March 14, 2012
Jets could bring back Cotchery
The Jets have expressed an interest in bringing back wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery, according to a source. Cotchery spent seven years with the Jets before asking to be released last...
HBO cancels horse racing series 'Luck' after animal deaths
HBO today abruptly cancelled production on its quirky race track drama, “Luck” following the death of a horse --- the third to die while filming the series. It was a...
Blagojevich says he's embarking on 'dark and hard journey' as he prepares for prison
CHICAGO -- Saying he was about to embark on a "dark and hard journey," former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Wednesday said his goodbyes to supporters as he prepared to...
VIDEO: Hubbuch on Jets, Giants moves
Jets owner Woody Johnson said the Jets passed on Peyton Manning; is he just saving face? CineSport's Tara Petrolino and the Post's Bart Hubbuch discuss this and free agency for...
Russian billionaire's estranged wife says $88M dorm room was bought to hide assets
Don't expect any swanky sorority parties at the world's priciest dorm room - the $88 million Central Park West apartment isn't actually for student housing, court papers say. The estranged...
Judge says Mets owners must prove goodwill in Madoff case
A federal judge said the owners of the Mets must show a jury next week they weren’t willfully blind to a gigantic fraud carried out by their friend Bernie Madoff....
Qns. mom, missing baby girl found
Cops found a missing 8-month-old girl in the back of a livery cab with her biological mother after the Queens woman snatched the baby from her foster mother, who had...
Vote to decide whether some Atlantic Yards builders join new union with reputed mob ties
A new labor organization with reputed mob ties is attempting to represent 700 rank-and-file union members working on some of New York’s biggest development projects, include Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards and...
NYPD Sgt. entangled in Madam case cleared
New York City officials say a police sergeant who was interviewed in the case of an accused multi-million dollar madam has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Sgt. Richard Wall was...
NY to OK up to 7 casinos, expand DNA and lower future pension cost in deals
ALBANY — Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says New York will soon have as many as seven new casinos, a larger DNA database to fight crime and exonerate the innocent, and...
Rangers to see Crosby on Penguins' third line
PITTSBURGH -- Dan Bylsma pulled out his marker a few weeks ago and drew a big old circle around March 15. The Pittsburgh Penguins coach did it long before captain...
Port Authority cop denies pressuring gal pal in Kettle Black case
A Port Authority cop today denied trying to pressure a gal pal into testifying about the slashing of a city firefighter during a wild Brooklyn bar brawl. Officer Ryan McCarthy...
'Idol' hopeful reportedly leaving show after rap sheet revelations
LOS ANGELES -- "American Idol" contestant Jermaine Jones will reportedly be kicked off the TV singing contest for covering up the fact he was arrested twice last year. Jones' rap...
'Greedy' Espada and son looted Bx. charity to pamper selves: federal prosecutor
"Greedy" former state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and his son looted their Bronx medical charity of “more than $500,000” to spend “$60,000 on sushi and lobster” dinners, and...
This week's calendar, March 15 to 21
Saturday, March 17 St. Patrick’s Day: Greening the City Explore the possibilities for greening New York City at this event where kids will work together to create a model green...
Raftery celebrates 30 years of talking tournament
Leave it to Bill Raftery to live to his own cliche. If you can’t beat them, talk about them. When Raftery left the coaching profession he didn’t disappear from college...
One killed, dozens injured as school bus collides with truck in Pennsylvania
UPPER TURKEYFOOT TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- One person was killed and dozens injured Wednesday when a school bus collided with a tractor-trailer in Pennsylvania, WPXI-TV reported. Six medical helicopters were called...
Gov. Cuomo sends letter to NYRA over breakdowns
A letter from the office of Gov. Cuomo, signed by two of his aides, was sent Wednesday to Charles Hayward, president of the New York Racing Association, expressing concern over...
Giants sign TE Bennett: 1-year, $2.5M
It did not take long for the Giants to identify, target, meet and sign the tight end they made their priority in free agency. As a result, Martellus Bennett, formerly...
Twentieth Century Fox letting consumers buy DVDs off wall ads at the mall
Twentieth Century Fox introduced an app today enabling consumers to purchase movies or TV shows advertised on the walls at their local shopping centers.The app, entitled Fox Movie Mall, is...
Giants WR Manningham waiting to catch deal
The one player most Giants fans want to know about, as in “Do you think he will return?’’ is Mario Manningham, the fleet receiver who made up for a quiet...
Afghan massacre suspect flown to Kuwait after security breach mars Panetta arrival
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan -- US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, on an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, narrowly avoided an airport tarmac encounter Wednesday with an Afghan carrying gasoline and a lighter...
St. John's coach Lavin to work tournament for CBS
St. John’s coach Steve Lavin and Villanova’s Jay Wright will serve as guest studio analysts for NCAA tournament coverage this week. CBS and Turner Sports said Wednesday that Wright would...
Jets re-sign kicker Folk
The Jets announced they re-signed kicker Nick Folk on Wednesday.Folk became a free agent Tuesday. He has been the Jets kicker for the last two seasons. He hit 19 of...
Garcia leaves Yankees game with bruised hand
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Yankees catcher Francisco Cervelli knew something was wrong with Freddy Garcia almost immediately after the pitcher was hit in the hand by a comebacker and walked right...
D'Antoni resigns as Knicks coach
Mike D’Antoni told interim Knicks GM Glen Grunwald at a private meeting before Wednesday’s morning shootaround he didn’t feel he could “positively affect the team’’ anymore. More to the point,...
Options could land Yankees' Pineda in minors
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Paperwork might determine what the Yankees pitching rotation looks like, and it's not out of the question Michael Pineda could start the season at Triple-A.Wednesday, for the...
Nets try to tune out trade talk
Orlando is deciding, proposals are stacking up, indifference is being claimed, and the NBA trading deadline inches ever closer.Meanwhile, a bunch of guys in Nets uniforms are supposed to play...
Animal Kingdom has stress fracture, will be out 90 days
Last year's Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, who was withdrawn from this year's $10 million Dubai World Cup after going lame following a workout on Saturday, will be out of...
Developers reportedly shopping Domino site
Pass the sugar!The historic Domino Sugar Factory site on the Williamsburg waterfront is reportedly up for sale nearly a year after developers prevailed in a lawsuit seeking to hold up...
Disney's 'John Carter' writedown may not be as bad as feared: analyst
Disney's presumed box-office bomb "John Carter" may not do as much damage as feared.Despite most analysts expecting Disney to take a $100-150 million writedown on the $250 million film, which...
WATCH: Backstage at 'American Idol'
The 12 remaining contestants on "American Idol" are ready to take the stage again tonight -- this time performing songs from the year they were born.For some -- like Jessica...
'Game Change' authors say Hillary Clinton will likely run for president again in 2016
The two authors of "Game Change," the best-selling book about the 2008 presidential campaign, predicted Wednesday that Hillary Clinton will make another run for the White House in 2016. Co-authors...
Gunman in custody after deadly shooting rampage at Texas courtroom
BEAUMONT, Texas -- A gunman who shot dead one person and wounded at least three more outside a Texas courthouse Wednesday is in custody after surrendering following a hostage situation....
3UP: Valentine, Joba, Yankees prospects
In today’s Post, I wrote this column about Bobby Valentine’s first day in uniform as part of the Rivalry. He was Best Behavior Bobby for this version of Red-Sox-Yankees.But there...
Brooklyn teacher saves woman's life during lunch break
A quick-thinking teacher turned hero today when she saved a woman's life while on her lunch break at a Brooklyn eatery. Cassandra Byrd-Scolaro, 34, was grabbing a wrap at S&B...
Citigroup insists it passed Fed stress test
Citigroup said Wednesday it has the capital to withstand the Federal Reserve's stress test, clarifying the Fed objected to its proposed return of additional capital because it could result in...
Heroin addict known as 'Holiday Bandit' admits to 2010 bank heists, sentenced to 15 years
A California man who became one of New York's most-wanted criminals after launching a Christmas season bank robbery spree to finance his heroin addiction was sentenced today to 15 years...
City to buy state-owned building near closed St. Vincent's hospital for school
The city has agreed to buy a state building on Morton Street for a school – settling a major sticking point in a nearby land use battle over the former...
Bernanke reassures community banks on Dodd-Frank reforms
WASHINGTON -- Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke assured community banks Wednesday that they are not the intended target of many new regulations largely aimed at bigger banks. Speaking at the...
Yahoo shopping ad platforms to Google, Microsoft to stem layoffs
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- In an effort to minimize the impact of massive layoffs that Yahoo's top management is planning, one of the latest ideas to save costs and presumably jobs...
Head of Oregon investment research firm pleads not guilty to securities fraud charges
The president of an Oregon investment research firm has pleaded not guilty in New York to securities fraud charges. John Kinnucan entered the plea Wednesday in Manhattan, where he made...
Jury finds Va. Tech negligent in '07 shootings
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. — A jury found Virginia Tech negligent on Wednesday for delaying a campus warning of the first shootings in a 2007 campus massacre that left 33 dead. Jurors...
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and husband to headline Crystal Cruise
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) and astronaut husband Mark Kelly will hit the high seas on their latest adventure: hosting a luxury cruise in the Mediterranean this summer. Giffords and...
WATCH: 'Two and a Half Men' keep rolling
The future of "Two and a Half Men" continues to hang in the balance, the show's cast and creators say."We had a great time this year. We love working with...
Goldman Sachs outgoing executive slams bank for 'toxic, destructive' culture
Goldman Sachs, under fire after a disillusioned employee publicly resigned by writing a scathing New York Times editorial calling the investment bank "toxic and destructive," hit back Wednesday, saying the...
Carmelo says 'I don't want to be traded' from Knicks
Two days after Carmelo Anthony told a confidant he wants to be traded unless he had assurances Mike D’Antoni wouldn’t be back as Knicks coach next season, the All-Star forward...
Panetta feared to be target of suicide attack in Afghanistan
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, on an unannounced visit to Afghanistan that saw a vehicle on the airport runway burst into flames as he landed and...
No quick verdict in Rutgers webcam spying case
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- Jurors on Wednesday completed their first day of deliberations in the Rutgers webcam spying case without reaching a verdict. Dharun Ravi is accused of streaming live...
Obama and Cameron affirm commitment to Afghanistan timetable
WASHINGTON -- With basketball and hot dogs out of the way, President Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron sat down for bilateral talks Wednesday at the White House, where...
CityTime payroll company to pay NYC back $500M after fraud scandal
The company at the heart of one of the city's biggest scandal's -- the fraud-ridden CityTime payroll system -- has agreed to pay back an astonishing $500 million, officials said...
Romney is conservative, he's taking the long view
National Journal has an interesting analysis of Mitt Romney's campaign strategy arguing that he is paying attention to all the details, racking up every delegate he can in order to...
VOTE: What's your favorite Girl Scout cookie?
Crazy about Thin Mints, or are you a sucker for Samoas? As the Girl Scouts celebrate 100 years, we take a look back at some of their most popular cookies....
Mets' Wright has rib tear, says he'll be ready for opener
PORT ST. LUCIE -- David Wright isn’t sure when he’ll be back on the field, but the Mets third baseman is confident Opening Day isn’t in jeopardy.“I don’t feel like...
Apple's surging shares have prompted mutual-fund investments
Apple's surging shares have prompted hundreds of mutual funds to buy the stock -- including many that are not expected to invest in a giant, US-based technology company that pays...
NJ jury finds lotto winner has to fork over $20M to co-workers
A New Jersey hardhat will have to fork over a staggering $20 million to his former lottery pool buddies who sued him after he claimed a $77 million jackpot alone....
US trade deficit rose to $124.1 billion in fourth quarter of last year
WASHINGTON -- The US current account deficit widened in the fourth quarter of last year to its highest level in three years, as exports slumped and foreigners slowed investments in...
Late copper heiress Huguette Clark's jewelry to be auctioned in New York
Art deco jewelry belonging to a late Montana copper mining heiress is going on the auction block in New York City. Christie’s says the jewelry of Huguette Clark is expected...
Zynga files to sell up to $400M in stock
SAN FRANCISCO -- Zynga filed plans with regulators Wednesday to issue up to $400 million of common stock, as the online gaming company seeks to boost its stock listing three...
'Whitey' Bulger's girlfriend pleads guilty to helping him evade capture
BOSTON — The girlfriend of notorious mobster James "Whitey" Bulger pleaded guilty Wednesday to helping her fugitive companion evade the law for 16 years. After striking a deal with prosecutors,...
Azerbaijan arrests 22 suspected of plotting US, Israel embassy attacks on Iran's behalf
BAKU, Azerbaijan -- Azerbaijan arrested 22 people on suspicion of plotting attacks on the US and Israeli embassies in Baku on behalf of neighboring Iran, the national security ministry said Wednesday....
Romney wins Hawaii caucuses
HONOLULU -- Mitt Romney won the Republican presidential caucuses in Hawaii early Wednesday after Rick Santorum was named the winner of both the Alabama and Mississippi primaries. The former Massachusetts...
Eurozone leaders formally approve Greece's second, $171 billion bailout
BRUSSELS -- Eurozone leaders finally signed-off on Greece's second bailout program Wednesday, ending a protracted and dramatic negotiating process that started last July. The hope is that the €130 billion...
Afghan official: Video shows soldier surrendering
KABUL, Afghanistan — The US soldier who allegedly shot 16 Afghan villagers was caught on surveillance video that showed him walking up to his base, laying down his weapon and...
Strong quakes shake Japan, but no apparent damage
TOKYO — A series of earthquakes rattled Tokyo and northeast Japan late Wednesday evening but caused no apparent damage or injury in the same region hit by last year's devastating...
Most teachers support 401(k) choice
ALBANY – More than seven of every 10 teachers support giving new colleagues the choice between a 401(k)-style retirement plan and a traditional pension - but most also oppose cutting...
Ex-NBA star Marbury denies hitting fan at game in China
BEIJING — Former NBA star Stephon Marbury, the highest-profile player to join the Chinese Basketball Association, has denied he hit a fan when tempers flared at the end of a...
Smart kids get the shaft in LA
The second largest school district in the country, Los Angeles, California, has a huge budget deficit of nearly $400 million. How is the LA school board choosing to the fix...
Poll: Make teacher grades public, but don't trust them
A poll being released today on teacher evaluations will give each side in the fierce dispute over their validity reason to cheer. Mayor Bloomberg will be happy because a solid...
Newt's narrative doesn't change
Rick Tyler has worked for Newt Gingrich a long, long time. And even he says last night was bad for his man. “The PAC always felt we needed to win...
Nets’ Williams quiet on Howard trade talk
If Nets All-Star Deron Williams knows what’s happening with Orlando superstar Dwight Howard, he wasn’t saying Tuesday night. “If there was [a trade insight], I wouldn’t tell you guys,” Williams...
Tuck hopeful Jacobs will return to Giants
Former Giants running back Brandon Jacobs was cut by the Giants last week, but that’s doesn’t mean it’s a guarantee he won’t return, according to Justin Tuck. “Obviously [Jacobs] has...
Environmental Studies looks for second division crown, to build for future
Jose Ferrer doesn’t consider this a rebuilding year, but Environmental Studies is still preparing for the future. The coach added seven freshmen to eight returning players from a team that...
Determined Grand Street out to get past semifinal hump
Jose Cuas sees purple everywhere. The Maryland-bound Grand Street Campus shortstop sees it in when he wakes up, he sees it when takes batting practice, he sees it when he’s...
Established Rodriguez, Construction set to build off semifinal berth
For the last four seasons, Construction has been an up-and-coming program. Last year the Red Hawks arrived as one of the city’s best clubs. Now they want to stay there...
PSAL Brooklyn baseball preview: Xaverian transfer boosts Telecom
It isn’t quite Grand Street Campus landing Maryland-bound catcher Kevin Martir from Xaverian, but Telecommunications will take it. Martir’s former teammate at the Bay Ridge powerhouse, catcher/center fielder Josh Palacios,...
Despite third coach in four years, Madison has title aspirations
For one of the top softball programs in New York City, James Madison sure has had a coaching carousel. Three years ago, Bill Dumont stepped down as head man after...
No timetable for Yankees rotation
TAMPA — Joe Girardi knows at some point before Opening Day on April 6 he will have to reveal what three pitchers, of the four in contention, will join CC...
Yankees expect 'different flavor' from new Red Sox manager
TAMPA — If you talk long enough to Joe Girardi about Bobby Valentine guiding the Red Sox, you get the feeling the Yankees manager would like the subject to change....
NFL receiver Marshall 'slugs' woman at Chelsea nightclub
The “Beast” has lived up to his nickname, a woman claims. NFL star receiver Brandon Marshall — whose list of run-ins with the law is as long as a football...
Best Behavior Bobby will be rare sight in rivalry
TAMPA — Simple question directed at Brian Cashman: “What is Bobby Valentine going to mean to the Rivalry?” But, of course, it is not simple. Not when the goal for...
Yankees infielder Nunez scratched with sore hand
TAMPA — Valuable Yankees utility infielder Eduardo Nunez won’t pick up a bat until at least Saturday. “We will continue to give him more days off,’’ manager Joe Girardi said...
Carmelo tells pal he wants trade, talks with Knicks coach about rift
Carmelo Anthony’s discontent with the Knicks organization became so severe after Monday night’s loss to the Bulls, he told a confidant he preferred to be traded before Thursday’s NBA deadline,...
Up to Dolan to untangle Knicks' mess
So Carmelo Anthony doesn’t care for Mike D’Antoni’s system, isn’t a fan of interim GM Glen Grunwald’s people skills, isn’t terribly fond of his New York experience as a whole....
Iona blows lead, loses to Brigham Young 78-72
DAYTON, Ohio — On an opening night of colossal comebacks in the NCAA tournament, BYU climbed out of the biggest hole. Noah Hartsock scored 16 of his 23 points in...
Walmart rolling out program allowing customers to convert DVDs to digital copies
Walmart is the latest weapon in Hollywood’s battle against slumping DVD sales. The nation’s largest retailer is putting some new muscle behind UltraViolet, a disc-to-digital program backed by most major...
Mets' co-owner Fred Wilpon hoping Sandy Koufax will testify in Madoff trial
Fred Wilpon is hoping Sandy Koufax has one more win in his famous left arm. The Mets’ co-owner is promising to call the Hall of Fame pitcher to testify on...
Business briefs
No Pets.comThe Nasdaq composite closed above 3,000 for the first time since Dec. 11, 2000, up 56.22 to 3,039.88. The last time the Nasdaq closed above 3,000, it was in...
Judge throws out Nicollette Sheridan's battery claim against 'Desperate Housewives' creator Marc Cherry
LOS ANGELES — It’s another — er — slap in the face for former “Desperate Housewives” star Nicollette Sheridan. After two weeks of testimony in her $5.6 million wrongful dismissal...
PayPal e-book flip-flop
PayPal, the online payment service owned by eBay, is backtracking on its policy against processing sales of e-books containing themes of rape, bestiality or incest after protests from authors and...
OMG! EIC Spencer goes MIA at AMI’s OK!
This is giving new meaning to the term “phoning it in.” Richard Spencer, the disappearing editor-in-chief of OK! and Reality Weekly at American Media, has not been in the office...
Disney update from Kansas City
Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger added the post of chairman yesterday despite objections from a governance group and state treasurer. Disney made the announcement after a board meeting that followed...
Discovery to make shows available through Amazon's streaming video service
Cable powerhouse Discovery Communications has struck a deal to make popular shows such as “Dirty Jobs,” “Whale Wars” and “Say Yes to the Dress” available through Amazon’s streaming video service,...
New York leading nation in job recovery
New York is leading the nation in recouping jobs lost in the Great Recession — with 76 percent recovered during 2011 compared to just 29 percent nationally. “New York State’s...
Yahoo! CFO Tim Morse to fill Jerry Yang's board seat at Alibaba Group
Yahoo! has picked CFO Tim Morse to fill the Alibaba Group board seat vacated by co-founder Jerry Yang, who resigned in January. Yahoo!, which owns 40 percent of Alibaba, has...
Citi’s stress mess
Citigroup was one of just four firms to flunk its annual financial checkup, sending the shares down as much as 5 percent in late trading. MetLife, SunTrust Bank and Ally...
American Apparel secures $80M credit line from Soros-backed Crystal Financial
American Apparel confirmed yesterday that it has secured an $80 million credit line from Crystal Financial, a firm backed by billionaire George Soros. The hipster clothing chain also said it...
Whole Foods in Billyburg
Williamsburg will be the next nabe to welcome Whole Foods. Sleuths have ferreted out that a stalled site at 242 Bedford Ave. by North Fourth Street will be rejuvenated with...
NYers get power played
New Yorkers were screwed out of billions of dollars by an energy-trading company — but will be reimbursed only a few bucks . Constellation Energy will pay $78 million into...
Officer: Troubled sarge plotted Afghan slaughter
The Army sergeant held for the massacre of 16 sleeping Afghan villagers had a death wish and told other troops that he was itching to kill, an officer said. “The...
Escalator death fall
An elderly woman died yesterday after taking a tumble down the escalator at a Long Island Rail Road station, authorities said.The woman fell shortly before 2 p.m. at the busy...
Garden State of approval
TRENTON, NJ— A new poll shows a majority of New Jersey voters think the state is improving.The Fairleigh Dickinson University PublicMind Poll out yesterday shows 51 percent of voters surveyed...
Final poke at ‘lottery-hog’
The New Jersey hardhat holding out a $77 million jackpot from his lottery-pool buddies is a lying “greedy man” who desperately tried to hide the winning ticket from his five...
$1M Powerball ‘cover’ story
Now this is how you run a lottery pool. A loyal Long Island high-school teacher who won $1 million with a last-minute Powerball game for her office lottery pool not...
Madonna nut case dismissed
An infatuated Madonna fan is free to cross over the borderline and resume waving love note-laden posters outside the singer’s door now that a Manhattan judge has dropped the felony...
Tamper, tamper: brawl att’y
A Port Authority cop who “saw stars” after getting KO’d trying to make peace during a Brooklyn bar brawl may be on the hook for tampering with a witness.Officer Ryan...
NY girl’s science honor
A Brooklyn brainiac has taken third-place honors — and $50,000 — in the nation’s premier scholastic science contest. Mimi Yen, 17, a Stuyvesant HS senior from Williamsburg, was the only...
Heroin smack down
Federal authorities yesterday smashed a multimillion-dollar heroin ring that sold Long Islanders dope with the help of an ex-Suffolk County cop, his daughter, a Hofstra honors student — and the...
Smoke shops ‘roll’ over
Six smoke shops that used “roll your own” machines to sell untaxed cigarettes have agreed to pack it in, officials announced yesterday.Meanwhile, the state Attorney General’s Office joined in the...
Brooklyn Bridge gets bashed
A tugboat towing a crane barge beneath the Brooklyn Bridge last night sliced open this 50-foot gash in the metal scaffolding wrapping the belly of the span as it undergoes...
No ‘Luck’ for HBO horses
LOS ANGELES — A horse was injured and euthanized yesterday during production of the racetrack drama “Luck,” the third death in connection with the series, and HBO agreed to suspend...
Ravi fate looms: Jury gets 'spy' case
Jurors will begin deliberations today in the case of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a Web cam to spy on his dorm roommate’s intimate encounter with another...
Ruth Madoff’s trashy new life
It may stink, but it beats life behind bars. Ruth Madoff was spotted picking up the newspaper and hauling back the trash can outside her new Connecticut digs yesterday —...
Collapsed-crane parts had notes in Chinese
It was all Greek — or Chinese — to them. A former longtime mechanic for New York Crane testified yesterday about the many communications problems he had with a Chinese...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A Bronx man with a lengthy criminal record was shot dead yesterday in Harlem, cops said. Bilal Muhamand, 33, was blasted once in the torso while fighting with...
Poll: Go, Finest!
Most city voters think the NYPD has been effective in fighting terrorism — and approve of its dealings with Muslims, says a new poll conducted after reports on the NYPD’s...
Turner making run for Kirsten’s seat
ALBANY — Rep. Bob Turner jumped into the race against US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand yesterday, pledging to seek both the Republican and Conservative nominations. Turner had planned to seek re-election...
NYers among nation’s SAFEST drivers
Ok, so maybe New York City drivers aren’t the most courteous — but they’re among the safest.That’s the surprising finding of a Men’s Health magazine survey that also found that...
Ad agency axes homeless Wi-Fi plan
The Madison Avenue geniuses behind a scheme to transform homeless people into walking Wi-Fi hotspots are backing off their plan following public outrage. After a trial run in Austin, Texas,...
Miranda nifty in the ’50s
This is enough to make you nostalgic for 1950s Brooklyn — even if you never knew it. Victoria’s Secret stunner Miranda Kerr goes retro as she glams up Bay Ridge...
Pusher probation
Adam Klein, one of five Columbia University students arrested in December 2010 and charged with selling drugs on the Ivy League campus, was sentenced to five years’ probation yesterday after...
‘Diaz nonprofit’ big grabbed 75G: AG
The chief financial officer of a not-for-profit group founded by Bronx state Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. was indicted yesterday for swiping at least $75,000 in funds, state Attorney General Eric...
City elevator inspections plummet
The average number of monthly elevator inspections conducted by the city’s Department of Buildings has plummeted 28 percent since 2008 — and last month, the agency removed the inspection data...
Terror plot court plea
A Muslim convert pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges that he plotted a terrorist act by building a nail-filled pipe bomb — unaware that his accomplice was an NYPD informant....
Nets’ arena for LIU-B’klyn
As LIU-Brooklyn launches its long-odds dream of a trip to the Final Four, it has already taken a big step toward shedding its Cinderella status.The Blackbirds have been offered a...
Suit over mystery Elvis cut
A late songwriter’s heirs are all shook up over the recent discovery of a long-lost Elvis Presley outtake. The children of Jimmie Crane, who died in 1998, filed suit yesterday...
East Side madam’s lovely Miss match
The stunning online matchmaker accused of running an Upper East Side brothel with the alleged Hockey Mom Madam was hauled into court in handcuffs yesterday, but looked no worse for...
GOP threat to 2nd Ave.: Lhota
The state Senate’s latest budget proposal, which would wipe out $770 million in capital funding for the MTA, is putting mega-projects like the Second Avenue subway in jeopardy, agency Chairman...
O’s man backs off ga$ hike
WASHINGTON — His comment was an increasing pain in the gas for President Obama. Energy Secretary Steven Chu yesterday took back a 2008 statement he made while still in the...
Bam & Cam talk hoop & change
WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday showed British Prime Minister David Cameron the American way of mixing politics and sports by flying to the Midwest together for a bit of March...
Rick rolls to 2 wins in South
WASHINGTON — Rick Santorum won the Alabama and Mississippi Republican presidential primaries last night despite being massively outspent by rival Mitt Romney and savaged on the airwaves with attack ads....
New DNA law near in NY
A compromise law allowing authorities to take DNA from anyone convicted of virtually any crime in New York state is expected to be approved by the Legislature, sources said.The plan...
Janitor blast kills grocery store punk
Meet the bravest custodian in Queens. Supermarket janitor Angel Candido grabbed a shotgun early yesterday and fatally blasted a burglar who tried to clean out the store in the middle...
NFL star belted me: gal
The “Beast” has lived up to his nickname, a woman claims. NFL star receiver Brandon Marshall — whose list of run-ins with the law is as long as a football...
Swiss bus crash leaves 22 children, six adults dead
VALAIS, Switzerland — A national day of mourning was declared in Belgium Wednesday, a day after 28 people -- including 22 children -- were killed and 24 were injured in...
‘Pension-scam widow’ love twist
LEOLA, Pa. — A romantic teenage girl who married her 58-year-old Manhattan high-school teacher — and then kept her husband’s memory alive for 20 years by allegedly fraudulently collecting more...
JonBenet dad rips pageants
The father of tragic little beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey now believes it’s a bad idea to turn kids into pageant princesses. “We were so naive,” John Ramsey told ABC. “I...
Mike puts ad $$ where mouth is
As Mayor Bloomberg yesterday jumped into the ad wars over Gov. Cuomo’s pension-reform proposal, a senior Cuomo-administration official expressed confidence that the bulk of the plan will be passed as...
Mob-fire creep’s rape rap
A man who helped firebomb a Staten Island deli because it competed with a mobbed-up bagel store has also been hit with sexual-assault charges, officials said.David Aponte admitted that he...
Mirror image of a failure
Nostalgia, Webster’s tells us, is a “wistful or sentimental longing for places, things, acquaintances or conditions belonging to the past.” For Barack Obama, nostalgia means turning the clock back to...
Doing a job on the city
The recent probe of a government-funded private employment agency revealed that its claims of having found jobs for thousands of New Yorkers were a scam. The brazenness of the deception...
Not really so smart
Until a few weeks ago, the Obama administration’s declared goal on Iran was to prevent it from reaching the “threshold” in building nuclear weapons. These days, a new goal is...
Bam’s desperate gas-price dilemma
As gasoline prices climb, President Obama’s poll numbers plummet. Last month, a Washington Post/ABC poll had Obama up 6 points against Mitt Romney. Monday’s poll has him down 2. The...
The lies they tell
Lies, damn lies and . . . union commercials: When it comes to Gov. Cuomo’s plan to address the state’s budget-busting retirement costs, labor bosses have decided to just make...
Taxpayer-paid campaigns: A boon for the little guy
The Issue: Whether NYC’s campaign-finance program benefits voters and promotes clean elections. *** Allison Hayward (“Unclean Elections,” Post-Opinion, March 7) seems to believe that because candidates have been caught attempting...
Get a grip, Hillary
Hillary Clinton showed last weekend why secretaries of state traditionally avoid commenting on domestic politics. At a Women in the World Summit Saturday here in New York, Clinton bizarrely compared...
New Yorkers get it
Quinnipiac University’s pollsters yesterday delivered some refreshing — but not at all surprising — news: By a two-to-one margin, New Yorkers believe the NYPD has acted fairly and appropriately in...
The transit threat to new TZ bridge
We’re on schedule to start building a new Tappan Zee Bridge this year — despite unaffordable and impractical demands from mass-transit advocates. It was just last fall that Gov. Cuomo...
Your body, his law
The Obama re-election campaign is mailing out fliers championing his health-care law as a great benefit to women. Sorry: It diminishes women’s freedom and privacy. The Obama law vastly expands...
An ugly IRS power grab
In 2004, I started my own financial planning and tax-preparation business in Manhattan. While I’ve since moved across the river to Hoboken, for the last eight years I’ve provided a...
They’re hot tickets
‘Evita” and “Newsies” are the clear front-runners in the spring’s box- office sweepstakes. “Evita” — which is being revived on Broadway for the first time since Hal Prince’s celebrated 1979...
When puppets go bad, hilariously & wickedly
There’s a scene in “Hand to God” in which two teenagers tenderly and quietly discuss their feelings for one another . . . all the while desperately trying to ignore...
Director lets painting do the talking
Director-writer Corinna Belz’s “Gerhard Richter Painting’’ is a rarity: a documentary without talking heads. Instead of trotting out people — friend and foe — to comment on the renowned German...
Delicacy
The 2001 romantic comedy “Amélie’’ made French actress Audrey Tautou an international star. It also typecast her. She’s broken out of the mold several times, most notably with the 2006...
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: URI gets OK to talk to Hurley Rhode Island has been granted permission to speak with Wagner basketball coach Dan Hurley about its head-coaching vacancy. The Rams went 7-24...
UMass wins in double overtime
Chaz Williams scored 28 points, Sean Carter added 20 and Massachusetts outlasted Mississippi State 101-96 in double-overtime last night in Starkville, Miss., in the first round of the National Invitation...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m&70y; $29,000; cl($15,000); 4up; (f&m)HARD LIFE makes local debut after closing to finish second versus cheaper at Golden Gate...
NASCAR sanctions vs. Knaus upheld
CONCORD, N.C. — The crew chief for five-time champion Jimmie Johnson lost his appeal yesterday challenging penalties for failing the opening day inspection at the Daytona 500. The three-member committee...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $37,000; cl($30,000); 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 MoreThanaRsn(L),120D Cohen4-5-7Jacobson8-12 David the Great(L),120RDomingz2-5-7Asmssen4-13 Saint Daimon(L),120M Luzzi5-3-4S Jerkens7-24 DancingllThwy(L),120CVelasquz5-5-2Englehart5-25 Custer(L),118E Castro4-7-1Serey6-16 Six Flings(L),113JRodriguz3-7-3Hushion3-1SECOND-6f; $34,000; mdn...
Parx Racing Charts
FIRST-5 1/2f; $20,000; cl($5,000); 4up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. 6. closed inside, up lateTime: 23., 46.59, 59.79, 1:06.75.Trainer: Michael Peterson, Sr.Winner: B M, 5, by Gimmeawink-Wish for CandiHorseWt.PP1/4Str.FinJockeyOddsMichaela's Candi122 1 4 3...
Affrunti’s Tampa Bay Grade
FIRST-7f; $9,500; mdn cl($8,000); 3YO; (f)2-Bad News 7-23-Reina Del Cafe 9-28-Holy Barbara 6-54-Danny'sWhish15-15-Pa PaPaPerfect4-16-RelentlessRth20-11-GveMeMySlce30-17-Misia Petra 15-1SECOND-5 1/2f; $19,700; cl($20,0); 4up; (f&m)1-a-Kitty City 3-53-BellsofConcert6-14-GiveGlorytoGd20-15-BrodwyMrqee10-12-BlackMagicMn12-16-Sing It Again 5-21a-LdyfGretness3-5THIRD-7f; $14,500; mdn cl($25,000); 3YO3-Cactus...
Gulfstream Park Analysis
Post Time: 1:05 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m; $25,150; cl($10,000); 4upNAVY WINGS drops to lowest claiming level of career. POWER RULES tired to fourth going longer and was claimed. MEDAGLIA D’ONORE makes first...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 14THUMar. 15FRIMar. 16SATMar. 17SUNMar. 18MONMar. 19TUEMar. 20KnicksPortland7:30MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMNO GAMEInd. 7:30 MSG ESPNInd. 7:00 MSG ESPNNO GAMENO GAMETor. 7:30 MSG ESPNNetsToronto7:30YES NetworkWFAN 660 AMNO GAMEOrl. 7:00 YES WFANN.O.8:00...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball1 p.m.Mets at Tigers ESPN6 p.m.Nationals at Braves MLBN10 p.m.Royals at Mariners MLBNBasketball6:40 p.m.NCAA Tournament, First Round:Vermont vs. Lamar truTV7 p.m.76ers at Pacers ESPN7 p.m.NIT, First Round: Minnesota at LaSalle...
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball TournamentFirst RoundAt Dayton, OhioFavoriteLineUnderdogLamar3VermontCalifornia2 1/2South FloridaSecond RoundTomorrowAt PittsburghSyracuse16 1/2 Unc AshevilleKansas St.5Southern Miss.Ohio St.17 1/2Loyola (Md.)Gonzaga1West Va.At Louisville, Ky.Kentucky25W. KentuckyUconn2Iowa St.Murray St.4Colorado St.Marquette4BYUAt Albuquerque, N.M.Baylor7 1/2S. Dakota St.Unlv5ColoradoVanderbilt6...
Knicks in precarious playoff position
The Knicks have fallen out of playoff position with 24 games left, and the way they are imploding and Carmelo Anthony is feeling neglected, there is no assurance they will...
Crosby will return to rock Garden
Sidney Crosby, out since Dec. 5 with concussion-like symptoms that developed after his eighth game in a cameo that began Nov. 21, will return for tomorrow night’s Broadway showdown against...
Former Rangers forward Avery calls it quits
Sean Avery is about to become a Mad Man. Officially, that is. The one-time Rangers winger told The Post exclusively Tuesday that he will embark on his post-hockey career next...
Rangers defeat Hurricanes
Stability has been restored to the Eastern-leading Rangers, who will carry a six-point conference lead over Pittsburgh into Thursday night’s Spotlight on Broadway matchup against the Penguins and Sidney Crosby...
Devils shut out by Flyers
PHILADELPHIA -- The other Devils lost Tuesday night, the ones who have been shut out three times in their past nine games. Martin Brodeur says other Devils besides the big...
Islanders lose to Capitals in shootout
When it comes to heart-breaking losses, the Islanders are becoming champs. “We’ve got to be better when we have a lead,” said John Tavares after the Capitals roared back for...
Nets patient on Howard
All along, the Nets have exuded confidence that somehow they would land Dwight Howard. All along, they believed he would remain in Orlando past the trading deadline, but then the...
Bears trade for Marshall
Moving the previous midnight start time to yesterday afternoon only added to usual frenzy of NFL free-agent activity.The Dolphins didn’t even wait for the 4 p.m. kickoff before pulling off...
Bucks raise stakes, deal for Ellis
While the Knicks remained deathly dormant 48 hours before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline despite six straight defeats, the Bucks greatly enhanced their playoff prospects Tuesday by acquiring Monta Ellis, Ekpe...
Peyton, Titans to meet
Peyton Manning appears to have entered the home stretch of his search for a new landing spot.The four-time MVP quarterback will meet with Titans owner Bud Adams, coach Mike Munchak...
Giants to meet with Cowboys TE Bennett
Cowboys tight end Martellus Bennett did not play in the first game this past season against the Giants and caught one pass for 5 yards in the second. It was...
Giants re-sign CB Thomas
Keeping Terrell Thomas was not a difficult decision for the Giants, but figuring out how to appease the young cornerback’s salary demands while protecting themselves in case Thomas’ rebuilt knee...
Jets re-sign LB Thomas on quiet first day
You don’t see this sentence too often: The Jets were really, really quiet Tuesday. As NFL free agency opened, Gang Green was uncharacteristically silent. The Jets re-signed outside linebacker Bryan...
Jets owner says team 'passed on' Peyton
Jets owner Woody Johnson said in a television interview that the team passed on Peyton Manning and he expects to see a “growth spurt” in Mark Sanchez. The Jets explored...
Collins upset by Mets injuries
PORT ST. LUCIE — Mount St. Collins was due for an eruption. The Mets can drive you crazy, especially when you are the manager, trying to right the many wrongs...
Beltran tells Mets fans to be patient
PORT ST. LUCIE — Carlos Beltran’s trade to the Giants last year signaled the beginning of the Mets’ rebuilding effort that was only accelerated when Jose Reyes left for the...
Mets SS Tejada latest injury victim
PORT ST. LUCIE — If you were a really optimistic Mets fan — perhaps an oxymoron at this point — you might have thought the ability to stay healthy was...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYKATIE COURIC, HEATHER BAUER, JOHN RAMSEY - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7JORDAN METLZ - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4SUSAN SARANDON, JEREMY SISTO - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m.,...
Retail told
Talk about fast fashion — here’s a look at the debut collection of clothes fresh off NBC’s “Fashion Star” runway, available in stores and online right now. Mere hours after...
The strange case of Don Draper
They’ve been gone for 17 long months — the drunk and orderly ad men and women of “Mad Men.” But the whole bunch showed up on my doorstep last Friday,...
Clint gets real
Clint Eastwood's wife Dina will star in a new E! reality show "Mrs. Eastwood & Company," the network said yesterday. The program will highlight the Eastwood family's home-life and follow...
Starr report
"Up All Night" star Christina Applegate, the cover girl for Scholastic Parent & Child's April issue, talks to the magazine about her baby daughter, Sadie (dad is musician Martyn LeNoble),...
Blockbuster bottles!
The bar at Abe & Arthur’s is packed with long legs and fitted leather. Suddenly, the crowd parts and heads swivel. Not for a boldface name, but for a torpedo-size...
Opportunities high in FiDi
Danny Meyer, FiDi needs you! For the first time ever, you can get reservations easily at a new Meyer restaurant. Yesterday, Opentable.com found tables at North End Grill for most...
Black gold
On a recent Friday afternoon, two 44-year-old salt-of-the-earth men found themselves in Midtown’s Foley’s Pub with a thirst to quench. Their beer of choice: Guinness. “I don’t know if I’d...
Weird but true
Politicians are fighting a new Battle of Trenton — over toilet paper. Supplies of the vital commodity for public buildings in New Jersey’s capital may run out before the week...
Seton Hall sends message with NIT win over Stony Brook
Even if the players were confident, the Pirates gave their fans one Hall of a scare on Tuesday night. Seton Hall hung on to beat Stony Brook 63-61 in the...
U.S. Reed’s shot, NBC changed tournament forever
If you are a college basketball fan, the snippet is like finding video evidence of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Or the Magna Carta. Or the separating of...
LIU’s Brickman runs show for Blackbirds
It’s a running joke among the Blackbirds. LIU Brooklyn’s floor leader, Jason Brickman, doesn’t say much, but he doesn’t need to. His game speaks volumes. After a freshman year in...
Lay with Lamar tonight
If I don’t hit with these picks, I expect to be berated by Pat Knight. Lamar (-3) over Vermont: Since Knight’s angry tirade after a 10-point loss to Stephen F....
Western Kentucky wins opener
DAYTON, Ohio — So many things happened in those five final, furious minutes that Western Kentucky coach Ray Harper had trouble taking it all in. “Wow,” he said, his face...
Iona wastes 25-point lead in loss to BYU
DAYTON, Ohio — The Iona Gaels came into last night’s first-round NCAA tournament game hoping to prove they were worthy of their at-large bid, and hoping to show they had...
Syracuse center Melo ruled ineligible
This is why office pools come with a disclaimer: Once you’re in, you’re in. So if you picked Syracuse to win it all, you can’t get your money back. Syracuse,...
Horrific ending for upstart Iona
They wanted so desperately to prove they belonged, and for 15 minutes, the Iona Gaels looked as if they belonged in the Sweet 16 or beyond. For long stretches, Iona...
Caps rally from 3-goal hole, top Islanders in SO
UNIONDALE — Matt Hendricks scored in the fourth round of a shootout, and the Washington Capitals finished off a dramatic three-goal comeback in a 5-4 victory over the New York...
Richards scores 2, Rangers beat Hurricanes 4-2
Brad Richards scored twice and Martin Biron, a last-minute replacement for Henrik Lundqvist, made 27 saves as the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Tuesday. New York's...
Tugboat tears open gash in Brooklyn Bridge scaffolding
A tugboat towing a crane barge underneath the Brooklyn Bridge tonight sliced open a 50-foot gash in the metal scaffolding that wraps the belly of the span as it undergoes...
Santorum wins Alabama, Mississippi primaries
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Rick Santorum won the Alabama and Mississippi primaries Tuesday, surprising the political world and dealing a major setback to the campaigns of Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney....
Pirates survive Seawolves in NIT opener
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Even if the players were confident, the Pirates gave their fans one Hall of a scare on Tuesday night. Seton Hall hung on to beat Stony...
Returning from dangerous visit, George Clooney says Sudan committing 'war crimes'
Hollywood heartthrob and activist George Clooney on Tuesday said Sudanese government forces are committing war crimes with attacks on civilians -- including a rocket strike that he narrowly escaped. "There's...
Obama, Cameron talk basketball during NCAA tournament game
DAYTON, Ohio -- President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron took in an NCAA basketball game in Ohio Tuesday night, with the president joking that the game was...
Alibaba’s board seat
Yahoo! has picked CFO Tim Morse to fill the Alibaba Group board seat vacated by co-founder Jerry Yang, who resigned in January. Yahoo!, which owns 40 percent of Alibaba, has...