June 9, 2011
Niese's strong effort lifts Mets
MILWAUKEE — Jonathon Niese pitched effectively into the eighth and the New York Mets took two of three games against the best home team in the majors with a 4-1...
Yankees plunk Ortiz, fall to Red Sox 8-3
David Ortiz broke loose after getting drilled by CC Sabathia, starting and finishing a seven-run burst in the seventh inning that led the Boston Red Sox over the New York...
Yankees' Hughes 'looked good' throwing
The Yankees were encouraged by Phil Hughes’ two innings in a simulated game in Tampa and are hopeful he can begin a minor-league rehab assignment Tuesday.“Hughes threw 30 pitches ......
Ex-NYPD cop indicted in rape of 14-year-old girl
A disgraced former cop flinched and tried to hide from news cameras outside a Manhattan courtroom today, after learning that DNA has apparently given the lie to his claim that...
Jurors find Chicago man not guilty in Mumbai siege case but guilty on two other counts
CHICAGO -- A Chicago jury Thursday cleared a Pakistan-born businessman of involvement in the 2008 Mumbai siege, but found him guilty of supporting a banned Pakistani militant group and helping...
Rumble in the Bronx signals start of summer, AAU frenzy
The last three weeks have felt odd. It’s like I’ve been without a loved one. A void exists in my life. What’s a reporter to do without basketball? Fortunately for...
Alleged thieves chop down tree to get to bike (VIDEO)
A group of men in Brooklyn apparently decided the fastest way to steal a bike chained to a tree was to cut down the tree. A video on YouTube shows...
Punchdrunk for kids
Imagine the meeting of Punchdrunk, the company that created "Sleep No More," and the TV series "Doctor Who." Awesome, right?Except there's two big caveats. The first is that the show,...
Poll shows that majority of voters in Weiner's district want him to stay
The voters still love him. Despite the growing chorus calling for Rep. Anthony Weiner to resign, a poll released today shows that 56 percent of registered voters in Weiner's district...
UPDATED: CHSAA considers PSAL schedule ban following hoops tourney controversy
The CHSAA boys basketball league has asked its schools to hold off on scheduling any PSAL teams in scrimmages, non-league games or tournaments at a meeting Wednesday night, The Post...
1 dead, 4 wounded in Brooklyn near Brighton Beach; suspect in custody
One person was fatally shot and four people were wounded, one critically, near Brighton Beach this evening as hundreds of youths swarmed the area with schools closed for "Brooklyn-Queens Day."...
Rapper Flo Rida busted for DUI in world's most expensive car
MIAMI -- Rapper Flo Rida hid his face and refused to comment as he left a Miami police station Thursday, hours after being busted for DUI in a $1.7-million sports...
Mike Tyson-inspired tattoo from 'Hangover Part II' to be altered for DVD
LOS ANGELES -- The Mike Tyson-inspired tattoo from "Hangover Part II" will be digitally altered for the film's DVD release, due to a copyright infringement lawsuit, TMZ reported Thursday. Tattoo...
Feds build evidence against Brooklyn man they say sought jihadist training
Federal prosecutors say they've returned from an overseas fact-finding trip carrying new evidence against a Brooklyn man charged with trying to join a mujaheddin group to attack US armed forces...
Cop's gambling arrest damages his crediblity in Columbia University drug case: lawyer
The most seriously-charged student in last year's big drug bust at Columbia University is now leaning toward going to trial thanks to the recent gambling arrest of an undercover on...
Retired NYPD cop sentenced to up to 10 years in prison in kiddie porn case
Just before a former cop was sentenced to 10 years in prison on kiddie porn charges today, one of the girls shown in the videos he downloaded said she’s the...
Zapped out of cash: Taser terrors hit Flatbush
Shocking!Two Taser terrors were videotaped zapping a 39-year-old man during a robbery at the 18th Avenue subway station on May 29 — and now cops want to pull their plug.Police...
Baseball America reviews Mets, Yankees drafts
After three days and about 1,500 picks, baseball's annual First-Year Player Draft has finally come to a close. Here is what Baseball America said about how they graded the picks...
Mets put Bay back on bench
MILWAUKEE -- Jason Bay is officially on another break as he attempts to mend his broken swing and psyche.The beleaguered Mets left fielder is absent from the starting lineup against...
Joba has torn ligament; surgery likely for Yankees reliever
Joba Chamberlain’s season is likely over and the future for the Yankees reliever is hazy thanks to an elbow ligament tear nobody saw unraveling.A MRI exam with dye contrast performed...
Malcolm X daughter pleads guilty in Queens to theft
The youngest daughter of slain civil rights activist Malcolm X pleaded guilty today to stealing the identity of a family friend to open up several credit accounts — racking up...
Ukranian tourist cops to groping on NY-bound flight
A bottle of Scotch, low blood sugar, and more men behaving badly. A Ukrainian tourist pleaded guilty today to groping a female flight attendant aboard a commercial jetliner during a...
Hillary Clinton furious at 'stupid' Weiner for mistreating wife, handling of sexting scandal: report
There's nothing like a woman scorned -- and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton knows a thing or two about that. Clinton is said to be furious with how "stupid" Rep....
Martin out again for Yankees
Catcher Russell Martin is out of the Yankees starting lineup for the second straight game Thursday against the Red Sox.Francisco Cervelli starts again in his place.Martin's back was still hurting...
Former Rutgers star Britt arrested again
Tennessee Titans wide receiver Kenny Britt was arrested again in New Jersey, a day after appearing in court for a previous arrest on traffic charges. Police said the former Rutgers...
RBNY's Lindpere on Friday's Revolution tilt: If we don't win, we're in the (crap)
The realist in 59-year-old coach Hans Backe says his shorthanded Red Bulls _ minus five regulars for Gold Cup duty and two more injured veterans _ should be happy with...
Gingrich 2012 campaign rocked by staff resignations
ATLANTA -- The 2012 presidential campaign of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich appeared to be in crisis Thursday after his top senior advisers and entire Iowa team resigned, FOX News...
New Yorker Repole running Stay Thirsty for first Belmont
Uncle Mo couldn’t make it, so owner Mike Repole will settle for Stay Thirsty as his first Belmont Stakes horse. Stay Thirsty is one of the outsiders, 20-1 on the...
Shackleford 'not getting respect he deserves' at Belmont
Talk about a tough crowd. Dissed by the owner of Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom one day, dismissed as the third betting choice for the Belmont Stakes another, Preakness winner...
Man who killed city worker in her own bed turns self in -- and it's her son
The cold-blooded killer who shot a Brooklyn city worker dead in her bed two months ago turned himself in today – and it’s the victim’s own son, police said. Laquon...
Dirk, LeBron know importance of Mavericks-Heat Game 5
DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki's fever is gone. The Mavericks star said "I feel great" as he took the court for a shootaround Thursday, about eight hours before Game 5 of...
'Spider-Man' musical owes ousted director Taymor $300K, lawsuit says
Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we try to do a Spider-Man musical. The beleaugered "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" swung into more trouble today, when the...
BACK PAGE: Now we'll find out if Knicks were right to choose D'Antoni over Jackson
The Knicks coaching search before the 2008 season came down to three men: Mike D’Antoni, Mark Jackson and Avery Johnson. Some are already convinced that D’Antoni was the wrong choice...
Theater for One returns
You'd never know you're in the middle of America's busiest intersection. Times Square's ambient din is muted to a vague white noise, and you're in a small booth, alone in the middle of...
NFL labor optimism as Goodell, Smith have 'jovial dinner'
In another very hopeful sign for the NFL's labor dispute, sources confirmed to The Post that league commissioner Roger Goodell and union chief DeMaurice Smith met for a private dinner...
Hofstra's Jenkins confident after Knicks workout
Hofstra’s Charles Jenkins went toe to toe with Georgia Tech’s Iman Shumpert on Thursday at the Knicks practice facility in a battle of two big, physical point guards who come...
Japan's green tea contaminated with radiation
TOKYO -- Japanese green tea, esteemed around the world for its purity and health-enhancing properties, has become contaminated with radiation, as fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant continues to...
Man busted after taking pictures up woman's dress in Park Slope store
Attention shoppers, creep in aisle five! A hardhat was busted yesterday after taking pictures up a woman's dress inside a Park Slope supermarket, police sources said. The woman, in a...
Rangers to buy out Drury; keep Avery, Wolski
Glen Sather has informed Chris Drury that the Rangers will buy out the final season of the captain's contract, The Post has learned. Drury, whose 2010-11 was ruined by injuries...
Obama 2012 campaign names political director
CHICAGO -- President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign has named Katherine Archuleta as its political director, FOX News Channel confirmed Thursday. Archuleta currently serves as Chief of Staff for Labor...
Apple backs down on app subscription rules
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple appeared to have backed down Thursday on a major component of its App Store's new in-app subscription rules, by scrapping the requirement that external subscriptions must...
York students over the moon at graduation
A hardworking New Yorker who has helped to explore the Earth and the skies inspired this year’s class of graduates at York College to reach for the stars.More than 900...
Willets opponents step up fight
its environmental assessment of the project this Wednesday at the Flushing branch of Queens Library, at 41-17 Main St.The event, which was scheduled to last four hours, was expected to...
Boro pols mostly mum on Weiner scandal
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Meng bill targets trafficking in Qns.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law a bill introduced by state Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) aimed at helping to curb the scourge of human trafficking in New York.Queens has...
Queens grads inspired to dream
John Hope Bryant challenged the more than 2,500 graduates of Queens College to change the world and take advantage of the education they received at the Fresh Meadows school during...
Halloran accuses mayor of using firehouse closings to target him
When it comes to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, everyone from Democrats to Republicans agree on one thing following his $70 billion budget proposal, according to City Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone).“He sucks...
Sanders slams planned library cuts
City Councilman James Sanders (D-Laurelton) rallied library users of all ages outside the Laurelton branch Monday evening to speak out against the proposed cuts that would drastically cut service.Nearly 30...
Koo calls out Bloomberg
parents and teachers from Community District Education Council 25 joined together last Thursday at PS 107 in Flushing to protest Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s threat to lay off more than 4,400...
Dozens protest cuts to Queens Library at Jamaica rally
Library’s supporters and users of all ages came out in large numbers at the central branch Tuesday to send a message to City Hall that they will not accept any...
Make Jamaica Bay discharge-free: City
announced Monday two new initiatives that promise to keep the sensitive ecosystem of Jamaica Bay more protected from pollutants.The city Department of Environmental Protection and state Department of Environmental Conservation...
Halloran claims of snow plow plot rejected by city
City Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) has said he believes voters in his district continue to support his efforts to investigate the city’s handling of the Dec. 26 blizzard despite a...
LIJ researchers find protein that could treat Alzheimer's
Researchers at the North Shore-LIJ-run Feinstein Institute have discovered that a protein linked to leukemia is also important to understanding Alzheimer’s disease, which may soon lead to an Alzheimer’s drug...
Albany comes to an agreement on ethics reform package
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders came to an agreement Friday on an ethics reform package that requires state employees to disclose their outside employment income and name their clients...
Aqueduct project adds 350 jobs Developer putting more money into racino as employment center opens
The developer of the redevelopment project at Aqueduct Race Track said it was infusing an extra $100 million into the racino, which clears the way for an additional 350 permanent...
'Super 8' -- slow leaving the station?
Hopefully it's not a bad omen for a movie that I award three stars today (the video version is below), but I did find it a disturbing experience when I...
Suit sticks it to Manhattan DA over illegal-knife campaign
An artist who got busted for carrying an illegal pocketknife wants to gut the Manhattan DA's crackdown on switchblades and gravity knives. Painter John Copeland filed suit this morning against...
Weiner says he has no plans to resign following sexting scandal
A defiant Rep. Anthony Weiner said today that he's not resigning. In an exclusive interview with The Post, Weiner, 46, said the sexting scandal that has plagued him for the...
Heat gripping city expected to last for days
It could take days for areas broiling under temperatures in the 90s to get relief, forecasters said, as a record-breaking heat wave canceled class and even buckled highway pavement in...
US Supreme Court affirms judgment against Microsoft
WASHINGTON—The US Supreme Court upheld Thursday a $290 million patent infringement verdict against Microsoft, rejecting the software titan's bid to make it harder for companies to bring patent claims against...
Female mascot Donny Dog sacked over racy photoshoot
DONCASTER, England -- A 40-year-old mother of three was making headlines across the UK Wednesday after she was sacked as a soccer team's mascot, because she posed in her underwear...
Jury sees photos of Caylee Anthony's skull
ORLANDO, Fla. — Casey Anthony cried, dabbed her eyes with a tissue and looked away as pictures of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee's skull were displayed in a Florida courtroom Thursday...
Arsenal's Fabregas set for summer switch to Spain
LONDON -- English Premier League (EPL) giant Arsenal looks set to lose captain Cesc Fabregas to Spanish champion Barcelona this summer, Spanish sports newspapers reported Thursday. The London side's manager...
Goldman fined millions for 'dishonest and unethical' practices
Goldman Sachs will pay $10 million to settle an investigation by Massachusetts' securities regulator into "dishonest and unethical" communications among its analysts, traders and select clients. The state's investigation, begun...
Brazilian teen star Neymar's agent hints at Real Madrid move
SANTOS, Brazil -- The agent of Brazilian teen soccer superstar Neymar is refusing to rule out the striker joining Spanish side Real Madrid this summer, Sky Sports reported Thursday. The...
Mortgage rates at new year-low after jobs report, Freddie Mac says
WASHINGTON -- US home mortgage rates again dropped to new 2011 lows after a week of downbeat jobs data fueled concerns over a possible economic slowdown this year, according to...
Companion of missing student from NY has 'no memory' of last moments
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The man who was with missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer in the hours before her disappearance has no memory of their last moments, local newspaper The...
Fifth woman and Weiner exchanged messages like 'sexy' and 'sugar' in Facebook chat
Yet another woman has emerged in the Rep. Anthony Weiner sexting scandal. Traci Nobles, 34, of Athens, Ga., is the fifth woman to say she had a steamy online relationship...
Weiner's wife puts on a brave face during trip to Abu Dhabi
She's putting on a brave face. Just a day after it was revealed that she's pregnant, the wife of scandal-plagued Rep. Anthony Weiner landed in the United Arab Emirates today...
Citigroup's customer data breached by hackers
Citigroup said Thursday it plans to issue replacement credit cards to customers who might be affected by a security breach affecting the personal information of tens of thousands of customers....
Belmont cancels racing Thursday
The heat and humidity in the New York area has forced Belmont Park to cancel live racing Thursday. With record temperatures expected in upper-90's track officials decided to cancel the...
Nicolas Cage’s toxic influence put son in the hospital, says actor’s ex
LOS ANGELES -- Weston Cage's mother has blamed Nicolas Cage for their son being in the hospital, claiming the Hollywood star is a toxic influence. Actress Christina Fulton made her...
Van der Sloot encounters alleged victim's father
LIMA, Peru — The father of the Peruvian university student allegedly killed by Joran van der Sloot has confronted the suspect for the first time at the Lima prison where...
Weekly jobless claims rise by 1K to 427K, signaling economic weakness
WASHINGTON -- US applications for unemployment compensation increased by 1,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 427,000 in the week ended June 4, the Labor Department reported Thursday, a sign of persistent weakness...
Psychic who sparked Texas mass grave search denies saying anyone was dead
LIBERTY COUNTY, Texas -- A so-called psychic who sparked a mass grave search in Texas that proved to be a false alarm said she is being wronged, and that children...
Qns. mental institution workers savagely beaten by ex-con killer suing state
Three workers at a Queens mental institution — who say they were savagely beaten by an ex-con killer being treated there — are suing the state for letting him live...
Yemen government says 12 al Qaeda militants killed
SANAA, Yemen — Government troops trying to recapture areas held by Islamic militants have killed 12 suspected al Qaeda members in the troubled southern province of Abyan, the Defense Ministry...
20 city parks to get free Wi-Fi
Free Wi-Fi will be provided in 20 New York City parks under a new five-year initiative. The program was unveiled Thursday by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Randall Stephenson, who’s the...
Schumer: Restore invasive species funds for states
New York Sen. Charles Schumer says a proposed funding cut in Washington will allow a marauding beetle to continue to kill ash trees from the Midwest and to New York...
Helmsley's dog, Trouble, dies in Fla.
Leona Helmsley's dog, Trouble, has died in Florida at the age of 12. News of Trouble's December demise just surfaced on Thursday. She'd been cared for since her owner's death...
LI man charged with killing mother was 'distraught'
BRENTWOOD, N.Y. — A defense lawyer says a Long Island man charged with suffocating his 98-year-old mother with a plastic bag thought he was dying and didn't want to leave...
'Fairness' is dead, long live fairness
The Hill reports that the FCC is going to strike the language of the 'fairness doctrine' from its books. Mazal tov. The rule hasn't been enforced since 1987 when the...
2 Arizona towns empty as wildfire approaches (PHOTOS)
SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. — Fire crews worked through the night to protect several Arizona mountain communities from a growing forest fire that has forced thousands from their homes and threatens transmission...
Roads to close for zombie mayhem in Atlanta suburb
MARIETTA, Ga. — Some roads are closing on account of zombies next week in an Atlanta suburb. Police in Cobb County are warning drivers to be on guard for a...
Clinton says people close to Khadafy discussing 'potential for transition'
ABU DHABI -- People close to Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy have been discussing "the potential for a transition," US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday. "There have been numerous...
Yemen's president out of intensive care, state media says
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh has left intensive care after "successful" surgery in Saudi Arabia, the Saba state news agency reported Thursday. Saba reported that celebratory...
Trump vows to sue neighbor of proposed Scottish golf course unless he demolishes part of home
BALMEDIE, Scotland -- Real estate mogul Donald Trump threatened to sue one of the neighbors to his proposed Scottish golf course unless the man demolishes part of his home, local...
Connecticut woman, boyfriend found dead inside apartment in apparent murder-suicide
WALLINGFORD, Conn. — A woman and her boyfriend have been found dead inside a Wallingford condominium in what police say appears to be a murder-suicide. Police say it appears 63-year-old...
100 hurt in Yemen celebratory gunfire: officials
SANAA, Yemen — Security and hospital officials say around 100 people have been injured after supporters of Yemen’s embattled leader fired in the air to celebrate the reportedly successful surgery...
Swipe fees to go down, watch out for what's going up
Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) won a round against the banks when an effort to stop his amendment capping debit card swipe fees was defeated. The Democrats are sure that capping...
Sinking Yankees buried by another Burnett stinker vs. Red Sox
Tonight is why CC Sabathia makes silly money. After watching Freddy Garcia and A.J. Burnett dump them in first-inning ditches the past two nights against the Red Sox at Yankee...
MLB First-Year Player Draft roundup: Former Monroe ace Guerrero taken by Tribe
Abel Guerrero gave pitching a try entering his junior year of high school only because he wasn’t very successful as a hitter. Those struggles at the plate have led to...
Leeds clears Glen Cove's Mike Grella to train with NY Cosmos
According to the New York Cosmos, English Championship side Leeds United has given them permission to have Mike Grella train with the New York Cosmos U-23 team this summer. He...
Red Bull MVP Joel Lindpere says he's not going anywhere
Joel Lindpere, voted the Red Bulls’ team MVP last season, is reportedly being eyed by English side Leicester. But despite being underpaid and underrated, the Estonian midfielder insists he’s not...
Yankees only close to Red Sox in the standings
No sympathy. That is just the way it is. There is no crying in baseball, least of all for the team with the $200 million payroll. The Mets are operating...
Yankees' Gardner gets the third degree for staying put
Brett Gardner is known for his speed, but he made news last night by standing still. The Yankees outfielder froze at third base in the sixth inning on an Alfredo...
Jeter double play dooms Yankees’ rally
Career hit No. 2,990 could have been huge for Derek Jeter. Instead, a huge sixth-inning at-bat turned into a double play that helped seal the Yankees’ fate in last night’s...
Red Sox beat down Yankees' Burnett, again
There are a thousand ways to look at the Red Sox domination of the Yankees, but start with the fact that when the Yankees need A.J. Burnett the most, he...
Heat in desperate search for disappearing James
DALLAS — A teammate called him “passive.” An opponent said he “checked out” last game. So it’s that time, LeBron James said. It’s time for him to stop being “LeBum”...
Midwood grad to play women's hoops at Stony Brook
Jessica Previlon has overcome harder things before. So she didn’t get too down last month when most interest from four-year colleges had all but dried up. The athletic, 5-foot-11 forward...
Brooklyn/Queens playoff change one for the better
For the second straight year the CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens girls basketball playoffs will undergo change and it is for the better. Last season in this space I took issue with the...
Diamond in the rough no longer, FDA's Phillips drafted by Reds
Morgan Phillips is an atypical prospect. He attends Frederick Douglass Academy, a small Harlem school better known for its academics and which has had a baseball program for less than...
Longtime best friends become stars on diamond for Clinton
Tayna Pena was struggling with her control, walking batter after batter. Marigold Yin had just started her time as Clinton’s catcher and didn’t hustle hard after a wild pitch. The...
Kline heads to Cornell with basketball future uncertain after ACL surgery
While many athletes have already left to start their collegiate careers, Christine Kline is still at home with uncertainty. The St. Peter’s senior guard, who will attend Cornell University in...
Tales from Wall St. about heavy-handed Finra
The pendulum, as you know, always swings too far back in the other direction. During the financial crisis it was clear that investors got screwed because regulators just weren't watching...
Coal regs a goldmine
Proposed clean air rules recently released by President Obama's Environmental Protection Agency that aim to cut mercury emissions from coal-fired power plants, while likely to benefit workers in key swing...
Madoff decision pending
US District Judge Jed Rakoff said he will decide if the trustee liquidating Bernard L. Madoff's firm can use US racketeering law to sue Milan-based UniCredit SpA with other banks...
Business briefs
Bad streak Markets posted their sixth straight losing ses sion yesterday, the long est streak since February 2009. The Dow Jones in dustrial average is down 4.1 percent, or 520.85,...
Banks checked: Lose $15B as Senate KOs swipe fee delay
The country's banks are waking up today with a $15 billion hangover. The US Senate yesterday swatted aside a move backed by New York Democrats Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand...
Rivals circling Warner/Chappell
Billionaire Len Blavatnik hasn't yet closed on his deal to buy Warner Music Group, but already rivals keen to pick off pieces of the business are plotting their next move....
What the fee cut means to consumers
The move by the Senate yesterday not to delay the 80 percent cut in the debit card swipe fee could have a big impact on consumers. A primer on swipe...
Short on friends
Get it straight -- Marc Bell isn't a porn impresario. That, at least, is what the CEO of FriendFinder Networks -- the Web-focused owner of Penthouse magazine that tried unsuccessfully...
iSpaceship HQ landing at Apple
That's one sweet iPad. Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave the company's hometown of Cupertino, Calif., the first peek at plans for a cutting-edge campus that he said has a shot...
Nokia sinks on rumors
Samsung Electronics Co. yesterday declined to comment on market speculation that it could be preparing a bid for ailing Finland-based handset maker Nokia Corp. Nokia spokeswoman Mona Kokkonen also said...
Zynga IPO to be light on shares
Zynga Inc. plans to sell a small number of shares in its initial public offering, adopting a strategy used by LinkedIn to maintain control of the company while raising money...
FTC beef for Facebook
A privacy-rights group plans to file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission over Facebook's facial-recognition feature for photo tagging. The Electronic Privacy Information Center is working on the complaint.
OPEC's oily mess
For the first time in nearly 20 years, OPEC's squabbling over profits dashed hopes of boosting oil output, pushing crude past $100 a barrel here and heightening fears of runaway...
Oops! Delta drops bag fees for military
Delta Air Lines hastily changed its baggage fees for troops yesterday after a YouTube video showed soldiers complaining that they had to pay $200 apiece to check extra bags as...
Citi says hackers may have card data
Citigroup said that a computer breach may have given hackers access to the data of hundreds of thousands of bank card customers, the Financial Times reported today. In a letter...
A view to a thrill
For a better than bird’s-eye view of the city, step into Terry Zarikian’s Chelsea apartment. There, spread out before the wall-to-wall windows, is a large chunk of the skyline. You...
Shoring up your summer retreat
I don’t know about you, but I have my bags packed and one foot out the door in anticipation of summer. Whether you’re headed for some serious beach time in...
Yes we Kent!
To all those skeptics who thought Kent Avenue — the long industrial stretch along the Brooklyn waterfront that starts in Greenpoint and makes its way through Williamsburg and into Bed-Stuy...
Weisz eyes
We wonder if a Flatiron apartment that actress/single mom Rachel Weisz recently saw is the right fit for her. It’s certainly the Wright fit. The four-bedroom inside the Infinity Flats...
Just sold
Manhattan CHELSEA $499,000 100 11th Ave. Studio condo, 430 square feet, with custom terrazzo-island kitchen and touch-sensitive bathroom fixtures; building features doorman, concierge, gym, pool and garden. Common charges $480,...
Ed. voters MIA online
In a school system with more than 1 million students, just over 5,000 moms and dad citywide cast a vote last month to elect parents for community education councils that...
Elemental addition
Remember the periodic table from high-school chemistry? It just got a little bigger. Two new chemical elements, Nos. 114 and 116, have been officially recognized by an international committee of...
Pay to Play-land
You'll have to shell out a few more bucks to get into Westchester's historic Playland amusement park this summer. Admission to the National Historic Landmark in Rye will be $5...
Rapper under the gun
Hip-hop star Ja Rule turned himself in at a Manhattan courthouse yesterday to begin a two-year prison term on gun charges. Before he entered the courtroom, the rapper signed autographs...
Schools report: Smarten up or shut down
State reviews of four struggling public schools ripped the quality of their leadership and teaching — and recommended that the city’s Department of Education shut them down, according to newly...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan The armed bandit pictured here (top photo) is wanted for knocking off a Midtown jewelry store, police said. The suspect was buzzed in to Dmitry and Co. on West...
Swank 57th is 'buzzing'
These bees had expensive taste. A wayward swarm with high-class tastes descended on a tree outside the luxurious Bulgari boutique at Fifth Avenue and 57th Street yesterday. It was the...
The rent is damn low, too
ALBANY -- Despite a recent decline in the number of rent-regulated apartments, nearly two-thirds of the city's 2 million rental units still enjoy price protections or government subsidies, according to...
Juilliard 'thief' faces the music
A dimwitted bookstore clerk at the world-famous Juilliard School is singing the blues in jail after he was busted for allegedly swiping $10,000 in a scheme cops called classically dumb....
Gov bares retirement plan to save city $30B
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo yesterday introduced a long-awaited plan to control New York City's runaway pension costs -- by raising the retirement age for most municipal workers to 65 while...
Cold, hard cash
No matter what happens to him, Rep. Anthony Weiner won't be left empty-handed. Records show the disgraced congressman is sitting on a campaign war chest almost as large as his...
Judge OKs Indian cig tax
BUFFALO -- Gov. Cuomo's administration said yesterday it will move swiftly to begin taxing cigarettes sold on Indian reservations to non-Indian customers after getting the go-ahead from a state judge....
Juror's text blows trial
A juror weighing the fate of an accused rapist in Queens is in serious trouble after causing a mistrial by texting a pal about his intent to acquit. That friend...
Empire State Building won't light up for 'Spider-Man' opening night because of Chrysler battle scene
Forget the Green Goblin -- Spider-Man has a bigger enemy. In a comic-book-worthy battle royale, Broadway's biggest show has taken on the town's tallest tower. And the Empire State Building...
Marriott maid's terror
Cops have arrested a man who allegedly sneaked into a Times Square hotel last month and terrified a maid before fleeing, sources told The Post yesterday. Erse Britto, 30, allegedly...
Bx. girl shot leaving school
A 16-year-old girl was shot in the hip on a Bronx street yesterday by a deranged gunman who exited a city bus and suddenly opened fire on a group of...
Funeral rob dead wrong
Here's further proof that everything's going to hell. A heartless thief lifted a woman's cellphone while she was at a funeral Mass on Long Island, police said. The sacrilege happened...
'Rapist' jailed on his wedding day
He was supposed to be getting hitched, but instead, he got held in Brooklyn Criminal Court on rape charges. Livery driver William Giraldo, 24, was detained yesterday in lieu of...
Heat's on Weiner to quit as penis pic hits the Web
It's a hard image to forget. The sordid snapshot -- which takes Anthony Weiner from boxer briefs to the full Monty -- sparked a feeding frenzy among tweeters, bloggers and...
Anthony Weiner's wife is pregnant as DC Democrats desert congressman
Guess Anthony Weiner isn't all talk after all. The embattled congressman's wife is pregnant, a bombshell revelation that comes as the couple struggles to salvage their young marriage amid his...
Male pal eyed in search for missing college student
The search for a missing Westchester college co-ed is focusing on a male student who took a lie-detector test days after being the last person to see her alive. Lauren...
Marilyn's maid dies here at 86
Another link is gone. A New York woman who worked as a maid for Marilyn Monroe and wrote a tell-all book about the legendary star was found dead yesterday, police...
Perv takes a 'hit' from his blackjack dealer
The Las Vegas blackjack dealer who "sexted" with Rep. Anthony Weiner is now playing the innocent card. A teary Lisa Weiss swore yesterday she only wanted to chat politics with...
Judge hits cop-stab thug's suit
Common sense prevailed yesterday in Brooklyn federal court, as a judge tossed most of the claims by a violent criminal who plunged a hunting knife into the skull of a...
Bill Clinton and Keith Richards have star-studded dinner at Craft
Bill Clinton is still finding a way to hold summit meetings these days -- only now, his talks are with the king of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. The...
Beer deal goes flat
What were they drinking? Two ad men who offered free beer to investors as part of a bid to buy the Pabst Brewing Co. agreed to a cease-and-desist order yesterday...
Tattoo goes blotto
She wanted one tattoo, not two! A Chelsea beauty who recently ordered up a tattoo for her left arm got one more tag than she bargained for -- a revolting...
Gals go fishing for perfect 'dos
Hairstylists across America have ruffled the feathers of dedicated anglers. The masters of blow drying are now diving into the world of tying flies, and buying up valuable hackle --...
Having a kid is not one of the 12 steps
Anthony Weiner is boning up quickly. Hide the kids and preg nant women. Now that his wife, Huma Abedin, is in the family way, within a few cynical days, Weiner...
Beach-whale shocker
A mammoth finback whale washed up at Atlantic Beach yesterday, distracting sun-worshippers from the otherwise beautiful day of sand and surf. Measuring nearly 50 feet in length and weighing an...
Make our 'scorch' a double
The Big Apple will continue to bake today, with the mercury set to climb to record highs that will make yesterday seem cool in comparison. Forecasters say today's temperatures will...
'Tweet' sorrow
He's fighting for his political life with a fistful of apologies. Rep. Anthony Weiner has been desperately trying to hang on to his Democratic allies with a furious round of...
Shelter scrap
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has implored the Bloomberg administration to put the brakes on a homeless shelter planned for her district. Quinn wrote a letter to the mayor yesterday...
She's no 'friend' of hubby
Angela Voelkert wanted a little dirt on her husband as she prepared for a messy divorce, so she posed online as a teen tart to trick him into dishing some...
Toxic testimony on Casey chloroform e-searches
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Internet searches for how to make chloroform and neck-breaking were done on a computer that a Florida mother accused of killing her 2-year-old daughter had access to,...
Teen says firemen the depravest
Members of a suburban volunteer fire department routinely make new recruits undergo homosexual hazing, a shocking federal suit charges. The father of a Rockland County teen lifted the lid on...
When Iran gets nukes
Barack Obama surely wants to be remembered as the president who got Osama bin Laden and passed the nation's first universal-health-care plan. Instead, history may well mark him down as...
Indifferent bystanders
The drowning that took place in California is what happens when you have a bunch of lawyers and regulators running the country ("First Non-Responders," Editorial, June 5). You cannot even...
A sinful prez wannabe & the pain he caused
John Edwards, erstwhile Democratic vice presidential nominee (2004) and wannabe presidential candidate (2008), stands exposed as a prevaricating political poltroon ("Edwards Brushed Off Potential Jail Plea Deal," June 6). With...
Another bad arms-control idea
So now President "Who Needs Nukes?" Obama wants to re-engage the Senate on the once-rejected 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. It's unclear why the administration believes a re-heated version of...
Professor disaster
No billions or trillions needed -- here's the simplest num ber to describe the dismal state of the US economy: One. With the departure of chief economic adviser Austan Goolsbee,...
On ethics: limited but necessary
With the fine print of Albany's ethics-reform deal now emerging, it's safe to say: It's a marked improvement. But will it make the "dramatic, dramatic difference" Gov. Cuomo says it...
Has Tony no decency?
News that Rep. Anthony Weiner and his wife Huma are expecting their first child adds a touch of humanity to an increasingly grotesque tale. But here's the question: Is Weiner...
A rail good show
It may be titled "A Little Journey," but Rachel Crothers' 1918 play takes on big themes: feminism, religion and class. A finalist for the first Pulitzer Prize for drama, it...
So 'Desperate,' it needs rewrite
The title of "Desperate Writers" refers to its central characters, but it might just as well describe the playwrights themselves. Joshua Grenrock and Catherine Schreiber's hopelessly unfunny comedy about a...
Brave new year
Like so many Americans, I was laid off during the recession. About to turn 29, I felt like a lost child and had no idea what I wanted to do...
Is Weiner a cheater?
Ask New Yorkers if Anthony Weiner cheated on his wife when he posted sexts to random women, and you’ll get two different answers — depending on the gender of the...
'Super' size it!
Put “The Goonies,” “E.T.,” “Close Encounters” and “War of the Worlds” in that blender from “Gremlins” — and transport the mixture back to 1979 in the “Back to the Future”...
Yankees' Granderson is singing 0-fer blues
Through the first 54 games this season, Curtis Granderson had two games where he racked up three strikeouts, but then came the last five games. Two more games with three...
Ortiz ruins another night for Yankees' fans
The first time, there were 38,294 people inside old Yankee Stadium, and it's fair to say that not one of them had any idea what they were seeing. That was...
Mets bullpen implodes in loss to Brewers
MILWAUKEE -- The man's first name is Prince, but his only claim to majesty is he's a royal pain in the rump for opposing pitchers. Prince Fielder made the Mets...
Canucks brutalized in latest Boston massacre
BOSTON -- Across the continent in Vancouver, where his home fans filled the rink to watch Game 4 of the Finals on the scoreboard video screen, Roberto Luongo was cheered....
Teixeira plays through pain for Yankees
Mark Teixeira woke up yesterday morning after not sleeping much, and took a few steps to test out his bruised right knee. Then he picked up his phone and texted...
Bay realizes he could be headed to Mets bench
MILWAUKEE -- If Jason Bay presses his ear to the lineup card, he can hear a clock ticking. The underachieving Mets left fielder has been around long enough to realize...
Yankees' Martin sits out with bad back
The Yankees' primary injury concern was on the mound yesterday, but they also have some trouble behind the plate. Russell Martin did not play last night because of a balky...
Red Sox's Pedroia may miss month for knee surgery: report
The Red Sox might be losing one of their most valuable players. According to the Boston Globe, Dustin Pedroia is heading to Boston today for an examination of his right...
Giants, Cain bring pain to Nationals
Matt Cain struck out 11 in his first complete game of the season and also hit an RBI double that helped the Giants beat the Nationals 3-1 in San Francisco...
Head games: NHL sorting out legal hits
BOSTON -- The big idea, as it was barely explained following yesterday's lengthy general managers' meeting that preceded Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals, seems to be this regarding...
Yankees could lose Joba for long time
Joba Chamberlain went on the disabled list yesterday and nobody knows when the right-handed bridge to Mariano Rivera will return. The Yankees are so concerned they are sending Chamberlain for...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Jimmy The Terror (7th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $10,000; conditional1Mimi's Bono Best(D Dube)5-7-28-53GeneralMcardle(GBrennan)3-3-23-16Ittakestwobaby(C Manzi)3-4-76-12Pharm Review(B Holland)2-3-320-14Simple Lease(J Stratton)7-7-520-15Durango Kid N(J Gregory)5-5-18-17MiasBoldManeuvr(JBrtltt)6-2-56-18Letsgetredytrmbl(SBchrd)2-1-610-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr; $14,000; cond4RingsideLauryn(GBrennan)1-5-78-55Tell...
Bill Smith At Meadowlands
Post time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Waldy Jimmy (1st)FIRST-mile; pace; $12,500Summer Svr5Waldy Jimmy(T Tetrick)1-2-39-57Alex Bullville(R Pierce)1-2-64-11Lettherockbegin(MLchnce)4-7-18-12Hedges Lane(S Allard)3-6-310-13GetDownTonight(JMarohn)5-1-415-14Tyler Hanover(Y Gingras)2-1-38-16Ourea Nourrir(B Simpson)4-1-315-18Cobalt Man(D Miller)5-4-615-19Merit Wings(A Miller)5-8-815-110StealTheDiamonds(BSears)3-7-15-1SECOND-mile; trot; $10,000; conditional2Pure Barre(R Pierce)2-3-95-11Nordic...
Anthony Affrunti at Monticello
Post Time: 12:25 pmBest Bet: Roadside Delight (9th)FIRST-mile; pace; $25489; NYSS5Flipper J(J Bartlett)6-3-65-22So Over(S Bouchard)2-7-33-11Bombay Away(S Caruso Jr)3-8-27-23No Surrenders(G Brennan)8-3-19-24Nukes Art(D Dube)1-9-34-16SpringLightnng(DPnknyJr)6-6-610-17Denver Dolly(J Stratton)5-1-58-1SECOND-mile; trot; $3400; conditioned4TontoGoldberg(BAldrchJr)4-4-35-23Reconnected(S Gastelu)4-5-49-25Ms Fushsia(G Dowse)1-6-64-11Borincana(J...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 6f; $21,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m) PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 One Forty(L),114 R Curatolo...
Belmont Charts
Jun. 8, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1 1/16m; $53,000; alw; 3up; (f&m)Off: 1:00. Good. 5w upper, good kick, Trainer: Claude McGaughey IIITime: 26.75,...
Uncle Mo on comeback trail
At the Belmont Stakes post draw yesterday, Uncle Mo owner Mike Repole gave an update on the progress of the 2-year-old champ who was scratched from the Kentucky Derby because...
Dutrow license fight
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Rick Dutrow Jr.'s licensing dispute with Kentucky horse racing regulators appears headed toward a new phase. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission yesterday denied Dutrow's...
Animal Kingdom 2-1 favorite in Belmont
When Animal Kingdom arrived at Belmont Park on Sunday for Saturday's 143rd Belmont Stakes, Barry Irwin, head of the Team Valor International syndicate that owns the Kentucky Derby winner and...
36 Giants practice through heat
The extreme heat yesterday did not deter the Giants when 36 of them assembled at Bergen Catholic High School in Oradell, N.J., for a third workout this week. After about...
Eagles don't want Burress: report
The Eagles are not interested in Plaxico Burress. That is the word from an Associated Press report citing "a person familiar with the team's thinking" stating Burress is not in...
Enigmatic Master of Hounds could pull off upset
It would not be the Belmont Stakes without a fly in the ointment to confuse horseplayers searching for the winner. The snag in this Saturday's Belmont is easily identified: Master...
Houston to run Knicks' new D-League team
The appointment yesterday of Allan Houston as general manager of the Knicks' new D-League team that will operate in Erie, Pa., bodes well for his team presidential future. Just not...
Mavericks' Nowitzki rises from sick bed
DALLAS -- Dirk Nowitzki showed up for practice yesterday -- which was a feat in itself. Not nearly as impressive as scoring 10 fourth-quarter points the night before, but still...
Knicks get look at sharpshooter Goudelock
Andrew Goudelock always has had his doubters. Playing at the College of Charleston, one of just two schools to recruit him out of high school, the 6-foot-2 guard was fifth...
NFL sides keep talking
Optimism remained in the air yesterday as the NFL's warring owners and players wrapped up another round of closed-door talks on a potential settlement that would end the lockout. The...
Affrunti's Calder Grade
Post Time: 12:30 pm. FIRST-7f; $12,300; cl($8,000); 3up 6-Jardenia 3-1 1-MzznthRhy 6-1 1a-DncfrZck 6-1 2-Skiptoit 4-1 5-WhoLvsYBby 6-1 3-BondBarnss 5-2 4-Sh'sfrmDlw 6-1 7-NervousNll 12-1 8-Grnny'sDlg 30-1 SECOND-5 1/2f; $17,200; cl($25,000);...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball10:30 a.m.AAA: Louisville at SyracuseMLBN7 p.m.Red Sox at YankeesWWOR, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Cubs at PhilliesMLBN, WGN8 p.m.Mets at BrewersSNY, WFAN (660 AM)Basketball7 p.m.WNBA: Washington at AtlantaESPN29 p.m.NBA Finals: Heat at...
Sports shorts
MLB: Clemens seeks steroid memos A federal judge is considering whether to let the authors of the Mitchell Report that examined steroid use in baseball withhold some of their internal...
Hondo loves L.A.
A.J. was NG as usual last night, so Hondo, who had sweep dreams after hitting with the Twins and Rangers, took a beating with the Bombers that left him 1,185...
The Post Line
NBA Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog MAVERICKS 1½ (185) Heat Home team in CAPS NASCAR Odds Odds to win 5-hour Energy 500 Sunday at Pocono Raceway Denny Hamlin 4-1 Jimmie Johnson...
Delaware Results
FIRST-1 1/16m; $16,500; clm; 3up1To the Moon (Rocco, Jr.) 4.402.102.106Lion Drawing (Nprvk)2.202.104HereCmsMky (Bcchs)2.40 Off 1:20. Time 1:47.02. Fast. Scr: Otro Visur. * $1 Exacta (1-6) $4.10 * $0.1 Superfecta (1-6-4-3)...
Gaedel's great nephew (6-ft.-3) picked by Padres
This great baseball story is turning into a tall tale. Nearly 60 years after 3-foot-7 midget stuntman Eddie Gaedel became the smallest man in major league history when he stepped...
Home Team Lineups
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Drama mama
Mama's spring flings are bow ing out to make room for the summer fare: * "Game of Thrones" (Sunday, 9 p.m., HBO) With the Stark family pulled in every direction...
Fishburne ends short 'CSI' run
Laurence Fishburne has left the "CSI" lab. The Oscar-nominated actor, who played Dr. Ray Langston for 2 ½ seasons, will not be returning to the CBS procedural drama for its...
Starr report
Paramount Pictures and Twitter are holding a one-day-only sneak preview today of J.J. Abrams' new movie, "Super 8," which is produced by Steven Spielberg. Abrams, of course, co-created ABC's "Lost"...
King of crime re-enactments
For the past 19 years, Greg Klein, the creative producer of "America's Most Wanted," has produced roughly 500 true-crime re-enactments for the trailblazing Fox series. These little movies, featuring actors...
Gone in a flash
"Today" sent Meredith Vieira off with a big flash- mob goodbye. On her last day of her five-year anchoring stint, Vieira's fellow anchors, show correspondents, staffers and crew surprised her...
Sawyer just the start?
Jaycee Dugard yesterday picked ABC anchor Diane Sawyer in the heated network competition to land the first interview with the young woman held captive for 18 years by a sexual...
Weird but true
Women at a new courthouse near Columbus, Ohio, are wearing long pants these days after realizing a glass staircase has become a haven for peepers who look up their skirts....
MoMo shocker: Arizona transfer chooses Iona
MoMo Jones announced yesterday that he is taking his talents to Iona. Not Marquette, Seton Hall or South Florida of the Big East. Not UMass of the Atlantic 10. Not...
Cool under pressure: GW's Sanchez handles difficult situation with aplomb
If Fernelys Sanchez doesn’t like pressure, he sure has a funny way of showing it. He handled media requests before and after both games of the PSAL Class A semifinal...
NYPD searching for sex attack suspect (VIDEO)
Cops are hunting the predator seen in this video who sexually attacked a woman in lower Manhattan. The sicko pounced on his 23-year-old victim at 2:45 a.m. yesterday as she...
Lockett insists magazine story about his affair with Kim Kardashian is true
As Kim Kardashian Wednesday took legal action against a magazine claiming she had a long-distance affair with NFL player Bret Lockett, the New England Patriots safety insisted the story was...
Former Molloy hurler O'Grady caps memorable year with draft selection
The storybook ending to Dennis O’Grady’s collegiate career added its final chapter. The former Archbishop Molloy star finished his senior season at Duke by allowing just three hits over 7-2/3...
Man opens fire on high school students in Bronx
A 16-year-old girl was shot in the hip on a Bronx street today after a deranged man exited an MTA bus and opened fire on a group of high school...