June 6, 2011
Summer time in the Great Lakes!
THERE is a reason they call them the Great Lakes, and it’s not just because they’re big. From New York’s Thousand Islands to the furthest shores of Lake Superior in...
Pettitte says he won't 'ever pitch again:' report
Don't count on Andy Pettitte solving whatever pitching woes the Yankees may have. The left-hander said Monday he will not pitch this season and all but definitively ruled out a...
E3 news briefs: day numero uno
An assortment of news on your favorite games out of Day One of E3. * "Mass Effect 3": Drumroll...release date is officially March 6, 2012 for Xbox 360, PS3 and...
Punks mug Brazilian tourist in Central Park
Four punks knocked a Brazilian tourist to the ground in Central Park, kicking and beating him before grabbing cash from his pockets, cops said. The brazen daylight attack happened at...
Greta Gerwig dishes it out
What I won't do to see Greta Gerwig. On Friday night I breathlessly climbed five (or was it six?) flights of stairs at a school on Grand Street for the...
Ankle keeps Allen from Nets draft workout
Lavoy Allen didn’t get a chance to score points with the Nets’ front office personnel and scouts during a pre-draft workout Monday. A sprained left ankle kept the Temple power...
Testimony concludes in Deutsche Bank manslaughter trial
Jurors in the Deutsche Bank firefighter manslaughter trial broke into wide grins today when the judge announced that after nine weeks of testimony, there would be no more witnesses in...
Man jailed for stabbing NYPD officer in head sues city
That’s nerve! A man sentenced to 20 years in prison for stabbing an NYPD officer in the head with a hunting knife — penetrating his skull and driving the blade...
League hoops coaches embrace new-look CHSAA
Fordham Prep coach Kevin Pigott said his players haven’t heard the news yet, but he’ll proudly tell them that the Rams have moved up to the CHSAA’s Class AA league...
NYPD increasing security for WTC memorial
The NYPD will be beefing up security with an army of police officers at Ground Zero for the opening of the WTC memorial this fall. About 200 police officers will...
VIDEO: Where will Plaxico play?
Clifton Brown, Sporting News NFL writer, discusses Plaxico Burress' release from prison and the wide receiver's NFL future.Burress was released from prison on Monday after serving 20 months for gun-related...
USC stripped of '04 football championship
The Bowl Championship Series stripped Southern California of its 2004 title on Monday, leaving that season without a BCS champion. The announcement was no surprise. BCS officials had said USC...
Cops hunting B'klyn rapist (VIDEO)
Police are hunting for a sexual predator wanted in four recent attacks on women in Sunset Park and Bay Ridge. The fiend first struck March 20, when he attacked a...
Judge sentences Queens baby shaker to 18 yrs. in prison
A Queens judge ripped into a father who shook his baby son to death, calling his crime "monstrous" and then sentencing him to 18 years in prison. "You should have...
RBNY's Backe on postgame locker room: I hoped for a fight
After the Red Bulls gave away two points Saturday _ coughing up an equalizer with :30 left to run their winless skid to six games _ tempers boiled, one player...
Voodoo mom sentenced to 17 years in prison for burning daughter
A monster mom tried to soften her tale of setting a six-year-old daughter on fire in a voodoo ritual even as she pleaded guilty to the "barbaric" crime today —...
Giants holding larger workouts
Last week, Justin Tuck said the Giants were not yet ready to organize full-team workouts but that the ongoing lockout could prompt such a move in the near future.“We don’t...
Serial laptop thief nabbed after swiping 100 laptops from Bx. schools
A teenage serial thief swiped more than 100 laptops from nine Bronx public schools before being finally caught last week, police said today. Creep Pedro Delacruz, 17, allegedly struck ten...
NFL has plans for 8-game schedule: report
Despite recent developments in the labor battle that are seen as positive by some, the NFL is planning for a regular season as short as eight games, Sports Business Journal...
U.S. opens Gold Cup title hunt Tuesday vs. Canada
U.S. National Team coach Bob Bradley rested his biggest stars in Saturday’s exhibition vs. Spain, and the result was a humbling 4-0 emasculation at the hands _ or feet _...
Power Rankings: Yankees, Red Sox fighting for top spot
Who cares about the AL East? The Yankees-Red Sox three-game series in The Bronx that starts Tuesday could determine who rules the Post's Power Rankings. Boston moved to the top...
Apple unveils new iCloud online service
SAN FRANCISCO -- In a Monday presentation at Apple's worldwide developer event in San Francisco, Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs debuted a free, online service dubbed iCloud, which will let...
'American Idol’ winner Scotty McCreery signs major-label deal
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Scotty McCreery has signed a deal with a major record label less than two weeks after winning season 10 of "American Idol," MTV.com reported Monday. The 17-year-old...
Microsoft showcases new games for Kinect
LOS ANGELES -- Microsoft Corp. showcased an upcoming slate of new games on Monday, including new titles and features designed specifically for the company’s Kinect motion-control system.Among these will be...
Famed painter disappears after taking wife to hosp., then found hours later
A famed but ailing Manhattan painter disappeared after bringing his sick wife to New York Hospital, only to be found hours later, authorities said today. Ninety-year-old Joseph Stefanelli -- whose...
NATO raids target Khadafy communications operations
TRIPOLI, Libya -- NATO air raids targeted the communications operations of Col. Moammar Khadafy's battered regime Monday, hitting offices of the state broadcaster and his military intelligence headquarters, officials said....
Tracey Towers Facing Possible Rent Hike
Residents of two of the tallest apartment buildings in the Bronx may soon receive a steep increase in rent. RY Management, the managing agent for Tracey Towers on 20/40 W....
Clean Up Gets Award, La Terraza Boasts New Affordable Housing
A respected developmental company has been recognized for its work in the borough.L+M Developmental Partners, along with Procida Realty & Construction Corp. and We Stay/Nos Quedamos Inc., recently completed another...
Morris Park Hopes to Decrease Illegal SRO's
The fire that killed a family of three in an illegally subdivided Crotona home sent shockwaves throughout the borough this past April. Many Bronxites are concerned over the possibility of...
Westchester Square BID a step closer to approval
The Westchester Square Business Improvement District inched another step closer to becoming a reality with the pivotal approval of the City Planning Commission. The BID project cleared another important hurdle...
Former United States Sergeant Honored with Street Renaming
A solider who sacrificed his life forhis country was honored at a street renaming ceremony. The corner of East 156th Street and Courtlandt Avenue was renamed Sergeant Jose Velez Avenue...
Jacobi Unveils New Psychiatric Emergency Space
One of the most vital programs in Jacobi Medical Center now has its own emergency room.Since the mid-1950s, the psychiatric emergency room at Jacobi shared space with the hospital’s main...
Pompeii's Fate in SLA's hands
Pompeii Lounge’s fate will be decided by the State Liquor Authority in the next few weeks.The State Liquor Authority held a hearing related to possible violations of the bar and...
Second phase of construction on Owen Dolen to begin
Construction on the second phase of the Owen Dolen Recreation Center is set begin after five years of planning.The second phase of a $5 million renovation, scheduled to start in...
NIDC Kicks-off 2011 Movies Under the Stars
The Movies Under the Stars series in Morris Park has come a long way since it debuted a decade ago with films being shown on a reel-to-reel projector.However, over the...
Former St. Raymond's Basketball Star Hits the Court Again
Bill WeisbrodA former St. Raymond’s High School basketball star still has the itch to play competitively, but it took some persuading to get him to do it again.Parkchester resident Majestic...
Chamber, Housing Police bring smiles in wake of tragedy
The Bronx Chamber of Commerce and the NYC Housing Police helped put a smile on the face of a youngster who has been through a personal tragedy. The Chamber and...
Fordham Village Opens Doors for Homeless Veterens
The difficult transition from active duty to civilian life just got a little easier, thanks to a new Bronx apartment building. Fordham Village, a housing development for veterans who are...
Orchard Beach's 75th welcomes improvements
Orchard Beach celebrated its 75th anniversary opening weekend with much fanfare about the replenished and refurbished beach.After extensive renovations, the beach ceremonially reopened on Friday, May 27, sparkling with 268,000...
Rivera, Vacca Bring More Smart Boards to P.S. 105
Classrooms at P.S. 105 just got a little smarter, thanks to two city councilmen.Councilmen Joel Rivera and Jimmy Vacca visited the school on 725 Brady Avenue on Friday, May 20...
Three Troop 145 Scouts Promoted to Eagle Rank
Three young Pelham Bay men are ready to use the phrase “Once an Eagle, always an Eagle” with pride.The highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America was presented to...
Popular City Island Barber Arrested for Selling Drugs
The City Island barber, once praised for rescuing a beaten rooster, may now see time behind bars.Aleksandr Mullokandov, who became a local celebrity last July when he had taken a...
Albert to call NFL for CBS
Marv Albert will join CBS Sports as a play-by-play announcer for coverage of the NFL. CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus announced Monday that Albert will be added to the NFL...
Lauryn Hill expecting baby number six
DETROIT -- Hip hop singer Lauryn Hill is expecting her sixth child, MTV reported Monday. The former "Fugees" member hinted earlier this year she was the "most fertile woman in...
Banned FIFA executive Warner halts soccer 'tsunami' after legal advice
CHAGUANAS, Trinidad and Tobago -- The suspended FIFA vice president, Jack Warner, said he would no longer deliver a "tsunami" against soccer's ruling body and President Sepp Blatter after taking...
Turkey expects coach Hiddink to take Chelsea job, fired Ancelotti wants year off
LONDON -- Turkey coach Guus Hiddink was established Monday as the firm favorite to be appointed Chelsea's next manager as former boss Carlo Ancelotti distanced himself from a quick return...
Power play: CHSAA boys basketball league to realign based on points
The CHSAA boys basketball landscape next season will be vastly different. In an effort to promote a more balanced playing field across its three classes – AA, A and B...
Best of 1975: 'Barry Lyndon,' 'The Man Who Would Be King'
When you think about years in which Oscar got it totally wrong, why not just throw in 1975, the year of the "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" sweep? "Cuckoo's"...
Parent allegedly attacks school safety officer in Coney Island
A parent allegedly attacked a school safety officer this morning at PS 288 in Coney Island, sending her to the hospital for treatment of a shoulder injury. It was unclear...
No sign of missing NY student
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Searches resumed Monday for a 20-year-old Indiana University student who police say was last seen walking alone back to her Bloomington apartment following a night of partying...
Dykstra slapped with dozens of felony charges in alleged car scam: DA
Los Angeles prosecutors hit former Mets hero Lenny Dykstra with a more than a dozen felony charges today, accusing him of drug possession and faking financial records to score luxury...
Devils receive award from EPA
The federal EPA honored the Devils on Monday with its annual Environmental Quality Award, recognizing the team and the Prudential Center as pioneers in the movement to recover untouched food...
ABC announces new Katie Couric daytime talk show
ABC on Monday announced that it has signed former "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric to host and produce a new syndicated daytime talk show. The hour-long show, the title...
Isiah could interview for Pistons opening: report
This would be an Isiah Thomas hiring that Knicks fans would support. According to a Detroit News report, Thomas could be considered for the Pistons head coaching opening because of...
FOX confirms Cheryl Cole is out of 'The X Factor' in the US
FOX Broadcasting confirmed Monday that British pop singer Cheryl Cole has been replaced by Nicole Scherzinger on the US version of "The X Factor." Cole was confirmed as Simon Cowell's...
A final look at options for the Mets in Monday's Draft
As the 2011 First-Year Player Draft is now less than six hours away, the final mock drafts are being posted around the web, including a prediction of who the Mets...
Chilean volcano produces giant plume
SANTIAGO, Chile — A volcano in the Caulle Cordon of southern Chile erupted for a second day Sunday, shooting out pumice stones and pluming a cloud of ash six miles...
Bono's charity taps Time Deputy Editor Elliott as new CEO
U2 frontman Bono has raided Time Inc. to hire Michael Elliott to be the new president and CEO of his ONE charity foundation. Elliott, known as the "Tsunami Survivor" because...
Slap shot!
The Erasmus Hall High School athletic director who suffered a massive heart attack and died during the 2010 PSAL playoffs — only to be brought back to life by Emergency...
Madoff payroll manager pleads guilty
Maybe he should have just gotten a job at the mall. A New Jersey man who started working for Bernard Madoff as a teenager pleaded guilty today to helping cook...
Eagles odds-on favorite to land Burress; Jets second
It wasn’t long after Plaxico Burress was released from prison this morning that the first odds came out on where he’ll land in the NFL. Not surprisingly, the Eagles are...
Singer Sean Kingston walks for the first time since jetski accident
MIAMI -- Singer Sean Kingston on Monday walked for the first time since crashing into a Miami bridge while on a jetski, his publicist said. "Sean is breathing on his...
'Idol' contestant Paul McDonald and 'Twilight' actress Nikki Reed engaged
LOS ANGELES -- "American Idol" season 10 contestant Paul McDonald and "Twilight" actress Nikki Reed are engaged after less than two months of dating, Us Weekly reported Monday. Speaking to...
Lady Gaga rules the UK airwaves with 'Bad Romance'
LONDON -- Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" was officially the most played single on UK radio last year, Sky News reported Wednesday. The song, from her album "The Fame Monster," topped...
E3 livestream
It's the most wonderful time of the year for gamers - the annual E3 Expo, when all the coolest upcoming games are shown off to the masses. Since it's off-limits...
'F1 2011' drives into gear
Codemasters has released a new set of screenshots from the upcoming "F1 2011" game, due in September. This series shows off what it'll look like when you're racing during inclement...
NYC’s WNET to take over NJ’s TV station: Christie
TRENTON, N.J.— New Jersey does not need and cannot afford its own television station, so it has reached a deal to transfer operations of the state-owned New Jersey Network to...
GE begins PCB dredging on the upper Hudson River
FORT EDWARD, N.Y. — The main phase of a massive dredging project designed to rid the upper-Hudson River of PCBs is underway. General Electric Co. says two dredges began operations...
DVR alert: 5 With Ernie Kovacs
Those superb curators at Turner Classic Movies are tonight offering what I believe is the first-ever tribute to one of my all-time favorite performers, Ernie Kovacs. Though Kovacs is best remembered for his groundbreaking...
Weiner admits he sent lewd Twitter picture, refuses to resign
Here's the sad fact about Rep. Anthony Weiner -- he's an Internet perv. A "deeply ashamed" Weiner openly wept during a news conference this afternoon in Manhattan -- admitting that...
Animal Kingdom works fast for Belmont Stakes
Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, beaten a half-length by Shackleford in the Preakness, worked a swift half-mile in :47.76 seconds this morning at Belmont Park for Saturday's 143rd Belmont Stakes.With...
Fla. prosecutors want life sentence for 12 year old
A 12-year-old could become the nation's youngest ever "lifer" if convicted of killing his brother. Prosecutors want to lock Cristian Fernandez up for good if found guilty of murdering his...
Supreme Court turns down Wesley Snipes' tax-conviction appeal
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has turned away the latest attempt by actor Wesley Snipes to get his conviction and prison sentence on tax charges overturned. The high court refused...
3UP: Yankees draft, relievers, Mets fans
1. The Yankees lost their first-round pick in today’s draft in the offseason when they signed Rafael Soriano, who was a Type-A free agent. They do not select until the...
New York Times doc exposes Gray Lady's gray area: David Carr
The New York Times will not run an advance feature on "Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times,'' a largely glowing documentary portrait of the Gray Lady, reports media columnist...
Former Giants WR Burress released from upstate prison
ROME, N.Y. -- After being locked up for 20 months for illegally carrying and firing a gun at a Manhattan nightclub, former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress walked out of...
Plaxico quiet on importance of wearing Phillies hat
ROME, N.Y. -- Drew Rosenhaus, Plaxico Burress’ agent, says his free agent client would consider offers from any one of the 32 NFL teams. But Burress seems to be in...
Japan says Fukushima's radiation twice as bad as first reported
TOKYO -- The Japanese government more than doubled its estimate Monday for the amount of radiation released from the Fukushima nuclear plant during the first week of the atomic crisis...
Strauss-Kahn pleads not guilty, maid to testify against him
She has already altered the course of world events -- but she's just getting started. The humble hotel maid at the center of the Dominique Strauss-Kahn sex assault case plans...
Coney Is. developer Sitt moves forward with BJ's shopping center project for Bensonhurst waterfront
Brooklyn’s long-neglected Bensonhurst waterfront is finally set to land a major makeover – and one of the nation’s top wholesale warehouse stores.After making peace with the city in Coney Island,...
Former Sen. Santorum running for president, says he's 'in it to win it'
SOMERSET, Pa. — Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rich Santorum, once the No. 3 Republican in the Senate, said Monday he’s seeking the GOP nomination for president, vowing he’s “in it to...
Five US troops killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD -- Five US troops were killed Monday in central Iraq, the US military said, reportedly after a rocket attack on a US base outside Baghdad. "Five US service members...
Royal couple to get new London digs
LONDON — Most everyone wants a pied a terre in London, a fine city that showcases the arts and music and at times fine food. But only a select few...
51-year-old man in extremely critical condition after being mowed down by white Jaguar at Brooklyn intersection
The NYPD is looking for a driver who left the scene after critically injuring a pedestrian at a Brooklyn intersection. The accident occurred around 9:15 p.m. Sunday at the corner...
New Heights tops No Limit for first Rose Classic title
New Heights left its final team meeting with one simple message: Bring it on and bring it home The group was taking the court for its final Rose Classic game...
Field day: Thomas Jefferson claims first PSAL outdoor crown since 2003
It certainly wasn’t the conventional way to win a track meet, but Thomas Jefferson believed it was possible. Back at the end of May, the Orange Wave began tallying the...
Inaugural Mayor's Cup softball game only scratches the surface
When I first heard back in March that there was going to be an NYC Mayor’s Cup in softball, I was excited. The event was initially billed on the Mayor’s...
Tears dried, Santos guts out third set to keep SFP's historic streak alive
All eyes on her, the pressure mounting and having just played what she described as her worst set in months, Marylen Santos sat in her changeover chair bawling her eyes...
Burress should live life right and embrace his second shot
ROME, N.Y. — Whenever and wherever Plaxico Burress returns to the NFL, he won’t be the feared receiver he used to be with the Giants, and he shouldn’t expect to...
All Hallows ousts Farrell in CHSAA 'AA' baseball playoffs
All Hallows coach Ed Gutierrez huddled with Juliane Mateo before his seventh-inning at-bat. With the score tied and runners at first and third with two outs, Gutierrez knew what to...
Live blog recap: CHSAA 'AA' baseball championship tournament, Day 5
Four teams are still alive in the CHSAA Class AA championship tournament, which enters its final week. Top-seeded Xaverian has already booked its ticket to Friday night’s final, but who...
Justin and Mila are up for grabs
Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis seized the MTV Movie Awards stage last night to demonstrate how to be “Friends with Benefits.” They got a laugh using their hands to show...
DiLeo delivers for Xavier in 3-2 playoff win vs. Molloy
Nick DiLeo has forged a reputation as one of the CHSAA’s best postseason pitchers and he proved why again Sunday afternoon, helping lift Xavier to a 3-2 win against Archbishop...
Final countdown: Xaverian books ticket to CHSAA championship
Steven Pastrana exorcised some demons and helped lift Xaverian into the CHSAA Class AA championship tournament final all with one quality outing yesterday. The senior right-hander allowed four hits in...
On-the-rise Goldstein battles dynastic St. Francis Prep, but falls a few points short
Victoria D’Orazio came close on several occasions. She used the D word – disappointing – but never finished the sentence. The Leon Goldstein girls tennis coach just couldn’t bring herself...
After rocking soft West, Yankees come home to face Red Sox
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Are the Yankees ready to roll? Or was a very successful nine-game West Coast swing a tease, accomplished against impotent lineups that couldn’t score if you gave...
High-Tex solution for Yankees’ offense
ANAHEIM, Calif. — He is not chasing 3,000 hits like Derek Jeter or the betting choice to surpass Barry Bonds on the all-time home run list like Alex Rodriguez. Yet...
Soriano signing means Yankees won't pick till 51st in draft
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The most significant part of signing Rafael Soriano was the $35 million it took. Yet that three-year deal wasn't the only price tag the Yankees paid for...
PSAL boys track championship notebook: Livingston shines in difficult double
Strymar Livingston was trying to prove something to himself and his peers. The Christopher Columbus star attempted the difficult double of running both the 400 and 800 meters, which were...
Vega helps Beacon exact vengeance, win second Mayor's Cup
Bayard Faithfull never faulted Quinton Vega for missing last year’s Mayor’s Cup, the end-of-year tournament featuring the best Catholic, public and private-school teams in the city. Vega was playing in...
NYC Mayor's Cup softball notebook: Sea's Kelly goes out with a bang
Jackie Kelly was playing as if she were in the state championship game. The St. Joseph by the Sea star felt her season got cut short when the Vikings fell...
PSAL girls track championship notebook: Emotional Brooks wins consecutive discus crowns
Carllene Brooks left no mistaking what she had just accomplished. Over the meet’s normal noise you could hear the Christopher Columbus junior yell. She ran over to the shot put...
Four score: Francis, Panisse help extend Dozo's outdoor title reign
Championship meets bring out a business-like approach from a usually loose Benjamin Cardozo girls track team. The Judges and their seniors have been in the business of winning the last...
Here's the drill for using social media to get hired
Companies are finally hiring again — and there’s a swarm of job seekers beating down their virtual doors. Not only has the unemployment rate topped 9 percent, but many who...
Go to Greg
My son starts a summer internship next week. It’s his first “real” job, as previous summers he’s been a lifeguard. Any tips I can pass on? The first rule he...
60 seconds with Stacie Berdan
You’ve written a guide to pursuing work abroad. Are things so bad here that getting a job in Greece is a good option? It’s not just about our economy here....
Groupon's big bill
Groupon serves up cheap deals, but the company itself is far from frugal. The daily deals pioneer, which filed papers to raise as much as $750 million last week, is...
Business briefs
Nintendo An affiliate of Wii maker Nintendo's US unit was targeted in a recent online data attack, but no personal or company in formation was lost. Fiat drive Fiat offered...
Dream Hotel restaurant makes food a science
The new Dream Hotel on W. 17th Street, which opened last week, will soon boast a star foodie attraction: Romera, a new, 5000 square foot restaurant that is sure to...
Senate eyes compromise on estate tax
Senate Republicans are working on an estate-tax compromise with Democrats rather than a repeal backed by long-time Republican foes of the tax, The Post has learned. Last December, Congress passed...
Dress this house
Home is where the heart is, but it doesn't hurt if it looks nice, too. These mags will tell you how to make it happen. A splash of big, bold,...
Chill factor
Most popular songs 1. Rolling in the Deep, Adele 2. Give Me Everything, Pitbull 3. Love You This Big, Scotty McCreery 4. The Edge of Glory, Lady Gaga 5. Party...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Two people tried to blackmail the owner of a BlackBerry they found in a cab in lower Manhattan, authorities said. Sarah Tracee, 35, and John Mastrosimone, 43, allegedly e-mailed...
It's church bada-bingo!
It’s a former Mafia slaughterhouse where God — and not the Godfather — calls the shots now. A Brooklyn building that once housed the infamous Gemini Lounge — where Gambino...
Syria's death toll soaring
The number of people killed in a government security crackdown in two northern Syrian towns rose to 35 yesterday, human-rights groups said, as exiled opposition figures said any dialogue now...
Adams charter flip
Brooklyn state Sen. Eric Adams gets an "F" -- for flip-flopping on charter schools, betrayed parents charge. Adams enthusiastically voted last May to let the number of charters in the...
PA cop allowed PATH train with potential bomb on board to go to WTC
In a glaring security breach, a Port Authority police supervisor allowed a PATH train with a potential bomb aboard to travel from Jersey City to the World Trade Center, sources...
Kitty-litter catfight
A Manhattan federal judge has scheduled a June 17 hearing into claims that Fresh Step kitty litter stops stinks better than Arm & Hammer Super Scoop. Fresh Step manufacturer Clorox...
Palin tries to rock O's boat
WASHINGTON -- All hands on deck! GOP presidential maybe Sarah Palin yesterday opened cannon fire on President Obama for underplaying the recent dismal jobs numbers, calling his administration's economic policies...
Flaunt your bod, charge your pod
She wore an itsy-bitsy, teenie-weenie, solar-powered hot bikini. A Brooklyn-based designer has created a hot new place to dock your iPod -- a swimsuit capable of charging your MP3 player...
X-Men: box-office heroes
Young X-Men don't have the same box-office superpowers as their older selves. "X-Men: First Class" had a solid No. 1 opening with a $56 million weekend, according to studio estimates...
NYPD sting 'bags' Central Park purse thieves
Central Park crooks, beware. The NYPD has snagged a whopping number of would-be thieves in the park this spring -- and all with the classic abandoned-purse ruse, officials said yesterday....
Inside Donald Trump's new $100M private jet (VIDEO)
Turbulence never felt this good. Donald Trump's new $100 million private plane is a veritable luxury suite with wings -- featuring gold faucets and seat belts, suede-covered ceilings and enough...
High Line gold mine
It's on the right track. The High Line Park, which opened in June 2009, is responsible for $2 billion in private investment, 12,000 new jobs and nearly 29 major development...
Rep. Weiner skips two high-profile parades
Where's Weiner? Embattled Congressman Anthony Weiner yesterday blew off two high-profile city events for key constituents he's faithfully supported for years, choosing to hide from view in the face of...
Plaxico Burress set to be released from jail today
He's going from being locked up to locked out. Gun-fumbling wide receiver Plaxico Burress gets out of jail today, but his return to football will have to wait. When the...
Edwards brushed off potential jail plea deal
Disgraced former Sen. John Edwards nearly pleaded guilty to lesser campaign-finance charges before plea talks collapsed in the final moments, it was reported yesterday. Edwards was all set to cop...
Bump in road for 'Oprah Way'
Oprah Winfrey Way apparently doesn't go through Chicago's City Council. On May 11, five days before leaving office, Mayor Richard Daley designated North Carpenter Street's 100 block "Honorary Oprah Winfrey...
Cameron Diaz: 'Sex is my favorite sport'
A-Rod may be her favorite athlete, but baseball is hardly Cameron Diaz's favorite pastime. "Sex is my favorite sport," Diaz gushed while promoting her new movie, "Bad Teacher." "Sex is...
Weiner's 'hack attack' alibi takes heckuva hit
Anthony Weiner's "I was hacked" defense just doesn't compute. Techies say new evidence makes it harder to believe that someone managed to send a lewd tweet in the congressman's name,...
DWI driver had tunnel vision: cops
A New Jersey man was so sloshed early yesterday that he drove into the Port Authority Bus Terminal thinking it was the Lincoln Tunnel, cops said. Robert Schantz, 35, ignored...
Feds rescue Liberty diver
US Park Police officers rescued a swimmer after he jumped into New York Harbor yesterday on what he said was a mission from God. The unidentified 29-year-old man dived from...
Park music-ban protest
Let the music play! Central Park musicians and their fans yesterday performed and protested city plans to ban them from the landmark Bethesda Fountain Terrace, a popular open-air venue slated...
Arnold's kid skips grad day
Arnold Schwarzenegger's love child is going to have to wait at least four years before he marches to "Pomp and Circumstance." The 14-year-old son of Schwarzenegger and mistress maid Mildred...
20 killed in Israel clash
MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights -- Israeli troops yesterday opened fire on pro-Palestinian protesters who tried to break into the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights from neighboring Syria, killing a reported 20 people...
City in $20M goof on school reform
A botched deal with the teachers union has forced the city to slam the brakes on a federal program that has already dished out about $20 million to overhaul 11...
Tragic biker a Stuy star
A Brooklyn teen fatally struck on her bicycle by a car was a Stuyvesant HS prodigy who was wearing headphones, had no helmet and was peddling against the light, cops...
Bullets fly on Upper E. Side
Gunfire erupted on the Upper East Side last night, sending pedestrians running for their lives in the posh neighborhood, right across the street from Central Park. A man standing on...
Raising a glass to Ron
There's one congressman who will never have to pay for a drink in Manhattan. Rep. Ron Paul, the libertarian-leaning Republican presidential candidate from Texas, has become an unlikely hero among...
Sleazy Weiner's a twisted triplet
The only thing separating Anthony Weiner from Brett Favre is a pair of gray "Jockey Pouch" men's under-drawers. And the only thing dividing La Weiner from shirtless ex-Rep. Christopher Lee...
Disabled teacher fights for his job
One day, he's using his math skills to crunch numbers on the blackboard. The next, he's making change for cab fares. A former East Meadow math teacher who suffers from...
Court's dynamic NY duo
They're in a New York state of mind. The newest members of the nation's highest court -- local Obama appointees Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan -- have agreed with each...
$28M in billboard fines up in the air
The next highway billboard you see may be a sign that reads, "Wanted: scofflaws!" A slew of zoning violations worth $32.7 million in fines has been doled out to owners...
Clops on the beat
They're putting their hooves down on horseplay. A cavalry of mounted cops is going cowboy in a bid to corral the rowdy revelers who are wreaking havoc on Christopher Street...
'Chopping' sprees
The chief of State Police avia tion was booted from his post last week after out raged officials discovered that one of the elite unit's executive-style choppers was being used...
NYC's choice
Amid its budget crisis, the city is on track to lay off teachers, close fire companies, cut social services and impose other sacrifices. Yet such reductions could be avoided if...
Ethics reform: The gov scores
It says something about the sad state of affairs in Albany when a newly elected governor has to barnstorm the state like a candidate on election eve to advance the...
A misread debt warning
Most of the media badly bungled its reporting of the warning late last week from Moody's Investors Service -- essentially turning it upside down. The thrust of the report was...
Having it both ways
The best thing you can say about Mitt Romney's roll- out week as an official candidate is that it wasn't as bad as Newt Gingrich's. He didn't blow himself up...
Helicopter hypocrite: Citizens come first
THE ISSUE: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's use of a state helicopter to fly to his son's ball game. *** New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's kids came first when the...
Making broken schools worse
THE ISSUE: An NAACP-UFT lawsuit against plans for charters to share space with other schools. *** As Rafiq R. Kalam Id-Din II states, the freedom schools were privately funded ("For...
John Liu, sock puppet
When the United Federation of Teach ers came knocking on Public Advo cate Bill de Blasio's door for help last month, he turned over his official Web site to the...
The NAACP sells out
Friday's anti-charter-school mini-rally by the NAACP's New York chapter demonstrated dramatically how far the group has drifted from its historical mission. Barely 50 "protesters" turned out -- most from the...
Clever college sex musical scores big
There are many, many ways a musical can go awry. How great, then, to see everything click into place in the new "Lysistrata Jones." Produced by the Transport Group company...
Optimal 'Illusion' is well worth seeing
A wide-eyed wonder at the magic of the ater and a jaundiced view of romance form one of the intriguing contradictions at the heart of "The Illusion." Written by Tony...
Anthony Affrunti at Monticello
Post Time: 12:50 pmBest Bet: Strongbow (8th)FIRST-mile; pace; $4000; cl($2500)2MoonlitTori(JTaggartJr)4-8-45-23EarlyMorning(PLutmanIII)5-3-59-26Laura Lane N(J Marohn)4-7-43-11ArmbroDasher(RWilliams)6-6-78-14G W Lula(B Aldrich Jr)3-7-67-25Avacal Bliss(R Harp)3-3-84-17AnElectricLaugh(MForte)7-4-710-18FoxValleyRosie(WParkrJr)7-4-512-1SECOND-mile; trot; $3400; conditioned3R George(R Harp)1-3-43-18Yrrah(W Parker Jr)4-2-27-26FairLadyJ(JTaggartJr)1-3-25-21ChippendaleDncr(PStrttn)5-8-29-22BattleshoeViola(JMrhnJr)6-5-78-14Miss Isabelle(K Hough)8-2-310-15ElHombreDan(BAldrichJr)2-7-34-17ThatSamILike(BPhillips)6-8-112-1THIRD-mile; pace; $4000;...
Affrunti's Delaware Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm.FIRST-4 1/2f; $19,500; mdn cl($20,000); 2YO; (f)5-JhnsGrlJss 3-16-Quick Bid 10-11-With Class 2-13-SpecilMndt 8-12-HeySolSstr 6-14-Rock N Mary 4-17-Yesyoumay 8-1SECOND-5 1/2f; $16,000; cl($7,500); 3up5-Too Phat 7-23-Cacto Canto 12-14-Midas'Scrt 5-21-Don'tFlyMd...
Anthony Affrunti At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: S F Decathlon (6th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $10,000; cl($10000)2Mobile(B Holland)2-7-77-51TrevorWinForUs(CManzi)5-6-44-16Max Will Start(D Dube)1-7-58-13Keep On Flyin(S Smith)5-7-48-14ClassicAmbition(GBrennn)7-4-510-15Civil Attack(L Stalbaum)4-3-820-17FischersMajrrsk(JPntlno)8-3-530-18Lil Star Too(E Goodell)8-4-312-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $10,000; cond5OrphanVictor(JBartlett)3-6-78-16Rees's Racer(B...
Belmont Charts
Jun. 5, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m; $45,000; alw opt clm; 3upOff: 1:01. Good. off duel, split 1/8pl, Trainer: Chad BrownTime: 23.82, 46.40,...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70y; $27,000; cl($8,000); 3up; (f&m)ON A HIGH CLOUD finished third as the favorite in starter allowance this distance. YONATOWKA finished second this distance last out. SPLASH OF ROSES closed...
Desperate Bruins must find answers down 2-0
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- The Bruins couldn't have enjoyed the scenery late Saturday night while their team bus crawled through the raucous street party that consumed downtown Vancouver after the...
Belmont Stakes is tough race ... and tough to handicap
The Belmont Stakes, sometimes dismissed when no Triple Crown is at stake, remains the biggest horse race in New York, its biggest racing draw card, its biggest one-day betting bonanza...
Churchill Results
FIRST-6f; $17,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)2CandiceBLve (Lnrie) 5.202.802.406Wyn Jym (Brdgmn)2.602.204DncWthAnthr (Dsrmx)2.80 Off 12:45. Time 1:11.65. Fast. * Exacta (2-6) $13.00 * Superfecta (2-6-4-5) $52.80 * Trifecta (2-6-4) $32.80SECOND-6 1/2f; $17,000; clm;...
'Mucho' blazes in last Belmont work
The current crop of 3-year-olds has been called a bad bunch - "slow" and "mediocre" are words you often hear -- but even the critics must admit this: Some of...
Sports shorts
NBA: Pistons dismiss Kuester The Pistons fired coach John Kuester yesterday, four days after Tom Gores completed an agreement to buy the team from Karen Davidson. Kuester was 57-107 over...
Monmouth Results
FIRST-6f; $22,000; clm; 3up4Ishikawa (Jurdo) 29.6015.604.402Hihpsmptypckts (Moya)10.603.006Baatesh (Lopez)2.10 * Exacta (4-2) $193.80 * $1 Superfecta (4-2-6-3) $766.40 * $1 Trifecta (4-2-6) $206.20 SECOND-1m&70y; $14,000; mdn clm; 3up6Innisfree (Trjilo) 10.004.404.004Majestic Victory...
Knicks' assistants in limbo
With sources contending Mike D'Antoni should return as head coach for the final year of his contract, there's the matter of his assistant staff to be worked out. Each of...
Liberty open season by beating Dream
ATLANTA — Sidney Spencer got one shot. She made it count for the Liberty. Spencer knocked down her lone shot of the game, tying it with 0.2 seconds left in...
Shaq's bragging always came with a wink
One of modern sports' more unfortunate credos is, "It ain't bragging if you can back it up." Wrong. Bragging is bragging, regardless. Perhaps that's why Shaquille O'Neal was and likely...
Hondo has the formula
Suddenly streaking Hondo yesterday racked up his third straight win with the Rangers in Cleveland to slash the NRN (nasty red number) to 1,105 minchers. Tonight, he can't say with...
Dominguez bags 6 winners
Ramon Dominguez yesterday became just the second jockey in the 107-year history of Belmont Park to win six races on a card -- joining Hall-of-Famer Jorge Velasquez, whose six-win day...
Knicks interim president Grunwald considered for next season despite Thomas ties
The bad news about Glen Grunwald, who becomes the Knicks interim president on July 1, is Isiah Thomas hired him in Toronto and then hired him again with the Knicks....
Nadal tops Federer to tie French record
PARIS -- Regardless of the setting or the surface, Rafael Nadal confounds Roger Federer the way no other man can. Put the two greats of the game on opposite ends...
Mavericks come up short vs. Heat
DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki did everything possible for the Mavs. Except hit his final shot. But credit Miami's Udonis Haslem for that. After carrying the Mavs through the endgame with...
Heat's Bosh makes Final impact in Game 3
DALLAS -- Normally, Chris Bosh comes home to Dallas and immediately meets family and friends. Normally. But the Finals are not normal circumstances. So Bosh, who was an offensive figment...
Stricker hangs on to win The Memorial
Steve Stricker finally found the winning formula at the Memorial yesterday. Stricker, who had never finished in the top 10 in his 11 previous trips to Muirfield Village in Dublin,...
The Post Line
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Red Sox bats go broom
Adrian Gonzalez hit a two-run homer to reach 50 RBIs for the season, and Carl Crawford had a three-run shot, powering John Lackey and the Red Sox to a 6-3...
Mets' Dickey thriving despite foot injury
R.A. Dickey overcame a lot of obstacles on his long, undulating journey to the major leagues, and he's dealing with his current foot condition in the same manner he handled...
Beltran injured as Mets beat Braves
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson no doubt had his heart in his throat as he watched Carlos Beltran go to the ground repeatedly after fouling a ball off his right...
Amazin'ly, these Mets are still standing
They didn’t exactly do turn-away business at Citi Field last night, not with the chill and a whisker of rain in the air, not with the NBA Finals as an...
Mets' Murphy stays hot in cleanup spot
Daniel Murphy was viewed by many as a liability before the season started. Now, he's the Mets' cleanup batter. Murphy was in the prestigious No. 4 spot for the second...
Mets put slumping Bay on bench
Jason Bay went from sixth in the lineup on Saturday to out of the lineup last night. The Mets are trying to figure out how to get Bay going, just...
Fergie dishes secrets
Britain's royal family may be kicking itself for letting Sarah Ferguson star in a reality series for Oprah Winfrey's new network. The disgraced Duchess of York let out a number...
Katie spoils replacement's debut party
Katie Couric is expected to jump to ABC today following a lunch-hour announcement. The timing of the announcement coincides with "60 Minutes" reporter Scott Pelley's first night as Couric's replacement...
Buying justice
Fabulous houses, like vast piles of cash, can not guarantee happiness. And the prospect of losing a cherished abode can inspire mansion dwellers to commit murder. "Behind Mansion Walls," a...
Birther buddies
Why is it that ABC Family seems to be able to do so effortlessly what other networks take so much effort to do so badly? I can't answer that question...
Pulse sales
DIANE VON FURSTENBERG 260 Fifth Ave., between 28th and 29th streets * Sale: June 7-10. Tues., 9 a.m.-6:30 p.m./Wed., 10 a.m.-8 p.m./Thurs., 10 a.m.-7 p.m./Fri., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Score discounted...
Weird but true
No one showed up for a class reunion at upstate Parish HS. But you can forgive the wayward students from the Class of 1936, because only four of the 20...
St. John's season ends with loss to East Carolina
All St. John's needed was a clutch hit. But the Red Storm didn't get one and they were eliminated yesterday from the Charlottesville (Va.) Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament....
Rock on! Southern Brooklyn is bursting with live music
In Southern Brooklyn, rock ’n’ roll is here to stay! The north side of the borough’s live music scene may be dominated by eclectic indie and hip-hop — epitomized by...
Swing's the thing this summer at the Library
— Meredith Delisomdeliso@cnglocal.com
Hill, PSAL earn bragging rights in first softball NYC Mayor's Cup
Eight hours after getting home from her prom, Kayla Hill was on the field at the College of Staten Island warming up. The James Madison senior ace was more concerned...
Mets' Beltran leaves game with leg bruise
Carlos Beltran left tonight's game with a right leg contusion after fouling a ball off his leg in the second inning against the Braves.Beltran, after going to the ground several...
PSAL Class B semifinals roundup: Vargas pitches Van Buren to first final in more than 50 years
In eight of Ed Shectman’s nine seasons as Martin Van Buren baseball coach, he’s led the Vee Bees to the postseason, though never past the second round. Schectman and his...