February 4, 2011
Lakers' Jeanie Buss in talks to join 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills': report
LOS ANGELES -- Jeanie Buss, head of business operations for the LA Lakers, is taking the slam by Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban in stride and considering signing up for...
Mob captain latest to turn federal informant
Anthony "Big Anthony" Russo, a Colombo crime family acting captain, is the latest member of the embattled Mafia organization to switch sides and become a federal informant, a source told...
Nets coach fined $25,000 after ejection
Nets coach Avery Johnson has been fined $25,000 for improper conduct toward an official during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers. NBA vice president Stu Jackson announced the fine Friday....
Titans interview Giants' Fewell
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Titans have interviewed Giants defensive coordinator Perry Fewell for their head coaching vacancy. Along with Atlanta offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey, they are the first candidates...
Katie Couric got 'a little too aggressive' in her Super Bowl 'Glee' performance
LOS ANGELES -- CBS anchor Katie Couric will step out from behind the newsdesk in her guest role on "Glee's" Super Bowl episode to air Sunday. "I wasn't quite sure...
Steelers' Tomlin all business
DALLAS -- Mike Tomlin stood stone-faced behind the Lombardi Trophy as a few dozen cameras fired away. “Smile, Mike!” one photographer yelled out. “Nah,” the Pittsburgh Steelers coach said without...
Steelers' Pouncey out; Packers' Driver expected to play
DALLAS -- Maurkice Pouncey is sidelined for the Super Bowl. The Pittsburgh Steelers center has a high left ankle sprain that has kept him out of practice since he was...
New Jersey starting Super upgrades
As sports fans prepare for Sunday’s Super Bowl just outside Dallas, New Jersey is looking ahead to 2014, when it will play host to football’s biggest game. Lt. Gov. Kim...
Those mopey 'Three Sisters'
I seem to be in the minority of critics not to be swayed by Austin Pendleton's "Three Sisters" at CSC (my review's here). Oh well.I'm going to slightly exaggerate for...
Yankees' Cano now has Boras as agent
Scott Boras lost one Yankees superstar from his stable last year when Alex Rodriguez parted with the agent, but he added a new one when Robinson Cano hired him.Cano previously...
Falling ice at Cowboy Stadium injures six, one critically
ARLINGTON, Texas – Six NFL workers were hurt Friday, one critically, by large slabs of ice falling from the roof of Cowboy Stadium, where Super Bowl XLV will be played...
The best wings in the borough — this Saturday
The hardest thing in professional sports is repeating as Super Bowl champions — but it’s even harder to pull off a “two-peat” at the annual Best Wings in Brooklyn contest...
LI civil servant charged with skimming funds from village coffers
A 20-year Long Island civil servant who is married to a retired NYPD cop was charged today with skimming nearly $193,000 from public coffers, authorities said. Susan Roach, 41, of...
NY jetliner in near-miss with military cargo planes over Atlantic
An American Airlines jetliner barely missed two giant military cargo planes in a harrowing near-collision over the Atlantic two weeks ago, investigators said today. Authorities suspect errors by Long Island-based...
PSAL releases seeding for borough playoffs
The PSAL seeding committee released the pairings for next week’s borough playoffs and there are a few surprises – from Bronx B East champion Frederick Douglass Academy III receiving the...
Judge in Deutsch Bank case already clamping down on pre-trial publicity for late-March manslaughter trial
A de facto gag on all parties. A two-hour closed-door meeting. Nearly three years after two firefighters died at Ground Zero's Deutsche Bank, the manslaughter trial of three demolition supervisors...
Reagan birthday present: free movie
He may have left the studio's employ 60 years ago, but never let it be said that Warner Bros. isn't celebrating Ronald Reagan's 100th birthday on Sunday in style. "Secret...
Cardinals coach pushes Giants' Fewell for Titans job: report
Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt says Giants assistant Perry Fewell "is a good fit" for the vacant Titans' job, The Tennessean reports. Whisenhunt and Fewell worked together at Vanderbilt in...
Bulletstorm Skillisode #4
EPIC & People Can Fly's upcoming psycho shooter has a new video out -- this one showcasing even more skill kills. Enjoy.
Faulty towers
This is the church, this is the … well, this is the church.Sheepshead Bay’s oldest house of worship is tearing down its iconic steeples because the appendages are so deteriorated...
Jets' Martin facing tough competition for Hall of Fame
DALLAS -- Three of the NFL’s top 10 career rushers and one of its most dynamic cornerbacks lead a star-studded group of candidates for the Pro Football Hall of Fame....
Minnesota fishermen catch scuba diver
LAKE WACONIA, Minn. -- Two ice fishermen thought they caught a monster fish but got an even bigger surprise than they bargained for when a hand broke the surface of...
Justin Bieber shot dead, never to return again on 'CSI': report
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. -- It turns out Justin Bieber's return to "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" was a One Time thing. The teen pop star will meet a violent end in...
Gwyneth Paltrow and Florence + the Machine to perform at Oscars
LOS ANGELES -- "Country Strong" star Gwyneth Paltrow will take the stage at the Oscars to perform "Coming Home," in the running for the Best Original Song prize, the Academy...
Paterson pays $62,125 fine in Yankees ticket case
ALBANY, N.Y. — Now those were expensive seats. Former New York Gov. David Paterson has paid $62,124 to settle his fine from the state ethics board over free Yankees tickets...
2nd imam is out at Ground Zero mosque
A Muslim scholar recently named as the new senior imam at the Islamic center being built near the World Trade Center has parted ways with the project. Shaykh Abdallah Adhami...
Rangers' Drury (knee) will miss two-game trip
Chris Drury’s ailing knee has worsened to the point where it’s likely going to sideline him for the Rangers’ next two games.John Tortorella announced Friday that Drury, the Rangers’ captain,...
Brooklyn woman sentenced to 20 years behind bars for beating death of son
A Brooklyn mother who participated in the brutal beating death of her 4-year-old son got scant sympathy from her own mother, who told her there was “no forgiveness” at her...
Islanders' DiPietro out 4-6 weeks with facial fractures after fight
It went from embarrassing to serious very quickly for Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro, who announced Friday he will miss 4-6 weeks because of numerous facial fractures resulting from a punch...
Al-Jazeera's offices torched amid Egypt unrest
Al-Jazeera's offices in Cairo were stormed and torched and its website hacked Friday, the Pan-Arab broadcaster said, as the top U.N. human rights official complained that media covering Egyptian pro-democracy...
Bloodied Felton defends Knicks' record after All-Star snub
PHILADELPHIA -- Before the Knicks' Friday morning shootaround at the Sixers training facility in the suburbs, Knicks point guard Raymond Felton stood in the lobby, with a tissue stuffed up...
Workers scramble as officer fires shots during struggle in Brooklyn
Office workers scrambled for cover as a probation officer fired off a round while struggling with a man in downtown Brooklyn today, witnesses said. No one was reported injured in...
Alleged Arizona shooter Loughner to face federal trial first
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Arizona will prosecute Jared Loughner, the 22-year-old charged in the mass shooting at a Tucson-area supermarket, when his federal case is over, according to law enforcement officials....
Accused hack plastic surgeon is stuck New York
He'd love to nip back home to the D.R. and perform a few more liposuctions -- but a Manhattan judge wouldn't take any chances. Accused quack plastic surgeon Hector Cabral...
BREAKING: City closes a Prospect Heights middle school to make way for a charter
A city education panel has killed MS 571, a Prospect Heights middle school that will be shuttered to allow a charter school to take its place.The Department of Education made...
Dalglish disappointed with timing of Torres move; replacement Carroll hopes to shine
LIVERPOOL, England -- Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish admits the timing of star soccer striker Fernando Torres' transfer saga left him disappointed, Sky Sports reported Thursday. The Spanish forward completed a...
Dalglish and Anfield key to Liverpool's future, John W. Henry says
LIVERPOOL, England -- Boston Red Sox owner John W. Henry told FOX Soccer Channel he was driven to keeping his Premier League team Liverpool in its storied Anfield home. The 61 year...
Italian extremists trash TV studio, attack journalists over broadcast -- Report
GENOA, Italy -- Extremist Italian soccer supporters, unhappy at the reporting of their team, destroyed a television studio and attacked three journalists, Italian news website TGCom reported Friday. A dozen...
Trustee claims Mets owe $300 million as a result of Madoff Ponzi scheme profits
The Mets day-to-day operations were fueled by $322 million in fake profits from investments made with scammer Bernie Madoff, according to a complaint unsealed today. The explosive lawsuit demands the...
'Shore' without the bore - Season 3, episode 6
Our weekly "Jersey Shore" recaps this season are short and brutal -- 100 words, no more.***Despite JWoww making peace, there’s still a huge problem between Ronnie and Sammi. Even though...
Charlie Sheen seen on video during 36-hour bender looking sick and missing teeth
A drunk and decrepit-looking Charlie Sheen doing a crazy dance in his home during his now-infamous 36-hour drug and booze-fueled bender was caught on tape by one of the people...
Brooklyn Youth shows again why it is the 'It' choir
The Brooklyn Youth Chorus is, how you say, having a moment.In just the past few months, the Grammy Award-winning group performed in Mark Morris’s “The Hard Nut” at the Brooklyn...
Yankees' Pettitte retires, heart 'isn't where it needs to be'
Andy Pettitte said he no longer has the hunger or desire to pitch, and that is why he is retiring from baseball after a 16-year career. The longtime Yankees pitcher...
Ivanka's Twitter twerp is now a wanted man
Ivanka's kooky alleged Twitter stalker is officially on the lam. The schizophrenic young Reno man accused of penning alarming Tweets about The Donald's brainy, beautiful daughter last year was a...
Bloomberg stands by office decision during storm
Mayor Bloomberg’s decision to open city government during last week’s snowstorm — just hours after he told workers not to come in — was a move intended to spare taxpayers...
Colbert to auction his artfully doctored portrait
Stephen Colbert is trying a new role: art dealer. Comedy Central announced Friday that the host of "The Colbert Report" is putting one of his portraits up for auction. Colbert...
Oscar Watch: Will de Havilland sisters decide the Best Picture race?
An item in Variety today quotes Oscar blogger Scott Feinberg: 'There are two interesting stats to keep in mind when considering the best picture race between 'The King's Speech' with...
'Lucky' dog rescued last month after Hudson River fall dies in early morning fire
Nearly a month after being rescued from the icy waters of the Hudson River, a 4-year-old German shepard -- dubbed the city's "luckiest dog" -- died in an early morning...
The Post's Oscars fashion poll
Click here to vote for your favorite fashion hits and misses, and see the results in an upcoming Post story.
Woman killed in early morning hit-and-run
A Bronx woman was struck and killed in a fatal hit-and-run early this morning. Ilia Lopez, 58, was struck by a dark sedan that fled the scene as she was...
Verizon halts online iPhone 4 orders amid record sales
Verizon Wireless said Friday that it ceased online advance orders for the Apple iPhone 4 after its launch day marked the most successful first-day sales in the company's history. Verizon,...
Bloomberg happy with New Yorker cartoon
Mayor Bloomberg thinks this week’s New Yorker caricature cover of him gazing into a heart-shaped vanity mirror is cute. The illustration also shows a box of Valentine’s Day chocolates and...
Bronx trucker arrested in fatal Pa. hit-and-run
HATFIELD, Pa. — A truck driver from the Bronx is under arrest after he allegedly struck and killed a motorcyclist outside Philadelphia then fled the scene. Authorities in say 42-year-old...
Van runs down protesters during violent protests
Horrific video captured the moment a police van careered through a crowd of people during yesterday's Cairo riots. As it approaches a child has to run out of its path...
Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian protesters stage 'departure day' demonstration
CAIRO – Hundreds of thousands of Egyptian anti-government protesters massed Friday in central Cairo for a huge – and thus far peaceful -- demonstration, on what they called the "day...
January payrolls up 36K, unemployment drops to 9%
WASHINGTON -- The US unemployment rate fell to 9.0 percent in January, a 21-month low, but nonfarm payrolls rose by a surprisingly meager 36,000 jobs, the government reported Friday. On...
Rep. Giffords' astronaut husband will fly, official says
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The astronaut husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords says his wife would be very comfortable with his decision to go back into space. Space shuttle commander...
Drama Mama: Guest star wars
February sweeps means guest stars a-go-go, so let’s pass judgment on which series strike gold in the coming week: “Chuck” (Monday, 8 p.m., NBC) John Larroquette returns as lady-killer spy Roan...
Protests costing Egypt at least $310M per day: report
CAIRO — Credit Agricole says Egypt’s ongoing political crisis is costing the country at least $310 million per day. In a report released Friday, the investment bank said it was...
Super Bowl XLV picks
The Line: PACKERS 2 1/2 (44 1/2) Steelers (Sunday, 6:30 FOX) Chris Shaw: Packers/Over Steve Serby: Packers/Under Mark Cannizzaro: Steelers/Over Paul Schwartz Packers/Over Tim Bontemps: Steelers/Under Mike Battaglino: Packers/Over Ms....
Girls basketball roundup: TMLA grabs bounce-back win against Kearney
Mary Louis rebounded quickly from a disappointing preformance in a loss to South Shore. The Hillltoppers got 17 points, including two fourth-quarter 3-pointers from George Mason-bound guard Karin Robinson, to...
Around the 'Horns: Judges' Francis picks Texas
Bev Kearney gave it to Chamique Francis straight on the first day of her visit to Texas. The Benjamin Cardozo star wouldn’t have it any other way. “She is a...
Flawed Ford falls to CK
Diani Mason has seen literally the best and worst of New York City basketball. With Bishop Ford, she has played in the CHSAA Class A state championship game and the...
Who can start to fill void for Yankees
The Yankees entered this winter with starting pitching as their top priority. They were spurned by Cliff Lee, and now Andy Pettitte is retiring. That leaves some big holes in...
First 'Core Fore' departure hurts Yankees rotation
The Core Four is no more. Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte will announce his retirement at a press conference this morning at Yankee Stadium, ending a storied career and leaving a...
Pettitte & Lee put Yankees in a winter blunderland
In the dream scenario for the Yankees, Cliff Lee would have joined his partner in Cy Young-winning ace-hood, CC Sabathia, atop the rotation and Andy Pettitte would have returned for...
Hit and miss for McNamee
A federal judge has allowed some of ex-trainer Brian McNamee’s defamation claims against Roger Clemens to move toward trial, while throwing out accusations of malicious prosecution and intentional infliction of...
Clemens' trial next on schedule for Pettitte
After today’s news conference at Yankee Stadium, the next image of Andy Pettitte we see will likely be him walking into a federal courthouse in Washington this summer. Pettitte is...
Yankees loved playing with Pettitte
Roger Clemens might have a different take on Andy Pettitte come July but other former teammates gushed yesterday about the opportunity to play with the stud left-hander who retired yesterday...
Cancer awareness more than a game for Bishop Ford, CK
Mary Gillespie wasn’t sure what the future held or if she would have one at all. The Bishop Ford assistant girls basketball coach was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer...
Packers' Rodgers flies by Favre
IRVING, Texas — During a week’s worth of inquiries about Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, from his patience sitting and waiting behind Brett Favre to his command of the Green Bay...
Facing Steelers' Polamalu hair-raising adventure
DALLAS — On the side of the Omni Hotel facing Tom Landry Highway, you couldn’t miss a huge representation of the Lombardi Trophy. To its left stood an image of...
Lombardi's Playbook: It's become a Super party
Dan Lauria is currently playing the role of Vince Lombardi in Lombardi at Circle in the Square Theater. The Post is providing a daily insight from “Coach” leading up to...
Super Bowl XLV: Steelers (+2 1⁄2) over Packers
Whatifsports.com’s NFL simulation engine bases its weekly predictions on the statistical inputs of thousands of NFL games. Those inputs are based on rigorous analysis of each team’s roster, depth chart...
In the zone: CK stifles Ford in rout
The plan all along for Christ the King was to play man-to-man defense on Bishop Ford, despite the Falcons’ lack of consistent long-range shooting. The Royals are known for their...
Super Hondo goes for green
Welcome to SuperFriday. If it’s cred you’re looking for, you’re in the right place at the right time, with Hondo coming off a couple of easy winners in the title...
Pack Aaron it out!
Of the millions of words already written about Super Bowl XLV, here are the two most important: Aaron Rodgers. This whole postseason has been about Rodgers. The smart, rifle-armed quarterback...
J.Lo’s white stuff
Walk this way, J.Lo! Dolled up in spectacular winter whites, Jennifer Lopez was back in New York yesterday, stepping out of The Peninsula hotel in Midtown during a brief respite...
PSAL/Private boys basketball roundup: Boys & Girls bounces back, tops Jefferson
Boys & Girls got back on track Thursday afternoon, shaking off consecutive losses with a 58-55 victory over visiting Thomas Jefferson in its Brooklyn AA boys basketball regular-season finale. Without...
Calling collect
After nearly four years of iPhone envy, Verizon Wireless customers yesterday were able to order the coveted gadget for the first time — only to learn hours later that the...
Inside the new Freddy's Bar!
It was almost like Freddy’s.The Prohibition-era tavern that was torn down last year to make room for Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards project reopened in a new space in the South...
Robbery crew hits Fort Greene
A robbery team that’s cut a swath of terror across Brooklyn and Queens is apparently now working in Fort Greene.Police say that since April, 2010, the thugs — two men...
Bite me! Pavilion Cinema manager tries to exterminate bedbug rumors
The Park Slope Pavilion movie theater finally bit back to exterminate years of bed-bug rumors, sending out an extraordinary letter in hopes of reassuring parents and film lovers that it...
Marty's on a roll at State of the Borough
Borough President Markowitz knows how to ride a bike — and he obviously knows how to ride a city agency.The Beep, who famously opposed the Prospect Park West bike lane...
Bus running late? At least you'll now know how late!
Slowest bus in the borough? There’s an app for that.Phone-wielding B63 straphangers can now track their snail-like bus along its Bay Ridge-to-Brooklyn Heights route, thanks to a satellite-guided system unveiled...
Saint 'Reagan'
This weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of actor-turned-pitchman-turned-governor-turned-40th president of the United States-turned-Conservative and Tea Party icon Ronald Reagan. But you know that already -- unless of...
Chilling showdown in scenic Siberia setting
The Russian psychological thriller "How I Ended This Summer" might also be called "An Odd Couple in Siberia." This particular twosome consists of the gruff 50- something Sergei and the...
Siblings all talk and no action
Chekov's "Three Sisters" is a tough nut to crack. The characters talk and talk about how much they long for life and meaning, and much of the action takes place...
Cold Weather
Dubbed the first "mumble-noir" when it bowed at last year's South by South west Film Festival, Aaron Katz's "Cold Weather" weds half-hearted thriller elements to the self-absorbed, no-budget mumblecore films...
Dialogue's waterlogged
The good news on "Sanctum" is that it is merely exec-pro duced, not written, by James Cameron. The bad news is that it sounds like it was written by the...
Harmon: $500k per show
The ratings for "NCIS" keep getting bigger and bigger -- and now, so has Mark Harmon's salary. Hot on the heels of CBS renewing the hit military crime-solving series for...
That bites!
Phil and Robin McGraw are being sued by a former close friend over a dog bite. Skin-care specialist Janet Harris, a frequent guest on "Dr. Phil" and a confidante of...
Sheen ex Brooke going on 'DWTS'?
Charlie Sheen's estranged wife could be doing the fox trot on "Dancing With the Stars" soon. Brooke Mueller is said to be in talks to be a contestant in the...
'Idol' spike
America is warming up to the new "American Idol" judges. Wednesday night's "Idol" episode snared nearly 25 million viewers -- a 2 percent increase over last year's equivalent-night Wednesday-night viewership,...
'Scores' he never settled
Which comes first -- the music or the lyrics? That question is always asked of songwriters, and their standard answer is that it's impossible to say because songwriting is such...
Mistress in distress
Shot a couple of years before “Black Swan” made Natalie Portman an Oscar front-runner, Don Roos’ “The Other Woman” is a small, flawed independent drama that might easily have gotten...
Dressed
The documentary "Dressed" tells the story of self-taught fashion designer Nary Manivong, a Laotian-American who went from being a homeless teenager in Columbus, Ohio, to a hot young New York...
Nixon opera is a tricky shtick
A milestone in history, a hyped Met premiere and a gaggle of A-list artists added up to something less than a sensation Wednesday night when the Metropolitan Opera offered its...
Powder to the people!
When Lucy Painter arrived at work carrying skis last week, her staff at the Weill Cornell Medical Institute cheered. “They were delighted,” says Painter. The commute to her office on...
Starr report
Michael Kenneth Williams ("Boardwalk Empire," "The Wire") will narrate "Taking on Tyson," the Animal Planet series that kicks off March 6 and follows ex-heavyweight champ Mike Tyson and his love...
Waiting for Forever
A drifter separated from the love of his life at age 10 returns home to give her another go in "Waiting for Forever," a drippy romance that makes Nicholas Sparks...
Brooklyn sex sicko
Police say this is the sex fiend who attempted to rape three women in Brooklyn. The pervert, dressed in slacks and a peacoat, first struck on Jan. 9, pushing a...
Fix pensions or we all lose
Mayor Bloomberg's call for reform to address the city's runaway pension costs is powerful and exactly what we need. The growth in pension costs is stark. The city's annual contribution...
Mike's Terrible Towel
Mayor Bloomberg has made good on his bet with Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl yesterday after the Jets lost to the Steelers in the AFC championship. Bloomberg unfurled a Steelers "Terrible...
Egypt's future: Transition to what?
Everyone in Egypt agrees on this much: The "transition" has already started. But they don't agree on what "transition" means -- or on whether it will be dictated by the...
Chips fall for 'bandit'
LAS VEGAS -- A Las Vegas man has been arrested in the brazen armed robbery of $1.5 million in casino chips from the posh Bellagio resort on the Las Vegas...
'Tango' sex bomb 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...
The Muslim Brotherhood vs. freedom
The Obama administration has wel comed the involvement of the Mus lim Brotherhood in a new Egyptian government as long as it "renounces violence." This really misses the point. Yes,...
Schools Chancellor Cathie Black heckled as 12 schools shut
This time it was personal. Schools Chancellor Cathie Black underwent a scathing verbal attack last night during a wild hearing in Brooklyn that saw 1,800 furious attendees storm out hours...
Yank mascot cries foul
SCRANTON, Pa. -- A former mascot for a New York Yankees minor-league team claims his ex-employer violated worker-protection laws. Brian Bonner was laid off last month from his job as...
Court in the middle
Gov. Cuomo is framing his state budget proposal as an effort to end Albany's ingrained habit of unsustainable and unaffordable spending. But when it comes to one important budget category,...
Age-old work problem
Your grandma may have a future in middle management. A new study, in which episodes of "The Office" were shown to people over 60, revealed that they're no better at...
GOP's $74B cuts into 'D'
WASHINGTON -- House Republican leaders yesterday moved to slash $74 billion from the current budget, including a surprise $16 billion cut from usually off-limits defense and security programs. "Washington's spending...
PA gets new chairman
Former New Jersey Attorney General David Samson yesterday was named new chairman of the Port Authority. Samson, who was nominated for the job by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, will...
'Primary' hit
Six former employees and consultants at Primary Global Research LLC, a so-called expert-networking firm tied to a nationwide insider trading probe, were sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission for...
Electric-car tax 'cheats'
WASHINGTON -- Car companies like General Motors and Nissan are slowly rolling out rechargeable electric cars. But that didn't stop thousands of taxpayers from incorrectly claiming lucrative tax credits for...
Iraq? No, B'klyn!
This Marine survived a year and countless unseen bombs on the battlefields of Iraq -- but was nearly blown to bits by an explosive parking spot in Brooklyn! Death-dodging Crown...
Business briefs
Apple plan Investor advisory firm ISS threw its weight be hind a shareholder pro posal to require Apple to disclose a succession plan for CEO Steve Jobs, who is on...
Retailers beat the Street
January sales at major US retailers blew past analysts' expectations as shoppers braved snowstorms in an unexpected sign of consumer strength. Some retailers, including Limited Brands, Gap, Aeropostale and TJX...
NY's road to reform: Cuomo blazes the way
THE ISSUE: Gov. Cuomo's presentation of his budget, which includes spending cuts and layoffs. *** Kudos to Gov. Cuomo for his refreshing acknowledgement of Albany dysfunction and the "secret" budget...
Lauder, Arden shine with rosy earnings
Estee Lauder and Elizabeth Arden topped profit expectations and raised their fiscal-year forecasts as sales jumped overseas while parts of the US market remain under pressure. Estee Lauder focuses on...
It's a DVD-isaster
Snooki and the rest of the "Jersey Shore" cast couldn't save Viacom in the latest quarter. The media giant, which houses cable network MTV and the Paramount film studio, said...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A man walking a dog was slapped with a summons for allegedly scuffling with a Parks Department enforcement officer in Battery Park City. Last Saturday at noon, a female...
Mike tells pols: It's reform - or layoffs
If Albany politicians sympathetic to municipal unions block his pension reforms, Mayor Bloomberg warned yesterday, he's going to point the finger squarely at the lawmakers for triggering thousands of layoffs....
'Icy' SI principal $colds late teachers
Now, that's cold. A group of Staten Island teachers bravely slipped and slid their way to their school during a treacherous morning ice storm -- only to be threatened with...
Sheen may give porno a go: madam
Devilish party animal Charlie Sheen wants to mix his passions -- hamming it up for cameras and having sex with paid pros, according to a Hollywood madam. The "Two and...
Delivering excuses at UPS
Despite clear streets and skies, UPS yesterday continued to blame "emergency conditions beyond [our] control" for failing to make deliveries to large swaths of the outer boroughs. Those tracking their...
I dunno, but Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska -- Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell is asking his attorney general to advise him on whether implementing the federal health-care overhaul would put Parnell in violation of his oath...
It's off the 'wall'
You get what you pay for. An East End drug crew tried to dupe a New York City gang by paying for cocaine with $16,000 in counterfeit bills, but they...
Delay dooms Coinstar
Coinstar, operator of the Redbox DVD rental machines, fell as much as 11 percent in extended trading after the company's forecast for first-quarter profit missed analysts' estimates. Coinstar fell $3.99,...
Goon's lucky bust
Good thing he was arrested. Secret recordings caught "various co-defendants" figuring that reputed Gambino crime family soldier Michael "Roc" Roccaforte, 34, "must be a cooperating witness" -- since he'd avoided...
Ex-Enron big's kid dead at 20
SANTA ANA, Calif. -- The 20-year-old son of imprisoned ex-Enron president Jeff Skilling was found dead in his Southern California apartment. Police found the body Tuesday after being told by...
Bloomberg bitches about Staten Island groundhog
Those are biting words! Mayor Bloomberg is still nursing a grudge against the little Staten Island groundhog who chomped his finger two years ago -- and has taken to calling...
Ben: Recovery needs quick jobs growth
Can we create those jobs a little faster, please? That's what economists -- including Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke -- are asking ahead of the government's official jobs report for January...
Lover's legal 'action!'
And the baby goes to . . . Steven Soderbergh! The married "Ocean's Eleven" director has been slapped with a paternity suit in Manhattan Supreme Court naming him as the...
Sony stumbles
Sony's quarterly profit dropped 8.6 percent as a strong yen and falling TV prices erased the boost the Japanese electronics and entertainment company got from its hit movie "The Social...
New York trader arrested for threatening government officials denied bail
Vincent McCrudden, the New York trader arrested last month for threatening government officials, was denied bail yesterday and ordered to remain in detention in Queens until trial. McCrudden's lawyer, Bruce...
Lohan neck on the line over 'theft'
Cops held off from obtaining a search warrant against Lindsay Lohan in order to get photographs of the troubled star wearing an allegedly stolen jeweled necklace. Police didn't want to...
Girl's cold war
There's nothing cool about snow for a New York fourth-grader with a dangerous allergy to the cold. Nine-year-old charmer Priscilla Pomerantz, who lives in upstate High Falls, has cold urticaria....
O: Keep the faith, cut the bickering
Saying his faith has deepened after two years in the White House, President Obama yesterday urged lawmakers to call on their own faith and build a spirit of civility in...
Empty seats are hard sell
Walmart passed up a chance to take a seat at yesterday's raucous City Council hearing on the mega-retailer's latest push to break into the Big Apple -- drawing a Bronx...
Ex-Post man dies
Former New York Post paperhandler foreman James Bennett died Wednesday. He was 88. A wake will be held today at Cosgrove and Son's Funeral Chapel, at 58th Street and Fifth...
Ad-poor Times is not a-changing just yet
Investors expecting a print-advertising rebound at the New York Times Co. have a wait on their hands. The firm, which also owns The Boston Globe and other papers, is struggling...
Two Staten I. cops busted as ticket fakers
Two Staten Island cops were busted yesterday for writing dozens of bogus traffic summonses to justify working overtime, authorities said. Officers Stephen Gerwer, 39, and Vincent Adinolfi, 40, both assigned...
Snow kids in 'arms'
Let's see cops lift fingerprints off these weapons. Three youths who allegedly went postal on a Brooklyn mailman yesterday were collared for criminal possession of a weapon -- hard-as-ice snowballs....
BJ's big block party
BJ's Wholesale Club has finally gone public with the news that it's on the block. Confirming a November report in The Post, the warehouse retailer announced yesterday it has hired...
The door cracks open
Little steps for little feet, as the saying goes -- and sometimes for big ones, too. Gov. Cuomo yesterday said he was prepared to work with Mayor Bloomberg on how...
An urgent duty
Mayor Bloomberg seeks to clamp down on pension benefits for mu nicipal employees that he says -- quite rightly -- are drowning the city in red ink. But, for that,...
Hachette staffers headin' for exits
It's a stampede for the exits at Hachette Filipacchi Media. Out of a workforce that numbers about 600 people, at least 120 are expected to be gone by the time...
Online butt kicking
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is suing six Web-site operators, accusing them of illegally selling cigarettes to New Yorkers and costing the state hundreds of millions in lost sales-tax revenue....
Hulu Plus $ets plans
Hulu Plus, the video subscription plan that charges $8 a month to watch a range of TV shows online, will have 1 million paying customers this year and post annual...
Deal's out! Mets face $1B suit
The Mets are caught in a real squeeze play -- one that could cost them up to $1 billion. Talks to settle a lawsuit against the team's cash-poor owners for...
Gov: Merit should count on teacher layoffs
Gov. Cuomo said yesterday he'll consider overhauling the "last in, first out" law mandating that teacher layoffs be conducted by seniority and not competence. Cuomo, in his most detailed comments...
NY union numbers down
Battered by the recession, union membership in New York state continued its decades-long decline last year, new federal data show. Unions represented 24.2 percent of workers in the state last...
Marty hell on wheels
What a ride! Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz last night pedaled a senior-citizen tricycle into Sunset Park High School’s auditorium and up to the stage along a makeshift bike lane...
Lawsuit charges JPMorgan suspected, but ignored, Madoff fraud
Bernie Madoff was not a criminal mastermind who single-handedly made fools of the world's sophisticated investors. An explosive lawsuit charges he got help from his friendly bankers at Chase --...
Chinatown-bus bill is rolling
A new bill would create a permit system to tame the "Wild West" operation of popular discount buses operating out of Chinatown and other parts of the city, Councilwoman Margaret...
3 killed in NJ crash
A car carrying three young people slammed into a brick wall at a New Jersey elementary school before dawn yesterday, killing them all. Investigators remained mystified as to what caused...
Battle of Cairo gets medieval
Pro- and anti-Mubarak protesters fought pitched battles like medieval armies -- with makeshift catapults to launch rocket attacks from behind improvised barricades -- as they struggled for control of central...
Sports shorts
NBA: LeBron hits 51 LeBron James had 51 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, including a 23-point first quarter, to lead the Heat to a 104-100 victory at Orlando last...
Rangers have no shot without Gaborik
The coach has shuffled more decks this year than there are on all the tables in Vegas, and the Rangers still need a deal to find a true ace center....
5 questions for ... Joe Buck
FOX play-by-play man Joe Buck talked with The Post's Justin Terranova from Dallas days before calling Super Bowl XLV, his third with the network. Q: You did play-by-play for the...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Ss Tomahawk (1st)FIRST-mile; pace; $12,000; claiming5Ss Tomahawk(G Brennan)1-1-16-51Mimi's Tyler(C Manzi)2-1-23-12AlbertStreetA(JPantalno)1-3-35-13Ray'sWestern(JStratton)4-1-812-14TheLifeBoat(JBartlett)5-6-215-16Shoot First(J Gregory)4-7-512-17Racin Best(B Dobson)8-7-730-18Simple Lease(L Stalbaum)3-2-520-1SECOND-mile; trot; $16,000; conditional6Cinderella Man(D Dube)4-3-85-11CurrentCloser(JDoherty)6-3-43-12NewHampshireBoy(Brn)2-5-45-13DutchessSeelster(SBchrd)2-4-56-14Flashy Lady(P Lachance)8-7-48-15CrDreamCatcher(JGregory)7-3-310-17Numismatic(S Smith)1-6-312-18Mainspring(T Buter)5-6-215-1THIRD-mile;...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Inform (12th)FIRST-mile; pace; $10,000; conditional10SunshineSuperman(DMillr)4-5-56-12Mckee Largo(B Sears)5-3-615-16Metropole(J Campbell)2-4-43-11BlackAceHanover(AMiller)2-2-45-13StealTheDiamonds(BSmpsn)8-6-510-14VillageRhythm(TTetrick)9-1-37-25Run Like Tiki(Y Gingras)5-10-615-17War And Peace(P Berry)6-4-515-18Cam'sYankeePride(RPirce)1-1-39-29MajorAtHeart(DPinkney)7-5-915-1SECOND-mile; pace; $20,000; Exit 16W1Ise The By Boy(R Pierce)6-7-65-23FreddyDayHanover(DMillr)4-2-43-16Pandapocket(B Sears)2-7-54-12Thunder'sFury(JCampbell)6-11-36-14Ponda River(A Miller)7-9-58-15MasterOfDesire(TTetrick)5-3-315-17Ab's...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1m&70yds; $17,000; clm($7,500); 4upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2Sumfun(L),123D Cohen8-5-6DiPrima 5-13Diamond District(L),123F Jara4-5-2Adel 8-11a-Marina Market(L),123E Castro2-3-3Persaud 7-21a-The Roundhouse(L),123A Lezcano3-5-5Persaud 7-24Corvo(L),123J Espinoza6-5-8Tannuzzo 20-15Stopbluffing(L),123M Luzzi3-2-2Brown...
Vic C.'s Tampa Bay Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $8,000; clm; 4up7-Reba'sAffair 1201-FullofFlash 1206-MissUnbrdld's 1102-Irish Garden 1183-Tear It Up 1188-Chinasmoke 1204-Just a Dream 1209-RunningAngel 1205-Dynabox 11810-Reno'sWildcat 120SECOND-5 ½ fur; $9,000; clm; 4up2-SecretofMrrge 1181-Lake Louise...
Gulfstream
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-1 mile; $18,500; cl($15,0); 3YO HIDDEN LOVE drops in class and switches to Paco for return to dirt. EASILY...
Santa Anita
Post time: 4:00 p.m. FIRST-6 ½ fur; $54,000; mdn; 4up PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 4 Sacred Oath(L),122 MGarca x-x-x 4-1 2 BraceYrslvs(L),122 CNktni 2-6-6 2-1 1 Ranchero(L),122 RBjrno...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6 fur; $27,000; mdn clm($50,000); 3YOHAYSTACK NEEDLE switches to bug while facing maiden claimers for the first time after finishing fourth at this distance. HARLAN'S HELLO drew rail and...
Gulfstream Charts
February 3, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST1 mile; $18,500; clm; 3YOOff: 12:56 p.m.St. good, won drivingTime: 24.57, 47.48, 1:12.40, 1:38.84.Trainer: Anthony PecoraroWinner: DK B/...
Nets trying to rebound on road after effort-less loss
The Nets came out flat in Wednesday's loss to Philadelphia, flat enough that Avery Johnson got himself tossed in a futile effort to fire them up. The coach said the team...
Giants RB Bradshaw needs ankle surgery
DALLAS -- Ahmad Bradshaw endured three different surgeries after last season and seemingly was going to be able to enjoy this offseason without any procedures on his body. That's not...
Knicks fined $200,000 for pre-draft violations
The Knicks got off easy. The NBA announced yesterday the Knicks have been fined $200,000 for violating NBA rules restricting contact with players eligible for the draft. Knicks scout Rodney...
Knicks owner won't commit to Donnie because of Isiah: source
With Isiah Thomas still looming in the background, Knicks president Donnie Walsh said yesterday he has no clue where he stands with James Dolan. Walsh added he can live with...
Steelers QB Roethlisberger denies missing curfew
Ben Roethlisberger didn't take kindly to TMZ reporting that he was out past the 1 a.m. Steelers curfew on Tuesday night. "I heard the crack TMZ staff that they are,...
Mets' 'Mad' money proves costly
I love a parade! Best I can tell, this Wilpon Family and Mets finance mess -- Redistribution of wealth? Consolidation of debt? A clearance sale? A gotcha? -- comes down...
NFL union refuses to bow to owners
DALLAS -- In order to avoid a lockout by NFL owners, there is going to have to be a seismic shift in the thinking of both the owners and the...
Odds against players in NFL labor battle
DALLAS -- There can be no denying which camp resides on the side of the angels in the upcoming labor bloodfest. If you could gamble on such things, Vegas would...
Steelers RB Mendenhall a quiet superstar
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Although Rashard Mendenhall needs no introduction to the Jets and their fans, he may not be as familiar to the rest of the football-viewing nation. For...
Steelers have edge in experience over Packers
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Does experience matter? The Steelers think so. The Packers hope not. On Sunday, the Steelers will be playing in their third Super Bowl in six seasons....
Commish lets N.Y. off hook
"The NBA just validated the cost of doing illegal business. A $220,000 fine is well worth it to find a good player," said a team official who insisted on anonymity...
Devils mark year with Kovalchuk in win over Rangers
Happy anniversary. A year ago today, the Devils turned into something unrecognizable by trading for Ilya Kovalchuk, turning their franchise on its ear. It has been a whirlwind year of...
Rangers coach blames Lundqvist for loss to Devils
Henrik Lundqvist, pulled after allowing three goals on 12 shots to the Devils in 35:04, said he wasn't nearly good enough. He got no argument from his coach. John Tortorella,...
Jets' Sanchez says he won't have shoulder surgery
Mark Sanchez last night confirmed what he hoped for once the Jets' season ended suddenly two weeks ago: He will not need surgery on his right shoulder. Sanchez told reporters...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball7 p.m.Knicks at 76ersMSG, ESPN (1050 AM)7 p.m.Harvard at PrincetonESPNU7:30 p.m.Nets at PistonsYES, WBBR (1130 AM)8 p.m.Mavericks at CelticsESPN9 p.m.Iona at FairfieldESPNU10:30 p.m.Jazz at NuggetsESPNBoxing9 p.m.Sergio Mora vs. Bryan Vera...
The Post Line
NCAA FootballTomorrowTexas vs. The NationAll-Star ChallengeAt San AntonioFavoriteCurrent (O/U)UnderdogTexas 2 (43)NationNCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogPRINCETON1HarvardPENN11DartmouthYALE2½CornellColumbia3BROWNSIENA13ManhattanCANISIUS15½MaristSt. Peter's4NIAGARARIDER7Loyola, Md.FAIRFIELD3½IonaSTETSON3S.C.-UpstateETSU9FLA. G.C.Boston U.1½STONY BROOKNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogSIXERS 4 KnicksPISTONS 4 NetsMagic 5½WIZARDSHeat 6 BOBCATSRAPTORS 2 TimberwolvesPACERS 3 Trail BlazersHAWKS...
Leyritz to coach for 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...
Busy weekend awaits anglers
Another storm coming through this weekend will not help anglers any, but there are enough things to do around the region to get you off the couch. If you do...
Rangers' Prospal happy to be back
The Rangers had lost the game, had been beaten for the first time in four games this season by the Devils, but when it ended 3-2 at the Garden, Vinny...
Rangers' Boogaard making progress
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,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 4SATFeb. 5SUNFeb. 6MONFeb. 7TUEFeb. 8WEDFeb. 9THUFeb. 10KnicksPhiladelphia7:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio--ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMEPhil.NoonMSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEL.A.C.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENetsDetroit7:30TV -- YES NetworkRadio--WBBR 1130 AMNOGAMEInd.NoonYESWFANNOGAMENOGAMEN.O.7:00YESWFANNOGAMERangersNOGAMEMont.2:00MSGESPNNOGAMEDet.7:30VS.ESPNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEIslandersNOGAMEOtt.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMETor.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEMont.7:30MSG+WRHUDevilsFlorida7:00TV -- MSGPlus NetworkRadio--WFAN 660 AMNOGAMEMont.3:00MSG+WFANNOGAMECar.7:00MSGWFANNOGAMETor.7:00MSGWFAN
Weird but true
Now that Andy Pettitte has retired, where are the Yankees going to find another lefty? Scientists say the answer may be to hire a parrot. A new study has found...
UCLA coach hears footsteps from St. John's
The last thing UCLA coach Ben Howland needs is heading his way with the force of the Santa Anna winds. Native Californian Steve Lavin, the hip, first-year St. John's coach...
Under-the-radar schools featured in Saturday tournaments
With the PSAL boys basketball borough playoffs set to begin on Tuesday, the big boys have the weekend off for the most part. But that doesn’t mean Saturday will be...
Zubrus helps lift Devils out of NHL cellar
Dainius Zubrus had a goal and an assist for the New Jersey Devils, who escaped the NHL cellar with a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Thursday night....
Schools Chancellor Cathie Black met with heckles at hearing where 12 schools were slated to shut
This time it was personal. Schools Chancellor Cathie Black underwent a scathing verbal attack last night during a wild hearing in Brooklyn that saw 1,800 furious attendees storm out hours...
White House in talks with Egypt for Mubarak to quit immediately: report
The White House and Egyptian officials are in talks about the possibility of embattled President Hosni Mubarak stepping down immediately, with the government to be handed over to Vice President...