April 29, 2010
Eminem puts Big Ben in new song
Eminem mentions Ben Roethlisberger in his latest song: “Despicable.” The million-selling rapper refers to the Steelers’ troubled quarterback in explicit lyrics and with the lines, “I’d rather turn this club...
Feds launch criminal probe into Goldman Sachs mortgage trading
Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into whether Goldman Sachs Group Inc. or its employees committed securities fraud in connection with its mortgage trading, people familiar with the probe...
Fewer guns on NYC streets
The number of guns on the streets of the Big Apple has fallen — again. Cops recovered 5,537 firearms from criminal suspects last year compared to 5,129 in 2008 —...
Maturing Cano shows Yankees he's caught on
BALTIMORE -- Joe Girardi had a special handshake for Robinson Cano in 2009. The manager and second baseman would bump fists two times then point to their heads as in,...
7 of the top 20 private schools in the country are in NYC, says Forbes
We’re the prep school Mecca. The city is home to three of the top-five rated private schools in the country and seven of the top 20, according to a first-ever...
Seton Hall's Pope having tests after collapse
Seton Hall forward Herb Pope is undergoing tests at a hospital after collapsing during a workout at the school. The university confirms that Pope collapsed late Wednesday afternoon while working...
Conan O'Brien: I wouldn't have done what Leno did
If Conan O'Brien had been in Jay Leno's position, he simply would've walked away instead of taking back "The Tonight Show."O'Brien made the statement in an interview that "60 Minutes"...
Wilson calls DiNapoli fundraiser with Silver 'unethical'
Republican state comptroller candidate Harry Wilson is ratcheting up the pressure on Democratic comptroller Tom DiNapoli, yoking his Sheldon Silver-hosted fundraiser to the overdue state budget - which the state's...
Curry second to Evans for NBA Rookie of Year
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Tyreke Evans has won hundreds of trophies in his young basketball career and many of them seem to have lost an arm, a basketball or some other...
UPDATE: Cheeca Lodge
When the preferred Florida hideaway for top-shelf Illuminati suddenly burns to the ground, you don’t dwell on the cause, capiche? As was the case of the Cheeca Lodge in Islamorada,...
Tribeca Film Festival 2010: Films picking up attention
Variety notes that among the films attracting delight at this year's Tribeca Film Festival (tickets here) are the revenge-of-the-nerd comedy "Beware the Gonzo," Ed Burns' dramedy "Nice Guy Johnny," the cult...
Fox anchor drops dirty word on live TV during bizarre milk debate
A debate about what to call soy milk on "Good Day New York" this morning took an odd turn when veteran Fox 5 anchorwoman Rosanna Scotto pulled a Sue Simmons...
Fed Kremlinology
The Federal Reserve announced that it would keep short-term interest rates near zero. Also buried in there was this rather vague nugget about the nation's housing market: "Housing starts have...
Jury deadlocked in Sarah Palin hacked email case
A jury was deadlocked Thursday in the case of a college student accused of hacking into the email of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, WATE-TV of Knoxville, Tenn., reported...
Bomb scare outside George Clooney's Italian villa: report
Hundreds of pounds of undetonated WWII era explosives were removed from Lake Como in Northern Italy Thursday, approximately 50 feet from George Clooney’s Italian mansion, TMZ reported. Hand grenades, mortars...
Devils' Greene will play for U.S. team at World Championships
Devils defenseman Andy Greene has been selected for the U.S. national team for World Championships next month in Germany.Greene joins Rangers F Brandon Dubinsky and D Matt Gilroy and Islanders...
NCAA approves 68-team tournament
INDIANAPOLIS -- The road to the Final Four will have a new look next season. On Thursday, the NCAA’s board of directors approved expansion from 65 to 68 teams and...
Swisher 2nd, Cervelli 8th in Yankees lineup
BALTIMORE -- Nick Swisher will bat second for the Yankees tonight, and Francisco Cervelli will catch in place of Jorge Posada, who has a bruised knee.A.J. Burnett (2-0, 3.20 ERA)...
Creative writing
There's an interesting conundrum at the heart of Donald Margulies' "Collected Stories," which opened last night at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Broadway. The play revolves around two writers,...
Devils will 'make every effort' to sign Kovalchuk
Lou Lamoriello said today he would trade for Ilya Kovalchuk again, even knowing the Devils would fail in the playoffs, and the team will "make every effort" to sign the...
'Push-cop' Pogan found guilty of lying to prosecutors
He lied to prosecutors; but he didn't assault the cyclist. Following three days of deliberations, a Manhattan jury arrived at a mixed verdict in the case of notorious bike shove...
Devils will give MacLean 'every consideration' to become coach
Lou Lamoriello said today "there is no bigger fan of John MacLean" than he, and the former Devils star will be given "every consideration" to become head coach of the...
Huck for GOP lt. gov hopeful
Here's a link to the least-relevant thing happening in New York politics today - former Arkansas Governor and presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee is endorsing M. Myers Mermel, who's running an...
Phillies' Lidge will be active for series with Mets
Just in time for tomorrow's series opener against the Mets, the Phillies announced that closer Brad Lidge will be activated from the disabled list.The 33-year-old has been recovering from offseason...
Man who escaped being shot at barber shop tells tale
Click. Click. Click. An almost-victim of accused killer barber Eddy Espinal told a Manhattan murder jury today about the moment Espinal leveled a gun at his head in a Washington...
Mets should play series like it's September
For the first time since the Mets have been collapsing to the Phillies, they have a first baseman who can play defense and offense: Ike Davis. The Mets are 9-1...
Couple told son was dead find out he's alive
MASTIC BEACH, N.Y. — It was a 90-minute nightmare. Alfred and Geri Esposito of Mastic Beach were told Saturday morning that their son Freddy and another passenger had been killed...
New Jersey teen victim sent final text before being killed
“Itz tym 2 go.” Those were the chilling last words – sent in a desperate text message – from a New Jersey teenager moments before he and his friends were...
DVD Extra: 'Zeppelin,' 9 others at Warner Archive
Etienne Perier's "Zeppelin'' (1971) is arguably the most interesting of 10 post-1969 features debuting next Tuesday at the Warner Archive Collection. This British production, the last hurrah for Owen Crump...
O wants weaker sanctions
As Powerline points out, the Obama administration wants to water down both the House and Senate Iran sanctions bills. Essentially the White House wants to give Russia and China an out,...
Burnett, Cano carry Yankees over Orioles 4-0
A.J. Burnett pitched eight innings of three-hit ball, Robinson Cano homered twice, and the New York Yankees beat Brian Matusz and the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 Thursday night. Marcus Thames had...
Woods all wet at Quail Hollow
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Tiger Woods will need to keep his shots out of the water if he hopes to contend at the Quail Hollow Championship. Woods put drives in the...
Colin Farrell goes super-indie
Neil Jordan's latest, "Ondine," set in a tiny seaside Irish town, is a far cry from some of his bigger-budget films. How indie is it? When I sat down with Jordan and star...
LeBron won't miss games due to elbow
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- LeBron James shot left-handed layups and short jumpers at practice Thursday, but the Cavaliers superstar is not expected to miss any of Cleveland’s playoff games because of...
Jets will 'definitely consider' Thomas, waiting on market
Rex Ryan said Friday the Jets are waiting for the market to set itself before pursuing linebacker Adalius Thomas."I'd say that's safe to say, yup," Ryan said in response to...
Halloran tells county he's still with Lazio
Queens City Councilman Dan Halloran, a member of the swollen-to-five GOP minority, mixed it up a bit with his county's Republican leadership last night at the executive committee meeting where...
Red Sox more disliked than Yankees -- but you knew that
Well, the Red Sox beat the Yankees at something.According to complex statistical analysis by the Wall Street Journal, the Yankees rank as the fifth-most hated team in baseball, behind the...
Jenna Jameson denies drug addiction after boyfriend 'attack'
Jenna Jameson insisted she was not addicted to drugs after her boyfriend Tito Ortiz apparently brutally attacked her in a fight about the issue, The Sun reported Thursday. The former...
SI DA Donovan starts making 'I'm running' calls for AG
Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan has started making a round of calls to key figures telling them he's planning to run for attorney general on the GOP line, according...
Report: Rutgers interested in Fraschilla
Rutgers is looking at former St. John's coach Fran Fraschilla to fill the coaching vacancy created by Fred Hill's departure, ESPN.com reports.The report says Fraschilla, former Boston College coach Al...
Posada could catch for Yankees tonight, if needed
BALTIMORE -- Jorge Posada is not in the Yankees' starting lineup tonight but he is available off the bench in case of an emergency.After getting hit by a Jeremy Guthrie...
Malpass hires Romneyite Shawmut Group
David Malpass, the former Bear Stearns economist who's running for Senate on the GOP line for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's seat, has hired former Pataki adviser Rob Cole as a senior...
John Edwards' mistress says she's no homewrecker
CHICAGO — John Edwards’ mistress said on today's episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” that she doesn’t believe she destroyed the former presidential candidate’s marriage. “It is not my experience...
Queens GOP switches to Levy
As The Knick reported was in the offing, the Queens GOP executive committee voted last night to switch its support from Rick Lazio to Steve Levy in the gubernatorial race.Team...
Doubts about Democrats
The latest Pew Research poll brings bad news for Democrats. Neither party has an advantage on energy, immigration or jobs. Democrats had lead before in these areas and now if...
Tiger Woods had 120 affairs, including one with young neighbor
Tiger Woods confessed to cheating with as many as 120 women behind his wife's back during their five-year marriage, the National Enquirer reported Thursday. But a one-night stand with the...
Bret Michaels will 'fully recover' and could be back on tour next month: manager
Rocker and reality TV star Bret Michaels is recovering from a brain hemorrhage he suffered last week and could resume his concert tour next month, according to a statement on...
'Nobody wants to pick us up'
The Arizona law is actually working, even before it goes into effect. Undocumented Mexican day laborers in Phoenix now say they will leave the state. “‘Nobody wants to pick us...
Goldman Sachs meets UK regulator FSA over fraud claims
Goldman Sachs held talks with U.K. regulator the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on Thursday, Sky News reported, citing unnamed sources. The meeting at the FSA in London's Canary Wharf business...
Mourinho finally lets loose after reaching Champions League final
Jose Mourinho still doesn’t love Italian football but his relationship with Inter Milan and its supporters could hardly be better.Mourinho jumped up and down and ran out to the middle...
3UP: Wright, Mets Pitching and Cervelli
1. As David Wright struggled early this season, I began thinking again about how this organization lacks a great soup-to-nuts player. The Mets have been in business a half-century now,...
Paterson raises possibility of special sesssion to tackle budget
ALBANY – Gov. Paterson threatened a special session and pushed the Legislature closer to a showdown over state worker furloughs this morning as Albany leaders approached a month without a...
PR princess Ali Wise pleads guilty to felony charge
Disgraced publicity princess Ali Wise tip-tapped into a Manhattan courtroom in beige patent leather stilettos this morning, 'fessing up to a wacky voicemail snooping rampage in a deal that will...
No immigration reform this year
President Obama seems to have admitted the truth about the prospects for immigration reform. “I know there may not be an appetite immediately to dive into another controversial issue," Obama...
Former Spitzer adviser helping Cuomo
A well-informed source tells The Knickerbocker that Paul Francis, who was Eliot Spitzer's budget director and crafted his campaign budget proposal in 2006, has been quietly wading into state issues...
Morning buzz
Here's the rundown: * Mayor Bloomberg is talking mini-poetry in The Bronx * Furlough-proposing Gov. David Paterson is hitting the radio waves * The Post's Fred Dicker hosts failed 2006...
MTA approves $1B deal to develop Hudson Yards
The Metropolitan Transit Authority has approved a $1 billion deal to convert a stretch of land along New York City’s Hudson waterfront into a sprawling development. Under the agreement Wednesday,...
Long Island man splashes bleach in face of Laundromat worker
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Police say a New York man was so enraged at a Laundromat employee who he believed had lost some of his clothes that he hit her in...
EU to end restrictions on carry-on liquids by 2013
BRUSSELS — The EU says by 2013 it will abolish all restrictions on liquids carried by airline passengers in their hand luggage. Helen Kearns, spokeswoman for the EU Transport Commission,...
31 hurt after knife-wielding man attacks kindergarten in China
BEIJING - A knife-wielding man injured 28 children, two teachers and a security guard in a kindergarten in eastern China, state media reported on Thursday, the fourth such stabbing case...
Rank this: Grand Street rallies past Lewis, proves it belongs among PSAL's best
Grand Street Campus had beaten Catholic school powerhouse Xaverian, PSAL Brooklyn dynamo James Madison and Bronx mainstay John F. Kennedy. Undefeated in Queens A West, it played defending CHSAA champion...
Phillies await Mets after Maine caps record homestand
The almost perfect homestand ended almost perfectly. John Maine, one of the few recent question marks on the resurgent Mets, had his best start of the season and picked up...
It takes more than Amazin’ April to wow 'Them'
This is one of the differences between Us and Them: Yesterday morning, inside the coaches’ offices at Citi Field, Jerry Manuel was going over some business with his staff when...
Little power, but plenty of impact for Mets' Davis
Ike Davis was called up 11 days ago to provide some power to what had been a Mets lineup desperately searching for some. And while he showed that pop with...
Hero of Yale ‘killer doc’ bust
A Connecticut cop yesterday said "it was the greatest feeling in the world" to learn a driver he had stopped was a heavily armed killer apparently headed to slaughter two...
A-Rod reflects one year after return
BALTIMORE -- Nearly a year ago, Alex Rodriguez sat in the Camden Yards visiting dugout, promising he was a changed man. He had just returned from hip surgery and everyone...
Basketball endeavor paying off for Grand Street's Zuniga on diamond
Near the halfway mark to the regular season, Jose Zuniga is one of the city’s top pitchers. The Grand Street Campus right-hander is 4-0 with startling statistics: a 0.26 ERA,...
Zito likes Derby chances with Ice Box, Jackson Bend
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Moments after the local mayor presented him with the Keys to the City, trainer Nick Zito yesterday stood outside his barn and suggested he just might have...
Derby field loses Endorsement
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- In an eventful week that's seen horses enter and leave Saturday's Kentucky Derby as if through a revolving door, the Derby lost and gained two more starters...
'Lookin' tough for favorite after Kentucky Derby draw
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- For the second time in his near-flawless career, 2009 2-year-old champion Lookin At Lucky had no luck at all in the post position draw for a Grade...
CHSAA softball roundup: Eagles rally past Kearney for fourth straight win
It was the type of game they wouldn’t have gone St. Edmund Prep’s way earlier this season. The Eagles lost their first five games and were in danger of having...
Noble's Promise trainer happy with post 3
Ken McPeek, 47, who upset the 2002 Belmont Stakes with 70-1 shot Sarava and saddled 8-1 Tejano Run to finish second in the 1995 Kentucky Derby, is training Breeders' Futurity...
Mizrahi targets Village
Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi might have designs on a dramatic $5.95 million penthouse duplex at 39 Fifth Ave. He visited the three-bedroom, two-bathroom Greenwich Village co-op, with an entrance foyer...
Just sold!
Manhattan EAST HARLEM $370,000 319 E. 105th St. Two-bedroom, one-bath condo, 850 square feet, with dining room, windowed kitchen, windowed bath and washer/dryer; building features video security, elevator and roof...
PSAL/Private baseball roundup: Monroe knocks off Morris, remains undefeated in Bronx A East
Jesus Brito allowed one earned run and three hits in six stellar innings of work as Monroe bested Morris, 8-2, in a battle of unbeatens in Bronx A East baseball...
ABCs of FHA
In 1934, it was next to impossible to get a mortgage — only four in 10 households owned their residences — and the economy, to say the least, was in...
Bautista, GW get healthy against Beacon
In a battle of PSAL unbeatens, George Washington overcame a shaky start from left-hander Nestor Bautista en route to an easy 8-2 victory over Beacon in PSAL Manhattan A baseball....
Loan rangers
Everybody lists location among their top priorities when shopping for a home. Some insist on a gym in the building — or a doorman. But Hilary and Gareth Baxendale had...
No no-no: Fiori leads Farrell over Moore
Monsignor Farrell coach Bob Mulligan doesn’t remember the last time he heard about a high school no-hitter, let alone seen one. Yet that’s just what Lions ace Joe Fiori was...
Live! It's Saturday White!
‘Sheer panic.” That’s Betty White explaining her preparations for hosting “Saturday Night Live” on May 8. “Let’s face it, it’s going to be fun,” says the 88-year-old comic legend. “But...
Reverse this!
Reverse the fashion recession with these trendy twofers that are perfect for packing and stretching that dollar, too! Top designers from Diane von Furstenberg to Tory Burch and Max Azria...
Sex-tagenarians
Sex sells, especially on reality shows rife with racy hot-tub trysts and lots of flesh. But you won’t see much of that on “Sunset Daze,” WE’s new series starring a...
Zic, Mary Louis cut down St. Francis Prep
Jill Zic came charging in on an Alex Sobrino fly ball to centerfield. The Mary Louis senior then heard St. Francis Prep coach Ann Marie Rich yell "go” and Briana...
Continuing recent trend on gridiron, Page picks Rutgers
Al Page saw himself as a basketball player entering high school. His father, Avery, had other ideas. He wanted his son in shoulder pads on the gridiron and, as a...
CHSAA baseball roundup: Eusebio leads St. Ray's over Xavier
After being the hard-luck loser in his first three outings, Ricky Eusebio scattered four hits and struck out seven to lead St. Raymond’s to a 1-0 victory against Xavier in...
Throgs Neck Bridge on-ramp may reopen on weekends
So guests of a local catering facility can more easily reach the Throgs Neck Bridge on weekend nights, plans are in the works to re-open an on-ramp to the Throgs...
Hanson: forever young
Girls bounced in place as if possessed by Our Lady of Perpetual Motion -- and the Gramercy Theater was charged with the kind of electricity reserved for the mega-stars. But...
Wrongs make a writer
You can tell where Donald Margulies' "Collected Stories" is going as soon as its two characters meet -- which is about a minute in. It doesn't matter that the relationship...
Exotic twists save the night
Is Stephen Petronio too sexy for his dances? He's a fixture on the downtown scene -- always working with the right designers and the right music, but sometimes that's all...
Supernanny has had enough of your kids
The Supernanny, Jo Frost, has tucked her last whiny brat into bed. Frost, who taught parents about the naughty spot, bad bedtime habits and the pitfalls of laissez-faire child rearing,...
Carell gives 'Office' notice
SteveCarell is probably leaving "The Office" after next year, the actor says. A big-time movie career has apparently made doing a weekly TV series unnecessary for Carell. And it raises...
Inked 'Idols'
Shania Twain tunes were the theme of the week onstage at "American Idol," but fresh ink was the real key to the week. Four of the remaining six contestants sported...
Female teacher walloped me: girl
A Brooklyn public-school teacher was charged with assault after she shoved and punched a 15-year-old girl in the face yesterday, cops and witnesses said. The student, Tytahnisha Moulterie, walked into...
Boy dies at school
A 12-year-old disabled youngster died yesterday after experiencing difficulty breathing at his Brooklyn school. Gary Delarosa, a student at PS 396, was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced...
Arizona vs. illegals: feds fail at the fence
President Obama and the government have made a choice -- to support illegal aliens over American citizens ("Extremism -- Not," Rich Lowry, Post- Opinion, April 27). Now it is the...
Border disorder
South of the border, down Mexico way, a new and savage revolution rages just beyond our inspection lanes. After less than five years of fighting, estimates of the dead have...
An ugly, but needed, crackdown
On Monday, Matt Lauer of "Today" in terviewed Joe Arpaio, the Maricopa County, Ariz., sheriff who's made a national name for himself cracking down on illegal immigration. Lauer noted that...
St. Vincent's tragic, undeserved end
The demise of St. Vincent's Hospital is either a sign of the times in this era of health-care reform or a tragic consequence of our dysfunctional health-care financing system. In...
Icy surprise in outer space
WASHINGTON -- Scientists have found lots of water -- in the form of ice -- in an unexpected place: on an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter. The 100-mile-wide asteroid has...
How to save Wall Street
As the Senate moves forward with debate over financial reforms this week, New Yorkers should remember one thing: Weak rules may let Wall Street rake in big profits in the...
That housing sales boom is without foundation
The sales of new homes soared in March. That, anyway, is the message you would have gotten from any of the stories last week that followed the government's report of...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A Canarsie woman was found stabbed to death last night in her home. Maritza Jolliffe, 53, was discovered with a single stab wound to her chest at around 7:20...
Gov gives a kick in the 'Nuts!'
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson condemned union big Danny Donohue as "self-absorbed" yesterday for dismissing the threat of weekly furloughs with a single word: "Nuts!" The statement on Tuesday by the...
A walk around the clock
Pedestrians crossing the city's most dangerous intersections will be getting a hand soon from countdown clocks, The Post has learned. Thousands of the timing devices are going to go up...
Sea urchin 'harassed' waitress
A manager at one of City Island's best-known seafood joints was slimier than an eel, subjecting a waitress to a barrage of offensive comments, including a come-on to "turn my...
City's heart of stone
Who will cry for Hugo? Hugo Alfredo Tale- Yax lived on the streets of Jamaica, Queens. Broke, un employed, estranged from his family, he was too proud to ask for...
JetBlue has $1M 3Q loss
JetBlue's stock fell the most in more than 10 months after posting a $1 million first-quarter loss, instead of the profit analysts projected, as fuel and other operating expenses rose....
Model catches Russian critics in sex-and-drugs sting
She's from Russia with love -- and armed with sex toys, drugs and secret videotape. At least eight prominent Kremlin critics have been caught in a hidden camera sex sting...
Big blow to Kennedys
Ted Kennedy must be spinning in his grave! The Obama administration has given the green light for the nation's first offshore wind farm off the pristine coast of Cape Cod...
O's Fed's up
President Obama plans to announce his choice of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet Yellen today as vice chairman of the Fed Board of Governors, sources said. The...
Barkeep cuts off boozy Camelot kid
After a candid speech discussing his substance-abuse problems, Rep. Patrick Kennedy sauntered into a DC watering hole and ordered up so many vodka shots that the bartender refused to serve...
Biker comes to dead end
He's on the highway to heaven. David Morales Colon, 22, who was shot to death last week in Puerto Rico, had asked his family to avoid a traditional funeral when...
AOL in profit plunge
Investors waiting for a turnaround at AOL will have to wait even longer. AOL shares plunged almost 15 percent yesterday after the struggling Internet company posted a 19 percent drop...
Ex-LI mayor gets 8 yrs.
The former mayor of the tony Hamptons town of Quogue was sentenced to eight years in federal prison yesterday for bilking clients out of $2.4 million in a "cherry picking"...
Rhodes to ruin
As the Greece fire jumped to yet another European country, the price tag for rescuing Athens from a financial collapse appeared to be ballooning amid fears that the region's debt...
Jones is looking to grow
Jones Apparel is mulling acquisitions as it looks to expand its stable of brands. The New York clothing conglomerate -- which already owns labels like Nine West, Anne Klein and...
Philly stakes
Lenders to Philadelphia Newspapers, the bankrupt owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Daily News, won a $139 million auction for control of the company against a group led by...
Business briefs
Raj roundup The feds are continuing "covert investigations" of two people in the Galleon hedge fund insider trade case, according to a court document, while lawyers for founder Raj Rajarat...
Thief filches Torah scrolls
A thief stole five precious Torah scrolls from a Brooklyn synagogue, authorities said yesterday. The intruder sneaked through a rear window of the Khal Yirei Hashem Synagogue in Borough Park...
'Death switch' saves subway
An extremely rare triggering of the "dead man's switch" on a G train yesterday saved passengers when the train motorman suffered a heart attack and died. Domenick Occhiogrosso, 50, had...
Tisch charter power play
Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch wants state lawmakers to revise the charter-school law to block the State University of New York from approving new charters over the Regents' objections....
Race-fury pol in an ugly rant
ALBANY -- Tantrum-prone Sen. Kevin Parker yesterday denounced most of his Senate colleagues as "white supremacists" -- prompting Republicans to demand the Brooklyn Democrat's immediate censure. The hotheaded senator, who...
Taxi kills dwarf gay crusader
A vocal dwarf activist for issues ranging from gay and disabled rights to transportation was struck and killed by a taxi as he left a meeting on the Lower East...
W. and I were poisoned: Laura
Former First Lady Laura Bush reportedly writes in her forthcoming autobiography that she and her husband may have been poisoned when they became ill at a summit in Germany in...
Upbeat forecast for TV 'upfronts'
The broadcast TV networks could see big gains during the annual "upfront" ad market, according to one prediction. Barclays Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente expects upfront ad dollars for the four...
Park this senator
The New York state Senate has counted as members crooks and thugs of all types -- but it's only a matter of time before Sen. Kevin Parker of Brooklyn has...
A hopeless hospital
Barely 24 hours after Gov. Paterson announced a $9.4 million plan to keep part of St. Vincent's Hospital operating, serious questions about the scheme arose, underscoring the obvious: Best to...
Bill goes to bat for Goldman
WASHINGTON -- Former President Bill Clinton broke with Democrats in Congress yesterday and stuck up for Goldman Sachs executives who were cussed out, grilled and repeatedly accused of breaking the...
Apple sours on Gizmodo
Nick Denton is feeling the long arm of Steve Jobs. The razor-tongued CEO of Gawker Media may sue California police, who last week raided the home of an editor at...
Tears and rage
The grieving mother dabbed her eyes. The judge's law clerk cried silently. Even the defense lawyer broke down in gentle sobs. But at an emotional Manhattan sentencing yesterday, the father...
Horror-movie fraud scared up $1M: feds
Horrors! The feds have busted a Georgia man for allegedly scamming scary-movie aficionados out of $1 million by passing off his fake vintage posters as the real things. Over four...
Flipping unbelievable!
Ten years after its gymnastics team won an Olympic bronze medal in Sydney, Australia, the Chinese team was ordered to give it back for using an underage girl, allowing the...
Seinfeld wife not copycat
A federal appeals court has sliced and diced "The Sneaky Chef's" plagiarism lawsuit against Jessica Seinfeld. Missy Chase Lapine had argued that Jerry Seinfeld's wife had knocked off her "innovative"...
Treated like crap
WASHINGTON -- Embarrassed politicos and angry Wall Streeters yesterday denounced the "shi- -y" way Sen. Carl Levin and other senators treated Goldman Sachs executives testifying before Congress this week. "He...
Settlement day
Goldman Sachs may soon settle its fraud case with the Securities and Exchange Commission, opting to end the legal fight rather than endure a repeat of the public flogging it...
Times Sq. 'shooter' wants a lineup
A man who opened fire in an Easter-night Midtown rampage that left two women with gunshot wounds boasted to cops that his alleged victim wouldn't be able to pick him...
Winter tennis in Central Park nixed
The bubble has burst. A plan to make tennis a winter sport in Central Park by adding inflatable enclosures has been scrapped after community activists raised a racket, the Post...
Lawyer suit: Judge owes me half-mil
A Bronx judge ac cused of having a chronic gambling problem borrowed a half-million dol lars from a law- school class mate, telling her that loan sharks would break his...
Stupid tix-fix tricks
For more than a year, a city data-entry clerk allegedly gave some two dozen drivers what seemed like a great deal on their overdue parking tickets -- promising that for...
H-P's in Palm sauce
Computer giant Hewlett-Packard yesterday agreed to buy money-losing smartphone maker Palm for $1.2 billion, providing U2 frontman Bono a small profit on an investment that had been souring as Palm...
Wall St. buzzes over Goldman's Senate thrashing
The verbal sparring that defined Tuesday's Senate grilling of current and former Goldman Sachs employees repeated itself all over Wall Street yesterday as traders had heated exchanges of their own...
Pedro's slave wages
It was practically slave labor. State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada paid janitors as little as $1.70 per hour through a sham job-training program that helped him line his own...
Sandra Bullock reveals secret adoption, split from Jesse James
While Sandra Bullock's cheating husband was busy breaking her heart, the silver-screen sweetheart was keeping a stunning secret of her own -- there was another "little man" in her life...
Jail guard guilty of fraud
A former Department of Correction captain who worked at Rikers Island was convicted with his live-in girlfriend yesterday of defrauding the city out of $53,000. Clarence McGann, 55, owned two...
PA planning an all new La Guardia
La Guardia Airport is such a tangled patchwork of terminals, gates and runways that it should be torn down and replaced, the Port Authority's top honcho said yesterday. "La Guardia...
Ciggie judge has his 'reservations'
One of the state's most notorious dealers in untaxed cigarettes may soon be freed from prison, due to what a Brooklyn federal judge called a lack of clarity in New...
Swedish princess' NY escape
A stunning Swedish princess reportedly has fled to New York after breaking up with her cheating fiance. The royal court announced the break-up of Princess Madeleine and her lawyer boyfriend...
Yankees blast Orioles; Jorge hobbled
BALTIMORE -- Given a day to get their legs back after an exhausting cross-country flight Sunday night, a visit to the White House on Monday and a stunning loss to...
Jordan: No quick fix for Tiger
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Michael Jordan, playing in the Quail Hollow pro-am with Fred Couples yesterday afternoon before huge galleries, was not shy about weighing in on what his friend Tiger...
Damon gets Yankees Series ring in mail
BALTIMORE -- Because Johnny Damon was so anxious to get his World Series ring, he won't be part of an on-field celebration that Hideki Matsui, Chad Gaudin and Edwar Ramirez...
Mickelson battles dehydration
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Tantalizing thoughts of a showdown between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson at this week's Quail Hollow Championship took an ominous turn yesterday when Mickelson was forced to...
Woods seeks 'normal' game as tempest continues to swirl
CHARLOTTE, N.C. --Tiger Woods is trying to find normalcy again; normalcy in his golf swing and normalcy in his life. Neither is coming easily. Truth is, the faster Woods can...
Churchill Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 1/16m; $23,000; clm($30,000); 3upLUV GOV stalked the pace and won at this distance and conditioned claiming level at Oaklawn last out. FALLING KNIFE drew the rail and drops...
Yonkers raises purses
Yonkers Raceway announced an across-the-board purse increase on all harness races at the half-mile oval. The purse hikes take effect Monday. The increase, which amounts to 15 percent for all...
NFL union rips Dolphins GM over 'prostitute' question
The Dez Bryant controversy isn't going to go away any time soon -- at least not if the NFL Players Association has anything to do with it. The union didn't...
Full speed ahead for Sadler at Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- John Sadler, the hottest trainer in California, is making his first major run at the Kentucky Derby this week with the best speed horse in the country,...
Awesome buzz still building at Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- English invader Awesome Act is the buzz horse leading up to Saturday's Kentucky Derby, and he didn't tamp down any of that enthusiasm yesterday when he turned...
Noble improvements come with 'peppermint limit'
Ken McPeek, 47, who upset the 2002 Belmont Stakes with 70-1 shot Sarava and saddled 8-1 Tejano Run to finish second in the 1995 Kentucky Derby, is training Breeders' Futurity...
Mets 'pen continues to write good script
The Mets bullpen continued to excel, as Fernando Nieve, Pedro Feliciano and Francisco Rodriguez combined for three scoreless innings in the 7-3 win over the Dodgers. And manager Jerry Manuel...
Giants' Feagles calling it a career
Given recent events, it comes as no great surprise that the Giants tomorrow will announce the retirement of Jeff Feagles, who owns NFL punting and longevity records. Feagles, 44, planned...
Hondo's idling
Streaky Hondo snapped his mini-skid last night when the Rangers took care of biz against the Chisox to trim the deficit to a manageable 20 tovars. Today, he'll buy American,...
Canadiens finish off Capitals with Game 7 win
WASHINGTON -- Led by Jaroslav Halak's spectacular, acrobatic goaltending, the Canadiens slowed Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the Capitals' high-powered offense to complete an unlikely comeback and eliminate the...
Smoltz knows what Joba's going through
BALTIMORE -- It's hard to find anyone in baseball without an opinion on Joba Chamberlain. Starter. Reliever. Phenom. Overrated. But one person who has a better grasp of what Chamberlain...
Sports shorts
HOOPS: Storm eyeing recruit The Post has learned St. John's is close to pulling off a stunning late recruiting coup. Remi Barry, a 6-foot-7 swingman from France, is leaning toward...
Mangold: Jets cutting Faneca 'difficult to deal with'
Nick Mangold likes all the moves the Jets' front office is making this offseason -- with one notable exception. The veteran center told The Post last night that the Jets'...
Yankees downplay Posada's plunking
BALTIMORE -- Jeremy Guthrie's lack of control cost the Orioles last night -- and the Yankees, too. The erratic Orioles right-hander hit Jorge Posada with a pitch in the second...
GM blasts reeling Dodgers
A day after Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti ripped his last-place club, catcher Russell Martin said their "character" wasn't where it needed to be. That was less than an hour...
Historic homestand brings hope for Mets
Do you gotta believe? Maybe, maybe not. But, if you're a Mets fan, you gotta be happy. After yesterday's 7-3 win over the Dodgers at Citi Field, the team tied...
Nuggets avoid elimination with win over Jazz
Carmelo Anthony got the help he was begging for, J.R. Smith found his long-range touch and the Nuggets stayed alive with a 116-102 victory over the Jazz last night in...
Weird but true
He picked the one friendly place in enemy territory. A Canada goose that was shot with an arrow by an angry Toms River, NJ, resident crash-landed in the yard of...
Seton Hall's Pope collapses, hospitalized
Herb Pope's NBA future was thrown into jeopardy when the Seton Hall power forward collapsed yesterday during an afternoon workout at the school. Pope felt ill, collapsed and was rushed...
Campusano tosses no-no, but Madison's Lenahan leaves victorious
Neither coach had been involved in such a game, yet neither could stop talking about the 85-minute pitcher’s duel afterward, waxing poetic about the two hurlers' cumulative performance. Fort Hamilton...
PSAL softball roundup: PR walks off with win against Curtis
Jamie Forlenza drove home Jessica Migliorato with a walk-off single to give Port Richmond a 6-5 win against Curtis in PSAL Staten Island A softball Wednesday at West Shore Little...
Chapman impresses; Yankees win
MOOSIC, Pa. – Aroldis Chapman lit up the radar guns in six good innings for the Louisville Bats tonight, but the Scranton/Wilkes Barre Yankees rallied from an early 4-0 deficit...
Procopio, surging Hill battle past St. John Villa
Amanda DiPaolo knocked Victoria Procopio over on the handshake line in celebration and told her she loved her. The St. Joseph Hill pitcher picked herself up and then heard her...
RKA avenges lone league loss to Clinton
Nelyssa Rosario was like a one-woman pep rally Wednesday morning at Riverdale/Kingsbridge. She went from subject to subject trying to inject some excitement into her teammates in advance of RKA’s...
Undermanned Clinton clocked by RKA
DeWitt Clinton coach Rich Eaton could only sum up an 11-1, run-rule loss to Riverdale/Kingsbridge in PSAL Bronx A softball one way. “This is one of the most frustrating afternoons...
Tribeca Film Festival 2010: Go with the flow
The Iranian film "The White Meadows'' gives a whole new meaning to the word "tear-jerker.'' Beautiful and enigmatic, the film is a veiled attack on the hardliners who rule Iran....
NASA space balloon crashes into car during Australian launch: report
A multi-million dollar NASA-sponsored space balloon crashed within minutes of launching in central Australia Thursday, Australian broadcaster the ABC reported. The balloon, which was carrying valuable scientific equipment on board,...
Fired coach reacts to Kennedy football hiring
New John F. Kennedy football coach Andy Lancberg could face an uphill battle at The Bronx school, according to former coach Alex Vega. The dismissed head man found out he...