March 17, 2010
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Robinho out of friendly vs. Red Bulls
One day after Juan Pablo Angel announced he will miss Saturday’s grand opening of Red Bull Arena because of a knee injury comes word that Brazilian superstar Robinho will miss...
Ex-Seton Hall player Mitchell arrested
Former Seton Hall basketball player Robert "Stix'' Mitchell was arrested Tuesday and charged with kidnapping (first degree); robbery (first degree); burglary (third degree) and weapons offenses (second and third degree).The...
Gonzo gone, Hill staying in wild day in NJ hoops
Just two days ago, Seton Hall coach Bobby Gonzalez was supremely confident he would be back for another season – and that local rivals Norm Roberts at St. John's and...
Gotta go to Mo: Barrow quietly leads King to crown
Maurice Barrow is a man of few words. Christ the King coach Joe Arbitello has joked he could never tell how Barrow was feeling because the senior swingman never showed...
Jesse James' alleged mistress likes hot rods, guys with tattoos
Michelle “Bombshell” McGee appeared to be looking for someone just like Sandra Bullock’s husband Jesse James. “I love motocross, hot rods and cools guys with tattoos,” she wrote on what...
Sources: Brendan Quinn to run NY race funds
The person whose name has been discussed as heading the "victory" funds for New York races was operative Brendan Quinn, a former state GOP executive director under then-chairman Bill Powers,...
Yankees' Marte leaves after getting hit by liner
CLEARWATER — Damaso Marte’s first outing of the spring started badly and ended with a scare that forced him out of the game.Marte, the only lefty in Joe Girardi’s bullpen,...
Arrest made in drug investigation linked to dead actor Corey Haim
An arrest has been made in the investigation into a prescription drug fraud ring linked to the death of 80s movie star Corey Haim, the California Attorney General's office confirmed...
NYPD rescues seal pup
NYPD divers freed a seal pup that was tangled up netting in the waters off of Tottenville today, cops said. "He was very nervous. He was trying to escape and...
Giddens expected to make Knicks debut tonight
BOSTON - Knicks swingman J.R. Giddens, obtained at Feb. 18th's trade deadline, has been cleared to play by doctors today and may make his club debut vs. Boston tonight, according...
No place like Ohm
When new Chelsea rental building Ohm hit the market earlier this year, it promised it would be bringing the party. Now it's making good on that promise with the launch of a new acoustic...
Broke ex-Met Dykstra claims he was victim of 'predatory lending'
Broke ex-Met Lenny Dykstra claims he was duped into over-extending himself on the purchase of hockey legend Wayne Gretsky's California mansion. In a $100 million "predatory lending " suit filed...
IMAX Hubble doc: for early risers only
Yesterday we reported here that Warners' new "Hubble 3D'' doc, narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio, will be playing only a one-week run at the Lincoln Square IMAX because the big screen is in...
With Giants' Coughlin on hand, Tebow shows off new throwing motion
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Tim Tebow has completed his first public workout with his new throwing motion, hoping to impresss NFL general managers, coaches and scouts. Tebow threw dozens of passes...
Other rules changes proposed
Overtime and the “Flozell Adams Rule” won’t be the only things on the NFL’s agenda next week at the league meetings in Orlando. The owners will also vote on proposals...
Pelfrey solid in Mets win
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Boston starter John Lackey gave up two hits in four innings before the New York Mets rallied with four runs in the eighth for a 4-2...
Storm of the year devastates Green-Wood!
That really was a heck of a storm!Last weekend’s Nor’easter that swept through Brooklyn, capsized ships, flooded bridges, felled trees — and practically woke up the dead.Of course, Prospect Park...
Storm of the year devastates Green-Wood!
That really was a heck of a storm!Last weekend’s Nor’easter that swept through Brooklyn, capsized ships, flooded bridges, felled trees — and practically woke up the dead.Of course, Prospect Park...
Niese, Nieve could battle through spring training for spot in Mets rotation
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- At the beginning of spring training, Jerry Manuel sounded as if he was ready to pencil Jonathon Niese into the No. 5 spot in the...
Cedar Fair on the brink?
The largest investor in amusement park chain Cedar Fair said in a Wednesday public filing that it is concerned that as the company continues to negotiate a sale to Apollo...
Joba has best spring performance, but unlikely to be starter
CLEARWATER, Fla. — Compared to his previous outing, this afternoon’s performance by Joba Chamberlain was an improvement and kept him in the hunt for the fifth starter’s spot. Hours after...
Tebow unveils new motion
The most celebrated pro day in NFL history appeared to do wonders for Tim Tebow. The much-debated University of Florida quarterback unveiled a new throwing motion at the Gators’ workout...
'Flozell Adams' rule in the offing
Flozell Adams’ cheap shot on Justin Tuck last season not only resulted in a partially torn labrum for Tuck, but it could also prompt an NFL change. The co-chairman of...
US military: Goal still to capture bin Laden alive
The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Wednesday that it remains the goal of U.S. troops to capture Osama bin Laden alive and "bring him to justice." The comment by...
Black people must leave, NJ Walmart announcer says
Customers at a Walmart store in southern New Jersey are expressing dismay after hearing that someone used the public address system to order "all black people" to leave. As she...
Top al Qaeda operative killed in U.S. drone attack
U.S. officials say a drone strike last week in Pakistan apparently killed a top al Qaeda trainer who helped supervise December's suicide bombing at a Central Intelligence Agency post in...
Obama dismisses concerns on health care vote in House
President Obama on Wednesday dismissed concerns about the procedural hopscotch being used to pass a health care overhaul, telling Fox News he doesn't "spend a lot of time worrying" about...
DEALS: Syracuse for $1
$5 footlongs? Bloody rip-off. The city of Syracuse sees that and raises putting damn near everything on sale for a lousy buck -- including hotels stays -- all in honor of the Orange's top seed...
Judge OKs settlement in $7.7B JP Morgan claim against Lehman
A judge Wednesday approved a deal tentatively resolving a $7.68 billion claim J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. has against Lehman Brothers Holdings stemming from controversial collateral demands made by J.P....
Actress Amy Poehler, already a Baby Mama, is pregnant again
Actress Amy Poehler, already a "Baby Mama" in real life and on-screen, is pregnant with her second child, US Weekly reported Wednesday. No due date was released. The former "Saturday...
God leaning 'yes' on Senate health bill?
WASHINGTON -- The loquacious Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts -- never shy about playing in politics and development while leading the powerhouse Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem – just led...
OT changes headed to a vote
Listening to a conference call today with Falcons exec Rich McKay, the NFL’s Competition Committee is going to make a serious case to the owners in Orlando next week to...
Nicklaus: Tiger will smash my record
Golf legend Jack Nicklaus told Sky Sports Wednesday that he still expects Tiger Woods to beat his record of 18 major victories.Woods announced Tuesday that he would make his return...
FHA, Superfund and you
As you might have heard, earlier this month the EPA designated the Gowanus Canal a Superfund site. Leading up to the decision, there'd been some back and forth between parties in favor of Superfund designation...
Australian cat likes to swim (video)
Prinny the swimming Persian cat isn’t so precious she won’t get her paws wet. Instead, the soggy moggy in Victoria, Australia, joins her friend Bandit the blue heeler when he’s...
Rod Blagojevich's trial to start June 3 after postponement request denied
CHICAGO — A federal judge refused Wednesday to postpone the June start of ousted Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial, brushing aside defense attorneys' claims that they won't have enough time...
Devils' Martin returning tonight
Devils defenseman Paul Martin, who might have made just enough difference for Team USA if he'd played in the Olympics, was removed from the injured reserve list today and is...
Rangers manager Washington tested positive for cocaine
SURPRISE, Ariz. — Texas Rangers manager Ron Washington failed a Major League Baseball test for cocaine last season, but has apologized and will keep his job. "I made a huge...
Theresa Rebeck on women in theater
At an ART/New York (ART = Alliance of Resident Theaters) event celebrating the off and off-off Broadway community on Monday, writer Theresa Rebeck gave a keynote address that was largely...
Mets-Marlins series moved to Puerto Rico
A person familiar with the decision tells The Associated Press a three-game series between the New York Mets and Florida Marlins in June has been moved from Miami to Puerto...
Obama picks Kansas to win NCAA tournament
President Barack Obama will bank on Kansas to make him two-for-two in predicting NCAA tournament champions as commander-in-chief. Obama made his picks on ESPN again this year and picked the...
Goldmember
Holy hell, Dior's new Glossy Gold limited edition superluxe sunglasses are $1,300! Seriously. There's only 500 being produced in the world, each one is numbered and the Dior logo on...
Exclusive: RNC to Ed Cox: We don't trust you with our money
The Republican National Committee has told state GOP chair Ed Cox that they do not want to send money into New York races if Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy...
Second person blew whistle on $8M cab scam
An Upper East Side woman has emerged as another whistleblower in the widespread taxi scam that took passengers for an $8.3 million ride. Heather Schueppert’s overcharge complaint, combined with the...
Ray Kelly helps injured woman on way to St. Pat's parade
An Upper East Side woman had the luck of the Irish on her side today — with a little help from Police Commissioner Ray Kelly. The city’s top cop heroically...
Jordan's bid to buy Bobcats approved by NBA
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Michael Jordan became a basketball star at North Carolina. Now he'll try to turn around the state's money-losing NBA team by becoming the first ex-player to be...
No Devin for Nets
This just keeps getting better and better, huh?Devin Harris is out tonight so he'll miss his second straight game with an upper respiratory infection and his 18th game of the...
Gov. Paterson's press secretary resigns
Gov. Paterson's press secretary Marissa Shorenstein resigned today, becoming the fifth high-level administration official to flee since a string of scandals and investigations started swirling around the executive chamber. While...
Senate OKs jobs bill for Obama's signature
WASHINGTON — U.S. companies that hire unemployed workers will get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill that easily won final congressional approval Wednesday. The bipartisan 68-29 vote in...
Knicks' Chandler could miss extended time with strained groin
BOSTON – Wilson Chandler is on the shelf – possibly for a while - to rest a strained groin that's been bothering him for a month-and-a-half. Chandler will see team...
Kimmel: I sucker-punched Leno (video)
Looks like Round 2 goes to Jimmy Kimmel.The late-night host took to David Letterman's couch last night to address his much-talked about "Ten at Ten" appearance last month -- where...
Gov dodges questions at St. Patrick's Day parade
Per The Post's Sally Goldenberg, who is at the St. Patrick's Day parade, Gov. Paterson repeatedly dodged questions from reporters about whether his newly-named communications director Marissa Shorenstein is leaving...
Seton Hall fires Gonzalez; Hill to remain at Rutgers
Seton Hall has fired controversial coach Bobby Gonzalez. Gonzalez's team turned in a disgraceful performance on national television Tuesday night in an 87-69 loss to Texas Tech in the NIT....
Report: Jets’ Cromartie pays off overdue child support
The Jets up-front money is paying off for Antonio Cromartie.Gang Green’s new CB paid off his past-due child-support obligations and will not have to go to court in San Diego...
Copycat mayor
Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl is looking to copy the proposed tax on soda and other sugar-drinks as the one Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter recently announced. Easy enough to be a...
Report: Grizzlies owner plans on matching any offer for Gay
Grizzlies owner Michael Heisley told a group of season-ticket holders that the team plans on matching any offer for restricted free agent Rudy Gay, according to the Memphis Commercial Appeal.The...
Silver delivers grim budget news
ALBANY -- Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had some blunt and grim news to those out there – public employees and hospital workers in particular -- who may still hope to...
Ex-Yankee Knoblauch pleads guilty in assault case
HOUSTON -- Former Yankees infielder Chuck Knoblauch has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault on his common-law wife. According to court records, Knoblauch entered his plea Tuesday in exchange for deferred-adjudication...
Bibi's mistake and Obama's
John Bolton thinks that the problem with the Israeli government’s announcement of new apartments in Ramat Shlomo wasn’t the timing or the substance, rather he argues that the mistake was...
Body of woman who died in early '09 found in home: police
CASTILE, N.Y. — Authorities say they believe a 60-year-old woman had been dead for more than a year when police found her body inside her rural western New York home....
Alicia Keys, Shakira among stars for World Cup concert
JOHANNESBURG — Alicia Keys, Shakira, Black Eyed Peas and John Legend will perform at the World Cup kickoff concert in Johannesburg. FIFA announced the lineup of musical stars Wednesday for...
2 dead after car plunges into Jersey bay
SEASIDE PARK, N.J. — Two people are dead after their car plunged into New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay early Wednesday. Seaside Park police say they received 911 calls reporting what sounded...
Truck crashes into I-84 toll plaza
FISHKILL, N.Y. — Officials say traffic is moving smoothly in the eastbound lanes of the Hudson Valley’s Newburgh-Beacon Bridge after a tractor-trailer crashed into the toll plaza. State police say...
Dog saved, twice, from Lake Erie ice
WESTFIELD, N.Y. — If Koozie the dog were a cat she’d be down to seven lives. The 8-year-old mix-breed pooch had to be rescued not once but twice from the...
Toyota, feds examine wrecked Westchester Prius
HARRISON, N.Y. — Investigators from Toyota and the U.S. government inspected a crashed 2005 Prius in a suburb of New York City on Wednesday to see if its event data...
Rep. Kucinich flips, will vote for health care bill
WASHINGTON — Liberal Rep. Dennis Kucinich says he will support President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill when the House considers it. The Ohio Democrat opposed the bill when the...
Elin meets with lawyer: report
Elin Nordegren, wife of Tiger Woods, met with one her lawyers for several hours in her Orlando home, according to a report.Her lawyer "left with a lot of documents. Several...
The right ingredients
IF the comedy “Mid-August Lunch” does nothing else for you, it will make you hungry for a homecooked Italian dinner, washed down by bountiful wine. That’s because the movie revolves...
No 'virtual' border fence
Janet Napolitano has put the $3 billion SBInet virtual fence along the US-Mexico border on hold. This is not necessarily a bad decision especially given how much the plan has...
Levi Johnston ordered to pay $1,750 a month in child support
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Levi Johnston has been ordered to make interim child support payments of $1,750 per month to the mother of his child, Bristol Palin. The figure is 20...
Beckham recovering after surgery: doctors
David Beckham is recovering well from Achilles tendon surgery and the former England captain will leave Finland on Wednesday, his surgeon said."He is recovering fine, he has been walking with...
Champions League: CSKA stuns Sevilla, advances to quarterfinals
CSKA Moscow upset Sevilla 2-1 on Tuesday to send the Russian team into the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time in 17 years.A well-struck Keisuke Honda free kick ended...
Serie A 'rejoices' over Inter Champions League win over Chelsea
Inter Milan's dominant Champions League last-16 win over Chelsea showed the death of Italian soccer was greatly exaggerated even if huge problems remain.Serie A still risks losing its fourth Champions...
Serie A 'rejoices' over Inter's Champions League win over Chelsea
Inter Milan's dominant Champions League last-16 win over Chelsea showed the death of Italian soccer was greatly exaggerated even if huge problems remain. Serie A still risks losing its fourth...
Paterson defends self in Yankee tix probe, aide's domestic violence scandal
Gov. Paterson took to one of his favorite airwaves this morning -- the Don Imus show on Fox Business Network -- to talk up e-mails purportedly exonerating him in the...
3UP: Joba, Hughes and Smoltz
1. Joba Chamberlain is scheduled to pitch four innings today. This is possibly the last time we will ever see him stretched out this long. He is still considered a...
A 'no' vote on Slaughter solution
Rep. Jason Altmire (D-Pa) is listed as on the fence about the health care reform bill. He voted ‘no’ in November, and he never declared his intentions before that vote....
Pakistan court charges five U.S. terror suspects
A Pakistani court on Wednesday indicted five Americans on terror charges three months after they were arrested on suspicion of plotting attacks with Al Qaeda-linked groups, a lawyer said. "Charges...
Morning buzz
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Politicians galore will be marching in the parade, where Police Commissioner Ray Kelly will be front and center. The annual event is a must-watch in a...
Mafia hitman tracked down through Facebook
A cold-blooded Mafia hitman who called himself "Scarface" was arrested by Italian police yesterday after being tracked down via his Facebook account, The Sun reported. Pasquale Manfredi, 33, was on...
'Hunted' Vikings eye elusive CHSAA state championship
Talk of a return trip to the CHSAA state playoffs and the thought of an elusive title aren’t shied away from at St. Joseph by the Sea. The Vikings lost...
Golfer Crenshaw feels Reyes’ pain
PORT ST. LUCIE — After being diagnosed with hyperthyroidism 25 years ago, Ben Crenshaw remembers, he needed around six months until he finally began feeling good on the golf course....
Don’t bet against Tiger
He hasn’t played a competitive round of golf since November and has experienced one of the greatest falls from grace ever witnessed in sports history. But don’t be surprised if...
Yankees debut everyday lineup
TAMPA — Yankees manager Joe Girardi insists he didn’t spend his winter obsessing over the chore, didn’t fold his brain inside-out trying to figure out the best way to craft...
Girardi: Chamberlain has to ‘pick it up’ to win Yankees' No. 5 spot
TAMPA — Joba Chamberlain’s chance to be the Yankees’ fifth starter is dwindling quickly.s Chamberlain is slated to be the Yankees’ third pitcher today against the Phillies in Clearwater. And...
Tiger's return will be must-see TV
So whattya doing the second weekend in April? As televised sports events go, how do you counter-program Tiger Woods’ return to public golf — and on the most private of...
Rock chalk, Jayhawk
I’m a gut-pick guy. I put some credence in teams playing close to home, which is why, unlike others, I love Kansas’ draw. Kansas has four clear advantages: 1. It...
Cyclone set to roll again, but operator says Astroland return 'unlikely'
Carol Albert says she expects the landmark Cyclone roller coaster to make a big comeback this summer with the anticipated opening of the new Luna Park next door.But the Cyclone’s...
PSAL Bronx A softball preview: Senior sluggers lead RKA
Bob Finz has two very big reasons to be confident in his team’s chances of winning PSAL Bronx A: Jane Witkowski and Nelyssa Rosario. “I think we’re going to be...
B’klyn eateries set out extra plates
Eager to check out Brooklyn’s flourishing dining scene? Now’s the time to don a flannel shirt and head to one of the borough’s unpretentious, foodie-focused restaurants. “Dine in Brooklyn” restaurant...
Here they are — your Police Blotters
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P.J. Clarke's shifts from trusty to trendy
New York finally has gastropubs. But a gastrosaloon? Longtime devotees of P.J. Clarke’s on Third Avenue are doing double takes. The menu’s gone loco — make that “locavore.” Instead of...
McKee/Staten Island Tech looks to build on recent success
McKee/Staten Island Tech has come a long way under Mike Grippo in six years, from a two-win club his first year to finishing second in Staten Island, arguably the best...
Give pickle juice a shot
Whiskey and soda, whiskey and coke, whiskey and . . . pickle juice? Yes, pickle juice. Meet your newest chaser: the briny, salty juice from a barrel of pickled cucumbers....
Allah akbar! Arabic school principal is vindicated
A federal agency has ruled that the city’s ouster of the founding principal of an Arabic language and culture school was marred by prejudice — a vindication for the embattled...
Meatball madness
From the softball-size hulks at Apizz and Gramercy Tavern to the tiny sliders served at The Little Owl and Locanda Verde, meatballs have been gaining big momentum on restaurant menus....
Fresh faces hold the key to Stuyvesant's season
John Carlesi is still getting accustomed to life without his seniors. For four years, Nolan Becker, Nick Rozar, Nick Wheatley-Schaller and Zach Karson were always there. “Those kids were like...
Our exclusive family calendar!
Fri, March 1911:30 am: Storytime with Emily. Moxie Spot [81 Atlan-tic Ave. between Hicks and Henry streets in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 923-9710], themoxiespot.com. 6:15 pm: Movie night. Moxie Spot (see...
Editors' picks
www.barbesbrooklyn.com. SaturdayMarch 27Hot time tonightLook, you’ve got some barbeque sauce on your face. But don’t wash it off — instead, head to Grillin’ on the Bay, the borough’s only sponsored barbeque and...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, March 19Theater, “The Unknown Willams”: Discover the plays you don’t know and find startling new ways to look at the plays you think you do know, as Target Margin...
Civic calendar
Mon, March 22Community Board 2. Annual “state--ment of needs” hearing. 6:15 pm. Long Island University [DeKalb and Flatbush avenues in Down-town, (718) 596-5410], www.brooklyn.liu.edu. Community Board 6 Public Safety Committee....
A better 'Vue' is coming to the roof of Hotel LeBleu
Turns out, the Vue stunk — and now, in its place will be a classy rooftop Italian restaurant, the landlord of the Hotel Le Bleu has revealed.“The restaurant will be...
Rabbi Harvey rides again!
Finally, Rabbi Harvey is made for Hollywood.The cult hero of a generation of Jewish boys, Park Slope author Steve Sheinkin’s Talmud-spouting Wild West lawman rides again this month, in a...
Thin ice! Park skaters out for two years as rink rehab begins
Sunday’s skating in Wollman Rink in Prospect Park was bittersweet — not just because it was the last day of the season, but because there won’t be any ice time...
Finally, a 'Stable' situation in Kensington
Kensington Stables rides again!After initially signaling that it would be cracking down on horse stables, the city ended up saying “neigh” to reform on Tuesday morning.Walker Blankinship, owner of the...
Blood, threat and fears! Prospect Park has become a macabre crime scene
Splattered blood on the rocks of Prospect Park, smashed turtle shells, a suspicious attempt at a campfire — and finally, arson in the reedy underbush. It’s not the latest Linda...
Ratner breaks ground! Jay-Z celebrates! Others protest!
Bruce Ratner and a deep bench of supporters of his Atlantic Yards mega-project broke ground on a basketball arena for his Brooklyn-bound New Jersey Nets on Thursday afternoon, drawing to...
Customers getting 'Malled'
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillAtlantic franticMore troublemakers stalked the Atlantic Terminal Mall at Flatbush and Atlantic avenues last week. Here’s a roundup:• A thief swiped a woman’s purse and handed it...
What a YMCA-hole
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownYMCA-holeA thief screwed over two men who were just trying to stay in shape at the Atlantic Avenue YMCA on March 11.The first victim had finished working...
Our exclusive video from the Atlantic Yards groundbreaking
Join The Brooklyn Paper team of Andy Campbell, Stephen Brown and Gersh Kuntzman as they take you inside — and outside — Bruce Ratner’s Barclays Center groundbreaking on Thursday.newsroom@cnglocal.com
A faith-based chat with Park Slope's God squad
We had so much fun a few years ago with our first annual interfaith smackdown, that we invited Rev. Daniel Meeter of Old First Reformed Church and Rabbi Andy Bachman...
'Check' it out — Slope man gives big bucks to scammed Dancewave troupe!
He took the high road — and now the young dancers of Dancewave in Park Slope are closer to their dream of performing in Scotland.Nick Kotsonis, owner of the S...
Another big Boerum Hill prostitution bust
For the second time in as many months, cops collared a bevy of would-be Johns on the corner of Butler and Nevins streets in Boerum Hill on March 9.In a...
Wake and bake
76th PrecinctCarroll GardensCobble Hill–Red HookWake ’n’ bakeA man was arrested after slamming his Chevy Blazer it another car on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway on March 11 — and then cops discovered...
Battle over Broadway Triangle begins in court
The city discriminated against blacks and Latinos during its controversial Broadway Triangle rezoning last year, awarding two politically connected groups no-bid contracts to develop city-owned land, opponents charged in court...
Breaking blues! Southern Comfort Band caves in and changes name
The Southern Comfort Band’s rebel yell was quelled to a whisper last week after the (slightly) better-known liqueur company finally got the Bay Ridge troupe to give in and change...
Bucking Beck! Rev. Clinton Miller believes in social justice
Rev. Clinton Miller celebrates his ninth year at the head of an historic Clinton Hill church this week, but his reputation precedes him.The 42-year-old Brooklyn-born ministry man has been an...
Gunplay at party
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–WilliamsburgParty foulA 17-year-old gunman was arrested on March 13 after he shot and injured two party-goers on Jackson Street.The first victim said that he was in a room with...
Tween beaten — twice in one day
90th Precinct Williamsburg–Bushwick Repeated punches Two brutes attacked a 12-year-old boy twice in one day and stole his cellphone on March 8. The boy told police that he was first...
A struggle over a bag
78th PrecinctPark SlopeThug snatchA thief grabbed a woman’s purse on Fourth Avenue on March 9, snatching her cash and cards after a brief struggle.The victim told cops that she was...
King of 'tweens
Dan Schneider's 44 years old but he's never left high school. A self-admitted "terrible student," Schneider graduated in the 1980s, but he went right back, spending five years playing Dennis,...
Starr report
I was going to write some thing about the passing of Peter Graves, who died Monday at the age of 83, but my friend Sandy Brokaw, who was Peter's publicist...
B'way royalty turns out for feast of Stephen
After a slew of stripped-down Broadway revivals of Stephen Sondheim's shows, it was a rapturous experience hearing his music performed Monday night as it was intended -- by a full...
'Swap' stabber off hook
One-time "Wife Swapper" Jamie Czerniawski, who slashed her husband with a kitchen knife last May, is off the hook after a grand jury dismissed all charges against her. Czerniawski, 31...
Oprah in court
Oprah Winfrey will be starring in a Philadelphia court room in the next few weeks -- facing the former headmistress she fired from her exclusive girls school in South Africa...
London's Victorian secret
I have my doubts about how well "Love Never Dies" -- the sequel to "The Phantom of the Opera" -- will do on Broadway. But there's one show I saw...
Fight for Paula
FOX and ABC might have to duke it out for Paula Abdul's services. Recent reports suggest that the former "American Idol" judge is in talks to host a revival of...
Truman, Ike, Reagan: next up, Sarah Palin?
THE ISSUE: Whether presidential candidates today have character, as their predecessors did. *** In looking for a president with the character of Dwight Eisenhower, Harry Truman and Ronald Reagan, Ralph...
Lohan dad has heart attack
Lindsay Lohan's father was being treated at a Long Island hospital yesterday after suffering a heart attack, sources said Michael Lohan was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn after...
A perilous 'rescue' for NYC housing
It's easy to see why Mayor Bloomberg and New York City Housing Authority head John Rhea were pleased, and relieved, to announce an ostensible public-private partnership to rescue 21 deteriorating...
O's middle-class squeeze
The president has spent the closing days of the health-care debate making his case to the segments of Americans who will benefit under ObamaCare. But lots of other people will...
Twins double parents' trouble
Parents with twins are more likely to end up divorced, broke and out of work, says a study released yesterday. Married couples were 17 percent more likely to divorce if...
Standing Up for America
THE ISSUE: Taking pride in the United States -- while Hollywood celebrities bash it. *** Cindy Adams was right on target when she told the leftist idiot who accused her...
Finally, gov (in New Jersey) gets tough
The governor yesterday took strong action to halt the state's "addiction to spending" by slashing expenditures, cutting the workforce, backing a 2.5 percent cap on annual increases in state and...
Palestinians riot amid O's Israel slap
Mideast turmoil escalated sharply yesterday as hundreds of Palestinians rioted, while relations between the United States and Israel further deteriorated. The battles between rock-throwing Palestinians and helmeted Israeli police in...
Ravitch plan setback
ALBANY -- Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch's new plan to borrow $6 billion as part of an effort to reform state spending suffered a major blow yesterday when the chairman of...
Bern kin 'ignorant'
Bernard Madoff's sons, brother and niece -- who all worked for the Ponzi schemer for years -- say they shouldn't have to pay his many victims a penny because they...
Patsy's staff 'slaving' over oven
The pizza served at Patsy's isn't the only thing that's "old world" style, a former worker claims in court papers filed in Manhattan federal court. Ex-dishwasher Rafael Bernitt says he...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan The talent agent pictured above molested two women in his Financial District offices after the victims responded to Craigslist modeling ads, police said. Lambros Kourakis, 60, posted several ads...
Warning from Gen. Petraeus
Gen. David Petraeus, the commander of US security interests in the Mideast, waded into politics to tell the administration that the lack of progress on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks was creating...
Toyota eye on NY crash
Toyota engineers plan to examine the Prius in Westchester County that slammed into a stone wall after the driver said it accelerated uncontrollably. The team will attempt today to determine...
Principal change at B'klyn Arabic school
The principal of the city's controversial Arabic public school stepped down yesterday, just days after a federal panel ruled that her predecessor was discriminated against when she was pressured to...
Simon said to revise GGP bid
Simon Property Group is preparing a revised bid for its biggest rival, bankrupt General Growth Properties to be presented within a week, according to a source with knowledge of Simon's...
Nexus One sales slower than iPhone
Google's Nexus One phone is selling at a slower pace than the first iPhone, reaching about 135,000 units in the time it took Apple to sell 1 million, according to...
Slaughter featured in Nancy's House of horror
WASHINGTON -- Now playing in theaters every where: "Slaughter House Rules." In this latest sequel in the very bad B-movie horror series, Nancy Pelosi and her evil scientists manage to...
Business briefs
GE boost General Electric said it will increase its dividend in 2011, two years after the company reduced it to save money as its financial arm struggled, and told analysts...
One Broadway deal
In a deal that will likely be greeted as a sign of stability for both the building at One Broadway and downtown in general, law firm Kenyon & Kenyon is...
Lottery's lucky charm for Irish gal
It's a very happy St. Patrick's Day for one lucky Irish lass, who cashed in on a $1 million Win For Life lottery ticket just before the wearin' o' the...
Fed leaving rates alone until summer
The Federal Reserve will continue to coddle the slowly recovering economy at least through the summer, it said yesterday. The Fed will leave a key short-term interest rate unchanged at...
Israel-bashing Hill is loyal - to a fault
A favorite guessing game for the last year concerned Hillary Rodham Clinton. Is she a true Obama loyalist, or is she a double agent, pretending to be a team player...
AMI's Pecker raids Meredith's Parent stable
For the second time in two days, American Media, whose National Enquirer got the scoops on John Edwards' love child, has successfully raided Meredith Corp., publisher of Ladies Home Journal...
Bx. kids' 'jig' is up
WASHINGTON -- They might not be Irish, but their eyes are smiling. The Keltic Dreams Irish Dancers, a troupe of 7- to 12-year olds from PS 59 in The Bronx,...
Craigsdissed CPA lawsuit
A Queens accountant says it will take $4 million to even the balance sheet after he was anonymously smeared on Craigslist, court papers reveal. Two ads attacking Whitestone CPA Leo...
Swept up in 'net
The Federal Communications Commission yesterday unveiled its long-awaited plan to bring affordable, high-speed Internet access to 90 percent of the US by 2020 -- but that adage that the road...
Airline evasive flying
Airlines are ramping up their opposition to a new rule banning tarmac delays longer than three hours -- with a third major carrier demanding the feds lift the rule while...
AmEx CEO: $17M salary
Ken Chenault, the low-key CEO of American Express, is now one of the highest paid bankers in the US, the Wall Street Journal's Deal Journal blog reported yesterday. Actually, Chenault's...
Suit aims to keep NY naked city
Shake it over there. No, way over there. The city is surreptitiously trying to force strip clubs out of town, court papers charge. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court,...
Midtown apt. plunge bombshell
The company managing the Manhattan building where a young man plunged 24 stories to his death when a balcony railing gave way neglected to properly inspect its terraces, the Department...
PVH rolls dice on credit markets
Phillips-Van Heusen is betting that credit markets are stable enough to offer smooth sailing for its $3 billion leveraged deal to buy Tommy Hilfiger. PVH has turned down guaranteed financing...
DOE's distractions
Does Gotham's new-and-improved 59 percent high-school graduation rate -- announced last week to substantial self-applause -- get the job done? City educrats certainly seem to think so. How else to...
Dems' 'deem' scheme
Nancy Pelosi is a coward, a bully and a hypocrite -- and Barack Obama is hiding behind her skirts. So what does that make him? Pelosi obviously can't find enough...
Toyota hysteria
It's a Stephen King novel come to life -- Toyotas are smashing into walls and doctors' offices and taking Prius owners on wild rides at 94 mph, even with the...
It's war! And Bam's bidding to boot Bibi
President Obama has ap parently adopted regime change as a goal -- but his target is Israel. He's plainly out to unseat (or at least change) the government of Prime...
S&P rescues ailing Greece
Greece got a much-needed lift in its battered credit rating yesterday, but the move didn't stop street rioting over pay cuts and strikes crippling the socialist-led nation. Credit rating agency...
Hope in the Fuld
He may be one of the most vilified men coming out of the financial crisis, but ex-Lehman Brothers boss Dick Fuld is feeling vindicated in the wake of last week's...
O cancer gal was $ick over nothing
CLEVELAND -- A woman championed as the Obama administration's emblem for health-care reform does not have to choose between her home and her health, according to officials at the Ohio...
Cedar Fair buys time
The roller coaster ride may not be over for amusement-park chain Cedar Fair. The company postponed until April 8 a shareholder meeting that had been scheduled for yesterday, triggering speculation...
Ex-cop marching in 50th parade
Among the merry revelers who will march up Fifth Avenue today is a proud ex-cop who is marking his 50th St. Patrick's Day Parade. Brian Meagher was just a fresh-faced...
Lady Gaga's instant karma with Polaroid developing
There's a reason Polaroid figures nearly as prominently as Lady Gaga does in the pop singer's latest music video "Telephone": it's in her financial interest to make sure the once...
Insurers sock NYC small biz
The city's struggling small businesses are getting hammered with an average 17 percent hike in health-insurance premiums this year, The Post has learned. Increases in premiums filed by small-group HMO...
How 1 rider exposed the $8M great taxi rip-off
All hail the taxi-scam whistleblower! Mild-mannered dad Dr. Mitchell Lee's New York instincts exposed the massive swindle by thousands of crafty cabbies who cheated passengers out of a staggering $8.3...
Prober: E-mails don't clear gov in Tixgate
ALBANY -- The head of the state Commission on Public Integrity last night rejected a claim by Gov. Paterson that e-mails between him and the Yankees prove he didn't break...
Meeks de-files his pledge to reveal all
Thanks for nothing, Mr. Meeks! Under intense grilling about missing money from a Hurricane Katrina charity fund, Rep. Gregory Meeks had offered to open his files to show all he'd...
Pelosi in sleight of hand
WASHINGTON -- Just when things couldn't get any worse in Congress, Democratic leaders yesterday were pushing a bizarre parliamentary tactic that would pass health-care legislation without actually requiring a vote....
A 'safe at home' zaps cop
A woman angry at her cop boyfriend got revenge on him -- but not exactly in the way she may have wanted. The fiancée of NYPD Sgt. William Lewis hid...
Hygiene grades to make eateries neateries
City restaurants are about to learn the ABC's of cleanliness. Beginning July 1, eateries will be required to display letter grades given by city inspectors, under a measure the Board...
We'll never get Osama alive: AG
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress yesterday that Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive. In testy...
Throw the bums out: poll
The vast majority of Americans don't approve of Congress, according to a poll released yesterday. Only 17 percent of those surveyed in The Wall Street Journal/NBC poll approve of Washington's...
Hiram shellacked in vote
Ousted state Sen. Hiram Monserrate lost his bid to reclaim his seat in a special election last night, falling short by a massive margin to Assemblyman José Peralta in the...
Pol's suit keeps on trucking
City Councilwoman Letitia James is suing a laborer for injuries she suffered when she walked into his truck, despite his plea that she drop the suit because he earns so...
Boxing commission mulls testing for PEDs
The New York State Athletic Commission is considering changes in the way it regulates boxing in the state, changes that could include implementing blood-testing procedures to detect performance enhancing drugs....
Knicks: No plans to honor Nate
BOSTON -- Nate Robinson already has faced the Knicks at the new Boston Garden, just five days after his trade to Beantown, so tonight's game is nothing new. What Robinson...
Tiger will return to action at Augusta
The golf world has returned to its axis. Tiger Woods is back. Woods announced yesterday that he'll end his self-imposed exile following the explosive revelations of a sex scandal and...
Martin may return to Devils tonight
Paul Martin has missed 59 games since fracturing his left forearm Oct. 24. But after months out of the lineup, the Devils top defenseman returns for tonight's game against Pittsburgh...
Rangers pass on UMass ace Wellman, eye Wisconsin stars
It has been reported that 22 teams expressed varying degrees of interest in UMass sophomore center Casey Wellman, the undrafted 22-year-old free agent who yesterday signed a two-year contract with...
LT embraces role of Jets backup, but ...
LaDainian Tomlinson has heard all the chatter about how he doesn't have it anymore after producing numbers the last nine years that undoubtedly will land him in the Hall of...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $28,000; str alw; 4up; (f&m)CHIPPEWA COURT drew the rail after finishing second this distance 10 days ago and being claimed. Entrymate AUNT MABEL was beaten two lengths last...
Flipped-off Woody won't pursue coin controversy further
The Jets' red-hot ire over Coin-Flip Gate had not cooled yesterday, although they insisted it wouldn't dampen their joint bid with the Giants to bring the 2014 Super Bowl to...
Yonkers to honor McGuire
Dick McGuire now has a horse race named after him. Yonkers Raceway announced yesterday the inaugural Dick McGuire Trot, which will remember the legendary Knicks guard, will take place Aug....
Mets' Santana to face ex-mates
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Johan Santana will face some folks he knows pretty well on Friday. For the first time since being dealt from Minnesota to the Mets after the...
Jets re-sign FB Richardson
The Jets agreed to terms with fullback Tony Richardson on a one-year deal, keeping one of the league's best lead blockers in the backfield for the NFL's top-rushing team. Richardson,...
Harrington's Knicks exit near; Nets on radar
BOSTON -- Knicks forward Al Harrington often wears a ballcap with a scripted "NJ." The former star at St. Patrick's High in Elizabeth, who lives in Edgewater, said he's not...
Mets' Wright must prove he's over '09 beaning
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Watch closely this spring and you'll see that David Wright has changed. I'm not talking about the bulked-up Wright -- that's obvious. I'm talking about the...
Eskendereya eyes Wood
Eskendereya, the 8½-length winner of the Grade 2 Fountain of Youth, will bypass this Saturday's Florida Derby and point to the Grade 1 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct on April 3,...
Nets stay on 'worst' track with 108-84 loss to Hawks
The pressure is excruciating. Do you know how hard it is to play .200 basketball? Especially when you're a .104 team? Well, after last night's 108-84 thrashing by the Hawks,...
Sports shorts
NHL: Ovechkin: I'm sorry for 'little push' Capitals star Alex Ovechkin said he was "disappointed" by the NHL's decision to suspend him for two games for his hit on Blackhawks...
Rangers lose crucial game to Canadiens, 3-1
Gary Bettman flipped a coin in his office yesterday. The Rangers are in the playoffs. Well, no, not really, but such a maneuver might represent the Blueshirts' best path to...
Canadiens' Gomez gets revenge on Rangers
Apparently not wanting Scott Gomez to enjoy Montreal's victory too much, Sean Avery slashed his ex-teammate on the back of the leg with seven seconds remaining. "Gave the fans a...
Tavares sparks Islanders win over Canucks, 5-2
Islanders rookie John Tavares spent the morning fielding questions about his recent scoring slump. His best answers came later against the Canucks. Tavares broke out with a career-best two goals...
Despite shaky results, Mo happy with first spring outing
TAMPA -- You know it's getting closer to Opening Day when Mariano Rivera works his first spring training gig, because historically he doesn't surface until the middle of March. Last...
Weird but true
We at Weird But True would like to make special note of the passing of the world's smallest man, He Pingping. In his short time on earth, He -- who...
Seton Hall bounced by Texas Tech after Pope's low blow
A pair of low blows helped end Seton Hall's season in painful fashion last night. Herb Pope's two inexplicable punches to the groin of Texas Tech forward Darko Cohadarevic resulted...
At Stony Brook, Illini will be in for fight
You can just imagine the look on the faces of Illinois coach Bruce Weber and his Fighting Illini. They already were down about not making the NCAA Tournament and then...
St. John's hoping for NIT run
It's easy for players and coaches who received NCAA bids to back the notion of expanding the Big Dance to 96 teams. But it's more convincing when players on teams...
Former Rice star Kelly got new start at Kansas State
One of the most told stories from last year's NCAA Tournament involved Louisville's Rick Pitino telling Edgar Sosa that he should transfer out of the program. Pitino wasn't completely serious;...
Arkansas-Pine Bluff beats Winthrop in NCAA tournament opener
DAYTON, Ohio -- Allen Smith scored 14 points, including a pair of 3-pointers during a second-half surge as Arkansas-Pine bluff posted a 61-44 victory over Winthrop (19-14) last night in...
Dyson's 18 help UConn to hang on
Jerome Dyson scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half and Connecticut hung on to beat visiting Northeastern 59-57 last night in the first round of the National...
Red Bulls enjoy first training session in new home
The Red Bulls didn’t just host their annual Media Day at Red Bull Arena Tuesday, the club also trained at the new home in Harrison for the first time in...
Palmeri leads reloaded Stanners in quest to repeat
Maria Palmeri has plenty falling on her shoulders so early in her high school career. The sophomore has to move from a blossoming freshman to one of the Archbishop Molloy...
City hopes to make the Willy B safer for bikers
Biking over the Williamsburg Bridge should soon be a lot easier, thanks to a makeover of the ramps on the most heavily cycled bridge in the city.Department of Transportation workers...
Wolverines softball hunting down next step
Bronx Science won the PSAL Bronx A title last season in just its fourth season since coming up from the ‘B’ league. But the Wolverines have their sights set higher...
Flushing Avenue to get two-way protected bike lane!
Flushing Avenue will sprout a protected, two-way bike lane to link cyclists between the Manhattan Bridge and Williamsburg, the city revealed on Tuesday.In an effort to ramp up the Brooklyn...
CHSAA Queens softball preview: Youthful Terriers want to keep old bite
There are plenty of new faces on the St. Francis Prep softball team, but the expectations around the Terriers haven’t changed. “I won’t let them think that, ‘Oh because we...
Yanks slip past Astros 4-1
Manager Joe Girardi started his potential regular lineup, closer Mariano Rivera worked out of a bases-load jam in his first appearance and the New York Yankees beat a Houston Astros...
Monserrate loses bid to keep NY state Senate seat
A New York state senator who was expelled after a domestic violence conviction has lost his long-shot bid to get his seat back in a special election. With 48 percent...
Tray magnifique!
Paper or plastic? More and more, city’s schools are taking paper.Trayless Tuesdays, the Department of Education’s new program to reduce the use of Styrofoam lunch trays in school cafeterias, is...
Canadiens win 6th straight, hand Rangers key loss
Sergei Kostitsyn snapped a third-period tie with a deflected goal and the Montreal Canadiens stretched their winning streak to six with a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on...
Lindsay Lohan's father rushed to NY hospital with heart attack
Lindsay Lohan’s father Michael Lohan was rushed to New York hospital Tuesday after suffering a heart attack, Radar Online reported. Mr Lohan’s girlfriend Kate Major said he was taken to...
They're the 'Sloan' rangers!
Some of the best city workers are right here in Brooklyn.Five civil servants who either live or work in the borough are recipients of this year’s Sloan Public Service Awards.“Government...
Exposure games tryouts galore
The CHSAA basketball season is over and the PSAL will be completed this weekend, which means it’s time for a host of exposure games for area seniors. The 40th annual...
Big court win yesterday — groundbreaking today
Hours before Thursday’s groundbreaking ceremony for Bruce Ratner’s Barclays Center arena, a New York State Supreme Court judge ruled in the developer’s favor on what is the last of the...
He will survive! A timeline of Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards
Thursday’s symbolic groundbreaking of the Atlantic Yards project practically demands a look back at the long history of this ambitious and controversial project. Here’s a timeline.December 10, 2003Flanked by Jay-Z,...
Ratner breaks ground! Jay-Z celebrates! Others protest!
Bruce Ratner and a deep bench of supporters of his Atlantic Yards mega-project broke ground on a basketball arena for his Brooklyn-bound New Jersey Nets on Thursday afternoon, drawing to...
Knoblauch pleads guilty in assault case
Former major league infielder Chuck Knoblauch has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault on his common-law wife. According to court records, Knoblauch entered his plea Tuesday in exchange for deferred-adjudication probation....
It's a Tish-grace as councilwoman sues over scratch
Councilwoman Letitia James has filed a personal injury suit against an itinerant laborer after she allegedly injured herself walking into his legally parked truck.The Democratic lawmaker, who makes $122,500 a...
Is Corker caving on the Volker rule?
Wall Street banks and brokerage firms hate the Volker rule, and so they weren’t terribly pleased when Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, added it to his financial...
StuyTown situation gets more entangled with potential sale of CW
The already convoluted situation involving Manhattan apartment complex Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village stands to get even more complicated if a report by Commercial Mortgage Alert bares out. The niche publication...
Thin ice! Park skaters out for two years as rink rehab begins
Sunday’s skating in Wollman Rink in Prospect Park was bittersweet — not just because it was the last day of the season, but because there won’t be any ice time...
Another oyPhone theft
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–WilliamsburgQuick swipeSome fast ragamuffins lifted a woman’s purse on Lorimer Street early on March 20.She was walking home near Bedford Avenue at about 4 am when the two thugs...
Tween beaten — twice in one day!
90th PrecinctWilliamsburg–BushwickRepeated punchesTwo brutes attacked a 12-year-old boy twice in one day and stole his cellphone on March 8.The boy told police that he was first attacked while walking on...
A faith-based chat with Park Slope's God squad
We had so much fun a few years ago with our first annual interfaith smackdown, that we invited Rev. Daniel Meeter of Old First Reformed Church and Rabbi Andy Bachman...
A struggle over a bag
78th PrecinctPark SlopeThug snatchA thief grabbed a woman’s purse on Fourth Avenue on March 9, snatching her cash and cards after a brief struggle.The victim told cops that she was...
Another big Boerum Hill prostitution bust
For the second time in as many months, cops collared a bevy of would-be Johns on the corner of Butler and Nevins streets in Boerum Hill on March 9.In a...
Wake and bake
76th PrecinctCarroll GardensCobble Hill–Red HookWake ’n’ bakeA man was arrested after slamming his Chevy Blazer it another car on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway on March 11 — and then cops discovered...
What a YMCA-hole
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownYMCA-holeA thief screwed over two men who were just trying to stay in shape at the Atlantic Avenue YMCA on March 11.The first victim had finished working...
Battle over Broadway Triangle begins in court
The city discriminated against blacks and Latinos during its controversial Broadway Triangle rezoning last year, awarding two politically connected groups no-bid contracts to develop city-owned land, opponents charged in court...