April 21, 2010
Taylor's former teammate: 'Everybody hates the Jets'
Zach Thomas played with Jason Taylor on the Dolphins for 11 seasons, and the men are brothers-in-law. So Thomas knows how hard it was for Taylor to sign with the...
Muslim group warns 'South Park' creators of death
NEW YORK -- A radical Muslim group has warned the creators of "South Park" that they could face violent retribution for depicting the prophet Muhammad in a bear suit during...
Swisher not in Yankees' starting lineup
OAKLAND -- Randy Winn is starting for the Yankees in right field in place of Nick Swisher tonight against the A's.Swisher broke an 0-for-16 slump with a two-run double in...
Former labor leader's son busted in drug sting
The son of imprisoned former labor leader Brian McLaughlin was arrested in a major drug takedown in Northern Queens today, authorities said. Robert McLaughlin, 26 of Astoria — whose father...
Nady gets Yankees' Series ring direct from Cashman
Cubs outfielder Xavier Nady received his 2009 World Series ring on Wednesday when Yankees general manager Brian Cashman delivered the prize to Citi Field before Chicago faced the Mets. “It...
Brooklyn Bridge Park’s magnificent lawns at Pier 1 to open April 22
Brooklyn Bridge Park is set to celebrate Earth Day in style tomorrow by finally opening its fabulous organically maintained lawns at Pier 1 in Brooklyn Heights to the public.Park officials...
More calls for Espada to resign leadership post
Two of the candidates looking to succeed Andrew Cuomo in the AG's office - including one of Sen. Pedro Espada Jr's colleagues in the Democratic majority - are calling on...
Yankees' Vazquez happy with improvement
OAKLAND -- A man with considerably less brain power than Joe Girardi possesses would understand Yankees fans targeted Javier Vazquez as their 2010 whipping boy. Shaky performances in his first...
Fallout from Big Ben ban will linger
On the eve of one of the NFL’s biggest events, commissioner Roger Goodell delivered one of his harshest punishments today. Goodell might have hoped his conditional six-game ban of wayward...
Schuyler GOP flips from Lazio to Levy
And in some good news for Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, his team just announced he'd peeled away a county from GOP gubernatorial rival Rick Lazio, as he flipped the...
What If Sports' mock draft
With the 15th pick in the NFL Draft, WhatIfSports.com says the Giants will select Alabama linebacker Ronaldo McClain.The sports-prediction Web site simulated all of tomorrow's first round, with the Jets...
Wade says teams have 'small gap' to sign him away from Heat
Dwyane Wade said there are teams that could convince him to leave the Heat as a free agent this summer.He just wouldn't say if the Knicks or Nets are one...
The power of Rudy?
Staten Island GOP congressional hopeful Michael Allegretti's fundraising quarter in the first part of 2010 appears to have hit a stumbling block - around the time Rudy Giuliani endorsed his...
Report: Jets looking to trade Clemens
The Jets are trying to trade backup quarterback Kellen Clemens for a late-round draft pick, according to ESPN.com.Clemens was a restricted free agent this offseason but did not receive an...
Joba gets eighth-inning job for Yankees
OAKLAND -- When Joba Chamberlain didn’t beat out Phil Hughes for the Yankees' No. 5 starter spot in spring training, many assumed Chamberlain would automatically return to being Mariano Rivera’s...
Jets' Pace rips Roethlisberger slap
Calvin Pace isn't on board with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's style of justice. The Jets’ outside linebacker, perhaps still smarting from his own four-game league suspension for PED use last year, today lashed out...
Silva leads Cubs past Mets
Johan Santana fought through mild trouble for six innings to keep the game scoreless before David Wright came through with an RBI double, and the Mets beat the Chicago Cubs...
Gametracker: Yankees at A's
After using walks to their advantage in a series-opening victory over Oakland, the surging Yankees look to win their sixth in a row when they face the Athletics' Ben Sheets,...
Cox: I have full faith in Levy
State GOP Chairman Ed Cox just phoned in to firmly protest the Knickerbocker item - including but not limited to the headline - about his comments at an upstate women's...
Torre could make Derby with Homeboykris
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Joe Torre simply couldn’t hold back the smile. Standing on the backside at Churchill Downs on Wednesday morning, the former Yankees manager hardly looked tired hours after...
Revis: Jets players won't hold grudge against Taylor
Darrelle Revis welcomed Jason Taylor to the Jets today, although that welcome came with some warnings, too. Revis, the Jets’ All-Pro cornerback, said at an appearance in Central Park this...
Obama says White House had no role in SEC case against Goldman
President Obama on Wednesday said the White House had no role in the Securities and Exchange Commission's fraud charges against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. despite speculation that the lawsuit against...
Splinter Cell Conviction: angry dad edition
The best thing about Splinter Cell, for me, is the fact that Sam Fisher is voiced by Verhoeven-vertern Michael Ironside. He's the man who kicked bug butt in Starship Troopers...
Last Atlantic Yards holdout cuts $3M deal to go
Holding out against the biggest land development in Brooklyn has paid off neatly for the man who’s name and face were synonymous with the effort to kill the Atlantic Yards...
Two teachers busted in separate sex abuse cases
Two Queens teachers were busted for having sex with minors in two separate incidents, authorities said today. Simon Watts, 38, a fourth-grade teacher at PS 15 in Springfield Garden, was...
LeBron says 'I love Chicago'
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- LeBron James loves vacationing in Chicago. He just has no interest in doing it anytime soon. After the Chicago Bulls’ Joakim Noah sharply criticized the city of...
EXCLUSIVE: Levy may not make it to 50 percent at the GOP convention, Cox says
State GOP chairman Ed Cox publicly raised the specter that his hand-picked candidate, Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, won't get the 50 percent support among delegates at the Republican...
Mets put Igarashi on DL, call up Acosta
The Mets bullpen took a blow when they placed Ryota Igarashi on the 15-day disabled list after an MRI exam showed that the right-hander suffered a "moderate injury" to his...
RBNY's Kandji out 8-12 weeks
Red Bull striker Macoumba Kandji will undergo surgery later today to repair a broken fifth metatarsal in his right foot. The surgery will be performed by Dr. David Levine at the...
Taylor always had 'respect' for Jets fans
Jason Taylor said today he understands why some Jets fans may not like him, as long as they understand he's here to play football. "Believe it or not, (I've) had...
VIDEO: Fordham baseball player makes 'SportsCenter' with leap over catcher
Fordham has the most baseball wins in NCAA history and 56 players, who have made it to the major leagues. But today they made a different kind of history when...
Sudan policy: a sophisticated failure
Obama's State Department has touted their more sophisticated, non-Bush policy toward Sudan. This new form of engagement was supposed to mean that if State didn't see results, they'd blow the...
People can’t take care of themselves
“We can't just rely on the individual to do something," said Cheryl Anderson, an epidemiologist at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health who served on the Institute of...
Mexico: 'Series of exchanges' show problems in 'Survivor' producer’s marriage
CANCUN, Mexico — A TV producer’s correspondence with his wife, who was found dead at a Mexican resort, indicated problems in their marriage, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Rodolfo Garcia Pliego,...
Hate killer's cousin: We 'joked' after attack
The cousin of the thug accused of doling out the final death blows on an Ecuadorian immigrant testifed today that he saw the deadly assault -- and that the attackers...
Say cheese!
Two things I unhealthily obsess over: fashion and cheese (Vermont's serious cheddar is the only way to go). So when I spotted these little lovelies in the Pylones Soho store, I...
Education Reform Now's uplifting mailers to voters
Here's a sample of the mail that's being sent by Education Reform Now, the pro-charter umbrella coalition of groups looking to lift the statewide cap and other reforms to boost...
Ethics panel opens cover-up probe in Massa case
WASHINGTON — The House ethics committee says it is starting "a full and complete investigation" into whether anyone covered up sexual harassment allegations against former Rep. Eric Massa. The New...
Bill Gates: iPad is 'OK'
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates gave a lukewarm endorsement to Apple’s iPad in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle this week, saying the new tablet device was “OK.” Asked by...
Gambino soldier connected to Gotti decides not to flip: lawyer
They made him an offer -- and he apparently refused. One of the alleged Gambino members arrested in Tuesday's massive bust spurned advances from the feds to flip on the...
Flyers will be without Carter, Gagne for rest of series against Devils
With their backs to the wall, the Devils received a glimmer of hope today when the Flyers announced that forwards Jeff Carter and Simon Gagne will the rest of the...
Tiger will compete in Players Championship
Tiger Woods has agreed to compete in the May 6-9 Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, the PGA Tour said on Wednesday. Woods, who made his highly anticipated comeback...
Manchester City says it will join Tottenham, Sporting Lisbon and RBNY in New York Football Challenge
The field and dates for the inaugural New York Football Challenge this July at Red Bull Arena has reportedly been set. The four-day tourney runs from Thursday July 22 to...
Letterman making 'Live' visit with Regis and Kelly
Late night will meet morning again when David Letterman drops in next week on "Live with Regis and Kelly." "Live" officials say the CBS "Late Show" host will join Regis...
Sen. Breslin calls for Espada to leave leadership post
Per The Post's Brendan Scott, Sen. Neil Breslin (D-Albany) has apparently become the first of Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr.'s colleagues to call for him to resign his leadership post....
Husband dead, wife wounded as NJ gunman targets corrections officers
A New Jersey corrections officer was shot dead and his wife was injured when a gunman opened fire on their car Wednesday. Locals said the suspect walked up to a...
1 American woman, 6 others, abducted in Mexican hotel raid
An armed gang stormed two hotels in Mexico's northern economic hub of Monterrey and abducted seven people, including an American woman, Mexican media reports said Wednesday. Around 50 armed attackers...
Kernan: Mental strain means Mets players need more rest
Here’s a strong suggestion for Jerry Manuel: Give your players more days off this season.Manuel gave Jose Reyes a day off and Reyes responded with his first “official’’ game of...
Bank heists suspect sentenced to 3 years
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A New York man suspected of robbing banks in several states after doing prison time for a 1988 armored car company robbery has been sentenced to three...
School bus fight lands first-grader in hospital
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A New Mexico first-grader has undergone brain surgery after a fight with another child on a school bus. Las Cruces school officials say the elementary school...
Mo'Nique angry over brother's Oprah interview
Oprah can now add Mo'Nique to her growing list of problems. The Oscar-winning actress is lashing out at the daytime queen over Monday's show with Mo'Nique's brother and molester, reports...
Ben Roethlisberger suspended 6 games
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was suspended for six games without pay Wednesday for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy and ordered to undergo behavioral evaluation. Commissioner Roger Goodell handed...
Exclusive: Quinn angry over de Blasio website
A vicious fight has erupted between City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, the two Democrats eying the mayor's seat in 2013, over de Blasio's new...
GM: Red Sox playing ‘bad baseball’
The Red Sox got GM Theo Epstein’s message. Epstein blasted Boston before the team rallied from a 6-2 deficit to beat the Rangers last night. "It's not like we've lost...
Revival Circuit: Restored 'Zhivago,' 'Metropolis,' 'Star is Born' hitting Gotham screens
Three major restorations of classic films will be hitting New York City screens in coming weeks. A stunningly beautiful new version of David Lean's swooningly romantic "Dr. Zhivago'' will have...
Tribeca Film Festival 2010: What's hot
Looking into the buzz-o-meter, here are some of the most talked-about movies playing at the Tribeca Film Festival, which opens tonight with the world premiere of "Shrek Forever After," the...
LI teen in van crash says she's 'sorry' for mowing down woman
A Long Island driver who ran over an elderly woman as she mowed her lawn claimed today the crash "was an accident" and "a mistake' -- although police said she...
That's why they get the big bucks
“The Democrats are in charge of both houses and will be until at least January,” said Mark Heesen, president of the Arlington, Virginia-based National Venture Capital Association, which gave 78...
Buying time does matter
Evelyn Gordon makes an important point about why a military strike on Iran, though not a complete solution to the Iranian quest for nuclear weapons, is valuable nonetheless. “President Barack...
Chrysler posts $3.8B post-bankruptcy loss in 2009
Chrysler posted a post-bankruptcy 2009 loss of $3.8 billion Wednesday, but said it had exceeded financial targets and achieved an operating profit in the first quarter of 2010. "The steady...
GM repaid all US, Canada government loans: CEO
General Motors Chief Executive Ed Whitacre confirmed Wednesday the automaker paid all of its government loans from the U.S. and Canadian government back, in full, with interest. In an op-ed...
'American Idiot' and punk 101
Yep, it's here: The Broadway musical based on Green Day's album "American Idiot" opened last night. (My review's here.) Now, for the benefit of show-tune fans who may not be...
No longer darlings of the Draft, running backs become a first-round rarity
It wasn’t too long ago that running backs were giving quarterbacks a run for their money as the NFL’s marquee position. Running back certainly was one of the bold-faced spots...
NFL Draft the end of a long road for former Scarlet Knight McCourty
Devin McCourty is tired. And it’s understandable. The former Rutgers defensive back has been flying all over the country, visiting NFL teams in advance of the NFL Draft, which starts...
1 killed, 3 hurt in funeral procession crash
LEYDEN, N.Y. — Authorities say a motorcyclist was killed and three others were injured when their bikes crashed during a funeral procession in upstate New York. The Lewis County Sheriff's...
White House pushed media away from 'don't ask' protest
Police pushed reporters away from the White House and closed Lafayette Park after a "don't ask, don't tell" protest yesterday. The unusual move, called "outrageous" by a reporter on video,...
Tribeca: Ogre and out?
"A festival is only as newsworthy as its films, and even with 85 features -- all of them at least local premieres -- Tribeca struggles to create any anticipatory buzz,''...
Vac’s Wednesday Whacks presents your 2010 New York football schedules – and results!
I’m sure there are some lonely hearts who take a look at a major league baseball schedule, or an NBA schedule, and try to weave their way through them as...
Champions League: Inter rout Barcelona
Inter Milan’s transformation from Champions League also-rans to serious title contenders can be traced back to the day coach Jose Mourinho sauntered into town less than two years ago.The road...
McDonald's quarterly profit tops $1B
Driven by global demand, McDonald's registered first-quarter profit growth of 11 percent, the fast-food giant said Wednesday. Shares of the Dow Jones Industrial Average component traded slightly higher in pre-market...
Morning buzz
Here's the rundown: * A doorman strike was averted with an eleventh hour deal * Mayor Bloomberg is re-opening the Harlem School of the Arts * Gov. Paterson gives a...
At least 11 workers sought after oil rig explosion
NEW ORLEANS — An explosion rocked an offshore oil drilling platform, sending a column of fire into the sky and touching off a frantic search at sea Wednesday for at...
3UP: Pelfrey, NFL Sked and Vazquez
1. Through three starts and April 20 last year, Pittsburgh’s Paul Maholm was 3-0 with a 0.87 ERA. He went 6-9 the rest of the season with a 4.86 ERA....
Feds raid Espada's Bronx clinic
State and federal authorities descended on a Bronx clinic at the heart of Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada's alleged embezzlement scheme this morning, executing criminal search warrants after being accused...
Peace, problems with banking bill
Phew! Reports this morning make it sound like the White House and especially Senate Democrats and Republicans are close to an agreement about financial regulation reform. According to these reports,...
TCU defender would be Hughes addition for Jets
As the NFL Draft draws closer, the one collegiate name that constantly appears next to the Jets on mock drafts across the land is that of Jerry Hughes, the tenacious...
Doorman strike averted
The city’s doormen and other building workers struck a last-minute deal with management just after the midnight deadline this morning, preventing a strike that would have disrupted the lives of...
Markowitz wants borough presidents back in power
Marty Markowitz wants more power.The boisterous Brooklyn borough president asked the city’s Charter Revision Commission yesterday to consider giving control back to him and the other four beeps over their...
PSAL/Private baseball roundup: Poly Prep knocks off Xaverian
Poly Prep doesn’t often get a chance to prove itself against the city’s elite, but the Blue Devils took advantage of the opportunity Tuesday afternoon, knocking off Catholic league power...
The Post's All-Queens girls basketball honors
Like it has for so many seasons in the past, Christ the King ruled over Queens – and New York City – with an iron fist. After a startling loss...
Young Yellow Jackets buzz past New Utrecht, remain tied atop Brooklyn A West
Ed D’Alessio wouldn’t call this a rebuilding year. Although his Telecommunications baseball team’s roster is hardly recognizable from the one that reached the PSAL Class AA quarterfinals last year, it...
The Post's All-Queens boys basketball honors
It was a banner year for Queens hoops, especially if you play hoops at Christ the King, which captured the Brooklyn/Queens Diocesan, the CHSAA Class A and the New York...
Mistakes doom New Utrecht after quick start
Through four league games and three innings Tuesday afternoon, very little had gone wrong for New Utrecht. The Utes had coasted to four wins and led perennial Brooklyn A West...
Stuck on you
Want to know the secret to a New York woman’s heart? Try her waxer. “I look at mine as a mother without the baggage,” says 24-year-old Maria Baker, a writer...
Celeb chefs dish on the stars
Arnold Schwarzenegger likes “the most boring food on the planet.” (Boiled chicken, anyone?) “Health-conscious” rocker Bruce Springsteen enjoys fresh veggies from his own working New Jersey farm. And actor John...
Softball roundup: Barrese, Sea shutdown NDA
To call St. Joseph by the Sea’s start dominant may be an understatement. Downright scary is more like it. Including an 11-0 five-inning, run-rule win over Notre Dame Academy on...
Starr report
TV goes to the movies: "Open House," directed by Andrew Paquin -- and featuring his sister, "True Blood" co-star Anna Paquin -- screens Saturday, Sunday, Monday and next Friday at...
Green with frenzy
The new Broadway musical "American Idiot" starts off at a fever pitch -- and stays there. By the time it ends, 90 minutes later, you may feel more numbed than...
Dogg's bowl full of joy
Monday evening, well after midnight, Snoop Dogg, the lanky king of West Coast rap, stood centerstage at Brooklyn Bowl -- a 16-lane alley that doubles as a concert hall --...
Cliffhanger!
Topping off an impressive first season, "The Good Wife" is getting ready to end the year with a bang -- with viewers wondering "Will she or won't she?" all summer...
'Top Gear' shifts to US
History Channel is bringing "Top Gear" to the US. A 10-episode version of the hit Brit car series, produced by BBC Worldwide Productions, will begin airing this fall with hosts...
Nimoy throws in the towel
Leonard Nimoy has lived long and prospered -- and now he's ready to retire. Having recently shot his final scene as a guest star on "Fringe," playing mysterious scientist Dr....
Just between 'Us'
Recorded history goes back 6,000 years -- but the History Channel goes back just 15. And yet it seems like History has, during that time, managed to cover all 6,000...
Demme not a direct hit
Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme is adept at creating suspense on the big screen with thrillers like "The Silence of the Lambs." But for audiences at the Lucille Lortel Theatre, where...
A warning on Iran
Robert Gates isn't just our secretary of defense -- he's our national damage-control officer. The closest thing this love-your-enemies administration has to an indispensable man, Gates is fighting the good...
Art for dummies -- and a city on edge
THE ISSUE: Statues on building ledges mistaken for people contemplating suicide. *** Steve Cuozzo provides outrageous examples of so-called aesthetical expressions posing as legitimate art, including Christo's orange shower curtains...
America's Tradition of Dissent
THE ISSUE: How today's Tea Party movement reflects America's historic distrust of government. *** Political dissent is as American as bailouts of failing companies with unionized workforces and tenure for...
100-a-day habit for text kids
High-school girls typically send and receive 100 text messages a day, according to a study that found soaring use of the technology among young people. The percentage of Americans age...
Fiend 'finished off' victim: DA
The thug accused of doling out the final death blows on an Ecuadorian immigrant he thought was gay walked away after beating him senseless on a Brooklyn street, but returned...
These schools work
State Sen. Bill Perkins (D- Harlem) will chair a public hearing tomorrow to examine the future of charter schools in New York state -- which makes about as much sense...
Mike gun gang ups the 'anti'
Mayor Bloomberg's national antigun group is using yesterday's anniversary of the Columbine shooting to launch a new campaign to close the so-called gun-show loophole. Mayors Against Illegal Guns began running...
All the President's Goldman men
While President Obama assails the culture of greed and recklessness practiced by the men of Goldman Sachs, his administration is infested with them. The White House can no more disown...
Look who the 'cap' is keeping out
To hear charter-school opponents like state Sen. Bill Perkins tell it, charters are all run by right-wing hedge funders and Wal-Mart scions bent on destroying the public-education system in America....
Ex-Hoboken mayor guilty in graft sting
One of the highest-ranking former politicians involved in a huge New Jersey corruption sting pleaded guilty yesterday. Former Hoboken Mayor Peter Cammarano III copped to one count of extortion conspiracy,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Two major drug crews were busted yesterday for selling ecstasy, cocaine and pot in Inwood, police said. After a nine-month investigation, cops arrested 17 dealers who were terrorizing residents...
Business briefs
CKE bidder CKE Restaurants, oper ator of the Carl's Jr. and Hardee's chains, said it received a takeover offer from Apollo Management for $12.55 a share -- supe rior to...
Yahoo! tops estimates
Yahoo!, owner of the second-ranked US Internet search engine, reported profit that topped analysts' estimates, bolstered by a rebounding online advertising market and the sale of its Zimbra business. First-quarter...
8M iPhone Gawker(s)
The next-generation iPhone that fell into the hands of an editor at Gawker Media's tech Web site Gizmodo has been returned to Apple, likely putting to rest questions about whether...
Welcome, O - to city you want to ruin
Welcome to New York, Mr. President. Now go home and leave us alone. Please. When he brings his war against Wall Street here tomorrow, Barack Obama isn't coming to praise...
Lawyers take a Fifth lease
Vinson & Elkins, a law firm whose practice focuses on the energy sector, is re-energizing 666 Fifth Avenue with a renewal and expansion to about 81,000 square feet. The firm...
Flippin' 'frauds' busted
One house in Brooklyn never stayed on the market very long. A team of identity thieves and scam artists illegally flipped the Bedford-Stuyvesant home four times in as many years...
Spitz foiled by bank dick
Eliot Spitzer asked a Manhattan bank to strip his name and account ID from a $5,000 wire transfer to a shell company that was a front group for a high-priced...
Cavern on the green
Nearly four months since Tavern on the Green went dark, there's no telling when maybe new license-holder Dean Poll will reopen the landmark Central Park eatery. The historic buildings, shorn...
Elite scholar pol now denying kids
State Sen. Bill Perkins is a "total hypocrite" for trying to block the expansion of charter schools -- while he enjoyed a scholarship to attend an elite private high school,...
Bummer! 'Kumar' is mugged
WASHINGTON -- Talk about a buzz kill, dude! A pair of thugs robbed "Harold & Kumar" co-star Kal Penn yesterday, swiping his wallet and government-issued BlackBerry, cops in DC said....
Schumer blinks
Wall Street will likely be a less hospitable place for Sen. Charles Schumer after he came out yesterday strongly in favor of slapping a tax on large banks as part...
SI firm busted by SEC
The owner and four employees of a Staten Island company that falsely claimed to be a top Wall Street trading firm were busted on federal fraud charges yesterday for allegedly...
State Dept. blame game
WASHINGTON -- Hillary Rodham Clinton's State Department is blaming US firms for failing to compete for a $5.4 million agency contract for custom embassy glassware -- even though the department...
Theater gal stages $1M 'skimming' of tax cash
Talk about stealing the show! The artsy director of an obscure taxpayer-funded theater institute -- whose purpose is to teach kids about the stage -- ran it like a "family...
Cantor gets movie futures market
Cantor Fitzgerald won US approval for a box-office futures market that Hollywood executives said may harm the film industry. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted in favor of a market...
GOP: Return the Gold, O
WASHINGTON -- Republicans yesterday called on President Obama to return the nearly $1 million in campaign contributions he has accepted from employees of Goldman Sachs in light of the civil...
It's Lloyd's of Washington next week
He wasn't named in the Securities and Exchange Commission's fraud suit against Goldman Sachs, but CEO Lloyd Blankfein nonetheless will find himself on the hot seat about the matter when...
Feds probe rail-project $$ bungle
Federal investigators are probing how government money has been used in four of the city's largest transit mega-projects -- all of which are way over budget or years behind schedule....
Mob perv busts
They call themselves stand-up guys, but these mobsters sank to new lows. The feds yesterday charged 14 alleged Gambino members and associates, including its reputed boss, with a slew of...
Furnish with fairness
The head of the state Board of Regents wants to end the practice of having spiffy new charter schools decked out with bright shining furniture sharing buildings with weather-beaten traditional...
US backs plan to lift Citi stock
The Treasury jumped into its new role as a tough, bottom-line shareholder of Citigroup at the bank's annual meeting yesterday, snubbing a handful of populist proposals urged by labor and...
Marty blows horn for Beeps
Marty Markowitz wants more power. The boisterous Brooklyn borough president asked the city's Charter Review Commission yesterday to consider giving control back to him and the other four Beeps over...
It's celebrity justice in the star chamber
The rich-kid drug pusher with the mullet haircut, superstar daddy and way-cool stepmom stood, twitching and stuttering, before the judge. "I miss being involved as an entertainer and putting a...
Apple's earnings jump 90%
Surging iPhone sales juiced Apple's results in a typically slow post-holiday period, surprising Wall Street and sending the stock to new heights. The shares rose almost 6 percent in late...
'Pervy super' lawsuit
Federal prosecutors are suing an Upper West Side landlord and the convicted child rapist who worked as his superintendent and allegedly pressured female tenants to have sex with him in...
Pot pedaler in a day of high drama
Police bike-push victim Christopher Long took the stand yesterday -- a self-described "couch surfing" stoner in red suspenders who told jurors he gets high every day. "I like to smoke...
NY1 butt heads
Some New York 1 reporters may have fixated on fired reporter Adele Sammarco's breasts -- but they had their eyes on someone else's butt, a jury was told yesterday. As...
Pedro's plunder
Sunday Post readers got the news first. Over the past year, a series of Post exclusives has explained, in painstaking detail, how sticky-fingered state Sen. Pedro Espada turned his Soundview...
Bill Perkins, hypocrite
Bill Perkins got his. But now he wants to slam the door on everyone else. As The Post's Carl Campanile de tails today, the Harlem senator -- who grew up...
Espada hit with 'loot' suit
ALBANY -- Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. "looted" his taxpayer-backed Bronx health clinic out of more than $14 million, and subsidized a kingly life of $20,000 sushi bills and...
Lawmakers grill feisty Fuld on failed Lehman
Ex-Lehman Brothers boss Richard Fuld yesterday told a congressional panel that his firm died at the hands of enemies -- not from reckless betting or cooked books as some witnesses...
B'klyn trash-bash bust
This trash man wasn't so eco-friendly. A veteran city sanitman struck a Brooklyn man with a shovel for trying to slip recyclable cardboard boxes into a regular household-garbage truck, cops...
500G suit vs. jailed Wayne
Jailbird rapper Lil Wayne was hit with a $500,000-plus suit yesterday by the producer of his Grammy-winning song "Lollipop." Jim Jonsin claims the rap star -- who's serving a year...
McCartney nixes EMI
Paul McCartney struck a deal with independent record label Concord Music Group that takes his solo work away from his longtime label, EMI Group. McCartney and Concord will reissue the...
SEC eyes Repo 105 rework
US Securities and Excchange Commission Chairwoman Mary Schapiro said that the agency is weighing new rules to prevent financial firms from masking debt through accounting maneuvers. Schapiro made her comments...
Elin jets off to Sweden
Tiger Woods' humiliated wife bolted out of Florida and took their kids on an extended Swedish vacation, according to published reports yesterday. Elin Nordegren and the couple's kids -- Charlie,...
Mowed down mowing lawn
An elderly retired Long Island doctor, enjoying a sunny spring day as she mowed her lawn, was killed yesterday when an out-of-control van driven by a drugged-out teenage girl hopped...
Cops seek IDs of gals in 'Dating Game' killer's pix (with photos)
Convicted "Dating Game" killer Rodney Alcala left a trail of photographic evidence that could help the NYPD solve several cold cases. Cops yesterday released 226 pictures of women they believe...
Strippers: Don't expose us
Who knew that strippers had anything left to hide? More than 60 current and former dancers at Rick's Cabaret want their names kept secret from lawyers seeking clients to join...
Brits finally taking off
Well, it's about bloody time! Airspace over Britain was reopened for the first time in five days yesterday, giving hope to the tens of thousands of passengers trying to get...
Global business cratering
The financial impact of the volatile volcano that brought trans-Atlantic air travel to a standstill spread through the global economy with the same fury as the ash cloud that grounded...
'Kidnap' kid, 3, is left at St. Pat's
It's a miracle on 51st Street. A 3-year-old boy reported missing in Florida two days ago was found safe and sound last night -- in St. Patrick's Cathedral. The adorable...
Half-baked jail sentence gives druggie Douglas son an early out
The druggie son of actor Michael Douglas yesterday landed a mere five years behind bars for dealing crystal meth -- half the minimum sentence for his federal crime -- but...
'Open' season for doormen
The city's doormen and other building workers struck a last-minute deal with management just after the midnight deadline this morning, preventing a strike that would have disrupted the lives of...
Schedule pushes Jets into prime time
If you had any doubt about how sexy the Jets have become to the powers in the NFL, a look at their 2010 schedule will set you straight. The Jets,...
If Alabama LB McClain slips, he's slam dunk for Giants
It could end up being a fairly simple situation for the Giants come tomorrow night, if their need for a middle linebacker and the way the first round of the...
Jets hope to mimic recent draft success
Fortunately for the Jets, they don't have to search very hard around their current locker room to see examples of what can go right when teams find players who fulfill...
Giants' Armstead pick was better late than never
Once considered the best high school football player in the nation, Jessie Armstead knew leading up to the 1993 NFL Draft that he would not hear his name called in...
Pelfrey leads Mets' effort to shut out Cubs
The Mets have been looking for Mike Pelfrey to take a spot behind Johan Santana as the second man in their rotation. Based on his recent outings, maybe they didn't...
Flyers put Devils on brink
PHILADELPHIA -- The serenade that wafted down from the upper decks is premature, but the Devils will need a miracle comeback mightier than the one they staged on these Flyers...
Re-energized Reyes busts out of early season funk
Jose Reyes hadn't had a hit since last Thursday and hadn't had a vintage Jose Reyes-like performance since last May after he was robbed of his season by a torn...
Mets' Beltran not ready to resume baseball activities
The Mets didn't call it a setback, but don't hold your breath waiting for Carlos Beltran's return. The center fielder visited doctors in Vail, Colo., about his ailing right knee...
Mets reliever Igarashi to have MRI exam on hamstring
The Mets haven't gotten many pleasant surprises this season when it comes to their players' health. They hope that changes today when Ryota Igarashi gets an MRI exam on his...
Panthers back vs. Giants to open new stadium
The Giants' 2010 schedule features a Sept. 12 home opener against the Panthers in the first-ever regular-season game in the $1.6 billion New Meadowlands Stadium, two nationally-televised night games in...
Hondo's a winner!
You just can't keep a good handicapper down. Hondo's losing streak ended at eight games last night when, as predicted, the Brewers bashed the Bucs to reduce the IOUs to...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $18,000; cl($12,500); 3YOC'EST QUI TON PERE cuts back in distance and returns to face straight 3-year-olds after defeating conditioned claimers as the favorite. U BOAT ALLEY cuts back...
The Post line
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A look inside draft war rooms
This NFL Draft is Super Bowl Thursday for all the GMs and coaches and scouts, and inside all 32 war rooms they will be able to cut the tension with...
Camby off Knicks' list after re-signing with Blazers
Center Marcus Camby officially signed a two-year contract extension worth an estimated $21 million yesterday with the Blazers, continuing a trend the Knicks hope doesn't last. Camby, Manu Ginobili and...
Saints open vs. Vikings
The Super Bowl champion Saints will get an early test when they host the Vikings in the NFL season opener, a rematch of their thrilling NFC championship game decided in...
Reds' Volquez banned 50 games
Former All-Star pitcher Edinson Volquez was suspended 50 games yesterday following a positive test for a banned fertility substance, a punishment that will cost him him $133,743 but won't hurt...
Devils' thin blue line becomes invisible
PHILADELPHIA -- The Devils don't need Larry Robinson kicking over a trash can in a post-game tirade the way he did 10 years ago when the then New Jersey head...
Celtics rout Heat without Garnett
The Celtics didn't miss Kevin Garnett at all, not the way Glen Davis filled in to lead them to a 106-77 victory over the Heat in Boston last night and...
Scouts' honor: Ike's talent is legit
IKE DAVIS' dad says his son's hitting and fielding style reminds him of ex-Met John Olerud. Jerry Manuel mentioned that Davis' left-handed hitch brings to mind former Pirates great Willie...
Sports shorts
NHL: Sid leads PenguinsSidney Crosby had four points, including two of Pittsburgh's five goals in the second period, leading the Penguins to a 7-4 victory at Ottawa last night and...
Arch-enemy Taylor heading to Jets
The contentious rivalry between the Jets and Dolphins has taken a rather spicy turn. Jason Taylor, who forged a Hall of Fame career in Miami and has never been shy...
Time for new Jet Taylor to let his play do the talking
There were plenty of Yankees fans who never imagined they could root for Roger Clemens, even before the steroid scandal. Plenty of Yankees fans who never thought they could embrace...
Clean boating won't steer you wrong
Boaters and anglers can make a contribution in protecting our waters by making tomorrow's Earth Day contribution an everyday habit. There are five clean-boating tips coming from the BoatUS Foundation...
Central Florida's Troup could be draft steal
By the time Terrell Troup was 13 years old he knew how to balance a checkbook, shop for groceries, cook dinner, clean the house, dress his six younger brothers and...
Yankees' Gardner earns start against left-hander
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Brett Gardner wasn't sure why manager Joe Girardi started him in left field against A's left-hander Gio Gonzalez last night but surmised it may have had something...
Devils lacking consistency on offense
PHILADELPHIA -- Through four games and 243:35 of this first-round series against the Flyers, the Devils have led for a total of 34:33, which is a tough enough way to...
A-Rod's homer helps Vazquez snag first win
OAKLAND, Calif. — Javier Vazquez’ best outing of the neophyte season wasn’t dominant. And his velocity is still several miles per hour short. Nevertheless, the veteran right-hander no longer can...
Weird but true
The real question is: What happened to the rest of him? Crews cleaning up the banks of Pennsylvania's Shenango River discovered a prosthetic leg, with a shoe still attached, among...
Campusano leads Walton's comeback in loss to Clinton
When the scorching line drive left Larry Campusano’s bat with a runner on second in the bottom of the 10th inning he expected nothing less than a celebration to follow....
CHSAA baseball roundup: Maguire lifts Xavier over St. Peter's
Rob Maguire pitched yet another gem for Xavier, striking out seven and walking three in a complete-game, three-hit shutout for the Knights in a 1-0 victory against St. Peter’s Tuesday...
Jordan rules: Backup pitches Environmental Studies past GW
Jose Ferrer found out Sunday night that his ace pitcher, Jocelyn Jimenez, injured her leg and would be out at least a week. The Environmental Studies coach’s next call was...
Clinton outlasts Walton in 11-inning marathon
Dewitt Clinton certainly has shown a flair for the dramatic recently. In its victory last Friday, the Governors held off a Lehman rally thanks to a spectacular seventh-inning grab by...
Cascello, Farrell bounce back to beat Mount, 6-1
The last time Matt Cascello stepped on the mound, he gave up a two-run, game-winning single in the bottom of the seventh as rival St. Joseph by the Sea rallied...
Feds want to revive old mob restaurant on Canarise Pier
In an attempt to breathe life back into underused Canarsie Pier in Brooklyn, the feds are planning to restore a long-shuttered restaurant overlooking Jamaica Bay that once served as a...
Breaking down the schedule
* The Jets are suddenly a hot commodity with the networks, setting a franchise record with five primetime appearances: Sept. 13 at home against the Ravens in their first game...
Audition celebrates 1-year US anniversary
It's sort of interesting that I can find myself totally ignorant of an online game with 300 million users. Think about that. 300 million people play Redbana's Audition Online --...
Report: Murphy says Davis 'best option' for Mets
Add Daniel Murphy to the Ike Davis fan club.Murphy, the injured Mets first baseman, told ESPN.com that Davis "probably is the best option" at the position.The heralded rookie made his...
Updated: 'Kidnap' kid, 3, left at St. Pat's
It's a miracle on 51st Street. A 3-year-old boy reported missing in Florida two days ago was found safe and sound last night - inside St. Patrick's Cathedral. The adorable...
Ryan says Jets won't release Faneca, Ellis, Thomas
Rex Ryan, responding to an Internet report that the Jets were set to release guard Alan Faneca, linebacker Bryan Thomas and defensive end Shaun Ellis after this week's NFL Draft,...
Jets Draft chat rewind with Mark Cannizzaro
Post beat writer Mark Cannizzaro took your questions about the Jets' plans for this week's NFL Draft and their very busy offseason.Jets Draft chat with Mark Cannizzaro
NFL team schedules
Arizona Cardinals Sept. 12 at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 19 at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Sept. 26 Oakland, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 3 at San Diego, 4:15 p.m. Oct. 10 New...
NFL weekly schedule
FIRST WEEK Thursday, Sept. 9 Minnesota at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12 Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Detroit at Chicago, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Houston, 1 p.m. Denver...