June 12, 2012
EURO viewership up on ESPN
The uptick in soccer TV viewership has continued in the UEFA EURO tournament, with ESPN seeing a spike in numbers. Last Sunday’s UEFA EURO 2012 match between Italy and Spain...
Espada judge promises quicker criminal tax trial
This ain’t Brooklyn, buster! A testy Manhattan federal judge today smacked ex-state Sen. Pedro Espada Jr., his son and Brooklyn federal prosecutors as he vowed that their upcoming criminal tax...
8-y.o. slashes classmate's neck with razor in Bronx
An 8-year-old Bronx boy today slashed a classmate across the neck with a double-edged razor — at a school that’s already canceled graduation once because of out-of-control behavior, cops and...
Cop gets 6 months for drunk driving
A drunken off-duty cop who neglected to brake fast at Tiffany's was sentenced today to six months in jail. Raphel Ospina, 28, will do the time for ramming his Chrysler...
Young gets 1st win in over a year as Mets top Rays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chris Young settled down after a shaky first inning to get his first win in more than a year and the Mets beat the Tampa Bay...
A-Rod ties Gehrig with 23rd grand slam, Yankees top Braves
Alex Rodriguez hit his 23rd career grand slam, matching Hall of Famer Lou Gehrig's record, and the Yankees scored six runs in the eighth inning to rally for a 6-4...
Tiger ready for U.S. Open; 'did not feel comfortable' at Masters
SAN FRANCISCO — Tiger Woods couldn’t stop talking Tuesday about how the U.S. Open presents the toughest test of the year. If that’s the case, then how he fares at...
Brodeur eyes next season after Devils 'disappointing' end
After losing the Stanley Cup Finals to the Colorado Avalanche in 2001, and failing to win consecutive titles, a frustrated and miffed Martin Brodeur refused to talk to the media....
Patriots claim injured tight end Ballard from Giants
The Giants figured waiving injured tight end Jake Ballard was little more than a procedural move, that once Ballard cleared waivers he would automatically move onto their Physically Unable to...
Revis wants to talk with Jets brass 'sooner or later'
Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis said there is nothing new with his contract situation Tuesday, but did say he hopes to sit down with coach Rex Ryan, general manager Mike Tannenbaum...
Russia, Poland play to 1-1 draw
WARSAW, Poland — Alan Dzagoev scored his third goal of the European Championship and Jakub Blaszczykowski equalized in the second half as Russia and Poland drew 1-1 Tuesday. The match...
Euro 2012 odds
Here's a look at the European Championship odds provided by TheGreek.com. Championship Sunday Spain vs. Italy Spain +115 Italy +270 Draw +210
Jets' Thomas had offseason shoulder surgery
Jets linebacker Bryan Thomas had shoulder surgery this offseason, coach Rex Ryan revealed Tuesday.It had been believed that Thomas was missing time this spring recovering from surgery on his left...
George Zimmerman's wife arrested, charged with perjury
ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida cops busted the wife of accused killer George Zimmerman today for alleged perjury in connection to her hubby’s online defense fund. Seminole County Sheriff’s deputies picked...
Surgery for Yankees' Rivera 'went perfectly'
ATLANTA -- Mariano Rivera's surgery to repair a torn right ACL "went as planned" on Tuesday. In a statement released by the PR department, the surgery was done by Dr....
Mayweather seeks early release from 'inhumane' prison
LAS VEGAS — Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. is seeking an emergency release from jail just 12 days into his three-month sentence on a domestic battery count, citing “inhumane conditions”...
200 cell phones nabbed in brazen Bronx heist
Can you hear me now? -- Not after this brazen heist. Three armed robbers stole a staggering 200 cell phones belonging to Bronx high school students from a truck used...
Sanchez struggles; Jets defense dominates at mini-camp
Score another one for the defense.On the first day of mini-camp, the Jets defense won the day just like they did last week in organized team activities. Starting quarterback Mark...
WATCH: Kenyan children reenact Game 6 of 1986 World Series
Twenty-six years later and on a different continent, it's still behind the bag.In a video posted on YouTube, a group of Kenyan schoolchildren are seen reenacting the memorable 10th-inning rally...
Should playwrights direct themselves?
This past week's big openings were both directed by their authors: Kenneth Lonergan for "Medieval Play" and John Patrick Shanley for "Storefront Church." Good idea or unnecessary hubris?The Signature Company...
Nets' free agency tracker
You could argue that the next few months are some of the most important ones in the history of the Nets franchise.The team has already officially moved to Brooklyn, but...
14-year-old becomes youngest to qualify for U.S. Open
SAN FRANCISCO -- A 14-year-old Chinese golfer made history Monday when he became what officials say is the youngest golfer ever to qualify for the US Open. Andy Zhang was...
Czech Republic rebounds with win over Greece
WROCLAW, Poland -- Petr Jiracek and Vaclav Pilar scored in the first six minutes to give the Czech Republic a 2-1 win over Greece on Tuesday at the European Championship....
Lawyer says jury should be 'rewarding' Clemens during closing arguments
WASHINGTON -- Rusty Hardin, Roger Clemens’ lead attorney, told the jury, “You should be rewarding Roger Clemens, not prosecuting him” as the defense wrapped up its closing argument in this...
B'klyn cyclist killed after colliding with delivery truck
A bicyclist was killed today in Brooklyn when she collided with a delivery truck, police said. The woman was riding near Bedford Avenue and Empire Boulevard in Prospect Lefferts Gardens...
Teen dies after being pulled from water at Far Rockaway beach
A 14-year-old boy died after he was pulled from the water at Far Rockaway beach today and rushed to a Queens hospital, police said. Police received a call at 12:35...
Russian, Polish fans clash before Euro 2012 match
WARSAW, Poland -- Russian soccer fans clashed with police and Poland supporters in separate incidents in Warsaw on Tuesday, shortly before the two teams were to meet in an emotionally...
Red Bulls' Tainio not expected to end career
There has been legitimate concern that Red Bull midfielder Teemu Tainio’s knee injury could be career-threatening; and while it’s still uncertain if he’ll undergo season-ending surgery, the Post has learned the team at the...
Senator calls for Holder's resignation over leak probe, 'Fast and Furious'
WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers' frustration with Attorney General Eric Holder over an ongoing security leak probe and the botched "Fast and Furious" gunrunning operation boiled over Tuesday, with a top Republican...
Slain NYPD Det. Figoski posthumously awarded Medal of Honor
NYPD Det. Peter Figoski, who was fatally shot in December during a botched Brooklyn robbery was awarded posthumously today with the Medal of Honor, the Police Department's highest award. Figoski's...
Giants' Diehl vows to 'become a stronger person’ after DUI arrest
David Diehl faced the music Tuesday morning, apologizing for the events that led to his arrest Sunday night on DUI charges and pledging to make sure that his formerly-pristine 10-year...
Red Bull injury updates on Rafa Marquez, Teemu Tainio and Joel Lindpere
The Red Bulls have suffered through an injury-ravaged first third of the season, but - with hamstrung captain Thierry Henry's rest during the U.S. Open Cup, and Wilman Conde's healthy...
Isiah ripped in Dream Team documentary
OKLAHOMA CITY - Former Knicks president/coach Isiah Thomas is pilloried in a new documentary that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the 1992 “Dream Team’’ in which he was purposely left...
Alleged 'hockey mom' madam's bail reduced to $250K bond, files court papers against DA
Earlier today she won a massive reduction in her $2 million bail. Now she's going for the mother of all court victories -- a full dismissal -- and in the...
B'klyn teen wins $1,000 a week for life
Having one of the family cars stolen turned out to be the luckiest break of his life. A Brooklyn teen who was riding with his mom and uncle to claim...
Holmes limited at Jets mini-camp with hamstring injury
It turns out when Santonio Holmes pulled himself from practice last week the Jets wide receiver was injured. Jets coach Rex Ryan said Tuesday that Holmes will be limited in...
Dolphins sign Ochocinco to one-year deal
MIAMI — Veteran wide receiver Chad Ochocinco signed with the Miami Dolphins on Monday, according to his own news service. OCCNreport.com, which stands for the OchoCinco News Network, carried an...
VIDEO: Yankees' reaction to win over Braves
See the postgame reaction from winning pitcher Ivan Nova, Raul Ibanez and manager Joe Girardi after the Yankees beat the Braves, 3-0.The win moved the Yankees into a tie for...
UEFA probes racism at Euro 2012
WARSAW, Poland -- UEFA stepped up investigations into alleged racial abuse directed at Italy forward Mario Balotelli and Czech Republic defender Theodor Gebre Selassie. UEFA said Tuesday that it received...
Yacht explosion hoax cost taxpayers $88K: Coast Guard
Responding to a hoax distress call about a sinking yacht with 21 people aboard – including three dead -- cost taxpayers at least $88,000, a Coast Guard commander said today....
'Whitey' Bulger's girlfriend sentenced to eight years in prison
BOSTON -- The girlfriend of notorious mobster James "Whitey" Bulger was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in prison for helping her fugitive companion evade the law for 16 years. Catherine...
Second Sandusky accuser details bedtime routine
BELLEFONTE, Pa. -- The second day of the Jerry Sandusky criminal trial began Tuesday with tearful testimony from a young man who said he was sexually abused by the former...
Obama leads Romney 59-35 percent in NY: poll
ALBANY - President Obama has widened his lead over Republican challenger Mitt Romney to 24 points in New York, a new poll has found. The Siena College survey found Obama...
DVD Extra: The Three Stooges, plus three
Originally announced to tie in with the theatrical opening of Fox's pointless "Three Stooges'' update in March, Sony's "Three Stooges Ultimate Collection'' has finally arrived a little over a month before...
Pakistan probe finds against former US envoy
A Pakistani judicial commission found the country's former ambassador to the US secretly attempted last year to enlist the Obama administration's support to reduce the power of the nation's army....
New poll shows Pennsylvania in play
Good thing the Romney campaign still has Pennsylvania in its sights, because it seems President Obama isn't cruising to victory there as it once seemed.A new Quinnipiac poll shows Obama...
Yemeni troops seize two al Qaeda strongholds
The Yemeni army drove al Qaeda-linked fighters from two of their main strongholds on Tuesday after weeks of fighting, the Defence Ministry said, a major breakthrough for a US-backed offensive...
NJ fugitive on the run for 20 years found in Florida
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Police in Florida have arrested a fugitive wanted in New Jersey for almost 20 years. Robert Marone, 69, was one of New Jersey's top 12 most...
JP Morgan knew of risky London traders two years before $2B loss
Some top JP Morgan Chase executives and directors were alerted to risky practices by a team of London-based traders two years before that group's botched bets cost the bank more...
UN peacekeeping chief says Syria in full-scale civil war
DAMASCUS -- Syria is now in a full-scale civil war, UN peacekeeping chief Herve Ladsous said Tuesday, as UN observers reported they were fired on as they tried to enter...
Apple veers away from Google with TomTom map deal
AMSTERDAM -- A day after Apple unveiled a broad revamp of its laptops and software, TomTom, the Amsterdam-based provider of navigation technology, said that it would provide mapping data to...
The Iranians hook another dupe
Another liberal American journalist has been duped by the Iranians. This time David Ignatius of the Washington Post has decided to take one comment by one Iranian diplomat as the...
Potty mouths, pot smokers get a raw deal
Marlborough Massachusetts is getting a lot of attention for enacting a fine for swearing. But other changes to the city's laws -- changes that Mayor Bloomberg would also like to...
Dingo really did take her baby, Aussie coroner finds in 1980 case
CANBERRA, Australia — Australians have overwhelmingly welcomed the final chapter of a mystery that has captivated the nation for 32 years: Did a dingo really take a baby that vanished...
PSAL hands out Wingate Awards to top seniors
The PSAL hosted its annual Wingate Awards dinner Monday night in Brooklyn to celebrate the top senior athletes in each sport. The banquet had a new more luxurious home this...
PSAL roster for Mayor's Cup baseball showdown released
The PSAL will have its ‘A’ team this year. Looking for its first win in the third annual Mayor’s Cup Friday at 7 p.m. at the College of Staten Island,...
Wingate Awards notebook: MSIT hoops star Astel also excels on links
Kaitlyn Astel’s basketball accolades are well documented. The McKee/Staten Island star is the school’s all-time leading scorer, she led the Seagulls to four consecutive PSAL Staten Island titles and their...
Power Plays
3 STARS 1. Dustin Brown The Kings captain was electric in the first period, scoring the opening goal and assisting on two more as his emotion and hard-nosed play allowed...
Mets' Alderson not one to buy or sell when payoff is in house
It’s not like Sandy Alderson is a robot. He looked just as flustered as anyone in uniform in the Yankee Stadium visitors’ clubhouse, following the Mets’ ultra-aggravating, 5-4 loss Sunday...
Clemens decides against testifying
WASHINGTON — His large frame towering over the microphone, Roger Clemens leaned forward at the podium and declared to the judge in a deep voice with a Texas twang: “Yes...
Mets’ Bay still thinks he can turn it around
Jason Bay will not buy into the notion he is washed up or even a fraction of the player he once was. The numbers don’t lie: Bay’s three-year tenure with...
Mets on deck at Rays
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS METS: Chris Young’s first start after a 13-month post-shoulder-surgery layoff went about as well as the Mets could have hoped when the tall righty threw five innings...
Yankees on deck at Braves
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS YANKEES: Sabathia took a rare loss his most recent time out on Thursday against the Rays in a 7-3 defeat. He gave up five runs (three earned)...
Nova’s 8th victory powers Yankees into tie for first
ATLANTA — Ivan Nova’s fastball command was missing, closer Rafael Soriano wasn’t available and, of course, the Yankees failed to hit with runners in scoring position. A month ago, those...
Yankees bid for Cuban OF beaten by Theo, Cubs
ATLANTA — The Yankees’ offer to Jorge Soler was $6 million richer than many baseball executives believed it would take to sign the Cuban defector. As it turned out, though,...
Yankees' Gardner still days away from elbow diagnosis
ATLANTA -- According to Brian Cashman, the Yankees won’t know the extent of Brett Gardner’s right elbow injury until the left fielder is examined Thursday by Dr. Tim Kremchek. Gardner...
Archbishop Stepinac lineman Aloizos headed to Western Illinois
Offensive linemen aren’t made at a young age -- they are molded in a very short time. “You never see little kids pushing a sled or doing linemen drills,” Archbishop...
Shot-blocking demon Obekpa rounds out impressive St. John's class
Steve Lavin proved to be true to his word. Early in the spring, the St. John’s head coach promised a dynamic incoming class. Chris Obekpa made that a reality, completing...
PSAL football notebook: Ogundeko down to three; King MVP of Upstate-Downstate Classic
Ebenezer Ogundeko is ready to end the suspense. Thomas Jefferson’s standout defensive end/outside linebacker, who has received over 20 BCS-level scholarship offers, has cut his list down to three –...
New Heights director Young accepts position at FIU under Pitino
Kimani Young first met Richard Pinto in 2009, during a team camp in Florida. The two hit it off immediately after meeting through an intermediary, Rob Lanier, an assistant at...
The Post's All-Bronx softball honors
Bronx softball is on the upswing. The perfect example for that is Preston, which won CHSAA Bronx/Westchester and advanced to its first Archdiocesan final since 2004, where it almost knocked...
Gural lifts Brennan ban
The Meadowlands’ ban of driver George Brennan was short lived. After speaking with Brennan at Tioga Downs, Meadowlands operator Jeff Gural has lifted the ban. “I spoke to [Brennan] in...
Business briefs
‘Gossip’ gainTime Warner’s Warner Bros. Television Group will buy Alloy Entertainment, producer of “Gossip Girl,” the companies said.Nuts!Diamond Foods, maker of Kettle Chips and Emerald snack nuts, fell 7.6 percent...
Whistleblower axed after exposing sale of secret data
Less than six months after blowing the whistle, Carl Clark has been given the boot. In January, Clark filed a complaint with the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging that an...
Apple’s upgrades put Siri in driver’s seat
Siri, are we there yet? Apple’s voice-controlled assistant for the iPhone could be your next co-pilot in the car, the company revealed yesterday at its Worldwide Developers Conference. Apple execs...
NY hiring on rise
There’s a summer of plenty ahead for bean counters, welders and sales aces, an employment survey out yesterday predicts. Those are the hottest areas in an overall New York metropolitan...
The fools on the Hill are whistling in the dark
I’m boycotting congressional hearings, especially the ones where our elected officials pretend to be telling off the same companies that will be solicited for campaign contributions a few weeks later....
LightSquared loan talks
LightSquared reached an agreement with one group of lenders for a loan and is in talks with other debtholders to use their cash collateral in a bid to avoid liquidation,...
Feds take a shot at Gupta defense
A prosecutor in the insider-trading trial of Rajat Gupta used his questioning of defense witness Richard Schutte to attack Gupta’s claim that another bank executive was the source of illegal...
Logo switch hitting
Viacom’s cable network, Logo, is going from gay to “gay-ish.” Launched in the summer of 2005 and aimed at the LGBT community — with shows like “Drag U” and “1...
G-II Apparel close to acquiring French swimwear maker Vilebrequin
And you thought the swimming trunks were pricey. Vilebrequin — the French luxury swimwear label whose latest designs include hand-embroidered men’s shorts that retail for $590 — is close to...
Oracle eyes mortgage business
Berkshire Hathaway, the holding company run by billionaire Warren Buffett, the so-called Oracle of Omaha, offered to buy Residential Capital’s mortgage unit. Berkshire seeks to replace Fortress Investment Group LLC...
Web ad revenues hit $8.4B in Q1
Internet advertising revenues for the first quarter of 2012 set a new record for the reporting period at $8.4 billion, according to the latest IAB Internet Advertising Report from the...
AC gambling $$ off 9.5%
Atlantic City casino gambling revenue fell 9.5 percent in May to $263 million. Slot machine revenue fell 9.3 percent, to $186.9 million, while table game revenue decreased by 10.2 percent,...
Amex landmark talks
As the political battle rages over the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s authority, the powerful but embattled city agency will hold a public hearing today on the proposed designation of 86 Trinity...
Now ‘USA’-ban school boots Bieber, too
Bye, bye, Bieber! Mayor Bloomberg announced yesterday that PS 90 in Brooklyn has scrapped Justin Bieber’s ballad “Baby” from being belted out at the school’s June 20 kindergarten graduation ceremony....
Meters may go private
The jobs of hundreds of city parking meter maintainers and collectors might be reading “expired” by next year.The Bloomberg administration yesterday issued a “request for qualifications” for companies interested in...
Flower power for Mets
The grass should look even greener now at Citi Field. Queens native and 1-800-Flowers.com founder Jim McCann has struck a $20 million deal to buy a minority stake in the...
O steers clear of crash sec’y
WASHINGTON — President Obama is keeping a safe distance from his commerce secretary after John Bryson was cited for a felony hit-and-run in a bizarre series of car crashes Saturday....
Contempt vote on AG
WASHINGTON — The chairman of a House committee investigating the “Fast and Furious” gun program announced yesterday his panel will vote next week on holding Attorney General Eric Holder in...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A 22-year-old man with a fake credit card and a taste for designer bags was wearing genuine NYPD handcuffs when officers forcibly took him out of Bloomingdale’s, authorities said....
Shot for crucifix
A Brooklyn church elder was shot in his shoulder and wrist yesterday while trying to protect his gold crucifix from a robber. Francis Gabourel, 56, was at a stoplight in...
Robin’s fight for her life
“Good Morning America” host Robin Roberts yesterday revealed she’s fighting a deadly bone-marrow disorder, in a cruel twist following her courageous victory over breast cancer. Roberts barely held it together...
Woman, 32, slain in apt.
A Bronx woman was stabbed to death in her ex-husband’s apartment building last night, police sources said. Luz Paulino, 33, was repeatedly knifed about 8:50 p.m. in the hallway of...
Bail fail by drug cop
The alleged drug-dealing cop who sparked the Bronx ticket-fixing scandal was denied a bail break yet again yesterday — as his lawyer griped that his client was being “treated like...
50 years for hero-son slay
A thug who masterminded the home invasion that killed a Queens man coming to his father’s defense was sentenced yesterday to 50 years to life in jail. Gerardo Antoniello, 29,...
Brain damage from Montefiore hernia surgery: suit
She went into Montefiore Medical Center for a simple hernia operation last summer — and now she’s effectively a vegetable. Patricia Imperati’s family sued the Bronx medical facility yesterday on...
Ramping up ‘doing fine’ O-ffensive
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney yesterday kept clobbering President Obama over his “doing fine” blunder, pounding him in TV attack ads and press conference calls for being out of touch with...
PA’s latest in-security
The Port Authority’s main security contractor suffered another embarrassment yesterday when cops busted a company employee put to work in a sensitive security post, despite outstanding domestic-violence charges, The Post...
‘Rape’ accuser voices remorse
She sure sounds like she’s recanting. The alleged victim at the center of a crumbling Brooklyn rape case can be heard in audio recordings obtained by The Post saying that...
Hole-y wow, Blake!
It’s a “hole” new look for Blake Lively in an edgy laser-cut Calvin Klein skirt for Marie Claire. The 24-year-old actress — also on the July issue’s cover — tells...
Cop who killed unarmed teen in Bronx will surrender
The police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Bronx teen will turn himself in tomorrow on manslaughter charges, sources told The Post. A Bronx grand jury has voted first- and...
Mayor’s FDNY bid is hosed
A federal judge yesterday balked at Mayor Bloomberg’s bid to review bills from a special FDNY bias monitor before they’re approved by the court.The city last week complained that monitor...
Woman, 64, raped in Qns.
A 64-year-old woman was raped on a Queens street, cops said last night.The victim was walking on Rockaway Beach Boulevard near Beach 91st Street at 5:30 a.m. Sunday when the...
PM: Oops, I forgot the kid
LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron’s office confirmed yesterday that he accidentally left his 8-year-old daughter Nancy in a pub “a couple of months ago.”Cameron assumed that Nancy was...
Wealth falls to ’92 level
The Great Recession radically shrank the wealth of Americans so much that a family’s median net worth in 2010 fell to the level of 1992, the Federal Reserve said yesterday....
Big fat tip
Two tubby tourists lie as helpless as toppled turtles after their weighty load proved too much for a pedicab, tipping it over backwards in Hell’s Kitchen. The heavyweights, a man...
City glad, state sad over HS grad rates
City officials reported a record 65.5 percent high-school graduation rate last August — marking 10 consecutive years of steady gains. A year earlier, in August 2010, 65.1 percent of New...
Albany aims to curb abusers’ funeral rights
ALBANY — State politicians are closing the “burial loophole.” Gov. Cuomo and legislative leaders agreed yesterday to a package of domestic-violence bills that includes barring anyone charged with killing a...
Columbia told: Boot Bashar babe
Syrian rights groups are demanding Columbia University rescind its admission of dictator Bashar al-Assad’s media adviser, who landed a spot at the school after Barbara Walters muscled in. “We are...
Mike vows a drop in stop-frisk
The number of stop-and-frisks conducted by the NYPD should soon drop “significantly” because of planned changes to the controversial policy, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday.A day after telling a church congregation...
‘Yacht blast’ eyed as hoax
An emergency call of a yacht explosion with 21 people on board off the coast of New Jersey yesterday appears to be a hoax, officials said. The Coast Guard and...
More cops, firefighters join 100G state pension club
More than one out of every 10 police officers and firefighters in the New York state pension system retired last year with pensions exceeding $100,000 a year, a new report...
Sandusky treated me ‘like I was his girlfriend’
In graphic detail, the first witness at Jerry Sandusky’s trial testified yesterday that he endured more than 40 “very uncomfortable” incidents with the former Penn State coach, escalating to oral...
What a Giant idiot! Diehl DWI ‘fib,’ then apology
Giants Super Bowl lineman David Diehl spun a super tale about his boozy fender bender before apologizing to the team and fans yesterday over his DWI arrest. The Big Blue...
NJ tanorexic salon $corch
The New Jersey salon where “tanorexic” mom Patricia Krentcil burnt herself to a crisp has been fined $5,200 for letting other patrons hit the tanning beds more than once a...
Anti-gay Muslim cries bias
The NYPD wouldn’t hire him — because he is anti-gay, a Police Academy reject complains in a startling new discrimination lawsuit.The would-be cop from Brooklyn — identified only as “Farhan...
School-bus horror
An elderly Bronx school-bus driver was nearly beaten to death for accidentally knocking off a side-view mirror on a double-parked car yesterday, cops said. Beloved grandfather Juan Delvalle, 65, was...
Hit-run actress’ mom blasts cops over probe
The mother of a young actress killed in a Manhattan hit-and-run last month said cops now believe a city Department of Transportation dump truck is responsible — but they refuse...
A-toon-y win$
An attorney who won big bucks for the actress who was the former voice of “Dora the Explorer” was awarded $193,363 after the teen’s family tried to cut him out.John...
Lobbyists gave state pols $1.8M
ALBANY — Lobbyists, their employees and their political action committees poured more than $1.8 million into state political campaign coffers in 2011, according to the New York Public Interest Research...
Foe tangles with Rangel
You’re not indispensable, Charlie Rangel. That’s how Democratic congressional primary rival Adriano Espaillat responded last night when Harlem Rep. Rangel said he deserves re-election to a 22nd term because he’s...
Principal hit with grand ‘theft’ piano
Talk about hitting a low note.A former city principal pilfered a Weber grand piano from his own school, costing him his job and a $1,000 fine, the city Conflicts of...
Arquette ‘mans’ up
JERUSALEM — David Arquette got more than he bargained for during his first trip to Israel yesterday. The “Scream” star, whose mother was born Jewish but had little knowledge of...
Mafia’s Romeo rubout
It was a mob hit — over a woman. Veteran wiseguy Francis “BF” Guerra yesterday was accused of helping carry out the point-blank 1992 execution of a man who was...
‘Madam’ black book teaser
Accused madam Anna Gristina says she’s the victim of extortion — by the Manhattan DA’s Office — in papers that offer a tantalizing peek into her alleged black book. The...
Stand up on Syria
With the Annan “peace plan” all but acknowledged to be a failure, a new diplomatic game is shaping up around Syria: “waiting for Russia,” as Western leaders hope Moscow will...
The funny thing about that GOP ‘fever’
President Obama thinks Republicans are in the grips of a “fever.” Only if they can be coaxed back to rationality, through the calming effects of his re-election and perhaps some...
Bklyn’s Old Beauties
We disagree with Steve Cuozzo’s assessment of the 21 buildings within the Brooklyn Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District (“Landmark Backlash,” PostOpinion, June 8).Spanning a century of high-quality commercial and municipal...
Just who is ‘Doing fine’? the Prez is still oblivious
The Issue: President Obama’s claim that the private sector is “doing fine” during Friday’s press conference. *** We have a president who has made it clear that he couldn’t care...
Let the sun shine in
Don’t call it a pension — call it a jackpot: More than 10 percent of New York cops and firefighters who retired statewide last year qualified for pensions above $100,000....
The chancellor ducks
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott says he’s fine with a Brooklyn principal’s decision to ban the singing of Lee Greenwood’s patriotic song “God Bless the USA.” That’s too bad. He needs...
Let us drink in the parks
Last weekend, my family had the pleasure of eating our way through the amazing Smorgasburg food festival in Williamsburg. But, in between bites of fish tacos, sandwiches piled high with...
The bias is in the drumbeat
Right now, the following things are happening in Washington: * The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is getting ready to hold the US attorney general in contempt — an almost unprecedented...
Amore for Amar’e
When the news broke last week that Knicks star Amar’e Stoudemire, 29, had proposed to his longtime girlfriend Alexis Welch, it was the biggest surprise for the team’s fans since...
Not such a great ‘Escape’
You can get dizzy trying to keep track of the comings and goings in “Escape,” Susan Mosakowski’s comedy about three troubled couples. Performed in separate, distinct areas of the tiny...
Nearly divine
Set in The Bronx in 2009, “Storefront Church” includes balloon payments, influence peddling and the real estate crisis. But don’t go to John Patrick Shanley’s new play expecting ripped-from-the-headlines realism....
A Flocka so-so beats
Albums of the Week WAKA FLOCKA FLAME “Triple F Life” ★★ 1/2 AN antic personality doesn’t guarantee interesting records, but this Georgia rapper’s gruff bark makes his second album a...
Nadal beats Djokovic for record 7th title
PARIS — Rafael Nadal was worried. A guy so unflinching, so nearly unbeatable, while sliding and grinding and pounding his way past opponent after opponent at the French Open, got...
Warner Fusselle dead
Warner Fusselle, a great, odd character of sports broadcasting — after Mel Allen’s passing he was the voice of “This Week In Baseball,” yet he was a professional communicator who...
Meadowlands lifts Brennan ban
The Meadowlands’ ban of driver George Brennan was short-lived. After speaking with Brennan at Tioga Downs, Meadowlands operator Jeff Gural has lifted the ban. “I spoke to [Brennan] in the...
Parx Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 5 1/2 fur; $22,000; clm($7,500); 3upROAD TRIP has been dropping steadily in last three since breaking maiden and looks...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 1/16 miles(T); $60,000; alw; 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2 Renzo Bertoni ,117JLeparoux1-8-8HJerkes20-13 Lt. John(L),114J Ortiz1-9-10Domino12-14 Annawon(L),121JCastellan3-2-1Mott7-25 CommitmntLttr(L),117RNaprvnk1-3-1Shivmngl8-11 a-Quantity(L),121J Lezcano2-1-6C Brown6-56 Tapaway(L),121R Maragh1-3-1Quick6-17 Imhotep(L),121JVelazquz6-1-12Pletcher5-18...
Parx Charts
June 11th, 2012Clear and Fast©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 fur; $30,000; clm($12,500); 3upOff: 12:26. 3. bothered start,just upTime: 22.35, 45.47, 58.64.Trainer: Robert TaylorWinner: CH G, 6, by Awesome Again-ImpoliteScr: Surprise...
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