March 22, 2010
CHSAA girls basketball rankings
The CHSAA girls basketball season is almost over as just two potential games remain. Christ the King, like it has so many times and so well in the past, will...
Rain fails to dampen Brooklyn Bridge Park opening
The city should seriously consider calling in state Sen. Daniel Squadron to help the next time it has a drought. During today’s gala ceremony for the opening of Brooklyn Bridge...
OT changes are on thin ice
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Despite strong backing from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and several owners and coaches, proposed changes to the playoff overtime rules are on very shaky ground here this...
Report: Tiger practices at Augusta
Tiger Woods "was walking the hallowed grounds at Augusta National Golf Club" today, according to the Golf Channel.Woods will return to competitive golf at the course for The Masters, beginning...
Jayson Williams' lawyer wants drunken-driving charge thrown out
Former NBA star Jayson Williams had done nothing illegal and was just sitting in his wrecked car when police arrested him on drunken-driving charges earlier this year, a defense lawyer...
Goodell defends coin flip
ORLANDO, Fla. -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has heard just about enough on Coin-Flip Gate, thank you very much. A clearly irritated Goodell tried to deflect questions and turn the...
Goodell still backs NYC Super bid
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Holding the 2014 Super Bowl at new Meadowlands Stadium got another loud endorsement from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and several prominent owners here today. The joint bid...
Health care questions for the common man
President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi were jubilant that their historic health bill had passed. Then before the ink dried attorneys general from 13 states filed suit to stop...
Cromartie: 'Gr8' first day with Jets
Antonio Cromartie officially began his Jets career today with the start of the team's offseason conditioning program."Gr8 first day as a Jet," Cromartie wrote on his Twitter page. "I really...
Michael Jackson's doctor allegedly halted CPR
Michael Jackson’s alleged Doctor Feel Good stopped CPR on the stricken pop icon so he could collect bottles of drugs before dialing 911, according to a bombshell report today. Alberto...
Premier League could be part of money-laundering probe
A big drug and money-laundering operation run by British gangsters that might be linked to Premier League transfers was uncovered and broken up in France.According to the Sun, police in...
Comptroller candidate Harry Wilson takes pitch to Monday Meeting
Harry Wilson, the Republican state comptroller candidate who's been racking up county endorsements, is poised to make an appearance at the conservative-leaning Monday Meeting tonight, an event where soon-to-be-official Senate...
Survey finds iPad awareness as high as Kindle
Apple’s iPad multimedia tablet device might not ship until April 3, but a significant number of consumers are already thinking about buying it, according to the results of a survey...
Jets' Jenkins back for offseason program; Edwards signs tender
Jets nose tackle Kris Jenkins, who was placed on injured reserve last season with a torn knee ligament, participated in the team's first day of offseason conditioning.Newyorkjets.com reports Jenkins said...
Brooklyn Bridge Park open -- at last
It's finally open! After more than 25 years of planning, the first six acres of the long-delayed Brooklyn Bridge Park project opened today at Pier 1 by Fulton Ferry Landing....
Sandra Bullock still in hiding after hubby-mistress scandal
Sandra Bullock is still in hiding. A friend in the actress' corner told Fox News on Monday that the Academy Award winner is taking time off to figure out what...
ACORN decides to shut down
CHICAGO — The once mighty community activist group ACORN says it's folding. National ACORN spokesman Kevin Whelan says the organization's board decided to close remaining state affiliates and field offices...
That girl again
"The Girl Who Played With Fire,'' the screen version of the second installment of Swedish novelist Stieg Larsson's mega-popular "Millenium'' trilogy, is headed this way. Directed by Daniel Alfredson, it...
Two more Giants join Spagnuolo with Rams
Steve Spagnulo as head coach of the Rams is clearly going the familiarity route in free agency. The former Giants defensive coordinator today signed two former Giants players, cornerback Kevin...
Agent: Jets' Washington won't sign, but will be '100 percent'
Jets running back Leon Washington isn't ready to give up on free agency yet, his agent wrote today.Alvin Keels used his Twitter page to say, "Leon Washington will not sign...
Appeals court upholds judge's Googling
Maybe he should have carried an umbrella instead. A convicted bank robber yesterday failed to win his freedom on grounds that the judge used Google to research his alleged disguise....
Levy blasts new poll showing him trailing Cuomo, Lazio
Steve Levy's campaign dismissed the results of a new poll showing him doing a bit worse against Andrew Cuomo than Republican Rick Lazio, suggesting in the candidate's bring-it-on style that...
10 reasons to love Westchester now
OFTEN overlooked as a place to get through on the way to somewhere else, Westchester County is so much more than That Which Comes After The Bronx. Stretching north between...
Obama fails to mention Clinton, Kennedy during health care victory speech
President Obama's remarks immediately after the House passed the health care reform bill last night struck some observers for what they were missing -- any reference to the late Ted...
Hughes up-and-down trying to secure Yankees' rotation spot
Phil Hughes’ first and last pitch left the yard as he tried to solidify the final spot in the Yankees’ rotation. Hughes went 4 1/3 for the Yankees against the...
Room and board
I GREW up a Westchester kid. For me, the quiet, leafy suburbs north of The Bronx, with its million-dollar homes, reservoirs and river views, were all about as thrilling as...
Assassination calls on Twitter prompt Secret Service investigation
The Secret Service said Monday it was investigating two Twitter users who called for the assassination of President Barack Obama, apparently over passage of the health care reform bill, ABC...
DVD Extra: Restored 'Mammy' coming April 6 from Warner Archive
Michael Curtiz' 1930 Al Jolson musical "Mammy'' -- with restored two-strip Technicolor numbers that are said to comprise about 20 percent of the 84-minute running time -- will debut as...
Auschwitz attic trove names 'Angel of Death'
Documents from the Auschwitz death camp, found by chance in an attic, refer to a handful of Nazi doctors including Josef Mengele, who was dubbed the "Angel of Death." a...
Details of MLS' new CBA coming out
Now that MLS and the players union have hammered out a new CBA, details of the new agreement are slowly starting to creep out.Among them are more guaranteed contracts, a...
Google reroutes users around Chinese Web censorship
SAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. will shift its search engine for China off the mainland and maintain other operations in the country. It's an attempt to balance its stance against...
Mets' Pelfrey gives up 4 HRs
VIERA, Fla. -- Mike Pelfrey allowed four home runs to the Nationals in 4 2/3 windy innings today.Pelfrey gave up seven hits and six runs (five earned), struck out three...
Kiki out for Nets
Assistant John Loyer will coach the Nets tonight against Miami. Kiki Vandeweghe will not make it make it back due to personal reasons. Loyer ran practice yesterday and handled shootaround...
Calls for Cox to resign
The head of the upstate Essex County GOP is calling on state GOP chairman Ed Cox to resign, accusing him of "dividing" the party with his recruitment of Democratic Suffolk...
Yankees give Hoffmann back to Dodgers
The Yankees have returned Rule 5 Draft pick Jamie Hoffman to the Dodgers. Hoffmann was the player to be named later that the Yankees received in exchange for sending Brian...
Wedding guest shoots self in head while playing Russian Roulette
Giving new meaning to the phrase “shotgun wedding,” a bride and groom in Russia watched in horror as a guest shot himself in the head playing Russian Roulette, the Sun...
Republican Neugebauer admits to yelling 'baby killer' during health care debate
Rep. Randy Neugebauer (R-Tex.) took ownership Monday for shouting "baby killer" at Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich.) during the health care debate in the House of Representatives Sunday night. In a...
Bloomberg waits for Albany to make move on bridge tolls
Mayor Bloomberg said today that he’s taking a wait-and-see approach to Sen. Pedro Espada’s sudden announcement that he is for tolls on the four East River bridges. "Look, we had...
This week in girl-on-girl love
Girls love girls at the movies this month. Last week saw the debut of "The Runaways," in which Kristen Stewart, as rocker Joan Jett, has a sex scene with Dakota...
Cornell brings more than nice story against overrated Kentucky
There is a couple of problems with the David and Goliath picture most will paint leading into Thursday’s NCAA tournament regional semifinal matchup between Cornell and Kentucky. Cornell is a...
Report: Alabama NT Cody to visit Jets
Alabama nose tackle Terrence Cody will visit the Jets prior to the NFL Draft next month, according to the Carroll County (Md.) Times.Cody also has visits planned with the Ravens...
Dick Bove weighs client opinion in Citi rating
It's rare on Wall Street for clients to tell financial analysts how to do their jobs -- but apparently, that's what Dick Bove's clients do.The Rochdale Securities analyst raised Citi's...
Brooklyn Bridge bark: No dogs allowed in park portion opened today
It’s the greatest thing to happen to Brooklyn open space lovers since Prospect Park was built in the Civil War era — but it’s not so great for their dogs!...
Rangers sign defenseman Baldwin
The Rangers announced the signing of defenseman Lee Baldwin today. Baldwin, 21, just completed his freshman year at the University of Alaska Anchorage, where he scored one goal and nine...
CBS passed on Tiger interview; Ari drops him as client
CBS turned down an interview with Tiger Woods after being told the network would be limited to five minutes of questions.The troubled golf star answered questions from reporters at ESPN...
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...
Trainer Teddy Atlas bringing boxing club to East Flatbush
Famed boxing trainer and TV analyst Teddy Atlas says he’s fighting for troubled Brooklyn youths by opening a new boxing club for them in gritty East Flatbush. Atlas said he's...
Joba throws five innings in Yankees intrasquad game
TAMPA, Fla. — Joba Chamberlain made a big start in an empty ballpark. Bidding for the fifth spot in the Yankees' rotation, Chamberlain allowed two runs and six hits over...
Freeing Obamacare
Could Obamacare actually lead to a freer health insurance system? Eli Lehrer thinks it might, but don’t hold your breath.
City settles jail strip search suit for $33M
Two women who claimed they were forced to undergo gynecological exams and thousands of men and women who said they were strip-searched in New York City jails have settled a...
Taxi-scam takeback
New York City’s taxi commission chief says the scam thought to have cheated 1.8 million riders is smaller than officials first believed. The head of the city’s Taxi and Limousine...
Cop shot in the Bronx, alleged shooter then kills himself: police
A young cop yesterday was seriously wounded in a blazing gun battle in a Bronx housing project dubbed "Vietnam" by residents. Police Officer Robert Salerno, 25, was shot three times...
Second former Seton Hall player pleads not guilty
NEWARK -- A second former Seton Hall basketball player has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from an armed robbery in northern New Jersey. Kelly Whitney’s lawyer entered the plea...
LeBron staying put ... with Nike
Here are some scary words for Knicks fans. "I don't plan on going anywhere, maybe I already have a agreement," LeBron James told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Lucky for New...
Where are the security services?
Annie Jacobson highlights a troubling question for the Obama administration: Why haven’t the year-long series of emails between Ft. Hood terrorist Maj. Nidal Hassan and his advisor Islamist cleric Anwar...
Stein murderer not sentenced following court snafu
A family-member tantrum led to his arrest, just as an attorney got a remarkably harsh open court dressing-down from an angry judge -- but there still was no sentencing today...
JetBlue to keep HQ in NYC
JetBlue will keep its corporate headquarters in New York City after considering a move to Orlando, Fla. A press conference is scheduled Monday afternoon to announce the decision, according to...
PSAL Softball Rankings
1. Tottenville (21-0) 2. Susan Wagner (18-3) 3. Construction (18-1) 4. Francis Lewis (16-3) 5. McKee/S.I. Tech (14-5) 6.James Madison (16-3) 7. Bryant (15-4) 8. Clinton (12-7) 9. Cardozo (15-3)...
CHSAA/Private Softball Rankings
1. St. Joseph by the Sea (16-1) 2. Preston (15-2) 3. Archbishop Molloy (14-3) 4. Moore Catholic (9-5) 5. St. Francis Prep (9-6) 6. Mary Louis (7-6) 7. Fontbonne Hall...
Poll: 50 percent of NY voters for medical marijuana
ALBANY, N.Y. — A new poll reports half of New York voters support legalizing the use of marijuana for medical purposes. The Siena Research Institute shows 50 percent back legalization,...
Former Giant Mark Ingram gets extra jail time
A former Giants wide receiver who helped Big Blue win the Super Bowl in 1991 was sentenced today to an extra 27 months behind bars for jumping bail in an...
NYC Softball Rankings
1. St. Joseph by the Sea (16-1) 2. Tottenville (21-0) 3. Susan Wagner (18-3) 4. Preston (15-2) 5. Archbishop Molloy (14-3) 6. Moore Catholic (9-5) 7. Construction (19-1) 8. St....
Woman gets life for killing, freezing 2 adopted daughters
ROCKVILLE, Md. — A Maryland woman convicted of killing two adopted daughters and storing their bodies in a home freezer was sentenced to life without parole Monday. Judge Michael J....
Burton predicts 'a lot of bad 3D movies'
Tim Burton is a fan of 3D, which has made "Alice in Wonderland'' the biggest success of his career. But in an interview making its way around the interwebs, he worries about Hollywood's coming flood...
Neighboring mayor arrested at bar in 'Jersey Shore' town
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. — Police in the town that was the setting for MTV’s “Jersey Shore” arrested a mayor from a neighboring town. Seaside Park Mayor Thomas Connors and his...
Mom and son, 4, hit by cab while crossing the street
A livery cab driver plowed into a woman and her 4-year-old son as she was walking him to nursery school in the Bronx today, nearly killing the boy, cops said....
Sandra Bullock's hubby in renewed child custody battle with ex-wife
The porn star ex-wife of Sandra Bullock's hubby has reportedly decided to take him to court to get custody of their daughter. Jesse James' ex-wife, Janine Lindermulder, will fight for...
Serie A: AC Milan squanders chance to overtake Inter
It was supposed to be the day AC Milan would gain first place in the Serie A standings, overtaking rivals Inter Milan for the first time this season. It never...
Iran helping the Taliban
Iranian nukes aren’t the only thing to worry about. As recent reports suggest, Iran has buried the hatchet with the Taliban and is now working alongside its former rival trying...
Police to announce findings in Westchester Prius crash
HARRISON, N.Y. — Police in suburban New York have completed a two-week investigation into the mysterious crash of a Toyota Prius. A 56-year-old housekeeper driving the car on March 9...
McCain: GOP will continue to fight 'government takeover' of health care
WASHINGTON — A defiant Sen. John McCain said today that Democrats who championed the historic health care bill that passed the House haven't heard the last of the issue --...
3D 'Pirates' bans enhanced chests
Congratulations to the new management team at Disney, which has taken a firm stand against breast implants -- banning them from the next installment of the "Pirates of the Caribbean''...
Smoke on the water! Port Authority resists effort to clean piers
A port operator has reaffirmed its commitment to a green-friendly initiative along Red Hook’s waterfront — even as its landlord is not moving full steam ahead.American Stevedoring International said last...
Transcript of Tiger Woods' interview on Golf Channel
Kelly Tilghman: Tiger, you’ve been a master of control your entire life, how did things get so out of control? Tiger Woods: Going against your core values, losing sight of...
What about school consolidation?
There’s been a lot of news lately about cuts to K-12 education in various states because the recession has hurt state coffers and they can’t afford to keep all their...
Clinton: US wants biting sanctions on Iran
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton vowed Monday that the Obama administration will not accept a nuclear armed Iran and is working on sanctions "that will bite" to...
Poll: Cuomo would clobber Levy, Lazio in gov race
ALBANY - Attorney General Andrew Cuomo would clobber newly announced Democrat-turned-Republican gubernatorial hopeful Steve Levy, the Suffolk County executive, by an even bigger margin in the race for governor than...
Elin spends weekend on family yacht -- with kids, without Tiger
Elin Nordegren's gone fishing.The wife of Tiger Woods -- who took to the airways last night in yet another shot to repair his damaged image -- ditched him for the...
Former opera home to become Binghamton frat house
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A derelict century-old opera house in upstate New York could become home to pledges, rather than sopranos. A contractor in Binghamton says he wants to transform the...
From sausages to hope
According to Kimberley Strassel, a bill becomes a law not the way ABC’s Schoolhouse Rock described it, but through Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s sausage factory. Thankfully, Rep. Paul Ryan’s...
Spurned wife wins $9M from husband's mistress
A humiliated wife successfully sued her cheating husband's mistress for $9 million because of the "severe emotional distress" triggered by their affair, according to media reports Monday. Cynthia Shackelford, 60,...
Tiger Woods breaks silence with teary-eyed interviews
After nearly four months of almost absolute silence, Tiger Woods finally talked to two media outlets about his sex scandal.And he did so as the House of Representatives was debating...
President acey, secretary deucey
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is supposed to announce to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference later today that the Obama administration wants sanctions against Iran that have “bite.”...
Vac's Monday Whacks on Tiger's REAL problem, Mauer's deal, and good vs. evil in NCAA
The interesting thing is that Tiger Woods probably feels most comfortable talking about sex, about adultery, about stepping out on his wife with, well, just about anyone who ever said...
3UP: Orioles, Mauer and Montero
1. In my Hardball column in yesterday’s Post, I wrote about the landscape for an Adrian Gonzalez trade. It is not really what I had intended to write, however. I...
NCAA Tournament tip-ins
Day 4 Storylines * Half of the Sweet 16 is made up of teams seeded fifth or lower in their region. Only two teams seeded fifth or worse made it...
Cornell reaches Sweet 16 for first time
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Cornell has the college basketball world seeing red — Big Red. Cornell, giving Northern Iowa a spirited run as the darling of this NCAA tournament, is headed...
Syracuse easily bags Gonzaga, earns date with Butler
BUFFALO — The HSBC Center was an Orange Asylum, with Syracuse fans turning this NCAA tournament second-round showdown against Gonzaga into March Midnight Madness. Then a whistle blew with 8:58...
Pulse sales
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President Obama's remarks on health care overhaul
President Barack Obama’s remarks on health care overhaul, delivered Sunday after the House passed the legislation: Good evening, everybody. Tonight, after nearly 100 years of talk and frustration, after decades...
Preseason NYC softball rankings
For the first time in years, a case can be made that – on paper – Tottenville is not the best softball team in New York City to start the...
A mad crusade
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, like many liberals, seems afflicted by Sixties Nostalgia Syndrome, a longing for the high drama and moral clarity of the civil-rights era. Speaking in Alabama...
Shoreside seniors sick over fed’s plan to shut Gravesend social security site
Seniors in two Brooklyn beachfront communities are furious with the fed’s plan to shut the doors on a popular social security administration office in Gravesend and relocate it three miles...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. Money To Blow, Birdman 2. TiK ToK, Kesha 3. Bad Romance, Lady Gaga 4. How Low Can You Go, Ludacris 5. Hard, Rihanna 6. Tie Me...
The comeback kids
Some people cut the cord when they get laid off, but others do just the opposite. Like Julie Taylor. The day after her employer told her she’d been downsized out...
60 seconds with Erik Wesner
As a leading scholar of the Amish, you set out to see why their businesses have such a high success rate. What kind of businesses do they run? They’re heavy...
Go to Greg
Q I’m leaving my job, and have a question about exit interviews. My employer uses an outside firm to conduct them, and vows that information is kept confidential. Well, my...
Jonathan Bell: For top branding consultant, it really is all in a name
You might say that Jonathan Bell is in the name game. As a branding consultant, Bell has helped dream up company and product titles that are now household words. Fruitopia,...
Baseball team previews
Check out a list of our baseball previews from the PSAL, CHSAA and private schools. We will churn them out regularly until the season begins the first week of April....
Business briefs
Debt warning The International Mon etary Fund warned the world's wealthiest na tions to watch their surg ing levels of government debt, saying it could drag down the growth needed...
Kelsey Grammer's wife reportedly cast in new 'Real Housewives'
TV is the place where ev erybody knows Kelsey Grammer's name -- and now his wife is getting in on the act. Camille Grammer, a former Playboy model and the...
Michael Buble turns MSG into jazz club
He isn't Sinatra, but Michael Bublé bursts with Rat Pack cool. In his skinny black tie, loose at the collar and shark-skin suit, all the Canadian crooner needed was a...
Injury takes down Ramsay
Chef Gordon Ramsay had to drop out nearly two-thirds of the way through the LA marathon -- cursing all the way. "Damn," Ramsay, a former professional soccer player before becoming...
Starr report
Opening KeysAlicia Keys, who played the Garden last Wednesday, had a nice surprise for the Bronx high school kids from WHEDco (Women's Housing and Economic Development) -- who are shooting...
Family saga hits hard
The Amoralists don't do anything halfway. When a character punches a wall in the NYC company's new "Happy in the Poorhouse," his fist goes right through it. The Coney Island...
Falco distracts from 'Nurse Jackie'
Jackie, the world's most irresistibly gorgeous, naughty, nurse/man magnet is back to break more young men's hearts and spirits this season. And you'd have to be as big a pill-popper...
Sweeping up after 'boss'
The hot, go-to destina tion for corporate CEOs used to be Davos or Pebble Beach, where the kings of finance meet and greet. Now, the place to be is Sunday...
Oprah to defend herself in school suit
Like a visit from royalty, Philadelphia is getting ready to receive Oprah Winfrey, who has to move to the City of Brotherly Love for at least two weeks to defend...
$$ for att'ys poor-ing in
There's good money in defending the poor. A review of city records shows that 21 court-appointed defense lawyers grossed more than $156,000 -- the same as the salary of the...
Loan plan's 1st grade is F
NYHELPs is looking more like NYFLOPs. The program for low-interest college loans was created to serve as many as 45,000 students a year but opened this semester with a thud...
Terror-widow 'deport' fear
The widow of a Brooklyn-born rabbi, murdered two years ago by terrorists in Mumbai, is facing an immigration nightmare that threatens to keep her from seeing her eight children in...
Andy fears 'crazy' Levy
Andrew Cuomo, gearing up for a late April announcement, breathed a loud sigh of relief over the weekend after hard-charging Democratic-turned-Republican Steve Levy failed to win Conservative Party backing for...
Fireman who almost died is now in buff elite
Now that's a comeback. Firefighter Matthew Long -- who survived a horrific collision with a bus while cycling to work during the 2005 transit strike -- has gone from the...
Iran to Bam: Shove your olive branch
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's supreme leader sharply denounced the United States yesterday, accusing it of plotting to overthrow Iran's clerical leadership, in a chilly response to an overture by President...
2 dead in new Haiti quake
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Two people were killed when an apartment building collapsed as a small earthquake shook Cap-Haitien, Haiti's second-largest city, early yesterday. Rescuers pulled three survivors out of the...
Susan Boyle set to get a $6M gift for her birthday
Susan Boyle dreamed a dream -- and it's about to come true. The Brit singing phenom will find a $6 million-plus check in her bank account on her 49th birthday,...
Alice 'heads off' box-office rivals
Alice remains the queen of the box office. Tim Burton's "Alice in Wonderland," starring Johnny Depp, took in $34.5 million to remain the No. 1 movie for a third straight...
Cocktail waitresses set to sue celeb hotspot 1Oak
Cocktail waitresses at downtown hot spot 1Oak don't get to keep the Benjamins that Jay-Z and other celebrities cough up for "service charges" on overpriced bottles of booze, claims an...
Cash-strapped MTA 'signs' off
Icons telling straphangers to keep their feet off the seats and their cellphone chats quiet may never see the light of day because of the MTA's budget crunch, The Post...
Israelis nix building halt
JERUSALEM -- Israel will not restrict construction in east Jerusalem, the prime minister said yesterday, hours before leaving for Washington, despite a crisis in relations over a US demand that...
Vivendi's $5.8B puzzle
Vivendi SA, which signed a $5.8 billion accord in December to sell its NBC Universal stake, may use the funds to buy Vodafone Group Plc's stake in the SFR mobile...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Talk about a "bare" knuckle brawl! Two Midwood roommates were busted after getting into a knock-down, drag-out fight, cops said yesterday. Paul Efobi, 33, was hanging around naked in...
Why I voted yes on health care: The package is a real lifesaver
Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a Democrat, has represented the 8th Congressional District, covering parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn, since 1992. Madame speaker, I rise in support of the health-in surance reform...
2 fatal flaws: cost & lawsuits
This country is on the verge of a complete overhaul of our health- care system -- one that could for ever change the way American doctors practice medicine and patients...
Google searches Japan, S. Korea for growth
Google must build and expand its presence in Japan and South Korea -- where the search giant has only a small fraction of the market -- if it plans to...
Styrofoam sense
The Post's editorial, "DOE's Distractions," (March 17) is sadly off the mark. As a mother of two children in NYC schools, of course I want my children to learn the...
NYU Medical Center: a microcosm of nation's divided views on health reform
It's one of New York's best hospitals -- and yesterday it was a microcosm of how sharply divided the nation is over health-care reform. At New York University Medical Center,...
Put bite on Bronx vampire (video)
Call him Hack-ula. Police are seeking the public's help in nailing a gunman who repeatedly sank his teeth into a livery cab driver in an attempted robbery in The Bronx....
Mike's mega-millions
Mayor Mike may have just opened himself up to a world of hurt. The New York Times reports that Hizzoner is putting on ice a program through which he's "anonymously"...
Relief starts in the hip pocket
There is no telling what President Obama's health-care reforms will bring -- but as someone who has lived with Parkinson's disease for more than 20 years, I do know that...
Jesse James' tat tart returns to stripping
The Hitler-loving hussy who shattered Sandra Bullock's marriage has now returned to her day job: giving lap dances. Michelle "Bombshell" McGee, who likes to pose with swastikas and SS paraphernalia,...
Goose grounds Rangers plane
A goose body-checked the Rangers' jet. The NHL team's Boeing 737 charter was en route to pick up the team in White Plains Saturday when the goose hit its wing,...
Hungry flood Williamsburg
Several thousand families -- more than 50 percent more than last year -- yesterday flooded the streets of Williamsburg to receive handouts from a charity food-distribution program for Passover, organizers...
Preppies growing nowhere
A posh private school for girls has lost out on an expansion plan that involved evicting elderly residents from an Upper East Side apartment building, The Post has learned. The...
Toyota facing shareholder revolts through lawsuits
The shareholder lawsuits piling up against Toyota may cause its downward acceleration. The Japanese carmaker's slogan of "moving forward" now can now be applied to multiple shareholder lawsuits being combined...
'Courage' hailed by prez really just assisted suicide
WASHINGTON -- Stepping before cameras in the White House late last night, President Obama thanked Democrats in Congress for making the ultimate sacrifice. The president noted that to better the...
EMI and Citi can't come together
EMI's Guy Hands appears to be developing a lend/lease program to stave off losing control of the record company. The audacious plan to lease its US catalog to rivals for...
A Bullock betrayal: no Hollywood ending
THE ISSUE: Reports of infidelity by Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock's husband. *** Poor Sandra Bullock -- she seems so sweet and beautiful ("Blind Sided," March 18). But here's the thing:...
Bam's big moment
Despite holding a commanding majority in both houses of Congress, and with the full resources of the federal government at their backs, President Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had...
Obamacare wins: Now the pain begins
With the passage of the health "reform" bill, Pres ident Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid have ensured that the American economy and America's household...
Abort deal clinches bill & stirs fury
WASHINGTON -- A last-minute compromise yesterday that swung a half-dozen anti-abortion Democrats behind President Obama's health-care bill -- virtually ensuring its passage -- failed to placate outside activists on either...
Tearful Woods bares shame in two TV interviews
Tiger fought back tears last night. The shame-faced golf great, serial cheat and sex-addiction rehab grad appeared in two new TV interviews -- his eyes welling up and his voice...
Victory doesn't finish fight for Dems
Last night, Democrats got the votes they needed to pass the Senate health-care bill -- put over the top by a group of pro-life Democrats who had been threatening to...
Why I voted no on health care: Bad Rx for ailing system
Rep. Michael McMahon, a Democrat, has represented the 13th Congressional District, covering all of Staten Island and parts of Brooklyn, since 2009. As a life long resident of Staten Island,...
Protests, rage rock divided House
It seemed like the debate over health care couldn't get any uglier -- until yesterday. Long-simmering tensions reached a boiling point in the final hours, with raucous protests dominating the...
Dem win is built on sand
The passage of ObamaCare last night was the high-water mark of the Democratic ascendancy. Democrats forced through their signature initiative in an act of ideological heedlessness that will cost them...
'Borat,' Isla Fisher married
Is glorious day for Kazakhstan's not-so-favorite son. "Borat" star Sacha Baron Cohen has married his longtime girlfriend, actress Isla Fisher, it was learned yesterday. Baron Cohen, 38, and Fisher, 34,...
Bust in slay of Bronx tot
Cops investigating the bludgeoning death of a Bronx toddler have charged the mother's boyfriend with the crime. Ramel Green, 23, of The Bronx, was arraigned last night on a murder...
Michelle Obama, daughters shop, see Broadway show in NY
President Obama's family had its own prescription for any pre-health-care vote tension: a foot-stomping Broadway show. First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Sasha and Malia took in a performance of...
Health reform passes House by 7 votes
WASHINGTON -- President Obama last night hailed Congress for answering "the call of history" -- minutes after the House gave final passage to his landmark health-care plan by a super-close...
Have you heard?
If you think Hollywood is the ultimate in dog-eat-dog, you might want to take a closer look at the world of celebrity gossip rags, which are engaged in a race...
Those city fatheads
There's something perverse about a city that deems it wise to distribute instructional pamphlets in health centers aimed at teaching young people to shoot heroin properly into their veins --...
Rockets, Jeffries trip Knicks
Tracy McGrady's revenge on the Rockets will have to come next season -- if he still is in the league. There was no fairytale finish for McGrady yesterday. These Knicks...
Florida Derby has no answers
For many years, when it was run the second week of March, Gulfstream Park's Florida Derby served as an important next-to-last prep for horses pointing to the Kentucky Derby. Then...
Philadelphia Park analysis
Today's analysis. 1. 1m; $20,000; cl($7,500); 4up; (f&m) BLUSHING SKIER cuts back in distance and drops in class after tiring when returning to route. MS. FREIGHTSHAKER drops in class for...
Nets feel Heat as end nears
Jarvis Hayes tried. He really tried to find some answers to the nagging questions that have plagued the Nets all season. The main question now, with 13 games left, is...
Opinionated Packer sorely missed at NCAA tournament
Is it ok to admit that I sorta, kinda miss Billy Packer? Clark Kellogg beside Jim Nantz is fine, but Kellogg doesn't seem to hold opinions or convictions beyond the...
After plane problems, Rangers take helicopters to Boston
BOSTON -- You know what yesterday's critically important 2-1 defeat here to the Bruins can most likely be attributed to, if Rangers head coach John Tortorella is seeking answers? Helicopters...
Rangers hit new low: Five back of Bruins after loss
BOSTON -- The long winter is about to lead to the Rangers' longest offseason since the lockout. The Rangers are 10 games and three weeks away from the summer. That's...
Knicks may give Bell a ring
On the list of mid-range free agents who will pique the Knicks' interest is defensive guard Raja Bell, a former Sun and a coach Mike D'Antoni favorite. There's a chance...
Manuel: Mejia could learn from struggles
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Jerry Manuel is not worrying about what failure on the major-league level could do to Jenrry Mejia. The Mets manager told The Post yesterday that if Mejia...
Jets owner met with commissioner after coin-flip flap
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Jets owner Woody Johnson confirmed to The Post yesterday that he met privately with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell days after Johnson's incendiary statement blasting the league over...
Jets coach slims down after weight-loss surgery
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Rex Ryan was thinking of his family, not himself, when the Jets coach decided to have lap-band weight-loss surgery earlier this month. Making his first public appearance...
D'Antoni: 'I don't like to play bad rookies'
The war of words between Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni and Jordan Hill is on. D'Antoni got his hackles up before yesterday's Rockets showdown when The Post asked him about ex-Knick...
Yankees rotation spot still a mystery
TAMPA -- Joe Girardi put his actions behind his mouth yesterday regarding the Yankees' fifth-starter drama. The manager had said Saturday he hasn't decided who will grab the fifth spot....
Damon can finally wear '04 Red Sox ring
TAMPA -- From the moment Johnny Damon understood his days in The Bronx were over, he started featuring a big reminder of his Red Sox career: the 2004 World Series...
Mauer signs eight-year extension with Twins
MINNEAPOLIS -- Joe Mauer is staying home. The AL MVP agreed to a $184 million, eight-year contract extension with Minnesota on Sunday that includes a full no-trade clause, a massive...
Sports shorts
NASCAR: Johnson nabs first Bristol win In Bristol, Tenn., Jimmie Johnson won for the first time at Bristol Motor Speedway by driving from sixth to first in just three laps....
Caddie: I've never met porn star
Steve Williams denied accusations by porn star Joslyn James that they'd met in nightclubs and put an end to speculation that he wouldn't be caddying for Tiger Woods at the...
Up-and-down day for Mets' Niese
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Jonathon Niese struggled in his one inning of work yesterday before the Mets-Astros game was rained out. Niese, battling for the Mets' fifth-starter's spot, retired the first...
Tiger sets comeback tone in TV chats
It wasn't Barbara Walters or on Oprah's couch. Instead, Tiger Woods held his first round of Q & A's yesterday with Kelly Tilghman of the Golf Channel and Tom Rinaldi...
Devils look to get Kovalchuk, offense untracked
There's much for the Devils to do in the final three weeks, like restart and salvage their season. They still need a victory to crack 90 points for the 13th...
Weird but true
Watching grass grow may be boring, but watching plants watch a movie -- now that's art! At least according to the AC Institute gallery in Chelsea, where seven house plants...
Duke gets defensive to move to regional semis
JACKSONVILLE -- Duke is headed to a familiar place -- the Sweet 16. The Blue Devils' 68-53 victory over California in yesterday's second-round game sent the South Region's top seed...
Turner shoots Ohio State into Sweet 16
MILWAUKEE -- Nobody got a bigger boost than Ohio State when mighty Kansas tumbled and the Midwest Region suddenly went up for grabs. No way, then, that Evan Turner was...
Kramer puts Purdue in Sweet spot
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Determined and undaunted, 6-foot-3 Chris Kramer bulled past one defender 4 inches taller than him. He flipped a layup over another 6 inches taller. Seconds later, he...
Michigan State tops Maryland with sub's buzzer beater
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The celebration was barely over, and already Michigan State had to start thinking about life in the NCAA tournament without injured Kalin Lucas. Korie Lucious, filling in...
Crawford's 27 points propel Xavier past Pittsburgh
MILWAUKEE -- Dunking on LeBron James made him a sensation on YouTube. Now Jordan Crawford is making a name for himself on a more traditional stage, putting together consecutive big...
Slipper doesn't fit St. Mary's
From its lowly 10th seed to its 4,700-student enrollment, from its three Australian starters to the half-century between NCAA tournament wins, Saint Mary's will be treated like a cute Cinderella...
St. John's wise to weigh coach's metro ties
BUFFALO -- The most crucial week in the future of metropolitan area basketball is upon us, so it is time for a cautionary tale. Two years ago, Providence College athletic...
Kentucky the team to beat
Yes, this has been the wrong March to be Goliath, the right March to be Cinderella. But now that we've arrived at the Sweet 16, the honeymoon is over for...
Mazzulla points West Virginia past Missouri
BUFFALO -- There's a lot still to learn about Joe Mazzulla, and a lot the West Virginia point guard needs to learn about himself. He can play through pain. He...
Preseason PSAL softball rankings
The weather is getting warmer, days are getting longer and basketball season is over – almost. It must be time for softball. The PSAL is in for one of its...
Close-knit Jane Addams has positive outlook in deep Bronx
Joe Carpanzano likes his lineup. He sees promise in his pitching staff. But, the third-year coach thinks his greatest strength may have little to do with any of his line-drive...
Preseason CHSAA softball rankings
Softball season is upon us and it is again time to see how the CHSAA’s best stack up. St. Joseph by the Sea is the unquestioned No. 1 team to...
PSAL boys volleyball preview: Jury still out on Judges
Danny Scarola came up with a metaphor to describe the upcoming season for his two-time defending champion Cardozo boys volleyball team. And it wasn’t a pleasant one. “This road is...
Returning core could make MSIT early-season favorite
The McKee/Staten Island Tech boys volleyball team lost just one senior from a squad that advanced to the PSAL city championship match last year. The Sea Gulls return at least...
Paper trail shows a lack of LIRR openness on bollards
Newly obtained blueprints reveal that city officials were considering building the tomb-like bollards at the Long Island Railroad terminal at Atlantic Avenue and Hanson Place in 2005 — though at...
Int'l terror expert speaks: LIRR bollards are 'overkill' and 'ugly'
A counter-terrorism expert who has instructed police officers and the U.S. military on security tactics has joined the chorus of critics complaining that the mega-bollards in front of the new...
Paper trail shows a lack of LIRR openness on bollards
Newly obtained blueprints reveal that city officials were considering building the tomb-like bollards at the Long Island Railroad terminal at Atlantic Avenue and Hanson Place in 2005 — though at...
Int'l terror expert speaks: LIRR bollards are 'overkill' and 'ugly'
A counter-terrorism expert who has instructed police officers and the U.S. military on security tactics has joined the chorus of critics complaining that the mega-bollards in front of the new...
Ear-splitting sound
Kerretta lets the music do the talking.Not only is the New Zealand band instrumental, the three-piece has a thing about not taking photographs of themselves. Same thing goes for film...
'Borat' star Cohen marries sweetheart
Comedian Sacha Baron Cohen married his long-term fiancee Isla Fisher in a romantic ceremony which the Australian actress described as the best day of her life, The Daily Telegraph in...