June 9, 2010
Curtis hurdler Crawford makes quick rise into state's elite
Running track wasn’t always on Kareem Crawford’s to-do list. The Curtis senior played just soccer and junior varsity lacrosse his first two years at the school and never really thought...
Sabathia, Cano lead Yankees over Orioles 4-2
CC Sabathia allowed two runs over seven innings in another winning effort against the Baltimore Orioles, and Robinson Cano contributed three hits in a 4-2 victory Wednesday night. The Yankees...
Report: Lemaire's home destroyed by fire
The Florida home of Devils coach Jacques Lemaire was destroyed by an electrical fire last month, NJ.com reports."They called us and said, 'Your home is on fire.' It burned all...
Ryan glad Revis back at Jets practice
Rex Ryan didn’t throw a strike, but wasn’t half bad, either. The Jets coach – donning Mets jersey No. 30 in honor of Nolan Ryan – threw the ceremonial first...
Axed cop said he flunked drug test because he drank coca tea
Wowthisteaisreallygreatitreallyhassomekickandiskindofaddictivecanihavesomemore??!! A former probationary cop said he falsely tested positive for cocaine after drinking some tea made from coca leaves - and now he's suing to get his job back....
All in the family: Mets draft Poly Prep's J.J. Franco
J.J. Franco grew up with the Mets, playing video games with Cliff Floyd; shagging fly balls in the outfield at Shea Stadium, with his father, John Franco; and rubbing elbows...
Ex-Brooklyn College student gets 15 years for aiding al Qaeda
A former Brooklyn College student was sentenced to 15 years in prison Wednesday, after he admitted in April to letting a friend from Queens stay in his London apartment in...
This week's calendar, June 10 to 16
Thursday, June 10 New York City: Future Metropolis A panel of experts, including Jean-Loup Msika, an architect and urban designer, will address the topic “what will New York City look...
Mets-Padres rained out tonight; day-night doubleheader Thursday
The Mets-Padres game scheduled for tonight has been postponed by rain and will be made up as part of a day/night doubleheader Thursday.Game times are 1:10 p.m. and 7:10 p.m..ESPN.com...
Shank your way to vengeance
The first thought that popped into my head as I sliced my way through a demo of Shank this week was: I can totally see Danny Trejo doing this.That's a...
USA Basketball to prep for Worlds in Times Square
The U.S. basketball team and the squads from four other countries will bring their world championship preparations to New York in August, with a regulation court set up in Times...
Man goes home after spending 16 years in prison
After spending 16 years in jail on a murder conviction that was overturned this week, Jabbar Collins arrived home this afternoon to a hero’s welcome — but took time to...
Stab 'monster' sent to the slammer for Queens kill
The hulking “monster” who went on a stabbing rampage in Queens last year was sentenced to 25 years to life for killing an elderly man and stabbing the victim’s wife...
Popular Bed-Stuy cafe owner’s plan to add new bar sparks community controversy
The owner of a popular Bedford-Stuyvesant café has cooked up some controversy with some local residents over plans to expand with a bar next door. Brooklyn Community Board 3 Monday...
NYPD cop tossed from Mets game for being too drunk and rowdy
He may not have been playing for the Mets, but an off-duty NYPD officer was tossed from the ballgame, anyway. A drunken Anthony Rodriguez, 26, was thrown out of Citi...
Rangers sign Wisconsin forward Stepan
As reported Sunday, GM Glen Sather told The Post last week Wisconsin junior center Derek Stepan would attend the Rangers' prospect camp the first week of July.When Stepan does so,...
Disney 'insider trading' dame walks out of court -- in 'very inexpensive' shoes: lawyer
A cash-strapped, luxury-loving Walt Disney Co. secretary made an appearance inside a Manhattan courtroom today -- where her lawyer made it a point afterwards to say that she was carrying...
Tony Soprano asks LeBron to sign with Knicks
Don’t fuggetabout the Knicks. James Gandolfini, known mostly for his role as Tony Soprano, asked LeBron James to come to New York while presenting at Spike TV’s Guys Choice Awards....
Gardner out of Yankees lineup, X-rays on thumb
BALTIMORE -- X-rays on Brett Gardner's left thumb were negative but it is unknown how long the outfielder will be sidelined.Gardner left Tuesday night’s game after feeling discomfort in the...
Over 50 animals rescued from NY home
YAPHANK, N.Y. — More than 40 dogs, 15 cats, two horses, a pony and a goat were among the menagerie seized in a raid on a home in a rural...
Search on for kayaker missing in Lake George
BOLTON, N.Y. — Emergency crews are searching for a kayaker missing in Lake George after an apparent motor boat collision. Divers are in the water and rescue boats are searching...
Johnson to be Nets' new coach
It will be Avery Johnson for the Nets. Johnson himself ended a rather strange afternoon of yes, definitely, maybe when he told ESPN, where he works as an analyst that,...
Ex-ESPN worker who had affair with Phillips sues
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A former ESPN production assistant whose affair with broadcaster Steve Phillips led to their firings has filed a lawsuit against the sports network saying it defamed...
Kevin Costner says he has a 'partial solution' to Gulf oil spill
WASHINGTON -- Actor Kevin Costner said today he has a "partial solution to the tragedy unfolding in the Gulf" -- then ripped everyone involved by saying that "we are all...
To save D&D pool, it's Facebook to the rescue!
It’s sink-or-swim time for fans of the Douglass-Degraw pool, who are hoping that their newly created Facebook group will generate a tidal wave of letters to convince the big fish...
Double D-saster! City closes Gowanus public pool for the summer!
The Douglass-Degraw pool, a cool respite for thousands of inner-city kids in Gowanus, will not be open this summer, the city quietly announced this week, citing budget cuts.The pool, along...
Man accused of duping Harvard got into Stanford
WOBURN, Mass. – A Delaware man charged with faking his way into Harvard was accepted at Stanford University after he was kicked out of the Ivy League school, prosecutors said...
More sanctions imposed on Iran
In the better-than-nothing category, President Obama is touting the UN Security Council vote today to impose another round of sanctions on the Islamic regime in Tehran. “The vote "sends an...
Senators throw cold water on Coup II
ALBANY – Two Bronx Democrats may be getting cold feet in their threat to force a government shutdown over Gov. Paterson's proposed budget cuts.Sens. Pedro Espada and his sometime ally,...
JUST BACK: Martinique
In February 2009, Martinique, and especially its sister island Guadeloupe, took an unaccustomed turn in the world's headlines with heated general strikes over inequality and the cost of living, resulting in...
Gays would get marriage info under NYC proposal
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn wants the city clerk’s office to officially inform gay couples where they can go to be legally married. Quinn introduced legislation Wednesday. It...
'Underboss' takes a courtroom snooze after son testifies against him
Legendary Colombo underboss John "Sonny" Franzese — once so feared that even Frank Sinatra kissed his ring — dozed off in court today while an FBI recording of his turncoat...
Gulf disaster is good news — for one Albany lawmaker, at least
The ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico might be good for one thing — it might lubricate the passage of a Greenpoint lawmaker’s stalled bill to prevent future oil...
Joran van der Sloot sipped espresso and ate cake with dead body: report
Joran van der Sloot is a sick man with a bad case of the munchies. The details of his alleged confession to the murder of a 21-year-old woman inside a...
The souffle falls? New city scrutiny could curdle the Greenpoint Food Market
Vendors at the burgeoning and homespun monthly Greenpoint Food Market were thrown into chaos last week when the city confirmed that it is placing the amateur chefs under new scrutiny...
Jury convicts in for-hire killing of Bronx mom
A Bronx man who was paid $700 to kill his cousin’s girlfriend faces a possible life prison sentence after his conviction today for first-degree murder. It took a Bronx Supreme...
Nike president: We don't care where LeBron plays
Nike president Charlie Denson, attending an event at Chelsea Piers today to promote Team USA's August training camp in the Big Apple, said NIKE is "OK'' wherever LeBron James signs,...
World Center Hotel offers up-close views of ground zero
From the floor-to-ceiling windows of the World Center Hotel, guests could wave to the construction workers at ground zero just yards away. The 169-room hotel offers closer views of the...
NYC comedy troupe behind separate walking lanes for ‘New Yorkers’ and ‘Tourists’
A New York City comedy troupe named Improv Everywhere revealed itself Tuesday as the force behind a May 19 stunt in which a Manhattan block was split into two separate...
Roethlisberger accuser was afraid of QB's temper during alleged sex assault
The college student who accused Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexually assaulting her said she didn't fight off his advances because she was afraid of his bad temper. In...
Confidential police reports must remain secret: appeals court
Confidential reports containing the identities of undercover cops who infiltrated potential extremist groups in advance of the 2004 Republican National Convention must remain secret, an appeals court ruled this morning....
See 'Young Girls of Rochefort' free in Central Park
"Nous sommes deux soeurs jumelles, nees sous la signe des gemeaux"...that candy-colored tangerine-flake French musical-comedy classic, "The Young Girls of Rochefort," will be showing in Central Park on Cedar Hill (enter at...
Stoudemire will opt out unless Suns give him max contract
GILBERT, Ariz. — Amare Stoudemire will opt out of the final year of his contract if he doesn’t re-sign with the Phoenix Suns before the deadline at the end of...
Happy Johnny Depp's Birthday!
Can't find a clip montage that wasn't made by a sixth-grader with a bunch of Train CDs, but here's one video that really seems to epitomize the kind of joie...
U.N. Security Council votes to adopt sanctions against Iran
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voted to adopt a U.S.-drafted sanctions resolution against Iran as global concerns about its nuclear program loom. The 15-member United Nations Security Council...
VIDEO: 'Too hot' banker shows off her 'melons'
In a 2003 documentary, Debralee Lorenzana, who says Citibank fired her because she was too hot, calls plastic surgery one of the best things ever and says she wants to...
NY transit agency: Layoffs still needed
New York’s transit agency will hold a new round of public hearings to discuss layoffs and subway booth closures. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board voted Wednesday to hold the hearings...
Two iPhones stolen!
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntowniUltimatumTwo thugs threatened a woman and took her iPhone on Jay Street on June 4.The victim told cops that the two approached her at about 3 pm...
INTO AFRICA: The Post's World Cup special section
Sorry for the inactivity on the blog for the past few days, Tweeps! But I've been up to my eyes in work for our 24-page World Cup pullout…and for those...
Detainee in Times Square probe transferred to NY
One of the men rounded up in the Northeast during the investigation of the failed Times Square bomb is now in custody in New York. Aftab Khan was to appear...
FBI raids alleged mob-linked NY boiler room
A mob-linked Manhattan “boiler room” that swindled elderly people out of about $12 million by getting them to buy a hyped-up stock was shut down today by the FBI. Federal...
Jets' Sanchez has first full practice of offseason
Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez, recovering from knee surgery, was a full participant in practice Tuesday for the first time this offseason. Sanchez had the patella-stabilizing ligament in his left knee...
Queen Elizabeth to visit Ground Zero in July
Queen Elizabeth II will pay tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terror attacks in a visit to New York City's Ground Zero next month, a Buckingham Palace spokesman confirmed...
Oscar Watch: Weinsteins put their chips on 'Miral'
Harvey Weinstein apparently smells Oscar potential in "Miral,'' the new film from "Diving Bell and the Butterfly'' director Julian Schnabel. A press release says the embattled mogul "personally acquired'' the French-financed film, starring Frieda Pinto,...
Schumer: Import rule needed to limit honey ‘fraud’
ALBANY, N.Y. — U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer of New York wants a national standard for pure honey to sting fraudulent imports from China that are hurting an American honey market...
Shredding and Spinning with Activision’s Fall lineup
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (no pun intended), or you are just completely oblivious to the phenomenon that the music gaming industry has evolved into, you should be...
3UP: The Strasburg Edition
1. For The Post of May 23, I wrote this column about the potential for this year's rookie class. And after watching Stephen Strasburg's debut last night at Nationals Park,...
US sets BP 72-hour deadline to produce Gulf oil containment plans
US officials gave British energy giant BP a 72-hour deadline to provide updated plans for the containment of the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a letter released Wednesday showed....
'Knight & Day' adds two days
The comic thriller "Knight & Day'' with Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz has been moved up two days, to Wednesday June 23. Fox says that test screenings have gone well, and...
Report: Bobby V to interview with Orioles
Those rumors of Bobby Valentine perhaps returning to manage the Mets may have taken another hit.Aside from the fact that Jerry Manuel is at least temporarily off the hot seat...
NY student charged with beating teacher
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Police say a Long Island high school student caught cheating on an exam is accused of beating up his teacher. Nassau County police say the 14-year-old Uniondale...
Lazio says layoffs "on the table"
ALBANY – Republican gubernatorial pick Rick Lazio stopped short of a pledge to fire state workers during an appearance on Fox Business this morning, saying layoffs would be "on the...
Garnett's big night not enough for Celtics
BOSTON – Kevin Garnett said he simply took what the Lakers gave him. But Boston coach Doc Rivers didn't think the Celtics gave the ball to Garnett enough. "K.G. was...
Yankees' Teixeira breaks out of slump
BALTIMORE – Hold off on those obituaries for Mark Teixeira's career. The Yankees slugger showed a pulse last night. Teixeira went 3-for-4 with two walks and a home run against...
Al Gore's daughter also calls it quits on hubby; files for separation: report
When it comes to separating spouses, it's a family affair for Al Gore and his daughter. A week after former Vice President Gore and his wife announced their separation, family...
Vac's Wednesday Whacks on NL East kids, the Fisher King, and Van the Man
It was a fun few hours for the N.L. East last night. Yes, Stephen Strasburg rightfully received most of the attention with his lights-out, oh-my-God-I-can't-believe-he's-even-better-than-we-thought performance against the Pirates, piling...
Taliban kill four US soldiers in Afghanistan chopper attack
Taliban militants shot down a NATO helicopter in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, killing four U.S. soldiers and bringing to 23 the number of foreign troops killed in escalating violence so...
If LeBron wins title with Knicks ...
It is unclear the year this futuristic photo was taken in front of the Garden, but it is believed to be 2013 after the Knicks posted back-to-back championships. One month...
Larry King's wife hospitalized after overdosing on pills: report
The wife of CNN yakker Larry King reportedly overdosed on pills in her Utah home, prompting her dad to frantically call 911 in search of help. “I can’t wake her...
Strasburg strikes out 14 Pirates in dominant debut
WASHINGTON -- Poor Stephen Strasburg. Too much pressure to put on a 21-year-old kid. No way he could live up to the hype, right? Ha! Strasburg didn't fall short of...
Complete World Cup Coverage
The Post covers the World Cup with scores, previews, matchups, breakdowns and anaylsis.
Does right-wing feminism exist?
Not according to “real” feminists says Cathy Young. According to Young’s analysis, it is left-wing feminists like Jessica Valenti, those who define feminism as a “a structural analysis of a...
Maybe ‘sick’ food should be more important to FDA than salt
There’s a new report on the inefficiencies and deficiencies at the Food and Drug Administration. The report concludes, the FDA isn’t focused enough on protecting citizens from the foods that...
Shrew ruined dream life
His daughters hate him, and their mother is to blame. "Right now, my children want nothing to do with me," said Ted Rubin, a Long Island dad whose bitter custody...
Christina is Lady Gag-gag
When did Christina Aguilera become Phyllis Diller? The pop diva takes the stage yesterday in Rockefeller Plaza — for an outdoor concert broadcast on the “Today Show” — looking like...
’90 squad put U.S. soccer back on map
Long before Landon Donovan and Jozy Altidore, Carlos Bocanegra and Tim Howard, long before qualifying to the knockout stage of the World Cup became an achievable goal, a squad of...
Davis’ 11th-inning home run gives Mets 9th straight Citi win
The instant replay was conclusive: Ike Davis’ ball didn’t hit the Throgs Neck Bridge, it merely grazed Long Island Sound. The rookie first baseman saved the only no-doubter of last...
Umps take time calling Reyes home run
Even when the umpires went to the video of Jose Reyes’ possible home run last night, they initially weren’t sure what it was. At first, the shot was initially called...
Pelfrey delivers like ace he’s become for Mets
The effort might not have been Strasburgian, but the game Mike Pelfrey threw last night at Citi Field was special enough for his manager, Jerry Manuel, to leave it in...
Regis' Bates part of the Brew Crew
Chris Bates thought there was a plan already in place. The Regis left-hander would be selected late on the third day of the Major League Baseball draft by the Milwaukee...
The World is wagering!
Thanks to the improved play of the United States National Team and the massive promotional effort by ESPN, the Las Vegas Hilton’s Sportsbook is expecting action on the World Cup...
No late-game heroics this time for St. Ray's
St. Raymond has won so many games late this season – especially in the playoffs – that it was hard for the players not to believe there would be some...
American lambs slayed English Lions in 1950 soccer upset for the ages
When the United States opens its World Cup Saturday versus England, the players will don jerseys with the U.S.A. crest over their hearts to represent their country and a diagonal...
A historic Knight: Xavier advances to first-ever CHSAA Class A final
Brendan Cosgrove didn’t know Nick DiLeo was one strike away from a no-hitter. The Xavier right fielder just knew that if he missed, Jon Crucey’s two-out looping double in the...
Nazareth to B/Q Division I could bring CHSAA state tourney changes
CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I may not be the only thing changing next season. Adjustments could be made to the CHSAA state tournament with Nazareth being officially placed in the higher...
Viewing tips for casual or first-time soccer watchers
If you think Becks is what’s in your pint and header is the foam on top, you’re probably more attuned to pub protocols than the soccer on the bar’s TVs....
DiLeo, defense deliver Xavier into finals, past St. Ray's
Catcher Brian McKenna said he didn’t know until the fifth inning, Nick DiLeo figured it out around the sixth inning and right fielder Brendan Cosgrove had no idea until after...
Terry scandal hits home for Wynalda
The United States, which had its 1998 hopes compromised and ultimately scandalized by the removal of captain John Harkes for an alleged affair with teammate Eric Wynalda’s wife, has a...
Hard-nosed Rooney fills nets for England
England’s chance for its first World Cup since 1966 essentially ended four years ago with a stomp by Wayne Rooney on the groin of Portugal defender Ricardo Carvalho. After Rooney’s...
Fate may rest in Howard’s hands
Goalkeeping, much like closing or quarterbacking, is about confidence. The confidence one inspires in his teammates; and the confidence one has in oneself. On both counts, U.S. National Team keeper...
Donovan putting experience to good use
In an introspective mood, Landon Donovan will talk about his maturation, how failure and divorce have humbled him, how egotism has given way to perspective, how a naive prodigy has...
Jozy gives United States legitimate shot
During last summer’s Confederations Cup semifinal in South Africa against top-ranked Spain, in a five-second flash of quickness, brawn and a cleated right foot, American soccer fans got a glimpse...
Bradley a thinking-man’s coach
Scott Bradley, who would go on to play major league baseball for the Mariners and Yankees, was the future pro athlete of the three sons of Gerry and Mary Bradley,...
It took 12 years to build America’s best Cup squad yet
Just before losing all three games in the 1998 World Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation initiated a program called Project 2010, a blueprint equal parts American arrogance and overdue ambition...
Hey, big spender
The financial woes of "Real Housewives of New Jersey’s" Teresa Giudice are going to come up this season on the hit Bravo series, says the bankrupt reality star. Appearing in...
We are the World
This was a few months ago, in a small conference room just down the hallway from the main hockey rink at GM Place in Vancouver. The next day, the United...
MCU Park set to host first-ever PSAL vs. CHSAA all-star game
The PSAL and CHSAA will meet in an all-star game at MCU Park in Coney Island for the first time ever on June 18, The Post has learned. Fifty of...
Don't mess with the chef!
Don't get chef Catherine de Zagon started on Caesar salad. When a customer recently walked into her Brooklyn Italian restaurant Locanda Vini e Olii requesting the dish, he was met...
The secret to eating 7 ways beef
Meals at Ma Peche are casual and often inexpensive. But it’s another story with Beef Seven Ways, an $85-a-head (before drinks, tax or tip) “Vietnamese celebration feast” that’s served to...
New Midtown Chang out
X marks the spot where David Chang fell to earth. Ma Peche (“mother peach”) is a soft landing for him — far from a fiasco — but a definite comedown...
Heavenly dream realized: Angels draft Lewis' Bobea in 19th round
Jonathan Bobea’s smile spoke volumes. The Francis Lewis senior has a poker face gamblers would die for. He throws a no-hitter and he hardly cracks a grin, talking about the...
Eisenberg deserves another shot at coaching
Mike Eisenberg won’t coach girls basketball again at Francis Lewis. But that doesn’t mean he shouldn’t coach again at the high school level somewhere else again.Eisenberg, who settled his case...
New kids on the block: Nazareth finds home in CHSAA B/Q Division I
Apache Paschall’s world is changing along with the landscape of CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I. For the first time in his decade-long career as a girls basketball head coach he and...
Yankees Picks from Rounds 1-30
Here are the Yankees draft picks from rounds 1-30 in the First-Year Player Draft over the past two days:1. Cito Culver, SS, Irondequoit High School (Rochester, N.Y.)2. Angelo Gumbs, OF,...
Epic failure
If good intentions made for good theater, "Prophecy" would be a master piece. Karen Malpede's highly ambitious politically themed play incorporates, among other elements, the Old Testament story of Abraham,...
Enthrall in the family
The Amoralists have become New York's latest It company on the strength of two explosive shows -- last year's "The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side" and this spring's...
Starr report
That deafening silence from Oxygen officials (cue the chirping crickets) when I inquired about last Tuesday's premiere ratings for "Jersey Couture" was probably in response to the paltry 421,000 viewers...
Hey, don't toss that old TV show!
If old TV stars can make a comeback, why can't an old TV show make a comeback, too? TV is gripped in a fever of remakes -- the legal drama...
Sheen plea deal smoked
The plea agreement in the case against "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen, charged with assaulting wife Brooke Mueller, was apparently derailed because of Sheen's nicotine jones. Sheen's...
Deen maid put on ice
Paula Deen caught her maid's hand in the cookie jar. The famous Food Network chef has accused her housekeeper of stealing about $100,000 worth of jewelry and other valuables from...
Fox News looks at White House front row
Fox News Channel could inherit the front-row White House seat vacated by Helen Thomas. Fox News Channel and Bloomberg News are the two news organizations in the running for the...
And the winners aren't ...
I'll be peering into my flawless crystal ball Friday to see who this year's Tony Award winners will be. But today I want to tip my Bob Fosse bowler hat...
Graying 'n' groovy
Simon and Garfunkel's music has often shattered the sound of silence in Central Park over the years. Last night, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel watched more than 30 musicians interpret...
'Bully' bill $ocks LI principals
Suffolk County principals who ignore a student's complaints of bullying could be hit where it hurts -- in the wallet, with a $1,000 fine, under a proposed law meant to...
Too high a price
With the UN Security Council at long last set to vote today on the newest American-proposed package of sanctions on Iran, it's worth looking at what the Obama administration paid...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A pack of thugs punched, kicked and stabbed a teen for his bike in East Harlem. The five assailants accosted the 16-year-old on East 120th Street at about 10:20...
Bye to a media bigot: Get the Helen outta here
THE ISSUE: Reporter Helen Thomas' retirement following her controversial statements about Jews. *** Helen Thomas has found common ground with suicide bombers by committing career suicide ("W.H. Crone Resigns," June...
Raging oil big gave 'F' to rig
"I told you this was gonna happen!" an "F-word"-spouting top employee of the company that owns the doomed Gulf oil rig screamed when it exploded and triggered the now-50-day-old environmental...
A hero's lookin' at you, kid!
The adorable toddler son of an off-duty cop tragically shot in a friendly-fire incident last year was handed the NYPD's most prestigious medal yesterday on behalf of his slain father....
Feds give NY an 'A' for charters
WASHINGTON -- Education Secretary Arne Duncan said yesterday that New York "made some good moves" by easing restrictions on charter schools and put itself on better footing to win federal...
Vote stalls UBS handover
Swiss lawmakers blocked a treaty yesterday that would have seen UBS of Switzerland give US authorities files on thousands of American clients. By a 101-to-76 margin, Switzerland's lower house, the...
Luxury sales showing some life
Upscale retailer Neiman Marcus posted strong results pointing to a possible uptick in luxury spending, but a weaker euro and volatile stock markets could still hurt later. The operator of...
Patent setback for TiVo
TiVo Inc., a pioneer of digital-video recording, lost a ruling before the US Patent and Trademark Office over rights to technology that's the subject of a legal dispute with Dish...
200G bail for 'perv' bus dad
As his wife sobbed and his 9-year-old son watched, a Connecticut dad yesterday was held in lieu of a $200,000 bond on charges of sex abuse and child endangerment for...
Starwood, Blackstone hold talks
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has started discussions with rival Blackstone Group's Hilton Worldwide about settling its civil corporate espionage charges, sources said. The chains are in the discovery phase of...
MTA moment of booth: Court orders reopening
A judge yesterday ordered the MTA to reopen immediately 38 station-agent booths closed earlier this year. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Saliann Scarpulla expanded an earlier decision that stopped the MTA...
Blockbuster debt at new low
The embattled Blockbuster video-rental chain saw its debt fall to record lows yesterday as it continues to struggle to reach a deal with creditors to reduce its massive $900 million...
Business briefs
Marts alive The Dow Jones indus trial average staged a tri ple-digit comeback -- gaining 123.49 points to close at 9,939.98. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index rose 11.53 points...
Helen: the good news
Call me a cockeyed optimist, but the Helen Thomas storm may have a silver lining. To find it, the White House and the rest of the anti-Israel crowd must see...
6 racino hopefuls in slots race
And they're off! Six bidders sprang out of the gate yesterday in the race to run 4,500 slots at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, Queens. Representatives from the gaming industry...
Date set for Ja Rule's gun rap
A judge yesterday finally set a trial date for rapper Ja Rule, three years after his arrest for gun possession. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Richard Carruthers decided on an Aug....
Wall St. pay plunge
Wages on Wall Street tumbled more last year than at any time in modern history -- including the Great Depression, according to a study released yesterday by the city's Independent...
Gary's will slammed spongers
"Diff'rent Strokes" star Gary Coleman died believing he had been robbed blind of childhood earnings, and bitterly told pals to keep money-grubbing sponges out of his memorial, according to the...
High-stakes croaker
A Long Island man flying to the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas died of an apparent heart attack on his flight, The Post has learned. Paul "Smalls" Kitsos,...
Lying with photos
The camera never lies, they say -- but what if the photos are sent out by the Reuters news agency? And especially what if they make Israel look bad? Which...
'Ordinary' Kerviel's extraordinary trial opens
In a media-packed Paris courtroom, a French judge gazed down at the accused rogue trader who nearly brought down Société Générale bank and asked commandingly: "Who are you, Monsieur Kerviel?...
Sephora nails a new site
Sephora has just signed a lease for 4,500 feet of the newly redeveloped Meatpacking District site at 21-27 Ninth Avenue on the southwest corner of 13th Street. It was just...
Here drum the judge!
New York judges can rock 'n' roll part of the night -- and be arty a bit of the day, a state judicial ethics committee said. In an advisory opinion,...
See-worthy duo
Here's a twofer that might even stir 007. A Swedish ship-building company is set to craft a fleet of $25 million, 122-foot superyachts boasting sleek lines, bulletproof windows and an...
Networks $core hit
In another sign that the ad market is rebounding, the networks are selling more commercial time at higher rates than they did a year ago during the annual sales season...
She's the 'boss'
Call it the hen-pecked husband defense. Geriatric gangster John "Sonny" Franzese, 93, who is on trial in Brooklyn federal court on charges of shaking down two strip joints, is too...
Drunk rape defense
As his two alleged accomplices were arrested yesterday, a teen accused in a Central Park sex attack on a 23-year-old homeless woman insisted the victim was drunk and consented to...
Kinder-ly raise my stake
While private equity firms are rushing to take public every company they can -- like Nielsen and Toys "R" Us -- a $20 billion pipeline company, perhaps this era's most...
Reeling Bam going 'coastal'
Under fire for his handling of the oil-spill crisis, President Obama is returning to the Gulf Coast for an update on the disaster. The White House said yesterday that Obama...
Changin' rooms
Ladies, you're gonna like the way you look. Men's Wearhouse -- whose CEO George, Zimmer, is famous for closing his TV pitches with the words "I guarantee it" -- plans...
Mike's tough-love retreat
Is the Bloomberg administration starting to "go wobbly" on homeless policy? Last week, the city announced that it was abandoning a policy announced barely a month ago -- requiring working...
Dave's healthy cuts
Kudos to David Paterson for acting like -- well, like a governor. And, in the process, getting the Legislature to do the seemingly impossible: enact $385 million in permanent cuts...
Fred Drasner joins Newsweek sweepstakes
FRED Drasner, one-time business partner of Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman and now an auto entrepreneur, is said to be in the hunt to buy Newsweek. "Fred Drasner has had...
Judge nixes slay rap with slam at DA
A judge yesterday not only tossed the murder conviction of a Brooklyn man who has spent the past 16 years in prison -- but also barred prosecutors from ever trying...
Puff peace: Tot down to 15 a day
The world's most famous smoker -- a 2-year-old whose picture puffing away caused an Internet sensation -- is down from 40 cigarettes a day to a mere 15, it was...
Jury convicts Cuti
Former Duane Reade Chief Executive Officer Anthony Cuti was convicted of conspiracy and securities fraud for falsely inflating income at the drugstore chain and misleading investors. Cuti and former Duane...
Fast Eddie's play
Billionaire hedge fund mogul Eddie Lampert has outsmarted lawmakers and come up with a way around a planned tax hike on earnings for hedge funds and private equity firms --...
Mother Teresa Empire dissed
Catholic League President Bill Donohue yesterday called the owners of the Empire State Building as "bigots" for refusing to honor Mother Teresa. He said his group requested that the building...
MTA's deal with 'frauds'
The MTA awarded a $28.6 million contract to a Spanish company that hatched a fraudulent scheme to lowball its projected profits, a whistleblower suit filed yesterday charges. Phillip Leshinsky of...
The faces of hate
These are the faces of evil. Officials last night released the mug shots of New Jersey terror suspects Mohamed Alessa, 20, and Carlos "Omar" Almonte, 24. They were taken after...
Dad tackles break-in jerk
A courageous Chelsea father surprised an intruder in his 5-year-old son's bedroom and held the thug until help arrived, police said yesterday. The family was awakened at about 1:50 a.m....
Students get crass whipped
Leave your libidos at the schoolhouse gate. Lists by Stuyvesant HS seniors naming classmates they'd like to "tap" should not have been displayed in the school's hallways for all to...
Espada's new plot for doom
ALBANY -- Could this be Sen. Pedro Espada's coup, part deux? The scandal-scarred Bronx Democrat, whose historic power play paralyzed state government last summer, threatened yesterday to force a new,...
FBI cash funded shoot 'slay' trip
Federal agents trying to build an extortion case against Joran van der Sloot secretly gave him the cash that wound up funding his trip to Peru, where he killed a...
Lindsay bails out of jail jam
That's two strikes for Lindsay Lohan. An angry judge yesterday issued an arrest warrant for the actress after her court-ordered, booze-sensing ankle bracelet went off with bright flashes at a...
Blanche survives as Tea Party takes Nev.
WASHINGTON -- Arkansas Sen. Blanche Lincoln defied a national anti-incumbent juggernaut and piles of union cash to win her party's nomination last night -- while Nevada's Tea Party-backed Sharron Angle...
Bad news for Reid is good news for Chuck
WASHINGTON -- Chuck Schumer just got one step closer to assuming leadership of the Senate Democratic caucus. After a long and bruising fight, Nevada Republicans finally picked their gal, former...
Yankees bats wake up in rout of Orioles
BALTIMORE --The termites that feasted on Yankees bats in Toronto didn't accompany the Bombers through customs. The Yanks, after scoring seven runs in three games and having Monday to mull...
Sports shorts
NFL: Giants re-up for camp in Albany Considering that the Giants made no plans to move their training camp, their return to the University at Albany was a foregone conclusion....
Belmont Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 7f; $23,000; cl($15,000); 3upALWAYS ON THE MOVE drew the rail and stretches out after closing to finish third in return to sprint. LION'S LAIR finished with good energy to...
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England star warned after cursing out official
IRENE, South Africa -- The referee for the England World Cup team's training game against South African Premier League club Platinum Stars said star striker Wayne Rooney easily could be...
Girardi passed on Orioles job in '07
BALTIMORE -- Three years ago this month Andy MacPhail and Joe Girardi sat in a Chicago hotel room discussing the future of the Orioles. MacPhail had just become the president...
Post's picks for Belmont mega pick 6
Horseplayers rarely get the chance to make a life-changing score on a single bet, but that's the case today at Belmont Park. Thanks to three longshots winning the last three...
Leighton likely to start Game 6 for Flyers
PHILADELPHIA -- The ever-guarded Peter Laviolette tipped his hand. But make no mistake, this was hardly a slip-up. Always coy and protective about who will be in his lineup, Laviolette...
Jeter was hero of Yankees' draft pick
The Yankees' first-round pick, shortstop Chris "Cito" Culver from Irondequoit High School in Rochester, N.Y., grew up a fan of the Bronx Bombers. And the 6-foot-2, 175-pound shortstop's favorite player...
Avery's looking like Nets' choice for next coach
There has been no firm offer. But there have been talks with representatives -- and former Mavs coach Avery Johnson is looking more and more like the choice to fill...
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Magazine predicts Jets' Super Bowl victory
The hype for the 2010 season is well under way, and prog- nosticators already are smitten with the Jets' chances to win the Super Bowl. In one of the first...
Just call them Gang Grumble
All right, so Darrelle Revis was back at the Jets' training facility yesterday, taking part in organized team activities five days after skipping Thursday's session as a form of protest...
Hondo: Let's go Mets!
Hondo put a big dent in the debt last night when his victories with the Mets, Tigers, Twins and Nats overwhelmed his lone loss with the Cards and slashed the...
Fisher's fine fourth helps Lakers re-take Finals lead
BOSTON -- So Ray Allen, who set a Finals shooting record in Game 2, goes 0-of-13. Paul Pierce incurred serious foul trouble and early frigid shooting. Plus, the Lakers led...
Mets' Tejada won't steal second base from Castillo
Ruben Tejada is getting an opportunity to play second base with Luis Castillo on the disabled list. But it is highly improbable the 20-year-old prospect will take over the position...
Strasburg debut 14K gold
In many ways this was Stephen Strasburg’s 12th minor league start since the Pirates offered a lineup with Lastings Milledge hitting third and all the firepower of a kite. But,...
Mariners expect Yankees to bid on Lee
BALTIMORE -- While starting pitching has been a Yankees strength, the Mariners believe the defending World Champions will be in the hunt when they shop stud lefty Cliff Lee. “They...
Outdoors: NSSF fights microstamping
Anti-gun legislators from New York City are pushing legislation that would result in banning firearms in the Empire State. If microstamping were to become law, says the National Shooting Sports...
Globetrotters eye LeBron, Wade
Could LeBron James pass on a future in Manhattan and Brooklyn and look into Harlem? In what appears to be a publicity stunt, the Harlem Globetrotters are structuring an offer...
Maine will take Takahashi's spot in Mets rotation
John Maine expects to make a minor league rehab appearance this weekend, and then could be thrust back into the Mets' rotation. After Maine threw about 30 pitches in a...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
These businessmen refuse to be anyone's doormat. The owners of Advanced Metal Technologies in Spokane, Wash., are angry because someone made off with their $20 mat -- and are offering...
Mets Picks from Rounds 1-30
Here are the Mets' picks from rounds 1-30 over the first two days of the First-Year Player Draft:1. Matt Harvey, RHP, North Carolina2. No second round pick3. Blake Forsythe, C,...
Open studio day was hot
It began with a gallery opening and it ended with a rooftop dance party, as organizers called the Bushwick Open Studio arts festival the neighborhood’s best festival yet.With more than...
State Rep. Nikki Haley forced into runoff in South Carolina Republican primary
South Carolina State Rep. Nikki Haley finished first in Tuesday’s S.C. Republican gubernatorial primary, but fell just short of the 50 percent threshold required to avoid a runoff election with...
Nazareth girls will play in B/Q Division I
The Nazareth girls basketball team will make its new home in CHSAA Brooklyn/Queens Division I next season, The Post has learned. Their placement was made official at a league meeting...
Cops to thug: What's poppin?
Popped into penAn 18-year-old was in custody on June 1 after he and an accomplice attacked another teen on East 84th Street and Flatlands Avenue.Officials said that suspect Justin Woods...
Sea no evil! Heights Key Food scrambles to relabel weird seafood mix
Another meat-labeling foul at a Brooklyn Heights Key Food has left managers scrambling to win back their customers’ trust, just days after the same Atlantic Avenue store’s legendary “Poultrygate” scandal.Last...
Greenpoint Bridge gives this cyclist 40 stitches!
The city is about to resurface the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge, but for Queens cyclist, Rafael Aviles, it is too little too late.On May 22, Aviles flew over his handlebars and...
Shot dead on East 21st Street
Gunned downA 28-year-old man was shot and killed on the street on June 6.Police said they responded to a 911 call of shots fired on East 21st Street between Caton...