May 18, 2010
Courageous clerk
Courageous clerkAn employee at a local restaurant faced down a gunman during an attempted robbery on May 12.Police said that the unidentified thief entered the restaurant on Ralph Avenue between...
More F 'n' G shuttles this weekend
The F and G trains will be quite a hassle again this weekend, as the Metropolitan Transportation Authority continues track work on the beleaguered lines for what may be months.As...
Dalton girls win Ivy outdoor track & field title
Prior to every big meet Doug Feinberg tries to play fortune teller. The Dalton girls track & field coach goes about dissecting the races and its participants, attempting to figure...
Ultimate Power Meal put me in hospital: suit
Gary Null's Ultimate Power Meal was almost one Manhattan man's last supper, court papers say. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, William Schmidt said he suffered "serious injuries" after...
Kings County fair has Aviator-a-rockin'
Marine Park sisters Desiree and Ricki Metzger and their pal, Cecelia Rivera, group-hugged their loot — a super-sized fluffy critter they won at one of the carnival booths at the...
Cop hospitalized after run in with motorcycle
Prayers were being whispered across Bensonhurst this week for the speedy recovery of Police Officer Carlos Olmedo, a four-year-veteran of the NYPD who was clinging to life following a crazed...
'Empire' of dapper duds as 1920s-era series lenses at Borough Hall
That was no time warp at Borough Hall on Monday.Those men donning fedoras and long wool coats — the height of fashion in the 1920s — were merely on hand...
Chilling Chelsea death letter reveals dark side of wacky pro se 'murderer'
Unwittingly comical as he fumbles to cross-examine the witnesses against him, heroin-addled lifetime parolee Robert Camarano showed his darker side on day two of his Manhattan murder trial today --...
Jets QB Sanchez practices again
Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez was a limited participant in practice for the second straight day. The team's website said Sanchez "threw the ball some in pat-and-go, individual and 7-on-7 drills."...
It's revenge of the breeders as Fornino adds kid-friendly items
The indomitable parents of Park Slope demanded a kid’s menu, and the owners of the new Fornino restaurant on Fifth Avenue caved.Less than a week after opening the high-end pizzeria...
Sir Alex Ferguson says Thierry Henry will be a smash in MLS
Even though Thierry Henry and the Red Bulls _ both parties involved _ are denying it to anyone who'll listen, the French star's transfer from Barcelona to New York is...
Red Bulls to host Cruzeiro June 18
The Red Bulls' mining of Newark's Ironbound continues, with the club announcing it will host Brazilian club Cruzeiro in an exhibition match on Friday, June 18 at 8 p.m. “Cruzeiro...
Mature Donovan has more responsibility...and opportunity
PRINCETON, N.J. -- Our all-time leading soccer goal scorer in international play shot a blank in the 2006 World Cup in Germany for a dud of an American team that...
MLS suspends Columbus' Schelotto for RBNY tilt
The Red Bulls _ who come into Thursday's Eastern Conference showdown with Columbus on a two-game losing streak _ just saw their tilt with the Crew get that much easier...
Sir Alex Ferguson hails American "winning appetite", tabs U.S. to reach World Cup knockout stage
The U.S. will have a tough World Cup opener June 12 against England, but should advance out of Group C and into the knockout stage on the strength of their...
Brother, Grimm! Two Ridge pols slam GOP hopeful for misusing their names
Two Brooklyn Republicans are slamming “law-and-order” Congressional candidate Michael Grimm, saying he used their names in a fund-raising letter without their permission.With the Brooklyn GOP expected to endorse native son...
Bklyn Children's Day Parade draws crowds to Coney
They tooted their own horns — and rightfully so.Dressed in yellow and black uniforms with matching feather-plumed helmets, the Fighting Falcons Marching Band from PS 113 in Fort Greene made...
Dept. Of Ed. wrongly tells 65 families their kids got into coveted school
As if getting denied once weren’t enough. Parents already upset that their kids were waitlisted for seats at two highly-coveted Upper West Side public elementary schools are fuming after education...
Stars and their must-watch movies
Everybody has that must-watch movie. The one you've seen 100 times, maybe even own on DVD, but will still stop and watch it every time you happen to land on...
Group worried about Nostrand Bus Rapid Transit
A local panel is not convinced that a new, quicker Nostrand Avenue bus will benefit the community.Members of Community Board 15 told MTA officials this week that despite claims of...
Vanessa Williams headed to 'Desperate Housewives'
Vanessa Williams is headed to Wisteria Lane next fall on "Desperate Housewives." ABC said Tuesday she'll play a "wicked new housewife" as the series enters its seventh season. Williams will...
Coming soon to Brooklyn Bridge Park: Pier 6 and uplands near Pier 2
Brooklyn Bridge Park is starting to shape up after decades of delays with the next segment set to open next month at Pier 6 and additional green space along the...
9/11 intel mistakes echoed in Christmas Day bombing attempt
WASHINGTON — Despite a top-to-bottom overhaul of the intelligence community after the 2001 terrorist attacks, the security system showed some of the same failures nearly a decade later and allowed...
Avenged Sevenfold is your best 'Nightmare'
Today, is a good day. Why? Because Avenged Sevenfold has debuted its new single "Nightmare," the first song (and title-track) off their new album due out on J uly 17....
U.S. World Cup team has lots to prove
Prove it. Before the U.S. team tries to establish itself on soccer’s biggest stage, several players must prove themselves worthy of being on the squad that goes to South Africa....
Rutgers names associate head coach
Mike Rice is filling out his Rutgers’ basketball coaching staff with former working buddies. Rice reached back to his days at Pittsburgh on Tuesday and named David Cox as the...
Markets will determine Big Ten expansion
CHICAGO -- If the Big Ten decides to expand, commissioner Jim Delany said the league hopes to get some southern exposure. A few more eyes on the TV would be...
Musician Elvis Costello snubs Israel in protest over treatment of Palestinians
Musician Elvis Costello has sparked anger in Israel by canceling gigs there because of the supposed "humiliation and intimidation" of Palestinians, Sky News reported Tuesday. The "She" singer said on...
Man arrested in Sheepshead Bay double murder
A 20-year-old man is facing capital murder charges this week for killing a loving Sheepshead/Nostrand Houses woman and her eight-year-old daughter.Investigators alleged that Amahal Lynch strangled 29-year-old Shakeema Elliot during...
Woman, grandson run down on Staten Island
A woman was killed and her three-year-old grandson injured today when an SUV jumped the curb on a Staten Island street, running them down. Beata Kurpiewski, 59, was walking with...
Wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. charged with drunk driving
The wife of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. was charged with driving drunk two days after a domestic dispute at the couple’s home in Bedford, N.Y., The Journal News reported Tuesday....
PSAL girls lacrosse quarterfinals roundup: Frederick Douglass rallies past Curtis
Frederick Douglass and Curtis know all about tight playoff games. The squads met in last year’s postseason, a one-goal contest won by the Warriors. This time around Frederick Douglass returned...
The Pretty Reckless is pretty good
If you're a cute young starlet these days, acting isn't enough - you've got to be a recording artist too. It's just the way the world works. "Gossip Girl" star...
Piracy suspect pleads guilty in NY court to hijack
It's prison ahoy for a pirate who admitted in a Manhattan courtroom today that he seized an American ship off the coast of Somalia last year. Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse pleaded...
Second sex attack trial starts for fired NYPD Community Affairs officer
A disgraced former NYPD community affairs cop went on trial in Manhattan today for two groping attacks out of a total string of four on-duty sex crimes he's accused of....
Don't blame the vendors for the Gowanus rat problem
Cesar Fuentes, Red HookThe writer is executive director of the Food Vendors Committee of Red Hook Park.Salute to DanielTo the editor,I was outraged to learn in December, 2003, that Forest...
Plan to control medical office growth
A new zoning resolution has been brought before Community Board 10 at the request of Councilman James Vacca to control growth of community facilities,like doctor’s offices and day care centers,...
Efforts begin to push merchandise off Lydig Avenue
Pelham Parkway residents are sick and tired of stores that put out merchandise on the sidewalk, making it difficult and often dangerous for people to walk by. Now, with the...
Community outrage at water hike proposal
Double digit increases in water bills in each of the last four years have many homeowners fed up. That sense of outrage at another 12.9% proposed increase for next fiscal...
Tree cutting service frees elderly woman from tree house
When a massive tree fell onto her porch during a late-March storm, a Throggs Neck woman found herself trapped inside her home. The tree was blocking her front door, and...
49th Precinct welcomes new community affairs officer
Criminals beware! The community is already vigilant, and now has a strong new partner in 49th Precinct Community Affairs officer Jay Sturdivant. Sturdivant is no stranger to the 49th Precinct,...
Governor says New York tracks will stay open
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson says a new proposal for a state bailout will pass and New York thoroughbred racing at Belmont and Saratoga race tracks will go on as scheduled....
'One Day' this'll make a great movie
Like the difference between a singer who dances and a dancer who sings, there is a gap between romantic-comedy-dramas that come from the comedy side and those that come from the...
LI crane honcho pleads to bribery in Manhattan
A Long Island crane company owner pleaded guilty in Manhattan today to bribing the city's former chief cranes inspector to pass cranes through inspections and grant state crane operator licenses...
DEALS: Willows Lodge
Ferrari on the outside, Duracell Bunny for innards, the Telsa Roadster (see above) is the only electric car on the market that will get you laid. Those blocky, half-arse hybrids? Couldn't get you...
Check out our editors' picks for this weekend and beyond!
FridayMay 21Adult playWanna get boozed up for a cause? The annual “Party for Playgrounds” fundraiser will benefit Prospect Park, and you get to indulge in some cocktails, live music, a...
Wright batting cleanup for Mets tonight, Bay out
ATLANTA -- David Wright will bat cleanup for the Mets for the first time this season in tonight's game against the Braves.Right fielder Jeff Francoeur is back in the lineup,...
Posada, Swisher out of Yankees lineup again
Jorge Posada and Nick Swisher are out of the Yankees lineup again tonight against Red Sox righty Josh Beckett.Posada missed a second straight game with a bothersome right foot that...
Yankees DH Johnson has surgery
Nick Johnson reported the operation on his right wrist this morning went well. Johnson had damaged tissue removed by Dr. Melvin Rosenwasser and it’s expected to be at least four...
Times Square 'bomber' Shahzad appears in court
Accused Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad made his first appearance in Manhattan Federal Court today on five felony raps tied to the sensational terrorist case. The Taliban-tied suspect was brought...
Judge lifts stay on Sean Bell case, settlement conference scheduled
After three years of delays, a federal civil rights claim filed by the widow of a man shot and killed by police on his wedding day can finally go forward....
Cleveland doing all it can to keep LeBron
CLEVELAND -- They’re saying it on billboards, in song, in letters, in petitions and more. Whatever the format, the message from Clevelanders is the same: Dear LeBron James, please don’t...
FOX Sports: Thames big hit isn't big surprise
Like a lot of you, I was watching on television Monday night as Marcus Thames won an epic Red Sox-Yankees game with a walk-off home run. You might have been...
Gametracker: Red Sox at Yankees
Slumping Josh Beckett will try to snap Boston's eight-game skid at Yankee Stadium when he pitches for the first time in 11 days Tuesday night, forming an opening-night rematch with...
Wright's error gives Braves 3-2 win over Mets
Pinch-runner Brent Clevlen trotted home with the winning run on a throwing error by third baseman David Wright in the ninth inning as the Atlanta Braves beat the New York...
The snorkel bandit strikes again!
90th PrecinctWilliamsburg–BushwickDeli dimwitThe snorkeling-masked man strikes again, but this time a Broadway deli store is the victim.Cops say that the masked bandit grabbed a Tropicana juice from the deli’s refrigerator...
US woman among three aid workers abducted in Darfur
An American woman was one of three aid workers abducted in an ambush by armed gunmen in the war-torn Sudanese region of Darfur on Tuesday, Sudan's state minister for humanitarian...
Nets lottery gain could be Knicks loss
It's nearly time for my annual two-bridge trip to Secaucus to cover the Knicks at the lottery. Actually, the assignment is covering the rights to the Knicks' first-round pick at...
Lady Gaga applies for summer internship at UK hat shop
American recording artists and style icon Lady Gaga hopes to do a summer internship at the U.K. milliner, Philip Treacy, UK Vogue reported Tuesday. Treacy has designed several of Gaga's...
Man with kidney from cancer patient told to leave it in: attorney
A transplant patient who was urged by his NYU doctors “don’t worry about it, leave it in” after they learned his new kidney came from a cancer victim would have...
Maryland cult leader gets 50 years for child's death
BALTIMORE — A cult leader convicted of the starvation death of a toddler in Baltimore has been sentenced to 50 years in prison by a judge who called her a...
Bristol Palin set to earn up to $30k on the lecture circuit
Sarah Palin's nineteen-year-old daughter Bristol plans to join her mother on the lucrative speaking circuit and could expect to earn between $15,000 to $30,000 per appearance, People reported Tuesday. Bristol...
VP Joe Biden's son out of hospital after stroke
DOVER, Del. — Vice President Joe Biden's son is on his way home from the hospital a week after what doctors said was a mild stroke. Delaware Attorney General Beau...
Barcelona president: We're working on Henry deal with MLS
Barcelona president Joan Laporta acknowledged this morning that the club is negotiating a deal with MLS whereby Thierry Henry could come to the U.S. after this summer's World Cup."He is...
Granny is scam victim
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownOcto-conTwo con men managed to convince an elderly woman to withdraw $5,000 from her ATM and hand it over on May 12.The 89-year-old victim told cops she...
Jets plan to be more than 'paper champs'
Darrelle Revis stepped onto the practice field with his Jets teammates for the first time this offseason and immediately noticed all the smiles. "You could just see the looks on...
Report: Ex-Met Delgado plans July return
Carlos Delgado is continuing his rehab from February hip surgery and hopes to return by July, the slugger told the Puerto Rican newspaper El Nuevo Dia (via MLB Trade Rumors)."That's...
Accused Harvard scammer pleads not guilty
WOBURN, Mass. — A Delaware man accused of fabricating a perfect record of academic achievement to get into Harvard University has been ordered held on $5,000 bail after pleading not...
Manhattan rumble!
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–WilliamsburgManhattan rumbleAn all-out brawl broke out and four jerks were arrested after a phone theft got onlookers involved on May 13.The victim was near Manhattan and Norman avenues at...
Canadian doctor charged in Buffalo for HGH distribution
BUFFALO -- A Canadian doctor whose high-profile clients have included Alex Rodriguez and Tiger Woods was charged Tuesday with bringing unapproved drugs into the United States and unlawfully treating pro...
CBS axes 'Christine'
Michael Ausiello reports over at EW that CBS has cancelled both "Ghost Whisperer" and "The New Adventures of Old Christine," as well as "Miami Medical," "Cold Case," "Gary Unmarried," "Numb3rs"...
Ivanka Trump's 'stalker' shares, and shares, after morning in court
Ivanka Trump should just, like, get to know him, or something. The schizophrenic young Reno man accused of penning vitriolic Twitters about The Donald's brainy and beautiful daughter earlier this...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, May 21Theater, “Romeo and Juliet”: Genesis Rep updated the classic with a Russian-Jewish Romeo and a Palestinian Juliet finding love in the streets of Brooklyn. $15 ($10 seniors and...
Wilpon’s visit with Mets sparks memories of Randolph’s firing
Jerry Manuel has seen this before. He was the bench coach for the Mets when GM Omar Minaya paid a May visit to the Mets in Colorado. Minaya told the...
Toyota pays $16.4 million fine for US defect complaint
Toyota paid a $16.4 million fine to settle charges by U.S. regulators that the automaker hid sudden acceleration problems in its vehicles, a U.S. Transportation Department (DOT) official said Tuesday....
CHSAA Archdiocesan softball final postponed
The CHSAA Archdiocesan softball game originally slated for today at 4 p.m. at St. Joseph by the Sea has been rescheduled for Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Huguenot due to...
Civic calendar
Mon, May 24Community Board 6 Public Safety Committee. Monthly meeting. 6 pm. Community Board 6 office [250 Baltic St. at Court Street in Cobble Hill, (718) 643-3027], www.brooklyncb6.org. Tues, May...
Grimm: McMahon should reject possible Working Families endorsement
Republican congressional hopeful Michael Grimm is demanding his Democratic challenger, incumbent Mike McMahon, reject the Working Families Party endorsement if he gets it."The WFP is currently under investigation by the...
'Clark Rockefeller' fails to get sentence cut
BOSTON — A German man who called himself Clark Rockefeller and who spun fantastic stories about his past has lost his bid for a reduced sentence in the kidnapping of...
Our exclusive family calendar!
Fri, May 2111:30 am: Storytime with Emily. Weekly event. Moxie Spot [81 Atlantic Ave. between Hicks and Henry streets in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 923-9710], themoxiespot.com. 6 pm: Movie night, “Spongebob...
Police detective arrested for allegedly swapping sex for leniency
Brooklyn federal prosecutors arrested a 13-year police detective on civil rights charges that he allegedly coerced three woman to have sex with him in exchange for leniency. Oscar Sandino, 37,...
Clinton: Russia, China agree to UN sanctions on Iran
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that Russia and China have agreed to cooperate on United Nation sanctions on Iran. “I am pleased to announce to this committee we...
More that Obama isn’t doing to help add jobs
As AEI’s Mark Perry explains, President Obama spoke about helping US businesses to double their exports and in the process help create jobs, but he isn’t actually doing anything to...
Cry if she wants to
78th PrecinctPark SlopeLouse partyWhile mom and dad are away, the crooks will play.One youngster learned that lesson the hard way, after several high-tech goodies were stolen from her Sixth Avenue...
Working is for suckers II
I got a lot of responses to my post about those who are gaming the unemployment system by collecting benefits even when paying jobs are available. Some of the responses...
Jets' Taylor wearing No. 95
Jason Taylor spent the day of the Jets' first practice where else but in Miami.The pass rusher who signed with the Jets only because the Dolphins didn't want him anymore...
3 in cycle-hit officer case plead not guilty
Three suspected car thieves a cop was chasing when he was hit by a motorcycle pleaded not guilty this morning. Tiku Qoko, Sefer Mujo and Mario Koruni, all 18 and...
ABC's fall schedule heavy on new dramas
Dana Delany, Michael Imperioli, Michael Chiklis, Rob Morrow and Joely Richardson are among the stars who will appear in new shows on ABC's fall schedule. ABC is losing "Lost" at...
Vac's Tuesday Whacks on Yankees/Red Sox magic, Mets' fingertips, and NBA inevitability
In an earlier incarnation of my career, working at the Middletown (N.Y.) Times Herald-Record up in Orange County, one of my favorite annual assignments was the Army-Navy football game. This...
Third term saves city money on new stationery: Bloomberg
Term limits is no longer off limits to Mayor Bloomberg as far as getting a laugh is concerned. Speaking at an ethics seminar this morning, the mayor joked that his...
Balconies at 16 buildings called unsafe
Tenants at 16 New York City buildings have been told to stay off their balconies because they are unsafe. The Department of Buildings issued the warning on Monday. It has...
Blumenthal says he misspoke about serving in Vietnam War
HARTFORD, Conn. — Democratic Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday conceded he had "misspoken" in claiming repeatedly that he served in Vietnam, dismissing the furor as a matter of "a...
Manuel says Mets will wait on moving Mejia
ATLANTA -- As the Mets try to fill two voids in their starting rotation, Jenrry Mejia has become a topic of conversation among team executives. But Jerry Manuel said Tuesday...
Grady HS looks to increase grade
Grady Vocational High School may be running out of gas.Education Department officials believe Grady’s 49 percent four-year graduation rate is unacceptable and could necessitate the school’s closure. But students say...
Mass. man 'offered to swap baby for beers'
Police in Chicopee, Mass., said a man faces a child endangerment charge after allegedly offering to swap his three-month-old daughter for two 40-ounce beers, myFOXboston.com reported Tuesday. Police said 24-year-old...
Jeremiah Wright says Obama threw him 'under the bus'
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, said in a letter obtained by The Associated Press that he is "toxic" to the Obama administration and that the president...
NBC News reporter swallows bug on air (video)
Something was bugging NBC News correspondent Mark Potter on the air -- and he mistakenly swallowed it. A large bug was seen near his mouth during a report and then...
Rep. Mark Souder to resign amid affair with staffer
Fox News Channel has learned that eight-term Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) will announce his resignation Tuesday after it came to light that he was conducting an affair with a female...
Is Obama preparing for Arlen Specter to lose?
Bob Schieffer of CBS news sure thinks so. And the Washington Post’s Greg Plum puts together some other tidbits to bolster Schieffer’s claim. But as surprising as it may be...
canarsie Cemetery out or purgatory
canarsie Cemetery’s fate is sealed.The city revealed on Monday its last remaining burial ground that is not a potter’s field, bounded by Remsen Avenue, Avenue K, Church Lane and East...
First oil spill fall guy resigns
The giant oil spill may be BP's fault, or, as Ted Turner now declares it could have been a message from God, but either way, the first Obama administration official...
Dr. Muscles out of jail time: Jucier distributer gets probation
Embattled physician Richard Lucente made a small apology to his patients on May 12 when he was given a judicial slap on the wrist for providing illegal steroids to borough...
OLPH bazaar gives a nod to Mother Nature
This was an eco-friendly mart!The carnival-style happenings featured a salute to Mother Nature when Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elementary School held its Father Joseph Marron Bazaar.The annual fundraiser, honoring...
Towns pushes out new potty bill
Toilets are the new face of discrimination, and one Brooklyn lawmaker is doing something about it.A bill introduced by Rep. Ed Towns (D-Canarsie) would require that all new federal buidings...
Turns out universal healthcare coverage does cost more
As Megan McArdle reports, Massachusetts is deep deep trouble because of MassCare and this same trouble will soon be upon the rest of the country. The argument healthcare reformers make...
Dancers take visitors on a global trip at Boody
Just call ’em nimble-toed!Budding Alvin Aileys wowed the crowd with their fancy footwork — and took it on a global journey without leaving the auditorium — during a multicultural dance...
Gowanus drug czar goes away for life
Gowanus goon sent away for lifeFederal prosecutors have convicted and sentenced a notorious Boerum Hill drug czar after taking “a second bite at the apple” — a murder that suspect...
Taliban blast kills 18; 5 are US troops
KABUL, Afghanistan — A Taliban suicide car bomber struck a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital Tuesday, killing six troops — five Americans and one Canadian, officials said. Twelve Afghan...
Carousel fight brewing near Brooklyn Bridge
Iconic views of the Brooklyn Bridge could soon be marred by a 1920s carousel set to be installed next to it, local activists charged last night.At a Brooklyn Community Board...
Cannes: 'Certified Copy'
Here's a delightful oddity, a playful, highly accessible mature romantic comedy by ultra-arty Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami set in Tuscany. Essentially a bilingual two-hander, "Cerified Copy'' features appealing performances by...
Cannes: 'Film Socialisme'
The last film by Jean-Luc Godard I saw at the Cannes Film Festival was "King Lear'' (1987), which has acquired cult status if no other reason than its official unavailability...
Cannes: 'Tamara Drewe'
Stephen Frears, one of my favorite British directors, offers the funniest movie I've seen so far at Cannes this year in the merry romantic farce "Tamara Drewe.'' The film has...
Cannes: 'Biutiful'
Even with a brilliant, soulful performance by Javier Bardem and wonderful cinematography by Rodrigo Prieto, I found Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's "Biutiful'' a soul-crushing endurance test at 2 1/2 hours. This...
PSAL boys lacrosse quarterfinals roundup: Cardozo knocks off New Dorp
Cardozo is a step away from a trip back to the PSAL Class A boys lacrosse final after a one-year absence. It did so by beating the team that hoisted...
Wilpon calls puzzling powwow
ATLANTA — The owner of the Mets was fresh off an airplane, choosing to catch up with his baseball team rather than tend to other business in New York. He...
Manuel still Mets manager after meeting with Wilpon
ATLANTA — Is Jerry Manuel a dead man walking after listening to the boss man’s squawking? The embattled manager emerged from a break in his closed-door meeting with Mets COO...
CHSAA Archdiocesan softball final preview
CHSAA softball beat writer Joseph Staszewski breaks down the CHSAA Archdiocesan championship being played at St. Joseph by the Sea on Wednesday at 5 p.m. St. Joseph by the Sea...
PSAL/Private baseball roundup: Bobea pitches Lewis within one victory of Queens A East crown
Jonathan Bobea’s final regular-season start was a memorable one. The senior right-hander struck out 13, allowed two hits and walked two, to keep host Francis Lewis’ Queens A East title...
CHSAA baseball roundup: All Hallows ruins Xavier's title hopes
Alexis Torres doubled off the leftfield wall and Irwin Zorilla was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to drive in the winning run for All Hallows, which captured...
Silva's no-hit gem keeps Tottenville's 25-year reign atop Island alive
When John Silva took the mound Monday afternoon at Tottenville, there was more than a division title riding on his left arm. There was 25 years of dominance, the Pirates...
Molloy's Duggan tosses no-hitter vs. Holy Cross
John Duggan had never thrown a no-hitter, but the Archbishop Molloy ace knew that he was getting pretty close on Monday afternoon. “By the fifth inning I knew if I...
CHSAA B/Q softball quarterfinals roundup: CK tops Fontbonne
The formula was simple for Christ the King. Get Kim Velez on base and she will score. “She sets the table for us,” CK coach Frank Florio said. “She also...
They got it maize!
and Gary Buiso Things are getting corny in canarsie.Students and teachers at Public School 115 last week helped a Carroll Gardens artist plant old-school corn on a patch of land...
Ca$h & Carrie
By any measure, Sarah Jessica Parker is a multimillionaire. But you wouldn’t know it judging by how much she likes scooping up swag and freebies. On the set of her...
Gray expectations
Gray, gray, go away — come again another day! That used to be the motto for most women with prematurely gray hair, but now that celebs are intentionally dyeing their...
Sex Ed
Samantha, a 21-year-old photography student at the New School, was watching an art film with a group of classmates about four years ago when her 30-something professor took advantage of...
Youth serving Telecommunications well
Ed D’Alessio has freshmen on the mound, behind the plate, at second base and shortstop. His first baseman and second starter are only sophomores. His all-city caliber catcher, Jason Galeano,...
It's all about the Benjamins (and the Jacksons and the Grants) as forger works Bedford
Business owners clustered around the Bedford Avenue L-train stop say that over the past few months, a man and a woman in their mid-20s have used fake $20, $50 and...
With plenty to prove, Poole picks Rutgers
When Mike Poole met with Rutgers coach Mike Rice last week, he saw plenty of himself. It took Rice 16 years in coaching to get to a Big East program...
Home at last: Nwaukoni finds perfect fit with Hofstra
Mo Cassara was explaining Hofstra’s interest in Stephen Nwaukoni. What the scholarship entailed. What it included. The first-year coach wasn’t finished when Nwaukoni cut him off. “I want to go...
Worker death on Meserole brings renewed city scrutiny
A construction company with a raft of violations for unsafe building practices is again under scrutiny after a construction worker died last week.Franklin Velazquez, 49, was helping to remove the...
Newbie wears 'Out' welcome
The British are coming this week to New York City Ballet. Wayne McGregor, the tall, bald darling of the UK dance scene, just made his first piece for the company....
Badge boys
Once upon a time, there was a younger, by-the-book cop who was teamed with a rogue, old-school by-the-bookie cop whose only rule is to make sure his moustache wax was...
'Soul'd on Stones
With more than 10 albums out today, it can be hard finding time to listen to everything. So, we've done the heavy lifting, picking some choice tracks. "Plundered My Soul"...
'Curb' kicked to NYC
Most of next season's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" -- which could well be its final one -- is being filmed in New York, not California, says one of the show's stars....
'Idol' cuts short its goodbyes
The "American Idol" audience has spoken -- and TV's No. 1 show is going to shrink a bit next year. Fox yesterday said it will cut the Wednesday-night results show...
TV chef: I'm not guilty
A former TV chef has pleaded not guilty to charges of plotting to hire homeless men to kill his wife. Juan Carlos Cruz, who hosted the Food Network show "Calorie...
Piers: NYC lacks 'Talent'
The New York auditions for this summer's "America's Got Talent" were pretty much a bust, says judge Piers Morgan. "I've got to be honest with you. Other cities were just...
SC turtles ride NY's sea train
It's getting harder and harder to tell the sea turtles from the straphangers. Hundreds of abandoned MTA subway cars have been used to form a reef off the South Carolina...
Villagers want 'pro' active cops
West Village residents are asking the new Manhattan DA to take a "tough love" approach against prostitutes working their neighborhood. In a recent letter to the office of newly elected...
E. end realty check
The US Justice Department has launched a preliminary probe into the business practices of top Hamptons real-estate brokerage houses, including their use of an expensive listing system that may block...
Toy darts deadly
WASHINGTON -- The asphyxiation deaths of two boys prompted the federal government yesterday to announce the recall of 1.8 million "Auto Fire" toy dart-gun sets sold at Family Dollar stores....
The next di$a$ter
The Federal Housing Administration, which insures home mortgages, not only failed to learn the lessons of the subprime meltdown, it's been doubling down on failure. As a result, this taxpayer-backed...
Speaker Nancy Pelosi: House's holy hypocrite
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is a disgrace and an embarrassment to American politics ("Be Careful What You Pray For, Nancy," Bill O'Reilly, PostOpinion, May 14). Several weeks ago, she instructed...
Expensive whine
CHARLOTTE, NC -- A North Carolina waitress lost her job after griping on her Facebook page about the $5 tip she got from a couple who sat at her table...
Sad attack on schools that work
Opponents of New York's charter-school revolution count it as a real coup to have prestigious education historian Diane Ravitch in their camp. But her arguments on this front fall short...
Jazz great dies
Grammy-winning pianist Hank Jones has died after a brief illness. He was 91. The jazz legend, who died Sunday night in a New York hospital, had been scheduled to play...
Lindsay has a masked ball
Lindsay Lohan has a new, cougar lesbian lover -- stunning photographer and reality-show star Indrani. Lohan, 23, who previously dated deejay Samantha Ronson, has been secretly seeing Indrani, 36 --...
State's parks in the dark
A shortage of greenbacks means less green space where New Yorkers can cool their heels this summer, as a new round of belt tightening from Albany closed 55 parks and...
Supremes nix life for juvies
WASHINGTON -- It is unconstitutional to sentence juveniles to life in prison without parole for crimes other than murder, the Supreme Court ruled yesterday. By 6 to 3, the court...
Blinged iPad says, 'iRich'
If you love iPopping bling, check out the world's first solid gold, diamond-studded iPad -- all yours for about $187,000. British luxury designer Stuart Hughes' Web site boasts that just...
Reagan doesn't fit 'bill': poll
WASHINGTON -- A Republican congressman wants Ronald Reagan to replace Ulysses S. Grant on the $50 bill -- but almost 8 in 10 Americans oppose the idea, a new poll...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A polite Kips Bay bank bandit was busted yesterday after an anonymous tipster saw his photo in The Post's NYPD Daily Blotter, cops said. Kerian Marcinkus, 41, was sleeping...
My royal runaround with the Census Bureau
The Census Bureau certainly knows how to count. That is, after all, what the folks there do for a living. But is Census double counting when it comes to jobs...
High court hits pervs
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that federal officials can indefinitely hold inmates considered "sexually dangerous" after their prison terms are complete. The high court, by 7-2, reversed a...
National food fight
WASHINGTON -- Several of the nation's largest food companies -- challenged by First Lady Michelle Obama to help reduce childhood obesity -- yesterday vowed to take 1.5 trillion calories out...
McCain team is in turmoil
WASHINGTON -- Sen. John McCain's re-election bid lost its campaign manager and another veteran Republican official, part of a shake-up for the Arizona lawmaker as he's locked in a tight...
Voters back more schools by 3 to 1
New York state voters overwhelmingly support increasing the number of charter schools to help win $700 million in federal education funds, according to a poll. By a nearly 3-to-1 margin,...
A shameful record
Elena Kagan is a pragmatic moderate because she only briefly obstructed the work of military recruiters at Harvard Law School in defiance of the law. Or so her defenders maintain....
NY pols slam Bam over $700M terror-cash delay
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Pete King (R-LI) yesterday demanded the Obama administration cut the red tape that is tying up more than $700 million in anti-terrorism funds to protect mass-transit systems....
Gambino goon cops a plea
A mobbed-up Tampa, Fla., nightclub owner with ties to John Gotti Jr. pleaded guilty yesterday in Brooklyn federal court to charges of robbery and selling pot. Gambino family associate James...
Obama's aunt gets asylum
A US immigration court has granted asylum to President Obama's African aunt, allowing her to stay in the country, her attorneys announced yesterday. The decision was mailed Friday and comes...
Law guards free press
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday signed a law intended to help protect press freedom around the world. The Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act expands efforts to identify countries...
High court won't hear carry rule
Cablevision must continue to carry a local TV station based 122 miles away from its Bethpage, LI, headquarters, after the US Supreme Court refused to hear the cable operator's challenge...
W. Side park revamped
This summer should be a little more mellow on Manhattan's West Side, thanks to the opening yesterday of a spiffed-up section of the Hudson River waterfront -- complete with a...
Lauder to buy LA brand
Estee Lauder yesterday said it will buy Smashbox, with plans to expand the Los Angeles cosmetics firm in the US and globally. Smashbox -- which has attracted a younger following...
Debt trolls told: Prove it
Debt collectors here will have to provide documentary proof that the people they're pursuing owe the money they're demanding, under new consumer-protection rules announced yesterday. "Collectors are increasingly pursuing debt...
$95G 'toll' for gunplay
An argument with a Midtown Tunnel toll collector that began over five crumpled $1 bills has ended with a cool $95,000 payout for a 22-year FBI veteran and his family....
Iran nuke deal bids to stop UN sanctions
TEHRAN -- Iran agreed yesterday to a key big-power demand, saying it was ready to ship much of its low-enriched uranium abroad -- but immediately rolled out a new obstacle...
SI cops nab 'sex fiend,' 15
A 15-year-old thug who calmly headed off to classes after he dragged a woman into the woods, tried to sexually assault her and robbed her, was outwitted by quick-thinking Staten...
Union will go uptown
The union that serves doormen, porters and other building employees is falling into the Gap -- or at least where the retailer used to have offices. The Service Employees International...
Arlen now within 1 pt.
PHILADELPHIA -- With one day to go, polls yesterday tightened to within a single point in the primary battle between Sen. Arlen Specter, who last year ditched the Republican Party...
Trolley good news for Red Hook rail plan
After two decades of false starts, the city is finally back on track with plans to build a light-rail or trolley line connecting Brooklyn's most transit-starved neighborhood with its downtown...
DiNapoli rips into 'time wa$ter' pols
ALBANY -- State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli yesterday blasted his fellow Democrats for "wasted time" and warned that further delay on the weeks-late budget could devastate schools and local governments. The...
Business briefs
Euro bounce The euro fell to a four- year low before closing up 0.2 percent against the dollar at $1.2340. US stocks edged back led by the Dow Jones industrial...
Feds eye David Lerner for 'excessive' bond pricing
It looks like Poppy might have gotten a little sloppy. Long Island brokerage firm David Lerner Associates -- famous for radio ads that tell investors to "take a tip from...
'Cover-up' derailed
An ex-con and his cohort managed to tape over at least 10 subway surveillance cameras to cover up their thieving ways before they were nabbed -- by one of the...
Gaga over kid singer
The real "Paparazzi" will be following him any day now. A 12-year-old Oklahoma crooner, who became an Internet sensation with his stirring rendition of Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi," has scored a...
Finale of 'law' is a class-ic
"Law & Order" is going out with a bang -- taking a snarky swipe at the city's infamous "rubber rooms" for teachers in its series swan song. NBC's war-horse drama,...
NYPD wins a Tony
Perps may sing like canaries -- but cops are getting the Tony. The honor for officers and detectives at the Midtown North and South precincts was planned before they thwarted...
Timing is impeccable on 57th
Super-luxury Swiss watchmaker Breitling, which manufactures "chrononometers" for use by aviators and astronauts, is coming in for a landing at 5 E. 57th St. The venerable company will open its...
GM turning a corner
General Motors is back on the race track. Freed at last of its crippling debt, GM brought home its first profit in three years and plans to reopen nearly 700...
Marilyn frock is on block for 250G
It's bidder sweet! An auction house is hoping that Marilyn Monroe fans will dig deep for a gown once worn on screen by the Hollywood legend. Marilyn Monroe's pink satin...
In-school molest raps for two teens
Two male students yesterday were busted for allegedly sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl on a staircase inside their Queens middle school, authorities said. Cops arrested the boys, aged 14 and...
A 'current' affair
The crude oil from BP's ruptured Gulf of Mexico deep-sea well could be swept by currents through the Florida Keys and up the Atlantic Coast, scientists warned yesterday. That disturbing...
Deranged defender denies girlfriend was murdered
Murder? What murder? Acting as his own lawyer, heroin-addled, lifetime parolee Robert Camarano began his defense before a Manhattan jury yesterday, weaving a twisty yarn of "bungling" cops, jealous rivals...
Paulson ups BofA stake
John Paulson, the hedge-fund manager who amassed a fortune by betting against US mortgage markets, increased his stake in Bank of America Corp. in the first quarter. His hedge fund,...
InStyle, out Vogue in ad pages
The fashion-magazine category has a new "it" title. According to Media Industry Newsletter data published yesterday, Time Inc.'s InStyle has won the ad-page war year-to-date, beating Condé Nast's Vogue in...
Jury Rx for sex-bias co.
Drug maker Novartis got a taste of its own medicine yesterday when jurors found the company guilty of intentionally discriminating against its female sales reps. The Manhattan federal jury awarded...
Union soaks city
A cash-filled clause in their union contract has some city bus drivers singing in the rain. An arcane rule in the contract between the MTA and TWU Local 100 mandates...
Beatz owez me money: ex
The ink's not even dry on their divorce yet, but hip-hop producer -- and soon-to-be Mr. Alicia Keys -- Swizz Beatz and his ex-wife are heading back to court. In...
Lawyers are off Broadway
Law firm Proskauer, Rose's monumental lease for 406,000 square feet at 11 Times Square, signed yesterday, puts developer SJP Properties ahead of its projections for the 1.1 million square-foot tower,...
Goodbye, Bernard! See ya in 2014
The city's former top cop soon could be pushing a mop -- in prison. Ex-NYPD Commissioner Bernard Kerik yesterday surrendered to begin a four-year federal prison sentence for crimes that...
Bill raps the cap
Ratcheting up the pressure on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, former President Bill Clinton yesterday urged the state Assembly to pass legislation to lift the cap on charter schools. "Absolutely, I...
DC's carried away
Congressional Democrats as soon as today could unveil a plan to raise the tax that private-equity partners pay on the profits they make, but the increase will be phased in...
Maligning America -- again
There they go again -- bashing America on the world stage. Assistant Secretary of State Michael Posner reports that in recent talks with China, US officials put America's human-rights record...
Bubba vs. Shelly
It's starting to get hot in Shelly Silver's kitchen. The most powerful man in Albany isn't accustomed to taking direction from anyone (save his union-boss patrons) -- but you can...
Harvard man in connivy league
He earned an A-plus -- in chutzpah. Harvard's academics and administrators were seeing crimson yesterday after learning they were outsmarted by a 23-year-old student who allegedly scammed them out of...
NYU guy guilty of booze ru$e
A former NYU Chemistry Department administrator pleaded guilty yesterday to pocketing some $400,000 in a bizarre phony-invoice scheme. John Runowicz admitted he gave the bursars office stacks of cash-register receipts...
'Qaeda helper' is denied bail
An accountant was ordered held without bail yesterday after a prosecutor said he "performed real and tangible work" to help fund al Qaeda. Sabirhan Hasanoff, who is also accused of...
Beau 'confesses' to mom-girl tub slay
A city maintenance worker yesterday confessed to killing a mother and her young daughter in their Brooklyn apartment, authorities said. Amahal Lynch, 20, worked at the Nostrand Houses in Sheepshead...
Cop crash anguish
The four female passengers who miraculously survived a Bronx car crash that killed two off-duty cops learned of their tragic deaths yesterday. "They were devastated" to hear the officers died,...
Vigil for cycle-hit officer
A Brooklyn cop remained in critical condition yesterday with injuries suffered when he was mowed down by a motorcycle while chasing three suspected car thieves. Cops kept a vigil at...
Truck kills Travolta's 2 pooches
A truck-driving airport employee accidentally ran over and killed John Travolta's two dogs in Maine, authorities said yesterday. The accident happened at 1 a.m. Thursday, just after the actor landed...
Pol fury at 'door charges'
City and hotel officials are looking to straighten out greedy doormen who demand cabbies slip them cash for passengers. Planned legislation would make it illegal for anyone to accept money...
Volcano-fly zones lifted
LONDON -- Three of Europe's busiest airports reopened yesterday afternoon after a dense volcanic ash cloud from Iceland dissipated and a no-fly zone was lifted. Planes were landing and taking...
Mosque No. 2 eyes WTC site
Another mosque could be built in the shadow of the World Trade Center. Officials of Masjid Manhattan, with 1,500 members, clearly want to be near the site of the worst...
Qns. attack leaves woman brain dead
A 23-year-old Chinese woman was left brain dead yesterday after a pipe-wielding drunkard in Queens slammed her in the head, dragged her into an alley and sexually abused her, cops...
Faisal had five targets
Failed Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad reportedly had his evil eye on four other local targets. Shahzad told interrogators he wanted to hit Rockefeller Plaza, Grand Central Terminal, the World...
Yankees' Johnson braces for surgery today
Dr. Melvin Rosenwasser's blade will cut into Nick Johnson's right wrist this morning at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Where the Yankees' DH's future goes from the operating room is a very...
Rocky outing leaves Hughes unful-Phil-ed
Phil Hughes' road to the American League Cy Young hit its first pothole last night. The Yankees' young pitching star had his first truly rough outing of the season, getting...
Kobe shrugs off bum knee, scores 40 in Laker rout of Suns
LOS ANGELES -- Even on a balky knee, Kobe Bryant had no problem giving the Lakers an early leg up in the Western Conference finals. Bryant scored 40 points, Lamar...
Papel-gone: Red Sox closer serves up two huge homers
It had been 22 straight regular-season saves for Jonathan Papelbon. That's history. Papelbon, Boston's standout closer, served up maybe the worst outing of his career last night, flushing Boston's two-run...
Yankees stun Red Sox on homers by Marcus, A-Rod in ninth
He hasn't moved into Bucky Dent or Aaron Boone territory, but Marcus Thames grabbed a sliver of Yankees lore last night when it comes to driving a red hot poker...
A-Rod now embraces big moments
Alex Rodriguez vanished from the dugout, retreated to the clubhouse. It was the top of the ninth inning and gloom had pervaded the Stadium. It wasn't only that the Yankees...
Germany's Ballack out of World Cup
FRANKFURT -- Germany captain Michael Ballack will miss the World Cup because of torn ligaments in his right ankle, a serious blow to the three-time champions less than a month...
Wacky win lets Yankees' Vazquez breathe easy at last
From mop-up man to winner. Four pitches may have turned around Javier Vazquez's season. Vazquez never dreamed he would get his first win at Yankee Stadium this year in that...
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Sanchez's knee OK in first Jets practice since surgery
There was a welcome sight on the practice field yesterday as the Jets began the first of their series of organized team activity (OTA) practices: Mark Sanchez throwing footballs. Sanchez,...
Philadelphia Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 7f; $20,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)SMOKEN DREAMS stretches out after closing to finish third this level last out. KNOCK OUT ROSEY drops in class after a troubled start in first...
Agent: Osi will show at Giants' OTAs
They are about as "voluntary" as paying taxes and feeding the parking meter. And as the Giants today embark on their first organized team activities (OTA) practice, defensive end Osi...
Hondo's regal investment
Hondo, starting to move in the right direction, hung on last night with the Rangers for a second straight win that cut his deficit to 355 cochranes. Tonight, Mr. Aitch...
No lotto balls for Knicks
The Utah Jazz have a 2.2 percent chance of winning the draft lottery tonight -- with the Knicks' first-round pick. The pick is the last remnant of the Isiah Thomas-engineered...
Isiah: LeBron should come to Knicks
Former Knicks president and coach Isiah Thomas had a nightmare stint in New York, but he still would recommend to LeBron James to accept the daunting challenge of being the...
Calipari's stayin' at Kentucky
So, according to widespread reports whose source appears to have been on one conference call, agent William Wesley is trying to sell client John Calipari and LeBron James to the...
Tiger commits to play British Open
Tiger Woods added the British Open to his summer schedule. Woods has a chance to become the first player in the 150-year history of the British Open to win three...
Sports shorts
MLB: Rollins returns and Phillies cruise In Philadelphia, Kyle Kendrick pitched eight impressive innings, Ryan Howard hit a grand slam and had six RBIs, and the Phillies beat the Pirates...
Takahashi will start in Mets opener vs. Yankees
ATLANTA -- Hisanori Takahashi's major-league debut as a starter will come under the brightest of lights: the Subway Series on Friday at Citi Field against the Yankees. With Jon Niese...
Yankees will be fine without Nick
The worst-case scenario played out involving Nick Johnson's health, and that is as surprising as Tuesday following Monday. Rather than a three-week healing process for Johnson's problematic right wrist, the...
Revis' agent denies $20M per year price tag
A story from the National Football Post's Mike Lombardi reported that Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis is seeking a new contract that will pay him an average of $20 million per...
Prokhorov to fans: Nets will win title in five years ... or less
Russian billionaire and new Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov has a pretty full to-do list for his NBA team. Sit in on the draft lottery tonight in Secaucus. Convince "the very...
Nets' revival starts with lottery
It could all change tonight for the Nets. Not just a change for the better, but for a change to be the best. Tonight the Nets head to the NBA...
U.S. starts World Cup practice
The U.S. National Team opened its pre-World Cup training camp at Princeton yesterday with half of the squad sitting out the first day of practice with injuries, still undergoing physicals...
Magic heed wake-up call from Celtics
ORLANDO -- Play time is over. The trick shots that had become a ritual after Magic practices were gone yesterday. So were the usual jokes and playful banter. They were...
Pelfrey solid as Mets finally get off losing skid
ATLANTA -- Mike Pelfrey took a fire hose to a blazing building last night and subdued the flames. Manager Jerry Manuel is still sitting on a smoldering pile of rubble,...
Posada misses game with foot injury
Jorge Posada is day to day after he became the latest nicked-up Yankee since taking a foul ball off his right foot in Sunday's game against the Twins. Nick Swisher's...
Weird but true
Now playing in Baltimore: "CSI Meets Lassie." Residents of an upscale condo are voting on a plan to gather the DNA of every resident's dog to identify the perpetrator who's...
Santiago stymies Regis, leads St. Ray's to division title
Ron Patnosh had his mind made up. The longtime St. Raymond’s coach wanted ace Ricky Eusebio on the mound Monday against Regis and then worry about the possible division title...
Community board to city: Try again on Fort Hamilton exit ramp
Community Board 10 unanimously rejected the city’s ill-conceived tonic for the dangerous Fort Hamilton Parkway exit from the Gowanus Expressway, demanding that officials consult with the board before implementing another...
Panaro's homer lifts Madison over Poly
Win or lose, the James Madison players were excited by their game with Poly Prep. The Knights have run-ruled every PSAL Brooklyn opponent they have faced this year. So a...
Disappointing finish to fine season for St. Edmund
The means changed, but the end remained the same for St. Edmund. The Eagles have been on the cusp of wins against Queens opponents this season, but mistakes have opened...
Cohn heads! Steve wants his son to take his district leader seat
Call it the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost!Longtime Democratic District Leader Steve Cohn has apparently abandoned his re-election campaign, hoping to have his son, Warren, succeed him —...
Griffin, Cardozo persevere despite sick first singles
The last thing Neil Baskin wanted his players to know was what happened to Leighann Sahagun. The Cardozo junior first singles, arguably the best female junior player in New York...
Beacon beats Cardozo for second straight tennis title
The last time Christian Waldron saw Hugh Mo across the court, he caught a bad break – literally. Three weeks ago, the Beacon sophomore, who was playing Mo of rival...
Pier 6 is without peer thanks to amazing kid attractions
It might just be the coolest place to bring your kids for free.Guests at a sneak preview of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Pier 6 on Saturday hailed an expansive playground —...
Candidates savage each other in district leader debate
Incumbent Democratic District Leader Ralph Perfetto says that a vote for his inexperienced challenger Kevin Peter Carroll would be a vote for the Republicans.Swinging his mightiest blow to date against...
Gonzalez's triple helps TMLA stun St. Edmund
Make a memory. That was Mary Louis coach Ginny Peiser’s message to Krystal Gonzalez. The senior got up with runners on second and third with two outs and the Hilltoppers...
Confident U.S. opens World Cup camp in Princeton
PRINCETON _ The U.S. National Team opened its pre-World Cup training camp today with half of the squad either sitting out the first day of practice with injuries, still undergoing...
Pain in the butt
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillNo restA thief who swiped a bike outside the Atlantic Center Mall was arrested on May 10 after the owner of the two wheeler told police about...
Fireworks at charter commission hearing
A meeting of the usually-staid Charter Revision Commission turned combative tonight when former Schools Chancellor Frank Macchiarola tore into Lt. Gov. Richard Ravitch over non-partisan elections.Ravitch defended the two-party system,...
PSAL boys volleyball semifinals preview
The Post’s PSAL boys volleyball beat writer Marc Raimondi takes a look at Tuesday’s semifinals at Hunter College. SCHEDULE 5 p.m. – No. 1 McKee/Staten Island Tech vs. No. 4...
O's Ed. czar caught in class war
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan — welcome to New York’s political school wars. Duncan found himself in the middle of a scheduling conflict between Schools Chancellor Joel Klein and...
'Taste' of bitterness for Peck in loss to Suarez
It was all about the pastrami.Competitive cooking legend Nick Suarez bested his bitter rival and best friend Theo Peck in a vicious, cutthroat and delicious battle of wills at the...
Report: Tiger enters British Open
Tiger Woods has filed to enter next month's British Open, according to Golf Digest.The report says Woods put in the necessary paperwork Monday and it "should be taken as a...
New owner will try for first Nets win at lottery
With their new owner sitting front row, the Nets will have the best chance to win the NBA Draft lottery. They could use the help. Mikhail Prokhorov will represent the...
Former Jets RB Jones 'comfortable' with Chiefs
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Coming off his best season, legs still fresh and churning at 31, Thomas Jones had plenty of opportunities after leaving the Jets. He chose Kansas City,...