May 2, 2012
2 Rikers guards busted in alleged assault cover-up
Two Riker’s Island guards were arrested today after one allegedly assaulted a prisoner and then both of them agreed to write a false report about the incident, officials said. The...
Jets waive DL Pitoitua
The Jets cleared some space on a crowded defensive line Wednesday by waiving Ropati Pitoitua.Pitoitua (6 feet, 8 inches) became expendable after the Jets chose defensive end Quinton Coples with...
Columbia MBA student avoids jail with plea deal
A Columbia University MBA student who suffered a violent psychotic break -- leading him to randomly punch, kick and bite a female passerby outside the university's main gates last April...
Bodemeister made Kentucky Derby favorite
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Bodemeister has been made the early 4-1 favorite for the Kentucky Derby, with Union Rags the second choice in a full field of 20 horses. Trained by...
Arrieta shuts down Yankees, O's send Nova to loss
Jake Arrieta pitched eight innings of five-hit ball Wednesday night, and the Baltimore Orioles ended Ivan Nova's 15-game winning streak with a 5-0 victory over the Yankees. Matt Wieters homered...
Devils coach says pressure's on favored Flyers
After Philadelphia rolled over Pittsburgh in the opening round of the playoffs, there was a perception that the Flyers would be the team to beat in the Eastern Conference. Deep....
Kentucky Derby post positions
Here are the post positions and morning-line odds for the Kentucky Derby, drawn Wednesday at Churchill Downs.The race will be run on Saturday with a 6:24 p.m. post time.1. Daddy...
New charges filed against alleged computer hacker
The feds today slapped an alleged computer hacker with new charges linked to offshoots of the notorious hacker group Anonymous. Jeremy Hammond, 27, was charged with conspiring in cyber-attacks against...
Pedro Espada's trial grinds to halt; 1 juror 'refusing' to deliberate
This hard-head could hang Pedro’s jury. Ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr.’s federal embezzlement trial screeched to a halt today after the jury revealed that one of its 12 members has...
Knicks center Chandler named Defensive Player of Year
Always a team-first guy, Tyson Chandler had one individual goal. He finally won that Defensive Player of the Year award he coveted Wednesday, rewarded for his part in turning the...
The Walking Dead's 'A New Day' is amazing
The Walking Dead comics -- or graphic novels if you want to get uppity about it -- were a high-water mark for the industry and made a hell of an...
Nets monitoring Kirilenko, but no verbal agreement: source
At his end of season press conference Tuesday, Nets general manager Billy King said he would be at next week's Euroleague Final Four in Istanbul, Turkey.The purpose of King's visit...
Lawyer, employee busted in Harlem real-estate 'scam'
A Brooklyn lawyer and an employee were busted for allegedly scamming an elderly woman out of a Harlem apartment building she owned for more than 40 years, the feds announced...
New book sheds light on Obama's former girlfriends
A new book sheds light on some of President Barack Obama's early romances during his college and post-college years. The revelations came out in a Vanity Fair magazine article featuring...
Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Trailer Released
It’s been confirmed, the next Call of Duty game will be a direct sequel to Call of Duty Black Ops.Activision released the full reveal trailer for Call of Duty Black...
Gingrich officially ends campaign, says it was a 'truly wild ride'
ARLINGTON, Va. — Newt Gingrich officially ended his presidential campaign Wednesday, telling reporters it had been a "truly wild ride." "Today I am suspending the campaign, but suspending my campaign...
Marilyn Manson 'No Reflection' video: Watch immediately
If you're jonesing for an antidote to girls with Starburst-colored hair prancing around in skimpy/terrible outfits, good news: Marilyn Manson is back. See? "Born Villain" - containing this track, "No...
Home health aide guilty of ripping off nearly $800K from elderly woman
A crooked home health aide was found guilty today of ripping off an elderly disabled woman by disguising hundreds of checks as payments for "ice cream," "laundry" and "wallpaper." Queens...
The Post's Stoudemire song parody
That’s A Moron (A Post song parody sung to the tune of the legendary Dean Martin classic “That’s Amore”)When you act like an ass And your fist hits the glassThat’s...
This week's calendar, May 3 to 9
Thursday, May 3 BuildingsNY This annual event serving the New York metropolitan buildings and real estate marketplace. The show floor covers all the products and services NYC buildings require, helping...
Target to stop selling Amazon's Kindle
Target Corp. is planning to stop selling rival Amazon.com Inc.’s Kindle e-book reader as it runs out of stock. Target “is phasing out Amazon- and Kindle-branded products in the spring...
Giants QB backs NFL suspensions of Saints
There might be some outcry from NFL players after commissioner Roger Goodell lowered the boom with severe penalties to four Saints players for their participation in the team’s bounty program...
Giants QB Manning gets 'SNL' playbook (with video)
The Giants and their fans have studied every move Eli Manning has made the past eight years, but no one will ever have seen him the way he’ll present himself...
Former NFL star Junior Seau found dead inside California home
OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Former NFL star Junior Seau was found dead at his home Wednesday, authorities said. Police Lt. Karen Laser confirmed the death but released no other details. U-T...
Parking puncher Oscar Fuller's retrial begins
Same punch, new trial. A second Manhattan jury began hearing evidence today in the bizarre and horrific case of Oscar Fuller, charged with felony assault for admittedly punching a woman...
Hornitos puts new ‘Twist’ on rock classic
Just in time for Cinco de Mayo, classic rock band Twisted Sister teamed up with Hornitos Premium Tequila to put a new spin on the legendary jam, “We’re Not Gonna...
Which Nets won't be back next season?
Whenever the general manager of a sports team talks, he generally makes news. That was the case Tuesday, when Nets general manager Billy King sat down with the media for...
Mets lose to Astros
HOUSTON -- Chris Schwinden might have pitched his way out of the Mets rotation on Wednesday. For the second time this season, Schwinden allowed runs early and often, and most...
John Edwards' daughter leaves courtroom crying
GREENSBORO, N.C. — John Edwards' daughter left the courtroom crying during testimony on Wednesday about a confrontation between her father and deceased mother over the onetime presidential candidate's extramarital affair....
Rangers' Lundqvist keeping struggles against Capitals in past
WASHINGTON — Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist is not thinking about years past, fully leaving his recent playoff struggles against the Capitals where he thinks they rightfully belong: out of mind.“The...
Americans downsize to smaller SUVs
Despite rising gas prices, Americans are still buying SUVs -- just smaller ones. Though car sales were mixed in April, so-called compact crossover SUVs -- like the Honda CR-V and...
Nokia files patent suits against HTC, RIM, Viewsonic
Nokia Corp on Wednesday said it filed several claims at courts in the US and Germany, alleging that products from rivals HTC Corp. and Research In Motion Ltd., and from...
Knicks' Stoudemire eyes Game 4 return, says fans have wrong idea on incident
Despite his doubtful status, Amar’e Stoudemire said he still wants to see if he can play Sunday in Game 4 of the Knicks-Heat NBA Playoffs series. That would be five...
Cop stabbed in head by mentally ill man released from hospital
Two weeks after a deranged man plunged a jagged knife into his head, a brave city cop left a Manhattan hospital today just in time to celebrate his daughter’s fifth...
Amazon to start making kids' shows, sitcoms
SEATTLE -- Amazon.com has been stocking up its web video offering with lots of old TV shows, but now it's going to start making some of its own. The company...
Starbucks taps former Defense Secretary Gates for board
SEATTLE -- Starbucks said Wednesday that former US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has been elected to serve on the company's board. The coffee giant said Gates, who is currently...
US factory orders fall 1.5% in March, biggest drop in three years
WASHINGTON -- Orders for goods produced in US factories dropped 1.5 percent in March, the biggest decline in three years, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch expected...
Romney says Americans are 'tired' of Obama
CHANTILLY, Va. -- Mitt Romney campaigned in Virginia Wednesday, telling supporters that Americans were tired of President Barack Obama and his failed leadership. "Americans are tired of being tired of...
Lionsgate makes Joe Drake's departure official, giving him $3.4M severance package
A day after Lionsgate's former motion-picture president Joe Drake announced that he was forming a new studio, Lionsgate reveals that Drake is getting a $3.4 million severance package as it...
Former Jets LB Vilma suspended for season in Saints bounty scandal
NEW ORLEANS -- Former Jets linebacker Jonathan Vilma was suspended for the entire 2012 season without pay Wednesday as the NFL handed down punishments to four current and former Saints...
B'klyn man who fatally pushed cop off stoop guilty of manslaughter
So long, punk. An ex-con could be caged for the rest of his life after a jury today convicted him of shoving a veteran cop to his death from the...
Pet parakeet returned to Japanese owner after telling cops his address
SAGAMIHARA, Japan -- A pet parakeet was returned to its Japanese owner Wednesday after the brainy bird told police its home address near Tokyo. The male bird, called Piko-chan, escaped...
State to install concrete barriers at site of Bronx crash that killed 7 family members
ALBANY - The state plans to install concrete "jersey barriers" along the outside lanes and reduce the speed limit along the elevated stretch of the Bronx River Parkway where an...
Pettitte 'could have' misunderstood HGH talk with Clemens
WASHINGTON – Andy Pettitte wrapped up his testimony at the Roger Clemens trial Wednesday by casting serious doubt on his own memory, causing Clemens’ attorney to try to strike a...
Paralyzed Rutgers player LeGrand signed by Buccaneers, Schiano
TAMPA, Fla. — In a move by his former college coach to honor his arduous recovery from paralysis, former Rutgers defensive lineman Eric LeGrand was signed Wednesday by the Tampa...
Yahoo outlines steps taken to restructure company in shareholder letter, in response to proxy challenge
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Yahoo issued a letter to shareholders Wednesday in response to a proxy challenge against the web firm. In the letter, Yahoo outlined steps it has taken to...
Dinner and boxing Wednesday night in Howard Beach
A sellout crowd will be on hand Wednesday night for VIP Boxing III at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach.Promoted by Star Boxing, the full service event will kick...
Banker waives right to jury in alleged NYC cabbie stab
STAMFORD, Conn. — An investment banker from Connecticut charged with a hate crime against a New York City cab driver has waived his right to a jury trial and is...
Pettitte, Mets, Rays bust
1. Here’s my column on Andy Pettitte’s testimony at the Roger Clemens trial, which should wrap up today. We’ll discuss this more at length once it’s over, but one point...
YouTube launches US Olympic, female drama channels
YouTube is adding to its original programming by launching channels specializing in female dramas and United States Olympic athletes. The Google Inc.-owned video site announced the new channels Wednesday ahead...
Manchester's anti-Israel boycott
Health officials in Manchester, England have banned an expert in conflict resolution because he is Israeli. Moti Cristal was supposed to present a master class called "the role of negotiation...
Woman riding mobility scooter fatally hit by car in Brooklyn
Police say a woman riding a mobility scooter has been fatally struck by a car in Brooklyn. The accident happened early Wednesday at Eastern Parkway and Utica Avenue. The 56-year-old...
MasterCard profit up on higher credit card use
PURCHASE, N.Y. -- A rise in credit card use helped MasterCard post a 21.2 percent increase in first-quarter profit, the company said Wednesday, adding that revenue grew 17.1 percent to...
Two arrested over $30M Chinese art theft from UK museum
CAMBRIDGE, England -- Police arrested two men Wednesday after Chinese art work estimated to be worth around £18 million ($29.2 million) was stolen from a UK museum. The men were...
Elderly sisters, aged 94 and 93, fight off armed carjacker in NJ
HAMILTON, NJ -- Two elderly sisters, aged 94 and 93, have fought off an armed 27-year-old man who tried to rob them and steal their car in New Jersey. Police...
Eurozone manufacturing slumps further in April, worse than forecast
LONDON -- The eurozone's manufacturing sector contracted at the sharpest pace in almost three years in April, data revealed Wednesday, indicating that the currency area's economy is likely to continue...
EU finance ministers seek to hammer out new deal on global banking regulations
BRUSSELS -- Finance ministers from the European Union said Wednesday they were hopeful of progress at a meeting to hammer out a deal on applying new global banking regulations. However,...
US private-sector jobs up 119K in April, well below forecasts
ROSELAND, N.J. -- US private businesses hired at a very anemic pace in April as factory jobs declined, according to a report released Wednesday. Private-sector jobs in the US increased...
Princeton freshmen who rush fraternities, sororities face suspension
PRINCETON — Any freshman at Princeton University who joins, rushes or pledges a fraternity or sorority this fall faces suspension. The ban even extends to first-year students joining the Greek...
Carlyle's big-name IPO may not generate big gains
WASHINGTON -- A big, high-profile company is slated to go public this coming week, with private-equity firm The Carlyle Group planning to launch its initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday....
Comcast profit up 30% on broadband, NBC gains
PHILADELPHIA -- Comcast said Wednesday its first-quarter profit gained 30 percent as the cable and television network operator benefited from the Super Bowl broadcast on NBC and continued growth at...
Time Warner's first-quarter results beat Street on TV, movies
A stronger box office slate, a new deal with Netflix and a better TV advertising climate contributed to growth at Time Warner Inc. to start off 2012. Although earnings fell...
UBS first-quarter profit sinks on debt charge
ZURICH -- UBS reported Wednesday that first-quarter net profit fell from a year earlier because of an accounting loss on its own debt, but the bank said it saw a...
Boozed-up British tourists fined $1,000 each for stealing Sea World penguin Down Under
SOUTHPORT, Australia -- It was like "The Hangover" -- with a penguin. Two bird-brained British tourists were Wednesday each fined $1,030 for stealing a penguin from Sea World during a...
NJ mom says she didn't let 5-year-old daughter use tanning booth
A New Jersey mother accused of causing skin burns to her young daughter by taking her into a tanning booth pleaded not guilty Wednesday to a child endangerment charge, and...
Parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann believe she is still alive
LONDON -- The parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in Portugal five years ago, said Wednesday they still believe their daughter will be found alive. Kate and...
North Korea has enough uranium for six nuclear bombs, expert claims
SEOUL -- North Korea has stockpiled enough weapons-grade uranium for six nuclear bombs, amid growing concerns it could be primed for another nuclear test, an expert claimed Wednesday. The South...
Romney camp offers to connect Gingrich with donor network to help him with campaign debts
WASHINGTON -- Newt Gingrich met with Mitt Romney's campaign manager Matt Rhoades to talk about how the former House Speaker can assist as a surrogate and fundraiser for the presumptive...
Four-alarm fire at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta extinguished
ATLANTA -- A four-alarm blaze at Tyler Perry Studios in southwest Atlanta was extinguished late Tuesday after more than 100 firefighters rushed to the scene, fire officials said. "The fire's...
FBI, Scottish prosecutor visit Libya for Lockerbie bombing investigation
TRIPOLI, Libya -- The head of the FBI and Scotland's top prosecutor visited the Libyan capital Tripoli to pave the way for further investigations into the 1988 Lockerbie plane bombing,...
Chinese dissident's friends claim he left embassy over threats to family
BEIJING -- Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng's departure from Beijing's US embassy took a new twist Wednesday when friends claimed he had been threatened with reprisals against his family unless he...
Burqa-clad Taliban fighters blast Kabul after Obama visit, killing 7
KABUL -- Just hours after President Obama used a surprise visit to Afghanistan to acknowledge for the first time that his administration has been in direct talks with the Taliban,...
Dalton's Vallimarescu voted city's top boys lacrosse player
Ben Vallimarescu became a celebrity for a week at Dalton. He couldn’t avoid attention after being named to the NYPost.com poll asking who is the city’s best boys lacrosse player....
Softball roundup: Cardozo upsets Francis Lewis
Cardozo picked up its biggest win in a hectic season. Nicole Guglielmetti went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored and Gabriella Valdes was 1-for-2 with two RBIs and...
Manhattan Center's well-rounded Medina signs with Sacred Heart
Edgar Leon has always held Jesus Medina in high regard. From his on-field talents and leadership qualities to the solid B average he maintains in class and all the time...
Bearcat Destini: Nazareth's Feagin headed to Cincinnati
Destini Feagin was in the home of Cincinnati head coach Jamelle Elliott surrounded by her potential future teammates last weekend. The Nazareth wing felt a special comfort level right away....
Amar'e accident causes shirt storm
Amar’e Stoudemire’s temper tantrum may have come after the final buzzer Monday night, but it still drew a T. But it wasn’t a technical, it was T-shirt designed by Crosstown...
With something to prove, Tottenville holds off Midwood
Tottenville sees the rest of the regular season as a chance to reaffirm its position atop the PSAL. The Pirates won an unbeaten city title a year ago. A loss...
Baseball roundup: Monroe tops RKA, improves to 10-0
Monroe is now a perfect 10-0 in Bronx A East. The Eagles knocked off RKA, 7-2, in PSAL Bronx Class A crossover action. Randy Perez scored once and drove in...
Going where he's wanted, Health Professions' Solano picks Merrimack
Gelvis Solano spent the last two weekends wrestling over the decision that will shape his future. Wait for a Division I school to come along, attend prep school where he...
Knicks forward Stoudemire likely done for series after hand surgery
Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire had what is expected to be series-ending surgery Tuesday to repair a small muscle in his left hand, part of an injury described by locker-room witnesses...
Extinguisher tweets fan flames after Knicks injury
Amar’e Stoudemire’s fire extinguisher can do more than just douse flames and hurt $100 million forwards. It’s tweeting. After Stoudemire injured his hand punching a fire extinguisher’s glass casing following...
Amar'e cut will heal, but relationship with fans will never be same
The sad part is this: Amar’e Stoudemire really had a chance to be everything we want our star athletes to be in New York City. He is gregarious. He is...
Knicks need Novak, Smith to have shot
If the Knicks had a perceived edge coming into their best-of-seven series against the favored Heat, it was their bench, specifically J.R. Smith and Steve Novak, who throughout the regular...
INSIDE BASEBALL: Bryant looking forward after tough start; Cross star picks Franklin Pierce
Rocco Rotondi’s preseason message was “the past is the past.” He may recycle that saying. The Bryant baseball coach didn’t want his players thinking last year’s success – a Queens...
Baseline duo commit to high-level academic colleges
Ogechukwu Uwanaka had interest from low Division I schools. Maya Wasowicz had looks from Division IIs. Yet within the last week, both of them committed to Division III institutions to...
Heat fix offense against Knicks
MIAMI — As the playoff approached, Miami’s offense was running as smoothly as a Jeep with sugar in the gas tank. In April, with a No. 1 seed at stake,...
Heat star LeBron loves playing at Garden
MIAMI — Compile a list of opponents who have scored 50 or more points in a game at Madison Square Garden and you could count all the entries on your...
Knicks scramble to fill hole Amar’e cut in lineup
Amar’e Stoudemire’s absence with a lacerated left hand means coach Mike Woodson will have a new Knicks starting lineup for tomorrow’s Game 3 against the Heat, and odds are it...
Rangers center Boyle looks to play better in Game 3 against Capitals tonight
It took about 15 hours to get a self-assessment from Rangers center Brain Boyle concerning his first game back from a concussion, and it came clear as possible. “I stunk,”...
Mysterious moves fueling Rangers' grueling playoff trek
WASHINGTON — If a coach wants to cut down to three lines and four (and a half) defensemen in the second game of the second round of the playoffs, that’s...
Path of Rangers rookie Kreider wasn't straight line
Chris Kreider has become the darling for the Rangers in this playoff run, and a lot of his success has to do with his ability to adjust. In seven career...
Raimondi's PSAL boys volleyball mock seeding
Good luck to new boys volleyball commissioner Iris Bromfield. This is going to be a tough one and every coach is going to have his or her own opinion as...
Business briefs
FacebookThe roadshow for Facebook’s initial public offering is scheduled to start Monday, meaning the company’s shares should begin trading on May 18, a source familiar with the process told Reuters...
‘Herb’ up in smoke
Hedge-fund manager David Einhorn smoked some herb yesterday. The noted short-seller sent shares of Herbalife, the nutritional supplement and weight-loss product manufacturer, tumbling more than 26 percent after he asked...
Penney shines image with Lafayette lease
JCPenney just got a fair and square deal of its own with a lease for all 130,000 square feet of 200 Lafayette St. at Broome Street. The move is designed...
Celeb scribe Chiu gets In Touch with editing
There’s a new round of tumult in the celebrity magazine world. Alexis Chiu, the celeb-friendly writer who resigned as a senior writer at Time Inc.’s People last week, is heading...
CBS Q1 net is up 80%
Cbs Corp. yesterday said its net income grew 80 percent in the first quarter, as revenue surged on digital licensing deals for its TV shows and overseas sales of reruns....
Another RIM shot: Prototype lacks phone-call capability
Research In Motion is treating software developers like red-carpet VIPs. Yesterday, developers at its BlackBerry World Conference were handed early prototype phones running the next-generation BB 10. RIM hopes the...
YouTube set to star in sports
Google’s YouTube is making a new pitch for sports fans. YouTube is set to announce a new programming deal with a major sports league today at the NewFronts, a digital...
May Day inspires markets
Wall Street celebrated May Day by driving the Dow to its highest level in four years. Shares rallied yesterday on a report showing surprisingly strong factory growth in April. The...
Probe: Daily News editor Myler found ‘complicit’ in hacking scandal
Daily News Editor-In-Chief Colin Myler was accused yesterday of misleading a UK probe into the phone-hacking scandal at the defunct News of the World. The shocking finding by a British...
Sears has a good day
Sears Holdings rose the most in more than two months after saying first-quarter profit excluding some items was as much as $195 million after selling stores in the US and...
Avon gets its bell rung; plunges 82%
Avon may not be able to keep its door shut after all. The struggling cosmetics seller — which last month spurned a $10 billion takeover bid from fragrance maker Coty...
Dolby wins Oscar rights
Dolby Laboratories Inc. acquired naming rights to the theater that hosts the Oscars. CIM Group, the owner of the theater, reached 20-year deals with Dolby, and with the Academy of...
‘$our grapes’ of Soros ex: lawyer
A Brazilian actress’ $50 million lawsuit against George Soros is just a case of sour grapes, the billionaire financier’s lawyer told a judge yesterday. The actress, Adriana Ferreyr, says her...
‘Death zone’ bridge smash
When are they ever going to fix this? Another car crashed yesterday zooming off the 59th Street Bridge ramp that leads to Queens Plaza South and Crescent Street, which was...
Pro bono mandate for NY
ALBANY — New York Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman says new lawyers will have to provide 50 hours of free legal services as a requirement for admission to the state bar...
Sheehans’ bloody tale
The kids of the Queens woman acquitted of murder after pumping 11 shots into her abusive ex-NYPD sergeant husband have penned a book that promises to tell “the bloodcurdling story”...
Tough go for Liu $$ man
A key fund-raiser for embattled city Comptroller John Liu faces an uphill battle if he wants his campaign-finance indictment tossed out of court, a judge warned yesterday. A defense lawyer...
Hospital pays up
Lenox Hill Hospital has agreed to pay $11.75 million to settle allegations it over-billed Medicare during a budget crunch a decade ago, The Post has learned.The pending deal would resolve...
GOP gets $neaky
State Senate Republicans voted to steer nearly $10 million in extra school funding to GOP districts yesterday in a surprise move Democrats labeled “old Albany at its worst.”The Democrats labeled...
Kids’ home horror: Arrive to find mom, dad in slay-suicide
Four young children arrived home from school on Long Island yesterday to find their mom and dad dead in an apparent murder suicide, cops said. The oldest child, a 13-year-old...
Key piece of school puzzle
An old business adage holds that when you can’t solve a problem, make it bigger and look for a comprehensive fix. Gov. Cuomo followed that advice with his new commission...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** Police are investigating a Bedford-Stuyvesant fire after which a man was found dead over the weekend. The man, whose name has not been released, was found unresponsive after...
Rielle-TY TV revealed: Edwards ex-aide and wife video snoops
These hucksters all deserved each other. The wife of former John Edwards aide Andrew Young — who along with her hubby helped conceal Edwards’ sleazy extramarital affair from the public...
Shelly’s sure bills will pass
ALBANY — Measures to allow some disclosure of teacher evaluations and increase the minimum wage are in the cards this year, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver predicted yesterday.The Manhattan Democrat told...
Madonna DA admits to goof
Manhattan prosecutors admit they made “a dumb mistake” for letting a Madonna-besotted ex-firefighter slip through their fingers by waiting too long to try him — but they want another crack...
Cops blame mom for zoo crash
While relatives and politicians point to design flaws as the cause of Sunday’s deadly crash on the Bronx River Parkway, investigators insist speed was the culprit. “The accident happened because...
House hits B’k * yn height$
Even Truman Capote can’t top this price. A single-family home in Gravesend went on the market yesterday for $14 million — a price that, if paid, would make it the...
Jury nails Qns. Qaeda fiend
A Queens man who traveled overseas to train with al Qaeda and returned planning to launch suicide bomb strikes in New York City’s subways was convicted yesterday in what federal...
Special-ed kids changing class
Special-education kids who would have been segregated in the past will be shifted into classrooms with general-education students under an ambitious program being launched in city public schools this fall....
DSK ‘Hail Mary’ blocked
A Bronx judge yesterday allowed a sex-assault lawsuit against Dominique Strauss-Kahn go forward, likening the former IMF chief’s claim to diplomatic immunity as a “Hail Mary” football pass. Strauss-Kahn is...
Agent hooker nude deal
The sexy Colombian prostitute whose night with a member of the Secret Service led to one of the agency’s biggest scandals reportedly will bare all. “She’s going to pose nude...
Test-aid firm ‘cheat’ shock
A major tutoring company failed the honesty test, authorities charged yesterday. The feds slapped The Princeton Review with a civil suit that accuses the test-prep giant of scamming millions of...
La Guardia worst US airport
It didn’t take a rocket scientist to reach this conclusion: It’s no fun flying out of La Guardia! Travel & Leisure magazine named it the nation’s worst major air hub...
Beer hike$ on tap: Brewers face tax
New Yorkers are about to get soaked when they want to raise a pint. Two crucial state tax exemptions that had helped small craft brewers from Coney Island to the...
‘Modest’ proposal for Bam
A Year after SEAL Team Six took its heart-stopping tour of the bin Laden compound in Abbottabad and took out the world’s most evil man, we’re talking about who deserves...
Gloating on air over Osama: O boasts in hush trip to Afghanistan
President Obama yesterday took a 14,000-mile victory lap to Kabul — landing in the Afghan capital under cover of darkness in a brash gesture on the one-year anniversary of Osama...
Council’s pots of gold go to power pols
It’s a tale of two City Councils.A new analysis of how the City Council allocated more than $2 billion in discretionary funds between 2009 and 2012 has found a wide...
Seabrook is put on a no-pork diet
No more public piggy bank for indicted City Councilman Larry Seabrook. Council Speaker Christine Quinn is yanking Seabrook’s discretionary funds in the upcoming budget as the beleaguered Bronx politician gears...
Wage-bill foe puts it in reverse
Mayoral candidate Bill Thompson flip-flopped on the controversial living-wage bill yesterday, backing off his earlier opposition and announcing he now supports the measure passed by the City Council this week....
Family nightmare: Fire kills cop, wife & daughters as son escapes
A horrific early-morning fire killed a Westchester police captain, his wife and teenage daughters yesterday — but the cop’s son, amazingly, was able to escape. “There’s a fire in the...
‘Explosive’ at Newark Airport
What did she expect? A Defense Department employee was stopped at Newark Airport yesterday after inspectors found inert land mines in her luggage. Roxan Hatcher, 32, of Union Township, was...
What a ‘$cream’
It could be something to shout about — Edvard Munch’s “The Scream’’ goes under the hammer at Sotheby’s in Manhattan tonight — and could wind up the priciest painting ever...
Hosp exec gets 4 mos.
A crooked former hospital exec got four months in the slammer yesterday after his lawyer revealed that he helped the feds investigate a shakedown scheme.Dr. Robert Aquino secretly recorded meetings...
Jess’ girl: Maxwell
Loopy Jessica Simpson yesterday welcomed a baby girl — and gave her the curious name Maxwell Drew Johnson. The oddball boy’s name for a daughter seemed to fit the ditzy...
‘Low’ rent hikes on horizon
The Rent Guidelines Board set the stage last night for the lowest increases in a decade. In a swift, 34-minute meeting, the board voted 5-4 to approve preliminary rent hikes...
OWS bums are a big joke
Occupy Wall Street’s call for May Day mayhem largely fizzled yesterday — but at least provided a good laugh for hardworking people gazing from their office windows at the demonstrators’...
A killer hospitals pretend to fight
It’s hard to know which is worse, the dying or the lying. Four times as many people are dying from a hospital infection called C. diff as a decade ago,...
Pinocchio-hontas
Elizabeth Warren is the Harvard law professor running for Senate in Massachusetts as a Democratic populist-progressive champion. But don’t call her “Elizabeth Warren.” Call her “Pinocchio-hontas,” “Running Joke” or “Sacaja-whiner.”...
Too little, too late
President Obama said the right things in Afghanistan last night, after signing a decent agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai. Too bad it’s all going to be judged in light...
Goodbye, Occupy
They’re back — sort of. After hours in which the dregs of Occupy Wall Street largely failed in their vow to cause a day of “no work, no school” in...
Pretty penny for a piece of paper
The Issue: The large amount of debt facing college students as a result of their student loans. *** Glenn Harlan Reynolds makes a number of good points about the college-debt...
Brooklyn DA Hynes’ sex-abuse ‘cover-up’
The Issue: Whether the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office has handled sex-abuse cases properly. *** Shame on Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes for obviously kowtowing to Orthodox Jews in a long-standing...
Shameless
Never mind spiking the football after Osama bin Laden’s death; President Obama has turned his re-election campaign into one big end-zone dance. And last night, on national TV, he practically...
Killing hope in Conn.
Connecticut is in an education-reform fight with national implications — a battle that may tell us whether teachers unions are willing to be part of the solution or will block...
Gov needs will to drill
Roustabout may become the next hot job in New York — with modern versions of scenes from classics like “Giant” and “There Will Be Blood” coming to life across the...
The Beatrice Inn rises again
A disco ball refracted light onto the haze of smoke that filled the back room, with its low ceilings and black-and-white checkered floor. Samantha Ronson was working the DJ booth,...
Soap stars rock!
On Saturday afternoon at Governor’s, a small club in Levittown, LI, singer Scott Reeves pulls Gina Zarola up on the stage and begins to serenade her with the 1989 Richard...
‘Leap’ puts its faith in Tony
Here’s what theater insiders are gossiping about after yesterday’s Tony Award nominations: * Be careful what you wish for. It could cost you another $2 million. That’s the situation facing...
‘Fat Camp’ plus-size entertainment
‘Glee” meets “Hairspray” in “Fat Camp,” a diverting musical about a group of overweight teens who find love and friendship at Camp Overton, where “You’ve got nothing to gain and...
GM wants Osi to return to Giants
It’s strictly business, nothing personal. That’s the way Giants general manager Jerry Reese is viewing the ongoing contract squabble with Osi Umenyiora. Reese Tuesday reiterated his first choice is to...
Sports Shorts
NBA: Celtics tie series with Hawks In Atlanta, Paul Pierce scored 36 points and the Celtics wiped out an 11-point second-half deficit even without the suspended Rajon Rondo, stunning the...
The Post Line
NBA PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogSPURS11 1/2JazzPacers3MAGICGRIZZLIES6 1/2ClippersNHL PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogCAPITALS-110-110RangersPREDATORS$160-180CoyotesHome Teams in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball12:30 p.m.Rangers at Blue Jays MLBN2 p.m.Mets at Astros SNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Orioles at Yankees YES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Cubs at Reds WGNNBA Playoffs: First Round7 p.m.Jazz at Spurs,...
Belmont Park Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 1/16m(T); $60,000; str alw; 3upKING TING finished second versus optional claimers at this distance when making local return....
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $46,000; cl($30,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Iscar(L),122A Smith4-7-7McLaghln6-12 Star Dance M D(L),122I Ortiz, Jr2-6-3Terraccin8-13 Moonhanger(L),122J Bravo7-8-4Alexnde15-14 Eltheeb(L),120J Alvarado6-6-5Jacobson5-15 MostHappyFell(L),122C Lopez6-5-2Quick15-16 Sastre(L),113W Garcia6-8-6Persaud30-17...
Churchill Downs Charts
May 1st, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf Firm.©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 1/16m; $25,700; mdn cl($50,000); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:46. Good. inside, drivingTime: 24.34, 48.81, 1:13.43, 1:38.66, 1:45.32.Trainer: W. CalhounHorseWt.PP1/41/2Str.FinJockeyOddsMinesave118 2...
Hondo throws a splitter
Hondo was all aflutter over his Oriole victory in El Bronx last night, but his enthusiasm was partially muted by the Metamucils, whose problem in Houston resulted in the deficit...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMay 2THUMay 3 FRIMay 4SATMay 5SUNMay 6MONMay 7TUEMay 8YankeesBaltimore7:05YES Network WCBS 880 AMK.C.8:10YESWCBSK.C.8:10YESWCBSK.C.7:10YESWCBSK.C.2:10YESWCBSNOGAMET.B.7:05YESWCBSMetsHouston2:05SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMNOGAMEAri.7:10SNYWFANAri.4:05FOXWFANAri.1:10SNYWFANPhi.7:05SNYWFANPhi.7:05SNYWFANKnicksNOGAMEMia.7:00MSGESPNNOGAME NOGAMEMia.3:30ABCESPNNOGAMENOGAMERangersWashington7:30NBCSNESPN 98.7 FMNOGAMENOGAMEWash.12:30NBCESPNNOGAMEWash.7:30NBCSNESPNNOGAMEDevilsNOGAMEPhi.7:30NBCSNWFANNOGAMENOGAMEPhi.7:30NBCSNWFANNOGAMEPhi.TBDNBCSNWBBRRed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEL.A.8:00ESPNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEHOMEAWAY
Riders ‘jockey’ for right Kentucky Derby mount
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The game is called “musical jockeys.” In the months, weeks and even days leading up to the Kentucky Derby, many of the nation’s top riders circle from...
This race never gets old
Mike Smith, the Hall of Fame jockey who rode 50-1 shot Giacomo to victory in the 2005 Kentucky Derby, will be aboard Bodemeister, one of the favorites in Saturday’s Run...
Pletcher high on Gemologist in Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The hottest trainer in the country, Todd Pletcher, who scorched the winter at Gulfstream Park, pulled into Churchill Downs yesterday with two horses ready to take dead...
Optimizer in Kentucky Derby field; Mark Valeski out
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Trainer Larry Jones withdrew his colt Mark Valeski, owned by former Kentucky Gov. Brereton Jones, from Saturday’s Kentucky Derby yesterday, opening a starting berth for D. Wayne...
Showalter says Pettitte can win for Yankees
Buck Showalter doesn’t care what Andy Pettitte’s numbers are in the minors as he prepares to join the Yankees’ rotation, likely later this month. “He obviously gives them a presence,”...
Former players say Knicks must pick up pieces
Amar’e Stoudemire did more damage than break a pane of glass Monday night after the Knicks’ 104-94 Game 2 loss to the Heat in Miami. He all but shattered the...
Hectic days ahead for Nets GM King
With the excitement of Monday’s official unveiling of the Brooklyn Nets behind him, Billy King has a busy summer in front of him. The Nets general manager enters the offseason...
Knicks center Chandler to get defensive award today
Some good news for the cursed Knicks: Tyson Chandler will be named Defensive Player of the Year today at 3 p.m. Chandler had been the clear favorite. Chandler also should...
Jets defense looks to get on fast track
After appearing to be operating in slow motion at times in 2011, the Jets defense entered this offseason with one goal in mind: get faster. With that in mind, the...
Devils defeat Flyers in Game 2 without Kovalchuk; series tied
PHILADELPHIA — By turning this series against the Flyers on its head, the Devils won one for themselves, but they also won one week for Kovy. Theirs was a dramatic...
Mets lose to Astros; Niese start lasts three innings
HOUSTON — “Deep in the Heart of Texas” wasn’t just the song played during the seventh-inning stretch, but the final landing spot of two Jon Niese pitches early last night....
Pettitte in difficult spot at trial for ex-teammate Clemens
WASHINGTON — Andy Pettitte rotated his neck. He rubbed his temples. He fidgeted with his gray suit jacket, held up his face with each hand, yawned, sipped a bottle of...
Mets catcher Nickeas unable to shake flu
HOUSTON -- Mike Nickeas was sick enough Tuesday that Mets manager Terry Collins had to scour the clubhouse for a potential emergency catcher behind Josh Thole. The ailing Nickeas, who...
Yankees lose to Orioles; Hughes, defense fail
Yankees starter Phil Hughes considered last night his finest performance of the season — and in many ways, he was right. He pitched into the sixth inning for just the...
Yankees backup Nunez struggles in move to left field
After Eduardo Nunez’s error-free debut in left field for the Yankees on Monday, the mistakes finally showed up in a 7-1 loss to Baltimore last night. An error and two...
Yankees starter Hughes can’t help himself again
At least the Yankees didn’t pick any fights last night with a fire extinguisher. What could go wrong went wrong at Yankee Stadium, and that’s how the Orioles finally wound...
Sore customer sues ‘Pawn Stars’ family
The father-and-son stars of History’s “Pawn Stars” have been sued by a disabled Vietnam vet who claims they roughed him up in their Las Vegas shop last fall.Daniel Callahan, 62,...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYMARK RUFFALO, EDEN SHER, ANITA BAKER - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7LISA RINNA, DR. IAN KERNER, KELLY OSBOURNE - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4MARK RUFFALO, LISA RINNA -...
Ryan’s moving on out
Hollywood heavyweight Ryan Seacrest is moving on up. A week after inking new deals with E!, Fox and Clear Channel radio worth more than $5l0 million a year, Seacrest put...
Sue slips up again
Sue Simmons won’t be on the boob tube much longer — but she’s leaving a mark! The Ch. 4 anchor was caught in another hilariously candid blurt, thanks to a...
‘Two’ to stay
"T wo and a Half Men” isn’t going anywhere. Series stars Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones are ready to sign deals to star in a 10th season...
Naomi joins reality
Aspiring models beware — Naomi Campbell’s about to become your mentor. The uber-model famed for her phone-flinging temper will be one of three supermodel coaches in Oxygen’s new reality series,...
‘Clueless’ reunion
Ok, admit it. You still think Alicia Silverstone is almost the same age she was in “Clueless.” Guess what? That movie was made — are you ready? — 17 years...
Starr report
I wonder if HBO didn't jump the gun in ordering a second season of its rookie comedy, "Girls." The Sunday-night series, which premiered April 15, has averaged only 849,000 viewers...
New Brits on the block
Eighth-grader Melissa Kerner knows that she’s one lucky girl. Not only is she catching the new boy band One Direction at the Beacon Theatre on Saturday, but her mom snapped...
Pop-up party planner
Outside a dark stretch of Chrystie Street, in between a Chinese laundromat and a grocery, stands a quartet of bachelorettes wearing penis-shaped balloon headdresses. They watch incredulously as other ladies...
Drawn by Pushkin pull
Oligarchs have to eat, just like the rest of us. But it doesn’t mean we have to eat like them. Over-the-top Brasserie Pushkin lets you pig out amid billionaires without...
Weird but true
Paul Hodge had been losing his shirt for years running a declining Cocoa Beach, Fla., motel. So now, he wants his guests, too, to lose their shirts. And their pants....
Good Samaritan, cops yank 'jumper' from Verrazano Bridge
A good Samaritan and four cops risked their lives yesterday afternoon to save the life of a Staten Island man who tried to leap from the Verrazano Bridge this afternoon,...
Fashion snaps
Celebs who get it right.
Devils erupt in 4-1 win over Flyers; series tied
PHILADEPHIA — Adam Larsson and David Clarkson scored their first goals of the postseason, and the New Jersey Devils posted a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night,...
Coney’s Boardwalk Barrels of Fun set for May 5
Get set for barrels of fun on Coney Island’s famous boardwalk. The city and Councilman Domenic Recchia Jr. on May 5 will host “Boardwalk Barrels of Fun,” an art competition...
Car crashes off 59th Street Bridge ramp
When are they ever going to fix this? Another car crashed today zooming off the 59th Street Bridge ramp that leads to Queens Plaza South and Crescent Street, which was...
Jets coach calls Tebow 'excellent backup quarterback'
Monday was the first chance for Jets coach Rex Ryan to see his new quarterback Tim Tebow on the field.The offseason program entered the next stage when coaches are allowed...
Damon will play for Indians on Wednesday
CHICAGO -- Johnny Damon has joined the Cleveland Indians and manager Manny Acta plans to put his new outfielder in the starting lineup Wednesday. The team purchased Damon’s contract Tuesday...
Rangers coach spars with reporters
John Tortorella’s answers at pregame, postgame, and off-day news conferences are about as short as Alex Ovechkin’s spins on the ice during the playoffs. The irritable coach of the Rangers...
Matsui ready to help Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Hideki Matsui thinks he can still perform at a high level and help the Tampa Bay Rays. “I really don’t have any doubts,” the two-time AL...
Giants CB Amukamara praises Patriots pick
BOYS TOWN, Neb. -- Giants cornerback Prince Amukamara says his old Nebraska teammate Alfonzo Dennard has the ability to be a seventh-round steal for the New England Patriots. Amukamara and...
Rutgers unveils new uniforms
Rutgers unveiled new football uniforms for next season, a sleek design that draws on the Scarlet Knights’ rich history as the birthplace of college football. The Big East Conference school...
Burglar who broke into soap star's home convicted
It took a Manhattan jury less than an hour today to convict a career burglar of breaking into the W. 22nd Street apartment of "The Guiding Light" star Ellen Parker...
Red Bulls' Henry out 3-4 weeks; Agudelo, Solli may return
Red Bulls captain Thierry Henry underwent a scan Monday and has been diagnosed with a right hamstring strain. The French striker is expected to miss another three to four weeks....
Lawyer writes asks state judge to look into bias issues in crane collapse acquittal
The civil lawyer for a crane operator killed in a 2008 tower crane collapse has written to the state's top judge, asking him to look into what she is calling...