June 8, 2010
Historians join fight to save endangered century-old Coney Island buildings
Eleven prominent New York historians have joined the fight to save four of Coney Island’s oldest buildings from being razed by developer Thor Equities – although it appears that even...
Thieves eyeballed while breaking into Fashion Optics
Eagle eyesThree thieves were arrested on June 5 after they were spotted breaking into Fashion Optics.Police said that the thieves, who ranged in age between 38 and 49, were reportedly...
To save D&D pool, it's Facebook to the rescue!
It’s sink-or-swim time for fans of the Douglass-Degraw pool, who are hoping that their newly created Facebook group will generate a tidal wave of letters to convince the big fish...
Lady Gaga premieres 'Alejandro' video
After teasing it on, of all places, "Larry King Live" last week, the Haus of Gaga has finally released the full music video for Lady Gaga's latest single, "Alejandro." At...
Judge issues warrant for Lohan's arrest after ruling she violated bail, recalls it after $20,000 posted
An arrest warrant for Lindsay Lohan has reportedly already been recalled. A judge had issued the warrant earlier today after the actress allegedly set off her court-ordered, booze-sensing ankle bracelet....
More summertime knifeplay
Blood on the sandThe well-publicized attack outside of Luna Park was apparently not the only bloodshed spilled in Coney Island this past Memorial Day.Police from the 60th Precinct said ten...
Exclusive: Texas hold 'em stud dies on flight to World Series of Poker
A morbidly obese Long Island man flying to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas died on board the flight of an apparent heart attack, The Post has learned....
Domino by the numbers
•Area of the waterfront rezoning: 11.2 acres•Number of units: 2,200 to 2,400•Number of below-market rate units: 660•Tallest buildings: Two at 40 stories•New public open space created: 4 acres•Retail space: 128,000...
Home invasion
Home invasionA gun-toting thug forced his way into a Marine Park home on June 3, robbing the woman inside.Cops said the victim was sitting inside her Kimball Street abode between...
Posada does catching drills
Jorge Posada took another step toward catching today by doing some drills before the Yankees' game with the Orioles.Posada worked with bench coach Tony Pena in the outfield about four...
This crook is on a roll after stealing 18 bikes from Vanderbilt Av shop
Eighteen bike owners were facing life in the slow lane on Monday after their beloved wheels were swiped while being rehabbed in a Prospect Heights bike shop.The bikes — along...
Flyers likely sticking with Leighton in goal for Game 6
PHILADELPHIA -- The ever-guarded Peter Laviolette tipped his hand. But make no mistake, this was hardly a slip-up. Always coy and protective about who will be in his lineup, Laviolette...
BOOKS: Cannabis Trips
Back in the good ol’ days when I was trolling around South East Asia every other month, I remember hitting up one of those ridiculous 1,000-story malls in Malaysia, desperate...
Line drive cracks girl's skull at Dodgers game
LOS ANGELES — A 3-year-old girl whose skull was fractured by a line drive during batting practice at Dodger Stadium was scheduled for surgery Tuesday. The girl’s injury Monday is...
ABC has the one winning basketball team from New York
BOSTON -- Good coach and reliable point guard. That's always been a winning formula in the NBA. It's a combination that has the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers in...
Fox Sports: MLB should follow NFL policy on instant replay
(Note: Mike Pereira was the NFL’s Vice President of Officiating from 2004-09, after spending the previous five seasons as the league’s Director of Officiating.) Would you like to know how...
Altidore resumes full training with U.S. team
PRETORIA, South Africa -- Forward Jozy Altidore has resumed full training with the U.S. World Cup team, six days after spraining his right ankle during practice. "I feel great. The...
12 Americans arrested in Yemen, three on terror charges
Twelve Americans have been detained in Yemen, three of them on terror charges, the U.S. State Department said Tuesday. Spokesman PJ Crowley told reporters the U.S. was trying to get...
Sad Russian executes himself with homemade guillotine
A depressed Russian engineer built a macabre homemade guillotine to commit suicide in his bedroom, Pravda reported Tuesday. Troubled Albert Repin told his parents he was building a closet at...
SocGen trader tells fraud trial that bosses 'encouraged' him
Former Societe Generale trader Jerome Kerviel testified Tuesday that he was "encouraged" by his bosses to take risks, on the first day of his trial over the multibillion-euro scandal at...
Dow jumps 123 points as fear abates
A late surge left U.S. stocks with a solid gain Tuesday, led by a rally among commodity producers and banks as investors' fear of taking on risk in their portfolios...
NYC schools may trim hot lunch options
NEW YORK — New York City schoolchildren may see fewer choices at the lunch line next fall. Under a proposal by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, schools that offer three hot lunch...
Worst dad ever!
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–WilliamsburgA man was arrested for beating his 13-year-old daughter with a metal dog leash on June 2.Details leading up to the horrendous attack are sketchy, but the brave girl...
Preview: DeathSpank
Ron Gilbert had a serious hand in how I grew up. The hours I spent with Maniac Mansion, The Secret of Monkey Island and LeChuck's Revenge left an indelible mark....
Conn. man arraigned on NYC class-trip sex charges
Bail was set at $200,000 today for a Connecticut dad charged with turning a recent Manhattan bus trip into a school girl grope-fest. As his wife sobbed and his 9-year-old...
2nd rig unrelated to Deepwater spill reportedly leaking in Gulf
A second rig unrelated to the Deepwater Horizon spill has been leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico since late April, according to reports that appear to show a clearly...
A-Rod in Yankees lineup
Alex Rodriguez's groin injury will not prevent him from starting in tonight's game against the Orioles. Rodriguez will start at third base and hit cleanup as usual. And despite Mark...
NY jury convicts man, 27, in girlfriend’s overdose
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A man who injected his girlfriend with an overdose of heroin has been convicted of criminally negligent homicide. The Westchester district attorney says 27-year-old Paul Aveni...
‘Shore’ cast not worried about STDs
It seems like GTL is the only three-letter acronym the members of the “Jersey Shore” cast have on their minds. Last week the show’s creator, Sallyann Salsano, stated that she...
MLB fine with Mets putting Perez on DL
The Mets are in the clear with MLB regarding Oliver Perez.MLB spokesman Pat Courtney said this afternoon that the league has examined Perez's medical information and has no problem with...
Actor pulls out of NY Puerto Rican Day parade
An actor with a history of domestic violence has dropped out of New York’s annual Puerto Rican Day parade after critics called for a boycott and at least one invited...
Heidi Montag files for legal separation from husband Spencer Pratt
Could this really be the end of Speidi? Heidi Montag was seen at a Santa Monica, Calif. courthouse Tuesday where she filed for legal separation from husband Spencer Pratt, TMZ.com...
NOAA: Under water oil plumes confirmed
WASHINGTON — The government says water tests have confirmed underwater oil plumes from the BP oil spill, but that concentrations are "very low." NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco said that the...
NYC player picked in the third round
In the third round of the First-Year Player Draft, the Kansas City Royals snagged George Washignton High School's Michael Antonio with the 86th selection.The 6-foot-2, 190-pound shortstop was ranked as...
George Washington's Antonio best in over a decade
Sure, Mike Antonio’s stock dropped – all the way to the third round. The Kansas City Royals took the George Washington standout shortstop with the 86th overall pick on Day...
Black flight from Detroit meets black flight from Dallas
Depressed Detroit has been primed for a revitalization for years now, but according to the Wall Street Journal, it isn’t going to happen anytime soon, especially when so many of...
3UP: Sabathia/Teixeira, Culver and Ollie
Yesterday was a 3UP on the Mets at the one-third pole, today we look at Yanks. Actually, we are just going to use the first item to look at the...
Lawmakers propose closing 129 NY public agencies
ALBANY, N.Y. — Two New York lawmakers want to shutter 129 public authorities and agencies established to address urban renewal, industrial development, waste management and other public enterprises. Assemblymen Sam...
DVD Extra: Bette and more on June 15 WAC list
Bette Davis, director Clarence Brown and a quartet of remake double-features are on deck next in the next round of tantalizing offerings from the Warner Archive Collection. The custom manufacturing DVD...
Woman dies after being struck by lightning before boyfriend proposed in N.C.
A 25-year-old woman was killed by lightning while hiking in North Carolina -- just minutes before her boyfriend was to ask for her hand in marriage, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported...
Witness statement says bosses knew Gulf oil rig disaster was 'gonna happen': report
Jaw-dropping evidence has surfaced that suggests BP's Deepwater Horizon's top managers knew of problems with the rig before it exploded last month -- a disaster at the heart of what...
E*Trade says Lindsay Lohan's "milkaholic" suit should be moved to Manhattan
Her heart may belong in Long Island, but Lindsay Lohan's $100 million civil suit against E*Trade should reside in New York. That's according to E*Trade's lawyers, who told a judge...
Michael Lohan to open nightclub in NY
Lindsay Lohan’s dad Michael is a partner in a new nightclub set to open in the Hamptons on Long Island, TMZ reported Tuesday. The name of the new club? “Controversy.”...
Ike Davis homers in 11th as Mets beat Padres 2-1
Ike Davis homered in the 11th inning, Mike Pelfrey turned in another terrific outing and the New York Mets beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Tuesday night for their...
Yankees hit 3 homers in 12-7 win over Orioles
Curtis Granderson hit a grand slam, Nick Swisher homered and drove in five runs, and the New York Yankees cruised to a 12-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday...
Phenom! Strasburg strikes out 14 in Nats debut
WASHINGTON -- Over-hyped? Are you kidding? Stephen Strasburg went beyond the hype - and anyone's reasonable expectations - by striking out 14 batters in his electric major league debut. With...
Cavaliers GM: LeBron won't factor in coaching search
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert refused to comment Tuesday on reports he has offered a job to Michigan State's Tom Izzo and said superstar free agent LeBron James...
United States' Onyewu says he'll be ready for England
IRENE, South Africa -- Oguchi Onyewu feels ready to face England. The big American defender hasn't played a full 90 minutes since Oct. 10, four days before he tore his...
Holloway's mom launches resource center for families of missing persons
Beth Holloway, the mother of teenager Natalee Holloway who disappeared in 2005, announced the launch of a resource center for families of missing persons Tuesday, FOX News Channel reported. Holloway...
Giants will hold camp at Albany again
Considering they made no plans to move their base of operations anywhere else, the Giants returning to the University at Albany this summer for training camp was little more than...
Cuomo sues companies that scammed Haitian earthquake victims, refugees
Dozens of earthquake-fleeing Haitians thought their worst enemy was Mother Nature — that is until greedy immigration-scam artists in Brooklyn got their hooks into them. Several small businesses that purported...
Co-op City workers returning to jobs
Hundreds of workers are returning this week to Co-op City, the nation's largest cooperative housing complex, where about 40 tons of garbage had been piling up each day during a...
Guess which newsperson Jason Bateman pleasures himself to in August's "The Switch"
This is probably not the distinguished honor she had in mind when she went into journalism all those years ago, but Diane Sawyer gets a special shout out of sorts...
Depressing Depression show
In today's paper I reviewed "Can You Hear Their Voices?" a 1931 play performed in a temporary "pop-up" theater on Great Jones St. This is touted as "site-specific" though the...
Atlanta office building re-opens after being evacuated
An office building in downtown Atlanta was re-opened Tuesday after a suspicious package forced it to be evacuated. Authorities determined the building was safe around 1:30pm local time. Workers filed...
Espada will risk NY gov’t shutdown
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York senator who set off a debilitating coup in the chamber a year ago says he’ll vote against any more emergency spending bills, even at...
NY teen charged in 2nd plot on high school
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — For the second time in three years, a Long Island teenager is facing charges of plotting a Columbine-style attack on his former high school. Christopher Franko, who...
Beaten up for phone
90th PrecinctWilliamsburg–BushwickC-teamThree no-good punks wrestled their victim to the ground and stole his phone on Metropolitan Avenue on June 4 — but cops later sandbagged two.The punks approached a man...
'Cemetery Junction' goes to early grave
Ricky Gervais' first foray into drama, "Cemetery Junction," which he co-directed with Stephen Merchant (his co-creator on the huge hits "The Office" and "Extras") was just announced to be headed straight to...
Bill Clinton calls La. senator 'sinner' in fundraising letter
Former President Clinton has sent out a fundraising letter on behalf of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee under his own name warning that Republicans are trying to "derail' President Obama's...
Cornell gets $25M gift for economics school
ITHACA, N.Y. — The family of John Dyson, a former chairman of the New York Power Authority, is giving $25 million to Cornell University to establish a school of applied...
Duncan: NY made solid 'Race to the Top' moves
WASHINGTON -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan said New York "made some good moves" by easing restrictions on charter schools and put itself on better footing to win federal Race To...
'Real Housewife' Danielle Staub in sex tape, distributor says
Another celebrity sex tape is about to hit the market, and this time, the people distributing the footage claim the star is Danielle Staub from "The Real Housewives of New...
Best movie title since 'Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the 'Hood'?
The spoof movie lives, apparently: Today's direct-to-DVD newbie is the comedy, "The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It." Judd Apatow, you have been honored.
Actress Demi Moore to pen tell-all memoir
Actress Demi Moore will pen a tell-all memoir about her life and career, HarperCollins announced Tuesday. The actress is expected to write about her rocky relationship with her mother and...
Lakers' Jackson got coaching start during Knicks' championship season
Phil Jackson views the 1969-70 Knicks championship season as a bittersweet time. Yes, he missed playing for the champs because of back surgery, but a foundation was set for his...
NY’s top court upholds use of drug-sniffing dogs
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s top court says police can use drug-detecting dogs to check vehicles stopped for traffic violations when they suspect there’s other criminal activity of some sort....
Male inmates 'simply obsessed with' Charlie Sheen
Charlie Sheen might want to overrule his lawyer -- who pulled the plug on a proposed plea deal Monday -- and plead guilty to misdemeanor assault, FOXNews.com reported Tuesday. If...
Obama would have fired BP's Hayward by now
U.S. President Barack Obama would not still have gaffe-prone BP CEO Tony Hayward on his staff, NBC reported Tuesday. "He wouldn't be working for me after any of those statements,"...
Chris Brown denied entry to UK due to 'serious criminal offense'
American singer Chris Brown was on Tuesday denied a visa to visit the U.K. because of his infamous assault on his ex, pop singer Rihanna, in the U.S. last year....
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, June 11Film, Brooklyn International Film Festival: More than 100 films from 26 different countries. $10 ($8 students and seniors). 5–10 pm. Brooklyn Heights Cinema [70 Henry St, at Orange...
Collision on upstate NY road kills tractor driver
CARLISLE, N.Y. — State police say a 56-year-old man has died after his farm tractor was hit by a car on a rural upstate New York road. Troopers say David...
Bankrupt Housewife 'staying positive': report
Us Magazine reported that "Real Housewives of New Jersey" cast member Teresa Giudice is upbeat after news broke that she and her hubby, Joe, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. "Staying...
Smoking tot cuts habit
A chain-smoking Indonesian toddler has cut back to 15 cigarettes a day thanks to "therapy focused on playing", a child welfare official said. Two-year-old Ardi Rizal shocked the world when...
Revis returns to Jets practice
Five days after a statement no-show from the Jets' Thursday organized team activity (OTA), cornerback Darrelle Revis is at the team facility today to take part in meetings and on-field...
Ja Rule denied pretrial hearing to challenge DNA
Nearly three years after Ja Rule was arrested for gun possession, a judge today set an August 18 trial date for the rapper. Also today, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Richard...
Natalee Holloway's dad: Van der Sloot should tell all
Now that Joran van der Sloot has confessed to killing a young woman in his hotel room in Peru, Natalee Holloway's father said today that the Dutchman should tell authorities...
A few drinks — and a mugging!
78th PrecinctPark SlopeDrunken masterA gun-toting thief took advantage of a man who’d had at least one too many on June 2, forcing him at gunpoint to hand over his cellphone...
Vote for the guy who brought the Velvet Underground to his high school
Today is primary day in various states including California where Barbara Boxer does, in fact, have a challenger for the Democratic nomination in blogger Mickey Kaus.Kaus is unlikely to e...
NY volunteer firefighter in serious condition after vehicle explosion
UNION SPRINGS, N.Y. — A volunteer firefighter remains in serious condition after being badly burned when fuel exploded in a World War II-era amphibious rescue vehicle used by a central...
2010 World Cup TV schedule
Knowledgeable U.S. soccer fans — it’s not an oxymoron. ESPN is making a huge investment in World Cup coverage, paying $100 million for the rights to the 2010 and 2014...
4 NY teens accused of stealing fishermen’s oars
LEWISBORO, N.Y. — New York authorities say four teenagers are under arrest for stealing oars from two fishermen, stranding them on an island. The teens were charged with felony grand...
Worker's body found after Texas gas line explosion
The body of a worker was found Monday after a gas line in northern Texas exploded, the Hood County News reported, quoting Hood County sheriff Roger Deeds. Eight people were...
Suspended NJ police chief to collect sick time
HACKENSACK, N.J. — A suspended New Jersey police chief will collect more than $53,000 in unused sick time. Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa was suspended without pay last month after...
NYPD: Three arrested in Central Park sex attack
Police have arrested two more people on charges of sexually attacking a woman in New York City’s Central Park. Police say 18-year-old Robert Gonzalez of Brooklyn was arrested Monday on...
Jobs still the problem that Obama isn’t talking about
Charles Gasparino says there are lessons from the past that Obama hasn’t learned and unemployment is going to remain high as a result. “Buried in those wonderful economic numbers, which the...
A lemon is a lemon is a lemon and Obamacare is a lemon
President Obama is going out on the campaign trail again. And this time he’s selling Obamacare, again. But this time he’s focused on seniors, again. “"It's our responsibility to make...
City to celebrate its 'cover-up' of Bay Ridge’s infamous 'Dust Bowl'
It’s now the “Dust Bowl” in name only.City officials are expected to gather today for a ceremonial ribbon-cutting of a nearly $2.8 million “cover-up” they pulled off at the “Dust...
Time Teixeira, Cano switched spots in lineup
No manager in baseball protects his players as well as Joe Girardi, but it’s time for the Yankees to make a major change in their lineup. If Girardi’s name happened...
Yankees can afford to tinker with lowly Orioles and Astros up next
The Yankees open a six-game stretch today in Baltimore in search of answers more than results. With the dismal Orioles and the awful Astros on the schedule, the Bombers surely...
'Control' freak
Hands up! Or I'll change the channel! A trembling homeless man sent an Upper West Side bank into turmoil yesterday -- brandishing an old television remote control, demanding money and...
For Francis Lewis ace, coach's belief went a long way
Jonathan Bobea has pitched better games against better competition with more on the line. There were no major league scouts – a routine occurrence this spring – and very little...
An 'ex' to grind
She's the ex-wife from hell! An outraged judge slapped a Long Island woman with a jail sentence for trying to drive a wedge between her ex-husband and their daughters, keeping...
Morning stars
‘When I say ‘Give us!’ you say ‘Passes!’ When I say ‘We were here!’ you say ‘First!’ ” chants 13-year-old Alexandria Jade Alonso, who traveled from Chicago and waited overnight...
Starry night
What’s black and white and hot all over? The sexiest celebrities in feathers, sequins, leather and crystals at yesterday’s CFDA Fashion Awards at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, where the...
Eyes on the prize
Everyone wants a piece of Michael Kors these days. “Sign my bag.” “Sign my fur coat.” That’s the kind of response the king of sexy American sportswear generates when he...
Engagement party on Court St. gets ugly — and the father of the bride is in the middle of it!
Police were called to the famed Carroll Gardens eatery at the corner of Union Street at 12:30 am after several guests attending the party began fighting with each other.As the...
Raimondi's observations from the PSAL Class A softball city title game
The standing-room only crowd was on its feet. The tension in the air was palpable and it left some spectators breathless. We could go another 10 years and not see...
NYC softball rankings
That was quick, wasn’t it? It seems like just yesterday, the 2010 softball season begun. Yet this week was the last of it and now we’re here to wrap it...
Freshman powers Horace Mann to Mayor's Cup crown
Andrew Arnaboldi entered the Mayor’s Cup unsure of himself. It showed in his loss in the semifinals Sunday morning. Then the finals came against Cardozo and the first four matches...
PSAL baseball rankings
We said it all year the playoffs would be unpredictable. How's eighth-seeded Lehman in the championship for out of nowhere? It was a wild week of postseason play, as Tottenville...
Case closed: Eisenberg won't return to coach at Lewis
One of the PSAL’s most successful girls basketball coaches has been cleared to return to teaching – just not at the school he took to six city championship games at...
Van der Sloot confesses; killed girl after she found out about Holloway: reports
Joran van der Sloot has confessed to snapping the neck of a Peruvian woman, enraged that she touched his computer without permission and found out he was suspected in the...
Our official field guide to defeating incumbents
Incumbent: Assemblyman Peter Abbate Jr.Represents: Dyker Heights, BensonhurstYears in office: 24Campaign war chest: $532,690How to beat: If you think state employees are treated with kid gloves while on the job...
Our official field guide to defeating incumbents
Incumbent: Assemblyman Jim BrennanRepresents: Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, KensingtonYears in office: 26Campaign war chest: $58,941How to beat him: Jim Brennan is slowly becoming a toothless tiger here and up in...
Seven more horndogs captured in Boerum Hill sting
Seven more men — including one who assaulted a police officer — were busted on June 5 at a shady Boerum Hill corner for trying to get a little action...
Texting while walking
76th PrecinctCarroll GardensCobble Hill–Red HookCell punchA perp took advantage of a distracted pedestrian, swiping his phone as he texted while walking on May 29 — but the teenager fought back...
What are those balls in the Gowanus Canal?
There’s something floating atop the notoriously polluted Gowanus Canal — and it’s actually a good thing!The Department of Environmental Protection said that those new red and white buoys dancing on...
Not so 'Bueno'! Smith St. eatery to become a stationery store
The Smith Street rumor mills can stop churning — a stationery store is taking over the now-defunct Bueno restaurant at the corner of Pacific Street.Details are sketchy, but sources said...
Teen shot in the heart — of Fort Greene
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillShot in the armAn 18-year-old was shot in the forearm on N. Portland Avenue on June 1.The victim said that he was walking between Myrtle and Park...
Dancers' outfits fit better than routine
At Saturday's premiere of "Call Me Ben" -- New York City Ballet's new piece about gangster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel and his moll, Virginia Hill -- it was the costumes that...
'Voices' fades away
It seemed like a great idea: Resurrect a 1931 piece about the Great Depression and put it up in a temporary "pop-up" theater downtown. But this revival of "Can You...
Vermont group reaches peak
GRACE POTTER & THE NOCTURNALS "Grace Potter & the Nocturnals" **** ON their self-titled record, the Vermont-based band opens with a song they could retire on called "Paris (Ooh La...
Stedman disses Chicago
Now he thinks she's God. Oprah Winfrey's partner, Stedman Graham, says Winfrey is a "prophet" -- and that she's not appreciated in her home city of Chicago. "I think they...
Dapper singer in step
Call it the taming of the crew. Hot 97's Summer Jam -- the 16th annual radio-come-to-life hip-hop extravaganza -- was a shockingly gentle event, with party-rapping performers replacing gangsta rappers...
Not just another 'Pretty' face
If you are already addicted to Sara Shepherd's "Pretty Little Liars" young adult novels, have I got a show you'll love. If you are a parent of someone addicted to...
Final inning?
SNY, the Mets' cable channel, is in talks with local stations about providing sports reports for their newscasts, The Post has learned. The sports channel is talking to both Ch....
'Dr. Who' wants Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga could go from "Fame Monster" to space monster -- if "Doctor Who" scriptwriter Gareth Roberts has his way. The pop star's penchant for wearing far-out costumes makes her...
Real house wines of New Jersey
WHAT exit is that bottle from? Utter the words “New Jersey wine” and you’ll hear all sorts of wisecracks. Heck, even the winemakers themselves will make jokes — off the...
Hip-hop $quabble
Two music producers are fighting over $1 million of the profits from hip-hopper Drake's smash hit "Best I Ever Had." Queens impresario Shaune Muir claims Nakia Coleman, aka Kia Shine,...
Filming heroes
This month marks the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, a three-year conflict that claimed 4 million lives, 36,000 of them American. It's been dubbed "The Forgotten...
New crisis for Chrysler
DETROIT -- Chrysler is recalling almost 600,000 minivans and Jeep Wranglers in the United States and another 100,000 in other countries because of brake or wiring problems. The company says...
Belated Bhopal justice
BHOPAL, India -- An Indian court yesterday convicted seven former employees of Union Carbide's Indian subsidiary of "death by negligence" for their roles in the Bhopal gas tragedy that left...
Perfect sportsmen: Lessons from a bad call
We live in a society that worships steroid-using, all-about-me, gun-toting, substance-abusing, overpriced and immoral athletes ("Bud Right!" June 4). Now we finally have two classy role models -- Detroit pitcher...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A predator tried to rape a woman on a Chelsea street after she partied at a nightclub, police sources said yesterday. The sex fiend followed the 22-year-old woman on...
The blockade is about saving civilians
Airport security makes all travelers put their bags through the X-ray machines, remove their laptops from their cases and walk through the metal detectors. It doesn't matter if you're a...
There's a noticeable boom in the fake job market
You are not going to like this column. I'll be upfront about that. But like your mother used to say, just open wide and swallow the medicine. It might not...
Court KOs right hook at Hillary
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court yesterday refused to hear arguments that Hillary Rodham Clinton was "constitutionally ineligible" to be secretary of state because of an obscure rule about pay increases....
GI busted over vid leak
A GI in Army intelligence was arrested two weeks ago after boasting of leaking a video of a botched US helicopter strike that killed two journalists and other unarmed civilians...
Fla.'s doing oil right, so far
Saturday's front-page story, "Welcome to Florida," (June 5) adds concerns for already nervous tourists and Floridians. The fact is that Florida has over 2,200 miles of tidal shoreline. While concerns...
Duque bro in killer rampage
The half-brother of former Yankee pitcher Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez shot seven women during a wild rampage at a popular South Florida restaurant, killing his wife and three other victims...
D'Amato king of lobbyist$
ALBANY -- He was Senator Pothole. Now he's Mr. Deep Pockets. Former US Sen. Al D'Amato led all individual registered state lobbyists in political-campaign donations last year, giving nearly $60,000...
The 'wikileaker' and the White House
Yesterday brought the welcome news that a 22-year-old soldier had been busted for passing classified gun-camera tapes and documents to Wikileaks. If proven guilty, Spc. Bradley Manning needs to do...
Israel: We'll probe raid
Israel said yesterday it would conduct its own probe of the deadly high-seas commando raid on a blockade-running ship, rather than accept a UN-run international investigation. Israeli media said the...
W.H. crone resigns
WASHINGTON -- Longtime journalist Helen Thomas retired yesterday from the Hearst News Service following remarks she made about Israel that were denounced by the White House. Thomas, 89, was caught...
Sweet on Domino apt. deal
The city Planning Commission is sweet on a developer's $1.5 billion plan to bring 2,200 apartments to the former Domino Sugar factory in Williamsburg, voting unanimously to support the controversial...
Where are the jobs?
Who needs a debt commission when White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is on the case? He wants to allow federal agencies to redirect half of any unnecessary, unspent...
Business briefs
BofA settles Countrywide Finan cial, the mortgage com pany bought by BofA, will pay $108 million to settle US claims it charged excessive fees to struggling home buy ers.Conde raided...
Charen wins Breindel prize
Syndicated columnist and best-selling author Mona Charen, a staunch advocate of the United States and Israel, yesterday received the 12th annual Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Journalism. "As a...
PE firms' appetite for pizza chain
California Pizza Kitchen set the restaurant world on its ear when it was founded in 1985 -- by selling pineapple pizzas and BLT pizzas. In its current effort to sell...
Cut$ hit suicide hot line
One of New York's two major suicide hot lines will go silent unless the city Health Department rescinds a $247,150 budget cut, alarmed officials warned yesterday. "It's a major mistake...
Diana's frock hit$ the block
A sexy strapless black dress, famously worn by Princess Diana at her royal coming-out, goes under the hammer in London today and could fetch up to $72,000, organizers said. The...
Reid defeat = luck for Chuck
WASHINGTON -- Today's Republican primary in Nevada will determine just how much trouble Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid faces for re-election -- with few standing to gain more from the...
Sachs' paper chase
A long-simmering, private feud between Goldman Sachs and the panel charged with uncovering the cause of Wall Street's historic collapse erupted into full public view yesterday -- with the panel...
Apple gives its fans an i-Full
Get ready, Apple addicts -- the long-anticipated iPhone 4 made its debut yesterday at the company's annual Worldwide Developers Conference. Thinner, chock full of new goodies and with a stronger...
'Thieves' had a bling fling
Two thieves went on a high-end Midtown shopping spree with stolen credit cards, racking up a nearly $50,000 tab for Tiffany earrings, a Rolex watch and other pricey merchandise, authorities...
Charters rip pols' preppy attitude
Stunned charter-school backers yesterday accused state lawmakers of discriminating against them by pushing legislation to help defray capital costs of the state's priciest private prep schools -- but not of...
Radio storyteller, 99, signs off
Himan Brown, the Brooklyn-raised son of Russian immigrants who used such sound effects as a creaking door and a steam engine to enthrall listeners in the 1930s' and '40s' Golden...
iPad app keeps you Posted on world's best photos
If you got an iPad, you gotta get New York Post Pix! Your favorite newspaper has launched its first iPad app: a live gallery of fantastic photos delivered to you...
You'll pay if you ax bank babe
Chase bank will lose ample assets if it cans the "too hot" Debrahlee Lorenzana. Customers at the bank's Williamsburg, Brooklyn, branch said yesterday that they'd take their business elsewhere if...
Qaeda aider's bad spews
A former Queens man set to be sentenced for aiding al Qaeda once led an anti-American protest in which he called for "jihad" and "Death, death to the Crusaders!" prosecutors...
'Tap' that class at Stuy HS
What happened to "Most Likely to Succeed"? Exiting seniors at elite Stuyvesant HS have added a spicy category to "best-dressed" or "brightest" -- classmates I'd like to "tap." Students in...
Azria takes BCBG off the block; bids on Karstadt
Talk about a fickle fashion designer. Max Azria -- who this spring, as exclusively reported by The Post, put his Los Angeles fashion empire BCBG on the block -- appears...
Grieving son's jail justice
A Bronx man who spent his father's funeral sitting in jail on bogus charges of soliciting a hooker will collect $40,000 from the city to settle his false-arrest lawsuit, the...
Upstanding room only
You won't need a ticket to ride! Wide-eyed MTA officials are hoping that riders on a new East Side express bus line will buy tickets before they board -- even...
PA moving NY staff to NJ
The Port Authority plans to move hundreds of Manhattan-based employees to New Jersey, Realty Check has learned — breaking the bistate agency’s long-standing practice of keeping equal numbers of office...
Bartz eyes a mate
After 18 months atop Yahoo!, Chief Executive Carol Bartz appears to be done with cutting costs and ready to address the site's No. 1 problem: trying to reverse the 25...
The Breindel award
A hearty congratulations to syndicated columnist Mona Charen, who was honored yesterday as the 2010 winner of the Eric Breindel Journalism Award. The prize, endowed by News Corp., The Post's...
Jersey jihadis
Here we go again: Two US citizens bent on jihad -- this time, luckily, nabbed before any damage was done. Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, and Mohamed Alessa, 20, both of...
Who tests the tests?
The next time a state or city official claims that public school kids are doing better, don't believe it. Not if the claim's based on state test scores, anyway. As...
JPMorgan coal hole
JPMorgan Chase's CEO Jamie Dimon may get burned by a coal trade that is said to have rung up a loss of as much as $250 million this quarter, The...
Newsday workers nix pact
Newsday's rank and file union workers overwhelmingly rejected by more than a 2-to-1 margin a proposed pay pact that would have chopped their wages by at least 5 percent for...
Beware of sack rats: FBI
The bags might be empty, but the threat isn't. A new FBI report is warning federal, state and local law-enforcement agencies around the United States about a new Islamic terror...
Late-day jitters hit markets
Traders gave in to another case of last-hour anxiety yesterday and drove stocks to their lowest level in seven months. The Dow Jones industrial average, down just 42 points at...
Gulf tragedy may spike crude-oil prices
Investors are betting $100 oil is just around the corner because the Gulf of Mexico's spill crisis could permanently halt offshore drilling here and eventually sap the world's oil glut,...
Problem's not Minor
Lawyers for fallen Internet tycoon Halsey Minor are trying to hang on to $850,000 he paid them just hours before a judge ordered him to cough up $6.6 million to...
Man, 75, held in LI bomb 'threat'
A 75-year-old Chicago man is under arrest after allegedly telling a flight attendant at a Long Island airport that there was a bomb in a bag he had left on...
School bus pins woman
A school bus carrying 28 kids struck a woman in Brooklyn yesterday, pinning her under one of its wheels for 15 minutes, cops and witnesses said. The driver of the...
Jersey 'jihadi' school ordeal
One of the two aspiring Islamic terrorists busted at JFK Airport over the weekend was considered so dangerous as a teenager that he was barred from attending classes in his...
Revenge of (fired) nerd
Never sack the tech guy -- he knows your IP address. That's the lesson a Manhattan hospital learned the hard way after a disgruntled computer geek was busted for allegedly...
BP plans bigger cap for tighter fit
NEW ORLEANS -- As officials reported a gradual increase in the amount of oil being captured from the spewing wellhead at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, BP yesterday...
Stinks worse than Katrina did
WASHINGTON -- A shocking 69 percent of Americans gave a thumbs-down to the government's response to the Gulf oil spill -- an even higher number than those who disapproved of...
Lindsay gets 'lit' at party
Lindsay Lohan's alcohol monitoring anklet began flashing early yesterday as the troubled actress attended Katy Perry's "MTV Movie Awards" after-party in LA, according to a report. "All of a sudden,...
Pols OK $385M in state health cuts
ALBANY -- Lawmakers sliced $385 million in health-care spending last night -- the first significant step toward balancing the state budget after being deadlocked more than two months. The legislation...
Joran: I brutally murdered Peru gal
Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American teen Natalee Holloway, reportedly confessed to murdering Stephany Flores in Peru after she grabbed his laptop and...
Mets choose North Carolina pitcher Harvey with seventh pick
The Mets stuck to the script last night and drafted another big pitcher with their first-round pick of the amateur draft, selecting right-hander Matt Harvey, out of North Carolina, and...
Duke's Zoubek has dreams of joining Knicks
Truth is, at least twice Brian Zoubek thought about quitting, tossing the entire hoops dream in a garbage can like an old pair of Converse sneakers. When the former McDonald's...
New-look Liberty need to start winning
The Liberty didn't just renovate after last season's 13-21 debacle. General manager Carol Blazejowski all but rented a wrecking ball and did a complete rebuilding job. Four-fifths of the starting...
Yankees brass not giving up on Teixeira
Mark Teixeira has gone from slow start to slow month to slow year. The slumping Yankees first baseman returns to his home state today in a 0-for-12 skid. His average...
Bettman: 'Terrific hockey' in finals
According to NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, the Stanley Cup Final is a reflection of the league's regular season. And whatever the outcome of the exciting Blackhawks-Flyers series, this season was...
Newbies qualify for U.S. Open at New Jersey course
There were a handful of PGA Tour veterans vying for one of the four U.S. Open spots available at yesterday's sectional qualifier at Canoe Brook in Summit, N.J., but all...
New Giants defensive coordinator Fewell firing up assistants
Players already have noticed, mentioned and been encouraged by the upbeat, animated style of new Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell, who was hired by Tom Coughlin to replace the fired...
Yankees draft high school shortstop in first round
Someday Derek Jeter will retire. Last night the Yankees may have selected their next shortstop in high school star Chris "Cito" Culver with the 32nd pick of the first round....
Hondo in a frenzy
Hondo showed signs of improvement last night as he held his ground by prevailing with the Mariners and succumbing with Los Bravos to leave the debt holding firm at 940...
The Post line
NBA Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog CELTICS 2½ (192½) Lakers NHL Tomorrow Favorite Line Underdog FLYERS $105-125 Blackhawks Home team in CAPS
Americans ready to take on World
Every other World Cup, the United States proves just capable enough to raise our expectations unrealistically. The booms, an upset of Colombia in Pasadena in 1994, a stunner over Portugal...
As Amazin'ly streaky as a team can be
Streaks can be a good thing. Look at Joe DiMaggio. Look at Lou Gehrig. Look at Edwin Moses, and John Wooden's UCLA Bruins, and Red Auerbach's Celtics. Look at Tom...
Mets' Reyes slumping again, but happy at top of order
Although the Mets have played better of late, their leadoff hitter has not. After being moved back to the top of the lineup on May 15, Jose Reyes appeared to...
Mets aim to be road warriors
The Mets have three more games at Citi Field before they head back out on the road -- and if the early part of this season is any indication, they...
Giants' Kiwanuka quits bike after brother's close call
A few times a week in the offseason, Giants defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka would hop on his Honda CBR motorcycle. When he was riding in New Jersey he would abide...
England unimpressive in World Cup tuneup
England's first-half performance in its final tuneup for the World Cup so upset its coach that he couldn't leave the field. Fabio Capello remained outside on his own next to...
Philadelphia Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70y; $21,000; cl($7,500); 3upMONTELEONE switches to bug after finishing third this distance in his last two starts. BOB BENOIT steps up in class after winning at this distance last...
'Rachel,' Zenyatta work out
Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra worked a sharp four furlongs in :49.20 under jockey Shaun Bridgmohan over a fast Churchill Downs track yesterday morning in preparation for her next...
Foreman wants Cotto rematch after knee surgery
Yuri Foreman suffered a torn meniscus and stretched a ligament in his right knee when he fell awkwardly in the seventh round of his championship fight with Miguel Cotto Saturday...
Strasburg's historic debut tonight
The old scout, whose rep utation is to avoid hype as if it is the Ebola virus, said, "I ain't seen anything like this kid." Nationals President Stan Kasten, who...
Celtics' Pierce: Knicks were toxic to Nate
The Celtics' Paul Pierce believes that Nate Robinson needed to get out of the losing climate of the Knicks to salvage his career and grow as a person and player....
Nationals select Harper with No. 1 overall pick
For the second straight year, the Washington Nationals had the first pick in baseball's First-Year Player Draft. And for the second straight year, the Nationals landed a once-in-a-generation talent. Last...
Sports shorts
BASEBALL: St. John's bounced from NCAA's In Charlottesville, Va., St. John's (43-20) got solid pitching from Kyle Hansen and three relievers, but it failed to come up with the key...
Holdout threats don't faze Jets GM
Mike Tannenbaum continued to play it cool last night in the face of the Jets' growing contract storm. Despite holdout talk from franchise cornerstones Darrelle Revis and Nick Mangold that...
Odom: LeBron can handle New York heat
A strong theory LeBron James will pass on the Knicks because he doesn't want the extra pressure and scrutiny of the New York market doesn't wash with South Jamaica's Lamar...
LeBron eyes new Cavaliers pact, then ...
An appreciably well-wired roundball entrepreneur believes LeBron James will re-up with the Cavaliers for three years, a possibility he almost certainly would not entertain had Mike Brown been retained --...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 8WEDJune 9THUJune 10FRIJune 11SATJune 12SUNJune 13MONJune 14YankeesBaltimore7:05TV -- WWORRadio WCBS 880 AMBalt.7:05YESWCBSBalt.7:05YESWCBSHou.7:05YESWCBSHou.1:05YESWCBSHou.1:05YESWCBSNOGAMEMetsSan Diego7:10TV -- Sportsnet NYRadio WFAN 660 AMS.D.7:10SNYWFANS.D.1:10SNYWFANBal.7:05SNYWFANBal.7:05SNYWFANBal.1:35WPIXWFANNOGAMELibertyChicago8:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMEAtl.7:30No TVWash.7:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAME
Weird but true
Food for thought. Parks officials in Boston are reportedly planning to ask state lawmakers if it's OK to lease two former public bathrooms located on city land for possible use...
Our official field guide to defeating incumbents
? Assemblyman Jim BrennanRepresents: Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, KensingtonYears in office: 26Campaign war chest: $58,941How to beat him: Jim Brennan is slowly becoming a toothless tiger here and up in...
NYC baseball rankings
Wondering where the home of high school baseball is this year? Look no further than Huguenot on the South Shore of Staten Island. That’s where the new top two teams...
The newest Yankee: Cito Culver
With the last pick of the first round, the Yankees selected Cito Culver, a shortstop from West Irondequoit High School in Rochester, N.Y. The 6-foot-2, 175-pound switch-hitter got to know...
The newest Met: right-hander Matt Harvey
In 2005, the Mets had a top 10 pick in baseball's First-Year Player Draft, and picked a big, durable, hard-throwing right-hander named Mike Pelfrey. Tonight, the Mets again had a...
CHSAA baseball rankings
We are down to three teams in the CHSAA Class A intersectional playoffs, two after Xavier and St. Raymond meet Tuesday night in an elimination game at St. John’s University....
New community garden — not at Brooklyn College
By Helen KleinFlatbush’s newest community garden will be planted on property belonging to the neighborhood’s oldest church.Sustainable Flatbush is joining hands with the Flatbush Dutch Reformed Church at Church and...
Acclaim for the 68th Precinct from inside NYPD ranks
The 68th Precinct has been recognized by fellow cops for its crime reduction efforts last year.The precinct is one of three citywide, along with one Housing police unit and seven...
CHSAA softball rankings
A champion was crowned and for the first time since 2000, St. Joseph by the Sea was the last team standing. The Vikings washed away the heartache of the last...
PSAL softball rankings
It was a thrilling and shocking end to a season that had plenty of twists and turns along the way. In the PSAL Class A city title game, James Madison...
Bloody rumble: Teen shot in Owl's Head Park brawl
A racially charged teen rumble in Bay Ridge’s bucolic Owl’s Head Park ended with a hail of bullets on June 2 when one of the scrappers pulled a gun and...
President Obama wants to know 'whose ass to kick' over oil spill crisis
President Barack Obama is consulting experts to find out "whose ass to kick" over the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, NBC reported Monday. The comment was made...
Clam boat pulls up canisters off NY, crew sickened
The U.S. Coast Guard says a fishing boat dredging for clams off New York has pulled up 10 canisters, including one that broke open and caused two crew members to...
Mets, Yankees well-represented on SAL All-Star teams
The Mets and Yankees had a combined nine players named to the South Atlantic League All-Star Game today.The Mets players are shortstop Wilmer Flores, outfielder Juan Lagares, catcher Kai Gronauer,...
Mets take Harvey
After weeks of speculation, the Mets took North Carolina right-hander Matt Harvey, and, in the process, went away from their usual process of paying slot money for players.Harvey, a Scott...
Hearing on possible Sheen deal delayed until July
ASPEN, Colo. — A hearing on a possible plea deal for Charlie Sheen in his domestic abuse case in Colorado has been delayed until next month. Lawyers met Monday at...
Live blog recap: CHSAA Class A intersectional baseball semifinals
St. Joseph by the Sea already booked its ticket to the CHSAA Class A intersectional championship game, which will be played Friday night at Kaiser Stadium on the campus of...