March 8, 2012
VIDEO: Hubbuch on Manning's options
As Peyton Manning considers his employment options, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade are assisting the Dolphins in Miami. CineSport's Tara Petrolino and the Post's Bart Hubbuch chat.csprtContainer();
Cop shoots alleged shoplifter inside NJ shopping mall: report
A knife-wielding shoplifter was shot and killed inside a store in the Woodbridge Center shopping mall this afternoon after holding a person hostage, authorities said. The shooting occurred at about...
Wine collector charged in $1.3M fraud
Federal prosecutors in New York have charged a noted wine collector with trying to sell more than $1.3 million worth of counterfeit bottles. Authorities say millionaire collector Rudy Kurniawan was...
Cincinnati defeats Georgetown at Big East tournament
Yancy Gates and his 260 pounds rumbled up and down the floor for 46 minutes in another multiple-OT classic at the Big East tournament. The Cincinnati senior was still such...
Miami can't get over Manning
AVENTURA, Fla. -- If Peyton Manning wants to talk about playing quarterback for the Miami Dolphins, Dan Marino would be thrilled to take his call. And just in case, Marino...
Pelfrey hit hard in Mets loss to Marlins, without Reyes
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Mets pitcher Mike Pelfrey allowed four runs and six hits over 2 2/3 innings in a 5-4 loss to the Marlins on Thursday. Pelfrey walked one...
Nova no good as Yankees lose to Blue Jays
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Ivan Nova pitched himself into trouble and he couldn’t wriggle his way out. Nova allowed six hits and five runs in 2 2/3 innings of the Yankees’...
Suspended Auburn point guard at center of FBI point-shaving probe
AUBURN, Ala. -- Suspended Auburn basketball player Varez Ward is under federal investigation for his alleged role in a point-shaving scheme, Yahoo! Sports reported Thursday. Ward, who has not played...
Tuck to Peyton Manning: Don’t come to NFC East
Please, Peyton, do not come to the NFC East.That’s the plea Justin Tuck would make to Peyton Manning, released Wednesday by the Colts and now perhaps the most compelling free...
Release of evidence OK’d in police shooting of Pace football player
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Almost all the evidence gathered in the fatal police shooting of a college football player can be made public, a federal judge ruled Thursday. A lawyer...
Senate fails to approve Keystone XL pipeline
WASHINGTON -- The US Senate on Thursday failed to pass legislation that would have cleared the way for the immediate construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. Senate Republicans fell short...
UConn left waiting for NCAA call
Wednesday, Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun promised not to politic for a bid in the NCAA tournament. Thursday, that’s all that was left for him to do after UConn lost to...
Street by 50 review
Dr Dre is an innovator He’s a man who helped change the look and sound of rap and hip-hop and he’s trying to change the way we listen to it....
Al Qaeda says leading commander in Yemen has died from illness
WASHINGTON -- Al Qaeda announced the death of an important regional commander in Yemen who had threatened Western targets and narrowly escaped capture in 2010, a US monitoring group reported...
Two killed and seven wounded in Pennsylvania psychiatric clinic shooting
PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Two people were killed and seven others wounded Thursday when a man opened fire inside a psychiatric institute in Pittsburgh. The shooter was one of the dead,...
Connecticut state treasurer criticizes Disney's decision to make Iger chairman
The Connecticut state treasurer is the latest high-profile critic of Disney's plan to make CEO Bob Iger also the company's chairman.Connecticut's Retirement Plans and Trust Funds hold more than 642,000...
Jets' free agency needs: linebackers
This is the seventh part in a nine-part series examining the Jets' needs position by position as free agency begins Tuesday. Today, a look at the linebackers. LINEBACKERS Currently on...
FOUR CORNERS: The ’Melo drama continues
Linsanity is officially over. Back to the 'Melo drama.The feel-good story of the NBA season and the biggest thing to happen to New York basketball since 1999 has again morphed...
WATCH: Kony video gets millions of views as militia leader becomes unlikely Web star
KAMPALA, Uganda — If Joseph Kony lived in relative anonymity before this week, he's an Internet star now. A video about the atrocities carried out by Kony's Lord's Resistance Army...
Nasdaq, NYSE still fighting over Facebook listing
The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq are still battling for Facebook's upcoming stock listing, with the longtime rivalry between the two companies reaching a new level of intensity, a...
'Eureka' cast thanks fans, mention Sky Bikes
Well, "Eureka" fans, this is it - the press kit for the final season of the series, that is. To mark the fifth and final season of Syfy's longest-running scripted...
No resolution on Luke Rodgers visa. Source: "It's a good step. He's a lot closer"
Luke Rodgers’ protracted visa drama will draw out even further, with no concrete resolution from today’s appointment at the U.S. embassy. But the Red Bulls came out of the meeting...
Syracuse defeats UConn in Big East quarterfinal
Syracuse still has fewer losses than controversies. The 31-1 Orange kept it that way by holding off determined UConn for a 58-55 win in the quarterfinals of the Big East...
Santana stays on track to start for Mets on Sunday
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Johan Santana can start considering his next start.The Mets lefty pronounced himself fit for Sunday’s scheduled appearance against the Marlins after throwing a bullpen session Thursday...
'Jersey Shore' star involved in $150K lawsuit with landlord: report
JWoww has a domestic dispute on her hands. “Jersey Shore” star Jenni “JWoww” Farley is being sued by her former landlord for allowing segments of MTV’s hit reality show to...
Tech officials admit errors in shooting timeline
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — Virginia Tech's initial timeline of the 2007 mass killing had errors in it, university officials acknowledged Thursday during a trial on the school's response to the shootings....
Tribeca 2012: Hawke, Gerwig premieres complete lineup -- but where are Fonda, 'Bachelorette'?
The Tribeca Film Festival today announced titles for its Spotlight and Cinemania sections (as well as the dread Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival) and the long list is certainly more impressive...
EA SPORTS tabs Galaxy for Shield three-peat, Red Bulls to win East
The Galaxy are destined to win the Supporters’ Shield for an unprecedented third straight season, according to EA SPORTS. No MLS team has ever pulled off a three-peat, but EA...
Cops confiscate thousands of books in West Village raid
These bookworms are rotten apples. Cops have confiscated thousands of books during a crackdown on illegal vendors in the West Village. “They’re selling things that no one in their right...
Tommy Hilfiger joins 'American Idol' as image adviser for finalists
LOS ANGELES -- Designer Tommy Hilfiger will mentor "American Idol" finalists on selecting the right clothes and accessories for performances, the show announced Thursday. As an image adviser for the...
House passes bill aimed at growing small companies
WASHINGTON -- The House on Thursday approved measures designed to help smaller businesses raise capital, a rare display of bipartisanship over a bill both parties hope will alleviate the difficulty...
Workers evacuated from building near Penn Station after Con Ed transformer fire
Thousands of workers were evacuated from buildings near Penn Station when a Con Ed transformer caught fire. Some 2,500 people were cleared out of several buildings after the smoky fire...
Full Titanic site mapped for 1st time
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — Researchers have pieced together what's believed to be the first comprehensive map of the entire 3-by-5-mile Titanic debris field and hope it will provide new clues...
BofA CEO Brian Moynihan interrupted by hecklers at Citigroup presentation
Bank of America Chief Executive Brian Moynihan was supposed to be giving a presentation at Citigroup’s Financial Conference today, but a few minutes in he was interrupted twice by protesters...
Eli gives Giants relief with redone contract
This time of year, the Super Bowl champions can be referred to as “the salary-cap inhibited Giants’’ but their financial plight got a little more manageable, thanks to Eli Manning....
Six people indicted on charges related to kidnapping and sex trafficking of 15-year-old girl
Five men and one woman have been indicted in New York City on charges relating to the kidnapping and sex trafficking of a 15-year-old runaway. Prosecutors say the girl was...
McDonald’s cut CEO’s pay by 10 percent in 2011
McDonald’s Corp. trimmed its CEO’s pay package by 10 percent to $8.8 million last year as the world’s biggest hamburger chain continued to post sales gains amid economic uncertainty and...
Feds seize $60,000 from Mystic Pizza owners
MYSTIC, Conn. — The US Treasury Department has seized more than $60,000 from a bank account of the owners of the Mystic Pizza restaurant made famous in a movie starring...
NJ's Tim Howard inks 4-year extension with Everton
Tim Howard may be a native New Jerseyan, but he calls Everton home _ and will for another four years, after signing a contract extension today on his 33rd birthday....
Romney campaign reports $7.3M cash on hand
Mitt Romney's campaign announced Thursday it had $7.3 million cash on hand after raising $11.5 million in February. The campaign also played up its small donors as the candidate continues...
WATCH: Obama campaign releases trailer for documentary
WASHINGTON — An upcoming documentary released by President Obama's re-election campaign seeks to portray the president as a determined figure who took on a series of difficult challenges during his...
Coca-Cola paid CEO $21.2 million in 2011, up 10 percent from previous year
Coca-Cola Co. gave its CEO a pay package worth $21.2 million last year, up 10 percent from the previous year, as the world’s biggest soda maker sold more of its...
Syrian official defects to protest Assad crackdown
BEIRUT — Syria's deputy oil minister announced his defection in an online video that emerged Thursday, making him the highest ranking civilian official to abandon the regime since the uprising...
Syracuse defeats UConn in Big East quarterfinal
The Post had you covered baseline to baseline from Madison Square Garden, where Syracuse defeated UConn 58-55 in the first Big East tournament quarterfinal.Syracuse held on in its first tournament...
Wells Fargo to charge $7 monthly fee for checking accounts
Wells Fargo customers in six states who had free checking accounts will pay $7 a month starting in May. Those customers can avoid the fee by keeping a minimum balance...
Manning wants to sign within week, prefers AFC: report
The Peyton Manning sweepstakes could come to a close within the next week, people close to the four-time MVP told ESPN Thursday.According to the report, the Manning camp is hoping...
Boy, 12, in Harlem 'cart-shove' gets 6 months in group home
A troubled 12-year-old who sent a shopping cart hurtling onto a woman from a fourth-floor mall walkway was sentenced Thursday to at least six months in a therapeutic group home,...
City may owe up to $128M in damages to rejected FDNY applicants, judge rules
A federal judge today said New York City may have to pay as much as $128 million in damages to minority firefighter applicants who were turned away because of the...
Pope John Paul II could be made a saint sooner, second miracle attributed to him: report
VATICAN CITY -- A second miracle attributed to late Pope John Paul II has been reported, and he could be made a saint soon, Italy's Panorama weekly said Thursday, citing...
Giants won't re-sign McKenzie
The reshaping of the Giants offensive line began prior to last season with the releases of Rich Seubert and Shaun O’Hara and will continue heading into this season. Longtime right...
3UP: Wright, A-Rod, Niese
1. In today’s Post, I wrote this column about the declining certainty at third base in the New York. And there is a glaring mistake in it. So I apologize.Somehow...
NJ Judge won't toss charges in Rutgers webcam spying case
A judge says all the charges will stand against a former Rutgers student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate's intimate encounter with another man. Lawyers for...
Morgan Stanley puts broker allegedly tied to UES 'madam' on leave, source says
The Morgan Stanley broker who has been identified as the possible financial backer of an online prostitution business with the accused Upper East Side madam has been placed on administrative...
Yankees' Robertson sprains foot falling down stairs
TAMPA -- David Robertson, the Yankees' all-important setup man to Mariano Rivera, is out with a sprained right mid-foot. Robertson was moving empty boxes at his house in the St....
PHOTOS: Gunman critical after shooting spree outside Tulsa courthouse
TULSA, Okla. -- The suspect believed to have shot two people including a sheriff's deputy outside an Oklahoma courthouse remained in critical condition Thursday. The gunman reportedly entered the plaza...
LI man accused of home arsenal faces arraignment
A suburban New York man accused of having an arsenal of weapons and explosives inside a home filled with marijuana plants is scheduled to face a judge. Marc Ringel of...
Bin Laden's family believed eldest wife would betray him
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan — Osama bin Laden spent his last weeks in a house divided, amid wives riven by suspicions. On the top floor, sharing his bedroom, was his youngest wife...
8,000 more people filed for state unemployment benefits last week
WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose by 8,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 362,000, the Labor Department said Thursday, hitting the...
Maker of Fender guitars files for $200M IPO
The company that makes Fender guitars is going public with a $200 million IPO. The iconic guitar maker was founded in 1946 by Leo Fender, and Fender guitars were played...
Six British soldiers killed Tuesday in Afghanistan identified
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan -- Britain's Ministry of Defence (MOD) on Thursday named the six British soldiers killed in the single deadliest attack on UK troops since 2006, as the Taliban...
Latino vote not that big a deal
There are a lot of elligible Latino voters out there and both parties were supposed to be killing themselves to attract the fastest growing segment of the US population. Except...
Gadgets are top cause for flight disputes, attendants say
WASHINGTON -- Frustrated flight attendants say electronic devices are now the number one cause of unruly behavior by passengers, with many refusing to switch them off when they're told. Three...
US offered Israel advanced weaponry in exchange for delaying Iran attack: report
WASHINGTON -- The US offered to give Israel advanced weaponry -- including bunker-busting bombs and refueling planes -- in exchange for Israel's agreement not to attack Iranian nuclear sites, Israeli...
LI man charged with DWI, children in car
AMITYVILLE — A Long Island man has been arrested for allegedly driving drunk with his two young children in the car. Suffolk County police charged David Hager, Jr. of Amityville...
City probe into controversial herpes circumcision death
New York City authorities are investigating the death of an infant who died after contracting herpes through a controversial circumcision ritual. According to The New York Times, the Brooklyn district...
Queens teacher accused of hurting student
A substitute teacher in Queens is accused of hurting a 6-year-old student. Authorities say Grace Peterson-Hagendorf has been charged with assault. WCBS radio reports that the alleged incident occurred at...
Spanx craze squeezes founder into billionaire's club
ATLANTA -- As a twenty-seven year old saleswoman Sara Blakely never imagined she would one day join a league of corporate tycoons such as Warren Buffett and Bill Gates when...
Energy Dept. gets religion about taxpayers
Better late than never. That seems to be the best way to look at the Energy Department's realization that in handing out billions of taxpayers dollars for "clean energy" projects, actually...
2010 NYPD investigation validates whistleblower officer's claims about underreported crimes: report
The NYPD kept hidden a report for nearly two years that validated a whistleblower officer's claims -- showing that officers misplaced, misclassified, altered and rejected crime reports in Brooklyn's 81st...
INSIDE PSAL BOYS HOOPS: PSAL Class AA semis expected to have regulation 3-point line
When the PSAL returns to Carnesecca Arena on the campus of St. John’s University for the Class AA semifinals on Saturday, it will do so with a regulation 3-point line....
Correctional officer dead in Indiana hit-and-run
CROWN POINT, Ind. -- Police on Wednesday were looking for a hit-and-run driver who struck four correctional officers, killing one and seriously injuring the others as they jogged in northwest...
Mets lefty Niese adds change-up
JUPITER, Fla. — Jon Niese could use a change in his life beyond his new nose. The Mets lefty has a mission this spring: Develop a change-up, as a legitimate...
Mets to see Santana throw again
JUPITER, Fla. — Johan Santana felt strong for 29 pitches against the Cardinals on Tuesday, but maybe the true measure of his health will come today, when he is scheduled...
Temple-bound star leads St. Ray's into CHSAA 'AA' finals
The ball was in Daniel Dingle’s hands again with the game hanging in the balance. St. Raymond was down a point with 9.1 seconds left and the Temple-bound star was...
Peyton Manning: By the numbers
1 Super Bowl won victory, against the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI 3 Confirmed neck procedures since 2010 4 NFL MVPs won (most among any player in NFL history)...
PSAL girls basketball playoff roundup: Scholars advances to semis in overtime
The defending champions are still alive, but they needed overtime to do it. Second-seeded Scholars Academy held off No. 10 and visiting Academy of American Studies 54-49 in overtime in...
New York right place for Peyton's new start
There is only one place like New York … but is it Peyton’s Place? Star Wars began at 4 o’clock yesterday, when Peyton Manning officially began drawing up his list...
Jets among teams to chase Peyton after release by Colts
INDIANAPOLIS — Let the Peyton Pursuit begin. The biggest one-player frenzy the NFL has ever seen is officially under way after the Colts announced the release of Peyton Manning here...
New York third basemen face uncertain seasons
PORT ST. LUCIE — I was watching “SportsCenter” yesterday morning, because I wanted to see how many times Peyton Manning’s name can be mentioned in a single half-hour, when something...
Nets overcome Brooks’ late foul
When MarShon Brooks fouled Randy Foye in the act of making a jumper with 38.2 seconds remaining in Wednesday night's game against the Clippers, the Nets rookie was afraid he...
CHSAA state girls basketball notebook: Vaughan nets 1,000th point for shorthanded Ford
Shanice Vaughan was going to do everything in her power to keep Bishop Ford’s season alive on a night it was shorthanded. “I wanted to win,” the UTEP-bound guard said....
Back in business: Cuevas leads rejuvenated Naz to 'AA' state semifinals
Ron Kelley can’t quite describe the way Bianca Cuevas plays when she is high energy and at her best. “That old confidence, that confidence she has. That thing she has...
BK Collegiate stages dramatic rally, reaches first 'A' semis in program history
One year later, Brooklyn Collegiate was the team celebrating a frantic comeback, the favorite headed to the PSAL Class A semifinals. Instead of gut-wrenching heartbreak, which was the case at...
Division-I duo, Moore tough out upset of Bishop Ford in 'AA' state quarters
Christina Rubin and Jamie O’Hare weren’t exactly sure how to react as the buzzer sounded. “It was kind of awkward,” O’Hare said. “We didn’t know whether we should hug. We...
Loughlin guts out 'A' city title win over Mary Louis with 'Chicken' in mind
Bishop Loughlin coach Kasim Alston tried unsuccessfully to fight back tears when talking about his late goddaughter and former Loughlin star Tayshana (Chicken) Murphy. Eventually, though, his emotions got the...
Solar storm strikes Earth's magnetic field
WASHINGTON -- The biggest space storm in five years struck Earth early Thursday, with the planet's magnetic field largely absorbing a wave of charged particles and hot plasma. The solar...
Another game, another hero: Libroia, Holy Cross earn trip to CHSAA final
Malik Gill is Mount St. Michael’s engine. He makes the Mountaineers go. Anyone who watched the future Division I point guard dismantle Christ the King would agree. So Paul Gilvary’s...
Breaking semis curse, seniors lead St. Ray's to first final since 2007
St. Raymond celebrated in the Carnesecca Arena with a dance party. When things calmed down, senior Myron Hickman took a deep breath and uttered the word on the tip of...
Molloy stuns nationally ranked St. Anthony's in overtime
Archbishop Molloy proved again Wednesday night that when its back is against the wall, it can thrive. “I guess it’s just something that happens,” junior Amani Tatum said. “We just...
PSAL boys basketball playoff roundup: Bedford routs Evander Childs, returns to 'A' semis
Bedford Academy is the fourth seed, but it’s playing like No. 1. The Panthers handily took apart No. 5 Evander Childs, 72-46, in the PSAL Class A quarterfinals Wednesday to...
LIVE BLOG: CHSAA Class AA girls basketball state semifinals
By late Friday night, just two girls basketball teams will remain at the highest classification in the CHSAA – and there are juicy storylines abound.Of course, Nazareth takes the forefront....
Starr report
Glenn Close, who'll be honored next month with the New York Women in Communications' Matrix Award, will receive her plaque from the NYPD's Theresa Shortell -- the commanding officer of...
Business briefs
Eye on EMIThe FTC should scrutinize whether Citigroup’s proposed sale of EMI would hurt competition in the music industry, advocacy group Public Knowledge said.AIG offeringThe government plans to sell $6...
Netflix looks far & wide to woo partners
Reed Hastings’ Netflix, under pressure from a torrent of rivals and from moves by companies to throttle heavy broadband users, is hopping into bed with some surprising partners. The video-streaming...
New iPad pricing strategy targets cheaper rivals
The new iPad is contending with a cheaper rival: the old iPad. Apple unveiled its next-generation iPad yesterday and reduced the price of the iPad 2, introducing a lower-cost tablet...
Oil speculation costing airline, trucking industries $39 billion a year: CFTC Commissioner
Runaway oil speculation is costing the airline and trucking industries $39 billion a year in added expenses, according to new data to be released today. The airline sector alone could...
Not too warm for a Labor Dept. snow job
When Americans were asked recently about the most basic economic issue — if they were having trouble putting food on the table — 18.6 percent said yes, they were.That was...
Credit up $17.8B
Consumer borrowing in the US rose more than forecast in January, capping the biggest three-month gain in more than a decade, as demand for autos improved and Americans sought more...
BofA target of whistle-blower
Bank of America prevented homeowners from receiving mortgage-loan modifications under a federal program in order to avoid millions of dollars in losses while benefitting from financial incentives for participating in...
Tourist visits to surpass 1 billion this year
If you think Times Square is crowded now, wait until this summer. A record 1 billion vacationers from around the world are expected to pile into planes, trains and automobiles...
Sweet & sour charity
Charity is in short supply as a thrift-store battle brews. Savers, a fast-growing thrift chain owned by buyout firm Freeman Spogli, has been bad-mouthing nonprofit giant Goodwill as it mounts...
SIPC is ripped on Stanford
A US senator attacked an industry-backed fund that covers claims for investors of failed brokerages, saying the fund was failing to help people who had been victimized by convicted financier...
Hooray for Hollywood and Carmike
Shares of Carmike Cinemas, the fourth-largest US theater chain, rose 6.4 percent, to $8.47 after a Piper Jaffray analyst predicted movie ticket sales in the US and Canada will rebound...
$8B financing for Facebook
Facebook received an $8 billion package of financing and named 25 new underwriters ahead of its initial public offering. The loans include a $5 billion five-year revolving line of credit...
Flap over ‘obscene’e-books
PayPal, the online payments arm of eBay, has sparked a furor in the publishing world by asking some e-book distributors to ban books that contain “obscene” themes including rape, bestiality...
New York has 58 billionaires on Forbes' list of world's richest people
Wall Street has been riding a roller coaster lately, but the New York can still lay claim to 58 billionaires on Forbes’ 25th annual list of the world’s richest people....
Battery up!
Battery Park City had always been one half positive, one half negative. BPC was nice, certainly. It was quiet. It came with a stunning view of the water. The buildings...
It’s a ‘Hugue’ place
The fabulous apartments of late copper heiress Huguette Clark will soon officially be on the market with Brown Harris Stevens broker Mary Rutherfurd, Gimme Shelter has learned. When Clark died...
Just sold!
Manhattan GREENWICH VILLAGE $3,100,000 31 W. 11th St. Two-bedroom, 2 1/2-bath condo, 1,573 square feet, with custom kitchen with Viking, Sub-Zero and Miele appliances, wine refrigerator and walnut cabinets, windowed...
Where art thou
When mystery writer and artist Jonathan Santlofer wakes up each morning, he can smell the roses — literally. That’s because Santlofer and his wife, Joy, a food historian, live right...
Tape snags ‘spy-cam’ student
Prosecutors in the Rutgers spy-cam trial revealed their star witness yesterday: the defendant himself. Jurors saw a video of an interview between Dharun Ravi and detectives investigating the suicide of...
Top NY pol in nepotism link
ALBANY — A disbarred lawyer convicted of felonies has testified that New York Senate Deputy Majority Leader Thomas Libous cut a deal for a job for his son in exchange...
Batali, partner settle wage and tip lawsuit for $5.25 million
Now, that’s a lot of pasta! Celebrity chef Mario Batali has agreed to fork over a whopping $5.25 million to settle tip-skimming allegations at eight Italian-style restaurants he co-owns with...
Horses’ asses plead guilty in 470G scam
They ready to trot off to the slammer. A former bank exec and her ex-hubby have pleaded guilty in a $470,000 scam that helped finance their upstate horse farm. Heidi...
Cashman 'blackmailer' not a 'Fatal Attraction'-like stalker: lawyer
No boiled bunnies, no stalking. The busty Brit who dragged Yankee general manager Brian Cashman into a sex-and-shakedown scandal isn’t the “Fatal Attraction”-like stalker Manhattan prosecutors have made her out...
Bronx teacher busted for trying to rip art off subway facing 'administrative action'
He missed the big picture. A Bronx teacher busted for trying to rip off a piece of art from a subway train now faces “administrative action’’ by the Department of...
Medicare-bill revamp
In the latest effort to enlist seniors in the fight against Medicare fraud, federal officials have overhauled Medicare billing statements to make it easier to find bogus charges without a...
Stalker beau eyed in gun slay
A Brooklyn woman was gunned down yesterday just hours before she could get a new restraining order against her stalker ex-boyfriend — who is now the focus of a police...
Christie Brinkley's ex says she was trying to 'publicly castrate' him
She’s an Uptown Girl with an ax to grind — according to her scorned ex-husband. Peter Cook blasted former top model Christie Brinkley yesterday on two national television interviews, claiming...
LI man running pot farm in parents' house had enough explosives to destroy whole block
A Long Island man apparently running a pot farm inside his parents’ house also had enough hand grenades, chemicals and pipe bombs to destroy his whole block, police said. Cops...
Times ‘cop-ed’ shame
This has turned into a matter of life and death. After weeks of blessed silence, The New York Times, a newspaper that never misses a chance to slap the heroic...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan The violent thief pictured assaulted a man and stole his iPhone in Inwood, cops said. The suspect pounced on the 48-year-old victim exiting the A-train station at 181st Street...
Ex-con nabbed in ’91 slay
A coldblooded ex-con wanted for murder was nabbed in Brooklyn after more than 20 years on the run, The Post has learned.José Sean Pellet, 46, who was being sought for...
Snooki’s baby talk
Having a baby sure changes things. Just ask Jersey Shore’s Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi, the hellion-turned-homebody who, after weeks of speculation and denial, finally admitted that she is expecting a bundle...
16 years for car kill
HERKIMER, NY — A woman who said she ran over a bound man with a car after he promised she’d be paid for killing him has been sentenced to 16...
Bx. cop hospitalized after being dragged 10 feet by runaway driver
A cop was dragged for about 10 feet by a runaway driver in The Bronx last night after the officer approached the man’s double-parked vehicle, police sources said. The cop...
Thief unmasked
A man in a ski mask robbed two Westchester service stations within half an hour last Thursday, police said yesterday. But before the second robbery, he took off the mask...
Jessica Simpson bares all on cover of Elle
A radiant Jessica Simpson got a kiss on her baby bump from fiancé Eric Johnson — as she expressed a fervent hope that their daughter will follow in her footsteps...
NJ construction workers in lottery pool sue winning ticket buyer
For years, a group of New Jersey construction workers pooled their money for lottery tickets in hopes of hitting it big — and when they did, the man who bought...
Ex-state Sen. leader Bruno won't get $2.1M from taxpayers to cover legal costs
ALBANY — Former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno (pictured) won’t get nearly $2.1 million he’s asking from state taxpayers to cover his legal costs for beating federal corruption charges...
Gov horrified at Dr. Frankenstein’s monster bills
Gov. Cuomo yesterday delivered a message to greedy doctors and insurers: Heal thyself!Cuomo announced the results of a sweeping Department of Financial Services probe of doctors and insurers who victimized...
GOP eyes $185M tax cut for small biz
ALBANY — State Senate Republicans yesterday proposed a 20 percent, election-year tax cut for small businesses. The cuts, along with other measures aimed at helping businesses such as tax credits...
Alzheimer’s breakthrough
LONDON — Scientists for the first time have explained the role of a protein in the slow destruction of brain cells in Alzheimer’s patients, pinpointing a potential new target for...
Simmons’ $5M salary, 'antics' led to WNBC ditching her: sources
There were 5 million reasons to oust Sue Simmons — and they were all in her paycheck. WNBC/Channel 4 refused to renew the nightly news anchor’s contract because she makes...
LI HS football coach inflated player's grades to score him Syracuse scholarship: probe
The superintendent of a Long Island school district inflated the grades of a star football player in order to score him a free ride to Syracuse University — and should...
Mayor’s pals get ‘A’ while system earns ‘F’
The curious case of Per Se — which made a bad Department of Health rating go away with one phone call — gives traumatized restaurant owners even more reason to...
No sweet deal for Lollipops
He’ll just have to suck it up. Colombo crime-family captain Joseph “Junior Lollipops’’ Carna yesterday was jailed for six months and ordered to pay the feds $300,000 for his role...
City’s data online by law
Many of the facts and figures officials use to track the status of the city will be available to the public online by 2018, under a law signed yesterday by...
Restaurant owners claim letter grades are costing them
That’s some takeout. More than two-thirds of city restaurant owners reported that their costs have gone up substantially since the city instituted a grading system for food establishments, according to...
Jersey City teen charged in shooting death of 12-year-old brother
A Jersey City teen shot his younger half-brother in the chest — and tried to cover up the grisly crime by dragging the dying boy’s body to the street, authorities...
NASA-palooza
NORFOLK, Va. — Skywatchers along the East Coast may be able to see a NASA experiment meant to learn more about the jet stream.NASA plans to launch five rockets in...
Apple unveils sharper, faster iPad
The new iPad is really something to see. Apple yesterday announced the latest update to the company’s ground-breaking tablet — including a revamped screen that can match any HD television....
Prosecutors investigating whether driver in fatal Virginia bus crash fraudulently obtained license
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether the driver in a Virginia bus crash that killed four people paid a Brooklyn driving school to help him fraudulently obtain his New York commercial...
Ex-PA union chief jailed
The former president of a Port Authority union — who embezzled nearly $300,000 in dues and used it to pay for prostitutes, casino trips and lavish dinners for himself —...
GWB suicide
A woman jumped to her death from the George Washington Bridge yesterday, cops said. The victim, whose identity was withheld pending family notification, stopped her Jersey-bound car midspan on the...
Only ‘act of God’ can stop Mitt: aide
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s camp says it would take an “act of God” for any of Romney’s opponents to win the GOP nomination, after Romney’s Super Tuesday victories padded his...
’91 speech is vintage Bam
WASHINGTON — Close your eyes and you’d think you were listening to President Obama on the campaign trail — not a young Harvard Law student leading a demonstration at the...
NY primary to play role in selecting Republican nominee
New York counts! For the first time in more than a decade, the state’s Republican voters will play a crucial role in selecting the party’s presidential nominee. This year’s brawl...
Dems put boot to Kucinich
WASHINGTON — Congress without Kucinich? The colorful and combative Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) lost his primary race Tuesday, eliminating yet another bombastic personality in an increasingly flavorless Congress. The eight-term...
'Madam’s' my$tery man ID’d
He’s the financial adviser caught in the middle of one of New York’s most tawdry crime stories. Sources say David Walker, 47, an ultra-successful investment manager for Morgan Stanley, is...
Solar flare-up a magna-mess
WASHINGTON — A pair of scorching explosions on the sun’s surface is sparking the biggest radiation and geomagnetic storm the Earth has experienced in five years, space weather experts said...
Whitney’s unheiring judgment
Whitney Houston left her entire estate to daughter Bobbi Kristina, excluding ex-husband Bobby Brown from her will, the TV show “Inside Edition” revealed yesterday. Houston’s only child will receive all...
‘One State’ — for suckers
Last weekend’s Harvard conference raised the profile of a new industry that’s springing up to promote a “one-state solution” to the Israel-Palestine conflict. The idea is that Israel, Gaza and...
Kicking every can down the road
Kicking the can down the road: That’s been the Obama administration’s response on issues from Iran’s nuclear-weapons program to America’s entitlement systems. Start with Iran. In a statement in the...
Does Bam have bibi’s back or plan to stab him in it?
The Issue: Whether President Obama will support an attack by Israel on Iran’s nuclear facilities. *** Benny Avni makes us question whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can trust President...
New York State of emergency
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone has just declared a financial emergency — putting his county on fiscal high alert while setting off alarm bells for the rest of the state...
Pain-at-the-pump policies
Confused over the Obama administration’s gasoline-price policies? Not to worry. So is the administration. President Obama on Tuesday flatly dismissed the notion he’s content to see gas prices rise. “Just...
Who’s got a secret?
“Iran is not telling us everything. That is my impression. [W]e have information that Iran has engaged in activities relevant to the development of nuclear explosive devices.” — Yukiya Amano,...
Unclean elections
Last week’s arrest of city Comptroller John Liu’s treasurer, Jenny Hou, is just the latest in a string of fund-raising scandals that point to a core lesson. Using tax dollars...
Axing anchors: It’s not just Sue
For many people, the sudden departure of a long-time news anchor is like losing a member of the family. A trusted voice, someone who came into their living rooms every...
Secrets of Carolyn's closet
One night in the fall of 1996, RoseMarie Terenzio was giddily preparing for a date with a “good looking media pundit” when she received a call from her boss’ gorgeous...
Frazzled? dazzle!
Just because the Big Apple was blessed with a mild winter doesn’t mean the elements weren’t rough on our bodies. Slough off the rough stuff and spring into the warmer...
‘Iliad’ doesn’t hit a Homer-run
Chicken or fish? Leno or Conan? Rent or buy? Decisions, decisions. Theatergoers are facing an equally tough choice with “An Iliad,” a new one-man show that features two men. Depending...
Naked truth: Lust isn’t always more
The artists, writers and philosophers of the Bloomsbury group were a randy lot, especially for Victorian England. It’s a side of them the play “Eternal Equinox” is bent on capturing,...
Troupe’s undoings come together
Stephen Petronio’s new dance looks as if it could fall apart at any moment — and that’s what makes it so interesting. As the title suggests, “The Architecture of Loss,”...
Devils look for lift at home against Islanders
Plenty of Devils shirts cover New Jersey chests. Captain Zach Parise wishes he would see more of their owners inside their Newark arena. For Thursday night’s visit by the Islanders,...
Sports Shorts
NCAA: Sandusky to get secret testimony before trial Jerry Sandusky will get about 581 pages of secret grand jury testimony before the start of his pending trial on child sexual...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 mile; $34,000; clm($16,000); 4up(f)SURROUND SOUND set the pace and tired this distance while being claimed by Serey last...
Packers assistant lost son to accidental drowning
OSHKOSH, Wis. —Toxicology reports show the son of former Packers offensive coordinator Joe Philbin was drunk and had marijuana in his system when he fell into the Fox River and...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $33,000; cl($15,000); 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Duffy's Tavern(L),120I Ortiz, Jr6-1-1Gullo12-12 Marsh Dawg(L),120D Cohen5-2-4Englehart8-13 Bravo Romeo(L),120CVelasquz2-4-9Rodrigez8-14 Expecting Cash(L),120A Garcia3-5-5Good5-15 Peaceadaactin(L),120CMontalv3-6-9Capuan15-16 King Rock(L),120RDomingz3-6-2Gyarmati4-17 Wise...
Aqueduct Charts
March 7th, 2012 Clear And Fast.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $38,000; str hcp; 4up; (f&m)Off: 12:50. Good. carried out brk, clearTime: 23.07, 46., 58.67, 1:12.76.Trainer: Rudy RodriguezWinner: DK B/ M,...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Montecito (8th)FIRST: mile trot; $12,500; Syrinx Hanover4 Miss Chip K(TButer)2-3-84-17 After Midnight(TTetrick)3-3-27-22 Funny Fashion(JCampbell)1-6-43-11 Miss Arcola(JMarshall)6-5-820-13 Lady Is A Winner(YGingras)5-6-712-15 NitroglideHanover(CCallhn)9-3-26-16 Feegee(AMiller)4-1-85-18 Credit Check(DMiller)5-8-620-19 Touch...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 1:05 p.mFIRST-6 1/2 fur; $25,150; clm($10,000); 4upGREEN VEGAS second this level while going shorter. TODD GOT EVEN seeks third consecutive victory. STAR PLAYER drops in class after tiring...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballBig Ten ConferenceFirst Round- At IndianapolisFavoriteLineUnderdogIllinois2IowaIndiana13 1/2Penn St.Northwestern2 1/2MinnesotaPurdue9 1/2NebraskaAtlantic Coast ConferenceFirst Round- At AtlantaMaryland4Wake ForestNc State12 1/2Boston Coll.Clemson2 1/2Virginia TechMiami6 1/2Georgia TechBig East ConferenceQuarterfinals- At New YorkSyracuse6UconnGeorgetown3CincinnatiMarquette1LouisvilleNotre Dame1South...
Titles won’t define top-seeded McIlroy
DORAL, Fla. — The proud parents and their successful son sat together over some pub food on Tuesday night at the Doral Resort and Spa and talked. It had been...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.Exhibition: Marlins at Mets SNY1 p.m.Exhibition: Braves at Yankees (ss) YESBasketballNoonBig East Tournament,Quarterfinals: Syracuse vs. UConn ESPN, ESPN (1050AM)12:30 p.m.Big 12 Tournament, Quarterfinals: Kansas State vs. Baylor ESPN22 p.m.Big...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 8FRIMar. 9SATMar. 10SUNMar. 11MONMar. 12TUEMar. 13WEDMar. 14KnicksNO GAMEMilw.8:30MSGESPNNO GAMEPhila.NoonMSGESPNChi.8:00MSGESPNNO GAMEPor.7:30MSGESPNNetsNO GAMEChar. 7:00 YESWFANHou. 8:00 YESWBBRNO GAMEMilw.7:30YESWFANNOGAMETor.7:30YESWFANOttawa7:30TV -MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMChi.8:30MSG+WBBRNOGAMEIsles7:00MSGESPNNOGAMECar.7:30NBCSNESPNNOGAMEDevils7:00MSG Plus2 WRHU 88.7 FMNOGAMEDevils7:00MSG+ WRHUN.Y.R.7:00MSG+2 WRHUNOGAMEWash.7:00MSG+ WRHUNOGAMEDevilsIslanders7:00MSG PlusWFAN 660...
Edgy Rangers face Senators
It’s not so much a single word, but an idea that is buzzing around the Rangers as their game has seemingly slipped over the past week or so. “We know...
Lehigh into NCAA tournament
Gabe Knutson blocked Cameron Ayers’ baseline layup attempt with seven seconds left to help Lehigh (26-7) hold off Bucknell 82-77 to win the Patriot League tournament and an automatic NCAA...
Reggie lends helpful ear to Yankees sluggers
TAMPA — One generation of Yankees sluggers got together yesterday on Field 2 at Steinbrenner Field with a common goal: Make the active hitters better. With teammates in the clubhouse...
Kuroda holds ‘Kei’ to Yankees staff
TAMPA — In the first inning, new Yankees right-hander Hiroki Kuroda was Hideo Nomo. The second inning he was Kei Igawa. Welcome to the AL East. Japanese pitchers have had...
Yankees get strength from motivational speaker
TAMPA -- Donnie Moore is a Northern California educational and motivational speaker who also runs baseball-chapel gatherings in Oakland. Yesterday, Moore was brought into the Yankees clubhouse to address the...
Nets defeat Clippers on Farmar's late 3-pointer
In their final season in New Jersey, the Nets have delivered few memorable moments at Prudential Center. But the Nets made up for it last night — and then some...
Knicks losses no laughing matter for Stoudemire
SAN ANTONIO – All around him, his teammates were doing what professional athletes always do in the immediate aftermath of a loss: they were letting it go. Quickly. They were...
Knicks lose to Spurs, third straight defeat
SAN ANTONIO -- Remember Linsanity. It feels as old as The Alamo. All of the electricity from February’s seven-game Linning streak has evaporated on this disastrous road trip. The Knicks...
Knicks center Chandler out with hamstring injury
SAN ANTONIO — Tyson Chandler got his championship ring in Dallas, but also picked up a left hamstring injury that could force him to miss the final two games of...
Colts fans knew Manning going was coming
INDIANAPOLIS — If the five stages of grief can be applied to football, this city already appeared to be on No. 5 — acceptance — by the time the Colts...
Jets could lose Sanchez by making move for Manning
The Jets wasted no time jumping into the Peyton Manning fray Wednesday, placing a call to his representatives shortly after the star quarterback became a free agent, according to a...
For Peyton, some signs point to Miami
MIAMI — Internally, there has been a directive — George Steinbrenner style — from Dolphins owner Stephen Ross for his football people to get Peyton Manning. His message: “Make it...
Drama Mama
The upcoming March Madness has even infected Mama — her picks among the seeded shows: Sunday Cable Bracket: “Luck” (9 p.m., HBO) The gamblers’ drama is Mama’s new fave, even...
No Heigl
'Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes says Katherine Heigl won’t return to the series that launched her to stardom — despite her stated desire to do so. “No, I don’t think...
She’s everywhere!
Meet this season’s reigning guest-star champ: Jaime Ray Newman. She’s the newest member of the elite “Hey, it’s that girl!” — or guy — club of actors who’ve experienced the...
Weaver stars in Hillary series
Think Hillary will be watching? Sigourney Weaver will star in a new USA series, “Political Animals” — playing a newly minted secretary of state who lost the presidential nomination and...
‘GCB’ cream cheese schmear campaign
The “GCB” backlash is spreading. Kraft has bowed to criticism and is yanking its Philadelphia Cream Cheese ads from airing during the controversial ABC dramedy based on the book, “Good...
’stache of gold
If the goal of Bravo’s newest stereotyping gang bang, “Shahs of Sunset,” is to make Persians in LA look like egomanical, soulless bores whom you wouldn’t want to spend five...
Weird but true
Michigan State University is offering a new online course: “Surviving the Coming Zombie Apocalypse: Catastrophes & Human Behavior.” The class is supposed to help students explore human responses to major...
Georgetown rolls past Pittsburgh
Henry Sims will not go down as one of the great centers in Georgetown history. He will not walk with Patrick Ewing or Alonzo Mourning. But the senior center has...
UConn defeats West Virginia in OT
There is no comparison. Repeat. There is no comparison. So don’t even start comparing. Oops, too late. “I think any comparison is unfair to last year’s team and, quite frankly,...
Villanova falls to South Florida
The three previous times it had played in the Big East Tournament, South Florida had pretty much come up empty. Nothing past the second round and never the quarterfinals. Now...
Huskies will give Orange fits
What choice do I have? Clearly, if there is a God, he has forsaken Duke and become a Huskies fan. Connecticut (+6) over Syracuse: The reality is Syracuse is deeper,...
Big East looks to extend deal with MSG
Now that the Big East Conference has all of its ducks in a row with yesterday’s announcement that Temple accepted an invitation, the league is trying to put its strongest...
Seton Hall loses to Louisville; NCAA bid in doubt
Now comes the hard part for Seton Hall. It’s all over for the Pirates except the waiting, the pleading and praying for the capricious NCAA Selection Committee to invite them...
Pirates’ Theodore deserves to Dance
If there’s any justice in this world, any reward for playing four years and being the kind of college player you can build a program around, then Seton Hall will...
LIU wins NEC, headed to NCAA tournament
The Blackbirds had no intentions of giving up their crown. LIU Brooklyn is returning to the NCAA tournament for the second straight year after last night’s 90-73 win over Robert...
San Antonio hands Lin, Knicks another loss
SAN ANTONIO — Tony Parker scored 32 points and the San Antonio Spurs dealt the sliding New York Knicks a third consecutive loss, 118-105 on Wednesday night, which doesn't figure...
Siva, Louisville stop Seton Hall 61-55 in Big East
Peyton Siva had 14 points and six steals, and Louisville held off Seton Hall 61-55 on Wednesday night to reach the Big East tournament quarterfinals, leaving the Pirates to sweat...
Hacker group Anonymous takes down Vatican website
ROME -- The Vatican website was back online by 3:00am Thursday local time after hacking group Anonymous took down the site Wednesday. Anonymous said it was targeting the "corrupt" Catholic...
Yankee GM's accused stalker may talk to grand jury
A woman charged with extorting $6,000 from Yankees general manager Brian Cashman may testify next week before a grand jury weighing the case, her lawyer said Wednesday as a judge...
Jets call Manning to gauge interest in joining team
The Jets wasted no time jumping into the Peyton Manning fray today, placing a call to his representatives shortly after the star quarterback became a free agent, according to a...
Knicks starting lineup gets changed up
SAN ANTONIO -- Mike D'Antoni is shaking up the Knicks' starting lineup, a bit for poor play and a bit because of injury.Rookie Iman Shumpert has replaced the slumping Landry...
Fake collar bomb accused pleads guilty over Australian schoolgirl drama
SYDNEY -- The man accused of attaching a fake collar bomb to the neck of an Australian schoolgirl, in a case which made headlines around the world, pleaded guilty Thursday....
CANN'S CORNER: Best in golf on display at Doral
Having taken whatever talents I have to South Florida this week to cover the WGC-Cadillac Championships Doral, I have incredible anticipation for where the game is headed in the next...