February 4, 2010
Report: Oilers' Souray would accept trade to Rangers
Oilers defenseman Sheldon Souray has the Rangers on a list of six teams he would accept a trade to, according to TSN.ca.Souray, who has a no-trade clause, also would be...
Motivational speaker pleads not guilty over sweat lodge deaths
Motivational speaker James Arthur Ray on Thursday pleaded not guilty to three counts of manslaughter for the deaths of three participants at an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony he organized last...
A Challenge for Charlie
Embattled Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel may be the odds-on favorite to be elected to a 21st term in Congress this November, but at least he'll be getting some competition.Republican Michael Faulkner,...
Tax the Rich, Hurt The Poor
Boston College's Center on Wealth and Philanthropy released a study this week showing that $70 billion in wealth left New Jersey between 2004 and 2008 -- leading to a decline in...
Sister act in a funk over unpaid royalites
Money squabbles have put this sister act in a deep funk. The ousted member of an all-family post-disco funk band — whose music has been sampled by such musical giants...
Whitney, Gleason named to U.S. team to replace Martin, Komisarek
Ryan Whitney of the Anaheim Ducks and Tim Gleason of the Carolina Hurricanes were chosen Thursday to replace injured Devils defensemen Paul Martin and Toronto's Mike Komisarek on the U.S....
Hank says Yankees can repeat, likes trades for Granderson and Vazquez
TAMPA, Fla. -- Hank Steinbrenner thinks the Yankees are in a strong position to repeat as World Series champion due to the acquisition of pitcher Javier Vazquez and outfielder Curtis...
New name for Brooklyn Cyclones ballpark
Say goodbye to KeySpan Park and hello to MCU Park.The Brooklyn Cyclones today announced the new name for its Coney Island ballpark as part of an 11-year marketing partnership with...
Fallout: New Vegas trailer
Lookee! Lookee! Lookee!I've never hid my love for the Fallout franchise and I won't start now. The trailer is suitably creepy, I think. However, I am slightly concerned that the...
When Pro-Choice Meets Pro-Life
One New York abortion-rights group will not join its colleagues protesting CBS' airing of a pro-life ad featuring college football star Tim Tebow and his mother during Sunday's Super Bowl....
'Marijuana meatballs' cop loses bid to get his job back
Bummer, man. A hero cop whose NYPD career went up in smoke after his wife allegedly spiked his meatballs with marijuana has lost his bid to get his job back....
What's gotten in to South Florida?
Entering Big East play this season, South Florida had become the league's perennial doormat. Despite finishing above DePaul last year, the Bulls had enjoyed very little success in their time...
Dow slammed, falls nearly 270 points
Stocks today took their worst single-day hit in eight months, with investor sentiment battered by European debt and worries about the global recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 268.37...
Christmas bomb suspect flips on Al Qaeda cleric
WASHINGTON — A law enforcement official says the Nigerian suspect in the failed Christmas Day airliner attack has given up intelligence about a radical Muslim cleric hiding in Yemen. Umar...
Report: Chad wants to stay with Dolphins
Chad Pennington wants to stay with the Dolphins, even if it's as a backup, sources have told the Miami Herald.Jeff Darlington writes, "The veteran has decided to make it his...
Sun's Schwartz takes heat for poetic resignation
Sun Microsystems chief Jonathan Schwartz may be the first major CEO to publicly announce his resignation with a Haiku -- and on Twitter, no less.But the 44-year-old tech titan didn't...
6.0 earthquake strikes off northern California
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern California Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake hit at 12:20 p.m. PT and its epicenter was 47 miles...
Bloomberg: MTA will hike fares if budget gap goes unfilled
Next stop: a fare hike. That’s at least according to Mayor Bloomberg, who said the cost of a subway and bus ride could increase if lawmakers don’t help plug the...
Osi wasn't joking: Says again he won't come off Giants bench
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. -- A day after Osi Umenyiora said during a radio interview that he will retire rather than endure another season coming off the bench, the still-disgruntled Giants...
10 Americans charged with kidnapping in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Ten American missionaries were charged Thursday in quake-hit Haiti with child abduction and criminal conspiracy, but should not be sent for trial in the United States, officials...
Ex-Queens lawmaker sentenced to six years for taking bribes
Disgraced ex-Queens Assemblyman Anthony Seminerio was sentenced today to six years behind bars for shaking down people in his district. "You decided to take a piece of the action," Judge...
Oh Mitzi!
Feinstein's has just announced that it'll present Mitzi Gaynor and her act "Razzle Dazzle! My Life Behind the Sequins" on May 18-22. I've always had a fondness for Gaynor's plucky alacrity,...
V-DAY: Belize
Personally, if I had $4,000 laying around this Valentine's Day, I'd go more the Spitzer route than take a trip down to Central bloody America. But I'm a loser. You're not. Congratulations. Lying a few miles...
Brooklyn Bridge Park delayed — again!
The long-awaited first permanent section of Brooklyn Bridge Park has been delayed — again! — and will now open “in the spring,” Borough President Markowitz revealed in his “State of...
Top prospect Martinez likely correct in predicting he'll leave Mets
In a story on MLB.com this week, one of the Mets' top prospects, outfielder Fernando Martinez, said he thought he would have to leave the organization in order to get...
Charles Ludlam's Ridiculous movies
It's a little while away, but tickets are going fast: On Monday, February 22, the IFC Center will screen a pair of films directed by the Ridiculous Theatrical Company's mastermind, Charles Ludlam....
Report: Carrier reunites with Ryan to coach Jets defensive line
Another Baltimore coach is heading north to join the Jets. Ravens defensive backs coach Mark Carrier will join Rex Ryan’s staff as the Jets defensive line coach, according to the...
Naomi Campbell plans fashion show for Haiti relief
Naomi Campbell called on the fashion world to do its part for the Haiti relief effort - and the fashion world answered: There will be a charity catwalk show pairing...
Local college basketball rankings: St. John's sinking, Rutgers rising
The local college teams continued to struggle on the hardwood this week, with a couple of exceptions. But Seton Hall’s 0-2 week makes it unlikely any of the teams will...
Model Kerr backs Aussie banker caught on TV looking at her racy pictures
Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr has come to the rescue of the Australian broker whose job is under threat after he was caught on TV checking out steamy shots of...
Gov: St. Vincent's can stay afloat for 1 month
Gov. David Paterson says he expects to keep St. Vincent’s Hospital afloat for the next month through a combination of state loans and help from creditors. But the long-term prospects...
Bobby Valentine to serve on Conn. fire service panel
STAMFORD, Conn. — Former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine will be going to bat for his Connecticut hometown, serving on a panel that will look at ways to improve...
It's true: Robinson will start for Knicks on Friday
Expect to see Nate Robinson starting tomorrow night when the Knicks play the Bucks at Madison Square Garden.“It looks like Nate probably will start as the point guard,” Mike D’Antoni...
Cyclones to play at renamed MCU Park
The Brooklyn Cyclones’ Keyspan Park near the Coney Island boardwalk is being renamed MCU Park under an 11-year agreement announced Thursday with Municipal Credit Union. Last week, the Class A...
Zazi relatives charged in terrorism case: Feds
Two men face new charges in relation to the case against Najibullah Zazi, a relative of theirs who grew up in Flushing and allegedly planned a thwarted al-Qaeda terror plot...
Yogurteria to raffle itself off
It is not often an individual can buy a business for $100, but that should change come April.Yogurteria owner Antonio Scarselli said he hopes to raffle off his Bayside restaurant...
Mark Weprin lays out agenda as new councilman
City Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) kicked off his first term with style in a two-hour-long bash at Queensborough Community College Sunday.Weprin takes over the seat from his brother, David...
Flown the coop: Chicken leaves Bishop Loughlin
Tayshana (Chicken) Murphy transferred out of Bishop Loughlin this week for her safety and academic future, Lions coach Rocco Romano told The Post. “It is a sad situation and we...
FOX reporter: Giants would be ‘crazy’ to swap Umenyiora for Rhodes
FOX Sports reporter Jay Glazer said the possibility of a Kerry Rhodes-Osi Umenyiora trade is unthinkable from a Giants perspective.“I haven’t heard anything about that,” Glazer said on WFAN this...
Casey Johnson’s death diabetes related: coroner
Baby-oil heiress Casey Johnson's death was diabetes-related after the socialite failed to take her insulin, the LA County coroner's office announced today. The coroner said the 30-year-old's death was caused...
UFT sues city over planned school closings
Even though the city finalized its controversial plan to close down 19 city high schools, including Jamaica High, Beach Channel HS and one of the Campus Magnet institutions, the teacher’s...
Boro Board backs restrictions on front yard parking
The Queens Borough Board voted unanimously Monday night to support changes to city streetscape zoning regulations proposed by the Department of City Planning.If adopted, the changes would effectively rewrite the...
MTA may put stimulus money toward deficit
Mass transit systems throughout much of the nation, most in varied levels of financial distress, have expressed an eagerness to take advantage of federal stimulus money proposed by the Obama...
Smith spreading the word on earned income tax credit
With tax season around the corner, state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-St. Albans) wants southeast Queens taxpayers to get their fair share in returns.The senator has been making a push to...
Archbishop speaks at St. John’s on Haiti
Archbishop of New York the Rev. Timothy M. Dolan told hundreds of people who gathered to hear him speak at St. John’s University last week that he plans to work...
FOX Sports reporter says fan spit on Jets coach
The fan who got the finger from Rex Ryan spit on the Jets head coach and confronted him three times before Ryan reacted, according to someone who was with Ryan...
Kovalchuk too costly for Rangers; Devils reportedly 'front-runners'
Imagine the Rangers with Marian Gaborik and/or Ilya Kovalchuk on the ice for, say 45 minutes a night. GM Glen Sather most certainly has.But at this stage of the Kovalchuk...
Rockaway mother burned toddler: DA
A Rockaway Park mother was charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly submerging her 3-year-old son in scalding hot bath water and causing him to...
Program aims to make college possible for Flushing students
A new initiative aimed at preparing Flushing students for college will begin to provide high school students with preparation tools for higher education this month.Project Collegebound, launched last year by...
MTA’s cleanliness suffers as finances wane: Walder
MTA Chairman Jay Walder has acknowledged what some straphangers have begun to complain about: Subway stations are getting dirtier.“They’re right,” Walder said at a news conference following the Metropolitan Transportation...
Saujani makes bid for Maloney’s congressional seat
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Astoria) is facing a primary challenge from a young Manhattan lawyer eager to make her mark as a progressive Democrat.“If you can make it here, you...
McGuire funeral arrangements
The funeral arrangements for Knicks legend and Hall of Famer Dick McGuire have been set. The wake will be held over three days at Claude R. Boyd-Cararozzolo Funeral Home in...
Dispute over Paterson, Ford dinner grows
There's a he-said, he-said brewing between Gov. Paterson and Harold Ford Jr. over how their dinner at Butter came to be - and what actually happened at the table. Sources...
Brittany Murphy died of pneumonia, LA coroner says
Actress Brittany Murphy's sudden death was due to pneumonia and drug intoxication, the LA County coroner's office said today. The release also cited "iron deficiency anemia" and "multiple drug intoxication"...
Macedonia AME plans affordable apartment building
Plans to build a 14-story building with 140 affordable housing units, ground-floor retail space, a day-care center and church on the site of downtown Flushing’s Macedonia AME Church are moving...
Koslowitz celebrates her return to Council
What was old is new again as City Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) celebrated her inauguration for her second tenure in the governing body.A month after she returned to the...
Synagogue looks at genocide from Auschwitz to Congo
To commemorate the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, speakers at a Kew Gardens Hills synagogue last week said individuals must fight to stop mass killings...
Bloomberg used political party to pay backer: Post
Mayor Michael Bloomberg used the state Independence Party as an intermediary to funnel a $750,000 payment to a high-profile Queens Republican backer of the mayor, according to campaign finance records...
Gennaro film tops Sundance
City Councilman James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows) might soon have another title other than politician: movie star.Gennaro appeared in “Gasland,” an environmental documentary chronicling the natural gas boom that could affect...
Strongest honor Whitestone man killed in Astoria
Frank Justich worked at the city Sanitation Department for only 11 years, but the Whitestone father was a humble man who brought energy to his fellow workers day after day,...
Flushing HS unfairly targeted, leaders say
In the wake of last week’s controversial decision by the Bloomberg administration to close 19 city schools, including Jamaica and Broad Channel high schools, elected officials, parents and school administrators...
Monsignor at Our Lady of Martyrs in Forest Hills charged
A Forest Hills priest has been placed on administrative leave after federal officials launched an investigation into the monsignor for allegedly watching child porn on the Internet.Monsignor Michael Dempsey, 77,...
Baggers to be compensated
A year and a half after a state senator publicized their plight, an Elmhurst supermarket has agreed to pay $331,000 to reimburse several grocery baggers who only worked for tips.The...
Cuomo targets Vantage
State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced last week he plans to sue Vantage Properties, which owns more than 80 buildings in Queens, to stop it from harassing rent-regulated tenants and...
Schumer pulled in $2.9M in campaign funds last quarter
Sen. Charles Schumer has a hefty war chest on hand -- and it only got fatter in the last quarter, as he raked in $2.9 million, according to his campaign...
Manhattan male model offered cops oral sex in return for release: report
Talk about trying to get off. A top male model from Manhattan who has appeared in Prada ads is facing criminal charges after reportedly offering oral sex to Arkansas cops...
Study: The rich are leaving New Jersey
NEWARK, N.J. — Wealthy people are moving out of New Jersey. A study by the Center on Wealth and Philanthropy at Boston College was commissioned by the New Jersey Chamber...
Crowley slams proposal to cut fire companies
Fire companies are once again on the chopping block in the mayor’s opening round of city budget negotiations, including one that covers Ridgewood, City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) said.Engine...
2 burglars target boro elderly
Astorians and Middle Villagers were taking precautions against a pair of burglars masquerading as Con Edison workers last week after a string of elderly residents were victimized.Police in the 104th...
In rare move, Obama calls out 'birthers'
President Obama today took a rare shot at the so-called birthers, people who question whether he was born in the US. During the annual National Prayer Breakfast, the president discussed...
Jackson's doctor negotiating surrender to LA authorities
LOS ANGELES — The attorney for Michael Jackson’s doctor says he is negotiating his client’s surrender to Los Angeles County authorities. A statement Thursday from attorney Ed Chernoff says he’s...
Cyclones home field is now MCU Park
Give the Brooklyn Cyclones credit where credit is due — their Coney Island stadium is now named for the city’s largest credit union.Keyspan Park is now officially MCU Park —...
Bank of America, execs charged with fraud
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed civil charges against former Bank of America Chief Executive Ken Lewis, former CFO Joe Price and the bank itself, capping a yearlong...
Mayor’s budget plan would trim 4,300 jobs
Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled a tough city budget proposal last Thursday that would help close a projected $4.1 billion hole at the cost of 4,300 jobs and a reduction in...
First new store opens at Sky View Park complex
Flushing and Muss Development celebrated a milestone Saturday morning as BJ’s Wholesale Club became the first business to open at the massive Sky View Parc development.Some of the store’s 350...
Porn star: I was in love with Tiger
Joslyn James, a porn star who claims she was one of the dozen women who had an affair with Tiger Woods wants you to know a few things.First, James, whose...
Ulrich criticizes plan to shutter Beach Channel
City Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Rockaway Beach) said the decision last week by a panel that sets education policy to shutter Beach Channel High School in Far Rockaway will create a...
Arbor celebration unites Bayside Jews
It was only appropriate that a celebration of regrowth should be the occasion of two Bayside synagogues coming together to rekindle the Jewish community in northeast Queens.Some 70 parishioners from...
Washington slamming banks to satisfy 'appetite for bloodletting'
One of Mayor Bloomberg's senior aides today accused Washington of attacking banks to "serve the appetite for bloodletting" that's coursing through the country."We don't want to see our investment banks...
Another Fight he Can't Win
Chris Stirewalt says Obama is trying to help Democrats by discrediting Republican ideas (Washington Examiner)
The Obama Economy
Conrad Black says President fails credibility test (National Review Online)
Man dies in shark attack off Florida coast
STUART, Fla. — Sharks have killed a kite surfer off an Atlantic beach in a rare fatal attack in Florida waters. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said a lifeguard first...
Ravens owner says Yankees aren't getting money's worth from Cashman
While speaking about the NFL’s labor problems, Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti used the Yankees as an example of how spending money doesn’t guarantee wins as the league faces the possibility...
White House rejects online campaign for Obama Q&A session
The White House says President Obama will not agree to a regularly televised question and answer session with Republican lawmakers, despite an online campaign gaining rapid momentum on both sides...
Toyota evaluating Prius brake problems
TORRANCE, Calif. — Toyota USA says it is evaluating brake problems with the 2010 Prius gas-electric hybrid, but no decision has been made about a recall. Company spokesman Brian Lyons...
Brown sworn in, takes over Kennedy's Senate seat
Scott Brown was sworn in Thursday as the junior senator from Massachusetts, officially ending the Democrats’ yearlong supermajority in the chamber. Brown was sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden...
First-time jobless claims rise unexpectedly
WASHINGTON — The number of newly laid-off workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly last week, evidence that layoffs are continuing and jobs remain scarce. The rise is...
Report: Elias practices with Devils
Devils winger Patrik Elias practiced with the Devils today but is unlikely to return to the lineup for Friday's game, NJ.com reports.Elias, who suffered a concussion on a hit by...
Wife of Texas oil man dies in stabbing at British mansion
The wife of a retired Texan businessman collapsed and died in the arms of a neighbor after staggering outside her mansion with multiple stab wounds, The Times of London reported...
Paterson: AEG not my first choice for Aqueduct
ALBANY – Gov. Paterson was again this morning running away from his decision to appoint the politically connected Aqueduct Entertainment Group to manage a lucrative “racino” operation planned for Queens.During...
Eli predicts Colts win, Peyton MVP
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Eli Manning grew up a fan of the Saints and has many fond memories of going to games with his father Archie and older brothers Cooper...
Stein assistant predicted tragic end: witness
Less than a month before the murder, the personal assistant on trial for bludgeoning Realtor to the Stars Linda Stein made a chilling prediction to a co-worker who asked how...
Skilled set
Was your resolution to save money this year? Learn a new skill? Fix some things around the house? Take care of all three when you sign up for one (or...
Pakistanis protest Terror Mom verdict
ISLAMABAD — Pakistanis shouted anti-American slogans and burned the Stars and Stripes on Thursday in protest of a New York jury’s conviction of a Pakistani woman accused of trying to...
Paterson accuses Cuomo of 'Rose Garden strategy'
ALBANY – Gov. Paterson continued to goad potential primary rival Andrew Cuomo into a fight this morning by accusing the popular attorney general of waging a “Rose Garden strategy.”During an...
Demolition begins at Giants Stadium
The demolition of Giants Stadium got started Thursday when a giant metal claw attached to a crane started taking bites out of the cement helix at one of the four...
Vac's Thursday Whacks on Osi's big mouth and McGuire's quiet one
You know what would be refreshing, just once? If after a lousy season, an athlete would step in front of a microphone and announce, "Man did I just have a...
3UP: Verlander, Free Agent Starters and Damon
1. The chances of finding a high-end, twentysomething starting pitcher in free agency over the next few years has been severely crippled over the past 12 months. Since the last...
New Quinnipiac poll: Voters against Paterson's 'fat tax'
ALBANY - New York voters oppose Gov. Paterson's proposed $400 million-plus “fat tax” on sugared sodas, prefer to cut spending rather than raise taxes, and want a freeze on state...
Terrorizing Terrorists
Hakeemullah again (The Daily Times)
The Fetid Aqueduct Deal
Racing officials want fixes so their industry can thrive (The Saratogian)Are corrupt pols cashing in on gambling? (National Legal and Policy Center)
Junk Science Kills
Allison Singer says time to regroup on autism (CNN)Kerri Houston Tolozcko says anti-vaccine movement caused so much harm (Daily Caller)
Saints hope takeaways wrangle Colts
MIAMI, Fla. — Unhappy anniversary. That’s the greeting anyone recalling what took place exactly two years ago yesterday could have served up to Randall Gay, a Saints cornerback who wished...
Saints' Colston saddened by end of Hofstra football program
MIAMI -- Marques Colston was in a meeting when his history was hijacked, when the men with the calculators and the spreadsheets took a giant eraser to his youth. This...
Osi says he'll quit before he becomes a backup
Apparently, a little time hasn’t healed any of the deep wounds between Osi Umenyiora and the Giants. Umenyiora yesterday issued to the team what either was an ultimatum, a threat...
Lady breadwinners: the stats
Women have come a long way, baby! Using data from several different studies, we took a look at the numbers to see how times have changed. READ JANICE MIN'S STORY...
Confessions of an Alpha wife
Janice Min reportedly made $2 million-a-year as editor-in-chief at Us Weekly, while her husband was a full-time dad. She tells why, even if a woman has it all, she still...
Former Coney Island developer now setting sights on Red Hook project
Now that he’s made peace with the city on Coney Island, developer Joe Sitt is getting some traction from the Bloomberg administration in moving forward with plans to bring big...
MLK clinches division title, proving its more than a soccer school
Martin Luther King Jr. is supposed to be a soccer school. After winning twelve of the last fourteen PSAL city titles, everyone expects the Knights to dominate on the pitch,...
Girls basketball roundup: Stella Maris holds off St. Saviour
Stella Maris sent the rest of its league a reminder: the Rockaway school hasn't closed just yet. A Shannon O'Connor 3-pointer gave Stella its first lead in the third quarter...
PSAL boys basketball roundup: Lewis clinches first division title in 15 years
Francis Arnold and Stephon Medard each scored 11 points as Francis Lewis clinched its first division title since 1995, knocking off John Bowne, 32-24, in Queens A West basketball Wednesday...
Shakira makes magic
Here’s your first look at Shakira shaking things up on Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place.” The Colombian songbird shares the stage with “Wizards” star Selena Gomez in an episode...
Center just falls short for second straight game
Aziza Patterson was nearly in tears. The Manhattan Center senior guard called her team’s 52-50 home loss to rival John F. Kennedy in PSAL Class AA girls basketball Wednesday “personal.”...
Improved Isler has led Boys & Girls to top of Brooklyn AA
Leroy Isler played the role of good soldier to a tee last year – he did what he was told. But like all soldiers, he wanted a higher position. This...
Chomp, chomp: Easley officially joins Gators
Dominique Easley came home angry and upset one day four years ago. In eighth grade at the time, he wasn’t allowed to play for the Staten Island Hurricanes Pop Warner...
Denim's double take
Trend alert: Double denim — that’s head-to-toe indigo — is back. And celebrities from New York to LA have a case of the blues. It was seen on the spring/summer...
Drugstore brow wow!
‘You’ve got a Brooke Shields look going on with your brows,” a blunt friend told me recently. Uh-oh! Brooke brows are not a good thing. I needed to book an...
Act now
Hugh Grant and Gerard Butler might be duking it out for the $15.45 million penthouse triplex at 54 Bond St. in NoHo. Both actors have checked out this grand, three-bedroom,...
Uninspired Ford falls flat against Mary Louis
Pardon Mike Toro if he has seen this script before – just with a different ending. The Bishop Ford coach watched his team again settle for too many jump shots...
New York City stars seeing Orange
Three of the Big Apple’s best high-school football stars will be donning orange in the fall. Jeramiah Kobena of Cardinal Hayes, Xaverian’s Mario Tull and Canarsie’s Steven Rene all signed...
Tottenville star Zips up recruitment with Akron
Gil Mendoza got Marvin Staten a Division I-A scholarship. At least that’s how the running gag goes between the two. Mendoza began the season as Tottenville’s starting running back, but...
Reef-er madness
Bermuda, just a two-hour flight from New York, is an island with rocky cliffs sweeping down to peaceful, pink-sand beaches and turquoise waves lapping the shore. It’s where you can...
Just sold!
Manhattan CHELSEA $680,000 555 W. 23rd St. One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 670 square feet, with open island kitchen, dishwasher and central AC; building features doorman, gym, courtyard and roof deck. Common...
Daniels, Kennedy prevail in Center rematch
Shaquaya Daniels’ first game in PSAL Class AA was against Manhattan Center in December. To put it gently, it wasn’t the John F. Kennedy junior point guard’s best performance in...
Tips to be tutu lovely
Kathyrn Morgan's not only a ballerina, but also a self- confessed "makeup junkie" who's always trying new tricks and looks. Her tips: * Start with a good moisturizer. It ensures...
Buckley leaves 'em aTwitter
Attention, straying fans of Betty Buckley: The singer wants you back. To that end, her Feinstein's engagement last year was made up entirely of audience requests. This time around, she's...
Labor pains
Perhaps in an attempt to quell the high domestic violence usually reported on Super Bowl Sunday, CBS is following the game with "Undercover Boss," a "reality" show so huggy-weepy that...
'Lost' ratings up
Tuesday's two-hour season premiere (9-11 p.m.) averaged 12.1 million viewers, up 6 percent from last season's two-hour opener. More importantly for ABC, the episode performed well among young viewers, finishing...
Randy fitted for a suit
Another day, another entertainment lawsuit. This time it's "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson, who's the target of a lawsuit about his other show, MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew." Jackson, who's...
Pretty on pointe
New York City Ballet has an old- fashioned beauty in "The Sleeping Beauty": Kathryn Morgan, who'll make her debut tonight as Princess Aurora. And from what ballet lovers have seen...
'Lost' fans bicker over premiere
'Lost" fans were split between being hopelessly befuddled and pleasantly astounded by the long-awaited premiere of the ABC series' final season. Tuesday's two-hour episode revealed a dual scenario in which...
What vets need from the prez
At an Allentown, Pa., town-hall meeting last October, President Obama met Iraq veteran and student Leonard Martin, who said that he couldn't get through to the VA hot line to...
Terrorizing terrorists
As the administration fiddles and fumbles with its soft- on-terror policies at home, one Obama-blessed campaign abroad is hitting al Qaeda and its franchises hard: the drone war. Drones work....
City billboard limit wins OK
New York City can limit the number of billboards along its roadways and in parks, a federal appeals court ruled yesterday. Companies that market hundreds of billboards had challenged the...
Bad feelings grow about employment report
When the Labor Department released its employment figures for January 2009, it subtracted an astounding 356,000 jobs from the overall count because it felt that small companies were quietly going...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan--A Canadian businessman was busted for allegedly raping a woman and trying to sexually assault her friend in his room at The Plaza, authorities said yesterday. Mustapha Ouanes, 58, met...
NY taxes: headed for a new high
Advocates of the misnamed "millionaire's tax" enacted in New York state last year claimed that it would restore "fairness" to a tax code that favored the rich. But thanks to...
Ill. races too close to call
CHICAGO -- Proving that Illinois politics is always entertaining, closely watched primary races for governor were still undecided yesterday for Republicans and Democrats alike as officials scrambled to count every...
Mayor's $$ nuke alarm
The federal government should consider the possibility of terrorists launching a nuclear attack on New York City when doling out homeland-security funds, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday. "We've got to start...
GIs slain in Pakistan
SHAHI KOTO, Pakistan -- Three American Special Operations soldiers were killed yesterday in a roadside bombing in northwest Pakistan, drawing unwanted attention to a US program of training local forces...
Where Israel did get wiped off map
It looks as if Iran has found allies in its quest to wipe Israel off the map -- the dopes at your friendly neighborhood Target store. On sale exclusively at...
School's out forever
The city's first parochial school will be closing its doors in June, church officials said. The shuttering of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral School on Mott Street in Little Italy --...
Trumps test Icahn
Donald Trump and daughter Ivanka Trump have asked a bankruptcy court for help in making sure billionaire rival Carl Icahn doesn't shut them out of the voting on his plan...
Avatar bag 'thief' gets NYPD blues
A thief capitalized on the movie "Avatar's" entrancing powers, stealing purses from Upper West Side IMAX customers Between Jan. 18 and 28, Nicholas Fairclough, 22, targeted two women consumed by...
Business briefs
Ben again Federal Reserve Chair man Ben S. Bernanke told his staff that the US cen tral bank faces "enor mous challenges" as he was sworn in for a sec...
New $500M health gash in gov budget
ALBANY -- State leaders sounded the alarm yesterday as a record surge in Medicaid cases and weak Wall Street tax collections caused the budget hole to suddenly grow by more...
The fashion police grade carpool cheat's dummy
Somebody should have bought her a copy of "Fashion for Dummies." Then she would have known what a well-dressed mannequin wears for a joyride on the LIE. Her turquoise jacket,...
Junk science kills
The media gave big headlines to this week's stories on a prestigious British medical publication's retraction of an article that had claimed to show a causal link between standard childhood...
US Attorney General: Crotch bomber's civilian trial got 'O'-K
Attorney General Eric Holder said yesterday he was the one who made the much-criticized decision to try the Christmas Day underwear bomber in civilian court -- and neither President Obama...
9/11 memorial etching begins
The heart of the World Trade Center memorial will begin taking shape this month when artisans start etching the 2,982 names of the terror-attack victims into sheets of bronze that...
Bezos aims to keep in 'Touch'
That didn't take long. Exactly a week after Apple CEO Steve Jobs upended Amazon.com's e-book business model with the unveiling of the iPad, Amazon boss Jeff Bezos is scrambling to...
Films lift TW profit to $627M
Time Warner, owner of the Warner Bros. studio and the HBO cable channel, increased its dividend and stock-repurchase program after fourth-quarter earnings swung to a profit on film-revenue growth. Chief...
Star snatcher's wild loot tales
They were like kids in a candy store. Hollywood's "Bling Ring" teenage burglary crew had a taste for a life filled with luxury goods, pricey jewels and high-end fashion. But...
Stunning signs of brain activity in the 'vegetative'
Scientists have detected glimmers of awareness in some vegetative brain-injury patients and have even communicated with one of them -- findings that push the boundaries of how to assess and...
Prof's as-salt on Mike ban
Hold the salt ban, please. Mayor Bloomberg's plan to drastically lower the salt levels in all New Yorkers' diets over the next five years might actually make people prone to...
Inferno revenge shocker
The illegal immigrant charged with arson and murder in the Brooklyn boarding house blaze that killed five people purposely started the fire in his neighbors' baby carriage to settle a...
Face-to-face beats Tweet
This just in: Most American teens couldn't tweet less. According to a new report released yesterday, only 8 percent of online teens have embraced Twitter, a notable low for a...
Terror mother is guilty
Terror mom Aafia Siddiqui urged "anger" against Israel after jurors found her guilty yesterday of grabbing a gun and opening fire on American personnel in Afghanistan. "This is a verdict...
Lindsay's heaps of 'garb'-age
If you think Lindsay Lohan is a mess in public, you should see what the inside of her Hollywood home looks like. The screen star's apartment is a pigsty, with...
Deadbeat developers cited
The Toy Building owes a pile of back taxes. According to the city's Department of Finance, the building that owes the most in water charges and property taxes this year...
AOL dials up results
It appears that being taken off the Time Warner life support is doing AOL some good. Though investors will still have to wait for a real turnaround, the ailing online...
Sanford spouse sex-hush offer
South Carolina's first lady offered to keep mum about her husband's steamy affair with his South American "soul mate" if he'd sign a legal pact to dump the mistress. The...
Edwards beat his wife: mag
John Edwards beat up his cancer-stricken wife in a "violent, marriage-ending" rage, a bombshell new report claims. The twice-failed presidential wannabe erupted in a fury at Elizabeth over the Christmas...
No book burning
Bill Ackman boosted the share price of Borders by nearly 40 percent yesterday when he said a bankruptcy filing wasn't likely for the struggling book retailer. The New York hedge-fund...
Pay czar tackles rubber-room boom
Even as city education officials plead with state lawmakers to smooth out the bumpy process for removing bad teachers, one man is already on the case. Kenneth Feinberg, the country's...
Homeless court 'break-in'
A homeless man slipped into the Brooklyn Supreme Court building on Adams Street last weekend, sleeping in a stairwell until he was discovered Monday morning, sources said. The unidentified man...
Kaplan sees Parade pass by
Parade Editor-in-Chief Janice Kaplan is out, after only two years running the magazine that is inserted into more than 500 Sunday newspapers. Kaplan was handed her walking papers last Thursday...
Randy's hit list
As Comcast CEO Brian Roberts prepares to take over NBC Universal, his No. 2, COO Stephen Burke, has met several times with ex-NBCU executive Randy Falco for advice on integrating...
Driving for dummies
She tried to take us for a ride. A woman drove around with an elaborately dolled-up mannequin -- complete with a brunette wig, make-up and immaculately styled clothes -- in...
Profits to fall on Polo plans
Shares of Polo Ralph Lauren got horsewhipped yesterday as the clothier warned that costs related to its expansion into Asia will hurt profits. The iconic fashion house, whose namesake designer...
Teachers gone wild: will NY get tough?
Now I've seen it all. Tell me how a New York City teacher, who is also a practicing lawyer, can make sexist comments to young female students and be allowed...
A shady deal in the sun
Mayor Bloomberg's chief technology guru -- a longtime city employee who was recently promoted -- is claiming to be a resident of Florida to receive a property-tax exemption in the...
$104.3M sets auction record
Alberto Giacometti's sculpture of a lanky man walking strutted into history when it fetched $104.3 million and set a record as the priciest work of art ever sold at auction....
Gilly dallying
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand raised $1.6 million for the Senate race in the last three months of 2009, to boost her year-end total to more than $7 million, campaign-finance...
No DNA link to sodomy
A city DNA expert told jurors yesterday that traces of blood were found on the retractable baton a cop allegedly used to sodomize a fleeing perp, but added that DNA...
Local Toyota owners hurry up and wait
Panicked Toyota owners burned rubber to area dealerships yesterday, only to learn the necessary repair kits for sticking gas pedals won't arrive until next week. "My wife is absolutely panicked...
Blizzard bears down on NY
Get the shovels ready -- the New York area might be in for a blockbuster blizzard at the start of the weekend. A big storm looks to be headed our...
J.Lo's old dog has 'bite' stuff
A German shepherd to the stars is rougher on the help than Naomi Campbell, a lawsuit charges. In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, a babysitter says she was attacked...
Silver warns gov over slots deal
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver yesterday turned up the heat on Gov. Paterson over the awarding of the contract to run the video lottery casino at Aqueduct Racetrack to a group...
Al Qaeda in America
Punxsutawney Panetta popped his head above ground Tuesday, saw the Obama administration's shadow -- and promised America three-to-six more months of terrorism. That is to say, CIA Director Leon Panetta...
Two-faced Dave
If not for the ethical issues radiating from the Aqueduct deal, Gov. Paterson might actually deserve some genuine applause for vetoing the Legislature's bogus ethics-reform initiative. Alas, the governor ends...
The fetid Aqueduct deal
Assembly Speaker Shelly Silver read Gov. Paterson the riot act yesterday about that dubious video-lottery-ter minals deal he struck for Aqueduct race track. Good for Silver. The deal -- which...
Gift 'certificates'
Venerable steak house Smith & Wollensky has a solution for all those Wall Street titans grumbling about getting their bonuses mostly in stock instead of cash: Swap those shares for...
Jay-Z's rap in Chelsea
He's in a courtroom state of mind. Legendary rapper Jay-Z filed a $3.7 million suit yesterday against an investment firm and a boutique bank he claims are trying to "bleed"...
Jacko doc faces music tomorrow
LOS ANGELES -- Michael Jackson's doctor will be arraigned tomorrow for the pop icon's drug-related death, it was reported last night. Dr. Conrad Murray is to be arraigned at a...
$1M work-from-home 'con'
A convicted fraudster and his wife were busted yesterday for allegedly scamming more than $1.2 million through a "work-at-home" scheme. Philip Pestrichello and Rosalie Florie, both 38, practiced what they...
New fare warning by MTA
The MTA likely will be forced to raise fares even higher than anticipated in 2011 because state bean counters can't accurately figure out how much tax revenue is coming to...
New curve in HS bats & bets scandal
A Xaverian HS baseball coach took thousands of dollars in payments for illegal bets while on the job, walking off the field in uniform to pick up the cash, law-enforcement...
Tiger and Elin's 2nd-chance trip
Sex-cheat swinger Tiger Woods reportedly is getting out of rehab by the end of the week, and he and wife Elin are planning to go off on a trip together....
Prison imam is busted
A Correction Department chaplain who once served 14 years for murder was arrested yesterday for carrying three utility blades and a pair of scissors into a lower Manhattan jail, authorities...
Boost for expo$ing att'y pols
ALBANY -- The New York City Bar Association yesterday said it's not an ethical violation for state lawmakers who are lawyers to disclose the names of their clients -- adding...
Paul Simon bank hoax
You can call him Rafael. A con man trying to impersonate Paul Simon was arrested for trying to take money out of the singer's bank account -- because the teller...
Sweat-slay guru in jail
Self-help guru James Arthur Ray was held last night in lieu of a $5 million bond after his indictment for manslaughter in the deaths of an upstate woman and two...
Wild Toyota u-turn
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood sent Toyota recall confusion into high gear yesterday -- telling those affected to leave their cars in the garage, before quickly reversing the order. The sputtering...
Raps loom in brutal bar beat
Two dozen boozed-up active and retired firefighters viciously attacked four Brooklyn bar patrons during a wild brawl sparked when one of the victims accidentally spilled a drink on a smoke-eater,...
Taliban big may be dead
WASHINGTON -- US counterterrorism officials believe Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud died following a missile attack last month. Neither Pakistan nor the US has officially confirmed the death of Mehsud,...
SI kid is grilled in 'gun' play
Call it the Lego gun shot heard round the world. Nine-year-old Patrick Timoney brought a little Lego man holding a tiny 2-inch firearm to his public school in South Beach...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 mile; $14,000; clm($7,500); 4upVINNIES WILD TALE cuts back in distance and stretches out after winning second start off the layoff. FOUR STAR BO stretches out after closing to...
The Post Line
NFL Super Bowl Sunday at Miami Favorite Opening Current (O/U) Underdog Colts 3 5 (56½) Saints NCAA Basketball Favorite Line Underdog Purdue 11½ INDIANA DUKE 12½ Georgia Tech BUTLER 14½...
Witt waived by Islanders
GM Garth Snow has said for the past year that the Islanders are committed to their young corps and, with yesterday's waiving of Brendan Witt, that core got younger. The...
Strahan: Burress will make it back
The impression Michael Strahan gets is that Plaxico Burress' mind is right when it comes to returning to the NFL. So that's mainly why Strahan believes his imprisoned former teammate...
Mickelson drops controversial Ping wedge
LOS ANGELES -- Phil Mickelson yesterday said he won't be using the Ping Eye2 wedge that led a fellow player to accuse him of "cheating." "My point has been made,"...
Sports shorts
MLB: Verlander, Tigers agreeJustin Verlander and the Tigers agreed to an $80 million, five-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press. The person spoke on condition...
Mayweather-Mosley finalize May 1 fight
Floyd Mayweather Jr. finalized a deal yesterday to fight Sugar Shane Mosley on May 1 in a welterweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas. Mayweather (40-0, 25...
Mark Jackson: Knicks' McGuire truly basketball royalty
I consider myself a student of the game and a historian. The McGuire name in New York City is royalty when you talk about basketball. I always will be indebted...
Take it from Cousy, McGuire could play
Take it from Bob Cousy: Before there was a Bob Cousy, there was a Richard "Dick" McGuire. "We didn't think of role models in those days," Cousy, 81, said yesterday...
Tortorella fiddles as Rangers burn
We get it. John Tortorella is the chess master playing with one king, one rook, a knight, a bishop and about a dozen pawns. But at some point the head...
Watson fires shots at Tiger
DUBAI -- Tom Watson yesterday said Tiger Woods needs to "show some humility to the public" when he returns to golf and he should clean up his on-course behavior. Woods...
After Knicks beat Wizards, D'Antoni plans to start Nate instead of Duhon
Stop the presses. In the wake of last night's 107-85 Nate Robinson-inspired Garden rout of the Wizards, Mike D'Antoni dropped a bomb during his postgame press conference, saying he is...
Knicks' Hall of Famer McGuire was pioneer of NYC hoops
Dick McGuire, pride of Rockaway Beach, St. John's and the Knicks, passed away yesterday in a Long Island hospital, leaving a legacy of longevity in setting the tone for the...
Peyton sharp in Super Bowl practice
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Peyton Manning looked particularly sharp in the Colts' first full practice of the week yesterday, according to a pool report. Manning was hot at one point...
Shockey: Plax deserves another chance
MIAMI -- As he prepares for Super Bowl XLIV with his new team, Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey yesterday said he hopes his former teammate with the Giants, Plaxico Burress,...
Brees, Sean Payton arrivals help New Orleans leave Katrina behind
MIAMI, Fla. -- Miracles do happen, and it doesn't take a pilgrimage to Lourdes to determine that two mighty ones have touched and transformed the Saints and a beleaguered city...
Report: Tiger might return in 2 weeks
The speculation over when Tiger Woods makes his return to golf grows with each passing week. The latest brushfire erupted yesterday when a report said the world's top-ranked golfer will...
Colts' Brock-solid backup plan for Freeney
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney, who owns the most famous right ankle in sports at the moment, said yesterday, "I hope to be myself . ....
Sanchez on knee surgery: 'Get it done'
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez is ready to "get it done" and "knock it out." Too bad he's not talking about a Super Bowl victory. Speaking for...
Rex finger fine enough for NFL
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Fingergate issue is closed. Rex Ryan's discipline for flipping off a bunch of raucous Dolphins fans Saturday night at a mixed martial arts event in...
Jets' Schottenheimer shows support for former pupil Brees
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Jets offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer is coming to South Florida today to support his favorite quarterback -- other than Mark Sanchez. Schottenheimer and Saints quarterback Drew...
Quartet of greats on Peyton vs. Drew
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Peyton Manning versus Drew Brees is one of the most compelling quarterback matchups the Super Bowl has given America. The Post tracked down four Super Bowl...
Nets competitive again but come up short against Raptors, 108-99
TORONTO -- You have to crawl before you can walk, walk before you can run, run before you can do whatever the heck comes after running and before dying. And...
Weird but true
Take two of these and call your lawyer in the morning. A San Francisco man took a double dose of his medical marijuana cookies and freaked out aboard a US...
Staten Island football star signs with Florida
Dominique Easley came home visibly upset one day four years ago. As an eighth grader, he wasn't permitted to play for the Staten Island Hurricanes Pop Warner football program because,...
Three Big Apple football stars heading to Syracuse
Three of the Big Apple's best high school football stars will be donning orange in the fall. Jeramiah Kobena of Cardinal Hayes, Xaverian's Mario Tull and Canarsie's Steven Rene all...
Late flurry saves signing day at Rutgers
Recruiting, like life, isn't as much about how you start as how you finish. And in the race to land prospects on yesterday's National Letter of Intent Day, Rutgers coach...
World of Kurt
Chef and restaurateur Kurt Gutenbrunner knows what it’s like to start over. When his marriage broke up five years ago, he walked out of his home with just two plastic...
National Signing Day notebook: McAdoo, Wheeler sign with Stony Brook
Bryant McAdoo has built a bond with the coaching staff at Stony Brook since his sophomore year when the Long Island school started showing interest. The 6-foot-5 Cardinal Hayes wide...
Hot Hilltoppers handle Ford
It isn’t time to call Karin Robinson prophetic just yet, but she is getting close. “It’s like I told you before, Molloy opened the gate for the rest of the...
Curtis seniors make their mark on signing day
It was a banner year for the Curtis football team – and not just because of the banner the program earned in December. Wednesday morning, three seniors – defensive lineman...
Just the fax: McCombs signs with UConn
Lyle McCombs was known as one of the fastest running backs in the city this year. And when it came to signing his National Letter of Intent Wednesday morning, the...
Raps loom in brutal B'klyn bar beat
Two dozen boozed-up active and retired firefighters viciously attacked four Brooklyn bar patrons during a wild brawl sparked when one of them accidentally spilled a drink on a smoke-eater, The...
Mosley Ready To Have 'Fun' With Floyd
Sugar Shane Mosley was giddy as a third-grader tonight when I spoke to him on the telephone about his now official May 1 bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. at the...
Bosh, Weems lead Raptors past Nets
Chris Bosh scored 20 points, Sonny Weems set career highs with 14 points and 11 rebounds and the short-handed Toronto Raptors beat the New Jersey Nets 108-99 on Wednesday night,...
Robinson, strong bench help Knicks beat Wizards
Nate Robinson scored 23 points, Al Harrington and Larry Hughes also put in double figures off the bench, and the New York Knicks beat the Washington Wizards 106-85 on Wednesday...
Motivational speaker charged in sweat lodge deaths
Motivational speaker James Arthur Ray was arrested Wednesday afternoon on three counts of manslaughter for deaths that happened after a sweat lodge ceremony he led in northern Arizona last year....
River Cafe looks for cabaret license
As this paper went to press, several local residents were expected to attend a Community Board 2 committee meeting to lobby for the River Cafe to help pay for maintenance...
Sitt has great expectations for Red Hook site
A Red Hook developer might be thinking out of the box, but as far as the city knows, Joe Sitt is thinking big box.Sitt, speaking at the Real Estate Roundtable...
McDonalds on Tillary Street shuttered
Mickey D’s golden arches lost some of their Brooklyn luster after one of its longtime franchises was shuttered recently.The McDonald’s on Tillary Street just off the Flatbush Avenue extension and...
Wild ride
Wild rideTwo alleged drug couriers were in custody last week following a wild ride through Williamsburg, police said.Jason Henning, 30, and Nicholas Copfloff, 26, were both nabbed on drug charges...
Fed Ex follies
Fed Ex folliesAn area resident was injured following a crazed accident on Willow Street, where a Fed Ex truck slammed into a residential building.Officials said that the driver lost control...
Tiger to leave sex rehab at end of week: report
Tiger Woods will leave a sex addiction rehabilitation clinic by the end of this week, according to a report published today. RadarOnline.com claims Elin Nordegren has flown to Hattiesburg, Mississippi...
Yahoo sells HotJobs to Monster Worldwide for $225M
Yahoo Inc. crossed off another chore on its housecleaning list Wednesday with the proposed sale of online help-wanted site HotJobs to rival Monster Worldwide Inc. for $225 million. The all-cash...
Gov: NY budget deficit could reach $8.2B
The pressure to find new ways to close New York's budget gap mounted Wednesday after Gov. David Paterson announced that the projected deficit for the upcoming fiscal year has grown...
Wheely good timing: Bike thief nabbed
Cops have put the brakes on a bicycle thief who may be responsible for five free-wheeling heists.Police said the thief, who was not named, would go into local apartment buildings,...