March 8, 2013
More birdies for Tiger and the lead at Doral
DORAL, Fla. — Tiger Woods set a personal-best with 17 birdies over two rounds on the Blue Monster. What mattered more to him was a two-shot lead going into the...
Islanders assistant suspended for 'abusive' comments
Islanders assistant coach Brent Thompson was given a two-game suspension by the NHL on Friday for abusive comments he made following New York’s overtime loss to the New York Rangers...
Google to pay $7 million in 'WiSpy' settlement: report
SAN FRANCISCO — Google will pay a $7 million penalty to settle a multistate investigation into the Internet search leader's collection of emails, passwords and other sensitive information sent over...
Accused puppy torturer busted; charged with animal cruelty
They chased him for four months from Harlem to New Jersey to Albany -- but today, Manhattan prosecutors finally pulled the accused torturer of a helpless puppy off a train...
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: Wings Academy having trouble lifting kids to Division I colleges
Rather than bask in the glow of another big playoff victory, a come-from-behind win in the PSAL Class AA quarterfinals last Saturday that sent Wings Academy back to the final...
'Unrepentant' con man gets 4 years after duping women out of money
A Manhattan judge threw the book at a "pathological" and "unrepentant" con man who duped women out of their money -- handing down a stiff four-year sentence in federal prison...
'Cannibal cop' jurors end day one of deliberations without a verdict
NEW YORK — A jury ended its first full day of deliberations on Friday without a verdict in the case of a New York City police officer accused of plotting...
World Series of Fighting happy to sign fighters cut by UFC
UFC’s loss is World Series of Fighting’s gain. At least that’s how Ray Sefo sees it.With the UFC cutting fighters en masse, WSOF has no problem scooping up the best...
Guided by hitting coach Piazza, Italy slams Canada
PHOENIX – Perhaps Mike Piazza should be the Mets’ hitting coach. His team can hit, too. Piazza, Italy’s hitting coach, blasted the most home runs for a catcher in major...
Giants keep season ticket prices the same but raise parking
Teams often wait until late Friday afternoon to announce ticket increases, hoping to minimize the publicity damage using the cover of the upcoming weekend. The Giants today stated they sent...
WATCH: HS player hits game-winning buzzer beater for the wrong team in playoff game
Whoops.An Oklahoma high school basketball player hit a dramatic buzzer beater in a state playoff game Thursday – for the other team.Hugo HS guard Trey Johnson cost his team a...
Jets free agency preview: Defensive line
This is the sixth in a nine-part series examining the Jets’ needs position by position as free agency begins.Currently on roster:Muhammad WilkersonAge: 232012 stats: 70 tackles, 5 sacks, 3 FF,...
Mansion servant slept in a cupboard, kept virtual 'prisoner' by hotelier widow
ALBANY, N.Y. — A woman who had been charged with cheating an Indian household servant out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in pay and keeping her a virtual prisoner...
Ex-Mets P Maine throws two scoreless innings vs. Yankees
JUPITER, Fla. — Nathan Eovaldi allowed one run in four innings and John Maine followed with two scoreless innings Friday to help the Miami Marlins beat the New York Yankees...
Chic wallet thief glams it up as she cashes in
The cute, glasses wearing thief wanted for lifting a wallet in a Downtown Brooklyn subway station is now wanted in a second theft. The woman, in her late 20’s, allegedly...
Gee gives up one hit in four innings as Mets fall to Tigers
LAKELAND, Fla. — Max Scherzer did enough to earn an early exit. Scherzer struck out six in 2 2-3 hitless innings Friday and the Detroit Tigers defeated the New York...
Gore full of hot air over global warming on 'Today' show
Is bluster considered part of global warming? Al Gore, who recently pocketed an estimated $100 million from selling his struggling Current TV network to Qatar-based Al-Jazeera, sidestepped questions of “hypocrisy”...
Cops nab 2 for 'mistreating' dogs in Manhattan, Brooklyn
Two men were arrested for animal cruelty in separate incidents in Brooklyn and Manhattan, authorities said. Marvin Silver, 24, of Brooklyn was busted on Feb. 27 after a 10 month...
Danica OK after getting hit in head by rock on dirt track race
LAS VEGAS — Danica Patrick says she’s fine after getting hit in the head by a rock on a dirt track. Patrick got smacked by a stray rock while attending...
Kerry Kennedy's lawyer says drugged-driving charge should be dismissed
WHITE PLAINS — Kerry Kennedy's lawyer says the drugged-driving charge against her in New York should be dismissed because it was only by accident that she took a sleeping pill...
Supreme Court should strike down Defense of Marriage Act: President Clinton
WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton is calling on the Supreme Court to overturn a law he signed that bars federal recognition of same-sex marriages. Clinton says the Defense of...
Hip-check: Jury awards $8.3 million in implant suit against Johnson & Johnson's DePuy unit
LOS ANGELES — A jury in Los Angeles has awarded more than $8 million to a man who accused Johnson & Johnson's DePuy unit of knowingly marketing a faulty hip...
VIDEO PREVIEW: Nets must contain Wizards' Wall
The Nets will look to continue their pursuit of the Knicks when they take on the Wizards in Brooklyn. The Post's Tim Bontemps says the Knicks have to find a...
Husband in gruesome Garment District murder guilty of murder, facing life
A drug-addled, jealous husband is facing life in prison for murder after a Manhattan jury found him guilty today of intentionally slashing his beautician wife to death in her Garment...
Bloomberg blames NYC's overcrowded homeless shelters on city law
Mayor Bloomberg today blamed New York’s overcrowded homeless shelters on a law that forces the city to provide a bed to anyone who asks -- even if they’re rich. "You...
Cage door believed partially open when lion escaped and killed Calif. zoo worker
DUNLAP, Calif. — The investigation into a lion attack that killed a 24-year-old woman who loved big cats is focusing on a cage door that the 550-pound animal managed to...
Mets' Mejia diagnosed with hyperactive thyroid
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Mets pitching prospect Jenrry Mejia returned to camp Friday and can resume baseball activities after being diagnosed with a hyperactive thyroid gland.The 23-year-old flew to New...
'White people are going to burn' East Village hostage taker gets life in prison
You're just a vicious racist, a Manhattan judge said in sentencing a psychotic gunman to life in prison for holding 15 white patrons of an East Village wine bar hostage...
'I just lost control': Sex offender describes how he killed Indiana teen
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. — A convicted sex offender accused of sexually assaulting and killing a 17-year-old southern Indiana girl said Thursday that he didn't plan the crime but "lost control" after...
Pointer apologizes, will miss St. John's season finale vs. Marquette
Sir’Dominic Pointer apologized Friday for his role in an ugly brawl between St. John’s and Notre Dame at the end of Tuesday night’s game in South Bend.Pointer and Notre Dame’s...
Manhattan jewelry wholesaler admits to having 70 pounds of illegal elephant ivory
New York officials say a Manhattan jewelry wholesaler has admitted having 70 pounds of illegal elephant ivory as the state continues a crackdown on trade in products made from endangered...
WATCH: Bobby V mocks his own firings in commercial
Bobby Valentine has the dubious distinction of being fired from most of his stops in his career.At least the current Sacred Heart athletic director and CBS radio host seems to...
Man accused of Facebook threats to kill Cuomo and Bloomberg indicted
A man accused of making death threats on Facebook against top politicians in New York and Washington has been indicted by a federal grand jury. Lawrence Mulqueen, 49, of Nanuet,...
Yankees' Jeter could see game action this weekend
TAMPA -- His surgically repaired fractured left ankle is healed. He had five at-bats in a simulated game against Andy Pettitte yesterday at Steinbrenner Field.So, do those positive developments mean...
AROUND THE CAGE: MMA world revolving around Big Apple
As New Yorkers we always think the world is revolving around our city and our state. Most of the time, it’s not actually true. But right now, when it comes...
Big East breakup official, will split July 1
The Big East made its split official Friday, with seven basketball schools breaking away from the football-playing members in a deal that takes effect on July 1. Commissioner Mike Aresco...
Chuck Hagel makes first trip to Afghanistan as Defense Secretary
KABUL, Afghanistan — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in Afghanistan Friday for his first visit as Pentagon chief, saying that there are plenty of challenges ahead as NATO hands over...
Old South Ferry subway station to reopen in April
The old South Ferry subway station will reopen for business in the first week of April, Gov. Cuomo announced today. The 100-year-old loop station has been closed since 2009, when...
Jets extend low-level tender to TE Cumberland
The Jets extended a low-level tender to restricted free agent tight end Jeff Cumberland, according to sources.That means Cumberland would be paid $1.32 million if he stays with the Jets...
Jets potential QB target Moore re-signs with Dolphins: report
Matt Moore was considered one of the more likely target for the Jets in their search for low-cost competition for Mark Sanchez. Well, Moore was not as cheap as expected...
Aurora shooting judge won't overturn state's insanity law, clearing way for 'shooter' James Holmes to enter plea
DENVER — The judge in the deadly Colorado theater shootings has denied a request by defense lawyers to declare a state law on the insanity plea unconstitutional. In a ruling...
Name Check: Chrisette Michelle is "Better" than ever
R&B artist Chrisette Michele is back on the scene with her new album "Better" to be released in late Spring. The beautiful songstress sits down with Name Check's Michael Riedel...
'Killer Nanny' Yoselyn Ortega makes first public appearance, faces murder charges of 2 tots
She has hidden these four months from reporters and cameras. But today, the notorious accused Killer Nanny made her first public appearance, sitting hunched and handcuffed at the defense table...
Ugandan high court backs judgment awarding $2M to NJ man
A $5 million payday is tantalizingly close for a severely disabled New Jersey man. A Ugandan high court backed a judgment against its UN mission in New York for debilitating...
Yankees’ Rivera still mum on retirement; not ‘looking forward’ to spring debut
TAMPA -- Hours before Mariano Rivera makes his exhibition season debut Saturday at Steinbrenner Field, baseball's all-time closer and perhaps greatest pitcher ever will tell the world that 2013 is...
WATCH: Former Knicks player Balkman chokes teammate on court
Former Knicks forward Renaldo Balkman was involved in an on-court altercation on Thursday night while playing in the Philippine Basketball Association.Balkman, who plays for the Petron Blaze Boosters in the...
Top Denmark restaurant sickens more than 60 people
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Danish food safety officials ordered a cleanup and better food handling at Noma, one of the world's top restaurants, after more than 60 people fell ill with...
Bin Laden son-in-law pleads not guilty in NYC court to plotting against Americans
A senior al Qaeda leader and son-in-law of Osama bin Laden pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court in New York to plotting against Americans in his role as the...
McDonald's Fish McBites can't lure enough diners to boost Feb. sales
McDonald's new Fish McBites failed to hook enough diners to get the fast-food chain's US sales growing in February. The world's biggest hamburger chain said Friday that a key sales...
Man who tried to bust into ex-girlfriend's SI apartment dies in police custody
A man who was trying to bust into his ex-girlfriend’s apartment in Staten Island died while in police custody yesterday, authorities said. The ex-lover had an order of protection against...
3 women charged with running illegal massage parlor out of Long Island apartment
Police on eastern Long Island have arrested three women accused of running an illegal massage parlor out of an apartment. Suffolk County police made the arrests in Patchogue on Thursday...
Giffords to receive JFK Profile in Courage award
Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has been named this year's recipient of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage award. The JFK Library and Museum announced Friday that the Arizona Democrat...
Cyclist killed after being struck twice
A bicyclist was killed Friday in Brooklyn after being hit by two cars, authorities said. Victor Lopez, 49, was riding southbound on New Utrecht Avenue at 4:35 a.m. when a...
'You just don't do that:' Rangers' Richards relieved that he's not hurt worse
Brad Richards was in the bowels of the Nassau Coliseum yesterday morning, and he very uneventfully walked from one side of the hallway to the other. The Rangers’ star center...
NATO contractor killed in Afghan 'insider' attack
KABUL, Afghanistan — Three men wearing Afghan army uniforms and driving an Afghan army vehicle forced their way onto a US base in eastern Afghanistan on Friday and opened fire,...
A conversation with Justin Upton
On Tuesday night at Steinbrenner Field, I spoke with Justin Upton, the new Braves leftfielder.KD: As a Virginia native, how excited are you to play more East Coast baseball, as...
Bloomberg shies away from bin Laden kin trial in NYC, doesn't want to make Obama's job anymore difficult'
Saying he doesn't want to "make the president's job anymore difficult," Mayor Bloomberg took a hands-off attitude today on whether the trial of Osama bin Laden's son-in-law should be held...
LI couple charged with slashing woman's face with razor blade
A couple has been charged with slashing a woman's face with a razor blade. Shean Wills and Abigail Torres, both of Wyandanch, were arraigned Thursday on assault, robbery and possession...
Economy adds 236K jobs in Feb.; unemployment rate falls to lowest level in 4 years
WASHINGTON — A burst of hiring last month added 236,000 US jobs and reduced the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January. The robust gains suggested that...
PSY to unveil 'Gangnam Style' follow-up next month
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean rapper PSY says he'll unveil his much-awaited follow-up to "Gangnam Style" next month and celebrate it with a huge concert in Seoul. PSY made...
Racing canceled Friday at Aqueduct
Friday's live racing card at Aqueduct has been canceled because of the winter storm. The Big A and the Belmont Cafe will remain open for simulcasting. NYRA Rewards phone and...
Queen Elizabeth to resume royal duties next week
LONDON — Buckingham Palace officials say Queen Elizabeth II will resume her royal duties next week after a brief illness. Officials said Friday the queen and her husband Prince Philip...
Civil War sailors found in USS Monitor to be buried at Arlington today
ARLINGTON, Va. — A century and a half after the Civil War ship the USS Monitor sank, two unknown crewmen found in the ironclad's turret will be buried at Arlington...
Conclave to elect new pope set for Tuesday
VATICAN CITY — Cardinals have set Tuesday as the start date for the conclave to elect the next pope, a milestone in this unusual papal transition and an indication that...
Snowfall tapers off, parts of NYC to receive up to six inches
NEW YORK — Snowfall from a slow-moving storm tapered off in New York City on Friday afternoon and should be out of the region completely by evening. Roads are slippery...
Why Mo is best Yankees player to cover
JUPITER, Fla. — A Mets official recently asked which Yankee I have enjoyed covering most. And while I sensed this executive meant in a reportorial way in the clubhouse, I...
LIU names its first woman president
Long Island University named a new president yesterday – and for the first time a woman will be leading its six campuses that include Brooklyn. Kimberly Cline, the current president...
Rivera next to show the end for an icon is never easy
It hurts worse when our icons say farewell, because they are the ones who define our own lives as fans. It can be baseball, yes: Mariano Rivera yesterday, Mickey Mantle...
Yankees' Mariano to announce 2013 will be final season
In Tampa and Joel Sherman in Jupiter The most emotional close of Mariano Rivera’s career comes tomorrow. Rivera is set to announce at a 10 a.m. press conference at Steinbrenner...
Juninho likely out Sunday for Red Bulls
With an older roster littered with 30-somethings, it wasn’t going to take long for the injury bug to hit the Red Bulls. Apparently it took exactly one game, with 38-year-old...
Mets' Francisco inching closer to return from sore elbow
PORT ST. LUCIE — Frank Francisco admitted he still has soreness in the right elbow that has sidelined him, but he isn’t ready to count himself out for Opening Day....
Mets' Harvey throws 4 1/3 no-hit innings
PORT ST. LUCIE — The crowds have been small at Tradition Field this spring, and for the most part, they also have been pretty quiet. Yesterday, all it took to...
Christ the King holds on, will meet Bishop Loughlin in final
For 31 minutes Thursday night, Jon Severe was bottled up, given no room to maneuver by Cardinal Hayes’ Tyler Wilson. Wherever Severe went, the dogged Manhattan College-bound Wilson followed, and...
Business briefs
Triple peaks Stocks closed modestly higher yesterday, with the Dow Jones industrial average hitting its third straight record. The Dow closed up 33.25 points to 14,329.49. Fightin’ Chris Gov. Christie...
Glitches grow for Dell deal by the day
Michael Dell needs to work out some bugs with his buyout. Yesterday, noted short seller Jim Chanos jumped into the fracas over Dell, saying that the $24.4 billion proposed takeover...
Look who’s talkin’
Martha Stewart and Macy’s CEO Terry Lundgren are talking again, but they haven’t kissed and made up yet. Three weeks into their courtroom drama, the pair had an afternoon phone...
Pandora singing: Sales up 54%, but CEO steps down
Pandora Media is hitting all the right notes with Wall Street. Its shares popped 20 percent yesterday after the streaming music service reported stronger-than-expected sales and boosted its forecast for...
Virgin Media payday
Virgin Media CEO Neil Berkett, who is overseeing his company’s buyout by Liberty Global, will walk away with $86.8 million when he leaves his post once the deal is completed....
Inside track at Outdoor Channel
Outdoor Channel Holdings said yesterday that its board has decided a bid from Kroenke Sports & Entertainment was superior to an existing pact with InterMedia. A board statement came a...
‘Lighter mood’ as a new day dawns at Time
An eerie calm seemed to be settling over Time Inc. yesterday, the first full day when its future as a company untethered from the Time Warner mother ship could be...
Viacom may have tried to extract $1B 'penalty' from Cablevision over channels not carried
Cablevision claims Viacom tried to extract a $1 billion “penalty” for not carrying all 22 of its cable networks in their bitter battle over channel bundling. The Bethpage, LI-based cable...
Broker who managed money for NFL players banned from securities industry after big loss
He’s been kicked off the team — permanently. A Florida broker who managed money for dozens of prominent National Football League players — including Santana Moss and Plaxico Burress —...
H&R Block loss wider
H&R Block’s net loss widened in its fiscal third quarter because of a delay to the start of this year’s tax season. The tax preparation company said that its net...
Funds ♥ Google
Google, operator of the world’s largest Web-search engine, has passed Apple to become the most-owned stock by the 50 biggest actively managed US mutual funds, according to a report by...
Facebook unveils redesigned News Feed
Investors like the look of Facebook. CEO Mark Zuckerberg rolled out a redesign of its News Feed yesterday, describing the changes as a way to create the “best personalized newspaper.”...
Grim view for hedge investors
Hedge-fund titans have officially lost their standing as the smartest people in the room — just ask their investors. After the expensive funds underperformed simple and inexpensive index mutual funds...
Chanos has Ackman's back on Herbalife bet
Activist investor Bill Ackman finally has a friend in his Herbalife fight. Famed short seller Jim Chanos yesterday voiced his support for Ackman’s short position — and revealed he made...
Gap’s cat outta bag
The Gap, which had been scheduled to release its February sales figures after the market closed yesterday, put them out at midday after a transcript of its recorded sales call...
Back on Whale watch
Like Moby Dick, the “London Whale” just won’t die. Despite JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon’s best efforts to put the embarrassing $6 billion trading debacle behind him, lawmakers appear intent...
‘Breakfast’ hot buns gives play a biz boost
“Breakfast at Tiffany’s” got a chest bump at the box office. Sales for the Broadway show — which features “Game of Thrones” star Emilia Clarke stepping naked into a bathtub...
Son claims his LI dad was 'Great Gatsby' inspiration - and someone stole his $750G book
A Texas oil honcho who says a character from “The Great Gatsby” is based on his wealthy Long Island-bred dad is suing a rare-books dealer — demanding he return a...
Nups in the Air for Jordan
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Basketball legend Michael Jordan appears ready to get married again. The former NBA star and his fiancée, Cuban-American model Yvette Prieto, appeared at the main...
Artist offers recreation of McDonald’s cup for $9,000 at The Armory Show
You won’t find this soda on the dollar menu. A Guatemalan artist wants $9,000 for a sculpture of a McDonald’s soda cup — a painstakingly detailed piece of art that’s...
Subways on right track
Some conditions on subway platforms are getting better, according to a new survey.The Straphangers Campaign says it spotted fewer broken lights, exposed wires, cracked floors and overflowing garbage bags last...
NJ ‘Dream’ may come true
After 10 years, the long-delayed retail and entertainment complex at the Meadowlands may finally be entering the homestretch.Construction is expected to resume soon after lengthy delays over financing and traffic...
Cop sues gal he hit
Talk about adding insult to injury.Port Authority cop Daniel Graber’s motorcycle plowed into a 74-year-old woman on the Upper West Side late in 2011 — yet he’s suing her, claiming...
Carjack granny kept in trunk
Two New Jersey residents have been charged with carjacking an elderly woman at gunpoint, then trapping her in the trunk of her vehicle before going on a shopping spree with...
NJ church attack
A monument to sexually abused children — near the rectory of a New Jersey church whose priest admitted molesting dozens of kids — was destroyed early yesterday for the second...
'Cannibal cop' breaks down in tears as jury gets case
Accused “cannibal cop” Gilberto Valle broke down in tears yesterday as the defense told jurors that his perverted taste for “awful” and “disturbing porn” had wrecked his life — but...
It’s his Barbie dream house
Talk about getting all dolled up. Stanley Colorite, a 41-year-old Barbie fanatic, shows off his collection of more than 2,000 of the dolls at his Hudson, Fla., home. Assembled over...
This diet is worth weight
Willpower apparently can be bought. The chance to win or lose $20 a month enticed dieters to drop an average of nine pounds in a year — four times more...
‘Cleaver’ as a fox
There’s crazy, and then there’s thinks-he’s-Jesus crazy, a defense lawyer told prospective jurors yesterday in the sensational trial of the man who killed an Upper East Side psychologist with a...
Police hunt library perv
Cops are on the lookout for a man who allegedly groped a teenage girl in a Queens library.The incident occurred at 6 p.m. Monday when the suspect walked into the...
Subarus recalled
DETROIT — Subaru is recalling more than 47,000 cars and SUVs with remote starters because the engines can start on their own if the key fob is dropped. The recall...
‘Phony’ Hirst ain’tings
A Florida man is charged in New York with trying to sell fake works attributed to the British artist Damien Hirst.Manhattan prosecutors say Kevin Sutherland, of Miami, depicted several works...
New York City spending $819M this year to help shelter the homeless
The city is going to spend an astonishing $819 million this year to shelter the homeless — an increase of nearly 20 percent in just two years, the Independent Budget...
Sentencing for con man
A con man whose tall tales of owning luxury planes, cars and a sailboat helped him dupe women out of their money faces sentencing to federal prison today.Scott Hockler, 50,...
‘Gamble-ino’ dealt out
A Gambino wiseguy who doubles as a professional poker player just lost a big hand in court.A federal judge shot down a request by Lee Fama, 44, to play in...
Sandy biz tax breaks
ALBANY — Assembly Democrats plan to propose extending $110 million in New York City tax breaks to benefit businesses hurt by Hurricane Sandy, The Post has learned.The tax credits and...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** This guy was caught on camera exposing himself to a straphanger on a train near Times Square, police said. He flashed the 26-year-old victim on a Queens-bound R...
$30M LI art discovery
Works by an obscure Armenian-American abstract impressionist discovered in a Long Island cottage have been appraised at $30 million.In 2007, the new owner of a Bellport bungalow found thousands of...
Father of mauled 24-year-old intern had premonition his daughter would be killed by lion
The father of a 24-year-old California wildlife-preserve intern had always feared her love of big cats would be fatal. That premonition proved all too accurate when Dianna Hanson was found...
Feds fear for cop-killer jury
Federal prosecutors yesterday signaled concern about potential security threats posed by convicted double cop killer Ronell Wilson, and asked a judge for a unanimous and sequestered jury for his death-penalty...
UN hostages ‘OK’
BEIRUT — Several UN peacekeepers who were abducted by Syrian rebels said in videos posted online yesterday that they are safe and being treated well, even as activists reported clashes...
N. Korea to DC: We’ll nuke you!
North Korea threatened to launch a nuclear attack on the United States and turn Washington into “a sea of fire” after the United Nations slammed the outlaw nation with a...
Fallen SI pol Vito backs ‘Cats’
Former Staten Island GOP Congressman Vito Fossella made a rare political splash yesterday — endorsing billionaire supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis for mayor. “I will do whatever I can to help...
Christie crushes Cuomo for prez
WASHINGTON — There’s a battle of the Hudson brewing in national politics — and Gov. Cuomo is getting clobbered. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie would trounce Cuomo, 45 percent to...
FDNY’s $308M OT bill
Overtime at the FDNY reached an all-time high this year — a whopping $308 million — caused by a lag in hiring due to a court case and Hurricane Sandy.The...
Mike’s stubborn streak
ALBANY — Mayor Bloomberg makes New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie look flexible and level-headed, teachers union honcho Randi Weingarten said yesterday.“Chris Christie was willing to do the give and take...
Jay-Z’s 40/40 craps out
Atlantic City’s 40/40 Club, co-owned by hip-hop star Jay- Z, has closed.The Press of Atlantic City reported yesterday that the $4 million club actually shut down in October, when its...
Long layover? Newark airport ranks third in the nation for finding a date
Newark is the country’s third best airport for picking up a love interest, a poll has found. With thousands of travelers passing through each day — many trapped by delays...
UWS man: Dog attacked my show pooch, then owner attacked me
The owner of a prize-winning pooch is suing the master of a Dalmatian, saying the man decked him after he pulled the big dog off his German shorthaired pointer in...
That’s a biker babe!
Heel, boys! Just the sight of Alessandra Ambrosio is enough to make you pant as the Brazilian beauty peddles Victoria’s Secret workout wear while pedaling a little doggie around at...
Princess’ ransom for hotel
A Saudi princess who skipped out on a $7.5 million Paris hotel bill will not live happily ever after — now that a judge has ordered the seizure of her...
Gov sees wage hike
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo yesterday predicted that the state’s minimum wage will go up in 2013 despite Republican reluctance.“I think we will increase the minimum wage this year,” he told...
Rapes way down
WASHINGTON — The rate of sexual violence against women and girls age 12 or older fell 64 percent in a decade, the Justice Department reported yesterday.From a peak of five...
Blade Gunner gumshoe quits
JOHANNESBURG — The former lead detective in South Africa’s investigation of the murder case against the Olympian “Blade Runner” Oscar Pistorius has resigned from the police force, authorities said yesterday.Detective...
Upper East Side mansion for sale comes with a treehouse
A treehouse grows on the Upper East Side. A historic 1866 clapboard home on sale for $10.5 million comes equipped with a bit of country nostalgia — a 14-foot-high treehouse...
Fur flies over Jacobs garb
The Humane Society of the United States is accusing one of the New York’s most well-known retailers of selling garments by Marc Jacobs that are made out of raccoon dog...
Ex-con could face 25 years to life in family's hit-run nightmare
The callous ex-con who fled the scene of a fatal crash that killed a couple and their baby in Brooklyn was arraigned last night on charges that included three counts...
Bin Laden jerk-in-law arrested & in NYC cell
Osama bin Laden’s son-in-law — who claimed victory after 9/11 and may have helped plan the attack — was secretly captured in Jordan and brought to New York to face...
Bam foe has flight plan to cut costs
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has warned of imminent closings at air-traffic-control towers amid airport-worker furloughs, but there are other ways to comply with onerous budget cuts, says a GOP...
TSA screeners allow fed agent with fake bomb to pass through security at Newark Airport
An undercover TSA inspector with an improvised explosive device stuffed in his pants got past two security screenings at Newark Airport — including a pat-down — and was cleared to...
Islander puckhead faces spank rap
A rabid Islander fan — and heckler of the hockey team’s owner — was arrested for allegedly spanking a 21-year-old woman after a game. Craig Stanley, of West Hempstead, was...
At least nine serial criminals have agreed to subway ban as part of parole deals: police
At least nine serial subway crooks have been banned for life from the system as a desperate measure to stop them from committing crimes underground, police officials told The Post....
O and foe do lunch
WASHINGTON — President Obama yesterday stepped up his charm offensive by lunching with GOP budget honcho Rep. Paul Ryan, but Capitol Hill Republicans dismissed it as more campaign-style “optics” from...
Filibuster win over W. House
WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul won his filibuster war with the White House yesterday, obtaining a letter from Attorney General Eric Holder stating that President Obama doesn’t have the authority...
The new GOP generation stands up
It’s hard to recall many more wonderful moments on the floor of the United States Senate than the filibuster mounted Wednesday night by Sen. Rand Paul against President Obama’s nominee...
Rand Paul’s triumph
Politicians have much to learn from the amazing scene in the US Senate on Wednesday, when Kentucky’s Rand Paul took over the floor and spent 13 hours discussing unmanned drone...
‘El Loco’ bids farewell: Loss felt only on the left
The Issue: The death of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, and the legacy he left at home and abroad. *** Regarding the death of Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez, I say “Good...
Hail NY’s cab system
While The Post is correct in defending the position that yellow taxicabs and their passengers should not be prohibited from using “e-hail apps,” the conclusion that yellow cabs and black...
Now, that’s a filibuster!
For years, Democrats and Republicans alike have been using a cheap version of the filibuster to block nominations or bottle up legislation. So it was bracing to see Sen. Rand...
Watercress Welfare
No sooner had FreshDirect announced it would be moving to The Bronx than the usual suspects began to protest. On Monday the objectors sued, saying the online grocer will increase...
Klansmen on campus
The open minds and bleeding hearts of Ohio’s Oberlin College were astir this week when someone went marauding in Ku Klux Klan garb near the school’s Afrikan Heritage House. Were...
Getting unready for the next war
Our Navy’s aircraft carriers are under attack — not from Chinese or Iranian missiles, it seems, but from Washington’s impasse over sequestration. Last week the USS Abraham Lincoln, a 100,000-ton...
Death by nuisance
Six-year-old Amar Diarrassouba died last week under the wheels of a big rig on his way to school. It’s impossible to say what could have prevented one death — but...
Ballet Flamenco de Andalucia brings upbeat take to a moody art form
When you put flamenco in a big theater, you risk turning an intimate art into an Iberian “Riverdance.” But maybe that’s not always such a bad thing. As part of...
Will Tony present a glass slipper?
We’re on the cusp of what’s shaping up to be a busy spring on Broadway — 19 productions are on the way — and producers are already playing the Tony...
The Met hauls out beautiful but dull ‘Francesca da Rimini’ from storage
It’s not often operagoers leave humming the scenery, but that was the case Monday, when the Met hauled out Riccardo Zandonai’s “Francesca da Rimini” from the vault. With neither a...
A is for atrociously sick movie
Quick, the barf bag! “The ABCs of Death” is an international collection of 26 short “tales about death,” each by a different up-and-coming director and each inspired by a letter...
‘Emperor’ wastes Tommy Lee Jones’ delightful performance as General Douglas MacArthur
Tommy Lee Jones, who should have won an Oscar for goosing audience interest with a riveting performance as a fiery abolitionist in the lumbering “Lincoln,’’ takes on another formidable historical...
Colin Farrell’s NYC mob thriller ‘Dead Man Down’ is demented
These tourists have some strange ideas about New York. In “Dead Man Down,” a Danish director and his European actors prove they know this town as well as I know...
'Beyond the Hills' review
Director Cristian Mungiu’s “4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days” (2007), about a young woman’s attempt to procure an illegal abortion for her friend, helped establish Romania as a force...
'Gut Renovation' review
Many New Yorkers, including this one, believe that relentless condo-ification robs a neighborhood of its soul. So Su Friedrich’s documentary represents an odd achievement. By the time the director puts...
Bookish boy a total bore
Nick (Juddy Talt) makes a good living writing Nicholas Sparks-style novels about love. That plus his Ralph Lauren looks means he can get a woman, but he can’t keep one....
'Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey' review
It’s a heck of a human interest story: Impoverished singer in a Journey cover band in Manila gets a “this is not a joke” e-mail from the actual group, saying...
'The Silence' review
Two men in the 1980s go for a drive down a country road. They spot an 11-year-old girl on her bike and follow her to a deserted field. One man...
'Greedy Lying Bastards' review
I feel sorry for the global-warming alarmists: Their latest documentary is called “Greedy Lying Bastards.” What’s next, “Big Oil Is Full of Meanies?” With a droning mix of interviews with...
Bus flick is busted
French filmmaker Michel Gondry (“The Green Hornet”) spent a lot of time with Bronx high school students, co-wrote with two partners a slice-of-life script for them that took into account...
Lone star tries to bring Texas gov back to life
Holland Taylor’s “Ann” is a labor of love. The actress, best known for key supporting roles on “Two and a Half Men” and “The Practice,” spent about four years researching...
Yankees' Jeter gets 'final clearance'
According to manager Joe Girardi, Derek Jeter is ready for anything after a visit to North Carolina Dr. Robert Anderson, the surgeon who operated on Jeter’s left ankle last October....
Mets’ Wright fondly remembers walk-off hit against Rivera
PHOENIX — David Wright is in some rare company. One of his best memories is hitting against Mariano Rivera. Not many hitters can say that. “I have the distinct honor...
Martin provides boost off Knicks’ bench
One thing Kenyon Martin said he proved Thursday night was that he’s plenty capable of playing — and defending.After barely playing in his first six games as a Knick, Martin...
5 questions with Dave Maloney
Former Rangers defenseman and MSG Network analyst Dave Maloney talks about the Rangers’ uneven start to the season, his early impressions of Rick Nash and the Blackhawks with The Post’s...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Brewers GM stung by injury bug Even Brewers general manager Doug Melvin can’t escape the injury bug that has stung his club this spring. Melvin spent three hours in...
Meadowlands Results
FIRST: mile trot; $9,500; cond7JurgenHnover(DMllr)4.403.403.201Corleone Hall (Y Gingras)7.605.204Dagget (T Tetrick)3.20* Exacta (7-1) $34.60 * Trifecta (7-1-4) $259.20Winner picked by Bill SmithSECOND: mile pace; $8,000; cond7Fantaddy (D Miller)4.403.402.605He's A Beachboy(YGingras)4.203.002Corky Baran...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1m&70yds; $65,000; mdn; 3YO(f)DOWAGER comes in with a bullet work after finishing second at Gulfstream when making route debut....
Jockey Borel grabs 5,000th
Jockey Calvin Borel has claimed career win No. 5,000 at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Borel picked up the win yesterday aboard Hezunusal in the sixth race. The Oaklawn...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-5 1/2 fur; $23,000; clm($12,500); 4up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 a-CpyMySwggr(L),118CVelasquz7-6-8Jacobson5-22 b-Galaxy Kat(L),118E Castro8-4-6Aquilino4-13 Bellamy(L),120I Ortiz, Jr4-5-1Contessa5-14 Shmooz Talker(L),113K Coa5-6-4Cannizzo5-15 Saints Alive(L),118C Hill5-3-7Canani6-11 a-Pro's...
Aqueduct Charts
March 7th, 2013Snowing and Fast©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $23,000; clm($12,500); 4up(f)Off: 12:50. 3. 2-3w,bid 1/4,kept busyTime: 23.91, 48.34, 1:01.11, 1:14.59.Trainer: Bradley WallaceWinner: DK B/ F, 4, by Seattle...
Vic Cangialosi at Tampa Bay Graded Entries
FIRST-6 fur; $14,500; clm($16,000); 3up1-a-HighNatveFly1-15-Royalsantjmes12-12-Roman Legend 8-11-a-Scallion 1-13-Cherkee'smnbe9-26-Raven Train 2-14-Tazz Time 20-1SECOND-1m&40yds; $12,000; cl($6,25); 4up1-a-Jacobs Kiss 2-15-Blazing Prize 5-22-Elissa'srylmge10-16-Run Smart One 6-13-Zuber 20-17-WhazmdderU15-14-Iamtheone 9-28-BoracayWnder8-11-a-ShcklesNChs2-1THIRD-6 1/2 fur; $14,700; clm($16,000); 3up4-WildAbtChrme2-15-Up Market...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:15 p.m.Best Bet: Cheyenne Miriam (5th)FIRST: Mile trot; $10,000; cond4 Cameron Chip(JMeittinis)4-6-23-15 Outlaw(CCallahan)5-9-36-17 Gaelic And Garlic(SAllard)9-8-74-11 Jedrik Hanover(TTetrick)2-10-112-12 Bloomfieldcantifly(YGingrs)8-5-28-13 Miss Lee(RPierce)8-3-77-26 Maevey Gravy(MMiller)3-5-56-18 Mcattee(JCampbell)10-8-920-19 Melady's Monet(DMiller)1-3-515-1SECOND: Mile pace;...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 1:00 p.m.FIRST-1m(T); $36,300; alw; 3YO(f)SWEAR ME IN second going longer in turf debut. SHARAPOVA SLAMS made a middle move and tired going longer. IN HASTE closed to finish...
K-Mart provides boost off Knicks bench
One thing Kenyon Martin said he proved last night was that he’s plenty capable of playing — and defending. After barely playing in his first six games as a Knick,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 8SATMar. 9SUNMar. 10MONMar. 11TUEMar. 12WEDMar. 13THUMar. 14KnicksNO GAMEUtah7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEG.S.10:30MSGESPNNO GAMEDen.10:30MSG/ESPNESPNPort.10:30MSG/TNTESPNNetsWashington7:30YES NetworkWFAN 660 AMAtl.7:00YESWFANNOGAMEPhi.7:00YESWFANN.O.7:30YESWFANNO GAMENO GAMENOGAMEMarq.2:00ESPNWBBRNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEBig East Tourn.TBDBigEast Tourn. TBDRangersOttawa7:00MSG NetworkESPN 1050 AMNO GAMEWash.12:30NBCESPNNOGAMEBuf.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEWinn.8:00MSG+WBBRIslandersNOGAMEWash.1:00MSG+WRHUPit.7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMENOGAMENOGAMET.B.7:30MSGWRHUDevilsNOGAMECar.7:00MSG+WBBRWin.7:00MSGWFANNOGAMENOGAMEPhi.7:30NBCSNWFANNOGAMEYankees* Miami1:05No TV* Atl.1:05YESWCBS* Tor.1:05No TV*...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogSETON HALL3 1/2RutgersAKRON10Kent St.HARVARD7ColumbiaDARTMOUTHPickCornellBROWN4PennPrinceton3 1/2YALEBWLNG GREEN2 1/2BuffaloMissouri Valley ConferenceAt St. LouisQuarterfinalsCreighton12DrakeEvansville2 1/2Indiana St.Wichita St.12Missouri St.N. IowaPickIllinois St.Horizon LeagueAt Valparaiso, Ind.QuarterfinalsWright St.3Yngstown St.Green Bay4 1/2Ill.-ChicagoSun Belt ConferenceAt Hot Springs, Ark.First...
Cano, Reyes hit stride at WBC
Robinson Cano drove in three runs and Jose Reyes had four hits as the Dominican Republic beat Venezuela 9-3 in their World Baseball Classic opener last night in San Juan,...
Tiger tied for lead after getting advice on putting
DORAL, Fla. — The opening round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral’s Blue Monster did not begin until yesterday, but for Tiger Woods the tournament began late Wednesday afternoon at...
Struggling No. 1 McIlroy gets off to another slow start
DORAL, Fla. — One day after coming clean about his meltdown at last week’s Honda Classic, when he told reporters he needed to enjoy the game a little more, Rory...
Gaborik, Nash lead Rangers as Isles blame officiating
The Rangers were not given anything last night, no matter how many dirty looks and slanted words the Islanders had for the referees afterward. Once Marian Gaborik blasted home a...
Hamrlik sees action, but Rangers new defenseman ‘not in shape’
The Rangers didn’t waste any time in getting the new guy into the mix. In their 2-1 overtime win over the Islanders Thursday night at the Coliseum, coach John Tortorella...
Devils end six-game skid
The Devils were 66 seconds away from losing their seventh straight game. But Patrik Elias, determined to get his team back on the winning track, scored the game-tying goal and...
Rangers momentum continues with fourth straight win
A Terrific hockey game took place at the Coliseum last night, a throwback installment of the Battle of New York between the Rangers and Islanders, a physical match played with...
Sabre’s suspension undercuts Rangers
There are times when justice proceeds too slowly, like when a pickpocket develops tennis elbow. Then there are times when justice zooms by so fast ... we missed it! Sunday,...
Mets' bullpen could be difference between average and terrible
PORT ST. LUCIE — There can be a fine line between mediocre and awful, and there’s little doubt who controls that line here in Mets camp. We know that the...
Mornhinweg lays out his aggressive plan for Jets’ O
Attack. That is the promise of Marty Mornhinweg, the new Jets offensive coordinator, who brings his West Coast system to a team that, presumably, will again have Mark Sanchez at...
Webster takes pay cut to stay with Giants
If you get paid great, you better play great. That’s the law of the NFL salary cap jungle and that’s the reason why Corey Webster remains on the Giants roster,...
Nets enter final stretch in good position to chase down Knicks
It’s been a year full of peaks and valleys for the Nets, but as they enter the final quarter of their inaugural season in Brooklyn they’re right about where they...
Woodson: 'Eventually' Knicks' Anthony will be back on floor
Carmelo Anthony sat out again Thursday night as the Knicks lost, 95-94, to the Thunder, and coach Mike Woodson gave no indication when he would be back. Anthony missed his...
Despite loss, Knicks showed toughness vs. Thunder
Well, of course he was going to take the last shot. Of course he was. The Knicks weren’t where they were last night — down 95-94 to the star-spangled Thunder,...
Smith’s miss at buzzer foils Knicks' upset bid
The Knicks gave it the good, old J.R. try against the Western powers from Oklahoma City. Ultimately, they lived by J.R. Smith last night, then died by J.R. Smith last...
Torre: Rivera the reason Yankees were champs
PHOENIX — No one knows The Great Rivera better than Joe Torre, and the former Yankees manager was not afraid to tell the world the impact Mariano Rivera has had...
Yankees' Teixeira: I won’t rush back this time
A year ago, Mark Teixeira came back from a calf injury too quickly. He isn’t going to make the same mistake with the strained tendon in his right wrist that...
Topanga sizzles in Maxim shoot
Topanga is all grown-up. Actress Danielle Fishel, who played brainy teen Topanga Lawrence in the ’90s sitcom hit “Boy Meets World,” is featured in the new issue of Maxim magazine...
Nicki Minaj goes topless in new video
This . . . is “American Idol’s” worst nightmare. A risqué music video featuring new judge Nicki Minaj flashing her surgically enhanced double Ds — and dropping F-bombs — emerged...
Joy Behar to exit ‘The View’ in August
Joy Behar is leaving “The View.” Behar says she’ll exit the long-running ABC daytime gabfest in August when her contract expires — leaving only Barbara Walters as the show’s last...
$5M suit vs Al Gore over Al Jazeera cable TV deal
As if Al Gore hasn’t already alienated and angered every left, right and middle-leaning American. Gore, who sold his floundering Current TV network to Al Jazeera, is now being sued...
‘Restless Virgins’ is based on a true scandalous story
In 2005, a student sex scandal rocked New England’s 200-year-old Milton Academy prep school. A 15-year-old girl was caught with five varsity athletes in the boys’ locker room. The incident,...
Talk show guests
fridayRACHEL WEISZ, DR. MARTY BECKER, LINSEY DAVIS - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7NICOLE RICHIE, EMMA STONE, RYAN REYNOLDS - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4NICOLE RICHIE, JESSE METCALFE -...
‘When you’re actually 21, you still are playing 16’ says 'Restless Virgins' star
Vanessa Marano is ready to show off her sexy side. The wholesome-looking “Switched at Birth” star finds herself scantily clad and between the sheets with hunky Max Lloyd-Jones in Lifetime’s...
Who's zooming who!
1. Heat at Timberwolves 3,283,747 2. NBA: Heat at Knicks 1,544,541 3. The Walking Dead 1,245,718 4. American Idol 1,215,692 5. NHL: Canadiens at Bruins 1,167,109 6. NBA: Grizzlies at...
The food miracle on 34th street
With its touristy crowds, creaky wooden escalators and expansive floors of retail, Macy’s Herald Square has never been a dining destination, but this is changing. On Monday, Stella 34 Trattoria...
Weird but true
Chicago has a new lost and found — for bodies. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office now posts photos of unclaimed corpses on its Web site. “For all the discomfort...
There for the start, Raftery ready to call end of Big East era
Bill Raftery coached Seton Hall in the inaugural Big East Tournament at the Providence Civic Center. It was a seven-team tournament and Georgetown wound up winning it all. Thirty-three years...
Severe helps CTK gain finals
For 31 minutes last night, Jon Severe was bottled up, given no room to maneuver by Cardinal Hayes’ Tyler Wilson. Wherever Severe went, the Manhattan College-bound Wilson followed, and Christ...
Ky. hopes take a hit
Caldwell-Pope scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, leading host Georgia (15-15, 9-8 SEC) to a 72-62 victory last night that dealt another big blow to Kentucky’s NCAA hopes.The Wildcats...
Knicks fail to upset Thunder after Smith misses shot at buzzer
The Knicks gave it the good, old J.R. try against the Western powers from Oklahoma City. Ultimately, they lived by J.R. Smith Thursday night, then died by J.R. Smith Thursday...
Bishop Loughlin routs Archbishop Stepinac to reach CHSAA Class AA boys final
Before last season, there was a mass exodus at Bishop Loughlin, three star seniors leaving the Catholic school for the PSAL. Mike Williams and Khadeen Carrington were just sophomores at...
Devils nip Sabres in shootout to snap six-game skid
The Devils were 66 seconds away from losing their seventh straight game. But Patrik Elias, determined to get his team back on the winning track, scored the game-tying goal and...
Gaborik’s goal gives Rangers OT win over Islanders
The Rangers were not given anything Thursday night, no matter how many dirty looks and slanted words the Islanders had for the referees afterward. Once Marian Gaborik blasted home a...
Justin Bieber rushed to hospital after collapsing during London concert - Friday's show still set to go on
LONDON — Justin Bieber says he is "getting better," after fainting backstage at a concert in London, and the venue says Friday's show is scheduled to go ahead as planned....