August 10, 2011
Nova will stay in Yankees rotation
Ivan Nova has locked up a spot in the Yankees’ rotation, and A.J. Burnett and Phil Hughes appear to be battling for the final slot.Joe Girardi confirmed Nova's spot Wednesday,...
Blue Jays deny latest report of stealing signs
TORONTO -- Toronto Blue Jays general manager Alex Anthopoulos says an ESPN report accusing his team of stealing signs at home is “stupid” and “has got a lot of holes...
Task force to transform Brooklyn's Fourth Avenue set
As the city looks to transform Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue, Borough President Marty Markowitz has even loftier goals for an intersection that has long played second fiddle to neighboring Fifth and...
Granderson's 2 HRs lift Yankees over Angels 9-3
Curtis Granderson hit a three-run homer off Garrett Richards before the rookie got his first major league out and the New York Yankees snapped their three-game losing streak with a...
Venable gets 4 hits, Padres finally hold off Mets
Will Venable sparked San Diego's surging offense with four hits from the leadoff spot and the Padres' bullpen rebounded from consecutive flops, finally holding off the New York Mets in...
Students file suit against New York Law School claiming 'systemic, ongoing fraud'
Now the students have become the litigators. Graduates of New York Law School filed a class action lawsuit against their alma mater, claiming they were duped into enrolling with false...
Parcells becomes fourth Jets coach on ESPN
BRISTOL, Conn. -- Bill Parcells is joining ESPN as an NFL analyst. It is Parcells’ third stint with the network. The two-time Super Bowl-winning coach was a studio analyst in...
Pentagon revises SEAL death toll in Afghanistan helicopter crash
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon on Wednesday revised downward the death toll of Navy SEALs in the weekend helicopter crash in Afghanistan, FOX News Channel reported. A Pentagon spokesman said 17...
Bidding farewell to the Royal Shakespeare Company
Thanks to the Lincoln Center Festival and the Park Avenue Armory, we got to see five productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company this summer. The mini-season wraps up on Sunday with "The Winter's...
Ryan rival Crowder retires from Dolphins at 27: report
Channing Crowder now has plenty of time to fight Rex Ryan. Crowder, a Dolphins linebacker who started a trash-talking battle when Ryan became Jets head coach, was released and retired...
News Corp. beats estimates, loses $254M on MySpace, says hacking problems are contained
Media conglomerate News Corp. reported earnings of 35 cents per share on revenue of $8.98 billion Wednesday, beating Wall Street estimates looking for 30 cents a share and $8.44 billion....
Espada's Soundview Health Network to be booted from Medicaid program
ALBANY -- Disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada’s Soundview Health Network will be booted from the state Medicaid program Sept. 8, effectively shutting down the 30-year-old Bronx-based health clinic,...
Catherine: I'm definitely talking to sheep
Atlus is best known for doing things differently. Their games and their track record show a tradition of, if nothing else, thinking outside the box. Which is great for the...
Distraught man threatens to jump from Top of the Rock observation deck
A distraught man who threatened to jump from the Rockefeller Center's Top of the Rock observation deck was taken to an area hospital this afternoon after cops reached him. "He...
Rebecca Black opts for home schooling after taunts
LOS ANGELES -- Internet sensation Rebecca Black has chosen to be home-schooled to get away from constant verbal bullying, the singer told ABC News in an interview scheduled to air...
Hasidic man gets merciful plea from victim at B'Klyn sentencing
A Hasidic man who beat up and robbed an elderly civil engineer who was taking pictures at a building site got a break from a longer sentence after the victim...
Fantasy Football Draft preview: Tight Ends
It isn’t the flashiest position, but grabbing a top-flight tight end could mean the difference between fantasy glory and fantasy defeat. In fact, the best tight ends in the league...
This week's calendar: Aug. 11 to 17
Thursday, Aug. 11 through Sept. 29 “Welcome to the Neighborhood” Tour The developers of +aRt, a new building in West Chelsea, will offer 45-minute “Welcome to the Neighborhood” tours for...
Self-confessed Norwegian killer may have filmed island shooting spree
OSLO – Norwegian terror suspect Anders Behring Breivik may have filmed his shooting spree on Utoya island that killed 69 people, police said Wednesday. Oslo police lawyer Christian Hatlo said...
UFL shuts down Hartford team
OMAHA, Neb. -- The struggling United Football League announced Wednesday that it will play a shorter season with four teams instead of five with the Hartford, Conn., Colonials suspending operations....
I'll be your papa, paparazzi
I understand star crushes, I do, I really do. After all, there's a reason most (but certainly not all) are stars: They have the undefinable thing called charisma that many...
2012 Breeders' Cup at Santa Anita; not Belmont
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- After being held at Churchill Downs for two straight years, the Breeders' Cup will return in 2012 to Santa Anita, which held the event in 2008-2009. This...
Leiby Kletzky's alleged killer has personality disorder, psych exam shows
A doctor at Bellevue Hospital who examined Levi Aron recommended the confessed child killer remain in the psych ward there while another said Aron suffered from a personality disorder, The...
NBC, MLS agree to televsion contract
LOS ANGELES -- Some Major League Soccer matches will be shown on network television next year as part of a three-year deal with NBC Sports announced by the league Wednesday.Though...
Mets bat Queens native Baxter sixth in first start
Mike Baxter, the Whitestone native and Archbishop Molloy grad, gets his first major-league start in right field Wednesday when the makeshift Mets continue their series with the woebegone Padres.FOLLOW GAME...
Motorcyclist killed in B'klyn accident
A motorcyclist was killed in Brooklyn after he became pinned beneath a dump-truck in a horrific accident, authorities said. The biker was cruising west on Atlantic Avenue at 1:15 p.m.,...
TBS canceling comic George Lopez's talk show
George Lopez, who surrendered his TBS time slot to Conan O'Brien and then saw ratings for "Lopez Tonight" slide, got a cancelation notice Wednesday. Lopez's Thursday show at midnight will...
Long Island woman drowns when boat sinks
PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y. — Suffolk County police are investigating the drowning of a woman who was aboard a sinking boat in Port Jefferson. Police say 71-year-old Georgia Johnson, of Patchogue,...
Bronx man fatally stabs wife, police say
A enraged man stabbed his wife to death yesterday in University Heights, cops said. The 38-year-old victim was in an argument with her husband around 5:55 a.m. inside of a...
Conn. court: Town may not seek money Madoff lost
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled Wednesday that the town of Fairfield may not make claims for millions in losses to its pension fund due to disgraced financier...
Suspects in beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow plead not guilty
LOS ANGELES -- The two men accused of beating San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow pleaded not guilty Wednesday, KABC-TV reported. Louie Sanchez, 29, and Marvin Norwood, 30, appeared for...
Syrian army withdraws from Hama amid reports of 11 dead in Homs
HAMA, Syria -- Syrian troops withdrew Wednesday from the flashpoint protest city of Hama, capping a 10-day operation to crush dissent as security forces raided other towns amid growing international...
'Idol' judges and host will all return next season
LOS ANGELES – Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler and Randy Jackson will all return as judges on "American Idol," and rumor is Lopez got an $8 million pay boost, TMZ reported...
NYPD cop pleads not guilty for shooting gal pal's ex-boyfriend
A 17-year NYPD veteran assigned to Mayor Bloomberg's security detail pleaded not guilty today for allegedly shooting his gal pal's ex-boyfriend in the buttocks last year. Leopold McLean, 46, was...
Yankees' A-Rod 'looking forward' to poker meeting with MLB
TAMPA, Fla. -- Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is making strides in his rehab program for a right knee injury as he awaits a meeting with baseball officials about his...
Fantasy Football Draft preview: Wide Receivers
Once seen as an afterthought on draft day, wide receivers are quickly becoming the key components to championship-caliber fantasy teams. Last season alone, 16 different receivers had 1,000-yard seasons and...
City worker admits masterminding $7M food-stamp fraud
A city welfare worker faces up to 6-1/2 years in the slammer after pleading guilty today to cooking up a $7 million food-stamp scam. Vanee Sykes, 44, admitted pulling off...
Giants WR Smith signs with Eagles
The way Giants coach Tom Coughlin was talking Wednesday morning, the re-signing of Steve Smith was a formality waiting to happen and the real key was getting the valuable but...
Giants' Coughlin wants Umenyiora resolution
Giants coach Tom Coughlin is hopeful the trip to Atlanta that Osi Umenyiora is taking for a second opinion on his left knee will provide “some closure on that chapter’’...
Grossman thinks Redskins will win NFC East
Considering the talent stacking the rosters of the Eagles and Cowboys, you would think Rex Grossman falls pretty low on the Giants' list of concerns. But the Redskins quarterback predicted...
Sharpton's Teleprompter stumble
Al Sharpton has yet to master his new job as TV news host. Sharpton on MSNBC last night stumbled at one point while reading off the Teleprompter during the 6...
Mobster pleads guilty to $50K Yeshiva heist
A Colombo crime family associate who worked at a Brooklyn celebrity pizzeria pleaded guilty today to robbing a yeshiva of more than $50,000. Dominick "Black Dom" Dionisio was employed until...
White Plains library worker indicted in theft of $160,000
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A tax evasion charge has been added in the case of a New York library worker accused of stealing more than $160,000 in overdue fines and...
Johnson & Johnson to settle criminal charge over Risperdal
WASHINGTON — Johnson & Johnson has tentatively agreed to settle a single misdemeanor criminal charge related to a multi-year government investigation into the marketing of its psychiatric drug Risperdal. The...
Tiger doesn't add to caddie controversy
JOHNS CREEK, Ga.— Tiger Woods opted for the high road Wednesday. In his PGA Championship press conference, Woods was asked for the first time about the disparaging comments made by...
Nets name GM for D League team
The Nets have their very own General Lee. The team named Milton Lee the general manager of their minor league operations and he will oversee the Nets’ D League affiliate,...
Tough break for rising Yankees prospect Kruml
Ray Kruml entered this season as a non-prospect. The 11th round pick in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft was so far off the prospect radar that he wasn’t listed among...
Casey Anthony is America's most hated: poll
LOS ANGELES -- Casey Anthony, the Florida woman who was found not guilty recently of murdering her two year-old daughter, is the most hated person in America, according to a...
Boehner, McConnell announce picks for deficit 'super committee'
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced Wednesday that he has chosen Reps. Jeb Hensarling (R-Tex.), Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and Fred Upton (R-Mich.) to be part of the so-called...
Fugitive Florida siblings arrested in Colorado
WALSENBURG, Colo. -- Following a week on the run, three armed and "very dangerous" Florida siblings were arrested Wednesday after shooting at police during a dramatic car chase and crash...
Bronx man arrested after assaulting girlfriend, holding knife to baby's neck
Police arrested a knife-wielding father for assaulting his girlfriend and holding the blade to his baby's neck in Parkchester yesterday. Russel Rivera, 30, was arguing with his girlfriend just before...
Woods' former caddie apologizes for comments
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. -- Tiger Woods’ former caddie Steve Williams has apologised for comments he made on Sunday which led to him being accused of stealing the limelight from his...
Jets release first depth chart
The Jets have a day off Wednesday. Then they have three practices before Monday's preseason opener with the Texans. The team released its first depth chart Tuesday night with no...
VIDEO: Schwartz on Giants camp, Osi holdout
Giants beat writer Paul Schwartz talks to Mark Hale about the team’s training camp. Schwartz breaks down Osi Umenyiora’s holdout, Kevin Boss’ leaving a hole at tight end with his...
Judge denies Louboutin injunction against Yves Saint Laurent
A French luxury shoe maker has lost a round in its New York court battle against rival Yves Saint Laurent. Christian Louboutin S.A. claims YSL unfairly copied its line of...
Dow plummets more than 500 points, erasing recovery
Stocks took a nosedive today as investors fretted over the health of European banks and weighed the Federal Reserve's gloomy economic outlook against hints of further actions. The Dow Jones...
Oscar Watch: 'The Help'
It's relatively rare for an August release to become an Oscar contender -- "The Sixth Sense,'' the last major exception, was 11 summers ago. "The Help,'' a civil rights dramedy...
Turner within 6 points of Weprin in race to fill Weiner's open seat: poll
Republican Robert Turner is within six points of Democrat David Weprin in a surprisingly close race to succeed Anthony Weiner in New York’s 9th Congressional District, where Democrats outnumber Republicans...
Cops shoot Queens man who attacked officers with box cutters: police
Cops shot an armed Queens man early today after he lunged at one officer with a box cutter in each hand, authorities said. The 42-year-old man, who was not identified,...
Taliban who shot down US helicopter have been killed, US general says
KABUL -- The Taliban insurgents who shot down a US helicopter in Afghanistan over the weekend, leaving 30 Americans dead, have been killed, US Gen. John Allen, the commander of...
Train service resumes with some delays at NYC’s Penn Station
Some commuters heading to New York City on Wednesday had to endure a second day of train delays and detours as workers scrambled to complete repairs to a track near...
2nd ex-NYC cop cleared of rape gets 60 days in jail for misconduct
The second police officer in the notorious "Rape Cop" case accused of acting as a lookout was sentenced this morning to 60 days in jail after a Manhattan judge called...
Three injured after American Airlines jet hits severe turbulence
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- An American Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Charleston, S.C., after experiencing severe turbulence that left two passengers and a flight attendant injured, WCSC-TV reported Wednesday....
Internet freedom is the first 21st century freedom
The Washington Institute's Soner Cagaptay makes a good point about Internet freedom: more of it and the Arab Spring would be different as would every authoritarian government around the world. "The virtual...
Charlie Sheen 'honored' by gruesome TV train death
LOS ANGELES -- The former "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen said he is "honored" by his TV character's gruesome demise in a horrific train crash. "I am...
Aussie 'collar bomb' girl to receive ongoing police protection
SYDNEY -- Police in Sydney ordered protection for the teenage girl who had a hoax collar bomb strapped around her neck for ten hours during an extortion attempt, fearing the...
'Dead' Khadafy son shown on Libyan state TV
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Khamis Khadafy, the son of embattled Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy, was shown on state TV on Wednesday just days after rebels battling the regime reported his death....
After $65 billion, Fannie and Freddie want more of your money
The government-backed mortgage finance houses Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have sucked up $65 billion in taxpayer bailout funds. But it's not enough. Freddie Mac wants $1.5 billion more and Fannie Mae has...
Andy's dandy: Cuomo better leader than Bloomberg, Obama, poll says
New York state voters consider Gov. Cuomo a better leader than President Obama and Mayor Bloomberg, according to a new poll. And when asked to use one word to describe...
Matured Robinson eager to tackle NBA dream after season in Spain
Russell Robinson admitted to not being quite ready for his first professional experience. He has grown as a person and a player since then. The Bronx native and former Rice...
Team-first, stronger Brown readies new era at Manhattan
Peter Wehye noticed a difference in Rhamel Brown the moment he laid eyes on him this summer. The former East New York Transit Tech forward had finished his first year...
Showdown at Saratoga
JOHN DaSILVA TODAY’S PLAY: In Race 9, play $50 win on En Fuego. If race is switched to dirt, make the play $50 win on Ruffino. Total bet: $50. MONDAY’S...
Mets thrilling fans with mix of attitude & energy
You heard it in the middle innings and then again in the eighth when the Mets were coming back against the San Diego bullpen just the way they had on...
Mets' Santana says shoulder discomfort has subsided
Manager Terry Collins spoke to Johan Santana yesterday, and though the left-hander isn’t back on the mound yet, the discomfort that forced him to come to New York for tests...
Short-handed Mets stage another Amazin’ rally
Who needs Jose Reyes and Daniel Murphy when you have got Ruben Tejada and Lucas Duda? Not the Mets — at least while they’re playing the no-name Padres and their...
Former Baruch HS star fulfills D-I dream after junior college
Diana Choibekova had it all two years ago. Her Baruch College Campus team just won a PSAL Class A title, she graduated with good grades at the elite academic school...
Rivera implodes again in Yankees loss
The pitch Yankees closer Mariano Rivera will ride into the Hall of Fame breaks violently into left-handed hitters. Shattered bats fly through the infield and hitters shake their hands as...
Bad inning busts Yankees' blond Burnett
For five innings last night, A.J. Burnett looked like the No. 2 starter the Yankees envisioned. But, as usual, that all washed away in one ugly inning. After throwing five...
Yankees' closer catastrophe cuts to the Core
If Mo goes south, the Yankees have no chance. Joe Girardi’s club can live with A.J. Burnett being the Mediocre Man just trying to have fun. They can survive for...
Giants’ Hynoski following Dad’s fullback footsteps
The father knows exactly what his son will go through in the days leading up to Saturday, when the Giants open their preseason in Carolina and a rookie with a...
Tour bag men rip into ‘idiot’ Williams
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Show up, keep up, shut up. This is the universal unspoken caddie mantra on the PGA Tour. While it might not be the most complimentary of...
Focus on Tiger for wrong reasons
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Tiger Woods will hold yet another much-anticipated press conference today for all the wrong reasons. There was a time when Woods appeared at one of golf’s...
Lengthy changes are par for Highlands course
JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — David Toms used a 5-wood when he aced the par-3 15th hole at the Atlanta Athletic Club to take a third-round lead in the 2001 PGA...
Star swindler
Oops! He did it again. A brazen New York broker who was arrested for a pump-and-dump scheme back in 2007 can't seem to stop cheating people. After being barred from...
What big Ben meant
Wall Street loves to overanalyze the statements put out by the Federal Reserve after its Open Market Committee meetings. Today I'd like to psychoanalyze Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and his...
NYSE rules in 'reverse'
The New York Stock Exchange wants to toughen the standards that "reverse-merger" companies must meet to list on the Big Board, in the wake of accounting questions at many Chinese...
Citi honcho
Citigroup's mortgage unit named Harold Lewis chief operating officer as part of a management overhaul, according to an internal memo.
Falcone gets FCC's help
Regulators are trying to find ways for Philip Falcone's LightSquared wireless service to co-exist with global-positioning system users who have complained of potential interference, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski...
Stealing home
Rival pay-TV operators are acting like wildebeest at a shrinking watering hole, launching some of their most aggressive promotions in years in a death match for subscribers. Cable, satellite and...
Stonehenge in 2nd Ave. deal
The 93-unit apartment house at 1143 Second Ave. has gone into contract for $47 million to Stonehenge Partners. The all-cash deal for the partially stabilized building was signed yesterday and...
Apple catches Exxon as most valuable firm
Watch out Big Oil. Here comes Big Apple. Steve Jobs' tech juggernaut at one point overtook Exxon Mobil to become the world's most valuable company yesterday, closing a multibillion market-cap...
B-Team on board at Syms
Syms has said it's exploring a possible sale of its real-estate holdings, but a big investor charges that the cash-strapped clothier has hired the B-Team for the job. Syms announced...
Business briefs
Muni malaise The muni bond market weakened yesterday after S&P downgraded more than 11,000 public finance issues to keep them in line with its newly lowered rating on US government...
Disney studio income falls 60% on film flops
Walt Disney's studio fell short of expectations in the three months ended July 2 as higher expenses and weaker box office ate into profits. Operating income in the segment fell...
BofA boss facing chillin' grillin'
Bank of America boss Brian Moynihan has some explaining to do. The bank chief, who agreed to an investor grilling today at the behest of one of BofA's biggest shareholders,...
AOL comes up short
Aol, you've got . . . problems. The struggling Web pioneer saw its shares plummet $3.88, or 25 percent, to $11.19 yesterday, after it posted disappointing second-quarter results and cut...
Latest Goldman gut kick
Another day, another lawsuit for Goldman Sachs. Yesterday, the US regulator of credit unions sued the gold-plated investment bank run by Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, accusing it of selling $1.2...
Raj felon poorly
Hedge-fund biggie Raj Rajaratnam will perish in prison from a "unique constellation of ailments ravaging his body" if given a lengthy prison term when punished for insider trading next month,...
Chamber boss quits in $candal
The chairman of the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce abruptly quit yesterday after he was accused of embezzling more than $2.3 million from a nonprofit founded by a shrink who helped...
Air-shaft fall kills boy, 15
A 15-year-old boy died last night after falling through the air shaft on the roof of a Brooklyn junior high school. Nick Gryak was hanging out with pals on the...
Ahnold flouts cigar ban
VIENNA -- The status of a cigar in Arnold Schwarzenegger's mouth at an Austrian airport could decide whether or not he faces legal action. Smoking at airports is banned in...
Beach 'bums' to sport ads
LONDON -- Soccer teams have home and away shirts, tennis and golf stars have clothes and gear with sponsored logos, but if you're a female beach-volleyball player, there's not a...
Polygamist perv caged for life
SAN ANGELO, Texas -- Polygamist leader Warren Jeffs, who heads a breakaway Mormon sect, was sentenced to life in prison yesterday for sexually assaulting two underage girls he claimed as...
Med-cost estimates in a ZIP
A nonprofit consumer group has launched a Web site to help patients nationwide get cost estimates, by ZIP code, for several medical procedures, as well as estimates of what they...
Battle of Britain: Army of riot cops storms the streets
An army of more than 16,000 cops fanned out across London last night in a bid to end the worst rioting the city has seen in a generation, even as...
What a ride! Stocks rise & fall & rise
What a ride! Wall Street traders -- and the rest of the world's finance industry -- were on the edge of their seats yesterday as the stock market wildly fluctuated...
Wisconsin GOP hangs on
MADISON, Wis. -- Republicans held onto control of the Wisconsin Senate yesterday, beating back four of six Democratic challengers in a recall election despite an intense political backlash against GOP...
ACLU was 'DWI'
These were some uncivil liberties. The executive director of the ACLU was hauled over by East Hampton cops and charged with DWI after getting sloshed while celebrating the passage of...
'Serial groper' arrest
A pint-sized pervert was busted for allegedly molesting a dozen women on the Upper East Side, after a building super recognized him from surveillance photos and called a cop pal,...
Cabbies - surprise - rated road's worst
City motorists constantly steer clear of erratic yellow-cab drivers -- but have no problem sidling up next to massive MTA buses, a new poll found. More than two-thirds of New...
O grieves with SEALs' kin
WASHINGTON -- President Obama paid an emotional visit to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware yesterday to pay respects to service members who died in a horrific helicopter crash in...
Plane-stupid politicians
A securities executive hired a plane to fly around the city with a banner proclaiming what the country is feeling: "Thanks for the downgrade, you should all be fired." The...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan An ex-con on parole was gunned down in a Harlem housing project. Jamek White, 39, was shot once in the neck by two thugs at 11 p.m. Monday as...
Good Sam busman gets fired
A Long Island school bus driver was heartlessly fired last week after rescuing three Nassau County cops who were trapped in a severe hail storm. Top brass at Educational Bus...
Cash-ton Kutcher!
All hail Ashton Kutcher -- who's now TV's highest-paid sitcom star. Not bad for a guy whose first "Two and a Half Men" episode hasn't even aired yet. Kutcher will...
'iJacker' teen hood get 6 yrs.
A baby-faced teenager was sentenced to six years in prison yesterday for a string of violent gunpoint robberies on the Lower East Side that targeted people with Apple products. Zenquell...
Charters at head of class
City charter-school kids posted some of the biggest gains in New York City on this year's state math tests -- vaulting 5 percentage points in proficiency to 68 percent. The...
Wildcat 'walk' in park
Several workers at the Central Park Boathouse, the Parks Department's most lucrative franchise, walked off the job yesterday in an escalation of the bitter war between the owner and the...
One speech can reclaim O's dignity
Dear Mr. President, Knowing your interest in how previous presidents faced national crises, I recommend an example you might have missed. It's an Oval Office speech noted not for its...
Madoff's immoral fabric
You'd think they'd know better than to trust their valuables to Bernie Madoff. Wall Street bankers are investing in iPad cases made from sweaters and pants once worn by the...
H2O woes in Village
A slip of a jackhammer busted open a Greenwich Village water main yesterday, leaving several buildings and restaurants high and dry. A stretch of businesses along West Third Street was...
Another missing Aruba gal
A second American woman has gone missing in Aruba. Six years after Natalee Holloway vanished without a trace while vacationing on the Caribbean island, police are probing the disappearance of...
Andy tainting my jury pool: Espada
Defiant former state Sen. Pedro Espada yesterday accused Gov. Cuomo of trying to prejudice jurors in the disgraced Bronx pol's upcoming criminal trial by publicly threatening state action that could...
Three stooges' 'robbery' crash
Three bank robbers led New Rochelle cops on a chase into The Bronx yesterday, then crashed into a highway barrier, police said. The mayhem began when two of the suspects...
Own a piece of Elaine's
Table 1 at Elaine's, once reserved for the fabled restaurants biggest VIP customers, will now be handed off to the highest bidder. Relics of the shuttered Manhattan restaurant are being...
Victim rips her stabber in court
A Queens woman viciously stabbed by an ex-con on a bicycle lashed out at her assailant yesterday before the slasher was slapped with a 25-year sentence. "He is a waste,...
Cuomo bets on bid to legalize casinos
ALBANY -- Roulette and blackjack could be coming to a neighborhood near you. Gov. Cuomo yesterday said he's considering a roll of the dice when it comes to opening commercial...
Cop-slay conviction tossed
A federal appeals court yesterday ordered the release of a Brooklyn man imprisoned for the 1996 slaying of his police-officer wife during a custody fight over their infant son. The...
Van-slay poppa's payday
The abusive, deadbeat dad whose girlfriend drowned their three kids and herself by driving into the Hudson is trying to cash in on the tragedy. Jean Pierre -- who was...
Andy puts kibosh on PA toll surge
Not so fast! Gov. Cuomo yesterday slammed the brakes on the Port Authority's planned massive fare and toll hikes, calling the politically toxic proposal a "nonstarter" and saying it was...
FDNY minority report
What hiring gap? FDNY Commissioner Salvatore Cassano testified yesterday that the nation's largest fire department is making great strides toward increasing the number of minorities in its ranks. Cassano took...
Schools' sex ed. mandate
City schools will have to start teaching sex education to their students again -- that's an order. Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott last night sent a carefully worded e-mail to all...
Tiny brewery beerly there
Brooklyn now has a really "micro" brewery. The world's smallest commercial brewery, a room-sized facility with a production capacity of a gallon of beer per batch, will be unveiled today...
DSK maid suing in be$t boro
Bronx court may prove good as gold for DSK's accuser. Hotel maid Nafissatou Diallo immediately improved her chances of winning a multimillion-dollar suit against the French horndog simply by choosing...
Booze clouds singer's memory of beating
Pop star Gavin DeGraw was so drunk when he was beaten up in the East Village that he can barely remember the attack, law-enforcement sources said yesterday. DeGraw posted on...
More downgrades ahead?
In the Aug. 2 Post, I warned, “Get ready to lose that AAA rating, Uncle Sam.” The signs were all there, well in advance of the action by Standard &...
After S&P downgrade, It’s finger-pointing time
The Issue: Who is responsible for the S&P downgrade of America’s credit rating. *** Liberals like President Obama have spent the past 80 years getting us into a debt hole;...
A risky bet on Turkey
One problem with “leading from behind,” as the Obama administration is wont to do, is that you need to find somebody to be behind . In the volatile Middle East,...
Rick Perry’s ‘federal’ flip-flop
Rick Perry is a Christian. But does he have to make such a big deal out of it? ‘‘As a nation,” the Texas governor declared when he announced the prayer...
Obama’s war on coal
President Obama claims to see the need to create jobs at this time of endless 9-plus percent unemployment -- yet his administration continues to relentlessly destroy jobs for ideological reasons....
Gains in NYC’s schools
New York City schoolkids registered commendable gains on state tests this year -- particularly when compared to the rest of the state. That continues a years-long, city-versus-state trend. And it...
The friends of Tom DiNapoli
And here we thought state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli was a full-time employee of the public-sector unions. Now it seems that he’s moonlighting for the tort-law lobby, after apparently having fallen...
Canadian acrobats offer balanced hoverage
They must put some thing in the water in Canada. The country has spawned an endless series of circus troupes, the most famous being Cirque du Soleil. The latest arrival...
Not now for 'Neverland'
Harvey Weinstein's maiden voyage as a Broadway impresario has run into choppy waters. The producer, who released the Oscar-winning "The King's Speech," is the driving force behind a new musical...
Art of the city
Whether you’re visiting a formal gallery, rented space or a room in an artist’s home in Harlem, you can be sure to find a variety of creative expressions capturing the...
'Help' wanted
Oprah must be kicking herself. Her show went off the air before she could devote a very special episode to the female-centered civil rights drama “The Help.” Performances by Viola...
Melody makers
Jazz originated in African-American communities in the country’s southern states at the beginning of the 20th century, but with the population migration to the north after the Industrial Revolution, Harlem...
Artsy ‘Grass’ grows on you
The towers rising from the landscape of Southern France look like the remains of an ancient civilization. In fact, they are the work of contemporary German-born conceptual artist Anselm Kiefer,...
Harlem's melody makers
Jazz originated in African-American communities in the country’s southern states at the beginning of the 20th century, but with the population migration to the north after the Industrial Revolution, Harlem...
Steel resolve
Anthony Whitaker’s photograph, “Steel Standing,” is still as riveting and moving as the day he took it — seven days after the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. “It...
All in good taste
* Bier International 2099 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, 212-280-0944 Ousmane Keita and Chris Pollok, co-owners of Bier International, had no doubts about choosing a Harlem location for their enterprise. “It is...
Hondo keeps Rockin'
The Rockies and Brewers took care of some very important business for Hondo last night, racking up vital victories that cut the debt to 1,955 amalfitanos. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will...
Sports shorts
MLB: Uggla extends hit streak to 30Dan Uggla extended his hitting streak to 30 games as the Braves beat the Marlins 4-3 in Miami. Uggla's streak ties Andre Ethier of...
Vic Cangialosi's Suffolk Downs Grade
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1m&70yds; $7,500; clm; 3up2-Jesse's Gang 6-51-SavannahMn 4-13-Icar 3-14-Deblue 10-15-Dueling Cat 15-16-LooktoFuture 5-17-SeTwntytwnty 15-1SECOND-6 fur; $7,500; clm; 3up6-GlowPromise 2-11-CajunQckstp 3-12-Dude Again 8-13-Tin Soldier 3-14-Pap's Pal 20-15-LightsBroadway 5-27-Gonna Blow...
Yankees' Sabathia isn't fan of six-man rotation
If CC Sabathia had a say in the matter, the Yankees would ditch their six-man starting rotation. "I would rather it be a five-man rotation, me personally, and just have...
Posada left on Yankees bench
Jorge Posada was on the Yankees bench again last night when Eric Chavez was the DH for the second straight game against Angels righty Dan Haren. Chavez went 1-for-2 with...
Tomorrow's Saratoga Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST2 1/16 miles(T); $70,000; stplchsMRS. OGDEN PHIPPS STAKESPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Well Fashioned(L),141J Murphy1-2-2Fout 4-12Deputy Empress(L),148J Roberts6-8-1Kurtincz 20-13Lonesome Nun(L),148D Nagle3-2-3Slater...
Liberty hold off Storm
On a night when Rebecca Lobo was inducted into the New York Liberty Ring of Honor, Cappie Pondexter showed why she might get that same distinction when her career is...
Myerson's catch might be world record
Last week, Greg Myerson's life changed forever, at least it will if the striped bass he caught stands as the world record. For those of you who haven't heard, Myerson,...
Woodson still keen on job with Knicks
It is not a bad piece to have on the resume for a Knicks coaching applicant. Like Phil Jackson, Mike Woodson also played for Red Holzman during the legendary coach's...
Del Mar Analysis
Post time: 5:05 p.m. FIRST-1 1/16mT; $42,000; cl($32,0); 4up PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 1 SportingArt(L),120 JTalmo 1-1-3 9-5 6 HudsonLndng(L),120 JRosro 4-6-6 3-1 2 WltzngWthBe(L),120 TBaze 2-1-6 4-1...
Delaware Charts
August 9, 2011 Showery And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -5 ½ fur; $15,000; clm; 3up(f)Off: 1:17 p.m.St good, won drivingTime: 22.07, 46.80, 1:00.60, 1:07.22.Trainer: Hamilton SmithWinner: B F,...
How to hit today's big pick 6
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- When Red Leader held off Jimantor by a head in Monday's last race, it forced a two-day pick 6 carryover of $232,356. Since players across the nation...
Jets' Wilkerson held out of drills with hip injury
Jets first-round pick Muhammad Wilkerson injured his hip yesterday and sat out the team portion of practice. A Jets spokesman said the defensive end could have returned to the field...
Uncle Mo works out at Saratoga
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Uncle Mo, last year's 2-year-old champ who was knocked out of the Kentucky Derby by a mysterious liver ailment, continued to progress on the comeback trail yesterday...
Giants, Smith work on reaching a deal
Steve Smith spent a second day meeting with Giants personnel as the two sides try to finalize a deal to re-sign the valuable yet injured receiver. Smith yesterday was examined...
Jets trying to find special replacement for Smith
Jets special teams coach Mike Westhoff once said of Brad Smith, "The day he goes, I go." Well, Smith is gone, but Westhoff is still on the job. "As usual,...
Giants' Umenyiora will get 2nd opinion on left knee
The Osi Umenyiora odyssey will hit the road this week, when the unhappy defensive end will see a specialist in his hometown of Atlanta for a second opinion on his...
The Post Line
NFL Preseason Thursday Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog EAGLES 3½ 3 (34) Ravens PATRIOTS 4 4 (35½) Jaguars CHARGERS 4½ 3½ (35½) Seahawks COWBOYS 4 3 (35½) Broncos RAIDERS 3...
NFL wants game-day HGH tests
As if NFL game days aren't hectic enough, the league now plans to throw HGH testing into the mix. The NFL's executive overseeing its drug-testing process yesterday detailed an ambitious...
Jets' Wilson 'carrying himself differently'
Kyle Wilson's coaches and teammates describe it as a loss of confidence, while Wilson prefers the term "lack of consistency." Whatever you call it, the result was a pretty much...
Jets FB still Conner from the block
When the Jets announced veteran fullback Tony Richardson would not be retained, it was clear 2011 would be Terminator time. John Conner, known as the "Terminator" by Jets fans, hopes...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball11 a.m., 3 p.m.LLWS: Great Lakes Regional, semifinals1, 7 p.m.LLWS: Southeast Regional, semifinals7 p.m.Padres at MetsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Angels at YankeesYES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Cyclones at BataviaWKRB (90.3 FM)8...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 10THUAug. 11FRIAug. 12SATAug. 13SUNAug. 14 MONAug. 15TUEAug. 16YankeesLos Angeles Angels7:05TV -- YES NetworkRadio- WCBS 880 AML.A.A.1:05YESWCBST.B.7:05YESWCBST.B.4:10FOXWCBST.B.1:05YESWCBSK.C.8:10YESWCBSK.C.8:10WWORWCBSMetsSan Diego7:10TV -- SportsNet NYRadio--WFAN 660 AMS.D.12:10SNYWFANAri.9:40SNYWFANAri.8:10WPIXWFANAri.4:10WPIXWFANS.D.10:05SNYWFANS.D.10:05SNYWFANLibertyNOGAMENOGAMEWash.7:00No TVInd.7:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMEWash.7:00No TVRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEChi.7:30MSGWQBUNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMESiyanksWilliamsport7:05No TVWill.7:05No TVAub.7:00No TVAub.7:00No...
How 'Real Wives' killed 'Desperate'
For my money, it was the repellent "Real Housewives" shows that killed "Desperate Housewives." After ABC announced this week that the upcoming season of "DH" would be the last, you...
'CSI' 9/11 tribute
'CSI: NY" will be paying tribute to 9/11 this fall. In the Sept. 23 season premiere, we'll finally get some answers about what happened to Mac Taylor's (Gary Sinise) wife,...
'Talk' whispers
'The Talk" is in a state of flux. With co-host Sharon Osbourne taking a breather from the daytime talk show this fall, now comes word that CBS hasn't yet picked...
John Walsh special Emmy
John Walsh, the force behind the long-running series "America's Most Wanted," is getting a special Emmy Award. Praising Walsh's "inventive and extraordinary" method of harnessing television to catch criminals, Television...
Battle for Golden Globes
A trial over who controls the TV rights to the Golden Globe Awards is going to trial, a federal judge has ruled. The awards show's organizers, the Hollywood Foreign Press...
Starr report
"America's Most Wanted" creator/host John Walsh will be honored next month with the 2011 Governors Award courtesy of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. The award comes at a...
Dress this way for a second-date call-back
Want to guarantee a second date? Dating expert Rachel Greenwald interviewed 1,000 men about what made them call women back. Here’s what they had to say about your clothes. *...
A single girl’s secret weapon
For almost a year, I’ve been duping New York City men into asking me out on a second date. My secret weapon isn’t a push-up bra, or even my killer...
Too good for snark
Friends and some readers have grumbled lately that my recent reviews haven’t been snarky enough. “What happened to the beatings like the one you gave Harbour, with ‘soapy flavorless foams’...
Weird but true
Former high-school classmates of Cheri Taylor in Kennewick, Wash., were horrified to read in a notice about an upcoming reunion that she had been murdered. None more so than Cheri...
East New York bakery hailed for energy-saving efforts
One of Brooklyn’s oldest and most popular bakeries was honored today going green. Borough President Marty Markowitz joined the staff of Mrs. Maxwell's Bakery to present the East New York...
Giants' Umenyiora to visit specialist for knee
The Osi Umenyiora odyssey will hit the road this week, when the unhappy defensive end will see a specialist in his hometown of Atlanta for a second opinion on his...