February 19, 2010
Nets can't catch break; now second to Knicks in cap space
Last all season in the standings, the Nets at least led the NBA in hope because they had the most salary-cap space available for the summer's free agent bonanza. That...
A 'Greek' Valentine's Day and the rise of turtle racing
The cheesy cards and chalky candy hearts have been cleared off Hallmark shelves to make room for St. Patrick's Day gear, but that doesn't mean that you can't enjoy a...
Austin plane crash exposes gap in US air security
After 9/11, cockpit doors were sealed, air marshals were added and airport searches became more aggressive, all to make sure an airliner could never again be used as a weapon....
Jets' Sanchez says he's 'pulling for Tiger'
Mark Sanchez spent part of Friday morning like millions of other Americans, watching Tiger Woods apologize at a limited media gathering.The Jets quarterback used his Twitter page to say, "Saw...
NJ Transit bus involved in turnpike crash
Several people were injured late Friday when a commuter bus was involved in a crash with two other vehicles on the New Jersey turnpike, the New Jersey Star Ledger reported...
Bode misses first gold medal; second in super-G
WHISTLER, British Columbia -- Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway won the men’s super-G title Friday, denying American Bode Miller his first Olympic gold medal. Svindal won in 1 minute, 30.34...
Phillies' ace won't fire back at Mets'
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies pitcher Roy Hallday wasn’t about to give in when told that Johan Santana of the Mets proclaimed himself the best pitcher in the NL East. “I...
Fantasy spring training: Who's on first?
The Fantasy Tracker’s spring training preview continues. Today, I will look at the top 10 MLB first basemen. Typically, first base is where your fantasy team draws the majority of...
The weekly wrap-up, February 19
This week we learned that...... The Man finally got to our beautiful Bushwick trailer park. [Curbed]... Yay! Moynihan Station is finally going to be bui... oh... wait... nevermind. [NY Observer]... The...
Mount crushes Ford in playoff tune-up
It was supposed to be a matchup between two of the top CHSAA Class A teams, a possible intersectional semifinal preview. And that’s what made this Friday afternoon non-league game...
Judge upholds Monserrate's expulsion from Senate
A federal court judge refused to issue an injunction against state Sen. Hiram Monserrate’s (D-East Elmhurst) expulsion Friday, sending the Queens legislator and his lawyers scrambling to appeal the ruling...
Sweden survives Belarus without Lundqvist
VANCOUVER -- It was an uncomfortably close game against Belarus, with the same opposing goaltender as in 2002. On their bench, the Swedish players began wondering if they might experience...
Unbeaten USA hockey enjoys day off
VANCOUVER -- Things went so well for the U.S. hockey team in the first two games of the Olympics that not even a stick in the mouth was enough to...
Golfers who comment say Tiger seemed sincere
MARANA, Ariz. -- Stewart Cink felt Tiger Woods did well by making a public apology. Luke Donald said the confession seemed sincere. Nick Watney wanted to know when the world’s...
Cavaliers trying hard to keep LeBron, too
CLEVELAND -- When the Cavaliers shipped off Zydrunas Ilgauskas this week and welcomed Antawn Jamison and Sebastian Telfair, it severed one of the last remaining ties to Cleveland’s NBA finals...
Espaillat may run for Senate
Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat announced an exploratory committee for the state senate seat currently held by Eric Schneiderman - who is himself a potential Attorney General candidate. The move is the...
Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig in critical condition
Former U.S. Secretary of State Alexander Haig, a blunt-talking top aide to three presidents, is in critical condition at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, a spokesman for the facility said...
NY firefighter guilty of 4 counts of murder
A volunteer firefighter accused of setting a fire on Long Island that killed a mother and three of her children has been found guilty of four counts of murder as...
Madoff accomplice's assistance may lead to leniency in sentencing
Frank DiPascali, a key lieutenant to convicted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff, has provided "substantial assistance" to prosecutors and his continued cooperation could result in an "extraordinary letter" for leniency being...
Sixth victim dies from Conn. power plant explosion
A sixth person has died from the massive explosion earlier this month at a Connecticut power plant, The Hartford Courant reported Friday. The patient had been in critical condition at...
Pettitte knows what Damon's dealing with
Like Johnny Damon, Andy Pettitte didn’t want to take a sizeable pay cut to re-sign with the Yankees. But after the Yankees were done signing CC Sabathia, A.J. Burnett and...
Cuban shortstop could be cleared to sign next week
Cuban defector Adeinis Hechavarria could be cleared to sign with an MLB club next week when the Office of Foreign Assets Committee approves his paperwork.At that point, many baseball sources...
Bloomberg urges WTC site rebuild to 'move forward'
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is frustrated over the slow pace of the rebuilding effort at the World Trade Center site, saying he doesn't want to see "that hole...
Mother says Tiger Woods treated like a criminal
Tiger Woods's mother lashed out at the media's portrayal of the golf superstar Friday, saying her son had been treated like a "criminal" by the tabloid media.Kultida Woods was the...
Fashion faux pas for Curlers
Now, before every curler in the world gets on my case I don’t mean this to be an insult against the sport. But, Olympics, really?The sport of curling seems pleasant...
Robberies soaring in 84th Precinct
Robberies have spiked in the 84th Precinct, and an executive officer there vowed this week that cops are taking this “tremendous” increase seriously.Over the past month, there has been a...
Luis Gil signs w/ MLS; lottery Monday
An MLS source has confirmed that the league has signed Luis Gil, and will allocate the 17-year-old prodigy in a weighted lottery on Monday. It's a coup for MLS to...
Mets tell Jacobs he might catch
With the Mets waiting to see if Rod Barajas is willing to sign a minor-league contract, the team has told first baseman Mike Jacobs he could be used as an...
32 killed, 68 injured in Morocco minaret collapse
A mosque minaret collapsed in the central Moroccan city of Meknes during Friday weekly prayers, killing 32 people and injuring 68, state television station said, citing the interior ministry. The...
Wang wraps up $2 million deal with Nationals
VIERA, Fla. -- Pitcher Chien-Ming Wang and the Washington Nationals have finalized a $2 million, one-year contract. The deal includes the chance to earn $3 million in performance bonuses. A...
Yankees' Posada says 'shoulder feels good'
Jorge Posada caught Joba Chamberlain's bullpen session today. Throwing it was key for the catcher, too.The 38-year old was a concern starting last season after coming off right shoulder surgery....
Joba, Phil start Yankees competition with 30 pitches each
TAMPA -- Joba Chamberlain and Phil Hughes are locked into the mindset that every move counts in the fight for the Yankees No. 5 starter's spot -- even during a...
Guitar heavyweights Clapton & Beck show little punch
Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck facing off for the world heavyweight guitar championship at Madison Square Garden should have been an explosive night of six-string pyrotechnics. Yet instead of the...
Film preservation blogathon -- give now!
Before I head out for the weekend, I wanted to remind everyone that "For the Love of Film: The Film Preservation Blogathon,'' is running through Sunday. The roll call of more than...
Where's Kernan: Mets find Citi Field size in Florida
Citi Field never leaves the Mets’ sight in spring training even here in Port St. Lucie. The Citi never sleeps.Mets regulars who have reported early hold their daily batting practice...
Nets Know Newark. Sort Of.
You take the New Jersey Turnpike to get there – unless you're arriving by plane. You don't want to park your car in the state's biggest city there but you...
Without James, Walsh still has plan for Knicks
Knicks fans are focused on one player -- and one player only -- and Donnie Walsh knows it. "I wish that wasn't true because that's not the way I'm approaching...
Widow of Austin plane attack suspect offers sympathy to victims
The widow of the pilot who crashed a plane into an Austin office building released a statement Friday offering her “sincerest sympathy” to the victims and their families. Authorities have...
Sean Penn to face 1.5 years in jail for paparazzi attack
Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn was slapped with criminal charges on Friday after allegedly attacking a photographer in Los Angeles last year, city prosecutors said. Penn, 49, was charged with misdemeanor...
Yankees move bar mitzvah to clear way for boxing
Boxing could be finally returning to Yankee Stadium, more than three decades after Muhammad Ali fought Ken Norton at the old ballpark in the Bronx. The Yankees said Friday they’ve...
Porn star, others doubt Tiger's sincerity
Tiger Woods’ apology today failed to persuade one person who knows him well, as in the Biblical sense. Porn star Josyln James, whose real name is Veronica Siwik-Daniels and who...
If Knicks sign superstar, McGrady would be 'damn fool' to leave
New Knick Tracy McGrady said today he's willing to take less money to stay in New York if it means a chance to play with two other stars among the...
JUST BACK: Hôtel de Glace
Quebec's Hôtel de Glace (Ice Hotel) turns the big 1-0 this winter, and while it's matured over the last decade, the Club-Med-meets-art-gallery-meets-meat-locker happily retains its youthful insouciance. Open January 4 to April 4 as part of...
Truck crashes into upstate NY home, killing 1
DAVENPORT, N.Y. — A tractor-trailer has crashed into a house in upstate New York, killing a woman and injuring three other people. State police say the truck carrying concrete ran...
FBI formally closes anthrax case
WASHINGTON — The FBI has decided with finality that a government researcher acted alone in the deadly 2001 anthrax mailings and is closing its long-running investigation, a person familiar with...
Poll: Canada rates 1st among Americans; Iran last
PRINCETON, N.J. — Canada retained its top position as the country viewed most favorably by Americans, while Iran again ranked last in Gallup’s annual World Affairs survey according to results...
Democrat strategy: Clearing the field
According to Democratic Senate hopeful Rep. Joe Sestak, the Obama administration offered him a job not to run against Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania. The White House denies it. But given...
World's fattest man hospitalized
The world's fattest man was in a hospital Friday after a suspected heart attack, just one week after he announced plans to write his autobiography revealing his weight-loss tips. Paul...
Sophie Theallet
It's not surprise that Sophie Theallet's fall collection was both well attended and well conceived. Theallet, after all, is this year's CFDA Fund winner and can say that she started...
Canadian ship sinks off Brazil; all 64 aboard safe
RIO DE JANEIRO -- A Canadian sailing ship filled with high school and college students sank off the coast of Brazil in strong winds, but officials said all 64 people...
Anna Sui
While everyone fawns over the Marcs and Proenzas of the world, I am here to tell you that Anna Sui is New York's old faithful. Every year of every season,...
Rodriguez could wind up as Knicks starting point guard
Beyond the cap space and the Tracy McGrady audition, Sergio Rodriguez became the unexpected bonus in the Knicks deadline deal. Not coincidently, he's also an Arn Tellem client.Had the Knicks...
Body falls from plane leaving Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- The body of a young man fell from a cargo plane as it was starting to take off for Miami, Dominican officials said. An air...
J. Mendel
When one thinks J. Mendel, a sense of classic opulence comes to mind. And at today’s crowded presentation, there was no shortage of it. Inspired by the "darlings of downtown,"...
Naeem Khan
Naeem Khan might want to talk to his wife about stealing the show from under his feet with her assortment of fabulous jewels (she's jewelry designer Ranjana Khan), but thankfully...
Mets make plans to bat Reyes third
PORT ST. LUCIE -- In Jerry Manuel's initial spring training press conference, the Mets manager today revealed plans to bat Jose Reyes third in the lineup, at least until Carlos...
Isaac Mizrahi
Big ups to Isaac Mizrahi for delivering the drama. A photo screen backdrop depicting the city’s skyline was juxtaposed with green leafy screens hanging from above. The merging of city...
Christian Cota
Christian Cota off-roaded from his signature soft drapes and took a sharp turn into a Cubist-inspired collection. There were brushstroke-painted multicolor shifts, solid black tights with jagged vertical stripes, and...
Editor's drawing 'Bowl'-es us over
Taking notes at a presentation is often a stressful thing – it’s never fun to stand amidst a bumbling crowd while scribbling down notes on a flimsy piece of paper....
Taliban leader's brother killed by US missile
ISLAMABAD -- A suspected CIA missile attack has killed the brother of one of the Afghan Taliban's most feared commanders, Pakistan intelligence officials said Friday, the latest in a series...
LMFAO star talks about Romney confrontation
BOSTON -- A rap star says former Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney first touched him - and not the other way around - during a confrontation aboard an Air Canada...
Red Bull Arena to host Turkey vs Czech Republic May 22
Red Bull New York announced today that Red Bull Arena will host its first International Friendly match on Saturday, May 22 as the national teams of Turkey and the Czech...
Judge upholds expulsion of convicted Queens senator
A federal judge today denied Hiram Monserrate's bid to block his ouster from the state Senate over his conviction for assaulting his girlfriend. "The question of who should represent the...
Going up against Obamacare
Karen Harrington is going to challenge health care reform booster Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida’s 20th Congressional district. In his interview with Harrington, Glenn Reynolds says she may not...
Woods doesn't reveal when he'll return to golf
Tiger Woods said today he is unsure when he will return to competitive golf on the PGA Tour. “I do plan to return to golf one day. I just don’t...
Obama warms up to Syria
According to the Obama foreign policy playbook, terror-sponsoring states and rogue nations have to be engaged. To that end, the administration has renewed ties with Syria this week, sending undersecretary...
Report: White Sox yank offer to Damon
The White Sox have withdrawn their contract offer to Johnny Damon, likely leaving the Tigers as the only team still interested in the former Yankees outfielder."It became clear to us...
Tiger Woods statement
Good morning, and thank you for joining me. Many of you in this room are my friends. Many of you in this room know me. Many of you have cheered...
Drunk United Airlines pilot avoids jail sentence
An American pilot who tried to fly a passenger jet from Heathrow while three times over the legal alcohol limit has been given a 10-month jail sentence suspended for two...
Apple faces user uproar after yanking Wobble iBoobs app
Apple has been urged to provide more specific guidelines on suitable content for iPhone applications after it pulled one that had apparently been downloaded by nearly a million people, Sky...
Ford rips Gilly over '06 House returns
Harold Ford Jr. is seizing on his first solid news cycle victories and keeping up his slams on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand over her own tax returns after he spent days...
Dad accused of daughter's 'honor killing' won't face death
PHOENIX — Prosecutors say a father accused of running down and killing his daughter in what has been described as an "honor killing" will not face the death penalty. The...
Oscar Watch: Marty's party
Audience-tracking surveys indicate Martin Scorsese's "Shutter Island'' will capture the top slot this weekend with around $30 million, experts say. It's the only new wide release, and Paramount has bought...
Giuliani backs former FBI agent for SI Congress seat
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani is backing a former FBI agent in the GOP primary for a U.S. congressional seat on Staten Island. Michael Grimm is a former U.S....
Mets' Escobar expects to be ready for Opening Day
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Kelvim Escobar will take it slow this spring, but fully expects to be ready for Opening Day as he strengthens his right shoulder.The veteran right-hander said...
Juror released from Mineo trial
NEW YORK — A Brooklyn judge has excused a juror at the trial of a New York City police officer accused of abusing a handcuffed suspect. The juror was being...
Vac's Friday Whacks on D'Antoni's critical role, the regal Rivera, and curling's future
Yes, the one story that really matters out of the Knicks trade-deadline blitz is the one that won't really be answered until July 1: will this help them land LeBron...
Long Island school burns; boiler room eyed
WEST BABYLON, N.Y. — An overnight fire ravaged a Long Island elementary school. West Babylon Fire Chief Jim Campbell said Friday it appeared the fire started in the boiler room...
London Fashion Week opens with silent tribute for Alexander McQueen
London Fashion Week opened in a somber mood Friday as British Fashion Council chairman Harold Tillman led a minute’s silence in tribute to the designer Alexander McQueen. McQueen, also known...
Tiger Woods Needs To Show Human Side
Tiger Woods can restore his image and reclaim many of fans if he would just quit screwing around, literally and figuratively. Woods will make his first public statement today since...
Woods sorry for behavior, unsure of return
Tiger Woods re-emerged into public life today, issuing another apology for his infidelity at a closely scripted event and affirming he will play golf again — he’s just not sure...
Red Bulls Albright and Kandji nursing injuries
Red Bulls Chris Albright and Macoumba Kandji are nursing injuries, although at least the latter is training with the club in Florida while the former has yet to join his...
Preservationists scramble for Feltman remnants
The struggle to save Coney Island’s storied past while paving the way for its glorious future has come down to brick and tile.It’s all members of the Coney Island History...
March 6 is for metal at Union Pool
It’s a double dose of metal this month. On March 6, Liturgy and Naam head to williamsburg for a set that’s sure to blow the water out of Union Pool,...
Beloved Bay Ridge shop to close next month
A Bay Ridge institution will be shutting its doors next month.The Hutch, which has beguiled local shoppers with its top-of-the-line array of home and tabletop accessories since 1964, will close...
Bloomberg speaks about WTC 'craziness'
Mayor Bloomberg used unusually strong language to condemn the lack of progress at Ground Zero on his radio show this morning."I'm not going to leave this world with that hole...
Brooklyn grandma's eviction a low blow
You would have thought her situation would have tugged at his heartstrings, but, incredibly, it was a Boro Park landlord who evicted an elderly Holocaust survivor from her bensonhurst apartment...
Drug cop honored for cleaning up the streets of Sunset Park
Taking drugs off the streets of Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace is a dirty job and not everyone has the stomach for it.Police Officer Justin Cracchiola excels at it.The no-nonsense...
Giuliani cancels return to City Hall
A planned stop by Rudy Giuliani at City Hall for an endorsement press conference today was abruptly canceled. The call-off came a day after his former police commissioner, Bernard Kerik,...
Nate escapes D'Antoni doghouse in Boston deal
All the parties involved were left satisfied by the Knicks’ trade of Nate Robinson to the Celtics yesterday — especially Robinson. The Knicks shipped Robinson to Boston, along with reserve...
Drama Mama
Thanks to the powerhouse of the Winter Olympics, the February Sweeps season has seemed more muted this year, but maybe that’s because NBC is usually the network injecting all its...
McGrady deal final piece for Knicks wooing James
Donnie Walsh is “all in” for this summer. Short of building LeBron James a mansion overlooking the Hudson River, the Knicks president has done everything he can to make New...
Why top 6 free agents will/won't go to Knicks
With money to give max deals to two stars, there are six players generally considered to be in position to cash in — with LeBron James and Dwyane Wade clearly...
Ford bids to $moke out Gilly
Harold Ford Jr. ratcheted up his attacks on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand yesterday — blasting her as a “hypocrite” who was hiding her work as a “tobacco apologist.” Ford made the...
For Knicks, now the really hard part ...
Credit Donnie Walsh with this much already: He never has been anything but honest about his intentions, from the moment he was hired. On that day, as he looked around...
Checking in with Rangers and Devils in Vancouver
The Post’s Dan Martin tracks yesterday’s best Olympic performances by Rangers, Devils and Islanders: MARTIN BRODEUR Canada Brodeur wasn’t at his best, making 21 saves in regulation and overtime, as...
Today in Vancouver
Don’t-miss event The enigmatic Bode Miller hits the slopes at Whistler again today in search of his elusive gold medal. His event, the men’s Super-G, airs tonight (8-11:30) on NBC....
McGrady deal the final piece to max money for wooing LeBron
Donnie Walsh is “all in” for this summer. Short of building LeBron James a mansion overlooking the Hudson River, the Knicks president has done everything he can to make New...
Network dollars buy blanding of Games
Watching NBC’s “coverage” of the Olympics is like a Jackie Mason routine. (Insert Yiddish accent here) Everything is “coming up,” or “after this,” “up next” and “just ahead.” But when...
The finale of four
Only Isaac Mizrahi can cross camping with cocktails and have it make sense. Invoking the bygone Manhattan glamour of Geoffrey Beene and Bill Blass, Mizrahi lovingly freshened those old-school parameters...
Next generation at Lincoln leans on each other
Ethan Telfair is the younger brother of Sebastian, the NBA player and Coney Island legend, the first point guard to go straight to the NBA and the one-time all-time leading...
CHSAA boys basketball roundup: Scanlan beats LaSalle in 'A' outbracket
Junior guard Brandon Hill erupted for 35 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter, to lead Monsignor Scanlan to a 73-62 win against LaSalle Academy in a CHSAA Class A...
Fordham Prep routs St. Agnes in playoff opener
“The playoffs are a second season.” It’s a cliché, but one the Fordham Prep basketball team is embracing. “That’s exactly how it is,” junior guard Stephen Murphy said. “We were...
Kid stuff
TOMORROW CUTE QUOTIENT: 15-year-old Rachel Trachtenburg (of the Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players) teams with fellow teens June and Julia to make up the bubble-gum trio Supercute, a sort of human...
Fashion Week buzz: Friday, Feb. 19
* MUSICAL CHAIRS Through the luck of an empty seat, we found ourselves seated in the front row next to Russell Simmons at the Isaac Mizrahi show yesterday. Between his...
Girls basketball roundup: Red Storm runs past St. Savior
The season hasn’t gone quite as St. John’s Prep had planned. The defending CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division II champions found themselves needing to secure second place after falling to Fontbonne Hall...
Phyllis and Harold
Video artist Cindy Kleine's fascination with her Long Island parents' stormy 59-year marriage led her to make the self-indulgent documentary "Phyllis and Harold." Using a mix of interviews conducted over...
Blood done sign my name
The interminable civil rights drama "Blood Done Sign My Name" rolls out stiff clichés to tell a familiar story of racial injustice in the South. Depicting real people and events...
Record breaker: Columbus' Fountain sets PSAL sprint mark
Some may feel there is nothing left for Whitney Fountain to prove, but the Christopher Columbus senior isn’t one of them. She is considered one of the country’s best runners,...
USA up against heavyweights in quest for Olympic hockey gold
In the words of MSG’s Rangers play-by-play man Sam Rosen, the Canadians could be “as good as any team you’ve seen,” the Russians are “unstoppable offensively,” the Swedes are “loaded,”...
PGA Tour commissioner: Tiger returning to rehab after Friday speech
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Tiger Woods is to return to therapy after he speaks publicly for the first time about his infidelity, according to a letter from PGA Tour...
Weekend calendar
JAZZ LOFT & FOUND Imagine a sort of salon where visitors include Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus and Sonny Rollins. And Norman Mailer, Diane Arbus and Salvador Dali. Then imagine there’s...
Size matters: Growth spurt leads Batine to memorable senior season
Malik Batine didn’t feel any differently. He didn’t look any different. But everyone told him he was growing. “I never realized until I got on the court again and I...
The Butler Did It
In the next week, the CHSAA will announce its all-league teams and its player and coach of the year. Late next month, after the New York State Federation tournament in...
PSAL adjusts girls hoops seeding
The top four teams in the PSAL Class AA girls basketball playoff seeding were reconfigured Thursday, sources told The Post. Murry Bergtraum will remain No. 1, but Francis Lewis was...
NFL releases uncapped UFAs list
With the continued expectation of an uncapped season in 2010, the NFL late last night posted the list of 235 players with at least six credited seasons and a contract that is due to...
Trying to win in the game of basketball, and life
Most drama in basketball happens on the court. For the ladies of the Bed-Stuy Bulls, it’s in the locker room.“Shoot 2 Win” follows a day in the life of seven...
Queens kids springing into Easter fun
This year, March may come in like a lion, but for kids in Queens, it will be going out like a bunny, thanks to a flurry of Easter events around...
Brooklyn Chess Tournament
Brooklyn is channeling its inner geek. One week after the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament takes over the Brooklyn Marriott, another sport that takes skill with brains comes to the Brooklyn...
'A Life in Three Acts' coming to St. Ann's
From Edinburgh to DUMBO, yet again.Following “The New Electric Ballroom,” “Black Watch” and “The Walworth Farce,” the latest production for St. Ann’s Warehouse in DUMBO is another alum of the...
Bk Tech students won’t give up MetroCards
Brooklyn kids are fighting to keep their MetroCards.Brooklyn Technical High School students are organizing efforts to stop the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) from phasing out a program offering free MetroCards...
Egg hunts highlight springtime festivities
The first crocuses will be pushing their purple and yellow heads through the cold-hardened ground as Brooklyn tykes, spring in their step, head out to celebrate the change of seasons.The...
Quinn Wants More Jobs in Brooklyn
It’s about jobs, stupid!In her fifth State of the City address, Speaker Christine Quinn highlighted City Council’s plans to stimulate the economic recovery for New Yorkers by creating local jobs...
Clinton, Science roll to Bronx indoor crowns
Disbelief turned into relief for DeWitt Clinton. PSAL Track & Field commissioner Dwayne Burnett started ushering the second-place plaque the Governors way as he was about to announce its recipient....
Similarities Roman around in 'The Ghost Writer'
"The Ghost Writer" is a movie about systemic lack of respect for women and the urgent need to extradite criminals. And guess who directed it? Roman Polanski, you are the...
Starr report
Trombonist Richie "La Bamba" Rosenberg -- he of Max Weinberg's now- extinct "Late Night"/ "To night Show" bands -- will be here tomorrow night performing with Mark Pender's band at...
Oscar shorts circuit
The hardest Oscar cate gories to predict in the office pool are often the two categories devoted to short films. Fortunately, all 10 nominees are again being shown on the...
Waltzing through the basics
The All-Balanchine program at New York City Ballet isn't Balanchine 101. The two long ballets on view are both great works, but the second asks for a lot from the...
Wall Street romance, 'The Good Guy' just shooting banks
Meet Tommy (Scott Porter -- a k a Jason Street on "Friday Night Lights"). He's "The Good Guy," ostensibly, a trader at a big Wall Street bank who's been dating...
Nothing to cry about here
Rip Torn's recent real-life misadven tures are slightly echoed in "Happy Tears," a moderately diverting black comedy in which he plays (what else?) a crazy old coot, to perfection. His...
Not the Apple of my eye
Actor Dominic Chianese goes from Italian mobster in "The Sopranos" to little old Jewish man in "The Last New Yorker," an ill-defined drama by fotog-turned-filmmaker Harvey Wang. It follows Chianese's...
Powerful, not deadly, force of dysfunction
Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est? It's someone like Jake, who becomes irremediably altered -- without showing actual regret, mind you -- after pummeling his wife to death. Or so he...
DQ'd by his CD
It didn't take long for "American Idol" to hit its first controversy of the new season. Just before the elite Top 24 semi-finalists were announced Wednesday night, the show's producers...
It's a miracle how dull it is
A paralyzed young woman with MS stands up and walks in "Lourdes," but it'll be a real miracle if anyone manages to stay awake throughout this extravagantly dull film. Shot...
Scorsese scores with Leo all tied up in mental ward mystery 'Shutter Island'
With an Oscar on his mantelpiece, Martin Scorsese takes a breather from prestige pictures with “Shutter Island,” an exquisitely crafted potboiler offering up 2¼ hours of thrills, chills and Leonardo...
'Idol' is iced
For the first time in six years of utter Neilsen domination, "American Idol" took silver in the ratings game. NBC's coverage of the Vancouver Olympics ended the remarkable streak Wednesday...
Brooke Burke tweets she's in the running for 'DWTS' co-hosting gig
Twitter is the new press release. Brooke Burke tweeted yesterday that she's up for the "Dancing With the Stars" co-hosting gig vacated last month by Samantha Harris. "Btw, the news...
2-man show in Dame only
One of the gimmicks behind the new Broadway show "All About Me" is that its two stars -- Dame Edna Everage and Michael Feinstein -- have such, shall we say,...
Ali: Next 'Bachelorette'?
ALI Fedotowsky, the popular blonde contestant on "The Bachelor" who had to choose between her job and staying on the show, wants to be the next "Bachelorette" -- if she...
Tiger antics inspire new show on Spike
Tiger Woods' sexual shenanigans are getting the TV treatment. Spike TV has greenlit a pilot for a new half-hour comedy series called "Back Nine." John Schneider ("The Dukes of Hazzard")...
Polo USA jacket sticker shock
Now you see it, now you don't. NBC has declared that its correspondents must cover up any corporate logos on their on-air clothing to avoid the semblance of endorsing any...
Simon says he's doubting his picks
Simon Cowell is having second thoughts about some of the singers he has chosen -- or rejected -- this season on "American Idol." The normally self-confident Cowell admitted last night...
Duke lacrosse rape liar nabbed in 'slay attempt'
The woman who infamously dragged three Duke University lacrosse players through the mud by falsely accusing them of raping her has been arrested for allegedly threatening to stab her boyfriend....
Iran 'already' making bomb
VIENNA -- The UN nuclear agency yesterday said it was worried Iran may currently be working on making a nuclear warhead, suggesting for the first time that Tehran had either...
The crackup of the climate 'consensus'
The climate-change campaign is in catastrophic free fall. Nearly every day brings a new embarrassment or retraction for the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the supposed gold standard for...
PA prosecutors may investigate school spying claims
Pennsylvania prosecutors said Friday they would look into a claim that high school officials spied on students in their homes with secretly placed webcams in school-supplied computers, the Philadelphia Inquirer...
Feds show tix biz who's boss
Thousands of Bruce Springsteen fans will receive refunds for deceptive ticket-sales practices by a unit of Ticketmaster, the Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday. The FTC said Ticketmaster, which is now...
Let's hear Woods out
Bad boy Tiger Woods is scheduled to speak today, and I won't miss it ("Tiger Out of His Cage," Feb. 18). I am not interested in listening to a group...
An excellent kill
It looked a bit like a low-budget Jason Bourne movie, but it was real: The police chief in the gulf emirate of Dubai this week walked reporters through camera footage...
Floyd's Flakey fable: AEG's off-track bid
THE ISSUE: The Rev. Floyd Flake's defense of his team's bid to build a casino at Aqueduct. *** As I read the words of former Rep. Floyd Flake in "Aqueduct:...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Things haven't been working out for this gym-locker thief. Wilson Tamay, 31, was busted for swiping a wallet and iPhone from a locker at a Bally Fitness in Sheepshead...
Top cop tops poll
Maybe it's time that Ray Kelly think about running for office. A new poll found the police commissioner's approval rating to be a sky-high 70 percent, with only 16 percent...
'I got involved in my own celebrity. It's arrogance. You think above the law.' - Kerik
The round dining-room table in the handsome New Jersey home featured veal Milanese, pasta with shrimp, Mediterranean salad. Two darling little girls with wet hair chattered to Mom and Dad...
Nothing's broken
The ancient Israeli high court made it a practice, Justice Antonin Scalia notes, to invalidate death penalties if they were pronounced unanimously -- on the assumption that something must be...
Ashanti stalker faces the music
A fan who unleashed his crude fantasies about Ashanti in a battery of text messages and photos to the R&B singer's mother has been sentenced to two years in jail....
Al-gal beau bust
The boyfriend of one of the Rev. Al Sharpton's daughters was charged yesterday with punching her in the face and shoving her out of a car. Latrell Peeks, 23, was...
The Donald trumps Icahn
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- A bankruptcy judge has given Donald Trump a boost in a battle over control of three casinos. Trump and daughter Ivanka, along with other creditors, can...
State pension fund on a roll
ALBANY -- Three-quarters of the way into this fiscal year, New York's public pension fund investments are enjoying a 22 percent rebound, and state officials think they know why. State...
Palin wants bite of Levi's 'porn'ucopia
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Bristol Palin's lawyer is seeking permission to subpoena Playgirl magazine to determine how much money Levi Johnston, the father of her child, made from his nude layout,...
Business briefs
Jobless The number of US workers filing new claims for jobless bene fits jumped by 31,000 to 473,000 in the week ended Feb. 13, the Labor Department said yes terday....
'Plastic' explosive
The plot to assassinate a top Hamas terrorist in the United Arab Emirates extended as far as the United States, where five credit cards used by members of the hit...
Tap water 'cancer'
WILMINGTON, NC -- A North Carolina congressman said yesterday that he wants an investigation into reports that levels of a cancer-causing chemical in tap water at a Marine Corps base...
Big brake in car 'scam'
Dozens of city service stations regularly helped smog-spewing vehicles cheat on their inspections, officials said yesterday. A total of 40 stations -- 32 in the city -- used a device...
Wal-Mart posts first profit drop
Wal-Mart's US stores reported their first-ever quarterly profit drop, stoking worries among investors that the big discounter is no longer a sure bet as the economy sputters. The retail giant...
Tiger still doing what he wants; media letting him
The con is on. If today's the day Tiger Woods has cho sen to face the music, we should all be granted such a face-the-music day. We should all be...
Colleagues take swings at 'selfish' Woods
Tiger Woods' prima-donna press conference today has his fellow pros teed off. Some top PGA Tour golfers think that Woods is being a big jerk by holding his look-at-me moment...
From 'hope & change' to 'duck & cover'
WASHINGTON -- Curling up into the political fetal position and begging others to do what he does not have the guts to do himself, President Obama yesterday issued an executive...
IOU on solving the debt
After a year of binge spending, President Obama took the sobriety pledge yesterday -- and created a commission to figure out how to get the government to balance its checkbook....
Cheney: O will be 1-termer
WASHINGTON -- In a surprise appearance at a conservative political gathering, former Vice President Dick Cheney predicted yesterday that President Obama will get the boot after his first term. "I...
Conduct-arrgh keeps job
A subway conductor with 25 years in the MTA and a history of being too hands-on with passengers can keep his job, the state's highest court said yesterday, overruling several...
Malcolm: I'm clueless on $$
State Sen. Malcolm Smith insisted yesterday he really, really wants the feds to find the missing tens of thousands of dollars for Hurricane Katrina victims -- even as he admitted...
Trio busted in Barnes & Noble heist
If they were smart, these bumbling crooks would have made off with a few law books. Three people were busted in connection with the heist of more than $1,000 worth...
Handicapping Howard
Sirius XM Radio CEO Mel Karmazin has shock jock Howard Stern right where he wants him. Conventional wisdom suggests that with Stern's contract coming up for renewal at the end...
Fading in stretch
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is prepared to kill the controversial Aqueduct slots contract awarded to a politically wired consortium because of ongoing federal and state probes, The Post has learned....
Larry rips PA's 'Zero' progress
A fuming Larry Silverstein lashed out at the Port Authority over the long-delayed reconstruction of Ground Zero, calling the project "a national disgrace" and lamenting "the tragic waste of time"...
Time poaches Condé Nast exec for InStyle mag
THE Time Inc. empire struck back yesterday. After rival Condé Nast snagged four executives for Lucky magazine, Time Inc. staged a counter-raid. Tim O'Connor was lured from his job as...
Long live McQueen
Alexander McQueen's edgy label will live on. Despite the designer's suicide last week, Paris-based conglomerate PPR will continue to finance the brand, chairman Francois-Henri Pinault said yesterday. The company will...
No-show Hiram is on the hooky
Expelled state Sen. Hiram Monserrate shamelessly blew off all three of his court-ordered counseling sessions and has barely begun his 250 hours of community service -- putting him in the...
One Madison Park's dire straits
The developer of one of Manhattan's glitziest and most controversial residential developments is scrambling to keep his project out of the hands of lenders. Developer Ira Shapiro said he's in...
4 years: Bernie gets more than 'max'
The jailer's going to jail -- for a long time. Former Police and Correction Commissioner Bernard Kerik, once dubbed "America's Cop" for his 9/11 leadership, was hammered with a four-year...
Kid-rape bust at last
A Queens deliveryman was charged yesterday with the decade-old rape of an 11-year-old girl and the sexual assault of a teenager he allegedly snatched off her front steps three years...
He's an El of a guy
Gov. Paterson admitted yesterday that he's been getting advice from his disgraced predecessor, Eliot Spitzer, saying the former governor has many "very good ideas about the way government should work."...
Blackstone, Simon say 'May I' to GGP
Steve Schwarzman's Blackstone Group is joining forces with Simon Property Group in its $10 billion cash offer to buy bankrupt mall landlord General Growth Properties. The private-equity giant is said...
The Games will ski on
The ski resort hosting the Olympic downhill events won't go on the block in a foreclosure auction today as scheduled, winning a one-week reprieve from creditors, a source with direct...
The fall of Bernie Kerik
The roller-coaster life of Bernie Kerik hit its nadir Thursday in a federal courthouse in White Plains, as a judge imposed a four-year prison sentence on the former police commissioner....
Ground-Zero (yawn) setback
News flash: The World Trade Center Transportation Hub will be late. A new Federal Transit Administration report gives only a 25 percent chance that the star-crossed, $3.2 billion project will...
The anger builds
Think Americans are angry at Wash ington today? Just you wait. Even as President Obama yester day formed a panel of Washington graybeards to find ways to control the national...
Bout at Benihana
Benihana Inc.'s plan to raise money by issuing 12.5 million shares is so distasteful to shareholders that even Keiko Aoki, the widow of Benihana founder Rocky Aoki, is willing to...
EU gives Microhoo! search OK
Microsoft and Yahoo! said they will start integrating their Internet-search businesses after winning regulatory approvals in Europe and the US for their efforts to challenge Google, as The Post reported...
$17.5M bill on subway ceiling
The dangerous cascade of bricks that fell from the 181st Street subway-station ceiling on the 1 line in August will set the MTA back at least $17.5 million, the agency's...
Grillings to be taped
The NYPD will start videotaping station-house interrogations from beginning to end, a spokesman said yesterday. Currently, only confessions are videotaped, not the intense verbal sparring between suspects and detectives. The...
Fed rate hike
Let the interest rate hikes begin. The Federal Reserve yesterday inched up a key interest rate, as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke cautiously began reeling back Uncle Sam's cash from the...
Google gets its day in court over digital library
After five years of legal wrangling, Google and its supporters squared off with government regulators and other opponents in court over the tech giant's unprecedented plan to create a vast...
Student-fare war of words
Someone needs to take an accounting class. The MTA and the assemblyman who oversees the agency have a $214 million disagreement over how much it costs the system to transport...
Greeks say swap's legal
Greece says a complex debt deal with US investment bank Goldman Sachs that has come under scrutiny by the European Union was above board and will be explained in a...
Posh pair in 'sex harass'
A wealthy Upper East Side couple harassed their gay house manager, even making him work out of the room where the family's pig once lived, court papers charge. In his...
911 in tragic mixup
A horrifying 911 bungle may have cost a young boy his life yesterday, sources told The Post. Firefighters and medics rushed to a call of a 6-year-old boy in cardiac...
Kin, pals fear for missing Brooklyn gal
A 40-year-old Brooklyn woman vanished without a trace after leaving a late-night party almost two weeks ago, leaving cops puzzled and her panicked family and friends fearing the worst. Marion...
Toyoda to get Capitol grill
Under pressure after a series of safety recalls, the president of Toyota agreed yesterday to appear before US lawmakers investigating the crisis. Akio Toyoda, grandson of the carmaker's founder, accepted...
Fire brawlers face raps
Prosecutors are weighing gang-assault charges against firefighters who brutally beat four civilians at a Brooklyn bar, sources told The Post. From surveillance video, officials identified 11 people, including active and...
Quinn sees Fulton Food Market
The fish are long gone, so City Council Speaker Christine Quinn wants to turn the vacated Fulton Fish Market into a food market like Seattle's legendary Pike's Place. "Our market...
Newark graft bust
A former aide to Newark Mayor Cory Booker was indicted yesterday for allegedly steering city demolition contracts to a company in which he held a financial interest -- starting within...
Astor lawyer disbarred
The shady lawyer who helped Brooke Astor's son swindle her is now a shady ex-lawyer. The state Appellate Division officially disbarred Francis Morrissey yesterday, less than two months after he...
Watchdog-board lawyers to prosecute NYPD cases
Lawyers for the agency that watches over the NYPD are going to be allowed to prosecute some police-misconduct cases at departmental trials, officials announced yesterday. Such trials had previously been...
Suicide pilot's anti-tax terror
A crazed, anti-tax computer engineer with a "storm raging in my head" took revenge on the government yesterday in a kamikaze airplane attack on the Internal Revenue Service offices in...
Rabbi busted in $3M extort
A controversial Brooklyn rabbi was busted yesterday for allegedly pocketing $3.25 million in checks after shaking down a hedge-fund firm with phony charges of insider trading. Milton Balkany is accused...
Arab 'plot' eyed at SC Army base
Several soldiers assigned to an Arabic-translation unit at a South Carolina Army base are being investigated for plotting to poison the food supply there, it was reported last night. The...
Tiger's wife stays faithful by standing by his sponsor
Tiger Woods' wife, Elin, sent a clear signal yesterday she's standing by her man -- decking herself out head to toe in Nike wear. On the eve of her serial...
Anthony, Nuggets snap Cavs' streak
CLEVELAND -- Carmelo Anthony scored 40 points, including the winning basket, and the Nuggets overcame LeBron James' triple-double and ended the Cavaliers' 13-game streak with a 118-116 victory in overtime...
Crash costs Vonn; Mancuso wins silver
WHISTLER, British Columbia -- Someone forgot to tell Julia Mancuso these are supposed to be the Lindsey Vonn Olympics. An American climbed the podium in the women's super-combined yesterday, it...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 mile; $12,000; clm($7,500); 4upHAITIAN SENSATION drops in class after finishing second and being claimed. Entrymate TURAATH was a beaten favorite in last three starts. JED GREELEY drops in...
Zenyatta, 'Rachel' in brisk workouts
With their $5 million "Race for the Ages," the Apple Blossom Invitational at Oaklawn Park, just seven weeks away on April 9, Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta turned in sparkling workouts...
Savor every pitch of living legend Rivera
TAMPA -- Enjoy it. Soak it in. You will not see anything like it again any time soon. You are watching the final chapters of someone described by Phil Hughes...
Yankees' Rivera deals with uncertain future
TAMPA -- Though the Yankees and Mariano Rivera aren't talking about a contract extension, the future Hall of Famer tipped his hand yesterday when he admitted he is on a...
5 questions for ... Harold Reynolds
Pitchers and catchers reported for the start of spring training this week, which means the season isn't far behind. MLB Network's Harold Reynolds talked with The Post's Justin Terranova about...
Chicago's Bullish on cap space
Dwyane Wade, any interest in playing for your hometown team? How does Chicago sound, Chris Bosh? The Bulls are in position to make a big splash in a star-studded free...
Mets manager needs good start, badly
PORT ST. LUCIE -- David Wright, Jose Reyes and now Johan Santana all have said they expect the Mets to win the World Series. The Mets are turning the page...
Nets are in a Newark state of mind
It's official. The Nets will play in Newark for the next two seasons after New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced yesterday an agreement allowing the team to complete its lease...
Steinbrenner's meddling in '88 has USA medaling in '10
VANCOUVER -- This was a sight with which New York City had grown all too familiar by the winter of 1988: George Steinbrenner, standing behind a lectern, speaking defiantly and...
Mets' Santana: I'm top gun in NL East
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Roy who? Johan Santana is willing to admit the Phillies have improved since last season, but says the Mets still have the top starting pitcher in...
Drury leads USA past Norway
VANCOUVER -- Chris Drury is philosophical about his situation on the U.S. ice hockey team. He knows that everybody is forced to do his share, to alter his game, to...
Sports shorts
HOOPS: No. 5 Syracuse tops Hoyas In Washington, Andy Rautins scored a season-high 26 points, and No. 5 Syracuse blew most of a 23-point lead before escaping with an exhausting...
USA women's hockey keeps on winning
Anne Helin skated in on Jessie Vetter for the penalty shot, urged by sympathetic Canadian fans who knew it probably was Finland's last, best chance to score on the American...
Brodeur, Canada escape scare from Swiss
VANCOUVER -- Inside the Creekside Lounge on Howe Street, the expressions up and down the bar were eclectic and they spoke volumes: surprise. Shock. A little anger. A little more...
Australian stops U.S. sweep in halfpipe
VANCOUVER -- On a crazy night of halfpipe when competitor after competitor wiped out, Australia's Torah Bright was the only one able to make a full recovery -- and she...
American Lysacek wins men's figure skating gold
VANCOUVER -- Evan Lysacek stood in the middle of the ice, pumping his fists over his head, soaking in the adulation of the crowd at the Pacific Coliseum. The 24-year-old...
Lottery-bust Hill proves valuable to Knicks as trade chip
Jordan Hill said Wednesday night you never see an NBA team trade away a player taken with a lottery pick during his rookie year. But had the 6-foot-10 Hill played...
Girardi limiting Yankees' innings
TAMPA -- Three of them pitched into November after six months of regular season work. The newcomer logged 219 1/3 innings for Atlanta. So, manager Joe Girardi and pitching coach...
Escobar taking it slow at Mets camp
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Kelvim Escobar's right shoulder isn't 100 percent, but that doesn't come as news to the Mets. Amid reports that Escobar suffered a setback in his comeback...
How long buzz lasts all up to McGrady
The 29-game diversion was on a plane headed to New York last night eager to give Knicks fans something interesting to watch while this long NBA season mercifully reaches a...
T-Mac could make Knicks debut tomorrow
It's possible Tracy McGrady will make his Knicks debut tomorrow against the Thunder, but according to team president Donnie Walsh, that depends on whether all the players in the three-team...
Mr. Obama, Shaun White will see you now
WHISTLER, British Columbia -- Are we ready for the Shaun White House? White will have a tough time topping Wednesday night's halfpipe performance, but the U.S. snowboarding superstar has an...
Black sea bass quota increased
BLACK sea bass is back on the menu for saltwater anglers, but this time it's only for a limited time. Four months after declaring an emergency six-month recreational closure on...
Allen's 24 power Celtics over Lakers
LOS ANGELES -- Ray Allen scored 12 of his 24 points in the third quarter and made 10 of his first 11 shots, leading the Celtics to an 87-86 victory...
Wily Walsh keeps Knicks' eye on the prize
If I were David Stern, I immediately would declare Every Day to be Trade Deadline Day. It's fascinating that a league whose irregular season is chock full of apathy, abysmal...
Weird but true
And you thought the homeless guy on the train smelled awful. Air Canada Jazz was forced to bounce a passenger because he stunk to high hell. The crew tried to...
Seton Hall deserves Garden party
The bloodied court had been wiped clean. Maybe even most of the St. John's tears had dried. Yet one truth remained as indisputable as DNA evidence: Seton Hall has earned...
Midwood, Medgar Evers win Brooklyn track titles
Midwood hopes its borough championship victory is a precursor for what’s to follow. The Hornets took home their second PSAL Brooklyn indoor boys track and field crown in the last...
Bradford won't throw in Indy, either
Add Oklahoma's Sam Bradford to the list of quarterbacks who won't throw at next week's scouting combine due to surgery.Bradford's agents sent a note to every team this week saying...
Five Muslim soldiers arrested over Fort Jackson poison probe: report
Five individuals were arrested amid a probe into food poisoning at Fort Jackson U.S. military base, Fox News reported on Thursday (EST). Sources told Fox the five men were detained...
Lackey, Dice-K try something new at Red Sox camp
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- After starting the previous two seasons on the disabled list, Red Sox starter John Lackey is trying a new approach to spring training in hopes of...
Report: Former Yankee with Tigers wants Damon on board
New Tigers pitcher Phil Coke wants someone else to join him in Detroit: former Yankees teammate Johnny Damon.Since turning down a Yankees offer and the team moving on, Damon's pursuit...
