August 13, 2009
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ON DUTY DURING MID-AIR CRASH SUSPENDED
A Teterboro air traffic controller handling the flight of the single-engine Piper plane that crashed into a chopper was talking on the phone to his girlfriend at the time of...
Top picks near deadline
By GEORGE A. KING IIISEATTLE -- Slade Heathcott and John Murphy have until Monday at midnight to decide what their baseball future will look like.Heathcott, the Yankees' No. 1 pick...
TIGERS SHUT OUT RED SOX
BOSTON -- Justin Verlander knew it was his last batter, and it was a dangerous one. So the Tigers right-hander reached back for a pair of 100 mph fastballs that...
UFL TEAM WILL PLAY AT CITI FIELD
The New York Sentinels of the UFL will play one home game at Citi Field, one at Giants Stadium, and one in East Hartford, Conn., at Rentschler Field, the league...
TWO KILLED, TWO INJURED IN APPARENT HARLEM ROBBERY ATTEMPT
A 72-year-old Harlem business owner turned Bernie Goetz on four would-be robbers this afternoon, pulling a pump-action shot gun from beneath his desk and opening fire, killing two and wounding...
Drama Mama: Why aren't you 'Mad'?
Don't want to dig out your matching dark shirt-tie combos now that ABC has relaunched early 00's bloated juggernaut "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Let Drama Mama help. Here's...
'PERV' PHOTOGRAPHED ON SUBWAY BUSTED
A perv whose mug was captured on film by a quick-thinking straphanger after he began masturbating in front of her on a Manhattan subway was busted this afternoon, police said....
2 TEENS ARRESTED IN QUEENS FOR DRAG RACING
Two teenagers were arrested today after they crashed their cars while drag racing in Queens, injuring two young passengers -- one seriously, authorities said. David Lakhchakov, 16, and David Badalov,...
Two-minute drill clicks
BY PAUL SCHWARTZALBANY - In describing what's gone on thus far in training camp, Tom Coughlin colorfully pointed out once again that the Giants defense is clearly more ready than...
BOY FIGHTS FOR HIS LIFE AFTER TWO TEENAGERS CRASH CARS ON FRANNY LEW
A 12-year-old boy is clinging to life and two Queens teenagers, one of them unlicensed, have been arrested following an automobile crash late Wednesday night on Francis Lewis Boulevard on...
Jackson lone local Triple-A BA Best Tools mention
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes**********Austin Jackson was the only local player named in Baseball America's "Best Tools" for Triple-A. Jackson was cited as being the...
Double-A BA Best Tools features Yankees, Mets
You can now follow Beating the Bushes on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NYP_Bushes**********Both the Mets and Yankees have prospects featured on Baseball America's "Best Tools" list for the Double-A Eastern League. The results...
Two AHL games at Prudential Center
The Devils will play host to two American Hockey League games this season the Prudential Center, the team announced. Their top development team, the Lowell Devils, will play their Atlantic...
Lee Still Hurting, No Way for D-Wade
By FRED KERBERCourtney Lee is still hurting over his trade to the Nets, according to Dwight Howard.And Dwyane Wade is not even thinking Nets - or Knicks - should he...
PITINO PHONE MESSAGE REVEALS RELATIONSHIP
The woman who claims she was raped by former Knicks coach Rick Pitino has disclosed a phone message she says is from him soon after she told him she was...
Kourtney Kardashian Reveals Baby Daddy
Kourtney Kardashian is pregnant and on-again boyfriend Scott Disick is the father.The fact that Kourtney's eggo is preggo comes as perplexing news to those who have been "Keeping Up With...
UP PENALTY ON DRUNK DRIVERS WHO ENDANGER KIDS
In the wake of the wrong-way crash that killed eight people along the Taconic State Parkway, Gov. Paterson proposed a new law today aimed at drunk drivers who endanger kids....
ILLINOIS MAN JAILED FOR YAWNING GOES FREE
JOLIET, Ill. -- An Illinois judge has freed a man who had been in jail for three weeks after letting loose a loud yawn during a sentencing hearing. Thirty-three-year-old Clifton...
TAXICAB MOWS DOWN BOY IN HARLEM
A yellow cab mowed down and killed a 6-year-old boy this afternoon as he crossed a Harlem street with his mother, police and witnesses said. The driver, who has not...
DRUNK LONG ISLAND WOMAN HITS TEEN CYCLIST
HAMPTON BAYS, N.Y. -- Police say an intoxicated Long Island woman, driving with her 6-year-old son in her vehicle, injured a teenager on a bicycle. Southampton Town Police say Caroline...
YO, TEACH! TONY DANZA POISED TO HEAD BACK TO CLASS
PHILADELPHIA -- Following stints as a sitcom star, talk show host and Broadway leading man, Tony Danza is going back to school - to teach. Pending approval by city school...
Would Paula Abdul Look This Posh?
Victoria Beckham dresses to impress "American Idol" wannabes and fans outside a hotel in Denver, CO where the former Spice Girl will guest judge the first-round of auditions in the...
Kate to Regis: My Marriage to Jon is Over
Kate Gosselin, who looked fresh-faced and sounded somber, slammed the door shut on her marriage with Jon on "Live With Regis and Kelly."After taking some of her own shots at...
Preseason schedule
From the New York KnicksThe Knicks have announced their preseason schedule, which includes four games at Madison Square Garden and three road games.The schedule is as follows:Date; Opponent; Arena; TimeOct....
DEALS: JetBlue's $599 buffet
JetBlue's new All-You-Can-Jet Pass is so out of control, even Drudge took a break from inciting people to shoot up townhall meetings to pimp it on his Web site.Why the...
The Best Player In Team Sports
Just a reminder - I'm on Twitter. Hope you come follow me.First, some items. Then the list.-Good to see Hard Knocks back on HBO last night. Felt bad for Reggie...
Toronto: Another Clooney
Not satisified with offering George Clooney in Jason Reitman's "Up in the Air,'' the Toronto International Film Festival has announced a second Clooney film on the roster. "Men Who Stare...
Jon Hamm on 'Jimmy Fallon'
Jon Hamm isn't allowed to let any spoilers slip -- per series creator Matthew Weiner's orders -- but he does take last night's "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" opportunity to...
UPSTATE N.Y. POLICE OFFICERS TREATED AFTER AMMONIA LEAK
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Two police officers in upstate New York are being treated for exposure to ammonia fumes after a leak at a milk processing plant in Rochester. Fire officials...
COAST GUARD SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR QNS. SWIMMER
NEW YORK -- The Coast Guard says it has suspended its search for a man who disappeared after wading into waist-high water in New York City's Far Rockaway Inlet. Haywood...
CABLEVISION TAPS MEDIA BIG SMITH
BETHPAGE, N.Y. -- Cablevision Systems Corp. has hired a publishing executive to oversee operations at both News 12 Networks and Newsday. The company says Tad Smith, formerly of Reed Business...
LARGEST CITY UNION BACKS BLOOMBERG FOE
NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg is dealing with a political setback as the city's largest municipal union endorses his chief Democratic challenger. District Council 37 is backing City Comptroller...
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT PHOTOS POSTED ON TWITTER
A Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition employee has put several photos from recent shoots up on her Twitter feed, including a handful of last year's cover model, Bar Refaeli. The 24-year-old...
Clint Dempsey inks Fulham extension
Follow the Post's soccer coverage on Twitter!U.S. National Team standout Clint Dempsey has inked an extension that will keep him at Fulham until 2013.Dempsey left New England for the Cottagers...
Keepin' It 'Real': More Issues Than Vogue
By Anthony Sulla-HeffingerWith Joey gone, we may be down to seven roomies, but there's still loads of drama waiting to unload in Cancun.With the exception of Ayiiia, the roommates are...
GUITAR LEGEND LES PAUL DEAD AT 94
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Les Paul, who pioneered the solid-body electric guitar later wielded by a legion of rock 'n' roll greats, died Thursday of complications from pneumonia. He was...
Chat rewind: Aug. 13
Click on the replay arrow in the graphic below to revisit my hour-long live chat on the Mets:Mets chat with Bart Hubbuch
WAS THE FIX IN?
EJ MCMAHON MISSES MAYOR LINDSAY
Coverage in The Post
PHOENIX -- The potentially season-ending news on Carlos Delgado and David Wright's knee strain in the ninth inning more than overshadowed any good vibes for the Mets from their 6-4...
COP-ON-COP SHOOTER NOT INDICTED BY MANHATTAN GRAND JURY
A white cop has been cleared of criminal charges for mistakenly shooting and killing a black rookie officer in plainclothes this past May in East Harlem, the Manhattan DA's office...
HILLARY UTTERS GAFFE REGARDING 2000 ELECTION DURING NIGERIA VISIT
Hillary Clinton's trip across Africa just got more controversial. Clinton caused another firestorm during her trouble-plagued Africa tour last night by drawing comparisons between political corruption in Nigeria and President...
ON THE (SAME OLD) WATERFRONT
LONGSHOREMEN'S UNION BOSS/FMR NYPD COMMISH ON THE SCANDALAMSPEC'S JEREMY LOTT LOOKS BACK AT THE MOVIE
REP. ANTHONY WEINER ENDORSES CANDIDATE BOB ZUCKERMAN
President Barack Obama might have backed off on single-payer health care since winning the White House, but the candidates hoping to succeed Bill de Blasio in the New York City...
EX-CLINTON STAFFER ACCUSED OF SMUGGLING KNIFE, NEEDLES INTO DEATH ROW
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas -- A former chief of staff for Bill Clinton when he was governor of Arkansas faces felony charges accusing her of trying to smuggle a knife and...
BRONX POST OFFICES SET FOR CLOSURE
Eight of 677 post offices set to close nationwide are in the Bronx, borough residents learned recently. Saddled with costly retiree health benefits and wounded by a decrease in mail,...
LEAVING TOO SOON?
ANNE APPLEBAUM ON AUGUST'S GEOPOLITICAL SURPRISES
OBAMACARE KILLS HEALTH COMPETITION
THE DC EXAMINER'S BYRON YORK PARSES OBAMA'S 'POST OFFICE' GAFFESLATE'S MICKEY KAUS ON THE RATIONING DEBATE
DOMINICANS AFTERPARTY DROPS IN WBURG
After a long and festive day celebrating their Dominican heritage on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, Williamsburg's Dominican-American community took to the streets for a five-hour party Sunday during the 22nd...
BELOVED MAIL CARRIER'S TRANSFER RILES RESIDENTS
Through rain and hail, sleet and snow, postman Santos Caraballo has delivered the mail to Cadman Towers, 101 Clark Street. But now between the diminishing amount of mail volume, and...
CLAWS COME OUT IN 39 FIGHT
They're chummy no more. Battle lines were drawn in the historically friendly fight for the 39th Council District Tuesday when the two leading candidates -- Brad Lander and Josh Skaller...
SONIA SOTOMAYOR'S CONFIRMATION TO BE CELEBRATED IN HER NATIVE BOROUGH
The confirmation of Bronx native Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court Justice will not go without celebration in the borough. Two elected officials are planning on inviting...
HOUSE FOR VET DELAYED
It was a heartwarming "First Nail" ceremony when a severely-wounded veteran opened the door on his new life after four years in Veterans Administration hospitals and nursing homes. Now, concerns...
Ad Hoc Hosts Chris Stain, Armsrock
After four years, Ad Hoc Art, the East Williamsburg street art destination, threw its last full show on August 7 at its gallery space (49 Bogart Street), the anchor tenant...
TOUGHEN THE TESTS
GOTHAMSCHOOLS.ORG PROFILES DAVID STEINERCHARTER-SCHOOL OPERATOR THOMAS CARROLL'S ADVICE FOR THE NEW ED COMMISH
PEDRO WINS IN RETURN TO MAJORS
CHICAGO -- At age 37, Pedro Martinez says he feels better than he has in years. He's healthier, eager and back in the major leagues with the defending World Series...
'GREEN' CAR? TRY BLACKOUT CITY
AUTOBLOG GREEN PARSES CHEVY'S 230-MPG CLAIM
JACKSON'S GLITTERY GLOVE UP FOR AUCTION
LOS ANGELES -- The glittery glove that Michael Jackson wore when he unveiled his moonwalk on TV in 1983 is hitting the auction block.PHOTOS: Jackson's Things That Almost Went Up...
Live blog from PGA Championship
By GEORGE WILLISCHASKA, Minn. -The weather couldn't be more perfect for the opening round of the 91st PGA Championship. Temperatures should reach the 90s and what little wind is expected...
REPORT: CHENEY FELT BUSH STOPPED TAKING HIS ADVICE
WASHINGTON -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney believes his old boss, President George W. Bush, gradually turned away from his advice during their second term in the White House, showing...
Deal Close for Ledger's Last Flick
The movie that Heath Ledger was shooting when he died will probably be released later this year. Variety reports that Sony Pictures Classics is close to a deal for the...
SEMINERIO'S HUSTLING KILLED PARKWAY: SUIT
New Parkway Hospital in Forest Hills and its former chief executive officer, Robert Aquino, have filed a lawsuit against New York state that alleges the medical center was forced to...
CAMBRIA HEIGHTS FAMILY SEARCHES FOR MURDER INFO
After 10 months of no leads in the murder of her 14-year-old daughter inside their Cambria Heights home, Shirada Matthews took matters into her own hands Friday. Matthews and advocates...
CAMPAIGN GROUP STILL SPENDING MCLAUGHLIN'S FUNDS
Although disgraced former state Assemblyman Brian McLaughlin is serving a prison sentence for stealing from his campaign, campaign finances records show his re-election committee has remained active and has doled...
'Avatar Day' Details Revealed
Starting Monday at noon PST, Fox will be distributing free tickets to free 3-D screenings of a 16-minute extended trailer for "Avatar,'' with an on-screen introduction by director James Cameron....
Handball court blasting
Handball court blastingAn 18-year-old was listed in critical condition after he was struck in the chest with a BB gun pellet at a neighborhood basketball court.Police said that the teen...
WOMAN 'FESSES UP TO RAPE LIE
She had a new husband, a baby on the way, and found religion in the Catholic Church. But one sin haunted Biurny Peguero Gonzalez's new life: There was a man...
WEIRD BUT TRUE
Here's a fishy tale about one that got away. A woman driving in Marblehead, Ohio, had her windshield smashed by a 5-pound fish that had fallen from the mouth of...
FINANCIAL DISTRICT
This "dramatic and grand" Liberty Street loft condo occupies a full 5,369-square-foot floor and features five "generously proportioned" bedrooms, 4½ bathrooms and 10 "tremendous" closets, as well as 12-foot ceilings....
LAUREL HOLLOW, LI
You don't need to worry about keeping up with the Joneses in this, the "original Jones homestead," built in 1783. The 3.53-acre estate includes a seven-bedroom, seven-plus-bathroom frame house, along...
GREENWICH, CONN.
As far as peninsulas go, Willowmere is one of the most "exclusive." And that's where this "spectacular" 1885 landmark Victorian sits, overlooking the "sparkling waters" of Greenwich Cove. The 8,000-square-foot,...
FLATIRON
Bedrooms: 1 Bathrooms: 1½ Square feet: 856 -- Common charges: $337 -- Inside a restored 1851 townhouse on a landmarked section of West 22nd Street is this "designer" condo, which...
CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN
Bedrooms: 5 Bathrooms: 2 Square feet: 2,822 -- So, you can still land a Brooklyn brownstone for less than a million -- if you're willing to go a bit farther...
POUND RIDGE, NY
Bedrooms: 4 Bathrooms: 3½ Square feet: 4,170 -- Built in the "desirable" Dann Farm area, this Westchester Colonial is designed for both "entertaining and everyday living," from the living room...
Just sold!
Manhattan GRAMERCY $1,375,000 42 E. 20th St. Two-bedroom, two-bath condo, 1,602 square feet, with kitchen with Sub-Zero refrigerator, Viking oven and Bosch dishwasher, marble bath with soaking tub and separate...
El no
Will Alec Baldwin soon be changing the name of his production company from El Dorado Pictures to Dakota Pictures? The bloviating "30 Rock" actor wants to sell his co-op in...
KITTY CORNER
* You might mistake the colorful Wall Flower Scratcher ($42) by Marmalade for a piece of art, but your cat won't. Hang one of these durable, recycled-cardboard scratchers on your...
PRISON TIME FOR 'BAT'TERY
STROUDSBURG, Pa. -- A New Jersey man has been sentenced to prison for a baseball bat attack on a mayor and county official in northeastern Pennsylvania. A Monroe County jury...
FLORIDA GRABS RIKERS INMATE
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Sheriff's deputies have extradited a prolific counterfeiter nicknamed "The Rock" from Rikers Island. Carl Brown, 47, was delivered from Rikers this week to face more...
US 'LANDMARK' TERRORIST GUILTY
ATLANTA -- A 23-year-old man was convicted yesterday of aiding terrorist groups by sending videotapes of US landmarks overseas, after a federal jury rejected his arguments that his chatter about...
NJ 'BRIBE' POL AWOL
Embattled Jersey City Council President Mariano Vega was absent from yesterday's council meeting that included two more resignations connected to a corruption scandal. Vega is charged with accepting $10,000 in...
THIRD ID IN LI ARSON-SLAY
Detectives have identified the third shooting victim found in the smoldering ashes of a suspicious Long Island house fire. Mykier Daniels was found shot in a charred bedroom along with...
A'JAD SLAMMED ON JAIL DEATHS
TEHRAN, Iran -- A key pro-reform political party yesterday blamed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the death of protesters detained after the June 12 election. Reformists have seized on the mistreatment...
'85 MURDER PROBE FOILED
OVID, NY -- Investigators say the state Health Department has stymied their efforts to use a sophisticated DNA technique to try to solve the 1985 slaying of a Minnesota college...
BOY WONDER TO THE RESCUE
He's a momma's boy who's also a hero. Tahlique Garay, a 5-year-old from Queens, made a quick-thinking call to 911 after his pregnant mom blacked out in their home last...
JETER GETS HIS GAUDY FLA. GATES
The Great Wall of Jeter is going up in Florida. Tampa officials rejected protests by Derek Jeter's neighbors and voted to allow the Yankee superstar to erect a massive, six-foot...
BUBBA BOOK IS HIGH ON HARLEM
A new guide sponsored by former President Bill Clinton's foundation is showcasing the highlights of Harlem. The Spotlight on Harlem guide from the Zagat Survey gives reviews on more than...
PALIN CLEARED ON E-MAILS
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A judge has ruled that the Alaska governor's office can use private e-mail accounts to conduct state business, as former Gov. Sarah Palin sometimes did. Superior Court...
ANOTHER QNS. DROWN TRAGEDY
A drunk Queens man who took an early-morning swim in the dangerous waters off the Rockaways was pulled out to sea in front of his stunned girlfriend, police said yesterday....
NYPD DAILY BLOTTER
Manhattan Police say the man pictured right robbed a bank in Greenwich Village. The unidentified crook, who stands 5-foot-6 and weighs 160 pounds, entered the Capital One branch at University...
SUPREME PRAISE
WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama rejoiced yesterday in the ascendancy of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, saying her achievement will be an inspiration for generations. "When Justice Sotomayor put...
BRAINIAC'S BAD BREAK
A noted scientist may have found a formula for turning a pot of coffee into a pot of gold. Former Columbia University researcher Kristopher Karnauskas yesterday filed a $10 million...
PAL: LOVE GOV TO BE LIVE-IN LARGE WITH TRYST MATE
The strains of Latin music could soon be wafting from South Carolina's executive mansion. Embattled Gov. Mark Sanford is considering having his Argentine lover, who he has called his "soul...
'DUNK' GUARD SPLASH
The city's parks commissioner has come to the defense of an Upper Manhattan lifeguard arrested for dunking a teen swimmer -- refusing to suspend the criminally charged man and vowing...
BUNKER MENTALITY
WASHINGTON -- The State Department's spokesman teed off on President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela yesterday for calling golf a "bourgeois sport." Once-a-week golfer P.J. Crowley swung hard at the leftist...
POSTAL SERVICE'S 'LOVE' LETTER TO LUCY ERA
LOS ANGELES -- The US Postal Service is going into showbiz. Sales began yesterday of commemorative stamps featuring classic characters from the golden 1950s. The 20-stamp campaign was launched at...
O SALUTES 'HUMAN SPIRIT' WITH 16 MEDALS OF FREEDOM
WASHINGTON -- President Obama awarded the Medal of Freedom to 16 "agents of change" yesterday, highlighting their accomplishments as examples of the heights a person can reach and the difference...
BX. 'BEAT' COPS HIT WITH SUIT
A witness who found himself looking down the barrel of a gun when he tried to stop two hot-headed off-duty cops from allegedly beating a driver in a road-rage attack...
PARK PERK BACK
A year after the city cracked down on the number of parking placards issued to its workers, the principals union has won its members the right to get 'em back....
JETBLUE PASS SAVES GREEN
JetBlue Airways, working to keep planes full after the peak summer travel season ends, is offering a $599 travel pass that lets passengers take unlimited flights for a month. The...
UNHOLY CHURCH MOUSE
Is nothing sacred? Local labor leaders let loose with an unholy tirade against a Catholic church yesterday when they set up an enormous inflatable rat outside the sanctuary doors to...
JACKO WOMB WITH A MEXICAN VIEW
A Mexican-born San Diego nurse named Helena with a "girl next door" look is the woman Michael Jackson chose as a surrogate mom for his youngest son, following a bizarre...
$12M TWU GREAT TRAIN 'ROBBERY'
Transit-union officials demanded a slew of outrageous perks to strong-arm the MTA into killing a plan that would have saved the cash-strapped agency $12 million, The Post has learned. The...
ASTOR HAD NO 'WILL' POWER
Utterly addled by Alzheimer's, philanthropist Brooke Astor couldn't remember, at times, who her own son was. Worth $180 million, she mistakenly feared she was broke and failed her neurologists' simplest...
DEAD DRUNK KIN'S 'NUMB'SKULL PLOY
Anbesol caused the wrong-way DWI crash on the Taconic State Parkway that killed eight people. That's the absurd explanation the dead drunken driver's family lawyer is now giving. It's the...
TREADING ON A SLIPPERY SLOPE
Is "Robert Downey Jr." a cheater? Do you have to fake an orgasm with "Sean Penn"? Is "Alec Baldwin" a psychiatrist hog? Yes -- according to Amy Sohn's fictional characterizations...
THE STARS COME OUT EN MASSE
Amy Sohn's new novel "Prospect Park West" is riddled with name-dropping and celeb references, all surrounding train-wreck protagonist Melora Leigh, a pill-popping, two-time Oscar winner. Here are our picks for...
ANNA NICOLE BOOK ON TRIAL
Claims that Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer had gay sex with her baby daddy may have been "too explosive" for author Rita Cosby to let the truth get in the way....
SENATE DEMS HIRE SCANDAL AIDE
ALBANY -- An aide to Gov. Paterson was deemed "too irresponsible and immature" to keep his job, but state Senate Democratic Conference leader John Sampson of Brooklyn hired him back...
DOGFIGHT'S 'FREAK' TWIST
At $800 a leg, perhaps it wasn't such a bad deal. TV Judge and former Westchester DA Jeanine Pirro ruled yesterday that a Coney Island freak-show operator should be paid...
DOUGLAS-KIN JAIL MATES
Michael Douglas' druggie son was hauled off to a federal lockup yesterday for allegedly violating the terms of his house arrest by asking his gal pal to bring him an...
NEW ATTYS. FOR 'QAEDA' MOM
The government of Pakistan will pay for new lawyers to defend the alleged "al Qaeda mom" accused of opening fire on US personnel in Afghanistan last year. The decision was...
TRAGIC TOURISTS TAKEN HOME
The bodies of five Italian tourists killed in a tragic Hudson River air collision began their sad journey home yesterday as 15 members of Congress demanded the FAA temporarily ban...
PEDRO-KIN 'NO SHOW' NO-NO
The son of state Senate leader Pedro Espada Jr. today will resign from a specially created $120,000-a-year state job after The Post found he wasn't at work and the attorney...
AMAZIN' DISCOUNT DUCATS
Mets ticket prices are heading south along with the team's record. The not-so-Amazin's announced yesterday they are cutting prices -- in some cases 50 percent -- for 13 of the...
BILL SIDESTEPS GRILL OVER HILL
Bill Clinton yesterday dodged questions about his wife's now-infamous outburst when she was asked a question about his views during an official mission in Africa. He told reporters in Harlem...
LAZY COP'S A JERK
A lazy Harlem cop is being probed for blowing off a subway rider who tried to give her a cellphone picture of a man she caught masturbating on the train,...
BERNIE'S 'FLAME' WHO GOT BURNED
An accountant who publicly blamed imprisoned con man Bernard Madoff for stealing her family's savings has written a book that will disclose that they once had an extramarital affair. Sheryl...
GREEN GROWER
More "green days" have sprouted for environmentalist and native daughter Majora Carter, founder of the nonprofit Sustainable South Bronx. Since Carter won a Liberty Medal in the Lifetime Achievement category...
MUMBAI MURDER TEAM LEFT DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS
MUMBAI, India -- The gunmen who launched a bloody assault on Mumbai carried GPS devices and a satellite phone that shows they traveled from Pakistan, an FBI expert testified yesterday...
Freddie's not dead!
IF Harlem's Frederick Douglass Boulevard had a MySpace page and wanted to accurately describe its mood, "Hopeful" would be a good pick. Much has been made of Harlem's 125th Street...
Harlem hangs on
SHOPPING for a condo in Harlem four or five months ago was a bit like being the prettiest girl in a room full of hormone-charged teenage boys. If you were...
SPORTS SHORTS
NBA: Wallace back in DetroitBen Wallace, who played for the Pistons from 2001-06, signed a free-agent deal with Detroit yesterday. * The Cavaliers signed free agent forward Leon Powe to...
SI STYMIES JERSEY IN LL SERIES
BRISTOL, Conn. -- Beam them up, Scotti. Mission accomplished for right-hander Anthony Scotti, whose 4 1/3 innings of shutout relief helped South Shore National of Staten Island inch closer to...
INJURIES OVERSHADOW RARE METS WIN
PHOENIX -- A brief bit of light at the end of this Western trip yesterday quickly was snuffed out by more injury darkness for the snake-bitten Mets. BOX SCOREMETS BLOGHUBBUCH...
NO SET DATE FOR WAGNER'S RETURN
PHOENIX -- Billy Wagner is getting close, but the Mets say they still have no target date for the veteran reliever's return to the major leagues. BOX SCOREMETS BLOGHUBBUCH ON...
HONDO: LET'S GET TWO
Hondo dug himself an even deeper hole last night when losses by the Royals and Cubs overwhelmed his win with the Rangers and left him with IOUs totaling 520 larys....
YOUKILIS GETS 5-GAME BAN
Boston's Kevin Youkilis and Detroit pitcher Rick Porcello were suspended for five games each yesterday and fined by Major League Baseball for their roles in a benches-clearing confrontation Tuesday. The...
SO-SO PEDRO EARNS 'W'
Pedro Martinez returned to the majors with a win, pitching five innings and leading the Phillies over the Cubs 12-5 last night in Chicago. Martinez (1-0) allowed seven hits and...
GIVE US LIBERTY: PELOSI'S HISTORY LESSON
The recent outrageous actions by President Obama, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the liberal wing of the Democratic Party is most illustrative of their intellectually deluded mindset ("Dems Unglued," Jonah...
OBAMACARE KILLS HEALTH COMPETITION
PRESIDENT Obama has repeatedly said that one of his "reform" goals is to increase "competition and choice" in the US health-care system -- but the policies he's pursuing would actually...
TRAFFIC JAM AHEAD
Stimulus money is supposed to create or save jobs, not be used to pay for raises ("Mayor Mike's Complicity," Editorial, Aug. 12). Instead of investing that money to turn New...
TOUGHEN THE TESTS
DAVID Steiner, our new state commissioner of education, has a golden opportunity to restore New York's reputation as a national leader in education. One of his first targets should be...
US & SWISS REACH UBS TAX ACCORD
The US and Switzerland settled a Justice Department lawsuit against banking giant UBS seeking the names of Americans suspected of evading taxes through 52,000 secret Swiss accounts. The governments have...
LEAVING TOO SOON?
VIOLENCE is rising again in Iraq -- just as the country begins, for the first time since the fall of Saddam Hussein, to seriously contemplate life without American troops. Are...
FED WILL SLOW DOWN THE DOLLAR PRINTING PRESSES
THE Federal Reserve will not launch the QE II. We're not talking ships here. Oh no, if only we were! QE stands for "quantitative easing," which is just a fancy...
APTS TO RENT: $2B
First it was the banks and automakers that got a helping hand from Uncle Sam -- and soon some New York City apartment complexes could get one, too. A bill...
REALDVD IS REALLY HIT HARD
Post photo composite RealNetworks' DVD-copying software will remain off the market after Walt Disney and other movie studios won a ruling that the product violates laws protecting copyrighted works. US...
HOME PRICES FALL FASTER
Home price declines in the US accelerated in the second quarter, dropping by a record 15.6 percent from a year earlier, as foreclosure sales weighed on values. The median price...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Blackstone Blackstone Group LP plans to sell 10-year senior unsecured notes, according to a source. Terms haven't been set.Higher Toll Toll Brothers jumped 15 percent, the most since 1992, after...
AMARANTH'S $7.5M DEAL
Amaranth Advisors LLC, a hedge fund that collapsed in 2006, will pay $7.5 million to settle allegations from US regulators that it tried to manipulate natural-gas futures. The agreement ends...
MUSIC TO US EARS
The World Trade Organization yesterday cleared a major path into the Chinese market, ruling that US media companies don't have to sell their wares only to state-approved or state-run agencies....
MACY'S HITS $7M PROFIT AS LIZ GETS HAMMERED
Weak results at Macy's and Liz Claiborne signaled that the sluggish economy is taking its toll on the longtime partnerships between department stores and their suppliers. While Macy's second-quarter earnings...
CREDITORS MAY TRUMP THE DONALD
Trump Entertainment Resorts bondholders offered to invest $175 million in the bankrupt casino operator and sell one of the properties for $75 million to thwart Donald Trump's bid to regain...
CALL IT BENNY'S BOUNCE
Even Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is starting to see green shoots. Yesterday, the central bank further juiced the markets by taking a decidedly rosier -- though still measured --...
SEC CHARGES COMING FOR PEQUOT, SAMBERG
The Securities and Exchange Commission continues to zero in on fallen hedge-fund maven Arthur Samberg. Three months after he announced he was closing his hedge fund Pequot Capital Management because...
GREENBERG, AIG EXECS SETTLE FRAUD SUIT
Maurice R. "Hank" Greenberg, American International Group Inc.'s former chief executive, and a group of former AIG executives have agreed to pay $115 million to settle a shareholder lawsuit over...
HARSH WORD FOR M'SOFT
SAN FRANCISCO -- Microsoft Corp. faces the possibility of having to halt US sales of its flagship Word software after a Toronto technology company won a lawsuit that, if upheld,...
LAUREN SLAPPED WITH LIFEGUARD SUIT
Yesterday was no day at the beach for Polo Ralph Lauren. The famed clothing company was sued for trademark infringement for slapping the word "lifeguard" on T-shirts and polo shirts....
ON THE (SAME OLD) WATERFRONT
One: The working conditions are bad. Two: They're bad because the mob does the hiring. Three: The only way to break the mob is to stop letting them get away...
WAS THE FIX IN?
If the arbitrated wage hikes for transit workers that were announced Tues day -- and the $350 million hole they bored into the MTA's budget -- don't outrage New Yorkers,...
RICK CAN GET AX IN ABORTION SEX FLAP
He's the Mr. Fix-It of basketball -- badly in need of his own magic touch. Former Knicks coach Rick Pitino -- who made his career resurrecting tanking college programs --...
'GREEN' CAR? TRY BLACKOUT CITY
SORRY, the new Chevrolet Volt does not promise a "green" revolution -- indeed, the car could trigger a whole new wave of blackouts. Chevrolet notes that the key to high-mileage...
SOTOMAYOR CONFIRMATION TO BE CELEBRATED IN THE BRONX
The confirmation of Bronx native Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court Justice will not go without celebration in the borough. Two elected officials are planning on inviting...
MARSHALLS OPENS AT GATEWAY
The south Bronx has a new Yankee Stadium, a new Metro North station and now a new Marshalls. The national bargain store opened at the Gateway Center shopping mall ""...
MUNI-METERS IN MORRIS PARK
Out with the old and in with the new.Morris Park residents and shoppers can expect a change coming to their business district within in the next few weeks, as standard...
49TH PRECINCT HOLDS 7TH ANNUAL CLESSE RUN
Its time to break out the running shoes in preparation for the 49th Precinct's 7th annual 5K 9/11 Memorial Run in honor of Lt. Thomas Clesse. The run began in...
BALLET PUTS A NEW SPIN ON FOLK ROCK
MARTHA Wainwright wants to turn you on -- to ballet. The latest star in a folk-rock dynasty is teaming up with Christopher Wheeldon's ballet company Morphoses for a free evening...
TERMS OF INFRINGEMENT
IRONY must be dead. How else to explain the absence this year of "[Random Thing Here]: The Musical," that perverse perennial of the New York International Fringe Festival? The 13th...
'IDOL' WAVE NEEDS MODERN TOUCH
AMERICA was right -- kinda. Judging from Tuesday's Nassau Coliseum concert, Kris Allen, not Adam Lambert, is in fact the rightful winner of the 2009 "American Idol" contest. Lambert, who...
EMMYS 'SHIFTING' SHAFTED
THE TV Academy has scrapped plans to "time-shift" eight categories into this year's Emmys telecast. Translation: all awards will now air live, in real time. The academy set off a...
'GREY'S' EN ESPANOL
ABC, which turned a Spanish-language telenovela into "Ugly Betty," is now doing the reverse with "Grey's Anatomy." Colombian TV has begun production on "A Corazon Abierto" ("An Open Heart"), a...
SWEET MUSIC
IF you were there, if you just wanted to be there, if you're angry that you're just 17 and were born a quarter century too late to be there --...
'8' FATIGUE
IF the numbers are any indication, TLC's "Jon & Kate Plus 8" has returned to its origins as a niche cable series. WATCH: Kate to Regis: My Marriage to Jon...
'DANCING' REGS TO SAVE LEGS
Dancing With the Stretchers THEY'RE hoping the old "break a leg!" adage won't ring so true on this season's "Dancing With the Stars." After last season's injury-plagued roster stumbled to...
IT'S ALIVE!
SUCCESS with 60s-era ad execs and suburban crystal meth cooks has given AMC room to try its hand at more fantastical fare -- namely zombies. After winning an intense bidding...
DYNASKI RARIN' TO GO AFTER LONG REST AND FAST PREP
SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Welcome back, pal. Dynaski cast his long shadow on Saratoga last summer when he won early in the meet and missed by a neck in his second...
GARCIA FEELS MAJOR PAIN
CHASKA, Minn. -- A decade ago, Sergio Garcia went skipping down the 16th hole at Medinah, chasing an improbable shot from behind a tree that somehow landed on the green....
LEFTY'S RARIN' TO GO
CHASKA, Minn. -- Phil Mickelson completed his practice round yesterday at Hazeltine National with swing coach Butch Harmon at his side. Afterward, he announced: "I'm excited to get this tournament...
BRADSHAW PRIMED TO CARRY LARGER LOAD
ALBANY -- Playing it cool only gets you so far, and so Ahmad Bradshaw dismissed any pretense that what lies ahead for him is no big thing. GIANTS BLOG AT...
INJURIES PILE UP ALONG OFFENSIVE LINE
The Jets offensive line is clogging up the trainer's room. The unit lost another member for tomorrow's preseason opener when the team announced left guard Alan Faneca broke the middle...
MEX HEX HAUNTS USA
Just as it had in the Confederations Cup final last month against Brazil, the U.S. took a lead it couldn't hold. And this time, it cost the Americans a 2-1...
YANKEES' JOBA NOT THRILLED BY RULES
Joba Chamberlain may as well walk around with a "Handle With Care" stamp on his forehead. The right-hander won't pitch again until Wednesday in Oakland as the Yankees continue to...
YANKEES SHOW CHAMPION'S RESOLVE
THIS was the homestand to truly measure the Yankees. A four-game sweep of the Red Sox and winning two of three against the Blue Jays revealed much about this team.TONIGHT'S...
STRONG DEBUT FOR NEW YANKEE GAUDIN
Chad Gaudin thought it was strange pitching yesterday. "Got out there and it was kind of surreal," the new Yankees right-hander said. "You always think about being a Yankee, and...
YANKEES WIN TEMPERED BY INJURED STARS
On the first pitch Robinson Cano saw in yesterday's bottom of the 11th inning, he joined the Yankees' walkoff brigade. But four Yankees players are hurting -- and not just...
FLEURY SEEKS NHL COMEBACK
CALGARY, Alberta -- Now that Theo Fleury is sober, the 41-year-old former Rangers forward wants to resume his NHL career after a six-year absence. Fleury is preparing for NHL training...
JETS' ONE-NIGHT STAND HAS FANS JILTED
Joe Legotti has come to Jets practices at Hofstra University for 30 years. And like most Jets fans, he has nothing to show for decades of faithful service but disappointment....
SHOWDOWN AT SARATOGA
Post handicappers John DaSilva, Ed Fountaine and two-time defending champion Vic Cangialosi challenge former champion steeplechase jockey, OTB backstretch insider and co-publisher of the Saratoga Special, Sean Clancy, as they...
HAUTE LIST
OVER the past couple of years, supermodel and raw-food evangelist Carol Alt has turned into somewhat of a prolific author, with a series of "cook"-books and chick lit under her...
JUMPING THE GUN FOR WAR FLICK
PSSST, want to see "The Inglorious Bastards" this weekend? It's receiving its New York theatrical premiere Friday and Saturday at midnight at the IFC Center. Careful spellers will notice that...
FILMS FROM A SINGULAR VISION
CALL it the invasion of the one-eyed auteurs. In a clever bit of programming, Anthology Film Archives in the East Village is mounting a retrospective of movies by directors who,...
GROUPIES GONE MILD
ONCE upon a time in America, being a groupie meant taking pride in your work, having goals: Mick Jagger. JFK. Joe Namath.WATCH: Kate Gosselin to Regis Philbin: My Marriage to...
Congregation Cut Up
Congregation cut upA Sunday service at a Flatbush house of worship was interrupted Sunday when a man addressed the flock with a machete in his hand.Officials said that worshippers at...
Cobble Hill author is about to go 'fourth' and collect big prize
Cobble Hill author Arthur Phillips is poised to join the most elite strata of novelists — those with money. And all he had to do was write a fourth novel...
Dog day afternoons for Coney rat: activists
Animal rights activists smell a rat in Coney Island.A capybara, the world’s largest rodent, is the victim of a daily assault of noise, cramped conditions and inhumane treatment —and spectators...
91-year-old killed by car in Gravesend
A 91-year-old man was killed Sunday morning in a motor vehicle accident on West 6th Street near Avenue O, officials said.Horrified witnesses said that Michael Fonterosa was crossing northbound on...
Pizzagate 2009: Is scrutiny over mayoral pizza-eating technique unfounded?
A saucy staffer for candidate Michael Bloomberg insists hizzoner isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty — especially when he’s digging into Brooklyn’s favorite finger food.The mayor routinely ignores his...
Fireworks explode at comptroller debate
Hometown favorite David Yassky responded to tough questioning at this week’s debate among the four City Council candidates running in the September Democratic primary for City Comptroller.The Brooklyn Chamber of...
Fidler Challengers Tune in and Drop Out
And then there were... none.Using petition challenges as a scalpel, supporters for City Council incumbent Lew Fidler managed to cut out all three challengers in the race for the 46th...
Worst loss of the season!
Cyclones 1Scrappers 12Wednesday, Aug. 12, at Mahoning Valley Starter Darin Gorski was roughed up so bad — by his own pitching and by errors — that he didn’t even get...
Pizzagate 2009: Is scrutiny over mayoral pizza-eating technique unfounded?
A saucy staffer for candidate Michael Bloomberg insists hizzoner isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty — especially when he’s digging into Brooklyn’s favorite finger food.The mayor routinely ignores his...
Fireworks explode at comptroller debate
Hometown favorite David Yassky responded to tough questioning at this week’s debate among the four City Council candidates running in the September Democratic primary for City Comptroller.The Brooklyn Chamber of...
Presidential reelection for District 21’s CEC
School District 21’s Community Education Council (CEC) will elect a president — again.Last month, the CEC, which is a volunteer parents’ group advocating for schools in Coney Island and Bensonhurst,...
Sideshow backlash!
Animal rights activists smell a rat in Coney Island.A capybara, the world’s largest rodent, is the victim of a daily assault of noise, cramped conditions and inhumane treatment —and spectators...
Public Advocate candidates talk turkey in televised debate
Despite a dwindling budget to do the job, the four candidates for public advocate participated in an often spirited exchange in their latest encounter.The verbal joust came in a Community...
Claws Bared Against Incumbent at 45 District CNG Debate
The race for Flatbush’s 45th Council District isn’t filled with like-minded candidates.Rather, it includes one woman, two candidates described as interlopers, the incumbent and the other guy.That was the Breakfast...
Finally, a real bike lane for Brooklyn
For the first time in my years as an urban biker, I finally felt safe the other day. I was on Sands Street between the Navy Yard and the Manhattan...
Sotomayor confirmation to be celebrated in the Bronx
The confirmation of Bronx native Sonia Sotomayor as the first Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court Justice will not go without celebration in the borough. Two elected officials are planning on inviting...
Muni-Meters in Morris Park
Out with the old and in with the new.Morris Park residents and shoppers can expect a change coming to their business district within in the next few weeks, as standard...
Marshalls opens at Gateway
The south Bronx has a new Yankee Stadium, a new Metro North station and now a new Marshalls. The national bargain store opened at the Gateway Center shopping mall –...
49th Precinct holds 7th Annual Clesse Run
Its time to break out the running shoes in preparation for the 49th Precinct’s 7th annual 5K 9/11 Memorial Run in honor of Lt. Thomas Clesse.The run began in memory...
Clamdigger rows to the rescue
The storm surprised Gerald Tyson. One minute, he was a happy fisherman in a rented City Island skiff. The next, Tyson was a frightened Manhattanite in rough water. When a...
Fidler Challengers Tune in and Drop Out
And then there were... none.Using petition challenges as a scalpel, supporters for City Council incumbent Lew Fidler managed to cut out all three challengers in the race for the 46th...
Father Sullivan to lead St. Frances de Chantal
St. Frances de Chantal parish has a new administrator as of July 1, with Father Michael Sullivan replacing Monsignor Leslie Ivers as leader of the Throggs Neck flock.After a vacation...
A House for Robert hits a snag
On Saturday, July 25 Reyes drove a ceremonial first nail into a board as a crowd of neighbors, friends and family looked on. The ceremony was supposed to kick off...
Bloomberg opens Pelham Bay office
Love ’em or hate ’em, Mayor Mike is here. Bloomberg for Mayor 2009 hosted an open house at its new Pelham Bay campaign office on Thursday, July 30. The main...
Raucus Republicans Fight for the 39th
39repzanyRepublican challengers in the 39thPS/CG8-14-09piceditedHEADLINE: Raucus Republicans Fight for the 39thBy Thomas TracyIf they keep this up, someone may confuse them for... well... Democrats.For the first time in -- let’s...
U.S. falls to Mexico in Azteca...again
Follow the Post's soccer coverage on Twitter!Just as they had in the Confederations Cup final against Brazil, the U.S. took a lead they couldn't hold. And this time, it cost...
One suspect collared in Pratt student beating
Police arrested one teenager from a group of five that savagely beat a Pratt Institute student before robbing him in Clinton Hill last Friday. The horde of hoodlums attacked the...
Gates of wrath! Greenpoint fights illegal fences along waterfront
They say good fences make good neighbors — but these fences ain’t good. Greenpoint residents, community groups, and politicians are calling on the city to force waterfront property owners to...
DEC: Careful review of Gowanus alternative needed
The agency that initially requested the feds to include the Gowanus Canal in the Superfund program is now advising careful consideration of the city’s alternative clean-up plan.“Without expressing a substantive...
Debating the Debators: Candidates for 33rd District Duke it Out
While no weapons were flashed, teeth were certainly bared during an often raucous debate between the candidates running for Brookyn’s 33rd Council District sponsored by this paper and BCAT Independent...
Live chat: 12:30 p.m. Thursday
PHOENIX -- I will be holding another of my weekly, hour-long blog chats on the Mets tomorrow (Thursday) at 12:30 p.m. ET. So be sure to check back then and...
State caught in 'Superflop'
The Paterson administration has backed away from its surprise and secretive call last year to have the federal government lead a Superfund clean-up of the Gowanus Canal — and now...
Wright says knee 'no big deal'
PHOENIX -- The Mets gasped briefly here today when David Wright doubled over in pain at second base in the ninth inning.Wright was tended to briefly by trainer Ray Ramirez...
Dominicans Afterparty Drops in Wburg
After a long and festive day celebrating their Dominican heritage on Sixth Avenue in Manhattan, Williamsburg’s Dominican-American community took to the streets for a five-hour party Sunday during the 22nd...
Claws come out in 39 fight
They’re chummy no more.Battle lines were drawn in the historically friendly fight for the 39th Council District Tuesday when the two leading candidates -- Brad Lander and Josh Skaller --...
Wall collapse vexes nabe
Despite assurances from the city that it would carefully monitor the demolition of a Gowanus warehouse, part of the building’s wall suddenly collapsed this week.On August 10 at roughly 10...
Beloved mail carrier's transfer riles residents
Beloved mail carrier’s transfer riles residents By Stephen WittThrough rain and hail, sleet and snow, postman Santos Caraballo has delivered the mail to Cadman Towers, 101 Clark Street.But now between...
Columbus Park heats up
Columbus Park heats upArea behind Borough Hall to compete with Manhattan hot spotsBy Stephen WittFirst the Greenmarket, then more street furniture, noontime concerts, the occasional circus, street musicians, outdoor movies...
Ad Hoc Hosts Chris Stain, Armsrock
After four years, Ad Hoc Art, the East Williamsburg street art destination, threw its last full show on August 7 at its gallery space (49 Bogart Street), the anchor tenant...
Kid stuff: Skaller's child's school choice challenged
Leave my kid out of this.That was the message City Council candidate Josh Skaller sent out to opponents last week when he accused one in the field of five to...
RICK PITINO: I'M SORRY FOR INDISCRETION
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino on Wednesday apologized for his "indiscretion" of having sex with a woman who later was charged with trying to extort him...
Here's how to watch our TV debates!
Some people wait all year for “Shark Week” on the Discovery Channel, but political junkies will be glued to the screen for “Debate Week” on BrooklynPaper.com and the Brooklyn Independent...