February 18, 2010
Testimony ends in Realtor to Stars Linda Stein murder trial
February 18, 2010 | 11:22pmtestimony concluded in the Realtor to the Stars murder trial today -- without a single witness called in defense of accused bludgeoner Natavia Lowery. Instead, jurors spent most of the...
Medicaid millionaire hit with big bill
February 18, 2010 | 11:20pmA well-known art instructor who pretended to be poor to collect Medicaid -- even though he owns two apartments in SoHo and TriBeCa worth more than a million each --...
Famed Coney Island freak show home could become landmark
February 18, 2010 | 11:04pmThe home of a world-famous Coney Island freak show and museum is in line to become a city landmark.The Landmarks Preservation Commission says it will host a March 23 public...
Toyota CEO agrees to testify before U.S. Congress
February 18, 2010 | 11:02pmToyota Chief Executive Akio Toyoda said Thursday he will testify before the U.S. Congress on the company's safety recalls. Toyoda, based in Japan, said he accepted an invitation from the...
Herve Leger by Max Azria
February 18, 2010 | 10:46pmMaz Azria took the bandage dress he's been making for the past three years and turned it on its head this season with a collection that was inventive, futuristic and...
G-Star
February 18, 2010 | 10:43pmSlaves to this denim-based brand are in for a shock – literally. Showing looks in mostly Smurf blue and Big Bird yellow, G-Star’s runway was a bright delight. An elaborate...
Knicks add Landry to Nate deal; brother dealt, too
February 18, 2010 | 10:42pmTwo Landrys have been traded today.The Knicks will need to add Marcus Landry to the complicated Nate Robinson trade, The Post has learned. The Knicks will get back three players,...
Brad Pitt look-alike at G-Star!
February 18, 2010 | 10:41pmI always get a little freaked out and stressed when going to shows at the Hammerstein Ballroom. Tonight was no different: clusters of hangers-on outside the door, people milling around...
Calvin Klein
February 18, 2010 | 10:40pmCalvin Klein designer Francisco Costa is way ahead of the game. The shaping and sculpting like everyone and his mother are doing this season is old hat to Costa --...
Drury scores in hockey rout of Norway
February 18, 2010 | 10:39pmVANCOUVER -- This USA win already was secured by the time Michael Phelps left his rinkside side. Then it turned into a rout. A big surge in the final minutes...
Alexandre Herchcovitch
February 18, 2010 | 10:36pmAlexandre Herchcovitch is crushing on the warrior princess - and after seeing his vision of what she should look like, we’re just as starry-eyed. He played with ruffles, pleats, tassels...
T'wolves plan to play Darko at center
February 18, 2010 | 10:18pmMINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Timberwolves will give Darko Milicic a 27-game audition at center, hoping he can show some potential and consider staying in the NBA. The Wolves acquired little-used...
Not guilty plea after cops say NJ man threw baby
February 18, 2010 | 10:01pmA New Jersey man pleaded not guilty Thursday after police say he told them he threw his 3-month-old daughter off a bridge, as searchers and relatives held out hope that...
Yankees' Winn admits he was lost last season
February 18, 2010 | 9:55pmTAMPA -- Randy Winn didn’t attempt to dance around his 2009 season.“I was horrible, terrible,’’ the new Yankees outfielder said today. “It was terrible, there is no two ways about...
German wins gold in super-combined after Vonn crashes
February 18, 2010 | 9:27pmMaria Riesch of Germany won the women's super-combined gold at the Vancouver Winter Olympics on Thursday after the race leader, American Lindsey Vonn, crashed in the slalom. American Julia Mancuso...
Bristol Palin seeks Levi Johnston’s financial records
February 18, 2010 | 9:09pmANCHORAGE, Alaska — Bristol Palin’s lawyer is seeking permission to subpoena media outlets such as Playgirl magazine and CNN to determine how much money Levi Johnston, the father of her...
'Gang rape' case against Conn. lacrosse players dropped
February 18, 2010 | 9:00pmBRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Connecticut authorities have decided not to go forward with the prosecution of three Sacred Heart University lacrosse players who were accused of conspiring to sexually assault a...
Obama offers support for Tibet, Dalai Lama
February 18, 2010 | 8:59pmPresident Obama on Thursday offered support for Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and his Himalayan homeland, defying Chinese anger by meeting the exiled monk at the White House. Despite...
The Blonds
February 18, 2010 | 8:52pmThere is no better way to open a show than to have a giant, furry gorilla come trampling down it. And that’s how the Blonds kicked it off. After an...
2 found shot to death in car in northern NJ
February 18, 2010 | 8:51pmTEANECK, N.J. — Authorities in northern New Jersey say two young men have been found shot to death in a car in Teaneck. The bodies were discovered Thursday morning on...
Overseen at The Blonds
February 18, 2010 | 8:49pmYou know when you ask a friend, "Hey, do I have something stuck in my teeth?" Well, I watched a guy pluck some gunk out of his girlfriend’s false eyelashes...
William Rast
February 18, 2010 | 8:47pmJustin Timberlake and pal Trace Ayala's William Rast show was a festival of trends starting with leather and fur and ending with military pats and jumpsuits, proving that what the...
Ashanti mom stalker sentenced to 2 years behind bars
February 18, 2010 | 8:46pmIt's two years at Rikers Island for Devar Hurd, the Indiana man who sent lurid, masturbatory cell phone pictures of himself to singer Ashanti and her "momager." "Mr. Hurd, I...
For Mets it's all about Prevention & Recovery
February 18, 2010 | 8:40pmThe Mets are making it perfectly clear that last year is behind them and that they have learned their injury lesson the hard way.All you have to do is look...
Olympic athlete filed warnings about deadly luge track
February 18, 2010 | 8:39pmAn Olympic athlete injured in November on the same luge track that killed a Georgian athlete last week had warned Canadian officials about the safety hazards of the course at...
Billionaire couple sued for sexual harassment and discrimination
February 18, 2010 | 8:33pmA filthy rich Upper East Side couple treated their gay hired help like dirt, court papers charge. In the Manhattan Supreme Court discrimination suit, William Gamble says billionaire Philip Falcone's...
7-year-old story sheds new light on Greece-Goldman scandal
February 18, 2010 | 8:00pmEveryone’s up in arms about Goldman Sachs’ role in helping Greece hide its mounting debt – especially the European Union. But a story making the rounds online shows that the...
Astor swindler Francis Morrissey disbarred
February 18, 2010 | 7:53pmThe shady lawyer who helped Brooke Astor’s son try to swindle her millions is now a shady ex-lawyer. The state Appellate Division officially disbarred Francis Morrissey today, less than two...
Mets announce spring training schedule
February 18, 2010 | 7:49pmMarch 2 vs. Braves 1:10 p.m. SNYMarch 3 @ Braves 1:05 p.m. No TVMarch 4 vs. Cardinals 1:10 p.m. SNYMarch 5 vs. Marlins 1:!0 p.m. SNY @ Cardinals 1:05 p.m....
It's official: Nets will play in Newark on way to Brooklyn
February 18, 2010 | 7:47pmThe Nets will play their next two seasons at Newark's Prudential Center after buying out their Izod Center lease, it was announced today, according to NJ.com. The team, about to...
Ralph Lauren at Fashion Week
February 18, 2010 | 7:40pmFlowers, tweeds and furs. Ralph Lauren can be counted on to present a really well-styled and well-designed collection and this season is thankfully, no aberration. SEE THE PHOTOS There was...
Knicks grab McGrady in three-team deal, clear cap space
February 18, 2010 | 7:28pmTracy McGrady is headed to the Knicks in a three-way blockbuster deal with the Rockets and Kings, a move that will save the Knicks $9.4 million in salary-cap room with...
Boyfriend denies hitting Sharpton daughter
February 18, 2010 | 6:53pmThe Rev Al's daughter needs a chauffeur. Just four months after getting hit with misdemeanors for an allegedly profanity-laced shoving match with cops during a traffic stop, Dominique Sharpton has...
The Mart Crowley moment
February 18, 2010 | 6:47pmHot on the heels of Alexi Kaye Campbell's "The Pride" (which I really, really liked) comes another study of the gay-male psyche -- though this time it's a period piece. My...
Texas pilot's suicide note
February 18, 2010 | 6:46pmIf you’re reading this, you’re no doubt asking yourself, “Why did this have to happen?” The simple truth is that it is complicated and has been coming for a long...
Jagr leads Czech team to 3-1 win over Slovakia
February 18, 2010 | 6:40pmVANCOUVER -- Jaromir Jagr’s thick legs can’t stand up to 25 minutes of ice time a night any longer, and his revived mullet is a little thinner. A few creases...
United Airlines flight diverted after suspicious note found on board
February 18, 2010 | 6:36pmA United Airlines flight en route from Denver to San Francisco was diverted to Salt Lake City for an emergency landing Thursday after a note was found in the aircraft...
Mets say Escobar is on schedule
February 18, 2010 | 6:33pmPORT ST. LUCIE -- Kelvim Escobar's shoulder isn't 100 percent, but this doesn't come as news to the Mets.Amid reports that Escobar suffered a setback in his comeback from shoulder...
Tiger Woods wife Elin won't attend his public statement
February 18, 2010 | 6:26pmElin Nordegren won’t stand by her man -- at least for now. The Swedish beauty, who was seen today decked out in attire from Nike, a sponsor that has stuck...
Vac's Thursday Whacks on Why the Press Should Boycott Tiger's Charade
February 18, 2010 | 6:23pmYou know what I would like to see? I would like to see the three major wire services and the designated golf writers' association pool reporter show me something and...
Castle Hill woman's weight loss called 'inspirational'
February 18, 2010 | 6:23pmA Castle Hill woman has been named a Weight Watchers Inspiring Stories of Change Contest Finalist. Dawn Gordon shed 106 pounds in two years and wants to share her story.Gordon...
Northeast Bronx Seniors celebrate Valentine's Day
February 18, 2010 | 6:23pmLove was in the air at the Northeast Bronx Senior Center for the center’s annual Valentine’s Day celebration on Friday, February 12. “I thought she was the most gorgeous kid...
Montefiore Docs return from Haiti med mission
February 18, 2010 | 6:23pmDoctors from Montefiore Medical Center joined teams of surgeons from Spain and France on a mission to Haiti to aid children injured in the colossal earthquake that shook the island...
Bronx Dem Party endorses Gillibrand
February 18, 2010 | 6:23pmBorough Democrats prefer her Gilli-brand. The Bronx County Democratic Committee endorsed incumbent United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand in her Fall 2010 bid for election on Wednesday, February 10.“I am proud...
American Civics honors Famiglia Pizzeria co-founder
February 18, 2010 | 6:23pmThe American Civics Institute has paid tribute to a supporter who donates time and treasure to make sure the organization’s free tutoring programs are a success.Morris Park community leaders Sal...
Evander Child and P.S. 103 get grants
February 18, 2010 | 6:23pmThe Evander Child High School campus and P.S. 103 now boast the funds needed to construct better learning environments. On Thursday, February 4, Councilman Larry Seabrook visited students at the...
After-school programs puts emphasis on Volunteerism
February 18, 2010 | 6:23pmTo make the Bronx a better borough and help those in need, the students of P.S. 72’s after-school program have taken on more than a dozen community service projects.Throughout January...
Lack of stiff penalties frustrates 49th Precinct
February 18, 2010 | 6:23pmThe 49th Precinct Community Council, in an attempt to get more involved in the judicial system, has launched a letter-writing campaign.In recent months, residents and civic group leaders have bemoaned...
Van Nest resident campaigns for animal shelter
February 18, 2010 | 6:23pmIf the Health Department fails to build an animal shelter at the Old Fordham Library in Community District 7, expect to hear from animal rescuer Bernadette Ferrara.Ferrara, who sits on...
6 IRT station rehabs
February 18, 2010 | 6:23pmThank goodness for the Bx4 bus! New York City Transit has announced that it expects 6 IRT straphangers to use the Bx4 as a free substitute for seven months while...
Former Bronxite sets latest novel in Morris Park
February 18, 2010 | 6:23pmFormer Bronx resident and retired naval officer George Vercessi loves the borough so much he set his latest novel, King of the Hill, here. His characters inhabit Westchester Square and...
Knicks acquire McGrady, free up cap space
February 18, 2010 | 6:11pmTracy McGrady is headed to the Knicks in a three-way blockbuster deal with the Rockets and Kings, a move that will save the Knicks $9.4 million in salary-cap room with...
Tracy Reese
February 18, 2010 | 6:09pmThe Tracy Reese girl this season is defined by sophisticated chic. She can wear anything from a tuxedo pant to a frothy cocktail dress and still look - and feel...
Marc by Marc Jacobs
February 18, 2010 | 6:06pmThe current MJ mantra seems to be "less is more," and if today's Marc by Marc Jacobs show was any indication, we hope he sticks to it (for now). Coming...
Nate says goodbye to Knicks, on way to Celtics
February 18, 2010 | 6:03pmMike D’Antoni revealed that Nate Robinson bid farewell to the Knicks today shortly before his trade to the Celtics became official. “I think he stopped in, yeah, and said his...
Olympics oust 'Idol' in TV ratings war
February 18, 2010 | 5:58pmLOS ANGELES -- NBC’s coverage of the Vancouver Winter Olympics beat “American Idol” on Wednesday, ending a six-year unbeaten streak for the Fox television ratings juggernaut, according to early audience...
Santana seconds Wright: Mets expect to win World Series
February 18, 2010 | 5:56pmIf confidence equaled wins, the Mets would be the best team in the baseball. Ace Johan Santana agreed with David Wright about the Mets' expectations for the season. “My plan...
Bloomberg places his chips
February 18, 2010 | 5:45pmRev. Floyd Flake -- who's enmeshed in the fallout over the controversial Aqueduct racino contract -- got a strong vote of confidence today from Mayor Bloomberg."He's an honest guy who...
Make money from the Tiger Woods press conference
February 18, 2010 | 5:33pmIf you’re tired of stocks and bonds --and who isn’t these days? -- there are some more entertaining ways to gamble your money away. One of them is taking a...
Donovan Everton's Player of the Month
February 18, 2010 | 5:29pmIf Landon Donovan was looking to make a good first impression at Everton and in the Premiership, he did just that. The U.S. National Team star was named the Toffees'...
Fey likely to return as Palin on 'SNL'
February 18, 2010 | 5:15pmTina Fey says she’ll probably reprise her impression of Sarah Palin when she hosts “Saturday Night Live” in April, reports the AP. Fey said this week that “it’s inevitable that...
Ford launches harshest attack yet on Gilly
February 18, 2010 | 5:03pmHarold Ford Jr. ratcheted up his slams on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand this morning -- releasing a blistering "open letter to the unelected Senator" in which he accuses her in his...
Ex-UBS exec fined for insider trading
February 18, 2010 | 4:57pmNew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has fined a former UBS fixed income boss and barred him from working at an investment bank for 30 months for insider trading, The...
Drug smuggler swallows 123 condoms of cocaine, say Swiss border guards
February 18, 2010 | 4:56pmA Nigerian drug smuggler has been arrested in Switzerland with 123 condoms stuffed with cocaine weighing 3.7 pounds in his stomach, border guards said Thursday. Michel Bachar, a spokesman for...
Judge slaps Kerik with harsher 4-year prison term for lying to White House
February 18, 2010 | 4:52pmCrooked ex-NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik was sentenced today to four years in prison -- more than the 27 to 33 months as prescribed by federal guidelines -- after he admitted...
Plane crash pilot left anti-IRS Web note
February 18, 2010 | 4:48pmAUSTIN, Texas — A software engineer furious with the Internal Revenue Service launched a suicide attack on the agency Thursday by crashing his small plane into an office building containing...
Time Inc. poaches from Conde Nast's Vogue
February 18, 2010 | 4:44pmThe personnel war between Time Inc. and Conde Nast is intensifying. After losing four staffers in a week to Lucky, Time Inc. is striking back, stealing the associate publisher of...
Queens man busted for two rapes dating back to 2000: cops
February 18, 2010 | 4:33pmA 34-year-old Queens father has been busted for raping two women -- one of them as far back as 10 years ago -- as cops continue to investigate whether he's...
Andre Berto's Journal: A Fighter Fights For Haiti
February 18, 2010 | 4:08pmFollowing the 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti, World Champion Andre Berto (Winter Haven, Fla.) and his older brother, Cleveland, traveled to Port Au Prince, Haiti, to assist in the relief...
DVD Extra: Burn, Baby, Burn
February 18, 2010 | 4:06pmToday in The Post's print edition, I list five top vintage films available through DVD burn-on-demand programs. Here are lots more titles from Warner Archive and Amazon (the latter manufactures on-demands discs both for...
Ernie Els slams timing of Tiger Woods' statement as 'selfish'
February 18, 2010 | 3:38pmFormer world No. 1 golfer Ernie Els branded Tiger Woods "selfish" as the American superstar planned his first public appearance on Friday since becoming embroiled in a sordid sex scandal....
Interpol seeks arrests of 11 suspects in Hamas killing
February 18, 2010 | 3:35pmDubai police directly accused Israel’s Mossad spy agency of orchestrating the hit squad slaying of a Hamas commander as the number of suspects rose today to 18. Lt. Gen. Dahi...
Yankees' Rivera taking career 'a year at a time'
February 18, 2010 | 3:22pmTAMPA — One year at a time.That’s how Mariano Rivera is looking at the rest of a career that will eventually lead to Coopertsown.“A year at a time and see...
Champions League: Controversial Bayern goal helps in 2-1 win
February 18, 2010 | 3:15pmBayern Munich substitute Miroslav Klose inadvertently added to the pressure for the use of technology to help referees by heading a controversial late winner against Fiorentina in the Champions League...
Giuliani to make City Hall return for endorsement
February 18, 2010 | 2:50pmRudy Giuliani will be returning to City Hall for the first time in years tomorrow to endorse "Rudy II" -- GOP Staten Island congressional hopeful Michael Grimm -- in his...
Knicks trade Darko to Timberwolves
February 18, 2010 | 2:48pmThe Knicks made a minor trade Wednesday, dispatching Darko Milicic to the Timberwolves for Brian Cardinal, a solid outside-shooting forward who always hurt the Knicks. But Cardinal will be waived...
Duke lacrosse accuser charged with attempted murder, arson
February 18, 2010 | 2:16pmPolice in Durham, NC, arrested Duke lacrosse accuser Crystal Gail Mangum, 33, after she allegedly assaulted her boyfriend, set his clothes on fire in a bathtub and threatened to stab...
Aqueduct probers won't find anything, guv boasts
February 18, 2010 | 2:05pmALBANY – Gov. Paterson this morning brushed off swirling reports about the widening probe into the Aqueduct "racino" decision and predicted the feds would come up empty-handed.“I don’t think we’re...
Knicks grab McGrady in three-team deal, clear cap space
February 18, 2010 | 11:55amTracy McGrady is headed to the Knicks in a three-way blockbuster deal with the Rockets and Kings, a move that will save the Knicks $9.4 million in salary-cap room with...
McGrady's agent: Knicks, Rockets, Kings working on three-team deal as deadline looms
February 18, 2010 | 11:55amThe Knicks, Kings and Rockets are talking this morning about a three-team deal that would land Tracy McGrady in New York, McGrady's agent Arn Tellem told The Post. " It's...
Hurts so good! Lindsey Vonn would not be denied
February 18, 2010 | 9:23amWHISTLER, British Columbia — She came into sight just as the final turn down the Franz’s Downhill course meets the horizon, a dark speck against white snow and blue sky....
Hey, NBC, ditch that tape machine
February 18, 2010 | 9:23amIf there is one lesson NBC must learn from these Olympics, it is this: It ain’t 1980 anymore. People don’t just shrug their shoulders anymore when the United States and...
Vonn first U.S. woman to grab gold in downhill
February 18, 2010 | 9:23amWHISTLER, British Columbia — Moments after finishing the women’s downhill, Lindsey Vonn laid on her back with her blonde ponytail in the Whistler snow, her arms raised and her dream...
Checking in with Rangers and Devils in Vancouver
February 18, 2010 | 9:23amThe Post’s Dan Martin tracks yesterday’s best Olympic performances by Rangers, Devils and Islanders: HENRIK LUNDQVIST, Sweden After leading Sweden to gold in 2006 without recording a shutout, Lundqvist stopped...
Today in Vancouver
February 18, 2010 | 9:22amDon’t-miss event Hannah Teeter, Gretchen Bleiler, Kelly Clark and Elina Hight finished first, second, fourth and sixth, respectively, at the Turin Games and all four are back in the field....
Davis defends 1,000-meter speedskating gold
February 18, 2010 | 9:22amRICHMOND, British Columbia — Shani Davis came into these Olympic Games with a reputation as a loner, an iconoclast, someone who will never be accused of marching silently in line...
Halfpipe king White puts on show
February 18, 2010 | 9:22amVANCOUVER — With a gold medal already clinched, Shaun White used his last run in the halfpipe last night to show why he’s the most dominant rider in the world...
Jamison deal takes Cavs out of Amar’e hunt
February 18, 2010 | 9:22amHoop du Jour has learned the NBA-leading 43-11 Cavaliers, Clippers and Wizards completed a three-way trade that sends Antawn Jamison and Sebastian Telfair to Cleveland, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Al Thornton...
Moves show Knicks still focused on future
February 18, 2010 | 9:22amDonnie Walsh wasn’t at his usual seat during pregame warm-ups before last night’s 115-109 loss to the Bulls at the Garden. No doubt the Knicks GM was in his office...
Twins, Hilltoppers meet again
February 18, 2010 | 7:36amTwo sets of children met on the court Sunday afternoon in Jamaica Estates, Queens. One of them had just won a basketball game. The others are embroiled in a much...
Three Brooklyn grid stars earn invite to Premier Showcase
February 18, 2010 | 7:32amNew York City has made inroads onto the national football scene in recent years. Just months ago, Curtis standout Dominique Easley, a University of Florida recruit, was named the MVP...
Finally healthy, Foriest breaks out for Wings Academy
February 18, 2010 | 7:29amKrystian Foriest’s troublesome left knee bothered him for the better part of two years. It robbed him of a pair of AAU seasons and several high school games. It curtailed...
Fashion Week buzz: Thursday, Feb. 18
February 18, 2010 | 6:55am* JT’S MOM GIVES THUMBS UP Swiping aside rumors of a split, Jessica Biel was smiling and playing the dutiful girlfriend at Justin Timberlake’s show last night. When Buzz asked...
The sharper image
February 18, 2010 | 6:47amMichael Kors loves a big sweater; it’s a pillar of his glamorous sportswear pantheon. So if you want to look like a movie star in Aspen, Kors has your wardrobe...
Improving juniors Buford, Gifford lead Poly Prep past Dalton
February 18, 2010 | 6:45amWhen Poly Prep was struggling earlier this season, Bill McNally remained confident. After losses to rival Collegiate, he still felt the future – the immediate future – was bright. Wednesday...
'My dad was a secret murderer'
February 18, 2010 | 6:43amI was home in Staten Island in the summer of 2000, thumbing through a copy of the New York Post, when I saw an article on Page 24 that caught...
Seton Hall outlasts St. John's, 59-50
February 18, 2010 | 6:32amNo blood. No glory. Under the best of conditions, Carnesecca Arena can be a daunting venue for opponents. It was the worst of conditions last night for Seton Hall. Reserve...
Shaun White wins gold, shows off his Double McTwist
February 18, 2010 | 6:13amWEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Shaun White had the trick in the bag, along with an Olympic gold medal. Might as well go for it, right? Putting on a show...
St. John's players get in shouting match with fans
February 18, 2010 | 5:42amAfter an emotional 59-50 loss to Seton Hall at Carnesecca Arena last night, St. John’s players D.J. Kennedy and Sean Evans engaged in a verbal altercation with at least one...
Just sold!
February 18, 2010 | 5:19amManhattan BATTERY PARK CITY $375,000 21 South End Ave. One-bedroom, one-bath condo, 560 square feet, with terrace, dishwasher, washer/dryer and central AC; building features roof deck, garden and storage. Common...
Livin' large
February 18, 2010 | 5:17amNot only is musician Desmond Child “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” he actually wrote the Ricky Martin smash. And now Child (whose other hits include Bon Jovi’s “Livin’ on a Prayer,”...
Set the stage
February 18, 2010 | 5:08amHome staging — the art of making your home highly appealing in today’s volatile real estate market — is a smart way to spark buyer interest that can result in...
Hot buys
February 18, 2010 | 5:06amBlizzards, bitter cold and more winter weather on the way — no surprise then that you’re thinking about heading to warmer climes. How about Miami? There, February temps average 77...
Walgreens expands to Williamsbridge Road
February 18, 2010 | 5:06amWalgreens is headed for one of the busiest corners in Morris Park. The drug store giant has inked a 20-year lease to expand a former Blockbuster Video and add more...
Grocers plan to expand
February 18, 2010 | 5:05amBronx leaders and labor groups bristled when it appeared that a new supermarket proposed for the Kingsbridge Armory would benefit from public subsidies. In late 2009, the supermarket and a...
Seabrook surrenders committee
February 18, 2010 | 5:05amStorm-battered Councilman Larry Seabrook resigned as chairman of the City Council’s civil rights committee but clung to his primary post on Thursday, February 11, as some former challengers circled like...
Pearly Gate not favored
February 18, 2010 | 5:05amWith construction underway at Pearly Gates Playground in Westchester Square, neighbors have begun to collect petition signatures to remove a new park entrance planned for St. Peter’s Avenue. For years,...
Church pastor ousted
February 18, 2010 | 5:05amA pastor who led a Throggs Neck church for more than 20 years was dismissed recently after allegations of inappropriate physical relationships with several churchgoers surfaced. The relationships were allegedly...
Borough president taps new BOEDC president
February 18, 2010 | 5:05amMarlene Cintron, tapped to run the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation on Valentine’s Day weekend, attended Senator Jose M. Serrano’s sixth grade graduation.Cintron has known BOEDC board member Kath Zamechansky...
St. Patrick's Day grand marshals set
February 18, 2010 | 5:05amWhile the Bronx St. Patrick’s Day Parade is about fun and marching bands, it will also pay a solemn tribute to several men and women who made a difference in...
Hess won’t confirm parking lot
February 18, 2010 | 5:05amCommunity leaders are piling onto the Hess parking lot bandwagon. They want the Hess Corporation to convert a stalled construction site into a parking lot for neighborhood use.Hess plans to...
Baby escapes blaze
February 18, 2010 | 5:05amFirefighters rescued several Pelham Parkway Houses residents from a fourth floor apartment fire at 785 Pelham Parkway North on Monday, February 15.Peter Krische, 20, was hard at work on Wallace...
Rubber rooms rub Sen. Diaz wrong way
February 18, 2010 | 5:05amSenator Ruben Diaz Jr. bounced angry remarks at the city and the Department of Education outside the Bronx “rubber room” on Thursday, February 11.Diaz and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo called on...
Mayor, Senator Klein propose 'CWI' gun law
February 18, 2010 | 5:05amYou’ve heard of DWI and DUI: Driving While Intoxicated and Driving Under the Influence. Meet CWI: Carrying a Gun While Intoxicated, a proposed law that would land irresponsible gunslingers up...
Unionport co-op leader fussed over Mitchell-Lama
February 18, 2010 | 5:05amMany Mitchell-Lama apartment buildings, constructed in the 1950s and 1960s to house middle-income Bronx residents, are on the ropes. Before 2008, when New York real estate boomed, scores abandoned Mitchell-Lama,...
Friend of vets launches monument campaign
February 18, 2010 | 5:05amRay Trillo thinks the borough owes its veterans more. The Castle Hill resident and retired Department of Corrections employee has designed a modern monument to Bronx veterans and wants to...
Teen mentor pushes Community Board Athletic League
February 18, 2010 | 5:05amAbdul “Sleep” Johnson is a carrot and stick thinker. Teens love sports and video games, he contends. Why not use sports and video games to encourage civic participation? Why not...
Wild night draws only mild interest
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amIt's a safe bet that when a character snorts cocaine in a play's opening seconds, we're in for a bumpy evening. On that level, Gabe McKinley's comedy/drama of male bonding...
Rare films, burned fast
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amNow you can order a rare vintage movie like it was a pizza. Hollywood studios are throwing open their vaults and allowing film buffs to order custom-burned DVDs online for...
Jon's TLC truce
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amTLC has reached a settle ment in its breach-of- contract suit against former "Jon & Kate Plus 8" star Jon Gosselin. The network "will be undertaking procedural steps to conclude...
'Idol' King of Queens
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amWhere's Big Mike? The morning after being named to the elite "Top 24" group of "American Idol" semi-finalists, Mike Lynche, the 305-pound hopeful from Queens and the feel-good story of...
'Real' cooking
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amThe owner of "The Real World, DC" house wants to turn it into a restaurant. The MTV show, airing now, was shot at the Dupont Circle house last summer. The...
'Blind Side' star on 'SVU'
February 18, 2010 | 5:00am'L aw & Order: SVU" is get ting a taste of "The Blind Side." Bronx-born Quentin Aaron's first role after starring in the blockbuster film, playing Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman...
Crockefeller
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amNot since Mary Kay Letour neau fell for 13-year-old Vili, Liza Minnelli shared makeup with David Gest, and Star Jones bartered for Al Reynolds has a woman been as been...
Finally put to rest: Murtha's self-service
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amMichelle Malkin hits the nail on the head with "The Ugly Truth About Jack Murtha" (PostOpinion, Feb 13). Rep. John Murtha was one of the most corrupt politicians in Washington,...
Too rude to ride the train
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amIrvin Khaytman of Stuyvesant HS needs a course in subway etiquette ("Oh Sit!" Feb. 16). His irate mom should have taught him that dirty shoes belong on the floor, not...
Debt-tastrophe
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amGrowing demands on the federal government have invited a massive buildup of government debt now and over the next several years. US fiscal policy must focus on reducing this debt...
Bill would freeze some rents
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amALBANY -- A state Senate bill introduced yesterday would freeze the rent for low- and moderate-income households in rent-subsidized apartments in New York City. Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada is...
Mayor slides down latest poll
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amA new poll has found that Mayor Bloomberg's approval ratings have slipped slightly. The Quinnipiac University survey released yesterday found that 61 percent of Big Apple voters approve of the...
Why populist Palin will never be prez
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amThe Republican presidential nominee, an Arizona sena tor, was a maverick, which was part of his charm. He spoke and acted impulsively, which was part of his problem. Voters thought...
NYPD Daily Blotter
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amBronx A Mount Eden woman standing in a curb space to hold it for a pal brawled with a couple vying for the spot, police said. Luis Velez-Tejada, 35, and...
When even the good news is bad news
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amIs the stock market setting investors up for another 2007-style ambush, or worse? Since you've been inundated lately with giddy talk from the folks on Wall Street and their dupes...
Fantasy jobs
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amLast year, White House econ omists claimed that the $862 billion stimulus would create 3.3 million jobs. Since then, the nation has lost more than 3 million jobs. That's a...
S'bucks at Burger King
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amBurger King wants you to wake up and smell their coffee, and it's going to be Starbucks. Some 7,000 Burger King restaurants will begin to sell the Starbucks-owned brew Seattle's...
NYers nix city layoffs
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amCity voters oppose layoffs to help close the city's budget gap, but they have no problem with a wage freeze, according to a poll released yesterday. The survey by Quinnipiac...
SI DA launches stiff probe
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amHeads will roll at city morgues. The ghoulish morgue employee who posed for a series of creepy photographs playing with the cadavers under his care is now under investigation by...
Stolen Goldman computer code is still MIA
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amProsecutors going after former Goldman Sachs computer whiz Sergey Aleynikov for theft say they haven't yet found the allegedly pilfered code on his new employers' computers -- potentially blowing a...
Red ink in record flow
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amWASHINGTON -- The federal deficit through the first four months of the budget year is running at a record-breaking pace, even though in January it was slightly smaller than expected....
Little ditty 'bout 'Senator' John
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amNow that Indiana Sen. Evan Bayh is officially dropping out, some Dems are hoping to boost another prominent Hoosier for the seat -- John Mellencamp. Speculation is swirling around Mellencamp...
This train really needs a conductor
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amHow do you get to Carnegie Hall? The Times Square shuttle, apparently. The best-sounding buskers in the city stunned straphangers on the S line yesterday, when five members of Amsterdam's...
LaChance mourned
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amEdmond LaChance, grandfather of Glenn LaChance, a business agent for the Newspaper and Mail Deliverers Union, died yesterday at his home on Long Island. He was 98. Viewing is today...
MTA staffers $hare the pain
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amMTA officials next week will announce a series of cost savings and administrative-position cuts -- to show riders facing severe service reductions that the agency, too, is getting hammered by...
Eliot advising gov on scoring with voters
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amAs he struggles to save his flailing campaign, Gov. Paterson has told people he's taking counsel from the man responsible for him being in charge in the first place --...
Penguin ado at the zoo
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amNew Yorkers are flipping over our newest cool neighbors, Will, Robert, Lyle and Slappy. The four male king penguins, who were born in Texas, have just relocated to the Wildlife...
McQueen ruled suicide
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amBritish designer Alexander McQueen penned a suicide note before hanging himself in the closet of his London apartment on the eve of his mother's funeral, an official coroner's inquest confirmed...
Tesla plane crash kills 3 employees
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amThree employees of Tesla Motors, a maker of battery-powered autos, died in a plane crash in California's Silicon Valley that knocked out electricity to companies including Hewlett-Packard and Facebook. The...
Bewkes getting Ginsberg
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amTime Warner plans to hire former News Corp. executive Gary Ginsberg to be a senior adviser to CEO Jeffrey Bewkes, The Post has learned. According to several sources with knowledge...
Mending Bill: TV me looked ill
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amFormer President Bill Clinton -- who recently underwent a successful heart operation at New York's Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital -- said he realized something was seriously wrong after watching himself on TV....
Boy killed in bus horror
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amA 4-year-old Brooklyn boy running to catch a school bus was killed yesterday morning when he slipped on ice and fell under the rear wheels of the bus in front...
Business briefs
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amComing back US housing starts rose to a six-month high in Janu ary and industrial output increased, pointing to an economic recovery that was taking a firm hold and respectable...
'Psychically cleansed' out of 10G
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amA Greenwich Village fortune teller is actually a fortune taker, a client claims. In a suit filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, a woman says Sylvia Mitchell conned her out of...
Price of $timulation: 500G per new NY job
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amWASHINGTON -- New York has gotten 43,000 jobs since President Obama signed the stimulus law one year ago -- at a price of more than $500,000 per job, federal and...
B&N Burkle bust
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amA proxy battle may be brewing between Barnes & Noble and billionaire Ronald Burkle. The New York-based book retailer said yesterday its board of directors had unanimously rejected Burkle's request...
Unmerry-go-round
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amThe longtime operator of the famed Central Park Carousel has been kicked off the ride, The Post has learned. Parks Department officials said they've terminated their contract with New York...
Simon says: she's the one
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amAfter years of maintaining that he's against marriage, Simon Cowell says he's finally found "the one." The 50-year-old "American Idol" judge has been quietly dating series makeup artist Mezhgan Hussainy...
Rocky road to funding for Benihana
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amLate hibachi honcho. A New York hedge fund with a nearly 10 percent stake in Japanese steakhouse chain Benihana is sending the company's CEO back to the kitchen to whip...
City not sitting pretty
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amHold your breath, New Yorkers. Imagine a city choc kablock with pedestrian plazas fit for smokers and tourists. A place where driving is a memory, shopping is agony, and fresh...
Microsoft, Yahoo! clear last deal hurdles
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amSteve Ballmer and Carol Bartz are about to get the blessing of the Justice Department to get hitched. According to a person familiar with the matter, Justice officials are expected...
Drug deal nets NY icon
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amA Midwestern drug chain is paying a New York price for Duane Reade. That's what some industry watchers are saying about Walgreen's $1.08 billion purchase of Duane Reade from private-equity...
Bell cops will keep jobs, not guns
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amThe NYPD cops involved in the fatal Sean Bell shooting probably won't be fired -- but it is unlikely they will ever be allowed to carry guns again, sources said...
Tiger's 'arrogant' move catches flack flak
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amNew York p.r. pros yesterday blasted Tiger Woods' planned pseudo-press conference, saying it smacks of "arrogance" and is an "awful" way to rehab his ruined image. "This is a sham,...
A Bronx frail tale
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amThe Bronx is dead last in the latest health rankings of the state's counties. When it comes to average life expectancy and the overall health of its residents, The Bronx...
Utah polygamist's family of 200+ lets world in
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amThey must have needed a really wide-angle lens to snap this family portrait. Smack at the heart of the group shot -- which shows five smiling women wearing floor-length prairie...
Goldman's Greek grab
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amGlobal leaders are bearing down on Goldman Sachs, demanding to know whether the firm helped cover up Greece's cash crisis in order to peddle $15 billion in government IOU's to...
'We understand why they're angry. . . . We get it.'
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amWASHINGTON -- Oh, now they get it! Vice President Joe Biden finally saw yesterday what American voters have been seething over for months: the nation's capital should be declared a...
The president vs. reality
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amPresident Obama yesterday declared his $787 billion economic-stimulus plan a rousing success on its first anniversary -- claiming that it had created or saved 2 million jobs and averted a...
'The people's business'
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amThat was quite the parting shot that Sen. Evan Bayh delivered to the Sen ate this week. "I have had a growing conviction that Congress is not operating as it...
Raj wins move for fall trial
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amThe criminal fraud trial of Galleon Group LLC founder Raj Rajaratnam will begin on Oct. 25, a judge said yesterday after defense lawyers opposed a request by prosecutors to start...
BofA-SEC deal waits for Cuomo
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amBank of America will have to wait several more days to see if its $150 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission passes muster with a tough judge. BofA...
Sushi pro: fish 'pharm' wrong Rx
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amIron Chef Masaharu Morimoto wouldn't prescribe sushi from a drugstore. Though the former Nobu head chef always dreamed sushi would one day be as popular as pizza in New York,...
Simon says take $10B
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amDavid Simon, head of the nation's largest mall owner, doesn't like the taste of rejection -- especially when it comes from a rival struggling to get out of bankruptcy. After...
Tiger out of his cage
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amTiger can run, but he's done hiding. Tiger Woods' camp broke a nearly three-month silence yesterday to say he will finally emerge from his secluded den tomorrow to publicly apologize...
Lawyers make worst drivers
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amThey may have studied jurisprudence, but they sure don't exercise prudence behind the wheel. Lawyers and judges top a list of most dangerous drivers, by profession, according to a survey...
Mystery of the stolen Greyhound
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amThis time, everyone missed the bus. An empty Greyhound bus was swiped from a garage in Manhattan, finally showing up abandoned in Queens yesterday. But officials have no idea who...
Olympics could ice NHL stars' $25M suit
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amStar hockey players have killed their chance to win a $25 million lawsuit by going for the gold at the Winter Olympics, a lawyer for the man they're suing said...
Feds on Aqueduct warpath
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amFederal authorities have begun contacting losing bidders as part of a growing probe into the controversial deal to install video slots at Aqueduct Racetrack, The Post has learned. An official...
Concrete boss is convicted
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amThat's just plain un-American: The president of a concrete-testing company was convicted yesterday of doctoring test results at the Freedom Tower, 7 World Trade Center and the new Yankee Stadium....
Second Taliban bigshot bagged
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amIn a fresh boost to the US war effort in Afghanistan, another Taliban leader has been captured in Pakistan. Newsweek.com reported last night that Mullah Abdul Salam -- a "shadow...
Ordeal ends for busted Americans in Haiti
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Eight of 10 American missionaries were freed from a Haitian jail and left for Miami yesterday, nearly three weeks after being charged with kidnapping for trying to...
'Double' trouble for Jayson
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amFormer NBA star Jayson Williams had a blood-alcohol level of 0.19, more than double the legal limit, after he crashed his car into a tree in Manhattan last month, prosecutors...
Lundqvist comes up big for Sweden
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amVANCOUVER -- Sweden started slow. Goaltender Henrik Lundqvist wasn't surprised. "At the beginning of the game, we were nervous and anxious," said Lundqvist, who made 21 saves and got enough...
Aqueduct Analysis
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amToday's analysis.1. 6 fur; $22,000; clm($16,000); 3YOCORCHO makes local return after tiring to third at this level at Laurel last out. FUZZY'S STORY comes in with a bullet work and drew...
Snow wipes out skiing at Whistler
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amOLYMPIC NOTES WEST VANCOUVER -- The Olympic skiing schedule shuffle continued yesterday with the men's super-combined race being postponed after an overnight snowstorm. Heavy snow hit Whistler Monday night and...
The Post line
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amNCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogG'TOWN1SyracuseDAYTON14La SalleFLORIDA7½AuburnMISSISSIPPI3VanderbiltTROY3Middle Tenn.LA.-LAF.6½Arkansas St.Portland10PEPPERDINELA.-MONROE11New OrleansW. KENT.12½South Ala.Fla. Atlantic1½FLA. INT'LWASH. ST.4½UclaWIS.-MILW.3½Cleveland St.DENVER11½Ark.-L. RockMINNESOTA2½WisconsinMARQUETTE6PittsburghGonzaga11½LOY. MRYMNT.OREGON3½StanfordCalifornia6OREGON ST.WASH.8Southern CalSt. Mar., Ca.6½SAN DIEGOTHE CITADELPickW. CarolinaN. ARIZONA3½Portland St.N. COLO.15½E. Wash.MONT. ST.12Sacra. St.AUSTIN PEAY10½Tenn. TechNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogCAVALIERS...
Reyes ready for big 2010 with Mets
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amPORT ST. LUCIE -- The 70-win Mets have come to this camp with an attitude. Jose Reyes showed yesterday that he has David Wright's back. Shortly after Wright told reporters...
Mets' Nieve dodging comfort zone
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amPORT ST. LUCIE -- Fernando Nieve doesn't want to be considered the front runner for the final spot in the Mets' rotation. That designation recently was placed on the right-hander...
All's calm in Yankees universe -- for now
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amTAMPA -- The party pavilion be hind the third base stands at Steinbrenner Field has become the Yankees' House of Shame. It was there last February that Alex Rodriguez faced...
Mets' Wright: We expect to win World Series
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amPORT ST. LUCIE -- The unusually cool Florida weather isn't severe enough to freeze a human brain, so go ahead and hold David Wright accountable for what he said yesterday....
Hank: There's no pressure on Joe
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amTAMPA -- Hank Steinbrenner is like a lot of other voices in the Yankees' universe when it comes to Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and manager Joe Girardi working in the...
Must decide on Johnson or Granderson in No. 2 hole
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amTAMPA -- Asked what his biggest concern was on the first official day of spring training, Yankees manager Joe Girardi eschewed the delicious competition for the fifth starter's spot between...
65th man KOs No. 1 Stricker in Match Play Championship
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amMARANA, Ariz. -- Without even showing up, Tiger Woods' prints were all over the Match Play Championship. Word that Woods was going to speak publicly for the first time tomorrow...
Sorry McGwire back on field
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amJUPITER, Fla. Mark McGwire's first day on the job ended with another apology for using steroids. The Cardinals' new batting coach got time in the batting cage with hitters yesterday,...
Jets' Sanchez: Surgery went 'exceptionally well'
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amMark Sanchez's knee surgery was a success. That news came from Sanchez, who had surgery on his left knee yesterday at Morristown Memorial Hospital and later delivered this message on...
Speedskater Ohno advances
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amVANCOUVER -- Apolo Anton Ohno easily advanced through the preliminaries of 1,000-meter short track, staying on course to surpass Bonnie Blair as the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian. After advancing...
Sports shorts
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amNFL: Ravens sign Stallworth The Ravens say they have signed wide receiver Donte' Stallworth to a one-year contract. The Browns recently released Stallworth, after the NFL reinstated him following a...
Tiger, what did you do and when will you play?
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amThe Tiger Woods saga took yet another fascinating turn yesterday and it actually had nothing to do with an aggressive fire hydrant, a smashed-up SUV, a woman alleging he impregnated...
Nets blow another in tough loss to Heat
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amAll good things must come to an end. Like Net winning streaks. For only the fifth time this season, the Nets on Tuesday experienced something that came to them an...
Lycacek, Plushenko duel for men's figure skating gold
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amVANCOUVER -- Tonight's men's figure skating final is an old-fashioned Winter Olympics showdown between the United States and Russia. Defending Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko is in first place after Tuesday's...
McGrady Sweepstakes down to Knicks and Kings
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amThe Knicks became favorites yesterday to win the Tracy McGrady Sweepstakes before today's 3 p.m. trading deadline and make their cap-clearing coup when the Bulls dropped out of the bidding...
Knicks drop another to Bulls, 115-109
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amCoach Mike D'Antoni's Knicks had at least one thing going for them last night, entering the second of a back-to-back with the Bulls. "Historically it's hard to beat a team...
Hank: There's no pressure on Girardi
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amTAMPA -- Hank Steinbrenner is like a lot of other voices in the Yankees' universe when it comes to Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera and manager Joe Girardi working in the...
Girardi must decide on Johnson or Granderson in No. 2 hole
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amTAMPA -- Asked what his biggest concern was on the first official day of spring training, Yankees manager Joe Girardi eschewed the delicious competition for the fifth starter's spot between...
Alston grateful Nets let him go
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amIt was a familiar scene for Rafer Alston. The point guard jogged onto the Izod Center floor last night for the 17th time this season and received a half-hearted welcome...
Weird but true
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amJesus images have gotten to be a dime a dozen. A bathroom door with a purported image of Jesus got no bids on eBay, even after its seller offered to...
Big-name players are J.O.T.S grads
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amSt. John's star D.J. Kennedy, the unofficial ambassador of all things Steel City especially his former AAU team the Pittsburgh J.O.T.S., was asked a seemingly harmless question: What is a...
Fordham increases funds for men's basketball
February 18, 2010 | 5:00amThe days of Fordham being the doormat of the Atlantic 10 could be coming to an end. At least that's what the school's administration is hoping for after it announced...
St. Edmund's Eagles grounded on Senior Night
February 18, 2010 | 4:54amVinny Marchiano’s final home game at St. Edmund Prep wasn’t quite what he expected. Instead of a big performance in a convincing victory, Senior Night for the 6-foot-3 guard had...
Bond ambition
February 18, 2010 | 4:52amThe Bouwerie Lane Theatre, at the corner of the Bowery and Bond Street, has had many former lives. For more than four decades, it was a performance space for plays...
The Brooklyn Paper — on fire
February 18, 2010 | 4:24amhttp://www.brooklynpaper.com/sections/covers/33/8/
St. Peter's holds off South Shore without Lewis
February 18, 2010 | 3:55amSt. Peter’s star Catherine Lewis has been out with a broken wrist. But if you blinked in the fourth quarter, it was easy to think it was her hitting a...
Heat win season-high 4th straight, beat Nets
February 18, 2010 | 3:54amMichael Beasley had 23 points and 11 rebounds and the Miami Heat overcame the early loss of All-Star MVP Dwyane Wade in beating the New Jersey Nets 87-84 on Wednesday...
Girls basketball roundup: Notre Dame trips up Terriers
February 18, 2010 | 3:37amNotre Dame Academy may be playing its best basketball at the right time. The Gators have now won three straight including an impressive 47-38 win over St. Francis Prep in...
White, Vito safely through to halfpipe finals
February 18, 2010 | 3:25amWEST VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Shaun White saved the drama - and his biggest trick - for the finals at these Olympics, laying down a solid run Wednesday to easily...
Shani Davis wins gold in men's 1,000 speedskating
February 18, 2010 | 2:44amRICHMOND, British Columbia -- This time all that mattered was the color of the medal, not the color of his skin. With a furious kick on the final lap Wednesday,...
Tame Tigers scorched by Firebirds
February 18, 2010 | 1:51amRocco Sellitto wasn’t asking for much in his team’s final regular-season game. Bishop Kearney traveled to play Kellenberg, the defending CHSAA Class A state champion, for a test and tune...
City Point design revealed
February 18, 2010 | 1:20amThe developers of the proposed City Point Tower unveiled a four-story, 50,000 square foot retail building to be funded in part with federal stimulus funds.Labeled One DeKalb, a rendering was...
Safety measures installed at MetroTech
February 18, 2010 | 12:59amThe age of safeguarding against possible terrorist attacks continues in Brooklyn.The city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) has begun installing measures to prevent against any kind of terrorist attack in the...
BQE bozo
February 18, 2010 | 12:59amBQE bozoThe booze must have crept up on him.After a night of celebrating, a 25-year-old man driving home suddenly realized that he was too drunk to drive and decided to...
Feds contact losing bidders in probe on Aqueduct deal
February 18, 2010 | 12:40amFederal authorities have begun contacting losing bidders as part of a growing probe into the controversial deal to install video slots at Aqueduct, The Post has learned. Even as it...
City lawmakers pressured to give back stipends
February 18, 2010 | 12:28amPressure is mounting on city lawmakers to give back stipends that they get for chairing City Council committees.That after the city government watchdog group Citizens Union recently unveiled on its...
Dogged search ends with sweet surprise
February 18, 2010 | 12:28amHow sweet it is!After six days, Sugar, the beloved French Bulldog/Basset Hound who disappeared during a romp in snow-covered Prospect Park and may have been held for ransom by a...
Brooklyn's first rabid raccoon discovered
February 18, 2010 | 12:28amBrooklyn’s first ever rabid raccoon has been discovered in Boerum Hill, health officials confirmed this week. The animal was captured in the vicinity of State and Nevins streets and euthanized....
Berkeley Carroll plan heard by Landmarks
February 18, 2010 | 12:18amA Park Slope private school finally got its day before the city agency with authority over the fate of its controversial expansion plan.Opponents of the Berkeley Carroll School’s proposal outnumbered...