February 7, 2013
Islanders acquire goalie Thomas from Bruins for cap leverage
Every team deals with the salary cap in a different way, but it’s pretty clear that few have ever dealt with it like the Islanders.Yesterday the Brooklyn-bound franchise traded for...
Security guard assists NYPD in corralling loose goat
A goat that fled a slaughterhouse for the streets of Bedford Stuyvesant is going to find peace and love on a farm in Woodstock. Terrified Brooklynites called cops to corral...
Fed panel freezes FDNY hiring monitor team
A federal appeals panel today froze the activities of a team of court-appointed special monitors assigned to watch over hiring and promotion practices at the FDNY. The US Second Circuit...
B'klyn shrink busted for alleged $230K Medicaid scam
A Brooklyn psychiatrist has been arrested for allegedly scamming Medicaid out of $230,000 in fake head-shrinking sessions, authorities said today. Jean Elie, 50, also wrote over $1 million worth of...
Teen who allegedly threw 9yo neighbor from roof indicted; victim still in coma
The teen accused of viciously tossing his 9 year old neighbor off the roof of a Bronx apartment building was indicted on attempted murder and assault charges, the Bronx DA’s...
Bronx super gets jail time for dog fighting and cruelty
A Bronx building superintendent was sentenced today to 1 to 3 years behind bars for conducting dogfights and creating a doggie den of horrors. Raul Sanchez, 59, stood emotionless during...
Pressure, young hopefuls lead Red Bulls to 3-2 come-from-behind win
The Red Bulls won their second preseason game in as many tries with today’s 3-2 victory over Swedish side Malmo FF. And while Thierry Henry got his first tally of...
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The Who: Alexa Ray Joel, Cory Kennedy, Jessica Hart, and Nana Meriwether (a.k.a. Miss USA) The What: It’s all about long, loose Gypsy-inspired silhouettes to keep you covered for fall:...
B'klyn teen found stabbed to death at cousin's house, killer still on the loose
A Brooklyn teen was found stabbed to death this afternoon, law-enforcement sources said. The 18-year-old was discovered in his cousin's bedroom about 2:50 p.m. on Suydam Street near Wilson Avenue,...
Jets name two new additions to coaching staff
The Jets announced two coaching additions Thursday.Brian VanGorder was hired as linebackers coach and Bobby April III was added as quality control for defense. VanGorder spent last year as the...
Cosmos name national team's Llamosa assistant coach
The New York Cosmos added former US National Team player Carlos Llamosa as an assistant coach.“This is a great moment for my family and I,” said Llamosa, who was born...
Knicks' White to compete in slam dunk contest
MINNEAPOLIS – Knicks high-flying swingman James White will compete in the NBA's All-Star Slam Dunk competition, it was announced Thursday night on TNT.The Post first reported earlier Thursday that White...
Appellate panel upholds convictions against disgraced political consultant Haggerty; orders him to start prison time
A state appellate panel today unanimously upheld the money laundering and larceny convictions of disgraced political consultant John Haggerty -- ordering that he begin serving his original sentence of at...
Gov Christie vetoes NJ internet gambling bill
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill Thursday that would have made New Jersey the third state to legalize gambling over the Internet, but said he would...
Breaking down Fordham's football recruiting class
With all of the craziness surrounding the recruiting classes of Alabama, Ole Miss and moms stealing their sons’ letters of intent, Fordham flew under the radar and picked up several...
US airstrikes in Afghanistan kill hundreds of children: UN
Attacks by U.S. military forces in Afghanistan, including air strikes, have reportedly killed hundreds of children over the last four years, according to the U.N. body monitoring the rights of...
Day after mother steals LOI, Arkansas recruit finally signs
PLANTATION, Fla. — Alex Collins was dressed in a camouflage jumpsuit, complete with a matching tie. Maybe an odd choice, considering that on the day he was supposed to sign...
Giants get bigger, re-sign massive DT Rogers
The day after the Giants released defensive tackle Chris Canty they got a whole lot bigger when they re-signed Shaun Rogers, a 350-pound interior defensive lineman who missed the entire...
US survivors of Algerian hostage crisis plagued by nightmares, guilt
Mark Cobb was so close to the terrorists, he could hear their footsteps. Steve Wysocki escaped after hearing his boss taken hostage next door. Nick Frazier was on a bus...
Aqueduct cancels Friday racing due to impending storm
Due to an impending winter storm, live racing Friday at Aqueduct has been canceled. The Big A and the Belmont Café will remain open for simulcasting. Telephone and Internet wagering...
Lawmaker: Subway deaths a 'wake-up call'
A lawmaker says a spate of recent deaths on New York City subway tracks should be "a wake-up call to our transit system." City Council Transportation Committee Chairman James Vacca...
Nets' Stackhouse says union is 'horrible,' needs changes
WASHINGTON – In the wake of the damaging independent audit that slammed the executive director of the NBA’s Players Union, Billy Hunter, several players have called for change in the...
Brennan's confirmation hearing interrupted by protesters
WASHINGTON — Nominated to head the CIA, John Brennan told a protest-disrupted Senate confirmation hearing Thursday the United States remains at war with al-Qaida and other terrorists and is under...
Alleged LA cop killer wrote online message to Jets' Tebow: report
Tim Tebow has fans in every nook and cranny of the population. An ex-Los Angeles cop and accused killer at the center of a citywide manhunt wrote “goodbye” messages to...
Reinstated Williams apologizes for BountyGate, hired by Titans
Gregg Williams thanked NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for reinstating him and he also apologized while taking "full responsibility" for his role in the New Orleans' bounty scandal.The NFL reinstated Williams...
Devils adjusting to 'weird' shortened season
If it weren’t for the lockout that eliminated three months of the current NHL season, the Devils would have played nearly 40 games at this point. Instead, they are now...
Timo Weiland
The Who: The young fashion crowd could be found front row, from Teen Vogue's Style Features Director, Andrew Bevan, to the Glamourai blogger, Kelly Framel. The What: New age English...
AROUND THE CAGE: UFC rankings controversy much ado about nothing
The UFC announced last week that, for the first time, it would be publishing official rankings for each weight class and a pound-for-pound list. The selections would be made the...
Mariners' Hernandez passes Yankees' CC as highest paid pitcher in baseball
Now he can live like a king. Mariners ace Felix Hernandez has agreed to a seven-year, $175 million deal with the team, according to USA Today. It makes the right-hander...
Armstrong agrees to cooperate with USADA: report
Likely motivated by a potential jail stint, Lance Armstrong will now cooperate with the USADA, according to an ABC News report. The disgraced cyclist’s about-face came after ABC reported that...
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano illegally solicited campaign funds: complaint
Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano's political opposition has submitted a criminal complaint to the state Attorney General and the Board of Elections - charging Mangano with illegal solicitation and expenditure...
Cop flips the bird at the NYCLU over stop-and-frisk app
Some of New York’s finest have a message for the New York Civil Liberties Union, and it’s not pretty. Video of an officer dropping the “F” bomb while another flips...
Partner blasts NJ fashionista who jumped to death in Facebook rant: report
A beautiful fashionista who jumped to her death from the George Washington Bridge after leaving behind a list of girls to be barred from her funeral had “incessantly” blamed others...
Lakers' Dwight on Kobe's criticism: 'He’s not a doctor'
The Lakers are 6-1 over their past seven games so you would guess that the drama surrounding the team would have died down right?Guess again.Despite working their way back to...
'Side Effects' may include audience agitation
I walked out of Steven Soderbergh’s “Side Effects’’ thinking to myself, “Finally, a mainstream 2013 movie I can whole-heartedly recommend’’ — then quickly added, “well, except that it will probably...
787 battery approval should be reconsidered: NTSB
WASHINGTON — The government should reassess its safety approval of the Boeing 787 lithium ion batteries, the nation's top accident investigator said Thursday, casting doubt on whether the airliner's troubles...
Casillas: Championship Cowboys teams used horse medication
The Cowboys did a lot of horsing around in the ’90s.Former Dallas defensive lineman Tony Casillas said in a radio interview that the players on those Super Bowl-winning teams were...
One in 12 stroke survivors thinks about suicide: study
One in 12 stroke survivors thought about suicide or that they would be better off dead, a troubling federal survey reveals. That's more than those with other health problems such...
NRA head says gun-control measures won't pass Congress
DENVER — The head of the National Rifle Association said Thursday he's confident that Congress won't approve an assault weapons ban or a limit on high-capacity ammunition magazines after mass...
Fashion Week survival guide
Fashion Week is one of my favorite times of year, despite the 16-hour days, the constant stop-and-go (the mad dash from show to show, followed by the 30-minute wait for...
Activist wants charges dropped in anti-Jihadist spray fray
The Egyptian-born activist busted for blasting pink spray paint on a subway poster that called Israel's Jihadist enemies "savages" filed motions today asking that her graffiti and criminal mischief charges...
Ackman fires off 40 pages of questions aimed at Herbalife
Bill Ackman has a lot of questions for Herbalife — as a matter of fact, 284 of them. The hedge fund manager fired off 40 pages of questions at the...
Mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis blasts MTA for being insensitive to Asians
GOP mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis today blasted the MTA of being insensitive to the city’s Asian community by suspending No. 7 weekend train service during Lunar New Year festivities –...
Boyle to be healthy scratch for Rangers vs. Islanders
By his demeanor, it seemed like Brian Boyle knew this was coming.The Rangers’ big-bodied center will be a healthy scratch when the Islanders come into the Garden Thursday night, culminating...
Giants re-sign TE Pascoe to one-year deal
This won’t exactly send reverberations through an organization that has already pared three key starters off the roster but the Giants on Thursday got around to adding a player, re-signing...
Matteau moving to Devils' top line after five healthy scratches
Stefan Matteau isn’t going down -- in fact, the Devils rookie isn’t just staying with the Devils, he will be on the first line tonight at left wing alongside Travis...
Schilling: 'Former members' of Red Sox offered me PEDs; A-Rod's 'done'
Curt Schilling was encouraged to use performance-enhancing drugs late in his career with the Red Sox by “former members of the organization” in the team’s clubhouse, he said in an...
Mayor preps salt trucks ahead of Nor'easter as city put under winter storm watch
Alternate-side parking rules will be suspended and salt trucks will be standing by as the city braces for a Nor’easter that’s storming toward New York. Snowfall predictions for New York...
LAPD shoot several innocent people during massive manhunt for former officer accused of firing on four officers and killing a couple
LOS ANGELES — Thousands of police officers throughout Southern California and neighboring states hunted Thursday for a disgruntled former Los Angeles officer wanted for going on a deadly shooting rampage...
Mets to sign reliever Lyon to one-year deal
The Mets made what is expected to be their final free agent addition to the bullpen on Thursday with the imminent signing of Brandon Lyon.The 33-year-old is in New York...
How the Yankees can make up for players who left
In reading Dan Martin’s story today on Mark Newman and Ivan Nova, I thought, as I often do, about the math of baseball. Building a winning team is largely about...
Kiwanuka 'surprised' at Giants cutting Bradshaw, Boley, Canty
Mathias Kiwanuka was surprised when he learned that his friends Ahmad Bradshaw, Chris Canty and Michael Boley were released and believes the Giants will miss their contributions both on and...
Family of 'Scooter Lady' brutally killed by tractor-trailer in SoHo sues truck company
The California sister of an eccentric Greenwich Village woman, who was killed in a gruesome tractor-trailer accident last summer, is suing the truck company over her death, according to a...
DKNY Men
The Who: Details editors were front and center along with sketch master Richard Haines and all the fashion girls looking for a man with a manicured beard. The What: Eclectic...
Sizzling red dresses kick off Fashion Week
A-list celebrities wearing designer gowns strutted down the runway to raise awareness for women's heart health.
Judge rules cop-killer not mentally impaired - opens door for death sentence vote
He’s smart enough to face lethal injection. Convicted cop killer Ronell Wilson is not mentally impaired — and because of that a new jury will decide whether he is put...
Ex-Tyco chief — who looted company funds for $6K gold shower curtain — gets another chance at parole
Former Tyco chief Dennis Kozlowski who's serving time for fleecing company coffers to support his lavish lifestyle, will get another chance at parole, a Manhattan Supreme Court judge has ruled....
Cavallari: Bears QB proposed to me in text message
It’s just what every girl dreams of, except the complete opposite. “The Hills” star Kristin Cavallari told E! News that fiancé, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, proposed to her via text...
Retailers report strong January sales
Sometimes, the devil is in the deals. Americans shopped the winter clearance racks in January, resulting in strong sales during the month for retailers. But spending is expected to slow...
Man pleads guilty to terror plot after trying to detonate 1,000 lb 'bomb' at Federal Reserve Bank
A Bangladeshi man today admitted trying to detonate what he thought was a 1,000-pound bomb outside the Federal Reserve Bank in lower Manhattan. Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, 21, conceded...
Putin demands that senior member of Russian Olympic Committee be fired year before Sochi games
SOCHI, Russia — A year before the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics begin, President Vladimir Putin has demanded that a senior member of the Russian Olympic Committee be fired. Putin's move...
David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital sues Apple saying company needs to do more to unlock value for shareholders
With its annual meeting looming and its stock on the decline, Apple is facing a rebellion from an activist investor who wants the company to stop stockpiling cash and give...
POST-CAST: Mets star Wright talks with Vaccaro and Hale
Mets star David Wright joins the second edition of the Post-Cast to talk about the team's chances of contending this season, his calls to Michael Bourn and how he proposed...
More than 90 percent of Americans support gun background checks: poll
More than 90 percent of US voters supported background checks for all gun buyers, while much smaller majorities were for stricter gun control laws such as bans on assault weapons...
Yankees' Cervelli says he's not 'running away' from PED report, will talk next week
TAMPA -- Francisco Cervelli said he is not "running away" from his ties to the anti-aging clinic that is being investigated by Major League Baseball for providing performance enhancing drugs...
9 luxury cars stolen from NY dealership
Police are looking for the thieves who took off in nine Mercedes-Benz vehicles from the parking lot of a suburban New York dealership. New Rochelle police say the cars were...
Credit Suisse posts fourth-quarter profit after last year's loss
GENEVA — Credit Suisse, Switzerland's second-biggest bank, returned to profit in the fourth quarter of 2012 but said it was planning to cut costs more than previously planned. The Zurich-based...
Sony trims quarterly loss to $115 million
TOKYO — Sony Corp. is still struggling but managed to reduce its red ink for the latest quarter as the Japanese electronics and entertainment company aims for a comeback from...
Urban Outfitters' fourth-quarter revenue beats analysts' estimates
PHILADELPHIA — Urban Outfitters said Thursday that its fiscal fourth-quarter revenue rose 15 percent to $856.8 million, beating analysts' estimates. Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected revenue of $836.6 million. The...
Sprint lost $1.3B in fourth quarter
Sprint Nextel Corp., the country's third largest wireless carrier, on Thursday said it lost $1.3 billion in its fourth quarter, about the same as a year ago, as it revamped...
Woman survives jump off Whitestone Bridge: officials
A woman jumped from the Whitestone Bridge this morning -- and survived, authorities said. The 57-year-old, Bronx-bound driver parked her car near the span's Bronx Tower and threw herself into...
Lawmakers to get drone report before CIA hearing
WASHINGTON — President Obama's choice to head the CIA faces a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing just hours after lawmakers are expected to receive a classified report providing the rationale...
Weekly unemployment applications fall to 366,000
WASHINGTON — Fewer Americans sought unemployment benefits last week, indicating companies continue to hire at a modest but steady pace. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications for unemployment...
Slain SI mom’s Internet pal claims they had sex tryst in Turkey; body being flown back to US
ISTANBUL — Turkey's state-run agency says the body of a New York City woman killed while on a solo vacation in Turkey is being returned home. The Anadolu Agency says...
Jets roar as US, Japan, Australia drill in Pacific
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam — Fighter jets from the US and two key allies roared into western Pacific skies Thursday in the combat phase of annual exercises that have...
Palestinian officials urge Obama to push for peace
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian officials said Thursday they hope President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to the region signals readiness to re-engage in Mideast peace efforts, but that negotiations can...
Iran releases footage allegedly from captured US spy drone as supreme leader rejects direct nuclear talks with US
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's state TV has broadcast footage allegedly extracted from the advanced CIA spy drone captured in 2011, the latest in a flurry of moves from Iranian authorities...
WATCH: High-speed Los Angeles car chase ends in huge fireball
A Los Angeles police chase ended in a fireball Wednesday, with the high-speed pursuit caught on video. KTLA video shows the chase - which involved a suspected drunken driver, the...
Giants cut Bradshaw, Canty in salary-cap moves
At this time a year ago, the confetti barely had stopped falling along the Canyon of Heroes. But time moves quickly in the NFL and the salary cap waits for...
Ahmad tough as they come for Giants
We Have witnessed more than a few Big Blue brave hearts across the decades — from Sam Huff relishing his bloodbaths with Jim Brown and Jim Taylor, to Mark Bavaro,...
Patriots' Gronkowski offered porn role
Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has been offered $3.75 million to film a scene with an adult performer he was photographed with. Sex.com made the offer to match his 2014...
Francisco, Collins say vet still Mets closer
PORT ST. LUCIE — Frank Francisco made his closing argument yesterday. This is an open and shut case. “I am the closer,’’ Francisco told The Post at the Mets spring-training...
Jets will have to slice salaries to get under cap
While the Giants are already busy taking a chainsaw to their roster, the Jets and new GM John Idzik have been conspicuously quiet. That silence doesn’t figure to last much...
Wilson runs to Giants' forefront
The Giants’ season had ended a day earlier, general manager Jerry Reese was clearly not in the mood to hand out compliments, but he did have this to say about...
Barclays planning to cut hundreds of jobs in New York
A regulatory crackdown in the UK is washing up on US shores. Barclays is in the process of slashing 5 percent or more of its staff worldwide, including hundreds of...
Third World moguls driving jet demand
The market for hand-me-down corporate jets remained hot in 2012. The fancy play toys of US billionaires and celebrities hit a record high last year, brokers said, thanks to a...
Business briefs
Fed breachThe Federal Reserve found a security breach on a website it uses to stay in touch with banks during emergencies but said no critical operations were affected.Burnt coffeeGreen Mountain...
StubHub persists, serves up Yanks tix for $8
The Yankees may think they got rid of StubHub by signing a deal with TicketMaster — but that’s not the case. Readers will remember that the Yanks were annoyed that...
Warren Buffett worth $220 million less thanks to Moody’s hit
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s wallet got a little lighter this week after shares of Moody’s Corp. declined more than 14 percent in the past three days. The drop followed news...
Yelp bitten by Q4 loss
Yelp Inc., owner of a website that lets consumers review local businesses, reported a wider fourth-quarter loss than analysts estimated as it boosted spending on expansion. The net loss was...
Twitter’s Vine app now NC-17
Twitter’s new video-sharing app Vine is now NC-17. The microblogging service said yesterday it was slapping the near X-rating on its app because of concerns the video-sharing service was being...
Fox cable fuels qtr. profits
News Corp. reported profits more than doubled in the three months ended Dec. 31 on a 5 percent rise in revenue. The company attributed the jump in profits, to $2.38...
Ralph Lauren’s profit jumps 27%
Ralph Lauren posted a 27 percent increase in its fiscal third-quarter profit as the clothing company enjoyed continued momentum in spending among affluent US shoppers and improving trends in Europe...
Scroogle you, pal: Microsoft ads now bad-mouthing Gmail on privacy
Microsoft is turning bad-mouthing Google into a new kind of corporate warfare. The software giant is opening a new front in its nasty “Scroogled” campaign, accusing Google’s Gmail of invading...
A hard-knock Herbalife
The vast majority of Herbalife’s US distributors receive no compensation from the company, according to new data from the Michael Johnson-led company. The figures on Herbalife’s website yesterday show that...
‘Squawk’case deal
Four of six defendants accused of illegally tipping day traders to confidential data on internal “squawk boxes” have agreements with the US, federal prosecutors said. “By the end of the...
John Thomas Financial being probed by brokerage industry, SEC and FBI
Wall Street brokerage firm John Thomas Financial, owned by flamboyant founder and CEO Tommy Belesis — who gained more than 15 minutes of fame from his role in Oliver Stone’s...
TW Q4 net rises 51%
Time Warner said yesterday that net income grew 51 percent in the last three months of 2012 even as revenue was largely unchanged. Rising fees from cable and satellite companies...
MSG profit power play
Madison Square Garden’s fiscal second-quarter net income soared 83 percent, on higher ad revenue from its media division and lower expenses. MSG earned $46.9 million, or 60 cents per share,...
George Lucas has no plans to sell Disney shares: spokeswoman
George Lucas has no plans to sell his $2.02 billion stake in Walt Disney Co., his spokeswoman said, following a regulatory filing by the company that allows the “Star Wars”...
Greatest Hitz
Five years ago, when Alex Hitz, founder and CEO of the Beverly Hills Kitchen gourmet product line, was looking for a Manhattan apartment, he had several must-haves in mind. One:...
Robbins in her nest
Missy Robbins’ West Village apartment is for the birds. Or, at least, it was for one specific pigeon, who somehow managed to find its way inside her roughly 600-square-foot rental...
Let the River House run
A kinder, gentler co-op board will be asking about your comings and goings and combing through your tax returns, should you decide to purchase at River House, one of the...
Just sold!
Manhattan CHELSEA $1,295,000 159 W. 24th St. One-bedroom, one-bath condo loft, 1,020 square feet, with Sub-Zero refrigerator and Wolf cooktop, windowed home office with sleeping area and marble bath with...
Up for grabs
The upper end of Central Park could be fit for a Yankee. What do Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez have in common? In addition to being teammates and baseball’s best-known...
Caroline Kennedy in the running to be ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON — Sweet Caroline could be headed to the land of maple syrup. Caroline Kennedy’s bid to be appointed to the US Senate fizzled, but now she’s being floated as...
Gov pushes jail sell in Chelsea
Gov. Cuomo wants to close a costly women’s prison in Chelsea that’s been empty since Hurricane Sandy — a move that would save millions in operating costs and generate millions...
Boy Scouts delay gay-ban ruling until May
IRVING, Texas — Faced with intense pressure from the left and right, the Boy Scouts of America said yesterday it needed more time for consultations before deciding whether to move...
DA: Hotel ‘rape’ case needs work
Manhattan prosecutors have held off — for now — on convening a grand jury against an Aspen-based real-estate honcho-to-the-stars accused of raping a woman at the Standard Hotel on Friday.Instead,...
Killer caged, but not sorry
This murderer didn’t even have the decency to apologize.Benjamin Moreira, 21, was sentenced to 24 years to life yesterday for murdering a man in Queens who was defending his brother...
City considers ban on Styrofoam cups and containers
First he dictated the size of our cups — now he wants to ban what they’re made of. The Bloomberg administration is considering banning Styrofoam cups and containers — popular...
Ex-mistress of banana mogul guilty of lying to grand jury in three-way-sex coke death
The ex-mistress of a wealthy Long Island banana mogul was convicted yesterday of lying to a grand jury to cover up his alleged role in the death of a woman...
Crimson pride
Kendall (left) and Kylie Jenner show their big hearts last night, strolling the catwalk for The Heart Truth Red Dress Collection Fashion Show, which boosts awareness of women’s health issues....
Catholic school ‘grrrrr’
A Staten Island girl was tossed from a Catholic elementary school because her mother complained about its safety hazards, the mom says — and she has the letter to prove...
Axing Saturday mail means (Net)flickering romance
Wait a minute, Mr. Postman! The US Postal Service plans to stop delivering mail on Saturdays — which comes as a buzz-killing blow to New Yorkers who count on their...
Slain SI mom’s Internet pal claims they had sex tryst in Turkey
A murdered Staten Island mom not only hung out with a “criminal element” on her dream European vacation — she also made room in her busy itinerary for a secret...
Hell's Kitchen hit-run slay suspect is all smiles
He’s got a sick sense of humor. The trucker accused of killing a 69-year-old woman in a Hell’s Kitchen hit-and-run Tuesday night shamelessly smiled yesterday as cops led him into...
‘Cannibal’ wife tale
The wife of the “cannibal cop” is poised to help stick a fork into him.Prosecutors said yesterday alleged cannibal wannabe Gilberto Valle’s estranged spouse will testify against him at his...
Crash tragedy
A woman was killed and two infants were injured in a Harlem crash yesterday, police said.A van and a car collided at Broadway and West 135th Street at 2:15 p.m.,...
Prosecutor slams cop-kill defendant’s claims
His excuses are “nonsense.” In a rousing summation to jurors, prosecutors yesterday mocked the stories accused cop killer Lamont Pride told investigators about the night he gunned down Brooklyn Police...
Grid-$ocked
Gridlock isn’t just wasting your time — it’s draining your wallet, too. Big Apple drivers lose about $1,281 each year because they’re stuck in traffic jams, according to a new...
City fixes ‘Thel’-ing error
The city yesterday belatedly fixed a street sign honoring legendary pianist Thelonious Monk that misspelled his first name. The old sign (pictured) — near the Amsterdam Houses at West 63rd...
Scouts roll out cookie truck sale
All that will be left are the Trefoils.A Girl Scout cookie truck is rolling into Midtown tomorrow — allowing New Yorkers to get their quick fix without the usual weeks-long...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Police are looking for a well-dressed bandit who robbed an Upper East Side bank, authorities said. The suspect (pictured) went into the Valley National Bank on Third Avenue at...
Mike’s $350M pledge for Sandy-hit homes
The city is planning to bail out thousands of homeowners who have run out of money to repair properties decimated by Hurricane Sandy with $350 million in federal funds, Mayor...
Hope for flood-ravaged Qns. widow
Widow Patsy Roberts said the new Hurricane Sandy aid program is a godsend to help repair her severely damaged home in Belle Harbor, Queens. Roberts, 87, who has lived at...
City will get between one and 20 inches of snow when storms combine
A nasty wintry mix will dump between one and possibly 20 inches of snow on the city tomorrow when two storms combine off the Atlantic coast, forecasters say. One storm,...
NJ fashionista left behind 'grudge list' before jumping to her death from GWB: sources
A beautiful young fashionista jumped to her death from the George Washington Bridge last night — leaving behind a Louis Vuitton bag containing a “suicide diary” that included a list...
She’s a disgrace to women
Young women, I beg you — don’t be like Rihanna! The ravishing songstress and Bad Example for Girls waltzed into an LA court yesterday with her past and present and,...
Rihanna appears in court to support one-time abuser Chris Brown
Pop princess Rihanna proved yesterday that she just can’t stop crushing on the man who crushed her face — showing up in court yesterday to support Chris Brown at a...
Cam nails SI nanny
A suspicious Staten Island mom claims her nanny abused her infant daughter — and has video to prove it. The video, which was uploaded to YouTube, shows Mamura Nasirova bottle-feeding...
Police see jail in her future
The long arm of the law has a short reach when it comes to a notorious Manhattan psychic.Sylvia Mitchell, 38, who has run her crystal-ball con game in the city,...
WATCH: Ray Kelly lashes late-night 'Gulper' Jon Stewart
Ray Kelly is as tough on talk-show hosts as he is on crime. The city’s top cop — and rumored mayoral candidate — went toe to toe with Jon Stewart...
Mike: So go to N. Korea
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday defended the right of Brooklyn College to host an anti-Israel forum and told critics if they want the government to intervene, they should head to North Korea.A...
Monopoly ‘token’ interest
PAWTUCKET, RI — Scottie dog has a new nemesis in Monopoly after fans voted in an online contest to add a cat token to the game, replacing the iron, toymaker...
Teenage heirs to Doris Duke fortune can’t pay tuition as they wait for millions
They’re poor little rich kids. The teenage twin heirs of late Manhattan philanthropist Doris Duke — who will be worth an estimated $500 million each when they turn 21 —...
Beatings hard to conceive
A billionaire Russian oligarch beat his wife after becoming enraged over her failure to produce a son for him, she testified in a Connecticut court yesterday.Shalva Chigirinsky “was accusing me...
Barclays decibel hell
Some neighbors of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center have been fuming about Jay-Z, Justin Bieber and other noisy concert acts since the arena opened last fall — but it was a Dutch...
Subway a-peels to De Niro
Turns out screen legend Robert De Niro rides the rails like the rest of us — and, apparently, chows down there like any other subway slob. Fresh off his role...
Christie rips into doc who says he’s too fat to be president
A “Jersey Shore” throwdown erupted yesterday when Gov. Chris Christie told a former White House physician to “shut up” after she said he was too fat to be president. Dr....
Cop killer Ronell Wilson wanted to make deal so he could father child in prison
This vicious cop killer had a bad case of baby fever. Five years before he knocked up prison guard Nancy Gonzalez in a Brooklyn federal lockup, Ronell Wilson told prosecutors...
Not toying with crooks
Federal agents busted five people yesterday for allegedly importing hazardous and counterfeit toys from China — among them knock-off products emblazoned with images of popular film and TV characters, such...
Capt.’s ‘tweet’ justice
A Brooklyn police captain who took heat for using his precinct’s Twitter account to warn the public about recently released parolees was onto something — one of the perps about...
Bam’s wise kill-don’t-capture rule
Americans who believe America’s always wrong are all but fainting this week. More evidence emerged, in the form of a leaked Justice Department white paper on targeted killings, that their...
Syria: false hopes
How long will the West keep falling for dead-on-arrival Syrian “peace initiatives” that ignore the facts on the ground? The latest came last weekend, when Moaz al-Khatib, the titular head...
Lone star state lessons: lower taxes, more money
The Issue: Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s budget surplus, and whether New York could benefit from his policies. *** Austin has a $12 billion “rainy day fund,” the state of Texas...
Kroft and his kid gloves
The Issue: Steve Kroft’s comment that “60 Minutes” won’t try to make President Obama look bad. *** Steve Kroft’s statement, whether by accident or on purpose, is something most viewers...
Mayor Mike’s morning after
Mayor Bloomberg doesn’t seem to realize it, but he’s handing his opponents a weapon to undermine his biggest policy triumph — mayoral control of the public schools. In an exclusive...
Father of the year
Hard to believe, but Ronell Wilson has found a way to add to his crimes. It turns out the man who murdered two city cops — and stuck his tongue...
Holder’s standard, poor judgment
They say Justice is blind. That sure would explain Eric Holder’s choice of targets. This week, Obama’s attorney general — joined by more than a dozen state attorneys general —...
Freeing felons
New York state Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman has once again decided to interject himself into the legislative process by proposing a major overhaul of the bail process for defendants awaiting...
Making public safety a bail issue
Many New Yorkers are outraged by our courts’ failure to show common sense in some cases; what they don’t realize is that judges are sometimes legally mandated to not use...
Timmy’s tome
When I first reported last month that ex-Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner wants to write a book about his long years as one of Washington’s chief economic bureaucrats, I was only...
Baby-sitting the stars
Whenever Rebecca White arrived at a hotel ahead of her VIP employer, Naomi Campbell, she followed the drill. Call housekeeping to unpack, steam and press the clothes. Check. Take out...
‘Mechanics’ needs tuneup
Karole Armitage’s “Mechanics of the Dance Machine” sounds amazing on paper. This new work by the former “punk ballerina” — who also danced with Merce Cunningham — is billed as...
Mumford’s big letdown
At first sight and sound, it’s nearly impossible to avoid getting caught up in the euphoric spirit of a Mumford & Sons gig. Last night at the Barclays Center, the...
Nets’ Williams needs a break
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. —Nearly every game this season has seen Deron Williams come up limping or grabbing something in pain. The Nets’ 93-90 win over the Pistons Wednesday night was...
Vic C at Tampa Bay
Post Time: 12:25 p.m. FIRST-1m&40yds; $9,000; clm($8,000); 4up 7-MeetGeorgenn 9-5 4-FlatterMissVick 5-2 1-Docs Princess 20-1 5-Evil Penny 2-1 2-Love a Parade 12-1 6-Teresa's Kim 20-1 3-Fuller'sWildMn 8-1 SECOND-6 fur; $14,500;...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1m(T); $26,200; clm($35,000); 3YORICKASHEA adds blinkers and drops in class for turf debut. LOOKLISTENANDLEARN adds Lasix after tiring in career debut. SCIACCA drew rail for return to...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $28,000; clm($14,000); 3YO(f)BOLDCHILDSREVENGE was a gate to wire maiden winner as the favorite in the mud while...
Dallas firm set to sue Lance
AUSTIN, Texas — A Dallas promotions company said yesterday it will sue Lance Armstrong to recover more than $12 million it paid him in bonuses for winning the Tour de...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70yds; $67,000; alw; 4up(f) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Swakopmund(L),115J Ortiz1-4-1Hushion9-52 Drinksonthehos(L),120I Ortiz, Jr1-2-2Violette8-53 Coast ofSangria(L),118CVelasquz5-1-8Miceli7-24 Quite a Feat(L),118J Sone6-4-6J Ortiz20-15 E Z Passer(L),118D Cohen8-4-7Gonzalez6-16...
Gulfstream Charts
February 6th, 2013Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-$17,500, Claiming, 4-Year-Olds & Up , Six FurOff: 12:46. Good. strong hand rideTime: 22.06, 44.77, 57.67, 1:1.81.Trainer: Luis RamirezWinner: CH...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:15 p.m.Best Bet: Oil Magnet (1st)FIRST: mile pace; $12,500; Survivor2 Oil Magnet(YGingras)1-1-17-51 Bell's Panacea(JCampbell)3-8-28-13 Rocknroll Jewel(PBerry)1-3-25-14 Carrie Ann(AMiller)5-2-720-15 Veal Marsala(SAllard)3-5-210-16 Time Stood Still(JMeittinis)4-6-615-17 White Ruler(PLachance)2-3-415-18 Willie Boots(JBongiorno)4-2-710-19 Cambassador(TTetrick)7-2-44-1SECOND:...
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: Torn plantar fascia sidelines Gasol Pau Gasol has been diagnosed with a tear of the plantar fascia of his right foot a day after he said he felt a...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYFeb. 7FRIFeb. 8SATFeb. 9SUNFeb. 10MONFeb. 11TUEFeb. 12WEDFeb. 13KnicksNOGAMEMin.8:00MSGESPNNO GAMEClippers1:00ABCESPNNOGAMENOGAMETor.7:30MSGESPNNetsNOGAMEWash.7:00YESWFANNO GAMES.A.8:00YES/ESPNWFANInd.7:00YESWFANNO GAMEDen.7:30YESWFANNOGAMENO GAMENO GAMESyr.3:00ESPNWBBRNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMERangersIslanders7:00MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMNO GAMENO GAMET.B.7:30 MSG ESPNNOGAMEBos.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMEIslandersRangers7:00MSG Plus 2WRHU 88.7 FMNO GAMESabres7:00 MSG+WRHUNO GAMECar.7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMENO GAMEDevilsTampa...
U.S. falls against Honduras
A young American defense came apart on a hot, tropical afternoon in Honduras, and the United States opened the final round of World Cup qualifying with a loss for the...
Struggling Rangers stay true to identity
There are problems aplenty, and issues that have to be resolved for the 4-5-0 Rangers, but redefining their identity is not one of them. Though there has been an exchange...
Today's Sports on the Air
Basketball7 p.m.Indiana at Illinois ESPN7 p.m.Clemson at Virginia ESPN27 p.m.Old Dominion at Drexel NBCSN8 p.m.Belmont at Murray State ESPNU8 p.m.Lakers at Celtics TNT9 p.m.Washington at UCLA ESPN9 p.m.Missouri at Texas...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogVIRGINIA7ClemsonFIU7FauIndiana7 1/2ILLINOISDREXEL13Old DominionYNGSTWN ST.4Loyola Chi.MIDDLE TENN.12Arkansas St.Detroit11 1/2MILWAUKEEGREEN BAY5 1/2Wright St.SO. ALABAMA8 1/2TroyNORTH TEXAS3W. KentuckyTEX.-ARL.10Texas St.LA. TECH14 1/2UtsaUalr3LA.-MONROEUCLA8WashingtonMaryland4 1/2VA. TECHMissouri4 1/2TEXAS A&MDUKE12 1/2Nc StateNEW MEX. ST.9 1/2IdahoDENVER14SeattleARIZONA ST.5CaliforniaUC S....
Rutgers seeking late-season push
Mike Rice is almost unrecognizable. In his third season at Rutgers, following three years at the helm at Robert Morris, Rice’s volatile temper earned him a three-game suspension and a...
Knicks' first-half goals within reach despite hiccup
WASHINGTON — Mike Woodson has talked almost ad nauseam over the last two weeks about finishing no worse than 9-2 over the 11 games before the All-Star break. Reaching that...
Knicks' Amar’e took break from vegan diet, but back on it
WASHINGTON — As much as Amar’e Stoudemire credits Hakeem Olajuwon for teaching him post moves this summer, the Knicks forward is gaga over his vegan diet and believes it is...
Lowly Wizards snap Knicks' five-game winning streak
WASHINGTON — The Knicks hit The Wall last night, The Wall of Complacency. After winning all five games of their homestand, the Knicks began a two-game road trip last night...
Nets go to Lopez late for win over Pistons
AUBURN HILLS —When the Nets needed a basket last night against the Pistons, their All-Star bailed them out. Leading 89-88 with 32.5 seconds remaining, Nets interim coach P.J. Carlesimo could...
The next Nova: Newman responsible for developing inexpensive talent as Yankees try to get under $189 million
TAMPA —To Ivan Nova, the upcoming season is largely about figuring out what went wrong a year ago and trying to get back to being the 16-game winner he was...
Cervelli mum; Melky’s rep denies
TAMPA — Francisco Cervelli declined to comment further on his alleged ties to performance enhancing drugs after working out at the Yankees minor league complex yesterday. Cervelli’s name appeared in...
Drama Mama
Your weekly guide to TV’s best and worst one-hour shows Law enforcement provides some arresting drama this week: “Southland” (Wednesday, 10 p.m., TNT) If you ever wonder why there aren’t...
Regis in talks with Fox Sports
TV viewers could see a lot more of Regis Philbin talking about his beloved Notre Dame. Philbin is in talks with Fox Sports for a substantial on-air role, which could...
‘Hoarders’ stars plea to save show
Several on-air experts who appear on A&E’s clutter series “Hoarders” went on social media to express their fears the reality show will be canceled. “Hoarders” wrapped its sixth season Monday...
'The Job' needs work
What happens when one of your favorite TV journalists is mashed up with one of your favorite places to dine? Answer: An hour-long infomercial that makes “Undercover Boss” look like...
Weird but true
Joyous Kansas working girls are lap-dancing in the streets after the state Supreme Court ruled that strip-club performers are entitled to unemployment-insurance payments in the event of layoffs. A consortium...
Pair of city RBs spurn Syracuse
National Signing Day was about leaving the area for the city’s last two uncommitted prospects. Tottenville running back Augustus Edwards, who de-committed from Syracuse last week in the wake of...
Nkemdiche, Tunsil help put Ole Miss on recruiting map
The SEC has claimed the last seven BCS national championships so, of course, the team that scored the most surprising success yesterday on National Signing Day, wasn’t one of the...
St. John's holds off UConn thanks to clutch free throw shooting
Steve Lavin spent the early part of the week back home in northern California where his dad, Cappy, is fighti* g the good fight, surrounded by family and friends. Albert...
Rutgers no match for No. 11 Louisville
Rutgers had a week to prepare for No. 11 Louisville, a week to figure out how to end its four-game losing streak and a week to visualize its marquee win...
St. John's shows they’re tough enough for the NCAA tournament
The preference, always, is the breather, the laugher, the blowout, the clear-the-bench-and-let-the-walk-ons-chuck-it-up special. The preference, always, is to close a team out, slam its kneecaps, break its will, send its...
St. Louis makes things look 'E'asy against Fordham
It was a game of pick your poison for the Rams at Rose Hill on Wednesday night. Fordham was unable to handle the dual threats that Cody Ellis and Dwayne...
Bellator MMA returns to Atlantic City with stacked card
Pat Curran kicked off Bellator MMA’s first-ever season on Spike TV last month and now he’ll finish it off – in Atlantic City.The Bellator featherweight champion will defend his title...
Stars share their worst Valentine's Days ever
Kathy Griffin (“Kathy”) “I was stood up one time. It was supposed to be a fix-up. I had this girlfriend saying ‘Oh, this guy is so great and so sweet...
Nets go to Lopez for win over Pistons
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — When the Nets needed a basket Wednesday night against the Pistons, their All-Star bailed them out. Leading 89-88 with 32.5 seconds remaining, Nets interim coach P.J....
Lowly Wizards snap Knicks’ five-game win streak
WASHINGTON — The Knicks hit The Wall Wednesday night — The Wall of Complacency. After winning all five games of their homestand, the Knicks began a two-game road trip Wednesday...
Upper West Side molestation trial in jury deadlock
A Manhattan jury deadlocked today in the molestation trial of an Upper West Side school aide, with only five out of 12 jurors believing the nine-year-old alleged victim's account of...
Garment District swimwear merchant in lacy lawsuit
Talk about a cheap trick. A Garment District swimwear distributor, whose clients include Target, is suing a manufacturing company for allegedly supplying $260,000 of defective, purple lace. Joe Heaven, of...
Mets sign Patterson, Wilson to minor league contracts
The New York Mets have signed outfielders Corey Patterson and Mike Wilson to minor league contracts. Both players were last in the major leagues in 2011, and the Mets said...
Rankings the potential NFL free agents
Post NFL writer Bart Hubbuch lists the top 10 players scheduled for unrestricted free agency next month that aren't expected to receive the franchise tag or re-sign with their current...
WATCH: UFC's Arianny strips to movie trivia on YouTube game show
If you like movies and Arianny Celeste taking off her clothes – and even if you just like Celeste taking off her clothes – you’ll appreciate “FilmStrip.”The gorgeous UFC Octagon...