March 29, 2011
Hummus war! Workers were fired — and now you can't get your chickpea dip
Call them has-beans.Three Brooklyn grocery stores are boycotting a Williamsburg manufacturer’s kosher hummus after several factory workers claimed that they were illegally fired and are owed thousands in back wages.The...
Lindsay Lohan will not face criminal charges over altercation with Betty Ford staffer
LOS ANGELES -- Actress Linsday Lohan will not face criminal charges in connection with a December 2010 altercation with a Betty Ford Center employee, TMZ reported Tuesday. Lohan, 24, and...
Father of slain B'klyn man: My son was fighting off muggers
The father of a 43-year-old Brooklyn man gunned down near the subway is convinced his son was killed trying to fight off muggers. "He wouldn't hurt nobody. He was fighting...
Correction
A review of the CNBC show “Divorce Wars” published in the Post yesterday reported that Justine Musk “agreed to a $750,000 post-nup pay out” with her former husband Elon Musk....
Man United's Sir Alex on MLS, Red Bull Arena, the Glazers & the treble
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson may be coming off a recent 10-day boycott of the media, and still hasn’t talked to the BBC for seven years, but when he...
Senate may put brakes on 'swipe' fee cuts
Lawmakers are planning to bring to the floor of the Senate for a vote as early as this week a bill that will delay new rules that drastically cut debit...
‘Dancing With the Stars’ host, dancer voice opposition to Chris Brown performance
R&B singer Chris Brown, who trashed a dressing room at the "Good Morning America" studios after an interview last week, will perform two songs Tuesday on ABC's "Dancing With the...
Miley Cyrus disses YouTube starlets like Justin Bieber and Rebecca Black
SYDNEY -- Singer Miley Cyrus slammed musical artists who launched to stardom by posting clips to YouTube, as she promoted her first tour in Australia. "It should be harder to...
Curry, Lewis heading to Marist
They dominated the Colden Street courts in Flushing and won countless CYO trophies at St. Mary’s Nativity. And now best friends T.J. Curry from Christ the King and St. Mary’s...
Justin Bieber's hair goes on tour to raise money for Japan relief efforts
MIAMI -- Pieces of hair cut from the head of pop singer Justin Bieber went on display in Miami Tuesday to raise money for relief efforts in Japan. At the...
New TV series 'Coal' looks at one of America's most dangerous professions
Americans will have the opportunity to dig deep into the earth for a close look at one of the nation's most dangerous, yet vital, industries -- coal mining -- when...
Stephen Colbert may perform viral hit ‘Friday’ on ‘Fallon’ for charity
Comedian Stephen Colbert will perform Rebecca Black's viral hit "Friday" on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" if viewers match his contributions to a charity that helps public school students in...
Designer Karl Lagerfeld revamps the Diet Coke bottle
ATLANTA -- Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld is bringing haute couture to soft drinks, unveiling three new fashionable bottle designs for Diet Coke Tuesday. The white, pink and black colored limited-edition...
Sanchez, Nicks advance in Madden '12 tournament
This time, it won't be Tom Brady against Eli Manning. It will be Hakeem Nicks versus Danny Woodhead.The Giants wide receiver and Patriots running back are facing off in the...
Action star Jackie Chan victim of false death reports
LOS ANGELES -- Martial arts movie star Jackie Chan is alive and kicking, despite false reports circulating Tuesday that he had died of a heart attack. A fake news story...
‘Madagascar’ penguins to star in their own animated feature
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- The popular penguins from DreamWorks' animated "Madagascar" series will star in their own feature film in 2012, The Hollywood Reporter said Tuesday. The movie, whose title has...
Zsa Zsa Gabor rushed to the hospital spitting up blood
LOS ANGELES -- Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was rushed to a Los Angeles hospital Tuesday after she began spitting up blood and could hardly breathe, her publicist told NewsCore. The...
Obama visits NYC for $1.5 million haul
President Barack Obama was in New York Tuesday for one of the first big fundraising events of his 2012 campaign. The commander-in-chief was beginning the process of soothing bruised egos...
Williams (back) could miss Knicks' next game
Knicks center Shawne Williams was treated for back spasms Tuesday and is listed as questionable for Wednesdays's game against Brooke Lopez and the Nets. Williams started Monday night in a...
McCarver's call: Mets owners will have to sell
Add Tim McCarver to the list of people who don’t think the Wilpons will be able to hold onto the Mets. "I personally feel the Wilpons have to sell the...
Mets trade one failed prospect for another
The Mets dealt one of their most disappointing prospects, right-handed relief pitcher Eddie Kunz, to the San Diego Padres today in exchange for an equally disappointing prospect, first baseman Allan...
Floyd Bennet Field airport plan crashes and burns
Mill Basin and Marine Park are a no-fly zone.A pie-in-the-sky pitch to bring commuter flights back to Floyd Bennett Field is being attacked by leaders as a horrible use for...
Beltran makes sliding catch in Mets' win
VIERA, Fla. -- Carlos Beltran looks ready for opening day. The All-Star outfielder, bothered by both knees this spring, got a hit and made a nice, sliding catch Tuesday as...
Yankees' A-Rod ends spring with 15 RBIs
TAMPA -- Alex Rodriguez ended his strong spring training with a patient at-bat that resulted in another RBI. Rodriguez drove in his 15th run of the exhibition season with a...
Ochocinco gets reserve spot on MLS team
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After a five-day tryout proved that he was a good teammate who lacked enough soccer skills, NFL star Chad Ochocinco got what he was hoping for...
Pascal, Hopkins heated at press conferences
If the fight turns out half as good as the press conferences, then the rematch between WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal and Bernard Hopkins on May 21 in Montreal...
Well-heeled Florida retiree is a compulsive Chinatown pickpocket: DA
She’s Robin Hood, with a bizarre twist. A well-off Florida senior has been compulsively pick-pocketing her way through Chinatown, prosecutors charge — robbing from Chinese pedestrians, she said, in order...
US fines Virginia Tech $55,000 for improper handling of 2007 shooting rampage
BLACKSBURG, Va. -- The US Department of Education said Tuesday it will fine Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University $55,000, the maximum amount allowable, for federal violations in how the...
Chamber power outage! Boro biz group loses phones and Internet
Contractors working on a massive construction project near the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s Downtown headquarters slashed phone and Internet cables, sending the organization, and other tenants inside the Elm Place...
Film this book; win an Oscar
I spent much of the weekend fully absorbed in British novelist Jonathan Coe's new novel from Knopf, "The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim," a sort of update on "Sideways" and...
Whale that killed trainer to return to SeaWorld shows
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tilikum the killer whale is slated to give a public performance at SeaWorld Orlando on Wednesday for the first time since he dragged a trainer underwater by...
Hole in US Airways plane caused by bullet, officials say
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A hole discovered Tuesday in the fuselage of a US Airways jet traveling to Charlotte, N.C. from Philadelphia, Pa., was caused by a stray bullet that struck...
Wheel bad news in Bay Ridge as city puts meters on last free block
A legendary oasis of free parking on Third Avenue will dry up this summer when the city installs new muni-meters between 83rd and 84th streets.For years, residents and shoppers have...
SI man busted after smearing ex's door in feces
A jilted boyfriend who tried to burn down the door of his pregnant ex-girlfriend’s Staten Island apartment was caught standing naked in the hallway and covered in feces, authorities said....
Sources: MSG, Red Bulls could have deal by Wednesday
The Red Bulls still haven’t finalized a season-long TV deal _ yet. But that could be changing, with multiple sources saying an announcement could be forthcoming as soon as Wednesday,...
The Nintendo 3DS: an impressive piece of tech
Standing in the freezing cold were hundreds of devoted Nintendo fans. All waiting in line, wanting the same thing: the Nintendo 3DS . Some held signs that said "Reggie, my...
Snooki appears on Monday Night Raw to promote Wrestlemania match
Call her Superfly Snooki!"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been making the rounds on the WWE circuit, and it will all culminate with an appearance at this Sunday's Wrestlemania...
2011 NFL Draft Picks 16-20: Defense continuing to dominate
In a draft filled with impressive defensive line prospects, four out of the five picks from 16-20 are capable of playing DE in the NFL.16. Jacksonville Jaguars – Ryan Kerrigan...
Big Blue's big needs in Draft
The Giants failed to make the NFL playoffs for the second straight season, but that isn’t to say they have a ton of holes to fill on their roster come...
RBNY GM Soler: We plan on adding a 10
Red Bull GM Erik Soler said the club is pursuing three different targets, and he’s hopeful of being able to acquire one before the transfer window shuts on April 15....
Sen. Chuck Schumer calls GOP 'extreme' during Dem pep talk
Call it Sen. Chuck Schumer unplugged. Unaware that reporters were listening in, Schumer put his foot in his mouth this morning during a conference call -- instructing other Democratic senators...
Corps bugs out of Fort Ham — heading for more expensive Manhattan
They’ll take Manhattan — with your money.One of Fort Hamilton Army Base’s biggest tenants wants to move to tony Manhattan — and hike its yearly rent by nearly $1 million...
Bronx man Eddy Coello indicted in wife’s strangulation
A grand jury has indicted a Bronx man on murder charges in the strangulation of his wife. Eddy Coello is being held without bail and says he is not guilty....
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Short-handed Nets ready for Rockets before Knicks
There was lots of discussion about facing the Knicks on Wednesday in the Garden when the Nets can pretty much be sure the home team won’t get booed at the...
Bandana-wearing punks sought for robbery
Bandannas and bulletsTwo thugs — their faces covered with red bandanas — pulled a gun on a 16-year-old on Avenue S on March 26.One of the thieves aimed the gun...
LI cops believe they've found fifth body on beach
Investigators on Long Island's Oak Beach -- where the bodies of four online escorts were found over the winter -- believe they have discovered a fifth. Searchers and police think...
Our exclusive family calendar!
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Neymar admits interest in move to Chelsea
LONDON -- Brazil sensation Neymar has admitted it would be a dream to play for English Premier League giant Chelsea, Sky Sports reported Tuesday. Neymar enhanced his claims as one...
England's Capello warns party-loving Carroll to cut down on booze
LONDON -- England soccer boss Fabio Capello issued a warning to his party-loving star Andy Carroll to drink less beer, Sky Sports reported Tuesday. The Liverpool striker, who will start...
Rosie O’Donnell to host talk show on Oprah Winfrey’s OWN
CHICAGO -- Rosie O'Donnell will host a new talk show on Oprah Winfrey's OWN network this fall, and tape it in Winfrey's old Chicago studio, People reported Tuesday. "I just...
Britney Spears' ex-husband expecting a child with girlfriend
LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears' ex-husband, Kevin Federline, is expecting a child with his girlfriend of three years, sources confirmed Tuesday. Federline's new lady love, ex-volleyball player Victoria Prince, is...
Enrique Iglesias pulls out of just-announced Britney Spears tour
SAN FRANCISCO -- Singer Enrique Iglesias pulled out of co-headlining a tour with Britney Spears just hours after it was announced Tuesday morning. "Enrique Iglesias is no longer on this...
Times Square pedestrian plazas to become sidewalk cafes
Out with the cars, in with the carbs. The Crossroads of the World will become a sidewalk café under a plan to bring food and drink service to Times Square’s...
DA looking at Wills's record
(Editor’s note: The misdemeanor charges against Ruben Wills include petit larceny and criminal trespass in the Sept. 19. 1996 complaint.)City Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica) went on the defensive this week...
Audit finds city overestimated 2008 HS graduation rate
The city overestimated its 2008 graduation rate by as much as 2.6 percentage points after it failed to properly account for high school dropouts, a state audit found. The comptroller’s...
Human Resources Association employee arrested for touching teenage girl
A 15-year employee of the city's welfare agency was arrested yesterday on charges of sexually touching a teenage girl, soliciting and displaying sexually suggestive photos of her and texting explicit...
Escape blocked after resident tossed mattress set ablaze by 5-year-old in fatal Brooklyn fire
The horrific Brooklyn fire that killed three began when a resident inexplicably tossed a smoldering mattress down a stairwell, trapping residents on the second floor and higher, fire sources said...
State AG to review AT&T's takeover of T-Mobile
State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday his office will thoroughly review AT&T's proposed buyout of T-Mobile for anti-competitive issues. The deal, which is expected to create the nation's largest...
Wills and Kate royal wedding stamps to go on sale
LONDON — Britain's Royal Mail is celebrating Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding with a new set of stamps that feature their official engagement portraits. Two pictures of the couple...
Laurie Metcalf should be 'Prime'
Watching Laurie Metcalf in "The Other Place," I was struck by one thing: Why wasn't she cast in the American version of "Prime Suspect"? She would have been perfect for...
Yankees name Banuelos top rookie in spring training
Manny Banuelos, the left-handed pitcher who wowed the Yankees and their fans with a brilliant spring training, was awarded the James P. Dawson award by the organization today, given annually...
BUSHES: Mets shouldn't call up Martinez to replace Bay
The news that Jason Bay will begin the season on the disabled list with rib cage discomfort is a bad omen for what almost certainly will be a long season...
Rep. Anthony Weiner racks up over $2K in Washington DC parking tickets
WASHINGTON — One of New York’s top parking scolds can’t seem to avoid parking tickets himself. Rep. Anthony Weiner has racked up nearly $2,180 in parking tickets in Washington, DC...
Yankees to hit Gardner leadoff, Jeter second Opening Day: report
TAMPA -- Move on down, Derek.A YES Network report says Brett Gardner will be the Yankees’ leadoff hitter Opening Day against the Tigers, Thursday afternoon at the Stadium. Jeter, who...
IS 303 parents: Four schools in one building is bad math
The city wants to jam a ballooning charter school into IS 303 on West Avenue, even though that building already holds a middle school, a high school, and classes for...
Stone Cold Steve Austin on gaming, 'Tough Enough' and Wrestlemania
"Give me a hell yeah!" For anyone who grew up watching the WWE, that single phrase will be enough to invoke a feeling of nostalgia big enough to fill an...
'Holiday Bandit' bank robbery suspect captured
Authorities have arrested a tall suspect wanted in a string of nine bank robberies in New York and New Jersey. He was dubbed the "Holiday Bandit" because he pulled several...
Isringhausen loses to Boyer for spot in Mets bullpen
VIERA, Fla. -- At least for Opening Day purposes, Jason Isringhausen is “Generation Nay.” The veteran righty on Tuesday lost his bid to crack the Mets’ 25-man roster, but has...
Galleon paid second Intel exec for inside info: hedge-fund trader
Former Galleon trader Adam Smith told a Manhattan federal court jury today that disgraced McKinsey consultant Anil Kumar wasn’t the only executive to take money from Galleon Group in exchange...
Mega Millions ticket claimed
At least one of the lucky state IT workers who won the $319 million Mega Millions jackpot has staked a claim to the prize, state lottery officials said today. "The...
Amazon to offer new remote access music service
Amazon.com Inc is introducing an online service to allow customers to store their music files remotely and access them through their smartphones and computers in a move aimed at drawing...
So when is 'Tree of Life' opening in the UK? Reports vary
Last night, Anne Thompson of IndieWire, who earlier quoted a report from Empire Magazine's U.K. website that Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life'' will be opening in England on May 4, backtracked...
Mets' Bay could start season on DL with rib cage injury
VIERA, Fla. -- Carlos Beltran is back, but Jason Bay could be headed to the disabled list. With Beltran set to make his Grapefruit League debut in right field on...
UPDATE: Night market scrubbed over Greenpointers' complaints
Say goodnight to the “night market.”The producer of the Brooklyn Night Bazaar will postpone his proposed summer flea market and concert series on the Greenpoint waterfront until next year, after...
Baffled George Clooney listed as defense witness in Berlusconi sex case
ROME -- George Clooney has been listed among potential defense witnesses in Italian Prime Minister's Silvio Berlusconi's upcoming sex trial, a development the Hollywood heartthrob described as "odd" Tuesday. The...
FBI nabs 'holiday bandit' in Queens
One of the FBI's most wanted men in New York , responsible for nine recent bank robberies since December, was arrested this morning by federal agents in Queens. Marat Mikhaylich,...
Jennifer Garner to play Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in new movie
BURBANK, Calif. -- Jennifer Garner, the 38-year-old star best known for her work on "Alias," is the surprise choice to play Agatha Christie's super-sleuth Miss Marple in a forthcoming film,...
Devils' Parise no lock to return Wednesday
Devils winger Zach Parise would not say for certain if he would return from a 63-game absence when the Islanders visit Newark on Wednesday night. “One of these next three...
Judge tosses 12 official misconduct charges from 'rape cop' indictment
Prosecutors in the "rape cops" case overcharged the two officers, a judge ruled this morning in shortening the indictment by a whopping twelve counts -- all of them for felony...
Paul Gauguin wooden bust headed for NYC auction
A rare wooden sculpture by Paul Gauguin is heading for the auction block in New York City. It’s estimated to bring $10 million to $15 million. “Jeune tahitienne” depicts a...
White Plains jeweler Werner Lippe sentenced to 25 to life for killing wife
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A New York jeweler was sentenced Tuesday to at least 25 years in prison for incinerating his wife in an oil drum, but not before he...
WWE All-Stars: Fun-for-all
In a month filled with sports gaming releases, I may have had the most fun with WWE All-Stars, which was a pleasant surprise and should be an addition to any...
Japanese radioactive iodine found at two British test sites
Traces of radioactive iodine from Japan's stricken nuclear facility were found by air-monitoring sites at two locations in Britain, the UK's Health Protection Agency (HPA) said Tuesday. HPA laboratories in...
DVD Extra: Testaments, Old and New
This Passover-Easter season brings the biggest outpouring of classic and somewhat-classic religious themed films on video in recent years. In addition to Paramount's release today of Cecil B. DeMilles' stunning...
Consumer confidence collapses, biggest decline in a year
WASHINGTON -- The prices of single-family homes in 20 major US cities fell for the sixth consecutive month in January, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday by...
Italian prosecutors name 'Ruby' as witness in Berlusconi trial
MILAN -- Prosecutors in the upcoming sex trial of the Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi released Tuesday a list of 132 witnesses they intend to call, including "Ruby the Heart...
Farley Granger (1925-2011) on Hitchcock, Ray and 'fiancee' Shelley Winters: 'I've Seen an Awful Lot'
I was lucky enough to interview the charming Farley Granger, who died Sunday in Manhattan, twice over the span of nearly three decades. I first spoke to him backstage when...
1950s screen idol, Broadway actor Farley Granger dead at 85
Farley Granger, the 1950s bobby sox screen idol who starred in the Alfred Hitchcock classics "Rope" and "Strangers on a Train," has died. He was 85. Granger died Sunday of...
BUSHES: Montero move minor surprise
The Post's George A. King III reveals in this notebook that Jesus Montero will be sent to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes Barre and Austin Romine will be sent to Double-A Trenton after...
Ferraro and Taylor: RIP defenders of Israel
Anne Bayefsky chonicles Geraldine Ferraro's spirited defense of Israel here and Elizabeth Taylor's Judaism and support for Israel is described here.
BA's Top 31 Mets Prospects; No. 2: Wilmer Flores
Vitals: 19 years old (turned 20 on Aug. 6); 6-foot-3 and 175 pounds; both hits and throws right-handed; signed by the Mets as an international free agent out of Venezuela...
Libyan woman who made rape claims charged by government
TRIPOLI, Libya -- Eman al Obaidi, the Libyan woman who claimed she was raped multiple times at a government-run checkpoint, was charged by the government, a spokesman said Tuesday. "I...
Syrian president accepts government resignations
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syrian president Bashar al Asad accepted Tuesday the resignation of the government led by Syrian prime minister Mohammed Naji Otri, state television reported. A new cabinet was...
BA's Top 31 Yankees Prospects; No. 2: Gary Sanchez
Vitals: 18 years old (turns 19 on Dec. 2); 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds; both hits and throws right-handed; signed by the Yankees out of the Dominican Republic in 2009; catcher;...
It ain't only illegal gardners coming over the border
A Somali man being held in Texas is accused smuggling jihadist fighters across the Southern border. Ahmed Muhammad Dhakane was considered a "national security risk" for his ties to terrorist...
Kan: Japan on 'maximum alert' over nuke crisis
TOKYO — Japan's prime minister insisted Tuesday that the country was on "maximum alert" to bring its nuclear crisis under control, but the spread of radiation raised concerns about the...
Hostage siege kills 10 at Iraq government building
BAGHDAD — Gunmen wearing military uniforms and suicide bomb belts stormed a local government headquarters in northern Iraq on Tuesday in an attempt to take hostages that killed at least...
Fight over Wis. union law heads to court
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker's administration insists a new law eliminating most collective bargaining rights for state employees has gone into effect. Other state and municipal leaders who...
Killing Christians and burning bibles in Pakistan
Two Christians were killed and others were injured, and dozens of bibles were burned when an Islamist mob attacked at church in Hyderbad, Pakistan. As awful as this type of relgious...
Coalition concludes London meetings as Khadafy troops show gains on the ground
LONDON -- International delegates from more than 40 nations, including seven Arab states, concluded meetings in London held to discuss the global response to the violence in Libya Tuesday as...
Libyan rebels retreating after Khadafy onslaught
BIN JAWWAD, Libya —Libyan government tanks and rockets have driven back rebels who attempted an assault on Moammar Khadafy's hometown of Sirte. Opposition fighters fleeing in a panicked scramble pleaded...
3UP: Montero, Chavez, Beltran
1. Jesus Montero failed. The Yankees can dress it up any way they want now, but they wanted him to be the backup catcher to Russell Martin. Period. There was...
No. 4: Loaded Grand Street has experience on its side
His players have grown and they have added skills that weren’t there at this time last spring, but the biggest difference Melvin Martinez sees in his returners has nothing to...
Rough seal-ing on LI beach
For a while yesterday, this cute baby seal looked as if he was all washed up. He was first spotted, tangled in a fishing net, by someone taking an early-morning...
Knicks' victory takes fingers off the panic button
Carmelo Anthony called last night’s game against the Magic “a must win,” and then went out and played like it, infusing his team with energy, determination and 39 points to...
Howard’s technical difficulties in OT cost Magic
Dwight Howard took the high road after the game. But in the heat of the moment, he threw the ball in disgust to earn his 17th technical of the season,...
Melo backs up talk with 39 as Knicks end skid
Carmelo Anthony became a true Knick last night — in so many ways. In the morning, Anthony, his team collapsing, showed his first sign of leadership when he told a...
H'wood hunk 101
Call him Professor Franco! Energizer Bunny-meets-renaissance man James Franco will don a tweed jacket and smoking pipe in his next role — starring in real life as a graduate film...
Gillen: Pugnacious Bulldogs will cut down nets in Houston
Former Xavier and Virginia coach Pete Gillen, a New York native and CBS College Sports Network analyst, shares more of his March Madness thoughts and predictions with The Post. As...
Midnight ours! CB6 tells controversial bar to close early on weekends
Keep it down after midnight!A Community Board 6 committee demanded on Monday night that a controversial Park Slope bar close its 46-seat outdoor patio by midnight on weekends, saying neighbors...
More robberies at Target
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillTarget troublesAt least three more thefts took place inside the troubled Atlantic Terminal Target last week. Here’s the rundown:• A thief snagged a wallet from a shopper...
Burglar offers some creepy advice
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red HookNow you tell me?A creep burglarized a Dikeman street home — and then offered advice to his victim after the deed was done on March 26.The...
PSAL Brooklyn A East baseball preview: Big three needed to carry Brooklyn Tech
Lieberman, Monroe and Marks – it’s not a law firm. It’s the key to Brooklyn Tech’s season. The three – Morgan Lieberman, Daniel Monroe and Robert Marks – make up...
'Cage' comeback
There are big, fun, gaudy numbers in the beloved musical "La Cage aux Folles," but the show really hangs on the emotional strength of its stars. Happily, Harvey Fierstein and...
Sweet sound Bjorn again
PETER BJORN and JOHN "Gimme Some" 3 1/2 STARS With Peter Bjorn and John’s third album since the trio’s infectious, whistle-happy "Young Folks" was a hit off "Writer’s Block" in...
Metcalf at the head of the class
So devastating is Laurie Metcalf in "The Other Place" -- so vivid her anguish, confusion and despair -- that at times she's hard to watch. But it's even harder not...
'Jersey' husband in court
The troubled husband of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice was arraigned yesterday after being arrested Friday for trying to obtain a fake driver's license. Joe Giudice, 40,...
How 'Boss' still stays 'Undercover'
The producers of "Undercover Boss" are confident they'll avoid the fate of "Da Ali G Show" -- becoming too recognizable on TV and killing the show's entire premise. With CBS...
Bergeron: Keep Brown away from me
Nail down the furniture -- Chris Brown is back in the house. The hot-tempered R&B star, who trashed a dressing room at "Good Morning America" after an interview last week,...
Starr report
Fans of "Breaking Bad" - the best show on TV, in my opinion -- will be glad to know that its third season will be released on DVD and Blu-ray...
My big fat royal wedding party
The Pimm’s is chilling. The silver set has been dusted off. Now all Shannon Appell has to do is wait 31 days before she can host her own party of...
Whipper snapper
On a recent sunny Saturday in Williamsburg, 17-year-old model Olivia Zimmerman struck a pose against a rusty chain-link fence while fashion photographer David Urbanke took her picture, sidestepping a discarded...
A crawl to arms in bedbug war
New York City to bedbugs: “We’re biting back.” The City Council and Bloomberg administration officials will announce stepped-up rules today targeting landlords who neglect bedbug problems in their buildings. Under...
The UN hatefest coming to New York
Will this September's UN anti-racism conference in New York be yet another anti-Semitic, anti-Israel hatefest -- or will it actually work to forward human rights? Known as Durban III, the...
Sheen tickets go begging
Winning? Apparently, ticket brokers didn't get the message. While initial reports said that tickets for Charlie Sheen's "My Violent Torpedo of Truth" tour sold out lightning quick because of his...
Legacy of a trailblazer: She did Queens proud
We lost a matriarch this weekend ("Geraldine Ferraro, 1935-2011"). Without a doubt, the former vice-presidential candidate must have influenced the political aspirations of Hillary Rodham Clinton. Matt Engel Wilkes-Barre Pa....
More housing hell
The latest home-sales data paint a bleak picture: The housing market is in a double dip and still years away from a true recovery. The Obama administration's policies have only...
Albany boneheads smoke $2B in cigarette taxes
Last summer, some genius in Albany had the bright idea to raise the tax on cigarettes. The state wasn't trying to make cigarettes so costly that people would stop smoking...
Memory loss cops' gain
She can't remember how much she drank. She can't remember how many times she threw up. On the night a "helpful" cop allegedly raped her in her own bed while...
Why blacks are voting with their feet
The latest data from the 2010 Census show how people are moving from place to place within America. In gen eral, people are voting with their feet against places where...
'Qaeda' ammo blast kills 124
Yemen's chaos deepened yesterday when suspected al Qaeda terrorists seized a munitions factory and it exploded, killing at least 124 people. The victims, who included women and children, were believed...
Cuomo's triumph a feat of grit and cunning
ALBANY -- By force of will and a fierce work ethic, Gov. Cuomo has pulled off the near-impossible with a budget agreement that closes a $10 billion projected deficit without...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens A crazed man tried to make good on a threat to kill another man in Jackson Heights,, police said. Freddy Acosta, 33, was wielding a kitchen knife when he...
Bucket baby sentencing
Too little, too late. Sentenced yesterday to one to three years in prison, Queens baby sitter Kristal Khan finally apologized to the parents of an 11-month-old boy who drowned in...
Correction
A graphic accompanying an article in yesterday's Post ("Goodbye, Colombos!" Page 19) incorrectly identified the role of a reputed Colombo crime-family boss in a sweeping January roundup of more than...
Stacked 'Decker'
Brooklyn may be beautiful -- but it never looked as good as this! Supermodel Brooklyn Decker, 23, shows off her newly cropped locks, along with her bombshell bikini bod as...
A welcome change
Gov. Cuomo's budget deal with the Legislature is not quite the "transformation plan" he spoke of just two months ago. But it's a welcome change after years of drift --...
Gay-bash defense a winner
A man charged who was with assault but who claimed to be the victim of a gay bashing was cleared yesterday by a Brooklyn jury. Ricardo Muñiz was facing up...
Pulling a Con-seco
This gives a new definition to being a switch hitter. Steroid-addled former baseball All-Star José Canseco is accused of backing out of a Celeb rity Boxing tournament over the weekend...
Hevesi sentencing ill-timed
Disgraced former New York Comptroller Alan Hevesi's sentencing for his role in influence- peddling with the state pension fund was postponed yesterday as he underwent hospital tests after experiencing internal...
B'klyn rabbi, 79, cops plea in corruption sting
A frail and elderly rabbi who leads the nation's Syrian Jewish community from a synagogue on Ocean Parkway in Brooklyn, pleaded guilty yesterday to using a religious charity to launder...
Gov rejects mayor's outrage over cuts
Gov. Cuomo told Mayor Bloomberg to quit his whining yesterday as Hizzoner railed against "outrageous" state cuts that he said would force him to go ahead with plans to lay...
Most still say Andy is dandy
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo's popularity continues to soar despite a budget that calls for massive cuts in state spending, according to a poll released yesterday. The statewide Siena College survey...
Witness saw Raj's books removed
The younger brother of accused insider-trading fraudster Raj Rajaratnam showed up at the hedge fund's offices the morning Raj was arrested and took the billionaire's notebooks, Adam Smith, a former...
Brooklyn is scamville
Real-estate crime is so prevalent in Brooklyn, even a former city councilman was duped, the Brooklyn district attorney said yesterday. The Mortgage Fraud and Real Estate Crimes Unit has recently...
Taxis stalled
Just bring back the Checker cab, already. The city and its largest group of taxi owners and drivers have become locked in a new legal battle, with the owners charging...
Effort to ID 9/11 dead now at risk
Not even the victims of 9/11 are immune to budget cuts. City Medical Examiner Charles Hirsch warned yesterday that the collection and identification of remains at Ground Zero is at...
Obama heads to Harlem
President Obama will hobnob with the Harlem gentry and the Big Apple's wealthy Democratic donors during two events tonight. The president will first attend a ceremony honoring former Commerce Secretary...
Fueling US spending
Americans dug deeper into their pockets -- hiking spending for the eighth straight month -- but may soon be coming out with lint as paychecks are not keeping them ahead...
Gals turn into their mothers at age . . .
She brought you into this world -- and by 32 years old, you'll be exactly like her. That's the magic age when most women morph into their mother and begin...
Brooklyn fire kills dad and two daughters
A suspicious fire tore through a Brooklyn brownstone yesterday -- killing a father and two of his young daughters -- and sent at least one person jumping from a window...
You can't run a war on a shoestring
A Tomahawk missile costs $1.4 million. If you don't know that, you haven't paid attention to the debate over the Libya War. The war is America's first conflict initiated against...
Business briefs
Google CEO Google CEO Eric Schmidt is said to be on a short list to be nomi nated as the new Com merce Secretary by Pres ident Obama. Current secretary...
NY hedgies sentenced
Two men who admitted to defrauding investors of more than $7 million through bogus hedge funds were each sentenced to 87 months in prison, Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara said....
Jay-Z & Papi make peace
Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z and Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz reached a settlement yesterday over a cybersquatting dispute stemming from the name of the rapper's trendy Manhattan club. The Yankee-loving...
'Faked' fireman ad pulled
A Manhattan ad agency yesterday scuttled a 9/11 ad featuring a grimy firefighter gripping a photo of the World Trade Center's charred remains under a banner declaring, "I was there"...
Enjoying the fruits of H&D's Chap. 11
While Harry & David's Chapter 11 filing is bad news for some, the company is now coming gift-wrapped to owner Wasserstein & Co. The New York private-equity firm has already...
Jail trip for travel gal
A purple-haired travel agent was sent sobbing to prison yesterday for admittedly billing American Express for $35 million in fictitious travel -- but not before blaming her thefts on an...
D'Arcy to Facebook
Facebook is friending yet another new ad executive -- top Time Warner executive, Mark D'Arcy, who is in charge of creating media opportunities for brands across all Time Warner's properties...
Car flies off ramp, kills man
An out-of-control car flew off a 59th Street Bridge exit ramp yesterday, killing an elderly bystander on a Long Island City street now being renovated -- for pedestrian safety. The...
Hostile chamber
Give the consumer watchdog teeth! That's one of the key points gutsy consumer watchdog Elizabeth Warren is expected to voice when she appears before a potentially unfriendly crowd tomorrow at...
Court battle over what's just cause
Facebook founding president Sean Parker and a number of big-name investors ran a regulatory red light and are unjustly using the Causes trademark for social-networking philanthropy, a lawsuit charges. The...
Long story short
A diminutive Upper East Side handyman is looking to make short work of the boss he says constantly mocked his height. In a Manhattan Supreme Court lawsuit, Juan Pablo Pichardo...
Dov battles Lion
While he fights off a flurry of sex-harassment charges, Dov Charney may face an even scarier kind of beast. The famously randy CEO of American Apparel -- who was accused...
Andrew delivers
Gov. Cuomo vowed to bring fiscal sanity to Albany -- and the $132.5 billion state budget agreed to on Sunday represents a seismic shift in that direction. The document still...
Cops 'locked booze teens in van'
New Jersey police are investigating claims that cops kept a group of teens overnight in an unheated van in Fort Lee while temperatures were below freezing after busting up an...
Hearst closes on deal
As expected, Paris-based Lagardere confirmed that it had capped three months of negotiations with an agreement to sell all its magazines outside of France to media giant Hearst Corp. There...
Back to start at 70 Pine St.
Plans for 70 Pine St. are up in the air again even as the 66-story, Art Deco skyscraper finally appears headed for official city landmark designation. The 1930 tower's new...
This is what he should have said in the first place
If president Obama had given the speech he gave last night 10 days ago when he committed our military forces to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya, he would have...
At last, an explanation
Two-plus years into his term, Barack Obama's learning curve continues. The man who as a candidate warned that no president may order an attack that "does not involve stopping an...
Pedro paddled again
Federal prosecutors yesterday unveiled new tax-fraud charges against former state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., who already is awaiting trial on charges he looted his Bronx health clinics of...
Bronx Zoo cobra found - on Twitter!
The deadly Egyptian cobra (pictured) that's been MIA at the Bronx Zoo has attained celebrity status -- it now has its own Twitter page. "Anyone know a good vegan restaurant...
DJ slain scoring pot: cops
The hip-hop DJ murdered near his Staten Island home over the weekend was out on a pot-buying run and talking to a pal on the phone when he was gunned...
Ready to rumble against Mo's son
After a string of successes, Libyan rebels yesterday swept toward a showdown in Moammar Khadafy's hometown of Sirte, a bastion of government loyalists -- including a brigade led by one...
Chuck demands probe of L.I.E.
Sen. Charles Schumer is calling for a safety audit of the Long Island Expressway. The New York Democrat is urging state and federal highway regulators to come up with safety...
Ex-SI woman jailed for flight bite
A woman who admittedly bit a G-man's hand during a drunken midair meltdown on a Delta jet last year was ordered locked up yesterday -- after a judge was told...
Indiana Dems back at work
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana House Democrats have returned to work at the Statehouse for the first time since they fled to Illinois on Feb. 22 in protest of a Republican agenda...
Bam says he'll help rebels push Libyan loony from power
WASHINGTON -- President Obama finally made his full case for the US-led military campaign in Libya last night, declaring the state of that beleaguered country to be vital to America's...
Ferraro rites on Thursday
A funeral Mass for Geraldine Ferraro will be held Thursday morning at the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer in Manhattan, but will be limited to friends and family. The former...
Reactors now leaking plutonium into soil
Weapons-grade plutonium was found in the soil surrounding Japan's crisis-stricken power plant yesterday, heightening fears at the facility, where workers have struggled for weeks to keep the nuclear lid from...
Beyoncé fires dad
Beyoncé gave her father the boot as her manager after two decades of his running the show. The multiplatinum-selling singer announced last night that she and dad Matthew Knowles parted...
Affrunti's Beulah Park Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm.FIRST-1m&70y; $3,500; cl($2,500); 3up3-Wells Furgo 1221-CmpCmndr 1204-First of Ten 1245-PleasantlyWld 1202-Sport Cat 1206-SouthernPacfc 120SECOND-6f; $4,100; cl($5,000); 3up3-Little Luck 1241-Thersnjstce 1205-Mr. Raven 1221a-EnormosStrm 1242-Triger 1206-G.C.Dominguz 1224-Steel Red 120THIRD-5f;...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $18,000; cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Hookin the Goods,117JRodriguez8-5-9Pringle 20-12Posey Park(L),122A Lezcano7-11-10Alvarez 30-13Kisses From Karen(L),116E Castro2-1-8Contessa 4-14Catreign(L),122J Davis2-2-3Signore 3-55Auric Girl(L),122N...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm. Best Bet: Sucrose Hanover (8th) FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $8,000; conditioned 3 Shotgun A (S Vallee) 3-5-7 4-1 2 Artgentina (G Brennan) 4-3-2 3-1 6 Truponder (B...
Parx Racing Charts
Mar. 28, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2003 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST5 1/2f; $28,000; md nclm; 4up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. Good. bid, going awayTime: 22.95, 45.66, 59.05, 1:05.83.Trainer: Robert Reid, Jr.Winner: CH...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 5 1/2f; $26,000; cl($15,000); 4upHAWK THREE O EIGHT drew the rail after finishing third at this distance and level. CRAFTY PEACE drops in class for first start since July....
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFinal FourSaturday - At HoustonFavoriteLine UnderdogButler2½ (133)VCUKentucky2 (141)ConnecticutNITTonightSemifinals - At MSGWichita St.3 (142)Wash. St.Alabama2 (143)ColoradoCITTomorrowChampionshipIONA9½ (152½)Santa ClaraHome team in CAPSNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogRockets 5½NETSHeat12 CAVALIERSTHUNDER10 WarriorsSuns 1½KINGSHome team in CAPSNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogPENGUINS$110-130FlyersBL. JACKETS$150-170PanthersCAPITALS$160-180HurricanesSabres-105-115MAPLE LEAFSCANADIENS$155-175ThrashersLIGHTNING$180-220SenatorsBRUINS$115-135BlackhawksPREDATORS$105-125CanucksBLUES$150-170WildKings$170-200OILERSCOYOTES$125-145Stars
Beulah Results
FIRST-5 1/2f; $4,600; clm; 3up; (f&m)3Hston Heist (Yrnga) 14.405.802.802Sentr Gldstein (UrtaMrn)3.402.401Far East (Jimnez)2.80 Off 1:16. Time 1:04.86. Fast. * Exacta (3-2) $53.80 * Superfecta (3-2-1-4) $391.80 * Trifecta (3-2-1) $134.20SECOND-5f;...
Nets' Williams aims to return vs. Knicks
The Nets once again will be without Deron Williams for tonight's home game against the Rockets, as the star point guard will sit out his sixth straight since straining his...
Beltran slated to take field in Mets opener
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Carlos Beltran has beaten the clock and convinced the Mets he should be their Opening Day right fielder. The team decided yesterday that Beltran, recovering from...
No timetable for Utley
Phillies second baseman Chase Utley told ESPN he doesn't know when he'll be able to play again after missing all of spring training with a right knee injury, but he's...
Robinson says Mets worse off than MLB-owned, cash-strapped Expos
Think Mets manager Terry Collins will have it rough this season? In 2002, Frank Robinson took over as manager of a financially teetering Montreal Expos team that was owned, in...
NFL players nix draft boycott
Locked-out NFL players yesterday reconsidered their notion of prospects boycotting the league's draft next month and instead will play host to a three-day party surrounding the event. Faced with blowback...
Yankees prospects Montero, Romine to catch on in minors
TAMPA -- The Yankees said they didn't want Jesus Montero or Austin Romine sitting on the bench for the first month of the season until Francisco Cervelli returns from a...
Bonds blamed 'roids for injury: Mistress
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds' former mistress testified yesterday that the slugger blamed a 1999 elbow injury on steroid use, and that the body and behavior of baseball's home run...
Rain playing role in Granderson's status with Yankees
TAMPA -- Curtis Granderson's chances of being in center field for the Yankees' Opening Day game Thursday against the Tigers may hinge on today's weather. "If it doesn't rain, I...
Mets' Rodriguez looking to KO demons
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Francisco Rodriguez couldn't have asked for a better spring. The Mets closer has not allowed a run over nine Grapefruit League appearances, his first action since...
Rangers honing confidence
The Rangers have an 8-1-1 record in their past 10 games, and a seven-point lead over ninth-place Carolina in the Eastern Conference. The magic number is down to six points...
Knicks dealing with aging Billups
Regardless of who was re sponsible for acquiring Carmelo Anthony, fact is, the Knicks would not have been able to parade him to the press, and James Dolan would not...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball1 p.m.Tigers at YankeesYES, ESPN7 p.m.Twins at BravesMLBNBasketball7 p.m.Rockets at NetsYES, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Women's Regional Final:Connecticut vs. DukeESPN7 p.m.NIT semifinals:Wichita State vs. Washington StateESPN29 p.m.Women's Regional Final:Baylor vs. Texas...
Sports shorts
HOOPS: Kemba All-America UConn junior Kemba Walker was named yesterday to the Associated Press' All-America team along with Jimmer Fredette of BYU, Nolan Smith of Duke and JaJuan Johnson of...
Young, Sixers snap Bulls' 14-game home win streak
Thaddeus Young scored 21 points and the 76ers built a 23-point lead and held on last night, beating the Bulls 97-85 and ending Chicago's 14-game home winning streak. The Bulls,...
Magic tripped up by refs
The Magic were fuming in the final minute of overtime last night. After Dwight Howard fouled out on a controversial call with 1:17 left in the extra session, injured Quentin...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 29WEDMar. 30THUMar. 31FRIApr. 1SATApr. 2SUNApr. 3MONApr. 4KnicksNOGAMENets7:30MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMECleve.6:00MSGESPNNOGAMENetsHou.7:00YESWFANN.Y.K.7:30YESWBBRNOGAMEPhil.7:00YESWBBRNOGAMEMia.6:00YESWFANNOGAMERangersNOGAMEBuff.7:00MSG2WNYMIsles7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENOGAMEPhil.12:30NBCESPNBos.7:30VS.ESPNIslandersNOGAMEDevs7:00MSG+2WRHUN.Y.R.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMECar.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMEDevilsNOGAMEIsles7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEPhil.7:00MSG+WNYMMont.7:00MSGWBBRNOGAMENOGAMERed BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEHou.7:30No TVWADONOGAMENOGAME
Weird but true
Why did the raccoon climb the power pole? To eat some peanut butter. No kidding! The animal, named Skippy by residents of Ronkonkoma, LI, apparently wanted to enjoy his dinner...
Irish show Tenn-acity
No team has ever been so happy to be 1-20. Skylar Diggins scored 24 points and second-seeded Notre Dame made up for 28 years of beatings at the hands of...
Pivotal moments in tourney dashes
Each of the four teams headed to the Final Four faced a moment this season when it looked into the abyss and refused to blink. Here is each team's turning...
Fordham lands Midwood's Smith
Bryan Smith verbally committed to Fordham University for the same reason he remained at Midwood for four years when other high-profile schools came calling: loyalty. Midwood's star guard heard from...
Two aced Final 4 picks
Correctly picking this year's NCAA tournament Final Four of No. 11 seed VCU, No. 8 seed Butler, No. 4 seed Kentucky and No. 3 seed Connecticut wasn't a one-in-a-million shot:...
Shaka says VCU 'not done yet'
SAN ANTONIO -- Even before Virginia Commonwealth had left San Antonio with arguably the most unexpected Final Four berth in history, even before the Rams had returned to Richmond, Va.,...
Higgins is big threat for Buffs
Cory Higgins has accomplished quite a bit in his career at Colorado. The 6-foot-5 senior guard has set five school records and could add a sixth tonight, but that wasn't...
Revealed! Vito's $64,000 pension
The $64,000 question — “What is Assemblyman Vito Lopez’s annual state pension” — now has a $64,000 answer.The scandal-plagued legislator is collecting a monthly pension of $5,386.16 — or $64,634...
Softball roundup: Jimenez pitches Environmental past Stuy
Jocelyn Jimenez gave up no runs on four hits and struck out six in a complete-game effort to lead Environmental Studies to a 4-0 win over Stuyvesant in PSAL Manhattan...
NYC girls basketball rankings
The New York City girls basketball season came to an end Sunday – sort of. Nazareth beat Murry Bergtraum for its first New York State Federation Class AA girls basketball...
Car-free park? Council bill would ban behemoths among Brooklyn's boughs
A Manhattan lawmaker wants to ban cars from Prospect Park — a plan that would tame the “hectic pace of city life,” its chief supporter says.Councilwoman Gale Brewer (D–Manhattan) introduced...
Anthony scores 39, Knicks top Magic in OT
NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony scored 39 points, his best effort since coming to New York, and the Knicks pulled out a 113-106 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic on...
No. 4: Experienced Fordham Prep eyes CHSAA title
Sal Annunizata gets chills at the mere mention of winning the CHSAA Class AA intersectional title two years at Kaiser Stadium. He was just a sophomore then, Fordham Prep’s budding...
NYC boys basketball rankings
The boys high school basketball season came to a dramatic close Sunday afternoon at the Times Union Center in Albany as Mount Vernon completed a sweep of the PSAL and...
This hotel has all the right numbers
A Downtown hotel is entering the digit-al age — claiming the borough’s area code as its chic calling card. The developers of Hotel 718 on Duffield Street say their 19-story...
DJ Megatron was on way to buy pot when he was slain: sources
The dee jay killed near his Staten Island home was out on a pot-buying run and talking a pal on the phone when he was gunned down, law enforcement sources...
Coalition considers letting Khadafy leave Libya for exile
LONDON -- Britain and the United States are prepared to consider a swift exit of Libya's Colonel Moamar Khadafy into exile, The (London) Times reported late Monday. Coalition nations gather...
Honky tonk man! Jonny Corndawg begins month-long residency at Brooklyn Bowl
It wasn’t the rich music scene or allure of Williamsburg that pulled Jonny Corndawg out of the South — he moved from Nashville to New York for a girl.“It’s a...
It's a Peggy Lee impersonation festival
Watch out — this show will give you fever.Peggy Lee lives again in a Bay Ridge cabaret that will have men and women impersonating the blonde, smoky-voiced legend.On April 3,...
Midwood's Smith finds the right fit in Fordham
Bryan Smith verbally committed to Fordham University for the same reason he remained at Midwood for four years when other high-profile schools came calling: loyalty and academics. Midwood’s star guard...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, April 1Theater, “Jitney”: The Gallery Players do August Wilson’s play about the 20th century black American experience. Gallery Players [199 14th St., between Fourth and Fifth avenues in Park...