May 24, 2011
Meadowlands harness drivers support new operator
The leading drivers at the Meadowlands Racetrack voiced their support for new track operator Jeff Gural and pledged to keep racing there even through there is more money to be...
'Idol' finalist Lauren Alaina sings after losing voice during rehearsals
LOS ANGELES -- "American Idol" finalist Lauren Alaina held on for Wednesday's season finale with her performance Tuesday, despite fears she could be forced out after losing her voice. Alaina,...
Prospect Park Alliance slashes budget, killing Macy's contest and other programs
Prospect Park’s 63-year-old fishing contest will get the hook, and dozens of other programs will be slashed or saddled with new fees, thanks to dramatic budget cuts unveiled last week...
Ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's severance payment to be paid by US taxpayers: report
WASHINGTON -- The former head of the International Monetary Fund accused of sexually assaulting a New York City hotel maid will receive a $250,000 severance payment -- paid, in part,...
RBNY GM Soler not signing David Trezeguet, not selling Juan Agudelo
After Thierry Henry rubbished reports of trying to recruit Robert Pires, Red Bull GM Erik Soler did the same with rumors he was pursuing another of Henry’s ex-teammates, David Trezeguet....
State Supreme Court rejects 'Domino Sugar' lawsuit
Pass the sugar! A state Supreme Court judge has rejected a lawsuit by opponents of a $1.5 billion luxury apartment complex planned for the former Domino Sugar factory site in...
Democrat Kathy Hochul wins special election for NY's 26th Congressional District seat
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Democrats picked off a heavily Republican upstate New York congressional seat Tuesday night in a special election that became a referendum on Medicare. Erie County Clerk Kathy...
Brooklyn man freed on bail after spending four years in jail without being charged with crime
It’s one thing to go to prison for a crime you didn’t commit, but it’s a whole ‘nother thing to do more than four years for a crime you weren’t...
Granderson has four hits as Yankees beat Blue Jays 5-4
Curtis Granderson had a tying RBI single in the ninth inning then stole second before Mark Teixeira singled him home to give CC Sabathia and the New York Yankees a...
Multiple deaths confirmed as violent, tornado-producing storms begin sweeping Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. -- Multiple deaths were reported Tuesday after a series of tornadoes hit Oklahoma and Kansas. Four people were confirmed dead in Oklahoma's Canadian County, KFOR-TV reported, with...
Judge says 'Domi-YES' in dismissing suit against sugar refinery redevelopment
A judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to halt development at the former Domino Sugar refinery, ruling on Tuesday that the city broke no rules when it rezoned the industrial...
Mr. Mayor: Tear down this condo!
The developer responsible for an illegal — and out-of-scale — condo project on Kimball Street wants the city to set aside its rules and give him permission to complete his...
Jane Lynch the top pick as Emmy host
LOS ANGELES -- "Glee" star Jane Lynch is the top choice to host the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, sources told Deadline Tuesday. Lynch, 50, plays the vitriolic cheerleading coach on...
Mets owner apologizes to Reyes, Beltran by phone
CHICAGO -- On the heels of Fred Wilpon's stinging interview in The New Yorker in which he claimed Carlos Beltran was a shadow of his former self and said Jose...
Long Island village paid higher than needed taxes in 2010: DiNapoli
A Long Island village paid higher taxes than needed last year — because their leaders held onto more than $1 million in cash, almost half of their entire operating budget,...
'Papillon' debuts on Blu-Ray
"Papillon," one of the signature films of the 1970s, appears on Blu-Ray today. When I was a kid I was mesmerized by the movie, which always seemed to be on...
DEALS: Japan
Apocalypse averted -- coolness. Pop a bottle. "But what have you done for me lately?" Earth asks with absolute disregard to the buzz it just killed. OK. Regroup. Book this...
McKibbin Lofts are party — and crime — central
and J.J. DespainGun-toting muggers used a Williamsburg loft building as their personal Best Buy last week, hitting a hipster-filled McKibbin Street building at least three times.Several armed robbers broke into...
Fire sale! Bloomy plots closure of eight Bklyn companies
Backshaft!Eight fire companies in Brooklyn — 40 percent of the proposed 20 citywide closures — could flame out under a controversial plan by the Bloomberg Administration to save $55 million.Of...
Hasidic attack was over choice of synagogue: Lawyer
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A lawyer says the fiery attack on a man in a Hasidic Jewish village was because of his choice of synagogue and religious leader. In a...
Yankees shut down Soriano, headed to see Dr. Andrews
Yankees reliever Rafael Soriano has been shut down from throwing and will see renowned sports orthopedist Dr. James Andrews on Wednesday after he felt soreness in his injured right elbow...
RBNY's Chris Albright has hernia surgery
Red Bull right back Chris Albright had successful bilateral hernia surgery. The procedure was be performed by Dr. William Hutchinson at Surgery Center of the Pacific in Santa Monica, CA. Expected recovery...
RBNY's Thierry Henry on Colorado: "We have to get three points"
Red Bull captain Thierry Henry’s swollen right knee isn’t 100 percent healthy, but he insists he’ll play tomorrow vs. Colorado (8 p.m., MSG). He says with his team about to...
Every employer's nightmare — summer intern steals from his mentor
It’s the ultimate summer workplace nightmare: A rogue intern stole more than $1,000 from a beloved Boerum Hill gallery — but the teen says he did it because his mentor...
Queens special education teacher admits to sleeping with student
A Queens special education teacher ‘fessed up in court today to sleeping with a 15-year-old student. Christine Williams, 42, a fifth grade teacher at PS 80 in Jamaica, admitted to...
Miss Russia models Rikers makeover
She's gone three weeks without a hair-dryer -- and looks 10 years younger. Miss Russia Anna Malova flip-flapped into court today in jeans, a hoody, and flat canvas jail shoes...
Talk about green! Inventor has clean way to haul food, garbage
It’s as “green” as it gets!A Ditmas Park man has invented a pollution-free, bicycle-pulled trailer that he’s testing out by carting rotting garbage and fresh produce to like-minded greenies across...
Swisher back in Yankees lineup
Nick Swisher returns to the Yankees lineup Tuesday night, as expected. Swisher was benched the prior two games to try to help him break out of his season-long funk, but...
UConn loses two basketball scholarships for poor academic performance
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA has put Connecticut on notice - improve in the classroom or face tougher penalties. The Huskies men's basketball team was one of six BCS teams sanctioned...
BACK PAGE: 'Heat' to say it, but this could be start of dynasty
Each NBA season presents new challenges, but it’s hard to imagine one with more Miami speed bumps than the Heat hit this year. Injuries, controversies and disappointments, all covered with...
PA cops hailed as heroes during awards ceremony for rescuing 2 young siblings
Two PAPD cops were lauded as heroes today at an Administration for Children’s Services ceremony for rescuing two siblings this month left abandoned at the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Officer...
Indian diplomat's daughter claims she was falsely arrested for obscene emails
An Indian diplomat’s daughter who claims she was falsely arrested and suspended for sending obscene emails to teachers at her Queens high school is suing the city for a whopping...
Jury rules for plane maker in Cory Lidle crash case
Tragic Yankee pitcher Cory Lidle's widow struck out this afternoon in a bid to hold the maker of her late hubby's private plane liable for more than $45 million in...
Devils GM wishes retired Rafalski best
Devils GM Lou Lamoriello lauded defenseman Brian Rafalski, who retired Wednesday from the Red Wings after winning two Stanley Cups with New Jersey and another with Detroit.“Brian is a quality...
Vick would like to see Burress land with Eagles
Can you imagine Michael Vick and Plaxico Burress on the same team? The Eagles might have to change their uniform to prison pinstripes. Not only can Vick imagine that scenario...
Stabbing at dance club
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–NorthsideClub stabA thug stabbed a 29-year-old man four times in the neck and arm as he was dancing at a N. Sixth Street club.The victim told police that he...
Helicopter wreckage from bin Laden raid returned to US
WASHINGTON -- The wreckage of a helicopter destroyed during the mission to kill Usama bin Laden has been returned to the US, the Pentagon confirmed Tuesday. The ruined helicopter, which...
Cop chases down phone-thieving posse
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownPhone chaseThree mean girls swiped an iPhone from a 30-year-old woman on Montague Street on May 19, causing a neighborhood chase that ended in some arrests.The victim...
Sofia Coppola planning to wed French rocker
PARIS -- Sofia Coppola is planning to wed French rocker Thomas Mars in Italy this summer, her rep told People magazine Tuesday. The "Lost in Translation" director has dated the...
'Jersey Shore's' The Situation, Ronnie get in fist fight: report
It was a good ol' Jersey fist fight -- in Italy. Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and Ronnie Ortiz-Magro got into what's being called a "major fist fight" last night during...
Baby survives dumping down the trash chute
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillBaby survives!A woman was arrested for tossing her hours-old baby down a trash shoot inside the Whitman Houses on May 22.The baby survived the eight-story plunge inside...
Zeta-Jones, Radcliffe to hand out Tonys
Tony Awards host Neil Patrick Harris will have some big-name help on theater's big night. Producers of the awards show revealed on Tuesday some of the presenters who will help...
Knifeman on a bike on Flatbush
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Gooden says Dykstra tried to bust him out of 'Celebrity Rehab'
Now here’s one reason to watch “Celebrity Rehab” this season: It comes with the possibility of seeing Lenny Dykstra trying to break Dwight Gooden out of the facility where the...
One corruption trial for Brooklyn state Sen. Carl Kruger: judge
State Sen. Carl Kruger will face a single trial next year on charges he pocketed at least $1 million in bribes during a long-running corruption scheme. Manhattan federal Judge Jed...
'Rape cops' trial mired in haggling, readbacks; jury to resume deliberations tomorrow
The "rape cops" jury didn't reach a verdict today, and comes back for day six of deliberations tomorrow. The five-woman, seven-man jury spent this morning waiting while both sides haggled...
Oprah's final guest: herself
CHICAGO — It ended with the ugly cry. Oprah Winfrey taped her final show — number 4,561 — today with Oprah as her one and only guest. Several celebrity friends,...
Smucker boosts prices of most US coffee products
Coffee drinkers will soon be getting another jolt at the supermarket: The company that sells Folgers and packaged Dunkin' Donuts coffees has announced its second double-digit price increase this year....
Despite crutches, Tiger confident he can play in U.S. Open
NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. -- Tiger Woods says he’ll be ready to go for the U.S. Open. Good thing for Woods there’s time to get healthy. The golfing great hasn’t hit...
Post-tornado search focuses on stores, apartments
JOPLIN, Mo. — Crews busted holes in concrete slabs and sifted through strewn home goods Tuesday as rescuers focused on crumpled big-box stores and apartment complexes in Joplin in a...
DVD Extra: Manly movies with McQueen, Garner and...Chaplin
Back in the heyday of DVD around 2004, there were huge numbers of releases aimed at the Father's Day market -- I particularly remember the arrival of a box containing...
Yankees prospects Banuelos, Betances impress
There was plenty of hype surrounding the Yankees' top two pitching prospects, right-hander Dellin Betances and left-hander Manny Banuelos, entering the 2011 season. After a brief delay thanks to blisters...
Another iPhone swiped
90th PrecinctSouthside–BushwickPhone mugTwo perps stole a man’s phone on Bogart Street on May 21.The victim left the L-train station near Grattan Street at 6 am, when two perps confronted him,...
Tattoo lawsuit won't delay 'Hangover II' opening
Tat's a relief. A judge in St. Louis today ruled that Warner Bros. can release "The Hangover Part II" Friday. Tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill had filed a request for...
French Open: Nadal survives five-set scare against American Isner
PARIS -- It’s newsworthy enough when anyone manages to win a set against Rafael Nadal at any stage of the French Open — let alone two sets in the first...
Turnpike authority ends E-ZPass break for non-NJ customers
WOODBRIDGE, N.J. — Drivers who have E-ZPass accounts in other states soon won't get off-peak discounts when they pass through New Jersey. A spokesman for the New Jersey Turnpike Authority...
Police smash multi-million dollar SI gambling ring
It wasn’t worth the gamble. A multi-million dollar gambling ring based on Staten Island was smashed today when investigators rounded up nearly 30 people involved with the international operation, authorities...
Model Estella Warren kicks officer arresting her for DUI
LOS ANGELES -- Model and actress Estella Warren was in a Los Angeles jail Tuesday after she kicked a police officer who was arresting her on suspicion of driving drunk,...
Blackjack player won $15M from three AC casinos over the past six months
A blackjack player took Caesars for more than $4 million, the Borgata for $5 million and the Tropicana for $5.8 million in an incredible lucky streak that has made him...
Former Bonnano mobsters take stand to help prosecution put 'Vinny Gorgeous' to death
Two former Bonanno mobsters took the stand Tuesday to help prosecutors put the mafia family's former boss to death. Jurors listened intently as the mobsters described planned beatings and murders...
Netanyahu rejects Obama plan for 1967 borders in speech to Congress
WASHINGTON – Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today said that he is “willing to make painful compromises” – including giving up some Jewish settlements to form a new Palestinian state,...
Barnes & Noble launches 'All-New Nook' for $139
Barnes & Noble is launching a lighter, slimmer, cheaper version of its e-reader, called the All-New Nook, for $139 — the same price as the cheapest Kindle from rival Amazon....
Thunder's collapse led by bumbling coach
Last night’s crumble by the Thunder was worse than when Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. … ….Worse than when the Walls of Jericho tumbled… ….Worse than Cool Hand Luke’s...
Man with bad hat mugs deliman
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red HookSmokey the banditA bandana-wearing thug robbed a Columbia Street deli at gunpoint on May 17.The 49-year-old victim said that the do-rag–donning thief burst into the Carroll...
Reclusive 104 year-old heiress Huguette Clark dies: report
The elderly heiress who lavished millions of dollars in gifts on the family of her lawyer, who is now under investigation for his handling of her finances, has died. Huguette...
Utah mom arrested for trying to sell 13-year-old daughter’s virginity for $10K
SALT LAKE CITY -- A Utah mother was facing multiple felony charges Tuesday for trying to sell her 13-year-old daughter's virginity for $10,000. The 32-year-old woman -- who was not...
Hospital victim victimized in hospital
78th PrecinctPark SlopeHospital messYet another patient was robbed while recuperating at New York Methodist Hospital on Sixth Street.In the latest incident, the 46-year-old victim told cops that he was in...
US hits more foreign firms with Iran sanctions
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday hit seven foreign companies, including Venezuela' state-owned oil company and an Israeli shipping firm, with sanctions for doing business with Iran that helps...
Silver nod gives Cuomo tax-cap breakthrough
ALBANY – Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) announced this morning support for a sweeping cap on local property taxes aand Gov. Cuomo quickly hailed the proposal. Support from Silver –...
RBNY's Ballouchy wants payback on Colorado, ready to for extended starting run
After falling out of the lineup with the arrival of Dwayne De Rosario, and in the doghouse of many Red Bull fans, Mehdi Ballouchy is about to get an extended...
Shriver leaked news of Schwarzenegger's love child, hires investigator over new baby claims
LOS ANGELES -- Maria Shriver leaked the revelations about Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child to the media -- and has now hired a private investigator to find out whether her estranged...
'Heartbroken' Obama to visit tornado-hit Missouri on Sunday
LONDON -- President Barack Obama will travel to Missouri on Sunday to view damage caused by the tornado that left at least 116 dead in Joplin, amid fears that a...
Libyan rebels to open US office as Tripoli hit by heaviest bombing yet
TRIPOLI, Libya -- NATO bombarded the Libyan capital Tripoli with its biggest concentration of firepower to date, as Libya's rebels expanded their diplomatic presence by accepting an offer to open...
France's Sarkozy pushes for global web rules
PARIS -- French president Nicolas Sarkozy called Tuesday for the world's governments and the web's major participants to work together to establish a minimum set of global rules governing the...
Egypt's Mubarak to stand trial over protester shootings
CAIRO -- Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak will stand trial for murder, following the killing of hundreds of protesters in the attempt to crush the uprising that swept his regime...
Obama says Queen Elizabeth II is 'chief source' of resilience of US-UK alliance
LONDON -- President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attended a state banquet Tuesday at Buckingham Palace, where the president described Queen Elizabeth II as a "chief source" of the...
3UP: Wilpon, bad p.r. and K-Rod
1. I wrote this column in today’s Post about the continuing public relations nightmare that is the Mets. Fred Wilpon’s downgrading of such key players as Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes...
Braziller's thoughts on the PSAL Class A baseball seeding
The PSAL seeding committee released the pairing for the Class A baseball playoffs. You may want to sit down for this. I mostly agree with them. They are below.1. George...
NYPost.com Poll: Who is the top softball leadoff hitter in NYC?
The middle of the order gets most of the attention, but it’s really at the top where softball lineups are made or broken. With an emphasis on small ball in...
Bergtraum's Coleman taking her talents to Cleveland State
Cori Coleman had junior college on her radar. Or prep school. The Murry Bergtraum senior guard didn’t think she had a shot to qualify to play Division I or II...
PSAL baseball rankings
The regular season was thrilling, full of surprises and memorable performances. It feels like only yesterday we were bringing you our preseason rankings. Now, here are our pre-playoff rankings. Get...
Madoff had shot to own part of Mets
Perhaps things could be worse for the Mets. They could be owned by Bernie Madoff. As revealed in the $1 billion lawsuit filed by Irving Picard, when Fred Wilpon took...
Softball playoff roundup: Moore turns back Victory in Archdiocesan semis
Moore Catholic made it an even dozen. The Mavericks reached their 12th straight CHSAA Archdiocesan final with a 5-1 win over visiting Maria Regina in the semifinals Monday. Alexa Aliberti...
Mets' owner slams team, biggest stars
As someone who is already selling off part of his team and could be looking to unload some veterans in the not-too-distant future, Fred Wilpon picked a strange time to...
A plea to Wilpon: Sell Mets now
Sell the team, Fred. In another time, under different circumstances, it might almost seem noble, the way Fred Wilpon stubbornly insists that he will retain control of the Mets, the...
NYSAISAA lacrosse roundup: Poly Prep girls head to first-ever final
Even with a young team and a long grind toward maturing ahead, Poly Prep never wavered from the fact that this was its year. With just one more win it...
Eight-goal spurt propels Riverdale to first-ever NYSAISAA final
The Riverdale seniors had worked too hard and come too far to let the chance to reach the NYSAISAA girls lacrosse final slip away yet again. “At halftime a bunch...
Motivated Poly holds off late Riverdale charge in NYSAISAA semifinals
The images were still fresh in the Poly Prep players’ minds and feeling they had was still present in their guts. Less than a week ago when the Blue Devils...
Bear trapped: Villa, Smith shock Sea in Archdiocesan semifinals
Unlike so many pitchers before her in big spots, Brittany Smith refused to let St. Joseph by the Sea get the best of her. “I always made that mistake pitch...
Rice HS set to close next month
Unable to raise sufficient funds to secure its future, Rice High School will shut its doors for good on June 30, officials notified students on Monday, The Post has learned....
Construction earns first 'A' quarterfinals berth
The Construction players remember the second round well – and not in a good way. Last year, the Red Hawks were the favorites and a chic pick to make a...
City, feds cut deal to bring 1,700 industrial jobs to Sunset Park
A former Navy warehouse in Brooklyn is being transformed into a state-of-the art industrial center, city and federal officials confirmed yesterday. Salmar Properties has been tapped to develop Federal Building...
Pretty in kink!
Britney Spears and Rihanna vamp it up in matching S&M outfits at the Billboard Music Awards in Vegas. The pair performed a kinky duet complete with pole dancing, a pillow...
RKA fights to finish in Finz's final game
Monday wasn’t just the end of the season for Riverdale/Kingsbridge. In many ways, it was the end of an era. No. 20 RKA’s 6-3 loss to No. 4 Francis Lewis...
Raiders players shocked at closure
Tyler Wilson had it all planned. Along with fellow guards Melvin Johnson and Dayshon Smith, he was part of the nucleus of next year’s Rice basketball team, and was already...
Shopaholic? head to Yonkers!
There will be fire and flying water when Ridge Hill Plaza in Yonkers is completed this fall, but in the meantime, retailers are beginning to open their doors. A new...
Puck everlasting
The outdoor apparel and equipment company, Recreational Equipment, Inc. — better known as REI — is busy renovating a 39,000 square foot grand triplex space at the historic Puck building...
Ten years after
Retail rents are pushing up along Broadway in the Financial District as area building owners prepare for the World Trade Center tourist invasion and the new commercial buildings now visibly...
Bring downtown back up
Industry enthusiasm over higher retail asking rents in the Wall Street area does not address the reality of a dismal retail environment, which is the largest impediment to the district’s...
Subway series
Even though there’s about one Subway for each of the 73 square miles of Brooklyn, the slender slanted sandwich company is determined to expand to about 100 stores. “We are...
NYC baseball rankings
The high school baseball playoffs were supposed to be in full swing by now, but last weeks rain threw a curveball into the whole postseason. That also means there's little...
Bridging the gap
Brooklyn continues to be a store magnet as retailers recognize the area’s wealthy population is underserved. The residents of the numerous new towers, especially in downtown Brooklyn, are also clamoring...
Up on the roof
Students from City College believe new sustainable and modular apartments should be created on the flat roofs of current low-rise urban buildings. The 100 students, dubbed Team New York, are...
Let the good Times roll
Tourists, business people and shoppers are continuing to crowd Times Square to the tune of over 40 million visitors last year. All those feet on the street are filling shops...
Zoned out
Early Times Square pioneer restaurant tenant ESPN Zone has been shuttered by its parent organization, leaving a 42,500 square-foot space to fill at 4 Times Square. The building is also...
Mets, Bartoszek group close to deal
The New York Mets' beauty contest is almost ready to crown a winner. Team ownership has chosen a preferred bidder -- the group led by former commodities trader Ray Bartoszek...
Raj's brother seeks help
Rengan Rajaratnam, brother of convicted trader Raj Rajaratnam, has asked friends and family to write personal letters to US District Judge Richard J. Holwell in an effort to obtain a...
Summer stock bummer may hit market early
There's an old saying on Wall Street that goes: "Sell in May and go away." The meaning? Make your money in the stock market during the first four-plus months of...
AG's bank inquiry
JPMorgan Chase, UBS and Deutsche Bank are being probed in an expanded investigation by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman into mortgage securitization, according to a person familiar with the...
Gaga for 99-cent album
Lady Gaga's Monsters attacked Amazon yesterday. The Internet retail giant, trying to make some inroads against Apple's iTunes, offered Gaga's latest album, "Born This Way," for 99 cents for yesterday...
Business briefs
Weather or not Insurers could suffer as much as $10 billion from weather-related losses in the US in 2011, up from the average of $2 billion to $4 billion, according...
Slim picks $15.5M townhouse
The world's richest man, Carlos Slim, has bought the former Felissimo townhouse at 10 W. 56th St. for $15.5 million in cash, Realty Check has learned. The five-story building was...
My B&N bid 'Sirius'
Think Sirius. For those still puzzling over why media mogul John Malone has made a bid for Barnes & Noble that values the struggling book chain at $1 billion, that's...
Life after Oprah
WABC-TV's decision to fight back against afternoon talk-show heavyweights "Ellen," "Judge Judy" and "Dr. Phil" by expanding its 90-minute local newscast at 5 p.m. by one hour to 4 p.m....
Rushin' frenzy to buy Yandex IPO shares
Yandex -- yet another IPO. Russia's leading search engine, whose name stands for "Yet Another Index," is launching its shares on the Nasdaq today after pricing it last night at...
Feds diss banks' lowball $5B offer
US government negotiators plan to squeeze big banks for a larger settlement over mortgage-servicing flaws when the two sides meet in Washington today. State attorneys general and federal agencies found...
Judge may toss $6.4B Chase suit
It's strike two for Picard. In another legal setback for the trustee for Bernie Madoff victims, Manhattan Federal Judge Colleen McMahon ruled that she would consider dismissing charges in Picard's...
Ripert in 15-year lease for Bernardin
Lovers of Le Bernardin, one of the nation's greatest restaurants since it opened in 1987, can celebrate. The four-star, seafood-focused, modern-French eatery at 155 W. 51st St. has at last...
P-E firm buys 100 Wall St.
Savanna, the aggressive New York-based real-estate private equity and asset-management firm, has taken title to 100 Wall St., the 29-story, 504,000 square-footer at the corner of Water Street. Savanna acquired...
Gay-suicide plea
The roommate of a gay Rutgers University student who killed himself after he was allegedly spied on with a Webcam during an intimate encounter with a man pleaded not guilty...
20+ airstrikes pound Tripoli
NATO warplanes bombarded targets in Tripoli with more than 20 airstrikes early today -- striking around Moammar Khadafy's residential compound in what appeared to be the heaviest night of bombing...
Curses!! Omar alive
No such luck. Mullah Mohammad Omar, the one-eyed, fanatical head of the Taliban, wasn't killed by Pakistani forces, the radical group said yesterday. Omar, one of the world's most wanted...
Spidey jinx hits film set
It's not just the Broadway play that's having technical difficulties. Three production workers on the Manhattan movie set of "The Amazing Spider-Man" were trapped for three hours in a crane...
Foodie 'perv's' saucy defense
A 67-year-old Westchester cookbook author charged with molesting eight young female assistants worked his mojo to seduce them, his lawyer said yesterday. Joseph Yannai "hit on every young woman who...
Sour note for concert spot
A $64 million amphitheater project for Coney Island could be dead in the water. Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz yesterday said he's pulling his annual Seaside Summer Concert Series out...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan What a beast! Cops busted a Harlem man after he was caught on camera brutally kicking puppy at an East Harlem housing project. Irving Sanchez, 46, who cops say...
Charter members' boom
Charter-school applications have shot up by nearly 10,000 students since last year -- with more than 64,000 kids vying for fewer than 13,000 open seats, new data show. That wide...
Wheelin' & mealin'
Forget the power lunch -- New Yorkers took their afternoon breaks at a street- size smorgasbord yesterday. A stretch of Chel sea was transformed into a movable feast when 25...
New grocery-wine push
ALBANY -- A last-minute push to revive a plan to let grocery stores sell wine got under way yesterday, with sponsors claiming the state could reap $350 million in tax...
Bibi taking his case to Congress
WASHINGTON -- After publicly sparring with President Obama over the peace process, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes his case today before a joint session of Congress. Netanyahu's aides have...
Court order on Calif. jails
WASHINGTON -- The US Supreme Court yesterday ordered California to ease overcrowding in its prisons, long plagued by inadequate medical and mental-health care -- even if it means releasing tens...
Bam's bump steer
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's limo -- designed to withstand a rocket attack, terrorist snipers and biological warfare -- wasn't tough enough yesterday to overcome a bump in the road. As...
It's the subway late show
Straphangers waited, waited, and then waited some more in New York's numbered subways in March, as on-time train arrivals plummeted. More than a quarter of trains on the 2, 3,...
They huff & they puff
The city's nonsmoking section just grew by 29,000 acres -- an area roughly the size of The Bronx -- now that it's illegal to light up in parks and beaches....
Patriot Act boost
WASHINGTON -- An extension of the government's anti-terror spy powers in the USA Patriot Act cleared a crucial Senate procedural vote yesterday, all but guaranteeing passage before the law expires...
Walcott getting 'fired' up
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott yesterday proposed an overhaul of disciplinary proceedings to automatically fire teachers convicted of felony crimes and make it easier to get rid of incompetent instructors. "Anyone...
Colombia link in NJ 'terror'
A potential terror suspect who sneaked into Port Newark appears to also have been recently detained in Colombia -- fueling concerns about exactly what he was doing in the United...
Two heroes rescue jumper
A man hellbent on dying by diving into the East River yesterday ran into a problem -- two guys on their way to work at a dry cleaners who were...
Cop's tix-fix ’fess in DWI trial
A Bronx cop admitted in testimony yesterday that she once fixed a speeding ticket for her mom -- and tried to fix others -- but in sisted her police work...
Pawlenty takes a run at Bam
WASHINGTON -- Republican Tim Pawlenty officially launched his presidential campaign yesterday with a blistering critique of President Obama. "President Obama's policies have failed," the former Minnesota governor said in a...
Brooks evict in 'offing'
Oscar-winning composer and accused rapist Joseph Brooks killed himself the day before a Manhattan judge was set to order him to cough up nearly $250,000 to a former pal --...
Pols in mixed-martial-arts rumble
Time for rage in a cage! The state Senate yesterday overwhelmingly passed a measure to legalize mixed-martial-arts fights -- the first step toward bringing the bouts to Madison Square Garden....
Hubby's Oprah hoax
Here's a guy who lied to his wife about having tickets to Oprah's farewell show -- then faked his own mugging to cover up the false promise. Now he's facing...
Teacher a grade 'A' loser
A middle-school math teacher whose students all passed a high-school-level algebra Regents exam as eighth-graders says the city's abysmal rating of his performance doesn't add up. Chance Nalley, who was...
Albany out to boo$t malpractice lawyers
ALBANY -- A package of bills moving through Albany could mean big paydays for medical-malpractice attorneys -- proving the case for greater ethics disclosure among the state's elected officials, good-government...
'Mr. Mom' mobster gets break
A Bonanno-crime family soldier told a federal court judge yesterday that he turned his back on the mob to become Mr. Mom. Armando "Mondo" Rea, 59, broke his sworn blood...
Strauss-Kahn's pals bid to pay off woman's kin
Friends of alleged hotel sex fiend Dominique Strauss-Kahn secretly contacted the accusing maid's impoverished family, offering them money to make the case go away since they can't reach her in...
Bad ID clears HS hoops star
A star Bronx high-school basketball player -- busted two weeks ago for allegedly stealing an iPod at gunpoint -- was elated yesterday after his accuser admitted he mistakenly picked him...
High-tech boot to get scofflaws off the hook
The city wants to save parking-fine scofflaws a trip to the tow pound. Officials are rolling out an electronic boot that scofflaws can remove themselves with a secret code once...
The top college major$
PHILADELPHIA -- College grads make 84 percent more in their lives than people with just high-school diplomas, says a study released yesterday. But the salaries of the highest-paying undergraduate majors...
End of world now due in Oct.
God didn't forget -- he just hit the snooze button. California doomsday preacher Harold Camping, 89, insisted last night that "Christ came and put the world under judgment" Saturday --...
City that was gone in a flash
Joplin, Mo., was a quiet little city famous for its small-town charm, friendly locals and prime spot along historic Route 66 -- but that was before Sunday. Yesterday, it was...
Obama's peace plan: suicide for Israel
Hamas, Hezbollah and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad need not waste any more time trying to figure out how to destroy the state of Israel ("Nobody Can Twist O's Words on Mideast Like...
Who ended 'Medicare as we know it'?
In today's special election for the 26th district US House seat in western New York, Democrats are trying out a tactic they're sure to use nationwide in 2012 -- the...
Why New York's future is fleeing
For more than 15 years, New York state has led the country in domestic outmigration: For every American who comes here, roughly two depart for other states. This outmigration slowed...
Feeding North Korea's madness
Here we go again. Amid warnings of an impending "food crisis" in North Korea, the Obama administration is working to send yet more big subsidies, in the form of free...
Attack of the also-rans
How's this for an impressive Republican lineup? A likable former governor and TV personality; a two-term governor with an unmatched fiscal record; another former governor with the best education-reform credentials...
Jane Corwin for Congress
Voters in New York's 26th Congressional District would do well to give the nod to Republican Assemblywoman Jane Corwin in today's three-way special election contest to fill the open Buffalo-area...
Keep the firehouses, lose the brie
Gee, who knew saving wildlife could be so, uh . . . profitable -- in large measure on the city dime? Even as firehouses are about to close. Something is...
Potty Bust
Just try to "hold it in" -- for a year? As The Post's Annie Karni reported on Sunday, the 9/11 Memorial will open this fall -- drawing thousands of New...
Hard one-acts to follow (not in a good way)
It's a depressing sign of the times that the only affecting work in the Ensemble Studio Theatre's "Marathon 2011: Series A" was written more than three decades ago. In a...
Not agog over Gaga
Album of the week LADY GAGA "Born This Way" 2 STARS Lady Gaga should have given the music on her sophomore record the same sense of innovation and reinvention that...
The good, the bad and the...Oprah Effect
Biggest. Impact. Everrrrr! No single American personality in recent years has influenced our culture as pervasively as Oprah Winfrey, who’s signing off her daytime talk show tomorrow after a 25-year...
The knives are out
David Kenan cuts a dashing figure in his crisp white shirt, with perfectly coiffed hair. The New York tour guide could easily pass for someone in his late 40s or...
Yankees' Soriano to test elbow in bullpen session
Rafael Soriano could get back on a mound today or tomorrow as he tries to recover from inflammation in his right elbow. The $35 million Yankees reliever has been on...
Yankees' Granderson, Blue Jays' Bautista are 'pop' stars
The guy with the most home runs in the majors since last Aug. 14, Toronto's Jose Bautista, swears he does not step to the plate thinking homer. And the guy...
Bruins on cusp of Final after beating Lightning
BOSTON -- Brad Marchand was sitting on the bench when he saw Tampa Bay's Steve Downie get the puck at the edge of the crease, with nothing but an empty...
Hamilton homers in Rangers return
Josh Hamilton and Nelson Cruz both homered in their return to the Texas lineup and Alexi Ogando (5-0) pitched a five-hitter as the Rangers beat the visiting White Sox 4-0...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball10:30 a.m.Durham at ColumbusMLBN7 p.m.Blue Jays at YankeesWWOR, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Mets at CubsSNY, WGN, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Reds at PhilliesMLBN10 p.m.Marlins at GiantsMLBNBasketball8:30 p.m.Eastern Conference Finals: Bulls at Heat,...
Mavericks rally from 15 down in final minutes to stun Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A decade's worth of playoff experience has taught Dirk Nowitzki plenty about hardship. Jason Kidd knows it well, too. Now, it's starting to look as if the...
Affrunti's Delaware Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm. FIRST-1m&70y; $17,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m) 4-Squeaky Ceci 5-1 1-MystsSrvvr 8-1 3-AvieAtress 6-1 5-HrlmRnssnc 8-1 2-Lilly Leggs 7-2 6-Margalo 4-1 7-Smartful 5-2 SECOND-6f; $19,500; str alw;...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 6f; $21,000; cl($12,500); 3up; (f&m) PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Hookedon Karakorum(L),121 M Studart...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Daylon Beware (8th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $12,000; conditioned4Joachim(B Sears)4-3-43-12Running Ron(J Bartlett)3-5-94-11Skyrocket(G Brennan)7-2-86-13RiseAboveIt(SBouchard)6-5-66-15Wumizoomi(B Holland)4-6-25-16SpringLightning(JBaggtt)6-6-310-17Quiet Hero(J Pantaleano)6-5-58-18WimpusTakesAll(SSmith)5-1-312-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $12,000; conditioned2Buckeye Man(C Manzi)7-1-84-17Get Packin(J Pantaleano)8-4-63-13Mymomsablizzard(JGregry)1-6-18-11Winbak Dream(S Bouchard)4-3-46-14Rc Authority(S...
Parx Racing Charts
May. 23, 2011 Rain And Muddy (sealed). ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m&70y; $25,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. Good. drew away, mild urging,. Trainer: Philip AristoneTime: 23.00, 46.99, 1:12.62, 1:39.74,...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $24,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)STORMIN MISSILE cuts back in distance and drops in class after finishing fourth. HOPE AFFIRMED finished third as the favorite in first start off the...
Injured 'Paddy' retires
Paddy O'Prado, winner of the Grade 2 Dixie Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico, has been retired due to a fractured sesamoid bone in his right front ankle, according to his...
Delaware Results
FIRST-1m&70y; $17,000; mdn clm; 3up6Malibu Rhythm (Acosta) 3.802.402.201Yes Its Mine (Molina, Jr.)4.403.804Brewzer (Garcia)3.60 Off 1:16. Time 1:43.71. Fast. * $1 Exacta (6-1) $8.80 * $0.1 Superfecta (6-1-4-3) $6.58 * $1...
Success a relief for Mets' Isringhausen
Jason Isringhausen isn't much for reminiscing about the old days, but he does recall his first game in the majors -- a start for the Mets against the Cubs at...
Well dry at Harlem H.S.
Unable to raise sufficient funds to secure its future, Rice High School will shut its doors for good on June 30, officials notified students yesterday, The Post has learned. The...
Owner proves again Mets don't know p.r.
If you cover the Mets with any regularity, you quickly become familiar with just what a tin ear the entire organization has for media and public relations. It is not...
Agent defends Beltran against Mets owner
After Fred Wilpon was quoted calling the Mets "sh---y" in an article in The New Yorker, and made critical comments about stars Carlos Beltran, Jose Reyes and David Wright, the...
Adu lands on U.S. Gold Cup roster
When U.S. soccer coach Bob Bradley named his roster yesterday for next month's Gold Cup, the biggest shocks among the 23 names selected were one player who was picked (Freddy...
Sports shorts
CYCLING: Lance teammate: Hamilton a 'liar' Tyler Hamilton is finally coming clean about doping in the cycling world, and his version of the truth is anything but helpful to Lance...
Bulls' Noah fined $50K for gay slur
MIAMI -- Bulls center Joakim Noah was fined $50,000 yesterday for directing a gay slur at a fan during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, and vowed to learn...
NFL must respond to lawsuit by June 6
MINNEAPOLIS -- A federal magistrate rejected the NFL's request for more time to file a response in the pending antitrust lawsuit filed by its locked-out players. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeanne...
Don't be Bull-ish on Thibodeau's 'O'
Projectile dysfunc tion, according to word of mouth, can deflate and depress a team more than anything that ails it. Yes, it is up to the players to perform. Still,...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogHEAT 5 (178) BullsNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogCANUCKS$150-170SharksHome team in CAPS
Hondo takes Texas
Hondo threw a no-blood splitter last night as the Rangers offset his loss with the Reds to leave the deficit holding steady at 1,215 brobergs. Tonight, he expects Holland to...
Giants' Manning rooting for Burress' NFL return
Eli Manning is glad to see former -- and possibly future -- Giants teammate Plaxico Burress' lengthy prison sentence is finally set to expire next month. "Obviously he's served his...
Moss may entice Jets
Mark Sanchez to Randy Moss? Don't rule it out. An NFL source believes the Jets would have interest in the baggage-laden former Patriots wide receiver if the Jets do not...
Yankees bench Swisher for second straight game
In an attempt to spark Nick Swisher out of his season-long funk, Joe Girardi benched his right fielder last night for the second straight game. Swisher admitted he was disappointed...
Colon's Yankees revival takes a big hit
On a day when Bartolo Colon tired to continue his Cinderella story as the Yankees' surprise of the season, a doctor in the Dominican Republic was talking about all the...
Offense fails Yankees in loss to Blue Jays
Last night's game with the Blue Jays had to leave the Yankees wondering: "When do we play the Mets again?" A day after scoring eight runs in one inning against...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 24WEDMay 25THUMay 26FRIMay 27SATMay 28SUNMay 29MONMay 30YankeesToronto7:05TV -- WWORRadio--WCBS 880 AMTor.1:05YESWCBSNOGAMESea.10:10YESWCBSSea.10:10YESWCBSSea.4:10YESWCBSOak.4:05YESWCBSMetsChicago8:05TV -- SportsNet NYRadio -- WFAN 660 AMChi.8:05SNYWFANChi.2:20SNYWFANPhil.7:10SNYWFANPhil.7:10FOXWFANPhil.1:10WPIXWFANPitt.7:10SNYWFANLibertyNOGAME*Wash.$ 10:30No TVNOGAME&China7:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNOGAMECol.7:30MSGWADONOGAMENOGAMEVanc.5:30MSGWADONOGAMENOGAME
'Mob' mentality
Regrets, she has a few. Renee Graziano -- the tough-talking, hair-pulling diva at the core of the VH1 show "Mob Wives" -- wishes she'd been filmed with better cameras "because...
More Trump prez talk
Donald Trump is having second thoughts about backing out of a possible GOP presidential run -- and says he might flip-flop on his earlier decision. "I look at the field...
'H8R' love
Of the 27 new TV series set to debut next fall, only one promises to be something people haven't seen before: a reality-comedy on the last-place CW network called "H8R."...
John King catches Ortiz 300th homer
CNN's John King was in the right place at the right time on Saturday -- in Fenway Park, where he caught slugger David Ortiz's 300th home run as a member...
Starr report
So NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" had its season finale Sunday night. Country star John Rich won in a season dominated by host Donald Trump's flirtation with a possible presidential run (see...
Weird but true
A Kentucky man arrested for shoplifting had customers who placed orders for shoes and clothing -- which he then went out and grabbed for them, police said. Sean Harrington's phone...
Arizona transfer MoMo heads east, eyes St. John's
Lamont "MoMo" Jones has a problem. There is no question he is a smart, tough, savvy New York point guard. There also appears to be little doubt he has trouble...
Cur caught beating pup in elevator attack (VIDEO)
What a beast! Cops busted a Harlem man after he was viewed on video brutally beating a pitbull puppy at an East Harlem housing project. Irving Sanchez, 46, who cops...
Vinegar Hill House to expand
The dream team behind Vinegar Hill House will expand its operation with a cafe next door, giving devotees of the bucolic dinner retreat even more to love — and opponents...
Poly Prep tops Fieldston, earns another NYSAISAA finals berth
A hush went over the pro-Poly Prep crowd and it had nothing to do with dark skies hovering above. Fieldston had just drawn even on a wild pitch and the...
Play-making Patriots pass RKA en route to quarters
Theo Alexandrou thought the play was over. So the Francis Lewis catcher turned around to find her mask. Then out of the corner of her eye she saw Riverdale/Kingsbridge’s Erica...
Maldari limits potent Fieldston lineup again as Eagles fail to fly
Fieldston’s greatest strength this spring was its deep and potent lineup. Poly Prep’s Philip Maldari made it a weakness. For the second time, the sophomore beat the Eagles, and Monday’s...
CHSAA baseball rankings
The playoffs are finally upon us, or are they? Last week’s punishing rains resulted in more postponed games than played and pushed the regular season into dates previously reserved for...
NYSAISAA softball semifinals roundup: Poly back in finals
Nothing was guaranteed this season for Poly Prep, not with almost every regular from five straight Ivy League and NYSAISAA championship teams gone. But after Monday’s 9-5 win over No....
All's fair at Smorgasburg as new food fest opens with great stuff, high prices
It was a feast for the eyes and ears — but not the wallet.Not content to just outfit us with tasteful loft décor, vintage gossamers and hip housewares, the Brooklyn...
Fowl play! New tenants complain about 80-year-old chicken slaughterhouse
Why did the luxury condo tenant move across the road?It’s not a stupid kids joke, but a oderiferous situation on Greenpoint Avenue, where residents of a converted historic building are...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, May 27Dreamland Fire walking tour: Learn all about the blaze that reshaped Coney Island. $15. Coney Island History Project (3059 W. 12th St. near Bowery Street in Coney Island),...
Radio host Harold Camping says Rapture actually coming in October
OAKLAND, Calif. — California preacher Harold Camping said Monday his prophecy that the world would end was off by five months because Judgment Day actually will come on Oct. 21....
'Spider-Man' crewmembers trapped for 3 hours in malfunctioning crane
It’s not just the play that’s having technical difficulties. Three production grips working on the Manhattan movie set of "The Amazing Spider-Man" found themselves trapped mid-air for three hours in...
Commish lays down the law! Four teams demoted for not showing up
Eighty percent of success is showing up — but Kickball’s best barely do that.Four veteran teams in the Brooklyn Kickball League received temporary demotions this year to Tuesday’s league —...
Lost in the flood!
The offices of the Brighton Neighborhood Association were left in ruins following a massive May 17 flood — a disaster that the director of the 34-year-old advocacy group claims was...
Who's your crawdaddy?
If you’ve never had the singular pleasure of diving face first into a bucket of boiled crawfish, head to Sycamore Bar & Flower Shop in Ditmas Park on June 4...
Two hurt in explosion at 'The Hobbit' studios in New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- Two people were hurt Tuesday in an explosion at the studios where "The Hobbit" is under production in Wellington, New Zealand, according to local media reports....