March 22, 2013
Roll on! Bicyclists brave elements as ridership in city soars
The number of people riding bikes in the city has grown by 58 percent since 2008, record growth fueled in part by huge increases in riders tooling about in cold...
Shell casings may tie Texas shootout to murder of Colo. prison chief
DECATUR, Texas — Shell casings from a Texas shootout with a white supremacist Colorado parolee are the same make and caliber as those found at the home of Colorado's prison...
Late 3-pointers lift Illinois over Colorado
AUSTIN, Texas — Illinois has been doing it the hard way all season. Why change just because it's the NCAA tournament? After letting a big first-half lead slip away Friday,...
Indiana smokes James Madison in NCAA opener
DAYTON – Right after Victor Oladipo swooped in for a layup midway through yesterday’s second half, Indiana’s lead was at 31 points. Then Will Sheehey stole James Madison’s inbounds pass...
Police arrest 2 teens in Ga. baby killing
BRUNSWICK, Ga. — A pair of teenagers was arrested Friday and accused of fatally shooting a 13-month-old baby in the face and wounding his mother during their morning stroll through...
McDermott pours in 27 points to lead Creighton over Cincinnati
PHILADELPHIA – When Gregory Echenique left Rutgers to transfer to Creighton he heard all the predictable queries. “A lot of people questioned it … why would I leave a Big...
Continuing A-10 success, No. 13 La Salle shocks No. 4 Kansas State
KANSAS CITY — La Salle shocked a crazed crowd at the Sprint Center, but not before nearly being stunned. The 13th-seeded Explorers came close to implosion after blowing an 18-point...
Outrage as NM man shoots horse in head, posts video online in jab at animal-rights activists
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An Internet video that shows a meat company employee swearing at animal activists before shooting a horse in the head highlights the increasing emotional intensity of the...
AROUND THE CAGE: Rousey to coach on co-ed version of 'Ultimate Fighter'
Get ready for more Ronda Rousey.In the fall, you’ll be seeing the UFC women’s bantamweight champion on your television screen once a week – as a coach on the next...
Military-style drones will patrol NYC: Bloomberg
Like it or not, the eye in the sky will soon be following your every move, according to Mayor Bloomberg. "You can't keep the tides from coming in," the mayor...
DA drops nightclub fight charges against Lindsay Lohan
Lindsay skates again! Manhattan prosecutors have declined to prosecute Lindsay Lohan over a Florida fortune teller's claim that the star sucker-punched her during a late-November starlet-on-psychic fracas. The decision "disappointed"...
One dead after four are shot at Coney Island projects
Four people were shot today at a Coney Island housing project, including a man who was fatally wounded and a beloved granny who took a bullet in the stomach, sources...
Miami makes NCAA return with rout of Pacific
AUSTIN, Texas — Miami coach Jim Larranaga has so much confidence in Shane Larkin that he pretty much let his only non-senior starter run the show in the NCAA tournament....
Ed Fountaine’s Stakes Spot Plays
EXCELSIOR Aqueduct, ninth race. Grade 3. Purse: $150,000. 1¹/₈ miles, 3-year-olds and up. Post: 4:52 p.m. LOWDOWN: Ruler On Ice has had some rough sledding since winning the 2011 Belmont...
Falcons trying to close deal with Giants free agent Umenyiora: report
Osi Umenyiora could be heading south.The Giants’ free agent defensive end is being courted heavily by the Falcons and the two sides are trying to get a deal finalized before...
Mental health questions delay Al Qaeda operative's court date in Brooklyn
A man charged with being an al Qaeda terrorist failed to appear at a court hearing today after questions arose about his mental health because of his allegedly aggressive behavior....
Surprise! ‘InAPPropriate Comedy’ is brutally unfunny
How low can she go? A dazed-looking Lindsay Lohan follows her recent terrible performance as Elizabeth Taylor by playing “herself’’ — doing a bad impression of Marilyn Monroe — in...
Atlanta's 'Kick Ass Mall Cop', famous for Tasering unruly patrons, arrested for battery
The Taser-happy Atlanta mall cop who became an Internet sensation for videos showing him ejecting what he called drug dealers and criminals from a shopping center has been arrested for...
Rex not showing cards when it comes to Jets starting quarterback
If Rex Ryan has a feeling on who he wants to be his starting quarterback this fall, he’s not giving any clues.Asked Friday on ESPN Radio if he has a...
Wyatt drops 31 as Temple defeats North Carolina State
DAYTON – On the 30th anniversary of Jim Valvano’s remarkable championship run with the Wolfpack, North Carolina State could have honored its former coach and his former team with a...
House collapses in Canarsie
A house under construction collapsed in Brooklyn today trapping workers in the rubble, authorities said. The home on East 95th Street near Avenue D collapsed about 3:10 p.m., the FDNY...
NCAA tournament second-round picks (Friday's evening session)
Each game day during the NCAA tournament, the Post's Marc Raimondi, Anthony Sulla-Heffinger and Justin Terranova will be providing you with their input for that day's games. For the evening...
Mickelson shoots awful 79 at Arnold Palmer Invitational
ORLANDO -- The scene was a rare one: Phil Mickelson packing away his golf clubs in the back of his SUV on a Friday, readying to head to the airport...
Sequester forces FAA to close 149 air traffic control towers
CHICAGO — The Federal Aviation Administration says it will close 149 air traffic control towers at small airports around the country because of federal budget cuts. The agency announced the...
Three must-see games on Day 4 of the NCAA tournament
The Post highlights three games that are must-see as the NCAA tournament continues with 16 games on Friday. (5) Wisconsin vs. (12) Ole Miss – West Region, 12:40 p.m., truTV...
Henderson's late spurt helps No. 12 Ole Miss upset No. 5 Wisconsin
KANSAS CITY — Finally, Marshall Henderson had nothing to say. Ole Miss’ outspoken guard had been quieted all throughout his long-awaited NCAA Tournament debut, hitting only one of his first...
No repeat of last year: Duke holds off feisty Albany
PHILADELPHIA – The scent of an upset was not quite in the air but it was brewing. Albany trimmed a 16-point deficit to 64-56 and, seemingly, had the ball and...
Devils acquire D'Agostini from Blues for draft pick
The Devils have acquired forward Matt D'Agostini and a conditional seventh-round selection in 2015 from the St. Louis Blues for a conditional fifth-round choice in the same draft. Devils general...
Former Knicks star Williams dead at age 58
Ray Williams, former Knicks point guard in the late 1970's and 1980's, died today after battling cancer at Sloane Kettering Hospital, according to the team. He was 58.Knicks coach Mike...
105 US kids died of flu this season, most didn't get vaccine
The flu season is winding down, and it has killed 105 children so far — about the average toll. The season started about a month earlier than usual, sparking concerns...
Advance bids for autographed Sgt. Pepper album top $110,000
DALLAS — Advance bids for a copy of The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album autographed by all four band members are even higher than the auction house...
Red Bulls sign veteran keeper Kevin Hartman
When Red Bulls coach Mike Petke was asked if keeper Ryan Meara’s hip injury and teen backup Santiago Castano’s inexperience might force the club to look for a veteran goalkeeper,...
It's a boy! Ronell Wilson's prison guard baby mama gives birth
The federal prison guard who was knocked up behind bars by cop-killer Ronell Wilson gave birth to a healthy boy last night. Nancy Gonzalez, 29 — who was arrested for...
Former Jets OL Moore leaves Dolphins visit without contract
Former Jets guard Brandon Moore left his visit with the Dolphins without a contract, but the two sides still could work out a deal, according to a league source.Moore, the...
B'klyn gangbanger shot by cops arrested on weapons charges
The Brooklyn gangbanger that cops shot and wounded yesterday was arrested on weapons charges, police said. Shaquille Reid, 20, was following a group of three men near Livonia Avenue and...
Revel casino worth fraction of $2.4B it cost to build resort
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — Revel, Atlantic City's newest casino, is worth just a fraction of the $2.4 billion it cost to build the resort and could wait another four years...
A galaxy far, far away might be coming to Disneyland
This is the theme park you are looking for. "Star Wars" fans might have another thing to look forward to beyond another trilogy of films because Disney is exploring the...
'Jersey Shore' cast to reunite to thank Sandy volunteers
JACKSON, NJ — Cast members of MTV's "Jersey Shore" reality show are slated to reunite to thank student volunteers who helped rebuild damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. The appearance will...
Pervy former bookkeeper for Masa restaurant sentenced to year in prison for embezzling $100K
A sex-crazed former bookkeeper for a pricey Time Warner Center sushi joint is going to prison for a year for admittedly embezzling almost $100,000 -- and blowing half the money...
Yankees' Jeter 'encouraged there's nothing wrong' with ankle
TAMPA -- Derek Jeter was back on the field Friday for the first time since being scratched from a game Tuesday and receiving a cortisone shot Wednesday because of stiffness...
Obama in Jordan for talks with King Abdullah II
AMMAN, Jordan — The civil war in Syria and the influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees over the border into neighboring Jordan are expected to be the focus of...
Three must-see games on Day 4 of the NCAA tournament
The Post highlights three games that are must-see as the NCAA tournament continues with 16 games on Friday. (5) Wisconsin vs. (12) Ole Miss – West Region, 12:40 p.m., truTV...
Knicks' Woodson wants to formulate lineup without Amar'e in mind
TORONTO – With the Iman Shumpert knee scare over, Mike Woodson said today it was time to establish a set starting lineup and a set rotation for the playoffs with...
Striking rich! $11.2B oil fortune at center of largest potential divorce in history
ATLANTA/NEW YORK - Continental Resources chief executive Harold Hamm, one of America's wealthiest and most influential businessmen, is embroiled in a contentious divorce that could lead to a record financial...
Yankees' Boesch scratched with strained rib cage
Add Brennan Boesch to the list.Signed last week the left-handed hitting outfielder was scratched from today's game against the Twins due to a strained left rib cage issue.With Curtis Granderson...
3UP: Yankee Trade Proposal, Wright, Jeter
1. This is totally my speculation. In other words, I am not hearing this from anyone. But I wonder if the Yankees and Pirates have the pieces to make a...
Olive Garden and Red Lobster parent's third-quarter profit drops but beats Wall Street expectations
Darden Restaurants' third-quarter net income dropped 18 percent, as it dealt with soft sales at Red Lobster but the performance still beat Wall Street's expectations. The Orlando, Fla., company said...
'Holy Switcheroo!' Vatican website apparently hacked by Batman
VATICAN CITY — One of the Vatican's main Twitter accounts and the website of its communications office were running stories about Batman on Thursday with the headline "Holy Switcheroo!" —...
Wright and Niese, the Dodgers and Biogenesis
We knew that David Wright’s official captaincy was coming once he signed his long-term extension with the Mets, so the timing of the announcement was really just a public-relations thing....
WATCH: Terrifying gun battle in Philly Chinese restaurant
Philadelphia Police are searching for the man they say opened fire into a Chinese food store on West Oak Lane late Tuesday evening. In the end, three men were shot...
Tiffany's fourth-quarter net income beats Street expectations
Tiffany says its fourth-quarter net income edged up less than 1 percent, but still beat Wall Street predictions as strong customer demand in Asia for its pricey baubles offset weakness...
Hofstra fires Cassara following controversy-plagued season
Hofstra University announced on Friday that head basketball coach Mo Cassara would not be returning after a 7-25 season that saw five Pride players get arrested. On Dec. 1 four...
Bloomberg steps up pressure on Quinn to drop NYPD inspector general plan
Mayor Bloomberg stepped up the pressure today on City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to back off her plan for to installing an NYPD inspector general, blasting the proposal as "total...
Cyprus to vote on new bailout plan
NICOSIA, Cyprus — Cypriot lawmakers are due to vote Friday on a raft of new measures they hope will qualify the country for a bailout package and avoid financial ruin...
Knife-wielding mugger attacks woman in Tudor City
Detectives are on the hunt for a knife-wielding mugger who accosted a young woman and swiped her pocketbook in Manhattan's Tudor City, police said. The unidentified man, in his 20's,...
French luxury group PPR changes name to Kering
PARIS — French luxury purveyor PPR says it is changing its name to Kering. The company behind Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent has been selling off its retail operations in...
DVD Extra: Rohauer library getting a facelift
Ownership and video rights to classic films (not always the same thing) changes hands from time to time. Many important Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd films distributed in the past...
'Things Fall Apart' author Chinua Achebe dead at 82
The opening sentence was as simple, declarative and revolutionary as a line out of Hemingway: "Okonkwo was well known throughout the nine villages and even beyond," Chinua Achebe wrote in...
Man tries 'Catch Me If You Can' stunt, found in cockpit dressed as pilot
A 61-year-old French man was arrested at Philadelphia International Airport and charged with impersonating a pilot after airline officials found him in the cockpit of a plane scheduled for takeoff,...
Man slashed at UWS nightclub
A man was slashed in the neck this morning at a trendy Upper West Side nightclub, authorities said. The 33-year-old victim was in a fight with another at 2:45 a.m....
Homeless man set himself on fire at NoHo subway station
A homeless man set himself on fire today at a NoHo subway station, authorities said. The man was playing with a lighter when he accidentally set his leg on fire...
Adam Lanza's father helping provide answers for parents of Newtown victim
The father of the man who killed 20 kids at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. is now helping to provide answers for parents of one of the victims....
Senate Democrats on track to pass budget
WASHINGTON — Democrats controlling the Senate appear on track to pass their first budget in four years, promising a second, almost $1 trillion round of tax increases on top of...
Sandstorm grounds Obama's helicopter
JERUSALEM – First “the Beast” had a breakdown, and now a wicked sandstorm has grounded President Obama’s helicopter. It was a warm, clear morning when Obama toured Mt. Hertzl and...
President Obama visits sacred sites in Israel
JERUSALEM – President Obama visited some of Israel’s most sacred and moving sites today, wrapping up his three-day trip with a call for people to summon the will to battle...
Interim uses for Domino site to include urban farming, biking and yoga
The developer looking to bring a $1.5 billion office- and apartment-tower complex to the old Domino Sugar plant in Williamsburg is sweetening the pot for the neighborhood. With Two Trees...
Syracuse ignores violation reports to pound Montana
SAN JOSE, Calif. — So much for being concerned about distractions. News of a continuing NCAA investigation into their basketball program clearly had no effect on the current Syracuse players...
Harvard stuns New Mexico
SALT LAKE CITY — They hugged at midcourt, Harvard’s Tommy Amaker and Siyani Chambers. The coach who had been underappreciated at Seton Hall and run out of Michigan embraced the...
3 dead, including suspect, in Marine base shooting
QUANTICO, Va. — A Marine who worked at an officer candidates school fatally shot two of his colleagues before killing himself in a barracks dorm room, officials said. The Marine's...
Iona comments give Buckeyes a bull’s-eye
DAYTON, Ohio — It’s terrific that Iona believes, believes it can shock big, bad Ohio State and shock the world tonight. It’s what March Madness is all about, especially this...
Iona's Cluess tells his team to dream big
DAYTON, Ohio — One thing Iona coach Tim Cluess has told his players is they should dream. They should dream of being a team that takes down a top seed...
Divisive guard fits in fine with Rebels
KANSAS CITY — Marshall Henderson was made for this. The controversial Ole Miss guard has been waiting for this moment, waiting to play in the NCAA Tournament and make the...
Nova’s Pinkston got late hoops start in Brooklyn
KANSAS CITY — Villanova’s JayVaughn Pinkston didn’t grow up dreaming of playing in the NCAA Tournament. The thought never occurred to him, mostly because playing basketball hadn’t occurred to him....
The end for Pitt, Woodall
SALT LAKE CITY — Pittsburgh came into the NCAA Tournament wondering how it could be seeded so poorly, and determined to make amends for previous Big Dance failings. They left...
Bronx’s Parrom, Arizona dominate against Belmont
SALT LAKE CITY — Belmont coach Rick Byrd knew Arizona was good. He just had no idea how good until the Wildcats dominated his team up front last night during...
No. 16 seed gives Zags a big scare
SALT LAKE CITY — Somewhere along the line, Gonzaga grew from David into Goliath, coming into the NCAA Tournament shouldering the burden of expectations. But yesterday, the Zags had to...
No. 14 Harvard stuns No. 3 New Mexico for first-ever NCAA tournament win
SALT LAKE CITY — They hugged at midcourt, Harvard’s Tommy Amaker and Siyani Chambers. The coach who’d been underappreciated at Seton Hall and run out of Michigan embraced the freshman...
Reported NCAA investigation has no effect on dominant Syracuse
SAN JOSE—So much for being concerned about distractions. News of a continuing NCAA investigation into their basketball program clearly had no effect on the current Syracuse players as the fourth-seeded...
NCAA tournament second-round picks (Friday's afternoon session)
Each game day during the NCAA tournament, the Post's Marc Raimondi, Anthony Sulla-Heffinger and Justin Terranova will be providing you with their input for that day's games. For the afternoon...
Three must-see games on Day 4 of the NCAA tournament
The Post highlights three games that are must-see as the NCAA tournament continues with 16 games on Friday. (5) Wisconsin vs. (12) Ole Miss – West Region, 12:40 p.m., truTV...
Colorado State runs away from Missouri
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Dorian Green scored 17 of his 26 points in the first half and eighth-seeded Colorado State used good shooting to run away from No. 9 Missouri 84-72...
VCU crushes Akron 88-42
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Troy Daniels had 23 points, Juvonte Reddic scored 21 and VCU routed Akron 88-42 on Thursday night in the most lopsided victory by a fifth-seeded team...
Business briefs
Buff’s in bucks Warren Buffett is once again the world’s third-richest person. The 82-year-old investor has a net worth of $54.6 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Go, DRAM...
Chaos grips Cyprus as end to EU lifeline looms
Protesters clashed with police and panic spread through the streets of Cyprus as officials scrambled to come up with a plan to salvage the nation’s broken banking system and maintain...
MSG could be at the end of its Fuse
Here’s some news for Fuse: Madison Square Garden Co. is mulling the future of the cable music network. Sources said MSG has been weighing options for the channel, including selling...
At Sumner’s table: Viacom board pick a head-scratcher
Another move by Viacom Chairman Sumner Redstone is raising eyebrows. No, the 89-year-old media mogul did not order his MTV unit to shoot another pilot for a no-name girl rock...
Sports Illustrated inks a deal fit for a King
Sports Illustrated has inked a new deal with its star football writer, Peter King, for three years at more than $1 million annually. The weekly is sweetening the deal with...
Scholastic’s pangs
Scholastic, the world’s largest publisher of children’s books, fell 13.9 percent, to $26.75, after posting a deeper quarterly loss, hurt by a shrinking appetite for “The Hunger Games” trilogy. The...
Comcast’s $1B ‘Rock’ solid deal
Comcast sealed a deal to take full ownership of a majority of the floors at 30 Rockefeller Center — the famous home of NBC. General Electric, which closed on the...
Boaz Weinstein says Jamie Dimon should have known about 'London Whale'
The buck stops with Jamie Dimon. That’s the view of Boaz Weinstein, the hedge-fund manager who first speared the “London Whale” that led to $6.2 billion in trading losses for...
Raj Rajaratnam's younger brother indicted on insider-trading charges
After putting hedge-fund felon Raj Rajaratnam behind bars for 11 years for insider trading, the feds are now eying his little brother for similar crimes. Rengan Rajaratnam was indicted yesterday...
Dell buyout likely to proceed
Michael Dell may end up a winner by default. With a deadline looming and no rival bids emerging, the Dell founder, along with private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners, is poised...
A class of their own
Investors in Smith Barney mutual funds can sue as a group over claims that shareholders were harmed by a kickback scheme in which Citigroup pocketed fee savings, Manhattan District Judge...
FCC chief expected to step down today
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski will announce today that he will step down, according to an FCC official, leaving the agency after a four-year term that focused heavily on...
JCPenney execs spending big on fancy offices
For the new executive talent at JCPenney, private jets and five-star hotels aren’t always enough. CEO Ron Johnson’s top managers have been carving out sleek offices at company headquarters with...
China, US help spike Nike profit
Nike’s quarterly profit beat Wall Street’s expectations, as margins increased and future demand for its apparel and shoes rose, sending its shares up 8 percent. Orders for Nike-branded shoes and...
No price hike for Hermes
Hermes International, the French maker of Kelly bags and silk scarves, will resist raising prices significantly in 2013 even as profitability may decline as the Japanese yen weakens against the...
This is peace?!
JERUSALEM — President Obama told Israelis that “peace is possible” and emphatically called attention to the plight of Palestinians — just hours after rockets launched from Hamas-controlled Gaza landed in...
Knives out for TSA rule
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration’s plan to allow small knives on planes has sparked a revolt in Congress, where Republicans and Democrats are vowing to block the change. Nearly...
Dems recruit Capitol ‘Hill’
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are hoping to tap into former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s rock-star status on the stump to take back the House in 2014. “Right now,...
Iran vows to level Tel Aviv if Israel strikes
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran said yesterday that if it’s attacked by Israel, it will annihilate Tel Aviv and Haifa.Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has final say on all...
Key win for O pick
WASHINGTON — The Senate Energy Committee yesterday endorsed President Obama’s nomination of Sally Jewell as interior secretary, moving it to the Senate floor for a vote next month.The 19-3 vote...
A-Rod ring’s bidder end
One of Alex Rodriguez’s 2009 New York Yankee World Series rings is also up for auction. The 14-carat white gold bauble, encrusted with 95 diamonds, is steeped in controversy. Rodriguez...
Horace Mann molest suit
A former student at the prestigious Horace Mann School in The Bronx filed a lawsuit claiming he was molested by a music teacher there some 450 times in the 1970s....
$3M is in the ‘card’
The holy grail of baseball cards is on the Internet auction block — and the bidding is already nearing $1.3 million, heading to a possible $3 million. The Honus Wagner...
59G verdict in cop-beat doggy doohaha
These cops really stepped in it. A federal jury yesterday awarded a Queens woman $59,000 for a beating she sustained at the hands of two NYPD officers who accused her...
‘Judy’ aide rape bust
The former live-in personal trainer for Judge Judy’s upstate DA son was busted for choking and raping a 12-year-old girl, authorities said yesterday.Alexandru Hossu, 35, an illegal immigrant from Romania...
New Monday at the Met
Mondays are now for masterpieces.The Metropolitan Museum of Art will regularly open its doors on Mondays for the first time in 42 years, delighting aesthetes and tourists alike. The new...
Secret cop tape: Frisk black men
The commander of a crime-ridden South Bronx precinct was secretly caught telling a cop to focus stop-and-frisks on “male blacks” between 14 and 21, according to a recording played publicly...
Unwiseguy sentenced
The acting boss of the Colombo crime family was sentenced yesterday to 33 months in prison on racketeering and gambling charges as part of the biggest Mafia takedown in New...
Beau guilty in beach slay
A Queens jury convicted a National Guardsman yesterday for the beating death of his girlfriend on a Far Rockaway beach. David Lynch sat stone-faced as the foreman declared him guilty...
Long Island man who faked his drowning to collect insurance money pleads guilty
A Long Island man who cooked up a kooky plot to fake his own drowning and collect a life-insurance payout pleaded guilty to trying to carry out the scheme yesterday...
Hackuva job of sleuthing
A former consultant to celebrity private eye Bo Dietl was arrested for hacking into the e-mail account of a colleague who regularly appears on rocker Gene Simmons’ reality show, law-enforcement...
Court drama in fatal Orthodox ‘hit-run’
A Brooklyn man accused in the horrific hit-and-run crash that killed an Orthodox Jewish couple and their unborn child pleaded not guilty to three counts of manslaughter yesterday. After Julio...
Cuffs for ‘butcher’
The mentally ill Harlem man who allegedly butchered his girlfriend and stuffed her corpse inside a 55-gallon drum was charged with murder yesterday, but almost got off scot-free, law- enforcement...
Suffolk County officials reveal allegedly illegal arsenal of Long Island resident
A gun nut who stockpiled more than 300 illegal firearms at his Long Island home also had rare devices that turn semiautomatic rifles into fully automatic machine guns, officials said...
Cops nail ‘gunman’
Police last night shot and wounded a gun-toting gangbanger in Brooklyn after he pointed his weapon at them, law-enforcement sources said. Two cops were patrolling in Brownsville when Shaquille Reid,...
In$ult to injury for cabdriver
The city auctioned off a taxi driver’s Crown Victoria yellow cab while he was in a coma after being viciously assaulted on New Year’s Day, a lawsuit claims. The source...
Hospital TV show sued
An Upper East Side widow claims a reality TV show aired her late husband’s treatment, subsequent death — and even a social worker delivering the heartbreaking news to her distraught...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** Cops are looking for a woman , who is suspected of swiping a diamond ring from a Midtown jewelry store, authorities said. The woman, believed to be in...
Hot dog! Vet vendors win
After being buried in costly tickets, disabled veterans can again sell hot dogs outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a judge ruled yesterday.Park rangers wrongly issued the vets hundreds of...
Taxi credit-card system crashes
Cash-strapped taxi passengers were out of luck yesterday after the system that wirelessly links to credit-card fare machines in thousand of cabs went down for hours.A partial hardware failure caused...
Jimmy gets A NY boo$t
ALBANY — The new state budget could lure TV funnyman Jimmy Fallon to the Big Apple. The budget agreed to by Cuomo and legislative leaders late yesterday includes language tailored...
Brakes on phony auto inspections
Motor-vehicle inspectors at seven Bronx auto shops were arrested and accused of conducting more than 13,000 fraudulent vehicle-safety and -emission inspections during a three-month sting operation, the state Attorney General’s...
Building boom hits $30B
The city’s building boom just keeps on booming. Construction spending topped $30 billion last year for the first time since 2008, a new report found. Fueled by pent-up demand for...
Utility-tax shock in Andy’s new budget
ALBANY — It’s not just New York’s top income-tax rate that Gov. Cuomo and state lawmakers are extending. A utility-tax surcharge that costs a typical homeowner $55 a year and...
Space-‘age’ discovery
PARIS — A look into the split second after the Big Bang indicates the universe is 80 million years older than previously thought, scientists said yesterday. But core concepts of...
Own dog bites Quinn
Even the agency that City Council Speaker Christine Quinn wants to play Big Brother to the NYPD thinks it’s a terrible idea. Department of Investigation Commissioner Rose Gill Hearn wrote...
‘Land’ line for iPhone
Imagine if your smartphone were smart enough to avoid getting broken when you stupidly drop it.Apple imagined it, and has a patent to make an iPhone act the way a...
$320M Powerball
The Powerball jackpot has hit a powerful $320 million. And if sales zoom higher across participating states, it could be even bigger by tomorrow’s drawing, New York Lottery officials say....
Emma hot & sweaty
Is it hot in here? Or is it just her? A sweaty Emma Watson turns up the heat in a steamy-nude portrait for an environmental awareness project. The sexy shoot,...
Gov’s UFT proposal
Gov. Cuomo is pushing a new proposal to prod Mayor Bloomberg and the teachers union to finally reach agreement to enact a more rigorous teacher-evaluation system, sources said yesterday.City education...
‘Sir, you are free to go’ – and wrong man rejoices
A man who spent more than two decades behind bars for the murder of a Brooklyn rabbi walked out of a courtroom and into the warm embrace of tearful, cheering...
$2M Taser award nix
"An appellate court reversed a $2 million jury verdict awarded to a Bronx man who was Tasered by an NYPD cop after he'd suffered seizures." Carlos Pacheco’s girlfriend called 911...
It’s Saturday mail-bonding
WASHINGTON — The strapped US Postal Service has suffered a setback in its plan to end Saturday mail, as Congress advanced a bill requiring six-day delivery. The USPS, which lost...
Death to Phil, that lying rat!
Capital punishment for a bad weather forecast? Why not? An Ohio county prosecutor has filed an “indictment” against Punxsutawney Phil for “misrepresentation of early spring.” Michael Gmoser said the groundhog...
$25M squatter
A 1970s TV actress has locked herself in her late husband’s Southampton beachfront mansion and refuses to leave — even though a potential buyer is scheduled to close today on...
1 shot dead at Va. base
One person was dead and a Marine base in Virginia was on lockdown early this morning after an isolated shooting incident, a report said. A suspect had been barricaded by...
Biden’s plea to Senate
Vice President Joe Biden came to City Hall yesterday to demand that Congress pass stricter gun laws and show “one-tenth the courage” of a heroic teacher killed at Sandy Hook...
NRA enjoys cash boom
WASHINGTON — Fears of new gun curbs are proving to be a financial boon for the National Rifle Association, which posted its best fund-raising month in February in close to...
Harry’s shooting gallery
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid kicked off the gun-control debate in the full Senate yesterday by introducing a bill calling for universal background checks, stiffer penalties for gun...
State’s new limit on gun magazines put on hold because 7-bullet magazines don’t exist
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo and state lawmakers rushed a gun-control law through in January that prohibits the sale of magazines that can hold more than seven bullets, the nation’s lowest...
Father of Newtown killer meets with parents of victim
The parents of an adorable 6-year-old girl gunned down in the Newtown massacre had an emotional meeting with the shooter’s father — and say he is partly to blame for...
Meet the New NYPD
It appears that the City Council will soon pass an ordinance creating an inspector general to oversee the NYPD. Those who favor this measure are likely to be surprised by...
New sick-leave bill is the worst yet
For three years now, proponents of a paid-sick-leave bill have pressed for a one-sided mandate on already overburdened business owners. More recently, they’ve touted amendments that they say address the...
Bluebloods vs. Fracking: Safety’s their top concern
The Issue: Whether wealthy foes of fracking worry more about their property than about public health. *** Robert Kennedy Jr. has shown considerable doubts about fracking in all areas of...
Teaching war in kids’ books
The Issue: Whether the book “The Librarian of Basra,” which touches on war, is appropriate for kids. *** Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott defends having third-graders read books containing pictures of...
The shot heard ’round the state
Amid all the pious wailing we’re reading in other papers about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s decision to take a pass on assault weapons, Albany has given us a homegrown...
The odd couple
It’s hard to imagine Chuck Schumer and Rand Paul in the same sentence, much less on the same side of an argument. But give New York’s senior senator credit: He...
Closed for business
A state TV spot meant to lure companies here touts New York’s “new approach to business development.” This week’s budget deal shows just what “approach” Albany has in mind. Hint:...
Obama’s Israeli 180
Has any president ever shown such a complete change of position on a central matter of American foreign policy as Barack Obama has this week in relation to Israel and...
'Olympus Has Fallen' is ‘Air Force None’
In “Olympus Has Fallen,” 40 North Korean commandos, using ordinary weapons, capture the White House and take the president hostage, all in 13 minutes. I guess those sequester budget cuts...
Animated caveman comedy ‘The Croods’ is strictly for knuckle-draggers
I’d like to take back all those times I said Nicolas Cage was one of the most annoying actors on film. It turns out he’s equally terrible when he’s only...
Charming ‘Sapphires’ is a gem of a comedy
A curious true story, four dynamic female Australian singer/actors and the endlessly charming Chris O’Dowd (“Girls”) make “The Sapphires” stand above the fray of many ’60s period pieces, which too...
Ringling Bros. circus is a craze sure to amaze
Elephants and tigers and acrobats, oh my — will this show ever end?! Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s famed marathon of a circus returns to New York this week...
'Everybody Has A Plan' review
Argentina’s noir “Everybody Has a Plan” is as sludgy as the river delta in which it takes place. Viggo Mortensen (who grew up partly in Venezuela and Argentina) plays both...
'Eden' review
Sex trafficking is a terrible thing. You may think you already knew that, but apparently the makers of “Eden” are not so sure. They bring us the tale of Hyun...
'Dorfman In Love' review
The girl with the caretaker personality: Where would standard-issue romantic comedy be without her? Here, it’s Sara Rue as Deb Dorfman, an accountant slaving away for her cheapskate narcissist of...
'Gimme the Loot' review
Amid the trend for Debbie Downer stories of teenage misery, director Adam Leon’s exuberant debut stands out like a conga line in a tax office. Malcolm and Sofia (Ty Hickson...
Trey Anastasio’s country-fried melodies can’t rescue ‘Hands on a Hardbody’ musical
You can’t help but root for the likable people on the Brooks Atkinson Theatre’s stage — both the actors and their characters. It’s harder to muster similar enthusiasm for “Hands...
Encores! revives silly 1966 ‘Superman’ musical by Charles Strouse
There’s a reason “It’s a Bird . . . It’s a Plane . . . It’s Superman” hasn’t had a major revival since its 1966 Broadway premiere: That musical isn’t...
'Starbuck' review
The French-language Canadian film “Starbuck” is such a broad, contrived high-concept comedy that it could have been made in Hollywood — and it is. The amiable Patrick Huard plays an...
'Hunky Dory' review
This week’s installment of forgotten Oscar nominees stars Minnie Driver (“Good Will Hunting’’) as a free-spirited high-school drama teacher staging a rock-opera version of Shakespeare’s “The Tempest’’ in 1976 Wales....
'Love And Honor' review
The political passions that roiled 1969 America get boiled down to Nicholas Sparks-style mush in this silly romantic drama, seemingly designed primarily to offer up the shirtless, non-period-authentic abs of...
Sympathy for devils
At first this seems like familiar territory — gritty London ’hoods where immigrant sons get mixed up with drugs and gangs. Here’s the young, studious, nonstreetwise Mo (Fady Elsayed), who...
5 questions for Wally Szczerbiak
MSG studio analyst Wally Szczerbiak talks about how the Knicks should handle Carmelo Anthony’s right knee injury and what the priority should be heading into the playoffs with The Post’s...
Meadowlands Graded Entries
Post Time: 7:15 p.m.Best Bet: Harbor Point (12th)FIRST: Mile trot; $9,500; cond5 Baltimor As(JHanney)2-5-85-16 Bull Spreader(AMiller)3-2-27-23 Gotthemusicinyou(DMiller)2-4-43-11 Ringside Nguyen(RPierce)5-6-28-12 Tonato Of Love(CCallahan)7-3-612-14 Ideal Revenue(MMiller)3-3-54-17 Bullville Ata Girl(SAllard)5-2-810-18 Battle Ready(SSmith)8-6-620-19 Brissot(JMeittinis)4-6-412-110...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 1:00 p.m.FIRST-1m(T); $28,300; clm($35,000); 3YOBAILOUTBOBBY drops in class for return to turf. WILD PERFECTION second on dirt in career debut. MUSICAL JOURNEY races with Lasix and working steadily...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 5 1/2 fur; $24,000; clm($16,000); 4upCHASING MOONLIGHT drops in class after coming off the pace to finish third by...
Sports Shorts
Nba: Rose return still a mysteryBulls guard Derrick Rose still isn’t sure when he will come back from his knee injury. He said he hasn’t experienced any setbacks in his...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1 mile; $23,000; clm($12,500); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Winter Now(L),121I Ortiz, Jr4-7-4Contessa5-12 Readysetketch(L),107P Tomas4-6-1J Jerkens7-23 Wildhaassseee(L),121CVelasquz5-4-7Balsamo9-24 Light of Mercy(L),121R Silvera4-1-2Gullo6-15 Toninthirteen(L),114M Franco3-6-9Rojas15-16 ProudDayInded(L),116P...
Aqueduct Charts
March 21st, 2013Cloudy and Fast©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $36,000; clm($30,000); 3up(f)Off: 12:50. Good. rated near ins to 1/4Time: 23.46, 46.82, 58.86, 1:11.27.Trainer: Eddie KenneallyWinner: CH F, 3, by...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-5 fur(T); $33,150; clm($30,000); 3up 6 Strshp Unvrs (Crz) 14.40 5.60 3.40 3 Be My Love (Velazquez) 4.80 3.80 1 Karida (Husbands) 2.80 Scr: Diplomatic Gal, Culleoka Rose. * Exacta...
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball TournamentAt PhiladelphiaFavoriteLineUnderdogDuke18Albany (Ny)Creighton3 1/2CincinnatiGeorgetown13 1/2Fla. Gulf CstSn Diego St.3OklahomaAt Dayton, OhioIndiana21 1/2James Mad.Nc State4 1/2TempleOhio St.14IonaNotre Dame1Iowa St.At Kansas City, Mo.Kansas20W. KentuckyNo. Carolina4VillanovaWisconsin6MississippiKansas St.6La SalleAt Austin, TexasFlorida20 1/2N’wstern...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 22SATMar. 23SUNMar. 24MONMar. 25TUEMar. 26WEDMar. 27THUMar. 28KnicksToronto7:00MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FMTor.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEBos.7:00TNTESPNMem.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMENetsNO GAMELAC10:30YESWFANPho.9:00YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMEPor.10:30YESWFANNO GAMENO GAMENO GAME+ UVa.11 a.m.ESPNWBBRNO GAME+ TBD+ TBDNO GAMERangersNO GAMENO GAMEWash.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEPhi.7:30MSGWBBRNOGAMEOtt.7:30MSGESPNIslandersPittsburgh7:00MSG PlusWRHU 88.7 FMNO GAMEFla.5:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEWash.7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMEPhi.7:00MSG+WRHUDevilsNO GAMEFla.7:00MSG+WFANNO...
Nightmare finish for Mickelson
ORLANDO, Fla. — Phil Mickelson, who said he felt as if he had no game Thursday, squandered the chance to steal a subpar round out of it before taking six...
Rose's 65 gives him 2-shot lead at Bay Hill
ORLANDO, Fla. — Players often have difficulty playing well while in the same group with Tiger Woods. There is added commotion to deal with because of the larger crowds that...
Nets’ hobbled Johnson up & down
LOS ANGELES — While the teams around them battle for positioning behind the Heat in the muddled Eastern Conference standings, the Nets are one of the few not dealing with...
Mets' Marcum says shot part of routine
PORT ST. LUCIE — Shaun Marcum’s spring-training drill: Get in shape, pitch, receive cortisone shot. The Mets right-hander said there is no cause for alarm concerning the cortisone shot he...
Yankees' Hughes to pitch a minors game on 3 days rest
TAMPA — Phil Hughes will pitch in a minor league game for the first time today on three days’ rest. “They asked and I said, ‘I felt fine,’ ” said...
Robbie prepared to carry offensive load for Yankees
TAMPA — Robinson Cano left for the World Baseball Classic as the most important part of the Yankees’ offense. Cano returned yesterday as just about the only part of their...
Recovery expected for Rangers GM Sather
Rangers president and general manager Glen Sather is expected to make a complete recovery from the prostate cancer surgery he underwent yesterday in a New York, according to individuals with...
Rangers come out slow, pay for it vs. lowly Panthers
Let’s start at the beginning, which, as has become a disheartening and inexplicable pattern, the Rangers did not do in last night’s match at the Garden against the 30th-overall Panthers....
Brodeur shoots, scores in return to Devils lineup (video)
RALEIGH, N.C. — Martin Brodeur playfully asked what else he could have done for the Devils last night. Coach Peter DeBoer had an idea. “If he would’ve got in a...
Islanders crushed by Canadiens' 3-goal third
There were no excuses used, no cursing the divine inside another crestfallen locker room. There was nothing but unadulterated accountability from an Islanders team that is so close to falling...
Jets must decide on Revis’ trade value
How much would you sell an island for? That is what Jets general manager John Idzik must decide as the team and the Buccaneers continue to discuss a trade for...
Giants’ Wilson ready to adjust to ‘ridiculous’ new rule
David Wilson joined the growing chorus of NFL running backs upset yesterday with a newly approved rule that will penalize backs for lowering the crown of their helmets into defenders...
Division title on Knicks’ mind
The time-worn adage says every sports team takes matters one game at a time. Worry about today because yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery. It’s all easier said than...
Shumpert OK to play for Knicks after feeling ‘pop’ in knee
Iman Shumpert heard a pop in his surgically repaired left knee Wednesday. Yesterday, he heard something far more soothing. A go-ahead to play tonight in Toronto. After a re-evaluation, the...
Yankees' Jeter keeping sights set on Opening Day
TAMPA — The syringe of cortisone that invaded Derek Jeter’s left ankle Wednesday deleted a degree of soreness from the hinge. While that is a positive sign, the Yankees are...
Mets designate Wright as team leader
PORT ST. LUCIE — Attention, Mets: This is your captain speaking. “This is probably one of the proudest days of my career so far,” David Wright said yesterday after the...
Mets tap Niese to start in opener
PORT ST. LUCIE — Jon Niese has known for weeks he would likely be named the Mets’ opening day starter, but yesterday it became official. With Johan Santana still nowhere...
Indiana will cover the big number
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Playing hooky today? Calling in sick? There’s still time... Indiana (-21 1/2) over James Madison: Hope the Dukes enjoyed Wednesday’s win. This one is going to...
VCU wallops Akron
VCU was at its best, pressing, running — and winning with ease. The Rams set an NCAA Tournament record with the largest victory by a team seeded fifth or lower...
NCAA teams suspend reason when doling out tourney-time suspensions
Not too long ago, here, we described the easiest-on-the-senses methods of modern TV sports viewing — that is, watching as an “O” or a “Q”. Watching as an O entails...
Marquette snatches win from Davidson
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Bob McKillop stepped out of the quietest locker room in America Thursday, looked an old friend in the eye, and softly exhaled, “My goodness.” The Davidson coach...
Butler defense locks down Bucknell
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rotnei Clarke transferred to Butler with the reputation of being a hired gun, a 3-point shooter who Wednesday night found a local gym and shot around for...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYEZEKIEL EMANUEL, REP. RAHM EMANUEL, ARI EMANUEL - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4MARK WAHLBERG, DOLLY PARTON, DAVE SALMONI - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7GRETTA MONAHAN -...
Outrage as ‘Amazing Race’ used downed B-52 in Hanoi as prop for game
Cbs officials are refusing to comment on the outrage spurred by an episode of “The Amazing Race” — which used the wreckage of a downed US bomber in Vietnam as...
Real-life 'Romeo Killer' loses appeal to stop TV movie
Convicted killer Chris Porco yesterday lost in his bid to stop Lifetime from airing a movie based on his case. “Romeo Killer: The Chris Porco Story,” will air tomorrow night,...
What Leno should say to NBC
if Jay Leno were a Jewish (or Italian) mother, he’d know how to handle NBC. He wouldn’t use his scathing nightly monologues or his worldwide reach to cut them down...
What’s up when Jay’s days at ‘Tonight’ end
If NBC doesn’t want Jay Leno, Fox wants to give him a new home. The head of Fox’s powerful affiliate board — who represents the majority of the 206 Fox...
Kate Danson — and other celebrity children — are blooming onstage
Not everybody knows her name — yet. But they definitely know her father’s: Ted Danson, star of the smash TV shows “Cheers” and “CSI.” And little Kate Danson, 33, will...
Weird but true
A mom went back to a store that had asked her to stay away because of alleged theft, pepper-sprayed employees who tried to escort her out — and then handed...
Three
The Post highlights three games that are must-see as the NCAA tournament continues with 16 games on Frid that is coming off a walloping at the hands of Kansas in...
Experience, not youth, may be served in NCAA tourney
Not all of the usual suspects are too young to cut down the nets. The consensus seems to be this NCAA Tournament is wide open as the big-conference teams get...
N.C. State seeks Jimmy V-like run
DAYTON, Ohio — N.C. State will be attempting to honor a memorable anniversary with a memorable run. A Jimmy V-esque run. This is the 30-year anniversary of Jim Valvano and...
Albany bracing for tough battle vs. Duke
PHILADELPHIA — Yup, there’s a difference. “Let’s face it, in his Rolodex he’s got Obama, LeBron and Kobe,’’ Will Brown, head coach of the Albany Great Danes, told The Post,...
Saint Louis stifles New Mexico State
SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Saint Louis Billikens came into the NCAA Tournament with a reputation for playing great defense. They did not disappoint. By limiting New Mexico State to...
Oregon cruises past Oklahoma State
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Call the Oregon Ducks the Rodney Dangerfield of the NCAA Tournament. They get no respect. At least they didn’t when the seedings were announced on Sunday....
Louisville wins in a laugher
On the day Gonzaga, the most dubious of the No. 1 seeds almost became the first to fall to a No. 16 seed, Louisville proved it was worthy of the...
Three must-see games on Day 4 of the NCAA tournament
The Post highlights three games that are must-see as the NCAA tournament continues with 16 games on Friday. (5) Wisconsin vs. (12) Ole Miss – West Region, 12:40 p.m., truTV...
Nets clinch playoff berth
LOS ANGELES -- By virtue of the 76ers losing to the Nuggets in Denver Thursday night, the Nets have officially clinched a playoff spot in their first season in Brooklyn."Making...
Vets can sell hot dogs outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, judge rules
After being buried in tickets, disabled vets can lawfully sell hot dogs outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a judge ruled Thursday. Park rangers wrongly gave the vets hundreds of...
Rose takes lead at Bay Hill, Tiger four shots back
ORLANDO, Fla. — Justin Rose started out as another guy in Tiger Woods' group Thursday at Bay Hill. He wound up in the lead. Rose put on a clinic with...
Hardware failure leaves thousands of cabs without working credit machines for hours
Cash-strapped passengers were out of luck today as thousand of cabs were without credit machines for hours. A partial hardware failure caused the system that services 6,000 cabbies to go...
Vets can sell hot dogs outside Met: Judge
After being buried in tickets, a judge ruled today that disabled vets can sell hot dogs outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Park rangers wrongly gave the vets hundreds of...
Fordham women win first postseason game since 1980
Just how long has it been since Fordham women's basketball won a postseason game? Jimmy Carter was president, the Berlin Wall was still standing and Barack Obama was a 19-year-old...
Canadiens’ three-goal third crushes Islanders
The Islanders either can’t catch a break or can’t make one for themselves. No matter how it came, Thursday night brought another tough loss, a 5-2 defeat at the hands...
Leaving, Las Vegas: No. 12 California upsets No. 5 UNLV
SAN JOSE — So much for the Pac-12 being a doormat in this year’s NCAA Tournament. A few hours after 12th-seeded Oregon upset fifth-seeded Oklahoma State in a Midwest Region...
Arizona takes care of business against Belmont
SALT LAKE CITY — Belmont coach Rick Byrd knew Arizona was good. He just had no idea how good until the Wildcats dominated his team up front last night during...
Brodeur scores as Devils defeat Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. — Martin Brodeur scored his third career goal and made 17 saves in his first game in a month, leading the New Jersey Devils to a 4-1 victory...
After pair of nice wins, Rangers fall to woeful Panthers
There had been two small steps forward for the Rangers with back-to-back victories over the Hurricanes and Devils on Monday and Tuesday. But Thursday night represented one giant step backward...
Robinson drops 21, Michigan rolls past South Dakota State
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Glenn Robinson III scored 21 points and Mitch McGary added 13 points and nine rebounds, helping fourth-seeded Michigan overcome a rough night for Trey Burke in...
Smith, top-seed Louisville plow through North Carolina A&T
LEXINGTON -- On the day Gonzaga, the most dubious of the No.1 seeds almost became the first to fall to a No.16 seed, Louisville proved it was worthy of the...
UFC legend Pulver fighting back against anxiety, depression
Jens Pulver’s toughest battle is the one within.The first-ever UFC lightweight champion has beaten legend BJ Penn. He’s gone to battle with Urijah Faber. But the opponents he has failed...
Albany aiming to bring 'Tonight Show' back to New York
ALBANY – The new state budget could lure Jimmy Fallon to the Big Apple. The budget agreed to by Cuomo and legislative leaders late today includes language tailored to bringing...