April 29, 2011
Holland Tunnel closed after police shoot driver
The Holland Tunnel to New York is closed after cops shot a motorist who failed to stop and then allegedly tried to run officers down, sources said. The gunplay unfolded...
Giants draft Marvin Austin in 2nd round; land Jernigan in 3rd
Coach Tom Coughlin said, "We are in a high-risk business," a fact the Giants proved with the selection of defensive tackle Marvin Austin in the second round of the NFL...
NFL back into lockout
ST LOUIS -- The NFL’s rollercoaster labor fight turned, perhaps ever so briefly, in the owners’ favor Friday. The lockout abruptly and awkwardly went back into effect after a three-judge...
Ryan Howard leads 10-3 assault on Mets with grand slam, 6 RBI
PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard hit two homers, including a grand slam, and drove in six runs to back rookie fill-in Vance Worley and lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 10-3...
Cano homers twice in Yankees 5-3 loss to Toronto
Ricky Romero got right back up after a frightening line drive flattened him, twice retired Alex Rodriguez in dicey spots and pitched the Toronto Blue Jays past the New York...
Ex-con busted after trying to swipe cop's iPhone
He chose the wrong pocket to pick. A career criminal was busted yesterday after he swiped an iPhone from a plainclothes cop aboard a subway on the Upper East Side,...
'Rape Cops' accuser had blood alcohol content of as much as four times legal driving limit
The alleged victim in the "Rape Cops" trial had a blood alcohol content of well over twice the legal driving limit -- and might have had as much as quadruple...
Tribeca winners
The intense Swedish equestrian film “She Monkeys” and the poetic California documentary “Bombay Beach” took top honors Thursday at the Tribeca Film Festival, the Associated Press reports. Lisa Aschan’s “She...
2 charged with aiding Taliban are brought to NY
Two U.S. citizens arrested in Romania on charges that they tried to sell drugs and weapons to help the Taliban fight U.S. troops have been brought to New York. Federal...
Child actors hit the Broadway stage
There's a interesting new batch of child actors onstage right now. And the trend seems to be toward preternaturally precocious kids. In "Wonderland," Carly Rose Sonenclar, 11, plays Chloe, the daughter of the grown-up...
TCM Fest: 'The Constant Nymph' (1943), a rediscovered gem
Edmund Goulding's "The Constant Nymph,'' tied up for decades by rights issues, had its first authorized U.S. showing since at least 1952 at the TCM Classic Film Festival on Friday...
Jets' pick lands at headquarters
Muhammad Wilkerson didn't need to take a plane to join the Jets. The Temple defensive lineman, the Jets’ first-round draft pick, made it to the team's New Jersey headquarters and...
Cops to expand search in NY beach remains probe
Police investigating the case of a possible serial killer plan to expand their search beyond the barrier island in New York where authorities have discovered 10 sets of human remains....
Islanders' Tavares helps Canada to win at Worlds
KOSICE, Slovakia -- Olympic champion Canada defeated Belarus 4-1 Friday behind Jordan Eberle’s two goals in an opening game at hockey’s world championship. Germany sprung an upset on the first...
White Sox manager suspended for tweeting in game vs. Yankees
CHICAGO -- White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen won’t fight his two-game suspension from Major League Baseball for posting messages on his Twitter account after being ejected from a game earlier...
Obama meets with Giffords despite postponed shuttle launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — President Barack Obama met with wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) Friday in Cape Canaveral, Fla., despite the scuttling of the launch of the space shuttle Endeavour....
Charlie Sheen to raise money for baseball attack victim
SAN FRANCISCO -- Charlie Sheen will use his Saturday show in San Francisco to raise money for the Giants fan who was left in a coma after an attack outside...
Move to cornerback worked out for Giants draft pick
When Prince Amukamara arrived at Nebraska, he had every intention of playing running back for the Cornhuskers. After all, as a senior at Apollo High School in Glendale, Ariz., he...
Rangers Girardi, Prust have surgery
The Rangers announced Friday that Dan Girardi and Brandon Prust each had successful surgery this week.Girardi underwent successful surgery Thursday to repair his inguinal hernia. Prust underwent successful surgery Friday...
Yankees donate $500,000 to tornado relief
The Yankees announced Friday they have donated $500,000 to support relief efforts following the tornados that struck the southern United States this week. “On behalf of the entire New York...
Red Bulls wary of Kansas City attack
The Red Bulls seem fairly confident they’ll get scoring chances tomorrow against Sporting Kansas City’s MLS-worst defense. But the key to running their winning streak to three games will likely...
Model pleads guilty to mowing down SI teacher
The wannabe model who was doped up on a cocktail of prescription meds when she mowed down a Staten Island special education teacher pleaded guilty today to vehicular manslaughter, assault...
Teixeira, Jeter back in Yankees lineup
Mark Teixeira's jammed shoulder is well enough for the first baseman to play Friday for the Yankees against the Blue Jays after he sat out Thursday's game.Derek Jeter also is...
Portuguese corkscrew 'castrator' can't yet eat his words: Judge
Accused castrating killer Renato Seabra is stuck with his confession -- at least for now. A Manhattan judge declined today to toss the statements that the handsome young Portuguese underwear...
Eihi and me
Ever since I saw Takashi Miike's cult horror film "Audition'' more than 10 years ago, I've dreamed of meeting Japanese actress-model Eihi Shiina, who stars as the menacing Asami, a psycho...
Former Mets pitcher McDowell placed on leave by Braves after slur to fans
ATLANTA -- The Braves placed pitching coach Roger McDowell on administrative leave Friday while they investigate allegations he made homophobic comments and crude gestures toward fans before a game in...
Thugs targeting men coming from gay bars, police say
Teams of thugs are preying on men pouring out of popular gay bars in the West Village, police sources told The Post. Between April 11 and 27 at least five...
Giants try to get back to work
Giants receiver Ramses Barden, who broke his ankle on Nov. 14 against the Cowboys, stopped by the team's headquarters Friday, and was allowed to come in and work out, with...
Pelfrey starts, Paulino active for Mets vs. Phillies
PHILADELPHIA -- Pitcher Mike Pelfrey started Friday as scheduled against the Phillies, despite battling sickness for over a week. Catcher Ronny Paulino joined the Mets after being activated from the...
It's seafood time! You want crab, lobster and shellfish? Journey to Southern Brooklyn
Southern Brooklyn may have lost some of its charm and gritty waterfront cred as the borough’s working fishing village, but for seafood, the area from Sheepshead Bay to Mill Basin...
These guys are really serious about comedy
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FAA reassigns three controllers following sleeping incidents
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration is reassigning three air-traffic controllers after employees were caught earlier this month napping and watching movies on the job, Bloomberg reported Friday. The FAA's...
VIDEO: Former Giants receiver Ingram contacts son at Draft from prison
Alabama running back Mark Ingram was selected 28th in the first round of the NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints on Thursday night.Ingram's father, Mark, was a wide receiver...
Man convicted of trying to burglarize Paris Hilton's home
LOS ANGELES — A jury has convicted a man of trying to burglarize Paris Hilton’s home last year. District Attorney’s spokeswoman Jane Robison says jurors deliberated for less than an...
Mayor Bloomberg says Diddy police escort 'maybe' was 'appropriate thing'
In a flip-flopping move, Mayor Bloomberg said today that "maybe that was the appropriate thing" for the police to give rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs an escort so he could...
Fire up the grill! Parks official says charcoal pits can stay in Manhattan Beach Park
BBQ fans, rejoice!The Parks Department has doused a civic group’s bid to ban supposedly unhealthy charcoal grilling inside Manhattan Beach Park, citing the long and illustrious history of al fresco...
BounaTime is back, Lindpere, Rodgers, Chirgadze & other Red Bull notes
Whatever may have gone on between coach Hans Backe and goalie Bouna Coundoul, no matter how sloppy the early-season keeper controversy was, it’s clear Backe is no fool. He knows...
More trouble for Braves: Lowe arrested for DUI
ATLANTA -- Braves pitcher Derek Lowe was charged with drunken driving, another blow to a team already dealing with allegations that pitching coach Roger McDowell spewed homophobic comments before a...
NC judge orders documents released in Edwards case
RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina judge has ordered the release of some documents in a lawsuit filed by the mistress of former presidential candidate John Edwards. The documents are...
Queens boy arrested for selling a gun to another boy for $3
A Queens third-grader has been arrested for selling a loaded 9mm pistol to a classmate for $3, police said. The unidentified boy's father, Ignacio Galvin, 54, was arrested Thursday after...
Jets welcome back a few players
With the lockout lifted and NFL teams forced to open their doors to players, a small group of Jets trickled into the Florham Park headquarters to work out and rehab...
Westminster Abbey official turns cartwheels down the aisle after royal wedding (video)
LONDON -- A verger at Westminster Abbey was spotted Friday doing cartwheels down the aisle following the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, suggesting he was delighted the ceremony...
No verdict after Day 5 at Galleon insider trading trial
A New York City jury has ended a short day of deliberations without a verdict at the biggest ever hedge-fund insider trading trial. The judge let jurors leave early on...
Charlie Sheen blasts Chuck Lorre amid rumors of 'Two and a Half Men' return
LOS ANGELES -- Charlie Sheen released an expletive-laden letter Friday blasting "Two and a Half Men" creator Chuck Lorre for moving forward with the TV comedy without him, TMZ reported....
US ambassador to Sweden tapped as Obama's 2012 national finance director
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's ambassador to Sweden will serve as national finance chairman for the president's 2012 re-election campaign, The Boston Globe reported Friday. Matthew Barzun, a 40-year-old Massachusetts...
NASA has called off Friday's launch of space shuttle
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has called off Friday's launch of space shuttle Endeavour because of a technical problem.
The royal wedding in videos
With a smile that lit up TV screens around the world, Kate Middleton married Prince William in a union that promised to revitalize the British monarchy. A million people roared...
Chace Crawford scores a deal in pot possession case
PLANO, Texas -- "Gossip Girl" actor Chace Crawford has cut a deal in his marijuana possession case, TMZ reported Friday. If the actor can stay on the straight and narrow...
US Appeals court overturns stem cell ban
WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court overturned an injunction on Friday from a Washington DC federal court judge that halted federal funding for stem cell research. In a split decision,...
VNSNY Helps Multigen Families in Bronx
It can often be very difficult for family members of different generations to live under the same roof together.Wanda Little of Castle Hill lives in a multi-generational household. She has...
RiverBay Corp. Gunman Found Guilty
The verdict handed down by a jury in the Bronx Criminal Court gave some people in Co-op City a sense of closure. Paulino Valenzuela was convicted of second degree murder...
Problematic Van Nest Teen Hangout Handled
The party’s finally over at a problematic vacant home in Van Nest.The abandoned house on 1619 Melville Street, which was being used as a hangout for local teenagers, was finally...
Twenty-year-old in Hospital After Refusing to Drop BB Gun
Mamadou Balde has been charged with criminal possession of a weapon and menacing after the incident that drew police to the Cocoa House on Grant Highway early morning on Friday,...
Obama on immigration is nothing but unserious silliness
While President Obama said he had no time for birther 'silliness' earlier this week, his meeting with Latino celebrities and media stars was nothing but. The Hispanic community is apparently...
O'Grady Comedy Show Hits Stepinac
The comedy show to benefit the O’Grady family of Throggs Neck is finally here.After months of preparation, friends of the late Joe O’Grady are set to hold a night of...
Teen Dies As Result of Brush Avenue Crash
Shaadieq Hicks, a passenger in a van that rolled over on Brush Avenue off Bruckner Boulevard earlier this month, passed away at Jacobi Medical Center on Monday, April 18. The...
Spencer Estates Residents Say No To Park Access Gate
You may have heard of the famous Watergate or Monicagate, but you can call this Gategate. The latest chapter in the saga of the access gate to Pelham Bay Park...
Three Die In Prospect Avenue Fire
A fire in a Prospect Avenue building killed a family of three early in the morning of Monday, April 25. Juan Manuel Lopez, 36, Christina Garcia, 43, and their 12-year-old...
Annual Bronx Week Launches First Borough Film Festival
For the first time ever during the festivities surrounding Bronx Week, a film festival will be part of the festivities. Around 12 to 15 movies filmed in the Bronx or...
Cats Take Over Co-Op City House
Never in Lorraine Ritter’s life did she think she would find herself in the situation she got herself into when she decided to take care of another woman’s cats. Ritter,...
New Law Forces Bazzini Nuts to PA
Bazzini Nuts manufacturing is the first operation forced out of Hunts Point by the new FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, but it may not be the last. A.L. Bazzini Co....
More than 60 killed on Syria 'day of rage'
DAMASCUS, Syria -- At least 62 people died in clashes across Syria Friday as tens of thousands of protesters marked a "day of rage," activists said. Pro-democracy protests were held...
NASA calls off Friday's launch of space shuttle Endeavour
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA postponed Friday's planned launch of the space shuttle Endeavour in Cape Canaveral, Fla., after discovering two failed heaters in an auxiliary power unit. Lift-off will...
Goodell doesn’t blame fans for booing
Roger Goodell heard the boos loud and clear, and couldn’t blame the fans. “It’s the fans’ frustration, and I understand that,” the NFL commissioner said Friday, a day after he...
Amazon finally explains massive service outage, offers credit
Amazon.com disclosed Friday a detailed mea culpa on last week's Web services outage in which it apologized for the shutdown and offered a service credit to customers who were affected...
1 million people cheer William and Kate in London
LONDON -- Around a million people lined the streets of London in celebration of Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton. Police said around 500,000 of them were in and around...
Tornado survivors pick up pieces as Obama visits
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Survivors of the deadliest tornado outbreak since the 1970s struggled to begin rebuilding their lives in the wind-wrecked landscape Friday, enduring blackouts and waiting in long lines...
The Big Apple awakens for a royal wedding party
The royal wedding began around the time most New York bars are closing shop, but scores of stateside well-wishers still managed to celebrate with plenty of pomp, pageantry and all...
Pippa Middleton nearly steals the royal show
LONDON -- When a beautiful young woman with lustrous brown hair stepped out of a car at Westminster Abbey on Friday to reveal a gleaming white dress, the world gasped....
3UP: Jeter, Gardner, Granderson
1. In today’s Post I wrote this column about Curtis Granderson and Nick Swisher being used as the Nos. 1-2 in the lineup last night and wondering if we will...
The Post covers Prince William and Kate Middleton's nuptials
Read The Post's complete coverage of the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton, from the festivities themselves to Serena French on Kate's dress to the stateside celebrations to...
Ugly border battle in Europe
If you think we've got problems sealing our southern border, just turn your head across the Atlantic to France and Italy. French President Nicholas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Silvio...
Bloomberg voices worry about new royal couple's privacy
Mayor Bloomberg, who jealously guards his private life, said today that he hopes England's new royal couple won't be forever hounded by their adoring public. "In some sense, I feel...
Serby's first-round analysis
Post football columnist Steve Serby analyzes Thursday's first-round picks from the NFL Draft. 1. PANTHERS Cam Newton, QB, Auburn: Won national title, won Heisman, new face of franchise. “He’s almost...
Royal wedding dress designed by McQueen label
Finally, the fashion world’s greatest mystery has been solved! Kate Middleton’s wedding dress was finally revealed to the breathless public — a stunning white gown with long lace sleeves and...
Giants' selection off the Mark
I wanted Mark Ingram. It would have been a wonderful tearjerker ... son of a former Giant with the same name who currently is serving time in Beaumont, Texas. A...
Nebraska CB Amukamara slips to Giants
The Giants could not believe their luck. They did not go into the first round of the NFL Draft last night thinking cornerback, but they sure changed their minds when...
NFL player moves to begin Monday
The NFL is back — belatedly, and who knows for how long. The league yesterday finally got around to complying with a federal judge’s order to lift the lockout, announcing...
Time to make sure NFL doesn’t dip back into chaos
Nice to have you back, NFL. Now don’t desert us. You toyed with our emotions, locked the players out, got gang-tackled in court, and finally, came to the only reasonable...
Phillies aces take aim at hot-hitting Mets
It’s all relative in the NL East. Just as there’s frustration in Philadelphia over a swoon that means the Phillies can’t go wire-to-wire as NL East champs, the Mets are...
Americans waking early to watch the royal wedding
CHICAGO — Americans swept up in royal fever are waking before dawn to watch Britain’s Prince William marry longtime sweetheart and commoner Kate Middleton. COMPLETE ROYAL WEDDING COVERAGE Full English...
William, Kate to be duke, duchess of Cambridge
LONDON — Prince William and Kate Middleton got their first royal wedding present from the queen on Friday: the titles duke and duchess of Cambridge. Buckingham Palace said William is...
Manhattan's Trinity Church offers pews to watch royal wedding
A New York City church with centuries-old ties to the Church of England is bringing the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton right up to its altar. The...
History is made: Kate, William are married
Prince William and his beautiful bride Kate Middleton are officially future king and queen! The newlywed royals —now known as The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge — exchanged "I will’s"...
WATCH LIVE: The royal wedding celebration
Click here for live coverage at Westminster Abbey in London.
TCM Fest: S'Wonderful
"Movies the way they were meant to be seen, on the big screen'' is the motto of the TCM Classic Film Festival, and seeing a restoration of "An American in...
Times 'Atlas Shrugged' review comes from an unexpected source
As my colleague Kyle Smith predicted, the New York Times does indeed deliver a belated review of "Atlas Shrugged -- Part 1'' in Friday's edition -- two weeks late. Not...
Trump calls leaders 'stupid' in profanity-filled Vegas speech (video)
LAS VEGAS — Real estate developer Donald Trump unleashed a tirade of profanity in a speech at a boisterous Las Vegas casino as he assured a crowd of adoring supporters...
Surveillance footage released of sex fiend who 'attacked' two women in lower Manhattan housing project
Police released surveillance video yesterday that shows crystal-clear images of the sex fiend wanted for attacking two women inside a lower Manhattan housing project. The footage was recorded moments after...
Two-sport star Mendoza remains committed to both
In the fall when the rest of the Tottenville baseball team is long-tossing or working on hitting the ball to the opposite field, he is is donning shoulder pads and...
Healthy Hansel helping Kennedy after appendicitis scare
Hansel Collado was coming home from school March 18 and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his side. The John F. Kennedy senior brushed it off right away. It could...
Baby store owner harassed over 'lesbian' discounts
Brokelyn.com reported on the bargain. http://www.brokelyn.com/only-in-the-slope-store-offers-lesbians-10-percent-off/ The post prompted impassioned critics to complain about everything from sexism to the sanctity of marriage.“This is blatantly discriminatory,” wrote Richard Sol, one commenter...
Penn Relays notebook: Loughlin shot putter eyes post-Penn surge
PHILADELPHIA – It was a day of mixed emotions for Adrienne Alexander. The Bishop Loughlin shot putter didn’t have the day she had hoped for at the Penn Relays, but...
Steady Campbell helps Medgar Evers earn return trip to Penn Relays final
PHILADELPHIA – A lot was asked of Kimberly Campbell in her first time competing at the Penn Relays. The Medgar Evers sophomore was asked to fill in for emotional leader...
Francis' stellar anchor leg sends Judges to 4 x 400 Penn Relays final
PHILADELPHIA – Claudia Francis understands the responsibility of being an anchor leg and lived up to it “Since I was the last leg I felt like I had to carry...
Upper East chide
Ah, the Upper East Side: land of Botoxed faces and Birkin bags, $90 Lululemon yoga pants and $800 Bugaboo strollers. At least, that's the world of "The Social Climber's Handbook,"...
13 Assassins
Takashi Miike, Japan's pro lific (83 movies in 20 years!) master of mayhem, wastes no time in getting down to the nitty-gritty in "13 Assassins." It opens with a gentleman...
Girls gone mild (boys, too)
Disney's "Prom" presents a squeaky- clean picture of high school that possibly only an 8-year-old could identify with. Although some parents will doubtless take comfort in its fantasy of an...
Dig deep and you'll rave about 'Cave'
Just when I was ready to write off 3-D as a scam by Hollywood to collect inflated ticket prices for medi ocre, murky-looking blockbusters, here comes the most compelling use...
That's What I Am
This latest family film from the company formerly known as World Wrestling En tertainment -- featuring a superb performance by Ed Harris as a 1960s high school teacher accused of...
Kid-friendly spoof of fairy tale is fairly stale
Parents should take their children to "Hoodwinked Too! Hood Vs. Evil," if only because kids are never too young to learn the important and liberating skill of walking out of...
Lebanon, Pa.
A slick Philadelphia ad man makes his way into rural "Lebanon, Pa." to sort through his late father's things, but gets mixed up in a teen's abortion angst instead. Will...
Holocaust musical brings oy to the world
"Goodbye and good luck to you all," a woman said as she fled Studio 54 at intermission like a bat out of musical-theater hell. It wasn't clear whether she wished...
'Firm' verdict
John Grisham's hit novel, "The Firm," is about to hit the pop culture trifecta -- it's already a book and a movie, and soon it'll be a TV series. Industry...
Speedy NYers slow to a drawl
In his Stetson and a black tee showing off muscular arms, Tim McGraw hit the stage with the confidence and steel of a seasoned rodeo rider about to drop onto...
'Idol' death scare
A former "American Idol" contestant has revealed that she escaped a close brush with death. Naples, Fla. native Paige Miles -- the 11th place contestant in the 2010 "Idol" season...
Oprah two-parter 'tribute show'
Well, she is Oprah. Oprah Winfrey will tape two "tribute shows" that will air next month during her final week of original shows. "Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular" will be...
No small affair
On Sunday night, TLC premieres "Who Killed Chandra Levy?," a terrific docudrama that covers the case from the day the DC intern went missing on May 11, 2001 until Sept....
Vieira out in June?
Meredith Vieira could be ending her "Today" show run as early as June, according to reports. Vieira, who's never confirmed she's leaving the show -- but was widely expected to...
And the nominees will be . . .
Let's torture some producers today! A few of them are on the ledge, fretting that, in a crowded season, their shows will be snubbed Tuesday when the Tony nominations are...
Earthwork
'Earthwork" is a hokey movie about Kansas crop artist Stan Herd, who in 1994 created a massive piece of environmental art on derelict Upper West Side land owned by Donald...
Not so Fast!
Not to nitpick, but there’s a teensy little flaw in “Fast Five” — until the finale, it has no car chases to speak of. Instead of a vroomer, we get...
Exporting Raymond
If (and only if) you need to know every detail about how the Russian version of "Everybody Loves Raymond" was put together, drop everything to see "Exporting Raymond." The documentary...
Sympathy for Delicious
Mark Ruffalo sure didn't choose an easy subject for his directing debut -- a wheelchair-bound deejay (Christopher Thornton, a disabled actor who wrote the part for himself) who suddenly discovers...
The Robber
Run, Johann, run. The German thriller "The Robber" opens with Johann (Andreas Lust) -- who's always running, either in marathons or from cops -- doing laps around the yard of...
Union change or die
New York City's construc tion unions face a crisis that verges on "change or die." The good news is that where they need to compromise isn't so much wages or...
'Change' via executive power grab
Having lost the House of Representa tives in the last election, the Obama administration is now imposing "fun damental change" via executive order, regulatory fiat and political pressure. Talk about...
Anorexia a spring thing: doc
OXFORD, England -- People born in the spring are more likely to suffer from anorexia, British scientists claimed yesterday. In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the University...
Kuwaitis make Seventh Ave. buy
After disposing of $15 billion in real estate between 2004 and 2007, the Kuwaitis are returning to the Big Apple. Sources told The Post that Kuwaiti investment entity Fosterlane Management...
Bloomberg View expanding with high-profile hires
Bloomberg News contin ues to collect talent for its soon-to-launch opinion section, bringing author William Cohan, Ron Klain, former chief of staff of vice presidents Al Gore and Joe Biden,...
NYer chess champ
ST. LOUIS -- The new US chess champ is a 36-year-old Russian-born New Yorker. Gataulla Rustemovich "Gata" Kamsky, of Brooklyn, is also $42,000 richer after defeating Yury Shulman, of Chicago,...
Guilty plea for 'trash' hedgie
The paranoid hedge-fund manager accused of destroying evidence of insider trading during a midnight trash run pleaded guilty yesterday in Manhattan federal court. "I am sorry for my actions and...
A global fiasco
As President Bashar Assad confronts the toughest chal lenge to his family's 40-year iron grip on Syria, he likely takes an occasional break to check how the "international community" is...
Obama vs. Trump: Which one's certifiable?
THE ISSUE: Obama's decision to fire back at critics and release his long-form birth certificate. *** Now that President Obama has produced a birth certificate, will the controversy be put...
Syrian army 'mutiny'
A mutiny has begun against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad after army units fought one another and more than 200 members of his ruling Ba'ath Party quit over his brutal crackdown...
Dad rips tot burner
A father yesterday lashed into the man who last year disfigured his 11-month-old daughter with hot shower water while baby-sitting -- just before the creep was sentenced to 10 years...
Lease is more
The soaring costs of heating fuel -- and the impact on landlords' costs -- likely mean that 1 million rent-stabilized tenants across the city will face the largest rent increases...
Java rush
Starbucks has sprinted past Burger King Holdings and Wendy's/Arby's Group to become the third-largest US restaurant chain by sales, says industry tracker, Technomic Inc. Seattle-based Starbucks passed the milestone last...
Mara done with his duty
Giants co-owner John Mara ended his monthlong stint on jury duty yesterday when he helped convict two men and acquit two others in an international drug case. "I think the...
Ma's plea for 'thug'
Before this, the worst he'd ever done was take his time carrying out the trash. So swore the sobbing mother of Charles Codrington, 16, a suspect in the caught-on-video ambush...
Pal arrested in 1995 slay
A Bronx man is facing a federal rap for fatally shooting a friend in Washington Heights 16 years ago, The Post learned. Edwin Torrado, 37, admitted to the feds that...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan The burglar pictured here (top image) is wanted for breaking into apartments in six Upper East Side buildings. The suspect has entered unlocked apartments and made off with jewelry,...
Now ’Dafy’s sending old ladies to war
A desperate Moammar Khadafy is reduced to training grannies to fight for him. The Libyan leader's regime boasted in a propaganda show that it has drilled hundreds of retirees, including...
NYSE holders: Hear Nasdaq out
Stop giving Nasdaq/ICE the cold shoulder. That was the message shareholders gave Big Board boss Duncan Niederauer yesterday at the NYSE Euronext's annual meeting as he pitched the merits of...
Business briefs
Falcone probe Philip Falcone's Har binger Capital hedge fund is facing two SEC investigations. The first involves possible market manipulation of the debt securities of an undis closed company be...
'Aisle pass' for fleeing UK couple
They got out of dodgy! Rather than get swept into the royal-wedding mayhem, this London couple escaped to New York for a little peace and tranquility. "We wanted to get...
Parent killer unfit for trial
Turns out he really is a madman. A Staten Island schizophrenic accused of butchering his parents and then fleeing to Israel last year has been found mentally unfit for trial....
Prez fit to be tied in Pa.
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is in a dead heat with any Republican challenger in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, where his job-approval rating has hit an all-time low, a new...
Natalie Portman now a belly dancer
She's kept her due date a secret, but a very pregnant Natalie Portman looks close to debuting her latest production in SoHo. Sporting sensible sneakers, a comfy frock and sunglasses,...
Bam back to business
WASHINGTON -- President Obama got back to work yesterday after lecturing the nation to "get serious" instead of getting sidetracked by the "sideshow" over his birth certificate. Fresh off three...
Grisly B'klyn slay details
The coldblooded gunman who blew away a kindly city worker as she slept in her Brooklyn apartment tossed a towel over her face before pulling the trigger, sources said yesterday....
Leader letdown
The turnaround at Liz Claiborne keeps getting pushed back. Shares of the struggling apparel maker fell almost 9 percent in intraday trading, despite a presentation to investors by Chief Executive...
Topless-teen pic suit
A former model is suing famed photographer Peter Beard for allegedly peddling a picture of her posing topless at age 17. Fayel Tall's suit, filed yesterday in Manhattan federal court,...
UFT rejects LIFO survey
The head of the city teachers union yesterday rejected an education-reform group's request to survey all 76,000 teachers to determine whether they support changes to the "last in, first out"...
That's baloney! Starvin' Vinny eats the judge's lunch
Now you can call him Vinny "Gorge"-ous. Former Bonanno crime boss Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano got to pig out on a hearty lunch yesterday -- after his lawyer complained in...
Marts shrug off awful news on gas and jobless
US gas pump prices rose for the 37th straight day yesterday while government reports showed the number of initial jobless claims jumped unexpectedly and that the overall economy cooled in...
Facebook's value plateaus as $90B deal flops
After driving up valuations for Facebook and other privately held tech companies to astronomical levels, investors may have finally reached their limit. In a sign that tech euphoria is nearing...
Cops spare Bronx prosecutor DWI bust
Bronx cops spared a prosecutor from a potential DWI arrest after she was brought into the same precinct as her courtroom -- raising questions that officers are willing to quash...
Analysts perplexed by Newmark, BGC deal
It's Wall Street's version of the odd couple. The deal yesterday between Howard Lutnick's financial brokerage BGC Partners and real-estate adviser Newmark Knight Frank is certainly raising eyebrows on Wall...
Amazin' veto power
The Mets, pushing to finalize a deal to sell a minority stake in the money-losing team for $200 million, appear willing to give up some control, The Post has learned....
Council horning in on bid to raise cab fares
Cash-strapped New Yorkers can't afford a taxi-fare increase -- and city lawmakers say they want to review any proposals. "Everyone's kind of pinched right now, and consumers aren't anxious to...
Suit added to Apparel
Three female former American Apparel employees who sued company boss Dov Charney for sexual harassment have now filed another suit, this time accusing him of defamation and invasion of privacy,...
The un-American way
How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless superhero. That would be you, Superman -- you ingrate. The new issue of Action Comics says you're renouncing...
Fact-twisters
The tornadoes carving a deadly alley through the Midwest and South have killed nearly 300 people in six states -- a reminder of nature's power. Twisters, some over a mile...
Richie the recidivist
Guess who's on the hot seat again? None other than the state's incorri gible New York Power Authority boss, Richie Kessel. On Wednesday, Gov. Cuomo announced a new probe by...
iPhone 4 is 'white' hot
A long-awaited white iPhone 4 hit the market in the United States and 27 other countries yesterday, and appeared to be newest gotta-have-it. Apple's black iPhone 4 became the company's...
ID-theft raps for 'gym rat'
A high-tech ID thief -- once charged with a massive city ATM scam -- has been caught breaking into lockers in a Midtown gym, authorities said. Hamdija Frljuckic, 43, reportedly...
Cop gets 'bungle' bundle
An NYPD cop who lost his $52,365 "disability" pension when he was caught doing construction work got it back -- thanks to an unbelievable bureaucratic screw-up. James Seiferheld, who lives...
All Saints has it$ prayer answered
Uk retailer All Saints has escaped the threat of martyrdom. London-based Lion Capital -- a key creditor to American Apparel and owner of lingerie brand La Senza -- has swooped...
Outsource rage
Gov. Cuomo yesterday blasted the New York Racing Association for outsourcing to Oregon call-center jobs taking phone bets. He called the action "extremely troubling, given the extraordinary investment New York...
Inside the urban paradise
In a city filled with attractions and entertainment, Central Park -- the emerald jewel of Manhattan -- draws more visitors every year than Broadway, the Yankees or the Empire State...
All systems go for Gabby
Wounded US Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will have a choice seat for today's scheduled historic liftoff as her husband guides the space shuttle Endeavour's final mission. Giffords, the wives of the...
Schools 'thief' sly like a foxy
Mee-ouch! A city Department of Education consultant took $3 million out of the mouths of schoolchildren to help fund a "lavish lifestyle" on Long Island replete with a sprawling mansion...
A dream come true
A once-in-a-lifetime fairy tale finished its first chapter today. Billions around the globe set their alarm clocks to watch the incredible marriage of a prince and a commoner -- as...
Lara relives rape in Egypt
CBS correspondent Lara Logan was certain she was doomed to "a tortuous death" that would go on "forever and ever" when she was seized and groped by a Cairo crowd...
Justice & the American nay
Superman's latest never-ending battle may be trying to get a green card. The world's most famous superhero and American icon says he plans to give up his US citizenship. "I...
Microsoft sales hit by iPad
Microsoft Corp., the world's top software maker, reported third-quarter sales in the Windows division that missed analysts' predictions as consumers shunned its products in favor of tablets such as Apple...
Albany wa$teland
ALBANY -- Not that we're surprised! Aides to Gov. Cuomo revealed yesterday that they found massive waste in state government -- including 1 million square feet of unused state office...
Jenn: Favre pix all mine!
Jenn Sterger wants her alleged dirty pix of Brett Favre back. The former Jets Game Day hostess filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court yesterday against her ex-flack, Phillip Reese, complaining...
'Goodwill' gym gal's $1.8B suit
A former champion Chinese gymnast paralyzed in an accident at the 1998 Goodwill Games on Long Island has filed a $1.8 billion lawsuit against organizers Time Warner Inc. and the...
Judge's daughter dies in OD
The 22-year-old daughter of a prominent Brooklyn judge who became a rising star in city politics -- and served as a top aide to Councilman Stephen Levin -- was found...
End of line for 3 schools
The city's Panel for Education Policy last night approved the phase-out of three schools -- two second-chance high schools and an elementary school. They're PS 30 in Queens, Pacific HS...
'How did anyone survive?'
A horrific night of monster twisters turned huge swaths of the deep South into piles of rubble Wednesday, killing at least 297 people in the worst outbreak of tornadoes in...
Kid, 8, sells pal a pistol
An 8-year-old boy brought a loaded 9mm handgun to his Queens elementary school yesterday and sold it to a fellow third-grader for $3, cops said. The cut-rate arms deal went...
Six-run 5th inning leads Yankees to win over White Sox
Playing without Derek Jeter (routine rest) and Mark Teixeira (jammed shoulder), the Yankees disbanded the Dead Bat Society last night against the White Sox. In its place, the Bombers wielded...
Goodell jeered, Panthers snag Newton with top pick
It didn't take long for the boos to turn into gasps at Radio City Music Hall last night. Fans on hand who vented their anger at NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell...
Loungo stars for Canucks in win over Predators
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- The hardest part of the first two periods for Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo was staying awake while all the action was at the other end of the ice....
Hondo's betting vow
Ice-cold Hondo performed his patented triple- draino maneuver yesterday with much help from the Rangers, Royals and Cubs, whose collective failures sent the runaway deficit soaring to a season-high 650...
Tannenbaum fills big need for Jets
"Trader Mike" stood pat last night. It probably killed Mike Tannenbaum to do so, because wheeling and dealing is part of his DNA, but the Jets general manager did the...
QBs rule in first round
In what was expected to be a bland NFL Draft -- with little buzz and even fewer blue-chip quarterbacks -- a record 25 prospects attended, only two of them passers....
5 questions for ... Jeff Van Gundy
ESPN analyst and former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy defends Mike D'Antoni, the Heat and Zach Randolph's reputation to The Post's Justin Terranova. Q: You've had the Heat since the...
Keeneland Grade
Post Time: 1:15 p.m.Post Time: 1:15 p.m.FIRST-6 ½ fur; $25,000; alw; 3YO1-LiveinJoy 3-12-Fabledzapper 6-13-ToroGrande 6-14-PrctclJstc 20-15-Sharp Won 4-16-Mec Dancer 15-17-Crdsntblfc 7-28-MediaCntct 7-2SECOND-1 3/16mT; $50,000; mdn; 3Y1-HighOnKttn 2-12-VextsLtgnt 20-13-Nicky's Way 5-14-Kitkandoo...
Calder Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 12:30 p.m.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $10,500; clm($5,000); 3upGRAZIOSO drops in class after winning as favorite. MIZZEN THE RHYTHM showed some closing ability on turf....
Tomorrow's Belmont Entries
Post Time: 1:00 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 mile; $21,000; clm($10,000); 3upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1McGee's Miricle(L),124S Husbands11-1-5Contessa 12-12Spangled Star(L),122R Maragh6-5-8Farro 6-13Bulls and Bears(L),122JCastellno5-6-3Violette 5-24Make My Day...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Pembroke Prayer (10th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $10,000; conditional8SandriHanover(EGoodell)3-2-23-12ForteBlueChip(GBrennan)5-1-25-13Basil Hanover(Y Gingras)4-6-44-11Simple Lease(D Dube)1-2-58-14Winforu N(J Stratton)2-8-310-15Artic Blue(J Gregory)3-4-76-16StonebridgeIdeal(MForte)6-6-420-17Sam'sSlotMachn(JBrtltt)1-1-56-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr; $22,000; cond2BataljLauncher(EGoodell)2-6-23-17SFAceinthehole(GBrennan)3-2-86-16SpecialCommand(BHolland)1-5-55-11Whata Winner(J Doherty)6-2-44-13Play Fair(P Lachance)6-7-56-14Tasty...
YES! Eager Kay strikes out again
" ... And they all lived together in a crooked little house." Even by modern media standards, this one made the arrow on the Deceit Detector do jumping jacks. Tuesday...
Dialed In works out for Kentucky Derby
Dialed In, the likely favorite for the May 7 Kentucky Derby off victories this year in the Holy Bull and Florida Derby, breezed a half-mile yesterday in :48.53 at the...
Knicks, Walsh await Don deal
It probably won't be until next week when an in-hiding Donnie Walsh faces the media, but sources said an agreement in principle for the Knicks president to return next season...
Hollins' poor late-game calls gift-wrapped win for Spurs
Sometimes, I really wonder. The rest of my waking hours are spent wondering why I care at all anymore. Specifically after seeing something so disbelieving as the last-second present the...
Sports shorts
GOLF: Jones, Bubba lead Zurich ClassicMatt Jones holed out from 60 feet on his final hole for a 6-under 66 and a share of the first-round lead with Bubba Watson...
Hawks eliminate Magic
ATLANTA -- Joe Johnson provided his usual offensive spark. His biggest play, though, was getting a hand on a missed shot. Johnson scored 23 points and came up with a...
Yankees have void to 'Phil' in rotation
Phil Hughes will be examined by Dr. William Thompson in St. Louis on Monday -- and no matter what he tells the pitcher and the Yankees, the price tag for...
1st sign of Jeter's status 'drop'?
Joe Girardi described the top of his order last night -- Curtis Granderson and Nick Swisher -- as a one-night stand. Derek Jeter was given a rest day, and Brett...
Mets' Thole has three-hit night as Paulino's debut looms
WASHINGTON -- Mets general manager Sandy Alderson is confident Ronny Paulino will join the Mets tonight in Philadelphia and starting catcher Josh Thole said he doesn't know exactly what his...
Lakers top Hornets to advance
NEW ORLEANS -- Kobe Bryant scored 22 of his 24 points in the first three quarters, then let his Lakers teammates take over in a dominant 98-80 victory over the...
Pelfrey will start vs. Phillies
WASHINGTON -- Mike Pelfrey couldn't stomach the idea of missing tonight's start in Philadelphia, and he won his appeal. Manager Terry Collins will give the ailing right-hander his scheduled start,...
Rays' Zobrist goes wild in sweep of Twins
Jeff Niemann carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning, Ben Zobrist hit a two-run homer to give him 10 RBIs for the day and the Rays swept a day-night doubleheader...
Mets' win streak snapped at six
WASHINGTON -- Even in defeat, the Mets showed fight. But that didn't make the sight of Willie Harris striking out to end last night's game with the tying run at...
The Post Line
NBATonightFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogGRIZZLIES 2½ (190) SpursSundayFavoriteLine (O/U)UnderdogHEAT 5 (182) CelticsOdds to Win SeriesFavoriteLineUnderdogHeat$165-190CelticsNHLTonightFavoriteLineUnderdogSHARKS$105-125Red WingsCAPITALS$155-175LightningTomorrowFavoriteLineUnderdogFLYERS$120-140BruinsOdds to Win SeriesFavoriteLineUnderdogRed Wings-105-115SharksCapitals$165-190LightningFlyers-105-115BruinsHome team in CAPS
Giants' Tuck throws book at Jets coach
Justin Tuck responded today to Rex Ryan writing in his book that the Jets are the big brothers in this town and would be better than the Giants for the...
Mavericks bounce Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Dirk Nowitzki had 33 points and 11 rebounds, and the Mavericks withstood a furious Portland comeback to beat the Trail Blazers 103-96 last night and take the...
Tiki claims comeback not about getting paid
Tiki Barber said his attempt to return to the NFL after four years in retirement is not about money. The 36-year-old former Giants running back surprisingly retired in 2006 to...
Jets draft Temple DL Wilkerson
For the second straight year, the Jets did not look far for their first-round draft pick. The Jets took New Jersey native Muhammad Wilkerson, a defensive end/tackle from Temple, with...
Teixeira could return to Yankees lineup tonight
There was some improvement in Mark Teixeira's jammed right shoulder. Not enough to have the first baseman back in the Yankees' starting lineup last night but enough, with treatment, to...
CC keeps ball rolling for Yankees' starters
CC Sabathia is the guy in the Yankees' rotation. But last night he didn't want to be that guy who ended an impressive streak by the starters. Sabathia fell in...
New rules for a new fluke season
It appears that we will get a turn for the better this weekend with the opening of the fluke season in New York and finally a chance for good fishing...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
A Georgia teacher was busted for giving students an anatomy lesson. The teacher had just learned that his contract would not be renewed, so he stripped all his clothes off...
God's Gift going to St. John's
St. John's coach Steve Lavin received a late Easter "Gift" yesterday. As reported exclusively Wednesday night on nypost.com, God's Gift Achiuwa, a 6-foot-9, 240-pound JUCO All-American, has signed with the...
Basketball stars Hathorne, Melton take to the track at Penn
PHILADELPHIA – Despite heading to college on a basketball scholarship, Lashonda Hathorne will enter and leave St. John’s Prep as a track runner. As a freshman she was a star...
It's seafood time! You want crab, lobster and shellfish? Journey to Southern Brooklyn
Southern Brooklyn may have lost some of its charm and gritty waterfront cred as the borough’s working fishing village, but for seafood, the area from Sheepshead Bay to Mill Basin...
Guac attack! It's all about the avocado at this cook-off
— Alex Rusharush@cnglocal.com
Sheepshead Bay's biggest party returns on May 15 with BayFest
This just may be the best BayFest yet.Southern Brooklyn’s biggest waterfront party is back for its 20th straight year, as Sheepshead Bay’s free outdoor extravaganza returns on May 15 with...
Jets draft Muhammad Wilkerson
The Jets selected Temple defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson with the 30th pick in the NFL Draft tonight at Radio City Music Hall. Wilkerson's name may not have been mentioned much...
Nothing Stellar about lack of boys club volleyball in NYC
Kert Fernandez sat in the bleachers Wednesday afternoon at Long Island City HS. As he waited for his Newcomers boys volleyball team to play the host Bulldogs, he watched as...
Bayside hands Cardozo first league loss in seven years
Tony Koyfman always knew his Bayside team would beat Cardozo one day. He just didn’t know when and didn’t know how. The Commodores took a set from their rival last...
Sterger sues ex-manager for Brett Favre's alleged dirty pics
Jenn Sterger wants her alleged dirty photos of Brett Favre back. The former Jets Game Day hostess filed suit in Manhattan Supreme Court against her ex-flack, Phillip Reese, complaining that...
Giants draft Prince Amukamara
The Giants did not go into the first round of the NFL Draft thinking cornerback, but they sure changed their minds when their selection came around at No. 19 and...
US storms kill five million chickens, damage poultry industry
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Alabama officials said Thursday that up to 25 percent of the poultry houses in the state were destroyed or damaged by the tornado outbreak, likely killing millions...
Prince William's surprise decision to wear British army red, instead of air force blue, for wedding
LONDON -- Prince William will be wearing a red British army tunic for his marriage to Kate Middleton Friday -- rather than his blue Royal Air Force (RAF) uniform. William...
'Mad Men' star January Jones expecting first child, but dad's a mystery
LOS ANGELES -- "Mad Men" star January Jones is expecting her first child, her rep confirmed to People magazine Thursday -- but the identity of the father was not clear....