January 4, 2011
Cowboys plan to pick coach soon
IRVING, Texas -- As Jerry Jones considered minority candidates for his next head coach, front-runner Jason Garrett remained hard at work, too, on Tuesday. No longer interim coach, Garrett is...
Former Mets 2B Alomar could head to Hall
Unless the voters throw a real curve, Bert Blyleven should be a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame. Same for Roberto Alomar. When the results are released Wednesday afternoon, it...
BIKE TICKET BLITZ
By Thomas TracyThe city has bent over backwards to give bicyclists room to ride safely all over Brooklyn streets, and now the police department is going to make sure pedalers...
Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal split up: report
Jake Gyllenhaal may hear a song about himself on Taylor Swift’s next album. The actor and the singer have broken up after a brief romance, People reported Tuesday. "They're over,"...
Giants say Seubert faces long recovery after knee surgery
Giants offensive lineman Rich Seubert on Tuesday had what the Giants are terming successful surgery to repair a dislocated right kneecap and also fix ligament and tendon injuries. Seubert went...
Strip poker! Will new Red Hook 'burlesque' club be legit or nuisance?
The new operators of a notorious Red Hook bar want to transform the former noisy joint into a “burlesque comedy club,” but neighbors suspect it will morph into yet another...
B'klyn woman pleads guilty in cop crotch tear
A Brooklyn woman tearfully apologized as she pleaded guilty Tuesday to tearing a cop’s scrotum. Elen Murell agreed to a two-year prison term for the 2008 attack on Officer Derek...
GM says Nets doing 'helluva job'
The Nets' record stinks, they’ve slipped back to 29th (of 30 NBA teams) in scoring, and the defense, the one area where pride was warranted, has taken hits of late.But...
Man froze to death on NYC subway platform during blizzard
The city's Medical Examiner's office said a man died of hypothermia on a subway platform during the blizzard last weekend, myFOXny.com reported Tuesday. The unidentified 66-year-old man died on Monday,...
ESPN fires play-by-play announcer for sexist remark
ESPN fired play-by-play announcer Ron Franklin on Tuesday for making a sexist remark to a female colleague, Sports Business Journal reported. “Based on what occurred last Friday, we have ended...
Jets' Sanchez says shoulder 'feeling good'
Mark Sanchez has no concerns about his sore shoulder. Neither does Rex Ryan. Even if the Jets need their quarterback to air it out against the Indianapolis Colts. “That shoulder...
Bad news! Crime on rise in Williamsburg and Greenpoint
Car thefts, robberies and burglaries rose in Williamsburg and Greenpoint this year — but violent crime remained low.Overall crime increased this past year in both the 94th Precinct, which covers...
Grave insult: Sanit. dept. dumped tons of snow on Jewish cemetery
Even the dead can't escape the ineptitude of the city's Sanitation Department. Sanit crews dumped tons of dirty snow from the Christmas weekend blizzard into the city’s biggest Jewish cemetery,...
PICS: Zimbabwe
The MSM likes to dwell on the negative aspects of Zimbabwe — election rigging, human trafficking, border disputes, rhino poaching, drugs, diseases of the acronymed sort — but we prefer to focus in on...
Swisher, Piazza, Pagan to be honored at Munson Awards
Yankees outfielder Nick Swisher, former Mets catcher Mike Piazza, and Mets outfielder Angel Pagan will be among the five honorees at this year’s Thurman Munson Awards Dinner on Feb. 1...
"127 Hours" Comeback!
I was pleased to see that my favorite film of 2010, Danny Boyle's magnificent and exhilarating "127 Hours" got both a Best Picture and a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination today,...
'White Chocolate' nabbed by cops for shooting after running for 8 months
Police hunted down a violent thug who had been evading police for nearly eight months after fatally gunning down a man in Astoria, police said. Kyle Rivera, 25, who went...
Appeals court upholds firing of MTA security chief
An appeals court today upheld the firing of the MTA's former security chief for insubordination stemming from a corruption probe. The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously tossed claims...
Singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty dead at 63
Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty, who had hits in the 1970s with “Stuck in the Middle with You” and “Baker Street,” died Tuesday morning after a long battle with an unspecified...
My 2010 Game Of The Year
Picking my Game Of The Year was both a breeze and arduous. There were three games that I knew I wanted to write about -- or at least three serious...
Comedian Mo’Nique to announce nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards
Academy Award-winning actress Mo’Nique will be on hand to announce the highly anticipated Oscar nominations later in January, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday. The TV...
Schumer: Medicare drugs just got cheaper
ALBANY, N.Y. — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says the elderly should now be paying half the cost for certain drugs under a Medicare change that will save New Yorkers $2.2...
US actress Julia Stiles returns to Broadway: report
Julia Stiles has signed on to star alongside comedian Dane Cook and "Away We Go" actor Josh Hamilton in the Broadway production "Fat Pig" -- a commentary on society's treatment...
Brooklyn man with radio voice begs beside Ohio highway (video)
The best voice for broadcasting may not be even on the air. This video gaining popularity online shows a man in Columbus, Ohio who begs for money with a sign...
Just not 'Sweet' enough
Call her Sammi Slumping!“Jersey Shore” star Samantha “Sammi Sweetheart” Giancola hasn’t been able to cash in on her fame the same way her tanned co-stars have over the past year.According...
Feds, DA offices open probe into botched blizzard cleanup: sources
The feds have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that city employees conspired to paralyze the city during last week's blizzard by failing to remove the snow, authorities confirmed today....
Appeals court tosses 'indecency' fines over 'NYPD Blue' nudity
Showing seven seconds of gluteus maximus on TV doesn't merit a maximum fine from the FCC, an appeals court ruled this morning. The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously...
Madoff investor gets new shot at ex’s cash
A multi-millionaire millionaire lawyer is getting a chance to make his ex-wife taste his Bernie Madoff pain. In a 3-2 decision, a state appeals court today reinstated attorney Steven Simkin's...
'American Idol' alum Kellie Pickler elopes in Caribbean ceremony: report
Country singer and "American Idol" alumnus Kellie Pickler married songwriter Kyle Jacobs on New Year's Day in a surprise ceremony on a Caribbean beach, People magazine reported Tuesday. The two...
Federal judge tosses ABC indecency fine over 2003 'NYPD Blue' episode
A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out a $1.21 million penalty against 44 ABC television stations for violating broadcast indecency standards by showing an “NYPD Blue” episode that depicted...
Cow attack leaves Florida man critically injured: report
A Florida man was in critical condition Tuesday after a cow attacked him as he worked on a ranch on New Year’s Day, TCPalm.com reported. Oscar Wilcox’s wife told police...
'True Grit,' '127 Hours' receive writers noms
LOS ANGELES — Huge hits such as "True Grit" and "Inception" will be up against smaller films that include "127 Hours" and "The Kids Are All Right" for screenplay honors...
Macy's expects to add 725 new positions to expand websites
Macy's Inc. said Tuesday it expects to add about 725 new positions over the next two years as it looks to expand its website offerings. Shoppers have been increasingly moving...
NY actress due in Toronto court over kidnapping baby during fake casting call
A New York actress and singer accused of abducting a baby girl from a fake casting call was due to appear in a Toronto court Tuesday, The Toronto Globe and...
Nassau County DA Rice urges action on wrong-way crashes
MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Long Island prosecutor is calling for state legislation that would make wrong-way driving a specific traffic offense. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice’s proposal follows a...
'Plumbers' rob granny
68th PrecinctBay Ridge–Dyker HeightsFake plumbersTwo bums jacked jewelry from a 72nd Street house after scamming an 80-year-old woman into letting them inside.The victim told cops that she was near her...
'Camelot' preview fit for a king
Starz has released their first look trailer for the upcoming series, "Camelot," debuting on April 1 (no joke) at 10 p.m.The series, which aims to "redefine" the famed medieval legend...
DEALS: Jan. 4
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Saudi Arabia captures alleged Israeli spy vulture: report
Saudi Arabian security services captured a vulture suspected of being a Mossad spy, according to a report Tuesday in the Israeli daily Ma'ariv. The bird, complete with a GPS transmitter...
Kelly Osbourne finds new love after heartbreak with Luke Worrall: report
TV fashionista Kelly Osbourne has a new man in her life after her crushing break-up with British model Luke Worrall, Us Weekly reported Tuesday. Osbourne, who is currently in New...
Jets deny interest in Italian soccer team
Shortly after a story broke linking Jets owner Woody Johnson and Giants owners John Mara and Steve Tisch to a potential purchase of Italian soccer club AS Roma, a highly...
Thug whose gun was shot out of his hand by cop faces 40-to-life
The Brooklyn thug whose botched beauty parlor robbery ended with an off-duty cop shooting the gun out of his hand faces 40 years to life in prison after his indictment...
Man saved by garbage after fall left partly paralyzed, family says
The suicidal man who leaped from his 10th-floor Manhattan apartment -- only to be saved by trash piled up after the snowstorm -- will likely be left paralyzed, his family...
Manchester City agree fee for soccer star Edin Dzeko
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini confirmed Tuesday that the English Premier League club has agreed a fee for Edin Dzeko, one of the most sought-after young strikers in European soccer....
Giants and Jets looking to buy Italian soccer team AS Roma: report
Are you ready for some football? Giants owners Steve Tisch and John Mara have teamed up with Jets owner Woody Johnson and are kicking around a plan to buy a...
Manhattan judge tosses summonses issued against tot-park chess players
Checkmate! Remember those six guys rounded up by a cadre of Kevlar-armored cops back in November -- for playing chess in an Inwood playground unaccompanied by a child? It turns...
Crazy fight inside a Fifth Ave. store
78th PrecinctPark SlopeChop shopA violent would-be saleswoman bashed another woman inside a Fifth Avenue shop after she refused to buy an item on Dec. 28.The victim told cops that she...
Colts' Manning all business when talking Jets, Ryan
Colts quarterback Peyton Manning claimed Tuesday he never heard Jets head coach Rex Ryan’s rants about Saturday’s wild-card game being “personal’’ in his quest to finally beat Manning.Manning tried to...
Michael Jackson's employees testify in hearing on manslaughter case against doctor
The defense team representing Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson’s personal physician and the man accused of killing the pop star, is expected to argue that Jackson killed himself accidentally with...
1968 hijacker gets 15 years after returning from Cuba
A hijacker who voluntarily returned to face justice in America after more than four decades in Cuba was sentenced this morning to 15 years in the slammer without the possibility...
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Giants and Jets looking to buy Italian soccer team AS Roma: report
Are you ready for some football? Giants owners Steve Tisch and John Mara have teamed up with Jets owner Woody Johnson and are kicking around a plan to buy a...
Cuomo to mix hard choices, optimism in address
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to mix some optimism into his first State of the State address Wednesday along with his plan to overhaul a state...
Crew uses safe room to foil Somali pirate attack
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected Somali pirates boarded a British-flagged tanker, but abandoned the siege after the crew locked themselves in a safe room and retained control of the...
Giants' Fewell could be in high demand
The day after the Giants season ended, Tom Coughlin said he was not expecting to make any changes to his coaching staff. Coughlin had yet to meet with ownership and...
DVD Extra: Warner Archive pre-code roundup
I can't think of a more appropriate film to begin the year with than Cecil B. DeMille's only musical, "Madam Satan'' (1930), the latest previously hard-to-see treasure now available from the Warner...
500 birds found dead in Louisiana
LABARRE, La. — State biologists are trying to determine what killed an estimated 500 birds that littered a quarter-mile stretch of highway in Pointe Coupee Parish. The birds included red-winged...
Man dies in house fire on eastern Long Island
FORT SALONGA, N.Y. — A 51-year-old Long Island man has died in a house fire. Suffolk County Police say a fire destroyed a home on Juliet Lane in Fort Salonga...
NYC sees record tourism in 2010, after 2009 slip
New York City hosted a record number of visitors in 2010. Mayor Bloomberg says 48.7 million people visited New York last year. That surpasses its 2008 record of 47 million....
Food safety doesn't pay
The bad news was that the lame-duck session of the 11th Congress passed a bunch of bad laws. The good news is that the new 112th Congress can do some...
Nick Brooks pleads not guilty to murder charge in Sylvie Cachay's death
The stoner ex-boyfriend accused in the gruesome bathtub drown-and-strangle murder of swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay pleaded not guilty in Manhattan this morning, as officials released for the first time bizarre...
Naval officer relieved of command over lewd videos
A US Navy commander whose attempt at college humor backfired big time when bawdy videos clips he produced went public — which included sexually suggestive scenes and gay slurs —...
Thieves dig 100-foot tunnel into Argentinean bank: report
An Argentinean bank was investigating Tuesday an audacious robbery in which thieves dug a 100-foot tunnel into the building to reach booty worth an estimated 10 million pesos ($818,000), Argentinean...
Sheriff wants Lindsay Lohan charged with battery
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Sheriff’s investigators in California want Lindsay Lohan charged with battery for last month’s skirmish with a Betty Ford Center rehabilitation technician. A riverside sheriff’s sergeant says a...
Oscar watch: Producers' Guild nods go the usual suspects, plus 'The Town'
The closest thing to a surprise in today's just-announced nominations for the Producers Guild of America Awards for best theatrical feature is the appearance of "The Town.'' Ben Affleck's romantic heist thriller hasn't...
Landon Donovan rejects Everton's EPL soccer offer
Landon Donovan turned down an offer to return to play with Premier League side Everton on a short-term loan this season, Sky Sports reported Tuesday. The 28-year-old was approached by Everton manager...
Lawyers to meet in advance of wife beheading trial
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Attorneys are scheduled to meet for a final time before the founder of a Muslim-oriented television station goes on trial on charges he beheaded his estranged wife...
Key Pakistani governor killed in Islamabad shooting
The governor of Pakistan's Punjab province was assassinated by one of his own bodyguards in Islamabad on Tuesday, apparently for opposing blasphemy laws. Salman Taseer, 66, was one of the...
Does Obama believe in work?
Now that President Obama is back from vacation he will undoubtedly turn his attention to the State of the Union, tentatively scheduled for Jan 25. Previously, we recommended that he...
NJ judge orders Teresa Giudice's husband to pay $260K
New Jersey "Real Housewives" hubby Joe Giudice is a liar — and a lousy one, at that. That’s the finding of a federal judge, who today ordered the surly spouse...
Partial solar eclipse visible over Mideast, Europe
GENEVA — Wintry skies darkened over Switzerland on Tuesday morning, but Romanians were treated to a pinkish ethereal light and Swedes to a beautiful sunrise, as a partial solar eclipse...
VOTE: Giants free agents; sign, don't sign
With no new NFL collective bargaining agreement in place, the Giants are not going to sign any of their soon-to-be free agents until they know what’s going on with the...
Three suspects wanted in attack on car carrying Prince Charles and Camilla (Video)
Police on Tuesday released CCTV images of three suspects wanted for ambushing a car carrying Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, during student protests in London...
Sheriff wants Lindsay Lohan charged with battery for rehab brawl
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Sheriff’s investigators in California want Lindsay Lohan charged with battery for last month’s skirmish with a Betty Ford Center rehabilitation technician, officials said today. A Riverside sheriff’s...
Politician captures own killer on camera
A murdered Filipino politician caught his killer on camera just moments before he was shot dead, and the photograph led to the arrest of the gunman, police said today. The...
Huge fire at Rahway, N.J., construction site (Video)
A large fire that broke out at around 1:30am local time Tuesday in Rahway, NJ, was still raging hours later. The Rahway Fire Department and neighboring fire companies were on...
Iran's no good offer
Iran has deigned to respond to the upcoming resumption of negotiations over its nuclear program with an invitation to representatives of the UN Security Council to visit Iranian nuclear facilities. Were...
Excitable Jets coach wants ‘shoe on the other foot’ (honest!)
Rex Ryan was at his unplugged, unfiltered best yesterday. The Jets’ rambunctious head coach, ranting about how Saturday’s AFC wild-card playoff showdown with the Colts and Peyton Manning is “personal”...
Giants' Seubert faces another long journey back
While his Giants teammates scatter for the offseason, Rich Seubert will be at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan today, getting his dislocated right kneecap repaired. “Get some flowers...
Despite interceptions, Giants still trust Eli
When you throw 25 interceptions, no matter how many of them are tipped, no matter how many backups your are playing with him, you cannot win a Super Bowl, and...
2nd straight Giants fizzle leaves gloom — and questions
Figuring out which end-of-season failure feels worse was not what the Giants had in mind for this time of year. But that’s all they were left to contemplate yesterday, as...
Jets have been plotting revenge since last year
It was only days, if not minutes, after the Jets lost to the Colts in the AFC Championship Game last year that coach Rex Ryan and GM Mike Tannenbaum began...
Knee injury to keep Knicks' Gallinari out 2-3 weeks
Now the Knicks, once the picture of health, will really be tested -- tonight and on an upcoming four-game West Coast trip. Danilo Gallinari will miss two to three weeks...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
As promised, the New Year has brought changes with it, just not in the top two. That may not happen all year as Lincoln and Boys & Girls seem to...
Players-only meeting improved effort, but not results for Tigers
There were a few things Sam Retas needed to get off her chest before her Bishop Kearney team took the court in the new year. The senior captain called a...
Pols: City needs to 'cruise' on green solution to pier pollution
plan to make the smoke-belching tourist boats more environmentally friendly is stalled in a fight over a different kind of green.As the massive Queen Mary 2 puffed out pollution at...
St. Mary's sticks it to Holy Cross
The life of a high-level high school hockey player is hectic, usually a constant shuttle from rink to rink for a dizzying array of practices and games, often more than...
Stanners hold off Bishop Kearney
There is stubbornness to Amani Tatum – the good kind. Archbishop Molloy goes through the peaks and valleys of being a young team from game to game, sometimes half to...
City schools show five boroughs still nation's best
Sunday’s fourth annual Villa Holiday Classic was billed as the ultimate showdown between New York City and Philadelphia, four games that would decide the better city when it comes to...
And, finally, a hot 'Nut'
The city's other Nutcrackers have packed up and gone, but one singular production remains: "Nutcracker Rouge," an opulent, racy take on the holiday tale that straddles the 18th and 21st...
In cold blood
'V" -- the series with more predictability than punch -- returns tonight for Season 2. And, like its ratings last year, the series once again has a hard time getting...
Some sound advice for 2011
The squeaky-clean and sober Eminem and meat-draped Gaga are so last year. Looking ahead to the class of 2011, we've picked half a dozen fresh, new artists ready to open...
1M tuned in to Oprah's new network
The new Oprah Winfrey Net work got off to a fast start over the weekend, averaging slightly more than 1 million viewers on its first two nights. While nowhere near...
Roberts heads to Fox News
If 2010 was a year CNN would like to forget, 2011 hasn't started much better. Following on the heels of disastrous ratings and a conga line of talent departures, former...
'Skins' deep
Don't be fooled by the undressing -- the American version of "Skins" isn't as shocking as it makes out to be. Based on the highly controversial, scripted UK series and...
Bieber disclosures come Justin time
Ask Justin Bieber, and he'll tell you he's "crazy." Vanity Fair's new lipstick- kissed cover featuring the 16-year-old pop star is on newsstands today, and is filled with loads of...
Starr report
Renewals: Nickelodeon has picked up a ninth season of "SpongeBob SquarePants" (26 episodes) that will premiere in 2012, when the series reaches the 200-episode mark. It's been the top-rated kids...
Ancient mariners
ATHENS, Greece -- Archaeologists on the island of Crete have unearthed evidence of what may have been one of mankind's earliest sea voyages, Greek officials said yesterday. The Greek and...
Counting on Gov. Cuomo to right NY's wrongs
As a political conservative, I would like to wish Gov. Cuomo much success during his administration ("Cut the Sleaze," Jan. 2). Good government is something that should be beyond partisan...
Albany culture shift
The late Daniel Patrick Moynihan once wrote that he pursued a seemingly eclectic mix of liberal and conservative ideas because he knew that "it is culture, not politics, that determines...
The worst moment to suck up to Syria
The appointment of Robert Ford as US ambassador to Syria late last week may have been a shrewd move for Washington, but the timing couldn't have been worse for the...
Nintendo's 3-D warning
TOKYO -- Nintendo is warning that children 6 years old or younger should not play games in 3-D mode on a new 3-D-capable handheld game player because it could be...
Donald's a 'rubber' duck: suit
PHILADELPHIA -- A Pennsylvania woman who claims Donald Duck groped her at Disney's Epcot theme park can have her day in court, a federal judge has ruled. Disney must defend...
DNA clears 30-yr. inmate
DALLAS -- A Texas man who spent 30 years in prison for aggravated robbery will likely have his conviction set aside today after DNA testing proved his innocence. An exoneration...
Spidey's new lead lady bug
She may be the bravest actress on Broadway. Teresa Carpio, who's been playing a minor character in "Spiderman, Turn Off the Dark," today officially becomes a star -- officially taking...
Look at 2010 to see what market will do in 2011
If you want a clue as to how the stock market might behave in 2011 just take a look at what happened last year. The equities market got off to...
No time to waste
Mayor Bloomberg suffered a governance meltdown last week, as unplowed snow blocked streets for days. But snow, at least, melts. The bigger disaster is still accumulating -- and New Yorkers...
Ahnold's tweetheart
Those old Twitter buddies Dmitry Medvedev and Arnold Schwarzenegger were at it again yesterday. The Russian president wished the California governor luck in his next endeavor, adding an encouraging, "there...
Manhattan apt. prices on the rise
It was a happy holiday season for Manhattan's housing market, as average prices for home sales were 8 percent higher in the last quarter of 2010 than during the same...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx Police in Georgia arrested a man yesterday after he walked up to a cop and allegedly admitted that he killed his wife in her Longwood apartment last week. Charges...
New Year's crasher in bottle attack
A Manhattan video editor attending a New Year's Eve office party was viciously attacked with a champagne bottle by a party crasher, authorities said. "I lost about a liter of...
Business briefs
Stocks gain US stocks started 2011 on an upbeat note yes terday with all three key indexes hitting new mul ti-year highs. The Nas daq Composite rose 1.5 percent to...
Bankruptcies at 5-year high
The number of US consumers who filed for bankruptcy in 2010 was the highest in five years, and the figure could rise amid excess debt and an uncertain economy, said...
Raring to beat back federal behemoth
President Obama's first two years in office were for the ages: Rarely has so much been spent so wantonly with so little discernible public benefit. Nondefense discretionary spending accounted for...
Brooklyn rail riders in a 'F'ix
Straphangers in three tony Brooklyn neighborhoods are about to get derailed -- again. Service cuts along the F line are slated for Park Slope, Windsor Terrace and Kensington starting this...
Gov forming super watchdog
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo will reveal plans tomorrow to replace the powerful Banking and Insurance departments, as well as the lesser-known Consumer Protection Board, with a less costly single agency,...
US livin' large, eatin' larger
Most Americans think they have a healthy diet -- but many of them need to eat their words. People are trying to eat right, but a lot are getting it...
Apocalypse now!
The end of days has begun in Arkansas. Just ask the birds and fish. Nearly 5,000 red-winged blackbirds tumbled out of the sky shortly before midnight on New Year's Eve...
GOP itches for battle over debt
WASHINGTON -- Tea Party champion Sen. Jim DeMint says he's ready for a "showdown" with President Obama over raising the government debt ceiling. DeMint's threat is setting up a high-stakes...
Firm sees gold in insurance claims
Private-equity firm ABRY Partners may be building a local insurance claims-handling powerhouse. The 20-year-old firm is buying Louisville-based Trover Solutions, a company with $90 million a year in sales that...
'Idiot tried to commit suicide and he failed'
The suicidal man who jumped from his Manhattan apartment Sunday -- only to be saved by a pile of trash -- can take a flying leap if he thinks he's...
Old-school politic$
ALBANY -- Wealthy boosters of charter schools, led by billionaire hedge-funder Bruce Kovner, were among the top donors to candidates for state office in 2010, according to a fund-raising analysis...
Let 'millionaire' tax die out, Cuomo says
Read my lips: No new taxes -- and that includes levies on wealthy New Yorkers, Gov. Cuomo vowed yesterday. Cuomo said he was against extending a "temporary" income-tax surcharge imposed...
The party's over
Shop wisely. That's the advice Wall Street analysts have for those looking to invest in retail chains this year -- despite the brightest holiday season the industry has seen in...
Att'y backs 'heir' raid
A young Long Island man who brutally murdered his mother-in-law "is not profiting from her death," his lawyer insisted yesterday, even though the killer stands to collect nearly a half-million...
Liu: 911 contract is total me$$
City Comptroller John Liu refused yesterday to approve a $286 million contract to complete a 5-year-old upgrade of the 911 system, contending that "some of the issues are similar to...
If state bails, 1 WTC scores
All indications are that the marketing team for 1 World Trade Center will have nearly 600,000 square feet more to offer prospective tenants -- a rare instance of what's usually...
It's basic Black on first day
New Schools Chancellor Cathie Black called her role "a dream job" and the "chance to make a difference" as she visited a school in each borough on her first official...
Jet fan: It's Indy or 'bust'!
A Jet fan roughed up by Indianapolis cops a year ago is headed back to the scene of the crime. Patrick Mallon, 26, yesterday said wild colts couldn't keep him...
Facebook a crook book for world drug trade
International drug rings are using such social-networking sites as Facebook to communicate with their couriers and coordinate smuggling across national borders. It's a growing trend that authorities have noticed in...
Old garbage 'reeking' havoc
Oh, rats! It's going to take at least four days for sanitation workers to collect all of that stinky garbage piling up on the Big Apple's streets after the blizzard,...
Cops: Queens HS shop teacher fondled girl, 16
This Queens shop teacher's instruction was much too hands-on, officials charged. Police yesterday arrested George Zola, 58, for allegedly sexually abusing one of his students on school grounds over a...
Psychic predictions on $330M lottery
New Yorkers are psyched about tonight's massive Mega Millions lottery -- but not more than the city's psychics. Astrologers, stargazers and other prognosticators all got into the spirit yesterday --...
Two more execs bolt Borders
Borders Group said two top executives left the struggling bookseller over the weekend, stoking worries about the company's financial condition. The Minneapolis-based retailer said in a securities filing that executive...
'Mass' disease feared
Hundreds of worshippers may have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus while receiving Holy Communion at a Long Island Catholic church on Christmas morning, officials said. An unidentified person...
It's al-O-ha to vaycay
WASHINGTON -- After a tranquil two weeks of golfing and low-key lounging in Hawaii, President Obama returns to DC this afternoon to take up the full-contact sport of battling the...
Feds eyeing Madoff kin
Prosecutors are still looking to charge Bernard Madoff's wife, Ruth, and other relatives, according to court papers filed yesterday by the Ponzi king's former director of operations. Daniel Bonventre, 64,...
NY 'killer's' jail suicide
A Russian con man suspected in the murders of two New York women killed himself in a Jerusalem jail just hours before his extradition hearing, officials said yesterday. Eugene Perchikov,...
BofA bites bullet to tune of $2.8B
Bank of America is kicking off the new year with a little housecleaning. The nation's biggest lender forked over $2.8 billion to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to...
Lie-me Brits 'fess up
Truth to tell, there are a lot of fibbers across the pond -- the average British adult admits to telling three lies a day, a new survey has found. Brits...
GOP chief in plea to keep post
WASHINGTON -- Embattled RNC Chairman Michael Steele made a Hail Mary plea yesterday to hold on to his top perch in the Republican Party for a second term. "I ask...
Cuckoo court karma
Call it the karma of the courts: For every bizarre cause, there's a New York judge out there ready to back it to the hilt. Case in point: As last...
America's coming collapse
White House Council of Economic Ad visers Chairman Austan Goolsbee is warning of cataclysmic results if the new Republican House majority holds back on raising the nation's debt limit. "I...
A promising proposal
Gov. Cuomo genuflected deeply in the direction of a balanced state budget yesterday, making it known that he'll be proposing a pay freeze for all state employees in tomorrow's message...
Struck baby twins' kin rip cabby
Relatives of infant twin boys hurt in a crash blamed on a speeding livery driver lashed out at the cabby yesterday. "I think this man never should have been on...
December car sales are fuel-injected
Lured to showrooms by Detroit's smartest cars and cheapest loans in years, consumers drove December sales at their strongest pace in five years, analysts said. Year-end deals and pent-up demand,...
Zuck's $50B baby
Facebook's $50 billion valuation promises a huge payday for investors -- but first the social-networking phenom will have to prove it can earn the big bucks. The lofty valuation comes...
Hill $hill's Elton con
WASHINGTON -- Evan Snapper, a former bigwig at a Connecticut wealth-management firm, pleaded guilty in federal court in DC yesterday to causing Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign to give false...
Merkin fund payout OK
The New York State Supreme Court has approved the first payment to investors in the Ariel Fund Limited, which was formerly managed by J. Ezra Merkin and has been tied...
Postlethwaite dead at 64
LONDON -- Pete Postlethwaite, the Oscar-nominated Brit whom Steven Spielberg once called "probably the best actor in the world," has lost his battle with cancer. He was 64. He died...
'Sanit boozers' vid mysteriously erased
Surveillance video caught Sanitation Department supervisors buying six-packs of beer at a Brooklyn bodega and then heading back to their official car during last week's blizzard chaos -- but the...
Goldman banking on Facebook million$
Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs is hoping to take its newfound friendship with social media wunderkind Mark Zuckerberg all the way to the bank. Goldman is betting that it can...
Citadel loses 3 executives
Ken Griffin's Citadel LLC lost three senior executives at the securities unit, bringing to nine the number of top-level employees who have departed in the last 15 months. Chris Boas,...
Sibs to face Soho sis' 'killer' in court
Finally, today, they'll see the man accused of strangling and drowning their sister as she struggled for air in a hell of overflowing bath water. The anguished brothers of tragic...
Jet gals sacked in sexflap
The Jets were hit with an explosive sexual-harassment lawsuit yesterday by two women who claim they were fired after one of them complained about sleazy text messages from former quarterback...
Tragic end for Viet vets' hero
A compassionate career military man has met a horrific demise completely unfit for his exemplary record. New Jersey garbage men found the body of famed Vietnam veteran John Wheeler III...
'Groped' St. Luke's patient was smashed: lawyer
A St. Luke's Hospital X-ray technician accused of stripping and groping a sleeping e.r. patient is fighting back, calling his accuser a falling-down drunk who imagined the alleged attack as...
Only 'slim' pickin's at Health HQ
The city doesn't want its food cops munching on doughnuts. Fruit, vegetables and healthy, low-calorie snacks will be on the menu at the employee cafeteria at the Department of Health's...
Craiglist car-theft victim turns tables on foe
His car was gone in less than 60 seconds. In fact, a young Brooklyn man's 2005 Nissan Maxima disappeared instantly after he stepped out of the driver's seat to let...
City murders soar by 13%
The city recorded a double-digit increase in murders during 2010, with more than half the victims shot to death by someone they knew in cases likely related to drugs, according...
Car stop nets slay suspect
A paroled killer who was pulled over in Harlem while driving an SUV belonging to a suburban murder victim has been labeled a suspect in the crime. Reginald Powell, 54,...
Lincoln Center riot
Lincoln Center went lowbrow last night -- hosting a free punk-rock concert that turned into a mini-riot. About 100 fans of the Brooklyn-based band Japanther rushed the stage during the...
Sports shorts
MLB: Orioles' Simon surrenders Orioles reliever Alfredo Simon surrendered to police yesterday to face an involuntary manslaughter charge in a fatal shooting New Year's Eve. His lawyer said he was...
Islanders win again but DiPietro hurt
CALGARY -- No wonder Nathan Lawson looked right at home. That's exactly where he was. Lawson, a Calgary native, made 28 saves in relief of injured starter Rick DiPietro and...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1m; $25,000; cl($25,000); 4up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Spiritual Tune(L),120J Chavez2-3-9Barker 15-12Jazzy Moves(L),120J Espinoza5-6-1Barbara 12-13Ready to Party(L),121RDominguez1-2-5ADutrow 5-24My Honey Laurie(L),120J Alvarado1-1-3Brown 12-15Curlina(L),120CVelasquez2-1-3Gullo...
Jets coach: No worry about Sanchez injury vs. Colts
Rex Ryan yesterday left no question about the status of quarterback Mark Sanchez and his sore right shoulder for Saturday's AFC wild-card playoff game against the Colts in Indianapolis. "He's...
Rangers' Fedotenko might play tomorrow
When the Hurricanes visit the Garden for tomorrow's suddenly fairly meaningful match (for an early January game, that is), the Rangers will be doing what they always do -- and...
Affrunti's Parx Racing Grade
Post Time: 12:25 pm.FIRST-6f; $25,000; str alw; 4up; (f&m)6-Gold On Gold 1173-SweetSolitude 1177-UnbridledNnn 1171-SpeedboatSlly 1224-Star Recruit 1125-Ms.N.Tarsia 1172-RavinintheHet 119SECOND-6f; $22,000; cl($7,500); 4up; (f&m)7-Sunjet Drive 1182-SovereignHope 11310-Donia 1131-Max's Hotdog 1189-Emotional 1188-Someothertime...
The Post Line
NFLSaturdayFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogCOLTS 3 3 (44½)JetsSaints10 10½(45) SEAHAWKSSundayRavens 3 2½(41) CHIEFSEAGLES 2½ 2½(46) PackersHome team in CAPSNCAA FootballTonightSugar BowlAt New OrleansFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogOhio St. 3½ (56½)ArkansasThursdayGoDaddy.com BowlAt Mobile, Ala.Middle Tenn. 1...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball7 p.m.Indiana at MinnesotaESPN27 p.m.Connecticut at Notre DameSNY7 p.m.Women: St. John's at LouisvilleCBSC7:30 p.m.Spurs at KnicksMSG, ESPN (1050 AM)8 p.m.Teams TBDNBA TV9 p.m.West Virginia at DePaulSNY9 p.m.Arkansas at TexasESPNU9 p.m.Ohio...
Calder Charts
Jan. 3, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST1 1/16m; $10,200; clm; 4up; (f&m)Off: 12:25. Good. just upTime: 25.20, 51.07, 1:17.16, 1:44.63, 1:51.59.Trainer: Luis OlivaresWinner: B...
Devils decide to sit Brodeur
An historic era is ending. The winningest goalie in NHL history, the face of the Devils' franchise, won't be donning his mask so often. Martin Brodeur, the workhorse foundation of...
Harris takes blame for Nets' woes
Devin Harris' teammates left the practice court one by one yesterday. A few trickled into the weight room, some paid a visit to the trainer, others called it a day....
Browns dismiss Mangini
As Eric Mangini packed picture frames, his 10-22 record and two years of football into boxes, Browns president Mike Holmgren was already looking for his replacement. One day after another...
Yankees GM: Pettitte isn't due to call
Andy Pettitte is back from his Hawaiian vacation, but the question remains whether he wants to go back to work. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman said he does not expect...
Parx Results
FIRST-1m&70y; $27,000; clm; 4up; (f&m)2Crema d'Oro (Arroyo) 4.603.202.605Listentothewindblo (Arias)5.403.606Truly a Myth (Flores)6.20 Off 12:26. Time 1:44.36. Fast. * Exacta (2-5) $28.20 * Trifecta (2-5-6) $260.40Winner picked by AffruntiSECOND-7f; $45,000; mdn...
Parker: Knicks were top choice outside of Spurs
Tony Parker confirmed the Knicks were his No. 1 choice if he hadn't signed an October contract extension with the Spurs. The French point guard was planning to become a...
Gut check time for Del Zotto after Rangers' demotion
These truths are evident as they apply to the Rangers' two second-year defensemen whose immediate futures took divergent paths yesterday. Twenty-year-old Michael Del Zotto's response to being sent down to...
Giants may give Plaxico 2nd shot
Plaxico Burress is scheduled to be released from the upstate Oneida Correctional Facility on June 6 -- in time for training camp, if there is no NFL lockout -- and...
NBA turns back on some of its own
The NBA advertises it cares and, in many ways concerning many outsiders, it does. Still, it cares as much or more about the league's image, I submit, which is weird...
Lockout? Giants expect to play in 2011
The Giants cleaned out their lockers yesterday cautiously optimistic they would be stocking them again soon. Despite a black cloud hanging over the 2011 NFL season due to the lack...
Union aim: Deny NFL 'insurance' policy
Today could be a pivotal moment in the NFL's ongoing labor dispute as the union tries to take away the owners' "lockout insurance." That's how the NFL Players Association is...
'Classy' exit for Giants' Jacobs
Brandon Jacobs gave the media and fans one last view of his old, surly self while heading into the offseason yesterday. After seeing photographers taking pictures of him cleaning out...
Chaos in past, healthy Colts eager for postseason
Jim Caldwell changed his script yesterday. Rather than giving the usual perspective on Indianapolis' next opponent, the Jets, the soft-spoken Colts coach actually took time to reflect on his team's...
Mets sign pitchers Capuano, Buchholz
If nothing else, Mets GM Sandy Alderson is staying true to his word that he wasn't going to make any major moves this offseason. Alderson added lefty Chris Capuano yesterday...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJan. 4WEDJan. 5THUJan. 6FRIJan. 7SATJan. 8SUNJan. 9MONJan. 10KnicksSan Antonio7:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio -- ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMENOGAMEPho.10:30MSGESPNNOGAMEL.A.L.9:30MSGESPNNOGAMENetsNOGAMEChi.7:00YESWFANNOGAMEWash.7:00YESWFANMil.7:00YESWLIBNOGAMENOGAMERangersNOGAMECar.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEDal.8:30MSG+WNYMSt. L.8:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEIslandersNOGAMENOGAMEEdm.9:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEColo.3:00MSG+WRHUChi.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEDevilsMinn.7:00VS.WFANNOGAMEPhi.7:00MSGWFANNOGAMEPhi.1:00MSGWFANT.B.5:00MSGWFANNOGAME
Weird but true
They may have to create a brand-new Web domain -- dot.org-asm Taking their faith in multitasking to a whole new level, 22 percent of people surveyed said it's OK to...
Rutgers hires Pitt's Cignetti as offensive coordinator
Greg Schiano hired the sixth offensive coordinator of his Rutgers tenure yesterday, plucking Frank Cignetti Jr. out of the mess that is the Pittsburgh coaching debacle. Pittsburgh, the preseason favorite...
Lots of Luck for Stanford in Orange Bowl win
MIAMI -- John Elway flashed his familiar grin and coach Jim Harbaugh gave a jubilant shout from the sideline as Andrew Luck sprinted up the field to join a celebration...
'Ten' of pride on line for OSU
NEW ORLEANS -- Jim Tressel and Bobby Petrino dutifully posed in front of the Sugar Bowl trophy yesterday, forcing smiles and mumbling a few pleasantries to each other while the...
First-place St. John's holds off Georgetown
It came down to basketball at its most basic: One-on-one and everyone crashes the boards. May the better man win. May the better team win. Senior guard Dwight Hardy of...
Forecast your new year
There are days, weeks and months when you’re destined for success — and others when you’d be better off staying in bed. Luckily, statistics can predict what days those might...
Rogues gallery of 2010!
Can you imagine if paparazzi actually captured the year’s real must-see moments? Famed British artist Alison Jackson can — and did — by hiring celebrity look-alikes to imagine top moments...
Scoreless first quarter does in Medgar Evers
The seeds for Medgar Evers’ disastrous start were sown long before the Cougars arrived late for their game Monday at Banneker. Last week, after a disappointing loss to Lincoln in...
Williams, Banneker bounce Medgar Evers early
Banneker has found its swagger and now it finds itself as one of the best PSAL teams in Brooklyn. The Warriors shutout Medgar Evers in the first quarter, had a...
Standoff at Dyker Coptic church
An 18-year-old thief sparked a tense two-hour standoff with police when he launched a New Year’s Day raid on the borough’s only Coptic Orthodox Church — hours after a Coptic...
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
The ball has dropped in Times Square and New Year’s resolutions have been made and, in some cases, broken already. We resolve to make more changes to our top 10,...
NYC boys basketball rankings
Everyone has New Year’s resolutions and so do we. Ours was to see some turnover in our NYC boys basketball rankings. There are changes, though not enough – but, hey,...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, Jan. 7Theater, “John Gabriel Borkman”: Updated version of Henrik Ibsen’s classic by Frank McGuinness. $25 ($35 Sat. night and Sun. matinees). 7:30 pm. BAM Harvey Theater [651 Fulton St....
Everyone loves the Three Kings Day Parade
SundayJanuary 9King dayOnce a year, you get to see a camel walking down Graham Avenue, thanks to the annual Three Kings Day Parade. But the celebration of Dia de los...
Broadway enjoys record-breaking week
Broadway enjoyed what was likely the highest-grossing week in its history this holiday season, with at least three shows -- "Wicked," "Phantom of the Opera" and "The Lion King" --...
St. John's 5th straight win is over No. 13 Hoyas
NEW YORK — Justin Brownlee scored 15 points, including the game-changing basket with 10 seconds to play, and St. John's won its fifth straight, 61-58 over No. 13 Georgetown on...
Child's play leads to adult battle over Flatbush playground
The city said “No” to Argyle Road residents who want a recently refurbished playground behind PS 139 closed on Sundays. The park — renovated through the city’s Schoolyards to Playgrounds...
Vicious New Year's beating
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillFatal punchA 26-year-old man was arrested on Jan. 2 for beating a Carlton Avenue man on New Year’s Eve, then leaving him to die.Suspect Angel Diaz was...
Fire in the hole! Salty snowmelt sparks Kensington blaze
Things were certainly popping in Kensington as the Blizzard of 2010 melted on Sunday.A car parked near the corner of Vanderbilt and E. Second streets was destroyed when salt-water-drenched underground...
City Comptroller blocks $286 million in spending on 911 overhaul, citing cost overruns
Comptroller John Liu refused today to approve a $286 million contract to complete a five-year-old upgrade of the 911 system, contending that "some of the issues are similar to problems"...
Mets sign pitchers Capuano, Buchholz
Mets’ GM Sandy Alderson added lefty Chris Capuano today on a one-year deal. The 32-year-old fits the mold for what the Mets have been looking for since Alderson took over...
Feds still probing Madoff kin: court papers
Prosecutors are still looking to charge Bernard Madoff’s wife, Ruth, and other relatives, according to court papers filed by the Ponzi king’s former director of operations. Daniel Bonventre, who’s charged...