May 3, 2010
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, May 7Theater, “The Vigil or The Guided Cradle”: A play about torture. $18. 8 pm. The Brick [575 Metropolitan Ave. between Union Avenue and Lorimer Street in Williamsburg, (212)...
The greatest district leader debate — ever — is on!
It’s on!The battle for the soul of Bay Ridge’s fractious Democratic community — embodied in the epic fight for district leader between newcomer Kevin Peter Carroll and longtime officeholder Ralph...
Gowanus is for jazz
Gowanus most likely isn’t the first place you think of to go hear some good jazz, but for this month, it is.For the next three Saturdays, the Gowanus Jazz Fest...
Rutgers to hire Rice from Robert Morris
Sources have told The Post that Robert Morris coach Mike Rice will be introduced later this week as Rutgers basketball coach, putting an end to one of the most bizarre...
Cops offer crime prevention tips but find few takers
Burglaries are up in Canarsie — but residents don’t seem to want to do anything about it.The neighborhood’s top cop says his auxiliary officers hit area streets that have been...
Tribeca Film Festival 2010: nerd rock rules
As the Tribeca Film Festival folds its tents and rolls up its red carpets for the year, I was pleased to see that the doc of the brainy Canadian Ayn...
KERNAN: Mets more dangerous with Reyes batting leadoff
These are dangerous times for the Mets. The Phillies own them psychologically. As a result, they own the NL East. Now comes word that Mike Pelfrey has some tightness in...
In the kitchen with Joël Robuchon
THE Vegas Uncork’d food and wine festival kicks off Thursday, and one headliner is, of course, the revered and almost mythical chef Joel Robuchon. But Uncork’d is just one of...
Duke-Butler rematch set for Dec. 4 at Izod Center
Duke and Butler will meet again next season, eight months after their classic national championship game. The two schools will play Dec. 4 in what is sure to be a...
5 great American train rides
WHEN you consider rail travel in this country, what comes to mind? Okay, we’ll go first. Inconvenient. Slow. Often excruciatingly expensive. Old trains. Dirty trains. Surly service. Bad food. Did...
Former Red Sox base-stealer Roberts treated for lymphoma
Dave Roberts, whose stolen base for Boston in the 2004 playoffs sparked the Red Sox to an elusive World Series championship, is being treated for Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Roberts was diagnosed...
Days later, shooting still rattles Marine Park
A day after the shooting that marked parolee Robert Rementaria’s last act on earth, Teri Noble, who lives just paces from where the gunfight erupted, couldn’t get the carnage out...
Mets' Pelfrey has MRI exam, says he's not worried
It’s too early to call it a scare, but the Mets are dealing with their rotation’s first health concern of the season.Mike Pelfrey underwent an MRI exam Monday because of...
Killed to stay out of jail!
The 47-year-old burglar who authorities say took his own life after swapping shots with police in Marine Park last Monday was a career criminal who spent 14 years in jail...
Former Mets closer Wagner will retire after season with Braves
ATLANTA -- Billy Wagner has given the Braves early notice he plans to retire after the season to spend more time with his family. The former Mets closer said he...
Vazquez won't take turn for Yankees vs. Red Sox
Javier Vazquez will not pitch for the Yankees against the Red Sox this weekend, instead making his next start Monday in Detroit, Joe Girardi said today.Vazquez will throw extra side...
Knicks, Nets have best odds to land LeBron -- after Cavs
The Cavaliers are the heavy favorite to keep LeBron James when the NBA MVP becomes a free agent this summer, but betting odds put the Knicks and Nets next in...
The NY Drama Critics' Circle awards
On Friday evening, the NY Drama Critics' Circle met to vote on its annual awards and special citations. Since the voting process is made public on the Circle's site, it's no...
Murder season!
Canarsie’s “murder season” began on April 28 with gunshots and the sickening sound of a knife being plunged into a woman’s chest.Police said that a shooting on East 104th Street...
Poison frontman Bret Michaels up and walking a little
Poison lead singer Bret Michaels is starting to walk a little but still has back pain following his brain hemorrhage last month, his sister said Monday, according to Radar Online....
Report: Rockets plan to make Bosh their top offseason priority
LeBron James isn’t the only free agent the Knicks will face strict competition for. The consensus seems to be that if the Knicks want to land James they will need...
Diaz Sr. 'very angry' at Rep. Weiner over Puerto Rico vote
Bronx State Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. had more than housing on his mind when he delivered remarks today at a ceremony commemorating the 100,000th unit being built under Mayor Bloomberg's...
CWA union backs Brodsky for attorney general
The powerful Communication Workers of America, District One, threw its weight behind Assemblyman Richard Brodsky in the crowded Democratic field for attorney general.The union has 75,000 members in public health...
Mourning the only NYPD officer ever killed overseas
A new generation of crimefighters flocked to Bensonhurst last Thursday to honor the memory of Lt. Giuseppe (Joseph) Petrosino — the only New York police officer to die overseas in...
Mario Galaxy 2 preview
Mario Galaxy fans should be optimistic, for Mario Galaxy 2 does not disappoint in the slightest. This isn't just a sequel or a 'look we added something new -- let's...
From Tiger to Mayweather-Mosley: An Unexpected Journey
CHARLOTTE/LAS VEGAS—I was in the Charlotte airport today just as I had originally planned. But instead using my first class upgrade on the 5 p.m. flight, I was in the...
Stockbroker says her boss sent her lewd video of himself
What a wanker. A former stockbroker says her boss sent her video of himself masturbating. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Karen Lo, 20, said she'd only been working...
Riley could coach Heat again for right free agent
MIAMI -- The summer of change for the Miami Heat might be even bigger than anyone imagined. Heat president Pat Riley wouldn’t close the door Monday on resuming his Hall...
'Pedophile' protest outside Brooklyn Criminal Court
‘Pedophile’ protestMembers of victim advocacy group Survivors for Justice protested outside Brooklyn Criminal Court on April 30 as attorneys for accused pedophile Michael Sabo tried to lower the $2-million bail...
A-Rod back in Yankees lineup tonight
Alex Rodriguez is back in the lineup at third base for the Yankees against the Orioles and Jeremy Guthrie tonight, claiming the pain that led to a day off Sunday...
Manhole fire shoots flames into air in Midtown
A manhole fire has shot flames into the air a few blocks from Times Square. Fire officials say they're investigating the fire at West 40th Street and Seventh Avenue. One...
Close firehouses? Not in Bay Ridge!
Bay Ridge is sounding the alarm over proposed firehouse closings.More than 100 people gathered outside Engine 242 in a downpour on Monday morning to demand that Mayor Bloomberg shelve his...
Devils' Kovalchuk to play for Russia in World Championships
Despite risking injury as the NHL's top upcoming unrestricted free agent, Devils winger Ilya Kovalchuk has decided to play for Russia in the upcoming World Championships in Germany. Kovalchuk was...
How 'Iron Man 2' went wrong
The early reviews for the superhero sequel are out, and they're mostly mixed to negative. That's hugely disappointing considering how good the first movie was. And anyone looking for an...
Bailouts, bankruptcy and hope
John Taylor says we have to avoid a bailout bill and the way to do that is to amend the bankruptcy law, with “the goal” of letting “a failing financial...
Samantha Stein victim impact statement
The victim impact statement read by Samantha Stein, daughter to murdered Realtor to the Stars Linda Stein. MANDY STEIN VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT Your Honor, I want to start by thanking...
Sabathia shuts down Orioles again, Yankees win 4-1
CC Sabathia pitched eight strong innings in another sterling start against Baltimore, and Randy Winn hit a three-run homer to lead the New York Yankees to a 4-1 victory over...
Nix's homer sends Reds over Mets 3-2 in 11
Laynce Nix hit a solo, pinch-hit homer in the bottom of the 11th inning Monday night, powering Cincinnati to a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets and keeping the...
Virginia lacrosse player charged with murder
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- A University of Virginia men’s lacrosse player was charged Monday with first-degree murder in the death of a player on the women’s lacrosse team. George Huguely, 22,...
UVa LAX player accused of killing women's player
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A University of Virginia men's lacrosse player has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a women's lacrosse player at the school. Charlottesville police said...
City red-faced after naming Brooklyn Bridge's paint after hated Queens
The city has put the brakes on a plan to paint the Brooklyn Bridge a color named after the borough of Queens — and you can thank us!Last week, we...
'70s geek alert! Band channels Stones, Neil Young, Dylan and even Forbert!
Matthew Houck just might have been born in the wrong decade.The newest album from Houck, 30, and his alt-country band, Phosphorescent — “Here’s to Taking It Easy” — takes a...
Republicans promise to pass charter expansion
Republicans in the state senate today vowed to provide the necessary votes to more than double the number of charter schools in new york."We'll be the responsible party to make...
Paterson panel to help some immigrants avoid deportation
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. David Paterson on Monday said he will create a panel to help selected immigrants with criminal convictions avoid deportation under “harsh” federal laws. Paterson said New...
Devils' Pandolfo to have shouldery surgery tomorrow
Facing shoulder surgery tomorrow, Devils winger Jay Pandolfo says he doesn't second-guess not undergoing the operation last October, although that choice didn't work out and led to a season to...
Report: MacLean said coaching Devils in minors was 'very helpful'
John MacLean would not discuss the Devils' vacant head coaching job, but said coaching their top minor-league team was "very helpful."Asked by NJ.com if his one year as head coach...
Ahmadinejad accuses US of 'acts of terror,' defends nuclear program
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad accused the United States Monday of committing "acts of terror" and blamed the host nation at a U.N. nonproliferation conference for a worldwide spread of nuclear...
Mandy Stein victim impact statement
The victim impact statement read by Mandy Stein, daughter to murdered Realtor to the Stars Linda Stein. SAMANTHA STEIN VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT Your honor, Thank you for this opportunity to...
Will prison be good for business?
Mendota, California is eagerly awaiting the opening of their new federal prison. The area has been decimated economically because agriculture is no longer creating jobs, so folks in town can’t...
Lynn Redgrave (1943-2010)
The great Lynn Redgrave received her first Oscar nominations for Silvio Narizanno's "Georgy Girl'' (1966), memorably playing a chubby girl described as an "ugly duckling'' who married man James Mason pursues as his...
Coach Welsh resigns at Hofstra after DWI arrest
Tim Welsh was forced to resign Monday as Hofstra’s basketball coach following his arrest over the weekend on a DWI charge. Welsh was hired March 31 and had quickly assembled...
US Coast Guard: At least 3 months to contain oil spill
It will take at least three months to effectively stop the flow of oil rushing through a damaged well that is leaking oil into the Gulf of Mexico, Admiral Thad...
Several in custody in connection with murder of DC principal
Several people are in custody and more warrants are being served in connection with the death of Washington, D.C., school principal Brian Betts, myFOXdc.com reported Monday. Montgomery County police, with...
No criminal charges for SC Gov. Sanford in ethics case
COLUMBIA, South Carolina — South Carolina's top prosecutor said Monday he will not criminally prosecute Governor Mark Sanford for travel and campaign reimbursements that drew dozens of civil charges and...
Report: Red Sox have locker room rift
The Red Sox have entered full-blown panic mode after getting swept by the lowly Orioles.A story in the Boston Herald describes a locker room divided between the players that were...
Natavia Lowery gets 27 and a third to life for brutal slay
In an emotional Manhattan sentencing this morning, ice-blooded murderess Natavia Lowery was hit with the maximum prison term allowed by law for the brutal murder of her boss, Realtor to...
Sir Elton John banned from performing in Egypt
Outspoken British pop icon Sir Elton John was banned from performing at an upcoming private concert in Egypt, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. The 63-year-old singer, who is famously homosexual,...
Actress Lynn Redgrave has died at age 67
Lynn Redgrave, an introspective and independent player in her family’s acting dynasty who became a 1960s sensation as the freethinking title character of “Georgy Girl” and later dramatized her troubled...
Studs & Duds of the week: On an underrated signing by the Mets
Yankees stud — Robinson Cano It’s just another dominant week for the Yankees second baseman. Cano carried the Yankees in their 4-0 win over the Orioles on Thursday night with...
LI 'hit mom' slapped with new charges
The Long Island "hit mom" charged with trying to kill her estranged husband was slapped with more charges today and hauled away in handcuffs. Susan Williams, 43, pleaded not guilty...
Coed shot for refusing to give man her phone number
A college student claimed she was shot by a man because she refused to give him her phone number, myFOXdc.com reported Monday. The young woman, whose identity was protected, told...
Michael Douglas says son's sentence was 'adequate'
Michael Douglas believes his son's five-year sentence for dealing drugs could be a lifesaver, he said Monday on NBC television, describing the prison term as "adequate." Douglas expressed hope that...
A great opening weekend for the Latino Food vendors of Red Hook
The Red Hook Vendors are back — and a hero has emerged: El Olomega!The Latino food vendors returned this weekend to Red Hook Park, and people from as far as...
DVD Extra: The Talmadges
Until recently I was totally unfamiliar with the work of Constance Talmadge, who retired with the arrival of talkies and died in 1973. But she is positively terrific in a...
Feds have person of interest in Times Square bomb plot: report
Federal authorities have identified a person of interest in the investigation into New York's Times Square bomb plot, described as a naturalized American citizen who recently returned from Pakistan, Fox...
A BKLYN Designs for the ages — young ages
BKLYN Designs, the ne plus ultra of uber-hip contemporary furnishings, has been known for many things over its last eight years, but family-friendly hasn’t exactly been one of them. The...
3UP: Hughes vs. Santana, Granderson vs. Jackson
1. Every once in a while, in his ceaseless attempt to be publicly positive, Joe Girardi actually ends up being quite negative without exactly realizing it. Before yesterday’s game, for...
Let Fannie and Freddie die
Arthur Warga has a great idea about government-sponsored entitites Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- let them die. Given all the strum und drang surrounding Washington's attack on private entitites...
Schumer's border blindness
Harry Reid has now “invited” Republicans to join Dems in a serious immigration reform effort. NY Sen. Chuck Schumer agrees that partnering from across the aisle is needed but he...
More pressure on Israel
At this week’s UN-sponsored Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is supposed to be giving what for to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. But if you actually listen...
CHSAA softball rankings
The CHSAA is hard to figure out after its top three teams. St. Joseph by the Sea, Archbishop Molloy and Moore Catholic have been stalwarts, but the rest of the...
Oprah's looking at NY
Is Oprah going to put the O back in New York when she ends her TV show next year? Well, here she is over the weekend doing what all savvy...
Go to Greg
Q Our company offers many benefits that are geared toward families. I am single, and while I don’t begrudge those benefits for others, I do feel put-upon when there appears...
What makes workers happy?
You may bitch and moan about your job, but the truth is you’re likely to be happy with it. Over the past decade, the Society of Human Resource Management has...
Pulse sales
CESARE PACIOTTI 12 W. 57th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues Sale: May 5-7. Wed.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Up to 70 percent off accessories at this cash-only sale. VIVIENNE TAM...
American woman
Before there were stylists and “Sex and the City,” celebrity designers and designing celebrities, there was a clothing maker and a client. So begins American Woman, the new fashion exhibit...
60 seconds with Harvey Mackay
Should people hold out for the job they want right now, or be satisfied to get any job they can? I never counsel anybody to do that. If you have...
Chill factor
Top music downloads 1. TiK ToK, Kesha 2. How Low Can You Go, Ludacris 3. Baby, Justin Bieber 4. Hey Daddy, Usher 5. Say Something, Timbaland 6. Over, Drake 7....
Pancyprian Freedoms inch closer to U.S. Open Cup, beating Aegean Hawks in OT
The Pancyprian Freedoms have a rich history in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and are the last team to win back-to-back titles in 1982 and 1983. The amateur side...
NYC baseball rankings
Is New York City baseball top heavy? If last week is any indication, we got our answer. Our top six dropped a combined one game, many of them winning in...
NYC softball rankings
The bottom of these rankings have been so fluid, it’s almost time to expect massive changes every week. There wasn’t a whole lot of turnover throughout, but we have a...
PSAL softball rankings
The events of last week had a domino effect on these rankings. The top three are staying the same, but after that? Forget it. It’s a mess. Cardozo got ace...
At this event, the borough is 'Made' to be eaten
Hole in oneMartin Bell began making bagels out of his Borough Park basement 65 years ago, delivering door-to-door to about 300 clients.Today, the business, now based out of a Canarsie...
Vikings honor coach's mom at first annual breast cancer awareness game
On Lisa DeRienzo's left sleeve were the initials LD in white letters inside a black circle in memory of her mother Joan. The St. Joseph by the Sea second-year softball...
Cutting cable cord
One in eight Americans will cancel or cutback their pay TV service -- either cable or satellite -- in the next year, because it's getting so expensive, according to a...
Shatner's $600M payout
You know William Shatner as Capt. Kirk from "Star Trek" or perhaps Denny Crane from "Boston Legal." But Shatner's accountant knows him as the man who had the foresight to...
Ruff diet
Having survived Leo, our Rhodesian Ridgeback who himself survived stealing and eating: 500 Tums, one glass cookie jar filled with two pounds of cookies, three chickens, 26 donuts, five pounds...
Starr report
'Breaking' point As a fan of "Breaking Bad," one of this season's high lights, for me, has been the incremental emotional melt down of DEA agent Hank Schrader (Dean Norris),...
A Lily's in full bloom
In the mid-'70s -- decades before it was trendy to be "bi" and risky to be gay -- Lily Tomlin was offered the cover of Time. All she had to...
City Ballet is all set at spring gala
The set was the thing at New York City Ballet's opening-night gala Thursday honoring Santiago Calatrava, the architect and big draw of the company's upcoming "Architecture of Dance" season. Patrons...
Me a judge? Hill no
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodman Clinton has dismissed speculation she was interested in being named to the Supreme Court. Clinton had been mentioned as a replacement for retiring...
Gov sticking with furlough
Gov. Paterson yesterday moved ahead with plans to furlough 100,000 state workers in just over a week, as insiders reported that "no progress" was made in talks aimed at producing...
Boston rushes to restore water
BOSTON -- Crews worked yesterday on a quicker-than-expected fix to a major water break that left some 2 million people in the Boston area without clean water. The breach was...
Fat's in the firing for Rex's doc
The doctor who performed weight-loss surgery on once-bloated Jets coach Rex Ryan faces a courtroom grilling today over his role in the firing of an assistant who blabbed about another...
Coney call-out for 'Luna'-tics
It’s official: Marty Markowitz is finally admitting he’s a “lunatic.” The boisterous Brooklyn borough president isn’t ready to check in to a psych ward quite yet, but he did confide...
Corrupt pol's 'Cuomo' bid
In a desperate bid for leniency, ex-Bronx state Sen. Efrain Gonzalez Jr. has given a judge a decade-old letter from state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. In the Sept. 18, 2000,...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx A pistol-packing thug shot a man during an altercation in a Melrose housing project yesterday morning, police sources said yesterday. The assailant clashed with the 31-year-old victim in what...
Outrage at A'jad's UN nuke stunt
US officials yesterday blasted Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for planning to crash the UN nuke conference this week, demanding he first "come clean" about his country's bomb-making ambitions. Ahmadinejad attending...
Shroud real deal: pope
TURIN, Italy -- Pope Benedict all but endorsed the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin yesterday, calling the cloth that some believe is Christ's burial shroud an icon "written with...
An antitrust app
After years of being the little guy who used Washington to fend off Goliaths like Microsoft, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is about to learn what life is like when the...
Britain's Labor pains
LONDON -- Leaders of Britain's political parties took to the streets yesterday, each trying to convince voters that he had the best plan to pull Britain out of its economic...
He's baaack! 'A Nightmare on Elm St.' No. 1 at the box office
Freddy Krueger is back and scaring up big money at the box office. The remake of the 1984 slasher flick "A Nightmare on Elm Street" led the weekend with a...
Strong sales news for automakers
US auto sales continued to rise in April as the stabilizing economy and attractive discounts brought more consumers into showrooms. The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site that...
Hate for Greece's top budget slasher
ATHENS -- George Papaconstantinou denied yesterday that he was "the most hated man in Greece." But the austerity package that the Greek finance minister announced on television is likely to...
Business briefs
EMI deal Terra Firma chief Guy Hands has 12 days to per suade investors to ante up new money for EMI or risk losing control of the troubled music group,...
$12 cup isn't your average joe
If the caffeine doesn't wake you up, the price certainly will. At $12 a cup, the coffee at Cafe Grumpy makes Starbucks seem like a bargain brew. Made from handpicked...
Weight of the union
Call it UFT Inc. Fueled by dues from 164,000 members, the United Federation of Teachers has built a massive, well-oiled $200 million operation with more than 630 paid employees and...
O's sludge grudge
WASHINGTON -- Amid complaints his administration moved too slowly in response to a catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama rushed to Louisiana yesterday and laid the...
Even my nanny agrees: Deport illegals!
No one walks into the motherhood minefield intending to become an outlaw. But with no pre meditation and very little thought, I did. I had in my employ a nanny...
Thief gives up Torahs
Five sacred Torah scrolls stolen from a Brooklyn synagogue were returned to the congregation yesterday after being turned over to authorities, prosecutors said. The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office negotiated a...
Wrong-way death
A Pennsylvania man driving the wrong way on I-78 in New Jersey died yesterday after slamming his Honda Civic into a Brooklyn-bound charter bus, police said. The car was going...
Chalk one up for kids
Don't look now, but the state Senate is actually getting ready to do right by New York's school kids. A bill that has the blessing of Democratic leader John Sampson...
Terror in Times Square
That was a close one. Police and federal agents were still searching last night for suspects in Saturday night's attempted car bombing in the heart of Times Square -- averted...
Hollywood Video to close
Movie Gallery -- the company that owns Hollywood Video stores -- will close all of its remaining US outlets, according to reports. The nation's second-largest video-rental chain, which employed 19,000...
Polanski breaks silence to rip rape rap
Speaking out for the first time since his arrest, Roman Polanski yesterday said prosecutors only want to serve him "on a platter to the media." Polanski, who is under house...
'Scary' time for tourists
Welcome to America. For Dutch tourist Louis Levelink, the Times Square bomb scare was much more excitement than he and his wife bargained for, even for a New York vacation....
Senate weighs charters
The political battle over charter schools heats up in Albany today with the state Senate considering legislation that would more than double the number of charters and require more accountability...
Vietnam, never to be forgotten
THE ISSUE: The 35th anniversary marking the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975. *** Vietnam has become a faded memory, and somehow it doesn't seem real anymore ("Vietnam, 35...
Toyota tops - with city thieves
Looks like nobody told the bad guys about the recalls. The city's car thieves still like Toyotas, with RAV4s, Highlanders and Camrys on an NYPD list of eight models most...
Wardens pull Plax's playtime
At least he wasn't hiding a shank in his waistband. Fallen Giant Plaxico Burress, seven months into a two-year prison term for weapons possession after he infamously shot himself in...
Robo-partner makes sure NYPD is always well-'armed'
It's the long arm of the law. Among the New York's Finest who came to the rescue when the car bomb threatened Times Square was a high-tech hero who takes...
Thanks a mignon!
Talk about having a steak in the Big Apple. The Old Homestead, which opened its large wooden doors in the Meatpacking District in 1868, is about to serve its 10...
Blaming the citizen
American and European leftists share the conviction that the immigrant, legal or illegal, is always right -- and the native-born citizen's always wrong. This bigotry toward the law-abiding American, Brit,...
United and Continental will fly as one
UAL Corp, the parent of United Airlines, will buy Continental Airlines for $3.2 billion, forming the world's largest carrier in a merger that further shrinks the embattled airline industry and...
All fishing banned in widening Gulf spill area
The federal government banned commercial and recreational fishing yesterday along a wide swath of the Gulf of Mexico, as a widening oil spill devastated marine life and threatened coastlines. The...
Times Square hero cop wined & dined by Mayor Bloomberg
The courageous cop who saved Times Square from a car-bomb attack got the superstar treatment last night at a popular restaurant where Mayor Bloomberg picked up the tab for a...
Building momentum at Ground Zero
In Lower Manhattan last month, a team of construction workers hoisted a steel girder hundreds of feet into the air, guided it to its final destination and welded it into...
Deal $aves Greece, unions vow no peace
European governments and the International Monetary Fund yesterday averted a Greek tragedy, pulling the world's first democracy back from the brink of default with $146 billion in bailout loans --...
Property-tax appeals up
The number of small-home owners challenging their property-tax bills spiked last year after the Finance Department decided not to include detailed explanations of how the bills were calculated, according to...
Spitz: Mike wrong on Wall St.
Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer has some advice for Mayor Bloomberg: Jump on the anti-Wall Street bandwagon. "Mike is a friend, but I think he's fundamentally in error when he talks...
Jersey superstars hailed
Actors Jack Nicholson and Danny DeVito, author Judy Blume and 11 other prominent New Jerseyans returned to their home state yesterday to be inducted into its Hall of Fame. Bruce...
Navy SEAL's trial today in Iraq beating
NORFOLK, Va. -- A Navy SEAL accused of punching a captured terror suspect in Iraq goes on trial today in a court-martial that has politicians and his supporters fuming that...
Not-so-fun city
The Museum of the City of New York will open an ex hibit tomorrow called "America's Mayor: John V. Lindsay and the Reinvention of New York." It celebrates his "efforts...
NYC's guardian angel: A homeless hero dies
THE ISSUE: The murder of Hugo Tale-Yax, who saved a woman from attack and was left to die. *** Thank you, Andrea Peyser, for your sensitive and compassionate commentary on...
Times Square bombing suspect caught on tape
A balding, 40-something man caught on camera is the subject of an intense manhunt in connection with the botched but terrifying attempt to bomb Times Square. In a chilling surveillance...
Con artist cheated casinos across U.S. out of more than $500K
A con-artist blackjack player beat the house -- and the legal system -- by using hundreds of thousands of dollars in comped chips at a string of casinos from Atlantic...
Rehab for 'negligent' elder care
Major reforms are coming to the city's embattled Human Resources Agency as it looks to settle a longstanding federal lawsuit alleging it has neglected the senior citizens in its care....
Depp foils LA mugger
Johnny Depp isn't just a swashbuckler on screen. The "Pirates of the Caribbean" star rescued a friend who was getting mugged in Los Angeles. And when the bandit saw who...
Stein killer won't apologize
Remorse? Not from this ice-hearted murderess. Natavia Lowery, the personal assistant convicted of robbing and bludgeoning Realtor to the Stars Linda Stein in November 2007, is to be sentenced this...
OT bonanza at 'strapped' MTA
As the MTA was announcing plans in 2009 to eliminate two subway lines and 33 bus routes, thousands of employees -- from agency presidents to train mechanics -- were pocketing...
Ranked and filed
The so-called "listicle" has become the go-to strategy for magazines looking to generate buzz during what has been a rough period for publishers. But, as we all know, executing listicles...
Bam's soak-the-taxpayer panel
The president's Bipartisan Commission on Fiscal Responsibility plans to take taxpayers to the cleaners. The timing of the commission is ironic. It met for the first time April 23, some...
Get the flock out! Geese war won
Call it Sully's revenge. Just one incident of a plane hitting a goose in the skies around Kennedy, La Guardia and Newark airports was reported from May to November of...
Yankees likely to skip Vazquez against Red Sox
The early indication is that the Yankees will skip Javier Vazquez's turn in the rotation on Friday, bypassing the struggling righty for this weekend's Red Sox series. Manager Joe Girardi...
Teixeira's slump May finally be over for Yankees
Mark Teixeira's pattern seems as set as it is baffling -- struggle in April, star in May. And the Yankees are hoping yesterday's career-high tying four-hit performance portends just such...
Mayweather back on top of boxing
LAS VEGAS -- Oscar De La Hoya called Floyd Mayweather Jr. "the king of the world," and though that might be exaggerating things a bit, Mayweather is at least the...
Preakness next for Derby champ Super Saver
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The Sunday before the Kentucky Derby, Todd Pletcher held a press conference at Churchill Downs to announce that Eskendereya, the favorite, was out of the race with...
Victorious owners count their winnings -- & their blessings, too
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Ever since born-again Christian jockey Pat Day retired from riding, religion has seldom intruded into the boisterous, cut-and-thrust, knock-down business of horse racing. But after Super Saver...
Challengers aplenty await 'Super' at Preakness
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Calvin Borel predicted a sweep of the Triple Crown after he rode Super Saver to win Saturday's Kentucky Derby by 2½ lengths, but a preliminary tally yesterday...
Giants' Seubert has job on the line against rookie
The only offensive player the Giants selected in the NFL Draft was Mitch Petrus, a guard from Arkansas taken in the fifth round, and there are some specific physical and...
Incomplete Derby coverage for NBC
It's another one of those self-sustaining TV mysteries. Why, every year, does NBC ensure that the very best its Kentucky Derby coverage can be is only half-decent and unacceptably incomplete?...
18-year-old Ishikawa fires record 58 to win Japan title
TOGO, Japan -- Ryo Ishikawa shot a 12-under 58 -- the lowest score ever on a major tour -- to win The Crowns yesterday for his seventh Japan Tour title....
Just a glitch, or something more, for Mets' Santana?
PHILADELPHIA -- You can talk all you want about the way the Phillies' hitters bashed, bruised, battered and bloodied Johan Santana last night -- and when your ace surrenders 10...
Yankees' shuffled lineup clobbers White Sox
No Alex Rodriguez? No Curtis Granderson? No problem for the Yankees. With Granderson on the disabled list and Rodriguez sitting because of pain behind his right knee, manager Joe Girardi...
Yankees' Granderson could miss a month
Remember that in front of every silver lining lurks a dark cloud. So slightly obscuring the view of another Yankees series win that included yesterday's 16-hit, 12-3 rout of the...
MVP LeBron: Akron is always home ... no matter where I go
LeBron James won his second straight NBA MVP award yesterday -- that part was a slam dunk -- but where the free-agent-to-be will be playing when he vies for three...
Kobe surge sacks Jazz
Just in case the Jazz forgot how Kobe Bryant finishes games, he provided another painful playoff reminder. Bryant scored 11 of his 31 points in the final four minutes, and...
Philadelphia Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m; $21,000; cl($7,500); 4up; (f&m)DRIVEN BY SEATTLE cuts back in distance after setting the pace and tiring to second at this level. CONCEPTIONSREALITY came off the pace to defeat...
Phillies crush Mets after Santana's disastrous fourth inning
PHILADELPHIA -- Johan Santana took a giant bucket of ice water and effectively doused the Mets' spirits last night. The team ace became Whoa-han Santana over 3 2/3 innings in...
KC OK with Hondo
The Angels had a helluva tough time in Detroit yesterday, making a loser of Hondo and causing his deficit to soar to three figures at 100 mayberrys. Tonight, Mr. Aitch...
Phil is a Hughes upgrade over Vazquez for Yankees
Phil Hughes fired a fastball to ward the inside corner. There were two outs, a runner on first and the Yankees led 4-0 in the sixth inning yesterday. The intent...
OK-Rod or not? Knee pain sends Alex to bench
Alex Rodriguez was not in the starting lineup yesterday against the White Sox because of pain behind his right knee. Rodriguez felt an ache behind the knee while running the...
McIlroy, 20, blows past Mickelson for first Tour win
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- For all the remarkable things Rory McIlroy accomplished yesterday en route to winning the Quail Hollow Championship, perhaps the most important thing he did all week came...
Leadoff role doesn't spark Mets' Matthews Jr.
PHILADELPHIA -- Gary Matthews Jr. hasn't lost faith in his swing. The slumping outfielder went 0-for-4 last night in the Mets' 11-5 loss to the Phillies -- dropping his average...
Sports shorts
MLB: Orioles sweep BosoxTy Wigginton doubled home the winning run in the 10th inning following a throwing error by Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon, giving the Orioles a 3-2 win and...
Canadiens steal one from Penguins
Mike Cammalleri scored two goals, Jaroslav Halak made 38 saves in a performance much like his series-stealing play during Montreal's first-round upset of Washington and the Canadiens surprised the Penguins...
Phillies won't break out hankies for Santana's struggles
PHILADELPHIA -- Giving up two home runs in the first inning -- both with two strikes -- was the first clue that Johan Santana was not his typical self last...
Tiger's return draws yawns from New Yorkers
Maybe in other parts of the country people care about Tiger Woods. New Yorkers do not. That was the message received when The Post asked a dozen New Yorkers for...
The Post line
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Weird but true
What a pain in the glass! A Chicago woman is suing a hair salon because she was hurt falling through its window from the sidewalk -- while trying to kick...
Columbia hires St. Mary's assistant Smith
Lost in the magic that was Butler's March Madness run was that another Cinderella, St. Mary's of California, also did some damage in this year's NCAA Tournament. The Gaels, in...
Phillies chase Johan, bury Mets
PHILADELPHIA -- Shane Victorino hit a grand slam off Johan Santana and Chase Utley had a two-run shot during Philadelphia's nine-run fourth inning, helping the Phillies pound the Mets 11-5...
Improved Dalton has sights set on Ivy crown
When the Dalton baseball team topped Collegiate, 2-1, April 10 it was more than just a victory. It signified a boost of confidence for the entire roster, like a surge...
CHSAA baseball rankings
There is but one undefeated team remaining in league play with Xaverian is a perfect 9-0 following wins against Monsignor McClancy and St. Francis Prep. St. Joseph by the Sea...
PSAL baseball rankings
We promised changes and boy did we deliver. Our top four of James Monroe, George Washington, Norman Thomas and James Madison holds firm, but we have three new additions –...
Horihan's strong outing not enough for Moore Catholic
For four innings Moore Catholic did nearly everything right. It made diving and sliding catches and starter Emily Horihan limited the potent St. Joseph by the Sea lineup to just...
The arm of the law is especially long in this 11-year-old murder case
There’s no expiration date on justice.A 34-year-old learned this the hard way on April 29 when he was arrested for a murder he allegedly committed 11 years, four months and...
Dinner and a movie made easy on Fifth Avenue
Dinner and a movie just got easy.Park Slope’s Fifth Avenue Business Improvement District has revolutionized this classic dating staple with its “Films on Fifth 2010” series, which promises to bring...
Holy trinity! Sarah Ruhl's triptych 'Passion Play' coming to Irondale Center
A church is the most natural — and most unlikely — setting for playwright Sarah Ruhl’s triptych, “Passion Play.”Natural because the play explores the staging of the story of Jesus’s...
Lovely Bones: Bonamassa sparks Sea past Moore Catholic
Hitting balls over the fence isn’t Jackie Bonamassa's game on a team with plenty of players who provide power. The St. Joseph by the Sea leadoff hitter relies on her...
Demolition man! Sitt to tear down the spot where Harpo Marx made his debut
Coney Island is gearing up for a summer of new rides and circus attractions, but the neighborhood’s main private landowner is instead tearing down historic buildings — including the place...
Five thousand run to save the tigers
Five thousand people came out for the 2nd annual Bronx Zoo Run for the Wild this past Saturday. The spring sun was out, making it a sweaty morning for the...
New stores breathe life into retail strip
After months of recession and concerns about the economy filling news reports, things may finally be getting back to normal for our shopping strips. Aa a sign that consumer confidence...
Family Justice Center opens
Mayor Bloomberg opened the Bronx Family Justice Center on Monday, April 19, the first center of its kind in the borough to provide a one stop shop of services to...
Coney Island's new Luna Park will turn you inside-out this summer
Get ready to lose your lunch.Central Amusement International, operators of the new Luna Park in Coney Island, say that at least 12 of the 19 rides headed for Surf Avenue...
Hard liquor sales proposal nixed at Orchard Beach
An Orchard Beach vendor who was originally considering selling hard liquor at his concession this summer has backed off from the proposal after learning the community opposed his plans. John...
Castle Hill Little League opens 2010 season
Castle Hill Little League began its new season last Saturday, April 24, on a gorgeous sunny day that put big grins on the faces of the well over 1,000 players,...
Aging in America honors hard-working volunteers
At a large, happy gathering last Thursday, April 22, Aging in America honored hard-working volunteers from all of its different senior centers. The festivities included a catered lunch, dancing, and...
Gametracker: Mets at Phillies
The Mets and Philadelphia Phillies each received a spectacular performance from a starting pitcher to split the first two games of their weekend series. New York hopes it has the...