July 23, 2010
Vidic inks new Manchester United deal, ends months of transfer speculation
Soccer star Nemanja Vidic ended speculation over his future at Manchester United by agreeing to a new long-term deal with the club, Sky Sports reported Friday. Vidic has been repeatedly...
Brazil chooses new coach after disappointing World Cup
Brazil’s national soccer team was on the verge of appointing a new head coach Friday. Muricy Ramalho is poised to succeed former boss Dunga, who was sacked in the wake...
Thierry Henry lifted RBNY; now is Rafa Marquez next?
Good players make themselves better, while great players make everybody around them better. Thierry Henry showed that in yesterday's Red Bull debut, not only scoring but lifting the entire team in...
Storm slams Martha Stewart's NY estate
The upstate New York home of entrepreneur and talk show host Martha Stewart suffered damage after a powerful stormed ripped up about 150 trees and knocked down a wall, myFOXny.com...
Mets drop Bay down in order
Jerry Manuel has shaken up the Mets lineup again, moving Luis Castillo to second, Angel Pagan to third, David Wright to cleanup and dropping Jason Bay to seventh.Here’s the lineup...
Yankees scratch Swisher
Nick Swisher was scratched from the tonight's lineup with a sore left Achilles' tendon.Swisher said he was unsure how the injury happened. He went to bed last night feeling OK,...
Stocks rise after Euro bank tests, earnings
Investors bought stocks again on the latest reassuring news about the economy. This time, it was about European banks. European regulators, who issued the results of what are called "stress...
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. out for a spin
This band gets a mention purely because I am a NASCAR fan and (perhaps predictably) have a soft spot for Junebug, what with his seemingly endless battle against a Sprint...
Brutal rape in Westchester Square
It was early Monday morning, July 19, that a terrible rape occurred in an area of the Bronx that rarely sees such crimes.At 1:52 a.m. at 1400 Benson Street, off...
Abandoned driving range up for bid
Morris Park residents will be pleased to learn that an abandoned golf center, which many felt had become a notorious eyesore, could soon become a functioning business again.MTA Real Property...
Zsa Zsa Gabor in critical condition, not responding to those around her, husband says: report
Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is in critical condition and not responding to those around her, her husband said Friday, according to Reuters. Gabor, 93, broke her right hip and suffered...
Blacklight: Tango Down: tons of fun in a small package
If I said that Blacklight: Tango Down could be described as Modern Warfare 2 Lite, you might think it an insult, but that's far from the truth.What I mean when...
What a catch: Receivers on the rise in fantasy football
While the production and value of wide receivers has grown in recent years, fantasy owners still value top-tier running backs and quarterbacks over their pass-catching counterparts.Andre Johnson and Larry Fitzgerald...
Once-controversial special needs housing opens to cheers on Fifth Ave
What a difference three years makes.A non-profit group that once divided the South Slope with a proposal to house formerly homeless and low-income adults with special needs in a Fifth...
Donovan takes a pledge in AG's race
Staten Island DA Dan Donovan is pledging not to seek higher office for two years after completing his tenure if he wins the state Attorney General's job."I'm making this pledge...
DC school chancellor fires 241 teachers:
Washington, D.C. school chancellor Michelle Rhee fired 241 public school teachers Friday following poor appraisals, the Washington Post reported. Rhee said the firings are part of an overhaul that is...
Justin Bieber to appear in TV crime drama 'CSI'
Pop sensation Justin Bieber is taking acting lessons in preparation for his role as a troubled teenager on the CBS crime drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," the show’s producers announced...
Report: Marbury says Heat reached out to him
South Beach or Shanxi? Stephon Marbury told a Chinese newspaper that he passed on an opportunity to play with the Heat and is considering heading back to China, where he...
Special Delivery
The editor of this blog sends along a note to colleagues and friends: "Ben and I are so pleased to announce the birth of our third daughter, Pearl Schachter, who joined...
Hornets hold all the cards in Paul saga
Chris Paul is not feeling it in "Who Dat Nation.'' The Hornets did nothing to upgrade this summer. Paul has every right to be upset about the situation.But guess what?...
Palin fiance Levi Johnston to film music video
LOS ANGELES — Levi Johnston will make his music video debut as a lover whose romance is thwarted by his girlfriend's disapproving mother, according to a Universal Music Group record...
Lawsuit claims lieutenant covered up Qns. firefighter brawl
A Queens firehouse is feeling the heat after one firefighter viciously attacked another and the lieutenant ordered the assault covered up, a new lawsuit charges. The charges parallel the infamous...
Record hot temperatures to continue in the city this weekend
Temperatures are expected to climb to a sweltering 96 degrees tomorrow as the heat continues to blast the city this weekend. The city's already steamy weather will only get hotter,...
Box Office: Will Jolie kick 'Inception's' butt?
Another interesting weekend at the box office, pitting Sony's "Salt'' in what's forecast to be a tight race against the second weekend of "Inception.'' Experts are predicting both flicks will...
Tar Beach first favorite to break through at Spa
The parade of losing favorites on Opening Day came to an end with the fourth race - switched from the turf to the sloppy main track - won by 5-2...
Survey: Marty's concerts are too noisy!
Borough President Markowitz’s summer concert series in Asser Levy Park appears to be in violation of a new city law hastily passed last month to allow the performances as long...
Gametracker: Mets at Dodgers
Johan Santana is accustomed to seeing the Mets struggle at the plate. Their current slump, which has them fading fast in the NL East race, is particularly alarming. Santana will...
Gametracker: Royals at Yankees
All eyes will be on Alex Rodriguez as he attempts to become the seventh player to reach the 600-homer milestone Friday night against the Kansas City Royals. When the Yankees...
Report: Ryan still upset at Revis’ antics
Darrelle Revis may have alienated his biggest fan. ProFootballTalk reported today that head coach Rex Ryan is still bothered that Revis begged out of a portion of a mandatory minicamp...
Medical transport plane crashes in Lake Michigan, one person rescued
The U.S. Coast Guard was searching Lake Michigan Friday for four people missing after a medical transport plane crashed into the water. The Cessna 206 took off from Alma, Mich.,...
Saratoga living up to reputation for upsets
Ever since Upset handed Man o'War his only defeat in the 1919 Sanford Stakes, Saratoga has been known for its upsets. So far, this year's Opening Day has enhanced that...
Can Magic trump Knicks for Paul?
The Knicks are Chris Paul’s first choice, but if the Hornets could get more from the Magic then New Orleans would happily disregard their guard’s wishes. The Post reported today...
Mel Gibson hit by shocking new anti-Semitism claims: report
Disgraced actor Mel Gibson allegedly told his ex-girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva “I want Jew blood on my hands,” entertainment website RadarOnline reported Friday. The accusations of anti-Semitism were reported to authorities...
Kerik mysteriously tweets from prison that he opposes Ground Zero mosque
Disgraced former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik lashed out against plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero on Twitter, posting a link to an ad claiming the house of worship...
Miami-Notre Dame to renew football rivalry
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Miami and Notre Dame have agreed to renew a football rivalry that during the 1980s helped define each program and decide several national championships. The Hurricanes...
Lots of changes, but have Knicks improved last year's 29-win team?
Now that Al Harrington has officially moved on from the Knicks and signed with the Nuggets, he was happy to take some shots at his former team. Harrington had this...
Rangel says he's ready to clear his name
Democratic New York Rep. Charles Rangel says he looks forward next week's meeting of the House Ethics Committee, where allegations against him will be aired publicly for the first time....
Charred note found in Staten Island home includes chilling confession
Cops said they found a badly charred note today with the words “am sorry” in the torched Staten Island home where a family of five was found dead. The note...
Senate Democrats to vote on campaign money bill
WASHINGTON — Democrats plan a showdown on a new campaign disclosure bill in the Senate next week. The party hopes to win Republican support with a measure that eliminates some...
Tea-ing Up For Victory?
Elected Democrats may dismiss the Tea Party movement and the NAACP might call it racist, but one segment of the liberal base thinks it should be taken seriously: The Net...
Report: Diamondbacks’ Haren likely to be traded; Yankees interested?
The Diamondbacks are warming to the idea of trading Dan Haren and “the chances of a trade looking increasingly more likely,” the Arizona Republic reports. "It would need to be,...
Church blasts gay priests leading ’double life’
ROME — The Catholic Church in Italy, still reeling from the clerical sex abuse scandal, lashed out Friday at gay priests who are leading a double life, urging them to...
Longtime journalist Daniel Schorr dead at age 93
WASHINGTON (AP) — Veteran reporter and commentator Daniel Schorr, whose hard-hitting reporting for CBS got him on President Richard Nixon's notorious "enemies list" in the 1970s, has died. He was...
Sauerberg named president of Conde Nast, seen as heir apparent to Townsend
Robert Sauerberg has been named president of Condé Nast — a newly created position. The long-anticipated appointment ends speculation about corporate succession. Sauerberg is now the likely heir-apparent to CEO...
Saratoga opens to rainy weather
It's a rainy day at Saratoga, with conditions expected to worsen late afternoon into the evening. The track condition was changed to good for the main track and both turf...
Rocker Bret Michaels busted for pot on tour bus: report
Indiana police found marijuana and other unidentified controlled substances on rocker Bret Michaels’ tour buses, The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel reported Friday. Two tour buses, one of which carried the rock...
DEALS: Buenos Aires
There are a lot of things to like about Buenos Aires. If you read this week’s story here in Travel, you know there are a lot of things that’ll drive...
Robert Rodriguez unveils 'Machete' at Comic-Con
SAN DIEGO — Robert Rodriguez loves Comic-Con, but the San Diego Convention Center is just too limiting. So the filmmaker decided to unveil his new movie, "Machete," on a street...
Apple again delays white iPhone 4 until late 2010
Apple said Friday it is still having problems manufacturing the white version of its iPhone 4 device, which it now says will not be available until "later this year." The...
Deepwater Horizon fire alarm system was disabled, rig worker says
The fire alarm system aboard the Deepwater Horizon was partly disabled on the night the drilling rig caught fire, the chief electrician aboard testified Friday at a hearing outside New...
Emma 'Baby Spice' Bunton denies reports of new Spice Girls film
Spice Girl Emma Bunton took to Twitter Friday to deny that she said a new Spice Girls movie is on the cards. Bunton posted, "Guys I'm sorry but I DID...
Smashing Pumpkins frontman collapses on stage during Fla. concert: report
Billy Corgan, lead singer of The Smashing Pumpkins rock band, was “moving slow” after he blacked out and collapsed on stage during a concert in Tampa, Fla., Entertainment Weekly reported...
Mets designate Nieve for assignment
Fernando Nieve went for Mets’ setup man to long reliever and now he’s off the team. The Mets designated Nieve for assignment, a day after he gave up the winning...
Rutgers ’just says no’ to pot growing
TRENTON, N.J. — Rutgers University will not be getting into the marijuana growing business. New Jersey’s largest university has declined a request from Gov. Chris Christie to become the lone...
NYC appeals court upholds “Mafia cops” conviction
An appeals court has upheld the murder conspiracy convictions of two former NYPD detectives who led double lives as hitmen for the mob. In an opinion Friday, the 2nd U.S....
Tiger Woods' mistress Rachel Uchitel in battle with alcohol addiction: report
Tiger Woods' highest-profile former mistress, Rachel Uchitel, is addicted to alcohol in addition to the prescription sleeping pill Ambien, gossip website RadarOnline reported Friday.Uchitel, a former event planner and New...
The Saturday feature: She turned her roof into a farm!
A tree may indeed grow in Brooklyn — but Frieda Lim is using her Gowanus rooftop to grow lemon verbena, echinacia, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplant and other delicious produce.More than that,...
Ford profit rises 13 percent
Ford said Friday its second-quarter net income rose to $2.6 billion, or 61 cents a share, from $2.3 billion, or 69 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Adjusted net...
Sen. Kerry docks yacht in Rhode Island, saving $500K
BOSTON — Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry is docking his family's new $7 million yacht in neighboring Rhode Island, saving roughly $500,000 in Bay State taxes. The Boston Herald reported Friday...
Booze and movies -- a NYC first
In the news section of The Post, I have a piece on tonight's opening of the reRun Gastropub Theater in Brooklyn. So does The New York Times, but Melena Ryzik,...
Circus maximus! Gemini and Scorpio do Ringling one better at Littlefield
Ringling Bros. is for kids; for a real circus experience this summer, Littlefield’s got you covered.On July 31, party people Gemini and Scorpio throw “The Lost Circus,” a late-night extravaganza...
Today, you can start your wining at Brooklyn Bridge Park!
Public boozing in Brooklyn Bridge Park becomes a reality today, as the café on Pier 1 gets to make use of its newly acquired beer and wine license.At around noon,...
Cellphone equipment atop Seventh Avenue house of worship
The sacred and the profane merged this week atop Park Slope’s Greenwood Baptist Church as workers from Verizon installed cellphone antennas — a move that some critics worry will increase...
Tornadoes confirmed in 4 Conn. towns
HARTFORD, Conn.— National Weather Service officials have confirmed that tornadoes touched down in four Connecticut towns during severe storms on Wednesday that knocked over scores of trees and wires across...
To soak the stink, turn Sixth St into a garden
A floral sponge is about to start soaking up the stink in the Gowanus Canal.The Gowanus Canal Conservancy has just received a $580,000 city grant to line Sixth Street between...
'Sponge' worthy? Battle brews over name of a water-sipping Gowanus park
Call it “The Project Formerly Known as Sponge Park.”A dispute between the architect of an innovative greenspace and the not-for-profit group heading up its development has left a proposed Gowanus...
3UP: Mets Mentality, Francoeur and A-Rod.
1. Omar Minaya gave Jerry Manuel a vote of confidence yesterday. He does not do that without Jeff Wilpon’s blessings. So that means Manuel is safe, at least for a...
North Korea vows 'physical response' to US moves
North Korea threatened Friday a "physical response" to U.S.-South Korean naval exercises this weekend but a Pentagon spokesman said they would go ahead as scheduled. Diplomatic sparks flew as U.S....
OCD Archives: 'Superman' musical haunts the Internet
My esteemed colleague Michael Riedel's report today about efforts to revive the 1966 musical flop "It's a Bird....It's a Plane...It's Superman'' on Broadway with a new book (but keeping the original Charles...
Drama Mama: What the Kids Are Watching
Mama’s schoolgirl crush on Don Draper left her feeling nostalgic for her long-ago days as a teenager. So she decided to check in on what dramas the young people are...
Publishing war brews as literary classics head for e-book
A company set up to create e-book versions of literary classics faced a backlash Friday as publishers questioned the legality of the operation. Maverick literary agent Andrew “the Jackal” Wylie...
Pentagon workers, contractors in child porn investigation
Dozens of Pentagon officials and contractors -- some with high level security clearance -- allegedly purchased and downloaded child pornography, The Boston Globe reported Friday. Investigators identified offenders employed by...
World's cheapest laptop, $32, unveiled in India
A $32 touch screen laptop developed in India runs on solar power, is equipped with an internet browser and has video-conferencing capability and a media player, AFP reported Friday. The...
Several teams re-arm at quarterback
Quarterback will never be the most stable position in the NFL, but this season is taking that to the extreme. What could be the final year of uninterrupted football until...
Mets, Dodgers fading fast
Charley Steiner may have left New York, but he doesn’t have to look far to find a team just like the Mets. Steiner, a New York City native, is the...
Empire State Games roundup: Scholastic girls hockey team hangs close with L.I.
AMHERST, N.Y. – Sometimes in the Empire State Games, it’s not about wins or losses. Just ask New York City girls scholastic hockey coach Mark DeSimone, whose team lost, 5-1,...
New-look women open carrying NYC hoops torch
NIAGARA, N.Y. – No one knows the reputation of the New York City girls basketball team at the Empire State Games better than Jamie Conroy. While others could read about...
Dodgers blank Mets, 2-0
LOS ANGELES — Hiroki Kuroda threw eight outstanding innings, Matt Kemp drove in both runs and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the offensively inept New York Mets 2-0 Thursday night....
Mel's ex's sister may have leaked tapes: report
The sister of Mel Gibson's ex-girlfriend may have leaked the pair's audio recordings to RadarOnline.com, The Hollywood Reporter reported last night. Several sources confirmed to THR that Oksana Grigorieva's younger...
'Born ready' is now NBA ready as Stephenson signs deal with Pacers
“Born ready” is one step closer to living up to his moniker. Former Lincoln HS star Lance Stephenson inked an undisclosed multi-year contract with the Indiana Pacers yesterday afternoon, just...
MLS ups the ante, betting on Thierry Henry
A generation from now, soccer fans may look back at this summer as the season MLS finally grew up, and grew out of the vicious cycle it'd been stuck in....
Thierry Henry debuts, scores in RBNY loss to Tottenham
Just as his first Red Bulls goal was settling into the back of the net, Thierry Henry sauntered over to the fans in Harrison and mouthed I’m here! They were...
Pier pressure in Greenpoint
The city is going to install a new public pier at the end of Java Street in Greenpoint, plus bring in new ferry service.The Economic Development Corporation last week began...
A heroic day game win for the Cyclones
Spinners 3Cyclones 4Thursday, July 22 at MCU ParkCory Vaughn’s walk-off single plated the league’s leading hitter Darrell Ceciliani, giving the Cyclones their third win in a row and their ninth...
And last night, the Clones won, too!
Spinners 4Cyclones 5Wednesday, July 21 at MCU ParkStarter Angel Cuan almost undid his own fine pitching performance with two disasterous back-to-back throwing errors in the fourth on easy outs that...
Muslim group: Sheepshead Bay mosque WILL be built — and it won't be so bad
Backers of the proposed mosque in Sheepshead Bay aren’t letting a few angry neighbors and a bomb threat deter them from seeing their dreams become a reality.“We are not backing...
This ain't no fish tale! Massive sturgeon washes up on beach — and we got the picture!
A massive six-foot sturgeon that was pulled from the waters off Manhattan Beach on Wednesday afternoon will always be fondly remembered as the one that got away — or, more...
Unlucky 'Star' for this burglarized Boardwalk boutique
Some party-pooping punks broke into the Lola Star boutique in Coney Island on Tuesday, effectively clearing out one of the Boardwalk’s most popular vendors.Owner Dianna Carlin told us that she...
Pleasure in sweet 'Beezus'
It's nice when a little reality is allowed to in trude into a family film. The current re cession drives the plot of the cute, well-made "Ramona and Beezus," based...
Will trade secrets for obscure items
With Russian spies making headlines, there couldn't be a more appropriate time to open "Farewell," a drama, the opening credits inform, "based on events that led to the downfall of...
America's most haunted
Enfant terrible Todd Solondz finally grows up with "Life During Wartime," which abandons the sopho moric shock-for-shock's-sake rut he fell into after a pair of remarkable debut features that seemed...
3D TVs get cheaper
3d TVs are slowly abandoning their eye-popping prices. Samsung -- among the first to release 3d TVs in the US last spring -- is on the verge of releasing a...
2 show true colors
Retro was the rage when Chris Isaak and Cyndi Lauper played separate but equally terrific concerts around the block from each other in Midtown Wednesday night. Isaak, who's on the...
Dinos soar as Garden turns to Cretaceous park
They're agile, they're fast and they work as a team. They're at Madison Square Garden, but we're definitely not talking about the Knicks. No, those lean, mean killing machines are...
Experts spooked by nukes
Illustrating the many ways nuclear weapons could kill you makes "Countdown to Zero" one of the most frightening documentaries you'll ever see, or endure. Writer-director Lucy Walker doesn't uncover anything...
Martin Bashir joins MSNBC
Martin Bashir is bolting "Nightline" for a day job at MSNBC. Bashir, who joined the revamped "Nightline" in 2005, will anchor a daytime show for MSNBC and contribute to "Dateline"...
Spy Jolie peppers 'Salt' with bad-girl antics in routine thriller
And you thought “Sex and the City 2” was girly! Superspy Evelyn Salt, a sort of Jasmine Bourne who studies the art of napkin folding, risks her life running away...
Sick joke backfires on 'BB'
"Big Brother" -- some one should be watching you. In a new low for reality TV, the producers are allowing a "houseguest" to lie to other contestants that his wife...
Harmon effect
Angie Harmon has, in the space of two weeks, become one of TV's most bankable stars. Her new hit -- TNT series "Rizzoli & Isles," which premiered last week --...
Man of Steel steals hearts
DALLAS -- While Bono, The Edge and Julie Taymor have been twisting and turning in that web of a mess called "Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark," the Dallas Theater Center...
'Pillar' fight!
After watching Starz' eight- hour, six-night miniseries, "Pillars of the Earth," all I can say is that it's a good thing 12th-century Christians weren't kosher. Seriously. I can't remember ever...
Stiff price for Dems' 'free' jobless benefits
* President Obama and Congress' push to extend unemployment benefits reaffirmed the fact that while most liberal ideas are great on paper, they do not work in the real world...
Bus crash kills 6
FRESNO, Calif. -- A Greyhound bus carrying 47 people to Sacramento from Los Angeles crashed on a highway at about 2 a.m. yesterday, killing six and injuring many others. The...
Feeding flock
The crusading founder of a Brooklyn food pantry is knocking at your door. The calendar may say summer, but "Thanksgiving is coming," said the Rev. Melony Samuels, founder of BedStuy...
'Conan' painting draws $1.5 mil
PHILADELPHIA -- A 1971 painting by fantasy artist Frank Frazetta has sold for a personal-record $1.5 million -- two months after the Pennsylvania illustrator's death. A private collector bought "Conan...
Gas-crash evacuation
About 45 homes were evacuated early yesterday on Long Island after a gasoline tanker crashed and leaked 2,000 gallons onto the street. The truck hit a tree and flipped over...
NYPD Daily Blotter
A man was ambushed by a gunman and killed on the doorstep of his own home. The unidentified 40-year-old victim was returning to his home on Van Nest Avenue near...
LoJack lands laptop 'thief'
A Brooklyn laptop thief learned the hard way that LoJack can locate more than just stolen cars, cops said. Eric Wilson, 41, smashed a rear window of an apartment on...
Cuban OK for Rangers bid
A bankruptcy judge ruled yesterday that the Aug. 4 auction of the Texas Rangers won't be delayed, and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban may be among the bidders. Angry creditors...
AMA's prescription
* As the nation's largest physician organization, the AMA's support for health reform was based on democratically passed policy by member-physicians representing every state and medical-specialty society ("The Cheating Ways...
Senecas $alute Iroquois team
BUFFALO, NY-- The Seneca Nation of Indians has donated $10,000 to pay for travel expenses and hailed the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team for refusing to travel to England after British...
Flix me a drink!
Sipping a cocktail while watching a flick has long been possible in other parts of the country, but Prohibition continued to reign in New York's movie theaters. That drought ends...
Let's gO to Fla.
WASHINGTON -- The first family is heading to the Gulf Coast next month -- on vacation, as the president and the first lady have repeatedly urged other Americans to do...
Pelosi: Let Bush tax cuts for rich die
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi yesterday affirmed her support for letting lower tax rates for wealthier Americans expire at year's end, despite opposition by several Senate Democrats who say...
Checking in with the mother ship
The JournoList has started to leak like an overripe diaper. Just in case you've been living in a cave, or if you only get your news from MSNBC, here's the...
Happily ridiculous
What do you call it when a woman who grew up under a system of Ameri can apartheid comes to be caught up five decades later in an utterly ridiculous...
Gov ex-aide running Fifth
ALBANY -- David Johnson has become well acquainted with the Fifth Amendment. The former aide, whose domestic-violence case helped sink Gov. Paterson's election bid, invoked his right against self-incrimination during...
$763 'killer' beer
Scottish beer maker BrewDog has come up with a new brew that has more alcohol by volume than a shot of vodka -- and costs a whopping $763 per bottle....
Romantic comedies doom love
So much for the happy ending. People who watch big-screen romantic comedies with Hollywood hunks and sexy leading ladies often wind up with shattered relationships because of it, according to...
'Bump' it up, Apple!
Hey, Apple, what's up with those iPhone bumpers? The response is as silent as the other end of a dropped call. The notoriously taciturn company has yet to announce how...
Staten Is. DA probes Indy Party
Staten Island DA Dan Donovan yesterday said he was launching an investigation of the state Independence Party following a report in The Post that the party chairman's wife solicited a...
Bloomy blitz aims to halt hedge clippers
Mayor Bloomberg blasted Albany leaders yesterday for trying "to kill the golden goose here" by pushing a tax that would drive hedge funds out of the state -- as he...
'Drunken' LI boater leaves his buddy in the drink
With a pal like this, who needs enemies? Rather than call cops and risk drunken-boating charges, a boozed-up Long Island yacht captain whose friend fell overboard chose to let the...
Batali gets hit with pro-suit-o
Heavyweight chef Mario Batali is accused of illegally lightening the paychecks of workers at his Babbo restaurant. Two ex-employees filed suit yesterday against the ponytailed former "Iron Chef America" and...
Army to hotel in Midtown
Hotelier Richard Born and partner Ira Drukier have quietly paid $28 million for a vacant Midtown building they intend to renovate into a hotel. The landmarked brick building at 149...
Bill suffers splash gash
Bill Murray's latest flop left him with a gash on his head. The "Groundhog Day" star injured himself diving into a Dumpster pool on "Late Show with David Letterman" Wednesday...
No bail for EMT in sex raps
A decorated city EMT was ordered held without bail after pleading not guilty yesterday in three Brooklyn sex attacks, including one on an 11-year-old girl. Angus "Ricky" Pascall, 33, allegedly...
AmEx triples its profit in 2Q
American Express Co., the biggest credit-card issuer by purchases, said second-quarter profit tripled as consumers spent more and fewer borrowers defaulted. Income from continuing operations climbed to $1.02 billion, or...
Business briefs
Local Ponzi The SEC announced fraud charges against two Westchester County, NY, men -- Laurence M. Brown and Ronald Man gini -- who allegedly sold investors fake notes and stock...
Times registers 'Slim' sales rise
The New York Times surprised Wall Street by showing its first quarterly sales gain in nearly three years -- giving its bailout investor Carlos Slim at least a slim gain...
Crane man cleared
The master rigger blamed by prosecutors for causing the horrific East Side crane collapse that killed six of his friends and a tourist from Florida was acquitted of charges yesterday...
GOP pol: Aisle be damned!
ALBANY -- "What's next -- pedicures, massages and 18 holes of golf for young criminals?" That was the angry question posed yesterday by state Sen. Cathy Young as she challenged...
Microsoft surge bakes Apple
Apple's Steve Jobs may be creeping up on him, but Microsoft's chief, Steve Ballmer, remains Silicon Valley's king of technology sales for the moment. Industry watchers questioned whether the Apple...
Ariz. law has day in court
PHOENIX -- A judge held two hearings in a courtroom packed with spectators and top Arizona officials yesterday on whether the state's new immigration law should take effect amid a...
'Moynihan' set to roll
Construction on the long-delayed Midtown West train station to be named after the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan will begin chugging along in October, the state said yesterday. The first...
Out of the picture
There will be no second chances for the Weinsteins. The Hollywood power team, which has been attempting to buy back its Miramax studio from Disney, has lost the financial backing...
Love wilts for 'bandit'
She loves him not. "Bouquet Bandit" Eddie Pemberton had to face a Manhattan judge all on his own yesterday, even after professing his love to a mystery woman a day...
'Bandit' plants his feet in jail
SEATTLE -- Accused "Barefoot Bandit" Colton Harris-Moore will remain in jail for now. At his first appearance in federal court in Seattle yesterday, Harris-Moore did not contest his detention or...
Watchdog sweeps
If wonky Harvard professor Elizabeth Warren fails to be nominated by President Obama to head the newly created consumer watchdog agency, she can blame Washington and Wall Street forces who...
Comcast fires back
Comcast Corp. looked yesterday to shoot some holes in Bloomberg LLC's campaign against its pending acquisition of a 51 percent stake in NBC Universal. The cable giant said Bloomberg's cries...
Cocaine cop gets 11 yrs.
A disgraced ex-cop was sentenced to 11-plus years in the slammer yesterday for a string of drug crimes that included robbing a cocaine courier of more than $150,000 while in...
Buying wholesale(r)
BJ's Wholesale Club is officially on the block, The Post has learned. The smallest of the three large warehouse chains, BJ's Wholesale has been rumored to be a takeover target...
Empire strikes!
Luuuuuke, I am your robber! Times sure must be tough on the Death Star these days, as Darth Vader yesterday stooped to holding up a Long Island bank, cops said....
Superagent Wylie begins an e-book Odyssey
THE Jackal has struck -- and Random House has struck back. Superagent Andrew Wylie long ago earned the nickname "The Jackal" for his stealth missions to swipe authors from other...
'Above the law' Charlie may be losing his Rep
WASHINGTON -- If you're wondering what's that burning smell wafting from Harlem, it's Charlie Rangel's tail on fire. And it can only get worse. Much worse. For a House member...
Koch eyeing Pactiv
It's not the time to throw merger rumors about listed Pactiv Corp. in the trash. Koch Industries is now in deep discussions to buy Pactiv, the maker of Hefty bags...
Behind the mosque
Imam Feisal Rauf, the central figure in the coterie planning a huge mosque just off Ground Zero, is a full-throated champion of the very same Muslim theologians and jurists identified...
Another rush to judgment
A phone call yesterday from President Obama to fired Department of Agri culture staffer Shirley Sherrod may finally bring an embarrassing -- and illuminating -- episode to an end. On...
Bordering on the absurd
"When the government fails to do [its] job, the state has the right to protect its boundaries and its citizens. It's shameful that the Obama administration is wasting all these...
Rangel's reckoning
Charlie Rangel is about to face a jury of his peers -- and it could lead to his expulsion from the House seat he has held for 40 years. His...
Feinberg to unveil Wall St.'s wall of shame
Pay czar Kenneth Feinberg is expected to release the Obama administration's bonus pay list of shame today -- 17 Wall Street firms that lined the pockets of executives even as...
Amazon's earnings fall short
Shares of Amazon plunged as much as 15 percent in after-hours trading after a disappointing profit report. The nation's No. 1 Web retailer reported yesterday that second-quarter earnings, helped by...
Gruesome slash and burn
A teenage pyromaniac fatally slit the throats of his two little sisters yesterday, then set his family's Staten Island home ablaze -- killing his mom and baby brother -- before...
Fed-up voters give him thumbs-down uptown
The news that Rep. Charles Rangel faces multiple ethics charges traveled fast in Harlem, where some of his disgusted constituents said they've had enough of their scandal-scarred congressman. "It's sad....
GM buys AmeriCredit for $3.5M
General Motors took aim yesterday at corralling the big pool of 40 percent of US car buyers with shaky credit by agreeing to buy AmeriCredit, the nation's largest auto lender...
Obama apologizes
WASHINGTON -- President Obama apologized yesterday to former USDA official Shirley Sherrod over her ouster amid a racially tinged firestorm that has enveloped the White House. But even as Obama...
Wrist slap for RFK Jr.'s wife
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s wife yesterday resolved her Westchester drunken-driving case by pleading guilty to a lesser charge. Mary Kennedy appeared in Bedford Town Court and pleaded guilty to a...
Crash-ferry oil blunder
Maybe the city's bonehead boat engineers should have checked with Jiffy Lube. A replacement oil filter might have prevented the Staten Island Ferry crash in May that injured 48 people...
Fightin' Foxy: Foe's jealous
Raunchy rapper Foxy Brown claims jealousy "and hating" over an upcoming gig in Times Square fueled her latest profanity-laced dustup with an old nemesis. "That is what we think this...
Ethics raps put Rangel on trial
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Charles Rangel was slapped yesterday with charges of serious ethics violations -- and faces a public trial in the House that could end with his expulsion after...
Paladino: Nix on mosque
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino yesterday said that if elected, he would use eminent domain to keep a controversial mosque from being built near Ground Zero. "I say it is...
Storm forces evacuation at BP well site
ON THE GULF OF MEXICO — Work to permanently choke off the oil well that had been spewing into the Gulf of Mexico was at a standstill Friday after ships...
Mad Mel begs ex for forgiveness in text message
An apparent act of contrition by Mel Gibson -- an apologetic text message sent to his baby mama a day after he allegedly slugged her -- could wind up being...
Hondo scouts Cubs
Hondo did a painful split with the Giants and Cards yesterday, winning with the former and losing with the latter to elevate the IOU's to 1,110 otts. Today, Mr. Aitch...
The Post line
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Phils outlast Cards in 11
Placido Polanco homered leading off the 11th inning, and the Phillies survived another poor offensive showing with a 2-0 victory that ended the Cardinals' eight-game winning streak and averted a...
A-Rod loves game over milestones
Alex Rodriguez waited eight games between home runs No. 499 and No. 500 in 2007 to get to a place a which only 25 players in major league baseball history...
Minaya: Manuel won't be fired
LOS ANGELES -- Omar Minaya is standing by his manager. The Mets general manager said yesterday that there are no plans to fire Jerry Manuel, even as the team continues...
Mets send slumping Bay to bench
LOS ANGELES -- There is the sick bay inside the Mets clubhouse and then there is The Sick Bay. The latter refers to a certain left fielder who is trying...
They're off at old spa!
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Too much of a good thing? We'll start to find out this afternoon, when historic Saratoga Race Course gets an early start to its 142nd summer stand...
Liberty face pivotal road trip
The Liberty's season is at a critical junction, and the two-game road trip that starts tonight could either make or break its season. But coach Anne Donovan isn't getting caught...
Stat man dazzles (you could look it up)
This Somewhat Great Moment In Sportscasting is brought to you by Paul Evans, who works the visitors' TV booth in D.C. and Baltimore, supplying stats and info. Tuesday night in...
5 questions for... Mike Mayock
NFL training camps start to open this week and the NFL Network's Mike Mayock talked with The Post's Justin Terranova about why he thinks the Jets are not the Super...
Houk was real kick
If there's not enough time or space to remember Ralph Houk as the fellow who managed the Yankees to three straight pennants (1961-63) and two World Series wins ('61 and...
Union preparing case to defend Ilya deal
It appears the NHL is not going to get its wish for a contract revision when it declared Ilya Kovalchuk's deal with the Devils to be too much and too...
Source: Knicks would deal anyone but Stoudemire for Paul
Why wait until 2012 when you have a shot at him now? According to an NBA executive familiar with Knicks team president Donnie Walsh's thinking, the Knicks are willing to...
Selig imposes HGH tests in minor leagues
Major League Baseball threw down the gauntlet yesterday, becoming the first U.S. sports league to test for human growth hormone with a program that applies immediately to all minor-league players....
Contador closer to 3rd Tour de France title
COL DU TOURMALET, France -- Alberto Contador never wavered. Under a blistering attack from Andy Schleck, the Spaniard tightened his grip on a third Tour de France title in four...
Knicks: 'No job' for Isiah
The Knicks gave their strongest denial yesterday regarding rumors Isiah Thomas could be hired this summer. It came one day after Thomas visited the Garden's offices for several hours and...
Confident Oosthuizen among leading trio at Scandinavian Masters
British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen shot a 5-under 67 and was tied with Richard Green and Dustin Johnson after the first round of the Scandinavian Masters yesterday in Stockholm. Just...
Sports shorts
NFL: Elway to help Broncos John Elway is ready to get back into the NFL. The Hall of Fame quarterback who retired in 1999 after winning his second straight Super...
Old rival knows Red Bulls' Henry is still dangerous
He already was a fan, and Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp saw nothing to change his mind about Thierry Henry. "He's a world-class player, and he could play on any team...
Thierry scores on field, with fans, in Bulls debut
Just as his first Red Bulls goal was settling into the back of the net, Thierry Henry sauntered over to the fans in Harrison, N.J., last night and mouthed, "I'm...
Minaya blind to lifeless team's woes
LOS ANGELES -- Blame it on the hitters, not the manager. That's the message Mets general manager Omar Minaya carried to Dodger Stadium last night. I'm not buying it. Humiliated...
Free-falling Mets shut out again
LOS ANGELES -- Same lack of hit, different day. The names no longer matter, whether it's Chris Carter starting for horrific Jason Bay or Carlos Beltran on the bench and...
Jeter hits inside-the-park home run
Derek Jeter went nearly 14 years between inside-the-park home runs, so his legs felt a little different as he rounded the bases for the second one of his career last...
Royals willing to listen to offers for Greinke
According to several baseball executives the Royals haven't told other clubs there are any untouchables on their roster. "They will listen on all of them," an NL source said yesterday,...
Good saltwater action for anglers
The steamy weather continues to heat up the saltwater action for both inshore and offshore anglers. Despite some nasty seas anglers heading to the deep saw a good yellowfin bite...
Red Bulls, MLS hope Thierry signing can lead to TV contracts
A generation from now, soccer fans may look back at this summer as the season MLS finally grew up, and grew out of the vicious cycle it had been stuck...
Pacers ink Brooklyn's Stephenson
"Born ready" is one step closer to living up to his moniker. Former Lincoln High star Lance Stephenson inked an undisclosed multi-year contract with the Indiana Pacers yesterday, after he...
Yankees' Burnett back on mound tonight
A.J. Burnett expected some clubhouse joker to place a taped outline of two hands on the spot where he cut himself last Saturday, but his Yankees teammates have not teased...
A-Rod blasts HR No. 599 in Royal flushing
Tonight is the kind of game George Steinbrenner lived for. The Boss was hooked on big baseball moments involving his Yankees. And with Alex Rodriguez looking for a colossal milestone...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
A Utah man whose wife had an order of protection against him sent a letter to her cat -- and ended up being ratted out. Ronald Charles Dallas allegedly sent...
RFK Jr.'s wife guilty of driving impaired in NY
BEDFORD HILLS, N.Y. -- The wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. settled her drunken-driving case without jail time Thursday night by pleading guilty to a minor charge. Mary Kennedy admitted...
A-Rod hits 599th homer, Yankees beat Royals 10-4
Alex Rodriguez hit his 599th home run, Derek Jeter had an inside-the-park shot and the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 10-4 Thursday on another strange night in...
US announces evacuation of Gulf oil spill site ahead of Tropical Storm Bonnie
U.S. authorities announced Thursday they would evacuate staff working to contain the Gulf of Mexico oil spill after Tropical Storm Bonnie was predicted to hit the area. National Incident Commander...
Jeter hits inside-the-park homer
Derek Jeter hit his second career inside-the-park homer in the third inning tonight against the Royals.It halted a 124 at-bat streak without a homer and tied the score, 3-3.Jeter drove...
Mets give struggling Bay the night off
LOS ANGELES --- As the scuffling Mets open a four-game series against the Dodgers tonight, Jason Bay finds himself on the bench hoping to find some answers. “One day off...