March 24, 2010
Girardi: 'Heart goes out' to Gooden
Joe Girardi, who played with Dwight Gooden and caught his no-hitter with the Yankees, said he hoped everything was OK with his former teammate after the former pitcher was arrested...
Warehouse 11 is out of bankruptcy
It’s settled!The block-long 120-unit condominium behemoth known as Warehouse 11 is back from the brink of bankruptcy.Developer McCaren Park Mews reached an agreement with its bank, Capital One Bank, and...
Robert Culp, who starred in 'I Spy,' dead at 79
Robert Culp, the actor who teamed with Bill Cosby in the racially groundbreaking TV series "I Spy" and was Bob in the critically acclaimed sex comedy "Bob & Carol &...
Dog off it!
Brooklyn Bridge Park is the greatest open space since Prospect Park was built in the Civil War era — but for dogs, it’s piss-poor.That’s be-cause the lovable, but urine-spewing, pups...
Nets respond with gift bags
After Nets CEO Brett Yormark took umbrage with a fan wearing a paper bag over his head in the team's prior home game, at least the club has a sense...
Niese in lead for Mets' No. 5 spot
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jon Niese has all but locked up the final spot in the Mets’ rotation.Jerry Manuel made that pronouncement after watching the lefty fire two scoreless innings...
Mets still plan to put Gooden in Hall
PORT ST. LUCIE -- The Mets had no comment, other than to say they are aware of the situation, on Dwight Gooden’s arrest in New Jersey for driving under the...
'Human Target' hits the Mark
Fox’s “Human Target” is, quite possibly, the best new mid-season show of the year. If you haven’t already cottoned on to this fact, then you should really check it out...
Long: how well did GOP vet Steve Levy?
Conservative Party chairman Mike Long, who's been lending his political weight to Rick Lazio's campaign fin earnest since the weekend, said rival Steve Levy's answers about single-payer health care and...
Ex-Madoff executive Bonventre indicted on fraud, other charges
The former operations director for convicted Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff's defunct firm was indicted Wednesday on fraud and other criminal charges. In a superseding indictment returned Wednesday, Daniel Bonventre, former...
Levy statement addresses previous backing of gov't-run health care
Steve Levy just put out a statement addressing the Working Families Party questionnaire he filled out when he got the labor-backed party's nod in 2007 in his re-election bid as...
MLS looking for good news to start season
Labor strife is resolved, the league’s reigning MVP and perhaps best team reside near the glitz of Hollywood, a new $200 million stadium is open in the league’s largest market...
Devon James’ husband backs story of her affair with Tiger Woods
The husband of adult film star Devon James, who claimed that she had a two-year affair with pro golfer Tiger Woods, backed up her story, Fox News reported Wednesday.Kevin James...
Former MetroStars coach Bradley named U.S. Olympics coach of year
U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley has been named 2009 National Coach of the Year by the U.S. Olympic Committee. Bradley, who led his squad to a first-place...
Political insiders: Hikind's power oversold
The widespread talk in political circles after the extremely lopsided loss of the candidate he strongly backed for a Boro Park City Council Seat is about the diminished power of...
Onuaku won't play for Syracuse vs. Butler
Syracuse center Arinze Onuaku will not play Thursday against Butler in the West Regional semifinal. Orange coach Jim Boeheim says the 6-foot-9 center is doing better but will not be...
Mets' Santana 'ready to go' after 93 pitches
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Johan Santana gave up two runs and eight hits in 5 2/3 innings, stretching beyond the fourth for the first time this spring, and the Mets...
Is Bank of America listening to Laurie Goodman?
Months ago, HousingWire reported on a study by Amherst Securities' Laurie Goodman that found that mortgage defaults were being driven less by unemployment than by negative equity. The main factor...
Red Bull parts ways w/ Oebster
As expected, the Red Bulls parted ways with Ernest Oebster. And after the Austrian midfielder has his contract terminated, he said he was even glad, according to sportsnet.at. "I have...
City bringing event space to Red Hook
The city today began accepting proposals to awaken two acres of sleepy waterfront property near Brooklyn’s Pier 11 at Atlantic Basin in Red Hook with live shows, festivals, flea markets...
Judge upholds ban on flavored-tobacco sales
A legal assault against the city's upcoming ban on flavored smokeless tobacco got chewed up in court. Manhattan federal Judge Colleen McMahon refused to block the law -- slated to...
Club confounded by DumpEdCox.com
It’s not just Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox scratching his head over who started the DumpEdCox.com website. The anonymous new site blasts the GOP party head and calls for his...
NFL: Still no prime-time reveals
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The NFL did not announce its Kickoff Weekend prime-time games and Thanksgiving games as expected during the meetings that wrapped up today, and the league did not...
Kiki back to coach Nets after mother passes away
Coaching the Nets tonight will be therapeutic for Kiki Vandeweghe. He returned from California on Tuesday night then found out this morning his mother, Colleen Kay Hutchins, 83, had died...
Payton decries 'coup' by owners
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Saints coach Sean Payton blasted the owners today for waiting until the league’s head coaches were playing golf Tuesday to hold a surprise vote to change overtime. Payton...
League addresses tanking
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The NFL hopes to combat the widespread tanking of games late in the regular season by playoff-bound teams by loading up the final two weeks with divisional...
Levy: GOP nomination 'within our grasp'
Steve Levy just emerged from a 45-minute closed-door meeting with Senate Republicans, saying his mistake in saying he didn't get the WFP line was that he got his minor parties...
Keep un-trucking! Bedford merchants resent food carts
Vendors such as the Endless Summer and Van Leeuwen ice cream trucks have been Bedford Avenue destinations in their own right, attracting hungry hipsters seeking cheap and speedy late-night service.But...
Keep un-trucking! Bedford merchants resent food carts
With the economy in a downtown, Bedford Avenue’s restaurants are scapegoating nearby food trucks for threatening their bottom line in the neighborhood’s viciously competitive restaurant row. Vendors such as the...
Levy supported government-run health care in 2007 survey
Steve Levy's questionnaire for the Working Families Party from 2007 showed him supporting positions such as a single-payer (meaning government run) universal health care system, public funding of local elections...
Bloomberg gave Greenfield staffers, voter information
Mayor Bloomberg pulled out all the stops to help now-Councilman-elect David Greenfield capture his seat in Brooklyn with a surprisingly lopsided win over rival Joe Lazar - including supplying staffers...
HBO teams often fall on 'Hard' times
The Jets shouldn't celebrate their selection as this season's subject of "Hard Knocks."Three of the previous five teams to be featured on the HBO training-camp show failed to make the...
Report: Golfer taking bets on when Tiger will fire caddy
Tiger Woods’ caddy, Steve Williams, denies that he knew Tiger Woods was cheating on his wife and put an end to speculation that he will not be on Woods’ bag...
Obama signs executive order on abortion
U.S. President Barack Obama signed an executive order Wednesday reaffirming long-standing restrictions on federal funding of abortion procedures. The order was part of an 11th hour agreement with Democratic abortion...
DEALS: 4nts/RT to Japan
Typical poor man's Japan? Bussing it to DC for a night to stare at some boring cherry blossom trees. Atypical poor man's Japan? Roundtrip air from NYC and 4 nights in Tokyo for under...
FBI launches 'Bandit Tracker' site for NY, NJ
The FBI has added an Internet weapon for catching armed bank robbers in New York and New Jersey. The bureau launched the new “Bandit Tracker” Web site on Wednesday. It...
Kings owner wants LeBron to stay with Cavaliers
Joe Maloof, the high-profile owner of the Sacramento Kings, was in New York today to promote the Maloof Money Cup, a professional skateboard event the Maloof brothers are staging at...
Feds say 25 from upstate cocaine ring indicted
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Federal prosecutors say 25 members of a drug ring have been indicted on charges they conspired to sell cocaine in New York City and upstate. An...
Internet messages investigated in Long Island teen's suicide
Suffolk County police say they’re investigating Internet messages sent before and after a West Islip teenager killed herself. Even after 17-year-old Alexis Pilkington died, the harassing Internet messages kept on...
DVD Extra: Fox, MGM go gay
Yet more news from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment: they're teaming up with MGM for "the very first gay-themed DVD collection from a major motion picture studio.'' There are 10...
A-Rod won't talk about possible meeting with FBI
Alex Rodriguez took only baseball questions today in a media session that lasted less than a minute, unwilling to answer anything FBI- or Anthony Galea-related.Rodriguez, who reportedly will meet with...
Israel approves new building in east Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — The Jerusalem municipality has approved 20 new apartments for Jews in an Arab neighborhood of east Jerusalem, the city said Wednesday, in a move that could stir a...
Breaking new ground
Not to ruin a lovely spring day with bad news, but ... we couldn't help notice the above chart from the fine folks at Calculated Risk (click for larger version). February was...
Body of boy missing since December found
The body of a four-year-old New York boy missing since December was found Wednesday, three blocks from where he was last seen in the town of Newburgh, sources told myfoxny.com....
'Hot Tub Time Machine' and the killer soundtrack
My box-office prognostications generally are like oral contracts -- not worth the paper they're not printed on -- but I do think the movie with the best title of the...
Runaway cargo train crashes in Norway, 3 dead
OSLO — Sixteen empty railway cars broke loose from a cargo train and crashed into an Oslo port terminal at high speed Wednesday, killing at least three people and injuring...
Delayed runs usually lead to never rans
There's a lesson for political watchers in the spate of recent exploratory candidacies that have roared out of the gate but fizzled just shy of the actual starting buzzer: Candidates...
US, Russia reach deal for nuclear arms treaty
MOSCOW — The United States and Russia have reached an agreement on "all documents" necessary to sign a new nuclear arms treaty, a senior Kremlin official said Wednesday, but he...
Stolen Klee painting found in Montreal
A painting by Swiss artist Paul Klee that was stolen from a New York gallery in 1989 been recovered after a Montreal gallery owner became suspicious and turned it over...
Lazio says Levy called Cuomo good gov candidate
Team Lazio is doing some "truth squad" on Steve Levy today, highlighting a moment in his appearance with "Good Day New York's" Greg Kelly on Fox 5 and claiming he...
Lionel Messi tops Beckham as top earner
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi has knocked David Beckham off the top perch as France Football's highest-paid soccer player. The Argentinean striker reportedly made $44 million last year in salary and...
Reality Rex: Jets to be featured on HBO's 'Hard Knocks'
Rex Ryan and reality TV sound like a match made in heaven.It appears it will come true tomorrow when the Jets are expected to announce they will be featured on...
Coughlin: Plaxico will get another chance, but not with Giants
ORLANDO, Fla. — Tom Coughlin all but sealed the door on the Giants ever bringing back Plaxico Burress, but the imprisoned receiver could soon have a familiar visitor. Coughlin revealed...
MTA approves massive service cuts
About 110 bus routes will be eliminated or reduced and the W and V lines will vanish after the MTA board approved a massive slew of service cuts today, ushering...
Phillips won't be ready for start of Giants training camp
ORLANDO, Fla. — The outlook for Giants safety Kenny Phillips just keeps getting dimmer and dimmer. Tom Coughlin revealed here today that the Giants don’t expect Phillips to be available...
EXCLUSIVE: Dan Senor won't run for Senate
Dan Senor, the Bush administration adviser on Iraq and husband of CNN's Campbell Brown, has opted not to run for US Senate after all, sources told the Post. The move...
Mother of Nets coach, former Miss America, dead at 83
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Former Miss America Colleen Kay Hutchins has died. She was 83. The 1952 winner of the beauty pageant died early Wednesday in her home in Newport...
Doc Gooden busted on DUI charges in NJ: police
Good thing the three strikes and yer out rule doesn't apply here. Former Mets and Yankees ace Dwight "Doc" Gooden was busted again -- this time in New Jersey after...
Mets need to slow Reyes down
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jose Reyes arrived early this morning, at 7:25, raring to go at what used to be called Tradition Field. “I feel good,’’ he said. And he...
Justin Bieber's manager busted in Long Island fan frenzy
The manager for teen pop sensation Justin Bieber surrendered to police Wednesday in connection with a fan frenzy last year at a mall in Long Island that sent five people...
Under-21 NJ drivers to sport vehicle decals
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey will soon be the first state to alert police when a young driver is behind the wheel. The Motor Vehicles Commission is unveiling red decals...
Woman pleads not guilty to strangling daughter, 18
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A woman who allegedly told police she strangled her daughter because the young woman was disrespectful pleaded not guilty Wednesday to murder. Stacey Pagli, 38, stood...
Adam Clayton Powell flashed state ID card after being pulled over by cops
It's hardly a get-out-of-jail-free card. Pulled over on the suspicion of drunk driving, Adam Clayton Powell flashed his State Assembly ID card, a cop testified today in the scandal-scarred pol's...
Is civil disagreement and debate possible?
Benjamin Wittes, a smart and nuanced voice when it comes to national security and the law, has a challenging piece regarding the treatment of Justice Department lawyers under Obama and...
Osi 'smiling' working out with Giants
ORLANDO, Fla. — Osi Umenyiora appears to have moved past his spat with the Giants, judging from Tom Coughlin’s comments today about his All-Pro defensive end.Umenyiora threatened earlier this year...
It's strictly ballroom at One Front Street
You can dance if you want to — and now you can do it legally in DUMBO.One Front Street restaurant has been awarded its cabaret license from the Department of...
Reyes back on field with Mets
Spring training is back under way for Jose Reyes. After 2½ weeks spent on his couch watching movies and resting, the Mets shortstop returned to camp today and participated in...
Campaigning against Obamacare
Pat Toomey is trying to defeat Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter for Senate. Here is his latest video denouncing health care reform.
Sex-for-tickets Pa. gal to begin trial
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. — The Philadelphia woman accused of offering an undercover police officer sexual favors in return for World Series tickets is set to go on trial. Jury selection is...
Atlanta 'Housewife' Kim: I'm dating a woman
Addressing earlier rumors of a lesbian relationship, "Real Housewives of Atlanta" hot mess Kim Zolciak has admitted that she is dating a woman, reports FoxNews.com. "I don't believe love has...
Levy, Lazio trade barbs on morning TV
Republican Rick Lazio and newly minted Republican Steve Levy had dueling appearances on Fox 5's "Good Day New York" this morning, in which they offered a glimpse of what the...
Sandra Bullock's hubby cheated on her with 'more women': reports
Move over, Tiger Woods -- looks like bad boy biker Jesse James also had a real problem keeping his gun holstered. Sandra Bullock's hubby didn't just cheat on the Oscar-winning...
Bush seen wiping hand on Clinton's shirt in Haiti (video)
A shirt can work just as well as a towel. Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton clasped hands with residents of one of Haiti's massive tent cities Monday...
DVD Extra: Strange bedfellows
Speaking of Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (see below), somebody over there either has a truly subversive sense of humor or is totally clueless. How else to explain the presence of...
Disputed island disappears into sea
NEW DELHI — For nearly 30 years, India and Bangladesh have argued over control of a tiny rock island in the Bay of Bengal. Now rising sea levels have resolved...
Protests disrupt Ann Coulter speech in Canada after 'camel' joke bombs
OTTAWA — A protest by hundreds of students led organizers to cancel a Tuesday night speech by American conservative commentator Ann Coulter at the University of Ottawa. A spokesman for...
Eighteen — again? W'burg matzoh bakers keep churning them out, every 18 minutes
Matzoh, the holiest unleavened bread this side of the Red Sea, is the latest must-have accessory in Williamsburg. With Passover starting on Monday night, Jews all over the world are...
Eighteen — again? W'burg matzoh bakers keep churning them out, every 18 minutes
Matzoh, the holiest unleavened bread this side of the Red Sea, is the latest must-have accessory in Williamsburg. With Passover starting on Monday night, Jews all over the world are...
DVD Extra: Triple dip for 'Avatar' as Cameron blasts Beck
An "ultimate edition release'' of "Avatar'' on DVD and Blu-ray with "immersive bonus materials'' is "slated for November,'' according to a press release issued late yeserday by Twentieth Century Fox...
Hofstra's Pecora named Fordham's basketball coach
Confirming a report in today's Post, Hofstra’s Tom Pecora is the new men's basketball coach at Fordham University, oficially winning a three-man race today. The search committee, put in charge...
Morning buzz
Mayor Bloomberg gets to bask in the lopsided victory of David Greenfield in the 44th Council District, a big loss for Assemblyman Dov Hikind in his role as local powerbroker....
Massive Infantino baby sling recall; 3 dead
More than 1 million baby slings made by Infantino were recalled Wednesday after claims linking them to three infant deaths. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said babies could suffocate in...
3UP: Reyes, Matthews Jr. and Gaudin
1. The Mets are overjoyed – naturally – about Jose Reyes’ return. Now they must not become overheated. Both the team and the player need not to rush to have...
White House movie night, perhaps
What did they talk about? What did they do together for a total of two hours? ‘They’ are President Barak Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who met together...
Garden still rocking despite Knicks' losing season
There are two things Donnie Walsh loves talking about – the wonders of cap space and the passion the Garden crowd has shown during this trying season. "I've never see...
Cinderellas crash the Sweet 16 party
We all know about Wally Pipp’s famous headache, and what happened to the kid who took his place that day. We know about Carol Haney breaking her ankle one night...
PSAL girls lacrosse preview: New-look Pirates can still set city title course
Normally losing 16 players and all put two starters from a team that lost in the city final would cause a major drop off. Tottenville coach John Cucuzza feels it...
Yankees No. 5 starter role will be Hughes’
TAMPA — In the next few days, Joe Girardi will make it official that Phil Hughes is the Yankees’ fifth starter. There are still meetings this week, still final statements...
A-Rod eventually must talk to MLB about Toronto doctor
TAMPA — Alex Rodriguez will end up speaking to Major League Baseball regarding Toronto-based doctor Anthony Galea at some point after he has his meeting with the FBI about the...
Girardi to announce Yankees' 5th starter soon
TAMPA — Andy Pettitte is admittedly curious. One of the reasons he’s following the Yankees’ fifth-starter derby is because of what it means for the pitching staff as a whole....
Reyes' return has Mets' luck finally turning
PORT ST. LUCIE — Their luck has changed for the better, finally. There are no more excuses for the Mets. The pity party is over with the news that Jose...
Mets' Mejia inches closer to Opening Day roster
PORT ST. LUCIE — Jenrry Mejia is running out of things he has to prove in his bid to make the Mets’ 25-man roster. The rookie fireballer yesterday aced his...
Mets' Reyes returns today; Opening Day in play
PORT ST. LUCIE — Life is just gland again for the Mets. With Jose Reyes’ thyroid levels back within normal range, the team announced yesterday that its All-Star shortstop is...
Mets like Ike, but send him down
PORT ST. LUCIE — Ike Davis received a pat on the back yesterday and a ticket to the Mets’ minor-league camp. The rookie first baseman isn’t part of the team’s...
Observations on the girls basketball PSAL Unsigned Seniors Showcase
Perhaps the best thing the PSAL does each season is the unsigned senior showcases. The girls basketball version of the event happened Tuesday night at Grand Street Campus in Brooklyn...
Hey baby, come here often?
Who says you can’t have your kids and drink a glass of chardonnay? I used to be one of those moms who thought bars and kids didn’t mix. But on...
How we fixed broken ‘Promises’
Editor’s note: Michael Riedel is on vacation. Pinch-hitting for him is award-winning lyricist Hal David who, with Burt Bacharach, wrote the score for the 1968 musical “Promises, Promises,” now being...
Guerrero emerges for John Adams after rocky start to career
When Glenn Beyer cut Rafael Guerrero his freshman year, he figured he may have been temporarily blind or not thinking properly. Three years later, Guerrero is the ace of the...
Showcase features girls looking for redemption, to make an impression
Jazzarae Campbell was just searching for another basketball game, another outlet to show her skills. Sure, the John F. Kennedy senior guard played in the PSAL Class AA city championship...
Watch Gersh and Aaron eat matzoh!
You asked for it, you got it: Two of Brooklyn’s most legendary Jews — Brooklyn Paper Editor Gersh Kuntzman and Williamsburg Courier Cub Reporter Aaron Short — conduct the first-ever...
Here they are — your Police Blotters
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Lynch leads Jefferson to city's first JV crown
Jaquan Lynch was set to come off the bench for Thomas Jefferson’s varsity until he missed a series of preseason workouts. As punishment, coaches Lawrence Pollard and Seldon Jefferson sent...
Our exclusive family calendar!
Fri, March 2611:30 am: Storytime with Emily. Moxie Spot [81 Atlan-tic Ave. between Hicks and Henry streets in Brooklyn Heights, (718) 923-9710], themoxiespot.com. 6:15 pm: Movie night. Moxie Spot (see...
Dog off it!
Brooklyn Bridge Park is the greatest open space since Prospect Park was built in the Civil War era — but for dogs, it’s piss-poor.That’s be-cause the lovable, but urine-spewing, pups...
Ibeam kicks some serious brass with trombone fest next month
It’s not often that trombonists get to toot their own horns in music circles. Typically, they’re one of many in a horn section or the punch line of a joke...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, March 26Theater, “A Life in Three Acts”: Play about the life of Bette Bourne, a British gay rights activist. $30-$55. 8 pm. St. Ann’s Warehouse [38 Water St. at...
Young and inexperienced Newtown expects to compete
Neil Rosenblatt didn’t use the ‘R’ word – rebuilding – but he didn’t talk about repeating as Queens A Mid-West champions, either. “This year is gonna be a learning experience...
Editors' picks
SaturdayMarch 27Contain multitudesWalt Whitman’s “Leaves of Grass,” isn’t just about grass or being an American; it’s also about celebrating the rawness of the human body and sexuality. And long before...
A 'Crucible' of great theater by the Gallery Players
Now that the hysteria over health care reform has reached its crescendo — hopefully — why not revisit the classic parable of groupthink run amok, Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”?Better yet,...
Andy? That's dandy! Brooklyn Museum's late Warhol works
If Andy Warhol was right when he said, “Good business is the best art,” then the Brooklyn Museum can bet that business will be booming starting in mid-June, as it...
Walt Whitman was beat, man
Allen Ginsberg and Walt Whitman have more in common than impressive beards.This month, academics will explore the esteemed poet’s influence on the Beat Generation in such areas as sexual identity,...
Ibeam kicks some serious brass with trombone fest next month
It’s not often that trombonists get to toot their own horns in music circles. Typically, they’re one of many in a horn section or the punch line of a joke...
More high-flying fun comes to Galapagos
Break out your 1940s vintage finest.Next month, Suspended Cirque brings “Swingin’ at Jack’s” to Galapagos Art Space in DUMBO, a speak easy-themed show that mixes class with sass.Circus art enthusiasts...
Taking the algo-rhythm of A Sunny Day in Glasgow
A Sunny Day in Glasgow burst on the dream-pop, shoegaze scene in 2009 with its sophomore album, “Ashes Grammar,” a sprawling collection of experimental noise-pop. The band’s recent EP is...
Hot Dogg! Snoop Dogg's Bklyn show tix on sale today!
It’ll be a Dogg’s day in Brooklyn next month.On April 19, Snoop Dogg, the hip-hop hitmaker behind such singles as “What’s My Name” and “Gin & Juice” will perform at...
Say hola to new Mexican joint by the owners of Lokal
Greenpointers looking for Mexican munchies will soon only have to head towards McCarren Park to have their craving sated — thanks to the brain trust behind Lokal.The owners of the...
Here's one Ceol place with a menu to match
One of the old-school Cobble Hill chef moguls is back, baby, and he’s here to kick some serious apps.Marc Elliot just took over the kitchen of the Irish pub Ceol...
Look, up in the sky — it's a cop!
Myrtle Avenue is no longer Murder Avenue — and cops want to make sure it stays that way.On Thursday night, the NYPD put up one of its SkyWatch camera towers...
More Tish-grace! Councilwoman hires big-time personal injury lawyer in bump-and-scratch
Councilwoman Letitia James is vigorously pursuing her personal injury lawsuit against an itinerant laborer, despite widespread ridicule over her contention that she suffered “permanent” injuries after bumping into the legal...
UPDATE! Someone really doesn't like Atlantic Yards
An opponent of the Atlantic Yards hacked into a digital traffic sign on Flatbush Avenue near developer Bruce Ratner’s Atlantic Yards mega-project on Tuesday, manipulating it to flash the message,...
Tray magnifique!
Paper or plastic? More and more, city’s schools are taking paper.Trayless Tuesdays, the Department of Education’s new program to reduce the use of Styrofoam lunch trays in school cafeterias, is...
City jonesing for Smith bike lane fix
Fresh on the heels of the new Flushing Avenue bike lane, the city unveiled plans for a bike-friendly facelift for Smith Street, turning the much-used approach to the Brooklyn and...
Parking? Lots! City says Park Smart is working!
Park Slope drivers can rest easy — a drastic increase in the rates charged by those no-arm bandits is not on the horizon.Rumors were swirling all month that the city...
Who is the Butcher of Prospect Park?
Someone is murdering animals in Prospect Park — and the death count is rising. Thus far, his identity remains a mystery — but he has left pieces of his victims...
Dirty Lowe's down! Toxin hunters go to work near hardware giant
What’s below the Lowe’s?That’s what environmental investigators want to find out as they began work this week to determine just how much toxic material is lurking underground south of the...
Allah akbar! Arabic school principal is vindicated
The report by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that the Department of Education “succumbed to the very bias that creation of the school was intended to dispel” when it...
¡Ay, Papi! Someone broke into Los Pollitos II
78th PrecinctPark SlopeMas cervezas!A thief broke into Los Pollitos II on Fifth Avenue on March 21, apparently hoping to steal some cash, but settled for some beer.The owner of the...
But which matzoh is best?
Shmura matzohs may look the same but they don’t taste the same. Each major Hasidic sect in Williamsburg has its own matzoh bakery and each bakery zealously guards its methods...
Don't run red lights
76th PrecinctCarroll GardensCobble Hill–Red HookLight brigadeMemo to car thieves: Don’t run red lights.A auto-swiping hoodlum learned that lesson the hard way on March 20, ending up getting arrested for his...
Crackdown! Cyclists say cops are fining them on Downtown bike routes
Riding a bicycle in Downtown Brooklyn can be hazardous — to your bank account.Cyclists this week blasted what some describe as a ticket-writing blitz by cops on roadways in and...
Flushing Avenue to get two-way protected bike lane!
Flushing Avenue will sprout a protected, two-way bike lane to link cyclists between the Manhattan Bridge and Williamsburg, the city revealed on Tuesday.In an effort to ramp up the Brooklyn...
Criminals still targeting Target
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillTarget takeOnce again employees and customers were victim to unlawful behavior at the Target in the Atlantic Terminal Mall. Here’s a roundup:• A lucky shopper found a...
Williamsburg squawks — over Williamsburg Walks plan
Williamsburg Walks could be getting a lot shorter.Organizers of the Williamsburg Walks pedestrian plaza are tinkering with the idea of changing their street festival, thanks to criticism from local merchants.Bedford...
City hopes to make the Willy B safer for bikers
Biking over the Williamsburg Bridge should soon be a lot easier, thanks to a makeover of the ramps on the most heavily cycled bridge in the city.Department of Transportation workers...
At Greenpoint oil spill, it's a good thing to suck
Could the Greenpoint oil spill soon be a distant memory?State officials said they have made significant progress cleaning up one of the largest oil spills in the country, recovering more...
Bee-lieve it! I was bitten in the line of duty!
Never say that I don’t take one for the team.I went to Fort Greene on Wednesday afternoon to interview apiarist John Howe about the city’s stunning legalization of beekeeping.I figured...
You gotta bee-lieve! It's now legal to be an apiarist
Rogue beekeepers no longer have to worry about the cops anymore, thanks to a ruling last week by the Board of Health that has finally made their apiary activities legal.The...
Lucky B13! MTA takes part of lightly used bus off scrap heap
The B13 bus has been saved — somewhat.The Metropolitan Transportation Authority had originally hoped to eliminate the entire portion of the route north of the Mrytle Avenue-Wyckoff Street L and...
CB2: This project takes no 'Toll' on DUMBO
A “gritty” and very urban residential tower proposed by one of the nation’s largest suburban homebuilders breezed over the first hurdle of the public review process when a Community Board...
It's open!
The opening of Brooklyn Bridge Park on Monday was a historic moment for Brooklyn — but with five piers to build out, an unclear path to funding their upkeep and...
Another oyPhone theft
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–WilliamsburgQuick swipeSome fast ragamuffins lifted a woman’s purse on Lorimer Street early on March 20.She was walking home near Bedford Avenue at about 4 am when the two thugs...
Two oyPhone thefts!
90th PrecinctWilliamsburg–BushwickoyPhone holdupTwo ruffians held up a man for his external hard-drive and iPhone on McKibbin Street on March 22.The victim was between McKibbin and Seigel courts at 2 am...
Bank robbery on the Fulton Mall
84th PrecinctBrooklyn Heights–DUMBO–Boerum Hill–DowntownBank jobA money-grubbing burglar held up the Capital One Bank on Fulton Street and got away on March 19.The bandit walked into the bank near Adams Street...
Brooklyn Bridge Park to open on Monday!
On Monday, Brooklyn finally gets a chance to park it on the stoop.The city announced on Thursday that the first phase of Brooklyn Bridge Park — featuring a vast green...
Starr report
A little perspective on "Life," Discovery Channel's 11-part series which premiered Sunday night. While the series bowed to a solid 9.4 million viewers, that was across six Discovery networks, and...
Non-romantic triangle
For his staging of "Candida" -- George Bernard Shaw's 1894 comedy about marriage -- director Tony Walton has filled the tiny stage of the Irish Rep with a rich, red...
A satire at sea
The Wooster Group is revered on its New York home turf. Year in, year out, the experimental troupe's de voted followers flock to multimedia head trips such as "Hamlet" (live...
Consumer Reports grades first 3D TVs
Now that the first 3D TVs have started hitting stores, Consumer Reports has weighed in with its first reviews. In a side-by-side comparison between the only 3D TVs available so...
Palin goes Discovery
Discovery is close to announcing it's won the Sarah Palin sweepstakes. Insiders say it's a "done deal" that "Sarah Palin's Alaska" will end up at Discovery, with final details being...
Craig: I don't want Dave's job
'Late Late Show" host Craig Ferguson says he has no ambitions to succeed his boss, David Letterman. And after Conan O'Brien's "Tonight Show" flameout, that might be a wise career...
'Fly Girls' is air travel gone glam
Too bad the producers couldn't stop themselves from throwing a manipulative nightmare flight attendant into the mix of "Fly Girls," the new reality show about flight attendants on the CW....
O happy day
Oprah Winfrey settled a potentially explosive lawsuit with the former headmistress of her South African girls academy late yesterday. The two women met privately -- without lawyers, according to a...
School-bus cos. $hake off taint
The city's education-policy board voted to approve contracts worth more than $400 million last night for 11 yellow-school-bus companies that had been implicated in a $1 million bribery probe. The...
Terrorists get chili reception
GAUHATI, India -- The Indian military has a new weapon against terrorism: the world's hottest chili. After conducting tests, the military has decided to use the thumb-sized "bhut jolokia," or...
Karzai's tilt toward Tehran
It's wretched enough that our "friend" Ahmed Chalabi has become Iran's point man in Iraq. Now "our man in Kabul," President Hamid Karzai, is quietly shifting his loyalty to Tehran....
Betraying Americans: a majority in opposition
THE ISSUE: Whether the new health-care reform will serve the best interests of Americans. *** Kirsten Powers writes as if passing ObamaCare is wonderful for everyone ("Victory Doesn't Finish Fight...
9/11 junk science
On Friday, the judge in the Ground Zero health-claims case tossed out the recent settlement agreement, citing concerns that the deal wasn't fair to plaintiffs. Yet the fact remains that...
Calorie-watchers counting on the new law
WASHINGTON -- That Caesar salad you're about to eat? It's 800 calories, and that's without the croutons. A requirement tucked into the nation's massive health-care bill will make calorie counts...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Police want to question three men (pictured) in connection with a man who suffered a fatal head injury on the Lower East Side Saturday, cops said. Sandy Thelamy, 30...
Perfume for congress' funky numbers
Under the headline "Costly Bill Seen as Saving Money," the San Francisco Chronicle last week began a front-page story with these words: "Many people find it hard to understand how...
Right stuff for NYC
With NASA searching for a new home for three soon-to-be-retired space shuttles, it's time to convince the space agency that the Big Apple has the right stuff to showcase one...
Hard Rock eyes AC
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ -- Hard Rock International said it hopes to build a new $300 million casino-hotel on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, apparently drawn by the possibility of entering the...
Google hits a Chinese firewall
China fought back against Google yesterday, blocking Web users in the country from using the popular search engine to read about politically hot topics. The Internet company tried to outflank...
Iggy punks out
Punk-rock legend Iggy Pop, who pioneered the stage dive, says his days of leaping headfirst into the crowd are over. At 62, the former Stooges frontman may still be in...
Brits boot Israeli over Dubai slay
LONDON -- Britain took the extraordinary step yesterday of expelling an Israeli diplomat for the first time in more than 20 years, after concluding there was compelling evidence that Israel...
'Tea' aboil with talk of repeal
If you thought tea party activists were mad before, you ain't seen nothing yet. Instead of being discouraged by the health-care law, tea party activists across the country say the...
O's bruised 'Yes!' man
Yes, they did! In appreciation for all the slings and arrows Democrats in Congress suffered getting his health reform bill through, President Obama invited several hundred over to the White...
'Ninjas' in 100G Fifth Ave. store heist
A gang of Ninja-style crooks staged a daring Fifth Avenue smash-and-grab in Midtown early yesterday, swiping $100,000 worth of pricey goodies from the boutique of high-end Italian designer Emilio Pucci,...
NYC immigrants put 'pop' in population
New York state is still growing, thanks to a surge of immigrants to the five boroughs, new census estimates show. The state's population rose by 564,642 to 19.5 million between...
'Sharp' -ton tongues free
Al Sharpton's ex-wife and daughter are off the hook after allegedly F-bombing cops during a traffic stop in Harlem last October. Kathy Jordan, 53, and her daughter, Dominique, 23, will...
Pharaoh, row, row your boat
It's the mummy of all promotions. A 25-foot statue of Anubis, the jackal-headed god of ancient Egypt, barges into New York Harbor yesterday to hawk next month's return of King...
Plaza refits - to a 'tea'
Eloise is getting her favorite spot for tea back. The Plaza Hotel's fabled Palm Court will reopen on April 12 after standing embarrassingly dark for 15 months. The noble noshing...
O's ego booster shot
Truth delayed is truth denied. Or at least truth was denied until yesterday, when the fig leaf of "health-care reform" was shredded. Finally exposed was the Holy Grail of the...
Serial temple-rob rogue guilty again
A career criminal already doing two to four years for breaking into a Brooklyn church was convicted yesterday of burglarizing two more houses of worship. Latif Rahim, 51, now faces...
Corzine set with 2 jobs
Two months after leaving office, former New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine has two new jobs. The options and futures firm MF Global Holdings Ltd. announced yesterday that Corzine is its...
Extell eyes Oman loan for Riverside Center
Ga ry Barnett of Extell Development is getting a loan from an Oman company for Riverside Center by the West Side Highway. To get the funds, Barnett and his partners...
Albany Dems offer labor seats at table - for 50G!
ALBANY — Democrats in the state Senate are up for sale — and they don’t come cheap! The Capitol’s scandalous “pay to play” culture descended to a new low as...
Not-so-sweet old ladies in Powerball blood feud
Cain and Abel have got nothing on these siblings. A pair of gambling grannies dragged a 5-year-old blood feud over a $500,000 lotto jackpot into a Connecticut court yesterday --...
Place of honor for son of tragic gal
Seattle fifth-grader Marcelas Owens, whose uninsured mother died from a manageable disease, snags a front-row seat to history yesterday after President Obama handpicked him to be his wingman while signing...
Ex-IBM exec may cop plea in Galleon case
A former IBM executive is on the verge of becoming the 11th person to plead guilty in connection with the insider-trading scandal involving fallen hedge-fund titan Raj Rajaratnam. Federal prosecutors...
Marts up on Greek solution
US stocks advanced, sending the S&P's 500 index to an 18-month high, as signs of growing demand for steel and semiconductors boosted confidence the economic recovery is strengthening. All benchmark...
Drafters still immune to bill's ills
WASHINGTON -- It turns out that President Obama and the congressional staffers who actually sat down and wrote the health-care bill might not have to contend with the complicated new...
Dry moment for 'DWI' pol
He's beaten the rap on rape, sex assault and trespassing -- and now Harlem Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV could beat drunken-driving charges. A Manhattan Criminal Court jury today will...
Suit chops down tree-house authors
Maybe they should have included a how-to chapter on plagiarism. The British brothers behind "The Dangerous Book for Boys" were slapped with a copyright suit yesterday over their best seller's...
Business briefs
IBM issue IBM was named in an antitrust complaint in the European Union over claims it is block ing consumer access to open-source mainframe software developed by Paris-based company TurboHercules...
Abboud planning to huddle with Giants
Fashion and football are forging a new partnership at Giants Stadium. JA Apparel, maker of the Joseph Abboud line of men's suits, has devised an unusual marketing strategy that will...
City' s top crane crook cooked
The city's former chief cranes inspector took a 2-to-6-year prison plea yesterday, admitting he repeatedly sold answers to the crane-operator licensing test -- and the licenses themselves -- for as...
HS kids carry that wait
City middle schoolers expecting to learn their high-school placement today may have to wait a bit longer, education officials said. The annual and eagerly anticipated notification of high-school matches for...
Shot cop shows the write stuff
He can't speak yet, but the brave cop seriously wounded in a shootout with an unhinged Bronx man picked up a pen yesterday to write that his fellow officers were...
$1M genius loses mind
A reclusive Russian genius awarded $1 million for solving one of the world's toughest mathematics puzzles doesn't think money solves much -- he's reportedly turning down the prize. Dr. Grigory...
Bloomberg's budget ax draws fresh blood
With Albany's budget crisis smoldering, Mayor Bloomberg yesterday ordered a new round of devastating city cuts totaling $1.3 billion to prepare for a potential massive reduction in state aid. "By...
A chilly chat for Bam & Bibi
President Obama welcomed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House yesterday in an unusually low-profile follow-up to their public spat over reviving the long-dormant Mideast peace talks. The...
SEC's porn again
So that's what they were doing instead of watching out for fraudsters like Bernie Madoff. Fresh details are surfacing about the extent of the Securities and Exchange Commission's problem with...
$hort stay deal
Barry Sternlicht's quest to get a room at Extended Stay Hotels might be falling short. Despite Extended Stay's board giving the OK to Sternlicht's $3.9 billion offer to buy the...
'Ran like hell' from LI teens
He was their Latino prey that got away. A Colombian waiter testified yesterday he was beaten by a crew of racist Long Island teens less than an hour before they...
9/11 judicial malpractice
Every single 9/11 hero sickened by 9/11 toxins -- firefighter, cop, construction worker -- deserves absolute, unstinting care at public expense. About that, there's just no question. Yet that doesn't...
Guess who's exempt?
Good old Joe Biden, introducing Barack Obama at the health-care bill-signing lollapalooza in Washington yesterday, leaned over and whispered into the presidential ear (and a nearby open mike): "This is...
Geithner tackles mortgage giants
Tim Geithner may not have a plan now -- but he will soon. Nearly a year and half after the two pillars of the country's mortgage industry imploded, the government...
New W editor Tonchi fits Condé Nast to a 'T'
CONDÉ Nast raided the New York Times to hire Stefano Tonchi, editor of T: The New York Times Style Magazine, as the new editor of W. He replaces Patrick McCarthy,...
$20M UWS home is a real 'cash' pad
Billionaire Henry Silverman and his "Cinderella" are moving into a new castle -- a Manhattan townhouse he bought for nearly $20 million, setting a real-estate record for the Upper West...
'K' kids squeezed
There's no room at the kindergarten. More than 2,200 kids set to attend kindergarten in September could be barred from the public school closest to their home, new Department of...
Madoff victims sue mom
He's in prison, but Bernie Madoff is still pitting family member against family member. Two children of the late legal legend Howard Squadron filed suit against their mother yesterday, saying...
Pay czar sets caps at 5 rescued firms
If you sit at the helm of a bailed-out company, then $500,000 is quite enough for your annual salary in 2010. That's part of the verdict by White House pay...
Dastardly duo in $2M war
An alleged tax deadbeat is suing an alleged serial rapist. Frederick Whittemore, a former Morgan Stanley big whom the State Department of Taxation identified as one of New York's top...
Thames the breaks
British regulators staged a dawn raid on an insider-trading ring yesterday, arresting six men, including an employee of US-based hedge fund Moore Capital. According to reports, 143 agents from the...
MGM to chat with creditors
As media giant Time Warner emerges as the lead bidder vying for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the troubled movie studio is scheduled to hold a conference call this morning with its creditors that...
No Shore thing
Coney Island advocates anxious to turn the long-shuttered Shore Theater into a landmarked performing-arts center yesterday added a heavy dose of flattery to years of begging and pleading owner Horace...
Media cross-ownership rule eased
Rules barring companies from owning newspapers and TV stations in the same market were put on ice yesterday after a federal appeals court lifted a stay on a change that...
The 'Apple' of tourists' camera eye
Perhaps Lady Liberty should trade her torch for an iPhone. These days, more tourists are snapping photos of the Apple Store on Fifth Avenue than the Statue of Liberty, according...
'I burned 5 NJ kids alive in '78''
Five boys who had been playing basketball in a Newark park mysteriously vanished one day in 1978, leaving in their wake one of the most sensational missing-persons cases in New...
Biden #%@s up historic day
WASHINGTON -- Hey, Mr. President, I've got a secret for you: This health-care bill is a "big f- - -ing deal!" Only what Vice President Joe Biden thought he was...
Mike polls defy voter rebellion
Mayor Bloomberg's approval ratings are holding steady above 60 percent, putting him in a rarefied category at a time when incumbents all over are dodging fire, a new Quinnipiac University...
Bimbo eruption No. 16 rocks 'tamed' Tiger
Tiger Woods now has a Sweet 16! Adult-film temptress Devon "XXX" James stepped out of the woodwork yesterday to become the latest floozy claiming to have played around with the...
Strip-club big cops a 'pimp' plea
The boss of a Midtown jiggle joint admitted yesterday he knew some of his strippers were selling sex in the VIP rooms -- and he encouraged it. In a sweet...
Mike man's upset win
In a stunning upset, City Council candidate David Greenfield -- who was backed by Mayor Bloomberg -- trounced his opponent, Joe Lazar, in a race for a Brooklyn seat tonight....
3 die on LI houseboat
Three people died after they were found unconscious on a houseboat off Long Island last night, police said. A 911 call came from the boat docked in Huntington Harbor just...
Knicks' Walsh eyes waived Bell
Knicks president Donnie Walsh said yesterday he would talk to Raja Bell's representative now that Bell has been waived by the Warriors. Bell, the defensive guard who starred for Mike...
Knicks win; Danilo out-duels Carmelo
Knicks president Donnie Walsh thinks he is sitting on a gold mine in Danilo Gallinari. But Walsh knows it's important that top free agents think there is gold to Gallinari's...
Too early to talk about Carmelo with Knicks
Carmelo Anthony is one of the five best players in the NBA, and will be highly coveted if he becomes a free agent at the end of the 2011 season....
Another milestone for Brodeur in Devils win
This stands as the most remarkable of Martin Brodeur's records. He has eight of these 40-victory seasons, no one else has four. "It means you're good," Devils coach Jacques Lemaire...
Islanders' DiPietro: 'Isn't a wasted year'
Neither Rick DiPietro nor anyone else with the Islanders is ready to say that DiPietro has played his last game of the season, but with the goalie still not permitted...
Granderson to be named Yankees' starting CF
TAMPA -- Curtis Granderson is going to be named the Yankees' center fielder to open the season, The Post has learned. The Yankees had come to spring training open minded...
Sad-sack Nets fan is 'bag' deal
Monday, when Chris Lisi attends his next Nets game, he promises he won't be wearing a bag. Lisi, 20, of Middletown, N.J., was the courtside fan who wore a brown...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $18,000; cl($15,000); 4up; (f&m)SEZZANA was an impressive winner as the favorite at this distance and level two back. IM A MOSAIC ROCKER stalked the pace and won both...
NFL OKs rule change for OT playoff games
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Sudden-death overtime in the NFL has a chance to be a lot less sudden. A late, passionate push by commissioner Roger Goodell yesterday prodded league owners into...
Coles on Jets' radar
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Jets are mulling another reunion with Laveranues Coles. Rex Ryan told reporters yesterday during the NFL meetings that Gang Green hasn't ruled out bringing back the...
The Post Line
NBA Favorite Line Underdog Kings 1½ NETS BOBCATS 10½ Timberwolves Jazz 2 RAPTORS CELTICS 3 Nuggets HAWKS 1½ Magic PACERS 7½ Wizards THUNDER 6½ Rockets BUCKS 9½ Sixers Cavaliers 5...
Rangers pray for miracle playoff run
If it is any consolation, the Rangers are recharged and ready to go. "I think the last two days we loosened up a little bit," Brandon Dubinsky said after yesterday's...
Sports shorts
NBA: Three-month jail term sought for Arenas Prosecutors are portraying Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas as a thuggish intimidator who tried to pressure his teammate into a cover-up, as they argue...
Kovalchuk leads Devils past Blue Jackets
Ilya Kovalchuk delivered a major moment last night, huge enough to overshadow Martin Brodeur's runaway record eighth 40-victory season. Kovalchuk's four-point period, New Jersey's record-tying first in nine years, certified...
GM Reese: Giants OK at middle linebacker
With the release of Antonio Pierce and no obvious replacement on the roster, it would seem as if middle linebacker is a logical position of need for the Giants in...
Tomlin's mum on Big Ben case
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The fallout from Ben Roethlisberger's latest sex-related incident nearly has stolen the spotlight at this week's NFL meetings. One day after commissioner Roger Goodell sounded an ominous...
Jets coach doesn't see Leon as starter
ORLANDO, Fla. -- While Leon Washington covets starter-type money, Rex Ryan doesn't see him in a starter-type role for the Jets this season. One day after Washington was the lone...
Weird but true
A just punishment would have been not to jail him. A Florida ex-con busted for trying to break back into prison because he couldn't take life out on the streets...
Former player is living proof: Cornell can beat Kentucky
His name is Gregg Morris, and he is living proof that a Cornell basketball team can beat a Kentucky basketball team. He is 63 years old now, an assistant professor...
St. John's has to find next Calhoun
In the spring of 1986, the University of Connecticut was looking for a basketball coach. How good a job was it? By '86, UConn was one of three Big East...
Cornell hoping to keep Donahue
Success can sometimes be a curse. In the case of Cornell basketball, the success its coach, Steve Donahue, has built in the recent years leading up to tomorrow night's Sweet...
Autistic teen has 'perfect' NCAA bracket
Through the first two rounds of the NCAA tournament, Alex Hermann says he has correctly predicted the winners of all 48 games played so far. "It's amazing," he told NBCChicago.com...
St. John's, Hewitt talk; deal could be near
St. John's athletic director Chris Monasch interviewed Georgia Tech coach Paul Hewitt yesterday in Atlanta, and the two sides could be moving toward an agreement that will make Hewitt the...
Fordham zeroes in on Pecora
Hofstra's Tom Pecora has risen to the top of Fordham's wish list, and according to a source, it's just a matter of time before he leaves Hempstead for Rose Hill....
But which matzoh is best?
Shmura matzohs may look the same but they don’t taste the same. Each major Hasidic sect in Williamsburg has its own matzoh bakery and each bakery zealously guards its methods...
Twice as nice: Smalls, Beach Channel look to repeat
Cynithia Smalls experienced the thrill of leading Beach Channel to its first ever PSAL girls lacrosse city title last season. One crown, however, isn't enough. “If we don’t win the...
Red Bulls ink Ibrahim Salou
The Red Bulls officially inked Ibrahim Salou today, and the big target man will be added to the roster upon receipt of his P-1 visa and ITC (International Transfer Certificate)."Ibrahim is an...
MLS commish Don Garber talks CBA, expansion & the stadium mess in DC
Now that MLS and its players hammered out a new CBA, league commissioner Don Garber discussed what's next on the agenda, including the five-year deal's fine print, potentially adding more...
Heyer: No to gay marriage — or gay bashing!
Here’s a crazy little tidbit that fell through the cracks during Monday night’s rally decrying the March 2 gay bashing on Luquer Street.As every local elected official in the city...
Don't run red lights
76th PrecinctCarroll GardensCobble Hill–Red HookLight brigadeMemo to car thieves: Don’t run red lights.A auto-swiping hoodlum learned that lesson the hard way on March 20, ending up getting arrested for his...
Greenfield wins city council seat
In a hard fought special election contest David Greenfield bested Joe Lazar to serve as the city council member for the 44th District, representing Borough Park and parts of Bensonhurst,...
Greenfield takes Brooklyn council seat
In a stunning upset, Mayor Bloomberg's City Council candidate David Greenfield trounced his opponent, Joe Lazar, in a race for the Brooklyn seat tonight.Greenfield, a longtime political fixture in the...
UPDATE: Mud season
Some kids eat it. Hipsters even more "special" than them spend hundreds on designer jeans pre-stained with it. And our nation's top female athletes (at least the ones with any realistic earning potential) wrassle in it.Yet...
Slippery field suspends Tottenville-Wagner softball clash
Danielle Locke wasn’t sure what sport she was competing in anymore as she rounded first base after a leadoff single. The Susan Wagner centerfielder slipped multiple times on the muddy...
Zajac, Parise and Kovalchuk lead Devils to 6-3 win
Travis Zajac and Zach Parise each scored twice and Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and three assists to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 6-3 win over the Columbus...
Close eye on deadly East flatbush Intersection
In the early-morning hours of March 7, when two vehicles collided at the intersection of Avenue D and Utica Avenue in East flatbush, it marked another strike at an intersection...
Money ball: Sea hopes to ride Pavia to deep playoff run
Nick Pavia’s final game on the mound last year was in many ways emblematic of his entire junior season. The ace pitched his heart out, but was done in by...
Cops quick to nab murderer in Midwood
A 19-year-old man gunned down a Midwood man on Avenue J and East 12th Street early Tuesday morning only to turn around and get apprehended by two police officers.Officials said...
Van-gunner sent to slammer
Van shooter bustedPolice have arrested the man allegedly responsible for opening fire on a police van parked in front of the Breukelen Houses.Officials said that Marcus Taylor, 29, was taken...
Pistol pack-away: Gun hidden following shooting
Gun runningA shooting in Bensonhurst led to the arrest of a 33-year-old man caught trying to hide a pistol under a parked car, police alleged.Police said that they were called...
Man shot on East 21st
Gunshots over E. 21 St.A man was shot in the buttocks and a police cruiser was hit by a bullet during a shooting on East 21st Street March 20.Officials said...
Rabbi arrested in Arizona for decade-old child rape in New York
A rabbi accused of raping a 7-year-old girl in New York a decade ago was arrested Tuesday outside his Arizona synagogue. Authorities say 45-year-old Bryan Bramly was taken into custody...