Olympic ice hockey competition. One was routine: Miller faced 15 shots and turned away...
'Jersey' babe WoWWs ’em
ME-WOWW! A catfight erupted yesterday as “Jersey Shore” star Jenni “JWoWW” Farley sat in the front row at Kim Kardashian’s fashion show — and promptly stole the limelight. “Have you had...
Today in Vancouver
Don’t-miss event Lindsey Vonn makes her Vancouver debut. After injury woes and weather delays, she hits the slopes for the downhill — her best of the five events in which...
USA, Canada kick some ice in hockey openers
VANCOUVER — For 20 minutes or so, you could dream about seeing Miracle On Ice II. You could dream about it, that is, if you were anywhere else in the...
All eyes on Joba, Hughes as Yankees pitchers and catchers report
TAMPA -- Today, it officially begins. The quest for the Yankees' 28th World Series opens when pitchers and catchers are poked and probed as physicals will be given at George...
Aguilar the assassin strikes again
Pete Aguilar is one of the leading scorers in the CHSAA Class A league. The junior has several 30-point games and has a season-high of 41 points. But against rival...
No. 22 St. John's women shock No. 4 Notre Dame in program's biggest win
When Kim Barnes Arico became the St. John's women's basketball coach, she inherited one of the worst teams in the country. Eight long years later, Barnes Arico and the Red...
Reports: Honduran Nat Maynor Suazo training with Red Bull
Multiple Spanish-language outlets are reporting that the Red Bulls have Honduran National Team veteran Suazo training with them _ Maynor, that is, not David. Both Univision and Diez.hn say the...
Campus Magnet reclaims borough bragging rights
The floor at The Armory was shaking as the championship plaque was held high by Campus Magnet runners as they danced and jumped jubilantly in celebration. The Bulldogs were back....
Seniors shine as Loughlin rallies past Cross
The Bishop Loughlin seniors made sure their final league game in Fort Greene was a memorable one. After a slow start, Rasi Jenkins kept the Lions remain close, Jayvaughn Pinkston...
Port Richmond perseveres to first girls SI indoor title
Port Richmond wanted to do something special for a day it hoped would be memorable. The team had a pasta the night before the PSAL Staten Island girls indoor track...
Stapleton, Crawford lead Curtis boys to SI borough crown
The winning hasn’t stopped for Curtis this season. The Warriors have already won the PSAL city football title and it's boys basketball squad recently took the SIHSL crown. So Jason...
Here they are — your Police Blotters
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Our exclusive family calendar!
Fri, Feb. 1910 am–1 pm: Explore the salt marsh. Salt Marsh Nature Center [3302 Avenue U in Marine Park, (718) 421-2021]. 11:30 am: Storytime with Emily. Moxie Spot [81 Atlantic...
Editors' picks
SaturdayFebruary 20Rat race folliesHarold Lloyd was better than Charlie Chaplin. There, we said it. He was wackier. He was crazier. And he was dangerous-er. Lloyd may be best known as...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, Feb. 19Film, “Nothing but the Truth”: Part of the African Diaspora Film Festival. $12 ($9 seniors, $8 students and children). 6:50 pm. BAM Rose Cinema [30 Lafayette Ave. at...
Civic calendar
Mon, Feb. 22Community Board 10. Monthly full board meeting. 7 pm. Knights of Columbus [1305 86th St. at 13th Avenue in Bay Ridge, (718) 745-6827]. Bensonhurst West End Com-munity Council....
Afterlife — the highlights
There are plenty of great pieces in the Brooklyn Museum’s new ancient Egyptian afterlife obsession show, “To Live Forever,” but these are the items that really stand out:sbrown@cnglocal.com
What should you do this weekend? Go see the new Egyptian art exhibit at the Bklyn Museum
Think “Ancient Egypt.” What comes to mind?The pyramids at Giza? King Tut’s gilded tomb? The monumental Sphinx?Sure, those are the greatest hits — and the pharaohs were the celebrities of...
Odd name, but great food at new W'burg sushi-fusion joint, 1or8
In Japanese gambling, the term “one or eight” means “all or nothing” — but there’s no risk at all on the menu at the new 1or8 Japanese fusion restaurant in...
It's time to get Syria about Middle Eastern food
— Gersh Kuntzmangkuntzman@cnglocal.com
Soulive brings the funk to Brooklyn Bowl
Everyone needs a reason to groove from time to time — but how about 10 nights of straight funk?Soulive has worked its way to the top of a new wave...
Holy mole! New Mexican joint on Smith Street is great
— Andy Campbellacampbell@cnglocal.com
Our Web readers show no hospitality for Southern band
Our online readers were certainly buzzing after we posted our story on Tuesday about how Bay Ridge’s beloved Southern Comfort Band had refused to respond to cease-and-desist letters from the...
And here it is — your snow shot
As we dig out this morning, it’s important to remember that everyone had a great time yesterday, playing in the snow, as this photo makes quite clear.But remember: public schools...
Who stole this dog?
Who stole Sugar?During the peak of this week’s snowpocalypse, someone pilfered Drucie Belman’s bulldog — a dastardly deed that ruined what was an enjoyable snow day in Prospect Park.On Wednesday...
Waiters: There's not enough green at One Greene
The bargains at One Greene Sushi Lounge weren’t only on the menu — but in the payroll. A pair of disgruntled ex-waiters at an established Fort Greene sushi restaurant has...
The greening of Myrtle Avenue?
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A new twist on drunk driving
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens–Cobble Hill–Red HookBooze cruise A booze-addled driver pulled over to the side of the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway because he was too drunk to drive on Feb. 13, but was...
More awards for The Brooklyn Paper!
The Olympics are heating up in Vancouver, but The Brooklyn Paper is hauling in the gold — we’ve just won four more first-place awards from the Suburban Newspapers of America.In...
In the mailbag: LIRR coffins, Bruce Ratner, and our own mailbag
Monique Denoncin, Vinegar HillKing betrayedTo the editor,Black History Month in Brooklyn is not looking as proud as it once did because of some very recent and despicable historical events that...
Totonno's is back, baby, they're back!
After months of false starts, Brooklyn pizza lovers can chew on this: Totonno’s has reopened.The 86-year-old Coney Island stalwart — long lauded as one of the best pizzerias in the...
Wacko Jacko Backo! King of Pop to adorn subway entrance
The MTA said, “Beat it,” but an effort to honor Michael Jackson at the Downtown Brooklyn subway station that he made famous is moving ahead without the transportation authority.The Downtown...
Minuet in civil court! Dancewave sues rogue travel agent
scammed out of more than $10,000 on the eve of a triumphant trip to an international recital fired back on Tuesday, suing the travel agency that allegedly profited from the...
Driven to distraction
78th PrecinctPark SlopeCrabby cabbieLook, if your trunk is filled with hundreds of dollars of equipment, don’t leave it open.A livery cab driver learned that valuable lesson on Feb. 13 when...
And the best chicken wing in Brooklyn is …
Trini-damn!Start doling out the bragging rights: the best chicken wings in Brooklyn are made at Super Wings in Crown Heights.The Union Street shop, owned by Trinidad native Collette Burnett, plucked...
Straight up! Southern Comfort Band resists name-change demand
He has received several such letters since — all threatening legal action.“I’ve been ripping them up,” Sarkis told The Brooklyn Paper, taking a few minutes to remind readers of the...
Pollution under Greenpoint? It's worse
Northeast Greenpoint groundwater — now with more industrial dry-cleaning chemicals!A state environmental agency revealed earlier this month that even more portions of the neighborhood are highly contaminated, and a site...
A party so good, even our columnist hooked up
Listen up, single guys: you blew it when you missed the Brooklyn Hookup Party at the Bell House last Thursday night, an event created specifically for hooking you (and, more...
It may actually be a summer of fun at Coney Island
The first phase of Mayor Bloomberg’s overhaul of Coney Island into a major amusement park took shape on Tuesday, with Hizzoner unveiling 19 new rides that he said will be...
Fur balls!
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–WilliamsburgFur-ever goneA couple of thugs broke through the fence and glass door of Sherling Fur Coats on Bayard Street and stole 116 precious furs on Feb. 9.Employees told police...
Rumble on the J
90th PrecinctWilliamsburg–BushwickMcKnifeSometimes the McDonald’s dollar menu is just too expensive.A punk was arrested after threatening a woman by putting a knife to her neck as she waited on line inside...
Mugger defeated!
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillPurse fightingA would-be thief was bamboozled when his victim took back her stolen purse on Clermont Avenue on Feb. 10.The woman was between Greene and Lafayette avenues...
Starr report
'Gear' shift History Channel is in seri ous talks with BBC Worldwide Productions to produce a US version of the popular British car show "Top Gear." History would produce 10-12...
A case of 'Pride' & gay prejudice
Taken separately, sexual repression and promiscuity aren't groundbreaking topics. But in his new play, "The Pride," Britain's Alexi Kaye Campbell smartly mixes them up in a kind of double helix....
Cancer strikes 'Housewives'
'Desperate House wives" is creating a cancer storyline for one of its longtime Wisteria Lane residents. Kathryn Joosten, who plays busybody Karen McCluskey, will undergo treatment for lung cancer; the...
Sobbing 'Idol' drama queen quits
Amanda Shechtman, the 19-year-old "American Idol" contestant from Roslyn, NY, says she was "devastated" about being booted from the show after Simon Cowell called her a "drama queen" in front...
A czar cry from its heyday
The Russian Tea Room is now the last surviving vestige of former owner Warner LeRoy's legacy, thanks to the recent sale of Tavern on the Green's every last screw and...
Canary flies the 'AMC' coop
'A ll My Children" is losing its silver-haired elder statesman. David Canary, who has played tycoon Adam Chandler since 1983, will leave the long-running soap at the end of April,...
The 'Bach'-story of booted Roz
Rozlyn Papa is telling all about the rumored fling that got her kicked off "The Bachelor." The 28-year-old model and single mom was accused of having an "inappropriate relationship" with...
Eubanks leaving 'Tonight' show
'Tonight Show" bandleader Kevin Eubanks is leaving Jay Leno. Eubanks' departure will not be immediate and he's expected to be with "Tonight" March 1 when it relaunches at 11:35 with...
Judy's 13-year reign
Take that, Oprah. When the numbers come out today, "Judge Judy" will claim a staggering 700 consecutive weeksas TV's top-rated court show. That's 13 years, people. And "Judge Judy's" ratings...
Cabby: I smoked out perps
His two passengers promised him a huge tip — but cabbie Patrick Omeje refused to go anywhere until they explained why plumes of smoke were spewing out of the back...
Hitting the Mullahs at their pumps
Support for sanctions against Iran's energy sector is gaining momentum in Washington as a means to confront Tehran's nuclear ambitions, its human-rights abuses and its support for terror. In December,...
Big capture, big questions
The capture of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar -- the Taliban's equivalent of Gen. Stan McChrystal -- by Pakistani agents and CIA operatives is a big win. Subordinate only to Mullah...
Bam's hope for a healthy debate
THE ISSUE: The planned health-care summit between President Obama and Republicans. *** Jonah Goldberg has it right: President Obama invites a "bipartisan" get-together for health care, while Sen. Majority Leader...
Scottish terrier Sadie wins top Westminster prize
Sadie the lady is a champ. The elegant Scottish terrier overcame dog-eat-dog competition last night and wowed the crowd at Madison Square Garden to take Best in Show honors at...
Who won the war? Biden blunders again
THE ISSUE: VP Joe Biden's claim that the Obama administration deserves credit for Iraq progress. *** The Democrats wanted President George W. Bush to fail in Iraq so badly they...
What a waste: Census bigs already count blown bucks
The nation's headcount hasn't even begun in earnest, but the US Census Bureau has already managed to waste millions in taxpayer money -- for everything from training employees who never...
Feds demand that Toyota come clean
WASHINGTON -- The Transportation Department yesterday demanded documents related to Toyota's massive recalls in the United States, to find out if the automaker acted swiftly enough. Toyota, meanwhile, said it...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Police are looking for the boyfriend of the Rev. Al Sharpton's daughter who allegedly slugged her and pushed her from a parked car yesterday, authorities said. Dominique Sharpton, 23,...
Marines link up in new blow to Taliban
MARJAH, Afghanistan -- Marines moving by land from the north linked up yesterday with US units that have faced nearly constant Taliban attack in the four days since they were...
West Side cheat pays
A former project director for what was the city's largest real-estate venture in 2005 -- the $1.76 billion sale of the West Side rail yards -- has paid $130,000 in...
NJ air crash killed Poles
The five victims of a horrific New Jersey plane crash included a vacationing Polish pediatrician and two boys. Andrzej Zajaczowski, 38, his son, Patryk, 14, and his nephew, Filip, 6,...
Stein coroner's gruesome tale
Manhattan prosecutors in the "Realtor to the Stars" murder trial used gruesome autopsy testimony yesterday to tell a chilling narrative of victim Linda Stein's 2007 bludgeoning death. Stein hit her...
City wins bike battle
The city can force groups of 50 bike riders to get a parade permit, a judge ruled yesterday. Manhattan federal judge Lewis Kaplan cited the "city's substantial interests in safety,...
Aspirin Rx for breast cancer
WASHINGTON -- Breast-cancer survivors who take aspirin regularly may be less likely to die or have their cancer return, researchers reported yesterday. A study of more than 4,000 women by...
Why everyone's sick of Washington
Even in the midst of economic and political melt down, Sen. Evan Bayh was still between 10 and 20 points ahead of his potential Republican challengers. Why did the Indiana...
'Sodomy' cop case a con: lawyer
The lawyer for the NYPD cop accused of sodomizing a suspect with his baton told a jury yesterday that the entire case was a "con job" and that the prosecution...
Hotel hit team in action
They looked like happy-go-lucky tourists, wearing smiles, baseball caps and tennis outfits, as they walked through a luxury hotel in the heart of Dubai. But they were well-trained members of...
Mike sets veep straight on cost of NY 9/11 trial
Hey, Joe, you just don't know the cost of terror-trial security in Manhattan, Mayor Bloomberg told the vice president yesterday. Responding to Joe Biden's charge that the city had overestimated...
Ackman gets a deal at the mall
Funds boss Bill Ackman is getting a pile of cash -- and the last laugh at rivals who pooh-poohed his bet on now-bankrupt mall giant General Growth Properties. The firm's...
Bell cops off hook
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...
Private school test-prep firm now going 'public'
Test prep for the nanny set is heading to public schools. A Manhattan firm that made waves with its pricey private-school entry-test prepping is moving its model to the city's...
Star's war over play
Carrie Fisher has battled booze, pills and Darth Vader. And now, she's at war with the producer of her hit Broadway show, "Wishful Drinking," The Post has learned. The feud,...
Business briefs
Buffett stake Warren Buffett's Berk shire Hathaway slashed its stake in Johnson & Johnson by about 26 per cent to 27.1 million shares in the three months ended Dec. 31,...
Team O: Incoherent on Iran
So much for the "bold and aggressive diplomacy" with Iran that presidential candidate Barack Obama promised. Eight months after Tehran unleashed a murderous repression of anti-regime protesters -- to a...
Landlord wants Daffy's booted
Discount retailer Daffy's is facing a lawsuit from Charles Cohen, who claims the chain backdated a renewal option for its East 57th Street store and thus should be booted out...
Tough talk isn't worth Hill of beans
In the odd dance of diplomacy, tough talk can be a signal that no action will follow. But the tough talk coming from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton about...
LeFrak, Ross unfazed by StuyTown suit
New York real estate mogul Richard LeFrak says he and billionaire investor Wilbur Ross are still interested in buying Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village, despite moves by lenders to foreclose on...
Congress poll is Capitol hell
Just when you thought Congress couldn't reach a new low, it did. Only a third of US voters think their Congress members have earned the right to get sent back...
Icahn locks 'gate
Carl Icahn wants to keep Lionsgate locked up. The billionaire investor yesterday announced an unsolicited tender offer to buy another 13.2 million shares of Lionsgate stock, in an attempt to...
Evan's bye-bye a rebuke to Dems
WASHINGTON -- Having lived in the belly of the beast for much of his life, Evan Bayh has emerged -- soul apparently intact -- to testify about it. What he...
Marts jump on energy, easing Europe fears
A combination of Greece and oil helped lubricate stocks yesterday to a triple-digit gain as investors' worries about a financial crisis in Europe subsided in after two days of meetings...
A squalid payoff
Two years ago, then-Gov. Eliot Spitzer sent an early signal that, far from changing Albany for the better, he was going to pander to the special interests that control the...
Tweety's strange stagefellow
Sen. Kirsten "Tweety Bird" Gillibrand was among the last to join the campaign to move the 9/11 terror trials out of New York -- not speaking out until days after...
Gilly taxing credibility
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who has been hammering possible election rival Harold Ford Jr. daily to "come clean" about his taxes, wasn't interested in releasing her own tax information when she...
Bayh: DC is 'brain-dead'
WASHINGTON -- Retiring Sen. Evan Bayh yesterday denounced "brain-dead partisanship" in Congress, saying the pettiness and focus on personal gain are keeping the institution in a state of dysfunction. "There's...
'Whole' is in the black
Whole Foods Markets, the largest US natural-goods grocer, advanced 7.2 percent in late US trading after raising its full-year profit forecast. Earnings may total $1.20 a share to $1.25 a...
Tax refunds could be a waity matter
ALBANY -- Some New Yorkers could see a delay in the arrival of their state income-tax refunds if Gov. Paterson decides it's the best way to make sure the state...
'Heist' lawyer's artful 125G ploy
Loser pays! The feds are fighting a lawyer's attempt to collect more than $125,000 in fees and expenses in a losing case over a stolen artwork. Manhattan federal prosecutors say...
$780G Merrill 'crock'broker
A mediocre stockbroker duped Wall Street titan Merrill Lynch into believing he was a portfolio powerhouse -- deserving of a $780,000 loan his first day on the job -- then...
We can work it out
The place where the Beatles' fourth album, "Beatles for Sale," was recorded is now itself for sale. In a move that has more historical than financial significance, struggling record label...
Andy rips Hiram bid
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo denounced Hiram Monserrate's last-ditch legal bid to keep his Senate seat as "dangerous" and "absurd," in papers filed yesterday in Manhattan federal court. Cuomo, who's...
Blast proves greeks miffed
After spending the past few weeks rocking the world's financial markets over its debt woes, it was Athens itself that got rocked by a bomb blast outside a JPMorgan Chase...
Ad execs flee time frying pan for Condé fire
Three more top ad managers are following Michelle Myers out the door at Time Inc., to what they believe are greener pastures at Condé Nast. Myers is said to be...
Aqueduct deal's funny bid-ness
In a move experts say “sure looks fishy,” the politically connected consortium that won the bid for video slots at Aqueduct dramatically changed its bid at the end of the...
Feds push quick trial for Raj
Prosecutors are asking a judge to press forward on a trial for Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam and his co-defendant Danielle Chiesi, saying the pair will have "an unfair strategic...
Stop-frisk record
The NYPD performed 575,304 "stop-and-frisk" patdowns last year -- the most since the numbers have been released, the department revealed yesterday. While it was an 8 percent jump from 2008,...
Stranger jumps in front of subway to save passed-out woman
Get this man a cape. A brave Brooklyn adman looked more like Superman when he jumped in front of an oncoming subway train to rescue an 18-year-old fashion student who...
$83M for Penn project
Sidetracked for nearly four years, an ambitious plan to convert the Farley Post Office into a train station named after Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan got a jump-start yesterday when the...
Bam's up and atom
LANHAM, Md. -- Promising "this is only the beginning," President Obama announced more than $8 billion in federal loan guarantees yesterday to build a Georgia reactor complex that will become...
Policewoman's suit calls fellow cops pigs
A female cop claims her badge failed to shield her from sexual advances by her brothers in blue. Monica Bermudez filed suit yesterday over allegations that she was subjected to...
'Slay' prof's method & madness
The method to her madness was chillingly scientific. The unhinged, Obama-"obsessed" professor charged in last week's deadly university rampage in Alabama methodically shot her victims in the head until her...
Aqueduct slots winner started dead last in bid process
The winning bid to install 4,500 video slot machines at Aqueduct had several significant weaknesses -- including a dearth of strong financing and a lack of relevant experience -- that...
The lady is a champ - and a horse killer, too
She's known to Westminster Dog Show fans for her prized French bulldog -- and to the equine set for her heinous role in the slaying of a valuable horse for...
Granny busted in kid's fire death
A Brooklyn woman was busted last night in the death yesterday of her autistic 11-year-old grandson, whom she had left alone in an apartment where a fire broke out, police...
The Post line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogOHIO ST.2½PurdueLOUISVILLE13½Notre DameWest Virginia7½PROVIDENCEVIRGINIA1Florida St.CHARLOTTE8½DuquesneDuke6½MIAMIKANSAS ST.13½NebraskaRICHMOND25½FordhamTemple5½ST. BONAV.GEO. WASH.7½UmassMARSHALL2½TulsaBUTLER23Ill.-ChicagoWRIGHT ST.11½DetroitW. MICHIGAN9½N. IllinoisBUFFALO8½Bowl. Gr.BALL ST.1Cent. Mich.E. Michigan7½TOLEDOMIAMI, OhioPickAkronKENT ST.8OhioXAVIER17½Saint Joseph'sST. JOHN'SPickSeton HallIOWA ST.PickOklahoma St.WICHITA ST.18EvansvilleBYU8½COLO. ST.VALPARAISO8Loyola of Chi.Memphis11TULANESO. MISS.PickUabSMU12½RiceTENNESSEE11GeorgiaN'WESTERN6½Penn St.Maryland4N.C....
Olympic Games dealing with plenty of delays
VANCOUVER -- Let's do a little recap here, shall we? The XXI Winter Olympics are now but V days old, and so far this is the unofficial tally: Two postponed...
Marcus on move: Clips to Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Trail Blazers are picking up needed help on the interior, acquiring Marcus Camby from the Clippers in exchange for guard Steve Blake and forward Travis Outlaw....
Aching Lindsey tries to keep her shin up
WEST VANCOUVER -- After weeks of buildup, Lindsey Vonn will take to the mountain in Whistler today and race. The question now: Will her medal hopes take it on the...
No sure things at Match Play tourney
MARANA, Ariz. -- The Match Play Championship has at least one thing going for it this week. No one has to fret when the biggest stars don't make it to...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70y; $18,000; cl($15,000); 4up; (f&m)LINDA'S KISSES removes the blinkers and drops to face conditioned claimers for return to route after tiring badly for new barn. WISE CHOICE set the...
Wang goes to Washington
Former Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang and the Nationals reached an agreement on a $2 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations said. The deal includes the chance to...
Jets' Sanchez surgery today
The rest of Mark Sanchez's NFL career begins today at Morristown Memorial Hospital when he undergoes surgery on his left knee. Jets orthopedists Dr. Elliott Hershman and Dr. Ken Montgomery...
Jacobellis again fails to medal
WEST VANCOUVER -- Lindsey Jacobellis' shot at redemption ended with her arms in the air, raised in disbelief. It happened again. The most dominant female snowboard rider in the world...
If Double McTwist works, it'll be a White wash
WEST VANCOUVER -- The Double McTwist 1260 sounds like a new item on the McDonald's menu, but it is a move that could land the United States another gold medal...
Knicks could be shipping Nate to Boston
CHICAGO -- Nate Robinson was suspiciously absent from the Knicks last night here, home with flu-like symptoms -- but he might be absent, period. Coming off his third slam-dunk title,...
Clijsters, Serena 'fit' for Garden
The last time Kim Clijsters played Serena Williams, the match had one of the ugliest finishes in Grand Slam history, as their U.S. Open semifinal concluded with Williams' profane outburst...
Nets win -- seriously
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- With team president Rod Thorn on the other side of the continent mapping out the Nets' optimistic future in continued meetings with incoming Russian owner Mikhail Prokhorov,...
Sports shorts
NBA: Nuggets coach Karl has cancer Nuggets coach George Karl said he has been diagnosed with neck and throat cancer but was told it is treatable. Karl said he started...
Knicks 118-85 loss to Bulls just plain gory
CHICAGO -- The Knicks played last night as if they all want to be traded at tomorrow's deadline. In a horrifying showing to start the post-All-Star break, the Knicks were...
Daytona champ McMurray gets delay of land
When the first red flag came out to halt Sunday's Daytona 500 for track repair, one thought came to eventual champ Jamie McMurray: He was hungry. During the second break,...
HR's high on HoJo's Mets training-camp mission
Thinking about home runs might not be such a bad thing. After watching the Mets finish last in the major leagues with 95 homers in 2009, hitting coach Howard Johnson...
Yankees ace Sabathia has Grand plans for Curtis
TAMPA — One day after Curtis Granderson said he did not want anybody to predict he would hit a ridiculous amount of homers, CC Sabathia said he hopes the biggest...
Knicks, Bulls fighting for star McGrady
CHICAGO -- It's D-Day for Tracy McGrady as the Knicks and Bulls compete for T-Mac's services with the Rockets' decision likely coming today, according to three sources. Negotiations between the...
Lysacek gets off to near-perfect start
VANCOUVER -- Evan Lysacek walked off the ice and began to cry. The 24-year-old from Illinois had just scored 90.30 in the men's figure skating short program to put himself...
Weird but true
If it's too risqué for Vegas, it's got to be good. A jiggle joint has relocated its "stripper mobile" to Tampa, Fla., after it was banned from the roads in...
Seton Hall not looking forward to playing St. John's at Carnasecca
Carnephobia: The irrational fear of playing in Carnesecca Arena. Symptoms: The inability to control the urge to complain about games played in this bandbox instead of the Garden. Diagnosed cases:...
Back to the Future: BA's Top 10 Mets Prospects in 2006
Beating the Bushes is counting down to the start of the 2010 baseball season, which kicks off April 4 at Fenway Park when the Yankees take on the Red Sox.In...
Internal affairs
Internal affairsKenn Lowy’s tenure as president of Brownstone Brooklyn’s Independent Neighborhood Democrats club might be coming to an unceremonious close. Last year, Lowy chose stepping aside instead of collecting petition...
Prospect Park may lose horses
Kensington Stables may soon gallop off into the sunset.If the city Health Department implements new regulations about caring for horses, Walker Blankinship, owner of Kensington Stables, says he’ll have no...