August 7, 2012
Bloomberg uses National Night Out to tout lower crime numbers
Mayor Bloomberg marked National Night Out this evening with a whirlwind tour of the some of the city’s roughest police precincts. The mayor used the event -- a 29-year-old tradition...
4 convicted in $6 million theft from Columbia U.
Four men were convicted Tuesday in a computer-savvy scheme to steal almost $6 million from Columbia University by tampering with its bill-payment system. George Castro, Jeremy Dieudonne, Joseph Pineras, and...
Madrid, Milan to wrangle over Kaka & on the field tomorrow at Yankee Stadium
Real Madrid and AC Milan will meet tomorrow not just over a soccer game – a World Football Challenge tilt at 8 p.m. at Yankee Stadium – but also over...
Litmus test for NBC: 'Go On' sneak preview
Wednesday's “sneak preview” of “Go On” will be a litmus test for NBC, which has been promoting the sitcom virtually nonstop during the network’s Summer Olympics coverage. And why not?...
Mets demote Bay to platoon role
Matchups will override loyalty and paychecks. And the bottom line will have to be production for the Mets in left field.So manager Terry Collins admitted that he intends to make...
Cabrera homers, Tigers hold off Yankees 6-5
DETROIT — Miguel Cabrera homered and drove in three runs, and the Detroit Tigers held off the Yankees 6-5 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory. New York scored...
Reyes extends hit streak to 25, Marlins beat Mets
Jose Reyes extended his hitting streak to a career-high 25 games with an infield single that set up Miami's big inning, and the Marlins extended the New York Mets' home...
Mets promote lefty Olson, send down Ramirez
The Mets have promoted left-hander Garrett Olson from Triple-A Buffalo and sent down righty reliever Elvin Ramirez. Olson joined the team for Tuesday night’s game against Miami. He’s pitched in...
Ryan done talking about Jets disappointing 2011 season
CORTLAND – Jets coach Rex Ryan said he's done speaking about the 2011 season.Ryan has answered questions about the team's 8-8 season since it ended on New Year's Day. A...
Gov. Cuomo says gun violence has reached 'undeniable point'
Gov. Cuomo weighed in today on the national debate over control - vowing to pass new state laws to crack down on illegal gun use and violence following shooting massacres...
Giants practice: Osi makes big play, scuffles break out
ALBANY – Osi Umenyiora is so aggressive rushing the passer that opposing offenses often attempt to use his aggressiveness against him. The Giants in practice during training camp adopted a...
NFL Commissioner among 900 at funeral for son of Eagles coach
BROOMALL, Pa. — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Browns President Mike Holmgren and Patriots coach Bill Belichick were among more than 900 people who packed the church for the funeral service...
Judith Crist (1922-2012)
I was never lucky enough to meet Judith Crist, who was in many ways the most influential -- certainly the best known -- film critic in the United States in...
Tiger looks to halt major losing streak at PGA Championship
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. -- Tiger Woods gazed up every time he heard thunder crackling in the distance or the rain pounding the tent Tuesday, the kind of weather that could...
Lolo finishes fourth in 100-meter hurdles; Australian Pearson takes gold
LONDON — Sally Pearson provided a rare bright spot for Australia at the London Games, earning the country’s fourth gold medal by edging defending champion Dawn Harper of the U.S....
Police mistakenly shoot teen while fending off pitbull
Two NYPD internal affairs detectives mistakenly shot a teenager in Brooklyn today after trying to fend off a charging pitbull, law enforcement officials said. The plainclothes cops were on assignment...
Report: Doctor asked police to run background check on Colo. theater shooter
DENVER - A psychiatrist who was treating the suspected Colorado movie theater gunman asked University of Colorado police for a background check on the student six weeks before the July...
Why we love the U.S. women's soccer team
Everybody can get into a good story. We voraciously download them on our Kindles and Nooks (or actually crack open a real book) and spend untold hours at the movies...
Seven Cameroon athletes disappear from Olympic village
LONDON — Seven of Cameroon’s Olympic competitors have disappeared from their official residence and may attempt to seek asylum in Britain, the chief of the African nation’s delegation said Tuesday....
Two U.S. women’s teams to play for Olympic beach gold
LONDON — It’s an all-American final in the Olympic women’s beach volleyball tournament. Shortly after Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor reached their third consecutive gold medal game, the other...
Parole officer testifies he didn't see attacker after parolee allegedly shoots him
He never saw it coming. A parole officer testifying against the parolee who shot him in 2010 said today that the attack happened so fast he didn’t even see his...
It's official: Hottest year yet for Northeast
No surprise for Northeast residents sweating out the summer after a winter barely touching their snow shovels: this is the hottest year on record in the region so far. The...
The real reason Obama won't stop the Syrian massacre
The Obama administration has done very little in regards to stopping the bloodshed in Syria, which has gone on for a year and a half and claimed some 25,000 lives....
NBC fires back at Sharon Osbourne, denies discriminating against son Jack
The Peacock is fighting back! NBC denies claims made by Sharon Osbourne that it discriminated against her son, Jack -- who suffers from MS -- by refusing to let him...
Red Sox management voices support for Bobby V
BOSTON — Red Sox owner John Henry is backing Bobby Valentine in his first season as manager while Boston hovers around the .500 mark. Henry said on Monday that management...
Post Power Rankings: Yankees can’t ace test
The Yankees are tied for the best record in the American League, currently have a 92-percent chance of making the playoffs, and will be getting back Alex Rodriguez and Andy...
Girl found clinging to floating body in upstate NY lake
Boaters rescued a 6-year-old girl from a small reservoir north of New York City late Monday afternoon after finding her clinging to the floating corpse of a family friend who...
Nova's pitch quality, pitch selection and bad luck
First, your updated playoff seeds:AL: Texas (1) vs. winner of Detroit (WC1) and Angels (WC2), Yankees (2) vs. White Sox (3)NL: Washington (1) vs. winner of Atlanta (WC1) and Pittsburgh...
Peterson trial focuses on botched investigation
JOLIET, Ill. — The spotlight at Drew Peterson's murder trial focused Tuesday on the bungled investigation that followed the discovery of his third wife's body, as prosecutors sought to explain...
Giants' Nicks takes next step in rehab by running routes
ALBANY – Hakeem Nicks has taken steps toward a complete recovery from a broken foot and on Tuesday he takes another, more significant one when he runs routes for the...
Canada's star trying to move on after painful loss to USA
MANCHESTER, England — Christine Sinclair came away from perhaps the greatest performances of her life feeling mainly anger and bitterness. Sinclair scored three goals in a 4-3 loss against two-time...
Jets' Holmes not sure when he'll return from rib injury
CORTLAND – Jets wide receiver Santonio Holmes said Tuesday he's not sure when he'll be back on the field after suffering a rib injury.Holmes, who was hurt in Saturday's intrasquad...
Knicks' Melo says low blow by Argentina was 'uncalled for'
LONDON — Hard fouls are fine. Carmelo Anthony has a problem with cheap shots. The forward for the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team took one Monday night when Argentina guard...
U.S. women dominate Canada to advance to semis
LONDON — With their offense on a hiatus early, the U.S. women turned up the defensive pressure and cruised into the semifinals of the Olympic basketball tournament. Diana Taurasi scored...
Jets practice: Light passing day for Tebow, Sanchez
CORTLAND – In a physical practice that saw players on the Jets get in a fight for the second straight day, there were limited throws for both Mark Sanchez and...
Jets owner surprised by amount of coverage Tebow gets
CORTLAND - Even Jets owner Woody Johnson is a bit surprised at the level of media attention his team has gotten since trading for quarterback Tim Tebow in March."I think...
Son of NYer who vanished at beach arraigned
The Long Island man accused of staging his dad’s fake death pleaded not guilty today to insurance fraud and other charges. Jonathan Roth, 22, and dad Raymond Roth, 47, launched...
Elite NYC prep school addresses past abuse cases
An elite New York City prep school has announced steps that it's taking to address reports of past sexual abuse at the institution. The board of directors at the Horace...
Gov. Cuomo announces state-wide crackdown on bath salts
ALBANY - The state is cracking down on bath salts by adding dozens of drugs and chemicals to the list of banned substances, Gov. Cuomo announced today. The aim of...
No jail for mechanic in deadly NYC crane collapse
A mechanic was sentenced Tuesday to a year of community service for his role in a construction crane collapse that killed two workers, with their outraged relatives blasting a plea...
Their home 'sheet' home
Jacob Avid purchased a four-story brownstone on the Upper West Side in 2008 for $2.2 million and wanted to add two stories and build a rear extension. The extensive gut...
Douglas falls, but Raisman wins gold and bronze
LONDON – There is another American gymnast star - Aly Raisman. With Gabby Douglas falling off the beam Tuesday, Aly Raisman stole the day by winning two medals - the...
Professor met Nazi shooter in 2001 while studying racist music scene
Wade Michael Page grew up without his mom and learned racial hate without any help from family, according to a researcher with close ties to the mass murderer. University of...
More fights erupt at Jets practice, despite speech from Rex
CORTLAND - Jets practice got feisty for the second straight day and coach Rex Ryan is clearly annoyed about it.Ryan halted practice Tuesday twice. First, to deliver an expletive-filled warning...
Nets coach, GM in London for the Olympics
Deron Williams isn't the only Net in London.Both coach Avery Johnson and general manager Billy King will also be across the pond this week to see the Olympics, according to...
Breaking down the Nets schedule: Games 41-50
Nets coach Avery Johnson often likes to talk about the Nets schedule in 10-game increments as ways to gauge the way his team is playing.So, with that in mind, over...
Disinformation flies in Syria's growing cyber war as ground fighting rages on
On Sunday, it was a hijacked Reuters twitter feed trying to create the impression of a rebel collapse in Aleppo. On Monday, it was another account purporting to be a...
DVD Extra UPDATED: Marilyn's Blu streak, Fox dusting off Studio Classics for Blu-ray, Will Smith in 3-D
The 50th anniversary of Marilyn Monroe's death this week has inspired her former employer, Twentieth Century Fox, to spring for handsome Blu-ray upgrades of five well-known films she made for the...
Composer Marvin Hamlisch dies at 68 in LA
Marvin Hamlisch, who composed the scores for dozens of movies including "The Way We Were" and the Broadway smash "A Chorus Line," has died in Los Angeles. He was 68....
West Nile virus case confirmed on NY's Long Island
Babylon, NY— Suffolk County health officials say a Babylon resident has been confirmed as the first person on Long Island this year to contract the West Nile virus. The person,...
Romney ad says Obama is 'gutting welfare reform'
ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — Making a play for middle-class voters, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney sought Tuesday to elevate welfare reform as a campaign issue, accusing President Barack Obama...
Was Al Franken elected by 1000 felons?
As Byron York notes in his explosive column, opponents of voter ID laws like to argue its a solution in search of a problem. But when 1100 felons vote in...
Bolt breezes through opening round of 200 meters
LONDON -- Usain Bolt opened defense of his Olympic 200-meter title with a comfortable win in the opening round Tuesday, easing up over the final 80 meters to finish in...
Loughner pleads guilty to Ariz. shooting
TUCSON, Ariz. — Jared Lee Loughner pleaded guilty Tuesday to going on a shooting rampage that left six people dead and wounded his intended target, then-Congresswoman Gabriele Giffords, and 12...
T.O. signs one-year deal with Seahawks
RENTON, Wash. -- Terrell Owens is coming back to the NFL, hoping the Seattle Seahawks' search for another veteran wide receiver will get him off the sidelines. The 38-year-old Owens...
WATCH: NASA releases low-res video, photo of Mars rover descent
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA's Curiosity rover has transmitted its first color photo and a low-resolution video showing the last 2 1/2 minutes of its white-knuckle dive through the Martian atmosphere,...
3-point stance: Fight, Powell and Landry
CORTLAND – The Jets return to the fight field … er, practice field Tuesday as they enter into the final days of preparation for their first preseason game. The Jets...
Needed: The entitlement reform president
Recognizing that this election is about big issues, Mitt Romney has spent a lot of time talking about the economy, jobs (his latest promise is to create 12 million jobs...
Drama kicks it up a notch on big soccer stage
MANCHESTER, England — Ninety-plus minutes had been played and that wasn’t enough. This was no regular game, so to have it decided in regulation time surely would not suffice. So...
Morgan’s miracle caps USA soccer's thrilling OT win over Canada
MANCHESTER, England — They’ve played countless historic matches at Old Trafford, the venerable football temple that houses iconic English power Manchester United. Not many of those, however, have been saturated...
Low blow on Knicks' Anthony mars USA's pool-capping win over Argentina
LONDON — Carmelo Anthony took one for the team. Last night’s Team USA romp over Argentina, 126-97, was marred by an incident in the final seconds of the third quarter...
U.S. women’s Big 3 ready to lame Canada
LONDON — It’s single elimination now, so that means it’s Diana Taurasi, Tamika Catchings and Sue Bird time. The U.S. women will turn to the veteran leadership of the three-time...
Lolo faces final hurdles tonight
LONDON — Lolo Jones and fellow Americans Dawn Harper and Kellie Wells cruised into the semifinals of the women’s 100-meter hurdles yesterday along with world champion Sally Pearson of Australia....
Spain says ‘no tanks’ to facing Dream Team
LONDON — Spain lost to Brazil, then took a charge of tanking. Questioned if they played to win, the Spaniards insisted they didn’t intentionally lose their final Olympic preliminary round...
Olympic basketball should not go to under-23
LONDON — It helps to watch in person. It does. That’s when the amalgamation of talent is most stunning, even at this point of an Olympic competition when actually winning...
New Jersey’s Emmons sees another shooting medal, not another choke job
LONDON — Everyone drags their own luggage into these competitions. Matt Emmons has always thought about his Chinese rivals, for instance: In their country shooting is like American football, a...
Jets go Brawl In at practice
A year ago, the Giants won a Super Bowl by buying in to the Tom Coughlin slogan ALL IN. Rex Ryan’s Jets give us BRAWL IN instead. You continue to...
New Jersey judoka booted from Olympics after half-baked excuse
LONDON — American judo fighter Nick Delpopolo was expelled from the Olympics for doping yesterday, saying he unintentionally ate something before the games that had been baked with marijuana. Delpopolo...
Yankees on deck at Tigers
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS YANKEES: After a solid July in which he went 2-2 with a 3.09 ERA, Hughes opened the month last Wednesday against the Orioles with another stellar performance....
Smith feels comfortable on 'Cuse visit, expects more offers
Syracuse had a friendly feel for Laray Smith. The Xaverian senior running back saw some familiar faces when he visited the Big East school over the weekend. Former Erasmus Hall...
Tebow tracker
8:30 a.m. – Former Jets quarterback Boomer Esiason takes a shot at Tebow during his morning radio show: “I’m just telling you right now, I would [cut him], and I’ll...
Jets ‘D’ gets to sad sack Tebow
CORTLAND — Tim Tebow is lucky yesterday’s practice wasn’t full contact. If it had been, Tebow surely would have left the practice field in worse shape than running back Joe...
Mets on deck vs. Marlins
INSIDE THE MATCHUPS METS: Niese snapped a four-start winless streak on Wednesday, allowing one run on three hits in seven innings in a 2-1 victory over the Giants. He has...
UK bank ‘dodges’ $anctions on Iran
In a bold defiance of US trade sanctions, UK’s Standard Chartered Bank did business with Iran for nearly 10 years—and schemed with the despotic regime to hide the transactions, New...
Business briefs
Streak overThe Dow broke a nine-Monday losing streak, rising 21.34 to 13,117.51. The S&P rose 3.24 to 1,394.23, while Nasdaq picked up 22.01 to 2,989.91. YouTube-lessApple said Google’s YouTube won’t...
Devils owner short, needs $20M more
After trying for months to raise enough cash to pay off overdue loans, New Jersey Devils owner Jeff Vanderbeek is still short of his goal — with just a week...
Rose takes over at 70 Pine St.
Venerable New York real estate dynasty Rose Associates has taken the lead role at 70 Pine St., the vacant landmark skyscraper still awaiting conversion to apartments after two disappointing false...
Forget zombies: Phantom jobs are really scary
I’m still waiting for a reasonable explanation from the Labor Department on why it decided that so many brand-new businesses were suddenly creating so many new jobs in July. If...
Ex-Lehman big: I’ll go to rehab
Former Lehman Brothers Co-Chief Operating Officer Bradley H. Jack, arrested twice in less than a year on charges of prescription forgery, said he is willing to undergo a program for...
MS takes trading hit
Morgan Stanley, which had the largest trading-revenue drop among major US banks last quarter, lost money in that business on 15 days in the period, up from eight days a...
Rooked by Knight: Investors balk at rescue deal dilution
There is no happy ending in the Knight’s tale. Knight Capital — the embattled trading firm fighting for its survival after a $440 million computer glitch — was snatched from...
Best Buy-out proposed for $8.8B
Best Buy co-founder Richard Schulze said yesterday that he wants to take the struggling electronics chain private for as much as $8.8 billion despite skepticism about whether he can line...
HCA under eye of DOJ
The Justice Department is probing whether heart procedures performed at HCA hospitals were medically necessary and is investigating the company’s billing practices, the company said yesterday. HCA shares fell 4...
Same day from eBay
EBay is testing a same-day delivery service with big retailers including Target Corp, Best Buy and Toys “R” Us, as the world’s largest online marketplace steps up competition with rival...
Second Market auction
SecondMarket hopes it has found another hot company to trade on its platform: itself. The New York firm, which allows investors to trade shares of private companies online, is letting...
Beacon dark
The beacon of light that once heralded the Beacon Tower on the DUMBO skyline is kaput — one of nearly 100 construction problems cited in a $150 million racketeering lawsuit...
Iran-linked biz paid prez aide
WASHINGTON — One of President Obama’s closest aides was paid $100,000 by a company doing business with Iran just before he joined the White House staff, The Washington Post reported...
Syrian PM defects to rebels
BEIRUT — Syria’s prime minister defected yesterday, evidence that the widening cracks in President Bashar al-Assad’s regime have reached the highest echelons of government. Riad Hijab (pictured) is the highest-level...
Mitt $ocks Barack: Wins fund race with 2nd $100M month
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney beat President Obama again. The Republican topped Obama in fund-raising for a third consecutive month, hauling in $101 million in July to Obama’s mere $75 million,...
Conn. beachgoers shore peeved at Obama
Connecticut beach bums were steaming yesterday that President Obama’s trip to tony Westport for a big-bucks fund-raiser caused the closure of two public beaches — nixing plans for summertime fun...
Eye Condi at convention
WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s campaign announced a group of high-profile Republicans, including Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who will get speaking roles at the GOP convention —...
Romper rooms: Cheaters bare fave NY hotels
The swank W Hotel on Lexington Avenue is the most popular spot in town for an extramarital fling, according to a survey ranking the top 10 city hotels where cheaters...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan For five weeks this summer, a cat burglar scaled Chinatown fire escapes, crept into apartments, and made off with whatever cash, jewelry and electronics he could find. But that...
Mike’s gal heats up his pool
He’s taken, ladies! The mystery blonde who was seen partying with Olympic golden boy Michael Phelps in London Sunday night is his aspiring-model girlfriend, Megan Rossee, 25, whom he has...
Douglas dad’s a gym ‘rat’
LONDON — Olympic sweetheart Gabby Douglas slammed her Air Force dad as a deadbeat yesterday and blamed him for her doting mom’s financial woes. The gold-medal-winning gymnast said her father,...
Munich widow shames IOC
LONDON — The widow of an Israeli athlete slain by Muslim terrorists during the 1972 Munich Olympics denounced the International Olympic Committee at a memorial service yesterday, shouting, “Shame on...
O: End tax on winners
WASHINGTON — Future US Olympians will likely compete without a financial weight around their necks: taxes. President Obama would sign a bill to eliminate US taxes on medal winners, the...
‘Faker’ bust
The son of a Long Island man who faked his own death was arrested for trying to help his dad pull off the scheme, officials said yesterday. Jonathan Roth, 22,...
Groper gets max
A serial groper was sentenced to 25 years to life yesterday after telling a judge to “do what you want.” “You can give me more if you want,” Greg Poirier,...
$6M for pianist kin
The descendants of legendary one-armed New York concert pianist Paul Wittgenstein — once heir to one of Europe’s wealthiest families — will get more than $6 million as repayment for...
‘Record’ layoffs
He’s so far survived the iTunes era and a jacked-up rental market, but a controversial sick-leave bill might be the final straw for this East Village vintage-record store operator. Norman...
A ‘pet’ peeve
Downtown pet-shop owner Randy Klein already offers her staffers three sick days per year, but says it “would be a real hardship” if city officials required her to dish out...
Vote nay on sick pay, biz bosses tell Quinn
From shop owners to industry titans, city business leaders yesterday cranked up pressure on City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to make sure she holds her ground against a proposal that...
Meet ‘Bare’ Refaeli!
Look for Bar Refaeli’s JDate.com profile — in 13 years. The Israeli model, sizzling in lingerie for Maxim, tells the mag she’d go on the Jewish dating site, but later....
GOP pols: Bring NYC Chik-fil-A
Keep Chick-fil-A out of New York City? Fuhgeddaboutit! Some Brooklyn politicians yesterday invited the chicken-restaurant chain to open an eatery in the Borough of Churches, countering opponents such as City...
Chemo may feed cancer
Cancer-fighting chemotherapy can cause damage to healthy cells, triggering them to secrete a protein that sustains tumor growth and resistance to further treatment, a new study in Nature Medicine says.Researchers...
Cops to subpoena Twitter after it shields theater-threat nut
The NYPD will subpoena Twitter today to force the social-media site to identify a psycho poster who is threatening a “Batman”-style shooting rampage at a Broadway theater, The Post has...
‘Hairspray’ author dies at 58
The Tony Award-winning author who co-wrote the book of the hit Broadway musical “Hairspray” died yesterday in the lobby of his Upper West Side building, his brother said. Mark O’Donnell,...
Neo-Nazi Sikh killer in loony tune band
MILWAUKEE - Wade Michael Page, the madman who massacred six people at a Sikh temple, was a Nazi-tattooed skinhead who sickeningly displayed his love of swastikas on Facebook. The 40-year-old...
Temple hero a Brooklyn son
There was no taking the Brooklyn out of this gutsy hero. The tough-as-nails cop who was struck by up to nine bullets while aiding shooting victims at a Sikh temple...
NJ gets tough on teachers
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a law yesterday making it tougher for teachers to earn and keep tenure in the Garden State. Mayor Bloomberg and some education reformers hailed...
State shows horse sense
ALBANY — State racing regulators are looking to beef up horse security at the Aug. 25 Travers Stakes in Saratoga — the biggest race in the East outside the Triple...
Pol: Put brakes on bike-cab gouging
Pedicab drivers who rip off their riders with hidden fees and expensive pricing schemes not revealed until the end of the trip are so rampant that the industry needs tougher...
Cuomo seeks Medic-aid
ALBANY — The state is asking Uncle Sam for $10 billion — to save money.Gov. Cuomo formally requested the massive sum yesterday to improve New York Medicaid recipients’ access to...
Geezer ‘tea$er’: 26-year-old dancer used me, director, 73, says
You mean it wasn’t true love between the 26-year-old model and 73-year-old director? The Italian codger says he was taken to the cleaners by a leggy Manhattan dancer from one...
Prison for credit crook
A Queens man was sentenced yesterday for running one of the largest identity-theft and credit-card scams in US history.Amar Singh, 33, admitted last month that he masterminded a $13 million...
‘Bomber’s blast
The man accused of lobbing Molotov cocktails into a mosque and a Hindu temple on New Year’s Day complained in court yesterday about how long his case is taking. “I...
Gristedes $lapped
Talk about walking off with the store!The lawyers who scored a $3.5 million overtime deal for Gristedes supermarket workers will get paid even more than that themselves, a judge ruled...
‘Speed demon’ shouldn’t have been on streets
A career criminal who slammed a stolen SUV into a car carrying two Bronx nursing-home workers — leaving one on a ventilator — should have never been on the streets,...
City’s 1st Chinese charter weighed
A proposed Queens charter school is planning to put acupuncture, martial arts and calligraphy on its East-meets-West educational menu — and to feed kids Chinese grub, to boot. The Whole...
UWS shelter-shocked by 200 homeless units
Residents of a West 95th Street building are waking up today to find the first of 200 homeless families to be their new neighbors, in a move that community leaders...
Frisks rise, beefs drop
There were fewer gripes about the NYPD’s hotly debated stop-and-frisk program last year, even as the number of stops increased, according to data released yesterday. The watchdog Civilian Complaint Review...
Yer out! Met cop Citi ban
An NYPD cop can kiss Citi Field goodbye. A Queens judge yesterday banned Eduardo Cornejo from the Mets’ stadium for a year after he pleaded guilty to taking a better,...
Police do a number on killer
Brooklyn cops yesterday stood guard at a storefront whose address has the same four numbers as two shops where a thug murdered the owners. The ramped-up street patrols were posted...
BMW slams man in B’klyn
A BMW slammed into a pedestrian in a fatal hit-and-run in Brooklyn last night before crashing into another vehicle, cops and witnessed said. The black luxury sedan struck the 31-year-old...
Syria: who’s going to jump next?
Who will jump next? In the wake of Syrian Prime Minister Riad Hijab’s defection, that’s the question making the rounds in Damascus. Hijab, a high official of the ruling Ba’ath...
This benefits bill is sick
A year ahead of the mayoral race, pro-“labor” advocates are trying to strongarm City Council Speaker Christine Quinn into holding a vote on a bill requiring employers to offer sick...
He’s swimming in gold: Phelps’ self-made success
The Issue: Swimmer Michael Phelps’ 22 medals, including 18 gold in three Olympic Games. *** As an avid fitness swimmer, I have long marveled at Michael Phelps (“America’s Greatest Olympian...
Better pay for better teachers?
The Issue: Whether merit-based pay would help keep good teachers in the NYC public-school system. *** “Merit Pay Matters” (Editorial, Aug. 2) highlights a fundamental flaw that has persisted in...
Red rover, red rover
Are America’s days leading the world in space exploration behind it? The plutonium-powered US craft that pulled off an amazing, hitch-free landing on Mars yesterday says otherwise. Curiosity landed seamlessly...
Stops down, crime up
Major crime in the city rose 12 percent from April through June. The number of stop-and-frisks fell 34 percent. Coincidence? Sure doesn’t seem that way. And if NYPD critics get...
Another Albany porkfest
Uh-oh: The little piggies in the state Legislature have been sticking their snouts where they don’t belong — again. This time, they found $31 million in taxpayer cash to spread...
An ugly war myth
The first thing we heard yesterday about the monster who shot up the Sikh temple on Sunday wasn’t his name, but the fact that he was a US Army veteran....
The incredible lightness of Reid
There’s something liberating about not caring about your reputation, your institution or the truth. By those standards, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is a blissfully free man. The Nevada Democrat...
Check out hot Butz
If his theater work ever dries up, Norbert Leo Butz would make one hell of a troubadour. For his cabaret debut Sunday night at 54 Below, he strapped on a...
Tumbling into familiar territory
Downloads of the Week Melissa Etheridge “Falling Up” ★ 1/2 SURPRISE! Or maybe not a surprise at all: Melissa Etheridge’s new single, ahead of her September album “4th Street Feeling,”...
These yuks are for you, Dad
‘Shalom, my brothers,” Rain Pryor greets her audience — and if that sounds incongruous coming from a woman in a large Afro, well, that’s the point. As “Fried Chicken and...
Playing politics remains Vidal
Broadway dimmed its lights Friday night in Gore Vidal’s honor. Happily, a slew of cast changes at his scathing 1960 comedy, “The Best Man,” has scarcely diminished this fine revival’s...
Jets coaches comparing Landry to Ravens' Reed
CORTLAND — The Jets coaches love what they’ve seen from safety LaRon Landry so far in training camp. How much? “As good as Ed Reed is, we’ve never had an...
Sports shorts
MLB: Sox: Bobby V’s our man Red Sox owner John Henry is backing Bobby Valentine in his first season as manager while Boston hovers around the .500 mark. Henry said...
Parx Racing Analysis
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m; $25,000; str alw; 3upALLEN’S STAR Roman Ruler colt gets big drop in class and returns for 29% layoff...
Saratoga Charts
August 6th, 2012 Clear And Fast. Turf: Yielding 2,8,9. ©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 1/2 fur; $80,000; mdn; 2YO(f)Off: 1:01. Good. vigorous hand rideTime: 22.03, 45.55, 1:1.1, 1:16.48. Trainer: Todd...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-1m&70yds; $22,000; clm($7,500); 3up2Full N Sssy (Acost)3.402.202.105Full Storm (Suarez)2.802.204Nnseeyoun Heven (Bermudez)3.00* Exacta (2-5) $7.80 * Trifecta (2-5-4) $28.60SECOND-5 1/2 fur; $28,000; clm($25,000); 3,4&5YO3Amzng Grc (Ellott)7.203.402.404Always Pettit (Acosta)3.802.607Keep the Ticket (McManigell)9.60*...
Affrunti’s Finger Lakes Grade
FIRST-1 1/16m; $9,000; mdn cl($4,500); 3up; (f&m)1-Catillac Cutie 7-54-Fighting Back 6-12-Lucky Cruise 4-15-Desert Doctor 20-16-Royal Bridge 8-17-QeenBeOntrck12-13-NewYorkMircle5-28-MidasPrspect10-1SECOND-5 1/2f; $14,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3up2-Affair Deed 2-13-American Sky 8-14-Tannery Town 7-25-Bringitin 8-16-Lucky Aly...
The Post Line
Preseason NFLThursdayFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogRedskins+2 1/22(35)BILLSPATRIOTS2 1/22 1/2(40)SaintsSteelers+31 1/2(33 1/2)EAGLESFALCONS32 1/2(33 1/2)RavensCHARGERS2 1/22 1/2(37)PackersBEARS33(33)BroncosFridayBENGALS1 1/21 1/2(34)JetsJAGUARSPk2 1/2(33 1/2)GiantsDOLPHINS2 1/22 1/2(33)BuccanneersLIONS4 1/23(36)BrownsCHIEFS33(34 1/2)Cardinals49ERS53 1/2(33)VikingsSaturdayPANTHERS22(35 1/2)TexansSEAHAWKS33(34)TitansSundayCOLTS2 1/2Pick(34)RamsMondayRAIDERS21 1/2(35)CowboysHome team in CAPS
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball5 p.m.Little League World Series ESPN27 p.m.Yankees at Tigers YES, WCBS (880 AM)7 p.m.Marlins at Mets SNY, WFAN (660 AM)8 p.m.Little League World Series ESPN2Cycling4 p.m.Tour of Utah MSG PlusHorse...
Hondo takes shot with G-men
Hondo’s Nova-Cain plays made him numb last night as losses with the Yankees and Giants pushed the filthy and fetid figure to a whopping 2,155 cervs. Tonight, Mr. Aitch fully...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYAug. 7WEDAug. 8THUAug. 9FRIAug. 10SATAug. 11SUNAug. 12MONAug. 13YankeesDetroit 7:05 YES Network WCBS 880 AMDet. 7:05 YES WCBSDet. 1:05 YES WCBSTor. 7:07YESWCBSTor. 1:07YESWCBSTor. 1:07YESWCBSTex. 7:05 YES WCBSMetsMiami7:10SportsNetNY WFAN 660 AMMia.7:10SNYWFANMia. 12:10...
Moneyball taking over PGA
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — You were once among an elite group when you captured one of golf’s major championships. You had status, a swagger and a prize all others coveted....
Giants new QBs coach says it's easy to work with Eli
ALBANY — Eli Manning has reached the pinnacle of his profession as a two-time Super Bowl MVP. Sean Ryan is entering his first year as an NFL quarterbacks coach. There’s...
Giants’ Thomas avoids surgery, could be back in a month
ALBANY — The Giants open their regular season in one month. There is a chance Terrell Thomas will be lining up at cornerback that night against the Cowboys. That is...
Giants rookie WR Douglas looking to take roster spot from Barden
ALBANY — Everyone has been waiting for Ramses Barden. And everyone loves a good underdog story. But in one of the biggest and most intriguing battles in Giants training camp,...
NFL denies bounty offer for Saints' Vilma
The NFL has called a report it offered a settlement and reduced suspension to Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma “completely inaccurate.” Vilma has been suspended for the 2012 season for his...
Jets have 20-player brawl on practice field
CORTLAND — Call it the Training Camp Tussle. Jets running back Joe McKnight and rookie defensive back D’Anton Lynn got into a fight during yesterday’s practice that escalated into a...
Tejada makes Mets forget Reyes
Jose who? In less than a full season as the Mets’ starting shortstop, Ruben Tejada has made that an applicable question around Citi Field. Tejada’s predecessor, Jose Reyes, is scheduled...
Mets reliever Byrdak has torn shoulder capsule
Another Mets pitcher has gotten the cold shoulder. The team announced yesterday left-hander Tim Byrdak has a torn anterior capsule in his shoulder. That’s the same injury that forced teammate...
Pena keeps Yankees manager Girardi from ejection
DETROIT - In the middle of the third inning of last night’s 7-2 loss to the Tigers, Yankees bench coach Tony Pena likely saved manager Joe Girardi from his second...
Nova hit hard again; Tigers beat Yankees behind Verlander's 14 strike outs
DETROIT — Two-plus weeks into a six-month season Ivan Nova declared himself “the best pitcher in the world.’’ Last night he saw one of the premier pitchers in the big...
Nova just one example of bad year for Yankees' young pitchers
DETROIT — He started part two of rain-suspended Game 1 when the Yankees faced these Tigers in last year’s American League Division Series. Then he started Game 5, with the...
No girls allowed
A wacky new reality series claims to show what could happen to society if a bunch of bumble-headed men were ever left in charge. In “The Week the Women Went”...
Talk show guests
TUESDAYTOMMY LEE JONES, MERYL STREEP, MICHAEL PSILAKIS - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7RICO RODRIGUEZ, JORGE GARCIA - LIVE! with Kelly, 9 a.m., Ch. 7VANESSA WILLIAMS - Rachael Ray,...
‘Today’s’ got game
NBC’s coverage of the London Summer Olympics is helping “Today” reclaim its ratings mojo. While official final numbers from last week won’t be out until Thursday, “Today” is expected to...
Joke Barr-ed
Comedy Central has cut a joke about the Colorado movie-theater massacre from its roast of Roseanne Barr. Comedian Jeff Ross, who’s hosting the roast, made the joke — likening roast...
Welcome to Miami
The Miami Dolphins’ edition of HBO’s “Hard Knocks” — which starts tonight — already has its first drama. Dolphins coach Joe Philbin has revealed that he has a history of...
Abby’s road to Joffrey
'Dance Moms' doyenne Abby Lee Miller has tapped into her own spinoff. The brassy, hoarse-voiced Miller will be the lead judge on “Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition,” in which 12 young...
Just back: London
"I'm sorry to disappoint," sighed the lady behind the host stand, "but we can in fact seat you right away." She smiled, waiting for our reaction, pleased with herself. Three...
How Portland has us licked!
Sustainable, small-batch, locavore, a lot like Brooklyn. Yes, those are some of the obvious, overused descriptors for Portland, Oregon’s food. And they’re valid. But let’s move on to the fun...
Delano goes to Morocco
South Beach not sizzling enough for you? The Delano is opening its second outpost in September. In Marrakech. The 71-room Delano Marrakech resort will include four restaurants, headlined by Michelin-starred...
Weird but true
Reality bites. Two overreaching thieves robbed victims in Pennsylvania, filmed the crimes — and claimed it was part of a reality TV show, cops said. Randall Smith and Artie Goodwine...
LuHi's Facey cuts list to 11, plans visits
Kentan Facey, Long Island Lutheran’s 6-foot-9 forward whose stock exploded this summer after a series of impressive performances, has begun the long process of cutting down his list of suitors....
Ed. administrator tapped to head prestigious Stuyvesant HS
City officials named an education administrator and parent to head its most prestigious public school in the wake of a widespread student cheating scandal. Jie Zhang, who started her schools...
Queens man takes $20G in suit against Subway where he found knife in bread
That’s a lot of $5 footlongs! The Subway sandwich chain has cut a deal to pay $20,000 to a Queens man who filed suit after finding a serrated knife baked...
How to look expensive!
Working late on Oscar night as the beauty editor of Glamour magazine, Andrea Pomerantz Lustig was deluged with calls and e-mails from hair and beauty experts. “They were explaining how...
