March 1, 2011
Lee rusty in Phillies debut
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Cliff Lee gave up two runs and struggled with his control in his spring training debut Tuesday, but didn't sound too worried about it following the Philadelphia...
Indians could sign former Yankees DH Johnson
CLEVELAND -- A person familiar with the negotiations says the Cleveland Indians are close to signing oft-injured first baseman Nick Johnson to a contract. Johnson spent last season with the...
Charlie Sheen soars past 400,000 followers on Twitter
First Charlie Sheen surpassed Moammar Khadafy in nuttiness. Then he soared past 400,000 followers on Twitter. Sheen started a Twitter feed this afternoon and within a couple of hours had...
Rangers' Staal sits out again
Day-to-day last Wednesday has become a whole bunch of days for Rangers defenseman Marc Staal, who will miss his third straight game with a sore knee against the Sabres, and...
Jets place highest tender on Holmes, Cromartie
The Jets have given WR Santonio Holmes and CB Antonio Cromartie first- and third-round restricted-free-agent tenders (the highest possible), an indicator they want both players back next seasonA new NFL...
Giants put 2nd-round tender on Bradshaw, Cofield, Boss
There’s a chance it will all mean nothing. But for the moment, the Giants have decided to try to add some measure of security to a possible free-agent mess later...
Niese throws three scoreless innings; Mets lose to Nationals
VIERA, Fla. -- Jonathon Niese allowed two hits in three scoreless innings but the Mets lost to the Nationals, 5-3, on Tuesday. He struck out two and walked two. "Overall,...
Injured baby hawk saved by FDNY in Queens
The Boulevard of Death in Queens almost claimed another life today – this time, that of an injured baby hawk. A 10-month-old, male Cooper’s hawk presumably collided with a building...
Slopers are too late to stop Yards-area bar
a controversial bar at the corner of Flatbush and Sixth avenues — but the protesters quickly learned that they were too late: the liquor license had been granted earlier this...
Another old-man bar bites the dust as O'Connor's gets pre-Nets makeover
Fifth Avenue’s beloved old-man bar, O’Connor’s, will get a makeover and expansion just in time for the Barclays Center to open a couple blocks away — but the owner says...
Marty's flies the flag of solidarity for the people of Egypt
We’re with you.Borough President Markowitz stood in solidarity with Egypt’s pro-democracy protestors by raising the flag of the African nation over Borough Hall on Wednesday. The demonstration of support was...
Wanna build a hotel near BAM? It'll cost you
Hotel? No tell.The owners of a vacant four-story apartment building across the street from the Brooklyn Academy of Music have put the site on the market — and they’re trying...
Rep. Grimm opens his Dyker Heights office
Freshman Rep. Michael Grimm opened his district office on 13th Avenue in Dyker Heights on Feb. 26 — and his constituents couldn’t be happier.“It’s good it’s here,” resident Alex Lintov...
Honoring a blogger? Have pigs taken flight?
All the stars of Brooklyn Heights — from the legendary preservationists who saved the neighborhood decades ago, to the bloggers who keep the fire burning today — came out for...
Infielder Vazquez impressing Yankees
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Jorge Vazquez remains a very long shot to stick with the varsity but the soon-to-be 29-year-old corner infielder has made people notice him by going 5-for-6 with...
Hughes alters things with changeup; Yankees lose to Pirates
BRADENTON, Fla. -- A year ago, Phil Hughes won the fifth spot in the Yankees' rotation because he added a changeup during spring training. However, the pitch that helped him...
Chelsea upends Manchester United on Lampard penalty
LONDON -- Frank Lampard rammed home a second-half penalty as Premier League champions Chelsea kept their title hopes alive by coming from behind to beat leaders Manchester United 2-1 in...
51 months for $250K Catholic-school scam
He must have forgotten about the Seventh and Eighth Commandments. A former employee of the Archdiocese of New York was sentenced today to 51 months behind bars for embezzling nearly...
Cop's Mustang never roams — even for alternate side
Rules are made to be broken — especially if you’re a cop in Williamsburg.A 94th Precinct officer has been openly flouting alternate-side parking rules by parking his Mustang on Roebling...
Court orders FDNY med board to investigate firefighter death
An appeals court ordered the FDNY’s medical board to consider whether heart and lung damage a firefighter received as a 9/11 responder contributed to his drowning death. Lt. Cruz Fernandez,...
Red Bulls waive Garcia, Chinn
Red Bull New York announced today that it has waived forward Conor Chinn and midfielder Irving Garcia. New York selected Chinn with the 34th overall pick in the 2010 MLS...
Jury finds defendant not-guilty in 'Godfather' trial
A jury found Carlos Santos not guilty of first-degree burglary and second-degree murder after a six-month trial that included an attempt by Santos’ co-defendant to recreate a scene out of...
Congressman tops Watson, the 'Jeopardy' computer
TRENTON, N.J. — Turns out all it took to top Watson, the Jeopardy-winning computer, was a real-life rocket scientist. Rep. Rush Holt of New Jersey is just such a scientist....
Rabbi denies molestation of pre-teen
A Williamsburg rabbi pleaded not guilty last week to molesting a youngster over a four-year period.Nechemya Weberman, 52, vehemently denied that he abused the now-16-year-old girl at his arraignment on...
Another Bay Ridge church to be demolished
Another one of Bay Ridge’s beloved old churches is going to be demolished for development — and locals aren’t happy.Salam Arabic Lutheran Church on Ovington Avenue, which was recently sold...
Vicious rape at Third Avenue bakery
A horrific rape and attempted robbery at a Third Avenue bakery on Friday has left merchants on the fledgling Gowanus business strip on edge.Police sources said a man in a...
Violent thug beats woman on Sixth Street
78th PrecinctPark SlopeBeaten, bustedA violent scoundrel snatched a woman’s purse, then beat her up on Sixth Street, before being arrested on Feb. 22.The 44-year-old lady told cops that she was...
Sex predator on the loose in Bay Ridge
A gun-wielding man sexually assaulted and robbed two women in the span of about 40 minutes on Feb. 25 on 82nd Street in Bay Ridge, cops say. The first incident...
Actor Charlie Sheen is nuttier than Libyan dictator Moammar Khadafy: Post reader poll
Delusional Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy may be daffy, but bitter Hollywood bad boy Charlie Sheen takes the prize when it comes to who is nuttier, according to the results of...
Bravo's Andy Cohen says PS 22 chorus was 'horrible' during Oscar performance
While most people didn't like Oscar hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway, no one seemed to have a beef with a chorus of kids from Staten Island who sang at...
UPS settles NY truck repair probe for $1.3 million
ALBANY, N.Y. — State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says United Parcel Service has agreed to pay $1.3 million and use an independent vehicle inspector for five years after investigators found...
iPhone mania in Fort Greene
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillSnatched upTwo iPhone thieves jumped a train commuter on Feb. 24 — but one of them didn’t get away with his crime.The straphanger was sitting on a...
Brutal attack on Smith Street
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red HookSavage attackA woman was robbed and beaten at knifepoint outside of the troubled NY Perks bar on Smith Street on Feb. 26.The 40-year-old victim told cops...
Katie Holmes sues Star magazine for $50 million
LOS ANGELES -- Actress Katie Holmes filed a lawsuit seeking $50 million from Star magazine for publishing a cover hinting the actress was a drug addict, TMZ reported Tuesday. The...
After Nets' trade, Murphy signs with Celtics
BOSTON -- Free-agent forward Troy Murphy has decided to join the Boston Celtics over the Miami Heat, ESPN.com reported Tuesday. Murphy, 30, was traded from the Nets to the Golden...
'The Bachelor' recap, part 2: Fantasy Sweats
Thank goodness, we're back on track now, and things are coming down to the wire for Bachelor Brad. It's "Fantasy Suite Week," where our hero gets to spend time, er,...
GetGlue sticks with Oscar viewers
At least one unexpected winner emerged from Sunday’s nights Oscar ceremony: social entertainment site GetGlue. The fledgling service — which encourages users to check in and share what they’re watching...
Brooklyn man tries to yank guilty plea to avoid jail
A Brooklyn man about to be sentenced for killing a neighborhood nuisance yesterday tried to yank his guilty plea to avoid the prison term of four-to-eight years he was granted...
Vinny 'Gorgeous' Basciano borrows tie from judge in Brooklyn court
It's yet another wardrobe malfunction. The always fastidious fashion plate Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano, the former Bonanno crime-family boss, has had one more collision with courtroom haute couture. Before appearing...
DA tells jury investigators found lighter fluid in teen's bag after cat fatally set on fire
Investigators found a half-filled container of lighter fluid in the backpack of a teen who was charged with setting ablaze a helpless cat named Tommy Two Times, a prosecutor told...
Giants' Mara first owner to join mediated NFL labor talks
WASHINGTON -- Giants owner John Mara joined the NFL group negotiating with the players' union Tuesday, the first team owner to participate since a federal mediator began overseeing the talks....
Former Jets RB Washington signs four-year deal with Seahawks: report
Leon Washington’s future is in Seattle. The former Jets running back/return specialist has signed a four-year deal with the Seahawks, according to an ESPN report. The deal is for $12.5...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, March 4Blood drive: Donate one pint and get a coupon for a free pint — of beer! Free. 4–8 pm. Kelso of Brooklyn [529 Waverly Ave. between Fulton Street...
RBNY adds performance analyst
Less than three weeks before the Red Bulls open their season on March 19, they fired two longtime veteran assistant coaches in Richie Williams and Des McAleenan. No reasons were...
Former Sen. Dodd appointed chairman of Motion Picture Association of America
WASHINGTON -- Former Sen. Chris Dodd was named chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) Tuesday. The five-term Connecticut Democrat, who was chairman of the Senate...
Egyptian robbers storm antiquities warehouses near Great Pyramids
CAIRO -- Armed robbers raided two antiquities warehouses near Egypt's Great Pyramids at dawn on Tuesday and tied up a number of security staff, the state antiquities minister said. They...
TCM Fest sets free screenings
Turner Classic Movies today announced the free screenings in 10 cities around the country that will precede the second annual TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood at the end of April....
Ewing says Anthony gives Stoudemire co-star center never had with Knicks
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Former Knicks star Patrick Ewing issued a little dig this morning, acknowledging he never had it as good as Amar'e Stoudemire does getting a chance to play...
Closing arguments begin in LI motivational speaker Jeffrey Locker’s death
Jurors will soon be asked to decide whether a motivational speaker’s stabbing death amounted to murder. The stranger accused of killing him says he was only assisting a suicide. Closing...
Selling Jane Russell (1921-2011)
I really can't improve on my pal The Self Styled Siren's terrific tribute to the great Jane Russell, who has left us at age 89. Farran celebrates Russell's deft comedy...
DEALS: March 1
■ LONDON $599pp for RT air on Virgin Atlantic from NYC and four nights at the City Continental London Kensington. Valid for travel on or after 3/8; includes breakfast (gotoday.com)....
Colombian soccer mascot owl dies after player kicks it off field
BARANQUILLA, Colombia -- A Colombian soccer team's mascot owl died after being kicked by a rival player, Radio Santa Fe reported Tuesday. The bird landed on the field with an...
Beckham to line up for LA Galaxy against Club Tijuana in San Diego
LOS ANGELES -- LA Galaxy star David Beckham said he was excited about lining up against Club Tijuana in a preseason match in San Diego on Wednesday night. The match...
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand taunts Chelsea ahead of huge tilt
MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand taunted Chelsea ahead of a crucial Tuesday night English Premier League (EPL) showdown by saying that the rival club's big-money signings will...
Charlie Sheen, girlfriends describe their life together
Charlie Sheen's new family would make the Brady Bunch blush. Sheen and his two live-in girlfriends – one a porn star and the other a bikini model for a marijuana...
'The Bachelor' recap, part 1: Hometown Hobos
Here's a tip for those traveling to destinations south of the border during "Bachelor" season: Watching the show in Spanish -- when you don't know Spanish -- makes little impact...
Idle K-Rod scratched from Mets' spring game
VIERA, Fla. -- Francisco Rodriguez’s spring training debut will have to wait two more days. The Mets closer was scratched from his scheduled appearance Tuesday against the Nationals after returning...
Jets keeping Tomlinson for next season; Holmes will wait: reports
LaDainian Tomlinson will be staying with the Jets. Santonio Holmes doesn't know yet. The Jets plan to hold on to Tomlinson, a 31-year-old running back who is scheduled to make...
Repeal of 'LIFO' legislation clears Senate committee, moves on to full vote
ALBANY – Legislation to repeal "Last in, first out" protections for thousands of poor-performing teachers cleared a key Senate committee this morning, setting up a vote by the full Senate...
DVD Extra: Murder in Mississippi
Clarence Brown's "Intruder in the Dust" (1949) is almost certainly the finest of the many neglected films that have been given DVD debuts over the past two years by the...
SEC charges ex-Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta with insider trading
WASHINGTON -- The former head of McKinsey & Co. provided improper tips to Galleon Group founder Raj Rajaratnam about companies in which he was a board member, including a $5...
Steckel joins Devils at practice
Upon joining the Devils for practice Tuesday morning, center David Steckel, all 6-7 of him, was placed between David Clarkson and Vladimir Zharkov on what could become Jacques Lemaire's checking...
Mayor Bloomberg to allow San Gennaro festival to run full length
Vittoria! Mayor Bloomberg granted the Feast of San Gennaro the right to continue its full-length festival in September, despite opposition from the local community board spurred on by high-end boutique...
Opening arguments begin in Ariz. sweat lodge case
CAMP VERDE, Ariz. — Prosecutors in central Arizona have painted self-help guru James Arthur Ray as a reckless man, saying he conditioned dozens of people to trust him before leading...
UN suspends Libya from Human Rights Council
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution Tuesday to suspend Libya from its Human Rights Council amid reports that over 1,000 civilians have been killed during Col. Moamar Ghadafi's violent...
Iran protesters clash with security forces after opposition leaders arrested
TEHRAN -- Iranian anti-regime demonstrators clashed Tuesday with security forces in Tehran during protests against the arrest of opposition leaders Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mehdi Karroubi, opposition website Kaleme.com reported....
4 Afghan police found dead, 3 NATO troops killed
KABUL, Afghanistan — The bodies of four of eight Afghan policemen who left their checkpoint and never returned were found Tuesday in Helmand province of southern Afghanistan, and NATO officials...
Knicks pick up Brown off waivers; Jeffries isn't playing against Magic
The Knicks have picked up forward Derrick Brown off waivers.Brown (6 feet, 8 inches) is a second-year player out of Xavier who was selected by the Bobcats with the 40th...
LI worker sickened; accidental poisoning suspected
MANORHAVEN, N.Y. — Authorities on Long Island suspect a man who collapsed overnight while working at a jewelry business may have been exposed to cyanide. Nassau County Fire Marshal spokesman...
Christian Dior firing designer John Galliano
PARIS -- French fashion house Christian Dior says it is firing famed designer John Galliano after an online video showed him praising Adolf Hitler. Christian Dior said Tuesday Galliano has...
Rutgers to allow male, female students to room together
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — New Jersey's largest university will offer a gender-neutral housing program in three dorms that aims to make the campus more inclusive for gay students. Starting this...
Cops looking for two men wanted in Manhattan Subway sandwich store robbery (video)
A daring gunpoint heist left workers traumatized at an uptown Subway sandwich shop. "I hid underneath the counter. All l could hear was the [customer] screaming," worker Farhana Karim, 30,...
Brooklyn woman kills brother's girlfriend over $20 following Facebook fight
A fight that started on Facebook ended in bloodshed when a 22-year-old was stabbed to death in a Brooklyn housing project after an argument over $20 she lent her boyfriend's...
LI youth group leader charged with rape
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. — A youth group leader at a Long Island church has been charged with raping a 12-year-old girl. Juan Carlos Amaya was arraigned Monday. He pleaded not...
Titans’ Chris Simms will face trial in Manhattan this May
Tennessee Titans backup quarterback Chris Simms has decided to play defense and will have his case go to trial May 2. "We will be ready to fight for his civil...
Long Island girl may have died of flu
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. — Health officials are investigating the death of a Long Island girl who may have died of a strain of flu. The Nassau County Health Department says it...
Times Square getting public art installation
Five large and whimsical sculptures are coming to Times Square as part of a weeklong public art installation. The Times Square Alliance is slated to unveil the five artists’ works...
Trial starting for 3rd in NJ schoolyard killings
NEWARK, N.J. — A jury is scheduled to hear opening statements in the New Jersey trial of one of six men charged in the brutal slayings of three college-bound friends...
Oscar night fiasco: DVD marketing stunt gone wrong?
Was James Franco and Anne Hathaway's much-reviled stint as Oscar-night hosts partly a bizarre, gonzo attempt to market their most recent movies, both of which just happen to be arriving on DVD and Blu-ray today? Both the Oscar nominated...
Fla. reopens coastal I-95 stretch closed by fire
SCOTTSMOOR, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol has reopened a roughly 30-mile stretch of a major interstate on the state's central Atlantic coast that was closed because of a fast-moving...
Busty legend Russell dies
LOS ANGELES — Jane Russell, the busty brunette who shot to fame as the sexy star of Howard Hughes’ 1941 Western, “The Outlaw,” died at 89 yesterday of respiratory failure,...
Knicks have to find mix to March into playoffs
ORLANDO, Fla. — If all Mike D’Antoni’s decisions could be this easy. Not long after the trade that brought Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups to the Knicks was finalized, D’Antoni gathered...
Knicks title talk turned up after cooling Heat
ORLANDO, Fla. — Fear us. That’s the message the Knicks delivered in Miami on a star-filled Sunday night, when their Big 2 officially tranformed into their own Big 3. That’s the...
With Jeffries joining Knicks, Brewer out
ORLANDO, Fla. — To make room for the addition of forward Jared Jeffries and perhaps another player, the Knicks were working on a buyout for forward Corey Brewer, an NBA source...
PSAL boys basketball rankings
Finally, after what feels like an eternity, the playoffs are back. The long layoff, as long as three weeks for certain teams, may have an effect, but hopefully it will...
Billups better than throw-in for Knicks
ORLANDO, Fla. — Mike D’Antoni pulled out all the stops in heaping praise on Chauncey Billups, feeling he gives the Knicks their own Big 3, saying he’s “at an All-Star level”...
Rangers' Biron injured as trades fizzle
The Rangers approached yesterday’s NHL trade deadline hoping to strengthen their chances of reaching the playoffs. But deadline day passed with the Rangers making no major deals and — in...
Poly Prep girls and boys receive top seeds in NYSAISAA tournaments
There’s no truth to the rumor the NYSAISAA boys and girls tournament have been changed to be called the Poly Prep Invitational. The Blue Devils are seeded first in both...
Could be madness in NYC girls basketball's most unpredictable March yet
In most years, following the girls basketball postseason in New York City was a lot like watching the movie Titanic. Sure, it was cool to see how everything developed, but...
Staszewski answers burning CHSAA girls basketball playoff questions
The CHSAA girls basketball playoffs kick into high gear Tuesday and beat writer Joseph Staszewski will address some of the burning questions coming into the postseason. Will someone other than...
Watch: Escalator pileup injures six
WASHINGTON - Look out below! Surveillance video has been released by Metro of an escalator malfunction at the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station in Washington, D.C., that changed speed and threw...
Board silly
Sorry, Mr. Trump, but you're not invited to referee this cage match. Long after the cameras have been turned off, "Celebrity Apprentice" rivals NeNe Leakes and Star Jones are still...
'Blessed' in peace
LUCINDA WILLIAMS "Blessed" 3 1/2 STARS AS one of the masters of the Americana music scene, Lucinda Williams often writes and sings about love. But her 10th studio record, "Blessed,"...
Baby drama's misconceived
Having a baby? You might want to avoid "40 Weeks," the Debbie Downer of pregnancy plays. The couple are Angie (Megan Hart) and Mark (Jorge Cordova), who are having a...
Oscars actually did pretty well
Despite a drubbing in the press, Sunday night's Oscar telecast was a relative hit in the ratings. The ratings were off by about 10 percent from last year's telecast --...
Starr report
I'm glad to see that IFC has renewed "The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret" for a second season, which will kick off in October. In the series, David Cross...
Kirstie joins 'Dancing' with eye on B'way
Kirstie Alley has joined the newest cast of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" -- and she has an agenda: "I really want to do Broadway." "I have sort of always...
Athens loves dot-com-ons
LONDON -- The home of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle is the "most flirtatious city" of the modern world, a new study showed yesterday. Athens topped a "World Flirtation League," which...
Dylan lover dies
New York artist Suze Rotolo, famous for her three-year love affair with Bob Dylan, has died. Rotolo, 67, died Thursday in her lower Manhattan home after a battle with lung...
Smart chefs' handy wine list
Celebrity chefs Joel Robuchon and Todd English are getting smart -- as in Smartcellar, an interactive, digitized wine list that is delivered tableside to diners on iPads. The software, developed...
The show must go on, with or without Sheen
What everyone's missing here about Charlie Sheen is that, as well as being an irresponsible child, he's also a selfish jerk ("Sue & a Half Men," Feb. 28). With his...
Manhattan wages up 9 percent; don't blame me
Today I'm going to get some stuff off my chest -- not to mention my desk. Call this a hodgepodge, a buffet, a headline writer's nightmare or even a mess...
LI cop in cabby shoot
An off-duty Nassau County cop needlessly shot a terrified cabdriver after a traffic dispute in Huntington Station early Sunday morning, the hack's lawyer claims. Subsequent charges against the cabby, Thomas...
Why nobody went to jail
'Not a single financial executive has gone to jail, and that's wrong," bellowed Charles Ferguson at Sunday night's Academy Awards. Is it really? Consider the source: "Inside Job," Ferguson's Oscar-winning...
Dues and don'ts
When the Wisconsin General Assembly voted to pass Gov. Scott Walker's budget repair bill, the Democratic legislators made themselves indistinguishable from the protesters surrounding the assembly floor. They wore the...
Family-killer's trial stays put
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The trial of Joshua Komisarjevsky, charged with killing a mother and two daughters during a 2007 home invasion in Cheshire, should not be moved, a judge...
First their chauffeur sues, now a chef surprise
The wealthy Westchester couple being sued by their chauffeur for stiffing him out of almost a quarter of a million bucks in overtime are also being sued by an employment...
Forgive what I forget: Sirhan
LOS ANGELES -- Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's assassin, Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, will ask a California parole board tomorrow to free him for the crime he claims not to remember. Sirhan,...
CW moves to replace entertainment chief
The CW network is hoping to net a successor to outgoing entertainment president Dawn Ostroff, and is interviewing a string of candidates for the job, The Post has learned. Ostroff,...
Perv ex-cop sentenced
An ex-NYPD officer who's dying of cancer was slapped with a nearly 23-year prison term yesterday for taking three underage girls across state lines for sex. Trent Young, 42, who...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan A knife-wielding burglar bit a cop after his bust at an Alphabet City apartment, authorities said. Danny Villanueva allegedly stole items after slipping into the place on East Seventh...
Nurse flees sicko bed
Moammar Khadafy's sexy Ukrainian nurse -- and suspected lover -- is the latest Libyan insider to bail on him. Galyna Kolotnytskaya, 38, arrived home in Kiev on Sunday after spending...
CityTiming will be right: Mike
A year ago, when he announced plans to consolidate the computer systems of several city agencies, Mayor Bloomberg pronounced the $722 million CityTime project a "disaster." Yesterday, as he unveiled...
A tuft act to follow
Meet the "Wolf Girl" of Bangkok -- who went from outcast to most popular kid in her class after becoming an international celebrity. Supatra Sasuphan, 11, suffers from a disease...
Deli 'thief' can't skate
A quirky thief wearing a surgical mask and Rollerblades robbed a Brooklyn deli at knifepoint -- but was nabbed by quick-thinking customers who locked him inside the joint, law-enforcement sources...
Feast or famine
The city will make a decision "in the next week or so" about whether to shorten the route of the 85-year-old Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy, Mayor Bloomberg...
B'klyn fire kills 4 dogs
An electrical fire tore through a Brooklyn two-story home early yesterday, critically injuring two people and killing four dogs. Witnesses said two brothers, 11 and 14 years old, could be...
Latest 'state' of ObamaCare
WASHINGTON -- President Obama yesterday came out with his most significant concession yet to opponents of the controversial health-care law -- saying states should get to opt out of burdensome...
Oh, Lourdes, look at Ma
Looks as if 14-year-old Lourdes Leon can give her mom a lesson in taste. The teenager and Madonna arrived at Vanity Fair's Oscar party in Hollywood -- making very different...
Vid shows Dior dolt's new anti-Jew rant
Maybe hate-spewing Dior designer John Galliano should take his needle and thread and sew up his mouth. Already under fire for allegedly slugging and hurling anti-Semitic insults at a Frenchwoman,...
St. Joe's CEO is out in shake-up
The chief of embattled Florida real-estate developer St. Joe Company agreed to resign along with three board members yesterday, marking a victory for the company's largest shareholder, investor Bruce Berkowitz....
Groupon's China deal
Groupon, the daily deals darling, is starting an online group-buying service in China. Gaopeng.com, whose investors include Tencent, China's biggest dot-com, will initially cover Beijing and Shanghai.
Japanese top deals on wheels
Honda remains the king of the road, producing the best cars for the money, according to Consumer Reports. Subaru and Toyota round out the top three automakers for the third-year...
Business briefs
Crew concern Preppie retailer J. Crew is concerned that shareholders may reject its $3 billion buyout and held last- minute meet ings to persuade large, institutional investors to vote in...
How 'Last in, first out' harms our kids
Last week, New York's state Senate proposed a bill that would correct a longstanding problem in public education by eliminating the outdated and harmful policy commonly known as "Last in,...
On Mideast, O must copy W
In his June 2009 Cairo speech on US-Islamic reconciliation, President Obama dedicated 1,020 words to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, only 375 to promoting democratic ideals. That reflected a U-turn from...
Red light for eco-taxi bid
Mayor Bloomberg's master plan to make every yellow taxi go green has come to a screeching halt. The US Supreme Court ended a four-year legal battle yesterday by refusing to...
Prez to govs: Quit Wis.-ing on public workers
President Obama waded back into Wisconsin's budget battle yesterday, urging governors not to vilify public workers in their efforts to balance the books. "I believe that everybody should be prepared...
Iran jails anti-A'jad leaders
Iranian authorities have jailed two top opposition leaders in a major escalation of efforts by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's regime to crush dissent, reformers reported yesterday. Mir Hossein Mousavi and Mahdi...
Morgan Stanley sells Revel stake
Morgan Stanley, the No. 6 US bank by assets, said it sold its stake in Revel Entertainment Group, the developer of a half-built casino resort in Atlantic City. Morgan Stanley...
LT's 'pimp' punts again
The alleged pimp charged with supplying an underage hooker to fallen New York Giants legend Lawrence Taylor called an audible in his court case yesterday. Rasheed Davis fired his third...
'Light' reading
There's a mystery unfolding in the East Village. An unknown writer is serializing his or her new whodunit on the neighborhood's streets, posting each page on a different lamppost. Although...
Kindle comes to AT&T
AT&T will begin selling Amazon.com's Kindle e-reader in its retail stores starting Sunday. Amazon already sells a $189 version of the Kindle that downloads e-books and connects to the Internet...
Film 'spy' teed off by docu
It's in the hole! His reputation is in the hole! A production executive on "Caddyshack" says his reputation has been trashed worse than a gopher-infested country club by a documentary...
Moinian living on the edge
Nothing stops Joseph Moinian from dreaming up grandiose plans. The much-in-the-news developer -- who's facing foreclosure on a $93 million mortgage at 100 John St. and narrowly avoided losing 3...
Desperate Mets looking for loan
They should change their name to the New York Debts. The cash-starved Mets are desperately seeking a new loan -- totaling tens of millions of dollars -- to cover their...
Tech trades may spur lawsuit boom
The Facebooks and Zyngas of the world are used to breaking new ground -- but now they are entering a new area of securities law as well. Hot tech firms...
FBI: Teddy the brothel brother
Ted Kennedy rented a Chilean brothel "for an entire night" and rubbed shoulders with a rogues' gallery of hard-left revolutionaries during a tour of Latin America in 1961, according to...
Pol has really bad day
Some guys have all the luck -- and then there's Brooklyn City Councilman Stephen Levin. The Democrat got hit with a double dose of disaster over the weekend when he...
LiveNation loss triples to $228M
Live Nation Entertainment, the concert promoter that merged with Ticketmaster last year, said yesterday its net loss for 2010 more than tripled as concert attendance fell and ticket sales for...
NY union's Wis.-teria
ALBANY -- Repeal of "Last in, first out" protection for thousands of underachieving city teachers may be approved by the Republican-controlled state Senate today -- even as New York's top...
Big Papi again digs in on Jay-Z
Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z and Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz will face off in court this month if they can't resolve their cybersquatting dispute. After three hours of negotiations yesterday,...
Beep blasts 34th St. plan
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer yesterday ripped the city's plan to restrict traffic on 34th Street, saying the roadway is already so congested that "when a human walks faster than...
Duke Snider, 1926-2011
He was the Duke of Flatbush, one of the Boys of Summer -- and one-third of the holy trinity of center-fielders who owned New York during baseball's golden era. Duke...
Taxi triumph
The US Supreme Court just put the kibosh on Mayor Bloomberg's effort to end-run a federal law and make midget cars New York's principal taxis. The justices yesterday nixed an...
Denis Hughes' smokescreen
Facing huge public support for fixing New York's corrosive, seniority-based teacher-layoff law, state AFL- CIO President Denis Hughes yesterday tried desperately to change the subject. "This bill is a blatant...
Michael Lewis hit with defamation lawsuit
Michael Lewis' next book may be called "The Big Lawsuit." The author of "The Big Short" has been slapped with a suit over his unflattering portrayal of a money manager...
'Sex' 'fess mess
The so-called "rape cops" have come out swinging. Two police officers on the brink of going to trial for the alleged on-duty rape of a drunken female clubgoer are insisting...
Kenneth Cole drops CEO Granoff, grabs title
Kenneth Cole has dug in his heels again. The New York fashion designer -- who built a retail empire in the 1990s fueled by his trendy men's shoe designs --...
Lots of bad apples
Teachers convicted of criminal charges or found guilty of misconduct are prime examples of instructors who should be fired instead of worthy teachers with less seniority, city officials said. More...
FrontPoint deal near
Morgan Stanley is pushing to complete the spin-off of beleaguered hedge fund FrontPoint Partners as early as today even as the fund is being hammered by client withdrawals, The Post...
This cat in the hat likes shakin' in chapeaus
He's Hollywood's Mad Hatter! When Charlie Sheen parties with porn stars and trashes hotel rooms, he likes to top off his bad-boy look with narrow-brim fedoras (above). Sheen owns a...
Plot's 'pump' chumps
Some of the city's top investment houses were duped by a bold pump-and-dump stock scheme whose mastermind enlisted a failed stock trader to pretend to work for hedge funds --...
Drinks turn deadly
A Maryland man who came to New York to visit his ailing mom has been charged with the brutal murder of his drinking buddy, police sources said yesterday. Ronald Jones,...
Fellow Dems rip Andy cuts
ALBANY -- More than 40 elected Democrats -- all local officials -- made a rare attack on Gov. Cuomo and his proposed cuts to education and health care as the...
Canarsie school gets a reprieve
City education officials granted an indefinite reprieve yesterday to one of the most staunchly supported schools on its chopping block, PS 114 in Brooklyn. Critics had blamed the Department of...
High crimes
A rooftop-lurking burglar is on the prowl in Greenwich Village. One apartment building on trendy Thompson Street near Bleecker Street -- where newly renovated, two-bedroom apartments rent for as much...
Libya civil war
Libya is tearing itself apart at the seams in an orgy of blood and bullets as its hated and delusional leader, Moammar Khadafy, continues to inhabit a fantasy world where...
Madoff: I'm a 'good guy'
Bernard Madoff is a "good person." Don't believe it? Just ask his prison shrink. The Ponzi monster is undergoing weekly psychiatric therapy sessions in the federal pen -- and learned...
Just call him snarly Sheen
Charlie's war has gone nuclear. The bitter Hollywood bad boy took to the airwaves and Internet yesterday in a scorched-earth campaign against Chuck Lorre, the creator of his canceled hit...
Subway tragedy
A straphanger was killed yesterday as he tried to walk between two subway cars and fell into the gap, police said. The unidentified victim was on an eastbound No. 2...
Old rivals Sampras, Agassi rock Garden
It's over, says Pete Sampras, meaning his anger at Andre Agassi, who mocked his rival's alleged cheap tipping habits in Agassi's book and then on the Indian Wells court during...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball3 p.m.Reds at AngelsMLBNBasketball7 p.m.Illinois at PurdueESPN7 p.m.Baylor at Oklahoma StateESPN27 p.m.Knicks at MagicMSG, ESPN (1050 AM)7 p.m.Alabama at FloridaESPNU9 p.m.Vanderbilt at KentuckyESPN9 p.m.Boston College at Virginia TechESPNU9 p.m.Ohio State...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: Camboozler (7th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $8,000; co($12500)8ForteBlueChip(JBartlett)1-3-85-15BasilHanover(JPantaleno)2-2-64-17ThePandIllusion(GBrennn)5-8-88-51Tsm Goldenridge(B Sears)5-6-45-12Safe Sex(C Manzi)7-5-312-13Angry Dwarf(J Stratton)6-5-36-14VictorySpiritN(BHolland)7-8-710-16FoxValleyDevious(SBchrd)6-5-915-1SECOND-1 1/16m; trot; $8,000; conditioned2HAndM'sHit(PLachance)6-6-85-11Rydeabout(J Bartlett)8-3-48-56Keystone Titan(S Smith)3-1-58-13Puzzlement(G Brennan)6-7-615-14LavecMasterplan(CManzi)5-3-36-15BetterByDesign(BHolland)4-4-78-17DoubleStrength(EAbbtllo)3-5-712-18DonerDream(JPantaleano)6-9-312-1THIRD-1 1/16m; pace; $8,000; conditioned5CheyenneUmberto(BSears)3-3-63-12Quiet Hero(S...
Affrunti's Hawthorne Grade
Post Time: 1:30 pm.FIRST-6f; $11,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)2-InnocentKittn 1161-Pecosa 1164-OhGeeShe'sGld 1225-MysteryRidge 1223-WrappedinGold 1166-Fashionn'Fun 116SECOND-6f; $11,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3up5-Epic Phelps 1101-SpreadtheChps 1242-No Passage 1246-Sharp Roma 1244-Powerful Zen 1223-Longest Shot 1227-Reno Ridge...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1 p.m. All horses appear in post position orderFIRST1 1/4m; $21,000; cl($10,000); 4upPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Bedrock Blues(L),118RDominguez6-4-2Ferraro 5-12Empire Express(L),118E Da Silva4-4-8Englehrt 3-13Larry's Forty Two(L),118HWolliastn7-7-6Chin 50-14Merlin Bay(L),111JRodriguez4-5-8Shivmngl 8-15Stopbluffing(L),118M Luzzi1-3-3Brown 5-26The...
Parx Racing Results
FIRST-5 1/2f; $24,000; clm; 3YO9f)3Ocean Lady (Bisono) 5.802.802.201Dan's Last Stand (Wales)9.604.607Toomer's Corner (Fragoso)2.40 Off 12:26. Time 1:06.65. Muddy. * Exacta (3-1) $49.20 * Trifecta (3-1-7) $147.40SECOND-7f; $24,000; clm; 3YO3Maninja (Serpa)...
Devils trade Arnott, but are not giving up
If he's right, Lou Lamoriello pulled off a minor coup. Wrong, and he's pulled the plug on the Preposterous Dream. The general manager claimed the Devils are better today than...
Beltran no longer 'center' of attention for Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Carlos Beltran swallowed his pride yesterday and effectively told the world he prefers the title "Mr. Met" over "center fielder." The Mets' center-field controversy -- if...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 6f; $22,000; cl($7,500); 4up; (f&m)LEAD TIME drew the rail after finishing second this level in her last two starts. NORTHERNSTARAGLOW tired to third this level going longer in local...
Prior knows he's long shot to make Yankees
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Mark Prior knows what he has gotten himself into. The odds on the former stud right-handed starter making the Yankees are long. Nevertheless, Prior is willing to...
Banuelos gives Yankees glimpse at future
LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Yankees' present and future were on display yesterday at Joker Marchant Stadium. Staff ace CC Sabathia pitched two scoreless innings in his exhibition season debut against...
Jeter adjusting to new swing at Yankees camp
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Michael Jordan didn't adjust his jump-shot as he aged. Roger Clemens remained true to his power pitcher's DNA. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie never will be skinny....
Mets' Pelfrey aces first outing
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Mike Pelfrey knows exactly what he will be doing one month from tonight. "I know when I'm starting," said Pelfrey, who will be the Mets' opening...
Rangers have to ride Lundqvist to end
In a sense, the Rangers are not just where they were before yesterday's trade NHL deadline came and went with Brad Richards still in Dallas, they are where they have...
Isringhausen an Amazin' success in Mets' spring debut
PORT ST. LUCIE -- Jason Isringhausen's spring debut was more about battling jitters than the Nationals' hitters. The veteran righty, attempting to win a spot in the Mets' bullpen some...
The Post Line
NCAA BasketballFavoriteLine UnderdogFLORIDA5AlabamaCent. Mich.4TOLEDOOHIO1½AkronOKLA. ST.2BaylorPURDUE8½IllinoisVIRGINIAPickN.C. StateKent St.3BOWL. GRN.Missouri1NEBRASKAVA. TECH10Boston Col.Ohio St.5½PENN ST.KENTUCKY8VanderbiltSan Diego St.13WYOMINGARK.-L. ROCK2North TexasHorizon LeagueFirst RoundCLEV. ST.14½Ill.-ChicagoWRIGHT ST.6Wis.-Grn. BayDETROIT4½Loyola of Chi.VALPARAISO14½Y'town St.Big South ConferenceFirst RoundCSTL. CAR.11Gard.-WebbUNC ASHV.7Charl. Sthrn.VMI6½WinthropLIBERTY9½High...
Tigers' Cabrera back on diamond
After almost two weeks of turmoil, Miguel Cabrera returned to where he's most comfortable: a baseball field. Cabrera played his first game following his arrest since his arrest on Feb....
Sports shorts
NFL: Labor talks resume today With the collective bargaining agreement set to expire Thursday night, labor talks are set to resume today in Washington. If the league locks out the...
Deron ready to recruit for Nets
Deron Williams sees the trend, as does everybody else not living under a rock. So Williams wants the Nets to be like the Celtics and the Heat and the Knicks....
Jets cut Gholston, Jenkins, Woody, Taylor
The Jets finally will make official what everyone already knew: Vernon Gholston is a bust. The team is mercifully parting ways with the disappointing sixth overall pick in the 2008...
'Escalade' a sweet ride
Dave Snowden first met Mark Jackson's younger brother, Troy, when Dave and Mark were classmates at St. John's. Troy was 11 or 12 at the time. At dusk, July 9,...
Nets lose to Suns in Williams' home debut
The first home game of the Deron Williams Era had so much of what the Nets have craved in their often tortured history. For starters, it had Williams and his...
Suns believe Williams can change Nets' fortunes
The Suns outlasted the Nets 104-103 last night in overtime, but they still left Newark with a healthy respect for what Deron Williams can mean to the team's future. Steve...
Nets' Williams plays through hand injury
Deron Williams started the game with a painful right wrist, courtesy of a tendon he strained in January. In the first quarter, he suffered a slight cut on the left...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYMar. 1WEDMar. 2THUMar. 3FRIMar. 4SATMar. 5SUNMar. 6MONMar. 7KnicksOrlando7:00TV -- MSG NetworkRadio -- ESPN 1050 AMN.O.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEClev.7:30MSGESPNNOGAMEAtl.6:30MSGESPNUtah7:30MSGESPNNetsNOGAMENOGAMENOGAME*Tor.3:00YESWFAN*Tor.3:00YESWFANNOGAMENOGAMERangersBuffalo7:00TV -- VersusRadio -- WNYM 970 AMNOGAMEMinn.7:00MSGESPNOtt.7:30MSG2WNYMNOGAMEPhi.12:30NBCESPNNOGAMEIslandersWashington7:00TV - MSG Plus NetworkRadio -- WRHU 88.7 FMMinn.7:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMENOGAMESt.L.1:00MSG+WRHUDevs3:00MSG+WRHUNOGAMEDevilsNOGAMET.B.7:00MSG+2WFANNOGAMEPitt.7:00MSG+WFANNOGAMEN.Y.I.3:00MSG+2WFANNOGAME
Weird but true
Well, that's what you get for accepting crack cocaine as legal tender. Make that illegal tender. Sheriff's deputies in Okaloosa County, Fla., busted motorist Mila Birkestrand, 47, who allegedly had...
St. John's rising in polls, up to No. 15
St. John's coach Steve Lavin received an unexpected phone call after his Red Storm rolled over Villanova on Saturday. Lakers forward Matt Barnes, one of the stars on Lavin's 2000-01...
Mullin bound for college Hall
St. John's legend Chris Mullin will be inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame on Nov. 20, it was announced yesterday. Mullin led St. John's to the Final Four...
Braziller's predictions (on the lighter side) for the PSAL Class AA playoffs
Believe it or not, the PSAL playoffs are back. Really, they are. It feels like a year since the borough playoffs were held at CCNY. We’ve got to do something...
Worst. Oscars. Ever.
David Letterman joking about “Uma . . . Oprah” in 1995. Rob Lowe singing “Proud Mary” to Snow White in 1989. Sacheen Littlefeather declining Marlon Brando’s “Godfather” Oscar on his...
Five ways to fix the Oscars
1. Offer a king’s ransom to bring Clever ex-host Billy Crystal back. Failing that, hire Ricky Gervais, who punctured the grandiosity of this year’s Golden Globes. Whoever hosts, he or...
CHSAA Class B boys basketball semifinals preview
CHSAA boys basketball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down Tuesday’s Class B semifinals at Mount St. Michael. Here’s the schedule: 6 p.m. – Salesian vs. Blessed Sacrament 7:30 p.m. –...
CHSAA Class A boys basketball semifinals preview
CHSAA Class A boys basketball beat writer Dylan Butler breaks down Tuesday’s Class A semifinals at Cardinal Spellman. Here’s the schedule: 6 p.m. – Mount St. Michael vs. Archbishop Stepinac...
First Jewish 'Idol'?
Merrick, Long Island’s Robbie Rosen has a real chance to become the 10th “American Idol,” according to the experts — and the first Jewish “Idol.” The talent show has never...
Track & field notebook: Green leaping to national success
Shane Green was contemplating a tweek after a disappointing jump. “I was going to change my approach," the Erasmus Hall senior said. “Something told me to leave it.” Good thing....
PSAL Class AA girls basketball playoff preview
btc365-futebol.com’s PSAL girls basketball beat writer Marc Raimondi gives an in-depth look at the Class AA playoffs, which begin in earnest Tuesday with the second round. SCHEDULE (second round) Tuesday,...
CHSAA boys basketball rankings
Just when we thought we had it all figured out, we’re thrown for a loop. We figured Christ the King and St. Raymond’s would be on a collision course to...
Escalator malfunction causes huge, dangerous pile-up in DC (Video)
WASHINGTON - Surveillance video has been released by Metro of an escalator malfunction at the L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station. The crowds attending the John Stewart and Stephen Colbert event on...
Pfizer makes whopping $26M off sale of Brooklyn plant
Pfizer made $26 million selling more than half of its former South Williamsburg complex to a company planning to bring new light-manufacturing and commercial jobs to the long-shuttered site, according...
Where there's Hope there's Rooney
The only screen teaming of Bob Hope and Mickey Rooney, "Off Limits'' (1953), will be released on DVD March 8 via Olive Films. The chemistry isn't the same as in...
PSAL Class AA boys basketball second round preview
PSAL boys basketball beat writer Zach Braziller breaks down this week’s Class AA second round of playoffs at the higher seed. For live Twitter updates of all the action, click...
Jets' Cromartie OK with Seahawks' Hasselbeck
Chalk it up to a show of labor solidarity.Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie and Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck happily posed for a picture in Orlando, Fla., last week, less than a...
'Law & Order' stalker will get psychiatric evaluation before sentencing
A man convicted of stalking "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" star Kathryn Erbe will undergo a psychiatric evaluation before he is sentenced by a judge. Charles Nagel was scheduled to...
'Rape Cops' cry foul over accusor's taped threats
The so-called "Rape Cops" have come out swinging. Two police officers on the brink of trial for the alleged on-duty rape of a drunken female club-goer are insisting there was...
Actress Jane Russell dies at 89
LOS ANGELES -- Jane Russell, famed for eye-popping curves and stunning beauty that made her the screen siren of choice for a generation of American troops at war, died on...
Subway rider killed walking between 2 cars
A straphanger was killed this evening as he tried to walk between two subway cars in Brooklyn and accidentally fell into the gap, police said. The unidentified victim was on...
Banuelos dominates for Yankees; Golson OK
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Yankees pitching prospect Manuel Banuelos dominated Victor Martinez, Jhonny Peralta and Brandon Inge in one inning of a 6-2 loss to the Tigers on Monday.“I feel real...