April 14, 2010
Judge issues 20-year order of protection against woman's ex-hubby
That's no vacation! A divorce judge has broken new ground in the case of a legally sundered, but still seething, Kips Bay couple -- issuing a whopping 20-year order of...
'Superman' Spitzer bedded three hookers in one day: book claim
Eliot Spitzer was once so voracious for sex that he ordered three different hookers for three separate visits - all in the span of a few hours in one day,...
DUMBO company breathing life into Markowitz’s press releases
No one can accuse Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz of living in the 20th Century when it comes to communicating. The shoot-from-the-hip Beep is spicing up his "Fugetaboutit"-laden press releases...
Steve Levy's camp says he can help GOP grab Senate majority
Steve Levy's camp offers an alternative view of the race as a string of surogates for Rick Lazio - four in total today - urged state Chairman Ed Cox to...
NFL not shocked by cheater Patriots
Lawyers for cheating Patriots coach Bill Belichick and the NFL were pounded by federal appeals judges today after they suggested Belichick’s sleazy videotaping of Jets signals during a 2007 game...
Time to shine
The jewelry team at Ann Taylor knows what a girl wants -- and needs. And for spring, it's bling: the bigger, the better. This rhinestone cuff ($138) is perfect with an...
Thor and Captain America to cameo in 'Iron Man 2?'
This site is all in Italian, and because I'm American and therefore speak no other languages, I can't understand a word. But what it apparently says is that Captain America...
Mind the Gap
I live in my black leather moto jacket. And while I continue to obsess over an $800 one from Diesel Black Gold, my old faithful is super worn in, was under $200...
NYPD cop to be tried for pushing Critical Mass cyclist
A disgraced rookie cop -- the son of a highly respected New York City detective -- goes on trial tomorrow on charges he violently shoved a cyclist during a 2008...
Yankees fans boo Vazquez
Welcome back, Javy.Javier Vazquez got a rude greeting in his return to The Bronx today. Yankees fans booed the pitcher during the 5-3 loss to the Angels.Vazquez gave up four...
CC says LeBron could leave if he wins title
CC Sabathia told WFAN there's a likelier chance of his friend LeBron James leaving for New York if Cleveland wins the NBA title. Asked about James' thought process, Sabathia told...
School bus matron and driver arraigned after abandoning B'klyn tot
The 2-year-old Brooklyn toddler abandoned for almost three hours yesterday morning on a yellow school bus is traumatized and awoke screaming for his mother in the middle of the night,...
Maine will make next start for Mets
DENVER -- John Maine’s leash is short, but it sure beats getting locked into a cage and waiting for parole.The struggling Mets right-hander was told by Jerry Manuel he will...
Gov: NY legislature left before voting on OTB bill
Gov. Paterson has essentially declared the city's OTB all but dead, saying lawmakers left Albany before voting on a measure he introduced to spare it. Paterson's statement is below: “Today,...
NYC carriage horses to get vacation, larger stalls
NEW YORK -- New York's City Council has passed regulations requiring carriage horses to have larger stalls, five weeks off per year and blankets in cold and wet weather. Animal...
The theater of football
It's a well-known fact that women buy more theater tickets than men, and originate the majority of the purchasing decisions. Getting straight men to see a show is difficult, and I've...
Long Island man gets 22 years for choking Hamptons bouncer
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A Long Island man convicted in the fatal choking of a bouncer in a Hamptons bar has been sentenced to 22 years in prison. Anthony Oddone, a...
City Council passes Williamsburg development project
Another battle came to a close in the ongoing feud between two camps of New York's Hasidic Satmar world today, with the City Council passage of a large development project...
Red Sox top Twins
MINNEAPOLIS -- Rain fell on the Minnesota Twins at home for the first time in 29 years and John Lackey dampened their bats. Lackey turned in a second strong start...
NJ woman wins $1 million in national bake-off
TRENTON, N.J. -- Simple ingredients and a dash of luck made amateur baker Sue Compton's dessert recipe the winner of the 44th Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest and earned her a mention...
Rescuer says God led him to Fla. girl in swamp
TAMPA, Fla. -- A father of five who rescued an 11-year-old girl lost in a Florida swamp for days said Wednesday that God helped him through dangerous terrain to get...
Tomb of ancient scribe unearthed in Egypt
CAIRO — The elaborate tomb of an ancient royal scribe has been unearthed in a discovery that will help illuminate the relationship between Egypt and its eastern neighbors, the antiquities...
W.Va. gov orders inspections for 200 coal mines
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Gov. Joe Manchin on Wednesday ordered the immediate inspection of all underground coal mines in West Virginia after an explosion last week killed 29 miners and injured...
Police: Motel guest hits man in head with snake
ROCK HILL, S.C. -- Police in South Carolina said an argument between two motel guests ended up with one of the men being hit in the head with a snake....
Iceland evacuates hundreds as volcano erupts again
REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A volcano under a glacier in Iceland erupted Wednesday for the second time in less than a month, melting ice, spewing smoke and steam, closing a major...
City appeals order blocking settlement of Ground Zero lawsuits
The city today appealed a judge's decision to block a proposed $657 million settlement with more than 10,000 Ground Zero workers who claim they were sickened by toxic dust during...
Jets' Coleman signs one-year tender
Backup cornerback Drew Coleman, a restricted free agent, has signed his sixth-round tender with the Jets.Coleman signed the one-year tender, worth $1.176 million, on Wednesday, leaving running back-kick returner Leon...
Rosario gets permission to transfer out of Rutgers
Rutgers guard Mike Rosario has been granted a conditional release so he can transfer, meaning the Scarlet Knights can approve what school he goes to.Rutgers' leading scorer started 30 of...
Closing time
Anyone who follows baseball knows that over the course of a 162-game season, players are bound to hit slumps. Though most position players and starting pitchers are able to weather...
Brace yourself: film critic enjoying films
People always ask film critics what movies they recommend, and I always freeze up (because the movies I just saw may not be in theaters yet, and because there aren't...
NFL to release schedule Tuesday
The NFL says it will release the 2010 regular-season schedule Tuesday night. Usually, the schedule is announced in late March or early April, but several adjustments are being made this...
Cox, Steele meeting maybe not so good?
Nothing screams "productive sit-down" like the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele, dodging a small number of reporters waiting for him outside the Regency Hotel on Park Avenue...
Michelle Lee named editor-in-chief of In Touch
The interim editor who was running In Touch when it broke the story that Jesse James was cheating on his wife Sandra Bullock has been rewarded with the permanent editor-in-chief...
RBNY's Backe tells Offside: New York to win MLS...next year
Red Bull coach Hans Backe gave a lengthy interview to Offside magazine, which hits stands tomorrow. He talked about life at Manchester City, his stint as a Mexico assistant and...
New Will Ferrell movie, same as the old Will Ferrell movie
So. . . new trailer's out for “The Other Guys.” The latest from the director of “Step Brothers” and “Talladega Nights.” In other words, yet another vehicle in which Will...
Same old story for 'Shore' couple in Miami
He warned not to fall in love at the shore last season, but after ignoring his own advice on season one of “Jersey Shore,” Ronnie has rekindled his relationship with...
Lopez flick goes off the meter
In a stunt fairly reeking of desperation, CBS Theatrical films is offering free taxi rides from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. next Monday to promote the Jennifer Lopez rom-com "The Back-Up...
Palin rallies tea partiers with anti-tax message
BOSTON — Sarah Palin rallied the tea party movement near its historical roots with a pre-Tax Day message, telling Washington politicians that government should be working for the people, not...
Last US sardine cans being packed in Maine
PROSPECT HARBOR, Maine — The intensely fishy smell of sardines has been the smell of money for generations of workers in Maine who have snipped, sliced and packed small, silvery...
Phillies put Rollins on 15-day disabled list
PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins is heading to the 15-day disabled list with a calf strain. General manager Ruben Amaro Jr. on Wednesday said an MRI revealed a mild...
Gillibrand's raised $8.75M in 14 months
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand team just announced that she's raised $8.75 million in the past 14 months since she was appointed to her post - as her camp took aim at...
DEALS: Bahamian Fridays
Kimmy Gibbler and Balki Bartokomous made us thank God it was Friday -- free Friday hotel stays throughout the Bahamas make us actually believe in him. Through Sept. 30, you get Fridays...
Schumer: No way 9/11 trial will be in NYC
Sen. Chuck "I mince few words" Schumer is out with a statement in response to AG Eric Holder's comment that the 9/11 terror trials being staged in New York isn't...
Suspect in transgender woman's strangling arrested
The odds were against the killer. NYPD cops flew to Las Vegas and nabbed a 29-year-old Brooklyn man wanted for the strangulation murder of a Queens transvestite who he met...
Report: Angels’ Santana says umpires favor Yankees
Ervin Santana has a lifetime 5.50 ERA against the Yankees and the Angels pitcher has a good idea why. "Sometimes, when [Andy] Pettitte was pitching, he'd throw a fastball a...
Schumer responds to Holder's 9/11 trial comment
Sen. Chuck "I mince few words" Schumer is out with a statement in response to AG Eric Holder's comment that the 9/11 terror trials being staged in New York isn't...
Yankees Around the Minors
Now that we're a week into the minor league regular season, here are a position player and pitcher thriving at each of the Yankees four in-season minor league affiliates: Triple-A...
Technician arrested for doctoring bar-brawl video
A technician for a Brooklyn computer company has been busted for doctoring a video surveillance tape from the Kettle Black Bar, where a weekend melee erupted that left an off-duty...
Cyclist hit, killed on Flatbush Avenue
A Brooklyn van driver was charged with criminally negligent homicide yesterday in a crash that killed a teen-age bicyclist in Flatbush. Michael Oxley, 28, blew through a steady red light...
Plea in Maywood Capital Ponzi scheme
One of three disgraced lawyers busted in a massive real estate Ponzi scheme pleaded guilty today to essentially being the plot's putz -- helping his co-defendants steal $31 million but...
Cowboys owner Jones bashes Parcells, Tebow
Don’t look for the Cowboys to draft Tim Tebow or for Bill Parcells to return to the Dallas organization. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was recorded, presumably with a cell phone,...
Moss signs Giants tender
Under the old NFL collective bargaining agreement, Giants wide receiver Sinorice Moss would have been an unrestricted free agent, and even with that freedom might not have attracted a nibble...
Demos Raises
George Demos, the former SEC attorney who worked on the Bernie Madoff case and is now running for congress in the crowded GOP field to take on Suffolk County Rep....
Malpass announces challenge to Gillibrand
If Scott Brown did it in Massachusetts, economist David Malpass said he can do it in New York. Banking on the same anti-incumbent, anti-Democratic sentiment that sent Republican Scott Brown...
D'Antoni jokes about regretting taking Knicks job
TORONTO – At his last morning shootaround of the season at Air Canada Centre, Mike D'Antoni indicated how tough these two seasons have been for him, even making a reference...
'Strangle' suspect went for 4 a.m. stroll hours before wife’s body found
An act of kindness by a Manhattan man suspected of strangling his estranged money manager wife is being eyed by authorities as particularly suspicious, The Post has learned. Rod Covlin,...
Thursday freebies from 'Conviction'
Who says you can't get something for free? Certainly not Ubisoft. The game makers have announced that they'll be releasing free content for "Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction" every Thursday....
Vazquez loses second for Yankees
Javier Vazquez gave up four runs in 5 1/3 innings and the Yankees were shut down by Angels starter Joel Pineiro, losing the second home game of the season, 5-3....
Net neutrality fight looms
Companies on either side of the net neutrality debate are beefing up their lobbying efforts in order to have as much impact on the upcoming Cpitol Hill debate. “The biggest...
Michael Lewis’ genius uses dead fund site to tell his side, lash out at Uncle Sam
Yes, we’re posting a link to the Web site of a liquidated hedge fund. But this is Michael Burry’s shuttered fund Scion Capital. [LINK: Scioncapital.com] And Burry is one of...
Lazio's backers turn up the heat on Levy
The heat is amping up from local GOP chairs after Steve Levy's rough press week, with readers forwarding two missives that have landed in email inboxes from Republican officials loyal...
Judge nixes deal for Wannabe Gekko who allegedly used Merrill money to buy Ferrari
Steal $780,000, pay back half, and get only a year in prison? An angry Manhattan judge put the kibosh on that deal today for a low-level stockbroker who allegedly tricked...
'Shore' cast fed up with Angelina
Helloooo!It seems as if “Jersey Shore” cast-off Angelina Pivarnick can’t take a hint, as the only cast member to leave the house during season one is reportedly being bullied and...
Devils' Lemaire not worried about matching lines with Flyers
This isn't your uncle's Jacques Lemaire coaching the Devils any more, pasting Bobby Carpenter on every team's top center. The Devils coach says he'll be happy going head to head...
How scary did Idina Menzel look last night?
I watch "Glee" for the same reason I watch "Law & Order": to see our local thespians on the small screen. "Glee" has a big advantage over "L&O" in that...
King, already mocking GOP, targets Steele- Cox meeting
Charlie King is making good on his pledge to aggressively "truth squad" the GOP leading up the 2010 elections, putting out a pre-spinning statement mocking the now-happening meeting between state...
White House still unsure where 9/11 trials will be held
The Obama administration doesn't know yet where it's going to try Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his co-conspirators, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday, adding that New York...
MTA puts pre$$ure on contractors
Top MTA brass threw down the gauntlet on 50 top contractors — like IBM, Goodyear, and Access-A-Ride vendors — saying they needed to provide the same amount of goods and...
'Twilight' series joins 'challenged books' list
Stephenie Meyer, the hottest author for young people since J.K. Rowling, has a new link to the creator of "Harry Potter": a place high on the list of books most...
NYers warming up to Spitzer: Poll
ALBANY – Disgraced ex-Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s aggressive rehabilitation efforts may be paying off as fewer New Yorkers oppose his seeking public office, according to a new poll released this morning.The...
Bloomberg jokes about White House bid at Sheeky's farewell
Mayor Bloomberg invoked some run-for-president humor at the farewell party for now-former Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey last night, attendees tell the Knickerbocker.In Bloomberg's toast to his longtime political Svengali, he...
Toomey up 10 over Specter
The latest poll of the Pennsylvania Senate race has Republican Pat Toomey ahead of Democratic incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter 50 percent-40 percent reports Rasmussen. Oh, and a majority on those...
4 dead, 2 wounded in Chicago shooting
CHICAGO -- Chicago police say a man they believe shot and killed four people - three of them children - and wounded two others is in custody. Police spokesman Roderick...
NY school moves proms to school nights to curb partying
PEARL RIVER, N.Y. — A suburban New York high school has scheduled its junior and senior proms for school nights. Pearl River High School is hoping to curb excessive post-prom...
Islanders get fifth pick, Rangers 10th in NHL Draft
TORONTO — The Islanders will pick fifth in the upcoming NHL Draft, while the Rangers drew the 10th spot in Tuesday night’s lottery. After finishing with a league-low 62 points,...
Syrian scuds scuttle O's plans
As Ha’aretz reports, the Syrian transfer of ballistic missiles -- Scuds — to Hezbollah forces in Lebanon has lead to the Obama administration to postpone the confirmation hearing of Robert...
WTC 'steel trees' travel to Pa. for proposed museum
COATESVILLE, Pa. — More than two dozen trucks bearing 500 tons of steel from the World Trade Center have arrived in the Pennsylvania city where the steel was created. The...
Yankees try for an encore
There won't be the pomp and ceremony of yesterday's home opener for today's second game with the Angels. Instead, it's back to business as usual for the Bombers, looking to...
Water main break floods Queens streets
A water main break flooded the streets of Springfield Gardens in Queens just before 4:30 a.m. today, reported WABC-TV. The 12-inch main broke near the intersection of 140th Avenue and...
Picasso coming to MoMA April 27
Pablo Picasso is “coming” to New York — in a major new exhibition this month and two auctions in May. For the first time in its history, the Metropolitan Museum...
Queens father charged in death of 7-month-old
Prosecutors say a Queens man yelled "toughen up" while fatally punching his crying 7-month-old son in the chest. Larry Greene was arraigned Wednesday on a second-degree murder charge. He could...
Long Island jury deliberating in hate-crime trial
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A jury has begun deliberations at the murder trial of Jeffrey Conroy. The Long Island teen is accused of stabbing an Ecuadorean immigrant to death. Conroy admitted...
Everyone lives in a bubble
Jonah Goldberg responds to the notion that Conservatives are in danger because they live in a self-fulfilling bubble of media and blogs, when as he argues that is just as...
Tiger Woods' marriage back on the rocks: report
Despite signs that Tiger Woods and wife Elin were repairing their marriage -- it was reported that she'd joined him at rehab and that they'd soon move back in together...
Kate's brother: Gosselins faked Christmas for cameras
HORSHAM, Pa. -- It's bad enough that Santa isn't real -- for the Gosselin children, Christmas is fake, too. In a hearing today about whether Jon & Kate Gosselin violated...
NJ Transit approves fare hikes
NEWARK, N.J. -- NJ Transit bus and rail riders will pay more starting May 1. The agency’s board voted Wednesday to increase fares and change bus and rail service. Rail...
Ridiculous Senate overreach
Two Democratic Senators, Benjamin Cardin of Maryland and Mary Landrieu of Louisiana have decided that they “cannot allow the floodgate to open” on fees for carry-on luggage, so they’ve introduced...
City eyes homeless shelter fees
New York City plans to charge the working homeless for living in shelters starting next fall. At the same time, it wants to require more families to get jobs before...
Husband and wife dead after bike hits gate, crashes into passing train
VERONA, N.Y. — State police say a husband and wife are dead after being thrown against the side of a passing train when their motorcycle hit a lowered warning gate...
Education Reform Now blasts teachers' unions
Education Reform Now, the umbrella coalition of education reform advocates who want to see a charter school cap lift - and who banded together after New York lost its bid...
DVD Extra: Flynn's World War II adventures set
The long-awaited fourth Errol Flynn box set has been announced for an Aug. 4 debut by Warner Home Video. Going out under the TCM Spotlight label, "Errol Flynn Adventures'' includes...
'Desperate Housewives' stand by Marc Cherry
The stars of "Desperate Housewives" derided former co-star Nicollette Sheridan's claims that show chief Marc Cherry was abusive, putting out a joint statement standing by their "supportive" boss, The Sun...
JPMorgan's profit tops expectations
JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s first-quarter profit easily beat expectations Wednesday as trading gains helped offset consumer loan losses. The bank's CEO said the U.S. economy was showing clear signs of...
3UP: Pettitte, Robertson and Maine
1. In today’s Post I wrote this column about the continuing, age-defying excellence of the Core Four.Andy Pettitte earned the win in the home opener in a game that could...
'American Idol's' Rickey Minor replacing Eubanks on 'Tonight Show'
"American Idol" music director Rickey Minor is headed for "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno." Minor replaces longtime music director Kevin Eubanks, who on Monday's show made his May 28...
Scorsese taking 3-D plunge
Martin Scorsese is going to shoot his next movie -- the kidflick "The Invention of Hugo Cabaret'' -- in 3-D for Sony, Variety reports. Scorsese thus becomes arguably the most prominent...
Yankees lineup vs. Angels
1. Derek Jeter SS2. Nick Johnson DH 3. Mark Teixeira 1B 4. Alex Rodriguez 3B 5. Robinson Cano 2B 6. Jorge Posada C 7. Curtis Granderson cf 8. Nick Swisher...
Red Bull winger revealed: Brian Nielsen
The Red Bulls' left-wing target is Brian Nielsen, a Danish 23-year-old. He will be out of contract at the end of the season with Danish second-division club Velje, which is...
Dolphins trade for Broncos' Marshall
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos traded wide receiver Brandon Marshall to the Miami Dolphins for a second-round pick in next week's draft and a second-rounder in 2011. Marshall will...
Mortgage modification mess
The federal government was partially to blame for the foreclosure mess and now it seems it is unable to fix the problem. “The report from the Congressional Oversight Panel, created...
Apple delays worldwide release of iPad for a month
Apple said Wednesday it was delaying the worldwide release of the iPad for a month because of heavy U.S. demand. "Faced with this surprisingly strong U.S. demand, we have made...
Caputo calls Graziano's Paladino invite pull a stunt
Carl Paladino campaign manager Michael Caputo is swinging at Albany County GOP chairman John Graziano for pulling an invite to a candidate forum from the Buffalo developer -- saying Team...
Morning buzz: April 14, 2010
Here's the rundown: * Mayor Bloomberg is signing bills, while Gov. Paterson is in Albany and then the city. * RNC chairman Michael Steele meets with state GOP chair Ed...
Sparking a non-controversy
The possibility that a private foundation is not disclosing the fees it might be paying to a speaker from Anchorage Alaska who might be Sarah Palin is causing an uproar...
PSAL baseball roundup: Eagles soar past Bergtraum
Edward Corniel struck out 12, allowed two hits and one earned run as Environmental Studies bested Murry Bergtraum, 3-2, in Manhattan A West baseball Tuesday afternoon. Joseph Randazzo had two...
CHSAA softball roundup: Stanners rally past Christ the King
After Archbishop Molloy mounted a late comeback, it left Christ the King no room to do the same. The Stanners rallied from a four-run deficit and then scored nine runs...
Perfect day for Yankees ends with win over Angels
Has there ever been a better baseball day in New York? World Series rings are handed out before a home opener at Yankee Stadium. Beloved trainer Gene Monahan returns hours...
Yankees’ core four comes through, again
The old Stadium is mostly rubble now, and a frail George Steinbrenner is mostly hidden from public view. Both barely are recognizable these days, eclipsed, in fact, by new models....
Felder, David closing in on college choices
Beranda Felder will be making her college decision soon. She just wants to make sure it is the right one, so there is no rush. “I don’t want to go...
The gripes of wrath
‘SMALL plates.” Mutant pizza. Dumb sommeliers. Will restaurants never learn? We haven’t ranted about petty dining-out nuisances in a while, because the not-so-petty ones must take priority — like fame-craving...
Toeing the line
For such an impatient bunch, New Yorkers sure are willing to wait a long time for a giant slice of pizza or some heavenly cheesecake. And sometimes, we don’t even...
Madison can't complete multiple comebacks vs. Tottenville
If there was one thing James Madison coach Jeff Meltzer wishes he could have had back, it was just a single pitch. With the bases loaded and two outs in...
Recruiting process in full swing for Christ the King's Smith
Bria Smith put the recruiting process in the background during Christ the King’s season. But since the Royals hoisted the New York State Federation Class AA title plaque, the junior...
PSAL softball roundup: Lallave pitches Lewis past Science
Priscilla Lallave gave up four runs, two earned, on six hits and struck out eight in seven innings to lead Francis Lewis to a 5-4 win against Bronx Science in...
Oscar nights
Winning an Oscar used to be the stepping stone to a long- term movie career. Now, it means keeping your fingers crossed that your TV show pilot gets picked up....
Fleming can't cast spell
The Met's first production of Rossini's supernatural opera "Armida" was supposed to be a showcase for star soprano Renée Fleming. Five years in the planning, it's the centerpiece of the...
'Today' gets its Lady Gaga going
Summer's about to heat up in Rockefeller Plaza with the "Today" show's concert series. Now in its 15th year, the morning show scored live performances from Justin Bieber in June,...
Conan won't let NBC off the hook
Conan O'Brien's goal for opening night of his 30-city, "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television" tour on Monday: "I want you all to leave here thinking: 'That was sort...
Oprah plan: Knock out bio-hazard
Call it a coincidence if you like, but just as Kitty Kelley's noisy biography of Oprah is hitting stores, the queen of daytime is set to make a series of...
Is 3D TV hazardous to your health?
If conventional wisdom says that watching TV is bad for your eyes, watching 3D TV may be three times worse, we're beginning to discover. Doctors and researchers are starting to...
Just 'Park' it here
A lot of very smart theater people -- Stephen Sondheim among them -- think the movie "South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut" is one of the best musicals of the...
'Empathy': just a code word for bias
President Obama and the vast majority of Sen ate Democrats believe that Lady Justice should peek from under the blindfold every now and then. Obama opposed both of President Bush's...
Looks great, less filling
The two-day no-nukes summit that ended in Washington yesterday highlighted President Obama's preference for the big, showy, international spectacle over the hard work involved in winning real foreign-policy achievements. It's...
Mick proves a master, as Tiger Woods tanks
THE ISSUE: Phil Mickelson's win over Tiger Woods at the 2010 Masters Tournament. *** The winner won and the loser lost, and that's the way it should be ("Master Phil!"...
Customized classes
Since 2001, New York City has allowed parents of English language learners to choose which services their child receives ("Tongue Tied at School," April 12). The policy has been successful...
Mom, 31, has Alzheimer's
A 31-year-old Australian woman has been stricken with a very rare early form of Alzheimer's and can't even remember the birth of her baby girl last week. Rebecca Doig, believed...
Andy dandy in new poll
An onslaught of Republican attacks in recent weeks has so far done nothing to bring Andrew Cuomo's sky-high poll numbers down to earth. A Quinnipiac survey released yesterday shows the...
Congress v. New York
Mayor Bloomberg went to Washington on Monday to sound the alarm over Wall Street-bashing in Congress that may lead to higher taxes and crippling regulations that could drive financial firms...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens A vicious thug well known to police was arrested last night for beating an 81-year-old Astoria man and leaving him in a pool of blood, cops said. Jesus "Chu...
What are you nukin' at, pal?
Russia's Dmitry Medvedev and France's Nicolas Sarkozy went ballistic during a finger-pointing talk as they sat side by side at the windup of President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit in Washington....
WaMu CEO should get golden pacifier award
He went from chief executive officer to chief crybaby in one fell swoop. Despite pocketing $100 million as Washington Mutual careened toward its eventual demise, former CEO Kerry Killinger yesterday...
Ferry attorney wins fee fight
A lawyer who won an $18.3 million verdict for a Staten Island Ferry victim has won his own nearly two-year battle to keep $6 million in attorney fees. Evan Torgan...
Michelle and Moore the merrier in Haiti
One of Haiti's smallest quake victims captured the heart of a big Hollywood star. Demi Moore, among a constellation of Tinseltown elite visiting the earthquake-ravaged island this week, said she...
How 'soaking the rich' clobbers you
Nearly half of American tax filers didn't have to pay any federal income tax last year. But Americans -- especially New Yorkers -- shouldn't enjoy the free ride. Soon enough,...
Bronx bomb plot sickens
The alleged leader of a plot to bomb synagogues in The Bronx and shoot down military aircraft upstate is a "hate-filled, anti-Semite" who called Osama bin Laden his "brother," prosecutors...
'DWI slay mom' plea to spare kids more pain
In a move that will save six little girls from testifying about a horrific Upper West Side crash, alleged drunken-driving mom Carmen Huertas is working with prosecutors on a manslaughter...
Lawman rips Senate for Aque-ducking probers
ALBANY -- State Inspector General Joseph Fisch slammed Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson of Brooklyn yesterday for "obstructing" his agency's probe into the state's selection of an Aqueduct slots operator....
Heaven help him: Angels see suicide
A gruesome suicide leap from the luxury hotel where the Los Angeles Angels are staying stunned and sickened players yesterday as they waited for the bus to Yankee Stadium. "We...
Sale of ResCap a flop
Government-owned GMAC Financial Services is having trouble selling its Residential Capital mortgage business -- and that could mean another taxpayer bailout. "The original notion that someone would buy this quickly...
Report: Wal-Mart food prices going up
Wal-Mart and Whole Foods -- the nation's lowest- and highest-priced big grocers, respectively -- have inched a little closer together. Wal-Mart, despite launching an aggressive marketing campaign this month touting...
Twitter begins text ads alongside Bieber tweets
In fewer than 140 characters, the verdict on Twitter's new advertising strategy is: it falls short. "Until client-side marketers are willing to commit $1 million to Twitter, it's still an...
Forever in our debts
If insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, then New York City is certifiably crazy. Already facing a $5 billion budget gap, unemployment...
Mini-Madoff pleads guilty
The founder of a Chicago-based investment firm pleaded guilty yesterday to fraud charges tied to a $255 million Ponzi scheme that targeted Orthodox Jews. WexTrust Capital CEO Steven Byers faces...
Toyota halts sales of risky Lexus SUV
Toyota pulled a $50,000 Lexus SUV off the market yesterday after Consumer Reports labeled it a "don't buy" because it is dangerously prone to careening out of control. Consumer Reports...
Southern uncomfort
Time Inc. Executive Vice President Sylvia Auton actively lobbied Time Warner CEO Jeffrey Bewkes to spin off the embattled magazine unit, saying it was hampered by being part of the...
Bloomy's 'historic' No. 1 spot
Maybe the Big Apple's new slogan should be "I ò Mayor Bloomberg." Hizzoner topped the popularity list for mayors over the past 30 years, according to a Marist Poll released...
Kid charity 'homeless'
The swanky Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club annual fund-raiser -- the premier home-decor showcase in the country -- has no place to call home, and a greedy developer is...
Pol 'boost' to doc fraud
A Manhattan assemblyman with close ties to the health-care industry introduced a bill in Albany yesterday that would limit how the state's top Medicaid watchdog conducts fraud investigations and assesses...
57th St. goes to the Maxx
Discount clothing chain TJ Maxx yesterday inked a deal to open a store at 250 W. 57th Street, where it will set the tone for a new fashion corridor. The...
Opening Day cheers for Yanks, '09 hero
As the championship flag was hoisted over Yankee Stadium on Opening Day yesterday, fans saved their biggest cheers for a man who traded in his pinstripes for a halo. The...
Exxon lowball for Tillerson
Total compensation for Exxon Mobil's chief executive fell 9.3 percent last year as earnings for the oil giant hit their lowest point in seven years, according to a regulatory filing....
SEC storms the 'Castle'
The castle appears to be just the tip of the iceberg. According to sources familiar with the matter, the Securities and Exchange Commission, along with other Wall Street enforcers, are...
Business briefs
Intel surges Intel said its first-quar ter profit nearly quadru pled to $2.4 billion as revenue surged 44 per cent to $10.3 billion from a year ago.Louis love Shares of...
Cuomo: Man intentionally infecting women with HIV should stay in prison
The state Attorney General's Office is trying to keep a deadly Brooklyn lothario -- who knowingly infected more than a dozen upstate women with HIV -- behind bars even though...
Buses under threat of tour-ture
City residents aren't the only ones calling tour buses way too loud -- the guides admit it, too! A Gray Line tours employee confessed that he has to quit his...
$1M settles rail blast
A Metro-North worker whose left hand and forearm were severely burned in a high-voltage explosion in 2006 in The Bronx has settled his lawsuit against the rail service for $1.1...
Band of heroes blinging for the fences
Mariano Rivera now has one for every finger on his pitching hand. But the 2009 World Series championship rings, which were handed out by Yankee manager Joe Girardi and pinstripes...
GOP scion rai$ing bar
Christopher Cox, son of state GOP chairman Ed Cox and a congressional candidate for a prime Suffolk County seat, took in nearly $735,000 in his first fund-raising quarter since he...
Didn't $ee it coming
The co-founder of the Princeton Review says he was conned out of millions by his psychic ex-girlfriend. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Adam Robinson said he supported Laura...
NY1 honcho is 'bust'ed
What a boob! New York 1 News director Steven Paulus asked underlings to compare the breast size of all the on-air female reporters -- matching them up one against the...
Greeks clear first debt hurdle
Greece drew heavy demand for a short-term debt auction yesterday, passing its first major borrowing test since eurozone leaders agreed on a potential bailout package and calming market fears of...
Remember the blindfold, judge
Manhattan Federal Judge Alvin Hellerstein threw a temper tantrum of sorts this week, whining that the lawyers for Ground Zero workers apparently aren't talking to him. "I don't know what's...
Where's Chuck?
What's the point of having a high muckety-muck like Chuck Schumer sitting in the US Senate if he refuses to fight for New York's best interests? And that goes double...
State employee took every Friday off for 17 years
ALBANY — “Thank God it’s Thursday!” A longtime state prison system employee could face criminal charges after watchdogs revealed yesterday that he took a three-day weekend — every week for...
Even the French get it
"I cannot jeopardize the security and safety of my country . . . [by giving up nuclear weapons] on a unilateral basis in a world as dangerous as the one...
Cab unleashes fires of 'hail'
A yellow cab exploded in a fireball in Chelsea yesterday -- just as kids were being dismissed from a school across the street. "I never saw such flames!" said witness...
GOP rips fin reg bill bailouts
Senate Republican leaders said Democrats are pushing a financial-regulation bill that provides a permanent taxpayer bailout for Wall Street banks, setting the stage for a partisan fight on the White...
'Beat' cop set to sue
A retired Manhattan cop is making a federal case out of the melee that broke out at Harlem's 30th Precinct, where he and his wife went to pick up their...
Bam due at Poland rites
WARSAW, Poland -- Thousands of grieving mourners tossed flowers on a slow-moving hearse and joined an enormous viewing line at the presidential palace to pay their respects yesterday to Polish...
200G PA officers
Twenty-six Port Authority cops made more than $200,000 last year, according to startling figures released yesterday. Topping the list was Thomas Hoey, a recently retired sergeant assigned to La Guardia...
St. Vin: State left us to die
Doctors and nurses at bankrupt St. Vincent's Hospital charged yesterday that state officials sabotaged a plan for a major medical center to take it over. Mount Sinai Hospital said it...
Terrified tot abandoned on day-care bus sobbed alone
A terrified 2-year-old Brooklyn boy was abandoned on a parked school bus yesterday by the driver and matron -- and spent two hours alone because the workers at his SUNY-run...
'Blue buster' feds nail duo on 'coke mule' rap
An auxiliary cop and an NYPD retiree were charged yesterday with betraying their brothers in blue by scheming to move a load of drugs for a major dealer who actually...
Chuck 'MIA' in crucial NY Street fight
Wall Street big shots and political insiders yesterday blasted New York Sen. Chuck Schumer for failing to defend the financial industry against Democrats' attacks and a regulatory crackdown. Some said...
Sex suit vs. Seagal
Steven Seagal's former personal assistant says the job left her under siege by the action star, who imprisoned her in his house and treated her like a "sex toy." Kayden...
Teacher pension $hortfall
The city's teachers pension plan is under-funded by as much as $36 billion -- more than twice official estimates, according to a new report. The Manhattan Institute study found that...
Online city classrooms
The city is reinventing the public-school classroom this fall -- introducing dozens of online courses, as well as computer programs that adjust their content to the pace of individual students....
Fed referee vs. 'spy' Pats
J-E-T-S! Sue! Sue! Sue! The rivalry between the Jets and the Patriots will move from the gridiron to a federal appeals court, which will hear oral arguments today in a...
Morgan's $5.4B hit from fund
Morgan Stanley has informed its real estate fund investors it may lose upwards of $5.4 billion in cratering property investments, The Wall Street Journal reported last night. The loss, which...
Designer is dead on arousal
A hard-partying lighting designer was found dead in his luxury Manhattan apartment wearing a knee-length black latex suit and a gas mask and handcuffed from behind, law-enforcement sources said yesterday....
Tough break for sibs
Former IBM technician Barry Albury lost his dream job on March 1, but was holding out hope for a dream education for his three kids. But with rejections from four...
A lucky little scholar
He was already the apple of his dad's eye, and now the future seems unlimited for Brooklyn kindergartner Akil Parkinson. Akil, 6, from East New York, snagged a coveted spot...
Charter chase fuels school lottery drama
It was a gamble for the future. Hundreds of anxious parents crowded a Brooklyn College auditorium last night in hopes of beating long odds that their kids would win a...
Quake in western China kills 589, buries more
XINING, China (AP) -- Soldiers and civilians used shovels and their bare hands to dig through collapsed buildings in search of survivors after strong earthquakes struck a mountainous Tibetan region...
Rangers' Tortorella takes shot at Gaborik
John Tortorella called Marian Gaborik, "a legitimate star," but the rest of the head coach's breakup day evaluation of the NHL's fifth leading goal-scorer wasn't quite so laudatory. "Gabby is...
Good fishin'? You bet your bass
The striped bass season should open tomorrow on a positive note with both South and North Shore anglers reporting healthy numbers of schoolies bass being caught and released this past...
Staal expects Rangers encore
Regarding impending free agents and the cap: Impending restricted free agents Marc Staal, Dan Girardi and Brandon Prust are certain to be back; Erik Christensen likely so if the price...
Glavine: Mets playing against their history
Tom Glavine spent five years with the Mets, so he knows why the team's slow start to this season has gotten more attention than some others around the majors. Now...
Lee talking like time with Knicks coming to an end
TORONTO -- David Lee spoke with such finality late Monday night in the Knicks' locker room, it was hard not to notice. "I'm glad we won and I got to...
Yankees Captain Jeter delivers right on cue
Derek Jeter really is about two things: championships and timing. He received his fifth World Series ring yesterday, and his perfect timing was on display throughout the Yankee Stadium home...
Yankees trainer Monahan touched by Stadium ovation
A man who shuns the spotlight stood at first base yesterday and was the center of the Yankees' universe. Shortly after undergoing radiation treatment in his fierce battle with throat...
Devils-Flyers matchups, prediction
They hung in for their ninth Atlantic Division title and the second seed in the East, but the big concern in Newark is the way the Devils have struggled since...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $12,000; clm($7,500); 3up(f)VALUABLE LADY drops in class after setting the pace and tiring this distance when making local return. VORTICES finished second at this distance and level...
Finale to put Nets out of their misery
MIAMI -- Imagine being hit in the head with a hammer. Over and over and over. Now imagine how good it would feel when it stops, and you have an...
Perfect blend of past and future at Yankees home opener
In some ways it was like the last day of high school on the first day of the Bronx baseball season, hello intertwined with good-bye, yesterday mingling with tomorrow. The...
Yankees' Jeter, Girardi give Boss his ring
The first World Series ring presented at Yankee Stadium yesterday came in a suite about 30 minutes before anyone else received theirs. Derek Jeter and Joe Girardi took an elevator...
Bronx gives Angels' Matsui smashing reception
Hideki Matsui heard the appreciation from the fans. And he felt the affection from his former teammates. Now an Angel, the beloved Matsui was back in The Bronx for yesterday's...
Johnson is a big hit as Yankees DH
Replacing World Series MVP Hideki Matsui as the Yankees' DH was a tough act to follow, but Nick Johnson got off to a flying start in yesterday's home opener, going...
The Post Line
NBA Favorite Line Underdog RAPTORS 7½ Knicks HEAT 10½ Nets Pacers 4 WIZARDS MAGIC 9 Sixers HAWKS 3 Cavaliers CELTICS 5 Bucks THUNDER 7 Grizzlies MAVERICKS 4 Spurs ROCKETS 8...
Tiger enters U.S. Open
Tiger Woods confirmed his participation at the U.S. Open in June, a spokesman for the United States Golf Association said yesterday only days after the world No. 1 returned to...
Granderson craves Yankees ring of his own
After yesterday's 7-5 Yankees victory, Curtis Granderson sat in the food room in the back of the Yankees clubhouse watching CC Sabathia's young son play with his father's new World...
A-Rod: I'll wear Yankees Championship ring every day
After getting his championship ring yesterday, Alex Rodriguez was so excited to have it that he considered accessorizing for the game. "I would've worn it at third [base]," he said,...
Tortorella wants change in Rangers makeup
The bywords from John Tortorella during the head coach's press briefing on breakup day were "character" and "core," as in, the Rangers needing more character players in the 2010-11 locker...
No. 2 Devils try to avoid another early exit against Flyers
The Devils have a grand history to live up to -- and recent history to live down. Issues loom everywhere with these Devils, but at least they did not resort...
Giants' Phillips: 'No worries' on return
It is not a stretch to suggest that if safety Kenny Phillips returns to complete health, the entire Giants defense could return to form after a dismal year for both....
No Sawx for Hondo
Hondo, who can't find any relief these days, was betrayed by another bullpen meltdown yesterday when Kansas City's middle-inning stiffs were torched in Detroit to cut the bankroll to 265...
NFL might come down on Roethlisberger
Big Ben is in Big Trouble with the NFL and the Steelers. Commissioner Roger Goodell made Ben Roethlisberger answer for his alleged sexual missteps yesterday with a lengthy meeting at...
Robertson's ugly 9th mars splendid day for Yankees
The only blemish on what otherwise was a Mona Lisa day for the Yankees was David Robertson's shaky ninth inning in the Bombers' 7-5, home-opening win over the Angels. Robertson...
Giants' Manning not concerned about Umenyiora's 'dumb' comments
Eli Manning says he didn't put much stock in Osi Umenyiora's recent verbal tiff with the Giants because the All-Pro defensive end has "said some dumb things before." Manning feels...
Tomlinson thrilled Holmes is on Jets
Santonio Holmes continued to be welcomed with open arms by his new Jets teammates yesterday, with LaDainian Tomlinson out front leading the cheers. "I couldn't have been happier when I...
Sports shorts
NBA: Report: Bulls brass brawl Bulls general manager John Paxson shoved coach Vinny Del Negro twice in the chest and later had to be restrained in a confrontation after a...
Jays post another no-no bid
Ricky Romero took a no-hitter into the eighth inning, losing his bid when ex-teammate Alex Rios homered in the Blue Jays' 4-2 win over the visiting White Sox. Romero struck...
Manuel may still move Reyes to third in Mets order
DENVER -- The sooner Jose Reyes gets "comfortable" at the plate, the sooner manager Jerry Manuel can start seriously toying with the Mets' lineup. Manuel yesterday indicated he is revisiting...
Maine's rotation spot in jeopardy; Mets blasted by Rockies
DENVER -- The Mets joined the Mile High club last night, but instead of romping on a plane, they got romped -- plain and simple. John Maine could be headed...
For NHL, playoffs could provide [slap] shot in the arm
The NHL playoffs begin tonight, but will people be watching? Hockey has long been on the bottom rung of the sports totem pole, when it comes to the four major...
Weird but true
They may as well have held up a sign. Two men were busted for four burglaries in Maine after cops placed them in the targeted homes with the help of...
Maine, Mets routed by Colorado
DENVER — Greg Smith won for the first time in 19 months, riding a six-run third inning by the Colorado Rockies to an 11-3 rout of John Maine and the...
Suspension looms for Big Ben
Ben Ben is in Big Trouble with the NFL and the Steelers. Commissioner Roger Goodell made Ben Roethlisberger answer for his sexual missteps today with a lengthy meeting at league...
T-Mac deserves a better fate next season
TORONTO – Tracy McGrady may or may not play Wednesday night in the Knicks season finale here in Canada vs. the Raptors. It doesn't really matter.McGrady's presence for these past...
CHSAA baseball roundup: Mount edges Salesian, 2-1
The third one-run game proved to be the charm for Mount St. Michael, which picked up its first CHSAA win Tuesday, beating Salesian, 2-1, in The Bronx. “It’s going to...
Steele, Cox to meet tomorrow: sources
State GOP chairman Ed Cox and Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele are set to get together tomorrow in Manhattan - a month after an RNC official told the New...
Calif. to investigate group behind Palin speech
California Attorney General Jerry Brown said Tuesday his office had launched an investigation into the finances of a state university foundation and the alleged dumping of documents related to Sarah...
Obama: world safer after Washington nuke summit
President Barack Obama declared the world safer Tuesday after a 47-nation summit agreed to a four-year deadline to lock down loose nuclear materials to prevent them from falling into militant...
Stranded in The Bronx: Fordham Prep squanders chances in 2-1 loss to Iona
Joe Pareres, the undisputed leader of the Fordham Prep pitching staff, battled through seven innings and had a golden opportunity in the bottom of the seventh to do some serious...
Tots still tops after thrilling win against Madison
Before Lisa Cutrona stepped to the plate in the top of the seventh inning, Tottenville assistant coach Joanna Pellecchia pulled her aside as James Madison called timeout. Pellecchia’s message was...
Eli: Osi, Giants ready for big year
Eli Manning says he didn’t put much stock in Osi Umenyiora’s recent verbal tiff with the Giants because the All-Pro defensive end has “said some dumb things before.” Manning feels...
Tomlinson: Jets trading for Holmes was 'no-brainer'
Santonio Holmes continued to be welcomed with open arms by his new Jets teammates, with LaDainian Tomlinson out front leading the cheers. “I couldn’t have been happier when I heard...
Gametracker: Mets at Rockies
The Mets hit the road for the first time in 2010 as they head to Colorado to take on the Rockies. John Maine is on the mount tonight for the...
Ex-Met Delgado visits former teammates
DENVER --- Carlos Delgado returned to the Mets today, but only for a visit.The injured first baseman, who remains on crutches after February hip surgery, hopes to resume his major-league...
Paterson to offer proposal to bail out OTB
Gov. David Paterson plans to offer legislation Wednesday to bail out the troubled New York City Off Track Betting Corp. for a year. Now owned by the state after years...