February 23, 2011
Cops seeking creep who socked off-duty MTA worker (VIDEO)
Cops are looking for this bald bully who slugged an off-duty MTA worker on a subway platform on the Lower East Side, sending her toppling onto the tracks. Sabrina Scott,...
UES man agrees to pay $2K each time he smokes cigars in his apartment
And you thought cigarettes were expensive. An Upper East Side man has agreed to fork over $2,000 to his next-door neighbors any time he smokes a cigar inside his apartment....
Anthony ready to take Knicks to title
Wearing a blue "New York" warmup jacket and matching orange headband, new Knicks star Carmelo Anthony made a declaration Wednesday. "New York basketball is back," Anthony said at his introductory...
Lost cat found in building ravaged by five-alarm fire in Brooklyn
The city’s fat cats have all the luck. Firefighters today located a three-year-old feline that had been hiding in what was left of a Flatbush apartment building ravaged in a...
Jets' Jenkins says recovery where it needs to be
Jets nose tackle Kris Jenkins conducted an on-line chat with fans on the NFL Players Association Website on Wednesday. Jenkins, who’s rehabbing his left knee, which he injured in the...
Schumer gun bill would expand background checks
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says he’s proposing legislation to require all gun buyers undergo a background check and increase penalties against states that don’t contribute names to the national background-check...
Pleasantville Police Chief retiring months after fatal shooting of Pace football player
PLEASANTVILLE, N.Y. — The chief of one of the New York police departments involved in the fatal shooting of a college football player is retiring. Pleasantville police Chief Anthony Chiarlitti...
Martin won't be ready for Yankees' spring opener
TAMPA -- Yankees catcher Russell Martin, coming off offseason surgery for a small tear in his right knee, will not be ready for Saturday's spring training opener against Philadelphia.“It’s still...
GM says Hank has 'right attitude' about Yankees
TAMPA -- Yankees general manager Brian Cashman understands why Hank Steinbrenner expressed frustration about last season.Steinbrenner said this week that the Yankees lacked hunger last year and maybe "were riding...
Teachers accused of steamy lesbian romp fire back at city with $2M suit
The female romance language teachers who were fired for allegedly speaking the international language in a Brooklyn classroom aren't going down without a fight. Cindy Mauro and Alini Brito say...
Mets manager says Mejia should have stayed starter
PORT ST. LUCIE -- The old manager liked Jenrry Mejia in the Mets bullpen last season. The new manager wasn’t a fan of that decision.Terry Collins said Wednesday he wasn’t...
NY assemblywoman begins campaign for seat vacated by disgraced Rep. Christopher Lee
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Republican Assemblywoman Jane Corwin began campaigning Wednesday for the congressional seat vacated two weeks ago by Christopher Lee in a scandal over a shirtless photo he is...
Jets coach Ryan to appear on 'CSI: NY'
Jets head coach Rex Ryan and GM Mike Tannenbaum, who starred in a reality series this summer when HBO’s “Hard Knocks’’ featured the team at training camp, are taking it...
Average 2010 Wall Street cash bonuses fell to $128,530: report
Wall Street paid an average cash bonus of $128,530 last year -- down nine percent from the previous year as financial reforms prompted a shift towards deferred compensation and higher...
LI woman cops to injuring 2 after crashing into construction site while high on crack
A Long Island woman who was high on crack cocaine and arguing with her passenger plead guilty today for slamming her car into a construction site seriously injuring two of...
Physicals OK, Carmelo to debut for Knicks tonight
Final results of physicals involving Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups and other players the Knicks acquired in Monday's 13-player, three-team trade have become official, and Anthony will debut for the Knicks...
Live blog recap: St. Peter's-Moore Catholic tiebreaker
The stakes don’t get any higher in the regular season. St. Peter’s is trying to win its 16th straight – and final – CHSAA Staten Island title before its school...
Wisconsin gov pranked by caller posing as donor (audio)
MADISON, Wis. — A prank caller pretending to be billionaire conservative businessman David Koch was able to have a lengthy conversation with Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker about his strategy to...
CHSHL suspends St. Anthony's coach two games
The CHSHL is sticking it to St. Anthony’s coach Jeff Stelmok. The league handed down a two-game suspension to the Friars coach for comments directed at Monsignor Farrell coach Pete...
Obama administration will no longer defend same-sex marriage law in court
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration said Wednesday it will no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in court, a 1996 measure that prohibits the federal government from recognizing...
Apple shareholder resolution on CEO succession plan fails
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple investors voted down a proposal Wednesday that would force the tech giant to reveal its succession plan. As a result, the company is under no obligation...
US-chartered ferry set to leave Libya, Obama 'concerned and alarmed' by bloodshed
WASHINGTON -- A ferry chartered by the US government to evacuate its citizens from Libya was set to depart Tripoli Wednesday with roughly 575 people on board. State Department spokesman...
Bloodbath slasher arraigned in Manhattan subway attack
Accused psycho slasher Maksim Gelman was the picture of calm in Manhattan Criminal Court today, where he finally appeared to face charges that he slashed a man on an uptown...
Apple confirms March 2 event, hints at iPad announcement
SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple Inc. announced Wednesday morning an event for March 2 in San Francisco, at which the company is expected to unveil an update to its popular iPad...
Christine O'Donnell mulls ‘Dancing with the Stars’ nomination
WILMINGTON, Del. -- Twenty million Americans may soon find out whether Delaware's Christine O'Donnell is a better dancer than she is a political candidate. After running an unsuccessful Tea Party-backed...
No Communion for Gov. Cuomo: Catholic professor
ALBANY, N.Y. — A consultant for the Vatican’s high court says he believes New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo shouldn’t receive the Catholic sacrament of Holy Communion because he is not...
New Knicks star Anthony gets reality show with wife
Carmelo Anthony is already capitalizing on his trade to the Knicks. VH1 announced Wednesday morning that Anthony and his wife, La La Vazquez, will appear in the reality series “La...
Lindsay Lohan told she will get jail time if she takes plea deal in jewelry theft case
A Los Angeles judge told troubled actress Lindsay Lohan today that she will be sent to jail if she decides to take a plea deal in the case of the...
Nets get Williams in trade with Jazz
The Nets gained some significance back Wednesday with the acquisition of All-Star point guard Deron Williams from the Jazz. "We're excited about it," Avery Johnson said. "Very rarely are you...
Domino's pizza driver who saved woman talks of mom's falls
A Memphis pizza delivery driver credited with saving a customer who'd fallen at home says she suspected something was wrong in part because her own mother had twice fallen and...
Mayor Bloomberg in deal to remove PCBs from public schools
New York City officials are quietly preparing to accede to federal officials' demands that they replace aging light fixtures at public schools due to health concerns about leaking PCBs, The...
Martin Sheen 'prays' for addict son Charlie
LONDON -- Hollywood actor Martin Sheen said his son Charlie's drug and alcohol addiction was a "form of cancer," Sky News reported Wednesday. The younger Sheen was the world's highest...
Study: Brooklyn Bridge Park can rai$e own green without new housing
Selling naming rights to portions of Brooklyn Bridge Park and increasing paid parking spots there could potentially help raise enough money to forestall building more high-rise condos along the 85-acre...
New mugshot of Jared Loughner released
The US Marshals office has released two new photos of Jared Loughner, the suspect in the Tucson mass shootings. Last week a US District Court Judge said he would not...
National September 11 Memorial & Museum launches online timeline
Flight attendant Betty Ong couldn’t tell exactly what was happening in the cockpit of American Airlines Flight 11, but it was clear to her that there was trouble. “I don’t...
Uma Thurman's stalker stays behind bars after judge tosses out motion to dismiss new charges
Uma Thurman’s convicted stalker will remain behind bars after a Manhattan judge refused to toss out charges that he flouted a court order by trying to reach out to her...
Services Set for Jimmy O
A wake for Jimmy O'Pharrow, the founder of the Starrett City Boxing Club in Brooklyn, will be held from 4-9 p.m. Thursday at the Guarino Funeral Home, 9222 Flatlands Ave....
Don't like fracking? Would $140 a barrel for oil be better? How about $200?
If unrest in the Middle East speads from Libya into Saudia Arabia, some analysts worry that oil prices could go as high as $200 a barrel. “Pricing in Libya supply...
Khadafy ordered Lockerbie bombing, says Libyan minister
STOCKHOLM — Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy personally ordered the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which exploded over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988, the former Libyan justice minister...
Wikileaks: Khadafy family a web of greed, nepotism
CAIRO — The children of Moammar Khadafy were increasingly engaged in recent months in covering up scandals fit for a "Libyan soap opera," including negative publicity from extravagant displays of...
Former Knicks cheered loudly in Denver; Nuggets win first game without Anthony
DENVER -- For one night, the Denver Nuggets didn't need Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups or any of their new acquisitions. J.R. Smith's 26 points helped short-handed Denver beat the Memphis...
Wis. Dems not deterred by recall threat, pay issue
MILWAUKEE — Wisconsin state Sen. Chris Larson packed just his toothbrush and one extra shirt as he and 13 fellow Democrats fled the state to avoid near certain passage of...
Libyan protesters defiant after Khadafy speech; pilots crash plane instead of attacking protesters
TOBRUK, Libya — Militiamen loyal to Moammar Khadafy clamped down in Tripoli, but cracks in his regime spread elsewhere across the nation, as the protest-fueled rebellion controlling much of eastern...
Greek riot police, protesters clash during strike (photos)
ATHENS, Greece — Youths wearing ski masks hurled rocks and fire bombs at riot police as clashes broke out Wednesday in Athens during a mass rally against austerity measures, part...
3UP: Hank Steinbrenner, Mussina, Cervelli
1. Just outside the lunch room at The George yesterday, Hank Steinbrenner bumped into Mariano Rivera and the two engaged in some banter about family and expectations, Hank standing close...
Cops raid LI menagerie
An elderly Long Island woman and her young tenant housed a stunning menagerie in their dilapidated home — including a small cow they kept in an enclosed sunroom. Acting on...
New mugshot for Congresswoman shoot creep
PHOENIX — The US Marshals Service released a eerie new image yesterday of the man suspected of shooting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, killing six people and wounding a dozen others near...
Dynamic duo lead McClancy over Regis, to 'A' quarters
Wednesday night the Knicks will unveil their new superstar tandem of Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony. Monsignor McClancy’s duo of Jonathan Veloz and Patrick Modzelewski showed them how it’s done....
Knicks new stars can share ball, but it’ll take time
The ball still will move because Amar’e Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony’s reputations are on the line to keep it moving. “When Earl Monroe came [to the Knicks], didn’t they say,...
Walsh says Knicks have salary-cap room in 2012
Knicks team president Donnie Walsh said yesterday the team will have significant 2012 salary-cap space to potentially sign a third star player. Walsh will be correct, unless a new NBA collective...
Syracuse coach says 'Melo worth price for Knicks
Jim Boeheim got a chuckle out of the jabbering of fools yesterday — some of whom questioned if former Syracuse star Carmelo Anthony could handle the pressure of playing in...
Nets scramble to deal Devin
Devin Harris should be an ex-Net today. The Nets were working to find a home for Harris and had two primary scenarios with Western teams, Dallas and Portland, last night....
Stoudemire and Anthony go way back
Amar’e Stoudemire was on a plane returning from the West Coast yesterday morning when he got a call from Carmelo Anthony, saying he was coming to the Knicks. “We both...
Billups an important part of Knicks-Nuggets swap
History may regard the move as the “Carmelo Anthony trade.” By and large, that’s what you will see on television, hear on the radio, and read in print and online....
'Maine man: Sanders paces Rice past All Hallows
It was supposed to be a foregone conclusion, as much of a sure thing in this unpredictable CHSAA boys basketball season as there could be. After thrashing All Hallows by...
Ravens fly past Eagles in Archdiocesan semis
After being lulled to sleep by St. Peter’s methodical offensive sets in the first half, St. Raymond’s turned up the heat after halftime in the icebox that was Mount St....
Iona Prep gets tough, rallies past Ford
Iona Prep’s roster has few contributors left from its 2008-09 CHSAA Class A intersectional championship team. But that doesn’t mean the Gaels don’t have players with rings or title game...
Knicks' Walsh not fretting over Thomas, new contract
An advantage of being almost 70 years old is you really don’t give a rip about what anyone is writing or saying about you. In most cases it is useless...
Knicks president says Carmelo his call, not Isiah’s
Knicks team president Donnie Walsh got in a poke at Isiah Thomas yesterday, who sources said lobbied behind the scenes for owner James Dolan to do whatever it took to...
Mega-deal helps Knicks rekindle the imagination
The beauty is that smart Knicks fans, the ones who have stayed loyal despite all compelling evidence to abdicate, know who’s responsible for making possible what’s coming to Madison Square...
Tonight's Garden tickets go for big Bucks
Less than 24 hours after the Knicks pulled off a blockbuster trade to land All-Star forward Carmelo Anthony, ticket prices for his likely debut tonight skyrocketed in value. According to TiqIQ.com,...
Should you trust your server?
Forty-three-year-old waiter B.W. was recently reciting the specials at a trendy new Manhattan restaurant backed by a celebrity chef, something he’s done a million times during his 17 years of...
Top SEC lawyer and his bros inherited $1.5M in Madoff profits
The top lawyer at the Securities and Exchange Commission and his two brothers inherited more than $1.5 million in phony profits from their mother's investment in Bernard Madoff's epic Ponzi...
Donatella’s a real pizza work
Donatella is a swell new pizza joint with benefits — such as great pork chops and seafood salad at crazy-low prices. But you’d never know about them from the hype...
French Quarter tale only half-good
Tennessee Williams would have turned 100 on March 26, and the past months have been jammed with revivals. Except we’re not seeing his hits but late-period curios like “The Milk...
Miley nixes dad on 'View'
Miley Cyrus has gotten her dad to back out of a scheduled appearance on "The View" -- to keep him from bad-mouthing "Hannah Montana," according to reports. Last week, dad...
Medina 'Idol' jackpot
Chris Medina may be out of "American Idol" this week, but he has collected a sizeable sum for his wheelchair-bound fiancée. Fans stepped up and donated a handicapped van, a...
So ob-Knox-ious
Now that "Amanda Knox: Murder on Trial in Italy" has aired, the question still remains: Was Lifetime right, wrong or downright reprehensible for airing it -- just in time for...
Kiefer's back
Kiefer Sutherland, who starred as Jack Bauer in "24," is making a quick return to TV. Sutherland will star in a new Fox series called "Touch," from the creators of...
How long can NFL resist $230M from ads on jerseys?
In as little as three years, experts predict the NFL will come down with a case of NASCAR-itis and finally turn players into bill boards. More than $230 million in...
Slow spring awakening
As we head toward March, Broadway's beginning to perk up. The Duke Studios on West 42nd Street are a hive of activity, with half a dozen shows in various states...
Indiana pols latest to disappear on budget ballot
Indiana Democrats took a page from the Wisconsin political playbook yesterday, turning tail and running from their state to avoid a vote on a Republican-backed budget bill that would weaken...
Rahm in romp for Chi mayor
CHICAGO -- Former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago yesterday, overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the nation's third-largest city as it...
A league of their own: Columbia's crass class
Thanks to Bob McManus for his article, "Columbia's Dishonor" (PostOpinion, Feb. 22). It's shocking to know that our brightest students -- many of those at the prestigious Columbia University --...
'Idol' star's shoplift bust
A former "American Idol" star who caused a national stir in 2007 by posing in a wet T-shirt at a World War II Memorial in Washington was busted for allegedly...
How to stamp out the Somali pirates
To family and friends, the death of four Americans at the hands of Somali pirates on Monday is a tragedy. To the rest of us, it's a wakeup call. After...
New iPad on the launch pad for next week
Apple is expected to launch its new iPad on March 2, contrary to speculation of a delay of the latest version of the tablet computer. Speculation about a delay until...
Warships in Suez 'provocation'
ISMAILIA, Egypt -- Two Iranian warships sailed through the Suez Canal into the Mediterranean yesterday in what Israel called a "provocation" to further inflame the Mideast. The frigate Alvand (above)...
Business briefs
Barclays win Lehman Brothers' hur ried sale of its US invest ment banking and bro kerage operations to Barclays Plc in Septem ber 2008 was fair, and its bankruptcy estate...
'Manipulated' Disney-scam gal dodges jail
She got bitten by the Love Bug. A former Walt Disney Co. secretary who stole inside information was spared any jail time yesterday after tearfully telling the judge she was...
Bahrain throngs are king-size headache
Tens of thousands of protesters flooded the Bahraini capital yesterday in their biggest-ever demonstration, while the embattled, pro-US king made another concession. Demonstrators in Manama said King Hamad bin Issa...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A suspected scam artist was busted for allegedly depositing a phony $60,000 check at a Chinatown bank. Laquan Williams, 26, allegedly made out a check to himself from Rubyred...
Amazon vs. Netflix
In a clear shot across the bow at Netflix, Amazon is offering an unlimited video-streaming service to members of its Amazon Prime program. The e-commerce giant is making 5,000 movies...
911 back-up scaled down
The city's over-budget and problem-plagued 911 back-up call center is getting cut down to size. Officials disclosed yesterday that they're shaving at least $100 million from the $550 million estimated...
Bam AWOL on Libya
Hiding behind the mythical "international community," as Washington has done so far in response to Moammar Khadafy's brutal clampdown in Libya, sends a clear and unseemly message: The Obama administration...
Hands vows to pay EMI investors back
British financier Guy Hands has vowed to return dough to investors despite suffering embarrassing losses from his disastrous investment in music company EMI. In a letter to investors, Hand's private-equity...
Obama mum on crisis
President Obama yesterday closely stuck to his business-friendly script at a small-business forum in Cleveland, not uttering a word about the union unrest that has spread to Ohio and across...
Wrong place to draw line on spending
The vast majority of Americans are angry at Washington's excessive spending. Yet conservatives seeking to control that spending can still lose the public's support. In particular, maneuvers over raising the...
'Roid cop's new dumbbell rap
It was an exercise in stupidity. An iron-pumping NYPD deputy chief -- nailed last year for illegal use of steroids -- has now been caught driving his department car to...
Mike lights into Andy
Butt out! That was the blunt message Mayor Bloomberg delivered yesterday to aides of Gov. Cuomo who keep insisting that the city doesn't have to lay off teachers in order...
Bargain 'Hunter's best bet
The bucks stop here. City students seeking a good education without breaking the bank need look no further than CUNY's Hunter College, according to the latest Princeton Review rankings of...
Rear-end tragedy
A 27-year-old man died in a bizarre crash as he tended to his broken-down car on the Williamsburg Bridge, cops said yesterday. Sky Liang, of Queens, was standing in front...
300-lb. beast batters gal pal's dad over TV: cops
A 300-pound Staten Island goon pummeled his girlfriend's father beyond recognition during a fight over the television, authorities said. Dominick Salinari, 47, repeatedly punched Arthur Haaland, 67, in the face...
Walmart's winter woe deepens
It's official: the crucial fourth quarter was a clunker for Walmart. Confirming an exclusive Jan. 31 report in The Post -- which quoted a source as saying Walmart was "heading...
Park Ave. building on block
This is starting to be come the Year of the Apartment Building. A prewar building at 737 Park Ave. is coming to market for the first time in 65 years...
Apple loyalists fight succession proposal
With Steve Jobs removed from Apple's day-to-day operations, everyone wants to know who will succeed the tech king if he decides to pass on his CEO crown -- everyone, that...
Disgraced EMT pulls 'shoplift'
A disgraced EMT facing criminal charges after allegedly ignoring a pregnant woman while she lay dying in a Brooklyn cafe is in hot water again. Melisa Jackson, 25, was arrested...
Aide: Probe Marty 'lie'
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz's former communications director said yesterday she'll ask the Manhattan District Attorney's office to investigate her claim that the Beep lied in a deposition he gave...
Police off hook
Two Bronx cops won't be charged for using force to arrest a 19-year-old for riding his bike on a sidewalk, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said yesterday. Surveillance video of the...
Cops lose battle over shot-citizens data
A Manhattan judge has ordered the NYPD to release data on police shooting incidents that it had been fighting tooth and nail to keep private. In a decision made public...
Author: Pig agent stole my bacon book idea
A Brooklyn cookbook author claims a literary agent literally stole her bacon -- ripping off her idea for a collection of recipes using the cured pork, a lawsuit claims. Lisa...
'Wrong man' $30M suit
A man who served nearly two decades behind bars for a wrongful murder conviction wants more than $30 million in damages for his ordeal. Fernando Bermudez filed suit in Manhattan...
Tap rivals in brew-hahah
Canadian beermaker Labatt Breweries said it may take legal action against the National Hockey League after it gave rival brewer Molson Coors an exclusive beer sponsorship deal. Labatt, part of...
Pols have a ciao!
City Council members are raising their Italian flags in the stilettos-vs.-stromboli battle over a proposal to downsize Little Italy's famed Feast of San Gennaro. All eight Italian-American members of the...
Citi blind to Bernie too: suit
Citigroup ignored "numerous red flags" in its dealings with convicted Ponzi king Bernie Madoff years before his massive scheme came to light in 2008, according to a newly unsealed lawsuit....
'Gimme' culture imperils nation
The Wisconsin showdown between a determined Republican governor and spoiled public unions is shaping up as a crucial test of state and municipal solvency. But the financial stakes represent only...
Gov takes ax to NJ spending
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie declared war on cushy government-workers' pensions and benefits while unveiling his frugal $29.4 billion spending plan yesterday. He even pointed to the political upheaval in...
Smoked out
Smoking will be illegal in city parks and pedestrian plazas and on beaches and boardwalks beginning May 23. Mayor Bloomberg signed the bill yesterday to sharply curb outdoor cigarette smoke....
Pirates in brig after slayings of Americans
Hang 'em from the yardarm! Coldblooded Somali pirates fatally shot four unarmed Americans on their hijacked yacht as the Navy desperately bargained for their freedom yesterday. The victims -- the...
Hamptons art of 'steal'
Burglars have pilfered artwork from a tony Southampton home owned by the widow of a former city political power broker -- the second such heist to hit the enclave in...
Home prices tumble to new lows: survey
Home prices are hitting new depths in most major US cities and are expected to fall further over the next six months. In a majority of metro areas tracked by...
Disaster loomed for W. Point chopper rescue
He literally held their life in his hands. The crew chief aboard an NYPD chopper that rescued two West Point cadets from a mountain ledge described for the first time...
Charters charting a course in excellence
Charter-school kids continued to outperform their traditional public-school classmates in three of the four categories tested in social studies and science, new data obtained by The Post show. But the...
Marts' crude reality
The fear trade came roaring back yesterday. Global equity markets sold off as investors piled into US Treasury notes looking for a safe place to park cash while revolutions continue...
Ex-DC schools big out to end LIFO 'insanity'
Former Washington, DC, schools chief Michelle Rhee is launching a national campaign today to abolish the "last in, first out laws" that require teachers to be laid off based on...
NYC misses top-hosp list
A medical watchdog group yesterday unveiled its list of America's best 50 hospitals -- and not one New York City facility earned the distinction. But two New Jersey hospitals made...
Dead pirate = good pirate
Four American hostages were murdered by Somali pirates yesterday, despite the best efforts of the US Navy to save their lives. It was a tragic end to a four-day crisis....
Fat cat spending frenzy
When last we shone a light on abusive teachers-union fat cats, the focus was a 24-person roast quail feast in a posh Albany restaurant whose management had to call the...
Runaways showing off their true colors - all yellow
First Lady Michelle Obama said, "Let's Move!" Who knew Democratic politicians in Wisconsin and Indiana would take her literally? Faced with stifling debt, bloated pensions and intractable government unions, liberal...
Time Inc. digital honcho takes $ cut to jump ship
On the job only a month, Time Inc. Chief Digital Officer Randall Rothenberg is returning to his former post as president and CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau. Sources say...
SEC whistleblower call draws few tipsters
The Securities and Exchange Commission's new whistleblower program is attracting far fewer snitches than expected despite richer rewards to entice tipsters to come forward, The Post has learned. The corporate...
Out-of-town driver faces jail for 'forgotten' pistol
He's either a gun-toting menace, or a well-intentioned boyfriend who simply forgot his car was loaded for bear. During opening statements yesterday at the Manhattan trial of a Florida landscaper...
Balazs eyes hotel at JFK
Standard Hotel owner Andre Balazs is among the developers eyeing an opportunity to build a boutique hotel at the empty Eero Saarinen-designed terminal at John F. Kennedy International Airport, The...
Wis. kid is GOP's sudden White House star
For months now, Republicans have turned to each other and said, "Who's the candidate?" President Obama is vulnerable in 2012, clearly, but you can't beat something with nothing, and right...
Crazy Khadafy on nutwork TV
A ranting Moammar Khadafy yesterday bizarrely claimed that a "small, sick" group of conspirators had orchestrated the Libyan revolt by feeding youngsters "hallucination pills" that turned them into pro-democracy "drug...
NZ grim quake search
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- Rescuers, some using their bare hands, desperately searched today for survivors still trapped in crumbled buildings more than 24 hours after an earthquake devastated New Zealand's...
Debacle on 34th St.
Be afraid -- be very afraid -- of what the Department of Transportation is up to on 34th Street. The DOT's detested bicycle lanes merely forced cars to park far...
Rangers wait for results of Gaborik's concussion exam
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The Rangers are awaiting results on a neurological examination conducted yesterday afternoon in New York on Marian Gaborik, who was diagnosed with a concussion on Sunday. The...
Today's Sports on Air
Basketball6:30 p.m.Wisconsin at MichiganBIG TEN7 p.m.Thunder at SpursESPN7 p.m.Temple at DukeESPN27 p.m.DePaul at St. John'sMSG Plus, WBBR (1130 AM)7 p.m.Notre Dame at ProvidenceSNY7 p.m.Virginia at Georgia TechESPNU7 p.m.Tulsa at MarshallCBSC7...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKNICKS 7½BucksSIXERS 8 WizardsBulls 7½RAPTORSPACERS 7 PistonsRockets 4 CAVALIERSMAGIC12½KingsGrizzlies 3 T'WOLVESHORNETS 6½ClippersSPURS 6 ThunderMAVERICKS 6½JazzSUNS 1½HawksLakers 2½BLAZERSNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogPanthers$110-130SENATORSSABRES$145-165ThrashersSharks$125-145PENGUINSLIGHTNING$150-170CoyotesAVALANCHE$130-150OilersKings$110-130DUCKS
Devils beat Stars, win streak at 8
DALLAS -- The Preposterous Dream just keeps picking up steam. A tight-checking game turned on a single break, and rookie Nick Palmieri capitalized for the streaking Devils. Palmieri scored on...
Islanders lose to Maple Leafs
TORONTO -- Even a bout with indigestion couldn't slow down James Reimer. The Maple Leafs goalie battled nausea, but still managed to make 28 saves to turn back the Islanders...
Affrunti's Tampa Bay Downs Grade
Post Time: 12:25 pm.FIRST-5f; $9,000; mdn cl($8,000); 3YO9-Last Star 1202-IfNotNowWhen 1186-GrandSlamKlly 1203-First Choice 1207-Baltruchis 1208-Sicky Nicky 1104-La Malandrina 1101-Third Wish 1205-Its On Fire 1201a-MasterRockt 120SECOND-1m&40y; $9,000; cl($5,000); 4up1-Tigresco 1185-Onothergstkyo 1202-Cornetto...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 12:30 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $26,000; cl($20,000); 4upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2New Adventure(L),118J Alvarado5-7-3JImperio 15-11a-Khan of Khans(L),118E Castro1-6-2Chattrpl 6-11Aa-Missile Motor(L),120J Pezua1-4-2Chattrpl 6-13Cognito(L),118RDominguez8-1-5Rodriguz 10-14Dr. W(L),118D Cohen4-1-2Pletcher 9-55Pewter(L),118E...
Parx Racing Charts
Feb. 22, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST5 1/2f; $22,000; mdn clm; 3YOOff: 12:26. Good. bid turn, steady driveTime: 22.92, 46.56, 1:00.34, 1:07.09.Trainer: William AndersonWinner: B G,...
Beulah Results
FIRST-1m&70y; $3,700; clm; 3up; (f&m)3Satira (Solomon) 7.202.80out1Bold Ballado (Paucar)2.60out5Lght My Day (Erwin)out Off 1:25. Time 1:48.70. Muddy. Scr: Country Shawklit. * Exacta (3-1) $12.60 * Superfecta (3-1-5-4) $78.80 * Trifecta...
NFL labor unrest looms over combine
INDIANAPOLIS -- The dark cloud hanging over the 2011 NFL season extends to this week's annual scouting combine, too. Because of those ill winds of labor discord, it doesn't promise...
Jets raise ticket prices, plan for lockout
Jets season-ticket holders will receive a notice from the team in the next few days outlining some ticket price increases and some other shifting in policies in the event of...
Gulfstream Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 7f; $15,000; cl($10,000); 3upSCORPION STRIKE drops in class after tiring badly while going longer for new barn. COCO TOP finished fourth in starter allowance when making first start off...
Somebody push 'mute' on Yankees' lightweight owner!
TAMPA -- Thank goodness that famous wordsmith, Hank Steinbrenner, came by yesterday to correct the sloppy word usage the previous day of a guy named Hank Steinbrenner. You see on...
Hank producing Boss-like bluster at Yankees camp
TAMPA -- Has Hank Steinbrenner found his voice again? It had been a while since Steinbrenner made back-page news. Then, Monday, he strongly suggested that Derek Jeter building a mansion...
Mets' Davis ready to bust out
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Ike Davis was soliciting suggestions yesterday to where he could find a good slice of pizza. "I haven't had any in a month," Davis said. "I'm...
Yankees' Jeter laughs off remark, owner admits 'bad choice' of words
TAMPA -- Hank Steinbrenner yesterday said he whiffed on trying to portray a lack of concentration on the 2010 Yankees by tying Derek Jeter's name to the deal. "It was...
Harris can't be a Mets killer anymore
PORT ST. LUCIE -- We don't think of players like Willie Harris being killers. When we think of Yankees Killers, for instance, we think of Cliff Lee, who always looks...
Union set to track Mets, K-Rod contract
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Just give Francisco Rodriguez the damn ball. That is the sentiment of Major League Baseball players' association head Michael Weiner, who yesterday said the union will be...
Yankees' revenue-sharing comments upset Selig
TAMPA -- Baseball commissioner Bud Selig contacted the Yankees yesterday after reading Hank Steinbrenner's comments from Monday on revenue sharing. Selig reminded Hal Steinbrenner and club president Randy Levine that...
Uncle Mo slated for Gulfstream debut
Unbeaten 2-year-old champion Uncle Mo, the 7-2 favorite among 23 horses listed last weekend in Pool 1 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager, will make his 3-year-old debut going a...
Sports shorts
NBA: Short-handed Nuggets rip Grizzlies The Nuggets, playing with only nine players, last night beat the visiting Grizzlies, 120-107, hours after finalizing the blockbuster deal that sent Carmelo Anthony and...
Rangers rally to defeat Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. -- This was a throwback game for the Rangers, all right, a throwback to the first three months of the season when the club's grit and effort resulted...
Stoudemire, Anthony era set to begin for Knicks
After months of enormous, LeBronesque buildup, "The Melo-Amar'e Show" is finally hitting the Garden. "Wow, just had the craziest 12 hours of my career," Anthony said on his Twitter account...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 23THUFeb. 24FRIFeb. 25SATFeb. 26SUNFeb. 27MONFeb. 28TUEMar. 1KnicksMilwaukee7:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio - ESPN 1050 AMNOGAMECle.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEMia.8:00MSGESPNNOGAMEOrl.7:00MSGESPNNetsNOGAMENOGAMES.A.8:30YESWBBRHou.8:30YESWFANNOGAMEPho.7:00YESWFANNOGAMERangersNOGAMENOGAMEWash.7:00MSG2WNYMNOGAMET.B.1:00MSGESPNNOGAMEBuff.7:00VS.WNYMIslandersNOGAMEPhil.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEWash.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEWash.7:00MSG+WRHUDevilsNOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:30MSG+WFANNOGAMEFla.5:00MSG+WFANNOGAMENOGAME
Weird but true
It was the most bizarre excuse these Jersey cops have ever heard. A Millville man busted for shoplifting explained that he'd lost a wager -- and had to choose between...
Rutgers scores 37 points in loss to Louisville
From the sad body language to the soft one-handed drives, from the long faces to the lackadaisical defense, it was as poor an effort as Rutgers had given under coach...
After ranking, St. John's focusing on DePaul
Ranked for the first time in 11 years and coming off a 60-59 upset of No. 4 Pittsburgh that may have sealed an NCAA tournament bid, St. John's has returned...
Eagles' Burns headed to Concordia
Megan Burns added a college scholarship to her fine senior season. The St. Peter’s guard has verbally committed to play basketball at Concordia College. She will join former St. John...
Stepinac starting to play best basketball
On paper, Archbishop Stepinac is the defending CHSAA Class A intersectional champion. But just a quick glance at the roster will tell you that these Crusaders are far from the...
Sophomore shoots Farrell past Xavier, into quarters
Connor Nicholson struggled in the first half. He missed every shot he took. Being the youngest player on the court for Monsignor Farrell, which was facing elimination, looked like it...
Wolski scores tying goal, SO winner for Rangers
RALEIGH, N.C. — Wojtek Wolski scored the tying goal with 1:50 left in regulation and then netted the only goal in the shootout to rally the New York Rangers to...
SFP alum Santagato striving for Olympic skeleton dream
A simple mouse click changed Tom Santagato’s life forever. The flick of a finger led the 26-year-old Astoria native from his teaching job to lying on a sled hurtling himself...
Science, Clinton win third straight Bronx indoor titles
The Bronx Science boys and the DeWitt Clinton girls each recorded a three-peat at the PSAL Bronx indoor track and field championship. The Wolverines topped Truman, 129-75, with Columbus placing...
Foes decry Park 'tax' scheme, push for revenue from Witness buildings
Brooklyn Bridge Park could raise one-quarter of its massive maintenance budget through a new tax on local businesses and residents — but that idea is dead in the water, say...
Where to eat, drink and make merry while looking at art
— Meredith Deliso and Gersh Kuntzman
Kessel's goal snaps tie, lifts Leafs over Isles
TORONTO — Phil Kessel's goal with less than five minutes to play snapped a tie and gave the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders on...
Mets file papers asking for all documents from trustee in Madoff case
Lawyers for the Mets’ owners threw a brush-back pitch today at the bankruptcy court trustee who sued them for $300 million-plus for alleging illegally profiting from Bernie Madoff’s massive Ponzi...
This art festival will put DUMBO on the 'Verge'
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Dwayne McDuffie, comic and animation writer, dies
Dwayne McDuffie, who wrote comic books for Marvel and DC and co-founded his own publishing company before crossing over to television and animation, has died. He was 49. The Detroit...
Road rage! Lookout, cyclists — there's an ambulance in the bike lane!
An ambulance driver who abandoned traffic-choked Prospect Park West to use the controversial bike lane as a shortcut was hardly an isolated incident.Drivers told The Brooklyn Paper that traffic backups...
BA’s Top 31 Mets Prospects; No. 27: Kyle Allen
Vitals: 21 years old (turned 21 February 12); 6-foot-3, 195 pounds; both this and throws right-handed; drafted by the Mets in the 24th round of the 2008 draft out of...
What's cooking at Moore Street? Food entrepreneurship, that's what
Brooklyn’s next great food trend could be born at the Williamsburg’s Moore Street Market.The city will spend $1 million to design a kitchen facility that would help the growing class...
Rahm Emanuel officially wins Chicago mayoral race, avoids runoff
CHICAGO -- Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said he looked forward to working as the new mayor of Chicago after being declared winner of the election Tuesday....
BA’s Top 31 Yankees Prospects; No. 27: Dan Brewer
Vitals: 23 years old (turns 24 on June 19); 6-foot, 185 pounds; both hits and throws right-handed; drafted by the Yankees in the eighth round of the 2008 draft out...
Didn't rob me? Well, I'm hitting you anyway
78th PrecinctPark SlopeBatter upA thug struck a man with a baseball bat on Fourth Avenue after wrongly suspecting him of robbing him on Feb. 14.The victim told police that he...
Cow, pig among more than 65 animals at NY house
BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. -- A cow, a pig and goats are among more than 65 animals that have been found alive at a New York home that was condemned by investigators....
Phoenix jury convicts Iraqi-born father in daughter's death
PHOENIX -- A Phoenix jury on Tuesday convicted an Iraqi-born man who ran over his daughter with his car of second degree murder in her death. Prosecutors had argued that...