April 8, 2010
Markowitz takes up acting to push to plan to bring Apple to Brooklyn
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz bought a new iPad today – and he promptly used it to call on Apple Inc.’s top official to finally open an Apple retail store...
American Bang, rocking and rolling
Good news Southern rock fans - the music industry has finally gotten its act in gear. Reprise Records is set to release American Bang's debut album this summer. Up until...
New Meadowlands Stadium set to open Saturday
When Mark Lamping talked about a truly soft opening of the New Meadowlands Stadium, the chief executive of the $1.6 billion home for the Giants and Jets wasn’t kidding. Fans...
MLS expands roster, loosens academy rules
MLS has added two additional roster slots per club for Home Grown Players, academy products identified and developed by the local teams. It's another much-needed positive step to 1) bring...
Amateur boxer shot outside LI shopping mall
A former U.S. amateur heavyweight boxing champion was shot in the chest and critically injured during a confrontation at a suburban shopping center, according to the Suffolk County Police. Adam...
Atlantic Yards holdouts holding up Nets sale to Russian billionaire
Russian billionaire playboy Mikhail Prokhorov’s purchase of the New Jersey Nets is being held up over the state’s inability to promptly boot a few remaining holdouts from the footprint of...
Rooney gives you a freebie
Rooney has adopted the time-honored concept of "first taste is free, then you have to pay." To get fans hooked on their upcoming album, "Eureka" (out June 8), the pop-rock...
Reyes expected to rejoin Mets on Saturday
Jose Reyes is expected to rejoin the Mets on Saturday, his first day eligible after time on the disabled list.Reyes is scheduled to play in the Florida State League opener...
'PIXELS: Retro Gamers' invades NYC, is best thing ever
New York City always gets attacked by monsters. There's a reason for that, of course: anyone cool wants to be here. Still, the best damn NYC-invasion piece I've seen in...
Mastermind behind the Sex Pistols dies at 64
Rock mogul Malcolm McLaren, former manager of legendary punk band the Sex Pistols, died Thursday aged 64, Sky News reported. McLaren's spokesman Les Malloy said he died Thursday morning in...
Mets can't get bats going in 3-1 loss to Marlins
Nate Robertson pitched five solid innings in his first start for Florida in eight seasons, and the Marlins beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Thursday night to win their...
Paul Newman was set to do 'The Celebrity Apprentice?'
Well, this is both odd and slightly disheartening if it's true. In the upcoming documentary, "Joan Rivers -- A Piece of Work," the comedian reveals that she signed up for...
$1M heroin bust in the Bronx
Four men were busted in the Bronx today for running a heroin mill out of a Sterling Avenue apartment that housed $1 million worth of drugs, authorities said. The NYPD...
NBA to delay vote on Nets owner due to Brooklyn arena
Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov is probably going to have to wait a little longer before becoming the new owner of the Nets. The NBA announced on Thursday that its board...
Charles first, Prince fourth in WNBA Draft
It’s been an unforgettable 48 hours for Tina Charles. Less than two days after helping UConn win its second straight national championship, the former Christ the King star was selected...
White Plains mayor arrested, accused of witness tampering
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The mayor of a New York City suburb facing charges of domestic violence has been accused of trying to persuade his wife not to testify against...
Red Bulls coach back at practice; Ibrahim on hand
Just some Red Bull tidbits to tide you Tweeps over until I get back from my Rutgers coach-watch:Coach Hans Backe and newly acquired striker Salou Ibrahim were at practice today,...
Paladino hires former Crist fundraiser
Buffalo developer Carl Paladino has been clear about his self-funding pledge for his gubernatorial run, but he's planning to add to his coffers the old-fashioned way - fundraising - and...
Rooms: The Main Building review
My initial dilemma with Rooms: The Main Building was in trying to avoid any Hitchcock 'Rear Window' or 'Room(s) With A View' jokes. Thankfully, that won't be a problem. Rooms,...
Sir Alex defends decision to play injured Rooney
Sir Alex Ferguson has launched a staunch defense of his decision to start Wayne Rooney as Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League at the hands of Bayern Munich...
Alfonse, Mario break bread
An interesting power couple was spotted breaking bread at lunchtime at the 21 Club yesterday - former Gov. Mario Cuomo and the man who helped steer George Pataki's victory over...
LT leaves San Diego in past
LaDainian Tomlinson is done talking about the San Diego Chargers. The Jets running back caused a stir last week when he said “everything was taken” from him in San Diego...
Progress for Jets Sanchez, Ellis
Jets QB Mark Sanchez is still not jogging or running on his surgically repaired left knee, but has been doing some running in a pool. He had surgery Feb. 17...
DVD Extra: 'Mammy' gets digital facelift
The innovative Warner Archive Collection, which celebrated its first anniversary last month by replacing generic covers with full-bleed beauties like this one, this week marked another milestone with its first ever restored and remastered title, Michael...
Tortorella: Rangers 'loose' heading into make-or-break games
Ryan Callahan, Chris Drury, Erik Christensen, Jody Shelley missed practice today, but Coach John Tortorella said all would play tomorrow night as the Rangers begin the home-and-home with Philadelphia that...
Amateur boxer shot outside LI shopping mall
Police say a former US amateur heavyweight boxing champion has been shot and critically injured during a confrontation not far from his Long Island home. Adam Willett was shot once...
Record number of tax cheats charged
A New York prosecutor says a record number of tax preparers were charged with filing thousands of fraudulent returns. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said Thursday that they cost the government...
NYC dad charged with assault in shaken baby case
A New York City man has been charged with assaulting his 8-month-old child who suffered bleeding on the brain and was diagnosed with shaken baby syndrome. Saul Cortez pleaded not...
Report: Jets’ Folk blames last year’s struggles on surgery
Nick Folk expected the Cowboys to cut him last season. “With the way I was kicking?” Folk told NJ.com during voluntary Jets workouts. “It was bound to happen at some...
The hardest working bloke in showbiz
Who does not love Michael Caine? He is, like Gene Hackman, one of those actors who can make virtually any film at least partly watchable, and though Caine has done...
Avoiding income taxes is easy
Nearly half of all Americans will not be paying income tax this year. Funny, but that means that the paying half are financing the non-paying half. Who says Obama isn’t...
Report: Mets' Beltran will hit target date running
Carlos Beltran should be able to resume running this weekend as scheduled, according to ESPN.com.Beltran, who is recovering from offseason knee surgery, on April 1 said he would be able...
Sign taunts Tiger as he tees off
Tiger Woods made his professional comeback Thursday to a welcoming crowd at the Masters Tournament, but not everyone at Augusta was letting the fallen golf superstar off so easily. A...
LB Thomas figures he's gone if Jets sign Taylor
A very nervous-sounding Bryan Thomas appeared to know the writing is on the wall if the Jets sign Jason Taylor.The Jets continued their pursuit of Taylor today with a guided...
Paladino accuses Levy of taking part in pay-to-play
The latest anti-Steve Levy riff from Buffalo developer Carl Paladino hits him on a report alleging a form of pay-to-play by the Suffolk County Executive -- and as has become...
Wrecking an important relationship
Abe Greenwald gives a pretty bleak rundown of how badly President Obama has mishandled relations with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. “The point here is not that Karzai is a paragon...
Sex Pistols' former manager has died
LONDON — The British agent for former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren says the music impresario has died in New York. He was 64. Les Molloy says McLaren had been...
Mayor: Spitzer should do volunteer work
Per The Post's Sally Goldenberg, Mayor Bloomberg has a better idea for how ex-Gov. Spitzer can get back into public life instead of politics: do some volunteer work. Bloomberg made the...
Defendant in LI hate-crime murder blames pal
In a stunning twist, the Long Island teen charged with the brutal murder of an Ecuadorean immigrant in 2008 pinned the slaying on a pal during surprise testimony in Riverhead...
Union: Gov's pay freeze violates contract
PEF President Kenneth Brynien raised the threat of legal action against Gov. David Paterson over the withholding of the raises in the budget extender just now. "If the governor witholds...
Officials: Qatari plane smoker was en route to see jail Al Qaeda operative
WASHINGTON — The 27-year-old Qatari diplomat who caused a full-blown, midair security scare when he tried to sneak a cigarette and then joked about it will probably be catching the...
Revival Circuit: Stopping the presses at Film Forum
It's not enough any more to give 'em just news. They want comics, contests, puzzles. They want to know how to bake a cake, win friends, and influence the future....
UPDATE: Versace Mansion
Anybody recall 1997? Bill Clinton was riding high just before the whole Monica thing broke, O.J. Simpson was on his second trial, gas was $1.22 a gallon, while the world lost...
CSEA slams guv's plan to freeze state workers' wage increases
The Civil Service Employees Union is hitting back at Gov. Paterson's decision to freeze agreed-upon wage increases for state workers in his temporary budget extender, saying his "incompetent" administration is...
Novartis aware of gender discrimination for years, lawyer says
Pharmaceutical giant Novartis has known for years that "favoritism and an old-boys network" within the company results in discrimination against its female sales reps, but covered it up with an...
John 'Junior' Gotti was afraid 'every day' of getting whacked
John "Junior" Gotti feared he'd be whacked when he was a member of the Gambino crime family. "Every day it's a possibility," Gotti told CBS's "60 Minutes" in an interview...
Former Devils coach Burns out of hospital
TAMPA, Fla. -- Former Devils coach Pat Burns has been released from the hospital after having complications from lung and colon cancer. Burns was admitted on Sunday, the day of...
Jets will have draft party at new stadium
The Jets will be hosting a party at their new stadium for the first round of the NFL Draft on Apr. 22. Tickets to the event will be free, but...
Devils' coach-captain storm blowing over
SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Devils' captain-coach squall seems to have blown out to sea. Jamie Langenbrunner said his talk with GM Lou Lamoriello on Wednesday defused some of the annoyance...
Nancy Kerrigan's brother charged with manslaughter in father’s death
Mark Kerrigan, brother of Olympic figure skater Nancy Kerrigan, was charged Thursday with manslaughter in connection with his father’s death earlier this year, the Boston Herald reported. Kerrigan, 45, is...
Dump truck driver cited in Thruway crash that injured 17
MANCHESTER, N.Y. — A dump truck driver has been cited for an equipment violation after the elevated bed of his vehicle hit a bridge over the state Thruway in western...
Brooklyn rooftop shooter targets teens; 4 hurt
Police are searching for a rooftop shooter who wounded four teenagers as they walked down a Brooklyn street after school. Authorities say it’s possible the teens were intended targets during...
Woods back, better than ever to start Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods played like the last five months never happened.Even more surprising, he felt that way, too.No longer the same person after he was caught cheating on...
Carolina site of 2011 All-Star Game
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Carolina Hurricanes will serve as host for next season’s NHL All-Star game. Commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement Thursday that the league’s decision “is a...
'Survivor' producer named suspect in wife's death in Cancun
MEXICO CITY — "Survivor" and "Pimp My Ride" producer Bruce Beresford-Redman is a suspect in his wife's death days after reporting her missing in the resort city of Cancun, a...
Bernie to throw out first pitch at Yankees' home opener
Bernie Williams will throw out the first pitch at the Yankees' home opener on Monday, the team announced today.Also, Whitey Ford and Yogi Berra will be on hand to help...
US to decide on where to try alleged 9/11 plotters 'in weeks,' Holder says
The United States will decide where to try self-confessed 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other accused "within a number of weeks," U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said Thursday....
Apple to announce 'iAd' today
Apple will talk about its new mobile ad platform today, at an event to preview its new iPhone operating system, the Post has learned. Madison Avenue has been buzzing with...
Manhattan DA Vance pitches in on criminal backlog
Talk about learning from the bottom up. Manhattan's rookie district attorney, Cy Vance, spent this morning standing in a busy, second-floor misdemeanor courtroom, personally handling such routine procedures as announcing...
Hill out at Rutgers following outburst
Fred Hill is no longer Rutgers head basketball coach, The Post has learned. Hill told his players at a meeting early this afternoon. He was gone by the time all...
Best Buy sells out of iPads at US stores
Best Buy has sold out of Apple's iPad at all 673 of its U.S. stores with Apple shops, Dow Jones Newswires reported Thursday. In an email, Best Buy spokeswoman Paula...
Gases force crews to abandon W.Va. mine rescue
MONTCOAL, W.Va. — Dangerous gases forced rescue crews to abandon the search Thursday for four coal miners missing since an explosion killed 25 colleagues in the worst U.S. mining disaster...
High-low for Mrs. O
Mrs. O mixes high and low with a $60 printed silk blouse from Talbots with her L'Wren Scott cardi at a Town Hall meeting in D.C. last night. I also...
No raises for state workers in gov's temporary extender budget
ALBANY – Gov. Paterson has notified state leaders and public employee union heads that two week temporary extender budget he’ll submit to the Legislature won’t include negotiated four percent pay...
Taliban releases video of US soldier being held hostage
WASHINGTON -- The Taliban released a video Wednesday of a man identified as an American soldier captured in Afghanistan last June, showing him pleading for his freedom and to be...
Tomlinson talks to Taylor about Jets
LaDainian Tomlinson hasn't been with the Jets very long, but that didn't stop him from trying to get Jason Taylor to join him.Tomlinson was one of several Jets players who...
Rivera: Stop complaining about Yankees-Red Sox
The next time Joe West is behind the plate with Mariano Rivera on the mound should be interesting.The Yankees closer ripped the umpire after West criticized the Yankees and Red...
English clubs will not be missed from Champions League
There are no English clubs in the semifinals of this year's Champions League for the first time since 2003.Does that very fact mean the Premiership is in some sort of...
Bloomberg asks 50,000 political donors to think of Apple
Mayor Michael Bloomberg is expanding his effort to persuade political donors to write checks only to candidates who pledge to keep New York City’s priorities in mind. Bloomberg has for...
Kate Gosselin launching new show
Kate Gosselin is launching a series that will profile everyday women facing personal challenges."Twist of Kate" will follow the reality star and supermom as she visits the homes and workplaces...
Still no jobs unless you count the census
The jobless recovery is alive and well as the number of newly-unemployed jumped to 18,000 for a seasonally adjusted total of 460,000. The increase in unemployed is exactly the opposite...
9/11 museum exhibits show NY vigils, WTC cleanup
The shrines of candles and flowers and the broken pieces of steel standing at ground zero became iconic images of post-Sept. 11 New York in the weeks after the terrorist...
Jesse James spent thousands on other women while cheating on Sandra Bullock
Jesse James spent "several hundred thousand dollars" showering his mistresses with gifts while cheating on actress Sandra Bullock over the past few years -- even paying to fly them around...
Is Messi the greatest ever -- alongside Pele and Maradona?
There was never any doubt that Lionel Messi had the technique, temperament and desire to become an all-time great; the only reservation concerned his body, or what there is of...
Nicklaus, Palmer get Masters started
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Two old rivals swatted ceremonial tee shots Thursday to begin the Masters, where all the focus was on a four-time winner trying to rebuild his life. Tiger...
Forbes: Yankees worth nearly double any other MLB franchise
The Yankees are worth nearly twice as much as any other team in baseball, according to the annual estimates by Forbes magazine.The Yankees were valued at $1.6 billion, Forbes said...
Rubin: I learned of Citi's problems late
WASHINGTON — Robert Rubin, a senior adviser to Citigroup Inc. at the time of its deep losses from subprime mortgages, said Wednesday that he learned belatedly that Citi had $43...
Honda unveils new way to scoot around town
It's not the Jetsons, but Honda has made another way to be lazy - a moving stool. The manufacturer unveiled its U3-X personal mobility prototype in Times Square, providing the...
Tiger on way to repairing image with advertisers
Tiger Woods and the voice of his late father star in a new commercial from Nike, one of several new advertising pushes that suggest the golfer may be on his...
Champions League: Bayern ousts Man U, will play Lyon in semis
Bayern Munich gave Germany its first European Champions League semifinalist since 2002 and left England with no teams in the final four for the first time since 2003.Ivica Olic began...
Victim's dad defends 3 accused in sister-pimp case
TRENTON, N.J. — The stepfather of a 7-year-old girl police say was gang-raped at a party by at least five men is defending three of them, saying they tried to...
Is it or isn't it a revolution
The ugly events in the central-Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan are either some kind of repeat of 2005’s “tulip revolution” or not. Joshua Keating says it isn’t a revolution. He quotes...
Lawmakers refuse to talk, lameduck Paterson moans
ALBANY – Man, things are bleak when even the governor of the State of New York can’t get legislative leaders to break bread on an overdue budget.Gov. Paterson – now...
3UP: Cano, Rivera and veteran loyalty
1. Early in spring training I gave Paul O’Neill a call. I wanted him to talk to me about his experiences early with the Yankees, when he had to prove...
Net neutrality dead -- good news?
Comcast won and the FCC lost the other day in court, when the D.C. circuit court unanimously ruled that the government had no authority to regulate the network-management policies of...
Obama, Medvedev sign treaty to cut nuclear arms
PRAGUE — Seeking to end years of rancor, President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday signed the biggest nuclear arms pact in a generation and envisioned a...
2 men killed, 1 badly hurt in upstate NY wreck
KERHONKSON, N.Y. — State police say two young men are dead and another is seriously hurt after a driver lost control of his speeding car and ran into a tree...
Mother, child die in Long Island car crash
BETHPAGE, N.Y. — A multi-vehicle crash on Long Island claimed the lives of a woman and her 11-year-old daughter. Nassau County police said a tractor-trailer and at least four cars...
At last, shamed Woods swings into action again
AUGUSTA, Ga. — And now they’ll play a golf tournament. The wildly anticipated Tiger Woods press conference has come and gone. The first public sighting of Woods hitting golf balls...
Simply the biggest opening round of a redefined career
AUGUSTA, Ga. — It will be as important an 18 holes as Tiger Woods will play this year, a single round of golf that will speak volumes about not only...
Hurley will bring buzz to Wagner
The jeers were heard throughout the Big East Conference for four years, but specifically on this night at Pitt’s Fitzgerald Fieldhouse. It was Jan. 16, 1993. And the chants are...
Just sold!
Manhattan CHELSEA $785,000 470 W. 24th St. One-bedroom, one-bath co-op, 850 square feet, with foyer, stripped steel frames and living room with built-in desk and bookshelves; building features pool and...
One & done
Colorful entrepreneur/model impregnator Flavio Briatore is selling his One Beacon Court penthouse for $18 million — $5 million less than its most recent asking price. The 53rd-floor condo, which Briatore...
Parlor games
The years had taken their toll on the parlor of the 1892 Upper West Side brownstone of Tony Award-winning actress Judith Ivey. The decorative woodwork on the ceiling had started...
Focused Palmeri battles through heat for Molloy
Something wasn’t right with Maria Palmeri, but you would not have known it until the bottom of the third inning. The Archbishop Molloy ace said she had not been feeling...
How to make NYC nosh at home
It’s harder and harder to take a bite out of the Big Apple these days. While we’d all like to be able to afford to eat out, perhaps it’s time...
Pitching-rich Manhattan Center not intimidated by borough powers GW and Norman Thomas
George Washington and Norman Thomas have combined to win the last two city championships. The two powerhouse schools have owned Manhattan A West the last four years, finishing first and...
Where the boys are
Imagine: a place in New York crawling with single, straight, professional men, absolutely zero cover charge to get inside and some of the most gorgeous, sunlight-strewn scenery in the city....
Brace yourself
Those trying to sell Harlem townhouses mostly fall into two camps — those who still hope to clean up on the sale of their home and those who have thrown...
Better off Fred
Which came first: The luxury condos or the upscale supermarket? This chicken-and-egg question comes up just about every time an NYC neighborhood starts gentrifying. Homebuyers naturally prefer to have a...
PSAL softball roundup: Bergtraum bests Environmental Studies
Murry Bergtraum has already eclipsed last year’s win total and did so in dramatic fashion Wednesday. The Blazers scored three runs in the seventh inning to pull out a 9-8...
Seton Hall-bound Okoloji happy to see journey land him in Big East
Anali Okoloji left Banneker for Charis Prep (N.C.) following his junior year to test himself against elite competition. Instead, the versatile 6-foot-8 forward found himselfbeing tested in another way altogether....
Baseball roundup: Poly Prep run-rules Riverdale in Ivy League opener
Poly Prep’s quest for a fourth straight Ivy League crown got off to a rousing start Wednesday afternoon as the Blue Devils run-ruled rival Riverdale, 10-0, in five innings in...
Long Island City dedicates season to deceased manager
To Zouheir Oukili, Elaine Galindo is with him always. But never more than when he’s about to step on a volleyball court. Even though Galindo was taken away from him...
Xaverian's Soto in the 'Zona
Glance at the Arizona baseball roster and something quickly stands out: nearly every one of the Wildcats' 33 players come from four states renowned as baseball hotbeds – Arizona, California,...
Controversial decision has only helped Prince
Epiphanny Prince has been no stranger to drawing controversial headlines. She and Ed Grezinsky, her high school coach at Manhattan’s Murry Bergtraum, came under fire four years ago when she...
NYC Department of Transportation reviews P.S. 97's traffic issues
Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan visited P.S. 97 last week to discuss possible safety measures to reduce vehicle speeding that has school officials and residents concerned for student’s safety....
Glover Street group home approved
Leake & Watts, an organization that does work to benefit the mentally disabled, recently received approval to set up a group home at 1623 Glover Street in Zerega.Kenneth Kearns, District...
Stray cats invade Country Club home
Kay Whelan has a cat problem. The backyard of her three-family home on Griswold Avenue is filled each morning and evening with up to a dozen stray cats and the...
Budget cuts threaten community boards
The Borough President led community board (CB) employees and volunteers in a rally on Monday to voice their opposition to the proposed budget cuts that some fear will lead to...
Borough president rallies against proposed community board cuts
The Borough President led community board employees and volunteers in a rally on Monday to voice their opposition to the proposed budget cuts that some fear will lead to the...
Community wishes Captain Greeley a fond farewell
Community leaders and residents from throughout the 49th Precinct were saddened this weekend after word was received that a new commanding officer would be replacing Captain John Greeley.Captain Greeley, joined...
Bainbridge Ave. tenants ask court to appoint an administrator
The tenants of 2710 Bainbridge Avenue have had enough! After years of watching their building fall apart and suffering through hazardous conditions, the tenants have initiated a lawsuit against their...
Mayor joins Bronx Works to laud Family Rewards results
Mayor Michael Bloomberg held a press conference on Tuesday, March 30, at Bronx Works, located 1030 Grand Concourse, to release a preliminary study results for a cash incentive pilot program...
Yes, Virginia, there is dance outside NYC
Virgina is for lovers -- and if Richmond Ballet has any thing to say, for dance lovers, too. The company is bringing six works from its repertory for their New...
Women gain troupe strength
They call it "The Glass Slipper Ceiling." And while the great choreographer George Balan chine declared, "Ballet is woman," precious few females actually run the show. The numbers tell the...
'Enron' playwright on boys' biz club
Say what you will about Lucy Prebble, but please don't call her, as one clueless writer did, "a pretty [Harold] Pinter." "Argghhh, I could have torn my eyes out when...
Russian 'Prison'
'Prison Break" is going to a new nyetwork. Channel One Russia, the country's biggest broadcaster, is developing a series based on the former Fox show, which premiered in 2005 and...
MTV launches 'Jersey Shore' casting site
Hey you. Yeah, you. Wanna be a member of the "Jersey Shore" cast? Now's your chance. MTV has fired up a new Web site, jerseyshorecasting.com, giving "JS" wannabes the chance...
'Treme' shows post-Katrina life in 7th Ward
Sometime in the second episode of HBO's new Sunday series, "Treme," a character says, "Everyone loves New Orleans music," but then adds, "[but] New Orleans people?" And you'll know exactly...
VH1 kills 'Money'
VH1 has finally confirmed that "I Love Money 3," the reality series that included a murder suspect and suicide victim among its cast members, will never see the light of...
Oprah plans evening talk show on her cable network
Oprah Winfrey announced today that she'll host an evening show on her new cable network. "Oprah's Next Chapter," an hourlong show, will release Winfrey from the studio and her longtime...
Staten Island bias beating
A Staten Island man was savagely beaten by a group of thugs in an apparent bias attack, cops said yesterday. Rodulfo Olmedo, 26, was walking on Port Richmond Avenue in...
More '9/11' lung anguish
Rescue workers who responded to Ground Zero after 9/11 are continuing to have diminished lung capacity, researchers reported yesterday. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found...
NYC's return to crime
One thing missing in "Wild Time in Manhattan" is the fact that this "wilding" was centered on the Times Square area ("Editorial, April 5). I would love to see these...
Betrayed by the UFT
The United Federation of Teachers and its president, Michael Mulgrew, recently sent a clear and ugly message to its members who teach in charter schools (and to potential members) when...
The trouble with 'no-nukes-palooza'
On Tuesday, the Obama admin istration released its new nu clear strategy; today, the prez will ink a new nuke treaty with the Russians in Prague. Next week, he'll host...
Fed is worried about stock-market bubble
Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke and his board members are suddenly singing a different tune -- they're concerned about a possible bubble in the stock market. If the Fed were...
VAT attack
One of President Obama's top economic advisers, former Fed chief Paul Volcker, sug gested this week that it's time for America to adopt a VAT, or value-added tax. The White...
Hints of drug use by Karzai
The US-backed president of Afghanistan is mentally "off-balance" -- and it may be due to a heavy drug problem, a top former American diplomat said yesterday. Hamid Karzai is "prone...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Three men were shot late last night in Kensington, police said. The men, whose identities weren't immediately available, were shot at 11:50 p.m. on East 16th Street near Caton...
Wilding wake-up call for 'soft' Cy
His sister wept. His lawyer yelled, "Innocent!" But all Leroy-jama Wig fall, 19, could do was to flash a goofy grin as wide as his face as he was formally...
Business briefs
SEC rules The SEC voted 5-0 yes terday to approve a pro posal that financial firms hold 5 percent of each class of an asset-backed security.Rate relief Fed boss Ben...
Opposition forms interim government in Kyrgyzstan after violent protests kill dozens
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- An opposition coalition proclaimed a new interim government Thursday in Kyrgyzstan after clashes left dozens dead and said it would rule until elections are held in six...
GM's $1B: good omen
General Motors generated $1 billion in cash last year after leaving bankruptcy in July as CEO Ed Whitacre cut half of the US brands and shuffled management to push for...
Obama off to sign nuke deal
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is taking the first major step in his push toward a nuclear-free world, returning to Prague to sign the kind of arms-reduction treaty with Russia unseen...
Betrayed by Karzai: Who'd expect better?
Our occupation of Afghanistan presents more intrigue than any soap opera. You only have to read Ralph Peters "Karzai's New Low (PostOpinion, April 6) to get tuned in on the...
Talbots tears up Aeon tie
Women's clothier Talbots closed a financing deal that will enable it to buy control of its operations from Japan-based Aeon Ltd. Talbots yesterday announced a successful tender for BPW Acquisition...
St. Vincent's gives two weeks' notice
St. Vincent's Medical Center in Greenwich Village will relocate all its patients to other hospitals within two weeks to accelerate the closing of the city's last remaining Catholic hospital, officials...
Duane Reade fraud trial begins
The two executives who built Duane Reade into a New York icon began swallowing their own bitter pills yesterday, at the start of their fraud trial. Prosecutors told the jury...
Paterson's 'fatal' error
ALBANY -- Oops! Gov. Paterson was caught clueless yesterday when he appeared unaware of the existence of the state's almost $1-billion-a-year estate tax. The Democratic executive made the grave oversight...
'I'll never do it again'
An obsessed boyfriend pleaded guilty in Manhattan yesterday to killing the beautiful young daughter of NYU professors in a Greenwich Village faculty apartment two years ago. And bizarrely, he told...
Uniqlo sets sights on 666 Fifth Ave.
Japanese fashion retailer Uniqlo will open a blockbuster store in Midtown, filling a substantial street-level space on Fifth Avenue. It is taking 100,000 square feet on the north end of...
Zale Corp. bid war heats up
Centerbridge Partners has joined a bidding war for a stake in jewelry giant Zale Corp., The Post has learned. The New York buyout firm -- already enmeshed in a high-profile...
Big Apple is letting them eat cupcake
City Hall's getting into the upscale-cupcake business. For the first time, the Parks Department has awarded permits allowing a Queens-based company to peddle its line on city property. And not...
Wow! That was a day to die for!
It felt like August in April yesterday as the Big Apple baked in record heat. The mercury soared to 90 degrees in Central Park, burning away the record of 89...
Condé Nast steals publisher from Elle
Carol Smith, the Elle branding guru who struck TV tie-ins with "Project Runway" and other shows to revive the fashion magazine, is jumping to Condé Nast. At Condé, she will...
Fees make for pique travel
Airlines are shamelessly slapping their customers with an array of aggravating fees -- transforming a slew of traditionally free amenities into nickel-and-dime "extras." Fees of $6 for a snack, $7...
High-school drug counselor nabbed in quaaludes-ring bust
A Queens high-school drug counselor and a teacher's aide were arrested yesterday on charges of helping a strip-club owner run a multimillion-dollar drug ring out of his luxe Fifth Avenue...
2nd bid for Hardee's owner CKE
The mystery second bidder for CKE Restaurants is a private equity firm involving people who have worked with Nelson Peltz, a source close to the process said. CKE, the owner...
Cabs driving NY crazier
The number of fare-related complaints against taxi drivers is on the rise. Passengers griped about drivers intentionally taking longer routes, not accepting credit cards, and charging the double-fare suburban rate...
Pelosi threat bust
SAN FRANCISCO -- The FBI arrested a California man yesterday for allegedly making threatening and harassing phone calls to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the health-care act, law-enforcement officials said....
Corzine's tix tricks
Former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine's office got U2 and Bruce Springsteen seats the public couldn't buy last year, at the same time the state was suing brokers over ticketing...
Yankees top Forbes' list of most valuable baseball teams; Mets fall to third
The New York Yankees' world title apparently is worth far more than just pride -- and the Mets aren't just underdogs on the diamond. Forbes magazine, in its latest valuations...
Tiger bedded neighbor's 21-year-old daughter
Tiger Woods didn't have to roam far from home to pounce on his youngest carnal conquest yet. The sex-crazed golf great had a steamy one-night stand with his neighbor's 21-year-old...
It's not our fault
The consultants did it -- or so say some of Citigroup's ex-top brass. There was lots of finger-pointing in Washington yesterday over the bank's near-collapse, as former executives testified before...
'Bag man' mobster
The mob's got a brand-new bag -- a man bag. Grizzled Colombo mob boss Thomas "Tommy Shots" Gioeli, who earned his nickname after being shot several times in an ambush,...
Death, taxes -- and Dave
Everyone knows of life's two certainties: death and taxes. In New York, there's a third: death taxes. And while not everyone might know about that last one, one person you'd...
Mike's cash cakewalk
Here come the Killer Cupcakes. The Post's David Seifman reports that the city Parks Department has contracted with a Queens bakery to peddle cupcakes, milkshakes and other calorific treats on...
It's war, dammit!
'Do you want to think of the United States as the nation that fights ter rorism or the nation you want to do business with?" This astounding question was asked...
HS hopefuls' 'choice' words
Wagner JHS eighth grader John Discon was sure high scores on state tests and a 90 grade-point average would make him a shoo-in for the eight city high schools he...
Resisting 11,000
Wall Street keeps reaching for the golden ring, only to see the Dow Jones industrial average fall short of 11,000. For the third-straight session, stocks yesterday drifted away from the...
Tough talk on financial 'O'verhaul
President Obama will fight to keep the teeth in Sen. Chris Dodd's proposal to overhaul financial regulation. Yesterday, Deputy Treasury Secretary Neal Wolin told reporters at the White House that...
Spitzer: I've got the urge to run again
For the first time, Eliot Spitzer acknowledged he's weighing another run for office -- as he expressed deep remorse for failing in the "fundamental duty" to be faithful to his...
Anguished kin of slain shrink hear psycho's rant
Four siblings of a brutally slain Upper East Side psychiatrist suffered through a courtroom screening of the schizophrenic killer's video statement yesterday -- straining to hear as the madman mumbled,...
Sacked exec: Corcoran CEO a 'big'ot
Fatsos need not apply at The Corcoran Group. A former employee of the mega real-estate firm claims he was canned because the president and CEO, Pamela Liebman, doesn't like "fat...
City workers among 38 busted in '$178M gambling ring
Three city workers -- including a firefighter who made collections using a marked FDNY vehicle -- were among 38 people indicted for running nationwide Internet sports-betting rings that raked in...
Masters tickets going for as much as $7,500 each
Golf fans are willing to let their wallets get mauled just to see Tiger. Tickets to the four days of competition at the Masters have jumped from $2,500 to more...
GOP calls O's tax toxic VAT of acid
VAT chance! Republicans yesterday accused President Obama of plotting to slap a hefty new European-style "value added tax" on Americans after one of his top advisers raised the idea. "To...
Raiders aim for tooth & justice
These dental clinics were long overdue for a cleaning. Investigators from the state Attorney General's Office yesterday seized computers, patient records and billing documents from three dental offices suspected of...
US Airways, United eye a merger
US Airways Group Inc. is in talks to merge with the parent of United Airlines in a move that would create the country's second-largest carrier, according to people familiar with...
UFT landslide
Eight months after being tapped to lead the city's powerful teachers union, Michael Mulgrew was officially elected to a three-year term as president. Mulgrew, 44, received 91 percent of the...
Tiki's 'babe' sitter
Dad is always the last one to know. The father of Tiki Barber's young blond mistress unwittingly bragged to friends that she baby-sat for the ex-Giant's kids -- and that...
Ear's a bloody lawsuit
A Manhattan man has filed suit against Dramatics NYC after his trip to the hair salon ended up like something out of "Sweeney Todd." In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme...
Tiger dad in TV ad from beyond
In what has to be one of the oddest ads in the history of television, Nike last night debuted a creepy, 30-second Tiger Woods commercial that features the fallen sports...
Police gang up on wilding
The NYPD has deployed a task force to investigate the terrifying Easter gang-wilding in Midtown and Times Square and prevent further chaos, sources told The Post yesterday. Detectives have been...
Toyota exec: 'Come clean'
WASHINGTON -- Five days before Toyota announced a massive recall, a US executive at the company wrote in an internal e-mail: "We need to come clean" about accelerator problems, according...
The great tyke-ovsky playing Carnegie Hall
A pint-sized pianist from Connecticut is among the youngest prodigies who'll show off their musical moxie this month at Carnegie Hall. While many talented musicians wait a lifetime to play...
'Shoe bomb' scare
A "shoe bomber" scare last night on a flight from Washington to Denver sent fighter jets scrambling and triggered an alert to President Obama aboard Air Force One -- but...
Hondo goin' to K.C.
Red-hot Hondo bagged two more winners last night, scoring with the Pirates and Tribe to improve the win ning streak to five and expand the wad to 275 hoaks. Today,...
Granderson is just right for Yankees, so far
BOSTON -- The advice always has been the same, no matter who the player, no matter where he came from. You want to survive in New York, kid? You want...
Nellie sets win record
MINNEAPOLIS -- Don Nelson, one of the NBA's true mavericks, is now the league's winningest coach. Nelson, 69, set the career record for victories in the Warriors' 116-107 win over...
Nets fall to Bucks, 108-89
MILWAUKEE -- Last night's 108-89 loss to the Bucks left the Nets with an 11-67 record, guaranteeing they will finish with at least a share of the worst record this...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $16,000; clm($10,000); 4upTIMBER CRUISE won only start this year for this tag; frequent winner at 10G level; coupled with Man of Danger. IDAHO JOE rallied to miss...
The Post line
NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogCavaliers 1½BULLSKINGS 4 ClippersNUGGETS 3 LakersNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogDevils$145-165PANTHERSPENGUINS$180-220IslandersBRUINS$135-155SabresHURRICANES$110-130CanadiensSenators$120-140LIGHTNINGSTARS$125-145DucksFLAMES$140-160WildKINGS$125-145CoyotesSHARKS$150-170CanucksHome team in CAPS
Devils' Langenbrunner: Coach made me sit out
SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Devils captain has a beef with the coach. He's not the only one. After five days of stewing, silence and speculation, Devils captain Jamie Langenbrunner yesterday...
That’s Al folks! Harrington’s Knicks season is over
INDIANAPOLIS -- Al Harrington will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery today and likely has played his last game as a Knick. Harrington will be a free agent and decided to get...
Tiger scolded by Masters chairman
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- On the day Tiger Woods arrived at the Masters, he changed out of his spikes after playing nine holes, walked across the parking lot and went upstairs...
Sports shorts
HOOPS: Stephenson enters draftLance Stephenson, one year removed from winning a fourth straight PSAL title at Lincoln, is headed to the NBA. The 6-5 guard just finished his freshman season...
Big-man Barron fitting in with Knicks
INDIANAPOLIS -- Mike D'Antoni announced yesterday 7-footer Earl Barron will be the Knicks' starting center for the rest of the season. That means David Lee will finish the final four...
A-Rod's advice rings true with Cano
BOSTON -- Eight days re mained until Fenway Park. The Yankees were playing an exhibition game in Lakeland, Fla., against the Tigers. The starting infield stayed behind to work out...
Mets' Niese ready for new start
Jon Niese isn't thinking about tonight's start as returning to the scene of the crime. It was last Aug. 5 against the Cardinals at Citi Field that Niese's future with...
Rangers' fate is in Lundqvist's hands
Hank got the yank Tuesday night after being beaten three times as clean as his coach finally came yesterday about why he did it. "[Henrik Lundqvist] gave up three goals...
Playoff play-in with Flyers up next for Rangers
The play-in to the playoffs begins tomorrow night at the Garden. It's Rangers-Flyers, round one of the home-and-home that concludes Sunday in Philadelphia. It's Rangers-Flyers, and if the Blueshirts sweep...
Yankees' setup job isn't Joba's yet
BOSTON -- Joba Chamberlain was impressive in striking out Adrian Beltre and J.D. Drew to kill an eighth-inning Red Sox threat Tuesday night. However, before Joe Girardi anoints Chamberlain as...
Mejia stumbles in awaited Mets debut
Jenrry Mejia's major league debut didn't live up to expectations, but his rough performance was downplayed last night by both his manager and catcher. "He does what he does. He...
Tatis' bases-loaded blunder snuffs out Mets rally
The Mets' five-run comeback fell short in 10 innings, and afterward, Fernando Tatis was still kicking himself for his base-running gaffe in the seventh. With two outs, the bases loaded...
Takahashi falters as Mets rally goes for naught
The Mets showed resolve last night, but grit and determination usually only take you so far against 17 hits. Missed opportunities late against the Marlins and Hisanori Takahashi's shaky major-league...
Mets' Maine problem: He's just not a No. 2 starter
The guy who should have been pitching the second game of the season for the Mets was pitching up in Boston last night for the Red Sox. The Mets can...
Pettitte delivers for Yankees
BOSTON -- Andy Pettitte's 2010 season began with a stumble -- literally. Pettitte fell to the ground behind first base after colliding with Jacoby Ellsbury, the first Red Sox batter...
Jeter downplays beanballs in Boston
BOSTON -- Derek Jeter believed Kevin Youkilis was kidding when Youkilis told him across the infield that the Red Sox were going to hit him after Andy Pettitte hit Youkilis...
Granderson's 10th-inning homer lifts Yankees past Red Sox
BOSTON -- From the moment Curtis Granderson became a Yankee, Joe Girardi hammered a message into his center fielder's head: Be yourself. "I told him when we got him and...
Red Sox closer Papelbon pays for mistake
BOSTON -- No one in baseball has taken Jonathan Papelbon deep more often than Curtis Granderson. OK, so the Yankees center fielder's home run last night was just his second...
Jets make pitch to Dolphins' Taylor
This might be difficult to stomach for Jets fans who have booed him so vociferously for the last dozen years, but Jason Taylor might soon be a Jet. The Jets...
Cubs tickets cost more than Yankees
It's cheaper to sit in much of the lower deck at Yankee Stadium this year, with the Cubs overtaking New York and Boston for the highest-priced regular tickets in the...
Jets' Tomlinson taps Tiki trainer to work on strength
There's a bunch of early-morning workout warriors at Joe Carini's House of Iron in Pine Brook, N.J., whom Carini calls "die-hard football fanatics." He posed the following question: You think...
Islanders look to finish strong
Winners of three straight games, and five of their past six, the Islanders are looking like a team that no one would want to play in the playoffs. But, due...
Oosthuizen faces curse after winning Par-3 contest
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Louis Oosthuizen figures any trophy at the Masters is better than none. And he's sticking to that story. Oosthuizen yesterday became the third straight South African to...
'Fan-friendly' Tiger blows Par-3 chance
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- This was a big, fat, hanging curveball, sitting right in Tiger Woods' wheelhouse and he never took the bat off his shoulder. Woods looked at a called...
Rangers' Dubinsky has Gaborik's back
Brandon Dubinsky did not hesitate. He saw Marian Gaborik get stapled to the back wall on a borderline hit by Toronto defenseman Jeff Finger after No. 10 had been foiled...
Weird but true
Here's another reminder of how smoking is bad for you. An inmate who broke out of a Georgia jail, and then returned after stealing 14 packs of smokes, has been...
Lavin filling up St. John's staff
St. John's coach Steve Lavin could have his staff in place by the end of the week, sources told The Post. Lavin will name his long-time friend and former UCLA...
Iona taps C.W. Post's Cluess to be next coach
Tim Cluess, who turned C.W. Post into a Division II powerhouse, is the new head basketball coach at Iona, a school official confirmed last night. Cluess, who will be introduced...
Rutgers set to fire basketball coach after outburst
Embattled Rutgers basketball coach Fred Hill Jr. is losing the battle for his job, with a source close to the Scarlet Knights program telling the Post Hill is expected to...
Molloy tames Tigers for Preston tourney title
Dana Moss has not been particularly pleased with her performance at the plate of late. The Archbishop Molloy sophomore was striking out looking too much to her liking and felt...
Rehabbing Red Bull Chris Albright on track for May 8
After a strong half in the Red Bull reserve team's rout of Rutgers Tuesday, rehabbing defender Chris Albright plans to go for a solid hour next week against St. John's....
Eliot's Ask of his wife for 2010
A detail that is important as Eliot Spitzer is finally acknowledging publicly his deep desire to get back into politics - and his insistence that he's never said he wouldn't...
'Shoe bomb' scare
A "shoe bomber" scare last night on a flight from Washington to Denver sent fighter jets scrambling and triggered an alert to President Obama aboard Air Force One - but...
Granger leads Pacers past Knicks
Danny Granger scored 33 points to help the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 113-105 on Wednesday night. Granger made 5 of 10 3-pointers as the Pacers won for...
Rangers score 3 in 1st, bury Maple Leafs 5-1
Erik Christensen scored two of New York's three first-period goals, and the Rangers gave their tenuous playoff hopes a big boost with a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs...
Taliban release video of captured US soldier
The Taliban released a video Wednesday of a man identified as an American soldier captured in Afghanistan last June, showing him pleading for his freedom and to be returned home....