June 14, 2011
Ohio State scandal topic at Nets workouts
Talking about Ohio State and its scandal-ridden football program has become part of the program whenever David Lighty and Jon Diebler work out for NBA teams these days. The headquarters...
LeBron tries to clarify post-Finals remarks
MIAMI -- Everyone wanted the circus to end. That is, until the circus actually ended. Such is life for the Miami Heat now, heading into the offseason. A season of...
Bx. ex-cop gets manslaughter conviction thrown out, wants job back
A former cop had his manslaughter conviction for shooting an unarmed drunk driver in The Bronx thrown out by an appeals court today, and now he wants to get his...
Reyes has 3 hits to lead Mets past Braves 4-3
ATLANTA — Jair Jurrjens couldn't slow Jose Reyes, who had three hits, two steals, an RBI and scored two runs to lead the New York Mets to a 4-3 win...
Curtis just Grand as Yankees batter Rangers, 12-4
Curtis Granderson homered and drove in four runs, Eduardo Nunez — filling in for an injured Derek Jeter — sparked a six-run second inning with an RBI single and the...
'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' recap
This week's episode is all about living your dreams and believing in unicorns and whatnot. You can do whatever you want, provided you have enough money and enough notoriety that...
More condos, hotel coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park
The city issued a dire warning today that Brooklyn Bridge Park’s lush green lawns will soon go brown unless more high-rise condos are built around the public oasis. The news...
Dinosaur auction features fighting pair of skeletons
Natural history buffs with Tyrannosaurus-sized bank accounts got a chance to ante up on Sunday when an unusually large collection of fully assembled, museum-quality dinosaur skeletons was put up for...
The Post's All-Brooklyn softball honors
Brooklyn produced a NYSAISAA champion, a PSAL Class A city runner-up and a PSAL Class B champion in a solid season. James Madison was right back in the PSAL championship...
Yankees put Jeter on 15-day DL
The Yankees placed Derek Jeter on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday after the captain, who is six hits away from 3,000 in his career, unsuccessfully lobbied to stay off. The...
Pole position: City says Verizon broke the law
Verizon broke the law — and the city let it do so — when it installed 20-foot-tall Fiberglass poles in historic districts in Greenpoint and Flatbush without getting permission to...
Wingate winner Reddish gets special help in preparation for Syracuse
Brandon Reddish is one person thrilled with the NFL lockout. The messy labor negotiations have given the Syracuse-bound wide receiver/defensive back a workout partner that knows a thing or two...
Golden touch: Golfer changes face of New Dorp girls program
Alex Immella was finding out that golf wasn’t exactly a glamour sport for females at New Dorp. The coach was coming off a winless second season at the helm and...
Springsteen: Band mate Clemons' stroke 'serious'
Bruce Springsteen says band mate Clarence Clemons' stroke was serious and he's going to need a lot of help to get back to his former self. The Boss commented Tuesday...
Halperin plays integral role in Brooklyn Tech soccer's present and future
For the first three years of her illustrious high school career, Niri Halperin was Brooklyn Tech’s unquestioned star. That didn’t change her senior season, but there was added responsibility on...
BUSHES: Yankees' Nunez new man at shortstop
With Derek Jeter out for at least the next two weeks with a strained calf, Eduardo Nunez will get a chance to see what it's like to be the everyday...
Kim Kardashian lists $8,000 vase on wedding registry
LOS ANGELES -- Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries listed some high ticket items, including an $8,000 vase, on their wedding registry, it was revealed Tuesday. On their wish list at...
'Teen Mom' star Amber Portwood hospitalized following alleged suicide attempt
ANDERSON, Ind. -- Reality star Amber Portwood was rushed to an Indiana hospital Tuesday after allegedly attempting suicide, Radar Online reported. The 21-year-old "Teen Mom" star was found unconscious in...
Coast Guard calls off search for missing New Jersey boaters over hoax fears
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. -- The Coast Guard suspended its search for four boaters who said they were forced to abandon ship off the New Jersey coast Tuesday amid fears it was...
NYPD honors Times Sq. bomb hero cops
The NYPD honored 47 of its members today — including two brave detectives who grappled with a potentially deadly Times Square car-bombing last year. Detectives Patrick LaScala and Raymond Clair...
Favre still unsure of future
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Former Jets quarterback Brett Favre says though his playing days are definitely over, he hasn’t decided what he’s going to do with himself in the coming years....
Jimmer, Kemba will work out for Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY -- BYU star Jimmer Fredette and UConn’s Kemba Walker will work out together for the Utah Jazz but not with other top guard prospect Brandon Knight. UCLA...
Surveillance video of vehicles might offer clues in case of missing Indiana student
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Police are hoping that enhanced surveillance video of two vehicles might offer clues in the disappearance of a missing Indiana college student, FOXNews.com reported Tuesday. Bloomington Police...
G whiz, another lousy weekend
The G train remains on the fritz this weekend, and Avenue M’s station get bypassed both ways. Read on for all the transit changes that affect your travel plans. (Saturday,...
Yankees rest Martin again, but catcher says no DL
Russell Martin remains out of the Yankees lineup Tuesday, but the catcher said he will avoid a trip to the disabled list. Martin said "No" when asked if the DL...
McDonald-Smith makes name for self, Scholars Academy
For the elite few athletes, they are known by just their first name – Tiger, LeBron and Kobe. In New York City high school golf circles, there is only one....
Two shooters may be linked to Brighton Beach shooting: NYPD
A 19-year-old suspected of shooting into a packed New York City boardwalk in the summer heat is being held without bail on murder charges. Iloune Driver was also arraigned in...
Bay out of Mets lineup again
ATLANTA -- Jason Bay is out of the lineup again Tuesday when the Mets open the final series of their road trip against the Braves with Jon Niese on the...
Chiefs player saves 6-year-old from drowning
AMERICUS, Ga. -- Kansas City Chiefs player Leonard Pope is being hailed as a hero by a south Georgia mother, who credits him with saving her son from drowning. Anne...
RBNY won't lose Roy Miller to Copa America
When the Red Bulls expressed a desire to hold onto defender Roy Miller throughout the Gold Cup because of their decimated roster, it was initially assumed the Costa Rican left...
Tracy Morgan returning to Nashville to apologize
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Comedian Tracy Morgan plans to return to Nashville next week to apologize to audience members who were offended by an anti-gay rant during a stand-up show on...
Red Bulls get injury boost on Lindpere, Tainio, Rodgers
After an MRI on Joel Lindpere’s ankle revealed just a contusion, Red Bull coach Hans Backe was left cautiously optimistic that he could have Lindpere, fellow midfielder Teemu Tainio, and...
Teacher, 25 others traded child sex videos: DA
An elementary-school substitute teacher, a children’s shoe store worker and two dozen others were part of a perverse underground that swapped graphic photos and videos of children being sexually abused,...
Canucks lose Raymond for 3-4 months after check
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Canucks forward Mason Raymond will miss Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals and could still be out to start next season with a fractured vertebrae...
Lenny's settles labor probe
ALBANY — A New York City restaurant chain has agreed to pay $5.1 million to settle a Labor Department investigation into minimum wage and overtime violations over seven years affecting...
Frozen food fracas at UWS Trader Joe's pits opera diva against doctor
It was a heck of an oratorio. An amateur opera singer belted out a crescendoing aria of profanity -- highly ornamented with f-bombs and b-bombs -- during a wacky and...
Knife mugging on Prospect Place
— J.J. Despaindmacleod@cnglocal.com
Bee swarm spotted in Chinatown (VIDEO)
In the city's most-recent bee incident, the swarm took over a light post today in the Manhattan neighborhood.
Sunscreen gets new, tougher US rules
WASHINGTON -- The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released long-awaited sunscreen regulations Tuesday requiring products to pass certain effectiveness tests and adopt new labels designed to make it easier...
Driver runs over hero fireman — for no reason!
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownHell on wheelsA raving mad driver sped past a fire engine with its lights on and hit the fireman who attempted to stop him on Gold Street...
Blake Lively keeps her head down as rumors swirl
"Gossip Girl" beauty Blake Lively Tuesday brushed aside the pressure that comes with speculation over her romance with Leonardo DiCaprio and a controversy over fake nude photos of her on...
Fracking fight could breed property rights advocates
Adam J White makes a great point about natural gas development and eminent domain when he argues that Republicans should be careful about how categorical they are about defending property...
Yankees put Jeter on 15-day disabled list
The Yankees have put shortstop Derek Jeter on the disabled list, delaying his chase for 3,000 career hits at least 15 days. Jeter was diagnosed with a Grade 1 calf...
Selena Gomez's mom tries to trim daughter's schedule after hospitalization
LOS ANGELES -- Selena Gomez's mother is desperately trying to get her daughter to slow down after fatigue landed the teenage star in the hospital last week, Pop Eater reported...
Thieves were picking Apples all week long
78th PrecinctPark SlopeJersey scoreA quick-moving thief snatched an iPhone from a Jersey girl on Sixth Avenue on June 7.The 24-year-old victim told cops she was texting while walking near Second...
'Sickest movie of all time' banned in Britain
The horror film "The Human Centipede (Full Sequence)'' has been banned outright by the non-governmental British Board of Film Classification, which means Brits cannot legally see it in theaters, on...
Conn. marathon swimmer breaks record for fastest swim from Battery Park to Sandy Hook, NJ
What a way to commute. Come hell or high water, marathon swimmer Elizabeth Fry, 52, was going to break another record today — and she did, for swimming the 17.5...
Yankees' Hughes hits 93 mph; bound for Staten Island
Yankees starter Phil Hughes took another step forward in his rehabilitation program for a shoulder injury, throwing 50 pitches Tuesday against minor leaguers in a camp game. Hughes has been...
Will Syria get away with it
Gideon Rachman at the FT thinks so. Rachman argues that Syria's civil war has been met with almost no resistance from the Western powers because the "20-year experiment with the...
Hugh Hefner wedding to 25-year-old fiancee canceled, sources say
LOS ANGELES -- Hugh Hefner and fiancee Crystal Harris have called off their wedding just days before they were set to marry, the Playboy founder confirmed Tuesday. "The wedding is...
Huntsman to officially announce 2012 presidential bid next week
Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman will announce he is running for the Republican nomination for president on June 21, FOX News Channel reported Tuesday. Huntsman will make the announcement at...
Gun mugging on Grand Street!
— Aaron Shortashort@cnglocal.com
Parlayzed Rutgers player feels 'twitches throughout body'
Eric LeGrand tweeted more good news on his recovery Monday. “Twitches going throughout the body, coming back,” the Rutgers football player wrote on Twitter. LeGrand was paralyzed making a tackle...
Connecticut probes Citigroup on data breach
HARTFORD -- Connecticut's attorney general asked Citigroup Tuesday for more information about its recent data breach, saying the bank has not yet explained how the attack happened. Last week, Citi...
DOE releases graduation, college/career ready rates
The city’s high school graduation rate continued its steady climb, nudging up to 61 percent this year from 59 percent last year, according to the State Education Department. But it’s...
Progress sets stage for longer NFL talks
WASHINGTON — Don’t break out the tailgate gear just yet. An end to the NFL lockout might not be imminent. It does appears much closer than at any point in...
Federal manhunt underway in Montana for militia leader who shot at police
MISSOULA, Mont. -- A federal manhunt for a former militia leader and survival expert who went on the run in Montana after a shootout with police continued into a third...
Ahnold's mistress claims she and Maria Shriver cried together following love-child revelations
Arnold Schwarzenegger's mistress claims she and Maria Shriver shared a cry together following Shriver's discovery of his love child. Mildred Baena, who worked as the family maid, said Shriver finally...
JC Penney nabs Apple executive as CEO
JC Penney Co. tapped Ron Johnson, head of Apple's iconic retail stores, as its new president and eventual chief executive on Tuesday. Johnson will assume the CEO position Nov. 1,...
Disturbed man in his underwear runs screaming into NJ school
PATERSON, N.J. -- A man was taken in for psychiatric evaluation Tuesday after he ran into a New Jersey grade school in his underwear screaming that he was being chased....
Nets owner congratulates 'comrade' Cuban, Kidd on Mavericks title
Mikey likes it. The way Dallas did it that is.Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov sent a letter congratulating the Mavericks and owner Mark Cuban for their NBA title over the favored...
NYC restaurants face fines for not posting grade
Hundreds of restaurants face hefty $1,000 fines for not minding their ABCs. The Health Department reported today that its inspectors have handed out 704 fines to eateries that failed to...
Obama visits Puerto Rico with eye on 2012 election
MIAMI — President Barack Obama is making a rare presidential visit to Puerto Rico, the U.S. island territory, with a firm eye on Puerto Ricans back on the mainland who...
Bruins chase Luongo, force Game 7 with Canucks
BOSTON — The Boston Bruins left their home ice for the final time in a jubilant line, waving and clapping back at the adoring Garden crowd. Tim Thomas returned for...
Sen. Alesi predicts gay marriage bill will get 35 votes
ALBANY – The breakaway Republican whose surprise support gave gay-marriage advocates new hope of victory predicted this morning that same-sex nuptials would pass 35-27 if brought to a Senate vote....
House Speaker Boehner adds to calls for Weiner resignation
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner on Tuesday joined President Barack Obama and a chorus of other Democrats in suggesting that Rep. Anthony Weiner resign, while a member of Weiner’s...
Forensics expert on stand in Anthony murder trial
ORLANDO, Fla. — A forensic expert said Tuesday that heart-shaped stickers were found in Casey Anthony's bedroom but didn't testify whether the items were linked to a similar outline observed...
Wallow Fire becomes largest recorded blaze in Arizona's history
SPRINGERVILLE, Ariz. -- The Wallow Fire has become Arizona's largest ever recorded blaze, officials confirmed Tuesday. Overnight the wildfire grew to 469,407 acres (189,962 hectares), about 17,000 acres (6,880 hectares)...
Welsh rugby dud turns stud for UK version of 'The Bachelor'
TOULON, France -- Plans for the UK version of hit show "The Bachelor" were revealed Tuesday, with colorful Welsh rugby professional Gavin Henson named as the show's eligible lead. Henson,...
New York just the fifth dirtiest city in the country, replaced at the top by New Orleans: mag
New York City has cleaned up its act over the past year. The Big Apple is looking fresher these days, according to a new poll, after ranking as the country's...
Cristiano Ronaldo dismisses exit rumors, wants to sign 10-year Real Madrid extension
MADRID -- Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo said he will ignore offers of a hyper-lucrative return to the English Premier League (EPL) as he pledged to stay with the Spanish...
Go now: Las Vegas
Five reasons to hit Sin City this summer — and none of them are on the Strip: 1. Swim with card sharks If the $10,000 main event, which starts on...
DVD Extra: Eastwood as you've never seen him before, late Flynn and other MGM MODs
Once the greatest movie studio in the world, Metro Goldwyn Mayer today is basically holding company for a film library that includes virtually none of MGM's films released before 1986. Warner...
Obama: My family would be fine with just 1 term
WASHINGTON — President Obama says his wife and daughters aren't "invested" in him being president and would have been fine had he decided against running for re-election. But he says...
BUSHES: Time for Mets to promote dominant Harvey
How much longer can the Mets keep last year's top draft pick, Matt Harvey, with High-A St. Lucie? With the way he's pitching there, one would expect not much longer.The...
Democrats wrestle with how to end Weiner scandal, call on him to resign
WASHINGTON — As a defiant Rep. Anthony Weiner continues to resist calls from colleagues to resign and President Obama saying he’d quit if he were in the congressman's shoes, House...
Oracle Racing unleash, and capsize, catamaran in San Francisco Bay (VIDEO)
Oracle Racing unleashed a new class of catamarans in San Francisco Monday ahead of races leading up to the 34th America's Cup in 2013 and accidentally capsized one head over...
Cleveland deli renames 'King' sandwich after Nowitzki
CLEVELAND — A deli owner in Cleveland joined the city in celebrating LeBron James’ failure by naming his meaty sandwich after the man who did the most to deny the...
Jets start 40-player workouts in New Jersey
Mark Sanchez and his Jets teammates are back together again. For a few days, at least. Sanchez and about 40 other players started practicing at an undisclosed location in New...
Police: Philly woman offered $1K for ex's death
PHILADELPHIA — Police in Philadelphia say a 20-year-old woman posted an open offer of $1,000 to kill the father of her child and a man responded that he'd do the...
Defense in Deutsche Bank fire trial calls blaze 'perfect storm of bad circumstances'
No one imagined the way careless smoking spiraled into a deadly inferno in a toxic ground zero bank tower, so three construction-company supervisors shouldn’t be blamed for it, a defense...
Court: NJ Megan's Law killer can continue appeal
TRENTON, N.J. — The man convicted of killing a 7-year-old girl who became the namesake of Megan's Laws across the country should be allowed to pursue claims that his lawyers...
NY groups gather to oppose King’s Muslim hearing
WESTBURY, N.Y. — New York organizations are making an early rebuttal before another hearing by Congressman Peter King, who’s focusing on what he calls the radicalization of the Muslim-American community....
Long Island man survives 25-foot fall, 8 hours in drywell
A man was rescued this morning after spending eight hours overnight in a wet, debris-filled drywell, authorities said. The victim, a 50-year-old Deer Park man, was working as a street...
Police: Man found with gun, package near Pentagon
ARLINGTON, Va. — Virginia State Police say a motorist found with a gun and what appeared to be a suspicious package near the Pentagon has been taken into custody. Police...
Syrian tanks, troops extend reach in border areas
BOYNUYOGUN, Turkey — Syrian tanks pushed toward more towns and villages near the Turkish and Iraqi borders on Tuesday, expanding the crackdown against a 12-week uprising to the north and...
Apparent NATO airstrike hits near Khadafy complex
TRIPOLI, Libya — An apparent NATO airstrike hit an area near Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy's compound in the capital again Tuesday, as military leaders voiced concerns about sustaining the operations...
Wingate Awards notebook: Midwood's Zych hoping to show Pride
Artur Zych is ready for a new challenge. The Midwood senior attack spent his high school career as one of the best and most decorated boys lacrosse players in New...
Jeter hurts calf in Yankees loss
Forget Derek Jeter’s quest for 3,000 hits. Now the Yankees are about to discover if they have to survive without the Captain. Six hits shy of the magical number, Jeter...
Burnett strong in Yankees defeat
There had been six days between starts when A.J. Burnett pitched against the Red Sox last week. When he took the mound last night against the Indians, he was back...
Jeter not ‘all right’ this time
Derek Jeter’s honor code goes like this: “I’m all right.” It has been his scripted line for all inquiries into injuries. Derek, noticed you limping. “I’m all right.” Did you...
Fan’s ‘stupid’ Stadium trick
He’s not nuts — just an “idiot.” A Bronx bozo busted last year for running onto Yankee Stadium’s field was sentenced yesterday to 10 days of community service after claiming...
Lincoln's Whitehead left off USA's 16U National Team, but remains in program
Isaiah Whitehead experienced a first Sunday night and for once, the Coney Island phenom wasn’t thrilled with the result. Lincoln’s 6-foot-4 freshman was left off the 2001 USA 16U National...
Erasmus' Green earns Wingate as jump goal nears
Shane Green found a level of jumper’s peace last weekend. The Erasmus Hall senior had spent his final high-school season chasing a 50 foot triple jump. While he didn’t officially...
Track & field notebook: Cougars shine at state meet
Medgar Evers' finish in the girls 4 x 400 relay highlighted a big weekend at the outdoor track & field state championships. Sandrae Fargiharson, Nyanka Joseph, Kadecia Baird and Shakele...
NYPost.com Poll: Who should be The Post's All-City baseball Player of the Year?
The baseball season is over, which means one thing: Time to hand out the end-of-year honors. The only thing harder than picking an All-City team, is selecting a Player of...
Sheepshead's Boston leaps to historic long jump title
Rolyce Boston wasn’t exactly sure what to pack. The Sheepshead Bay senior felt he had nothing to wear to the outdoor state track and field championships in Caledonia, N.Y., until...
Elite girls' hoops teams, coaches in Bronx brawl
It was a real Rumble in the Bronx. A pair of elite New York girls AAU basketball coaches traded vicious blows with each other — and two of their teenaged...
Syracuse secures another: Tottenville wideout picks Orange
Alvin Cornelius didn’t need time. He didn’t need official visits or trips to college camps. The Tottenville star wide receiver is loyal to a fault and that’s why Monday he...
Reggae Boyz dance into Gold Cup quarters
They’re jamming right into the Gold Cup quarterfinals.Two years after bowing out in the group stage with three straight losses, Jamaica clinched first place in Group B last night with...
The Post's All-Bronx softball honors
The Bronx was deeper in the PSAL than it ever was before this season. Clinton, InTech Academy and Riverdale/Kingsbridge all advanced to the PSAL Class A second round and Stevenson...
Braziller: Nick Carbone deserves credit for GW's title run
Saturday night, as George Washington celebrated city championship No. 3, as the Trojans joyously knocked each other over on the mound and took laps around MCU Park in Coney Island,...
Let's have the last laugh on Weiner: It's over
The other day I phoned Rep. Anthony Weiner's office. I had one question for the congressman: What was his position on raising the debt limit? They asked me to e-mail...
Macy's strike threat
Macy's workers in the Big Apple are threatening to strike this week amid a tiff with management over wages, hours and benefits. More than 4,000 of the department-store giant's employees...
Report: Summer hiring boom in NY
Despite fears of a double-dip recession, more employers in the New York area plan to boost hiring this summer compared with a year ago, a new survey shows. The number...
TD Bank signs 'glass box' lease
The blighted-looking northeast corner of Third Avenue and East 57th Street is ready to blossom. TD Bank has signed a lease for over 4,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space,...
Business briefs
Jiau trial A former analyst at hedge fund Barai Capital Management testified that he listened in on phone calls while his boss at the time got non public information on...
Brand giant booted
Timberrrrrr! Add Timberland to the list of brands that have fallen to the recent retail acquisition frenzy. The New Hampshire-based boot maker agreed yesterday to be scooped up for $2.2...
Report: Facebook loses 6M users in US
While Facebook is still marching toward its goal of 1 billion users, there are signs its popularity is peaking in mature markets, in particular the US. The social-media giant lost...
Blown-up trade
It was his worst trade -- ever. Lawyer-turned-trader Michael Kimelman, who believed so strongly in his innocence that he turned down a no-jail plea deal offered by prosecutors last month...
Roof's caving on BofA
The country's No. 1 lender is in for a world of pain. Bank of America could be facing as much as $27 billion in mortgage-related losses over the next three...
Perelman makes bid for M&F
Ron Perelman is looking to check out of the public markets. The corporate raider known for owning Revlon yesterday proposed buying back his publicly traded holding company that generates most...
'Pay cable' takes on a whole new meaning
Cable networks are on track to close out the upfront ad-selling season with about $1 billion more in their pockets than they had last year. While negotiations continue, the bumper...
Airline fee$
Airlines collected $5.7 billion from baggage fees and reservation change fees in 2010, according to a report. American passenger airlines made an estimated profit of $2.6 billion in 2010, according...
'Belittling' drove Chiesi to crimes
Danielle Chiesi, the former teenage beauty queen who pleaded guilty to insider trading earlier this year, was driven to her crimes not by greed but through the "belittling" comments of...
'Cop' looking for pizza the action
This pizza delivery car had one too many toppings! A Sanitation police lieutenant is in trouble because he slapped Papa John's Pizza signs on his unmarked car without permission from...
Path to sainthood
DRESDEN, Germany -- An anti-Nazi priest killed at the Dachau concentration camp has been beatified, the last formal step before possible sainthood. Father Alojs Andritzki was arrested in 1941, contracted...
300G for bus injury
A Staten Island woman has settled a personal-injury lawsuit with NYC Transit for $300,000, her second agency settlement in five years. According to court papers, Lydia Batson suffered neck injuries...
Econ-o-mess
Seven Republican White House hopefuls last night teed off on President Obama's stewardship of a sluggish economy, during a debate in New Hampshire. "When 14 million Americans are out of...
Beach shoot arrest
A teenage gangbanger yesterday was busted in the boardwalk shootout that left a pretty 16-year-old girl dead in Brooklyn last week. Iloune Driver, 19, of East New York was nabbed...
Caylee sticker shock
It's a heartbreaking clue to a ruthless killing. In bombshell court testimony yesterday, an FBI scientist told Florida jurors how investigators discovered residue from a heart-shaped sticker on a piece...
Half baked 'scam'
Dozens of patrons of a tony pastry shop in Grand Central Terminal got creamed in a credit-card scam. A crooked cashier at the fancy French café, Financier Patisserie, allegedly swiped...
All aboard the E. River Ferry
It sure beats the view from the subway. Hundreds of New Yorkers hit the decks yesterday for the launch of the East River Ferry. The boats make seven regular stops...
TSA blows jet 'threat'
Chilling graffiti found in the bathroom of a jet due to take off from Newark Airport was inexplicably erased by a cleaner after the Transportation Safety Administration waited 47 critical...
Slaves of New York
Unshackle New York! New York's notoriously high taxes and public spending, combined with restrictive "nanny" policies, make it the "least free" state in the country, a new study has found....
'Pizza' gal delivers in court
The hot tomato at the center of the infamous Brooklyn pizza brawl that left a Carroll Gardens street covered in blood showed up in court yesterday to support her man....
The rebels & the rebbe
Dissidents in a Hasidic Jewish enclave 40 miles north of Manhattan say the village violates religious freedom and should be dissolved. In a lawsuit filed yesterday in federal court by...
NYers: Tax cap & ethics first - then same-sex nups
ALBANY -- Far more New Yorkers name capping property taxes a top priority among legislative initiatives than do approving same-sex marriage, according to a poll released yesterday. The Siena College...
Harlem charter a starter
It's a grand slam for charter-school students in East Harlem. The city is teaming up with Harlem RBI, a nonprofit backed by Yankee slugger Mark Teixeira, to build an $85...
B'klyn man kicked off plane for cursing
He was just saying what everyone else was thinking. A Brooklyn children's book author fed up with delays on his Newark-bound flight Sunday was incredibly yanked off the plane after...
Summer bummer
So long, summer. More than 34,000 students in grades three through eight are kissing their summer plans goodbye after preliminary state test scores showed they aren’t ready to move up...
Bronx party 'shooter' nabbed
A 17-year-old boy was busted yesterday for shooting a teenage girl in the head outside a raucous Bronx party, authorities said. The unidentified suspect will be charged with attempted murder...
Bronx car-insure 'scammers' crashed
A ring of 16 scammers has been busted for bilking more than $300,000 from insurance companies, authorities said yesterday. The suspects, arraigned yesterday in Bronx Criminal Court, allegedly collected on...
Queens 'Mossad'
A Queens-born law student -- who once was wounded while serving in Israel's military -- was being held yesterday in Egypt on what his worried parents and pals say are...
GOPer's switch a huge boost to gay marriage
ALBANY -- Major cracks opened in Republican opposition to gay marriage last night as a key GOP senator dramatically endorsed the measure and put New York on the verge of...
Play with your own li'l Weiner
It's nothing we haven't seen already. A G-rated action figure of cybersex addict Anthony Weiner went on sale yesterday for $39.95 -- but buyers are ponying up an extra $10...
Hi-ri$ing real estate
She’s turning brownstone into gold in Brooklyn. An 89-year-old Brooklyn woman stands to make a startling 11,744-percent profit on a Boerum Hill brownstone she and her family paid $16,000 for...
Blimp fire hell
A Goodyear blimp burst into flames and crashed in Germany, killing the pilot. But miraculously, his three passengers walked away without injuries, the Ohio-based company said. The blimp was starting...
Moms are fit to be Thai'ed
Don't get between an opera singer and her frozen, vegan pad Thai with tofu. A fight between amateur mezzo soprano Marcella Caprario and fellow shopper Dr. Cathleen London in the...
Unions eye $440M health fund as layoff cure
City municipal unions are looking to tap $440 million sitting unused in a health-benefits fund to avert nearly 5,600 layoffs threatened by Mayor Bloomberg, officials said yesterday. Top union leaders...
Dykstra has daze in court
LOS ANGELES -- Former Mets star Lenny Dykstra pleaded not guilty yesterday in a federal case in which he's accused of embezzling money from a bankruptcy estate. An out-of-sorts Dykstra,...
Tangled in Julie's cobwebs
Bono and The Edge came out swinging against ousted "Spider-Man: Turn off the Dark" director Julie Taymor yesterday -- the eve of the unveiling of their revamped Broadway show. "The...
Pol rips Chinese-delivery electric bikes
A councilman has declared war on the latest scourge of New York City's crowded streets -- electric bikes. Dan Garodnick (D-Manhattan) wants to put the brakes on the motorized bikes...
Elite girls' hoops teams, coaches in Bronx brawl
It was a real Rumble in the Bronx. Two elite New York girls AAU basketball coaches traded vicious blows with each other -- and two of their teenage players --...
Obama: If I were him, I'd quit
WASHINGTON - Hey, Weiner - pull out! President Obama blasted cybersex addict Anthony Weiner yesterday, saying of the married congressman, "I can tell you that if it was me, I...
DOT honcho's taxi roadblock
The city's latest plan to provide authorized taxi services in the boroughs outside Manhattan is meeting opposition from an unlikely source -- its very own Transportation Department. Sources say that...
Rent-control rally a 'bust'
ALBANY -- A dozen protesters, including state Sen. Bill Perkins (D-Manhattan), were arrested yesterday for blocking the entrance to the governor's office in a choreographed act of civil disobedience to...
NY Post vet passes at 82
Rudy Rossiello, former New York Post composing-room foreman and father of Post employee Richie Rossiello, passed away on Saturday after a long illness. He was 82. A wake will be...
Pentagon Papers released
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon Papers -- the massive, once-classified history of two decades of US involvement in Vietnam -- were released in their 7,000-page entirety yesterday, 40 years to the...
New cancer hope
Drug companies are increasing their focus on using the body's immune system to fight cancer -- in hope of expediting discovery of a cure. Immunotherapies are now seen as part...
Hizzoner: I'm never on holiday
Mayor Bloomberg says that any trips he's taken to his home in Bermuda or elsewhere in the world since becoming mayor don't count as vacations. Bloomberg said yesterday that even...
Newark eyes school share
Newark's Board of Education is planning to have different schools share buildings next fall to save money and create more options for students. Seven publicly funded charter schools would be...
Museum Mile home of free
Admission to nine Fifth Avenue museums will be free today for the 33rd annual Museum Mile Festival. The event runs from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, on 82nd Street, to...
Preggers Tori in car crash
Actress Tori Spelling, pregnant with her third child, was rushed to a doctor yesterday after getting in a car accident as she was chased by a photographer in Los Angeles....
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Detectives are hunting for a thief who made off with thousands of dollars from three Harlem banks. The unidentified man struck March 8, 9 and 31, walking into each...
Future 'tents'
The feds plan to build the nation's largest urban campground at Brooklyn's Floyd Bennett Field, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar revealed yesterday. Speaking at Gracie Mansion, he said the underused 1,358-acre...
Libyan rebs surge
MISRATA, Libya -- Libyan rebels yesterday broke out toward Tripoli from the opposition-held port of Misrata, cracking a government siege as fighters across the country mounted a resurgence in their...
Cuomo prescribes BamCare
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo moved yesterday to implement Obama Care in New York by creating a state-run Health Benefit Exchange in which individuals and small groups can purchase subsidized health...
Kin eyed in granny stab
An 82-year-old woman was stabbed in her home and robbed of about $1,000 yesterday in Harlem -- and her nephew is the chief suspect, police sources and neighbors said. Maisy...
New $lap at Lizzie
Publicity princess Lizzie Grubman failed to pay her high-profile personal trainer nearly $10,000 for workout sessions with her and her estranged husband at their Manhattan apartment, the fitness guru claims....
Wandering tot found in B'klyn
A mischievous 4-year-old Brooklyn boy gave his mom a scare yesterday morning when he wandered from their East New York home -- only to be reunited with her about an...
NAACP & the union: behind their alliance
It's no surprise that Hazel Dukes, New York chapter president of the NAACP, accuses a pro-charter-school parent of "doing the business of slave masters" ("NAACP's 'Slave' Shock," June 7). The...
The 'sustainable economy' canard
"Live simply so that others may simply live," Gandhi famously proclaimed. These days, the slogan has been embraced by those who wish to say goodbye to economic growth. The "steady-state...
Mama grizzly exposed
Could Big Media look any dumber? The all-points-bulletin attention that national media organizations gave to the release last week of official e-mails from Sarah Palin's tenure as Alaska's governor sure...
A matter of conscience
Gov. Cuomo yesterday ratcheted up the pressure in favor of same-sex marriage in New York, sending his own bill to the Legislature while arm-twisting lawmakers on its behalf. That's a...
Blunting Erdogan's power-grab
By giving Recep Tayyip Erdogan half of their votes this weekend, Turks sent their ambitious prime minister a mixed message: Yes, we love our political stability and prosperity, but no,...
Win the war, Bam
It says something about America's combat fatigue that we're having a debate about the Afghan War utterly detached from events in the Afghan War. It doesn't matter that we've routed...
Labor's inside man
The foremost duty of an elected official, especially a fiscal watchdog, is to protect the collective interests of constituents -- that is, all constituents, not just those who'll help him...
Grave old show gets a bury odd setting: a cemetery
They'll be coming back from the dead at Green-Wood Cemetery tomorrow, and they're not happy. No need to call Ghostbusters -- they're merely actors in "The Spoon River Project." Tom...
Songwriters’ ‘Hall’ tales
Most singers wouldn't have a tune without them -- yet songwriters are pop music's unsung heroes. That changes once a year, when the Songwriters Hall of Fame honors the achievements...
Young harvests CD to 'Treasure'
Album of the week NEIL YOUNG "A Treasure" 4 STARS Nearly 30 years ago, Neil Young was going through an artistic crisis, dabbling in an unpredictable array of styles, which...
Mommyrexia takes Manhattan
Standing in her Upper East Side condo, 28-year-old Karen is hoisting up a baby boy, revealing biceps that could give Michelle Obama a run for her money. The glamorous blonde...
Yes, sir, that's my manny!
Ken Cruz’s last job was as an apprentice union carpenter, working construction. It was tough physically — and he was subject to regular layoffs when work was slow. His new...
Three Bruins routs may not net Stanley Cup
BOSTON -- If you are a baseball fan of a certain age in New York, the scores are emblazoned in memory: 16-3, 10-0, 12-0. As is 10-9. That was the...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: I'm the Answer (3rd)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $17,000; conditioned1P L Dragon(D Dube)5-7-84-13Pan Grad(G Brennan)2-3-57-55Philanthropist(JBartltt)2-3-68-12Hanks Kid(A Miller)7-2-38-14Sucrose Hanover(B Sears)6-4-86-16Mctone Cold(J Baggitt)3-1-112-17FoxValleyEscort(JStrttn)3-4-315-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $12,000; conditioned1Dc'sPiggyBank(GBrennan)5-6-84-17AjsSendMoney(JStratton)9-7-73-12Rydeabout(J Bartlett)3-4-65-13Ava De...
Today's Sports on Air
Auto RacingNoonMotoGP: British Grand PrixSPEED4 p.m.NASCAR: Hall of Fame AnnouncementSPEEDBaseball7 p.m.Rangers at YankeesWWOR, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Mets at BravesSNY, WFAN (660 AM)10 p.m.Reds at DodgersMLBNBasketball7 p.m.WNBA: Tulsa at IndianaESPN2Soccer8:30 p.m.CONCACAF...
Yankees' Hughes ready to test his arm
Phil Hughes is set to embark on his comeback. Hughes hasn't pitched in two months and hasn't won a game this season, but the Yankees right-hander will be on the...
Devils haven't contacted Hitchcock about coaching job
While the Devils coaching position remains vacant, and obvious candidate Ken Hitchcock telling The Post last night that the team has not contacted him, there are indications perhaps, finally, general...
What golden years? Yankees' Rivera as good as ever
Mariano Rivera acquired a new first name this season. "Yeah, now everyone calls me 41-year-old Mariano Rivera," the premier closer in history says, a smile at the corner of his...
Giants' Manning eager for team to return to work
Eli Manning was asked this yesterday: Is it more difficult to make a 10-foot putt while blindfolded -- which Manning accomplished on his second try -- or dissect a Bill...
Time for Mickelson to win U.S. Open
BETHESDA, Md. -- It was a Sunday, shortly before sunset in June 2006, when Phil Mickelson stood glassy-eyed before the golf world and uttered these five words: "I am such...
Kaymer: Nowitzki a national hero
BETHESDA, Md. -- Germany's Martin Kaymer, who earlier this year held the No. 1 ranking in the world, reveled yesterday in the accomplishments of his fellow countryman Dirk Nowitzki, the...
Parx Racing Charts
Jun. 13, 2011 Clear And Fast. Turf: Firm. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -1m&70y; $22,000; mdn clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. Good. outside bid,driving, Trainer: Christopher GroveTime: 23.75, 47.87, 1:13.64, 1:40.19,...
Delaware Results
FIRST-6f; $22,500; mdn clm; 3YO; (f)9Dne'sexprsstr (Vazqz) 19.6012.608.205Princess Pipit (CstllnoJr.)31.8010.601Lil Escape Artist (Paz)3.60 Off 1:16. Time 1:12.94. Fast. * $1 Exacta (9-5) $375.20 * $0.1 Superfecta (9-5-1-3) $1,707.58 * $1...
Tigers top Rays in 10 inn.
Ramon Santiago's RBI triple in the bottom of the 10th inning gave Detroit a 2-1 win over the Rays last night, keeping the Tigers in a virtual tie for first...
Anthony Affrunti at Monticello
Post Time: 12:50 pmBest Bet: Allikat Fighter (3rd)FIRST-mile; pace; $4200; conditioned3Happyending(B Simpson)3-4-35-26ChristofferBliss(GMertn)1-3-13-12Rainin Fire(A Schwartz)2-4-66-11AllcanadianRebl(JMrhnJr)1-2-78-14LuckGoesAround(WParkrJr)4-2-49-25Thomas John N(K Devaux)7-7-34-1SECOND-mile; pace; $2500; conditioned3IncredibleBob(WParkerJr)2-4-73-12Astro Hershey(M Merton)4-6-24-14BetterBeDreamng(JStrttn)6-6-45-21WhitewallHanvr(JTggrtJr)6-5-77-25FourStarzzzzLou(KHaase)5-4-69-26Jatestouchinheaven(KHgh)4-8-310-17McGrin(K Devaux)8-7-512-1THIRD-mile; pace; $4000; cl($2800)3AllikaitFighter(JMrhnJr)1-2-15-25Realizelindajoy(M Forte)2-4-33-17Mare Supply(W Parker Jr)4-2-47-21WinbakBunny(JTaggartJr)8-1-44-12S...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 4 1/2f; $45,000; mdn spcl wt; 3YOUNCLE TODD adds Lasix after finishing second this dis tance at Pimlico in career debut. AVENUESOFNEWYORK drew the rail and has been working...
Sports shorts
FOOTBALL: More trouble for Britt Titans receiver Kenny Britt has two arrest warrants outstanding in Tennessee, and he is suspected of providing inaccurate information on two separate driver's license applications....
Burress slams Giants' Coughlin, finds Jets 'appealing'
It sure sounds as if Plaxico Burress would prefer to play for Rex Ryan than Tom Coughlin. In an interview yesterday with ESPN's Stephen A. Smith, Burress, who will be...
Liberty coach is studying chemistry
For the first 2¾ games as the new coach of the Liberty, almost none of John Whisenant's worst fears had come true. On Saturday, his team was 2-0 and leading...
Serena says she was on her 'deathbed'
EASTBOURNE, England -- Serena Williams said the blood clot she sustained in February was "life-threatening" and has made her reconsider her career. "I was literally on my deathbed at one...
Mavs' harmony trumped Heat's supreme skill
MIAMI -- Moments before Game 6 began, it became evident the NBA Finals would soon conclude in a "Dead Heat." No performer with any pride would dare try to follow...
Yankees could put Martin on DL
A few hours before last night's 1-0 loss to the Indians, Russell Martin sounded optimistic about his aching back. "It will be fine," the Yankees catcher said. "I can tell....
Injury sidelines Nehro
Nehro, who finished fourth in Saturday's Belmont Stakes, exited the race with an ankle chip in his right front fetlock that will require surgery and cause the colt to miss...
Mavericks show Knicks should change 3-star plan
MIAMI -- Knicks owner James Dolan should fly to Miami, grab the South Beach three-star championship blueprint and toss it into the turquoise ocean. It does not look like the...
Focus turns to labor talks as NBA season comes to end
MIAMI -- The 2010-11 NBA season ended at 10:51 Sunday night here, with the memorable scene of an emotional Dirk Nowitzki racing off the court seconds before the final buzzer....
LeBron's talents a perfect fit for laid-back Miami
MIAMI BEACH -- There is a school of thought that LeBron James, the self-appointed King, performed a classic royal function late Sunday night, walking onto the veranda of his castle,...
Here's the catch: Burress must finish his route
Plaxico Burress, not even needing a script, began reading from the Michael Vick playbook yesterday, the one that carries these instructions: Appear at a press conference -- this one at...
Hondo has a Brew
The Braves caused Hondo some problems in Hous ton last night when they were stomped by the 'Stros to raise the deficit to 1,375 yosts. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will give...
Mets pitching coach has starters on roll
PITTSBURGH -- The glue holding together the hottest starting rotation in the major leagues for the last three weeks will celebrate his third anniversary as Mets pitching coach on Friday....
Santana may not return to Mets until August
PITTSBURGH -- Johan Santana has dealt with soreness in his surgically repaired left shoulder for the last 1½ weeks, slowing his rehab process, Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said yesterday....
Mets lose to Pirates, blow 2nd straight shot to even record
PITTSBURGH -- Another chance to reach .500 and another flat performance for the Mets. Not that an even record wins you a prize, but from a self-esteem perspective, the Mets...
Affrunti's Delaware Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm. FIRST-1m&70y; $20,000; cl($20,000); 3up; (f&m) 4-Ginny G 7-2 1-WllUnbrdld 15-1 2-IndianSugr 9-2 3-Baylor'sBb 6-1 5-APerfctSqz 9-5 6-TropiclDrm 5-2 SECOND-5f; $15,000; mdn cl($7,500); 3up 2-Legs Time 2-1...
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position order FIRST 6f; $27,000; cl($25,000); 3up PN Horse Wt. Jockey Last 3 Trainer Odds 1 Wise Stop(L),121 CVelasquez 4-7-5 Rodriguz...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 14WEDJune 15THUJune 16FRIJune 17SATJune 18SUNJune 19 MONJune 20YankeesTexas7:05TV -- WWORRadio--WCBS 880 AMTex.7:05YESWCBSTex.1:05YESWCBSCubs2:20YESWCBSCubs4:10FOXWCBSCubs8:05ESPNWCBSCin.7:10YESWCBSMetsAtlanta7:10TV -- SportsNet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AMAtl.7:10SNYWFANAtl.7:10SNYWFANAna.7:10SNYWFANAna.7:10WPIXWFANAna.1:10WPIXWFANNOGAMELibertyAtlanta7:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMEChi.8:30No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEPort.10:00MSG+WQBUNOGAMESiyanksNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEBklyn.7:00No TVBklyn.6:30No TVBklyn.5:00No TVH.V7:05No TVCyclonesNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.I.7:00No TVWKRBS.I.6:30No TVWKRBS.I.5:00No TVWKRBAber.7:00No TVWKRB
'No longer friends'
Reality TV has claimed another friendship. Two co-workers at a Times Square fitness center say they are no longer on speaking terms after competing together on the new ABC reality...
Kiss and kill
If you want to warn your teen away from sex, one good way is to tell them to watch "The Nine Lives of Chloe King," premiering tonight on ABC Family....
NBA final record
Like other big-time sports in recent months, the NBA championships have set new records in the ratings -- including Sunday's sixth and final game. The Dallas Mavericks' decisive victory over...
Jessica back to reality
Jessica Simpson is returning to her reality-show roots. Simpson, who rocketed to a new level of stardom in 2003 on MTV's "Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica," will star as a "guide"...
Starr report
AMC has renewed "The Killing" for a 13-episode second season, just days before its first-season finale airs this Sunday night at 10. No word (yet) on when Season 2 will...
Weird but true
A Miami newspaper is feeling some heat today. In one of the most embarrassing mistakes since 1948, when the Chicago Tribune proclaimed "Dewey Defeats Truman," yesterday's Miami Herald ran an...
Gun mugging in the heart of Carroll Gardens
— Thomas Tracyttracy@cnglocal.com
CK's Ortiz content with Kent
When the lights were the brightest, Chris Ortiz was at his best, helping lead Christ the King to a second consecutive CHSAA Class AA intersectional title and a trip to...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, June 17Theater, “Much Ado About Nothing”: EBE Ensemble does a contemporary interpretation of Shakespeare’s play. Free. 3 pm. Music Pagoda (Empire Boulevard and Ocean Avenue in Prospect Park), www.ebeensemble.org....
Camp Floyd
Welcome to Camp Floyd!Floyd Bennett Field will become a tent-building, s’mores-loving, ghost-story-telling camper’s paradise by 2013, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar promised Monday during a visit to the...
Anti-Semitic incident on Adelphi Street
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillJewish jackingThree anti-Semitic goons jumped a 45-year-old woman outside of her Adelphi Street home on June 10 — calling her a “white Jewish bitch” before running off...
RBNY wants to re-sign De Ro; expects to add in summer, but not a DP
Red Bull GM Erik Soler said he expects to add veteran experience over the summer in preparation for the playoff run, albeit not a third Designated Player, and he plans...
Bandshell backdraft
Opponents of Borough President Markowitz’s planned Asser Levy Park amphitheater crashed a rally on Sunday that the Beep organize to protest the closure of a Coney Island firehouse — demanding...
Republicans target Obama, not each other, at 2012 New Hampshire debate
MANCHESTER, N.H. -- The seven Republican candidates on stage at CNN's presidential debate in Manchester, N.H., Monday night used their time in the spotlight to attack President Barack Obama's record...
B'klyn woman stands to make 11,744% profit on brownstone
She’s turning brownstone into gold in Brooklyn. An 89-year-old Brooklyn woman stands to make a startling 11,744-percent profit on a Boerum Hill brownstone she and her family paid $16,000 for...
RBNY GM Soler: Stover not forced out
In the wake of Red Bull managing director Erik Stover stepping down Friday, sporting director/GM Erik Soler insisted the former hadn’t been fired or forced out, but was simply ready...
Derek Jeter hurts right calf, leaves game
Derek Jeter's quest for 3,000 hits may be taking a hiatus.The Yankees captain suffered a strained right calf in the fifth inning of tonight's 1-0 loss to the Indians. Jeter...
Life's a Kiddie Beach
The waters near Gerritsen Beach are clean, clear and under control, locals say, as about 200 residents flocked to Shell Bank Creek on Saturday for the opening day celebration of...