April 3, 2013
Dolan welcomes release of Milwaukee deposition documents
MILWAUKEE — New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan says he welcomes the upcoming release of documents related to sexual abuse lawsuits filed against the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. Dolan gave a deposition...
GAMETRACKER: Padres at Mets
Follow along live as the Mets host the Padres with exciting young pitcher Matt Harvey on the mound. Can the right-handed prospect continue along the same path that he started...
GAMETRACKER: Red Sox at Yankees
Follow along live as the Yankees take on the Red Sox in Game 2 of 162. The Yankees got off to a slow start Monday, falling to their rivals from...
Cashman 'stalker' trying to beat apartment fraud rap by saying her ex-husband beat her
The accused shake-down stalker of Yankees GM Brian Cashman is calling herself a battered woman in hopes of beating the most serious charge against her -- for allegedly lying to...
Devils hope Kovalchuk returns sooner rather than later
After Martin Brodeur’s month-long, debilitating absence finally came to an end, the Devils were not thrilled to find out they’d be losing yet another crucial component in their lineup, power...
Bellator notebook: No women's tournament imminent
Fans of women’s MMA are going to have to be patient with Bellator. CEO Bjorn Rebney said the reason why female fights haven’t been featured on TV recently – and...
Giants sign former Eagles DT Patterson
The Eagles were a lousy team in 2012 but for years gave the Giants fits with their formidable defensive front. Taking note of that, the Giants on Wednesday added a...
Giants taking a look at former Patriots WR/PR
Imagine going from Tom Brady to Eli Manning? It could happen for receiver Julian Edelman, who arrived Wednesday night for a visit with the Giants and will meet with the...
WWE Superstar John Cena discusses Wrestlemania 29
With Wrestlemania 29 just four days away, the Tri-State area is buzzing with anticipation. Sunday marks the fourth time in the event’s history that it will be held in the...
ASHAMED ALUMNI: Rutgers president needs to take control of situation by firing Pernetti
It's getting harder and harder to be proud to be a Rutgers alumni these days. It seems New Jersey's state University only grabs national headlines for something incredibly negative. Three...
Yankees' Cano refuses to talk about leaving Boras for Jay-Z, CAA
Robinson Cano made only one thing clear about his contract negotiations on Wednesday: He hates talking about the subject.While many people throughout baseball believe Cano’s departure from agent Scott Boras...
Baylor, Iowa ready for NIT final
Many expected Baylor to be playing in a championship game, just not this one. Brittney Griner and the Lady Bears were supposed to be playing for the NCAA women’s national...
Civilization V: Brave New World interview
The pen vs. the sword. Mind vs. might. Given different scenarios, either could come out on top. In Civilization V, however, the pen has long been relegated to the bottom...
Bellator star Curran defends title in Atlantic City to cap first Spike TV season
Pat Curran kicked off Bellator’s run on Spike TV back in January. And Thursday night in Atlantic City he’ll put a bookend on it. The Bellator featherweight champion defends his...
GOP power broker Tabone quits amid Smith scandal
Queens Republican power broker Vincent Tabone today quit his party position after being charged in the Malcolm Smith corruption scandal, sources said. The feds allege Tabone and Bronx GOP chairman...
Carnival Triumph breaks loose from dock, possibly dumps people in water
The cursed Carnival Triumph ship broke loose from its moorings this afternoon in Alabama, as rescue crews rushed to the docks looking for people possibly thrown to the water. High...
This week's calendar, April 4 to 10
Thursday, April 4 The NYC Finance Expo This real estate show geared exclusively towards bank financing and real estate related professionals offers the chance to talk one-on-one with over 40...
Witness at center of Smith 'bribe' scandal revealed as lowlife real estate developer who owes $126M
The cooperating witness at the center of the Malcolm Smith corruption scandal is a scummy developer who owes $126 million in a real estate deal gone bad, sources said. Moses...
Interview with Lara Croft voice actress Camilla Luddington
Move over Angelina Jolie!Camilla Luddington is best known for her role on the hit television show ‘Grey’s Anatomy,’ but fans are not stopping her because she plays Dr. Jo Wilson.Instead...
Former Jets GM Tannenbaum takes job with sports agency
Jay-Z isn’t the only one throwing his hat into the ring as an agent.Former Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum has been hired by Priority Sports & Entertainment as president of...
Rangers trade Gaborik to Blue Jackets for three players
The “For Sale” sign was on Marian Gaborik for long enough that eventually the Rangers found a buyer.Just before Wednesday’s 3 p.m. trade deadline, the Blueshirts dealt their slumping star...
Oreo maker Mondelez paid CEO $22M last year
Mondelez International gave CEO Irene Rosenfeld a pay package worth $22 million last year, as the maker of Oreo cookies and other sweet snacks split from Kraft Foods and began...
Getting calls from the First Lady: Louisville's Ware in spotlight after gruesome injury
Celebrities keep calling and shy Louisville guard Kevin Ware can’t believe the attention he’s receiving. In one horrific snap of his right leg, the 20-year-old Bronx native became a national...
Music-streaming service Rdio launches digital video service Vdio
LOS ANGELES — Rdio, the music streaming service started by a co-founder of Skype, is getting into video. New and current subscribers of a $10-a-month unlimited music plan from Rdio...
Obama campaigns for national gun control laws in Denver
WASHINGTON — In danger of losing congressional momentum, President Barack Obama is drawing attention to Colorado's newly passed gun control laws as he applies public pressure on Congress to pass...
$1M Powerball ticket sold in NJ last year to expire in May
TRENTON, NJ — A Powerball ticket worth $1 million that was purchased in New Jersey last year will soon expire. New Jersey Lottery officials say the ticket was purchased May...
NJ Transit chief says no fare increases planned this year
TRENTON, NJ — The head of NJ Transit says rail and bus riders will see no fare increases in the coming year. Executive Director Jim Weinstein says the transit agency...
Kendra refuses to dive on 'Splash,' citing fear of heights (of course)
Reality star Kendra Wilkinson chickened out of her dive last night on ABC’s celebrity diving competition, “Splash,” thereby ending what had promised to be an illustrious career spent trembling at...
WATCH: Queens native Hall sends another 'Ultimate Fighter' contestant to hospital with KO
Uriah Hall did it again.The Queens native ended another fight on the “Ultimate Fighter” reality show by vicious knockout Tuesday night. For the second straight time, Hall sent his opponent...
Service to South Ferry subway stop to resume on Thursday for first time since Hurricane Sandy
Service on the 1 train will resume to South Ferry tomorrow, the MTA says. South Ferry’s subway stop, which opened in 2009 at a cost of $500 million, was badly...
Ackman’s Pershing gains 6% in Q1
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square hedge funds gained about 6 percent for the first quarter, pushing the firm’s assets to $12.39 billion, according to an investor letter obtained by The Post....
Man dies after being struck by tractor trailer
A man was killed crossing a busy Brooklyn intersection today after being hit by a tractor trailer today, authorities said. The truck driver ran over the man, in his 40’s,...
WATCH: Inside the killer Florida sinkhole
SEFFNER — Two more homes have been condemned after a sinkhole swallowed and killed a Seffner man last month, and we're getting our first look at video shot inside the...
Man stabbed in head, robbed at Bronx subway
A man was stabbed in the head and robbed by thugs on a Bronx subway this morning, police said. The victim was on a 5 train near East 180th Street...
Cops find brute wearing frat shirt with nickname after he's caught on video in alleged subway beating
He’s got stugotz, all right. A man caught beating down a 56-year-old woman during a subway robbery in Borough Park wore a college fraternity sweatshirt with his nickname on it,...
Pal: Nightmares drove NJ man to admit 1990 killing
A southern New Jersey man who admitted killing a teenager 23 years ago was haunted by nighttime visions of the boy's mother, according to the suspect's best friend. Steven Goff,...
Fired Boras concerned what promises Jay-Z made Yankees' Cano
Scott Boras, fired Tuesday by Yankees star Robinson Cano, expressed surprise at his former client’s decision -- and wondered what sort of promises Jay-Z and his company made to him...
Fallon officially replacing Leno on 'Tonight Show'
Jay Leno has officially announced his retirement from NBC's "Tonight Show." As expected, "Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon will succeed Leno in the spring of 2014 when "Tonight" moves back...
Klum lashes out at fellow beachgoers for not helping her family during rip tide scare
Heidi Klum said her fellow Hawaiian vacationers were not model citizens. The supermodel, who nearly lost her son and two nannies to powerful riptide, said she could have used some...
UFC prez White calls fight cancellation 'worst decision I have ever seen'
The UFC’s planned main event Saturday night has been canceled and company president Dana White is not happy about it.The Swedish MMA Federation, the governing body of all MMA fights...
Norway schools reschedule midterms so students can attend Justin Bieber concerts
OSLO, Norway — Five schools in western Norway have rescheduled their midterm exams to allow students to attend upcoming Justin Bieber concerts in the capital, the country's Ministry of Education...
Mavericks owner Cuban says he would have 'no problem' with drafting Baylor star Griner
The Mavericks could have a co-ed front court next season if Mark Cuban is serious about making a splash in this year’s draft. The outspoken owner of the Mavericks said...
Clowe likely to make Rangers debut tonight; Kreider, Fest sent to AHL
Power forward Ryane Clowe is the Rangers newest acquisition, and he’s expecting to be in the lineup Wednesday night when the first-place Penguins come to the Garden.Clowe was obtained in...
The real One Ring to rule them all shown off in England
LONDON — Could a Roman gold ring linked to a curse have inspired J.R.R. Tolkien to create The One Ring? Britain's National Trust and the Tolkien Society are putting the...
Yankees top pick Hensley out 2-3 months with hip injury
The Yankees first-round pick from the 2012 draft, Ty Hensley, will miss the 2-3 months following surgery to correct an impingement in the right hip.The surgery will be performed Wednesday...
Morsi supporters step up campaign against Egypt's 'Jon Stewart' - blasts US criticism of threats
CAIRO — Egyptian authorities on Tuesday stepped up a campaign against a popular TV comedian accused of insulting the president, threatening to revoke the license of a private TV station...
Two men convicted in plot to kill Joss Stone
LONDON — A British jury convicted two men on Wednesday of plotting to rob and kill soul singer Joss Stone. Junior Bradshaw, 32, and Kevin Liverpool, 35, were found guilty...
Taliban attack Afghanistan courthouse, leaving 53 dead
KABUL, Afghanistan — A provincial governor says at least 53 people, including nine attackers, have been killed in a daylong gunbattle in western Afghanistan. Officials say the fighting broke out...
Ex-Goldman Sachs trader pleads guilty to wire fraud
A former Goldman Sachs trader pleaded guilty to wire fraud on Wednesday, admitting that an $8 billion position on a futures contract that cost the company $118 million was 10...
Kelly defends 'stop-frisk' in National Action Network speech
Police Commissioner Ray Kelly today strongly defended the NYPD's crime-fighting strategies — saying they've saved the lives of thousands of young, minority men. Kelly made his case for "stop and...
Steve Cohen's ex-wife's lawsuit revived on appeal
A lawsuit accusing multibillionaire hedge fund founder Steven A. Cohen of hiding assets in a 1990 divorce was reinstated Wednesday — the latest chapter in a long-running legal battle with...
Analyst: 60-inch Apple iTV to launch this year
It's no secret that Apple wants to get into the living room by making its own TV set, and there have been plenty of rumors and reports about how and...
LaBeouf continues grudge against Baldwin for 'Orphans' firing
Alec Baldwin won’t be on Shia LaBeouf’s Christmas card list. The young actor, nearly six weeks since being fired from Broadway’s “Orphans,”is still holding a huge grudge against Baldwin, who...
Name Check: Andrew Jenks
Filmmaker Andrew Jenks joins Name Check to talk about his second season of "World of Jenks."
Former NBA star Crittenton indicted on murder and gang charges
ATLANTA — Former NBA player and Atlanta native Javaris Crittenton was indicted Tuesday on charges of murder and gang activity. The Fulton County District Attorney's office said Crittenton, 25, and...
Robinson Cano, Shaun Marcum and Yu Darvish
Plenty of reactions out there to Robinson Cano’s dropping of Scott Boras for Jay-Z and CAA yesterday, and everyone agrees on the most important point: This dramatically increases the likelihood...
Angry Birds franchise helped Rovio double 2012 revenue
HELSINKI — Mobile game developer Rovio Entertainment Ltd. says the popular Angry Birds franchise helped it double revenue in 2012, with net profit surging more than 55 percent to 55.5...
Rutgers fires Rice day after abusive tape released
Rutgers practices will be a lot more tolerable next season. A day after ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” broadcast a tape of Scarlet Knights coach Mike Rice verbally abusing players and...
Former Mets catcher Piazza will make ballet debut in Miami
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Former Mets catcher Mike Piazza will be taking center stage with the Miami City Ballet. The Miami Beach-based dance company has tapped Piazza to play the...
Madonna to sell $7M modern art masterpiece to support girls' schools
Madonna is parting with an abstract French painting she's owned for more than 20 years to support educating girls in Afghanistan, Pakistan and other countries. It's expected to bring $5...
US missile defense shield to counter North Korea threat
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is deploying a ballistic missile defense system to Guam to strengthen the Asia-Pacific region's protections against a possible North Korean attack. Word of the shield's delivery...
DJ Clue busted for drugs at Manhattan checkpoint
A Power 105 DJ was busted for drugs this morning at an NYPD checkpoint in Manhattan, authorities said. DJ Clue, whose real name is Ernesto Shaw, was driving in Greenwich...
Cops in Brooklyn nabe to snap and send pics of valuables left in cars to warn owners they are easy targets
To protect and snap! Cops in one Brooklyn precinct will channel their inner shutterbugs next week when they launch a new operation to get residents to lock up their brownstones...
'America's Got Talent' moving from NJ to Radio City Music Hall
NBC's "America's Got Talent" is moving from New Jersey to New York City's Radio City Music Hall. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made the announcement Wednesday. The eighth season of...
US home prices rose in February by most in seven years
WASHINGTON — US home prices jumped in February by the largest amount in seven years, evidence that the housing recovery strengthened ahead of the all-important spring-buying season. Home prices rose...
Cops hunt thief wanted in string of armed gas station robberies
Police were in pursuit of two men wanted for a string of gunpoint gas station robberies that took place in Queens last month, authorities said. The suspects were spotted early...
Video shows B'klyn thug firing shots in broad daylight
Surveillance video captured a gun-toting thug yesterday in broad daylight squeezing off several rounds at someone in Brooklyn. The video shows Kevon Ferrell, 20, at the corner of Bedford Avenue...
City GOP bigs calling for ouster of Savino, Tabone after Smith bribe scandal
The accused crooks must go! State GOP chairman Ed Cox and other leaders today demanded that Bronx Republican Party chairman Jay Savino and Queens party power broker Vincent Tabone quit...
Man fighting for life after Kips Bay apartment fire
A man is fighting for his life after a fire tore through his Kips Bay apartment, authorities said. The flames broke out on the fifth floor of the building on...
North Korea refuses to let South Koreans enter jointly run factory
PAJU, South Korea — In past deadly confrontations between North and South Korea, a jointly operated industrial park stayed open, churning out goods. But in the latest sign that North...
Sanford unveils 'Appalachian Trail' fiancee, will face Stephen Colbert's sis in special election
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC — The race for a vacant South Carolina congressional seat has turned into the big-name contest that political junkies were hoping for. Former South Carolina Gov. Mark...
Roger Ebert has cancer again, scaling back movie reviews
CHICAGO — Film critic Roger Ebert says he has cancer again and is scaling back his movie reviews while undergoing radiation. In a blog post, the 70-year-old said he'll take...
World’s largest short-film festival coming to Prospect Park
Tropfest, the world’s largest short-film festival, is coming to Brooklyn’s Prospect Park on June 22. Hollywood A-lister Liev Schreiber is hosting the event, which made its U.S. debut last year...
Ex-Met Dickey, Blue Jays fall to Indians
TORONTO — After four straight opening day losses, Asdrubal Cabrera made sure the Cleveland Indians started off with a win. Cabrera hit a two-run homer off NL Cy Young Award...
Fail of the tape: Rutgers AD gutless for not firing tyrant Rice immediately
The video isn’t just shocking, it’s appalling. There, unmistakably, despite the grainy quality, you see an angry little tyrant named Mike Rice acting like a petulant, profane child, putting his...
WATCH: Video reveals crazed Rutgers coach abusing players at practices
Now we know why Mike Rice was suspended. And it may not be his final penalty. Explosive footage of the Rutgers basketball coach, aired Tuesday on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines,”...
Mets' Marcum suffers setback
Shaun Marcum could be headed toward an extended disabled list stint with the Mets, after neck pain Tuesday prevented him from throwing a simulated game in Port St. Lucie. The...
Mets' Wright thrilled by note from Giants' Coughlin
Tom Coughlin knows winning and winners. That is why a hand-written note from Coughlin, the Giants’ two-time Super Bowl champion coach, to David Wright is one of the Mets’ third...
Yankees’ aging additions off to slow start
Reality began setting in for the Yankees on Monday — if it hadn’t before — when they rolled out their new lineup against the Red Sox and watched it come...
Yankees pitcher Hughes one rehab start away
The Yankees’ rotation is one Triple-A start away from being whole for the first time this year. After what he described as his best outing so far, Phil Hughes is...
Mets believe Harvey different pitcher than one who got roughed up by Padres last season
Matt Harvey aced his freshman finals, but now has to avoid succumbing to the sophomore slide. The Mets figure the prized right-hander has an excellent chance of succeeding, after he...
Cano fires Boras for rapper Jay-Z, ‘wants to be a Yankee’
Robinson Cano believes changing agents provides him a better chance of remaining in The Bronx. “Robbie wants to be a Yankee,’’ a friend of the second baseman said Tuesday. “He...
Yankees' Cano has long been a ‘diamond’ star
Robinson Cano hinted at a future affiliation with Jay-Z when he flashed the diamond-shaped hand gesture popularized by the hip-hop star, entertainment mogul and rookie sports agent during a Yankees...
Cano listens to Jay-Z, but still reasonable doubt for Yankees extension
Robinson Cano fired Scott Boras, dismissing the representative most renowned for taking clients to free agency in pursuit of the largest possible contracts. He hired a group recognized for keeping...
Iowa topples Maryland in NIT semifinals
Iowa made Maryland look more like twerps than Terps. The Hawkeyes bounced the Terrapins from the NIT with a 71-60 win in the tournament semi-finals on Tuesday night to advance...
Business briefs
Stream heatTime Warner’s Warner Bros. has started a subscription streaming service featuring vintage TV shows and films.ArgentinaA US appeals court asked hedge-fund holders of defaulted Argentine bonds to file by...
As mad as hell! Fury as judges nix ‘no-fault’ Wall Street deals
They’re like stealth bombers. A growing number of federal judges have had about as much as they can take with Wall Street firms paying hefty fines to settle probes into...
SEC ‘likes’ social-media disclosure
Call it Regulation FB. The Securities and Exchange Commission said yesterday that companies can make announcements through Facebook, Twitter and other social media as long as they tell investors where...
High-profile debate over mag awards
The American Society of Magazine Editors released its list of finalists for National Magazine Awards earlier this week, but the controversy over its removal of “profile writing” as a distinct...
FB phone ♥ Google
Facebook’s new smartphone software — called Home — looks like it will Play nice with Google. The social network has tweaked Google’s Android mobile operating system to offer a richer...
Verizon kills UK deal whispers
There’s no dial tone between Verizon and AT&T. At least that’s the message that Verizon Communications delivered yesterday to beat back speculation that it was considering hooking up with its...
Fallon inks new deal
Jimmy Fallon’s move to replace Jay Leno on the “Tonight Show” is nearly complete, according to a published report. Fallon, 38, has just signed a new contract with NBC —...
JCPenney CEO's pay plummets in 2012
JCPenney’s cash has been disappearing into thin air — literally. CEO Ron Johnson burned through more than $344,000 of the struggling retailer’s money last year on the company jets —...
Zooming car sales
Ford and Chrysler reported the best monthly sales in their home market since 2007 led by models such as the Ford Fusion and Dodge Dart, while General Motors’ Cadillac jumped...
Sarris exit in Cyprus
Cypriot Finance Minister Michael Sarris quit amid a probe into the nation’s economic crisis, leaving the government eight days after helping it clinch an international bailout to stave off financial...
Mon Dieu! Lasry in French follies
Hedge-fund billionaire Marc Lasry might want to brush up on his diplomatic skills before heading overseas. Lasry, the CEO and co-founder of Avenue Capital, is on his way to getting...
High a-spire-ations at WTC
We’re finally convinced that the One World Center antenna is going to be deemed a spire. Yesterday, we got a peek at the faceted, rocket-like crown of the 408 foot-long...
Look closely at that tax bill
The city’s finance department fined property owners $27.1 million for not complying with income and expense form reporting requirements, The Post has learned. While the letters were mailed in early...
‘Nuke bomb’ on city GOP
The city’s Republican Party was reeling yesterday after the arrests of GOP officials in a corruption scandal that exploded right in the middle of the mayor’s race. “It’s like a...
Dem’s shot at Smith seat
City Councilman Leroy Comrie’s name was being floated in Queens Democratic political circles yesterday as a possible replacement for state Sen. Malcolm Smith. The popular Comrie, a leader of the...
Well, so much for gov’s clean sweep
Announcing his campaign for governor in 2010, Andrew Cuomo vowed to clean up state government. He said the rampant corruption “would make Boss Tweed blush” and warned that unless the...
Healthy premium assist due 1.5M NYers
About 1.5 million state residents will be eligible to receive federal tax credits to help finance their health-insurance coverage next year under ObamaCare, according to report released yesterday.New York City...
I love ‘View’ York! First look at new WTC’s stunning vista
The top of the world awaits. Port Authority officials unveiled the mind-blowing view from the World Trade Center’s brand new observatory yesterday, a seemingly infinite panorama that captures the entire...
Saving ‘face’: MSG bosses’ pix handed to staffers
“Now, do you know who I am?” A day after Madison Square Garden boss James Dolan blew his top at a guard who failed to recognize him, workers at the...
Jay-Z an ‘agent’ of change
He‘s already a rap mogul, a clothing magnate and the unofficial king of Brooklyn. Now Jay-Z is planning to conquer the sports-management world — he’s launched an agency and bagged...
NRA: Gun in all schools
WASHINGTON — A National Rifle Association task force yesterday released a report recommending that every school have an officer or staffer carry a gun as the key to the NRA...
Prison ‘squash’ed: Zucchini tale as Kerik pal avoids jail time
Former NYPD Commissioner Bernie Kerik’s pal got a pass on prison yesterday — but he was outed for stealing “a large zucchini” 41 years ago. New Jersey businessman Peter DiTommaso’s...
‘Gangsta code’ school suit
A former therapist at a Brooklyn public school claims in a lawsuit that he was fired for reporting another educator who instructed 300 students to recite the gangsta code “snitches...
‘Background’ support wanes
WASHINGTON — Most Americans support strict background checks for firearms buyers but don’t think it will make much difference in reducing gun violence, a new poll found.A majority 51 percent...
Fashion perv gets break
A fashion designer was handed a time-served sentence in Manhattan yesterday for admittedly forcing oral sex on an aspiring female model -- but he'll stay in a California prison for...
UN OKs arms pact
The 193-nation UN General Assembly yesterday overwhelmingly approved the first treaty on global-arms trade that seeks to regulate the $70 billion international business in conventional arms, ranging from tanks to...
Mrs. Muppet dies
Jane Nebel Henson, the longtime spouse and creative sidekick of Muppets mastermind Jim Henson, died Tuesday. She was 79.The Queens native died after a “long battle with cancer” in her...
Gal fills slain DA’s shoes
A woman will take over what may be the most dangerous law-enforcement job in America — taking over for the Texas district attorney shot dead last weekend. Brandi Fernandez, 42,...
Wheeler-dealer SI Ferris lawsuit
A Brooklyn developer took his partner for a ride, cutting him out of a venture to build the world’s largest Ferris wheel on Staten Island, says a $20 million lawsuit....
My sham marriage
LOS ANGELES — A high-powered financial analyst admitted on the witness stand yesterday that she never realized that the man to whom she was married for 12 years was not...
Cost of illegal immigration could hit $20B
WASHINGTON — Processing the mountain of applications to get 11 million illegal immigrants into the system could cost as much as $20 billion, according to a new estimate, with low-skilled...
Cop big: No quota on frisks
A scandal-scarred NYPD official testified yesterday that he never set quotas for stop-and-frisks and summonses in a crime-ridden Brooklyn precinct — although secret recordings revealed a subordinate ordering cops to...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Queens *** A man is wanted for raping a woman in a Corona cemetery, authorities said yesterday. The 41-year-old victim was walking on Corona Avenue at 4:45 a.m. Monday when...
Long Island woman says she bought potpourri — with a snake inside
There’s a snake on the loose inside a Long Island woman’s home — but at least it smells good. A Levittown housewife purchased a large bag of potpourri on Saturday...
Woman stabbed 40 times — & lives
A Bronx woman miraculously survived being stabbed 40 times — including through her heart, police sources said. Alyssa Wilcynski, 35, was heading to her Mott Haven apartment when she said...
‘Clubbed’ prince is a royal pain
A bloodied European royal’s only concern after getting socked in the face at a trendy nightclub was that he not suffer the indignity of being taken to a “crappy” hospital....
78 new schools to open
The city will open 78 traditional and public charter schools this fall, boosting the number opened on Mayor Bloomberg’s watch to 656.The bulk of the new schools were created by...
‘Monsignor Meth’ guilty
An ex-Connecticut priest who had been a top aide to Edward Cardinal Egan yesterday pleaded guilty to dealing nearly 4 pounds of crystal methamphetamine.Monsignor Kevin Wallin, 61, of Waterbury, faces...
Sex-suit defense: I was too drunk for erection
A married Manhattan lawyer is defending himself against a suit that says he forced sex on an subordinate — by claiming he was too drunk to get an erection. Juan...
Qns. farmers ‘weed’ed out
Five pot farmers were caught having a high time in Queens, officials said.The men were busted in Long Island City yesterday after federal agents found nearly a thousand marijuana plants...
Smith suffers quick power outage
ALBANY — State Senate leaders stripped Malcolm Smith of his leadership and committee chairmanships yesterday and all but called for his resignation from the Legislature hours after he was arrested....
‘Grea$e’ is the word for pols
Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith and GOP City Councilman Dan Halloran were caught on damning FBI wiretaps bribing GOP bosses in order to “grease the wheels” for Smith’s mayoral run...
A ruined life gets even worse for Halloran
Queens City Councilman Dan Halloran was struggling with hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt and recovering from a painful divorce when he engaged in an alleged extortion scheme to...
The fall (and fall) of Sen. Smith
Mayor wannabe Malcolm Smith is no stranger to political downfall. Before plotting his return to the limelight with a mayoral run, the former state Senate Democratic majority leader was toppled...
State’s Capitol gang of crooks
ALBANY — Over the past six years, state senators are more likely to have been arrested than to have faced defeat at the polls. Since 2007, 11 senators have been...
How the plot hatched: Alleged corruption scheme hatched in Rockland County town of Spring Valley
The case that upended New York City politics and could spell doom for state Sen. Malcolm Smith began in a Rockland County village with one-tenth the population of Smith’s legislative...
Columbia’s pet terrorist
A century ago, the prevailing negative image of the university was that it was a place for humorless, thick-witted, passionless pedants who were living parasitically off the greatness of the...
The real road to an Afghan peace
With snow starting to melt in the mountains of the Hindu Hush, Afghans are preparing for another season of fighting in the 34-year-long war that has ravaged their country. And,...
Penn Station showdown
The Issue: The future of Penn Station, and whether MSG should get to operate at its current site indefinitely. *** Bob McManus is correct is pointing out that “great cities...
Praising EMS’ good guys — despite its bad apples
The Issue: The Post’s reports on EMS techs who post pictures of patients and comments about them online. *** Let’s hear it for the good technicians of New York’s EMS...
Empire state of rot
Hard as it is to believe, New York’s public-corruption crisis is getting worse. And simply jailing dirty pols won’t end it. That was US Attorney Preet Bharara’s depressing, but spot-on,...
Taking Saudi women for a ride?
For Saudi Arabia, it’s a case of little steps for little feet — women’s feet, that is. In a major, uh, turn of events for the notoriously anti-female regime, religious...
The king of Queens graft
It all came crashing down for state Sen. Malcolm Smith yesterday, as federal agents arrested him for allegedly plotting to buy the mayor’s office. He and his pals, including City...
Why disability is the new welfare
The British government recently asked everyone receiving an “incapacity benefit” — a disability program slowly being phased out under new reforms — to submit to a medical test to confirm...
Not so clean after all
Albany So much for last week’s orgy of self-congratulations from Gov. Cuomo and the legislative leaders on how much state government has supposedly improved. Yesterday’s stunning arrest of Sen. Malcolm...
Remembering Richard Griffiths, an actor from the old school
Richard Griffiths was an actor from the old school. And by that I mean he liked a little nip before going onstage. I met him a couple of times at...
‘The Last Five Years’ is too clever for its own good
If you judge a show’s popularity by how many productions it’s had, then “The Last Five Years” is a “Wicked”-size blockbuster. In the 11 years since its brief off-Broadway run,...
Gulfstream Park Analysis
Post Time: 1:05 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m(T); $36,400; mdn cl($50,000); 3YO; (f)WHO’S MARY’S DADDY drops in class after tiring in first start for a tag. RAISING DAKOTA beaten two lengths going longer....
Sports Shorts
HOOPS: Notre Dame, Louisville reach Final Four Skylar Diggins shook off early foul trouble to score 24 points and Notre Dame (35-1) rallied to beat Duke 87-76 last night in...
New deal for Francesa
Mike Francesa isn’t going anywhere just yet. The longtime WFAN Radio afternoon host will continue in that role after signing a multi-year extension with the sports network, it was announced...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:50 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6f; $30,000; mdn cl($25,000); 3up; (f&m)BLISS expensive yearling purchase faces maiden claimers for the first time after running second...
Former Jets LB Thomas faces second charge vs. wife
Former Jets linebacker Bryan Thom.as was back in court yesterday after being charged for a second domestic violence incident in less than six months involving his wife in their Randolph,...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m; $51,000; Soc($50,000); 3YO PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 Tenango(L),118D Cohen2-2-1Jacobson2 Much Stronger(L),118CVelasquz5-1-1Jacobson3 Candy Raider(L),118I Ortiz, Jr4-4-2Toscano4 Augie Dawgie(L),120P Fragoso1-6-xGonzalez5 Santa Elf(L),118R Maragh1-x-xLevineSECOND-6f; $23,000; mdn...
Affrunti at Tampa Bay Downs Graded Entries
FIRST-7f; $9,000; mdn cl($8,000); 3up; (f&m)1-Twistin Storm 7-54-Formal Gown 10-19-SeventyseeSs12-15-TickettoPrdse30-16-Minorka 2-17-Annabellatarit20-12-RelentlessRth15-18-Tia Lupe 10-13-StayAtHmeMm8-1SECOND-7f; $21,200; cl($25,000); 3YO5-D K Edge 2-12-Success Factor 7-26-Justforgetabott6-13-Yes Sir Yes Sir12-11-Dina Boy 5-24-Rephrase 4-1THIRD-1 1/16m; $10,000; cl($8,000);...
Parx Charts
April 2nd, 2013 Clear And Fast.©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-7f; $19,000; cl($7,500); 4up; (f&m)Off: 12:26. Good. ran down leader,clearTime: 23.97, 48.49, 1:15.21, 1:28.86.Trainer: Eli BetancourtWinner: DK B/ F, 4, by...
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball TournamentSaturdayFinal FourAt AtlantaFavoriteLineUnderdogMichigan2SyracuseLouisville10 1/2Wichita St.TonightCBI TournamentGame TwoGEO. MSON2Santa ClaraNBAFavoriteLineUnderdogHAWKS3 1/2KnicksNets1CAVALIERSRAPTORS4 1/2Wizards76Ers4BOBCATSCELTICS8 1/2PistonsBUCKS7 1/2T’wolvesSPURS14MagicJAZZ1NuggetsGrizzlies4BLAZERSRockets4 1/2KINGSWARRIORS8HornetsCLIPPERS14 1/2SunsNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogRANGERS-110-110PenguinsCanadiens$110-130FLYERSOilers$105-125FLAMESDUCKS$155-175StarsSHARKS$120-140WildHome team in CAPS
Home Team Lineups
TODAYApr. 3THUApr. 4FRIApr. 5SATApr. 6SUNApr. 7MONApr. 8TUEApr. 9KnicksAtlanta7:00MSG/ESPNESPN 98.7 FMNO GAMEMil.7:30MSGESPNNO GAMEOKC1:00ABCESPNNOGAMEWas.7:30MSGESPNNetsCleveland7:00WWORWBBR 1130 AMChi.7:00TNTWBBRNO GAMECha.7:30YESWBBRNO GAMENOGAMEPhi.7:30WWORWBBRRangersPittsburgh7:30NBC Sports Net.WNYM 970 AMNO GAMEPit.7:00MSG+WBBRCar.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMETor.7:00MSGESPNNO GAMEIslandersNOGAMEWas.7:00MSG+WRHUNO GAMET.B.7:00MSG+2WRHUNO GAMENOGAMEPhi.7:00MSG+WRHUDevilsNO GAMEBos.7:00MSGWFANNO GAMETor.7:00MSG+WNYMBuf.7:30NBCSNWFANNOGAMENO GAMEYankeesBoston7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880...
Hondo: Let’s go Metamucils!
Hondo, who hit a trifecta Monday, came right back last night with nearly perfect Darvish and the Rangers, who assaulted the Astros to boost the bulging bankroll to 125 swans.Tonight,...
Today's Sports on the Air
Baseball2 p.m.Royals at White Sox WGN7 p.m.Padres at Mets SNY, WFAN 660 AM/101.9 FM7 p.m.Red Sox at Yankees YES, WCBS 880 AM10 p.m.Giants at Dodgers ESPN2Basketball7 p.m.Knicks at Hawks MSG,...
Rangers' Darvish comes one out shy of perfect game
HOUSTON — Marwin Gonzalez was all that stood between Yu Darvish and perfection. The No. 9 hitter in Houston's lineup. A former Rule 5 draft pick in his second major...
Nets' Lopez flourishing after ‘Dwightmare’
Deron Williams admitted he never saw his trade from Utah to the Nets coming. He never heard any rumors. “I just got hit with it. Pow!” Williams said. Brook Lopez,...
Cards acquire Palmer
The Cardinals acquired quarterback Carson Palmer from the Raiders. The Cardinals gave up a conditional 2014 draft pick and swapped one of their sixth-round picks this year for Oakland’s seventh-round...
Former Eagles DT Patterson set to visit Giants
The Giants are set to host several players today as potential free agent signings and had another cancel a visit to their facility Tuesday and instead hook up with a...
Rangers get Clowe from Sharks for draft picks
The market was tilted in such a way that the Rangers got their man, and they got him at their price. Without giving up any prized prospects, the Rangers landed...
Islanders roll past Jets, jump ahead of Rangers in playoff race
One game into his NHL career and Anders Lee already has the Islanders in a position for the playoffs, somewhere they haven’t been since 2007. Lee, who signed an entry-level...
Knicks' Anthony knows playoffs key to his legacy
MIAMI — He knew the number. Are you kidding? Carmelo Anthony has played thousands of basketball games that count, thousands of games where someone was etching rows of 2s and...
Carmelo scores 50 to lift Knicks over LeBron-less Heat
MIAMI — On this night, LeBron James couldn’t touch Carmelo Anthony — and Melo should thank Miami president Pat Riley for it. With James and Dwyane Wade sitting out Tuesday...
Knicks' Martin doesn't get why Heat benched stars
MIAMI — Kenyon Martin was one Knick who found Miami’s decision Tuesday night to sit LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and starting point guard Mario Chalmers hard to believe. When asked...
Starr Report
What started with MTV’s “Pimp My Ride” has mushroomed into a veritable cottage industry encompassing many different items we use every day. So, I give you . . . wait...
Talk show guests
WEDNESDAYBUBBA WATSON, DWAYNE JOHNSON - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4JONATHAN SPERBER - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 9 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., (COM)JEREMY IRONS, JEREMY SISTO - LIVE! with...
'Hannibal' has great taste in people
What do you get if you mate “Elementary” with “Dexter” — and then start cloning around with “Silence of the Lambs,” “Bates Motel,” “Monk,” and “The Following”? NBC is hoping...
Jimmy went to Jay with ‘Tonight’ duet
Jimmy Fallon is playing the role of peacemaker in the nasty feud between Jay Leno and NBC, it now appears. Sources say it was Fallon who reached out to the...
How Jessica Paré drove Don ‘Mad’ last year then had to change her number
Jessica Paré is the woman who was supposed to save Don Draper from himself. It’s a tall order as the boozing, womanizing playboy is pretty much a lost cause. But,...
‘Buckwild’ deaths were dumb
The death of the young star of MTV’s controversial new series “Buckwild” along with his uncle and a friend over the weekend was caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, authorities said...
The office bar is alive and well in NYC's digital industries
It's 5 p.m. on a Thursday, and Margaux Guyonneau is holding court behind a well-stocked bar. Into three lowball glasses, she plunks ice cubes, pours rye, then stirs in spoonfuls...
I'll take Manhattans!
Since premiering in 2007, “Mad Men” has helped usher in a cocktail craze. “We call it the ‘Mad Men effect,’ ” says city bartender Rosser Lomax. “We’re seeing more people ordering...
Twirls & tricks at Harlow
Richie Notar was famously a driving force behind Nobu for 20 years. But nobody at Harlow, his splashy, sexy new Midtown “Old Hollywood Glamour Joint” (as a Times puff piece...
Weird but true
A school in Tennessee suspended a second-grader because of her body odor. Educators in Washington County said the 8-year-old has such BO that other students can’t concentrate. They claim the...
Garrett transferring out of St. John’s
Amir Garrett, a 6-foot-6 sophomore wing from Los Angeles, announced Tuesday night on Twitter he will transfer out of St. John’s. Garrett, a fireballing left-hander who also plays professional baseball...
Baylor, Iowa go to NIT final
Over three months time and hundreds of miles could not provide a different outcome between Baylor and BYU. In their second meeting this season, Baylor advanced to the NIT Championship...
Louisville's Ware leaves hospital
Louisville’s Kevin Ware has taken what he said would be the hardest step in his recovery — the first one. The sophomore guard was back on the Cardinals’ campus yesterday...
Pac-12 ref chief found not guilty of bribing for technicals
The Pac-12 isn’t calling a foul on Ed Rush. Rush, the Pac-12 coordinator of basketball officials, has been investigated by the conference for alleged comments he made regarding Arizona coach...
After overcoming adversity, NYC’s Smith, Southerland reach Final Four
New York City basketball players are known for their toughness and creativity. Resilience, at least in the case of James Southerland and Russ Smith, should be added to the list....
Melo scores 50 as Knicks win 9th straight vs. short-handed Heat
MIAMI — On this night, LeBron James couldn’t touch Carmelo Anthony, literally. And Anthony should thank Pat Riley for it. With James and Dwayne Wade sitting out last night’s showdown...
Islanders rip Jets, move past Rangers into playoff position
It didn’t take long for Anders Lee to deliver what the Islanders were hoping he could after signing him two days ago. Lee scored his first career goal Tuesday night...
Baylor beats BYU to reach NIT Championship Game
Over three months’ time and hundreds of miles could not provide a different outcome between the Baylor and BYU. In their second meeting this season, Baylor advanced to the NIT...
Rangers acquire Clowe from Sharks for draft picks
The market was tilted in such a way that the Rangers got their man, and they got him at their price.Without giving up any prized prospects, the Blueshirts landed power...