May 22, 2013
Yankees, Manchester City's NYCFC partnership raises questions
The partnership of the Yankees and Manchester City joins two of the world’s richest teams, buying an MLS expansion team called New York City. There’s no doubt the Bombers know...
Yankees’ Kuroda bruises calf in loss to Orioles, should make next start
BALTIMORE — In a season where seemingly every bump and bruise suffered sends the player to the disabled list, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he is supremely confident Hiroki Kuroda...
The moment a brave mother confronts knife-wielding thug
A cub scout leader and mother-of-two has been hailed a hero after she fearlessly confronted one of the men accused of hacking a man to death in London today. Ingrid...
FB Hynoski carted off during Giants' very first OTA practice
It didn’t take long – the second play of the first team period of the very first OTA practice – for the Giants Wednesday to be hit with an injury....
Ex-Knicks coach D'Antoni won't return to Team USA as assistant: source
Former Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni has told Mike Krzyzewski he will not be rejoining his new Olympic staff, according to a league source. Team USA will announce Krzyzewski's return tomorrow...
'We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks' review
If you’re still under the impression that Julian Assange is a whistleblowing hero, let the friends and colleagues interviewed in the documentary “We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks” disabuse...
4 Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. The disclosure to...
Bloomberg talks New York City FC, soccer
Leave it to the big-spenders to bring out the heavy-hitters. Mayor Michael Bloomberg may not be a die-hard soccer fan, but with the announcement that the Yankees and Manchester City...
Rex sick of Jets turnovers already after first workout
It's only May, but Jets coach Rex Ryan is tired of the turnovers.Ryan was particularly annoyed at the three interceptions from fifth-year quarterback Mark Sanchez."It is absolutely [disappointing]," Ryan said....
And the best and worst airlines in America are...
These days when most airlines are turning people off with their excessive fees and crowded flights, Virgin America is getting some of the highest customer satisfaction scores any airline has...
Ex-UFC fighter suing sex shop after gel allegedly burned genitals
These aren't the kind of scars you normally get from an MMA bout.A former UFC fighter is suing a Philadelphia sex shop and the makers of a gel he says...
DOJ seized records for Fox News phone numbers, reporter's parents
Newly uncovered court documents reveal the Justice Department seized records of several Fox News phone lines as part of a leak investigation -- even listing a number that, according to...
Insurers feared Michael Jackson had cancer, other diseases: witness
LOS ANGELES - Concert promoters couldn’t buy coverage for Michael Jackson because insurers feared he had cancer and several other diseases The King of Pop really didn’t have, a top...
Arena Football League owner Jaworski serious about bringing in Tebow
PHILADELPHIA — Could it be Tebow Time in the Arena Football League?Philadelphia Soul part owner Ron Jaworski said on Wednesday he was serious about his offer to former New York...
West Point Army sergeant accused of taping female cadets in showers
An Army sergeant at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has been accused of videotaping female cadets in the shower, a defense official said on Wednesday, the latest in...
Yankees move struggling Granderson to leadoff
BALTIMORE -- Curtis Granderson does not have extra-base hit or an RBI in 24 plate appearances this season.He will try and break both those streaks, after missing the start of...
Nefarious 'Kitchen Nightmares' Facebook ranter had criminal past, faces deportation
As if the most public meltdown ever on social media and TV wasn't enough for the scandal-immersed owners of Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale, Ariz., it now looks like one...
Senators' bill to block TSA big's plan to allow small knives on planes
TTransportation Security Administration Administrator John Pistole is poised to lose a knife fight. A new bill introduced today on Capitol Hill by Sen. Chuck Schumer and three other senators would...
Harlem man acquitted of trying to murder cop
A Manhattan jury this afternoon acquitted a 24-year-old Harlem gunslinger of attempting to murder a police officer during a foot chase last year at 144th Street and Eighth Avenue. The...
Nets season in review: MarShon Brooks
With the season over, it’s time to look back at the inaugural Brooklyn campaign for the Nets. To do so, I’m going to take a look at each player on...
Greek yogurt's half a supertanker per year toxic waste problem
Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffit eating her curds and the toxic by-product of Greek yogurt. The production of the smooth, creamy and protein-packed breakfast food that has made...
Sanchez throws three INTs, Smith also struggles at Jets workouts
There was a familiar sight during the Jets' first practice open to the media – Mark Sanchez throwing interceptions.Sanchez threw three picks during the session Wednesday, kicking off the competition...
Arias jury deadlocked but must continue
PHOENIX — Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge Wednesday that they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the convicted murderer should be get...
Canseco tweets he is suspect in Las Vegas sex assault probe
Jose Canseco loves the limelight — even though he’s the target of a rape investigation. The outspoken slugger and admitted steroid-taker today posted a series of tweets, some that he...
Jackson says he 'laughed' when told former Knicks coach D'Antoni was hired by Lakers
Gee, Phil. Tell us how you really feel. Legendary NBA coach Phil Jackson said Wednesday that he “laughed” when he was told former Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni was hired to...
Coughlin annoyed with Nicks missing Giants OTAs: 'He should be here'
Everyone knew Victor Cruz would not be in attendance Wednesday at the Giants’ first OTA practice, as his lingering contract negotiations continue to chug along. There was a strong expectation,...
UK soldier 'beheaded' near barracks by 'man who praised Allah after cleaver attack'
LONDON — Two suspected Islamist terrorists have been shot after a soldier was brutally hacked to death in south east London, just 200 yards from an army barracks, in a...
Jets rookie QB Geno hires Jay Z's agency to represent him
Jets quarterback Geno Smith has hired a new agent. Not surprisingly, he went with Roc Nation, the agency of rap superstar Jay Z.Smith fired his agents after last month's NFL...
President Obama to visit tornado-ravaged Moore on Sunday: report
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will travel to tornado-ravaged Moore, Okla., on Sunday. That's according to a White House official, who wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the trip ahead of...
Cops bust looters in tornado-ravaged town, ID badges eyed to discourage banditry
These two really are the lowest of the low. Cops in Moore busted two thugs allegedly looting homes destroyed by the deadly F-5 twister that flattened the Oklahoma City suburb...
18-year-old invents 30-second phone charger
Your dead battery will be gone in 60 seconds. A new device can fit inside a cell phone’s battery and recharge it fully in less than half a minute. Is...
Davis' glove does in Mets this time as Reds sweep series
The only thing missing was Elvis Presley's soundtrack "Viva Las Vegas" blaring in the background as Ike Davis tried to wish foul Brandon Phillips' chopper in Wednesday's ninth inning. The...
Don’t miss the warm, funny and rigorously truthful ‘Before Midnight’
It has been nine years since moviegoers last saw Jesse and Celine, director Richard Linklater’s lost-and-found lovers, and at that point the couple’s future together was uncertain. If you are...
Dueling Liberaces: 'Sincerely Yours' (1955) vs 'Behind the Candelabra" (2013)
I thought it would be fun to watch Gordon Douglas' Liberace vehicle "Sincerely Yours'' (1955) -- just out from the Warner Archive Collection -- back-to-back with Steven Soderberg's Liberace bio-pic...
Anthony Weiner hides from press after mayoral bid vid prematurely leaks online
Anthony Weiner was lying low this morning after releasing a video announcing his last-minute entry into the race for mayor. A crush of reporters was camped outside his Park Avenue...
Johnson explains why 'Inside the NBA' is premier pregame show
The idea came up during the daily production meeting and every one played their role to perfection: the tracking down of bouncers, the setup of the club scene, to Kenny...
Bernanke says it's too soon for Fed to end stimulus programs
WASHINGTON — Chairman Ben Bernanke told Congress Wednesday that the U.S. job market remains weak and that it is too soon for the Federal Reserve to slow its extraordinary stimulus...
Target's first-quarter profit falls 29 percent on weak sales
Target Corp. reported a 29 percent drop in first-quarter profit as unusually cool spring weather and financial pressures chilled customers' appetite for spending. The company, based in Minneapolis, also on...
Prigioni says he wants to stay in NBA, but Knicks future unclear
Knicks rookie point guard Pablo Prigioni said on Argentine radio today his preference is to remain in the NBA next season and no longer harbors a desire to return to...
Oklahoma tornado damage could cost more than $2 billion
MOORE, Okla. — The tornado that tore through an Oklahoma City suburb destroyed or damaged as many as 13,000 homes and may have caused $2 billion in overall damage, officials...
Tick Tock diner manager charged with plotting to kill uncle co-owner freed on bail
CLIFTON, NJ — The manager of a New Jersey diner is free on bail six weeks after he was charged with plotting to kill the co-owner of the restaurant, his...
The last 'Hangover' might be even worse than the second
The good news is that “The Hangover Part III” isn’t a rerun like the second episode. The bad news is everything else. For all the promise of mayhem and WTF...
Goodson pleads not guilty to drugs, weapons charges, asks Jets fans to be patient
Jets running back Mike Goodson has pleaded not guilty to drug and weapons charges in New Jersey.Goodson appeared in court in Morristown on Wednesday morning.He was arrested early last Friday...
SUPER FIND: Man discovers $100K Superman comic while gutting home
A home remodeler reportedly made the discovery of a lifetime while gutting a property in Minnesota: A 1938 comic book worth more than $100,000. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that...
‘Fast and Furious 6’ is great, mindless fun
Still going strong in its sixth — and arguably most entertaining, or at least loudest — installment (with a seventh already announced), you could look at the 12-year-old “Fast and...
Michelle Obama may take extended summer getaway with daughters: report
In between all the political brush fires that have engulfed the White House in recent days, President Obama and wife Michelle Obama have still managed time for vacation planning. The...
NYC's best outdoor art this summer
You love art and you love the outdoors— isn’t it great when the two come together? With outdoor-art season in full bloom, here are some public art installations all across...
Bears great Urlacher retires after 13 seasons
CHICAGO — Brian Urlacher wasn't sure how dominant he could be any longer, so he's calling it a career after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears.And what a career it...
Savor these musical masterpieces under the stars
The whole city’s a New Yorker’s living room, and as temperatures rise, the parks of Gotham double as concert halls, as well. The grandfather of NYC’s outdoor music events, the...
Nationals’ Soriano blames Harper for game-tying hit: My ‘4-year-old son’ could have played it better
The Nationals’ rough start to the season took another difficult turn when they blew a 2-1 lead to the Giants in the ninth inning Tuesday. And closer Rafael Soriano, who...
Shakespeare in the Park goes for laughs with sitcom star Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Shakespeare in the Park doesn’t have summer to itself anymore. Pretenders have popped up with all kinds of gimmicks: site-specific environments. Shows where the audience follows the cast as it...
'GMA' anchor Robin Roberts to write memoir about battle with illness
Robin Roberts will tell the story of her battle with a life-threatening illness in a new memoir. Grand Central Publishing says the "Good Morning America" anchor will write the as-yet-untitled...
The best concerts in NYC this summer
Sorry Yankee fans, but the biggest hitters inside Yankee Stadium this summer aren’t going to be the guys in pinstripes brandishing bats. When Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake arrive for their...
50-year-old man struck by Q train being treated for head trauma
A man was struck by a train in Brooklyn this morning, authorities said. The 50-year-old was hit by a Queens-bound Q train about 10:30 a.m. at the Avenue J station...
Mourners remember Hofstra student killed by friendly fire while taken hostage
Weeping mourners said tearful good-byes today to a beautiful Hofstra University coed, as cops continued their probe into why a career criminal targeted her house for a violent robbery. Loved...
'I held on for dear life': battered mother from iconic photo relives Okla. terror
The image of bloodied teacher Ledonna Cobb and her husband leading two young children away from obliterated Briarwood Elementary School became one of the images that defined that tragedy in...
Wannabe jumper talked down by cops in Midtown
A woman who threatened to jump from a Midtown building was talked down by police this morning, authorities said. She began threatening to jump from the ledge of a balcony...
IRS official Lerner says 'I did nothing wrong' before taking Fifth
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups told Congress on Wednesday that she had done nothing wrong...
Homes next to Florida house swallowed by sinkhole, killing man, to be demolished
SEFFNER, Fla. — The homes on either side of the Tampa area house where a sinkhole opened under a man's bedroom are being demolished. Officials say the demolition will take...
Regular train service returns to Conn.; Amtrak service between Boston and NY back on schedule
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Train service from New York to Boston was back on schedule Wednesday on one of the nation's oldest and most heavily traveled railways, five days after...
Costa Concordia captain ordered to stand trial in deadly shipwreck
ROME — A judge in Italy has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia to stand trial in the shipwreck of the cruise liner, which struck a reef off Tuscany...
Cleveland kidnapping victims 'happy and safe,' according to attorneys
CLEVELAND — The three women rescued after being held captive in a Cleveland house for about a decade say they are doing fine. That was the message in a letter...
Man turns himself in for allegedly bashing gay man in East Village
A man turned himself in for bashing a gay man in the East Village, cops said today. Gornell Roman, 39, allegedly pummeled victim Dan Contarino and called him anti-gay slurs...
FBI agent fatally shoots man with suspected ties to Boston Marathon bomber: authorities
An FBI agent fatally shot a Florida man this morning, after questioning him about ties to Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev, authorities said. Feds, two Massachusetts state troopers and investigators...
New mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner has less support among voters than he did last month: poll
On the same day that he took the plunge into the mayor's race, voters told Anthony Weiner he's not cutting the mustard with them. The timing was coincidental, but a...
Too close: Shock as bullet blasts into girl's window, landing in her hair — she's fine
A 12 year-old girl got the scare of a lifetime Monday night, when a bullet went flying through her bedroom window and somehow landed in her hair without wounding her,...
No one besides Lundqvist stepping up for Rangers
It was hardly earth-shattering stuff, nothing like saying a player “stinks” on the power play, for instance, but John Tortorella sure had it right before the playoffs started when the...
Power plays
3 STARS 1. Daniel Paille While his teammates were celebrating and the Rangers defensemen were stationary, the speedy fourth-liner never stopped. He darted from behind the net to get to...
Lundqvist rues bad bounces around Rangers' net
Wave after wave, the Bruins — four strong lines deep — came at Henrik Lundqvist like a swarm of angry bees in front of his goal crease, peppering him with...
Rangers shoved to brink after blowing third-period lead
The Rangers are at the foot of one of the tallest mountains in sports, one with a summit that very few have reached and up a path that is littered...
Yankees lose to Orioles as Nuno gives up walkoff homer
BALTIMORE — The Smoke & Mirrors Tour that has produced baseball’s biggest surprise sailed into the Inner Harbor last night and met its match. With the score tied in extra...
It's official: Weiner announces he's running for mayor
Anthony Weiner announced his campaign for mayor early this morning with — what else? — a leak. Shortly after midnight, the disgraced ex-congressman’s campaign accidentally posted online a 2-minute, 16-second...
Golf hurts itself with short-sighted new rule
For years, we have heard golfers talking about “getting out of their own way’’ in an effort to allow themselves to play the game more freely. Yesterday, with the anticipated...
Dropping anchor a blow to local, amateur ranks
Mark McCormick is the head golf pro at Suburban Golf Club in Union, N.J. He played in the 2012 U.S. Open at Olympic Club. As told to Mark Cannizzaro. WHEN...
Jamie overpowers opposition at JPM
TAMPA, Fla. — All hail King Jamie! JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon solidified his hold on the nation’s biggest bank after resoundingly defeating a proposal to split the chairman and...
Cook beats back senators
Apple CEO Tim Cook to Congress: Kiss this, we’re part Irish. The studious, levelheaded tech boss testified before sometimes less-than-steady lawmakers yesterday after being invited to explain why Apple avoided...
An Elvis sighting on the sale block
Elvis isn’t drawing the same crowds. Core Media Group is trying to sell the image rights to the “King of Rock” and Elvis Enterprises, which houses memorabilia and select music...
ESPN whacking 250 jobs
Cable powerhouse ESPN is cutting 250 jobs after shelling out big bucks to secure sports programming rights. The layoffs were concentrated in ESPN’s digital operations, a source said. ESPN said...
Microsoft unveils next-generation Xbox console
Microsoft introduced its next-generation console, the Xbox One, a living-room hub designed for more than video gaming. The unveiling came months after rival Sony first showed off its PlayStation 4,...
Hearst and Oz may be off to see the printers
Hearst executives are moving closer to launching a new self-help magazine with Dr. Mehmet Oz, according to reports from ad-agency honchos who have discussed the matter with the publisher. If...
Business briefs
JCP rate cut JCPenney cut the rate on a loan after increasing it to $2.25 billion from $1.75 billion, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. Sony skies...
Feds mull racketeering charge for SAC
Call him Capo Cohen. Federal prosecutors, amid a criminal insider trading probe of Steve Cohen’s SAC Capital, are weighing the possibility of charging the $15 billion hedge fund as a...
Saks hires Sachs, eyes possible sale
Saks is gearing up for its biggest sale ever — but it won’t be happening at your local mall. The owner of the swanky Saks Fifth Avenue chain has hired...
Carl’s Herbalife buy has Bill profit-less
Call him Icahn the python. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn and his fellow Herbalife bulls have slowly and steadily squeezed the profit out of Bill Ackman’s $1 billion short bet. Ackman,...
NYU prexy slammed again
NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts — whose famous alumni include Martin Scorsese, Spike Lee and Alec Baldwin — became the latest school to submit a vote of no confidence...
Crisis housing advances
The city is moving closer to getting emergency housing with the selection of a three-story, three-unit prototype — complete with balconies — that will soon be erected next to the...
I’ll speak no evil: IRS honcho to plead Fifth on scandal
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service boss in charge of the office that targeted conservative groups will take the Fifth today when she faces a House panel, her lawyer warned....
US has IDs of B’ghazi ‘killers’
WASHINGTON — US officials have identified five men they believe were behind the September consulate attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans, but have yet to apprehend them. Officials...
Sens. probe journo spying
WASHINGTON — Two Senate panels are probing the Justice Department’s snooping of Fox News chief Washington correspondent James Rosen’s personal e-mails and movements, The Post has learned.The White House was...
‘Tea’ was a target: poll
WASHINGTON — Most Americans think it was no accident that the Internal Revenue Service went after Tea Party and other politically conservative groups, according to a poll released yesterday.A majority...
O’s loony ’toon snoop policy
One of my favorite cartoon strips in The Post, Mallard Fillmore, had a beauty yesterday. “In retrospect, I knew we handled Benghazi all wrong,” a jug-eared President Obama says. “We...
Critter gets drivers’ goat
A renegade goat and a four-vehicle crash snarled traffic on New Jersey’s Pulaski Skyway yesterday.It took 90 minutes for emergency services to corral the goat as it ran along the...
Paris suicide vs. gay rights
PARIS — A far-right activist shot himself to death at the altar of Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral yesterday, after calling for action to protect France’s identity.In a final essay on...
Web site sublets 'illegal' - Judge blasts NYers who rent out rooms to travelers
Thousands of New Yorkers who rent out their apartments on the popular traveler site Airbnb.com are breaking the law, a New York judge ruled — and they could be slapped...
Kerry Kennedy's trying time: Drugged-drive rap stands
Kerry Kennedy must stand trial for drugged driving, a Westchester judge said yesterday in rejecting a bid by the former wife of Gov. Cuomo to dismiss the misdemeanor charge. North...
Shock 'freedom for bribes' plot at Rikers
A crooked Rikers guard offered to break into jail computers and advance the release dates of no fewer than five inmates — demanding to be paid in cocaine or cash,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** A veteran NYPD captain was arrested early yesterday after he repeatedly slammed a door on his wife’s arm after a fight over her son walking the family dog,...
Immig bill wins panel OK
WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved sending the immigration bill to the full Senate yesterday after Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) withdrew his amendment, which would have allowed gay Americans...
NY terror tips for Boston PD
A month after the Boston Marathon bombings, dozens of Massachusetts cops were at New York Police Headquarters yesterday to learn about the NYPD’s anti-terrorism operations.The three-day seminar will include a...
Killer Jodi's bizarre plea: Spare me – So I can sell T’s
Spare my life so I can sell my T-shirts and recycle trash! That was Jodi Arias’s surreal plea to jurors yesterday in a pathetic bid to escape the death penalty...
Det. ‘hacked’ cop e-mails
A jealous NYPD detective paid thousands of dollars to get his fellow officers’ e-mail log-in information because he thought someone was sleeping with his baby mama, law-enforcement sources told The...
Diet pro: Cut sugar, lose 17 pounds fast
Now you can have your cake and eat it, too. Diet expert Jorge Cruise promises that you can eat pancakes, muffins and cakes in his new weight-loss book “The 100,”...
Jailer’s trial in ex’s slay
A correction officer shot his ex-girlfriend to death almost 13 years ago to dodge “child-support obligations,” prosecutors said in opening statements at his murder trial in Queens yesterday. Christopher Clavell,...
$12M ‘artful tax dodger’ bust
An art dealer accused of peddling phony modern-art masterpieces painted herself into a corner when she hid at least $12.5 million she made from the sales, the feds charged yesterday....
Bigots hit back: Gay-bashings plague Village after march
Gay men were brutally attacked in two separate incidents in Manhattan just hours after demonstrators protested a hate-crime murder by a homophobic gunman, cops said yesterday Steven Dixon, 42, and...
De La Hoya KOs suit
Boxer Oscar De La Hoya won round two of his legal battle against a former Maxim model yesterday when an appeals court called her $5 million assault suit against him...
Teens jilt FB for Twitter
WASHINGTON — Teens are sharing more about themselves on social media and moving increasingly to Twitter to avoid their parents and the “oversharing” they see on Facebook, a new poll...
Kermit the Frog & pals hop to Qns. pad
The Muppets may have taken Manhattan, but they’re getting a spiffy new home in Queens. The Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria is creating a gallery for Kermit the...
Wor$t dad to prison: Fled to Asia to avoid $1M in child support
A federal judge threw the book at a Long Island man who escaped to Asia to avoid paying $1 million in child support — slapping him with more than 2...
Alec gives his baby a boost
Alec Baldwin certainly Cannes sweep his wife off her feet. The actor, 55, and pregnant yoga-instructor missus Hilaria, 29, made a romantic picture yesterday at the Cannes Film Festival. They...
Weiner’s running for mayor: leaked video bares bid
Anthony Weiner announced his campaign for mayor early this morning with — what else? — a leak. Shortly after midnight, the disgraced ex-congressman’s campaign accidentally posted online a 2-minute, 16-second...
More anti-terror $$ to New York
More than $240 million in security grants are coming to New York, an increase of almost $34 million from the previous fiscal year, Sen. Charles Schumer said yesterday.The Department of...
DOE sees light on PCB fix
In the face of persistent pressure, the city Department of Education has abandoned its insistence that it needed 10 years to remove potentially harmful toxins from light fixtures in hundreds...
Gropez’s victims set to $lap ‘sorry’ Silver
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver may have apologized this week for botching the Vito Lopez sex-harassment scandal — but now he’s really going to be sorry. Two of Lopez’s victims plan...
Bloomberg: Pack it in, Vito
Even Mayor Bloomberg has had it with pervy Vito Lopez. Commenting for the first time about the sordid sex-harassment revelations surrounding his one-time ally, Bloomberg suggested the just-resigned Brooklyn assemblyman...
Star-threat jail dodge
A Queens woman beset by mental-health problems was sentenced yesterday to five years’ probation for sending threatening videos to Oscar-winning French actress Marion Cotillard. Teresa Yuan, 33, apologized for sending...
Bill of Rights stuff
They’re making a new “case” for the Bill of Rights.The New York Public Library will put its original copy of the historic document on public display in 2017, thanks to...
Mike unleashes a ‘hail’ storm
Mayor Bloomberg went on a spitting-mad rant against a city cab-fleet boss who won a court victory over Hizzoner’s planned “Taxi of Tomorrow” — vowing to “destroy your f--king industry”...
CUNY salutes ROTC return
After a nearly four-decade absence, the same army officer training program that launched the legendary career of Gen. Colin Powell is back at CUNY.Powell, a City College of New York...
Okla. town searches building ruins for survivors and bodies amid shock brought by killer tornado
This haunting, apocalyptic landscape was once part of the thriving suburb of Moore, Okla. The obliterated neighborhood and others in the town on the outskirts of Oklahoma City were wiped...
Teachers guardian angels
As the deadly winds sheared off their school’s roof and cinder-block walls caved in around them, some terrified little students at Plaza Towers Elementary ran straight to the safest place...
Nightmare at the 7-Eleven
MOORE, Okla. — A mother and her 3-month-old son were among the dead yesterday as rescue workers sifted through the rubble in Moore, Okla., hoping to find survivors. The desperate...
Backpedaling: Bike racks removed after Post’s queries
City workers swooped in Monday night and yanked out part of a bike-share rack blocking the front of a West Village co-op — just hours after The Post called the...
Furor over cycle no-vote
The Department of Transportation told Brooklyn Heights’ Community Board 2 not to hold an up-or-down vote on the contentious bike-share proposal — and “did not do enough to engage the...
Cuomo’s moment
Regarding the Vito Lopez sex-abuse scandal, here is what Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver had to say this week: “The degradation and emotional duress endured by the young women who were...
NYPD detective who broke the mold
Do you know the name of the current NYPD chief of detectives? Probably not, unless you’re a detective. The last time, and possibly the only time, a chief of detectives...
Cop’s worst nightmare: An unspeakable accident
The Issue: The death of Andrea Rebello, who was accidentally shot by an officer trying to protect her. *** The only person to blame in this senseless tragedy is low-life...
A socialist alter-ego?
The Issue: Reports that Obama would like to act like the fictional Sen. Bulworth and reveal his core beliefs. *** Kudos to The Post’s Kyle Smith for showing more curiosity...
When judges dish
For those who hope the facts and law will decide the constitutionality of the NYPD’s stop-question-and-frisk program, presiding Judge Shira Scheindlin is sending the world a message: Not in my...
Making Oklahoma OK
They call it the Sooner State because many of Oklahoma’s settlers didn’t wait for the government’s timeline to go get their land. This week we’re seeing some of that same...
Banana republic
Mayor Bloomberg would surely dispute the notion that the city he runs is a banana republic. But what else should it be called, given that a panel he controls is...
Skirting the question
The State Department says it supports “free and fair” elections, but it declines to object to news that Iran’s Guardians Council is preventing women from running as candidates in presidential...
Court’s prayer case: A revolutionary tale
The US Supreme Court announced this week that it will take up the question of whether it’s OK for Greece, New York, to open meetings of the town board by...
Laura Benanti explores her sultry side in her new cabaret show at 54 Below
One of the things that makes Broadway star Laura Benanti so much fun to watch is the discrepancy between her unassuming behavior and what happens when she starts singing. Benanti...
More Tony madness, including a ‘Matilda’ backlash
Tony madness continues to sweep through Shubert Alley. The races are tightening. The campaigns are in full swing. Rivals are quietly trying to do in one another. Everyone’s tense. Everyone’s...
Granderson remains in offensive funk for Yankees
BALTIMORE — Curtis Granderson has adapted pretty well to the corner outfield positions after being shifted from center. Comfort at the plate, however, has been more elusive. “The swing is...
Monday’s Yonkers Results
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Sports Shorts
NFL: Santa Clara awarded 2016 Super Bowl Team owners meeting yesterday in Boston named the 49ers’ new stadium as host of the 50th Super Bowl in 2016. That facility in...
Belmont security tightened
There will be enhanced security measures for horses running in the June 8 Belmont Stakes, the New York State Gaming Commission and the New York Racing Association said yesterday. Among...
Home Team Lineups
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Baseball1 p.m.Reds at Mets SNY, WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM1 p.m.Dodgers at Brewers MLBN7 p.m.Yankees at Orioles YES, WCBS 880 AM7 p.m.Cubs at Pirates WGNNBA Playoffs, Conf. Finals8:30 p.m.Pacers at Heat,...
The Post Line
NBA PlayoffsFavoriteLineUnderdogHEAT7 1/2PacersOdds to Win SeriesHeat$500-700PacersNHL PlayoffsTonightFavoriteLineUnderdogPenguins$125-145SENATORSTomorrowBlackhawks$120-140RED WINGS Home team in CAPS
Spurs up 2-0 on Grizzlies
SAN ANTONIO— Tony Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists, Tim Duncan scored San Antonio’s first six points of overtime and the Spurs bounced back after squandering...
Belmont Park Analysis
Post Time: 1:05 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 1 1/16m(T); $77,000; alw opt clm; 3YO; (f)CHARITY BALL stretches out after a gate to wire maiden victory when...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Park Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6f; $28,000; mdn cl($20,000); 3YO; (f&m) PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Galaxy Gal(L),124R Maragh5-7-4Chtterpl12-12 Belle Epoque(L),118I Ortiz, Jr5-3-xDiPrima5-23 Wildcat'sElmnt(L),118JCastellan10-8-3Contessa4-14 Fu Peggi Sue(L),118A Solis3-7-9Hertler7-25 Classical Jet(L),113GRodriguz7-x-xBaker5-16...
Affrunti at Arlington Park Graded Entries
FIRST-6f; $24,000; mdn cl($50,000); 3up2-Phish Fan 5-23-Keep OnShining6-11-Cinco Y Cinco 9-55-Melo Mason 10-14-Balega 5-16-Vbreeze 4-1SECOND-6f; $40,000; alw; 3up; (f&m)1-Distant Mesa 7-52-Case Cracker 15-15-Little Mary E 2-13-MasqerdeFshn6-16-GirlsRockNRule5-24-Magdalenka 20-1THIRD-1 1/16m; $14,500; cl($10,000);...
Parx Charts
May 21st, 2013 Clear And Fast.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-5 1/2f; $17,000; mdn cl($10,000); 3YOOff: 12:26. Good. led outside, drew offTime: 22.67, 46.92, 1:.27, 1:07.6.Trainer: Edward AuwarterWinner: CH G, 3,...
Double plays for Hondo
Hondo did some damage to the deficit last night as he enjoyed his double-dip delight with the Orioles and White Sox to raise the winning streak to three and lower...
Yankees, Man City to field MLS team
The Bronx Bombers are teaming up with the owners of the English Premier League’s storied Manchester City FC to field Major League Soccer’s newest franchise. MLS’ 20th team will be...
Tiger blasts Garcia for 'fried chicken' slur, calls it 'wrong, hurtful;' Sergio apologizes again
A contrite Sergio Garcia sat before reporters in a hastily-called press conference Wednesday in England and issued a public apology for racist comments he made about Tiger Woods on Tuesday...
Jets RB Goodson to plead not guilty to all charges
Jets running back Mike Goodson will enter a plea of not guilty to all charges at his arraignment this morning, according to his lawyer. Goodson, 25, will appear in court...
Cavaliers capture NBA draft lottery — again
It must be the bow tie. Nick Gilbert, the 16-year-old son of Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, was again a lucky charm for the franchise in the NBA’s annual draft lottery...
Jets great Namath: Sanchez will play better
Mark Sanchez’s descent into one of the least efficient quarterbacks in the NFL hasn’t changed the way the standard for all quarterbacks in the Jets franchise — Joe Namath —...
Like decent blackjack hand, Knicks stuck on 18
If The Knicks were a blackjack hand, they’d be an 18. It’s a good hand, not a great hand. No matter what the dealer was showing, you’d get a chorus...
Knicks expect Kidd to return
Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald said Jason Kidd gave him no indication he was retiring during their exit interview Monday. “We had a great meeting with Jason,’’ Grunwald said. “He...
With options few, Knicks GM plans to bring core back
It’s risky business, but Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald said Tuesday the major core of the roster will be back next season as the franchise banks on Amar’e Stoudemire’s knees...
Knicks coach Woodson has support of his boss
Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald thought Mike Woodson should have won Coach of the Year this season. So he is hardly listening to fan and media complaints that Woodson had...
Yankees can set up 2014 pen on cheap
The most humble of stars, Mariano Rivera is suddenly an attention magnet. Such is his skill and likability quotient that he is being cheered across the baseball landscape, not just...
Bruins’ scrappy fourth-liners dominate Rangers
The Rangers solved their Game 2 problem, keeping the Bruins’ dynamic top two lines off the score sheet. This time, however, they had no answer for the Bruins’ fourth line...
Rangers' Stralman may miss Game 4
The Rangers already were facing a problem of depth — the Bruins have it and they lack it. Things didn’t get any better in Tuesday night’s 2-1 loss to the...
Mets GM: Ike will stay in majors ‘a little bit longer’
General manager Sandy Alderson spoke on SNY during Tuesday night’s Mets broadcast, acknowledging his disappointment at the seasons several core players are having, saying “At this point, we’re going to...
Harvey intimidates foes, lifts spirits of Mets fans
On the day Matt Harvey is pitching, it is a much different Mets’ world. It is a world of winners. It’s Met Harvey Day. Harvey has a presence. How big...
Punchless Mets blanked by Reds
No punch, no runs, no fight whatsoever. The Mets were offensively inept yet again, smothered 4-0 by Cincinnati with starter Jon Niese undone by their sorry hitting and David Wright’s...
Yankees' Hughes rebounds from flop vs. Mariners
BALTIMORE — Phil Hughes said his disastrous previous start wasn’t on his mind when he took the mound last night against the Orioles. “Not really,” Hughes said. “I was always...
Yankees Teixeira, Youkilis inching closer to returns
BALTIMORE — Joe Girardi said he doesn’t know when he will get Mark Teixeira or Kevin Youkilis back from the disabled list, but the Yankees manager reported Tuesday the first...
Starr Report
Former “The Facts of Life” co-stars Lisa Whelchel and Mindy Cohn gab about flab in the upcoming (June 3) issue of People magazine. While Whelchel says she was ordered to...
‘Arrested Development’ arrives early on Sunday
‘Arrested Development” has done what The Beatles couldn’t do — reunite all its original members for a highly anticipated return engagement that’s taken on rock-star proportions. The late, lamented Fox...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYTOM BERGERON - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7MORGAN FREEMAN - LIVE! with Kelly and Michael, 9 a.m., Ch. 7PHIL JACKSON - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 9...
CBS grabs viewing crown for TV season
CBS has won its first “young viewer” crown in over 20 years. CBS will finish first for the 2012-13 season in the advertiser-coveted demographic of adults 18-49 — unseating Fox,...
Halo set to become TV series
Halo, the spectacularly popular video game series, is being made into a TV series by director Steven Spielberg. Although a TV or movie version of Halo had been long-rumored, the...
Season finale marks end of ‘DWTS’ as it’s been known so far
‘Dancing with The Stars” will have a very different look when it returns to ABC in September. After 16 seasons, TV’s top-rated competition show is being cut to one night...
‘Mad Man’s girl on ‘Girls’: report
HBO’s “Girls” is getting a new character for its third season, in the form of Jon Hamm’s gal. Jennifer Westfeldt, “Mad Men” star Hamm’s longtime companion, has booked an appearance...
A summerful of hot boite spots
Memorial Day weekend augurs long, sultry months of al fresco dining. Nothing tops the sheer, silly pleasure of feeding your sun-drenched face. A meal in the open air lets us...
Weird but true
A 21-year-old suspected burglar fleeing from cops still managed time for beer. Cops pursued him from one home to another in Lighthouse Point, Fla., said Broward County sheriff’s deputies, and...
Bite into the country's best BBQ, right here in NYC
Memorial Day weekend is the ideal time to prove to your friends who hail from south of the Mason-Dixon line (and never tire of telling you how crummy New York...
Bruins dump Rangers into 3-0 series hole
It would not have been difficult to see Henrik Lundqvist stealing another one, not by any stretch of the imagination. But a bridge with one pillar can only support so...
Rikers guard allegedly offered to speed up release dates in exchange for cocaine or cash
A crooked Rikers guard offered to break into the system computers and advance the release dates of no fewer than five inmates -- demanding to be paid in cocaine or...
Jackson: Nets job 'good situation' but still not intereted in coaching
Phil Jackson thinks somebody will do well with the Nets roster.It just won’t be him.The 11-time champion head coach praised the Nets job opening Tuesday, one that general manager Billy...
Raj lawyer wants tapes tossed
Rajat Gupta’s conviction on insider trading charges was the absolute correct verdict given the evidence presented at trial — but some of that evidence should be tossed, his lawyer said...
Correx officer faces life in prison in ex-girlfriend's shooting death
A correction officer faces life in prison for shooting to death his ex-girlfriend to dodge "child support obligations," prosecutors said in opening statements in Queens court today. Christopher Clavell, 48...
De La Hoya wins legal battle against model
Boxer Oscar De La Hoya won round two of his legal battle against a former Maxim model today when an appeals court called her $5 million assault suit "baseless." The...