February 3, 2011
Rangers' Boogaard working with doctor in MInnesota
Derek Boogaard is the forgotten man. Out of sight and out of mind. Beyond that, the concussed Rangers' winger is out of New York as well. For the time being,...
SI cops cuffed for writing bogus summonses
Two rogue Staten Island cops were busted today for writing dozens of bogus summonses to justify working overtime traffic patrol duty, authorities said. Officers Stephen Gerwer, 39, and Vincent Adinolfi,...
More surgery for Giants' Bradshaw
DALLAS -- Ahmad Bradshaw endured three different surgeries after last season and the Giants running back seemingly was going to be able to enjoy this offseason without any procedures on...
Designer Kenneth Cole apologizes for Cairo joke in promoting new collection
Outspoken designer Kenneth Cole apologized Thursday to his Twitter fans after joking that the "uproar in Cairo" was caused by the buzz surrounding his Spring collection. "Millions are in uproar...
Leyritz will coach with Newark Bears
Jim Leyritz’s second baseball career will begin in Newark. The former Yankees World Series hero who was charged with drunk driving but acquitted of DUI manslaughter in Florida late last...
Jaycee Lee Dugard's accused kidnapper declared competent to stand trial
PLACERVILLE, Calif. -- The judge in the Jaycee Lee Dugard kidnap case said Thursday that Phillip Garrido is mentally competent and can stand trial, the Sacramento Bee reported. Garrido and...
Nets' Farmar (back) out at least two more games
Nets backup point guard Jordan Farmar had an MRI exam on his back Thursday, which was negative, but he will not travel with the team to Detroit for Friday's game...
'Family Guy' gets kidrobot-icized
The Griffins are getting a plastic makeover courtesy of vinyl toy experts, kidrobot. Having scored big with limited edition "Yo Gabba Gabba," "The Simpsons," "Adult Swim" and "Futurama" figurines, kidrobot...
Nassau commish Mulvey retires
Nassau County Police Commissioner Lawrence Mulvey is retiring after four years on the job. "I approach retirement very much satisfied that I have achieved what I wanted to accomplish when...
Settlement talks break down between Mets and Madoff trustee: report
Settlement talks between the Mets and the trustee recovering money for Bernie Madoff's victims reportedly broke down this afternoon amid a dispute over the leaking of information from a sealed...
Eli says Packers remind him of champion Giants
DALLAS -- The Packers made it into Super Bowl XLV as the No. 6 seed in the NFC, a spot the Giants were eying down the stretch of the season...
'True Blood' comics completes collection
Season 4 of "True Blood" doesn't start until the summer, but if you're looking to sink your teeth - couldn't be helped - into something Bon Temps-related sooner than that,...
Former Mets outfielder Milledge signs with White Sox: report
The Chicago White Sox signed outfielder Lastings Milledge to a minor-league contract Thursday, a move that could prove beneficial to both parties. Milledge is younger than some previous White Sox...
Suspected Taliban commander dies at Guantanamo
An alleged Taliban commander held for nearly a decade at the Guantanamo Bay detention center suddenly dropped dead in the shower after a hard workout, the US Southern Command said...
Don't expect much from newest Yankees OF Maxwell
The Yankees made a small trade Wednesday, dealing minor league pitcher Adam Olbrychowski to the Washington Nationals for outfielder Justin Maxwell.At 6-foot-5 and 235 pounds, Maxwell is a physical specimen....
Tom Hanks becomes a grandfather: report
LOS ANGELES -- Actor Colin Hanks, the eldest son of Tom Hanks, is celebrating the birth of his first child in Los Angeles, People magazine reported Thursday. The 33-year-old and...
JPMorgan overlooked early doubts on Madoff, lawsuit suggests
JPMorgan Chase executives had doubts about the legitimacy of Bernard L. Madoff's investment operation more than 18 months before his Ponzi scheme collapsed but continued to do business with him,...
Revis wants Jets to bring back Cromartie: report
This offseason, Darrelle Revis is worried about getting another Jets cornerback a contract with the team. Revis told NJ.com he would like to see free agent Antonio Cromartie return. "I...
Son of former Enron president found dead: report
The youngest son of former Enron executive Jeff Skilling was found dead in his Southern California apartment earlier this week, KUHF radio reported Thursday afternoon. The 20-year-old John Taylor Skilling,...
Moscow airport bomber was high on drugs, security chief says
MOSCOW -- The suicide bomber who killed 36 and wounded more than 150 at Russia's busiest airport was heavily drugged, the head of the country's FSB federal security service said...
BACK PAGE: Cuban could have Rex Effect on Mets
Mets fans have settled into a state of apathy. The latest admission by the Wilpons, that they need to sell 20-25 percent of the team, was met with a knowing...
Mayor Bloomberg fulfills bet, hoists 'Terrible Towel'
Mayor Bloomberg has made good on his bet with Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl after the New York Jets lost to the Steelers 24-19 in the AFC championship. Bloomberg unfurled a...
Knicks fined $200,000 for illegal workouts
The Knicks will be fined $200,000 for illegal pre-draft workouts with college players held in May 2007 and May 2010. “We will abide by the NBA’s decision and will have...
Upstate man sentenced for killing student from LI
ALBANY, N.Y. — A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting a college student from Long Island during an attempted...
Walsh not worried about his future with Knicks
Knicks president Donnie Walsh, amidst an internet report owner James Dolan appears undecided on whether to bring him back, said he's not concerned about next season, is "embarrassed'' by the...
Holy Cross-St. Francis Prep boys basketball live blog recap
No matter the sport, whenever St. Francis Prep and Holy Cross meet, the game is sure to be a spirited affair. Such is the strength of the Battle of the...
'Ocean's Eleven' director Soderbergh slapped with paternity suit
And the baby goes to . . . Steven Soderbergh! The "Ocean's Eleven" director has been slapped with a paternity suit in Manhattan Supreme Court naming him as the father...
DVR alert: 'The Love Parade'
TCM's annual "31 Days of Oscar'' rolls into the third evening of its 16th edition tonight with this year's first premiere, and it's well worth checking out. Ernst Lubitsch's "The...
Iraq vet's SUV explodes minutes after he parks it in Brooklyn
A death-dodging Brooklyn marine who nearly lost his life to improvised explosive devices in Iraq, almost died today when a manhole exploded underneath his beloved SUV moments after he had...
Mobsters 'amazed' that reputed Gambino soldier avoided arrest
He's probably lucky he got busted. The feds say secret recordings reveal mobsters expressing "amazement" that reputed Gambino crime-family soldier Michael "Roc" Roccaforte avoided prosecution despite years of drug dealing...
Vac's Thursday Whacks on Pettitte's Legacy, Wilpon Mascots and Knicks' concerns
Andy Pettitte is retiring, and as he goes he chips away a little bit more at the foundation of the last great baseball dynasty we're probably ever going to see....
Memo to Harvey Weinstein: Get moving on 'The King's Brother'
I'm fairly ambivalent about the prospect of the inevitable "Black Swan'' sequel that I wrote about here yesterday. But I would love to see a sequel/spinoff of another Best Picture nominee -- "The...
New killer whale show comes to Sea World despite trainer death
ORLANDO -- SeaWorld announced Thursday it plans to launch a new killer whale show one year after one of its trainers was killed mid-performance. The new show, "One Ocean," will...
Verizon says it may 'throttle' heavy data users ahead of iPhone
Verizon Wireless adopted a new policy that gives it the right to slow down the data connection of its heaviest bandwidth users, as the No. 1 US carrier began taking...
Man trying to brandish weapon shot by cop in Alabama courtroom: report
GOODWATER, Ala. -- A police officer in an Alabama courtroom fired on a defendant Thursday as he tried to brandish a weapon. The man who was shot was in the...
Yankees' Pettitte to announce retirement Friday
Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte will announce his retirement at a press conference Friday morning at Yankee Stadium, ending a storied career and leaving a gaping hole in the 2011 team....
Actor Charlie Sheen was interested in releasing his own porn franchise: report
Out-of-control actor Charlie Sheen reportedly joked about releasing his own porn franchise called "Charlie's Devils" -- even taping a pilot, according to a porn star who said she supplied the...
Judge gives go-ahead for defamation suit against Roger Clemens
A federal judge ruled today that a defamation lawsuit against baseball pitcher Roger Clemens may proceed to trial, rejecting arguments that the case be dismissed. Judge Sterling Johnson, Jr. in...
'Last Tango in Paris' star Maria Schneider dies
PARIS — Maria Schneider, the French actress who was Marlon Brando's young co-star in the steamy 1972 film "Last Tango in Paris," has died, her talent agency said. She was...
Jury selection set for March in second Conn. home invasion case
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Jury selection for the second defendant charged in connection with a deadly Connecticut home invasion has been postponed until next month. The trial of Joshua Komisarjevsky...
Red Bulls linked to Anelka...again
For years, the Red Bulls _ and MetroStars before them _ have been linked with an assembly line of 30-something European stars supposedly looking to come to MLS. One of the...
Americans evenly split between Steelers and Packers in Sunday's Super Bowl: poll
Americans are evenly split on which team they will be rooting for in Sunday's Super Bowl, according to a new poll. A survey conducted by kgb 542542 text answer service...
18 people busted on LI for selling real and fake cocaine: DA
Eighteen people were busted today on drug-trafficking charges -- which included selling fake cocaine made from sheetrock and baking soda -- to other dealers, authorities said. The arrests, which includes...
More heads roll at NJ's largest sewerage agency
NEWARK, N.J. — State Police have taken over security at New Jersey's largest sewerage authority after a small hole was found drilled into the executive director's office. Officials say the...
Egyptian army starts rounding up journalists
CAIRO — The Egyptian military rounded up journalists on Thursday after they came under attack from supporters of President Hosni Mubarak who have been assaulting anti-government protesters. White House spokesman...
National Prayer Breakfast focuses on Egypt, US political reconciliation
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama told the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday that he hoped a "better day would dawn over Egypt" and throughout the world, bringing international concerns to...
Aqueduct cancels again Thursday
For the second straight day, live racing was canceled today at the Big A.According to a NYRA release: "With moisture in the track from recent winter storms, the additional day...
Syracuse defeats UConn to end four-game slide
HARTFORD, Conn. -- There are games a team needs to win. There are games teams have to win. Syracuse won a game it had to win. Rick Jackson had 13...
Somali man found guilty of terrorism for breaking into home of Danish cartoonist
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A Danish court on Thursday declared a Somali man guilty of terrorism for using an ax to break into the home of a Danish cartoonist who had...
3 dead after car slams into NJ school
PINE BEACH, N.J. — Three people died after a car slammed into an elementary school in New Jersey Thursday. Deputy Chief Michael Mohel of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office says...
US weekly jobless claims drop 42K
WASHINGTON -- New applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week by 42,000 to 415,000, reversing most of the increase from the prior week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Economists...
Obama's energy confusion
President Obama heads to Penn State University in Pennsylvania today to talk up his clean energy agenda and to tout the great work being done at the university on energy...
Mick Jagger to perform on Grammy stage for first time
The Recording Academy is finally getting some satisfaction, with Mick Jagger’s first appearance on the Grammy stage. The Rolling Stones frontman will perform at the Feb. 13 ceremony as part...
'The Daily Show' and 'The Colbert Report' returning to Hulu
LOS ANGELES — “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report,” which have been absent from online video service Hulu for almost a year, are back on the...
Drama Mama: Friday night's all right
Friday is typically where shows go to die after they fail in their original timeslot, but plenty of Mama’s faves make this night a must-see …or at least a must-DVR:...
Rival groups skirmish in tense Cairo as army tries to keep them apart
CAIRO -- Egyptian anti-government protesters and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak pelted each other with rocks and fought for territory Thursday in the heart of Cairo as the vice president...
Day to remember: Fort Hamilton trio sign, then are honored at City Hall with teammates
When most New Yorkers woke up Wednesday morning and looked outside their window, all they saw was a traveling nightmare. A storm of sleet and rain pelted the area, making...
Knicks routed by Nowitzki, Mavericks
There was no Timofey Mozgov to bail out the Knicks last night. Instead, the European big man of the night was Germany’s Dirk Nowitzki, the Mavericks superstar who destroyed the...
Knicks' Felton has shot to be All-Star sub
The Knicks will find out tonight if Amar’e Stoudemire will have company on the Eastern Conference’s All-Star team. After Stoudemire, point guard Raymond Felton has been the biggest reason for...
Rough night for Knicks rookie interrupts dream season
If Amar'e Stoudemire is the Knicks’ MVP for the first half of the season, then Landry Fields is the MIP as in Most Improved Player, Most Inspired Player and even...
Cuban would discuss buying share of Mets
Mark Cuban says the Mets should feel free to ask him if he wants to own part of their team, because he would be open to listening. The Dallas Mavericks’...
Girls basketball roundup: Curtis ends MSIT's 25-game league win streak
Ayo Adedapo had 16 points and Dana Gildea had 15 points to lead Curtis to a 44-42 upset of McKee/Staten Island Tech in PSAL Staten Island A girls basketball Wednesday...
Lincoln trio sign, complete historic careers
Shawn O’Connor has had his fair share of talented players at Lincoln. Lansford Watson played at Maryland. Nyan Boateng went to Florida before transferring to California. Both were national-level prospects....
PSAL/Private boys basketball roundup: Acorn tops Bedford, earns share of Brooklyn A East crown
Ibra Toure scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, leading Acorn past Bedford Academy, 54-50, and to a share of the Brooklyn A East regular-season division title. Donovan Reddick added...
Another Page turns in life of Rutgers-bound lineman
Al Page always thought signing his National Letter of Intent would be one of his life’s biggest moments, even before he verbally committed to Rutgers last summer. Putting his name...
Cardinals' Thomas finds comfort level at Marist
Relationships mean so much to Donald Thomas. The Cardinal Hayes running back was being recruited by Fordham, New Haven and SUNY-Cortland, but developed a special bond with offensive line coach...
Right to the point: Stokes becoming leader for Lincoln
Dwayne (Tiny) Morton says a lot of things, but he rarely makes boasts. He’s often reluctant to give his players too much credit until the ultimate goal – winning in...
Steelers tradition in good hands with dynamic coach
FORT WORTH, Texas — At the time, there was no way of knowing that the kid had the goods to survive five minutes as a big-time coach. Dick LeBeau merely...
Mount's Amaker eager to start Bucknell bounce back
Jaylen Amaker believed he was set. The Mount St. Michael senior visited Colgate two weeks ago and felt he was ready to pick a school between the Raiders, Delaware, Marsit...
LeBeau the man behind new Steel Curtain
FORT WORTH, Texas — Dick LeBeau was relaxing in a seat inside Cowboys Stadium on Tuesday doing what he does best — talking defense — when someone asked him how...
Ex-Jet Farrior fiery leader of Steelers
FORT WORTH, Texas -- If you remember James Farrior as a Jet from 1997 to 2001 you remember him as a relatively nondescript personality who was a decent, workmanlike player,...
Cardinal commitment: Cajuste signs with Stanford
In the morning, he signed a National Letter of Intent to attend Stanford University. At night, he played in the second annual Team USA vs. The World high school football...
Green Bay tackle Raji could follow in Fridge's footsteps
IRVING, Texas — One of these days, Aaron Rodgers will turn and hand the ball off to his fullback near the goal line, and B.J. Raji will barrel through and...
Humble Jennings big-time receiver for Packers
IRVING, Texas — Greg Jennings has a goal this week in the days leading up to Super Bowl XLV. He would like to introduce himself, but not in a loud...
Lombardi's playbook: Two titles, one reason
There is a Jesuit saying that I remember from my days at Fordham: “Freedom Through Discipline.” That was what the Packers’ championships were built on. Being able to run that...
Yankees trade for OF Maxwell
With spring training less than two weeks away, the Yankees made a minor move yesterday to bolster their outfield depth. The Yankees acquired Justin Maxwell in a trade with the...
Alderson hopes Mets fans catch his thrift
At this moment, Sandy Alderson is just another salesman trying to convince you to buy into the Mets. He is not attempting to find minority partners for the Wilpons (cue...
Clemens’ co-counsel will question Pettitte
Roger Clemens agreed to allow his lead attorney to step aside so his co-counsel can cross examine Clemens’ ex-teammate Andy Pettitte when his trial begins. Clemens, the former Yankee, was...
RBNY GM Erik Soler on SuperLiga: "It doesn't make any sense"
MLS commissioner Don Garber said a statement on the status of SuperLiga should be forthcoming in a month. But Red Bull GM Erik Soler already had a statement on the...
National Signing Day roundup: Six from Poly Prep earn college scholarships
At perennial powerhouse Poly Prep, Dino Mangiero is used to having a long line at the fax machine on National Signing Day. That was no different this year with six...
New York State of Mind: Syracuse signs four city football standouts
When Syracuse coach Doug Marrone took over at his alma mater two years ago and looked at the roster, he had to re-read it more than a few times. Where...
Drama mama
Friday is typically where shows go to die after they fail in their original timeslot, but plenty of Mama's faves make this night a must-see or at least a must-DVR:...
Dave opens up to Babs
Barbara Walters' interview specialty lies in prodding celebrities to reveal a side of themselves kept hidden from public view. Still, it's jolting to see the emotionally elusive David Letterman growing...
Catch her in the eye
The best way to appreciate "Molly Sweeney" may simply be to shut your eyes. As he did in "Faith Healer" a few seasons back, Brian Friel uses three intersecting monologues,...
Changes on way for Piers
Piers Morgan is shaking things up at his new, nightly CNN show. Two and a half weeks after his debut, Morgan's ratings have fallen to around the same level as...
Cheers to JFK
Not to sound like an old perfume ad, but . . . if you loved "The Tudors," you will probably really love "The Kennedys." Well, you'll love it if you...
Hit and run
A shaken Anderson Cooper, in Cairo to cover the Egyptian uprising, was forced to hide in an undisclosed location near Tahrir Square after being pummeled by an angry mob yesterday....
Starr report
Geez, I figured with the kinds of ratings that "NCIS" generates, it would've already been renewed through the 2028-29 season, at least. But, go figure, CBS announced late yesterday it...
Confessions of a serial mistress
Cathrine Goldstein, 40, is a playwright and mother of two who lives with her husband of nearly 10 years on Long Island. But when she moved to New York City...
Mubarak thugs' pack of camels
Egypt's peaceful protests exploded in violence yesterday as pro-government thugs on camels and horses galloped into central Cairo, whipping and beating demonstrators until they were forced to the ground. At...
Library shines for 100th b'day
The New York Public Library is celebrating its 100th birthday with the completion of a $50 million renovation. The landmark building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street opened in 1911....
Justice for teachers and kids
This week, Gov. Cuomo proposed an Executive Budget that takes direct aim at structural problems in the way the state spends its money. He has recommended significant spending cuts to...
Leo's secret 'Man'-a Lisa
ROME -- A male apprentice and possible lover of Leonardo da Vinci was a model for the "Mona Lisa" painting, Italian researcher Silvano Vinceti said yesterday. This is one of...
Union's planely a plus
In "Rx for Airport Chaos," (Editorial, Jan. 29) you claim that providing airport screeners the opportunity to unionize is "madness" and detrimental to national security. This is far off base....
German ban on burqas
BERLIN -- Hesse, a state run by Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, yesterday became the first German region to ban Muslim face veils for public-sector workers. Hesse Interior Minister Boris...
Fewer US jihadis
The number of US Muslims accused in terror plots dropped by more than half last year, to 20, and the targets were split evenly between domestic and overseas sites, a...
The Super Bowl of jobs reports is out tomorrow
It will take a miracle for tomor row's employment report to live up to expectations. In fact, if people look at the report being put out by the Labor Department...
SI ex-super in blaze bust
A former building super from Staten Island chopped up his furniture and then allegedly used it as kindling to set fire to his building yesterday morning. Lube Paskoski, 65, who...
Sad race to the bottom in Brooklyn
Miguel Rios is ready for the big time. Each morning, the sixth-grader boards a yellow school bus in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and travels three miles and several light years to...
Israel's stake in Egypt
While Americans of all po litical stripes look at Egypt's future with a mix ture of hope and trepidation, Israelis almost uniformly agree: No good can come of this. Yesterday'...
Perv arrested
A pervert who spent seven years behind bars for molesting a child has been busted again -- this time for trying to lure a 9-year-old girl to his Manhattan home,...
Don't blame the Jews for Mideast turmoil
John Podhoretz hits the nail on the head ("It's Never Been About Palestine," PostOpinion, Jan. 31). From its inception, Israel has served as a convenient scapegoat for the ills plaguing...
4 more slays linked to fiend
LOS ANGELES -- A former pizza deliveryman already on California's death row after being convicted of murdering 10 women and an unborn child was charged with four more slayings. DNA...
2-minute 'warning' to MTA rail lines
Riders ought to be able to set their watches by New York's commuter railroads -- but they're often left waiting on the platform, MTA watchdogs said yesterday. Metro-North and the...
Time Warner beats Q4 estimates
Time Warner, the owner of Warner Bros., HBO, CNN and Time magazine, reported a 22 percent increase in its fourth-quarter profit and raised its forecast for this year, citing optimism...
Business briefs
Peck picked Gap will make New York the creative hub for its namesake stores and will merge the man agement of its outlet stores into the Gap and Banana Republic...
54 potential ET homes
WASHINGTON -- An orbiting NASA telescope is finding whole new worlds of possibilities in the search for alien life, spotting more than 50 potential planets that appear to be in...
Subpoena of Raj's pay OK'd
Galleon Group LLC must turn over to prosecutors documents detailing the compensation paid to co- founder Raj Rajaratnam, who goes on trial this month on criminal insider-trading charges. US District...
Weak sales batter AOL
Aol suffered sharp declines in quarterly advertising sales and dial-up subscriptions, driving overall revenue down 26 percent and showing the struggling Internet company has yet to turn the corner. Shares...
Bloomberg 'friends' Facebook founder
How about friending 8.4 million people? Mayor Bloomberg disclosed yesterday that he met recently with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to discuss the possibility of creating a page for the city...
City's mortgage-scam alert
Property and mortgage scams are becoming so common here that the city yesterday began a free program to alert homeowners if anyone tampers with their records -- and the first...
EA stock pop
Electronic Arts shares jumped yesterday after the videogame publisher reported a boost in revenue from its growing digital business, which helped offset a slowdown in retail sales for the crucial...
Hard time for bogu$ Belgian
A bogus Belgian blue-blood who swindled friends and acquaintances out of $7 million is heading to prison for at least three years after pleading guilty yesterday in Manhattan Criminal Court....
Solitary piracy 'hit' man
The Somali pirate who led the 2009 hijacking of the American cargo ship Maersk Alabama was thrown into solitary confinement for allegedly ordering the murder of another hijacked vessel's captain...
State quacks down on plastic surgeon
A quack has been busted for luring city women to the Dominican Republic to perform bargain-basement plastic surgery on them -- leaving them disfigured and in pain, authorities said yesterday....
Schools fight to stay open
More than 3,100 students in 10 public schools yesterday struggled to come to terms with the news that their schools are officially going to close or be phased out. The...
Gal trying to cash in on sis' death: DA
That's rich. The sister of a Long Island woman killed by her druggie son-in-law -- who astoundingly stands to inherit hundreds of thousands of dollars from the victim -- is...
Digital destiny
News Corp. launched its ambitious digital newspaper yesterday, The Daily, the world's first iPad-only publication. The paper, which features 360-degree photos and high-definition video with the usual mix of news,...
Judge Softee's lenient sentence
The judge who freed an alleged cop-shooter on a pittance bail last year gave a sweetheart sentence yesterday to a naval reservist who sold an assault rifle to an undercover...
Natural enemies
Don't be surprised if the budget fight leads to grow ing conflict between Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Cuomo. Bloomberg, while generally supportive of the tough fiscal medicine offered this week...
You post & you're toa$t
A judge socked former Comptroller Bill Thompson's campaign with a monumental $619,125 fine yesterday for plastering the city with 8,254 il legal posters when he was running for mayor in...
Chef did me dirty: staffer
Ritzy restaurateur Daniel Boulud was sued yesterday by a Café Boulud bartender who claims he was axed after he snitched on a manager who scooped ice with her bare hands....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Police are looking for the man pictured here who allegedly paid to have his former best friend murdered in Brownsville. Ragene Powell Dickerson, 25, had been locked in a...
Long live 'Kings' of Flatbush
Plans to turn Brooklyn's biggest movie theater -- the once-majestic Loews Kings in Flatbush -- into "the next Apollo" should become reality by 2014, officials say. Borough President Marty Markowitz...
Stimu-less for transit
Transportation projects were anything but stimulated in the federal government's job-growth package, a new report says. Just $700 million of the Obama administration's federal stimulus money was spent between February...
Hero neighbor in apt. fire rescue
A good Samaritan heroically dashed into a burning Lower East Side apartment yesterday to save her dazed and badly burned 96-year-old neighbor. The blaze started in the kitchen of Wei...
Workplace wonder
There may be an employment thaw. The latest report from payroll giant ADP shows that US businesses added more workers than expected last month, fueling hopes that hiring is picking...
News Corp. posts profit of $642M
Profit more than doubled in the three months ended Dec. 31 at News Corp., thanks to a buoyant TV ad market in the US and abroad. News Corp. reported net...
Voters: Ax the worst
New York state voters overwhelmingly oppose the "last in, first out" law, which forces schools to fire the most recently hired teachers during a budget crisis -- regardless of classroom...
Lohan photographed wearing necklace that looks like one she's suspected of stealing
Lindsay Lohan was photographed brazenly flaunting a "one-of-a-kind" necklace she's suspected of swiping from a California jewelry store -- leading the gem shop's owner to go to cops after noticing...
'Cop-shot' guy's ammo
Last summer, so-called "Swiss Cheese Man" Angel Alvarez miraculously -- almost magically -- survived 26 bullet wounds from a police shootout at a Harlem block party. But for Alvarez, 23,...
US debt-limit daze
The US will hit a $14.3 trillion statutory limit on its debt slightly later than previously estimated, the Treasury said yesterday as it unveiled a still-hefty debt-auction schedule. Treasury officials...
Crude nears $91 on Egypt worries
Oil rose to the $91-a-barrel level in New York and Brent crude advanced to a 28-month high in London as protests in Egypt turned violent, prompting concern that supplies may...
He's all bark
New York trader Vincent McCrudden has been threatening officials and co-workers for more than a decade -- and that's why he should be released on bail. At least that's what...
Google ups ante in apps battle with Apple
Google is getting serious about its Android apps marketplace. The search giant, which in the last six months has captured a bigger share of the smartphone market than Apple, now...
Snack on these 'wyngz'
It's chicken "wyngz" -- just don't call it wing meat! DiGiorno pizza recently launched a new pie that comes with a side of boneless chicken "WYNGZ." The oddball spelling is...
$nowpocalypse
Mother Nature is playing havoc with Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's efforts to goose the US economy, as blizzards and ice storms weigh on consumer spending, according to recent data. The...
Farrah's red suit goes to Smithsonian
The red swimsuit famously worn by "Charlie's Angels" star Farrah Fawcett in her iconic 1970s poster will live forever at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. Her longtime boyfriend, Ryan O'Neal,...
James Cameron tops Vanity Fair's list of Hollywood's biggest movie earners
James Cameron isn't blue; the "Avatar" filmmaker last year earned the most green in Hollywood -- $257 million. Cameron, writer, producer and director of the 3-D blockbuster, ranked tops on...
Council of job-killers
The City Council convenes today for a hearing on whether Walmart will fi nally be allowed to open an outlet within the five boroughs. How's that for arrogant: Chris Quinn's...
Pick this fight, Mike
Mayor Bloomberg is not pleased with Gov. Cuomo's inaugural budget. "[It] does not treat New York City equitably," the mayor moans. He should take a number: The "gimme-mine" queue is...
Gov's video call to arms
ALBANY -- One day after a parade of special-interest groups assailed his plan to slash $9 billion in state spending, Gov. Cuomo vowed not to back down in a call-to-arms...
Cop complaints in drastic dive
Fewer civilian complaints were filed against city cops during the first half of 2010 than in any six-month period over the past five years, the Civilian Complaint Review Board said...
Council smoke 'brake'
The city is about kick some ash and take some names. The City Council yesterday overwhelmingly passed a ban on smoking at parks, beaches and pedestrian plazas in a move...
Feds' toxic-Gowanus warning
Brooklyn's Gowanus Canal is such a health hazard that the feds yesterday warned boaters to take extra care not to fall into the notoriously toxic waters and to avoid eating...
Bloomberg demands city-union pension reforms
Mayor Bloomberg threw down the gauntlet yesterday before the city's municipal labor unions, demanding massive, wide-reaching reforms in the pension system -- including a call to stop workers from racking...
Unionists welcome Walmart
New York City's union workers love Walmart. Three-quarters of city residents who wear the union label favor having Walmart open its big-box stores in the Big Apple, according to a...
Dems nix GOP ObamaCare repeal
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats yesterday defeated a repeal of President Obama's health-care overhaul in a party-line vote, likely leaving the fate of the embattled law up to the courts. Democrats...
Happy 'hog-nostications
New York City's most famous groundhog, Staten Island Chuck, yesterday predicted an early spring. And, in Pennsylvania, Punxsutawney Phil made the same optimistic call. Of course, there's a naysayer in...
Charlie madam in drug stash
Charlie Sheen's high-priced angels hid his cocaine before paramedics rescued the self-destructive party hound from an epic bender, a Hollywood madam claimed yesterday as 911 tapes from the meltdown emerged....
Seeing a high rise in prices
In another sign that the city's battered real-estate market is on the way back, prices of apartments and townhouses all around Manhattan are shooting up. The median price of a...
The grape escape
I don’t even want to hang it up; I just want to look at it all the time,” says City Winery owner Michael Dorf of a painting by late Boston...
Roll with the new
It's been a frigid New York winter, but the city’s once frozen new development market seems to be thawing. “We’re building quite a lot,” says developer Zach Vella, a partner...
Money talks
These days, opportunity is far too busy to knock. Instead, it just rings your cellphone at odd hours. Consider the scenario: A clipped male voice says he got my number...
Pad for Padma
Padma Lakshmi doesn’t seem to be letting an ugly custody battle with Adam Dell over their baby daughter, Krishna, get in the way of her search for a family-sized Manhattan...
Just sold!
Manhattan CHELSEA $2,825,000 130 W. 20th St. Three-bedroom, 3½-bath duplex condo, 2,313 square feet, with open kitchen with marble counters, Miele stove, Sub-Zero refrigerator and wine cooler, windowed bath with...
Islanders, DiPietro go down fighting
PITTSBURGH -- Brent Johnson figured a chance at a knockout was much rarer than a shot at a shutout. So he took it -- and so did Islanders goalie Rick...
Rangers call NHL over Penguins' hit on Avery
Rangers coach John Tortorella said general manager Glen Sather had been in touch with the NHL, presumably VP Colin Campbell, over the lack of a penalty call against the Penguins'...
Stoudemire half-empty for Knicks
Amar'e Stoudemire should not have come out of the locker room after halftime. Stoudemire didn't score in the second half of the Knicks' 13-97 loss to the Mavericks last night...
Nets' Favors honored to be in Rookie game
The Nets will be represented at All-Star weekend. Yeah, it is hard to believe, huh? OK, so it's in the Rookie Challenge Game, which usually draws the ratings of a...
Super weekend for skiers
For skiers and riders this winter is a gift that just keeps on giving. From the Catskills through the Green Mountains and into New Hampshire and Maine, the latest storm...
Knicks' Mozgov enjoyed moment in sun
When Russian rookie center Timofey Mozgov entered the Knicks' locker room after his breakout game Sunday, the game ball sat at his locker. The Knicks will inscribe it with the...
Mavericks willing to 'rent' Anthony
Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony wouldn't need to agree to a new contract with the Mavericks for Dallas to trade for him. Without speaking about Anthony by name, Mavericks owner Mark...
Packers' Crosby ready for big kick
IRVING, Texas -- Close game, points at a premium. If that's the case in Super Bowl XLV, it could come down to a field goal for the Packers and, if...
Nets coach tossed in loss to 76ers
The announced crowd of 10,057, many of whom willingly gave up an otherwise serviceable Wednesday night, wanted something, anything to get excited about -- other than watching Johan Petro try...
Prospal set to return to Rangers lineup
Little more speaks to the character of Vinny Prospal than his return to the Rangers following four months of rehab for tonight's Garden match against the Devils in which he...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Slick Lavra N (12th)FIRST-mile; pace; $8,000; claiming1Deadlysatisfctn(JStrttn)3-3-79-54Royal Fortune(D Dube)6-4-24-13Whambam N(E Abbatiello)8-7-75-12EagleTogether(GBrennan)3-5-25-15Lady O'grady(C Manzi)4-3-310-16NancyIrene(JPantaleano)7-4-58-17ImpressiveChar(JBartltt)6-7-212-18Rd Blues(P Lachance)7-2-910-1SECOND-mile; trot; $10,000; conditional3SeeThroughIt(GBrennan)2-1-18-51Rydeabout(J Bartlett)4-7-45-12Gimme The Loot(A Spano)4-7-55-14Book Mark(R Schnittker)8-2-710-15Puzzlement(J Pantaleano)6-7-X20-16MisterLuckyVec(PLachnce)4-3-58-17Run...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Some Girls Do (2nd)FIRST-mile; trot; $10,000; conditional2Cuzzin Rob(Y Gingras)4-8-64-11LoveUOverandovr(JCmpbll)1-5-67-27MusclesMalone(TTetrick)2-5-63-13The Queen(B Sears)3-3-66-14Yozhik(R Silverman)2-4-68-15Photo King(P Berry)5-6-215-16Powerful Jig(A Miller)6-10-615-18FreeWheeling(JMeittinis)9-6-115-19My Mac(D Miller)1-1-55-1SECOND-mile; pace; $12,500Tender Love3Some Girls Do(B Sears)1-1-32-11Obsessive Artist(D...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $27,000; mdn cl($50,000); 3YOPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Harlan's Hello(L),120M Luzzi3-5-xShivmngl 7-22Fast Grievance(L),120RDominguez7-x-xAsmussn 3-13Storm Rubi,115CVelasquezx-x-xRice 6-14Haystack Needle(L),115B Pedroza4-7-xHushion 5-25Galaxy Kat(L),120J Valdivia9-3-xBreen 9-26D...
Gulfstream Charts
Feb. 2, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST 6f; $15,000; mdn clm; 3YOOff: 12:56. Good. inside, widenedTime: 22.36, 45.20, 57.49, 1:10.84.Trainer: Teresa PompayWinner: CH C,...
Affrunti's Tampa Bay Downs Grade
Post Time: 12:25 pm.FIRST-1 1/16m; $8,000; cl($5,000); 4up3-Andalusian 1181-Mz'sDonZulon 1137-AnHeirofMagic 1226-Glory Charge 1185-War Ensign 1182-Ymbo Mgere1188-Gonna Blow 1184-BaystreetBlly 1189-CotswoldHlls 118SECOND-5f; $10,000; mdn cl($12,500); 3YO9-Toclsfrcmfrt 1152-Petite Rouge 1204-Wynn a Brew 1207-Burnt...
Vic Cangialosi at Santa Anita
Post time: 4:00 p.m. FIRST-5 ½ fur; $16,000; cl($8,0); 4up PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 3 Two Violins(L),121 MPdrza 8-2-2 8-5 7 Raingear(L),121 MLinrs 10-6-7 7-2 1 Brinson(L),121 VEspna...
Gulfstream analysis
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-1 mile; $18,500; cl($15,0); 3YO JUST FOR FRANK broke maiden as favorite going shorter. SIR CHARLIE lost all chance...
Giants' Fewell can talk to Titans
Perry Fewell isn't assured of coming back to the Giants just yet. There is one head-coaching opening left in the NFL, and the Titans yesterday received permission from the Giants...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $22,000; alw; 4upTHE ZIPSTER had a wide trip and finished second versus claimers this distance in first start off the claim. MISSILE MOTOR drew the rail after...
Rangers next for surging Devils
The Preposterous Dream meets Nemesis tonight. Either the bubble bursts or the scoffing turns into incredulity that it still hasn't popped -- and that maybe, just maybe, there might be...
Rangers aren't willing to scratch Drury -- yet
Everyone else is count ing the numbers, counting the number of returning reinforcements, counting the number of days until the Rangers' coach might make the Rangers' captain a healthy scratch....
Packers go back to school
With the extreme cold and plenty of ice on the ground, the Packers yesterday were unable to practice outside at SMU and so their first practice of the week was...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball6:30 p.m.Women: Iowa at PurdueBIG TEN7 p.m.Michigan at Ohio StateESPN7 p.m.Georgia Tech at MiamiESPN27 p.m.Wofford at College of CharlestonESPNU8 p.m.Heat at MagicTNT8:30 p.m.Women: Illinois at NorthwesternBIG TEN9 p.m.Notre Dame at...
The Post Line
NFLSundaySuper BowlAt Arlington, TexasFavoriteOpening Current(O/U) UnderdogPackers 2 2½(44½)SteelersNCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogMIAMI5Georgia TechOHIO ST.17MichiganCLEV. ST.7ValparaisoButler13YNGSTWN ST.WRIGHT ST.6Loyola of Chi.DETROIT10½Ill.-ChicagoMID. TENN.12½La.-MonroeW. KENT.10So. AlabamaARK.-L. ROCKPickDenverNO. TEXAS2Fla. AtlanticTROY3½Fla. Inter.Tennessee7AUBURNWashington12½OREGON ST.Wash.St.4OREGONArizona2½STANFORDNotre Dame10½DEPAULBOISE ST.11½HawaiiIDAHO3½San Jose St.Loyola Mrymnt4SAN...
Sports shorts
MLB: SF lands Sweet Lou Lou Piniella agreed to a one-year contract with the San Francisco Giants to work as a special assistant for the World Series champions. Sweet Lou...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 3FRIFeb. 4SATFeb. 5SUNFeb. 6MONFeb. 7TUEFeb. 8WEDFeb. 9KnicksNOGAMEPhil.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEPhil.NoonMSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEL.A.C.7:30MSGESPNNetsNOGAMEDet.7:30YESWBBRNOGAMEInd.NoonYESWFANNOGAMENOGAMEN.O.7:00YESWFANRangersDevils7:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMEMont.2:00MSGESPNNOGAMEDet.7:30VS.ESPNNOGAMENOGAMEIslandersNOGAMENOGAMEOtt.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMETor.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEDevilsRangers7:00TV - MSG Plus NetworkRadio WFAN 660 AMFla.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEMont.3:00MSG+WFANNOGAMECar.7:00MSGWFANNOGAME
Hare flair
Hop to it! Chinese New Year begins today, ushering in the Year of the Rabbit. Designers are getting into the spirit, with hare-themed items for spring that celebrate the fourth...
Weird but true
To convict or not to convict -- that was the question. A notorious 400-year-old cold case ended in a hung jury in Los Angeles when Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy...
Seton Hall loses to West Virginia
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia clamped down on Seton Hall's Jeremy Hazell and kept things in control most of the way until awful shooting in the end left Mountaineers coach...
St. John's holds off pesky Rutgers
For the first time this Big East season, St. John's was the hunted. The Red Storm's stirring, 15-point win over national power Duke on Sunday shocked the college basketball world...
Another tough loss for Rutgers
Rutgers has played as hard as any team in the Big East, according to St. John's coach Steve Lavin. The Scarlet Knights have left their hearts out on the court,...
Rutgers pleased with 'new' Jersey players
If you build it, they will stay. Greg Schiano came home to New Jersey with this seemingly far-fetched dream of turning Rutgers football into a national power. He has overseen...
Syracuse big winner in local recruiting
Terrel Hunt could have called it off and no one would have blamed him. But a day after his father, Darryl Dockery, died of kidney failure and nearly a year...
Syracuse upsets UConn, snaps skid
HARTFORD, Conn. -- There are games a team needs to win. There are games teams have to win. Syracuse won a game it had to win. Rick Jackson had 13...
Staten Island Academy pair set to play Division I soccer
Devin Fuller and Amanda Moschella have been prolific scorers and winners at Staten Island Academy. The pair also made history this season by becoming the first two athletes at the...
Program-changer Lee ready for next challenge at UConn
Boys & Girls' first few seasons in the PSAL’s highest classification was a series of stops and starts. The Kangaroos were in almost every game, but they couldn’t get over...
US citizens in Egypt told to leave 'immediately' as violence spreads
CAIRO -- US citizens remaining in Egypt were advised to leave immediately by the State Department as violence increased across Cairo early Thursday. "Further delay is not advisable," said a...
Sharks weightroom warrior signs with New Hampshire
Rashid Armand was recruited by Miami and Penn State. The Sheepshead Bay defensive lineman was in talks with Rutgers, Syracuse and UConn. At the end of the day, though, those...
The Butler Did It: With heavy heart, Hunt signs with 'Cuse
His basketball and football teammates and coaches, principal Peter Mannarino, athletic directors Bob Mackey and Joe Arbitello and about 200 students were at the Christ the King gymnasium to watch...
After having no offers a month ago, Bayside lineman signs with Morgan State
Tyrell Okoro was bitterly disappointed just a month ago. After working so hard at Bayside for two years, the two-way star lineman didn’t have a single offer from a four-year...
Mavericks beat Knicks for sixth straight win
Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and 11 rebounds, and the Dallas Mavericks seized control in the third quarter before beating the New York Knicks 113-97 on Wednesday night for their...
Penguins shut out Isles again 3-0
PITTSBURGH — Brent Johnson made 20 saves and the Pittsburgh Penguins blanked the New York Islanders for the second time in nine days, winning 3-0 on Wednesday night. Tyler Kennedy,...
Fewer civilian complaints filed against cops in first half of 2010 than in any 6-month period in five years
Fewer civilian complaints were filed against city cops during the first half of 2010 than in any six-month period in the past five years, the Civilian Complaint Review Board said...
Feds: Gowanus Canal a cancer threat and among the nation's most polluted waterways
Brooklyn’s notoriously toxic Gowanus Canal is such a health hazard that the feds today specifically warned the public not to fall in the water or to eat fish or crabs...
Cuban: I'd listen to Mets' pitch
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban insisted today that he’s perfectly willing to listen to the Mets' pitch if they want him to buy part of their club but won't get...
Charlie Sheen references Aussie swashbuckler in statement to fans
LOS ANGELES -- Charlie Sheen broke his silence Wednesday, nearly a week after an alleged 36-hour cocaine and drinking bender led to his hospitalization last week, thanking his fans and...
Hurl of a milestone: Legendary coach reaches 1,000 wins
The afternoon began like any other at the Jersey City Recreational Center. Fans filled the stands and St. Anthony and St. Mary’s warmed up as Bob Hurley swept the gym’s...