June 2, 2011
Chelsea residents protest planned homeless shelter
Not in my backyard! About 80 Chelsea residents gathered this evening to protest a planned homeless shelter that would house 328 residents. "The main issue is the size," said Maggie...
Down 7-0, Mets rally to defeat Pirates
Terry Collins was still full of energy, his voice still loud and the words still tumbling out just as fast as they came to mind. The only thing different this...
Defense lawyers in Deutsche Bank trial argue that water wouldn't have helped doomed firefighters
War is peace, freedom is slavery, and water doesn't fight fire. The Deutsche Bank manslaughter trial took an Orwellian turn today, with defense lawyers trying to get the case tossed...
Liberty suspend player for season after skipping camp
The Liberty have suspended Janel McCarville for the season because she didn’t join the team for training camp. The 6-foot-2 center averaged 11.2 points and 5.4 rebounds in four seasons...
Nets hold Draft workout for six players
There were no “one and done” types. Three of the six hopefuls the Nets worked out today played four years in college, another did three seasons, and the other pair...
Geithner says he's confident US will avoid default crisis
WASHINGTON -- US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said he was confident that the country would meet its financial obligations after a meeting Thursday with lawmakers. "I am confident two things...
Jets' top pick joins defensive linemen at workout
Sione Pouha was getting ready to work out with his Jets defensive linemates and realized he still needed an NFL regulation football. He looked around his house and found one...
Brooklyn man gets 18-to-life for 1991 murder
The "spirit and soul" of a man who was gunned down in 1991 after wising off to an armed Brooklyn man "can now be at rest" after his killer, who...
Rihanna defends herself from critics of violent music video
LOS ANGELES -- Rihanna slammed critics of her latest music video in which she shoots a man who raped her, defending the piece Thursday as a work of art. "I'm...
Two charged in drag racing crash that injured Queens family
Two men have been busted in a wild Memorial Day drag racing car crash that injured four members of a Queens family, authorities said yesterday. Jeffrey Duarte, 20, of East...
Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse checks out of rehab
LONDON -- British singer Amy Winehouse has checked out of rehab and is "raring to go" on her summer tour across Europe, E! News reported Thursday. "Amy Winehouse has completed...
Jane Lynch to host Primetime Emmy Awards
LOS ANGELES -- "Glee" star Jane Lynch will host the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards, FOX Broadcasting announced Thursday. "I am tickled pink to be hosting the Primetime Emmys," Lynch said...
Elderly woman killed, three injured after car crash
An elderly woman was killed and three other pedestrians were injured after a horrific chain reaction car crash in Harlem today, police said. The elderly woman, 89-year-old Leonia White, was...
Moody's may lower outlook, rating on US debt
Moody's Investors Service said Thursday it may place the US government's debt rating on review for a downgrade if no progress is made with increasing the nation's debt ceiling in...
Groupon files for IPO
CHICAGO -- Groupon Inc. filed on Thursday to go public, looking to raise up to $750 million, in what would be one of this year's most high-profile IPOs. Morgan Stanley,...
Shaq appears headed to ESPN
ORLANDO, Fla. -- A day after tweeting his decision to retire, Shaquille O'Neal hinted Thursday he was about to be hired by ESPN.In a video tweeted by O'Neal and posted...
Liberty National changes should appease cranky Tiger
The owner of Liberty National suspects one reason Tiger Woods was in such a cranky mood during the 2009 Barclays was because he was aware his life as a serial...
Red Bulls' Backe to coach MLS All-Stars vs. Man U
Red Bulls coach Hans Backe has been picked to coach the MLS All-Stars against Champions League finalist Manchester United on July 27 at Red Bull Arena (8:30 p.m., ESPN2, Galavision,...
Lindsay Lohan's monitoring bracelet goes off
LOS ANGELES -- Lindsay Lohan's electronic ankle bracelet went off this week but the incident is believed to have been a false alarm. Lohan, who is under house arrest for...
Jury hears Casey Anthony interview with detectives
ORLANDO, Fla. — Jurors in the Casey Anthony trial listened Thursday to the woman's nearly hour-long interview with detectives the day after her 2-year-old daughter was reported missing in 2008....
Smith says Giants ‘want me back’
Giants wide receiver Steve Smith got an assurance before the lockout at a time when he was desperately in need of one. Smith suffered a cartilage tear in a Week...
Three suspected cases of mystery E. coli strain hit US
WASHINGTON -- Health officials said Thursday three people in the United States are suspected to have fallen ill from E. coli bacteria after traveling to Germany where the mystery outbreak...
Red Bulls' Backe will coach MLS All-Stars vs. Man U
Red Bulls coach Hans Backe will lead the MLS squad against Manchester United in the league’s All-Star game next month. Backe was picked because he wouldn’t miss any training time...
Brady leads workout with more than 40 Patriots
BOSTON -- Tom Brady has done plenty of traveling this offseason — to Brazil for Carnival, to Mexico where he navigated a water slide and to the Kentucky Derby where...
Angels' plane makes emergency landing
LOS ANGELES -- Delta Airlines says a charter flight carrying members of the Los Angeles Angels made an emergency landing at Los Angeles International Airport because of a mechanical problem....
Food pyramid out, 'My Plate' in for healthy eating
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department says "My Plate," its new healthy eating symbol, aims to show that nutrition doesn't have to be complicated. "My Plate" — a simple circle divided...
NYU wiz gets probation in bank scam case
And I’d like to thank the DA ... An NYU-educated financial wizard who with his wife and college buddies scammed banks out of nearly $1 million expressed such gratitude at...
Devils sign 2009 pick Burlon
The Devils have announced the signing of defenseman Brandon Burlon, so impressive in their prospect camp last summer.Burlon leaves Michigan after his junior year, turning pro for a three-year entry...
Woman injured by scaffolding debris on LES
A woman walking on the Lower East Side was seriously injured by chunks of debris after scaffolding from a nearby building collapse, fire officials and witnesses said. The victim, believed...
Cops looking for brazen mugger who has been robbing women across Manhattan
Cops said today that they are looking for a brazen, knife-wielding thug who has been terrorizing women across a part of Manhattan for the past month. The NYPD released two...
Mets great Carter to begin brain cancer treatment
Gary Carter is set to begin his fight against brain cancer, his family said Thursday.The Mets great is scheduled to see an oncologist Friday and will soon begin radiation, perhaps...
Jimmer thinks he'd be a good fit with Knicks
This past season, BYU’s Jimmer Fredette owned the spotlight as college basketball’s most captivating player. This afternoon, he battled with five of his peers to prove he’s more than just...
She Wants Revenge brings the Valley to the city
Ahhhh, for those carefree days of hooking up with friends down at the skate park. What? You didn't do that? Good thing She Wants Revenge made that music video for...
Oilers' Gilbert Brule picks up hitchhiking U2 frontman Bono
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Edmonton Oilers center Gilbert Brule found something very unusual on the side of the road while taking a drive in West Vancouver -- U2 frontman Bono, the...
Trump's new jet makes NYC debut (VIDEO)
Donald Trump's new jet made its first Big Apple appearance yesterday, landing at LaGuardia Airport. The Boeing 757, with a T on the tail and the word Trump, of course,...
Ex-Madoff worker Eric Lipkin to plead guilty next week: feds
Bernard Madoff's former payroll manager is set to plead guilty next week to charges he helped pull off his boss's record fraud, court papers revealed today. Eric Lipkin, 37, is...
UConn's Calhoun not rushing to decide future
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun is preparing for a charity bicycle ride and a trip to the Caribbean, but says he's not ready to decide on his future...
At last, Rubio ready to join Timberwolves
MINNEAPOLIS -- Ricky Rubio is coming to Minnesota after all. The Spanish point guard has agreed to join the Timberwolves next season, ending a drawn-out, delicate, two-year negotiation with the...
Giants owner at meetings between NFL, union
From mediated talks to arguments before an appeals court, the NFL’s labor dispute has reached another critical stage. The league and its players completed three straight days of not-so-secret negotiations...
Former NPR CEO Vivian Schiller joins NBC News
Former National Public Radio CEO Vivian Schiller has been appointed Chief Digital Officer at NBC News, the network announced Thursday. Schiller will oversee digital strategy for NBC News and MSNBC...
Live blog recap: PSAL Class A baseball semifinals, Day 1
For a while Tuesday afternoon, it looked like MCU Park would play host to a who’s who of Cinderella stories. No. 7 Telecommunications, No. 8 Bryant and No. 11 South...
2 LI teens die after accidentally falling into cesspool
FARMINGVILLE, N.Y. — Police in New York say two teenagers injured in a cesspool accident have died. Sixteen-year-old Eduardo Vanegas-Fuentes, of Holtsville, died Thursday morning at Stony Brook University Medical...
PSAL Class A baseball semifinals preview
PSAL baseball beat writer, Zach Braziller, breaks down this weekend’s best-of-three, Class A semifinal series' at MCU Park in Coney Island. To follow the action in real time, check out...
French Open: Sharapova loses; Li to play Schiavone in final
PARIS -- As Maria Sharapova prepared to serve while only a point from defeat in the French Open semifinals, Li Na was thinking what any opponent would at that precise...
Down 7-0, Mets rally to defeat Pirates
Terry Collins was still full of energy, his voice still loud and the words still tumbling out just as fast as they came to mind. The only thing different this...
Jaycee Dugard says she hated every second of 18 years in captivity
PLACERVILLE, Calif. — Jaycee Dugard, the California kidnapping victim who was held captive for 18 years, said today that her life was stolen by her abductors. Dugard made her first...
DVR alert: TCM's 'Drive-In Double Features'
I'm a big fan of drive-in movie theaters, so I'm happy to see that Turner Classic Movies is devoting Thursday nights in June to the sort of fare that was...
Former Bronx ADA found not guilty on DWI charges in trial that exposed cop ticket fix
Jurors rejected testimony from cops accused of corruptly fixing traffic tickets when they delivered a not guilty verdict in a Bronx drunk driving case today. Stephen Lopresti, a lawyer charged...
CBS expects huge ratings boost as Ashton Kutcher joins 'Two and a Half Men'
CBS expects Ashton Kutcher to work wonders with the ratings when he joins "Two and a Half Men" next season, the network's CEO Les Moonves said Thursday. Moonves predicted Kutcher's...
NJ Gov. Chris Christie repays state for using helicopter to get to son's baseball game
DENVILLE, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Thursday that he will repay his state over $2,000 to cover the cost of a helicopter ride he took to his...
Bob Bauer leaving role as White House counsel
WASHINGTON -- White House counsel Bob Bauer is leaving his role as the top legal adviser to President Barack Obama and will be replaced by Kathryn Ruemmler, The White House...
Wanted: Genius to tutor Paltrow and Chris Martin's kids
LONDON -- Gwyneth Paltrow and her husband, Chris Martin, want a private tutor for their kids -- but only multilingual all-round geniuses need apply. They placed an ad for someone...
Jets' Schottenheimer defends goal-line failure vs. Steelers: report
Brian Schottenheimer called another odd play Wednesday.In his first comments to the media since the Jets' loss to the Steelers in the AFC Championship, the offensive coordinator told ESPN.com he...
Cashman says A-Rod's cousin not involved with Yankees; MLB agrees
Major League Baseball knows the person who helped Alex Rodriguez get performance-enhancing drugs nearly a decade ago visited the Yankees hotel during this week's West Coast trip. And MLB is...
Billy Bob Thornton's daughter found guilty of manslaughter
ORLANDO, Fla. — The estranged daughter of actor Billy Bob Thornton has been found guilty in Florida of aggravated manslaughter of a child. The Orange County State Attorney's Office says...
Reyes back in Mets lineup
Jose Reyes returned to the Mets lineup Thursday after missing the prior three while on the bereavement list mourning the loss of his grandmother. Here's the rest of the lineup:FOLLOW...
First reviews: 'Super 8'
Paramount is playing the old rolling embargo game with J.J. Abrams' much-anticipated "Super 8.'' Fanboy bloggers have been allowed, or encouraged, to post their rave notices of this Spielberg production before daily...
Bill Keller stepping down as Times executive editor, Jill Abramson to take his place
The New York Times announced Thursday that Bill Keller is stepping down as executive editor and will be replaced by Jill Abramson, the first woman to hold the position in...
Feds bust LI pharmacist for drug ring
Federal drug agents this morning busted a moralizing Long Island pharmacy owner for illegally supplying the dope ingested by a whacked-out teen before she mowed down a retired doctor, who...
Feds charge NYPD detective, two firefighters in illegal gambling ring
New York police detective and two city firefighters were among 14 people busted by the feds today — charged with operating an illegal gambling ring that ran high-stakes poker games...
VIDEO: Collins erupts after latest Mets loss
Mets manager Terry Collins was visibly angry after the Mets' 9-3 loss to the Pirates on Wednesday."I don't know if it comes with different players ... but changes will be...
NYPD seeks suspect in burglary spree
Police are using video surveillance images in their search for a man suspected of breaking into eight Lower Manhattan businesses in the middle of the night. Six restaurants and a...
Record NATO deaths in early Afghan fighting season
KABUL -- More foreign troops in Afghanistan were killed this year in April and May, the early stages of the fighting season, than in the same months of any year...
Boy, 14, shot to death in Brooklyn
Police are searching for the person who shot a 14-year-old boy to death on a Brooklyn street. The NYPD says Tyrek O’Hara-Morris was shot in the head around 8:30 p.m....
Police find no burglary signs at Dominique Strauss-Kahn's DC home
WASHINGTON — An alarm company concerned about an open door called District of Columbia police to the home of former IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn, but a law enforcement official...
Weiner says he's done talking about Twitter pic
WASHINGTON -- He's keeping his lips zipped. Weasily Rep. Anthony Weiner said this morning he won't talk about his bulging crotch any longer. "After almost 11 hours of answering questions,...
Goldman subpoenaed over activities leading up to housing collapse: report
Goldman Sachs Group has received a subpoena from the Manhattan District Attorney's office over its financial activities leading up to the 2008 US housing market collapse, Bloomberg reported Thursday, citing...
Hollywood 'Bling Ring' TV movie in the works, Jennifer Grey to star
LOS ANGELES -- A movie is being made about the teenage gang who stole $3 million in cash and jewelry from celebrities including Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Orlando Bloom,...
Syrian opposition differs on future without Assad, 15 killed in protests
RASTAN, Syria -- Security forces armed with heavy machine guns killed 15 people Thursday in the central Syrian city of Rastan, near Homs, as opposition activists met in Turkey to...
Fighting rages on streets of Yemeni capital, airport shut
SANAA, Yemen -- Deadly fighting raged between armed tribesmen and security forces on the streets of Sanaa on Thursday, sending thousands of residents fleeing and closing the Yemeni capital's airport....
$200M Powerball winner on Long Island
LINDENHURST, N.Y. — The New York State Lottery says someone who bought a lottery ticket on Long Island has won a $200 million Powerball jackpot. The winning Quick-Pick ticket was...
Weekly jobless claims edge down by 6K to 422K, slightly missing expectations
WASHINGTON -- The number of people who filed applications for US unemployment benefits fell by 6,000 to 422,000 in the week ended May 28, the Labor Department said Thursday. The...
Britain reports new E. coli cases linked to Germany
LONDON -- Britain said Thursday that it recorded four new cases of people infected with a deadly strain of E. coli, all of whom were linked to Germany, as fears...
'Butcher of Bosnia' Mladic was treated for cancer, lawyer says
THE HAGUE -- Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic was treated for cancer in a hospital in Belgrade, Serbia, two years ago while fleeing genocide charges, his lawyer said Thursday ahead...
Hundreds missing after refugee boat sinks off Tunisia
TUNIS, Tunisia -- As many as 270 refugees were missing in the Mediterranean after their boat sank off the Tunisian coast, Tunisia's TAP news agency reported Thursday. Between 200 and...
Romney officially launches 2012 campaign, says Obama has 'failed America'
STRATHAM, N.H. – Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney formally announced his second campaign for the White House Thursday, telling a crowd of supporters and journalists in New Hampshire that President...
Pa. fire crews free woman with hand stuck in ATM
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. — A Pennsylvania cash machine apparently took all those cracks about service fees costing an arm and a leg a little too seriously. Firefighters had to free...
Drug legalization gets new allies
Will former Secretary of State George P. Schultz make pot legalization a Republican issue? Let's hope so. Schultz is one of 19 world leaders and former politicians who have produced...
Live blog recap: CHSAA 'AA' baseball championship tournament, Day 2
The favorites held serve on Wednesday, which sets up some high drama on the second day of the CHSAA Class AA championship tournament as the field will be reduced from...
Mets manager's rant long overdue
The explosion lasted nearly seven minutes but it has been building the entire season. Mt. Collins erupted last night and it was a beautiful thing. At least someone has some...
Despite Turner’s blast, Mets battling Citi's power problem
By his own admission, Justin Turner’s eighth-inning solo shot was a footnote on the Mets’ 9-3 loss to Pittsburgh last night at Citi Field. Nevertheless, it did break the Mets’...
CHSAA Class A baseball finals preview
CHSAA baseball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down Thursday night’s Class A championship game between St. John’s Prep and Monsignor Scanlan at Kaiser Stadium on the campus of St. John’s...
Collins rips into Mets after loss to Pirates
The Mets already have suffered through a seven-game losing streak and a 5-13 start, but it wasn’t until after last night’s seventh inning that manager Terry Collins finally lost his...
Farrell survives scare, beats Xavier
The ball seemed to hang in the sticky Bronx sky forever, but Joe Venturino had it all the way. The Monsignor Farrell shortstop has made this play a thousand times...
Swisher misses signal, finds power in Yankees' sweep of A's
OAKLAND, Calif. -- It's a good thing for the Yankees that Athletics pitching coach Ron Romanick went to the mound to visit Gio Gonzalez in the middle of a fourth-inning...
Dinged-up Martin playing through pain for Yankees
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Yankees were so concerned about Russell Martin's bruised left big toe that they sent the catcher for a MRI exam Tuesday. Luckily, it didn't reveal structural...
Yankees' Hughes ready for rehab
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The decision will be made by the Yankees' medical staff with input from pitching coach Larry Rothschild. But, if Phil Hughes gets a say, the right-handed pitcher...
Shaq announces retirement
MIAMI -- The Big Aristotle is grabbing for the Big Pina Colada. Shaquille O'Neal announced his retirement yesterday at age 39, ending a spectacularly charismatic 19-year NBA career highlighted by...
Heat show they can stop as well as score
MIAMI -- LeBron James made a telling remark back in March 2010, in the final few months of his Cleveland reign. It was said before facing the Knicks -- an...
Mavericks' Nowitzki won't point to finger as problem
MIAMI -- Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki said he's not worried his injured left middle finger on his non-shooting hand will affect his shot, but acknowledged it could impair him in...
Weiner's unflappable wife finally gets flapped
Rep. Anthony Weiner’s stunning wife had a front-row seat to the mother of all sex scandals — she served in the Clinton White House during Monicagate. And now, 34-year-old Huma...
Two-hit wonder: McCarthy paces Iona Prep over Fordham
Tim McCarthy had an audition 10 days ago, coming out of the bullpen to shut down Fordham Prep as the Gaels won the Bronx/Westchester division title in a one-run game....
Xaverian erases bad memories with opening round rout of SFP
Antonio Nunez got emotional when Xaverian pulled into St. John’s University on Wednesday night. Last year’s playoff disappointment at Kaiser Stadium, especially a season-ending loss to St. Raymond, all came...
The SEC's capital case against financial advisers
Call it capital punishment. The Securities and Exchange Commission will soon be giving what the financial advice industry is calling a "death penalty" to any firm that employs an adviser...
Google's Schmidt admits gaffe
Google confessed it tried unsuccessfully to team up with Facebook, as the search giant adapts to a shifting tech landscape and strives to maintain growth. Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt...
Hatchet at Hachette
The ink is barely dry on Hearst's purchase of Hachette Filipacchi Media and already the post-merger ax is swinging. Hearst began handing out pink slips to just under 20 percent...
Nokia CEO: No M'soft deal for us
Nokia Oyj CEO Stephen Elop said speculation that Microsoft Corp. agreed to buy his company's mobile-phone unit is "baseless," denying a post by the BoyGeniusReport Web site that cited blogger...
Report: US firms dodging taxe$
Eleven US corporations including GE, Boeing and Wells Fargo together reported $62 billion in domestic profits in 2010 while paying a negative 3.6 percent federal tax rate, according to data...
Gores wants Borders stores
Gores Group LLC is making a bid for at least half the stores of Borders Group Inc., the bankrupt US bookstore operator looking to reorganize, a person familiar with the...
Word soon on MySpace sale
News Corp. will make a decision about the potential sale of its MySpace social network in two weeks, said the company's head of digital media group. News Corp., which also...
Nasdaq aims for direct stock sales
Nasdaq is aiming to make investing in stocks almost as easy as clicking a "like" button on Facebook. The exchange today will unveil a partnership with Internet startup Loyal3 to...
Audi gets a bad rap on music
Eminem's music publisher is losing it over Audi's allegedly unauthorized use of the rapper's Motor City hit "Lose Yourself" to tout its luxury sedans. Eminem closely guards his music against...
Historic Algonquin Hotel may change hands
The storied Algonquin Hotel may be getting new owners -- again. HEI Hotels & Resorts is in talks to sell the landmarked 174-room Midtown hotel to Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers,...
Phil's true confessions
Hedge-fund billionaire Phil Falcone admits his $500 million investment in The New York Times was a disaster and describes his $1 billion loss on Wachovia as "the worst day of...
2(x)ist men's shapewear sees big bulge in sales
Shapewear for men? It's no longer a laughing matter. A chic men's underwear label is looking to pinch the waists of its clientele, boost their buttocks, and yes -- raise...
Gmail password hack thwarted
Google Inc. said hackers tried to steal user passwords from hundreds of Gmail accounts, possibly including those of government officials in the US and Asia. The campaign, which appears to...
Business briefs
Macy'$ Macy's Inc. reported a better-than-expected 7.4 percent rise in May sales at stores open at least a year. Fees OK'd Irving Picard, who is liquidating con man Bernard L....
Bank is too big to jail
Goldman Sachs, Wall Street's gold-plated bank, appears to be sporting an even more precious commodity these days -- Teflon. It is coming in handy as Goldman's reputation continues to be...
Market monsoon
The stock markets signaled Mayday. Wall Street was in distress yesterday after dismal reports ranging from hiring and manufacturing to construction and car sales indicated that the fragile economy had...
He's Gad to be home
Josh Gad was in for quite a climate shock when he moved from his West Hollywood house to Manhattan to star in Broadway’s “The Book of Mormon.” The South Florida...
Bonds have more fun
When he finally gets around to making “Men in Black IV,” we’d like to suggest that Will Smith consider 41 Bond St. as his crash pad. The 10-story, seven-unit condo...
Battery spark
The last few years have been rough on new development everywhere. And Battery Park City, the grassy enclave perched on the water west of the Financial District, is no exception....
Let's 'tauk
Here’s a chance to grab a big piece of Montauk’s millionaires row at a discount. Kenneth and Jeanne Levy-Church have their East End estate at 230-234 Old Montauk Highway on...
2 Qns. women among dead in Va. bus tragedy
Two of the four women killed in Virginia aboard a North Carolina-to-Chinatown bus were from Queens, authorities said yesterday. Karen Blyden-Decastro, 46, of Cambria Heights, and Josefa Torres, 78, from...
Falcons hatch atop bridges
There's no place better to raise a family than a New York City high-rise -- especially if the rent is free! That's the deal for nine peregrine falcon chicks that...
How ig-Nobel! Winner raps gal writers
LONDON -- A Nobel Prize-winning author has declared that female writers are "unequal" to him and criticized their "sentimentality," a British newspaper reported yesterday. V.S. Naipaul also told the Evening...
NYers love status 'Cuo'
ALBANY -- Yet another new poll shows strong support for Gov. Cuomo. He enjoys lopsided job-approval ratings, of 61-18 percent, among all New York voters, with even 59 percent of...
Hail of a taxi plan: de Blasio
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio -- not usually an ally of Mayor Bloomberg -- offered a strong and unqualified endorsement yesterday of the administration's hotly debated plan to establish a...
Bx. 'marketing' campaign wins
The Hunts Points market is staying in The Bronx. Rejecting aggressive overtures from New Jersey, the Hunts Point Terminal Produce Cooperative agreed to extend its lease for three years and...
Feds slam city 'Glowanus' dig
The city’s plan to clean up a polluted piece of land along Brooklyn’s uber-toxic Gowanus Canal to pave way for more than 700 new apartments just plain stinks, say the...
Rep. Weiner's just a bad liar - and that's the truth
You, being an upstanding person and a credit to society, probably haven't sought out the notorious photograph of a man's crotch that appeared on Twitter under Rep. Anthony Weiner's name...
Denting fraud
Bronx drivers pay a state-high $723 a year in no-fault premiums, which cover the personal-injury portion of auto-insurance bills. That's more than three times the state average of $202, figures...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot in the head last night outside a Crown Heights bodega, cops said. Tyrek O'Hara-Morris was shot at 8:30 p.m. at Park Place and...
Sharks spotted off Hamptons beaches
It's shark week in the Hamptons. Gargantuan sharks (including the one pictured here, photographed yesterday off Cupsogue Beach) have been cruising the waters off Westhampton Dunes over the past two...
Black parents tell NAACP to drop charter suit
Black charter-school parents personally delivered a message to the head of the New York NAACP yesterday: Don't hurt our kids! State NAACP President Hazel Dukes got an earful during an...
Frog gilds the lily pad
Ah, the life of an accused sex predator -- c'est magnifique! Dominique Strauss-Kahn is making his court-ordered summer abode as cozy as can be, and has shipped up everything from...
Free ride for ferry launch
Passengers will get a free ride for the first 12 days of a new ferry service linking several neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens with Manhattan. The service starts June 13,...
Pierre maid's fear
The Pierre hotel maid accusing Egyptian business exec Mahmoud Abdel-Salam Omar of sexually assaulting her "is so scared, she's so worried," her lawyer said yesterday. The woman reported the attack...
Andy opts out of fed alien plan
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo withdrew New York from a controversial federal deportation program yesterday, drawing praise from immigrant-rights groups. The Democratic executive cited "mounting evidence" that the 3-year-old Secure Communities...
'Help me' maid alert
Room attendants in city hotels should be issued "panic buttons" to instantly call for help if they are attacked by a guest, their union said yesterday. The gadgets would be...
Done in by the social network
Listen up. The verbose and hyperactive Anthony Weiner is not going to say this again. I did not have sext with that woman. Of course, whether Weiner had virtual flirtations,...
Brooklyn man arrested in sexual assault of 85-year-old woman on Upper East Side
Cops have arrested a Brooklyn man for the vicious sex assault on a 85-year-old woman on an Upper East Side street, authorities said. Jeffrey Ritter, 32, has been charged with...
Archives' Wiki wizard
WASHINGTON -- The National Archives has appointed its first "Wikipedian in Residence" to help connect with the Wikipedia community. The Archives announced yesterday that Dominic McDevitt-Parks was hired to help...
Madoff bro manse sale
It's a Madoff selloff, and everything must go. Bernie Madoff's brother Peter has put his stately Long Island mansion up for sale, with the proceeds going to victims of the...
Chris bums 'lift'
WASHINGTON -- Some Republicans are hoping New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will ride into the presidential race on a white horse -- but instead, he flew into controversy yesterday over...
Twitter big teaches DC
Stop being nit-Twits! In the wake of the Weinergate scandal, a Twitter executive sent every member of Congress a list of security tips to protect their social-networking accounts. "Reports of...
Swimsuit beauty: it's ad nau$ea
Who you calling 45? A former Sports Illustrated swimsuit model has her bikini in a bunch after being portrayed as an old-timer in an Estée Lauder ad. Caroline Louise Forsling...
PlayStation arson fight
This gamer wasn't playing around. The arson blaze that gutted a Brooklyn home was set by a furious tenant who believed a neighbor stole his PlayStation, authorities said yesterday. Lloyd...
Mother of picture recipient furious at Weiner scandal
The furious mom of the Seattle college coed at the center of Weinergate yesterday demanded that the cocky congressman come clean about the lewd photo. "I'm really upset. I feel...
'Gorgeous' dodges death
Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano breathed a sigh of relief in a Brooklyn courtroom yesterday after a federal death-penalty jury decided he can keep breathing. Jurors took just over 90 minutes...
Hizzoner in class warfare
Mayor Bloomberg was playing defense on three fronts yesterday as his plan to lay off thousands of teachers to shore up the city's new $65.7 billion budget came under sustained...
Mother accused of killing 2-year-old partied, sneered at family: brother
An accused child killer partied the nights away as she cruelly blew off family members worried sick about her missing toddler, her brother told a shocked Florida courtroom yesterday. Lee...
Porn pal craved pol
This porn star is a really big fan of Weiner. A sultry adult-film actress who got a private Twitter message from New York's randy representative happily returned the favor --...
Accused perv tries to kill self again
He tried to take his fate out of a jury's hands. Cookbook author Joseph Yannai -- on trial in Brooklyn federal court for allegedly fondling au pairs at his Westchester...
Nut loose on tarmac
A deranged Westchester man was arrested at La Guardia Airport yesterday after he was spotted walking on the tarmac near a US Airways jet just minutes from takeoff, sources said....
Weiner 'can't say' picture's not of his crotch
Hot dog, that wiener looks familiar! Weasily New York Rep. Anthony Weiner exposed his kinky side yesterday -- finally admitting the bulging crotch shot mysteriously sent from his Twitter account...
Mass. towns digging out after tornadoes kill 4 (video)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — The Rev. Bob Marrone was pained to see the steeple of his 137-year-old church shattered and strewn on the grass in the central Massachusetts town of Monson,...
Death fall on subway
An aspiring doctor was killed in a horrific subway accident yesterday when she passed out on a sweltering Upper East Side platform and fell onto the tracks -- realizing what...
Weiner's mayoral hopes dim as Twit hits the fan
Former Mayor Ed Koch said Rep. Anthony Weiner is in a pickle over Weinergate -- and the young mayor wannabe must come clean to save his career. "It's not too...
Syria's freedom fighters unite
In a move toward creating a united front, Syrian opposition parties this week decided to set up a coordination committee to prepare for the transition from despotism to democracy. The...
Stealth WTC attack
Gov. Cuomo is obligated to make decisions about the new World Trade Center based on the needs of New York, not of New Jersey. That means keeping Christopher Ward on...
The rape verdict: Was the Jury right?
Ain't it good to be a cop in New York City? There are millions of vulnerable, defenseless women needing New York's Finest's special brand of cuddling and Bon Jovi therapy...
The UN statehood charade
The end-of-summer procla mation of a Palestinian state at the United Nations is so momentous, we hear almost daily, that Israel must make fresh concessions to avert it. Don't buy...
Why PBS is a public menace
PBS recently added 15- to 30-second "sponsorship" messages to online pre sentations of major programs -- everything from "Masterpiece" to "Frontline" (but not children's programs). This fall, it intends to...
Mr. Skeevy's skivvies
So the man who would be mayor "can't say with certitude" whether or not the world's most famous Twitter crotch shot is of him? Could Tony Weiner's contempt for the...
Schneiderman's bosses
In office not six months, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has estab lished a nakedly political MO -- pushing a radical environmental agenda and suing, well, pretty much everyone in...
He catches hold of something good
For much of "Catch Me If You Can," Norbert Leo Butz plays a paunchy, arthritic FBI agent -- until he morphs into a singing, dancing dynamo. That showstopper, "Don't Break...
Christopher and Andrea's favorite recipes
Andrea Catsimatidis’ Spanakopita “This recipe is a family favorite that I love to prepare for Christopher,” says Catsimatidis. “It pairs nicely with a fresh Greek salad and makes for a...
Catsimatidis and her fiancé share passions for politics and cooking
She's the 21-year-old daughter of immigrant supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis and an NYU student with a penchant for bold fashions. He’s the unassuming 32-year-old grandson of Richard Nixon and a...
X-treme thrill!
It's 1962, World War III is ready to roll and someone comments incredulously, “You’re sending in a bunch of untried, unauthorized freaks.” No, not the 1962 Mets — the “X-Men:...
Canucks take Game 1 against Bruins with late goal
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Raffi Torres ended an ugly Stanley Cup finals opener with a dramatic flash of beauty for the Vancouver Canucks. Torres scored on an exceptional pass from...
Raptors won't go after Knicks' D'Antoni
With the Raptors' head-coaching job opening yesterday, there was speculation Toronto president Bryan Colangelo would be interested in bringing Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni to Canada to replace Jay Triano. Colangelo...
Command next step for Mets' Parnell
If Bobby Parnell is going to regain his command, manager Terry Collins wants it to be with the Mets and not with Triple-A Buffalo. The hard-throwing right hander, who did...
Campbell steps down as NHL's dean of discipline
Call it the Passing of the Paddle. After issuing more than 500 suspensions since 1998, NHL senior VP Colin Campbell has stepped aside as head of NHL supplementary discipline, effective...
Rangers land Erixon from Flames for picks
The Rangers now own only one of the first 105 selections in the June 24-25 entry draft -- that the 15th overall pick with which they came out of the...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Carthage Hanover (9th)FIRST-mile; pace; $12,500Summer Svr8Rock'em(D Miller)1-2-33-16Great Dragon(G Brennan)1-2-27-25Morality(R Pierce)1-6-18-11BlackAceHanover(BSears)9-1-19-22Trigger Finger(S Allard)8-6-110-13GottaLoveHim(YGingras)X-5-28-14Cam's Tux(M Lachance)8-9-415-17Merit Wings(A Miller)8-8-210-19Mc William(T Tetrick)5-6-95-1SECOND-mile; trot; $10,000; conditional6SouthwndAmg(Smdshmr)5-5-93-14Wicked Schooner(L Rolla)3-5-89-29Buzz Bomb(J Meittinis)3-8-47-21NaughtyMeHanover(Srs)8-3-25-12Orange...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 1m; $29,000; cl($14,000); 3up; (f&m) PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Lady Durlyn(L),121 CVelasquez 4-4-6...
Affrunti's Finger Lakes Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm. pm. FIRST-6f; $11,800; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m) 1-Becata 7-5 2-Starbuckets 8-1 6-Miners Dream 6-1 4-G.A.Emprss 10-1 3-RegalNurse 9-5 5-OrLdyLbrty 9-2 SECOND-5 1/2f; $8,000; cl($4,000); 3up 2-Temore 7-2...
Affrunti at Monticello
Post Time: 12:50 pm Best Bet: Hugo Go (2nd) FIRST-mile; pace; $3400; conditioned 6 Jazz Tune (M Forte) 4-3-1 5-2 3 B Js Cameo (K Devaux) 3-7-5 3-1 7 Eddie...
Delaware Charts
June.1, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6f; $16,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 1:16. Good. rallied past leder 3w, Trainer: Timothy HooperTime: 23.02, 46.61, 59.51, 1:12.26.Winner:...
Zenyatta back in foal
Zenyatta, last season's champion American racehorse, is back in foal after her first pregnancy failed, it was announced on her official website. The mare, who retired last season after her...
Mets unlikely to get a lot back for veteran stars
The Mets have yet to put up a For Sale sign when it comes to their major players. Two executives who feel they definitely would be alerted if the Mets...
Giants rookie receiver has to make up for missing Camp Eli
Of all the players who needed to be at Eli Manning's informal and lightly attended passing camp last month, rookie Jerrel Jernigan seemingly should have topped the list. After all,...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogHEAT 4½ (186½)MavericksHome team in CAPS
Intrigued Fredette looks to impress Knicks at workout
Odds are BYU superstar point guard Jimmer Fredette does not fall to the Knicks at No. 17 in the NBA draft on June 23. But stranger things have happened, and...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball1 p.m.Pirates at MetsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)8 p.m.Giants at CardinalsMLBNBasketball9 p.m.NBA Finals:Mavericks at Heat, Game 2ABC, ESPN (1050 AM)Golf9 a.m.European: Saab Wales Open, first roundGOLF12:30 p.m.Nationwide: Prince Gorge Open, first...
FIFA boss wins four more years
ZURICH -- Stung by allegations of mismanagement and corruption, Sepp Blatter held on to his spot as the leader of world soccer yesterday, winning a one-man election derided as a...
Hondo's Ray of hope
Hondo, who specializes in late losses, saw it hap pen again last night with the Brewers, who gave it up in the eighth to boost the deficit to 1,280 buhners....
Sports shorts
NBA: Rockets hire McHale Kevin McHale was been hired to replace Rick Adelman as coach of the Rockets. The former Celtics Hall of Famer spent 15 years with the Timberwolves...
White Sox sweep reeling Red Sox
Paul Konerko hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning and a two-run homer in the ninth to lead the White Sox to a 7-4 victory over the Red Sox...
McCarthy's two-hitter stifles Rams
Tim McCarthy had an audition 10 days ago, coming out of the bullpen in a one-run game to shut down Fordham Prep as the Gaels won the CHSAA Bronx/Westchester division...
Home Team Lineups
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Drama mama
Whether it's spies, con men or just your classic police drama, here are three crimi nally fun shows Mama fell for last year that mark their return this week: *...
LBJ's finals feat
It's all about LeBron. Game 1 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night was a slam dunk for ABC, thanks to LeBron James and his Miami Heat. Miami's 92-84 victory over...
Ellen DeGeneres sells estate for $60M
Ellen DeGeneres is moving on up to a better place. The talk-show host and her wife, Portia de Rossi-DeGeneres, are putting their Beverly Hills estate on the market for a...
Cat's meow
What do you give the pontiff who has everything? A glass cat. Matt Lauer and Al Roker arrived in Rome yesterday for a "Today" show special on Pope Benedict XVI...
The lost boys
Thrown into the desert to live alone with out identification at 14 if you're a boy. Married off at 13 to an old man if you're a girl. Denied education...
'60 Min': We're not sorry, Lance
Lance Armstrong didn't have to wait long for "60 Minutes" to respond to his demand for an on-air apology. Late yesterday the boss of the TV news magazine said not...
Starr report
Sometimes, television (and its network executives) get it right -- and revive a worthy series whose absence from the pop-culture landscape has been missed. I'm referring here to VH1's "Pop...
Weird but true
This guy pulled a DWI hat trick. Tim McGowan reportedly got busted for driving under the influence three times in three days in three towns in and around San Francisco....
Great debate: Is Fordham or Poly city's top boys lax team?
With Mayor’s Cup events heating up again this weekend, NYPost.com boys lacrosse beat writer Joseph Staszewski tackles the debate over which is the best team in the city: The boy’s...
Terriers' Cervasio a lethal threat in leadoff spot
Danielle Cervasio continued the St. Francis Prep domination of the NYPost.com weekly poll. The Terriers sophomore became the Fresh Meadows school’s third straight winner after Katie Derby and Chris Cannon....
Lopez building own legacy of success at Tottenville
Cheryl Lopez didn’t even get to see the final play of the incredible game she helped orchestrate. The Tottenville sophomore ace was hydrating herself on the bench when the teammate...
CHSAA, PSAL softball all-stars to battle it out in NYC Mayor's Cup
The scenarios are imaginable only on a fantasy team. James Madison ace Kayla Hill in the circle on the same team with Tottenville center fielder Victoria McFarland batting in the...
Man busted at LaGuardia for walking on tarmac
A deranged man was arrested at LaGuardia Airport this afternoon after he was spotted walking on the tarmac near a US Airways jet minutes away from taking off for Charlotte,...
Charlie Sheen reaches custody agreement with ex-wife Brooke Mueller
LOS ANGELES -- Charlie Sheen has reached an arrangement with ex-wife Brooke Mueller for custody of their twin sons, TMZ reported Wednesday. Lawyers for the divorced couple met with a...
Italian soccer stars arrested in match-fixing investigation
CREMONA, Italy -- Italian corruption cops arrested 16 people Wednesday, including a former international player, following a six-month investigation into soccer match-fixing, the ANSA news agency reported. A number of...
FIFA executive ‘demanded Falkland Islands for World Cup vote’
ZURICH -- An Argentine FIFA delegate stunned England's World Cup 2018 bid team by demanding the return of the Falkland Islands in exchange for his vote, Sky Sports reported Wednesday....
Blatter vows to clean up FIFA following scandal-plagued re-election
ZURICH -- Sepp Blatter vowed Wednesday he would "put FIFA's ship back on the right course" after being re-elected to a fourth term as president of global soccer's scandal-plagued governing...