May 13, 2011
Retired CO opens fire on man who attacked him in Queens
A retired Correction Officer shot at another man who attacked him during a road rage incident earlier today in Queens, authorities said. Jose Aponte, 66, opened fire on the assailant...
Yankees' Hughes starts throwing program
Yankees starter Phil Hughes started a throwing program Friday. The 30-toss session from 60 feet went well, according to Hughes, who has been on the disabled list since April 15...
Wright hits go-ahead HR, as Mets beat Astros, 6-4
HOUSTON — David Wright does not like taking days off. After the way he came through Friday night, the New York Mets star had to admit an occasional rest is...
Bill Clinton insists Hillary did not let slip secrets of bin Laden raid
WASHINGTON -- Former President Bill Clinton insisted in an interview Friday that he had no inside information about the raid on Osama bin Laden's Pakistan compound, having been kept in...
Buchholz leads Red Sox over Yankees, 5-4
Clay Buchholz won his third straight start, Adrian Gonzalez and Kevin Youkilis homered, and the Boston Red beat the Yankees 5-4 Friday night as the struggling rivals met for the...
Van Gundy declines Texas A&M interview: UPDATE
Former Knicks head coach Jeff Van Gundy turned down a chance to interview for the Texas A&M head coaching job, according to a Houston Chronicle report. Van Gundy, who is...
Disney trademarks name of SEAL unit that killed bin Laden
BURBANK, Calif. -- The Walt Disney Co. has trademarked "SEAL TEAM 6," the name of the elite special operations forces team that killed Usama bin Laden, according to a new...
Maria Shriver breaks her silence for first time since marriage split announcement
LOS ANGELES -- Maria Shriver thanked fans for their support Friday, breaking her silence since announcing her separation from husband Arnold Schwarzenegger. "Thank you for all the kindness, support and...
Mary Tyler Moore 'recovering nicely' after brain surgery
Sitcom sweetheart Mary Tyler Moore was recovering Friday after undergoing brain surgery, her rep told People magazine. The 73-year-old actress had an operation to remove a meningioma, or a benign...
Katie Couric to leave CBS anchor desk May 19
Katie Couric's final turn at the anchor desk of the CBS "Evening News" will be Thursday, May 19, according to a new report. The media blog TVNewser said that Couric...
Robert De Niro in talks to play Bernie Madoff in HBO movie
Robert De Niro has played some of cinema's most notorious crooks and he's hoping to add the role of jailed swindler Bernie Madoff to his acting resume, according to a...
Former Nets star Kidd on verge of Finals again with Mavericks
DALLAS -- Jason Kidd walked off the court slowly, his blue long-sleeved T-shirt, white jersey and gray warmup pants soaked in sweat. As if an intense scrimmage wasn’t enough, he’d...
A-Rod OK after hit in head during BP
Alex Rodriguez had a rough batting practice Friday.Standing near first base, Rodriguez was hit on the right hand by a ball off Jorge Posada’s bat. Rodriguez shook his hand several...
'Brothers & Sisters' canceled by ABC
LOS ANGLES -- ABC drama "Brothers & Sisters" will not return for a sixth season, Entertainment Weekly reported Friday. The network had hoped to wrap up the show's plot in...
Dunno how I feel about Brink yet
Yeah. It's true. I can't decide if this is a buy or a rental yet. I've been playing it, and I've found myself intensely frustrated with some aspects (No lobby...
Teen found strangled in Bx. home
A teenager was found strangled yesterday inside his Bronx home, authorities said. Alex Williams, 18, was discovered in his bedroom, lying on the ground unconscious with blood coming out of...
Leibell sentenced to 21 months in jail for kickback scheme
An Albany pol is headed to prison for a kickback scheme involving a non-profit he funded with millions of taxpayer dollars. Vincent Leibell, a former Putnam County political boss, was...
Box Office: Can 'Bridesmaids' possibly live up to its sky-high hype?
Opening-weekend predictions for "Bridesmaids'' cover an unusually wide range. Box Office Guru's Gitesh Pandya is prognosticating a lowball $17 million while the hype-happy Entertainment Weekly goes way out on a...
Huckabee likely to pass on 2012 race, adviser says
WASHINGTON -- Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee looks like he'll give the 2012 White House campaign a pass, his top political operative said Friday. Huckabee has told followers to tune...
Former Mets pitcher McDowell back with Braves after suspension
ATLANTA -- Roger McDowell, his eyes red and voice wavering, returned as the Braves’ pitching coach Friday and apologized for his crude conduct that led to a suspension. He spent...
Lady Gaga splits from rocker boyfriend: report
LONDON -- Lady Gaga is no longer in a relationship with heavy metal drummer Luc Carl, Pop Eater reported Friday. "I don't have a boyfriend and haven't been on any...
Grabner signs 5-year deal with Islanders
NHL Rookie of the Year finalist Michael Grabner has signed a five-year contract wit the Islanders, according to the team's website. The forward scored 34 goals for the Islanders after...
'Jersey Shore' cast lands in Florence
The guidos have landed! The stars of “Jersey Shore” landed in Florence, Italy, today to begin filming the fourth season of MTV’s hit reality show. The cast traded in their...
Senator Gustavo Rivera Opens New Office
The nomad of the Senate finally has a home. Up until now, Senator Gustavo Rivera had been conducting his 33rd Senate District operations out of five “mobile” offices throughout the...
U.S. Senator Gillibrand Visits Montefiore
United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, so it only makes sense that she visits the Bronx, which has been...
Fancy Feet Dance Studio Performs at National Competition at Lincoln Center
Dancers at Fancy Feet Dance Studio are used to traveling around the country for performances, but in March, they performed at Lincoln Center. In front of family, friends and national...
Brush Avenue Needs Traffic Relief Now
Whoever moves in to the space formerly occupied by the United States Postal Service will most likely want traffic in the area reconfigured for easier access. However, residents and business...
Bronx Week 2011 bigger and better than ever
The Empire State Building will shine for the Bronx during Bronx Week 2011. In an announcement in the rotunda of the Bronx County Courthouse on Monday, May 9, Borough President...
Senior housing opens amid fanfare in Bedford Park
The Bedford Park community came together to celebrate the opening of affordable, senior housing that is as “green” as a green building can currently be. Serviam Gardens II, the second...
49th Precinct Nabs Rim Theives
After months of countless rim and tire thefts, the 49th Precinct finally caught the pesky thieves red-handed.In a routine that started towards the end of 2010, a small group of...
CB 10 Votes 'No' on Pompeii's Booze Aplication
Community Board 10’s economic development committee is officially on the record: No liquor license renewal for Pompeii. The CB 10 committee unanimously approved a resolution to oppose a state liquor...
Conti's welcomes Van Nest Academy students
Conti’s Pastry Shoppe welcomed youngsters from the Van Nest Academy to learn about baking. Five classes visited the bake shop located at 786 Morris Park Avenue, on Thursday, April 5....
Effort Promised to Keep 9/11 Memorial Clean
Although it was recently cleaned, the 9-11 Memorial at Jacobi Medical Center has been dealing with an unfortunate litter problem.The memorial is dedicated to the thousands of men and women...
Montefiore Launches Team of Experts to Treat Patients with Skin Cancer
A new specialist team has joined the Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care to treat skin malignancies.The launch coincides with National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Month. Melanoma, the most aggressive and deadly...
Ladder 53 again could face axe
Every time it looks like Ladder Company 53 is about to get the axe, it never falls, but this year’s budget may finally bring it down. Hundreds of City Island...
Westchester Square Merchants Install Banners
The long-awaited banners for around the Westchester Square shopping and business district were installed just in time for the third annual Fair in the Square.Since 2008, banners have been displayed...
Hudson Valley Bank opens in Hutch Metro
Hudson Valley Bank has opened a new branch to serve the Hutchinson Metro Center and its many businesses.The bank held a ribbon cutting for its newest branch located in the...
City Island Family Starts Alabama Tornado Relief Effort
A generous City Island family is doing their best to help those who lost everything in Alabama.Around 330 people were killed and approximately $2 billion in damage has left Alabama...
Senior housing to get $9 million in improvements
It took several years, but seniors at a housing complex that’s been going through a rough patch may finally be seeing their building turn the corner.Seniors in the tenant association...
Burnside Avenue BID Hosting Summer Walk Festival
Angel Caballero has spent the better half of a decade trying to organize a Burnside Avenue Business Improvement District, and he expects the three Summer Walk Street Festivals he has...
A-1 Food Distributors part of new campaign
The owner of A-1 Food Distributors has found himself in the limelight. A-1’s owner Nick Madio, is part of a new television ad campaign called “Cards,” for Cablevision’s Optimum Business....
49th Precinct Planning 10th Anniversary of 9/11 Run
The most tragic day in New York City history is approaching its 10th anniversary, and the 49th Precinct is making sure they honor it in the biggest way yet.Every year...
UConn makes mark in baseball, too
STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut baseball players were preparing to shoot a promotional video for ESPN’s upcoming NCAA tournament coverage when coach Jim Penders yelled at them to take off their...
DVD Extra: 'Ambersons' on the way; maybe the uncensored '41 'Jekyll' too
Orson Welles' "The Magnificent Ambersons'' will making its long-awaited DVD debut later this year in a somewhat unusual manner. There's no release date nor official announcement from Warner Home Video...
Pornography found in bin Laden compound: officials
Maybe he was just looking for ideas on how to please his 72 virgins. Investigators reviewing the computer drives seized from Osama bin Laden’s secret lair in Pakistan found a...
Trainer, three fillies elected to Racing Hall of Fame
Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer and the champion fillies Open Mind, Safely Kept and Sky Beauty have been elected to the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame by the 183 members...
Ashton Kutcher confirmed as Sheen's replacement on 'Two and a Half Men'
LOS ANGELES -- Ashton Kutcher is officially set to be Charlie Sheen's replacement on the sitcom "Two and a Half Men," CBS confirmed Friday. As The Post previously reported, the...
Mayor Bloomberg says bin Laden death does 'not end threats' against free people
A day after cops announced that two men looking to plot a terror attack against New York had been arrested, Mayor Bloomberg said today that the death of Osama bin...
Czechs knocked out by Sweden despite two goals by Elias
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- Sweden advanced to the final of the ice hockey world championship Friday, getting two goals from Patrik Berglund in a 5-2 victory over defending champion Czech Republic....
Twins slugger Killebrew ends cancer fight
MINNEAPOLIS -- Harmon Killebrew announced Friday that he no longer plans to fight his esophageal cancer and has settled in for the final days of his life, saddening friends and...
Medicare to be exhausted earlier than forecast, trustees say
WASHINGTON -- The Medicare trust fund will be exhausted five years earlier than previously thought, trustees for the program said on Friday, adding pressure on Congress and the Obama administration...
Meadowlands, Monmouth strike private deals to stay open
Horsemen at Monmouth Park and the Meadowlands can relax after learning that new, private operators have been selected for the tracks. The separate leases end months of speculation about the...
Giants practice squad RB in car accident
Charles Scott, a running back who as a rookie spent last season on the Giants practice squad, was involved in a car accident this week in Louisiana and is expected...
Former Ray Kelly aide caught making crank calls: prosecutors
A former aide to Police Commissioner Ray Kelly impersonated a top NYPD official in 21 bizarre crank phone calls to Kelly, former mayor Rudy Giuliani, and a host of cops...
On campus, it's only a controversy when conservative ideas are involved
The Chronicle of Higher Education is troubled by the influence of a conservative think tank on higher education in Texas. The story by Jack Stripling concerns the resignation of the chancellor at...
Baby leopards, bear found in bags at Thai airport
BANGKOK — Authorities at Thailand's international airport arrested a first-class passenger Friday whose suitcases were filled with baby leopards, panthers, a bear and monkeys. The animals had been drugged and...
Red Bulls get Tainio, Rodgers back
Midfielder Teemu Tainio and striker Luke Rodgers are both expected to return for the Red Bulls’ 7 p.m. tilt against visiting Chivas USA on Sunday. Tainio and second-year midfielder Austin...
Roger McNamee reaches new Elevation in Google row
Roger McNamee, whose company Elevation Partners is a big Facebook investor, launched a broadside attack against Google and Microsoft. McNamee took Google to pieces in front of a crowd of...
'Rape cop' lawyer says Kenneth Moreno is not a rapist in summations
Human being. Honest guy. Even "a bit of a simpleton." The defense lawyer for accused 'rape cop' Officer Kenneth Moreno spent a four hour summation today trying to redefine his...
RBNY's Miller to stay through Gold Cup, Albright reaching fitness
The Red Bulls’ defense got a double dose of good news this week, with starting left back Roy Miller not getting called in to the Gold Cup _ albeit slated...
Rangers to visit Flyers for 2012 Winter Classic: report
The Rangers will play the Flyers in the 2012 NHL Winter Classic in Philadelphia, according to a local report.Phillyburbs.com says the outdoor game, usually held New Year's Day, will be...
Osama bin Laden plotted to kill President Obama: report
Osama wanted to kill Obama. The mastermind of the 9/11 attacks wanted to take out President Obama as part of a plot to disrupt the 2012 presidential elections, according to...
Big DUMBO arts party on Thursday
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Dyker's 'Boulevard' of bookstore dreams
Don your party hats — Boulevard Books is having a birthday bash.The Dyker Heights bookstore is marking its one-year anniversary on May 21 with cocktails, cigars, music and readings. And...
Ticket fix becomes sideshow in attempted murder trial
A Bronx man accused of attempted murder got a break in his trial this week as jurors' focus turned from the alleged gunman -- who fired several shots while chasing...
Caroline Kennedy signs gay marriage pledge for NY
ALBANY, N.Y. — Caroline Kennedy, once a challenger for one of New York’s U.S. Senate seats, has signed onto a national effort to support gay marriage as the cause is...
NJ track deal reached
TRENTON, N.J. — The Meadowlands and Monmouth Park racetracks will be turned to private operators who will run them without state purse subsidies under agreements announced Thursday night by New...
Normal service finally restored to LIRR after week of disruptions caused by Sunday derailment
Long Island Rail Road says normal service is back. The railroad is operating 143 trains for Friday morning’s rush and 126 trains during the evening commute. Commuters have had to...
Ron Paul announces he's running for president
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Rep. Ron Paul announced Friday that he will run for the GOP nomination for president in 2012, the third attempt for the man known on Capitol...
Window washer dies after falling off Hartford roof
HARTFORD, Conn. — Police say a window washer working at an office building on Oak Street has died after falling off the building’s roof. Police say the man was apparently...
23-year-old Long Island man shot in neck, in serious condition
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A Long Island man is in serious condition after being shot in the neck by a man who approached him on the street. Suffolk County police...
Power out at National Mall in Washington
WASHINGTON — A power outage at the National Mall in Washington could pose a challenge to morning commuters. Officials say Friday’s outage has been caused by a malfunctioning cable near...
Good reasons for Jews to support school vouchers
"In Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Corbett looks like he’s going to get private school vouchers into the hands of kids who would otherwise be stuck in failing public schools. There are...
Gasoline bomb explodes in China bank, injuring dozens
BEIJING — A bank cashier fired for stealing money threw a gasoline bomb inside the bank Friday in northwestern China, injuring dozens of people, some of whom jumped from a...
Delaware -- the cutting-edge state?
What is going on in Delaware? The governor just signed a bill allowing civil unions between gay and lesbian partners. And meanwhile, the Delaware state senate just approved legislation allowing for...
Stuyvesant's winning streak ends at six, but Hitmen remain confident
There have been two Stuyesant teams this spring: the one that started the year 2-5 and the one that has gone 6-1 since. The secret to the Hitmen’s turnaround is...
Epic Coney Island documentary set to air on TV
“Last Summer at Coney Island,” director JL Aronson’s ambitious documentary about the recent roller coaster ride to revive the gritty seaside amusement district, is set to have its highly anticipated...
Mets' Young to have season-ending surgery
DENVER -- Chris Young's season is over. The veteran Mets righty will undergo surgery Monday to repair a torn anterior capsule in his shoulder -- essentially the same procedure Johan...
Beltran's homer trifecta sinks Rockies
DENVER -- Carlos Beltran hopped in a hot tub time machine yesterday and was no longer 34 years old when he touched home plate for the final time. "I feel...
Mets put Davis on DL with injured ankle
DENVER — Ike Davis’ gimpy left ankle now trumps all other Mets concerns. Yesterday the team placed the sizzling first baseman on the disabled list, after an MRI exam revealed...
Woods' health, quick Players exit signal a career in jeopardy
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — When it was over, when Tiger Woods’ Players Championship week was cut short after only nine holes in yesterday’s opening round, Woods limped gingerly up...
St. Joseph by the Sea hosting Moore, breast cancer fundraiser
Softball and the business of winning games is a serous matter at St. Joseph by the Sea. The Vikings are the defending Catholic state champions and will try to lock...
Hyped-up Johnson lands at FOX
“Who can explain it? Who can tell you why? Fools give you reasons, wise men never try.” – from Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “South Pacific.” The GusJohnson saga continues ... In...
PSAL baseball roundup: South Bronx wins fourth straight, tops Morris
Rolando Rivas, Angel Oyola, Corey Palmares and Danaruis Baez each had two RBIs as South Bronx pounded out 11 hits in a 15-7 throttling of Morris in Bronx A East...
Up-and-down Red Sox renew rivalry with Yankees
“July 24, I think was the date,” Tim McCarver said, recalling the day of the 2004 fight between Alex Rodriguez and Jason Varitek. Positioned as FOX’s lead analyst, there hasn’t...
Softball roundup: Bayside plays spoiler, hands Lewis only league loss
This is something Steve Piorkowski has been waiting for all season. The youngest team the Bayside coach has ever coached put together an impressive performance. The Commodores shocked previously undefeated...
Bonnies can't finish big week, look to future success
Frank Marinello likened his young team’s season to riding a wave and this week was a perfect example. Fontbonne Hall nearly knocked off league power St. Francis Prep, allowing just...
PSAL boys volleyball roundup: Hunter stuns Science in second round
Kevin Leu had 13 kills and Pranab Karki had 28 assists to lead No. 10 Hunter College HS to a thrilling, 33-31, 25-19 upset of No. 7 Bronx Science in...
29% rise in Vivendi profits
Vivendi SA said first-quarter profit rose by 29 percent as sales grew in its video-game and Brazilian telecommunications units, beating analysts' estimates. Adjusted net income, or profit excluding one-time gains...
Conoco gets 'un-American' quip slap
Senate Democrats Charles Schumer of New York and Robert Menendez of New Jersey pressed ConocoPhillips CEO James Mulva to apologize for calling their tax change proposal "un-American." Mulva, asked if...
Nissan: No supply woes
Nissan Motor told US dealers it has more inventory than its Japanese competitors Toyota and Honda and that its plants haven't been as severely disrupted by the Asian nation's record...
Business briefs
TW hires Time Warner has tapped former ABC mar keting exec Michael Ben son as chief creative offi cer of its internal marketing group and ele vated Kristen O'Hara to...
Banks halt foreclosures due to glut
Home foreclosures have come to a screeching halt because banks can't readily afford to take back the keys, experts said. The time spent booting out a homeowner has stretched out...
Retailers arrive in East 70s
Retailer Anthropologie is digging into an Upper East Side location with a 15,000-square-foot deal for the northwest corner of Third Avenue and 71st Street. Along the same retail stretch, the...
Goldman sacked
Bye-bye, Blankfein! That's the message that's being sent to Goldman Sachs' top boss Lloyd Blankfein. Over the past two weeks, a growing number of industry players have been suggesting the...
Oil settles under $99
US crude futures ended higher yesterday in volatile trading as the dollar's weakness helped offset concerns about demand as oil rebounded following a 5-percent plunge in the previous session. On...
Rue La La! Flash-sale retailer comes to NYC
The battle for the Big Apple's bargain hunters is about to heat up. Rue La La -- an online flash-sale retailer that competes with Gilt Groupe for price-conscious fashionistas --...
Tyco's time is near
Schneider Electric is speaking to private-equity firms about partnering on a $30 billion-plus bid for Tyco International, The Post has learned. The talks are still at a relatively early stage,...
Lime Wire settles suit for $105M
Music labels including those owned by Warner Music Group Corp. and Sony Corp. settled their copyright lawsuit against Lime Wire LLC and its founder, Mark Gorton, for $105 million during...
New legal stars
Meet white-collar crime's newest rock stars. After bringing home a resounding victory for US Attorney Preet Bharara in the high-profile trial of hedge-fund titan Raj Rajaratnam, the federal prosecutors who...
Google's bitter pill: US probe
Google is close to settling a US criminal probe into allegations that it made hundreds of millions of dollars from online pharmacy ads that break US laws, The Wall Street...
NBC's primary concern: Will Trump run?
NBC is pushing Donald Trump to make up his mind about whether he wants to be a reality-show host or run for president before the Peacock network unveils its fall...
Celeb mags' royal flush
In celebrity magazine land, the weeklies that went with royal wedding coverage of Prince William and Kate Middleton won big. That's a dramatic reversal from the engagement news in mid-November,...
'Spider-Man' reopens in previews after massive makeover
Here comes Spider-Man -- and boy, has he changed! A revamped version of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" opened in previews at the Foxwoods Theatre last night following a major...
New video shows takedown of 2 Queens men who plotted to blow up Manhattan synogogues
Dramatic new video released today shows how two alleged Jew-hating jihadists from Queens were taken down by NYPD officers. In the footage, police swarm the clueless would-be bombers as they...
'First revenge' for bin Laden raid leaves 80 dead in Pakistan
CHARSADDA, Pakistan -- The Pakistani Taliban boasted Friday it had taken its "first revenge" for the killing of Usama bin Laden by US special forces, with the massacre of 80...
Guitarist's last riff
Cornell Dupree, an R&B guitarist who recorded with Aretha Franklin, Brook Benton, Paul Simon, Mariah Carey and other superstars, died of emphysema on May 8 in his home in Fort...
Guilty in NJ pol scandal
A political consultant charged in New Jersey's largest corruption sting pleaded guilty yesterday -- even as his brother, a former state assemblyman, learned he could face additional charges despite a...
Dalai peace of advice for US
The Dalai Lama said yesterday addressing economic inequality is a key to bringing peace to America's troubled cities. The Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader held a news conference in Newark to...
Beaching & moaning
New Jersey residents yesterday loudly denounced a plan to let individual towns decide public beach access. "The decision will be: 'Keep 'em out!' " one critic, Margaret Mroz of Long...
This is one for the books
The New York Public Library will give away 25,000 copies of a new paperback in subway stations, parks and other public places, starting next Thursday. The book features a diverse...
Her Majesty's a reign-maker
LONDON -- Queen Elizabeth II has become the second-longest-reigning monarch in the last 1,000 years of British royal history. The queen yesterday passed King George III in terms of total...
'Empire' exodus
ALBANY -- From Empire State to Exodus State. More than one-third of young New Yorkers are packing their bags to escape crushing taxes, sky-high living costs and a deteriorating quality...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A teen was shot yesterday in Bedford-Stuyvesant, cops said. A gunman shot the 17-year-old victim in the side at 2 p.m. at Fulton Street and Utica Avenue. The triggerman...
Face of a fiend: Garages get 'rape cabby' sketch
City taxi officials peppered garages and depots across town with the sketch of a yellow-cab driver wanted for brutally raping a 26-year-old passenger at knifepoint. "The TLC is working with...
Hillary bashes Syria's Bashar
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton slammed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad yesterday for expanding his military crackdown against peaceful protesters, saying that Syria's future can be secured only by a...
He's bonkers for Ivanka
The nutjob accused of repeatedly stalking Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka claimed yesterday he's being controlled by space aliens. The outburst by Justin Massler, 28, helped convince a judge yesterday that...
Mobster admits nun slay, fears he'll rot in hell!
He's facing life behind bars for murder and racketeering, but acting Colombo boss Thomas "Tommy Shots" Gioeli is more concerned with how he'll spend his afterlife. Gioeli confided to a...
Kelly's a hero to 71% in Big Apple
A day after his cops busted another pair of alleged terrorist plotters, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly got another bouquet of good news -- he's more popular than ever. A Quinnipiac...
Reserved parking - for limos
This city really is run by a bunch of limousine liberals. Transportation bigs are considering dedicated "limo lanes" for residents of an Upper West Side high-rise enclave whose droves of...
Just leave it to Bieber
Never say never. Teen music idol Justin Bieber yesterday said he plans to meet the New Jersey teen who lost her dad on 9/11 and asked President Obama last week...
Scowling Will Smith reduced to using regular trailer
Will Smith's cosmic-size ego has come crashing back to Earth. The "Men in Black" star spent yesterday primping and lounging in a bland, generic movie trailer on his film's SoHo...
Waiter at Todd English's Olives 'stole' $91K in tips
Here's a tip: don't steal from your boss! An underhanded waiter at Todd English's Olives restaurant was arrested for allegedly lining his apron with $91,000 worth of bogus gratuities swindled...
Romney defending his health
WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney insisted the health-care law he approved as Massachusetts governor wasn't "boneheaded," and vowed to nullify ObamaCare on his first day in office. But...
Qaeda targeting Bam's Kenyan 'granny'
Al Qaeda goons are threatening to take out President Obama's "granny" in Kenya in retaliation for the US raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The threat by the al Qaeda-inspired...
Rampage killer's 'Rocky' road
He wore a "Rocky" T-shirt when he brought death to work in his lunch box. This picture shows Omar Thornton carrying a lunch box with a gun at Hartford Distributors...
City Hall $#!+ fight
Sparks flew between Mayor Bloomberg and City Council members yesterday over a council proposal to force certain developers that receive city subsidies to pay a minimum "living wage" of $11.50...
Prison time for omerta
That's what you get for being a stand-up wiseguy. Reputed Gambino crime-family soldier Onofrio "Noel" Modica, who rejected an FBI offer to turn rat, was slapped with an 8 1/3-year...
'Rape cop' CPR lie
Liar! Liar! Prosecutors in the "rape cops" trial yesterday called on an ambulance worker to refute Officer Kenneth Moreno's witness-stand boast of having heroically used his EMS lifesaving expertise three...
'Wrong guy' is out $18M
A Bronx man who was awarded $18.5 million from a jury after he spent more than two decades in jail for a rape he didn't commit had the money taken...
Vinny G jurors mull hit order
The jury in the death-penalty murder trial of former Bonanno crime-family boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano asked to review more testimony yesterday about an order green-lighting a mob hit. On...
Cyberbully eyeing prison
This cyberbully has been cut down to size. An online retailer who threatened to rape female customers for complaining about his shoddy merchandise pleaded guilty yesterday to federal charges that...
Skeleton crew
The skeletons are coming out of the closet -- and marching onto city roadways. Mayor Bloomberg and his bike-loving Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan yesterday unveiled wacky new traffic signs featuring...
Staten Island man pours life savings into ads proclaiming doomsday on May 21
The end is nigh, insists Robert Fitzpatrick. And he's put his money where his mouth is. If the world doesn't end on May 21, one week from tomorrow, he'll have...
Bad high schools hit 'restart' with fed $$
The city for the first is time employing a federal school-turnaround model, known as "restart," that will see nine troubled high schools run by nonprofits. The arrangement, if approved by...
Policewoman bares fangs vs. 'Twilight' chief
An NYPD detective yesterday filed a suit that claims she was preyed upon by a boss who likened himself to a teen werewolf in the "Twilight" vampire series -- and...
Khadafy posts TV 'raiding'
Nato missiles struck Moammar Khadafy's compound early yesterday, just hours after the loony leader appeared on state television to dispel rumors that he had died. The attacks continued a major...
Schools $candal gal quits
The Department of Education's chief of financial operations has quit amid a probe into her relationship with a contractor under investigation for overbilling, sources told The Post. Judith Hederman, executive...
Union protesters put fat cats up against the Wall
Hundreds of union members and their supporters marched from City Hall to Wall Street yesterday to protest Mayor Bloomberg's proposed budget cuts -- including 4,100 teacher layoffs. They also targeted...
Gun hero's 'Liberty' link
The undercover officer who fatally shot a Brooklyn gun dealer this week is a hero detective and Liberty Award Medal finalist in the Finest category. The 33-year-old officer, called as...
NYPD's horse 'shoo!'
Call in the cavalry! A stable full of powerful TriBeCa residents is mounting a fierce attack on the NYPD for evicting some of their favorite four-legged neighbors. The department is...
Police nail cutoff man
A motorist in Brooklyn learned the hard way not to cut off the NYPD's elite Emergency Service Unit. Yehuda Bernstein, 39, nearly crashed into the squad's marked truck yesterday afternoon...
B'klyn tyke mowed down
A 5-year-old boy playing on his Brooklyn street was struck and killed by a meat-delivery truck yesterday, authorities said. Joel Englender was riding a Big Wheels trike on the sidewalk...
'Grab'bi gets 60 days for flight inter-lewd
An Orthodox rabbi was sentenced yesterday to 60 days in a federal prison for fondling a woman during a trans-Atlantic flight bound for New York. Rabbi Gavriel Bidany, 48, a...
Kruger facing double trouble
State Sen. Carl Kruger may have to face two trials next year on charges that he pocketed more than $1 million in pay-to-play bribes. Lawyers for two co-defendants accused of...
Nazi goon is guilty on 28,060 counts
MUNICH, Germany -- Retired US autoworker John Demjanjuk was convicted of thousands of counts of acting as an accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp and sentenced yesterday to...
25 SEAL helmet cams show Osama running for his life
The raid that killed Osama bin Laden was recorded on the helmet cams of all the 25 Navy SEALs that took part in the daring mission, it was reported yesterday....
Ashton Kutcher inks deal to replace Charlie Sheen on 'Two and a Half Men'
The new star of "Two and a Half Men" doesn't date goddesses -- he's married to a Cougar. Ashton Kutcher signed a deal last night to replace Charlie Sheen on...
'Fair trade' is a crock
If you want to help out Third World farm workers, ignore the "Wake up the World" campaign. Don't have a "fair trade" breakfast -- or anything else. The "fair trade"...
Poison pills for the gov's tax-cap
While Gov. Cuomo stumped the state this week in support of (among other things) his proposed cap on local property taxes, Speaker Sheldon Silver said the Assembly would soon introduce...
Give it to the heroes: Mutiny over the bounty
THE ISSUE: A proposal to donate the reward money for finding bin Laden to 9/11 aid groups. *** Although no individual qualifies to receive the $50 million reward for finding...
'Universal' care: Fast-track to the E.R.
The Massachusetts "universal health-care system" -- the model for ObamaCare -- is in big trouble after just five years. The latest bad news: a survey from the Massachusetts Medical Society...
Labor's helping fist
H.L. Mencken defined puritanism as the haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy. The National Labor Relations Board is haunted by the fear that a company somewhere might be...
Let Raj rot
US Attorney Preet Bharara's successful conviction of hedge-fund manager Raj Rajaratnam on 14 counts of insider trading and conspiracy charges is a big victory for those who believe in the...
Living wage: Killing jobs
Labor groups and their City Council hirelings were pushing hard yester day to boost the minimum wage for some workers to $11.50 an hour. Sounds great, no? Certainly better than...
Antihero to the rescue
And now a reading from the book of Megadeth. In a more ideal world, the heavy-metal angel played by Joseph Gordon- Levitt in "Hesher" would meet the simpering wuss he...
Drama sales along smoothly
"Everything Must Go" is cinematic pointilism. The big picture is famil iar -- busted middle-age man, suburban alcoholic despair -- yet the details are so finely rendered that the overall...
Action satisfaction comes Hong Kong strong
If action's your thing, then the Chinese-Hong Kong martial-arts epic "True Legend" is your movie. After a 14-year break from directing -- during which he provided kung-fu choreography for Quentin...
'Sins,' absolved of conflict, plays it too safe
A Marxist parable performed at a black- tie event: Bertolt Brecht would ap prove of the irony. New York City Ballet's spring gala Wednesday night featured a new production of...
High on fashion passion
Yves Saint Laurent the man, rather than YSL the designer, is the subject of Pierre Thoretton's melancholy French documentary "L'Amour Fou." And who better to tell the story of the...
Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill A Mockingbird
One of 20th century litera ture's great unsolved myste ries is why Harper Lee, au thor of the universally admired and hugely influen tial novel "To Kill a Mockingbird," never...
Wedding girls getting Wiig-y with it
These are the universal truths of being a bridesmaid: You will act way more excited than you are at the news of your friend's engagement. You will be much poorer...
Too much over the Topp
Claiming the third point of a triangle that also connects the Indigo Girls and the Flight of the Conchords, the Topp Twins are a yodeling, folk-singing New Zealand musical comedy...
Tonys battle the TV 'curse'
"The Book of Mormon" is going to sweep the Tonys next month. But is there a song from the show that can be performed on national television? The producers of...
The Big Bang
Attempting to meld James Ellroy with Stephen Hawking yields an astronomically weird noir, "The Big Bang." Antonio Banderas plays a private detective in LA who gets tangled with a giant...
Cameraman: The Life & Work Of Jack Cardiff
Legendary is an overworked adjective, but surely it applies to Jack Cardiff, the British cinematographer whose awe-inspiring resume includes some of the most beautiful Technicolor films ever shot, among them...
Oh, behave!
When a group of people booked a private party at Macao Trading Company’s swanky downstairs lounge about a year and a half ago, the staff had no idea it’d be...
The First Grader
When the government of Kenya in 2000 offered a free primary-school education for all, officials had no way of knowing that an 84-year-old man would apply to join 6-year-olds in...
Skateland
Anthony Burns' mashup of "American Graffiti," "The Last Picture Show" and "Roller Boogie" is less than compelling as drama -- but boy is this an impressive collection of wildly ugly...
Wedding trashers
I may not be the ideal candidate to review a female-driven comedy such as “Bridesmaids,” whose comic high point is the bride crapping in the middle of the street in...
Bulls moving on
ATLANTA -- Turns out, the Bulls are more than just a one-man team. Derrick Rose sure had plenty of help in this one. Carlos Boozer scored 23 points, Rose doled...
Yankees fall out of first after Royal beatdown
Maybe the sight of the Red Sox will shake the Yankees out of their slumber. Nothing else has worked. The Royals embarrassed the Yankees 11-5 last night in front of...
Sports shorts
HOCKEY: Rangers' Frolov heads home Left wing Alex Frolov is heading back home to Russia after one season with the Rangers. Frolov had seven goals and nine assists in 43...
Step it up; Boston's in town
Evidently, Mystique and Aura have left the building along with Yankee pride. After the Royal beating Kansas City put on the Yankees last night at the Stadium, play time is...
5 questions for ... Kevin McHale
NBA TV analyst and three-time NBA champion Kevin McHale breaks down the playoffs and talks about whether it's time for the Lakers and Celtics to make major changes. Q: What...
Sharks deliver knockout blow
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- For all the blame Patrick Marleau has shouldered for past postseason failures by San Jose, it was only fitting that his winning goal helped the Sharks...
Wilpon upbeat about progress in selling Mets share
The Mets continue to run into problems both on and off the field, but owner Fred Wilpon remains confident his family will retain controlling interest of the team. "Oh, very,"...
Hot times for saltwater anglers
As the sun gets higher, saltwater fishing gets hotter for a number of species that have surrounded the waters around New York and Long Island. Striped bass have taken over...
Baseball labor talks on good early 'pace'
While the NFL is already in the midst of a lockout that could affect next season and the NBA could soon follow with an even uglier one, baseball is trying...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Daylon Beware (4th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $10,000; claiming5Fox Valley Sosa(S Smith)2-5-75-14BasilHanover(JBartlett)3-6-49-52Rc Raider(J Pantaleano)7-4-44-11Winnies Mak N(D Dube)2-1-58-13FischersMajorrisk(CMnzi)3-5-820-16Are You Nuts(J Gregory)5-2-710-17Lil Star Too(E Goodell)3-7-512-18WickedNRude(JStratton)8-4-312-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr;...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Lite Cruiser (10th)FIRST-mile; pace; $10,000; claiming1DragonPrincess(TTetrick)1-5-54-13HarlemRockturne(YGingrs)2-2-89-56JimmyTheTerror(SAllard)1-1-12-12Delightful Syd(A Miller)5-7-610-14VeryIdealHanover(DMillr)6-8-615-15Golden Fizz(B Sears)3-8-44-1SECOND-mile; trot; $20,000; conditional6Syenite(T Tetrick)1-1-12-14Scorpion Moon(B Sears)3-1-35-21CameronChip(JMeittinis)3-5-77-22FourStarzSpeed(YGingras)1-6-56-13BataljLauncher(AMiller)4-2-25-15Gurf(D Miller)4-1-48-1THIRD-mile; pace; $15,000; conditional2I Kill Time(T Tetrick)1-1-18-56I-Lady(B Sears)3-7-75-24Hf'sSuperStar(DMiller)4-1-94-11Natalie(R Pierce)7-8-55-13Harper...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6 fur(T); $41,000; alw; 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1City Sneakers(L),121A Solis6-2-2Rice 4-12Strong Impact(L),121JVelazquez5-3-2Schosbrg 4-13Midnight Mass(L),121RDominguez5-1-4Rodriguz 6-14Quick Money(L),121CVelasquez1-8-1Rice 5-25Don't Fooli Houli(L),121E...
Vic Cangialosi's Churchill Grade
Post Time: 2:45 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $13,000; clm; 3up2-CrowntheCt 2-11-LernthLng 6-13-MissKatCrl 12-14-DancingTgr 6-15-Dixie Julep 10-16-CashmrMffn 10-17-Balitori 8-18-Sariah 5-2SECOND-5 ½ fur; $17,000; clm; 3up1-NewportLl 5-22-Schefflera 3-13-KntckyPchs 8-14-Jp'shanna 4-15-Burk'sSstr 10-16-RobinMyGrl 6-17-HoneymnHtl 4-1THIRD-6 ½...
Nehro looks to run in Preakness
The stretch-running Nehro, second in the Louisiana Derby, Arkansas Derby and Kentucky Derby in his last three starts, is eyeing another shot at Derby winner Animal Kingdom in next Saturday's...
Belmont Charts
May 12, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6 fur; $41,000; clm; 3YOOff: 1:00 p.m. St stumbled, won gamelyTime: 22.46, 45.67, 57.80, 1:11.17.Trainer: Charlton BakerWinner:...
Calder Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 12:30 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 mile; $16,000; alw; 3YOOLD PARR seeks third consecutive victory. JARANERO third in last start on dirt. WILD APACHE broke maiden...
Carmelo snubbed; Amar'e named 2nd-team All-NBA
The All-NBA teams were announced yesterday and Carmelo Anthony was snubbed, Amar'e Stoudemire got his due, and Knicks president Donnie Walsh said he's just happy his star tandem will open...
Eli, Giants teammates break camp
A group of preschoolers stopped by yesterday to take a look at what is being very loosely referred to as Eli Manning's passing camp, the kids staring out as a...
NFL labor strife leaving fans in denial
Where we sit, today, right now, this moment, as a nation of professional football fans, is squarely inside an extended season of denial. There will be plenty of time for...
Hondo heating up
Hondo bagged his fourth straight winner yester day when he coasted with the Cards at Wrigley to chew up a little more of the deficit, which is down to 925...
O'Meara finds old magic
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- And in other news . . . Despite the sudden withdrawal of Tiger Woods yesterday morning, The Players Championship played on and its first-round leaderboard...
NFL players seek damages
The NFL's locked-out players could regain the leverage in the labor dispute with the owners if a federal judge in Minneapolis sees it their way. U.S. District Judge David Doty,...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogGRIZZLIES 2 (195½)ThunderNHLTomorrowFavoriteLineUnderdogBRUINS$125-145LightningOdds to Win SeriesBruins$115-135LightningHome team in CAPS
Celts, Lakers face age-old questions
Intriguing to note that Shaquille O'Neal, speaking to the Boston Globe, no less, Nov. 8, 2002, didn't quite follow guidelines he set for himself. He declared he would never do...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto Racing11 a.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, practiceSPEED2:30 p.m.NASCAR: Sprint Cup, practiceSPEED12:30 p.m.NASCAR: nationwide Series, practiceSPEED8:30 p.m.NASCAR: Camping World Truck Series, Lucas Oil 200SPEEDBaseball7 p.m.Red Sox at YankeesYES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Cardinals...
Poor 'finish' for Lefty
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Phil Mickelson, who had his round to 3-under par at one point, finished with a 71 and called it a "frustrating finish for me because...
Yankees gear for on-the-rise Red Sox
The Red Sox will invade Yankee Stadium tonight for the first time this season. What's going on with Boston right now? Here's a look at five things happening in Red...
Surgeons deny using HGH on Yankees pitcher Colon
The two surgeons who performed the surgery that revived Bartolo Colon's career told The Post they welcome Major League Baseball's investigation into the operation because there's nothing untoward for the...
Hopkins' insults get under McNabb's skin
PHILADELPHIA -- Donovan McNabb wants to call for the bell and end this one-sided fight with Bernard Hopkins. Fletcher Smith, the agent for the Redskins quarterback and former Eagles star,...
Yankees Cano OK after beaning
Fortunately for Robinson Cano the worst part of him getting hit in the head Wednesday night was the way it looked. The second baseman was back in the Yankees lineup...
Yankees 'Cerv' up multitude of miscues
As Francisco Cervelli made clear last night, there is nowhere for a catcher to hide when he's having a bad game behind the plate. In a defensive display that made...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 13SATMay 14SUNMay 15MONMay 16TUEMay 17WEDMay 18THUMay 19YankeesBoston7:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio -- WCBS 880 AMBos.7:10FOXWCBSBos.8:05ESPNWCBST.B.6:40YESWCBST.B.6:40WWORWCBSBalt.7:05YESWCBSBalt.7:05YESWCBSMets Houston8:05TV -- SportsNet NYRadio - WFAN 660 AMHou.4:05WPIXWFANHou.2:05SNYWFANFla.7:10SNYWFANFla.7:10SNYWFANWash.7:10SNYWFANWash.1:10SNYWFANRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMEChiv.7:00MSG+WQBUNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAME
Fright-day the 13th
Even hardcore true- crime fans will have a hardcore hard time swallowing ID's Friday the 13th lineup: Two blood-soaked nightmares, including one original movie about a vampiric serial killer who...
Moore brain surgery
Mary Tyler Moore is going under the knife -- for elective brain surgery. America's sweetheart will have a tumor removed from the protective lining around her brain. "At the recommendation...
Where's Fido?
Don't let the names fool you. Animal Planet and HLN -- CNN's little sister news channel -- are quietly undergoing extreme programming makeovers, hoping to reinvent themselves as more than...
Regis skips 'Dancing' invite
Regis Philbin says he's been invited to appear on "Dancing With the Stars." But Reege, who turns 80 in August, thinks the daily, well, grind might be too strenuous. "Regis...
Starr report
Some changes in the TV news front, having nothing to do with Katie Couric (well, at least not directly). Jim Lehrer has announced he's stepping down from a daily anchoring...
Weird but true
It's a new low for money-grubbing governments. Ashley Donaldson, 15, of Dallas, found $2,000 in a shopping-center parking lot and was honest enough to turn it over to police. The...
Eureka: Urena pitches gem for cruising Crusaders against Terriers
Jose Urena is Monsignor McClancy’s everyday third baseman, but with the Crusaders playing their fourth game in four days, coach Nick Melito knew he had to be creative to find...
CHSAA/Private baseball roundup: All Hallows claims Bronx/Manhattan crown
Gilbert Gonzalez had a bases-loaded triple in the third to break the game open, Luigi Batista had two hits and two RBIs, Juliane Mateo had two hits and three RBIs...
Sinodinos' switch sparks Kearney to rout of Fontbonne
Amanda Sinodinos got things righted at the plate with a simple switch. The Bishop Kearney senior and natural lefty had batted right-handed all her life, but carried a slump from...
Norman Thomas bounces back against Stuyvesant, eyes GW
In 24 hours, Norman Thomas illustrated why it can be a postseason sleeper while at the same time, it could be one and done. Wednesday afternoon, the Tigers fell to...
Riding the line between Brooklyn and that other place
What’s the difference between Brooklyn and Queens? A thin, unmarked line.It’s not the Mason-Dixon line, but the city’s most populous and most diverse boroughs have been skirmishing for decades over...
Ashton Kutcher will replace Charlie Sheen on 'Two and a Half Men': report
LOS ANGELES -- Dude! Ashton Kutcher has been chosen to replace Charlie Sheen on "Two and a Half Men" and is finalizing the deal, according to a new report. Kutcher,...
Two Delta planes clip each other on runway in Atlanta
ATLANTA -- A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 clipped the tail of another Delta 737 Thursday evening on the runway at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, WXIA-TV reported. Delta flight 552...
City DOE employs a novel federal turnaround strategy for nine troubled schools
The city is for the first time employing a federal school turnaround model known as "restart’’ that will see nine troubled high schools run by not-for-profits. The arrangement, if approved...
Poll: 1 in 3 young NYers plans to leave state
A recent poll finds that 1 in 3 New Yorkers under age 30 plans to move to another state at some point. And 1 in 4 adults plans an exodus...