March 8, 2011
Agent defends Barber against Pierce
Antonio Pierce doesn’t think much of Tiki Barber’s comeback. And Barber’s agent doesn’t think much of Pierce.News that Barber, four years out of football, wants to return to the NFL...
Smoked out! Ridge lawmaker wants to keep kids from playing hookah
A Bay Ridge lawmaker is pushing health legislation that would crackdown on the neighborhood’s 20-plus hookah bars and cafes.The act, which was drafted last week by Assemblyman Alec Brook-Krasny (D–Bay...
Trainer says Tiki will be ready for NFL
The man who helped Tiki Barber become the best running back in Giants history says he can help whip Barber into shape and return him to the NFL.“I think this...
Buccaneers would consider signing Tiki: report
The Buccaneers could have one Barber on offense and one on defense.Head coach Raheem Morris said the team would consider signing running back Tiki Barber, who on Tuesday announced an...
Pothole for Lafayette bike lane
A city plan for a new bike lane in Fort Greene skid to a halt after community objections last month, the latest clash in a winter of discontent about bike...
Here it is — first look at artist's 'gateway' to Brooklyn
Talk about putting our borough on a pedestal.A larger-than-life sculpture of Miss Brooklyn — joined by her counterpart, Miss Manhattan — will soon perch on a rotating platform high above...
Boom! Downtown population is exploding faster than the Sun Belt
Take this, Sun Belt — our Downtown may be the fastest-growing community in the country.Twelve thousand people now live in Downtown, up from a mere 400 residents in 2000. That’s...
Suit: City lied about Prospect Park West bike lane
The city threw pedestrians into the “lane” of fire by fudging Prospect Park West bike path data and colluding with rabid advocates to stanch opposition, a bombshell lawsuit alleges.Neighbors for...
Lake of ire! Goose lovers will rally to stop this summer's slaughter
Wildlife advocates, politicians and kids will rally in Prospect Park on March 26 to protest the likely slaughter of the park’s geese.The goal of the “Hands Around the Lake” event...
Prospect Park West bike lanes suit says crashes increased after lanes were installed last year
A scathing lawsuit filed against the city this week turns the Department of Transportation’s own data against the Bloomberg administration’s push for a bicycle lane along Brooklyn’s Prospect Park West...
Oscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow signs with Atlantic Records
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, who played a country singer in the film "Country Strong," has signed a deal with Atlantic Records, The Wrap reported Tuesday. The financial terms of the deal...
Rutgers defeats Seton Hall, will play St. John's
Rutgers coach Mike Rice stressed his team‘s toughness in the postgame press conference. The Scarlet Knights are going to need it. After beating Seton Hall, 76-70, in a hard-fought Garden...
NPR exec blasts tea party in hidden-camera video
WASHINGTON — An NPR executive was captured on hidden camera calling the tea party movement racist and xenophobic and says NPR would be better off without federal funding. The video...
Billups misses Knicks practice, questionable for next game: report
Chauncey Billups missed Knicks practice on Tuesday, opting instead to receive treatment on his bruised left thigh, according to ESPN.com. The point guard is questionable for Wednesday’s game at Memphis....
Posada prepared to play first base for Yankees
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Add playing first base to Jorge Posada’s spring training to-do list.Turned into a full-time DH this offseason by GM Brian Cashman, the former All-Star catcher has been...
Garcia sharp for Yankees again
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Freddy Garcia retired all nine batters he faced in the Yankees' 5-4 win over the Braves on Tuesday.“That’s the way I have to pitch if I want...
Transgender woman in Bronx denied marriage license
A transgender woman who received a settlement from the city over a brutality claim was aggrieved again when a Bronx clerk denied her and her partner a license to get...
RBNY's Albright out 4-6 weeks after knee op
Red Bulls fullback Chris Albright underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a small tear in his lateral meniscus in his left knee. Albright is expected to miss 4-6 weeks. The surgical procedure...
Madoff trustee hopes for some distribution to victims this year
The trustee recovering money for victims of Bernard Madoff said Tuesday that he hopes to distribute money gathered for customers before the end of the year. In a conference call...
'The King's Speech' tops 'Inglourious Basterds' as Weinstein Company's top-grossing film
Quentin Tarantino's World War II epic "Inglourious Basterds" is no longer The Weinstein Company's highest-grossing domestic release after being unseated by the Oscar-winning drama "The King's Speech," IGN reported Tuesday....
Pete Wentz goes to court for custody of child with Ashlee Simpson
LOS ANGELES -- Rocker Pete Wentz wants joint custody of his child with soon-to-be ex-wife Ashlee Simpson and has filed his own divorce petition to prevent her from getting primary...
Former radio host abused 2 girls: Manhattan ADA
A Manhattan prosecutor says a former radio host who called himself the “Crossover Negro” sexually abused two 11-year-old girls in 2004 and forcibly raped one of them. One of the...
State court throws out $1.8M bus-hit verdict after victim admits he wasn't looking when he crossed the street
Look both ways - or at least one - before you cross the street. A state appeals court today threw out a Harlem man's $1.8 million verdict against New York...
City murder rate among blacks skyrocketed 31 percent in 2010
The murder rate may be down across the city, but not if you're black. NYPD statistics released today for 2010 shows that the murder rate involving African-American victims increased last...
Lindsay Lohan caught on surveillance camera with necklace she allegedly stole (video)
Never-before-seen footage surfaced today of troubled starlet Lindsay Lohan trying on the $2,500 necklace that she allegedly stole from a Los Angeles jewelry store. The entire video shows four different...
Nets' Williams to miss two games
The Nets had a great trip to London. Their return stateside is going less than ideal.The Nets will be without Deron Williams for games Wednesday and Friday because the All-Star...
UConn defeats DePaul in Big East opener
Hard to believe Connecticut had gone six years since its last victory at the Big East tournament. Kemba Walker and the Huskies stopped that skid against an overmatched opponent. The...
David Tepper Pal May Be Galleon Juror
One of the more interesting moments in the Manhattan federal courtroom today came as the jury for the Galleon Group insider-trading case was being selected. One of the 12 jurors...
Football tackled on Lincoln Place
78th PrecinctPark SlopeNot footballA violent creep tackled a man and snatched his cash on Lincoln Place on March 1.The 62-year-old victim told cops that he was strolling near Sixth Avenue...
Ridgites: No way trash is getting picked up six times a week
Locals say the city is lying when it claims it is picking up garbage from public trash cans six times a week, and the proof is piling up around trash...
Mets' Perez hit hard but happy
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Oliver Perez's likely last-ditch effort to at least continue competing for a spot in the Mets rotation did not go well Tuesday.The first four Astros he faced...
Off-duty correction officer shoots psycho gunman inside barbershop
An off-duty Correction Officer getting a haircut in his Brooklyn neighborhood shot and killed a man who strolled into the barbershop waving a gun, police said. In a strange twist,...
More than 100 possible witnesses named in Galleon insider-trading trial
The list of possible witnesses in the high-profile insider trading case against Raj Rajaratnam includes powerful names like J.D. Sherman, the chief financial officer of Akamai; Hector de Ruiz, chairman...
'The Bachelor' recap: The women smell all
Usually the best episode of the "Bachelor" season is the "Women Tell All" special. Airing just before the finale, the special brings back all the old crows you forgot about...
American Apparel founder turned teen staffer into sex slave on 18th birthday: lawsuit
American Apparel founder Dov Charney allegedly turned a teenage employee into his sex slave, forcing her to send him nude pictures and texts before sodomizing her soon after her 18th...
Parents of tragic swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay say 'murderer' must pay
He must pay. Nicholas Brooks must pay for taking their daughter's life, the mother and father of beautiful swimsuit designer Sylvie Cachay said today, after seeing the accused murderer for...
Former Giants RB Barber coming out of retirement
Tiki Barber has taken a giant step to return to football, but it won't be for the Giants. Barber, who stopped playing for the Giants after the 2006 season, filed...
Sprint Nextel in talks to buy T-Mobile, but deal far off
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Sprint Nextel and Deutsche Telekom are again discussing options for combining Sprint with the German company's US subsidiary, T-Mobile USA, though a deal is unlikely in...
Carl Icahn returning all outside money from his hedge fund
Carl Icahn is returning all outside money from his $7 billion hedge-fund firm because the activist investor does not want to be responsible for losing other people’s money if there’s...
Yankees single-game tickets on sale now
Tickets for individual Yankees games go on sale Friday, March 11 at 10 a.m.They can be purchased at yankees.com and yankeesbeisbol.com, and via Ticketmaster phone at (877) 469-9849 and Ticketmaster...
Tom Brady dances, kind of
Don't expect to see Tom Brady on "Dancing with the Stars" anytime soon. The Patriots quarterback was seen dancing during a Carnival parade in Rio de Janiero. He was there...
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Lindsay Lohan to sue jewelry store over release of surveillance video
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan plans to sue the Los Angeles jewelry store that released surveillance footage of her visit when she allegedly walked off with a $2,500 necklace, according...
Firefighters rescue unconscious Brooklyn infant
A 3-month-old baby boy was rescued by firefighters after he'd suddenly stopped breathing inside a Park Slope home, authorities said. The baby had suddenly fallen unconscious inside his home on...
Thief snatches cafe's computer
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red HookApple to goSomeone stole a laptop from a Clinton Street restaurant on March 2.The 40-year-old victim said the jerk entered Café on Clinton, located near Verandah...
Rachel Alexandra foal due in February 2012
Jess Jackson's Stonestreet Farm announced that 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra, bred on Feb. 11 to 2007-2008 Horse of the Year Curlin, is in foal. Her first offspring,...
Look out for these fake cops!
90th PrecinctSouthside–BushwickCop rockTwo juvenile perps claimed they were police officers and struck a man with his own cane on Berry Street on March 6 — but one was arrested by...
Mugging near the Pratt Institute
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillFierce turnA thug surprised a woman walking behind him at the corner of Greene Avenue and St. James Place on March 2 when he did a quick...
Rob Lowe on the short list to replace Charlie Sheen
Rob Lowe has been approached to replace Charlie Sheen on the hit sitcom, "Two and a Half Men." He is believed to be on a short list of Hollywood leading...
Body of missing NY man, 19, found in upstate creek
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Authorities say they’ve found the body of a 19-year-old college student from Westchester who disappeared after leaving a party in an upstate city last weekend. Police...
This week's calendar: March 10 to 16
Thursday, March 10 2011 Staten Island Green & Clean Expo This inaugural event features new green products and innovations, including cooling, heating and energy-saving incentives, along with sessions on energy efficiency,...
REWIND: Rutgers vs. Seton Hall
Rutgers defeated Seton Hall, 76-70, in the opening round of the Big East tournament Tuesday and will face St. John's.Here's how the game went, as seen by The Post's Justin...
Gold Cup groups announced; Red Bull Arena, New Meadowlands dates set
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup groups and schedule were announced today by CONCACAF. The path to the next FIFA Confederations Cup begins with three back-to-back days of group matches, starting...
Castro passes 100,000 Twitter followers
HAVANA — Cuba’s Maximum Leader is also on top in cyberspace. A Twitter account that tweets excerpts from former President Fidel Castro’s frequent musings on world affairs has passed 100,000...
Hundreds gather for funeral of Michigan high school basketball star
HOLLAND, Mich. -- About 2,000 people gathered Tuesday in Holland, Mich., for the funeral of Fennville High School basketball star Wes Leonard, who died last Thursday just minutes after hitting...
First Lady, Secretary of State celebrate International Women's Day
WASHINGTON – First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton marked the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day Wednesday by honoring 10 women from around the world with...
Man found dead off Coney Island
A man in his 30s was found dead off Coney Island today, police said. The victim was found around 7 a.m. near West 19th Street in the area near MCU...
Hoping the Supreme Court might enforce the Constitution? Think again
AEI's Michael Greve has bad news for those who look forward to the Supreme Court striking down the individual mandate provision of ObamaCare. Greve argues that with the decision not...
Group files Medicaid ethics complaint against Gov. Cuomo
ALBANY — A group that advocates for people harmed or killed by medical practice is filing a formal ethics complaint against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Medicaid Redesign Team. The...
City plans to takes space from autism program at PS 32 for charter school
A city plan to squeeze a charter school into a Carroll Gardens public school will severely undermine a well-respected and widely emulated program for autistic students, opponents say. Brooklyn Prospect...
Correction Officers' chief Norman Seabrook sues rival for 'cybersquatting'
The longtime head of the city correction officers union wants to put the screws to a rival who boldly usurped his name to boost a Web site challenging his leadership....
DVD Extra: Early Holt, Late Kaye
Tim Holt, the latest neglected star to be showcased in a set by the Warner Archive Collection, is barely remembered except for genre fans, though he worked with some of...
Dog gone! Pups booted from Barge Park
The dog days are over — at Barge Park.The Parks Department put up new signs forbidding dogs from entering the Greenpoint playground — mobilizing neighborhood pet owners to demand a...
Ship shape! Container unit flea market to fill empty Albee Square site
A souped-up flea market is headed for Downtown this summer, filling the gaping hole where the Albee Square shopping center once stood.The site is ultimately going to be CityPoint, the...
Pols: Army is bombing on Admirals Row
The Army National Guard has backed out of a hard-fought deal to preserve two crumbling historic buildings in the Brooklyn Navy Yard — and local pols are furious at the...
Bench warfare! Ridge group will install seating to shoo away vendors
Small businesses in Bay Ridge are firing another salvo in their war against popular sidewalk food vendors, this time blocking them by installing benches to reduce the number of spaces...
Mets' Beltran to sit out 4-5 days with knee tendinitis
Carlos Beltran is making more news with his knees than his bat again, and that's not a good sign for the Mets.Beltran sat out Tuesday after he hoped to DH...
Shocker: New York Times radioactive water report is false
The New York Times is on a tear about the dangers of a method of natural gas extraction called hydraulic fracturing. But a funny thing happened on the way to proving...
Brooklyn finally gets what it needs — a baby expo!
Brooklyn — your babies have come a long way.And on March 13, the borough gets its very own baby accessory show for new and expectant parents: the A Child Grows...
Live blog recap: CHSAA 'AA' boys basketball semifinals, with St. Anthony's-St. Pat's updates
There’s one last stop on the road to Rose Hill Gym and Carnesecca Arena on the campus of St. John’s University will be the site of the CHSAA Class AA...
Unhinged Charlie Sheen videotapes crazy rant where he says he wants to write a book
A gaunt-looking, chain-smoking Charlie Sheen posted an online rant where he announced he wants to publish a new book called "Apocalypse Me." Wearing a Yankee sweatshirt, a disheveled Sheen puffed...
Jury to be selected in Galleon Group insider trading trial
Jury selection is slated to begin in the trial of a once-powerful hedge fund boss accused of making more than $50 million by trading secret information in the stock market....
Khadafy’s forces continue air strikes on rebel strongholds, digging in for long fight
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Moammar Khadafy's embattled regime dug in Tuesday as it fought violently with Libyan opposition rebels for territory and disputed claims that the veteran ruler may be willing...
Orlando tops list of most dangerous spring break cities
Orlando ranks No. 1 in the country when it comes to the most-dangerous spring break destination, according to a new study. An analysis conducted by Avvo, which offers free ratings...
Hearing offers new insights on NYC subway plot
A judge is hearing testimony about the government’s evidence against one of three men accused in an al-Qaida-sanctioned plot to attack New York City’s subway system. Attorneys for Adis Medunjanin...
1 killed, 1 injured crossing flooded NY road
YORKTOWN, N.Y. — Police say a New York City woman was killed and her companion was injured by a SUV while crossing a flooded suburban roadway. Jessica Lopez of the...
Man who killed NY college student to be sentenced
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A 21-year-old suburban Syracuse man is scheduled to be sentenced for killing his former girlfriend while she was home from college for Thanksgiving break. Sentencing for Steven...
Suspect dead after 2 US Marshals hospitalized in St. Louis shooting
ST. LOUIS -- Two US Marshals and a police officer were shot Tuesday while serving an arrest warrant in St. Louis, Mo., the latest in a string of violent incidents...
Libya calls for UN probe into violence, Arab League to hold crisis talks
The Libyan government is calling on the United Nations to dispatch a fact-finding team to investigate the violence during the country's bloody uprising, a senior EU official said Tuesday. The...
Doctor taken at gunpoint from rebel-held Libyan city
BENGHAZI, Libya -- A Jordanian doctor who said he was working with an international medical charity was taken at gunpoint Tuesday from a hotel in the Libyan city of Benghazi,...
3UP: The Angel Pagan Edition
1. I tend to over think and over report my columns and end up with way more information, theories and opinions than can fit into a column of roughly 700...
U.S. student missing in Spain found dead in river
MADRID — The body of a U.S. exchange student was found today in a river in Madrid, 10 days after he went missing following a night out, a police official...
Suddenly, elections don't have consequences
For the 14 Wisconsin State Senate Democrats, elections don't have any consequences. Just listen to one of the 14, Jon Erpenbach interviewed by Greta Van Sustren regarding the negotiations over...
Big East tournament begins at Garden today
How’s this for irony? Big East Conference commissioner John Marinatto rang the opening bell yesterday at the New York Stock Exchange, whose markets have been almost as wildly unpredictable as...
St. John's surge elevates Big East bonanza
This was exactly 49 weeks ago, which tells you how quickly the game can change in college basketball, and in New York City. The new coach of the St. John’s...
New Knicks chemistry dries Heat-like tears
While covering the Ryder Cup last October, I watched a grown man shed tears on the dais of a press conference in Wales. His name was Hunter Mahan, who lost...
Anthony, Stoudemire lead Knicks win over Jazz
It was brilliant defense on Sunday night. It was brilliant offense last night by the Knicks’ two stars. Tearing up the Jazz and performing at as high a level offensively as...
Slight movement in NFL talks
The NFL’s owners and players resumed their high-stakes game of chicken yesterday with four hours of negotiations in Washington aimed at staving off a lockout. It was the 12th day...
Sports shorts
HOOPS: Magic’s Van Gundy rips Stern Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said he thinks Dwight Howard has shown restraint on the court this season despite picking up the league’s first...
Ford track standouts sign with Long Island University
Jonathan Pineiro still remembers Elijah Taylor tapping his shoulder in history class as a sophomore. Taylor was looking for a sport to join to break the monotony of just going...
Live blog recap: PSAL Class AA boys basketball semifinals
Everybody talks about getting to Madison Square Garden in November, from the favorites and the contenders to the pretenders and the dreamers. That lifelong dream remains alive for four teams...
Braziller's observations from the memorable PSAL Class AA boys quarterfinals
Whenever I complain to friends about my long hours, I get a snide comment or a roll of the eyes. You watch sports and write about it for a living....
Knicks president won't talk about his future
Donnie Walsh declined to address his Knicks future last night when asked directly about it. When the Knicks traded for Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups on Feb. 23, team owner...
PSAL Class AA girls basketball semifinals preview
NYPost.com’s PSAL girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi takes an in-depth look at Tuesday’s Class AA semifinals at Hunter College. For the live blog, click here. SCHEDULE 5 p.m. –...
Offensive woes again doom Ford in season-ending loss
Mike Toro had seen all this before. The last time the Bishop Ford coach was at Christ the King a little more than a week ago his team was within...
CHSAA Class A intersectional title game video package
Mount St. Michael and Cardinal Hayes split a pair of regular-season games, setting up a highly-anticipated tiebreaker in the CHSAA Class A intersectional final Sunday at Rose Hill Gym. The...
Hilltoppers get past Ford, earn Nazareth rematch
The Mary Louis players talked as if didn’t make a difference, but coach Kevin White knew his team needed to exploit Bishop Ford’s weakness. The Falcons were without both their...
Ferrer seizes opportunity after St. Mike's closing
The competitive imbalance in CHSAA girls basketball was never more apparent than when St. Michael Academy was dominating Manhattan year in and year out, a ‘AA’ team competing against ‘B’-level...
'Deflated' Bonnies bouncing back in city playoffs
Fontbonne Hall was crushed Saturday after falling to St. Saviour in the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division II championship game. For the second straight year, the Bonnies won the regular-season title and...
PSAL Class A boys basketball quarterfinals preview
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down this week’s PSAL Class A quarterfinals, to be played at the site of the higher seed. For live Twitter updates, click...
Hamlet sparks SFP past Kearney, into CHSAA Class A state tourney
JoAnn Wagner felt her team was playing too tentative and not aggressive enough on each end of the floor. Like so many other times this year the St. Francis Prep...
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
The CHSAA boys basketball season is quickly winding down. Class A (Mount St. Michael) and Class B (Salesian) champions have already been crowned and the Class AA playoffs are approaching...
Murky Irish stew
Any doubts that the Irish are in love with words are quickly dispelled by "Mimic." The sheer torrent of language that Raymond Scannell spews out in his one-man show will...
Avril too serene
AVRIL LAVIGNE "Goodbye Lullaby" 2 STARS Right from her "Sk8er Boi" breakthrough in 2002, punky spunk always separated Canadian rock chick Avril Lavigne from the pack. Four discs into her...
Rating ma-Sheen
Charlie Sheen's flying circus is still the best show in town. And the TV industry continues to feed off the snowballing story that culminated yesterday in Sheen's firing from "Two...
Little method in this badness
Method acting, famously adopted by Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift, involves actors digging deep within themselves to find their character's emotional truth. Though the technique's lost cachet lately, its extremes...
OWN reboots
Oprah's new cable network -- which has not been able to get much traction since its blockbuster opening week -- is getting the "reboot." Network officials have quietly been telling...
JLo hubby gets his own regular TV gig
Marc Anthony will be joining wife Jennifer Lopez as a series regular on TV. Anthony, who played Det. Nick Renata on TNT's "HawthoRNe" for two episodes last season, will reprise...
'Detroit' faces the end
It's getting dicey for ABC's "Detroit 1-8-7." With three episodes left in its freshman season, the cop series, which is filmed in Detroit, is fighting for a second season, and...
Starr report
Word that Marc Anthony is joining the cast of TNT's "HawthoRNe" on a full-time basis -- see our story in today's TV section -- gives me a good "in" for...
It's Franco-stein
In case you haven’t heard, James Franco is a busy guy. He acts! He writes! He makes art! He’s coming to Broadway! He currently attends Yale and has attended UCLA,...
The odd couple
Oysters and Chablis. Lamb and Bordeaux. Fried pickle chips and sparkling rosé? Yup, you read that right. The seemingly oddball wine-and-food pairing is just one of many you’ll find on...
Brotherhood USA
When House Homeland Security Committee Chair Pete King holds hearings on the source of homegrown terror Thursday, he should zero in on the radical Muslim Brotherhood. FBI case agents who've...
Lovers' Web wed
LOS ANGELES -- A couple whose wedding plans appeared thwarted when a lung infection landed the groom in the isolation ward were married over the weekend, in a ceremony conducted...
Volcano 'vents'
VOLCANO, Hawaii -- A new vent opened over the weekend at one of the world's most active volcanoes, sending lava shooting up to 65 feet high. Kilauea's fissure eruption came...
Qns. son-'slay' mom denied bail
A Queens mother charged with the brutal murder of her disabled son was held without bail yesterday as her inconsistent statements to police were read in Supreme Court. Migdalia Veras,...
Obama could get burned with Wall Street bet
Gambling on the stock market is a dangerous thing -- especially if you are the president of the United States. But that's exactly what President Obama is doing. And he's...
Youths driving to distraction
Sixty-three percent of people under age 30 admit driving while using a handheld phone, and 30 percent say they've texted while behind the wheel, a new poll has found. But...
The fight of the century
'The hour of truth has uh- rahhhvvvd!" said Muhammad Ali, with sly grin and eyes a-flicker, that way he had of putting you on and simultaneously telling you the truth....
20-yr.-old Mex cop chief fired
MEXICO CITY -- A 20-year-old woman who made international headlines when she accepted the job as police chief in a violent Mexican border town was fired yesterday for apparently abandoning...
Why a real man's so hard to find
The 1990s were a decade of girl-panic. Feminists like Carol Gilligan and Mary Pipher worried about our "girl-destroying" culture. The president of the Ms. Foundation urged women not "to leave...
Heat is on as Christie beats Bam
WASHINGTON -- The mercury is rising for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The brash budget hawk has made such a burning impression that Americans feel warmer toward the Republican governor...
A granny - and only 23!
A Romania Gypsy says she became the world's youngest grandmother -- at the age of 23. Ridca Stanescu, who gave birth to her daughter, Maria, when she was just 12...
Water-leak alerts
The city wants to stop cash from trickling out of homeowners' wallets. Using wireless technology, a new program monitors water usage every six hours and alerts homeowners to possible leaks....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens Two thugs were arrested after allegedly stabbing a man in an Astoria deli, cops said. Quran Walker, 23, and Nassan Walker, 21, got into a dispute with the victim...
First 'DWI lock' case
New York City is prosecuting its first defendant under a law that requires people to install a vehicle ignition lock after a DWI conviction. Oscar Cabeza was arraigned yesterday on...
'Sorry' brute indicted in car-space attack
The Queens brute accused of beating a petite woman into a coma over an East Village parking spot was indicted on felony assault charges yesterday -- and later offered a...
A necessary next step: ID home-grown terror
I want to commend Rep. Peter King for holding hearings on the radicalization of Islam and what the leaders of the "religion of peace" are doing about it ("Rep Rip...
City jail big crie$ uncle
An official responsible for overseeing the city's jail system has agreed to pay a $4,000 fine for helping his incarcerated nephew get an emergency leave from Rikers Island to attend...
Microsoft's Nokia deal
Microsoft will pay Nokia Oyj more than $1 billion in a five-year deal to promote and develop Windows-based handsets as part of their smartphone software agreement, according to two people...
Bam hints at military vs. Libya
President Obama issued his toughest words on Libya yesterday, saying NATO is weighing military action to end the mayhem there -- and hinting that Moammar Khadafy's loyalists could face trials...
Business briefs
McSecond Subway has supplanted McDonald's in world wide stores according to an SEC filing. Subway has 33,749 shops -- 1,012 more than the hamburger giant.Gupta move Rajat Gupta, former head...
Web sites help you fill your tank for les$
Looking for a cheap fill? Apparently, a lot of folks are as Web sites that point drivers to the cheapest gas in their area are experiencing a rush of business...
Designer's parents in town to face 'killer'
They want to look their daughter's murderer in the eye. Antonio and Sylvia Cachay flew to New York from their home in Virginia last night, in time to attend a...
B'klyn mall site is 'contained'
A new bazaar to be built from shipping containers is set to drop anchor in Downtown Brooklyn this spring where the Albee Square mall once stood. The site off Fulton...
Hizzoner steps in horse snit
The Sanitation Department is getting into the loop to rid the streets of all that horse poop. One day after The Post reported that Lower East Side residents were fuming...
Aguilera hit 'Ain't' new: suit
It wasn't a genie in a bottle that inspired Christina Aguilera's hit "Ain't No Other Man" -- it was a 1967 soul song owned by a Manhattan music company, a...
Cuomo, Dolan to commune
Gov. Cuomo and New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan have been scheduled to meet today, after the face-to-face had nearly been derailed by a communications breakdown. A Cuomo aide -- incorrectly...
'Kid' controllers blamed for NY 'err' scare
New York's harried air-traffic controllers boast the dubious distinction of racking up errors at twice the national rate partly because they're pulling double duty tracking planes -- and training sorely...
A debt of honor to the FDNY
For firefighters, as with fighter pilots, speed is life. The sooner water is laid on flame, the sooner the fire is out. Get it on quickly enough, and a major...
Skype hopes to see ad $$
Skype, the Internet phone company, is offering brands a chance to take over its homepage, which engages about 145 million users a month, according to a regulatory filing yesterday. Top...
LIFO foes launch new 'air' attacks
The public debate over teacher layoffs is escalating on the airwaves. As Albany wavers on abolishing seniority-based teacher layoffs, an advocacy group, Education Reform Now, yesterday launched a TV ad...
Tunisia boots repressive secret police
Tunisia, the first Arab state to revolt, has disbanded the much-hated secret police of ousted dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali. "We will make other decisions that will please the people,"...
'Window' slams on WTC plan
It's world-class heartbreak for lovers of sky-high dining. Developers of 1 World Trade Center have abruptly scratched plans for a Windows on the World-type restaurant on the top floors of...
King to hear terrorist kin
Relatives of radicalized Muslim Americans who engaged in terrorism will testify at a House hearing intent on putting "a human face" on the dangers of extremists in our midst, Rep....
Harsh reality: E! boss with vision is priority
NBC Universal's Bonnie Hammer has begun seeking out a new chief to run the frothy West Coast reality TV channel, E! Entertainment, sources tell The Post, and hopes to find...
Makeover for downtown's Pier A
It looks like Lower Manhattan's Pier A is finally getting a new lease on life. Sources told The Post that the Battery Park City Authority will vote today to approve...
State school plan for summer daze
The traditional summer break could be history under one of a dozen proposals the state Board of Regents is considering to boost public-school graduation rates. The measure, among the solutions...
Bulldozer due for mansion linked to 'Great Gatsby'
Daisy Buchanan has mixed her last drink. The dramatic but dilapidated Sands Point mansion that some F. Scott Fitzgerald scholars believe served as inspiration for portions of "The Great Gatsby"...
Oil fuels food hikes
The price of oil is going way up -- and the price of everything else is skyrocketing along with it. Mother Nature had already made grocery bills soar, with lousy...
Foul-up for cop trial
Manhattan prosecutors yesterday admitted that they failed to present a key piece of evidence to grand jurors in the case of two cops accused of raping a drunken female clubgoer...
I took $$ from perv: Fergie
Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson yesterday admitted she took cash from pervert billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in a mini-bailout brokered through Prince Andrew's office. Fergie said Epstein -- a longtime personal...
Pump-and-dump fraudster guilty
A Texas oil executive was convicted today of a brazen pump-and-dump stock scheme that defrauded some of New York's leading investment houses. Kamal Abdallah was convicted in Brooklyn federal court...
Team Obama's crude response
"The Strategic Petroleum Reserve was created to offer relief should there be a temporary disruption in the supply of crude oil, like a devastating hurricane or a blockade of oil...
Clueless, and flaunting it
Bill Daley, won't you please go home. President Obama's new chief of staff sowed considerable confusion Sunday, when he belittled proponents of a US-enforced no-fly zone over Libya. Such a...
LMDC: Time to go
'We've completed our mission," the head of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. said, as he announced plans to "sunset" the agency within a few months. Trouble is, that was in...
DA: 'Hit-run' cabby tried to save $30
A young man is in a coma because a crazed cabby wanted to save $30, prosecutors say. Hit-and-run taxi driver Mohammed Azam ran over passenger Anthony Loreto Jr. outside a...
Stunning 9/11 horror video
It's New York City's worst day as few have ever seen it before. A chilling video that was filmed from inside a police helicopter as it hovered near the burning...
Diplo 'thief' freed
A foreign government worker used a loophole in diplomatic-immunity laws to dodge prosecution after he allegedly pilfered hundreds of dollars of merchandise from the Century 21 department store downtown, The...
Black blinks - a bit
Education Chancellor Cathie Black now says the department will take just 30 percent, not half, of the rainy-day funds set aside by city schools for the fall. But principals, protesting...
WilmerHale eyes 7 WTC
Major law firm WilmerHale wasted no time choosing a new home for its New York practice after being shut out of WorldWide Plaza. Silverstein Properties and the firm are nailing...
'UP,' up & away!
We've heard of floating mortgages -- and now, there's a floating house. A team of scientists, engineers and aviators rigged this house with a bundle of colorful balloons -- and,...
T'giving march to skip Times Sq.
Santa Claus won't be passing through Times Square anymore after this year. Starting in 2012, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade will skip Seventh Avenue and run down Sixth Avenue from...
Scorsese slapped with $2.85M back-tax bill
And the $2.85 million IRS tax lien goes to . . . Martin Scorsese! The Oscar-winning director was slapped with the whopping past-due notice on Feb. 14, The Post has...
Cars drive consumer borrowing
Consumers borrowed more in January to purchase new cars but were once again frugal with their credit cards, offering a mixed sign of their confidence in the economy. Borrowing rose...
The rally killer
The Wall Street rebound is starting to leak oil. The six-month long stock rally is sputtering as investors fret that a prolonged spike in oil prices will sap consumers' buying...
Warner bids a bit low
Warner Music Group, which hired Goldman Sachs earlier this year to shop the company, is disappointed by the low-ball bids it has received so far for its prized Warner Chappell...
Going after Galleon
The lead prosecutor in the insider-trading case against Galleon Group co-founder Raj Rajaratnam has managed to keep a low profile in his career as a government lawyer despite scoring some...
Freed terrorist informer still wants to kill us
A homegrown Muslim terrorist who was freed from prison after cooperating with federal authorities hasn't given up his bloodthirsty desire to see Americans murdered overseas, newly unsealed court papers reveal....
Study slams teach bonus
Teacher bonuses don't pay. A three-year program that rewarded teachers with extra money if their schools improved student performance did not produce the hoped-for results, according to a new study....
Sebelius hit for BamCare 'trick'
WASHINGTON -- Critics of the new health-care law are ridiculing Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for essentially admitting a key GOP contention: that the administration has been "double...
Tony Curtis cut Jamie from will
Some like it not. Actor Tony Curtis cut his five kids -- including movie star Jamie Lee Curtis -- out of his will right before he died, it was reported...
Fan's spy suit thrown for loss
The US Supreme Court has effectively sacked a Jet fan's lawsuit over Spygate, the scandal involving New England Patriot coach Bill Belichick and his team's illegal videotaping of Jet signals....
Parks get 'greener' for thieves
Crime spiked almost 25 percent in city parks last year -- but cops blamed the jump mainly on parkgoers not watching their stuff. In Central Park, which draws 35 million...
Lohan stars in 'heist' vid
Here's a smiling Lindsay Lohan, sashaying into a Los Angeles jewelry store, oblivious to the trouble she's about to find. Surveillance footage aired last night on "The Insider" and "Entertainment...
Reprieve for 7 of 'Coney 8'
They'll be drinking at Ruby's Bar and Grill but might not be Shooting the Freak on Coney Island's boardwalk this summer under a deal finalized last night. Seven of eight...
Crime-lab 'DWI' tossed
A Long Island judge has thrown out the DWI assault conviction of a woman charged with speeding through a red light and injuring a family -- because of problems at...
Kids hurt in GWB crash
Six people were injured in a four-car crash on the George Washington Bridge last night -- including three small kids who weren't wearing seat belts, law-enforcement sources said. The father...
Tapes capture juvie mayhem
ALBANY -- Security videos from New York's four juvenile prisons show residents assaulting each other and staff, who say current permissive policies make the centers more dangerous. Eileen Carpenter, recently...
Fed-up bosses boot Sheen
Sorry, Charlie -- you're fired! Train-wreck TV star Charlie Sheen was axed by Warner Bros. yesterday after weeks of bizarre behavior, including cocaine and booze benders. "After careful consideration, Warner...
Affrunti's Parx
Post Time: 12:25 pm.FIRST-1m&70y; $24,000; cl($10,000); 3YO7-ThankstoRon 1151-FiddlrsAmgo 1152-Younvrdknw 1214-Cobra'sSpots 1175-Lookintogetot 1123-Radio Row 1196-Gibson Creek 1151a-TurntothUSA 117SECOND-5 1/2f; $28,000; mdn cl($25,000); 3YO(f)5-DancingAtNcks 1212-Kristal Kiwi 1217-Boozy Bird 1216-Dixie Shea 1211-MyDearMabel 1213-Point...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Specialized Motion (6th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $8,000; cl($12500)5DrD'sEscape(SBouchard)2-3-66-16BasilHanover(JBartlett)2-2-23-13BurlHanover(JPantaleano)1-2-44-11Susumna(D Jacobs)4-2-25-12Bj Pacifica(D Dube)7-4-38-14GinAndVermouth(CManzi)8-8-710-17Briar'sReturn(GBrennan)4-4-310-18Safe Sex(T Buter)6-7-520-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $8,000; cond.2ArmbroExpressway(TButer)8-1-38-51Barely Famous(S Smith)5-6-810-15Buck I D(J Stratton)7-6-58-13Harvard Guy(J Bartlett)8-2-815-14Haste(M Forte)6-5-55-16RomanHoliday(JPantaleno)5-3-68-17AjsSendMoney(BHolland)8-3-56-18Nate K(G...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST5 1/2f; $20,000; cl($10,000); 3YOPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Duke of York(L),120F Jara1-5-xRodriguz 7-22Sunday Splitsville(L),113B Pedroza4-5-1Aquilino 5-13Captain Fertoli(L),118V Santiago2-7-9Donk 4-14Galaxy Rush(L),120RDominguez1-3-4RDutrow 4-15Goodnight Brad(L),120C...
Fair Grounds Charts
Mar. 7, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST6f; $20,000; mdn clm; 3YOOff: 12:41. Good. bumped brk,clear,heldTime: 22.16, 45.83, 58.79, 1:12.73.Trainer: W. CalhounWinner: CH C, 3,...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-7f; $27,000; clm; 3YO6Mdnght'sChld (Mntnz) 7.403.402.804HereforthMsic (Pngtn)3.002.205Myersrcks (Espndla)2.40 Off 12:26. Time 1:25.45. Good. Scr: Super Sommelier. * Exacta (6-4) $22.20SECOND-7f; $22,000; clm; 4up7Grand Terror (Arroyo) 50.4011.606.403Showmanship (Cmche)3.002.605Bulletprf Spirit (Gnzlez)4.40 Off...
Favors, Harris still wonder about trade from Nets
Derrick Favors has one question and Devin Harris has one answer regarding their recent trade from the Nets. Favors wants to know why the Nets ever drafted him in the...
Nets games to start later next season
The Nets are leaning toward later starting times again. When Deron Williams lined up for his first Nets home game last week, Prudential Center was at least one-third empty. By...
Mets need Pagan front and center
PORT ST. LUCIE -- A blind faith exists with the Mets, and it really must. After all, they have so many health concerns in so many vital places -- from...
Devils resume playoff chase against Senators tonight
Two months ago tonight, the Devils bottomed out at 10-29-2. They have revived to a 20-2-2 tune, yet Magic Jacques himself, the architect of this comeback, remains unconvinced. "It's not...
Rangers have two-game test out west
The Rangers snapped their three-game home losing streak with a vengeance, thanks to Sunday's 7-0 thrashing of the Flyers at the Garden. Now, to keep pace with the competition for...
Isringhausen to pitch back-to-back for Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jason Isringhausen's comeback bid with the Mets took another step forward yesterday. The 38-year-old pitched a scoreless fifth inning in a 2-1 exhibition loss to the...
Memories of Ali-Frazier alive after 40 years
Perhaps you were watching on closed-circuit television in a movie theater or arena, or maybe even lucky enough to be in the World's Most Famous Arena on that magical evening...
Yankees' Joba looks top notch to scouts
TAMPA -- A flock of scouts descended on George M. Steinbrenner Field yesterday. Asked what they were doing watching the Phillies and Yankees, the answer was universal: normal coverage. However,...
Yankees' Burnett aces second spring test
TAMPA -- Trust what you see in March and September and be prepared to have your heart shattered. Watch the teenager throw 95-mph strikes on the black. Look at the...
Fair Grounds Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70y; $21,000; opt clm; 4upORIZA set the pace and tired in stakes after winning his last three starts and being claimed in his last two. TAKIN' THE BULLET chased...
Mets' Beltran sits because of 'sore' knee
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Terry Collins said Carlos Beltran preferred not to play yesterday because of his sore right knee. Beltran said Collins decided to sit him when Beltran told...
Castillo, Perez need to impress Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE -- The two dark clouds that have hovered over the Mets this spring training remain, but if the team is simply going through the motions letting Oliver...
Heat coach shouldn't snitch on his bawlers
Right away, let's under stand where I'm coming from regarding Sunday's Heat-Bulls tearjerker. While it might be over the top for players to cry over a current series of spilled...
Grieving H.S. team triumphs
HOLLAND, Mich. -- A west Michigan high school basketball team mourning the death of a star player returned to the court last night, winning a state tournament game that turned...
Giants' Tuck says Auburn QB Newton will struggle in NFL
There's a great deal of buzz and intrigue about whether Auburn quarterback Cam Newton is worthy of being the No. 1 pick in next month's NFL Draft. One prominent NFL...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball1 p.m.Nationals at MetsSNY1 p.m.Yankees at BravesYES3 p.m.Diamondbacks at IndiansMLBNBasketballNoonBig East Tournament, first round:Connecticut vs. DePaulESPN, ESPN (1050 AM)2 p.m.Big East Tournament, first round:Seton Hall vs. RutgersESPN, ESPN (1050 AM)2...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogPrinceton2PENNBig East ConferenceAt MSGFirst RoundConnecticut13½DePaulSeton Hall1½RutgersVillanova8South FloridaMarquette6ProvidenceAtlantic 10 ConferenceFirst RoundST. BONA.3La SalleGEO. WASH.7½Saint Joseph'sRHODE ISL.5½Saint LouisUMASS2DaytonMid-American ConferenceFirst RoundBOWL. GRN.8N. IllinoisAKRON14E. MichiganBUFFALO14Cent. Mich.OHIO18½ToledoSun Belt ConferenceAt Hot Springs, Ark.ChampionshipNorth Texas3Ark.-L....
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
Something new is brewing at the White House. President Obama asked his chefs to make their own beer -- and they served the first batch of White House Honey Ale...
Big East betting tips
Seton Hall couldn't have entered the Big East tournament at a better time. The Pirates finished up their trying season with double-digit wins over St. John's and Marquette, while Rutgers...
Seton Hall-Rutgers winner will face St. John's
Mike Rice and Kevin Willard arrived at Rutgers and Seton Hall, respectively, after last season with plans to be the top team in the metropolitan area. Each will get a...
St. John's Hardy, Burrell honored by Big East
There have been a lot of improvements to Carnesecca Arena over the last few years but it may be time for additional construction: Expand the trophy case. Point guard Dwight...
St. Peter's outlasts Iona for trip to NCAA tournament
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- As the final buzzer capped St. Peter's 62-57 MAAC final victory over Iona, the sweet sound signaling the Peacocks' return to the NCAA tournament for the first time in nearly...
Gonzaga advances to NCAA tournament
Robert Sacre scored 12 points, including a dunk and six late free throws, and Gonzaga beat Saint Mary's 75-63 last night in Las Vegas to win the West Coast Conference...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
The PSAL season has 20 teams remaining -- four in the 'AA' and eight apiece in the 'A' and 'B.' The PSAL Class AA playoffs has yet to see an...
CHSAA Class B girls basketball city quarterfinals roundup: Saviour slips by Ferrer
Beware the trap game. That was St. Saviour coach Jim Gregson’s message to his players. The Pandas were coming off their second CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division II tournament title in four...
Deal to bring 7 of Coney Island 8 back to boardwalk done
They'll be drinking at Ruby's Bar but might not be "Shooting the Freak" on Coney Island's boardwalk this summer under a deal finalized earlier tonight. Seven of the eight longtime...
St. Peter's Eagles soar past Stepinac in 'B' series opener
Coming off an emotional three-game semifinal series against St. Edmund Prep, which ended Saturday night, St. Peter’s coach Eddie Blackburn stressed the importance of a strong start in the opener...
Anthony, Stoudemire lead Knicks to rout of Jazz
NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points, Amare Stoudemire added 31, and the New York Knicks showed how dangerous they can be when their superstars are rolling, beating the...
SKI: 5 late-season slopes
Tremendous news, procrastinator nation: It’s not too late to hit the slopes this year. Check out these late-season ski spots. 1) MOONLIGHT BASIN Montana The lesser-known next door neighbor to...
Santonio says he'll 'sign back with the Jets'
Standing in a room full of Steelers memorabilia, Santonio Holmes said he expects to return to the Jets.In a video posted to Facebook on Sunday, Holmes says, "Sorry Jets fans,...
BA's Top 31 Mets Prospects; No. 18: Steve Matz
Vitals: 19 years old (turns 20 on May 29); 6-foot-2 and 192 pounds; hits right-handed and throws left-handed; drafted by the Mets in the second round of the 2009 draft...
BA's Top 31 Yankees Prospects; No. 18: D.J. Mitchell
Vitals: 23 years old (turns 24 on May 13); 6-foot-2, 165 pounds; both hits and throws right-handed; drafted in 2008 by the Yankees in the 10th round out of Clemson;...
Billups, Turiaf, Walker out for Knicks vs. Jazz
Chauncey Billups is missing his fourth straight game for the Knicks because of a bruised left quadriceps. The point guard was hurt last Tuesday near the end of a loss...
Passengers of alleged crazed cabby nearly lost lives over $30: DA
It was all over $30. The cabbie who allegedly rammed his taxi into three passengers rather than drive them from Manhattan to the Bronx had only caused the near-fatal fare...
Nunez has chance at Yankees utility job
TAMPA -- Eduardo Nunez helped his cause to make the Yankees as a backup infielder with a monstrous homer to left against the Phillies on Monday.With Eric Chavez, who went...
Isringhausen takes step closer to making Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jason Isringhausen's comeback bid took another step forward Monday.The 38-year-old pitched a scoreless fifth inning in a 2-1 loss to the Tigers and showed life on...
Oil exec convicted in pump-and-dump stock scheme
A Texas oil executive was convicted today of a brazen pump-and-dump stock scheme that defrauded some of New York's leading investment houses. Kamal Abdallah was convicted in Brooklyn federal court...