March 5, 2010
Attorney general and lieutenant governor hold secret meeting
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo held a secret meeting Friday with Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch, Fox 5 News has learned. The meeting took place at 10:30 a.m. Friday morning at...
Manslaughter charges close for crane company operator
The boom is finally coming down on James Frank Lomma. Two years after two of his tower cranes collapsed onto Manhattan sidewalks in separate catastrophic accidents -- killing a total...
How the Big East Tournament field looks today
With the Big East Tournament set to tip off in less than four days, we're getting closer and closer to knowing the exact order of the field. Here is how...
Fordham finishes season winless in conference play with loss to Duquesne
Fordham's season-long nightmare has finally come to an end.The Rams finished their miserable season this afternoon with a 111-100 loss to the Duquesne Dukes on Senior Day. The loss dropped...
Tiger doesn't enter next week's golf event
MIAMI -- The waiting for Tiger Woods’ return to competitive golf continues. As expected, Woods did not enter the field for next week’s CA Championship at Doral, marking the first...
Mario Cuomo: I want to see Paterson finish his term
Mario Cuomo stepped into the roiling debate over the fate of Gov. Paterson, who is no longer slated for a primary battle against his son - and pointedly declined to...
Money flowing on first FA day
So much for all that talk coming out of the combine about fiscal restraint in an uncapped year.Barely 18 hours into free agency (as of this writing), several prominent players...
Chamberlain struggles in Yankees' loss; Hughes a little better
TAMPA -- Yankees right-hander Joba Chamberlain struggled in his first spring training start, allowing five runs, three hits and three walks in the Yankees' 12-7 loss to the Tampa Bay...
Niese, Mejia sharp, but Mets lose
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jon Niese and Jenrry Mejia were sharp in their spring mound debuts, but Florida beat the Mets 4-3 in 10 innings Friday. Niese gave up a...
Rhodes staying with Jets; Jones looking elsewhere
Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum said today the team plans to pay Kerry Rhodes a $2 million roster bonus and the safety will be on the team this season.“We expect Kerry...
An in-depth look at the John F. Kennedy Knights
PSAL girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the No. 3 John F. Kennedy Knights in advance of Saturday’s Class AA championship game at Madison Square Garden. John F....
Report: Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger accused of sexual assault, again
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. -- Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is being investigated in an allegation of sexual assault at a Georgia nightclub, police said Friday. Officers said the alleged assault occurred...
An in-depth look at the Murry Bergtraum Lady Blazers
PSAL girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the top-seeded Murry Bergtraum Lady Blazers in advance of Saturday’s Class AA championship game at Madison Square Garden. Murry Bergtraum Nickname:...
A taste of SXSW, in Brooklyn
South by Southwest, the annual marathon indie music festival, has hundreds of bands, and even more music fans, flocking to Austin next week.For those without passes, you can still get...
Squadron says no to Senesh plan
Allowing a Carroll Gardens private school to expand into its courtyard would set a dangerous precedent and should be thwarted, a local lawmaker implored this week. In a letter dispatched...
Scarano Scarred From Being Barred
A starchitect no more.Architect Robert Scarano, perhaps the most prolific building designer in the borough, reacted to news of being barred by the city from filing building plans by musing...
Parents to DOE: give us a say
Another day, another town hall, another plea for the city Department of Education (DOE) to better involve parents in the school system.That feeling of being shut out has led many...
Parents fight school budget cuts
Brooklyn parents came out in force last week to protest the state’s proposed $1 billion cut in school funding.“The proposed budget would cut $11,677 from classrooms across this state,” said...
Inaugural DIY Music Festival rocks Brooklyn
Let the music industry have South By Southwest and the CMJ festival. Brooklyn has its own DIY Music Festival for Brooklynites by Brooklynites. Sponsored by the Bushwick Music Studios, a...
Crime slides in 76th Precinct
Despite a trio of Red Hook robberies that kept residents wary last month, overall crime in the 76th Precinct continues to slide in the 76th Precinct. In 2010 most major...
Rep. Massa to resign amid sex scandal involving male staffer
WASHINGTON — New York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, facing a harassment complaint by a male staffer, said Friday that he is stepping down from his seat with "a profound sense...
Melee Erupts at MTA Brooklyn Hearing
A hearing on proposed Metropolitan Transportation Authority service cuts devolved into chaos after a woman — who tried to speak without first being called to the microphone — was arrested.The...
Greenpoint goes green with Town Square
Spring is in the air! Earth Day comes to Greenpoint for the third year in a row, as Town Square returns to McCarren Park on April 25 to celebrate the...
Sheepshead Bay school clothing drive
Big-hearted Shell Bank Junior High students are attirely-compassionate neighbors! The Good Samaritans held a clothing drive at their Sheepshead Bay school, 2424 Batchelder Street, and then personally delivered the offerings...
Tenants stage protest outside landlord's home
Residents living in a pair of dilapidated Flatbush apartment houses took their complaints on the road, staging a nighttime protest in front of their landlord’s Boro Park home, that brought...
Jets' Cromartie says children won't affect his play
Newest Jet Antonio Cromartie said today his personal life will not interfere with his football performance. “It won’t impact my focus on the field. I can separate my personal life...
Barney Frank backtracks on Fannie/Freddie foot-in-mouth
Bondholders of quasi-government mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac got jittery this morning when House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank said they shouldn’t expect Uncle Sam to make...
Report: Chiefs have interest in Jones
NFL.com reports the Chiefs are interested in free agent running back Thomas Jones, who was officially released by the Jets today.Jason La Canfora writes the Jets "remain interested in bringing...
Bears sign Peppers, Taylor
The Chicago Bears made the biggest splash on the first day of NFL free agency, signing defenseive end Julius Peppers and running back Chester Taylor. Peppers will receive a six-year...
Fordham first team to go winless in A-10
PITTSBURGH -- A team with nothing to lose played at a hectic, keep-up-with-us pace against a team that had plenty of incentive to win. If any team should understand how...
Rove admits a mistake
Politico thinks the big news out of Karl Rove’s new memoir (to be published next week) is that the Bush campaign suspected a Gore aide of having leaked Bush’s DUI...
Duh of the day
Chart of the day has a good representation of why education matters. It turns out you are less likely to be unemployed over the past 40 months if you have...
Kaine: Paterson's fate is his to decide
The head of the Democratic National Committee is the latest official to suggest Gov. Paterson's fate is his alone to decide and suggested a third governor in this term may...
Seeing the forest for the trees
Max Boot argues that the reported agreement between the Obama administration and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham is a good one: “[Graham] recognizes that the key issue is not the future...
Coach K says Nets never reached out
Mike Krzyzewski said today he laughed off the possibility of coaching the Nets because no one ever approached him about it. "That's why I made light of it," Krzyzewski said...
Paterson again says he won't resign
Gov. Paterson held an impromptu press conference just now outside his Third Avenue offices, telling a crush of waiting press that he had "no plans" to resign and said he...
Strong aftershocks hit quake-stunned Chile
CONCEPCION, Chile — The most powerful aftershock in six days sent terrified Chileans fleeing into quake-shattered streets and forced doctors to evacuate some patients from a major hospital on Friday...
New Nets owner to take over next month
Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov is expected to take formal control of the Nets next month, an NBA official said Friday.Prokhorov, who purchased the team in September, awaits approval by the...
Paterson schedules 2nd event for Monday
Gov. David Paterson has his second scheduled public appearance set for Monday -- so far -- with a planned stop at a statewide conference run by the Catholic Church. According...
Paterson making last ditch efforts to stay
Multiple sources say that Gov. David Paterson's office is preparing for a budget town hall meeting at Borough Hall in Brooklyn Monday morning.Sources reported receiving blast email about it that...
An in-depth look at the Cardozo Judges
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the No. 1 Cardozo Judges in advance of Saturday’s Class AA boys basketball championship game at Madison Square Garden. Cardozo Nickname:...
Silver: Cuomo says Paterson probe will be quick
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver told reporters today that he'd spoken with Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and was assured the probe of Gov. Paterson will go quickly -- as he said...
Giants sign safety for 5 years, $37 million
The Giants bruised, battered and beaten defense got better Friday night with the signing of free safety Antrel Rolle.The addition of an athletic player with coverage and playmaking skills doesn’t...
Religion not a factor in wife beheading, judge rules
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The founder of an Islam-oriented television station who is accused of beheading his wife is due in a Buffalo courtroom for proceedings in advance of his murder...
Wife of Westchester mayor wants domestic violence case dropped
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A lawyer says the wife of a suburban New York mayor wants to stop domestic violence proceedings against him. White Plains Mayor Adam Bradley turned himself...
Confiscated bling goes on the auction block
A quarter million dollars worth in confiscated bling is going on the auction block, thanks to a pair of crooked traders who've now had to trade their Hermes cuffs for...
Gaborik rushing return to play for Rangers on Saturday
Marian Gaborik, who has missed the past three Rangers games and four of five spanning the Olympic break because of a thigh skate cut and resulting compensating muscle pull, will...
Ex-U.N. official gets 2 1/2 years for kiddie-porn
A perverted former U.N. official got a big break this morning and was sentenced to only 2 1/2 years in the slammer and a $12,500 fine for downloading thousands of...
Pentagon shooter's parents warned authorities
HOLLISTER, Calif. — The parents of the man who opened fire in front of the Pentagon yesterday had warned authorities their son was upset and might have a gun, officials...
Flushing imam admits lying in terror case
Flushing imam Ahmad Wais Afzali pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn court Thursday to lying to federal authorities who were investigating a terror plot involving a member of his mosque.He was...
Yankees DH Johnson sits out again with bad back, could return Monday
TAMPA -- Nick Johnson’s lower back discomfort improved but not enough to allow him to return to the Yankees' lineup. And don’t look for the left-handed DH until Monday at...
Previously secluded Gov. Paterson schedules appearance at JFK tonight
This just in....Gov. Paterson released a late-breaking updated public schedule to add a new appearance....and it's the opening of a steakhouse at JFK Airport.The particular venue for a public appearance...
Teen charged in BB-gun threat at school playground
MARION, N.Y. — State police say a 15-year-old has been charged with threatening children at an upstate elementary school’s playground where a shotgun and BB gun were found. Police say...
Adopted NJ adults on way to gaining access to records
TRENTON, N.J. — Legislation is advancing that would give adopted adults in New Jersey access to their original birth certificates and family medical history. A committee sent the measure to...
The weekly wrap-up, March 5
This week we learned that… … An inch of Detroit sounds like just about the amount we’d be into. [1000 Inches in Loveland] … For $3.25 million, you can become...
Couple found dead in NJ fire declared murder-suicide victims
HOLMDEL, N.J. — Authorities say a couple found dead in a burning New Jersey home were the victims of a murder-suicide. Monmouth County prosecutors say the woman killed the man...
8 charged in NY Wal-Mart larceny ring
GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. — State police say they’ve charged eight people with being part of a ring believed to have stolen tens of thousands of dollars in merchandise from northern New...
Chappaqua mom pleads not guilty to prostitution
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. — A mother of four in an affluent Westchester County suburb has pleaded not guilty to a charge that she targeted “upscale men” for prostitution. Melinda Brennan, a...
Bosh could miss Knicks tonight, Raptors could keep him
TORONTO – Raptors power forward Chris Bosh, whose missed the last six games with a sore ankle, was supposed to make his return tonight vs. the Knicks. But he missed...
'Concerned' Reyes returns to New York for tests on thyroid
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jose Reyes is headed back to New York for further medical evaluation, after recent tests revealed he may have a hyperactive thyroid.The Mets shortstop will be...
Fixing a mistake, but at what cost?
President Obama and Attorney General Holder are apparently on the verge of announcing that KSM and his fellow terrorists will be tried in a military tribunal instead of a civilian...
Rooting for an 'Inglourious' Oscars takedown
At least two people think "Inglourious Basterds" is going to pull off an upset at the Oscars Sunday night: Harvey Weinstein and I. I can't picture either "The Hurt Locker"...
Paterson looses support of Common Cause
One of Gov. David Paterson's last boosters among good government groups, Common Cause's state chapter, is abandoning ship, calling on him to resign in a "'pragmatic, self-sacrificing" move that wouldn't...
Bad Advice
There’s a sad coda to the Caribbean junket that ended Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel’s chairmanship of the powerful Ways and Means Committee – Rangel apparently didn’t even want to go.At...
Greece approves new measures to slash deficit
The Greek parliament approved a €4.8 billion (US$6.52 billion) austerity package Friday, seen as a prelude to any European Union aid for Greece, even as thousands of union members protested...
Museum plays Dead
What a long strange trip it’s been, indeed. Who would have thought the Grateful Dead — the quintessential, psychedelic band from ’60s San Francisco — would end up on the...
2 NYPD cops busted in $1M warehouse perfume heist: feds
Here are two cops who wouldn't pass the smell test. A pair of NYPD officers are among a group of eight people busted for robbing about $1 million worth of...
Report: Coles plans to call Jets
Laveranues Coles, released by the Bengals yesterday, said he plans to contact the Jets to see if they want him to return.“They’ll be the first team we call to see...
Apple announces sales dates for new iPad
Apple announced Friday its new iPad would be available in the United States on April 3 for Wi-Fi models and in late April for WiFi + 3G models. All iPad...
Drama Mama: Oscar alternatives
C'mon, let’s face it: The Oscars are going to suck this year, because we already know who’s going to win. Let’s talk about the dramas this week whose outcomes are...
Little steps for little feet
Freedom House reports that rights for women in Middle Eastern countries have improved over the past five years. Good news, indeed. But it worth remembering the overall cultural context that...
Reports: Dansby signs with Dolphins; Brackett stays with Colts
Free agent linebacker Karlos Dansby, who for more than a year has talked about playing in New York, has signed with the Dolphins, according to various reportsThe NFL Network's Steve...
February unemployment rate holds at 9.7 percent
The U.S. economy shed fewer jobs than expected in February and the unemployment rate was steady at 9.7 percent despite stormy weather on the east coast last month, the Labor...
Bill from former ally takes shot at Paterson
A state Senator who was once a close ally of Gov. David Paterson has introduced legislation to make choking and suffocation criminal acts -- in the wake of reports that...
Losing the left
It isn’t the first time Howard Dean has attacked Obamacare, but he’s changed his criticism to suit the occasion. Now Dean, the physician, former governor of Vermont and presidential candidate,...
'Special relationship' gets less special
Con Coughlin asks a tough question: Is the unique relationship between the United States and Britain, really worth it -- for Britain. He asks because this week, Secretary of State...
6 people ejected from bus, killed in crash near Phoenix
SACATON, Ariz. — Six people were ejected from a bus and killed Friday when the vehicle hit a pickup and rolled over on the interstate south of Phoenix, state police...
Kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard shares home videos with ABC
Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard, held captive for 18 years in a ramshackle backyard compound, was seen cooking with her sister and mother and riding horses in recently shot home videos...
Tiger Woods turns down $75 million sponsorship deal
U.S. golfer Tiger Woods turned down a $75 million sponsorship offer from bookmakers Paddy Power, the Irish firm revealed Friday.Paddy Power made an initial offer to pay the sum over...
Support for governor drops by 26 points: poll
ALBANY – Support for Gov. Paterson has plummeted during a 48-hour cyclone of revelations, resignations and ethics charges, according to the latest polling numbers released this morning.A Quinnipiac University survey...
Report: Jets' Cromartie facing court date in California
Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie has a court date later this month regarding a child support claim, and recently had a driver's license application rejected due to unpaid fines, the San...
Obama advisers to recommend military tribunals for 9/11 plotters
Top advisers to President Obama are near a decision recommending that the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 terror attacks be prosecuted in a military tribunal, according to reports cited...
Joba, Phil get first chance to impress today
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain will face the Rays today. It will be the first action for the right-handers who are competing for the fifth spot in...
An in-depth look at the Boys & Girls Kangaroos
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down the No. 2 Boys & Girls Kangaroos in advance of Saturday’s Class AA boys basketball championship game at Madison Square Garden....
For Lovelace and others at The High, former principal Frank Mickens still around
Ruth Lovelace was a 23-year-old, second-year physical education teacher one day 17 years ago when Frank Mickens changed her life. Across the public address system, the school’s principal and former...
Girls basketball playoff roundup: Wiley, Pride advance to quarters
After going three years without a varsity program, East Harlem is remarkably back in the quarterfinals for the second straight year. Jaleesa Wiley had 21 points to lead the eighth-seeded...
Size matters: Christ the King outmuscles Molloy
Christ the King has a distinct size advantage against virtually every team it has played this season. But when the Royals go big and start a Division I-sized frontcourt of...
Banneker rallies, gets quarterfinal rematch with Westinghouse
Matt Walker didn’t like what he saw – heads sagged, shoulders slumped, faces long. It was only halftime for his Banneker boys basketball team, but there was little optimism with...
Ravens fly into CHSAA Class AA semifinals
Their 13-point lead was whittled down to two with 1:28 left in the fourth quarter. Holy Cross had turned it up defensively and it seemed the heat was too much...
CHSAA Class A intersectional final preview
CHSAA boys basketball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down the Class A intersectional championship game being played at Fordham University’s Rose Hill Gym Friday at 8 p.m. For live updates...
Johnson's lower-back pain gives Yankees reason for worry
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Two days into the exhibition season Nick Johnson’s body betrayed him. Again. Johnson’s foolish decision to wear cleats during batting practice, when artificial turf covers the dirt...
Joba, Phil set for first chance to impress Yankees
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Phil Hughes and Joba Chamberlain will face the Rays today. It will be the first action for the right-handers who are competing for the fifth spot in...
Worry level spikes with Yankees DH scratched
CLEARWATER, Fla. — You just knew that at some point Nick Johnson was going to get injured. It happens. But before the second game of spring training and before the...
Late rebounds, title elude St. Peter's
It wasn’t the rebound you would think that bothered St. Peter’s the most. The Staten Island powerhouse let St. Michael Academy forward Taylor Ford elude a box out with 13...
Boys basketball roundup: Friends Seminary coach picks up win No. 300
Friends Seminary’s opening-round victory held extra meaning. Not only did the 79-60 win over No. 8 York Prep bring them within two victories of the NYSAIS Class C crown, it...
HGH tales don’t pass the smell test
As long as team owners charge us to watch ballgames, we’re entitled to know the ingredients of what they’re feeding us, no? And if we’re supposed to believe that the...
Weekend Calendar
GHOSTS BUSTED The most inept ghosts in history have to be the couple portrayed by Geena Davis and Alec Baldwin in Tim Burton’s zany “Beetle Juice” (1998). They died in...
Big East Tournament last shot to impress selection committee
Connecticut is used to drama at the Big East Tournament, just not this kind. The Huskies lost the six-overtime classic to Syracuse last year at Madison Square Garden and won...
Inside the politics of the Oscars — the greatest ego show on earth
Oscar night is an operation of military proportions, as thousands of hands sweat, toil, and generally put in long, thankless hours. And that’s just the team assigned to put on...
Devils blue after NYSAIS quarters loss to Rye
It wasn’t just that Poly Prep lost, ending a promising season perhaps prematurely. It was how the Blue Devils did it. No. 4 Poly got off to a slow start...
Ford's 3-point play lifts St. Mike's past St. Peter's for 'AA' Archdiocesan title
In the midst of the game’s most emotional moment, Jennifer O’Neill reminded Taylor Ford her job wasn’t done quite yet. Ford had just put back O’Neill’s miss and was fouled...
Powder delivered to Judge Gerges' office
Cops are looking for the menace who sent an envelope filled with a suspicious white powder to the offices of Judge Abraham Gerges, the jurist who cleared the last roadblock...
Beyonce comes to DUMBO
One of pop music’s brightest stars is coming to DUMBO Mar 5 - with the mom. Beyoncé and Tina Knowles are scheduled to speak at the opening of the Beyoncé...
Starr report
They're on a role Marsha Mason will guest star in the Mother's Day epi sode of ABC's "The Middle," playing Frankie's (Patricia Heaton) mother. The trivia- minded might re member...
Christopher Walken: the best part of 'A Behanding in Spokane'
Christopher Walken has an eccentric charisma, his hangdog, sorrowful demeanor spiked with a twisted kind of charm. The mix is a perfect fit for Martin McDonagh's particular brand of macabre...
It has wrong tenor
Having Damon Wayans in the cast might attract viewers to "Harlem Aria," but they're bound to be disappointed by the amateurish drama. Wayans is Wes, a street hustler estranged from...
A visual feast -- just add Celt
The biggest surprise when Oscar nomi nations were an nounced came when "The Secret of Kells," an obscure Irish-French-Belgian co-production, scored a nod for Best Animated Feature, squeezing out such...
Studying the mind that made 'Jew Suss'
So, just how vile a man was Veit Harlan, who has gone down in infamy for directing "Jew Suss" (1940), considered to be the Nazis' most vicious anti-Semitic film? Was...
MTV 'Unplugs' Adam Lambert
MTV is about to go "Unplugged" in the digital age. MTV is teaming up with sister networks VHI and CMT to relaunch the popular 1990s music series along with sponsor...
Powerful rage turns bloody silly in 'Malfi'
Good thing the stage and walls of "The Duchess of Malfi" are covered in red -- because the second half of John Webster's rarely performed Jacobean masterpiece gets very, very...
Send 'Brooklyn's Finest' back to the police academy
"Brooklyn's Finest" gets rolling with an early scene featuring a dejected police officer who begins his day with a shot of whiskey and an apparent game of Russian roulette. I...
Palin shops Alaskan adventure show
Sarah Palin may have found a way to ramp up her celebrity status -- by having her own TV show. The former Alaska governor has teamed up with Mark Burnett,...
Jaycee Dugard speaks
Jaycee Dugard will today make her first television appearance since she was freed from the clutches of a madman who held her for 18 years. "It has been a long...
Day 'Most Wanted' was canceled
'A merica's Most Wanted" turns 1,000 tomorrow. For a TV show to survive long enough to make 1,000 episodes is a rare thing. But host John Walsh yesterday recalled the...
Whole lotta lawyerin' goin' on
The new Broadway musical "Million Dollar Quartet" -- about the famous 1956 re cording session featuring Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis -- is poised to...
LI 'hubby hit plot' arrest
A Long Island mother of four embroiled in a nasty divorce was arrested last night for trying to hire a hit man to kill her husband for $20,000, authorities said....
Gaza guys get salon-job boot
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Gaza's Islamic militant Hamas government has banned men from working in women's hair salons. Yesterday's announcement comes amid a Hamas campaign to impose Islamic customs...
Bagel-&-lock rap
EVESHAM, NJ -- A cook was arrested for putting a body hair in the bagel sandwich of a cop who'd given him traffic tickets, police said. Ryan Burke, 26, was...
Rapper out of Brit Dogg-house
Rapper Snoop Dogg -- who was banned from the United Kingdom after a raucous brawl at London's Heathrow Airport in 2006 -- has reportedly won his legal battle to return....
High temps or low, Gore's full of hot air
THE ISSUE: Al Gore's defense of global-warming theories despite this year's cold and snowy winter. *** The Earth, according to Al Gore's settled science, is about to burn up due...
End of the 'killer spy' 007 era
JERUSALEM -- The killing of a Hamas operative in a Dubai hotel may signal the end of an era: the moment when modern technology finally caught up with the cloak-and-dagger...
'We have no choice'
Adapted from Gov. Chris Christie's remarks to about 200 mayors at a meeting of the New Jersey League of Municipalities. When I started in office, I had to close a...
Church h'app'ens
The Vatican is launching an iPhone application and has chosen a California priest to deliver its inspirational message. The Rev. Michael Manning, 69, host of a Trinity Broadcasting Network show...
Summit grants gov a 'stay'
The Rev. Al Sharpton said last night after a meeting of influential black leaders that most want Gov. Paterson to stay in office during a probe into his administration --...
Business briefs
China grows The Xinhua News Agency said Premier Wen Jiabao will an nounce China expects its economy to grow 8 per cent this year during a speech today that is...
Thug nailed in butcher shoot
A Brooklyn man has been arrested in the cold-blooded shooting of a woman at her husband's Bensonhurst butcher shop during a $10,000 cash grab, authorities said yesterday. Andrew Gibson, 36,...
'Net addicts 'let baby starve'
A computer-crazed couple who spent up to 12 hours a day "caring" for a virtual daughter online let their real, 3-month-old girl starve to death, South Korean police revealed yesterday....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan She's pressing her luck. Cops are hunting a hooded female bank bandit (police sketch above) who has made off with a total of $4,900 in two robberies at one...
BofA TARP warrants 12% surge
Bank of America Corp. bailout warrants climbed as much as 12 percent in the first day of trading after the US Treasury Department sold the securities in a record-setting auction....
Risky 'success' for NY schools
Yestereday's announcement by the Obama administration that New York state is among the 16 finalists for a federal Race to the Top award is a mixed bag, at best. True,...
Medicaid con 'artist' $lapped
For all his chiseling, he might have been a sculptor. Upper West Side painter Steven Colucci is the latest Medicaid millionaire sentenced in Manhattan for claiming $16,112 in benefits from...
ABC's of a cable spat
THE ISSUE: A fee dispute between Cablevision and ABC that could result in curtailed service. *** By trying to shake down Cablevision, Walt Disney Co.'s ABC is shooting itself in...
Seer $ucker suit
He should have seen this coming. Federal regulators filed suit yesterday against a self-proclaimed psychic who allegedly scammed $6 million by conning suckers into believing that his extrasensory abilities would...
Hizzoner goes to pot
The annual ritual that has Mayor Bloomberg filling a ceremonial pothole soon after a snowstorm skidded off script yesterday, when residents who happened on the scene reported that the very...
St. Vinny selling off parts
The fire sale is on to help save cash-starved St. Vincent's Medical Center in Greenwich Village. St. Vincent's has received "letters of intent" from health-care providers to assume control of...
Grifters P.C. rich
Five members of a Queens family and five employees of P.C. Richard were indicted in a credit-card scam that ripped off the appliance store for more than $100,000, authorities said...
Fortune borrows from Conde for its latest nip, tuck
Before embarking on its second redesign in as many years, Fortune did what it called some "serious soul-searching" as to what a modern business magazine should be. Their answer: be...
'Sue' you at the movies
A Manhattan woman is suing Netflix and Warner Bros. over claims the companies are colluding to keep newly released DVDs out of rental circulation for 28 days to boost sales...
A half-baked ban
Schools Chancellor Joel Klein's ban of bake sales in New York City public schools has wrought desolation for student clubs and activities at Bayside HS. And last week's amendments to...
Pinch suffering from Parisian labor pains
NEW York Times Publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr., who earlier this week survived rumors of a Mexican billionaire trying to seize control of his company, is now confronted with labor unrest...
Ex-Gov. Carey has heart op
Former Gov. Hugh Carey is recovering from emergency cardiac bypass surgery. The surgery was performed yesterday at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. Carey, 90, was flown to the Big...
Naomi's pitiful brake job
Naomi Campbell's runway shows aren't this well staged. The chauffeur who claimed he was attacked by the crazed catwalker was first bullied out of filing assault charges, police sources told...
Toyota's pedal fix 'failure'
The Toyota recall debacle may be gearing up for its second lap. A score of Toyota owners reported that their recalled vehicles still uncontrollably accelerate even after they were supposedly...
Chuck E. squeeze on thugs
Harlem's Chuck E. Cheese is now a maximum-security play penitentiary. As they enter the arcade and pizza parlor "where a kid can be a kid," parents and their young children...
Consumers ignore snow to boost sales
The period of consumers stepping into stores only when the sales signs are out might be over. Despite persistent worries about employment and tight credit, shoppers in February snapped up...
The Grecian earn
In an extraordinary show of support, investors hurled four times as much cash at Greece as it sought to borrow yesterday to mend its debt crisis. But the reprieve was...
Tiger & Elin lovebirdies once again
Tiger Woods and his wife moved back into their clubhouse in a huge step toward saving par on their tattered marriage, according to published reports yesterday. Humiliated wife Elin Nordegren...
NY wins first heat
New York was named one of 16 state finalists in a competition for $4.35 billion in federal education aid -- but officials and advocates still pegged the bid as a...
Ford gets an upgrade
Moody's Investors Service upgraded its junk ratings on Ford Motor Credit Co. on steps the finance arm of Ford Motor Co. took to strengthen its capital position and preserve liquidity...
Times Sq. design contest
The city is looking for some modern-day Michelangelos who want to turn Time Square into their own Sistine Chapel. City officials will award a $15,000 contract to an artist who...
S&P 500 hits a high on sales, data news
Stocks rose yesterday, sending the S&P 500 index to its fifth straight gain, following analyst upgrades, a jump in retail sales and reports showing improvement in jobless claims and productivity....
Pandit the puppet
Maybe all this time living under the thumb of Uncle Sam has left Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit with a bad case of Stockholm Syndrome. While other CEOs of banks that...
Cab-share pairs are talking shop
Who needs Facebook? New Yorkers are making new friends and business partners in the back seats of shared taxicabs. In just its second day, the cab-sharing program proved to be...
Vance to lance misconvictions
Manhattan's new top prosecutor has his eye on convictions -- wrongful ones, that is. District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. yesterday announced that he had placed 10 of his top aides...
JPMorgan talks trash next week
JPMorgan Chase is being called to the carpet Monday -- in Atlanta. Local officials want the high-flying bank, headed by Jamie Dimon, to answer for an illegal tire dump in...
John & Joe trial by ire
Senators John McCain and Joe Lieberman are preparing sweeping legislation to try all "high value" terrorists in military courts. Their bill also says detainees who are determined to be "enemy...
Bam feeling queasy
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday pushed wavering House members to OK health-care legislation for his own political standing and for theirs, as the battle came down to a bare-knuckle brawl...
Scandalous! 6 agencies in 7 probes
At least six different agencies are engaged in seven investigations of the Paterson administration amid claims of corruption, cronyism and contact with a victim of alleged domestic violence. The first...
Farm goes Goldfi$hing
Pepperidge Farm remembers -- its Goldfish are trademarked. The bakery giant filed suit yesterday against Gymboree for peddling a line of "Little Goldfish" infant apparel allegedly emblazoned with copycat illustrations...
Dashing dolphin flips for Brooklyn
One day after a coyote craze gripped Manhattan, dolphin delirium struck Brooklyn. This mixed-up dolphin -- and perhaps a second flipping friend -- has been splashing all week in the...
Real cops rip new film, 'Brooklyn's Finest'
Hollywood got it wrong again. "Brooklyn's Finest," a police drama being released today, stars Richard Gere and Ethan Hawke in a tale of demoralized cops who turn a blind eye...
Kin says 'stressed out' abuse accuser flees country
The Bronx woman whose domestic-violence case against a top aide to Gov. Paterson now threatens to topple Paterson himself is so "stressed out" from the controversy that she has left...
Sony readies gizmos to challenge Apple
First it was Google with its Android devices, and now it's Sony that's decided to take aim at Steve Jobs' Apple Inc. The consumer-electronics giant behind TVs and the PlayStation...
Brother to The Bravest
New York's Bravest honored a fallen Marine this week, bestowing the title of honorary firefighter on Sgt. Christopher Hrbek. Hrbek, who was killed in Afghanistan's Helmand Province in January after...
Race for the chumps
President Obama's allegedly reform- minded Department of Education of fered New York as much as $700 million in bonus school aid -- provided Albany adopted some key public-education reforms. New...
Thou shalt not lie
OK -- what's so terrible about a gover nor taking free baseball tickets? Hell, what's the point of being gov ernor if you can't get comped to a ball game...
Tribune's creditors file suit
A group of Tribune Co. creditors sued the banks behind the publisher's 2007 leveraged buyout, claiming the $8 billion in loans they arranged for the deal doomed the company to...
ID thief a killer: feds
A Brooklyn man who was part of a husband-wife ID-theft ring was charged yesterday with murdering two of their victims -- a Russian court translator and a man whose dismembered...
Hair-raising claim at doc's steroid trial
A Staten Island "anti-aging" doctor on trial for allegedly writing hundreds of illegal steroid prescriptions failed to warn patients of the dangers -- leading a man's two young daughters to...
TiVo wins patent war with Dish
TiVo Inc. prevailed yet again in a long-running dispute with Dish Network Corp. over patents for digital video recorders, as a federal appeals court cleared the way Thursday for TiVo...
Qns. imam blubbers: I blabbed!
A Queens imam who worked as a community liaison while also serving as an informant for the NYPD ended up failing at both roles when he tipped off two alleged...
Kmart is sued by Coach
Coach Inc., the largest US maker of luxury leather handbags, accused Kmart Corp. of selling suitcases and satchel bags that infringe its trademarks and copyrights. Coach filed a lawsuit yestreday...
NJ gov supports WTC plan
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie weighed in on redevelopment at the World Trade Center for the first time yesterday, backing a new proposal by the Port Authority to help developer...
Rockaway drug-ring bust
City narcotics cops shut down a massive drug ring that was operating out of a Far Rockaway housing project, authorities said. Fifty suspected drug pushers were hauled in on Wednesday...
Gov's media guru quits as more officials say Paterson should resign
ALBANY -- Another staffer quit yesterday amid Gov. Paterson's meltdown -- Communications Director Peter Kauffmann, who said he couldn't take the lying anymore. "As a former officer in the United...
Starbucks victim gets a latte help
Chivalry isn't dead on the Upper West Side. Two punks who allegedly snatched a doctor's iPhone at an Upper West Side Starbucks met with swift justice yesterday from a group...
MTA boss: My heart bleeds for you
An emotional MTA chief Jay Walder said yesterday that after attending hours of public hearings on proposed service cuts, the measures are "tearing my heart out," and the choices are...
Oops! Ed. goof 'shuts' elite city HS
Never mind. Thousands of parents received letters this week that their kids' high schools were failing -- including highly regarded Edward R. Murrow HS in Brooklyn. But by last night,...
Hunter-rally busts
Three people were arrested during a budget protest at Hunter College yesterday. Public-safety officers picked up Elizabeth Couper, 20 and Alexander Cline, 21 -- who are not students -- at...
2 Pentagon cops shot
A gunman coolly drew a weapon from his pocket and opened fire at the subway entrance to the Pentagon last night, wounding two cops before being fatally shot, officials said....
Giants ready to make run at Rolle
If the Giants are truly interested in fortifying their defensive backfield and aren't scared off by last year's high-spending, low-impact free agency results they owe it to the organization to...
Non-tender means Wright can fly away from Jets
The Jets yesterday officially announced the tender offers they have doled out to their restricted free agents, leaving only one mild surprise. Wallace Wright, one of the team's best special-teams...
5 Questions for ... John Flaherty
The World Series champs seem primed for another run. YES analyst John Flaherty talked with The Post's Justin Terranova about the Yankees' offseason, spring training question marks and what they...
Sources: Dolphins, Chad talks hit snag
The anticipated re-signing of Chad Pennington with the Dolphins has been snagged by the veteran quarterback's desire to have a no-trade clause in his contract, team and league sources told...
Rangers rough up Crosby, but 'The Kid' wins again
Into thin air has vanished Sidney Crosby's stick, gloves, and the puck that broke America's heart, at least for the few days it cared. During Sunday's gold-medal celebration in Canada,...
NYRA slashes stakes purses
The financially strapped New York Racing Association, threatening to go belly-up without the VLT casino revenue promised by N.Y. State in the 2007 franchise agreement, has slashed purses for its...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 1/16m; $18,000; clm($15,000); 4upEDDIE'S POINT returns to route after coming off the pace to break maiden in return to state-bred competition. CRAZY CHARLIE had a troubled start and...
Nets' house divided about Newark stopover
The Nets seem split. Keyon Dooling thinks it makes a difference. Brook Lopez feels a winning team could play in a barn and attract the same fans. Team president Rod...
Down on losing, Knicks coach keeps chin up
Thanks to two years of losing, there's no question that Mike D'Antoni is not a happy man. The Knicks coach admitted yesterday the team's struggles have left him "miserable." While...
Mets' Santana pitches for first time since surgery
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Johan Santana is ready to roll. The Mets ace, in a tune-up before his first Grapefruit League start of the season, scheduled for Tuesday against the...
Curry feels 'real close' to Knicks return
Eddy Curry is almost there. Out since Dec. 17 because of left knee surgery, Curry said yesterday he's "real close" to returning to action. The big man will miss tonight's...
Sabathia: Halladay keeps Phillies atop NL
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- According to CC Sabathia, if the Phillies had retained Cliff Lee and added Roy Halladay, they would have been the team to beat in either league. As...
Blood test KOs Mets' Reyes for the day
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jose Reyes had a doctor's appointment that couldn't wait, prompting his absence from yesterday's Mets lineup. The shortstop had blood taken in the morning -- the...
After 2009 bust, Mets' 2010 could be like ... Wright and Bay
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jason Bay probably won't remember anything about his Mets Grapefruit League debut other than the brisk wind that made for a chilly afternoon at Tradition Field....
Islanders dominated by new-look Thrashers
ATLANTA -- The new and improved Thrashers made it look easy against the Islanders last night. Nik Antropov had two goals and an assist, and Clarke MacArthur and Evgeny Artyukhin...
Deal reached for Yankee Stadium fight
It took 34 years, but boxing returns to Yankee Stadium this summer when Yuri Foreman defends his WBA light middleweight championship against former welterweight champion Miguel Cotto. The bout is...
Sports shorts
HOOPS: Iona's Willard named top coach Iona College men's basketball coach Kevin Willard has been named the 2010 MAAC Coach of the Year, by his peers. Willard led the Gaels...
Penguins topple Rangers despite Henrik's 50 saves
It was the Penguins' puck and once the second period ended they wouldn't let the Rangers play with it. Oh, the Blueshirts had their shot last night at the Garden...
Silver lining: USA made impact in Olympics defeat
When Chris Drury was told how Team USA head coach Ron Wilson had described his emotions about winning silver rather than gold at the Olympics, the Ranger captain first said,...
Another strong game for Rangers' Dubinsky
The one obvious advantage of moving Brandon Dubinsky out of the middle onto left wing is that it gives the versatile 23-year-old more opportunity to shoot the puck. Tuesday in...
Former Devils coach says there was no scheme to join Flames
Brent Sutter read and heard all the raised-eyebrow comments, including those of owner Jeff Vanderbeek about the way he resigned as Devils coach and was hired in very short order...
Huge risk for Jets getting Bolts' nut
The trade last night for Antonio Cromartie, for a third-round 2011 draft pick that could end up as a second-rounder, means the Jets won't have to draft a cornerback in...
Door not shut on Jones with Jets
Is it possible that Thomas Jones isn't finished with the Jets after all? Though the Jets told Jones earlier this week they were going to release him today rather than...
Walsh's master plan may cap-size Knicks
I'm fairly flummoxed. What compelled Knicks team president Donnie Walsh to speak up for coach Mike D'Antoni, who appears to need a few sessions with Ray Handley on how to...
Quiet weekend leads to big catch
The fishermen's rally in Washington and the wintry weather kept fishing quiet through the weekend, but all heck broke loose on Tuesday. Charter and party boats from Montauk made their...
Jets get Chargers CB Cromartie for draft pick
A year ago, as midnight struck on 2009 free agency, rookie Jets coach Rex Ryan was skulking around Bart Scott’s driveway in a bold recruiting maneuver that he felt could...
Weird but true
How does an undertaker have a decline in business? A funeral home in Pittsfield, Mass., is trying to "bring life" back to its trade with a chili cook-off, a murder-mystery...
For Norm's sake, St. John's can't lose
Forget about a must-win game. Tonight's game is a must-not-lose one for St. John's. The Red Storm will complete their regular season at DePaul (8:30; SNY, WBBR, 1130 AM), the...
VIDEO: Baylor star bashed for throwing punch
DALLAS -- Brittney Griner, the 19-year-old dunking freshman sensation for Baylor's women's basketball team, was suspended yesterday for two games after throwing a punch that broke the nose of an...
Seton Hall trips Rutgers as rivalry turns ugly
PISCATAWAY -- We need Round 3. We need Rutgers and Seton Hall to square off in the World's Most Famous Arena in the Big East Tournament. We need it because...
Pitt survives Providence scare
Ashton Gibbs hit a 3-pointer several steps inside the midcourt line just ahead of the final buzzer and No. 17 Pittsburgh avoided being upset by visiting Providence for the second...
Sharpton, other black leaders want Paterson to stay in office
The Rev. Al Sharpton said last night after a meeting of influential black leaders that most want Gov. Paterson to remain in office. Sharpton spoke after a two-hour powwow behind...
Deal draft pick for Chargers cornerback
The Jets have traded for Chargers cornerback Antonio Cromartie. In acquiring the former first-round pick, who has significant upside at age 25, the Jets are believed to have given the...
Malkin's OT goal lifts Pens over Rangers, 5-4
Evgeni Malkin scored a power-play goal 3:42 into overtime on Pittsburgh's 55th shot at Henrik Lundqvist, and the Penguins outlasted the New York Rangers 5-4 on Thursday night. Malkin, who...
Thrashers beat Islanders 6-3
Niclas Bergfors scored twice, and Clarke MacArthur and Evgeny Artyukhin scored in their Atlanta debuts to help the Thrashers beat the New York Islanders 6-3 on Thursday night. Bergfors, another...
Red Bull trialists, transfers & other notes
With the Red Bulls back in training after a brief post-Disney Cup respite, there was a plethora of news on everything from injuries to transfers to trialists, ranging from injured...
Curry could play for Knicks on Saturday
Eddy Curry said he’s “real close” to returning to action. The big man will miss Friday’s game in Toronto but didn’t rule out being active Saturday against the Nets.“I really...
Pentagon locked down after 2 cops shot at nearby subway station
A gunman walked up "very cool" to the Metro entrance of the Pentagon, reached as if getting a pass out then drew a handgun and opened fire at two police...
Report: Pennington to stay with Dolphins
Chad Pennington is going to re-sign with the Dolphins, according to the Palm Beach Post.The report says, "A deal isn’t yet in place and Pennington is set to become a...
Brooklyn Public Library chief resigns
Dionne Mack-Harvin, who three years ago became the first African-American woman to head a major public library in the state, resigned today from her post as executive director of the...