April 14, 2011
Charlie Sheen slammed for 'false' claim about returning to 'Two and a Half Men'
LOS ANGELES -- Warner Bros. fired a letter off to Charlie Sheen's lawyer Thursday, putting the kibosh on the star's claim he will return to "Two and a Half Men"...
Thierry Henry fit to start Saturday
Both Red Bull coach Hans Backe and forward Thierry Henry pronounced the team captain fit to play Saturday against San Jose. “Today I felt free, moving, asking for the ball...
Nets owner 'satisfied' with season
OK, so maybe the five-year plan is really a six-year plan.When Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov bought the Nets, he vowed playoffs in the first year, and a championship in five...
LaGuardia bomb scare a dud; beeping credit card reader blamed
A beeping credit card reader sparked a bomb scare tonight aboard an airline preparing for takeoff from LaGuardia Airport, authorities said. Passengers aboard Boston-bound US Airways Flight 2138 reported hearing...
Nuggets limp into playoffs
DENVER -- The Denver Nuggets cast aside conventional wisdom and actually played better without All-Star Carmelo Anthony after trading him to the Knicks in February. They were 32-25 with the...
Knicks vs. Celtics series results
Here are the results from the Knicks' opening-round NBA Playoffs series against the Celtics. Boston swept the best-of-7 series in four games, ending the Knicks' first postseason appearance since 2004....
Obama returns to forefront on Libya, joining Cameron, Sarkozy in saying Khadafy must go
LONDON -- President Barack Obama has aligned himself with UK Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy by committing to support military action in Libya until Moamar Khadafy...
Yanks rally for win in 10th over Orioles
Nick Swisher hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning and the New York Yankees rallied from a five-run deficit for an 6-5 victory over the Baltimore Orioles Thursday night...
Texas congressmen threaten legislation to block space shuttle from coming to NY
HOUSTON -- Houston has a problem with being snubbed as a destination for one NASA's retiring space shuttles and 16 Texas congressmen Thursday threatened legislation to block one from going...
Bo Bice on 'American Idol' voting practices
Prompted by fans alleging that he's rigged "American Idol" voting results - vis a vis Pia Toscano's elimination last week - to increase drama each week, "Idol" executive producer Nigel...
NFL talks return to mediation
MINNEAPOLIS -- The NFL and its locked-out players launched a second round of mediation Thursday, this time under a court order to try and figure out a solution to their...
CB 12 leader injured in auto crash
Community leaders and elected officials are sending their support to Community Board 12’s district manager following a collision last week that left her hospitalized for days.Yvonne Reddick was taken out...
Major expansion begins at Queens Museum
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Borough President Helen Marshall and some members of the borough’s City Council delegation helped break ground Tuesday on the Queens Museum of Art’s $65 million expansion project...
JetBlue greens torn up park
, including the MillionTreesNYC initiative, the New York Restoration Project and JetBlue, was a comprehensive day of environmental awareness and hard work.The centerpiece of the day’s activities was a massive...
Mets disappoint with loss to Nationals in chilly home opener
New York Mets fans held out hope for a promising season as they flocked to Citi Field for their team’s home opener Friday, but for one day the Amazin’s let...
Jamaica HS rallies against closing plan
Though the crowd was relatively small compared to other rallies for the school, the energy level was high, as politicians, education officials and alumni all spoke out against Mayor Michael...
JFK expansion would hurt bay: Ecowatchers
not to go forward with plans to expand John F. Kennedy International Airport into the ecosystem.The Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers laid out their research during their task force meeting last Thursday...
Little hope for Jamaica HS closure reversal
Although parents, leaders and others cheered over the announcement that Deputy Mayor Dennis Walcott would replace outgoing city Schools Chancellor Cathie Black, supporters of the southeast Queens schools slated for...
Dentist helps Haiti victims
Jamaica dentist Dr. Kevin Grant returned to help the people of Haiti with their dental problems last month for the second time since the devastating January 2009 earthquake, and he...
Boy burned in blaze back at bat
Saturday was a celebration for the Forest Hills community as Jesse Iacovetta returned to the baseball diamond for Opening Day of the 2011 Forest Hills Little League season.The 12-year-old boy...
S. Ozone Park pimp gets 8 yrs. in prison
demanded that the girl turn all the money she made as a prostitute over to him and beat her if she did not make enough cash, the DA said.“The defendant...
Bellerose fire damages bar, kills cat living above
The smell of smoke lingered Monday on the corner of Jericho Turnpike and 244th Street, three days after a two-alarm fire tore through a bar on the corner, displacing a...
Principals swap ideas at East-West School
as well as to get a feel for one another’s cultures.Hangzhou’s principal, Feng Qui, told Dorothy Woo, a member of the East-West advisory board, that the visit was informative as...
SE Queens landlords top de Blasio's 'worst' list
The city public advocate is taking his fight against the city’s worst landlords, many of whom are in southeast Queens, to the World Wide Web in order to help tenants...
Jam. man gets 20 years for killing girlfriend
A Jamaica man was sentenced Monday to two decades in prison for killing his girlfriend and dumping her body in the Delaware River, the Queens district attorney said.Collin Ballah, 38,...
City says glitch distorted values of boro condos
The city Department of Finance acknowledged Monday that a computer glitch was partly responsible for grossly inaccurate property tax valuations for co-ops and condos and vowed to correct the errors,...
Comrie targets Happy Meal toys with new legislation
City Councilman Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) acknowledged that his recent crusade against childhood obesity would result in some shots at his own weight problems, but he is determined to make...
Pols cheer Black's ouster
State Education Department Commissioner David Steiner announced that a state DOE screening panel was expected to meet this week to discuss whether or not to grant a waiver to allow...
Play Ball! Little League starts
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Avella issues plan to change Albany
State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) said he is trying to reform Albany but is finding some resistance from his Republican colleagues during a visit last Thursday to North Shore Towers.Avella...
Women, minorities get over 50% of Aqueduct jobs
More than half of the construction workers who are building the casino project at Aqueduct Race Track are either minority or female employees, higher than the developer’s goal of 25...
Family celebrates birthday of Flushing centenarian
A century after her birth, a Flushing woman celebrated her life with several dozen members of her extensive extended family Sunday afternoon.Gathering in the glass-enclosed roof of the Flushing House...
Brooklyn Public Library offers 'amnesty' for book scofflaws
If you’ve been living in fear of the library’s repo men, now’s your chance to make right with Mr. Bookman. The Brooklyn Public Library is giving scholarly scofflaws until the...
A few tips to walk through 'Sleep No More'
Along with "The Book of Mormon" and "War Horse" (reviewed in tomorrow's paper), "Sleep No More" is one of this spring's must-see events. Word of mouth ensured that the show was...
Feds say they've busted NY drug ring, indicted 16
A top prosecutor says federal and local agents have broken up a drug distribution ring in the Bronx and Yonkers. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara says 16 members of the alleged...
NFL commissioner will talk to Giants ticket-holders
You are a Giants season-ticket holder and you have a gripe with what’s going on with the current NFL labor mess. Or you are still seething about the personal seat...
Google profit up 17 percent, but short of estimates
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- Google on Thursday reported a 17 percent gain in quarterly profit compared with the period a year ago, even as operating expenses rose, thanks to improving...
Young expects to start for Mets on Sunday
Chris Young was able to throw his normal bullpen session with no problems and expects to be able to make his next scheduled start for the Mets on Sunday in...
Preview: Transformers: Dark of the Moon
There’s no way to disguise the fact that Transformers: Dark of the Moon will be one of the biggest movies to hit theaters this summer. But before you go see...
Courteney Cox speaks about David Arquette's Disney World seduction
Courteney Cox stopped by Howard Stern's radio show Thursday to give her side of the story about David Arquette's infamous attempt to get her in the sack during a family...
'All My Children' and 'One Life to Live' canceled in ABC daytime shake-up
LOS ANGELES -- The long-running soap operas "All My Children" and "One Life to Live" have been canceled as ABC prepares to replace them with food and lifestyle programming, the...
Jets bring in linebackers for Draft visit
The Jets continued their feverish pre-draft process by playing host Thursday to six more potential NFL Draft picks at their Florham Park facility.The group, according to what the team announced,...
Yankees' Feliciano leaning toward season-ending surgery
If Pedro Feliciano needs left shoulder surgery the reliever likely will miss his entire first season with the Yankees. Dr. James Andrews and Feliciano will decide if the reliever needs...
Yankees' Jeter won't speak of slow start
Derek Jeter is tired of all the scrutiny of his swing. “I’m happy when I’m not talking about it,” the Yankees captain said before getting two hits Wednesday night in...
Congress passes 2011 budget deal, sends to Obama for signature
WASHINGTON – The House and Senate Thursday approved the 2011 budget deal hammered out between the White House and House Republicans last week, sending the measure to President Barack Obama...
Source Interlink, American Media set licensing deal for Soap Opera Weekly, other titles
Source Interlink is shedding staff and turning its struggling soap opera titles, along with a handful of other magazines, to American Media Inc. Soap Opera Weekly, Soap Opera Digest, young...
Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband says he wants surrogate to carry couple's baby
LOS ANGELES -- The husband of ailing actress Zsa Zsa Gabor claims he and his 94-year-old wife are trying to have a baby using a surrogate mother. Prince Frederic von...
Khadafy forces shell besieged Libyan city, 13 dead
TRIPOLI, Libya — Forces loyal to Moammar Khadafy shelled a besieged western city Thursday, killing at least 13 people, and new NATO airstrikes shook Tripoli as the U.S. told a...
Mets prospect Martinez expects to be back this weekend
MOOSIC, Pa. -- Fernando Martinez found himself in a familiar place Wednesday night - on the bench with a nagging hamstring injury.Martinez sat out for the third time in four days...
Knicks playoff tickets on sale Friday
The Knicks have announced that tickets for Games 3 and 4 of the first round of the 2011 NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics will go on sale Friday, April...
Mejia dominant again for Buffalo
MOOSIC, Pa. -- Jenrry Mejia hasn't wasted any time showing the new front office regime, led by new general mangaer Sandy Alderson, that he should be at the heart of...
Rabbit Hole's 'Frankenstein' is still a sexy beast
For your next vacation, think green.That’s the message travel website EscapeMaker is sending when it hosts an eco-friendly vacation destination expo on April 30 at Skylight One Hanson. There’ll be...
Rabbi gropes woman during New York-bound flight from Israel: report
Talk about unorthodox behavior. A rabbi flying to New York from Israel allegedly fondled a female passenger as she slept aboard a Delta plane, according to federal court records made...
Bronx man arrested after video shows he was not injured in truck accident
A Bronx man was busted after police said he claimed to be injured in an accident last year that video showed he was not involved in, authorities said today. Gabriel...
Luck runs out for drug dealer whose case went up in smoke on Sept. 11
He pushed his luck a little too far. A career drug dealer who caught a big break when the evidence against him was destroyed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks...
Uncle Mo has infection; should be OK for Kentucky Derby
Turns out that Uncle Mo had a tummy ache when he finished third as the heavy favorite in the Wood Memorial, the champ's first defeat in five starts, according to...
Padma Lakshmi's baby daughter sees her nude every day
Padma Lakshmi caused a stir back in 2009 when she bore her naked (and pregnant) body for Page Six Magazine. But since giving birth to daughter Krishna Thea Lakshmi last...
Deron open to signing Nets extension this offseason
There’s hope, Nets fans.As the Nets cleaned out their lockers Thursday after a playoff-less season, superstar point guard Deron Williams strongly suggested his future will reside in Brooklyn.“I like the...
3UP: The Phil Hughes edition
1. Phil Hughes was in the role last year that Freddy Garcia is in this season: The fifth starter pushed back to keep others in line. Unlike Garcia, Hughes was...
Mob boss-turned-informant lived in personal Fort Knox
He turned blood into gold. Former Bonanno boss Joseph "Big Joey" Massino’s family home in Howard Beach was Queens’ answer to Fort Knox. "The Last Don" was full of bullion...
Yankees pitching prospects Betances, Banuelos on DL
Yankees pitching prospects Dellin Betances and Manny Banuelos are on the disabled list at Double-A Trenton due to blisters on their throwing hands. Betances, a righty, was supposed to start...
Man bursts into flames at San Francisco porn shop
SAN FRANCISCO -- A man caught fire Wednesday evening inside a San Francisco porn store and was fighting for his life in the hospital after suffering third-degree burns, KCBS-TV reported....
Mets swept by Rockies, losing streak at 5
The Mets lost both games of Thursday's doubleheader to the Rockies, 6-5 and 9-4, extending their losing streak to five at Citi Field. Hot-hitting Troy Tulowitzki belted his major league-leading...
Cannes: ‘Pirates,’ Almodovar join ‘Tree of Life’
The out-of-competition premiere of Rob Marshall's “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides’’ on May 14 and the first showing of Pedro Almodovar’s “The Skin I Inhabit’’ are the main...
Education commissioner approves Walcott's appointment as city schools chief
He’s Chancellor Walcott now. State Education Commissioner David Steiner today approved Mayor Bloomberg’s appointment of Dennis Walcott as the new city schools chancellor. Walcott, 55, Bloomberg’s deputy for nine years...
FAA's air traffic chief Hank Krakowski resigns amid sleeping controllers probe
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Thursday its air traffic chief Hank Krakowski has resigned amid a widening investigation into air traffic controllers at US airports caught sleeping...
Friendly canine rides LIRR train; family sought
WEST BABYLON, N.Y. — Authorities are trying to locate the family of a friendly dog found riding a Long Island Rail Road train. Train operators found the canine stowaway in...
Sarah Palin says stalker threatened to rape her daughter
Sarah Palin has obtained a new restraining order against the Pennsylvanian man who began stalking her family in 2009, alleging that he threatened to rape her daughter. The former Alaska...
Father of children killed in Hudson River death plunge was arrested for failing to supervise son
The father of the three children killed Tuesday night when their mother crashed her minivan into the Hudson River was busted in February for letting one of the kids wander...
Iran now racing to get the bomb
And as Jeffrey Goldberg points out, the Mullahs have good reason: "If I were an Iranian leader, and I was watching how the West is treating the nuclear-free Muammar Qaddafi,...
'Rape cops' alleged victim testifies in court
She remembers sensations -- the feel of her stairwell railing in her hands as she pulled herself upstairs; a strange arm around her rib cage, lifting her from her vomit-spattered...
Man City talisman Carlos Tevez facing up to a month on sidelines
MANCHESTER, England -- English Premier League (EPL) club Manchester City suffered a major blow ahead of Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against city rival Manchester United after striker Carlos Tevez was...
Obama isn't the only one fearmongering
Pay attention to this interview with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. What it lacks in demagoguery it more than makes up for in misrepresentation and fearmongering. Geithner starts out with a...
Chelsea focuses on EPL run-in amid claims Ancelotti will be fired
LONDON -- Chelsea insisted it was "business as usual" amid widespread speculation Thursday that manager Carlo Ancelotti will leave the club at the end of the season following the club's...
Meds aren't the answer to raising children
AOL has offered readers some useful information today: How to raise a child with Attention Deficit Disorder without medication. It is good news that such a mainstream internet outlet is...
David Beckham looking to fulfill London Olympics dream
LOS ANGELES -- David Beckham was Thursday looking ahead to next summer's London Olympics after expressing an interest in playing for Great Britain's soccer team. The L.A. Galaxy midfielder said he...
Body of man found in Long Island pond
WANTAGH, N.Y. — Police say a 61-year-old Long Island man was found dead, face down in a pond. The man was discovered at about 6:45 p.m. Wednesday in the water...
US committed to NATO mission in Libya, Clinton says
BERLIN -- The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the US was committed to the NATO-led mission in Libya, and urged new measures to pressurize Moamar Ghadafi's...
Long Island mother charged with DWI with son in car
SMITHTOWN, N.Y. — A Long Island woman has been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated with her 10-year-old son in the car. Suffolk County police say they stopped Brenda...
Weekly jobless claims jump 27K to 412K, highest level in two months
WASHINGTON -- New claims for unemployment benefits in the US shot up last week, reaching their highest level in two months as the economy fights to recover, the Labor Department...
Blagojevich status hearing set for Thursday
CHICAGO — A federal judge presiding over former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's corruption retrial could consider any of a number of motions before him at a pretrial status hearing. Thursday's...
VIDEO: Peter Vecsey's Eastern Conference preview
Post NBA columnist Peter Vecsey previews the Eastern Conference playoffs, including his analysis of the Knicks-Celtics series which begins Sunday in Boston.
Scoot to kill!
* Xootr, $199-$229: These speedy kick scooters have a distinct design and are probably the best option for New Yorkers, according to Scott Morrison, owner of Village shop Rival Scooters....
Francis Lewis star leaves track team after coaches' dispute
Indoor shot put state champion Chukwuebuka Enekwechi has chosen to leave the Francis Lewis track and field team because of a dispute between his personal throwing coach Jean-Joseph Roman and...
Retas reveling in chance to rebuild, play early at Wilmington
The last time Sam Retas was at Wilmington University she made a pact with women’s basketball coach Nate Ware. The Bishop Kearney wing asked him if No. 20, the one...
Saint Rose the best of both worlds for Molloy's Meli
Kyra Meli took her mother’s advice and checked out Saint Rose. The Archbishop Molloy midfielder left a tournament in Massapequa with her Rockville Centre Power club soccer team to attend...
Legendary volleyball coach, eight others to be inducted into GCHSAA Hall of Fame
Thomasina Lenzi got a random call last month from St. Saviour athletic director, Robert Atanasio, a man she never met, who was bearing some pretty interesting news. The Midwood boys...
Wheelchair Classic notebook: Bergtraum's Harris ready for big summer
Shequana Harris is just a few weeks removed from a breakout junior season at Murry Bergtraum. But she couldn’t be more ready to start traveling on the AAU circuit. The...
Semin's resurgence for Capitals bad news for Rangers
WASHINGTON — That overtime goal is discouraging for the Rangers in multiple ways. Already, this is different from last year’s flop for the Capitals. Besides costing the Rangers the series...
PSAL softball roundup: Guerrero, Concepcion pace Stevenson in Science slugfest
Ashley Guerrero went 3-for-4 with a home run, two RBIs and four runs scored and Ashlyn Concepcion was 1-for-4 with a home run three RBIs and a run to lead...
Rangers go OT, but drop opener to Capitals
WASHINGTON — The Rangers came into this first-round series against the Capitals determined to play the game that got them to the dance. But though they played it well enough...
Knicks will try to prove doubters wrong vs. Celtics
BOSTON — If you looked around, you could imagine and envision a genuine, honest-to-goodness basketball game of serious import. Scalpers bravely waved tickets outside TD Garden. Fans in their Garnett...
Rangers' Gilroy scores in first career playoff action
WASHINGTON — Matt Gilroy played only one of the Rangers’ final eight regular-season games on defense, and that the finale against the Devils after being scratched for six straight and...
Bonds guilty*
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal jury convicted Barry Bonds of a single charge of obstruction of justice yesterday but failed to reach a verdict on the three counts at the...
All-Bronx basketball
Players of the Year DANIEL DINGLE ST. RAYMOND’S Big players make big plays, and no one lived up to that sports cliche more than Daniel Dingle. While he consistently played...
The Post's All-City boys basketball honors
The party continued in Middle Village and Bedford Stuyvesant as Christ the King and Boys & Girls repeated as city champions. The Kangaroos avoided a quarterfinals upset against South Shore,...
VIDEO: Marc Berman breaks down Knicks-Celtics series
Post basketball writer Marc Berman analyzes the Knicks' upcoming first-round NBA playoffs series against the Celtics which begins Sunday in Boston. Berman says the Knicks will give the Celtics a...
Wheelchair Classic has special meaning for Spellman star
Troi Melton had an emotional couple of days. If it wasn’t enough that she was signing her National Letter of Intent to Boston University – she said she practiced her...
DeFreese, other unsigned seniors to make last push this weekend
Sam DeFreese started traveling on the AAU circuit just last summer and went to a small school in New Jersey – not a great recipe for drawing interest from college...
Verdict confirms Bonds' spot in Hall of Shame
There's obstruction of justice. And there’s obstruction of the Hall of Fame. Barry Bonds is guilty of both. Yes, Bonds picked up three more walks yesterday to give him 2,561...
The Post's All-Bronx girls basketball honors
The Bronx was very well-represented in the PSAL. Wings Academy won the PSAL Class A title for the very first time and became the first girls team from the borough...
Drama mama
Spring fever is making you want to ditch the TV set that's kept you company during these dark months, but you still don't want to miss anything good. Mama's here...
Something wickedly good
The thrilling, mind- bending new show "Sleep No More" is loosely based on "Macbeth" -- but it's unlike any "Macbeth" you've ever seen. Or, for that matter, any play you've...
Brazil troupe a bit Rio-petitive
There's excitement at DanceBrazil, and lots of crowd-pleasing aerobics -- but the only real variety here is the color of the costumes. Like Brazil itself, everything's a blend. The company...
'Gigolo' gag
Showtime has slapped a gag order on the stars and producers of its provocative new reality show "Gigolos." The pay-cable channel is keeping a lid on serious legal questions about...
Katie daydream
Put it this way: if Katie Couric were to host a syndicated daytime show, she certainly has some solid ideas about its format. "I think what might appeal to me,...
Nigel: Blame AT&T
Seriously folks, there are no voting conspiracies on "American Idol." With fans still up in arms about hometown girl Pia Toscano's elimination last week, executive producer Nigel Lythgoe is defending...
Two new 'Jersey Wives'
'The Real Housewives of New Jersey" has two new cast members. Melissa Gorga and Kathy Wakile will join the "RHONJ" roster when the show kicks off its third season May...
Starr report
New York State trouper . . . Veteran actress/songstress Lonette McKee, is currently wowing 'em at The Algonquin -- which is remarkable, considering that she was dealing with painful blisters...
Hell on wheels
Another landmark tipping point in the history of New York City is upon us. In about 10 minutes, it’s going to be completely socially acceptable for adults to ride kick...
Cop hit with perjury rap
An NYPD sergeant was arrested yesterday and charged with perjury, police said. Bobby Hadid, 44, a housing cop, joined the force in 2002. The NYPD did not say in which...
Bride Kate finds religion
LONDON -- Royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton has been confirmed into the Church of England in a secret ceremony. The bishop of London, the Right Rev. Richard Chartres, who will also...
Backing off Black: schools get serious
Cathie Black's whining that her downfall as schools chancellor was because she is a woman is outrageous ("Let Go, Cathie," Editorial, April 9). She failed because she was totally unqualified...
The real 'death trap' is ObamaCare
It was entirely predictable that the Democrats would demagogue House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan's bold and fiscally sound budgetary proposal -- but it takes remarkable political brazenness for them...
Bastardized market has lost all legitimacy
The stock market has officially been bastardized. Think about it. The market is no longer about which company will work harder, earn more in profits in the future and justify...
Airport nap scare
RENO, Nev. -- An air-traffic controller has been suspended for falling asleep at work and being out of communication for 16 minutes, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The dozing controller...
Yemen battles leave 7 dead
At least seven people were killed in anti-government clashes in Yemen yesterday, including four police officers who engaged in a shootout with a rebel army unit north of the capital,...
The madness of the tax code
This year, for the first time in a long time, I ventured outside the reassuring realm of TurboTax while preparing my return, looking for a late-arriving form at the IRS...
JPMorgan's bad-loan baggage
JPMorgan Chase reported tepid corporate loan growth in the first quarter, raising questions about the banking industry's ability to boost profit in coming years. Earnings rose by two-thirds, but that...
Katie's grating ratings pratings
Losing. Listen closely to a familiar alibi emanating from the $15-million-a-year lips of Katie Couric, the celebrated news anchor, unapologetic liberal, and epic failure whose five-year tenure helming "CBS Evening...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Bronx A teen gangbanger was chased down and captured moments after he shot and killed a rival gang member and wounded another in University Heights, cops said. Shamal Coles, 17...
Cell-ar dweller co-op suit
Award-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch's Upper East Side co-op has struck a sour note with T-Mobile. The cellphone company filed suit yesterday in Manhattan federal court against the 970 Park Ave....
Double blow vs. 'Dafy
NATO jets pounded Moammar Khadafy's ammunition bunkers near Tripoli and attacked his hometown of Sirte yesterday, as coalition forces huddled on a strategy to drive him from power. Rebel forces...
Unions' 'yea' man in Albany
ALBANY -- State Assemblyman Peter Abbate Jr. may have turned a blind eye to runaway pension costs, but he hasn't lost sight of the benefit of befriending powerful unions that...
Business briefs
Phone trouble A Microsoft exec blamed phone manufac turers for a delay in the update to its Windows Phone 7 smartphone software, though it did not mention the handset makers...
Retail up in March
Sales at US retailers rose in March for a ninth consecutive month, easing concern that the jump in food and fuel costs would cause consumers to retrench. Purchases increased 0.4...
Saluting Israel
The city's Jewish communities will hold a slew of Israel-themed events leading up to the annual Fifth Avenue parade in June. The Jewish Community Relations Council said the goal is...
Andy's power line: I'll undo 12% rate hike
ALBANY -- Gov. Cuomo is racing to the rescue of heavily burdened New York City electricity customers who face a massive and unexpected 12 percent rate hike next month, The...
A deficit of leaders
Talking about the deficit is all the rage in Washington these days. On the heels of Rep. Paul Ryan's bold "path to prosperity" proposal to dramatically slash the deficit and...
NYSE is mulling a dividend
NYSE Euronext is considering the payment of a special dividend to help persuade shareholders to back a takeover by Deutsche Boerse AG, according to a person familiar with the matter....
Apple's 'carts' blanche
The Statue of Liberty and the Empire State Building are bland -- the city's hot new tourist attractions this summer will be zesty street-food carts. A foodie blog is planning...
It's gone too 'Favre'
Former Jets sideline babe Jenn Sterger said her family didn't deserve to be mocked and ridiculed after she blew the whistle on sext quarterback Brett Favre. Ever since she went...
Killer nailed in granny-slay
A convicted killer was arrested after he confessed to savagely stabbing a Bronx grandmother over $80, police said yesterday. Tyrone Ragland, 50, admitted he was high on crack when he...
Walmart worries stoked
Opponents of Walmart implored the Bloomberg administration yesterday to delay the sale of a parcel of city-owned land to real estate developer the Related Cos., which is believed to be...
'Great big' mistake is confusing a 'great' nation with 'big' gov't
President Obama spent 40 minutes yesterday treating the ambitious, far-reaching but completely unofficial long-term budget plan of an unknown Republican congressman as though it were the platform of his 2012...
GE egg on the AP face
Just kidding, General Electric -- your $3.2 billion "refund" is still yours. A pair of hoaxsters yesterday sent out a fake press release complete with a pirated GE logo and...
OMG! Twitter is in disarray
Turnover that has plagued the top ranks at Twitter may drag on for a while. That's because co-founder Jack Dorsey -- who last month returned as executive chairman and product...
Russian restaurant takes W. 57th space
Landlord Kamran Hakim wanted $1 million a year in rent for the former Shelly's Big City space at 41 W. 57th St. that will soon become Café Pushkin -- the...
Aerial probe for serial slay
The FBI will deploy high-tech aerial photography to hunt for more human remains along a Long Island beachfront where up to 10 decomposed bodies have already been found. "We're hoping...
Van der Sloot jail-stab spree
Joran van der Sloot, the suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American college student Natalee Holloway and accused murderer of a poker gal pal, stabbed three people in a Peruvian...
'Rape cops' accuser to testify today
In testimony beginning today and expected to last through tomorrow and maybe into Monday, the woman at the center of the disturbing "Rape Cops" case will describe in lengthy, gripping...
57th St. bus choke hold
A stretch of 57th Street between Third and Lexington avenues is starting to look like the Port Authority Bus Terminal -- with double-parked buses choking traffic and spewing noxious fumes,...
Woman hospitalized after being 'jolted by electricity' at Yankee Stadium
A Brooklyn woman says she got the shock of her life at Yankee Stadium when she stepped on a metal plate and was jolted by so much electricity, she had...
Bigot: I sent 'pig' mail
A self-described Muslim claims she mailed a bloody pig's foot to US Rep. Peter King and a Curious George plush toy to state Sen. Greg Ball to protest their hearings...
Ed boss' blast
Outgoing state Education Commissioner David Steiner unleashed a torrent of criticism of public schools across the state and nation, saying there is a "genuine crisis" in the system, and flunking...
Digital video ads thrive
Digital video advertising grew 40 percent last year as companies raced to carve up a small but growing slice of the online market, a new report shows. Although it a...
O's deficit-busting talk
It was as much a political pep rally as it was a public-policy address, but President Obama's deficit-reduction plan is now on the table and another contentious Washington debate is...
Cuomo's power play
It looks like New Yorkers won't be getting zapped by sharply higher electricity bills next month after all. Gov. Cuomo is expected shortly to introduce legislation meant to deny the...
Prize-$$ hand-brawl
On nearly every flat surface in their home is a trophy with their names on it, proof of their reign as the king and queen of high-school handball. But twins...
Call him Donald Stumped
Donald Trump may be an "apprentice" in American civics. The Donald ducked a question about how many members serve in the House of Representatives in a profile published in Time...
Dooming the dollar
KANSAS CITY, MO. THE lobby of the Federal Re serve Bank building here contains a money museum where a sign offers visitors "Free Money." It is an amusing anomaly, considering...
Bam debts down to nitty-gritty
WASHINGTON -- President Obama warned yesterday of dire consequences if the nation doesn't move quickly to bring its crushing debt under control -- and he called for a $1 trillion...
Chip's out of luck
A Yale-educated medical doctor turned hedge-fund trader is the latest casualty of the government's continued crackdown on insider trading. Joseph F. "Chip" Skowron III surrendered to FBI agents yesterday after...
New iPhone: White on!
Apple is hoping the demand will be white-hot. After a 10-month delay, the company reportedly will begin selling a white iPhone in the next few weeks. The white version will...
Taxing problem
Private-equity titans better get out their checkbooks -- it looks like the tax man is going to be looking for a little more next year. After beating back attempts in...
Bubba's hooked on city
The city's makeover of Times Square was enthusiastically endorsed yesterday by former President Bill Clinton, who recalled being a wide-eyed college freshman visiting 42nd Street decades ago and running into...
Foreclosure fix
Good from afar but far from good. That encapsulates the reaction from Wall Street analysts, foreclosure defense lawyers and other pundits about a sweeping set of decrees unfurled yesterday by...
Newsweek is coping after Harman's death
While Newsweek deals with the sudden loss of its owner and financial backer, the future of the magazine appears to be on firm footing. Editor-in-Chief Tina Brown said yesterday the...
Raj keeps chin up
New York hedge fund billionaire Raj Rajaratnam may be on trial for insider trading and facing a maximum of 25 years in prison if convicted -- but he's not letting...
Panel: Walcott's worthy
Education experts yesterday concluded that Dennis Walcott is "exceptionally qualified" to become the next city schools chancellor, in clear contrast to his predecessor, Cathie Black. A 10-member state advisory panel...
Senate targets Goldman Sachs
A weighty report released yesterday by the Senate panel charged with investigating the causes of the worst recession since the Great Depression, spotlighted Goldman Sachs as one of the main...
Yale gal dies in lab horror
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- A Yale University student nearing graduation was killed in a school lab when her hair was pulled into a piece of machine-shop equipment, an official said...
Dramatic Deutsche-blaze video
First they whipped out their cameras, then they ran for their lives. Two lower Manhattan residents near the Deutsche Bank death-trap fire screened their dramatic home videos and photos of...
Rabbi perv verdict may be KO'd
A convicted sex-offender rabbi serving 33 years in prison could be home for Passover after it was revealed yesterday that another man may have borne false witness against him. Rabbi...
'Copter gust bust lawsuit
Well, blow me down! A Manhattan man claims a burst of wind from a helicopter carrying a bunch of wealthy executives from the East Side to the West Side blew...
Pyramid scheme
Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak tried to flee to Saudi Arabia in a private helicopter before his desperate escape bid was thwarted by alert control tower workers, officials said yesterday....
Fury at top cop award
The Westchester cop who fatally shot a Pace University football star has been named Officer of the Year by his union -- outraging the athlete's family. Pleasantville Officer Aaron Hess...
Bonannos come off as stupid 'Godfather' son
The Bonannos think they're the Corleone family, but not even Mario Puzo could have made up these clowns. Based on recordings former boss-turned-rat Joseph "Big Joey" Massino made of his...
Catherine Zeta-Jones bares psych ordeal
"Chicago" stunner Catherine Zeta-Jones recently checked into a psych ward after suffering depression due to her husband's life-and-death cancer battle, she revealed yesterday. The actress and wife of Oscar-winner Michael...
Park Slope hip-hop truce
Park Slope party poopers have backed off their opposition to a new club in their neighborhood after owners reached an agreement with them on the music and the crowds they'll...
Bank cartel probe in works
US investigators are hot on the trail of some of the world's biggest banks -- including Citigroup and Bank of America, among others -- that may have colluded to manipulate...
10-year-old climbed out of mom's death van
A 10-year-old boy, knowing he had only seconds to live, made an incredible escape from his family's sinking minivan -- moments before it carried his disturbed mother and three young...
It's coming up Rosie
Walk into Rosie Pope’s Carnegie Hill apartment, and one of the first things you’ll notice is something pasted to the elegant hardwood floor. A closer look reveals that it’s a...
The beach is back
The shine is back on South Beach. “You know the Murano Grande building?” Vanessa Grout, president of Douglas Elliman Florida, asks, referring to the Related Group-developed, 270-unit condo tower in...
Time to spring ahead
There I am, still in my flannel bathrobe one late March morning, when I hear a thunderous hammering outside my window. My initial thought is someone is building a house,...
New crop
What a difference a year makes. This time last year, there were only a handful of new developments entering the market. And many of these weren’t even new — they...
Going lower
It’s still ugly out there. More than two years after the housing bust, mortgage lenders want borrowers with perfect credit. Foreclosures? Forget about it. Bankruptcies? Better luck next time. But...
Funny biz
Maybe this home is niiiiiiiice enough for the likes of Borat. Provocative funnyman Sacha Baron Cohen, of “Borat,” “Bruno” and “Ali G.” fame, is looking for a new, sprawling Manhattan...
Just sold!
Manhattan KIPS BAY $272,500 126 E. 30th St. Studio co-op, 350 square feet, with Italian marble bath with whirlpool tub and skylight. Maintenance $571, 52 percent tax-deductible. Asking price $299,000,...
The place to VE
While developers all over the city froze or abandoned projects during the downturn, VE Equities didn’t even break stride. VE’s 250 Bowery development is just one of the firm’s four...
Today's Sports on Air
Baseball*12:10 p.m.Rockies at MetsSNY, WFAN (660 AM)7 p.m.Orioles at YankeesYES, WCBS(880 AM)7 p.m.Phillies at NationalsMLBNGolf9 a.m.European: Malaysian Open, first roundGOLF3 p.m.PGA: Valero Texas Open, first roundGOLF6:30 a.m.Nationwide: Fresh Express Classic,...
Manager rips Mets after latest flop
It took just 11 games, but Terry Collins is mad as hell and ready to kick some fanny. The combustible manager, in the aftermath of the Mets' sixth loss in...
Rockies' Tulowitzki makes Mets pay for pitching to him with base open
Troy Tulowitzki had a home run and three RBIs in Monday's win over the Mets. In eight career games before last night, he hit .429 at Citi Field and then...
Little bit of change does Yankees' Burnett good
A.J. Burnett is changing up his approach to pitching. He is throwing more change-ups, and he also is changing his mental approach to the game. When he gets mad now,...
Celtics coach wary of Knicks’ Big 3
BOSTON -- Celtics coach Doc Rivers said his concern entering his team's upcoming playoff series with the Knicks is that one of the "Big Apple 3" can get hotter than...
Pagan finally breaks out of slump for Mets
There wasn't much for fans filing out of Citi Field to smile about last night. Following a 5-4 loss to the Rockies, their sixth loss in seven games, the Mets...
Yankees' Feliciano may need surgery
Don't expect to see much of -- if it all -- Pedro Feliciano this year. According to manager Joe Girardi, the lefty reliever's MRI exam revealed a serious issue that...
Mets push back Young's start because of biceps tendinitis
Chris Young can take the heat associated with pitching for the Mets -- it's the cold that presents a larger problem. The veteran right-hander is battling biceps tendinitis, leading to...
Nets end season with loss to Bulls
CHICAGO -- The Nets faced the best team in the Eastern Conference last night and wrapped up another lost season with a 97-92 loss to the Bulls. It was a...
NFL sides to resume talks
Big names will be present on both sides when the NFL's owners and locked-out players reconvene for judge-ordered mediation sessions today in Minneapolis. Commissioner Roger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith, chief...
Knicks' Stoudemire vows a tough series vs. Celtics
BOSTON -- Amar'e Stoudemire made an unexpected return from his ankle injury last night against the Celtics in the meaningless regular-season finale at TD Garden. Next time Stoudemire steps foot...
NBA fines Kobe 100G for slur
Kobe Bryant was fined $100,000 by the NBA yesterday for using a derogatory gay term in frustration over a referee's call Tuesday night. NBA Commissioner David Stern issued a swift...
Bill Smith At Yonkers
Post time: 7:10 p.m.Best Bet: Hannah Isabel (9th)FIRST-1 1/16 ml pc; $8,000; conditional4Sammy L(S Smith)8-9-38-57Linden Beauty(D Dube)3-4-33-12EagleHilarious(LStalbam)6-6-35-11Lucky Angel(G Brennan)5-6-610-13Able Yankee(J Stratton)4-8-28-15Noble Descent(J Gregory)4-3-28-16Peteantnart(J Bartlett)6-1-45-1SECOND-1 1/16 ml tr; $12,000; cond2I'm A...
Aqueduct Charts
Apr. 13, 2011 Rain And Muddy. Turf: Off. ©2011 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST -6f; $18,000; clm; 3up; (f&m)Off: 1:01. Good. perched 4w off duel Trainer: John TebbuttTime: 23.41, 47.16, 59.74,...
Santa Anita Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 4:00 pm.FIRST-1/4m; $25,000; clm($100,0); 2YOPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds6Wrrn'sDr.Bo(L),120AQunnzx-x-x7-28Joca Queen(L),117PVlnzax-x-x9-21Miss Fitzy(L),117MPdrzax-x-x6-12SondeAmerca,117AJimnzx-x-x6-13LindaTRules(L),117ADlgdox-x-x12-14AlwaysthSme,120CSntgox-x-x8-15Super Candy,120JHrrrax-x-x8-17Real Dream,117JTalmox-x-x5-19CompassRock(L),120RGucex-x-x8-110NlrnnfrJyci(L),120CMendzx-x-x20-111TribalMoble,120EGomezx-x-x8-1SECOND-5 ½ fur; $34,000; cl($32,0); 4pPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds5ParkTimeLck(L),121RBjrno4-4-19-54AlltheLove(L),121CSthrd1-1-22-11Onefunsnfgn(L),121PVlnza2-2-15-22UltraAwesme(L),121MPdrza2-5-14-13MidnightRge(L),121PAtknn4-7-78-1THIRD-1 mile; $18,000; cl($10,0); 4YOPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds5Mr.Strdyngt(L),121JTalmo4-1-58-56Manofgold(L),121EMldna2-3-25-21GoldenAgsto(L),121KStra6-6-110-12BostonBkdBn(L),121ADlgdo6-5-415-13Sky Thrill(L),121MPdrza5-1-34-14RockSoldKng(L),121PVlnza1-1-93-1FOURTH-6 ½ furT; $28,000; cl($25,0); 4pPNHorse,Wt.JockeyLast 3Odds1TrmptPlyrJy(L),123PVlnza2-2-65-25Leandros(L),123RBjrno6-4-19-52MajestcDmnd(L),121KStra5-5-1012-13PartyMandte(L),121CSntgo3-4-715-14YesIt'saCat(L),123CSthrd5-5-66-16Get...
Tomorrow's Aqueduct Entries
Post Time: 1:00 pm All horses appear in post position orderFIRST4 1/2f; $42,000; mdn spcl wt; 2YOPNHorse Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1a-Forever Noble,115CVelasquezx-x-xWard 2-12Distinctly Donovan,118J Joycex-x-xSalzman 7-23Champ's Metal,118C Lopezx-x-xRice 4-11Aa-Lord Chelsie,118CVelasquezx-x-xWard...
Aqueduct Analysis
Today's analysis.1. 1 mile; $43,000; alw; 3up(f)LADY GRACENOTE returns to route after winning sea sonal debut for new barn. POPPY DAY scratches from stakes yesterday to run in this spot. AMPLY...
Keeneland Analysis by John DaSilva
Post time: 1:15 pm.All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-6 fur; $19,000; clm($30,000); 3upPARADE OF HOMES drops in class after finishing fourth. EMPIRIC and RENEGADE BAND races with Lasix for...
Dutrow denied license
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission yesterday refused to issue a license to scandal-scarred trainer Rick Dutrow Jr. to race in the Bluegrass state in 2011, just three years after he...
Sports shorts
HOOPS: Villanueva suspended Pistons forward Charlie Villanueva was suspended for five games for an on-court altercation and attempting to escalate the incident by entering the opposing team's locker room twice....
Hondo's woofing
Hondo finally stopped the bleeding last night, scoring with the Marlins in Atlanta to slash the defi cit to a manageable 80 cuellars. Tonight, Mr. Aitch is running with the...
Coa on mend
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. -- Jockey Eiber Coa will be discharged from the hospital this afternoon. Coa injured his neck and broke his wrist in a fall from his horse after...
The Post Line
NHLFavoriteLineUnderdogBRUINS$160-180CanadiensFLYERS$140-160SabresSHARKS$170-200KingsOdds to Win SeriesBruins$180-220CanadiensFlyers$135-155SabresSharks$230-280KingsHome team in CAPS
Affrunti's Gulfstream Grade
Post Time: 12:55 pm. FIRST-1 1/8m; $19,800; mdn cl($12,500); 3up; (f&m) 4-Carrietta 3-1 1-SignrnCrn 8-1 8-Naty 10-1 2-Carolteen 20-1 11-Henny Betty 4-1 3-ShesNotbl 12-1 5-RealFortn 5-1 6-EssencfFth 20-1 7-ElegancNtd 30-1...
Garcia's first Yankees start bumped again
Because of Tuesday's rainout, Freddy Garcia still is awaiting his first start of the season, having been bumped for the second time in as many potential starts. It won't come...
A-Rod, Posada homer as Yankees rout Orioles
If you listened long and close enough, you would have believed the Yankees' bats were as dead as a doorknob. Derek Jeter was too old. Jorge Posada couldn't adjust to...
Collins already tired of Mets futility
It is the middle of April, and Citi Field is a morgue. A dreary baseball team that looks all wet plays dreary baseball on a damp, dreary night every bit...
Home Team Lineups
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In the bag
Ladies: Are you looking for a stylish spring bag? Believe it or not, your first stop when shopping this season may be men’s stores and departments. This spring, tailored and...
Weird but true
A St. Louis pervert picked the wrong victims. The naked man slunk into the locker room of the girls' track team at Sand Ridge JHS. When the track coach confronted...
New coach Masiello vows to fix Manhattan
Steve Masiello hasn't had much experience with losing. Yet, despite taking over a Manhattan Jaspers team that finished second to last in the MAAC the past two seasons, he doesn't...
Semin scores in OT; Caps beat Rangers in Game 1
WASHINGTON -- Alexander Semin scored at 18:24 of overtime and the Washington Capitals rallied for a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference...
Tulowitzki homers again, Rockies beat Mets 5-4
Troy Tulowitzki hit a go-ahead homer through the thick fog and the Colorado Rockies, off to the best start in club history, beat the New York Mets 5-4 on Wednesday...
Celtics and Knicks rest for 1st round of playoffs
BOSTON — Avery Bradley scored a career-high 20 points as Boston's "B'' team beat the Knicks' second string 112-102 on Wednesday night in a regular-season finale both teams used to...
Santorum announces presidential exploratory committee
WASHINGTON -- Former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum announced late Wednesday that he has formed a presidential exploratory committee. "I've been to 25 states over the past year ... and have...
SI woman's death ruled a homicide
Police say a Staten Island woman found dead inside her home was strangled and her husband is facing a murder charge. Eva Rubin was found dead in the bedroom of...
Christ the King ace Mortillaro signs with Manhattan College
Joe Mortillaro has been waiting to exhale. Finally, on Wednesday the Christ the King senior pitcher took a deep breath and signed a National Letter of Intent at Manhattan College....
Where it's always sunny
One prime example of Miami real estate’s rise, fall and rebound is Sunny Isles Beach. High-end buildings in the waterfront area, north of Bal Harbour and south of Golden Beach...
Red Bulls reportedly mulling Emirates Cup invite
If he can get healthy, Thierry Henry could make a return to play at Arsenal...kind of. His Red Bulls are reportedly mulling an invitation to the 2011 Emirates Cup competition.Red Bull...