June 29, 2012
Jeter passes Cal Ripken on all-time hits list
Derek Jeter moved past Cal Ripken Jr. into 13th place on the all-time hits list with a leadoff double against the White Sox tonight in The Bronx. Jeter now has...
NBA settles with Players Association; Lin & Novak to retain Bird rights
The NBA announced Friday evening that it has reached a settlement with the NBA Players Association in the Bird Rights case -- ensuring Jeremy Lin and Steve Novak will retain...
4 injured in UES townhouse wall collapse
Four workers were injured when a townhouse wall collapsed on the Upper East Side today, according to the FDNY. The workers were taken by ambulance to New York Hospital after...
Students in cruel bus monitor torment suspended
These punks’ bus-bullying days are over — for a year, at least. The kids who mercilessly taunted a Rochester-area school-bus monitor — bringing the 68-year-old to tears — were suspended...
Dickey back on track in Mets' rout of Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — R.A. Dickey allowed three hits over eight innings to become the major leagues' first 12-game winner, Daniel Murphy drove in five runs and the New York Mets...
Andrews leaving ESPN, possibly going to FOX Sports
Erin Andrews has worked her last sideline for ESPN.ESPN PR representative Josh Krulewitz wrote on Twitter that the blonde beauty was leaving the network. “Erin Andrews leaving ESPN,” Krulewitz said....
Pierzynski homers twice, White Sox beat Yankees
A.J. Pierzynski homered twice, Paul Konerko and Alexei Ramirez also connected and the Chicago White Sox pounded the Yankees so hard that New York brought in outfielder Dewayne Wise to...
Hero cop shot in the head gets promoted to sergeant
A hero cop who miraculously survived being shot in the head was promoted to sergeant Friday. Kevin Brennan, who was wounded in Brooklyn in January, took the test late last...
Yankees claim former Mets pitcher Schwinden off waivers
John Maine, Ryota Igarashi and now Chris Schwinden. The Yankees continued adding former Mets pitchers on Friday by claiming Schwinden off waivers. The Yankees are now Schwinden’s fourth franchise this...
Federer comes from two sets down to beat Benneteau at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England — Roger Federer overcame a two-set deficit Friday at Wimbledon to avoid his earliest Grand Slam exit since 2004. The six-time champion found himself two points from defeat...
Stray bullet hits 92-year-old as retired cop, man struggle over gun in Harlem
An elderly woman was hit by a stray bullet as a retired cop struggled over a gun in Harlem this morning, police sources said. The former cop was visiting his...
GOP plots 2013 strategy on health care repeal
WASHINGTON — Turned away at the Supreme Court, congressional Republicans sketched a strategy Friday to repeal the nation's health care law in 2013 that requires a sweeping election victory carrying...
Espaillat takes legal action over vote count
Not so fast, Congressman Rangel. State Sen. Adriano Espaillat took legal action today to protect the integrity of the vote count in his primary election race against Harlem Rep. Charles...
NHL, players union open labor negotiations
The NHL and the players’ union opened negotiations on a new labor deal Monday by meeting for about 2 1-2 hours. Commissioner Gary Bettman and Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly met...
Northeast braces for steamy weekend weather
The Northeast braced Friday for a sweltering weekend, with many parts of the region under heat advisories or excessive heat warnings. The temperature headed toward 99 degrees Friday at New...
City agrees to reopen club where Brown/Drake brawl occurred
The city has agreed to allow the reopening of W.i.P. -- the trendy SoHo nightclub where Drake and Chris Brown did their glass-shattering sparring -- but not until July 8,...
Fraschilla: Knicks pick Papanikolaou is a 'junkyard dog'
Fran Fraschilla was expecting boos even if he did not agree with them. The former St. John’s coach was giving his commentary on Knicks draft pick Kostas Papanikolaou on Thursday...
WATCH: UFC spinning kick KO up for ESPYS Best Play
The UFC will have a solid presence at the annual ESPYS awards next month.Middleweight champion Anderson Silva and light heavyweight champion Jon Jones are both up for Fighter of the...
NY Attorney General's Office trying to recoup more than $250,000 from local NARAL president
ALBANY – The state Attorney General’s Office is trying to recoup more than $250,000 in charitable funds the longtime president of a pro-choice advocacy group allegedly used for high-end shopping...
Cyclone celebrating 85th birthday by charging a quarter per ride
The world-famous Cyclone roller coaster is celebrating its 85th birthday in grand style tomorrow with a big beachfront bash featuring live music, freak shows, fireworks -- and by turning back...
Dirk thinks Deron is '50-50' between Mavericks-Nets
Dirk Nowitzki is hoping Nets free agent Deron Williams is going to join him in Dallas once free agency begins at 12:01 a.m. Sunday.But if Nowitzki knows which way Williams...
Thief mails back stolen $150K Dali painting, cops recover it at JFK
Gee, that was easy. The NYPD has cracked the case of the stolen Salvador Dali painting after it was mysteriously mailed back to New York from Europe, The Post has...
Congress passes student loans, highway jobs bill
WASHINGTON — Finding rare political accommodation on the cusp of a holiday recess, Congress passed legislation Friday designed to salvage 2.8 million jobs and shield students from a sharp increase...
Bills great Kelly hopes Tebow will cause 'turmoil' on Jets
Legendary Bills quarterback Jim Kelly does not understand why the Jets brought in Tim Tebow, but he's glad that they did. Kelly, who starred in Buffalo from 1986 to 1996,...
Naomi Campbell settles 'Cat Deluxe' lawsuit
The air has cleared in a $10 million Manhattan lawsuit pitting Naomi Campbell against the maker of her "Cat Deluxe" perfume line. The 2009 lawsuit -- in which the perfumes'...
Savannah Guthrie named co-anchor on 'Today'
Savannah Guthrie was named co-anchor of "Today" Friday, replacing Ann Curry at the anchor desk with Matt Lauer. Guthrie, a lawyer, joined the NBC morning show as co-host of the...
Nasdaq may be forced to upgrade trading systems in wake of disastrous Facebook IPO
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. may be forced by securities regulators to upgrade its trading systems in the wake of last month's glitch-ridden stock sale by Facebook Inc. The Securities and...
2 Pa. men plead guilty to selling guns to undercover detectives
Two Pennsylvania men have pleaded guilty in Manhattan after selling 13 guns to undercover detectives. Albert Striegel, 20, of Ambridge, will serve nine years prison under today's plea to criminal...
Tiger shoots 68 to climb into contention at Congressional
BETHESDA, Md. — Tiger Woods had the round he needed on a steamy day at Congressional. Robert Garrigus had the round he has come to expect. As the temperature climbed...
Broderick fights NYU's Greenwich Village expansion plan
It was Ferris Bueller's day on. Actor Matthew Broderick turned up at City Hall today to add star power to opponents of NYU's hard-fought plan to expand its campus in...
Upper East Side 'madams' Anna Gristina and Jaynie Mae Baker will be tried together
It'll be a two-some. Accused madams Anna Gristina and Jaynie Mae Baker are heading to trial -- where they will work side by side to fight their headline-grabbing promoting prostitution...
Man dies after being found in trash compactor
A man died after being found in a trash compactor in a Wall Street residential building, police said. The man, 23, was rushed to New York Downtown Hospital after police...
Bosh second Heat player to pull out of Olympics
MIAMI — Chris Bosh is still hurting, and his Olympic plans are being pushed aside so he can heal. The Miami Heat forward told USA Basketball on Friday that he...
New Jersey goat spotted in West Village
A goat from New Jersey is quickly becoming one of New York’s most annoying bridge-and-tunnel visitors. Cocoa the Goat— who was first seen hanging out in Midtown in March —...
Lauryn Hill pleads guilty to charges of not paying her taxes
NEWARK — Eight-time Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill pleaded guilty Friday to not paying federal taxes on more than $1.5 million earned over three years. Appearing in U.S. District Court in...
Mursi vows to be president for all Egyptians
CAIRO -- Islamist Mohamed Mursi paid tribute Friday to Egypt's Muslims and Christians alike and symbolically swore himself in as the country's first elected civilian president before a huge crowd...
Cop shoots carjacker in head during wild Brooklyn chase
A cop shot a gun-toting carjacker in the head in Brooklyn this morning after the perp commandered a vehicle while being pursued for smashing another car's windows, police said. The...
Chinatown horror: 2 gals gunned down, bodies torched
Two women were shot in the head and their bodies were burned in a gruesome blaze in Chinatown today, authorities said. The women, one in her 70s and one in...
Papanikolaou: Picked by Knicks 'opens up a new window'
The Knicks will not hold a conference call with their new draft pick, small forward Kosta Papanikolaou, but the Greek Basketball Federation released a statement from Brazil where the national...
TSA firing 8 air marshals in NY for drinking on training day
The Transportation Security Administration is firing eight federal air marshals, including a supervisor, for allegedly drinking alcohol on a training day and suspending six others for not reporting the misconduct,...
Devils' Elias finds missing puck, returns to champion Kings
The Mystery of the Missing Puck has been solved.Devils forward Patrik Elias has found the puck used in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals, won by the Kings, and...
Djokovic rallies past Stepanek in Wimbledon third round
WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic is tough to beat at Wimbledon, indoors or out. Playing the day’s first Centre Court match Friday under the retractable roof, defending champion Djokovic rallied...
Devils' Brodeur could listen to other offers; team signs five others
While the unthinkable became a real possibility with Martin Brodeur, that he might leave the Devils as a free agent, and while they still haven’t talked turkey with captain Zach...
WATCH: Ex-Wall Street trader kills himself in courtroom after guilty verdict
PHOENIX -- An Arizona man convicted Thursday of deliberately burning down his $3.5 million mansion in 2009 collapsed and died in the courtroom after the verdict was read. A Phoenix...
Alec Baldwin fights with photographers
Yoga isn’t having much of calming effect on rageaholic Alec Baldwin. The hot-headed actor spewed offensive slurs at photographers today -- even roughing up one shutterbug as the shooter was...
WATCH: Astros fan catches foul ball in popcorn bucket
Glove? I don’t need no stinkin’ glove.Maybe the Astros can use the skills of a young fan who caught a foul ball in a popcorn bucket behind home plate Thursday...
Supreme Court won't hear FCC's 'wardrobe malfunction' appeal
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court decided Friday not to consider reinstating the government's $550,000 fine on CBS for Janet Jackson's infamous breast-baring "wardrobe malfunction" at the 2004 Super Bowl. The...
Judge hears arguments at Zimmerman bond hearing
SANFORD, Fla. — Prosecutors and a lawyer for the neighborhood watch volunteer who fatally shot Trayvon Martin wrangled Friday over the money George Zimmerman received after he was charged with...
Timberwolves making run at Lakers' Gasol
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves are trying hard to land Pau Gasol. If they have to part with the highest draft choice in franchise history after just one season, the...
WATCH: Saints’ Brees drives NYC taxi
Who’s dat driving my cab?Drew Brees took to the streets of NYC to help raise concussion awareness by driving a taxi around Manhattan and quizzing unsuspecting passengers about head injury-related...
Romney tells NY donors campaign raised $4.2M since ObamaCare ruling
Mitt Romney told New York donors today he will do what the Supreme Court would not: abolish ObamaCare. "On day one as president I will get rid of ObamaCare," Romney...
WATCH: ESPN's Katz makes suggestive slip-up at NBA Draft
Maybe Celtics fans shouldn’t be as excited about their team’s first pick as originally thought.According to ESPN’s Andy Katz, Ohio State big man Jared Sullinger has a problem with “bulging...
Assad's forces pound Damascus suburb
DAMASCUS -- Regime forces pounded the Damascus suburb of Douma and the central city of Homs on Friday, after one of the bloodiest days of the Syrian uprising in which...
Sony group gets US OK for $2.2B EMI deal
US regulators approved a deal by Sony ATV and other investors to buy EMI’s publishing business for $2.2 billion. The Federal Trade Commission voted in favor of the deal without...
JETS TOP 25: No. 19 Bryan Thomas
As the Jets enter the quiet part of the summer between the spring program and training camp, I am going to examine the roster and give you my top 25...
Bloomberg questions appeals judges' reasoning behind 'stop-frisk' ruling
Mayor Bloomberg today questioned whether the appeals judges who threw out the case against a 14-year-old caught with a loaded gun during a stop-and-frisk acted out of political considerations. He...
Consumer spending flat in May, income nudges up
WASHINGTON — Americans were more cautious about spending in May while their income increased only slightly. The lack of growth in consumer spending suggests a faltering job market has stoked...
Woman loses leg in three-car accident on Hudson Parkway
A young nurse had the lower part of her leg amputated after a freak auto accident on the Henry Hudson Parkway in Manhattan early yesterday during a thunderstorm. Candace Foster,...
FRIDAY FIVE: Old-Timers' Days
Of baseball’s 30 clubs, only the Yankees hold an annual Old-Timers Day. It’s coming up on Sunday, and this year’s big story is…well, there isn’t really a big story. Unless...
Coty plans to raise $700 million in IPO
Coty Inc., known for its celebrity fragrances and OPI nail polish, is set to put its best face forward on the stock market. The beauty products maker is planning to...
Air Force investigating sexual-misconduct allegations at Texas base
WASHINGTON -- The US Air Force is investigating its training units following the disclosure that 31 women recruits have leveled sexual-misconduct charges against instructors at Lackland Air Force base in...
Apple's senior engineer behind iPod, iPad and iPhone is retiring
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Bob Mansfield, Apple's senior vice president of hardware engineering, is retiring, the company said Thursday. A 13-year Apple veteran, Mansfield oversaw the engineering of every major piece...
Bernie Madoff's brother Peter pleads guilty, released on $5M bond
Bernard Madoff’s younger brother today copped to charges that he helped his crooked sibling pull off one of the greatest financial crimes in American history. Peter Madoff, 66, surrendered to...
Moses OK trading breastroke for golf stroke
OMAHA, Neb. — Ed Moses badly wanted to swim in one more Olympics, but the truth is, he would rather be golfing. And, after Thursday’s 18th-place finish in the men’s...
Broken leg not a season-ender for Yankees' Pettitte
General manager Brian Cashman said he doesn’t believe Andy Pettitte’s broken left leg will keep him out for the rest of the year and he has good reason to think...
Now that he’s left Yanks, A.J. actually earning his money
PHILADELPHIA — A.J. Burnett is dealing. What a great deal this was for the Pirates. Burnett has become the pitcher the Yankees thought they were getting when they signed him...
Rapada, Robertson blow Yankees win, spoil Nova gem
David Robertson wanted to be on the mound to start the ninth inning. Instead, he came in with runners on first and third and no outs and promptly gave up...
Yankees missed Rivera on this night
There isn’t a closer in baseball worth his keep who doesn’t live for moments like these, when the game hangs in the balance and your heart races and adrenaline pumps...
NJ brothers drown in pool after climbing fence into neighbor's yard
UNION TOWNSHIP, NJ -- Authorities in northern New Jersey say two young brothers likely scaled a fence and drowned in a neighbor's pool while their mother slept. Now, officials are...
After lockout sent him overseas, James set to pursue NBA dreams
Delroy James has been pretty busy recently when it comes to basketball. He better get used to it -- things are only beginning to pick up. The Brooklyn native has...
Braziller: Harkless perfect example for city stars
I hope every top high school basketball player in New York City was watching the NBA Draft Thursday night.Not the start of it or the end of it. But when...
Pirlo earns high marks
WARSAW, Poland — Andrea Pirlo twirled around defenders effortlessly, and even cleared a ball off the line. On both sides of the field, it was Pirlo that provided the inspiration....
Magic night at Draft for Queens native O'Quinn
Kyle O’Quinn saw his name flash across the television screen, felt his Pastor Gregory Perry’s Virginia home basically shake and took a deep breath of exultation and elation. The former...
Super Mario’s 2 goals send Italy blazing into Euro final
WARSAW, Poland — Mario Balotelli finally showed some quality finishing, scoring twice in the first half yesterday to give Italy a 2-1 win over Germany and an unexpected spot in...
NJ man busted for sixth DUI -- in last three months
His keys have finally been taken away. A New Jersey man with five previous drunk driving arrests since April was busted again Thursday -- accused of driving while intoxicated. Police...
Family: Web cam spying led to gay Rutgers student's death
RIDGEWOOD, NJ — The family of Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi said they have come to believe he killed himself in part because of his roommate used a Web cam...
Beverly Hilton couple both committed suicide, coroner says
LOS ANGELES -- The death of a husband and wife at the Beverly Hilton was a double suicide, a coroner ruled Thursday. It was initially believed that the death of...
Court’s OK lifts Medicare insurers, hospitals
Hospitals and Medicare insurers were Wall Street darlings yesterday after the US Supreme Court refused to toss ObamaCare. With billions of dollars in added revenues heading their way — thanks...
Business briefs
Gsa in 1 WTCThe Port of Authority of New York and New Jersey approved a new lease with the General Services Administration to take five floors at 1 World Trade...
NYC Nordstrom means a slew of new jobs
It’s official: Seattle’s best clothier is finally opening a big store in the Big Apple. Nordstrom confirmed that it will open a long-awaited Manhattan flagship at Broadway and West 57th...
Split confirmed by News Corp.
News Corp. confirmed yesterday it is to split into two publicly traded companies — one holding entertainment assets like its Fox TV properties and the 20th Century Fox studio, and...
RIM’s new hang-up
It’s black and blue all over. Shares of BlackBerry maker Research in Motion took a major beating yesterday after the company shocked Wall Street by pushing back the debut of...
Levy booted at Vivendi
Vivendi CEO Jean-Bernard Levy, who failed to revive the company’s stock from a nine-year low, will step down after strategy differences with the board. The Paris telecom and media giant...
O’Care bowl: Fumbled passes, spiked footballs
In the race to be first with the news that the Supreme Court had upheld a key provision of President Barack Obama’s health-care plan, Bloomberg News beat out rival wire...
Boxed in by Lowe’s
No deals with the devil — and no deals with Lowe’s! Warren Buffett canned Benjamin Moore CEO Denis Abrams as he was busy trying to cut a distribution deal with...
Diddy trips up while Magic heads to hoop
Magic Johnson is still quick off the dribble — even in the business world. Just four months after Comcast announced the NBA great would be one of four owners of...
Google’s Chrome on iPad, iPhone
Google’s Chrome, the world’s top Internet browser, is now available on the iPhone and iPad, as Apple finally granted access to its arch-foe’s more popular Web-surfing app. At Google’s annual...
SocGen trader in last appeal
Jerome Kerviel apologized to Société Générale employees and said he “never lied” during the investigation into the bank’s $6.1 billion trading loss, as his lawyers asked a Paris court to...
Tremont $1B affirmed
The Bernard Madoff trustee’s $1 billion settlement with Tremont Group Holdings survived a challenge by investors in so-called feeder funds when a US district judge in Manhattan granted Tremont’s bid...
Diamond in rough
We told you so! Barclays’ bank scandal is providing more fodder for Bob Diamond’s long-time detractors, who say the hard-charging CEO has sullied the British banking franchise since taking over...
$23M hit to earnings at Legg Mason
Legg Mason, the money manager with 18 straight quarters of redemptions, said its earnings will be affected by pretax charges related to two new investment vehicles. Expenses related to the...
Goldman slashes more jobs
Goldman Sachs trimmed staff in its US operations yesterday amid a slowdown in capital markets activity, three people familiar with the matter said. The investment bank cut several dozen jobs...
MTA gifts for J-train newborn
His mom didn’t even have time to pack a suitcase, but her baby, born on a subway train this week, has something to wear home today, courtesy of the MTA....
Mike wage veto nixed
The City Council last night overrode Mayor Bloomberg’s veto of a “living-wage bill” that mandates private companies taking taxpayer subsidies to increase workers’ salaries.The legislation requires companies collecting at least...
Hallowed ground to a halt
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday flatly contradicted a report by the Port Authority that work is progressing on the 9/11 Memorial Museum. “I read in the paper that the Port Authority said...
Miracle tot OK after bus hit
A toddler was hit by a city bus in Queens yesterday, but survived with no life-threatening injuries, his relieved family said.Witnesses said the 2-year-old was playing tag near the intersection...
Hey, it’s that ‘B’ girl!
Sultry Krysten Ritter, who plays the “B” in “Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23,” gets out of the apartment long enough to host a Dentyne good-breath event at Hudson...
‘Today’ serves ‘goat’ Curry
It wasn't “Today.” It was a snuff film. The “Today” show yesterday didn’t just fling Ann Curry, kicking and screaming, under the bus. The folks at NBC ran her over,...
‘Madam’ eyes TV pig gig
They’re lining up to pimp out the accused hockey-mom madam — and her pigs. Anna Gristina, fresh out of Rikers, already has cable TV’s “Animal Planet” knocking at her farmhouse...
Gay Pride bar ‘rape’
The NYPD is investigating a reported rape at a popular gay Village nightspot that occurred after the Gay Pride Parade, cops said. A woman told police a man followed her...
Live-in boyfriend set to surrender in Queens exec's fatal beating
The lawyer suspected of fatally beating his girlfriend is preparing to surrender, cops said yesterday — as officials revealed he’d called police Tuesday night, told them he threw her against...
OK to test gun cops’ breath
Police unions’ efforts to revoke a regulation requiring Breathalyzer tests for all New York cops who open fire on suspects were shot down in a courtroom yesterday.Manhattan federal Judge George...
Broker ‘brawler’ KOs plea deal
The broker charged with throwing the most damaging punches in an April slugfest at the New York Athletic Club’s bar rejected a plea deal from prosecutors yesterday. Under the offer,...
Clarke’s fires good-guy barman
A celebrated bartender said he was fired from Midtown’s P.J. Clarke’s after he upbraided a patron who groped three young women.Bartender Doug Quinn said he confronted the elderly man Wednesday...
Sandusky may get to keep $60K annual PSU pension despite child sex conviction: reports
Convicted child predator Jerry Sandusky, who could go to jail for the rest of his life, may still be eligible to receive his $60,000 annual Penn State University pension, according...
NYPD Daily Blotter
The Bronx *** Cops are asking for the public’s help in finding the thief (pictured) who used a stolen bank card to withdraw cash from an ATM in Fordham. The...
Seabrook’s ex still pretty $weet on him
City Councilman Larry Seabrook’s former mistress testified yesterday that she is helping the Bronx Democrat bankroll his defense against corruption charges — as his wife sat nearby, seething. Subpoenaed for...
Mere 100G for bus kid
The parents of a severely autistic boy who bashed his head dozens of times while a school-bus matron yelled at him were stunned yesterday after they were awarded $100,000 for...
Court wrist-slaps pill doc
An anesthesiologist who teamed with his stripper girlfriend to illegally sell amphetamine pills out of a Park Slope hospital was sentenced yesterday to three years’ probation and ordered to forfeit...
‘Ruth’less mitt scammer
Call him the Scambino.A California man faces nearly two years in the slammer for trying to sell an antique baseball mitt for $200,000 by falsely claiming it had been owned...
Douglas dealers get 10 yrs.
Two brothers who supplied drugs to actor Michael Douglas’ wayward son were sentenced yesterday to 10 years apiece in prison.David and Eduardo Escalera, both Mexican immigrants, were busted after Cameron...
Swimming whole
It’s gonna be a whole new kind of summer at McCarren Park in Brooklyn, where the once-forlorn — and empty — pool basin is back in business after 28 years....
Crooks trail Manhattan jewelry designer for 200 miles from Boston to NYC to pull off heist
Two determined thieves tailed a Manhattan jewelry designer and her husband all the way from a convention in Boston to a storage facility back in the city — where they...
Charter school spared ax
A Brooklyn judge yesterday granted an 11th-hour reprieve to a beleaguered charter school after finding that the city’s process for ordering it shut had been unfair.The Williamsburg Charter HS got...
Clarification
A story that appeared in the June 26 Post about actor Dylan McDermott’s efforts to reopen the probe into his mother’s death included several quotes. The Post is pleased to...
SI drivers ‘break’ for bridge tolls
Staten Island drivers are finally getting some significant toll relief. The Port Authority yesterday approved a plan to give E-ZPass users on its Staten Island bridges a steeply discounted toll...
City off hook for ‘accessible’ cabs
The city isn’t responsible for making its 13,237 licensed yellow taxis wheelchair accessible, a federal appeals court in Manhattan ruled yesterday. In a blow to disability advocates who had sued...
School guide is a web feat
It’s a report card even a kid could love. New School University is launching a user-friendly online guide to each city public high school that’s not just about numbers. It...
PA terminal takes Cake
This will be the only sweet thing about visiting the Port Authority Bus Terminal. “Cake Boss” — the popular cable-TV reality show set in a family-run Hoboken bakery — is...
Former Knicks star Jackson's nude pix leave him in big fix
The feds busted a stripper charged with extorting former Knick star Mark Jackson by threatening to go public with nude photos of the married and religious hoops figure after their...
Dominique Strauss-Kahn booted from Paris home by wife Anne Sinclair
DSK’s wife has finally given the horndog le boot. Anne Sinclair tossed philandering ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn out of their Paris home last month, reports say. He had been accused...
Hot line for special ed
The city Department of Education is devising a hot line for special-education students’ parents who are unable to get their concerns — about services or class assignments for their kids...
JetBlunatic plea
AMARILLO, Texas — Clayton Osbon, the JetBlue pilot who went berserk on a New York-to-Vegas flight in March, pleaded not guilty yesterday to interfering with his flight crew.Osbon entered the...
Dykstra facing 20 yrs. for fraud
LOS ANGELES — Former Met Lenny Dykstra could spend up to 20 years in prison after agreeing to plead guilty to three counts stemming from a bankruptcy-fraud case in Los...
House votes to hold AG Eric Holder in contempt of Congress
WASHINGTON — The House voted yesterday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over documents in a botched gun-trafficking program. The historic action...
Victims unhappy with Bernie bro cop-out
Bernie Madoff’s brother, Peter, will plead guilty today to being part of the $65 billion Ponzi scheme — but his victims say they’re far from satisfied. Peter Madoff, 66, copped...
Stop-and-frisk could have saved 14-year-old B'klyn boy: stepfather
The stepfather of a Brooklyn teen left brain-dead after he was shot in the head said yesterday that the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk policy could have saved his son. “I believe that...
Mike blasts court decision clearing teen busted with gun in stop-and-frisk
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday blasted the appeals judges who threw out the case against a 14-year-old punk nabbed with a loaded gun after a routine stop-and-frisk. “I can’t imagine what was...
High court upholds ObamaCare in surprise ruling
WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court upheld ObamaCare as constitutional yesterday, in a landmark ruling that spared the law’s most controversial provision based on Congress’ authority to tax Americans. The...
Chaos, fury as Roberts fakes right & goes left
Weird, strange, infuriating. And maybe brilliant. Chief Justice John Roberts is either the most savvy person on the Supreme Court, or an odd duck detached from his colleagues, the Constitution...
City med centers avoid life support
Big Apple hospitals dodged an $8 billion bullet yesterday. If the Supreme Court had overturned ObamaCare, hospitals here would have given up federal Medicare and Medicaid revenues — $8 billion...
Staying on dad’s policy
Fordham University law student Jenny Edelman (pictured) cheered yesterday when she heard that the Supreme Court had upheld ObamaCare. A provision allowed Edelman, then 25, last year to obtain coverage...
Cancer gal hails ‘victory’
Brooklyn resident Irania Sanchez said the Supreme Court’s ObamaCare decision could be a lifesaver for her family. “This is a huge victory for us” said Sanchez, 44, a Nicaraguan native....
A $hot in arm for NY
New York policy did good by the needy — and now state taxpayers will do well under the controversial ObamaCare law upheld by the Supreme Court, health-care officials said yesterday....
Supreme Court decision on ObamaCare fuels Obama-Romney campaign rivalry
WASHINGTON — Don’t tell Mitt Romney he was on the losing end of the Supreme Court’s ObamaCare ruling yesterday. The surprise decision that upheld most of the historic health-care act...
Students’ lobbyist?
The state Legislature’s session drew to a largely uneventful close last week. But the lack of the typical rancor and wrangling was made easier by avoiding one of the most...
Mixed up in the message: can Mitt get clear in time?
The Issue: Whether presidential candidate Mitt Romney will be able to sell himself and conservatism. *** Peggy Noonan wants Mitt Romney to come up with a coherent reason for his...
Quinn’s ‘Prints’-ipal Idea
The Issue: The City Council’s call to fingerprint private-school employees as public-school ones are.***City Council Speaker Christine Quinn now wants teachers of private schools fingerprinted, just as public-school teachers have...
Holder in contempt
The House of Representatives took a little luster off Team Obama’s big Supreme Court health-care victory, voting 255-67 to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress. Never has...
Supreme court sophistry
Ok, so it wasn’t a mandate — it was a tax increase. But what a tax increase! The Supreme Court, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing for a 5-4 majority,...
‘A Republic — if you can keep it’
Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision to uphold the ObamaCare law’s individual-health-insurance mandate is far more complex than all the initial cheers and jeers suggest. Here are five things to take away...
It’s on to November
For those who loathe ObamaCare, for months the Supreme Court has loomed as the deus ex machina — the god who appeared at the end of an ancient Greek drama...
Good gyrations!
As we face yet another summer of brooding superheroes, it’s Magic Mike to the rescue! He’s got the civilian alter ego and the acrobatic skills to rival Spidey or Batman...
One of the year’s ‘Beast’
An increasing number of American independent films distressingly fall into two categories — star-filled, slightly quirkier versions of their Hollywood brethren and self-indulgent, navel-gazing smaller films. Then, once in a...
Flirting with adultery during Canadian ‘Waltz’
Michelle Williams, reigning queen of indie romantic indecision, swelters prettily during a Toronto summer as her affection wavers between her teddy bear of a husband (Seth Rogen) and her edgy-artist...
You will be enchan‘Ted’
E.T., phone “Family Guy.” Maybe the magical little alien wouldn’t have been so adorable if he had hung around for 28 years trading raunchy remarks with Elliott while watching too...
No heart of gold in Young doc
The nicest thing I can think of to say about the doc “Neil Young Journeys” is that at least it isn’t in 3-D. In this zero-effort production, director Jonathan Demme,...
People don’t need ‘People’
Cocky, ’80s-era Tom Cruise didn’t seem like the hardest act in the world to pull off at the time, yet few in today’s generation of the young, dumb and full...
A Roma tragedy
"A Gypsy can live like a human only when he stops being a Gypsy,” says one denizen of the shantytown in Slovakia that forms the setting for Martin Sulik’s scathing...
A Burning Hot Summer
Two couples, one beginning and the other unraveling, form the basis of famed director Philippe Garrel’s latest film. Frédéric and Angèle (Louis Garrel, the director’s son, and Monica Bellucci) are...
Unforgivable
People in veteran André Téchiné’s film make their biggest decisions on the fly. A French crime novelist (André Dussollier) goes to rent a house on an island outside Venice, and...
Solo program so low on color, variety
Shantala Shivalingappa is so versatile a dancer, you’d think she could go from the silks and bells of Indian dance to strapping on pointe shoes and dancing “Swan Lake.” And...
Newspaper ink was in her blood
Nora Ephron was working right up until the end. Just a couple of weeks ago, she was still polishing her much-anticipated play “Lucky Guy,” about the late newspaper columnist Mike...
Nadal upset guarantees surprise finalist at Wimbledon
Nine days from now someone else will get his chance. The stranglehold that Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have on tennis’ grand slams will be threatened next Sunday...
5 Questions for... Tom McCarthy
Phillies announcer turned Mets announcer turned back to Phillies announcer Tom McCarthy talks about the state of the NL East with The Post’s Justin Terranova as the Phillies head into...
Larsen putting Yankees perfect game uniform up for auction
Fifty-six years removed from arguably the single greatest achievement in baseball history, the uniform worn by Don Larsen when he pitched the only perfect game in World Series history will...
Sports Shorts
Golf: Couples two back Bruce Vaughan shot a 6-under 64 to take a one-stroke lead over Fred Funk in the Senior Players Championship in Pittsburgh, the third of five Champions...
Rupp rolls past Lagat in 5G final
EUGENE, Ore. — With the U.S. Olympic track trials resuming last night in front of a rain-soaked record crowd of 22,602 at Hayward Field, the biggest come-from-behind drama was saved...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-7 fur(T); $30,000; clm($20,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Departures(L),121R Maragh3-4-3Chatterpl5-22 Pavlov's Dog(L),121SHusbnds4-8-7Fisher20-13 Crea's Law(L),121M Luzzi6-2-3LO'Brien12-14 TommyKarkrm(L),121CMontalv5-5-5Hinds30-15 Rockstar Life(L),117RNaprvnk6-4-1Contess10-16 Why Broadway(L),112J Ortiz3-1-11Shivmngl8-17 Brass Note(L),117M...
Vic Cangialosi’s Calder Grade
FIRST-6 1/2 fur; $10,500; cl($12,50); 3,4&5Y1-Diamond Willie 2-15-Shwkyce'nRses8-12-Air Frame 8-16-Title Town 15-13-Bright Knight 5-17-Kaminski 6-14-Pretty Rowdy 10-18-LngerTermsDg3-1SECOND-1 1/16mT; $16,500; cl($25,0); 3up4-Highland Sara 5-21-a-Cutie's Rosie 3-12-The Marikutana4-17-Pinafra 15-13-Bala Roja 8-11-a-StrshpShwty3-15-Pop's Gem...
Belmont Charts
June 28th, 2012Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-1 mile; $62,000; alw; 3up(f)Off: 12:51. Good. 3w bid 1/4,up fin 1/16Time: 24.05, 48.01, 1:12.15, 1:37.26.Trainer: William HeffnerWinner: B F,...
Meadowlands
Post Time: 7:00 p.m.Best Bet: Ram Rocker (11th)FIRST: mile pace; $14,232; J.Simpson4 Odds On Alpha(JCampbell)1-1-X2-13 Art Frenzy(BSears)1-1-X4-16 Give Me An Amen(TTetrick)2-2-X3-11 Exclamation(YGingras)3-7-X10-12 Spend It All(AMiller)2-4-X6-15 Jk Allthatjazz(RPierce)4-5-X8-17 Climate Hanover(CCallahan)3-1-15-1SECOND: mile...
Monmouth Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1m&70yds; $16,000; clm($5,0); 3upVIRGING ON STARDOM second this distance and level last out. STRAY BELLES broke maiden while going shorter. STRAIGHT NO CHASER third this distance and...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-1 1/16 miles; $50,000; mdn; 3up(f)3Flshy Dme (Bjrno)3.002.402.101Los Ojitos (Gomez)4.802.805Roxanne O (Espinoza)2.80* $1 Exacta (3-1) $7.40 * Quinella (1-3) $11.60 * $1 Trifecta (3-1-5) $23.10Winner picked by Vic CSECOND-5 1/2...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST-mile pace; $14,232; j.simpson1B-CvetEmptor(RSchnttker)3.202.102A-Corky (D Miller)2.204Super Classic (D Ackerman)2.20* Exacta (1-2) $5.00 * Trifecta (1-2-4) $19.80Scr: The Fresh Prince.Winner picked by LittleSECOND-mile pace; $14,232; j.simpson6To DreamOn(JTakter)2.402.102.105True Day Dream (DO'Mara)2.802.408Good Intentions...
Parise not expected to re-sign with Devils before free agency
It might still happen, but it’s now unlikely captain Zach Parise will re-sign with the Devils before he becomes an unrestricted free agent Sunday and fields offers from more well-heeled...
Yonkers
Post Time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Heston Blue Chip (11th)FIRST: mile pace; $11,500; claiming6 Play Of The Day(GBrennan)4-1-44-11 Somethinsgotagive(JBrtlett)3-6-58-53 Non Commital A(BHolland)1-2-65-12 Sams Treasure(EGoodell)7-4-415-14 Tevenay Hall(LStalbaum)2-5-66-15 Totally Fresh(JStratton)5-5-820-17 Kiss My Cam(DDube)2-5-310-18...
Penguins’ Crosby gets 12-year extension
Sid the Kid is sticking in Pittsburgh until he’s Sid the Old Man. The Penguins and superstar center Sidney Crosby agreed to a 12-year contract extension worth $104.4 million yesterday...
Hondo needs trio to be grand
Free-falling Hondo plunged deeper into the red last night when he was betrayed by the Rays and Dodgers, whose failures sent the deficit soaring to 1,560 matlacks.Tonight, Mr. Aitch will...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYJune 29SATJune30SUNJuly 1MONJuly 2TUEJuly 3WEDJuly 4THUJuly 5YankeesWhite Sox7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMWhite Sox1:05YESWCBSWhite Sox2:05YESWCBST.B.7:10YESWCBST.B.7:10YESWCBST.B.3:10YESWCBSBos.7:10YESWCBSMetsDodgers10:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AMDodgers7:15 FOXWFANDodgers8:00 ESPNWFANNOGAMEPhila.7:10SNYWFANPhila.1:10SNYWFANPhila.7:10SNYWFANLibertyNOGAMESea.4:00No TVNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNOGAMETor.7:00MSGWLIBNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMES.I. YankeesHudson Valley7:00No TVH.V.7:05No TVAber.5:35No TVAber.7:05No TVAber.7:05No TVJam.7:00No TVJam.7:00No TVCyclonesAberdeen7:00No TVAber.6:00No...
Rangers recruiting young Wisconsin defenseman
The Rangers’ delegation that featured head coach John Tortorella in a prominent role made its pitch to University of Wisconsin free agent defenseman Justin Schultz yesterday, stressing the opportunity the...
Elderly share Yankees memories
Brett Gardner moved around throughout the 15-minute conversation, first going to one knee, then crouching like a catcher, then standing with his hands planted on the arm of the wheelchair...
Back to Yankees bench for Martin
Russell Martin was out of the lineup again Thursday night because of the stiff lower back that has bothered him for the most of the last week. But the catcher...
Yankees' Warren to make debut tonight
Adam Warren will make his major league debut Friday night against the White Sox, but he already has gotten a taste of facing big leaguers. The 24-year-old, given the task...
Giants players say Eli is No. 1, not 31
There are 30 players in the NFL better than Eli Manning? Huh? “He’s No. 1 in my book, there’s not even any question about it,’’ Giants defensive tackle Chris Canty...
Van Pelt leads; Tiger five back at Congressional
BETHESDA, Md. — Bo Van Pelt kept bogeys off his card and picked up an extra shot when his wedge spun back into the hole for an eagle. It’s a...
Phelps smooth as ‘butter’ in 200-meter race
OMAHA, Neb. — First Michael Phelps poked his head out of the pool water to take a peek at the scoreboard, which showed he had just won the men’s 200-meter...
ESPN leader in not knowing sports
Big things, little things and all that lands (with a thud) in between on ESPN leaves us to wonder: If it’s “The Worldwide Leader In Sports,” who’s second? We’ll risk...
Nadal ousted by 100th-ranked Rosol in 2nd-round shocker
WIMBLEDON, England — First Rafael Nadal took a tumble into the net. Then he began complaining to the umpire. Then he bumped his opponent, Lukas Rosol, during a changeover. Rosol...
Queens natives O’Quinn, Lamb achieve NBA dream
Kyle O’Quinn saw his name flash across the television screen, felt the Virginia home of his pastor, Gregory Perry, basically shake and took a deep breath of exultation and elation....
Deron hangs with Jason as Nets prepare for free agency
Since the NBA lockout ended, one of the league’s most talked about story lines has been where Deron Williams will play next season. The Nets are the favorites to re-sign...
Knicks fans may never see Greek draft pick in New York
It’s all Greek to Knicks fans who thought the club would take a step forward last night in the NBA Draft in trying to win now and build up their...
Bird-rights appeal involving Knicks players settling soon
The union and the NBA are closing in on a settlement to end the league’s Bird-rights appeal. The two sides made substantial progress during its weeklong talks on the case...
Nets nab local point guard Taylor, international duo
With their first official draft night move as the Brooklyn Nets, they acquired a kid from Hoboken. The Nets dealt for Kansas guard Tyshawn Taylor — who starred in high...
Kentucky's Davis, Kidd-Gilchrist top NBA Draft
The No. 1 pick in the NBA draft came from Kentucky. The No. 2 pick came from Kentucky. Plus No. 18. And No. 29. No wonder Kentucky won it all....
St. John's Harkless goes from Knicks fan to 76ers draft pick
St. John’s freshman Maurice Harkless received his agent’s text right about when the 11th pick was being made in the NBA Draft last night. He was told to expect Philadelphia...
Wright’s hitting, Young’s pitching lead Mets over Dodgers
LOS ANGELES — He’s not Cy Young, but simply being Chris Young is good enough for the Mets. As dependable as the sun rising in the East, the veteran Young...
Mets hoping big game is end of Murphy's slump
LOS ANGELES — One big game or just heating up? The Mets were hoping it was a case of the latter for Daniel Murphy, a day after his three-hit, two-homer...
Starr Report
Star Jones will join an already-stellar cast of guest stars in the Aug. 19 episode of Lifetime’s “Drop Dead Diva.” Jones will play Judge Grace Lyford, a federal judge presiding...
A dating show for chefs?
It’s a food show. No, it’s a dating show. Wait. You’re both right. It’s two shows in one, The latest twist on reality is a show called “Chef Wants a...
Ch. 5 shake-up
Ernie Anastos, the face of Ch. 5’s news team for years, is being moved off the 10 p.m. news — and is being replaced by Greg Kelly, the handsome young...
Maksim dating Peta
It is official — “Dancing With the Stars” dancers Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd are changing their Facebook status to “in a relationship.” Dashing Maks, who has a long history...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYLMFAO, DEMIÃN BICHIR - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7MAROON 5, EUGENE LEVY - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, SONYA FITZPATRICK, ASHANTI - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m.,...
Drug scandal threatens ‘Big Brother’
You think reality TV is rough in the US? In Israel, the next season of “Big Brother” — a hugely popular series in the Jewish state — may not air...
Nearly Hillary
Sigourney Weaver can see it coming a mile away. Isn’t her “Political Animals” character, Elaine Barrish, a dead ringer for Hillary Clinton? For starters, the main character on “Political Animals”...
Who's zooming who!
1. NBA: Heat vs. Thunder 5,818,250 2. EuroCup: Spain vs. Portugal 1,581,439 3. EuroCup: England vs. Italy 1,378,591 4. EuroCup: Spain vs. France 1,322,582 5. EuroCup: CR vs. Portuga 751,518...
Weird but true
Officials in Michigan have come up with the most creative way yet to warn about drinking and driving — talking urinal cakes. The state Licensed Beverage Association has distributed the...
Nets draft Hoboken native Tyshawn Taylor in second round
After a long wait, the Nets finally got into the action midway through the second round of Thursday night’s NBA Draft.The Nets sent cash to the Portland Trail Blazers to...
Former Rice coach Mitchell takes over at rebuilding Scanlan
Dwayne Mitchell felt a void in his life last year. After more than 17 years of coaching boys basketball in the Catholic league, he didn’t have a school to call...
$5,000 fines for folks who steal recyclables and manhole covers
The City Council is declaring war on people who steal recyclables and manhole covers. Those who heist paper, large appliances and big metal items put out on the sidewalk for...
California man admits fake Babe Ruth glove ruse
Call him the Scambino. A California man faces nearly two years in the slammer for trying to sell an antique baseball mitt for $200,000 by falsely claiming it had been...
Parents of autistic boy on 'bus ride from hell' awarded $100K of $5M
They waited nearly seven years for more heartache. The parents of a severely autistic boy who bashed his head dozens of times while a bus matron yelled at him were...
Judge says cops who open fire still have to take Breathalyzer test
A judge today shot down efforts to revoke a regulation requiring Breathalyzer tests for NYPD cops who open fire on suspects. Manhattan federal Judge George Daniels rejected arguments from three...
Worth the wait: Former Lincoln standout King lands at Coastal Carolina
Reuben King always felt he was a Division I talent. It just took an extra year for college coaches to see it. The former Lincoln standout recently verbally committed to...
McClancy's Murray remembered with day of hoops, health awareness
Two and a half years after he tragically collapsed and died playing a game of pick-up basketball at Farmingdale State College in upstate New York, Dominic Murray hasn’t been forgotten....