June 2, 2010
Mets' Castillo closer to disabled list
SAN DIEGO --- Luis Castillo is expected to be examined Thursday after an aching right heel forced him to miss a scheduled start against the Padres on Wednesday, the latest...
Separated at birth: Lady Gaga and Larry King
The notion of this cracks me up: Lady Gaga and Larry King coordinating outfits to do an interview. It's just perfect, everything from the shiny shirt and matching suspenders to...
Red Bulls may ink Brazilian defender Clebao
After a rock-solid start to the season, the Red Bulls' defense has turned into so much Papier-mâché. They've leaked goals in their recent four-game losing skid coming into tonight's game...
PROMOS: CheapTickets ad
Between Tivo, Hulu, DVR and the PiP swap button on my remote, I haven't sat through an entire commercial on TV since Dubya's first term in office. Nevertheless, corporate America thinks they're still useful as rapacious...
Search warrants issued for man who claimed he killed JonBenet
Police in San Francisco obtained four search warrants in their hunt for John Mark Karr, whose false confession in the JonBenet Ramsey murder investigation created an international sensation four years...
The house where 'Toy Story 3' was written
About four years ago, the team behind "Toy Story 3" took a weekend retreat to Poet's Loft, a rustic seaside chalet north of San Francisco. It was there that the...
Beasley now leader on U.S. Cup team
IRENE, South Africa -- Not long ago, DaMarcus Beasley figured he’d be home in Miami by right now. He was dropped from the U.S. national team last June after a...
Owner wants NHL back in Hartford
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- The former owner of the Hartford Whalers is planning an outdoor hockey festival that he hopes will help re-energize efforts to bring the NHL back to...
Krzyzewski flattered, but he's not leaving Duke
DURHAM, N.C. -- Though Mike Krzyzewski is flattered by all the reports linking him to various NBA jobs, he insists he’s not leaving Duke. Krzyzewski admitted Wednesday that “it’s more...
Raptors hire Carlesimo as assistant
The Toronto Raptors have hired former Seton Hall coach P.J. Carlesimo as an assistant. Carlesimo joins assistants Alex English, Marc Iavaroni, Micah Nori, Eric Hughes and Alvin Williams on coach...
Dayne has $140,000 worth of memorabilia stolen
WAUNAKEE, Wis. -- Former Giants running back Ron Dayne says his Rose Bowl rings, a bracelet commemorating his Heisman Trophy and other items worth more than $140,000 have been stolen....
Sodomy victim’s tainted undies an optical illusion, says city
City lawyers say they’ve poked a hole in an alleged police sodomy victim’s evidence tampering theory. Time stamps on photos of Brooklyn tattoo artist Michael Mineo’s underwear indicate that the...
Seinfeld directs Colin Quinn's off-Broadway show
After creating one of the most successful sitcoms in the history of television, Jerry Seinfeld is adding theatrical director to his resume. The project — a one-man show by former...
Actor Dennis Hopper remembered at NM service
RANCHOS DE TAOS, N.M. — Jack Nicholson and Val Kilmer were among the actors who mixed Wednesday in New Mexico with dozens of Dennis Hopper's relatives, friends and Taos locals...
'Almost Famous' lives
For a movie that was a notoriously perplexing flop, Cameron Crowe's "Almost Famous" (which made both Lou Lumenick's and my ten-best-of the-decade list) certainly has seeped into the popular culture. The entire...
Yankees promote 2009 top pick to full-season A-ball
Two weeks after promoting last year's second round pick, J.R. Murphy, from extended spring training to Low-A Charleston, the Yankees have done the same today with last year's top pick,...
Dow reverses course, climbs 226 pts
Stocks jumped Wednesday, led by a sharp rebound in the energy sector following its recent struggles related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped...
Dems challenge idea of non-partisan elections
Taking several thinly-veiled jabs at Mayor Bloomberg, several Democrats protested the return of a ballot question favoring non-partisan elections during a rally in Manhattan today.“Going to non-partisan elections would favor...
Stadium ready for its return to ring
Yuri Foreman is the junior middleweight champion, an aspiring rabbi with an engaging back story. The drawing card is Miguel Cotto, the revered former titleholder beloved by millions of Puerto...
Cop in fatal crash was drunk
Police say an off-duty NYPD officer was drunk behind the wheel during a crash that killed him and a colleague last month. A toxicology report shows Kim Hoyoung’s blood alcohol...
NY Times Square bomber case delayed as he talks to officials
The court case for Faisal Shahzad, the Pakistani-born American accused of planting a car bomb in Times Square, will be postponed by three weeks to allow him time to speak...
Liberty to wear Foxwoods logo on jerseys
The Liberty will become the fourth WNBA team to feature corporate logos on their jerseys. The Liberty and Foxwoods Resort Casino announced a multiyear partnership Wednesday that will include a...
Biden says son ’doing great’ after mild stroke
Vice President Joe Biden says his son is “doing great” three weeks after suffering a mild stroke. Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden left Thomas Jefferson University hospital on May 18,...
Woman says she was fired from Citibank for being too hot
She was too sexy for her shirts, so sexy it hurt - her career, court papers say. A curvy Queens woman says she was forced out of her job at...
With bruised feet, Drosselmeyer in Belmont
Tender feet and all, Drosselmeyer is headed to the Belmont Stakes. The chestnut colt with the glistening copper coat is 12-1 on the morning line for the 1½ mile Belmont...
McCarren Park toilets are 'Temples of Doom'
The McCarren Park comfort station is not living up to its name.Residents were appalled by the “disgusting” condition in the men’s and women’s rooms after both went unattended over the...
Pagan moves up to second in Mets lineup
The emerging Angel Pagan has moved up to second in the Mets lineup with Alex Cora dropping down to seventh for the finale against the Padres. 1. Jose Reyes -...
World Cup players don't like new ball
Adidas' new soccer ball is called Jabulani, but chances are players at this month's World Cup will be using some other words to describe it, depending on exactly what language...
Olympic champ will run NYC Marathon
Two-time Olympic champion Haile Gebrselassie, widely considered one of the greatest distance runners ever, will make his debut this fall in the New York City Marathon. The world-record holder will...
Posada, back from injury, plans to remain Yankees catcher
Jorge Posada is back in the Yankees' lineup tonight, batting sixth as the designated hitter against the Orioles.But the veteran, 39 in August, said he expects to remain the team's...
Ex-NYPD officer convicted of sex abuse
A former New York City police officer was convicted Wednesday of sexually abusing two women after offering to help line up after-school activities for their children. A Manhattan jury also...
Sample this
Alice + Olivia's fully stocked, chock-full-o-goodies sample sale is just around the corner. You're sure to score on anything from embellished frocks to chic separates (the picture is proof). Where:...
Gonzalez's slam lifts Padres to 5-1 win over Mets
Adrian Gonzalez hit a grand slam with one out in the 11th inning to lift the San Diego Padres to a 5-1 win Wednesday over the New York Mets, who...
Yanks rough up Orioles 9-1
Nick Swisher and Curtis Granderson hit two-run doubles in the second inning to back another stingy start by Phil Hughes, and the New York Yankees handed the Baltimore Orioles their...
There was 'blood everywhere' after Gary Coleman banged his head: 911 call
Gary Coleman's frantic wife told a 911 dispatcher that her husband's fall inside their Utah home -- an accident that resulted in his death just days later -- caused a...
Stockbroker Steven Mandala sentenced for Merrill Lynch theft
Goodbye, Ferrari. Hello, Jesus. Crockbroker Steven Mandala is leaving behind his bright red, $245,000 sports car as he heads off to prison today -- and his evil, worldly ways as...
Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot eyed in murder of 21-year-old in Peru
The prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba is now wanted by cops in Peru for viciously murdering a 21-year-old woman — exactly five...
Bus crash sends 15 to hospital, leaves stinky mess on street
A collision between an MTA bus and a tanker truck loaded with chicken grease sent 15 people to the hospital yesterday — and left a stinky mess on a Brooklyn...
Pegg takes stand in burglary retrial
Simon Pegg says he lost an iPod and a camera loaded with pictures in a New York City hotel burglary. But the “Star Trek” movie actor’s habit of safeguarding his...
Full transcript of LeBron James' interview with Larry King
CNN has released the entire transcript of the interview between LeBron James and Larry King that took place on Tuesday and will be aired Friday night. LARRY KING: What an...
Last teen pleads guilty in L.I. hate crime stabbing
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — The last of seven New York teenagers implicated in the hate crime killing of an Ecuadorean immigrant has pleaded guilty. Anthony Hartford’s plea Wednesday to gang assault...
Ted Koppel's son's girlfriend says she's devastated
The grieving, pregnant girlfriend of newsman Ted Koppel's son broke her silence today about his shocking death after a day-long drinking binge. "This has been a devastating tragedy for our...
Dental clinic owner faces criminal charges after Post expose
Four men connected to a chain of allegedly crooked dental offices were hit with a slew of state Medicaid-fraud charges today, three months after the Post exposed the clinics' pay-for-clients...
Fowl is fair! Key Food's chicken relabeling is completely kosher
A Brooklyn Heights Key Food that has been repeatedly accused of changing the “sell by” date on meat is off the hook this week after the state revealed that the...
Iron Chef ready to serve LeBron
CLEVELAND — One of the Cavaliers' most famous fans is hoping the way to LeBron James' heart is through his stomach. Cleveland native Michael Symon, one of Food Network's Iron...
Cleveland losing patience with LeBron
CLEVELAND -- LeBron shames. That's what Cleveland fans have been thinking about LeBron James ever since he disappeared and his Cavaliers collapsed in the second round of the NBA playoffs....
This week's calendar, June 3 to 9
Friday, June 4 The Paul Rudolph Foundation Open House Designed and built by architect Paul Rudolph, this Manhattan townhouse is a private residence and home of the Paul Rudolph Foundation,...
GOP picks Lazio for gubernatorial run; Levy fails to get on the ballot
The state GOP committee voted today to nominate former Congressman Rick Lazio as its candidate for governor, while keeping Democrat-turned-Republican off the ballot after he failed to garner enough votes....
Tiger says neck is better, ready to move on without coach
DUBLIN, Ohio — Tiger Woods is the defending champion at Memorial and a four-time winner at Muirfield Village. It just doesn’t seem that way. He arrived at the course that...
Former chair of Fla. Republican Party charged with six felony counts
Jim Greer, the former chairman of the Republican Party in Florida, was arrested Wednesday and charged with six felony counts in an alleged scheme to defraud the party. Charges included...
Fallen money manager Kenneth Starr gets public defender
Fallen money-manager-to-the-stars Kenneth Starr got a public defender this morning after his lawyer begged off the case over an unspecified "conflict of interest." Former federal prosecutor Josh Klein said he...
Serena stunned by Stosur at French Open; Nadal wins
PARIS -- Serena Williams is usually the one who saves match points, not wastes them. Who seizes control of an exchange, not cedes it. Who turns up her game at...
4 cops, 4 Taser jolts subdue naked man in Newburgh
NEWBURGH, N.Y. — Newburgh police say it took four officers and four jolts from a Taser to subdue a man found running naked through city traffic, high on the hallucinogen...
3UP: Pelfrey as stopper; Mejia's being wasted
1. Mike Pelfrey has eliminated all hesitation in his work. There were times last night when it seemed like he was trying to jam as many pitches into every minute...
Ice Box made favorite at Belmont Stakes
For a change, Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito has the favorite for the $1 million Belmont Stakes. A two-time Belmont winner with long shots Birdstone in 2004 and Da’...
Biden to mark start of Brooklyn Bridge makeover
Vice President Joe Biden is helping mark the start of a Brooklyn Bridge makeover that’s partly funded with federal economic recovery act money. The $500 million project is now getting...
Report: Van Gundy removed himself from Nets coaching search
If Jeff Van Gundy were a long shot candidate to coach the Nets, he isn't anymore.According to NJ.com, "Van Gundy ... has told coach-seeking executives that he has officially decided...
DVD Extra: 'Classic Musical Shorts From the Dream Factory'
It's hard to keep up with releases from the Warner Archive Collection, the manufacture-on-demand program that's made more than 500 often tantalizingly obscure titles available on DVD for fans over the last...
Creep who claimed he killed JonBenet now living as a woman: report
A woman who has a restraining order against the man who falsely claimed to have murdered JonBenet Ramsey said the former suspect is living as a woman and trying to...
Bloomberg: Teachers won't get raises for two years
Mayor Bloomberg has backed off his threat to lay off 4,400 teachers by going to Plan B -- no raises for the entire 80,000- teacher workforce. "Earlier this morning in...
Fuel oil spilling into Bronx River stopped
WHITE PLAINS -- A government spokeswoman says police and hazmat workers have found and stanched a fuel oil leak that fouled the Bronx River. White Plains spokeswoman Antoinette Biordi says...
Oil nears Fla. beaches as BP frees saw in risky cap move
BP has freed a jammed saw blade from a pipe that was slowing down the process of capping a well that has been spilling oil into the Gulf of Mexico...
Fabio Cannavaro signs with UAE club
Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro is leaving Juventus to play in the United Arab Emirates for Dubai-based club Al Ahli.The 36-year-old defender, who helped Italy to the 2006 World Cup title...
Prince Harry to play in NYC charity polo match
Britain's Prince Harry is once again coming to America. The 25-year-old will participate in the third annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic on June 27 on Governors Island in New York...
LeBron humbled by Bloomberg's Knicks pitch
LeBron James says he was humbled by Mayor Bloomberg pitching for him to come to New York, but is quick to point out President Obama's preference is for the NBA...
Go boldly to the palace — and arise, Sir Patrick
LONDON — Patrick Stewart has been upgraded from captain — to knight. The actor — famous for playing Capt. Jean-Luc Picard on "Star Trek: The Next Generation" — officially became...
8 charged in NYC for sex trafficking
New York City authorities say eight people have been indicted on charges they forced girls as young as 15 into prostitution. Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes also was announcing the...
Bus overturns on NJ's Garden State Parkway
Emergency vehicles were on the scene early Wednesday of an overturned charter bus carrying dozens of passengers on New Jersey's Garden State Parkway. The bus landed on its side in...
UK motorists face prosecution for using iPods while driving: report
British motorists face being prosecuted if they are caught using their iPods or other portable music devices while driving, The (London) Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday. The newspaper revealed that police...
Twelve killed and 25 injured as cab driver goes on gun rampage in UK
Twelve people were shot dead and 25 injured Wednesday when a crazed cab driver went on a horrifying three-and-a-half-hour gun rampage across England’s Lake District. Derrick Bird, 52, drove through...
'Real Housewife' Morgan in LI drunk driving bust
Reality bites. A cast member of the hit Bravo reality show "Real Housewives of New York City" was busted for DWI early Monday morning in Southampton Village. Sonja Morgan, 46,...
Silva leads third-seeded Tottenville back to semifinals
In a game marred by thunder, lightning, and torrential rain, third-seeded Tottenville was able to ride a “bend but don’t break” pitching performance of senior Jonathan Silva to a 6-2...
Lehman slays Monroe demons in thrilling back-and-fourth slugfest
Two years ago, Lehman was upended by George Washington in the PSAL Class A quarterfinals when the Trojans scored three seventh-inning runs. Last year, the Lions had the bases loaded,...
Molloy finishes fine season with fight in CHSAA state final loss to Sea
Pushing St. Joseph by the Sea would have to do for Archbishop Molloy despite having the Vikings on the ropes in the CHSAA state softball final. The Stanners rallied in...
Javy, Joba lift Yankees over Orioles
Two pitchers with a lot to prove turned Yankee Stadium boos into cheers last night. Javier Vazquez, an early-season recipient of verbal abuse from the home crowd, gave up a...
Scorching Jeter still ‘old’ reliable
When future Hall of Famer Brendan Shanahan was 37 and playing for the New York Rangers, the person covering the team for this paper wrote some rather disparaging words about...
Mets’ bullpen, especially Igarashi, a joke of late
SAN DIEGO — Oliver Perez isn’t the only major headache lurking in the Mets bullpen. Where manager Jerry Manuel can turn for late-inning outs before handing the ball to Francisco...
Nazareth will call top division home: B/Q administrator
The resurrected Nazareth girls varsity basketball team will play in CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I, according to an e-mail league chairperson Rick Matzelle sent to coaches Tuesday night.In the e-mail obtained...
Thorn: Nets’ search for new coach won’t end this week
Nets president Rod Thorn is being as chatty about the Nets’ coaching search candidates as your basic CIA director is about agency policy. Though Thorn issued a steadfast “no comment”...
PSAL baseball playoff roundup: Torres leads George Washington to shutout of Grand Street
George Washington is known for its dynamic lineup, but the Trojans pitching staff has been lights out so far this postseason. Kevin Torres kept the good feeling going on Tuesday,...
Uneven season ends on down note for Norman Thomas
The dark rain clouds that dangerously encircled Grand Street Campus HS Field never quite left Tuesday afternoon. They were dark grey, threatening to halt the PSAL Class A quarterfinal between...
Hoops community reacts to PSAL perv ref scandal
Members of the New York City high school basketball community complain about referees all the time – but never quite like this. City coaches, parents and players were outraged Tuesday...
PSAL Class A softball semifinals preview
The Post’s PSAL softball beat writer Marc Raimondi breaks down the Class A semifinals set for Wednesday in Brooklyn. SCHEDULE 3:30 p.m. – No. 1 Tottenville vs. No. 4 Cardozo...
Jam Master: Barrese at her best when the pressure is on
By now, pressure situations aren't new to Amanda Barrese. So the St. Joseph by the Sea ace was unfazed by the plights presented to her in the two most important...
'Primetime' Lenahan, Madison return to 'A' semis
Vinny Caiazza tries to schedule the very best in the PSAL, from James Monroe to George Washington to Norman Thomas. When he sees these clubs, James Madison’s coach sees different...
Plaza sweet
It sounds like a joke, but — no kidding — the Plaza Hotel’s food scene is finally getting its act together. What will we do without the laughs the joint’s...
Here's your meal ticket
Step into Bakeri, a Williamsburg coffee shop owned by Norwegian expat Nina Brondmo, and it feels like you’ve been transported to Scandinavia — without having to fork over big bucks...
Prospect Park West bike lane is underway
Construction is underway on the Prospect Park West bike lane — a controversial measure that the city says will calm traffic, but that has done little to calm Park Slope...
Never Scared becomes Never Scored
Is Never Scared slipping?After kicking its way out to a fast start and first place in the Brooklyn Kickball League standings, Never Scared is only 3-1-1 in its last five...
At Nathan's, the sign of the times is a whitewash of history!
One of America’s true sports legends has just been tossed into the dustbin of history at Coney Island.Last week, the organizers of the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest hung a...
Starr report
Books: Former "SNL"er Jim Breuer, who's at Gotham Comedy Club June 11-13 with his "Cheaper Than Therapy" tour, has written "I'm Not High," a comic memoir which hits bookstores in...
Trading faces
It's not your worst nightmare. It's much more terrible. Can you begin to imagine what it must be like to lose your face, yet remain alive? Yesterday morning, I met...
Cold War medley of greatest Hitch
Alfred Hitchcock's films and TV shows of the late 1950s and early '60s are examined in the context of the Cold War in the delightfully quirky quasi-documentary "Double Take," which...
Sheen heading for summer jail stint
'Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen is expected to plead guilty and be sentenced to 30 days in jail for threatening his wife last Christmas Day. Sheen, who's...
Twitter campaign to get Sarah Palin
'This Week" interim anchor Jake Tapper has launched a Twitter campaign to snare Sarah Palin as a guest for ABC's Sunday-morning show. And, yes, Tapper is aware he's following in...
Prescription for trouble
Paging Dr. Footlights: Catherine Zeta-Jones needs a pick-me-up to get her through awards season. The Tony-nominated star of "A Little Night Music" is showing signs of wear and tear, having...
NY delight for Coco nuts
Conan O'Brien returned to New York City last night for the first time since losing "The Tonight Show" and finding a new TV home on TBS. O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited from...
Palin writer's no spy-der man
WASILLA, Alaska -- A writer working on a book about former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says he moved to her hometown to talk to her acquaintances, not to spy on...
Mike's mosque mess: Wrong on Muslim rights
THE ISSUE: Mayor Bloomberg's support for a proposed mosque near Ground Zero. *** Mayor Bloomberg, always the very embodiment of political correctness, feels that Muslims have the same right as...
Protecting pols by squelching speech
In a 1996 law review article, Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan warned that campaign-finance laws "easily can serve as incumbent-protection devices, insulating current officeholders from challenge and criticism." The Disclose...
Cancer deaths are doubling
LONDON -- Cancer will kill more than 13.2 million people a year by 2030, almost double the number who died from the disease in 2008, the United Nations' cancer research...
'Terrorists wanted to kill us': wounded raider
The Israeli naval commando who was hurled from the upper deck of a Gaza-bound ship -- and later jumped into the sea to save his life -- yesterday described the...
Movie 'plug': Feds enlist Cameron
WASHINGTON — It’s official: The Gulf oil spill is a titanic mess. The Obama administration yesterday called in Hollywood director James Cameron, of “Titanic” and “Avatar” fame, to help fix...
A queen of shlock
The presumptive Republican nominee for the US Senate from Connecticut is an inspiring business success who battled adversity and the competition to build an internationally recognized brand. She is also...
Boy, 14, pulls gun at school
A 14-year-old boy brandished a pellet gun at a Rockland County middle school yesterday, then waved it at passing cars outside until one of the drivers -- a retired NYPD...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Two Sunset Park club patrons were arrested after they attacked a fellow customer and a security guard, authorities said yesterday. Alberto Ruiz, 20, clashed for unknown reasons with the...
Gov sharpens ax
ALBANY -- Gov. Paterson said yesterday that he's ordered his aides to put together a cost-saving plan to lay off thousands of state workers starting Jan. 1, the day the...
City's Haiti squad
The city is dispatching an emergency-response-training team outside the United States for the first time -- to help with the continuing crisis in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. The 12-member squad, including four...
Hood killer wins delay
FORT HOOD, Texas -- Wearing his Army uniform and sitting solemnly in a wheelchair, the psychiatrist who gunned down 13 people at Fort Hood made his first courtroom appearance yesterday...
Jewish boxing star 'weighs in' on Israeli crisis
Brooklyn boxer Yuri Foreman has been focusing on training for his fight in Yankee Stadium on Saturday night, but yesterday, he took time out to speak about the latest crisis...
Watchdog for stars' 'scammer'
A federal judge yesterday appointed a monitor to oversee money-manager-to-the-stars Kenneth Starr's business after federal regulators revealed the accused client swindler took out about $4 million in mortgages on the...
Sonia for total right to silence
WASHINGTON -- If you want to invoke your right to remain silent, you'll have to speak up. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court's conservative majority expanded its limits on...
Bam's about-face
In the diplomatic fallout from Monday's mess in the Mediterranean, one voice of dissent is remarkable: The Obama administration so far is fending off the international chorus of knee-jerk Israel-bashers....
AIG directors nix Asian unit sale to Pru
US taxpayers are going to have to wait a little bit longer to see any return on their $182.5 billion investment in embattled American International Group. The AIG board rejected...
Construction rises 2.7%
Construction spending in the US rose in April by the most since 2000 as demand related to the end of a tax credit spurred builders to break ground on more...
H20 sickens schoolkids
Dozens of students were sickened yesterday after they drank contaminated water from fountains at a Queens school, education officials said. School officials believe the chemicals came from faulty central air...
Business briefs
H-P axes Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, Calif., plans to cut about 9,000 jobs, re place about 6,000 of them in different countries and take a $1 billion charge for severance...
Reporter appeals harass-case loss
The former NY 1 reporter whose federal sexual-harassment suit was rejected by a Brooklyn federal jury after less than an hour of deliberations, wants another chance to make her case....
Citi unit cuts jobs to attract buyer
Citigroup Inc. will close 376 branches and cut as many as 720 jobs at its CitiFinancial consumer-lending businesses in the US and Canada, under a plan to make the units...
'Shell' shocked in b'klyn
The claws are out in a food fight simmering on the Brooklyn waterfront. After recently getting shut out of prime concession space in the first finished section of Brooklyn Bridge...
Anti-Israel sharks sniff O's weakness
In the aftermath of the Gaza flotilla fiasco, the air is thick with nonsense. Chief among the instant myths is that Israel has created a dilemma for President Obama. Actually,...
Real estate investors sue ex-Lehman chief
Lehman Brothers' real estate fund investors sued the fund and ex-Chief Executive Officer Richard Fuld, alleging securities fraud, citing a bankruptcy examiner's report. Plaintiffs including Glickenhaus & Co. were part...
Labor stink at Co-Op City
Workers at the giant Co-Op City complex in The Bronx were off the job yesterday -- leaving its 50,000 residents to take out their garbage and make their own repairs....
Mike: I feel parking pain
Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday he sympathizes with New Yorkers weary from double-parking tickets, but balked at the notion that ticketing agents only dole out the fines to collect revenue. "We...
Thor wins Takashimaya
It looks like the Takashimaya Building at 693 Fifth Ave. will end up in the capable hands of Joe Sitt of Thor Equities for just north of $140 million. Our...
Criminal probers on case
PORT FOURCHON, La. -- Federal authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the nation's worst oil spill, Attorney General Eric Holder said yesterday. "We will closely examine the actions...
Car services stung for dissing the disabled
A sweeping undercover sting busted 70 livery-cab bases around the city -- 15 percent of the total -- either overcharging or denying disabled passengers their rightful rides. Taxi and Limousine...
Working Families unit bows to foes' suit
The corporate arm of the labor-backed Working Families Party has agreed to a set of reforms, including becoming a nonprofit, after pressure from a lawsuit accusing the groups of improper...
Tyco jerk: Book lied about me
Imprisoned former Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski has filed suit against billionaire Steve Forbes for talking smack about him in his new book. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Kozlowski...
DVD-bootleg case open and 'smut'
Now that's a dirty deed. A Midtown porn company filed suit yesterday against a Florida man for allegedly selling low-quality bootleg DVDs of the 1981 skin-flick classic "Deep Inside Annie...
I can plug oil leak, says NY genius
BP's engineers can't stop the gushing oil spill, but a young genius from Long Island says she found the solution in less time than it takes most people to finish...
Broke Fergie admits princess complex
A desperate Sarah Ferguson yesterday turned to Oprah Winfrey to try to explain her antics -- blaming the pressure to be as beloved as Princess Diana for her mindless mission...
Pension results up 26%
Despite posting its best return since 2004, New York State's $132.6 billion pension fund is probably going to ask state workers to cough up more to make up for recent...
Dunst 'weeds' out rumors at bag-theft trial
The "Mary Jane" ain't stickin' to Mary Jane. "Spider-Man" actress Kirsten Dunst spent an hour on the witness stand as the victim in an otherwise mundane burglary trial yesterday, demurely...
Al and Tipper in meltdown
An inconvenient truth that's been hidden in Al and Tipper Gore's marriage was revealed yesterday -- their one-time steaming ardor has cooled to an arctic chill. The former lovebirds --...
Heartbreaking twist in Koppel tragedy
The son of legendary TV newsman Ted Koppel had the unconditional love of his parents and a second child on the way -- but the twin demons of drugs and...
Indie label Bug Music being shopped for $300M
Bug Music, one of the world's biggest independent music publishers, is being shopped by JPMorgan Chase -- with an asking price of $300 million. In the chase for the firm...
Handicapping the Newsweek mag sweepstakes
The field looks fairly light as the deadline for first-round "letters of interest" comes due today for Newsweek. The weekly magazine lost $28.3 million last year, but cut red ink...
Zipcar's on track for offer
Zipcar, a popular car rental company for city folk and college kids, is gearing up to fuel its growth with a $75 million initial stock offering. The 10-year-old Cambridge, Mass.,...
Chaos rules day at state GOP confab
GOP: Gathering of Pandemonium. Chaos and uncertainty ruled as state Republicans gathered in Midtown for a crucial endorsement vote today that could solidify Rick Lazio's campaign for governor and bring...
Fair warning for Andrew
Former Chief Judge Judith Kaye yesterday released her long-awaited white wash -- er, "independent review" -- of the Working Families Party's scandal-rocked electoral operations. The result? Let's just say that...
Terrorists at the helm
Turkey's Islamist prime minister, Tayyip Erdogan, knows better than most why Israel found it necessary to confront that phony "peace" flotilla off Gaza Monday. Certainly he knows that the convoy...
Go get oily: Analysts
Oil's well that ends well. That's what Wall Street analysts are saying when it comes to BP stock. Shares of the oil giant tumbled 15 percent yesterday to yet another...
NBC boss eyes $30M+ exit deal from Comcast
General Electric has finalized details of Jeff Zucker's exit deal from NBC Universal, according to sources familiar with the situation. Zucker will leave "a couple of months" after Comcast Corp....
Burned up Morgy quits
Score one for Mayor Bloomberg. Retired Manhattan DA Robert Morgenthau yesterday abruptly resigned as overseer of the court-ordered effort to recruit more minorities to the city's Fire Department. The move...
Liberia prez's son a drug mole
The son of Liberia's president worked as an undercover agent to help American authorities crack a drug-smuggling ring that planned to use the African nation as a way station to...
Qns. store hero grabs thug's gun (video)
A bodega worker turned the tables on two thugs in Queens, wrestling a gun from one during a stickup, then holding the creep until cops arrived, police said yesterday. "I'm...
Japanese PM to bid sayonara
Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama plans to resign after only eight months in office. Hatoyama said yesterday that he intends to step down over his broken campaign promise to get...
JPMorgan slams suit by banker
JPMorgan Chase urged dismissal of a complaint by a top-producing private banker who claims she was fired for questioning the dealings of a lucrative client. Former vice president Jennifer Sharkey...
LOVE artist bristles over 'threats'
The "LOVE" has turned to hate. Famed '60s pop artist Robert Indiana claims that a disgruntled ex-business partner is making threats against him using the medium he knows best --...
NY ed. bigs 'furnish' better $chool plan
New York educrats apparently got the message and submitted a much leaner second bid for federal education aid yesterday -- giving up the designer chairs, desks and bookcases that would...
Second wave of woe
Israel is bracing for a second showdown with pro-Palestinian activists who are sending two more boats -- possibly with Turkish naval support -- to challenge the Gaza blockade in the...
Overtime bill maid in NY
ALBANY -- Lawmakers have passed bills to require overtime pay after eight-hour workdays and at least one day off weekly for more than 200,000 housekeepers, nannies and other domestic workers...
Rangers' Anisimov has surgery
Rangers center Artem Anisimov underwent surgery yesterday to remove a small bone chip in his right wrist. He sustained the injury May 23 while skating with Russia in the gold-medal...
Mottau, Devils nearing deal
While there's no telling whether upcoming unrestricted free agents Paul Martin and Ilya Kovalchuk will be back in New Jersey next season, it appears the Devils are close to re-signing...
Red Bulls look to get 'Backe' to winning
Two weeks ago today, the Red Bulls sat atop the Eastern Conference and second in MLS, but they host Houston tonight (7:30, MSG, WQBU 92.7 FM) mired in a four-game...
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Gal trainer eyes hers-toric win at Belmont Stakes
Eight women have tried without success to train the winner of the Belmont Stakes, but the ninth shooter could prove the charm when Alexis Barba saddles Make Music for Me...
New Jersey native left off Italy's World Cup roster
Giuseppe Rossi grew up in North Jersey, living the American lifestyle but loving the Italian game. Arguably as gifted a soccer talent as the United States has ever produced, since...
You're a good story, Uptowncharlybrown
Asked which horse he wanted to win a big race, Joe Hirsch, dean of American turf writers, would answer: "The best story." If Joe were covering Saturday's 142nd Belmont Stakes,...
Orioles Millwood, Wigginton would take trade to Mets
The Mets right now are a team consistently walking the line between contender and catastrophe. And with holes in the starting rotation and possibly at second base if Luis Castillo...
Flyers have hole lotta confidence
PHILADELPHIA -- Heard this before? The Flyers' Stanley Cup championship hopes are in big trouble. Concern again has enveloped the legion of hockey fans who have embraced the orange and...
'Rachel' may be Belmont-bound after Stakes
There's a good chance 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra will make her next start at Belmont Park, in the Grade 1 Ogden Phipps Handicap at a mile-and-a-sixteenth on...
Beltran, on 'nice track,' might play more in right field
SAN DIEGO -- Carlos Beltran's return to the Mets could involve moving from center field on a part-time basis. In saying yesterday that Beltran is on a "nice track" in...
Hondo doubles up
Hondo took a flier with the Orioles last night and was looking good until Tejada threw it away, which caused the hefty debt to balloon to 660 burgesses. Tonight, he'll...
Federer's semis streak comes to stunning end at French Open
PARIS -- His French Open reign suddenly over, his record streak of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals done, too, Roger Federer paused briefly as he trudged off court at dusk,...
Sports shorts
GRID: Big Ben returns to Steelers practice A slimmed-down Ben Roethlisberger whistled practice passes to his receivers yesterday for the first time in five weeks. The two-time Super Bowl champion...
Joba has strong 8th inning after Saturday meltdown
Joba Chamberlain has been as erratic as Lindsay Lohan lately, making Yankees fans squirm in their seats when he emerges from behind the bullpen door. But last night there was...
Giants' Kiwanuka set to return following motorcycle accident
Defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka, according to reports, will be back at work this week for the Giants organized team activities after a motorcycle accident last Friday in Indianapolis left his...
LeBron says Cavaliers have edge; Dwyane hints he'll stay with Heat
Ouch! In a setback to the Knicks' grandiose free-agency dreams, LeBron James yesterday made the Cavaliers the favorites to re-sign him this offseason. And in a double whammy, Dwyane Wade...
Cotto finds spirit despite tragedy
It seems to be business as usual for Miguel Cotto -- another big fight in New York City, another title on the line. But there will be something different when...
Foreman ready to show Cotto he has star 'power'
In today's politically correct world, it's considered incorrect to accuse a boxer of hitting like a girl. But that's exactly one of the psychological tactics challenger Miguel Cotto and his...
Peeved Posada: I'm ready to return
Jorge Posada made it very clear he wasn't happy yesterday when Yankees decision-makers didn't take him off the disabled list. "I thought I was coming off," Posada said before the...
Teixeira exits after foul ball off foot
May was a bad month for Yankees injuries and June got off to a bad start as well when Mark Teixeira was forced out of last night's 3-1 win over...
Pelfrey's gem helps Mets bounce back against Padres
SAN DIEGO -- Mike Pelfrey looked just great wearing two different hats for the Mets last night. There was Pelfrey the starter and Pelfrey the setup man, the two of...
Dominant duo not enough for Mets rotation
The end was agony for those Mets fans who'd blown curfew, of course, because one simple rule of this Mets season is this: In a close game they're trailing, the...
1st-place Braves Phil fine
ATLANTA -- Troy Glaus stayed hot with a three-run homer, Tim Hudson pitched six strong innings around a rain delay and the streaking Braves extended their lead in the NL...
Weird but true
On your mark. Get set. Flush! The NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins are looking for 250 students who know how to flush toilets. Construction is almost completed on the team's new arena,...
Banner day: St. Joseph by the Sea holds off Molloy to claim CHSAA state title
St. Joseph by the Sea can finally celebrate. The Vikings went about this season in business-like fashion, dispatching every opponent in the opposite dugout. There were no wild cheering displays,...
CHSAA Class A baseball intersectional playoffs preview
CHSAA baseball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down the double-elimination Class A intersectional tournament, which starts Wednesday. Here is Wednesday's schedule: 4 p.m. -- No. 2 St. Joseph by the...
Scanlan-Rice CHSAA 'B' baseball playoff game suspended
The road to St. John’s University, home of the CHSAA Class B intersectional championship, is clear for two-time defending champion St. John’s Prep. It’s a bit muddied for Monsignor Scanlan...
LaGuardia survives adversity, Jamaica
This was uncharted territory for LaGuardia – in two different ways. The Athletics, playing in their first semifinals, fell behind by a run in the third inning. It was the...
Success being cooked up by Lab Museum United
Everything just clicked for Lab Museum United. The Gators pitched well, they fielded splendidly and got timely hitting. “It was one of the best games we had all year –...
Teixeira says foot should be fine
Mark Teixeira left tonight's Yankees-Orioles game in the fourth inning with a bruised left foot, but expects to be in the lineup tomorrow night.Teixeira fouled a ball off the foot...
Live blog recap: CHSAA Class A intersectional baseball playoffs
After three qualification rounds and a seeding round for the four division winners, we are down to eight teams left for the CHSAA Class A intersectional title. The double-elimination tournament...
Our scribe tests out the rides
With the soft opening of Luna Park on Saturday, a few hundred families — and this reporter — got a chance to test things out. After hearing all about all...
Our weekly events calendar!
www.williamhogeland.com.SaturdayJune 5Tower two-ferCall it a hipster’s paradise in Brooklyn Heights! More than 60 local works of art will be on display at Cadman Towers — an apartment complex-gone-studio — along...
Red Bulls coach fined
Major League Soccer has fined Red Bulls coach Hans Backe $2,500 for criticizing officiating after his team’s 3-2 loss to the New England Revolution. The Red Bulls were forced to...
Teixeira leaves Yanks' game after three innings
Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira has left New York's game against the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night after just three innings of play. The Yankees have not given a reason...
Mets deny Perez wanted to see psychologist
Which side needs its head examined?Agent Scott Boras weeks ago proposed that the Mets put Oliver Perez on the disabled list so he could work with a sports psychologist and...