February 9, 2012
Ivanka Trump's schizophrenic stalker ordered sprung from jail
A schizophrenic man who had terrified Ivanka Trump with a campaign of scary YouTube videos, emails and visits to her Madison Avenue jewelry store is due to be released from...
Mets add Lewin to radio booth: source
Josh Lewin will replace Wayne Hagin in the Mets radio booth, a source confirmed to The Post. Most recently, Lewin worked for the Texas Rangers and the Chargers. The Rangers...
Investment swindler convicted of bilking clients out of $14M
A New York City investment adviser who swindled clients out of more than $14 million was convicted today on wide-ranging fraud charges. A Brooklyn federal jury found Joseph Mazella, 52,...
Honor
Before the lights and bright hues of Honor's fall line lit up the catwalk, the label's flowing frocks could be spotted throughout the front of the house. George Clooney's young...
Giants GM says Ballard, Beckum to start year on PUP list
Giants general manager Jerry Reese anticipates that Jake Ballard and Travis Beckum, tight ends who had to leave Indianapolis on crutches following Super Bowl XLVI, will both start the 2012...
Greg Kelly to address rape case during return to 'Good Day'
Fox-5 TV co-anchor Greg Kelly will briefly address the recent rape case against him that ended with no charges being filed when he returns Friday to his show "Good Day...
JCPenney not opening early on Thanksgiving, CEO says
New JCPenney CEO Ron Johnson sounded as if he didn't mind losing the battle for early morning business on Thanksgiving to his retail rivals when he was interviewed on "CBS...
GM says Rockets ‘should have kept’ Lin
The Rockets were the most recent team to give up on Jeremy Lin, and probably the final one now that the point guard has broken out with the Knicks. Rockets...
Google to develop home-entertainment system
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google Inc. is developing a home entertainment system that streams music wirelessly throughout the home and would be marketed under the company's own brand, according to...
Red Bulls' Backe talks Henry, Rodgers, health updates
Red Bulls coach Hans Backe spoke with a handful of reporters via phone from training camp in Mexico, and addressed a number of topics from Thierry Henry’s loan to Luke...
Asian TV adds Knicks games after Lin's emergence
Jeremy Lin is making the Knicks must-see TV in Asia. The NBA says Thursday its Asian TV partners have added Knicks games to their broadcast schedules following the emergence of...
'Kidnap mom' Ann Pettway to plead guilty tomorrow: feds
The "kidnap mom" has adopted a new legal strategy. Ann Pettway -- who's charged with abducting a newborn from Harlem Hospital in 1987 and raising the girl as her own...
Bandit loots laptops from five Gramercy homes
A cat burglar turned a Gramercy block into his prime prowling grounds, looting laptops from five homes in a month-long crime spree, police said. From Dec. 7 to Jan. 4,...
A perfect marriage
Politics and fashion sometimes come together -- like the Costello Tagliapietra show having "Americans for gay marriage" pins on everyone's seat and seeing Susan Sarandon in line. It makes perfect...
Belichick to Patriots on final drive: 'Make them go to Manningham'
The Patriots defense followed Bill Belichick’s orders right into defeat. NFL Films captured sounds from the Giants’ game-winning drive from Super Bowl XLVI, and before it started the Patriots coach...
Nets lose newcomer Bogans for season
The Nets’ injury situation went from ridiculous to absurd on Thursday as yet another player, Keith Bogans, is lost for the season. Signed by the Nets as a free agent...
BCBG Max Azria
Fall 2012 Fashion Week kicked off with great traditional flair: the BCBGMAXAZRIA runway show. After a frenzy of flashbulbs papped the front row, the show opened with an ultra-chic taupe...
Facebook value tops $100 billion
A pre-IPO rally in Facebook shares has pushed the value of the social-networking giant past $100 billion. Some 150,000 Facebook shares sold for $44 a piece in the latest auction...
Marines posed with Nazi SS symbol in Afghanistan
SAN DIEGO — The Marine Corps confirmed Thursday that one of its scout sniper teams in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag with a logo resembling...
Looking back at Nets-Pistons
Here are some thoughts on Wednesday night's 99-92 Nets loss to the Pistons:- You have to feel for Keith Bogans. The Nets signed him a week ago, after he waited...
City agrees with Marine - vows to change gender mix-up on birth certificate
It's mission accomplished in Operation: Sex-Change. The city is recognizing that tough-as-nails former marine David Hassan, 29, is a male, not a female, and is changing his faulty birth certificate...
Tim Coppens
Tim Coppens is all about balance, forging harmony between function and fashion, progression and tradition, the basic and the brilliant. Sticking to his sportswear roots, the Royal Academy of Arts...
DKNY Men
The only thing more inherent to New York than The Post is Donna Karan, a name inextricably linked to Gotham via iconic acronym. And it was with the city in...
'Downton Abbey' star Michelle Dockery shuns the fake tan
"Downton Abbey" star Michelle Dockery, who plays the aristocratic Lady Mary in the period piece, admitted she is under strict instructions to avoid modern trends to maintain her character. Producers...
Clarence Clemons' nephew to join Springsteen on tour
LOS ANGELES -- The nephew of the late Clarence "Big Man" Clemons will join Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band on tour, following in the footsteps of his uncle,...
Ray Kelly visits grandmother shot by stray bullet, slams gun violence
Top cop Ray Kelly paid a visit today to the 81-year-old Brooklyn grandmother who was shot in the face while sitting down to dinner in her East New York apartment....
Giants' Cruz says he deserves a raise
Judged strictly on production based on dollars earned, it is hard to imagine another player in the NFL who provided a bigger bang for the buck than Victor Cruz. His...
U.S. schedules friendly against Brazil
The U.S. National Team will host five-time World Cup champion Brazil on Wednesday May 30 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Kickoff is at 8 p.m. and the game will...
Giffords aide shot in rampage now running for her seat
TUCSON, Ariz. -- An aide to former Rep. Gabby Giffords (D-Ariz.) who was wounded in last year's shooting announced Thursday that he will run for her seat in June's upcoming...
Devils’ Brodeur out against Blues with ankle injury
Martin Brodeur will not be able to build on his best performance of the year on Thursday night. Brodeur will be out against the Blues in Newark with an ankle...
Lucas Binks, er, blinks -- so no 'Phantom Menace' screenings, but here are our original reviews
It's not at all surprising that Sony is indicating there will be no advance screenings (at least not for mainstream press in NYC) for next week's "Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,''...
Cardinal-designate Dolan says he'll need 'a cup of grappa' before talking with pope in Italian
Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan said today that he's not at all nervous about being made a cardinal -- but does have the jitters when it comes to having to address the...
Tuck says it’s ‘unfortunate’ Jets coach isn’t with Giants
Super Bowl euphoria may have gone to Justin Tuck’s head. The Giants defensive end was actually complimenting coach Rex Ryan and the Jets when he was co-host of “Good Day...
Brooklyn man pleads guilty over 'South Park' threat
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A Muslim convert from Brooklyn pleaded guilty Thursday to using a website he founded to post online threats against the creators of the “South Park” television show...
Giants' Tuck 'debating' shoulder surgery
The final injury that Justin Tuck dealt with this season may be the one that requires offseason surgery. The Giants defensive end suffered injuries to his toe, neck, ankle and...
Murder conviction upheld in 1999 stabbing of Bronx election worker
An estranged boyfriend who stabbed a Bronx mother to death as she walked to work as an election monitor failed today in a bid to overturn his murder conviction. Milton...
Baby girl found deserted in hallway of Brooklyn building
A doe-eyed baby girl was found deserted in the hallway of a Brooklyn building early today, police said. Neighbors called 911 after hearing a couple arguing at midnight on the...
Somalia's Shabaab reportedly joins al Qaeda
WASHINGTON -- The Somali extremist militant group al Shabaab has joined ranks with al Qaeda, FOX News Channel confirmed Thursday. A US counter-terrorism official told FOX al Shabaab and al...
FOUR CORNERS: Lin's ability to jell with stars key to Knicks success
Jeremy Lin’s emergence could not have come at a more opportune time for the Knicks. The protective shadow cast by the Giants’ Super Bowl run was about to end and...
FBI releases file on Apple’s Steve Jobs
WASHINGTON -- The FBI, noted for its dossiers on Martin Luther King, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson and countless others, released its file on late Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs Thursday....
Apple to launch iPad3 in March: report
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Apple will hold an event in March to launch its next iPad, AllThingsDigital reported Thursday, citing sources. Sources said the company has chosen the first week in...
Bradley Manning arraignment scheduled for Feb. 23
WASHINGTON -- Bradley Manning, the US soldier accused of leaking confidential US diplomatic and military cables to WikiLeaks, will be arraigned Feb. 23, the military announced Thursday. Manning has been...
US House passes bill to tighten insider trading rules in Congress
WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives approved legislation Thursday to tighten insider trading rules in Congress, voting 417-2 in favor of the bill despite changes made by a top lawmaker...
Nine men sent to prison for London Stock Exchange terror plot
LONDON — A British judge has sent nine men to prison for plotting to set up a terrorist training camp and bomb the London Stock Exchange. The British Muslims pleaded...
Teen dad facing murder charges in death of 6-week-old daughter: sources
A teenager is facing murder charges in the death of his six-week old girl at his Brooklyn apartment building last month, police sources said today. Eryk Ford, 19, gave a...
9/11 deserves license plates over Giants: pols
ALBANY — Hours after the New York Giants won the Super Bowl, a commemorative license plate was unveiled. Two New York lawmakers say a similar tribute to the “real heroes”...
Mets owners seek help from Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The owners of the Mets want the Supreme Court to get involved in their attempt to recover money from Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme. Sterling Equities Associates, which owns...
Dutch hotel worker finds US jewels long thought stolen
THE HAGUE -- Nearly six years after the US ambassador's wife reported jewelry worth millions of dollars stolen from a Dutch hotel room, police said Thursday that it had been...
Why the Yale Economics department has taken over Hollywood
For the second time in six months, a major Hollywood movie is using "Yale Economics graduate" as shorthand for "super genius." First it was Jonah Hill's character in "Moneyball," and...
Naomi Watts to play Princess Diana in new movie
LONDON -- Australian actress Naomi Watts will play Diana, Princess of Wales, in a movie about the tragic British royal, it was announced Thursday. The Oscar-nominated star will portray the...
911 log shows time lapse in Powell emergency call
TACOMA, Wash. — Nearly eight minutes elapsed between when a social worker called 911 to report that Josh Powell's children were in danger and when sheriff's deputies were dispatched, emergency...
Syrian forces renew bombardment in Homs
BEIRUT — Syrian forces fired mortars and rockets that killed scores of people Thursday in the rebellious city of Homs, activists said, the latest strike in a weeklong assault as...
LA mayor's immigration nonsense
Perhaps it isn't suprising that the Democratic mayor of Los Angeles is campaigning for Barack Obama. But if Anthony Villaraigosa wants to slam the GOP as he did while receiving an...
Burress wants to join Eagles: report
PHILADELPHIA -- Jets receiver Plaxico Burress is keen to fly the nest and join the Philadelphia Eagles when he hits free agency next month, WCAU reported Thursday. Burress, who landed...
Woman faints, tumbles onto tracks at Grand Central
A 30-year-old woman fainted and tumbled onto the tracks at Grand Central Terminal this morning, authorities said. The woman had gotten off a Metro North train that originated in Hartsdale...
Syracuse beats Georgetown in overtime
Who says Syracuse doesn’t have a go-to guy? Kris Joseph scored a career-high 29 points, including the decisive 3-pointer in overtime, and Syracuse beat No. 12 Georgetown 64-61 on Wednesday...
Kodak to stop making digital cameras, picture frames and pocket video cameras
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Kodak says it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames in order to focus on its more profitable businesses. The storied photography...
Pair of Ford execs to retire, Huntsman to join board
DEARBORN, Mich. -- Ford announced Thursday the retirement of Lewis Booth, its chief financial officer, as well as global products chief Derrick Kuzak. Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford also unveiled the appointment...
Yankees broadcaster Lorenz charged with DUI in Connecticut
WESTPORT, Conn. — YES Network television host Bob Lorenz has been charged with drunken driving in Connecticut where police say he was found passed out in his car in his...
Pakistan al Qaeda chief killed by US drone
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- US missiles killed al Qaeda's chief in Pakistan on Thursday, one of America's main targets in the volatile country and wanted for attacks that killed dozens of...
Egypt judges detail evidence against NGO workers, including Americans
CAIRO -- Foreign non-governmental organizations (NGO) are working to manipulate Egypt's post-revolutionary politics, two Egyptian judges said Wednesday, in the latest signal that Egypt will not back down from an...
NJ university suspects norovirus outbreak as 40 hospitalized
LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- About 40 students at a New Jersey university were hospitalized following a suspected norovirus outbreak, the university said Thursday. The students from Rider University's Lawrenceville campus complained...
2 schools saved from closure
The city's education department granted reprieves yesterday to two of the 25 schools on its initial chopping block, saying they appeared ready to make improvements despite their struggles. The stays...
Weekly jobless claims fall 15K, better than expected
WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 15,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 358,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. A survey of economists by...
LI clerk accused of selling over $200K in stolen goods on eBay
HEMPSTEAD -- A stock room clerk at a Williams-Sonoma store on Long Island was arrested after allegedly selling stolen goods from the store worth more than $200,000 on eBay, police...
Greece reaches deal on austerity cuts demanded by creditors to release $173 billion bailout
ATHENS, Greece — Greece has reached a tentative agreement on new austerity cuts demanded by creditors to release a (euro) 130 billion ($173 billion) bailout, hours before a crucial meeting...
Ex-'Survivor' producer arrives in Mexico to face murder charges
CANCUN, Mexico -- A former reality-TV producer arrived in Mexico on Thursday after being extradited from the US over charges he killed his wife during a family vacation to Cancun....
Bank of England holds rates at 0.5%, expands QE stimulus program by £50B
LONDON -- The Bank of England boosted the size of its asset-purchase program Thursday, prescribing a bigger dose of quantitative easing amid fears the British economy could stall out in...
Majority of NYers support NYPD's terror efforts: poll
Most New Yorkers support the NYPD's efforts to combat terrorism and don't think cops are unfairly targeting Muslims, according to a poll being issued today. Sixty percent of voters questioned...
PepsiCo reports better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings as company says it will cut 8,700 jobs
PepsiCo plans to cut 8,700 jobs, or about 3 percent of its workforce, as it seeks to offset high commodity costs and increases investment in advertising and marketing in North...
Jersey cops to be stationed at Snooki & JWoww's 'Shore' spinoff house: report
JERSEY CITY, NJ — New Jersey's second largest city is rolling out the welcome mat for the women of the "Jersey Shore" -- with conditions. Jersey City has issued producers...
Family of LI pharmacy massacre victim suing drug maker, doctor
The family of one of four people killed in a New York pharmacy holdup filed a $20 million lawsuit Thursday, alleging that a drug company that manufactures painkillers, a physician...
CNN suspends Martin for 'offensive' Tweets about Beckham underwear ad
CNN’s suspension this week of the commentator Roland Martin for purportedly anti-gay tweets has not gone down well with the black media. “Has GLAAD Become a Bullying Organization?” read the...
Watch Will Ferrell's witty NBA player introductions
NEW ORLEANS -- Comedy superstar Will Ferrell hit the Chicago Bulls with a few stinging one-liners before their game with the Hornets on Wednesday night. Ferrell was handed the mic...
Facebook spat led to Tenn. shooting deaths: sheriff
MOUNTAIN CITY, Tenn. — A father who was upset after a Tennessee couple deleted his adult daughter as a friend on Facebook has been charged in the shooting deaths of...
NJ, other states getting No Child Left Behind flexibility
President Obama on Thursday will free 10 states from the strict requirements of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, a White House official told the Associated Press. The move...
Long Island church damaged in fire
An electrical fire caused extensive damage to a church on Long Island. The Valley Stream fire department says flames were shooting through the roof when firefighters arrived at the New...
Girls basketball roundup: Mason, Kennedy rout Francis Lewis
Zakiya Mason continued her breakout few weeks and John F. Kennedy got back to its winning ways. Two days after a heartbreaking overtime loss to rival Murry Bergtraum, Mason had...
Catching up on other New York teams after Super Bowl
It’s time for New York sports fans who were totally engrossed in the Giants’ run to the Super Bowl XLVI title to reacquaint themselves with what’s going on with the...
Rangers best bet to follow Giants up Canyon of Heroes
They come to work at the rink every day, strapping on their hard hats, putting on their Black-and-Blue shirts, committed to improving, not even needing to proclaim that they’re All...
PGA Tour’s circus hits Pebble Beach
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — More than a golf tournament will be taking place at Pebble Beach this week. The week will surely be dominated by the interest in Tiger Woods...
Five issues champion Giants face in quest to repeat
If it was easy, everyone would do it. Most Super Bowl champions barely wait for the last piece of confetti to fall before assessing the immediate future and deciding the...
INSIDE PSAL BOYS HOOPS: Mott Haven testing itself against future foes, Brown the 'glue guy' for Wings
The Bronx borough playoffs are different this year for Doug Porter. The Mott Haven coach isn’t merely trying to upset a few Class AA programs; he’s hoping to pick up...
Lin posts double-double as Knicks dump Wizards
WASHINGTON — Jeremy Lin continued rising into a national phenomenon in the nation’s capital last night, with a soaring dunk that put the exclamation mark on another surreal evening. This...
CHSAA/Private boys basketball roundup: Frankel reaches 1,000 points as Collegiate tops Riverdale
Ryan Frankel scored 14 points to reach 1,000 for his career as visiting Collegiate topped Riverdale, 56-40, in Ivy Prep League boys basketball on Wednesday. Connor Huff led the Dutchmen,...
Lin proves Ivy Leaguers can play hoops, too
WASHINGTON — It sounds like the setup of a bad joke: Have you heard the one about the Harvard kid who can’t catch a break in the job market, keeps...
Seton Hall outlasts Rutgers in chippy game
PISCATAWAY, NJ -- It was as chippy as it was sloppy, more hard work than work of art. Shoves and stares, fouls and near-fights. It was, in short, vintage Rutgers-Seton...
Poll winner Webb shows versatility despite injuries
Onia Webb isn’t letting a few nagging injuries deter her during her senior season. “She’s never been completely healthy,” Cardinal Spellman coach Jane Morris said. “She’s been 90 percent most...
Keeping up with the Joneses: Satellite beats Metro/BDA for transfer league title
For Satellite Academy, it was all about remaining undefeated and gaining some revenge. For Donavan Jones, it was about proving himself to coach Darryl Jones. Jones wasn’t playing for Satellite...
Giants' Thomas hopes for recovery from knee injury
Terrell Thomas admitted watching the Giants from afar and seeing the Super Bowl run from up close was a “bittersweet’’ experience. The injured cornerback missed the entire season following knee...
Pierre-Paul tells Giants to give Umenyiora 'what he wants'
Jason Pierre-Paul wants Osi Umenyiora back with the Giants, saying the team should meet the defensive end’s needs. “I think it’s very important,” Pierre-Paul told The Post last night. “Give...
Nets’ Brooks basks in rookie spotlight
Eight of the nine rookies selected for the Rookie-Sophomore game at All-Star weekend later this month were lottery picks. The other? That would be Nets rookie guard MarShon Brooks. “It’s...
VOTE: Final Giants report card
Remember when the teacher said the final exam would count for half your final grade? Those who were killing it all semester were bummed and those who were slacking were...
TMLA's Nwajei joins Gibson at Bergtraum
Jasmine Nwajei becomes the second star guard in as many days to land at Murry Bergtraum. The junior has left Mary Louis citing financial reasons and enrolled at the Lower...
Nazareth students react to closing of beloved high school
Shock, anger, sadness and confusion were among the emotions for Nazareth students yesterday afternoon just hours after they learned their school would be closing for good in June. As first...
NYC girls coaches feel for Naz community, await next move
New York City’s girls basketball coaches were saddened by the news that Nazareth will close its doors after this year. “Anytime a school closes, I think it’s a shame,” St....
CK's Calhoun takes on adversity by putting up crooked numbers
On Friday night, Omar Calhoun was booed. On Saturday, he was maligned by the opposing coach. But guess who had the last laugh this weekend? The Christ the King senior...
SHADES OF WINTER: Back to the drawing board for scuffling South Shore
Every other week during the season, South Shore’s VCU-bound senior Jenice Winter, one of the city’s top girls basketball players, takes us into her life and times. In this exclusive...
Ramirez, Lab Museum United gut out overtime win over rival Beacon
It took a quadruple double, a circus save and a little luck. But somehow Lab Museum United was able to pull out a wild, 62-60 overtime win over rival Beacon...
Cannons lead St. Peter's back to SIHSL final
The last time Mark Cannon coached his own team it was at the CYO level, with his son Andrew the star player on a city championship team. The two still...
Ireland unlikely, Raul possible for Red Bulls
The Red Bulls continue to be linked to a never-ending stream of big-name European midfielders. But multiple sources have told the Post they are unlikely to acquire Stephen Ireland appears...
Kennedy fights off pain, powers Poly past Horace Mann
Kerri Saputo called the sight terrifying. In a tight game with Horace Mann midway through the third quarter, Poly Prep star forward Jacquie Kennedy had her foot stepped on while...
WATCH: Alleged NYPD cop killer Lamont Pride's confesses to shooting
Here’s the accused killer of hero NYPD Officer Peter Figoski calmly describe how he shot the veteran cop. The videotaped confession, obtained by WNBC/Channel 4, shows Lamont Pride telling investigators...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Newcomers completes perfect league season
Larry Baez scored 19 points, Cristian Zapata added 16 points, 12 rebounds and five assists, Sergino Emmanuel had 11 points and Jose Fernandez had five points and 10 rebounds as...
Chinese father forces nearly-naked son to run around freezing NYC
A coldhearted dad from China forced his nearly naked 4-year-old son to run around and do pushups in the New York snow despite the boy’s crying pleas to stop —...
Eagle forfeits 11 victories due to use of fifth-year player: sources
Eagle Academy was abruptly docked 11 regular-season wins on the PSAL website Wednesday because of the use of an alleged fifth-year player, sources told The Post. The Eagles, the third...
Richmond's revenge: Senior leads Curtis past MSIT in SIHSL semis
For an entire calendar year, Curtis dreamed of getting back to the Staten Island High School League semifinals and seeing rival McKee/Staten Island Tech on the opposite bench. As the...
Battered Barneys abuzz with bankruptcy rumors
The “B-word” is buzzing around Barneys New York again. The swanky retail chain has hired law firm Kirkland & Ellis, a bankruptcy and restructuring adviser, as it faces significant debts...
Business briefs
Bank suitsRegulators plan to warn several major banks they intend to sue them over mortgage-related actions linked to the financial crisis, according to a WSJ.com report, citing sources. The targets...
Caesars selling properties to raise $500 million
Caesars Entertainment shares soared 71 percent in their debut yesterday — but quietly, behind the glitz, America’s largest casino chain is selling some properties to raise $500 million, The Post...
NY AG joins $25B foreclosure settlement
After 16 months of heated negotiations and arm-twisting, state and federal officials did it: They reached an agreement that could bring some financial relief to millions of homeowners whose mortgages...
R. Allen Stanford's former moneyman points finger at former boss
HOUSTON — On the last day of his testimony, R. Allen Stanford’s former moneyman James Davis pointed a shaking finger at his one-time boss and said that if anyone wanted...
Huge WTC retail deal
The Port Authority’s board is expected to approve an agreement with global shopping center owner Westfield Group for a 50 percent stake in the World Trade Center’s sprawling retail space...
News Corp. books 65% profit jump
News Corp. said profit rose 65 percent in the most recent quarter, topping expectations, thanks to the strength of its cable television and filmed entertainment businesses. For the fiscal second...
East-wood drives for the green
Clint Eastwood knows his limitations — and they apparently don’t include media startups. The 81-year-old Hollywood legend is investing an untold amount of his Tinseltown fortune to launch a golf...
Falcone’s lulu loan
Billionaire Phil Falcone’s hedge fund, which tumbled by almost half last year because of a troubled wireless venture, is paying a 15 percent interest rate for a $190 million loan,...
NBA lockout nicks MSG
Madison Square Garden said that the shortened NBA season drove its second-quarter profit down nearly 22 percent. The lockout delayed the start of the regular basketball season by about two...
Harry magic lifts Time Warner
Harry Potter is dead; long live Harry Potter.Time Warner got a boost from its movie studio and cable TV networks in the fourth quarter, and the media company expects growth...
Groupon shares slammed in after-hours trading after deals company posts unexpected fourth-quarter loss
Groupon shares got slammed in after-hours trading last night, tumbling 15.58 percent after the daily deals titan posted an unexpected loss in the fourth quarter. The company, which had been...
No home, but they still share
TENT CITY, NJ — Each day the residents of this tent community do something that you might consider odd: they go downtown in an old donated school bus and hand...
Preppy pay$
Ralph Lauren is in the black — and out of JCPenney. The New York fashion giant posted a slight profit increase as sales of its country-club styles surged more than...
‘Smash’ pad
In a city where there are many ongoing battles between tenants and building owners, Broadway star Brian d’Arcy James — who’s now also a lead actor in NBC’s new “Smash”...
Just sold!
Manhattan CLINTON $730,000 464 W. 44th St. One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 724 square feet, with renovated kitchen, washer/dryer and balcony; building features doorman, roof deck and live-in super. Common charges $897,...
Another one bites the dust
As I watched the yellow earth mover scooping out mounds of dirt, I crossed my fingers and hoped the folks who recently bought the house around the corner were making...
Baronial digs
Knicks guard Baron Davis has found himself an ultra-luxe rental where he can hopefully recover from injuries that have limited his playing time. Davis, who is coping with an elbow...
Red foxes hit the catwalk
They’re red hot! Beauties Rebecca Romijn, Minka Kelly and Christie Brinkley were revved up in red last night for the Heart Truth Fashion Week kickoff at the Hammerstein Ballroom. The...
Motorpsycho gunman
A shotgun-toting nutjob with a grudge against the mayor of upstate Middletown stormed City Hall and opened fire yesterday, wounding a court officer before he was shot dead, cops said....
Amazon eyes Jersey expansion
TRENTON, NJ — Amazon.com is in talks to open two warehouses in New Jersey, in a deal that could bring 1,500 or more jobs to a state where unemployment has...
I’ll release GZ cancer data: Mike
Mayor Bloomberg assured ailing Ground Zero first responders that city agencies will turn over medical data to research institutes studying whether working on the toxic pile caused cancer. Hizzoner’s promise...
‘Hail’ of a nerve
A crooked cabby who claimed the city violated his constitutional rights by using GPS to catch him overcharging dozens of passengers lost his federal lawsuit.Ahasanul Azim sued the taxi commission...
Solitary arms guy
He’s the “Merchant of Death,” not the Count of Monte Cristo.A judge yesterday questioned the need to keep Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in solitary confinement while he awaits sentencing...
Dependent nation
WASHINGTON — Americans have grown more dependent on the federal government for help than at any time in the nation’s history, a report tracking federal benefits has found. A staggering...
GM's mistress bragged to friends about access to players, memorabilia
The busty Brit accused of stalking Brian Cashman boasted to a friend about her ties to the Yankee GM in a string of Facebook messages obtained by The Post. Louise...
$2.1M down the John
RALEIGH, NC — Federal election officials say John Edwards owes taxpayers reimbursement of more than $2.1 million in public matching funds improperly received after he dropped his 2008 run for...
Yuck! Subway’s ‘rat race’ gets seriously ugly
Here she is . . . Miss Subway Rat. A brown-haired, boil-covered critter was crowned the ugliest rat in all of the city subway system yesterday, winner of an anti-beauty...
Grief for ‘DWI’ gramps
An elderly Astoria man run down and killed by an allegedly drunken neighbor was a doting granddad who loved his busy neighborhood so much, he refused his daughter’s pleas to...
Bam will sign last Gabby bill
WASHINGTON — President Obama tomorrow will sign into law the last bill introduced by former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.Giffords (D-Ariz.), who recently resigned a year after she was shot in the...
‘Perv’s field trips
The Brooklyn teachers aide who allegedly took photos and videos of himself molesting students in a classroom has spent nearly the last two decades with unsupervised access to young boys,...
‘Bogus’ cop in hooker-snooker
A New Jersey man allegedly posed as an NYPD officer in Queens and Manhattan and threatened prostitutes with arrest if they did not perform sexual acts for free.Warren Taylor, of...
Kosher suit vs. caterer
That ain’t kosher.A high-end Long Island caterer has been accused of committing a major sin by using the same kitchen and utensils to prepare kosher and nonkosher foods.But the owner...
SI doc hit with fraud rap
Lots of guys lie about their sexual prowess — but not many are indicted for it.A Staten Island ophthalmologist who claimed to have been rendered sexually impotent by a 2003...
Stray bullet hits woman, 81, in apt.
A stray bullet yesterday struck an 81-year-old Brooklyn woman — the grandmother of a cop on Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s security detail — as she was about to sit down...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn A teen thug and his crew of fellow miscreants used a lighter to rob two young victims on a Coney Island subway train, authorities said yesterday. Lidelson Derosier, 16,...
Siblings from India don't expect to marry due to 'werewolf syndrome'
These three sisters in India have dreams of getting married, but are caught in a nightmare — each is cursed with an extremely rare genetic disorder sometimes called “werewolf syndrome.”...
‘Miracle’ shot cop walking
The Brooklyn police officer who took a bullet to the head is back on his feet just one week after he was shot. “He’s up and he’s walking,” said Deputy...
Gun ‘nut’ just needed hug
An accountant caught last month with three Ohio-registered guns at a Midtown hotel pleaded not guilty to weapons charges yesterday, as prosecutors revealed he was only busted after trying to...
Pretty plea$ing deadbeat dads
The city is finding that it sometimes pays to be nice to deadbeat dads. Officials reported collecting a record $731 million in child-support payments last year, up about 4.5 percent,...
‘Silver’ lining
ALBANY — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who controls the state Education Department through its governing board, helped a motorcycle-riding ex-beauty queen and a former Assembly ally land a job at...
TSA waves its magic wand for JFK’s frequent fliers
WASHINGTON — A test program designed to speed up security checks for frequent fliers will be rolled out at JFK Airport by the end of the year, officials announced yesterday....
Giants’ Cruz in Fashion
Now we know: not only can Victor Cruz catch, not only can he salsa dance — but he can dress, too. The Super Bowl hero made a smooth transition from...
Let’s put the girl who cried ‘wolf!’ on trial instead
Her name is Maria Di Toro, the woman who claimed she was raped by Greg Kelly. In the interest of justice, as well as protecting the safety and sanctity of...
Kelly accuser’s memory of ‘rape’ but not of sex killed her case: sources
She insisted she was raped - she just couldn't remember actually having sex. Maria Di Toro, the woman who accused Greg Kelly of raping her in a Financial District law...
Mike gets poll lesson
Mayor Bloomberg is blaming attack ads sponsored by the teachers union for driving down his poll numbers on education.A poll released yesterday by Quinnipiac University gave Bloomberg some of the...
B’klyn Catholic HS Nazareth closing
New York City will lose another of its premier Catholic high schools in June, The Post has learned. Nazareth, the Brooklyn school that houses a nationally ranked girls basketball team,...
Queens parents horrified over gun in 5-year-old's homework
Spell this homework assignment D-U-M-B. Two Queens parents were horrified to learn that their 5-year-old daughter’s kindergarten homework included a lesson in street violence. Takiema Reynolds of Flushing says her...
Twist in drugstore ATF slay
A document accidentally posted on the Nassau County DA’s Web site offers a new version of the friendly-fire shooting death of a federal agent during a New Year’s Eve robbery...
Caffeine inhaler
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Move over, coffee and Red Bull. A Harvard professor thinks the next big thing will be people inhaling their caffeine from a lipstick-sized tube. The product, called...
Giants Hall of Famer Harry Carson mulls entering New Jersey congressional race
Democrats are trying to recruit Giants Hall of Famer Harry Carson to carry the ball for them in a New Jersey congressional race. Amid the hoopla over Big Blue’s Super...
Toilet Bowl XLVI
First the Giants flushed the Patriots — then Big Blue’s fans did a whole lot of flushing of their own. In the moments after New England’s dreams of Super Bowl...
Rambo joining Arnold
It’s an action superstar reunion: Arnold Schwarzenegger is joining Sylvester Stallone for the thriller “The Tomb.” The filmmakers said yesterday that Schwarzenegger has signed on to star alongside Stallone in...
Rick raises a $torm
WASHINGTON — Fresh off a trio of upset victories, Rick Santorum roared back into the GOP presidential race yesterday and got busy refilling his empty campaign coffers in a hurry....
All Mitt’s money can’t buy GOP core
WASHINGTON — Eight states down, and the Republican base still isn’t sold on Mitt Romney. Romney’s inevitability was always something of an illusion. Gobs of campaign cash and withering TV...
Boehner launches holy war vs. Bam
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John Boehner yesterday blasted President Obama for waging an “unambiguous attack on religious freedom” by requiring schools and hospitals affiliated with religious groups to provide workers...
Kid-killer Mo. teen gets life
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri teenager who confessed to killing a 9-year-old girl was sentenced yesterday to life in prison plus 30 years. Alyssa Bustamante, 18, pleaded guilty Jan....
Delancey’s safer streets
An 11-block stretch of Delancey Street on the Lower East Side — ranked as one of the most dangerous spots for city pedestrians — is getting a slew of safety...
City says this guy is a gal
That’s a man, baby! A tough-as-nails ex-Marine is suing the city for refusing to recognize that “she’s” a he. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, David Hassan, 29, says...
Catholic-bash may be O’s undoing
The Obama administration caused a firestorm late last month. Ignoring conscience objections of religious leaders, it ordered Catholic schools, hospitals and charities to amendtheir health-care plans by Aug. 30, 2013to...
Romney’s new test
Newt Gingrich’s surprise victory in South Carolina a few weeks ago forced Mitt Romney to show he could get tough in Florida. Now Rick Santorum’s stunning sweep of three contests...
Breakfast facts
“Fattened by ‘Help’” unfairly simplifies the problems and solutions related to the School Breakfast Program (Julie Gunlock, Post Opinion, Feb. 3). When Share Our Strength polled middle-school teachers in 2011,...
Komen-planned parenthood clash of conscience
The Issue: Planned Parenthood’s funding from the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure. *** The Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure is in the business of saving lives,...
Ground zero money sump
If nothing else, Tuesday’s Port Authority audit focused a fresh spotlight on the enormous construction costs attending preparation work for some of the elaborate projects intended for the World Trade...
Business as usual
If Gov. Cuomo really means to make New York “open for business” — as he’s repeatedly said — he needs to pass the word to state agencies. Starting with the...
Help kids: close bad schools
As the father of five children, no issue concerns me more right now than the quality of their education. That’s why I’ll attend tonight’s Panel for Educational Policy meeting and...
Facing Frack hysteria
Learning how to exploit the rich vein of natural gas buried in the Marcellus Shale beneath Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York has been a boon to the nation, but another...
Just what doctor ordered
Poor Meena. The harried heroine of Kate Fodor’s new play, “Rx,” is in a funk, and no wonder: A published poet, she works in a soulless gray office as the...
Misconceived staging not worth Chek-ing out
An offhand reference to wild ducks is the closest you get to Chekhov’s brilliance in “Chekhovek,” an ill-advised adaptation of the Russian master’s short stories. Like “The Sneeze,” last season’s...
‘Therapy’ should be couched
Try as you might, you won’t find a directing credit in the program for “Psycho Therapy.” Watching it, you won’t find any evidence of a director, either. Frank Strausser’s alleged...
Vintage film strikes gold
Bill Morrison, a New Yorker renowned for experi-mental documentaries woven together from decaying found footage, brings a new show to Film Forum. The fascinating, four-part collection is anchored by the...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Reyes hair auction nets 10G Five days after Jose Reyes had his dreadlocks cut off on live television to comply with the dress code of the Marlins, the auction...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Social Network (2nd)FIRST: mile trot; $9,000; cond5 Broadways Frtune(FDelCid)1-6-79-27 Betweentwopillows(JRattry)2-4-67-210 Cr DreamCatchr(JMarshall)7-4-75-11 Baaria(AButtitta)9-3-615-12 Wygant Pearl(DMiller)6-3-412-13 Dw's Spitfire(TTetrick)7-3-410-14 Julianna Marvel(DDube)4-6-63-16 Miss Lee(MLancaster)5-7-510-18 RingsideWnner(CVandervrt)3-7-66-19 Chasin' Credit(AMiller)6-6-715-1SECOND: mile...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:35 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderPost Time: 12:35 p.m.FIRST-6 fur; $29,500; clm($30,000); 4upFLYING PEGASUS drops in class after finishing second going longer. TUVIAS FORCE won...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-1m; $19,000; cl($15,000); 3YO1Str Dstnctn (Cstnn)13.205.805.407Photon (Jara)7.605.005Mason's Comprise (Centeno)7.20* Exacta (1-7) $110.20 * $1 Superfecta (1-7-5-4) $1,008.80 * $1 Trifecta (1-7-5) $342.20SECOND-6f; $17,500; cl($8,000); 4up; (f&m)1Brly Enugh (Lzcn)7.804.803.803World Gone Wrong...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:20 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 mile; $38,000; clm($30,.000); 4upGALAXY KAT finished fourth going shorter when dropping in class and was claimed last out....
English soccer coach quits
The soap opera of English soccer reached yet another noisy climax yesterday when national team coach Fabio Capello quit angrily just eight hours after potential successor Harry Redknapp was cleared...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
FIRST-6f; $34,000; cl($16,000); 4up; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Pretty Cozzy(L),120J Alvarado1-4-8Englehart3-12 Speckledbird(L),120RDomingz3-1-2Asmssen2-13 Tonigail(L),111SCamchJr1-1-2Parisella6-14 System Ready(L),113JRodriguz8-8-1Gimbnc20-15 Enniskillen(L),113M Birriel4-7-4CO'Bren12-16 Ba Ba's Bunch(L),118CVelasquz6-2-3Lostritto8-17 Wild Rainbow(L),118C Lopez6-5-1Perkins6-18 Sunnybrook(L),118M Luzzi8-9-4B Brown5-1SECOND-6f; $36,000; cl($30,000); 4up;...
Aqueduct Charts
February 8th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $52,000; alw; 3YO; (f)Off: 12:21. Good. long drive, rail rallyTime: 23.27, 47.21, 59.8, 1:13.5.Trainer: James JerkensWinner: CH F, 3, by...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 9FRIFeb. 10SATFeb. 11SUNFeb. 12MONFeb. 13TUEFeb. 14WEDFeb. 15KnicksNOGAMEL.A.L.8:00MSGESPNMinn.8:00MSGESPNNO GAMENO GAMETor.7:00MSGESPNSac.7:30MSGESPNNetsNOGAMEDet.7:30YESWFANS.A.8:00YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEMem.7:30YESWFANRangersTampa Bay7:00MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMNO GAMEPhil.1:00MSGESPNWash.12:30NBCESPNNO GAMEBos.7:00MSG2WNYMNO GAMEIslandersMontreal7:00MSG Plus 2WRHU 88.7 FMNO GAMEL.A.1:00MSG+WRHUFla.3:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEWinn.8:30MSG+2WRHUNOGAMEDevilsSt. Louis7:00MSG PlusWFAN 660 AMNOGAMEFla.1:00MSG+2WFANNOGAMENOGAMEBuff.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEHOMEAWAY
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball Favorite Line Underdog Nc State 1 1/2 GEORGIA TECH MISS. ST. 7 1/2 Mississippi Denver 1 FAU North Texas 1 FIU Wisconsin 1 MINNESOTA CLEV. ST. 8 1/2...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Wisconsin at Minnesota ESPN7 p.m.Mississippi at Mississippi State ESPN27 p.m.N.C. State at Georgia Tech ESPNU7 p.m.Lehigh at American CBSSN8 p.m.Lakers at Celtics TNT8 p.m.Illinois at Indiana BIG TEN9 p.m.Colorado...
Alderson says Mets are staying pat
Mets general manager Sandy Alderson is scheduled to begin his drive from New York to Port St. Lucie Wednesday, and there don’t figure to be too many new faces to...
Mayor Bloomberg won't buy Mets
As a billionaire, Mayor Michael Bloomberg could afford to buy the Mets. But that’s one job that he’s not looking to step into after he leaves City Hall. The mayor...
Yankees sign Branyan to minor-league deal
The Yankees remain in the hunt to add a left-handed DH, with Johnny Damon, Hideki Matsui and Raul Ibanez still available, but they took a flier on another aging lefty...
Former Red Sox pitcher says he was high on the mound
Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd was on the Red Sox team that lost to the Mets in the 1986 World Series. Maybe he was on the wrong team. Boyd said yesterday...
Langenbrunner returns to face Devils
The last Devils’ captain returns to play in Newark tonight for the first time since he was traded away last season. Jamie Langenbrunner has been a vital veteran in the...
Nazareth closing latest blow to girls hoop team
Just one month after the death of their coach, the players on the nationally ranked Nazareth girls basketball team found out yesterday morning that their school would be shut down...
Rangers coach waits for Richards to explode
The Rangers often talk about their identity. Coach John Tortorella has helped craft a team whose consistency stems from defense, physicality and hustle. The success is undeniable. The style is...
Another injury hits Nets in loss to Pistons
In case you have been riding the euphoria of the Giants since Christmas or practicing some bizarre ritual where you stare at a moose for months, the Nets put together...
All-Star spot not secure for Knicks' Stoudemire
WASHINGTON — Amar’e Stoudemire will miss a total of four games as he grieves his brother’s tragic death in Florida, not joining the team until Monday’s practice, according to coach...
Knicks' D’Antoni miffed by Shumpert slight
WASHINGTON — A livid Mike D’Antoni blasted the assistant coaches who didn’t vote for rookie Iman Shumpert for Feb. 24’s All-Star Rookie-Sophomore competition, saying he was “shocked.” Shumpert, the 17th...
Peyton’s run with Colts appears over
It’s already the NFL’s most intriguing soap opera, even though there are still plenty of cliffhangers to come. Just call it “Peyton’s (Next) Place.” The Giants’ magical Super Bowl run...
Drama mama
Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst one-hour shows In honor of Valentine’s Day, Mama is playing matchmaker for all the lonely guys out there who just want a...
Business of finding love online
As a recovering fixer-upper whose abysmal record and obsessive need to get involved in other people’s business has resulted in disastrous fix-ups and angry friends, I watched CNBC’s online dating...
‘Sleep with them all’
I see it all the time — a guy who’s got everything going for him, the money, the looks, the lifestyle, who ends up with a girl who is no...
Ellen fires back at anti-gay group
Ellen DeGeneres yesterday fired back at a conservative group calling for JCPenney to axe her as its spokesperson because she’s gay and doesn’t represent “traditional families.” “Normally, I try not...
Swamp thing
Call it bayou madness — TV just can’t seem to get enough of the Louisiana swamps and the folks who live there. The tube is jam-packed with reality shows like...
The kings of bling
Gold-plated china dolls. Burlesque dancers. Playboy bunnies. Welcome to New York Fashion Week, which starts today, and the sartorial circus that is the Blonds show. Their biannual spectacular showcases enough...
Weird but true
A jail inmate who allegedly escaped while being treated at a DeLand, Fla., hospital wasn’t hard to find — he made his getaway wearing a patient gown, in shackles and...
Boyd helps LIU light up Garden
After Cincinnati embarrassed St. John’s with a 22-point beat down last night, throngs of Red Storm fans slowly departed the Garden. Apparently they had no interest in seeing a good...
Stith’s defection hurts reeling St. John’s
Steve Lavin came to New York with a suitcase full of questions, many of which focused on if he was a true X’s and O’s coach or a handsome-faced, sweet-talking...
SI doc charged with fraud over impotence claims
Lots of guys lie about their sexual prowess — but not many are indicted for it. A Staten Island ophthalmologist who claimed to have been rendered sexually impotent following a...
Stray bullet strikes 81-year-old B'klyn woman in cheek
A stray bullet yesterday struck an 81-year-old Brooklyn woman — the grandmother of a cop on Police Commissioner Ray Kelly’s security detail — as she was about to sit down...
Prosecutors want greater security for jurors in terror case
Federal prosecutors preparing to try a man accused of plotting a terrorist attack on New York City’s subways want a judge to take heightened security measures to ensure the safety...
2 schools granted reprieves from closure
The city’s education department granted reprieves Wednesday to two of the 25 schools on its initial chopping block — saying they appeared ready to make improvements despite their struggles. The...
Syracuse coach's wife's alleged trysts with basketball players 'irrelevant' to scandal case: school
Allegations that the wife of a Syracuse University coach was sleeping around with basketball players should be out of bounds, the school says. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court,...
LA school abuse investigators discover 200 more bondage-style photos
LOS ANGELES -- About 200 additional bondage-type pictures of children, allegedly taken by Miramonte teacher Mark Berndt, were discovered Wednesday by authorities investigating child sex abuse by staff at the...
Lin, Chandler lead Knicks over Wizards 107-93
WASHINGTON — Jeremy Lin had 23 points and a career-high 10 assists, and Tyson Chandler scored 25 points and had 11 rebounds to lead the New York Knicks to their...
St. John's routed by Cincinnati at Garden
Sean Kilpatrick was happy to be home. It just didn’t look that way. The native of White Plains, N.Y, changed all that in hurry, scoring 10 of his 14 points...
Stith leaves St. John's
Junior guard Malik Stith has withdrawn from the St. John’s basketball team, citing personal reasons. Red Storm coach Steve Lavin announced Wednesday that Stith, the only returnee from last season’s...
Ohio gun 'nut' at Midtown hotel wanted 'hug,' not just breakfast, from room service: DA
A long-haired accountant caught last month with three Ohio-registered guns at the Radisson Hotel in Midtown pleaded not guilty to weapons charges today, as prosecutors revealed he was only busted...