June 15, 2010
League, players set for first labor talks since February
Perhaps spurred on by several recent developments not in their favor, the NFL will sit down with the union Wednesday morning in Manhattan for their first face-to-face labor talks since...
Obama accuses BP of recklessness in TV address
Dedicating new urgency to the Gulf oil spill, President Barack Obama accused BP of "recklessness" in the first Oval Office address of his presidency Tuesday night and swore to make...
Sinful act: Sex abuse charges against Three Hierarchs teacher
Teacher sex assaultA teacher at Three Hierarchs Parochial School in Midwood was arrested on June 7 for allegedly exposing himself to a 7-year-old student.Police said that the 56-year-old educator, a...
Brooklyn Tech fencer a regular Renaissance woman
Stephanie Gales found a bit of a loophole – perhaps fitting since she wants to be a lawyer. The Brooklyn Tech senior will attend University College Cork in Ireland next...
Ten RFAs press the issue, refuse to sign their tenders
Just how tense the NFL labor fight is getting was obvious early this morning when 10 players who are restricted free agents refused to sign the tender offer from their...
Michael Jackson's brother Randy hospitalized for chest pains
The youngest of the Jackson brothers and former member of the "The Jackson 5," Randy Jackson, was rushed to a California hospital Tuesday after he reported having chest pains, TMZ...
Death hangs over O'Dwyer Gardens
Mom dies in Coney shootingA 36-year-old mother of seven shot during a crazed Coney Island gunfight has died of her wounds.Police said Victoria Rugucki was shot in the head during...
Never too early for fantasy football drafts
Not interested in the World Cup? Grown tired of the NBA playoffs? Is your fantasy baseball team already falling out of the hunt? Fear not, for fantasy football is back....
Brooklyn summer bummer
Some of the hottest spots in Brooklyn aren’t ready for the summer rush. At Coney Island, business is booming following the opening of the new Luna Park on Memorial Day...
Yankees rough up Halladay, beat Phillies 8-3
Nick Swisher and the New York Yankees handed Roy Halladay a rare thumping, beating the Philadelphia Phillies and their new ace 8-3 Tuesday night in a World Series rematch. Mark...
Man who tried self-amputation thought of MacGyver
HARTFORD, Conn. — Jonathan Metz had his left arm stuck in his furnace boiler for about 12 hours when he asked himself "what would MacGyver do?" and concluded that amputating...
Bristol Palin, Levi Johnston reunite
Teen mom and abstinence advocate Bristol Palin has reunited with her Playgirl model ex-boyfriend Levi Johnston, Us Weekly reported Tuesday. The couple, who broke off their engagement in March 2009...
OK Go's latest quirky video
At this point, OK Go might be more famous for their decidedly low-fi music videos than they are for their songs...and their new music video for the single "End Love"...
Stonewall memories: Village inn helped gays break out
Had it not been for the violent uprising at the Stonewall Inn back in 1969, New York would be a completely different place. Gay culture would be completely underground. Homosexuals...
Claws come out on Hendrickson Street
Hendrickson cat fightA 33-year-old woman was arrested on June 12 after she was caught grappling with another woman inside a home on Hendrickson Street.Police did not disclose what sparked the...
Cameron Diaz opts for ‘relationship with myself’ over A-Rod
Hollywood starlet Cameron Diaz officially squelched rumors of her reported relationship with Yankee slugger Alex Rodriguez, according to a report Tuesday. The 37-year old blonde beauty told Playboy “no, no,...
One mean text
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HilliPod insultA thief swiped an iPod from a 29-year-old woman on June 5 then insulted her intelligence during a text exchange later that day.The woman said that...
Daredevil Jeb Corliss barred for life from Empire State Building
Daredevil Jeb Corliss can go take a flying leap - but not off the Empire State Building, a Manhattan judge has ruled. In a ruling made public today, Manhattan State...
Avenged Sevenfold releases track list and more
New details about SoCal new metal band Avenged Sevenfold's forthcoming album, "Nightmares" (due July 27) have been released. First off, there's the cover art (see above) which is suitably creepy...
George Clooney accepts life membership of foreign policy think tank
George Clooney can add another accolade to his resume: life member of the Council on Foreign Relations. The Oscar-winning actor accepted life membership at the foreign policy think tank, The...
Zuzu's ghost? Fire-gutted shops to be torn down on Seventh
A long-cursed pair of Seventh Avenue storefronts destroyed in a fire six years ago are finally being demolished to make room for new retail — and the rumor is Petco.Scaffolding...
Mets' Beltran won't begin minor-league rehab this week
Omar Minaya said it’s highly unlikely Carlos Beltran will begin a minor-league rehab assignment this week. “Right now, it’s getting better, but we’re not ready yet,” the Mets GM said.Once...
Another iPhone theft
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–WilliamsburgoyPhone theftTwo ruffians threatened a man with a knife and stole everything on him on N. Ninth Street on June 8.The victim told cops that he was listening to...
BBQ ends in grilling
90th PrecinctWilliamsburg–BushwickTwo thugs mugged a woman on Meserole Street while she was walking home from a friend’s barbecue on June 7.The men approached the woman at 11:30 pm near Graham...
Hixon hurt at Giants practice
Giants wide receiver Domenik Hixon was hurt at practice Tuesday. "Hopefully it's not serious,'' Tom Coughlin said, "but it will be sore tomorrow.'' Hixon was working on return drills when...
Posada OK, but DH tonight
Jorge Posada and Joe Girardi both said the catcher's sore right foot was fine today, and Posada is in the lineup for tonight's game against the Phillies. Posada is the...
Brazil defeats North Korea, 2-1
JOHANNESBURG -- Maicon and Elano scored a goal apiece in the second half and Brazil broke through a solid North Korea defense to win its first 2010 World Cup match...
Jackson 'surprised' ABC aired rip of Celtics
LOS ANGELES -- What poor judgement by ESPN on ABC to broadcast Phil Jackson taking a jab at the Celtics in his private fourth-quarter Lakers huddle Sunday in Game 5...
Izzo turns down Cavaliers job
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Tom Izzo is staying at Michigan State, turning down a chance to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers and perhaps LeBron James. “I knew at the beginning that...
Conway chaos!
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownConway chaosIt must be shopping season — three incidents popped off at Conways on the Fulton Mall between Bond Street and Hanover Place last week:• On June...
Though favored, U.S. team doesn't downplay Slovenia
IRENE, South Africa — The Americans returned to the practice field Tuesday, not only to prepare for their upcoming match with Slovenia, but the new role they’ve been cast in...
AT&T, Apple struggle to handle iPhone preorders
Many customers were unable to preorder the new iPhone 4 via AT&T Inc. or Apple Inc.'s websites Tuesday, a development that marred the first day people could sign up to...
Dem Conference Leader: budget crisis almost over
ALBANY – “All I can say, the end is near. The end is near.’’The end of the state budget mess, that is, according to a remarkably optimistic assessment just given...
Congressman to BP exec: Kill yourself
Criticism of BP PLC reached a new level Tuesday when a U.S. Congressman from Louisiana suggested the company’s executives might consider killing themselves in the wake of the devastating oil...
Report: Nets want ex-Raptors coach to be assistant
Avery Johnson isn't taking long to get all his pieces in place. On the day Johnson was introduced as the new coach of the Nets, sources have told ESPN.com the...
Another take on Hollywood stars on Broadway
Following the Tonys, the Women & Hollywood blog has an interesting perspective on the stars who come to Broadway. The theater community has mixed feelings about the phenomenon, and many...
A-Rod not in lineup vs. Phillies tonight, aiming for Wednesday
Alex Rodriguez isn't in the Yankees' starting lineup tonight against the Phillies at the Stadium, still sidelined by tendinitis in his hip.The third baseman said he's hopeful he can play...
Perfetto fights back against 'politically motivated' charges
Embattled Democratic District Leader Ralph Perfetto — who is facing a year in jail for pretending to be a lawyer at a trial — fired back at prosecutors this week,...
Gorgeous new playground for P.S. 87
“P.S. 87 is the best school ever!” yelled an excited student Wednesday morning, June 2, as he marched out into the schoolyard. And now, undoubtedly, kids with the same school...
U.S. goalie Howard back at practice
IRENE, South Africa — Tim Howard walked to the swimming pool, sporting a Band-Aid over his ribs. The message to his American teammates was clear. “That just gives us confidence...
Al Gore's camp, Larry David's ex-wife deny reports of affair
Pals of Al Gore and the eco-warrior ex-wife of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Larry David today denied a sensational report that the pair has been carrying on a torrid affair...
Sofia Coppola: indie-er than ever!
Gazing upon the trailer for "Somewhere," the new Sofia Coppola movie that appears to be about a dad (Stephen Dorff) building a lovely relationship with his suddenly-appearing tweener daughter (Elle Fanning),...
BP says fire on ship above oil leak halts containment operation
A lightning strike on a ship above the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico forced BP to put a halt to containment efforts Tuesday, the oil giant announced in...
Reports: Revis to meet with Ryan, wants to 'be a Jet forever'
One day after taking the offensive, Darrelle Revis was back to playing defense. The unhappy Jets cornerback told ESPN.com he would meet with coach Rex Ryan to keep his public...
Gaga goes house hunting
The East End is about to go gaga. Pop phenomenon Lady Gaga is canvassing the Hamptons in search of a high-end summer home to purchase, a source said yesterday. The...
Giants on Revis: 'Pay the man'
Justin Tuck has some advice for the Jets about Darrelle Revis. "Pay the man," the Giants defensive end told ESPN.com after the first practice of the team's mandatory minicamp. "Simple...
Reputed Genovese capo charged in 1992 murder plot
A reputed acting captain in the Genovese crime family was arraigned this afternoon on a new indictment that ties him to the 1992 murder of a mobster's cousin. Anthony "Tony...
Jets' Mangold says contract status 'deeply disappointing'
It was Nick Mangold’s turn today to be The Disgruntled Jet. Like teammate Darrelle Revis, Mangold remains upset with contract negotiations that the center described as “basically zero right now”...
Jurors see horrific video in trial of woman accused of setting man on fire
Accused killer Agnes Bermudez hunched her shoulders and wept Tuesday as jurors watched graphic video of her and one of her alleged victims ablaze as they raced from a fire...
TV plans to limit buzz from horns at World Cup
JOHANNESBURG -- TV viewers can take out their earplugs because the vuvuzelas are going to have a bit less buzz. Host Broadcast Services, the company that provides the broadcast feed...
Tiffani Thiessen delivers baby girl in Los Angeles
American actress Tiffani Thiessen gave birth to a baby girl on Tuesday at a Los Angeles hospital, Thiessen's rep told People Magazine. The baby, named Harper Renn Smith, is "doing...
Rodent expert shines light on rats in NYC subways
A rodent expert says half of lower Manhattan’s train lines are either infested with rats or show conditions ripe for attracting them. Robert Corrigan is a research scientist at the...
Abby Sunderland defends her parents for letting her sail high seas
PARIS — The 16-year-old California girl whose dream of sailing solo around the world was dashed by a massive wave that snapped her mast says she still loves sailing and...
Giants' Alford sidelined with knee injury
Every player on the Giants' roster was in attendance today for the start of the mandatory veteran minicamp, but one player expected to participate stayed on the sideline. Defensive tackle...
JUST BACK: Belize
Among the most visually stunning places in the Western Hemisphere. Home to the world’s largest barrier reef outside Australia, not to mention ceremonial Mayan caves filled with the calcified remains...
Osi still wants starting job with Giants
Osi Umenyiora says he's determined to not be any sort of distraction to the Giants as he attempts to reclaim the starting defensive end spot that last season was stripped...
Officials bust B'klyn money laundering ring
An alleged ring of Russian money launderers who reaped millions in phony insurance claims for medical equipment were rounded up today in an early morning raid at 12 offices in...
Mobster's rat son tried to make money off 'Oldfather' alleged life of crime: defense
The rat son of legendary Colombo mob boss tried to write a book about his gangster dad in the hopes of profiting off the story and was even called up...
Shot with mom's gun
A 15-year-old Flatlands boy was taken into custody on June 12 for shooting a friend with his mother’s gun.Police scrambled to the Avenue L home between East 52nd and East...
Gear alert: iFrogz Earpollution CS40s
Every now and then, I have the good fortune of trying out new gadgets. Here's a recent test subject that I found well worthy of mass attention...iFrogz EarPollution CS40’s Hands...
Almost a vicious slicing
78th PrecinctPark SlopeGet the pointA 25-year-old barely escaped with his life after two thugs roughed him up on Sixth Avenue early on June 11.The victim told cops that he was...
Nets set up several workouts
Huge workout week upcoming for the Nets.Thursday is Syracuse wing Wesley Johnson (a real possibility at No. 3 for the Nets but still pencil in Georgia Tech PF Derrick Favors...
Harris on hand to welcome Johnson to Nets
Devin Harris and Avery Johnson are ready to start over. Harris, who clashed with Johnson when both were with the Mavericks, was on hand to welcome the new Nets coach...
Defendant claims booze fueled 2008 B'kyln hate slay
It was booze, not hate, that fueled the deadly beating of an Ecuadorian immigrant with a baseball bat, a defense lawyer argued this morning at the start of his client's...
Bloomberg looking to name former Bush official as deputy mayor
A nationally-known finance executive who served in the Treasury Department under President Bush is in line to become the city's next deputy mayor for economic development, The Post has learned.Sources...
Mets offense backs Santana in 7-6 win over Indians
Johan Santana won for the first time in four starts and the New York Mets rallied to beat the Cleveland Indians 7-6 Tuesday night. Santana (5-3) gave up four runs...
Cuomo eyes car donations at 16 charities
The head of a New York-based charity pocketed nearly all the money raised through a car-donation program, and state investigators are looking into whether 15 other charities misused funds raised...
For broomstick titans, all roads lead back to S' Bay!
You can take ‘em out of Brooklyn, but...More than 100 golden warriors, some who traveled from as far away as Las Vegas, returned to the asphalt jungle to hit sewer-to-sewer...
North Korea says it will react militarily to any UN
North Korea's UN ambassador warned Tuesday that his country would respond militarily to any UN Security Council condemnation over the sinking of a South Korean warship which Seoul blamed on...
Portugal, Ivory Coast play 0-0 draw
PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa -- Two of the planet’s most dangerous strikers couldn’t produce a goal between them. Portugal and Ivory Coast played to a hard-fought 0-0 tie Tuesday in...
Miley Cyrus: 'I'm not trying to be slutty'
LONDON — Miley Cyrus won't be told what she should wear or what she should sing about. The 17-year-old is releasing new album, "Can't Be Tamed," and is doing it...
Johnson ready for Nets debut
Avery Johnson has been chatting, talking up the Nets universe over the past week. But he admits he has been holding back in a way. "I've been instructed not to...
Man shot during LI home invasion: police
A Long Island man abducted in an early-morning home invasion today was killed after he was shot in the chest, authorities said. The victim, who was not identified, was shot...
BSkyB looks for higher bid from News Corp.
LONDON — British Sky Broadcasting on Tuesday rebuffed a buyout offer from Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. that values the company at $17.7 billion, but said it was willing to back...
Porn star claims Woods fathered her child: report
Porn star Devon James claims Tiger Woods fathered her secret love child before the golfer was even married. The stunning development -- which could reignite Tiger's cheating scandal -- comes...
At last! Someone finally made a musical about genius Harry Warren
SaturdayJune 19Freedom trainIt’s Juneteenth, so naturally, Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn Heights — a key stop on the “Underground Railroad” — will host a day-long celebration of the...
Feds approve Shinnecock tribe recognition
Finally! The Shinnecock Indian Nation of Southampton was granted federal recognition today in a pivotal coup that paves the way for the tribe's long desired establishment of New York's first...
Texas threatens to axe 'Machete' subsidy
I wasn't paying much attention to Robert Rodriguez' "Machete'' until the New York Times buried on the jump of a front-page story today that the State of Texas is under pressure to deny a $1.5 million production subsidy for the...
Matador arrested for fleeing bull ring in Mexico
A matador was reportedly arrested for breach of contract after he fled from a bullfight in Mexico, Sky News reported Tuesday. Christian Hernandez, 22, was taken into police custody after...
Gen. Petraeus faints while testifying in Senate
Gen. David H. Petraeus fainted at a Senate hearing Tuesday while being grilled over the timeline for withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Fox News Channel reported. Petraeus, head of the...
FBI agents, others raid Brooklyn medical equipment company
Agents from the FBI and other agencies conducted a raid on a Brooklyn medical equipment company early Tuesday, the New York FBI confirmed. The search of a medical-equipment business in...
Lawmakers slam oil giants as industry struggles with united front
A U.S. congressional committee came out swinging against the oil industry Tuesday as it kicked off a hearing into the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. With the...
Prokhorov: Newark 'a great home' for Nets
New Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov toured the Nets' temporary home in Newark for the first time on Monday and walked away impressed, according to NJ.com. “It’s a great building,” the...
Red Cross: 'Several hundred' dead in Kyrgyz unrest
The Red Cross says several hundred people have been killed in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan since rioting began last Thursday. The International Committee of the Red Cross says...
New Zealand scores in stoppage time, plays to 1-1 draw with Slovakia
RUSTENBURG, South Africa -- Winston Reid didn’t think twice about stripping off his shirt in celebration of his big goal. The yellow card he would receive wasn’t even a consideration....
Oklahoma flooding leads to dramatic rescues
Record-busting rainfall in Oklahoma led to a day of dramatic rescues from swift floodwaters, but officials and residents acknowledged the outcome could have been far worse. No one had to...
LI man in bomb plot raid gets apology
SHIRLEY, N.Y. — A Long Island man whose house was raided during the probe into the attempted car bombing of Times Square says the FBI has offered him an apology....
Aerobatic flyover planned in Staten Island
Police say single prop planes will be practicing aerobatic maneuvers over New York City in preparation for the Red Bull Air Race later this week. About 30 planes will randomly...
A "Constantine" thorn in the side
Meet Canarsie’s Public Enemy Number 1: a drug-addicted parolee who raided 11 homes before being arrested and forced to go on a block-by-block tour of the neighborhood with investigators, giving...
A second car belonging to Charlie Sheen found over a cliff
Actor Charlie Sheen’s car was found in a ditch over the side of a cliff in the Hollywood Hills, Fox News reported Tuesday. The Los Angeles Police Department told Fox...
Anne Hathaway starring in a new Cinderella story
Anne Hathaway is stepping into a new Cinderella story. The star of "Ella Enchanted" and "The Princess Diaries" will appear in the film adaptation of David Nicholls' popular novel "One...
Envelopes with white powder sent to fed buildings
Envelopes with white powder were found Monday in eight federal buildings in seven different cities across Washington, Idaho and Utah, prompting the evacuation of an IRS building and a U.S....
Paterson: Resistance is futile
ALBANY – Gov. Paterson says collapse of shutdown threats last night shows that lawmakers now understand they have no choice but to accept the budget cuts he puts before them.The...
DVD Extra: Brown, Skelton shine in forgotten gems
A quarter century before he proposed to Jack Lemmon in "Some Like It Hot'' -- and uttered one of the most famous lines ever, "Well, nobody's perfect,'' when Lemmon revealed...
Gifted youth sing, dance and word-up in YMCA talent show
Spoken word artists hobnobbed with singers while dancers mesmerized with their fancy feet when aspiring performers, ages five through 16, took to the stage at the flatbush Y for its...
Portion of Conn. bridge collapses
NAUGATUCK, Conn. — A portion of a Connecticut state highway bridge in Naugatuck that was closed for construction has collapsed. Police say one worker was injured and brought to a...
UK broadcaster fires pundit after Dutch beer babes held at World Cup
British broadcaster ITV fired soccer pundit Robbie Earle Tuesday after an investigation revealed that World Cup tickets allocated to him were used for "unauthorized purposes" during the Netherlands versus Denmark...
Fitch downgrades BP to BBB from AA
Fitch Ratings on Tuesday downgraded BP's Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured rating by six notches to BBB from AA, citing the impact of the Gulf of Mexico...
Obama says he will do 'whatever it takes' to stop spill in address to armed forces
President Barack Obama ramped up the pressure on BP Tuesday ahead of a nationwide, primetime television address to reassure Americans about his administration’s response to the catastrophic oil spill in...
California man wanted to cut off Osama bin Laden's head
The American man who was caught in Pakistan armed with a pistol, a 40-inch sword and night-vision goggles wanted to cut off Osama bin Laden's head as revenge for a...
UN Human Rights Council gives Iran a pass while administration smiles
The United Nations has once again gone through the sham process of “proving” that it cares about human rights, especially in dictatorships and among countries that threaten the peace of...
White House pushes off Medicare ‘fix’ again
The Hill reports on efforts to pass another temporary ‘doc fix’ to the Medicare payment system. And Ed Morrissey isn’t happy about it. “The problem here isn’t doctor compensation. Congress...
Obama tries to use oil "crisis" to his best advantage
Gerald Warner doesn’t like President Obama’s oil spill to terror comparison. “To equate an environmental accident in which 11 workers tragically lost their lives with a ferocious terrorist attack that...
Midwood's Oliver enjoys state titles, eyes 2012 Olympics
Three years ago Imani Oliver was really just learning the triple jump. Now she has aspirations of competing in it on the world’s greatest stage. “I keep telling my coach,...
Hard-working Easley ready for Florida
Of the 30 athletes honored Monday night during the PSAL’s Wingate awards dinner at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, none stood out quite like Dominique Easley. Curtis’ All-American defensive tackle...
Time for CC to look more ‘Roy’-al
CC Sabathia loves a challenge. He’s got one tonight at Yankee Stadium, and it comes at just the right time for the big left-hander. Sabathia needs to start pitching like...
First-place Yankees not slowed by injuries, slumps
The Yankees already have endured injuries to Alex Rodriguez, Curtis Granderson, Nick Johnson and Jorge Posada, as well as struggles from CC Sabathia and Mark Teixeira. Yet despite all of...
Yankees vs. Phillies won’t look much like World Series
Anybody who believes the three-game series between the Phillies and Yankees that opens tonight at Yankee Stadium has anything to do with last year’s World Series is a fool. Cliff...
PSAL Wingate Award roundup: Petrides golfer upholds family tradition
Steven Stuto has followed in the family footsteps throughout his golf career. His older brothers Joe and Allen both played the sport at Petrides and St. Francis College, the same...
Bayside girls golfers share Wingate Award
For three years, Bayside had arguably the two best female golfers in New York City. Alice Choi won the PSAL individual championships in 2006, 2007 and 2008, while close friend...
Title town: Huguenot home to two baseball champions
It was originally known as Bloomingview, but was renamed Huguenot after the settlers, led by Daniel Perrin, moved into the area in the late 17th century and early 18th century...
Market crash! City scrutiny scuttles Greenpoint food vendor gathering
The organizer of the Greenpoint Food Market has decided to fold her 10-month-old indie eats bazaar in the face of a threat from city health officials to slap summonses on...
Luckiest Big Apple bodegas
Mary Shammas, 73, was on the way home from a doctor’s appointment on the morning of May 25 when her left palm started to itch. The former Wall Street receptionist,...
We like their style
The Like is, like, the hottest girl band right now. They’re also totally rad, have wicked style and know how to rock. The chic Cali-based quartet — Z Berg, Tennessee...
Councilman Steve: Save the D&D Pool!
One week after the city announced that it would close the Douglass-Degraw pool this summer, the neighborhood’s councilman called the move disastrous and vowed to open the watering hole for...
Bradley: Win or lose, Jackson will keep coaching
LOS ANGELES – Whether the Lakers win or lose these NBA Finals, Bill Bradley said he thinks his former Knicks roommate, Phil Jackson, will return as a coach.There's been speculation...
Oz back in hellbent form
OZZY OSBOURNE "Scream" **** FORGET Ozzy Osbourne the dysfunctional, bumbling dad from reality TV. The real Oz is as sharp as a dagger and at the top of his headbanging...
Neither deep nor dramatic
Poliglot Theater's new "Neither Heaven nor Earth" is billed as a docu-play -- but don't expect much objectivity. Based on extensive interviews conducted by directors/writers John Hansen-Brevetti and Gabriella Pinto...
An early brush with fame
We have seen the next Picasso, Pollack and Matisse -- and they're all too young to drink. Just imagine what they'll create once they finish high school! For the Metropolitan...
Robert Halmi looks at bankruptcy
Robert Halmi's movie company could be heading for bankruptcy court. RHI Entertainment, which has produced TV movies including "10.5 Apocalypse" and "Black Swarm," is restructuring its "corporate equity structure," which...
Jake acts
'T he Bachelor" Jake Pavelka is returning to TV with a guest-starring role on Lifetime's "Drop Dead Diva." He'll play Toby Davlin, a contestant on a dating show. Taking a...
Kids don't get it
According to Betty White, technology is to blame for ruining game shows like "Password." "The young people now can't keep up with the game," she said on "The View" yesterday....
We're No. 5!
Every World Cup, the experts insist this is the year the United States will officially fall in love with soccer. This time, they might be right. Perhaps as soon as...
A real $hame
Until a few years ago, science knew of no lower life form than the stage-mother. This is an indisputable medical fact. However, in recent years, those relentless predators have been...
Vibrant score outshines dark choreography
Italian choreographer Mauro Bigonzetti seems to have only one setting on his control panel: angst. He just made his fourth work for New York City Ballet, and it looks a...
Knicks draft celebs to woo elite players
It takes a dream team to land The King. The Knicks have put together a committee filled with some of New York's biggest names to help bring free agents to...
The Blame Goes Back to Bubba
The Gulf oil spill that's so bedeviling President Obama has its roots back in the Clinton years. In 1995, President Bill Clinton signed the Outer Continental Shelf Deepwater Royalty Relief...
Firing squad OK'd
DRAPER, Utah -- A state parole board yesterday unanimously denied clemency to a Utah inmate scheduled to be executed by firing squad. Convicted murderer Ronnie Lee Gardner's execution is set...
Bank babe busts out big guns
Too-hot-to-bank stunner Debrahlee Lorenzana is pulling out the heavy artillery, hiring media-savvy feminist lawyer Gloria Allred and a high-powered New York attorney after The Post ripped into the beauty yesterday....
The trillion-dollar Afghan battlefield
Afghanistan just got its worst news since the Soviet invasion three decades ago: American geologists have charted as much as a trillion dollars' worth of mineral deposits in that tormented...
A tough math lesson: No free rides in life
Although I understand NYC students' desire for free or reduced-fare MetroCards, I have a hard time sympathizing ("Union Rally Has No Class," Editorial, June 12). Like many people, I grew...
Heroes' welcome
In a stirring salute to Flag Day and the Army's 235th birthday yesterday, 350 local soldiers-to-be were sworn in at the base of the Statue of Liberty. It was the...
Terror trial put on hold
Prosecutors have been given until tomorrow to appeal an evidence-review order for four alleged homegrown terrorists accused of plotting to bomb two Bronx synagogues. Judge Colleen McMahon, declaring that the...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A stylish burglar made off with thousands of dollars in designer jackets from a SoHo boutique, authorities said yesterday. Lynwood Murphy, 48, slipped into the John Varvatos store on...
Obama's 9/11 envy
President Obama doesn't like the fact that the Gulf oil spill reminds people of Hurricane Katrina, since the public response to that catastrophe hastened the decline of his predecessor's standing....
A stimulus to ruin
President Obama wrote to congressional leaders Saturday, begging them to pass an emergency $50 billion rescue for cities and states. Problem is, the hundreds of billions that Washington has showered...
Easy St. for DWI slayer
A drunken Long Island driver who was swilling booze and gabbing on her cellphone before she crashed into a teen bicyclist, killing him, will get a measly six months in...
Traders play around with stocks, then leave 'em
It is time for some summer hijinks on Wall Street. So sit back and enjoy the stock market rally that probably won't last very long. Stock prices rose nicely for...
New iPad bug is exposed
After AT&T called a group of security experts "malicious" hackers for exposing an iPad security flaw, the group took the telecom giant -- and Apple -- to task for failing...
Ethics probe of Bronx pol's $ways & Means
WASHINGTON -- House ethics investigators are scrutinizing Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Bronx, Queens) in a wide-ranging probe of fund-raising activities that may be linked to Wall Street-reform legislation, The Post has...
Kennedy orgies in romper room
The FBI was tipped off that the three Kennedy brothers, Marilyn Monroe and members of Frank Sinatra's Rat Pack held sex parties in John F. Kennedy's suite at The Carlyle...
Hizzoner 'bilked' by bud
One of Mayor Bloomberg's most trusted campaign aides was indicted yesterday on grand-larceny charges and accused of concocting a $1.1 million phantom Election Day poll-watching operation and forging backdated checks...
Feeding meters: Food trucks flout parking laws
Your favorite grub truck is also a street hog. Some of the city's most popular food-truck drivers blatantly violate parking laws, even as the City Council is considering a "three...
500G deal for 'book thief'
A man accused of swiping $1 million in rare books from the collection of a late Vanderbilt heir sold 250 titles for a total of $500,000, the dealer who bought...
Strippers: Don't bare our secret
This probably won't be on the agenda at the next PTA meeting. Nearly two dozen current and former dancers for Rick's Cabaret -- including moms of school-age children -- filed...
Fannie, Freddie repair bill: $1T
The cost of fixing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage companies that last year bought or guaranteed three-quarters of all US home loans, will be at least $160 billion...
Damning BP memo: Safety too costly
WASHINGTON -- BP took measures to cut costs in the weeks before the Gulf of Mexico catastrophe as it dealt with one problem after another -- prompting one of its...
2,900-mile run
She's a Midwestern girl on the run to Manhattan -- who hopes to land in the record books. Jasmine "Jazzy" Jordan, 17, of Dalton, Minn., is expected to become the...
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Greece 'junk' US stocks slipped yes terday after Moody's slashed Greece's credit rating to "junk" status. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 20.18 to close at 10,190.89, the S&P 500...
iPhone app for Tiffany
Tiffany & Co. said it was launching an iPhone app that gives customers a mobile and interactive way to shop for engagement rings. The Engagement Ring Finder app includes an...
Jacko doc gets a pass
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's embattled doctor can still practice medicine in California, after a judge ruled yesterday he didn't have the power to strip the physician of his license....
Andy losing indies: poll
ALBANY -- Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's lead over his GOP gubernatorial rivals has slipped in recent weeks, as independent support for Democrats fell across the board, a just-released Siena poll...
Lincoln Center organ transplant
It was music to their ears at Lincoln Center -- the 4,192-pipe organ removed from Alice Tully Hall four years ago returned yesterday. The 19-ton instrument came back in pieces...
'FML' signs get chucked
Red-faced MTA officials are scrambling to change a slew of signs at the 14th Street-Sixth Avenue station with the subway letters FML. The letter combination, short for the expression "F-...
Fired foster group sues NY
One of the city's oldest and biggest foster-care agencies filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday to try get its contract reinstated. Eighty-year-old Little Flower Children and Family Service's deal...
NYU to 'zero' in on WTC
New York University officials are eyeing lower Manhattan -- including a tower at the World Trade Center -- as part of their 20-year plan to dramatically expand campus housing, classrooms...
Ban back from dead to haunt Wall Street
A devastating anti-Wall Street measure that was supposed to be dead and buried in Congress has suddenly been resurrected and is striking terror into the city's finance community, officials said...
New 1WTC war of words
The race to buy a piece of the Port Authority's 1 World Trade Center is getting down and dirty. Time Warner Center developer Stephen Ross unloaded yesterday on a claim...
Mob-rat son $cored big
Sometimes being a rat really pays. John Franzese Jr. testified for a third day yesterday in the racketeering case against his Colombo-underboss dad, John "Sonny" Franzese, 93, and admitted he's...
City goes after IOU buildings
The free ride's over for low-income buildings that ducked $100 million in property taxes and water charges for decades. A city crackdown is under way -- including one at a...
Haggerty the 'Weird' guy of the city GOP scene
Disgraced GOP consultant John Haggerty Jr. is an irritable oddball so secretive that he even denied getting married shortly after tying the knot, according to political insiders. "He's just the...
Oil-plagued O's snowball in hell
WASHINGTON -- It wasn't quite making lemonade out of lemons, but President Obama did the best he could yesterday while surveying the ongoing oil-spill disaster in the Gulf. Seeking to...
USS Intrepid honors Teresa
The Intrepid is lighting the way. The iconic museum announced yesterday it would glow in blue and white on Aug. 26 to honor Mother Teresa on what would have been...
News Corp. buys e-reader service
News Corp. made two moves on the digital frontier yesterday, purchasing Skiff, an e-reading platform from Hearst Corp., while making a minority investment in Journalism Online, a venture headed by...
CFTC approves movie futures trading
Got an opinion on how well an upcoming Hollywood movie will do at the box office -- well you will soon be able to put your money where your mouth...
Hands puts money into sinking EMI
Terra Firma boss and EMI owner Guy Hands reached into his own pocket to help fund the continuation of the music giant for another year. EMI received a $155 million...
WPIX accused of age bias
A veteran news director yesterday slapped WPIX/Channel 11 with a $1.5 million age-discrimination suit. Karen Scott, 60, claims that the station fired her from her $300,000-plus-a-year job last year as...
The finest work on Broadway
The mood at Sunday night's Tony Awards would have been far different had jihadist Faisal Shahzad succeeded in detonating the car bomb he parked in the heart of Manhattan's Theater...
Phony friends of Israel
Congressional Democrats say they want to defend Israel -- but without taking on Israel's enemies. Bizarre choice -- so bizarre as to make their professed support for Israel practically meaningless....
Fantasy budgeting
State lawmakers yesterday managed to pass an emergency bill to keep government running. Be grateful for small favors, we guess. After all, it wasn't clear until early evening that the...
Aeropo-stolen
A kickback scandal that has rocked the teen-clothing industry has escalated into a federal criminal case. Christopher L. Finazzo, formerly the chief merchant at red-hot teen-apparel chain Aeropostale, squeezed a...
'Nuclear option'
President Obama faces a doomsday decision of using a "nuclear option" in his standoff with BP -- yanking its lucrative oil and gas leases, a move that could wipe out...
Duo busted over 'fake' kidnapping
An OxyContin-addicted Long Island couple admitted they staged a gunpoint kidnapping for ransom money to pay for drugs, cops said yesterday. Stephanie Benatatos, 21, allegedly called her parents Sunday and...
Gary Coleman funeral delay
PROVO, Utah -- A judge yesterday ordered that Gary Coleman's remains be cremated no sooner than tomorrow afternoon, so the actor's ex-girlfriend would have enough time to travel from Oregon...
Weapons found after duo attempts to illegally enter Air Force base
Officials at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla. said one of the two people stopped at the base's Bayshore gate Monday night is an active duty military member who...
Bites of Heights
It’s highway robbery! Some 30 to 50 buildings along the pricey Brooklyn waterfront -- including multimillion-dollar historic brownstones in Brooklyn Heights -- could be demolished by the state to modernize...
'Sick' terror lawyer carps over jail chains
Prison officials have been putting jailed ex-lawyer Lynne Stewart in chains "like Jacob Marley" from "A Christmas Carol" when she's given treatment for "potentially life-threatening medical issues," her lawyer says....
State $till open (just)
ALBANY -- No shutdown. For now. An emergency spending measure needed to keep the state government running passed the Legislature last night after Republican senators gave Democrats the necessary votes....
Trees save tot in plunge
The 3-year-old son of two city cops plunged from his family's fourth-story apartment in The Bronx last night -- but his fall was cushioned by tree limbs that helped save...
Kid agency 'OK'd Abby'
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Abby Sunderland's nearly disastrous attempt to circumnavigate the globe had the blessing of California's child-protective-services agency, the 16-year-old girl's dad told The Post yesterday. A Ventura...
Barron in gov race as protest
Charles Barron says there's not enough diversity on this year's state Democratic ticket -- so he'll run for governor as a protest. The African-American councilman yesterday said he was concerned...
'No English' fraud defense
The attorney for a Brooklyn man accused of ripping off more than $33,000 in Medicaid benefits says his client is innocent -- because he cannot read English. "How can you...
MTA hedges on 2nd Ave. train debut
MTA officials can't guarantee that the Second Avenue Subway construction timeline is on track. When asked at a City Council hearing yesterday if the December 2016 opening date for the...
Joran's psycho slay tale
Joran van der Sloot has told cops in gory detail how he fatally beat and smothered a 21-year-old Peruvian woman for punching him when she learned about his role in...
$1B stock payday
That's a lot of men's ties. Fashion icon Ralph Lauren, who grew up in The Bronx and graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and sold ties at Brooks Brothers, plans...
Earthquake rattles Padres' park
SAN DIEGO -- Play stopped momentarily in the eighth inning of the Blue Jays' 6-3 win over the Padres last night after Petco Park swayed during an earthquake. David Eckstein...
Hondo needs Rays
Hondo, who broke even with his horse plays yes terday -- winning with Long Island Louie in the fifth at Philly Park and losing with Angela's Memories in the sixth...
The Post Line
NBA Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog LAKERS 6½ (187½) Celtics Home team in CAPS World Cup Soccer Group Stage Today Group F At Rustenburg Favorite Fav. Line Draw UD Line...
Mets' Santana searching for winning form
Coming off of his toughest start since the 10-run debacle in Philadelphia on May 2, Johan Santana looks to win for the second time since April when he starts in...
Philadelphia Park Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1m&70y; $25,000; cl($15,000); 3upMON OF THUNDER drops to lowest claiming level of career after running evenly in starter allowance. BURGEE adds blinkers after finishing fourth in last three starts....
Italy ties Paraguay, 1-1
Italy fell behind, then lost its star goalkeeper for the second half. So a 1-1 World Cup draw with Paraguay should not have been all that disturbing for the defending...
Beckenbauer rips England's coach
Franz Beckenbauer, the iconic figure of German football, has accused England of reverting to the bad old days of "kick and rush" under coach Fabio Capello. England began its World...
Kobe, Lakers face crunch time in L.A.
Now the air of desperation hangs over the Lakers. The Celtics know the feeling all too well. It was a part of their makeup before Game 5 when the NBA...
Jets' Revis sits in contract protest
An already ugly situation between Darrelle Revis and the Jets got even uglier yesterday. The disgruntled All-Pro cornerback skipped several drills late in the morning minicamp practice in Florham Park...
Super Bowl talk is cheap -- give Revis the green!
The Jets, right from the moment Rex Ryan barreled through the door, haven't been shy about talking the talk, and they keep telling us this is the year they walk...
Green to pasture? England coach weighs gaffe goalie
England coach Fabio Capello is an expert soccer tactician, an avid fine art collector, an opera connoisseur and a world traveler. Now he's adding another hobby: amateur shrink. Capello said...
Mets' Tejada makes most of short stop at 2nd
Ruben Tejada has impressed his new teammates with how quickly he has adapted to his new position, second base, but he likely won't be staying there for long. Whenever Tejada...
U.S. goalie Howard cleared to play
The United States National Team can breathe a sigh of relief: Goalkeeper Tim Howard is cleared to play in Friday's World Cup game against Slovenia, bruised ribs and all. Howard...
Today's Sports on Air
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Mickelson can claim No. 1 at U.S. Open
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- The footsteps Tiger Woods might be hearing this week at the U.S. Open are not the high heels of his long list of mistresses or the...
Mets may not need Oswalt
There are baseball gods, Mets fans. Otherwise, the plague that hit your team last year on the way to 70-92 would not have been answered a season later with Hisanori...
Chiropractor's absence could hurt A-Rod
Dr. Mark Lindsay's association with embattled Dr. Anthony Galea could be hurting Alex Rodriguez. When Rodriguez came back from right hip surgery last year, he constantly credited Lindsay, a Toronto...
Bryant must seek help from Lakers teammates
While waiting for white smoke to billow from the roof of Tom Izzo's mouth, let's chat about the mundane matter of the Finals. So, who do you think sat next...
Jets' Jenkins on field again
While various contract squabbles swirled around them, the Jets were buoyed yesterday by nose tackle Kris Jenkins' return to the practice field. Jenkins, sidelined since last October by a torn...
Hip injury threatens A-Rod's bid at HR record
Alex Rodriguez is expected to step back into the batter's box tonight for the first time since Thursday. When and if he does dig in against Philadelphia's Roy Halladay in...
Duddy set for Chavez clash
As a youth growing up in Derry in Northern Ireland, John Duddy occasionally would hurl a stick or a stone at British soldiers, so he was thrilled that the United...
Manning & Co. set to test new stadium at Giants minicamp
Eli Manning should be confident with an array of players returning to a Giants offense that performed better than last year's 8-8 record indicates. There's a good chance the quarterback...
Rex: Jets mess will be resolved
Rex Ryan remains optimistic that Darrelle Revis and the Jets will reach contract peace between now and training camp. "I think Darrelle Revis will be a Jet for a long...
Ivory Coast star may go
Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba appears to be winning his race against time to be fit to play in today's World Cup Group G curtain raiser against Portugal in Port...
OU, Shore make CWS
Bobby Shore pitched four-hit ball for eight innings, Cody Reine hit two three-run homers and Oklahoma pounded Virginia 11-0 last night in Charlottesville, Va., to earn its first trip to...
Sports shorts
NFL: Titans' Young apologizes for brawl Vince Young apologized to the Titans, his teammates, his family and fans for his role in a fight at a Dallas strip club. The...
Garnett keeps Celtics cranked up
Guess those two calming influences, Nate Robinson and Glen (Big Baby) Davis, were unavailable. So when the Celtics needed someone to steady matters for the even-keel approach, up popped Kevin...
Phillies-Yankees Matchups
FIRST BASE MARK TEIXEIRA: Hits have started to fall, and batting coach Kevin Long likes the recent approach but the average is .229. Thirty-seven RBIs are fifth on team. Provides...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
Have pot, will travel. A rolling medical marijuana dispensary has found a groovy new home in Riverside County, Calif., after officials in the bedroom community of Norco chased him out....
Texas stays with Big 12
We haven't seen a resistance like this since the Alamo. Texas officials announced yesterday that the Longhorns are remaining in the Big 12 and not completing a widely speculated jump...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, June 18BoCoCa Arts Festival: Annual fair in the Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, and Carroll Gardens neighborhoods. Show times and locations vary. $14-$17. (800) 838-3006, www.bococaartsfestival.com. Art, “Andy Warhol —...
'Bay Rizz' shows up for a new audience
Bay Ridge is about to undergo a full Rizzification.The quiet southern Brooklyn hamlet will be both serenaded and scorched in the “Bay Rizz: The Man For You,” an oddball “Borat”-style...
Butt we love to smoke!
Carrying buckets of used butts, anti-smoking advocates rallied on the boardwalk in Coney Island last week against smoking in city parks, saying our local beaches, while excellent for extinguishing cigarettes,...
Woman nearly raped on quiet Carroll Gardens street
It can happen here — even on one of the quietest blocks in Carroll Gardens.A violent sexual predator who attacked a woman on Second Place is still at large, and...
Weapons found after two men attempt to illegally enter MacDill Air Force Base in Florida
Military-style gear and weapons were found inside the vehicle of two men who attempted to gain illegal entry to MacDill Air Force Base in Florida Monday, according to a United...
The road ahead
It’s going to take more than a decade to fix the stretch of the Brooklyn–Queens Expressway between Atlantic Avenue and Sands Street, a substandard roadway that is well past the...
City still trying to get Park Circle right
Even the city admits that it hasn’t fixed all the traffic problems at Park Circle.The Department of Transportation made a series of changes at the circle beginning last fall, but...
Documents: Deepwater rig was a 'nightmare'
BP made a series of money-saving shortcuts and blunders that dramatically increased the danger of a destructive oil spill in a well that an engineer ominously described as a "nightmare"...
Dyker Heights residents: Study traffic before you put in lights
By Helen KleinDyker Heights residents are livid over the fact that as the city is moving forward with a new bike lane and new traffic lights before completing a study...
White House gatecrashers to star on 'Real Housewives of D.C.': report
The couple who became infamous for gatecrashing President Barack Obama's first state dinner at the White House will star in a new reality series -- "The Real Housewives of D.C.,"...
NC congressman loses temper on video, grabs man, apologizes
A Democratic congressman apologized Monday after video posted online showed him swatting at the camera, demanding that two men taping him identify themselves and grabbing one of them by the...
3-year-old Bx. boy survives fall from 4th-floor apartment
The 3-year-old son of two city cops plummeted from his family’s fourth-story apartment in The Bronx tonight — but his fall was miraculously cushioned by tree limbs that helped save...
Dyker Heights hates idea of new bike lanes
The city wants to paint a bike lane through the heart of Dyker Heights, but some residents of the car-dependent neighborhood think it will take away valuable space from their...
LI couple fakes kidnapping for $400 ransom
Call them the hapless hoaxers. An Oxycontin addicted Long Island couple admitted that they sloppily staged a gunpoint kidnapping in order get ransom money to pay for drugs, cops said...