April 5, 2011
No surprises with Triple-A Buffalo roster
The Mets Triple-A affiliate, the Buffalo Bisons, unveiled their Opening Day roster today ahead of Thursday's opener, and it didn't have any big surprises.The biggest names on the roster, prospect-wise,...
Carroll Gardens is now big sky country
Carroll Gardens is getting a tumor removed.Work began this week to excise the illegal 40-foot steel structure atop a 19th-century Carroll Street building — derisively nicknamed “Hell House,” for haunting...
GAMETRACKER: Mets at Phillies
The Phillies look to go to 4-0 for the first time since 1915 when they open a three-game series against the Mets. Philadelphia (3-0) has won a franchise-record four consecutive...
GAMETRACKER: Twins at Yankees
CC Sabathia has won his past seven starts against the Twins and gets the ball as the Yankees continue a four-game home set. Sabathia's past two starts against the Twins...
ShamWow pitchman’s former assistant sues for ‘bizarre and inappropriate’ behavior
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A model who worked as a personal assistant to TV pitchman Vince Shlomi alleges in a federal lawsuit that he wanted her to be his "love...
Merchants on Ave. H want to conquer divide
A band of Midwood merchants say their piece of Avenue H has the potential to become the next hip strip in Brooklyn, but construction on the nearby B and Q...
Fla. woman charged in mother-in-law's killing
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A Florida woman accused of arranging her husband's killing in New York has now been charged with directing the killing of her mother-in-law two months earlier....
UConn reigns in return home
STORRS, Conn. -- Jim Calhoun and the Connecticut basketball team left 80-degree weather and returned to a cold rain, and it never felt so good. “But you know what,” the...
Showalter has O's at 4-0
BALTIMORE -- Buck Showalter is at it again. After guiding the last-place Baltimore Orioles to a 34-23 finish last season, Showalter warned that it would be foolish to expect a...
Ewing Jr. signs with Hornets
NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Hornets said Tuesday that forward Patrick Ewing Jr. has been signed for the remainder of the season. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed....
Opera or musical theater?
Oh do we have to ponder that question again? The occasion this time isn't "Porgy and Bess" or "Sweeney Todd" but a panel preceding the New York premiere of Stephen...
Former Brookdale Hospital chief indicted
The disgraced CEO of Canarsie’s Brookdale University Hospital has been indicted for his shady dealing with embattled state Sen. Carl Kruger.A Manhattan Federal Grand Jury ruled that Medisys Health Network...
Local NY officials suggest closing Sing Sing
OSSINING, N.Y. — Several politicians representing the area around Sing Sing are asking the governor to close the famous old prison. In a letter dated Tuesday, state, county, town and...
NY Senate confirms 2 of Gov. Cuomo’s appointees
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Senate has confirmed Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s appointees to run economic development programs in pursuit of jobs and the agriculture agency that serves the state’s top...
Mets' Davis doesn't strike back at Feliciano's comments
PHILADELPHIA -- Ike Davis did his best to defuse whatever hard feelings there might be between Pedro Feliciano and the Mets.After Feliciano said he didn’t have anything to prove to...
Sanchez, Nicks knocked out of Madden cover tournament
Jets fans can breathe a sigh of relief. If their quarterback falters next season, it won't be the result of a video game jinx.Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez was bounced from...
Missing prostitute Shannan Gilbert not among newest remains found on LI
The mystery deepens. Missing New Jersey prostitute Shannan Gilbert’s remains were not among three new sets found on a remote stretch of Long Island Beach believed to be a serial...
Jury stuck -- but still deliberating -- in Robert De Niro art heist trial
Jurors say they are at an impasse in the Manhattan trial of an art gallery director accused of stealing from actor Robert De Niro -- but the judge has told...
The perils of reviewing -- and being reviewed
There's a fun little tempest in the literary teapot going around right now, with a self-published author flaming reviewers in a blog's comments section. Not only is this a bad...
Libyan rebels accuse NATO of leaving people of Misrata to die
BENGHAZI, Libya -- The head of Libyan rebel forces, Abdel Fatah Yunis, accused NATO-led aircraft Tuesday of standing idly by while loyalist troops killed residents of the besieged third city...
Jeter batting leadoff for Yankees; Jones gets first start
Derek Jeter will be back at the top of the Yankees lineup Tuesday night against the Twins, and Andruw Jones gets his first start with Brett Gardner on the bench.COUNTDOWN...
Galleon prosecutors to rest their case
Federal prosecutors in the closely watched insider-trading trial of Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam are set to rest their case as early as today while a verdict isn’t expected for...
Councilman wants to ban toys sold with fast food
Councilman Leroy Comrie announced today his plan to introduce legislation that would ban toys from being included in unhealthy meals at fast food restaurants. "The health and well-being of New...
RBNY's De Rosario on Toronto: 'There's been a lot of empty promises'
Red Bull newcomer Dwayne De Rosario’s ill-fated stay in his native Toronto proved Thomas Wolfe was right; you can’t go home again. What should’ve been the perfect marriage of a...
EMI artists auction to benefit Japan aid
The EMI family - which includes legends like the Beach Boys and the Beatles alongside newbies like Katy Perry and Duffy - is cleaning out its closets to raise money...
Defense says 'perfect storm of bad circumstances' is to blame for fatal Deutsche Bank fire
A defense lawyer says two firefighters died battling a blaze in a toxic ground zero tower because of “a perfect storm of bad circumstances” far beyond the purview of three...
Fatwa! City will kill Gibran middle school due to poor numbers, performance
A controversial Arabic-language middle school — founded after a highly divisive public battle that involved curriculum, staffing and even whether the school would churn out terrorists — will be closed...
Morrow game-time decision for Nets
Kris Humphries is out for the Nets. So is Kevin Love for the Timberwolves. So one of the most intriguing power forward rebounding matchups – Love leads the league, Humphries...
Parents, teachers, students battle over school
Staff, parents and students of two Coney Island public schools clashed with supporters of a charter school looking to move into their building at a city-planned public hearing Monday night.Hundreds...
'Brink' it on: new gameplay video
Bethesda Softworks - makers of the "Elder Scrolls" and "Fallout" franchises - have released a new gameplay video for their upcoming FPS, "Brink." Deemed "Ready and Able," the video shows...
Take two: 'Divinity II' demo returns
Technical issues, begone! The "Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga" demo has returned to Xbox Live Marketplace after having been pulled down last week following unexpected tech problems. Fans of...
Autism program "nests" at IS 278
A long-coveted autism program will finally take flight at IS 278 — but parents fear the city hasn’t given up on its plans to put yet another school inside the...
Gerritsen Beach Knights of Columbus burglarized
A crew of crooks broke into a Gerritsen Beach Knights of Columbus Hall on March 31, swiping thousands of dollars collected to combat cystic fibrosis — and angering 400 chapter...
Time Warner Cable takes over key ad sales for AT&T rival
Time Warner Cable is taking over local ad sales for rival AT&T U-verse in a number of major markets where the companies both provide pay-TV services. The ad-sales division of...
Motley Crue singer Vince Neil charged with battery in fight with ex-girlfriend
LAS VEGAS -- Motley Crue singer Vince Neil has been charged with battery constituting domestic violence and disorderly conduct after an argument with an ex-girlfriend in Las Vegas allegedly turned...
3UP: Jeter, Joba and Hughes
1. I think Joe Girardi is in an extremely tough spot with Derek Jeter. The organization has just re-signed Jeter for three more years with an option. His game on...
Rangers' Callahan out 'long-term' with broken ankle
It's a kick in the teeth by way of a puck to an ankle. Ryan Callahan, the personification of the Black-and-Blueshirts' mentality that has carried the Rangers to the cusp...
Donald Trump's support surges in New Hampshire
Donald Trump's suddenly surging presidential chances got another boost Tuesday with the release of a poll that measured the business magnate as the second-most-popular choice for Republican primary voters in...
DNC Chairman Kaine announces Virginia Senate run
WASHINGTON -- Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Tim Kaine announced Tuesday that he will run for the Virginia Senate seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Jim Webb in 2012. "I'm...
Police take blame for bloody park
The 70th Precinct’s top cop took the blame for a blunder that left a pool of blood at a Parade Grounds murder scene last week.Tricia Bastian said she was strolling...
Judge says Holder must decide if he will seek the death penalty in deaths of 2 SI cops
A federal judge today said he will require US Attorney General Eric Holder to decide whether he wants to seek a death sentence again for a man convicted of murdering...
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Parking spot slasher
Sheepshead Bay residents are fighting to block a developer’s plan to build a three-story building with a valet parking lot that has only half the amount of spots that the...
Boerum Street shooting!
90th PrecinctSouthside–BushwickBoerum hilledA perp shot a man inside his Boerum Street apartment on April 2 at 5:30 am — its bullet just grazing the top of his head.The victim was...
No way on one way!
A Sheepshead Bay lawmaker wants to ease traffic on congested Voorhies Avenue by turning it into a one-way street, but locals say his plan will worsen traffic flow.“I don’t like...
Lady Gaga's country 'Born This Way' for sale
Fans of the country version of Lady Gaga's “Born This Way (The Country Road Version)” - produced by the Lady herself and Fernando Garibay - can finally buy an official...
Judge Judy to return to courtroom next week after hospitalization
LOS ANGELES -- TV personality Judge Judy will return to the bench next week after she was rushed to the hospital suffering intestinal discomfort, Radar Online reported Tuesday. The TV...
Sides spar over how drunk 'rape cops' victim was
The victim in the "rape cop" case was so stumbling drunk on the night of the alleged attack, she had to lean against a nightclub wall to keep her balance,...
Sean Parker, Napster co-founder and Zuckerberg mentor, gets engaged to singer
Napster co-founder Sean Parker, who was also Facebook's first president, is engaged, People reported late Monday. A representative for Parker confirmed that he is engaged to New York-based singer and...
Jury finds man guilty in Newark schoolyard murder trial
A New Jersey jury has convicted a 20-year-old man of murder and robbery in the execution-style slayings of three college-bound friends in 2007. The jury reached its verdict Tuesday after...
Concrete jungle! Panel rejects city's latest plan for cement boardwalk
Concrete-hating Community Board 13 has rejected the Parks Department’s latest proposal to keep a cement path along the Riegelmann Boardwalk, but cover some of the iconic waterfront walkway with recycled...
Golden: Parker should face same tribunal as Monserrate
Call it the Golden rule.State Sen. Marty Golden (R–Bay Ridge) says that a convicted criminal who holds office should be held accountable for his action by the Senate, and is...
School custodial no-show job scam broken up
City school probers have busted up a long-running custodial "no-show" job scam under which at least six workers allegedly defrauded the city of more than $600,000. Probers say suspected ring-leader...
Sex discrimination caused woman's heart attack: suit
On-the-job harassment got this woman so upset she had a heart attack, according to a $150 million sex-discrimination suit filed this morning. Mahasti Koosha claims that "incessant abuse" by her...
Verizon settles $93.5 million suit with Justice Department
WASHINGTON -- Verizon Communications paid the United States $93.5 million in order to resolve allegations that the company overcharged the General Services Administration (GSA) on invoices dealing with government-wide telecommunications...
Ex-pol Espada Jr., son pleaded not guilty to latest tax-fraud charges
Former state Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. was back in Brooklyn federal court this morning to face new new tax-fraud charges in connection with his alleged siphoning of half-a-million...
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DVD Extra: Wallis' 'Casablanca' reunion, Tracy's post-MGM debut
The Oscar-winning "Casablanca'' (1942) was not only the high point of Hal Wallis' career at Warner Bros. -- where he had risen from publicist to production chief -- but basically...
Stone Cold: I turned down 'Dancing with the Stars'
Stone Cold Steve Austin says "Dancing with the Stars" isn't his cup of tea — and he turned down an offer to be on the hit ABC series. In an...
Large rat scares A train riders (video)
Looks like rats are once again scaring straphangers inside subway cars. In a new video that surfaced today, A train riders can be heard screaming in fear and jumping on...
Want to do some indoor farming?
Megan Paska, an urban farmer and homesteading blogger, says you don’t need a backyard to produce your own food. Here are her top three indoor suggestions: ■ Cuisinart butter: “Get...
City makes 'sexist payout' to wounded female cop
The city offered a disabled female cop a $325,000 court settlement on March 29 — a day before claims that her sexist NYPD superiors had refused to give her a...
Actress Ashley Judd details abusive childhood in new book: report
Telling all for the very first time, Actress Ashley Judd said her childhood years were filled with lies, chaos and sexual abuse, according to a shocking new book. In the...
Scott Pelley to take over from Katie Couric as CBS anchor: report
Veteran journalist Scott Pelley will replace Katie Couric as anchor for the "CBS Evening News," according to a new report. Pelley, the long-time "60 Minutes" correspondent was the favored choice...
Petraeus being seriously considered for CIA Director
WASHINGTON -- General David Petraeus, the US commander of international forces in Afghanistan, is being seriously considered and will likely be offered the position of CIA Director, Fox News Channel...
House Republicans' budget aims to bring balance, excluding interest, by 2015
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans on Tuesday proposed a budget for the next fiscal year that would spend $3.53 trillion -- $179 billion less than President Barack Obama's plan -- and...
More thefts of patients at Slope hospital
78th PrecinctPark SlopeHoly namePolice said this week that two more patients at New York Methodist Hospital have had their stuff stolen while they recuperated in a bed at the Sixth...
Rival military factions clash in Yemeni capital, five dead
SANAA, Yemen -- Violence flared Tuesday in cities across Yemen, with five people shot dead in clashes in the capital Sanaa and two people gunned down in the western city...
New meter bill just the ticket
The City Council will star today in its own version of "Parking Wars" when a committee hears testimony from motorists claiming that they were unfairly ticketed. The council is considering...
Libyan air strikes destroy 30 percent of Khadafy's military power, NATO says
BRUSSELS — The international aerial onslaught against Moammar Khadafy’s forces has destroyed 30 percent of Libya’s military capacity, a senior NATO official said Tuesday. NATO warplanes have flown 851 sorties...
3 Long Island police unions file lawsuit
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — Three police unions on Long Island have filed a joint lawsuit against Nassau County for imposing a wage freeze ordered by a state control board. The...
Harry Potter show opens at Discovery Times Square
The magical world of Harry Potter is coming to life in a New York exhibition of original artifacts and imagery evoked in J.K. Rowling’s seven-part series. “Harry Potter: The Exhibition”...
Judge OKs LI housing bias case
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — A federal judge has ruled that a housing bias lawsuit against a Long Island village can go to trial. The suit accuses Farmingdale officials of trying to...
US hails result after Martelly wins Haiti election with almost 68 percent of vote
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- The United States Monday hailed the results of Haiti's second round of elections as an "important milestone" and urged Haitians to keep their demonstrations peaceful as the...
Vac's Tuesday Whacks on Mullin the immortal, a bricklayer's delight, and the gutty, gritty Rangers
Well, there's no way to stay objective with this one, so it's not even worth trying: Chris Mullin officially earned a Hall of Fame nod yesterday morning, which meant that even...
Radioactive water at 5M times limit found at Fukushima plant; may impose new limits on seafood
The operator of Japan's crippled nuclear power plant said on Tuesday it had found water with 5 million times the legal limit of radioactivity as it struggles for a fourth...
EU backs Libyan rebel oil sales as tanker heads towards port
BRUSSELS -- The European Union backed the sale of oil controlled by the Libyan rebels so long as Moammar Khadafy and his regime did not profit, while the first tanker...
Howie Hoops a slam dunk
Connecticut and Butler missed shots left and right in last night’s title game, but the Post’s Howard Kussoy again couldn’t miss. Howie Hoops cashed in his UConn pick for the...
Breaking down the Knicks' potential playoff matchups
The seventh-place Knicks will face either the No. 2 Heat, No. 3 Celtics or No. 1 Bulls in the first round of the Eastern playoffs. Here’s a look at each...
Ivy League boys lacrosse preview
Riverdale saw its playoff run end in the NYSAISAA semifinals and coach T. J. Barnett has his team striving to get back there and beyond thanks to a talented offense...
On deck: Twins at Yankees
Tonight — 7:05 *LHP Brian Duensing (10-3, 2.62) vs. LHP CC Sabathia (0-0, 3.00) Tomorrow — 7:05 p.m. RHP Carl Pavano (0-1, 15.75) vs. *RHP Freddy Garcia (12-6, 4.64) Thursday...
UConn shuts down Butler in junkyard final
HOUSTON — One shining face that will be remembered as the player who owned the 2011 NCAA tournament. One shining smile that belongs to the player who loves the game...
Kemba’s UConn teammates pull him to the finish line
HOUSTON — He was wearing whatever was left of that assassin’s smile he had worn across the most joyous time of his life, a smile first seen in the Soundview...
Alderson stressing quick start for Mets
Though general manager Sandy Alderson knows seasons are not won or lost in the first weeks of the season, they do matter — especially coming off an offseason like the...
Pain-free Young set to make a new start with Mets
The Mets signed Chris Young with the hope that his fragile right shoulder will stay in one piece. They get their first look at Young in meaningful action tonight, when...
Mets can make a statement with strong series vs. Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Show us something, Mets. You came out of spring training saying you were a more together team under manager Terry Collins than you were under Jerry Manuel, and...
On deck: Mets at Phillies
Tonight — 7:05 *RHP Chris Young (2-0, 0.90) vs. *LHP Cole Hamels (12-11, 3.06) Tomorrow — 7:05 RHP Mike Pelfrey (0-1, 10.38) vs. *RHP Joe Blanton (9-6, 4.82) Thursday —...
PSAL baseball roundup: Taft picks up first 'A' win, edges Morris in eight innings
Brian Vidal went the distance, striking out 11 and allowing two earned runs on eight hits as Taft picked up its first ‘A’ league victory with a 5-2, eight-inning victory...
Cortijo saves Monroe, helps himself
On a team full of experienced seniors with professional aspirations and talented underclassmen hoping to be the next big thing at James Monroe, Carlos Cortijo’s role is uncertain. It may...
Improved South Bronx can't overcome mistakes in loss to Monroe
For a minute, Frank Colon was trying to take a positive approach. The South Bronx coach was talking about the toughness his kids showed in rallying from a five-run deficit,...
CHSAA softball roundup: Moss' blast lifts Molloy over Kearney
Maureen Rosenbaum has watched some talented freshmen test their hand on the varsity at Archbishop Molloy. There was Janelle Boyd, who is now playing at Cornell, and junior Maria Palmari...
Cops: We have the 'holiday' bank robber
The holiday is over for at least one Bay Ridge bank robber.The feds have arrested the man dubbed “The Holiday Bandit” for robbing nine banks in New York and New...
PSAL softball roundup: Center stuns Environmental in extras
A Marleny Heredia slow roller in the eighth inning scored Idaysha Quinones from third base to give Manhattan Center a thrilling, 4-3 upset win over Environmental Studies in PSAL Manhattan...
Grimm finds a friend in Washington
Like they always said — if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.Rep. Michael Grimm (R–Bay Ridge) lived up to the old Beltway adage when he adopted a...
Markowitz will sing his bike lane parody at satire showcase
SaturdayApril 917 + 50Folk hero Janis Ian is still going strong after nearly 50 years on the music scene. And now, the Grammy Award-winning songwriter behind such enduring hits as...
Eddy shows off new swing in CK loss to TMLA
Erica Eddy saw the hard work pay off early. The Christ the King junior catcher spent the summer with a hitting coach looking to improve her results at the plate....
Promising performance a keeper
'I made her a promise, I will not speak," the central character repeatedly vows in Douglas Maxwell's play "The Promise." But speak she does -- and for 90 engrossing minutes,...
The bare essentials
I nodded off, and when I came to, she was naked. That was years ago, the first time I saw Eiko & Koma -- partners in life and art --...
Undead alive and rocking
HOLLYWOOD UNDEAD "American Tragedy" 3 1/2 STARS Hollywood Undead -- LA's rap-metal revivalists -- inspire as much hate as love. Maybe it's the LA-centric lyrics that try to capture the...
More violence in 'Pregnant' Season 3
Jenelle Evans may be a tough act to follow. The trash-talking, pot-smoking star of "16 and Pregnant" and "Teen Mom 2" has badly damaged MTV's claim that its super-popular teen...
'Celebrity Rehab' meets 'Biggest Loser'
If Dr. Drew and Oprah had a baby, it would definitely be "Addicted to Food," OWN's newest addition to a slate that is slowly shaping up with some shows worth...
Couric blames local news
Katie Couric is blaming local news for her last-place finish in the network news race. In an interview to be published next Sunday in the New York Times Magazine, Couric,...
'Kennedys' a hit
'The Kennedys" has given ReelzChannel a landslide victory. The controversial $25 million miniseries starring Greg Kinnear as JFK and Katie Holmes as Jackie averaged 1.9 million viewers Sunday night on...
Starr report
AMC's "The Killing" premiered to solid ratings Sunday night, snaring 2.7 million viewers for its 9 p.m. premiere. (I'll grudgingly note that "The Killing" added another 2 million viewers in...
Correction
The Post incorrectly attributed a quote to Toni Braxton in an article published on March 25. Braxton did not say: "I have a big-ass house, three cars and I fly...
Meet the New York hillbillies
Martina Fugazzotto remembers the moment she first fell for her boyfriend, Mike Caputo. It was when they butchered bunnies together. “I took a class where I held a live rabbit...
Want to do some indoor farming?
Megan Paska, an urban farmer and homesteading blogger, says you don’t need a backyard to produce your own food. Here are her top three indoor suggestions: * Cuisinart butter: “Get...
Bam's Libya dilemma: arming the unknown
For decades, Moammar Khadafy has kept al Qaeda and the Taliban in check within Libya ("Arm Libya's Rebels," Amir Taheri, PostOpinion, April 1). Now some reports say President Obama secretly...
Jail strips now Supreme case
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of a man who claims that strip searches in two New Jersey jails violated his constitutional rights. Albert Florence...
Do the math: US deficit $$ just don't add up
Let me start today with some numbers so I can immediately put you to sleep. In fiscal year 2009, Washington said the country had a deficit of $1.4 trillion. In...
26 killed in UN plane crash
KINSHASA, Congo -- A UN plane carrying peacekeepers and staff yesterday crashed while landing at the airport in Kinshasa, Congo's capital, killing at least 26 people and injuring six others,...
The United Nations' injustice factory
Goldstone, Schmoldstone: In Geneva, at the UN Human Rights Council, it's business as usual. Richard Goldstone just denounced his own report, specifically its charges of Israeli crimes during the 2008...
The remaining thugs
Now that the Arab revolt is slamming hard into Bashar al-Assad's Baath Party in Syria, no Mideast or North African dictator will likely be able to sleep without first consuming...
Obscene apologies
Back in 1943, with D-Day still a year away and the outcome of the war against Nazi Germany still very much in doubt, Noel Coward penned a little ditty called...
When pols tell numbers to lie
When someone gives you a check, and the bank informs you that there are insufficient funds, who do you get mad at? The guy who gave you a check that...
17 protesters slain as Yemeni forces open fire
Yemeni security forces fatally shot at least 17 protesters and wounded 400 yesterday as they fired wildly on anti-government marches, witnesses and hospital officials said. There were differing accounts of...
'Hot' DJ caught with pants down
Maybe the C stands for crude. Popular Hot 97 disc jockey Mr. Cee -- who also produced Notorious B.I.G.'s first album, "Ready to Die" -- was busted in TriBeCa for...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn That is one serious craving. A hothead allegedly threatened to attack a cashier after being told a fast-food joint had run out of his favorite dish -- fried chicken...
School district bosses aboard for LIFO reform
The ranks of educators backing Mayor Bloomberg's battle to scrap "last in/first out" rules for teacher layoffs continued to grow yesterday when the statewide group representing 800 school superintendents announced...
3 of 5 NYers flunk Cathie: poll
Schools Chancellor Cathie Black is getting left back by voters. A NY1/Marist College poll released yesterday shows that just 17 percent of New Yorkers think she's doing a good job...
Radio City Music hell for Sheen
This is winning? Ticket prices for Charlie Sheen's planned Radio City Music Hall shows this week continue to nose-dive after just two performances out of a planned 20-city tour. Yesterday,...
Tax-slide system to get strict
Sometimes, honesty is not the best policy. The city is tightening the screws on its system for awarding property-tax exemptions -- a move one lawmaker attributes to his discovery that...
NKF takes top real estate deal awards
Newmark Knight Frank brokers took two out of the three top honors at last night's awards ceremony for the Real Estate Board of New York's deals of the year, with...
Business briefs
Ante up Deutsche Boerse will probably raise its offer for NYSE Euronext to fend off Nasdaq OMX Group's unsolicited bid, three shareholders told Bloomberg News.FTC probe The FTC is consider...
Booted techie hijacked Gucci: Cy
He's the Grinch who stole Gucci -- at least for one day last summer. A disgruntled former computer tech at Gucci's US headquarters in Manhattan was slammed with a 50-count...
O launches re-elex bid
WASHINGTON -- President Obama officially kicked off his re-election effort yesterday with a low-key video targeting grassroots supporters and featuring a familiar logo -- but no mention of the looming...
Mob son bumped off case
Junior Corozzo’s family ties have gotten the mob lawyer into a bind. A Brooklyn federal judge yesterday booted the mob-scion attorney — whose dad is is reputed Gambino consigliere Joseph...
Coach 'monster'
A famed New York Catholic hoops coach pleaded guilty yesterday to raping a 14-year-old boy during a trip to a Yankee doubleheader in Boston in 1976 -- as the victim...
Gang banger dodges bullet
It's OK to carry a gun in The Bronx -- as long as you're a gang member, several jurors apparently found yesterday. Kenny Tavarez, 22, a self-professed Bloods associate, claimed...
2nd kid busted in SI hate attack
Police have nabbed the second kid accused of trying to rip off the religious headdress of a Muslim schoolgirl on Staten Island. Krystal Callender, 13, allegedly spent two months tormenting...
Jet safety 'crack'down hailed
Fear of flying should take a vacation -- despite yesterday's discovery that three more Southwest Airlines jets have cracks in their fuselages, an aviation expert told The Post. "You have...
Deutsche deathtrap 'gamble'
Demolition contractors at the former Deutsche Bank building "gambled with lives for money" by ignoring safety problems at the site -- and it was hero firefighters Robert Beddia and Joseph...
Flirty-dirty defense
The woman was drunk -- and vomiting -- yet still "flirtatious." So the cop kissed her shoulder. He patted her back. He got "physical." But there was no sex or...
Condé hit for $8 million in e-mail scam
Where were their eagle-eyed proofreaders? Condé Nast has enlisted the feds to get back almost $8 million it lost to a scam involving a company with a similar name as...
Dream-y move may mean big Zynga gains
If animation impresario Jeffrey Katzenberg can't be them, he joins them. The DreamWorks Animation CEO, behind such lovable characters as Shrek and Kung Fu Panda, said last year that if...
Reversal shows the prez might finally be wising up
President OBAMA will try Khalid Sheik Moham med at a facility he vowed to close and in a process he harshly condemned. In finally deciding to try the 9/11 mastermind...
Icahn a bidder for Blockbuster
Blockbuster Inc. mulled bids from Carl Icahn and others in an auction process that began yesterday in New York that will decide the fate of the troubled video-rental chain. Potential...
YES says no to cable app
The YES Network is saying no to Cablevision's new iPad app. YES, the regional sports network for the New York Yankees and the New Jersey Nets, became the first programmer...
It's Mason vs. Macklowe
In the annals of Manhattan landlord-tenant battles, this one figures to be a doozy -- call it "When Harry Met Alice." Harry Macklowe is buying one of the Upper East...
Racy insider tapes
Danielle Chiesi, the former beauty queen turned trader, called herself a "warrior" and bragged that she played a friend "like a finely tuned piano" in secretly taped phone conversations with...
Mike restores coroner cuts
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday restored the city medical examiner's $16 million state-budget cut, ensuring the search for remains at the World Trade Center site is not halted. ME Charles Hirsch told...
Man lies way on to jury
Who lies to get on jury duty? A Long Island man purposely hid his felony criminal arrest record in order to get seated on a Nassau County jury -- then...
'Drunken' disability lawsuit
A college student is suing his Brooklyn apartment building for failing to provide a handicapped-accessible elevator after he broke his leg in a drunken escapade last summer. David Espinoza, 25,...
The Knicks make the playoffs!
Looks like Amar'e Stoudemire got it right last summer when he declared "the Knicks are back," after inking a $100 million free-agent pay package that brought him to Madison Square...
Cancel Kessel, cont'd.
State Inspector General Ellen Biben's probe of New York Power Authority boss Richie Kessel -- first reported yesterday by Post State Editor Fredric U. Dicker -- couldn't be better timed....
Holder's ungracious punt
It took 500 days, but President Obama yesterday abandoned his ill-conceived effort to try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed in a civilian courtroom. Attorney General Eric Holder was none too...
$86M West Wing revamp
The West Wing is undergoing an $86 million renovation that will include everything from water- and sewer-line upgrades to the digging of a mysterious tunnel. The construction din has made...
Stinkers mock ID-theft victim
A brazen group of identity thieves who charged more than $2,400 to a Rhode Island woman's credit card last month are so crass they had flowers delivered to the 45-year-old's...
Gwyn out in the 'Glee' hours
"Glee" co-star Matthew Morrison and on-screen love interest Gwyneth Paltrow have been gallivanting around London, raising eyebrows about their cozy relationship. The two were out until 2 a.m. last Tuesday,...
Exec-fall window had no guards
The Upper East Side co-op from which a Wall Street exec tumbled to his death Sunday should have had window guards -- and the city today is sending inspectors to...
Carmakers skid
Toyota's factories in the US got slammed with a shutdown shocker yesterday that could idle up to 25,000 workers while Japan's severed industrial pipeline dries up across the world. As...
'Suicide helper' jailed
A man convicted of murdering a Long Island motivational speaker -- who had allegedly contracted the killing himself so his family could collect an $18 million insurance payout -- was...
'Offal' hate mail for Rep. King
WASHINGTON -- A package containing a bloody pig's foot and anti-Semitic rants arrived at the Capitol yesterday addressed to Rep. Pete King's office, officials said. US Capitol Police mail screeners...
Bam flips on Khalid trial
In his biggest policy flip-flop since taking office, President Obama yesterday gave up on his campaign pledge to try 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed in a federal courthouse just blocks...
Scene of the 'time'
A major Manhattan watch dealer is taking a licking after ticking off his estranged doctor wife -- who has accused him of criminally accessing her e-mail account, The Post has...
Street trades slump
A shrinking Wall Street bull bodes more bad news for the cash-strapped Big Apple. The nation's biggest banks, many of which are headquartered in New York, are expected to produce...
Collector sues over 'foul balls'
A baseball-memorabilia collector is crying foul. Corey Shanus, a Westchester lawyer who has amassed a treasure trove of artifacts from the national pastime, filed a $600,000-plus fraud suit yesterday against...
50,000 McJobs open
McDonald's Corp. will hold its first national hiring day April 19 to fill 50,000 openings at its restaurants nationwide. The company says it is making a concerted effort to add...
NYers will pay while energy honcho$ play
Mr. Burns would be proud. Hardworking New Yorkers could soon be hit with massive electricity-rate increases to subsidize the lavish lifestyles of the fat cats who run the city's private...
Three more bodies found on LI beach
"Jack the Ripper's" body count is now at least eight. Three more sets of human remains were discovered yesterday on a mile-long stretch of remote beach where the Long Island...
Drawers dropper is Haiti prez
Musician Michel "Sweet Micky" Martelly -- a 50-year-old political novice famous for wearing diapers and dropping his drawers on stage -- won the Haitian presidential race in a landslide upset...
New rap eyed in tot's death
A Brooklyn man accused of savagely beating his girlfriend's foster child could face murder charges now that the boy has been declared dead from his injuries -- which were so...
$hutdown talk grows
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are preparing another stopgap spending bill to avert a government shutdown Friday, likely giving lawmakers about a week to negotiate a final budget. But unlike two...
Mike believes Atlantic Yards hoopla
A confident Mayor Bloomberg insisted yesterday that the housing and commercial component of the $4.9 billion Atlantic Yards complex won't be scrapped, saying he was certain that developer Bruce Ratner...
'Street of corpses': Libyans tell of a massacre
Moammar Khadafy's loyalists used tanks, artillery and snipers to carry out a massacre in the besieged rebel city of Misrata while other forces tried to destroy oil fields now in...
'Jet' stream in Queens
He landed in hot water. A 24-year-old pilot who made a safe emergency landing in the water off the Rockaways last night was questioned by cops because he touched down...
UN, France launch strikes in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN -- United Nations and French forces prepared to attack Ivory Coast's presidential palace today after launching assaults on the residence of the entrenched leader, the republican guard, two major...
Radioactive spill worsens
TOKYO -- The operator of a tsunami-disabled nuclear plant says radiation measuring several million times the legal limit has leaked into the sea over the past few days. Tokyo Electric...
Affrunti's Beulah Park Grade
Post Time: 1:15 pm.FIRST-5f; $3,500; cl($2,500); 3up; (f&m)5-Smthfnkygnn 1207-Solomn'sBrde 1201-Rich Widow 1132-Oppie Winfrey 1246-ThunderofHope 1203-FrindlyMstrss 1114-Givemenobull 111SECOND-5f; $3,500; cl($2,500); 3up2-Salt Flats 1226-Putmeupfront 1243-HawaiinBcksht 1201-FatherEugene 1205-BluelghtsNSrn 1227-Captain Bry 1204-RedmptnDay 120THIRD-5 1/2f;...
Sports shorts
MLB: Judge warns Clemens, McNameeRoger Clemens and his former trainer Brian McNamee were admonished yesterday by a federal judge for coming "precariously close" to violating a gag order by speaking...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Golden Time (10th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $8,000; conditioned2Eragon(J Pantaleano)3-5-68-51RockinrollinNow(GBrennn)5-5-55-18DurangoKidN(SBouchard)2-3-1010-13Malmo Boy(B Sears)6-6-315-14Hez Da Man N(C Manzi)4-6-68-15SmkyLnsmeN(BHllnd)7-8-512-16Susumna(J Bartlett)4-9-56-17Bb Torio(D Dube)3-7-66-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $10,000; conditioned2MotownDreamgirl(GBrenn)5-8-56-54America(B Holland)3-8-46-13IncomeDeVie(JBartlett)4-2-76-11Nate K(D Dube)5-8-65-15Valcyon Days(S...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1m; $25,000; cl($16,000); 3up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Full N Sassy(L),122M Luzzi1-1-10RDutrow 7-52Sister in the City(L),122C Lopez6-5-1Ryerson 10-13Royal Vessel(L),122J Davila3-7-1Tebbutt 12-14Cherokee Trick(L),122D...
Parx Racing Charts
Apr. 4, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST7f; $20,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:27. Good. ran down leader, clearTime: 23.36, 46.87, 1:10.52, 1:23.91.Trainer: John RodriguezWinner: CH M, 5,...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogKNICKS10½RaptorsNETS 6 T'wolvesSpurs 3 HAWKSMAGIC 8½BucksWIZARDS 1½PistonsBobcats 2½CAVALIERSCELTICS 8 SixersBULLS10 SunsGRIZZLIES 9 ClippersROCKETS 9½KingsNUGGETS 4 ThunderBLAZERS11 WarriorsLAKERS15½JazzNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogPENGUINS$125-145DevilsCapitals$125-145MAPLE LEAFSSABRES$115-135LightningFlyers$150-170SENATORSCANADIENS-110-110BlackhawksPREDATORS$165-190ThrashersBLUES$170-200AvalancheSTARS$155-175Blue JacketsCanucks$170-200OILERSHome team in CAPS
Beulah Results
FIRST-1m; $3,500; clm; 3up4Tez Taran (Erwin) 14.805.203.401Pstlpcknrdnck (Slmn)8.205.602Electric Bill (Velez)5.20 Off 1:16. Time 1:40.53. Muddy. * Exacta (4-1) $106.00 * Superfecta (4-1-2-3) $3,933.80 * Trifecta (4-1-2) $616.00Winner picked by AffruntiSECOND-1m;...
Mullin, Rodman top Hall's '11 class
Chris Mullin's basketball journey began on the playgrounds of New York and brought him to stardom at St. John's and the Golden State Warriors. Yesterday, it carried him to the...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 5 1/2f; $34,000; mdn cl($40,000); 3YOSPICY SALSA closed to finish second this distance versus cheaper and was claimed. THE RAVEN KING races with Lasix and drew the rail for...
Walsh return to Knicks is all up to him: sources
Donnie Walsh suffered through two years of having his team mocked -- mocking, he says, that was born of fear the Knicks would someday return to prominence. As they host...
Knicks going after sixth seed
With the playoffs clinched and six games left on the schedule, the Knicks seem less concerned about resting players and more dead set on overtaking Philadelphia for the sixth seed...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball7 p.m.Mets at PhilliesSNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Twins at YankeesYES, WCBS (880 AM)Basketball7:30 p.m.Raptors at KnicksMSG, ESPN (1050 AM)8:30 p.m.Women's NCAA Tournament Championship:Teams TBAESPNHockey7:30 p.m.Devils at PenguinsVS., WNYM (970 AM)Soccer2:30...
Yankees' Feliciano fires back at Mets' comments
Pedro Feliciano is ready to abuse the Mets. The ailing Yankees reliever did not appreciate comments made by Mets pitching coach Dan Warthen this weekend, and is looking forward to...
Pavano nearly returned to Yankees to write new chapter
Carl Pavano spent four forgettable years with the Yankees, but the disappointment that came from his struggles in his stint in The Bronx nearly led him back here last winter....
Rangers' Prospal doesn't like boos from Garden crowd
The Ranger who launched last night's stunning comeback just wishes the Garden faithful were a little more, well, faithful. Vinny Prospal was having none of the hoopla about the crowd's...
Jeter still at top despite bad start
Terry Francona did not like what he was seeing. Sure, it had only been two games. But the Red Sox manager sensed Carl Crawford was pressing. So on Sunday he...
Yankees continue dominance of Twins
If you did not have a calendar, last night felt an awful lot like October at Yankee Stadium. The temperature was in the 50s, there was a light breeze, and...
Yankees' Hughes trying to find lost velocity
Ivan Nova, who got his second major league win in the Yankees' 4-3 victory over the Twins last night, was not the only pitcher studying Minnesota's lineup yesterday. Phil Hughes...
Yankees' Chamberlain pitching well in seventh inning
The Yankees entered the season with Rafael Soriano and Mariano Rivera locked into the eighth and ninth innings. Now, after watching Joba Chamberlain throw lights out in two chances in...
Rangers eye clinch after three-goal comeback against Bruins
There are still games to win, points to earn and a playoff spot to clinch, but for now, count Game 80 of this season as the Rangers' finest hour. These...
Hondo's Giant wager
The Huskies threw Hondo a bone last night, steamrolling the overmatched Bulldogs to raise his earnings to 120 hubbells. Tonight, Mr. Aitch will go with that Bumgarner to show the...
Celtics could pay price after rushing back O'Neal
What do the Suns, Cavaliers and Celtics have in common? In three straight seasons now, they all pinned their prom bouquet on Shaquille O'Neal. Google it if you don't recall...
Rangers keep their eye on Kreider
The Rangers have yet to open talks with Boston College sophomore winger Chris Kreider about leaving school to turn pro, sources have told The Post. Beyond that, an individual close...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYApr. 5WEDApr. 6THUApr. 7FRIApr. 8SATApr. 9SUNApr. 10 MONApr. 11KnicksToronto7:30TV -- MSG NetworkRadio -- ESPN 1050 AMPhil.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENets7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEInd.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMENetsMinnesota7:00No TVRadio -- WBBR 1130 AMDet.7:30No TVWBBRNOGAMEKnicks7:00YESWBBRNOGAMETor.6:00YESWFANChar.7:00YESWBBRRangersNOGAMENOGAMEAtl.7:00MSGESPNNOGAMEDevs12:30MSGESPNEndofReg.Sea.IslandersNOGAMEBos.7:00MSG+2WRHUNOGAMEPitt.7:00MSG+WRHUPhil.7:00MSG+WRHUEndofReg.Sea.DevilsPittsburgh7:30TV -- VersusRadio -- WNYM 970 AMTor.7:00MSG+WNYMNOGAMENOGAMEN.Y.R.12:30MSG+WFANBos.3:00MSG+WBBREndofReg.Sea.Red BullsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAMENOGAMEPhil.7:00ESPN2WADONOGAMENOGAME
Two-buck luck!
Want designer goods? That’ll be two bucks, please. To celebrate its second anniversary, fashion discount site TheOutnet.com is bringing back its popular online supersale. There will be 2,400 items from...
Weird but true
Dunkin' Donuts is celebrating Prince William and Kate Middleton joining in "holey" matrimony. The Royal Wedding Donut, going on sale the week of the nuptials for 89 cents, is heart...
Butler buried by bricks
HOUSTON -- The Butler Bulldogs seniors, the ones who lost last year's championship game to Duke and this year's title game to Connecticut, will have a tormenting question to ask...
UConn's Walker will have NBA decision to make
HOUSTON -- The Connecticut Huskies likely will have a glaring hole in their lineup as they go after their fourth national championship next season: Kemba Walker. The junior point guard...
UConn fans riot in Storrs
STORRS, Conn. -- Fans who were celebrating UConn's national championship were causing minor property damage in Storrs. A couch was set on fire and a car was overturned at an...
Notre Dame, Texas A&M women set for battle
INDIANAPOLIS -- Already packed with one surprise after another, the NCAA women's tournament has one big dose of intrigue left when Notre Dame and Texas A&M play for the championship....
It's anyone's guess if Calhoun will be back at UConn
HOUSTON -- Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun, three times a national champion now, can ride off into the sunset and never look back if he likes. Will he, or won't he?...
Mary Louis rides Barbaro, balanced attack past CK
Stephanie Barbaro didn’t want to get too excited as she stepped to the plate with the bases loaded for the second straight inning. The first time up the Mary Louis...
Pace-ing herself: Hill will pitch for Setters in college
Kayla Hill was very particular when it came to picking a college. The James Madison star pitcher didn’t want something too far away. She also wasn’t interested in playing Division...
UConn beats Butler for NCAA title, 53-41
HOUSTON (AP) — The only thing that could stop Kemba Walker and Connecticut's amazing run was the final buzzer. On a night when the massive arena felt like a dusty...
Park Slope Assemblyman: Remove the bike lane!
Park Slope’s assemblyman has tossed aside the results of his own survey to conclude that the controversial two-way bike lane on Prospect Park West must be eliminated in favor of...
Sea battles back to down Madison in matchup of city's elite
Mike Ponsiglione had no trouble throwing Alexa Tedeschi into the fire. The first-year varsity player has big game experience, winning two JV city titles. But facing James Madison, the defending...
Boathouse plan moves ahead in Greenpoint
Newtown Creek could be getting a new boathouse.State officials made the $3-million waterfront facility on Manhattan Avenue one of seven finalists for a $7-million pool of money created by the...
Nasty pistol-whip on Myrtle Ave.
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillPistol whipA cruel crook pistol-whipped a 32-year-old woman during a botched March 28 robbery at the corner of Myrtle Avenue and St. Edwards Street.The victim was on...
Save the date! Barclays Center to open on Sept. 28, 2012
After years of false starts, economic malaise, local protests, lawsuits and atrocious basketball, New Jersey Nets officials finally unveiled some positive team news on Monday: The Barclays Center will be...
Tupper the tops at tribute to Prospect Park Alliance head
Her big, green shoes were brimming with good cheer on Saturday when retired Prospect Park Alliance founder Tupper Thomas was honored in the Brooklyn park where she left her verdant...
Winery finally picks the Next Great Bottle Artist
Talk about a Chateau Margeaux!The winner of the search for the Next Great Wine Bottle Artist is Margeaux Walter.The Williamsburg-based winery Brooklyn Oenology announced last Thursday that Walter’s “Sunday Afternoon”...
Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis moves in with State Sen. Marty Golden!
Nicole Malliotakis, the assemblywoman whose shares her Bay Ridge district with a big portion of Staten Island, is going to be sharing her office as well.The freshman legislator announced that...