April 26, 2013
Zuckerberg reaped $2.3 bn on Facebook stock options: report
SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reaped a gain of nearly $2.3 billion last year when he exercised 60 million stock options just before the online social networking leader's...
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: Inside Fordham's chase of NYC star Severe
Fordham landing Jon Severe shocked many in the college basketball world, the woebegone Rams beating out big conference programs such as Pittsburgh, Rutgers, West Virginia and Wake Forest for New...
Woody: Board, not Rex, dictated Milliner, Richardson selections
The first round of the NFL Draft seemed to suggest Rex Ryan still wields enormous power in the Jets organization after the team used its first two picks on defense....
Jets draft QB Smith in second round, likely ending Sanchez era
Get ready for Broadway Geno. The Jets pulled a stunner with the seventh pick of the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday night, selecting West Virginia quarterback Geno...
The Post live-tweets the NFL Draft
There are so many well-known names still on the board -- Geno Smith and Manti Te'o being the biggest. Follow along with Post writers to see who goes where and...
Ceremony for Boston bombings victims after first quarter of Knicks-Celtics
BOSTON - Tonight's ceremony in honor of the Boston Marathon tragedy will include several of the heroes of that April 15th day - Mass. Governor, Deval Patrick, Boston police commissioner...
Nets' Johnson feeling better after Game 3
CHICAGO – Joe Johnson wasn’t sure how he’d feel logging 40 minutes after getting a cortisone shot in his left foot to help him play through a case of plantar...
Packers make Rodgers highest paid player in NFL history
GREEN BAY, Wis. — This ought to give Aaron Rodgers fond memories of the NFL draft. The Green Bay Packers announced Friday that they'd signed the quarterback to a contract...
Heated rivalry between Judah, Garcia comes to head at Barclays
This has been a long time coming. After a rib injury to Danny Garcia caused his fight with Zab Judah to be delayed two months, the two will finally get...
First-ever taxi e-hail app is cleared
Uber is back in city taxis. The Taxi and Limousine Commission said it made history today, approving Uber as the first electronic hailing app for a 12-month pilot program it...
Focus on Tribeca: Why this doc's directors want to prove 'Flex is Kings'
Step aside, b-boys. In the new documentary “Flex is Kings,” filmmakers Deidre Schoo and Michael Beach Nichols, present a look at the dance form of flex, a style popular on...
9/11 jet landing gear is found — behind Ground Zero mosque site
An apparent piece of landing gear from a passenger jet used in the Sept. 11 attacks was found behind the site of the controversial Ground Zero mosque, police said. The...
Nets officially announce contract extension for GM King
CHICAGO – The Nets officially announced Friday afternoon that the organization and general manager Billy King had come to an agreement on a multi-year contract extension."Billy has been a great...
Back from the brink: State halts closure of Brownstone Brooklyn's Long Island College Hospital
State officials today pulled the plug on its controversial plan to shut down Brooklyn’s Long Island College Hospital.The decision has hailed as huge victory by health-care professionals and local activists...
Yankees' Youkilis to miss sixth straight game with back injury
Kevin Youkilis will once again not be in the Yankees lineup Friday night.This will mark the sixth straight game Youkilis sits with a back injury. Yankees manager Joe Girardi said...
Alabama coach says people shouldn't compare Jets pick Milliner to Revis
Dee Milliner is going to have to get used to the Darrelle Revis comparisons after being selected with the Jets' first pick of Thursday night's NFL Draft.One person who is...
D'Brickashaw restructures Jets contract to clear cap space
Jets general manager John Idzik continues to clear cap space.Left tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson agreed to restructure his contract for the second straight year to provide the Jets some salary cap...
Moroccan would-be synagogue bomber gets five years in prison
The Boston Marathon explosions were on the minds of officials in Manhattan today as a would-be city synagogue bomber was sentenced to five years prison. Mohamed Mamdouh, 22, a naturalized...
American jihadi in Somalia tweets that he was wounded in assassination attempt
NAIROBI, Kenya — Terrorists almost saved the US $5 million. A most-wanted American jihadi in Somalia, who US officials have offered a bounty for his arrest or capture, tweeted that...
Red Bulls - minus McCarty & Juninho - wary of TFC's Earnshaw
The Red Bulls will try to carry over last week’s offensive outburst into tomorrow’s game at Toronto FC (2 p.m., MSG); but they’ll have to do it sans starting central...
MLS hopes to reveal Queens soccer stadium plan in 4 to 6 weeks
Major League Soccer says it’s finally ready to take its best shot at landing a new franchise for Queens. League honchos said yesterday they hope to reveal formal plans in...
Penguins' Crosby practices with potential Rangers or Islanders playoff matchup on tap
CANONSBURG, Pa. -- Pittsburgh Penguins star Sidney Crosby has returned to practice, but his status for next week's playoff opener remains uncertain.Crosby hasn't played since breaking his jaw last month....
Lauryn Hill signs record deal with Sony to pay overdue taxes
Lauryn Hill says she has signed with Sony to pay her overdue taxes. Hill pleaded guilty last year to not paying federal taxes on $1.8 million earned from 2005 to...
Ex-NYPD academy head testifies about extensive training police officers go through at stop-frisk trial
A lot of training goes into turning someone into a New York City police officer. That's according to the former head of the police academy at the New York Police...
Brooklyn English teacher uses Web site to raise money for Broadway 'Macbeth' tickets
Forty New York City high school students are going to Alan Cumming's one-man "Macbeth" on Broadway thanks to the kindness of strangers. English teacher Eric Jordan of Frederick Douglass Academy...
Medical examiner tech fired for letting husband see Newtown killer's body
The Connecticut Medical Examiner has fired a tech who let her husband get a peek of the body of Newtown massacre madman Adam Lanza before an autopsy, it was reported...
Girlfriend of UFC star blames sport for sexual assault, death threats in custody battle: report
The girlfriend of a UFC star is accusing him of sexual assault and threatening to kill her on multiple occasions, actions she blames on his participation in the sport of...
NYC suing BP over drop in stock price after 2010 oil spill
New York City is suing BP over the drop in its stock price after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, saying its pension funds lost $39 million. The lawsuit...
Russian police detain 140 suspected of Islamic extremism in Moscow
MOSCOW — Russian police and security agents have detained 140 people at a mosque in Moscow on suspicion of involvement with Islamic extremism. A statement from the Federal Security Agency...
Michigan man lived with decomposing corpse for six months
REDFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A man lived with the decomposing corpse of a 72-year-old woman for about six months before court officers serving an eviction notice discovered her body moldering...
Jets face QB decision at start of second round
To QB or not QB.The Jets have the seventh pick in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday and the intrigue is all about whether they will select...
Girl, 13, arrested for Central Park mugging attempt
One of three children the NYPD had been looking for in connection with an attempted mugging in Central Park was arrested, said police. The 13-year-old girl was taken into custody...
Woman jumps in front of PATH train, survives
NEWARK — PATH trains between New Jersey and New York are suspended after a woman jumped in front of a train at the Newport Station in Jersey City. The incident...
Winners and losers from first round of draft
With a few hours to reflect on the first round of the NFL Draft, there were some big winners and some big losers within the first 32 picks. Here is...
Sex offender arrested after taking shower at random house - with owner still inside
Last Saturday a parolee walked into a random house and settled in for the night. Unfortunately, the parolee was a registered sex offender and the house was occupied. Gary Bakken...
Knicks castoffs have found perfect roles on playoff teams
If you look back at the 2008 Knicks roster, it is loaded with players who are making significant impact in the playoffs.The fact that none of those players are no...
City shuts down Mustang Sally's over rodent, roach infestations
A mouse-and-roach infestation led the city this week to shut down a popular Irish bar that does booming business during Madison Square Garden events. But Mustang Sally’s, on Seventh Avenue...
Thunder star Westbrook needs knee surgery, out indefinitely
OKLAHOMA CITY -- All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook will have surgery to repair cartilage in his right knee and be out indefinitely, dealing a harsh blow to the Oklahoma City...
Mom of Boston Marathon bomb suspects also in terror database
BOSTON — The mother of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects had been added to a federal terrorism database about 18 months before the attack, government officials said Thursday. Two government...
Jersey mom dupes own son into believing he had cancer as part of charity scam: cops
A despicable Jersey mom convinced her own son and his father that the child had cancer as part of a scam that bilked kind-hearted friends and family out of thousands,...
Former GM Tannenbaum: Jets will benefit from trading Revis
Mike Tannenbaum thinks the Darrelle Revis trade was a win-win for the Jets and Bucs. “I think it’s really a trade that makes a lot of sense for both sides,”...
Congress approves bill to end airport delays after FAA furloughs wreaked havoc on flights
WASHINGTON — Congress easily approved legislation Friday ending furloughs of air traffic controllers that have delayed hundreds of flights daily, infuriating travelers and causing political headaches for lawmakers. The House...
As he takes on huge role vs. Celtics, Knicks' Felton says 'it's one of my best years'
Raymond Felton has gone beyond the call of duty in this first-round series vs. Boston – with Rajon Rondo’s absence not making it any easier. The Knicks starting point guard...
Bisping, Belcher trading verbal barbs before UFC 159 co-main event
Trash talking in sports is the foundation of an exciting competition. No one wants to hear two guys constantly patting each other on the back and complimenting one another leading...
'Screw 'em:' Sonnen says UFC doesn't need to be legalized in New York
Chael Sonnen has a vastly different view about MMA being legalized in New York than his UFC peers."Screw ’em," Sonnen said Thursday at the UFC 159 press conference at Madison...
Hit-run monster still calling crash that killed Brooklyn couple, unborn son an 'accident'
A Brooklyn man accused in the horrific hit-and-run crash that killed an Orthodox Jewish couple and their unborn child is still avoiding his role in the crash, continuing to call...
Cosmos ink three more players
The New York Cosmos inked three players today, defender Hunter Gorskie and goalkeepers Jimmy Maurer and Chad Calderone.Gorskie is a 22-year-old defender from Marlboro, NJ. The 5-foot-11 Gorskie captained Stanford...
TCM Classic Film Festival: 'Funny Girl'
Barbra Streisand wasn't on hand for Thursday night's opening night presentation of "Funny Girl'' at the TCM Classic Film Festival, apparently recovering from the adulation at her Monday night tribute...
Avon's non-executive chairman Fred Hassan resigns from board in latest management change
Avon said Friday that Fred Hassan, its non-executive chairman, has resigned from the board, the company's latest management change. Hassan had just become chairman at the start of the year,...
Truman Capote's 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' manuscript sells for $306K at auction to Russian billionaire
AMHERST, NH — Truman Capote's 1958 typed manuscript of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" with the author's handwritten edits has sold for about $306,000 at auction to a Russian billionaire. The manuscript,...
FRIDAY FIVE: Busts
The Blue Jays are now 9-14 following last night’s loss to the Yankees. It’s April. We don’t go too crazy. Although just for the heck of it two teams began...
Hitler's food taster tells of poisoning fears
BERLIN — They were feasts of sublime asparagus — laced with fear. And for more than half a century, Margot Woelk kept her secret hidden from the world, even from...
PHOTO: Louisville coach Pitino keeps promise, shows off tattoo
A promise is a promise.Louisville head coach Rick Pitino vowed that if his Cardinals won the National Championship that he would get a tattoo commemorating the win.Well, just over two...
Victoria's Secret says model who gave up career for God was never an Angel
Victoria's Secret has come out fighting over an exclusive interview model Kylie Bisutti gave to the New York Post on Wednesday. Bisutti claimed that modeling lingerie made her feel "like...
WATCH: Justin Pugh gets phone call from Giants on Draft night, celebrates
Justin Pugh was just idly sitting watching television with his friends and family when his phone rang on Thursday night.“I’m doing well, how are you doing,” the Syracuse offensive lineman...
George Jones, country superstar, has died at 81
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking classic "He Stopped Loving Her...
Woman accidentally swallows diamond in champagne at charity event
TAMPA, Fla. — The idea behind the Tampa Women's Club charity event was simple. For $20, you could buy a flute of champagne and a chance to win a one-carat,...
Rare 1913 nickel sells for more than $3.1M at auction
RICHMOND, Va. — Four Virginia siblings who never let a rare 5-cent piece slip through their fingers, even when it was declared a fake, have been rewarded for their devotion...
Strong demand for North Face, other sports brands drives VF Corp's first-quarter net income higher
GREENSBORO, NC — Clothing manufacturer VF Corp. said Friday its first-quarter net income jumped 26 percent on strong demand for its North Face and other outdoor and actions sports brands....
Robbins' first-round rewind
1. Chiefs Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan - As college football ponders a split to 65 elite BCS schools, a mighty 6-foot-7 Chippewa gives Alex Smith protection. 2. Jaguars Luke...
Rutgers alum busted after carrying IEDs on train to NY - 8 days before Boston Marathon blasts
A Jersey City man was arrested for having explosives material at his home and carrying two improvised explosive devices on a train to New York, just eight days before the...
Burger King's first-quarter earnings soar even though revenue shrinks
Burger King's first-quarter earnings more than doubled even though revenue fell, as the fast-food chain trimmed several restaurant-related expenses. The Miami-based company had warned earlier this month that sales at...
Economy accelerates at 2.5 percent rate in Q1
WASHINGTON — US economic growth accelerated from January through March, buoyed by the strongest consumer spending in more than two years. The strength offset further declines in government spending that...
Samsung's first quarter profit jumps to record high as smartphone sales remain strong
SEOUL, South Korea — Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday its first quarter profit jumped to a record high as smartphone sales remained strong despite the April launch of an updated...
100 cats removed from NY woman's apartment
NEW PALTZ — Authorities say they've removed 100 cats that were living in a Hudson Valley woman's two-bedroom apartment where pets aren't allowed by her landlord. Officials tell media outlets...
Brooklyn's Smith-Ninth streets subway station reopens
After a 2-year closure, the Smith-Ninth streets subway station in Brooklyn is reopening. The F and G train stop is reopening on Friday. It closed in June 2011 for reconstruction....
NJ Transit tests smartphone tickets
NEWARK — Some New Jersey Transit train passengers no longer need to line up at the ticket machines. The agency is testing a mobile ticketing program on the Pascack Valley...
Man named in ricin-letters case goes into hiding
SALTILLO, Miss. — A Mississippi man whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into poisoned letters sent to the president and others has dropped out of...
Accused bomber transferred from hospital to prison for inmates needing medical care
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was transferred from a civilian hospital to a federal medical detention center this morning, authorities said. The suspected Boston Marathon bomber was moved from a hospital to the...
Villante now has dreams of UFC glory
Gian Villante sat in his hotel room Wednesday and turned on NFL Network. He couldn’t help himself. Five years ago this weekend was supposed to be the most exciting time...
Knicks’ goal: Finish it in Boston
How sweep it would be, especially for Carmelo Anthony. The Knicks have put themselves in position for sweep payback and a chance to close out their first round series in...
New Jets GM ignores holes on offense to take Milliner, Richardson
Apparently the motto of the 2013 Jets is “No offense.” In a puzzling move, the Jets used both their first-round picks in last night’s NFL Draft on defensive players, selecting...
Jets first round draft picks reveal that Ryan's influence is still strong
It was 9:09 p.m., the Rams had just selected West Virginia receiver Tavon Austin with the eighth overall pick in the NFL Draft and now the John Idzik Jets were...
Giants beef up with Syracuse lineman Pugh
Tom Coughlin said he was sold on Justin Pugh after the very first question he asked him: Who is the most famous Syracuse alum you’re most familiar with? “He didn’t...
Davis woes an Amazin’ obstacle for Mets
Let the good times stop. There are bad losses and there are terrible losses. Mark yesterday’s 3-2 defeat to the Dodgers at Citi Field as one terrible loss for the...
Rice allows Dodgers rally in ninth as Mets drop first home series
The goal was to keep Bobby Parnell in the bullpen if possible and let somebody else try to handle the Dodgers in the ninth inning of a tie game. On...
Johnson plays in Game 3 for the Nets thanks to cortisone shot
CHICAGO – Joe Johnson played for the Nets in Game 3 of their first round series with the Bulls Thursday night – but only with the aid of a cortisone...
Devils nip Penguins in home finale
Patrik Elias wanted to get a win in the Devils’ home finale. Elias had two assists in New Jersey’s 3-2 win over the Penguins Thursday night at the Prudential Center....
Business briefs
Yahoo! exitYahoo! said that Fred Amoroso has resigned as chairman of the board. The board has appointed Maynard Webb Jr. to serve as interim chairman.Exec guilty Aeropostale’s former top merchandise...
ResCap reorg could leave John Paulson out in the cold
After several contentious months in Chapter 11 reorganization, bankrupt mortgage lender ResCap is close to a deal with key creditors, The Post has learned — news that is likely a...
LiLo’s interest in app more than musical
Lindsay Lohan isn’t just singing it, she’s selling it. The fallen starlet could be looking to the tech world for a comeback — as she has started promoting a new...
Times reports a gray quarter
New York Times Co. reported a decline in quarterly revenue on weak advertising sales but said it would try to grow out of the slump by expanding its suite of...
Time Warner cable moving away from 'triple play' packages
Time Warner Cable is moving away from discounted “triple play” packages in a bid to squeeze more money from customers. In a break with the rest of the industry, the...
Sony finally profits
Sony Corp., Japan’s biggest television maker, reported its first annual profit in five years after selling assets and benefiting from a weaker yen that boosted overseas revenue. Net income was...
Forbes Office promo sets off security alarm
A big Forbes promotion with Microsoft to promote the software giant’s Office 365 with a free Wi-Fi hook-up appears to have backfired. Some recipients thought the advertising insert that accompanied...
Spitzer refuses to turn over e-mails
Beat it, Hank! That’s the message from Eliot Spitzer to AIG founder Hank Greenberg, who has been waging an eight-year legal battle to obtain Spitzer’s private e-mails as part of...
Don’t bet on Dimon role split
Jamie Dimon isn’t sweating his chairmanship. The JPMorgan Chase boss expects that he’ll claim victory — albeit a close one — in an upcoming shareholder vote over whether he should...
Soros' JCPenney stake could help Ackman
Hedge-fund tycoon Bill Ackman is scrambling to find a way out of the JCPenney mess, and his longtime pal George Soros has just swooped in to lend a helping hand....
SecondMarket layoffs
SecondMarket, the once-hot New York financial tech firm that made big money facilitating trades in private Facebook shares, announced layoffs yesterday. CEO Barry Silbert didn’t say how many jobs were...
It’s a ‘suite’ chance for MSG tickets
Here’s the last chance to lock into Knicks and Rangers season tickets, but it will cost a small fortune — up to $600,000. Madison Square Garden has begun marketing 18...
Harlem shakes up 1800 Park with Eichner apts.
The long-stalled Harlem Park site at 1800 Park Ave. is being resurrected as a residential building with a big affordable component by Ian Bruce Eichner of Continuum Co.Vornado Realty Trust...
Malcolm man bugged
Prosecutors building a corruption and bribery case against embattled state Sen. Malcolm Smith are using traced phone calls to and from his chief fund-raiser, according to court papers.Rob Calentine, a...
Qns. GOPer ‘sleaze’ play
Just two weeks after state Sen. Malcolm Smith’s bribery bust, a Queens GOP boss offered a City Council hopeful the party’s endorsement in exchange for consulting jobs for him or...
Assad gassed his people: US
WASHINGTON — US intelligence agencies determined that Syria likely used chemical weapons against its people in its brutal civil war, White House and other officials revealed yesterday. President Obama had...
Curtain call
The curtain came down yesterday on Elaine Stritch’s long stay in New York — and at The Carlyle. The 88-year-old deliciously salty, brassy voiced, irascible Broadway babe, cabaret legend and...
Skakel slams his ex-lawyer
VERNON, Conn. — A Kennedy cousin serving 20 years to life for a 1975 murder launched a scathing barrage yesterday at the lawyer who defended him in 2002.Michael Skakel, 52,said...
Burqa mom to rescue
An American mom rescued her kidnapped 12-year-old son from her ex-husband in Egypt by putting on a burqa and grabbing him at his bus stop. Kalli Atteya, 45, of Pennsylvania,...
Stepping in deep Liu-doo
A key aide to embattled city Comptroller John Liu may have talked her way into criminal charges yesterday by admitting under oath that she offered to illegally fund donations to...
NBA moneyman bust
A money manager who worked for the NBA players union was busted yesterday for allegedly faking a dead lawyer’s signature to obtain a multimillion-dollar contract extension for himself.Joseph Lombardo, 72,...
A costly weight
The obesity-fueled diabetes epidemic is driving up health-insurance costs for all policyholders and taxpayer-financed health-care programs by more than 10 percent, a new study shows. That means healthier policyholders are...
Freeze! It’s the cooler for you
Russian cops put this furry protester on ice. A Greenpeace activist dressed as a polar bear was cuffed and thrown in a squad car yesterday during a protest outside an...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn *** He’s lucky to have survived first the bat and then the asphalt. A bicyclist suffered only minor head wounds when he rode past a car parked on Flushing...
Health fear at ‘toxic’ school
The head of the teachers union complained yesterday that unapproved construction work at a Brooklyn charter school may have left a toxic situation in the building.The union claimed that ceiling...
They’re all prez-ent
WASHINGTON — Political divisions of years past were set aside yesterday as the nation’s most august group — five US presidents — gathered in Dallas to dedicate the George W....
Mama Bush to Jeb: Don't run
Former First Lady Barbara Bush didn’t mince words when it came to her son Jeb Bush’s possible presidential candidacy in 2016 “We’ve had enough Bushes,” she said when asked during...
Pot pol gets pass from judge
ALBANY — A pot-possession charge against a Westchester County lawmaker was dismissed yesterday by an upstate judge. The charge, which is a violation, will be wiped from Republican state Assemblyman...
Subway hot spots tech of the town
Subway riders better mind the yap — the MTA just wired up another 30 stations for cellphone and Wi-Fi service. The newly rigged stations — including Times Square, Rockefeller Center...
Vallone ‘pops’ off at Quinn
Christine Quinn came under fire yesterday for her decision two years ago to slash a scholarship fund named after Councilman Peter Vallone Jr.’s father. Fellow Dem Vallone (Queens), whose dad,...
Council orders take-out of electric bikes
That pizza or Chinese-food order will take a little longer to arrive now that the City Council is cracking down on pesky and dangerous electric bikes. The council yesterday approved...
Drugs seized on Biebs’ bus
STOCKHOLM — A small stash of drugs and a stun gun were discovered in Justin Bieber’s tour bus, Swedish police said yesterday. Cops in Stockholm said they raided Bieber’s empty...
‘Paying’ respects
Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher’s funeral last week cost the British government around $5.6 million, mostly for security. The April 17 funeral drew thousands of mourners and opponents to central...
Teen drivers’ ‘high’ IQ
Most teens who have driven high on marijuana say the drug either improves their driving or is no hindrance, according to a survey by insurer Liberty Mutual Holding Co. and...
Judge rips entire town
A Manhattan judge blasted Newburgh as “the most pathetic place in the state of New York,” touching off a war of words with the Orange County city’s mayor.US District Court...
Hello sweet thing
Let them eat cakes! Twinkies are set to hit the shelves nationwide this summer, rising up from their grave after a dramatic brush with bankruptcy. Billionaire businessman Dean Metropoulos, who...
Mom blames Village bar for Broadway actress daughter’s death
The mother of a Broadway actress who drank herself to death said a downtown bartender should have cut her daughter off before she reached the point of alcohol poisoning. Shana...
E-fury at rubber teach
Schools officials are seeking to boot a cyber-savvy math teacher who live-streamed his idle days in a city “rubber room” and documented online his yearlong battle with his principal. The...
Stop-and-frisk trial defense
The city’s first defense witness in a high-profile federal stop-and-frisk trial said yesterday that police officers are trained to look for suspicious behavior before conducting a weapons search. Deputy Chief...
Condos eyed at mosque
Developers behind the controversial and stalled “Ground Zero mosque” may scrap plans to turn their properties into an Islamic cultural center — and instead make them condos. Sharif El-Gamal has...
Key backer for DA Hynes
State Sen. Eric Adams endorsed Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes for re-election yesterday in what is seen as a snub of rival candidate Kenneth Thompson.Adams (D-Crown Heights), co-founder of 100 Blacks...
What a brake!
Taxpayers are forking over cash so a small army of city DOT employees can baby-sit rogue cyclists, reminding them of the basic rules of the road so they don’t pedal...
B’klyn teacher ‘beds’ boy, 15
A Brooklyn special-education teacher was arrested yesterday after she admitted having sex with a student last year — when the boy was just 15, authorities said. Evelyn Rogers, 33, of...
Sandy pay for Con Ed honchos
Millions of Con Ed’s customers suffered during Hurricane Sandy, but its bosses have gotten a big-bucks pat on the back for their response to the disaster.Four top execs — including...
Gov’t cuts sock fliers
Instead of resting up before her son’s London wedding festivities, a Buffalo woman was grounded by flight delays — all thanks to federal budget cuts. On top of that, she...
Bill ea$es air ache
The Senate yesterday voted to spend $253 million to end the furloughs of air- traffic controllers, the first step to ending the widespread delays hitting fliers nationwide. The controllers have...
President's pick for French ambassador folded over ties to poker ring: sources
The Manhattan billionaire President Obama wanted to appoint ambassador to France turned down the prestigious position over ties to an alleged Russian mob-run poker ring that was laundered through a...
Feds tracking source of terror money
WASHINGTON — Federal investigators have launched an “intensive investigation” into the bank accounts and other financial records of Boston bomb brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, it was revealed yesterday.“They’re doing...
Dancer shoots for the ‘Stars’
A ballroom-dance teacher who lost her left foot in the Boston Marathon bombings says she’ll not only dance again but plans to run in next year’s race — and will...
Times Sq. was next on duo’s blast list
New York City was next. Boston Marathon bombers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev targeted Times Square for an encore onslaught, just before they were brought down in Massachusetts, authorities said yesterday....
The mother of all madness
The Boston bombers’ mother bizarrely claimed in interviews that the blasts that killed three people and injured more than 200 were nothing more than an elaborate ruse by the US...
O’s time of testing
The bleak question raised by the civil war in Syria is this: How much do we Americans care about a conflict that has already cost 70,000 lives and presumably will...
Will anyone be running the NYPD?
Everyone knows who runs the NYPD today — Commissioner Ray Kelly. You may have seen him with Mayor Bloomberg yesterday, breaking the news that the Tsarnaev brothers had planned to...
An infested government: Rangel won’t go away
The Issue: Politicians who choose not to resign after a scandal, and instead try to continue their career. *** Rep. Charlie Rangel, has some gall to say he is going...
We’re not to blame for terror
The Issue: Whether America has brought acts of terror upon itself, as UN official Richard Falk suggests. *** America is never held in high regard in the Islamic world, or...
A kinder, gentler Jimmy
“Mr. President, I’m filled with admiration for you and deep gratitude for you about the great contributions you’ve made to the most needy people on earth.” — Surprisingly generous comments...
Up the garden path
The people who run Madison Square Garden own the land on which their arena sits. In any discussion about what to do with that land, this fact ought to be...
Dressing down Jews
Is City Hall about to take action against the dress codes at Manhattan’s top-flight restaurants? Of course not. And that only underscores the hypocrisy that all too often animates this...
Airport delays: Who to blame
The air-traffic-controller furloughs are the White House tours of the sky. From time immemorial, a government that doesn’t want to tighten its fiscal belt finds high-profile ways to inconvenience the...
Parkour & recreation
Walking is tremendously overrated to me — I’d rather be bounding over walls or leaping from the tops of buildings, like James Bond in that “Casino Royale” chase scene. Since...
‘Kon-Tiki’ is a rip-roaring trip
Thor Heyerdahl couldn’t swim. It’s late in the second half of “Kon-Tiki” before we learn that charming detail about the irrepressible Norwegian who built a huge raft using only medieval...
‘Mud’ slings a triumph
Matthew McConaughey continues one of Hollywood’s most unlikely comebacks with another triumph as a feral fugitive in “Mud,’’ a wonderful, piquant modern-day variation on “Huckleberry Finn.’’ The Huck in Jeff...
'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' has more melodrama than meaning
Mira Nair’s “The Reluctant Fundamentalist” is nothing if not topical, concerning as it does the possible radicalization of a young Pakistani man first steeped in, then revolted by, Western culture....
Pip pip hooray for the dazzling revival of 'Pippin'
Talk about going out with a bang! Broadway’s ending its season with a sensational revival of “Pippin” — a thrilling piece of eye-popping razzle dazzle filled with daredevil acrobatics. Stephen...
Manhattan School of Music delivers a smart, sassy ‘Mahagonny
The fresh faces of Manhattan School of Music’s student singers stared down a city of sin Thursday night in “Mahagonny,” about the rise and fall of a lawless town in...
Tales from the 20s
When we first met 24-year-old Hannah Horvath on HBO’s “Girls,” she drank opium tea before declaring, “I think that I may be the voice of my generation.” Lena Dunham has...
'The Numbers Station' review
The Central Intelligence Agency, which has rarely been treated sympathetically by Hollywood, scored positive portrayals of its agents last year in both “Argo” and “Zero Dark Thirty.” But the agent...
'Arthur Newman' review
Imagine “Identity Thief” with the implausibility doubled and the laughs removed, and you’ll have “Arthur Newman,” one of those many indies that exist to give actors a chance to go...
'Midnight’s Children' review
More than 30 years after its publication, Salman Rushdie has adapted his most famous novel into a screenplay, and his familiar nasal voice narrates in a comfy-armchair style. The result...
'One Night Stand' review
‘Let’s put on a show!” Mickey Rooney called to Judy Garland, and suddenly those crazy kids had words and music and a chorus line. Every year since 2008, the 24...
'Graceland' review
American movies seldom draw the line between haves and have-nots as sharply as in Ron Morales’ “Graceland,” a nerve-shredding Philippines-set thriller made with such skill that its low budget barely...
'Paradise: Love' review
A single Austrian teacher, overweight and over 50, jets off to a spectacular Kenyan resort, hoping for a fling with a beautiful young man. It could be “How Stella Got...
Nielsen points to rally vs. Rangers as Islanders turning point
PHILADELPHIA — It took Frans Nielsen almost seven years of waiting and watching — and above all losing — before it came to him in one fell swoop. It was...
Mets' Gee expects to do better vs. Phillies
Dillon Gee was awful against the Phillies when he faced them two weeks ago but isn’t concerned there will be a carryover effect when he meets them again tonight at...
Injured Rangers' Staal misses chance to play against 3 brothers
RALEIGH, N.C. — Thursday was a bittersweet one for Marc Staal. The Rangers’ defenseman was informed he had been nominated by the New York Chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers’...
Bills shock by drafting Florida State QB Manuel; tackles go 1-2
The read option is still the rage. Linemen might have dominated the first round of the NFL Draft Thursday night, but the option attack running rampant last season inspired the...
Pearl of wisdom: Aging Celtics show pressure on Knicks to win now
The Celtics of today could be the Knicks two years from now. And Earl “The Pearl” Monroe doesn’t give these Celtics much of a chance against the Knicks in their...
5 questions for Eddie Olczyk
NBC sports analyst and former Rangers center Eddie Olczyk tells The Post’s Justin Terranova the Blueshirts have a chance to make a run in the postseason. Q: If you are...
Sports Shorts
MLB: Rick Camp found dead at 60 Rick Camp, the former Braves pitcher best remembered for his 18th-inning HR in a 1985 game against the Mets, was found dead at...
Grizzlies growl past Clippers
Zach Randolph had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and the Grizzlies returned to form by beating the Clippers 94-82 last night in Memphis to pull to 2-1 in the first-round...
Vic Cangialosi at Keeneland Graded Entries
FIRST-1 1/16m; $20,000; clm($30,000); 3up7-Traders Point 3-14-ChroiLeTeaglgh8-11-Coralita 5-15-Miss C C 4-12-Miss Relentless6-16-Tactical Trail 5-13-UltimteTemper6-18-Redwater 8-1SECOND-4 1/2 fur; $52,000; mdn; 2YO3-No Nay Never 7-26-Solitary Ranger4-11-Total Justice 30-17-Justice Dept 9-22-Daddy's Kid 20-18-Manaus...
Hollywood Results
FIRST-7f; $35,000; str alw; 3up2East Sky (Gomez)6.604.203.204Warren's Ral Brd (Perez)14.204.603Judge Carr (Talamo)2.40* $1 Exacta (2-4) $56.90 * Quinella (2-4) $67.80 * $1 Superfecta (2-4-3-6) $606.50 * $1 Trifecta (2-4-3) $167.40Winner...
Godolphin trainer banned
In one of the biggest bombshells to drop on English horse racing since the Blitz, trainer Mahmood al Zarooni, 37, who has trained horses since 2010 for the powerhouse Godolphin...
Tomorrow’s Belmont Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-7 fur; $72,000; alw; 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 a-Dawly(L),122CVelasquz2-2-2Rodrigez5-23 Takes the Gold(L),122J Ortiz4-1-3Nevin8-14 He's So Chic(L),122L Saez1-4-2Ness6-12 b-Brock(L),122J Espinoza1-3-6Ryan10-15 B Shanny(L),122M Luzzi2-1-7Hushion3-12 b-Whinston(L),122JCastellan3-7-1Pletcher10-16...
Calder Charts
April 25th, 2013Clear and Fast Turf Firm©2013 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6f; $14,000; cl($16,000); 3up; (f&m)Off: 12:52. Good. took over str, lastedTime: 22.56, 46.54, 59.41, 1:12.93.Trainer: Saffie Joseph, Jr.Winner: B F,...
Hondo makes a Brave choice
Hondo, who was thoroughly thumped with the Angels Wednesday night, took another brutal beating last night when the Reds’ D.C. follies sent him deeper into debt at 60 covingtons. Tonight,...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYApr. 26SATApr. 27SUNApr. 28MONApr. 29TUEApr. 30WEDMay 1THUMay 2YankeesToronto7:05YES NetworkWCBS 880 AMTor.4:05YESWCBSTor.1:05YESWCBSHou.7:05YESWCBSHou.7:05YESWCBSHou.7:05YESWCBSNO GAMEMetsPhiladelphia7:10SportsNet NYWFAN 660 AM/101.9 FMPhi.1:05FOXWFANPhi.1:10WPIXWFANMia.7:10SNYWFANMia.7:10SNYWFANMia.12:40SNYWFANNO GAMEKnicksBoston8:00MSG/ESPNESPN 98.7 FMNOGAMEBos.1:00ABCESPNNO GAMENO GAME+ Bos.TBAMSGESPNNO GAMENetsNOGAMEChi.2:00WWOR/TNTWNYMNOGAMEChi.7:00WWOR/TNTWBBRNOGAMENOGAME+ Chi.TBARangersNOGAMEN.J.3:00NBCESPNEnd of Reg.SeasonNO GAMEPlayoffsTBDPlayoffsTBDPlayoffsTBDIslandersBuffalo7:00MSG Plus 2WRHU 88.7...
The Post Line
NBA PlayoffsTonightFavoriteLineUnderdogCELTICS3KnicksSpurs3LAKERSWARRIORS1NuggetsTomorrowHAWKS2PacersThunder3ROCKETSNHLFavoriteLineUnderdogSABRES-110-110IslandersWILD$165-185OilersBLCKHWKS$180-220FlamesCOYOTES$130-150Avalanche Home team in CAPS
Kovalchuk’s goal lifts Devils over Penguins in home finale
Patrik Elias wanted to get a win in the Devils’ home finale. Elias had two assists in New Jersey’s 3-2 win over the Penguins Thursday night at the Prudential Center....
Islanders falls to Flyers to drop to eighth, testy Capuano defends team
PHILADELPHIA — For weeks, Jack Capuano has said pressure is a good thing, that when you’re dealing with pressure it means you’re playing for something. Well, that something is the...
Tannenbaum's take: Former Jets GM watches NFL Draft with The Post
The NFL Draft was unfolding without him on this night, and now the Jets were on the clock, no longer his Jets, but John Idzik’s team instead. Mike Tannenbaum was...
Rangers finally earn playoff spot with win over Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. —The Rangers are in it, and they are in it to win it. Just listen to Ryan Callahan tell it after scoring at 2:55 of overtime last night...
Rangers forward Clowe injures right leg
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Rangers might be shorthanded up front for the first round of the playoffs if the apparent second-period right leg injury that forced Ryane Clowe out of...
Summerall eulogies skip biz tactics
How do you prefer your history? Sugar-coated? Artificially-sweetened? You want the pandering version or the straight-ahead kind? The widespread notion or the factual stuff? Or do you prefer not to...
Van Gundy: Knicks can’t force Amar'e back into flow
BOSTON — Jeff Van Gundy said he believes a new postseason award should be invented: “Most Unselfish Act for a Player on a Guaranteed Max Contract.’’ Van Gundy, an ESPN/ABC...
Nets’ GM King to sign multi-year extension
CHICAGO — After turning the Nets into a playoff team in their first season in Brooklyn, general manager Billy King is set to remain in charge of the franchise for...
Nets offensive woes continue, trail Bulls 2-1
CHICAGO — The Nets need to find their shooting touch — and fast. Their season depends on it. For the second straight game, the Bulls bottled up the Nets offense....
Carlesimo’s Nets must quickly learn how to be a Bull-y
CHICAGO — There’s a certain toughness that’s needed to succeed in the NBA playoffs. Part of it is mental. Much of it is physical. What became clear at the United...
Boston, New York linked by heartache
BOSTON — We remember, though we wish we didn’t have to. We share these experiences, these colliding emotions, even though, if we could, we’d purge them from our brains, our...
Knicks' Chandler hunting for mint condition
For the struggling but improving Tyson Chandler, the issues going into tonight’s Game 3 remain his stamina and his rust. Through the first two games of the Knicks-Celtics series, Chandler...
Pierce tries to do it all as shorthanded Celtics face steep climb
BOSTON — He has chased Knicks point guards at times and guarded one of the game’s most prolific scorers, Carmelo Anthony, at others. In between, the Celtics also have asked...
Celtics' Rivers fined for criticizing 'horrendous' refs
BOSTON — There goes that whole freedom of speech thing out the window. The NBA slapped Celtics coach Doc Rivers with a $25,000 fine Thursday for publicly criticizing officials Tuesday...
Notre Dame's Te’o, West Virginia's Smith passed over in first round
For Manti Te’o, the first round of last night’s NFL Draft was as satisfying as a Skype session with his fake dead girlfriend. Geno Smith didn’t have much fun, either,...
Youkilis just cannot seem to get back in Yankees lineup
Kevin Youkilis’ back issues refuse to go away and he sat out for the fifth straight game, last night as the Yankees beat the Blue Jays, 5-3. “He tried to...
Yankees' Cano keeps up MVP pace with three-run homer
Seemingly every game Robinson Cano is stating his early case for the MVP award, and a huge new contract to go with it. His latest statement was a go-ahead three-run...
Hefner shows Harvey, Niese not only capable Mets starters
The punchline punched back. Over the first few weeks of the season, Jeremy Hefner has heard all the jokes about the back end of the Mets’ starting rotation, all the...
Yankees’ Jeter faces tough road to get back
He made the short stroll from the Yankees clubhouse to a press conference room in full uniform, moving rather briskly without either a walking boot or much of a limp....
Yankees' Jeter vows to return in 2013 but refuses to discuss timeline for season debut
Derek Jeter vowed to get back on the field this season, and while others may question whether he will return to his old form, the shortstop does not. “I have...
Kuroda rebounds from early struggles, Cano homers to lead Yankees to win
Hiroki Kuroda hadn’t given up more than five hits in any of his starts this season, so when the Blue Jays pounded out six in the first two innings last...
The awful and true story behind 'Pain & Gain'
The Hollywood version of Miami’s infamous “Sun Gym Gang” is called “Pain & Gain,” which opens in theaters today, starring Mark Wahlberg and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. It’s a dark...
Take my husband, please
Imagine this: You are married to the handsomest guy in town who owns the hottest restaurant in town, and he has just hired the hottest new babe in town to...
Talk show guests
FRIDAYDON CHEADLE, MICHAEL BAY, TATE STEVENS - Good Morning America, 7 a.m., Ch. 7JENNIFER FINNEY, SARA BAREILLES, BARBARA CORCORAN - Today, 7 a.m., Ch. 4SEN. JOE MANCHIN (D-W.VA.) - The...
Nicki Minaj to make film debut
Nicki Minaj’s provocative commentary on “American Idol” has impressed Hollywood director Nick Cassavetes, who cast Minaj in his upcoming film, “The Other Woman.” The project will be the hair-raising singer’s...
'Dallas' buckle among items in Larry Hagman auction
A ruby-adorned silver and gold belt buckle from “Dallas” is the centerpiece of an auction of personal items of late actor Larry Hagman, who played the conniving oilman JR Ewing...
‘Duck Dynasty’ rules the ratings roost
All hail “Duck Dynasty,” the new king of prime time. The comedy reality show — which ended its third season Wednesday night — drew a jaw-dropping 9.6 million viewers for...
Weird but true
At a campus “take back the night” protest against sexual violence, a zealous University of Arizona religion student sparked outrage with a sign reading, “You deserve rape.” Dean Saxton, a...
Nets miss points in Game 3 loss to Bulls
CHICAGO — Game 1 of this series might as well be a month ago. Less than a week after the Nets emphatically beat the Bulls in the opener of this...
Giants select Syracuse OT Pugh with 19th pick
It was no secret that the Giants went into the NFL Draft wanting to upgrade their offensive line, specifically targeting their right tackle position. As tackles came off the board...
Sticking with defense, Jets draft DT Richardson with 13th pick
Defense, defense. The Jets made it two in a row on the defensive side of the ball in Thursday night's first round when they selected Missouri defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson...
Capuano gets testy after flat Islanders fall to Flyers
PHILADELPHIA — For weeks, Jack Capuano has said pressure is a good thing, that when you’re dealing with pressure it means you’re playing for something. Well, that something is the...
NFL DRAFT, complete list of picks
Click here to review the NFL Draft pick by pick from rounds one through seven in the event held from Radio City Music Hall. The Jets select at No. 9...
Rangers clinch playoff berth with thrilling overtime win
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Rangers are in it, and they are in it to win it. Just listen to Ryan Callahan tell it after scoring at 2:55 of overtime Thursday...
Jets draft CB Milliner with No. 9 pick to replace Revis, take Richardson No. 13
The Jets sent their top cornerback packing days ago, and now they hope they drafted his replacement. The team selected Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner with the No. 9 overall pick...
TCM Classic Film Festival 2013: A tour of the Warner Bros. lot
Movie fans who take the $250 “VIP Tour’’ on the Warner Bros. lot on Thursdays often get to have lunch with Cass Warner, granddaughter of the eldest of the four...
Offensive linemen Fisher, Joeckel go with top two picks of NFL Draft
It was a big night for “The Bigs.” An NFL Draft that is heavy -- pun intended -- on offensive and defensive linemen started out true to form Thursday night...