May 15, 2013
Residents call for Prospect Park surveillance cameras
Sunbathers in Prospect Park could soon be smiling for surveillance cameras. Brooklyn residents are calling on elected officials to set up security devices around the green space, citing their role...
GAMETRACKER: Mets at Cardinals
Shaun Marcum has been disastrous in his first starts with the Mets. Can he turn it around in St. Louis? He'll be opposed by stud young pitcher Shelby Miller of...
Ibanez’s HRs sink putrid Hughes, Yankees
Phil Hughes has had ugly starts before. Just over a month ago, he was knocked out of a start against Baltimore when he gave up five runs without retiring a...
Orb draws rail for Preakness
Kentucky Derby winner Orb draws the rail for the 138th Preakness Stakes at Pimlico in Baltimore, Md. Post time for the race is scheduled for 6:20 p.m Saturday. The field...
President Obama: IRS acting commissioner has resigned following scandal
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced the resignation of the top official at the Internal Revenue Service following a controversy over the agency's targeting of conservative political groups....
White House releases 100 pages of Benghazi emails
WASHINGTON — Then CIA-Director David Petraeus objected to the final talking points that U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice used five days after the deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in...
Collins says Valdespin can 'rub people the wrong way,' but he's not distraction for Mets
Jordany Valdespin isn’t hated in the Mets clubhouse, according to manager Terry Collins. But he isn’t very good at making friends, either.“There’s guys in every clubhouse that for whatever reason...
JPMorgan takes legal measures in Bloomberg scandal
JPMorgan Chase is demanding Bloomberg LP cough up more information on the spying scandal, The Post has learned. Legal eagles at the bank, run by Chief Executive Jamie Dimon, want...
Learner driver hits three kids on sidewalk in Park Slope
Looks like she’ll need some more driving lessons. A woman with only a learner’s permit hit three children when she backed her car onto a Park Slope sidewalk today, police...
Mets prospect Wheeler 'OK,' won't require DL trip: source
ST. LOUIS -- Zack Wheeler's sore right collarbone won't require a trip to the disabled list.The Mets stud pitching prospect is "OK" according to a club source, after receiving an...
Jets QB Garrard will leave team, could retire due to knee injury
The Jets quarterback competition is down to a four-man race.Veteran David Garrard, who signed with the Jets earlier this offseason, will leave the team and could retire due to a...
This week's calendar, May 16 to 22
Thursday, May 16 Hudson Yards Speaker Series: A Conversation with Bill Pedersen Prominent architectural writer Joseph Giovannini will join Bill Pedersen, founding design partner of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF),...
Al Qaeda-linked Egypt militants planned to hit US and French embassies
An al Qaeda-linked militant cell detained in Egypt was planning suicide attacks on the French and US embassies, the state news agency MENA reported on Wednesday, quoting investigators. Authorities on...
UFC legend Silva says he wants to 'hurt' Sonnen, 'suck his blood'
Chael Sonnen has kicked his latest hornet’s nest. And Tuesday night, Wanderlei Silva refused to be the victim of his verbal warfare.The angry UFC legend told “UFC Tonight” reporter Ariel...
Senate intelligence chair blasts 'embarrassing', 'stupid' worker accused of spying
WASHINGTON – The chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence committee blasted the bumbling U.S. embassy worker -- and accused CIA agent – who was arrested by the Russian FSB in Moscow...
Buenos Aires launches Pope Francis tours
BUENOS AIRES — You can see the streets where he grew up and played soccer, the church where Jorge Bergoglio prayed as a teenager and the cathedral where the man...
NHL confirms Rangers to play Devils then Islanders at Yankee Stadium next season
Yankee Stadium will host a pair of NHL games next season, with the Rangers playing the New Jersey Devils on Jan. 26 and the Rangers meeting the Islanders three days...
New Jets offensive coordinator hopes QB competition is over 'quick'
The Jets new offensive coordinator hopes the team’s quintet of quarterbacks turns into one clear cut starter as soon as possible.Speaking to season ticket holders on a conference call Wednesday,...
Woodson: 'Blame me,' not Smith for Knicks' fall
Mike Woodson, trying to deflect attention from J.R. Smith, said the buck stops with him and he’s the first one to blame for the Knicks’ 3-1 series hole and potential...
MTA staffer busted after staging robbery at Queens subway stop: cops
An MTA station agent who claimed she was bound, gagged, and robbed at gunpoint while on the clock was busted for orchestrating the scam today. Tracy King, 48, and accomplice...
Woodson says Knicks likely to put Prigioni back into starting lineup
Mike Woodson indicated he’s probably going back to smallball Thursday night in the Knicks' do-or-die Game 5 at the Garden, reinserting Pablo Prigioni into the starting lineup. For the first...
Six people jailed for insulting Bahrain's king on Twitter
DUBAI -- A Bahraini court jailed six people for a year on Wednesday for insulting King Hamad bin Issa al Khalifa in messages on the microblogging site Twitter, the official...
Ex-diplomat is asked to answer Benghazi questions
WASHINGTON — A House committee chairman on Wednesday asked a retired diplomat who helped lead an independent review of the attack against the US diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, if...
Jury finds Jodi Arias eligible for death penalty
PHOENIX — The same jury that convicted Jodi Arias of murder one week ago took about three hours Wednesday to determine that the former waitress is eligible for the death...
Google unveils $10-a-month 'All Access' streaming music service
SAN FRANCISCO — Google on Wednesday launched a subscription-based music service, allowing users of Android phones and tablets to listen to their favorite songs and artists for a monthly fee....
Agony of de-tweet: A look at how the local teams handle losses on Twitter
The job of the PR department of any team is to put the team in a positive light at any given opportunity.That's not so easy to do immediately after a...
Florida assistant coach calls Alabama's Saban 'the devil himself'
Nick Saban has the resume to be compared to Vince Lombardi and Bear Bryant. Instead, his peers put him in the same category as the Prince of Darkness.Florida offensive line...
US Navy tests underwater drones in Gulf drills
MANAMA, Bahrain — The US Navy is putting underwater drones through wartime-style drills as part of international mine-clearing exercises in the Persian Gulf following similar maneuvers by Iran. The US-led...
Prince Harry wraps up US visit by playing in polo match at Greenwich, Conn. club
GREENWICH, Conn. — Britain's Prince Harry is wrapping up a weeklong visit to the United States in the affluent New York City suburb of Greenwich, Conn., where he is playing...
Other marshals back up Tiger in TPC incident: report
Now even the marshals are turning against each other. After two marshals told Golf.com that no one told Tiger Woods that Sergio Garcia hit on the second hole, as Woods...
VOTE: Who has been the biggest goat during the Knicks' playoff collapse?
The Knicks are on the verge of an epic collapse in the Eastern Conference semifinals after looking so good to start the playoffs in the first round against the Celtics.Who...
Brad Pitt's mom, Jolie's brother applaud double mastectomy
After Brad Pitt applauded his longtime partner Angelina Jolie for her "heroic" double mastectomy, his mom and Jolie's brother joined the actress' chorus of praises. Pitt's mother Jane voiced her...
Sanitation worker killed in Queens motorcycle accident
A sanitation worker was killed in a motorcycle accident yesterday in Queens, police sources said. Daniel Nieves, 32, was riding his black 2011 Suzuki motorcycle in Astoria on Vernon Boulevard...
Weiner's fundraising goes limp but ideas for campaign on the rise
A new campaign finance filing shows former Rep. Anthony Weiner hasn't been raising money in recent months toward a potential New York City mayoral run. But he has been paying...
Police investigating 3 anti-gay assaults in Manhattan over one-week period
Police are investigating three anti-gay assaults in Manhattan that happened in one week, the Post has learned. In the most recent attack, a man, 35, told cops he was beaten...
Powerball jackpot climbs to $360M
The Powerball jackpot for Wednesday's drawing has climbed to $360 million, the third largest jackpot of all time. The Multi-State Lottery Association that operates the game on behalf of 45...
Injured Yankees stars A-Rod, Jeter in top-20 of SI's highest paid athletes list
Being hurt never paid so well. Sports Illustrated released their list of the top-50 highest earning athletes in America on Wednesday and 10 New York stars made the list, but...
Boston fire chief under fire for marathon response
BOSTON — Boston’s fire chief is facing criticism from 13 of his deputies for the way he handled the Boston Marathon bombings. The deputy chiefs wrote a letter to Mayor...
NJ casino regulators OK Revel reorganization plan
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — New Jersey casino regulators have approved Revel's plans for turning around the financially troubled business. The state Casino Control Commission voted Wednesday on Revel's reorganization plan,...
Rutgers hires Louisville's Hermann to replace Pernetti as AD
After a series of media maelstroms, both small and large, Rutgers made a bold move Wednesday in selecting Julie Hermann as its new athletic director. The 49-year-old Hermann – who...
Ramarley Graham's mother screams, 'they killed my child,' as judge throws out manslaughter charges against NYPD officer
A judge threw out manslaughter charges on Wednesday against a New York Police Department officer accused of killing an unarmed suspect last year in a Bronx home — a ruling...
SI DA blasts Silver for protecting Vito Lopez during harassment scandal
State Assemblyman Vito Lopez’s misconduct has tarnished the reputation of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, according to a report released this morning by Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan. In an...
Man dribbling soccer ball from Seattle to Brazil for World Cup dies after getting hit by truck
A Seattle man trying to dribble a soccer ball 10,000 miles to Brazil in time for the 2014 World Cup died Tuesday after being hit by a pickup truck on...
Cleveland women held captive suffered POW-type injuries
CLEVELAND - Two of the women imprisoned in a Cleveland house in conditions described as similar to a prisoner of war camp suffered from severe malnutrition and will require long-term...
O.J. chokes up during first time on witness stand, legal team says he should have told jury he was hammered five years ago
O.J. Simpson should have told jurors five years ago that he was hammered on Bloody Marys and Jack Daniel’s before leading armed thugs into a hotel-room robbery, his legal team...
Judge declines to throw out murder case against Etan Patz 'killer' Pedro Hernandez
A judge has declined to throw out a murder case against a man charged decades after an infamous 1979 child disappearance in New York City. The ruling came Wednesday in...
Russia's security service: Another alleged US spy expelled earlier this year
MOSCOW — Russian state television aired footage Wednesday from Russia's security services claiming that another alleged American spy was expelled earlier this year. Russia on Tuesday ordered US diplomat Ryan...
Palestinians mark anniversary of their 1948 displacement
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Tens of thousands of Palestinians marked the 65th anniversary of their mass displacement during the war over Israel's 1948 creation, marching in the streets and in...
Macy's first-quarter profit up 20 percent on solid sales
Macy's Inc. reported a 20 percent increase in first-quarter profit as the department store chain saw solid sales despite cool temperatures and economic worries that dampened shoppers' appetite for spring...
Tamerlan's widow to cooperate: lawyer
PROVIDENCE, RI — A new criminal defense lawyer for the widow of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev says his client will continue to cooperate with investigators but says he...
Castro plans to plead not guilty to kidnapping, rape after 3 women rescued from Ohio home: attorney
Suspect Ariel Castro says he will plead not guilty if he is indicted on kidnapping and rape charges after three women escaped his Ohio house of horrors following 10 years...
Two more out in Jets’ front-office purge
New Jets general manager John Idzik is making major changes to the front office. Neither assistant general manager Scott Cohen nor director of football administration Ari Nissim will have his...
New Haven chef looking forward to cooking and eating cicadas
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Connecticut chef Bun Lai is already known for his Mexican grasshopper dish and his fried rice with meal worms and crickets. But he might soon also...
Mike Baxter, Jean Segura and the Red Sox
I watched bits and pieces of the Mets’ defeat to the Cardinals last night, and I watched Mike Baxter strike out looking to end the game. It was a 10-pitch...
Man struck and injured by Q train in Brooklyn after stepping onto tracks to urinate
A boozed up man went into a Brooklyn subway tunnel to relieve himself this morning and was struck by a train at the Barclays Center subway station, police sources said....
Rangers ready for physical Bruins in second round
Here is the one guarantee about the Eastern Conference semifinal of the NHL playoffs: At no point going forward can the Rangers expect their opponent to play like the Capitals...
Capitals' Ovechkin: 'Someone wanted a Game 7' for Rangers
Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals have no one to blame but themselves after the Rangers knocked them out of the playoffs with a 5-0 thumping in Game 7 at the...
Tip ins
HERO It was the Georges — Pacers star Paul George was terrific, flirting with a triple-double thanks to 18 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, not to mention two blocks....
J.R. takes blame after Knicks lose, fall in 3-1 series hole
INDIANAPOLIS — Carmelo Anthony spoke in a whisper. J.R. Smith took blame for this collapse. Tyson Chandler had no criticism, just praise for the Pacers. Mike Woodson seemed stunned their...
Marshals dispute Woods version of Sergio squabble
Tiger Woods has hit balls out of divots, balls that were buried in the sand and laying up against the base of trees. But his latest could be his worst...
Weiner 'definitely' running for mayor, will announce soon: source
Anthony Weiner’s bid to rise from the political dead is ready to begin in earnest — the disgraced former congressman will announce he is running for mayor as early as...
Mr. Big Shot
Ron Galella has seen everything. And photographed it. The walls of his 7,000-square-foot Montville, NJ, mansion are adorned with hundreds of images he’s shot of the most prominent celebrities over...
Up in the Air
If great hotels make Michael Holtz happy, a window seat in the second row of first class is sheer ecstasy. So when the founder and CEO of SmartFlyer, the Midtown-based...
Floored
In 1980, when Ted Kennedy was speaking at the Democratic convention, he famously said, “The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never...
The Great Outdoors
When rubbing a lamp and asking the real estate genie for three wishes, your first request will likely be a good location. Your second will no doubt be multiple bedrooms...
Blow for Burkle in Morgans Hotel deal
Billionaire investor Ron Burkle just lost the first round in a legal battle over publicly traded hotel chain Morgans Hotel Group. A Chancery Delaware judge yesterday sent a deal Burkle...
Ackman has lost sway over JCPenney board
Bill Ackman doesn’t have JCPenney’s board to boss around anymore. The New York hedge-fund tycoon — whose disastrous 2011 hire of Ron Johnson as Penney’s CEO has left the retailer...
Business briefs
Myriad gainsMyriad Genetics rose 3 percent, to $34.10, after actress Angelina Jolie revealed that a test using Myriad’s gene-sequencing showed a risk of breast cancer, leading her to undergo a...
Graydon deal drag
Vanity Fair Editor Graydon Carter, who turns 64 in July, is in the midst of negotiating a new contract, kicking the Condé Nast rumor mill into high gear as the...
Dan Loeb pushes for Sony Entertainment sale
Wall Street is expecting Dan Loeb to be the tip of the spear. The founder of Third Point hedge fund, which owns a 6.5 percent stake in Sony Corp., yesterday...
Google CEO’s voice woes
Google CEO Larry Page provided the first public details of the voice ailment that sidelined him from speaking engagements last summer, saying that he has limited movement in his left...
No more Parenting, Babytalk at Bonnier
Bonnier Corp. is closing Parenting and Babytalk, and selling the names and digital brands to Meredith Corp. The move will put roughly 80 people out of work, with the layoffs...
Plan for Islanders to play Nassau Coliseum games after Brooklyn move may not be approved
The battle to renovate and operate a downsized Nassau Coliseum may be about to get nasty. Bruce Ratner, one of four who is vying for the job and who is...
Senate panel may probe Bloomberg
Sen. Carl Levin’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, which has examined the financial meltdown and JPMorgan’s “London Whale” debacle, is being urged to launch a probe into Bloomberg’s snooping scandal, The...
Ally dodges a bullet but now must battle Buffett
They beat the clock — but now they’ll have to beat Warren Buffett. Government-owned Ally Financial reached a comprehensive agreement with creditors of its bankrupt ResCap mortgage lender yesterday, just...
$uit says Cohen is big loser
A group of burned investors wants Steve Cohen’s SAC Capital to fork over nearly $1 billion — cash the hedge-fund giant earned by trading on alleged inside information of drug...
Hotels hitting hipster ’hood
The hotel wars are headed to Williamsburg. Andrew Zobler’s Sydell Group has closed on a large parcel in Williamsburg, where sources say he intends to develop a Freehand hotel aimed...
Hailo says NYC ban would hack $100M
Taxi-cab app Hailo claims that blocking its smartphone technology in the Big Apple could cost it about $100 million. That’s the value Hailo CEO Jay Bregman places on the New...
Tim for two, and $610K
A coffee date with Apple CEO Tim Cook fetched $610,000 for charity in an online auction, according to press reports. The caffeine confab will be at Apple’s Cupertino, Calif., headquarters....
Talk of the Town
I’m the senior managing director of sales at Town Residential, a brokerage firm I helped found in 2010. I manage more than 150 brokers and agents — handling more than...
Living on the Edge
There’s no need for devotees of contemporary design to travel the world in search of the cutting edge. NY Design Week, which runs through May 21, has all the bases...
Top View
When your terrace alone dwarfs Manhattan’s average apartment, it’s good to be home. What makes home even better at this three-bedroom, 3 1/2-bathroom penthouse duplex atop 50 E. 89th St....
Prince of tides’ Jersey tour
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is a tour guide fit for a prince. Britain’s Prince Harry yesterday got a firsthand look at Jersey Shore areas devastated by Hurricane Sandy, courtesy...
Set to get off: Gropez won't face charges
State Assemblyman Vito Lopez, who was accused of groping young female staffers, is not expected to be charged criminally following a months-long investigation, The Post has learned. Staten Island District...
$43.8 million for this?!
An abstract painting by New York artist Barnett Newman that features a field of blue paint crossed by a ragged white line sold last night for $43.8 million — more...
GOP: Bam elected to deceive
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans swung back yesterday at President Obama for dismissing their probe into the Benghazi consulate attack as “a political circus” — claiming e-mails show the administration lied...
Bipartisan rage amid AP furor
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from both parties unloaded on the Obama Justice Department yesterday for authorizing a sweeping info-grab of reporters’ phone records as part of a national-security-leak investigation. Attorney General...
Holder sics FBI on IRS over Tea scandal
WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder yesterday ordered an FBI probe of the IRS for targeting politically conservative groups, as the White House tried to distance itself from the rapidly...
O’s scandals take nation by storm
As a metaphor for big government, it is hard to top the Justice Department’s seizing of journalists’ phone records from The Associated Press. Unless, of course, you think the best...
New suspect in ’04 slay
NYPD detectives have narrowed their search to one new suspect in the unsolved 2004 murder of Juilliard student Sarah Fox, officials said yesterday. Cold-case cops are DNA testing a new...
Jacko’s ‘bunco’ squad
Michael Jackson’s fans shelled out big bucks for shows that would have featured lip-synching, TelePrompTer-reading and even a fake King of Pop, according to bombshell testimony yesterday.Choreographer Travis Payne, testifying...
‘Pimp’ witness baited
In opening statements, he called the alleged victims happy “ho’s.” A day later, the hard-charging defense lawyer in an XXX-rated Manhattan sex-trafficking case called the prosecution’s expert witness something similar.“You’re...
Killer abort doc dodges death
The disgraced abortion doctor convicted of killing newly-born babies at his Philadelphia clinic cut a deal yesterday to avoid the death penalty. Dr. Kermit Gosnell, 72, waived his right to...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A man and a woman are suspected of making off with guns stolen from an Inwood apartment last week, cops said. Police said a male thief broke into...
Feds recommend stricter DWI limits for states
WASHINGTON — States should lower the definition of drunken driving to a blood-alcohol reading of no more than .05 percent, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended yesterday, saying the United...
‘Crack’ the case: Caroline’s day on drug jury
The worlds of Camelot and crack dealers converged in a Manhattan courtroom yesterday, as former First Daughter Caroline Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg sat as Juror No. 7 in a mundane buy-and-bust...
O.J. gets a helping hand
The Juice scored a small courtroom victory yesterday when a Las Vegas judge ruled he could have one hand unshackled to drink water and take notes. But District Court Judge...
No kin do in CityScam
The wife of the accused mastermind in the $500 million CityTime fraud scheme doesn’t want to stand by her man in court — and neither do his mother and cousin....
7 years for taped rapes
A twisted Hell’s Kitchen banker was sent to prison for seven years yesterday for sexually assaulting two girlfriends with his lacrosse stick in sadistic, caught-on-video attacks. Daniel Brown, 33, pleaded...
Blond ... James blond: Russians catch bumbling American ‘spy’
James Bond would be ashamed. Russian counterespionage agents busted an American “diplomat” — wearing a floppy blond wig and carrying a spy kit suitable for a 10-year-old — in what...
Paterson hears ‘House’ call
ALBANY — Congressman David Paterson? Could be! The former New York governor said he has been approached about running for the Harlem congressional seat currently occupied by Rep. Charles Rangel....
Court burns judge, nixes FDNY ‘bias’
An appeals court yesterday overturned a Brooklyn federal judge’s ruling that the FDNY intentionally discriminated against black and Hispanic job applicants. The court ordered a new bench trial to re-examine...
Drug-sex seniors
Break out the Viagra — there’ still some kick in these old folks.New Jersey cops have busted three people amid allegations of prostitution and drug use — at a senior-citizen...
US airlines’ feesy money
US airlines collected more than $6 billion in baggage and reservation-change fees last year, the highest amount since the fees became common five years ago. And passengers likely won’t get...
Staten Island painkiller deaths spike
A scary rise in painkiller abuse on Staten Island has the city Health Department visiting doctors’ offices there to warn of the hazard. While OD deaths from prescription opioids soared...
Weiner to seek erection, will announce bid for mayor
Anthony Weiner’s bid to rise from the political dead is ready to begin in earnest — the disgraced former congressman will announce he is running for mayor as early as...
Fellow stars applaud her courage
Angelina Jolie yesterday received an outpouring of support from celebrities for undergoing a double mastectomy and telling the world about it. “I commend Angelina Jolie for her courage and thoughtfulness...
Brad: Angelina our family hero
Brad Pitt yesterday hailed the love of his life, Angelina Jolie, as “absolutely heroic’’ for opting to undergo a preventative double mastectomy after discovering she carries the breast-cancer gene. “All...
Gene mutations early warning signals
Mutations of two genes are linked to a woman’s increased risk of hereditary breast cancer — BRCA1 and BRCA2.In normal cells, Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes 1 and 2 are tumor...
Lifesaver Jolie inspires gals to call docs
City oncologists yesterday were flooded with calls about genetic screening and the kind of preventative double mastectomy Angelina Jolie revealed she underwent after testing positive for a gene mutation that...
Extra op for glam mams
Angelina Jolie underwent a rare extra procedure to try to preserve the natural look and feel of her breasts, experts told The Post yesterday.The beautiful 37-year-old movie star opted for...
Awed by star’s best role ever: superhero
She’s my hero. Angelina Jolie has grown in my eyes overnight from a Hollywood narcissist who exists just to spoil my day — into my greatest inspiration. For here is...
A tweet sensation for cancer charities
They’re in the pink. Breast-cancer charities were swamped with phone calls, tweets and Facebook comments yesterday after actress Angelina Jolie went public about her secret double mastectomy. They also hope...
Off the ‘chart’ers!
Despite opening 24 new schools this coming fall, the city’s charter sector still has at least 50,000 more applicants than available seats — a record-high number that could fill Yankee...
Disney probes sleazy riders
Disney World is investigating a scheme in which wealthy Manhattan moms hire handicapped tour guides to get their kids ahead of the lines at the theme park, The Post has...
Liu eyes ‘match’ $natch
Comptroller John Liu intends to file a claim for $3.5 million in taxpayer matching funds for his federally-investigated mayoral campaign — the most anyone can get, aides said late yesterday....
‘Whites only’ Columbia $hock
Jim Crow may be dead in most of America — but not at Columbia University. Almost 50 years after the Civil Rights Act ended legal discrimination, the bastion of liberalism...
Dimon’s dilemma
Jamie Dimon has on more than one occasion side-stepped the question of when he might leave JPMorgan, the bank he helped shepherd through the 2008 financial crisis. Not any longer....
The other IRS scandal: O’s nonprofit pals
For all the outrages over the IRS’s targeting of conservatives trying to start tax-exempt groups, there’s a flip side to the scandal: the agency possibly going easy on tax-exemption applications...
Stuy Town coverup?
The Issue: Bikini-clad sunbathers who are bothering moms with young kids in a Stuyvesant Town park. *** Stuyvesant Town is a residential community, not a hotel, resort or college campus...
A crude comparison
Imagine Republican fat cats who want President Obama to say yes to the Keystone XL pipeline taking oil from Canada to Port Arthur, Texas. Imagine that in making their pitch,...
All smoke, no fire
Ever since the feds first claimed back in 2007 that New York’s fire department had discriminated against minorities, we’ve argued the case has no merit. Yesterday, a federal appeals panel...
A rush to silence: Limbaugh in the crosshairs
The Issue: A campaign by left-wing groups to drive advertisers away from Rush Limbaugh’s radio program. *** Rush Limbaugh has built a vast and growing audience of Americans who strongly...
Angelina’s greatest role
Angelina Jolie’s politics have rarely been ours. And like most Americans, we’re skeptical of celebrities whenever they move outside the entertainment lane. So we were pleasantly surprised by the grace...
Benghazi sideshows
President Obama was asked about the metastasizing Benghazi scandal on Monday. Referring to the Americans who died in Benghazi, he said, “We dishonor them when we turn things like this...
Our crooked pols come in all colors
In the wake of the recent federal corruption indictments of state Sens. John Sampson (D-Brooklyn) and Malcolm Smith (D-Queens) and Bronx Assemblyman Eric Stevenson, and the revelation that former state...
Angelina: 'My mom was better than me'
It's Christmastime in Beverly Hills in 1987, and a 12-year-old girl poses with the single mother who is raising her. As an elaborately decorated tree twinkles behind the pair, they...
American Ballet Theatre gala draws pomp, stars and premieres
Skinny women, handsome men and crazy costumes: American Ballet Theatre’s opening night gala Monday had it all, and that was just the audience. Uma Thurman, Ashlee Simpson and Lucy Liu...
The 1995 camp classic ‘Showgirls’ comes to the stage with an unauthorized spoof
Nomi Malone is back! In the 1995 camp classic “Showgirls,” Elizabeth Berkley’s psycho stripper climbed to the topless top of the Strip. Now at long last, Nomi’s made her way...
Sting’s Broadway-bound musical gets a reading
Sting and his wife, Trudie Styler, have become fixtures on the Broadway red carpet, attending the openings of “Lucky Guy,” “Motown” and “I’ll Eat You Last.” What’s the old pop...
Mets bust Bay looks to find a niche with Mariners
Jason Bay returned to New York last night, though not to Citi Field, the House of Horrors that may have helped wreck his career with the Mets. Bay said he...
Rutgers lacrosse coach cleared
Rutgers has reinstated men’s lacrosse coach Brian Brecht after suspending him with pay on April 19, following allegations of verbal abuse. The decision was announced and made effective yesterday, nearly...
Sports Shorts
FOOTBALL: Former RB Muncie dead Chuck Muncie, a Pro Bowl running back with the Saints and Chargers, has died. He was 60. A family spokesman said Muncie died at his...
Belmont Park Analysis
Post Time: 1:05 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 5 1/2f; $55,000; mdn spcl wt; 3upSANDY’Z SLEW adds blinkers and cuts back in distance after being a beaten...
Kings may learn fate today
The NBA Board of Governors meets today in Dallas to possibly resolve the tug of war over the Kings between a group in Seattle that wants to move them and...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $52,000; 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds2 TightndTchdwn(L),121J Rosario1-2-3Servis5-23 War Colony(L),121R Maragh7-9-4Cannizz20-14 Luigi P ,121A Lezcano6-8-5Bizelia20-11 a-Cayambe(L),121J Alvarado1-1-8Jacobson7-25 Isn'tlovejstgrnd(L),121E Castro2-2-4Aquilino10-16 Magical Season(L),121JCastellan2-1-6Maker3-17 Quick Money(L),121CVelasquz1-2-3Rice4-18...
Affrunti at Arlington Park Graded Entries
FIRST-6f; $9,500; cl($5,000); 3up; (f&m)2-Harborton 4-53-Reno Star 8-14-Da Nella 5-25-Tribecky 12-11-HurracaneKatie8-16-Courtesy Call 8-1SECOND-1m; $12,000; 3up; (f&m)2-Proud Osceola 9-25-Fleet Encounter6-14-Mai Tai Mama 9-56-Lemndrpsprtze5-11-Submission 3-17-Direct Breeze 15-13-ToastWithHney8-1THIRD-6f; $14,000; cl($16,000); 3up1-Silken Bo 3-14-Heart...
Parx Charts
May 14th, 2013 Clear And Fast.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 1/2f; $20,000; cl($7,500); 3upOff: 12:25. Good. off rail,steady urgingTime: 23.42, 47.14, 1:12.45, 1:18.88.Trainer: Edward AuwarterWinner: B G, 6, by Suances...
Orb is one of a kind
Jennifer Patterson, exercise rider and assistant to trainer Shug McGaughey, will help guide Kentucky Derby winner Orb through his schedule this week en route to Saturday’s Preakness Stakes at Pimlico...
Legends Lukas, Stevens aim to topple Derby winner Orb at Preakness with Oxbow
Trainer D. Wayne Lukas, 77, and jockey Gary Stevens, 50, are Hall-of-Fame legends who have teamed up to win some of thoroughbred racing’s premier events, including a pair of Kentucky...
Hondo gets a split
Hondo treaded water last night as he hit with the Rays against Lackey but missed with the Mariners because of the ineptitude of Furbush, aka Mr. Redundant. Thus, the debt...
Key veterans Nabokov, Streit, Boyes in limbo for Islanders
The Islanders met together at Nassau Coliseum yesterday for the last time this season and spoke optimistically of a bright future, full of playoff berths and runs at Stanley Cup...
Blue Jackets trio has propelled Rangers into second round
The Rangers had just had their best season in 15 years when they pulled the trigger. It was July and Rick Nash was on his way to New York from...
Home Team Lineups
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The Post Line
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Power play powers Penguins over Senators
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Ottawa Senators know there is little margin for error if they want to upset the Pittsburgh Penguins. If they don't slow down Pittsburgh's potent power play,...
Granderson solid in Yankees return
The Yankees had their Opening Day on April 1. Curtis Granderson — out since fracturing his right forearm in spring training — finally had his last night. Granderson, activated before...
Cruz, Giants contract talks on ‘2-yard line:’ source
Victor Cruz has come a long way in his short NFL career. Soon his ascension to the role of one of the best deep threat wide receivers in the league...
Spurs roll, grab 3-2 series lead over Warriors
SAN ANTONIO — Tony Parker had 25 points and 10 assists, and the Spurs held the Warriors’ starting backcourt to 13 points for a 109-91 victory last night to take...
Shoulder forces Hafner out of Yankees lineup
Travis Hafner had been able to shake off his recent history of injuries since joining the Yankees, but it was easy to become alarmed when he was forced to miss...
Mets' Wheeler in NYC having docs look at sore clavicle
ST. LOUIS — Zack Wheeler finally has arrived in New York, but not to pitch for the Mets. The team’s top pitching prospect will be examined Wednesday at the Hospital...
Mets streak hits five with another ugly loss
ST. LOUIS — There is not enough Budweiser in this city to make the Mets look pretty. The lineup, starting rotation and bullpen are in shambles and the only potential...
Collins, Valdespin, losing all add up to another Amazin' mess for Mets
INDIANAPOLIS — We keep wondering how long the Mets can stay relevant, even as the losses mount, even as it becomes clear the non-Matt Harvey starts at Citi Field come...
Mets’ Collins on Valdespin controversy: 'I don't answer to fans'
ST. LOUIS — Terry Collins doesn’t want to hear about it. With the perception lingering the Mets didn’t have Jordany Valdespin’s back, after the flamboyant utilityman was drilled by a...
Cano, Overbay lead Yankees comeback after King Felix exits for Mariners
The CC Sabathia-Felix Hernandez duel might not have lived up to the billing, but the Yankees still put on a good show in The Bronx last night, finding a way...
Like it or not, Cashman and Co. pushing the right buttons for Yankees
Curtis Granderson returned and Travis Hafner sat with a sore shoulder that will cost him at least a few games. This is the Yankee season: One step forward, one step...
Rihanna’s pal J.R. plays like broken record, then faces music for Knicks' failure
INDIANAPOLIS — When the epitaph of this cruel tease of a season is written, it should begin with the utter disintegration and disappearance of J.R. Smith, who was supposed to...
Big night for Pacers' Hill kept Knicks from making run
INDIANAPOLIS — If ever realistic opportunity presented itself for the Knicks after halftime Tuesday night, it came relatively early in the third quarter. At 7:17, with the Knicks gaining something...
Brooklyn's Stephenson looks sharp again for Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS — After leading all rebounders in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semis against the Knicks, Brooklyn’s own Lance Stephenson has been almost the forgotten starter for the Pacers....
Chandler: Digs at Knicks offense not directed at Anthony
INDIANAPOLIS — Knicks center Tyson Chandler emphatically said his critical comments after Saturday night’s game and after Sunday’s practice were not directed at Carmelo Anthony. “I pulled Melo to the...
It’s time to for Knicks to face reality: Pacers are better team
INDIANAPOLIS — The most troubling part is how puzzled they all seem, bereft of answer and explanation. Three times now in four games — and, really, in three out of...
Knicks still have zero answers on offense
INDIANAPOLIS — When it came to the offensive woes last night, J.R. Smith didn’t want to hear about past issues with ball movement. “We moved the ball. We’re still missing...
Carmelo believes Knicks 'can do something special'
INDIANAPOLIS — Carmelo Anthony boldly declared last night he believes the Knicks “are the better team” in this series and remains confident his squad can surge back from a 3-1...
The word nerd: Meet Hollywood’s go-to guy for made-up languages
How many words do you need to make a language? According to linguist David Peterson, who’s created languages for both HBO’s epic “Game of Thrones” and the new Syfy series...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYERIC STONESTREET - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7ED HELMS, TRACE ADKINS, CANDACE CAMERON-BURE - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4JESSE TYLER FERGUSON - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9...
‘Stefon’ stepping out of ‘SNL’; Armisen & Sudeikis not far behind
‘Saturday Night Live” comic Bill Hader is leaving the show following its season finale this weekend, officials said yesterday. Hader, an eight-year veteran of the comedy show, is best known...
‘How I Met Your Mother’ finally reveals mom’s identity
It took eight long, sometimes excruciating years for viewers to find out the identity of the “mother” on the CBS sitcom “How I Met Your Mother.” The answer was finally...
‘I won’t start from Jimmy’s template’
The thought of succeeding Jimmy Fallon on “Late Night” never crossed Seth Meyers’ mind — until someone from NBC called him with the offer. Honest to God. “I say this...
Why New Yorkers are fed up with food festivals
When Gretchen Schroeder attended the first day of last May’s Great GoogaMooga food festival in Prospect Park, she anticipated an afternoon spent sampling delectable bites from New York’s top restaurants,...
Pencil in this pensive cafe
There’s life in the old bistro yet. Cramped, crazy-busy Le Philosophe shows how to make leaf-eating scenesters fall for duck à l’orange and lobster thermidor: lighten them just a little,...
Weird but true
Officials in Keene, NH, are raising their bows and arrows against parking- meter “Robin Hoods.” The city has sued “Robin Hood and his Merry Men,” a group whose members feed...
Yankees rally, beat Mariners after Hernandez exits
The CC Sabathia-Felix Hernandez duel might not have lived up to the billing, but the Yankees still put on a good show in The Bronx Tuesday night, finding a way...
Crackdown on Bitcoin exchange
Bitcoin, the virtual currency embraced by venture capitalists and drug dealers alike, is drawing government scrutiny. The Department of Homeland Security appears to be cracking down on Mt. Gox, the...
Knicks drummed by Pacers, trail series 3-1
INDIANAPOLIS — The Knicks now are in the type of deep hole from which the franchise never has recovered. The Knicks offense continued to disintegrate — along with their once-promising...
Prosecutors want to keep former Miss Russia away from retail & doctor's office jobs
Oh, nyet! A Vicodin-addicted former Miss Russia with a 44-count prescription narcotics indictment can't find work -- and Manhattan prosecutors want to make it even harder on her by keeping...