April 12, 2011
What If Sports predicts Rangers over Capitals
WhatIfSports.com predicts a seven-game playoff win for the Rangers followed by a seven-game loss. The sports-prediction website says the eighth-seeded Rangers have a 60 percent chance to upset the top-seeded...
Man shot and killed down the street from Harlem school
A man was gunned down on a East Harlem street, cops said. The shots were fired just down the street from IS 201, near Park Avenue and East 128th Street...
Historical Society dinner hails kings of beer, design
As far as bookish parties go, this one wrote the chapter on having a good time.Two borough notables were hailed for their contributions to the business and cultural communities at...
Yankees' Millwood throws five innings
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Kevin Millwood threw 75 pitches over 5-plus innings Tuesday in his second extended spring training start. Millwood gave up four runs, three earned, and seven hits against...
Manchester United, Barcelona through to Champions League semis
MANCHESTER, England -- Manchester United ended Chelsea's hopes of UEFA Champions League glory with a 2-1 victory at Old Trafford Tuesday, while Lionel Messi grabbed a record 48th goal of...
Orioles at Yankees rained out
The Yankees' game against the Orioles on Tuesday night at the Stadium has been rained out. No makeup date was immediately announced. A.J. Burnett had been slated to pitch Tuesday...
Rockies at Mets rained out
The Mets' game against the Rockies on Tuesday night at Citi Field has been rained out. It has been rescheduled as part of a single-admission doubleheader Thursday to begin at...
Boro Young Republican leader out — but successor vows to continue fighting party establishment
Brooklyn GOP Chairman Craig Eaton may have thought he won his intra-party generational war when Jonathan Judge, the leader of the insurgent Brooklyn Young Republicans club, announced he would relinquish...
Here comes the bribe: Kruger hit with more charges
More crimes have been added to the morass of charges filed against state Sen. Carl Kruger — leaving the embattled legislator in even hotter water than he was before.An indictment...
'Rape cops' insist they were never AWOL on night of alleged attack
Hey, they kept their radios on. Defense lawyers in the sensational 'rape cops' trial spent much of today on damage control, trying to convince jurors -- and the press --...
Jets using Moss to motivate Holmes: report
Randy Moss isn't even close to joining the Jets and he's already causing controversy. Despite several reports that the Jets have interest in the troublesome wide receiver, SNY Jets host...
Sidney Lumet as Hollywood's conscience
Sidney Lumet made great movies about New York -- I never tire of "Dog Day Afternoon," though I have always found "Network" to be a bit shrill and obvious in its...
Queens man arrested, charged in death of his grandmother
A loving grandmother who took in her grandson after the boy’s mother died was killed in her Queens home, and her grandson has been charged with her murder, sources said...
Jets open preseason on 'Monday Night'
The Jets will open the 2011 preseason Aug. 15 at Houston on ESPN's "Monday Night Football," the team announced Tuesday. In Week 11 last regular season, Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez...
Man whose wife was found strangled at home surrenders to cops
The Staten Island man whose wife was found strangled today inside her home is now in police custody, sources said. Eva Rubin, 63, was found dead at 1:30 p.m. inside...
UConn's Walker enters NBA Draft
STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut’s Kemba Walker says the school’s decision to put his name and number on the wall of its basketball arena helped him decide it was time to...
Giants announce preseason schedule
Usually the slightest news coming out of the NFL is lapped up like water in the desert, so parched for information are fans who can't get enough of their football....
NYC plans to add $1.75B to school capital plan
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York City schools Chancellor-designee Dennis Walcott says a restoration of funds in the state budget will allow the city to spend $1.75 billion more in school...
Pia Toscano shrugs off 'American Idol' KO amid rumors of romance with dancer Mark Ballas
LOS ANGELES -- Pia Toscano is getting over her "American Idol" heartbreak thanks to a blossoming romance with "Dancing with the Stars" pro Mark Ballas, TMZ reported Tuesday. Viewers were...
Judge orders art fraud suspect to court -- and says prison officials can drag him there
A judge today ordered prison officials to drag an alleged art fraudster out of his cell if he refuses again "to get his tuchus into the courthouse." Ex-con Thomas Doyle...
2011 NFL Mock Draft: Round 2, Picks 33-42
This week we break down the second round of our NFL Mock Draft, starting with the first 10 picks.No. 33 – New England Patriots – Randall Cobb – WR, Kentucky...
Dying for space
A plan to expand Brooklyn’s largest Jewish cemetery could be killed because residents say the graveyard’s growth will literally turn the area into a dead zone.Management of the 110-acre cemetery,...
Passover starts tonight — and the shul will be packed!
Borough Jews are not losing their religion — they’re finding it.From Park Slope synagogues to Midwood’s shtiebels, religious leaders say they’re bursting at the bimah — and in so doing,...
A Christian explains the roots of his faith
Faith is sailing by the stars. You lift your eyes from the horizon and make your way by signs of light. You have to figure on the movement of the...
Florida's Pouncey lists Giants among his top teams
Twitter may not be a window into anyone’s soul, and it may not give us a hint of any real solid NFL Draft information, but Florida lineman Mike Pouncey sure...
Judge rules it's OK for students to wear 'I Heart Boobies' bracelets
PHILADELPHIA -- A federal judge Tuesday ruled that Pennsylvania middle school students should be allowed to wear "I Heart Boobies" bracelets, finding the breast cancer awareness slogan neither "crude" nor...
NYPD officers training for snow job
The NYPD is in for a real snow job. A small army of police officers are being trained to operate departmental tow trucks in the event that civilian drivers get...
'Shore' cast cashes in
That’s a whole lot of hair gel and bronzer.Members of the “Jersey Shore” cast have all signed on for the show’s fourth season and are receiving a nice little raise,...
Thierry Henry's Achilles injury chronic, status uncertain
The Red Bulls acknowledge Thierry Henry’s Achilles injury is a chronic one that’s been off-and-on for seven years. And while new performance analyst James Murphy downplayed it as a problem...
Former Disney star Ashley Tisdale strips down for magazine photo shoot
LOS ANGELES -- "High School Musical" star Ashley Tisdale stripped down in a photo shoot for Allure magazine, while her former Disney co-star, Vanessa Hudgens, bemoaned her own naked pics...
Former 98 Degrees singer joins the Chippendales
LAS VEGAS -- Jeff Timmons, who came to fame as a founding member of the boy band 98 Degrees, is getting ready to strip down as a guest performer with...
It's no fair! City policy kills several Flatbush street parties
Flatbush residents will have fewer opportunities to eat fried dough this year because the city has axed a handful of long-running street fairs on a technicality — and the neighborhood...
Community comes through for embattled Knights of Columbus Hall
Pool sharks have helped the Gerritsen Beach Knights of Columbus bounce back from a debilitating burglary — and put the club on course toward reaching a goal believed to be...
This week's calendar: April 14 to April 20
Thursday, April 14 Citizens Housing & Planning Council Luncheon Citizens Housing & Planning Council will host its 52nd Annual Luncheon. Speakers include C. Virginia Fields, former Manhattan Borough president and...
Restaurant woes
Manhattan Beach residents fear that a new two-story restaurant on Oxford Street will attract rowdy co-eds from nearby Kingsborough Community College — giving them yet another reason to square-off with...
Thief uses gun and knife to rob phones from kids
88th PrecinctFort Greene–Clinton HillRough morningA well-armed thug made off with two smartphones after holding up a pair of teens on their way to school on April 4 — but he...
Smoke signals
A civic group’s plan to ban grilling in Manhattan Beach Park is fueling more fires than it would put out.The Manhattan Beach Neighborhood Association announced Monday night that it will...
Trunzo out, Perel in as American Media Shakes Up Star Magazine, Radar
Candace Trunzo, who followed high-octane editorial director Bonnie Fuller as editor of American Media’s Star magazine four years ago, was fired last night amid eroding circulation for the gossip glossy,...
Murphy gets second straight start for Mets
The competition for second base on the Mets doesn't appear to be quite over yet; Daniel Murphy will get his second straight start there Tuesday night when the Mets play...
NTSB investigating jet collision at JFK airport
Federal safety probers are looking into last night’s collision at Kennedy Airport of a giant Airbus jet with a smaller regional jet. National Transportation Safety Board investigators plan to open...
Baryshnikov-owned Russian painting sells for $746,500 at charity auction
A 19th century painting of St. Petersburg that Mikhail Baryshnikov purchased decades ago, and depicting the Russian city he loved, was auctioned Tuesday for $746,500 to benefit the famous dancer's...
Thor Equities tries a new outdoor flea market this May
Coney Island “developer” Joe Sitt, the local boy who owns a large portion of the People’s Playground but has yet to build anything atop it, is again bringing a flea...
More Anna D. Shapiro, please!
It's great to see Anna D. Shapiro's work on Broadway. I'm not completely sold on "The Motherf**ker with the Hat," but I really enjoyed the way she handled the staging. What puzzles...
Trump, Huckabee come out top in new 2012 poll
WASHINGTON – Real estate magnate Donald Trump and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee lead the Republican 2012 field, according to a nationwide survey of Republican voters released Tuesday. According to...
Capitals goalie says he can 'outplay' Rangers' Lundqvist
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Kids. They'll say the darnedest things.Capitals rookie goalie Michal Neuvirth was talking about his opposite number, Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, as he prepared to start his first...
Walcott shows good footing in first school event
At least he didn’t put his foot in his mouth. School Chancellor-designate Dennis Walcott instead put his best feet forward at a Boerum Hill school on Monday, dancing with first...
Mitt's Unusual Timing
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on Monday became the second (after Tim Pawlenty) big-name Republican to announce the opening of a presidential exploratory committee. However, for a guy whom everyone knows is making...
Separate trials looming for state Sen. Carl Kruger, others in $1M-plus corruption case
Long-closeted Brooklyn state Sen. Carl Kruger and his live-in boyfriend may seek separate trials on charges tied to an alleged $1 million-plus "pay to play" corruption scam, their lawyers said...
Gotti biopic will feature John Travolta, Joe Pesci -- and possibly Lindsay Lohan
The Gotti's have welcomed a new member to the family: John Travolta. A movie profiling the family of notorious mob boss John Gotti officially got off the ground today after...
Lopez finishing strong for Nets
Brook Lopez doesn’t want to think too hard about all this. But in his past five games, the Nets center has averaged 32.4 points -- including games of 30, 35,...
Former mob boss testifies against 'Vinny Gorgeous'
The Battle of the Bonanno family bosses kicked off in Brooklyn Federal Court today. Former mob boss Joseph "Big Joey" Massino has started testifying against his successor Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous"...
DVD Extra: Tracy and Hepburn completed; Vitaphone rarieties arrive
The longest-running of Hollywood's great romantic duos, Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn made nine films between 1942 (George Stevens' "Woman of the Year'') and 1967 (Stanley Kramer's "Look Who's Coming to...
Carmelo expects war when Knicks face Celtics
Carmelo Anthony spilled blood on the Garden court in his first match vs. the Celtics as a member of the Knicks. He’s expecting nothing less when the Knicks and Celtics...
Lawrence Taylor ruled a low-risk sex offender by judge
NEW CITY, N.Y. — Former pro football star Lawrence Taylor, who pleaded guilty in January to sexual misconduct and patronizing a 16-year-old prostitute, was declared a low-risk sex offender on...
Knicks likely to sit Amar'e until playoffs
Amar'e Stoudemire is likely done until the postseason. Stoudemire will miss Tuesday night's Knicks game vs. Chicago with his sprained left ankle, and Mike D'Antoni said the forward probably won't...
Americans come up short at Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga.—The Masters provided the kind of thrilling finish the sport needed; something to get people talking and tweeting about golf again. A jammed leaderboard on the back nine at...
Violent stabbing on McGuinness
94th PrecinctGreenpoint–NorthsideDog soldierA violent thug stabbed a man three times on McGuinness Boulevard after the man refused to fork over his wallet.The man was walking his dog near Dupont Street...
Our weekly events calendar!
Fri, April 15Theater, “Guys and Dolls”: It’s the musical version of Damon Runyon’s classic stories about the city’s colorful underbelly. $18, $15 students and seniors. 8 pm. The Block Theater...
Kruger spin! No mention of arrest in update to constituents
Talk about ignoring the elephant in the room!Embattled state Sen. Carl Kruger (D–Mill Basin) didn’t mention his arrest for bribery in his latest “update” to constituents last week, opting instead...
Bloggers suing Huffington Post for $105 million for unpaid work
A group of bloggers who contributed to The Huffington Post without compensation are planning to file a class action lawsuit against Arianna Huffington and AOL seeking $105 million in damages,...
Craigslist aids and abets another crime
90th PrecinctSouthside–BushwickiPhone stickA perp ordered an iPhone from a Williamsburg man through Craigslist, but decided to steal 10 of them from him in person on April 10.The perp contacted his...
Community comes through for embattled Knights of Columbus Hall
Pool sharks have helped the Gerritsen Beach Knights of Columbus bounce back from a debilitating burglary — and put the club on course toward reaching a goal believed to be...
Intrepid museum lands space shuttle Enterprise
Space Shuttle Enterprise is headed for a landing in New York. The Intrepid Air and Space Museum is one of four museums in the country to be given a Space...
Egypt's Mubarak suffers heart attack during questioning, state TV says
CAIRO -- Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was in intensive care Tuesday after suffering a heart attack during questioning by prosecutors investigating graft and abuse allegations, state media said. The...
Russian beauty queen hit with felony prescription filching charges
Former Miss Russia Anna Malova -- already on the hook for misdemeanor prescription-forging charges -- was today hit with a 44-count felony narcotics indictment charging that she continued her Manhattan...
Lady gets a real visit from the 'goon squad'
78th PrecinctPark SlopeGoon squadThree goons attacked a woman on Prospect Place on April 11, snatching her fancy iPhone.The 28-year-old victim told cops that she was Fifth and Sixth avenues at...
Police search for bodies near Jones Beach area in helicopter
WANTAGH, N.Y. — A helicopter hovered near a New York beach highway as authorities searched for human remains in an ongoing investigation of a possible serial killer. Police were completing...
Capuano gets new deal to stay as Islanders coach
The Islanders officially announced Tuesday something most in the organization knew was coming for weeks: Jack Capuano will be retained as head coach. Capuano was brought up from the Islanders’...
1961 Soviet space capsule selling at NYC auction
A 1961 Soviet space capsule is being auctioned in New York City. It was used on a test run for the spacecraft that carried the first man into outer space...
'Mortal Kombat: Legacy' vid is up
Hot dog! Part 1 of "Mortal Kombat: Legacy,” the live action digital series, is now up on Machinima's YouTube site. For those of you who missed it the first time...
'Angry Birds' takes home top honors at Appy Awards
LONDON -- The makers of the smartphone game "Angry Birds" were flying high Tuesday after winning the top prize at the first ever Appy Awards. The best-selling app, which sees...
Strippers give lap dances during La Salle university 'ethics' class
PHILADELPHIA -- Students allegedly received lap dances from strippers at an "ethics" class at a Philadelphia university, The Inquirer newspaper reported Tuesday. La Salle University professor Jack Rappaport, who teaches...
Lady Gaga takes a tumble from a burning piano
Lady Gaga crashed to the ground after falling from a flaming piano at a recent show. The controversial singer's attempt to jump off the instrument ended in disaster when she...
Libyan woman recounts gang rape by Khadafy troops
TRIPOLI, Libya — Since Iman al-Obeidi burst into the hotel housing foreign journalists in Tripoli and accused pro-Khadafy militiamen of gang-raping her, she says many people on the streets of...
Jenn Sterger says she never met Brett Favre, felt 'intimidated' by texts and voicemails
Sexy sideline reporter Jenn Sterger who was allegedly bombarded with X-rated photos and voicemails from Brett Favre said she never even met the ex-Jets quarterback and at times felt "intimidated"...
Brooklyn janitor busted for allegedly raping teen inside school
A janitor at a Brooklyn school has been arrested for repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl in the school's basement, authorities said today. Ambiorix Rodriguez, 32, a cleaner employed at the...
Stabbing spree suspect Maksim Gelman boasted that he'd beat charges
The man charged with going on a Brooklyn murder spree boasted to a cop that he’d beat the charges and would be out on the street after just a few...
Verrazano bridge to undergo $419 million upgrade
The upper deck of Staten Island’s Verrazano-Narrows Bridge will undergo a $419 million replacement. The work will occur from 2012 until 2016. Motorists will not be affected by the work...
Former mayor Ed Koch to ID NY lawmakers who reneged on reform plan
ALBANY, N.Y. — Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch will identify state lawmakers he considers enemies of reform in Albany. Koch will release the names of lawmakers who signed...
Old Willis Avenue Bridge moved to NJ
JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A 110-year-old bridge that spanned New York’s Harlem River is temporarily calling New Jersey home. Tugboats nudged the old Willis Avenue Bridge into Jersey City Tuesday....
Explosion hits Moscow bus stop, no casualties
MOSCOW -- An explosion hit a bus stop Tuesday in the Russian capital Moscow, which police said was caused by an electrical malfunction, the Interfax news agency reported. Police said...
France slams NATO over Libya operation as Koussa heads to Qatar
PARIS -- France and Britain on Tuesday accused NATO of failing to do enough to protect Libya's rebels from Moammar Khadafy's troops, as an opposition official alleged that regime forces...
FBI nabs man thought to be synagogue blast suspect
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A man believed to be a suspect in the explosion outside a Santa Monica synagogue has been arrested near Cleveland, authorities said Monday. A man thought...
Murphy feels at home with rebuilding Saint Peter's
Kasey Murphy understood full well what awaited her at Saint Peter’s College. If the Tottenville midfielder chose to attend the New Jersey school she would complete a dream of playing...
Price is right: South Shore junior leads Brooklyn girls at Wheelchair Classic
The floor was full with the city’s top seniors, from South Shore’s Jasmine Odom to Nazareth’s Tiffany Jones and Murry Bergtraum’s Cori Coleman and Ashley Gomez. Arguably the best player...
On Deck: Orioles at Yankees
Tonight — 7:05 p.m., WWOR-9 RHP Chris Tillman (0-0, 3.38) vs. RHP A.J. Burnett (2-0, 4.09) Tomorrow — 7:05 p.m., YES TBD vs. RHP Phil Hughes (0-1, 16.50) Thursday —...
On Deck: Rockies at Mets
Tonight — 7:10 RHP Esmil Rodgers (1-0, 1.23) vs. LHP Jon Niese (0-1, 6.55) Tomorrow — 7:10 p.m. RHP Greg Reynolds (0-0, 3.00) vs. RHP R.A. Dickey (1-1, 2.45) Thursday...
Parnell's blunder caps another implosion by Mets bullpen
Terry Collins made one thing especially clear after he took over as Mets manager, and it continued throughout spring training: He would bring back fundamentals to a team that was...
Staten Island basketball
Players of the year Stefan Bock St. Peter’s As a sophomore, Stefan Bock was the backup point guard and by the time his career at St. Peter’s ended, the versatile...
PSAL baseball roundup: Casado caps Clinton rally with bases-loaded single
Danny Casado brought home the winning runs with a bases-loaded single to cap DeWitt Clinton’s dramatic, 8-7 victory over Bronx rival Lehman. Casado drove in three runs, Alexis Bae Montano...
CHSAA softball roundup: Fontbonne tops CK for first league win
Fontbonne halted a show start with its first win of the season. The Bonnies scored six runs in the fourth inning to pull away for an eventual 13-10 win over...
VIDEO: Larry Brooks breaks down Rangers-Capitals series
Post hockey writer Larry Brooks analyzes the Rangers' upcoming first-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Capitals which begins Wednesday in Washington. Brooks says Henrik Lundqvist and Marian Gaborik will...
The plight of the purloined poop pole
Home ownership has taught me and my husband many valuable lessons, not the least of which is the worth of the “poop-pole,” also known as a toilet auger.When we first...
PSAL softball roundup: Rodriguez, Hill lead Madison past Environmental
Samantha Rodriguez went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBIs and two runs scored and Kayla Hill tossed a two-hitter, striking out seven, to lead James Madison to an 8-0...
Falcons fall flat at plate against Construction
Susan Wagner’s pitching kept it in the game and its defense let down at times. But the reason why the Falcons fell to Construction, 3-0, in a PSAL Class A...
Construction builds résumé with signature win over Wagner
Construction has a PSAL Class B championship, a Queens A-II division title and a handful of big non-league wins to its name the last two seasons. But the Red Hawks...
McDonald, strong defense helping Kearney hang with B/Q elite
Alyssa McDonald is pitching with confidence, but hasn’t found consistency. The senior windmiller settled down after a rocky start and showed flashes of why she and Bishop Kearney are off...
Arizona-bound Sidiki Johnson gets back on court in Wheelchair Classic
Sidki Johnson made it basically impossible for Mike Taylor to inbound the ball, jumping sky-high with his absurdly-long wingspan and at the time same barking out “five” before Taylor threw...
The Post's All-Staten Island girls basketball honors
It was a bitter sweet year on Staten Island. St. Peter’s, which has the borough’s top girls basketball program, announced it would be closing its doors in June for good....
Private baseball roundup: Zapata extends scoreless streak to 20 innings as Poly tops Collegiate
The Andrew Zapata legend continues to grow. The sophomore right-hander tossed six shutout innings, struck out eight and allowed three hits for his third win in as many starts as...
Derby, SFP tough out win against Bishop Kearney
Katie Derby knew right away this game wasn’t going to be like her first two league contests. The St. Francis Prep windmiller combined to strike out 27 batters, but against...
Young Yellow Jackets buzz past Madison
A first-year senior got the game-winning hit and a freshman picked up the save in relief of the sophomore ace. Experience, clearly, is not one of Telecommunications’ strengths this spring....
Hopefuls have hip-hop in their corner
The best thing about Kyle Abraham's "The Corner" is that it lets the up-and-coming dancers at Ailey II be themselves -- and a little bit more. These dancers are vying...
B'way bow: Rock's off
In his Broadway debut, Chris Rock plays Ralph D., the AA sponsor of Bobby Cannavale's Jackie. They share some heavy scenes -- red-blooded, profanity-laden bouts -- but Rock is a...
'Gossip' grrrl rocks
THE PRETTY RECKLESS "Light Me Up" 3 STARS Not since Saint Joan of Jett first grabbed a guitar has hard rock sounded this sexy. The Pretty Reckless, a quartet fronted...
DVR takes over your livingroom
Call it "The Year of the DVR." For the first time in prime-time history, two shows, "Hawaii Five-0" and "Modern Family," are pulling in an additional 3 million viewers each...
Trash talk
New York is known for some truly spectacu lar real estate, but soon you'll get a peek into some of the city's trashiest homes. The Style Network is coming to...
'My fault,' says Sharon on back tax
The taxman is lien-ing on Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. The addled rocker and his wife, who's currently co-hosting "The Talk" and is a judge on "America's Got Talent," owe the...
Tori Spelling pregs again
Tori Spelling is pregnant again -- just in time for the new season of her reality show. "I know there's been a lot of speculation, so I wanted everyone to...
Starr report
Some more from my one-on-one interview with Simon Cowell, who talked about his new Fox show, "The X Factor" and other topics. On the crowded field of singing-competition shows: "I've...
Animal house
A week and a half ago, a male cheetah named Majani strolled up Park Avenue, past a parade of paparazzi and into the four-star 70 Park Avenue hotel. Crossing the...
I had revenge surgery!
Diana Solomon is having a damn good time, sipping a glass of red wine at the bar of Dos Caminos on Park Avenue South. Nearby, there are three men shooting...
X-rated pol now an ex-pol
JAKARTA -- An Indonesian lawmaker quit yesterday, three days after he was caught watching porn on his tablet computer with Parliament in session. Arifinto, who goes by one name, said...
Putting the 'Al' in Ally: Bam's pathetic pander
Thursday's front page tells us all we need to know about our president ("My Pal Al," April 7). Hopefully, we can replace President Obama with someone who respects our country...
Suspect's 'killer' charm
"I knew he was going to kill her." A former neighbor of suave p.r. man Raul Barrera uttered those blood-chilling words yesterday after the sweet-talking womanizer was arrested for allegedly...
Abe's ticking clock
Surprises can be cruel things. One of the cruelest landed on the desk of Abraham Lincoln the day after he was inaugurated as the 16th president of the United States....
'Dafy ditches Libyan 'truce'
A Libya cease-fire push collapsed hours after it began as Moammar Khadafy's forces killed six more people in a besieged city and rebels said they'd never accept a deal that...
Faux job numbers could lead to real trouble
Deception is a dangerous thing. You never really know when a lie may turn on you. Take, for instance, the Labor Department's annual springtime boost in the faux jobs market....
Pak tells US: No drone hits
Pakistan reportedly has told the United States to stop drone strikes against al Qaeda fanatics operating in Pakistani territory -- a strategy that has proven to be one of America's...
Resurgin' general
WASHINGTON -- Gen. Stanley McChrystal, forced to end his 34-year military career last year in the wake of a controversial Rolling Stone magazine story, will help head a new program...
Lose in Libya, lose the Middle East
We are in Libya for a reason, and for that reason it's important to win -- which means avoiding any trap that would allow the war to end with Moammar...
NYPD wants hi-tech help
Congress needs to pass a bill that would make it easier for first responders to communicate during disasters by creating a nationwide wireless broadband network, US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and...
Lumet's lens on NYC
Even if you don't know the name Sidney Lumet, even if you haven't seen his movies, you can't avoid his influence. In such potent '70s films as "Dog Day Afternoon,"...
Dressed to oppress
Moammar Khadafy is a fashionista, a germaphobe and a power-crazed "Stalin," said one of the pretty Ukrainian nurses who guarded his health. Oksana Balinskaya told Newsweek that working for the...
Student slain by Syria goons
Syrian government supporters killed a student yesterday and sealed off a southern city as they tried to contain anti-government fury. The latest demonstrations against hard-line President Bashar al-Assad flared at...
Ivory Coast's despot ousted
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Forces loyal to Ivory Coast's elected president ended the 10-year rule of strongman Laurent Gbagbo yesterday, storming his bunker and putting him under arrest. Gbagbo's dramatic...
Power mad! Giant in push for a new hike
A power company is shamelessly turning up the voltage to squeeze more juice out of the massive, federally approved electric-rate hike. Energy conglomerate TransCanada, the operator of two Queens power...
Assembly Dems launch rent-regulation war
ALBANY -- The long-awaited battle to renew New York City's soon-to-expire rent regulations got under way yesterday as Assembly Democrats passed a sweeping series of measures to expand protections and...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan Detectives are hunting for a thief who allegedly robbed one Manhattan bank and tried to knock off two others. Djamil Aziz, 51, (pictured) first struck the Chase branch at...
Crosswalk countdown
The city's most dangerous pedestrian crossings are being outfitted with "countdown" signals, the Department of Transportation said yesterday. The agency has begun installing the first wave of countdown signals --...
Business briefs
Level deal Level 3 Communica tions agreed to acquire Global Crossing Ltd. for roughly $1.9 billion.Kindle Amazon.com is offer ing a version of its Kin dle for $114, $25 less...
Clueless pols call for benefit boosts
ALBANY -- What pension time bomb? Seemingly oblivious to widespread warnings of a looming public-pension crisis, state lawmakers have introduced dozens of bills that would pad already lucrative retirement benefits...
Low gear for Toyota
Toyota might face limited production through July due to Japan's March 11 earthquake and its aftermath, its US sales chief, Bob Carter, said in a note to dealers. Toyota's Japanese...
Olympian runs for NJ office
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ -- Olympic gold-medalist Carl Lewis says he'll run again -- for New Jersey's state Senate. Lewis, 49, yesterday announced his bid to represent his hometown of Willingboro...
Cancer ID thief gets 5 years
A New Jersey man was sentenced yesterday to five years in prison for scheming to collect refunds from false tax returns -- by using personal data stolen from adult and...
Robinson admits insider trading
Kenneth T. Robinson pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in an insider trading scheme spanning 17 years that relied on merger-and-acquisition tips stolen from four law firms to make at...
Cop lost top in stop
An off-duty female transit officer was left dazed and topless on a Bronx street after scuffling with the foul-mouthed motorist she is accused of beating. Police Officer Michelle Anglin took...
Cathie no 'victim'
Incoming Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott yesterday dismissed claims by predecessor Cathie Black that she was the victim of sexism. Walcott, who worked closely with Black as deputy mayor, told Fox...
Central Pk. Zoo $crew
The biggest predators at the Central Park Zoo are behind the ticket windows. They're pouncing on tourists and visitors, gouging them with an $18 "Total Experience" admission fee that includes...
Trump: I am O's 'worst nightmare'
Donald Trump says he's being attacked by the White House because he's President Obama's "worst nightmare." "Obviously, I hit a nerve . . . I'm their worst nightmare," The Donald...
Battle over Pia
Pia Toscano, arriving for an appearance yesterday on "Live with Regis and Kelly," is so hot that "American Idol" apparently wants to keep the songbird caged. Interscope Records hopes to...
A sweet deal for Tastykake
The 97-year-old maker of Tastykake pastries has been gobbled up like a snack. Philadelphia-based Tasty Baking will be acquired by Georgia-based Flowers Foods for $34.4 million in cash -- just...
Activists attacking fracking
ALBANY -- The fight over fracking heated up yesterday as opponents rallied to block the groundbreaking natural-gas drilling technique in New York, while the gas industry called for speedy state...
Hearst gets real with producer Mark Burnett
Editors at Cosmopolitan magazine won't just be tossing out "75 Sex Moves Men Crave" cover stories in the future -- those ideas may be fodder for reality shows, thanks to...
Facing down a burqa ban
Her mouth might be covered, but she won't be silenced. A veil-wearing Muslim woman who was detained in Paris hours after France's "burqa ban" went into effect yesterday is vowing...
Pro pans Hiram's pizza pie
Hiram Monserrate is even worse at pizza than he was at politics, one thin-crust connoisseur told The Post. The disgraced Queens state senator, booted from office after assaulting his girlfriend,...
Qns. vic's kin rage at killer
A Queens man who murdered his girlfriend and dumped her body into the Delaware River hung his head in shame as her relatives vented their rage and a judge slapped...
Liberal base abandoning sinking prez
Liberals are no longer seeing "change we can believe in." Just 37 percent of self-described lefties say in the latest Rasmussen poll that they still strongly approve of President Obama's...
Gold Toe to Canada
Gildan Activewear, the Montreal-based maker of T-shirts, socks and underwear, agreed to buy sock maker Gold Toe Moretz, of Newton, NC, for $350 million. Gildan, which has 60 percent of...
Winning Facebook face-off
SAN FRANCISCO -- Mark Zuckerberg wins again. The Facebook honcho prevailed yesterday in his latest court fight against the former Harvard classmates who accused him of stealing their idea for...
9th body on LI beach
Cops scouring a Long Island beach-turned-graveyard found another set of grisly remains yesterday -- a human skull and torso that were at least a mile apart and might belong to...
Airline in fish fight
Memo to museum officials: Check your scientific specimens as cargo, not baggage. American Airlines filed court papers yesterday seeking to limit its liability over the loss of two barrels of...
E. Side story: a condo test
Two prewar Upper East Side rental apartment buildings within 420 feet of one another will soon go head-to-head in a condo-conversion war. As we first reported last week, Harry Macklowe...
Citi seeks buyer for all of EMI
Citigroup, which took control of EMI from British financier Guy Hands earlier this year, will seek a buyer for the entire music company rather than selling it off in pieces,...
B'klyn bike lane scrapped
At least one bike-lane plan has screeched to a halt. In the face of strong opposition from residents and local politicians, the city's Department of Transportation is dropping plans for...
A comic relief: Cage's Superman returns
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's . . . Nicolas Cage's long-missing Superman comic! A rare and valuable Superman comic book, reported stolen 11 years ago by the actor,...
Kennedy stalker a walker
A creepy Camelot aspirant yesterday pleaded guilty to stalking Caroline Kennedy's daughter -- then took advantage of a sweetheart plea deal that had him strolling out of Manhattan Supreme Court...
Fever pitch over hitch
Just a few more pages to go before they live happily ever after. Prince William and Kate Middleton embarked on the final leg of their pre-wedding UK tour yesterday, as...
Koch: My bridge is better
Ed Koch says his bridge is "better than the George Washington Bridge." The feisty 86-year-old former mayor made the assessment yesterday as Mayor Bloomberg signed a bill renaming the Queensboro...
Debt-limit debate gets rise out of White House
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is asking Congress to do something that he opted not to do as a freshman senator just five years ago -- raise the federal debt limit....
Sic 'em, Andy: voters
ALBANY -- Having declared Gov. Cuomo the hands-down winner in last month's state budget deal, voters now want him to turn his attention to an overhaul of ethics laws and...
Don vs. don at mob trial
Tapes surreptitiously recorded by ex-Bonanno crime family boss Joseph "Big Joey" Massino will play a central role in his successor's capital murder trial that begins today. Vincent "Vinny Gorgeous" Basciano,...
Raj calls 'Superman'
If New York hedge-fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam was praying for a super hero to save him from the government's 14-count indictment on insider-trading charges, one might be about to enter...
DA: 'Rape cops' made cover-up call (AUDIO)
He's "John from Canada," New York accent be damned. Jurors yesterday heard the most incriminating audio evidence in the so-called "Rape Cops" trial -- what prosecutors say is one of...
'Chimes of freedom' -- not
It's official. The '60s are dead. Whatever was left of the decade of protest died an ignominious death over the weekend, when its grand troubadour, Bob Dylan, played in China...
Hiram's latest slice
You can't keep a bad man down. That's the lesson from Hiram Mon serrate, who was expelled from the state Senate last year but hasn't quite disappeared from public, um,...
Mugging in progress
A scant 100 days into Andrew Cuomo's incumbency, a disturbing question must be asked: Is he losing his stom ach for the fight? Everybody knows that the greed of the...
Tribune troubles
Competing Tribune lenders are still fiddling over the bankrupt company -- while its local TV station WPIX burns. The confirmation hearing for bankrupt media conglomerate Tribune is expected to resume...
Wall street war
A civil war is breaking out on Wall Street. What started as a fight over a foreign takeover of a symbol of American capitalism -- the New York Stock Exchange...
2 teens killed in Bx. crash
Two teens were killed and a young man was fighting for his life yesterday after their car crashed into a Bronx overpass, police said. The wreck occurred around 6:30 p.m....
Mike hit over homeless high
The number of homeless in the city hit a record high last year, when 113,553 people passed through shelter programs -- an 8 percent increase over 2009 that advocates blamed...
Lover murders kid's mom: cops
A Brooklyn man strangled his girlfriend yesterday while their 7-year-old daughter was home, police said. Cynthia Lopez, 29, was arguing with Daniel Elias, 28, shortly before 6 a.m. in their...
JFK jets in runway bump (video)
It was David vs. Goliath at JFK -- and Goliath won by a knockout. A giant Air France Airbus A380, the biggest commercial airliner in the world, was taxiing for...
A 'new Chernobyl' at Fukushima
Japanese officials raised the severity ranking of its nuclear crisis today to the highest possible level, making it equal to the deadly Chernobyl catastrophe that sickened thousands. One official said...
Budget hit from left, right
WASHINGTON -- A last-minute deal to cut spending and prevent a government shutdown took withering fire from conservative Republicans and liberal Democrats yesterday -- but aides predicted it likely has...
Isringhausen solid in Mets return
Jason Isringhausen may not be the pitcher he was when he was a dominant closer -- or when he was a young pitcher with the Mets. But he got off...
Mets' Pelfrey takes 'step in right direction'
Scrapping the game plan that had failed him so miserably so far this season, Mike Pelfrey was mediocre in the Mets' 7-6 loss to Colorado last night. Still, it's a...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 pm.Best Bet: New Release (10th)FIRST-1 1/16m; pace; $8,000; conditioned1Sign Of Thunder(D Dube)3-2-43-16My Time Hanover(B Sears)3-5-24-13BehindEnemyLins(JStrttn)2-1-110-12Iconic Style(J Bartlett)7-3-58-14Rare Display(J Sheehan)3-6-16-15GeneralMcardle(JPantlno)5-9-35-17ArtsMattjesty(GBrennan)1-4-110-18Tough Chip(C Manzi)5-7-58-1SECOND-1 1/16m; pace; $8,000; cl($10000)3The Rising N(G...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST6f; $18,000; cl($15,000); 3up; (f&m)PNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1Kathleen's Halo,116CVelasquez6-1-xDonato 8-12Buddy System,124D Morales2-1-2Tebbutt 5-23Good Night Lucy(L),122E Prado2-6-5Odintz 2-14Modern Girl(L),122J Falk4-4-8Falk...
Knicks, Celtics to renew rivalry in first round
The Knicks' first-round opponent became finalized last night -- and it's going to be the hated Celtics, likely beginning Sunday in Boston. LeBron James and the Heat can rest easy....
Parx Racing Charts
Apr. 11, 2011 Clear And Fast. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -5 1/2f; $20,000; clm; 3upOff: 12:26. Good. ran down the leader Trainer: William AndersonTime: 21.90, 45.18, 58.58, 1:05.12.Winner: GR/RO...
Rays clobber Sox
Sam Fuld went 4-for-6 with a two-run homer, drove in three runs and fell a single shy of the cycle and the Rays busted out of an early season slump...
Affrunti'sHawthorne Grade
Post Time: 12:25 p.m.FIRST-1 1/16m; $11,000; cl($10,000); 3up; (f&m)2-Speedy Bullet 5-21-Dazzle N Thrill 5-16-I See Mambo 7-24-Sheza Apple Tu 9-23-La Panchita 3-15-Ridge Run 5-1SECOND-1 1/16m; $11,000; mdn cl($15,000); 3up1-Hippodrome 7-22-Striver...
Parx Racing Analysis
Today's analysis. 1. 1m; $22,000; mdn cl($12,500); 3up; (f&m) DRESS N DRINK makes local debut after finishing fourth when going turf to dirt and being claimed. ZIPPY JAN stretches out...
Capitals wary of another first round flameout
ARLINGTON, Va. -- Curious that the Capitals practice near the cemetery. Some find it appropriate until proven otherwise. Winners of four straight Southeast Division titles, it's what they lately have...
Yankees lineup sickly with A-Rod out
Would have Alex Rodriguez made a difference against Josh Beckett on Sunday night at Fenway Park? Maybe not, because Beckett was filthy, but it was clear the Yankees lineup looks...
Billups gearing up for Knicks playoff run
Chauncey Billups is starting to transform into his playoff persona -- and that is dangerous for the Knicks' next opponent. Billups' playoff preparation is the stuff of legend, as he's...
Mets bullpen behind another loss
Welcome to the dog days of April, when there is no relief in sight for poor Terry Collins and the Mets, 7-6 losers last night to the Rockies. Where the...
Gaborik practices with Rangers' second PP unit
It was one power-play practice session two days before the opening playoff game in Washington, nothing more and nothing less than that, but that doesn't change the fact that yesterday...
Beulah Results
FIRST-6f; $4,600; clm; 3up3Frntyrd Fsco (Slmon) 12.604.602.201Reece's Rib (Hndz)2.102.104Jackandne's (Vrgra)2.40 Off 1:16. Time 1:14.52. Good. Scr: Sea Fish, Johnny Bonofied. * Exacta (3-1) $32.20 * Superfecta (3-1-4-2) $251.00 * Trifecta...
Rangers' Prust: I expect to win
Other Rangers danced around the question, but not Brandon Prust, who responded to being asked about his expectations for the first-round series against the top-seeded Capitals that begins tomorrow night...
Rangers blasted Capitals during regular season
The Rangers won three of four from the Capitals in the regular-season series, one in a shootout, but even as their success could give the Blueshirts a base of confidence...
Yankees' sticks only dozing -- arms bigger worry
Nine games into the season, the Yankees' top concern is the players who put their cleats onto a pitching rubber, not those with bats in their hands. Even if some...
Judge sets Thursday for NFL talks
The NFL and its locked-out players were ordered back to the negotiating table yesterday, but both sides appeared to dampen any hopes the decision will result in a breakthrough. Federal...
Golf needs Tiger
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- You can like Tiger Woods or dislike him. You can condone his self-destructive off-the-course behavior as none of anyone's business or be disgusted by it. You can...
Hondo loses again
Hondo, currently being deluged by an April shower of losses, moved deeper into the hole yesterday when the punchless Tigers were zipped by Texas, raising the nasty numeral to 80...
The Post Line
NBAFavoriteLineUnderdogBulls 4 KNICKSBLAZERS 6 GrizzliesLAKERS 4½SpursHome team in CAPSNHLTomorrowFavoriteLineUnderdogCAPITALS$155-175RangersPENGUINS$135-155LightningRED WINGS$165-190CoyotesCANUCKS$145-165BlackhawksDUCKS$130-150PredatorsThursdayBRUINS$160-180CanadiensFLYERS$140-160SabresSHARKS$170-200KingsOdds to Win SeriesPenguins$125-145LightningRed Wings$180-220CoyotesCapitals$165-190RangersCanucks$145-165BlackhawksDucks$120-140PredatorsBruins$170-200CanadiensFlyers$135-155SabresSharks$200-240Kings
Happy 91st, Fuzzy
Sounding on the phone like he's 45 "and looking pretty good, too, for a man of my age," if he does say so himself, former Knicks (and Hawks) coach Fuzzy...
Rose in full bloom
With the irregular season about shot, it's time to break up this space's monotony and cast votes instead of aspersions. MVP: I pull the lever for the player who recurrently...
Masiello hired at Manhattan
Let the Riverdale rebuilding begin. Louisville assistant Steve Masiello was named Manhattan's new head basketball coach yesterday. He takes over from Barry Rohrssen, who was fired after going 6-25 this...
Sports shorts
WNBA: Libs draft Montgomery The Liberty drafted Alex Montgomery, a forward/guard from Georgia Tech, with the 10th pick in the first round of yesterday's WNBA Draft. The Libs also traded...
Deron has surgery; Nets fall to Bobcats
Avery Johnson was asked for the one thing he has gained this season as coach of the Nets, compared to his time with Dallas. "I would say just patience," Johnson...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball7 p.m.Orioles at YankeesWWOR, WCBS(880 AM)7 p.m.Rockeis at MetsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Rays at Red SoxMLBN10 p.m.Dodgers at GiantsMLBNBasketball8 p.m.Bulls at KnicksTNT, ESPN (1050 AM)10:30 p.m.Spurs at LakersTNTSoccer2:30 p.m.UEFA Champions:...
Home Team Lineups
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Weird but true
They give new meaning to the term "cat burglar." Brave thieves broke into the Lion House at Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo and stole $5,000 worth of equipment, including radios and...
Feds probe USD point-shaving
SAN DIEGO -- A former University of San Diego star basketball player, another former player and a former assistant coach were charged with running a sports-betting business to affect the...
UConn's Walker to enter NBA Draft: report
At UConn, there was nothing left to do. Kemba Walker had done it all, conquering college and carrying the Huskies to an NCAA title. Now, according to the Hartford Courant,...
Stampfel patient while Mountaineers struggle early
His top pitcher hasn’t stepped on the mound yet and arguably his best player hasn’t joined the team because of academic problems. That’s the biggest reason why Mount St. Michael...
Boro Young Republican leader out — but successor vows to continue fighting party establishment
Brooklyn GOP Chairman Craig Eaton may have thought he won his intra-party generational war when Jonathan Judge, the leader of the insurgent Brooklyn Young Republicans club, announced he would relinquish...
The truth is out there! Sheepshead Bay man starts UFO hotline
The latest immigrants to land in Brooklyn are little green men.The borough where Ralph Kramden kept threatening to send his wife to the moon now has its first 24-hour UFO...
'Bean shoot
Here’s your first look at heavyweight boxing great Eric “Butterbean” Esch as a reserve deputy in the Jasper, Ala., Walker County Sheriff’s office. Cameras followed the 416-pound boxer and his...
CHSAA baseball roundup: Molloy mauls Bishop Ford
After the first three games of the regular season, there are two undefeated teams in the Brooklyn/Queens Class AA division. Perennial powerhouse Xaverian is joined by upstart Archbishop Molloy, which...
Manic Monday: Stepinac holds off Mount
Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays. “The worst day of the week to play a game is a Monday,” Archbishop Stepinac baseball coach Pat Duffy said. “Even...
Dinner and a movie? Finally, you can get them both in one place
The blockbusters opening this Memorial Day won’t just be the movies — it’ll be the movie house, too.Williamsburg will welcome a new two-screen independent movie theater and full-service restaurant, a...
Beaten by a teen wolfpack
76th PrecinctCarroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red HookPack attackA pack of teens used an array of items to beat a man on Smith Street on April 5. The 33-year-old victim told cops that...
Call them the Jim Thorpes of public school handball
Two of the city’s top high school handball players were slapped last week after a “rival coach” apparently tipped off education officials about the pair’s participation in a professional tournament.The...
Knicks' 1st-round opponent will be Boston
Though they did not play, the Knicks found out their first-round opponent tonight and it's the Celtics. With Boston losing tonight in overtime, 95-94, in Washington, the Celtics clinched the...
'Men' coming to Coney
Hollywood sees something in Coney Island’s oldest building that Thor Equities doesn’t.The Grashorn Building on Surf Avenue between Jones Walk and W. 12th Street, rumored to be on the development...
Japan raises nuclear accident severity level to highest grade, on par with Chernobyl
TOKYO -- The Japanese government on Tuesday raised the Fukushima nuclear accident level from five to seven, the same severity assigned to the Chernobyl disaster, Kyodo News reported. The crippled...
Two planes collide at John F. Kennedy International airport
Two planes were involved in a collision on a taxiway at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed. An Air France Airbus A-380's wing...