June 7, 2011
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, June 10Greek festival: Enjoy Greek food, music and dancing. 11 am–1 am. Saints Constantine and Helen Cathedral [64 Schermerhorn St. between Court Street and Boerum Place in Downtown, (718)...
Reyes' 2-RBI triple helps Mets beat Brewers 2-1
MILWAUKEE — Jose Reyes hit a two-run triple to give New York the lead in the seventh inning and the Mets held on to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 on...
Yankees' Hughes on track for rehab assignment
Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes threw a bullpen session Tuesday in Tampa, Fla., and if the rest of the week goes well he will begin a minor-league rehab assignment Monday.“He will...
Trailer 'RAGE' at E3
The kind people at iD have created a lovely new trailer showing off the mind-blowing, gorgeously rendered, upcoming "RAGE" game. In the first trailer, you get a good long look...
Former cop gets 20 years for robbing gangs, holding kids at gunpoint
A former NYPD officer was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison today for robbing drug gangs and holding children at gunpoint as a part of violent stickup crew that...
Man who allegedly had knife fight with celeb pizzeria owner gets house arrest
He’s getting another slice of freedom. Benny Geritano, busted in Brooklyn for allegedly engaging in a knife fight with a celebrity pizzeria owner over a woman, will be trading a...
Grand Street's Jerez taken by Red Sox in second round
From Hank’s Yanks to Hank’s Haters. Grand Street Campus centerfielder Williams Jerez, a 6-foot-4 prospect who credited his development to the experience he garnered playing for the summer team sponsored...
Ortiz, Lester lead Red Sox over Yankees 6-4
David Ortiz hit a two-run homer and Jonathan Papelbon labored through the ninth inning to earn his 200th save, leading the Red Sox over the Yankees 6-4 Tuesday night. Jacoby...
No bail for youngest-ever Mafia 'capo'
Success in the mob comes with its costs. A judge today denied bail to a second-generation gangster after a prosecutor described him as the youngest person ever promoted to "capo"...
Gretzky's son drafted by Cubs; chose baseball when dad was with Rangers
CHICAGO -- A baseball career beckons for the son of ice hockey’s all-time leading scorer, Wayne Gretzky, after he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday. Trevor Gretzky, a...
Maid's lawyer seeks out other Strauss-Kahn victims
PARIS -- A newly-appointed lawyer representing the maid accusing Dominique Strauss-Kahn of attempted rape appealed Tuesday to "any woman" who was previously assaulted by the fallen IMF chief to contact...
No go for developer who wanted to build with brownstone
A developer planning to use actual brownstone to build a retro-style townhouse in Brooklyn Heights must go back to drawing board after the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission yesterday determined the...
Court rules B'klyn man cannot inherit from senile woman whose will he drafted
A Brooklyn man who had a habit of befriending and then taking over the finances of very old and vulnerable women cannot inherit from a senile woman whose will he...
Police search at scene of reported 'mass grave' in Texas finds 'nothing out of order'
LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas -- A police search Tuesday of a property in southeast Texas, following reports of a possible mass grave, found nothing out of order. Liberty County Judge Craig...
Limo driver nabbed by 10-year-old DNA evidence pleads guilty
A limo driver busted for a decade-old rape because of DNA evidence collected from an arson blaze he was convited of setting, pleaded guilty today to the sex assault —...
East Coast warned of heatwave as historic temperatures hit US
PHILADELPHIA -- Parts of the East Coast were put on alert Tuesday for a heatwave as unseasonably high temperatures began sweeping the US. Temperatures were expected to soar up to...
Red Sox closer Papelbon will face Yankees while appealing suspension
Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon has been suspended three games for making contact with an umpire. The suspension was to begin Tuesday night against the Yankees, but Papelbon is appealing....
$8,000 went missing after airport screening: suit
A Syracuse businessman traveling to Jordan through Kennedy Airport’s Delta airlines terminal is suing after an envelope he was carrying — containing $8,000 cash to pay for his ailing father’s...
Animal Kingdom 'not worried about Shackleford' in Belmont
Barry Irwin, the shoot-from-the-hip head of the Team Valor syndicate that owns Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, is at it again.On national television after the Derby, Irwin stirred the pot...
VIDEO: Jeter among all-time shortstops
CineSport's Noah Coslov asks Sporting News MLB writers Anthony Witrado and Stan McNeal where Derek Jeter ranks among the all-time greats at shortstop.Jeter is trying to become the first player...
Melted-down guns to become angel of peace
Arms are becoming art in New York. Police have sent 946 guns seized in crimes or turned over in buyback programs to a Jersey City recycling plant where they’ll be...
Mets picks, rounds 6-10
After drafting four straight college pitchers to begin the second day of the First-Year Player Draft, the Mets switched things up a bit with their next five picks. They took...
Jennifer Hudson to pen weight-loss memoir
Jennifer Hudson has landed a deal with Dutton books to write about her weight-loss journey, the publisher announced Tuesday. Hudson, 29, was a finalist on the third season of "American...
Willie Nelson reaches plea deal in marijuana case
HUDSPETH COUNTY, Texas -- Country singer Willie Nelson has avoided jail and will only face a $500 fine in his pot possession case, TMZ reported Tuesday. Originally the 78-year-old was...
Yankees picks, rounds 6-10
The first top 200 prospect in the draft, according to Baseball America, who the Yankees drafted on the second day came in the sixth round, when they chose high school...
Villanova's Fisher works out for Nets
Corey Fisher doesn’t know what went wrong toward the end of the Villanova basketball season, when the Wildcats went from being one of the nation’s top teams to a Big...
Mets' top pick 'good gamble'
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Brandon Nimmo had seen many drafts before and was used to seeing prospects on the phone talking to the team that had chosen them as the selection...
UConn reaches CWS super regional
CLEMSON, S.C. -- About this time last year, Connecticut baseball coach Jim Penders tried to talk recent graduate Greg Nappo into leaving. The Los Angeles Dodgers wanted to draft the...
VIDEO: Does Burress fit with Eagles?
CineSport talks to Philadelphia Inquirer columnist John Gonzalez discusses the Eagles' interest in wide receiver Plaxico Burress.Burress was released from prison Monday after serving 20 months on gun-related charges.csprtContainer();
Gigi Jordan wants Strauss-Kahn bail deal in hotel death of her son
I’ll have what he’s having. Accused child killer Gigi Jordan asked a Manhattan judge today for the same bail-and-house-arrest deal that accused maid molester and former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn...
Kiwanuka among 39 quiet Giants at workout
If the Giants can show this kind of solidarity during the season – if there is a season – they will be a very together team. There were 39 players...
Beltran in Mets lineup vs. Brewers
MILWAUKEE -- The Mets may have finally caught a break in the injury department.Two days after limping off the field, Carlos Beltran returned to the lineup as the Mets face...
FIFA demands bribery evidence amid cries of U.S. conspiracy
ZURICH -- Scandal-plagued FIFA ordered its Caribbean delegates Tuesday to produce evidence of bribery allegations that torpedoed the only rival bid to Sepp Blatter's for its presidency and cast a...
Da Luz debut rare bright spot in Red Bull collapse
In the wake of a game win which the Red Bulls coughed up a stoppage-time equalizer with just :30 left, a tie that felt like a loss after running their...
Where's the beef? Here it is — stolen!
— Aaron Shortashort@cnglocal.com
Reporter alleges West Virginia coach tried to get him to 'dig up dirt' on replacement
MORGANTOWN, W. Va. -- A newspaper reporter alleged Tuesday that West Virginia University football coach Bill Stewart asked him to “dig up dirt” on his future replacement, offensive coordinator Dana...
Yankees put Jeter at DH vs. Red Sox
Derek Jeter will be the DH for the Yankees against the Red Sox tonight in the opener of a three-game series at the Stadium.Eduardo Nunez is the shortstop.GAME PREVIEWTuesday night's...
Bicycle thief preys on pal
— Natalie O’Neilldmacleod@cnglocal.com
E3 news briefs: Day 2
Random news bites from Day 2 of E3:* Nintendo's Wii U: Due mid-next year, the next-gen Wii console will have HD graphics. Also announced, a new touchscreen controller. Read more...
Bruins' Horton, Canucks' Rome both done for Final (VIDEO)
BOSTON -- Nathan Horton will miss the rest of the Stanley Cup Final with a severe concussion, and Canucks defenseman Aaron Rome also is finished after the NHL suspended him...
Weiner and Nevada woman exchanged raunchy messages, planned to meet
Wait until the wife reads this! Just when you didn't think it could get worse, new X-rated text messages were made public today where Rep. Anthony Weiner got down and...
Pelosi refers Rep. Weiner to House Ethics Committee
WASHINGTON -- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) formally referred Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) to the House Ethics Committee Tuesday, a day after she called for an investigation into the...
'Real Housewives of New Jersey' recap: A tale of two turkeys
This week's RHONJ pays homage to that most storied tradition: the fake holiday. So here we have two feuding gangs of shellacked women and their ilk, celebrating what is decidedly...
Yankees grab another catcher in fifth round
The Yankees have stockpiled catching prospects over the past several years, including Jesus Montero, Gary Sanchez and Austin Romine. The Yankees hope they've added to that haul Tuesday afternoon when...
Tiger says he won't play at U.S. Open
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Tiger Woods pulled out of the U.S. Open on Tuesday because of lingering issues with his left leg, leaving him uncertain how soon he can resume his...
Where for are thou, Romeos? Eating.
Brooklyn’s “Romeo’s” are retired and old, and they like to eat out on Wednesday’s, but don’t think this group of geezers isn’t plugged in.The irascible septuagenaric best-friends-forever, known to their...
NBC retains rights to next four Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- NBC retained its hold on U.S. Olympic television rights Tuesday in a four-games deal through 2020 worth about $4.4 billion, defeating rival bids from ESPN and Fox,...
Run of college pitchers continues for the Mets in fifth round
With their fifth round pick, the Mets took a fourth straight college pitcher, grabbing University of Massachusetts-Lowell left-hander John Leathersich.Leathersich went 6-2 with a 1.62 ERA in 13 appearances (12...
VIDEO: Nationals prospect Harper blows kiss to pitcher after home run
Even while playing in the Low-A South Atlantic League for the Hagerstown (Maryland) Suns, the spotlight follows Bryce Harper. Harper, taken by the Nationals with the top pick in last...
Majority find that Weiner should resign following scandal: poll
Get out! Nearly half of city voters say disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner should resign from office after admitting he exchanged steamy texts and pictures with women over the Internet and...
Yankees take New Rochelle third baseman in fourth round
One way or the other, Matt Duran's baseball future is going to hinge on playing in The Bronx.Duran, a New Rochelle High School player who is committed to Fordham, was...
Nintendo unveils new Wii U console at E3
LOS ANGELES -- Nintendo Co., seeking to reignite growth after a sales slump, introduced Tuesday a successor to its Wii video game console.The Japanese gaming giant showed a prototype of...
Grand Street's Jerez drafted by Red Sox in second round, highest city player taken in 15 years
From Hank’s Yanks to Hank’s Haters.Grand Street Campus center fielder Williams Jerez, a 6-foot-4 prospect who credited his development to the experience he garnered playing for the summer team sponsored...
Bank accountant steals from customer
— Daniel Ngashort@cnglocal.com
Mets take third straight college pitcher in fourth round
With their fourth round pick, the Mets went with a college pitcher for the third time in a row on Tuesday, snagging Cal State Fullerton right-hander Tyler Pill. He played...
MLB Draft: Follow Yankees, Mets picks from day 3
The Post has the MLB Draft covered with its Minor League blog. Get all the info on the newest members of the Mets and Yankees organizations here.
Yankees take New Hampshire HS right-hander in third round
With their third-round pick in this year's draft, the Yankees selected right-hander Jordan Cote from Winnisquam High School in New Hampshire. Cote wasn't ranked in Baseball America's top 200 prospects,...
Obama brushes aside fears of double-dip recession
WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Tuesday expressed concern about a weakening economic recovery after a spate of disappointing news last week, but he shrugged off worries about the economy falling...
NBC wins broadcast rights for Olympics from 2014 to 2020
LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- NBC on Tuesday won the rights to broadcast the 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020 Olympics with a winning bid of more than $4 billion, Sports Business Daily...
Mets take another college arm in Round 3
After going with N.C. State right-hander Cory Mazzoni in the second round, the Mets went back to the college pitching well and selected Baylor RHP Logan Verrett with their third...
Yankees select Texas lefty Stafford in second round
The Yankees took Texas LHP Sam Stafford with their second round pick, after selecting Dante Bichette, Jr. with their first pick of the draft in Monday night's supplemental first round.Stafford...
Need to know the price of copper? Ask a thief
At least two worksites were robbed of that most precious of non-precious metals — copper — last week, the latest incidents in Brooklyn’s long battle against iron-willed thieves.• In the...
Ugly Americans rip off German tourist near Promenade
— Kate Briqueletkbriquelet@cnglocal.com
Mets take N.C. State pitcher in second round
After going with two high school players with their opening picks Monday night, the Mets opened the second day of the First-Year Player Draft by taking a college pitcher, right-hander...
Weiner has 'issues with impulse control,' says woman who exchanged texts with him
One of the women who traded steamy photos and texts with disgraced Rep. Anthony Weiner said she thought he was "kind of out there," a "daredevil" and someone with "issues"...
Cops question 'persons of interest' in disappearance of college student from NY: cops
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana police said Tuesday they were interviewing "persons of interest" in the disappearance of a college student last seen by a friend walking toward her apartment Friday....
Early Hitler letter on Jews unveiled in NYC
The founder of a Jewish human rights organization said Tuesday the group has acquired a document by Adolf Hitler believed to contain his first written comments calling Jews a threat...
PlayStation Network offers up return incentives
Now that PlayStation Network and Qriocity are saying that their services are "fully restored," PlayStation has begun a Welcome Back program to entice y'all back to the fold (and to...
Large Ariz. wildfire sends haze into other states
SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. — Smoke from a large wildfire burning in the scenic mountain towns of eastern Arizona stretched into nearby states, creating hazy conditions in Iowa and prompting officials to...
New York man sues St. John’s Abbey, alleging abuse
MINNEAPOLIS — A New York man filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that he was sexually abused at a Bronx church in the 1960s by a priest who went on to...
Defendant faces NJ sentencing in $880M fraud case
NEWARK, N.J. — A Florida man faces sentencing Tuesday after pleading guilty to running a multistate Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say left investors with up to $100 million in losses....
Cops quiz 'person of interest' in string of Brooklyn sex assaults
Police are quizzing a Brooklyn man in connection with a series of sexual attacks on women in Sunset Park and Bay Ridge. "Obviously, the investigation is ongoing," said Police Commissioner...
Giants GM can't comment on Plax; says Brandon will be back
Giants GM Jerry Reese wouldn't say Monday if the team is interested in Plaxico Burress, but stated it wants to keep Brandon Jacobs. Speaking on ESPN Radio, Reese cited NFL...
Man indicted for manslaughter in July 2010 DWI
A driver accused of fatally injuring a woman on Staten Island and then leaving the scene of the accident has been indicted on manslaughter charges. Estik David Lozano faces second-degree...
Strongman muscles Gorilla!
78th PrecinctPark SlopeOoga-boogaA thief stole two safes containing a total of $2,500 from a coffee shop on Fifth Avenue on June 3.Security cameras at Gorilla Coffee between Park and Prospect...
Testimony in Casey Anthony trial focuses on trash bag
ORLANDO, Fla. — A defense attorney for a Florida mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter suggested Tuesday that a crime scene investigator altered crucial evidence. Casey Anthony's defense attorney...
Ingmar Bergman films on stage
Very few major filmmakers also are major theater directors -- being a genius in one medium doesn't necessarily translate to the other. Among those widely hailed as greats in both fields are...
Yemen's Saleh reportedly suffered burns over 40 percent of body in presidential palace attack
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen suffered far more serious injuries than originally reported during an attack on his presidential palace last week, including burns over...
Weiner again rejects calls to quit
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Anthony Weiner again said today that he's not going anywhere, despite calls for his resignation. Weiner's remarks came after Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus called for...
VIDEO: King, Hale preview Yankees-Red Sox
The Yankees and Red Sox resume their rivalry Tuesday night in The Bronx.The Yankees bring a one-game lead into the three-game series, but the Red Sox have taken five of...
Pain for 'Pleasure'
Sheepshead Bay residents are trying to block a nightclub from reopening on a quiet stretch of Avenue U, claiming the now-shuttered bar was a noisy nuisance frequented by unsavory characters.Pleasure,...
Police resume LI beach search in homicide probe
WEST ISLIP, N.Y. — Recent aerial photographs taken by the FBI are sending investigators back to a barrier island south of New York's Long Island in their search for more...
Obama’s bin Laden popularity boost is over, Romney draws level
WASHINGTON -- President Obama’s popularity boost following the death of Osama bin Laden was quickly replaced with soaring disapproval, particularly over his handling of the US economy and deficit, according...
HSBC agrees $62.5M Madoff settlement
HSBC Holdings said Tuesday it agreed to pay $62.5 million to investors in a fund it serviced that lost money from the Bernard Madoff fraud, but did not admit any...
New Jersey's Vincenzo Bernardo ends Austrian sojourn, eyes possible MLS contract
New Jersey-born midfielder Vincenzo Bernardo finished up his Austrian stay with FC Hochst this past weekend and now hopes to get a chance to play in Major League Soccer. "For...
Warriors name former Knicks guard Jackson head coach
OAKLAND, Calif. — Mark Jackson’s leadership skills as a player more than outweighed his lack of coaching experience when it came time for the Golden State Warriors to hire their...
NATO close to 'decisive blow' in Afghanistan, Gates says
KABUL -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates, wrapping up a final visit to Afghanistan as Pentagon chief, said Tuesday that US-led forces were on the verge of securing a "decisive blow"...
Long Island schools superintendent makes over $405,000
SYOSSET, N.Y. — A Long Island schools superintendent is taking some flak for getting a big pay hike. Her base salary is more than $405,000 a year. Newsday says Carole...
Firefighters rescue dog from roof of LI home
BAY SHORE, N.Y. — Long Island firefighters went home with a great story to tell: They rescued a dog from the roof of a two-story house. The Bay Shore Fire...
DVD Extra: Lost 'Flight' surfaces after 78 years
Clarence Brown's "Night Flight'' (1933) is a rarity: an all-star MGM production out of circulation so long it's been seen by practically nobody who's still alive. Metro's rights to Antoine...
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge advertise for servants
LONDON -- The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were advertising for servants Tuesday to help with household chores at their new London home. Notices went up at Buckingham Palace asking...
Yemeni tribesmen reportedly in control of key city Taez
TAEZ, Yemen -- Yemeni tribal forces seized control Tuesday of large parts of the key southern city of Taez after clashes with loyalist forces, AFP reported. "I consider Taez to...
Libyan leader Khadafy vows to fight to the death
TRIPOLI, Libya — Libyan ruler Moammar Khadafy vowed to fight to the death in a defiant speech Tuesday after NATO military craft unleashed a ferocious series of some daytime airstrikes...
Weiner told porn actress pal to lie, offered PR advice: report
As the crotch-shot scandal exploded around him, panicking Rep. Anthony Weiner coached a porn star pal to lie about their sexually-charged online relationship, even offering professional PR advice, it was...
LA Times loves 'smart' meter readers, hates privacy
An editorial in the Loas Angeles Times enumerates why those who oppose 'smart' gas meters are being silly. According to the Times editors, residents in Norther California who complain that...
Syrian soldier deserts to stop the killing
Now Syria reports that during a tv interview a Syrian soldier claims he is deserting the army because of "the genocides committed by its officers." Meantime, Israel's Yediot Ahronot reports that...
NYPost.com Poll: Who should be The Post's All-City softball Player of the Year?
The softball season has officially come to a head and there’s just one thing left to do before the jerseys are hung up and the cleats are put away: select...
NYC softball rankings
Archbishop Molloy put the cherry on top last week. The Stanners already had an outstanding season, winning a third straight CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens title. But they made it the best one...
Spring postseason honors links
Last month, The Post honored the best players of the 2011 spring season both on nypost.com and in our print edition. The links are below: BASEBALL Monday, June 20: All-Queens...
Time not right for CHSAA girls basketball realignment
The CHSAA boys basketball league announced an extensive realignment of its classifications and divisions based on coach-voted power points. Dominant teams from its Class A have moved up into the...
Live blog recap: CHSAA 'AA' baseball championship tournament, Day 6
With Xaverian waiting patiently and resting comfortably, the Clippers' opponent in Friday night’s CHSAA Class AA championship tournament will be determined tonight at Kaiser Stadium on the campus of St....
CHSAA softball rankings
Last week put a close to 2011 CHSAA softball season and so will the year’s final rankings. A new champion was crowned on Tuesday when Archbishop Molloy hoisted the CHSAA...
NYC baseball rankings
School is nearly out, the weather has heated up and it's finally beach season. Yes, summer is here. But before the vacation begins, New York City has baseball champions to...
CHSAA baseball rankings
The CHSAA baseball season is down to a few days and there are three teams still alive for the Class AA championship. Top-ranked Xaverian is in the driver’s seat without...
PSAL baseball rankings
There’s nothing surprising about this championship game. While the PSAL Class A playoffs were full of upsets and Cinderella runs, longtime powers George Washington and Tottenville are the last two...
Where will Burress go next?
Plaxico Burress today is a free man. In football terms, he’s a free agent. Where will he land? According to BetOnline.com, the Eagles are the favorites to land Burress. Bodog.com...
‘Inside’ dirt on Burress
Because he was a high-profile inmate, Plaxico Burress was placed in a protective-custody unit at the upstate Oneida Correctional Facility, which has 930 inmates, 20 in protective custody. While in...
His parole playbook
What’s next for Plaxico Burress? * He must report to his assigned parole officer today to begin two years of supervised parole. * He must be in regular contact with...
Giants should bring Plaxico back
ROME, N.Y. — If you are a New York Football Giants fan, maybe you will never forgive Plaxico Burress for shooting your repeat dreams to hell the night he shot...
Yankees-Red Sox rivalry resumes in Bronx with AL East lead on line
Welcome to the real start of the baseball season. The Red Sox and Yankees spent the first third of the season getting ready for a summer of clawing at each...
Yankees-Red Sox showdown means summer’s here
Consider the first six games of YankSoxpalooza ‘11 to be preamble. Prologue. Preface. Warm-up. The Red Sox won five of those first six, but each game was contested with the...
Batista comes through in a pinch for All Hallows vs. Xavier
All Hallows coach Ed Gutierrez pulled Luigi Batista aside before last night’s elimination game against Xavier and gave the senior rightfielder the bad news. “It killed me because Luigi has...
Plaxico on Jets' radar
Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum prides himself on being so thorough in his efforts to improve his team he’ll “search under every rock” to find talent. When Plaxico Burress walked out...
Suspended GW coach's wait continues, but signs point to Saturday return
Steve Mandl’s long and winding journey to return to his beloved job as the George Washington baseball coach may be coming to a close. If Monday morning’s preliminary injunction hearing...
St. John's Panik taken by Giants at end of first round
Joe Panik went undrafted out of John Jay HS in upstate New York. At 6 foot and 175 pounds, he was just another smallish middle infielder with potential at the...
Xavier gets everything but big hit against Norwood in season-ending loss
The good news for Xavier is that the Knights were getting runner after runner on base against All Hallows stud pitcher James Norwood. It was a far cry from the...
On the Marc
A seat at his show is always the hottest ticket at Fashion Week, and entry to his after-parties runs a close second. Even the most casual followers of fashion associate...
Breast in show
It was a wardrobe malfunction — times two! Lady Gaga gave fans a peepshow at last night’s Council of Fashion Designers of America awards where she accepted the prestigious gong...
Time No. 2 is working pro-Bono
U2 frontman Bono has raided Time Inc. to hire Michael Elliott as the new president and CEO of his ONE charity foundation. Elliott, known as the “Tsunami Survivor” because he...
More trouble at Ratner's malls
— Thomas Tracynewsroom@cnglocal.com
The scary truth behind the new jobs numbers
The Federal Reserve is in trouble. And that means we are all in trouble. You've already had time to digest last Friday's employment report. The government said just 54,000 jobs...
Groupon SEC flap
Remarks by Groupon Chairman Eric Lefkofsky, who said the money-losing daily-coupon provider will be "wildly profitable," may force the company to make new filings before it sells shares to the...
Business briefs
BofA hit Bank of America de clined 4 percent, to $10.83, near a two-year low, yesterday on con cern that a stalling US job market will increase bad mortgages.Tiger tale...
Canary in Madoff case sings, pleads
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 yesterday to helping cook...
Preet: Corruption part of corporate culture
"Corruption and greed" are not only spreading across Wall Street but are prevalent in many companies across the country -- both large and small -- according to the federal government's...
400 Park Ave. trims Syms
It's hello to a prestigious bank and goodbye to Syms at 400 Park Ave., the office tower at 54th Street being re-branded and repositioned by its new owners. Fieldpoint Private...
Riding on a cloud
Apple CEO Steve Jobs wasn't the first one in "the cloud," but he's confident Apple's new online storage service, iCloud, will rise above rivals' offerings. With James Brown's "I Feel...
New strategy in swipe-fee battle
Supporters of a bill that would delay a planned 80 percent cut to debit card swipe fees have decided to give a little in hopes of getting votes to pass...
Beef & lobster source
She was nicknamed "Poohster" after Winnie the Pooh, but former expert networking consultant Winnie Jiau, on trial in Manhattan federal court for insider trading, was far from warm and fuzzy,...
Goolsbee to quit DC job
White House Chief Economist Austan Goolsbee said yesterday he would step down from his post and return to teaching at the University of Chicago later this year, in a setback...
Don't kill granny
Don't tell Blackstone Group chief executive Stephen Schwarzman that lightning doesn't strike twice. The New York billionaire private-equity kingpin has become the subject of a blistering attack in the British...
UN chief: Let me stay
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon formally asked the Security Council to support his candidacy for a second five-year term, according to a letter obtained by Reuters yesterday. Ban, whose first...
5 GIs slain in Iraq
BAGHDAD -- Five American soldiers serving as advisers to Iraqi security police in eastern Baghdad were killed yesterday when rockets slammed into the compound where they lived. The deaths were...
Art attack pains SoHo realty sellers
Real-estate deals in SoHo and NoHo could come to a standstill unless a decades-old -- but only recently enforced -- city law is overturned, say worried residents. The Artists-in-Residence law...
Voodoo mom gets 17 years
A monster mom tried to soften her tale of setting a six-year-old daughter on fire in a voodoo ritual as she was sentenced for the "barbaric" crime yesterday. But a...
Judge rips 'monster' dad for baby-shake slay
A Queens judge ripped into a father who shook his baby son to death, calling the crime "monstrous" and then sentencing the dad to 18 years in prison. "You should...
Afghan bombs kill NATO service member
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An improvised bomb killed a NATO service member yesterday in southern Afghanistan, the coalition said, a day after attacks killed at least two other alliance troops. On...
'Odor' from Casey's car
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The odor of human decomposition in an air sample taken from Casey Anthony's car was "extremely, overwhelmingly strong," a forensic expert testified yesterday at her murder trial...
The Titanic goes down - again!
His first mistake was buying a boat named "Titanic." Weekend sailor Mark Wilkinson almost went down with the ship as he sailed his cabin cruiser "Titanic II" off England's south...
Syrian rebels kill 120 police
Syria claimed "armed groups" killed 120 of President Bashar al-Assad's security police officers in an ambush "massacre" yesterday, and vowed to "decisively" crush the rebels. If the state media claims...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn Police are hunting for this alleged sexual predator (pictured), wanted in four recent attacks on women in Sunset Park and Bay Ridge. The fiend first struck March 20, when...
DSK pleads not guilty as maids protest
Accused slimeball financier Dominique Strauss-Kahn was greeted by a gantlet of shame yesterday outside the Manhattan courthouse where he pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting a hotel maid. Nearly 200...
Ajami wins Breindel
Columnist and commentator Fouad Ajami, a devout champion of freedom and human rights in the volatile Middle East, yesterday received the 13th annual Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Journalism....
Cop-stabber sues for $45M
A man sentenced to 20 years in prison for stabbing a cop in the head with a knife is suing the city over a beating he says he sustained while...
Liar, liar, big boob's pants ARE on fire
Congratulations, Anthony Weiner. You are now officially the Twit of the Millennium. It was once said of Weiner's mentor that the most dangerous place in Washington was between Chuck Schumer...
Kindergarten jam session
The Department of Education is pitting incoming kindergarten students against one another in a battle for scarce downtown public-school spots, parents told The Post. In order to alleviate overcrowding at...
Qns. says 'tanks'
The 6-acre site of the old Elmhurst Gas Tanks in Queens was opened yesterday by Mayor Bloomberg as the city's newest park in a $20 million makeover that took five...
NAACP's 'slave' shock
NAACP leader Hazel Dukes blasted a pro-charter-school parent from The Bronx as "doing the business of slave masters" in a shocking e-mail defending the civil-rights organization's lawsuit against city plans...
Westchester co-ed missing
A co-ed from Westchester mysteriously vanished while walking home from a bar at her Midwest college, and cops say they suspect foul play. "It's every parent's nightmare," said distraught dad...
City budget big blasted for $lashes
Furious City Council members lashed out at Mayor Bloomberg's budget director yesterday, blaming him for cuts to libraries, firehouses and child care. Budget chief Mark Page also took heat from...
Hudson cro$$ to bear
Crossing the Hudson will soon take a bigger toll on commuters who are already struggling with skyrocketing gas prices. The round-trip peak charge for the Port Authority's bridges and tunnels...
Marriage headed for a crotch-photo finish
She is so out of here. On the day Anthony Weiner needed his wife the most, she vanished -- poof! -- like his harem of feisty Twitter chippies during a...
Ethics 'Clean Up' bill gets some 'Integrity'
ALBANY -- Goodbye, Clean Up Albany Act. Hello, Public Integrity Reform Act. The sweeping ethics bill Gov. Cuomo says will finally flush the filth from state government got a scrubbing...
'Pig' pol is spanked by the voters
Anthony Weiner's future in the 9th Congressional District is about as shaky as his new marriage. The district he carried without breaking a sweat in November was ready to give...
4 charged in ATM skim scam
Four alleged high-tech thieves were charged yesterday with stealing at least $1.5 million through a scheme that involved installing illegal electronic equipment on four Manhattan bank machines. Members of the...
Weiner & wife Huma worlds apart
When the wife's away, Weiner will play. Kinky Congressman Anthony Weiner conducted several of his steamy online sessions while his better half was out of the country, records show. As...
Eyeing new FDNY test
A Brooklyn federal judge said yesterday he may appoint a referee to weigh claims of "potentially thousands" of black and Hispanic FDNY applicants who say they never got a fair...
Furor as NYPD squeezes clubs for ID scanners
The NYPD is pressuring Manhattan club owners to buy ID scanners that collect the personal information of every patron carded at the door, sources said. The move is ostensibly part...
Ex-Met Dykstra nailed with 25 scam, drug charges
Downtrodden former Mets star Lenny Dykstra was hauled out of a Los Angeles courtroom in handcuffs yesterday after prosecutors slammed him with 25 felony charges for allegedly possessing drugs and...
The dork knight
He told her he was a "caped crusader . . . looking for my sidekick." "[I'm] dying of boredom over here. Plus my tights really itch, I need a distraction,"...
Weiner bawls in confession (WATCH THE VIDEO)
What a tear-jerker. A sniffling, "deeply ashamed" Rep. Anthony Weiner yesterday 'fessed up to spending the past three years exchanging steamy online messages and sex-fueled phone chats with six women...
Herstory repeats itself: another Palin gaffe?
Jonathan S. Tobin's column "Three If By Palin" (June 4) is right on target. Anyone contemplating a run for the president of the United States should know that Paul Revere...
Yale's latest gift to anti-semitism
Yale University last week killed the Yale Initiative for the Interdisciplin ary Study of Antisemitism -- the only program of its kind in the country, an academically stellar one-stop anti-Semitism...
Flaky probe bias
The Post's article "Probers Rip 'Snow Job' " (June 4) is a disgracefully unbalanced and unfair piece of reporting. The major finding -- stated at the top of every other...
A real rent reform
As Gov. Cuomo and the Legislature finish up spring business, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver wants to tie a suburban property-tax cap to renewal of rent regulations in the city. OK...
Syria's Bait & Switch
Syria's beleaguered President Bashar Assad thinks he's found a formula to end his troubles: Ignite the Israeli border. On Sunday, Assad's regime bused hundreds to areas near the Golan Heights...
Obama at war: making Nixon proud
Somewhere, Richard Nixon is smiling. In 1973, he vetoed the War Powers Act, insisting that it was unconstitutional. Congress overrode him, but almost every one of Nixon's successors has agreed...
The Breindel Award
Congratulations to Fouad Ajami, who was honored yesterday with the 13th annual Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Opinion Journalism. From his perch as director of Middle Eastern studies at...
A bad pick for SUNY
Scuttlebutt has it that Gov. Cuomo is eyeing former state Comptroller Carl McCall to become chairman of the State University board of trustees. Bad move. Cuomo doubtless believes that he's...
Erections have consequences
Let us declare with certitude the obvious: Rep. Anthony Weiner has disgraced his office, and himself, and he needs to quit. Never mind that he went before the TV cameras...
Dunn, but not finished
Album of the week RONNIE DUNN "Ronnie Dunn" 4 STARS After a couple of decades as the "and" man in the hugely successful country act Brooks and Dunn, 58-year-old Ronnie...
This 'Glass' is half empty
Carey Mulligan is a terrific actress. The luminous Londoner has earned raves for movies such as "An Education" and "Never Let Me Go," and she could easily have spent her...
Mets take gamble, draft high school senior Nimmo
In recent years, the Mets often have been criticized for being too conservative in baseball's first-year player draft. But the Mets signaled they are going to operate differently under general...
Bruins rout Canucks to get back in Stanley Cup
BOSTON -- Shortly after the Boston Bruins lost Nathan Horton to a frightening injury, they found a dazzling offensive rhythm that got them back into the Stanley Cup finals. Andrew...
Jeter's push for 3,000 turns for home
Derek Jeter will not reach 3,000 hits against the Red Sox during the three-game series that opens tonight at Yankee Stadium. At 2,986 for his career, Jeter needs 14 hits...
Amukamara works out with Giants
With the lockout raging on and no contact with his new team, Prince Amukamara admitted, "Every day I just get more anxious" as his Giants career is put on hold....
Affrunti at Monticello
Post Time: 12:50 pmBest Bet: Michaels Jewel (10th)FIRST-mile; trot; $19934NEW YORK SIRE STAKES2Dream Lake(F Paquet Jr)3-2-45-24LifeLongHanover(WPrkrJr)2-3-23-15HouseOfCash(JBartlett)7-2-19-21Smuggler Hall(F Fladen)7-1-58-13QuantmCnfdnt(JMrshllIII)7-7-54-16BurninMoney(JMarohnJr)4-8-37-27You Go Now(R Schnittker)1-4-510-1SECOND-mile; trot; $20334; NYSS3Keenan(A Miller)9-3-75-25Winona(J Gregory)5-4-27-22Sing Out(G Merton)6-1-63-11Forceful Action(C Manzi)8-7-16-14RarelyOrdinary(MJohnssn)5-7-64-16Castle...
Affrunti's Delaware Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm. FIRST-6f; $15,000; cl($5,000); 4up; (f&m) 6-RunawayHrt 5-2 3-Indiabonita 9-5 4-QueenRolex 3-1 5-KourgsKlly 20-1 1-Tax Season 4-1 2-Brokr'sRsk 15-1 7-LghngMttrs 15-1 SECOND-4 1/2f; $19,500; mdn cl($20,000); 2YO...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 1 1/16m(T); $53,000; alw; 3up; (f&m) PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Much Fanfare(L),116 R...
Anthony Affrunti At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Jazz Band (9th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; 10,000; cl($10000)5RockinrollinNow(JBrtltt)3-6-23-17RamblinBunny(JStratton)2-7-35-13Bj Pacifica(C Manzi)7-2-24-11Hez Da Man N(S Vallee)4-3-36-12AppealALotA(BHolland)7-1-65-14Gin And Vermouth(D Dube)6-8-710-16Artic Blue(J Pantaleano)6-3-58-18BasilHanover(SBouchard)6-5-312-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $12,000; conditioned7KeystoneTorch(GBrennan)1-5-17-53Dc'sPiggyBank(JPantalno)6-8-66-11Credit Blues(D Dube)4-5-44-12Rydeabout(J Bartlett)4-6-28-14Barely...
Check, mate! Canucks' Malhotra has found niche
BOSTON -- Manny Malhotra is a profile in courage, two victories away from winning the first Stanley Cup of his 12-year NHL career, hailed across the continent after returning to...
Viola high on Mets prospect Harvey
The Mets hoped to make their first major attempt at rebuilding their farm system in last night's amateur draft, but Amazin' alumnus Frank Viola said he thinks there is some...
'Out' pattern a joy for former Giants receiver
ROME, N.Y. -- On the first day of the rest of his life, Plaxico Burress, a free man again, enjoyed a moving, loving reunion with his wife, two little children...
Richardson, Sisk punch U.S. Open tickets
Matt Richardson had such a good feeling about yesterday's U.S. Open sectional qualifying tournament at Canoe Brook in Summit, N.J., that last week he did a drive-by at Congressional Country...
Plaxico will catch on, but star days behind him: scout
Plaxico Burress walked out of an upstate New York prison yesterday a free man after 20 months behind bars, and an NFL free agent determined to be ready to return...
Parx Racing Charts
Jun. 6, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m&70y; $27,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. Good. widened,kept alert, Trainer: Alfredo VelazquezTime: 24.64, 49.60, 1:14.28, 1:39.21, 1:43.21.Winner: CH M,...
Delaware Results
FIRST-4 1/2f; $19,500; md nclm; 2YO; (f)4Rock N Mary (Ho) 6.804.403.806Quick Bid (Gonzalez)19.808.802Hey Soul Sister (CstllnoJr)4.60 Off 1:17. Time 0:54.69. Fast. * $1 Exacta (4-6) $40.20 * $0.1 Superfecta (4-6-2-3)...
U.S. team set for Gold Cup
U.S. national soccer coach Bob Bradley rested his biggest stars in Saturday's exhibition against Spain, and the result was a 4-0 thumping at the hands -- or feet -- of...
Dirk can't beat Heat's Big 3 by himself
DALLAS -- Throw this one into the "Obvious Observations of the Day" file, right next to pain hurts and death is not real good. The Mavericks say they must give...
Nehro isn't fiddling around
The Belmont Stakes on Saturday is being trumpeted as a showdown match between the Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom and his Preakness conqueror, Shackleford. Not so fast. Lurking in the...
Heat's Wade leading by example
DALLAS -- Dwyane Wade has led the Heat in every conceivable way in these Finals, emotionally, physically and vocally. He tops Miami's scoring. He has shown the way with his...
Animal Kingdom impresses at Belmont workout
After winning the Kentucky Derby by 2 ¾ lengths off a powerful workout at Churchill Downs, then losing the Preakness by a half length without working at Pimlico, Animal Kingdom...
Former manager Johnson confident Carter will beat cancer
After watching Gary Carter help lead the 1986 Mets to a World Series title, Davey Johnson isn't worried about The Kid's ability to battle through his recent brain cancer diagnosis....
Prime Cut is looking juicy
Belmont Stakes candidate Prime Cut, second in the Lexington at Keeneland and third last out in the Peter Pan at Belmont Park, breezed five furlongs in 1:01 yesterday at Churchill...
Mets' Wright set to put injury behind him for good
David Wright said he doesn't know when he's going to be back with the Mets, but he's confident that when he does return, the stress fracture in his lower back...
Thomas says Grunwald Knicks' best bet for president
Isiah Thomas has his candidate for the Knicks' soon-to-be vacant president's job. Although Thomas has taken himself out of the running for a presidential race he was never in, the...
Stern praises former Knicks president Walsh
DALLAS -- Whatever the reason for Donnie Walsh's departure as Knicks president -- forced out or left of his own choosing -- he should be proud of his New York...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogMAVERICKS 3 (186½)HeatHome team in CAPS
Batista powers Hallows
All Hallows coach Ed Gutierrez pulled Luigi Batista aside before last night's elimination game against Xavier and gave the senior right fielder the bad news. "It killed me because Luigi...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball7 p.m.Red Sox at YankeesWWOR, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Dodgers at PhilliesMLBN8 p.m.Mets at BrewersSNY, WFAN (660 AM)Basketball8 p.m.NBA Finals:Heat at Mavericks, Game 4ABC, ESPN (1050 AM)Soccer7:30 p.m.CONCACAF Gold Cup:Canada at...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis. 1. 1m; $24,000; cl($10,000); 3up TIGER GRR gelding wired the field in last at this dis tance at non-winners of two level. Looks to be the main speed...
Sports shorts
NBA: Mark Jackson to coach Warriors The Warriors yesterday hired Mark Jackson, giving the former point guard and television analyst his first chance to be a head coach. The 46-year-old...
Hondo sticks with 'em
Hondo treaded water last night as he hit with the Twins but whiffed with the Rangers to leave the debt holding firm at 1,105 pascuals. Tonight, it's more of same...
Heat's Haslem stayed in Miami for mom
DALLAS -- One way or the other, Udonis Haslem -- health permitting and perseverance a given -- feels he was predestined to play in the 2011 Finals, either as Dirk...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 7WEDJune 8THUJune 9FRIJune 10SATJune 11SUNJune 12MONJune 13YankeesBoston7:05TV -- WWORRadio -- WCBS 880 AMBos.7:05YESWCBSBos.7:05WWORWCBSCle.7:05YESWCBSCle.1:05YESWCBSCle.1:05YESWCBSCle.7:05YESWCBSMetsMilwaukee8:10TV -- SportsNet NYRadio -- WFAN 660 AMMilw.8:10SNYWFANMilw.8:10SNYWFANPitt.7:05SNYWFANPitt.7:05WPIXWFANPitt.1:35SNYWFANPitt.7:05SNYWFANLibertyNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEInd.7:00No TVInd.7:00MSGNOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEN.E.8:30FSCNOGAMENOGAMENOGAME
Could Xbox be the new cable box?
The Xbox 360 wants to replace your cable box. Microsoft announced yesterday, at the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo, that it intends to offer live, streaming TV through its Xbox video...
Who's the killer?
Who killed Rosie Larsen? After obsessively watching 10 riveting -- and one not-so-riveting -- episodes of "The Killing," I can only say that I know a couple of things for...
Curtain to fall on 'GH'
Say hello to Katie Couric -- and goodbye to "General Hospital." Couric's new afternoon show, announced yesterday, looks like it will spell the end of the popular "GH," ABC's last...
Behind the scenes at 'Guys Choice'
Cameron Diaz kicked off Saturday's taping of the 2011 Guys Choice Awards by pointing out the obvious: "We are not going to talk about our feelings," she told the audience...
Starr report
Here's some more from my interview with Jeff Jenkins, the executive producer of E!'s "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," who talked about the upcoming sixth season, premiering this Sunday. We...
Weird but true
Blimey! She's become a Brit. Karen Butler of Toledo, Ore. -- who's never been anywhere in Europe -- underwent dental surgery and woke up speaking with a British accent. After...
Giants tab Red Storm SS Panik
St. John's University junior shortstop Joe Panik was selected by the San Francisco Giants with the 29th pick in the first round of the MLB draft last night. It's the...
Jacobs says 'there's a chance' Burress returns to Giants
Last Thursday, Brandon Jacobs stated there was “no chance" his buddy Plaxico Burress would play for the Giants again after his release from prison. Jacobs – Burress’ closest friend on...
Biking purse snatcher rides again!
— Thomas Tracygbuiso@cnglocal.com
The 'Maine' event — a new book from Sullivan
At nearly 400 hardcover pages, “Maine” is the least convenient beach read. But it’ll be worth toting around this summer.In fact, J. Courtney Sullivan’s follow-up to her best-selling debut, “Commencement,”...
Former Yankees pick taken No. 1 by Pirates
Three years after he passed on signing with the Yankees to attend UCLA, the Pirates selected Gerrit Cole with the first overall pick in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft Monday...
Resistance 3: a reluctant gunslinger and the twilight of humanity
The sky is dark. Not with night, but with ashes. A city in the distance burns. Its skeletal infrastructures claw up at the sky. When the sun does finally sink...
Full transcript of Weiner's news conference
REP. WEINER: Thank you very much for being here, and good afternoon. I'd like to take this time to clear up some of the questions that have been raised over...
Key White House economics adviser Goolsbee resigns
WASHINGTON -- Key White House economics adviser Dr Austan D. Goolsbee has resigned from his role as chairman of the president's Council of Economic Advisers, it was announced Monday. A...