April 1, 2011
GAMETRACKER: Mets at Marlins
The Mets open their 2011 season against the Marlins if Florida, with Mike Pelfrey on the mound opposed by Josh Johnson. Both teams say getting the season off to a...
A majority of New Yorkers say they do not want Eliot Spitzer to run for mayor in 2013
The mayor's race may be more than two years away, but voters already know they do not want former Gov. Eliot Spizter to run things at City Hall, according to...
Follow Mets at Marlins with Post writers
The Mets open their 2011 season against the Marlins in Florida with Mike Pelfrey on the mound opposed by Josh Johnson.Follow the action live with the Post's baseball writers at...
UConn celebrates two Final Fours
STORRS, Conn. -- Basketball jerseys with Kemba Walker’s No. 15 and Maya Moore’s No. 23 are sailing out of the UConn Co-op campus bookstore as students prepare to cheer on...
Cops hunting person who wrote threats to lawmakers
ALBANY – State police are scrambling to find the author of menacing messages — threatening school kids, lawmakers and journalists — sent today to numerous legislative offices in Albany. The...
Conn. jury calls for life in prison for man in 2 killings
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut jury on Friday spared a New York man from the death penalty for killing a couple during a robbery attempt at their Fairfield jewelry shop....
Queens man tried to sell buildings illegally: DA
Authorities say a man tried to illegally sell three Manhattan buildings that belong to somebody else — and got a $1.6 million down payment from a potential buyer. Queens District...
Gamers aim for perfection at MLB 2K11 event
Celebrities and baseball legends alike turned out for 2KSports’ “Million Dollar Challenge” today at the MLB Fan Cave in lower Manhattan.“Jersey Shore’s” DJ Pauly D, Detroit Tigers center fielder Austin...
Lindsay Lohan's clash with Betty Ford worker caught on 911 tape: report
A frantic and scared Lindsay Lohan called California cops following a war-of-words with a Betty Ford worker, an encounter that quickly turned violent with the two fighting over the phone...
Phillies defeat Astros with three runs in ninth
PHILADELPHIA -- John Mayberry Jr. finished off his first opening day with a shaving cream pie in his face. Welcome to the big leagues, rookie. Mayberry lined a pinch-hit RBI...
Former Mets exec Gorman dies; built '86 Red Sox
BOSTON -- Former Boston Red Sox general manager Lou Gorman, the architect of the team that came within one strike of winning the 1986 World Series, died early Friday morning...
3UP: Granderson, Sabathia, Colon
1. In today’s Post, I wrote this column about Curtis Granderson. Within the piece I ask if Granderson could be the best center fielder in the AL this year. That...
Pompeii Spills Over
Ongoing issues at the Pompeii Lounge are continuing to be a problem for the community. This time, the Waterbury-LaSalle lounge and bar located at 3133 East Tremont Avenue was the...
Bronx Native Wins First Professional MMA Fight
Even though mixed martial arts competitions are illegal in the state, the dream of becoming a professional MMA competitor has become a reality for a Bronx native.World Oyama Karate has...
Red Bulls acquire Dwayne De Rosario (UPDATED)
The Red Bulls have been confident of adding a creative attacking midfielder by the middle of this month. They did just that today, trading for Dwayne De Rosario. The deal _ which was centered...
Webster Avenue Rezone Approved by New York City Council
The proposal to revitalize Webster Avenue by bringing new developmental opportunities has officially become a reality. On Wednesday, March 23, the New York City Council unanimously approved the proposed plan...
Senator Klein Fights To Ban High Alcoholic Beverages
Senator Jeff Klein is continuing his fight against the sales of potent alcoholic beverages to minors. The distribution of Four Loko, Joose and other caffeinated-alcoholic beverages had become popular throughout...
Santa Maria Kindergarten Class Raises Money for Japan
With many organizations throughout the world donating money to aid Japan in their time of need, it’s very unexpected that a Bronx kindergarten class would come up a fund-raiser of...
26 sick trees on Pelham Parkway to go
Trees that are diseased and dying are being axed out of the picture as reconstruction of Pelham Parkway commences.Before the 26 trees are axed by the Parks Department this week,...
Vacant house cleaned and secured by Klein
A property in disrepair on City Island, an eyesore in mortgage arrears, has been cleaned-up and secured. For about a year, 102 Caroll Street has been vacant, according to next-door...
Bronx Museum host Bronx Stories storyteller program
The Bronx Museum was the scene of a new storytelling series that is set to lend voices to people who seek to break down stereotypes about the borough they call...
WSZIO to focus only on youth programs
It may be the end of a era, but also a new day, for the Westchester Square Zerega Improvement Organization. Founded in 1990 amid a crisis among families who did...
Dominican Republic First Lady Honored at Lehman College
The annual lecture at Lehman College honors an individual who has made a difference in public service on an international level, and this year’s special guest has certainly accomplished that.For...
New Zoning Law Prevents Throggs Neck Medical Office from Opening
It appears that a medical facility will not be located in a historical building that once housed Throggs Neck’s only synagogue. After meeting with Community Board 10, Dr. Albert Graziosa...
Loved Bishop Gets Street Renaming
Bishop William J. Robinson was deeply involved in gospel music for his entire life, but no matter how loud he sang, nothing speaks louder than a street now named after...
2011 Mock NFL Draft: First Round Recap
1. Carolina Panthers - Marcell Dareus - DT, Alabama 2. Denver Broncos - Nick Fairley - DT, Auburn 3. Buffalo Bills- Blaine Gabbert - QB, Missouri 4. Cincinnati Bengals -...
2011 NFL Draft Picks 26-32: End of the first round
Still dealing with some top-level prospects, teams picking at the end of the first round will be able to nab difference-makers who can start right away.26. Baltimore Ravens – Aaron...
MOCK DRAFT: Jets will look to strengthen defensive front
The Jets are coming off of back-to-back appearances in the AFC Championship, so it’s undeniable they have a playoff-caliber expectations heading into the 2011 season. However, in order to live...
Man Murdered in Front of Kennedy Fried
Mohammed Alomgir Hossain probably didn’t see himself as a martyr when he was working at the Kennedy Fried Chicken on E. 165th Street, supporting his wife son back in Bangladesh....
New Capital One Bank Celebrates Grand Opening in The Hub
Adding a bank to a popular shopping area is always a plus for the entire neighborhood and borough.Although it has been open since the beginning of the year, the Capital...
Rally to save forclosure prevention advocates
Elected officials are calling on the state to continue funding the free attorneys who help homeowners in trouble with their mortgages, negotiate with creditors.Members of Legal Services NYC, along with...
Crowley celebrates women's history
Congressman Joseph Crowley held his annual women’s history month celebration, honoring three women including a local hero who stood up for victims rights after the tragic death of her son.Crowley...
Peggy Braverman Leaves Behind a Legacy of Work for the Bronx
When it came to getting candidates elected, David Axelrod and Karl Rove had nothing on Peggy Braverman. Braverman, the deputy county clerk for the Bronx from 1985 to 1999, died...
Senator Klein and AT&T Keep READ Alliance Going in Bronx Schools
Kindergarten and first grade students, as well as their tutors, are being rewarded for their extra efforts during after school hours.At a ceremony on Friday, March 11 at P.S. 97...
Lindsay Lohan slams rumors she was drunk in photos outside NYC bar
Lindsay Lohan took to Facebook late Thursday to slam suggestions she was drunk when she fell onto the pavement outside a Manhattan bar earlier this week. The 24-year-old actress, who...
New site links bloggers with businesses
A new web site offers both free advertising and a cure for writer’s block. Launched two months ago, bloggerdise.com connects businesses searching for free publicity with bloggers searching for something...
‘Two and a Half Men’ creator Chuck Lorre admits he has ‘been going through a tough time’
LOS ANGELES -- "Two and a Half Men" creator Chuck Lorre said he has "been going through a tough time" as Charlie Sheen pursues legal action for getting kicked off...
Twelve killed during Koran burning protest at UN HQ in northern Afghanistan
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan -- Demonstrators incensed at the burning of a Koran by a US pastor attacked a UN headquarters in the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-i-Sharif Friday, killing at least...
Cannes: 'Tree of Life' plots thickens as wrangling over release dates intensifies
I sure hope Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life'' is as entertaining as the nutty soap opera that's developed over the issue of whether this mysterious, decades-spanning epic with Brad Pitt, Sean...
US traffic deaths hit lowest level since 1949
WASHINGTON -- Americans spend more time behind the wheel of their cars than they ever have, but deaths from traffic accidents fell last year to levels not seen in more...
Cops hunting this man in Windsor Terrace bank robbery
What a shady character!Police say this sunglasses-sporting goon is the mystery man who swiped $7,000 from a Windsor Terrace bank on March 3.Cops say that the five-foot-nine, 200-pound man —...
American Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Ohio after passengers become ill
DAYTON, Ohio -- An American Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing Friday after four people became ill on board. The 737 plane had taken off from Reagan...
Humphries out, Williams in for Nets
PHILADELPHIA – It just keeps getting worse for the Nets on the injury front. They will face the 76ers here Friday without Kris Humphries, who will sit with a sprained...
Rangers send Zuccarello to AHL
Coming off a minus-3 game in the Rangers' 6-2 defeat to the Islanders on Thursday night after sitting out the previous two matches as a healthy scratch, Mats Zuccarello has...
Libyan rebels have 'no objection' to conditional cease-fire
BENGHAZI, Libya -- Libya's opposition said Friday it would accept a cease-fire if MoamMar Khadafy's forces withdraw from rebel-held cities and they were allowed to continue their protests unhindered. Transitional...
Speaker bends time for early budget
ALBANY – Maybe Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D-Manhattan) delivered an 'early' budget to Gov. Cuomo after all - if only technically speaking. The powerful speaker, whose influence in the Assembly...
Markowitz will sing his bike lane parody at satire showcase
Borough President Markowitz is taking his anti-bike lane stance to the musical stage!The Beep, who famously opposed the Prospect Park West bike lane on the grounds that it is anti-car,...
Thief steals car in Queens with nine-year-old inside
A nine year-old boy sitting in an idling car that was hijacked by a brazen thief in Queens this morning was saved by dad's cellphone. The thief sped off with...
Tsunami dog rescued off Japanese coast after spending 3 weeks at sea
A dog that survived in a house swept away to sea three weeks ago by the devastating Japan tsunami was saved on Friday by a coast guard rescue team flying...
'Shore' without the bore - Season 3 Reunion
Our weekly "Jersey Shore" recaps this season are short and brutal -- 100 words, no more.***The cast gets back together for the reunion and we learn some dirty secrets. First...
Bronx high school student critically injured after being struck by train
A high school student from the Bronx is clinging to life after getting struck by a train in Manhattan this morning, officials said. Adrian Rodriguez, 18, of the Bronx, was...
Mayor Bloomberg slams electric bill increase, calls higher costs 'hard on people'
With the city expected to get zapped with a 12 percent electric bill increase starting next month, Mayor Bloomberg was furious with the feds over the increase and said it's...
WTC site to get 9/11 welcome plaza
The site of a former bank badly damaged from falling World Trade Center debris will become a temporary welcome plaza for visitors to the Sept. 11 memorial, slated to open...
Mayor Bloomberg says new budget means police force must shrink
Hard economic times mean that New York City will have to reduce the size of its police force, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday. “We cannot afford the size police force,...
NASDAQ makes $11.3B rival offer for NYSE Euronext
Nasdaq OMX Group and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) announced their unsolicited offer for NYSE Euronext Friday in a move expected to place the future shape of the exchange sector in the hands...
Las Vegas gambler will turn $10 into $50,000 if VCU wins NCAA title
LAS VEGAS -- A Las Vegas gambler who stands to win $50,000 if Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) wins the NCAA title Monday has a nervous weekend ahead. And the Las...
Weinstein family values: Why 'The King's Speech' is now a 3-star movie as far as I'm concerned
I've seen some pretty awful posters in my time, but this one for the PG-13 rated version of "The King's Speech'' takes the cake for sheer barf-worthiness, not to mention...
Yemen's Saleh hails supporters as huge protests split Sanaa
SANAA, Yemen -- Huge rival protests split Yemen's capital Friday as the security forces were deployed in unprecedented numbers for another showdown on the streets between President Ali Abdullah Saleh's...
Hundreds defy Syria's Assad to protest for change
DAMASCUS, Syria -- Hundreds of Syrians emerged from Friday prayers to protest for change in the first rallies since president Bashar al Assad dashed hopes for greater freedoms. Witnesses in...
Ex-NY hospital executive indicted for link to Kruger scandal
The former New York City hospital executive has been indicted in connection with a federal bribery case against state Sen. Carl Kruger. A Manhattan grand jury on Thursday charged David...
Okla. woman fights to keep disabled kangaroo
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. — An Oklahoma woman suffering from depression has found solace in the company of an unusual companion, but local city officials worry that the therapy pet —...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to announce raising over $3M in first quarter
Adopting a tried-and-true political strategy used by successful New York senators before her, Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand announced Friday that she raised more than $3 million in campaign donations in the...
Pizzeria fire in Yonkers displaces 32 residents from homes
YONKERS, N.Y. — Yonkers fire officials say 32 people have been displaced from their homes by a pizzeria grease fire that spread to the apartments above. The fire at Angelo’s...
Rutgers University pays Snooki more than commencement address speaker
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- "Study hard, but party harder." Those and other words of wisdom delivered by "Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi to Rutgers University students Thursday cost the...
Good news: New York may just decide to frack
Two recent developments point to the possibility that natural gas exploration and extraction may proceed in New York State. Newly appointed Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Joe Martens told Capitol...
Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy says more housing in park appears inevitable
A top fundraising arm for Brooklyn Bridge Park said yesterday it believes the 85-acre development can’t be completed without building more controversial high-rise housing.As the city held a public hearing...
Unemployment rate falls to two-year low of 8.8 percent; 216,000 jobs added
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent in March, capping the strongest two months of hiring since before the recession began. The economy added...
Markowitz’s Coney Is. concerts could be leaving Asser Levy Park
Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s Seaside Summer Concert Series could be moved out of Coney Island’s Asser Levy Park this summer while the future of a massive amphitheater planned there...
NY spared brunt of spring storm as it tracks east
ALBANY, N.Y. — A spring storm is expected to drop a few inches of wet snow on parts of upstate New York state — an amount far less than forecast...
Police searching for two inmates who escaped from Rochester jail
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Police are searching for two inmates who escaped from the Monroe County Jail in Rochester. Police say 35-year-old Eddie R. Palmer and 34-year-old Joseph Lee Mitchell escaped...
Beloved polar bear Knut drowned, experts say
BERLIN — The Berlin zoo’s celebrity polar bear, Knut, drowned after swelling of his brain caused him to collapse and fall into his enclosure’s pool, experts said Friday. A necropsy...
PSAL baseball roundup: Valera pitches Adams to sweep of LIC
Jeffrey Valera struck out eight in five innings pitched as John Adams run-ruled Long Island City, 13-3, and swept the season series in Queens A West baseball Thursday afternoon. Jorge...
Improvement is Mets' primary goal
MIAMI — Same old Mets, or start of something big? The latest new chapter in franchise history will begin today when Florida’s Josh Johnson delivers the first pitch to Jose...
Mets manager says he could pull Beltran for defense
MIAMI — Manager Terry Collins admitted yesterday it’s possible he could use a defensive replacement for Carlos Beltran if the Mets have a lead late in a game. But Beltran...
This is day to dream an Amazin’ dream
Tomorrow will come soon enough. Today is Opening Day, and even the Mets — and especially their fans — should be able to have this sports holiday in a way...
Wright embraces leadership role for Mets
The Mets already have big problems with Jason Bay on the disabled list, but David Wright is not playing games anymore. He says he’s ready to put the Mets on...
Mets' Bay confident he will be back soon
MIAMI — Jason Bay has set April 9 as his return date, but is also realistic enough to know ribcage injuries are unpredictable. The Mets left fielder returned to the...
Mets turn page on tough offseason, get down to business of baseball
The anticipation surrounding the start of the Mets’ season has more to do with changing the conversation than any great expectations. When the Mets open in Florida today, it could...
Give Yankees' CC a B+ for opening effort
CC Sabathia has built a strong resume in his first two years as a Yankee, earning a World Series ring in 2009 and then winning 21 games last year. But...
Posada’s debut as Yankees DH a dud
The Jorge Posada designated-hitter experiment got off to a slow start yesterday. The 39-year-old Yankees veteran went 0-for-4 with a strikeout in his first game as the team’s everyday DH....
Yankees' Jeter turns page, starts new chapter
Derek Jeter can officially put his disappointing 2010 season behind him. “Last year is over,” Jeter said before the Yankees beat the Tigers 6-3 yesterday at the Stadium on Opening...
Curtis sparks Yankees victory with home run, defense
Grand Opening. Yes, others contributed to the Yankees’ Opening Day victory over the Tigers at a raw Yankee Stadium. But heading the list of contributors was Curtis Granderson. Hobbled by...
Home run more proof Yankees' Granderson is beating jinx vs. lefties
No one in baseball understands the value of attacking Curtis Granderson with lefty pitching as well as Jim Leyland. Granderson played for Leyland from 2006-09 and hit .206 against southpaws...
PSAL softball roundup: Lopez no-hits PR in Tottenville victory
Cheryl Lopez tossed a four-inning no-hitter, striking out six and Jill Regan went 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBIs and three runs scored to lead Tottenville to a 15-0,...
NYC baseball rankings
It earned the nickname “Title Town” last year as Huguenot was home to the PSAL champions (Tottenville) and the CHSAA winners (St. Joseph by the Sea). Will the Staten Island...
LaGuardia ace will pitch at D-I Furman
Alex Sappington was starting to come to grips with the cold truth. Despite being one of the best pitchers in New York City, the LaGuardia senior was probably not going...
LaGuardia bounces back behind Sappington, Cady
Losing doesn’t sit well with Alex Sappington, especially by more than a few runs. The senior windmiller led LaGuardia to an undefeated PSAL Class B city title last season and...
No. 2: Powerful George Washington focused on task at hand without coach
Steve Mandl isn’t around.The architect of George Washington’s baseball program is fighting to get his job back through litigation after being suspended for illegal recruiting. The players who led the...
Tex smashes away slow-starting moniker
"April," Paul Simon once wrote and Art Garfunkel once crooned, "come she will." And she has. She arrived at midnight, and will stay with us for 30 full days, and...
Hot in 'Camelot'
If you're looking for a pointy hat, flowing robes with stars, a smoking cauldron and a big, white beard, I suggest you make a right at Disney and keep going....
Subdued Robin in 'Tiger' of a flawed stripe
Robin Williams is in a tricky situation. If he launches into his familiar, manic style, he's accused of being predictable. If he soft-pedals and goes introspective, then he's underusing his...
Bully-developed characters
Violence is a poisoned three- layer cake that no one can stop sampling in the Danish film "In a Better World," which won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar this...
'Hop' should take a flying leap
Presented with the opportunity to do the first-ever big-budget Easter bunny flick mixing live action and animation, "Hop" gives us . . . a bunny who poops jelly beans. That...
Join the circus and see Mexico
Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey doesn't have to worry about competition from Circo Mexican, a family-run enterprise in Mexico. Aaron Schock's documentary "Circo" takes viewers behind the scenes of...
More zero than hero
One thing about fanboys: Often they're so in love with a concept that they are willing to overlook shoddy execution. Hence the groundswell of misplaced enthusiasm for James Gunn's "Super,"...
Wrecked
Michael Greenspan's thriller about an amnes iac who wakes up trapped in a crashed car surrounded by dead bodies belongs, like last year's "127 Hours" and "Buried," to the growing...
Move to keep icon alive
Richard Move doesn't imitate Martha Graham: He chan nels her. And while Mikhail Baryshnikov (nearly incognito in a hat and scarf) and the rest of Wednesday's opening-night audience might haveanticipated...
Cinemax reboot gears up
HBO has given the go-ahead to a new series from the makers of "Blade Runner" -- the latest part of its unannounced plan to build Cinemax, the cable channel best...
Bare bunny
These Playboy Bunnies could be showing off more than their cottontails. The stars of NBC's upcoming series, "The Playboy Club," have contractually committed to baring all -- if necessary. This...
NYC fire captain takes spin on 'Wheel'
New York City fire captain Paul Smith has his daughter to thank for his appearance on tonight's "Wheel of Fortune" (7:30/Ch. 7). "My daughter, Eileen, had been sending our names...
Starr report
It's been a busy week for Erica Hill -- as "The Early Show" co-anchor started in London, flew back to interview President Obama and has been subbing for Katie Couric...
Taylor gave 'em Hellman
The news that a major star is coming to Broadway rarely causes a stir these days. Right now you can see a bunch of them -- Daniel Radcliffe ("How To...
Insidious
Creepy spirits in old-timey dress, ear-stabbing sound cues, slamming doors and bloody handprints: The horror flick "Insidious" isn't scared to be trite. A young couple (Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson) are...
Queen to Play
Movies with middle-aged female protagonists set in beautiful locations such as Corsica are rare enough; rarer still are ones that are as well-acted and effortlessly charming as Caroline Bottaro's chess-themed...
Rubber
Picture Monty Python writ ing an unusually odd "Twilight Zone" episode directed by surrealist Luis Buñuel. Or just empty your mind of all sense: This is "Rubber." Consider a film...
Tour de 'Source'
A soldier assigned to prevent a terrorist attack repeatedly travels back in time to relive the same fateful eight minutes over and over again in director Duncan Jones’ “Source Code,”...
Trust
A14-year-old girl falls prey to an Internet stalker in the screamy and pointless drama "Trust." Clive Owen plays the increasingly obsessed dad who wants revenge on the online perv who...
Super-Slenderize me
Five years ago, Joe Cross was pretty much your typical Australian dude. A workaholic venture capitalist, he relaxed by vegging out in front of the TV on weekends, eating fast...
Billy Joel pulls the plug on his autobiography
The Piano Man has hit a bad note. Singer Billy Joel is canceling his $3 million memoir, "The Book of Joel," a little more than two months before it was...
Gaga foils smear campaign
Lady Gaga reportedly had her security guards give former "American Idol" crooner Adam Lambert the boot from her birthday bash after he tried to smear cake on her face. Lambert,...
Arm Libya's rebels
Despite the stalemate set tling around the strategic city of Brega, Libyan opposition forces plan to open a front in the west of the country to isolate the capital, Tripoli,...
Above-the law Weiner: The joke's on us
THE ISSUE: Rep. Anthony Weiner's payment of $2,180 for delinquent parking tickets in DC. *** Shame on Rep. Anthony Weiner, the foaming-at-the-mouth leftist who had to be shamed into paying...
Saving the schools
State budgets this year face huge rev enue losses, thanks to the recession and the end of federal stimulus money. Each threatened interest group has mobilized to try to escape...
Cop's death was painful enough
THE ISSUE: The medical examiner's review of Officer Wong's death to see if it was 9/11-related. *** Police Officer George Wong served New York City with dignity and humility. Wong...
Judges rip appeal bid by Kerik
An appeals court yesterday upheld crooked ex-Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik's extra-harsh sentence for lying to the White House and cheating on his taxes. The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals...
Apps get prop$
Need real-time info on the latest bus and subways delays? Check out Roadify, the top prize-winning app in the second annual NYC Big Apps competition. The $10,000 winner, announced yesterday,...
Quietly making 'impossible' cuts
If you propose stiff budget cuts and don't get called "heartless," does it re ally count? Republicans passed an unheard-of $61 billion in budget cuts a few weeks ago, and...
No 'ad'vantage for poll-axed Mike
Mayor Bloomberg might want to ramp up the TV commercials he's running to boost his popularity. Another poll out yesterday showed the mayor remains in the doghouse with residents, confirming...
Body floats crew's boat
Stroke! Stroke! Corpse! The Columbia University varsity crew team almost rowed over a body on the Harlem River yesterday. Shocked members of the crew team cut practice short and stood...
Clickety-lack
If the city has its way, the thrill could soon be gone from Coney Island’s world-famous Cyclone roller coaster. The landmarked ride could be losing a significant piece of its...
Yemen tribes in 'power' play
Yemen's tribe members joined the anti-government revolt yesterday by shooting up electricity pylons in the central province of Maarib and triggering blackouts in parts of the capital, Sana'a, officials said....
LI bones not Shannan's
The plot thickens. A fifth corpse found off a Long Island beach Tuesday evening is not Shannan Gilbert, a missing New Jersey prostitute, as had been expected, Suffolk cops revealed...
Grenades in 'bandit' pad
The heroin-addict bank robber who became one of the most-wanted men in New York for a spree that began around Christmas had grenades inside his Queens home, sources revealed yesterday....
Farewell, Gerry, one great lady
An Upper East Side block came to a standstill yesterday as the casket carrying Geraldine Ferraro was brought into the Church of Saint Vincent Ferrer for a tearful tribute packed...
Parks commish plants semiretire idea for workers
Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe is hoping to make some of his workers an offer they can't refuse: Leave the payroll now and you can keep working part time while collecting...
'Lost'-ashes lawsuit tossed
A woman's children can't sue the famed Harlem funeral parlor that misplaced her ashes, an appeals court ruled yesterday. Barbara Betran's family didn't learn her urn was empty until weeks...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Brooklyn The NYPD smashed a drug ring after making 91 undercover buys from the Bedford-Stuyvesant crew. Investigators from the Brooklyn North Narcotics Unit purchased crack from gang members in building...
'Minority' builder $lap
One of the world's largest construction companies will shell out $19.6 million to settle charges it used a front company to meet minority-hiring requirements on city transit projects, authorities said...
On Wall St., what Sokol did is against the law
It's called front running in the Wall Street biz. And it is illegal. I put the words "front running" in italics because that's how Legendary Investor Warren Buffett tried to...
Blackstone gets third waiver for Gold Toe
Blackstone Group executives worked long and hard this week to keep their Gold Toe sock investment from unraveling. The popular brand, which Blackstone bought in 2006 near the top of...
GOP: Fed budget 'near'
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner said congressional Republicans are getting closer to a budget deal with Democrats for this year -- even though Tea Party activists are clamoring for...
Tragic tot off radar
She wasn't even on their radar. The abused and emaciated 4-year-old Brooklyn girl whose death triggered unprecedented criminal charges against two city workers was never identified as "medically fragile," a...
Heroic plant workers are resigned to radiation death
The brave technicians on a suicide mission to avert a meltdown at Japan's tsunami-stricken nuclear plant say they're resigned to their miserable fate -- even if the constant radiation exposure...
Hill's climbing in polls
WASHINGTON -- More Americans are standing by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton than at any time since her husband got impeached after his Oval Office dalliances with Monica Lewinsky....
Recovery has yet to hit 'home'
A rebounding economy has yet to breathe new life into Manhattan's housing market, with sales prices over the last three months dropping 10 percent from the same period a year...
Subway lines set for weak-end
The subway system will be hit with a slew of service changes this weekend that will make riding the rails total guesswork. Touching almost every corner of the city, straphangers...
Judy home from hosp
Judge Judy Sheindlin was released from a hospital in Los Angeles yesterday -- but still does not know what caused her nearly to faint Wednesday on the set of her...
Investors continue tech love
Investors continue their voracious appetite for tech. Qihoo 360 Technology, a Beijing-based Internet browser and security firm, saw its shares soar nearly 150 percent in the first two days its...
Death-van horror
A Brooklyn woman was fatally struck by a commercial van yesterday as she was crossing a notoriously dangerous intersection during her morning walk to work. The driver of the Dirusso...
Business briefs
Slimmer iPad Time Warner Cable is dropping Fox, Viacom and Discovery Commu nications channels from its iPad app after the cable networks com plained that such use isn't authorized.Vroom! Tesla...
iPad2 lights up eBay site
Apple iPads have been selling like . . . well, like iPads on eBay. Fueled by a lack of supply in Apple stores, almost 12,000 iPad2 tablets sold on the...
'Jaws' kid one brave wave rider
Even a bone-splitting shark attack couldn't tear apart this surfer girl's dream life. Pro surfer Bethany Hamilton was just 13 years old when her left arm was lost to a...
Really, Mr. Cohn?
Goldman Sachs used the Federal Reserve's discount window at least five times since September 2008, according to central bank data that contradict an executive's testimony last year before a Congressional-mandated...
We're in a LIFO death situation: pol
ALBANY -- Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos renewed his call yesterday to put an end to "last in, first out" job protections for teachers, as Mayor Bloomberg warned the new...
Mike sics watchdog on pension abusers
Watch out, "Johnny Lungs," there's a new sheriff for the city's pension system. Mayor Bloomberg is beefing up oversight of the $113 billion retirement program by appointing a veteran city...
Bronx Zoo cobra found; what would you name it?
Ssssssafe! The city's most famous escape artist -- a slippery Egyptian cobra -- was finally caged yesterday nearly a week after pulling off a Houdini-esque breakout from her enclosure at...
Name that slinker
She loves slinking around on weekends, warm weather and dark and secluded places -- and just adores fine dining . . . on rodents and other snakes. All this lovely...
College kids stop traffic
Some 75 rowdy Queens College students protesting state cuts to education blocked traffic on the Long Island Expressway yesterday for 10 minutes while flying a banner with their school's logo,...
Wall Street still in gov't crosshairs
Government prosecutors yesterday sent out a warning shot to Wall Street -- more Wall Street executives may be nicked by US Attorney Preet Bharara's aggressive insider-trading probe. During testimony yesterday...
Li'l angry bird
He's No. 1, all right -- Staten Island's No. 1 problem child. Pipsqueak punk Osman Daramy was all obnoxious smiles and obscene gestures yesterday as he was hauled into court...
Parents rip schoolkid grilling
Parents at an elite Chinatown school are livid after learning that city investigators have pulled kids as young as 9 from class and interrogated them without notifying their families. Shuang...
Office pool quitter: I didn't have $2 that day
If he had a couple of dollars, he’d be living the dream. Michael Kosko, a state worker who passed on the office pool that scored a $319 million Mega Millions...
Oracle's rep rapped
Warren Buffett may need two Teflon suits. The folksy investor, whose unsullied reputation and phenomenal track record have made him a Main Street folk hero and one of the world's...
S&P 500 logs best Q1 since '98
Opening your next quarterly portfolio statement could be more rewarding than usual, even in a world economy marred by geopolitical turmoil. Stocks in the Standard & Poor 500's index closed...
Victim: 'I feel bad for him'
A 13-year-old Muslim girl described yesterday how a tiny thug terrorized her for weeks, even trying to tear off her traditional headdress as he taunted her for her faith --...
A Warner wish
Impresario Irving Azoff is preparing to strengthen his grip on the music business by preparing a bid for Warner Music's recorded-music division via his debt-stressed Live Nation Entertainment, as first...
Still wasting your money
A Lower Manhattan Development Corp. scheme to appoint itself to build a temporary $800,000 Ground Zero viewing platform for the 9/11 10th anniversary commemoration collapsed of its own weight yesterday....
An unpleasant duty
Retired cop George Wong, who suc cumbed to gastric cancer last week at age 48, believed to the end that his final illness was caused by his service at Ground...
Spotlight on Richie
John Dyson's return this week to the New York Power Authority board, presumably to serve again as chair man, may help keep CEO Richie Kessel in check. But will anyone...
Lion claws Charney
American Apparel's business has shrunk, and so has its board of directors. The racy clothing retailer reported a shocking loss as it revealed that two directors from key lender Lion...
New York electric bills to soar 12%
New Yorkers are about to get zapped on their electric bills. Starting May 28, households in the five boroughs will be socked with rate increases of up to 12 percent...
Dr. J hard to 'serve'
Dr. J hasn't forgotten how to play defense. NBA legend Julius Erving tried to duck being served with a breach-of-contract suit at a fund-raising dinner by "suggesting . . ....
How a $0.95 Snickers bar won these 7 people $319M
Chocolate never tasted this rich. A state information-technology worker's fateful craving for a 95-cent Snickers bar put him in the right place at the right time to score a Mega...
Shut out of high school
No school for you! More than 8,200 public-school eighth-graders were not matched to a single high school of their choice this year, making it the highest percentage of shutouts since...
The Craigslist murder files
BOSTON -- Thousands of items of evidence were released yesterday in the case of the "Craigslist Killer," a medical student accused of killing a masseuse he met through the Web...
'Mad Men' deal keeps cast intact
"Mad Man" will be back -- along with its entire cast. After months of contentious negotiations, the creator of the highly addictive cable-TV drama has struck a new three-year, $30...
Abandon $#!+
More rats jumped from Moammar Khadafy's sinking ship yesterday, while rebels massed for a counterattack to retake cities they lost this week. Ali Abdessalam Treki, a former foreign minister who...
Former ref charged for Wilkins attack
After an apparent spat over a clothing bill, a former NBA referee was charged yesterday with attacking Hall of Famer Dominique Wilkins Wednesday night in Atlanta. Rashan S. Michel, who...
Sports shorts
BOXING: Gil Clancy dead at 88 Trainer Gil Clancy, who helped lead Emile Griffith to welterweight and middleweight titles, died early yesterday at an assisted-living facility in Lynbrook, L.I. He...
Marbury says Knicks are work in progress
Stephon Marbury returned from China on Monday, having missed the playoffs, but is ready to enjoy the Knicks' first postseason berth since he ran the show in 2003-2004 in his...
Islanders relish role as spoilers
Sometimes spite can be the sweetest taste in sports, and after last night's 6-2 drubbing of the Rangers at the Coliseum, the Islanders were drinking it all in. Since being...
Got fishing fever? Catch it!
The fishing season officially starts today with both fresh and saltwater species being offered to anglers who have been suffering from cabin fever all winter long. The rub is that...
Giants' O'Hara endures more surgery
The Giants did not make the playoffs this past season, but they are unsurpassed when it comes to having their centers undergo surgery. Shaun O'Hara added to the surgical ledger...
Double trouble for Yankees' A-Rod
Alex Rodriguez is too smart of a baseball player to get caught looking bad. When Rodriguez crushed a Justin Verlander pitch to right-center with one out in the sixth inning...
Wolski healthy scratch for Rangers again
The first message from John Tortorella to Wojtek Wolski was either unheard or went unheeded. And so last night, for the second time in the last eight games, the Rangers...
Gulfstream
Post time: 12:55 p.m. All horses appear in post position order FIRST-1 mile; $16,800; cl($12,50); 3up HOOFPRINT adds blinkers and drops in class for new barn. REAL FORTUNA finished second...
Santa Anita
Post time: 4:00 p.m. FIRST-1 mile(T); $54,000; mdn; 3YO(f) PN Horse,Wt. Jockey Last 3 Odds 1 BeautflSndy(L),121 VEspna 2-3-3 2-1 3 SoSheDances(L),121 PVlnza 3-4-3 5-2 2 WhispersfWr(L),121 LMedna 8-4-6 12-1...
The Post Line
NCAA Basketball Tomorrow Final Four At Houston Favorite Line Underdog Butler 2½ (133) Va. Comm. Kentucky 2½ (140) Connecticut Tonight CBI Championship Game 3 Favorite Line Underdog OREGON 4½ (140)...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 mile; $20,000; mdn clm($16,000); 3up(f)MISSYMOONLITMAGIC makes route debut after finishing third at this level last out. ANNA MAE JONES adds blinkers and drops in class after finishing fourth...
Horse trainer Paragallo banned for life in New York
The New York State Racing and Wagering Board yesterday imposed a lifetime ban on disgraced thoroughbred owner Ernie Paragallo, barring him from the state's racetracks in any capacity, as an...
Last rites ready for Devils again
Last season, the Devils were great, tops in the league, in the first half under Jacques Lemaire. This year, they were the second half's wonders after he returned. The question...
Knicks' Amar'e needs this pitstop
On three separate occasions in the past week, while Carmelo Anthony has been surrounded by media holding court, Amar'e Stoudemire has slinked away without talking. Stoudemire, showing a humble side,...
Strahan says Burress deserves shot with Giants
The Giants remain circumspect about bringing back Plaxico Burress, but Michael Strahan says it's a no-brainer. Strahan yesterday said he fails to see why the team would pass on Burress...
Detroit's 'Grand' acquisitions flop in return to Bronx
For much of 2010, Austin Jackson was an American League Rookie of the Year candidate despite astronomical strikeout totals, while Phil Coke was a combo lefty specialist and eighth-inning horse...
Ex-aide: I saw Bonds injected
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds' former personal shopper has testified that she saw the slugger's private trainer inject Bonds in the navel before a road trip during the 2002 season....
Martin impresses in Yankees debut
The Yankees have made it clear Jorge Posada won't be catching this season, but his replacement behind the plate knows not everyone is sold on that idea -- which is...
Yankees bullpen a force with Soriano
Sometimes the best trades are the ones you never make. Sometimes the best signings are the ones you never want to make. Funny, how it all works out when talented...
A-Rod's salary nearly equals Royals' payroll
The Royals are barely making more than Alex Rodriguez this year. The salaries for Kansas City's 27 players on its Opening Day roster and disabled lists total $36.1 million, according...
Hondo sweeps!!
Hondo, who misses March already, started the season in Grand fashion yesterday, breezing with the Yanks and rallying with the Reds to put the Day One earnings at 100 pinsons....
Williams proving worth to Nets
Water is wet. Your NCAA bracket pool went up in flames early. The Nets are a heckuva lot better when Deron Williams is on the floor. Certain truths are universal....
Mets' Pelfrey looks to reverse fortunes against Marlins
MIAMI -- Mike Pelfrey's career numbers against the Marlins are suspect, but the Mets righty insists there should be an asterisk attached. "That was earlier in my career," Pelfrey said...
Mets' Reyes staying focused on present
MIAMI -- Jose Reyes said he isn't considering that tonight in Miami might be his final opener as a Met. "No, right now I don't think that way," Reyes said...
Arenas looks shot
Father, forgive me, for I know not what I do. How ghastly is Gilbert Arenas' play in general -- in particular against the Knicks the other night, filling in for...
Mattingly wins debut as Dodgers manager
LOS ANGELES -- Don Mattingly’s phone buzzed with text messages of good luck to the new Los Angeles Dodgers manager on opening day. The man who had groomed him for...
Rangers lose to Islanders, playoff position in jeopardy
The choke-hold on a playoff spot is history. Now the Rangers have four games remaining in order to avoid a choke-job that would leave an indelible black stain on the...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
Sometimes you have to suffer for beauty. A New Jersey woman is suing her plastic surgeon because, she says, she can no longer close her eyes after undergoing a procedure....
Tigers' Inge rooting for VCU
Looking back, Brandon Inge probably wishes he'd dropped a few schillings on his alma mater, VCU, which started as a 5,000-1 shot to win the NCAA tournament. But he didn't,...
5 questions for ... Clark Kellogg
CBS analyst Clark Kellogg breaks down the Final Four with the Post's Justin Terranova. The former Ohio State star says he will not be surprised no matter which team is...
Kentucky coach winning at all costs
In a dishonest but well-paying enterprise, one must admire Kentucky coach John Calipari for his listen-between-the-lines honesty. He knows that we know that he knows that we know that he's...
Cool freshman gives UConn a major boost
HOUSTON -- Amid all the euphoria and excitement of his first Final Four, a babe only a year removed from Norcross (Ga.) High School and ready for a semifinal showdown...
VCU's task: Keep eye on prize
HOUSTON -- Shaka Smart has taken this VCU program where it never has been before. But if the Rams have any intention of beating Butler in their Saturday night Final...
'Magical' Shockers proudly wear NIT crown
They were not in Kansas anymore, but the Shockers sure felt as if they were home. Dancing deliriously in front of its vociferous, yellow-clad fans, No. 4 Wichita State (29-8)...
Butler looking like next Duke
HOUSTON -- It's a shame Duke didn't make it back to the Final Four. Wouldn't it have been beyond intriguing to see a rematch between Duke and Duke II? Wouldn't...
Young hopeful takes own life at 26
A 26-year-old fashion photographer ended her life on Sunday, leaving her friends and family bewildered and stunned.Greenpoint resident Veronica Boehm threw herself in front of a northbound C train at...
Gutsy Kangaroos advance in ESPN's National High School Invitational
NORTH BETHESDA, Md. – No one would have blamed Boys & Girls if it packed it in. A loss would have done nothing to lessen a season in which the...
Isles damage Rangers' playoff hopes with 6-2 win
Radek Martinek and P.A. Parenteau both had a goal and assist during the Islanders' four-goal second period, and New York put the area-rival Rangers back into postseason peril with a...
Alternate jurors would convict gallery gal in De Niro art theft case, but say actor shares some blame
Robert De Niro should have kept a closer eye on his dad's stuff, say alternate jurors in a Manhattan art theft case. The actor erred in his hands-off entrusting of...
You won’t believe what companies are doing on health costs
Health care costs have long been causing American companies to stagger financially. But some have managed to be creative. "Oh, there was a really simple solution," says Beau Gustorie, president...
Adam Lambert kicked out of Lady Gaga's birthday bash for rowdy behavior
LOS ANGELES -- Lady Gaga asked security guards to eject former "American Idol" contestant Adam Lambert from her birthday party after he punched a hole in the ceiling and tried...
Tex smashes away slow-starting moniker
"April," Paul Simon once wrote and Art Garfunkel once crooned, "come she will." And she has. She arrived at midnight, and will stay with us for 30 full days, and...
CHSAA baseball rankings
St. Joseph by the Sea won its first-ever CHSAA Class AA intersectional title last June, beating Xavier in the final at Kaiser Stadium. Can the Vikings repeat? Will Xavier, which...
PSAL baseball rankings
It may be cold and rainy, but April is here and it's time to play baseball. The PSAL is stacked with favorites, contenders and challengers, from defending champion Tottenville to...
Bx. livery driver critical after being shot by passenger
A Bronx livery cab driver is fighting for his life after a vicious thug shot him today in a failed robbery attempt, police said. Julio Lora, 64, was shot in...