May 10, 2011
Torched! PS 29's new gym equipment is set ablaze
A weekend arsonist scorched newly installed playground equipment at Public School 29 in Cobble Hill, alarming area residents and ruining the fun for hundreds of children.Police said that the fiend...
City: New faux Boardwalk will have less cement
The Parks Department offered a new compromise to concrete-wary Boardwalk lovers Tuesday night, proposing a smaller cement roadway that’s 4-feet slimmer than the strip residents protested in March.Officials want to...
Is Joe Chan the money honey?
A new audit reveals that the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership isn’t great about tracking its expenditures, most notably the half of its budget that goes to staff salaries. The group’s president,...
Surf's up: Lincoln's Stokes picks Hawaii
Everyone’s favorite vacation spot will be Shaquille Stokes’ home the next four years. Lincoln’s do-it-all point guard, an All-City first team selection by The Post, signed a National Letter of...
Second Avenue Deli sues Heart Attack Grill over trademark claim
It's a clash over coronary-causing cuisine. The Second Avenue Deli filed suit yesterday to beat back a chutzpah-laden challenge to sales of its "Instant Heart Attack Sandwich" and a planned...
Yankees' Hughes to start throwing again
Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes said he plans to resume throwing Wednesday and is hopeful to be back pitching before the club’s initial 6-8 week estimation of his return from arm...
Mets top Rockies, 4-3
DENVER — Mike Pelfrey hit a tiebreaking two-run double and limited the Rockies to three solo homers, helping the New York Mets to a 4-3 win over Colorado on Tuesday...
Garcia pitches Yankees to 3-1 win over Royals
Freddy Garcia pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter provided the offense and the New York Yankees' bullpen made it stand up in a 3-1 victory...
McCarver says Mets manager, GM deserve ‘high grades’
FOX analyst Tim McCarver still thinks the Wilpons should sell the Mets. Wednesday, McCarver did not waver from the comments he made before the season. “It was an answer to...
Former Jets lineman Faneca retires
PHOENIX -- Alan Faneca made no secret in the final weeks of the 2010 season that it could well be his last in the rugged trenches of the NFL. On...
Johnson joining FOX for college football
Popular announcer Gus Johnson is joining FOX as its top college football play-by-play voice. Johnson had worked for CBS since 1995. He called NFL games but was best known for...
Jockey bumped from Derby winner getting cut of purse: report
John Velazquez, a last-minute replacement for jockey Robby Albarado on Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, will share a percentage of his Derby winnings with Albarado, and that unspecified amount will...
Drop the Lime ready to rock in the limelight
If you're a fan of '50s-style rockabilly and/or bass heavy club music, then you've got to check out Drop the Lime - aka Luca Venezia, a hometown DJ and producer....
Jets' Revis wants reality show: report
Darelle Revis sounds like he wants to make up for missing out on "Hard Knocks."The Jets cornerback, who was a central figure in last summer's HBO series despite not appearing...
Man found on Jones Beach, says he was adrift at sea for three days
A disoriented Queens man was found wandering along Jones Beach early today — mumbling to rescuers that he’d just been adrift on a raft in the ocean for three days....
Mosque moves forward despite 'terrorism'
A state judge ruled that the construction of a controversial mosque in Sheepshead Bay can move forward shortly after a lawyer for the developer hinted that opponents of the plan...
Former Met Dykstra can't make bail in fraud case
LOS ANGELES -- Lenny Dykstra is heading back to federal court in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday in a bid to have his $150,000 bail reduced. Dykstra, a 48-year-old former center...
'Cab scam king' hauled into custody
The poster boy for New York’s massive cab rate scam was hauled into Manhattan DA custody today, nabbed after months on the lam in the Midwest. Meter-cheater Wasim Cheema, 23,...
Obama pushes immigration reform in Texas speech
EL PASO, Texas -- President Obama tied immigration legislation to the nation's economy Tuesday as he attempted to reignite his reform plans on a sweltering hot day in El Paso,...
Another bike store in Park Slope?! Bicycle Habitat to open this weekend
Another bicycle store will open in Park Slope, making it the most bike shop-saturated neighborhood in Brooklyn — and prompting a bragger’s rights squabble among the borough’s most cycling-centric hoods.On...
Neil Patrick Harris confirmed to host 2011 Tony Awards
"How I Met Your Mother" star Neil Patrick Harris confirmed Tuesday he will return to host the Tony Awards. "I'm honored and stoked to have been asked to host the...
State bill would ban 'fake' neighborhood names forever!
What’s in a name? Gentrification, according to one state lawmaker, who introduced a bill this week to block real-estate brokers from turning genuine neighborhood monickers into a bowl of alphabet...
Judge tosses Hayden Christensen's TV-series lawsuit
He must have forgotten his Jedi mind tricks. "Star Wars" actor Hayden Christensen failed to win over a judge who today tossed out his suit against the USA Network. Christensen...
Controversial takeover of Metro Tech BID approved
Mayor Bloomberg and the borough’s biggest developer have prevailed in a heated Downtown Brooklyn turf war.A development corporation created by Bloomberg to spur economic development in Downtown Brooklyn was awarded...
Eli's camp in Hoboken enters second week for Giants
Although Giants quarterback Eli Manning is keeping things nice and easy at his informal passing camp at Hoboken High School, that doesn’t mean there are no risks involved. The second...
Van Gundy hints at interest in Lakers job
Former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy hinted he had interest in the soon-to-be-vacated Lakers job in an interview Monday on Miami radio with Sid Rosenberg.Asked if he’d be interested in...
Park Slope 'Beauty' — Bar to open inside Ozzie's coffee on Fifth
A campy-cool cocktail lounge and beauty salon hybrid — which has earned a cult-like following in some of the nation’s most stylish neighborhoods — will soon share space with Ozzie’s...
Sony unable to say when PlayStation network will restart
TOKYO -- Sony Corp. said Tuesday it is still unable to say when its PlayStation Network will be back online, as the electronics company continues to address security issues stemming...
Islanders could announce new arena Wednesday
Islanders owner Charles Wang will be on hand Wednesday when Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announces a plan to “build a world-class sports-entertainment destination center.”The press conference will be held...
CIA to show photos of Osama bin Laden's body to select US lawmakers
WASHINGTON -- The CIA will show photographs of Osama bin Laden's body to select US lawmakers, though they must travel to the agency's headquarters to see the images, FOX News...
Lady Gaga to debut songs on online game FarmVille
LOS ANGELES — Lady Gaga is turning to an unusual method to expand her fan base: The pop icon is releasing songs from her new album on a section of...
Osama bin Laden's son escaped raid that killed the terror leader: report
One of Osama bin Laden's teenage sons may have escaped the Pakistani compound that housed his father during the Navy SEAL raid that took the life of the terror lord,...
Yemeni man posed serious threat aboard US plane, court hears
SAN FRANCISCO -- A Yemeni man who allegedly rammed the cockpit door on a passenger jet mid-flight seriously intended to bring the plane down, prosecutors said Tuesday. The suspect, 28-year-old...
FBI arrests Puerto Rican robbery suspect after 25-year manhunt
CAYEY, Puerto Rico -- A suspect in one of the biggest robberies in US history was arrested Tuesday in Puerto Rico, 25 years after he went on the run. Norberto...
Would-be rapist convicted seven years after victim fought him off
A petite 15-year-old girl fought off her would-be rapist so fiercely that it led to his conviction for the crime seven years later. The girl, who'd turned 15 just the...
Naked man goes berserk inside subway car (video)
It was just another manic Monday for this loon. In an epic meltdown, a passenger came unglued on a Bronx subway train last week — stripping off his clothes and...
Winfrey plans 2-episode interview with James Frey
CHICAGO — Oprah Winfrey's interview with author James Frey will stretch over two episodes during the final full week of her talk show. The shows will air May 16 and...
Feds issue warning for lonewolf terror attacks in wake of bin Laden killing
The feds this week issued a warning to law enforcement agencies nationwide to be on the alert for "lone wolf" retaliatory domestic terror strikes in the wake Osama bin Laden’s...
Queens woman busted in brutal sister slay
A deranged woman was busted this morning in connection with the brutal murder of her adopted sister, who was found with her nose and ears sliced off in her Queens...
Arum says Pacquiao won't work With Golden Boy
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum went out of his way in Las Vegas last weekend to make clear it’s Manny Pacquiao that has a beef with Golden Boy Promotions and...
'House' to return for eighth and possibly final season
LOS ANGELES -- Medical drama "House" has been renewed for an eighth season after months of negotiations with the cast, FOX Broadcasting announced Tuesday. English actor Hugh Laurie will return...
My own moving day experience
On moving day, Murphy’s Law is the only certainty — that, and tricky parking jobs.When my roommate and I vacated our Williamsburg walk-up on Saturday morning, we learned that “anything...
New safety alert system unveiled in NYC
Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined federal officials at Ground Zero Tuesday to unveil a system that will allow wireless customers to receive messages alerting them of imminent safety threats in their...
Man, this guy was pissed off!
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownPissed offA customer at the Court Street McDonald’s was in such need of relief on May 2 that he clobbered a woman who he thought was taking...
Man, this guy was pissed off!
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownPissed offA customer at the Court Street McDonald’s was in such need of relief on May 2 that he clobbered a woman who he thought was taking...
Howard accuses paper of trying to run him 'out of Orlando'
Dwight Howard doesn’t want to leave Orlando, but the biggest paper in town may not give him a choice. At least that’s what the Magic center is claiming on his...
Brooklyn man found stuffed inside trunk at home
The body of a Brooklyn man was found stuffed inside a trunk in his home earlier today, according to cops and relatives. Stanley Wright, 61, was discovered dead inside his...
Punched and mugged on Lorimer
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–NorthsideFace offTwo perps punched a man in the face on Lorimer Street and stole his phone on May 3.The victim told police that he was near Bayard Street at...
Two Softee men go hard on each other
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Gov. Cuomo pushes property tax cap as he kicks off state tour
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday that he’s facing “fierce” opposition to his proposed property tax cap in Albany and needs New Yorkers to issue an ultimatum to...
Metropolitan Museum sues British collector to recover $2.5M painting
The Metropolitan Museum of Art says a British collector's refusal to return a painting of a portrait-gazing cow is udderly wrong. The famed Fifth Avenue institution filed suit this morning...
Amtrak's Boston-NYC service restored after bomb threat near station
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Amtrak restored its full Boston-to-New York train service Tuesday following a bomb threat near the New London station in Connecticut. The trains had earlier been delayed...
3UP: Jeter, Colon, Berkman
1. The NBA playoffs are a mandate, to some degree, on aging. There is a fine line between having proven players and having too much age. The Lakers, two-time defending...
BERMAN: Knicks' duo isn't as 'super' as Heat's
LeBron James and Dwyane Wade showed Monday night in Boston what “superstars’’ do.They don’t just dominate on one side of the ball. They have a presence on both ends.Forget James’...
Dubious movie idea of the month: Depp in a Rob Marshall-directed remake of 'The Thin Man'
Where to begin with this one? Well, as the recent "Arthur'' remake for the same studio (Warner Bros.) sponsoring this dubious project made painfully clear, contemporary audiences simply don't find...
Trump's presidential prospects collapsing, poll shows
Donald Trump's presidential prospects are disintegrating as questions about President Barack Obama's birth certificate fade, a new poll showed Tuesday. Trump plummeted from the head of the Republican primary field...
big bank job on Broadway
90th PrecinctSouthside–BushwickBank jobA gunman stole $13,420 from Signature Bank on Broadway on May 6.The teller told police that a man approached her window at 12:45 pm and demanded 20s, 50s...
A good year for drama
Last night the New York Drama Critics Circle voted for its 2011 awards and citations. I have to admit, I went with some trepidation as I dreaded a repeat of...
Day 2 of LIRR service disruptions
Long Island Rail Road riders again are being advised to give themselves extra time to get to work as repairs on a damaged track continues. The railroad says 22 of...
Boehner says he'd like to see Christie run for president
House Speaker John Boehner said today that he'd like to see New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie take on President Obama in the 2012 race for the White House. During an...
Moving day headache on Third Avenue
78th PrecinctPark SlopeBox basherA brazen jerk swiped some fancy jewelry and thousands of bucks from a man on Third Avenue on May 3.The 30-year-old victim told cops he was packing...
'She threatened me,' 'rape cop' tells jury of alleged victim
Poor little threatened alleged 'rape cop.' Officer Kenneth Moreno is back on the witness stand today in the scandalous Manhattan trial, insisting to jurors that he only 'fessed up to...
France coach Blanc cleared in racism spat
PARIS -- The coach of France's national soccer team, Laurent Blanc, was cleared Tuesday of any wrongdoing in the racism spat that outraged the French soccer community. "There is nothing...
Wing slip! Goose population way down in Prospect Park
Goose census takers are finishing up the federal government’s official count of waterfowl in Brooklyn — but the would-be bird exterminators aren’t likely to fire up their gas chambers again...
MLS Cup to be held Nov. 20 at the Home Depot Center
This year's MLS Cup will be held at The Home Depot Center at 9 p.m. on Nov. 20, the league announced. The game will air live on ESPN and Galavision in the United States;...
Agent critical of Rangers' Avery for supporting same-sex marriage
TORONTO — Sean Avery’s support for same-sex marriage has drawn fire from hockey agent Todd Reynolds. “Very sad to read Sean Avery’s misguided support of same-gender ’marriage.’ Legal or not,...
Man dies in first reported suicide from world's tallest building
DUBAI -- The first person to commit suicide from the Dubai building that boasts the world's tallest tower died Tuesday after jumping from the 147th floor, police said. The man,...
Apartment was too messy to rob!
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillMessy bizTalk about hitting the mother lode!A thief broke into a hoarder’s Clinton Avenue apartment on May 1 — but must have run off screaming after suffering...
Witness: Murder suspect wanted smoke after getting shot
Talk about being cold blooded!A man accused of gunning down a Mill Basin car dealership owner — only to be shot by the dealer’s friend seconds later — didn’t want...
DVD Extra: Double Bogie -- at the circus and murdering Stanwyck in a gothic 'thriller'
I wouldn't be surprised if Sara Gruen, who wrote the novel "Water for Elephants'' -- recently turned into a not-great movie -- has at least a nodding acquaintaince with "The Wagons Roll at Night''...
Google testifies for Congress on controversial phone location tracking
WASHINGTON -- Google on Tuesday explained to a congressional panel how it protects users of its Android system for mobile devices from invasions of privacy, in response to worries about...
NATO uncertain whether Libya's Khadafy is alive or dead
TRIPOLI, Libya -- NATO said Tuesday that it did not know if Moammar Khadafy was alive or dead but insisted one of its heaviest nights of bombardments was not aimed...
Gilt Group raises $138M, joins $1B club and looks to expand offerings
Gilt Groupe, flush with cash after a $138 million fund-raising round, is ready to shop. The fashion-tech company, which started as a designer flash-sales site and has grown into a...
University of Cambridge pays students to ‘babysit’ drunk peers
CAMBRIDGE, England -- Britain's elite University of Cambridge was offering to pay sober students to "babysit" drunk undergraduates Tuesday at balls and garden parties held on campus. The university's St....
Al Pacino to star in upcoming Gotti flick: report
Al Pacino is going to join the mob again. The Academy Award-winning actor who made Michael Corleone famous in "The Godfather" movies will play mobster Neil Dellacroce in the upcoming...
VIDEO: Preview of Phillies' Halladay vs. Marlins' Johnson
It will be a battle of two of the top pitchers in baseball on Tuesday night when the Marlins' Josh Johnson takes on the Phillies and Roy Halladay. It's the...
Body found on Queens street declared a homicide
Police say they are investigating the death of a 40-year-old man found unconscious on a Queens street as a homicide. Police say they responded to a 911 call of an...
NTSB investigators probe fatal NY plane collision
WAWAYANDA, N.Y. — Federal aviation safety investigators are in a densely wooded area in upstate New York where two small planes collided and crashed after taking off from a local...
US optimistic about access to bin Laden wives
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The US expressed optimism Tuesday about getting more information from Pakistan on Usama bin Laden and gaining access to the slain terrorist leader's relatives, including his three...
Royal honeymoon reportedly begins in Seychelles for Prince William, Kate
LONDON — So the wait for a royal honeymoon wasn't so long after all. Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, have left for a honeymoon at an...
Floodwaters spill into Memphis as Mississippi River crests at near record height
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The US Army Corps of Engineers was continuing efforts to mitigate floods along the Mississippi River on Tuesday, as flood waters crested at a near record-high in...
Microsoft confirms $8.5B purchase of Skype
REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft agreed Tuesday to buy internet phone company Skype Technologies for $8.5 billion in cash, the most aggressive move yet by Microsoft to play in the increasingly-converged...
US drone attack kills four militants in Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- A US drone strike targeting a vehicle killed four militants in Pakistan's tribal belt Tuesday, local officials said, the second such operation since the killing of Osama...
PSAL baseball roundup: Wagner hands Tottenville first league loss
Mike Bernstein hit a three-run homer and Joe Villardi had three hits as Susan Wagner stunned Tottenville, 5-4, in Staten Island A baseball Monday afternoon. The Falcons improved to 6-7...
Compromise in cement proposal for Coney boardwalk
Coney Island’s fabled boardwalk is no longer in danger of becoming a sidewalk---just part of it.Following public outcry, city officials have dropped plans to replace five blocks of the 2.5-mile...
Offensive onslaught produces statement win for Berkeley Carroll
Berkeley Carroll prides itself on playing anybody anywhere, whether it’s Ivy Prep League dynamo Poly Prep or PSAL powerhouse James Monroe. The tiny Park Slope private school, which has long...
Now A-Rod is biggest concern in Yankees lineup
Sixty minutes before Saturday’s Kentucky Derby went off, Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez sat next to each other at a clubhouse table looking at video on a laptop of Rangers...
Older Yankees — not just Jeter — cause for concern
When Derek Jeter cratered early in the 2004 season, there was — as there has been now — plenty of conjecture about where his offense had gone, specifically during an...
PSAL softball roundup: Lincoln sweeps doubleheader with Grand Street
The Railsplitters are on a roll. Erica Juarbe went 1-for-3 with four RBIs and a run scored and Jocelyn Bennett and Kristina Bermudez each drove in two runs apiece to...
CHSAA softball roundup: Sea's Jordan no-hits Hill
St. Joseph by the Sea continues to show off its pitching depth. Third starter Lianna Jordan tossed a six-inning no-hitter to help the Vikings beat visiting St. Joseph Hill 8-0...
Ingargiola, Kearney hold on for upset of TMLA
Francesca Ingargiola is Bishop Kearney’s slapper. The junior hits near the bottom of the order, moves runners over and makes things happen on the bases with her speed. But with...
Barnett's perseverence pays off as Cardozo forward verbals to Quinnipiac
Marquis Barnett, the rugged Cardozo forward who has faced more adversity in his young life than most deal with in a lifetime, spoke freely and without worry. There was joy...
Cardinal sin: Inability to bunt burns Hayes against Xavier
Cardinal Hayes coach Curt Scheibe took a stroll down memory lane Monday afternoon, but it wasn’t to recall one of the Cardinals' biggest wins. “In 1972 we were playing the...
PSAL boys volleyball playoff roundup: Koyfman's kills lead Bayside
Tony Koyfman had 17 kills and four blocks to lead No. 15 Bayside to a 25-17, 25-22 win over No. 18 Susan Wagner in the PSAL boys volleyball first round...
Meekins, Xavier making late pitch
Xavier scored 30 combined runs in back-to-back blowout wins, but that was without Sean Meekins on the mound. The lanky senior right-hander hasn’t exactly gotten much run support this year....
Midwood pulls upset, hands top-ranked Grand Street first league loss
Midwood entered Monday’s action losers of three straight and four of five, a once-assumed playoff berth very much in doubt. Adding to the Hornets woes, Grand Street Campus was on...
Schwarzenegger, Shriver split up
LOS ANGELES — Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife of 25 years, Maria Shriver, announced that they are separating amid reports that the couple split months ago and...
Senior slam: Montalto's walk-off blasts Preston past Maria Regina
The moment seemed all too perfect for Laura Montalto. The Preston star senior was heading to the plate as the winning run with no outs in her final home game...
CHSAA baseball roundup: Red Storm routs Rice, 13-2
Alex Gounaris went the distance, scattering seven hits and striking out 10 and went 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored and three RBIS on a bases loaded double in...
Environmental Studies sees patience, poise pay off against Center
Environmental Studies' winning formula is simple and was put on display. The Eagles pride themselves on being a strong defensive team and while Manhattan Center made mistakes in the field...
Female problem! Hillary erased from Yiddish paper — because she's a girl!
Who rubbed out Hillary?A Brooklyn Yiddish-language newspaper airbrushed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton from the White House’s official Osama bin Laden “war room” photograph because editors decided that their Hasidic...
NYPost.com Poll: Who is the best softball pitcher in New York City?
People say defense wins championships. Well in softball, the team with the best pitcher almost always takes the title. There are many elite pitchers in New York City. Some of...
Unfocused tribute a bit Vega
Ever since she saw her photo on a book jacket as a teen, Suzanne Vega's been obsessed with Carson McCullers. Sadly, that passion surfaces only occasionally in "Carson McCullers Talks...
Cars pull out of garage
Album of the week THE CARS "Move Like This" 3 STARS The Cars are taking themselves out for a spin for the first time in 24 years, with Ric Ocasek...
High-Nottage stars in H'wood sendup
In 2009, Lynn Nottage had an unlikely hit with the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Ruined" -- a gut-wrenching drama about sex crimes in war-torn Congo. For the follow-up, the playwright has made...
Gator tale
Macho, macho outdoors man shows are the new "Law & Order." No -- they aren't maintaining order, but they are taking over TV with as many variations on a theme...
Bristol gets own show
Bristol Palin's assault on the reality show world continues. After prancing through "Dancing With the Stars" and featuring in her mom's "Sarah Palin's Alaska" series last fall, 20-year-old Bristol is...
Jaycee talks
The race is on to get the first TV interview with Jaycee Dugard, the young California woman who was kidnapped at age 11 and held captive for 18 years by...
Meredith quits 'Today,' renegotiates 'Millionaire'
Meredith Vieira is negotiating to continue on her other daytime job once she leaves "Today" June 8. Vieira, who hosts the syndicated version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,"...
'JS' heads to Italy
'Jersey Shore" will descend upon Italy after all -- only later this week. MTV has confirmed that shooting on its fourth season will take place, despite reports that local authorities...
Starr report
I've mentioned in this column, many times before, that ABC's "Barney Miller" (1975-82) is one of my all-time-favorite shows, with an A-list cast headlined by Hal Linden, Max Gail, Ron...
Have celebrity baby names gone too far?
When pop star Mariah Carey and her husband, Nick Cannon, announced the name of their newborn twins last week, people were expecting something . . . a little out of...
Who deserves credit -- Bush or Obama?
Michael Goodwin has it right again ("Tortured Logic on Bush," May 8). The policies implemented during the Bush years are what helped to nail Osama bin Laden. It was in...
Queen buys iPad
LONDON -- Britain's Queen Elizabeth II ordered her staff to buy her an iPad after being wowed by her grandsons' touch-screen gadgets, The Sun reported yesterday. Princes William and Harry...
Schoolhouse rot
Those who proclaim to be speaking for the community in opposing a new charter school for the Upper West Side certainly aren't representing me or the 700 other parents who...
The loneliest man in Syria
When Syrian President Bashar al-Assad sent tanks to crush pro-democracy marchers, he hoped for a quick victory, after which the army would return to its barracks. Six weeks and hundreds...
Bam ordered backup in case of hostile Pakistanis
WASHINGTON -- President Obama ordered additional forces for the raid on Osama bin Laden's lair in case the Navy SEALs encountered hostile Pakistani forces and had to fight their way...
Get Albany off locals' backs
Albany is now debating a property-tax cap, an idea understandably popular with hard-pressed taxpayers. But those of us who work in local government see the vital need as mandate relief...
Feds launch probe of Newark police
The Department of Justice yesterday announced an investigation into the policies and practices of the Newark Police Department. The move comes months after the state American Civil Liberties Union complained...
2 more home runs for jobs report, then yer' out
The Labor Department will re port big increases in the number of newly created jobs in each of the next two months -- and this is going to cause a...
Stop tipping off the enemy
OK, the incredible details of the operation to silence Osama bin Laden are, indeed, irresistible -- but our government's been saying way too much about them, tipping off al Qaeda...
Lenny: I'm going to come out swinging!
Lenny Dykstra, 48, a star of the 1986 World Series champion Mets, was hailed as a stock-mar ket savant after his retirement, living the high life in a California mansion...
'Daddy, you're so handsome'
It's a miraculous about-face for the history books. Just six weeks after receiving the nation's first full face transplant, Dallas Wiens, a 25-year-old construction worker from Fort Worth, Texas, appeared...
Social sites see a rise in 'poster' kids
The kids are online! Pre-teens are flocking to social-media sites, despite age restrictions, a new study has found. The results up the ante for parents who want to safeguard their...
Gehrig jersey goe$ deep
A Yankee jersey worn by Lou Gehrig in his final season drew a grand-slammin' $349,000 at auction. Officials yesterday declined to identify the seller or buyer of the 1938 road...
Groupon, Live Nation team for ticket deals
After a dismal summer concert season last year, Live Nation Entertainment is turning to discounts to draw fans. Live Nation, the parent of Ticketmaster, announced yesterday it was teaming with...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A stick-up at a pharmacy sent a neighboring grammar school into lockdown as cops searched for the armed bandit in Sheepshead Bay yesterday. The crook, armed with a silver...
Trial and error in robbery case
A suspect set to face trial for robbing a Brooklyn electronics store walked out of court a free man yesterday after the key witness told prosecutors he just saw the...
Business briefs
Splitsville Citigroup shares fell 2.3 percent to $44.16 after a reverse 1-for-10 split that could be fruitful for in vestors in the future but is tough going for now.Bair down...
TLC agent's wild ride
Talk about being taken for a ride! A Taxi and Limousine Commission agent pretending to look for a cab got into a non-TLC licensed Cadillac Escalade when it pulled over...
Burial-boat lockdown
When the heroic Navy SEALs commando unit helicoptered aboard USS Carl Vinson with Osama bin Laden's corpse last Monday, the whole aircraft carrier went into lockdown, a sailor aboard the...
NY cashes in on Fla. nix of $354M in rail funds
ALBANY -- Florida's loss is New York's gain. The sun shone down on Big Apple train travelers yesterday as the feds handed New York $354 million in high-speed rail funds...
Disney movie chief Ross faces summer test
Like Captain Jack Sparrow from the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, Disney movie chief Richard Ross finds himself in a bind as he searches for box-office gold this summer. After...
LinkedIn's big boo$t
LinkedIn increased its planned initial public offering, valuing the largest professional social-networking Web site at more than $3 billion. It now plans to sell as much as $315.6 million of...
Death in Yemen
Yemeni forces fired at protesters outside a government building yesterday, killing a shopkeeper and three protesters in Taiz, witnesses said. Security forces dispersed the protest against President Ali Abdullah Saleh,...
Lib refugee ship sinks
An overcrowded ship carrying up to 600 people trying to flee Libya sank just outside the port of Tripoli, the UN refugee agency said yesterday. Aid officials were trying to...
Wage plan 'kills jobs'
A City Council proposal to force businesses getting city subsidies to increase their base wages to $11.50 per hour -- or $10 plus benefits -- would kill jobs, a new...
'MIB3' is groovy on Greene
The "Men in Black III" movie is turning a Greene Street loft into a back-to-the-sixties party palace. The upcoming flick, starring Will Smith, Alice Eve and Josh Brolin as the...
Broken lens can't catch tunnel boob
A series of blunders allowed a man to sneak into a PATH tunnel Sunday and walk the two miles from the World Trade Center to New Jersey -- a harrowing...
The gov wants those taxes
"I have always said that taxes on cigarettes sold to non-tribal members must be collected because this is revenue rightly owed to the state and, with this decision, my administration...
Kids, not politics
Why isn't it surprising that Cami Anderson, the newly appointed super intendent of Newark's failing school system, got a Cathie Black-style reception -- boos and heckling -- from parents at...
The bin Laden bounty
New York Reps. Anthony Weiner and Jerry Nadler want to hand the $50 million bounty for Osama bin Laden's capture to groups that help 9/11 families and first responders. They...
Turning up the heat
Nasdaq OMX boss Bob Greifeld is dialing up his relentless pursuit of a hook-up with archrival New York Stock Exchange. Greifeld, along with partner IntercontinentalExchange CEO Jeffrey Sprecher, hosted a...
Friends, kin mourn bus victim
The Philadelphia man mowed down in Manhattan by an allegedly drunken tour-bus driver was remembered yesterday as a loyal friend and "perfect son." Timothy White's neighbors said he was a...
Tribute to GZ heroes
The NYPD yesterday honored 10 of its heroes who died in the years since the 9/11 attack from illnesses contracted at Ground Zero. Their names were etched on the department's...
Westies thug dies in prison
One of the last living members of the Manhattan's vicious Westies gang has died in a California prison. James "Jimmy Mac" McElroy was serving a 60-year sentence for racketeering in...
German car giant in race with Hertz
Achtung! A German car-rental giant is looking to enter the US by teaming up with Avis Budget to buy Dollar Thrifty, sources told The Post. Sixt Group -- a 100-year-old...
De Blasio to NYPD: Admit tix-fix mess
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has jumped into the NYPD ticket-fixing controversy, demanding the city's top cop come clean over allegations that some officers covered up busts for crimes a...
Huge Ellies upset
Harper's Magazine last night pulled an upset win for excellence in reporting over the heavily favored Rolling Stone and perennial winner The New Yorker at the National Magazine Awards in...
Raj jury goes back to the tapes
On their 10th day of deliberations yesterday, the jury in the Raj Rajaratnam insider-trading trial asked to hear a dozen tapes between the accused fraudster and his former pal and...
Vinny ordered hit to show who's boss: feds
Former Bonanno boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano ordered a hit on an associate because he was an "ambitious" and "ruthless" gangster, trying to tighten his stranglehold on power by brutally...
Ally Financial in talks to buy ING Direct USA
Ally Financial is in talks to purchase ING Group's online bank, ING Direct USA, The Post has learned. Sources told The Post that Ally, the automobile and home mortgage lender,...
Jenny Craig is top heavy hitter
Watching your weight? Skip counting points and invest in a microwave. That's the verdict from a surprising new study from Consumer Reports, which rated Jenny Craig's prepackaged, dieting-for-dummies plan as...
CUNY gives Kushner honor
The executive committee of the City University Board of Trustees yesterday approved a disputed honorary degree for playwright Tony Kushner. Approval of the award from John Jay College came four...
'Rape cop': I fought her off
Police Officer Kenneth Moreno broke his more than two-year public silence in the scandalous "Rape Cops" case yesterday, portraying himself on the night of the alleged attack as part attentive...
Morgan Stanley eyes Saxon sale
Morgan Stanley is considering offloading its mortgage-servicing arm, Saxon Mortgage Services, The Post has learned. The investment bank run by CEO James Gorman acquired the mortgage company at the height...
Pops and mom still 'pot'-ners
The Staten Island mom who bashed her baby daddy in the head with a pot because he didn't buy her a Mother's Day gift ran off hand-in-hand with him yesterday...
Commercial-driver slap
ALBANY -- Nearly four dozen drivers of tour buses, local MTA buses, taxis and other commercial vehicles are being charged with felonies for holding commercial licenses although they had other...
Yankee Stadium servers sue over tips
They're tired of working the ballgame for peanuts. Three seat-side servers at Yankee Stadium filed suit yesterday over claims they're being cheated out of the 20 percent service charge tacked...
No vey, ladies
A Brooklyn Orthodox Jewish newspaper yesterday apologized for digitally deleting Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton from a photo of the president's staff watching Navy SEALs move in on Osama...
Sis sought in Qns. slay
A 58-year-old woman was found butchered in her Queens home -- her nose and ears sliced off -- and investigators say they want to question a sister who lived with...
Craigslist wine ordeal
A California connoisseur who went all the way to Queens to buy a case of one of the world's most expensive red wines was knocked out, tied up and robbed...
Lohan really bites!
Now she's out for blood. Train-wreck actress Lindsay Lohan, who is pleading no contest to swiping a pricey necklace, is baring her fangs in a biting shoot for celebrity photographer...
Microsoft zeroes in on Skype
Microsoft Corp. is close to an agreement to buy Skype Technologies SA for more than $7 billion, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unidentified people familiar with the matter. An...
NYers could be saved by the cell in emergency
If you get an urgent message on your cellphone from President Obama later this year, it's not a prank. Under an emergency-notification system to be announced today by Mayor Bloomberg...
Bin Laden's hit list
The feds have launched fresh counterterrorism investigations in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, and other major US cities based on solid leads gleaned from the cache of terror...
8 bodies, 4 killers: Multiple butchers eyed at LI beach
As many as four killers have used a desolate stretch of Long Island beachfront as a ghoulish dumping ground for more than a decade, Suffolk authorities revealed yesterday. The latest...
Canucks finish off Predators
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Canucks have had plenty of practice this postseason when given the chance to eliminate an opponent. They finally found a way to make it look easy....
Hondo eyes big Fish
The Angels were evil to Hondo last night, getting whipped by the White Sox to cause the debt to bounce back up to 1,055 newhousers. Tonight, in the big ace...
Mets' big bats struggle in loss to Rockies
DENVER -- A change of scenery and altitude didn't do much last night to invigorate the zombies inhabiting the Mets' lineup. The Mile Low Club -- with Jason Bay and...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Garcenier (9th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $14,000; cl($15000)1Mimi'sBonoBest(GBrennan)2-6-48-54EssentialSigns(JBartltt)1-5-23-16KeepthepeaceN(JPantalno)2-8-55-12Too Much Pepper(C Manzi)7-3-110-13WindsunFireNIce(MForte)5-2-220-15VictorySpiritN(BHolland)6-4-78-17Western Dexter(D Dube)5-4-810-18Art'sSpecialBoy(JGregry)4-5-630-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $12,000; conditioned1KeystoneTorch(GBrennan)2-1-16-55Numismatic(S Smith)6-5-48-12Mntnachmpnne(CMnzi)5-1-25-13Rydeabout(J Bartlett)3-4-812-14SouthJerseyHony(SRsnwvr)5-3-88-16LavecMasterplan(JGregry)5-3-115-17ShowMeThMnt(BHllnd)7-4-86-1THIRD-1 1/16m; pace; $12,000; conditioned7DreamOfNewYork(DDube)1-1-47-54AvogadroHanover(JBrtltt)2-2-34-12CheyenneJeffrey(JStrttn)1-7-26-11Cosmicpedia(JPantaleano)4-5-315-13Juxasport(B Holland)5-2-510-15Somecam(G Brennan)6-2-36-16ParkLaneWestern(SBochrd)5-3-520-18Kiasma(S Smith)4-6-220-1FOURTH-1 1/16m;...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 1 1/16m(T); $55,000; alw opt clm; 3up PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Grand Cash(L),121...
Parx Racing Charts
May. 9, 2011 Cloudy And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m&70y; $23,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. 5. three wide, came again. Trainer: Robert Reid, Jr.Time: 22.80, 47.28, 1:12.75, 1:39.93,...
Delaware Results
FIRST-6f; $40,000; mdn spcl wt; 3up; (f&m)1Too Shy Shy (CstllnoJr) 2.803.002.105Schillerette (Caraballo)8.005.804Madame Arabella (Lebron)2.40 Off 1:16. Time 1:10.61. Fast. * $1 Exacta (1-5) $14.50 * $0.1 Superfecta (1-5-4-3) $12.00 *...
Thunder top Grizzlies in 3 OTs to even series
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Trading comebacks and clutch shots, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies looked as if they might play all night. And considering how entertaining Game 4 of...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $22,000; cl($7,500); 3up; (f&m)PRIVATE VALENTINE finished a troubled third on turf at Atlantic City. CHERISHED GENNA came off pace to break maiden at this distance. ALEX'S SIS CASEY...
Uncle Mo to farm for more treatment
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Early Kentucky Derby favorite Uncle Mo, scratched on the eve of the big race because of a mysterious intestinal ailment detected after he suffered a shocking defeat...
Jackson could coach Knicks in 2012: source
Phil Jackson to the Knicks in 2012? Don't rule it out. According to an NBA source, Jackson is definitely through with the Lakers, but would not rule out him coaching...
Steinbrenner helped FBI prior to pardon
WASHINGTON -- The FBI released documents yesterday stating Yankees owner George Steinbrenner assisted the agency in two investigations -- one of them apparently a terrorism probe -- in the years...
Agent Lozano to represent A-Rod
The Players Association confirmed yesterday that Alex Rodriguez is being represented by Dan Lozano. Signed through 2017 without an opt-out clause, Rodriguez doesn't need an agent to negotiate a contract....
Sports shorts
CYCLING: Belgian dies in crash Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt died yesterday after a high-speed downhill crash at the Giro d'Italia, the first rider to be killed in a major cycling...
Yankees not looking for trade yet
With the Yankees tied for first place in the AL East, general manager Brian Cashman is not burning up the phone lines trying to make a deal ... yet. "There's...
Jets brass calls up coaches for advice
Mark Sanchez and his teammates who joined him at his "Jets West" camp last week in California aren't the only members of the Jets organization trying to improve this offseason....
Mets' Young could miss season with shoulder tear
DENVER -- Chris Young's Mets career, if not already finished, is in serious jeopardy. The team received a jolt yesterday, when Young was diagnosed with a tear of the anterior...
Celtics' Rondo played Game 4, but Game 3 return dumb
In the 1973 conference fi nals, Game 3, John Havlicek was chasing Bill Bradley through a network of picks when somehow he smashed into a brutal Dave DeBusschere screen in...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogBULLS 9 (181) HawksNHLTonightFavoriteLineUnderdogRED WINGS$120-140SharksGame 1,Date TBABRUINS$125-145LightningOdds to Win SeriesBruins$115-135LightningHome team in CAPS
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Heat defeat Celtics in OT
BOSTON -- Miami's Big Three was as sembled for just this purpose: To dominate the bullies from Boston who knocked them from the playoffs so many times before. LeBron James...
Mets' Wright sore; surgery for Mejia
DENVER -- David Wright is in pain, but he won't use that as an excuse. The Mets third baseman admitted yesterday that for the last three weeks, he has played...
Rivera, Yankees waiting to heat up
With just less than 20 percent of the season in the books, the Yankees are still waiting to go on a tear. Yet, despite the fact they haven't clicked on...
Mets flame-thrower Harvey blazing path to the big leagues
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. -- Easy gas. Those may be the two most intriguing words in baseball, and on this perfect Florida night, Matt Harvey, the Mets' top pitching prospect, is...
Home Team Lineups
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The mighty have fallen
Picture this: New York, June 2008. Moneyed men in pinstriped suits flooded Taj nightclub to impress well-dressed, underpaid women eager to fulfill their Mr. Big fantasy — and ride home...
Weird but true
Surprise! A Canadian man who set up a romantic rendezvous online showed up at the Ontario coffee shop where the couple was supposed to meet for the first time and...
Rendering vs. reality on Smith Street
Daniel NgDude — where’s my courtyard?That’s a question apartment hunters — and state watchdogs — may be posing after spying the new building at Second Place and Smith Street, whose...
Audit rips Downtown Brooklyn Partnership over bookkeeping, salaries
The organization in charge of charting Downtown’s future is having serious difficulty steering its own ship, according to a city audit released on Monday.The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, a quasi-public group...
Construction clinches second straight division title
Britney Rodriguez gave up two runs in the first inning and walked five through five frames. Her control was all over the place. The Construction freshman ace’s poise in a...
Brooklyn United stands tall in Week 2 action
A reworked powerhouse kickball squad is slowly coming together.After a winless start, the new-look Brooklyn United team handed the frisky New Frontiersmen their first loss of the season and now...
City agrees to postpone parent elections in the face of complaints
In the wake of dozens of complaints and a threatened lawsuit over its handling of parent council elections, the Department of Education has agreed to postpone voting for a week....
The Brooklyn Bridge is forever — so get a tattoo of it
The only way to show true love for Brooklyn is to ink the deal.On May 22, Brooklyn Tattoo on Smith Street is throwing a party for the Brooklyn Bridge’s birthday...
Feds won't dredge shallow Sheepshead Bay
Frustrated Sheepshead Bay sailors pleaded with the Army Corps of Engineers last Tuesday night to fix eroded Plumb Beach with sand from nearby and too-shallow Sheepshead Bay, but the federal...
Google to unveil online music service
SAN FRANCISCO -- Google Inc. is preparing as early as Tuesday to unveil a new online music service similar to a service recently launched by Amazon.com Inc., The Wall Street...
Get me oughta here!
A group of longtime Canarsie civic leaders are demanding the neighborhood splinter from Community Board 18 and get their own city-sanctioned civic group, claiming the expansive board dumps on them...
CVS swap: New pharmacy will replace Flatbush Avenue mainstay
Call it the CVS shuffle.The new CVS Pharmacy and strip mall that’s replacing the beloved Kings Plaza Diner on Avenue U will also replace an older CVS a block and...
The other side of Los Angeles
HOW amazing, that even in this day and age, Los Angeles remains so misunderstood by so many. Part of this is a testament to how lazy most people are; the...
Beyond the buffet in Vegas
WE’RE sitting across from new Bon Appetit Editor-in-Chief Adam Rapoport at Restaurant Guy Savoy, talking about the view of the Eiffel Tower. But we’re not in the three-Michelin-star Paris eatery....